Blatter Family

First Snow of the Season..

2011-11-10T06:53:00.001-08:00

We Love Fall Time!

2011-11-10T05:48:00.000-08:00

After a 6-month break from blogging...here are some pictures of our trip to Disneyland, Halloween and some of Lily and Allie playing in the backyard.

Fun Easter Pictures.

2011-04-25T18:24:00.000-07:00

Not So Happy Birthday.

2011-04-04T13:46:00.001-07:00

It was Brian’s birthday on April 1^st and I think it was officially the worst. Both Allie and Lily were up all night throwing-up, so Brian-to keep me from throwing-up as well-got up with the girls and cleaned everything several times. We had fun birthday plans that we have put on hold until everyone is feeling better. I know I have the best husband!

Spring Fever.

2011-04-04T13:14:00.001-07:00

In-between all the snow it actually warmed up enough to go to the Zoo. We had a great time and can't wait for more Spring!

Allie Update.

2011-02-15T11:56:00.000-08:00

Allie is a busy girl these days. She is learning to walk but still prefers to get around on her knees. She is learning new words everyday, her favorites this week are mine and please. It is hard as a mom not to give in when your little girl is hugging you and saying please. Allie loves to play with her big sister and just like Lily some of Allie's favorite things are princesses. Her favorite princess is Cinderella or LaLa as she calls her. She also loves to play ring-around-the-rosies and monkeys jumping on the bed.

Happy New Year.

2011-02-14T12:52:00.001-08:00

We spent our Holiday sledding and warming up with hot chocolate afterwards. Lily and Allie loved sledding! I think we would have been on the hill all day if you did not have to walk back up.

We Love Christmas Time!

2011-02-05T14:04:00.000-08:00

The Christmas Season always kicks off by cooking yummy treats with my mom and sisters on our annual Super Saturday. A few changes this year, we actually cooked at my house during the week while my mom is in Africa. We can't wait for next year when she will be home!

Brian decorated our new house with awesome lights this year.
Lily and I made cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve. Lily made them extra special with tons of sprinkles.

While we made cookies Brian made his second annual Prime Rib for our Family Christmas Eve Party. It was sooo good.

After our fun Christmas Eve party we got to open one gift and read Christmas Stories.

Christmas morning the girls were so excited for their presents from Santa. They got princess barbies and a dollhouse for the barbies.

Party Number Two.

2011-01-31T13:14:00.000-08:00

Along with the Princess Package at The Grand America Lily also had a party with family and of course a princess cake and balloons provided by Uncle Steven! (Yes, we know that she is spoiled).

Princess Birthday.

2011-01-31T12:41:00.000-08:00

I am trying this month to catch-up on all the events and fun we have been having this winter and have not been blogging about. So hopefully this is the first of many posts to come.

Lily turned four in December (she is growing up too fast)! We (Lily, Sally, Kathi and I) celebrated by a Princess Package Getaway to The Grand America Hotel. The package included Princess Tiaras, Wands and Nightgowns, Manicures, and a Tea Party with Santa.

We were also suprised with chocolate dipped strawberries, slippers and other yumming treats in our room and the swimming pool all to ourselves.

I am not sure who had more fun the moms or the girls, but we do know that we want to do it again next year!

Lily Update.

2010-10-28T13:57:00.000-07:00

Lily has been a busy girl this fall. She started preschool and got to pick out a pumpkin at the Farmington pumpkin patch for her first field trip. Lily and her cousin Sally are the only girls in the class, but they don't seem to mind. She is also in a singing group. They are currently practicing Christmas songs for their program in December. Lily had surgery this past month to have her ear-tag removed (this is the third Blatter surgery this year and hopfully the last). She did awesome and is just waiting for the bandage to fall off!

Disneyland!!

2010-10-25T13:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some of our cute pictures from Disneyland.

FUN IN JULY!!

2010-07-29T14:36:00.000-07:00

Our July has been a lot of fun. We celebrated the 4^th and 24^th of July with a parade, food, family and fireworks. I don’t think we could have wished for better weather for all the outdoor festivities.

We also vacationed in Bear Lake this month. The girls loved playing at the beach, swimming in the pool and taking rides on grandpa’s boat.

Happy Father's Day!

2010-06-22T12:28:00.000-07:00

Brian got to be "King for the Day" for Father's Day, which included a crown decorated by Lily and roasting marshmallows for dessert.

More From the Birthday Girl!

2010-06-12T17:51:00.000-07:00

Enjoy the movie of Allie's first birthday party!

Allie's First Birthday!!

2010-06-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

Allie turns one today. We celebrated last night with family, a BIG chocolate cake, and balloons (so much fun)!

Allie is on the Move!

2010-06-03T19:20:00.000-07:00

Allie is finally crawling, but she isn't so sure about the hardwood floor, but she is good to go on the carpet.. Take a look.

Lily's New Toy?

2010-05-02T20:18:00.000-07:00

Brian somehow inherited a 50-motorcycle for Lily, but I am not sure who likes it more Lily or Brian. The two of them take rides around the neighborhood and have a blast!

Michael Buble and Brian's Birthday!!

2010-04-06T08:25:00.000-07:00

Last week I finally got to use my Christmas present from Brian and go see Michael Buble in concert. After seeing him live I like him even more!! We had a great time and enjoyed Kris and Steven’s company also.

We also celebrated Brian’s Birthday last week. Brian’s Dad planned a party for him at Robintinos with his family. The party was a little crazy at times with all of his family and a couple of other parties in the same room, so we followed it up with our own Birthday party the next day with just the four of us.

Spring in Utah

2010-03-31T06:05:00.000-07:00

You never know what to expect from spring weather in Utah. One day you are building a snowman, the next day it has melted and is 60 degrees. We had a great time playing in the snow but we are ready for more warm days!

