Three Men and a Mommy

Family Pictures

2011-12-04T22:18:00.001-08:00

Man I cannot believe how behind I am on posting. This is the perfect post to get caught up on. In October we drove up to Utah to get our family pictures taken. We hadn't had an extended family picture taken since before me and Jason got married so I was excited to get them done. We found the perfect place and I set up my tripod and timer and this is what I captured:)I Love my family so much and I am so happy we were all able to get together to capture these moments.

More Fun

2011-09-24T12:41:00.000-07:00

We had another playdate at Run Plus Fun...Aiden had a blast as usual and we went and the perfect time...There were only a few other kids there so basically we had the place to ourselves...As you can see in the pics the boys had a ball.

Aiden loves sorting, stacking, and playing with legos of any sort. He gets into his brothers legos at home and loves to use his imagination.

He even took some time out to rock my friends little baby...I know he will be a great big brother some day...He loves baby's and is always very curious about them.

Checking up on the baby again.

The boys loved hanging on these...Aiden has a lot of upper strength and could hang on to these for a very long time. They had had a blast:)

Playdate

2011-09-15T23:10:00.000-07:00

Now that school has started back up so have the playdates. Aiden and I met up with some friends at Run Plus Fun a few days ago and the kids had a blast. They couldn't get enough of the slides. We meet up here once a week and let the kids play. It's such a fun and clean environment.

Aiden and Easton

"Sew" cute!

2011-09-15T09:40:00.000-07:00

Here it is! My first sewing project all by myself...I have seriously had my sewing machine for years and I am just now learning how to use it thanks to my mom. I finally had her show me how and I was finally in the mood to listen:) Of course everything is always about photography with me so we made a camera strap together that was zebra print. After she left I decided to try it myself with a different pattern and this is what I came up with. I thought it turned out pretty darn cute. Thanks mom for teaching me how to sew:)

First Day Of Middle School

2011-08-31T13:01:00.000-07:00

We did it...We survived the first day of Middle School. The traffic was insane but we still managed to get there in time. This year is a bit of change for me. Not only is my oldest moving on to a bigger school but he is also going to be riding the bus. I decided to take him the first day and apparently everybody else took their kids too. Trey's school is up in Anthem. It's only a few years old and it seems to be a great school. It's in what I like to call a "ritzy" area. There's two or three different elementary schools that move on to Del Webb so there are quite a few kids there. Trey has at least one person in each of his classes that he knew from Schorr so that helps. I was a little nervous all day and was excited to go get him when school was over.

He was a happy boy when me and Aiden picked him up. I asked him how his first day was and he said it was "so much better than Elementary." So that's a plus. I asked him if he already had the girls chasing him and his response "Well, I definitely got a few looks" LOL. What a handsome boy I have!

The second day Trey wanted to ride the bus with his friends and so yesterday Aiden and I walked Sophie to the bus stop and waited for him on the grass. Aiden was so excited when the bus pulled up. So far so good on this Middle School journey:)

Happy Birthday Trey

2011-08-30T17:01:00.000-07:00

On August 22 my handsome boy Trey turned 11 years old. I still cannot believe he is 11. Time is flying by and I really wish it would just slow down for a bit. We had a crazy month in August. We went to Utah a week before Trey's Birthday and spent a few days with my sis and her family. Trey's Grandpa Barney came and picked him up on Wednesday and then me and Aiden drove back to Vegas. He went to Lake Powell with them for five days and had a great time. He gets to go to the lake with them at least once every summer and he loves it. I had to come home to do a few photo shoots so my mom and dad picked Trey up and brought him back home the day before his Birthday. I was so thankful for that. I feel like all I have been doing is driving back and forth to and from Utah so that was nice of them:) When we were all getting ready for bed later that night I told Trey I was going to wake him up at 3:22 AM and give him a Birthday kiss and he just laughed...But I decided I better not wake him up so I blew up some balloons and put money in them and had them all over his floor when he woke up!

Monday morning me and Trey headed to the Middle School bright and early to get his locker, classes, pay fees, his P.E. uniform, etc. Afterwards we came home and spent the whole day with Grandma and Grandpa Sylvester...Trey picked where he wanted to go for dinner and he chose one of his favorite restaurants P.F. Chang's...I also let him pick whatever cake he wanted and he wanted me to make his favorite yellow cake with his favorite icing (simple boy, I love it.) Afterwards we headed to U swirl for some yummy yogurt where he had his favorite peanut butter yogurt with cookie dough chunks. I of course indulged in red velvet and added mini chocolate chips...mmmm..my mouth is watering just typing that:) Unfortunately Jason wasn't with us. He got sent up to work in St. George for a few days:(

Aiden was loving singing happy birthday to his big brother

Grandma and Grandpa Sylvester gave him this quilt that Grandma made for him which he loved

I love my boys

Thanks for all the birthday wishes for Trey and thanks to all of you that mailed him gifts....He was able to buy himself an ipod touch with all the money he received and is LOVING it! And we are having a blast with his kinect for the xbox that Jason gave him...Made me realize how out of shape I am...We have been playing wipeout and it is literally wiping me out...but it's nice to spend some quality time with my oldest...Happy Birthday Trey! We LOVE you!

