January-
January 1st New Year’s Day I started the morning off right with a new workout plan, I am excited to see my growth over the next 2 weeks. The rest of the day was spent with some of my family. My parents, Brady and his girlfriend Chelsea came did a visit. We went to lunch, bowling and played games and watched movies.
January 13th-I attend my friend Lyndsi’s baby shower with my girlies! Lyndsi was one of my young women and we also served in young women’s together before we moved. She is beautiful inside and out and I am so excited to watch her become a momma!
Later that evening we made my mom’s famous caramel popcorn, put on our Bluey costumes and watched the newest episodes of Bluey as our family movie night! It was so fun, the giggles and memories made are always my favorite part!
January 14th- we woke up to a bunch more snow, so since we have 1:30 church this year Justin and I decided to take the kids sledding before church. Justin hurried and plowed our driveway wi the his four wheeler and then we hooked a sled up to the back of it and he pulled us around the neighborhood. It was a blast!
January 19 National popcorn day! I took the girls to get popcorn at our cheap seats theatre and then later that night I went to see the movie/musical Mean Girls with some friends for our Monthly Mom Mingle.
January 31st - Well today was one for the books. Our little firecracker Hailey tried her hand at being a hairdresser today, and cut her hair! Oh my heavens she likes to keep me on my toes, thankfully I have been blessed with some amazing and talented people in my life who came to my rescue today! My sweet friend Sadie gave her the cutest haircut and we love Hailey’s new hair! Now to practice parting her hair to the left to hide the short pieces and trying new styles!
February-
February 3rd-5th Lexi and her buddies went to Home Depot to make a valentine box for their friend Grant’s birthday. After that she went to Deleta for her first roller skate lesson. Justin said she did so good, and learned a lot of new skills!
Later that night through Monday evening we had a family visit from Emily, Brady and Chelsea. Saturday night we went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse and told them we were celebrating Lexi’s birthday early so they brought out the saddle and ice cream for her! She loved it! After dinner the adults went to the movie Argyle, it was good until about the last 30 minutes sadly.
Sunday we had church, played games and Brady made his tater tot casserole for dinner it was good. After dinner we played Disney Trivia and then when the girls went to bed the adults stayed up playing a card game golf and Monopoly Deal. Monday morning we went to breakfast and ran some errands, we had a family dinner before they left Monday night. We had such a great weekend with them!
February 12th the girls assembled their class valentines, then later that night Justin and I went out for an early Valentine’s Day date to see the musical play First Date.
February 16th Lexi turned 7! Happy 7th Birthday to the girl who made my dreams of becoming a mom come true! Oh man I am getting emotional just writing this out.
Lexi is the best big sister, sweetest friend, lover of dance,soccer and learning new skills. She is funny, smart, kind and has the biggest heart!
Today we celebrated her birthday with a McDonald’s lunch at school, pizza pie cafe for dinner with grandpa and grandma Almond and aunt Didi. Per her request I made her a delicious strawberry cake and she loved each and every gift she was graciously given. Thank you to all who helped us celebrate our sweet girl today, we love you Lexi Anne!
After Emily got off work we met up at Target where Lexi picked out some birthday presents from the money she was given. After Target we met Brady and Chelsea at Top Golf. It was my first time, and although I am still not a great golfer it was a lot of fun. Following Top Gold we had dinner at Mo’ Bettahs, yum!
Sunday we went to a baby blessing, played a little pickleball before it got too cold, dang wind! Then we ate a yummy dinner and spent the rest of the evening playing games! Not pictured was Hailey enjoying her game on her tablet.
Monday the boys spent the morning out on the golf course while the ladies hit the nail salon! Hailey got her first pedicure with me and aunt Emily while Lexi got a manicure with Chelsea. Then we had lunch at chick fil a just the girls and played at a park for a bit.
