Packing!

We've been packing up for a week straight! And I am tired. We've gotten to do a few fun things with our friends but mainly trying to pack in any moments I don't have to be holding Ryan (and I've actually done a lot while carrying him in the Bjorn. Don't know what I'd do without that thing!). So here's a couple cute pictures from our week.

My 2 adorable kids being wonderful in the middle of our box mess!


Shout out to BYU!

A friend got Ryan this shirt. I thought it looked big still but amazingly it fit him and is almost tight! So he's got to get a little use out of it first. I don't know why, but our SC gear just seems to look "cooler" than our BYU gear. Weird. But as Jason would say, I'll start the indoctrination now :-) I always wanted to go to BYU my whole life and I loved every minute of being there! And I do hope our kids go there. Regardless of what you think about Provo or BYU you can't argue that it's hands down the absolute best education for your money! And it really is a wonderful experience I'd love our kids to have. I'm sure they'll have to have a 4.5 gpa to even get in there by the time their that old, so we'll see!

Jayne at a Fancy Nancy Birthday party with all of her friends! She loved it! We'll miss everyone so much!

Hilton Head, South Carolina

Beach Trip


We just got back from a long awaited trip to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina for Jason's graduation! We went with his entire family (siblings, kids, parents) to celebrate Jason's graduation, his brother Mike finishing his residency program, and his mom retiring. We had 10 adults and 8 kids total! It was quite the trip. Jason got to pick the location of the trip this time, so he picked Hilton Head because of it's amazing golf and because we love East Coast beaches! The water is so warm, the sand is clean, the beaches flat with tons of room for the kids to play, little waves that don't knock the kids down- we love it! We had such a great time about a year ago in North Carolina on a trip with some friends of ours, that we wanted to go back. It was a great trip. Jason played golf almost everyday, and we got to swim at the beach and the pool everyday. We enjoyed some great weather, and a wonderful resort. Jayne loved getting to play with all of her cousins everyday. We also go to stay 1 night in Savannah, GA, which is where we flew into and got to see that beautiful, historic city. (It's the place they've filmed a bunch of movies including Forrest Gump. I love the trees with those hanging branches on them.)

Now that we're back we're packing up! We're moving out of Burbank in about a week and half! Crazy how time flies!!

Jayne & Ryan at the Pool


Jayne playing Miniature Golf w/ Jason


Jayne & Jason at the Pool (She never wanted to get out!)


Me & Ryan at the Beach


In Savannah, GA


Naps on the Airplane


All the Kids! (The cousins, minus Ryan, on the Jonas side)

Jayne's 1st Dance Recital

Saturday, Jayne had her 1st dance recital. It was for our Mommy & Me dance class, and yes, I had to dance on stage with her too. She absolutely loved it! And even though we missed dress rehearsal because she had the flu this past week, she wasn't nervous or scared at all. She loved the stage and told me today that she wants to dance on a stage again, except next time she wants to do ballet. She also told me she wants me to take her to see the ballet. So, I will definitely find something age appropriate for us to do along those lines soon. She did a great job at the recital and knew all her steps and performed perfectly. She really likes to pose and ham it up for the camera. I wonder where she gets that from!

Mommy & Jayne (and yes, I just cut my hair about 7 inches and I love it. It had gotten way too long. This is a great summer/new baby cut since I never get to blow dry anymore)


Jayne & her best friend Annalisa at the Show


And no, Ryan and I won't be doing the mommy & me dance classes. I'm looking forward to our mommy & me sports classes! He did dance with me in the bjorn for most of this last semester since his birth and in my tummy the semester before that, but he got to hang out with Dad in the audience during the performance. He's been a good sport.

