Hayball Family

Katelyn turns 4!!!!

2009-07-29T15:16:00.001-07:00

Katelyn had a princess themed party. Erick and Steven were good sports and wore a tiara for the party. Thanks guys!

Katelyn got a cinderella doll. She loves it. She had to sleep with it.

She is excited to look at this book because it has a picture of herself in it as a princess.

New sandals!

Blowing out candles on her cupcake. This was her second party on her actual birthday with my family. They were out of town when we had her big party over the weekend.

Katelyn wanted to have water games for her party. Everyone had a good time. I think Grant and Adam had as much fun if not more fun than the kids. They are carrying around this big water gun together spraying everyone. I love the smiles on all their faces.

More water play on the big water slide and water guns.

We also had a huge water balloon fight. It was great fun. Katelyn is ready to get somebody.

Ryan was so happy to have the hose. He thought it was great to spray Katelyn with the hose. He laughed and laughed and said, "Wawa KK". (water Katelyn)

He started to come after me with hose.

Adam and I gave her a princess blanket.

Her grandparents gave her a trunk full of princess dress up clothes.

Here she is all dressed up as a princess. She's so cute.

She is all ready for bed with her princess pajamas and blanket.

I made her a princess cake. It says "Princess Katelyn" on it and is decorated with a tiara and Cinderella, her favorite princess.

Another shot of the cake.

We are singing Happy Birthday to her.

Eating the cake.
Thank you to everyone for making such great birthday for Katelyn. I hope she will have fun memories of her 4th birthday. I can't believe how fast my girl is growing up.

Zoo

2009-07-29T15:00:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to the zoo. It is a wonderful zoo with a lot of hands on activities. Katelyn sat on this horse right after she turned one. We thought we would take a picture of her on it again now that she is almost 4.

Ryan's turn on the horse.

Ryan is having fun petting a goat.

Katelyn is petting the goat.

We loved watching the polar bears play.

Here is the baby elephant.

This is another place to pet goats. Katelyn is very gently brushing it's fur.

Ryan sat on this rock and talked to the goat. The goat stayed there and listened to what he said.

Adam and Katelyn fed this beautiful bird some juice.

We went on a train ride that goes through the zoo and then to the Rose Gardens and Japanese Gardens. We got off the train for awhile and played at a cool park.

Here we are on the train with our nephew Jordan giving us bunny ears.

Ryan and me on the train. Ryan loved the train. He said, "Choo, choo train"

Grandma, Katelyn, Adam, Ryan, and Jordan on the train. We had a great day at the zoo.

Summertime Fun

2009-07-13T13:46:00.001-07:00

Katelyn and Ryan love playing outside everyday. When it's hot we play in the water. Ryan is playing in the SpongeBob sprinkler.

Katelyn loves going down the big water slide. She doesn't even mind the freezing cold water.

We went to the Enchanted Forest. Adam and the kids are going down the slide. It was so fun. The kids did it many times by themselves.
Katelyn and Ryan are going on the ferris wheel. This is Ryan's first ride.
Katelyn is on the bumper boats.
Katelyn is riding the train. She was in charge of blowing the train whistle.
We went on a 7 mile hike to Ramona Falls up by Mt. Hood. It is a beautiful hike!! Katelyn hiked the entire way. I was very impressed.
Here we are standing in front of Ramona Falls.

Katelyn climbed up on a log and wanted me to take a picture of her.
Ryan is climbing on some rocks.
Katelyn and Ryan climbing on logs.

Katelyn wanted to take a picture of us together. It actually didn't turn out half bad.

Oregon Coast

2009-06-16T13:51:00.000-07:00

We went to the Oregon coast over the weekend. This was Ryan's first time on the beach. I couldn't keep him out of the water, so I rolled up his pants and took off his shoes and socks. The water was cold. He did not mind the cold until he fell in it and got completely soaked.

Katelyn is yelling, "I love the beach!"

Katelyn and Ryan are running away from the waves. They loved it.

Ryan is touching the wet sand.

Katelyn is playing in the sand.

Katelyn is running on the beach when we first got there.

Here is Ryan running onto the sand on the beach for the first time. He said, "Go, go, go, beach!"

Swinging on the beach.

Last things we did in Utah

2009-06-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

We decided to do a few things in Utah one last time before we moved to Oregon. We went to Temple Square. We are standing in front of the Christus.

