Happy Birthday Abby Lyn!

Happy Birthday, you truly are the BEST!!

Just a little update

Where are you SPRING?


We have had such a long winter this year. Wind, rain, snow, freezing temps, they all need to go cause usually by this time each year we have all the signs of Spring especially the blossoms I love so much on your neighborhood trees. Anyday now Spring would be great!



Did I tell you that Steve and I have decided to let Abby start dating a year early? Yup, he is so wonderful and so very handsome. To tell you the truth I am a little jealous. Here is a picture of the two love birds...
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His name is Edward and he is a keeper!



And here is another keeper. Bradley had the opportunity in February to play a few soccer tournaments on the BSU Blue turf. In case you did not know, Bradley is a huge BSU fan so this was very exciting for him. This FEBRUARY game was much warmer than any of his March games have been. Go fiqure.







Speaking of BSU, Bradley and his best buddy Ryan were able to get their favorite BSU football player, Ian Johnson's autograph. Ian and his lovely wife Chrissy were so cute and friendly and I guess it was worth the almost 3 hour wait. What we mothers do for our kiddos. Bradley said he wanted muscles like Ian's and a six pack like Beckham's, remember that story? Yummy!

This month my dear brother Christopher came out for a visit. We had such a good time with him here. My kids just ate him up, never giving him a moment to himself. My children have really missed having family around them so it made me so happy to see them getting their fill of Uncle Chris.

The kids and I went down to Salt Lake to spent Spring Break with my sister and her four little kids. We also meet the newest member of our family, Gavin who was born in February 4 weeks early.

There is nothing liking being with cousins.

Benson, Hayden, Beau, Elle, Bella

Temple Square

I love bringing the children here. As soon as we enter this room they become so quiet and so reverant as they look up at their Savior. I can sense and see in their eyes that they know and love him and feel his love for them in return. It is always my favorite 15 minutes on Temple Square.

My hottie had another birthday!

On Christmas Steve turned....

5 things I love about Steve

1. He is dark and handsome

2. He works very hard to provide for his family

3. Puts up with me which isn't as easy as it looks

4. Doesn't expect a big meal on the table each night

5. He is dark and handsome

I could go on and on and get all mushy but I will spare you guys!

Love you babe!

Family Pictures

We were lucky enough to have my dear friend Audrey take our family pictures again this year...in the rain! She is an amazing photographer, so talented and truly one of the kindest gals I know! Love her to pieces!

It was hard to narrow down a few to post so here is a bunch!

I love these boys...especially the HOT one in the middle!

ThE HaPpiEsT PLaCe oN EaRth!!

Wishes really do come true!

Since a little girl I've dreamed of going to Disneyland (i was a deprived child I know) and my wish finally came true. It was amazing, everything I dreamed of and more! Everything was so beautiful, everyone was so happy and friendly, and everything so so so fun! I loved watching the kiddos experience it for the first time as well and shhh....watching Steve become as a child again. I now know what they mean when they say, "the happiest place on earth" I Loved it and cannot wait to go back.

Here is a bunch of pictures

If ever there be sure to check out the sweet shop outside of the Winnie the Poo ride. You HAVE to buy a Tigger Tail in there. Oh my goodness, I thought I had died and gone to heaven! It is 4 marshmellows 0n a stick dipped in......nevermind you just have to try one, trust me. But that is the problem you cannot stop at just one! So thanks to my dear friend Michelle B who told me about them, we spent a butt load of money
(and calories) on Tigger Tails!

TinkerBell

Minnie Mouse, my favorite


Jasmine, Steve's favorite



Snow White, Elle's favorite. She was so cute with Elle


Jedi training, Beau's favorite

Bradley did not have a favorite and Abby's favorite was Jack Sparrow but unfortunatly I too was in that picture and it was a really bad picture of me, so therfore I am not sharing that one.




The famous tea cups and Elle's favorite ride



Cool shot Huh?


Alice in Wonderland, no one's favorite



A bunch of my favorite people just getting off California Soaring.
Which by the way, if you are scared of heights as I am, do not attempt this one. It truly was a beautiful ride but I thought I was going to die!



