LaS VeGaS!

We went to Vegas this last weekend to visit Kelly and her family. Marcus' girlfriend has never been and was wanting to go so her and my mom went and I decided to go along with them. It was a really fun time. It can get pretty interesting taking kids up on the strip. But oh well, it doesn't happen to often. We really missed Kara!!! She couldn't come and it would have been even better if she could have been there!

We had a blast at the swimming pool Kel took us too. It was a community pool where one of her friends lives. It had this little kid pool with a this water fountain in the middle that you could stand in. It kept Rylee very entertained and Taylor loved it too.

Taylor was getting sprayed in the face like crazy and she didn't even care! It was cute!

Ry and I had our picture taken in one of those little booths and then it drew it. It was pretty cool!
My mom, Kelly, Maria, me, and Gary. I think people seriously thought we were polygamists cause we were all just following Gary around with strollers and kids. Gary was taking this pic for us and this guy came up and was like "hey pop, get in the picture and why aren't all these kids in it?" It was funny.
Rylee and Maria in FAO Schwartz. Ry loved this store. There were so many toys she went crazy over them!
We went to dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe. A lady came around and made balloon animals for the kids. They loved them. This restaurant was sooooo much fun! It was this huge rain forest with all these big animals that moved and made noises. It rained and thundered and everything. It was so much fun!!

Rylee loved sun tanning. She thought she was so big laying out when Maria was. She wanted to be just like her.


Just some fun pics of the girls in Kelly's back yard.

The Bellagio was my favorite. It always is. I love their flower garden but it was way different this time. It had a huge bird nest with big white baby birds and a huge willow railroad track with trains going around and an enormous train made out of leaves and flowers. It was very neat but different. But it was perfect for Rylee. She LOVES LOVES LOVES trains. We couldn't get her away.
Me and the girls by a water fountain at the Bellagio.

Camping and.....Well sorta fishing trip!

Tay loved laying on her quilt and looking around. Something she had definitely not seen before.


Jon has been dying to go camping and fishing. We have not been at all this summer which is unusual for him. So we decided to take our little family camping and fishing. We just went up to Duck Creek. Our girls did so well. Rylee abolutely loved it. The fishing was a lot different than daddy thought it would be. Jon thought that by the way Rylee was talking about fishing, she would do so well and that it would be his regular ol' fishing but he couldn't have been more wrong. Ry just wanted to throw rocks in the water and she didn't want real bait on her pole, just the rubber fish that came with the pole. So when she went to cast it out, it got stuck on a rock and that Rylee attitude that we all know came right on out. She started screaming at the top of her lungs and threw her pole down the shore and went running. Pretty sure it scared all the fish away for the other people fishing, that is probably why they were glaring at us. Ha ha. It was a fun time though!

Mommy and "T"
Dad and Ry cooking hot dogs.
Rylee sat in this position on this rock for a good couple hours. Here is the reason why......
This isn't just a chipmunk. First it was Alvin the chipmunk, but it ended up being Simon. She kept telling Jon she wanted to pick it up and he told her it would bite her and she said "But Simon doesn't bite on the movie dad" This little rodent was the highlight of Rylee's trip. Mom and dad loved him too because he kept her entertained while we loaded up the car. We'll miss you Simon! ha ha

This is a video of Rylee and Simon. She threw out pretzels and watched him come get them all morning. These little animals sure aren't afraid to get close to people when they want food!

Rylee was so excited about the whole fire thing. She always thought there needed to be new wood on the fire and pretty soon we noticed that she had used up all our firewood. So at the crack of dawn we went to buy a bundle of wood from the camp host's. Thank goodness for the camp host eh?

Jon made up this little game at the pool the other day. He was calling it "the boat". Ry absolutely loved it. He is the best dad to our girls. The both light up whenever he gets home. Rylee is practically waiting in her swimming suit the minute he walks in the door.

YEAH! Pool Weather!

Rylee loves the pool! She would stay all day if she could!
Kissy Face
Tay actually loves the water too. Just like her sister!
Daddy and the girls. Just after I took this picture, Rylee head bunted Taylor and she went bizerk!!! So much for the sweet big sister eh!

Summer Games opening ceremonies

So this is basically why we bought tickets, is to see the mascots, especially the crazy jazz bear! He was insane this year. But you should have seen, not Rylee, but Jon when we saw Cosmo, the BYU cougar. Jon said he had to get a pic of Rylee and Cosmo but I KNOW he wanted one. I guarantee he was thinking... Please let that be Bronco Mendenhall under that cougar costume!
The Salt Lake Bee
So Rylee loves her dad! There are never pics of me with Rylee because she always wants her dad. That's ok cause Jon loves it. They are little buds!
Rylee was so excited the whole day for the fireworks, but little did we know that Taylor would love them too. She sat like this the whole time and watched every firework. She loved it!

I thought this video was funny. Rylee loves making Tay laugh. But as kids usually are a little rough, I ended up having to shut the video off and saving Taylor.

Random Pics

Eating baby food and loving it! Now she needs a high chair eh? Taylor is finally rolling over and sitting a little bit. Its so fun.
My Little Bathtub Babes! These two little girls love the water more than anyone I've ever seen.

8 Random Things About Erin Winters

Ok so I am the most boring person ever and have no interesting things about me but oh well, here goes.....

