One of the many...

reasons I love living where we do is because I think this valley is absolutely beautiful! We have the most gorgeous sunsets! One of my favorite things to do is drive home from Salt Lake on the 201 and merge onto I-80 when the sun is setting over the Great Salt Lake. Holy Cow! (This picture wasn't taken there - it was taken from our neighborhood- but you still get the idea!)

Bye Bye Snow! Hello Spring??!!

In honor of this beautiful, spring-like day, I thought I'd put up a few pictures of the snowy days that are hopefully behind us! The last snow storm we had dumped about a foot of snow on us and the girls had a blast trying to keep the driveway shoveled (or mowed, in Sydney's case) and just playing in the snow. We love the snow but are SO ready for the warm sunshine!!

Finally!!!!

So, Kylie has had a loose tooth for about 3 weeks now. The day it started to wiggle she had to call and tell everyone. Well, tonight it finally came out! She came running downstairs saying, "Dad, you've got to see this! My tooth can turn!" So she showed us how she could push it forward and then spin the whole thing around. It was pretty funny. Chad reached in and pulled it out -- Kylie didn't even know. He showed her her tooth and she got this look on her face like, 'That's going to hurt" and then realized that it was already out. She started giggling uncontrollably and said, "That is SO cool!" She ran to the bathroom and looked in the mirror and repeated to herself "that is so cool" about 10 times. I wish you could have heard her giggle . . . she is so excited to have the Tooth Fairy visit her tonight!

Aren't they cute????

Here goes nothing. . .

Well, after a little peer pressure from our friends - who shall remain nameless, but who I "couldn't have done this without" :) -we decided to join the world of blogging. . . . I figure if nothing else, this will be a good way to keep a journal - something I have never been good at. Heaven knows I've got my hands full so adding one more thing to my to-do list might be quite an adjustment . . . but I'll give it a shot.

We're only a few hours into the morning and I'm pretty sure it's going to be a long day. I've spent about the last 3 hours alternating my attention from Taylor to the dog and back again. If one is not getting into something, the other one is. I've closed the bathroom door about 12 times, taken away about 20 toys and 5 shoes that Rowdy thinks are his, wiped up 3 puddles of water Taylor created while playing in the sink, run up and down the stairs an amazing 32, yes 32 times (and no, I am NOT exaggerating!) started 2 loads of laundry, made 4 beds, fixed breakfast, did the dishes, cleaned our bathroom all while having a text message conversation with Chad while he is sitting quietly and peacefully -- probably sleeping -- through a lecture at some hospital in Salt Lake. And who in their right mind says being a mom is NOT work??? :) It's a good thing they're so dang cute cause in the end, they make it all worth it, even if they are the ones that make it hard!