Katelyn and Ryan loved watching the beautiful water fountain.

Adam, Katelyn and Ryan.

Katelyn and Ryan are looking at the view of Temple Square from the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. It is a spectacular view.

Beautiful Salt Lake Temple.

Katelyn and Ryan in front a another fountain.

We went to Thanksgiving Point with Richard, Tami and family. The gardens are beautiful.

Katelyn got sprayed by a water fountain and got all wet.

Emily played with Ryan in the water fountain. He was laughing so hard.

We also visited Wheeler Farm for the last time. Katelyn and Ryan are feeding a goose.

Here they are on a tractor.

Ryan is looking at a baby chick. He is saying "peep, peep, peep".

Looking at the horses.

Posing in a cool looking tree.
We will miss Utah. We really enjoyed living in Utah. We are ready for new adventures in Oregon.

Easter 2009

2009-04-15T12:04:00.000-07:00

Katelyn enjoyed dying eggs for Easter.
Ryan colored eggs with crayons. I turned around to grab something off the counter and then I heard a crunch. Ryan had taken a bite of the egg, shell and all. Adam and I laughed.
I took the shell off the egg for Ryan to eat. He loves eggs.
Adam is helping the kids dye eggs.
Katelyn is opening some of the eggs she found from the Easter Bunny. She had a blast running around looking for the eggs.
Ryan is sitting with his Easter basket.
Katelyn and Ryan are all dressed up for church on Sunday. It is hard to see their outfits, but they were very cute. It is very hard to take a picture with both of them together these days.

How thankful I am for my Savior Jesus Christ on this Easter. Through the many trials that have occurred in the last month, I could not do it without the help of my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I am thankful for the many prayers that continue to go out on our behalf. We need them. I am thankful for the love and support of all my family. It is hard to express in words how thankful I am for these things.

Playing at Parks

2009-04-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

There was one really nice week in March where the weather was beautiful every day. We took the kids to play at many different parks. Here Adam and Katelyn are flying a kite.
Ryan loves to swing!!
Katelyn loves to swing, too.
Ryan knows just what to do on a slide. He climbs up the stairs by himself, turns around, and slides down. He LOVES it.

Ryan looks so cute in his hat. It is hard to find a hat that fits his big head. He likes to wear hats now. He brings me his hat and says "hat."
When Ryan climbs he sticks out his tongue. It's so funny.

Kids at play

2009-04-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

We babysat Emily, Carsten, Caden, and Corbin one night. I tried to take a picture of everyone for Grammy. This is the best I could get. Cute kids!
Katelyn likes to help take the laundry out of the washer and put it in the dryer. She almost fell in here when I took this picture.
We have had many spring snow storms. I took Katelyn out to play in the snow. She made our family in snowmen. She did a great job. I only helped a little bit. We decided we liked to play in the snow in the spring because it isn't so bitterly cold.
Ryan loves to color now. He is always asking to color. He calls is "co,co" for color. This picture was taken the day after he got home from being in the hospital for RSV. He has lost weight. He is pretty skinny now. All his rolls are gone. Anyway, Ryan is doing much better now.
Katelyn and Ryan are playing with their new train set. They love it.
Ryan loves to watch Daddy play video games. Adam gives him an X Box controller and he thinks he is playing.
Katelyn is learning how to use the computer. She likes to play games on playhousedisney.com. She knows how to use the mouse and the arrows on the keyboard. She follows the directions on the games and does great.
Katelyn has started to draw people the last few months. This is suppose to be me. Notice the hair and eyelashes.
Here is a picture Katelyn drew of Adam. She even drew spiky hair.

Black and Whites

2009-02-17T13:01:00.001-08:00

I took some black and white pictures of Katelyn and Ryan for my bedroom. These are my favorites.
It is rare to get such a cute smile on Katelyn for pictures. She usually cheeses it.
Check out those cute dimples!

Valentine's Day

2009-02-17T12:43:00.001-08:00

Katelyn enjoyed making Valentine's for her grandparents. She is singing a song about Valentine's Day.
We made sugar cookies. Katelyn rolled out the dough and cut out heart shapes.
Ryan even helped roll out the dough. He did very well.

Katelyn decorated her cookie with lots of frosting and sprinkles.

Yum, yum. She loved her cookies.
Ryan loved the cookies, too. He even learned to say cookie.
I gave Katelyn a pen with a plume for Valentines Day like in the Fancy Nancy book. She uses it all the time now. She is wearing her hat she made with hearts.