After the park Justin and I pack up the car and then we went to Scheels to ride the Ferris wheel , Hailey was finally tall enough to ride and she loved it! After that we had dinner at Pier 49 and drove home. Thanks for a great weekend!
March-
Today is also Dr. Seuss’s birthday so we made green eggs and ham for dinner, watched an episode of the Netflix series “Green Eggs and Ham and then to end the night Lexi read us the book. All in all it was a great Saturday with my family!
March 3rd church got canceled due to all our snow so we had a snow day. The girls played out in the backyard, while Justin swept all the snow off our pergola in the backyard. Later they made friendship bracelets and we watched a movie as a family.
March 2nd we woke up to lots of snow, but we braved the elements and took the kids to Home Depot where they made their own butterfly houses. It was so fun!
Later that morning Justin and I went to see Dune 2, check out the weird sand worm popcorn buckets haha.
March 9th The girls and I went to McDonald’s for lunch and Deleta skating with some friends! It was fun to watch Lexi show off the skills she learned at skate lessons, and Hailey went roller skating for her first time! She did pretty good!
Later that evening we took the girls out on one on one dates. Justin and Lexi went to Outer Limits to play arcade games and have dinner while Hailey and I went to Arctic Circle for dinner and Hobby Lobby for a craft.
March 15th we celebrated St. Patrick’s day at preschool, the kids made cute leprechaun masks. After Justin got off work we went to Kiwi Loco for some frozen yogurt.
For lunch we did our green meal we had shamrock grilled cheese, fruit salad and jello cups.
March 18 Day 1 of spring break the girls and I had a picnic lunch in the backyard and then joined some friends to explore a new park. We loved the sunshine!
March 19th day 2 of spring break we went to Deleta for stroll and roll with friends, then had lunch at home and a play date with friends at a park. We can’t get enough of this beautiful weather! At the park one friend brought face paints and the older girls drew on most of the kids faces, they loved it!
March 20th day 3 of spring break we went swimming with friends, enjoyed more sunshine and play at the park. That night I went with my friend Amanda to get ice cream and a Walmart run!
March 21st day 4 of spring break we went to see Trolls Band Together with friends. After the movie we had lunch and the girls and I played some games and relaxed at home.
We traveled to Utah to celebrate my sisters golden birthday, after we got in we stopped at the outlet mall and looked at some jeans, and then split a caramel apple from Rocky Mountain chocolate factors, it was delicious. Then we went to Emily and Logan’s and waited for Emily to get off work, when she got home we headed to Sushi House for dinner and then saw Dune 2.
Emily told Logan she wanted him to plan her birthday and be surprised so we didn’t tell her much about the plans. We took her to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner , we had some yummy food and dessert. But the fun didn’t stop there….
After dinner we told Emily we were heading home but really we had planned a surprise party for her with some friends. We put a blind fold on her halfway through the drive home so she wouldn’t see where we were. Logan led her into the clubhouse and we really surprised her, she had no idea what was happening. We had a great group of friends and some family, yummy cake and fun games all about Emily!
March 24th ✨She Leaves a Little Sparkle Wherever She Goes✨
I can’t let this day go without wishing my beautiful sister a very Happy Golden Birthday! 24 years ago I got the best gift in the world a little sister.
She is kind, sweet, talented, loving and the best friend a girl could ever ask for! She is one heck of an amazing aunt, beautiful inside and out and can dance and do hair just as beautifully. I am extremely blessed to have her in my life. Love you so much Emily! Hope you have had an amazing day today! Love you always!
March 27th- we had a little bridal shower for my soon to be niece Brooke! Justin and Hillary’s moms did such a great job, the food was yummy, decorations were darling and we helped them stock their first kitchen with all kids of things!
March 29th we started a new family Easter tradition and did a Last Supper dinner at home. We had chicken kabobs, naan, grapes, olives, carrots and peas. It was so good.
March 31st- Happy Easter family and friends!
April 1st- This is no joke we finally got a hot tub! We are all loving it, but maybe dad a little more than the girls haha. He uses it almost every night after pickleball!
