Whats the BIG Obsession?

Every Thursday is Library day at school and Braeden comes home every Thursday with a new book...a WAR book! I'm not talking about a First grade level book either. He's bringing home big huge War books and wanting Ryan to read them to him every night. Its all he talks about these days. War this and War that and how when he grows up he is going to jump in the big Tank and shoot all the bad guys. Ryan tried to talk him into being a Doctor in the Army and Brady ask what a Doctor would do? After an hour of explaining it, Brady said "No Thanks, too boring. I just want to be in a tank and shoot the bad guys." Brady even threw an hour tantrum at Walmart because we wouldnt buy him a 350 page book about World War II. Brady tried to sneek down the stairs the night we watched Hurt Locker and cried when we made him go to bed. Should I let him watch Saving Private Ryan?? Maybe that would change his mind!!

Braeden lost his First Tooth!!

Braeden has complaining about not loosing a tooth yet and how everybody in his class has lost many teeth. Well a few days ago he came to me so excited that his tooth was loose. We have been working on it for a while and finally tonight I pulled it out. He didnt even feel it. He was so excited but not as excited as Denni was. She was screaming saying how Brave Brady was and how she cant wait to break a tooth!!

Playing Catch-Up

Easter weekend

Denni and Elise

Braeden and Nate

Us at the Park on Easter

Dinner at The Melting Pot

Same

Denni being silly

Denni is a Diva!

Happy Birthday to ME!!

I got some money for my Birthday and I knew what I wanted to spend it on. I've been wanting a Collie Jersey for a year now. I loved watching Collie play for BYU and now love watching him play with my other Favorite Manning for the Colts! Thanks to my bestest friend ever..Jerri got me this Jersey..Super Bowl addition for an awesome price. I totally spoiled myself this year!!

WHATEVER!!

I know that April is Spring time and the Weather isnt perfect but I am sick of crappy weather oh and of Channel 2 News telling me that it will get in the 70's. I wake up all excited, shave my legs hoping to get somewhat of a tan or burn, walk outside and its freakin cloudy with a chance snow!! 70 WHATEVER!! I think this week I need to just go buy myself a pass to the tanning beds and call it good.

Brown Sugar Oct 08-April 10

Its been just over a year since I've done anything with my blog and I am missing it a lot so I think Im going to start it up again. Today I went in to Denni's room to check on her pet hamster and noticed that she had passed. We gathered the kids and told them the news. Denni cried and cried. We let the kids pick a spot in our yard to bury her and said a few nice things as Denni was still crying. Then after she went over to all the neighbors and cried to all of them and then called everyone she knew and told them about her hamster. I'm afraid she is going to need therapy for this...Well it is our first pet that has passed..I hope she knows that Brown Sugar is in pet heaven and is very happy.

The Kids Power Throw! (so tough)

I thought this was funny. The kids were trying to be tough and throw the ball as hard as they could.

POOR LIL GIRL!

Just a little update on whats been going on. Denni has been getting several UTI's in the last month and every antibiotic she has been on is NOT working. She has been in so much pain and finally after a ER visit in Cedar last weekend the Doc told us to see a Urologist. The doc at Primary's sent over an order for some testing to be done at Makay Dee. He wanted some test done on her kidneys and bladder. So early this morning we checked in and she was such a trooper. They had to give her an IV and she didnt even cry or flinch. They also put her under for the test to be done on her bladder. We are home now and she is doing great. We see the Urologist at Primary's with the results on the 16th. The little cutie pie deserves a treat!

WHY? WHY? WHY?

I know it's been a long time since I've blogged, so I have a lot of catching up to do. Ryan took this picture this morning and I just had to laugh and ask myself Why? Why would we let our kids pick out their own clothes, dress themselves, and leave the house without their hair done? Denni is getting to the point where she wants to do everything on her own. Ryan had to run some errands this morning and she wanted to go and this is what she walked out of the door looking like. I told Ryan that she looks like a Truck Driver's daughter. She would NOT let me take the hat off and do her hair before she left. When Ryan got back he said that everyone in Home Depot was saying how cute she was. Yikes!! This might be her new look for the rest of the year.

SUNDANCE

Last year a few friends and I went up to Park City for the Sundance Film Festival, and had a blast. We saw a few stars, so this year we were even more excited to go. We left around 1:oo and walked around all day! No Celebs in sight! We decided to go into the Chocolate Factory for some hot coco and to get warm and John Cleese was standing in there talking to some people. Man he's tall. By the time we all figured who it was it was too late to pull our camara's out and take a picture. oops! We had a great time anyway. I realized that I hadn't taken any pictures so I snapped a few shots in the car and one at dinner. Thanks Bill for being a trooper and being the only guy on our trip!

ALL THE FUN PLACES THE KIDS FALL ASLEEP!

This was today. Denni almost fell down the stairs!
This is her favorite place to fall asleep. I don't know why!
When she was younger, she would always fall asleep in her highchair.
I think I would forget about her and she would get bored!
Brady could fall asleep just about anywhere, doing anything!
Like eating cereal at my Mom's house!
Watching t.v. in his bedroom.
Ohhh, Denni was so sweet when she was a baby. Hence the word was!
She always loved to have things over her face!

SNOW SNOW AND MORE SNOW

Yesterday Ryan had the day off and the kids wanted to go out side to play in the snow, I told him to take lots of pictures. He took 2! I guess if I want anything done, I need to do it myself. For anyone who knows me well, I HATE the snow. I hate the winter and it just wont stop snowing! Ryan and I were coming home from a date the other night and it was really quiet in the car, he asked me what I was thinking of. I said "sitting on the grass in the summer and watching the kids play in the kiddie pool" I don't think I have heard Ryan laugh harder then I did that night. He told me, "well honey, we have a long way to go for that" I really wish it was here. The kids had fun in the snow anyway. I just stayed in the house wrapped up in a warm blanket and playing around on Facebook!

Cedar/St.George Trip

After Christmas Ryan and the kids took a trip down south to go see his family. I got a weekend to myself and stayed home. They spent some time in Cedar City with Grandpa Barton and a little time with Grandma Banks in St.George. The kids had a lot of fun with their cousins and a good time seeing the Grandparents.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This morning we woke up to a white Christmas. I really thought that my kids would get up super early because they were so excited last night but Ryan and I had to wake them up at 7:45! (nice) My mom always woke us up at 5:00 every Christmas morning but Ryan wouldn't let me. The kids had so much fun opening presents. Braeden got a Hero's V game, a Dinosaur, a Jazz Jersey (Korver) a board game and some new Wranglers. Denni got a Bike, a Camera, a doll that came with all the accessories, a puppy that grows, and some shoes she picked out her self. Ryan and I got a gun safe from Ryan's Dad. We have been needing one for so long. Ryan has been keeping his guns in Cedar City and now we can have them up here to take out shooting. I really need the practice so I can get my hunters safty this year. This was a really great Christmas, but we really miss being with all of our family. We love you guys, Merry Christmas!