Band Concert

We got to go to our cute Brynn's first band concert of the year last week. My camera is starting to die so please be as patient as you can with the horrible quality of the pictures. We had a lot of fun and really enjoyed the band in which Brynn preforms. Another major bonus is the concert only lasted an hour! For some reason band concerts in my mind used to drag on forever but this concert had 2 bands perform and it last only an hour...even with an intermission! I think all band directors should take this form of concert and run with it.

Here is the back of our cute Brynn when she had first got on stage. 2nd one in. She thought that if she put her hand up to block her face I would stop taking pictures...she doesn't know me well...it just provoked me to try even harder...yes I am that embarassing sister who makes sure you get your picture taken while performing.

Here is a friend of Brynn's from our ward who we all think is awesome. He played in the band before her.

Brynn is a very talented young lady and here I caught her in action playing her lovely clarinet.

I captured this picture just in time and love the faces. My dad and baby girl look too cute with the same expression across their faces. Do you think they might be related? Sariah loves her Pops! She climbed up on his lap for a hug and stayed for a little bit.

She actually let me watch the whole concert without having to go out of the auditorium. Little Miss loves most music and will dance along to the beat. Keeping her confined to our row wasn't difficult with the music entertaining us all.

Hurry Quick Awesome Giveway

I am reposting this to make sure you don't miss out on an awesome giveaway! The Deadline is the 16th of this month....3 more days...hurry quick and check it out.

I have many super talented friends in the world. My adorable best friend from college has this online store of the things she makes. Right now she has a giveaway for these adorable towels. The monkey and ladybug are my favorites, but she has a whole bunch of other designs as well.
Go check out the giveaway or her blog .
Hurry quick the giveaway is over on the 16th.
Wouldn't these make great Christmas gifts for the cute monkey's in your life?

Or how about ladybug birthdays or any special holiday?

Inner Eye

What's your inner eye colour?

Blue eyes You're a relaxed, laid-back chick with a sweet, friendly nature. Your kindness puts people at ease and also wins you many friends, and you love to be surrounded by those who love you. You've also got a strong romantic streak, and when you fall in love, you fall deep. However, sometimes when the going gets tough, you can become a bit reclusive and try to stay out of important matters – generally not a good idea! You tend to rely on others a lot, and your mood hits rock bottom when they disappoint you. Not surprisingly though, when someone is relying on you, you go to all lengths to live up to their expectations, and because of that, you make a wonderful friend.

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Baby Girl's Hair

Thank you for the great advice on what to do with my cute little girls hair. The little clear elastics hold her very thin hair in place perfectly, which makes it possible for the adorable hair pretties.

Cuteness squared

The hair is totally out of her eyes! I love it!

It is so wonderful that she doesn't pull them out that often either. Every now and then she'll take them out but for the most part she leaves them in all day.

Here she is at soccer practice with her glasses and the straight up Pebbles look.

I love that her hair can grow nice and long without me cutting the bangs. You can tell how long her hair is getting with this shot from the back.

Choose This Day

Grandma's Birthday

While visiting Grandma she had a birthday we got to celebrate with her. I took a whole bunch of pictures having all the kids together to celebrate makes for some good pics.

Here Justin is rough housing with some of his cousins. He loves his cousins. Seriously this ball is almost as big as Sariah.

Funny picture of the dog as he was waiting for Grandma to open up her presents.

Part of the Miller and Peel family...just missing the two little ones who were rough housing with Justin. So much fun at this house!

James and his Uncle Greg.

Giving Daddy kisses.

Birthday kisses for Grandma.

Getting treats from Grandpa, he always has treats.

I was able to make Grandma her birthday cake, which I love to do. She likes German Chocolate and asked for 2 layers. Here she is blowing out the candles on her cake.

Here is the inside.

Everyone said it was yummy...I liked it and Grandma loved it.

Little Miss hanging out with her Uncle and the dog. Sariah loves dogs.

Hanging out with Aunt Carla as she fixes her shoe.

The next morning after the party we had to get going but not before breakfast.

Oh and we had a little snack of raisins.

Of course we had to take pictures too.

Grandpa is looking at Sariah who wouldn't get in the picture. My 2 boys are so handsome in this picture.

Last Minute Trip to Grandpa and Grandma's

A few weeks ago my cute husband realized that we needed to go to California before he started his new job. He didn't know when he was going to have any vacation time so we loaded the kids up and took Justin out of school for a extended weekend visit to Grandma and Grandpa Peel's house. We love visiting their house, it's so peaceful. Thanks for letting us come and spend time with you.

Aunt Carla and her kids came over and played soccer.

Cute Christin didn't want to play with the crew....so she sat with us looking pretty!

Thomas and Sariah are about 10 months apart and they were all over the place exploring together. Here they are exploring the patio.

Discovering the flower garden.

Figuring out the bucket seat.

She really is the cutest thing ever. Grandma and Grandpa's last name is Peel and this is the Peel Drive sign that leads to their house.

Hi everyone!

Giving Grandma some love!

Getting treats from Grandpa.

Even though they are 10 months apart Thomas is a good 10 pounds and 12 inches bigger then little miss. They are such a cute pair as the wonder off to explore the olive orchard.

Opps the caught me following them.

They found this old truck in the orchard and I thought it was pretty neat. The sun had just set so my flash was on when I took this picture.

We had lots of fun on a trip to California...even if it was a very quick one...we love spending time with the Peel's and Miller's.

Morning Fun

Since the weather is getting cooler here in AZ we get to go for bike rides in the morning and after school with Justin. My kiddos love being outdoors playing together. Here they are all ready to go for a ride to Justin's school. When this little Miss smiles her whole face lights up. She truly is such a beauty.

Justin is the greatest big brother. Sariah will do anything Justin does. Here they are on the little animals.

I don't remember what Sariah and Justin were talking about but she was pretty animated about it.

Sariah loves the Ducky but this is Justin's least favorite one to ride because the tail of the duck goes right up his backside. You can tell how much he loves his little sister as he rides this duck without any painful faces.

Aren't they the cutest?

What is Justin doing? He goes so much faster.

Loving the swing.

Exploring the tunnel.

Hey how did you get on this side Mom?

Oh I think it might be time to go home.....what do you think?

The first day we went to this park Sariah climbed up to the biggest slide and went down on her tummy all by herself. Now every time we go she has to go down that slide at least once. I love that I can take her to the park most mornings. It's a great time for both of us.

Here is a the big slide that she goes down....seriously...wouldn't you be afraid?