Another Visit..

05-08-10
Grandma and Papa came up again to see us!! i LOVE seeing them and spending time with them too!!
This is my Maddie boy.. with his phone.. and his FAV papa took this picture!

When Grandma and Papa come out we ALWAYS go SWIMMING and Carinos!!! Madden does this drive/flip thing.. Super COOL! and i can't believe they are such good swimmers!

Climbing out to JUMP in AGAIN!

Thanks Grandma and Papa for coming to see us on a REGULAR basis! The Boys get so HAPPY to see you guys every time! i love you both! Can't wait to see you again!

Enjoying some SNAKE river..

March 6Th...
We took a day walking and riding by the SNAKE RIVER! it's really pretty.. but still COLD and WET!!
Brakken took this picture of us..

Joel and i carried the scooter for Brakken most of the time.. Brakken didn't want to get this FEET WET.. Silly boy.. to much like his mom! this is Maddie riding his bike while Joel is keeping up with him.. while Brakken and i walked really slow so we could eat some snacks and enjoy ourselves..

We keep forgetting to bring bread with us.. We have ducks on the river!! lucky us..

Brakken wanted me to pull him so he wouldn't have to kick.. just enjoying the ride..

Smiling so i could get a picture of my HANDSOME boys!

Brakken and Madden are kinda a ways from us.. and Maddie is going to FAST on his bike.. while Brakken is RUNNING next to him... SUPER FAST!! While Joel is having some fun holding the scooter..

i really like it here.. Not much to do in the winter but LOTS to do in the warm parts of the year.. We are planning to FEED the BABY BEARS before we move.. Bear World here we come!

Lilly Anne

02-28-10
February 28th my NEW little NIECE was born.. like a week or two LATE but HEALTHY and FAT!! She was 8lbs and 11.5 ozs and 20 inches LONG!!! She can out with TONS of hair!! Danni had to get a c-section.. so that was really hard on her but she was a TROOPER!! I'm really proud of her! WAY TA GO DANNI!!! CONGRATS she is beautiful and what a BLESSING it is to be a MOM!!

This is LILY!!

Mommy and baby!

when am i going to get a GIRL!!!!?????

ZaeJo's came to VISIT! and Carrasco's

LOVE day weekend.. The ZaeJo's come to visit us in Iddy Ho!! it was nice to see some of our friends.. really nice!!
He is Rew with Avery!! Super cute!
And Mr. Sade!! i was feeding him pancakes and he was NOT swallowing anything!!! kinda gross up sure FUNNY!!
Cute little Miss Avery!!
Brakken not wanting to smile.. he just wanted to eat his mallow and go!!!
My Maddie head!!
I sure LOVE my family! i just can't get enough of them!
When the ZaeJo's left we got to see the Carrasco's on Wednesday! How lucky are we to get a little LOVE from our friends from the Bee/HONEY State!! Thanks for seeing us FRIENDS!! we sure love seeing your faces! Take care.

Super BOWL baby!!!

Joel's work did a SUPER BOWL party.. not my cup of tea but i still got to watch the GAME! which was AWESOME!!! but watching it with NON footballs fans was LAME!!! next time we are going to someones house that REALLY like the sport..
Well here is some of the people from work.. Drew and Anna aren't in the picture cuz they left early.. :(
Well here on the ground we have Grey and his wife and kids.. the boy in the middle goes with Mike(the manager, is the guys holding the little baby) and Rachel(in the red with her daughter) Steve and his wife on the right.. and the most FAB people of all.. in the MIDDLE!!
There we are!! Our kids not wanting to take pictures.. but we sure wanted to!!
WOW you can see my religion!! sorry.. next time I'll cover those up.. hahaha..
Loved how the game turned out.. and had some YUMMY food!
almost caught up..

Afternoon at the MUSEUM

Feb 6Th.. Was a Saturday.. and we took the kiddos to the MUSEUM.. it's the WOLF to WOOF.. and the thing the boys like MOST was the stuff that they have all the time that museum.. Funny how that works..
Ride EM cow boys!!
Brakken showing us how he gets on.. and Madden showing us how he gets off..
Look at my happy little BIG baby! :( sad that he is this BIG!!
More updates to come!!

Dear John...

So i know.. it's been awhile!!
Well it's Feb 5Th.. and Joel and i are celebrating the LOVE day.. Went to dinner with some friends while some other friends watched the boys while we caught a late night movie!! so Dear John was what i wanted to see.. cuz Channing was in it.. he is BEAUTIFUL!! and i was so DEPRESSED after watching it.. :( What a crummy ending.. when we picked up the boys from the L's house.. i saw that Kayla was reading the book "Dear John" and i wanted to read it after she got done.. and i did AND cried like 3 times.. so DEPRESSING!!!!!! the book was more depressing than the movie.. Well lets end this post with some Good Looking Faces..
Joel and i after the movie!!
Me in front of the NEW movie FAVs that i JUST LOVE!! and Edward.. or Robert.. whatever you prefer! i can't wait!! I'm so EXCITED to say the least!
I had a great LOVE day with Joel!! I'm glad that we have each other and i wouldn't and COULDN'T think of anyone better to spend my life with!

Crazy Iddy Hoans..

i got this from my mom... and LOVED it!! Here is goes..

