Married 50 Years- June 2009

How did I miss these? I was going through pictures and came across the snaps I took at G and G Bryan's 50th anniversary celebration. We stayed in a fun condo complex where the kids swam, played shuffle board, mini golfed. We hit Pirate Island Pizza and went out for ice cream with cousins. The boys would be happy just sitting with their cousins...they love them! One night we all got together for family photos. With the exception of one mishap (yes, my kids were part of it), the white shirts with red rock background looked nice. Good idea, Gr. Bryan! We're lucky to have such awesome grandparents who raised awesome kids. I was lucky to snag one of them...


Angelic?! Of course.


Sitting still for just...one...moment... (taken just before the "grass stain incident").


Will I ever get enough of this sweet boy?


You won't find a more handsome, on-the-ball group of boys...


The adult table!


Cousins...


...cousins....


...and more cousins.


OUT. Just like that!

Yoga Man

I can't get the video to upload! Here are a few still shots of the man in action...
Check out his "downward dog" in the third picture! His new trick is to get into that position and then lift one of his legs!

Video Clip of Nash- Aug 2009

Are you kidding me with how awesome this baby is!!!??? Nash is very content to play on the floor, in his bouncy saucer, in the johnny jumper, and in the high chair. We try to keep him out of the swing or bouncy seat because they don't require him to use his neck muscles as much as the other toys. He is getting stronger and stronger as he's getting older and as we work on his physical therapy. His torticollis is mild- music to our ears!

Stop #3: G and G Bailey

Trip to Utah, part III. After Jill's house and Homestead, the boys and I drove to Price to spend the week. The kids were excited to go there to spend time with G and G Bailey. We spent our days outside in the backyard playing croquet and petting Sandy, getting slim and trim with Wii Fit, bowling, catching some eastern Utah sun at the wave pool (had to go there twice!), playing at the dinosaur park, riding bikes at the dirt track, and playing games (huskerdu is our fave). I love that all memories of my home town are so positive for the boys. The icing on the cake for this trip was that cousin Maelynn was there to sweeten up all the fun. She's awesome.

Under-where?

Keaton has made friends with the potty- Yeah! (Or should I say "YES" along with a fist pump and scrunched up face like he does.) Once he decided he was ready, there was no looking back. My mom and I were talking about "laugh-out-loud" moments the other day. I had one today with Keaton. I was pulling clothes out of the dryer and sorting them while he stood by me playing. He spotted a pair of his superman undies and put them up to his face and said in a gentle whisper "Oh...(tender pause) sweet underwear" while giving them a nice nuzzle. There's something extra cute about a little guy in his tighty-whiteys.

Stop #2: Homestead 2009

The whole crew.


4th of July. Playing sports...


...and roasting smores before watching fireworks from our balcony.


Blake enjoying some fanta that he bought with money he received from the tooth fairy. (See picture below!)


Uh, okay?! (He's going to kill me.)



Lots of good times with cousins. I'm always impressed that kids can pick up where they left off with cousins and friends that they haven't seen in a long time. It's a great quality, don't you think!?


Uncle Markie and Auntie Katie.


The mastermind of this awesome reunion (the one on the right). Check out Joanna playing Chris in a game of tether ball in the background.



The tooth fairy was nice enough to drop by the Homestead when Blake lost two teeth in two days- his first!


Family relay. We broke out the big guns for these watermelon racers. I think it was a tie.


Raisin' them proud. Watermelon interns.


More...


...fun...


...relay.


This dragonfly that Ethan caught was gorgeous! We decided it was best to let something this cool fly away safely.


The kids played kickball a lot in the cul-de-sac outside of our condos. It was a great set up.


In the back of grandpa's truck.





We got to go swimming in the crater. Darren, Blake, and Ethan snorkeled. I took Keaton and Nash to the swimming pool because they weren't old enough to go into the crater water.

The Bailey reunion was awesome...again. We love to see all of our family that we don't get to play with often enough! We are looking forward to the boys being old enough to have cousins come and stay with us during summer break. Bring on the fun! Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa for planning such a great, memorable time!

After celebrating Grandma and Grandpa Bryan's 50th wedding anniversary, I took the kids up to northern Utah to visit family. Our first stop was at Jill and J-Dog's house. We went non-stop for a few days as we went to Cowabunga Bay (new water park in Sandy), the Hogle Zoo, and Murray pool.




The world's shortest train ride happens to be at the Hogle Zoo. Who knew.



Posers at the zoo. It's probably worth mentioning that you will see Keaton in swim shorts in most- if not all- pictures. He insists on wearing his swim suit every day. Under his pj's is no exception.





Cowabunga Bay was a hit with the kids. We ended up going back for a second helping when Darren joined us a week later!