Happy Birthday Brigham!!

Brigham turned three on Sunday! What a character he is. The world is a constant playground to him. He LOVES to be outside. Especially if there is dirt, sand or mud involved. He learned to ride a bike (with training wheels) on Friday so now he wants to spend every minute on his big bike. He tries to do everything the girls do. He loves nursery at church and loves playing with his " best friend Benjamin." He eats constantly, especially if he is at Grandma or Sunny's house. I love his adorable smile that always has a hint of mischief in it. His favorite foods are macaroni and cheese, lucky charms cereal, and strawberries. Happy birthday Brigham!!!

Brigham had a family party with Sunny, Presley, Sydney, Grandma, Grandpa and Great-Grandma.

The kids helped decorate the cake. It took constant watching to prevent Brigham from eating this cake before the party.

Brigham had a hard time waiting for family to show up for the party. Josh and I decided next year we would have the party first thing in the morning. All day Brigham was asking when the party was going to start. By the time we had the party Brigham was pretty awnery. Here he is in time-out (pretty sad that he was in time-out during his own party--actually he should have been there a lot longer than he was.)

Bodell came up with the idea of making a treasure map that led to Brigham's birthday presents. She did a great job drawing up the map and leading the activity. Shae was a little upset that there was only a prize for Brigham at the end of the treasure hunt. I guess I should have prepped her about that.

Finally he gets to open the presents!

Shae took this picture of Great-Grandma as she was walking in the door. Isn't brigham lucky to have so many loved ones around that act this excited to come to his party. We love you Great-Grandma!

Fishing Fun

When my sister Heather was in town over the weekend she wanted to go fishing. Unfortuneately the weather was pretty cold and windy, but that didn't seem to effect the kids.

Bodell the die-hard fisherwoman! You can see my sister Heather in the background. She looks like she is very serious about fishing.

Josh giving Brigham fishing lessons.

..more lessons

...and more lessons.

We didn't get skunked! Bodell was the only one to catch a fish. What a proud fisherman!

Bodell loses a tooth

Bodell lost her seventh tooth. It has been loose for a long time. While we were reading a book before bedtime, she pulled it out herself. When it was time to go to bed she said she couldn't sleep because she was so excited for the tooth fairy to come. Look at those eyes. Do they look very sleepy to you?

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Josh's co-worker gave Andrew this shirt. I thought it was just too cute. Of course a baby needs a shirt to wear on St. Patrick's day. We wouldn't want him getting pinched by his older sisters and brother. I hope you all had a great St. Patrick's day. Our was filled with green pancakes and eggs for breakfast, and green shamrock sugar cookies later. HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

Movie Night

The kids wanted to sleep together and watch a movie. They all climbed in Brigham's bed. We hooked up the tv in his room and they watched Old Yeller. When the movie ended, Shae and Brigham decided the bed was too crowded so they made beds for themselves on the floor. I thought it was a cute site.

Disney on Ice

While we were up north we went to Disney on Ice. The kids loved the show. I think Bodell thought it we were just going to be watching people skate around in circles (like open skate at an ice rink.) I think her expectations of the show were pretty low. She, along with Brigham and Shae, thought the show was amazing. I loved watching the expressions on my kids' faces and hearing their oohs. The tricks performed and props used entertained us all!

Do you think Andrew enjoyed the show?

I didn't ever get a great picture of the props, but here are a few pictures of the show.

Spring Break

For spring break we went to Provo and Salt Lake for the weekend. Josh was in Las Vegas, with my Dad and Brother, so it was just me, the kids, my mom and my sister. We drove up Thursday evening. At Green River we stopped at Arby's to eat dinner. Sitting in the booth next to us were two men speeking Spanish to each other. I saw Brigham staring at them intently. Then he got up and walked to the edge of our bench so he could be next to them. He then said, "THAT IS NOT A WORD!" They were not paying any attention to him, luckily. He kept repeating that they were not saying real words. I had to laugh that my two year old thought it was his job to correct these men on the jibberish he thought they were speaking.
Once we arrived in Provo we stayed in a hotel in Provo. Of course the kids were completely WIRED when we arrived at the hotel, so we had bed jumping until about 11 0'clock when the kids finally crashed (Brigham was the last one.) On Friday we did some shopping then headed to BYU campus. We ate at the MOA cafe at the BYU art museum. When we told the kids we were going to have lunch at a place that served salads Brigham and Shae protested. They, of course wanted to eat at McDonalds. Rather than hear the complaining we picked up two kids meals which they ate in the car on our way. Bodell said that she loved salad and wanted to eat what Mom and I were eating. When we got to the MOA cafe we noticed they served Macaroni and cheese. Bodell ordered this. Brigham and Shae were SO jealous. Bodell loved devouring her mac and cheese in front of the drooling Brigham and Shae. My mom and I also loved our lunch. It was so good. I can't believe I never ate there when I was a student. I highly recommend it!

HERE WE ARE EATING AT THE MOA CAFE. YUM! YUM!


After the cafe we went downstairs to see some of the exhibits. They had an exhibit from the person that makes the I-Spy books and also and exhibit made from trash items. The kids thought they trash exhibit was amazing.

WOOPS-- I GUESS I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO TAKE THIS PICTURE IN THE MUSEUM.


After the museum we walked up the hill to the Bean Mueseum. The kids always love all the animals. When we first walked in Brigham looked a little alarmed. He asked me if the animals were dead or alive.


SHAE SHOW ME YOUR BEST LION LOOK.

BODELL TOOK A PICTURE WITH THE JAVELIN BECAUSE SHE HAD JUST WRITTEN A REPORT IN SCHOOL ABOUT THIS ANIMAL.

SHAE IS THE ONE THAT SUGGESTED THIS PICTURE--WHAT A SHOCKER!

After the meuseum we had to make the traditional trip to the BYU creamery for ice cream. And then we were off to Heather Bower's house. The kids were having a slumber party with their cousins while my mom, my sister, Andrew, and I went out for a girls night out (plus baby.) We did some shopping, ate out, and went to the movie Confessions of a shopaholic (LOVED IT!!) Thanks Heahter B. for taking the kids.

Andrew is 3 weeks

Ok, I promise I will not give a week by week dialogue of Andrew for the rest of his life, but for now...you are just going to have to bear with me. Andrew is now three weeks old. Not a whole lot has changed since the last update. He is a GREAT sleeper now. He is still VERY LOVED by his older siblings. He loves his baths, but hates to be dressed and undressed. We are anxiously awaiting that first smile!


Me and Andrew.


Shae and Andrew

AAAAaaaaaaaahhhh!

Just in case you haven't seen those dimples yet!

Hiking Somewhere

My sister Heather was in town for a few days. We were feeling a little spring fever and decided to take the kids for a hike. Because Shae had kindergarten we couldn't go very far. So, we drove down towards Cottonwood and pulled off on a random road and went for a quick hike. It felt great to be outside!

Brigham, Shae, and Isabel (Shae's friend) posing.


Look at the beautiful bouquet Shae and Isabel picked. I think Brigham thinks their bouquets are better than his sticks.

Heather and I posing while Shae took our picture.

Can you tell that Andrew enjoyed the hike?

What a cute little bundle!

Heather wanted to have Andrew. He nestled down in the snuggly made grunting noises the entire hike.

Isabel and Shae enjoying the walk. It was crazy hair day at school. Can you tell?