He is Risen! Because of Him I get to be with this sweet family of mine Forever! I know that my Redeemer lives, oh the JOY that sentence gives me! Hope you’ve all had a wonderful Easter Sunday!
April 8th-18th the girls started a two week swim class at Jackson Creek Swim. It was a crazy 2 weeks driving Monday-Thursday to Inkom and swimming for 2 hours but it was definitely worth it! I didn’t get many pictures but the videos are awesome, seeing their transformation from day 3 (that’s when I remembered to start recording) through to day 8 is just WOW!
April 12th- Lexi lost her first front tooth! She was so excited because she was finally able to have a tooth pulled by her principal, earning her that coveted tooth necklace from school!
April 13th spring soccer season has officially begun! This year Lexi is excited because Justin is her coach! The girls chose their team name the Peacocks and they are so fun to watch! Lexi has lots of friends on her team this year, and is so happy dad finally agreed to coach! Hailey loves that she gets to spend the games with her best friend Blaire!
April 20th our oldest nephew Kaden got married today in the Logan Utah temple! It was a beautiful day, and our girls were honored to be their flower girls for their ring ceremony prior to the reception.
Later that afternoon Lexi and some of her friends took a little kids cooking class where they learned how to use kid safe knives, make ham and cheese roll ups and fruit kabobs. Then we enjoyed playing at the children’s museum together.
May3- Lexi’s school had their color run. It was windy this year but the kids had so much fun, even Hailey participated (in the chalk part).
May10th we went to Utah for the weekend and Brady got engaged to Chelsea! Emily and I and Chelsea’s sister and best friend were lucky to be able to be a part of this special moment! So excited for them!
May 11th my siblings and I pulled off a surprise retirement party for our dad!
May 12th Happy Mother’s Day! We were able to do a quick little brunch as a family before everyone had to go their separate ways. Love our cute mamma so much!
May 15th Justin and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary!
May 17th Hailey’s preschool class took a field trip to a neighborhood park. It was super windy but we still had fun! We did games, tried to do the parachute, sidewalk chalk, played on the playground and enjoyed a popsicle.
May 18th Lexi had her last soccer game of the spring season, she loved having Justin as her coach! She got spoiled and my parents were able to come see her final game!
Later that day we had our spring dance recital dress rehearsal and pictures followed by the girls dance recital that night.
May 20th Justin had the day off so we went golfing with our friends Chris and Amanda for Amanda’s birthday. It was my first time actually playing a full 9 holes of golf, and I wasn’t half bad! Justin was so proud when I sunk a 15 foot out with 2 breaks, so I mean I am basically pro! Haha!
May 24th 05.24.24- Hailey’s Last Day of Preschool 1st year 🍎✏️
-What a fun year we both had, I was honestly a little nervous to work with the 3 year old class but it was a blast! Hailey has learned and grown so much!
-She knows all her letters, can write her name in upper case letters and made some lasting friendships this year! We loved being in Mrs. Melissa’s class, she is an amazing teacher!
-Hailey said her favorite thing about preschool this year was making friends with her 2 besties Blaire and Kollyns!
Now let the summer time fun in the ☀️ begin! ✌🏻Until next year preschool!
It was so bitter sweet morning but I have loved watching these cute 3 year olds learn and grow. I am looking forward to next school year with the 4 year olds! It was also so fun to have Lexi there to support her little sis!
May 25-27 Memorial Day weekend was spent with Emily and Logan at our house.
Sunday we had brunch at Abracadabras it was delicious. Then we went to the park while Justin and Logan disc golfed at a professional course. After that we went to church and the girls did the scripture and talks, it was so cute! After church we went to sister city park and played disc golf, I actually wasn’t half bad this time! Then we went home and had yummy steaks for dinner, for dessert we did s’mores first ones of the summer and then Emily gave almost everyone a hair cut haha. Later we hot tubed after the girls went to bed.
