October Catch Up

Ryans 6th Birthday Party
We took it to the pumpkin patch & had a blast

Dunno why they all look so miserable??

Spongebob cake for Ryan & Jacobs Party

Jacob & Ryan celebrate birthdays with family

Opening presents.....

Sweeny Todd & his Sweety Wife...lol

Lucas is a true WACKO!!!

Niamhs 1st Birthday Costume Party

All the kids in costume at Niamhs party

Ryans citizen award for Positive Attitude

Jacobs citizen award for Good Character

Baili's citizenship award for Creativity

Jacobs Cake
Jacob was dying to shove his face in his cake!

Bakugan alert!!!

My Young Women had their night of excellence.

It was a lot of work but I was so proud of them

and how everything came together.

It's been an experience working with the girls

but a good one. It's stressful at times but I have

awesome counsellors and the girls always

seem to shine!

Seriously Long Picture Post - Cancun

THE ROYAL CANCUN - our favorite place in Cancun.

This was our 2nd time there and we love it!

This is what we found when we got to our room

- note the swans made out of towels on the bed

as well as the bathrobes at the end of the bed.

The view from our balcony of the resort.

A "Happy Honeymoon" (eh x12) Cake
waited for us along with a bottle of wine......

Here is Sam PRETENDING to like the wine

DISCLOSURE: we DID NOT open the wine - lol

Beautiful view of the ocean and the pools @ the resort

At PELICANOS - Sam's favorite restaurant

overlooking the ocean. The picture was

our waiters idea....hahah! I like it :)

Us in the lobby of THE ROYAL just after a

fancy dinner at "Maria Marie's"

- French/Spanish fusion restaurant

Special Dinner at the "CHEF's PLATE"

This was a super fancy meal that the

chef cooked at the head of our table.

We look happy here but it was before we ate the wierd

mixture of gourmet food that nearly killed me.

NEVER mix - mussels, scallops, veal and duck!!!

Food Carving competition at the pool.

I actually won the contest with my carved

apple. But this is the chefs work!

My girls from the Sports & Entertainment team.

I took a spanish & salsa class as well

as a bike tour with them. Such cute girls

Our last time at the beach before we go home....
I love how this picture looks almost fake


AND LASTLY......


Spazul.....wow.....Sam treated us to two couples
sessions at Spazul. We did deep tissue first and
then the next day a 50 min relaxing massage.
All I can say is now I know what I want for
Christmas......a massage therapist!!
Hee hee.......

Fairies and Fluff

Kami wanted to have a fairy birthday party this year for her 4th birthday!

Everyone dressed up including me, found a "thumbelina" gem at D.I.

Gavin and Tyrone came as superheros to save the "fairies" in distress......
What would I do without Baili? She organized all the games & activities
Playing "Fairy, Fairy, Troll" (a spin on duck duck goose - hee hee)
Kami getting ready to wish her best wish
Blowing Candles
THE CAKE - decorated like 20 mins before the party -phew!!
Even Sam got Fairy dust sprinkled on him......and he liked it!!

Nana

Baili wrote this a long time ago. I found it while cleaning her room and have moved it around over the last year wanting to record it.......it's so cute.

NANA

Who's the one that held me when I was a baby? Whose the one that gave me my first bananna? Who's the one that held my hand when I was just little? You did.
She's smart, shes kind, she got a lot of animals but still she's the one that was and is a good friend. You are!
She's the one the tickled me down. She's the one that told me "No" She the one that was nice to me when I cried. You were.
Although I've been bad throughout the days, I've got a lucky Nana and she's got a lucky girl because she loves me! And I Love you!

Hey guys...I'm in Preschool

Hey wanna know how my first day at preschool went?

This is me....looking too grown up & too cool for school

This is me posing for the camera.....'aint I sweet?

This is my backpack that is almost as big as me

This is me if I walked to school....(kamis picture idea)

This is where I sit before they open the gate for school

This is my friend and preschool buddy ADRIEL

This is how my first day at preschool went...

MY PICTURES SAY IT ALL........it was great!

48 Hour Day Anyone????

Ryan with 3 girls from our ward, 2 in his class

So I wish I had all the time in the world to sit down and blog all the fun things that are happening in our lives and can look back at them (at some point in my life) and remember these times....but reality is that my order for a 48 hour day has been denied and I'm stuck with only 24 hours a day to do what sometimes seems like the impossible. I have a lot of pictures I want to post and get out there for you grandparents (Hi Dad)and dont want to get backblogged. I decided a points bulletin will have to suffice for now of whats going on in the Bainny family, along with some cute pictures of the kids. I promise as you read on you will realize why I have days "I want to light my hair on fire" (new favorite phrase) and why you may think I have died! Love to you all......your crazy daughter, sister, friend, workout buddie......xo

1. We're gone from the Singles Ward....released three weeks ago

and very sad about it :(

2. I'm the new Young Women President in our family ward - eh ya....this is a little crazy....I'm responsibly for 33 girls (12-18)

3. Kids back at school and Kami started Preschool - 2 days a week....thank goodness for carpools!

4. Sam is moving offices in a week...closer to where we live but they have to break everything down to get it out of the offices theyre in now....including desks - yay! NOT......

5. My friend - Nikki is moving to Utah :( seriously.......?

6. Ryan has had headaches for 2 weeks so he's got an MRI in the morning and had blood drawn yesterday

7. I'm going to do P90X whenever I get that 48 hour day but in the meantime I have to fit in my gym & salsa time so I stay out of the straight jacket :)

AND AS PROMISED.......the pictures......

Ryan with his friend and neighbor Christopher

More to follow of Kamis first day at Preschool......as I got writing it felt wrong to bunch her first school experience with my physcho life......she deserves at least that....lol!