"Mom, I need to be stylish"

This is what my 4 year old diva told me this morning.

Taylor: "Mom, I need to be stylish."

Me: "Taylor, you are stylish. You are my little diva."

Taylor: "No Mom, I need to cut my hair, then it will be super stylish. Mom, it is fashion"

Me: "But why Taylor, it is so pretty and long."

FYI...we have been talking about trimming her hair for a couple of weeks because it is so fine and gets so tangly.

Taylor: "Mom, can we please go cut it? I will still be pretty"

How could any mom argue with that logic?? So Taylor and I jumped in the car and headed to Supercuts to get her hair cut. The lady did a really good job, and I think she looks super stylish!! They actually took off 5 inches. That is a lot of hair for a little girl to lose. She just makes me laugh....always into her hair, what she is wearing, and the perfect shoes. How she knows even the words stylish and fashion at 4 years old is beyond me. I think we are in BIG trouble!!

Real Salt Lake vs. Columbus Crew

July 12, 2008

Wow....tonights game was amazing!! The Real needed to win this game to take over the Western Conference and they won 2-0!!! It was so much fun to watch, and how cool is it that this is the first time in club history that they have been in FIRST PLACE. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they keep it up the rest of the season. Way to go RSL!!!

Taylor was waiting patiently for her hot dog....her usual game treat.

Taylor and Dema Kovalenko....Adam's favorite player

Taylor & her favorite player, Kyle Beckerman

Cole, Kyle & Reis

Our House

I am so proud of our little house. I have worked so hard to get the flower beds back in shape, the grass green, and the weeds all under control. I am just so proud of all my hard work. It is so nice when your house feels like a home. I love living here. Like the saying goes, "It may not be much but it's mine."

Cole's new "do"!!!

So, I know that when most of you see these pictures, you will be in total shock!! Yes, I let Cole totally shave his head. He is basically BALD!!! Yesterday he came to me and said,

Cole: "Mom, my hair is way too hot."

Me: "Well Cole, lets go get a haircut. We can get it done right after soccer tonight."

Cole: "No, I don't want a haircut. I either want to let it grow out all shaggy, or I want to shave it totally off."

Me: "Well, we will see. I don't really like either option but we will see."

So when we get home at 8:30 from soccer and are getting ready to eat our "late night after soccer dinner", he says....

Cole: "So what do you think....shag or shave?"

Well anyone who knows me knows that I am not very good at letting my kids make all their own decisions. Seriously, I still lay out Cole's clothes for school. So I decided to totally let him decide. He went for the SHAVE!!! We got out the trimmers, and went to town. Man that kids had a ton of hair!! He loves the fact that his head is "nice and cool", as he puts it. I just keep thinking to myself, AT LEAST IT WILL GROWN BACK!! IT IS ONLY HAIR!! I am trying to gradually let him grow up but boy it is hard. Baby steps....and deep breaths!!

Woo hoo....Rec Soccer is FINALLY over!!

June 8, 2008

Though it was fun watching the kids play soccer this summer, I am so dang happy it is over!! We will definitely be doing Impact again in the Fall but NO MORE REC!!! It was just so unorganized, and not to mention HOT!!! It just wasn't enjoyable at all. I know that the kids had a lot of fun, and that is what matters the most. Sometimes as parents we get the bum deal when it comes to our kids extracurricular activities. I have to add that I am bummed that I don't have any pictures of Cole...my battery died right as they were starting their game!! Sorry Bud...you know I love you and am so proud of you!!

Taylor Leigh....always the DIVA!!!

Proud Taylor....loves her medal!!

P.S. For those of you who care, Taylor scored another goal, and Cole scored 3 for a total of 25 the summer season!! Way to go kiddos!! I am so proud of you both!!

Bum Deal

I just had to share....Adam is back up in Portland, OR this week finishing up some site surveys for work. It just SUCKS!!! The kids are so bummed that he is going to miss their last soccer game for the summer. I guess "we don't always get what we want." Hopefully this will be the last of his week long traveling for a while. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!

