Happy New Year!!

My oh my! I have got some serious catching up to do around here!

How about I do this in reverse? Sound good? Sure it does :)

Welcome to 2012! 2011 was a good year and I am looking forward to what this year holds.

Rex stayed the night with Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Don for New Years Eve. Sharon had asked to have him spend that night a couple of months ago so I think she was looking forward to it! Chad and I had a last min change in plans but it worked out WONDERFUL - we ended up bring in the new year in Vegas with Penny, Shannon, Luther, Cinnamon, Robert & their kiddos on the strip. It was so much fun!! There were soooo many people but everyone was in a great mood, we really didn't see any drama or anything crazy so it was nice. We even got to enjoy brunch the next day with Penny, Luther, Shannon, Elizabeth, Nic, Bowie, Ian and his girlfriend Desaray. They always find great places to go. We went to Todd English's PUB at Aria. It was really great food in great company. I'm so happy it worked out that we were able to spend time with the family. I really needed that and I hope we get to see them again soon.



A couple weeks ago we moved into a different place, it's a lot different and smaller, but it's also a lot cheaper so hopefully we can get our acts together and save some money and pay off some bills!! We didn't put up a tree since we were in the middle of the move so we spent Christmas with both of our parents at my parents house. It was really nice, I love having both of our parents so close. It's really great that our parents all get along and we can celebrate the holidays together so no one misses anything. Rex wasn't too interested in opening gifts - however the only one he did decide to open was for Misty and Keith - silly kid! He was more interested in taking items to his grandparents and saying "here". After we opened all the gifts and cleaned up we went home and took a nap then we went back to my parents for a nice dinner. It was a lovely, laid back holiday!!



I decided that Rex really needed a haircut before he went to see Santa. It's reallllly short and he looks so much more grown up. Kind of makes me a little sad. He's growing and learning more and more each day. I think (I hope) he may decide he wants to talk soon. So far he kind of says "here when he brings you stuff and he says "mooooore" when he wants food which is really quite cute. He also sort of says "hi" and one day he tried to say "banana". He's now tall enough to open doors and reach things on the counter and table which is CRAZY! He has a think about shutting all the doors though and if he sees any crumbs he will pick them up and bring them to you. I really love this age, he's so much fun and he really is such a good little dude. He's adjusted to the move pretty well, it took a couple days but now he's just fine.


Well that pretty much sums up December and a bit of what Rex is up to.

November was a nice month too! We kept pretty busy. The 1st part of the month I took my parents and Rex to spend the weekend with family in Cali. We stayed at Penny & Luther's place and had a wonderful time as always and we even got to meet Bowie! She's so dang cute. I was really glad we got to see her again for NYE since they are moving to Chicago and I'm not sure the next time we will see them again.


Thanksgiving was really nice. We wanted to host it at our place knowing we were moving to a smaller place so we don't know when we will have room to host a big get together again. It was fantastic. Our parents came over and so did Misty and Keith and the girls. All of the food was yummy and it was nice to have a small Thanksgiving. It was another laid back holiday. Oh we offered Rex some turkey but he didn't want any so he's sill my vegetarian baby hehe. As always we have SOOOO much to be thankful for and we really enjoy spending these time with our families. It's a good life we have :)


Well - I think that pretty much covers our update! I'm guessing this year will be a great one. I don't know exactly what to expect but I'm guessing there will be changes, all hopefully for the best! Everything always happens for a reason!

Love you all!!!

Halloween and updates

Fall is here! YAY! I LOVE this time of year. Lots of holidays and time with family!

