~There She Is...Miss America!!!~

I was so lucky this past week to go to Vegas with some girlfriends for the Miss America Pageant!!! Our darling Miss Utah, Christina Lowe, who is a former Miss UVU like me and my friend Carly (who I went with). Carly and I have had the privilege of helping Christina over the past few years in her pageant life...Carly was her back stage stylist all week at Miss America and I tagged along for the experience! This is just some of the fun pictures we took while there...in random order...Christina did Amazing and made it to the Top 15! We were so proud and I am so grateful for all my wonderful family and friends who helped with my kids and my incredible Hubby who let me escape for 5 days to have this once in a lifetime opportunity!!! Love you guys!

Me and Danica our current Miss UVU posing in front of the stage Me, Raych, and Carly at the Show Me Your Shoes Parade
Carly, Christina, Beka, Me, and Danica visiting with Christina after a preliminary night

Danica, Me, and Carly waiting to visit with Christina

Tehani, Me, and Tiare (Current Utah's Outstanding Teen)

a blast from the past...we all competed in Cinderella pageants back in the day

Caressa Cameron Miss America 2010, Carly, and Me

Heather French-Henry Miss America 2000, and me at the Trunk show

Me and Christina after the Final night of the Pageant

Danica, Me, Sharlene Wells-Hawke Miss Utah and Miss America 1985, Carly, Raych, and Emma

Carly, Me, Katie Stam Miss America 2009, and Danica

Carly, Danica, and Me at the Red Carpet on the final night of Miss America 2011!

What an AMAZING experience...I could get used to going every year!!! Thanks gals for such a hilariously exciting week!

Holiday Highlights!

We had such a wonderful Christmas this year we love getting together with all our family and friends...even though it gets a little too crazy! Daddy and I decided that this will probably be our last year going from house to house to visit all of our different sides of the family! We for are so used to just making the rounds that we have it down to a specific science now! But its getting a little harder as Cupcake gets older and now that Monkey is here...but here are some of the highlights from this year! Just a warning there are quite a few pics!

Christmas Eve

Cupcake by the Tree before we left for our Christmas Eve partiesCupcake singing "I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" for our annual Lindsay fam talent show
Kaia and Cupcake playing with their presents from Grandma and Grandpa Walker (my Dad)

Our fam taking a quick self portrait...Daddy hates when I make him take these!Our fam after our kiddos opened up the traditional Christmas Eve jammies

Christmas Morning

Cupcake and Daddy opening up presents

Cheeeeeese...She loved all her presentsThe Loot...Mommy and Monkey enjoying the morning Our fam at the Millers Christmas morning

Cupcake waiting for my Grandma Patti's gift...the one I told her not to get! hahaIt was a little too big for wrapping paper...Cupcake was ecstatic to get her Barbie JeepHoliday Fun

Cupcake at her Christmas Dance class...the parents were invited to watch and see what they have been learning!I love Holiday cards and these were our friends and family's cards this yearCupcake's letter to Santa...I can't believe she is old enough to do this!The girlies Me, Barb, and Maddie at our friend Christmas Party...oh ya and my ugly sweater won the contest!!! Daddy and Cupcake at the partyCupcake giving her best friend Cousin Max his Holiday Hugs!!!We hope everyone had Happy Holidays this year!!! We sure did!

Happiest Christmas On Earth...

We had one of the Happiest Christmas's on Earth this year...due to being in the Happiest Place on Earth! Disneyland!!! My Mom took us all in early December and it was a blast! The weather was great, and the park was not too crowded! Cupcake got a little sick with ear infections which was kind of a bummer but we were there for 6 days so it worked out! Sorry for the picture overload but what else do you do at Disneyland other than the amazing rides and shows, eat way overpriced food, and take a million pictures!!! Thanks Mom you are the best...Love you!

Me, Daddy, and Cupcake in Belle's LibraryA quick family pic

Me, Cupcake, Daddy, and Monkey Man...(who was a little angel on the trip)
Cupcake on her favorite ride...Toystory 3 in California adventure

Amber and Mal being silly

Daddy and Me taking a little break

Cupcake in Mickey's house and in line waiting to visit with the Mouse himself!

Daddy, Cupcake. and Mal riding the Teacups another of Cupcake's faves and Mommy's least fave!!! (hence why I am taking the pic not riding the ride)

Posing with Belle

Dancing with the Princesses

Mal, Ryder, Me, My Mom, and Monkey Man in front of the Nightmare before Christmas Haunted Mansion!

Daddy and Cupcake on Autopia!

The Gang as a set!!!

Cupcake is obsessed with carousels and luckily Daddy didn't mind taking her like a million times

Cupcake loves Jessie!!!

Our Sparkly Princess ears

Monkey Man as Mickey!

Christmas in Disneyland!!!

Happy Holidays from US to YOU!!!

Better late than never...

Thanksgiving is for sure my favorite Holiday and it came and went so fast this year...which makes me a little sad but such is life lately! We had a great Thanksgiving between my family and Daddy's it was a good weekend! I am so thankful for all the family that surrounds us and supports us! We are so lucky! Also I could not be more grateful and thankful for these two little munchkins they are our world and oh how I just adore them!!! This is a little late but better late than never...

Monkey and Cupcake The 2nd generation of cousins
Daddy and Sleepy Monkey
(I'm so lucky to have these men in my life!!!)

All the gals

Something was extremely funny....

Best Buddies...Cupcake and Max Man at Daddy's side of the Fam party

(not sure what was up with my camera and the coloring)

Monkey Man!

I have been such a slacker on posting on how our little Monkey Man is growing and doing...I just can't believe that he is almost already 4 months!!! It is just going by soooo fast...I cannot even imagine how time will pass when we are on a third of fourth kid! haha! Well anyway our little Monkey is doing wonderful, like I said he is almost 4 months and before I go to is 4 month well check and get all the new stats I thought I would get caught up on old ones!

Our little MonkeyAt 2 months he was

23.5 inches and in the 73%,

11 lbs and in the 50% and

in the 8% percent for head circumference...haha so cute!

At 2 weeks his stats were

20.5 inches long 47%

8.1 lbs 26%

and 11% for head circumference

Cupcake and Monkey
A few things to remember about our little guy
-He eats like a true boy! 6 oz every 3 hours
- Everyone says He is the smiliest baby they have ever seen!
-He has been sleeping threw the night since about 8 weeks
-He loves to be swaddled
-He is for sure a Momma's Boy
-He loves to be held by anyone
-He could be entertained by his sister all day long

-He is a total binki baby

-He also loves his soft stuffed puppy when he is falling asleep
-He truly is such a great baby!