Brielle's Bday morning...

Better late than never right?? :) Brielle's birthday was August 15th and yes, she turned 4!!!!! I still can't even believe how grown up she's getting!! I told her 5 is it!! She has to stop growing up at 5! :) So birthday morning we surprised Brielle with presents and decorations when she woke up -she loves bday decorations, probably cause her mom does too- and a yummy birthday breakfast. It was a special morning and we just love Brielle so so much! She is such a happy, loving, caring little person and we are so grateful to have her in our family!!! :)

Summer Trip to CA

I know, I know... late, late, late!! Ive heard it all my life!! ;) Lol! This trip was clear back in July/August and I have been meaning to post... so here they are :) ..Another summer trip to California!! My family has time shares in Carlsbad and this year me and the kids finally made it!!! The past couple years we missed out on Carlsbad week so we were glad to be visiting at the perfect time this year! We had a blast and are so grateful we could come down and be with the family!! We sure missed Scotty as we always do.... Just think babe... now you'll never miss out on the family timeshares every summer!!!! You wont miss a single one ;0.. hint, hint....

Bryce turns 1

On July 19th Bryce turned 1 years old!! I still can't believe he's a year already!!! I feel like he was a tiny baby yesterday and now he's a big kid... well almost a big kid... definitely on his way!! So for his big day we had a family party with grandma, grandpa and lots of cousins at our house and boy did we have fun.. huh Bryce?!?! :)

I made Bryce a colorful B-day cake and he absolutely tore it to pieces... These pictures are in order of enjoyment. Bryce was so funny to watch eat it all up. He seemed really focused and didn't waste much time getting it all down!!

Was a little hesitant at first....

Then realized the deliciousness of what he had in front of him and chomped away...

..backed off for a few noticing we were all watching him :) ..and then started right back over!! It was so funny and cute. I am glad he liked his B-day cake so much as I am sure all 1 year olds do!!!

Opening presents and of course getting lots of help doing so from big sister Brielle :)

Well this one present was probably my favorite toy Bryce got. He likes it too but I really like it. It walks and make crazy dragon noises. Such a fun toy!! Bryce seemed to have a good time at his little party and we just love him so much!!! A little sad that he's growing up so fast but love him more than anything!!! Happy Birthday Bryce Man!!

Cute randomness!!

Brielle and Scott at the Nickel Arcade.. Just want to squeeze her!! :)

Soooooo exhausted from watching Toy Story for the 27th time in one week!!! ;)

Bryce Man causing trouble as always!!!! The kid just wont leave the dishwasher alone!!!

Bryce getting his finger nails clipped by daddy...

Brielle and Bryce being little munchkins in the morning... my absolute favorite time of day is waking up with these two. Love you kiddos!!

Cabin Adventure!!

So I would say about a month ago we went to Deer Valley for a last minute cabin overnighter. We -meaning good friends the Kennard's and Bailey's- had planned on camping it up, but the rain set us back and therefore lead us to this lovely place!! I am so glad it rained cause the cabin we stayed in was so nice and we had so much fun! ;)





The boys went fly fishing, the girls went swimming, we all went shopping, and the kids had a blast. I love last minute trips like this!! Spur of the moment adventures!! They always turn out to be fun and a memorable experience.





Top pic is the boys practicing fly fishing on the deck... follwoing pic's are of Brielle and Taeya playing games on the table, then the next pic is of them right before bed. They slept under the table together and it was so cute!! The next pic is Bryce being a busy body on the pull out couch bed. And then the last pic is of Bryce and me swimming of course :) Good times!!

CUTE Brielle and Taeya :) ...Cabin Continued....

So at the end of our stay in Deer Valley, we decided to head to the outlets in Park City for some shopping. We first had a little picnic on the grass and then a little playtime. I thought these pic's were funny. Scott put Brielle and Taeya over his shoulders and spun them around for a awhile, then set em' down as we watched them flop around dizzy as can be and then "BAM" to the ground they went.They tumbled, then they tickled each other, then they pulled faces. It was cute and quite the routine! I love these girls!! They are soooooooo cute!!

