Happy 5th Birthday Trista

Wow we so can't believe that our little peanut is already 5 years old. Seems like just yesterday we brought her home. She was so excited to turn 5 she could hardly sleep all night long it was so cute. She woke up asking everyone to sing Happy Birthday to her (what a stinker). She had a great day.

Trista in her new Camp Rock pjs (she loves Camp Rock and also got the DVD) and all of her birthday balloons which I think Natalia liked just as much as Trista especially when Natalia learned to pull them down.

She told me I got to pick out her cake this year. So I picked Tinkerbell. She loves Tinkerbell and the movie. She said that I picked her favorite.

She couldn't wait all day for Grandpa to get home so that she could go to their house to open presents. She walked in the door and said "Mima why didn't you decorate it's my birthday" we all couldn't stop laughing. Kids say the darndest things. Well I don't know who was more excited Vanessa or Trista but my mom decided instead of just giving her her bday gifts she had to go on a scavenger hunt. She loved it. Vanessa got to read the clues. It was a lot of fun. 

Trista had told me for weeks she wanted me to take cookies to her class for her birthday. Well a couple of nights before (after I got the cookie stuff) she told Vanessa she was going to have chocolate cupcakes with pink frosting and sprinkles well that was a shocker to me so of coarse I didn't have everything to make that so I had to go to the store again. Luckily I had to go get her bday cake. She loved them and so did her preschool class. It floored me watching her hand out her cupcakes how big she is and its so neat and sad at the same time. 

This weekend Fun...

I thought it would be cute to try on the girls headband on Natalia well everyone thought that it was so cute I had to show you a picture of it. Ryan said wow she finally has hair lol.

Well on Saturday Ryan's family was in the area and we got together and had lunch to celebrate Trista's bday early (which is Tues) and then we decided to walk around the temple since a lot of the family hadn't seen it yet. It was so cute hearing the girls tell them all about the open house. After we left the temple we went to Burley where we celebrated Grandpa Dilworth's 90th birthday wow what a great turn out there was.

The girls with Grams and Pops


Teresa, Lisa, Trista, Jackson, Jeanine, Vanessa, Justin, Natalia and I (Lamar and Ryan taking pictures)

Lamar and Teresa with 4 of their 7 grandkids

Natalia's infection

Well I thought that I would update everyone. 

A few weeks ago we noticed a bump on Natalia's cheek and it didn't seem painful so we just kept an eye on it and hoped that it would go away. Well after a week it didn't go away or get smaller so I called my nurse who in turn told me to come see the Doctor. I wasn't thrilled to have to take her in but hoped it would turn out to be nothing. Well turns out that she had blocked glands in her cheek that were very infected. The doctor was very concerned about it since he says it is very uncommon in babies. So we went and got med's for her. Thankfully she really likes the flavor of the medicine and gets so excited when you get it out of the fridge. After a week it has finally started to disappear.  Bad fall is that the medicine makes her very cranky so that hasn't been fun at all but we'll be ok. There is still a little bump on her cheek with a little red spot but if you didn't know her you wouldn't know any different. So I am greatful that it was taken care of with just medicine. So if anything changes we'll let you know but as of now she is doing much better. 

Natalia 6 month pictures

Ryan, my mom and I went to Twin yesterday and decided to get Natalia's 6 month pictures taken since we haven't taken professional pictures of her since she was 2 weeks old. 

Her outfit we just adore. Our friend Laura sent it to her from England for Christmas. Thanks Laura for spoiling her :) We got lots of complements on it while we were there. 

So I was hoping she'd do great since she is always smiling and always so happy. Well she has got to the point she is not a fan of strangers and the photographer was no exception. But after me getting so tired of peek-a-boo we got some cute pictures. Can't believe she is 6 months old already and yes she is sitting on her own.

Cute Girls

Vanessa put Natalia to sleep by singing it was so cute...

Trista and Natalia in their new Christmas pj's...

Natalia fell asleep playing with her toys. Ryan insists this is the first time he has seen her fall asleep 100% on her own not in anyone's arms or in the car seat. I don't believe him but it is cute anyways :)

Christmas at our house

This was Christmas at our house. After we went to my parents we came home to open our presents.

Trista was so excited to get Moon Sand for Christmas she didn't even want to open the rest of her presents before she went and played it was cute.

I love Christmas orniments and Ryan got me one that said "Baby's 1st Christmas" and it had a picture of Natalia and I in it... so adorable.

each girl got one of these for christmas

Ryan finally got his pots. He didn't believe me that our whole family would benefit from these haha and I am telling you we have. Wow he has made some great soups.

After going to Mima and Papa's for Christmas and then to our house for our Christmas she just couldn't wait another few minutes. Trista was so tired. This is what she did while I was on the phone with my mother in law it was so cute.

Ya Ryan thinks its cute she literally has a mohawk in this picture but if you notice some of her pictures she has one dark stripe of hair the rest is so blonde you can't see. Yes if any of you knew me well enough I had and still have the same thing.

Trista was so excited to eat dinner at my parents she wouldn't quit watching the biscuits because she knew when they were done dinner was ready.

It was funny that everyone seemed to like stripes this christmas (minus me haha) my brother even had stripes on but wouldn't get in on the picture.

Holiday's 2008

Well here is a couple pictures off of my mom's camera that I got. My computer isn't wanting to network with Ryan's at the moment so you'll have to wait till I get on his computer for more holiday pictures. It was a great holiday. It was so fun having my little brother home even though it was not a fun trip to go get him and back wow terrible roads that day. What a magical holiday season it was though. How fun it was to share Natalia's first Christmas also. She loved the wrapping paper and whatever fell out of it she'd have to eat and see how it was haha 

Ryan put together Natalia's jumper at mom's before dinner he was so excited to put her in it. She thinks its so neat.

So anyone that knows my dad knows that Shrek is one of his favorite shows. Well last christmas we saw Shrek the Halls on TV and this year bought it and I refuse to eat hershey kisses anymore after seeing the show. So for Christmas my dad got me a gingerbread man orniment and hershey kisses inside. I love orniments and thought it was cool till everyone told me to open it. What a stinker he is. He is still laughing about that haha. 

Here is all 5 of us and my brother at my mom and dad's house on Christmas Eve

So my mom insisted on this picture because she has one just like it of me when I was only a month younger then Natalia at Christmas scary how much we look alike.