Arizona Reunions

We were too busy living May to blog about it! So here is our first installment of May 2010.

We spent 10 days in AZ with both of our families. Their were several trips to parks, 2 trips to the zoo and splash pad, a day of swimming, Organ Stop pizza, Suzanne's mission farewell, family pictures and lots of fabulous cousin time! Ruthie and Tate are so lucky to have cousins close to their ages in both families. My camera battery sadly died just a few days in, I had to steal pictures and I need to steal more from the Bevans when they get back from vacation.

Showing true colors

Always a happy girl

Muscles!

I don't know...

... okay!

My fav is Ruthie's corsage! Lots of cooperation from the little kids. That's about how the family pictures went too.

My sister-in-law was crying laughing when we went to Organ Stop Pizza. It is such a classic memory for my family, she just wasn't officially 'Tutt' until she'd been there!

Uh-oh! That's what we get for ditching the little swimmers. :)

A little spray down with the hose and he was good as new!

We were all worn out by the end, and it was well worth it!

April Showers?

April Began and ended with a snow white day. Blah! Luckily, we did have a few nice days in between.

April 1st!

We spent one warmer day at the tulip festival. I had quite uncooperative photo subjects.

This is what Ruthie would do every time I tried to get a shot, a taste of my own medicine!

Tate's favorite part was the fountain in the Secret Garden.

By the time we left he was soaking from head to toe and in heaven!

April 30th.

Please let May be kinder to us!

Soccer Girl

I am proud to say I am officially a soccer mom! Ruthie has out grown her 'stage fright' and LOVES playing soccer! She was not afraid to bump around with the boys. 4 year old soccer is one of the funniest things I have ever seen though. One little girl cried the entire game. The coaches (and several parents) were on the field with the kids. The kids just want to kick the ball, regardless of direction. Ruthie's team, the Cougars :) , scored 3 goals for the other team! It is an awesome way to kick off the spring!

The Rest of March

I figured I'd better recap this busy/fun month we've had.
This is how Ryan has spent most of the the past 6 days. His ACL surgery went well and he doing better than most people, according to the physical therapist. Just moving nice and slow.

My parents and little sisters came up from AZ when my sister Suzanne went through the temple. I wish we had a picture at the temple, but it was snowing and blowing like crazy that night! Afterwards we all came back to our house and had a birthday party for Amy, Suz and my mom. These aunts do a great job entertaining my kids!

The birthday girls

This little dude went through a phase for several weeks that has just wrapped up. He would get up in the middle of the night 2-5 times, turn on the lights, put on his back pack, hat, and or shoes/boots on and come knock on my door. He would go right back to sleep, but what was he thinking!

Tate is creative too. He discovered the perfect place to keep his sword!

He's ready!
We had a little St. Patty's Day party, aren't they adorable!
The kids had fun trying out a new jumping place in Lindon called Jump On It.

Tate loved it as long as he had a trampoline to himself.

We spent a night at the cabin with some friends a couple of weeks ago. We stayed up way to late, played card games, sledded and ate yummy food. What more could you want!

I ripped a hole in my one pair of jeans, which is why I am sporting the pj's with my boots!

Cute friends sledding

They love each other!

How to Celebrate 7 Years Of Love

We celebrated our 7th [!] anniversary a few days early since that was the day we could get tickets to see this guy, Brian Regan.

Neither of us had seen him before, but had heard how hysterical he is. It was worth every penny! I should not have even bothered putting make-up on before the show. I literally cried laughing for an hour and a half! My cheeks hurt, my stomach hurt, I was exhausted by the end of the show. I am so glad we decided to go! What a way to celebrate 7 fabulous years of laughing together!

This is the pre-show picture, taken by us. Ya like Ryan's glasses? He looks smokin' hot in them!

On another note, my beautiful friend Emily came to Utah last weekend to go skiing! We had not seen each other in 7 years. She moved to Nashville right before Ry and I got married. Now she is living the country star life and her group Lucy Angel will be releasing an album this summer! It was a happy, and long over due reunion! Notice she is bending down in the picture, I am actually on my tip-toes. :) I love when you can go that long with out seeing each other and it still feels the same.

Update: I did take this cute fellow to get a hair cut today. Still a little shaggy, but much better!

Lately...

Ryan is getting around with a limp these days. He tore his ACL skiing a week and a half ago. Now that he's seen his Orthopedic surgeon and the physical therapist, surgery is scheduled for March 25th. Not the best way to end ski season, he is just glad that it didn't happen earlier!

We had a busy couple of days with these cuties staying with us while their mom and dad were out of town. Between the four kids there was a 1, 2, 3, and 4 year old! Ruthie and Tate loved playing with James and Ada.

Ruthie and Tate made a little art this morning. Well, I really just needed a picture of Tate's hair.

Whoa! It is getting so long! This picture is my motivation to at least go get it trimmed. I have had a couple of people think I was carrying Ruthie from a distance with the blonde curls! It is time.

I have finally made a hair clip holder! It just took a little glue gun and a picture frame. Hopefully this means I won't lose as many clips as before!

Now this project has been a long time coming. I started this at a super Saturday activity right before I had Tate. I messed up the mod podge so it sat in my basement undone for over 2 years! Yeah for completed projects!

Cinnamon Butter, Mmmm

I have intended on finding the Texas Road House cinnamon butter recipe for quite a while. I finally googled it and, oh wow, should have done it a long time ago! Ryan says you have to put it on like frosting. Try it, you won't be sorry!

Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter
Ingredients
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk, chilled
• 1/2 teaspoon corn syrup
• 3/4-1 teaspoon cinnamon, to taste
Directions
1. Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until mixture is smooth.(or I use a hand mixer)
2. Serve with hot rolls or muffins.
3. This may be stored in the refrigerator.