What a summer!!!

We had an amazing summer this year. I felt like we were doing things all the time and I loved it!!! Be prepared because this is going to be a long post!! Enjoy
We started the summer by celebrating Zaden's preschool Graduation. Which was so much fun. It was amazing to see him change throughout the year as he went to school. He went from a shy little boy to a talkative butterfly really. He learned so much everyday at school ans it just amazed me how he would come home and start to write letters and then eventually start to learn how to write his name. His Growth was amazing and he and I cannot wait for him to start again in 2 weeks. Let me tell you he is really counting down the days till he gets to go back for a second and last year of preschool....


On May 22nd Braddock turned two and we got to celebrate his birthday. We let him choose his dinner and he chose MCDONALDS. Afterwards, he opened presents and we had cake and ice cream.

This picture didn't work out so well you can kind of see. Braddock got a new trycicle and he got to get a big boy bed with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse beddding.

After this we kind of had camera issues so some of the other activities we did I don't have pictures for.
We took the boys to the Living planet aquarium in Salt lake. The really loved it. The love Fish and so they were just amazed at all the different kinds of fish that were there. I touched a sting ray and about just out of my skin when it moved.
We also went camping this summer. Which for us is a must do. We had a great time, we are still tent campers unfotunatly but maybe someday soon we will get to see about a trailor. I can only hope!!!
We finally invested in a camp chef for our dutch ovens. And I fell in love with my new camping toy. We only dutch oven cook when we camp, it has kind of become a tradition for us. Which for us I don't think there is anything we can't cook in a dutch oven!! um yummy it is making me hungry just thinking about it!!!!!!!!!
One of the biggest things we did this year was go to VEGAS!!! I have always wanted to go just because I have never been there. So we decided that for our 5 year anniversary we would go. My mom decided to do her famous Nana Week and took the boys for a week while we went. We had an amazing time. But Vegas just really needs its own post!!

News, News, News.....

Well as you can see it has been a while since I last updated. Crazy crazy. I got and started a new job this past month. I got hired at Mountain America Credit Union and I love it!!! I have a blast working there and I love being part time I feel like I am really getting a good mix of everything in life. And if I thought I was busy before I didn't know what I was talking about because when I say our craziness i mean our craziness. But seriously I love being so busy. And I have even lost 12 pounds because of being busy and running around.
Zaden graduated his first year of preschool. That was the cutest thing, I might be a sappy mom but I live for things like this I love to be there to support my kids when they do anything and it makes it even better that daddy gets to come to most everything. I do have pictures I have just not gotten a chance to develop them yet.
Braddock had his second birthday and moved into a toddler bed, which apparently wasn't as big of a deal as I thought it was going to be, he did amazing and there were no problems. He actually stays in bed better now than he did with a crib. Also he is pretty much potty training himself, i am just waiting for him to just put on underwear and be done he loves it so much.
Aaron and I are still going to school which some days feels like a life long task. However it really is worth it.
I am really excited for this summer, we plan to just jam pack it with tons of fun stuff to do that I am really excited to post as the summer goes on, on top of everything else.
I hope that everybody else has an amazing summer!!!

Grandma's moving in!!!

Well among some of the changes in our house this year Grandma is moving in. Do we know when, some time within the next couple of months. As soon as the divorce is over she will be living with us. To say the least this is going to be interesting. I don' think it is going to be bad, I have learned many things from my mother in law, and I am actually excited for her to come. The plans are to have her stay with us indefinatly, but in all honesty who knows what life will bring. I am excited to have family here in vernal with us. And I am excited that my kids get to be so close to a grandparent. It should be fun to see what else life brings us as this year goes by.

Happy Birthday!! To Myself?

Hey everyone,
Before I forget, I figured I would announce that I turn 24 on Monday. I might be one of the only woman to ever not care how old I am!! What a life I have lived, it is kind of fun looking back at my life so far and seeing where I am now and everything that I have been through!! I have to say looking back when I was in middle school and stuff I think I would never have expected my life to be like this is ten years. The biggest thing is that I swore I was never going to get married. Well obviously that didn't happen thank heavens. My husband is amazing I am am so glad that I didn't turn my back when he came into my life. I am very grateful for my boys. It is funny people say that every woman wants a little girl of her own. You know I have to say I don't know that I agree with that. I love being the only female in the house I will tell you some days the craziness and especially messes get insane, but that is nothing compared to the love that I get daily from all the males in my home. I have to say I don't know that I want to share!!! So as I celebrate this next birthday I just wish for the opportunities to make more of my dreams come true, to enjoy life as much as I can, to never regret only learn, and to keep enjoying my life with my family!!

