Through the eye of the beholder...

Kayelynn came in my room this afternoon looking like this...first instant thought "what did you do??" Although what came out of my mouth was much kinder..."well, don't you look beautiful" She immediately beamed!
I then asked her if she thought she had put a little too much on...she didn't think so.
I told her to look in the mirror...she beamed again, thinking she was the most beautiful 4-year-old princess ever!!



She's look kind of like she has a clown mouth, it was so funny, I was cracking up!!

The culprit: I had received this in a white elephant gift and decided the girls could use this with their dress-ups...I'm glad she figured out how to apply it ;)

Oh, the joy and laughter our children bring into our lives...it made my day to see her beaming so much from such a simple thing, even if it did make me laugh so hard I cried!

It's a love thing...

First picture of just the two of us in a LONG time...albeit a poor angle
LOVE ETERNALLY

LOVES the swimsuit!

LOVES cars and now apparantly bionicle

LOVES Great-great grandmother

LOVES Grandma "ana"

Is it summer yet?

Sarah came up to me this afternoon and wanted to wear her swim-suit...I told them they could pretend swim in the house...and then they added the super warriors for a bit.

can't wait for the warm weather, especially Sarah...she could LIVE in her suit all day if I let her

"super man"...Bryant was supposed to dress up as a favorite character today and beings that I have absolutely NO boy dress ups...I had to whip up this cape for him to be Superman. I didn't have time to put the "S" on, but kids work on imaginations, right? He LOVED it...apparantly I made the neck hole WAY too big because his teacher had to tie it...oops. For those of you that know me, know that I am in no way a seamstress, I would sure love to be, but I fret over perfection. I am making myself just do it, to prove it's not as hard as I'm making it out to be...I was rather impressed with myself last night that I ventured to make capes for the older girls and it worked! it only took me about an hour to do all 3 capes-for me that's good.

my "super girls"...they don't seem to hold a smile for me...I promise they are happy :D

Hmmm...

I thought with getting a new camera that I would be TOTALLY on top of this blog and posting pictures and such. What I have found is that I get the opportunity to take THOUSANDS (okay, not really, but close) of pictures and enjoy them continually...what I forgot was that I hadn't put them on the computer to share and enjoy even more!! SO I think I will do better, but now I'm noticing that I take pictures of whatever because I don't have to save my precious 24 pictures for the "right" thing! I can capture everyday anythings-it's WONDERFUL!

We have had a few busy weeks. We had company come the last weekend of February, both planned and unplanned. It was great! My parents and my brother-in-law and family came up. It was a full house, but so fun. The following weekend I threw a baby shower for my cousing and immediately left to UT to attend the blessing of our newest Thornock addition! It's been crazy busy and exciting. In between it all we laughed and played!

getting the famous SMOOCH!

February 28th and March 1st

Sarah couldn't get enough of Dallas when they visited, she LOVES babies

Lydia was so excited to touch Dallas there were moments I thought she might hyperventilate! It was hilarious, I wish I would have gotten it on film.

Kayelynn liked being a little mommy

Bryant enjoys babies too, he couldn't stop asking if he could hold Dallas...he enjoyed trying to keep Lydia from attacking Dallas

Family Fun March 2-March 6

Sarah LOVES the swing set, she's a little perturbed that there is snow and it's cold outside...I told her to join the club ;D

They had so much fun just chillin' (sorry pun wasn't intended) outside...my 3 amigos!

For Kayelynn's Birthday she got some B-day money and so we went shopping, all she wanted was Ballet stuff. She got slippers, a "ballet shirt" (something pink) and we bought toulle (sp?) to make a tutu-it is too long so we will remake it AND another one for Sarah...she refused to wear pants once she had the tutu on, so there are mermaid panties showing through-ha!

She is getting to be so stinking smilely and funny and mischievious...she just might be our entertainer, while Sarah will be our comedian!

Baby Shower - March 7th

Matching game with candy bars and phrases/words representing baby...so fun! (I'm being brave showing a full body shot, it's just that much worse caught on film...in real life you just pray people won't remember the blimp they encounter)

The mama-to-be enjoying her collection

She is due the middle of May...she's a tiny girl and so is her belly, one can only wish ;)

Lehi, UT March 8th

the cousins enjoying each others' company-inside and out

Lydia even got in on the fun-thinking she's all big

We've had a great couple of weeks. It's so fun to be surrounded by family, but it's also nice to get back into your groove...we will cherish the few weeks we have to do just that before our next big adventures.

