"HOPPY" Easter!!!

Oh what a fun Easter we had this year. I just cant imagine our lives without Bostyn. She is such a doll and makes everyday a new adventure. She got a new bike (along with ALOT of other goodies) from the Easter Bunny. I will have to put a pic up of the bike. She absolutely loves it. It was funny because Brad had put her down for a nap last week and was putting the bike together in Drews room. He had to go outside to saw a piece off of the bike and Bostyn climbed out of her bed and went into Drews room and saw the bike. Then, she headed down the stairs and saw Brad and she told him all about what she had discovered. He just laughed and told her it was Saiges.... needless to say she didnt believe him and couldnt forget about the bike. She had so much fun hanging out with all of her cousins and especially having a never ending supply of candy at her fingertips. We spent the majority of the day at my mom and dads house and it was nice to have home cooked food and hang out with everyone.

This weekend we are headed to San Fran for Brads brothers baby blessing. I am so excited to see them and the new baby. Drew gets to come so it will be fun for he and Bostyn as well. I will update when we get back as we leave tomorrow.

Jump On It!!!

March 20, 2008

We went to the funnest place on Thursday 3/20 night. It is in Lindon and it is called Jump on it! We had my sisters kids and one of Arlee's friends met us their with his kid. I think that the adults had more fun than the kids. Well maybe not, but just as much fun. It is this huge warehouse that is just trampolines everywhere. It is nice because they have an area that is just for younger kids and their parents. Bostyn likes to be the only one on her trampoline and quickly moves if anyone tries to join her. There were balls in there as well so Brad had a good time trying to hit everyone with them. I did alot of observing and not so much jumping. If you get the chance and have an hour to burn go try it out- it is so fun! I have also heard that there is something similar in Draper called Bouncing off the walls.

Bostyn Dying Eggs with her Cousins

March 22, 2008

This was such a busy day for all of us. It was Arlees big 24 birthday so we did her whole celebration that day. She got alot of stuff I was jealous about. She recently bought a really nice condo that they are in the process of building. My parents got her new pots and pans and really nice mixing bowls, storage containers, etc. It really is all the stuff you always want but never spring for. My mom made Chile Verde and it was quite delicious, although Payton would disagree. We all got to sit and listen to him tell us how disgusting grandmas cooking is. They are so spoiled and think that they just get to order whatever they want. I get irritated with them but still love them to pieces. My grandparents came into my parents house for dinner and it is always so good to see them. Bostyn got to show them all of her new tricks. They of course loved every minute of it. That night we dyed Easter eggs and the kids all loved it. This is the first time she had ever done it. If you have never gotten the package with the paint brushes in it I would totally suggest it. It cuts down on the mess. Alright enough about Easter. Oh one more thing, I just love my parents. They always are looking for a reason to do some thing for their kids. Brad teases me that my mom thinks that every holiday is Christmas. She just likes giving to others and looks at holidays as a great time to do just that. Not only did she cook delicious food all weekend long, she gave all of the kids gift cards to their favorite places. Brad cant get enough of the molten chocolate cake at Chilis so he got one for there and my mom knows the way to my heart is pottery barn so I will be doing some shopping there.

Pictured above: Saige and Payton (my older sisters kids), and Cash my brothers son, and of course Bostyn.

Bostyn at the Clarke Planetarium

March 15, 2008
Bostyn had so much fun at the Clark Planetarium. We tried to take her and Drew to the Elmo exhibit on Saturday but they close it at 6pm. Isnt that crazy? You would think that they would keep it open later on the weekends. Anyway we still had fun and she was able to be her curious little self and just run around. This was a little ball about the size of a baseball and you could make it about the size of a big diesel tire. She thought she looked funny with it on her head. She must have started something because after she did it there was a line of kids wanting to do the same thing. I must admit I tried it as well. If you are at the Gateway and need to kill some time go in and check it out. Most of the stuff is free and entertaining for kids and adults.
We also got to go to Cheesecake Factory. I was so excited b/c I have been ranting and raving about it to Brad and he was never too excited about the 3-4 hour wait. Arlee went and put our name on the list on our way down to Gateway. We stayed down there for 2 hours and then went back and only had to wait about a half hour. I recommend the stuffed mac and cheese and Brad really likes the Fish tacos. He said that this is the best thing next to the real thing in Mexico. He even left room for cheesecake and shared with us. Everyone needs to go try it and if you feel like company Brad and I would love to join you. :)

Swim Day!!!

