The Wilsterman Family

Family Pictures

2012-01-27T09:12:00.001-08:00

McKaylee Ann

Daphnee Reese

Austen Jade

A not so happy Austen!

Russ and Ashlee

We really wanted to get a family picture but it's kind of hard to get all the kids to look at the camera and smile! One day!

Elder's Birthday Cake

2012-01-01T16:30:00.000-08:00

We were lucky enough to get to hang out with the Elders and celebrate their Birthdays! I was happy to get the chance to make them a cake! We love Elder Fish and Elder Olson. We were glad to have them in our home!

Austen's Favorite Past Time

2011-12-06T13:56:00.001-08:00

Climbing into anything and EVERYTHING!

Destroying what I have cleaned up right after I have cleaned it! Such a sweet helper!

Halloween 2011!!!!

2011-11-01T09:05:00.001-07:00

McKaylee the prettiest Princess

Daphnee is Tinkerbell

Austen the cutest Lamb Ever!

Happy Halloween!!!

Look what we can do!

2011-10-08T08:18:00.000-07:00

We love to help mommy make Rolls!

McKaylee is a whiz in Preschool! ( Taught by her mommy)

She asked dad how to spell mom and this is what she did with it. She drew a picture of me for my birthday card!

Austen is now mobile( I really am excited) and she is learning new things everyday!

I am the luckiest mommy in the whole world!

Cake # 3

2011-09-12T07:54:00.000-07:00

This is the latest cake that I have made. My friend asked me to make it for her daughters 3rd birthday. It was a strawberry shortcake cake! I am glad how it turned out.

Austen

2011-08-28T15:50:00.000-07:00

I was told recently that I needed to post more pictures of my little Austen. So here they are Enjoy!The last picture is my favorite!

Anyone want kisses?

Whining!

2011-08-24T09:08:00.000-07:00

I don't know if any of you mother's out there experience whiny children but in the Wilsterman household we do! Constantly! I am always saying, " Stop whining," " Whining is a language I don't understand," You know all the cute little saying to get your kids to just talk normally. Anyhow I asked Daphnee for some kisses and she ignored me ( once again does anyone else experience their children ignoring them) I started to say in a whiny voice. " I want some Daphnee kisses." She looks at me and says, " I'll give you kisses if you stop whining!" Yep she is definately my child.

Daphnee is 3!

2011-08-20T18:26:00.000-07:00

After a very short and shocking labor ( I still hold the record at the birth center)Daphnee was born August 20, 2008. She weighed in at 7 lbs and 4 oz. she was 19 3/4 inches long.

Daphnee turns 1

Blowing out her candles at 2!

Look who is 3! Even though Daphnee was very unexpected we wouldn't have it any other way! We love her so much! Happy Birthday D!

Wedding Cake

2011-07-24T17:32:00.000-07:00

My sister Brooke got married this past Friday July 22nd. When we were talking about the details of the wedding I asked what her wedding cake was going to look like. She told me that she wasn't going to have a wedding cake! WHAT! I was appalled to I decided to put my newly learned cake skills to work! What do you think?

Painting

2011-07-13T13:47:00.000-07:00

Spare Bathroom ( Whisper Yellow)
View of Master bathroom, Master bedroom and part of front room.

Master Bathroom

Entry Way

Fireplace!

Master Bedroom

By the time that we had painted all these rooms I never want to paint anything else in my life!

Happy Birthday Sweet McKaylee!

2011-06-28T06:54:00.000-07:00

Today McKaylee is 4 years old! Can you believe how fast time flies?!

Her Birthday June 28, 2007

1 Years old Today!

Look who's 2!

Happy 3 year old!

4 is the greatest!

Happy Birthday McKaylee Your daddy and I love you so much. Thank you for being such a happy little girl and a big helper! You are the best big sister! We love you whole bunchies!

Happy Birthday baby!

8 Years and Counting.......

2011-06-12T17:28:00.001-07:00

Many of you don't know the story of how Russ and I met..... We were both going to Utah State in Logan Utah. There is no way that we would have met on campus because our classes were totally different. One night while I was working at Lee's Grocery store a handsome man ( that would be Russ) came in to pick up a treat for a movie. When he came to my line we struck up a conversation. He told me my name was pretty and I told him that he was HOT! Just kidding it didn't happen like that. He did say that he liked my name and we talked about his niece that had the same name. When he left, and these are his words not mine... he says that he knew that we were going to get married. He came into the grocery store a few more times and we would say hello in passing. A little while later we had one of those chick flick moments. I was coming down one aisle and he was coming down another aisle and we almost ran into each other. Isn't that so romantical! I know they should make a movie about us.... anyhow, I told him to come to my register when he was done shopping. I knew that he was going to ask for my number so I had it ready for him. When he came through we talked some more and I could tell that he was nervous. We said goodbye and he started to walk away. I was a little disappointed, but then he turned around and asked if he could call me sometime. I gave him my number and the rest is history.

We got married Friday June 13, 2003!

Now 8 years later this a small taste of what has happened since we first said Hi.......

3 beautiful girls
3 college degrees
1st home
3 apartments
4 moves
4 job changes
3 cars
1 motorcycle
4 dogs
1 bunny
3 trips to the ER( 2 thanks to Rusty)
thousands of kisses
thousand and thousands of laughs
Millions of memories

Now to end this post I would like to dedicate it to my sexy, funny, supportive, loving husband. I feel so blessed to have you in my life. You are a wonderful father and a wonderful husband. You make me so happy. There have been so many times in this marriage that I have been so proud of you. You have accomplished so much. You are so amazing. In the words of our song
" ...and I can't believe that your my man and you get to kiss me baby just because you can,
Whatever comes our way we'll make it through, you know that's what our love can do. And in this crazy life, and through the crazy times. Its you, it's you. You make me sing you're every line you're every word, you're EVERYTHING!
Love you Babe!

My Beauties!

2011-05-09T17:20:00.000-07:00

McKaylee Ann
Daphnee and McKaylee

Daphnee Reese

Miss Austen Jade

Austen

2011-05-09T17:01:00.000-07:00

Nasty!

2011-05-09T16:51:00.000-07:00

When Steph was here helping me after I had Austen, she was packing up her stuff and told me that she couldn't find a bottle with giraffes on it. She told me that if I found it to just throw it away because her youngest son Tyson was going to be weaned off of bottles.

Fast forward 3 months.....

Russ and I were setting up the easter egg hunt. I kneeled down to put an egg by the sub woofer I noticed that there was something inside. When the hunt was over I had Daphnee put her hand in there and pull out whatever was inside. ( My hand was too big to fit in there) This is what she pulled out... The lost moldy missing bottle! Now here is the kicker!!!!!! There was a smell in my house that I couldn't figure out what it was and where it was coming from. I had cleaned every room in the house, and for those who know me I got down and my hands and knees and sanitized this house. Nothing helped. My house down right REAKED!!!! When I smelled the bottle I knew where the nasty smell had come from. I gladly threw the bottle away! Thanks Tyson for being a curious boy and putting your bottle in the speaker!

Birdies!

2011-05-09T16:43:00.000-07:00

This picture isn't the greatest but a momma bird built her nest in our light. I noticed that a bird was in our landing a lot but I had no idea that we was building a nest until one day we turned on our light and it was kind of dim. When we looked closer we noticed that there was a nest up there.

One day we heard the cute tweets coming from the nest. The eggs had hatched! I don't know how many birds there were. I know there were at least 2. We were watching the light and 2 birdies just flew out it was so cool to see.

A week went by and we noticed that we didn't hear the cute tweets and we hadn't seen the birds in a little bit. When we checked the light the birds were gone. This is what a nest looked like.

The momma bird used our mulch in the nest and somewhere she was able to find carpet fibers and yarn to line the nest to make it comfortable for her babies. You notice that there are no egg shells. They didn't drop in the entry way and they weren't under the nest so I don't know where they went. Do birds eat their shells? Any how... we got to witness a spring babies come and go!

Elder Who

2011-04-10T14:25:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we had the missionaries over for dinner. They had just finished their spiritual message and they wanted to leave with a prayer. Russ asked McKaylee who she wanted to say the prayer. Elder Cervo or Elder Felix. I guess she couldn't decide between the two because she answered, Elder Cervix!

