The Shoe Experience

This past weekend I bought Rachel a pair of Tinkerbell Jelly Shoes to wear at Disneyland. I purchase said shoes thinking they will fit my daughter because she wore a size 9 shoe. We get back from shopping and I tell Rachel I had bought her some new shoes to wear to Disneyland. I put them on her and she loved them. A little while later she tells me her feet is hot. I look at her feet and the shoes are making indentations on her toes, ankles, and the top of her feet. I looked at her shocked because the shoes were too small. I could have sworn they were the right size. I tell her they don't fit her and she starts getting sad, she loved those shoes. So I tell her we will get her another pair, and we gave the other pair to Bailee to wear to Disneyland.
Rachel, Bailee, Me, and Mom head back up to the Disney Store to buy Rachel the right size of shoes. On the way Rachel starts getting a fever and feel asleep before we arrived at the mall. I had to wake her up, (which is never a good thing) so she could try on the shoes to make sure I had the right pair. She was cranky the whole time we were there. We found the right size and bought them for her. Even though she was cranky she was happy she got her shoes back.
On a side note on the way up we saw a huge accident on the other side of the freeway and had decided to take the other way home because we thought the freeway would take too long.
Anyway, we leave the mall at 5:15 and start heading towards provo avoiding the freeway as much as possible. We finally make it to the light to turn on to head towards highway 89. There ended up being two more automobile problems on the way to the highway. We finally make it to the highway and start heading towards Spanish Fork. We finally make it to Spanish Fork and got on the freeway. To go from Orem to Spanish Fork tookus an hour and a half, and we pull in to Nephi around 7:00 -7:30 sometime around there. Round trip up and back took us 3 hrs.
Oh and on the way home Rachel cried non stop.
Oh the things we do to make our kids happy.

Easter in Newcastle

We spent Saturday in Joseph (which is 10 minutes away from Richfield.) It was Ray's Grandma's birthday and she wanted everyone there. So we ate lunch and had some cake. After we ate we had to take family pictures, then we headed home. Before we went to Joseph we went to the Heritage Hills Easter Egg hunt. The kids had fun and Rachel decided she didn't want to find eggs so she picked up all the candy.


All the kids got a big haul. Kyle just picked up the eggs and no candy, mom had to make Kyle pick up the candy to not just the eggs.
Sunday was a stressful day, Ray and I had to talk in church on Easter. That was good for us because it made us study the savior and his sacrifice. After church we had a Easter Egg hunt and rolled eggs down the hill.


Nate's kids and Leann's kids all enjoyed rolling eggs down the hill despite the fact that before we left the Adults didn't think they would like it so well and thought it was weird. Anyway, I think this will be a tradition that everyone can get behind, because no matter who you are, rolling eggs down a hill is alot of fun. We ended up staying at the reservoir for a couple hours so you know they had fun.
Easter is fun for everyone. You get to color eggs and have candy, but you also get to learn of the savior and have a deeper understanding and resolve to turn to him more and let his sacrifice take its place in our lives, it is great to be reminded what Easter really means.

Ugh!!!!!

Today is April 3 and it is snowing in Newcastle. Isn't that disgusting. The weather is supposed to be nice. The sun shinning, birds chirping ,but instead I woke up to dark clouds and the wind blowing(the wind always blows here but it is still the principle of the thing) A little while later, when I had to pick up Rachel off the bus the snow starting coming and didn't stop till later in the afternoon. It is now 5:25 and the snow is coming.

Disneyland where are you. I don't think I can wait 2 1/2 weeks, I think I will go insane.
Please Help.

My Little Preschooler

This year is Rachel's first year in preschool. I am quite impressed with all the activities the kids get to do. For instance Rachel got to go to the pumpkin patch with her grandma(because she is a preschool aid.) I wasn't asked to go. Although I should have asked if they needed my help. Anyway. They also had a thanksgiving dinner and program for the parents:


Doesn't she look like she is having fun. This is at the dinner.



This is the program they put on for the parents






Her whole class dressed up as pilgrims and sang a couple songs to us. I was so shocked because Rachel actually sang the songs. One of the songs she still remembers and still sings when the mood strikes is going on a turkey hunt. It is so cute.


Another fun thing they did was their Christmas program. The whole school prepared a couple songs and sang them for the parents. The Preschoolers sang two songs, I can't remember what they are. Rachel dressed up in her christmas dress and of course she had to pose for a picture, it's tradition especially in front of the fireplace. (Just like we did when we were younger.)








My pictures are blurry, anyway she sang these songs also. It was so cute to see all the preschoolers sing their songs. It made me cry I have to admit, I have inherited my mom's emotional tendencies, and there is nothing wrong with that. My little girl is growing up so much.

The next day at school they had a christmas party for the entire preschool, including the three year olds. Rachel came home with quite the haul. Santa came to visit them as well and brought them a surprise, Parents wasn't allowed to go to the party. I think they should have though. We need to take pictures.

Rachel has enjoyed going to school. She has made some friends, and learned alot. What a big girl.

The Infamous Mother-Daughter tea party.

All of you have heard Rachel talk about a tea party she went to. Well it was the Mother-Daughter tea party that started all the talk. It was back in June or July. It is a little late but I thought you should know why she liked it so much.



It was the opprtunity for Rachel and I to spend sometime together alone without the other two. She dressed up in her favorite dress. Wore dress up shoes, and we headed off to the party.



She was so happy when we got there because everything was decorated with flowers and things. On the tables there was little tea cups and pots. It was very cute. We ate lunch which was sandwiches and a slushy punch.




After we ate we heard speakers talk about their mothers and being a mother themselves. Then we went to get our picture taken. While we waited for the pictures to print we made picture frames for them to go in. Rachel painted ours and helped me put foam letters on them. She had a lot of fun. It was just me and her which doesn't happen very often.

Ever since this day she has talked about going to a tea party at the church. She really enjoyed herself. I guess this has to become an annual thing. Me and her enjoying a tea party together.

The Baby In My LIfe

Megan is the best baby in the world
She always has a smile on.
She just adores Rachel and Kyle
No matter what they do to her.

















She is so smiley. She is learning to crawl now, my life will never be the same. She gets up on her hands and toes and pushes herself up like a stinkbug, and then she lunges forward. She is developing quite the personality. I can't wait to see where it will take her.

















She has learned a new trick today. She can almost come to sitting position from laying on the floor. She is growing up so fast. Yesterday we discovered that whenever she sees Rachel she starts squealing, and cooing. It is so cute. She loves Rachel so much. She gets very excited, her little arms and legs start wiggling.



My life would be incomplete without megan she brings me so much joy and laughter, it is hard to imagine life without her.

Dedicated To My Baby Boy

I have this boy in my life, he is 2 1/2. He fills my life with so much joy, he is always smiling and he is always doing the cutest things. He has a love for an animal I never knew he would love. He loves horses or in his words hee-hee's. His face lights up whenever he sees one.

One day when I was at my mom's house I couldn't find Kyle anywhere. I searched all over, it wasn't until I looked behind the fence, I found him standing on the green panel starring at the horses with his head in his hands. He looked so cute. It was like a kid in a candy shop. He was in awe.

Tyler wanted to know where his buddy went so he too climbed on the fence. They could have been there for hours and they would still be entertained.

Look how happy a little boy can get just by watching horses.


I never would have guessed that one of my kids would love horses. Everytime we see a horse around town or somewhere else, he gets so excited and screams and yells. We went to a horse parade in Cedar City during the summer. It was like a kid a disneyland. He waved and clapped, he was in heaven. To this day both rachel and kyle still ask to go to the horse parade. Who would have thought? I sure didn't.