Alright I owed the kids a swim day b/c the weekend before they had all helped me clean the house. It is amazing how much quicker such a big job goes when you have the helping hands of 4 little ones. They were so good and even attempted mopping my floors. Anyway, we decided that this would be the perfect day to go since it was cold outside and there really wasnt anything else to do. The neighbor kids heard through the grapevine that we were going so we brought them along. We had to borrow their mini-van to squeeze everyone in. Luckily Brad drove b/c I HATE minivans. Anyway, I really wanted to go shopping so Brad was sweet enough to take all of the kids to the pool (of course they can all swim on there own and there are lifeguards) while Arlee and I went shopping. It was so much fun and nice to get away for a minute. Once again Bostyn is doing things that make me realize how big she is getting. When I got there I saw her standing on the edge of the pool and Brad was talking to one of the other kids. Bostyn just jumps in and goes under water. I run over and I am yelling for Brad and my little Bostyn is kicking her feet and moving her arms and she floats up above the water and is telling me that she can "sim by meself". I am so proud of her and need to find a good place to put her in lessons this summer. Brad really wants her to be a swimmer when she gets older-- I think that he is living a dream of his through her. :)

Bostyn Dresses up for Disney on Ice - The Disney Princesses

OH MY GOSH!!! If you got the chance to go to the princesses on ice, I am sure that you will completely agree that it was marvelous. I swear Bosytn could have sat there for 3 more hours. We had amazing seats and she loved all of the action. Arlee three barrel ironed her hair and she really did look so cute. I was sad that my camera battery died while we were there but at least I was able to get some pics once we got home. I think that Bostyns favorite princess was Sleeping Beauty. She loves the whole prince Charming fantasy thing. She will often lay down and clsoe her eyes and make Brad kiss her and then dance around the room with her. On another note, if you havent seen the new movie Enchanted I highly recommend it. Bostyn LOVES it and will watch it clear to the end until the witch turns into a dragon. Okay back to the princesses on ice. I love having a little girl and taking her to all of the little girly things. I talked my mom and sister and Drew into coming with us. Drew had to come along too (I think he actually liked it, they did a good job of including boys as well). Brad was out of town with his guy friends on a golfing trip but Drew was a good sport anyway. It was so fun to see all of the other little girls dressed up and it was a BIG party for everyone there. The only downside was that Bostyn had nightmares about the dragon spitting fire. I would hear her int he monitor saying, "no dagon no". Brad would have to go in and save her. It was so sad but I think Brad secretly likes nightmare so that he can be her night in shining armour coming to the rescue. Bostyn I love you so much and I hope you had a fun time living in fantasy land for a few hours.

Bostyn's 1st Haircut

I have really been trying to keep up on the blog. With the help of my sister, the pics are going up quickly but I am having a hard time keeping up on all of the entries. Oh well, at least I can always go back and edit them. This was Bostyns first haircut and we went to Cookie Cutters. It was so fun for her and I. They get to sit in these little cars and pick a movie to watch. Of course, Bostyn chose Dora and didnt move an inch once it was started. It is the cutest little place and they take her picture, and put it on a certificate with her hair in a bag. She looks kinda silly in some of the pics but I dont think she knew what to think about the whole experience. It makes me sad that she is getting so BIG and is going through all of the things that seemed so far away. Brad and I were talking the other day about how we remembered thinking that she would never crawl, and then when she did that she would never walk and so on and so forth. Now I know its all coming and I just try to embrace all of her changes rather than dread them.