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Fall Family Frolic

2011-11-14T10:52:00.000-08:00

We had a lot of fun up in Brian Head this year for our Fall Family Frolic! We always look forward to UEA because that is when we have our Fall Family Frolic. This year we went to the same cabin that we stayed in last year. A lot of four wheeling, crafting, eating, and playing with cousins happened up there. Kaden fell asleep every time we went four wheeling. Kaden loves being outside and he loves playing with his cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. We all had a good time and we can't wait for next year.

6 Months Old

2011-10-10T10:02:00.001-07:00

My little baby is 6 months old. He is growning up so fast. He loves to stand and jump, i think he will walk before he crawls. He loves to eat. His highchair reclines and his favorite way to eat is to have it reclined back with one of his feet up on the tray. He loves being outside and he loves playing with his cousins. He sleeps through the night in his crib which is fabulous for me!! He says dada all the time and he only says mama when he gets mad. He loves his dad so much! He thinks i am hillarious...I totally am:) He has the worlds cutest laugh! He is the happiest baby. He honestly is always smiling unless he is hungry, tired, or is around Papa Dennis then he gets really serious. We love our little Kaden so much!

Poop on the Potty

2011-10-10T09:52:00.001-07:00

One might think that I am a crazy mom making my 5 1/2 month old poop on the potty. Well I might be crazy but at least I'm not a crazy mom who is changing poopy diapers. Kaden is extremely obvious when he is going to the bathroom. I was sick of waiting for him to finish in his diaper so i could change him. I decided to stick him on the toilet one morning and wouldn't you know it...he went in the potty. He goes every morning like clock work, and I actually think he is somewhat understanding what is going on because as soon as i stick him on the toilet he starts grunting, it is quite funny. We have gone about 3 weeks and he has only gone in his diaper twice so i think we are doing pretty good. We will see how long it lasts!

September Happenings

2011-10-10T08:57:00.000-07:00

September came and went in a whirlwind of fun! I'm pretty sure we were busy every weekend in September. We went to Delta over Labor Day to ride my grandpa's horses and to play on his tractors. I had the horse ride of my life while we were there. I really like horses and I'm not and excellent rider, but I can hold my own. I got on my grandpa's horse named Mustang and i thought I would go for a trot around the feed lot. Well Mustang had a mind of his own and instead of trotting he started to sprint. I tried stopping him probably 6 times but he just wouldn't stop. All I could do was hold on for dear life and pee my pants. I don't even care that I peed my pants, i'm just happy i didnt die.
Braden and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary on Sept 19. We went to Disneyland for our anniversary. We had a blast. We left Kaden with my parents for 2 nights. We have never left Kaden for even a night, so 2 nights was pretty hard. We have had a really great 2 years and i'm looking forward to many many more!
Swiss Days is always the 4th Saturday in September, and you better believe we ran the swiss days 5k. neither of us did good, braden actually couldn't walk for 3 days after because he hasn't excersised in so long...it was hillarious.

Cousins

2011-09-30T13:14:00.001-07:00

Kadens cousins from Detroit visited for pretty much the whole month of August. They hadn't met Kaden yet so it was fun to be able to spend lots of time together so they could get to know eachother. We did lots of fun stuff while they were here including riding the zip line, swimming, and letting Hope carry Kaden around. Kaden loves all of his cousins so much!

Happy Birthday President Monson!

2011-08-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

It was President Monson's Birthday Aug. 21. We were in Salt Lake for a family Reunion so we got to go with Braden's parents to wish President Monson a Happy Birthday. When we first went into his office it was just me Braden and his parents. We left the kids outside with Aubree because they were kinda wild. We were in there talking to President Monson and his secretary and Lisa said we better go because all the kids are outside and President Monson said, " Well bring the kids in, I would like to see them." Braden ran outside and helped Aubree bring all the kids in. It was really fun to see President Monson with the kids, he really loves kids. He took them into his office to show them all the fun things he had in there. He had this wooden fish that he was showing Hope and Addy. He said whatever you do don't drop them. Luckily he turned around in his chair right as Hope threw the fish up into the air and let it fall to the floor!! Braden, Aubree, and I started laughing under our breath and grabbed the fish so she couldn't do it again. The fish was just fine and President Monson didn't know any different. It was really fun to be able to wish President Monson a Happy Birthday in person! President Monson said, "I don't know if i should hold him, I'm kind of weak." Braden said, "O it's ok that you are weak because he is strong."