I gave the kids balloons. They love playing with them.

Katelyn and Ryan at Play

2009-02-17T12:20:00.000-08:00

Katelyn loves her dress up clothes she got for Christmas. Here she is dressed up as a fairy.
Katelyn dressed Ryan up with a cape. He went running around with the cape flying behind him.
I let Katelyn play with shaving cream in the bathtub. She smeared it every where and loved it.
More and more shaving cream.
She also decided to put the shaving cream on her face.
Ryan loves his blankets. These are his two favorite ones. He has to have his blanket to go to sleep. Ryan now goes to sleep on his own all the time and sleeps through the night. Hurray!
Katelyn and Ryan were playing in their room one afternoon. I checked on them and Katelyn was reading to Ryan. She knows Brown Bear Brown Bear by heart. They both love books.
Adam made boxes and mazes and they had fun playing with them.
Oops, out of order. Here is Ryan playing with the shaving cream, too. Katelyn helped Ryan put it on his body.
Katelyn is quite the little helper these days. She likes to help me with the laundry. She puts it in the washer for me. She will also help me transfer it to the dryer and then to the laundry basket when dry. She even folds all the towels for me. She does a great job.
Ryan loves spaghetti. What a mess! He loved every bite.
Ryan is such a climber. He climbs on everything! Here he is up on the coffee table turning the light on and off in the hall way.
He is pointing at me because I pointed at him and told him to get down. His favorite thing is to climb up on one couch, then get on the coffee table and then throw himself onto the other couch. He only does this when he thinks I'm not looking. He does get in trouble for it. I just hope he doesn't get hurt.

Children's Museum

2009-01-18T14:47:00.001-08:00

We went to the Children's Museum in Portland. Ryan is grocery shopping in the market. He took food off the shelves and put it in his basket.
Katelyn is being a doctor and checking her baby.
There was a Bob the Builder exhibit. Katelyn is standing next to Bob.
Katelyn and Ryan are grocery shopping.
Ryan is talking on the phone in the doctor office.

Ryan and Katelyn digging.
Ryan is enjoying the water!!
Katelyn liked putting water in different objects and watching it go up and over.
Ryan loved playing with this dump truck.

Christmas and Snow

2009-01-18T14:07:00.000-08:00

Katelyn was so excited for Santa to come. She left cookies and chocolate milk for Santa and a carrot for the reindeer. This is Katelyn checking the plate on Christmas morning.
Ryan is playing with his animal train he got for Christmas. He loves it.
Ryan is opening a book he got in his stocking.
Katelyn asked Santa for a Dr. Kit. She was extremely happy when she opened it. Her reaction was great.
Here is Dr. Katelyn checking Daddy out to see if he is ok.
Ryan is opening a fun ball that lights up.
Katelyn is rocking out with her new quitar.
Katelyn is dancing with her new dress up clothes.
This is Ryan's first time playing in the snow. He kept saying "Brr" and "Wow."
He fell down in the snow and did not like it. I just had to take a picture of it.
Katelyn is playing in the 3 feet of snow at Grandma and Grandpa Hayball's back yard. The amount of snow was amazing.
Katleyn played in the snow with her cousins Ethan and Jack.
Katelyn and Adam made a snowman. It was the best snowman. Katelyn loves to give her snowman a hug.

The Elves at Gardner Village

2008-12-11T14:55:00.000-08:00

I took Katelyn and Ryan to Gardner Village to see the Elves. They are sitting under some mistletoe.
It was hard to get a picture of both of them. Every time I would move back to take the picture, Ryan was on the move.
Katelyn is standing by Santa's Naughty and Nice list. Was she naughty or nice this year? Hmm...I might have to think about that one.
Ryan is headed off again.
Katelyn is trying to mail a letter to Santa.

