Exciting News!

We are so happy to announce that we are pregos with baby #3.  We found out on Christmas Eve and haven't stopped feeling so blessed and so excited.  We feel so lucky that we get to add another little person to our little family.  Ours hearts are so filled with love.

So come August 14th (or around that time), Jay and I will OFFICIALLY be out numbered. . . wish us luck!

Happy Halloween!

I love halloween.  It is ONE of my favorite holidays. No pressure. . . just loads of fun and lots of candy.  Hannah and Isaac are at such a fun age for this holiday.  They were looking forward to it since the middle of September (when I put up our halloween decorations ;) ).

This year Hannah dressed up as Jessie from Toy Story.  Her homemade costume turned out great (kinda proud of myself).  The yarn wig was my favorite! 

Isaac was Ironman (for the school carnival and library story time) and he dressed up as Batman for trick or treating.  He couldn't decide on just one.  Its fun to have dress-up clothes!

The school carnival at Hannah Holbrook Elementary was great.  The kids got their faces painted, played lots of games, ate lots of candy, got to meet Batman (after a great deal of convincing that he was a nice Batman), and we all just enjoyed being together as a family! I even ate a caramel apple . . .YUM!!

For trick or treating we joined our good friends, The Stepans, in Farmington.  They live in a large, flat neighborhood where the homes are close together.  A perfect location for obtaining optimum amounts of  candy!  

That evening Jay and I decided to join in the costume fun.   

 I dressed up as Kat Von D (a heavily tattooed tattoo artist from LA) and Jay dressed up as Bill Walton (a b-ball player from the 70's). (Just a side note: the bandana, shorts, spandex, socks and knee pads were all mine - hehe).

We had a very fun night!  The weather was great (for Utah) and the company was awesome.  The kids were very proud of their candy collection.  Happy Halloween!

So grateful that the snow decided to wait until November 1st to arrive!!!!

Back to Volleyball . . . and LOVING IT!!!

I am happy to share that I am back to playing volleyball after my LONG hiatus from achilles tendon surgery.  It was about 5 1/2 months post-surgery that I played (only back row) in my first game and then this past week (10-13-11) at 6 1/2 months I played all the way around (front and back row).  I cannot even begin to say how grateful I am to have made the progress that I have.  It feels amazing to be playing again . . . I have REALLY missed the game and my awesome team members.  My tendon feels strong and I am playing without any hesitancy (which is what I was worried about the most).  I am able to run, jump, hit and block without pain.  What a blessing modern technology is.  I am truly grateful to be back doing what  I love to do!!!!

Look out for the Lions and the Storm

Today we attended Hannah and Isaac's first game of the soccer season at Hogan Park in Woods Cross, Utah. It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time.  GO LIONS (Hannah's team) and GO STORM (Isaac's team)!!!  We are looking forward to a great season!

They looked awfully cute in their brand new gear!

Here they are doing drills with their coaches.

 What a great day!

School Time

We've come upon September.  September means end of summer, cooler weather and back to school time.  This time every other year had meant nothing new for me.  My babies were home with me all the time and I kinda liked it that way.  Well unfortunately, my little ones are growing up and are now ready for school! But hooray for them because they are super excited to start this new adventure.  Hannah started Kindergarten at Holbrook Elementary.  She has school Monday through Friday from 8:45am to 11:30.  These pics are from her first day:

We were all there to drop Hannah off and she went to class without a problem!

Isaac started preschool at Little Learners with Ms. Angela and attends Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 11:30am.

Isaac had a bit more difficulty when I dropped him off.  I think he missed his Hannah and wasn't used to doing anything without her.  Alas, he finally let go of my hand and joined the class activities.  Later when I picked him up he was all smiles and couldn't wait for his next day.  I knew he would love it.

I can't believe they are big enough for school :(.   It feels just like yesterday they were born. . .but that was years ago.  Wow, time certainly flies once you become a parent.  I miss those baby days . . .

I certainly don't miss how exhausting they were though :)  Love you Hannah and Isaac!!  Can't believe you two are getting so big!!

Summertime

Wow, this summer has flown by!  But we've had a great time together:

We made several trips to Lagoon in Farmington, Utah.

We enjoyed our annual Tipton Family Reunion in Reno, Nevada

Pioneer day (which fell on Jay's 33rd Birthday) was incredible in Bountiful, Utah, especially the fireworks . . . they were AMAZING (thanks Dusti & Erik for a great time)!!!

We had a great time visiting California.  First we visited Jay's grandma Mabel Bonham in San Gabriel, CA.

 Then it was off to Long Beach to set sail for our Cruise to the Mexican Riviera . . . what a vacation!!

Are we spoiled or WHAT!  Alas, it's time to get back to reality and back to school . . . Hannah starts Kindergarten, Isaac starts preschool, and Daddy starts his clinical rotations at Ogden regional in September . . . so much fun for all!!!  Everyone is very excited!  Fun times in the Tipton household.  We are truly blessed.

Dirty Dash 2011

Today Erik & Dusti, Jay and some of his CRNA classmates participated in the 5K Dirty Dash in Midway, UT (I would have joined in the fun as well, but yep, you guessed it, I hurt my foot remember?).  What a fun event it was.

We woke up early this morning, packed up the kids and some treats and made the hour+ drive to Midway (which was gorgeous btw).  When we arrived at Soldier Hollow Park we could see the obstacle course and water slides in the distance and were super excited to be a part of it!  I laid a blanket out for the kiddos and me directly across from the finish line so that we would have the perfect view.  We were also joined by cute, little Mason Moore (Stephanie's 1 year boy).  The race began at 10 and by 1040 I was searching for the group at the finish line.  When they arrived they were slathered in mud, hardly recognizable.  It was great!! At this point I was a little relieved to have my foot injury to be excused from this madness.  It was much better staying clean and getting a front row seat than being covered in filth!  Time to hit the showers. What a wonderful memory of our time here in Utah!