The Bryants

2010-09-08T15:55:00.002-06:00

I am sorry to say this, but I am not going to be Blogging anymore (at least for awhile.) It has been fun to blog and see other friends' blogs as well, but I don't have any time. My other problem is that I am now spending a lot more time on Facebook these days. It's much easier to post pictures there, and I can post a lot more because it's faster. Between Facebook and the blog, I have decided that I only want to do one of them, and Facebook wins for now! With having our new baby, and returning back to work, I am struggling to find the time to do all that I want to (and not spend TOO much time on the computer!) I will try and check in on your cute blogs and hopefully catch you on Facebook too. To find more updates and pictures of our family, please find us on Facebook! Until then, happy Blogging!!!

Love Kim

First Day of School 2010

2010-09-08T15:49:00.004-06:00

Hannah's 1st day of Kindergarten

Ian's 1st day of Preschool

Recent Pics with our baby Girl

2010-07-25T17:20:00.004-06:00

Wow! Life got really crazy after Hadley arrived. I forgot how much things change with the birth of a new baby. I had all of these things planned for the summer while I had work off and didn't get ONE thing accomplished!!! Oh well, such is my life! I have a lot of pics to post, but since it takes so long to upload on blogger, here are just a few recent pics with Hadley. I am off to work again in a week!!! Arghhhhhh!!!

Hadley is here!!!

2010-05-24T22:52:00.003-06:00

Last Monday, May 17th, our little Hadley was born at 10:11 pm. She weighed 6 lbs 15 oz and was 20 inches long. She is such a good baby. Almost too good...she sleeps way too much! We need her to be awake more so that we can spend more time with her! I'm so happy to not be pregnant anymore! Wahoo! Isn't she a cutie?

I'M BEING INDUCED ON MONDAY! HOORAY!!!!

2010-05-14T19:52:00.001-06:00

My Babies

2010-05-14T19:43:00.004-06:00

Hannah before getting her dance recital pics taken. What a little Princess!

She loved getting to wear some of mommy's make-up!

Silly Ian!

Hannah and Ian in all of thier glory!

"Princess" Ian

2010-05-02T15:38:00.003-06:00

When I got home from work the other day, Ian greeted me at the door dressed like a Princess. I was surprised that Tom even let him do it, since usually he doesn't go for stuff like that. Hannah was very happy that she had someone to play dress up with though! Ian does make a cute Princess, don't you think?

Hannah's new Bangs

2010-05-02T15:27:00.004-06:00

Hannah wanted a little bit of a change in hair style, so we let her get bangs. I think they turned out pretty cute, and she LOVES them. Her nana (Tom's mom) has bangs too, so Hannah was excited that her hair was like Nana's. She was so excited to go to church the next day to show everyone her "Bangs." So cute!

Update

2010-04-25T04:36:00.002-06:00

At the doctor last week, they got another picture of the baby. She looks pretty cute, and definitely has the Bryant chin like the rest of the babies in the family. I am a month away from my due date, but MD says that they will induce at least a week early because my blood pressure is kind of high. We are getting so excited to welcome another little one to the family!!! I tried to post a cool picture of her, but it didn't work.....in a few weeks, we'll be posting a real one of her!!!

The sweet Innocence of Children

2010-04-19T15:34:00.004-06:00

Lately, Hannah has said some of the funniest/cutest things. I can't help but share some of them.
In her nightly prayers she always goes on and on about Jesus, and how much he loves us. She says things like "Our hearts go to Him, and His heart comes to us, and we love him so much." A couple of nights ago, she also said "We are so thankful for the Holy Ghost, and we are so sorry that he doesn't have a body!" (at least she gets the concept I guess!)

Yesterday Hannah was constipated. (poor thing) I went to check on her in the bathroom and she had her pants down looking at her bottom in the mirror. She said "Mommy, I am so worried because I was looking at my bum, and it looks like there are 2 holes down there and there's only supposed to be 1!" She must have really been looking hard. I didn't think I would be engaging in conversation about the female anatomy at this age yet, but I informed her, that yes, there are 2 holes down there, but only one is for pooping!

The other day when I was helping Ian in the bathroom, he said "Look mom, my weiner's bigger, it grewed!" Hannah promptly rushed in to see if his pee pee really was bigger because she didn't belive it. I told her that boys' pee pee's are magic and sometimes they change their size! Life is never boring at our house these days!! I just love the sweet, innocence that children bring to our lives!

Is Spring really coming?

2010-03-28T17:42:00.004-06:00

Every year we have to deal with these nasty box elder bugs. It's not that I'm afraid of them or anything, they're just a nuissance!!! If I ddin't have to deal with these or morning glory in my yard, life would be much easier. Poor Hunter ends up eating a lot of the box elder bugs that come into the house!!! Anyone know how to get rid of these pests??? Thanks!