Monday the boys went golfing and Emily and I did a killer workout! Then we had Arby’s for lunch and took out the four wheeler, long board and golf cart for rides it was fun! While we cooked dinner we played outside with the girls. We jumped on the trampoline, played charades and Lexi showed off her jump rope skills. For dinner we had grilled chicken and sides it was delicious! It was so fun to have them over!
After Emily and Logan headed home we went to visit great grandma and grandpa and uncle John’s graves. Then we took the girls out to get ice cream.
Happy Memorial Day! 🇺🇸
May 30th Last day of 1st Grade for Lexi!
Lexi has loved 1st grade, her reading, math and social skills have really soared!
Her favorite things from this school year include double cheese burger and pizza days at school lunch, math, PE and anytime they got an extra recess outside!
Her teacher has been one of her favorites and she is so sad to not be in her class anymore, but is looking forward to second grade next school year….as long as she doesn’t get the teacher who’s class pet is a tarantula😂
We are so proud of all you have learned and accomplished this school year Lexi, we can’t wait to see what second grade brings! But for now, we’ll soak up all the summer fun we can! ☀️☀️
After school got out a bunch of us got together to play and share snacks at the park, the kids all had so much fun! Looks like we’ve started a new neighborhood tradition! Happy last day of school kiddo!
Later that night we made our family summer bucket list and celebrated the end of a great year with some ice cream!
May 31st We spent the weekend in Utah with Brady and Chelsea. The first night we met them at the mall for dinner and then went to a local ice cream shop for dessert.
June-
June 1st Saturday morning poor Lexi girl woke up with pink eye and Brady and Chelsea had work. So we explored a new park in Utah called Nicholl’s park, we had lunch picked up Lexi’s prescription and then met up to go golfing with Brady and Chelsea.
June 2nd Family Lagoon Trip 2024
This was Hailey’s first trip to Lagoon and she was a trooper! We started off our day riding the newest attraction Primordial all of us, yes even Hailey! But after that ride she was a little timid about rides.
As you can see from the photos she quickly warmed up to all the little kid rides, she rode almost every kid ride there. Lexi enjoyed her favorite ride the Bombora again and again and even rode the Bat and the White Roller Coaster!
Justin and I got to ride the Cannibal for our first time and man that was scary for me, but we survived haha. We rode Wicked and Colossus for the first time in years and once again survived. Getting older is rough.
I am so glad we were able to go as a whole family and some of our favorite aunts and uncle! Such a great way to start off our summer as a family!
Friday we arrived at our friends family cabin around 6pm, then we had dinner, the kids played toys and the parents hung out around the fire after the kids went to bed.
Saturday we got up had breakfast and then took a RZR ride to Big Springs with the kids. When we got there we fed the fish, hiked around some trails and saw an old cabin that had been there for years! After Big Springs we headed back for lunch and then took it easy while little ones napped. After naps we went to dinner at Cafe Sabor and then took the kids for another ride at the gravel pits, they had a blast! After our ride we did s’mores and put the kids to bed.
Sunday we got up had breakfast slowly got things cleaned up and packed up our cars. While moms got things packed up the dads took the kids to the dock to try some fishing, sadly no bites but they still had fun! Then the went for one last ride to the gravel pits before lunch, when they got back we had lunch and then headed home.
On our way home we stopped at a park in Rigby and the girls thought it was so cool. It had a pirate ship, cave, another boat, a large climbing structure and a giant play area. It was a great way to get some energy out on our drive home! What a fun weekend!
June 13th we joined some friends to try a new local sweet shop. The girls all enjoyed some ice cream on a warm summer day!
June 16th Happy Father’s Day Justin! We spent the morning relaxing before church and I made cinnamon rolls for breakfast, the girls sang a Father’s Day song with our primary children and then after church we had a BBQ with Justin’s family.
June 19th the girls and I got a car wash and they talked me into getting ice cream at Arctic Circle afterwards.
