Studio Photo

Do you like my studio?

I go to all this work, setting everything up and I get one picture!

For the record, I was wearing my purple dress too! :)

An LDS Tea Party

Ayla and Tayvie have the funnest little cupcake set and tea set. Last week they were playing with both. They "cooked" the cupcakes in their room and then set them all up nicely on their trays. Tayvie went to take a "bite" and Ayla said "NO Tayvie! We haven't said the prayer yet!" I grabbed my camera as Tayvie immediately bowed her head and started to pray, Ayla came right over and did the same. Then the tea party resumed and even Lyndlee got to enjoy a plastic cupcake!

Lynders- Dr Suess Style

Can you believe she is 15 weeks old? Already?

She is so sweet. So good.

Such a happy baby... lot's of smiles.

Her smile is contageous!

I dare you to look at that smile and not do the same- especially in person!

Jammie Girls

Last night, after baths... I love when they smell so yummy and feel so cuddly!

This Guy & I Danced in a Snow Storm

What a week! phew... Each week, I don't believe it could possibly get any more insane, and then it does. And when I say "insane" that's exactly what I mean! I can't even describe... well, I can, but I don't want to.

Tony worked Saturday until noon, and after a few hours together at home, we got in the car and drove up Parley's in the snowstorm. We drove through Park City, and Heber and down Provo Canyon. Snowing all the while. It was beautiful and peaceful, as all three girls were asleep in the backseat at one point. Tony and I got some good needed talking in. We love car rides probably mostly for our chat time. It has been a long, long time since we've had a Saturday to ourselves (minus his morning work time). We drove back through Utah County on side streets and ended up in a little secluded gully parking lot to a walk way in American Fork. Tony pulled in just to show me what it was and then started to drive out, I asked him to go back to the parking lot and he was confused. He parked and I quickly found our wedding song on the cell phone. As I got out of the car he said "you do know it's 25 degrees out there?" I walked around to his side and he opened his door and got out and danced with me... in the snow... and the cold... we were freezing, but I got to live my little corny dance in a parking lot with Tony dream! Just what I needed to counter the week I had had!

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When we got back in the car, Ayla asked "What were you doing out there?" I said "What do you think we were doing?" to which she replied "KISSING!" and then she said "Yep, looks like you are getting married today." Earlier we had kissed at a red light and she asked if we were getting married today. We are sure blessed to have such sweet little girls.

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So glad I have photoshop to recreate the event with such specific detail so that I will never forget that perfect moment.

Growing Like a Beanstalk

As I was getting in the shower late last night I glanced at the bathtub toys and noticed this little green and orange watering can. It made me smile. Earlier that day Ayla had watered her bean seed that she planted in Primary with that little watering can. I had watched her do it, she told me she needed to water it since she hadn't yet that day, I said okay, and she dashed off up the stairs. She came back with this little toy that she had put the tiniest amount of water in and carefully dripped it into her cup of dirt. I hadn't even realized she had immediately gone and put the watering can back with her bath toys where she had found it. It wasn't until I saw it sitting on top of the pile that I realized how cute it was that she had even used the little watering can in the first place. It made me think about how sweet she is, and how much she is growing up. I paid a bit more attention today with my camera in hand, as she did the same thing.

I'm Spontaniously Planning to Be Around Here More

I love this picture because I think it represents well the chaos of my life.

If you can look past all the things I can't control very well, like who's looking at the camera, who's crying, the crazy flighty hair... it really is sweet. I see three most amazing little beings-I think what I see is the definition of love and joy smashed all together.

...and really if everyone were looking at the camera it wouldn't be nearly as fun!

Honestly though, I am a bit of a control freak I'm realizing. And things like this make me a little crazy. I really like to have a plan (of my own) and be following it. I plan e v e r y t h i n g ... I make Tony crazy because I am always running through the plan for the next few hours, days, or month. (Yet I will not follow a recipe, or a pattern).

I do wish I were more spontanious... how would I do that? Seriously, I would have to PLAN to be spontanious.

Life is so busy. But I've been thinking about things I want to do, (you may call that planning) and one thing I want to do is keep up my blog a little better. Tony and I use this to look back a lot, and I'm realizing I'm leaving a lot of gaps lately! When we want to look up Ayla's 4th birthday and Tayvie's 2nd birthday they'll be missing.

I also want to "read" your blogs too (who am I kidding we all know I mainly look at pictures! :), I miss seeing your cute little posts and seeing what you're all up too. So I'm going to make a PLAN to allow myself a half an hour a day to rejoin bloggyland, cause I like it here.

So there ya go, you can expect to see me around here a whole lot more.

What A Little Blessing

So here they are, not the best pictures for sure... but what can ya expect after a big day like that... you can see how tired we all are in our eyes! Littly LeeLee has turned into quite the smiler, but not that day... or atleast not for pictures!

Tony blessed her on Sunday, February 7th. Yep, that was Super Bowl Sunday, so we had a full day of celebrating.

Her Grandma Margo made her beautiful looooong dress. She looked like a little angel. She is such a sweet, calm baby. We are so thankful for her, can't remember life with out her.

Thinking we need a new family picture... maybe one without tired eyes. What do ya think Kimmie ?