Cabin Fever.....Becky & Keith's Cabin

July 5, 2008

Wow...what a fun day!! Jen's Aunt Becky invited us up to their cabin for dinner and s'mores with Jen & her kids (Madison, Nathan & Sara). Not only did I feel instantly relaxed the second we got up there, but we ALL had a blast!! The kids hiked, built fairy houses, navigated the ponds, even fell in a creek or two but all had so much fun. Thanks so much to Jen, Keith, and Becky for having us up. Now Adam and I have CABIN FEVER!!!!

Me & Jen posing as usual

Taylor collecting wood for her fairy house

Cole slowing crossing a log...thank god for the poles!!

Adam & Taylor checking out moose

Jen "stuck" on the gate...dang short legs!!

What a beautiful girl!!

BFF!!!!!!

Our Coley boy

Happy Birthday, America!!!

God Bless the U.S.A.

Before I go on and on about how we spent our 4th of July, I just want to say how proud I am to be an American. Even with gas prices sky high, groceries going up, and wages not quite cutting it, we are so lucky to be living in this country. Thank you to all the service men and women who protect our freedoms at home and abroad. Today we will be celebrating you!!

So....our day was spent relaxing with friends & family. We went swimming of Grandma & Grandpa's, and brought along Cole's soccer buddy, Cade. They had a blast doing tricks off the diving board and just having fun. Taylor got a little swim lesson from Dad...with no floaties!! She did so good. She & Cole are going to be starting private lessons in the pool. They both are very excited. After that, we went home and bbq'd burgers and waited for it to get dark enough to walk over to Tanner Park to watch the FiReWoRkS. Man...that is a longer walk than we thought. But we made it...me, Adam, Jen, Taylor, Cole, Grandma & Grandpa. We had a great view of Sugarhouse Park and the Salt Lake Country Club. The FiReWoRkS were amazing!! After making the LONG trek back home, we did a few FiReWoRkS ourselves. Definitely not as good as the other we had seen the last 2 days but the kids LOVED it!!

Real Salt Lake vs Houston Dynamo

Well, for those of you who don't follow RSL, the game on Thursday, July 3 against the Houston Dynamo was a VERY important game for RSL. They are currently tied for 2nd place in the Western Conference, and a win for either team would have put them in a tie for 1st place with the LA Galaxy. Though the game ended in a tie, it was definitely an exciting game. My favorite player, Chris Wingert, got into a fight and received a red card which resulted in him being ejected from the game, along with Kyle Beckerman receiving a yellow card for the same incident. Needless to say the fans were NOT happy. It was another fun game though. We brought Jen along with us for our 2nd Annual Real game & 4th of July Fireworks. We all had a great time.

The "fight"

Not so happy fans

Watching the fireworks


The Les Olsen Firework Show

Who'd of thought copiers were such big business?

Cole, Jen & Tay


Me & Adam

Adam & Jen

Me & My BFF Jen

GGGGGOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!!

Way to go, Cole & Taylor!!!

Tonights rec soccer games were pretty exciting. Taylor scored her VERY FIRST GOAL!!!! We both were really excited. Here I am supposed to be on the field helping the kids, and I was jumping up and down, cheering. What a dorky soccer mom I have become!! She did so good. She actaully dribbled the ball down the field, took the shot, and SCORED!!! I am so proud of her!! Way to go Taylor!!

Taylor hustling down the field...I love the ponytail!!

Go Tay, Go!!!

Cole doing what he does best...making the play

To top it all off, my soccer stud, Cole, scored 3 goals and had 3 assists. It is so much fun to watch him play. He is such a play maker, and has a true love of the game. This kid makes me more and more and more proud everyday. You are one AMAZING kid, Cole Braden!! I am so proud to be your mom!!