Is Spring really coming?

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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!!!