THE HALL'S

The Mountains are calling and we must Go

2012-01-24T15:24:00.007-07:00

A couple weekends ago we were able to go to the cabin for the night and hang out with Grandma and Papa Kelley. We got to go snowmobiling/sledding, relax by the fire and play our favorite card game. Q thinks cabins are the best place on earth....and he may be right.

Getting the sleds ready. Q loves to be in on all the action.

Lets rock n' roll dudes!!

Quinton has become quite the die hard on the sled. Dad dumped him multiple times and Q got right back on. His glove came off the last time he biffed it and he was ready to go back to the cabin. He must be my child...hates getting cold.

I think he's a fan!

Liam spent most the weekend laying by the fire or being held. It's a pretty hard life for tiny.

He also loved sitting in the high chair like a big boy.

All in all a wonderful weekend. Its always so hard to leave. Thanks Penni and Greg!

Christmas 2011

2012-01-09T09:31:00.009-07:00

Christmas morning. Quinton was so excited Santa brought him a power wheel.

Taking a minute to check everything out. He loves the radio. Before he takes off he always has to crank up the tunes.

I think he likes it!

Looking in his stocking.

Liam also loved what Santa brought him. He got a new mobile. He loves to lay in his crib and watch it spin and light up. He also got the adorable little dog scout that talks and sings to him.

Quinton telling Liam thank you for the new movie he got him. Too cute!!

With no snow on the ground Q was actually able to go outside and test out his new ride.

My cute family on Christmas Day.

Later that day we went out to Grandma and Papa Garner's house.
Quinton being silly with his cousins.

Giving thank you hugs.

To end the day we went up to Rexburg to my grandma's house. They always have a delicious dinner waiting for us. She is one good cook.
The whole Garner side.

We hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. We loved celebrating the birth of our Savior!!!

Christmas Eve

2012-01-06T14:06:00.005-07:00

On Christmas Eve we always go out to my parents to open our Christmas eve jammies.

On our way back home we stopped to see Santa. This was so CUTE! You would see him through this window check his list, put presents under the tree and then he would spot you and poof away. It got Quinton super excited for Santa to come to our house later that night.

We enjoyed watching Christmas movies together the rest of the night and reading the story of the birth of our Savior. What better way to end Christmas Eve.

Quinton was super excited and acting like a major goofball.

Me with my boys on Christmas Eve. Complete Happiness!!!

Christmas Parties

2012-01-06T11:12:00.006-07:00

We had a fabulous time at all the Christmas Parties our families had. They all happened to fall on the same day so we got to party all day long. First up was the Kelley party. We went bowling, ate pizza at Papa Toms, and then opened some presents. The kids had so much fun bowling and Quinton was in heaven playing with cousins the entire day.

Waiting patiently for his turn

London and Liam

Penni and Q

Q opening his present from Grandma and Papa Kelley.

Q playing with Brighton

Next up was the Taylor party at my parents house. We ate, went for a sleigh ride, and played games. There's nothing better then spending time with family.

Complete Bliss....

To end the night we went to the Country Club for the Hall Party. We ate dinner and played the left/right game... always a good time. The kids had so much fun running around and playing games with one another. Quinton got a little shy when it was his turn to stand in the middle of the circle and show off his moves. I believe he ended up putting his arms out to his side and spinning like a helicopter. After the Country Club we went to Grandma and Papa Halls to open a couple more gifts.

It was a great day!! Thank you to our wonderful families for all the great memories and gifts!

Videos I love

2012-01-04T15:15:00.003-07:00

Quinton loves Basketball and now that the basketball season has started and is on T.V. quite a bit at our house Q has become obsessed once again.

Its a good thing I have Q to entertain this little guy when I am at the grocery store. Liam thinks he is a hoot!!

This last video was at Thanksgiving and Liam thought his cousin Brynlee's baby doll was really funny. I Love Love Love his laugh....nothing better.

Quick Trip

2012-01-04T14:35:00.003-07:00

Bran had to go to Twin Falls for work so we decided to tag along with him to keep him company. While he went to work the kids and I had fun swimming and shopping.

Q had a ball playing in the pool all day.

He has finally figured out how to swim/float with his life jacket on. He still got kindof nervous when I let go of him put once he realized he was floating by himself he thought it was so fun.

This ring kept him busy for hours.

It was a short trip but still fun. Anytime a hotel and swimming pool is involved its a good time for me. Apparently we're pretty easy to please.

Santa

2012-01-02T12:52:00.002-07:00

Our neighborhood had a Christmas party and Quinton and Liam got to see Santa. Quinton is at such a fun age for Christmas. He got so excited over the whole Santa Clause thing this year and seemed to really understand it. He also loved finding his Eddy/Dafree the Elf every morning. I love seeing the magic of Christmas though his eyes.

Liam's first time meeting Santa

Q told Santa he wanted a puzzle and a power wheel.

Chocolate Houses

2012-01-02T12:23:00.004-07:00

Before Christmas came around we were able to make some adorable chocolate houses with the kids.

Quinton carefully placing his candy.

I caught him many times eating the candy rather than putting it on the house.

Liam watching the madness take place from the comfort of his bumbo.

And seriously what normal kid doesn't admire their chocolate house without a licorice mustache?!

Snow Day

2012-01-02T12:05:00.002-07:00

Quinton's snow day.

Delishious!!!

Working extra hard on his materpiece.

He thought his snowman was pretty much the coolest thing ever and would check on it out the front window every chance he got. Now if only we could get some more snow to build a new one.

Thanksgiving

2012-01-02T11:30:00.004-07:00

Thanksgiving this year was lovely. The day was spent with our wonderful families. We first went to Grandma and Papa Kelleys for dinner and then out to Grandma and Papa Garners for another delishious dinner. We have so much to be thankful for!!!

Malone and Q reading books.

Liam with Aunt Jen

Justin, Branden and Matt watching some football.

I didn't get any pictures at my parents house...we were way too busy looking through the ads for Black Friday:)

Girls Weekend

2012-01-02T11:15:00.002-07:00

Before Thanksgiving(way behind on the blog) me, my mom and sisters went to Salt Lake for the weekend for a girls getaway. We had so much FUN!! I love my mom and sisters so much and we sure know how to have a good time. We got massages, went shopping, ate out at our favorite restaurants, got spoiled in the vice presidential suite(thanks mom), witnessed the opening of H&M in Utah-sheer craziness, and laughed A LOT!!!

Liam and Lawson got to tag along with the ladies and both babies did great considering the long weekend of shopping they had to endure.

Family Pictures

2011-12-07T11:10:00.010-07:00

A couple months ago we had my sister take our family pictures. I think they turned out super cute. Thanks Chelsi!!

Our family of four.

We did manage to get a few cute pictures of Quinton while we were at it. I didn't get any of Liam cause it was way too cold outside for the little guy. He was a nightmare all night long from being out in the cold for the few minutes it took to snap our family pictures.

