Garth Brooks!!!!

My mom and sister Emily and I went to the Garth Brooks concert on September 17th! It was AMAZING!!! I grew up listening to Garth Brooks, Allen Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, Trisha Yearwood, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, and so much more! I loved Garth Brooks! When he announced that he was coming to Anaheim I was all over his tickets! I had a count down to the day to buy his tickets and I had a count down till his concert!

My mom came down with my sister and we got ready together then went to dinner and got a treat before heading to the concert. The concert was AMAZING! I knew every song he sang at the concert which made it so much more fun! He is such a great entertainer! He was so energetic and happy and kind! I only wish there was more Trisha Yearwood. She sang 3 songs and I know that she had so much more to offer. Garth spent the last 40 minutes doing acoustic requests and it was SOO GOOD!!!

We looked over and Emily had FALLEN ASLEEP!!!!

 After the concert we met the opening acts. Just in case they become super famous one day! hahaha we were so tired and actually said something like that!! When I went to the Brad Paisley concert Taylor Swift did this and I met her and got her picture and autograph. We had a pretty good laugh after we said that...

We had so much fun!!! I love Garth Brooks even more now!!

Ella's 1st Birthday

The Sunday before Ellanore's birthday we went to my Grandma's house for dinner. She had a cake and some decorations and my mom brought some presents so it ended up being a little party. We always love going to my grandmas house!

The day before Ella's birthday we went to Disneyland to celebrate! It was my first attempt on my own with my three Kiddos! It was perfect! We did all of our usual activities and we didn't have any breakdowns! It was so fun! It was good to know I could do it on my own and now I have been 2 more times on my own!! Yay Disneyland!! My mom got Ella this cute Minnie outfit!

Eleanor's first birthday was really low key. We spent the morning slowly getting ready and getting donuts at the lake. Then we headed to the beach. We met up with my friend Katlin and her kids. My kiddos love the beach and when we usually have intentions to go for an hour or two we usually end up going for hours! We love going to Corona Del Mar because the parking and beach are so easy to get to. The waves are perfect of the kids and we always have a great time!

I am so grateful for my sweet girl! I love celebrating her!!

Ellanore

I struggled more than I thought I would when Ellanore's birthday rolled around. It happened way too fast!! I cried a lot and was really emotional about it. My sweet baby is ONE!! How did this happen? This year has completely flown by! 

My sweet girl is so wonderful and such a complete joy to have in our home! She is perfect!! This past year has been HARD!! But Ellanore has made it so easy and I'm so grateful! She slept through the night from day one and ate like a champ and was the most content baby when all her needs were and are met. She was so serious and never really laughed until the week she turned one and now I can get her to giggle a lot easier but it still takes a lot of work! She moves more than both Walt and Olivia combined! I really want to do a time laps in sacrament meeting but that may not be very appropriate! Michael and I call her the Tornado! She never stops moving when she is awake until I put her in my wrap or baby carrier. It is amazing! It completely sedates her and she becomes so relaxed and easy. She falls asleep in it and stays asleep for an hour or so in it when we are out and about.

Ellanore LOVES her brother and sister! It's so cute. Walt isn't sure he likes her trying to take all his toys. Olivia loves to carry her around and kiss her head. She takes such good care of her! I'm grateful for Olivia's help!

My Ella girl is such a mommys girl and I love it!! When she is sad she crawls to me and lays her head down on me and sucks her thumb. I'm her safe place and it makes me happy! 

She is starting to walk and it's so funny! She wobbles more than Olivia and Walter did and she goes faster! I'm pretty sure she will be running before she gets the hang of walking. 

Ellanore LOVES to be outside and any time I get her dressed and start to walk to the door she squeals with excitement!!

When ever I say "alright" she blows kisses and waves because I must say it when I put her down for bed haha! 

She loves her daddy and it's so cute! Their relationship has started to blossom within the last few weeks. She has chosen Michael over me a few times lately and loves to give him kisses. 

She loves to put toys into something like the little people in the toy box or her new baby dolls thumb into the baby's mouth. 

I could go on and on about this sweet girl! I love her so much! Her bald head is so soft and slowly getting hair. She is the most loving baby! I am so grateful for her! I want her to stay my little baby forever!! 

Happy First Birthday Sweet Baby Girl!! I love you more than anything!!!

Also, everyone says she is so huge but she is an average sized baby according to her stats 30inches 71% 22lbs 61%

Pre-school Orientation!

Olivia starts pre-school in less than a week and yesterday we went to an open house for the pre-school. We woke up and I quickly picked up the house and kept telling Olivia she needed to get dressed so we could go to her school but she kept telling me she didn't want to go. She started to put up a fight about it so I let it go and continued to quickly get the house in order for my friend to come over and watch Ellanore and Walter. I fed the kids breakfast and my friend arrived at my house. She asked Olivia if she was excited and Olivia really thought about it then finally put her clothes on and took a bite of her eggs.

We got to the car and Olivia kept telling me how she didn't want to go. So I told her I had an idea. I got into the car and asked her if she wanted to say a prayer. She said yes and proceeded to give the sweetest heartfelt prayer she has ever given. She asked Heavenly Father that she wouldn't be scared and she would be brave and that we would drive there safely and that she would see her friends. It made me so happy to hear her prayer and it made me even happier to know that she knows that she can pray and receive comfort. After her prayer I promised to tell her a story about how I was nervous when I was a little girl and how prayer helped me. So I told her about how I was always so nervous to dance in front of people but when I said a prayer I was able to have fun and not be as scared.

When got to pre-school she saw her good friend Emily walking up to the house and she got so excited. From then on she was ready! We went inside and she immediately found the Elsa costume then Emily, Taylor and Olivia were transported to their own little world for the next hour. This year is going to be amazing for Olivia. She is going to grow so much! Im so excited to watch her learn! Im a little sad to be losing my time with her but a bigger part of me is so ready for this. We both need this desperately!