Sea World

For Christmas Bill's parents gave us 2 day passes to Sea World. They expired at the end of June-nothing like using them at the last minute. We got a great deal on a hotel and spent two days at Sea World.

The night before-getting lots of sleep before day two.


Feeding the bat rays-totally cool!

Starfish in the touch tank

Having a great time

You can't tell here but P is SOAKING wet- Bill took the girls on Shipwreck Rapids, I will never forget watching them go by and seeing the twins screaming "mommy!" as buckets of water were dumped on their heads.

Cool sharks

This bird would not stop staring at the girls all through lunch-they were so scared!

When it was time to leave this jumper our wonderful girls would not exit. Bill had to go in and retrieve each one-poor guy.


The HUGE meltdown that the girls had after being removed from the play area for not listening.
The junebug that got in our car on the ride home and kept landing on everyone causing the girls to scream and cry as we drove on the freeway. No one was able to relax the whole ride home for fear it would land on them. Bill was finally able to feel it under his feet and squish it- yuck!

We had a lot of fun and some great memories-thank you Mamoo and Baboo for the passes.

Park City 2009

Over Memorial Weekend the family made a trip to Deer Valley, Utah.

This trip was in honor of Pat Pat. A year ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It has been a tough year. She finished her last chemotherapy session right before the trip and we felt a celebration was in order! Shae had "Live Strong Pat Pat" bracelets made and we all wore them during the trip. She has been so strong through this whole thing, sometimes we forget she is sick. LOVE YOU MOM!

We got to visit cousin Maizie. The girls just love her. Wish we lived closer so they could see each other more often.

P found a snake and is holding it here. She is the adventurous one in the family, just like her dad. When the rest of "the girls" decided to go shopping she opted to go fishing with her dad and grandpa. Bill's dream is for her to NOT be "high maintenance". Hmmmm we shall see. :)

Cascade Springs-
When Bill and I were dating a bunch of us would "4-wheel" up this trail in Provo Canyon. It ended at Cascade Springs. It really is beautiful and it was fun to share it with our kids. The trail is now closed so we came in from the back on a dirt road, a much smoother ride.

We were so excited to go on the Alpine Slides! We rode the lift to the top, got our sleds and just as we were taking this picture it began to RAIN!!! They closed the slide and we had to ride the lifts back down in the rain. Bummer

We waited out the rain and the girls got to go on this fun jumping thing.

Tiny P-continued

Tiny P was awarded the"Awesome Test Taker" award at the end of the year assembly.
She had a great first grade year.

She was "little pig" and "baby bear" in her end of the year class presentation.

We celebrated her birthday at the beach this year. We had beautiful weather.

E & M loved the cupcakes-thankfully I had wipes on hand.

Baby Blessing

Today we were able to bless "the dude". Bill did a fabulous job and gave a great blessing. We were lucky to share the experience with family and friends.

You never know what mood tiny P will be in-apparently it was not a good day for her. :)

Grandpa Lyle

Great Grandma Marge Bullock-
Wyatt gets his middle name from her late husband and her oldest son (Bill's father).

Happy 7th Birthday Tiny P

Miss P turns 7 years old today!
Breakfast in bed is a tradition that started with my family. I wasn't sure if I was going to start it in our family. One year P stayed at my parents for her birthday and they woke her up with breakfast in bed, now she expects it every year. She even left a menu on the fridge of what she wanted for breakfast (thankfully it was easy) This morning the twins said they couldn't wait for their breakfast in bed!

You were into fashion, even when you were little. You had(and still do) an opinion on everything you are going to wear. You definitely have your own style.

I love that you are adventurous and curious. You love to collect flowers and bugs and lizards. You are creative and very thoughtful. You are a wonderful big sister. We love you.
Happy Birthday!

Moab, Utah 2009

Bill and P took a trip to Moab to go 4 Wheeling.

This is one of Bill's hobbies, something I pretended to enjoy while we were dating. Bill wanted to go but taking 3 kids and a 6 week old baby 4 Wheeling just didn't see fun to me. P was more than happy to miss 2 days of school and get to hang out with her dad. It turns out she is Bill's new 4-wheeling buddy. They had a great time and are already planning their next trip.

Gemini Bridges


P was way into the rock art, the soil, the arches and the plant life. Bill tried to make the trip both and educational-too cute.

In front of some rock art.

Exploring Arches National Park.

Gotta love the view.

The "crack" on Golden Spike trail.

They had a great time and P has some very special memories of a fun trip with her dad.

CRYING over "Spilled Milk"

There is no use crying over spilled milk, unless it is "LIQUID GOLD" that you spent all day pumping to get! I know this is an odd post, but this is where I am in life. Now I must go act like a cow to replace the milk that is all over the kitchen floor.