The McDonald's

2009-11-01T16:20:00.000-08:00

Hangin with the GTU girls!
(they are so cute!)

Mom, wierd face me, and Mal

Mom, disgusting zombie, me and Brynn

My 2 adorable sisters, Mallory
and Brynn

The Zombies were freaky!!!

And yet another Girls night out~!! This time with my Mom, and my 2 sisters Mallory and Brynn! We started the day by going to Good Things Utah, and then to lunch and finished the awesome day with THRILLER at Kingsbury Hall! We had a BLAST! I am SO blessed to get so many great ladies in my life! And even more blessed to get to spend the time with them!!

Girls weekends!

2009-11-01T16:02:00.000-08:00

Me and Tash, Excited about our favorite Things!!!

Mom is SUPER excited about her earings i gave her! LOL

Me and my gorgeous sister!!

At Tuachan! Aida was SO GOOD!!!

We had tons of fun in the month of October. At the beginning of the month, I went with the my Mom and Tash down to St. George to stay for 3 days! We went to the Tuachan the first night and saw Aida, and then it was lots of shopping and giggles the rest of the time! We had so much fun, We each took our favorite things for the others and laughed our heads off the whole time!! Thanks for the fun ladies!

2009-11-01T15:56:00.000-08:00

Having some girl fun!!! Hadlee wanted a pedicure, so I gave her one, while she kicked back with a bowl of ice cream!! Sheesh, spoiled!

FINALLY Blogging!!!

2009-11-01T15:43:00.000-08:00

Hadlee's First Day of Kindergarten

With Her teacher, Mrs. Oliver

Not exactly sure what face she is pulling but she was sure excited!

Okay everyone, I know it's been like FOREVER, so I'm just going to post pictures from the past few months! We have been Super busy with school starting, and football season, and just everyday life!! Sorry it's been so long, I'll try to keep up!!! LOL (Whatever huh!!!)

Seven years and still going strong!

2009-06-02T19:03:00.001-07:00

This past month, I got to celebrate being married 7 years to the most amazing husband, daddy, and best friend I could ever ask for! It's seriously crazy how fast time goes by. It seem like just yesterday honestly. That is partly due to the fact that in the 7 years of being married, we have only lived together for about 4 years of that. We have experienced tears of sadness and super happy tears! We have gone through a lot together, and have been each others strength through it all! I am SO extremely grateful to have Brady in my life! He is my everything! He gives me so much to be proud of! He is an incredible strength, example, and inspiration. The past seven years have brought me 2 adorable children, strength I didn't know I had, a HUGE appreciation for the freedom that I have, and the sacrifices that it takes to have them!! I am so blessed to be married to my very best friend, (for longer than 7 years!) I am more in love with him than ever before, and I look forward to the years to come!! Thank you sweetheart for all that you have given me!! I Love you with all of my heart!!

Mother's Day!

2009-05-10T16:28:00.000-07:00

Since it's mother's day, I thought I would just take a minute to tell you about the special mothers that I have! Not everyone is as blessed as I am to have more than just one. Both of my mom's are the most important ladies in my life. I definitely wouldn't be the person that I am today without both in my life! They have their differences, for starters, one is 5' 8" the other 5' 2", one is chocolate, and one is vanilla! But they have one thing in common, and that is that they are both awesome mothers who put their kids and grandkids first, and they both love the gospel and have shared that with all of us! They both have more strength than I could ever imagine, and have overcome SO much in their lives. My moms, have both been there for me ALWAYS, and always will be! I hope that one day I can become the women that they both are!
I was blessed 7 years ago to gain another mom, my wonderful mother-in-law, Peggy! She is amazing! I have learned so much from her in the past 7 years! Mostly about cooking! The woman knows everything there is to know about food and how to make it pretty and taste just right! You should know that without her my kitchen would be empty! She has gotten me every kitchen gadget known to man, and every time she comes to my house she discovers one more thing I need! Lol, but in all seriousness, she is one of the most loving, and supportive people I know! We owe a lot to her! I admire her so much and love all that she has done for me and my family!
There are also some other ladies who have helped to play the role of "mom" in my life, and I just want to mention them as well, because the sang. "it takes a village to raise a child", or however it goes, is very true! There have been some other amazing women step in and adopt me so to speak as I was growing up! I'm not sure if it was by choice or not, but they did it anyway. First of all, Carol Hadlock, I started hanging out at her house when i was in 3rd grade, (a long time ago) and she always had an open door, and an extra seat at the dinner table! I'm sure she doesn't realize the impact she had on my life, but I always looked up to her and still look back at the mother she was when I was growing up! Also, Tammy Dyreng, Kind of the same situation, I think I lived at their houses quite a bit, but they both have always been so supportive and loving to me, and I appreciate their examples in my life! One more person to thank for being the other "Mom" in my life is my aunt Merri Lynn! She for sure has been there since I was born, and has always looked out for mine, and my brothers well being. She has always been someone I can turn to if I ever needed anything! So thank you aunt Merri Lynn!
As you can see, I have been VERY blessed to have so many special people in my life! I love and appreciate every single one of you! Especially both of my moms!! I love you!
Also happy mothers day to my awesome sisters, and sister-in-laws! I love you all SO much!

