The Smoot's

September and October.

2012-01-24T19:31:00.000-07:00

Family Pictures.

Sophie and Finn are big three year olds!

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Carving pumpkins!

After going to the pumpkin patch we had to carve them! Sophie chose the ghosts, Audy's was the haunted house and Finn's was Batman.

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Sophie's FIRST dance recital!

She did so so good! Finn was her biggest fan...he was so cute cheering his sister on the whole time she danced!

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Trick or Treat!

Our Super Heroes to the rescue!

We trick or treated at the outlet mall in Park City this year. It was a perfect day the kids LOVED going into all the stores and yelling TRICK OR TREAT! They got their faces painted and made a haul on candy! They were so excited to get back home to give other kids candy at the door! Halloween was so much fun with our two fantastic super heroes! They even got to wear their super cool costumes to school...It doesn't get any better than that!

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Somehow I managed not to take any pictures of Thanksgiving, but it was wonderful just the same with lots of family and great food!

So on to Christmas posts!!

Summer/Fall Wrap up!

2012-01-22T18:27:00.000-07:00

This is my sad attempt to finally wrap up our lives the last little bit of summer and fall!!

We went to the Salt Lake County Fair and had so much fun!!

The Kids rode all the rides by their big kid selves!!

Having so much fun!

Playing Farmer.

Admiring the baby cow Pippa!

And to top off the day... Frozen chocolate bananas with nuts and sprinkles!

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Swimming Lessons!

They Loved every minute of their swimming lessons!

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Cowboys day at school!

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Horseback riding lessons!

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Sophie starts dance!

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Apple orchard with Q and Christie!

Gorgeous fall day with the best company around...thanks Christie and Q for an amazing day!

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Pumpkin patch!

There was the cutest pumpkin patch in Logan we hit up after spending the day at Q and Christie's. It was fun picking our very own pumpkins off their vines!

LOTAJA

2011-11-12T18:34:00.000-07:00

Wow where does the time go!! I have a feel like I need to catch up in the blogging world before the holidays get here!!

So after the Finn and Sophie's birthday, we headed up to Logan! Audy had been training all summer for LOAJA! We left the kids with Audy's mom and drove up with Q and Chrisite and stayed at Q's parents place the night before the race.
I had no Idea what to expect from this ride at all, it was crazy and I didn't even ride! Christie and I were the support crew. I am so proud of Audy this was a huge accomplishment!! 206 miles, 3 states, 1 day!

5 am stretching.

Audy and Q

My brother in law rode as well. Here they are at the starting line.

Me and my sister at the starting line.

Christie and Q.

Coming into their first stop, Preston ID.

This was the last stop that I saw Audy before the finish line. He was still smiling and feeling good by this point. This was mile 175 only 30 more to go!

Christie and I had a great time being the support crew!

Here is Audy coming through the finish line!!

So Christie and I were having such a great time that we totally got turned around and drove to Idaho instead of Jackson and missed Audy coming through the finish line.... I was running to see if I could catch him but no he was already through just standing there waiting for me! When I saw I totally started crying I felt so bad, but he was cute enough to get back on his bike and ride through again for a photo opt!

This was him waiting for me after he had already finished! I was so impressed he looked so good after such a LONG ride!

What a stud!

So proud!

Q came through shortly after Audy. These two were so awesome It was so much to watch and support!

so cute!

The day after the ride down by the snake river.

What a great trip!!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy!!

2011-09-16T10:19:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday to my two little munchkins!

I am posting this way late, but better late than never right?!

Sophie and Finn you were both so tiny when you were born but you have grown to be so big and so smart. I am so incredibly blessed to have you in my life and that I get to be your Mama.

It's hard to believe this is what you looked like three years ago....

And now these are your cute little mugs! You are so sweet and so fun I love seeing you grow and develop into these beautiful little people!

And for the Birthday Bash...

We celebrated late... The day of their actually birthday we were moving! SO we had their party a week late at Murray park with just the family. It was perfect!

The Cakes..

Finn's request was a lighting McQueen cake.

Sophie had to have a Unicorn cake, so this is what we came I came up with... It was my first time using fondant so I decided to make it myself on both cakes! Both Finn and Sophie LOVED their cakes and kept thanking me all day for them! (so worth the effort!)

She really loved the unicorns!

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Time for presents!

Golf anyone?

Sophie was thrilled to have a new unicorn to ride!

Papa giving him tips!

A new fishing pole!

Me and my cute cousin Tisha! We are three months a part and our kids are two months apart.. it is so much fun to get together with her and let the kids play!

New cowgirl boots! and horse back riding lessons to go with them!! Thanks Grammy!:)

Yee Haw!

Sophie and Mckinley (I think I have this same pic of me and Tisha at this age!)

It was a great day with family to celebrate Finn and Sophie. I am so thankful each and every day for these two amazing kids!

Denver

2011-08-01T12:30:00.001-06:00

After all of the festivities up at the ranch we headed to Denver to see Audy's mom and help her paint her cabin.

The wagon was a highlight they loved to be pulled and to pull each other.

Going to the lake.

They loved throwing in everything they could get their hands on.

Finn thought he was on a spiderweb.

Finn with his ore ready to get on the boat!

Love that little smile!

Finn loved fishing!

Finn would run so fast....

Then we would just plop right down on the road..funny boy!

