Soccer!

I am
OFFICIALLY
a
*SOCCER MOM*
...
Rylee had her 1st soccer
game last night and did
a GREAT job!

There team name changed
from the
purple cats
to the
purple princesses
to the
purple dogs
and finally settled on the
purple dolphins

As you can see from these pictures
Rylee scored a goal...
and was extremely proud of herself.
Look at that big grin in the last pic;)
The coach said
"If one of you score in OUR goal this time
then I will do a cartwheel"
That simple statement is ALL that needed to be said.
Rylee was determined!

Way to go Rylee!

Out with the "small"

Rylee had started to outgrow
her toddler bed.
Lately she's been requesting to
"sell"
this cute little bed
so she can buy a big bed!

So...
wish granted

I PUT THIS BED TOGETHER
ALL BY MYSELF
over the weekend
and we went shopping for cute bedding today.
I couldn't resist the owl bedding
when I found this adorable owl pillow!
I have a couple more pictures to hang
but I think its starting to look pretty cute!

First day of school

I can't believe how big Rylee is getting!
She is such a fun little girl to have around.
Today was her first day of
her 2nd year of preschool.

Rylee had a great day!
After school was over
she was telling me about her class
and all about the new friends she made.
She was sure to explain they were ALL girls
because the boys are gross and she
doesn't want to be friends with them.
I didn't correct her on this assumption.
She can think boys are gross for as
long as her little heart desires!!

Sadly summer must come to an end

I can't believe Rylee already
starts school next week!
We went to her preschool
orientation this morning.
She met her new teacher and a new
group of friends.
Although Rylee was VERY disappointed about
the fact she wouldn't get the same teacher
from last year she was
pleasantly surprised with her new one.

(Don't mind the blue Gatorade stained lips)
This year Rylee wanted to get a NEWCASTLE school bag.
She was very excited about this.
~I guess it's the little things~

Before we were even home Rylee had her name
written on her bag. I was a little upset at first
when I realized she had
ALREADY written on the new bag and she
wrote in the wrong place!
I guess I need to calm down because she was
so impressed with the fact that she was able to do it
ALL BY HERSELF
At least she spelled it right;)

Today...

Today I have been
...

A Plumber
A Nurse
A Student
A Mother
A daughter
A Friend
A sister
A cook
A chauffeur
...

It's been a long day to say the least.
My toilet broke before my final this morning.
Dad normally would help with this crisis but he
just had prostate surgery
and I'm his nurse.
I made it my personal responsibility to
diagnose the problem and attempt to be a plumber today.
Yes, I put my hand down the back of the toilet
and applied a new flapper.
I also finished my first semester
of college today.
Its been a very rewarding and a very tiring day.
I'm so glad it's over;)

::Fishie::Fishie::

Rylee has turned into such a fish this summer!
She likes to refer to herself as being a
~mermaid~

This is Rylee's 26th month
straight of swimming lessons and all the work and time
has really paid off. She is currently working
really hard on mastering the butterfly
stroke (mermaid or dolphin)
She has the motion and breathing just needs
to add in the arms.
Rylee is doing a fantastic job at the
freestyle stroke
and
backstroke.
She can also do the breaststroke while floating
on her back.

Its so fun and rewarding to see her improvement.
she is such a show off;)
Next year she is hoping to be apart of the
swim team and compete with other 5 year olds

Grandma Walkers 80th b-day celebration!

Last week we packed up and
went to St. George to celebrate
with the whole Walker family
Grandma's 80th Birthday!!!
It was such a fun weekend filled
with family, food, and a day in
Pioche, NV on the family ranch.

These pictures are all about our day in Pioche.
Grandma had so much fun taking us
all over town. We went to the museum,
the million dollar courthouse,
the house my dad grew up in...
Small towns are so interesting to me.
We definitely doubled the population of little
Pioche.

This is main street...
this is just about all you see here;)

After exploring the town we went down to the
"ranch" and had a big lunch, went to the one room schoolhouse,
played, fed the horses, and BEST of all went to see
Grandpa Walker's grave. I have only been able to go back once
so this was really special for me.
Can't wait until grandma's 90th Birthday
so we can all get together and celebrate like this again!