Copper Wire

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion, that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.
Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after, a story in the LA Times read: "California archaeologists, finding of 200 year old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers".
One week later. A local newspaper in Idaho reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Weiser, Idaho . Bubba, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Bubba has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, Idaho had already gone wireless".
Just makes a person proud to live in Idaho , don't it?

things that COME out of Brakken's mouth...

Well Madden has been struggling with his hands in his pants for a LONG time now.. and so today i told him to get his hands out of his pants.. Well he gave me this look like why?? well i responded with "if you keep touching it it's going to FALL OFF!! and you could go BLIND!!!" and Brakken responded REALLY fast i might add.. with "is that what happen to you mom???" and it took me awhile to pull myself together after a comment like that.. and i said.. "no Brakken girls don't get wee wee's".. and he replied with laughter and "YES huh!".... What a stinker!! and a fast thinker! must get it from his dad..

Another thing he said awhile ago.. was he was wondering why i didn't have the same privates has him, dad, and brother.. and i tell him that i have different parts than boys.. And he replied with "you broke yours off and now you don't have a wee wee.."

I tell my mom every time Brakken says things like that and she told me i need to write it down.. well i'm typing it.. and now i well see it forever!

I love you Brakken and all the CRAZY things that come out of your mouth! i hope that you keep up the wit. and you are AMAZING!

our AWESOME neighbors..

01-23-10

we finally hung out with our neighbors and we sure LOVE hanging out with them.. We had them over for dinner on the 15th and ever since then we enjoy there company..
this is what we did.. Family Bowling.. (pretty much the only thing that you can do in Iddy-Ho..) after some great bowling skills we headed home for some late night GAME playing..
The Bell's

The whole Gang.. we call ourselves the purple and gray.. hahaha JK..
Brad, Trevin, Brakken, Joel, me, Madden, and Kayla

IDDY-HO drivers...

Iddy-HO drivers need i say MORE!! They are CRAZY and RUDE and all in between..this is a sticker that we saw on our way to take Joel back to work..

another one that i saw went something like this "Fat kids are hard to kidnap".. HUH??? and a lot of stickers complaining about UTAH!!
i like it here but i don't like how people treat me after they find out that i COME from UTAH!!
The joke these IDDY-HO's tell me when they ask where i moved from goes something like this.. "you know why Idaho is so windy right??" and i say "no, why?" and they reply with "bcuz Utah SUCKS" and now i reply with "i guess it's bcuz Idaho BLOWS!!" hahaha take that you IDDY-HO's..
Well other than the bumper stickers and CRAZY-RUDE drivers i kinda like it here.. a little ironic.. i know but i sure know how to make LEMONS into Lemonade..

SLEDDING

01-16-10
We went sledding for the first time.. i know I'm a bad mom not taking my boys sooner.. But i have to say i HATE the snow i would rather watch it fall from inside my house than WILLINGLY go outside and FREEZE!!! So some friends from work asked us to go with them in Rexburg.. and we went to BYUi and went to the little hills there..
Here is a little of what we did.. (ok a lot of what we did)
Joel my handsome hubby..

First time down the HILL.. and they LOVED it!

BIG crash..

TEAM WORK!!

having a BLAST!

going down..

After a good run..

Doing what moms do best.. carrying everyone's sled up the hill when they got tired of carrying them up themselves..

Joel and I

Daddy with Brakken..

Over the bump.. getting air.. they sure loved it..

So this picture came out sideways.. But this was the last run down the hill.. after going down the boys wanted to eat some SNOW!! YUM.. or YUCK.. whatever you prefer..

We had a great time.. i think i MIGHT want to go again.. i guess we will see..

MEMA!!!!

January 14Th
My mom came up for a LATE CHIRSTmas visit! And we had a SLEEP OVER!! The boys thought that was SUPER FUN! and it was really nice to see my mom for more than a FEW hours. Thanks mom for come up to see us and staying the night!
And when Mema comes up to visit she always brings fun stuff!! This time they were PRESENTS!! From her and Rico.. Thanks you two.
Finding more and MORE TOYS!!
"Look at what we got" is what the boys would say!
Opening MORE! Thanks mom/Mema!
The boys have so many toys from everyone, now they don't know what to do with them all.
Almost all updated with the postings.. Now i think i need a BREAK from my BLOG!!

Happy NEW YEAR everyone!

December 31st 2009!!
WOWSERS a new year already!! i can't believe it!
Toasting to the NEW YEAR!
My handsome BOYS!!
Drinking our SPARKLING GRAPE JUICE!!
Watching the count down with RYAN! You know RYAN and DICK.. Watching the ball drop in New York City!
The BIG New Year KISS!!!
i forgot to tell everyone.. I'm back to my roots.. Joel really LOVES it BROWN or should i say JET BLACK! So this was my CHRISTmas gift to him! The things that i do for LOVE!

The Wilson's and Jordan come to VISIT!!

December 27Th
Debbie, Scott, Conner, Jordan and Oscar came up to see us!!!
And they BROUGHT presents! Thanks Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Scott!
Joel's side of the family.. missing his sister and her hubby
me, Conner(step brother), Oscar(Debbie and Scott's dog), Jordan(brother), Joel, Brakken, Debbie (Joel's mom), Madden, and Scott(Joel's step dad).
It was really nice having them come see us and spend time with us.
Glad you guys could come up! Thanks again for the gifts and we LOVE seeing your faces!