Not an experiment

No this is not a regular size marsh-mellow next to a mini marsh-mellow. This is a oversized, super-duper, marsh-mellow! This may be a silly post but both Bri and I couldn't believe how big it is! I'm not even sure where my mom found these crazy mellows, but I guess they exist without being part of some crazy experiment.

What a weekend!

These past few days made a very nice weekend! It started off with Friday being our 7th anniversary. Brian and I took the girls to my mom's for Friday and Saturday and were able to go to Happy Sumo for dinner and a movie after. We also ran a bunch of errands that are easier to do without kids. We've decided that we are old when the highlight of the night was being able to each take Tylenol PM's and go to bed at 11:30. Haha. On Saturday as part of my anniversary / mother's day present I got a to go to the Spa for a few hours. After a body scrub, steam room, massage, facial, and pedicure I was ready to

take on the world. It was SO relaxing and I'm not going to lie, I could handle doing that more often (right, if my budget allowed it). Brian spent the morning playing golf. We picked up the girls later that day and just spent the night at home eating pizza and watching Supercross. My sweet girls and husband gave me some beautiful Tulips for Mother's Day. The girls also gave me a little something (picture will explain better). On Sunday we went to Zermatt for brunch with my family. Oh the food was so delicious! The weather was gorgeous so we walked around outside for an hour and just enjoyed the sunshine. Later that day we went to my in laws for a BBQ. It was fun to spend the day with both families. I love my mom so much and am very grateful for all that she has done for me and my family! Now having kids I understand the never ending worrying of a mom, the sacrifices they make and just trying to keep the family together (on top of all the other jobs they have to do). I'm also very grateful for my mother in law. I'm so lucky that I married into a great family. I love my little girls and my husband and feel very blessed to have them in my life!

(with a little help the girls made me these)

Grandma LeAnn with her grandgirls

Finley having fun chasing papa

Seven

Seven years ago on the Seventh of May, Brian and I were married. Seven, wow, so short and yet it seems like its been forever. We've had our fair share of highs and lows, have gone through too many cars and bikes, moved seven times, traveled all over, had college graduation, lived at bike races every Saturday for the last five years, washed too much spandex (good thing you look good in it), been through surgeries together, you've switched jobs four times, we've enjoyed learning new sports like cross country skiing, have had long and short hair, love cruising around the valley on our cruiser bikes, and mostly have two beautiful girls together. I know that I'm not the best at writing exactly what I want to say, but, I know that over the last seven years you've made me grow and become a better person and I know that I wouldn't be where I am today without you! I love watching you with our girls and how they love their papa. Every little girl needs their dad in their life, and as they continue to grow and need you, like when a boy breaks their heart, oh I can't wait to watch you with them. You are the rock in our family and we love you so much!! Each year is exciting and new, I can't wait for what the future has in store for us.

Happy Anniversary Love!

(so this song is a little different but I had to use it because not only do Brian and I love it, sweet little Fin has declared it one of her most favorite songs and it's kind of been a family thing lately)

SLC Supercross 2010

This past Saturday we went to the Supercross here in Salt Lake. This was Finley's second time of going (this time she was more than 6 weeks old and knew what was going on). Apart from the really loud booms from the fireworks she loved it. She had a corndog, dippin dots, churro, two sprites, and kettlecorn. Needless to say she was a happy little girl. When the bikes came out we asked her if she was faster then they were, and of course her answer was 'duh mom'. The weather that day had been off and on clear skies and rain. As the announcer was interviewing the racers he had asked their opinion on how the race was going to be and they responded by 'wet and slick.' Did they know something we didn't? Yep, sure enough it started raining. As we all know Utah weather shifts every 10 minutes. So instead of going from rain to no rain, we went from a slight drizzle, rain, no rain, hard rain, drizzle, hard rain, snow. The racer's later admitted that they've never raced in snow. We had dressed Fin in her warmest and most waterproof clothes but by the time the main event started we were all soaked and she was starting to get cold. So unfortunately we left. May I mention, we knew with the weather and track being the way it was it was a no brainer that KW (Kevin Windham) would win, and win he did, lapping clear up to the 2nd and 3rd place riders. I wish I could have taken pictures of the snow storm we drove home in. It was the most bizar thing. We couldn't tell what direction we were going, what speed we were going or if we were moving at all. Come on already, it's May and we are having worse storms then in February! All in all it was a great night and we hope to go next year. (I also want to mention that not one single supercross race that we've been to in 6 years has had good weather. Not in SLC or Vegas).

Yes we are all in our winter gear and its May.

Nice nose wheely KW

Season winner Ryan Dungey

Dad and Mom trying to hide under a blanket out of the rain.

Fin and I soaked to the bone on the way back to the car.

Look at our little green goblin run!

Kooky Girl

My three year old has found her independence and takes advantage of it whenever she can. Over the past few months she has become our little hippy. She doesn't like me to do her hair other then maybe a clip, all she wants to wear are skirts and dresses (even if I put pants on her, the moment we get home she runs to her room and puts on a skirt), and the biggest thing is she never wants to wear shoes. Oh I love her to pieces and can't help but giggle at her kookiness. Today she decided that she just wanted to wear her new cowboy hat, and chaps (she has boots, but of course those are shoes so no go). What can you do?

Wall Space

Fin has been into wanting to be like her papa a lot lately so to add to it, she wanted to put her bikes just like papa's. Yes, she's off to the same start as him, she's three and has two bikes. Good thing we have a lot of wall space in the garage.