EASTER!!!

2009-04-15T18:16:00.001-07:00

I'm slow as always, but we had an awesome Easter! Brady had to work, so that was kind of stinky, but the kids and I went up to my mom and Marty's for dinner, easter egg hunt, and tons of fun! All of my brothers and sisters were there with all their kids, and Nana and grandma Fay! It was tons of fun!! Thanks mom and Marty!!!

X-Treme Combat

2009-04-06T10:02:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, Brady and I went to the X-Treme Combat fights! It was interesting. We got tickets through a girl that Brady works with. Her husband fights! His name is Dayle Jarvis, A.K.A CRAZY NAVAJO!! He is pretty crazy if you ask me!! Any of those guys that do that are just nuts, in my opinion! LOL It was really fun though. There were also 4 guys from Gunnison that fought so it was fun to watch them! They all won too! Dayle's fight was pretty fun to watch, the guy he fought was from Richfield, and he was WIERD!! He was wearing these spandex shorts that were quite short, (not cute!) I had a hard time staying focused on the fight!! HA HA Just kidding, but it was really gross!! And I'm pretty sure that the Crazy Navajo was being nice to him! He could have taken him out in the first or second round a couple of times, but he was nice and let him go 3 rounds!! LOL Anyway, it was really quite entertaining! I think I would for sure go again!!! Congrats to the Gunnison boys and the Crazy Navajo!! LOL

Crazy Navajo Supporters!!

The Crazy Navajo kicking BUTT!!

February Birthdays!!!

2009-04-06T09:36:00.000-07:00

We got through the month of BIRTHDAYS!! At our house everyone has a birthday in February but me!! Houston's is the 9th, Brady's is the 16th, and Hadlee's is the 18th! Crazy!!! We had fun with all of them though! Houston turned 2, and he started the terrible 2's right on time! LOL Hadlee turned 5 ( FINALLY!) She thought she would get to go to Kindergarten as soon as she turned 5 so she was a bit disappointed, but she had a great day! Here are just a couple pics from all the parties! In the pic of Brady's birthday, it was my step dads birthday the next day so i did a cake for both of them! Tiffanie made Houston's darling cake, that's why his is the only cute one!! LOL Thanks Tiff!

Brylee Louise

2009-02-04T05:49:00.000-08:00

Just a quick congratulations to my little brother Cole and his wife Heather! They had their baby girl early Sunday morning! She is SO cute! Her name is Brylee Louise Sorenson, she weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20 inches long! Big baby for our little Heather! But all went well and they are all home and happy! I am so excited for the two of them! They are going to be such awesome parents! Congratulations again guys! We love you all and can't wait to squeeze her!!

2009-01-23T16:50:00.000-08:00

My mom was down this past weekend and we did something I never thought my mom would do in a million years! I cut her hair SHORT!!! I know! Don't everyone freak out! It looks SO freakin cute, and she wasn't even scared LOL! Okay I'm sure she was terrified but it seriously looks darling! I was proud of her for being brave! It's never EVER been this short before. Now I just need to warn Marty of the sassy attitude you get with the short hair! HA HA Anyway, I just thought I would blog the big event!! It looks SuPeR cute mom!

Hadlee Dancing

2009-01-18T13:35:00.000-08:00

Hadlee is in a dance class here in Centerfield. She takes ballroom and jazz from Jeana James, and she absolutely LoVeS it! They get to dance at half time of the jv games so I took pictures for those of you who are far away! These pics are from this past Friday! They have their big recital in April, so I will get some more pictures up then!

