The Conner's

Kangaroo Zoo!

2012-01-21T16:18:00.005-07:00

On New Year's Eve day we decided to take Mayzie to the Kangaroo Zoo. We had never been before and thought we would check it out. She was a little hesitant at first but once she got the hang of it she was loving it. We couldn't get her to stop. We will definitely have to make our way back.

Layin on the alligator
Mommy was there to take all the pics but daddy did all the playing;)

Going down the fast slide with daddy. I was surprised at how fast it went.

Having Fun!

Love these two!

Christmas 2011!

2012-01-12T10:34:00.011-07:00

I am a little late at posting but here ya go! We had a wonderful Christmas and got to spend so much time with family. Mayz was so fun this year, she wanted every toy out of its packaging the second she opened it! We started our Christmas a week early with Bren's mom. We had a wonderful dinner and then relaxed and opened gifts together.

Mayz and Zelle getting ready to dig in to presents!
Mayz loving her presents!

So pretty!

Christmas Eve opening her Christmas Jammies. Bren had to work most of the day Christmas Eve so we just went to our annual pizza party and then drove around and looked at Christmas lights then came home opened Jammies and put Mayz to bed so Santa could come work his magic!

Her cute princess jammies. She is totally in to the whole princess thing right now and was so excited to get these.

Love my little family!

Christmas morning we woke Mayz up bright and early. We had to be to church at 9 and the rest of our day was busy so we had to get up and open our presents at home before we went to church. She wasn't quite ready to be awake yet but it didn't take long for her to jump into the presents and wake up!

Santa brought Mayz her very own jeep. At first she didn't want much to do with it. I think she was still a little too sleepy.

She also got some princess figurines and is in love wth them.

Giving out hugs after she opened her presents!

Best Christmas present for mommy right there!

Trying to figure out how to drive her new jeep. She got the pedal thing down but steering is a whole other thing. Someday she will figure it out.

Mayz let Avery try her jeep out but she had to ride with her;)

After church we went to my parents house for breakfast and presents. We had our traditional breakfast casserole and muffins! It was delicious.

After that we headed up to the Conner cabin to spend the rest of the day with Bren's dad. We relaxed, watched movies and had a fabulous dinner. We stayed the night there and celebrated Grandpa's birthday the next day!

Mayz had her fair share of treats over the holidays and there is the evidence to prove it.

We are so thankful for family and the time we had to enjoy with them!

It's a.....

2011-11-18T14:06:00.002-07:00

Dresses, ribbons, and hair to curl,

We're tickled pink to be having another girl!!

Disney on Ice!!

2011-11-14T14:09:00.002-07:00

We decided to take Mayz to see Disney on Ice and oh boy did she love it. The girl was glued to the show. It was so much fun to watch her when she recognized the characters she would get so excited and point and wave at them. She was so cute and so much fun! I didn't take my camera because I figured they wouldn't let you take it in, I was so mad when I realized I could have taken it with me, so sorry these are all from my phone.

Date Night with my 2 most favorite people.
Cute girl loving the show.

You honestly could not get her to look away from it.

Just waiting for it to start.

Gosh I just love them!

Before the show even started we couldn't get her to look away from the stage;)

Halloween 2011!!

2011-11-02T12:35:00.005-06:00

We had ourselves a pretty good Halloween this year! Mayz enjoyed it more this year than last year but she definitely still doesn't quite get the whole concept. She enjoyed getting her candy but didn't love getting dressed up so much. Oh well there is always next year! Sorry about the pictures I think my camera was on a different setting when I took them.

Mayz in her Golf costume. Of course with her daddy she was bound to be a golfer and not a princess or something;)

Me and Mayz at our family Halloween Party. I was the 18th hole. It was as creative as I could get:)

I loved how Katie and Trevor looked. She got braces this year cause she works for an orthodontist so she was Darla from Nemo and he was the dentist. He even made her a nice set of head gear! It was great.

Mommy and Mayz on Halloween, trying to be festive in black and orange.

This is what our bowl of candy looked like after we passed it out to the trick-or-treaters. Mayz got quite the haul!! So excited for the Holiday season to be here. Bring on the food and festivities!!

Carving Pumpkins!

2011-10-24T15:12:00.004-06:00

Well we finally had a night where Brennan was home early enough for us to carve some pumpkins. Mayz was excited to go pick out her pumpkins, but when it came to the actual carving of them, she wasn't too interested and it ended up being mom and dad while mayz went and played. I guess that is how it goes when they are this age. Silly kid!

Mayz posing with her pretty pumpkins.
Daddy and Mayz

Mommy and Mayz

Hard at work;)

The finished product on the front porch!

You can't really tell, but mine says Mayz (so exciting i know) and Bren's is a wolf. His turned out pretty cool!

Mayzie's Surprise!!

2011-10-09T13:16:00.003-06:00

Yep Mayzo is going to be a BIG sister and she couldn't be more excited (we hope;) Our next little bundle of joy is scheduled to arrive April 1, 2012 which makes me 15 weeks preggo!! We are so excited to watch our little family grow!

I'm a BIG girl now!!

2011-10-03T13:23:00.003-06:00

Well goodness, my little baby just keeps getting so big, it kills me. She has gotten rid of some of her baby habits and now she is my big girl. First there was the binky a while back and now she goes potty on the big girl toilet!! What next............... Dating?!?! No way!! Anyways I really can't believe how big she is. We started potty training 3 days after her birthday and that first few days my only thought was, what was I thinking?? But then she just seemed to catch on and has done pretty dang good. I am so proud of her and how smart she is.

Just gettin so big!!

My cute girl sportin her pink panties. She loves to be in big girl panties now!

Birthday Girl!!!

2011-09-13T15:51:00.004-06:00

Holey Moley my baby in no longer my baby. She is a little girl running around and being all big. How did this happen? I could've sworn I just brought her home for the first time and now 2 years have passed. My goodness. They have definitely been the best 2 years ever. She is the greatest little thing that has ever happened to us. She brings so much entertainment and joy, a lot of attitude but I wouldn't change a thing. Her birthday was on Friday, she had such a great birthday and was able to spend the day with family.

She woke up and requested a teddy bear pancake for her birthday breakfast.
My beautiful little birthday girl!

We had a birthday party for her that night with our families. It was so great to see all the love shown for Mayz. She is one lucky little lady! We had taken her to Chikfila for lunch but lame me forgot my camera.

We ate pizza and this girl chowed down 2 pieces. Turning 2 must have given her a bigger appetite;)

Mayz with her mountain of presents. She was spoiled rotten.

She just wanted to be able to play with her presents after she opened them. She didn't want to have to keep opening. Silly Kid!

She threw the tissue paper all over the place. She was in a hurry to get to the good stuff underneath!

Testing out her new bike.

Still opening presents!

We finished off the night with some yummy birthday cake.

Making her wish and getting ready to blow out the candle.

What a special day she had, thanks to all those that showed her their love. We are lucky to have family close and be able to share these moments with them. Love you all!!

Vacation Ideas!

