The rest of our summer....

To start off me, my mom, my grandma, my sister and Ashton and Addy went to St. George for a few days to go to Tuachan and hang out in the pool.  It was so hot that the pool felt awesome and Tuachan was so fun.  It was a great girls getaway and we had tons of fun. 

Next, came Ashton and Addy's third birthday.  Where does the time go?  It's so crazy to me that they are already three.  They are so cute together most of the time.  Addy has a great time bossing her brother around.  And Ashton usually lets her.  She is into calling him boy and brother, never Ashton.  It's hilarious to hear her yell to him "come here boy!"

This is how we start off their birthday, with their favorite donuts as big as their faces!!

Then we opened presents from mom and dad.  Woody and Jesse toys from Toy Story were the top presents  among other things.

The twins also had this exciting news to share with all their friends and family on their birthday.  They are going to be a big brother and big sister.  We are very excited for this new addition to our family.  More on that later.

Thanks so much to all our friends and family for coming to the party and spoiling these two with so many presents.  It was a great day.

Ashton and Addy got this from their friend Bree for their birthday and it has been a big hit around our house.

We hit up the Owlz game one night with Jordan and Karen and Jackson.  It was hot at first but once it cooled down, we had a great time.  Ashton and Addy especially liked dancing to the music when each batter went to home plate.

Next, came Fiesta Days, one of my favorite parts of the summer.  We kicked it off at the new rodeo arena which is so nice.  We loved the bulls and the horses and the snow cones.

This is at the parade.  Addy was not happy about having her picture taken...

Tractors were Ashton's favorite

Then came the BBQ and swimming party at Nan's house.  They literally swam all afternoon.

That night it was on the park for dinner and a little carnival action.

Finally, we ended the night with fireworks.

What a fun summer we have had doing so many fun things.  My favorite things in life are spending time with my family and we have done lots of that this summer.

Recap

So here's what we've been up to in the five months or so since my last update:

This is just random, I don't know how she sleeps with all the stuff in her bed

This is Easter, the bunny was good to them bringing lots of candy, barbies for Addy, and Buzz Lightyear for Ashton

The kid's Easter church outfits.  Of course, Ashton didn't want his picture taken.

We tried our hand at flying kites one morning.  It was as much fun for me and Jess as it was for our kids:)

Now that summer has hit we are loving all the yummy fruit, especially with dip.  Ashton loves strawberries and pineapple and Addy love everything!

In May, me and Jesse celebrated our 5 year anniversary.  So crazy to think that we have been married for that long.  We spent the night Park City and the Waldorf Astoria.  It was a beautiful hotel and we had a great time just hanging out together.

So it's hard to tell but we thought this toilet was kind of cool.  It didn't have the typical flush handle. You lifted up this little handle on the top of the toilet.  We thought it was funny.

Until next time....

Christmas......2011

What a fun holiday season we had this year.  Ashton and Addy were so fun.  They knew more what was going on and they were so excited about everything we did.  They loved going for rides and looking at Christmas lights.  Addy especially liked this and called out every color of lights that we drove by.  We finally made it up to Temple Square this year to see the lights.  It was the first time Ashton and Addy had ever been.  The weather was great, it wasn't too cold and the lights were beautiful.  They also loved the Festival of Lights.  We let them ride on our laps as we went through and they loved it.

Christmas Eve was spent hanging out with my family in the afternoon and then going to the Hales' for our traditional prime rib dinner, hayride through the Festival of Lights, and the pajama parade to end the night.  It was such a fun night.  We went home and put out all the presents and then went to bed!

 Ashton loved this microphone and sang in it all night!

Getting ready for the pajama parade...

Opening presents from our cousins

Christmas morning was a riot.  They were so cute and so excited about every present they got.  Ashton is all about cars, trucks, trains, and tractors.  He got some of each.  He was especially excited about his firetruck.  He was with us when we bought it and we just figured he would forget about it, but he talked about Santa Clause bringing him that firetruck for the whole month of December.  Addy is so girly.  She loves anything that is pink, a Princess, or Minnie Mouse.  She was so happy every time she opened a present for her she would say "that's for Addy!"  Me and Jesse also enjoyed our presents as well, but I definitely think the kids were the highlight of Christmas this year.