The next Lewis child is?

A baby Boy!!! Sydney was so excited to find out that it was another sister. She has been adament the whole time that is was going to be a girl. So when I sat her down and explained to her that she was going to have a baby brother her very excited face melted very quickly into sobs. She explained to me that boys aren't pretty. I told her that he could be a prince and that she could help name him. For whatever reason that did the trick and she has been happy about him coming ever since.

Happy Halloween

We were trying to decide if the costumes from last year were maybe still going to work for this year. I know kind of sad but I am pregnant and very much in to doing as little as possible. Any way this was Hope's from last year and Syd had to try it on. I was laughing so hard so thought I would share.

Cute fairy wings I was debating on trying to work with.

This was at the AF Highschool the night before. It was seriously lame (thanks Adam and Julie) The girls still had a lot of fun.

Hope at the Highschool.

Our first stop on Halloween was to our ward trunk or treat. It was the most beautiful weather I think I have ever seen on Halloween. This is the girls having to squint from the sun!

Just a couple of cute kids.

I am realizing that I didn't really get any great pics of Syd's costume. She and her best friend Tu Tu were butterflies.

This is Hope on the way to our next stop. My parents trunk or treat up in Alpine. She could not eat her candy fast enough.

The girls up in Alpine. This was a short lived trunk or treat. Notice Hope decided to take care of Sydney's Halloween bag. Syd didn't really even go up to anyone's trunk but you can bet that Hope did. It is so funny how fast they pick up on the Halloween get free candy concept.

Our final stop was our favorite Halloween Stop. Nana's!

This was one of our friends daughters. Her costume is my absolute favorite, I don't think it will ever be beat.

Hope and Syd were so excited to see cousin Chloe. I am sad that I don't have more pictures of Nana's. There was so much yummy food to eat. Hot chili along with a yummy pasta dish, doughnuts, caramel apples, soda, and lot's of yummy candy. This might be one of the reasons it is my favorite stop, and probably why I didn't really take any pictures. I was too busy eating.

At the end of the night Syd's tutu was driving her nuts, so cousin chloe gladly took it off her hands. Apparently she has worn it everyday since. It was a really fun Halloween. Hope all of yours was just as fun!

More Summertime Fun

Nothing better then playing with Charlie and eating corn dogs ymmmmmm.

Classic mascara picture

Sydney took swim lessons a couple of months ago and Hope decided that on this day she was not going to be left behind, so she got her swim stuff on all by herself.

Chloe stayed at our house from Fri to Sat and didn't know that Sat. was cougar day! Her facial expression is awesome. "Tell me again why I am wearing this?"

The best little friends in the whole world.

For swim lessons Syd was terrified to blow bubbles in the water so I thought we would start smaller. This is Hope laughing at her because she can't do it. Just kidding I have no idea what Hope is laughing at and she probably doesn't either.

I was very proud of Syd, she was able to blow bubbles in the pool after this small exercise in bravery.

Hope loves black licorice.

Can I have some more?

One day we were a little bored so we decided that it was Charlie's birthday. We made him a delicious cake that I didn't really plan on him eating, but Syd certainly planned on him eating it.

This is how we look everyday:)

Tyson counting down the days until the football season started, took the girls up to see the cougar and bought them the t-shirts they were wearing in the previous photo.

Hope put her shirt on all by herself

Our fun neighbors had some baby cows they had to feed twice a day so we got to go along one time. Syd was in heaven. Nothing like feeding cows in your princess dress.

Summertime!

Oh the blog. I have so many pictures from this summer that I thought I would just try to condense and give a summer overview.

We enjoyed a lot of sun!

Purchased some new fun scooters.

This is a common outfit for Syd these days.

Some days we got a little bored.

Had a wonderful 4th of July. We went to the Freedom Parade. Not sure why but that is what we did:)

"I thought you said they were going to throw candy at us."

Lot's of yummy food at a BBQ later that evening up Payson canyon with family and friends.

Syd and her essentials for the parade.

This summer Syd decided that she didn't my help getting dressed anymore, that has sure been a fun thing.

A lot of lawn mowing by our studly daddy:)

Can I please have another otterpop?

This is our Dog King Lewis or Lewy that we had for 3 days. I paid $400.00 for him and then sold him back to the same family I bought him for for $200.00. I am a very good business women.

We have had a really safe fun summer, hope all of you had the same.

Nana Loo's Birthday Bash

I am way behind on my posting my mother-in-laws birthday was June 14.  We had such a fun party.  This first picture is of Sydney asking Uncle Scotty if Nana's surprise is here.

Nana and her Sydney

 Aunt Chelsey made all of these yummy snacks and party favors.

Hope didn't waste anytime getting to the party favors:)

  We had a lot of fun and we also had some time to just hang out.  This is Syd and Nana on the hammock.

All 3 of them are enjoying the yummy bubbles that were shaped like ice cream cones and even smelled like yummy bubble gum.  

