Quincy | 3 years old.

At 3 years old, Quincy is...

-is 36 inches tall and 31 pounds.
-Wearing size 3t or 4t clothes

-obsessed with paw patrol, especially her "Baby Rubble" that she stole from nursery

-If she doesn't want to eat something, she will pull the  "it's not gluten free" card and refuse to eat it.

-Has a big double bed yet insists she sleeps on the floor right next to it every single night. She calls it her "special bed."

-She absolutely hates getting her hair washed and brushed. Which is probably why half of the time she looks like an orphan.

-loves her daddy and always tries to make me jealous by kissing and snuggling with him. She calls him "my man."

-wishes she could go to preschool with Kennadi. She begs me to let her go every time we drop Kennadi off.

-She lets everyone know she only needs 4 more inches to ride the train (Big Thunder Railroad) at Disneyland.

-is very independent. She can play by herself for hours and hours. Most of the time i'll peek into nursery and she is in the corner playing by herself.

Easter.

Its been a hot minute since I've lost blogged. I feel like our life has fallen into a simple routine so there isn't much to report except for EASTER! I know I say this about every holiday, but the girls are such a fun age that it makes holidays so fun! We started our festivities Saturday morning with the Bluffdale City Easter Egg Hunt. They both got enough candy and prizes to satisfy them for the whole holiday but the fun didn't stop there! We then made a super quick trip to Tremonton to do an Easter Egg hunt with family. Also, special shout out to my family for always making sure Quincy is taken care of with gluten free treats. They always make sure there is something for Quincy and it is sooo appreciated. My family is the best! Easter morning was down at our house. The girls ran around, looking for eggs like mad women! By the end of this hunt, they were on a sugar high and loving life.

Year End Interview.

I  love doing these year end interviews each year. They are so fun to look back! These answers are 100% their own. No prompting fro me. Here is the 2017 Year End Interviews for Kennadi And Quincy....

Kennadi
How Old are you: 5
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite Show: Youtube Shows
Favorite Disney Princess: I used to like Sleeping Beauty but now I like Moana
Favorite Toy: LeapFrog and my Baby Alive
Favorite Food: Chicken Wings
Favorite Snack: Fruit Rolls Up
Favorite Thing to do: Go to my grandmas or the park
Nicknames: Ken and my dad calls me baby doll
What makes you Happy: I do something right to other peoples.
What makes you Sad: I have to stay home
What is Something Scary: the dark
What is something you and mom do together: We eat lunch together
What is something you and dad do together: We go on daddy daughter dates

Quincy
How Old are you: 3, no 5.
Favorite Color: I like red
Favorite Show: Paw Patrol. I like Marshall
Favorite Disney Princess: No.
Favorite Toy: Marshall and Chase
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Snack: Popsicles
Favorite Thing to do: The floor is lava
Nicknames: I'm Quincy
What makes you Happy: I think I like roads
What makes you Sad: When other people are happy
What is Something Scary: ghosts
What is something you and mom do together: Mom Does Time Outs
What is something you and dad do together: Daddy builds houses

Christmas Festivities.

One of my favorite parts of Christmas is all the events leading up to the day! Here are some things we did to get in the spirit of Christmas...

Temple Square

Christmas in Color Lights

MoTab Choir

Meeting Santa at the Aquarium

And finally Christmas!
Christmas was sooo fun this year. The girls are finally at an age where they get the excitement of Christmas. We went up Tremonton for Christmas Eve. We had fun spending time with family and during the big Christmas Eve dinner and Nativity play. Unfortunately for us, Quincy tried to sneak some of grandma's delicious, full of gluten, rolls during dinner time and it cut our evening short. Dang you Celiac Disease! She ended up throwing up all over Austin while we were opening our Christmas PJS so we rushed home. Luckily we were able to catch her before she actually swallowed anything so her reaction wasn't as bad as usual. This means our Christmas morning wasn't ruined!
Santa definitely found out us and boy did we got spoiled! Some top presents this year were Quincy got a Paw Patrol Lookout tower and bike. Kennadi got a scooter and gymanstic mat/clothes. I got a carpet cleaner and Austin got some golf clubs.

