Our Family!

Miss Pretty Princess!

2011-09-21T21:30:00.019-06:00

Bryn sure acts like a "pretty princess". She loves dresses, to twirl and dance in them. She loves purses, phones, (loud) princess high heel shoes, her Minnie Mouse pajama dress, earrings, nail polish, you name it, she loves it! I have even walked into my room and she is rubbing Darrin's dresser saying it was "Sooo pretty!" She also has her little girly voice to go with it! A lot of times when she is talking to us, she will also tilt her head to one side or go back and forth! It is pretty funny!
It is fun to watch Bryn learn new things. She can sing her ABC's, she can count to 14, she knows most of her colors (red is mainly the last color she has a hard time with. She even knows black, brown, and white before red!!) Bryn still isn't 100% potty trained but we are still working on it and most days, she does really good! We finally bought her pull-ups(which are her new underwear for now,just in case she has an accident) but she loves them and rarely has an accident now.

As some of you may know, we had a scary incident with Bryn last month. On August 23rd, Bryn started to get a fever in the evening. I took her temperature and it was 102.5, high but not extreme high. I gave her tylenol and we sat on the couch watching a show on the computer. About 15 minutes after giving her meds, I looked over at her on the couch and her eyes were rolling up into her head. So I started saying her name and then I noticed she was turning blue. Scariest moment of my life. I hurried and put her on the floor, called 911, starting breathing in her mouth, yelled for Isaac to go grab the neighbor, and tried keeping Jordyn from going out the front door! It was crazy! She finally stopped turning blue when the neighbors showed up but she was still really pale and very out of it. We kept trying to get her to focus on us and keeping her awake till the paramedics came. (When you are in a scary situations like this one, it seems like the paramedics take forever to get there. They didn't come fast enough! That is how I felt!) She was doing better but the guys thought we should still get her checked in the ER so the neighbor drove us to Darrin's hospital where Darrin met us at the ER. They gave her an IV to get fluids in her and gave her meds for her fever. They figured it was some sort of febrile seizure. It was a long night but Bryn was sure a trooper. She barely cried when getting the IV put in her. And of course, she loved that they wrapped it in pink! She was very cute with all the doctors and nurses helping us. It was the scariest night of my life. When she was blue, lying on the floor not responding to me, I thought, "We can't lose our Bryn." It was very sad. I didn't know what was happening to her. I have never been around or seen someone have a seizure and thought someone always shook when they had a seizure. I see now why people are right when they say it is good not to panic when calling 911, but man is it sure hard not to panic when something like this happens. Thank goodness Bryn is perfectly fine now, we just have to watch her if she gets a fever of at least 100 degrees and start giving her meds.
(Sorry that was a long story, I wanted to tell the whole story because I am also putting this in her book.)

Bryn is such a happy little girl(except when fighting with her brother, which she can pinch pretty hard!) Bryn is also a good big sister(except when she is bugging Jordyn! haha She has her moments!) Bryn was eating breakfast this morning and of course, there was Jordyn trying to get food from her. So Bryn would take a bite of her food and then give Jordyn a bite. It was sweet!

I was thinking earlier today at how fast Bryn is growing up. It is kind of sad. She is at such a cute age.
Darrin will always ask Bryn, "Who's baby are you?" And Bryn will always reply, "Daddy's baby!"
We love our pretty girl Bryn!

Miss Wiggle Worm!

2011-09-18T23:50:00.014-06:00

So our little miss Jordyn is the biggest wiggle worm ever! Out of all of our kids, she is the busiest of them all. Changing her diaper or clothes can be such a challenge, she just won't hold still for just one second! People will always try to hold her and once they are holding her, they comment about how much she is moving around in their arms!

It is crazy to think she is already 10 1/2 months. She learned how to really crawl at 9 1/2 months but was army crawling and rolling a lot earlier. She is always standing up to furniture or the fireplace.
She has also learned how to climb up the stairs or get onto our fireplace(which isn't good!) Earlier today, Jordyn was in the basement with the kids and I quickly ran upstairs to put a few clothes away. I then walked back into our kitchen and there Jordyn was in the dining room by the top of the stairs. That was the first time she really crawled up ALL the stairs. Thank goodness she didn't fall.

Jordyn is pretty much always happy. We always say she is such a character! She is at the age now that she can interact more when Isaac and Bryn are playing with her. Bryn and Isaac think it is funny when Jordyn is crawling down the hall trying to get them. Or when they play peek-a-boo with her. I love watching my kids all laughing together!

