New Family Photos

Randi-lyn took these for us :) It was super quick cause it was cold and the sun was going down faster than we expected but I love them, I think they turned out super cute. I'm excited to put up a family photo in our house that has all 4 of us in it. Yay!!

Halloween 2010

Halloween this year was fun. First we went to the Main Street Halloween Spooktacular the weekend before. Braden had a blast playing all the games, eating candy, and getting his face painted. Of course his favorite part was the train ride :) Kota wasn't a big fan being the stoller all afternoon LOL

For Halloween we started at Ty's parents house and then went to the Main Street trick or treat. All the stores were letting kids come in and trick or treat for candy :) We didn't do this very long and it started raining pretty hard so we finished and went to visit Ty's grandma. The rain let up so we met up with friends and family and went trick or treating behind the hospital (because we don't have a neighborhood where we live). It was super fun watching Braden go up and ask for candy :) My nephew (who is Braden's age) kept walking into everyone's house LOL it was awesome. But it was way cold and when Braden had enough he started saying "go home, take a nap" so we called her quits and went and had pizza at Grandma's house.

Kota looked super cute as Minnie Mouse with the outfit my mom bought her and my homemade ears :) Braden was a race car driver, hand me down costume from Uncle Jaxson, but he had to wear his cowboy hat and boots so I guess he was a cowboy race car driver LOL I can't wait 'til next year when we have two kids who are asking for candy...twice the fun:) I hope everyone had a great Halloween too.

Kota's Blessing Dress

We blessed Dakota this last Sunday and needless to say I went all out on the dress. I found it at the quilted bear, I was shopping for something else and when I saw it I teared up and I knew I had to have it...I didn't even feel that way about my wedding dress :) Braden had an awesome white Tux for his blessing but it was a hand me down, Mav used it then Jaxson and finally Braden :) So hey why not spend a wod on Kota's dress when Braden's was free right? ;)

It went awesome! my stepdad blessed her and did a great job! (Thanks Dean). And my fam came, except my Yesser :(, and some awesome family friends ;) We had a great lunch and visited afterward at the house. It was a beautiful day and we had so much fun!

Update

So just wanted to update a bit. Dakota is 15 weeks old today and becoming super fun. She has started laughing every once in a while and even rolled over from her belly to her back. She only did it the once LOL I think she forgot how she did it. Lately she has been drooling like crazy and chewing on her arms LOL it's so cute. She loves to watch her brother and smiles and coos at hime all the time. And we call her Kota bug and Braden corrects me if I call her anything else. And I have fallen into the little girl trap of matching bows, flowers, outfits, shoes, etc. I'm loving it :)

Braden has had a rough terrible 2's so far :) But we are learning slowly the best way to work with him. He LOVES his daddy and when Ty is home I'm not allowed to do anything for Braden, "Daddy doot" (translated into Daddy do it). We started potty training him a couple days ago and he is do surprisingly well. I expected more resistance but he is really catching on. The first day was rough but he is doing better and better everyday and he has woken up dry every morning..Yay for my big boy!!! And tonight when I went to put on a diaper for bedtime he refused...wish us luck he has had a diaper only for naptime and bedtime but that may have already changed :) Each time he pees in the potty we have to call Daddy at work and tell him the good news :) It's so stinkin' cute!

I'm back to work and really enjoy it :) it's a short shift and only twice a week but it's a release and a change of pace a bit from being a busy mommy. And I love it cause they are home with Daddy ") And I'm halfway through fall semester still working on my BSN. I am taking my time cause I had Braden the first semester I started and then we just got our little Kota. But hey only 3 semesters left with one class a semester (the classes are only available during certain semesters). Then it's a break, not sure how long, and off to my getting my Nurse Practitioner. will school ever end? LOL

Bullriding season is finally coming to an end and I LOVE it. My hubby is home more and not near as busy. that's my favorite thing about fall and winter is having him around more...I hate the cold and short days but it's worth it being able to spend more time with him. And hooray for the holidays!! yes they're expensive but I love celebrating them and spending time with family. And the older my kids get, the more festive I get :)

Anyway, I think that's all for now :)

Dakota 3 Months

Mt. Timpanogos Hike

My friend (Ailese) and I and our kids, and her mom, went hiking up Mt. Timpanogos. I love to hike and was excited at the challenge of packing my kids up LOL I know I'm crazy. However, I struggled (is an understatement) with the cliffs that were right next to the path. The last switchback at the top I had to have a ranger walk next to me or I wouldn't of made it...those cliffs are RANK!! I ended up packing Braden about 97% of the way. I brought a leash and it's a good thing cause when he was walking he would walk over to the edge and check it out and try to chase bugs and chipmunks. I'm pretty sure he would've ran right off the edge without it. Once we got into the cave I thought I would be clostraphobic but it wasn't bad. But apparently the combination of the dark and being past nap time was not good for Braden because about 100 feet in he started freaking out and didn't stop until we got out. So I pretty much dragged him kicking and screaming through the cave. Ailese tried to carry him some of the way but a bunch of the walk ways were pretty narrow and neither one of us could carry him.

On the way down he fell asleep on my back several times and kept saying "mama go home, take nap" it was kinda sad. When we were almost down he decided he wanted to walk and was quite pleasant at that point. When we finished the hike my legs were shaking, my nerves were shot, and I was starving. It was a beautiful day for a hike and I enjoyed it (for the most part). We stopped and had lunch and headed home. good fun but I will not be taking my kids hiking with me again for a while LOL ;)