Movers are Here!

They came and picked up our stuff and shipped it to Texas. Thank goodness our friend there is willing to sign for it all since we're heading to California. (Our stuff didn't fill one truck let alone both...)

30 Days of 30!

Matt is still in Texas for training but today is "Day 1 of 30 days of turning 30" for him. The kids and I have put together little gifts for him every day for the next thirty days to help him celebrate his birthday. Today he has some things to open up from us but I also wanted to post this fun list of some favorite memories or fun facts about Matt.  Sienna saw me typing this and wanted me to add that she loves her daddy so much because he loves us and takes care of us. She couldn't be more right. We have the best daddy/husband in the world and can't wait to have him back so we can move to our new home and start our new journey.

JUNE 24, 1983 -- HAPPY BIRTH-DAY!!

 

 3 Months Old - First Airplane Ride (Hawaii) 

   

5 Months Old - Got first two teeth 

9 Months - Started walking

   

Age 4 - First stitches

Age 5 - Learned to ride a bike

 Age - 14 Received Eagle

Age - 18 Went skydiving

 

Age 19-21 - Served LDS Mission Riverside

 

October 2004 - Fell in love (for the first time)

Age 21 - Feb 2005 Got married Timpanogos Temple

December 2006 - Graduated with Bachelors BYU Business/Marketing

 

January 2007 - Moved to Texas and bought first home

   

March 2007 - Age 23 became a father, Sienna Anne

July 2008 - Age 25 Became a father again, Sadie-Pie

 

Thanksgiving 2009 - Trip to Cancun

 

Fall 2010 - Took family to Nauvoo-best road trip ever

 

December 2010 - Age 27 had first son, Tanner Matthew

April 2011-Took GMAT 670

  

April 2011- GOODBYE TWG!!!!!!

  

Summer 2011 - Best Summer Ever (Trips to Wyoming, Washington, etc)

August 2011 Started MBA Program @ BYU with multiple scholarships

 

July 2011 - Debt free!! (For about a week)

 

Summer of 2012 - Boeing Internship-Summer in Washington

 

May 2012 - Trip to Vancouver, Canada!

 

June 2012 - Age 29 and 364 days - Welcomed Baby #4 - Abigail Dana

Novermber 2012 - Accepted Job offer from Chevron

December 2012 - Taught girls to ski

April 2013 BYU MBA Graduate

 

May 2013 - Start with Chevron and move to California 

JUNE 24TH 2013 - THIRTY YEARS OLD!!!

Tanner Escaped

I was packing up and organizing my room and figured I better come check on Tanner. He made his way out back with Shelby to play in the water, got drenched and was having a blast. Little stinker. He sure looked handsome with his tie and daddy's hat though.

Family Camp Out

We thought it would be fun to pull out our tent and sleep in the backyard with the kids...and it was! This  is the same tent I grew up using with my parents and they gave us all one for Christmas. It has to be one of the best gifts ever. We LOVE it and can't wait to put it to more use this summer. It is spacious (we all fit so easily with the pack and play and all), durable and very easy to set up. We had so much fun hanging out, playing Reach for the Stars and doing our other bedtime routines in the tent. The kids got to sleep outside two nights in a row and then thought that meant they would be sleeping in the tent until Daddy left for Texas. Good thing I could blame grandpa needing to water the lawn for our reason to take it down. We also need to pack it up so we can take it to California with us.

Loving the Warm Weather

Abby loves to eat and tries to steal any piece of food from everyone so she loved that Sadie had a banana muffin with her on her bike ride. Yesterday at family pictures, Abby found a cupcake and devoured it, frosting and all. Oops.

The kids were drawing mazes for their "roly-polies".

Teacher Appreciation

"We wish we had S'MORE time with you" 

I am not a crafty person and don't use Pinterest but I wanted to do something nice for Sienna's teacher. I opened the cupboards to see what we had and proceeded to steal some of Grandpa Dug's chocolate bars and marshmallows to make this work. I had already bought the Reese's for Mrs. Headman because they are her favorite but it just wasn't enough. I think these turned out pretty cute. Especially with the little book and letters Sienna wrote.

Grandma Anne

Grandma Anne is so much fun. As Sienna told her friend yesterday, "she let's us do whatever we want." She also spends time playing with the kids. The other day we came upstairs to find my mom coloring and cutting out snowflakes with the girls. They spent hours together coloring. We are sure going to miss Grandma!!

Sienna's Last Game

Sienna had her last soccer game yesterday and played so great. I think we've found her special activity/sport. She loves soccer and has a natural gift. Hopefully, we can continue to find ways to let her keep playing so she can keep improving and growing. She told us while driving by campus about a month ago that she wants to play for BYU when she is in college.