3 Months old

2011-07-29T13:10:00.000-07:00

Kaden is 3 months now, well he is actually older then that, but he is closer to 3 months the 4 at this point in time. It's been the greatest/hardest 3 months of our lives. Kaden is an extremely good baby, he hardly ever cries and he always seems to be happy. He doesn't like to be ignored that's for sure. It's a good thing we have cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents so close to give him lots of love and attention as if braden and I don't give him any:) Kaden loves to eat. He has started eating baby food. I had to stop breast feeding him because my body wasn't healing from delivery.My doctor told me to stop breast feeding him and he put me on a birth control to try and fix the problem the easy way otherwise it would require surgery of sorts and i didn't want that. Kaden did really great with the whole switch to bottles and baby food. He is growing like crazy. I'm not sure how much he weighs but i know it is over 12 lbs. He wears a size 3-6 month clothes and a size 1-2 diaper.
It's really fun to go swimming with our friends and cousins
Kaden has the cutest smile! He thinks his mom and

dad are hilarious and he laughs at our jokes, it's the greatest!!

just going for a doggy ride:)
eating a popsicle while watching fireworks on the 4th of July

Lake Powell

2011-07-29T13:01:00.000-07:00

We went to lake powell the very end of May-beginning of June. We went with braden's family, the Parrys and the Websters. The Parry's own the houseboat and it is extremely nice. We had a blast and are glad that we went.
Kaden just chillin in his swim suit
Braden went wake boarding in the freezing cold water, but he had a dry suit on so he was fine.

Kaden's life jacket was a bit big for him, but he was

a champ and wore it when we weren't on the house boat.

My Sweet Baby Boy

2011-07-29T12:56:00.000-07:00

My friend Julie Young took Kaden's baby pictures for me. Isn't he the cutest little bug ever?!?!

Family pictures

2011-07-29T12:44:00.000-07:00

when Kaden was almost a month old we got family pictures with my family. It was fun to get professional pictures done as a family when he was so little. Kaden loves his cousins and his cousins love him. We are lucky enough to be neighbors with all 3 of his wardell cousins and we get to play with them on a regular basis.

Kaden's Big Day

2011-07-29T12:28:00.000-07:00

Kaden was blessed June 5th by his father Braden. We blessed him in my parents ward. After Sacrament Meeting we went down to Braden's parents house for a luncheon. The food was great and we are so grateful for every ones help.

Part fish Part human

2011-07-29T12:17:00.000-07:00

Kaden absolutely loves the water! when he is really upset and we can't get him to calm down i get in the bath with him and he calms down immediately. His first bath was actually a shower when he was 9 days old. When we have him in the shower he likes the water to run on his face, and when we are swimming and we dunk him under the water he doesn't cry...he's kinda a weird baby, but we embrace his fish side.
swimming with cousin Taizlee
thats his i love the bath so much look
first time skinny dipping at 2 wks old

Easter Weekend

2011-07-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

Easter was late this year, it wasn't until April 24th. I'm glad easter was late this year so Kaden could be here for it. We took Kaden to church for the first time on Easter, He went on his first easter egg hunt, and on his first easter basket hunt! He totally loved all of it ha! He was asleep for most of the festivities. He did wake up in church so aunt Jana happily offered to go change him so I happily excepted the offer. Kaden peed all over aunt jana and his clothes and my diaper bag, i'm glad jana took him and not me:)

