Halloween Night

Hope everyone had a happy halloween! Here's some more pictures of my 

cute niece's and nephew's in their halloween costumes.

My annual Halloween party

Every year I do a Halloween party for my niece's and nephew's and it is a blast. Kids are hilarious and even more so in costumes. Add in dancing in those costumes and you are golden. We ate, danced, ate some more, watched Nightmare Before Christmas (a definite tradition at my house) and then danced some more.

We had a really fun night.

Taylee was my awesome little helper!

Eating on the floor. Ghetto or awesome?

I can't believe it took me 26 years to finally
be Ariel for Halloween. Better late than never.

Playing Just Dance. This was definitely the best part
if the night. The video's I took of the kids dancing
I will cherish forever. So funny.

Bat pumpkin. Watching over and protecting us.

Frankenstein cupcakes thanks to Taylee.

Pretty horrible mummy cupcakes or "mommy cupcakes"
as Taylee calls them.

I always have to set up an extravagant Halloween treat table
otherwise I'd see the party as a failure.

Happy Birthday to me!

Sadie would not look for the picture just to bug me.  :)

No we don't go to Michigan State I've just visited there a few
times this year ha ha.  :)

I had a really fun birthday weekend and wanted to share some pics. I was definitely spoiled this year! We played all weekend. We went shopping, ate delicious dinners and of course danced to Just Dance Summer (thanks to Kaydee and Randee for getting it for me) with my nieces and nephews. My bday landed on a Sunday this year so we went on a hike and then my Mom made me a thanksgiving dinner (I requested it jokingly and she took me serious) it was delicious. It was one of the best birthdays I've ever had and that's saying something!

Moab 2011



We had a fun trip to Moab this past weekend where I got to play
 around with my new camera app (hence all the pictures) and visit some
fun arches. We ventured out to some new arches this year,
Sand Dune Arch, Skyline Arch and Uranium Arch.



Here's some pictures of the kids having fun. I took
alot of pictures of this pirate boat play house they have
in the back of the Archway hotel becauseI want to build this
 for my future children in my future backyard.I also took a picture of
 Cade that I think seriously resembles the Gerber
baby except Cade is fatter.



Here are some jeepin photos. We went on a long trail on
 Saturday that took all afternoon but we discovered some really fun
stuff at the end of it so I think we'll do this one again. All in all a really fun
 trip that took Riley away from his homework for a weekend :)

New blog

Me and my sister's started a new blog to show off all our fun home projects we've been working  on.
You can look at it here: http://thosemossgirls.blogspot.com/

White coat ceremony

It was so exciting going to Riley's white coat ceremony.

And it was fun sharing it with Riley's parents and sister.

I miss Kinsley!!

We got in from Michigan Friday night. I had a fun time hanging out with Laurie, Sky and Kins and wanted to share pictures. I also posted pics from Cade's blessing yesterday. It's so nice having Laurie home for two weeks! We have alot of fun things planned so I'll post some more pictures in a week or two. I haven't gotten my new house organized yet but when I do I'll post some pictures. I'm in love with our new place and can't wait to share. <3

Finally at Laurie's House!

More pictures to come...

This is my week

So I finally found a place to live! It's in the avenues in Salt Lake. Pretty close to Randee and Erik (my sister-in-law) so we're pretty excited. We move in at the end of the month. Also my sister Kelli had her baby this week. He's adorable! They named him Cade and he looks just like Taylee. I'll also be leaving to Michigan at the end of the month (Riley might be moving in to our new place by himself). I'm going out for Laurie's last treatment! I'm so excited for her to be done with her treatments. After that she will have a PET scan to determine if the cancer is gone and if it's not she'll have to do more. So pray that she doesn't :) But she's going to try and get out to Utah right after her PET scan for hopefully a few weeks. So we're really excited for that. So hopefully she'll be out here sometime in the middle of August. Hope everyone is doing well. I'll try and post some pictures while I'm in Michigan and when I get moved in to my new place.
Love Haylie

P.S. Harry Potter 6 days and counting....

Harry Potter Wallpaper

Here's my desktop wallpaper that I made with the newest Harry Potter posters. I probably should of been more patient and waited for the rest of the posters to come out but that just means I can make another one when the rest come out. Here's a screen cap-

Only 49 days 21 hours 29 mins and 14 secs...yes I have a countdown on my phone. Can you tell I'm a little excited!?

