BYU Cougars!

Dustin & I had the opportunity to go to a BYU football game with his Grandma & Grandpa Mercer!! It was so awesome. It was the first College football game that I (Lindsey) have ever been to.Before this I had only been to High school football games(Go IF Tigers!!) BYU played UNLV and it was a very close game. Every time was scored they would answer back, but in the end we scored the most points (as my Dad would say)The end score was 42 BYU 35 UNLV if you were wondering. We were surprised at how much Dustin's grandparents got into the game. They were up cheering with the best of us after every score. It was really fun and we really enjoyed the time that we got to spend with Grandma & Grandpa Mercer and got to know them a little better!! GO COUGARS!!

Boo at the Zoo!!

We went to Boo at the Zoo yesterday!! It was a blast. For those of you who don't know Rylee is Alvin (from the Chipmunks) this year and she informed Dustin and I that we needed to be Simon & Theodore, so we happily obliged!! Dustin, Rylee and I all went and got to see all the animals at the zoo!! They had monkeys, lions & Rylee's favorite TIGERS!! She got a little candy and saw a bunch of people that she knew!We thought our costumes were pretty self explanatory, but I guess we were mistaken! We had so many people ask us "What do you spell?" I would just say Alvin, Simon & Theodore and the The light in there heads would go off! Rylee was so funny. She wouldn't call Dustin & I by Mommy & Daddy but by our character names!! If we were trailing behind we would hear " SIMON, THEODORE, come on" It was hilarious!! Rylee (or should I say Alvin) gets to wear her costume to a party tonight and then to school tomorrow and our ward party!! If she had her way she would wear it all day everyday!! Thanks Mom for all the time you put into our costumes!! They are awesome and we couldn't have done it without you!! By the way, I had no luck in finding Chipmunk ears and I ran out of time so I got creative and made them out of out hair!! Poor Dustin doesn't have enough hair for ears so he went without (I think he was okay with that!) We all got a Chipmunk nose painted on and we found Simon glasses for Dustin ( they are actually Harry Potter glasses but they were prefect!) We will always use them again!!I would of had more pictures but my camera stopped working :(.

New Hair Cut!

Rylee needed a little trim and so I got brave a did it myself!! She was such a good girl and sat very still while I cut it. She helped me by holding the scissors when I wasn't using them. She was being so cute, When I would turn her around to face me she would give me this big cheesy grin and ask "Is it cute mommy?" I am pretty proud of the end result!! Rylee loved it, so that made me feel like it was a success!! She looks like such a big girl with her hair cut short! I LOVE it that way but sometimes it makes me sad because it is reminding me that she is not my little baby anymore but a big girl now.

Helpin' Grandpa

My dad has been taking all the lath and plaster(I don't know if I am spelling that right) out of the rooms in there home and putting up sheet rock. One day while Rylee and I were over at there house my Dad started knocking it all down with a hammer. Rylee thought that was the coolest thing ever, so sweet Grandpa let her have a whack at it!! It has become her most favorite thing to do over at Grandma & Grandpa's house! Every time we go over there she heads strait to the room and gets to work. Today we surprised Grandpa by finishing the wall we had been working on(as far as we could reach). My dad just loves that his little granddaughter isn't afraid to get her hands dirty!!

Sleeping Beauty

So Rylee had been playing in her room the other day and then in got really quite in there. So, as any mom would know that means that there is trouble a brewin'! Well when I when into investigate this is what I found!!!!

She have taken the drawer out of her dresser and made herself a little bed!! How sweet is that!! I just love the things that this little girl thinks of.

The "Olive" store!!

So Rylee's favorite restaurant to go to at the moment is the "Olive " store, or as we call it Olive Garden! She always gets the same thing when we go (I should say we all get the same thing) She always wants Soup and Olives. Because Duh, it is the olive store. So she will eat our soup and the the nice waiter or waitress will bring her out her very own bowl of Olives!!

Here she is with the olives on every finger!!

