I'm married to the smartest person ever!

I have to do a little bragging on Jared's part. He has been doing 100's of hours of training at his new job to be able to get certified, yesterday he did his certification, and........HE GOT 100% I am so proud of him, to top it off, he is only the second person ever to have gotten 100%. You should have seen him the night before and day of, he was so nervous, obviously he didn't have anything to be nervous about! Love you Lover!!
On a side note, for my own personal record, Kyla had her 3 year old check up today, she weighed in at 30.5 lbs and 38 inches tall, she is in the 50% for her weight, and 75% for her height. She was so good, this is the first doctors appt. that she hasn't cried at, and she actually talked to the Dr., which is a big accomplishment for her.

Haley is 1, yeah!!!

I finally got 5 seconds to sit down and update about Haley's birthday, it's only been a week, oops!! The girls have had a continuous cold that just keeps rotating through, and it is getting really annoying, and of course it's only a virus, so they won't give me any antibiotics to help clear it up! So needless to say, Haley really wasn't all that happy on her birthday, but it was still a fun day anyway. We had the McIntyre's over for lunch, since both dad's had to work in the evening, and we had lot's of fun eating and playing. Poor Haley was miserable, so she ate her lunch, opened her presents, took a couple of bites of cake, and went down for a nap, and the rest of us finished her party for her. After she woke up, she was feeling a little better, so Jen and I decided to take the kids down to Anthem, about an hour away, and we went to the outlets, then we went to this really fun park and fed the ducks, had a picnic, and played until dark, then we headed home, we really did have lot's of fun. Haley loved the park, she loves to climb on things, and by the time we left she had climbed up the slide (the slick part), at least 4 or 5 times all by herself! Even Kyla and Joseph tried it and they couldn't do it, she is the most determined child!! She has been a lot of fun and really challenging at the same time this last year, she has started coming up to me and she wants me to hold her and she'll put her arms around my neck and give me a big hug and kiss, she puckers up and everything, it's the cutest thing ever. One minute she's the sweetest thing ever and the next minute she makes you want to scream, we love her very much and can't wait to see what this next year brings!! Oh yeah, before I forget, I took her in for her one year old check up a few days ago, and she weighs a whopping 16 1/2 pounds!! I was really hoping for at least 17, but she is also 29 inches, which puts her in the 50% for her height and the 0% for her weight! She just never stops moving, and burns off every calorie she puts in her mouth, which is a lot!! You should see this girl eat, sometimes she will out eat me at a meal, the other day we had pizza, and she ate 2 adult size slices, I just don't get how she doesn't weigh 50lbs. I guess she'll be happy when she's older!

Kyla Turns 3!!

We had such a fun week this last week. Thursday was Kyla's birthday, I can't believe she is 3 already! The time is just flying by. I love the three year old age, she has such an imagination and a fun personality. She loves to help me do everything, and she has really started being a lot nicer to Haley. It's a lot of fun to see them play together. My family was able to come down and spend a few days with us over Kyla's birthday, we had a lot of fun. Thanks again everyone for coming down!! We had a BBQ on her birthday with my family and our adopted family the McIntyres. I think she got more presents than she knew what to do with. First, a package came from Grandma Davis with lot's of fun princess stuff and a new swimsuit, and the cutest dress ever!! Then my family all got here and brought her more princess dress up and the cutest princess beach towels. You might notice a theme, we're really into princesses right now! Then we gave her a princess karaoke machine that plays all the disney princess songs. Her and Joseph (one of the twins) had a good time with that! Then the twins came over and brought her presents too! She was totally spoiled rotten, and she loved every minute of it. I made her a Yellow Belle cake, that is what she specifically asked for...We had a lot of fun hanging out and playing Wii games! Just to let you all know, I won the bowling tournament!! Kyla made Adri and Melinda play tea party for two days straight, and they all had to have a sleepover with her in her bedroom. This last week was a lot of fun, and we're looking forward to doing it again on Wednesday when Haley turns 1!!

The Downside to Good Weather

So there is a downside to living somewhere with good weather, the BUGS!! They have already started coming out in full force. I really don't have too much to complain about, we've only had a few, we've had friends that have had two trantulas, a centipede, and random other spiders and insects inside their houses!! But, yesterday I had the privilege of killing a HUGE spider in my laundry room. It was about the size of the palm of my hand..., we've had a trantula in our garage and a few small spiders (quarter size), but this was the first big one inside our house. I really should've taken a picture of it, but I just reacted. And then of course I get a million questions from Kyla about what it is, what was it doing, why did I kill it, is it still moving, will it move again tomorrow, etc, etc.....Anyways, to Mom, Melinda, and Adri..., I did immediately call the pest control and I am having the house sprayed tomorrow, so they will all be taken care of before you get down here!! Anyways, that's the story of the week, because nothing else really exciting has been going on, so until next time....
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RECIPE FOR THE WEEK:

Breadsticks (very easy, very good)

One loaf of Rhodes Frozen Bread Dough (thawed and mostly raised)
Divide this into 16 balls
Roll these out into breadsticks and place on greased cookie sheet
Dip each one in melted better and then sprinkle with
Garlic Bread Sprinkle (buy in spice aisle)
Salad Supreme (Spice aisle)

Let raise again for 20 minutes, then bake at 375 for 13-15minutes, depending on how crispy you want them, They are really good the next day as well. Enjoy!