Jordyn now has four teeth(two on top, two on bottom) with at least two more trying to come through. She STILL sucks her two stinkin' middle fingers on her left hand. I have been trying to get her to stop but it is sooo hard. One thing that is nice about Jordyn is she is not a picky eater. She loves food and loves to eat!(You wouldn't notice that with her size. She is very petite.) Whenever she sees someone eating, she will start to grunt and get mad at you because she wants some!

Jordyn's smile and laughter brings so much happiness to our family!
We sure do love our Jordy! Or as Bryn would call her, Jordya(Jordia)!!

Swiss Cheese Chicken

2011-04-14T22:02:00.010-06:00

This is another new and tasty dinner I tried tonight! (I got it off of Macaroni Mamas blog) And of course like always, very simple and inexpensive! To start off I would like to say I am not a huge fan of swiss cheese so I wasn't sure if I would like this but it was yummy! The kids loved it and I didn't even have to fight them to try it!
So here you go...

Swiss Cheese Chicken--(I will give the normal recipe and in the brackets have how much I used)

8-9 chicken breasts (2 chicken breasts sliced in half to become 4 and thinner)
Sliced swiss cheese--enough to cover each piece of chicken
2 cans of cream of chicken soup (1 can)
1/2 cup sour cream (1/4 cup)
2 cups Ritz crackers crushed- about 1 1/2 bags (1/2 bag of crackers)
1/2 cup butter (1/4 cup)

Place chicken breasts in a 9x13-inch pan (mine was in a 11x7). Place cheese over each chicken breast. Mix soup and sour cream then put it on over the cheese and chicken. Sprinkle the crackers crumbs over the top. Melt the butter and drizzle over the cracker crumbs. Bake uncovered at 275 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. ( I cooked mine for about 2 1/2)

We enjoyed this chicken dinner with a side of Uncle Bens Wild Rice(fast cook), and some steamed carrots with a bit of butter on top. It was delicious! Enjoy!

My 3 Crazy Kids!!

2011-03-09T21:31:00.006-07:00

I haven't written about my kids for awhile so I thought I should while I have time so I can remember things about them at this age and print it off and put it in their books!!

Isaac--5 yrs old.

He is our smart little cookie! He has been reading books for over a year and amazes us with how much he knows and how much he memorizes stuff that we don't even remember. The other day, we were in the parking lot walking towards Walmart. Out of the blue Isaac says, "Save Money, Live Better, Walmart!" (I actually just had to ask him what the saying was again so I could type it on here!!) There were no signs around that said that saying or anything. He just had remembered it from a tv commercial!
He has been skiing 4 times this winter and loves every minute of it. He even follows Darrin and goes through the trees and down black diamond hills! (I don't even like to go down black diamonds!) He is in swimming lessons right now during the winter to get some of his extra energy out! During the whole lesson he never stops hopping up and down because of excitement. He also doesn't like to get his ears wet but he is doing better with each lesson. In the warm weather, he enjoys riding his bmx bike on the street, at skateparks, or on bmx tracks. He loves his nerf guns. He loves lying on the floor with his dad and just wrestling away. He is a very active boy just like his mom and dad. We enjoy playing board games with Isaac. He loves to play Life and Monopoly. He says that when he gets older he is going to be a doctor, police officer and a fireman. And says that he will be a doctor on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A policeman on Tuesday, and a fireman on Thursday. He also says he will make $100,000 as a doctor! (because that is how much a doctor's salary is in the game Life!)
He is a very kind, loving boy! He is the one that if you or someone is sad, he will be wiping the tears away or trying to make you laugh. I remember last year I was really sick one day with an extreme migraine. I was pretty much just lying on the bathroom floor. He came and sat next to me on the floor and just started rubbing my head and telling me it would be ok.
He is the best brother in the world and sure takes care of his little sisters!! Yes, he can bug them at times but he always makes sure they are ok. He loves to make them laugh and tries to do funny stuff when they are sad. The other day, he was playing and talking with Jordyn and turned to me and said, "Me and Jordyn are best buds!"
He has a few obsessions!! One, transformers of course! But his newest obsession....STARCRAFT! This boy loves Starcraft! Darrin is playing right now while Isaac is watching and Isaac is just squealing when something exciting is happening and giving advice on what Darrin should do. He is always asking when he can play or when we will play. He is only 5 and he can play better than me! He sure knows how to work a computer!
We sure love our boy!!