First Snow

So here it is the middle of October, so of course that means SNOW! Only in Idaho. Rylee was so excited so see the snow. She couldn't wait to get in it. I am glad to see that someone was excited to see the snow! It is all that she could talk about. We were in the car and Rylee says, " Mommy, I just want to pick that snow up and throw it!!" Right when she got out of the car she jumped on the grass and throw a snowball right at Dustin!!! That erupted into a full out snow ball fight!! We are hoping that the snow will be gone by the time Halloween rolls around. (That is just wishfully thinking!! Right Heather { Fat Princess!!})

Our Harvest

This year we decided to plant a garden and with sooo much help from my dad it happened! I was in awe every time I would look at the back door and it had grown more!! I was giddy like a child, you would think that I had ever seen anything grow out of the ground before!! Rylee enjoyed too. She loved playing out in the dirt and was even more amazed then I was when she saw the plants. Her favorite thing was to help me pick stuff from the garden! I was in shock two days ago when I looked out the door and the evil frost of Idaho had withered all the huge squash leaves. I was in a mad rush to save anything that had not frozen yet. I am sad to say that my tomatoes took the biggest hit. Luckily my Grandpa Cooper left a little tidbit of knowledge about green tomatoes. He use to pick all the green tomatoes that were on the bush when the frost set in and would layer them in a box down in the fruit room and they would continue to ripen and then the would have tomatoes well into December! Here are the pictures of our Harvest. I stood the biggest squash up and had Rylee stand by it so that you can see the actually size!! Of course Rylee is in the pictures. (if there is a camera Rylee is there!)

First Day of Pre-School

Rylee started her second year of Pre-School this year. They started a Pre-School program at Hawthorne Elementary, and Rylee got to go to this program. I (Lindsey) am so excited, because it is the Elementary that Me and my siblings went to. They added on and remodeled the whole school and it is so beautiful! Rylee loves every minute at school. She gets to go 3 days a week for 2 hours and 40 mins. in the morning!! The first day of school they invited the parents to come and observe.I was really get to see what they do at school and how the teachers interact with the kids. I also took some pictures of her on her second day of school because it was the first day that she rode the bus to school this year!! She loves the bus. There are only 4 other kids in Rylee's class and they don't always come on the same days so sometimes there are 5 kids in class and sometimes there is 1 kid in class. The teacher and aids in this class this year are awesome. Rylee always gets home from school excited and has so many things to tell us about her day! I can't believe how much she has grown up and before I know it she will be in school 5 days a week for the whole day. I don't know what I am going to do with myself. It is such a blessing to see our beautiful, smart & happy little girl enjoy learning so much!

The Cuttest Blog!!

I am in love with my new layout and design of my blog!! My sweet, smart, creative, and loving sister Katie put it together for me!! She is so awesome! I have the best sisters in the whole world. Katie totally gets me and knows what I love. I gave her free reign to do what every she wanted and she came up with this awesome creation! She also took the pictures of my cute little family that are at the top of the page! (can you say amazing talent!!)I have to say that my sisters are who I strive to be like. I have learned to be the best me by watching them! They are the best examples and teaches a girl can ask for! Thank you for all the wonderful things that you do for me. I love you both (Heather & Katie) Love your little sis!!

Rylee's Favorite Place!!

There is one place that Rylee always wants to go and is sad when we have to leave. She calls it "The Princess Castle" but we all know it as The Excalibur in Las Vegas!! This trip we picked our favorite things to do. We went to the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay & the M&M Factory, but by far Rylee's Favorite thing to go see is the Tournament of Kings dinner show!! We have sat in Russia's section the last two time that we have gone. Rylee calls him "Mother Russia" in a very convincing Russian accent!! We were very pleased to learn that Rylee remembered so much from the last time that we were there! She remembered the cheer that you do and the different characters! The people in the show are so sweet to Rylee. All the girls that are the Princesses stop to talk to Rylee and wave at her, and the kings always blow her kisses as they pass. The other thing that Rylee loves to do is play the carnival style games at the midway! She is very good at them and the look on her face when she wins is priceless!!

Holy Crap!!!

I have to start by saying sorry that it has been so long. I COULD NOT remember my password. (Thank you Vicki for the help!!) Now that I have reset my password with something I can remember you can all look forward to my many posts to come. Thank you for all the comments that were left (you know who you are!) Keep watching for new post, pictures and hopefully a more exciting background!!