Kaden Davis Mitchell

2011-07-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

I know this post is about 3 months late....but he is here!!! Kaden was born April 18, 2011 at 9:42 AM. He weighed 8 lbs 8 oz. and he was 21 in. long. He was as healthy as a horse!! We think he is the cutest little boy in the whole land! My labor story is slightly boring. I went in the 17th around 9 PM with very mild contractions...one might say i wasn't even having contractions i just wanted him here very badly. They hooked me up to the machine and sure enough...no contractions. the nurse said they would monitor me for an hour and see if they pick up. When the nurse left i repositioned myself in the bed cuz i was highly uncomfortable. When i moved the monitor slipped out of place and started picking up my heart rate which obviously is quite different then a babies. The nurse came in and said that she was watching the monitor and they babies heart rate dropped so they were going to start me! I knew that his heart rate didn't really drop, but i wasn't about going to stop them from starting me so i just smiled and said great where do i go!! i was in labor for a very long time. I thought it would have gone quicker because when i went in i was already at a 4 and 90% effaced. I didn't reach a 10 until about 6:30 the next morning and then we had to wait for my doctor to get there. I didn't start pushing until 9:15 and then he was out at 9:42. We are so happy he is here and he is healthy.

Kaden's room

2011-03-07T17:36:00.001-08:00

Kaden's room is coming along. It's not quite done yet. i still need to put curtains up, get a rug, make a bed skirt, and hang a picture or two up. O and find somewhere to put all the millions of blankets and diapers that he has. Everything in his room was made except for the changing table and the crib. It has been a lot of fun putting together his room, but i better finish it before he gets here even though he really won't care what his room looks like i'm sure. I'm just afraid if i don't get his room done before he gets here it will never get done.

The most perfect birthday present

2011-03-07T17:26:00.000-08:00

Braden was at a loss of what to get me for my Birthday, so instead he made me this beauty! He was trying to have it be a surprise, which it kinda of was, until he told me before my birthday. He was having a hard time hiding it so he decided it would be easier to tell me. I couldn't be happier with it! it matches our room so perfectly. Kaden is going to look so cute in it! Braden did have some help with the cradle since he had never made anything like it. Braden's dad helped him make it and Aunt Gina painted the awsome design on the sides of it.

Birthday Month

2011-03-07T17:08:00.000-08:00

My birthday is Feb. 18, but I feel like we celebrated my birthday most of the month of February. Jana's birthday is Feb. 7th so we usually have a combined birthday party. We did that the first weekend in Feb. It was super bowl sunday so we had a big super bowl party/birthday party. The weekend of my actual birthday me, Braden, and my family went up to Pine Valley and stayed in Gma and Gpa Frei's cabin. There was a lot of snow but it was a lot of fun! Nikki and Shawn gave me and Jana Shampoo and Conditioner

Tanner put the candles in the cake so it looks like Jana is 22

and i am 24....I'm sure Jana would like everyone to think that.

Long Time No Blog

2011-03-07T16:59:00.000-08:00

So i have been out of the blogging world for a good 4 months. It's not just because i'm lazy...We moved and haven't had internet. We now live in Hurricane! We love being back in the warmer weather and closer to family. I have yet to announce on my blog that I am pregnant, so i am doing it now before i miss the opportunity! I'm Pregnant!!!!! i am 34 weeks pregnant in these pictures. I am planning on having Kaden (we are having a boy and his name is Kaden Davis Mitchell) the end of March...We will see how that goes since i'm really not due until April. My pregnancy has been doable. I was sick the first 5 months or so, and then i just got big and uncomfortable. But i'm sure i will do it again happily...i guess i should wait until after i deliver to say happily.

Dallin and Sam Sittin in a Tree

2010-10-24T19:08:00.001-07:00

Dallin and Sam were married Oct. 8, 2010, in the Salt Lake Temple. President Monson sealed them. It was an amazing experience for me and Braden and I am sure it was way better for Dallin and Sam. We had a great luncheon right after pictures at the temple. The reception was that night. It was full of great food, friends, family and dancing. We are really happy for Dallin and Sam, and are really excited to have Sam in the family.

