Life is Good

Disney Land is the best!

2010-05-10T19:56:00.000-07:00

A while ago we got to go to Disney Land on a girl's trip. It was Kylie's first time and she was so excited. We met up with Marcus and Lindsay on their honeymoon, at the Bengal BBQ, on our first day. It is one of our favorite places to eat at.

Kylie and London dressed up as Tinker Bell the first day. Kylie's favorite rides were Splash and Space Mountain. I couldn't believe she was so wild and crazy! She is just like her Grammy and mom. We weathered the rain in our ponchos and on the last day we ran from ride to ride.

We said hello to McQueen and Mater for Dash. Kylie dressed up as the Little Mermaid that day.

Kylie had to have a turkey leg. It only cost me an arm and a leg to buy it.

General Conference

2010-04-05T12:41:00.000-07:00

General Conference was wonderful again! We spent the weekend up at my parents cabin listening to all of the conference sessions. I always look forward to hearing what our prophet and apostles have to say to us.

The two biggest themes that stuck out to me were number one, we live in uncertain times, but there is hope in the future and we can still find joy and happiness as we have faith.

The second theme, for me, was we need to do better at teaching our families the gospel. The home is where this needs to be done. We need to teach our children with purpose and focus and make sure the Savior is spoken of often in our homes. Jesus Christ needs to be the reason that we do the things we do in our lives. I was so grateful for all of the talks that focused on this, and I am going to work at being a better teacher and not just let life happen. I hope you enjoyed listening to conference too. If you missed some of it you can go to www.lds.org. I like to download the talks on my I-pod and listen to them over the next 6 months.

This is a picture of the Nauvoo temple. It reminds me of family. Marc's mom is serving a mission in Nauvoo right now. I am so grateful that we can be together for eternity because of the ordinances performed in temples!

He has arrived (only 10 months ago)!

2010-03-29T08:52:00.000-07:00

Yes we did have a boy! Zack is ten months old now. He is such a joy in our lives. He has the sweetest smile that lights up his whole face. Kylie loves him, just like I knew she would, but she still wants a sister. She is a little mother and always wants to hold him.

This picture is in Cabo. One of our favorite places to go when it is cold. Zack loved the pool.

Don't you just want to squeeze those cute cheeks!

It's a Boy!

2009-02-09T14:52:00.000-08:00

I know I have disappeared from the blogging world for a while. I will just blame this little guy! I was really sick for a few months, and then I was really tired (I still am), so I had to get a daily nap in. Anyway, we are expecting a little boy! We are so excited! Dash is going to have a "baby brodder." Kylie cried when she found out, because she wanted a sister. But I am sure she will love being his little mother when he gets here. The only problem now is coming up with a name! I have a hard time with boys names. Any suggestions?

Where Have We Been All Summer?

2008-08-26T14:30:00.000-07:00

I did not take much time for blogging in the summer, so I thought I would do a little catch up. We had a great summer! I think summer time is my favorite. There are so many fun things to do. Our clubhouse and pool were finished in May, so we spent a lot of time at the pool. This is a picture of Marc's family swimming. Everyone got together for the 4th of July. Our family overtook the pool, and everyone had a lot of fun!

Dash and his cousin, Cache, love to swim and eat chips at the pool. They aren't afraid of the water!

Marc's Diet

We had a weight loss competition in Marc's family to get ready for Lake Powell. This is how Marc started off his diet- a big chocolate milk shake. He didn't win, but he still lost weight!

This was the first dessert to kick off the Lake Powell feast. We all dug in with our spoons to eat this ice cream sundae out of the "pig trough."

All ten of the McCann siblings came on our trip to Lake Powell! We had a big celebration before Andrea leaves on her mission. Our talent show was dedicated to her this year.

Marc entertained us by jumping, flipping, and diving off the houseboat.

This is my favorite thing to do at Lake Powell! Water rocket wars! It gets pretty crazy!

One of the highlights of the trip was reading books from the Twilight series. Even Marc's brothers couldn't resist reading them! (Not really. It was part of their skit for the talent show.)

Marc and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary while we were in Lake Powell. It was a lot of fun! We even had fireworks to celebrate.

The Perfect Day- 6 Years Ago!