Cute kids sitting with an elf.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-11T14:40:00.001-08:00

We decided at the last minute to go to Oregon for Thanksgiving. We had a great time and it was well worth the trip. This is Katelyn playing with her cousin Halle.
My brother Erick gave Katelyn and Halle horsey rides. They loved it.
Halle is holding her new brother Austin. They are both so cute.
We went to Clackamas Town Center to see Santa. Katelyn was so excited to talk to Santa. Ryan was unsure of the whole thing and started to cry.
Ryan is riding the adorable fire engine at Grandma and Grandpa Hayball's. He enjoyed riding in it so much that he left his mark...he chewed on the foam and left teeth marks. Oops, sorry!
Adam took Katelyn for a ride on the go cart. They got muddy as you can see.
Here is a close up of Katelyn after the ride. She loved every minute of it. Look at the dirty face. It was worth the mess.
Adam took Ryan on a slow ride around on the go cart.
Katelyn and Ryan love Max. Max just licked Katelyn's face and she is wiping it off.
Katelyn stood at the door to the garage and talked to Max. She loves him. Ryan loves him, too. I have never seen him so excited. He goes crazy and barks.

Thank you to all our family for a memorable Thanksgiving!!

Cute Ryan

2008-12-11T14:32:00.001-08:00

Ryan is becoming more independent. He now wants to feed himself all the time. It makes a mess, but he is doing well.
Ryan adores dogs!! He says "dog" and barks. He likes to play with Katelyn's stuffed dog Scruffy.
I caught Ryan reading books. He took most the books out of the basket, sat down, and looked at books. He loves books.
This is the helicopter that Ryan got for his birthday from Grammy and Grandpa. He plays with it everyday. Thanks Grammy!

Snow

2008-11-14T15:44:00.001-08:00

We wanted to go do something fun with the kids. We decided to take a drive to one of the ski resorts to play in the snow. Katelyn has her cast off her arm now and wanted to play in the snow. Adam and Ryan are just hanging out. Ryan was so bundled up, he didn't know what to do.
Katelyn was so excited to play in the snow. She said that it is so beautiful and sparkly.
All bundled up in the snow, ready to play.
Adam and the kids. They are so cute!! About a minute after we took this picture, we heard some crackling. A tree fell down right where we were. What are the odds.
Katelyn built a tiny snowman. She was so proud of herself for making on all by herself. We had fun having a snowball fight, too. Adam won, of course. I ended up with snow down my shirt, thanks to Adam. Brrr!

Ryan's 1st Birthday

2008-11-14T15:11:00.001-08:00

Ryan turned 1 years old on November 7th. This is Ryan's Birthday cake. We had a ball theme for his first birthday.

Here is a side shot of his cake. I enjoyed making it.
Ryan is blowing out his candle, or should I say Katelyn. She helped. Ryan looked at everyone as we sang Happy Birthday to him.
He is about ready to dig in to his cup cake.
"Mmm, num"
Time for the mess. He even smeared the cake on his legs.
Ryan is opening his presents. He got a Tigger stuffed animal. He loves it. He carries it around and hugs it.
He enjoyed opening his presents with the help of all his cousins.
He got a drum filled with musical instruments. He plays with this everyday.
He loves the drumsticks.
Kevin and Chelsi gave him some cute gloves.
He opened up a few presents on his birthday in the morning. He liked tearing the tissue paper.
He got a rubber duck that goes over the faucet. He says "duck, quack, quack."
He loves his new book and car. Thanks to all who came to his party and thanks for his presents. He really loves everything and plays with everything every day.

I can't believe he is one already. It seems like just yesterday he was born. I don't know where the time has gone. He is growing up too quickly. At is one year doctor visit he weighs 22 lbs. 3 oz. and is 31 in. tall. He's a big boy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T13:54:00.000-07:00

Katelyn and I made pumpkin shaped sugar cookies. She helped frost a few cookies.
Here is the finished product. Yum!
Adam carved a pumpkin with the kids. Katelyn wanted a pumpkin with googly eyes.
The pumpkin has googley eyes a carrot nose and a tongue. It is a silly pumpkin.
Katelyn was a cheerleader for Halloween. She ran around saying "Go Team!" She quickly figured out the fine art of Trick or Treating. We went Trick or Treating with her cousins. Since there were several children, she would say "Trick or Treat," get some candy, step back for everyone else to get candy and then go back to get more candy. Once I caught on to what she was doing, I stopped her from doing it. So being the creative little thing she is, she had to come up with new tactics. She then turned on the charm and smile at the bowl of candy presented to her at each door and point to all candy she liked and said, "Oh that one is my favorite." It worked and she always ended up with more than one piece of candy from each house.
Ryan was a football player for Halloween. We put Adam's rolled up socks on his shoulders for shoulder pads. He is the cutest football player.
Here he is after we painted black lines on his face.
Cheerleader and Football player.
Adam dressed up too. He was very creepy looking. I didn't like the way he looked. Katelyn and Ryan just laughed at him.
I am kissing my monster.
Here is our little monster. Katelyn wanted to try on the mask.
We bobbed for apples. Katelyn actually got one and then ate almost the entire apple.
Adam bobbed for apples too. He had to show everyone how it was done. Notice his face is all wet and dripping.

