A Wedding and a Trip to St. George!

My little sister got married on September 6th in the St. George Temple. She married Allen Lloyd, which means we have the same last name! No relation as far as we know though!! She had a really pretty reception and Carter did his best to entertain all by running around, dancing, and playing in the curtains. We also got to see extended family that we don't see very often and we got to spend a few days at my mom and dad's house and swim in their pool. AND I got to hold my cute little niece Olivia for the first time, but for some dumb reason we have no pictures of that!!


My brother TJ, his wife Hanna, and Olivia
(thanks Hanna I stole this picture off your blog)

All of my siblings with the happy couple.
Me, McKenzie, Courtney, Allen, Josh, Casey, TJ (thanks Nichole I stole this off your blog)

Me with my cute sisters Courtney and McKenzie

Ryan and our hyperactive, yet adorable son Carter

The bride and groom outside the temple

My brother Casey and his wife Nichole (they were just married in May)

Carter drinking punch cause that's exactly what he needed-MORE SUGAR!

My mom, my aunt Pat, my dad, and our good family friend Diane outside the temple

Rylee before she messed up her hair and acquired a fruit punch mustache!

This picture pretty much sums Rylee up. McKenzie was so cute and nice to play with both the kids.

My sister-in-law Hanna on her birthday by the pool. You can't tell, but she just had an adorable baby on July 31st!

Carter "swimming" in the pool!

Having fun in the sun!!

Rylee and her great grandpa Tom (my grandpa)!

Rylee's Big Day!!

So it finally happened RYLEE TURNED ONE (on August 30th)!!! What a year it has been! She has added a whole new dynamic to our household. We are so grateful for her and I don't know what we ever did without her as part of our family!!! Her and Carter are becoming good friends and he is such a good big brother! I wanted to have some kind of a big celebration for purely selfish reasons...two kids is HARD and I wanted to celebrate mine (and Ryan's) survival of the last year. The four of us went to the mall and out to lunch and then we had our friends the Wilson's and the Thomas' over for cake and ice cream. Unfortunately my family all live too far away to come and Ryan's family were at their cabin, so I thought I'd post some pictures so they can feel like they were there!

The birthday girl along with the big brother who kept asking when Rylee's birthday was going to be over so it can be his birthday!

Her cake and presents!

Blowing out the candles with a little help!

All messy! The funny this is, she didn't really eat any of the cake, she just spread it all over herself and was satisfied!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYLEE WE LOVE YOU!!

Happy (late) Anniversary!!

Our 5th anniversary was officially on June 7th, but thanks to our breastmilk addicted daughter we were unable to go anywhere overnight to celebrate. Since Rylee has finally overcome her addiction, we headed off to VEGAS for a little vacation! We were originally planning on staying at the Meridan Hotel and Suites, but when we got there, they informed us that their hotel has been closed (weird huh?)! Anyways...they had kindly? reserved us a room at the Platinum Hotel. It was a really nice place located about 2 blocks away from "The Strip." We had a BLAST! It was so nice to just be able to do whatever we wanted. We went shopping, out to dinner, swimming, it was PERFECT! My personal favorite was Felinis. It's an Italian place in the Stratosphere Hotel where Ryan took me to eat one night. It was AMAZING food and the atmosphere was awesome too. They had murals painted on the walls to look like you were actually in Italy and the rooms were all candle-lit. It was so awesome!! We could've stayed at least one more night, but we needed to rescue Grandma & Grandpa Lloyd & Uncle Cameron from our little munchkins. (Thanks to them and Aunt Erika & Uncle Mark for watching our kids!)

This is the kitchen in our room. Way nicer than mine at home!
This is our room. It was so nice with a full kitchen and living room.

Ryan getting on the monorail. We bought day passes so we could travel up and down the strip easily.

Self-potrait! I think we're in the Paris Hotel.

This little walkway is in the Paris Hotel and it's designed to look like you are actually in Paris. The ceiling is even painted like a blue sky.