P- Town

2011-08-28T23:26:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago me and the boys headed up to Parowan. I had to take Trey up there so his Grandpa could come and get him for Lake Powell so I decided we would just stay for a few days. We had a fun time. We took the kids to the little fishing pond there. They had fun fishing and feeding the ducks.

Mommy and Aiden feeding the ducks

Britton and Aiden

These two cousins are so dang cute

Just fishin

Aiden, Maci Bo, Trey and Tanner

I was laughing so hard when I saw this pic...Not sure why Aiden was looking at Maci like that...LOL

Aiden and Maci feeding the ducks

This duck came out of nowhere and grabbed the bread right out of my hand...It scared me...LOL

My cute boys playing at the park...I wish I would have gotten more pics but we were always on the go! Love these moments with my boys.. Aiden looks up to his big brother so much and they always have a blast playing with each other.

Girls Night Out

2011-08-23T21:06:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago my mom came and stayed with us for about 10 days...It was much needed for both of us...I miss not living by my family and it's times like this that I miss them even more. The last few days my mom was in town Tiff came down and stayed with us as well...Jason actually had a few days off to so he was willing to watch all the kids while we went out on the town for a few hours. We had a lot of fun, a lot of laughs, and an overall great time. Thanks to my hubby for watching the kids for the night:)

Tiff, Mom, and Me

Believe it or not but this was the first time we have went out on the town together with just us three...It's definitely something we need to do at least once year...Thanks for the great memories...Love you girls to pieces.

Mini shoot with Aiden

2011-08-10T18:29:00.000-07:00

While in Utah, I snuck in a mini photo shoot with my Aiden...He came along with me on all my shoots and I quickly snapped a few shots of him looking cute as ever. Two year old's are the hardest in my opinion to take pics of so I have to get the shots whenever I can when he doesn't realize that he is my main focus:) Enjoy!

Look at these eyes

And these lashes

So cute...I just can't get enough of him

And his cute little pants

The little stinker isn't afraid of anything...He climbed to the top so fast.

I LOVE HIM

Tubby Time

2011-07-27T09:02:00.000-07:00

Aiden loves bath time...He loves bubbles...he loves water...and he loves his bath toys. Look at this cute boy. How did I get so lucky?

He also loves to stack, sort, and connect things, mostly toys...Look at his cute face...so happy he connected his boats together.

I LOVE my little fishy!

Fun With Friends

2011-07-22T22:27:00.000-07:00

While we were up in Utah for the fourth of July I was able to meet up with my besties for some swimming and a BBQ. Me, Britania, and Krista were all pregnant with boys at the same time and had them within a month of each other. It's always so busy but we made it a priority to get together. The boys are now two and it's the first time we have gotten them all together at the same time. It's so funny to see all of their different personalities. We had a great time and I can't wait to do it again.

My Nieces and Nephew were able to meet us at the swimming pool in Manti as well. Trey had a lot of fun with his cousins.

Aiden could not get enough of the water slide...I wish I had a waterproof video camera with me when I was going down the slide with him. He laughed so hard all the way down. It was so cute.

Dax (Krista's boy) and Aiden

Aiden, Dax, and Tate

Aiden, Tate, Dax and Xander

Me and Krista

Britania, Krista, Me and Katie

This is a little blurry but I had to post it...We had just gotten off the water slide with them and they wanted to go on it again and again. They were a little upset that we were walking away from it..LOL

Here's a pic of me and my boys later that night. We were all tired and a little sunburnt

(iphone pic)

The cutest terrible two year olds...LOL,,,Xander, Dax and Aiden

(iphone pic)

Braces are off!

2011-07-21T22:22:00.000-07:00

This summer has been flying by...I can't believe it's the end of July already...We have all been so busy and I feel like we have already done quite a bit this summer...One cool thing for Trey this summer is that he got his braces off..Yay! Phase one anyway...He now wears a retainer and then more than likely he will get a second phase of braces...His teeth are looking pretty awesome already...This first phase was basically to make space for permanent teeth to come in the back and he also had a gap between his front teeth that has completely disappeared thanks to braces:) A big thanks to my hubby for paying for the new car in Trey's mouth...haha...ok...maybe it didn't cost that much but close!

Doesn't he look so handsome!

Fun in St. George

2011-07-21T20:09:00.000-07:00

Daddy had to work up in St. George in June so me and the boys decided to go with. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriot near Target. My sister and my parents were able to come down and go out to dinner with us one night and my sis also came back down with her kids to go swimming with us. We had a great time. The Hotel had an indoor pool and an outdoor pool and the kids couldn't get enough of it.

