Bugs...

Anyone who knows Ethan knows that he loves bugs. The weather was nice today so I let him go outside and dig for some bugs. He was so excited, it was pretty funny. He found 2 "funny bugs" and 1 slug that is currently taking a stroll on our kitchen floor (don't ask).

Rylie was pretty much ecstatic as well...

Finally!

The DiRtY DiRtY SMELL that was in our basement (thanks to Ethan and Rylie shampooing the carpet with dairy products) is gone!

Oh happy day...

The Roof...

Last night Coulter and I went to The Roof in Salt Lake to celebrate Valentines Day. My brother, Jeremy, gave us a gift certificate there for Christmas (thanks Jeremy!). Coulter and I have never been to The Roof so we were excited. It was so nice! We sat right by the window and had a great view of the temple. It was quiet and peaceful and the food was great. There wasn't a single child in the restuarant...that took some getting used to:-).

Coulter loved the desserts! There were 25 to choose from...out of control.

The food was amazing. I wanted to go back for more food when I was done because it was so good but unfortunately I was too full:-(

Pretty flowers from the Coulter...

Coulter also gave me my ring this weekend!

Dinosaur Musuem...

We went to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi today. We have never been so since we had a free day, we decided to head down. The kids love dinosaurs so they were excited before we even got inside...

There were caves for the kids to play in...

The museum had an exhibit with lots of water and sand for the kids to play with. There were dinosaurs and trees so they could build hills, mountains, etc. with the sand and then play with the dinosaurs. Rylie loved it! She played quietly for a long time, it was really cute.

There was an exhibit where the kids could play in the sand with brushes to dig for dinosaur fossils. Ethan and Rylie loved this too.

Rylie playing with her dinosaurs on the way down to the museum...

Birthday and Valentines...

My mom's birthday was on Friday (the 13th) so my siblings and I took her out to dinner. After dinner, Kaitlin and I took my mom down to Provo to see the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble. We have seen them before and really like their performance so Kaitlin and I decided to take her for her birthday. It was really good and my mom enjoyed it...success!
Happy Birthday Mom! I hope you had a great birthday. (Next year we will even be on time...)

Valentines Day...
The kids and I made this cake for Coulter for Valentines (Coulter loves cake...). I was pretty excited about how it turned out.

Valentines Day morning, Coulter made breakfast for everyone and the kids got a present from us...it was a fun day. I love my family!

The kids playing in the snow after breakfast

Ethan with his new Cyborg toy! Don't be jealous...

Rylie was really happy about her "beautiful" heart necklace we gave her. She must have said the word beautiful about 20 times after we gave it to her...She also got a Pound Puppy (that's right baby!) that she named...can you guess it?....Puppy! I better write that one down so I don't forget it...

Ethan doing his valentines for his preschool class...it's hard writing your name 15 times in a row when you're 4 (it only took 45 minutes)...

Picture tag...

My friend Denise tagged me...
1. Go to your documents/pictures
2.Go to my 6th file folder
3. Go to my 6th picture
4. Blog about it
5.Tag 6 people to do the same This picture of Rylie was taken 11-11-07 at my parent's house. My dad had just made some of his famous chocolate chip cookies and Rylie was helping herself to one...what a cutie! I was looking at all the pictures in this file folder and want to post them all...I can't believe how much Ethan and Rylie have changed in a little over a year...time flies!

I tag Mindi, Alicia, Tara, Jolie, Heather and Katie (now you can start a blog!)

Nothing really new with us...

Things I have learned the past couple of weeks...

1. Falling back asleep after Coulter wakes you up so he can go work (I had worked all night, sheesh)=Ethan and Rylie naked in our office shampooing the carpet with milk, water, eggs and sour cream (I'm going to my happy place now).

2. Never trust Rylie

3. Ethan and Rylie playing quietly downstairs at Great Grandma's house=calling poison control because Rylie just had to drink some vanilla diffuser.

4. Never trust Ethan

5. It takes about 15 minutes to get gum (not Ethan's gum) off of Ethan's church pants and shirt (don't send your kid to church with gum if they can't keep it in their mouth, please).

6. Never trust Ethan and Rylie together

7. Ethan and Rylie whispering=something bad is about to go down

8. If your husband brings home a nerf gun the size of Kansas for Ethan, he will sleep on the couch for a night so he knows he messed up...

Is this the face a trouble maker? You better believe it!

Okay...lets move on to happier times...here is my little Ethan making valentine treats. I burned the first batch...go me!


Yummy!

Rylie got in a fight with the coffee table and the coffee table won...sweet battle wound on her cheek...