Q is such a sweet little guy. We love him so much. He loves doing puzzles, playing games on any ones phone and he's not afraid to ask you for it (I personally hate this), making Liam laugh, and playing baseball,basketball, and soccer with his Dad. He loves reading books and has a lot of his books memorized. Most of the time instead of us reading to him at nights it has turned into him reading to us. I absolutely love his sweet little voice!! He loves to sing. Every now and again when I look in the rear view mirror I even see him doing a little head banging. His nursery teacher tells us all the time how impressed she is with Q during singing time. He has a great sense of humor and makes us laugh all the time. Some examples

-While ordering ice cream at Dairy Queen one night in the drive thru Q had his head phones on in the back watching a movie and he yells super loud " I want fries......and a diet coke!!" A kid after my own heart.

-While walking out to the car Q tells me very seriously"Mom don't fall and break your ass." I looked straight over at Bran cause I know he didn't hear that from me. Not our proudest parenting moment but still pretty darn funny. Thank heavens we haven't heard that word since.

-Q "Mom I need to go potty." Me "you do" Q "yeah mom cause I'm dancing". Always a sure sign.

-Bran asked Q the other day what they should get me for Christmas and Q replied "a tree and some lights"
-Bran asked Q what movie he wanted to watch and he said Dinosaurs(land before time). Bran then said under his breathe "Dinosaurs sucks" Q then looked at him and said "no dad, you suck."

-Quinton was on the potty the other day and farted really loud so I let out a little giggle and he told me very seriously "Its not funny mom, its poop."

I could go on and on. He is the Best!!

Happy Halloween

2011-11-03T16:43:00.010-06:00

This year Q was a transformer for Halloween and boy did he think he was cool. He picked out this Bumblebee costume all by himself and was so excited to wear it on Halloween. So excited in fact he wore it everyday up until Halloween. Wearing such a costume apparently causes one to get real serious and break out in fake fighting.

Awe.. That's one cute lion if you ask me. Look familiar? Poor Liam is already getting the brunt of hand me downs. So sorry little buddy. I promise next year I will buy you your very own.

One night we went to a trunk or treat with Grandma and Papa Kelley. Quinton had a great time running around with Grandma. He thinks Halloween is the BEST...People tell him he looks cute and then they give him candy.

Quinton thought little red riding hood and the wolf were a little bit creepy.

Boo at the Zoo. Super Cute. The kids had a ball!

Quinton thought this giraffe was pretty much the coolest thing ever. No hesitation this time. He had to get a closer look.

Q with a storm trooper

The whole gang

Finally the big night

First we took the kids around to see grandparents. My parents got a new bulldog that looks just like Besty did and Quinton LOVES her to death. You can't tell from the picture but even Bella was even dressed up for the festivities.

Quinton and Liam with all their cousins.

Next stop... Grandma and Papa Kelleys.

Then came Grandma and Papa Halls. Everyone was dressed up at their house and Q was not to sure about the whole situation. My father in law(on the far left) even gave me a good scare while I was ringing the door bell he snuck up behind me and I just about wet myself.
Grandpa Hall the monster/total creepstier, Nicole the witch, Justin the I.F. Super fan, London the Ken doll and Cody the vampire. This bunch takes Halloween to a whole new level.

Branden's beloved Chiefs played on Halloween night so we had to get home pretty early. It worked out good though cause then I was able to take Q around our neighborhood to treat or trick. Q insisted on trick or treating at every house in site including our own. And to end the night the Chiefs won in overtime. Whoo Hoo!!

Pumpkin Patch and Carving

2011-11-02T13:58:00.006-06:00

We love the Pumpkin Patch! Q had fun running around picking up every small pumpkin he could find. He also loved going through the hay maze.

Picking out the perfect pumpkin is hard work.

Cute Boy!!

Next up was the carving. Q was really excited about carving this year compared to last year. He was on the table helping the entire time. He even got in on the action and did his own.... with markers of course.

Q was not a fan of the pumpkin guts...that nasty job was left for mom.

Finished product. Quinton kept telling me all night how awesome his pumpkins were. I love how excited this little boy gets over the simplest things.

Hangin at Home

2011-10-19T12:54:00.010-06:00

I love love love how sweet these two are together. Q is such a good older brother!! Best friends in the making.

Don't mind Q's awesome outfit. Must have been one of those days.
Q came running with me the other night and totally passed out. Not a bad way to put the kid to bed.

These two have been cheering on their favorite team. Go BSU!! Q thinks it's pretty funny to annoy his mommy while she trys to get a decent picture.

Seriously this kid can be so buggy. Haha love him!!

Finally. I probably threatened him with time out or bribed him with candy.

Liam is such a smiley little guy. If anyone talks or even looks at him he is smiling. He's too cute!

And getting so big and strong.... At his two month appointment he weighed 11 pounds 5.5 oz. and his height was 22 1/4.

Liam is a bit obsessed with taking baths. He has a grin on his face the entire time.

We did manage to make one last trip to the zoo which is always a good time for the kiddos.

Liam's Blessing

2011-10-04T16:01:00.010-06:00

On Sept. 18th we blessed Liam. It was a very special day and Branden gave an amazing blessing. We had a lunch at our house after and Liam had so many family and friends there to support him. He sure is loved!!

Family photo before church

Our Cute little guy loving all the attention!! His smiles are the best!

Liam with Grandma and Grandpa Kelley...

And Grandma and Grandpa Garner

Grandma and Grandpa Hall weren't able to come to lunch after church so I didn't get a picture of them and Liam:(

Liam with Great Grandma Garner

And Great Grandma Jeri

And Great Grandma and Grandpa Taylor

Me with my mom and sisters.

Grandma Garner with Liam and cousin Lawson.

Mom and Dad with Liam

Me and my little man

Q and Liam. Poor Liam was a little sick of taking pictures at this point.

Last summer outing

2011-09-29T17:19:00.007-06:00

In the middle of Sept. we took one final trip to the cabin to get some last minute boating in. It ended up being a beautiful weekend with no one on the lake. I was so excited I didn't have a huge belly anymore and could actually play on the water. Q even got in and went body boarding with me. I was one proud mama!! The water was freezing hence my awesome wet suit but he still got in. He thought it was a party and was laughing the entire time. So so cute!!!

Q hangin with the boys. My little brother Logan and his buddies

Grandma, Quinton and Conley

My sister Chelsi's little baby Lawson(3 weeks) and Liam(5 weeks)

I thought this was a funny picture of Q biting his fingernails.... just like his daddy. And do you notice the sweet bruise on his forehead? He fall off the bed the night before and hit the bed frame square on his forehead. Poor kid.

I'm so sad summer is over:( It went by way too fast.

EISF

2011-09-22T11:58:00.008-06:00

We made a trip to the fair to watch this little guy do some muttin-bustin. Way to go Bryler!!

While we were there Q milked a cow....

And shared his reward with his cousin Slaton.

We went to the petting zoo and fed the goats.

We went on rides. Q absolutely loved the rides even though its a total rip-off!!