Bryn--2 yrs old

Bryn is such a character! She will make some of the funniest faces or noises that make me just start laughing! I will be talking to her and she will just close her eyes most of the way, tilt her head from side to side and make funny faces and noises with her lips! Where did she get that from? It is hilarious to see, at least I think so! When ever she sees a candle she gets excited and starts singing/saying "Happy Birthday" even if it is a scented candle we have on the stove! She has learned to use the word "because" very well when we ask her a question like, Why did you pinch Isaac? and her reply..."Because."
Some of her favorite things are Mickey and Minnie Mouse! She has both a Mickey and a Minnie that she sleeps with. She also loves babies, dresses, riding on the bike with mom or dad, princess', talking on anything that looks like a phone, and her Aunt Courtney!! Oh I almost forgot to add her obsession to SHOES!! This little girl loves her shoes, any shoes! She will always be walking around the house with shoes too big for her. When we go downstairs to get her out of her room from her nap, she will have her shoe drawers open and trying on all the shoes.
She is always wanting us to turn on our ipod and says "dance". She has the cutest little dance moves ever!
Lately, she has been our accident child!! I keep saying Bryn needs to wear a helmet. I think she might have gotten this from me!! haha
She loves her baby sister Jordyn (Jordy)! She will get excited and yell stuff to me when she sees Jordyn do something. A few examples, Jordyn will be some where and be slobbering and Bryn will yell to me, "Jordyn spit up!" or another one that can drive me crazy, Jordyn will be asleep either in her carseat or her swing and if Bryn is around and sees Jordyn either peek out of an eye or make the slightest move, bryn will yell, "Jordyn wake up!" and of course it will actually wake Jordyn up!
She loves to play hide and go seek around the house.
She will say some of the cutest things like, one time she was on the toilet and I was wearing some soft pajamas when I went in to help her. She started rubbing my pants and saying, "Gorgeous!" She loves saying that our hair is pretty. She loves getting a brush and brushing my hair (more like putting knots in it!)
She is a true girl and we love it!!!

Jordyn--4 months

Jordyn is the best baby ever! I thought Bryn was a really good baby but Jordyn has topped that! She is such a happy baby!! She will always smile or laugh at you. She thinks Isaac is so funny and will always laugh at him! She is very ticklish on her rib cage. She will always put a smile on your face.
She is a really good sleeper! She has been sleeping through the night since she was 5 weeks old! Thank you Jordyn! She puts herself to sleep so that I don't have to rock her.
I have never seen so much drool come from a babies mouth!! haha She is the slobber master in our family!! She sure loves sucking on her hands! (More than a binky) Her two fingers between her pointer finger and pinky finger on her left hand are her favorite! That is what she sucks on the most!
She loves her swing. Mostly all of her naps during the day are in her swing, unless we are out and about and she falls asleep in her car seat. She never takes naps in her crib.
Isaac loves it when she "talks" to him! Bryn is always trying to copy the things that Jordyn is doing whether lying on her tummy or "talking" like Jordyn!
She sure brings a lot of happiness to our home!
Even with all the slobber, she is the cutest baby!! I can't get enough of her!!

Crock Pot Chicken!

2011-03-04T21:59:00.005-07:00

Another new easy recipe I tried tonight! This recipe I got from Macaroni Mamas and I really enjoyed it. Normally I am not a fan of cream cheese but this was good. Here you go...

Crock Pot Chicken

4 frozen chicken breasts
1 envelope of Italian dry dressing mix .....(Look down the salad dressing aisle! It took me forever to find this. haha)
1 8oz. Cream Cheese
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
Cooked Rice

Put raw chicken(frozen and all) in crockpot. Sprinkle with dressing mix. Cook on high for 4-5 hours. (Don't add water) If you half the recipe and only use 2 chicken, you can cut the time. Maybe only 2 1/2-3 1/2 hours. Shred chicken; then return to crockpot.(you could also just shred the chicken in the crockpot.) Add cream cheese and soup; warm. Note: If only cooking 2 chicken, I still would probably use all the soup and most of the cream cheese. Serve over rice.

The chicken sauce was more on the thicker side but it actually tasted quite nice! We had asparagus on the side. A roll would have been nice too but hey, I was sick today! :)

Enjoy!

Toasted Ravioli

2011-03-02T22:02:00.003-07:00

So this recipe I tried last night I got off of the blog Macaroni Mamas. I am an extremely picky eater and so ravioli with ricotta cheese is not part of my diet(the texture kills me) but I still try to make things that Darrin and the kids will eat, and I eat something else. I did however bite one small corner of the ravioli and it tasted good, but Darrin said it was good, so we will go with that!! This recipe was very simple to make and didn't take long at all. Here is the recipe...