2011-07-29T19:14:00.004-06:00

Hello Everybody!! We are wanting to go on a little mini vacation and do something fun with mayz!! So we are just wondering where do you like to go that is not too far and not too expensive??

Don't you think this cute little gal needs to go do something fun??

Mayzie Door?!?!

2011-07-19T12:16:00.004-06:00

Uh-oh! Mayz has figured out that she can fit through the doggie door. We have had it up for a while but she never really found any interest in it before. But now if I can't find her, this is definitely a place to look. Silly girl.

Almost there.
Duke patiently waiting his turn to go out HIS door;)

Time to come back in:) Love this girl!

Happy 4th!!

2011-07-05T08:33:00.005-06:00

We had such a fun 4th of July Weekend, spent with family eating, relaxing, and fireworks. First we went to Scofield with Grandma and Grandpa Conner to enjoy the Scofield parade and fireworks. It was amazing how many people showed up to their little festivities. The parade was a little redneck but they threw lots of candy and we stocked up.

Mayz with gramma and grampa enjoying candy before the parade even started.
Watching Smokey drive by.

Just hanging out.

We went on some four wheeler rides. Mayz wasn't too fond of them.

Crazy Hair!

Mayz being silly girl.

Bren cooked us a dang good dutch oven meal. We will defintely be having that one again.

Just waiting to go to church. There was over 500 people at the little chapel in Scofield. We ended up outside sitting on a blanket on the lawn. Definitely a different experience. We couldn't hear anything so we had our own little testimony meeting with the others outside. It was pretty cool.

Cute girl in her pretty dress.

On Monday we headed up to the Allred cabin and enjoyed the outdoors. Mayz and Avery loved swinging with gramma.

She sure had her fair share of junk this weekend.

The boys played an intense round of frisbee golf.

Then we came home and watched the PG fireworks from my parents yard. Its so nice to be able to avoid the crowds and have a perfect view. They did such a good job this year.

Mayz in her chair watching.

We wore the girl out this weekend and she finally crashed. I was shocked she fell asleep in my arms and slept through the fireworks being done on the street. They were pretty loud but she was out.

We hope you all enjoyed your holiday. I am so thankful for this wonderful country and for the freedoms we are blessed with. So greatful for the great men and women who have served and continue to serve to protect those freedoms.

Lets go swimming swimming swimming!!

2011-06-14T21:01:00.005-06:00

We decided to get Mayz a little pool to try and help get her used to the water since we have a Seven Peaks pass. To our luck she loves it. You cant even bribe her out of it.

Just chillin in her pool.
Having Fun!!

Splash Splash

Loungin in her chair..

Oh I just love her! We can't wait to hit the bigger pools at Seven Peaks!

Mini Vacation!! (Warning lots of pics!)

2011-05-15T13:14:00.005-06:00

When the semester was finally over, Bren was in desparate need of a break, so we decided to take ourselves on a little vacation. And where can you go for cheap hotels and lots of sunshine?!? VeGaS, of course! We had so much fun and enjoyed spending a little time together.

Mayz ready for the ride with her movie and snacks.
and we're off!

We stayed in St. George the first night with Alli. We love being able to stop and see her.

We decided to walk to the park close to her house and play for a bit. Mayz absolutely loves swings and slides.

Happy Girl!

In Vegas we did a lot of relaxing and just hanging out. Mayz loved all the aquariums at a lot of the hotels. She loved to wave at the fish and blow fishy kisses.

Going down the escalator with daddy.

So cute. Waiting for the Choo Choo.

Watching the water show at Bellagio.

The Gardens at Bellagio.

More fish.

And of course most of our time was spent at the pool. Mayz to our surprise DID NOT like the water. This was as far as we could get her to go in. She hopefully will get over her fear of water, since we bought seven peaks passes and plan to spend a lot of time there this summer.

I just love her in a swimming suit. Her belly is my favorite.

Hanging out with daddy.

She had an obsession with stealing our sunglasses and wearing them on top of her head.

We wore the poor girl out, never thought she would fall asleep in my arms at the pool.

Love this girl!

On our way home we took a break in St. George and played at this little splash pad. Again it took a bit for Mayz to go in the water. But she did a little better.

We had so much fun and wish we could go back to just hanging out all day. Hopefully we will be able to go on some more fun vacations this summer!

Snugs!!

2011-04-29T12:54:00.003-06:00

Okay, so if you know my kid, you know that the only places she will sleep are of course her bed and occasionally her car seat. NEVER in your arms and definitely not just while your snuggling on the couch. Well for that matter snuggling is not one of mayzie's favorites but lately she has been quite cuddly. Anyways, the other day believe it or not, during the middle of the day (which makes it even more of a rarity) we were snuggling on the couch wathcing of course Tangled, and guess what adorable little one year old fell asleep while snuggling with her mama!?! Oh my greatest day EVER!! I love cuddling with this girl I made Bren come in and take a picture because this was HUGE!!

Oh I just love her!

Earlier that day we were hanging outside with daddy!

And he took Mayz for a ride on the Tractor. She loves climbing and playing on it so he decided to take her for a ride. she loved it until she got a little too far away from mommy and then decided it was time to go back.

So cute!

Happy Easter!

2011-04-25T12:10:00.005-06:00

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Ours was so much fun with Mayz. She is at such a fun age.

Trying to get a picture with all the kids at the Cleman party. It took many attempts but we finally got a decent one.
Our little fam.

Hunting for eggs at Grandma and Grandpa Clemans.

Such a poser!

Mommy and Mayz

Mayz cheezin it with daddy!

Opening her presents from mommy and daddy.

Coloring eggs! She only broke one!

They had some fun activities at Maceys so we went to take a look.

Riding on the train with mommy!

Avery came with us too!

Finding eggs at the Allred party!

Another cheesy smile

Happy Easter to all!!
I am so grateful for this wonderful holiday to celebrate the Life of our Savior. I am truely blessed to know of Him and have the blessing of the Atonement in mine and my family's life. May we always keep His spirit in our lives and remember Him always!

What's new!

2011-04-14T12:57:00.009-06:00

Well as always it has been a whill since I have blogged. I am just a slacker at this stuff. So here is what is up with the Conners. Bren is still crazy busy and going going going. He is still doing school and working at the store and doing his stuff on the side, poor guy doesn't ever get a chance to relax. Mayz and I are so grateful we have such an amazing guy in our lives that works so hard for us. He is the best.

Nothing much new with me. I had a birthday last week and turned 24. The years just keep going by way too fast. I swear I don't remember growing up this fast. Life is good, I love watching Mayz grow and hanging out with her everyday!

Mayz is still cute as ever, but I am afraid we have started the terrible two's a little early. She is going through a bit of a rough phase, but hopefully we will make it through;) She is so smart and amazes me everyday. She has so many new words it is hard to keep up. But I love how she can tell me what she wants and the way she says things is so cute. She is very polite and always says please and thank you she also has learned to say sorry cause she is a hitter but it pretty much melts your heart. She can sing twinkle twinkle little star. She loves to play outside and we are very anxious for the weather to stay warm. We haven't started the potty training yet, I am a little nervous but she is still very good about going on the potty and telling me she needs to go so I will definitely be trying it soon before my window of opportunity is gone:) She is pretty much the greatest thing that has happened to us and we absolutely adore her. She is well loved here and we are so glad to have this little gal in our family!