This roller coaster was Q's favorite.

I Love his face in this picture. Having the time of his life!!!

Handsome Little Liam. He did so good at the fair and slept the entire time!

Liam's pictures

2011-09-14T15:11:00.002-06:00

Cute little Liam at 3 1/2 weeks old.

I took his pictures a few weeks ago and I'm no pro but I think they turned out pretty cute.
Liam is such a good little baby. He smiles all the time. Loves to be on his tummy. Gets excited(kicks his feet and waves his hands) when he hears mom or dad's voice. Loves to take baths. Loves to eat and takes the Binky and bottle like a champ. Is becoming quite the spitter- upper. Loves anyone to talk to him or hold him...Spoiled!!
At his 2 week appointment he weighed 7 lbs 15 oz. and his height was 20 1/2 in. He will be 6 weeks old this Sunday and is really starting to plump up, especially in the cheek area. He's growing like crazy!!
Liam is such a joy in our home and we love him so much!!!
Sorry for the picture overload...

Awe... Love that little guy!!

5 Years

2011-09-12T15:13:00.004-06:00

On Sept. 8th Bran and I had our 5 year Anniversary. Branden is my very best friend and I love him so much. He is such a great husband and daddy!! These past five years have been amazing and I am one lucky lady to have him for eternity!!! We were able to leave both kiddos with Branden's mom and step-dad while we enjoyed a nice dinner at Blue Hashi and a little shopping. Thanks Penni and Greg.

5 years.....

And two kids later....

And still madly in LOVE!!!

One of our favorite places

2011-09-07T12:06:00.008-06:00

This summer we spent quite a few days at Rigby Lake. Q loves this place as do I. It is the perfect set up for little kids.

Showing off his sand castles

Pure joy

Aunt Madi and cousins Conley and Bryler all working on a masterpiece.

Yeah these are my floaties....No big deal

He's a pretty handsome boy....

And he knows it!!

Cool Shades

Q got quite brave this summer going out into the deep water.

Branden's sister and her kids came into town and we got to enjoy a day at the lake with these cuties!!!

Penni and Q

Penni, Beau and Quinton

Building sand castles with Aunt Nikol.

Cabin Fun

2011-08-19T14:43:00.007-06:00

We had so much fun at the cabin this summer the few times we made it up there. Our first trip there was for the Taylor family reunion and the second trip was just with my family. So fun!! We love Island Park!!! And we love boating even though I couldn't do anything it was still fun just hanging out in the boat soakin up the sun.

The boys showing off their muscles before their tube ride!!! What studs!!

Hanging out with Aunt Megan

Jet Ski ride with Grandma and Conley.

Me and Q. Love this little guy!!!

Best Buddies!!

Taylor Family Reunion....Consisted of boating, scavenger hunts, tie dying shirts, making bracelets and crazy hail storms. Good times.

Quinton and Slaton loved jumping on the mattresses in the tent.

Check out Q's tattoo... My little sister Madi put it on him and he thought he was so cool. Who doesn't love flaming dice?!

Baby Liam

2011-08-15T13:50:00.012-06:00

On August 7th little baby Liam made his big debut. Everything went so smoothly and Liam has us all wrapped around his little finger. I could just sit and hold him all day long. I seriously can't get enough of this little guy. We went to hospital to get induced on Sunday morning at 7am. The Dr. came at 9am and broke my water and shortly after that I got my epidural. There was about a 1/2 hour before the epidural I thought I was going to die. My contractions got so strong. Thank goodness for those things. After I got my epidural it was just a waiting game. I progressed pretty quickly and when I was finally dilated to a 10 the nurse had me do a practice push and made me stop immediately cause the baby was coming out. She called the Dr. and one more push was all it took. It was awesome!! He was born at 2:04 pm and weighed 7 pounds even and was 19 1/2 in. long. I felt great and Liam was a healthy baby. Things couldn't have gone better. We are so in love with this little guy and Q is a great big brother. He is by Liam's side majority of the day and wants to hold his baby about 20 times a day. Sometimes he may try to be a little too helpful like today I caught him trying to put saline drops up Liam's nose. Yeah Liam already has a cold at one week old and a crazy older brother spraying his face with saline drops. Poor Poor kid:( We have had to explain to Q many times that there are just some things only mommies and daddies can do but for the most part he is super good with him. It melts my heart to see these two together. So so cute!!!

Waiting waiting waiting..... Don't you love how the light is shining right between my legs. Lovely Hu?! Hahaha

Meeting Dad.......

And Mom

Q meeting his little brother. One of my favorite moments ever!!!

Proud Big Brother

Meeting Grandma and Grandpa Kelley.....

And Grandma and Grandpa Garner

I didn't have my camera out when Grandma and Grandpa Hall came but Liam loved meeting them too!!

Holding Dad's hand

Bran giving Liam his first bath

My boys

Going home

We are so happy he is finally here!! We Love you to bits baby Liam!!!

Quinton's Birthday

2011-07-25T16:05:00.006-06:00

On July 14th Quinton turned three years old. I can't believe he is already three. What happened to my baby?! We had a fun filled day and I am one lucky momma to have such a cute little boy!!We went to the movie Cars 2 and then had a little baseball party(his choice)with family and friends. He had a super fun day and is still talking about it.

Q's first movie experience. His favorite part may have been the popcorn and soda.

The party!!! While we were setting up Quinton kept telling me "Mom this is Awesome". Well worth all the work to see him so excited.

The Happy Birthday song. He got a little shy.

The pinata

We got Q a mobigo and I'm pretty sure it is the best $40 I have ever spent. He loves it and will play on it for hours.

The Decor and goodies. I asked Q if he wanted cupcakes or a cake and thanks goodness he said cupcakes...so much easier than a cake.

Happy Birthday Quinton!!! We sure do love you!!!

4th of July

2011-07-18T13:12:00.013-06:00

We had a super fun 4th of July. The weekend consisted of a trip to Jackson Hole, Sweet firework show at my parents(we stopped at Alpine on the way to Jackson), Parade, and Fireworks at the river. My parents bought Q this light sword at the fireworks and he thought it was awesome. He thought the fireworks were pretty cool also. When we got in the car to head home all he could say was "That was Awesome. I want to see those fireworks again."
All the kids with their swords

Quinton has been a little bit obsessed with grandma lately. He didn't even sit by Bran and I at the fireworks cause he was to busy cuddling with her and my Dad.

Apparently Grandpa is the perfect seat.

Parade Fun!!! Quinton was interested in the parade for about the first half then he lost interest. Bran went golfing that morning and when he asked Q what he saw at the parade he said "Umm cars." Yep that pretty much sums up the parade.

USA USA!!!

Here it comes. Ohh the anticipation....

Fireworks out at my parents.

