Before/After and My Nemesis!

Before

After

Before

After
Which allowed us to do this:

Which actually only lasted until about 12:30am!


Finally, my Nemesis!

The kids love it, I hate it.
It wouldn't be so bad if they boys would pour the sand out of their shoes outside, but they don't...Grrr!

RADkids

Bran had the opportunity to take a RADkids (self defense) class this week. Today was his graduation and he got to actually defend himself against a "bad guy". I was so proud of him, I thought he might be too scared to do it, but he did just fine and it was so fun to watch him. I feel so inspired by this class that I am going to take a RADwomens class later this year.

Word to the Wise...You better not mess with Bran!

Spring Break...and all that JAZZ

Watch out world, I'm going to be a Spring Breaker again!!! I mean, when I was in school, especially in college, spring break was a pretty big deal, but since I've entered the "real" world there's been no spring break. But now that Bran is a preschooler...I get to celebrate Spring Break again. YAY!
Truth be told, we didn't have any extravagant plans. But we did manage to do a few fun things.
1st-We went to a Jazz game. We had totally crappy seats, as you can probably tell from the pictures. And the only thing Bran and Trey cared about was the Jazz Bear and lucky for them the Salt Lake Bee was there too. But I must say we had a fun time and I am now officially a Jazz fan! They beat the Oklahoma City, Bobcats in overtime. It was a great game. I even found myself wanting a Jazz t-shirt to show my team spirit (sadly, I didn't get one)! But I did get a bag of Kettle Corn, which I didn't open at the game because I thought it would make for a great treat that night when we got home and were trying to unwind from the day. However, that bag of Kettle Corn never made it home. After the game, when we were walking to our car, Brandon made eye contact with a homeless guy and since he had no money to give him, he gave him MY bag of Kettle Corn. Did you hear that, MY bag of Kettle Corn. At first I was pretty devastated...I mean Kettle Corn from the Energy Solutions Arena isn't something you get everyday...I mean, that's a pretty special treat. But after I thought about it for a few minutes, I realized, I am grateful I have such a generous and caring husband.
2nd-We had the Godfrey family come stay with us for a night and join us for some fun. We went to Jumpin' Jacks and Pirate's Island. The kids had a lot of fun playing together. And Ashley and I had fun shopping with no kids...again, what a generous husband I have to watch the kids while I go shopping (you too, Cody)! If there is one thing my kids love most, it's being with their cousins. Thanks Godfreys' for making spring break fun for my boys.
Well, I guess that's all we did, but with a 2 & 4 year old, that's all you need to do. I need to really appreciate how simple life is with little kids, because I have a feeling it won't be as simple when they are older.

P.S. Thank goodness for spell check!!!

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter. First the boys got a special Easter package from G&G Ketterman with matching jammies and lots of dinosaur eggs. Then we went to G&G Buttars for a mega Easter Egg hunt with all the cousins. And to top it all off, the Easter bunny came and brought the boys stuffed animals and lots of treats. While Easter has lots of fun traditions we are grateful for the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. We feel so blessed to know that we will all live again and have the opportunity to be with our families forever.

January to March 2010

Trey turned 2 on Jan. 15. We let him open his presents at home and then we headed to Logan for a birthday party with his cousins.

Trey is so happy to have a SpongeBob pillow like his big brother. Thanks G&G Ketterman!
As a side note SpongeBob was one of Trey's first words!

It was fun to watch the cousins hit the pinata (that was Bran's idea to have a pinata at Trey's b-day party).

We can't go to the mall without letting the boys take a ride or two on the quarter cars.

Pirate Island is a new restaurant in Orem that we really enjoy going to. It is kind-of like
Chuck -E-Cheese, but way cooler!

Trey and Daddy....How precious.

So, my boys like to make fashion statements!

Here is Bran in the craziest pj outfit he could come up with. Both my boys like to wear non matching pj's.

On any given day, this is what Trey looks like! I guess he is really embracing the
off the shoulder style!!

Brandon turned 31 on March 2nd.

Bran insisted we need to have decorations at Daddy's birthday party!

We were so excited that we got to go to Disney on Ice this year. To make the day even better, G&G Buttars came with us.

CARS...this happens to be Trey's favorite movie. I think after the cars left the ice Trey could have gone home a happy little boy. We also got to see the Little Mermaid, Lion King, and TinkerBell.

My little studs!

Why are little kids in sunglasses the cutest thing ever?!

Our Sunday impromptu photo shoot.

So Cute!

I love my BOYS!

So far this year has been good to us.
Here's to the next three months!
(unless I can get my lazy bum to blog sooner that that)!

Trey Breaks TV # 2

Peggy called me today and let me know that Trey had broken another TV today. About a year ago we walked into the family room downstairs to a TV knocked to the ground off of the entertainment center and a sizzling noise and smoke. Trey knocked it off at just around age 1.

Well we thought we learned better so we got another TV and mounted this one on the wall out of Trey's reach and in a way he couldn't knock it on the ground. Well he took a Mario Cart wheel and started hitting the TV screen and now it's spidered the way LCD's spider and is toast. At this rate by age 10 we'll replace 10 TV's.

I came home took it down and made sure Branson knew he could have stopped his brother and made sure Trey knew he was in the wrong. It's days like this that my boys end up liking their mommy much better than me. Trey better go into some type of demolition when he's older or he'll be wasting some major skills. Looks like the Wii will be collecting dust and the boys will have to find something other than TV to entertain them.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

The boys were so excited to put up our Christmas Tree.

Bran's 1st Primary Talk

Bran gave his 1st Primary talk on Nov. 29.
He did such a GREAT job.
He even helped write his talk.