Her pretty daisy she picked on our walk.

Love these two!

It rained quite a bit while we were there, but we got to see a really pretty rainbow! Sophie was ecstatic, she loves rainbows and was searching high and low for the unicorns that run along rainbows!

Even though it was rainy we could pass up the opportunity to roast marshmallows!

On the way to Denver the kids were awesome! On the way home what should have taken us 8 hours took us 12! Two 2 years, construction and potty training on a road trip was brutal! We had MANY potty breaks! There was tons of road construction and we were stopped at one spot for like 15 mins.. sophie kept saying she need to poop and we didn't want to get out of line traffic was really backed up so we had to improvise..

She was a trooper and did her thing right there...

Traffic started moving right after, good job soph!

24th and the Derby

2011-07-31T20:36:00.002-06:00

We went to Audy's family ranch for the 24th weekend..and had a so much fun! Here are some of the pics to document the weekend!

Fishing is something Audy LOVES to do so we tagged along... Finn threw half the bank of rocks in the river, and Sophie took the opportunity to exfoliate her legs with the sandy dirt.

Grammy had these fabulous pools that were perfect for these two monkeys..the loved being naked in their own little pool!

Funny little man!

All of us at the bonfire.

Slam dunk.. Finn loves the basketball court!

Cheese!

My cute little family!!

Sophie dancing her little heart out! She loved the music and everyone dancing around her!!

Cute Clara dancing with Soph.

Grammy and Soph dancing! Finn wanted NOTHING to do with the dancing..so he and Audy just sat by the fire roasting marshmallows and watched from afar.
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And the Derby.. this was the first year we took the kids to the derby and they thought it was so cool that the cars were trying to crash into each other. All in all the derby was not very good this year, but we had all kinds of sweets and treats and had fun just being their with our awesome family!

Finn LOVES his uncle Rob!

Sophie jamming to the music!

Thanks Grammy and Grampy for a great weekend, we love coming to the ranch to play and we especially love you!!

The 4th weekend!

2011-07-31T20:36:00.001-06:00

For the 4th of July we head up to Audy's family ranch for the weekend for nonstop family fun! This year we had a mechanical bull... Oh boy did Finn think this was the coolest thing ever! I was so proud of him he got on all by himself and LOVED it! Sophie was a little more hesitant so Audy rode with her, and she had a great time! Hilary Audy's sister even took a turn!

Sophie and her favorite person when we go to the ranch... La La!

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We took the kids to the Oakley rodeo this year and they were so entertained!! We had so much fun!

Finn was digging the music, he was dancing up a storm!

This is Sophie waving to/with the rodeo queens, she thought they were amazing!

We went with my Mom and Dad, grandpa and grandma..and my brother and his two cute boys, who Finn adores!

The rodeo was way more fun with kids they were in awe of all the animal especially the horses! The fireworks were by far the best for me, because they made my kids so happy and excited...Finn kept saying mom the fireworks make me happy! Me too Finn, me too!

Summer Lovin

2011-07-31T20:36:00.000-06:00

Some of the things we have been up to this summer thus far......

Going to Daddy's softball games... always a favorite!

Playing in our back yard...the fun never ends! Finn and Sophie love to swim and have "sleep overs" in their playhouse, they love picnics, and hiding in the slide.

Hiking with Grammy and Grampy up Nobblets.

Going to this house with Grammy where she buys her fresh eggs...so cute they have 80 chickens they had two baby cows and a litter of piglets, Sophie and Finn were in heaven here!

Sophie got pooped on by one of the baby cows, she and Finn both got to ride them but I didn't get a pic!(dang)

Sophie picking out fresh eggs to take home! yum.

I adore this age these monkeys are so funny! They are so sweet with on another. I love to see them play and listen to their conversations, and see their vivid imaginations! Life doesn't get better than these two..I am one lucky mama!

Little Red

2011-07-31T20:34:00.000-06:00

This year I did the Little Red bike ride... I had so much fun! We rode 50 miles and it was beautiful!
Here some fun pics of the day!

Love all these Ladies...this is before we started to ride!

My Cute mom!

Sunni looking hot!

The pic on the left is with the Alice Telford she started this whole bike ride in the 80's and she is still riding! I hope when I am her age I am still riding my bike!

Such a fun day! This guy was dressed up as Little Red so i had to have a pic with him!

MS Bike ride

2011-07-31T20:30:00.002-06:00

The end of June Audy and I did the Best Dam Bike Ride in Logan for MS. We were there supporting my sister! If you don't know my sister she is one amazing woman! The week before this ride she rode her bike from the Jordan River temple to the St. George temple just over 300 miles in 3 days! Then the next week she came up to Logan for this ride and rode another 100 miles, she is my hero! The MS bike ride raises money to help find a cure for this awful disease and helps raise awareness. Some of our amazing friends and family helped Audy and I raise money for this ride thank you again it means so much to us for all of your love and support!

Audy and I camped in our care...

This was our veiw..

Right before all the "Sunni's World" team ready to go!

Cute Dan, Audy's friend was up riding as well, so he was nice enough to hang back with us.

Just stopping for lunch!

The end of our ride...my first 100 miles! Sunni was there to greet me at the end with a big hug!

Birthday's and bowling

2011-07-31T20:29:00.001-06:00

We surprised my Dad for his birthday this year at his favorite restaurant Red Lobster.

