Saturday, November 13, 2010








So it's been a while....So much has happened. Here's a superfast recap! We had an amazing trip to Disney, Halloween was so much fun with the whole fam drsesing together, Little Jordan's Football is ending, Taliyah is getting teeth and crawling, Jayla hasn't taken off her princess dresses since Halloween, Jordan started a new internship and seems to like it (only 5 more months of school!!), and I've been trying to keep up with everyone else!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Tally Girl!



Taliyah is starting to crawl! She is getting big so fast! We just love this little girl so much! Sorry you have to turn your head to watch!

We had a blast at Disney. I've posted pictures on FB and I'll get around to doing a post on her sometime when things slow down alittle!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Fall is here...well sort of!


Our little fairy princess


Jayla striking a pose!

My cute little pumpkin!!

She actually let them paint her face, she never has before!


Fall is my favorite season. I love the crispness in the air. Cool evenings. Sweaters and jeans. The leaves changing colors. Halloween. I love the smell in the air. Pumpkin patches and hayrides. Unfortunately you miss out of most of those things living in Florida. We have had a few cooler nights, we even got to turn off the AC for a whole day and open the windows! But some Fall fun has already started. We went to the unspooky Halloween party today at the library. Jayla was a fairy and Taliyah wore a pumpkin hat a shirt. Jayla had so much fun wearing makeup and acting all girly. Taliyah was just happy that someone gave her a prize to chew on!

Taliyah is getting big fast! She is rolling all around on the ground. I put her down and before a know it she across the room. She'll be crawling in no time. After I was out for the whole weekend with a breast infection (OUCH!!) I've been really pushing her to take a bottle and I think she finally is getting used to it. That means that Jordan and I need to go on a much needed date...if only we had some babysitters?!

I'm getting ready to head down to Orlando for the next week. My parents are coming in town and we are going to Disney. I'm excited for them to get to see the kids, especially my dad. He hasn't seen Tally yet and it's been 1 1/2 years since he's seen Jayla. So expect some pictures of our adventure next!

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Birthday Girl

Jayla turned 3 yesterday! I can't believe my little girl is 3 already. When we moved the Florida she was just 3 months old and we said she will be 3 years old when we move, it seemed so far away! And now she's 3...looks like graduating is coming up next!

For those of you who don't get to see my little curly haired tornado on a daily basis I'll let you know what she's like. First thing is the morning Jayla demands chocolate milk and cartoons. But that's about all she eats. This child does not eat or sleep...or STOP!! She's go go go. She loves story time, play grounds and running out the front door every chance she gets (and that did happen when dad was supposed to watching her and he "closed his eyes for just a minute!") She is very good with her little sister, adores little Jordan and cries for Daddy to come home all day long. She's such a girly girl and loves to dress up in her princess dresses with high heels but every night we have to frog hunting. She's so sweet and some times comes up and hugs me and tells me that she loves me, but she also has little horns that hold up that halo. She is the most stubborn, strong willed child I have ever met, but when it comes down to it we know that she loves us and she knows that we love her so so much!

This year Jayla had a Mickey/Minnie Mouse birthday party. I made a mickey cake, mickey cheese and crackers, mickey suckers, and mickey or minnie ears for all of her guests. I had some games planned to play outside but they wanted to play on the play ground. It was so cute to see her smiling and chasing around all of her friends. The we had a scavenger hunt to find the suckers, played pin the bow of Minnie and had cake! I wish we had a bigger place. We ended up having 28 people in our little apartment so we didn't have much space to move around. But Jayla had a great time. It was so nice of all of our friends to come and they gave Jayla such nice presents. She loved them all! When we asked her what she wanted for her birthday she told us a piggy band and a sword. I'm not sure where she came up with those but when she saw the wrapped presents she asked us which one was her piggy bank...good thing I got her one or I would have felt really bad!

Happy Birthday to our AMAZING little girl...We Love You!!





Monday, August 30, 2010





Wow! Where did the summer go? I can't believe that school and football are starting and the weather is changing...well not here but I hear that it is in other places. Jordan had one week off of school before he started his internship so we tried to cram as much fun in that time as we could. We went to the beach, the museum of science and history up in Jax and then we went to Disney for a day. We got a season pass to disney so we will be going back as much as we can.
I don't have much time to myself, seems like there's always a little person that needs something(normally it's Jayla!!)...so that's all for now!

Info from Taliyah's 4 month check up.
Weight: 13.9 lbs 50th percentile
Height: 26 inches 95th percentile
I've heard that he can tell how big a puppy will be by looking at the size of their paws. The same must be true with Taliyah. She had the longest feet at birth and it doesn't look like she's going to be short!
We love you Tally!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

For the Grandmas!!

Taliyah is growing so fast!! The other day she finally decided that she could push herself up when she is on her belly. She went from refusing to try to doing it like a champ in one day!
And she's rolling over!
We wish that we could be closer to family but for now sharing these special moments this way will have to do....we are so thankful for digital camera, the internet and skype!


Jayla always tries to get in the picture...sisters!

Look who's trying to suck her thumb...she's like her Daddy

Big Girl!!