June 22nd we took the girls to Outer Limits for lunch and a mini date. Lexi and Justin played black light mini golf while Hailey and I played arcade games.
June 24th Karie Anne’s had a tropical party so if you dressed up for a luau you got a free jr. Italian ice, of course we had to go! We wore leis and the girls and I got grass skirts at the dollar store, we invited our friends to come and it was a great time!
Later that evening Lexi was invited to her friend Kate’s house for a late night. They had ice cream with lots of flavors and toppings to try. They watched some of the Taylor swift Eras Tour movie with popcorn and then played outside.
June 28th we took a trip to Idaho Falls and did a little family date, we had Mo Bettah’s for dinner, then to the Aquarium and Bricks and mini figs.
June 30th we wore our red white and blue to church
July 1st we had our annual primary 4th of July bike parade, the weather was crazy with wind but the kids still had a blast! We ended at a park for some popsicles.
July 5th we went as a family to the pool, afterwards we went to our house for dinner. The kids had pizza and the adults had Chinese food, later we did s’mores for dessert.
July 6th we went to see the new Despicable Me movie, then we went to have dinner and play games at Matt’s house.
July 12th more pool time at Shasta’s with friends, then we took our friend Courtney to Katie Anne’s to celebrate her birthday!
July 20th Justin and I took the girls to see the movie Little Rascals at our cheap seats as part of our summer movie pass. Lexi thought it was funny but Hailey wasn’t too into it. Later that afternoon we joined friends at a splash pad while Justin went to work for inventory.
July 25th- And just like that our sweet and spicy ginger girl is FOUR! Hailey is seriously the definition of a sour patch kid she’s super sweet but man when she is sour you better watch out! She feels her emotions deeply and loves fiercely! Her favorite color is pink like her big sis, she loves being outdoors and playing in the water, loves being independent and is always happy to have play time with her friends!
Hailey had her first friend party and wanted it to be a mermaid theme. It was so much fun planning this party! We did pin the tail on the mermaid, made wands and crowns and then played in the pool. Huge shout out to my friend Kendra for the beautiful mermaid cake, it made the whole party!
Later that night we celebrated as a little family at Texas Roadhouse for dinner, it was so fun to see her light up when they told her she could sit on the saddle. She of course wanted Lexi to be there with her. Haha
We sure love you Hailey Jane, happy birthday sweet girl!
July 27th- Took the girls fishing, the amount of “ew’s” exclaimed over the worms was hilarious! It was Hailey’s first time ever going fishing, Lexi’s second time and my maybe 3rd time I think. Haha. Justin was so patient with us girls and Lexi and I were lucky enough to each catch a fish before we called it quits.
July 29th we got some amazing news, Justin has been promoted to pharmacy manager at his job!! We are so proud of him!
Later that night we went to the wellness complex for a BBQ and let the girls play in the water and fake sand. Then we went to get snow cones afterwards.
August-
August 1st- We went back to school supply shopping just us gals, then we got ice cream to celebrate!
Later that afternoon we had some friends over to play in the backyard with water balloons, trampoline sprinkler and the water table.
August 11th-12th
We stayed with my parents in Cedar City. We took the kids bowling and rode my dad’s RZR. We went to Yankee Meadows Reservoir then stopped to have a picnic lunch, after our lunch we rode through Brian head to Cedar Breaks. It was a beautiful ride and we all had a great time
August 12th
We woke up at 6 am and left my parents house by 7 to drive to California for our Disney vacation! On our drive there the girls thought Las Vegas was so cool, they loved the different variety of hotels and seeing the ferris wheel and a roller coaster from the freeway. Lexi loved the palm trees and kept an eye out to spot a cactus.
