Why do I always fall behind?!

Well, it's been a while to say the least... Sorry. We have been so busy with life and Londyn has stopped napping for the most part so I don't have as much "me" time. We have been having a lot of fun this summer, mostly at Grandma's pool and at the splash pads all over! The girls are growing up soooo fast, it's freakin' me out! We've moved into our own place and I've started working again. Justin is doing fantastic at work and seems to be diggin' it way better now a days. Justin and I are getting really excited for our cruise in January!! can't wait!

Abie is starting to talk, yes, lots of words coming out of her sweet little mouth! you want a list?? okay! :)
*done done
*kitty, followed by Meow
*Daddy (she wanders all around the house looking for him all day)
*are you? (as she's looking for daddy)
*moo
*ball
*Hi and bye bye
*Boo (also what she calls Jordan)
*bebe (baby)
*yumm (She loves food!)
*No
*Ashes ashes
*e-i-e-i-o
*more, more! (very demanding)
*woof woof
*you (for lou)
*mama
*nigh nigh

It's so precious!! These are the fun times!

Londyn is still brilliant :) fun things about her lately are:
*Says the entire Pledge of Allegiance
*Picks out letters from the Alphabet
*Knows all her colors and matches them
*counts to 15 without help
*can sing "I love to see the Temple", "I am a Child of God", "You are my Sunshine", and a ton of other songs word for word on pitch (well for a two year old..ha ha!)
*She's a huge helper and also a tornado.. just depends on her mood.

Now you get a slide show of the kids, because.. why not?! it's just random stuff since Abie's bday so enjoy!


She's so funny lately, always kidding and trying to get everyone to laugh or at least be entertained!

a favorite past time! Playing together, this is the funnest part so far!

Coloring together!


Getting into everything together!

A favorite past time.. Merry go round fever at our house! Abie's shakes with excitement when we get there and Londyn starts talking really crazy like she's lost her mind!

One of my favorite pictures of this little squish! I just want to eat her cheeks!

Happy First Birthday Abbi!!

Abbi's cake, it was so yummy! we had another party in Moab but I didn't have my camera so I need to sneak some pictures from my parents and Madi for another post.. we had a great time and Abs got spoiled from both of our families!

The happy birthday girl waiting to dig in... but she couldn't wait to get to her seat so this happened...



Good news is that she enjoyed the cake from her foot and enjoyed it even more from the plate! She was so tired by the end of it that she was rubbing her eyes with her frosting covered hands and it was gluing her eyes shut!


Londyn, of course, enjoyed the cake and party as much as everyone else!

Abbi got lots of fun presents and was so happy to have had two very fun parties!

A late Easter post..

Londyn decorating eggs, she loved it!! Abs was sleeping but enjoyed eating the eggs later and had a BLAST hunting for eggs with Londyn!


Easter baskets full of goodies from the Easter Bunny!

Abi thought it was great to pull everything out and then put it back in..


They met the Easter Bunny, so fun!

Waiting patiently for the hunt to begin!

we had a great Easter and we are so thankful we had family to share it with! We did not and never will forget why we really celebrate Easter. It is fun to do the baskets and the egg hunts, but there would be no Easter without our Savior, Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for his atoning sacrifice and for his example of obedience. I love him with all my heart and am forever thankful for my big brother.

An early Easter!

Kaley and Cameron came to town for a few days last week and we all had so much fun with them! Cam did an acoustic show for us which was great and the kids loved playing chase with them both! Grandma Connie and Jack were in town for their last week and so Des decided to give easter baskets to the kids and one for each couple to share. The kids had so much fun opening their eggs and getting out the candy. A few day later, Grandpa and Grandma Dickey gave the girls baskets so they have been spoiled and hyped up on sugar for a few days!

fun in the sun.. a new summer begins.. maybe.

So it hit 85 degrees here on the first of April and I was sure the summer had started and I was getting mentally prepared for it.. Then i woke up to snow last friday and it's been really cool ever since.. now i'm not complaining, we could use a lot less heat around here but it's just hard to un-grasp warm thoughts after you've changed out you and your kids wardrobes.. here are some pictures of the kids splashing around in the hot, fun sun!