Happy Austen

2011-04-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

Sneaky Fairy

2011-03-31T14:08:00.000-07:00

Growing up there were always little sneaky elves running around eating the stash of chocolate chips, making messes or even cleaning up the house as a surprise. Instead of having little elves around I have Sneaky Fairies that help clean out the dishwasher, help with Austen when she cries and makes me cute flowers out of legos. If you happen to see the sneaky fairy please tell her thanks for me.

Big Sister

2011-03-30T17:04:00.000-07:00

Kaylee is a good big sister. Austen was a little fussy and I was getting dinner ready. I noticed that Austen calmed down and when i went to check on her this is what I found. McKaylee was reading to her sister. I think the funniest thing about it was the book that she is reading is a potty training book. Hilarious. I love my girls.

For Steph

2011-03-04T09:07:00.000-08:00

While my sister was here helping me after I had Austen, she showed me a blog about a girl that flew to Disney Land so that she could take pictures of cupcakes. I thought that was crazy, but I have to say that I was inspired. So I made some cupcakes and decided to take pictures of them. So Steph this post is for you. Bliss.

Perspective

2011-03-02T09:06:00.000-08:00

Russ wanted to see if Austen fit in the girl's doll stroller..... Yep. She doesn't look too amused.

Remembering Grandma Kimber

2011-02-21T09:05:00.000-08:00

4 Generations.

On the 19th of January my Grandma Kimber passed away. She had been sick for a little while but we were told that she was on the mend. I had taken a sleeping pill ( pregnancy related) so I was out. When my mom told me the news it didn't really register until the next morning when I remembered her coming to my room. I loved my grandma. She was the sweetest person you would ever meet. I grew up with her living 2 minutes from me. I loved having her so close.

When she passed I was 2 days away from having Austen. One of the ways that helped my cope with the loss of Grandma was to think that she was up in Heaven giving my sweet Austen some advice and telling her it was time to come to earth.

I think about my grandma often. I think about her cute voice and the way that she would sound when the answered the phone. I think about her hugs and her laugh. She was very knowledgeable about the Gospel. She was a great example to me. I will miss her. I was asked to write a poem for the funeral that represented the Burrell Grandchildren, I will share it with you.

When you think of Grandma a smile comes to your face
She always had a way of making everything seem ok

Her laugh was so contagious and her smile was so bright
She was the greatest of listeners and great at giving advice

Grandma was a trooper who was only 4 foot tall
You'd always find her in the yard doing jobs big and small

No tasks were too great for grandma to complete
service was her middle name she loved everyone she'd meet

She could always recall a scripture or a lesson from her life
that could make you feel better and unburden all your strife

Each of the Burrell girls have a favorite memory
of Grandma Kimber we'd like to share with all of you this evening

Steph remembers the love Grandma had in her eyes
for our one and only Grandpa, the love of her life

She loved the way she adored him, the way she said his name
Her sweet example of true love, you know he felt the same

Ashlee remembers camping, at a reunion in the woods
sitting around the campfire, telling scary stories and eating some goods

Grandma was telling a story that we'd never heard before
she had a way of telling it that you wanted to hear more

When she got to the end she let our a blood curdling scream
This wasn't expected from Grandma our pants we almost peed!

Danielle remembers the time she stayed with Grandma for a while
she'd get a homemade breakfast and before work a kiss and a smile

She'd always listen intently when Danielle would talk about her day
She knew how to make her feel important in every possible way

Danielle feels honored to share Grandma's name
What a wonderful person to be named for
She'll work hard to not bring it shame

Brooke loved to spend her weekends, helping Grandma clean her home
then they'd sit and chat and eat grilled cheese on a bun

When Brooke got the news she had diabetes so young
Grandma stepped in and showed her what needed to be done

Our favorite thought of Grandma is her dressed in all white
kneeling at the Savior's feet and basking in His light.

Grandma thank you for the memories, and thanks for being you
We can't wait to see you again and get a hug and kiss from you.

I love you Grandma

Till we meet again.

Oh Boy!

2011-02-18T08:47:00.000-08:00

I know for a fact that Russ loves his little girls. He prides himself for being wrapped around their little fingers but I think that he might need a little boy in the future( far far far in the future) He is teaching my sweet girls to arm wrestle. What will he think of next?

OUCH!

2011-02-17T15:45:00.001-08:00

So my little Austen loves to play with her hair. Cute I know. The other day I was changing her diaper and she started crying so hard and loud, she could hardly breathe. I thought she was upset because the wipes were cold. When I looked up to comfort her I noticed that she had a fist full of hair. She was pulling her own hair. I had to laugh. My first 2 girls were born bald so I am not used to having a baby with hair. Now when I hear her get upset the first thing that I check is to see if she is pulling her own hair!

Just what I need

2011-02-07T07:04:00.001-08:00

After I had Austen I was rocking her to sleep and a Michael McLean song came to my mind.

All I ever wanted, All I ever dreamed of. Everything I hoped and all the things I prayed for couldn't hold a candle to what I've been given. I've been given what I need.

As most of you know I was really hoping for a boy, and when I found out I was having another girl I was crushed. Now that I have Austen I feel so foolish for even being disappointed about having another girl. I am so in love with my little sweetie.

So all in all I am so glad that I have my 3 girls. They are the loves of my life!

Learning a lesson

2011-01-24T16:06:00.000-08:00

This is Ashlee's sister, Stephanie. I took over the blog to tell a cute story about McKaylee. She has been a bit disobedient since Austen has been here. She's been getting off of her seat throughout meals, so tonight Russ got after her and took her to her room. He took the rest of her cookie and threw it away while cleaning up her plate. After McKaylee had apologized for not listening she asked for the rest of her cookie. When Russ told her that he'd thrown it away, she got a pouty lip and started to really cry. They explained to her that she needed to start listening. She replied, "It's not nice to throw people's stuff in the garbage." Ash and I tried our best to keep the smiles off our faces, we failed. Miserably! McKaylee saw us smiling and asked Russ, "You think it's funny?," in the most hopeful little McKaylee voice. This had us laughing out loud. She's just too smart for her own good.

McKaylee, your Aunt Stephanie LOVES you so much!

Austen Jade

2011-01-22T13:16:00.000-08:00

Austen Jade Wilsterman

January 21, 2011

3:15 PM

8 Pounds 12.5 Ounces

21.5"

2 more weeks!!!

2011-01-06T09:01:00.000-08:00

Am I ready for this? Nope I live in Dread!............

But am I ready for another beautiful little girl? Bring it on!

I can't wait to see what Austen looks like! The anticipation is killing me!

Christmas

2010-12-27T09:49:00.001-08:00

The girls loved to play with the Nativity. Who knew that Stawberry Shortcake and Belle were there with the wisemen.

On Christmas Eve we went to the Green's house to Celebrate our friends Birthday. The girls ate all the treats they could possibly want! Lucky for us they crashed pretty hard by the time we got the home!

Before opening presents the girls put on their new slippers! That was the first thing... get comfy and warm then open gifts.

The girls were excited to see what was in their stockings. Daphnee pulled out the orange and looked at it then chucked it. She had that look like... Are you kidding me? Really? An Orange? We got a pretty good laugh out of that.

Daphnee is obsessed with chapstick so we got some lipsmackers. I think she has already gone through one tube. She puts it on every 5 seconds.

The girls liked the gifts from Aunt Susie and Uncle Ken! Thanks so much~

Russ's stash

McKaylee's Stash

Daphnee's Stash

My stash!

Daphnee got some awesome dress up clothes. Doesn't she look like a fashionista!

The girls were being very quiet and this is what we found! Aren't they gorgeous? Doesn't the purple really bring out their eyes? Kaylee was "putting on Make- up" like mommy. Some of her markers look like my eyeliner! We love non- washable markers at our house! It only took 2 times in the tub to get it all off.

Next, It was my turn to get beautified! McKaylee is really getting good at making us all look presentable.

Daddy's turn!

Our Christmas day was so fun. We loved spending the time just lounging around and having no plans!

We were very blessed this year. We wish all of you the best New Year to come!

Graduate!

2010-12-18T15:44:00.000-08:00

Millions of tears shed ( mostly mine)

1000 pages read

1000 hours spent on reading,homework, projects, midterms, Finals.

$$$$ spent on Books

Too many headaches

39 credit hours

26+ Papers Written

20 power points put together

13 Professors

4.0 GPA maintained throughout program

3 professional conferences attended

3 scholarships awarded

2 forgettful minds

1 lost assignment( never has been found)

1 internship

1 practicum

1 parking ticket ( received 2 weeks before end of school)

1 Masters Degree..... Priceless!

Now bring on the next challenge.... being parents of 3 little girls!

