Cannon Turns 2

On Cannon's actual birthday we were in St. George so we went to this cute little cup cake shop and got a bunch of cup cakes and sang Happy Birthday to him right there in the bakery. They didn't have any candles for him to blow out, but he didn't mind. They were really yummy cup cakes...

and as you can see Cannon really enjoyed his.

Later on we went to Red Robin for his birthday dinner and the poor sweet little guy had such a fun day playing in the water at the park and such he couldn't keep his eyes open.

After a quick snooze he woke up, ate some dinner, and then got sung to by the people at Red Robin. He loved the balloon and the ice cream sundae they brought out to him.

He even shared it with all of us.

Then Monday night when we got home we met at my mom's to celebrate with the family. Grandma had got him this adorable cake with cars on it (which he loved).

Even if the cake did say CONNON. ? Silly cake people.

And he finally got to blow out some candles.

And open some presents.
Cannon, you really are the sweetest thing.

I love that messy face of yours and wouldn't change a thing about you.

I can't believe you are already 2 and can't wait to see what new things you learn each day.

LOVE YOU CANNON!

Sunny St. George

Spur of the moment weekend get-a-ways seem to always work out to be the best little vacations. Last weekend my kids, Em, and I headed down to St. George to get out of these depressing spring snow showers and soak up the sun. It was just a quick trip, but such a fun one.

My Aunt Darla and her family were down there as well as my cute cousin Taylor is a senior at Tuacahn High School and was starring in their production of "Once on This Island." It was so fun to be able to see him perform on that awesome amphitheatre stage and hear his amazing voice echo through the canyon.

This is us during intermission. It got just a little chilly after the sun went down, but not too bad.

Saturday was actually Cannon's second birthday so we partied it up in the sun. I'll post more of those pictures in his birthday post.

Look how cute my little guy is.
He makes me so happy.


And so does his big sister.

They were both such good kids the whole time.

I was very proud of them both.

We went to a city park my friend told us about that has this cute little river for the kids to play in. There are rocks and waterfalls and the kids really loved it.

They had their swim suits on under their clothes and before long they were having the best time.

There was also a fountain they could play in.

It was a little too exciting for my kids but Cooper sure had a good time running through it.

This is my cute Grandma with all us grand kids (and great-grand kids) that were there.

I really love her so much.

Such a great picture for the scrapbook.

There is a fun little "drug store" (more like a candy store) that the kids went to and got some old time sodas and candies from.

Here's Taylor taking his bow (we weren't allowed to take photos DURING the play, so I just snapped a few AFTER).
I was really thankful for my dear friend who lives in St. George who was willing to watch Cannon for me while we went to the play. It sure made the night much more enjoyable not to have to run around after him and try to keep him entertained.

Kylee was so cute. She actually really enjoys going to plays and really liked this one, but just got too tired. At one point she turned to me and said "mom, I really like this play but I am REALLY tired." That was the last I heard from her and she slept the rest of the time and all the way home. Taylor did so good and it was a really neat play.

We did lots of shopping at the outlets and this is a place at the outlet mall called Mongolian BBQ. It was SO yummy and the people working there were so cute to my kids. They made them all kinds of origami and gave them these special chop sticks that made them easy for them to use.
Both Kylee and Cannon thought it was the neatest thing to use the chop sticks.
They both really ate well too.

It was really yummy so it wasn't hard to get them to eat it.

We pretty much spent the rest of the weekend just soaking up the sun and SWIMMING!

My kids had the best time. We swam...

and swam....

and swam...

and swam some more.

Then we spent lots of energy jumping on the hotel beds.

and just having a great time.

It was a much needed rest from the real world and time spent together.

I love my kids so much and am so thankful I got to make so many fun memories with them this weekend.

On the way home I looked back and saw this picture and it melted my heart.

They really are the sweetest kids.

This is Kylee showing off her new shirt. She picked it out, I swear.

