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SURPRISE!!

2009-09-04T14:16:00.000-07:00

We're having a baby!! I wasn't going to post this yet, but I'm so bad at keeping secrets! We are due in the Springtime. I can't wait to have a spring baby, I have two summer babies, so I'm so excited to be able to miss the summer entirely this time around. I can't wait to have a newborn again. I love that stage! I just love being a mom so much! Here's a little poem that we came up with to tell the Grandparents (I blocking out my actual due date in case there's any crazies that are reading my blog)

I'm number 3 and I'm on my way
Pink or blue, I can't say
but I'll be here soon,*** is the day
I can't wait to meet you and I can't wait to play!
Love, Baby Page

We wrote it in crayons with some letters backward for my parents to read and Alex read it over the web cam to Adam's parents! This will be my parents 20th grandchild and Adam's parent's 3rd!

We are thrilled, but we're still cautious! The other day, some of you know that I posted on facebook that I was worried about something. Well, I went in for emergency oral surgery because I had a bad infection in my toothe and I had to get it taken out. Well, I'm still in my first trimester and they don't usually do any dental work until you're in your second trimester. Well, I was assured that everything they were using and everything I would be taking was safe. Two days later, I started bleeding pretty heavily and thought I was miscarrying. I went to the Dr. and thankfully, they were able to find the heartbeat. I've seen the heartbeat one more time since then, and I go back in two weeks. So we're praying everything goes okay and that this little one will actually come to our family! Cross your fingers and I'll keep you posted!!

Bye bye, baba!

2009-09-01T12:50:00.001-07:00

I am happy to say that Brayden has been off of the bottle for about a month now. He just turned two, so I'd say that's not too bad, right? For a while, the only time he would have it was at nap time and bed time (with water) and in the car if we were going to be driving for a while. Well, he started biting holes in the nipples and I was like, I am not going to keep buying packages of nipples, so it was time! He wasn't happy at first, but now he's forgotten all about them. If he sees another baby holding one, he'll reach for it and act kind of sad, but then he'll forget about it. This is such a big milestone for my little guy and it just goes to show that he's not a baby anymore!! :( Now we just need to decide when to get rid of the binky! I have a feeling that one's going to be a lot harder!

My sad, neglected blog...

2009-07-02T23:05:00.000-07:00

I have been soo busy lately, that I have not had any time to blog. I have had a lot going on, so as soon as I'm able, I will fill you all in! We finally bought a cute house so packing has been taking most of my time and we're going out of town tomorrow! So please don't give up on my little blog, we'll be back I promise!! :) I can't wait to show you all pictures of our house! We're very excited! Oh yeah, and I cut 12 inches off of my hair and donated it to Locks of Love!!! So pics of that are going to come too!! See ya soon!!

My experience tonight...

2009-06-08T22:11:00.000-07:00

Okay, some of you know from facebook that I had an experience tonight that, I feel, has changed my life!! I'm not sure why it has affected me so deeply, but I'm really trying hard to hold the emotion back as I type this! I met a woman tonight that is a burn victim! I don't know how it happened, I didn't ask, but almost every inch of her body is covered in scars! She is missing all of her fingers on one hand and on the other, she just has two stubs left from her index finger and middle finger. She has no nose and no lips. I could tell that she had applied lipstick to where her lips would have been!! I cannot fathom the amount of pain that she must have gone through and what a long road her recovery must have been and having to live with a constant reminder of the awful event, whatever it was, every time she looks in the mirror! I didn't know her at all before her accident, but someone I know said she knew here and said that she was absolutely beautiful! I still feel like she is beautiful and I really hope she feels that way too! I just burst into tears after meeting her because how often have I felt so critical of myself because I had a zit or because I've gained some weight or because of the stretch marks I got because of being pregnant!! None of that matters to me anymore! In that split second I decided that I love myself no matter what and I think that I am pretty great no matter what my size or whether I have makeup on or not! I forgot to mention that this woman was so upbeat and positive and seems to have taken this trial and this burden that she has been given and made the best of it! Why can't I be that way too? She is not married, and I'm sad to think that she may never be because no one will be able to get past the outside appearance that she now has and see what's inside! I am so grateful to have such an amazing husband and I never want to take him for granted! I am so grateful right now especially of the knowledge that I have of the gospel that we will be resurrected! I can't wait for this woman's resurrection! How amazing it will be for her to let go of that earthly pain that she has had to deal with for so long! Gosh, I am so emotional over this! I just feel like her spirit must be pretty special for the Lord to feel like she would be able to handle this sort of burden! I feel so blessed in my life! I have trials and I know I will have many more, but I know that the Lord wont give me anything that I can't handle! Anyway, I hope that this post has touched some of you the same way that having this experience has touched me! We are all daughters of God and we are BEAUTIFUL no matter what!!

