We are BACK (I hope)

Well.... I'm really sorry that I am such a loser and haven't had any time to post anything on the blog lately, but I didn't think you would want a whole bunch of pictures of us all sick and laying around the house!
We have all (in exception to Lorne) have gone around the merry-go-round with sickness around here and I think (cross my fingers) we are finally on the brink of day light!!! YAY! So... hopefully SOON, I will find something interesting enough to photograph (I might have to dust the camera off though) to post to the blog! Hope everyone is doing great! Lorne and I still look at every one's blog as much as we can and we love to see what everyone is up to!

potty training blues :(

So I've been potty training Rylee now for a week and a 1/2 and she is perfect with going "pee pee" but refuses to do the other (#2) HELP ME!! I need some tips! She has only accomplished this 1 time (in the toilet) in 10 days and the other times have been in her pants. I've done SO much research which is only confusing me more! So if any of you could give me some tips....I would really appreciate it. She seems extremely scared to do it to the point where she is holding it in and making her poor little tummy sick! Every time she is out of my sight, with-in seconds, she has had an accident (again with the #2) I'm worried that she is going to hurt her intestines and such so any comments you could leave would be very appreciated!! Thanks!!

Obsessed with Dress-up Play!!!

So Rylee got a huge treasure box full of princess dresses and accessories of all sorts for Christmas. It has become her obsession to try on almost all of them EVERY DAY!!! Then she insists that I take pictures! She then proceeds to ask me to turn on "honey, honey" which means she wants to listen to the "Mamma Mia" soundtrack, and just dances forever!!!
Here are a few of my favorite pics of her dressing up!

She calls this one 'Sleeping Beauty'

This one is called 2 different things depending on the day. Either "Cinderella" or "Belle"

She calls this one "Jasmine"

NOT a happy princess!!

New Year's Eve

We had an awesome New Year's Eve! We spent most of the evening playing Rock Band (well, Lorne did anyway!) We visited with family and freinds, ate TONS of yummy food, and rang in the New Year with a firework show!

Lorne rockin out with his cousin Sam


Rylee with cousins Ellie and Evie

Lorne dreaming of auditioning to be the drummer of Poison! :)

"Magic Reindeer Food"

The kids were given some "Magic Reindeer Food" on Sunday at Church by the most wonderful lady!! They were told to sprinkle the food outside, on Christmas Eve so that the Reindeer would smell it and would know where to come! They had a blast and kept asking Lorne and I if they did a good enough job for the reindeer to smell it. The card attached to the food stated that the reindeer could smell it from 100 miles away!!.....Oh the simple joys of life!! :)

Mitchell's Acting Debut!!

Mitchell's pre-school class acted out the manger scene in a play this week! He was one of three shepherds. (His best buddy Drew was one as well...he's the one in the light blue) It was SO CUTE! They only had a couple of lines each and the rest of the play was all of them singing songs. I'm such a proud Mama!!

Family Pictures!

Big Sweet Brother!

I came downstairs tonight and found Rylee asleep on Mitchell's shoulder. So CUTE!! He looked up at me and said "Mom, I've been holding Rylee's head so she can sleep"
What a great, thoughtful (& handsome) little (big) boy I have!

Visit to Utah

We just returned from a visit to Utah. We were able to visit with family and friends. There never seems to be enough time though because we werent able to visit with everyone. Mitchell and Rylee had a blast seeing their Grandma's and Papa's and cousins

Mitchell with my Dad

Lorne and Rylee with my Dad

Lorne with my Dad and little brother Skyler. Lorne talked him into bending his knees for this photo because Skyler is a good 6 inches taller than him! :)

Lorne with my little brother Warren

My dad had this race car track set and Mitchell had the best time with it!!
Thanks DAD!!!