We bought Tangled the day it came out and now you can't get her away. As soon as you put it on she is glued, as you can see by the 2 pics below. Her favorite used to be Toy Story 3, but Tangled has officially won as favorite movie, I don't blame her, it is way cute. (Sorry this pic is upside down)

She loves being with her daddy, even if it is crawling under the truck to try and fix it.

She loves playing golf with daddy. Which he couldn't enjoy more:)

Just chillin with daddy and duke duke at the park.

Cute painted toenails in flip flops. Can't wait for summer!

Enjoying some of the warmer weather we had.

Daddy got his old go-ped running and Mayz had fun riding up and down the street.

Mayz got the cutest haircut ever. I just love her bangs!

Advice?!?

2011-02-17T14:13:00.003-07:00

Alright all you mamas out there I have a question.. So this cute girl here is almost 18 months old, and she seems to really have an interest in potty training. She already can tell me when she needs to go poop and we run to the bathroom and she sits on the potty and goes. She is a pretty smart little kid. So question is, is she too young to start potty training?? How do you go about it at this age? She is good about letting me know when she has to poop but I have no idea when she needs to pee. How do you figure it out? What are the best ways to start? I would love to have her potty trained before she is 2, I just don't want to rush it. Any advice would be much appreciated!!

Thanks!!

2011-02-07T16:07:00.003-07:00

If you want to go see the Ice Castles. Here is his website that has the address and other info!! http://utahicecastles.com/

Ice Castles!!

2011-02-07T12:30:00.005-07:00

We decided to take Mayz up to see the Ice Castles in Midway. They are so cool. He really did a great job this year. If you get a chance to go you should. They are really awesome and a fun little something to go do with your fam.

They are huge. These are just a few of them.

Daddy and Mayz

Our little fam!

Standing underneath one! So cool!

Mayz loved exploring and walking around.

Mom and Mayz in one of the tunnels.

Our little group. Sean and Candice came with us too.

I think this is such a cool looking picture of Mayz.

This was the biggest one.

Here we are again....

....and again!

C E L E B R A T E !

2011-01-21T13:16:00.004-07:00

So for our Anniversary this year I was in charge, I decided to just plan a fun all day date. Just spending time together was what we needed, we hardly see eachother because Bren is always so busy. So Bren got off work at noon and we went and dropped Mayz off at Grandma Allred's and we headed up to Midway to go Ice Skating.

But when we got there the rink was closed because of mechanical problems. Boo:( As you can see the rink was complete slush and really wouldn't be too fun to skate on. So we drove up to Midway for nothing. At least we had a nice little drive.

So instead we came back down and went to Nickel City. I won't lie, we had a lot of fun. It felt like highschool again and we were dating. It was great. We got about 400 tickets and of course got some fun little prizes for Mayz.

Bren shootin some hoops.

Me rockin guitar hero!

Then we decided to go to Trafalga and go mini-putting. It was glow in the dark and it was pretty fun, Bren of course kicked my butt, but it was still fun.

We felt like little kids, but had fun being together. We finished the night off by going to dinner at Pizza Factory and then going to a play at the Hale Center Theatre. It was called The Foreigner, seriously so funny. If you want a good date this is it. We laughed so hard and had such a good time. The cast was awesome and did such a good job.
All in all we had a pretty great anniversary even if we felt like little kids.

Happy Anniversary!!

2011-01-18T08:29:00.002-07:00

4 years ago today I married my best friend. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. I love you babe! Here's to Eternity!!

Miss Mayzie!

2011-01-17T17:15:00.006-07:00

I haven't posted about my favorite little gal in a while so I thought I would. She is now over 16 months old and is a ball of energy and of fun. We love her so much and love this stage of life.

My cute girl all dressed up and ready for church. Complete with baby, blankie, and binky. Can't go anywhere without them.
Give her the blankie and binky and she sleeps like a rock.

She loves to play with her cousin Avery.

and give kisses to her new cousin Zelle.

Reading books is still one of her favorite past times.

She loves to eat and will eat just about anything.

She loves her baby doll.

And playing with her toys in our homemade hut. Mom is not a very good hut builder though, we need to get daddy to build her a better one.

Always wakes up with crazy bed hair.

She tries to put her shoes and sometimes clothes on by herself.

She loves to eat cereal while I do her hair.

and play with all her stuffed animals in her tent.

There are so many fun things about this cute girl, these are just a few. She is saying all sorts of new words. Dada and Mommy are of course her favorites. She also says Please and thank you. Mama(grandma) papa (grandpa), gank key (blankie) ginky (binky), hi, bye, Duke duke, cracker, baba, she also knows lots of animal sounds and I am sure there are others that I can't think of right now she is a little jabber box.

This girl never stops, just watching her move makes ya tired, she doesn't pause for 2 seconds and definitely keeps me on my toes.

Christmas 2010! (Warning! Picture Overload)

2011-01-10T11:28:00.012-07:00

I know I am a little late but at least I am posting it. I hope to be better at posting on my blog now that I have the internet at my house. We will see, but don't hold your breath ;)

We had so much fun on Christmas this year. Mayz was great at opening presents and throwing the tissue paper all over the place. She had a blast and got spoiled with lots of fun new things, we love playing with all the cool toys.

Duke decided he needed to sit with Mayz while we drove to the cabin.
Grandma and Grandpa Allred

Playing in the bounce house

Being silly

Avery was nice enough to let Mayz wear one of her pretty dress-ups

Opening presents at the Allreds.

Climbing through the tunnel that goes into her new tent.

Christmas morning with Mom and Dad

Finally time for the babas.

Duke enjoying his Christmas present.

Mayz thought her dolly stroller was for her, but she is just a little too big;)

Lots of pretty new clothes

Ready to go to school.

Grandma and Grandpa Cleman

Relaxing in her new banana chair from daddy

Christmas Eve!

Mayz in her Christmas PJ's

Opening her jammies on Christmas Eve.

Opening Present at Grandma and Grandpa Conner's

She had to put on her pretty new black shoes even with jammies

And try on all her new outfits

Loves new toys!

Yay for presents.

Mayz did not like the big man. Hopefully next year will be better.

I love this picture of Avery, she was terrified and wanted to get as far away from Santa as she could, but then she went and sat on his lap with no problems. Silly girl.

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy new year!!

Once there was a Snowman!!

2010-12-05T21:06:00.003-07:00

It was finally warm enough to take Mayz out and see what she thought of the snow, and to our delight she enjoyed it. She sat in it and rubbed her hands in it and had a good time.

Daddy helping her get ready to go play.

Little miss Sass sporting her snow gear.

Hmmm...

Our little snow angel.

She wasn't quite sure what to think of our snowman.

Cute girl!

Good times in the snow!!

Christmas Cards!!

