Tag you're it!

Thanks Kara!

1.What were you doing ten years ago?
Attending Utah State University on a music scholarship. Still doing the marching band thing, playing (too much! :) ) and probably freezing my buns off since I was attending school in the beautiful Utah mountains! If you are wanting details, I honestly can't remember at the moment! Pregnant brain!

2. What are five things on your to-do list?
1. Packing for our upcoming travels.
2. Decorate for Christmas
3. Finish up the little Christmas shopping I have to do.
4. Clean, clean, clean.
5. Make sure everything is ready for when this baby boy comes!

3. What are some snacks you enjoy?
Hmmmm...lets, see, I'm pregnant, so that pretty much keeps this list wide open! I'm not too picky. But this fall some of my faves have been honeycrisp apples (with or without caramel--they are divine) and anything with pumpkin!

4. What are the places you have lived?
Findlay, OH; Hilton Head Island, SC; London, England; Kingwood, TX; Provo, Logan, Pleasant View, Salt Lake City, Roy and Clearfield, UT; Marshall, MN; Memphis, TN

5. What are five things you would do if you became a billionaire:
1. Make sure we were COMPLETELY debt free
2. Ensure that I had enough set away to prepare for my children's futures (college education, weddings, missions, etc)
3. Pick a place where we could settle for good and build our dream home
4. Start up a record label and put my husbands music out there for the world to hear.
5. Pay it forward.....to family, friends and others in need.
6. I know it said only 5, but we would pay our tithing too! :)

I tag Patty, Katchie, MaryRose, Natalie, Jodi and literally anyone else who looks at this! :)

St. Louis weekend trip!

Back in September we had the awesome opportunity to meet up with Granny and Grampy in St. Louis for a quick weekend get together! So much happened between August and October, that it was really nice to have this fun weekend together, without having to worry about anything else!!! We did so many fun things while we were up there! We stayed in a really nice hotel, with super comfy beds, we went swimming, we went sightseeing, we had good food and we had GREAT company!


Leecy enjoying the hot tub!

Grampy and Lennon chillin in the hot tub!

Lainey bug sitting in the hot tub.

The Arch in St. Louis (Gateway to America)

Grampy and Leecy T at the Arch

Granny and Lennon at the arch

Daddy and Lainey at the arch

Mr. Lennon enjoying his freedom

me at the Arch

Val and I at the arch (about 16 weeks pregnant I think)

Grampy and Lainey bug--love their faces in this one!

the Arch

Aleece pointing out where we live on the huge map in the Arch

Lainey by where we live on the huge map

our little family in one of the tram cars that takes you up to the top of the Arch.

Notice the double rainbow! It was beautiful!

our family at the Arch with a beautiful rainbow!

Sweet Leecy T

Leecy and Granny at the Arch

Grampy, Leecy and Lainey

the Arch with one of the rainbows

Granny, Grampy and the kids throwing food to the swarming fish!

feeding the fish

Daddy and Lennon at the old Union Station in St. Louis

Sisters! enjoying a quick ride at the old Union Station

Mr. Lennon enthralled by the truck ride at the old Union Station

the kiddos and Daddy....there wasn't a chance we were going to get them all looking at the same time! :)

feeding the fish again!

Thanks Granny and Grampy for an AMAZING weekend! We had such a wonderful time and can't wait to do it all again!

She's 3!

My sweet little Lainey bug turned 3 last week! It's crazy to think how quickly time passes! She is still tiny as ever, but as we all know, great things come in tiny packages! She is so smart, just like her big sister. As busy as she is, she is quite observant and I love to hear the things she picks up on! She has the most infectious laugh and I love that she can find just about anything funny! She can always put a smile on your face, no matter your mood! She is into everything girly and that involves a lot of lip gloss and shoes these days! She has this sweet little voice and I love to hear her sing, which she does often! Madelaine has been attending preschool this year, and it has been so fun to see her grow and develop and learn new things! She has come such a long way in just the few months she has been attending. She loves all of her new friends and talks about them often! She loves her sister and brother so much and it is a lot of fun to watch her interact with them. She wants to be just like Leecy T! We love her so much and are so very grateful to have her in our little family! She always makes our hearts smile! :)

We celebrated her birthday by doing all kinds of fun things and it was definitely a jam packed day! We were lucky enough to have Granny and Grampy here for her birthday--they haven't missed a grandkids birthday yet--how cool is that?! We went to eat lunch with Aleece at school, we went to the carousel, we opened presents, had cake and went to Chucke Cheese!

Mommy and her sweet little Lainey bug!

Always happy!

What a sweet face!

She had a Mad Hatter Tea Party for her birthday party (pics to follow soon!) and this was her Cheshire Cat poster I made.

By her many presents.

All dolled up! Probably one of my favorite pics of her!

At lunch with Grany, Grampy, Leecy, Lennon and Lainey.

Grampy and Lennon enjoying the carousel!

Granny and Bugsy riding the dragon!

Leecy and Lainey with her present from Aunt Katchie and Uncle Jeff-a Disney princess deluxe tea cart! Thanks you guys! She loves it!

Sweet Leecy T!

Lainey and her cool tea cart!

Granny and Lainey with her new Belle doll!

Lainey in her stylish, new jacket!

Opening presents.

Tinkerbell!

After opening her present from Leecy, getting a big hug! Leecy T, with help from her Granny, picked out a very special present for her sister! It was so sweet!

Another big hug! I love these moments!

A new Barbie cruise ship!

What a sweetheart!

Always the silly girl!

A new princess baby doll from Aunt Patty and Uncle Eric! Thank you you guys! She carried it around the whole night!

My adorable children! All looking at the camera!

The kiddos with Granny and Grampy! We implented Dad as the official "get the kids to smile" person! It worked!

At Chucke Cheese in their new princess carriage ride! Such sweet sisters!

Lennon in the monster truck ride! He loved this ride!

Lainey on the Kentucky Derby horse! She thought this was pretty awesome!

Lainey in the monster truck! She also thought this one was sweet!

Aleece LOVED this roller coaster ride and probably rode it 8 or 9 times! It was so fun to watch her!

Mr. Lennon with Granny and Grampy!

Bugsy and Daddy!

The roller coaster ride again!

Being silly at Chucke Cheese

Trying to sneak a picture in before eating...

Cake time! (Homemade sugar cookie cake! It tasted better than it looked) :)

Blowing out the candles!

Lainey and Grampy!

Our sweet birthday girl!

Lainey and Daddy!

A big thank you to everyone for making her 3rd birthday such a special one! Thank you for all of the gifts and the phone calls! And a huge thank you to Granny and Grampy for all they did to make her day so amazing! I know she won't soon forget! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I can't believe my baby girl is 3! I am excited to see how she will grow and develop over the next year! We love you so much Madelaine! Happy 3rd birthday sweetheart!