Friday, November 29, 2013

I'm Grateful for My Family

Happy Thanksgiving!  We spent our Thanksgiving break with my family in Richfield, and everyone was there.  We played games (Hand and Foot, Blokus, and 7 Wonders, and spoons were probably at the top of our list), made and ate good food and just enjoyed visiting and being together.
The Whole Family

 Glade and Shaylee 
 Linsy, Caleb, Brayden and Kylie
Ryan and Breonna

Friday, November 8, 2013

The Size of your Brain

During dinner last night Brian was telling us about his day at school, which included dissecting a brain. Bracken was so interested, "what did it look like? How big was it? How big is my brain?" Brian told him that your brain is about the size of both of your fists put together. We all put our hands together to see how big our brains are. Chandra watched us for a moment, then put her two little hands together. "Oh..." she said despondently, "Mine is tiny."

As the night went on she kept putting her fists together and looking at them. Finally she put her fingertips together instead of her fists, and happily said, "Mine's brain is bigger now!"

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

 A Soldier and Little Princess.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Family PIctures 2013

My annual birthday present...a cooperative husband and happy children for family pictures.  I love how they turned out.  Thanks Shaylee Dawn for taking the pictures for us!


Sunday, September 8, 2013

A month in Richfield

We had a month in between the time we needed to move out of our Cedar City home and the time we could move into our new home in SLC.  My wonderful family helped us pack all our belongings into my dad's snowmobile trailer, and let us stay with them until we could move.  Brian started medical school at the University of Utah two weeks into our stay, so he stayed with his sister and brother-in-law during the week so he could go to class, then came back to Richfield to be with us for the weekends. 

I loved being able to spend time with my mom and siblings.  My kiddos adore their aunts and uncles.  And Chandra thought "Gramma Lisa!" was the best ever.  My mom snuggled and held Chandra, blow dried her pajamas and wrapped her in blankets, and taught her to sing songs.  Every time Chandra sings, "You are My Sunshine" now, she pauses to tell me, "Gramma Lisa likes that one."
Taking a walk around the storage units...they play so well together!

Chandra and Pinno the goat...this goat is pretty much a pet who will eat anything, get out of any fence, and let the kids ride on her.  I think she's the most annoying animal on the farm, but the kids like her. 

Chandra and Aunt Sarah...can I just say now that Sarah is the best!? She helped with the kids all the time, makes super yummy food, and is just fun to be around. 


Why is it that boys turn every stick into a sword? 

This knight has a goat for a steed.

Dallin and Pinno

Bracken and Chandra loved being on a "farm." One of their favorite activities is gathering the eggs.



 Chandra always wanted to feed and tried to hold the chickens...
 ...Bracken tried to lasso them.

Here's Dallin using Pinno as a bucking bronco.  She'd usually spin in circles until he fell off. 
My family is wonderful! We had so much fun with them, but we are so glad to be back with Brian now!