the good ol' days...

After our great dinner as Casa

before we picked up Ali

Karalee (Lunt) Malaela, Harmony (Andersen) Bryce, Natalia (Jones) Carter, Me, Ali (Liclyter) Lunt, Jaymi (Whiting) Davis, Stacey (Beecroft) Cox

Kennady (Jaymi's baby) and Maci
Me, my kiddos and Karalee, hiding under the t.v. (we just got the cabinets put in on Friday)

This weekend was sooo fun! 6 of my awesome friends from EA came down to visit... It all started when we were in a bunco group when I lived in Mesa. I told the girls I was moving to Thatcher, and since most of them had come to school here and hadn't been back for so long.. they planned to come here for bunco in September... so they did! It was awesome to be around them again, it really was like the good ol' days. The people who came were Harmony, Jaymi, Natalia, Stacey, Karalee, and Ali. They are all so much fun. Jaymi brought her cute baby too! We first went to Casa Manana (everyone except Ali, we met up with her after that)... We ate and had a fun time and then came back to my house and played bunco (we figured we might as well play since that is why they came!:) We all switched prizes and then sayed up and talked FOREVER! We laughed so much. We were up until 3 am!!! It really was like when we were at EA! I love my friends and I am SO thankful they came here to visit. Most of them left the next morning and went home to their families! It was a short trip, but so fun! I would love to have anyone here ANYTIME! Wayne was so great about having everyone here... he was a little out numbered! What could he do!?? Here are some pictures from our fun night...

I've been tagged... My wedding story!

Where did you meet your husband?At my friends Doug Lindblom's house. I was working for Doug and he was good friends with Wayne... We all went out to the desert and watched a movie!

What was the first thing you said to your husband? "So you are Wayne Layton"... I had heard so much about him from his brother Brian and my (now) sister in law Katie (I knew them at EA).

Where was your first date? We went to the Diamond backs game and then swimming. I was SO excited when he called!

Where was your first kiss? In Gilbert, inside his truck, he was dropping my off to meet my roomate.

Did you have a long or short engagement/courtship? SHORT! Met Wayne May 20th... Engaged July 11... Married September 1, 2000.... we knew it was right and there was no use waiting! :)

Where did you get engaged? We got engaged in a cotton field! He was a farmer for his dad.. He took me out to a field and turned on music and we danced (We have only dance a couple of times since! :), I told him he tricked me, because I love to dance... it really was so sweet!) Then he told me to come look at something... He pulled out a huge boquet of daises (my favorite flower) and roses from the cotton and then pulled out the ring and proposed. It was so cute! I couldn't quit smiling or looking at the ring!

How was the honeymoon? So great!! We stayed in Scottsdale the first night, then flew to Vegas and stayed at a resort (the one on the movie "America's Sweethearts") and then stayed on the strip in the Luxor. It was so awesome... I wish we could go on another honeymoon!

I would love to hear your story... you are all tagged!

I love pigtails!!

Maci's hair is just barely long enough to put pigtails in! I love them... except it makes her looks SO much oLder!

Hanna was the Top BaNana at preschool (another name for being the spotlight!) She thought is was pretty cool to write down all her favorites and take some pictures to school!

The 3 girls before taking Haylee to school (Maci has pigtails again.. it's kinda hard to tell!)

Haylee going to gymnastics! She LOVEs it!

update and cute pictures...

Things here in Thatcher are going so well. I love the small town atmosphere, most of the time. I definately and missing the good places to eat and shop, and of course I miss people. But it has been so fun to spend so much time with my family. My two brothers in high school come to my house almost every day for lunch! I love having them here! We have combined Family Home Evening and Fast Sunday dinners once a month. Last night it was at my house. It was so fun!

Haylee is loving school now. I don't know what changed, but she is excited every day now (except today she had a meltdown, I don't know why)... Hanna loves preschool and playing with her cousins..(a little too much... she was caught kissing her 4 year old boy cousin when they were playing HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL!) I had to laugh and then teach her we only kiss when we are mom and dads.. I'm trying to hold her off as long as I can. Her stomach hurt and I told her that's what happens when you kiss! :) Maci is great! She is really getting a fun personality! She always wants to wear shoes and normally a purse or sunglasses! Wayne loves his job too. Life is great and I have loved keeping in touch with so many friends and family through these blogs...


Here are our most recent pictures of our girls...
(I don't know how to make them any bigger!)

Finally.... internet and pictures....

Here is what we have been up to the last couple of months... We love Thatcher buy definaly miss all of our Mesa/Chandler friends and family! Now we are all settled, we are ready for visitors!! :)