Happy Anniversary to me and Big B....

Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary to us....I am lucky to have married my best friend, he is everything I've ever wanted or needed him to be.  He is rock solid in his love and devotion to me and our family.  He is hardworking and tenderhearted.  He is a pillar of strength, yet my soft place to land.  He holds me up when I can no longer do it myself.  He believes in me and encourages me to do whatever my heart desires.  He drives me crazy and loves me unconditionally.  I am beyond lucky to have married the most amazing man I know.  I would say YES again in a heart beat...I love you, Brian Lee....with all of my heart...and my heart is bigger! XOXO

We were lucky to have Brian's parents watch our kids so we could celebrate...we started off with lunch and entertainment...seeing The LoneStranger at Desert Star Playhouse.

Walked around Liberty Park and looked at the farmers market, then headed home to watch a movie and take a nap, afterwards we got dressed up and headed down town to do some window shopping at City Creek and then have a yummy dinner at The Roof.

 Who knew back in high school when we met and started dating that in 19 yrs we'd be married 13 yrs, have 4 kids, two dogs, have moved a handful of times...built 2 homes and still be head over heels in love???  I know who knew, and I'm thankful every day that God gave me YOU!!!  Sure do love you BigB...Always have, ALWAYS will!!!

Our busy little Boogie...

Schools almost out for Paige, which will be a relief...she's a busy little thing.  Between soccer and piano and soccer and school and soccer she's always busy with something.  She just finished up playing U9 with a really wonderful group of girls...they've had a great time getting to know each other.

She also just had her year end piano recital where she played   and ....really well.  She's advanced a total of three levels just over the last year and is loving it, and we love hearing her practice.

 Aunt Kencie and Kenyon came out to show their love and support...which we really appreciate!!!

Love this little girl...she sure makes us proud!!!

Summer fun...

Summer time around here means lighting up the fire pit and roasting marshmallows for s'mores...and starbursts.

Mmmm....

 Sticky fingers...

The baby dude is in bed...which is best for everyone.  He's quite the handful, and would make it way more stressful than relaxing...shhh...he doesn't know what he's missing out on.

Guess who's potty training???....

Brynlee!!!

I finally got fed up with changing diapers on two kids and had high hopes that she would finally be ready...I told her that when she was all potty trained and wore big girl panties all the time then she could have a sleep over at Bobo's house with Ainsley...and that was all it took.  We started on Monday...had a couple of accidents in the undies, so I thought...forget the undies, and she's been going commando ever since and it's worked like a charm...she just wears a dress (so she's still modest) and a pull up for nap time and bed time...and when we go out to things.  We've only had two accidents since Monday...so I'd say it's a huge success!!!  YAY!!!  She's snuggling her baby Connie in this picture...she carries that baby with her EVERYWHERE...yes...even to the bathroom.  What an attentive little mommy.  She is such a feisty little thing...and we completely adore her!!!

Our little Baby Dude...aka Bubba...aka TROUBLE!!!

Bubba is like 3 kids in one, he is quite the handful...always on the go, running, climbing, mess making...it never stops with this one.

 This is him at the splashpad...he didn't want anyone taking him into the water, he wanted to do it at his own pace but once he figured out he liked it he ran all over the place.

 Even decided to lay down and take a drink...SO gross, I know!

 He only hesitated about 2 seconds before climbing across this rock thingy...

Some times all we can do for our own sanity is pick him up and love on him, before he drives us completely crazy!

 His newest thing is to push a chair over, climb up on the counter and dump stuff out.  He really might just be the death of me.

 He likes to do what the big kids are doing...hula hooping included.

We took the kids to the local farm, which he loved...until he stuck his finger in this horses mouth, and was really mad when the horse promptly bit it.

 Learning to find new things to use as stools to get into trouble...

 Yes that's an entire box of cereal...that he dumped out TWICE!  Then sat down to eat a couple of bites before he took off to cause more trouble.