How big is your mouth??

Kayelynn was "licking" her fingers after dinner last night and we discovered she could fit her whole hand in her mouth-she could've gone further, but really wanted to finish licking ;)

If you saw the Birthday post I had for Kayelynn and read that there were no photos...check again!! ;)
I just got some uploaded towards the bottom of that post...enjoy!

What did I do today?

I went crazy...well, let's just say I stepped out of my conservative comfort zone a little bit (more than I intended anyway)...

I got my haircut AND colored!

I have NEVER colored my hair...not all over, I've done highlights, but a full new color has never happened. What, you can't tell???

I went RED!

And there you have it folks. That's what I did this morning and Jake is finally getting used to it, as am I...very different, but kind of fun, especially when it starts to snow while you're at the salon...this just screams-bring on Spring!!! Now I'll start losing some weight (this is why I don't take or post pictures of myself)

PICTURES

Thank you Jake for fixing the computer, I can now waste time with my addiction-blogging!!!

Pictures speak a thousand words...be ready for millions...

remember how I didn't want to pick a battle? looking back I probably should have, she looks like a homeless child I picked up off the street! Oh well, she was happy and on Tuesday that's what mattered!

she went with me to pick out her cake topper-I'm cheap, I make my own cake and then go to the bakery and have the kids pick out the topper for WAY cheaper than if I bought the cake (which, in my opinion, is disgusting anyway). She picked two-this one to wear-tiara, mirror and bracelet and another for the actual cake ;) clever girl!

the new skirt from G. Ward-she loves it!!

telling me her new age! At 7am she woke up and announced that she was awake because now she was FOUR!! (that's big stuff, in case you didn't know)

Visitors of the big day:

Great-Great Grandmother (Kayelynn absolutely adores her!)

Great Grandpa and Grandma

Grandpa and Grandma "Ana"

Uncle Jason and Aunt Nan

Party time:

the cake in action...there was a stand that has a little light bulb so you can light it up in the dark, pretty cool!! that's why she chose it ;)

blowing out the candle (#4) she made some big wishes I think...

showing off all the goods after the party ended

Her favorite gift of all, from great-great grandmother-her blue TWIRLY dress!

Kayelynn is a treasure to have in our family:

1. sensitive
2. very, very girly-she could wear dresses all day everyday
3. the little mom of the house
4. LOVES to learn
5. enjoys cooking and baking, anything she can help with in the kitchen-apron and all!

We love you Kayelynn! You are a special daughter of our Heavenly Father, He sent you to our home with every intention of you learning and teaching the essentials intended for your existence. You have already taught us much in your four years, we can't wait to learn more from you this year!!! Keep smiling and being happy!

Love,

Mom and Dad

Birthday

Updated: 2/26 - there are pictures at the bottom of this post that go through the years...she looks a lot like Lydia does now, I'm just noticing :)

...yeah, no pictures...the computer crashed!!! at least that is my assumption and Jake hasn't had time to look at it...the pictures say it all.

Kayelynn had a wonderful day. I let her wear what she wanted-tragic actually, with the hair "decor" she decided on, but it was her day and it just wasn't the day to pick fights/battles. She got a new skirt from her Gramma in Boise and wore that all day-thanks Gramma.

She got to attend kindergarten for an hour while I helped out in Bryant's classroom-it was heaven for her.

She decided on spaghetti for dinner...her absolute favorite! I also made a pan of lasagna, you never know what guests might like. I also made a cheese fondue, that was surprisingly devoured-it was sooooo good! (thanks Terra, for the recipe).

She was spoiled with gifts-accessories, a new twirly dress and some "lipstick" (every girls dream) and even gift cards that she has dubbed to get the dolly of her dreams :) She had a great birthday. I can't believe my oldest princess is four! It's amazing how fast they grow.

Her tribute will arrive when the pictures do!!
For now,

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY KAYELYNN!!!

WE LOVE YOU!

Updated-tribute:

5 months old (it's the soonest I have on my computer...does anyone know of a semi-inexpensive way to put older pics on your computer??)

10 months

one year

2-year birthday

3-year birthday

4-year birthday