"They go up high like this Mom"

Jackson Hole

Utah Trip

2011-07-10T14:42:00.028-06:00

At the end of June we went to Utah for the weekend and
had so much fun!! We stayed the first night with our good
friends Calyn and Trevor at their time share in Ogden.
They had a super fun pool and slide for the kids. Their
little boy Drake and Quinton had such a good time running
around together. Thank you Petersens for having us. We
then drove to Logan that next day to hear my cousin Chad's
mission farewell talk. After that we headed to SLC and
stayed a night there so we could take Q to Hogle Zoo the
next day. We also went to the Aquarium and to the Mayan
restaurant to eat. Quinton had the time of his life and talked
about that trip for days. When we got home and he said his
prayers that night it went something like "Dear Heavenly
Father thank you for the zoo. Thank you for the monkeys.
Thank you for the dinosaurs. Thank you for the elephants.
Thank you for the giraffes. Name of Jesus Christ Amen."
Pretty darn cute if you ask me!!

Quinton loved the Train at the Zoo

And the Carousal

They had a dinosaur exhibit going on at the Zoo and Q thought that was Awesome!! Quinton's favorite was the little dinosaurs that sprayed him with water. He was not a huge fan of this big one though. His roar was a little much for Quinton. (I can't believe I put this picture on here cause I look absolutely HUGE. 34 weeks pregnant is not the best look for me.)

Can you see the dinosaur??

Eating at the Mayan restaurant. Q thought the divers were pretty cool!!!

Pictures from the Aquarium

He loved the turtles and the Nemo fish

They let you touch the stingray but Q did not want any part of that.

Hanging out at the pool

These two boys are so Cute together. They sure had fun!!!

Water slide pictures. I still can't decided if the look of sheer terror on his face is funny or sad. I was so shocked that Q even attempted the water slide by himself. I did have to walk him up the stairs and send/nudge him down. He only did it twice but I was so proud of him!!

This was his last time going down and I can see why. Pretty sure he hit his head coming out.

Summer Time

2011-06-29T16:28:00.025-06:00

We love Summer time!!! Here is how we have spent our summer so far.

Enjoying some fun activities with Dad...Golfing

Mowing the lawn. Q loves to follow Bran around the yard and help him mow. I really should invest in a little lawn mower so he doesn't have to push this pretend mower around.

We have enjoyed the nice weather with swimming pools and slip n' slides

Q fell into the sprinklers on the slip n' slide and did not think it was too funny.

A few weeks ago we went to the zoo with our good buddies Jessica and Krew. The kids had tons of fun running around but I think the highlight was the petting zoo. They thought the goats were quite entertaining.

Feeding the goats or I should say goat with the one piece of food we got from the quarter machine. Yeah we got ripped off!!!

Cute boys!!

Checking out the Tigers

My favorite little boy!!

My cute mom had her 50th birthday so we had to throw her a party. We picked her up from the golf course in this hearse in front of all her friends. My dad even dressed up in a suit just like a mortitian. Pretty funny stuff!! She was so shocked and a little embarrassed. Are we mean children or what?! She rode in the hearse back to her house where we had it all decorated. Hope you had a great day Mom. We sure love you!!!

Quinton giving Grandma some loves on her birthday.

At the beginning of the month I turned the big 25!! I went to lunch with my mom and sisters and then Quinton went and stayed the night with my parents while Bran and I enjoyed dinner and movie. It was a great day!!

Update

2011-05-23T12:43:00.018-06:00

I am so bad at keeping this blog updated lately. Apparently once a month is as good as it gets. I had a great Mother's Day. Definitely one of my favorite holidays. I am so thankful to be a mommy. It is simply the BEST and I couldn't imagine my life without Q in it. I love that little boy so so much!!! I am also so thankful for my amazing mother. She is my best friend and I am one lucky girl to have her in my life. My mother-in-law is also an amazing woman that I look up to so much. I love her to bits!!! Thanks to all the wonderful mothers in my life!!

Me and my Mom

Q and Mommy. He's giving a little cheer for Mother's Day!!

At the beginning of the month I was able to go to Boise for a girls weekend with my mother-in-law and all my sister-in-laws. I always have so much fun with these girls. They are Hilarious!! We got to see the play Wicked on Friday night and it was Awesome. Thanks so much for the fun weekend ladies!!

Easter Pictures. Yeah I know I'm a little late.....

Q loved what Easter Bunny brought him!!

Coloring Easter eggs.

Easter egg hunt out at my parents house. We can't go out there without a ride on the Ranger. Quinton is a bit obsessed.

Found it!!

Ready to hunt!!!

The weather is starting to get a little better and we sure are getting excited for Summer. Yay!! Quinton and his buddy Krew enjoying some sunshine at the park.

April Update

2011-04-28T14:54:00.018-06:00

Quinton had his first trip to the dentist last week. He was really excited to go and did pretty good. He only cried for a minute. He thought the movie on the ceiling was awesome. Thank heavens no cavities or spots yet and he only has four more baby teeth to come in. This was quite the step for me and realizing my little baby is now a big boy. Do I really have a kid old enough to go the dentist!?!

All ready and excited to go to the dentist

Watching Despicable Me on the ceiling.

When there is a nice day outside we take full advantage. Quinton's new favorite past time....playing baseball!!! Q watches a lot of baseball with his daddy and mimics every move the players on the TV make. It is super CUTE!! My boy loves his sports!

I love seeing Q and Bran play together. It melts my heart!!

Quinton and his cousins had a little birdhouse painting party while my mom, sister and I made car seat covers for the new babies. My older sister is due 2 weeks after me. I am so excited our little boys will be so close in age. Q was so proud of his finished birdhouse and talks about it nonstop.

At the beginning of the month Bran and I got to live my dream!! I am a HUGE George Strait fan and he came to SLC with Leanne Womack and Reba so Bran bought us some tickets. What a sweet husband I have. The concert was so awesome and Bran was a great sport acting like he was enjoying himself when really the guy had no desire whatsoever to see George Strait!! We had so much fun together and it was so nice to spend some time with just the two of us, holding hands all weekend and actually having adult conversations is really quite nice sometimes. Thanks Bran for an awesome weekend!!

Love Him!!

This is a super cute video of Q singing Book of Mormon Stories. He loves to sing and should make quite the addition to the primary choir next year!!! His favorite songs to sing are You got a friend in me(Toy Story), Somewhere beyond the sea(Nemo), Popcorn popping, BOM stories, Money song(Zach Brown Band), I'm Bad (Micheal Jackson/Megamind) and the Phineas and Ferb song.

P.S. He says cheese puffs at the beginning cause he thought I was taking his picture instead of recording him singing. Cutie Pootie!!

As for me and the pregnancy goes everything is going good besides the fact I am getting huge and started having major Braxton Hix contractions! I am 25 weeks today and only have 3 months to go. Yay!! Can't wait! Pregnancy is not for me!! I definitely don't ever feel like I'm glowing and it seems like everyone around is getting skinner and I am getting fatter and fatter everyday. Not a good feeling for me!! Bran is on a health kick and works out every night while my oompa-loompa self sits on the couch and watches him. Did he really have to choose this point in his life to get fit. I am so happy for him!! Anyway I will stop complaining now and just be grateful that I have a baby boy who will be here shortly!!