October/November

A quick recap of some of our Fall Adventures...

Scarecrow Festival.
One of our favorite things to do during the fall is visit the scarecrow festival at Thanksgiving point. We love looking at all the creative things folks come up with. Here are some of our favorites....

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip.
Kennadi had a field trip the pumpkin patch so Quincy and I tagged along. Kennadi got to pick out a small pumpkin and she was very thorough picking it out. She went down every aisle a couple of times while pushing her small wheelbarrow to find the perfect one.

Cedar City Temple Openhouse.
We made a special trip down to Cedar City during the temple open house mainly so the girls can walk through it. Considering my parents live soo close and have a beautiful view of the temple out their windows, I wanted the girls to know what it looked like inside. The temple was beautiful, of course. Every time we drive by it now, the girls remember when we went through it.

Halloween.
This year we followed a Disney theme with our Halloween costumes. Kennadi opted to be Moana and Quincy was Cinderella. They loved getting all dressed up and trick or treating with their cousins. Our neighborhood is the perfect trick or treating neighborhood with the houses so close together so they both got a decent amount of candy. I got to stay home and hand out candy while snuggling with the newborn twins.

Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving was spent up in Logan at Darci and Britten's house. Baby Briggs was just born and so tiny! I had to work Thanksgiving morning and again on Black Friday so I just made a quick trip up just for dinner. Austin and the girls stayed in Tremonton for the weekend so I had the house to myself for a few days which meant -- lots of Christmas shopping!!

Quincy | 2.5 years old.

At 2.5 Months Quincy is...

-knows the ABCs and can count to 15 flawlessly
-obsessed with Paw Patrol

-has 2 puppies and 2 panda bears that she religiously carries around

-is definitely a daddy's girl. If dad is around, she wants nothing to do with me. This was especially apparent in San Diego.

-has decided that nap time no longer should apply to her. This has been a tough pill for me to swallow.

-a very picky eater. Her staples are fruit snacks, french fries, cheetos, and chocolate milk.

-is a sassy thing. She is not afraid to voice her opinion about anything.

-Is like a sour patch kid. Can be sweet and then sour.

San Diego | Part 2

If you know anything about us, you know that we like to stop and get donuts at every vacation spot we go to. So of course, we started the morning with a stop to the Donut Bar. Hands down, it was one of my favorite donut places. The donuts were amazing...  My mouth waters just thinking about them.
After breakfast, we made our way to Sea World! This was probably our favorite stop during the trip. We started the day off riding some rides while we waited for shows to start. I was amazed at how brave both girls were on the rides. The had the best time throwing their hands up and squealing on each of the rides. Kennadi and Austin decided to brave Atlantis, their big water rollercoaster. Quincy and I watched from the sidelines and it looked like they were having a good time, except Kennadi walked off that ride just sobbing. She was soaking wet and did not like it one bit. Luckily, our suitcases were in the car because we were switching hotels, so we did a little detour, made a quick outfit change, the and world was spinning again! We watched the Orca, Dolphin, and sea lion show. We oooed and ahhhed during the dolphin show, and laughed during the pet show. The orca show was a little too serious for us, but we still enjoyed it.

After seaworld, we unwinded at the beach. We went to Coronado Beach, one of our favorites. We basically had the whole beach to ourselves which was amazing! We stayed on the beach until the sunset. It was so pretty and serene. The next morning, we made a quick drive over to Cabrillo National Monument. We toured the cute lighthouse, hiked to some monuments, and then Kennadi and Austin walked over to some tide pools. Unfortunately we were there at the wrong time, high tide. After our little adventure, we went back to the hotel, packed our bags, and started heading to the airport. We made a stop at The Corvette Diner first. The place was so fun. The waitresses made the girls some hair bows out of straws, gave them hats, and the atmosphere was funky and fun. I would stop there again.

The girls didn't want to leave San Diego but were pretty excited to ride an airplane home again. We had some chaos at the airport with our original flight being cancelled because it went through Las Vegas and they were in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting. We ended up making it home but the girls are still asking about our next San Diego or airplane trip.