Little Ballerina

Jordon has been taking ballet for 3 weeks now. She loves it very much. She can stand on her tippy toes like a mad woman! She amazes me. Her primary teacher is also a ballerina and her ballet teacher as well. She owns her own studio just 5 minutes down the road. It's called Treasure Valley Ballet Academy. I've been so impressed with how well Jocelyn is with the little girls. Here is picture of my little ballerina.

New Rig

So I've been wanting a new vehicle for a while now and had my heart set on the Nissan Armada. I went and test drove one about 3 months ago and loved how it handles. I did my research and found that the 2005 is a sot after model. I figure if I'm going to pay $25,000 for a vehicle I want it to have everything I like. I didn't think I was asking too much wanting a sunroof, navigation system, dvd player, leather interior and it had to be the charcoal color and the exterior black. Well, it was much harder to find that then I thought. After searching for almost 6 months now I found one in Washington about 7 hours away. It had everything I wanted and only 40k miles on it. It was love at first sight!
So, Bruce and I went on a little road trip to Wenachee, Washington to trade in our GMC Envoy and come home with this beauty. Bruce and I absolutely LOVED our drive home. It was a smooth drive with LOTS of power. Nevertheless, I'm one happy camper!!

PreSchool

Today was Jordon's first day of PreSchool. She has been waiting for this day for months now. She was SO excited! She and Collin woke up at 7:30am played on the computers for 15 minutes or so and then got ready for the day.
When it was time to go I told her to go and get her new Dora backpack for school. She ran and got it and put it on. I took a few pictures and we were heading out the door when Sienna needed her Dora backpack. So she went to her bedroom and go her backpack too.
When we got to Miss Susan's I helped Jordon out of the car and we went inside. She gave me a big hug and told me 'I love you' and was off on her way. I can't believe she is 4 yrs old already and next year she'll be going to Kindergarten. It blows my mind. I got a little teary eyed when I got back inside the car. I told Sienna that next year she'll be able to go. She got a big smile on her face.

Salt Lake Days 3 - 5

So Wednesday morning we went back to Thanksgiving Point since we didn't get to see the dinosaur museum. There was NO line and hardly anyone there. So much more worth it to me to pay full price and enjoy the exhibit than to pay $2 with a crap load of people. Sienna was a little freaked out at times from the noises of the dinosaurs. When we would walk by the exhibits she would say 'ewww gross'!



After Bruce got off work we went to the Aquarium in Sandy. It was so awesome! The kids really enjoyed it. We saw an octopus, jelly fish, sting rays, spiders, snakes, sharks ... etc.




On Thursday we hung out at the hotel in the morning. Then after Sienna woke up from her nap we went to Cowabunga Bay Waterpark in Draper. This was so much fun! It is a Hawaiian/California Surfin themed waterpark. They play fun music and it wasn't too crowded. The have a lazy river and the kiddie pool which are both heated. That was key! After going on a few of the water slides we would go back to the kiddie pool and warm up. Jordon had a blast and went down all the slides Collin did. Sienna went down slides with Bruce and loved it! Well worth the money!


Friday was a very low key day. We packed things up while Bruce was at work and checked out at 2pm. Bruce wasn't getting off work until closer to 4pm so I drove to Taylorsville to a park and let Collin & Sienna play. Jordon fell asleep in the car. Around 3:15pm Bruce text me to come get him. We picked him up and headed home. We all had a great time but was SO ready to come back home.

Salt Lake Days 1 & 2

Bruce had to work in Salt Lake again this last week so we decided to take the whole family and make a mini vacation out of it. We left on Sunday around 5pm and made it to our hotel shortly after 10pm. We stayed at the Residence Inn @ Marriott. The room was perfect. It had 2 bedrooms with bathrooms in each room. Plus a TV couch area and full kitchen.
Collin and Jordon shared a bed and we brought Sienna's toddlers bed and put it in Bruce and I's room. After getting all settled in we went to bed shortly after 11pm. The kids were up bright and early for our continental breakfast. After breakfast we went swimming in the hotel pool. Put the girls down for a nap and then played some basketball while we waited for Bruce to get off work. We then ventured out to Temple Square (the castle according to Jordon) and toured the area. Went to get some dinner and then went swimming again once we got back to our hotel.






On Tuesday we headed out to Thanksgiving Point for the $2 for Tuesday special. The line to the dinosaur museum was outrageous. So we headed over to the garden area and walked around there. It was so beautiful. After an hour doing that we headed back over to the dinosaur area and the line was still just as long (probably and hour wait). It was getting close to nap time, so I made an executive decision to bag the museum and head back to the hotel. All 3 kids of course were in tears and withing 10 minutes of driving back all 3 were asleep. We headed to Payson, UT around 2:30pm to visit my cousin and his family. They have 2 little girls Jordon and Sienna's age. We stayed there till shortly after 8pm and headed home. Thank you Brian and Heather for letting us hang our at your place and feeding us a delicious dinner! It was so fun to visit with you.

Someone is 30!

I want to wish my super hot sexy hubby a Happy 30th birthday! It's crazy to think that shortly after we met he was celebrating his 21st birthday. Now 9 years down the road we are married with 2 beautiful hard headed girls.
I surprised him last night with a b-day party at Red Robin. It turned out great and we had a great time visiting with great friends and family. Thank you everyone who came for making it a memorable birthday for him. Afterwards we headed on over to Meridian Lanes for some bowling. It was girls vs. boys. Yes, us girls dominated both games!!!
Cade & Tasha

Cala & Dan

Steve & April

Shem, Melissa, Kim & Kyle

Joe & Michelle and their daughters

The birthday boy!

Being sung to by the employees of Red Robin




Today the girls and I made Daddy a birthday cake. They were so excited to help. I frosted the cake and Jordon & Sienna helped me write and draw on it.


Things I love about my main squeeze:
1. His personality & sense of humor (we get along great!)
2. His smile
3. His passion for athletics and drive
4. The way he is with his girls and Collin
5. The love and support he shows me
6. The comfort and safety he provides me and our family
7. His SUPER sexiness!!!

2 going on 16

Sienna is growing up so fast! She has got the temper tantrums down to a T. Loves to torment her older sister and giggle if Jordon gets in trouble for it. She loves to play Mommy to all her babies and doggies. She has a VERY short fuse and gets mad very easily if something doesn't go the way she wants it. When not mad she is a very happy girl and loves to laugh.