2010-11-29T15:49:00.003-07:00

Hey Everyone!! I am sending out Christmas Cards for the first time and I need your addresses if you want one. Let me know. Thanks!

I hate to do a post without a picture so here is a cute picture of my baby girl!!

Happy Halloween 2010!!

2010-11-01T14:53:00.006-06:00

Happy Halloween everybody!! We had so much fun with our little Mayz this year, and I am sure she enjoyed her fair share of sweet treats:) We went to our ward trunk-or-treat and had a good time. Mayz loved picking out her treats and putting them in her little bucket. She is so stinking cute. We are just loving the stage she is in.

She was a pretty little flower this year.
Sportin some pretty awesome shades.

Cute girl!

Daddy decided he was a date and she was his flowers..

Bumble bee and flower:)

Hogle Zoo!!

2010-09-19T20:44:00.007-06:00

We decided to take Mayzie to the zoo for her birthday, so we headed up on the day after her birthday. She had to get shots earlier that morning at her doc appt, so honestly I don't think she enjoyed it as much as she could have. Her poor leg hurt and you could tell she didn't feel well. But we still had a good time and would love to take her back to see all the animals.

Intently watching the bird show. She looks like such a big girl.

Posing with the tigers.

Mom, Mayz and the giraffe:)

I am not sure what kind of animals those are.

Dad, Mayz, and the rhino;)

Cute baby Zuri and her momma.

Mayz had fallen asleep and missed the last few things.

oooh oooh eeeh aah:)

How do we measure up?!?

The Gorilla staring Mayz down..

MaYzIe is OnE!!!

2010-09-12T20:34:00.005-06:00

Holy Moley my baby is one!! I seriously cannot believe how fast it went by. We had such a good day and enjoyed partying with the family.. Mayz was spoiled rotten by everyone and got some really fun things..

At her doc appt she weighed 21.75 lbs (63%) and was 29 1/2 in (69%) she is growing just right.. She had to get 3 shots :( and then they tried to draw blood from her veins to do a lead screening test, it turned out to be a pretty rough appt but she was tough and made it alright.

Things Mayz is doing

~she is walking around like crazy and getting tough to keep up with.

~she eats everything she can get her hands on

~she jabbers in her own little language

~she laughs and giggle all the time

~she goes up and down the stair non stop

~she goes and goes all day long

~she has 6 teeth, 2 on bottom and 4 on top

Stinking Cute Girl!!
Posing with her Watermelon birthday cake!

Wearing the birthday hat!

Opening all her presents.

Digging into her cake.. The girl loved it and demolished the whole thing. She was in heaven:)

Chowing Down!

So mad her cake was all gone and she had to get cleaned up.

Lake Powell 2010!!

2010-08-31T11:25:00.007-06:00

We were so excited to get to go to Lake Powell this year, it has been a few years and we were sure missing it.. Even better this year we got to take Mayz and she loved it. The water was amazing and she didn't want to get out. We had such a good time with family and had so much fun just relaxing and enjoying our time together. We can't wait to go back.

On our way back from church riding on daddy's shoulders.

Playing in the water.

Waving Hi!!

Floatin around

Bren had to go round up all the floaties after they blew away.

just chilling with daddy:)

Taking a bath in the sink;)

hiking up Sand Mountain.. It was steep.

At the top

Boating!!

sleeping on the boat

9 months!!

2010-06-09T22:13:00.001-06:00

Holy moly where does the time go. I can't believe my baby is already 9 months old. She is at such a fun stage right now. I love it her little personality keeps getting bigger and bigger. We know this girl will be a lot of drama cause she already has a huge attitude but it's all worth it cause she is so dang cute;)
At her doc appt Monday she weighed 19.75 lbs and is 28 inches long. She is happy and healthy and we couldn't be happier. Some of her milestones are
~she has a one-legged crawl and drags her right leg. It is pretty much the cutest thing ever
~ she pulls herself up to everything
~ she can stand up without holding on to anything
~ she can balance for a few seconds without holding onto anything
~ she can crawl up the stairs
~ she has one tooth on the bottom and the other is working it's way through
~ she is a super good eater(unlike her mommy) and will eat just about anything and boy does she love food
~ she waves to people but we are not quite sure if she actually gets the concept but oh well
Those are just a few. I just love this little girl. She is a handful but I love her to bits and am so happy to be her mommy:)

Fore!!

2010-05-17T15:10:00.004-06:00

We took Mayz golfing for the first time last week, and although it was a little bit chilly she seemed to enjoy herself. Her daddy sure loved having her out on the golf course with him. Someday she will have her own little set of pink golf clubs for sure.

Mayz chillin on the grass while daddy gets ready for a putt.

Pretty Greens!

Watch out!! Mayz is driving!

Honk Honk!!

Mommy and Mayz with daddy in the background!

Good times:)

Potty trained?!?!?

2010-04-24T09:23:00.001-06:00

Ha ha no!! She was taking a bath and started pushing so I hurried and grabbed her and let her poop in the toilet so it wouldn't be all over the tub. Kinda a funny sight to see. But how come they still look so dang cute even sitting on a toilet;) love it.
- Posted by kels

Big girl!!

2010-04-12T14:05:00.001-06:00

We finally got mayz to take a bottle. She fought it for a while and would not let you near her with one. Now her whole body convulses with excitement at the site of it. As soon as she starts drinking her eyes start rolling back and you can tell she is in heaven. It is so cute. I just love this little girl and all the fun new stages.

Now that is what I called hands-free;)
- Posted by kels

Just cause she is so cute!!

2010-03-29T10:49:00.001-06:00

I seriously love this girl!! She is so much fun and is my most favorite little person ever!!

- Posted by kels

Sunshine!!

2010-03-17T12:34:00.001-06:00

We are loving this warm weather. Mayz loves being outside and is so happy to just sit and enjoy the sunshine. It has been so nice to get out of the house and enjoy walks and just being outside. Hopefully it will stay warm. We are ready for spring!!

- Posted by kels

Happy HALF Birthday to my baby girl!!

2010-03-09T13:30:00.001-07:00

I can't believey baby is 6 months old!! The time has gone by so fast. She is getting so big and her personality comes outorr and more. At 6 months she weighs 16.9 oz and is 26 inches long. She is our greatest joy and we just love her so much. Here are some pics of her lately.

- Posted by kels

Mayzie's First Haircut!!

2010-03-06T13:52:00.001-07:00

Mayz has been in need of haircut for a while now, but for basically all of February we were all sick, so the haircut had to wait. But we finally got better and so we called Aunt Sammie to get it done.. She did so good and Mayz looks so much better, no more bangs in her eyes. Thanks Aunt Sammie, we love it!!

This is how excited she was!
Her wonderful stylist!!

We had to keep her occupied with toys.

So pretty!!

Mom and Mayz with our new hairdo's!! Thanks again Sam!!

VaCaTiOn!!!!