#1 Florida Gators!!!!

2009-01-09T14:45:00.000-08:00

GO GATORS!!!

Okay so everyone should know that the College National Championship was on last night, and our favorite Florida Gators played Oklahoma for that title!!! Not to our suprise the freakin awesome gators won! We were so excited! We are huge Tim Tebow fans, (well I know that I am!) and so we were excited for him and the rest of the Gators to be victorious! Now to be honest, I was kind of thrown into the whole "Love the Gators" thing. My brother-in-law Seth is from Florida and is a HUGE fan, he rubbed off on my husband, and I just always went along with it! But..., this year I was watching the college football awards and was watching this bit that they did on Tim Tebow and was totally blown away! What an AWESOME person!!! He is an outstanding football player and even a better person when it comes to helping and caring for people in the real world!! So..., Now I am a TRUE Gator fan for my own reasons!! HA HA HA!! We were so excited about the game though! We invited Matasha and Dustin over and we ate LOTS of crap food, wings, chips and dip, sandwiches and candy! It was so much fun! Houston is such a stud, we would get excited and yell, and Houston would join right in! It was fun and we are proud of our Florida Gators!! (we like our Utah Utes too, but Flordia is the real deal!!!) LOL

My Boys! Ready for the game!

Gators #1

Me and Brady

Tash and Dustin

Houston LOVING the game!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2009-01-03T15:18:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas Holiday and a fun New Year!! The kids got way to much for christmas, but they had such a good time. We discovered that Houston absolutely dispises Santa, and Hadlee had to convince herself that he was a good thing, but she did good! For those of you who don't already know about Hadlee's Christmas list this year, it was pretty interesting! All she wanted was a "real" dog, a "real" cat, and a "real" bunny, 3 mexicans and a snuggie! Funniest thing ever! Okay now let me explain the Mexican thing before we offend anyone! I was getting Hadlee ready for school one morning and the Swifer Sweeper commercial came on. Well, it was the one with the 3 mexican's outside singing "Baby come back". Anyway, without skipping a beat Hadlee says "Mom, I want some of them." And thinking her next response was going to be the swifer, she says "Some of them Mexican's!" LOL and then she proceeded to ask me if she could have some for Christmas! Needless to say it was the joke of our Christmas!!

Anyway, for New Years Eve, my mom and Marty, and Cole and Heather came down and we went to watch my crazy little brother Jace ride a bull at the big New Years Eve thing they have at the Blackhawk every year! We were all nervous, especially poor Jace, and very relieved that it ended without any blood!! LOL We all came back to our house and sang Karaoke all night! It was super fun!! It was fun having family to be with and we enjoyed their visits! Here are a few pics from Christmas and all the fun we had!!

Brady's Stabbing!

2008-11-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

So Brady was home with the kids one day, and had this idea to make the tires on Hadlee's jeep a little better, you know so she can climb better, and not spin out on the grass when it's wet. Well.., he sent me a text at school that said "I just stabbed my leg"! Well what the heck am I suppose to think when I get a text like that! So I hurried home, and found him laying on the kitchen floor, white as ghost, sweating to death, and a big old blood spot above his knee!! So..., we hurry to the hospital, where he got 3 stitches, (without being numb!) and all these nice pictures!!! Needless to say, it wasn't horrible it just scared us all!! Now he's just proud of the scare!!!

bAbY pAiSliE

2008-11-18T15:59:00.000-08:00

On October 28th, my best friend Kristie had a beautiful baby girl! She named her Paislie Jane. She is absolutely beautiful! But with a gorgious mommy she doesn't have a choice!! She has a TON of black hair, it was even in a little curl when we went up to see her! I feel so bad it has taken me so long to get this up! But again, my computer crashed and I couldn't get it done! So forgive me Kris!!! I am so excited for Ty and Kristie, this is their baby of 4 beautiful little ones!! I bet they are going to be so much help!! YEAH!!! I love you Kristie, and you have a beautiful little angel!!!

Catch Up!