Toasted Ravioli

Ingredients:
1 bag (13oz) of Ravioli-frozen or fresh....I used frozen which worked great.
1 1/2 cup Italian style bread crumbs....I think I only used one cup.
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup Buttermilk
oil for frying...I used olive oil

Directions:
-Cook ravioli until al dente(whatever that means)..Follow directions on package. Let them cool.
-While cooling, mix bread crumbs and 1/4 cup of cheese.
-Heat oil to approx. 350 degrees. (I just let the oil get hot enough and tried one to see if it was ready)
-Dip the ravioli in the buttermilk and then in the bread crumb mixture to cover well.
-Gently place in the hot oil....Warning: HOT! haha and fry until golden brown, I did it for about 2 minutes.
-Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan cheese on the cooked ravioli.
-Serve with spaghetti sauce for dipping.

This would be nice with a salad on the side.

Enjoy!

Southwestern Chicken Wraps!

2011-01-27T10:19:00.003-07:00

For the last couple of months, every time I was grocery shopping, a bag of wraps kept calling my name to buy them. I finally gave in a few weeks ago and bought some, not knowing what I was going to make with them. Yesterday I decided I better search online to find a yummy recipe to make before the wraps go bad. I searched, wrap recipes with chicken and black beans and here is the recipe I found and made last night!

Southwestern Chicken Wrap
(here is the recipe it has online but I changed a few things and will tell you what I did)

Serves/Makes: 4 Ready in: Less than 30 minutes

Ingredients:
1 roasted chicken (2 lb size) skin discarded, meat removed from bones and shredded.
(I think boneless skinless chicken breasts would work the best if you don't already have a roasted chicken!)
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
1 cup canned black beans-rinsed
1/2 cup frozen corn--thawed, or canned corn, drained
1/4 cup light sour cream (I just used what I normally get)
4 leaves of romaine lettuce
4 whole-wheat tortillas (10 inch size)---(I used traditional softwraps and heated them in the microwave)
2 limes cut in wedges (I didn't have any, but you only have it as a side)

Directions:
Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, barbeque sauce, beans, corn, and sour cream.Stir to combine and cook until hot. 4 to 5 minutes.
Assemble by placing chicken mixture on wrap and top with lettuce, roll it up as you would a burrito. Slice in half diagonally and serve warm, with a wedge of lime.

Now here are the modifications I made:
I didn't have a roasted chicken and I also didn't want to boil chicken, so I just used a can of Swanson chunk chicken that was 12.5 oz. I think a chicken breast would be the best but it was still delicious with what I used and easier!
I still only used 1/2 cup of bbq sauce because I didn't want it too strong, but I put in about a can of black beans and a can of corn because I wanted more of those. Also for the sour cream, I used a little less than 1/2 cup instead of 1/4 cup.
I just used my normal lettuce that I would put on a burrito or tacos. And then of course a soft wrap.
Here is everything I put in my wrap when putting it together.
So you have the wrap, put the chicken mixture, then shredded cheese, mexican rice(I don't know why they didn't put those in the recipe because it was delicious with those!), lettuce and a little more sour cream in with it. (Darrin also put fresh salsa in his)

So extra stuff you might need, cooked mexican rice from rice a roni, cheese shredded, and salsa if you want.

This recipe was extremely delicious. You could taste a little bit of barebeque flavor but it wasn't overwhelming!

Enjoy!

Dinner!

2011-01-14T19:37:00.006-07:00

I love it whenever someone posts about a meal they made for dinner because I always love new recipes! I decided I would post what I made last night.
Dinners for me, I like them fast, easy, cheap, and also yummy!

I got this recipe from my cousin's blog when she made it for dinner. (Thanks Maury) It is really fast to make and tastes delicious!

Ranch Chicken

Take boneless skinless chicken breasts and cut them in half so they are thinner. Then cut them into strips. For kids, you can cut the strips into cubes like chicken nuggets.

Dry mixture:

1 dry Ranch dressing packet
3/4 cup Kellogg's Corn Flake crumbs (I put it into a ziploc bag and smash, and then measure 3/4 cup)
3/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Combine dry ingredients and mix.

preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x13 dish with foil.

melt 1/2 cup butter in medium bowl

dip chicken in butter, then in the dry mixture, and place in the lined 9x13 dish. (I usually have a little bit of the mixture left over so I sprinkle that on top of the chicken to give it a little more flavor and crunch)

Place in oven and cook it all the way through. For about 25-30 minutes. For me, it is 30 minutes.
And there you have it! For side dishes to go with this, we usually have rice-a-roni or wild rice and some steamed broccoli.

Scaredy Cat!