This is our first ripe tomato! It was my first ever attempt at growing a garden. All we had were tomatoes on our balcony, but the kids loved to water them. They tried eating the tomatoes, but they didn't like them.

We celebrated Dash's 2nd birthday! Grandma Jackie bought him a shaggy dog cake.

He loved blowing out the candles! He did it several times before we finished singing.

We also celebrated with his cousin, London. They share the same birthday! It was her first birthday this year.

She dug into her cake, and then was nice enough to let Dash join in. But she didn't want to share her new little bike that Grandma bought her. She kept pulling the other kids off of it.

What a cute little angel, or at least he was then! Now the terrible twos have kicked in. He's learned to climb out of his crib and he loves to throw tantrums, but we still love him.

This is Kylie's favorite meal. Cheese tortillas, chips, salsa, sour cream, and green sauce! She always wants to eat it down stairs.

We went camping and bought Kylie a princess fishing pole, so she could go fishing with her dad. Kylie caught her first fish! She was so excited, but holding it wasn't her favorite part.

Kylie started preschool! She has wanted to go for over a year, because her friends went to school. This is a picture of her after her first day. She loves her teacher Miss Ann!

Stadium of Fire

2008-07-09T15:13:00.000-07:00

Kylie was so excited to see Mylie Cyrus perform at the Stadium of Fire. When we told her we were going she yelled in excitement. We watch the Disney show Hannah Montana all of the time, and we listen to her music almost every time we are in the car. Even Dash loves her. He calls her Han Tanna.

Kylie said, "Hannah Montana is going to sing and give us toys." Hannah didn't give her any toys, but when we got there Grandma Jackie had a Hannah bag with some treats inside. Kylie screamed again, because she was so excited.

Kylie begged for popcorn, so we finally gave in. She enjoyed eating her popcorn and watching the fireworks. The whole show was amazing! It reminded me of how grateful I am to live in America. We are so blessed!

She is wearing a Hannah Montana dress from Walmart. Don't take your kids shopping at this age. They want everything!

Chef's Table

2008-06-02T14:16:00.000-07:00

For Andrea's birthday present we took her to Chef's Table. She is leaving on a mission to Nauvoo in the fall, so we decided we would do something extra special. It is her favorite restaurant. She took Marc and I there when each of us graduated. It was so much fun to dress up and go out for a nice dinner. The atmosphere was great with a beautiful view of BYU and the Provo temple, and the food was amazing. Everything we ordered was delicious. The Tuscan tomato soup is my favorite. I wish I could eat like that everyday!

Kylie's Half Birthday

2008-05-21T12:46:00.000-07:00

My mom and I went to the cutest store in Highland called Dear Lizzies. They have tons of cute stuff and in the back they have a place to eat. It is the perfect place for a girls night out, with pink covered chairs and crystal chandeliers. They sell the cutest flower cupcakes, sugar cookies, and big lollipops for the kids. We were inspired with creativity after visiting that store.

I decided we would try to make flower cupcakes for Kylie's half birthday. Kylie is always asking when her birthday is. When we are saying goodnight she will often say, "Tomorrow's my birthday!" So Grandma Jackie and I decorated cupcakes all day, and then we had a little party. Not much of one. Marc wasn't even there, but Kylie loved it. Everyone enjoyed eating the cupcakes. It was a fun day!

Green Slime Tastes Good!

2008-05-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

Does this look appetizing? Maybe it does with my great photography skills, but in real life it is bright green and scary. The kicker is it is healthy for you and tastes delicious! I got the idea from my brother Tyson and his wife Audra. They said they mixed pineapple juice and spinach in the blender. They said it was good, so I had to try it. I did and it tasted too healthy for me, so I added a banana, a handful of strawberries, and some ice. I created a healthy, tropical smoothie. You know it is good when your 3 year old says things like, "This is so good," and "Mmm this is delicious!" Kylie kept saying things like that as she ate it with a spoon. Kylie is eating vegetables and she likes it! So if you want to try it here is the recipe:

Tropical Spinach Smoothie
In blender mix:
3-4 cups spinach
1 banana
5-6 strawberries
1/2 c. ice
1/2- 1 c. Dole pineapple juice (the cheap brand was not sweet)
1/2 c. vanilla yogurt (opt.)

