Our little visit to Milford!

We decided to go to Milford for a few days to visit our great friends!! Kjirsta and I hung out together all the time when we lived in Cedar and so Sarah and Mckenna became best friends! (at least Sarah thinks so!) The Yardley's decided to move to Milford because that is where Brandon works on his family farm. They moved a few months before we moved here to Eagle Mountain. We sure miss being close to them and Sarah has big plans to move to Milford!We spent all day Thursday in Cedar City! My old stomping grounds!! It felt so good to be back in that small town! There are definitely benefits to living in a small town! We met up with our girlfriend Crystal and took the kids to the park. It was such a beautiful day and the kids had a great time. They spent most of their time climbing this great tree! I think Sarah thought she was a monkey because she just hung there for a while!
Here are the MOMS! Me, Crystal and Kjirsta! I have always felt so completely blessed to have such wonderful friends!
This is classic here! We were trying to get a "good" close up of us all! This was the second picture we took because the first was not so great! The girls had no idea I was making a CRAZY face until they checked it out to see how nice it turned out! Anyway we had a really good laugh until you cry! It was funny.Sarah and Mckenna working on puzzles while waiting for the best pizza!Pioneer Pizza! This has got to be the best pizza I have ever eaten! This place is family owned and operated and opened in Enoch when we lived there. Kjirsta and I got this at least once a week so of course we had to get it again! YUMMO! Gage is digging the pizza! Sarah says she is getting her "rub" (grub) on!
Cute little princesses!! I love this picture! Kjirsta took some pics of the kids in their pj's while I was getting ready. I think this is the sweetest picture of Ian. He is getting so mobile these days and is rolling all over the place!

Thanks guys for letting us come hang out with you!! And thanks Brandon for the yummy steak and rocking Ian to sleep! You guys are the greatest!! We miss you already.

Nothing like FRIENDS!

The Kirkham's were in town this past week! We went up to Midway to spend an evening with them in their parents new home! It was so much fun!! The kids thoroughly enjoyed the over sized been bag and had so much fun playing together! You've got silly Saryn, Britten, Sydney, Spencer and Sarah! There is nothing like a good friend!!
And here is one of mine!! I have know Stacy since I was a junior in high school! I am sure I have mentioned her before but she is one of my bosum friends!! I am a better person because of her!!

Who invited the SNOW!

Here are a few pictures of our first snow of the season! Luckily it wasn't to much and did not stick long! It sure was chilly though!! Time to buy some hot chocolate and pull out the winter sweaters!
Bear did not mind the snow one bit! He was playing with a white golf ball. He would throw it up in the air and then have a hard time finding it if he did not see where it landed.
Here he is in action! So, about bear... I have become the official pooper scooper with Jeff gone. Britten helps me by holding the bag and we both pull our shirts up over our noses! Big dog + Lot's of food = HUGE poops! It is so gross... when are you coming home JEFF?

Baby Ian and my scarecrow!

So I thought I would post some pictures of Ian awake and smiling! He is such a happy boy most of the time! He is already acquiring his daddy and brother's charming skills. His smile seems to brighten a room and charm any lady who stops to talk to him!

His eyes always seem to mesmerise me!
I asked Sarah what she was doing and she said, "I'm posing like a scarecrow mom"!This is how you position your feet!And this is how to smile like a scarecrow! I think i might stick her out front to scare away all of our spiders and bats!

The Witches are out!!

Like most of you I love the fall and especially LOVE Halloween! Erin and I ran up to Gardner's Village the other day to visit a quilt shop and the kids enjoyed seeing a few witches that were out! Britten was going to give this witch a KISS! Here is a flying witch on a bicycle! Notice how cute Sarah is sitting on her own! Taden and Breck think she has cooties. Little do they know!

Ian likes the witches too!
This is Isadora the "real witch"! She was so much fun!!
We are ready to go back with our friends in a week or so when they have their scavenger hunts and hay rides!! I also wanted to post my new Halloween BANNER! I made this at Erin's fabulous Friday last week! It was a lot of fun and I love this banner! Thanks for the invite Erin!Here is a close up view! We are going to make a Thankful, Christmas and Birthday one in our ward!

Oh the things they say...

Sarah has started to do something that Britten never did. Maybe because Britten didn't have anyone else to blame besides himself or maybe because he is a boy, I am not sure. But here are some of the things Sarah has been saying lately:

Two mornings ago Sarah came into my room and I noticed she had changed her pajamas so she informed me, "Mom, a monster wet my bed!"

A day before that she was sitting on our over sized chair and brought to my attention a gross rigging on it. When I asked her if she did it she said very casually, "NO, it was baby Ian."

We have been having a few flies bugging us around the house. Britten said that we needed a "fly swapper" and Sarah said, "or we could just get a frog."

They crack me up! I love how their little minds work in this big world!

It's about TIME!

YEAH!! I finally got my act together and got Ian's birth announcements made! My cute friend and old neighbor Michele from YView made them for me. She is so very talented and creative. Check out her blog she just started for photo cards! Thanks again Michele! And Thank YOU Jodi for the great pictures!! I LOVE them!
http://photoexpressionsphotocards.blogspot.com/

Sundays Post!

