Well....It has begun...Dancing that is! Ella had her first dance recital, and she looked sooo cute! She had a really good time in dancing, and I hope that she is going to love it forever! She only had one little dance, but she was a rockstar!
These pictures are just some of the other things we have been up to the last couple months!
Carl and I volunteered at the Iron Man! It was awesome! We were both stationed in change tent 2. It was where the athletes changed from the bike to the run! Those athletes were so amazing and inspirational! It was a really neat experience.
We went to Cotton Days Parade, and the kids loved it! 
My family came down for a weekend and we had a blast! It is always fun to have people come and stay! We swam, hiked, and played! It was great having them here.
We went down to Las Vegas for the last time to help the Pemberton's get some things done in their house before they moved! We are going to miss them SOOOO much! San Antonio is lucky to have them. We LOVE them!! 
The past couple months have been great. We haven't had too much sickness or drama, except for the fact that Ella punctured her ear drum with a bobby pin. It was so scary. I was just getting out of the shower when I heard her scream. She came into the bathroom holding her head and crying so hard. She took her hand off her head and I saw blood coming out of her ear. I started shaking and asking her what had happened. I didn't know if she had hit her head or what. When she finally calmed down a little she told me she was trying to get the wax out of her ear with the "bbq pin". I called the emergency room, and they told me to take her into her doctor. Sure enough....she put a hole right through her ear drum. We have had to give her ear drops with antibiotic in them. Hopefully it doesn't cause any long term damage. I haven't noticed anything yet....so I am praying that is a good sign. Scary!
We had the kids pictures taken by Valerie Hart. She did such an AMAZING job!! I love how they all turned out! (McKay's 4year, Ella's 3 year, and Porter's 8months)
I had a bunch of friends come in to St. George for the weekend...and it was so much fun!! I miss all of these girls sooo much! I wish they all lived right next door! We just hung out, shopped, ate, went to the "crack in the rock" and talked! We almost got the cops called on us because we were at the hot tub to late! HAHA Good times! These girls will always be my BFF's! We have gone through so much together, and I LOVE them all!!
My little ELLA BELLA is 3 years old!! Holy moly!! I asked her if she wanted to have a birthday party....or just have a family party, and she picked family! haha She is such a spunky little thing...but I LOVE it! She makes us laugh all the time with her little "ellatude". For her birthday we got her a powerwheels four wheeler. You should see her on that thing! She has no fear! We let her take it for a ride first thing in the morning, so her hair had not been combed yet. She kept whipping her hair around while she was driving, and we were cracking up! Mac and Ella were riding outside the other day, and Carl went out to check on them, and Ella was sitting backwards on her fourwheeler...driving around! The girl is Crazy on that thing! We love Ella so much! She brings so much laughter to our family! She LOVES her daddy! She also loves playing house, her babies, her dress ups, chicken nuggets, shoes, spinning dresses and anything that McKay has! She is very motherly. She LOVES to play with Porter and any other babies that are around! She knows her address, our phone numbers, shapes, colors, abc's, numbers and is willing to learn about anything! WE LOVE ELLA SOOOO much! 
I can't believe it happened...but yes...I finally hit the big 3-0! It is nuts! I still feel like I am 20! Aging is a strange thing. I have to say...it wasn't as hard as it I thought it would be. It is a little exciting. Is that weird?? I have heard from so many people that the 30's are the best...so I am going to try really hard to make it that way! haha I still have a lot to learn, but now I think I am more willing to listen, and try to fix what I need to.... to become better. I love my little family. I love my Hubby so much. He made my birthday really special. He worked from home so that I could go to the spa for 3 HOURS and then go to lunch with a friend and shopping! It was the best birthday EVER!! Bring on the "dirty 30's"!