Happy 4th Anniversary!! (Yesterday)

2009-05-22T16:05:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Adam and I celebrated our 4th anniversary! May 21st 2005 we were married in the Salt Lake temple and it was the most beautiful day!! It has gone by so fast. He is seriously the greatest thing that has ever happened to me and I feel more in love with him now than ever!! I just wanted him to know how much I appreciate everything he does for me and our family. He works so hard and sacrifices so much! He was willing to become an instant Daddy to Alex when we got married and he's done such a great job! We're so lucky to have him in our lives and now we have our sweet baby Brayden too!! I'm looking forward to the many years we have together and what the future holds for us and our family! I love you so much!! You're the BEST!

Crazy hair day...

2009-05-03T22:41:00.000-07:00

Alex had crazy hair and wear your favorite sports shirt day the other day at school! He wanted a mo hawk really bad and he's wearing his soccer jersey that matches Adam's that Adam bought him on his last business trip to New York! Isn't he handsome! He's getting too big, too fast!

I didn't even realize that you can see Brayden in the background, on the couch! Cute!

Messy Baby...

2009-04-27T21:43:00.000-07:00

For your viewing pleasure, here are a bunch of shots of my messy, messy baby! He refuses to let me help him eat, he has to feed himself! So needless to say, most of it ends up on the floor, in his hair, etc.! Could he be any cuter?? I don't think so!

Downward Dog anyone??

2009-04-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

Isn't he the cutest little yoga baby? Haha! He held this pose for a while, and it seriously looks like he's doing downward dog! I don't do much yoga, but I have started doing pilates, so I'm not sure where he got this from! Such a silly kid!

Happy Birthday

2009-04-09T18:24:00.000-07:00

To my Dearest Wife, April.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

I'm so thankful for all the hard work you do. You're the best!

Love
Adam

How could I have forgotten to post Valentine's Day??

2009-04-06T22:15:00.000-07:00

I was looking through my past posts and realized I had forgotten to post Valentine's Day! Oops! I actually have a lot of stuff that I haven't posted yet, so maybe I'll make one big makeup post later! Valentine's Day was a lot of fun! We had a candle lit family dinner and I made garlic shrimp scampi with salad bowls, that had blue cheese, tomatoes and bacon inside them, cheese breadsticks and yummy appetizers. We had some Martinelli's and chocolate dipped strawberries. The roses in the middle of the table are from Adam! We watched Madacasgar 2 afterward and enjoyed spending a fun time as a family!

You can't tell, but the lights were off! I guess I should've turned off the flash!

I caught Daddy mid bite!!

Pardon the pans in the background, but you can't make a holiday meal without making a mess!!

The spread!

Yummy dessert! Chocolate lava cakes!

Cute messages from my darling guys!!

Nursery!

2009-03-27T21:14:00.000-07:00

I know this was a few weeks ago, but I hadn't posted pictures yet. Brayden turned 18 months and is now big enough to go to nursery! Where has the time gone! My baby is going to be 2 before I know it. These pictures are from his first day in nursery and he did really well. He loved the snacks and had so much fun playing. I about started crying because he's growing up so fast!!

With Daddy at snack time!

Brayden and his new teacher

Toys is the best part!