Chad and I went to a Halloween party the Saturday before Halloween and Rex had a sleep over with Grandma Sharon. It was fun and Rex seemed to be a happy camper so I guess he enjoyed his time away :)

On Halloween we decided we would take him Trick or Treating for the 1st time. He usually goes to bed pretty early so being taken in and out of the car and having something on his head didn't really make him very happy. But he did love the attention! We just took him to both grandparents house, then to a coworkers house cuz we had promised to stop by and then to Juan and Carries since they only live one block away. He looked SO cute in his little monkey outfit. He carried his little pumpkin with him and put the candy inside of it. We let him try a bit of the candies, he likes chocolate :) One of our coworkers bought him in a bag of treats including a little book and even a Thomas the Tank pillowpet thing. Its really cute and that was so sweet of her. If Rex had been more interested in the trick or treating stuff we would have stopped by her place the day of.



My parents celebrated their anniversary on Nov 2nd. My mom cooked a big meal and had us and Chads parents over. It was nice.

We've decided to move to a smaller/cheaper place so we can save money and pay off our debt. So we had our 1st garage sale last weekend. It was interesting... we got rid of a lot of things and made some money so it was successful. Less things to move! YAY! We will be getting our keys Dec 15th. But we still have the current place until the 31st so we will have time to move and clean and whatnot. It's not ideal timing because of the holidays but it'll be ok. We plan on having Christmas at my parents so we don't have to deal with trying to put up a tree during our move.

This weekend I am going to take my mom and Rex to visit some family in California. Hopefully I will have some photos when I get back! Speaking of photos, we really need to get some new professional ones done for Rex. We are really slacking on that. But really, it's expensive!

9th Wedding Anniversary

Chad and I decided to take a little getaway to Vegas for our anniversary. It was really nice to just spend some time together. We stayed at Palms Place which was pretty cool but didn't really live up to all the hype. But it was pretty nice and Chad felt the need to watch both TV's at the same time, he's pretty funny!



We ate at a place called Addiction, it was a really cool little place inside the Rumor hotel. Now I keep craving the dang fried nutter-butters (yeah I know it sounds weird but really! They are so yummmmyy!!)


I also got a tattoo - I had been wanting one for a really long time and finally just did it. It was kind of selfish of me to do on our anniversary and I feel bad about that but I think it turned out beautiful and it's very meaningful to me.



We got to see some good friends and we even hung out at the pool for a little bit. It was nice to get away from everything for a couple days. But it was wonderful to come home to our little dude!! We really missed him. I doubt he missed us, he was just hanging out with his Grandma and Grandpa B!

I know I've said this before - but I'm really grateful to have Chad. He puts up with so much from me. We've been through a lot and we share the best thing that's ever happened in our lives, Jadon. He is a wonderful daddy and I feel very blessed to have this life.

Happy anniversary babe! Love you!

Happy Birthday Baby Cakes!

Rex and I were lucky enough to make it to Kelsey aka Baby Cakes 1st birthday. It really meant a lot to me to be able to make it. I've missed so many important days with Ivy that I knew I had to be there!

Ivy and I decorated the back yard. Ivy had picked out great decorations and even framed pictures for each table. LeeAnn aka Honey and Amanda did an AMAZING job making the cakes and cupcakes and all the food.





Cake dug right into her big cupcake! She knew exactly what to do with it. It was so cute! She's a hoot - I love that kid. She and Rex get along very well and it's so fun to watch them interact. It really sucks to live so far away. But I'm glad we get to see them when we can. She got a little ride around toy and we got Rex to push her through the house, it was adorable!



While we were in SLC Ivy and I took Rex to get his 1st "real" haircut. They have a place up there called Cookie Cutters and they only cut kids hair so they know what they are doing. He needed a nap so he was good the 1st few min and then he started to get a bit cranky. But his hair turned out very cute!

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

Wow what a great year! It's truly amazing how much our little baby has grown and learned this year. Time just goes so fast though. Sometimes it's hard to remember when he was so small and cuddly.

We are so grateful to have such a wonderful little person in our lives. He's so happy and giggly all the time. He always has a smile for everyone even strangers that just say hello. He really can brighten a room and lift people spirits even in the hardest of times with his joyful personality. I'm filled with overwhelming emotions when I think of just how great it is to have Jadon in my life - I am so happy I am his mommy.