Last Mommy & Me with Jayne

Friday, Jayne and I went to our last mommy & me class together! This made me sad. We started going to classes when she was 16 months (same time we moved to Burbank). I was so excited she was finally old enough to do this! We started with a music class and a tiny tot reading program at the library, and we've been taking classes together (2-3 a week) ever since. We've done more music, art/painting, gymnastics, swimming, dancing, the library program, and a preschool class every semester. I have LOVED having this time with her. We've only had Ryan with us for the last semester, and he's still little so it wasn't bad. I'm going to be putting Jayne into a real (ie. by herself) preschool this fall just 2 days a week for a few hours. I'll miss her, but I know she'll love it. She's so social, loves to make friends, and is very smart. I do a lot with her at home and she just loves it. She begs for family night every night and our "poster time" which is when I do little educational activities with her like numbers, letters, flannel board stories, tracing, etc. She loves books and really wants to be able to read.

I also realized that I'll now have about a year "off" before Ryan is old enough to start our mommy & me classes together. And if we continue spacing our kids about the same apart, I should get to enjoy some mommy & me time with him before more arrivals. (that's the plan anyway) Burbank has had a fantastic preschool age program through their parks and rec that we have really loved. We will miss these classes, our friends, and wonderful teachers we've enjoyed these past 2 years!

Our Last Class


This was how old Jayne was when we started mommy & me at 16 months. I didn't think to bring my camera to our first class together. I'll remember for future children :-)

I've got a swimmer girl!

Today was the last day of Jayne's 2 week swim lessons. It's been so great! The only thing we'd done before this was a mommy & me swim class last summer. I would always put her under the water but she wasn't "swimming" at all. Within 2 weeks she's now swimming across the pool! We still need to practice a lot with her but she's got the basics now. It's going to be such a FUN summer! I just feel so good that at least she's water safe. If she fell in, she could get to the edge and climb out. She can float too if needed. We were very happy with the results of the class! The teacher called them "swimmer girls and boys" and they always said, "I did it!" after they completed their swims. She very excited about swimming with all of her friends and cousins this summer!

All-Star

As part of our Memorial Day weekend, we spent Saturday in our old, and maybe returning, stomping grounds! We went down really early to Orange County to see our nephew/cousin Josh play in an All-Star Baseball Tournament. Jayne loved getting to see her cousins, especially getting to see Josh play in the baseball games. I could see a glimpse into our future, seeing Jayne running around at Ryan's games someday! Josh did a fantastic job. He played catcher and did great and is a really good hitter. After the games we spent the day with Mark, Jen and the kids visiting several of our favorite Orange County hang-outs and getting to play at their house with the kids. Jayne was thoroughly exhausted from having so much fun the entire day. The rest of the weekend we just enjoyed hanging out, spending time together and relaxing- something we haven't done a lot of since Jason graduated so it was nice. Jayne also got to play with her cousins Tyler and Kacie on Monday most of the day, which was another special treat. Happy Memorial Day!



Jake, Josh & Jayne


Jayne & Josh After the Game


Jayne & Jake at the Game

Season Finales

So I'm probably the last person still watching Desperate Housewives, but did anyone else catch the finale and is anyone else confused??? It was going along as usual, some good parts, but some goofy somewhat boring parts, and then they end with a five year preview (a glimpse of the housewives, 5 years from now). So it made it seem like the show was ending. So I've searched abc.com and they currently say the show is coming back. So are they picking up from the 5 year jump? How lame.

I was pretty happy with the Grey's Anatomy finale, other than the lesbian kiss. I cheered that Meridith is back with McDreamy, and so happy that Alex realized Ava is a psycho, glad Dr. Bailey is going to try and fix her marriage, that George gets to retake his exam, and that Christina is moving on. Overall a pretty good episode. ER had a pretty good finale. I'm so happy with who won American Idol and Dancing with the Stars (which rarely happens), and I still have the CSI NY finale in my DVR to watch tonight. And I have the last few episodes of Dexter to watch as well. I really hate the summer time TV reruns. Everyone says So You Think you Can Dance is good, but I've never gotten into it. We'll see. And I'm still debating watching the new Bachelorette. I like it that she gets a 2nd chance after begin dumped and the girls always pick better (not being swayed by looks alone), but we'll see. Happy Viewing!