Abigail loves Jack from The Nightmare Before Christmas so the Haunted Mansion was a big hit with her. To our surprise Beau loved this one too, he wanted to ride it over and over. Unfortunatly we arrived the day after Jack left the park so instead she just bought a lot of jack stuff.



And we all lived happily ever after.

Santa Monica Beach

This was the kid's first real experience with the beach and ocean and they loved it! We didn't get into Santa Monica till late in the afternoon but thought it would be fun to go and just look at the beach before going to our hotel. Well, as you can see "just looking" was not ok with them, they were in that water before I could even get the words out of my mouth...
"don't get wet"! They were all having the time of their life but Beau was so darn funny. He was so happy that he couldn't contain himself. He was hooting, hollaring, giggling, splashing, shouting for joy and doing cart wheels all up and down the coast. Funny Kid! It was great fun to watch them truly enjoy themselves!

Beau is now a big 6 year old!

Beau turned six while we were in Los Angeles last week.
We decorated the hotel room, played in the ocean and rode bikes on the beaches of Santa Monica, it was a great day.
On our last day in Disneyland Beau was given a pin to wear that announced that he was turning 6. He was so proud to wear it and I loved how every single employee greeted him with a big "Happy Birthday". By the way, I L.O.V.E. Disneyland!

Beau is such a sweet and funny kid. He is a little goof ball and keeps all of us laughing.

Beau is a LEGO lover! He is an amazing builder and can do it for hours. While in Downtown Disney we took him to the LEGO Store to pick out a set for his birthday and he was all smiles the entire time, he was in paradise!

Beau loves Star Wars, video games, playing outside and being with his big brother and his buddies.

We love Beau to pieces because he is so sweet, so hugable, so goofy, so cute and we couldn't live without him!

Happy Birthday Beau!

Halloween

Another Great Halloween Night!!

Perfect weather and the door bell rang all night long.

Now the count down to Christmas begins.

Photo Tagged!

I have been photo tagged by Natalie and if I understand it right I am suppose to post the fourth picture in my fourth photo album. Boy did I take a walk down memory lane. So, I couldn't help it, I am going to break the rules by sharing the first four photos from my fourth album with you.

Picture #1

Our home in Colorado. This was the view from every window on the back of our house. I love those beautiful Rocky Mountains and that is Downtown Denver way in the background.

Picture # 2

Couldn't show the back without showing the front.

Picture #3

A little party with our great friends before we left. This was just a few weeks before Elle was born, before Steve started his job in NYC and before we left Colorado. It was insane! Note to self and others. Do not try to sell a house, pack up and clean a house, give birth and move out of the state all in less than a two month period!!

Look at little baby Beau-Beau. I get so sentimential when I look at old pictures. But it is good because it reminds me just how fast time really goes by and that is why I need to appreciate and enjoy each new day.

Enjoy the Journey

just like our dear Prophet again reminded us to do this past Conference?

Picture #4

I tag the wives of these hunky men. If you can claim one of these guys then it is your turn to post the fourth picture from your fourth album and take us down memory lane with you. I swear red walls was the in thing 5 years ago!!

(Christina, i love the guilty look on Brandon's face!)

29 degrees and a pumpkin patch

29 degrees! Again, that love/hate relationship with the sport. Yes, that IS frozen grass that cut up the legs of each player that went down.
That dearly loved stubborn child of mine would not bundle up! I begged, I bribed, I pleaded but nope, he did not give in. I know all the other mothers thought I had to be the worst mom ever to let their child play in this kind of weather without the proper attire. After seeing tears in his eyes I could not take it anymore, I threw those dane gloves at him on the field which almost embrassed him to death. Well, just like they always say in those Love and Logic classes, Natural Consequences. He cried in pain the whole way home and so I hope the natural consequence of him choosing not to wear his winter uniform will help next time...but he is the most stubborn child I know, so we will see.


And this is what that 29 degree day did to my garden/pumpkin patch.


And this is my 4 pumpkins at a real pumpkin patch. I love Linder Farms!!

DISNEYLAND 11 more days!!! I am so giddy!
Time to change the blog tunes to help prepare.