2011-01-11T08:44:00.003-07:00

Scaredy cat, that would be me! Actually I am just afraid of a lot of things! Last night, I thought one of those things happened.
Jordyn woke up around 5:45am. After getting her out of her crib, I was sitting on the side of my bed facing the wall and heard Darrin cough while lying in bed. As I was turning to put my legs in bed, I looked towards our door and I saw this man walking across our hallway down towards Jordyn's room. All I could see was his black shadow. I started to shake because I was so scared. I hurried and turned towards Darrin to hit him as I was saying "someone is in our house, they went into Jordyn's room" As I went to hit Darrin, I was just hitting the bed and talking to myself. Darrin wasn't there. Then I heard Darrin cough in the bathroom. The shadow man....was Darrin! It took almost a half hour for me to be able to settle down. I still thought there could be someone there but they walked across the hall after Darrin walked into the bathroom. Now that it is morning and I am awake, I am fine!!

Another thing that scares me is.....long basement stairs. Yes, long basement stairs!!
And you ask, Why would those be scary?
Well, I hate going up them. I get good exercise when I have to go down them alot because when coming up, I always have to run up them! In my mind, I always think that someone might be down in our basement hiding and when I am going up the stairs, they might try to grab me. Seriously! I have to run up and kind of look back while I am going. Even when I am 9 months prego, I have to go up the stairs as fast as I can. Weird, I know, but I remember doing it as a little kid and always running upstairs from our basement because I was afraid of the same reason I still do it.

I don't know why but I always think someone might be in our house or looking through our windows.
Well, that is the end of telling you some of my weird things! Trust me there is more but I won't go into it!

Recently read...

2011-01-08T08:43:00.005-07:00

I just got finished reading the book Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. The characters in the story are fictional but it is based during WWII in France with true events that happened.

It was a little sad (no crying involved though) but was still a nice book to read. Every day I couldn't wait to read more to find out what would happen next. Also it looks like they are making this book into a movie! I can't wait!

I have a list of books that I am wanting to read so maybe I will post more after I finish reading them.

Baby Jordyn!

2011-01-08T07:31:00.004-07:00

I think I should post about our new baby girl Jordyn since she is already 2 months! These past two months have been extremely crazy/busy with life but we love having another little girl!

Jordyn was born on November 4th. 6 pounds 13 ounces, 19 inches long! She just had her 2 month appt and is already 11#7oz and like 23 inches long!

Isaac and Bryn sure love her, and with Bryn sometimes too much! We always have to watch Bryn because she thinks she can pick her up and hold her herself.

Jordyn is an extremely good baby! She loves to smile and has just started to laugh!

"Horsey-Rider"

2010-10-04T14:04:00.003-06:00

The other day, I was thinking about how our "horsey-rider" will be turning 5 on November 2nd. It made me sad. (I am pregnant right now and anything can make me sad.) But I love having my little boy.
When we found out a few months ago that we were going to have another girl, I was happy but I have to admit I cried. I love, love, love having Bryn and will be happy with another girl, but I miss having a little boy around. Maybe it is, Isaac is just growing up and I miss him being little.

Memories of him seem so long ago:
-peeing on me while I changed his diapers
-rolling everywhere to get around.
-laying on the floor with his dad, under his tricycle, pretending to fix his bike.
-learning how to ride a normal bike (no training wheels) at age 3
-sword fighting with me in the basement.

I can't wait till I am not pregnant anymore, so I can play with Isaac like we use to, like wrestling and doing tricks on the floor. I sure love my buddy!

Happy Birthday to our Isaac! (I know it is early but the baby is due right around his bday and I know I won't be getting around to this then!)

2010-08-06T07:20:00.010-06:00

I feel that I finally have some spare time that I can update this blog. It has almost been a year since my last update, but what a busy, crazy, stressful year. Going back to school with two kids is such a challenge. Managing your time is one of the hardest parts. When to study, clean the house, cook, spend time with the kids. It can get overwhelming. Yesterday was the first day that I didn't have to send Isaac down to watch a movie while Bryn took her nap so I could focus on school. Having our one on one time together and doing whatever he wanted was the best! And what he wanted to do was play, Mancala! (over and over)

I am free now (at least for three weeks) to put all my attention toward my kids. I don't have to feel guilty about cleaning the house or studying for a test. I can play with them all I want!

Ok, what is a quick way to update what has been going on lately with our family? So much has happened in the past year...