Disney on Ice

2010-03-28T17:33:00.005-06:00

Ariel's Dress

Tiana's dress

Belle's dress

Sorry, I got a little behind with my blogging lately. A few weeks back , we went to Disney on Ice. I thought that Ian might like this one because it wasn't just princesses...it had Cars too. He liked it but not as much as Hannah did. Unfortunately, my camera battery went out before I could get too many pics, but I got a few. These are mostly of Hannah/princess costumes.

Baby Name

2010-02-26T14:16:00.003-07:00

Thanks for voting on a name for our baby girl. I think that we have decided to name her
Hadley Linda Bryant.

This is still not 100%, but we think this will probably be her name. Both Tom's and my mom's name is Linda, so it makes sense that we would give the baby "Linda" as a middle name!

Kids New Room

2010-02-26T14:03:00.003-07:00

BEFORE

AFTER

Hannah doesn't have a Princess room anymore!! We moved Ian in her room awhile ago to help get ready for the baby, and I have felt bad that he has been sleeping in there. I painted it red and blue and made it a Curious George theme, since they both like him. (the pictures don't show Curious George. We had other ones on there before that we got from Ikea, but they didn't stick very well!) Now it's time to get Ian's old room ready for new baby! So much work to do......

Valentines Cookies

2010-02-26T13:55:00.003-07:00

We had fun making Valentines Cookies for Valentines Day. It was kind of messy, but fun for the kids!

My Baby girl is 5 years old!

2010-01-16T20:30:00.003-07:00

Hannah's birthday is on Sunday the 17 th of Jan, but we had her party today. It was really fun and she got a lot of presents. My friend Martha made Hannah's awesome Cinderella cake. Last year she made her Aurora. The year before that, we had a Belle cake. Even though we had Cinderella this year, Hannah Montana was in the mix too. I have a feeling this might be the last Princess party we have for Hannah.....but who knows? She could surprise us next year. Anyway, thanks for the all of the presents everyone, and Martha for the awesome cake!

2010-01-03T09:57:00.004-07:00

My Sweet Grandpa
We lost my sweet Grandpa on December 17th this year. He had been having a lot of back problems, and had to go in for major back surgery. Otherwise, he was in excellent health and an avid exerciser. The day after his surgery, a nurse got him out of bed without his brace on and left him unattended. As a result, he fell, which caused a brain clot to form. He never gained consciousness again. Th family was quite upset about the whole ordeal, but most of all, we just miss him. It didn't seem like it was his time to go yet.
My grandpa was a wonderful example of how a husband, father, grandpfather, priesthood leader, boss, and employee should be. He has always been a spiritual giant in my life. When I didn't know where to turn for a blessing, or some good advice, grandpa always had it. He was such a hard worker and truely dedicated to everything he did. He served many hours in the temple as a temple worker, and was in the Bishopric of several single LDS wards. He held a special place in his heart for young single adults. He gave so much to his family, and he will surely be missed by all of us! We love you grandpa!!!

Advice

2009-12-07T10:34:00.002-07:00

Oaky, so I need some advice. We learned that we are having a little girl, and we are so excited! So the question is, what do we do about the kids' bedroom situation....Right now Ian and Hannah both have their own rooms. I am trying to decide if I should move them into the same room so that the baby will have her own nursery for ahwile, or if I should try to put the new baby in Hannah's room with her. Of course the baby will sleep at night for a couple of months in our room with us, but after that, I just don't know what to do. It's kind of nice for those long nights if the baby has thier own room, but then again, maybe I can just use the livingroom, etc.....Hannah is a pretty deep sleeper, which is good, but I don't think she would sleep through a fussy, crying baby. What does everyone else think I should do? What have you guys done? Any advice would be very helpful!! Thanks!

It's a Girl!!!

2009-11-30T14:12:00.001-07:00

We just found out last week that we are going to have a baby GIRL!!!! We are sooo excited, especially Hannah. We really didn't care what it was going to be, but a girl will be a lot of fun! (Poor Ian)

2009-10-18T19:42:00.001-06:00

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Hannah singing "Mean old witch."

2009-10-11T20:28:00.003-06:00

Tom's mom baby-sat for us the other night, and taught Hannah this cute Halloween song while we were gone. We got a cute perfromance when we returned home! With some more practice, Hannah will be singing on broadway one day!!

It's true...I am PREGNANT!

