Two . . . and Five.

Leah is TWO today, but if you ask her she says she is "Two on my birthday and five."  If you ask her dad I think he would say she is two and SIXTEEN!!  I think he is still trying to figure out the girl thing, and she is ALL girl!!  She loves shoes, dresses, babies, lipgloss, getting her hair done and pretty much ANYTHING girly.

So it's December . . .

Time to update the blog a little.  It's late and I can't think of anything great to say, but I did include FIVE pictures, so that is worth AT LEAST "five thousand words" right??  Just pretend that it was something REALLY cute and funny ; )

Nash found his new favorite food - SHRIMP!!

he has always LOVED it, but thanks to his Aunt Aimee he now knows that it is not just something you order from a restaurant!

Leah is being her GIRLY little self, always changing clothes, playing dress-up and trying on different pairs of shoes.  She LOVES to wear boots.

and she HATES to wear pants . . .

Ty is becoming quite the little reader, he is especially likes to read to his brother and sister, but I think they like it even more!!

Happy Birthday to Ty!!

Ty had an EXTRA fun Turkey Day this year, not just because he got to hang out with cousins and eat lots of good food, or because he got to go to the Jazz game with his best friend and eat junk food, BUT because it was also his BIRTHDAY!!  I know, I know,  I sound the same as any other mom when I say that  "I cannot believe that he is SEVEN!!"  But is is SO true!  Time has gone by SO fast!  Ty is such a great kid, he is SO sweet to his little sister, he LOVES school, he LOVES to read,  he LOVES football (both watching and playing), he LOVES the Utes,  he LOVES icecream, and he LOVES Pumpkin Pie.  We LOVE you TY!!

{Not Quite So Innocent}

Ever since I posted THIS post about Nash I have had lots of questions regarding the actual horse that caused poor Nashy's injuries. Now I know you can't imagine this sweet little horse trampling my little Nash, but it is true . . . this is in fact "Biscuit".  Nash is a tough kid and made a speedy recovery, but I don't think he has forgotten - A few days ago he said  "I have been bucked off a horse, kicked by a horse (I haven't been able to verify this one yet!!), and trampled by a horse, I sure hope one doesn't BITE me!!"  I can't guarantee he won't get bit, you just never know with Nash!

SoCCeR

Well Nash has wrapped up another successful soccer season, that is if you consider

Picking Grass. . .

Chasing Butterflies . . .

Chatting with girls . . .

And sitting in the goal . . .

. . . a success.  I know Dave doesn't!!  He could hardly stand to watch!  Oh well, there is always spring soccer I guess.  Oh wait, he did actually kick the ball one time -

. . . after we offered him a trip to Dairy Queen for a Blizzard.

{Another New Lens, Old/New Camera & Poor Nash}

I FINALLY talked Dave into letting me buy THE lens I have been dreaming of for my camera - it came today and I had to take it outside and test it out.  Earlier today I found my very first digital camera (It was at the bottom of my closet, I was sure that it got lost in our move back from Florida, I thought it was the moving company, WHOOPS!!) anyways, Ty has been wanting a camera so I charged it up and let him go - he was LOVING it.  Meanwhile, Nash decided that his Fisher Price Digital Camera was not REAL enough for him, he claims that Ty's has WAY more buttons than his does!!  Can't you just FEEL his pain??!!  Poor Nashy.  Little Leah was just happy to be outside playing, but maybe NOT so happy to have her picture taken!

{Kid's Update}

Leah is 21months old and is becoming less of a baby everyday.  She LOVES everything girly. . . shoes, purses, dresses, babies, and she LOVES to watch Dora the Explorer.  I snapped this picture of her on Saturday while taking some pictures of my brother Eric and his cute family (see their pictures here.)

Nash is 4 1/2 years old and has suddenly turned in to our little cowboy.  He LOVES to go to his Grandpa Satterthwaite's to ride his new horses- Last month he got bucked off of "Rusty" and last week he got trampled by "Biscuit" (the baby one) - he SURE is tough and has the battle wounds to show it!!

Ty is almost 7 yrs. old and is becoming quite the athlete.  He is playing SOCCER and FLAG FOOTBALL right now and says that football is his FAVORITE.  He LOVES the UTES and plans on attending EVERY home football game with his dad.

THe HaRVeST

Just a sampling of what I have been up to this week- On Monday I made the trek to Springville to get some tomatoes from my aunt's AMAZING garden . . . and came home with all of this . . .