Does anyone else hate April?

I quickly want to say thanks to everyone who came out to the carnival. It was a huge success and we really appreciate everyone for supporting Laurie. It was so fun to send videos, messages, and pictures (along with the money) out to Laurie and show her how much we love her. So thanks again for helping us out and even to the people that couldn't be there and showed their support in other ways, you are the best! I love having such good friends and neighbors. Now that being said I will give a little update. Riley and I are still deciding where we want to live. I'm still thinking I would like to be in Salt Lake but there is still a few things up in the air so we will see. Riley is officially done with Weber so that is exciting. He starts Pharmacy school in August so he has a nice little break where we can see more of each other for a while. I'm super anxious for warm weather to get here so we can start having some fun. Hope everyone is well :)
Love Haylie

Love 4 Laurie Fundraiser

Utah here we stay

Riley and I have decided to go to the U! Yep we're staying and we're excited about it. So if people hear of any good apartments or anything let me know. We want to move to Salt Lake or somewhere in that vacinity. It's nice to finally know where we're going to be living for the next few years. And everyone seems to be excited that I'm not moving clear across the country (besides Jenny). Love you all!

Home Again

I got in from Michigan late last night. I miss them so much already. It doesn't feel right waking up and not getting Kinsley out of her crib. It makes me want to cry. Although I will most likely be going back to Michigan for a few weeks in May and July. When I left, Laurie was doing well, she usually starts to get her energy back a few days before going into another treatment and then it starts all over again. My sister Kelli is going there on Tuesday and will be there to take care of her through the next treatment. While I was there we did shave Laurie's head. Her hair is so thick you couldn't tell that she was losing it, but every time she combed her fingers through it she would come out with a fist full of hair. So she decided she was ready to shave it. It was an emotional experience but it's insane how pretty she still looks without hair. We've had some low points the last few weeks but mostly it's been good to be with her and feel like I'm making it a little easier for her during this hard time. And  just so everyone knows, she loves her letters. Skyler gives her one every day and she has really been enjoying it. We made a scrapbook for her to put them in and it's just been really fun for her so thanks everyone for writing them. We really appreciate it!
Love Haylie

School...school....school

Riley got in to the U. So now we have to decide between the U and UNC. Everybody automatically thinks we're going to the U but it's actually a really hard decision. But I will keep everyone updated. I'm still in Michigan and really enjoying my time with Laurie, Skyler, and Kinsley. Laurie goes in for a treatment today and I'm praying that it doesn't kill her to much. Love you all.

Just need to express thanks

So to start off I need to give an update. Riley and I have not yet decided where we're going to school. He has an interview at U of U at the end of the month and if he gets in there it will be a hard decision between North Carolina and the U. If he doesn't we are definitely going to North Carolina because it's an awesome school and lots of friends have told us it's a great area to live in. We are moving out of our apartment at the end of the month and are staying with my parents until July and then we're off to school. I'm actually really excited to move back in with my parents...surprisingly. Mostly because I'm excited to have more video game playing time with Michelle and things like that. Also as most of you have heard my sister Laurie has been diagnosed with lymphoma and I will be flying back to Michigan to stay with her at the end of the month as well, so I have a busy few weeks ahead of me. This is mostly why I wanted to post to express my thanks for people who have been there for me through this hard time. Not only is Laurie my sister she is my best friend and this has been an insanely hard time for me. I have great friends and am so thankful for them. I went over to Brooke's house and she handed me a stack of magazines and told me she saved them for Laurie which doesn't seem like a big deal but I wanted to cry and I thought it was the coolest thing ever and Nichole and I have been having lunch every week just so I have someone to talk to. It has helped me so much to have them and since I'm such an insanely private person I wanted to just say how much I appreciate and love them. There's also been tons of other people who have gone out of their way for my family and we really appreciate it. It's so nice to know that there are people to turn to when times get tough. If you would like to be updated on Laurie's situation you can check their blog laurieandskyler.blogspot.com and one more thing I have to say is Laurie is the most amazing person I know. I talk to her everyday and she is always so positive it's crazy. I love her more than anything in the world! Thanks again friends I love you!

Haylie