2008-11-18T15:32:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone! I'm sorry it's been forever since I've blogged! My computer crashed and it's been driving me nuts! First of all I have to tell you all about Halloween and my cute kids! Hadlee wanted to be Hannah Montana, and Houston was a spider! Hadlee was my little poser and Houston absolutely hated his costume, therefore he is screaming in the picture!! LOL And then there is my husband, the funniest and most creative of all of us! He was Obama as a detainee! Yes, only those of you who have been to Iraq, or are married to a soldier get the detainee atire, but it was pretty funny! He had to wear his turban and yellow scrub pants and the shirt he is wearing is one that the detainee's actually made him, with his name on it and everything!! It was pretty funny! We went to a fun party at Tiff and Rhett's that night and we had a lot of fun!!

Also during the month of October Mille Mom, Matasha, Bree and I all went down to see thriller in St. George! It was a blast! Bree had this awesome idea for us all to bring our favorite things for everyone! It was so much fun to see what everyone's favorite things were! We found this yummy place called The Orange Peel. They made smoothies and they were so freakin good, we had like a table full of them! And we drank them all!! That night we went and saw "Thriller" and it was SO good! I've added some funny pictures of us with the Jason guy and some of each of us with our thriller faces!! LOL it was really fun, and I can't wait to do it again next year!! Thanks for the fun weekend girls!!

Husband Tag!

2008-10-21T14:49:00.000-07:00

tagged by Tash

1. Where did you meet your husband? High School
2. How long did you date before you got married? 2 1/2 years
3. How long have you been married? 6 years
4. What does he do that surprises you? He is full of suprises! But he is very patient with me!
5. What is your favorite feature of his? His eyes and his lips! Mmm mm, mm!
6. What is your favorite quality? I love that he is such an awesome daddy! You can't beat watching a daddy and his little boy play football, or pretending to be his little girls prince and dancing with her!!
7. Does he have a nick name for you? Babe or Sweetheart!
8. What is his favorite food? Steak and pizza???
9. What is his favorite sport? He likes everything, I'm gonna say Football, baseball, and basketball, in that order!! ( That's really mine! I just hope his are the same!! HA HA)
10. When and where did you first kiss? At his sister's house! That was the first good kiss!! It was our senior year!
11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We love to go for rides up the mountain or go fishing or something outdoors!! I think i drive him nuts anywhere else!! HA HA
12. Do you have children? YES!! The 2 cutest you've ever seen!
13. Does he have any hidden talents? OH many!!!
14. How old is he? 26 yes, younger than me right now!
15. Who said I love you first? I don't remember! I think me!!
16. What is his favorite music? He likes most music!
17. What do you admire most about him? His personality and sense of humor!! He can make me or anyone laugh, no matter what the situation is!!
18. What is favorite color? blue and orange
19. Will he read this? Yes probably
20. Who do you tag? Tiffanie, Annie, Shemra, Nikki, anyone else with a husband!!! LOL

Congratulations Greg and Kelcey

2008-10-21T14:39:00.000-07:00

We just wanted to say congratulations to our awesome friends Greg and Kelcey! They FINALLY got their new addition! This morning they had an absolutely beautiful little girl, they named her Rylee. She is perfect! I know we have been abnoxious friends, but we have been so excited for her to get here! Greg and Kelcey have been wonderful to our kids and we know they are going to make awesome parents!! Congratulations again! We love you all!!

Happy Birthday to ME!!

2008-10-21T06:01:00.000-07:00

I decided that turning 30 is getting closer and closer every year, and it terrifies me!! I know it's not really OLD, but crap it seems like it to me! I could just stay 26 forever!! But..., my birthday was last Friday the 17th and I am now freakin 27 years old!!! AHHHHHH! Anyways, it was a fun day. I got to just hang out with my cute kids and sweet husband! Hadlee picked out a SpongeBob cake for me, which she could NOT wait to eat! Every 5 minutes she was asking where the candles were and if she could eat it now! Anyway, it was really sweet! I'm glad I have kids to help me think my birthday is a big deal!! They LOVE them! Also thank you Tiff for the birthday blog!! She is was to nice. I'm not really as cool as she made me sound:)

The Pumpkin Patch!

2008-10-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

The other day I took the kids to the pumpkin patch thinking it would be SO fun! Well.., Hadlee actually enjoys it, and she's been wanting to go to the pumpkin patch forever. But trying to get cute pictures of the kids and the pumpkins is just a joke! They are so not cooperative!! HA HA!So here are the pictures that i did get! They were so easy to work with!! NOT!

