Memorial Day

Every year everyone that can in the Palmer family meet up at the graves together.

 I buy flowers for my boys to put on the graves themselves- I want them to learn it's important.

 This was the closest thing to a family picture we have. We are at my grandpa Packs grave. 

This is my great grandpa Jenkins grave and I posted it just to see Blake.  Man this boy is for sure Bryans!  I didn't know he did that until after.

Ty vs Stock

Everyone always asks what boys looks like what other of my boys- well Stockton really looks like Ty did at 18 months.  See for yourself! 

This is Stockton- I'm annoyed this picture is blurry but I love it so I posted it anyway.  

 Tyson- Man I love those blue eyes!

 Tyson still love otter pops

 Stockton-

They are growing up way too fast!  I keep feeling like I robbed Stockton of his babyhood when I got pregnant with Brett because he seemed to all of the sudden grow up when I had Brett. 

My graduate

This was how old Ty was when Bryan started school...

Now he is 6 1/2 years later and Bryan is all done!

Bryan just finished his operations management degree from Utah State University. For someone who worked full time +, built a house, a growing family and a crazy wife to deal with he has done so well!  I can't begin to tell him how proud of him I am.  His degree means so much more then mine.  I was single all but my last semester of school so I never had to juggle home, family, work and school like he did.  I have so much more respect for people who went to school with a family then while single.  It is so much harder! I'm so glad this chapter of our life is done.

Photo Book

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My 2011 family photo book.  Not too fancy or anything special but it's done!

Stocks Surgery

 I was really worried about my poor little guy being terrified of surgery and of the dr's more then the surgery itself but he did pretty good.  This is Stock before surgery.  He would cry when ever a nurse would come in and try to listen to his heart or anything like that.  We had to wait a long time before the actual surgery but then as soon as they took him from us it seemed like he was back.  That's the part that broke my heat because when we walked down to where they were going to take him he was holding onto me and I had to pry him off me to hand to the dr.

I only took one picture of him after surgery because he was pulling my hair and smacking me in the face.  Weird reaction to coming out of surgery for him he never pulls my hair.  I'm so glad it's over!  I'm already noticing him saying a few more words and responding to me more.

Brett's Blessing

Bryan gave Brett a beautiful blessing last Sunday.  We had my brother, dad, Bryan's dad, brother Joe, brother in law's Brad and Ron, our Friend Brett McEvoy (who he is named after) and bishop in the circle.  I hope I didn't forget someone.  Lucky for me I made it though another blessing without a baby throwing up or pooping all over my blessing outfit.  

I keep feeling like Brett is such a special little boy. That he is going to do so much good in the world.  I felt like that will all my boys I guess but I really felt like it with him during his blessing.

My great grandma Mae made this booties and the blanket he is laying on. 

My boys all ready to head to church. 

Stockton had enough of pictures after taking one.  My older boys were ok to pose.   I feel REALLY BAD though because every kid we get a family picture after their blessing but we didn't get one with Brett.  Actually we have yet to get a good family picture at all and Brett is 5 weeks old.  Bryan for some reason is being really stupid about it.  I just want one where you can see everyones face is that too much to ask?

Brett I love you son! I can't wait to see the kind of person you grow up to be!

PS Brett slept from 11 to 5am last night!  I couldn't believe it! I've NEVER EVER had a baby this little do that. In fact they usually do that once or twice then never again until they are one.  Lets hope Brett keeps it up! But I won't be holding my breath.  I'm just grateful for today I feel rested for once!

Stock-o- Taco

Stockton has been really cracking us up lately! He walks around babbling all the time.  I hope after his surgery next week I'll be able to tell more of what he is trying to say. 

He has a new fascination with stickers. He puts them all over him and me.  He has to taste a few too.

He is in his new room now the baby is here.  Sometimes I don't know where he went and I'll find him in his closet playing with some of his toys.

These are his "cheese" faces.  Whenever I take his picture he gives me a few looks like this.  He loves to be outside.  It's been hard with Brett here I don't get outside with him very often.  He just recently had a stomach flu and It was so heartbreaking for me because he would want me to hold him all the time and I couldn't because of the baby.  I would go from cuddling him to putting him down, changing my clothes, then picking the baby up.  I was trying to hard not to get the baby sick.  It's hard because he is still my baby and yet I don't have enough time in the day to treat him as much as my baby anymore.

He is so funny about his crib.  He gets all of this blankets and makes a little "nest" to lay on top of.

His new thing is giving Brett a "kiss" on his head. He really loves his brother. 

I need to get a video of him kicking a soccer ball.  He can dribble it all the way down my yard.  I can't get enough of this kid.