Fun in the Sun

2011-03-29T18:33:00.011-06:00

Bran and I went to Arizona a few weeks ago and enjoyed some much needed warm weather. We had so much fun going to some spring training games(Giants/White Sox & Royals/Mariners), movies, eating out, shopping, golfing, and swimming. Thanks Kim and Jan for letting us come stay with you for the week. I want to go back!! It was beautiful there the whole week(high 80's/low 90's) and I even got a sweet sun burn at the game. I'm so ready for summer!! Q stayed with my parents for the week and I sure did miss him but he loved staying at grandma and grandpa's house. Thanks mom and dad!! !!

Branden and his Dad

Shay and I. We had so much fun together. Thanks Shay for taking me shopping. I loved every minute of it!! P.S. Don't mind my belly

Me and my handsome hubby!!

I was so excited to come home and see this cute little man. I missed him so much!!

Some of Quinton's favorite activities to do with his daddy. Baseball watching and working out. Starting Thursday my life revolves around Braves games. Q likes to watch and talk strategy with Buzz Light year during the games. Sorry about the undies shot. Its kinda what he perfers to be in ALL day long.

P90X. I can't wait till I can join them. I did however do the leg/butt workout with them the other night and I still can't walk. Total killer!! Q asks every night if he can work out with dad. He loves it and it's super cute to watch him try to do all the moves. He wants to be just like his daddy!

It's a.....

2011-03-11T16:52:00.002-07:00

We found out today we are having another boy!! We are so excited!! Two little boys....wish us luck!

Winter Fun & Big news

2011-02-28T17:39:00.014-07:00

I can't believe its been like 2 months since I last updated

this blog!! Opps! We have had a fun last couple of months

with trips to the cabin, snowmobiling, family get-to-togethers, birthdays and getting through the 1st trimester of pregnancy. That's right. WE ARE EXPECTING BABY #2 AUGUST 11th!! We could not be happier!! I am almost 17 weeks along and we find out what we are having March 11th, so just a few more weeks. Crazy!!

Here are a few pictures of some fun winter activities we have been doing. Q asks me almost everyday if we can go snowmobiling and sledding. Too bad his pregnant mommy just doesn't have it in her. We have made it out to my parents house a few times to pull the kids around.

Making snow angles

Q with his cousin Conley

Teaching my nephew Bryler how to snowboard. This ones for you Chelsi.

Last month we went to the Kelley cabin!! We had a great time and

Quinton loves playing with his cousin Cody!!! These two have become such good buddies.

In February Bran's mom and step-dad got sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. It was such a special day and I'm so glad we were able to be a part of it.

Typical morning around our house. Breakfast in undies!!

I told Q to look at the camera and these are the poses I got. He is seriously so funny and cracks me up everyday. Our figures are looking quite similar these days!!

Hey ladies.....

He was getting a kick out of himself!!

Boys will be boys!!

Celebrating Branden's 27th birthday. My hubby is getting so old!! Hope you had a good day Bran!! We love you!

A couple weekends ago we went to the Taylor cabin. So FUN!!

Highlights of the weekend were

-getting stuck trying to get into the cabin

-My dad's comment on how he wakes my mom up in the morning

-Going on a snowmobile ride with Branden where he made his pregnant wife fall off.

-watching it snow non-stop all weekend long

- Late night talks

-eating, eating and more eating. My kind of weekend.

-not having a care in the world.

-Uncle Dustin making a Sweet snow fort.

The kids were a little bit obsessed with jumping off the stairs and this little ledge.

We love our cousins!!!

Sledding with Madi

Branden and my little sister Madi.

I'm not sure if you can tell in this picture but that is a huge drop off that Bran took Madi off. Poor girl was scared to death.

My little brother Logan tried multiple times to get up the dock on the little snow scoot and got stuck every time. Pretty darn funny to watch though.

Cute boy!! Love him!

December

2011-01-05T11:43:00.014-07:00

We had a great and busy December. We had a little BSU party at our house and Q had so much fun with his cousins. Woohoo BSU!!!

Our neighborhood had a Christmas party so we decided to take Q to meet Santa. He wasn't a fan at first but warmed up to him by the time we left.

Taylor Christmas Party. We had such a fun time playing minute to win it. Seriously so funny!! We were dying laughing. Here are a few pictures of us in action. My Grandma and Grandpa even participated.

This one was hilarious. My mom,uncle, and my cousins husband had to shake it to try and get these balls out of the tissue holders. Well my cute mom was shaking it so hard she kept falling into the lap of my cousins fiance. Free lap dance I guess. The poor kid was so embarrassed. Welcome to the family.

Bran and Mike.

Kelley Party. Q got this cute little power wheels motorcycle from G&G Kelley. He loves it. I posted a video of him riding on it. So cute!! He does this ALL day long.

Playing some bingo.

Hall Party. Q loved all his new toys and got spoiled big time!! He was having the time of his life.

All the grand kids

Christmas Eve at my Parents. We had dinner, played games and opened our Christmas jammies.

Christmas morning was so fun!! Q was overly excited. I didn't get any pictures of him coming down the stairs cause I had the video camera in my hand but he was thrilled with what Santa brought him. All he asked Santa for was a Mac truck (from Cars) and good thing Santa came though. He was a happy camper when he saw his Mac truck sitting on the couch.

Q waiting patiently for Dad to open his Mac truck.

After Christmas morning at our house we headed out to my parents for breakfast and to open a few more presents. I love these faces of Q. Pure Joy!!

Later the night we went to Rexburg and had dinner at my Grandma Garner's house. It was so delicious and then Q opened some more gifts.

After my Grandma's house we headed up to Island Park to stay a few days at the Kelley cabin. It was the perfect way to end a great day. We had so much fun the next few days at the cabin. We relaxed, played games, and went sledding for hours. Q loved getting pulled by Dad. He could not stop laughing. He is still talking about it.

Such a pretty place. Love it!!

Grandma getting Q all geared up!!

I had to take a picture in front of our tree the other night before we took it down:-(

Thanks everyone for making this Christmas so much Fun. We love our family!! Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Quotes from Q

2010-12-09T14:36:00.005-07:00

Quinton is such a funny little guy and is starting to say the funniest dang things. The other day he told me...."Dad is funny. Quinton is funny. And mom is Crazy. " Thanks buddy!! That is probably a true statement most days.

Last week we pulled into Walmart and Bran called and we had to go meet up with him real fast and as we were leaving Walmart Q got pretty upset and told me....." mom I want go to Walmart. I love Walmart."

Last Sunday as we were getting ready for church I asked Q if he was ready to go play with the kids and the toys and his reply was..." No I wanna watch Football." Oh boy not a good sign!! He really does love nursery but apparently he loves football too.