2008-10-13T14:41:00.001-07:00

Lucky #7
Tagged by Tiffanie

7 Things I can do.....

7. I can BLOG....
6. I can cook....(I'm getting better!)
5. I can scrapbook....
4. I can sing....
3. I can play the piano....
2. I can love my kids better....
1. I can spend money!!....

7 Things I can't do.....

7. I can't get caught up on my laundry...
6. I can't wink...
5. I can't stay up later than 10...
4. I can't put my mascara on with my mouth closed....
3. I can't stay 25....:(
2. I can't wear a size 3...
1. I can't sew... (but i'm learning!)

7 Things I LOVE about BRADY....

7. I love that he is a hard worker....
6. I love that he makes me laugh...
5. I love that he is an Amazing Daddy....
4. I love that he is so outgoing....
3. I love that he is so dedicated and loyal to his country....
2. I love his laugh, smile and sexy eyes!...
1. I love that he is my very best friend:).... (has been since high school!)

7 Things I say the most often are....

7. "Oh Shiz"
6. "Leave your brother alone!" ( and the other way around!)
5. "Eat your dinner!"
4."Where are your shoes!"
3. "Oh Snap"
2. "What am I going to make for dinner?"
1. " I love you!"

7 Celebrity Admirations....

7. McDreamy!!! (Patrick Dempsey)
6. Matthew McConaughey Mmm mmm mmm!
5. Taylor Swift ( what a doll)
4. President Monson, What an amazing person!
3. Kelly Rippa
2. Sara Pallin....gotta love a pitbull with lipstick!!
1. GI Jill... Jill Steven's Miss Utah 07!
#1. The absolute Favorite of all...., BILLY!!! (does that make you guys feel better, LOL!)

7 Favorite Foods....

7. Sugar!!
6. Chicken Enchiladas
5. Chips and Jerry Salsa
4. El Mexicano
3. Subway
2.Olive Garden
1. Cafe Rio Chicken Salad! Mmmm!

7 People to tag....

7. Stacey
6. The Turner family
5. Nikki
4. Chelsey
3. Cole and Heather
2. Alicia
1. Matasha

"Give 'em the boot!"

2008-10-05T12:02:00.000-07:00

This past week was Homecoming week at the high school! It was a lot of fun! Melissa Judy and the student body officers did an awesome job this year! The theme was "Good Times" (the song by Alan Jackson!) It was really fun! Since I work at the high school now I got to experience the whole week! It was fun! I had to do a little coaxing with Kim, but I got her to dress up with me! The students and Mr. Kirk got quite a kick out of it! Monday was Tie Dye day, Tuesday was Senior Citizen day, Wednesday was Retro 80's, Thursday was Western day, and Friday was School Pride day, (blue and white!) Anyway, Kim and I dressed up everyday, I didn't start the pictures until Tuesday, and then I forgot my camera Friday, but Hey I got pics of the fun days!

What some hot grannies! People told me all day that I look
like my grandma Linda!! The funny thing is I get told that on a normal day!!!LOL

Wow! I can't believe people actually looked like this
on purpose!! HA HA!

YEE HAW!!!! Nice Buckles huh?

I think Kim was a little nervous at first, but we had a blast! She doesn't know about Spirit week and it's a lot the same!! SHHH, we'll keep it a secret!! HA HA! Look for the posts of that week! The game was awesome! We beat ALA 35 to 14. The boys played great and they seemed to be having a great time out there! At the begining of the game, there was a big suprise when the bulldog and the game ball was flown in on a helicoptor it was awesome! High Five to Melissa Judy for that one!! She is unbelievable!! Anyway it was a really fun week and a great night! GO BULLDOGS!!!

Congratulations Mike and Em

2008-09-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

Today Mike and Emily got married, and I am SO happy for both of them! They are a darling couple and both deserve the very best. The kids and I went up to the temple to see them come out and she looked absolutely gorgious! It gave me chills and tears to my eyes! The dinner and everything was beautiful. Again I am so happy for both of them and wish them the very best! Congrats to the new "Madsens"!!!

High Centered!!