18 Month Checkup and ER visit!

2009-03-12T11:22:00.000-07:00

So Tuesday was a very busy and hectic day for us! As a lot of you know, we went to the ER that night, I'll get to the story in a minute! Sorry to leave you all hanging about it. I know you were worried and I really appreciate your concern! Brayden had his 18 month appt. that morning! I can't believe he's 18 months already. Where does the time go?? Well, his stats are Weight-22 lbs 5 oz! Yay, he's finally past 20lbs, and he's now in the 10th percentile instead of the 3rd. What can I say, I make little kids, although I don't know where they get it! LOL Anyway, his length is 32", which is the 25th percentile also up from the 3rd! My little guy is going through a growth spurt I guess! He had to get one shot, and he handled it really well! There are a couple of concerns that I brought up with the Dr. One is that he looks like he has a lazy eye! At first I thought he had just discovered how to go cross eyed and thought it looked cool, but now it's just his right eye that drifts into the corner. I got a referral to a Pediatric Opthalmologist, so hopefully it's nothing too major and it is fixable with a patch and not serious enough for surgery or anything. Also, Brayden has had two reactions to peanuts, so I got a referral to an allergist and a perscription for some epi pens! We'll take him to get a scratch test when he's a little older, but for now we'll just treat it like it's a severe allergy and cut out peanuts all together! Crazy stuff, yeah??

Here's some pictures of Brayden after his allergic reaction! So sad!!

The picture doesn't really show how severe it really was. His eyes were almost completely swollen shut and his whole face was red and splotchy. We were in the middle of the desert driving home from CA and weren't anywhere near a drugstore. Needless to say, I won't be going anywhere without Children's Benedryl and epi pens from now on. Luckily, his air way wasn't constricting at all and he was acting completely normal!

Okay, on to the rest of our night! We went to Costco to get a few things that night and decided to get some pizza at the little eatery. Brayden kept trying to get out of the front of the cart so we decided to let him stand in the back part because the cart was parked right next to the table and we were right there. Well, I went to fill up our drinks and Adam turned his back for a second to grab his jacket and right as I turned to walk back to our table I saw Brayden starting to go over the edge of the cart. I screamed and Adam turned around and grabbed his foot, but his shoe came off in his hand and Brayden hit the concrete floor, hard, right on his head!! That was such a horrible moment to be too far away and not be able to do anything about it! Adam felt awful too, because he was right there but he had just turned away for a second. Adam grabbed Brayden and held him and he started screaming at first but then he was silent and started to act really lethargic and just laid his head down on Adam's shoulder! The hospital is right next door to the Costco in Murray, so we went right over. He started acting a little normal again when we were waiting for the nurse and she checked his vital signs and everything looked okay. The dr. came in and checked his whole body and felt his head and checked his pupils, and he said if we wanted to they would give him a CT scan, but he didn't feel like it was necessary, so we decided not to. They told us what to watch for and told us to check him throughout the night to make sure he was okay. He did have a mild concussion, but nothing major! The Dr. said we were lucky because a fall like that on concrete could have been fatal!! That night while I was lying in bed, I just cried!! You don't realize how quickly your life can change forever in just an instant! I don't know what I would've done if my little sweetheart weren't with us right now! Our lives could've been a lot different right now, and I am so thankful to my Lord for blessing us in so many ways, and protecting my little boy!! I am so greatful for both of my beautiful children, and I don't know what I would do without them!

Here's some pictures of his cute little legs with his shot bandage and his ER tag! Poor little thing had to get poked and prodded all day!

Mommy loves you Brayden!!

Weight Watcher's!

2009-03-02T11:04:00.000-08:00

So some of you already know that I joined Weight Watcher's at the beginning of February, so I thought I would update you with my progress! I've had three weigh in's so far and I've lost 8 lbs!! I'm so excited! I'm really loving the program so far and I feel like it's something that I can definately do and stick with long term! I have battled with my weight, up and down, for so long and I know there are underlying emotional issues from my past, so I hope this will give me the tools and the motivation to make permanant changes! My dear husband, who has never said a word about my weight as it crept up over the years, is so supportive and wonderful! I still have a long way to go, and I'll keep updating my progress over time! Thanks to all my awesome friends who are so supportive and amazing and have shown me that they care about me know matter what my size is!!