So everyone from my family could make it but my little sister Cydnee, I didn't want her to be left out so I brought a framed picture of her to set on the table, so it was like she was there..I think people walking by that saw the picture thought it was her memorial or something we got a lot of weird looks! Love ya Cyd! :)

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My Mother-in-law got a groupon for bowling up in Park City, so we all got together Hilary was in town and it was right before McKinley left for his mission to Argentina.

After bowling!

Just missing Taylor!

Uncle Kin!

The kids absolutely LOVED bowling, they still are talking about "bowling in Park City!" We are so glad to have spent some fun quality time with Kin before he left!

MS WALK

2011-07-31T20:29:00.000-06:00

My sister Sunni has MS, and every year they have a walk and a bike ride for MS. Even though it was cold and a little rainy we packed the kids up and headed to Gateway to walk for MS.

Me, Sunni and the kiddos

Sunni and her cute little family.

All of us after the walk.

Biggest boy, he wants to be just like his cousin who ride their super awesome skateboards!

Sophie dancing her heart out to vanilla ice as it blares from the big speakers! She can't hear music and not move to the beat!

Easter

2011-07-31T20:28:00.001-06:00

Easter morning at our house, it was so fun to see these two monkeys searching for their eggs! They were so excited that they got to eat the candy out of them before they had breakfast!

Easter at Mumsie's house, she always has a great Easter egg hunt! The kids Loved it!

Kideny stones....

2011-07-31T20:28:00.000-06:00

Poor Audy got Kidney stones and was in so much pain...so the kids thought it would be fun to decorate him while he was passed out on the floor!

He was so exhausted he didn't even notice he was now a shrine!

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So while Audy was sick and miserable we painted! Sophie and Finn LOVE to paint...

And it gets everywhere! But it is so much FUN!!

Washing up in the tub!

Their creations! I love my little artists!

Skiing!

2011-07-31T20:27:00.000-06:00

Skiing with my cute sister this year was so fun! This was Sunni's first year really skiing and she rocked it!

Two of my three siblings skiing together at the Canyons! Love it!

Can't wait to do it again!!

Vacation Part 3

2011-07-31T20:26:00.000-06:00

The last and final part of our vacation... New Orleans! We visited with tons of family ate really yummy food and had a blast!

It was a long drive from Florida to Louisiana, Finn and Sophie we so good on the drive there. Just getting to Aunt Kathy's and Uncle Mike's house...so excited to see cousins Mamie.

Hanging out at the park across the street..so happy to run, jump and play!

Cute kids!

Umm..Yummy!

My kids adore Uncle Tay Tay! They love being silly and dancing with him!

All of us together in one place...pretty amazing!

My cute little family.

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The ZOO!

Sophie thought that this goat was a Unicorn she was in HEAVEN and the poor goat was nice enough to let her sit there and have her picture taken!

The zoo was quite amazing we all had a wonderful time!

Finn Loves is Poppi, it was so fun to be with him this trip!

This silly girl loves anything tart or sour!

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LSU and "Mike" the tiger

Love that little face!

So sweet!

Cousins!

Running down the hill to Mamie.

baby Landon

Wishing "mike" was swimming!

Loving each other at LSU

Lunch after LSU...so good!

Hushpuppies, yum!

GUMBO!

Riding the golf cart around...sophie LOVED driving!

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The French Quarter

Chasing pigeons!

BEIGNETS...so good!

M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i River!

Miss Sophie got on the airplane and within the first 10 minutes was passed out sunglasses and all, she slept this way for the entire 2 and 1/2 hour trip to Denver!

What a great trip we had!

Vacation Part 2!

2011-05-09T15:29:00.000-06:00

We left California and headed to Florida to spent some time at the beach and with Papi! We flew into New Orleans and rented a car and drove into Fort Walton beach. It was a little windy but we had so much fun playing in the sand and ocean!

All ready to go down to the beach!

It was a little windy and cold the first day but Finn and Sophie didn't let that ruin their day!

The next day was much WARMER... they are such little beach babies they loved playing in the sand!

Love my little family!

Spending some quality time together... just hanging out looking at the beautiful ocean.

We went to the Gulfarium and had a blast at the dolphin show! Sophie and Finn didn't want to leave!

Soaking up our last day in Florida. We had so much fun in the sun and sand!

Stay tuned for the part 3!

Vacation Part 1

2011-04-27T13:45:00.000-06:00

We were able to go on a little vacation with the kids... first stop DISNEYLAND!!! Finn and Sophie had so much fun here!! And since we have been home everyday without fail they each ask me if they can go back!

Sophie all ready to go.. Finn still waking up!

Oh Man these two LOVED the Buzz ride.. We had to keep coming back to this one!

LOVED being in the drivers seat!

Mickey and Minie's house.

FINALLY.. We got to see Mickey.


Loved the carousel

Back to our room with their loot!

Update!!

2011-04-07T16:52:00.002-06:00

Wow its been a while since I have posted last! So here is a little update on what the Smoot's have been up too lately! (Warning tons of pictures!)

Going to the Dino museum with our cute cousin.

Going skiing again!

Opening up the cream of wheat and eating off the floor...yum.

Finding the highlighters in Daddy's office and going to town! (Finn chose yellow so it doesn't show as much.)

