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Friday, September 21, 2012

My Birthday

I got really lucky this year because my mom came to visit for most of the week the week of my birthday. It was so nice to  have a extra set of hands! 
 Let me back up for a sec.  Gord had preschool the day before- his first day!  And he was SOOO excited! He goes to the preschool that is next to my house with our neighbor. He had to ware his very favorite Angry birds shirt that he wants to have on every day. He helped me make sure it was all clean and ready to go for him.  I took him outside to take his picture and I hear Stockton start crying after I got a couple of pictures done.  Stockton pulled off part of his big toenail coming off our front porch so I had to send Blake over to school alone because Stock was bleeding everywhere.  I still feel bad about that.  He was so excited about his first day and I had to put it on the back burner to help Stockton out.  I hope he didn't care.  He is doing really good with school.  I'm so proud of him! He has a lot of little friends he tells me all about.
The day before my birthday Tyson made me this necklace:
He is the sweetest thing!  He is always trying to make life a little easier for me. He came up with the idea and did it himself.  Bryan didn't know what it was and threw it away later but at least I got a picture of it with my boy.
 We went to the fair grounds for a picnic dinner with G-pa and G-ma Jenkins.  When I was younger and would come visit in the summer for a couple of weeks they would do this with me all the time and I loved it.  Brought back a lot of good memories.  I'm glad Grandpa felt well enough to come!
It is so hard to get a good picture of my kids.  They just never all look at the camera. Especially to get Stockton to hold still long enough for a picture.  


My dr.'s office schudeles my kids check ups for me and I can change them if I want to.  Brett's 4 month apt. was on my birthday but I figured I wouldn't be doing anything fun in the morning anyway (usually) so I went.  My mom was still around and my sis in law offered to take my other kids so mom went with me.  The bad part was he needed shots and I ALWAYS feel bad when they have to get shots.  I am so grateful to get another round of the whopping cough shot though because when he was born there was a outbreak of it around here.  Nothing is worse then a really sick baby. 
Bryan really did well this year for my birthday! We met up at Olive Garden for dinner while my mom had the older three boys. Then he invited his family over for cake.  This was my birthday cake:
My boys LOVED it!  Especially Blake.  I thought it was funny.  I was going to make Bryan a princess cake for his birthday but the boys didn't like that idea.  I'm pretty sure there will be very little pink in this house ever.  Bryan got me a gift card to Kohls so I can get what I want and some perfume. My parents bought me a BEAUTIFUL picture of the Logan temple.  I'm pretty sure the picture of me standing next to it is on my mom's phone though... Well here's to the last year of my twenties!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Bear Lake 2012

Bryan's sister Jenny called me the Monday before school started and invited me to her in laws cabin in bear lake and we jumped at the chance!  We go to Bear Lake every year but hadn't been yet this year so I was excited! 
 I love how shallow bear lake is- makes it easier to keep a eye on my kids.  
 My Sister in laws Becca and Jenny have lots of girls- 8 between the two of them- so my boys of course were the sharks getting the fish or something like that.  
 Stock was hard to watch because I had Brett with me too.  I felt better with a life jacket on him just in case he fell over and I wasn't right next to him.  He did really good though.  Here he is with Ava who is a few months older then him. 
 My nephew Colton took Ty on a jet ski ride and he loved it!  He loves it from my parents jet skis. 
 I'm not sure how he got so much mud on his face!  I'm a mean mom for taking a picture before I cleaned it off of him. 
 Cheese! 
 Brett wasn't a fan of the water- Maybe next year! 
Braden burried their dog tex in the sand.  I couldn't believe the dog let them!

Sunday, September 2, 2012

4 month Brett

 I can't get enough of my little guy!  He is starting to come alive lately.
-He giggles when tickled (and he is very ticklish)
-He smiles ALL the time
-He sleeps ALL NIGHT! Love this kid!
-He is starting to babble a lot and coo at me when I talk to him.
-for the most part as long as he is being held by his mama he is happy.
-Brett is starting to grab at toys and put them in his mouth.  Makes him a happier kid!
-At his 4 month well check up he was 17 lbs and 25 1/2 inches.  HUGE! No wonder my back hurts!
-Loves when he brothers talk to him.
-He is starting to wear a lot of 6/9 month clothes.
-Still isn't a fan of his car seat but is getting better.
-Almost all of his dark hair has fallen out and some peach fuzz is coming in.  It's not blonde like my other kids though.

I just love to kiss that cute face.  He is so precious! I love him!