He is such a mama's boy...out of all of my kids he's been the one to want me the most.  It's probably because of that and his cuteness that keep me from selling him to the gypsies...because he is sure giving me a run for my money!!!  It's probably good that he came 4th rather than any sooner, so that I have a house full of little helpers...I'm not sure I would have survived otherwise.  He is really a LOT of fun, a ton of work but a LOT of fun and we completely adore everything about him!!!

Brayden-ism's...

Lately it seems like Brayden is doing or saying something that is over the top adorable and incredibly sweet...I want to post about them on here, since he is growing up way too fast and I'd like to remember them forever!!!

There are a bunch of them so I'll just put an {* }next to each new post.  Most of these were posted on facebook so I just copied my status from there and pasted it here....just choosin easy people! :)

*Proud Mom moment for the day again goes to BRAYDEN...It's hard to believe my heart could swell any more for this kid...then he goes and does the most considerate things...for example after church we were walking to the bishops office so he could get his birthday treat and he quickly sits down in the only seat left available outside his office, only to turn and see that a lady from the ward was com

ing with her special needs boy AND Brayden hurry and jumps right back out of the chair so that she could have the open seat....without any prompting from anyone. That's just the kind of kid he is. {I give props to my husband because I know we haven't specifically taught that kind of chivalry/respect to him, yet he watches the amazing example that his daddy is!!!

*I found a cute little paper heart on my pillow and my bed made {in true little kid fashion}...I asked Paige if she put it there and she said no and when my husband also said no, I thought to ask Brayden but didn't remember to...well today that little sweetheart of mine asks me..."Mommy did you find a heart on your pillow with your bed made?...I responded with "YES!, did you do that?"...he said "Yes, didn't you see the B on it?" {after looking at it again, sure enough the B was written in the same color of crayon as the paper...how did I miss that?!} I guess he was told from his teachers to do something that was helpful for his parents and to leave the heart there....so he chose to do it for me! I don't know what I did to deserve such an adorable kid, but man am I grateful for him!!!

*Highlights of the night....we are just leaving to go trick or treating and get to the house of our neighbors just two doors down, among the chaos Brayden see's the bowl of candy sitting next to the chair in front of their house, so he goes over bends down and grabs a piece and the neighbor full on yells at him saying "get out of the candy"...then says her sons name, after we're all looking at her with wide eyes...a couple of us say "That was Brayden"...we all busted up laughing. Poor Brayden thought he was getting into trouble for picking up a piece rather than having it handed to him. SOOOO funny!

OH and add to that, towards the end my sweet Brayden was thoughtful enough to ask a couple of the houses if he could pick a piece of candy for his mom. {Without any prompting from any of us, he was just sweet enough to think of me back on the sidewalk waiting for them}. Man I love, love, LOVE that kid!!!

*Brayden: "Hey follow me on Critter"...lol!!! Guess he's heard about twitter...not sure how, but Critter is probably WAY better!!!

*Today's sweet moment goes to Brayden again...Paige says something to me about needing to draw a dragon so she can enter the contest at school because if you win your prize is a new book. She asked me to help her draw one, I told her it nee

ded to be her drawing not mine...Brayden jumped right up and said he would draw her one...this is the result. I thought it was the cutest gesture ever...I LOVE LOVE LOVE that little boy. He melts my heart AND makes me laugh til my sides hurt {when he's not making me crazy, of course}. He is such a gift to us!!!

*Back when we told Brayden we were having another baby we asked him if we wanted a brother or a sister and he responded with "A brother...I can't be nice to another sister!"...Well that lucky boy got his wish, we are having a BOY!!! That makes two girls and two boys here...YAY!!! 

I fully believe all of his random sweetness is God's way of making up for all of the trouble he has gotten into or will...he is 100% boy and tests his boundaries constantly.  It's a good dang thing his cute because he's a handful!!!...and I love every thing about him!!!