I love to dance!

Abby has taken dance at my friends' studio, and had her dance recital on Saturday. She does ballet & tap, and got to do her tap number this time. The theme was "Disney through the years", hence the Hanna Montana costume. She had a ton of fun, and it was fun being a backstage mom for her class. 

Here are the girls getting ready for their big debut on stage. They were being so giggly!

Abby w/ two of her best friends: Eva and Jane

Abby's teacher was standing off to the side of the stage behind the curtain, so the girls were watching sideways the whole time. Oh well, they are 5 years old. What do you expect? They were still so stinkin' cute!

Her favorite part was getting flowers from her daddy and brothers after the show. 

Way to go Abs!! You were awesome!!

Gotta love Sunday afternoons

I love having 9:00 church. Sure, it may get a little tricky getting out the door on time, but I love having the day to do whatever. Riley and Abby said they wanted to go lay down after lunch today. OK. Fine with me! It was quiet in their room, so I went to check on them, and they decided to make a fort with their bunk bed, and have a sleepover. Awwww.... I just couldn't resist snapping a photo of my sleeping babies.

Soccer's over... for now

I guess I should be more specific... Riley's soccer is over for the Spring season. He starts again in the early fall, and Abby has her last game on Monday night. Riley loves soccer, and did really well this season. He is getting good, and loving the game! His coach is our neighbor, and almost the whole team lives by us as well. The games are fun because we get to be with our friends each Saturday during game time!

Getting a pep talk from Coach Greg 
Way to go boys!! I think the real reason the kids play little league sports is to get a treat at the end of the game. The trophy is a nice touch as well! 

Soccer fans!

Abby's soccer team went to the Real Salt Lake game on Saturday night. She was so excited to go all week, especially since Tyler offered to be one of the chaperones. There were a couple of girls that didn't go, so they let Riley come with the girls. They have really been into soccer lately. I can't believe that we haven't been to any of they Real games yet. It was a late game, so I made the kids take a nap earlier in the day. They cheered the whole time, and had a ball. 

Ok, so the girls don't look too enthused in this picture, but they promised that they had such a fun time!
Their favorite part was seeing the fireworks, and David Archuleta in concert after the game. They thought it was so cool seeing an "American Idol." 

I wish I could have gone, but I was really just happy to have some "Mommy & Jakey" time all to ourselves. I will get to a game one of these days...

Tuesday trama

I just couldn't resist posting the latest, especially since it happened to me, and more specifically, because it hurts really, really bad...

 I was pulling the garbage cans around back this evening, and since our backyard looks like a war-zone right now, I was being extra careful not to fall over anything. Well, I was being careful until I stepped right on a nail which was sticking out of the fence that is laying on the ground. (Did I say white trash?). Anyway, it didn't really hurt, and it wasn't bleeding. I called Tyler and told him, and he suggested that I go get a Tetnus shot at Instacare. I don't think I have had one since my mission, so I thought, "what the heck, we've met our deductible this year, might as well." I actually enjoyed my time to myself; mindless reading of magazines, and soaking my foot in warm, bubbly water. Then, the Dr. came in and started squeezing my heel, and gave me a shot in my shoulder. Did you know that Tetnus shots hurt? Um, ya, they do. It already hurts. I am not looking forward to tomorrow when the pain is supposed to set in. Also, my foot is throbbing now from all the extra attention. Hopefully I will be able to walk tomorrow, as well as move my arm. I should have just stayed home.  

"Me two"

Awww, I can't believe my baby boy is two years old!! Time goes by way too quick. Jacob has been practicing his "two" with his fingers for awhile, and is so excited to be a big boy! Is it bad to trick your kid into thinking his birthday is a different day? His b-day was actually on Friday, the 29th. Tyler and I had to go downtown to the Conference Center for the Temple Celebration for our youth, so the kids had a sleepover w/ Grandma. I figured since we wouldn't be home to celebrate it, why not change it? Riley and Abby couldn't get over that his birthday is the 29th, but we weren't going to tell Jakey Happy Birthday until the 30th. Oh well, it all worked out ok. You forget how pink they are at first.

All Jacob wanted for his birthday was "boons", so he got a lot of balloons. He got a new picnic table, and other fun gifts, but his favorite is a cute tool box full of things he can now use instead of Tyler's real tools. He is such a boy. Abby went to a Hawaiian party for her friend Eva. She thought is was cute dressing Jakey up like a Hawaiian dancer. He thought is was pretty cool too.
Boys at work. Tyler is the best fix-it-man I know. Jake was excited to help Daddy install a new bathroom sink for me, using his new tools.