The back porch was decorated so cute.  

The surprise that Syd was asking Uncle Scotty about was this darling beach cruiser.  Nana was so surprised and just loved it.

She is such a babe!!!

Nana makes these darling birthday crowns for everyone to wear on their birthdays.  I am glad she got to wear one as well.

Instead of candles her cake had two sparklers on it.  It was such a fun and enjoyable day!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY NANA!!

The Olympic Tri

My wonderful parents and brother Joel came along with me on my journey to St. George to do this tri I have been training for.  My brother Joel took a bunch more pictures but I haven't gotten them yet so I thought I would just post the iphone pics.  

My thoughts going into this event were.  The swim is going to be easy, the bike is going to be a blast, and the run is probably going to kick my trash.  

We are all happily sitting in the water when the dude with the mega phone without any warning yells GO!!!!  We all take off and it took me about 30 seconds to realize that I couldn't breathe.  It was awful!  I totally panicked and could not get my breathing to slow down.  I was 2 seconds from swimming over to the boat and calling it quits when this darling girl next to me asked if I was ok.  I answered between pantings that I thought I was having some kind of panick attack.  She said I am too and I never do, anyway she talked to me long enough for me to realize that I didn't need to be rescued and that I could do this.  I proceeded to try swimming mostly flailing for the rest of the swim.  I tried the breast stroke and felt like I was going backwards then I tried some side swim thing that worked ok but I decided that the back stroke was my best bet.  At one point I heard this kind gentlemen say ma'm ma'm your a little off course.  I look up and find that I am a lot off course.  Any way what I thought would take me about 30 min took me 51 min.  I was so exhausted and grateful to be alive by the time I got out of the water.  

I look like I got a nice face lift thanks to my cap.  
I was so happy to get on my beloved bike.  I was able to pass a couple of people but for the most part was all by myself.  There were only 32 girls out of 300 people that did the Olympic distance.  So there weren't a lot of girls to ride with.  Any way it was actually really cool to just be all alone and push myself to the limit.

The bike ride went really fast and then came the run.  The run was actually 100% easier then I thought it was.  Thanks to the swim of death.
I was grateful that there were still people at the end of the race.  I figured they would have all packed up and gone home.  
Here I am looking out at the water thinking what the crap was that all about?

I started at 7:30 and finished at 10:50.  1 mile swim, 24 mile bike ride, and a six mile run.  It was an awesome accomplishment for me.  I felt like it helped me realize that there really isn't anything I can't do if I just put my mind to it.  I know that anyone reading this can do it too.  So get your bum out there and start getting ready, you and me same time same place next year!!!!!!!

A century what?

This is my awesome friend Kim who I owe my bike riding obsession to.  We were on a ride last tuesday and she mentioned that she needed to take it easy because she was going to do a century on Sat.  For those of you who are not obsessed with biking a century is 100 miles.  Kim did a few centuries last year and I remember thinking that is something on the list of not worth it will never do right next to a marathon.  But for some reason it all of a sudden sounded like a really fun idea.  All I did was mention it and it took Kim about thirty seconds to say will you go if I pay for it?  Hmmmmmm You betcha, so off we went saturday morning starting at 7:30 a.m.  I honestly can say that it was one of the greatest times I have ever had.  It is amazing to push your body to the limits like that.  

This picture was taken at the end.  I think we look like we could go at least 100 more.

Along the way I was too prideful to ask them to take a rest so I just started trying to hit stuff so I could pop my tires.  Just kidding you would have thought that was what I was doing but no.  The first time I hit some sheet metal and slaughtered my tire.  We had to back track 4 miles to the previous rest stop, on a tire that Macgyver Layne and Kim jimmy rigged for me with a plastic wet wipe wrapper.  Scored big time by getting a free new tire and a new spare tube.  Off we went again and about 7 miles away from the next stop guess who gets another flat.  Me, I was a little afraid that Layne and Kim were just going to keep riding and leave me to fend for myself, which I wouldn't have blamed them, they both bloodied their fingers trying to get my new tire off while I watched on.  Layne and Kim never let me change my own tire.  (Maybe it is because I never volunteer who knows.) About 40 miles, 3,000 bugs and a lake that smells like the worst Hopey diaper ever I got another one:)  Luckily this one wasn't totally flat, Layne was sitting on the grass holding my tire and I swear he had to be saying a few unpleasant words in his head, I know I would have, when he yells at these two riders going by asking if they had a pump and low and behold they did.  So after a 10 min bicep burning pumping session Layne put my tire back on and off we went to finish without any more incidents.     
The above picture was taken at Flat #3 I think.  Layne and Kim you two are so freaking awesome.  I love riding with the two of you.  You take such good care of me when we go on rides and I just think you are two of the greatest friends a person could ever have.  Thanks for an awesome ride!!!!!!