Really I don't know what to say. It's hard for me to put into words how I feel about my boy. All I can really say is he fills my heart and he's absolutely amazing. I look forward to the years to come and watching him grow and learn even more.

Cheers to you my not so little baby boy!

As a memory for you Jadon- we had your grandparents over for dinner on your actual birthday. We all ate pasta and peas and garlic bread. And then you got to play with a cake grandma and grandpa Brogan got for you. You didn't really enjoy eating it very much and were a bit apprehensive about it. But eventually you dug into it and smashed it all over. It was pretty funny! It's very nice to have your grandparents so close. You really get excited when you see them and enjoy spending time with them!

We love you "Rex" - you're the best little boy! Happy 1st birthday!

Party time!!

Woohoo!! The party day finally arrived!

What a great weekend, wow! I feel so blessed to have the life we have. It truly is wonderful. Becky and Bryce came down Friday evening. Ivy, Jeff and The Cake made it Saturday morning. It's overwhelming feeling to know that people care so much about Rex to make sure they were able to come to his very special day. Even if that means renting a car or leaving the house before the sun is up after working a 12 hour shift.



We had invited a lot of people, a few couldn't make it for various reasons but that's ok. Rex had a great time playing with his grandparents and all of the other kids there. He loved the attention and was a good boy the whole time. We bought a play tent with a ball pit thing in it. That was a big hit for kids of all ages.





After everyone ate and played for a while we decided it was cake time. Everyone gathered around his highchair and sang him the birthday song. Then we let him loose on his cake... and then we waited... and waited... haha... he didn't want to dig into it. I gave him a few bites and he seemed to like it and he eventually piked at it a bit. Then he decided he was interested in the plate it was sitting on so he tipped it over and got the plate. Such a silly little guy.






We took his gifts home to open them. That seemed to work out very well since his attention span it's that long yet. On the way home he reached over to one of the gifts on the seat and tore up some tissue paper. He thought that was pretty great.


Anyhow, he got a lot of great things! I'm certain we will not have to buy him any clothes until he reaches 2T! He also got several fun toys and books. Ivy had a very special book made for him, it's all custom to him. It talks about how much we all love him. I look forward to reading it to him for years to come. It will always remind us of them and his 1st birthday.


After the party we got to hang out with everyone and it was nice to just relax and not be in a rush and let Rex & Cake play together. Sunday we all went to the pool. All the kids LOVE the water. I think that's Bryce's favorite part of coming down here. After the pool we went to a BBQ event that was going on. WOW it was super hot but it was kind of fun to go try the foods and get out of the house. All in all it was just a super nice weekend of spending time with people we love and celebrating our little dude!

*The photos are from my phone so I don't have a bunch of good ones of other people. But I wanted to add at least a few on here

Almost a year?!?!

Wow - in just a few weeks out baby Rex will be 1!! Wow time sure does fly. We are so grateful to have such a wonderful person in our lives. We're getting all the party plans going. The theme will be dino's :) It's going to be fun!

Well... lets see, time is kind of all mushed together lately. I posted a bit ago about his illness that we still don't know what it was. A couple weeks ago my mom, Rex and I went to Provo. We meet up with Georgia and Marissa to drop off lots of baby stuff for her soon to be born son! And then Ivy and Becky met up with us for brunch. It was really nice to see them as usual! Rex was trying to share his fruit with the cake. It was so funny and cute. I can't wait to see them play again next month!

We had a whole family 1st last weekend - we went camping! Our friend Gary went with us which was nice because he showed us some tips and whatnot. Rex LOVES the outdoors and did great on our little get away. We went up to Yankee Meadows Utah. It's near Brian Head so it's pretty high in the mountains which meant we were out of the heat and with the trees! Chad and Gary made fires, Chad cooked. We put up our tent. We got rained on and we got to see some cows really close. It was lovely and I can't wait to go again. We're hoping to get together with Ivy, Jeff and the cake for a camping weekend too. That would be really fun!