I talked Coulter in to watching The Sound of Music after church on Sunday and Rylie passed out after about 3 minutes. No love for some singing nuns...Rylie loves any form of television so Coulter said the movie must be pretty bad for her to pass out that soon...

Here is Ethan securing the perimeter with his missile launcher (thanks again Coulter)

What does every little girl need? That's right, a Nerf gun six shooter...man Coulter is in trouble...

This is for you Grandpa-here is Rylie absolutely intrigued by figure skating...just like Grandma

Shake it baby!

This girl has some mad skills! She is sucking her thumb while drinking her lemonade.

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Draper Temple Open house with the Topiks. It was really nice, what a beatiful temple. I was really glad that we got to go because whenever the kids are by the Ogden Temple or the Salt Lake temple they always ask to go in. It was a good opportunity to show the kids a little more about the temple.

Things you may not know about me...(probably things you don't care to know). Tagged by Mindi

1. I was born in San Diego and lived there until I was 13. Then I moved to Prairieville, Louisiana and was there until I was 16. I moved to Layton in April 1999 and love Utah.

2. The first person I meet at my new High School was my friend Denise. She just introduced herself and invited me to sit by her in math. I was so relieved, I don't like to be the new girl...We have been friends ever since.

3. When I was 5 years old I got bit on the butt by a dog and it broke skin a little. I have not been a fan of dogs since.

4. My kids love animals so much that it makes me want to get them a dog...

5. I have had 2 sets of braces and 2 jaw surgeries, 1 nose surgery and 1 C-section...don't be jealous.

6. I have a tendency to cry...a lot...over just about anything...I promise that it has improved slightly.

7. I love Ethan and Rylie more than I knew I could love someone...its freaky sometimes...I love Coulter more than words too but a parents love for their children is something not easily described...

8. My little sister Kaitlin drives the same pimping sea foam green Ford Escort that I drove in high school and she looks just as hot as I did:)

9. I love Mexican food...enchiladas, tacos, tostados, nachos, guacamole...I could go on for awhile...

10. I am married to my best friend...I didn't think that was possible.

11. I love to laugh...and I love people that make me laugh...

12. I have been fired from one job...lets just say that it wasn't really my fault and that girls are evil. (Also if you don't know the meaning of the word insubordinate you should look it up...it is one of those words that apparently you need to know...)

13. My grandma lives next door to my parents and that's only 15 minutes from my house...sweet huh?

14. I work graveyards now so I can't remember the last time I didn't feel tired...

15. I love the shows House, Friends, Veronica Mars and a few others I don't wish to fess up to...

16. If I have a shake, it's always butterfinger shake. No exceptions

17. I have been a member of the LDS church my whole life but I was converted or "knew without a doubt" when I was 15. The experience is personal, but I can say that I know that the gospel is true.

18. My dad makes the best chocolate chip cookies. No lie...the best!

19. I always go to bed with socks on and they are never on when I wake up...strange

20. I love it when I find a good deal, I am a bargain shopper. Nothing beats 50% off clearance at Old Navy or 80% off at Kohls. I also clip coupons, price match etc. Good deals are addicting...

I didn't think that I would have that much to write but then I started rambling...Sorry. I tag Marge, Janelle and Denise...

Guys Night Out at the Car Show...

Coulter here filling in on what Ethan and I did the other night.

We were invited to join the Lloyd men at the Car Show. Once Ethan learned that he could sit in some of the cars, he was ecstatic and would ask to sit in every single car that we went up to.

Robby and Brandon in one of the first vehicles we saw when we got there.

Ethan with Grandpa in the '09 Ford Explorer.

Ethan with Uncle Matthew posing in a trunk.

Ethan in the Smart car convertible. He looked like he was big enough to drive away in it, those cars are small!

Kirsten's dream car, the Honda Pilot.

Ethan in front of a $220,000 Bentley. For some reason, they wouldn't let him sit in a car which cost way more than our house...

Not only did Grandpa treat us to the car show, he took us to Fudruckers after. I ordered a shake with my meal and told Ethan that he could have the extra shake from mine that comes in the metal cup. When he saw mine, he was pretty sad that he didn't have a cherry and "some of that white stuff." So I gave in and switched with him. As you can see, he was quite happy.

Just playing...

So apparently my dad wants me to update my blog...If he is missing the monkeys, he is welcome to come pick them up anytime:)...Well here is our "home girl" Rylie. We were all playing in Ethan's room on Sunday night and she put on Ethan's hat and went and got her dinosaurs (that's right, her dinosaurs, the girl is obsessed lately).

Ethan is flying...he wants to rough-house all day lately...control yourself boy!