DisneyWorld

2008-05-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

Last week we got back from a wonderful trip to Orlando, Florida. We went with my parents, and Tyson, Audra and baby London. It was so much fun to spend time with them and not worry about my kids. I am a huge Disney fan, so it was a dream come true vacation! Who doesn't want to be a princess and live happily ever after? I know I do and I have my prince to enjoy it with.

Kylie was so excited when we got home and had presents for her. She wore this dress everywhere for a week. It is a nightgown, but she loves to wear it anytime of day. Dash was excited to have us home too. He gave me lots of hugs. It was good for all of us to have a break from each other and realize how much we love each other.

We love our missionary!

2008-04-15T09:04:00.000-07:00

O.K., so Marcus, my little brother, has almost been in the MTC for two weeks, but I just got these pictures on my computer. We were all so excited for him to go, but we all cried at the MTC. When I see people cry I start crying. My mom burst into tears when they asked her to place Marcus' missionary tag on.
The night before, it was such a neat experience to be there when Marcus got set-apart. He bore his testimony and said he was ready to serve and he bore a sweet testimony of the Savior.
We are so proud of him and love sending same day packages to the MTC. His favorite has been chips and salsa. He said they had a fiesta several nights in a row. He loves the MTC, and will be leaving for Seattle next week.

General Conference

2008-04-07T14:38:00.001-07:00

This is one of Kylie's favorite things to do. She would sit in the sink and play all day if I let her.

Wasn't General Conference great?! My favorite conference talk was by Elder Ballard. If you didn't hear it you can go to lds.org and listen to it. He talked about young mothers. He said, "Recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times, but amid the challenges there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction." That is so true. These pictures remind me of some of those shining moments.

Elder Ballard talked to the children and told them to help their moms and to tell them they love them. Hopefully Kylie will listen and stop telling me she hates me. Although sometimes she says, "Mom, you're my best friend!" She can't make up her mind I guess. But I always tell her I love her.

Holidays Past

2008-04-01T16:36:00.000-07:00

Kylie was so excited to wear her Easter dress. We did her hair and she posed for pictures.

Dash and Kylie made Easter bunny ears at our ward primary activity. They hopped around like bunnies.

I know Christmas was a while ago, but I just uploaded these pictures to my computer. This was the first snow of the season. Marc and Kylie built a snowman with red kool aid hair and we went sledding. The kids loved it (and so did Marc and I)!

Tile, Tile, Tile!

2008-03-31T16:36:00.000-07:00

Today marks the first day of a long month. Marc has a big tile project he's doing for the next month, so we won't see him that much. He is amazing at laying tile. I had no idea how valuable it would be for me to teach him how to lay tile!
Today is also ten years since Marc's dad passed away. He has been greatly missed by everyone. I never met him, but from the stories I hear I can tell he was an amazing man who loved the Lord. He and Andrea raised a wonderful son. Marc just got released from the bishopric in our student ward yesterday. It was bitter sweet. We will miss the learning opportunities and all the wonderful blessings, but we are glad to have him sitting by us in Sacrament meeting. It has been a circus every week.

More Pics

2008-03-21T13:35:00.001-07:00

Marc posed for me while I practiced taking silhouette shots. He's holding a football.

This is Marcus' self portrait, which means he took it himself. I thought it was cool and he doesn't have a blog, so I thought I would post it on mine.

I love the temple!

2008-03-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

O.k. so it had been a long time since I posted, but yesterday was great. Marcus went to the temple for the first time. It was so great to be together as a family in the temple! Marcus leaves on his mission to Seattle on Apr. 2nd. We are so proud of him. These are some pics that I took for my photo class. I'm taking a class from Nicole Hill with my mom and Marcus.

Genealogy

2008-02-06T12:14:00.000-08:00

O.K. This is my first posting on my blog. I have no idea what I'm doing, but I thought I would try it out. I don't know that anyone will care to read what I post and I'm not sure what I want to share. Life is good, but crazy at the same time. Somehow I find time for genealogy. I will admit I would do it all the time if I could. I know it's crazy! I'm not even a grandma yet, but it is addicting. It is like being a detective. I would love to show anyone who is interested how to get started. I can't spend too much time on my blog, because I want to keep working on my genealogy.