Taylor's 1st Day of Preschool

Wow. I made it! She's at preschool and I haven't cried...yet. I can't say the same thing for Danny though. He is a total emotional wreck! The first thing he said when we walked through the door is "I miss Tawor, Mom" and he is asking every two minutes when we can go get her. I thought that he would be so excited to have time alone with Mom with no competition, but I was wrong. Hopefully things will get better with time!
When I picked Taylor up and asked her what they had done, all she replied was "We had snacks..." I guess I know where her priorities are! Danny practically tackled her giving her hugs and kisses telling her how much he loved and missed her! What a precious moment! All in all I think it was a good day, full of new adventures and emotions. Now that she's home from school things are quickly returning to normal with the "wonderful" sounds of sibling rivalry!

Who knew? And other Life Observations

So I guess I should've known that the fun would eventually wind down, but I really didn't want it to! We've been so busy and on the go lately that this week has been kind of a nice break. We took things slower and spent some time with our family. We went with Grammy Cindy to her work party and enjoyed the entertainment, food and friends. The kids spent almost the whole time on the "bounce house" and were totally worn out by the time we left! And then last night we went swimming and had a BBQ with Grandma Stefenee, Papa and Uncle Tom. I love spending time with family! But with all the good that's been happening, you know there's always a party pooper....Taylor and Danny tried to be sneaky and retrieve a toy that I had hidden ontop of the fridge and opened the freezer door to climb up. Well, long story short, they left the freezer door open for heaven only knows how long and everything in the freezer defrosted and MELTED all over my fridge and floor! What a mess! Luckily everything but the ice cream was cold enough to be safe and refrozen. Too bad about the ice cream, though. :-(

I also have just realized what an unusual place we are in our lives. Taylor is starting preschool Monday and I am no longer going to be with her 24/7. At first this sounded like a huge blessing :-) but then I heard the Trace Adkins song "You're gonna miss this"(it's on my playlist below if you're not familiar) and realized how big of a deal it is from this moment on. She is growing up and starting her independant adventure and all I can do is watch and hope I've given her all the tools she needs to succeed. I also feel like I'm losing my best friend. I have taken for granted the wonderful time we get together and up until now she has been my "personal assistant" and confidant. What am I going to do next year when Danny goes? Jeez, I better get a dog!? LOL. In all seriousness, I am in awe of where all the time went. She is getting so big and mature and I really am "going to miss this!"

Another Fun Filled Week!

I am really starting to get addicted to blogging! I have to restrain myself from blogging every single moment or memory as immediately as they happen, so I've decided that I am only going to blog once a week. Let's see how long that lasts! :-) This last week proved to be just as awesome as the weeks previous. I got a really cool surprise when Suzette and her family showed back up in town a month earlier than I was anticipating! I missed them so much!! Yeah, they're back in Utah!!
So then Chris won tickets (I know, he has to be the luckiest person I've ever met!) to the Nascar Camping World Series race at Miller Motorsports park and we took the kids and my niece and nephew. It was absolutely awesome! It's so much fun to see my husband acting like a kid in a candy store. What a great memory I will always cherish!
We also got to go to the Draper Safety Fair with Suzette and the kids. There were all sorts of fun things to do and exhibits to see. The kids got to watch a police dog in action doing bite training, climb in a fire truck, watch the Highway Patrol and Airmed Helicopters take off, do child I.D. kits, ride a mechanical bull and climb the rock climbing wall. Oh, and lets not forget all the treats and popsicles that almost every booth was giving out! The kids thought they died and went to heaven! I am so thankful for the neat things we learned and all of the great memories we created!

Good Food, Friends and Time!

What a fun night we had with our "Framily!" (Thanks Christy!-- For those of you who don't know, Framily is defined as good friends we CHOOSE as our family.) Joenette and the kiddos were in town and we went to dinner and then came back to our house to hang out. What a blast! I miss them so much and it was great just to spend time laughing and joking around! By the end of the night we were all a little slap happy after watching Jeff Dunham and laughing until our guts ached! Then there was Kim and Chris singing the Oompa Loompa song. Wow. What a great night. I wish we could do this more often, but it's a 10 hour drive to see eachother! I guess it's one of those things you have to look forward to and anticipate!
Kim caught Chris off guard and I got the pic! Oh I wish I could properly relay the amount of fun we were having and the topics of conversation! It's amazing what can happen in a years time! Oh the poor people that were sitting anywhere near us! We definately weren't being quiet. Sorry! :-) It was all in fun!