Oh that's not all.. I went to rise the the water bowl while we were painting they both decided to take a turn painting their faces!

Never a dull moment at our house!

And last but not least Mumsie's leprechaun party! They had so much fun dressing up and being with their cousins!

I promise to be more diligent about updating my blog, so these posts aren't so long! Finn and sophie are growing up so fast and we are having the time of our life with them! I know I say this all the time but I am so grateful for these two little monkeys, they bring so much love and happiness into our home! The are so full of life and keep me on my toes, but I love it all!!

The Deer

2011-02-02T10:37:00.001-07:00

We took the kids skiing at Deer Valley for their first time!

We had so much fun !!!

Their faces don't show it but they were so excited!!

They Loved riding on the "magic carpet"!

Finn was so stoked to be skiing so Audy took him up the real lift and he skied all the way down the big hill!!

Taking a break..

Finn was so upset when we told him we were going in for lunch..he instantly dropped to his knees and started crying "no mom more skiing, no mom more skiing!" He is defiantly Audy's boy!

Tears stopped when the chili fries came out!

Back up on the hill!

We had so much fun with these two monkeys! We are so proud and excited that they both really like skiing! Now we can ski as a little family!

cereal at my house....

2011-01-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

The Culprit..

Then Sophie could resist getting in on the action too!

This is what I get for leaving the entire box of cereal on the counter, and going to go to the bathroom!

PRIVATE!

2011-01-08T08:34:00.001-07:00

Lately I have gotten some really weird comments from people I don't know.. So in an effort to make our life somewhat private, we are making our blog private. If there is anyone still out there that we know and love that would like to continue reading our blog please leave your email address, or if you feel feel more comfortable email it to me at my email address ashleesmoot@gmail.com.

Denver

2011-01-02T21:21:00.002-07:00

We went to Denver at the beginning of December to have Christmas with Audy's mom.

We had so much fun, every minute was packed with something exciting!!

~Flying to Denver~

Here are Finn and Sophie on the airplane to Denver. They were so excited!

~Starting the fun~

Making their gingerbread train with Grammy!

~The Train Museum~

We went to the cutest train museum. Both of them LOVE trains and were in heaven to walk and around and get inside the trains.

~The Butterfly Pavilion~

This was such a fun place for the kids to run and see all different types of butterflies. They were huge and you could reach out and hold them on your fingers!

~Opening PRESENTS!!!~

Grammy spoiled These two monkeys. They loved everything about Christmas this year it was so fun to see them really get into it!

~Pictures with Santa~

Our picture with Santa was the previous post. But I had to throw these pics in too! They had this whole ice palace set up to wait to get your picture taken with Santa it was so fun and darling! Finn and Sophie LOVED this place they didn't want to leave! They were really good for Santa they both sat right up on his lap and weren't afraid one bit!

~Playing at Grammy's house~

They thought this broom was the coolest toy ever, they rode it around all over!

~Denver Aquarium~

The Denver aquarium is so neat! It is huge and there is so much to do there! This was defiantly a favorite of the trip!

~Flying home~

A ring pop and some tunes, Finn was loving life on the airplane!! (Sophie was almost asleep so I didn't get a shot of her!) We had a blast in Denver and can't wait to go back!!

Santa!

2010-12-18T08:48:00.000-07:00

While we were in Denver last week, we took Sohpie and Finn to see Santa! They were so excited and so good! They both climbed right up on his lap and told him what they wanted him to bring on Christmas! I was so proud and happy we didn't have any melt downs and got a cute picture out of them!

2 yr pics

2010-12-12T10:03:00.002-07:00

My cute and talented friend Cristi was kind enough to take amazing pictures of Sophie and Finn! They turned out so cute I love them! At two Sophie loves to sing, she is always serenading us with a song. I love to hear her little voice! She is so sweet and loves her brother! Sophie is my little artist she loves to sit and color and do art projects! She loves to dress up in anything and wear mommy's "high shoes." Finn at two is so fun to watch he is such a BOY any ball or gun he is all about! He loves to watch football with his dad. He is such a good sharer with his sister, he makes sure Sophie has whatever he has too! Finn is talking really well, he is putting his words together to make sentences! I love these two, they are full of so much life and love! I love to watch them play and laugh together there is nothing better! I am so grateful that I get to be their mom and watch them learn and grow!

ski stuff

2010-11-15T10:17:00.001-07:00

Audy I got out our ski stuff the other day and Finn and Sophie loved trying on the boots and helmets. I thought they looked pretty stinkin cute! So cute that we got them their own ski helmets....

They don't look super excited in this pic...but believe me its hard to get them to take them off! So watch out Deer Valley Sophie and Finn are going to be shredding the mountain this season!

Fall leaves

2010-11-04T15:19:00.000-06:00

We had a lot of fun driving up the canyon this year looking at all the beautiful leaves! Sophie and Finn were so cute with one another, I love this time of year!

wow it's been awhile!

2010-10-09T22:21:00.001-06:00

Wow I have been avoiding my blog, dreading having to do this post(knowing that it would be LONG and a lot of effort)! We have had such a fun summer and I am sad to see it go! We did tons of fun stuff and I wanted to make sure I remembered it all! So here is my tribute to summer post we enjoyed you so much! Now onto Fall!:)

Warning: Tons of pictures ahead... you can click on them to make them bigger!

