A really good day!

For my Birthday I told Kefford I wanted a plane ticket to see my family after Christmas. He is the best Husband and gave me what I requested plus another ticket so Avynlea could come with me. When I was sure of the times that I would be in California I called my Brother and requested that he let his two boys get baptized while I was there. Jeremy and Alec have been going to church with my Mom for a long time along with their little sister Jaylynn. About a year ago they said they wanted to get Baptized and so they took the Missionary lessons. They also read the Book of Mormon as requested by their Mom. Finally they had the opportunity to get Baptized. We had a family dinner at my Moms house before hand and then went to the Stake Center. When we got their nobody had the key to the font so we had to wait for a Bishop to come and open it up. Luckily it didn't take too long to get the font filled.

Jeremy and Alec

My little brother Andrew was the one chosen by the boys to baptize them. Andrew is a favorite of theirs and I think they made a good choice. Andrew did an awesome job and the spirit was so strong. I know many people were touched including my brother Jeremy.

 

I am so happy that I got to be at this Baptism. Jeremy and Alec have waited so long for this day and were so excited. They are going to touch a lot of lives with their examples and will do so much good in the world.

It was a good day!

Rylee says...

* About a month ago Rylee and I went to Albertsons so I could get a couple of things. We got to the checkout and I started to unload the shopping cart while Rylee eyed all of the candy. Suddenly I heard her ask me if she could have a pack of gum. I said no and then I heard her say..."too late". I looked up and saw Rylee with a little grin on her face and the checkout girl holding a pack of bubblegum she just rang through looking a little concrned. That sneaky little Rylee! All I could do was laugh and when the girl asked if I wanted her to return it I said no and let Rylee have it cause I thought it was too funny. She better not pull that trick again though!

Happy Birthday Elizabeth and Ryker

Ryker and I share a birthday. When we was first born on my birthday I was not sure how I felt about that. I very quickly though learned to love it! this year Ryker turned 9 and I turned 33. I am getting so old! :o)

Ryker wanted an oreo cookie cake like he had last year and so I made oreo cookie cupcakes. I crushed oreo cookies and added them to the cake batter and then I crushed more oreos and added them to the frosting, they were most delicious! My amazing friend Candice came by and brought me a Victorias Scret gift card, she knows me so well! Her daughter Katherine is in my primary class and she brought me peanut butter chocolate cupcakes that she made herself. They were so good! I love those two girls and really appreciate the rememberance of my birthday! Another good friend of mine, Lanette, brought me some lotion and a yummy brownie. I got many texts and cards wishing me Happy Birthday from friends and family and it really made my day great!

Five things that make Ryker great!

1) He will always give me a kiss before he goes to bed. His Dad gets a fist bump but the Mama gets a kiss and it makes me so happy!

2) He does not always enjoy practicing but he is getting to be such a good piano player. He gets really excited when he finds a song that is fun for him to play and he will play it non stop. I love watching and listening to him play and I can see so much improvment with his playing every day. He is going to grow up to be a piano hot shot!

3) He gets excited over the funniest things. Any time we do something not of the norm it suddenly turns into the BEST NIGHT EVER! He is so cute!

4)He has a grateful heart and shows much appreciation for anything given to him!

5) Ryker is so stinkin cute and has these amazingly long eyelashes that make all the women jealous. The lashes drive him nuts though. The other day he came to me and asked if he could cut his eyelashes. I told him no way and made him promise me that he would never ever try to cut his lashes. He says they bug him cause they are so long and get smushed against his fake glasses when he wears them and he doesn't like people talking about them. I love his lashes and hopefully someday he will appreciate all the attention they garner from the ladies!

Ryker's Favorite Things:
Color: green
Sport: basketball
Coach ;o) : Kefford
food: chicken
dessert: cake
candy: chocolate
book: Geronimo Stilton
church song: scripture power
any song: James Bond "you know my name"
TV Show: Adventure Time and Thundercats
Movie: the Pacifier
Toy: Binoculars
school subject: Math (multiplication)
video game: Every game
friend: Braeden Irish
why he is excited to be nine: It's older then 8

Banana Racers

Avynlea went to a birthday party and when she came home she brought this fun banana racer that they made. I thought it was such a cute and fun idea!

trip to McCall

It was time for our yearly november trip to McCall!

Here is how we spent out time in McCall...

Wearing cute animal hats...

Swimming at the club...

Exercising at the club...

Walking around the golf club collesting golf balls...

making snow angels in the small amount of snow on the ground...

being with my honey...

making a snowman with grandma...

making cookie turkeys...

making paper doll stickers...

and loving our cousins and aunts.

This was a good, fun trip for the kids, Kefford and I were sick and did not have that great of a time but I am glad the kids got to have so much fun with their family!!