Mr. Quinton

2010-11-15T08:43:00.017-07:00

Here's a little post about Quinton. We are starting
to potty train and have spent many
hours sitting in the bathroom. He is wearing
underwear but still has quite a few accidents.
Potty training is the worst!! Not to mention
he has to stripe down to nothing everytime
he sits on the potty. I put a diaper on him if we
leave the house at all. Hopefully he gets it down
soon. Wish us luck!!

Kissy face!?!

One of Quinton's favorite activities is
taking all the pillows off the couch and
jumping into them. This kid is all boy!!

Here are a few things about Q
* He can count to ten.
*He loves sports and tries to copy exactly what they do on T.V.
*He is a little talker and for some reason puts a "T" sound at the end of almost every word.
*He is so funny and makes us laugh everyday!!
*He loves being outside and playing with cousins and friends. He usually asks on a daily basis if he can go to grandma's (ama's) house or Bryler Con's house. (his cousins Bryler and Conley)
*He is obsessed with his cartoons. His absolute favorites are Cars, Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Ice Age, and Phineas and Ferb. It is actually kind of embarrassing how much he watches these shows. He is even starting to quote them!!
* He is in love with 4-wheelers. The minute we pull into my parents house he says he wants to ride wheeler.
* He kills bugs or spiders he finds in the house with his bare hands. Yeah gross, I know. I even watched him swat a fly the other day. He's pretty quick!!
* I for the life of me can't get him off a bottle. Yes he is 2 and still goes to bed with a bottle. Don't judge me, we are working on it. Any suggestions?
* His favorite things in the world right now are his buzz woody action figures, his toy cars, his basketballs, footballs and baseballs. He is also really into dinosaurs.
* He is a tiny little man but growing up so fast:( We just love him to bits!!!

Here are a few, okay a lot of pictures I took of Quinton at two years old.

Let me know which ones are your favorite. I am having hard time deciding which ones to print out and hang up.

Halloween

2010-11-06T17:08:00.007-06:00

We had a great Halloween. We went to Meleluca on
Friday with my cousin, sister and all the kids. We also
took Quinton's pal Drake. It was super fun and the
kiddos got way too much candy. On Saturday we
took Q around to family. It was a beautiful night and Q
had a good time. He was a little grumpy but got a quick
power nap in the car and was pretty happy after that.
This year Q was a cute little gorilla!!

That's a good lookin' bum!! The hips of
his costume were stuffed which made
for a pretty funny back side!

Quinton with Grandma and Papa Garner

Q with Grandma and Papa Kelley. I had to take his
costume off to change his diaper and he refused to put it
back on after that.

Quinton with his cousins and Grandma and Papa Hall.
Check out my nieces costume in the back. Hilarious!!
She was a groom with bridezilla attached to her shoulder.

Next year I think we will try to do a little more

trick or treating cause Q's favorite part was

running up to knock on the doors with his huge

candy bag. I'm pretty sure it weighed more then he does.

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!!

Happy Fall

2010-10-26T12:16:00.006-06:00

We took Quinton to the pumpkin
patch the other night so he could pick out
the perfect pumpkins to take home and
carve. The highlight for him was the cute
little hay stack maze.

I love capturing these precious moments

of Bran with his little boy!!

Headed home-Mission accomplished!!

Carving time. Quinton was interested

for about 5 minutes and then Bran and

I were on our own. And who knew my

husband was such a skilled pumpkin carver.

Quinton did however love the finished products

Denver

2010-10-06T12:37:00.010-06:00

Back in August we were able to go to Denver for a few
days to watch the Braves play the Rockies. We had so
much fun even though the darn Braves got swept!!
They couldn't even win one game for us:( Come on!!
Branden and his brother Nate are die hard fans and
Heather and I have become quite the fans ourselves.
We had such a good time with Nate and Heather.
Thanks for the great memories guys!! And thank
you mom for watching Quinton for four days. Pretty sure
I had a harder time with the separation then he did. He
thought staying at Grandma and Grandpas was dang fun!

Watching the team practice. It was pretty cool to get so

close to the action.

Picture from our seats. They were AWESOME!!!

My favorite pitcher Hudson

McCann

My favorite player Prado.

Heyward

Infante

Getting ready to play ball.

Heather, Nate, Branden and I. Look at us all geared up to support our team!! Go Braves!

These two looked liked little boys on Christmas morning

when we walked into the stadium and they saw the

Braves on the field practicing.

The first game it was a little rainy outside but I loved the

cooler whether. The last game was way too hot so Heather

and I spent most of the game up in the shade. That's where

we got to meet the owner of the Rockies and so called

owner of the Braves. When I told Bran I meet these guys

that offered us sweet seats (in the shade) he pulled up a

picture of the Rockies owner up on his phone and sure

enough it was him. The Braves however are owned by a

cooperation and we finally figured out it was the CEO of

that company. So that was kinda cool!! Darn Heather if

only we would have had wrist bands to go to where the

cools kids sit!!:)

Heather and I

Branden's Surgery

2010-09-18T14:54:00.004-06:00

Last Saturday Bran was hanging shelves in our garage and
the ladder slipped and he fell and hit his nose on the concrete
foundation. He broke his nose,his septum and damage his
sinuses. So in other words he absolutely shattered his nose.
He had surgery yesterday and everything went well. The
doctor said it was actually worse then he thought so his
surgery took twice as long(1 1/2 hours) We were at the
hospital from 1pm to 9pm. Talk about a long day and the
doctors say it will be one long week. Poor Guy:( I feel so
terrible for him. Hope he has a quick recovery. Love you Bran!!

Before the surgery....

During..... Well obviously not actually during but right before they put him under.

After the surgery(worst part) .......Isn't this the saddest
picture you have ever seen? He has two splints stitched
inside his nose and that one brace thing on the outside of
his nose to hold everything in place. He has to wear the
mustache looking thing just for blood drainage. He is in
quite a bit of pain but hopefully he starts to feel better
soon.

More Cabin Fun

2010-09-15T15:48:00.008-06:00

We had a super busy August so now its
time to play catch. Before the Hall cabin
we went to the Taylor cabin with my
family. We had so much fun!! I love that
place!

Quinton and Betsy Girl. (sniff sniff)

Quinton and Conley watching Uncle Dustin cook on the

grill. By the look on their faces those must have been

some intense flames.

Me with my cute sisters!!

Quinton and Dad going for a little ride!!

Q loves tubing!!

My cute nephews Conley and Bryler.

Bran catching some air!!

And yes I have got some pretty sweet moves of my own!!

I haven't knee-boarded in forever but we had a blast

double knee boarding this trip!! Good times!

My mom insisted on taking her son-in-laws on a tube

ride. Bran's face is priceless but I guess I have no room to

talk mine is way worse in the the picture above. Yikes!!

Thanks Fam for another super fun weekend!!

4 years

2010-09-10T10:10:00.005-06:00

On Sept. 8th Branden and I celebrated our 4 year
anniversary. I can't even begin to tell you how much I
love this man. I am one lucky lady to be sealed to him
for eternity. Happy four years Bran. I love you!!!