Please Click the link below the view Russ walking across the stage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtJUGPSDcVQ

Liar Liar

2010-12-07T13:18:00.000-08:00

Saturday Russ and I had to sit McKaylee down and talk to her about lying. I stepped out of the room for a minute and this is the conversation that took place.

R: McKaylee it isn't nice to lie you should always tell the truth.

M: Ok, Dad you are not beautiful

R: McKaylee that isn't nice to say

M: You told me not to lie!

What a little smartie pants! I just laughed. I told Russ it was about time she said something about him because apparently I am the one with the big bum. What will McKaylee come up with next?

Crazy!

2010-11-10T07:15:00.000-08:00

I have never really thought that Mckaylee resembled me.... until I found this picture of me when I was the same age as her. Isn't that crazy! We have the same nose, smile, and hair! What cute little girlies!

What I LOVE about the fall

2010-11-02T16:54:00.001-07:00

What I love the most about Autumn.......

Pumpkin decorating or carving!

Pumkin Patches.

Taking the girls Trick or Treating!

Cute Costumes!

Sweaters! Sweaters! Sweaters! Did I mention Sweaters yet?

The color of the changing leaves.

The smell of Halloween ( Russ says that he has no idea what I am talking about, but I know there are those out there that know exactly what I am talking about)

Colder Weather

Knowing that I get to see my family in Approx. 18 days!

Everything about Thanksgiving Day.

Pumkin pie, Pumkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pumkin Roll.... Umm almost anything Pumpkin.

The thought of Russ's Graduation in a month and a half!

This Day in History

2010-10-08T08:26:00.000-07:00

2007 - Marion Jones gives up 5 olympic medals after admitting to using performance enhancing drugs
2003- Arnold Schwarzenegger elected Governor of California
2001- SAS Flight 686 crashes near Milao-Linate, 114 Killed
1998- House of Representatives approges impeachment inquiry of President Clinton
1995- Dolphins Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL career completions
1992-Nobel Prize for literature is given to West Indies poet Derek Walcott
1989- Oakland beats Toronto, 4-3 in games to advance to World Series
1988- Fire in Seattles Space Needles causes evacuations, $2000 in damages
1986- Keilie Fran Burrell passed away
1983- Ashlee Burrell is Born
1981- President Reagan greeded predecessor Jimmy Carter, Gerald R. Ford, and Richared Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral
1980- Bob Marley collapses on Stage
1978- Ken Warby set world waterspeed record at 319.627 MPH
1971- John Lennon releases his mega hit " Imagine"
1961 - U.S. Constellation crashes at Richmond ,Va 74 Die
1961- Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's world series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32
1960- Bobby Richardson hit a world series grand slammer
1958- Dr. Ake Senning installs 1st pacemaker in Stockholm
1935- Ozzie Nelson marries Harriet Hilliard ( Ozzie and Harriet)
1934- Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for muder of Lindbergh's son
1927- NY Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th world series
1906- Karl Hessler demonstrates 1st "permanent wave" for hair in London
1886- Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Noble Bachelor"
1873- 1st woman prison run by women opens ar Indiana Reformatory Institute
1860- telegraph line between L.A. and San Fransisco opens
1835 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reach james inland, Galapagos Archipelago
1818- 2 English boxers are 1st of use padded gloves
1775- Officers devide to bar slaves and free blacks from Contintental Army
1604- SuperNova "Keplers Nova" 1st sighted
1492- Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico.

Thanks to Katie for this idea!

Ode to the Netti Pot

2010-09-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

For the past week I have had a cold with a wicked stuffy nose. I thought that I was getting over it because I could finally blow my nose and the nasal passage would be clear for about 2 min and then it would clog up again. Last night I had had it so I used the Netti Pot. I saw it used on Oprah and we bought it a while ago. If you don't know how it work you fill it up with warm water and add a salt mixture to it. Then you stick the spout up one nostril lean forward and the water fills up for sinus cavity and drains out the other nostril. It stung just a little bit at first but it was nice to feel the salt working it's magic. When the water runs out you pretty much blow your nose and you should feel relief, and man did I feel it. I totally recommend this product to anyone with allergies or non stuffy noses. It works wonders! I love my Netti Pot!

Daphnee's Birthday

2010-09-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

Picture collage created with Smilebox

When you hit the play button and the collage come up you need to click on the boxes at the bottom to bring up the next picture... Just FYI

So the story about the cake.... You know the people that were born with the talents of being creative and everything they touch turns out perfectly.... You know who you are Katie, Stephanie! Anyhow I saw this cake and thought that looks easy enough so I will make it.... As you can see from the collage it didn't turn out like I wanted. I had to cry about it but then what can you do... buy a cake from walmart and call it good.

For shizzle?

2010-08-30T13:38:00.000-07:00

As many of you know I was pretty much 99.9% sure I was having a boy. I was so excited thinking of having a cute little boy around that looks just like Russ. Everything told me that I was having a boy. All the morning sickness was completely different than with the girls. It was even more intense. I got migraines and all in all I just knew it was a boy. I even had a feeling of what the name should be but I don't want to say because I don't want anyone to steal it in case by some miracle I have a boy. Anyhow I was convinced it was a boy. I would imagine that I was in getting the sonogram and I would hear that I was having a girl and the sadness that I would feel. I would get anxiety and I had to tell myself to knock it off I was just freaking myself out. I took the intelligender test just for fun( Don't do it). I didn't think it was 100% right but I just wanted to say that I have tried it. When I took it twice I got the same answer twice. It was a BOY! I couldn't believe it. I took the chinese Baby Gender Test and it told me that I was having a girl and I just totally disregarded that, what do they know right! Anyhow the day of the sonogram comes. We get into the room and I told the Tech that we wanted to hear that this kids had some boy parts and we wouldn't take anything less. He went through the motions of checking the head, heart and placenta. All was fine and then..... " Sorry guys... It's a girl". I was floored " Are you serious" I can say that I was distraught for about 2 days. I know this is something that will probably come back to bite me in the butt, but I thought that I knew for a fact that I was having a boy. I was so ready. I felt so deflated. I felt like I had the felt the spirit confirm to me the name that we had chosen for him but I guess it wasn't meant to be. I went to the temple and felt the spirit so strongly and I know that this little girl is meant to be in our family. I love sisters and I am so glad that my girls will get to experience life with sisters the way that I did. So I would like to introduce all of you to the 10 oz little girl Austen Paige Wilsterman. We can't wait until she is here!

What a bum!

2010-08-25T16:27:00.000-07:00

The other day I was wearing some Aeropostal workout pants. On the bum of the pants it says AERO. McKaylee comes up behind me and starts poking me and reciting the ABC's.

Me: McKaylee there isn't the whole alphabet on my bum

Kaylee: Yes there is.. ABCD.....

Me: McKaylee if there was the whole alphabet on my bum then my bum would be big

Kaylee: But mommy your bum is big!

Oh the honesty! Don't you just love it~!

What's Happening!

2010-07-29T07:06:00.000-07:00

Here are the first pics of my ever growing stomach. Only 175 more days to go!

Dallas Zoo!

Okay you see how cute she looks and her huge grin! Scroll down until she is on the elephant! She doesn't look as happy!

When we were looking at the turtles they weren't moving at all and McKaylee said, " Let's go they aren't on." We had to tell her that they were real and the turtles are very slow.

Here is the picture that I mentioned above. She looks half asleep. This was towards the end of the zoo and we were all hot, tired and hungry! She chooses not to hide her emotions.

I am pretty lucky. I have been a part of a new beauty secret. This helps your legs look even more beautiful than they were before!

I taught McKaylee the I love you sign. When you ask her what it means she says, " I love my daddy"

McKaylee turned 3 at the end of June. She got a birthday card in the mail from Grandpa and Grandma Burrell. When she opened the envelope she screamed, " A picture" then she had to put it in a place where everyone would be sure to see it! She was so proud of it.

We caught a burglar in our house! Doesn't she look scary?

Basketball anyone?

Last but not least I took the intelligender test and it said that I was having a boy! I hope it is right I will get to find out when my sister is here visiting from Utah! I will keep y'all updated!

How much can this thing hold?