-As most of you know, we are pregnant again...having another girl in November. Not planned but it was meant to be if you get pregnant while on birth control!
-Darrin will finish his Bachelors degree in Nursing at the end of Fall. (We are crazy for both of us going to school this fall while having a baby in the middle.)
-On July 24th, Darrin ran his first marathon! The hard work they have to put into training for one of those is crazy. He trained for 4 months and by the time his marathon was over, he ran 418 miles in 4 months!
-Back in May between Spring and Summer classes, we got away to St. George for a few days. It was extremely nice and much needed. While down there, we went to Zions which I haven't been there since I was little and didn't remember much. Oh how beautiful that place is. We went on as many hikes as we could and the kids were fabulous the whole time.
Before we even started hiking, Isaac found the perfect boy jackpot.....fuzzy caterpillars!! Bryn had to join in on the fun!

Sorry tons of pictures....

The kids loved being able to run around in the open field.

The second day up Zion, it was a little cooler, but it still turned out perfect!

Our final picture, we went on a drive and through tunnels and Isaac wanted his picture with the tunnel!! (silly face and cute face!!)

Halloween Time!

2009-11-22T08:20:00.004-07:00

Halloween was a lot of fun this year.

We had Frankenstein!

Frankenstein's Bride (this was the best picture I could find of just me. Oh, and that is all my hair! It took me two hours to do and two days to get out!)

And then we had BamBam!!

And our dolly, Pebbles!!

I thought all the costumes turned out really cute! Thanks to my sister for helping me make the kids costumes!!

We Love Fall!!

2009-11-22T08:01:00.005-07:00

We can't go through Fall without going on our annual drive up into the mountains. We love seeing the leaves change colors and the beauty. Here are a few pictures. The funny thing is, we were all wearing yellow shirts.

Another time, we went on a hike in the mountains. The leaves were just beautiful.

Isaac and his sticks! He kept finding sticks and wanting to carry all of them!

My handsome boys!!

Bear Lake & Cute Kids!

2009-11-22T07:28:00.008-07:00

We had a lot of fun camping and playing up at Bear Lake with my family in September.

Isaac loved playing in the sand. (Just like at home.)

I love this picture of my Grandpa and Isaac. Isaac was eating a rasberry filled donut and being silly and my Grandpa was loving it!

Our cute little camping Bryn!! She is always the best!

Isaac was playing in his room, putting his hats on all his bears and then said he wanted me to take his picture with them! He can be such a funny boy!

Adorable but messy Bryn eating her little cookies! She is such an eater even though she is little for her age. And boy does she have teeth! In the month of October, she got 4 teeth! And now she has 2 more already coming down. Crazy!

It was a little chilly and so I showed Isaac how to get warm from the heater vent! I love this picture of the kids!

Summer Fun!

2009-08-30T08:33:00.010-06:00

I finally have a chance to update my blog! We have had such a busy summer this year, but fun too! We were looking for a house this summer, which we found one and should hopefully be closing on the house within the next week! We are so excited! I will hopefully get some pictures to post soon.
During the summer, we like to do a lot of activities together as a family. Isaac learned how to ride his bike without training wheels and so we go almost twice a week on a ride down the Jordan River Parkway, with Bryn on the back of my bike. Another thing we have loved is going on hikes. The mountains have been so beautiful this summer with all of that rain we had in June.

We were taking a rest and eating fresh peas!!

My cute boys!!! I love the view!

Here is a hike we like to do, Ensign Peak and watch the sunset

Isaac played T-ball for the first time this summer. He had a lot of fun! Whenever he was running into home base he would slide! This was his baseball outfit!

Bryn has learned how to roll! I can lay her on the floor scatter her toys out and she will roll all around the room! The last couple of days, she has also learned to say mamma and dadda!!!
Isaac and Bryn love to play together. Isaac will do some of the funniest things and Bryn will just watch him and start launghing really hard. Then he does it even more just to keep her laughing.

Disneyland!!!

2009-06-28T09:11:00.006-06:00

My side of the family all went to Disneyland in May! It was a lot of fun and we enjoyed watching Isaac get excited when he would see everything! Bryn was the best baby, like always! It was a nice vacation we needed since it had been forever since we went on a trip. Here are some pictures....

Isaac loved to go on the Matterhorn ride and Autopia(driving the cars around)

Isaac's face when he saw Mickey Mouse during the parade, priceless!

He really wanted his picture taken in front of the "I" for his name!

Isaac with his cousins Kelly and Megan

Daddy and Isaac on Dumbo!

Isaac loved seeing all of the characters

Grandma and the grandkids(missing Bryn and Chloe). 7 kids at Disneyland ages 5 and under!!

When Isaac was standing by McQueen and Mator, he asked us why they weren't talking! He is cute!

"Bless that we can go fishing!"

2009-05-13T11:39:00.005-06:00

We finally went fishing, which Isaac prays to go do all the time.
Isaac is funny because he pretty much has an outfit for everything he wants to do.
This is his fishing outfit. He has his camping and fishing hat, and he found his fishing vest at kid to kid he had to get!! He is cute!