Temple Square with the Andersen's...

I have been so lucky this summer to have had all of my sisters come visit Utah and stay at our house. They all live far away so don't see them as much as I would love to. So this summer has been extra fun having them all here at one point. My oldest sister Maquel and her family came last and we did the whole Temple Square adventure. They wanted to "hit" everything.. so we walked and walked and walked to get through it all and let me remind you that this was about 4 days after the marathon so it was quite challenging for me to keep up :) ..We had a great time though and I enjoyed being with their sweet family!

Utah Valley Marathon

So this is Scotty and me on probably one of the biggest days we've ever had together... next to the day we got married.... oh and the birth of our two children I guess.. :) I kept telling myself that, "If I can birth two babies, I can RUN A MARATHON!!" And not only did I run a marathon, Scott ran one too!!

It was seriously one of the coolest experiences I have ever had. Training was really intense and really long... about 5 months long... and Scott and I got to do it together!! The actual marathon wasn't NEARLY as scary as I thought. It was seriously so neat to run it and the scenery along the way was absolutely beautiful!! Even when it rained, or should I say poured on us, I loved it!!
Here's us after the big finish. That's a popcycle in Scott's hand and we probably ate 6 each in about hmmm.. I'd say 7 minutes.

One of the best parts of the big day where my cute, awesome girl friends who surprised me at the finish line!! That's my (above) surprised, exhausted face ;)

I had no idea they (Heather, Alyson w/baby Alayna, me and Brandalyn w/baby Anastyn) were coming (Sneaky Scott knew though!) and there they were to cheer me on and bring me peanut butter M&M's - my favorite!! I loved it and they were so sweet to come!!! Thanks again guys! :)

And of course Lee (far left) my brother-in-law had to join in on the fun!! :) As posted below, my sister Jayme and her family happened to be visiting the week of the marathon and since Lee has ran many marathons, why not run the Utah Valley Marathon with us?? It was hilarious.. he only trained that last week with me and Scott and then ran all 26.2 miles of the marathon and SMOKED us!! Great job Lee!! Glad you could have shared this experience with us!! It was soooo fun!! Oh and thanks again Grandma Sue for taking the kids all weekend!!! Couldn't have done this without your help!!!

Sooooo... anyone wanna join us on our next one?? :)

Finally, a visit from the Cripps...

Finally, a visit from my sister Jayme and her adorable family!!!! It has seriously been forever since they have come to visit us here in Utah and I am so glad they did! We had a lot of fun with them staying at our house goofing off with us :) We had a few adventures together and miss them already!! Please guys, come back again soon!!

Lee (pulling faces of course), Jayme, Brayden, Carson (crying), Savanah, Brielle (not looking), me, and Madelyn. This was the best shot we could get :)

Madelyn and Savanah are my sister's oldest kids and Brielle adores them!! She loves to hang out with them and they are so sweet to her. In this picture they just finished doing a little skit. It was so cute and so creative!

..And this is Carson, my sister's youngest.. We left him alone for awhile with the dress ups and this is how we found him. He wouldn't even let us change his clothes without a fight! It was hilarious!

One of our adventures was to the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point. Brielle loves this place cause right now dinosaurs are her very favorite.
All I can say is "Land Before Time" is always playing in my head! WILL SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE A NEW DINOSAUR MOVIE!?! :)

Cute silly girls!!

I love this picture of the boys -Brayden and Carson- cause one looks a little scary and one looks a little SCARED!!

Bryce enjoying the view from his stroller...

The girls huddled up in the cave...

The sand and water "hands on" thing - anyone know what this part of the museum is called?? The kids absolutely love this part of the museum.

Oh and another favorite part is the "fossils in the sand" at the very end.... not sure what this one is called either :) ..What a fun day!! Besides the Dino Museum, delicious gluten-free meals my sister made for us, visiting till wee hours of the night, and the family marathon (I'll explain in the next post ;0 ), we really did have a good time with the CRIPPS. We loved having you all and can't wait to see you guys again!!