2010-07-19T07:46:00.000-07:00

Are any of you Everybody Love Raymond fans? Russ and I bought a new vacuum and I was reminded of an episode where Ray buys Debra a new vacuum that uses water to help clean, when you are done cleaning it shows you how dirty everything was. The water after Debra cleaned was pure black. She got the idea to prove that Marie wasn't as clean as she says she is, so she sneaks over to her Mother-in-law's house to do a little sneaky cleaning. When she was done she was Shocked to find that Marie's house is Spot-less!

This is how I felt my house was. I knew that it wasn't spotless but I didn't think that it was this dirty! Our new Vacuum (which we adore) does a great job! This is the nastiness from 2 rooms! I should be totally embarrassed about it but I can't be happier! Now I know I have a vacuum that really sucks!

We bought the girls a little pool so that we could work outside in the yard and we could also have the girls with us. I decided that I didn't want to use a little swimmers diaper for a small amount of swimming so I just kept Daphnee's diaper on. When she was done I think she weighed about 8 pounds more! This diaper was HUGE! She could barely walk because it was sagging so bad! We had a good laugh at her expense then we relieved her of her burden!

What are you thankful for?

2010-07-16T07:16:00.000-07:00

Picture this: It is time for bed and Russ is kneeling down getting ready to pray with the girls

R: McKaylee do you want to pray with daddy or do you want daddy to pray by himself?

M: Daddy I will say the prayer
Heavenly Father Thank you for the food, Thank Thee for rice, Thank Thee for green beans, Thank Thee for Broccoli, Thank Thee for my bed, Thank Thee for Daphnee's bed, Thank Thee for Mommy and Dadd'y Bed, Thank Thee for my pillow...... Umm I don't know what else to say.

R: We love Jesus in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

M: Repeats.

Twins!!!

2010-06-23T14:00:00.000-07:00

Russ took McKaylee and Daphnee to the store last night. When they were at the checkout stand the Checker asked if the girls were twins. Russ said no that they were a year apart. The checkers said "geez you must get that alot"and McKaylee answered" Yep that's the word on the street."

You may ask where she gets some of these things. I would like to thank Sesame Street for this one!

She is always suprising us! What a funny girl she is!

I am in LOVE!

2010-05-24T07:49:00.000-07:00

I have to say that I love this picture. When I look at my girls when they are being so cute with each other it makes me think of growing up with all sisters. I have so many fun memories of each of my sisters. I love to think back and laugh at all the stupid things we did. I just want my sisters to know how much I love them and that they mean the world to me. I love my little girlies so much. They make me laugh daily! I can't wait to watch them grow up and be best friends!

Surprise!

2010-05-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

I found out about a week ago that I was expecting our 3rd baby! I had no idea I was pregnant I just wanted to take the test to prove that I wasn't so that I could just get ready for the dreaded. Well I took the test and about fell off the toilet. I wanted to tell Russ right then but I had to contain myself. I wanted to surprise him. My first idea was to get some M&M's that said " I'm Pregnant and the month that I am due. But in the end it would have costed too much money and it would have taken about 2 weeks for them to ship! I couldn't wait that long. Then my next thought was to go to our favorite improv place and ask them in advance to spotlight me and when they asked questions about me I could surprise Russ then and tell him that I was pregnant. But again I couldn't wait that long. So then I decided to make a video of the girls telling Russ the good news. It took about 6 times to get it right. I had Russ come home for lunch. I told him that the girls did something so cute and I got it on video. He stared intently at the screen and then when he heard what the girls said His "Face" said it all! I wish that I could have captured that moment but I didn't want to be too obvious. So that is the story. I am thinking that I am due towards the end of January! Yea for 2011~

New haircut~!

2010-05-14T09:00:00.001-07:00

I know, I know everyone is so jealous of my picture taking skills, all I can say is that it is a gift! Just kidding! I wanted to try something a little different. I am still getting used to the cut. Luckily Russ likes it a lot!

Like Mother Like Daughter

2010-05-07T08:37:00.000-07:00

Many of you have not heard my tramatic story about Chocolate Covered Raisins. This is a story that my family will tell anyone and everyone that will listen. It is very embarrassing. But in my defense I was only about 3-4 years old.

One year we went camping with my mom's side of the family. I don't remember if we were up at the family cabin or not but suffice it to say we were in the woods. I was walking with my Uncle which will not be named and he was eating some raisinettes. I asked him what he was eating and he told me it was deer poop. I really wanted to eat what he was eating and I found something on the ground that looked a lot like "raisinettes" but it turned out the really be deer poop so I ate some. I went crying to my mom and my Uncle explained what happened.. So there you have it the totally sick embarrassing story. Now the reason I bring this up is Daphnee had a similar story. Russ decided to take the girls to the park. We have gone many times, but this was the first time that McKaylee was interested in the pine cones. She started to gather them up like an easter egg hunt and stack then by Russ. Daphnee does what McKaylee does so she was picking up the pine cones and setting them by Russ. This goes on for a little bit until Russ notices that Daphnee is carrying something other than pinecones. He thought " Oh crap" literally. He ran to her and her hands were covered in dark brown crap, upon further inspection he found it to be melted chocolate. What she was holding in her hands was melted girl scout cookies that someone had dumped on the ground. Luckily this experience will not haunt her the way that mine did. I still to this day will not eat a raisin or touch any chocolate covered raisins. I am wounded for life!

Love Bite

2010-05-03T08:54:00.000-07:00

I gave Russ a little "Love Bite." as a joke because I have had few that I was a little embarrassed about, and so I had to give him a taste of his own medicine. On Satuday morning when Russ was feeding McKaylee breakfast,and she was staring intently at his neck and said " Daddy you have jelly on your neck" he tried to dissuade her otherwise but she wouldn't hear of it. Later that day Russ was telling me about the breakfast incident and I told McKaylee, " Mommy bit daddy" She gasped a little bit and then I said, " no I'm just kidding it's just a bruise" she then looked at me and said, " It's not a bruise either it's jelly" I guess we came up with another name for Hickey!

Is anyone out there?

2010-04-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

I am wondering if anyone checks out my blog anymore. I have noticed that the comments from others are getting far and few in between. I know that I don't post regularly so that may be it I don't know. If you check out my blog please leave a comment so I know that you are there!

Easter

2010-04-28T07:34:00.000-07:00

It was a little windy during Easter Weekend but we still managed to have a short egg hunt. I guess I shouldn't call it a hunt because we just threw the eggs on the ground and called it good. The girls had a good time so that is all the matters right?

Oh McKaylee!

2010-03-24T09:09:00.000-07:00

Who new potty training could be so funny!?! One morning I was making breakfast for the girls and nature called. So I put the oatmeal in the microwave and ran to the bathroom. Everyone knows that kids don't know the meaning of privacy so I was in the bathroom and the timer went off and McKaylee looked at me and said " Yeah it's potty time for you mommy" I would say the same thing to her when I was training her. Oh joy!

Well as you all know McKaylee is now potty trained and she is doing really well. Last Sunday I was getting ready to be set apart for my new calling. We walked into the Bishops office and McKaylee says" Hi bishop, I went pee" it was so funny! I love that she is so proud of herself!

McKaylee is really into praise lately but I guess that I am not giving her the same enthusiasm that she thinks she deserves. One afternoon she came running up to me screaming " Mommy I went pee, I went pee, I went pee." I looked at her with a huge grin and said " You did!" and she gives me this crusty look and replies to me with some major attitude" Ugh say yeah mommy!" Oh the drama!

Goodnight Sleep tight!

2010-03-11T09:49:00.001-08:00

Russ and I were getting ready to put the girls to bed when we noticed that McKaylee's bed was already occupied! It was naptime for Snoopy, batman and baby! She makes me laugh. We had to carefully put them somewhere else to finish out their nap.

Important Announcment!!!!!

2010-03-10T08:26:00.000-08:00

McKaylee went pee in the big girl potty!

Russ and I are going to potty train McKaylee and Daphnee at the same time. Russ has Spring Break next week. So we are going to be hermits that week and spend the whole time potty training! What a great vacation huh! Wish us luck! It will be a fun experience!

Monster Truck Jam

2010-03-05T09:11:00.000-08:00

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This was my first time going to the Monster Truck Jam! I had such a blast! Who new that watching huge trucks jump, crash and burn would be so much fun! Enjoy the slide show and watch a short video below! One of my favorite trucks of the night Ninja Turtle crashed and it was so awesome to watch! Too bad it cost him a ton of $$$.

What's up with the Wilsterman's?

2010-01-25T12:25:00.000-08:00

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What have we been up to? Well let me tell you.

