I Love You Victoria!

First Day At Vista Academy of Performing Arts

Lucky girl with some of mommy's lipstick! I'm trying not to look sad!
Even Jocelyn was a little sad!

WOW! I can't believe that I sent Victoria off to kindergarten today. Since she was a little baby, I have thought about this day and maybe what it would be like, and then there I was looking at her and hoping I had done everything right up to this point...the point where I am supposed to give her a hug, say good bye and watch her walk into her classroom. The point where I hope she'll remember to: wash her hands, eat her sandwich before her cookies, say "please" and "thank you," befriend the lonely kid on the playground, be the good example, follow the teacher's instructions, and just be the Victoria I know she is. I can't believe how time flies by so quickly. One minute she was a baby in my arms and today she asked if she could wear lipstick like me, because she was grown up enough to go to school. This day marks the first of many days where I'll have to say goodbye and let go a little more and, well it get's me very teary-eyed. What I would give for just one of those moments where I held her in my arms in the quiet of the night, a little baby completely dependant on me, looking to me for everything she needed. I truly wished I would have enjoyed her more as a baby. She was my hardest baby thus far and all I wished when she would scream at me hours on end, would just be for her to grow up....now I would go back in a second, just to know she was my baby a little longer. I will continue to hold on to whatever I can and enjoy my smart, independant, tall, beautiful little girl and this new journey we are on together.

LITTLE SECRET!

Even Tyler was having fun.

New Airplane Ride
Tori and Jocelyn with Auntie Jenna
Tori on the horse ride (she's getting to big for it...)
Jocelyn was so happy
My sister with her Apple Fries....Yummy!

Many of you local San Diegans may know this, but I just learned about it from a friend this summer. The last hour of each day that Legoland is open, it is free to the public...including parking. For the summer hours, it is 7-8 pm. You can get to the parking gate around 6:50 and then when the parking people leave you drive right in. I took my sister with me, because David was gone, and we really took the girls on 10 rides. I am not joking! We were running though....but the girls had an absolute blast and it didn't cost a thing (except for gas of course). Well, my sister HAD to buy apple fries....... It was really worth it and we will be doing it again this next week! Maybe we'll see you there...for those of you that live close....for those of you that don't, remember that when you come to visit!

Happy Engagement Day!

One of our first dates in November 1998 (we went to Gold's Gym to work out together)
Our first visit to California together in February 1999 (fishing in Marina Del Rey with his family) Nice glasses honey....
Our first road trip together was to Cedar City with some friends. Why don't you were suspenders anymore? They were hot!
First Snow Fight in Salt Lake ....WOW my hair was really blonde! (Utah does that to people I guess)
One of our hundred of engagement pictures taken in Utah

Today marks the 9th anniversary of the day David and I got engaged. David and I were both home for the summer from BYU and would be going back to school in a few weeks. He lived in Burbank and I lived in Vista. He was down visiting for the weekend and was really acting strange the whole time. On Sunday during church he told me he needed to talk to me. I could tell something was bothering him, but I didn't think it was because he had a ring box burning a hole in his pocket. Anyway, after church he said there was somewhere he wanted to take me and he didn't talk the whole time we were in the car. When we got to the beach, he pulled his car over by the side of the road and told me he had to check his tire. He asked if I would get the tire pressure gauge out of his trunk. I thought that was weird, but did it anyway. I opened up the trunk and there was the ring box open with my beautiful platinum ring inside. Wow! I was so surprised! I turned around and he was down on one knee. He asked me to marry him! What a wonderful day. It was a busy few weeks before we went back up to Provo getting plans done before I left and then we were married in December.

I love you David more today then I ever have. All we've been through in the last 10 years had really brought us so much closer together. Have a great day!

Movie Review

Ok, so in the last two days I have seen two movies, one with my kids and one with friends. On Monday, we took the girls to see Space Chimps....don't waste your money. We went because we had some free passes and the girls really wanted to see it. If your kids want to see it, convince them to see something else. About the only good thing from this movie, were the quite disturbing chimp masks the girls receievd at the theatre and really that's all they remember either.

The other movie I saw was Mama Mia with some friends from San Marcos and it was great! Just your typical cheezy musical with great ABBA music. I really wish I could have been dancing in the aisled! I truly believe my life was meant to be lived in a musical like this or Enchanted.....but I don't ever get the orchestra que out of mid air to start singing...maybe one day it will happen.

Also, the song from mother to daughter is very touching...really did bring tears to my eyes.

My Footprints
Someday I'll jump through puddles, take a stroll or run a race.

Someday I'll walk across the street or maybe walk in space.

Someday I'll scale a mountain or explore the ocean floor.

Someday I'll kick a ball in hopes that I will score.

Someday these feet will do some things that only heaven knows, but for today they're happy, just to wiggle all ten toes!

Ward Luau

Tyler, with his buddy Ryan
The girls with their friend Destiny, doing the hula

On Saturday, we went to our ward's luau for a wonderful dinner and authentic entertainment. We ate pig that was cooked all day in the ground. The girls were quite fascinated by the large hole in the ground where the pig was. They couldn't beleive that the massive piles of shredded pork really did come from a live pig that was cooked only a few feet away from where we ate. It was fun to get outside on a beautiful night and have fun. Tyler slept most of the time and is still such a sweet baby.

Tyler's Blessing Day

Tyler and I after church
Anyone want to set my brother up? He's single, handsome and look, he's great with kids
Tyler in his blessing outfit
All the men that stood in the circle for his blessing
Us with David's parents
Us with my family
David and I after our family party

This past Sunday, July 6th, David blessed Tyler. It was a beautiful day. (Besides church being at 9:00 and I barely made it there with the baby for his own blessing). I was touched to look up and see so many men in my family who hold the priesthood and were able to be a part of it. I wasn't sure what I wanted him to be blessed in. I didn't wan't anything too girly or too old fashioned, but I wanted it to look nice. My mom ended up making him his darling little outfit, and because of David's request she added the bowtie at the last minute, even though I didn't want it. But...I am very lucky to have such a talented mother who takes time to sew things for all of us. Sunday night, we had both our families over for a Hawaiian Haystack Celebration. It was so much fun to have soo many people in our backyard....we're thinking at least 40-50? We are so lucky to have so many of our family members close to us. What a wonderful support system David and I have as we raise our children here. What a special day for our family. I can't believe he's almost six weeks old already.