Ski Day

Mya is always looking for friends her age to ski with. Our neighbors had wanted their boys to learn how to ski so on March 14th we traded babysitting of the twins for ski lessons and took the boys up to Sundance to learn how to ski.

I thought that we would only spend our time on the bunny hill and never get to the lift but they learned fast and we ended up going on the lift a few times. It was a beautiful spring day and it was enjoyable to have a Saturday spent outside.

Valentine's Day Gift

Doug and Mya decided that for my Valentines Day gift this year they would paint the baseboards in the house. Well, Doug always likes to please so they went above and beyond the baseboards and decided to paint the dining room and add some decorative trim as well. I think that it looks wonderful. Thanks for the Valentines Day gift, I love it!

Mya's 9th Birthday

Mya is extremely creative. She comes up with things that I could never have imagined at her age. She is a very talented artist, so it made sense to have her 9th birthday party at Color Me Mine. The girls all got into their projects and took a great deal of time and thought on their ceramic they were painting.

We had a wonderful time eating, watching Tinker Bell, opening gifts, using their creative minds and eating brownies (Mya doesn't like cake because of the frosting).

Later that evening Mya wanted to go to McGrath's for her birthday dinner--she loves shrimp.

Hope you had a wonderful birthday Mya, we love you!!

Jumping and Pancakes

Preston excels at jumping. He loves his Jumperoo. He could jump in his sleep, as you can see he's doing right here. I had gone to change Alexa's diaper and when I came back Preston was sound asleep. When I touched him to take him out he started jumping again as though he had never missed a beat.


Sometimes the cutest things the babies do are when they're eating. Here we gave Alexa a bit of a pancake. It was Mya's birthday and it's a tradition to have pancakes on birthdays so we can blow the candle out on the pancakes for breakfast.

Mya's View of her Mom

Here are some questions I asked Mya after seeing this same post on a couple of my friends blogs. I was kinda' afraid to see what some of the responses would be and how well she actually knew her mother.

1. What is something Mom always says to you?
" Do your homework"

2. What makes Mom happy?
"When I ask if I can help"

3. What makes Mom sad?
"When she has the babies all day long by herself"

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
"When she scares me"

5. What was your mom like as a child?
"smart and fun"

6. How old is your mom?
"37"

7. How tall is your mom?
first answer "2 feet 3 inches" second answer " 7 feet 3 inches"

8. What is your mom's favorite thing to do?
"Read by the fire"

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
"sleep"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
"Being pretty" I'll pay her for that answer later

11. What is your mom really good at?
"bike racing"

12. What is your mom not very good at?
"Skiing steep, icy slopes"

13. What does your mom do for a job?
"Ski Instructor"

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
"Mexican"

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
"That she tries to help me do the best in life"

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
"This answer counts because Garfield is a cartoon--Garfield's owners girlfriend" I believe that is Jennifer Love Hewitt. I'll pay her for that answer later too.

17. What do you and your mom do together?
"Ride our bikes in the canyon"

18. How are you and your mom the same?
"We both have blue eyes"

19. How are you and your mom different?
"We have different faces"

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
"When she puts me to bed every night she says she loves me"

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
"He's funny"

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
"The gym"

Alexa Sits on Her Own!

This photo was taken February 11th 2009.

Now, over a month later in March it is so nice to just plop Alexa down and have her sit anywhere. She is a little bit more coordinated than her brother. Preston is about at the stage Alexa was in this picture where she could sit but not for very long before falling over. So, Preston is still laying most of the time when they're playing, hence Alexa, because she is sitting will take, many times, what Preston is playing with and hold it over her head so he can't get it back. She also likes to grab his ear and pull. She better watch out for the day Preston can grab her toys and pull her ears!

Draper Temple Open House

On a cold and windy February 9th day, Doug, Mya and I went to the Draper Temple Open House. What a beautiful temple! The craftsmanship was beautiful and the materials came from all over the world. If I remember right the stone inside the temple was from France, the wood was from Africa and the outside stone was from China?! Where ever it all came from I think it's appropriate for the Lord's House.

6 month check-up

Here is Alexa waiting patiently and model-like for the doctor to come in for her 6 month check-up. Both Preston and Alexa LOVE the mirror.

At this check-up, on January 28th Alexa measured in at 13.34 lbs and Preston was 13.16 lbs. Alexa's length was 24.5 in. and Preston's length was 25.5 in.