And today my sister Julie and I made eighty jars of this YUMMY salsa . . .

HMMMM, what to do tomorrow . . .  facebook??

Nash, better late than never!!

Nash started preschool last week and I am just getting around to posting his pictures.  He is LOVING it so far, I have been really worried because when he finished preschool last year he was sure that he would be going to kindergarten this year.  He thinks he is just as big as his brother!!

I can't believe SUMMER is OVER!!

Ty started 1st grade today. He was SOOOO excited!! It is going to be weird not having him around ALL day long! We definitely missed him today, Nash was bored and needed someone to bug so poor Leah got DOUBLE bugged. Where is the all day school for 1 and 4 year olds??

Oh, and I ran a 10K in Salt Lake on Saturday with some of my neigborhood friends. It was my first race so I wasn't quite sure what to expect but it was actually a lot of fun!! Thanks for the fun weekend girls!

The Deer Hunt

We headed south for the weekend to join Dave for the opening of the Archery Deer Hunt. After a 3 hour drive to Mayfield, UT (just east of Gunnison - which is just east of Nephi, i think) we headed up the mountain on a dirt road, ONE HOUR later we hit Deer Camp at an elevation of about 11,000 feet!! The kids couldn't get out of the car and get their camoflauge gear on quick enough. They had so much fun playing with their cousins - making huts, shooting BB guns, Fishing, riding 4-wheelers, and chopping down trees with their hunting knives.

GOODBYE taylor

My niece Taylor left for Pennsylvania today to become a nanny! I tried to talk her in to staying here and being my nanny but Penn seamed to pay a little more (okay, no pay was involved here, I think it was an easy choice!!) I know she is going to be amazing but we are going to miss her soooooo much. Good luck Tay!!

EXTREME Heat + LOTS of Dirt + MILLIONS of Kids = Little Buckaroo Rodeo

Last night was the little buckaroo rodeo for South Weber Days. It was SOOO hot, but lots of fun!! Nash did the Chicken Chase and was VERY upset that he didn't catch a chicken. Ty did the Sheep Chase, he caught the sheep and was WAY excited to get $5.00!! Ty also did the Muttin' Bustin', he didn't stay on too long but he did GREAT!

ToGeTHeR aGaiN!!

Our friends Brad and Jenny and their kids are in town this week from Florida and we got together with them yesterday at Temple Square in Salt Lake. It was soooooo much fun to see them again!! Our boys have so much fun with each other. I love how they can just pick right up again where they left off last time we saw them! Hopefully we can see you guys again soon!!

Satterthwaite Family Reunion

We went to Bearlake last weekend for our Satterthwaite Family Reunion. We had so much fun!! It was beautiful weather and it was great to see so many of our extended family. . . there were 96 of us there!!

bAsEbAll

Ty just finished up playing Coach Pitch Baseball in a Kaysville League last week and his coach arranged for his team to have batting practice with the Ogden Raptors!! He and Nash both had a great time. I think Ty's favorite part was getting a ball signed by the players (or was it the snowcone??!! You know Ty!!)

{Bear Lake}

We just got home from a GREAT weekend in Bear Lake. The weather was PERFECT!! The kids had tons of fun playing at the beach with their cousins - Leah just wanted to play by herself, she HATES to be bugged by the other kids and just wants to do her own thing! Kendall and Sydney are SO patient with Nash, he LOVES playing with them! They like to play house together and Nash is ALWAYS "the dog"!! He is SUCH a funny kid. Hagen and Ty were attached to each other ALL weekend, as usual. I don't think they could EVER get sick of each other! Hunter was so great to play with them, they think he is the GREATEST thing ever!!

All of the kids digging a "HOT TUB" (which, if you have ever been to Bear Lake in June, is more like an ICE COLD TUB!!)

Finally Finished

I have been looking for a small table for Leah to go with these cute green chairs I got at Down East a few months ago. I finally found this little beauty at the D.I. last week, after a few coats of "aqua" color paint it was ready for a Tea Party!! Leah loves it!!

{Taylor Swift}

I was lucky enough to go to the Taylor Swift concert with my sisters and three of my nieces on Tuesday night. We had so much fun!! She is an amazingly talented performer and just so cute and sweet. Thanks again McKell for getting such GREAT seats! (And I want Taylor's glittery guitar, how cute is that??!!)