I did it! Finally!!

Here it is for all those who have been dying to see the dinosaur cake I baked the cake from scratch and decorated with the help of my manly assistant Brett! Thank you Heather for the cake idea. So I have told most of you that I have always bought a store cake for any of our birthdays. I just didn't want the stress of a cake not turning out right before the birthday party so I have left the stress for the bakery but this year from the confidence of a friend I finally baked my daughter's cake and decorated it. Not bad for the first time I thought until Kelty told me that she wants me to buy her a castle cake from the store for her birthday so somebody did not like my cake ability and was brave enough to admit it. Still love you Kelty!

My baby is Three!

Today Teagan is three. Doesn't seem possible. Our family just wouldn't be complete with out her. She has so much life and spunk in her. I just want 1/10 of her energy. She has a very cute laugh and her smile could melt any person's pain or sorrow away. She is genuinly concerned for everyone. If she sees you have an owie she wants to kiss it to make it better. When she hears a baby cry she looks to find where the baby is and tells me that baby is sad and will the baby be okay. We have been so lucky that she is healthy and happy. We love you Teagan. She wants a dinosaur birthday so we will celebrate by going to the Dinosaur park and having a dinosaur cake. Only our Teagan would request such a thing and I am so glad she has the personality she does. Happy Birthday Teagan Mae!

Las Vegas

I honestly hate being in pictures so there are very few out there of me and the ones that are well look horrible. Jaimie sent me a few pictures she had on her camera with me and the girls from our weekend trip. Kelty asked me if all the princesses stay at the castle hotel when they come to Las Vegas? Ummm not quite. Love Teagan's face in the last picture. That's how I feel about getting pictures taken.

road trip to Vegas

eating dinner at the food court

after a busy day of swimming, shopping, eating and more swimming we crashed at the hotel.

Teagan built a dinosaur for her birthday gift.

Girls first time bowling. Kelty even got a strike. Teagan did two rounds and then wanted to go home. She did not like her shoes and kept asking to take them off. I on the other hand thought they were adorable but thought of how many other feet have been in those shoes so they were off very quick.

Jaimie playing crocodiles with the girls in the pool.

I love road trips. If anyone asks me to go on a road trip with them I am all over it. I tease Brett because a few months after we were married I was getting ancy to go somewhere so I said to Brett lets go on a road trip and he said ok. I was so excitted to go somewhere anywhere and I asked him where we were going to venture off too thinking maybe Jackson Hole or St. George but he said Logan! Logan? That is not a road trip. Anyways on Thursday the girls, Shannon and I journeyed off to Vegas. We went to visit my sister for a few days. Let me tell you road trips aren't like they use to be with kids. I actually came home a day early from Vegas with the heat, sleeping in a hotel room and driving in a car for 7 hours one way and back is hard on a mom. So I want to know how the pioneers (our parents) traveled with kids on long road trips without portable DVD's, air conditioned cars, fast food at every gas station and still it is a hard thing for all of us. The girls did enjoy swimming at the hotel pool and seeing their Aunt Jaimie, going to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay hotel. We took the girls bowling for their first time and for Teagan's early birthday present she went to build a bear and picked out a dinosaur to make. We had a lot of fun. I just have one thing to say now - Home Sweet Home. It is great to be back home with Brett. I did miss him the three days we were gone and the house was clean what a nice surprise. I love sleeping in our bed and having space for the girls to run around so I don't have to get upset with them to be quiet in the hotel room.