Nationals at Lagoon Dance Competition

Peyton had her last dance competition of 2010 at the Nationals at Lagoon on Saturday, May 15th. She danced great and so did her team and they took 1st place in both their dances. A great way to end their season! I think everytime I watch them they get better and better. Peyton has really enjoyed dancing on a competition team this year and we look forward to competing again next year. Thanks mom for coming to town to watch her and everything else you do for us. And thanks to Grandma Pat, Uncle Wade, Katee and Kellee for coming to chear her on and for spending the day with us. As always, we had a lot of fun!

Kids Horse Show

The Bluffdale Bronx Riding Club that Bradyn and I ride with put on a Open Kids Horse Show on Friday, May 14th at the Herriman arena to raise money for our club. Peyton wasn't sure that she wanted to ride in it this year after her experience last year (Rummy kind of ran away with her on the poles). But after she practiced the barrels and poles at our house a few times and saw that Rummy was going to behave, she was all about riding in it this year. She competed in the dummy roping, barrels, poles and the flag race and did awesome! She wasn't the fastest, but she had control of Rummy this year, rode great, and most importantly had fun. It was such a good experience for her and really helped her regain her confidence.

We had a really great turn out for the kids show. Thanks everyone who brought your kids and/or supported our fund raiser. I just did video during the horse events so didn't get any still pictures :( except of her practicing the dummy roping. Thanks mom for coming in town and helping out with the kids while we worked at the show. And thanks Grandma Pat, Uncle Wade and Katee for coming to support Peyton.

Mother's Day Program

The Friday before Mother's Day, Peyton's preschool class put on a Mother's Day Program. It was so cute! They sang songs about mothers, gave their mom's radish plants that they had grown from seeds (this is because the leaves are in the shape of hearts), and gave their mom's a card that had answers to questions about their mom. These were some the answers that Peyton gave:

* I love my mother because she reads to me! (this is true, almost every night)

* My mom looks prettiest when she put on a dress. (I don't know what she was thinking with this answer, I don't remember the last time I wore a dress)

* My mom's favorite food is cereal. (this would probably be Peyton's favorite)

* She is happy when I clean my room! (this is so true)

* My mom is 14 years old. (it would be nice to be 14 again)

* Her job is to take care of me! (and this is my favorite job)

She cracks me up!

Random from the Last Week

These are just a couple pictures I took from the last week that I thought were cute and wanted to share.


Peyton riding Rummy in our pasture/soon to be arena some day




Mmmmm.....noodles! Houston's favorite.

Northridge Dance Competition

Yesterday Peyton had yet another dance competition. This was her fourth one this year. Only one more at Lagoon in May and the Spring Recital the weekend after and then we have a break. Well until next year anyways. Honestly I thought it was going to be draining but it has not been bad at all. Peyton has really liked all the competing and I have enjoyed going to watch her everytime. Yesterdays competition was at Northridge High School in Layton and Peyton and her team did awesome! I always think they do good but they looked even better than they did at the last 3 competitions and I was right. They took 1st place in both their Dog Pound and Somewhere Over The Rainbow dances. Way to go team Sweet N Sassy!


Who let the dogs out (woof, woof, woof, woof). Marisa and Peyton


Marisa and Peyton having a little breakfast in between dances


Peyton wanted me to get a picture of her showing off her moves.


Marisa and Peyton with their trophies.


Peyton loves getting these trophies at all the competitions. She has quite the collection now.


Peyton and Me

We Live Outdoors These Days

Lately I can't seem to keep my kids inside and with the warm weather we have been having it makes it a lot easier. From the time they wake up to the time they go to bed they want to be outside playing. Which I guess is a really good thing since it means they aren't inside just watching TV or playing video games or something not getting their excercise like a lot of kids these days. It reminds me of how I was when I was a kid. I loved to be outside. I hope it sticks with my kids as they get older.


We bought Peyton a kite this Spring and she has really enjoyed flying it on the windy days we tend to get quite often in Eagle Mountain. She does really good too. Can get it going all by herself and everything.




Houston is such a good boy when he is outside. For only being 22 months old, he is so good about staying in our yard. He just goes between playing in the sandbox, to climbing the playset to go down the slide, to chasing the dogs around, to petting and feeding all the horses hay one straw at a time.

Easter and My Dad's 50th

My dad turns the BIG 50 tomorrow so my mom decided to surprise him and fly us and my Grandma Carolyn down to New Mexico this last weekend. It also worked out good because we were able to spend Easter with my parents and brother Jason. Plus they had a lot of horses running which is always fun to watch. We flew in on a very bumpy plane ride due to wind gusts on Thursday afternoon.

Friday was the West Texas Futurity Trials at Sunland Park. They had 13 horses that they train that ran in the 11 trials so it was a busy day. They did pretty well qualifying The Mentalist which my mom owns a quarter of along with 3 other partners for the finals. They also qualified Unashamed, Miss Dash Ta Dial and WR Carver for the Juvenille.

On Saturday morning we colored Easter eggs and then went to the races again to watch Mark It Famous and Jess So Sixy run in the West Texas Derby. Mark It Famous ran a nice race and ended up running 2nd. Jess So Sixy had some bad luck, got squished out of the race, and ran 9th. Later that afternoon we went and seen the house that Jason is planning to buy in Santa Teresa that is almost done being built. It is a really nice house and I am so excited for him. That night my mom threw my dad a surprise 50th birthday party at the Frontera barn. There were a lot of their owners, friends and our family all there. We ate really good fajitas, appetizers, desserts and of a course good drinks. For his birthday my mom, Jason and us gave him 2 really nice saddle racks for his saddles that he has already won from winning the West Texas Futurity twice. That night Jason took me and Bradyn out on the town along with our friends Jed Vane and Cole Carlisle. It was a lot of fun but it made me realize that I am definately not 21 anymore.

On Easter Sunday the kids woke up and were excited to see that the Easter Bunny found them even though we were in New Mexico. My mom put together a little Easter egg hunt for them. After, we drove out to Vado where my parents own property and are currently building a house. It is going to be such a nice place for them. I can't wait to see it when it is all done. We then went to the races again to watch my mom's horse Porch Cat break his maiden and win at 870 yards. We also watched Gone To The Mountain win the Red Cell New Mexico Challenge. So it was an exciting day. That night we had a ham dinner at the trailers with our family and my parents friends, John and Chris.

Monday we went back to the track to watch some of their horses gate and then back on the plane for a bumpy long flight home.

Thanks mom for flying us down and everything else you do for us. We had a lot of fun and can't wait to go back. Thanks Jason for taking me and Bradyn out. It was a lot of fun even though I felt my age the next morning. And thanks dad for everything, hope you have a Happy 50th Birthday tomorrow!