2008-09-27T16:32:00.000-07:00

The other day after the JV game, Brady wanted to go shooting. About 2 minutes after he left the house, he was back in! You see we have this pile of gravel out in front of our house and Brady decided it would be fun to see if he could make it over it with the Tahoe!! As you can tell he didn't get too far! LOL He got high centered. Too funny! I'm just wondering if all guys are the same and like to see just what their vehicles will do or if it's just my adventurous husband!! Thank you Jaden James for pulling him off!!! LOL Brady just informed me that I forgot to tell you all that he made Jaden wait for him while he drove over it again just to make sure he could and he did!! (Proud Moment!!)LOL

Happy Birthday Alicia!!

2008-09-19T14:56:00.000-07:00

You should all know by now that I am really slow at posting things! So Alicia don't be mad that I'm doing this on Friday and your birthday was actually on Tuesday!! SORRY! Anyway, It was my friend Alicia's birthday on Tuesday and I just wanted everyone to know what an awesome person she is. We have been friends since high school but became really good friends the summer that Brady left the first time in 2005. Alicia has always been there to help me in any way. She is always someone i can call and talk to, go walking with, and the very best to go out to lunch with! She was there when Brady left the first time and then again when both of our husbands left the second time! She is truly an amazing person and I admire her in so many ways. She is an awesome wife and mother. She is incredibly strong and a great example to me. So Alicia, I just want you to know that I love and appreciate all that you have done for me and my family and I look up to you in so many ways! Thank you for always being there for me and being a rock I can always count on!! I love you to death and am so grateful for the friendship that we share!! Thanks again and I hope you had a Happy Birthday!!!

Hadlee's First Day of School

2008-09-16T19:32:00.000-07:00

I'm really slow I know, but Hadlee started school a week ago, and I just wanted to post these cute pictures of her! She is getting so big, so fast. I really can't believe it! It's crazy that she will start real school next year! WOW time sure flies! Anyway, she absolutely LOVES pre-school. Her teacher is Miss Alice and she is amazing. She is super good with the kids and they all seem to love her. Hadlee is also a huge fan of "Principal Bruce"! She thinks he's pretty cool too! Anyway, my little girl is getting bigger and it really makes me sad. I guess they have to get big sometime huh!!!

My Hero!

2008-08-25T08:04:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went up to the Freedom Salute in Salt Lake. It was a big awards and recognition ceremony for the soldiers of the 145th. They recognized all the soldiers by giving them a flag in a nice wooden case, a pin, and a metal of some kind! It was really awesome to see all of the soldiers there who served with Brady in Iraq. They are a bunch of neat guys. After they recognized all of the soldiers they gave out some other awards! Much to my suprise, Brady recieved the Bronze Star Award! He didn't know he was going to get this and therefore, I was totally clueless!! I am SO proud of him! This is what his award says, Just so you get an idea of why he recieved it! " For: Exceptionally meritorious service in a combat zone with exposure to risk of hostile action during operation Iraqi Freedom. His outstanding duty during combat operations in Iraq contributed to the overwhelming success of the command's mission. His actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon him, mulit-national force-Iraq, and the United States Army!" There is another paper that goes into detail about the things that Brady did and about him being such a great leader and doing his job so well! I am really so proud of him! But Brady being the way he is, doesn't think that he deserves this award. He had a friend killed in Iraq the last time they went over and this is the award that he recieved for what he did. So Brady found it hard to accept the award yesterday. He told me that people receive this award for saving lives and losing lives for their country. He doesn't realize the impact that he must have had on so many people over there. In my mind he is one of the very best soldiers you will find. I am so extremely proud of him not just for receiving the bronze star, but for being there when our country needed him both times. He has been over seas twice, and didn't complain about going either time. He is an awesome leader and has made some awesome friends through his deployments! He knows his duties and does them well. I am so honored to be married to the finest soldier in the world, and the hottest!! I love you with all my heart Brady and am SO proud of you! Congrats again for your very deserving award!!!

