Melts My Heart

My children have the sweetest relationship. I always felt bad that they aren't closer in age, to be buddies, but the truth is I think they are better friends because of the age difference.

We only live a block from Ally's school so everyday after school Devin and I walk down to meet her. Devin will hold my hand the whole way, until he see's Ally (or "Gee Gee," as he calls her) and then he is off running as fast as his short, little legs will carry him. She will start running and calling for him as soon as she sees him as well. Then they clash in a huge embrace and then Ally will take his hand and they will walk back to me, hand-in-hand. It is one of the highlights of my day.



Today, Devin came back with something in his hand, eating it... this kid will eat ANYTHING so I am a little freaked at the smooshy brown thing he has smeared in his hand, eating... turns out Ally had saved half of her cookie for him she got at school, from another student's birthday. Now THAT is love!

I love watching how much they love each other, and it makes my heart melt!

A Day Dedicated to the Kids

Alex had the day off yesterday so instead of getting everything we needed to get done, we played with our kids all day.

First, while Ally was in school we took Devin to The Museum of Ancient Life in Lehi... aka the Dinosaur Museum.



He didn't weigh enough to be any dinosaur.


Devin by the Megolodon...


Devin, deciding the Megolodon was just too big to be that close...


His favorite part was digging for dinosaur bones.


Then, after Ally got out of school we decided to go to Chuck E Cheese.



So we ate nasty pizza.


Devin loved the cheesy moving "puppet" show.


We played games.



Dare Devil Devin liked this ride.


Afraid Ally wouldn't even try it.

(notice what Devin is doing in the background?)

Ally is holding what she liked most in this picture:

We spent $50 buying tokens so she could win and use her tickets to trade for a HSM Troy notebook and lip gloss she can wear on her wrist.

Even though my house is messy, it was all worth it!

A Blast from Ally's Past

I converted a whole bunch of pictures from our old 3 1/2 inch discs (back from our first digital camera we bought 8 years ago) and found a bunch of Ally's baby pictures.

6 weeks Old


3 Months Old


6 Months Old


8 Months Old


A few weeks before her 1st Birthday


Sometimes I wish I could turn back the clock an experience her so small again.

Buttons and Zippers

No, not on our pants... They are our two dogs.



We got Buttons first. She will be 6 years old in May. She is spunky, hyper and the best hiker in the world.



Zippers came later. He will be 5 years old in March. He is mellow, sweet, lazy and the best companion you could ask for.



They are both rat terriers. We have papers for both, however if Zippers is pure bred I will french kiss him...

The day is finally coming... February 6

Ally turned 8 last November, but due to moving, sickness and holidays she hasn't been baptised yet. However, she had her interview with the bishop today and the date is set for February 6.

She will finally get to wear the dress that my mom made her for her birthday... her second white dress.

Here are a bunch of pictures of my beautiful little model.


(Her facial expression is so serious, but I just love how this picture shows her gorgeous dress).


(Can you believe my mom MADE this dress?... It took her forever!)


(Isn't she the most beautiful little girl you have ever seen?)


(LOL!)


(I love this picture, because it represents a moment of her laughing at something silly I told her... it's her beautiful face full of life and happiness).

TGIF!!!

2010

Doesn't it just seem like it was 2000?... wow, this decade is flying by!

My parents have a big party every 5 years a their house, and it started in 1989. They have a time capsule and we filled it back then... I was 11 years old. The first one we opened on New Years Eve at midnight starting 2000. My neices and nephews were so young and I had my friend, Josh with me that night. After that my parents have done it every 5 years instead of 10. I still have my letters I wrote to myself and put in the time capsule... it is so much fun to go back and read them and what I thought I would be doing at the next opening of the time capsule.

The party in 2005 was a Star Wars party... this one was a Harry Potter party. So Harry Potter was playing all day long... I don't think anyone really watched it though. This year, Ally dressed up as Hermoine.


It took an hour, tons of gel and hair spray to get her hair even that curly.

This is Ally with the big time capsule.



The my dad started opening it up.

(Devin really wanted to help)

Ally had fun reading the questionaire she wrote 5 years ago... where she said she would someday marry her cousin Nathan... but hey, he wrote the same thing.


This is her cousin Neal, with her. He liked that she wrote the president at the time was "Jesus".

Devin gave up trying to pull things out and decided climbing the ladder was more fun.



Then we left Ally to sleep over with the everyone else while we went home so Alex could work the next day.


(Cameron secretly loves Hannah Montana and princesses and tried to steal Ally's bed... how can he be turning 16 next month???)