Birthday Girl and Family Time

This birthday girl just turned 10. She is so dang cute and so smart and spiritual....she just blows me away sometimes.

An adorable picture taken by Aunt Varci....she has a talent to take such priceless pictures!

Jacob and Brunson playing the piano

Jake playing with a tractor

Benj and baby Aubrey. She was born 5 pounds 14 ounces. So tiny and she was practically full term.

Issac and Conner doing their own little thing

The fam

Kaylee with her tape measure that she calls Rapunzel because you can make its "hair" grow. She has such a cute little imagination.

Varci's face cracks me up....and a congrats are in order for her. She is getting married July 29th!!!

More fam...I was blessed with such a great family in law!! I love them all!!!

A fun night at the fishing pond

While we were up North Polly and Jordan invited us to go to the fishing pond in North Ogden. We had so much fun!!

Fishy Face

Can you see the fish?

Brantley loved the fish he just wanted to touch them

Looking for the perfect fishing pond

Kaylee fishing with her Daddy

Picking out the perfect fishing pole

Brantley just chilling with Daddy

Little Kaylee has a little bit of a traumatizing experience. She was just holding her pole in the pond. Polly and Jordan didn't think that the fish would actually bit the hook with out dumping in fish food. So the just let her hold it. Then all of a sudden a fish bit it and ripped the pole from her hands. She started crying and wouldn't fish the rest of the time. It was so dang funny especially since the pole that the fish took was floating around the pond where ever the fish took it. Jordan finally got it out. But it gave us all a great laugh.

A First for both David and Me!!!

This past weekend David and I went turkey hunting!! It is now one of my favorite hunts. I loved every minute of it. I had to be very patient but it paid out. We got a young tom

I was using a 20 gauge with only 2 3/4 so when I shot I only wounded it. So David and I snuck up on it. David thought it was dead but as we started walking up to it, it jumped up and started to fly. David whipped out his gun and shot it dead.

So this turkey was a group effort. It probably would have died from my shot but David finished it off faster.

We went to David's sisters house to clean it out which worked out great because they were killing chickens.

Here are the kids with the turkey they loved looking at it and taking turns trying to lift it

Esther was so good to play with Brantley.

The turkey was about 25 pounds

Brantley LOVES being outside

Starting to pluck the turkey

Issac was fascinated with all the different looking feathers he kept saying "can I have this one instead?" his mom only told him he could have 3.

Jared cleaning out a chicken

Issac and Esther helping pluck the chickens

Issac helping pluck the turkey. This was such a great experience! I can hardly wait until next year!!!

Girls Night....with all the girls of my complex!!!

So all the girls in my complex save one, Macey (she was packing to go on a fabulous trip to Disney World) but most of us are usually husband-less durning the week so we decided to have a girls night. We were supposed to watch a movie but conversation was just to good!! These girls are so dang funny!! Brooke, Me, Cindi, Selina (and baby Aden) and Cristyn
Cindi picking some homemade delicious popcorn out of her teeth

Cristyn took my camera and this is what I found!!

LOVE THESE GIRLS!!!

A little on what Brantley has been up to

The other day I have put Brantley on the table so I could fix dinner. I gave him some toys but as my back was turned I heard something other than his little chain toys. This is what I turned around to...the little stinker!!

Happy has can be!!

Cute little guy!!!

ALSO.....I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

He has found his toes....and puts them in his mouth. I just can't ever catch the right time to take a picture.

He also LOVES his little saucer espically when we take it outside!!!

My first REAL Mothers Day and other things

I had a wonderful Mothers Day. On Saturday David and I went on a long needed date. We went clay pigeon shooting then to dinner at chuck-a-rama. We left Brantley with a friend while we went shooting but took him to dinner with us. I love spending time with my little family, but I especially loved just getting to be with David for a little while. Then on Sunday David took care of Brantley all morning and helped make dinner that night. We had my favorite dinner of chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, jello, and corn. I only made the chicken and gravy. It was delicious. David also gave me a book and a warm delights hot fudge brownie thing that goes in the microwave (It looks so good!!). It was a wonderful day!! I love being a mom.

OUR NEW WARD
David and I used to go to a BYU student married ward. WE LOVED IT and everything about it. The people, the bishop, our callings and especially the 8:30am time. But almost all of the student wards were dissolved and so we got pushed into a real family ward. Well yesterday was our first time. We aren't really fond of the 1:00 time but the ward was SO nice. I had so many people come up to me and some of my friends that got sent over there with us. The bishopric is so young and also very nice and the bishop seems to be very on top of things. I think this ward will be great! I was also very surprised to find out that this family ward is a lot like the student ward in a lot of ways. They have lots of students and the bishop said that they have about 60% turnover about once a year. That's a lot! But we will be here for a while and we are excited for our new adventure!

SCHOOL
Well I start school today. I am taking on 3 summer classes and I am having some mixed emotions. I am excited to go back and I am also excited that I graduate next December but I am not very excited about leaving Brantley behind. My wonderful friend April has volunteered to watch Brantley while I go. Bless her heart. I just don't' like leaving him for long period of time. I would like to leave him with David but that poor man is ALWAYS working!! These next few weeks for David he works (most of the time it may change a little) Tuesday through Friday morning. He doesn't come home. Brantley and I sure do miss him. But I am so grateful for the wonderful neighbors and friends that we have they make being alone not so lonely! Anyway school here I come. Wish me luck!!!

*6 MONTHS*

HOLY SMOKES Where has the time gone. My baby is getting so big some of his personality is starting so show he makes me laugh every day and I can't even remember how my life was before we were blessed with him and I wouldn't go back. Here are some of the latest...

*Weighs about 16 and a half pounds

*Wears 6 month clothes but they are starting to get a little small

*Laughs, not just the little giggles that I have gotten before, but really laughs

*David got him to laugh for the first time May 1st.

*Only rolls from front to back. I am sure he could roll from back to front if he wanted. He rolls half of his body over but won't finish it off.

*Smiles at everyone, espically if they tell him he is cute

*Talks all the time, just baby sounds but I love listening to his little chatter

*Still sleeps in the bassinett right next to mommy. (I just couldn't let him go)

*Is in size 3 diapers

*Loves being outside

*Loves being held

*LOVES his binkie

*Still gets swaddled whenever he sleeps, but some how always manages to get his right arm out so he can put it above his head (just like mommy)

*snores like crazy

*Puts everything he can get his hands on in his mouth.

*Not on baby food just yet, still only formula

*has a blow out about every other day

*only eats 5 and 1/2 every 3 hours

*has a schedule that he still sticks too

*sleeps 10-12 hours at night.

*takes 4 1-hour naps a day

*holds his bottle for a few seconds

*can take his binking out and in but doesn't know how to let go so it stays in

*LOVES to stand

*has huge cheeks!!!:D

He is growing like a weed and brings such a joy to our lives. We love him so very very much!! And we are so glad that he is ours!