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

I know who I am. I know God's Plan. I'll follow him in Faith.

I believe in the Savior, Jesus Christ. I'll honor his name.

I'll do what is right. I'll follow his light. His truth I will proclaim.


I am going to try something new on my blog. Above are the words to a children's primary song titled I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That is a mouthful right? After listening to Women's Conference I decided I need to make more time to increase my spirituality. Sure we read scriptures most nights as a family and say a family prayer but I don't make the time to think about my Savior on my own. Here is a little background on how I became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

My grandmother was living in Port Hope Ontario, Canada when two young men came knocking on her door. They were missionaries. My Grandma invited them in and loved the message that they had to share. She decided to get baptized into the church and was one of the first members in her area. My grandpa Gordon was a business man in town and did not think it was a good idea for him to be baptized but he supported my grandma and his kids. My grandpa passed away shortly after that from a heart attack and my grandma moved my mom and her brother to California to be around more members of the church. My mom grew up, met my dad - dated him a while and they got married. My dad is not a member of the church and my mom was not the type to go to church every Sunday but as a kid I went to church and learned a lot about the Gospel through the children's program. As I got older it seemed more like a chore to go to church. Then when I was in high school I met the cutest boy who was LDS (latter day saint or Mormon). I was not in love but maybe wanting to marry him when I got older... That was a turning point for me for some reason. I saw this great guy and thought to myself, I want to be a great girl so one day I can snag a great guy like him. That for me is where my testimony began to grow. I was a junior in high school and stopped some of the bad habits I had begun and started going to church activities, reading my scriptures and making new friends that shared the same standards as the gospel. I went to Rick's College in Rexburg, Idaho which was a church school and my testimony grew exponentially there. Skipping ahead in life... I now am married to Jeff and have 3 amazing kids and love my membership in the church. My testimony is so much of who I am. I don't know what I would do without it in my life. I know my Savior Jesus Christ! I have felt his arms around me in my life. I have felt him cry with me, laugh at me and smile with me. I want to make him proud of me. So, there it is, I have started a new tradition for myself. Maybe every week or two I am going to try and share a portion of my testimony with my family and friends through my blog called Sundays posts!

Ian James is 4 months old!

Here he is 1 day old! Here you are 4 days old!
Here you are almost 4 months old!
I must like it when you are sleeping because I take a lot of pictures of you that way! Maybe because my hands are free and you look so peaceful!

Where does the time go? I took Ian in for his 4 month check up on Thursday the 25th and he's doing pretty good!! He is weighing in at 15 lbs 5oz and 25.5 inches long. I love how chubby he is starting to get! For the most part, Ian is a good baby! The past two nights he has decided not to wake up every two hours - maybe he is realizing I am a much happier mommy if he is not up so much. It is fun to see his personality coming to life. He loves to talk to me when I give him my undivided attention and he loves to watch his brother and sister. He laughs at Sarah when she dances for him. I know it has only been 4 months but I don't know what I would do without him. I love him so much!

Morro Bay Get AWAY!

Here we are at my cousins wedding! It was a fun family get away for a few days! I was born in Santa Monica, CA and always LOVE going to California!! Here is Jeff after the wedding trying to find out the BYU scores! His phone was not getting the best reception.
The Bullock Boys! We girls are outnumbered.
Here we are with the BRIDE!
Ian catching a little shut eye before the reception.
Here are the kids in town! They had the cutest street full of shops and yummy food!

It was pretty foggy but there is a huge rock out behind the kids that we drove out too. Britten loved it!

We had lunch at the Flying Dutchman and it was yummy! Clam chowder and fish tacos. The kids loved the pirate guarding the restaurant.

Some Sarah FIRSTS!!

Sarah was the flower girl in my cousin Jennifer's wedding!! We spent a few days in Morro Bay California for the fun event!! Congrats Jenn!! You were a beautiful bride!! We are so happy for you!!Sarah shared the flower girl duties with Bella! She is the daughter of one of Jenn's best friend Kocab. She and Sarah have a birthday one day apart! How funny is that?Sarah dropped one flower at a time!! I did not think they would make it all the way down the isle! I coached them from the side! Keep going, drop some flowers, watch your step! It was so funny to watch!The proud MOMMY!! PRE-SCHOOL!! Sarah started Pre-School this week because we were gone last week!! She LOVED it!! She is going to Mrs. Anna's Smartie Pants school! She is so proud of the fact that she is getting so big! We love you Sarah! Britten and Sarah are so cute together! They are so supportive of what the other one is doing. Every morning before Britten catches the bus, Sarah wants to give him a kiss and a hug!!
When I dropped Sarah off at pre-school, she climbed out of the car and said, "Bye Mom! I love you, you and Ian be safe today without me!" it was so cute!
My little dancing queen!! Sarah LOVES to sing and dance! What little girl doesn't!! She probably would have done great last year in dance but we started this year! She was very excited to go and did such a great job!! I sat outside and watched a little!!

Her teacher Mrs. Misty kept saying, "good job Sarah!!". It will be a fun year for her in dance!