Brelyn Turns One!

I can't believe it's been a whole year since this beautiful little girl joined our family. We had so much fun celebrating her special day. I think by the end of the day she started to really catch on that it was her day!:)

Well, our grandmas requested a lot of pictures..so here you go...:)

The night before the kids convinced me to let her open one present...she likes tearing things up unless she is told to.:)

Bradley read her her new book.:)The next morning we let her open her new outfit for the day..Here she is trying to put it on.:)decorationsBrelyn and her cakeLet the party begin!Here is her present from Mema..Here she is trying to put it on.:)We tried to teach her how to blow out the candle but it never clicked..maybe next year.:)She was so much fun to watch while she ate her cake and ice cream. She loved being able to fed herself with a fork like a big girl.:)

Brelyn has brought so much joy to our family. We are so glad that she is here! We just wish she wouldn't grow so fast!

Ice Cream

We took the kids out for ice cream a few weeks ago...When we were there we had them put a puzzle together...It said Mommy has a surprise for you!We gave them each a gift with lots of candy and a piece of paper that said.. Mommy has a baby in her tummy!!

They were very surprised...almost as surprised as I was.:) Bradley kept saying "but we just had a baby!"

I guess baby number 4 just didn't want to wait any longer to join our family. We are still in a little shock but we are really excited to meet this new little one.:)

Trip to Utah Part 3

Our last couple of days in Utah were a lot of fun! We stayed in a nice resort in Park City. We had to go through a sales presentation to get a good deal but I think it was worth it. They had a heated pool so the kids went swimming a lot and we relaxed and had fun.:) I took the kids swimming one night and then the next morning Mike woke them up early and took them swimming again before he had to leave for meetings. Here they are tired from swimming with me..

After our stay in Park City we got to visit with a really special lady to me. Sis. Bell and her husband served a mission in my tiny branch when I lived in Alabama. She is such an amazing and strong lady and really touched my life. It was so good to see her and spend some time with her!

On our way home we stopped in Provo and took our nephew Brandon and his wife Chelsea out to dinner. It was a lot of fun to see them! And the food was amazing!

This is the best picture we could get...

yummy!!

After leaving Provo we drove down to Monticello, UT and stayed the night there..the kiddos were super tired and super cute..

The next morning we headed to the four corners. Bradley had been wanted to go there so bad. The kids loved being in four states at once.:)

We stopped and had a picnic on our way home..

We loved our time in Utah! It was beautiful and so good to see family and friends...but it is soooo good to be home!:)

Utah Trip Part 2

We spent a day in Salt Lake City which I always love to do. There is so much to see and it is beautiful! We took a tour of the Conference Center. Here is our family on the roof..

We ate lunch on the top floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial building. The kids loved being so high and the food was soooo yummy!

If you look closely you can see we left our prints behind.:) We headed to Logan that night...I only got this picture of our time there.:( We were too busy visiting and having fun I guess. We got to visit with our nieces and nephews and meet our two new nephews, Spencer and Vitaly. We also got to head up to Preston, ID to visit with our best friends, Joe and Afton, and their cute kids. While we were staying in Logan Mike got sick..no fun!:( Thankfully we were in a place that he could rest and he started feeling better quickly.

I loved seeing the Logan temple as we drove through town..it is beautiful..