Here are some picture's for my motivation! These are all taken in 2003 right around the time I met Adam!

This one is sideways, but I really like it! That is my niece, Hannah!

These are from Christmas '03 holding my niece, Macey!

That's where I want to be again, I know I have a long way to go! Wish me luck!!

2009-02-23T21:33:00.000-08:00

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Just like Daddy!

2009-02-21T22:49:00.001-08:00

Brayden loves to pretend he's playing xbox with Adam! It is so cute! He'll sit next to him and push the buttons and this time was especially cute because he sat right next to him and put the blanket over his lap like Adam had it! So cute!! I think it's funny how Adam looks so intent and Brayden looks like he's having so much fun!

My handsome guy!

2009-02-21T22:40:00.000-08:00

I just couldn't resist taking pictures of Adam playing Guitar Hero! He looks so cute and he gets so into it!

Little skiier

2009-02-21T22:28:00.000-08:00

Alex had the opportunity to go skiing on a school field trip! He had a total blast! He's never been skiing before (neither have I actually) so he was really excited! I didn't go with the class so I just snapped a few pictures of him after he got home with all the gear on! Brayden though the skis were pretty cool too! I'm glad he had fun and came back without any broken bones!

Family pictures

2009-01-23T23:14:00.000-08:00

My Mom took these pictures for our Christmas cards, so I thought I would post them all here. It was freezing that day and you can definately tell when you look at us, but overall I think they're pretty cute.

Haha, you can see my Mom's head and Brayden was not happy!

My cute guys!

Mine and Adam's eyes are closed, but the kids look cute!

My toe!!

2009-01-23T23:08:00.000-08:00

It was the strangest thing, last night I had bare feet and I was pulling my feet up on the couch and I felt my baby toe nail snag so I thought I just had a little hang nail. Well, I looked at my toe and my entire nail had come off and was hanging on my a little piece of skin. Sorry if that's gross, but it was so weird! It didn't hurt at all and I had never hit it or stubbed it or anything so I have not idea how if fell off. I didn't take a picture because I'm sure you don't want to see it, but I just wanted to share this because it was so funny. I pulled it off completely and that hurt a little, but now I'm just hoping it grows back in time for flip flop season!!

Letter Tag!

2009-01-23T22:31:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I know I have been seriously MIA lately so what better way to get back into the swing of things than with a tagging!! I was tagged by Megan to list 10 things that start with a certain letter. The letter she gave me is L! So here goes:

1. LOVE~ Okay that one was an easy one! I love Love! It's awesome! It's such a good feeling to love someone and be loved by someone and especially to love your kids more than life itself. Okay, so this was cheesy but you have to get cheesy when you're talking about love! Here are my loves:

2. Lord~ This one should really be number 1 though. I love the Lord and am so grateful for everything that He did for me. He is such an amazing example for me and I strive to be more like Him everyday! It will be great to see Him again someday!

3. Latter Day Saint~ I am so grateful to be a member of this church. I don't even want to think about where my life would be right now if I weren't and I am so grateful to have a husband that is an active member as well!

4. Little kids~ As in my little kids! LOL They are the cutest, sweetest kids around and I'm happy to be their Mom!

5. Laughing~ Sometime's there is nothing better than to just sit there with a good friend and laugh your head off! It's very therapeutic.

6. Lunch dates~ This one goes with number 5. I love getting together with friends or sisters and having lunch together! It's so fun and doesn't happen near as much as I would like it to!

7. Licorice(red not black)~ Especially the natural kind that they sell at Target that's from Australia! It is so good. It's called soft eating licorice in the candy aisle, so if you haven't tried it, you should!

8. Lip gloss~ I always have to have a lipgloss with me wherever I go and I probably have at least one of every brand out there! It's kind of sickness and it's not just lipgloss, it's all makeup!

9. Lasagna~ Actually any Italian food! Yummy, I love it! Olive Garden is definately up there with my favorite restaraunts.

10. Lighthouses~ I think they're beautiful and I like to collect them and decorate with them. I have a bunch in my living room!