Marathon 2010

2010-10-24T18:56:00.001-07:00

The Marathon is always the first weekend in October. Braden and I decided that we weren't going to run the marathon this year. I was sad i didn't run it when i was watching all the people finishing the race. Hopefully I will be able to run it next year. Lisa, Aubree, Dallin, and Lauren ran it this year and they all did great! I wasn't able to get a picture of lauren. She ran it in around 5 hrs. 15 min. Lauren decided the day before the marathon that she was going to run it. She hadn't been training at all. If i didn't train for the marathon I wouldn't have finished, so way to go lauren for running it and not dying.

Lisa hugging Addy as she passed. Her time was about 3 hrs. and 59 min.

Dallin finished around 3 hrs. and 35 min.
Aubree did it the fastest of them all at around 3 hrs. and 22 min.

1 Year Anniversary

2010-10-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

It was our first anniversary on Sept 19 2010. Braden bought us these 2 sleeping bags for our anniversary. He also got me scriptures with Kaely Mitchell on them. I got him a new watch band for his watch he got in Ukraine. The 19th was a sunday so we celebrated our anniversary on Monday the 20th. I took the day off work and so did Braden and we headed to St. George. We went to the temple that morning and did sealings. We went to Judd's for lunch and the Gun Barrel for dinner. We got free tickets to Tarzan the play when we bought our washer and drier so we decided that would be a great thing to do that night for out anniversary. It was really good, but i got sick and so we had to leave at intermission. We had a lovely 1st anniversary and are looking forward to many more.

Ukraine Trip

2010-09-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

We had the amazing opportunity last week to go to the Kiev Ukraine Temple dedication. This included meeting President Monson, President Uchtdorf, and Elder Nelson. We also got to go to and see some of the places where Braden served his mission. We had a great time.

Birthday Party for 3

2010-05-16T12:40:00.000-07:00

Saturday May 15th, We all got together to celebrate Braden, Logan, and Callie's birthdays. We had a fun Pizza and Swimming party. Callie turned 1, Braden is turning 22, and Logan is turning 30. Braden made out with a bunch of great presents. Thanks to everyone for your gifts! My parents gave Braden a Tent that we are very excited about. Braden's parents and I gave Braden an Ipad. I'm not sure how great of an Idea getting him an Ipad was, but he was super excited about it, so I guess that makes it all worth it.

All the boys checking out the Ipad

Callie eating her cupcake

Happy Birthday to ALL!

Father's and Son's/ Girls Party

2010-05-16T12:31:00.000-07:00

This weekend my Dad and all the boys Went to Father's and Sons. They went to Pinto for their party. I asked Braden about Father's and Son's and all I got out of him was it was a lot of fun, the night was cold, and I caught a blow snake. So that is all I have to report about father's and son's. The Girl party we had at Mom's house was a lot of fun. Friday night we went and swam and the Mitchell's house and then we went home and stayed up really late talking and watching some strange show called the Duggars 19 and counting or something like that. The next day I got up early and went running and then we all just hung out until 12 and then we went to Cafe Rio for some lunch. After lunch Mom, Jana, Taizlee, and I went to Old Navy to get some shoes for Callie for her birthday. Jana thought it was a great idea to try and get a picture of her and Taizlee with very large sunglasses on. Jana had a really hard time keeping the glasses straight on Taizlee's face hence the pirate eye.