We got to Huntington Beach around 2pm and played in the sand and ocean. The girls had a blast jumping in the waves, collecting sea shells and playing in the sand. Then we walked to the pier, had dinner at a local restaurant on the beach and had Dippin’ Dots for dessert. Then we headed to Anaheim to check into Pixar Place hotel! After we checked in we quickly showered from the beach and then walked through downtown Disney!
August 13th
Day 1 was spent at Disneyland, we got to the park after 8 am and rode Pinocchio and Snow White before checking the girls into the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for their princess make overs. The girls picked out their princess dresses before we got to Disneyland from Little Adventures shop. Lexi picked out a beautiful Belle dress and Hailey picked the cutest little Arielle dress. They had so much fun getting the royal treatment hair, makeup and nails and then we went to see the princesses. We scored big as both Belle and Arielle were there for us to see! We spent the rest of the day riding as many rides as we could and Justin built his own light saber with Lexi’s help! Then we went back to the hotel and got into our pajamas then went to watch the fireworks from our hotel pool deck.
Favorite rides were the carousel, Smugglers Run (Star Wars) and Chip and Dale Gadget Coaster.
Favorite Memories were seeing the girls light up after their makeovers, meeting Belle and Arielle and the girls saying how fun today was!
August 14th
We spent the day at California Adventure, in true Disney tourist fashion we booked it to Cars Land as fast as we could that morning. Sadly Hailey was just an inch too short to ride the ride so we did a rider swap and Lexi scored big time getting to ride it back to back that morning. And boy did it not disappoint, she kept begging to ride it again but of course the ride was crazy all day.
We rode as many rides as we could fit into our day, had a dance party with Mickey and the Roadster Racers and spotted a few of our favorite characters! After dinner we took the girls back to our hotel and played in be splash pad, pool and water slide then did a little shopping in downtown Disney before bed.
Favorite rides for today were the Incredicoater, Guardians of the Galaxy, the Ferris wheel, Cars and Little Mermaid.
Favorite memories Hailey running to hug Minnie Mouse, the girls faces when they spotted Elsa, Mickey high-fiving Lexi and dancing at the Disney Jr. dance party!
August 15th
Today was our final day at the Disney Resorts, we did California Adventures again. We woke up at 6 am and started to get ready and pack up our things. Before heading to the park Justin loaded up the car and we headed to start riding rides at 7:30 am. Sadly today wasn’t an early access day so we couldn’t get in until 8, but once we went through security and scanned our passes Justin and Lexi took off for Cars again. Hailey and I were the first ones to ride The Little Mermaid which was fun!
We did the rider swap again for Cars, Justin and I rode Incredicoaster one more time and Guardians of the Galaxy, it was my first time ever on that ride. We rode Jessie’s Critter carousel, Toy Story Mania, the girls rode Inside out and went to Disney Jr. dance party again, we saw Daisy and Ana, and Lexi and I rode a jellyfish ride before it was time for us to head back to my parents house in Cedar City.
August 16th
We woke up told grandpa and grandma all about our trip, got a load of laundry done then grabbed breakfast at Denny’s with my parents. After breakfast we packed up and left around 12:30 to head to my sister Emily’s house for the rest of the day. Once we got there the girls told aunt Emi all about their trip, then we went to dinner at Jersey Mike’s and played at Neptune park. Afterwards we got donuts at Younuts and then we took the girls back to get ready for bed and the adults all went and played 3 par golf.
August 20th Our family annual back to school dinner 2024. Since we just got back from Disneyland I knew our theme had to be from Walt Disney himslef. This years theme is:
✨”If you can Dream it, You can Do it!”✨
I have to say this one turned out pretty darn cute! We had steak with mushrooms, cheesy mashed potatoes and corn on the cob for dinner with Mickey Mouse ice cream bars for dessert. During dinner we asked each of our girls what they are most excited about for this school year. Lexi said she is so excited to have some of her favorite friends in her class and Hailey is excited about playing and learning letters. Our evening ended with father’s blessings and I painted Lexi’s nails before bed.
August 21st First Day of School for Lexi!