We celebrated the new year in style. We spent time with friends and even redecorated a friends yard! McKaylee had a great time, with how much she had to drink I bet she doesn't even remember that night.

When Russ isn't studying and spending all his time in the office he is taking over the girls toys and making some pretty awesome creations.

I got a bread maching for Christmas ( Thanks Russ) and so I have been making bread like crazy! I love the smell and taste of homemade bread!

Things have been pretty great here so what can I say... Life is great

Look what I can do!

2010-01-25T10:32:00.000-08:00

The first video is of Mckaylee reading her Go Dogs Go book. The second video features Daphnee. The girls have been learning so many things lately we thought we would share

Grateful, This past year and New Resolutions.

2009-12-30T17:43:00.000-08:00

There are so many things in this past year that I am so grateful for. We have had many exciting things happen. So this list below is this past year with things I am grateful for.

Russ turned 30! He is officially an old man... Just kidding honey!

He started his 2nd and 3rd semester at UNT!

He received 2 awesome Scholarships!

He is mainting a 4.0! Isn't that so amazing!

I turned 26 years old! I never thought that I would have made it to this age! Oh the things you think of when you are young.

I have had some great fun at girls night! I have had the chance this year to come out of my shell and do things that I never thought that I would do.

Karaoke, Roller Skating, Hula Hoop on the wii in front of everyone, Play watching,7-11 hopping to get free slurpees,"pajama" shopping,are some of the fun things that I participated in.

McKaylee started talking! Now she won't quit. She has learned the ABC's, Numbers ( 1 to 10) colors, and she loves to read with mommy and Daddy. She loves to Jump and go to the park. We took away the binkie and we are going to attempt to potty train.

Daphnee learned to Crawl and walk! She has learned some fun words and she is trying to learn more.

We visited with family and friends this past June! It was our first roadtrip as a family! Oh the memories!

I found long lost friends when I joined Facebook! I love it!

I got the chance to visit my Sister in Wyoming. Even though I really wanted to be there for the birth of her last baby... I missed it by hours, I was still glad the be there for the first 3 weeks of his life!

I have completed 2 family challenges!

I have lost 50 pounds! I know who knew that I could pack it on? Pregnancy is great!

Russ lost 30 pounds!

I have become more exercise minded! I know it is about time right!

We adopted a dog! Aremis! What a great addition to our family.

We have had so many wonderful things happen to us. We are very blessed. We live in a great place, we have awesome friends, amazing families. I don't think that I would ask for anything more.... Well maybe a million dollars but I guess I will have to keep praying for that.

Okay so it is resolution time! I am finding out that I am the type of person that gets excited with starting projects but I am not one to finish them. So I am going to work on that among other things. I would like to be more of a journaler. I am finding that I don't have as good a memory as I thought that I did. So I am going to journal more and finish what I started.
I can't wait to see what 2010 brings my family! I hope all of you will be around to find out with us! Happy New Year!

A Snowy Christmas

2009-12-30T17:02:00.000-08:00

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We had a wonderful Christmas. My mom and dad came to visit! It was so nice to have family here during the Holidays.

McKaylee says the cutest things

2009-12-01T08:55:00.000-08:00

I wish that I could get McKaylee to talk when I am recording her but once she sees the camera she won't perform so you will have to read some of the cute things that she says.

" Mommy, I want to take a nap! But change my bum first"

Eramis(Aramis) is so funny

dacy dacy ( Fancy Nancy)

I'm so Pitty ( Pretty)

1 2 3 4 6 8 9 Yeah! Good Job!

I lof you

Thanksgiving Day

2009-12-01T08:24:00.000-08:00

I know I am a couple days late posting Thanksgiving pictures, but better late than never. We had a great day. Russ went and played football with a bunch of guys from the ward. The Turkey Bowl is a fun tradition.

The Green's invited us to eat dinner with then and their family. McKaylee was not shy at all. She almost ate them out of house and home.

Daphnee LOVED spending time with Emily's Parents, especially Papa Kent. She would walk over to him and hold her arms up for him to pick her up. It was so cute.

One of the highlights of Thanksgiving is hanging out just watching football~

Emily and John made the best dinner! The turkey was so good! Yummy!

After dinner we got to participate in the Kent family tradition of making turkeys out of oranges. It was so much fun! I think that I am going to make this a tradition in my family.

McKaylee didn't care about making a turkey she just wanted to eat the candy. Figures!

We had a really memorable Thanksgiving! We have wonderful friends! Thanks for everything guys!

Eventful Wyoming!

2009-11-02T08:55:00.000-08:00

Mckaylee, Daphnee and I went to Wyoming to help Steph out with her new baby! Tyson Darwin Dirks was born Oct 13. He was 8 pounds 9 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long ( I hope this is right) He was born about 4 hours before I arrived. I was sad to miss the birth but I was happy that he was here!

This is what happens when you have a house full of kids and one piece of cheesecake!

Brennan was "Brittany" for a day! Isn't he so cute!

I know the pictures are a little bright, but McKaylee and Daphnee loved spending time with Papa. The were all over him from the minute that he arrived to the minute that he left.

McKaylee loved to see Tyson. She would always say, " I want to see my Tyson" She loved to help out all the time. She is going to be a good little mom

You may ask, what is there to do in Wyoming. Randy has answered that question. He bought a Razor and let everyone take a ride in it. Danielle took all the kids for a ride. McKaylee was so scared at first but I wanted her to try something new.

I love this picture! I think this is the only time that they were actually nice to each other! There is more to come with these two.

Whenever Caden would sit on the windowsill McKaylee was right there with him. He would scoot over and she would scoot closer. I don't think that he liked it that much but she loved spending time with Caden.

I wish that I would have getten a better picture of Grandma with her girls. Time just flies by when you are having fun

Snow! It snowed while we were there. This was the first time that my girl have ever seen snow. They loved just watching it fall!

Mckaylee and Shelby has such a good time together. They loved to watch movies, and just play. They also had a few arguments. Here is the scene:

Mckaylee and Shelby standing in front of a portable DVD Player.

M: Don't touch Shelby

S: Move over

M: Don't push

S: Don't hit

M: NO

S:NO

By the time that I made it into the front room they had their arms around each other watching the movie. They reminded me of growing up with Steph. Oh memories.

I don't know if you can see the pictures very well. McKaylee followed Steph into the bathroom and tripped over Steph'f foot. She hit her face on the toilet. Her top teeth went through the bottom lip and cut it all the way through. Luckily it wasn't bad enough to get stitches but it did leave a nasty sore on the inside of her lip.

I think Daphnee and Brennan were the funnest to watch. They always wanted the toy that the other was playing with. They had a tug of war over the stool. Brennan may be bigger than Daphnee but when she wants something she will try her best to get it.

Family Spa Night!

Well after 2 1/2 weeks in Wyoming it was time to go home. Steph and I had decided to drive to Denver on Friday so that we wouldn't have to drive 4 hours and then get on a plane and fly home. Well things didn't go as planned. It has snowed in parts of Wyoming and in Denver, and if anyone knows anything about Wyoming it is that it is WINDY! On Friday morning we found out that all of the interstates that go the Denver were closed. We waited until the afternoon and Randy found us a round about way to get to Fort Collins Colorado. We started out Journey. The roads were clear, the sun was out and everthing was great! We were excited to go shopping and eat at nice restaurants. We made it to Laramie Wyoming. It was close to dinner time so we decided to eat at a deli and then get dessert when we made it to Fort Collins. By the time that were done eating ALL the road leading out of Laramie were CLOSED! We were stuck! We found out that if we would have stayed in Casper and waited until the interstate opened we would have been in Denver already so we stayed the night in a hotel. Steph got up at 3:30 and checked the roads. The one that we took the Laramie was open, we thought that our best bet was to go back to Casper and then take I-25 to Denver. So we loaded all the kids up in the freezing car and drove 18 miles only to see that the road was closed. We went back to the hotel depressed and annoyed. We got an hour of sleep and decided to get some breakfast. By this time my girls were so tired and whiny and I just broke down. I wanted to make my flight and have Russ take the girls trick or treating... but that was not what happened. We decided to try the road leading back to Casper one more time. We saw that it was open, but we also saw that another road to I-25 was open also. We took that and we finally made it to the interstate! I missed my earlier flight so luckily I was able to get on a later flight.

I had such a great time with my sister! It was fun to get out kids together to play and just spend time with Family. This trip was very eventful but I will have lots of memories!

