Happy Father's Day!

Ok so I know that this post is way late but better late than never right??!!!! Anyhow I just want all of the wonderful father's in my life how much I appreciate all they do. My husband is the best father in the world! He loves his kids so much, I love seeing their reactions to him coming home everyday. They absolutely adore him! I couldn't ask for a better husband and father for my children. I love you hunny! I also want my grandpa's, my dad, and my father-in-law to know what a blessing they all are in our lives. We love them so much and they are great grandpa's and great grandpa's to my kids. Thanks so much for always being there. I hope you all had a great day!!!!!!!!!

A quick update!

We have not been up to much lately, hence the lack of posts. Last week we were all sick. Brynlee got sick Sunday night while we were driving home from my Grandparents house. She threw up all over herself and the carseat. Jaxon got sick on Tuesday night while driving to Josh's softball game. He also threw up all over himself and his carseat. (Yay for mom) Josh got sick on Thursday night and wasn't all the way better till Monday. I got sick Saturday night and now I'm feeling back to normal. But boy was that one nasty bug. I'm sure glad that we are all over that one. With everyone being sick, taking pictures was not my first priority this week. I was able to snap a few shots here and there though.

Here is Brynlee on one of her sick days. She wanted me to hold her but I was in the middle of getting ready so I just set her down on my bed and this is how I found her not 5 minutes later. Doesn't she look peaceful?!! Out cold

You know your husband loves you when you are hanging your head over the toilet bowl and he comes up and rubs your back. He has seen me at my worst and he still loves me. What more could a woman ask for?!! Here is a cute picture of the kids and their daddy. I love you hunny!!!!

A little bit of nothin'!

Well my camera broke about 2 months ago and we finally went and bought a new one. So maybe I will be blogging more often now. We haven't really been up to much lately. I have been very busy though. I'm not sure why:( Anyhow, I will just explain the pictures as I go.

We went to Cabela's this weekend and noticed that there was a large tank outside close to where we parked. We went over to see what was going on (because there were tons of people all around) and they said that it was free fish day at Cabela's and they had let all the kids try and catch a fish out of the tank. The fish however were smarter than they thought they were and they weren't biting at anything. So they decided instead to take down the walls of the tank and let the fish go a floppin'. You could take home as many fish as you could get your hands on. It was hilarious to watch some of those kids trying to catch the slippery fish with their little hands and hold on to them. Josh lost his a few times and Jaxon had a tough time holding on to his too. However they both walked away with one their size. We brought them home and to my dismay, Josh cooked them on Sunday. Jaxon liked his but didn't like Josh's as much. They had lots of fun:) I love his face in this picture

Here are some random pictures of the kids at the park today!

Playing around with my new camera

My sister-in-law was in the hospital for a few weeks because she had gone into labor really early and so they had to keep her to keep stopping the contractions. I took the kids for a day and Jaxon and Brynlee LOVED it!! They had lots of fun. And I actually got alot done because the kids were entertaining each other!

Happy Birthday Josh!!

This last week it was Josh's birthday! He turned the big 28!!! Wow he's old:) He got a life vest for when he's fishing, shirts, shorts, a work belt, warm-up pants, swimsuit, CD, socks, the side table things to his camp chef stove, sleeping bag, and a few gift cards. He had fun and we are so grateful for all of those that were able to come out and celebrate with us. Thanks again! Daddy and Jaxon blowing out the candles

He was totally cheesing it for me because I kept telling him he had to smile. Oh well!

Babies and Bags

I saw this bag featured on my friend Rachels blog and thought it was too cute to turn down. She had found a tutorial for it and so I got to work. It took me all night to make but it would have only taken me probably 30 min. to an hour to make if I hadn't messed up or done the whole "square" thing. I am quite proud of how it turned out and can't wait to use it. Just so you know what it is, it's a "wet bag". You can use it for swimsuits, wet towels, pool stuff, etc. You can also use it for dirty pants if you are potty training and your child has an accident. The inside is lined with vinyl and so you can clean it out with any sort of cleaning disinfectant. I had to make-shift my own handle because it doesn't have one on the bag on the tutorial. Fun Fun! Next, the other day I decided to try and straighten Brynlee's hair and curl it under. It was so stinkin' cute. She looked so old! I tryed to get it as straight as I could but you get a 16 month old and and blow dryer and that's as good as I got.

So cute!

Happy Mother's Day

I just wanted to wish all that mother's out there a Happy Mother's Day! And especially those that are closest to me.

Lindsay is my sister-in-law and a fabulous one at that. She is such a good little mommy to her little boy Weston and you can just see the love pouring out from her to him. She is so sweet and I love that my brother married you Linds. I love you!

My mom has always been there for me and I don't know where I would be without her. She is my best friend and I know that she will always be there to listen and give advice. She is someone I can laugh with and cry with and I couldn't ask for a better mother. I am so glad that she has been such a great mother so I have someone to look up to and ask for advice when it comes to mothering my own children. She loves her grandkids and they love her right back. I love you mom! My Grandma Neff is such a funny little lady. She is quiet, until she knows you and then she will speak her mind. She always has such nice things to say about my kids. I love you Grandma!

My Grandma Fullmer. There is nothing I can say that will do her justice. She is an amazing mother and I'm so glad that she has been such a wonderful mother and has taught my mom how to be such a wonderful mother also. She too is someone you can talk to and never feel like she is judging you. I love you Grandma.

And the best mother-in-law anyone could ask for. She is an amazing woman and I just want to thank her for raising such a fabulous son! She loves my kids so much and I love that I feel so comfortable around her. Thank you for making me feel that way. I love you Sharon!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Farewell Belle:(

After 5 1/2 wonderful years we finally decided to give Belle to someone who could spend the time she needed with her. We put her up on KSL on Friday and had one family come to look at her on Saturday night. They never called back and tonight at 5:00pm another couple called wanting to come look at her. They talked to Josh for about 3 min. and then took Belle for a walk around the block. When they got back they said they wanted her. It was all bitter sweet (for me anyway). When we told Jaxon to say goodbye to her he kept asking why? We told him she was going to go live with this nice couple, when he went to give her a kiss and a hug goodbye he started crying and saying that he didn't want her to go. It was heart wrenching. I didn't know it would affect him that much. Josh is having a really hard time with it, and surprisingly I am too. I know that many of you have heard my many complaints about Belle but deep down inside she was still my first baby. I really do love her and am going to miss seeing that face out my back door. I'm just glad that she went to the family that she did. They are a young couple with no kids. They live near Liberty Park and the wife only works 3 days a week so she is going to be home with her alot. She said she can't wait to take her to the park and play. I hope they will have as many fun memories of Belle as we do. We love you Belle and miss you already!

This was Josh spending some one-on-one time with her on Saturday night before the first family came to meet her. We didn't know if they were going to want to take her or not.

You can tell how much he loved her in this picture.

Brynlee loved looking out the window everyday and saying "Be" "Be"

The family right before she left to be with her new family:(