2009-09-27T19:06:00.003-06:00

Yes, we were trying to have a baby. We felt like we wanted to have just one more. It took awhile to want another one after having Ian, but I think we are ready. (I'm not sure if you are ever really ready.) Anyway, we have been trying since June, which for me was starting to take awhile because with Ian and Hannah it happened on the first or second try. I know four months is really not that long, but I'm glad it didn't take much longer. I feel so bad for the moms or moms- to- be out there who have problems conceiving and have to wait forever! That must be so hard and frustrating! We were actually going to stop trying because I didn't want to chance having a baby in the summer or early fall....I am already hot blooded as it is!!! I was actually just getting ready to do the HCG diet and had received the shots when I found out that I was expecting.....luckily, I have someone else who wants them! Hoepfully after the baby I will be ablet to do the diet because I am surely going to need it!!! (I have never weighed more than I do now except for the day I delivered!!!

Ian's 3rd Birthday

2009-09-11T20:56:00.003-06:00

My little baby is now three years old! I didn't get very many pics of him from the birthday party, but here are a couple. Just a few things about Ian right now:

1. He is still OBSESSIVE about rocking in his rocking chair. He does not sleep well at night. Most nights, he comes into our bedroom, or sleeps in "his chair" in the livingroom.

2. He LOVES cars, especially the cars from the movie, "Cars."

3. Ian is so sweet. His bossy sister Hannah always gets her way. She bosses Ian around a lot, and he is good to take it. If he knows that something will upset Hannah, he gives her her way! What a nice brother!

4. He likes to play outside, jump on the tramp, swing on the swingset, ride his scooter and bigwheel, play with any cars in the house, and drive his dumptruck around the house.

5. Ian is so sweet and sensitive. It is so cute when he asks for a kiss. This usually only happens after I apply my mint flavored lip gloss, but I'll do whatever it takes to get a big wet one from him!

Yellowstone

2009-09-11T20:44:00.003-06:00

I decided that maybe for Christmas this year, I will ask for Photoshop. There are always way too many pics to choose from and never enough space. (or time, since my computer is so slow at posting pics!) We went to Yellowstone Park a few weeks ago with my parents. It was fun, but a little bit chilly!

2009-08-08T20:45:00.004-06:00

Does anyone know how to fix the slideshow so that you can see the whole picture? I used to have a slideshow a long time ago, but took if off. Now that I created a new one, I can't get the formatting right! I've spent way to long trying to change it today. HELP!!!!

Dinner at The Mayan with Nana and Grandpa Bryant

2009-08-08T12:09:00.003-06:00

Tom's parents took us to dinner at the Mayan a couple of weeks ago. We had a great table where we could see the cliff divers so well! The kids had a lot of fun there! Thanks again for dinner Jon and Linda!

Do you think I should let her play with these?

2009-08-08T11:53:00.004-06:00

While at the 4th of July parade, my mom got each of the kids a toy at one of the vendors in the park. Hannah picked out these generic barbies that she wanted. We laughed histarically when we got home and read the box! They didn't even spell China right! I'm sure these are filled with LEAD! Pretty funny....

Hannah in 4th of July Parade

2009-08-08T11:47:00.005-06:00

Unfortunately I didn't get any cute close ups of Hannah, but she was a cute flower girl. If you look closely, you can see her in the front of float in a pink dress. They were on a float representing Jimmy's Flower shop. (I was also in the parad holding a sign, but opted NOT to post any of those!)

2009-08-08T11:42:00.002-06:00

My sister-in-law has started a new photography business. She has so many talents, and among them is photography. Since I am not very computer saavy, I haven't figured out yet how to put a link on my sidebar to advertise for her. The new pics of the kids that I have added are ones that Melinda recently took. We went to Antelope Island to take them, which was pretty interesting. There was a beautiful sunset, but it was stinky, a huge hike to get out to where the water was, and there were TONS of bugs and flies, etc...everywhere. It was kind of gross, but the pics still turned out great! If you click on the pics of the kids, it should take you to Melinda's website. Thanks again, Melinda!

Friends Reunion

2009-06-28T23:05:00.005-06:00

Dana, Alexa, Me, Kaylynn, and Keri

This past weekend, my best friends from High School and I all got together. We couldn't remember how long it had been since our last reunion, but it has been a few years! (Way too long!) Most of us live in Utah, but we are all scattered along the Wasatch Front, and one of us lives in Hawaii! It was so great to see everyone and all of the kids. Between the 5 of us, we have 17 kids. I have 2, Keri has 4, Kaylynn has 4, and Dana and Alexa each have 3. Crazy, and I'm sure there are more to come!

I had so much fun, and it was great to see you guys! Maybe next time we meet, we'll have to eat at Arby's for old times sake! Love you guys! (How come I'm the only one who looks like I eat at Arby's every day??) You all look great!

It has started already!

