on to the PLAYOFFS!!

Woot Woot CAVEMAN!!

on saturday we played the other #1 '6th' grade  A team and ended the game 0-0  where Boston made a sweet hit and caused the fumble and recovered the ball!!

It was awesome!

so both teams got 4 plays each and they scored. ugh... 

well we are now going into the playoffs as the #2 team.  can't wait to see these 

boys play these next few games.  

Our team is awesome and boston has such great friends!  

one of the boys is our neighbor and one of boston's good friends so it is so much fun.

here are the last few games we've played.  one against his buddy calvin from school {lehi}

 and another against his buddy cameron {the other AF A team}

Boston #7

the fan club!

half time!

 boston with his buddy cameron who plays on the other A team

              boston and garrett                                                              hayes & brenner

I brought the after game treats this time and i had our local grocery store kohlers 

make these awesome sugar cookies!

geocaching...

have you ever been 'geocaching'??  

it's like a treasure hunt but using your iphone or GPS coordinates to find your treasure! 

{theres an app for that} there are over a million worldwide, and close by too. isn't that crazy?

when you find the cache you sign your name on the log and usually their is a small prize at the end

 we went with our friends the Skousens,{who are pros at this}

through the cemetery on a geocaching adventure.  

It was so cool.
Most of them are usually easier than this cemetery one with a hidden treasure

 after the end of the treasure hunt.  but our reward was the pioneer monument, 

 the kids loved it and wanted to do another.  

we will definitely be doing this again...

marisa and i looking confused? ha

have you ever been??  

cheer clinic.

these cute girls have been busy dancing and cheering!  this last week olivia, her bff tessa,

and her cousins all went to the American Fork Cheer clinic at the high school. 

 they got to perform at halftime at the high school football game!

they loved it of course, even if it was raining and freezing cold!! 

 we hurried and got them some hot chocolate and warmed them right up. 

The Haunted Forest!

It's been a few years since we have been back to the "Haunted Forest".  

Boston wanted to go and take a couple of his friends so bad, so cory and i braved it!

We made our cute cousins savannah, shae and charlee come along with us so we

could all be freaked out together!

B E W A R E...

lots of halloween and Fall posts will be coming so watch out!!

I love October!   

Halloween parties, costumes, treats, fall leaves, fall biking, football, cooking
with pumpkins, baking fun and ghoulish treats,  etc, etc, etc,  it literally is 

my favorite time of year!!!!
~oh and it's my birthday on Halloween!!  

every year i  surprise my kids on October 1st, with the house decorated  for Halloween
and their trick or treat bags out and filled with some fun treats when they get home from school. {costumes included}
  

They love this and were totally surprised!

the costumes were a hit, especially Boston's 'napoleon dynamite'

{note to self~ NO ONE likes the monster cereal!}

Happy October!!

going private...

I'm going to try out this 'going private' thing for a bit.  I'm not sure how long it may last 

but as much as i love to blog about family and personal things, it's probably best to go private.
 I have met some great people through blogging and hope

to keep in touch with all of you!

please leave your email address in the comments if you would like to continue to

 view the blog.

xxoo

Matilda Jane "you & me"...

'Save the Date'

**Tues,  October 4th**

6-8pm {open house}

if you haven't seen or bought matilda jane then you NEED to come to my open house!

come and look at the new fall line and enjoy some treats on me.

also i heard that the holiday line will be available to purchase that night too.

if you are interested in coming, send me an email.... shashtaylor{at}gmail{dot}com

i would love to see you!

if you can't make it or live far away, go to matilda jane and add what you would like to your

'wishlist' and email it to me.  

tangled party...

for little miss three!

she loves all things rapunzal {& dora}.  we had a fun time planning and searching 

for party ideas for her 3rd birthday party!

we had so many fun ideas and activities for the little kids to do and on 

the day of her party it rained like crazy!  We were going to do sidewalk chalk on the

 basketball court with flowers everywhere like rapunzal painted for her festival. 

 and at the end of the party we were going to let  lanterns go up in the sky. 

{clear balloons with glowstick bracelets in them} 

we had to bring the party inside.{major sigh}

regardless, we let our hair down and partied!

~the invites

{which she LOVED passing out}

cory and i braided this beautiful long hair {which wasn't easy} and all the kids loved 

seeing this when they arrived.

little did we know this braided hair would be plenty of hours of

 entertainment for the neighborhood girls days later...

the treat table...

jello boats, which were surprisingly delicious!

found some great ideas here.

the  delicious cake! 

"Dippidee" is our local bakery here which we love, this cake was awesome!
 marble with vanilla filling.   isn't it so darling?!

TO. DIE. FOR.

the party favors.

paints/brush/mirror/glowstick bracelet/candy necklace

right when the little princesses & prince {yes we had 2 boys}
 arrived, my helpers {livi, tessa & hayes} brought them

 over to the coloring table until all the other guests arrived.

we made super cute 'pascal' party blowers!  these were so easy and they loved playing with them.

  i found all these items at our local dollar store.

'pin the frying pan on Flynn Rider'

so cute!  

then guess who arrived at our house??!

Rapunzal and Flynn Rider!!

ivy took some warming up to them,  and then she kept hugging rapunzal! 

 all the kids were so cute to them!

ivy with rapunzal and her rapunzal friends! haha

it's cake time!

i think the highlight for ivy was when we sang happy birthday to her.

ivy with her nana

present time!

our dad was busy last minute coaching  for boston's football practice.
  they were able to arrive for the

 last part of her party.  

we took ivy to tepanyaki with the family for dinner afterwards, and to my surprise it was

 the best experience we have ever had there!  the cook was fabulous,

 the food amaz-ing and they all sang to ivy.

  he even put marshmallows on skewers for the kids and let them roast them over the fire!

seriously who does that?!  

it was a fabulous day for our girl. she loved having her friends over for a party.

 we put all the balloons in her room so she can enjoy them until they pop!
she LOVES them!

that night i put all the leftover glowsticks from her party in the bath tub!
I found this fabulous idea on Pinterest! {i loooove pinterest}
They all loved this!!