Lexi is “in her Second Grade era!” ✌🏻😉
Lexi had the best day with her new teacher and classmates, while we enjoyed our after school cookies she filled me in on all the fun! Here’s to a brand new year of learning, growing and friendship making.
August 24th Justin and I attended my cousin Jenica’s wedding with my parents and little brother. It was a beautiful wedding and she was a gorgeous bride! The weather wedding cooperate though so we didn’t get any pictures with the new couple!
Labor Day Weekend part 2. We woke up early Monday (for some people😜) and went to Abracadabra’s for breakfast! If you haven’t been there you need to go! Then we headed off to use our get out pass at Bear World! It was so much fun making these memories this weekend!
September 7th- first day of fall soccer and this is Hailey’s first season, it was a tough first game acclimating these little cuties to the game but I think it will be a fun season. Justin and Eric are troopers for accepting the coaching gig again this season! Let’s go Lions!
Lexi’s team did great, they have all gotten so good and will be so fun to watch this season. I was so busy watching and chatting with the other parents I didn’t get any pictures this game. Here’s to a great season, let’s go Blue and White Cheetahs!
September 7th Justin and I went to the fair and watched my cousins husband race in the demolition derby. It was so fun!
September 15th Our nephew Teagon gave his mission farewell talk today, the people in Detroit are so lucky to get him for the next two years! He was the most prepared leaving missionary I have ever heard speak! We will miss him but we know he will be amazing!
September 18th celebrated mine and Shasta’s birthday with a friends lunch. Always a great time with these ladies!
September 19th ✨This is 36! So grateful to be surrounded by amazing family and friends today and everyday! Thanks you for the birthday calls, texts, messages, treats and love!✨
September 27th I joined a few friends and went to the Vintage Market in Blackfoot. There were so many fun things to see and sample. So fun!
After Lexi got out of school we headed straight to Utah for Brady and Chelsea’s wedding weekend!
September 28th Brady and Chelsea’s wedding! I am so glad my little brother finally found his soulmate!
October-
October 1st- Halloween Kick Off 2024! The return of Spooky Ooky! He brought the girls new pajamas, books and bracelet making kits.
October 5-6th was General Conference weekend so we listened to the talks and had soccer games on Saturday, Sunday we took a walk and bike ride around a local park then fed some ducks after the afternoon session.
October 14th we took a family trip to a local U Pick pumpkin patch.
October 17 &19th the girls finished out their fall soccer season, Justin was a trooper and coached both teams this year. Lexi has grown and improved each season and Hailey really wasn’t a huge fan of the sport this season. But I am so proud of both our girls for trying their best!
October 22nd Hailey’s preschool took a field trip to the pumpkin patch. It was a warmer day compared to last year which we were grateful for, and so much fun! Hailey picked the cutest little pumpkin and had a blast playing with all her cute friends.
October 24-28th Justin and I took a couples trip to Las Vegas with my sister and her husband. We drove all night Thursday and made it to Logan’s parents house by 11pm. Friday we woke up and did a 4 mile hike, then came home and got ready for the day then we did some sightseeing and shopping . Friday night we had a yummy sushi dinner and then Emily and I went to see Carrie Underwood live in concert! We got so lucky and got free upgraded seats from balcony 4th row to up front 5 rows for the stage!! We sang and danced and made so many memories that evening.
Saturday the boys went golfing and the girls did some grocery shopping and relaxing until we left at 6pm for a Golden Knights hockey game to celebrate Logan’s dad’s birthday. It was my first hockey game and it didn’t disappoint! Sunday we went to church and had a family BBQ dinner and took a scooter ride to see the Raiders training facility and a view of the strip at night, so fun! Monday morning we loaded up and headed back home, we had such a great trip, and we were able to stop in cedar to have lunch with our parents.
October 30th the girls painted their pumpkins just in time for Halloween!