Going to This is the Place Park.

Helping build the "jumpy jump"!

This is how we do Big Kid Undies around here!

Zoo trips!

Eating cheese straight from the block!

Going up to Snowbird and riding the tram with Linds!

Watching Fireworks with cousins.

Just being naked..

Camping in Jackson...They were such troopers!

Going up Silver Fork.

Eating carrots from our garden! Yum.

Turning 2!!

Gong to the Aquarium for their Birthday!

Family Birthday party!!

Fun with Stickers!

First Piggy Tails! :)

Bug catching!

Cool bike and helmets.

Man I love these two... Summer this year was so much fun! I love watching them learn and grow they are getting so big too fast! Where does the time go I can't believe they are already two!

2010-08-04T13:49:00.000-06:00

We went to the little farm Thanksgiving Point has... and we had so much fun!! Finn and Sophie loved it they couldn't get enough of everything!

Sophie loved this goat she stood there feeding him corn kernels forever!

Love this! Finn just loves his Dad and wants to be just like him!!

Whoa big horsey!

Finn just couldn't help himself he had to climb up on this tractor!

Sweet kid!

Sophie did not want to get off her horse!!

ice cream after!!

Yum!

This is what i ordered! Holy it was huge!!!

After ice cream this is what Soph and Finn wanted to do all by themselves!

Dad had to get in on the action too!

Twins with ice cream all over us!

Little monkey!

Ride for a cure!

2010-07-20T10:48:00.001-06:00

For those of you that don't know my oldest sister has MS.. so this year Audy I decided to ride in the MS bike ride in logan on my sister's team. Her theme on her jersey this year was screw MS! We had so much fun and were so happy when Audy's friend Q wanted to ride too! Here are some of the pics of the day!

Audy being awesome with his sleeveless jersey!

My cute parents rode 40 miles!!!Me and my Mommy!Q looking good!Me taking pic while riding!Q and Audy checking world cup scores! After we finished our 75 miles.Me and my sister after the ride!

Love you Sunni!!!

2010-06-21T21:58:00.002-06:00

New Family Pictures!
These are Sophie and Finn's 21 month pictures... I just love these two babies, they are getting so big and I am having so much fun with them! I adore these pictures I feel that they really capture their little personalities at this age.

Finn is so funny right now he totally has this keen sense of humor he laughs at me and at himself.. he even laughs when Mickey makes a joke on TV. He cracks me up constantly! He is so sweet with Sophie (most of the time) he shares with her and make sure she has what he has! He is very much a Daddy's boy he wants to do everything his daddy does! He loves to go up to the ranch and ride the "wheeler" he can't get enough! He is a boy through and through he loves anything that is a bike or a truck or a digger he can spot them from a mile away! He is such a loving little boy he just melts my heart with his sweetness!

Sophie is our little firecracker she is always on the go, she doesn't slow down for anyone or anything. She talks up a storm and loves to sing and dance! She is also super sweet she loves to give kisses and will come suggie with me at night or when we turn on their "show" (mickey mouse or little einstiens). She is always so busy and into everything..her new thing is to get in her drawers and put all of her pants on her arms and walk around, she thinks she looks fabulous! Sophie is so sweet and loving. She loves to follow me around and and ask "what's that"? She is my little helper bee!

This is such a great age they are so fun and everyday is such a fun adventure!

21 months

2010-05-26T14:56:00.001-06:00

I can't believe that my little monkeys are 21 months today! They have gotten so big in the last couple of months. They have so much energy and are so busy all day long.. and I love it, every minute of it! This is such a fun stage of life... I am loving watching Finn and Sophie grow and learn. I want to freeze them this age. I am so excited warm weather is here (sort of) because they love being outside..just like me! I love you babies I am so grateful to be your mommy!

Century

2010-05-18T22:54:00.003-06:00

Audy and his friend Q rode the Salt Lake Century bike ride this last Saturday. I just wanted to post a few pics of these two studs! The bike ride was a total of 108 miles it started at the fair grounds in Salt Lake and they rode around Antelope Island and ended up back at the fair grounds! Wow what a long ride.. and they made awesome time!! So proud of you two!

This is Audy right at the 108 mile.. I was parked on the road so I could see him right when he was done. I am so proud of him he just started riding a few weeks before this ride and he did such a great job! What an accomplishment! Now for the MS ride in June..this one I will be riding with him!

Playing...

2010-05-07T10:03:00.000-06:00

I know it has been forever since my last post, so here are the monkeys having fun outside in the yard!

Nutella

2010-04-09T12:41:00.003-06:00

I know I post a lot of pics where my kids are eating..but thats what we like to do around here!
My brother brought home some nutella so I thought I would let Sophie and Finn try some out!
And I think they LOVED it! Yum

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After I gave them their graham crackers full of nutella I quickly ran out of the room to get a laundry basket and when i returned not even 2 minutes later I found this...!

Poor little guy was pasted out! He didn't even wake up when I washed his face and put him to bed!

Random

2010-03-28T20:32:00.003-06:00

Finn dazed

Our next American Idol

Olives anyone?

I just love this cheesy little grin!

This is what Sophie and Finn like to do after to breakfast.. sit in my pots

So proud of herself!

Finn wearing Daddy's new bike shoes... I think he is ready to start riding!

