our sweet little maci

this was maci on sunday before church. i had to take a picture because she is so cute :) !! i stood her against the wall and she thought she was pretty big. she is so much fun and everytime i'm around her i just want to squeeze her and give her a big kiss...

American Idol

Ok I love American Idol? Wasn't last nights show so great. How can you not donate after seeing all those cute kids that have so little? It made me realized how blessed me and my kids are to live where we do and have to gospel! I loved Josh Groban (sp?) and Carrie Underwood's performances! Such a great show! and I have to say I am soooo happy that Jordin Sparks didn't get kicked off! I was a little worried!

new blogger

we have a new blogger! natalia carter just started one. she has such a cute family!

Spring is here! Yeah!

It has been so fun to have warm weather (except today was a little cold)! The girls love to be outside, as long as I am out there too! They seem to be much happier out there. These are all our fun activities in the last week!

New Bloggers on board

Welcome to Autumn Halls. She is a new blogger and has the cutest family. I met her in my Chandler ward and love her! I also found out a cousin (well, Wayne's cousin's wife) also has a blog. It is Ami Bethea! She is so cute and I'm so glad we can keep in touch this way!

Kids say the craziest things....

I had to share this! I haven't stopped laughing about it since it happened. For any of you who know Hanna, you can probably picture her saying it. We had FHE about the 2nd article of faith. We told the girls about how Satan tempted Adam and Eve. We told them that when they do something good they are listening to Jesus and when they do something bad they are listening to Satan. The next day Hanna took a toy from Haylee and I asked why she did that, her eyes looked all serious and she said, "I'm listening to Slayton". I had to laugh! Hopefully she will get out of the habit of listening to "Slayton"!

How Happy Are YOU?

For all of you who watch Oprah, you will know what prompted me to write this... Yesturday the show call "How happy are you?". It had a list of questions you were supposed to answer. (7 being the highest, and 1 on the lowest). You were supposed to add up your score and the results would tell you how happy you are. The questions were:

1. In most ways, my life is close to ideal. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2. The conditions of my life are excellent. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3. I am satisfied with my life. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4. So far I have gotten the important things I want in life. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5. If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

As I answered these questions in my head, I could honestly put a 6 or 7 on every one. I felt so blessed. Some of the people on the show had a total of 5. I feel that no matter what your situation is, you can be positive and make the most out of life. Maybe that is easy for me to say becuase I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband, three adorable girls, and the best family and friends in the world, and of course, the gospel! Wayne and I have talked a lot about how constantly blessed we are. My friend Jaymi wrote some thoughts similar to these on her blog last week. As I watched Oprah and thought about my happiness, I realized I couldn't be any happier and I am so thankful to have you all in my life and I know the gospel and the Lord's plan is what makes our lives complete. Well, that is my long thought for the day. I'm not normally this deep, I know!

Easter

Easter

We had such a great Easter! Saturday we had an Easter picnic with the Layton extended family. We always love that. Then Sunday morning we started with the resurrection story and then Easter baskets... then church (which was so great). Haylee bore her testimony in primary. Then we had lunch with some friends. They gave us each a huge basket! They are so kind. We ended at the Layton's for food and treats. It was so much fun!

Fun Family Times

Wayne and I in Thatcher going for a late night quad ride!!

Haylee and Hanna are best buds!

Maci, sportin' the shades and loving my sister's puppy!

All Aboard!

Hey, I have loved this blog thing so I can keep in touch with friends and see pictures of their cute families. Any of you looking should start one. It really is easy (even I can do it!) Just click at the top right of this page to start your own. I would love to see what you are all up to!

Fun in Flagstaff

We went to Flagstaff for spring break (even though we only have a preschooler!... it was a good excuse) It was so fun to get away for a couple of days. One of our favorite things was the indoor pool. We all had so much fun. We also got to spend some time with Phil's family and my grandma. I love vacations!!

Welcome

I'm so excited to try this blog thing! It is so fun to keep up on what everyone is doing. This is what is happening in the life of the laytons!

Sunday Morning

Here are our three girls on Sunday Morning before church. That is the only time we can get a picture with their hair done still and no lip gloss or make up on their faces!