Isaac and Dad getting the poles ready.

Bryn was great during the trip. She stayed in her carseat all bundled up!

Isaac fishing with his own fishing pole. We didn't catch any fish there but Isaac really wanted to catch a fish so we took a minnow and put it on his hook and had him bring the line in. He was excited to use his net to scoop it out of the water!!!

Isaac tried to be sneaky and eat the donut without me seeing! He loves those raspberry filled donuts like his mom and dad!

Isaac playing in the dirt. I just had to take the picture!!!

Our Cute Little Bryn!!!

2009-05-13T11:23:00.004-06:00

Here is Bryn the day that she was blessed. She was so beautiful in her dress!

Here is a full shot of Bryn and her dress. Lovely girl!!!

I was folding towels on the floor and Bryn fell asleep on them.

Every night, I put Bryn under her blankets and every morning when I go to get her, this is how she looks. Her blankets are always in the same spot that I put them but she is always in different directions.

Our Silly Isaac!!

2009-05-13T07:30:00.007-06:00

Here are some updated pictures of Isaac and things that he has been doing lately.

Isaac started playing soccer this Spring. He loves it but we had to let him know that he can't crash into the kids. He would just run the kids over!!!

D took Isaac to the Supercross race when it was in town. They had a fun boys day!!

Igave up on cutting isaac's hair and took him to a kids place. He loved it and now always tells me that his hair is messy and he needs a haircut!

Isaac at the traditional Easter egg hunt in North Ogden.

He loves going up to Great Grandpa Blaine's house so he can play on his tractor.

Isaac enjoying being a boy!

Isaac looking for his egg and candy

Our Little Girl....

2009-02-16T20:50:00.006-07:00

On Feb. 12th, my water broke and at 6:06pm we finally had her!!!!

Bryn- 7lbs. 11oz. 21 inches long.

Here are some photos...

Isaac has been the best brother ever! When he came into the room, he climbed up onto the bed with me, looked at her and said, "Her Coot (Cute)!!"

We are so glad he has taken this extremely well.

Our first family picture!!!

Isaac found the latex gloves and would put them on before holding Bryn!! It was really cute!

Almost Over...

2009-02-01T22:15:00.004-07:00

I finally got a picture taken of my big belly!
This picture was taken with only 3 weeks left till
the due date! Yes, we are getting closer!!

25 Random Things...

2009-01-27T15:51:00.003-07:00

1. I have never dyed my hair.
2. I am not a big meat eater.
3. I am a picky eater.
4. When I was younger, I wanted to become a surgeon.
5. I pretty much never wear makeup.
6. I don't like to take the time to do my hair.
7. I can't wait till I have the baby so I can wear normal clothes again.
8. I love to sing in the car.
9. Thinks my husband is super hot when he rides his motorcycle!!!
10. Loves to watch my hubby and Isaac play together.
11. It would be fun to be an algebra math teacher.
12. I want to take a math class at college just so I can do math homework
13. I miss playing basketball and dancing.
14. I can touch my tongue on my nose.(well, I can go up in it if I really want to)
15. I love it when Isaac prays to go camping and fishing.
16. When I was younger, I got mad at my sister while we were cleaning our room and I threw a roller blade at the wall and made a huge hole!!!
17. When I was younger, we went to a cabin with my extended family, there was a huge hill we could tube down, at the bottom, I was too short to drag my feet to stop and slid underneath my uncles truck and my head slammed into the bumper.
18. I met my husband on a blind date.
19. When I was five, I broke my arm by sitting on it.
20. Only 3 1/2 more weeks till my due date!!!
21. I can get hives from exposure to cold things or the cold air.
22. I love the outdoors.
23. I had to wait 3 months for my husband to kiss me while we were dating.
24. I love having brown eyes and that Isaac got them also.
25. Is done!

Updates...

2008-12-11T09:58:00.004-07:00

We have been extremely busy these last couple of weeks, with the holidays and everything else that is going on.
The day after Thanksgiving, we found some nice apartments in Sandy. So we got busy and that Saturday and Sunday, we moved into them. Isaac loves his new room! It is nice to FINALLY have a place of our own!
D just finished all of his finals this week for nursing school. He is done with his RN program and had his pinning ceremony last night! I was proud of myself because I didn't cry!!! He got offered a job at the new IMC hospital which we are happy he has. He also got accepted into the bachelor nursing program up at Weber State University, so he will be starting that this coming Spring. This program won't be as intense as the RN program was, thank goodness! I am so proud of him and everything he has accomplished so far. He is the best!
Besides all of that, we are just trying to get ready for Christmas to come.
Hope that everyone has a nice holiday season!