Wheeler Farm

2008-10-30T14:51:00.001-07:00

We went to Wheeler Farm last week. Katelyn is feeding the cow some hay. She thought it was great that it would actually eat out of her hand.
She is now feeding the horse. Ryan loved the animals. He kept pointing and saying, "Wow."

Ryan up close and personal with the ducks.
Katelyn is feeding the ducks. It is always quite and experience when you feed the ducks.
Ryan and Katelyn on a saddle. "Yee Haw"
Katelyn played in the tree house.
Ryan is in a wagon. We had a great day at the farm. We went to the farm the next day with Kevin, Chelsi, and Peyton. They took some great pictures. Visit their blog to see them.

Corn Maze

2008-10-30T14:46:00.000-07:00

We went to a corn maze and had fun wandering through it.
We had Katelyn lead the way through part of it. We had to get back on course after awhile.
Ryan and Adam lead the way through the last half of the maze.

Ryan in Trouble

2008-10-30T14:24:00.000-07:00

Ryan is becoming very adventurous. He tries to do everything. He steps up on the stool in the bathroom and looks at himself in the mirror and tries to use the sink. He is always so proud of his accomplishments.
I stepped out of the kitchen for a minute and when I came back Ryan was standing in the dishwasher. I couldn't believe it.
We have to keep the dishwasher locked now. Although, today he tried to unlock it. It won't be long and he will have the lock figured out.

Ryan is growing up to be a little boy now and not a baby. He is walking so much faster now. He will soon be running. He is trying to climb on as many things as he can. He is talking more. His newest words are "doggy", "ghost" (we have ghost decorations for Halloween), and he barks like a dog and quacks like a duck. He gives the best hugs. He now blows kisses, too. He loves playing with balls. He his developing quite an arm. He LOVES driving cars around and makes car noises. We learned not to take cars to church for him to play with because his car noises are too loud. He is trying to hold his own with Katelyn. He can tackle her to the floor. He is super jealous now when I hold Katelyn or give Adam hugs. He pushes them away.

Fall is in the air

2008-10-16T10:36:00.000-07:00

Not only is fall in the air weather wise, but also for Katelyn. She fell off her bike and broke her elbow. She was trying to ride faster and started to turn. She turned too much and fell off. She landed on her arm first. We spent 6 hours at the hospital. She thought it was cool to see her bones on the x-ray. She will have a cast for 4 weeks. She loves the fact that her cast is pink. Pink is her favorite color. She told me to dress her in pink today to match her cast. She is doing quite well doing things with one arm. I am surprised. She has been going to tumbling class once a week and now won't be able to go any more. Bummer! She loves her tumbling class. Good thing I took the video camera this last time.

We went to Gardner Village with Kevin, Chelsi and Peyton. Sorry I put these picture on in a crazy order.
We took the kids to a park to play. Ryan and Katelyn are going down the slide together. They had fun.
Katelyn loves climbing up this pole. She calls it the circle pole.
Adam took some pictures of us playing in the leaves.

Another picture from Gardner Village.
We took a drive up to the mountains to see the fall colors. Pictures just don't do it justice. It is beautiful.

We stopped on the drive to take a couple pictures.

Ryan loves to swing. He holds on tight and laughs.

Gardner Village and the Withces

2008-10-02T11:02:00.001-07:00

We took our annual trip to Gardner Village to see the witches. These pictures didn't turn out the best. The kids were more interested in checking out everything, of course. We had fun though.

Ryan wasn't so sure about sitting so close to the witch. He started to cry right after I took this picture.
Katelyn didn't want to sit on the scary witch, but said she would really fast.

This witch is outside the Village Bakery. There is a sign that says Kiss the Cook. Katelyn said she wanted to go in and kiss the cook because it smelled so good.

Katelyn enjoying a cookie from the bakery.
Ryan had a little bit of cookie, too. "Mmm, num" he said. We had fun walking around and seeing everything. Ryan pointed at things and said, "Wow". Katelyn laughed at almost every witch and asked what they were doing.