Popsicles & Snowman...

2010-03-16T10:48:00.004-06:00

All firsts at our house!

Sophie and Finn had their first homemade popsicle Yum! They loved them and were so cute licking the stick to the very last drop! This will be a must this summer!!

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I was not happy to look out my window and see SNOW! I am over winter and ready for spring and summer!! But I thought I would turn my frown upside down and make the best of it! So we took all the snow from our front yard and made a snowman!! Not only was this a first for Finn and Soph but for me too!! Audy couldn't believe that I had never made a snowman before! I had so fun fun with my little monkeys make our snowman it was worth it snowing!

Cousins

2010-03-08T20:29:00.004-07:00

Hilary and our newest nephew came to town and we were lucky enough to have them over to play for a little while!!!
This was the first time we saw Landon in "real life". We had only skyped with him before. And oh man is he cute!! He is the most clam sweet baby ever! I loved holding him and loving on him.. HEAVEN!

Finn, Landon and Sophie all watching baby einstein!

Milo came to play for a while so we had to get a shot of all the cute monkeys on the bed!

Me loving that little tiny man.. and Sophie just checking in.

I think Finn loved his new boy cousin the best... He was so cute with Landon. He would point and say baby in the sweetest voice! He loved to give him kisses it was really sweet! These two are going to have so much fun together!!
Thanks Hil for visiting we miss you and can't wait to see you again!

Lots of pics

2010-03-03T11:29:00.004-07:00

Messy Kids!

Big Boy!

New computers so we can be just like Daddy!

WE love to color...and eat the crayons!

Sophie wasn't feeling good the other day, when I came in my room this is what I found...she was just hanging out by herself watching baby einstein... sweet even when she is sick!

Sweet and Naughty!! I was bringing in groceries when I got done this is what I found!

Finn loves to balance on anything!

Cutest bum around.. he is always sagging his diaper!

Helpers!

Sophie loves the vacuum! When ever I get in out she is right there helping!

I love these two so much I could squish them every second!! They are so fun and full of personalty they make my life so full and rich! I am truly blessed that I get to be home with them all day! I Love you monkeys!!

Sweet life in the valley

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Hey if any of you are wondering sweet life in the valley is still around just go to: www.sweetlifeinthevalley.blogspot.com
And if you go there you can enter to win a Cuisinart Custom Prep 11 food processor!! I have been wanting one of these forever!!
(Thanks LISA!!)

Glamour kids...

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Hats..

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Sophie in Daddy's shoes.

Finn was so proud of himself...he dragged this stool out of my room to the living room, he plopped it right in the middle of the room and sat down! And stayed there for quite sometime!

Sophie got into the destin.. I walked in on her looking like this and saying YUMMMM!

2010-01-21T12:43:00.003-07:00

Opening presents with Nanna and Poppie (Nan and Bob).
Sophie and Finn were lucky enough to get their grandparents to come out early for Christmas!
Here there are have a blast opening presents wit them.

Finn with his safety goggles on!

Sophie was so excited she couldn't stop moving for a picture!

Nanna and Soph trying to figure out how to put her car together!

Sophie showing off her new outfit.

We couldn't leave Meka out of the fun!

They loved and still love these cars!! As you can see by the looks on their faces that are having so much fun!!
Thanks Nanna and Poppie for all the wonderful things and for coming out to be with us!!
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Temple square to see the lights!
We took the kids see the lights at temple square and they absolutely loved it!! They were in awe of all the little twinkling lights...we could hardly get them sit for a picture!

2010-01-08T13:19:00.002-07:00

Christmas was great this year! We slept over at Grandpa and Grandma's house (sherm & sherri) Christmas Eve...then from there we headed over to my parents house for brunch. It was a very long day but Sophie and Finn did great! We didn't open presents at our house until 5 pm. Sophie was super excited she didn't want to wait for Finn to open her presents! When Finn did wake up...well he wasn't in the best mood (as the pictures show!) The kids LOVE opening gifts! It was so fun to watch them light up every time they opened something new! We are so blessed and this last year was great we are so grateful for all of our friends and family we got to spend time with!

2009-12-22T22:42:00.004-07:00

Here are a few pictures that Audy's dad took for us. These are of Sophie and Finn at 15 months. It is so crazy how fast time just flies by!! My babies are getting so big and so smart! Everyday they amaze me with all the things they learn... They talk like crazy and play so well with one another. Audy and I have so much fun everyday with these little munchkins!! We are so blessed to have these two and treasure every moment with them!

just a few..

2009-12-05T21:14:00.002-07:00

I thought I would post a few pics of my babes doing what they do best!

Finn hanging out with Dad while he is trying to get some work done.

My BIG GIRL!

Finn in a box with all his toys.

Love this! Sophie and Finn holding hands at dinner while watching baby Einstein.

FInn in the tub with all the drinks we had for a party... It was so cute he really thought he was drinking the Sprite, after he would throw his head back he would say awh!

Sophie under another sink cheesing it up for the camera...she is not shy one bit!

FInn on a very important phone call... He is constantly finding phones and walking around the house jabbing on and on... he loves the phone, just like his dad!

Lately..