Cinco De Mayo

2010-05-16T12:21:00.000-07:00

We had a fun Cinco De Mayo party with our friends Matt and Alex, Victor and Sarah, and Jess and Nate. We had some good Mexican food, broke a pinata, then played Buzz Word! Before we started swinging at the pinata, Matt declared that the one who broke it open won the special prize that was inside. Nobody knew what the prize was until Braden busted the pinata open and won a lovely pickled sausage.....so nasty! The worst part is that all the boys thought that they needed to try it. We had a lot of fun and a lot of good laughs!
I'm really not left handed, so I'm not sure why I'm swinging that way

Alex with her professional baseball swing

Vick and his mustache not even close to hitting the pinata

Bridal Shower and Slumber Party

2010-05-16T12:10:00.000-07:00

At the end of April We went up to Grandma's house for Shea's bridal shower. The bridal shower was a lot of fun. While all the girls were partying inside, Braden and Grandpa were outside planting grass! Braden really enjoyed spending time with Grandpa. Mom, Nikki, Jana, and Taizlee went home right after the bridal shower. Braden and I went down to Salt lake and hung out with Dallin and Sam. We were going to go home after we hung out with them, but we were too tired to try and drive home so we decided to stay in Salt Lake. We were just going to sleep on the floor at Dallin's apartment, but Dallin came up with a grand idea to call his friend Tyson Hafen to see if we could all have a slumber party at his house. He lives in a really nice apartment complex in down town salt lake. It also happens to be the same apartment building that President Monson lives in! We were going to go visit the prophet, but we decided that he wouldn't enjoy us knocking on his door in the middle of the night.

Dog Friends

2010-05-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

Braden's mission friend Jake Hulet has a yellow lab named Sam. Sam is like 3-4 weeks older than Harley and look how much bigger he is. Braden and Jake have manly movie Mondays and Jake always brings Sam so him and Harley can play. Its always a surprise when I come home from work to 2 large dogs!

FRIENDS!

2010-05-16T11:57:00.000-07:00

One of my best friends Amelia and her boyfriend Hans stopped in cedar to say bye on their way home to Idaho. Amelia and I have been friends since we were little. We still have as much fun as we used to have or possibly even more fun even though we are grown up. We ate at the Garden House for lunch. It was a lot of fun to be able to spend some time with them.

A bunch of us girls went out to dinner for Rachel's birthday. We always have a fun time when we get together.

Farewell to Nate

2010-05-16T11:43:00.000-07:00

Nate left April 13th to Salvador Brazil. We will miss him but he is where he is supposed to be. Last picture of all the boys together

Mitchell Family

Hope is my favorite in this picture

Family Temple Night

2010-04-06T19:21:00.000-07:00

Me and Braden and my whole family were able to go to the temple together. It wasn't just a normal night at the temple...it was a very special night. While my dad was on his mission he bought an old bible and on the front page there was a bunch of names. Well a couple of months ago my dad had this feeling that he needed to do the work for these people. My little sister and brother did baptisms for them. Then the rest of us were able to do endowments for them, and as soon as those go through we will seal them. It was a really great experience to be at the temple with my family and to do the work for those people. I know those people are so thankful to finally have their work done for them.

Glasses:)

2010-04-06T19:18:00.000-07:00

Kirtland Ohio

2010-04-06T19:05:00.000-07:00

We were able to drive to Kirtland and visit the church sights. It took about 3 long hours to drive there, but it was a pretty drive. We drove through Cleveland which was pretty cool. We didn't stop because we didn't want to get shot:) I'm not really sure how much I learned on the tour because Hope didn't really like listening to the missionaries. I was concentrating more on not letting Hope climb on Joseph Smith's original table and chairs that are over 100 yrs. old. Braden thinks Joseph Smith wouldn't have minded that much, but the missionaries didn't quite approve.

We weren't able to take a tour of the Kirtland temple because it took us too long to do the other tour. Also Hope was so done so we didn't even want to try and go to the temple.

I really just love Addy's pose. She had spilled some soda on her shirt and didn't want to get it in the picture so she posed this lovely pose!