2009-06-28T22:49:00.003-06:00

Hannah likes to wear these tennis shoes she has, but her feet often stink when she wears them becasue she doesn't wear socks. We thought that if we got her some new socks, she would want to wear them with her shoes, so we went sock shopping at Ross. We gave her several options to choose from, and she was being very picky. She finally decided on some that were cute, but not as frilly as some of the others.

When we got out to the car, I said to Hannah "I hope you like these socks because you were being pretty picky about them."

Then she answered, "Well, I like these ones a lot because they are 'Sketchers', and they go with my shoes." Tom and I were both shocked after that comment, we both looked at her and said, "What? How do you know anything about Sketchers?" She replied that she had seen them on T.V. (she is right, the socks match her shoes because they are Sketchers too, but we had never mentioned it to her.) Man, I knew brand names might be important, but I never expected it at 4 yrs old!!! (maybe by 14 years old, she won't care!) Silly Hannah!

Hill Air Force Week!

2009-06-07T18:13:00.003-06:00

It was Air Force this week in Utah, and we are lucky enough to live close to Hill Air Force Base. (not so lucky when the F16's fly over the house and scare everyone to death!!)

We went up there today and saw a bunch of cool fighter planes, helicopters, and jets. The weather was cold and stormy, otherwise, we would have stayed longer. We got to see a lot of the Thunderbirds performance, which was way cool too! It's amazing what they can do in the air! (There was a downpour about 15 min into the show!)

Some more Random pics of my cuties!!

2009-05-17T21:50:00.004-06:00

Here are Hannah and Ian dressed for Church a couple of weeks ago. This is one of Hannah's Easter dresses. She got one from us, and one from Grandma. Hannah is such a little Girly Girl. She likes dresses more than toys!

We went to Vegas a few weeks ago to see Aunt Tara and Uncle Cody and thier family. It would have been a fun time if I hadn't of gotten sick while I was there! Boo!

I managed to get out a couple of days while we were in Vegas. We always love visiting Billagio gardens!

In the gardens at the Billagio Hotel.

This was such a cute picture of Ian. He was so tired the other day that he fell asleep on the counter watching TV.

Random Pics

2009-04-06T22:12:00.004-06:00

If Ian poops one more time in the tub, I doubt Hannah will continue to bathe with him! (I don't blame her!)
This is Hannah with her baby "Emily." She absolutely loves this doll.

Ian his chair. He LOVES this chair and spends a lot of his time here!

Cute Ian in his carseat. (which he hates.)

Cute Hannah asleep!

My kids have been sick that past few days with pneumonia. Luckily, they are doing better today! Hooray! Here are some cute pics of them that I have taken lately!

ARGGGG, RED HAIR!!!!

2009-04-06T21:47:00.004-06:00

Lately when I get my hair colored, I have been putting some red in it. I really like the red, but it fades fast. This time, I decided to go drastic, and have them put mainly red in my hair. I didn't want it to be quite this RED though!! After I spent a ton of money coloring it, I went home and bought color from the store, and put a Dark brown over the top of it. It is actually much better now, but still quite red. I am getting used to it now though, and am kind of liking it. This is a picture of me before I put the brown in....pretty RED huh?? Just call me carrot Top!

Friends night Out!

2009-04-06T21:33:00.002-06:00

There's a group of us from the ward who get together sometimes and hang out. We love our ward and neighborhood, and have made some great friends here! I took a few pics from the last time we hung out together, which was a couple of weeks ago at our house....

Sorry

2009-04-06T21:24:00.003-06:00

So first of all, I apologize that I haven't updated my blog for a while. I am actually considering not doing it anymore because I don't seem to have the time, and I don't think that too many people actually read it. A big part of doing this, is so that my relatives and parents can see what's going on with the kids, etc..and my mom never even looks at it! She complains that she doesn't see the kids often enough, but doesn't look at the blog...go figure! Anyway, sorry if you don't see updates on here often or if you don't see me checking your blogs out often enough! I promise I will when I get the time!!! Aghhhhhh!! ( It doesn't help that the only thing I have wanted to do this past winter is SLEEP. It has been a rough season!)

My little Ones

2009-03-11T10:08:00.003-06:00

IAN

Age 2 yrs 6 mos

Ian is our little trouble maker, but he's just sooo cute, it's hard to stay mad at him for very long. He loves cars, trains, and pushing his dump truck around the house (and teasing Hunter with it.)

Ian is a MAJOR drooler! I have never seen a kid drool as much as he does. We were told that he is cutting molars, but he has always had a problem. Most days we change his shirt a couple of times because it is drenched with spit!! It is soooo gross! Has anyone else had this problem? I never seen kids his age drool that much!! Besides drooling, he has always had an obsession with rocking. He has a rocking chair that he loves. He goes there when he is upset, tired, or just because. It's hard to keep him from going out of his room at night to sleep in "his chair". He is so cute, but has some weird habits! Anyone have any thoughts on this?

