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!

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!!

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!

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!

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!!!

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!