A Spring Break to Remember

2010-04-05T16:46:00.000-07:00

We finally made it to Michigan, and I'm glad we did because it was beautiful there. One of the days we were there we went to a park in Birmingham. Michigan is a different place, but i really liked it. There were lakes everywhere and beautiful trees and lots of shrubbery. Did I mention that Aubree just had a baby like a week before we got there and she was so kind to let us stay with her.

This was a really cool turf hill that all the little kids were sliding down on cardboard boxes.
Baby Hayden only 8 days old and kicken it in Birmingham.

It was St. Patrick's Day and everybody was in green besides me and Braden.

My favorite little Hope! She is quite a ball of joy/craziness/tantrums/busy! It took all three of us to try and keep things in control.

Our Journey to Detroit

2010-04-05T16:00:00.000-07:00

For spring break Braden and I decided we would go to Detroit to visit Aubree and Craig(Braden's sister and brother in-law.) We were flying standby and oh what an experience that was. This first picture is us in the Salt Lake airport after about 10 hrs. of waiting to get on a flight. We were in the airport for a total of about 13 hours that day and we still didn't get anywhere. Luckily my grandparents live in Ogden, so they picked us up after all the flights to Detroit had left and they took us to dinner and let us stay at their house. We knew we had a really good chance of getting on a flight the next day at 7p.m because there were like 107 open seats, so we decided instead of going and sitting at the airport all day again, we would hang out with grandma flora until 7 that night. We had a blast we her. The morning started off with a large breakfast, way too much for just 2 people, but don't worry we conquered it:) The grandma took us bowling...and if you have ever been bowling with grandma, you know you better bring your A game. unfortunately Braden and I must have left our A game in Cedar because grandma waisted us. After we went bowling grandma took us to lunch at the Olive Garden...grandma's favorite place! That night we finally got on a flight and we actually got upgraded to first class which was quite ideal. It was not very fun hanging out in an airport all day, but we did get to spend time with my grandparents which was a lot of fun.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

2010-03-10T19:51:00.000-08:00

Braden and I went down to Las Vegas Sunday afternoon. I had a Jane Iredale Makeup Training on Monday, so we decided it would be worth it to spend the night since i was getting paid. We stayed in the Mirage. I had my first gambling experience...quite a good experience. It took me a while to figure out what i was doing, then i found the machine that i knew would be good to me. I won 50 dollars off of that machine in one push of a button. Being the high roller that I am, of coarse i would switch machines because i knew what i was doing. I moved 2 machines over and pulled the magic lever...chaching, 30 more dollars. It was a good gambling night for me. I left my winnings with Braden while i was at meetings all day on Monday, and wouldn't you know...he lost all of it but 20 dollars. I am confident that he would have lost it all if he didn't have to come pick me up. We had a fun time even though we left with empty pockets.

Pine Valley Getaway

2010-03-10T19:33:00.000-08:00

Friday March 6th I only had to work a half day, So Braden had a bright idea to go to Pine Valley that afternoon. We packed up some stuff and headed to the cabin. Braden decided that it would be a grand idea to take the pinto dirt road there...it wasn't quite a dirt road, it was more like a mud/snow/ice road. He had a blast driving on it, but I had some serious anxiety by the time we made it there. Braden built a fire and I made pizza for dinner, then we watched a movie. Harley absolutely loved it because there was a lot of snow and he loves playing in the snow. The water was shut off at the cabin, so we headed home that night so i wouldn't have to freeze my cheeks going outside. It was a fun adventure and a fun break from life!

Woods Ranch Sledding Adventure

2010-02-22T09:03:00.000-08:00

Saturday the 20th, we went sledding up at Woods Ranch. Tyler, his friend KJ, and my parents came up to go sledding with us. Harley loved it. He would follow us to the top of the mountain and then he would chase us down. The weather was great. It snowed all morning, but when we got up there it stopped.

My Dad and his really awesome snow outfit!

Braden Tried to video while going down the hill, it didn't work out very well.

My Real Birthday!