Trey being silly in the hot tub

Aiden was laughing so hard at his big brother

He decided he would try it too

Me with the kids

Taking a little break....He was sooooo tired

Aiden and Trey lounging in the room having a snack...Aiden was wearing it all over his face..LOL...I always love when Jason gets called up there to work...It's nice to have a little get away.

4th Of July

2011-07-17T23:36:00.000-07:00

We had a lot of fun on the 4th of July this year...We went up to Utah for ten days and had a blast spending time with family and friends...The morning of the fourth we took the kids and went to the parade over in Richfield...Afterwards we headed to the park for the festivities...After walking through the crowded park for 20 minutes we decided to head back to Salina...But not before we won some little frogs at the frog booth:)Once we got back to Salina we headed up to my Grandpas for a BBQ with all my mom's side of the family. We visited and had lunch and then off we went to the Salina parade...The weather was perfect this year...There were a few raindrops throughout the day which made it nice...

Aiden already opening some candy from the parade

Aiden asking Trey for a bite of his otter pop

Aiden asking my cousin Jade for a little help with his candy

Aiden and Jade

The fire trucks were a little loud

My cute little nieces

My sweet baby wondering what this parade was all about

Me and my Sis

My brother helping the kids with their fireworks

Aiden was LOVING this whole experience with a sparkler

Trey was out letting all the fireworks off so I never did get a pic of him and his cousins

My niece trying to make a heart for me

More sparkler fun

After the parade me and my brother and sister decided to take our kids to the Rodeo this year...I am super bummed I din't take my camera there:( Those of you that are not from a small town in Utah would have loved seeing what it's all about...We got our kids, some blankets, drinks and treats and headed up the rocky hillside to get a place on the side of the mountain...Oh I so wish Jason would have been able to come with us this year...My friends and their kids joined us on the hillside as well and we visited until the rodeo was over with...Once the rodeo was over with it was time for the firemen to let off the fireworks right above us all...It was a lot of fun taking the kids to experience that...Aiden didn't know what to think of the fireworks...They were loud and he still managed to fall asleep through half of them..We had a long fun day:)

Splash Pad With The Cousins

2011-06-30T09:31:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago my sister and brother in law came down with their kids...The two of them left me with the kiddos and went out to celebrate their Anniversary...I didn't mind a bit...I LOVE when family comes down. Jason's parents were also in town so he went out with them for a few hours and I took the kids to the park and the splash pad...They had a lot of fun.

My little Aiden has got to be the cutest little guy EVER!!!!

He had so much fun playing in the water with his cousins.

And of course we couldn't go without a visit to the ice cream truck.

Aiden took my hand and walked me out to the water...He loved every minute of it.

My sister and me

Trey and Aiden playing in the water....Aiden has to copy everything big brother is doing:)

Tanner and Trey giving each other a high five on the swings.

Trey and Aiden climbing on the rock wall

My boys....Oh how I LOVE them

Look at my baby getting some air while laughing at his cousin "ton." That's what Aid call Britton.

Maci Bo and Aiden waiting for the water to come out...Here it comes:)
The kids had a great day with their cousins.

Trey's Baseball Season 2011

2011-06-27T18:53:00.001-07:00

Baseball has come and gone...I can't believe it's already over...This year Trey played in the U-12 Division...Their team name was the Mudhens...Luckily we are right on the border of Henderson so we still get to play in the Henderson League . Trey has been playing with them ever since we moved here. He had a lot of fun playing this year...He had his old coach from last year so it worked out great.

Here's my boy pitching

He did a great job as pitcher

I was one nervous momma though...I get so nervous watching sports.

Aiden always had a blast at the games

Most of the time I brought Aiden's scooter and he was all over the place...He is such a great little scooter driver...He cracks me up.

I even got in on the game at the end of the year....We had a kids vs. parents game and it was a lot of fun. Man those 10, 11, and 12 year old boys do not like to lose to their parents...We saw the attitudes come out in full force that night...LOL....Go parents!!!

Trey and his teammates at the last game of the season

It was a great season...Good Job Trey!!! We are so proud of you and we love you tons!!!

Ok..So I just realized...

2011-06-26T00:23:00.000-07:00

.... I forgot to post Easter pics...I am only a few months behind on that....LOL..With the 4th of July coming up around the corner I thought I better catch up on a few blog posts starting with Easter. We had a lot of fun. Easter was on the weekend that we had Aiden's birthday party on. All of my family came down and Jason's parents were here as well. We colored eggs at my house, did a little easter egg hunt, and went swimming at Sunset Station where my parents were staying. It was a perfect weekend spent with our families.

Aiden loves copying everything big brother does.

The boys got a hat, some clothes, candy, etc.

Trey was helping Aiden find some eggs around the house

He wasn't sure what was going on...He had just woken up and was a little sleepy.

Tanner, Maci, Trey and Britton coloring eggs

Me and my handome young man

Aiden taking a break from swimming sitting by Grandpa

Tiff, Me, and Mom

Aiden thinks he needs to be naked when he swims so he strips down.

Still having tons of fun with brother

I love my boys to pieces

Tiff, Mom and Me