Mother's Day 2010

I had a beautiful Mother's Day thanks to Scott and the girls! As usual, we celebrated it the day before on Saturday. Scott got me 2 dozen long stem red roses. What girl doesn't LOVE getting flowers?! They also got me an I-Tunes gift card and a bottle of one of my favorite perfumes, Cool Water for her. Loved it!

The girls were so excited for me to open my present!

Then Scott took us to lunch at my favorite restaurant, The Cheesecake Factory. YUMMY!

The food didn't disappoint, as usual.

Then we all went swimming at the Rec. Center.

The girls LOVE swimming!

We had a blast!

It was a perfect day and I'm so blessed to be a mother. I thank our Heavenly Father every single day for the opportunity I've been given to raise and love these beautiful girls. I can only hope to raise them well and make Him proud. I will die trying, that's for sure! :)

Friendships and hiking...

One night Suzie and I grabbed dinner at In N Out and then went and hiked Ensign Peak. It was such a gorgeous night and the sun set right as we reached the top. It was gorgeous and SO peaceful!

Suzie overlooking the valley.

Us doing what we do best...goofing off!

Suz cracks me up!

We always have so much fun together! I think hiking was a neat thing to do together. I thought about it and I feel like friendships are a lot like hiking. It's a lot of hard work, and sometimes exhausting, but when you reach that peak...it's beautiful! Suzie and I hit that peak a LONG time ago. We have been best friends ALL our lives. Like hiking, it has been a lot of hard work and it took a lot of "climbing" to reach the top. Especially since we lived in separate states most our lives. However, we always put in the effort and have a beautiful friendship because of it! BFF!!!

Randomness (playing catch-up)

Here's some random moments that I love....
We played dress-up one day complete with make-up. It was fun! Here's pretty Kaleigh...
And pretty Shay...

And pretty Peyton.

Suzie took the girls to a movie one night. They girls loved it! She's the BEST!!!

The girls often like to take all the cushions off the couches and make tents. Here's Shay and Peyton's...

And Kaleigh's.

Peyton is like a puppy in a lot of ways. One being this...she likes to lay under our bed. LOLAnd the other two are like monkeys jumping on our bed!

I love that Kay and Shay are such great big sisters. They often wrap Peyton up like a little baby and give her a "baba" (sippy cup) and read her stories and sing to her. So sweet!

I love my man!

We went and saw Kyle and Sarah's new apartment before they were married. It's so cute and I couldn't be more excited to have her living just 25 minutes from me. Yeah!!!

Here are the girls having a "tea party" with Grandma Dotty's dishes.

Scott cracks us all up!!!

Scott got a new bag at work and it's huge. He had to go to Omaha for a week and Shayla hopped in his luggage to try to hide. :)

The girls adore their new Uncle Kyle! He's very good with them, thank goodness!

Funny little Peyton thinks she's Strawberry Shortcake and wears these slippers around the house each night. Oddly enough, she kind of looks like Strawberry Shortcake. LOVE her!

Funny story. I made this dinner one night. It's turkey tenderloin, homemade mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus. Shayla walked up and looked at it and said, "This looks gross. Can't I just have McDonald's like all my friends at preschool do?.". One day she'll appreciate all the cooking I do. :)

I LOVE being a Mom!!!

Look how well Shayla writes her name now! I am SO proud of her.

My Trip to Cali (playing catch-up)

In late April I flew down to Cali for a few days to attend Sarah's bridal shower. She had no idea I was coming so it was fun to surprise her. I stayed really busy and just helped run a lot of errands and get things in order. It was a lot of fun! I took Dad over to Grandpa and Grandmas old house one morning so he could take Grandpas truck to be smogged. He looked so cute driving it and I just had to take a pic! We went and previewed Sarah's table arrangements for the reception. They were gorgeous!

Mom, Sarah, Lisa and I all went shopping the next day for the shower food. We had SO much fun and went to lunch. My camera wasn't charged so I didn't get any pics. That night Mom, Sarah, Sam and I stayed up real late cutting all the fruit and making the dips. It was a blast!

The next day was Sarah's shower. It turned out beautifully! Speaking of beautiful, here's a pic of me with my beautiful sisters. I love these gals!!!

I love this picture. From left....Mom, Lisa, Sarah, Nana and I. I am so blessed to have such wonderful women in my life!

This is me and my "sista from anotha motha"! lol. I love Sam and am so grateful for all she did for my brother, Mike , and for all she does for my parents. She has a heart of gold!

I love this picture of Dad. He is such and amazing man and I couldn't love him more!

The day I left me, Mom, Dad, Sarah and Nana went for a long drive along the coast. It was perfect! I seriously adore my Grandma. She means the world to me!

We also went to lunch at Claim Jumper. It is Griffin tradition that you take a few runs on the Love Machine. You simply grab the bar and it tells you what kind of lover you are. Sarah and I took a few turns. It called Sarah a "poor fish". SAD! lol

And it said that I am "burning"! Woot woot!

Me and my Mama. I freaking LOVE my Mom to death! She is the best.

The food was fabulous and we had a great time!

Here's my sweet Nana with her hair blowing in the wind.

I LOVE driving the coast! This is Corona Del Mar. The beaches hold a very special place in my heart. I miss them!

I had a wonderful time and felt sad, as usual, to leave family. I was very anxious to get back to Scott and the girls though. Scott did a perfect job of taking care of the girls and the house. What a stud!

Fishing Lessons (playing catch-up)

Back in April we enrolled the girls in the Herriman Fishing Lessons. They were VERY excited to learn. In was an 8 week course that took place every Monday night for about 2 1/2 hours. It was held at a lake just 2 minutes from our house which was very convenient. With their handy dandy hats from Grandpa Griffin, they were ready to rock and roll! Their instructors were great and they taught us all a lot.

Shayla even managed to catch a goose on her first night. Seriously. It was really sad, actually.

Peyton enjoyed playing in the forest right next to the lake during lessons.

The girls were excellent and caught many fish each time.

They became quite the fishers!

And unfortunately wanted me to cook them up each night. :/

They "graduated" and had a blast. Kaleigh received an award for "Most Patient" and Shayla received one for "Best Cast". She has an AMAZING cast!

They celebrated by giving the kids a pizza party that night.

Great experience!