A lack of blogging

I am sure you have all noticed that my blogging record has been less than exemplary...I am sitting at school (not doing my music assignment) and trying to figure out why. In all honesty I can not give you a good excuse. School is tough and my family is very busy yes, but people still manage an occasional update, me not so much! :) I hope to get better when the semester is over, but no guarantees.

Chad is doing well in school. I think. I hope? Uh maybe I should ask him ;) Due to multiple things he will not be retuning to fires this year. We are very excited about this and slightly apprehensive about how we are going to pay for our last year of school with out that fire season savings account. But if I have learned anything in my 5 years married to Chad, it's that as long as we are doing what the Lord asks, we don't need to stress. What a blessing my man is, he always has this reassuring aura about him and I know it is because of his faith in the Lord and His plan for us.

Me...uh...I'm good. I am getting fat. I know that your are thinking "well duh hunny, your pregnant!" but really I don't like it. Take it from some one who took a solid year and lost 65 pounds, the thought of being big again is really discouraging. But as funny as it sounds even in this little trail, I have faith. I know this wonderful soul needs to be part of OUR family, and I KNOW that NOW is when it needs to come, so...I have faith the the Lord will help me get back to where i want to be when all is said and done.

Braxton is great! SO SMART. Really, i know all mom's say that and I know i am biased but he amazes me every single day. Yesterday day he brought me his leap frog learning pad, and on it he had spelled the word MOM.
He says "mom do you know what this spells" in a very teacher like way
I responded with "yes Brax I do. Do you?"
he laughed at me and said "M-O-M spells mom!"
I just about died, gave him a huge hug and kiss and he went on his way! My mom told me from day one that knowing the phonics of a letter was almost as important as knowing the look of the letter, and we have worked on that with our kids. It has paid off. I can not wait to see what will become of my little man.

Michael is so big. He wants to be just like his brother and is talking up a storm. He has a very large vocabulary but on top of that he is working on bigger words, every time I say something to him he tries to copy me. Brother or "BRO" in his words, is his favorite thing to say. We are working on colors right now, he is getting it I think...every color is "geen" (green) we correct and tell him it's purple to which he response "purptle" or no it is yellow he says "blelow" it is a lot of fun.

That's us, who knows when the next post will come. However the semester is done in a month so who knows.

BAYLEE and OMS

i know I never blog any more but this felt to important to let pass, please watch and spread the word on this scary disease!

Hello all,

My Niece Baylee who you all read about in December will have a news story ran on her this evening at 10 pm. If you live around here it will be on KSL Channel 5 at 10 pm. Please watch! If you don't live around here tomorrow I will post a link to the story on this blog as well. We are all very excited to get the word out on OMS. :) Please tell anyone and everyone to tune in!

Bowling with the Griffees

Sorry this is so late, but I wanted to post some pictures of the visit from the Griffees in November, we had so much fun with them here.

Trying to get a picture of The Cage and Micheal micheals. They look a lot alike and talk alike too.
Trying to get a picture with KK before they left
2nd attempt
3rd attempt
FINE!!!!
Griffee family minus KK, she would not get out of the car

Trish and baby Gabe.

Michael trying to get the thing fixed. Our balls kept getting stuck?


I'm sure she will love this picture, it was so great!


I look ridiculous but Trish and The Cage look very cute

Trying to take a picture with the cage. She was not happy.

Chad trying to spin his ball, look at that form!

Say cheese Kailye





The beautiful Gabe. Such a cute kid! We had only ever seen him once it was great to see him again.

PS there is another post below this one take a look, two posts in one day I am good for at least six months!!! love you all.

Ginger Bread Houses!!!

My house this year. I designed it myself, it was two layers and had doormers and a front porch! Go me ;)


More of my house!

My house with the trees. We stuck to the family rule, they are white frosting around ice cream cones then covered in green sprinkles, pretty uh.
Side of my house

My Christmas tree. This is made out of fruit roll ups. I love inviting different people they all have such great ideas! Thanks AMBER

The front of Chad's house
The home of the Irish. Amber and randy came. He served his mission in Ireland! The entire house was green.
Front of the Irish house
Three of the four homes made that day. The Burtons had left before we took the pic
Our trees
The spread. It was extreme, we always have a lot but this year there was enough left over to have two whole boxes saved for next year!
The Burtons were trying to make a Wizard of Oz theme. this is there attempt at making a Hurricane. SO inventive
the inside of Chad's house. We gave it to the Bishops family, and the bishops nick name is fish. So Chad put a Singing "Fish" on the wall. My hubby is so funny!
More of our hurricane, you can also see the yellow brick road and the munchkin houses! Such a great idea. to see the finished product and hear the whole story go here. Wizard of OZ

Decorating

This year we had a lot of fun. I love traditions like this one, they make the holidays so special and create memories for our kids, and family. Thanks mom and dad, and thank you Grandma and Grandpa Bragg for great traditions like this. LOVE YOU ALL

MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

A posting!!!

I know a blog, it is hard to believe but I am blogging. Don't get use to them, I will try to keep up, but don't count on it.

We are great. The boys are all doing well.
Chad is doing great in school! He took a really heavy load this semester (pressure to get done, sorry babe) and has handleld it well. He never complains, even when he is stuck at school till they kick him out of the library. Chad does not really do anything other than school. i keep trying to get him involved else where but he says he just wants to be done and "in his career" I am so blessed to have him!

Braxton turned three and is so big. He is talking so much and can carry on complete converstaions with himself. It's fun to hear him talking on and on about random things, with no one listening, he just talks! Now if I could only get him to potty train!!!!!!!! :(

Michael is a blast, loves to follow his big brother and is getting into such a fun stage. He is kind of a brat though, he has the second child syndrome. He will scream and yell for no apparent reason because he knows it sends mom running. We are working on breaking this habit!

Me I'm crazy! but nothing has changed to much, school rocks. I will have my associates next December which is a semester earlier than planned! I am loving my calling, and really enjoying my friends in the ward. Good girl friends are imperative and I have some Great Friends!



Here are some recent pics of the family

Pictures

A girl friend of mine has started taking pictures. I like the way her others looked so I signed on. i needed to get the mothers day pictures taken of my boys...yes I know its A LOT late, but better late then never. I stole these off of her blog, and I am sure there will be tons more to come. But her is a preview. These are the most recent photos of my little munchkins. ENJOY
This little boys is getting WAY to big!

I love this picture of Michael. He has such a genuine smile

72 Hour Kits

THEY ARE DONE! I have been collecting things for these kits for about 6 months now. They are fully stocked and ready for use.

They each have:
A sleeping bag
food and water for 72hrs
a deck of cards
matches
pocket knife
utensils
can opener
wipes
soap
toothpaste
toothbrush
wash rags
sheet
a first aid kit
a heat element
a whistle
a poncho
a garbage bag
hand sanitizer
toilet paper
flashlight
a list of important info
a radio

I want them all to have a change of clothes and a B of M. but this these I have not gotten. i am so excited. Chad and I plan on using these every summer and then restocking. it feels so good. Of course non of this would have been possible if a wonderful lady in our ward got us these amazing bags for $16 each instead of the $114.00 they retail for, thank you for the inspiration.