2009-11-27T16:32:00.003-07:00

As of late this has been Sophie and Finn's new favorite spot. One will climb under my sink then right behind, the other one follows. They are so funny under there, its like they have found a treasure chest, there are crowns (my headbands), and silver (clips for my hot rollers), and potions (all my hair products). But the best thing of all you ask.... well those would have to be my tampons, yes you read right tampons!

Yes both of them have successfully removed the wrapping and are chewing on a tampon.

Watch out Finn is the tampon ninja! !

2009-11-11T19:48:00.003-07:00

Here are some of the many faces of Sophie and Finn... All day I have my camera out because I think that they are both doing the funniest things all the time and I don't want to miss them! Sophie and Finn are getting so big and learning so much everyday I am amazed by all the things that they do! They are so fun and I am so grateful to be their Mommy!

Halloween

2009-11-09T20:08:00.004-07:00

Here are some pictures of our little stinkers on Halloween. We had so much fun this year dressing them up and parading them all over! They had no idea what was going on... they were just happy that every time someone put something in their mouths it was sweet! My mom had an amazing halloween party with lots of crafts food and fun, she never disappoints!

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RUB-A-DUB-DUB

Sophie and Finn LOVE the bathtub! They love to rub the shampoo on each others head...they love it when they have bubbles galore! They especially love it when I put bubbles on top of their head..they think it is the funniest thing in the world!!

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Being funny while they eat!

Finn is so silly when he eats.. he makes the funniest faces and laughs and laughs at himself!

Yes that is a pea in Sophie's ear...she thinks in hilarious to put food there and on top of her head!

Happy Halloween!!

2009-10-21T21:48:00.002-06:00

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Naughty Monkeys

2009-10-20T10:54:00.002-06:00

I have a great area to coral my kids in when i need to get things done (mostly so they don't follow me around and undo everything I just did!!) One particular day I was going about my daily chores when I got the feeling something was wrong... then there was a erie quietness in the house, and I thought oh know what is going on, my kids are being way too quiet!! so I come flying into the living room this is what I find!!

I had left out my costco size tub of chocolate covered almonds from the night before, and these two little monkeys opened the lid somehow and were having so much fun sucking all the chocolate and spitting out the almonds (thank goodness!!!). There was chocolate everywhere!!!! Even though there was a giant mess to clean up I couldn't resist to grab my camera and snap a few quick shots!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy AuDY!!

2009-10-19T20:30:00.002-06:00

Here are just a few things that make Audy so special...
. He is patient
. He puts others before himself
. He LOVES to have fun!
. He makes me laugh
. He is the life of the party
. He is such a good involved Daddy
. He is sweet and very thoughtful
. He is a loyal friend
. He loves to ski and fly fish
. He is my best friend
. He is a HUGE Broncos fan
Thank you for being such a great Daddy and husband..we are so lucky to have you!!! Love you the most!!!

Utah State Fair

2009-10-08T10:54:00.010-06:00

They had the cutest baby goats there! They were so curious and fun...Sophie and Finn loved them! They would each put their hand out so the goat could sniff and lick it!!
You can't really see it but Sophie has the biggest grin on her face! She was in heaven being around all the animals!

Our babies and their cutest Daddy!! They sure love him.. and so do I!
Finn with Papa's shades on!
Finn loved running around and looking everywhere.. He would stop and point at everything!

We had some friends that have horses that were competing in the fair that night so we stopped by to say Hi... They had some big horses! Finn was okay looking at the from a far... he would get all excited he loved them.... until we took him right up to them, then he got scared and tried to turn and get as far away from them as he could!

Sophie on the other hand... She wanted to get as close as possible! She was all about petting them touching their noses..I think a few times she got her whole tiny hand up one nostril of this poor horse! It was so funny to see the difference in Finn and Sophie when it came to the animals!

My cute Dad

Me and my cute baby boy!

Mumsie and Mommy helping Sophie cruise through all the people.

After Navajo tacos..yum! They had live entertainment Sophie and Finn loved playing on all the chairs and dancing to the blue grass music in the background!

We ended the night with the famous BIG YELLOW SLIDE!!! I have been coming to the fair since i can remember and this was one of the things that I always did as a kid when I came here... so we are keeping the tradition alive with Finn and Sophie! Audy took them both down they were so cute.. Finn wasn't sure what to think when he went down, but loved it after the fact.. he would point and get all excited!! Sophie loved it from start to finish... I think she is going to be our little dare devil!! All in all it was a fun time at the fair with my little family and my cute mom and dad!!

Hair cuts and birthdays

2009-10-05T10:39:00.007-06:00

My mom gave Finn his first hair cut before I had his birthday pictures taken... He was so good the whole time loving all the attention being on him!

Here is pose at the end of the haircut... I think he was feeling pretty cool!
Sophie couldn't miss out on the action...even though she doesn't have much hair Mumsie still combed it and put some hairspray in it to make her pretty!

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HaPpY BiRtHdAy To FiNn & sOpHiE!
Sophie telling everyone that she is ONE!

Finn had no problems diving right into his cake!

I can't believe that a whole year has past and that my babies are ONE! They are so precious and fun, they keep me on my toes and make my life so fulfilling! I am so grateful to have such sweet babies! I am excited about the next year to come to watch Sophie and Finn grow and learn even more! Happy birthday my darlings I love you!!!
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Then

Now...

Its amazing what a year can do!

House Pics Finally!

