Brady started Karate.. he liked it except when the teacher tried to make him yell, "Get Away From Me" and push her away! All the other kids did it but he would not even look at her! HE actually told her he was sick and couldn't say it! Eventually, for a sticker, he said it! He kept turning around to wave and smile at me!

Zach and his cousin Charlie!

Wrestling Dudes

Disco Bunco night! Poor baby was so tired! But Daddy came and saved him, no worries!

Beaners and Katie-O hiking, throwing rocks and getting wet!

Brady is A Big Boy

" I took my trailers off my bike, now I'm a big boy! Hurry mom, come see!"
Beaners decided that he wanted to ride his cousins bike with out training wheels, so he tried it...SUCCESS! Three times down the side walk and he was a pro.
I can't believe it, he's only 3 1/2 !! I think I was more like 6! So all he wants to do all day is ride his bike, luckily its been pretty warm and sunny here this weekend!

We have had a lot of fun the last 2 weekends, last week the Black Family came down, which was great! We girls made aprons, went hiking, watched movies, and told jokes late at night (ok 9p.m. is to late!)

Papa Bobbus was here too, but I think he was trying to stay away from all the women, so we only saw him a little bit!

I had Bunco night, 70's themed which was great, coming next month... Miss USA!

Zachie is getting so big and smart lately, he dances, shakes his head, asks for milk (a fake sign language thing) follows brady everywhere, wrestles, smiles, talks non stop and wanders around playing all day. He claps and gets excited to see bra-bra and daddy, screams when we walk out the door and leave him behind, and TA-DA... rides our little 4 wheeler all by himself! The battery has to be almost dead but he holds on tight and pushes the gas!

The Gift

The Gift of Companionship
I love marriage.
I love that it's hard.
I love that everyday we have to work at it.
I love that we are continually growing.
I love that he loves me on my grumpy days.
I love the quiet moments together.
I love the daily acts of service andthe constant sacrifices made for each other.
I love that we think of each other when we're apart.
I love that of all the fun places to be,there's nothing better than being home together.
I love praying together, setting goals together,playing on the same team and working for ETERNITY.
I love lingering hugs and holding hands in the car.
I love learning new things about him and realizing that he knows me better than I think he does.
I love the beautiful feelings of companionship I feel with him,
and I love knowing that he's mine forever.
If marriage wasn't such hard work it wouldn't be this good!


I can't take credit for this writing, its all my girlie friend Courtney! but I love how she writes and this sums it up so well, I thought I'd share! thanks carpool!

COME WHAT MAY, AND LOVE IT!

that was the lesson in rs this week. thanks to a divine sister who taught it and owned it so much, it was wonderful. i recommed it to every one, it was Elder Wirthlin's talk from conference I believe. All I have to say is, wow! good luck reading it and I hope you take from it a message of optimism, peace, and hope as I did!

St George, We Love You

Me and Bean, see he looks like me, not all Jeff!
This is the new smile Zachie does for us, it's so dang cute, and he gets so proud of himself for doing it!

Brady looking at animals through 'binocs'. Which he loved!

Dinosaur Museum, pretty cool. We dug up dino eggs, kind of. Mostly they rolled crayons down the ramp and ate them.

Brady, what are you looking at?

But we hate the Howard Johnson Hotel (thanks to Jeff's boss anyway for the little get away)!

Jeff had to train someone in St G for the day so we went the night before and spent the day bumming around town. We went to 2 Museums, the park, 'Chicken Donalds', and rode bikes at a local church while Zach napped in the car... oh and Bean swam, in 25 degree weather in a hated pool, he lasted 15 minutes, pretty good for freezing!!! Enjoy!

Zach Walks!

Who ever said that Friday the 13th had to be a bad day? It was a great one at our house, Zach has decided to walk, everywhere. Its so cute, and we are so excited that he won't have freezing, or dirty hands anymore! Enjoy the video!

OK he is a man of many talents.... Brady and Jeff have worked hard to get Zach to play ball with them, so far he can throw like a champ... batting is still a work in progress!

Jeff got the Vacation of MY dreams last week.... I left him home alone while I took the boys to Utah. We stayed a week and spent time with some much missed friends. Brady had to get snow boots, which he wore constantly, thanks grammie p!

Thanks to gramma Caren and Jill for letting Brady live there for a week! Brady had so much fun with his 1st and 2nd cousins! Oh and Zach weaned himself.... that was easy. If only it weren;t colder than death in Utah maybe we'd come back soon, as it is look for us again in the Summer!

undortunately my batteries died so this is all I have, ANGIE and mom would you send me the pics. you took?? Thanks!

How could I forget Zach's first taste of Lemon??