Aramis the defender.

2009-10-10T13:30:00.000-07:00

Aramis. Shepher Mix. 6 month old. 34 pounds! Expected to get bigger.

He loves to cuddle. He rubs his head into you until you pet him! He is such a sweetie!

Russ and I went to the Flower Mound Pet Adoption Center. I saw Aramis and knew that I wanted to see how he was with McKaylee and Daphnee. He was such a good dog. He didn't jump on them or try and lick their faces. We left the Center with me in tears. I wanted to get him so bad. Russ and I talked about getting him. I just had this feeling that he needed to be part of our family! We brought him home on the 9th. He checked out the house and then went and layed down by the couch. Of course the girls were scared of him. I have never seen Daphnee crawl so fast. They have since warmed up to him. He seems to feel a little bit more at ease here! Welcome Aramis to the Wilsterman Clan!

What a month!

2009-10-06T18:38:00.001-07:00

This past month has been eventful. Not only have we had an injury, we have had sickness and a few milestones as well!

Daphnee is almost walking now!!!! ( applause appreciated!) So as you can see she is getting into anything and everything her grubby little hands can reach. If we leave the room for just a second you never know what you are going to come back and find. This mess isn't so bad, but we have recently had to buy more wipes than usual.

Daphnee loves to mimick all the things that McKaylee does! Can you guess what she copied this time? No clue huh? Just check out those faces!

I didn't have my camera handy and now that I think about it I wish that I did. One afternoon I fed the girls chicken nuggets with fries. I gave them each a side of ketchup! Big mistake. I left the kitchen for about 15 seconds, literally, and came back to a HUGE mess! Not only was there food on the floor there was ketchup ALL over the walls, door, chairs, table, and McKaylee! I guess that she thought it would have been fun to see what happens when you squash the ketchup with your cup. It was one of those times that you just want to cry so you don't think about grabbing the camera to take pictures. Now I really wish that I did.

McKaylee loves nursery. She loves to play with the toys and hang out with her friends. She also loves to try and figure out how things work. I guess that she was fascinated with the cupboard door and the hinge. McKaylee stuck her finger in a part of the hinge while someone was trying to close the cupboard door. She got it cut pretty good. The top of her nail, by the cuticle was cut so deep that the nail fell off. I never want to go though anything like that again. Just thinking about it almost brings me to tears. She cut her middle finger so the only funny thing about the situation is you get to see the bird when McKaylee shows you her owwie!

This past week has also been kind of a nightmare! The girls have been sick. We have had it all, The Runs, Coughing, Runny Noses, Fevers of 103.6, and just feeling blah. We are all on the up and up! Thanks for all of your prayers!

Family Pictures

2009-08-28T09:21:00.000-07:00

We finally got our family pictures. But of course we had to schedule a day when Daphnee didn't feel well. She was not a happy camper so we only got a few pictures! Enjoy!

Randomness

2009-08-28T08:54:00.000-07:00

Daphnee is 1

2009-08-28T08:35:00.000-07:00

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Fort Worth Zoo

2009-08-10T08:47:00.000-07:00

Russ and I decided that it was time to take the girls to their first trip to the zoo. We went to the Fort Worth Zoo. They are celebrating their 100Th anniversary!

We first stopped to see the monkeys. McKaylee was a little scared to get close to the glass because the chimp was sitting close by. Just before we stepped up a chimp came right up to the window and hit it. It scared a little boy and McKaylee. It was pretty cool!

We got to see the orangutans playing and swinging on their ropes.

I love to see the giraffes. I love the way that their coats look. McKaylee wasn't too interested in them. She like the elephants more!

McKaylee wishes that she could have a pet elephant! Isn't she just so cute!

Do you see those big cement balls in with the elephants? It was so cute because they were pushing them around with their trunks. It amazes me because they look so heavy, but they pushed them around as if they weighed nothing.

The most exciting part of the zoo was the White Bengal Tiger. He kept pacing along the glass. The girls were too scared to go near him. I was able to shoot an awesome video of Russ and the tiger. It is at the end of the post! It is a must see! I give it 4 stars!

I loved seeing the lions. The 2 young lions are sisters. I just know it! They were so cute just hanging out tanning together! Good times.

I have no idea what this animal is but I just had to get a picture, because to me, this is the perfect example of the meaning " Stick thin" Look at those legs. They really did look like sticks.

We really like the penguins and a certain penguin LOVED McKaylee. He would follow her around wherever she went and just swim near her. It was so cute to see.

Daphnee wasn't as excited with the penguins and McKaylee was. She threw a fit when we tried to sit her next to McKaylee to get a picture of all of them.

The reptile part of the zoo is one of my least favorites, however, I did like to see all the cool snakes, lizards, turtles, and frogs. McKaylee wasn't scared of them at all. She would stare at them and point.

They have a Texas part of the Zoo. It it like a mini Old Western town. It is pretty cool. They showcase animals that are in Texas. I did not know it but they have otters here in Texas. One night when Russ went running he came home and was telling me all about this animal that he saw near a park with a pond. He kept telling me that it looked like a beaver but it wasn't. I didn't believe a word he said... like there could be otters in Texas. Yeah Right! If I believed Russ about him seeing an otter then I would have to believe his story about us having a lizard in our yard the size of a kimono dragon. I did however learn that they are in fact here in Texas and Russ did see an otter. I will have to be more trusting in the future.

By the time that we had gone through all of the park and seen all of the animals we were pooped. We had a really good time seeing all the animals. McKaylee loved to point and tried to say the names of all of the animals. Daphnee wasn't to keen on being near any of the animals. This was a fun family trip. Thanks for taking the journey with us!

This is the awesome video of the tiger. Take a look!

Let the Competition Begin!

2009-08-10T08:35:00.000-07:00

On your Mark...Get set... GOOOOO!

Russ and I just finished a 12 week competition with my family. We did fairly well but we decided that we want to try it out again. We have changed some of the rules and the prizes. The competition will consist of 4 goals.

1) Exercise for 30 min every day (no Sundays)
2) No sugar/treats ( except Sunday)
3) Sleep at least 7 hours every night
4) our own personal goal.

We each will earn $1.00 every day. If we don't complete any one of the goals then we don't get any money that day. Also, we can only eat out 1 time a week. If we exceed that then we will take the money that we spent at dinner and subtract it from the total at the end of the competition. This way we can get physically fit, spiritually fit, and financially fit! At the end of the competition we calculated that we will have earned Approx. $300. Then we are going to take that money and go on a mini vacation to somewhere in Texas! We are so excited. Wish us luck!

Hanging with Uncle Andrew

2009-08-05T18:11:00.000-07:00

Our girl's Firsts

2009-08-05T17:46:00.000-07:00

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I never thought that I would have such a hard time letting my little girls grow up. Russ and I have been talking for a while about when we wanted to convert McKaylee's crib into a toddler bed. I kept putting it off because I felt like the longer she was in a crib the longer she would never grow up. Of course, I know this is irrational thinking, but I can't believe how fast time goes by. Daphnee started crawling about a month ago and she has just recently started pulling herself up. Before we know it she will be walking and talking just like McKaylee. I love to watch them learn new things and be independant, I just hope that they never get too old for their mom.

McKaylee is 2~

2009-07-06T10:02:00.001-07:00

McKaylee is 2 years old. I can't believe how fast time flies! She has been such a joy in our family. She loves to laugh and she is very active! She is getting into everything! She loves to play with her baby sister and she is training to be a good mom some day! Enjoy the pictures of my sweet baby!

Our Vacation

2009-06-30T07:48:00.000-07:00

This recent trip to Utah was filled with so many exciting events. To start off the trip I realized that I forgot to pack the camera. Yes I know this is a bummer because there were many, many unbelievable photo ops, but alas, these images will just have to suffice.

The trip wasn't very eventful until we hit Amarillo. We had just finished dinner and we hard this seriously loud thud on our windshield. It scared me so bad,especially when it came out of nowhere Russ says, " Crap." All of the cars on the freeway start pulling off to the shoulder and the hailstorm comes with a vengeance. I have never been in a hail storm. It scared me so bad all I could think to do is pray and pray hard. I told Heavenly Father I didn't care if our car got dented but please protect our windshield. This was such a scary and LOUD experience. Thankfully, right after I prayed it stopped and we were on our merry way. I think the craziest part of the whole ordeal was both of the girls slept right through it! I was ready for the screaming but it never came!