October 31st Happy Halloween! We started the morning off at Lexi’s school watching the kids costume parade, then Hailey and I headed to preschool. The preschool kids had so mu co fun with their class party!
Later that evening we had our annual spooky dinner, we had papa murpheys jack o lantern pizza just to keep things simple this year! Then we got in our costumes and headed out to go trick or treating as a family!
This year since we did Bibbidi Bobbidi boutique at Disneyland I told the girls their dresses would also be their Halloween costumes this year. A couple weeks ago Lexi asked Justin if he could dress up as the Beast with her since she was going as Belle. So since Hailey is Ariel this year I decided to be Ursula from the Little Mermaid. We pulled it off it in dare say so myself!
November-
November 2nd I attended my friend Camille’s baby shower, so excited for baby boy!
Later that night Justin and I went on a date after his pickleball tournament in Idaho Falls.
November 10th- the girls had their primary program at church. They both did a great job, this was Hailey’s first year being in the program. Lexi shared how she can show faith like Nephi by praying. Hailey shared she knows Heavenly Father loves her because “I am a child of God!”
November 16th we had our first snow day! The girls were so excited to go out and play. We took the girls sledding and Lexi taught herself to snowboard on her sled.
November 21st Hailey’s preschool class bad their Thanksgiving feast!
November 22nd Happy 36th birthday to Justin!! Hailey insisted that we throw daddy a ninja turtle party, she said it would be his best party ever! So of course we did! We went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse with Justin’s parents and this year Justin made himself a golf simulator in our garage so that was his birthday and Christmas gift!
November 28th Happy Thanksgiving! We hosted my side of the family this year. We started the day out at the shooting range, then came home and had a light lunch and the guys golfed in the garage simulator while a few of us napped. Then we had a delicious turkey dinner and enjoyed each other’s company! 
November 29th My parents left after breakfast and then Brady, Chelsea, Emily, Logan and I went to see the movie Wicked! It was AMAZING! Justin took the girls to do some Christmas shopping. Then we had dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings and played some games before Brady and Chelsea went home, we ended the night reading books with the girls.
November 29th My parents left after breakfast and then Brady, Chelsea, Emily, Logan and I went to see the movie Wicked! It was AMAZING! Justin took the girls to do some Christmas shopping. Then we had dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings and played some games before Brady and Chelsea went home, we ended the night reading books with the girls.
December 1st We set up our Christmas!
December 7th we took the girls to do the monthly craft at Home Depot, they made cute snow globes. Later that evening I hosted my annual Christmas cookie swap, it was so much fun!
December 9th I took a day trip to Utah to see Beauty and the Beast with my sister, this show is phenomenal!
December 13th the girls had their Christmas dance recitals, they both did a fantastic job! We were so excited that Hailey decided to go out and dance this year!
December 15th the main reason we came was for Brady and Chelsea’s gender reveal, they are having a BOY!
December 17th we had pajama day at preschool before Christmas break!
Later the girls and I went to the library to see Santa and they each got a book and found a giant coloring page to do while waiting.
December 20th I helped at Lexi’s class Christmas party. It was so fun watching Lexi interact with her classmates but the best was watching her include her little sister in the fun!
December 24th we spent Christmas Eve evening at Justin’s mom and dad house. We had homemade pizzas and appetizers for dinner, then went played some Christmas games and did our annual live nativity.
December 25th Merry Christmas!! We had a wonderful day spent at home just our family, the girls slept in until 8 am and then we took our time opening and enjoying presents. We played board and card games, FaceTimed and did phone calls with my family, had lunch and just enjoyed a slow day to ourselves. Later that night we went to Justin’s parents for dinner, his brother Matt and wife Hillary made an amazing prime rib dinner, we all did sides and played some games.
December 27-28th Lexi took ski lessons for her first time, I am so proud of her for being brave enough to try something new and a little scary! She is my hero!
2024 has had a lot of ups and downs for us but we are looking forward to what 2025 has for us!
Happy New Year!
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