Isaac turned 3!!!!

2008-11-08T13:36:00.008-07:00

I cannot believe he is already 3!! Time goes by too fast!! Isaac is a spoiled little handsome boy!!! He had two birthday parties! One was a thomas the train party and the other was a pirate party! They both were great! We had a lot of fun.

Here we were playing bingo at his party.

This was the cake I made for his pirate party!! I thought it turned out great!!

Trick-o-Treat!!!

2008-11-08T13:30:00.004-07:00

Halloween was a lot of fun this year! Isaac had a blast in his Halloween Costume!

As you can tell, Isaac was a pirate! When we would ask him what pirate he was, he would say "Jack Sparrow"

Activities Together!

2008-11-08T13:06:00.011-07:00

Here we took Isaac to the dinosaur museum.
The dinosaur he is laying on, he called Sarah(off of the Land Before Time) and he loved seeing SharpTooth(also off of the show).

Here a few pictures, we took the kids to a corn maze! It was a lot of fun! As long as they stayed close to us, we let them lead the way and tell us which way to go. You can get lost so easily that way, but it was fun to see them running around in the corn.

Zoo Time!

2008-10-10T22:59:00.005-06:00

Ever since we told Isaac we were going to go to the zoo, he kept saying that he wanted to see the giraffes.

Not quite big enough yet Isaac!
He saw some bigger kids standing up to the gorilla and thought it was so cool so when everyone was gone, he ran right up there and spread his arms out.

Isaac was trying to be cool like Dad and lean up against the gorilla!

Isaac loved the train ride the best! After the ride was over and we got out, Isaac got down on his hands and knees and was looking underneath the train to check out the tires and the track!

Fall is Here!!!

2008-10-10T22:31:00.010-06:00

We go up every year, during the beginning of October into the mountains to see the beautiful leaves changing colors!

Our naked cowboy!
Here Isaac tried on his cowboy outfit to make sure it fit to go to Jaden's bday party. He wanted to take off ALL his clothes, but we were able to convince him to keep his underwear on!

All dressed up and ready to go to the party!

Isaac loves cowboys and horses!

This is on Isaac's door to his room and a small section on his wall. We have been decorating his room for Halloween. He loves it! He calls the skeleton on the door a scary pirate. When going to bed, he says goodnight to the pirate and the spiders when walking by them.

It's a Girl!!!

2008-10-10T22:25:00.004-06:00

Well, we just found out that Isaac is going to have a little sister!
We are so excited! After the ultrasound, darrin was looking at these pictures and said, "ahhh, what am I going to do with a girl?"
The more I think about having a girl, the more I can't wait.

Finally....

2008-09-13T15:13:00.012-06:00

So....
Life has been so hectic lately, that I never find time to update this. Everyone is out of the house and Isaac is asleep, so here we go!!!

A family tradition we have is going to the Ogden Rodeo every year. As you can tell, Isaac had to wear his cowboy hat there. He loves to see all the animals, especially the horses and wants to ride them.

Now we both have mountain bikes which makes summer even more fun! We went up the canyon and went on a ride. Some parts were a little scary because you only had a small space and then the mountain would drop down. It was a lot of fun to be together!

About a month ago, Isaac and I had a night all by ourselves, so I took him to Hollywood Connection. We went all out! We ate dinner, played arcade games, and rode the carousel (which he didn't care for!) He loved riding the motorcycle and car arcade games. We won over 600 tickets and he picked out a stuffed dinosaur! It was great to spend the whole evening just with him.

We took a night to relax and go watch the sunset at Ensign Peak.

Isaac painted himself a monster mask! Very scary!

Another family thing we do is go to the state fair. Isaac loves it because he gets to see all the animals, go down the big yellow slide, and ride a horse!

Perfect timing.... I finished right when Isaac woke up!

Just like Dad!!

2008-06-25T19:18:00.009-06:00

We went fishing a few months ago. It was just a quick get away to Scofield over the weekend, but we really needed it. We took home eight huge fish, but we actually caught and released about eight more.

As you can tell, Isaac had a blast fishing and playing in the mud!! In this picture, he was trying to throw the mud on the fish we caught! Silly boy!
I love this picture of Isaac! He reminds me of a cool hiphop dancer! So cute!

Here is Isaac Blaine with Grandpa Blaine ! Isaac loves Grandpa Blaine! He is always excited to see him! You can tell that Grandpa Blaine is proud that Isaac is named after him. It is cute to see them play together!