When we were on the road after the hail storm we were hit with torrential rain. The clouds made it so dark outside, even though it was only 6:00 P.M. The rain came so fast that you could not see anything in front of you. Thankfully Russ is a wonderful driver and he was able to get past the storm to continue on your journey.

During all of the wonderful experiences we were all suffering from the flu. I think that McKaylee and Daphnee had the worst of it. We had to stop at least 6-8 times on the drive to change diapers because everything they ate ran right through them, literally. On one particular bathroom trip Daphnee with in fully clothed and came out with just a diaper and my jacket to cover her.

We made it safely to Wyoming and had the chance to see my nephew, Caden Dirks, get baptised. We are so proud of him. I can't believe that he is 8! We spent just a day there and then we traveled to Utah to spend some time with my parents. Since my mom and dad are empty nesters they have gotten to remodel some of the rooms in the house! They have done such a good job. The bathroom wasn't finished yet so Rusty was able to help my dad put in a tile floor and secure the toilet!

Russ and I celebrated our 6th anniversary! We spent the day in the new plaza in Ogden, and then headed up to Logan to the Providence Inn. It was such a great time

Just when I thought every one was feeling better Russ got food poisoning! I have never seen him so sick in the whole 6 years of our marriage. We took him to the emergency room at 3:00 A.M. They pumped him full of fluid and some very heavy duty narcotics! He had to take it easy for a few days but eventually he recovered!

We celebrated McKaylee's 2nd birthday while we were there! I can't believe that she is 2! We had a small party with some of my family members! She had such a great time. We have some pictures of her birthday but they will have to be posted on a later date.

While we were with my parents we visited: The Treehouse Museum, & The discovery Museum. McKaylee loved these places. She could touch whatever she wanted without getting in trouble! I will just tell you that she is a maniac when she is pushing a stroller around! It was so much fun to watch her run all over and play.

We headed down to St. George and spent time with Russ' family. We played a ton of games and went to a water park there! It was so much fun to see family, but nothing compares to the Bliss that you feel when you finally get to sleep in your own bed!

We want to say thank you to all of you, and you know who you are, that gave us a place to stay! We love all of you and can't wait to see you again!

I hate goodbye's

2009-06-03T18:51:00.000-07:00

Within the first months of being married Russ brought up that he wanted a motorcycle. He regaled me with stories about his first bike and how much fun it was to take girls out on dates with his hot wheels. I always said "NO" because we didn't have the money to buy one. Just to keep things interesting, he would remind me every year how much he really wanted a bike. He would tell me that the insurance was less for a motorcycle, and how we would use less gas. Blah blah blah. Luckily for him when we moved to Texas our trusty Ford Escort which had no previous problems (sarcastic comment)broke down for the last time and Russ knew that this was a blessing in disguise, so he went to look at motorcycles. He found one that he really liked and called me at work to break the bad news about the car. When he knew that I vulnerable he told me about the bike once more and how this time we could afford it. I eventually caved and Russ was able to get the bike. I didn't know this at the time but Texas has some pretty wicked storms. Russ found out the hard way and most of the time he was riding his bike through the storms. This of course make me scared for him, and he assured me that he knew how to handle the bike. When I had McKaylee I was now a stay-at-home mom. Russ took the car during the winters so he wouldn't freeze to death on the way to work. This left us in a pickle because there was no way that I would be able to take McKaylee anywhere on a motorcycle. I know it makes you chuckle to imagine a car seat strapped to the back of the bike. Good times. So we decided it was time to sell it. When Russ first put it up for sale there were a few people that we interested but no luck. I was getting to frustrated that I had to just let Russ take care of the details. We finally sold it today. It is a bittersweet experience. I came to love the bike just as much as Russ but we are in a stage in our lives that the bike just doesn't fit in. So I will end this post with a tribute to THE bike. I hate goodbyes so shhh... Just go.

Say it like it is

2009-04-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

It's a boy!

2009-04-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Russ and I adopted a bunny about 2 weeks ago. We thought it would be a great pet for the girls. Zeus is a wonderful addition to our family. There were about 15 bunnies to choose from but when I saw him I knew that he was the one for us, and I was right. Not only is Zeus quiet, he is also potty trained and doesn't chew on our furniture. He was a little scared of us at first but through love and patience ( and lots of carrots) he is finally used to us. McKaylee loves to tease him and let him chase her through the house. Daphnee was very scared of him at first but she has come to love him.

Festival of Friendship.

2009-04-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

Russ, McKaylee,Me, Emily, John, Mary, and Katie!

This past Saturday we went to " The Festival of Friendship" This is a fundraiser for Best Buddies, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. Best Buddies is a vibrant, international organization that has grown from one original chapter to more than 1,300 middle school, high school, and college campuses across the country and internationally. Our programs today reach all 50 of the United States, and have active international programs in 40 countries. It was so much fun to hang out and watch all the fun going on all around us. One thing that I admire most about this was everyone was so happy, they loved all of the activities and dancing. They are so friendly and loving! It was a wonderful day!

There was some sweet tunes blasting which made you want to dance. It didn't matter if you knew how dance or not everyone just got out and boogied! Emily and Katie are awesome dancers, too bad I didn't have the camera handy to take some memorable pictures!

McKaylee loved shooting the breeze with the firemen!

There was a bounce house that she loved to play in! She was really getting into it.

Daphnee some how got a hold of some cookies. She is just like me, hand over the cookies and no one gets hurt!

McKaylee and Emily! Now they are Best Buddies

Emily, Katie and Mary doing the cake walk! If you have no idea what a cake walk is ( which I didn't) they have a bunch of chairs in a circle with numbers on them. They turn on some music and you walk around the chairs. When the music stops you sit in the chair that is closest to you. Then they call out a number, if you are sitting on the chair with that number on it, then you get a cake!Mary was the winner! Go Mary!

This is the start of the mile walk. McKaylee was fascinated with the balloons!

Russ and Ashlee! I have always wanted to take a picture like this! I think these are so much fun!

There was a dunk tank there that anyone could try! Mary was awesome! She was able to dunk the girl on the 2nd throw! I would have gotten so frustrated that I would have hit the button myself!

McKaylee got a chance to pose with a member of the Dallas Cowboys Football team. The sad thing is, I have no idea who he is. I know, I need to watch more sports!

Daphnee loves to be outside! She loves to look around! Even though she was so tired she was having so much fun.

Luckily, there was food at the Festival. I think that McKaylee ate about 3 bags of chips, plus she helped herself to everyone else's chips. Who would have thought that this little girl could eat like that?

Once again I was so grateful for the opportunity to go to this Fundraiser. Emily was the team leader and she was able to help raise all of the money. It was fun to be around everyone and not feel out of place. Thanks Emily for letting us all know about this cause!

Sweet!

2009-04-15T18:13:00.000-07:00

Russ and I bought this kit a while back. I was excited to put it together as a family but I decided that maybe that wasn't such a good idea. McKaylee has such a sweet tooth and she is also getting really good at saying " Please" with big puppy dog eyes. I knew that if she gave me the look that I would end up letting her eat all the candy instead of decorating the house.

Russ decorated one side while I decorated the other. He side looked so much better than mine.

I know I know that window is a mess. I am laughing at myself as I type this, I look like I had an seizure while trying to decorate it. At least I know how to spell out I love Russ!

Okay so this is my side of the house!

This is Russ side of the house! See I told you Russ is a lot better at decorating than me.

Here is his other side! He was so creative. He made window seals! Isn't that cute?

I wanted pictures of our beautiful house, Russ was taking a while trying to figure out how the timer worked on our camera and of course here is the classic picture of me waiting while it takes a picture.

Russ wasn't fast enough.

He we are! The finished project!

Home Sweet Home! Home is where the heart is. Bless this home!

Spring Flowers

2009-04-15T17:38:00.000-07:00

Russ and I finally had the chance to plant some flowers and weed! Russ found this weed screen that you lay down and weeds can't grow through it. You would have thought that Russ just celebrated his birthday,he was so excited to put it in! Hopefully, it works!

Here are some other views of your flower garden!

I love these flowers!

Don't you just love spring and all the beautiful flowers!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-08T12:57:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter from The Wilsterman's!

The Evil Eye

2009-04-08T12:29:00.000-07:00

Daphnee is such a happy little girl, that is, until you take away something that she wants. She is a master at giving the evil eye. You better be nice or else she'll give you a piece of her mind!

Any one Hungry?