From This.....

To this...and I could not be happier!

Hall Cabin

2010-09-08T13:43:00.007-06:00

Last month we took our yearly trip to the
Hall cabin and had a blast. It was a little cold
a few of the days but we still had fun none the
less. Quinton loved playing with all his cousins.
The highlight of the trip for him was going on
4-wheeler rides. He is seriously obsessed
with those things. All we heard out of his
mouth the whole time was I wanna ride
wheeler. The highlight for me was watching
my niece London dance on the tube. Funniest
dang thing I have ever seen. I didn't get any
pictures of it but it was a classic!!

Q loved playing with Nate and Heather's
dog Fargus.

What an unreal pretty place!!

All the Grand kids

Building sand castles with dad

Intense water weenie ride. (Nikol, Bran, and Nate)

Riding the 4-wheeler with cousin Malone.

The kids playing in the TP they made.

Branden and his brother Justin

Bran went for a late night wake boarding

ride. It was so cold but that doesn't stop

a die hard like my hubby!!

Malone and I eating some HUGE smores!!

Blow Jake blow!!

Branden's dad always takes us into

West one night to eat and to let the kids

hit up the candy store. Thanks everyone

for another fun year at the cabin!!

Sold

2010-09-01T17:39:00.003-06:00

We sold our townhome today. YAY!!! We were so happy
to finally get it sold but it was also a little sad to say goodbye.
We had some great memories in this house.

Quinton and Branden waving goodbye.

You can't tell Bran is excited can you?

What a relief!!

Sad Day

2010-08-30T14:26:00.003-06:00

Yesterday Betsy passed away. It was a sad sad day and
we sure are going to miss her. My family got Betsy when
I was a senoir in High School and when Mosley died
(mine and Branden's first dog after we got married)
Betsy came to live at our house to help me get my mind
off Mosley. She lived with us before I had Quinton and for
about a year after he was born so Bran and I consider her
our dog. She was the funniest dog I have ever meet and
wasn't even really like a dog but more like a loud
breathing little old man that roamed our house. She
adored Quinton from day one. When we moved Quinton
into his own room we would be laying in bed and all the
sudden hear Betsy breathing through the monitor. She
would have slept by Q's crib every night if we would
have let her. She was a very easy going dog who loved
getting pet, shaking her bum in your face when you
would stop, pretending to be a lap dog, Chasing the
4-wheeler, and of course her lover the wheel borrow.
Yeah she was a goof!! We will miss Besty so much and
never forget all the good laughs she gave us!!!

This is the last picture I got of Quinton and Betsy together

a few weekends ago the the cabin.

More Summer Fun

2010-08-10T13:56:00.018-06:00

We have had so much fun at Rigby Lake this summer.
Quinton loves that place!! We went with my sister and
her kids and we have also been there with my friend
Jessica and her cute little boy Krew. I have never been
to Rigby Lake until this summer and now we can't get
enough of it. It is the perfect place for little kids. Quinton
was a little timid about getting in the water at first but once
his older cousins got in he followed right behind them. He
also was not a huge fan of the sand on his bare feet. He
must have his hands and feet clean at all times.

Q doing a little stretching before hitting the water.

The kids loved playing in the sand.

Cute little Krew

A few weekends ago my cousin came into
town so we all went up to the ranch to ride
4-wheelers, roast hot dogs, swim in the creek,
and ride horses. We had a great time and
Quinton loved playing with his cousins.

Our intense Volleyball game in the creek.

Bran was playing in a golf tournament that weekend so he
wasn't able to make it. That would be why he is not in the photo.

Quinton was cracking us up in these shrubs. He was
striking poses and everything. What a goofball!!

Riding old Grey. Q's first time riding on a horse.

My cousin Kaleena, my little sister Megan, me, and my
older sister Chelsi

Quinton with my aunt Sandra

Playing in the water(apparently with cows)
and exploring with cousin Conley

My parents bought these for me and my sisters when
we were little and now our kids feel the same
way about them as we did. They absolutely love them!!
Quinton hasn't driven one by himself yet but I'm sure
there will be plenty of that in the future. Good times!!

Fun Summer Happenings

2010-07-26T18:29:00.014-06:00

We have had a crazy busy summer so far and have been
loving every minute of it. I have gotten way behind on
blogging so this is a major catch up with tons of pictures.

One of Q's new favorite activities. He got this bat about a
month ago and loves the thing. He watches baseball games
on TV with Bran and copies exactly what the hitters do.
His swing is looking pretty good. He got a tee for his
birthday and we have spent many days outside playing
t-ball. The kid loves his sports.

Happy Father's Day! I told you I was way behind.
Bran is such a good daddy and we love him so much.
Here's Q giving Bran his sweet homemade gifts we made
him. Too cute!!

Quinton has been playing a little to hard outside and has
gotten plenty of these beauties. He takes the bonks like a
champ now a days. Atta Boy!!!

Who doesn't love licking the spoons

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We had a super fun day with
cousins at Ross Park. Quinton's
favorite thing was the lazy river.
The fun splashing toys -not a fan.

Laying out. That's my boy!!

Q with his cousins Bryler and Conley.
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I took Quinton to the Splash Park with his good buddy
Drake a while back and yes it was before Ross Park so
I had no idea my child was such a wuss when it came to
water splashing on him. He hated it. Pretty sure he didn't
even touch the water. At least Drake had a good time. He
was a mad man at that place. Quinton was much more
interested in the carousel.

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We have spent plenty of fun days

with buddies

Cute Drake

Quinton and Stockton. My good friend Kylee came into

town and we were able to get the kiddos together. **************************************************

Some typical summer days around the Hall residence.

It has been pretty hot this summer and Q is usually always

cruising around in his diaper. A little white trash-maybe.

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Boating. We love it!!!

My little sister Megan and I

Q cheering on Aunt Megan or May May in Quinton's words.

That's one cool cat!!

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We played softball again this summer and had a party.

I am so sad it is already over. We had seven wins and only

three losses. Whoo Hoo!! Way to go Kelley Appraisers.

(Thanks Greg for sponsoring us)

The girls

Bran and Trev warming up.

The team. Bran,Trevor,Jorden,Dustin,Luke

Me,Bridgette,Megan,Tasha,Chelsi
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And finally the end. This weekend we went

and watched the Blue Angels. They were

Amazing!! We sat at the soccer fields right

by the airport and had an awesome view.

Those things flew right over our heads. It

was nuts. They were crazy loud and Quinton

quickly figured that out and started covering his

ears. Before they started we had a nice little

football game going and you know Quinton

was not missing out on that action.

By the end Quinton was so wore out he actually passed

out while they were still preforming. I seriously have

no idea how he slept through all that noise. Poor kid must

have been exhausted!

