Let's Dance...

Caitlin went to her first dance lesson today!  She did so great and was so excited for the class.  Daddy was able to be there with us also and we had so much fun watching her!  I am so proud of the girl she is growing up to be and we are lucky to get to be her parents.

While at the class, the teacher asked all the girls to lay down and do some stomach exercises.  When she got to Caitlin and asked her to lay down Caitlin said, "Teacher, my mom says I can't mess my hair up!"  Oops. I meant before dance class. At least I know she listens.

As Caitlin passed Jeff on one of her rounds she said(in a very loud whisper), "Dad, when do I get to dance on the stage?!"  Love her.

Today from my phone...

 Alyssa loves being able to pull herself up...and I love being able to kiss that cute face!! 

We had a squirrel decide to take up residence on our deck all day today...the girls thought it was pretty great.  I thought having them entertained was pretty great too, besides the fact that it was by a rodent on my deck.
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Funny Stuff...

Caitlin: "Hey, Charlene?"
Charlene: "Yes Caitlin?"
Caitlin: "Did you know that I am going to turn 25 next Nukember?"
Charlene: "Oh, really?"
Caitlin: "Yep."

Called Home...

Carter James McOmie


"Bubbas"
Our beautiful little boy, Carter, passed away August 12, 2012 from rejection complications related to his heart transplant.
Carter was born June 2, 2007 to Stayler J. and Jessica A. Snow McOmie. He loved life and everything in it - elephants, racing bikes, Power Rangers and Ninjas, coloring, movies, learning, laughing, wrestling, and mostly giving the world's best hugs. He loved his brothers and his little sister - they encouraged and comforted him. He fought for 5 years to be with them. His lessons of courage have and will continue to inspire our family and the countless lives he touched. Carter will leave a big hole in our family, but we know he will be with us forever and we look forward to seeing him again one day.
Survived by his loving parents; brothers, Mason and Bridger; sister, Audri; grandparents, Barry and Marti Snow, and Douglas and Nola McOmie; great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 16th, 11:00 a.m. at the Taylorsville 3rd Ward, 1457 W. Atherton (approx. 4330 So.), with a gathering for friends and family from 9:30 - 10:45 prior to services. Interment, Redwood Memorial Cemetery, 6500 So. Redwood Rd.

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On Sunday, August 12th, our sweet nephew and cousin, Carter, was called home to his Heavenly Father.  Words cannot express the love we had for that little boy or the love he had for everyone he met.  Him and Caitlin were the best of friends and were with each other the entire time when we would all get together.  He was constantly making Jeff and I laugh and he never missed a chance to tell us he loved us.  I have never met anyone with such a love for life and a desire to live it to the fullest.  He was so brave and endured so much in his short life.  The miracles we were able to witness in his short 5 years here were truly amazing and we are all better because we knew him.  The pain we feel from his loss is indescribable, so I can only imagine the joy we will feel when we get to see him again!  Until then, we love you Carter.  Watch over us and we will see you soon. 

Gateway Splash Pad...

These are some crazy kids... 

And we wouldn't want it any other way!!

We just love our summer!



Wheeler Farm...

We went to Wheeler Farm earlier this summer with Grammy, Aunt Jess, Marie, Carter, Bridger, Audri and Kyson.  It was so fun for the kids to run around and play.  The horse my mom was standing by with Audri was so mean...it kept trying to bite them.

7 Months...

Miss Lyss...At 7 months...

You absolutely love your mommy.  You always want me holding you and you will cry anytime I put you down, leave the room or hand you to someone else.  You are fine if someone else takes you as long as I am nowhere in site:)  I love how much you want me!

You have 4 teeth, with 2 on the way and you LOVE to bite anything and everything!

Your smile is so contagious and you use it all the time!  You are such a happy little girl and you bring so much joy to anyone who meets you.

You can throw a serious fit!  You know what you want and you don't give up easily.  You have an amazingly good "emergency" cry that you always use, emergency or not...your big sister gets in a lot of trouble quite often because of being falsely accused with this cry...

You love every food you have tried so far, with the exception of rice cereal...but I really can't blame you for that.

You sleep so well.  You love bedtime and nap times.

You love baths and swimming.  During your baths, you consistently kick your legs so hard that I am soaked by the end.

You are very ticklish on your tummy and your toes and you have the most adorable giggle!

You have never had an ear infection...yet.  But now that I have written this, it is bound to happen.

You love to snuggle into my neck when you are tired or being shy.

You love going for walks in your stroller.

You LOVE Caitlin.  She makes you laugh and cry the hardest...she does her job as the big sister quite well.

You aren't quite crawling yet, but you can roll and scoot to wherever you want to go.

You no longer use a binkie and haven't for the last month...We decided to wean you early and you haven't done too bad.

You love to suck on my keys and you will scream if I take them away, and I mean scream.

You love your cousin Audri.  You will just sit and smile at her.

You still love to be in your Ergo carrier and it saves me on the days when I really need to get something done.

We love you so much!!  You are such a blessing to our family and you just keep growing into such a sweet little girl.  We are so grateful to have our little Miss Lyss!

4th of July...

We had a great 4th of July...especially with these two little firecrackers!!  They constantly make me smile!  My mom made a  delicious brunch and had all her grand kids over and it was so fun!  Aunt Jess brought a whole bunch of craft items and the kids all made an American flag out of construction paper, they turned out so cute!  Jeff had to work and we wish he could have spent the day with us, but he got home by 5 so we still got some good daddy time in.  We just played hard all day with Jessica, Carter, Bridger and Audri and the kids had so much fun.  Uncle John also got to spend some time with us for the brunch and again after his therapy and we stayed up and watched the Macy's Firework Celebration that night.  I just love celebrating this amazing country and I feel very blessed to be an American.