My kids

2008-08-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! The other day I was sitting at home with my kids and decided that to take them out and take some fun pictures of them! I'm definately not the greatest photographer in the world and need a new camera, but we had a ton of fun taking them! Looking at these pictures made me think about my two little angels and how grateful I am for them! If any of you know my kids you know that they are not "Angels", (most of the time!) They are mostly full of hell and come by it honestly! But they are my whole world and I wouldn't trade them for ANYTHING. Hadlee is SO extremely full of life and is so smart. Nothing gets past this little girl. She remembers EVERYTHING and doesn't let us forget! She has a huge imagination that keep Brady and I laughing and talking every single day! She absolutley LOVES her grandmas and grandpas ( and let me tell you there are a lot of them!), Aunt Tash, and Playing, Playing, Playing! Houston is also full of life and follows in his big sisters footsteps! He has this smile that NO one can resist and he knows it. He is getting into something all the time and is sure to make a huge mess wherever he goes. He is definately all boy. He loves balls ( throwing them), dirt, mud puddles, exploring outside, and dancing!! The thing I love the most about Houston is his hugs! He gives the best hugs in the world for a little boy! I love both of my kids very much. My days are sometimes crazy and i'm usually chasing after them both, and yelling at them both to be nice, or get back in the house, or clean up that mess..., but at the end of the day, the very best thing for me to hear is " Mommy I love you!" I sometimes have to step back and realize that they are just little kids, and I need to leave the messes for a minute to sit on the couch and cuddle with them! That's what is really the most important to me! I love my kids to death and I am So extremely blessed to have both of them in my life! Brady and I couldn't ask for anything better! Love you guys!

I've still got it!!

2008-08-06T14:27:00.000-07:00

At cheer camp this year Monica caught me sitting with one of my feet up by my head! She commented on it and then we got talking about how I could put both feet behind my head when I was in high school! I'm sure if you went to school with me, you remember!( It's just a stupid human trick!!) Anyway, so I told her I could still do it and she didn't believe me. SO..., I had to show her! So needless to say the girls had to see it! And that's when Monica snapped the picture! How embarrasing! My big ol butt in the air! BUT..., i thought I would put it on our page so that those of you who knew I could do it before, could laugh and remember how retarded I really am~!!! But hey.., "I've still got it after 2 kids, a few fat rolls and 26 years old!!!"

When dad plays mom!!

2008-07-29T19:01:00.000-07:00

Okay so everyone knows that Brady has been gone for the last year. He hasn't been able to go back to work until last night. Anyway..., so we thought it was going to be SO nice for him to stay home and take care of the kids, and be able to spend time with them! I think he might have thought I was being dramatic when i would tell him the kids were driving me nuts! But he soon found out just how easy they are and how sweet they REALLY are! Brady had just gone through the kids bedroom, and was cleaning out the old toys and clothes and everything. He had it all nice and clean and organized! BUT..., much to his surprise, Hadlee kicked in to true Hadlee mode. She destroyed the place! She tore into all the bags and boxes of toys and clothes that Brady was going to get rid of, tore everything out of drawers, and well..., really made a mess! You should have heard him when he called me and told me about it! The only thing I could do was laugh, because I've had my own experiences with the little angels and it was time he had his!! Anyway, I thought it was pretty funny, and even better that he got a picture of it! I just wanted to share it with you all! Needless to say, he was totally excited to back to work last night and I think the rest of us were as well!!!

Cheer Camp '08

2008-07-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know...., I help coach Gunnison's cheerleaders and LOVE every second! I guess that saying, "Once a cheerleader, always a cheerleader!" is very true! I absolutley love helping the girls and going to camp! We actually just got home from camp last Friday and I just have to take this opportunity to brag! My girls did SO awesome! This year we have 16 cheerleaders, 10 of them are new, and 11 of them are freshmen and sophomores. Sounds a little scary huh. Yes that's what I thought until we got to camp. These girls did absolutely wonderful! They got top team in the performance category, one of our captains recieved the individual leadership award, we had 11 girls nominated for All-American, and 3 of them made the All-American team. We also had one of our girls be asked to be on the NCA staff! Can you believe it! I was actually amazed, and SO extremely proud of every single one of them! We have a cute bunch of girls and you better keep your eye out for them this year! They are awesome!!! GO BULLDOGS!!! Here are a couple pictures of them!

4th of July

2008-07-15T08:24:00.000-07:00

What an awesome time of year to be thankful for the freedoms that we have! It especially hits close to home for our little family. We are so thankful for Brady, my little brother Jace and all the other men and women who have served and are still serving our country! We love you all and thank you SO much!

Pittsburg ZOO!

2008-07-15T08:16:00.000-07:00

This is our fam at the Pittsburg Zoo! (much cooler than the Hogle Zoo!) We had so much fun! Hadlee and Houston LOVED it! It was hotter than heck, but lots of fun!