Kaylee's Dance Recital Thursday 5-8-08

OK......so I don't know about the rest of you but taking my 4 year old's pictures is like pulling teeth. She can't hold still for 2 seconds. Not to mention that when I took her pictures right before the recital the sun was in a bad place @ my house so.....I didn't really get the BEST shots of Kaylee but I think they are still cute because I think my little bugs is absolutely darling!

Let me show you my dance moves mommy.
I love this picture! It's like she is in deep thought about what her next move might be!

Kaylee see's a Bee in the bushes and FREAKS OUT!!!

No more pictures mommy! I'm DONE!!!

I love you so much Kaylee!!! You did such an awesome job at your dance recital! You had the cutest smile out there and I could tell by watching you that you felt like the Belle of the ball.

Piano Recital & Choir Concert ALL in the same night! Wednesday 5-7-08

Jayden played a duet with her teacher Jill; Take me out to the ball game. Then she played on her own: Shortbread Boogie, Hall of the Mountain King, and In Concert.


Ashlyn played Skateboard Doodle & Let's go fly a Kite.


Jayden @ her Choir Concert @ the Tabernacle.

Jayden LOVES to sing! Her dream is to be on Broadway when she gets older. She has been a singer from the time she could sing. She was always singing in the tub & everywhere she went.

The girls did so great on their performances! I love them so much and I love watching them show me what they have worked so hard to learn! It makes all the running around I do all year worth it.

Our family trip to Disneyland

We went to Disneyland on May 1 & 2. Jayden is in Dixie Children's Choir & they performed there on Friday & did a fabulous job. While we were there we saw Kobe Bryant with his wife & two adorable girls. The pictures I took are really bad because there was a security guy freaking out at all the onlookers so I had to snap fast. I don't really care for a basketball star but it was kinda cool. I think Josh thought it was neat.
We were glad we were only there for 2 days because I guess we've just done Disneyland too many times but Josh & I were so done by 5:00 on Friday. It's really sad.....I think it's a sign of old age. It was great to spend time as a family. I love my little family more than anything in this world & I love to see my girls get so excited & happy, SO........Disneyland was a great place to be!

Oh, I must tell you that on Friday around 3:30 Ashlyn's one shoe ended up missing, never to be found. FUN FUN!!

Disneyland May 1-2, 2008

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Kaylee's new hideout 4-29-08

So I was making lunch & Kaylee was coloring at the table. I told her it was time to put her coloring stuff away, and I ran to the bathroom. When I came back into the kitchen there was no little Kaylee Bugs. I could hear a little noise coming form the mud room so I walked in and opened her locker and there she was, sitting & coloring! Silly girl! I love you!!!!

Grandma & Grandpa's Sealing/Beck's Blessing April 25-28, 2008

My grandparents sealing was SO amazing! The spirit was so strong & I felt as though my mom was right beside me the whole time. I will never forget this wonderful experience!

My aunt Lacy & Uncle Zeke blessed their baby; Joshua Beck Susman while we were all together over the weekend. He is such a cute baby!!!

Grandma Anderson & the girlsGrandma holding Beck

Kaylee & Kaia coloring

Kaylee & Kaia giving loves
Jayden & gabe playing the computer

Jayden & Gabe being silly!

Ashlyn & Zoe are best buddies/cousins!

Ashlyn & Zoe coloring

Watch this video!

This was a very touching video! My little Ashlyn is constantly asking when she can get out of her car seat (booster) and I will not budge because I worry so much about anything happening. I hope that all of you are putting you kids in their car seats ALL the time becuase no fit or anything else is worth losing them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azgBhZfcqaQ&eurl=http://heatonbunch.blogspot.com/

Amazing YW night

Tonight we went to the Temple's visitor center to see The Healing Power of Christ Exhibit. If you haven't been, GO!!!! Take your family, i'm going to as soon as I can. It was beautiful!!!
To get a glimpse at the sculptures you can visit the website: www.sgvisitorcenter.com

How to tell when its time to make your kids sleep in their own bed....

This is seriously Josh & my life with Kaylee!

Beautiful Poem

My aunt emailed me this neat poem & I loved it so much that I wanted to post it on my blog.

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.

-this version is credited to Mother Teresa

Hidden Valley Park 4-18-08

The Hut

My little girls made a hut between their beds the other night to sleep in with a ton of their dolls & stuffed animals. I said okay because I remember loving to do things like that. Well Kaylee lasted about 10 minutes (if that) and Ashlyn actually fell asleep for about an hour and then woke up & was quite stressed because she couldn't figure out where she was. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

Beautiful pictures of President Monson

Kaylee's Drawing & Ashlyn's Drawing

I love conference weekend. I feel like the Spirit is so strong in my home as my family & I listen to the beautiful words that are spoken. This conference was the first time that I made my kids be in the same room & listen for both days. I sat a table up & printed off a conference packet (thanks Kristen Klinger) and my girls loved it. Yes, they did get antsy at certain points, but they did really well for their first time. On Sunday Josh gave all 3 girls a pedicure. It was so cute. I wish I would have taken pictures but I was busy scrapbooking & listening to the talks. In the conference packet it had you draw a picture of our new prophet & I loved the pictures my little girls drew so I had to share them.

Conference Weekend

It has become a tradition for the girls on Josh's side of the family to do dinner on conference weekend when all the men are at priesthood. This year we went to Ernestos. We had a great time spending time with the girls of the family!

My little piggy eating ice cream

Messy face girl

Kaylee @ Playgroup

Bloomington Caves 4/3/08

Jayden @ Young Womens

This Tuesday we took our young women to Bridal Elegance. It is so neat because they talk to them about modesty and LDS standards. They also teach the girls about the different cuts of dresses & then each girl got to try on one dress. Jayden loved this so much, it was fun to watch her.

A wonderful miracle in our family

On Thursday, March 27, 2008 my grandpa (who is 73) took out his endowments in the Manti Temple! I was able to go through with him and it was just SO neat. He looked so cute in all his white clothes. I couldn't quit looking at him and smiling. Later on he said that every time he looked over at me I was looking at him with this huge cheesy grin. I was just so happy. He had a very wonderful and sacred experience in the Temple & I was grateful that Heavenly Father blessed him with that experience! What is even more wonderful is that on April 26th my grandma & grandpa will be getting sealed and I get to stand in as proxy for my mom. I feel so honored and blessed to do this for my mom. I am going to try to be very reverent and do all I can to prepare for this experience! I am just grateful for this wonderful miracle that now my mom can be sealed to her parents & I to my grand parents!