January 2018

Our cousins gave us tickets to the Midway Ice Castles for Christmas and like always it was a hit with the girls.  We have gone every other year for the last 5 years and they always have so much fun exploring and sliding down the ice.

This is Bryns preschool picture from last year.

I was working on mini-grants one night and Kaelyn sat on my lap and "helped" me for about 30 minutes.  It was so cute, she loves watching what other people are doing, up close and personal.

Oakley being a cool Pinterest mom for the night and helping us make cute little activities for Kaelyn.

Jaymi's class had an assembly from an Olympic Gold Medialist!

Jaymi's cute activity days group had a lesson on setting goals.

Bryn finally got the mermaid tail she has wanted for years for Christmas.  Sadly they wouldn't let her swim in it at the County pool, but at least she got a picture.

Bryn and a group of her cute gymnastics girlfriends.  Bryn, Avery, Melia, Alyvia and Mckenna

Bryan and Avery were the cutest little Chocolate and Vanilla Twins.  I love that my best friend's daughter is one of Bryn's bestest friends!

We even took the train to the meet so I didn't have to drive in the snow.

Bryn posing with her future teammates!

Jaymi and her cheer buddies before the South Town Convention Center Competition

We met up with the Petersons and Newtons for a sled session.  The snow has been pretty minimal so far and we have to maximize what little we get.

Wayne tore his ACL and MCL skiing, of course the day before we got any decent snow.  He's getting lots of cuddles during his down time.

A few days after Wayne had been hobbling around on crutches, Bryn was dying to have a set of her own.  She earned a prize for a new gymnastics skill and decided to get a set for her doll.

My cousin Kristin had us over for a hot tub party so Bryn could use her new mermaid tail.  They even let the girls try out their new hover boards before we left.

The girls and I went to see Lexi perform in her school play, The Music Man.  We had a great time!

It was warm enough for Carter, Ethan and Bryn to hit the park before getting Jaymi from school one day.

Bryn has been sneaking upstairs and stealing my bedtime cuddles from Kaelyn.  I love that they love each other so much!!

Sister play time while we visit after Sunday Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Bonners

Grandma Amy took Jaymi to her cheer Parent show for us one night.

Jaymi and her buddy Jordan

Jaymi and her cute friend Mia from school!

December 2017

December is the month of dance performances.  The girls did so well and looked just beautiful.

It took every last piece of Bryn's hair to do this braid bun.  I was pretty impressed with myself that I was able to do it.

Jaymi is the beautiful ballerina in the middle front row.

We hosted a Holiday Party for Bryn's gymnastics team.  It was so fun to get to meet all the cute girls she spends so much time with.

Wayne won the dad of the year one day when he helped Bryn and her buddy Scarlett with a bead craft she got for her birthday.

The girls all snuggled up in the their keepsake Christmas blankets from Grandma Ruth.

We were all fighting over who got to snuggle with Kaelyn when she fell asleep downstairs one night.

Bryn finally lost her front tooth!  It was hanging on for dear life but finally came out when she was eating lunch one day.  She didn't even feel it and lucky found it on the ground when I noticed it was gone.

Her friend Briella had a matching missing tooth.

Saying goodbye to the old gym.  It was kind of sad even though we were moving on to a beautiful new gym.  This is where Jaymi started this gymnastics craze in our family in the special needs program.  Then Bryn joined in when she was just out of diapers at 3 years old.

We love when the University of Utah Red Rocks begin their season.  They had their preview where you can sit wherever you want and we were lucky enough to get front row seats!

The girls on the jumbo screen!

Jaymi never goes to a Utah event that she doesn't get a hug from Swoop.

We even stayed after to get autographs from the team.

Our Down Syndrome Mom's Christmas Party was a lot of fun.  We are getting such great turnouts at things its awesome!

Baby Mama's snatched another tee shirt!

Bryn's new Gym is amazing!  I love the viewing section up high so I can watch when I'm here.

Kaelyn's teacher sent me this picture of her and Santa at school

Another school activity for Kaelyn

Kaelyn at cousin Sophies Minnie Mouse birthday party.

Over Christmas break we took the girls ice skating at the Olympic Oval

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Bonners

Jaymi and the cute Baby Doll She got from Santa.  

This little dress is the same pattern as the dress Jaymi was wearing on one of the Reeces Rainbow pictures we saw of her after we decided to adopt her.

Christmas day we finally had enough snow for the girls and Wayne to build a snow man.

For Christmas dinner Rick and his family came over.  The girls asked to do makeovers and things got a little out of hand.  Yikes!

I came down from a nap one day to see this cute sight.  Wayne playing the Cinderella game with the girls and Kaelyn snuggled right on his head.

For Christmas Grandma LaJean took me and the girls to see The Nutcracker by Ballet West.

Got to document new hairstyles we try while Jaymi has longer hair.

Bryn's Gymnastic pictures turned out so cute!