Time to catch up again!

I really don't know how I always get so behind!! The girls are growing up sooo fast! Abi will be a year next month and is really close to taking off on her own. Londyn gets to start pre-school in June, hopefully it will work out... i'm not quite sure she's ready but I'll be teaching so she gets to tag along. Justin is almost done with this semester, and it's been a long and rough one.. as much as i'm excited for him to be done, i think he twice as excited as i am! I've been running and trying to get my baby body back to normal body and i think it's helping.. I've signed up for my 2nd 5k, it will be in the first week of May! it's kind of addicting! so here are some pics from all of our adventures :)

Abi is really starting to just shine! her personality is so funny and i think she is going to be keeping right up with her sister in no time.


she's loving eating big kid food and will hardly touch any of the baby food anymore! it's so funny to see her face when she finds a new texture... so cute!

It's so fun to see them start to play with each other. Londyn now likes to include Abi in on games and wants her to always have whatever she has, so if she has a cup of juice she makes sure Abi has one or if she has a baby doll, Abi gets one too. it's hilarious!

just a fun and cute pic of my girls!


Londyn thinks she's "Rapunzel" from Tangled and so she asked me to do her hair like hers with flowers in it. this was my attempt, i thought it was pretty cute but not much like Rapunzel. her hair is growing like crazy!

we can't wait til it's warm enough out so that we can go play and have adventures outside of the house :)

The real reason for the awesome trip!

So all the fun parks aside, there was a much more important reason to journey to Florida. This little doll!

We were lucky enough to be able to attend her blessing and Justin was able to be apart of the circle. Jason gave her an amazing blessing and it was the cherry on top of a wonderful vacation. it was so great to see Londyn and Emmy reunited and to meet the newest addition to the bunch. Now we get to anticipate the arrival of Karli and Dusty's little girl!! I'm so glad everyone else is having babies right now, because as much as i want another one, my hands are full :) so i get to still play with the new ones and enjoy my own. More babies in our future but not just yet.

A day of rest by the pool... in the sun.

So on our 3rd day in Florida we relaxed by the pool and let the kids swim and play. Emmy taught Londyn how to jump into the pool and Abi splashed up a storm. She was so sad when it was time to get out. I think we have a fun summer of swimming in our future :)
I lathered the girls up in sunscreen because it was our first real sun experience since last year but i forgot myself.. so this is what i get for being forgetful... maybe i'll think twice next time.

Day 2 in Orlando, DISNEY!!

So, after a much needed night of rest we got to go to Disney World. Just for a bit of background... I told Londyn a month before we left that we were going to get to go to Disney and I told her all the things we could do. for example: hug winnie the pooh and minnie mouse and see captain jack sparrow and go on a pirate ride. This kid did not forget a word i said and every day up until we went it's about all she talked about. i think the both of us were super happy to have it finally be a reality and a fun one at that! here are some of my favorite pics:

Jason and Liz were SO prepared for the day! The brought these adorable dresses, they had glow sticks and candy and well anything you would want or need at disney, but without spending a billion dollars on it all. I just love these little princesses! Abi was dressed as Tinkerbell but was still pooped out in the stroller. poor thing, we're going to have to take a make up trip for her when she's a little older.


Abi went with us on the Safari ride and she was so cute! i would point at animals and she'd put her hand out with all her fingers extended like she wanted to touch what i was pointing at.

TROUBLE :)
I think the characters were my favorite! Londyn got to hug Pooh bear, Minnie, Timone, Pluto, and the Bunnies from Bambi. She was so tired that i couldn't get a smile but there was so much wonder in her eyes as she took it all in. it was great!




Abi fell asleep anywhere she could, and papa looked like a good spot while we were on the bus to Magic Kingdom.

such a sweetie and soooo cute!!

Getting ready for the fire works (that we didn't make it to, but we still had a great view!)

on the way to the castle i ran into prince charming and he was nice enough to stop and take a picture with me, isn't he dreamy?!

FIREWORKS!! londyn hated them and Abi was really intrigued by them.

the gang :)
We had such a great time!!