it's a.....

the ultrasound

it's a.....

the big day is tomorrow!

ok it's the big day before the really big day in august! we get to find out the gender of our little peanut tomorrow. thank goodness for a brother that can do an ultrasound on a weekend! this will be my 4th ultrasound, man i'm lucky! i don't know who's more excited the kids or me. actually i should say tyson or me. there is no question is baylie's mind that it's a boy & if it isn't, well there are going to be some problems. she told me the other day if it's not a boy it will have to go back. she already calls him by name, crew. it will be crew bradley & she almost always uses both names. i thought in the beginning she would for sure want a sister, nope a baby brother. i feel like it's a boy & comparing pregnancies i would say a boy, but you never know. it's like christmas morning in march. i can't wait! please send good vibes our way that we'll be able to find out. i think this is the one time when you don't want your child to by shy or modest! lol!!

the salt flats & photography

i'm taking a photography class from a little sussy, aka nicole hill. i have found i'm a hands on learner, at least when it comes to photography. i don't understand the foreign language that is spoken in the books i've read. maybe it's because i haven't put a whole lot of time & effort into it. needless to say i've had a lot of questions. thank goodness for a brother that is so willing to help, thanks kirk. he suggested that we go out to the salt flats. i have never been there before. i honestly thought they were by the great salt lake. man was i wrong! we had a boring drive out to the salt flats with the all to often, "when are we going to be there" from my kids. todd & i had fun joking & laughing about things along the way, like the little towns with no services. what's up with that? the salt flats were freezing! i'm so glad i had a winter coat. the wind was crazy. poor bay fell in the rocky area before we even made it onto the ice, i mean salt & cut her hand open. tyson thought for sure it was frozen ice, not frozen salt. he was very cautious & kept asking susan if we would be ok. it didn't take him long to be running all over.
i had a good lesson from kirk & was very happy with the overall outcome of the day. man do i have a lot to learn. i'm excited to be learning though. the photos above were basically taken for my assignment, but anytime i can get pictures of my kids i don't care what the reason is. these photos are straight out of my camera, no editing yet. (i started writing this before my class last night & i was so nervous to have my work critiqued in front of the whole class. i was sick about it. nicole was very impressed & happy with my photos. what a relief!)
thanks todd for being so supportive of me & spending the day just hanging out with me. you are the best!

jazz girl

i was one proud mom last night! bay danced at the jazz game during half time. she loved every second of it & it didn't last very long. my friend amy & i were so frustrated because we missed the first part of their dance just trying to get on the floor! we had to wait for the refs to come off & then battle everyone that was going out for half time. needless to say it was so much fun & she did so good, all the girls did! i can't believe that she can dance in front of thousands of people & not have one ounce of fear, i love it. she has loved dancing for the jazz dancer studio & adores her teachers. it has been such a good experience for her & i love the confidence that she has. when we were walking off the floor she said, "that went faster then we practiced!" i agree bay the fun experience was over way too soon, but i'm so happy for you. below are some fun pictures that my awesome brother kirk took, thank you! todd, tyson, kirk, & susan were there to support our dancing princess, thank you! they were all so proud of her too. what a fun night!

*thanks to my wonderful friend tilda, aka amy, for spending the day with me. i'm so glad our girls are in this together. i love our "lunch dates" to our favorite place in the gateway food court! lol! i always have fun with you & love when we get to hang out.

nobody to play with...

i just got a call from my sweet girl & she sounded so sad. she doesn't have school on tuesdays because todd doesn't work. she said she didn't have anyone to play with because tyson was at school & her dad was doing the dishes, thanks babe! she wanted me to come home. oh i wish i could! she has a couple of friends on our street, but hasn't been wanting to play with them because she says "they are mean & don't like to share!" she is very content just being with her family & i love it. anyways, i got off the phone with her & called todd. he is such a good dad & immediately stopped doing the dishes & went to see what she wanted to play. i am so grateful i have such a good husband that makes so much time for our kids. our kids adore him & love having time with him. thanks todd for being the amazing dad that you are, it means the world to us.

natural born skier/boarder!

we went skiing/boarding on saturday & had a blast! it was bay's first time skiing & tyson's first time boarding, he used to ski. i was a little nervous that they would get frustrated or cold & then the whining would begin...never happened! they both loved it & couldn't get enough. we had fabulous company, kirk, susan, tyler, & leslie. thank you all so much for coming & helping. kirk was our amazing photographer & susan, ty, & leslie all board, todd & i don't. i am thinking about trying it next year, hello their boots are so much more comfortable than ski boots! tyson picked boarding right up and amazed us all, he was in heaven. the ski princess, bay, was a natural too! holy cow she was good. i think it was only a couple runs before she could go the whole way without falling. she had permagrin the whole day & was the like the energizer bunny, just wanted to keep going & going. thanks todd for helping her. it was kind of hard for me not being able to be the one to help, but thank goodness for wonderful family. the weather was amazing until about 2:30 pm & then it became miserable, that was to all of us adults, but didn't even faze the kids. the wind & snow were horrible! they still wanted to keep going. my biggest fear of the day was being taken out by somebody else. i knew that i could control myself & not endanger the baby, but there are some crazy people on the mountain! it all turned out good. we are all, especially the kids, looking forward to our next trip up. next year we'll get season passes for sure. thanks to my wonderful family for a great day. go here to see some sweet pictures. kirk took so many good ones, thanks!