Okay, so that was harder than I thought it would be! LOL If anyone wants to be tagged, leave me a comment and I'll pick a letter for you!

Hubby Tag!!

2008-12-05T22:23:00.000-08:00

1. Where did you meet? We both worked at The Home Depot! We talked to eachother for months before actually hanging out! He was so much fun and made me laugh like crazy!
2. How long did you date before you got married? 19 months
3. How long have you been married? 3 1/2 years
4. What does he do that surprises you? He listens when I happen to mention that I want something and then sure enough he gets it for me! LOL
5. What is your favorite feature of his? His eyes
6. What is your favorite quality of his? He is very hard working and very loyal! He'd do anything for me and the kids!
7. Does he have a nickname for you? Ape! Haha! How romantic
8. What is his favorite color? Blue
9. What is his favorite food? I'm not sure what his favorite is, but he loves a good steak!
10. What is his favorite sport? SOCCER!! He's played since he was 5!
11. When and where was your first kiss? Halloween night 2003 on his couch watching a scary movie!
12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Go on a date nate, even though that's pretty rare nowadays! We like to watch movies and our favorite t.v. shows together and go out to dinner as a family!
13. Do you have any children? Yes 2 boys!
14. Does he have a hidden talent? He speaks Japanese! It's only hidden now because he doesn't use it much!
15. How old is he? 29
16. Who said I love you first? Actually, I did! He knew how scared I was of getting serious because I didn't want to get involved too fast for my son's sake so he never said it!! I aked him why he didn't say it first and he said that when I was ready to say it, I'd be ready to hear it!! So true!
17. What is his favorite type of music? R&B
18. What do you admire most about him? He is the smartest, funniest, handsomest, most compassionate man I've ever met! I love that he fell in love with me even though he knew it wasn't going to be easy having an instant family. He has never acted like he didn't want to be a part of it and just dove right in the fatherhood! It takes a special person to be able to do that!
19. Do you think he will read this? I don't know! He's only been on our blog once!
But if so, I love you Honey!! You're the best!

I tag Tami, Melissa, Joni, and Jessica and anyone else that wants to do it!

Silly Baby!

2008-12-05T22:16:00.000-08:00

Lately Brayden has loved pulling big bowls or pots out and sitting in them!! It's so funny! He'll just sit there and drink his bottle or play with a toy! I took pictures of him in a bowl, but he sits in the crock pot too and I haven't taken any of that yet!

He's so cute, but it looks like I should've swept my floor before this picture was taken instead of after!!

3 of my favorite guys!

2008-12-05T22:11:00.000-08:00

Too bad this picture doesn't have Alex in it, because it's such a cute picture! It was taken at my nieces birthday party at Jungle Jim's play land so I'm sure Alex is off somewhere riding the rides and playing games!

My Dad, Adam and Brayden

15 Month Check up!

2008-12-05T22:01:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Brayden's 15 Month check up! It ended up being a pretty crazy day! He was just scheduled for a well child check up, but right as we were pulling in to the Dr. office he threw up everywhere!! It was awful! It was all over his clothes, face, the car and car seat! So his check up ended up being a sick child check up! Luckily I had a change of clothes and the nurses were so nice to help me clean everything up! Poor little guy! I was hoping it was a one timer, but he threw up again today!! He doesn't act sick at all other than just the throwing up but before and after, he's walking around and smiling, so who knows! Hopefully he's really done this time! Anyway, I was worried about him getting his vaccinations if he was sick but the Dr. assured me that it would be fine as long as he wasn't running a fever! So he got 3 shots, 1 of which was his flu shot booster! I don't know how to turn the picture, but you can still see his cute little legs with the bandaids on them!

Oh and here's his stats! 30 1/2in and 19 lbs 12 oz! Yes, I know I have a little baby! One of these days we'll hit 20 lbs!

Haircuts!

2008-12-05T21:41:00.000-08:00

Brayden finally got his first hair cut! I was pretty sad because I knew that that just meant he was growing up that much more! He looks like such a little man now instead of a baby! Adam and Alex also got haircuts too!

Getting ready!

Wearing the cute cape with Mindie!