2009-04-08T12:24:00.000-07:00

Russ was re heating some pizza the other day. As you can see he forgot all about it. Luckily is wasn't so burnt that it started a fire!

That's What Friends Are For.

2009-04-06T18:28:00.000-07:00

This last Friday was Girl's Night! It was suggested that we try Family Karaoke! I was so nervous at first because I was seriously not blessed with a singing voice. But I knew that I would be around friends that wouldn't boo me off the stage while throwing rotten fruit my way! I discovered that I sound so much better when I sing in the shower or when I am alone in the car. Everyone was so supportive even when I was killing them softly with my sadly sung tunes. This by far was the best Girl's Night. I love letting loose and just being bad at something and not caring! YES I am liberated!
Katie and Becca! Talk about Harmony!

There was a HUGE book that had about 3 different languages including English. There were a ton of songs too choose from!

Katie is such a pro with the tambourine! Me on the other hand.. Not so good! I am glad that Emily and Katie were able to keep things up beat!

The Music Videos were even worse than my singing. They had NOTHING to do with the songs we were singing. As you can see the words are "I love you" while a dead guy is on the screen.

We each got scored on how well we sang the song! Emily got 100! She was the only one and I think that she mastered it with the well known and beautifully sung " I will always love you"

Here we are singing " Give me your hand" by the Bangles. I think that is what the song is called!

Emily and Katie have so much talent. I am secretly very jealous!

Katie has some pretty sweet moves! We can all learn a thing or two from her!

Even though Alexis wasn't feeling well. She was a wonderful singers! I especially loved her New Kids on the Block! She is, in my opinion, their biggest fan!

Becca! She is a great singer! I am glad that she was there to keep us all on our toes!

Katie! What a Rocker chick!

Alexis is very good at serenading us with a sweet ballad!

I love Karaoke!

After hearing me sing I know there will be a lot of you asking me to sing for you, but just know that I will only perform during Karaoke night! Just kidding please please never ask me to sing, if you know what is good for you!

A message to Grandma/pa Burrell, Best and Wilsterman

2009-03-23T12:28:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Our Bathroom Renovations

2009-03-23T12:22:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Trip to Houston

2009-03-23T12:15:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Mckaylee and Daphnee

2009-03-23T12:09:00.000-07:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

She Looks like me!

2009-03-01T16:44:00.000-08:00

For all of you out there that say that McKaylee looks more like her daddy this is proof! Ha ha ha she looks more like me. Just kidding I think that she looks a lot more like Russ so this thing has to be wrong. She is cute no matter who she looks like!

She Looks like me!!!!

2009-03-01T16:32:00.000-08:00

The Love Dare

2009-02-24T11:19:00.000-08:00

This last weekend Russ and I watched " My Story,The Emma Smith Story" It was a really good movie. I loved the way that Emma and Joseph were with each other. They were so supportive of each other in so many ways. I loved that they were so happy,patient and kind to each other. They went through so many trials and yet they were still so in love. This made me think of another movie that Russ and I watched. Fireproof. In this movie it was the complete opposite. The couple portrayed, did not get along at all. They fought all the time and they were angry at each other to the point of contemplating divorce. In the movie the husband is given a book called "The Love Dare" it is a book to help you become selfless and learn to love your spouse. I won't tell you how the movie ended but it got me wondering. What would happen in I did the love dare? What if I took this challenge? I want to have a loving relationship like Joseph and Emma. I want to learn to be more selfless. I pray that I may become a more caring and loving spouse!

No more pictures PLEASE!

2009-02-24T11:05:00.000-08:00

I love this sweater that McKaylee is wearing so I wanted to get some cute pictures with her in it. Of course I had a hard time getting her to smile. When I finally did I decided to move her to another spot to get a different light.

We moved to the couch and she didn't seem to pleased with me. She was having a good time on the computer chair. It goes around in circles.

I finally got her to smile but then she had had enough. I promised her everything, only if she would stay still and get a few more pictures. Do you think that happened?

Nope! She was done, and to prove she was done she started to cry. She is so stubborn. I don't know where she gets that from? She still looks cute when she cries so just to get even I took a picture! What a cutie!

Brush 'em

2009-02-24T10:43:00.000-08:00

Now that Daphnee is getting her 5th tooth! Yes I said 5th tooth she loves to take the time to keep them nice and shiny.

She got this toothbrus from McKaylee. She loves it so much that she freaks out whenever she drops it. She is just like me! I love to brush my teeth!

I don't think you can see all of her teeth but the two on the bottom are super white and shiny!

I love her smile! She makes me so happy!

McKaylee - isms

2009-02-09T11:37:00.000-08:00

We bought McKaylee a little purse. She loves to put her blocks in it and walk around the house

Russ is so lucky to have so many girls in his life!

Me and McKaylee going for a walk

McKaylee is really into stacking blocks now. She is getting really good at it.

She built this tower with a little help from mommy.

No McKaylee isn't dressing up as E.T. for halloween. Doesn't she look like it a little though!

McKaylee loves to try and dress herself. She gets pretty creative!

Daphnee-isms

2009-02-09T10:53:00.000-08:00

When you look at these pictures do you notice anything different with Daphnee?

She got her ears pierced! She did such a good job. A ton of people stopped to watch her get them done. Daphnee started crying on the second ear and McKaylee felt bad for her sister. She wanted to help her fell better.

Daphnee LOVES to be in her bouncer. She gets so excited when she has the freedom to jump and hang out. She gets some pretty good air too!

One good thing about the bouncer is that is helps wear her out. She gets such a workout.

Daphnee is such a good eater. She loves breakfast, lunch and dinner. She gets a little upset with me if I don't feed her fast enough

Here is an updated picture of Daphnee. I love her smile. She knows exactly what to do to brighten my day.

McKaylee's Shenanigans

2009-01-20T13:29:00.000-08:00

I'll give you my cup if you give me yours. McKaylee loves to pay the swapping game! Luckily she has a friend that likes that game too!

Here is my sweet McKaylee doing what she does best. Making a mess.

When I caught her with Russ' wallet she was hurrying to put it all back... She is so sneaky!

Do you see all the shoes on the floor? And notice that Daphnee is in a chair and can't get away. This is the perfect thing for McKaylee to help Daphnee try some shoes on! She is so funny. I don't know where she gets her shoe fettish from... it isn't from me.

It was almost time for bed and we were scrambling to get bath time done and feed Daphnee. McKaylee needed some time to herself to read a story. She sad down opened the book and started to "read" What a cutie! It was nice to have a bedtime story read to me! What a nice change!

IPOD Queen

2009-01-20T13:12:00.000-08:00

McKaylee loves to get into cabinets that aren't locked... Hence the ipod. McKaylee was trying to figure out how it works

What are these things for? I don't get it? What do they do?

Russ was a gem and showed her how the ipod works. Here she is thinking she is cool. Listening to some sweet tune!

Grillin Machine

2009-01-19T09:46:00.000-08:00

This year from Christmas Russ and I went in together to get a grill. We both wanted one so this is what we got for each other.

We were so happy that we found this grill. It was 50% off so we were really excited to find one that we liked and at a price that we could afford!

Russ was so excited to grill for the first time.... There are so many knobs on the grill that Russ accidentally turned up the heat too high. Luckily Russ caught it in time and saved the steaks! He is such a wonderful griller! I am so happy that Russ likes to grill... it gives me a chance to just kick back and let someone else do the cooking!

Russ is 30!

2009-01-15T13:44:00.000-08:00

I know that I don't have many pictures of the party but it was a blast! As far as I know Russ was surprised... I don't know if he was more surprised to find Jonathon Tate in our bedroom door or by the party in general!Russ and I went out to dinner... It didn't take that long so I had to stall. We went to walmart to get treats and a movie. He thought that I wasn't feeling well so we were just going to hang out at home.

We got home and that is when the party started! It was fun to hang out with friends and just have a good time!

Yummy Cereal!

2009-01-15T13:25:00.000-08:00

Daphnee got to try cereal for the first time! It was fun. She LOVES to eat! I think that got more on her face than in her mouth. It won't take her long to get better

I love her smile! She is such a cutie, even when she has a ton of food on her face she is still so sweet.

What a cutie! She makes me so happy!

Biker Bums

2009-01-15T13:09:00.000-08:00

Russ took me for a surprise ride on his bike. It was such a nice day... Who would have known that it was December

Getting the helmet on was kind of hard.

I love Russ' bike.