Our Cute Girls!!

2010-03-09T19:39:00.000-08:00

Lily at 8 months.

Allie at 8 months.

FREE RIDE!

2010-02-18T13:26:00.000-08:00

Last Friday you could ride free on TRAX, so we decided to take Lily and Allie on a train ride to the Gateway. Lily loved the train and could not stop talking about how fast we were going. When we made it to the Gateway we stopped to see the Olympic fountain which was playing the Olympic theme music from the Winter Olympics in SLC for the opening ceremonies that night (GO TEAM USA!). We also picked up a treat for the ride home, which Lily and Allie also loved.

Lily Loves......

2010-02-11T14:35:00.001-08:00

Anything princesses (I think Cinderella is her favorite this week), horses, dancing, singing, and making Allie laugh. She also loves playing hide-and-go seek with her Dad and playing with her toys. Lately making my way around the house has become an obstacle course. Lily stacks her toys and other things on the floor, stairs, bed, well just about anywhere.

What A FUN Summer!

2009-09-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

I can’t believe that the summer has come and gone already. And I have been a blogging slacker so here is a list of things that went on this summer.

Vacationed in Bear Lake for Memorial Day and again in July.
Baby Allie joined our family.
Lily did her first summersault.
Played at Cherry Hill weekly with friends and family.
We celebrated Allie’s baby blessing with friends and family.
Vacationed in McCall, Idaho with Lamb Family.
Lily jumped off the dock in McCall for the first time.
Partied at pineview reservoir with Blatter Family.
Brian and I went on a getaway to Park City.

10. We slept over night on the boat in Bear Lake for Labor Day

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T13:47:00.000-07:00

Our Easter holiday started out with a surprise visit from Grandpa Sam (Brian’s Dad) who lives in California. It was a short stay but he was able to spoil Lily in that short time with all of his attention.

On Saturday we headed to the Whitakers for our annual candy hunt and brunch with the Lamb Family.

Lily loved being outside playing but was not too interested in the candy. We had a great time and it did not start to rain until after the festivities.

Go Utes!!

2009-04-01T14:10:00.000-07:00

We took a road trip to Las Vegas with some of my family and watched the Utes win the Mountain West Conference. We had a great time too bad they lost in the NCAA tournment. The weather was so nice while we were there we played by the pool and spent time outside when we were not watching basketball. We also went to the shark attack exhibit which Lily loved all the fish and did not want to leave!

It's a Girl!

2009-02-15T21:30:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!!

2008-12-23T18:42:00.000-08:00

I heard from a couple of people that they did not recieve our Christmas card in the mail, so I decided to post it also. I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!

Lily's First Haircut and Second B-Day!

2008-12-23T17:57:00.001-08:00

December 13th Lily had her second birthday! We celebrated by getting her first haircut and then by having cake and ice cream with some of her cousins and grandparents. Lily was not sure about what was going on when getting her haircut but she did awesome. She loved her Mickey Mouse cake and had a great time playing with her cousins.

We also celebrated Lily's birthday a couple of days later with her play-group friends at one of her favorite places, Chuck-E-Cheese. She had a great time and was spoiled with presents from all of her friends.

Newport Beach!

2008-10-14T13:23:00.000-07:00

September flew by!!! I cannot believe it is October and I have not had time to update our blog. Brian has been so busy with work that he could not come to Newport Beach with Lily and I in September. We missed him, but we our thankful his business is doing so well. So back to Newport Beach, Lily and I went with my family and had a blast. Lily and I flew by ourselves which was very stressful for me but Lily did great.

We stayed at the Newport cost villas, this is the view from our balcony.

It was such nice weather that we were able to spend time at the pool as well as head to disneyland for a couple of days. Lily loved all the rides at disneyland but most of all she loved being with her cousins and all the treats!!

Labor Day.

2008-09-09T12:33:00.000-07:00

Brian, Lily and I decided to take a last minute trip to Bear Lake for Labor Day weekend. We headed out on Thursday evening to try and beat the hoilday traffic and stayed until Saturday (and just missed the rain). We camped out in my parent's boat and had a great time just the three of us. Lily loved the boat and feeding all the fish at the dock.

McCall.

2008-08-26T15:52:00.001-07:00

It is hard to come home from a fun vacation. We returned home a week ago and I am still adjusting. We had a great time in McCall this year (just like every year). My family has been vacationing in McCall, Idaho every summer for as long as I can remember and every year I cannot wait until we go. If you have never been, it is a beautiful small mountain town adjacent to Payette Lake. We spend our days relaxing on the dock, playing at the beach and in the water. Nights are spent playing games, roasting marshmallows, and watching movies. Lily had so much fun, every night she was exhausted from playing so hard. Most of Lily’s days included getting in every dirt or mud pile that was around and playing with all of her cousins. The week flew by and we already looking forward to next year!

SUMMER TIME FUN!

2008-08-02T13:21:00.000-07:00

We have been playing alot this summer and loving every minute of it! The summer started out with a trip to Zions National Park for the Blatter family reunion. It was a quick trip for us but it was fun to see everyone and to do some hiking. Next was Bear Lake with some of the Lamb Family. Lily loves to play on the beach and in the lake but her favorite thing is to play in the mud. Burley, Idaho was our next destination to be the cheering team for some of my family (Kris, Kathi, Steve and Steven) competing in the Spudman triathlon. They all did a great job and inspired Brian to sign-up for next year. Lily and I bought season passes to Cherry Hill this summer so when we are in town we are at Cherry Hill or the pool by our home.

BRIAN & LILY

2008-07-31T14:48:00.000-07:00

Lily loves to help Brian with just about everything. From the minute he comes home from work Lily will not leave his side until bedtime.