Animal Control

 We went on a gorgeous 4-wheeler ride when we were home last and Jacey loved it. She looked so funny with her helmet and goggles but she thought she was something special. She looked like a bobble head and her balance was all off. It was so cute :)

We went on a walk the other day and Jacey threw a pretty incredible tantrum because she didnt want to ride in the stroller, she wanted to walk, and then she wanted to push the stroller but she wasnt tall enough, then she wanted to get back in the stroller but the buckles were bothering her, I got her out again but couldnt keep her out of the road so put her back in the stroller where she hit her arm, etc, etc, until she fell in a screaming, kicking heap on somebody's lawn. I kept praying they weren't home because I was so embarrassed. I couldnt help chuckle as I resisted the urge to hold her up, screaming and kicking with yesterday's pony tail that looked wilder then ever to the Animal Control truck that happened to drive by and yell "HERE, I FOUND IT! TAKE IT!".......or at least ask them for a tranquilizer.... Ha! Well thats a typical Jacey episode but its always amazing to me that when I think she has done it all, she dumps an entire bottle of glue in the desk drawers, covering lots of important papers, spread peanut butter on my phone, dumps out Tyce's antibiotics, and dumps some childrens ib profen in a cup and drinks it, the list goes on and on. She is a real treat :) I dont mean to paint a horrible picture of her. She really is the light of my life and makes me laugh so hard so many times throughout the day. Its just that the disasters she creates are easier to describe then her hysterical facial expressions and mannerisms. But we really love her :) She is a party!

a gift.....

This morning I saw a sunrise that literally stopped me in my tracks. I was running along not really thinking about anything and I looked over and saw the most breathtaking view. I seriously just haulted. The sun was florescent and was just shooting out rays from behind that mountains and barely touching on the tops of the trees and just starting to light up a yellow field of barley. The contrast between the grain that was hit by the sun and those that hadn't yet been touched was stunning. The trees seemed so brilliantly green. The birds were singing and the smell with the irrigation water in the air mixed with soil was absolutely heaven sent....or perhaps heaven's scent :) I cant adequately describe everything I saw and felt but I was so caught up in the moment, I didn't want it to end. I felt so warm and felt like Heavenly Father gave me that gift. It is a memory I hope to store vividly. I want to keep it and return to it on those nights when I cant get my mind to slow down enough to sleep. I wish I could describe it better but I am just so sincerely grateful for that sweet, unexpected gift.

random pictures

 This is Jacey helping my mom weed the sandbox :)

Me and my sisters played in a tournament up in Star Valley. We had such a blast. We played really well and took third in the tournament. So so fun!

 Jacey helping Grandma pick the Lilacs :)

A friend gave them a purple pop. They thought they died and went to heaven. Of course jacey had to have hers in a cup and use a spoon so as to assure we could make the BIGGEST purplest stains on her clothes.....she's a sweetheart like that :)

Disneyland

 Here are our Disneyland pics.... Tyce was excited out of his skull!!!

Jacey....not so much, ha! She was ticked off 5 minutes into our trip...

I laugh every time I look at this picture....this is what she looked like after the 9 + hour drive....poor little lamb :)

This was the first day at Disneyland and Tyce's face says it all. It was like Christmas every morning!

Tyce and Jayden were so dang cute together. I'm so happy they were there together. so fun!

Jacey LOVED the "its a small world after all" ride. She waved frantically to every display, she clapped and giggled, it was so cute!

Grandma and Grampy with the girls waiting for us to go on the roller coaster :)

It was so fun to put the kids to bed and hit the rides without the screaming and carrying fruit snacks, sunscreen, water, strollers, etc. It was our turn to be the kids :)

So Tower of Terror was probably my favorite :)

The highlight of the trip was the show of color we went to the last night we were there. It was truly breathtaking. The kids loved it too but this was Tyce on the way home that night :) Fell asleep on my back, poor little buddy. He did so good. Walked the whole time and never complained even when I knew he was totally exausted. He was such a delight.

Grampy and the crazy monkeys :)

The boys waiting for us to get ready to go to the beach :)

The beach was divine!!!! Tyce played and played in the sand and cried when we had to leave. It was such a perfect day!

Jacey loved the sand and loved hanging with the girls but she likes water about as much as I do :) She wouldnt even get her toes in it. But she would have been happy in the sand for the rest of her life :)

The water was pretty cold but I finally quit being a wimp and we all counted down and ran and dove in......ok so they all dove and I just sort of ran in gracefully :) The water was fun but when the waves pulled you out, it freaked me out...should probably learn to swim first I guess, ha!

More Disnelyand :)

Some one gave me this little backpack so I could keep track of Jacey but she'd sooner claw your eyes out then let you keep her on a leash. Everytime I put it on when went bazerk! She laid on the ground and screamed til I took it off, soooooo, we just had to keep an extra careful eye on her and keep her in the stroller as much as possible. She actually did really good. I didnt expect her to love it as much as she did. It really was so fun to be there with her.

All Tyce wanted was to see Jessy. This is what he talked about for 6 months and this was the long awaited moment. It was so cute! He didnt care a hoot about any of the other characters, just Jessy :) So fun.

It really was the funnest vacation. I wish we could have stayed a few more days. It really is a magical place :)