30 Day Challenge!

My sister Rachael suggest I do this and I think it will be fun. Ha! we will see if I actually do it.

It's my birthday and now I am 30...WHAT!

I know it's not like 30 is really that old, but I used to think it was super old and I still can't believe I am there already. I have to say that my twenties were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!and if my 30's are anything like them than I couldn't ask for more. Let's see what happened in the last 10 years:
-Before my mission worked as a janitor at the Widtsoe bldg. on BYU campus (early morning), worked at camp W.I.L.D. as a back packing instructor (helped develop the program awesome experience), right before my mission worked at a day care with the 18 month- 2 year olds (good practice in diaper changing, the kids were adorable) and did a lot of babysit to save money for the mish. When I got back from the mish I worked at the Cougareat's Taco Bell for a very short time, then I worked at New Haven as staff (Treatment Center for teen girls), I did my internship at Maple Lake Academy with Karie, and then got my first job as an RT (Rec. Therapist) at Heritage School. I absolutely loved my job and LOVED the people I work with, and now I have the best and hardest job....being a MOM! (way harder then my mom made it look)

The picture above is of me rafting when I was a camp W.I.L.D. I am the one  you can barely see with no helmet and am screaming. This is a good picture of how I feel about my 20s it was so fun and amazing with some hard things and some great things that you just have to scream about sometimes.

-Ran the Richmond Marathon right before my mission
-Served a mission in Dallas Texas
-Lived in the wilderness for 30 days (we did take showers once a week...I got college credit for it too!)
-Hiked Timp and met my future husband (never would have guessed it at the time)
-Got married in the Redlands, CA temple
-Graduated BYU in Therapeutic Recreation (AMAZING loved everything about it! Met Stacy Taniguchi and Karie Swenson two of the most amazing human beings I have ever met.)

-Had 3 beautiful, healthy, crazy, girls who keep me on my toes daily and make me laugh and cry daily, but have made me the happiest!

-Callings I have had in the past 10 years: Ward missionary (I think 5 of those years), Sunbeam teacher, Visiting Teaching Supervisor, 13 year old Sunday School teacher, CTR 5 teacher (3 weeks), Primary 2nd Counselor (2 weeks), and now Primary Secretary (we had ward boundary changes so my callings didn't last very long). Can I just say I absolutely love being in primary !!!

-Lived in too many places to count. After I got married lived in a duplex in Provo off of 9th for a year, then moved to the most amazing apartment complex ever if you have lived there you know what I mean (Legacy Apartments, name is definitely fitting) we lived there for 3 years, then moved to Yucaipa, CA (one of the worst years ever), and now Redlands, CA in my in-laws house (best year ever!) and what the future holds I have no idea...I guess I will have to create something amazing!

I had a wonderful birthday! The day before we celebrated with some friends. Our other friend had a birthday on Thursday so we celebrated both of our birthdays. Sat. we did some yard sales, then went to Home Depot and did the kid craft, the kids went home to take naps and I did some shopping. Kylie wanted to get a present for me so Ky took her and Mads to the dollar store. They got me a target gun. We had some fun playing with that. I then went to a used kids clothing sale and got some amazing deals for Kylie. Came back ate some food and the we went and got Slurpees instead of cake. It was late so the girls were already in their jammies. The glow sticks they also got at the dollar store. We had such a good time.

That's right I'm 30 and I have a princess wand.

I think this pic looks cool like this. It's way too late and I had fun playing with the editing buttons.

Don't you love Kylie's pj's thanks Aunt Kelsey. Gotta love Vivint.

Phoebe has a nice hairstyle going on in this pic!

6 Month Stats

Weight: 13 lbs. 4 oz / 4%
Height: 26 in. / 32%

1st day of Preschool!

A lady from our ward in Yucaipa does a Preschool in her home. Kylie had her first day today! She was so excited that she got everything ready last night and woke up an hour earlier than usual. She loved it! When we dropped her off Maddie started crying in the van and kept asking "weres Kylie" I explained that she would be at preschool for a little while and then we would pick her back up. She didn't like that answer. I know all mom's say this, but wasn't yesterday we were taking her home from the hospital! She is such a good big sister.

She wanted a twisty in her pony tail.

She really wanted a picture by the pink rose.

....and one with her backpack!

6 years....What!!!!

That's right it has now been 6 years...is that all? hahahaha (in a good way). I feel like I have known Kyle my whole life. We couldn't be more perfect for each other the good and the bad. For our anniversary Kyle had to study in the morning for his exam (licensing stuff), I had a baptism for Primary in the afternoon, so we enjoyed some homemade pizza with our girls for dinner. Once we put the girls to bed we watched 42 the movie about Jackie Robinson. We both loved it. At dinner we talked about memories we had from each year of marriage. Here is what we came up with:

1st year: My memory:9th St. Duplex in Provo and me getting into a car accident (I hit a Bishop)/Kyle's:Me ballooning up like Martin Short in "Pure Luck" (I still have know idea what I was allergic to. I seriously looked like a different person, I could barely open my eyes. I was just pregnant with Kylie and I blamed it on pregnancy. I seem to always get some sort of rash or allergic reaction during my pregnancy's...weird)
2nd year: Me: Kylie was born! Kyle: I graduated he was stay at home dad for a few months (he loved it...too bad for him I'm not giving that up.)
3rd year:Me: Legacy Apartment of amazingness...changed my life forever! Kyle: He graduated!
4th year: Me: Mads was born! Kyle: Had his first job- American Fork High, lost his first job
5th year: Me: Moved to California (most depressed year I have ever had) Kyle: 2nd job- Mojave River
6th year: Me: Phoebe was born! Happiest year ever! (I guess you have to have the bad to get the really good) Kyle: 3rd job Beaumont High (hopefully last job:)

It was fun to talk about the last six years and also to talk about the future as well. All I know is that the older you get the faster life goes by! I am grateful for everything I have learned and am continuing to learn. Life is going so well for us right now even if it is not easy. I am glad I do not have to do it alone! I think this has been my favorite Anniversary yet:)

Kylie and Maddie's pizza's. They did everything themselves...well I helped Kylie with the heart shape. (in honor of the anniversary)

Our pizza!

6 Months

What another month gone! I really need to get on the picture taking. Phoebe is a rolling machine now and can get around where she wants by rolling. I tried to get her to sit up... not even close. I have to say my life is WAY busier now. I feel like I am on my mission again exhausted each night. At the end of the day I am thinking where did it go. Right now I should be in bed, but trying to get the energy to finish cleaning a few things. I have people coming over tomorrow morning...what was I thinking:) Oh yeah I still need friends. Ok sorry about the tangent back to Phoebe. We love her! Maddie loves to share her sippy cup with her and help her roll over and squeeze her, etc. etc. Kylie is always telling Phoebe how cute she is and I would have to agree.

She is looking at Kylie in this picture. She loves her sisters:)

We tried to do a group shot and these are the best I got. Look at Phoebe's cheeks!

Knotts at Night

We decided to go to nights late in the day and stayed till it closed at 10pm! The girls did way better than I thought they would. It was nice and cool and we had a great time. I promise we do other things besides Knotts I just have been really bad at taking the camera with me.

Mads new look. She pulls this lip out all the time and it kills us. She was doing this for real and I started laughing and made her pose for a picture.

Do they look tired?