Family Reunion

2010-07-21T15:14:00.008-06:00

A few weekends ago we went to the annual Taylor Family
reunion. I always look forward to this weekend. We had so
much fun playing on the water, getting my trash kicked in
Rook, and staying up way to late talking(which always hits
me when we get back home cause Q does not believe in
sleeping when we are out of town). Does anyone else feel
like they need a vacation after going on vacation? The
whole fam was able to make it and it was so nice to see
everyone. Thanks guys for such a fun weekend!!

Quinton loved the swing.

Filling up water balloons. Definitely a hit with the kiddos.

Just a few of my cousins. I absolutely love them.

We have such a great time together.

Happy Birthday Quinton

2010-07-15T16:35:00.010-06:00

It was Quinton's second birthday yesterday and we threw
him a little basketball party. Friends and family came over
to celebrate and Q had a great time. He loved all the
attention and got some awesome presents. Thanks
everyone for all the gifts! I can't believe my baby is two
years old. What the heck!?! I love this little boy so much
and am so thankful to be his mother. He is such a happy
little guy and makes us laugh everyday. I can't imagine
life without him. Happy Bithday CRAZY Q!!!

My first attempt to make a birthday cake. Thanks Chelsi
for showing me how. And yes I do know their are four candles on the cake instead of just two but they were way too cute and I couldn't resist.

Me and my goofy faced 2 year old.

Opening presents. The kid loves Ice Age.

And Phineas and Ferb

We like to start him out young around here.

Quinton was such a sweetheart and gave
everyone a hug after he opened their presents.

Gift from mom and dad. He loved it. And so did all the
other kids.

This is the face we got during the Happy Birthday song. What a cutie!!

This is how I feel when I eat cake too. Delicious!

Happy Birthday Quinton!! We love you!!

4th of July Fun

2010-07-06T17:35:00.006-06:00

We had a super fun fourth of July weekend. We went to
the parade, had some BBQs and watched some fireworks.
I love the fourth and I am so thankful for the country
I live in and the freedoms I enjoy.

Quinton and his cousin Conley

That night some good friends came over to have
a BBQ and watch the fireworks. We could see them
pretty good from our house but they were quite small
compared to the real deal. We did not feel like chasing Q
around in the dark with hundreds of people everywhere.
Just the thought of that makes me crazy. Maybe next
year when he is a little older and can actually hold still.

Quinton loved the little fireworks.

Me and Calyn.

These two sure had a good time together!! Quinton loves

his buddy Drake!

Salt Lake

2010-06-25T11:32:00.004-06:00

A few weekends ago we went to Salt Lake for a couple
of days. We had a great time. We went shopping,
swimming, and then took Quinton to the Hoogle Zoo. We
kind of picked a bad weekend to go cause the
weather wasn't very nice but we sure didn't let it ruin our
fun.

Quinton loved the Zoo!!

My boys!!!

I did notice my camera had a awful lot of this face on it.

We sure didn't miss out on checking out the pool. I do love Hotels!!!

Some kissing did take place in the pool. So CUTE!!

Yay to a fun weekend!!

Boise and Birthday

2010-06-08T16:55:00.007-06:00

Happy 24th Birthday to me!! My family took my mom
and I out for dinner to celebrate our birthdays. My
mom's birthday is the day after mine so we always get
to share our birthdays together. So fun!!!

Me and my cute siblings!!(plus Conley)

My older sister Chelsi threw us a little party and even
made me my favorite kind of cake. Greatest
sister in the whole wide world. Thanks Chelsi!! These are
just a few pictures from that night.

Happy Birthday to this lovely lady. Pretty sure I have the

cutest mom ever!!

Over Memorial weekend we were able to go to Boise and

see a few concerts and hang out with family. We had such

a great time. One of the nights I got to go see Carrie

Underwood with my sister in law Heather who I

absolutely love. Thanks Heather for taking me to one of my

favorite singers!! I love Carrie Underwood even more

now that I have seen her live. She is Amazing!!!

And then Bran and I got to go see the Eagles concert. We

had so much FUN!! I thought I was only going to know a

few songs they sung but surprisingly I pretty much knew

every single song. These guys were so awesome

live and I loved every second of it even though I'm pretty

sure Bran and I were the youngest couple at the concert.

Thanks Bran for taking me. We definitely made some great

memories!! And also thank you Nate and Heather for

watching Q that night!! We owe you big time!

Bran's sister and her husband and Bran's mom and step

dad also went to the concert.

The Eagles biggest fans!!!

Quinton also had a good time. Nate and Heather live right

across from a park and swimming pool so that kept Q

pretty darn happy. I could not for the life of me keep him

inside though. They have a little doggy door and Q quickly

figured that thing out. Is it sad he can fit though that little

tiny door?

Quinton made a new best friend while we were there. He

loved Nate and Heather's dog!!

Mothers Day

2010-05-11T13:34:00.006-06:00

I'm so lucky to be the mom to this little guy. He is such a
blessing in my life. I love him so much!!

I am so thankful to have such amazing mothers in my life.

My mother in law is so incredible and I look up to her so

much. I love this lady!!

My mom is seriously the greatest mother a girl could

ask for. I am so thankful for her and her example. Love

you mom!!

This is how Bran shows his appreciation on Mothers Day!!

My mom with all her girls. I am so lucky to be so close

with my mom and sisters. They are my best friends!!

Just a cute picture of the Quinton guy!!

Family Photo. Bran is so so sweet and made me the

cutest mothers day present ever!! He made me a DVD

of pictures over the past year and put it to music. I cried

the entire slide show.

Major Catch Up

2010-04-26T15:48:00.008-06:00

I have really gotten behind on the blog so here is our
month of April in lots of pictures!!

Fun day at the zoo. Quinton had a great time running
around with all the kids and I just enjoyed being out in
the sun!! Love days like these!!

Quinton with my cousins little girl Oliva.

Is this not the cutest photo ever!? Best buds holding

hands.

Last weekend we planted 700 trees up at my parents

ranch. Not the funnest way to spend the weekend but

Q was in heaven playing with his cousins and shoveling

dirt into his Tonka truck. Boys will be boys!!

Girls getaway in Boise!!! I had such a fun weekend with

my mother and sister in laws. We did lots of

shopping, ate out at some yummy yummy restaurants, and

had a jewelry making party. SO FUN!! Thanks girls for

such a great weekend. This was my first time leaving Q

and I sure had a hard time but it was nice to get away.

Love this lady!! Who needs a dressing room anyway?

Naked guy in the hot tub!!!

Have you ever seen such a little tiny bum?!

Quinton's first real haircut. I have only trimmed the top

of his hair once. The poor kid has no hair!! It is finally

starting to grow and he was in desperate need of a hair

cut so my sister Chelsi came to the rescue. I think he

thoroughly enjoyed the pampering!!

Quinton hanging out with his buddy Krew. Thanks for

coming down from Poky to play!!

It has begun!! My life as I know it is over!! Baseball season

is in full swing and Q is following in his daddy's footsteps!!

Q admiring what the Easter Bunny brought him!! We had

a fantastic Easter Sunday watching conference and

spending time with family.