HANNAH

Age 4 yrs 3 mos

Hannah is such a "girly girl." I have really enjoyed it so far, but lately the princess thing is getting to be a little out of control. All of her make believe friends are the princesses, esp Belle and Cinderella, as they are her favorites. She argues with us every day about what she is going to wear and what we are doing with her hair. Sheis very particular about everything, even her shoes! The problem is, she wants to either wear a dress every day, or dress up in her princess costumes. It's okay if we are just at home, but ususally we go out sometime during the day. (and preschool, she just wants to wear princess clothes.) The main toys she plays with are those little princess figurines too. Other than that, she has a doll named "Emily" that is quite the mother to. (Emily has to go everywhere with us.) Hannah is such a doll, and a little "Princess!"

Hogle Zoo outing

2009-02-24T20:23:00.003-07:00

Cute Hannah and Ian.

This poor elephant was trying to get his snack!

Hannah on the carousel!

A random peacock walking down the sidewalk.

Uh oh, Ian!

2009-02-21T10:36:00.004-07:00

Ian managed to put almost a whole roll of toilet paper in the toilet before Hannah came and told on him. (thanks Hannah) It's kind of funny now, but it wasn't at the time!

SNOW, SNOW, and more SNOW...

2009-02-21T10:19:00.003-07:00

Okay, I am officially sick of the snow. During the last snow storm, we got 15 inches at our house! The funny thing, is that 20 miles away in SLC, they got less than an inch. I know you are way jealous!!

A grown-up haircut!

2009-01-25T20:31:00.002-07:00

Hannah has always liked her hair long, but she wanted to cut it, so we did! Tom and I kind of miss her long hair...maybe it's because she looks older now...she's still cute no matter what though!

Hannah turns 4!

2009-01-19T22:42:00.005-07:00

Hannah with Lydia and Annabell, her friends that live across the street.

Hannah wanted an umbrella for one of her presents.

Hannah opening another present.

Hannah and Lydia....cute princesses!

Hannah always likes to pose like a princess. Her cake was Sleeping Beauty this year. Originally she wanted Jasmine, but we couldn't find a Jasmine doll!

Thanks, Martha, for the awesome cake! It turned out so well, and taste yummy too!

Hannah wants to be a singer when she grows up!

2009-01-02T20:33:00.004-07:00

My Cuties

2009-01-02T20:14:00.002-07:00

Hannah and Ian giving each other a hug! Too cute!

Hannah in her new "princess dress" and Ian in

his hot new suit.

Hannah wouldn't take this ensemble off the

other night.

Hannah put on some of her new make-up...

She loves everything that's "GIRLY", just like her

mommy!

This is Ian's favorite place to be...his recliner!

His favorite thing to do is rock, and sometimes he

rocks himself to sleep there....ahhhhh.

WAY COOL!!

2008-12-29T21:16:00.003-07:00

Every year these guys build something cool in their yard out of the snow. Last year they built Shrek and Donkey. This year they built Sanda with Rudolph! I have no idea how they do this, or what they use for the color! These are HUGE too!

2008-12-29T21:08:00.003-07:00

Santa came to visit us at Grandma's house!

The kiddos enjoying their Christmas! (in a big mess)

Yes, Hunter got to open some presents too!

2008-12-28T21:13:00.001-07:00

The USB port is not working on my computer, but hopefully I will get some cute Christmas pics up soon!! Hope you all had a GREAT Christmas!!!!

I LOVE YOUR BLOG

2008-12-14T21:48:00.003-07:00

Thank you, Dana for the awesome blog award. I am still pretty new to blogging, but I really like it a lot. I wish I had more time to devote to it, but life is so busy...and between the blog and facebook, well, I spend way to much time on the computer! I love seeing what other people are doing, and hearing what thier kids are doing! (it makes me feel okay about mine!) So now I am choosing 7 other blogs that I enjoy reading. If your name makes the list, then you thank me for sending it to you and then make a list of 7 blogs that you really enjoy. There is a picture of the best blog award that you can paste if it works, and I get it on my blog. (I can't seem to figure it out!) Here are my 7
Jen
Keri
Britta
Kel and Whit
Dianna
Tanielle
Martha

I ALMOST BURNT THE HOUSE DOWN....

2008-12-11T21:40:00.003-07:00

Well, not really, but I did a stupid thing! I was warming up some soup on our flat top stove...and I turned on the wrong burner by mistake...and we keep a stack of papers, mail, our cell phones, etc..by the stove on the counter. Some papers were on the stove, and before I knew it, it had caught fire! At first I thought something was melting in the dishwasher, until I turned around and saw a fire on the stove! It burnt some papers, melted our cell phone charger cord, and oh, it melted Tom's cell phone!! I know, so stupid....I felt really bad for ruining Tom's phone, but he was cool about it. Needless to say, he got a new one today! Sorry, babe! Here are a couple of pics from the "accident."