1. I LOVE being a mom more than anything in this world! I love having two beautiful little girls who wake up in the morning looking for their mom to give her a big smile and a hug!!!! Its the best feeling in the world.

2. I eat frozen peas!!!! Sounds disgusting I know, but it is something I picked up from my mom and guess what, Rylee only wants peas frozen, she doesn't want them cooked. Yeah it must be genetic. Ha Ha

3. In high school, my girlfriends used to call me Er-hole (Jenna, Suz, and Cassa). My mom absolutely hated it because, of course, she thought, it sounded disgusting. What is even better is we called my friend Cassa, Cas-hole! How funny is that. Oh man, I miss those days with the girls. You guys were the best!!!!

4. I get POST PARDOM depression after I have my babies. It is the most scary, out of control, crazy feeling mental state I have ever been in. It is by far the most difficult thing I have been through in my entire life!!!!!! It is a hard thing to explain or understand unless you have been through it. I am just getting through it again after my second baby and am feeling great again but it took a long time to feel normal. ( I'm lucky to have a good family to help take care of me and my kids. Don't know what I would have done without Meladie this time around. Thanks Mel, I will never forget it!)

5. I think I would die if there were no more mashed potatoes, or any side dish consisting of potatoes, left in this world! I cannot eat a meal without a side. I would rather have a bowl of mashed potatoes and no meat. I could never in my life go on a high protein diet because I could not live without carbs!!! Ok this tag is making me look like a terrible person. Oh well!!

6. My biggest pet peeve is people that chew on ICE!!! Kara and Mom, I am talking to you... Ha ha. I cannot stand that crunching sound. Kara and my mom could tell you how many dirty looks they got throughout their lives when they chewed on ice. I think they did it to annoy me purpously. J/k Kara, I love ya! But its ok if I chew ice cause I can't tell how bad it sounds. WOw I am pathetic.

7. I am hopelessly addicted to GREY'S ANATOMY!! I kept thinking I could live without it during the writers strike but oh no! I cannot! Jon will walk in and start laughing at me cause I am watching a romantic part with a huge grin on my face. He just cracks up but what can I do.... Derek and Meredith are together again!!!!!!!!

8. Last but not least.... I am a really shy person and don't go out of my way to talk to people I don't know. IT makes me come across as not a very friendly person, but if people talk to me I am nice, I promise.

Well this was fun but made me look really bad, but oh well, I definitely come with some quirks.

I don't know if anyone will want to do this or not but how bout: Jenny, Jamie, Suz, Kara, Kel, Heather, Michelle, and Jenna. You go girls!!!!!!!


The Rules: 1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves.2. People that are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules.3. At the end of your post tag 8 people and include their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment on their blog to tell them they've been tagged, and to comment back and read your blog for the whole story

On Memorial Day......

Thinking of you, Robbie, this Memorial weekend. I can't believe we are thinkin of you on this weekend. I doesn't seem for real. We miss you and wish you were still here but know you are doing the lords work. We love you Heather, Patrick, and soon little Robbie Jr. We are thinking of you all the time and are always here if you ever need anything!

Also to Kelly's sweet little babies, Brooklyn and Brandon. Thinking of you two so much this weekend especially and know that you are watching over your family! Love ya Kel!

I got tagged!

SO HERE GOES....

What is his name? Jon Winters
How long did you date? 2 months until we were engaged, but five months total until we were married.
How long have you been married? About 5 1/2 years
Who is taller? Jon
Who eats more? Jon
Who is the better singer? Jon shares his singing voice way more than I do. He doesn't care if he sounds good or not and I'm pretty sure the neighbors hear when he does.
Who does the laundry? I usually do but I am guilty of letting it stack up pretty high before I do.
Who pays the bills? I do.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Wow, well he usually works graveyard shift so often times I share the bed with my girls cause I like having them right by me when he is gone. But when he is home, I do.
Who mows the lawn? Well we don't have a lawn but when we do, I will give him that privilege.
Who cooks dinner? I do mostly but Jon does cook good and does all the grilling.
Who drives? Jon. He says I am a crazy driver. Whatever!
Who is more stubborn? I dunno, we are both pretty stubborn. Probably him though.
Who kissed who first? Jon kissed me first but he likes to make me look stupid and says I jumped him. But I didn't.
Who asked who out? Jon asked me out first. To the demolition derby in Delta! Woo Hoo!
Who proposed? Jon did thank goodness!
Who is more sensitive? Definitely me. A little to sensitive. Thats what girls are for though, right.
Who has more siblings? Jon has 1 more than I do.
Who wears the pants? I would say usually me but we make the important decisions together.

Ok KELLY and KARA! I tag you!!

So I haven't posted much because we haven't done much lately. Jon is so busy that I usually just hang out at home and do nothing. I'm looking forward to the nice weather so I can at least be outside. Jon is gonna be student teaching in Delta this fall so we will only be in Cedar City until the end of July. I hope everything works out and hopefully he will find a job right after student teaching. I hope!!!!!!

The "Fweakin" Carnival (as ry ry would say)

Yeah that cotton candy better be good! We stood in line for at least an hour!

Loving the blow up tramp. We had to drag her out kicking and screaming.

Fun or not?

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