Ryan at the Conservatory in the Bellagio Hotel.

We're up on a bridge that connects the Bellagio to Bally's Hotel. It was the best view of all the lights.

Goofy Ryan eating Cocoa Krispies for breakfast.

In front of the MGM Grand.

New York, New York!!

Probably one of the coolest things ever-the M&M Store! You could get any color of M&Ms imaginable for the bargain? price of $11.99 per pound. (Ya we didn't buy any)

The Coke Store. I only wish Coke came in cans this big!!!

That was our trip in a nutshell!!!! I can't believe it's already been 5 years. It's been so crazy!!! We've had good times and not so good times, but we still make each other laugh and that's all that matters. Love ya Ry!!

Lagoon

Ryan's work gave us FREE (that's right I said free) tickets to Lagoon, so we decided to give it a try. We were a little nervous since Carter is such a "cautious" child, but he absolutely LOVED it. It was so fun to see him laugh and giggle on the rides. Rylee had fun watching too, maybe next year she'll be big enough to go with him. The only ride that made Carter a little nervous was the Dinosaur Egg Drop. It's a kids version of the Rocket (the one that's kind of like a free-falling outdoor elevator).
Carter on the Merry-go-Round.

Rylee on the Merry-go-Round

The Bumper Cars! Notice how he is just sitting there...he just watched the other kids run into each other and laughed at them. It was pretty funny. The guy running the ride was trying to tell him to turn the wheel, but he just wanted to watch!

The car ride was BY FAR his very fav. He would tell me he was going to drive to work and that he'd see me later.

BEAR LAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We went to Bear Lake AGAIN! Not only because we love it so much but because it's a cheap little vacation. Our friends Mike & Lori and their little boy Sean were supposed to come with us this time, but they ended up not being able to so we headed up there to spend time with both sides of the family. We stayed at Ryan's mom and dad's cabin. Ryan helped his dad build a railing while I...well I watched (I know I'm lazy!). Then my Winegar grandparents were having our annual family retreat at their cabin which is only one hill over from the Lloyds'. My grandparents always go all out and have fun games, activities, and lots of food. We went with them to the beach one day and got to ride on a boat for a little while. Ryan wake-boarded again and did awesome! We had such a great time especially since we don't see the Winegar side very often!! Here are some pictures hope you enjoy...

Carter and MY cousin Averee trying on helmets! Averee is only 6 months older than Carter.

My aunt Ashlee pitching to my cousin Bridger (I think it's Bridger I can't tell for sure from behind) in a game of beach baseball. My grandma brought kiddie pools and filled them with water to be the bases. I told you she does fun stuff :)!

Carter "dribing" (in his words) the Rhino.

We had a talent show and this was Averee's talent. Carter attempted to imitate her, but he just put his head on the ground, he couldn't quite get the splits part.

My mom, dad, and McKenzie told jokes with puppets for their talent. My dad made up the jokes I think. It was pretty funny.

Carter riding the 4-wheeler with Grandma Kim and Grandpa Danny (my mom and dad)!

Ryan's mom staining the railing that Ryan built with his dad.

Carter's ready to go to the beach!

Best looking guy around!

Carter "painting" the deck. A.K.A keeping Carter from climbing the rocks of death by giving him a bucket of water and a paint brush and telling him to help grandma paint!

Carter with grandma Kim at the beach. HE LOVES my mom and dad so much and talks about them every day.

Big Time Bummer!!!

After many head "bonks," Carter has finally split his head open. Since he could crawl he has hit his head on anything even remotely in his way. This time it was the corner of our entertainment center and the result was 7 staples in the back of his head. He was very brave. Ryan went in with him and he said Carter was trying so hard not to cry. He had big tears rolling down his face but he didn't make a sound. He was such a big boy!!!

Returning to the scene of the crime!

Holding up the cars the doctor's office gave him for being so brave!!

He decided on green because Buzz Lightyear wears green.

All 7 staples. I couldn't get close enough and get him to hold still enough to get a clear picture!