Bat Boy!

2008-12-11T21:35:00.002-07:00

Ian found a mask in the store the other day that he loved. Tom said that people were laughting because Ian was wearing the mask all throughout the store. I really is a cute maks, and one that he can actually breathe in....Check out our Bat Boy!

Hunter

2008-12-11T21:27:00.002-07:00

Hunter is so excited for Chrismas! He LOVES to open presents just as much as anyone else does. It has been hard wrapping presents this year, because he sits in front of me and tries to open them while I am trying to wrap them! Silly dog....I finally just wrapped one especially for him and put it under the tree. Of course, he immediately grabbed it and went to town ripping it open! Now Hannah thinks she can open a present early! Don't think so, Hannah....

For Nana and Papa

2008-12-07T22:28:00.005-07:00

Tom and John "papa" on the log ride!
Nana with Ian at the Toad Ride
Nana and Hannah

I have been a slacker and didn't realize that I haven't included any pics of the kids with Tom's parents. We take advantage that they live closer, and I don't remember to bring the camera when we visit. I am truely sorry and will try and do better! In the meantime, here are a couple of pics that were taken a few months ago!

Temple Square

2008-12-07T17:47:00.002-07:00

Last night we met my grandpa for dinner at the Garden in the Joseph Smith building, and looked at the lights on temple square. My grandpa also brought his girlfriend, Elaine, and her grand-daughter, Melanie. It was so fun and good to chat with everyone. Thanks again for dinner, grandpa! (my camera's batteries were dead, of course) I wish I could have taken some pics...I have missed some good photo opps lately. I'm still not used to taking my camera with me everywhere I go!
I was explaining to Hannah last night, the real reason for Christmas. I told her that Jesus died for us, and took away all of the bad things that we do. She then replied, "Well, Trevor put his toys in the wrong bin, and now Jesus is going to die!!". Trevor is a little boy that is in her preschool class...it was just so funny the way she said it. The kids are so excited for Christmas this year. They had stomach flu last year on Christmas, so they weren't that excited. Hopefully we won't be sick this year, esp with stomach flu!!

So cute!

2008-12-04T23:17:00.002-07:00

SO last night while we were at the Festival of Trees, Hannah said something so cute. She was having her nails painted, and the lady who was doing it said to her, "wow, you have such pretty eyes, where did you get those from?"....and Hannah's cute reply was, "FROM JESUS!!" I think she is right because neither Tom nor myself have such blue, beautiful eyes like hers!!!
We have been trying for quite awhile now to get Ian to say his name. For some reason, he won't say it. Usually when we ask him what his name is, he says, "ummm, Hannah!" I think he's known for quite some time now how to say it, he just won't. Lately we have been trying to get him to say his name by asking him to say "E" "UN". He is finally saying his name now, but when you ask him what it is, he will say "E--UN". Too cute!! Ian's favorite song right now is "Shake It." THis has been his favorite song for quite awhile now, and we are pretty sick of it....but as long as Ian likes it, we will continue to put up with it! Kids are so cute sometimes! I love it!

Spread some Christmas Cheer

2008-12-04T22:59:00.004-07:00

I'm so mad because tonight I went to dinner with some friends, but forgot to take my camera with me. Also, we went to the Festival of Trees last night with Tom's parents, and of course, I forgot my camera! I have kind of been a slacker at blogging lately.
Last weekend, I put my Chrismas decorations up. I have to admit that I HATE putting up the decorations....I LOVE them once they are up, but I hate doing it. Usually I am a nervous wreck, trying to keep the kids out of the boxes, and keeping them from breaking everything. Also, my house is always a HUGE mess while I am doing it too...boxes and lights everywhere....I am in such a bad mood while I am trying to decorate for CHristmas!! I am enjoying ALL of it now, though....just so you know!
Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure....

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Our family at the Greenbelt in Idaho Falls

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My silly Mom

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My cute Grandpa

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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Me, Toni, Sophie

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Hannah and Ian by grandpa Merv's cool Christmas Trees

My silly Mom

Isn't my grandpa handsome?

Me with my aunts, Toni and Sophie

BITE ME!!!

2008-11-23T22:45:00.003-07:00

Yes, I have seen Twilight and want to see it again!!! A group of friends from my ward went Friday night (we weren't crazy enough to go to the midnight showing!) I really liked it a lot. I tried to get Tom to go with me the next day to see it again, but he wouldn't go!!! (he will eventually!) I borrowed the first Twilight book from my mother-in-law so that I can read it again...after seeing the movie, I want to read the books again! It's funny because I don't really like to read, but I really enjoyed these books a lot. I can't wait for the next movie!!!! (pics to come from our fun night soon.)