2010-01-23T20:30:00.002-07:00

For Christmas this year Bren and I decided to go on a vacation rather than give each other presents so we left on a Saturday and headed to St. George and stayed at my parents house in St. George for 1 night. Then we headed to Vegas for 2 nights and stayed at the Trump towers.. It was a super nice hotel we loved it. There was even a tv in the mirror in the bathroom. It was awesome. Then we headed to San Diego/Coronado for 2 nights. We explored Coronado and San Diego and saw some beautful sites. Then we headed to Lake Forest to spend another 2 nights with my sister Alli.. It was fun to see her and hang out.. We had such a fun vacation and were so happy to get away for a while, especially Bren, he needed a break from work. I love a chance to spend time with my hubby and kiddo..

Happy Anniversary to us!!

2010-01-18T12:01:00.002-07:00

Happy 3 years to the man I love.. I can't believe another year has flown by.. I am so grateful for my wonderful husband and for the amazing man he is. He is such an example to me and I look up to him so much. He is the man of my dreams and I am so glad he picked me. Thanks for all you do babe. I love you so much and can't wait for the many years to come and grow old with you.

MeRrY ChRiStMaS!!!

2010-01-16T17:46:00.002-07:00

We had such a wonderful Christmas this year... it was so much fun to have Mayz with us. Not that she really knew what was going on but it was fun for mom and dad.. We love having both of our families so close so we can enjoy the holidays with all of them.. What an enjoyable time of year, I just love Christmas and am excited for the next one cause Mayz will be so much fun next year..

Mayzie is getting so BIG!!!!

2009-12-14T16:51:00.004-07:00

Mayz is already over 3 months old.. It is so much fun and I love each new thing that comes as she gets older. She is smiling and talking so much more now and I absolutely love it.

Being a big girl in her bumbo and watching tv. She loves to see all the colors and movements.
Mayz and Avery love to watch Grandma's train go around. As soon as the train would stop Mayz would start crying and would stop the second we started it up again. It was pretty funny.

I just love her little smile in this pic. She is getting her own personality and growing up so much.

This is how she woke up one moring. She wiggled her leg right out of her pj's.

All dressed up for her first Thanksgiving. Dont they look so cute.

We had our first Christmas party and Mayz got her first present. Doesn't she look so excited.

Sitting on Santa's Lap. She really couldn't decide what to ask for.

After visiting with Santa and opening presents the girl was pooped and fell right to sleep. She loves to sleep with the blanket over her face and pretty much goes right to sleep.

2 Months already!!!

2009-11-08T17:01:00.005-07:00

So my sweet baby girl will be 2 months old tomorrow, I really don't know where the time goes these days. She had her 2 month appointment on Thursday and had to get her first round of shots.. Ouch.. She actually did really well and only cried for a little bit. It is no fun to watch as they poked her, but we made it through and she is all better now. She is getting so big...

Weight 11.95 (75%tile)

Height 24 in. (96%tile)

I can't believe how big my little chunker is. Her little pot gut gets bigger and bigger and I love it.

Things she is doing:

She holds her head up really well and gets stronger everyday
She is starting to smile and her gummy smile melts my heart
She is cooing and tries so hard to get more sound to come out, it is so cute to watch her try
She sleeps about 8 hours at night, which mom loves :)
She loves her swing and loves watching herself and the mobile
She is beginning to notice her hands, but still hits herself in the face a lot
She loves to take baths in her little tub
She can sit in her bumbo pretty well but isn't quite there yet, she still bobs around a lot

There are the little bandaids on her little legs. No fun.
Just chillin in the tub

Could she look anymore relaxed, she loves her swing.

Hanging out with her favorite little friend. Duke still doesn't quite know what to think of her but he is really good around her.

Sitting in her bumbo.

The girls in their Halloween outfits, isn't that the cutest witch and pumpkin you have ever seen..

Grandma was Cruella Devil, doesn't she look great..

Mom and Mayz on Halloween, can't wait till we get to go Trick-or-Treating next year.

Pictures

2009-10-27T16:12:00.009-06:00

So my mom and I decided to take some pictures of Mayz ourselves. She has a nice camera so we thought we would try on our own before I paid someone to do it, and they turned out so cute. I love them. We did a pretty good job I think. Here are a few...

This is my favortie picture. She just looks so stinking cute and I just love her little hand.
So Sweet!

I just love her little bum.

She sure loves chewing on her hands..

Look at those little toes..

Look at her little pot gut. She is a little chunker. I love it.

Smiles:)

Weekend Getaway!!

2009-10-19T17:10:00.003-06:00

So this past weekend we went with my family on a little trip, it was Mayzie's first trip away from home and she did awesome. We went because Bren, my dad and brothers had a bike trip planned through Bryce Canyon and Zions. They did so good, in a matter of 3 days they rode about 200 miles on their bikes. Pretty impressive huh!! They were a little sore but were proud to accomplish it. I don't have any pics on my camera from their biking but I will try and get some and post them. Anyways us girls all went down and met them on Friday and just hung out, then went to St. George on Saturday and came home Sunday. We had a fun time and were just happy to get away for a little while. Mayzie did so good in the car she basically slept the whole time and would only wake up about 10 minutes away from our destination. It was awesome.

Mayz and I at Bryce Canyon, it is so gorgeous there. I can't believe all the red rock it is so pretty.
We put the girls in the tub together, It was so cute. Avery just wanted to hold Mayz and play with her. It was super cute.

My cute girl all wrapped up in her towel. Gosh I just love her.

Birthmark..

2009-10-09T21:47:00.001-06:00

Sp Mayzie has a very distinct birthmark on her hand. I really like it, it is like her own little trademark and makes her even more unique. So I wanted to make sure to get pictures of it in case it someday fades, because right now it is really dark. So they aren't the greatest but they let ya see what it looks like. It almost looks like a fingerless glove. I just love it.

On a side note, my little girl is a month old today. Please explain how this happened, it seems like I just brought her home. Why does time have to go by so fast. I mean I am so excited for each new stage that we will get to, but it just comes so fast. It is crazy. I don't want her to grow up soo fast.

3 Weeks old already!!

2009-09-30T15:22:00.003-06:00

I can't believe my baby is already 3 weeks old. She is growing up way too fast, but I sure love her.

Shhh.. She's Sleepin!!

2009-09-30T15:07:00.003-06:00

Well of course one of Mayzie's favorite past times is sleeping, and I just think she looks so stinking cute when she is sleepin, so here are some pics of her snoozin away.

I spy with my little eye a teeny little girl in a not so teeny bed..

She seems to always have her hands up by her face in some dainty little way.. Don't worry I don't beat my kid, that is just a birth mark on her hand. It is really dark but it is her trademark.

Don't you just love the pot gut already hanging out.. I sure do.

Doesn't she just look so peaceful.

Picture Overload!!

2009-09-28T17:39:00.006-06:00

So I have been a serious slacker about putting pics up so now you just get a whole bunch all at once. It is amazing how 2 and a half weeks being pregnant feels like it is never going to end, but 2 and a half weeks of being a mom flies right on by. I can't believe my little girl is already almost 3 weeks old. It is killing me how fast it has gone by. I am not ready for her to grow up this fast. I absolutely love being a mom, it is the greatest thing ever. I just love my little gal so much.
Just chillin with mom!!