Good and Bad!!

It has been a good and yet very rough past month. However I am one that likes to end on a good note.
So I think we have had the roughest year as far as sickness goes. In the last couple months my family has been sick almost every week. We are on the down side to finishing the current sickness we are having right now, which was pretty bad. I guess it just comes with having a husband that works with the public and zaden going to school.
However the hardest part of the past few months has been that Aaron's parents have decided to get a divorce. This isn't something that needs to be announced to the public, but sometimes in life you just need a little extra help to get through life. I can sit here and complain about how mine and Aaron's families are not the best and most conventional families. However, you don't always get the best things given to you and heavenly father gives everyone their different trials. I am not trying to air our dirty laundry, more I just need a place to vent, and get support to know how to help my family get through this hard time. This divorce came rather unexpectedly, we knew there were quit a few problems at thanksgiving and it has just escalated since then. It has been very hard and the scariest part is that worry that because of this the whole family is going to fall apart. I wish I knew how to help Aaron and his family members get through this, but I don't. I have never been through this before. Unfortunatly it is getting to be a pretty ugly divorce, and it is only the start of it. It is hard to sit back and know that there is not much you can do as you see the adversary happily doing his work. Even with all the heartache that our families cause each other there is still a strong degree of love. I hope that through this all that at least Aaron's siblings can stay close together. It is hard to watch as it seems some people are trying to make other choose sides and pushing people out of their lives. But again my one hope is that the desire that his siblings have to unit together stays strong. I am proud of Aaron and how strong he has been. I really feel that Heavenly Father is given him a little more help to be strong for his siblings. And I pray that good things will come out of this, no matter what they are.
Well enough with this sad stuff. We added 2 new boys to our family a couple of weeks ago. Cooper and Brodie and 2 extremely cute Cocker Spaniel pups, that we are very excited to have at our home. Cooper is a little spitfire, and yet we love how playful and full of energy he is. Then there is sweet little calm Brodie. He is the sweetest most pleasing dog I have ever had. He doesn't whine very much unless he needs to go outside, he just seems to be happy with life. I have never had a cocker spaniel before, but I will tell you I have fallen in love with them. And although you might think we were crazing to get two. Now that we had done it I think it is crazy not to get two. Because they have each other they do not whine nearly as much, they seem to be a comfort to each other. They help to keep each other entertained. And since they have each other to wrestle with it makes the role of training and "top dog" a lot easier. Because although you obviously still play with them you don't have to do as much of the rough housing and so they look more to you for what they are suppose to do than as someone that they don't have to listen to. i hope that makes sense.
Well that is how our life has been this last month or so. If anyone has any suggestions i am more than grateful for them. And i will post pictures as soon as my family is feeling well enough to get to the store.
Happy Valentine's day!!!

Update ( finally)

It has been crazy over the holidays, as I'm sure it has been for everyone else. We had a really fun Christmas at home, I love having Christmas at our house the boys got spoiled (again), and we all had fun playing and relaxing in pj's all day.
Zaden has been doing amazing with preschool, it is amazing how he has changed from a shy little guy to having an amazing amount of confidence. He run through his shapes and colors like they are nothing. He is struggling with recognizing letters in the alphabet, but hopefully with practice he will get it figured out pretty quick.
Aaron and I are both going to school for spring semester, and both into business. We even get to have our economics class together. I am excited because I think it will be kind of fun to have a class with him.
Other than that nothing new, I am still working on losing weight, now that the darn holidays are over I plan on having way more to report, let's face it the holidays just kill us all, but I do feel like I didn't do too bad this year.
We are just set on cruise in life right now, family, school, and work keep us pretty busy.
I hope you all had good holidays.

It's Been a while!

Hi Everyone,
Wow, I didn't realize how long it had been since I have posted. I guess so much has been going I haven't even thought about it.
We started Zaden in preschool. And he loves it. He was getting really stir crazy at home, and needed something to get focused on. He was really pushing me to let him go to school which I thought was kind of crazy for a 3 year old but, he is doing really great and I am glad I listened to him. He really loves going to school.
I haven't lost anymore weight yet, but it has been a little hard because of holidays, but I am going to strive to lose some more pounds in the month of December, so cross your fingers.
We had a really good halloween, braddock loved saying he was a pumpkin and zaden loved being a soldier, he still wears his costume.
Overall, things are going really well and now we are excited to get ready for santa to come and to have a good christmas at home.