SNOT, SNOT and more SNOT!!!

2008-11-16T09:59:00.003-07:00

Sorry I haven't posted anything for awhile, but we have all been sick at our house with bad colds or the flu, or something....I could have posted some pretty sick pics of booger noses and Snotty faces, but I really want you to keep checking the blog out, and that would have ruined it!! Besides being sick, I have been working a lot too, so not much has been happening at our abode. Here are a couple of cute pics until I am able to post something of interest again!!!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

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Our cute little trick-or-treaters. Hannah is such a cute princess. She was funny, because she wanted to have her hair and everything just like Cinderella's....a pony tail wouldn't do...her hair and everything had to be the same as Cinderella's. Kids are so cute!
Hunter the vicious Spider!! We took him to a few houses trick-or-treating with us, but he ended up going back home. (it was already hard enough takin Hannah and Ian around!)
My pumpkin carving skills are improving I think!! These actually turned out alright!

Our American Idol

2008-10-19T16:43:00.004-06:00

Hnanah is such a cute little singer. She loves music, and knows a lot of the lyrics to most of the princess theme songs. Here is a cute video of her singing. (Don't mind Ian rocking in the background!)

The next American Idol??

2008-10-19T10:54:00.010-06:00

Hannah is such a good singer, and she knows almost all of the lyrics to most of the princess theme songs. Check our little princess out! (Don't mind Ian rocking in the back ground!)

All Dressed Up

2008-10-19T10:44:00.003-06:00

We went to 2 Halloween parties over the weekend, and had a lot of fun. I wanted to be "Bella" dressed up like a vampire, but no one could really tell I was Bella at the first party, even though I had "Resenmee" with me. The next night I just went as a regular vampire. I couldn't get Tom to go as Edward, so he went as an umpire--a much safer choice-- We usually don't dress up for Halloween, but we actually had a reason to this year. It was fun, but we are all partied out now!

WELCOME WINTER! (In october!!!)

2008-10-12T16:27:00.002-06:00

The first thing that Hannah said when she woke up and saw the snow was, "Mommy, it's Christmas!" Well, it does look like Christmas here, so you can't blame her! We knew that snow was expected, but we thought maybe we would get an inch or so....I'm still not quite sure how much we got, but I wasn't ready for this much!! Aghhhhh! The kids and Hunter really wanted to go and play in it, so we let them. Here is our first snowman of the year! In the third picture, Hunter was trying to take the Snowman down! He LOVES the snow! Silly dog....

Fun with Grandparents

2008-10-12T16:13:00.003-06:00

My parents were visiting here over the weekend, and we visited the Train museum in Ogden. The museum also has several Browning guns...my dad was in Gun Heaven!

SCARY?

2008-10-04T19:50:00.004-06:00

So Ian is our little Rocker. When I say this, I mean, he loves to rock....esp, in our chair in the livingroom. One of my friends' thinks it's kind of eerie. We don't because we are used to him rocking all of the time...even when he's not in a rocking chair? Should we be worried? Jaimie, if you thought it was weird before, check Ian out rocking in his costume!! Ha! Ha!

OUR LITTLE SKELETON

2008-10-04T19:43:00.002-06:00

Yes, we already bought the kids their Halloween costumes!! I know, I know....I shouldn't have done it yet, but it's just going to be too hard to wait. Hannah was dying to get a Cinderella dress (even though Belle is still her favorite). We will have pics of Hannah in her costume too, but for now, here is Ian. This outfit looked so cute on him. We didn't really think he would wear the mask, but once we put it on, he didn't want to take it off!! Cute little skeleton!

Fire Department

2008-10-04T19:31:00.002-06:00

The fire department in Layton had an open house the other night for families. There were a lot of fun things for the kids to see and do, but it was soooo croweded! We didn't end up staying for very long, but we did get a couple of pics. As soon as Ian saw one of the police bikes, he was yelling, "BIKEY, BIKEY!" He loves any kind of bike!

FUN SATURDAY

2008-09-27T21:05:00.003-06:00

Well, today has been a fun day. (with an exception of Ian poopng in the tub this morning!) Chucky CHeese just opened here last weekend, so we took the kids for an adventure there today. It was fun, but way too croweded! It was kind of a joke, really. We still had a bunch of tokens left over that we will use on antother day when it is less crowded!!
Tonight I got to see some of my friends from when we all worked at Clarke American. We used to sit there at night in the call center, when it was slow, and sit and chat. Oh, those were the good old days!!! We had a lot of fun. (I'm bummed I didn't get any pics, but my camera was dead.) I love seeing old friends. We need to do that more often!!