2009-10-01T17:05:00.008-06:00

Master Bedroom before..

AFTER...

Master Bath BEFORE..

AFTER..

Living room BEFORE..

AFTER..

Kitchen BEFORE....

AFTER..

So here it is just a few quick pics of the house! This has been such a long process.. but things are finally settling down and it is starting to feel more and more like home! There is still a lot of work that needs to be done (as you can tell in the pics!) but slowly but surely we will get it all done! Thanks for being patience I promise more frequent updating from now on!

2009-09-01T13:02:00.002-06:00

I just was so sick of the last post so I thought I would hurry and throw up these pictures.. We went up to Snowbird to see all the bikers in the tour of Utah race... Which my talented brother also participated in and did very well!! Octoberfest was going on at the same time so we couldn't pass up lots of yummy German food and a good time!
Stay tuned for house and birthday pictures!!

Jackson

2009-08-18T15:47:00.005-06:00

Audy ventured off on a guys trip to Jackson. They ran the river (which no one got pictures of!) they fished and camped and tried to find wildlife.. He came home a new man, he has been working like crazy on our house and it was a well deserved vacation..(even though it wasn't the best timing for me!)

The Whole gang
3 Elk... apparently this was the extent of the wild life they saw.. Audy was really disappointed he didn't see a bear! Bald Eagle
Audy and his cousin Pat
They ate pretty well... I was quite impressed with their tin foil dinner skills!
Here is audy with the only fish caught on the trip.. small but they ate it anyway!
Audy doing what he loves most!
Zach, Audy and Mike.

I promise the next post will pictures of the house!

Swimming

2009-08-13T11:15:00.003-06:00

I got a very fabulous pool from Costco for my birthday and it has been so much fun for me and the kids to have somewhere to play while the house was getting ready for us to move into! Sophie and Finn love the water and love to go swimming... they are my little water babies!

2009-08-13T11:08:00.002-06:00

For my brother's birthday we went up big cottonwood canyon for a weenie roast and cake and ice cream! So much fun to be in the great mountains of Utah with none other than my wonderful family!

This is Trevor my big brother on his birthday
My cute dad enjoying his chili dog.
Audy and Finn being reverent during the prayer...(not me my eyes were open taking pictures of people..naughty!)
My beautiful mom and precious Sophie.
My darling grandma and Finn...SO cute!!

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the kids were more interested in the dogs than having their picture taken!
Playing with Aunt Cydee
Making brownies at Mumsie's house!
Being cute at Aunt Hilary's shower!
Peek-a-boo!

It's official....

2009-07-17T11:15:00.004-06:00

We bought our first HOUSE!!! This post is long over due since we purchased the house at the end of June. We haven't moved in yet because we are doing a complete remodel on the whole house Audy has been juggling work up in Kamas and going to the house every night!! Things are coming along I will post pictures of the house before the demo next time.. for now pictures of Sophie and Finn is what you get!

We have been spending a lot of time at home depot, the kids love to ride in the race car cart... I hate it because they are filthy and gross and I have to baby wipe them down when we leave!

We also go over to the house when Audy is there and bring him lunch.. we set out the picnic blanket and all of our toys and play on the grass while Daddy works.. (grass is a novelty for us because we don't have grass at our current home.. we are so excited about grass!!)

Going to work

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Here is Finn playing in his new toy..the diaper box!
Us braving the weather at Mike's BBQ.. You can't really tell in the picture but it was raining so hard!!Proud Papa on his first Father's Day!
You have to ride the train when you go to the zoo!!
We went to the zoo with Erik, Nicole and Owen it was so fun! Here are the little cousins.. Owen wasn't to thrilled with grass... But everything else was so fun thanks guys for fitting us in we know you are so busy when you come into town!
Finn loves to grab grass and squish it as hard as he can with his little tiny Hercules grip!
Sophie always ready to have her picture taken... she is getting really good at smiling for the camera! ( If you look close you can see her two bottom teeth!)
My two little munchkins!

Tagged

2009-06-24T11:24:00.006-06:00

Okay so this was my first time being tagged... and I don't think it is very fair! Not very cute at all! Here are the rules: Take a picture of yourself right now, no primping or preparing. Just snap the picture.Load onto your blog.Tag 3 people to play… so i am going to tag, Tisha Williamson, Lindsey Machan and Melissa Rock!!

Lately we have been...

2009-06-09T10:20:00.006-06:00

Visiting with my cute cousin from Arizona and Sophie and Fin meeting her baby girl Mckinley for the first time!! (thanks Tisha for getting us all together we love and miss you!!)

Being quite the handful lately.. FInn is all over the place if I turn my back for just a minute he is into something.. at this particular time he decided he wanted to be in the toy basket with all of is toys!! STINKER!!

Going to Finn and Sophie's 9 month check up.. NO SHOTS YEAH!! They had a hay day with the butcher paper they put down on the table.. by the time we left it looked like we threw confetti all over the floor... Finn's new weight 20 pounds even and for miss Sophie she is still at a petite 17.1 pounds!

Hiking at the Ranch..Audy and I had so much fun hiking Finn and Soph up to the Spring the weather couldn't have been more perfect and they had a ball watching all five of the dogs that we took running around!! Everything was so green and lush it was beautiful.. Sophie and FInn loved playing in the dirt and picking weeds and grass it was too much fun!!