Ansley is 6!?

On October 16th Ansley turned 6!?

I cannot believe my little baby girl is 6!!

She is getting so grown-up!
Kindergarten.

Losing teeth.

Ballet lessons.

Talking about cute boys!?

It's all happening too fast!!

My beautiful toothless girl :)

She has now lost 3 teeth.

She still thinks visits from the tooth fairy are the best thing.

Ever.

Well, that and her Barbie house she got for her birthday.

Aunt Haley did a good job!

She is still one spunky little Miss!!

Ansley loves strutting her stuff for the camera.

Or putting on a show for friends.

She models for us whenever she puts on a new outfit.

The shoulder action involved in her model walk is hilarious!

She loves to sing!

Her favorite food is pizza.

Or spaghetti.

She loves Wizards of Waverly Place.

And Hannah Montanta.

She is growing up too fast.

Ansley loves school.

She is starting to read!

She declares everyday is the best day she has ever had.

I love her great attitude about life!
I could not be more proud of the girl she is becoming!!

She is a great sister,

and daughter.

A wonderful friend.

Smart.

And pretty cute too :)

We love you Ansley!!

We are so glad you are a part of our family!!
Happy 6th Birthday!!!

Cornbelly's

Ever since moving to Utah I have heard about Cornbelly's.

Somehow though, we hadn't ever made it there!

Fall break seemed liked the perfect opportunity to meet good friends,

for some fun at Cornbelly's!

It will definitely be a yearly tradition!!

Livvy was a little young for it, but Ansley had a blast!!

What a fun day it was!!

Thanks Brit, Kaylee and Ellie for the invitation!!

And for the pretty pictures :)

Livvy LOVED the big jumping pillows.

But, wouldn't venture too far on her own.

At one point she was toppled over by a little boy.

She didn't even cry!

I helped her bounce on the edge.

Ansley and her good friend Kaylee!
She calls the time that Kaylee lived a few doors down,

"the good ole days!"

We miss Kaylee and Ellie!!

(And Britney and Kevin too!)

Those were good days!!

Ansley had no problems jumping all on her own!!
That girl has endless energy it seems!

A better shot of the Ghost shirt, on my cute girl :)

Ansley and her early birthday present.

My girl turned 6 yesterday,

more on that to come.

But, she is suddenly Barbie obsessed.

Barbie enjoyed all the activities at Cornbelly's :)
I love fall in Utah.

And all the fun things there are here!

Girly Ghost Shirt

Livvy NEEDED a Halloween shirt :)

Ansley has 3 from last year, I didn't want Liv to feel left out after all.

I searched the mall for a cute one.

And left empty handed.

So, I made her a girly ghost one!

Copied from a Gap tee that they didn't have anymore.

I pretty much LOVE it.

And the best part:

It only took 1 hour it took to make!

Now, if I could just teach her to pose for the camera :)

Pink bow, pink hightop. Does it get any cuter than that??

Olivia Kate {20 months}

Our little Liv is 20 months.

Well, she will be tomorrow- but I have time to blog today!

I feel like she has turned into a little girl this month!

It breaks my heart, just a little, to see this girl grow up.

But, we do love watching her learn new things.

Like how she gives the best kisses.

With her sweet little fish face pucker.

And, when she says goodbye, she blows you a kiss!

It will melt your heart.

I promise!

She is always on the move.

Sitting still only for moments at a time.

But, those sweet still moments are the best of all,

because she is usually paused for a hug.

Her talking has taken off even more this month.

I love hearing her saying new things daily.

Like at Gap a few weeks ago,

when she grabbed a shirt off the shelf and declared it,

"Cuuute."

Or when she throws something in the trash:

"Ewww, deguteen" (disgusting.)

When she sees her own picture and says,

"Baby!"

She has loved trying on her new fall clothes.

That is what big girls do!

She will even spin when you ask her turn around!??

And, then she doesn't want to take them off.

She has an obsession with her blue loafers.

Bought by her favorite person,

"Nana" (Our fabulous friend, and taker of the above pictures, Triana.)

She is obsessed, and wants to wear them with everything!

So, when you see her in her cute blue loafers,

and they don't match,

remember I am picking my battles!

She just doesn't seem much like a baby anymore.

Today, she wanted to wear panties!

Panties!!!

She is 20 months old.

She ran into the closet, and grabbed Ansley's panties.

She was yelling, "Ansley," and pointing to them as I put them on her.

It lasted 20 minutes, when I finally wrestled her back into a diaper.

Mama isn't ready for potty training quite yet!

Maybe next month?

We love you Livvy Kate!

Stay little for just awhile longer, please??

Sealed: For time and all Eternity

June 26, 2010 marked the most important day for our family.

Curtis and I were sealed for time and all eternity in the Draper, Utah Temple.

Olivia was sealed to us.

It was such a special day. A day I will never forgot.

A day I will always be grateful for.

A day we waited a long time for.

We were so blessed to be joined by wonderful family and friends.

It still brings tears to my eyes to remember the feelings of the day.

We are an eternal family.

(Picture September 2010 by Triana Ord Photography)

The Tooth Fairy

Ansley lost her first tooth last night!

To say she was excited would be an understatement.

We tucked the tooth into her sweet little tooth pillow.

(Which I should get a picture of, but Livvy is napping right now, in the room with the pillow)

And Ansley reminded me that she wanted a figurine, not just money from the tooth fairy!

Being a tooth fairy is hard work!

Poor fairy had a hard time finding the tooth pillow!!

Don't worry though, she did.

And she left $2, special fairy dust, and a hand written teeny, tiny note!

Fair dust is nice and sparkly. And comes in a pretty jeweled container!

But, wouldn't you know?

Those jewels don't stick very well.

So the tooth fairy had to make some apologies in her note.

Her note read:

Dear Ansley,

Congratulations on your first tooth loss!

Here is some special fairy dust for you!

Oops. Looks like I lost a jewel! Hope you don't

mind.

Love,

The Tooth Fairy

P.S.

I hear you are tooth fairy too!

In case you have forgotten,

Ansley is the tooth fairy!

My Dad and she play this game.

She knew the tooth fairy was real because,

"She wrote in cursive, and even knew my name.

Plus she lost a jewel. And that is something tooth fairies do!"

This morning, when Ansley woke up she was SO excited!

She ran into my room to tell me,

"The tooth fairy is AWESOME! This is better than my birthday!"

On the way to school she called Grandma to tell her the big news!

And what the fairy had left her.

She told her all about how the fairy dust was real!

"I used it in my room, so it didn't work,

but when I get home from school I am going to use it outside.

And I will fly! I have been waiting years to fly!"

I might have some explaining to do after school!

Uh oh...

First Day of Kindy!

Ansley started her first day of school today!

I cannot believe she is in kindergarten!!

She was so excited this morning, she asked me,

"Mom, you aren't just tricking me, I really do get to go to school today, right?"

Ansley is getting so grown-up! It kills me :(

Some days I just want her to stop.

But most days I just enjoy watching the little lady she is becoming.

My little camera ready girl. Always has a pose!

With the backpack. A sweet gift from Grandma and Grandpa Larson!
She's one styling girl!

Is it time yet??

We stopped to pick up Grandma on the way.

She didn't want to miss the big "drop-off"

Grandma cried, I did not.

I was sad though.

Just a little :)

And just a little excited too!

(That doesn't make me a bad Mom, right?)

Ansley LOVED her first day!

She jumped in the car after pick-up, and said,

"School is AWESOME! I don't just like it, I love it! I am going to go everyday!"

Hope she feels that way about school for many years to come!!