Prayers!

2008-09-23T20:31:00.002-06:00

Tonight, like usual, Hannah wanted to say the family prayer before bedtime. She was mumbling and we couldn't understand what she was saying..Tom and I are both saying, "Hannah we can't hear you. Talk louder!" Then, while this is going on, Ian is climbing onto Tom's back yelling "Hi daddy, Hi daddy!" THen he came over to me and started doing the same thing. While that was going on, and Hannah is still mumbling her little prayer, Hunter starts barking! Tom and I looked over at each other and just started laughing! Oh well, at least we're trying! Hopefully the kids are getting something our of saying prayers!

Hogle Zoo

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Hogle Zoo with Cousins!

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Today we went to the zoo with Tom's famiy.(his parents, brother, sister-in-law, and sister.) Hannah loves her cousins, especially Kennedy, Tara and Cody's little girl. We had a lot of fun today! We wish that Kennedy lived closer so that she and Hannah could play more together, but Kennedy lives in Las Vegas!

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A WORK BREAK!!

2008-09-19T20:51:00.002-06:00

This past week I went to Park City for a conference. It was sooooo nice to get away for a few days, even if it was still for work. In the evenings, my co-workers and I got to go out and have fun! Poor Tom was left to take care of the house and the kids for 3 nights and 4 days! He did an awesome job, though! Thanks Tom!! (He is the best daddy ever!) I had never left my kids for that long, but everything was fine! In fact, I don't think they even missed me! Here are a few pics with co-workers!

Frustrated!

2008-09-12T19:54:00.004-06:00

Well, I'm having one of those frustrating days...I work 3 days a week, and so the 2 weekdays that I am home, I feel like there is not enogh time for anything! The days I am home seem like the most stressful..more than when I am at work! I feel like I can't devote all the time that I should to my kids, because I am also trying to get errands and chores done. It is very hard to get chores done on the weekends too, because Tom works graveyard shifts, and is usually pretty tired and needs to sleep. (although I would need a lot more sleep than he does if I were doing the same shift!) Last week, Tom was sleeping, and I was trying to do some organizing...the next thing I know, Hannah is yelling, "Mommy, Ian has blood all over his hands!" Sure enough, he had gone into the bathroom where Tom had left his razor out, and was playing with it!! UGhhhhhh!!!! Ian had quite the cut on his finger, but luckily it is healing fast!

Tom worked last night, so today I have been trying to do some outside chores. Once again, I felt guilty because I should have spent more time with the kids...I was out in the yard pulling crap out of the shed in order to reorganize things for the winter. I was putting away summer toys, taking down our swing, pulling old pools out of the shed, etc..just trying to get ready for the winter. Then I tried to haul a huge garbage can full of bark and weeds to the car, to take it to the dump!! I the meantime, the kids are alone in the house, and of course, woke Tom up. Then I tired to make him help me load the car for the dump....it has just been a frustrating day! Sorry to vent! Tom does a lot to help me out, esp on the days that I am at work. He usually always has dinner ready when I get home, and the house picked up. He is really good that way, and is such a good daddy! Just frustrating to try and get all of the things done that need to be!

Anyway, I just have to talk about Hannah for a minute. SHe told me today that my nose is big and long...I've always been self conscious about my nose, and we all know that kids don't lie!! I have got to start saving my money to get a nose job!!! As some people know, Hannah is our little princess! She really thinks she is a princess. Belle is her favorite, although she loves all of them. Each night in her prayers, she names off almost all of them..Gee, what about the rest of us?? Just kidding! Some nights, she also throws us in for kicks!! I have been working on making her room into a princess room. It is a bit much, but she really likes it. I have included some pics here for your viewing! We're not done quite yet, but getting close.. by the way, the TV was given to her by her grandma, not us! Have a super duper day!

2008-09-11T20:59:00.003-06:00

Okay, everyone....I am kind of getting the hang of this blog stuff....I have spent a LONG time trying to figure things out, but I am learning to add cool things to my blog. Thanks especially to Dianna W. You Rock!!!

Hannah Met Belle!

2008-09-08T22:28:00.002-06:00

In August, we took a trip to Disneyland with Tom's parents. Hannah and Ian were a little bit young for the trip, but we still had a lot of fun. The highlight of our trip was when Hannah finally got to meet Belle, her favorite princess! (She is pretty much obsessed with her.) It was really cool to see Hannah interact with the princesses. She is soooo cute!

Ian's Birthday

2008-09-08T22:11:00.002-06:00

Ian turned 2 on Saturday. My little boy is getting so big now!!! (and so is his sister!)