All pretty and ready to go to church.

Blowing kisses!

Her umbilical cord fell off really fast so she was able to take a real bath right away and she loves to sit in a warm tub.

Brennan's new favorite thing. This is how you will find him just about every night, he cuddles with her and falls asleep on the couch. It is so cute.

Look at the crazy hair. I just love it.

Duke really loves Mayz, if he is another room and she starts crying he will run in the room to check on her. In this pic she started crying in her swing and he jumped up to check and see if she was okay. It is pretty cute.

She is here!!!

2009-09-14T15:11:00.004-06:00

My baby girl is finally here, she is happy and healthy and the most beautiful little girl I have ever seen. I am so in love with her and so happy that she is here. She was born on 09-09-09, and we didn't even plan it, there were 18 inductions that day at just the AF hospital. Everyone wanted their baby to be born on the cool day. We just got lucky I guess. She was born at 2:01pm and weighed 8lbs 8oz and 20 inches long!!

The proud daddy, he is already wrapped around her finger. He is so in love with her and I love to watch him with her. He is going to be the best daddy.

Our first family picture, We were both a little tired. It had been a very long night.

A whopping 8 and a half pounds. the little chunker!!

Just getting wiped down and suctioned.

Just after her first bath, got all the goo out of her hair. She is so pretty, I love all of her hair.

2 days old and looking pretty. I love this picture of her. She is just too dang cute.

Just before we left the hospital. We were ready to be at our own house.

Big yawns!! Gosh I just love her.

Mayzie's Room!!

2009-09-06T15:00:00.005-06:00

Here are a few pics of Mayzie's room.. We still need to get some decorations up but at least we have all the furniture in and she will be able to live in there. I think it turned out pretty dang cute. I am excited to have a baby to put in the room soon..

This is what you see when you walk into the room, my parents gave us the recliner and I love it. It is so comfy.

My parents also let us borrow this dresser, it was just plain white but we had leftover paint from the crib so we decided to paint it to match and I think it turned out pretty cute. I want to get a cute quote in vinyl lettering and put it in the brown paint above the dresser. Just haven't got it yet.

Still my favorite part of the room, her crib. I just love her crib, Bren got the shelves in the end and we put all the baskets in it and it turned out awesome.

I have some cute letters to put on the shelf above the curtains that say her name but we just have to finish them and put them up. Anyways this is where my little girl will be if she ever decides to come!!

Oh and here is a belly shot from Friday!!

1 week left.....

2009-09-04T16:16:00.002-06:00

..... and still no baby!!

It looks like this little one likes it in my nice warm belly, can't say that I really blame her. But I sure would be happy if she would come and let me hold her on the outside. But I hopefully can remain patient until she decides the time is right for her. Anyways things are still looking good and she is growing like she is supposed to, and that is all I can hope for. Sorry I don't have a pic this time but I will put another one up soon.

The Countdown is on!!

2009-08-24T18:02:00.002-06:00

As crazy as it seems I am down to only 2 and 1/2 weeks. I still can't believe how fast it has gone. That is why I am so bad at updating I could have sworn I just posted that last pic but then I look and it was four weeks ago. Crazy. I am feeling good, sure am ready for her to be here but I am also okay to wait a little longer, for one my parents are out of the country till Saturday and the thought of becoming a mom is still a little overwhelming. But I can't wait to meet this little girl of mine. I think we finally have all we need for her to come, we hope at least. I guess we will find out when she gets here. Anyways I will try to be a little better at updating..

37 and 1/2 weeks!!

33 Weeks!!

2009-07-24T12:34:00.003-06:00

I know I am a slacker at belly shots so I thought I would update. I am 33 weeks today and ths picture was taken just a few minutes ago so it doesn't get more current. I still cant believe I only have 7 weeks left till my due date. It has flown by so fast. I can't wait to meet my little girl and hold her and love her and be her mommy.

My Hubby is Amazing!!!

2009-07-24T12:23:00.004-06:00

S0 I just have to take a moment to brag about the amazing talent my hubby has. He built this beautiful crib you see below!! He wanted to be able to make something for our little girl and he got an idea and went with it and it turned out incredible. He saw a few pictures of cribs we liked and then he went from there. I am so excited, it looks so adorable in her room and it is such a beauty.. Way to go babe!!

This end piece will have shelves in it to put little baskets in, we just have to get the baskets so he can build the shelves to fit.

Built with love!!

I seriously love it, the bedding we got matches perfectly and I couldn't be more pleased with it.

I will get more pictures of the room once it is completely finished, we still have some work to do.

CaLiFoRnIa!!

2009-07-19T14:47:00.005-06:00

We went to Cali a few weeks ago with my family (kelsie) to go see my older sis and go to Disneyland and just play for a week. It was so much fun. We just kept going and going and I was exhausted by the end of the week. It was a lot of walking for a prego.. But it was still tons of fun. I was suprised that I was still able to ride most of the rides it was a blast. We went to Disneyland, Sea World, Universal Studios and the San Diego Zoo. The pics are a little out of order.. sorry!!

We of course couldn 't miss an opportunity to go to the beach. it was fabulous.. I want to live near the ocean..
Here we are waiting for the electrical parade in California Adventure.

Me and Bren at Sea World. It was hot but lots of fun.

California Adventure!!

Bren's favorite part of the whole trip. We went to Torry Pines golf course where the 2008 US Open was played and Tiger woods won!! He was like a kid on Christmas Morning.

The US Open Trophy.

A close up of Tiger Woods name engraved on the trophy..

The course was gorgeous. It looked right over the ocean.

Bren and I on the sky ride at the zoo.. We needed a break from walking.. That zoo is huge.

Say Cheese!! This hippo was huge.. He gave us a nice close up.

Bren on the beach. He wishes we lived close to one too.. He is definitely a beach boy.

We went to the Newport Beach Temple. It is so beautiful.. The grounds are covered with the most gorgeous flowers. It was incredible. It would be so fun to have a wedding there. the pics would be awesome.

Making Memories

2009-06-14T17:08:00.007-06:00

Yesterday we went up Provo Canyon with my family.. We had so much fun.. We all met at the mouth of the canyon and the boys took off on their bikes to head up to Vivian park, while the girls took a picinic up to Nun's park and walked up to Bridal Veil Falls and back..

Avery jumped right in the water and wanted to be the one to hold on to Duke they both loved splashing around in the water.. They got all wet!

Me and my mama!!

Avery didn't want to be in her stroller she wanted to walk the whole time and loved to help push her stoller.. That girl sure has a mind of her own.

Avery loved walking Duke, she felt like such a big girl.. We just had to make sure Duke didn't try to run off and knock her down.

Then we all met back at the park for our picnic.

We were just finishing when these nice dark clouds started rolling in.. Within in seconds we were getting poured on and the poor boys still had a 4 mile ride to get back to the truck.

They finally made it back cold and soaked all the way through.

Bren's clothes and hair were dripping the whole way home. We had a blast though and it made for some good memories..