Holding so still!

Daddy and Brayden with their new haircuts!

Alex's new haircut!

And here's some pictures of Brayden playing with Mindie's Christmas tree!

Brayden playing with Cali

Brayden taking stuff off of the tree!

Thanksgiving!

2008-12-05T21:19:00.000-08:00

Since my blog was acting up, I couldn't make a Thanksgiving post earlier so I'll do it now! We had two Thanksgivings like we do every year. My side of the family always does ours on the Sat. after so that we can all go with our in-laws on Thanksgiving day, but my in-laws live in California, so that usually means we do our own on the day of that I get to cook! But this year we were invited to my Sister's in law's (yes I have two sister-in-laws that are actual sisters LOL) parents house! It was alot of fun and there was lots of great food and we really appreciate the invite! These pictures are from their house!

I forgot to bring my camera to my family's dinner on Sat. but we had a great time! It was a lot of fun seeing everyone and getting all the kids together! I love this time of year to reflect on all of the wonderful things I have in my life!

What I'm grateful for:
~First and formost, I'm so grateful for my husband! He's so amazing! He's such a great husband and father. I am so grateful that he wasn't afraid to be an instant father and has been there for Alex for as long as he can remember! There was a time when I didn't think someone like him would be in our lives, but God brought him to us right when we needed him and were ready for him! He is so great with Brayden too!! I love you so much, Adam!
~I am so grateful for my beautiful little boys! I don't know what my life would be without them! They are the reason that I do everything I do! I love them so much and am looking forward to adding some more little one's to the mix!
~I am grateful for my parents and my siblings! They made me who I am today and I have no idea where I'd be without their influence. I'm so happy that my sister's are my very best friends and I can turn to them whenever I need to! I love that my whole family gets along so well and it's so much fun when we get together!
~I'm grateful for the gospel! I can't imagine hom my life could have turned out if I didn't have the gospel in my life! I am grateful that Jesus died for me and that He loves me and my family so much! I am grateful for the knowledge we have and the plan that has been made for us!
~I'm grateful for my in-laws! They're the best! They've been there for us and helped us out when we needed it! They are wonderful grandparents to our children. I'm so glad that we get along so well and that they accepted me into their family so well. I wish we lived closer to eachother though and I'm looking forward to seeing them for New Years!
~I am grateful for our health and my husband's job security! Both are major blessings especially with the way things are right now in the world!

I am grateful for so much more than this, but I could go on and on!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year and I am definately grateful for all of your friendships!!

Halloween pictures!

2008-11-07T09:37:00.000-08:00

I know I took forever to post my Halloween pictures! This last week has been super busy, so here goes!

First we went to Alex's school parade. The kids just walk through the gym with their costuems on! It's cute to see all of the different costumes and Alex was very proud to show off his batman costume!

Next we went trick-or-treating at Daddy's office! All of the employees have candy at their desk and most of them dress up (Daddy didn't want to this year) and all the families can come! It was alot of fun and the kids got so much candy just from there. The first one is a picture of Brayden eating his very first sucker.

After that, we went to the ward trunk-or-treat. Here's Brayden, the dragon trying to escape

Daddy being a good sport, handing out candy! He wasn't feeling well that day!

Alex and Brayden ready to go!

This one shows Brayden's costume a little better! He was so cute!

Brayden and Daddy

When we got home Brayden went to bed and Daddy stayed and watched t.v. while Alex and I went out trick-or-treating in the neighborhood! As you can see, it was a really long day and the kids were exhausted! We had a great time though and we still have tonz of candy!!

Yay, I got tagged! My first tagging! LOL

2008-11-07T09:22:00.000-08:00

Okay, so what you do is post the 4th picture in your 4th file and your 6th picture in your 6th file and explain them! Thanks for the tag Tami!

This is Alex and Adam from Alex's baptism day! It was such a special day to see Adam baptize him. Alex was so excited! He's such a great kid. Oh, and yes it's sideways, but I don't know how to turn it (LOL) but I figured it would give this post character! I was 9 months pregnant at this time so I'm glad the 4th picture wasn't of me!!!

