Concentrating tongue style

The Green Mermaids played another awesome game on Saturday even though it was blazing HOT!!! Kaylee was so funny! Every time she went to kick the ball she had her tongue sticking out like it would help her or something!

Personality A Plus

Do you want some cheap entertainment? All you have to do is go to Kmart with my funny Jayden and try on grandma clothes and play in the Halloween isle. No, I didn't get to go with her BUT I got my cheap entertainment from her funny pictures. Jayden has the funnest personality! She is so cute & fun to be around. I love her so much and I am so proud of what an amazing young woman she is!

She has this thing for Jason~ WEIRD

Jayden & her friends at Dixie's homecoming game....we lost!

Cowgirls & Backpacks?

It's Dixie Round-Up time and they sure push it at the schools and the kids LOVE it! The kids had an assembly at school where the Rodeo queens & princesses come. I'm sure other people come as well but of course this was my girls favorite. Thursday is kids night at the Rodeo and Kaylee was invited to a friend's birthday party. They were decorating cute pink hat's and having a pageant then going to the Rodeo. Jayden & her friend went, (i'm sure to just walk around and check out the boys) and then Ashlyn & I went too. The kids loved it. The next morning the kids could wear cowgirl hats to school so Kaylee was so excited! I told her to get her backpack on when it was time to leave for school and she said very seriously to me, "Mom, do cowgirls wear backpacks?"

Yes baby girl, they do!

Green Mermaids

Kaylee is playing soccer this Fall and her team is called, "The Green Mermaids." How cute is that? She is really loving it, which makes it fun for me too. She played in the Spring and she just wasn't sure what to think. She would dance around the field close to the ball but trying to really not make contact with it. This season she is going after the ball and having a great time. I think my favorite part is to see her out there with a great big smile on her face, enjoying every second of it!

Dad giving Kaylee some soccer pointers

BIG kick

Goin for it!

Our little gymnast

Ashlyn & Kaylee are taking gymnastics and LOVE it! They both work really hard and even practice at home on their beds, couches, & walls. (Not sure I like that part) I took my camera one day to get a few snap shots of the girls and of course Kaylee was all smiles but Ashlyn was giving me dirty looks and telling me to stop taking pictures. So, I will spare you the dirty looks and not post those fabulous pictures.

Pine Valley

Over Labor Day weekend we packed up our car with a picnic and headed up to Pine Valley. It was so beautiful and relaxing. It made me wonder why we don't take more time to go.

Playing in the river

Lucky was wondering why Josh wasn't playing with him.

Jayden enjoying her book

Relaxing

It's hard to eat big ole hot dogs when you have such a tiny mouth!

Ashlyn loved the roasted marshmallows

Cake Decorating

Here is another post from the Summer

I took Josh on a birthday date up to Cedar City and grandma Leishman watched my girls. While they were there grandma gave them a cake decorating class and they each got to decorate their own cakes. They did such a good job and they were all so proud of their cakes! I like to watch the show Cake Boss on TLC and so Kaylee told Jayden that when I got home that night and saw her cake that I would think that Buddy (the main guy from the show) had made a cake and brought it to our house. What a funny girl!

Finding a treasure

Last year Ashlyn really struggled in the friend department. She had a darling little friend named Macey that lived in our neighborhood but moved in the beginning of 3rd grade. It was tough for Ashlyn and she never seemed to really click with anyone else. As a parent this broke my heart and I prayed so hard over the summer that Ashlyn would meet a new, good, true friend. Well my prayers were answered. A cute little girl named Gracie moved into our neighborhood over the summer and her & Ashlyn ended up in the same 4th grade class. They became instant friends! Ashlyn is so happy which makes me so happy! I am so grateful for answered prayers!

I took Ashlyn & Gracie to the Tonaquint park and they each caught a minow. (not sure how to spell) They were so funny saying that they were going to have a wedding for the two fish and let them visit each other. Their stories kept getting bigger & bigger about what they were going to do and they were getting so excited, their faces were glowing! I had to hold back tears because my little girl had found a treasure!!! Not a fish but a true good friend and she was so happy!

Ashlyn & Gracie

The Temple

This is from the Summer but I still needed to post it.

Grandma & Grandpa Leishman are working in the baptistry on Thursday mornings now and so during the summer Jayden was able to go to the Temple and perform Baptisms for the dead.

I love this picture! I think it looks like 2 beautiful angels welcoming my daughter into the Temple! I love seeing the people I love dressed all in white at the Temple.

While Jayden was doing Baptisms the girls and I went over to the visitor's center. I love watching my girls learn more about Jesus and his teachings. I love when they ask me questions and as I am answering them I feel warmth & love envelope my soul, letting me know that what I am saying is true!

I love the Temple and I especially love being their with my family!

Tarzan

We finally made it to Tarzan on the first of September and had a ball! We loved the flying monkey's, the flood, and of course Tarzan!

Rockstars

Our PTA is doing a fun thing for the kids this year called, "Read like a Rockstar." They kicked it off on Friday at school by having the kids dress up like rockstars and then with an assembly. I, of course had to take advantage of the moment with a few snapshots. Check out my cute Rockstars!

Rock on!

First Day of School 10-11

Do you remember how you felt on your first day of school? Excited & Nervous all balled up in your tummy at once? I still feel this way for my kids on the first day and all day I pray that they are having a good day, that their teacher's are nice, and that they have friends to play with at recess and sit with at lunch.

Jayden 9th Grade

Jayden with her cute new backpack

Ashlyn 4th Grade

Ashlyn & her teacher

BRING ON THE TEARS FOR MOM........my baby started 1st grade!

Kaylee with her AWESOME teacher!

I can't believe how big these two are getting!

Summer went by so fast! I guess time flies when you are having fun, but how could you not living with these 3 adorable girls?

Have a great school year!