The Results are in...

2009-05-03T16:34:00.001-06:00

IT'S A GIRL!!!

What do you think??

2009-04-16T19:52:00.002-06:00

So we get to find out what we're having in 2 weeks.. We are so excited, but I guess I don't have the mother's intuition quite yet because I really can't make a good guess based on a feeling or anything. I just have no idea, so I want to see what you guys think.. We will find out on May 1st, so you have till then to choose.. I can't wait to see what you think!!

CAUTION.....

2009-03-13T10:12:00.002-06:00

YEP IT IS TRUE, BREN AND I ARE GOING TO BE A MOMMY AND DADDY!! WE REALLY ARE SO EXCITED.. OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE NERVOUS BUT CAN'T WAIT.. WE ARE 14 WEEKS ALONG AND ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 11.. I KNOW WHAT A GREAT DAY.. I GUESS IT WILL MAKE IT A HAPPY DAY. RIGHT?!?!

2 Years!!

2009-01-21T15:40:00.003-07:00

Wow believe it or not, Bren and I have been married for 2 whole years now!! It seems so wierd.. Our anniversary was on Sunday the 18th, so I am a little late at blogging about it, but oh well.. We went up to Salt Lake and stayed at the Little America Hotel.. It was really fun and relaxing, we went shopping, hung out and went to the Salt Lake Temple for the first time, and went to The Roof for dinner, which was fantastic.. We loved it, we got to sit right next to window and look down at the Temple, it was so pretty.. I will get the pictures up soon.. Anyways, I still can't believe it has been 2 years already, but I am so happy to be married to such an awesome guy.. I got lucky I gues..

Thanksgiving!!!

2008-12-02T20:44:00.006-07:00

So we had an awesome Thanksgiving this year, just like every year.. I really love Thanksgiving, aside from all the amazing food you get to stuff your face with, it is such a great time to be with family and really think about the things you are grateful for and are so blessed to have.

My mom set the table so pretty, we pulled out the fine china and the fancy glasses.. it looked so beautiful..

We were kind of small this year at the Allred house, this year we were with my mom's side and there were just a few of us but we sure had some awesome food..

So we all know about the day after Thanksgiving sales, I don't know about any of you, but I sure couldn't go out in all that madness.. But my dad's store has some pretty good deals, he sends out the flyer in the newspaper and we get a pretty good line that morning, it is a lot of fun and pretty crazy.. Unfortunately this year there was a mix up and my dad's flyer didn't get in the newspaper... He had lots of merchandise that was going to sit at the store if no body knew what there was, so my wonderful Aunt called my dad Thursday morning and said rally up the troops and we will deliver those by hand. Well point of the story a lot of people showed up to help and we were able to get quite a few flyers out and my dad had a successful day.. I am so grateful for family and there willingness to help and be there. I have been blessed with such wonderful people in my life and am so thankful for all they do...

HA HA it was a little early, and they got a hold of my camera... Love these two!!

We really had a wonderful day and are grateful for all those that helped.. It is good to know there are still great people in this world..

YAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!!

2008-11-26T12:00:00.002-07:00

I realized that I haven't posted in a really long time and really I don't have much to post about so I just thought I would express my excitement for the Holidays... Along with most people this is my favorite time of year.. I love these Holidays and all the time we get to spend with family, eating lots of food, putting up decorations, drinking hot chocolate, and so much more. I can't wait for tomorrow, I love Thanksigiving and all the amazing food.. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it. I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and hope you all have a fantastic day tomorrow. Eat up!! YUM YUM!!

Hanging with our Pals!!

2008-10-13T14:38:00.005-06:00

A few weeks ago we went up to my parent's cabin with a few friends just to hang out and have a good time.. We had and intense ping pong tournament and played some cards and then just hung out talked, and finally made our way back home. We had a blast.... Thanks Steve, Kari, and Ryan for coming with us..

Steve wanted to make sure we could all see him so he put this nice orange vest. He was hard to miss.

Of course Duke came along...

Yeah I pretty much suck at ping pong and was laughing everytime I hit the ball.

Kari looks pretty in to the game... she so wanted to win..

Nice forehand Bren... What great form he has..

Yeah Ry was pretty much posing for this picture.. It is obvious...

Having to relax in between matches...

Steve gets a little excited about ping pong...

Playng an intense game of Scum... Me an Bren always lose at that game... We hate it.. One day we will get them...

2008-09-14T15:49:00.006-06:00

An Intense Game of Tag

I have been tagged by my good buddy Misty. For those of you I tag, you have to STOP what you're doing, take pictures of the following things, and answer the listed questions NOW!!! Kitchen sink, closet, laundry room, fridge, bathroom, favorite room, favorite shoes, what your kids are doing right now (if you have kids), self portrait, dream vacation, and 6 quirks about yourself. Have FUN!

MY KITCHEN SINK

Yay, I got caught on a lucky day where dishes are done....

MY CLOSET

This is my teeny tiny closet... Those are just my clothes, Bren has to put his clothes in the other bedroom's closet because there is no way they would fit in one... At least he is a handy man and made more space for me in mine... It used to be just one bar to hang clothes on. That was fun..

MY LAUNDRY ROOM

So our house is really old and the washer and dryer don't sit next to each other.. the dryer actually sits in front of a door that is never used.

MY REFRIGERATOR

Here's the fridge... it is looking pretty bare I need to get to the grocery store..

MY BATHROOM

Itty bitty little bathroom. definitely wish it was bigger.

MY FAVORITE ROOM

I love the family room it is where we always hang out.

MY FAVORITE SHOES

I love these shoes!!

WHAT MY KID IS UP TO

Well this is my kid.. I know I am lame..

SELF PORTRAIT

MY DREAM VACATION:

My dream vacation is anywhere that is nice and warm with a beach and the warm ocean... I would love to go somewhere exotic like Tahiti or some hidden island that no one knows about.

6 QUIRKS ABOUT ME:

1: I am terribly afraid of spiders... anytime there is one in the house I start freaking out, especially when Bren isn't home to kill it.

2: I hate getting out of the shower before I have dried off... I will pull my towel in and dry off before I open the shower curtain.. I hate the cold air on me when I am still soaking wet..

3: I am a super picky eater and am not willing to try things.. so I could like them, but I just can not convince myself to try things..

4: I love working with numbers.. Good thing I work at a bank..

5: I am a priss....

6: I hate salads and most vegetables, but sometimes at resturaunts I just wish I could order a salad...

I am tagging Sam, Kari, and Tiff... Have fun ladies!!

JaCk JoHnSoN!!!!!

2008-09-08T14:35:00.006-06:00

So I went to the Jack Johnson concert a few weeks ago with my two sisters and oh my I sure love him... He was so freaking good, he definitely sounds better live... We had a blast and can't wait for him to come back to good ole' Utah..

Us waiting for our boy Jack to come on stage... Some how we ended up with really great seats and were like 6 rows back... It was awesome!!!
Yep we got matching Jack shirts.. we are cool, I know..

