Birthday Girl!

This weekend we had a birthday in the house!

Lauren Turned TWO years old!!!

Wow it is crazy to think that my youngest little girl is two already. Time sure does fly. It seems like yesterday that I was laying on the couch in our Trailer on Campus of Utah State doing everything I could to go into labor with our first precious little girl. Now that little girl is turning 8 next month and getting excited to be baptized and my 4th little girl is 2 and getting into everything. It is just weird to think how fast things really do happen.

Anyway, back on the subject of the birthday girl. She got lots of fun presents for her birthday.

She got a Book from Great Grandma,  
A Soccer Ball

A New Baby
and A Piano


She also got a mug with her name on it and an Apron that aren't pictured yet.









We made her a birthday cake and had cake and ice cream.  Watching her eat it was quite funny.  She started out trying to use a fork and then eventually gave up on it.  Here is a series of pictures that show her eating her cake and ice cream.  I thought it was quite funny.

Happy Birthday Lauren!!

Mommy Maegan

Maegan loves to help out and be a little mommy to her younger sisters. Here is a great example. We went to take Robyn to soccer practice and there is a playground there. When I got tired from pushing the girls on the swing, I told them I couldn't push anymore because I needed to rest. Maegan immediately jumped up and said she would push them. She takes just good care of her sisters. Can you hear Alyson talking the whole time? That is pretty normal. Alyson has a lot to say and it is fun hearing all she has to talk about.

Growing up TOO FAST!

I was heading to the store the other day and as we were walking out the door, I asked the girls to hurry and get in the car.  I turned around and Alyson and Lauren came running out of their room with their purses on their arms and ready to go.  When we got to the store they insisted on carrying their purses and help me put things in the cart.  I thought it was the cutest thing ever, these two little girls running around the store with their purses throwing things in the cart.  What a fun day!

Alyson at the Doctor

For the past few days Alyson has been complaining about an earache.  We finally took her to the doctor on Tuesday and found out she had a pretty bad ear infection.  She was put on anibiotics and sent home.  She is feeling so much better now and I think the ear is clearing up great.  She has only been on the medicine for about 3 days, but at least she isn't waking us screaming anymore and she is no longer complaining that her ear hurts all day long. 

This is a picture of her at the doctor's office waiting for the doctor to come in.

Soccer Season

Well,  it is officially soccer season.  Both Maegan and Robyn have had a couple games already and are doing great!  Robyn really likes to play the sweeper position.  She is great on defense, but every once in a while they have her pull forward and help out on offense.  She is really fast and can get ahead of the other girls really easily.  Last Saturday at her game a lot of the parents came to me afterward and asked what I was feeding her because she was running so fast the whole time and never ran out of steam.  Also, since she is the first defender as the ball crosses midfield, the other defenders didn't get much action because Robyn was stopping almost everything that came across. 

Maegan is in a lower league and they only play with 3 people from each team on the field at a time.  This helps so that there isn't nearly as much clumping together as everyone runs after the ball.  Maegan is doing Great as well.  Last year she just walked up and down the field and didn't really play much, but this year she is running and going after the ball and being aggressive.  I think she is going to turn into a little soccer player after all.  She is loving it and having a good time.

This letter is a letter Robyn wrote to one of her friends and I just love it.  She invited her to come to her soccer game and when she came to watch Robyn gave her this letter.  I thought it was really nice that she wanted her friend to chear for the whole team and not just for Robyn.  She understands the meaning already.  Thanks for reminding us that it is about the Team.