A big thanks to my cute little sister who is my very best friend. Thanks Em for coming with us, letting us take your fun, nice car, and for all you do for me and my kids. You made the trip so much more fun.

The trip was a big success and such a fun time. We have a few more fun things planned for the summer and my break from school, but this was a great way to start it all off.

This is what Ky thought of the trip. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANNON!!!

Tomorrow my baby turns 2. It seems like just yesterday I had him and yet I can't remember my life without him. Time is going by much too quickly and everyday I can't believe how much he has grown. Cannon is most definitely the sweetest little guy I have ever met (unless he is hungry or tired and then LOOK OUT!). He was always the best baby, hardly ever crying and always content, and such a great sleeper from day one. He seriously is always the happiest little guy. He is so loving and gives hugs and kisses out constantly. He's incredibly smart and a great talker and knows his ABC's, how to spell his name (although he does still miss a N now and then), counts to 20, sings lots of songs and loves anything that involves a ball and sports. He adores his big sister and wants to do anything and everything she does. Kylee and Cannon are honestly the best of friends and I hope it stays that way forever.

Cannon, you have brought so much love and joy to our family. Your big eyes still melt my heart and I hope your hugs and kisses never stop. Thank you for being such a good boy. You make your mommy so happy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANNON!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

Some Spring Fun

FINALLY SPRING IS HERE!!!

Kylee and Cannon would play outside all day every day if I would let them. They both love to be outdoors so much. I am thankful my parents have a good backyard for them to play in. They love being at Grandma and Grandpa's and I am so glad they are able to watch my kids so much for me. I don't know what I would do without them.

Here are a few pics from the fun things we've been able to do lately. Hopefully there will be lots of fun things coming up for our little family. We really need to have some fun!

I know I say this all the time but isn't she so cute?

She's such a little model.

Cannon isn't quite as cooperative when it comes to taking pictures.

He's such a good little guy. I sure do love him.

Easter Sunday. Grandma and Grandpa had little presents for Ky and Cannon too.

Sidewalk chalk is always a huge hit with my kids.

Hours of entertainment.

We went to the opening game for the Utah Blaze.
Cannon had a snow cone.
Can you guess what color it was?

He shared some with Ky and I.

Trying to get a pic of us together.
Never works out very well.
I had just got done working a 60 hour week and seriously getting 14 hours of sleep the whole week long. Considering all that is going on right now, I'm pretty hot stuff. LOL

I've decided not to go school summer semester. I really have struggled with the decision because I want to get school done, but I'm exhausted and work is way harder than I thought it would be, and I have to pay the bills, and working part time isn't an option anymore. I want to see my kids way more than I am right now and we are going to really enjoy the summer together. Fall semester will be starting before I know it so I'm going to take advantage of every second of this short break.

Ky's New Glasses

Kylee FINALLY got her new glasses. Between waiting to get into the eye doctor and waiting for the glasses to be done she has been without glasses for way too long. She was SO good at the eye doctor it made me so proud.

Isn't she the cutest thing!!!

A Vaction from my Problems

I am ready for a VACATION!!! Finals are next week and I am so tired I can barely stand it. My kids have been so awesome and I really really miss them so bad that I am crying just thinking about it. My birthday came and went without much hoopla (30's just a number anyway, right?) and I just paid my last medical bill (HOLLA!!!) . I have been saving for some time and asking anyone and everyone to go somewhere (ANYWHERE) with me (and my kids of course) but everyone has their own lives and families to do things with so I guess I'm just going to have to face the fact that I am alone and am going to have to bravely take my kids on vacation by myself. I love my kids more than anything, but man it would be nice to have someone over the age of 3 to talk to once in awhile. Although Kylee is growing up so fast and I can pretty much talk to her about anything and everything anymore. My kids definitely deserve to do something really fun. That being said, any ideas where we should go? Anyone? I'm not sure anyone even reads this anymore.