After the concert we didn't want to leave but security made us.. How rude!!

Striking a pose as we left..

Slacking!!!!

2008-09-04T21:09:00.007-06:00

Wow it has been a long time since I posted anything.... Well I have a little catching up to do. At the beginning of last month we went to Pismo Beach, California with my family.. We hung out at the beach, played tennis, went shopping Bren of course played some golf and we just had an awesome time relaxing and having fun.....

So pretty much the greatest book ever... Breaking Dawn (that's right we are all vampire lovers) came out right before we left... so a lot of our vaction was spent like this.. but what more could I ask for, a good book and the beach, now that is life..

Us on the beautiful beach, it was so amazing... I need to live by the ocean...

We played a game where you had to spin around 10 times and walk to your partner while keeping the balloon in the air... it was pretty funny..

Avery's new trick... She is so tough and so stinking cute..
We buried her in the sand so she could sit up and look around, but it just made it easier for her to put sand in her mouth.

Katie being a true beach bum and playing her guitar on the beach.. love that girl!!

The cute parents!!
We had fun burying all the little cousins in the sand!!

Well that is all I have time for tonight.... more to come soon..

We love Lake Powell!!

2008-07-11T09:48:00.006-06:00

We were lucky enough to go to Lake Powell this year on Bren's mom's friend's houseboat. We had such a good time. We only went for three days, but it was so worth it. We will always take every chance we can get to go play in that amazing water. It was absolutely beautiful....

We got to stay on the most amazing houseboat. When I walked inside I was speechless, it was so awesome.. It was a million times nicer than my own house. It had 5 bedrooms, and we were lucky enough to have one to ourselves.. It was like staying in a nice hotel suite on water. It was so much fun.

Here is Bren hiding behind all the cereal boxes.. This is the kitchen on the houseboat, you can imagine what the rest of it looks like..

Well we had a blast and want to thank Leslee for inviting us to come, we had so much fun and can't wait to go again!!

The Great Outdoors!!!

2008-07-01T17:35:00.004-06:00

We went camping for the first time this summer. We have been wanting to do it for a long time and we had a blast. We were kinda retarded and only took one blanket because while we were packing it was so so hot that we didnt think it could possibly get cold up there, but we were so wrong and froze but it's all good. Luckily we could build ourselves a nice campfire.

Dont you just love his upper lip caught on his teeth. It is his signature look and I love it.

Duke loves to go for rides on the four-wheeler. Aside from the loud noise he loves the wind blowing in his face so he can sniff the air.

We bought ourselves this little tabletop barbecue and Bren cooked us up some mean steaks. It was sure scrumptious. I swear it is in the male genes to be able to barbecue, it seems like every guy is good at it. Arent we ladies so lucky..

I wont lie, I got a little spooked sleeping in a tent. We had to go way up AF canyon and all I could think about were bears. I am a sissy I know, but it took forever for me to finally let myself fall asleep. But we got lucky, no bears around!!

Boating!!

2008-06-18T21:49:00.004-06:00

We went boating for the first time this summer, it was so much fun. We went with Kendall and Kristie and little Avery. We love being on the water and wake boarding. We put Duke in the water and he didn't not like it one bit. We will have to keep trying. Sure can't wait to get out there again.

I have been Tagged!!!

2008-06-17T09:10:00.002-06:00

Everything about my amazing hubby Bren!!

A- ATV of choice? Honda TRX 450R. That is his baby!!
B- Born? November 21, 1986
C- Cookies or Candy? I would have to say candy unless it is cookie dough, he loves that stuff, especially chocolate chip.
D-Date of Choice? Probably golfing, but we usually do dinner and a movie.
E- Essential Item? Golf Clubs, He couldn't live without them.
F- Favorite Foods? sweet and sour chicken, rice krispie treats, pork burrito from either Cafe Rio or Costa Vida
G- Gas or Diesel? Gas
H-Hobbies? Golf, Golf, Golf. What can I say, he loves it.
I- Favorite ice cream? Irish Cream with brownies and Carmel from Cold Stone.
J- Current Job? Customer Servivce Rep for McEwan Custom Homes.
K- Kids? Does our puppy count?? HA HA. None yet.... but he sure wants to be a dad. He loves kids!!
L- Last Vacation? Oh man it has been so long, I think it was Cancun last September, I can't think of any others.
M- Morning person or night owl? Probably a little of both, he can stay up late and he really doesn't have a problem getting up in the morning.
N- Number of Siblings? 6
O-OCD or Sloppy? I would say a little sloppy, but he is usually better than I am.
P- Pet peeves? Stupid drivers, when he can't figure out his golf swing, Laziness.
Q- Quiet or Loud? I would say he is in the middle, at home he can be loud, but he usually isn't when we are with other people.
R- Restaurants? Cafe Rio, Costa Vida, Tepanyaki, Cheesecake Factory!!
S-Sports?Well obviously golf, he also loves basketball, and plays softball on a city league and likes it.
T- Tight Wad or Spender? He likes to spend money, but he is good at not spending it all!
U- Unknown fact? He hates Potatoes, but will eat French Fries, Go Figure!!
V- Vegetables? Brocoli.
W- Worst Habit? Biting his fingernails when we get in the car.
X- Extra Curricular activities? golfing, playing with our puppy, he is getting into road biking a little.
Z- Zodiac sign? Scorpio!!

Well there you go, Bren in a Nutshell.
I am going to Tag Sam, Amanda, and Sasha!! Have Fun!!

Haircut

2008-06-12T20:21:00.004-06:00

I finally did it!! I have always wanted to cut my hair short, but I never had the guts. Thanks to my wonderful cousin's convincing, I got the courage to do it. and I love it. I have never had my hair this short, but it is so nice and easy, I don't know why I bothered with such long hair for so long.

Duke!!

2008-06-04T21:19:00.007-06:00

Okay, so pretty much I think I have the cutest puppy in the whole world. This is my little guy. He is 10 months old and we have had him for 8. He is so much fun, he has so much energy and loves everyone. He is the sweetest little guy, and though I never thought I would say it I love this dog.

I found Duke on top of my vanity where I do my make-up the other day. It was so funny, Bren was outside and he was trying to see him but couldn't see out the window because it is too high so he decided to jump up here so he could see.

Weekend Getaway

2008-05-22T07:57:00.000-06:00

Bren has been crazy busy with work the last few weeks and decided he just needed a nice fun weekend, so he took me to Daniel's Summit and we stayed the night. It was so fun. We went swimming and watched the Jazz game and just relaxed. Saturday, we woke up and had a nice breakfast at the lodge and then went golfing (where I shot the best round I have ever played. I was quite proud). Then we went shopping and came home and had a barbecue with the fam. It was such a fun weekend. Thanks hon for taking me out for the weekend. It was awesome.

Best Day of My Life!!!

2008-05-21T21:16:00.000-06:00

This was the happiest day ever!! I was able to marry my best friend on January 18, 2007. It was a cold day but it was so amazing. We were sealed in the Timpanogos Temple for time and all eternity. I am so lucky to be with this amazing guy!!