"My Family and I can Serve each Other.
To serve means to help.
I like to help my Dad rake leaves.
I like to help my Mom with the dishes.
I like to help my little brother pick up toys.
I'm glad Heavenly Father gave me my family.
In the name a Jesus Christ. Amen"

7 Years!

On Nov. 13, 2009 Brandon and I celebrated our 7th year anniversary!
Brandon's parents watched our kids and we got to have a night to ourselves at the Anniversary Inn in Logan. We stayed in the room, Joanie's Diner, which was so fun.

There was a phone booth, a juke box, and Brandon's favorite...

Betty Boop!

Here's to seven years and no itch! I love you, Brandon.

Family 2009

Thanks Lindsey for the fun family pictures!

Halloween

Oh, I'm posting this picture so you can see Trey Bug with his shaved head!

Bran the pirate and Trey our little superman!

We love FALL

My boys riding the animal train at Hee Haw Farms

Bran loved making scary pumpkin cookies...can you tell which ones he decorated!

So cute! Bran and Trey at South Ridge Farms, that's were we go to get our pumpkins.

Preschool

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Check out my cute little preschooler! Can you believe it...Bran is officially in school.
Here he is on his first day of school, which was Aug. 25, 2009.

Bran will be going to two different preschools this year. He has a regular preschool he goes to twice a week and then once a week he goes to a special speech preschool. I'm pretty excited for his special preschool because I get to go with him.

Good Luck in school Bran...you are getting so big!

Ohio 2009

Here are some pics from our vacation to Ohio. Me and the kids got to stay for 2 1/2 weeks and Brandon came for our last week there. It was so nice to go home, especially since I haven't been home in 3 years! We had such a great time visiting with everybody, even my grandma Ketterman who has Alzheimer's and had no clue who I was...I must say it was pretty amusing hearing her tell me who she thought I was and trying to figure out why I was there. (It is sad, but if you don't laugh and just enjoy being around those you love, it becomes way too stressful and depressing.)

My kids had so much fun playing with their Uncle Danny. Danny took a week off work to hang out with them and must say I was impressed at how much time he spent with them. Turns out Uncle Danny is a great little babysitter...who would have guessed that...certainly not me!

My boys are soooo Country! The boys loved riding in Grandpas old trailer. Grandpa would take the boys to the pond to feed the fish almost every night. Brandon loved fishing in our pond, and he was catching fish left and right, no wonder he loved it so much.

Brandon and I decided to take advatage of my mom and dad and we booked a cabin in Amish Country (Berlin, OH) which is just a little over an hour from my house. It was such a nice get away. We really enjoyed learning about the Amish and we even go to go on a horse and buggy ride. I think the highlight for Brandon was golfing 18 holes on a course that had a par 6. We both agree that Mormons and Amish have alot of similaities...the only things the Amish have that we don't are the cutest little boy outfits (I even looked into buying some for my boys, but couldn't find any in their sizes) and the Amish only have church every other week...hum, I wonder if there is such thing as Mormon-Amish, I might convert!!!

Thanks Mom and Dad for everything...we really did have a great time.
P.S. Dad, I really need you to come put Trey down for a nap! And Mom, my kids need breakfast!

I'm playing catch up!

Lots of fun and exciting things have happened over the past few weeks, but I've been a slacker and have not blogged about them. So, now I am playing catch up!
First, here is an update on the Trey/crib situation...he is now in a toddler bed in Bran's room. In order to get both him and Bran to bed we have to shut the door with a child proof door knob on the inside...that may sound cruel, but it is the only thing that works.

The most exciting thing that has happened lately is BRAN TURNED 4!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRANSON
You are becoming such a big boy!
I also want to add that Bran is OFFICIALLY potty trained and we are so proud of him.

Bran was way excited on his birthday. He got tons of presents from us and from his grandparents. He spent the day playing and swimming in our little pool and then got to go to Chuck E Cheeses with Grandma and Grandpa Buttars. It was a way fun day.

Bran and Trey both were super duper excited for Bran's bug cake. In fact, Trey somehow got it off the counter and brought it into the office, how he managed to do that and keep the cake in one piece is beyond me! Trey also couldn't keep his little fingers out of the cake, as soon as, I opened it to put candles on it he got a handful of frosting! Sometimes, I think that kid is uncontrollable!!!

On Bran's birthday he also got to be in a Children's Parade here in Spanish Fork. Our primary did a float about Lehi's dream and holding to the iron rod. You can kind of see Bran in the pic. He is the one holding on to the rod...I guess he was holding on for dear life, he would not let go! It was pretty funny.

Here is our little Nephite!

When I get the chance I like to dress Bran and Trey in the same outfits....so here they are as twins!

Happy 4th of JULY!

The cousins waiting for their own personal firework show.

This freaked me out a little bit...seriously, who gives a 3 yr. old a sparkler!?!

Our yearly trip to the ZOO!

My little studs!

Finally...GIRLS CAMP!
We got to go to the Heber Valley Camp this year. It was beautiful. It was actually designed and invisioned by Pres. Hinckley. We stayed in cabins and my cabin had carpet and a skylight. Our meals were basically catered, we only had to roast hotdogs once and that was for certification reasons! Brandon says it sounds more like a retreat instead of camping, and as much as I would like to disagree with him, he is right on that one! I will say, this camp didn't go with out it's challenges, but the over all experience was amazing and I would do it again.

This lake was dug after Pres. Hinckley toured the camp and said, "Everything looks great, but where's the swimming pool?" I seriously love that man!

Me, Sis. Bean, and Sis. Davies

"My Girls"

Okay, I think this brings me up to date...I'll try not to be such a slacker in the future, but I'm not making any promises!