Britt, Jay and Girlies

First Day of School

So the girls first day of school was on Monday and it was bitter sweet for me. Kaili started 3rd grade and Sasha started 1st. Although it's nice to have some time for myself it's also so weird to not have a little one home in the day to take care of. They were both really excited to start. Kaili was up early and ready to go. Sasha, on the other hand, said "I'm tired and don't want to wake up". She's just not a morning person as I have mentioned before. They had a great first day. They also made these cute cupcake bouquets all by themselves for their new teachers. They're getting so big. I can't believe how time flies!

Sasha's 6th Birthday !!!

Sasha had such a fun birthday. This year she planned the whole thing herself. My mom (Nana) took all her ideas and ran with 'em. It was a Bedtime Stories theme with water games and a pinata. Activities included, making their own bedtime stories, slip 'n slide, water balloon fight, dizzle drizzle drench, cake, and presents. She had so much fun! Thanks Nana! She also had a bed for a cake made by her Nana, it was the cutest cake I've ever seen.
Then on her real birthday Jason got up early and made her a cute breakfast in bed. She wasn't too thrilled though. (she takes after her mama, not a morning person) She said "I'm tired, take it back downstairs and I will come down when I wake up." My sweet lil' grump!
After that we spent the day swimming (Sasha's wishes). Then later we went to ice cream with all the family.
It's hard to believe my baby will be starting 1st grade. We love you so much Sasha Bear and enjoy the sweetness you bring into our family. Happy Birthday cutie pie!

More Lake Powell " That hurt my Butt!"

This is video of Jason jumping off a huge cliff. (according to our calculations it is somewhere between 75 and 90 feet tall) CRAZY!! If you listen you can hear he hits butt first which is not what you want to do. He's still payin for it with a black and blue bruise on his rear. WOW!!!

Kaili is so cute and tough. This one was not quite 20 feet. What a big cliff for my little girl. I can't believe she did it with really no hesitation. She definitely gets that from her dad. She was so cute when she comes out of the water she giggles and is ready for more. Great job Kaili girl!! We Love you!

"Playin Catch Up" (lake powell & Sasha's graduation)

Look closely Jason's riding someones back

Silly boys and their trains

Starting the hike

Our whole clan

Us at Rainbow Bridge

The only pic of Jay not making a crazy face

Roastin' marshmallows

All my cuties

Sasha telling us all to "Rock On"

My girlies riding on the front of the boat. (so cool)

Sasha and Mama

My brave little Kaili girl

The famous Dangling Rope ice cream

They're sooo cute!

All the tough guys BBQ 'in (Jason, Jason, Jason & Jerry)

Seriously!

Me, Stacie and Macey

Me and Stacie

The "Daddy" frog

Sasha, Daddy, and Kaili Gettin' their tube on!

Jay showin off some cleavage

Me and Sasha Bear

Me and Kaili girl (she got me with the bunny ears)

We had so much fun in Lake Powell. I will try to give a quick overview of all the fun.

Swimming, frog hunting, tubing, water skiing, fishing, hiking, exploring, card games, spoons

cooking, smores, cliff jumping, high wind drama, rain, water slide trains, sun tanning,

cuts, bruises, eardrum popping, sleeping, eating, relaxing and a lot of bonding in all ways.

The girlies had a great time and I'm so glad we could make these fun memories with them.

SASHA'S KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

Sasha and some Kindergarten classmates

Cute little Sasha and her Diploma

Sasha and Ms. Z

I am so proud of Sasha. She has learned so much this year. Her math skills are amazing and she is reading incredibly well. She got straight A's this last quarter and her teacher was super impressed with her progress. She also made a lot of friends and isn't so shy anymore. We are so thankful to have her sweet spirit in our lives. Congrats Sasha Bear! We love you so much!

Rock n' Roll Marathon

Gettin their goodies

Right after he finished

Us and the artist

Mile 5 ish

The finish line

He did it!!!

Jason ran the San Diego Rock n' Roll Marathon this last weekend. He did such an awesome job. I am so proud of him. This is one of the things he told me he had on his bucket list even before we got married. I can't imagine running 26.2 miles. His time was just over 5 hrs. (that's because they start them in different groups but start the clock on the first group)
I never met anyone like him, he can set any goal (no matter how hard) and stick to it until it's complete. He's such a great example. He actually had an injury about 4 weeks ago and that would've been an easy way out, but not him, it just made him work harder. I love him so much and he makes me want to work harder on my goals.
CONGRATS BABE!!! Love you!

"Dash"

Kaili's pic "We will always remember you"

Sasha's pic of her playing with Dash

Kaili's pic of Dash chained up by our swing set playing

Our sweet little Dash passed away today. We will miss him so much. He was such a big part of our family. We have so many great memories of him and loved him so much.

He made the girls so happy. He couldn't wait for them to get home everyday. He may have only been 3 lbs. but he thought he was as big as a chocolate lab. He was so sweet and sensitive, he could always tell if you were sad or had a bad day. It's going to be really hard without him, but we know he's in a better place.

We love you Dash!

Happy Mommies Day!!!!

I just want to tell all the moms of the world to have a great Mothers Day! I especially want to tell my Mom how great I think she is, and how important she is in our lives.
My Mom is such an awesome Nana to my kids. They really know my mom because she takes the time to do things with them. Some examples are, cooking, shopping, dinners, parties, make-up lessons, candy making, sleepovers, and here and there they might get a singing lesson in (which we all know the kids probably teach her more than she teaches them in that area).
I love that she has a great sense of humor and makes us all laugh. I love that she has always been there for me and my family. But, most of all I love that she showed me how to be the best mom I can be.
I love you Mom!

HaPpY AnNiVeRsArY BaBe!!

Happy Anniversary! I can't believe it's been 9 great years already. I wanted to write 9 reasons why I love you so much.

9. You just deal with my OCD. (you're so passive)

8. You have always worked so hard so I can stay home and raise our kids.

7. You always make me laugh and keep me smiling.

6. You support me in every decision I make and stand behind me.

5. You are very ambitious and self motivated.

4. You are the cutest dad to our girlies, they love you so much. You are a superhero to them.

3. You make me see the good in other people and show me patients.(which we all know, I don't have much)

2. You truly make me happy! I look forward to seeing you everyday.

1. You love me for just being me, you are my best friend.

Funny lil' Girl!

So Sasha asked if she could take a few pics with my camera the other day, so I said "sure, but bring it back soon". Well 10 minutes later she still had the camera so I thought I'd better check on her and my camera. I ask her if she took any and she said yes, so I look on the camera and she had taken 68 pics in 10 minutes. She's so funny and cute. Don't we all wish as adult we loved taking pics of ourselves? Well I guess there are still a few that love it, but I don't. I love my girlies so much, they make me laugh everyday. These were too cute not to share just a few. Enjoy!