Silly Kids

2008-10-02T10:55:00.001-07:00

Katelyn tried on her new things from the thrift store. She is wearing her jacket and cowgirl boots.
Ketelyn made a "dress" out of a paper bag and had to put on her hat to go with it.
Hey dudes!
Check out the mouth full of teeth. He now has 7 teeth. Ryan is officially walking now. He walks more than he crawls. He is turning into a little boy now and not a baby any more. He is so fun. He loves to play outside. He can even climb on things at the parks. He loves to go down slides and through tubes. He is talking more. He says: Mama, Dada, Hi, Bye, All done, Wow, Uh-oh, night night. I am surprised he says so much for only being 10 months old. But then maybe I am not with as much as Katelyn talks. He hears talking all the time. He is growing up too fast.
We took a drive to Brighton Ski Resort when Tim and Jessica came to visit.

End Of Summer

2008-09-17T12:44:00.000-07:00

Katelyn is riding her bike she got for her birthday!! She calls it her super bike.
She loves riding her bike. We go out almost every night after dinner. She is getting really fast. Adam moved up the training wheels a little bit already.
Ryan loves zooming around on the bike too. He holds on tight and grins from ear to ear.
Ryan with his new hair style. He looks so cute with his hair spiked up. I think it makes him look even more like Adam.
Ryan loves playing with his bike. He can get on and off of it by himself. It's so cute to see him lift his leg over the bike sit down. Oh, Ryan can walk now. He has taken up to 6 steps on his own now.
I bought some Mega Blocks for the kids to play with. We all enjoy making things. Adam made Spongebob for Katelyn.
Katelyn is enjoying one last swim in the pool for the summer.
Ryan looking cute in his swim suit. He loves the water!
I was singing "I Love to See the Temple" with Katelyn and she said she wanted to go to the temple. I took the kids to the Jordan River Temple and walked around. Katelyn really liked the water fountain. I wanted Ryan to be in the picture too, but I knew he would fall in the water if I set him down.

I hope you all enjoy the last days of summer. We have seen a change in the weather. The leaves are beginning to change already. I am excited. Fall is my favorite time of year.

Vacation

2008-08-16T12:30:00.000-07:00

We went on a road trip to Minnesota. Along the way we did some sight seeing. We stopped at Martin's Cove in Wyoming. This was apart of the Mormon trail.
We are standing in front of this statue of men carrying people across the river. There are many amazing stories told of the pioneers.
Our next stop was in South Dakota at Mount Rushmore. It is beautiful. It is amazing to think that this was carved. The details are incredible. You can even see the pupils in their eyes.
Here we are standing in front of Mount Rushmore.
While we were in Minnesota, we went to the Mall of America which is the largest mall. It is huge!! In the middle of the mall is an amusement park. Katelyn got to meet SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick. She was in heaven. She loved every minute of meeting them. She even cried when she had to say good bye.
She is so excited to go on this ride. It went up and down and up and down.
She is driving a truck on this ride. She climbed in and out of many trucks trying to decide which one to ride.
Here is Ryan all ready for the wedding. So cute!
The reason we went to Minnesota was for Adam's best friend Jason wedding. Adam was the Best Man. He is giving his Best Man speech and toast. He received many laughs, oohs and aahs. He did a great job.
Katelyn loved dancing at the reception or should I say jumping. She danced and loved every minute of it.
Katelyn and Adam dancing a slow dance. Adam and I were able to dance, too. It was fun.
Katelyn wanted to be apart of the bouquet toss. She didn't catch the bouquet but she got some flower petals that fell on the floor. She carried the petals around with her the rest of the night and slept with them too.
Katelyn was so excited to dance with the bride Katie.
After returning to Salt Lake we went to Temple Square to see the new Joseph Smith movie. I took a picture of Ryan in front of the Temple.
Katelyn and Ryan in front of the Temple. Temple Square is beautiful with all the flowers.
We had a great time on vacation. We went to many new places and saw many new things, and spent many hours in the car. Thank you Paul and Sally for taking us!!

Katelyn turns 3!!!