I tried to get a video of Taliyah rolling over but she was being camera shy so I had to hide and try to catch her.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Where did my sweet little girl go?


What could have happened to this nutty buddy?
A wild animal?
Our dog?
Nope, it was our dear little 2-year-old. She was told no but decided that she would try to eat it anyways. She has been undergoing some changes that come along with her age and adding a little sister. She's testing her boundaries and our patience. She has to have things done her way. She no longer takes naps because if she does she won't go to bed at night. She's suddenly scared of the dark (along with anything that makes noise) and has to sleep with the door open and the light on. And for some reason in the middle on the night she can't figure out how to open our door and pounds on it until we open it yet in the middle of the day when I'm trying to get alittle privacy she has no problem opening it! She whines and cries when she doesn't get her way. And the other day at the mall we caught her trying to scale the glass wall on the 2nd floor that over looks the first floor.
But.....then there are those times that she comes up to me, hugs my leg and looks up at me with the big blue eyes and says, "I wove you Mommy." I know that she's probably just gearing up for her next mischievous adventure but for those for moments she's my little angel again. She is a great big sister and amazes us with how intelligent she is.
I love you Jayla, and I'll keep telling myself that she could be worse.


Crashing after getting too little sleep!! Notice that she's refusing to wear pants...I guess they are optional around the house.


Playing in the rain!!


And on a side note...Taliyah is learning to roll over!!! She can make it but her arm gets stuck under her...give her a few more days and she'll be doing it like a champ!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Who's Who?



Here is a picture of Jayla and Taliyah at the same age in the same outfit....Can you tell who is who?!

Taliyah is on the top and Jayla is on the bottom. Let's hope Taliyah gets Jayla's curls!!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

A few new pictures.......





Jordan's sister bought us these adorable matching outfits!! Unfortunately it's impossible to get Jayla to cooperate to take pictures...or to get her to do anything that I want lately. She's been quite the handul. How long do the terrible 2's last???

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Sisterly Love?!?

Taliyah had her two month check up the other day. She now weighs 11 lbs 8 ozs (50th percentile) and 23 inches long (75th percentile) She had to get 3 shots. I feel so bad taking her to these appointments. They have no idea whats happening and then BAM!! She was fine for the first few hours and then she started screaming/crying and I couldn't do anything to soothe her. I put Taliyah in her swing because I needed to get something in the bedroom. When I was in there I noticed that she wasn't screaming as loud. I walked back into the living room to find out that Jayla had taken two pillows from the couch and put them over Taliyah. The screaming was really loud and Jayla thought she had found a great way to make it quieter. I've since had a few talks with her that we don't put things over Taliyah's face. Oh the joys of parenting!!

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Blessing Dress





I took some pictures of Taliyah in her blessing dress. She was blessed on June 27th after Stake Conference. My mom made the dress for her and she looked like a princess in it. It's hard to believe that she already 2 1/2 months old. She has been such a good baby. If I knew that all my children would be like this we might have 8....ok probably not but I do hope that all of her siblings are like her.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Grandma's Visit



My mom has already come and gone. It was nice having her here for a little bit. I think Jayla really wore her out. She just loved having all the attention and was go go go!! We tried to keep busy, as much as you can with a little baby. We went to the farmer's market, Ripley's Believe it or not, the pool, the beach, a scenic boat ride, magic show, and then a little mini trip to Orlando. Jayla loved seeing all the princess stuff and staying in a hotel, even though she slept sideways and took up the whole bed!! Little Jordan is off to Washington for the month and our house quieter,but Jayla does miss "Tordan" a lot.

On a side note, driving home from Orland we saw an alligator crossing the street here in St. Augustine...first one we've seen since we've moved here. And that's why I will NEVER go camping in Florida!!! Giant reptiles, bugs and snakes...no thanks!

Matching outfits from Aunt Meghan...so cute!!


Blessing Taliyah

Monday, June 21, 2010

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!!
We tried to make Jordan's Father's day special. I made him breakfast before church. The kids made a sign for him. I got him a few gifts. The kids made a golf course through the house and I helped draw the layout. Jayla and Jordan had fun watching dad play. Taliyah's gift was that she let us take a nap!! Dad got to choose his favorite meal, Fillet Mignon, I wish that I could say that I made it but he cooked the steak, he makes the BEST steak! And for dessert I took us back to our Rexburg days. At a restaurant there we would get a "cookie monster" A pan filled with cookie dough, served warm with ice cream and toppings. Somehow we managed to eat the whole thing. Overall I think it was a good day. I love my husband, he's such a great Dad!!

I'm also so thankful for my own Dad. It's been a year since I've seen him and I miss him so much. He was such a good father. I remember many late night talks, asking him first because I knew he would say yes, nachos and X-files, doing science experiments, the spankings that hurt him more than me (literally), the look in his eyes when he really got mad, riding on his shoulders, how proud he was when I would score a goal, and so many more. My Dad was a good example of what I wanted to find in a husband. I LOVE YOU DAD!!!
My Daddy!!


The Golf course

The little golfer!

The kids making the Cookie Monster!
Adding the toppings!!!

Taliyah Smiling...soooo sweet!

Me and my girls!!