THE DAYTON FAMILY

A couple of weeks ago, David and Taylor took a 'boys only' trip to California for a few days.  David's sister and her family just bought a house and David wanted to help paint.  Taylor got to go and play with cousins.  He was so excited to go on a trip that was 'just for the boys!' He was up early and ready to get going! Apparently he spent a lot of time using these in the car - I'm so glad I threw them in last minute! They stopped in Vegas for lunch with one of David's friends from law school - Leland Faux. So excited to see Christopher! A fort! David helped Chris tear out flooring, tape, paint, etc... Luckily they got in some beach time too: A bike ride on the beach - it sounds wonderful! David with his sisters. I guess Sara found Taylor like this one night - haha! I love the cute cousin pictures David took!  Christopher is hilarious! Becky helped for a bit too. Totally posing... :) Talkin...

Our pretty little 'Lee-la" (as Kyla calls her) is 4 weeks old today.  I am working on adjusting to life with 3 - it is getting more manageable each day!  Taylor and Kyla adore her and want to give her a little more attention than she can handle, but I'm glad that they are so excited about their baby sister: She likes to be held...all the time.  As much as I would love to just sit and cuddle her all day long, thats pretty difficult with 3 kids age 3 and under. :) Yes, I am one of "those" moms - as David says. Sometimes I have to strap her to me to get anything else done!  (Don't Judge...) We just absolutely adore our cute little baby girl!!! At 3 weeks she was 7lbs 6oz and almost 21 inches long.  She has also had more sickness than my other two babies - a full body rash, a rectal tear, thrush, a stuffy nose, and an eye infection - all in 3.5 weeks of life! She's strong!  She got so m...

My sweet mother-in-law made this for me with my kids' hands and feet - impressive! I am definitely framing it!  I had a wonderful Mother's Day this year.  Everything is sweeter with a little newborn around. :) David got up with Taylor and Kyla and made me a delicious steak & eggs breakfast. I got to watch my adorable little boy singing for the first time with the primary in sacrament meeting.  He looked right at me almost the whole time and had a huge grin on his face as he excitedly sang "Mother, I love you, I love you, I do!"  It was precious.   David had organized a group of 4 men singing a musical number and it was SO good.   After church we drove up to South Jordan to see my Mom.  David made Steak Stroganoff - my fav - and I made a huge spinach salad - my mom's fav!     Naps in the car. My mom wrote me a very sweet card, gave me some cute argyle socks, and helped Taylor and Kyla pick these gorgeous Peonies for me...

  Kyla turned 2 today!  I think she is still too tiny to be that old. :)  However, she kept telling me that it was her birthday and she was turning 3, haha! A birthday call from Grandma. I was trying to get a good picture of her hair - her cute natural curls and her bows that I made. I wanted them to look like the curly ribbons on presents, I like how they turned out. :) Chocolate for breakfast...thanks Grandma Cindy! She was pretty excited about it being her birthday. :) We went to Chuck-E-Cheese after naptime.  Grandpa bought pizza and a Princess cake for her, plus gave her an adorable outfit...she was spoiled by him! She was a little nervous at first. (There IS a giant crazy-looking mouse walking around...*shudder*) The cake - so cute! I love my sweet baby girl! She really just wanted to ride on things instead of playing any games. :) Taylor had a blast with Uncle Daniel! The only thing I really like to play. :) She...