2008-07-30T13:21:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Katelyn is 3 years old already. Where does the time go? She is growing up too quickly.
I made her a strawberry ice cream cake with an oreo crust. Strawberries and chocolate are her favorite things to eat. The cake was delicious.
She is about to blow out the candle. She loved having us sing Happy Birthday to her. Adam said, "She was basking in the glory of the song." It is true. She really was. She loved it.
We got her a balloon for her birthday. She loves balloons.
She is playing in her kitty tent that she got from her friend.
She received roller skates from Grammy and Grandpa. She LOVES them. Previous to getting roller skates, she would use cars to try and skate. I am glad she finally has real skates.
She got an adorable apron that her Aunt Tami made. Along with it came crayons, colored pencils, paint, and glue. These are right up her alley. She is quite the little artist.

She also received a bike for her birthday from us. I need to take some pictures of her on it. She loves her bike and wants to ride it all the time.

Grammy's visit

2008-07-23T12:53:00.001-07:00

Grammy came to visit us for a week. We had so much fun with her. The grandchildren love their Grammy!!

Mom took some pictures of us. Thank you Mom.

Katelyn at play

2008-07-23T12:46:00.001-07:00

Katelyn was in our closet and wanted to play dress up. She found my Snow White shirt and my slippers. She ran to her room to find her tiara to complete the look. She really loves to dress up now.
Katelyn enjoys lining up all her toys. She takes all her books, balls, and stuffed animals and lines them up through the apartment. This time she made a circle with her stuffed animals and went inside it. She called for me to take a picture. She has never sat so still.

Ryan at play

2008-07-23T12:40:00.001-07:00

Ryan loves bath time. He splashes like crazy, rolls and climbs in the tub.
Adam got out his remote control Hummer. Ryan loved it. He crawled around after it for the longest time. He was so happy when he finally touched it.
Ryan stands up in his crib when he wakes up and says, "Mama". I love it!!!
Ryan is getting more and more busy every day. He just discovered the toilet paper.

Ryan Standing

2008-07-07T14:22:00.000-07:00

Ryan now crawls everywhere and pulls himself up to stand! He worked for a couple days trying to stand by the couch. He was so proud of himself when he finally did it. He loves to stand!!

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July!!
We bought pop-its for Katelyn to throw.
She is trying to squeeze the pop-its with her fingers.
She threw some in the air.

A Day at the Park

2008-07-07T14:05:00.000-07:00

We went to a park near our apartment to play and have a picnic. There are some really cool trees, so of course, I had to take pictures. Katelyn is trying to climb the tree.
I took a chance sitting Ryan here. He sat there long enough for me to snap this picture before trying to crawl away.
I like this picture of the two of them, but it turned out a little blurry.
Katelyn calls this slide the "wiggley slide".
Ryan hanging out on the blanket for our picnic.
I love this picture of Ryan. He is such a happy boy. He is clapping his hands. You can see his two bottom teeth.
We are eating a yummy picnic lunch that Katelyn help make.

Aquarium

2008-07-07T13:00:00.000-07:00

I took Katelyn and Ryan to the Living Planet Aquarium. We had a great time. Katelyn loved everything. She asked what everything was. She loved pretending to drive the boat.
Katelyn enjoyed looking at the jelly fish. She said she wanted to have a net and go "jellyfishing" like Spongebob Squarepants. She watched the jelly fish for a long time.
She said that this was huge starfish and wanted to take it home.
She is looking at little sea horses. She said they were cute and little.
There was lot of colorful fish in this tank.
Katelyn loved watching the sting rays.
She decided to touch the sting ray. She loved it. We spent a lot of time here.
Here she is touching pencil urchins. She said they were pokey.
Now Katelyn is touching sea cucumbers. She tried to pick it up. Oops.
Here she is touching a starfish.
The aquarium has a little cove for the kids to play in. Katelyn is hiding in a cave.
Now she is jumping . Weeeee.

Here is a leopard shark zooming past.

March trip to Portland

2008-06-22T14:38:00.001-07:00

Katelyn loved playing fire fighter at Grandma and Grandpa Hayball's house.
Ryan and Logan are about 6 weeks apart. They played on the floor next to each other. Cute boys!
Too bad these are the only pictures I have from our vacation. The camera wasn't working very well at the time. We enjoyed spending time with family.

Sister and Brother

2008-06-22T14:30:00.001-07:00

Katelyn and Ryan love each other. They are very cute together. Ryan loves to watch Katelyn and she zooms around him. Katelyn loves to entertain him. It is so fun to watch their relationship grow.
Now that Ryan is getting older, Katelyn loves to play with him. She can be a little rough sometimes, but for the most part, they play well together. Good thing Ryan is a rough and tumble boy. He just loves it when Katelyn plays with him. He laughs and laughs. In this picture, Katelyn put the laundry hamper over the top of their heads.