This one is Brayden when he's probably about 4 days old, or so! You can see that he's still a bit yellow because he had a little bit of jaundice. He's so cute and tiny!!

Okay, now I tag Jessica, Melissa, Kristi and Megan!

I Love Halloween!

2008-10-31T20:53:00.000-07:00

Halloween's fun anyway, but for me it has special meaning! Adam and I started officially dating (first kiss during a scary movie) on Halloween, 5 years ago today. One year later, Adam proposed to me on Halloween night!! You would think I would be expecting it because it was our one year anniversary, but I thought no way he's going to propose on Halloween, but sure enough, he did!! So there I was with dark black makeup streaming down my face as he's down on his knees with forty white candles surrounding us, and then we watched Killer Clowns From Outerspace afterward!! Oh, and might I add, I'm deathly afraid of clowns, so that's why he bought this movie!! How romantic!

So Happy Halloween everyone and happy 5th anniversary sweetie!! I love you! Thanks for making the last 5 years so amazing!

p.s. Halloween pictures to come later! :)

Just like Mommy...

2008-10-30T21:52:00.001-07:00

Brayden got into my case of Diet Coke and wanted to "drink" some! He's not really drinking them of course, but these pictures Daddy took were just too cute!

Boo at the Zoo!

2008-10-30T21:27:00.000-07:00

We went to Boo at the Zoo last Sat. I'm just now getting around to posting it! The kids enjoyed it, but it was pure chaos! I've been before and it wasn't this bad! Parking was terrible so we had to walk so far and there were soo many kids there, it's amazing no one lost a child! LOL But, negativity aside, we did have fun! We probably wont go next year though, we'll probably just have our own halloween party at home!

Here's pictures of Alex and Brayden. Alex is Batman and Brayden is a bat. The costume is a little small so he's going to be a dragon on halloween, but this worked for boo at the zoo!

This is my adorable nephew Jacob and sister-in-law Jessica

These are of my cutest ever niece, Kallie as Raggedy Ann! Isn't she the cutest!!

Cornbelly's!

2008-10-25T21:56:00.000-07:00

Wednesday we went to Cornbelly's! The kids had fun, but it was freezing cold! I wish we had gone on a different night, but what can you expect for end of October! I would've taken more pictures, but we all wanted to stay bundled up. We went through the maze, rode the cow train, jumped on the big "pillow" and did various little things there. We would've done more had it not been so windy and cold! Next year! We went to Chili's afterward and had dinner! It was a great evening spent as a family!

Daddy helping Brayden ride the tire horse!

Daddy making sure Brayden's bundled up! I love this picture!

Alex, Daddy and Brayden

Brayden just chillin'

Alex jumping on the big pillow

Brayden being a goat!

My silly boys!

Someone needs a haircut!

2008-10-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

Brayden's hair is getting soo long! He's never had a haircut before, so I think he's due for his first one! Stay tuned for haircut pictures! Both boys need haircuts and then I'll get some cute pictures taken of them together!

Can't leave him alone for a second...

2008-10-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

Brayden is sometimes such a little stinker!! A cute stinker, but still a stinker! If I let him out of my sight for a couple of minutes, especially if it's suddenly really quiet, I know he's into something he shouldn't be! Like in these pictures, where he's unloading all of my little drawers in the bathroom!!

He's too cute to stay mad at! Just wait until you see what he does to daddy's DVD's! I'll take a pic next time!

Random Family pics...

2008-10-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to post some random pictures of the family! I don't have them organized yet to go along with a specific post, but they're still cute!!
Brayden eating...something?? LOL

Brayden loves to get in laundry baskets!

Daddy and Brayden sleeping!

Alex and Brayden! Brayden sure loves his big brother!

Just got back from the pool

Alex's 9th birthday! He was super excited about something!!

I finally made a blog...

2008-10-19T21:13:00.000-07:00

After seeing so many of my friends with the cutest blogs, I decided it was time we had our own! I'm excited to be able to share what's going on with our crazy family with all of you! It might take me a little while to get the hang of this, so bear with me! More posts and pictures to come...