Happy Birthday Zach!!

OK so I did start this post on Zach's birthday 3 days ago, but it is not getting posted until today. SORRY HONEY! (He doesn't read our blog very often anyway!!)

Today is Zach's birthday!!! His birthday always seems to come so quickly after Christmas and most times he doesn't even get a present from me. This morning Saydee wanted to wake up extra early (she is always up by 6:30) to make him a cake in her easy bake oven. She got it made and frosted it and put in a green candle and woke him up singing happy birthday. Skylar and Saydee had wrapped a present for him last night and to our surprise it was his childhood stuffed animal "Mouse Sherratt" The girls also made him some cards.

We had pretty fun day. We took a banana cream pie to Zach at work. After work we went to St. George to go eat at the Texas Roadhouse with Zach's parents. It was really really busy and crazy. Zach's mom told the waitress that it was his birthday and they had him sit on a little saddle while they sang and yelled about him. It was so funny and he was sooo imbarrased. I don't have the pictures so I will post them later.

I asked the kids some of their favorite things about dad and this is what they said.

~~Saydee likes it when he takes her on a date to the SUU girls basketball game. She likes it when he surprises her with doughnuts and chocolate milk.

~~Skylar likes it when he takes her to school and volunteers at her school. She likes him to take her to her secret spot.

~~Ryder loves to do anything with his dad. He loves to drive in the truck and get out his binos and look at bucks.

They are so lucky to have such a great dad!! You are such a fun dad and do so many fun things with the kids. Spotlighting, Breakfast at the Market Grill, Secret Spots and so much more.

You are a great husband, friend and partner too. We have so much fun together and I am so excited to spend the rest of our lives together. I couldn't ask for anyone better.

~Happy Birthday Babe!!~

OnE YeAr AgO

Well it was one year ago yesterday that my little Skylar broke her leg. Let me tell you it seems like it was forever ago, but at the time I thought it would never end. Every year in January she does something to make life interesting. 3 years ago she had RSV. 2 years ago she had Pneumonia and then last year she spiral fractured her femur. How you ask? Oh just running around a corner and she twisted it. We didn't see it but that is what she says happened. We pray everyday that this January we will break the trend and just have a normal month.

Ok so this picture is Easter last year but I can not find the CD that has the pictures of the first days of this nightmare. She was flat on her back and had to be turned every 4 hours for the first month or 6 weeks. Her cast went up past her belly button, all the way to her toes on her broken leg and to her knee on the good leg. This was Skylar at my mom and Kents annual easter egg hunt. She got her cast off the day after Easter. She was a pretty good sport!!

Christmas Eve (out of order)

On Christmas Eve we got to go over to Zach's Grandma and Grandpa Hiskeys for the evening. It was so fun to be with them and Zach's parents and Aunt Bertha and Uncle Craig. There was more food there than I had ever seen in my life and everything had Cream Cheese in it. We were told that we were in charge of the program, so I thought I would just do the same program I had done with my family. One problem was that there were only my 3 kids so Zach had an idea.... Skylar could be Mary and Ryder could be Joseph and He would be a donkey!! Saydee was a beautiful angel. It turned out pretty cute. Ryder was totally into it. He lead the donkey around the room as we sang and read the story of the birth of Christ. Saydee and Skylar sang Picture a Christmas at the end and it was so neat to see the kids get into it and understand the meaning of Christmas.

Joseph leading the donkey with Mary.

Saydee and Skylar singing Picture a Christmas

Santa Did come!!!

Saydee and I each got a hat with a flower on it. She hasn't taken hers off since Christmas

Zach was very excited to find not only one but two trailcams under the tree.

All Skylar has wanted this year was all the Holly Hobbie movies and that is what Santa brought her.

Her is Saydee posing with her new camera. Watch for her new blog she thinks she is going to start soon???

Ryder was excited to finally get a boy scooter!! No more princess and Barbie bikes for him!!!

We had a wonderful Christmas and we hope all of you did too. We were able to spend a lot of time with family and enjoyed every minute of it. Now on to the New Year!!!!

Christmas Dance Recital

On December 18, Saydee and Skylar had their dance recital. They both did a great job and looked super cute.

Skylar dancing to rudolph the red nosed reindeer.

Saydee dancing to Rockin around the Christmas Tree.

The girls love to go to dance each week but the really love recital time. They love to wear their cute costumes and put on mom's make up. They also love to be on stage.