May 2011 Update Part 1

This month marks 5 years since my mom had been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. So I threw her a surprise party with all her friends and family. It was such a great turnout and she says she was so surprised. That same day happened to be Liz’s baby shower so Mom watched my kids while I went to the shower and then she met me back at the house to see all her friends for the party. 

The car seat cover I made her. With matching burp rags.

The cutest little saying.. "My finger may be little but I can still wrap my Daddy around it"

All the food and friends waiting for my mom to arrive.

We hung up signs that we given to her during her treatment. There was also a display table with some of the items that she received during the hard days. As center pieces on the tables, we put all her hats that she wore once she shaved her head.

Decorated the front lawn with pink and white balloons and my Dad made a "Happy 5 year anniversary" Sign.

Some sweet old friends from the Waterpark

Kallie and Owen. Everyone wore pink in honor of Breast Cancer.

Shelby and Parker

Getting all the invitations made and ready to send out to more then 50 families.

An example of the invitation we sent out. Love those.

April 2011 Update

Garron and I celebrated 3 years of marriage on the 18^th. We dont have any pictures to document and honestly, I cant remember what we did. I think dinner at my favorite, Tepanyaki and we celebrated not being pregnant!!  

And this was Livy’s first official Egg Hunt. Not too many pictures to document unfortunately. But we had fun getting her and Owen gifts from the Easter Bunny and then going to the Ward Egg Hunt. She didnt really understand what to do but she had fun.

My family bought a boat recently so they wanted to go somewhere for spring break and use the boat. So we ventured down to Lake Mead in Vegas, where I stayed with Garrons parents and they were so sweet to watch the kids for 2 days while we went boating. Garron was working in Vegas that week so he took Friday off and came out on the boat with us. The drive down and back was great and Owen didn’t make a peep. 

Riding with Papa on the scooter.

Sweet Owen hanging out in the baby tube.

Swimming at my parents hotel. Livy LOVES swimming and was in heaven.

Garron and Parker (Shelby's Boyfriend) tubing together. They are crazy because the water was FREEZING.

We stopped for lunch on our way out of town.

Halloween 2010... A Little Late???

Garron was gone again this year for Halloween but that didn’t stop us from the festivities. Olivea was a Lady Bug and Owen wore Livy’s costume from last year and was a Duck. They looked so cute.

             We went to my parent’s ward activity. They usually have a “carnival” with activities for the little kids and dinner and dessert for everyone. My parents were actually in Hawaii I think, so Shelby, Parker, Bryce and me and the kids went to the party to get some use out of the costumes. I didn’t want to take Olivea and Owen around Trick-or-Treating by myself and it was raining all day and night. Plus they are so little that I could get away with just taking them to ward functions and they wouldn’t know the difference.

 

One of the Scott Family's grand kids with Olivea

 

 Shelby, Parker, and Olivea

  

Bryce and Parker

 Ann Beal and Olivea (mom's good friend)

We also went to my ward activity were we just had dinner and pictures taken. We sat with the McClellan family and Marci got her whole family all dressed up. I could barely recognize her!

                It was a fun year but it will be so fun once Olivea and Owen want to dress up like something specific and we can take them around the neighborhood showing off their cute costumes. Till next year I guess.

 Brian, Jason, Marci, Alli, and Alaina McClellan

Me and the Kiddos