Busy Katelyn

2008-06-22T14:18:00.001-07:00

Katelyn is a busy girl as you all know. She is growing and maturing quickly. She is learning so many big words. Her latest is distinguished. She was watching me get ready one morning and I asked her how I looked. She said, "Mommy, you look distinguished." She amazes me every day with what she knows.

Katelyn loves doing projects. I traced her body and she colored it. She did a great job. She drew eyes, nose and a mouth.
Katelyn decided to try on Adam's sweats. She is so silly!
Katelyn watches me feed Ryan every day and wanted to feed her baby. She found a bowl and spoon and fed her baby. She is quite the little mother.
Here is another one of Katelyn's projects. We collected rocks on a walk. She then glued them to this card board. When is was dry, she colored it. The finished project looks really cool.

Ryan's Milestones

2008-06-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

Ryan is growing too fast!! He is now 7 months old. He weighs over 20 lbs. now. He is the happiest baby. He is on the move now. He rolls, army crawls and crawls. He does whatever he needs to, to get where he wants to go. He sits all by himself. He enjoys eating solid foods. He has tried rice cereal, squash, sweet potatoes, bananas, applesauce, and pears. He likes it all. He shakes his head no when he doesn't want any more. He has two teeth on the bottom already.

Bear Lake

2008-06-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

We went to Bear Lake for our niece Emily's birthday. We had a great time swimming , canoeing , making sandcastles, and spending time together!

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-19T12:23:00.000-08:00

I love my children. They are the best! I enjoy them so much. We have lots of fun together.
I decided to take a picture of Ryan and myself together. I don't have any of the two of us.

We all enjoyed decorating sugar cookies for Valentine's Day. Katelyn loved shaking on the sprinkles. Adam even decorated cookies with us. It was fun.
Katelyn loved making Valentine's to send to her grandparents. She also made one for our friend Jon. She delivered cookies and a Valentine to him.
Ryan learned to roll over. He rolls both ways now. He is so proud of himself. He worked really hard to figure it out. He loves his new found abilities. He also reaches for toys now.

Katelyn's Projects

2008-02-12T13:45:00.001-08:00

I try to do a project with Katelyn every day. She loves to make Cheerio or Apple Jack necklaces. She is getting really fast at stringing the cereal on. The other day, she made a necklace before we went grocery shopping. She wore her necklace with pride at the store. She received many compliments from people in the store.

Katelyn used glitter glue to decorate snowflakes. After squeezing the glue on she used her finger to spread the glitter glue around. They turned out beautiful and are now hanging on the window in the dining room. She loves looking at her snowflakes every day and says, "I made these all by myself."

Happy Ryan

2008-02-12T13:40:00.000-08:00

Ryan always wakes up so happy from his nap. I decided to take a picture of him one day. I just love going to pick him up and being greeted with such a great smile! This other picture is of Ryan having tummy time.

Ryan Sittting

2008-02-12T13:34:00.001-08:00

Ryan is trying to sit up. He is always leaning forward when we hold him. He is propped up in the boppy.

Ryan in the Jumperoo

2008-02-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

Ryan loves being in the jumperoo. We decided to try putting him in it because he wants to sit up so badly and he already likes to jump. He gets so excited every time.

Snow Day

2008-01-31T19:57:00.002-08:00

Katelyn and I loved playing in the snow together.

Katelyn had fun making snow angels.

Katelyn tried throwing snowballs at me, but it did not work. The snow was too soft. We had fun anyway.

After playing outside for only a few minutes in the 15 degree weather, we came in and enjoyed some delicious hot chocolate with marshmallows. Katelyn thought it was great to drink out of a big mug.

Ryan is growing so fast. At his two month check up he was 13 lbs. 8 oz. and 24 in. long. I know he is bigger than that now. Nobody believes me when I tell them how old he is. He looks like he is about 5 or 6 months old. I go to put clothes on him and realize he has out grown many things before he even gets a chance to wear them. I thought this hat was so cute on him, even though it was too small. Ryan humored me for a few minutes and let me take a picture of him before he started fussing. He is not a fan of hats. He is such a happy baby. He smiles and the time. He is laughing now. We all just love it!!!

2008-01-31T13:21:00.001-08:00