2010-02-19T12:03:00.000-08:00

My Grandma and My Mom came up to Cedar for my birthday! I had to work all day, but it wasn't too bad. I gave my mom microderm and i waxed my grandmas eye brows and lasered some dark spots off of her face. Lasering my grandma was the most fun laser i have ever done. Every time the laser would go off she would yell and about jump off the table. Braden tried to video it, but it didn't work out, jut know that it was very funny. After we got done at the Spa my Grandma took me, my mom, Braden out to Applebees for Dinner. I'm Really glad my mom and grandma came up, it was a lot of fun. Braden woke me up at 630 on my birthday to make me open the present he got for me. He got me new running shoes that i needed so badly. He also took me on a picnic for lunch and made me a very Delicious chocolate birthday cake. I would have to say that my 21st birthday will be one to remember forever!

Valentines Day

2010-02-19T11:50:00.001-08:00

Braden and I celebrated Valentines Day on Friday because neither of us had to work that day. We went out to lunch and then we went to the movie Valentines Day. For dinner we made chicken cordonblu. Braden actually surprised me on Thursday with some flowers a large bear that says I Love You(haha) and a really cute card. Braden had class Friday morning at 8 so while he was gone i made him French toast and then I also got him a 6 pack of Mountain Dew and some Charleston Chews. Nothing Says romance like mountain dew and candy. We are making a heart with our hands in this picture if you can't tell. Braden was very happy about taking any of these pictures. We are spelling out LOVE! We went to church with my parents on Valentines day!

This would be a heart and a very unhappy Braden!

On the table behind us is all the stuff we got for each other for valentines day.

Saturday night Braden and I babysat Taizlee, Tanner, and Callie so their parents could go on a date for Valentines Day. We had a lot of fun watching them!

Bunko Babes

2010-02-19T11:44:00.000-08:00

This is the group of girls that I play bunko with. If you have never played bunko, i suggest you try it. I Won the most points award last bunko night. My strategy was to roll the dice as fast as possible, it seemed to work out for me!

The Month of My Birthday

2010-02-19T11:33:00.000-08:00

This year I had 3 Birthday parties. Jana and I had a combined birthday party on Feb. 7th. Jana's birthday was really on the 7th and so was the Super Bowl so that was fun. Me and Nate had a combined birthday party a week later on Feb. 14th A.K.A Valentines Day! Nate's birthday is on the 14th.

Sabotage

2010-02-19T11:25:00.000-08:00

I don't know if you can see what this is, but it is my spray thingy on my sink and braden has tied a rubber band around it. Braden thought this was the funniest trick, therefore he got to clean up the mess it made when i turned the sink on.

Woods Ranch

2010-01-31T15:51:00.000-08:00

This weekend we went to Woods Ranch. It was really cold, but it was fun. We should have taken a sled with us but we didn't, and we also didn't wear snow clothes. Harley loved it, but Braden and I got really wet because the snow was up to our hips. It was a fun adventure regardless.

California Vacation

2010-01-13T11:01:00.001-08:00

We went to Oceanside California Dec.31-Jan. 5. It was so much fun! thanks to Dennis and Lisa for the great vacation. This picture is taken right outside our beach house. The weather the whole time was so amazing, it was around 80 the whole time.

My cute husband and I basking in the sun.

The Mitchell family and our amazing sand turtle sculpture. While we were there we did many fun activities. We did a video scavenger hunt, played a lot of ultimate Frisbee, we had the Mitchell family fun run 5K, sculpted sand turtles, and played many of board games.

As you can see there are 2 different turtles out there. Nate named the small one squirt and the big one crush.

Braden twirling crazy Hope.

This is a classic picture. All the boys were jumping over the turtle and getting there picture taken and i didn't want to feel left out so i had Craig take a picture of me while i did a really cool stunt over the turtle. What you cant see is immediately after this picture was taken, i took out the whole side of the turtle! I'm pretty sure Braden did his usual rolling of the eyes when i do something really ridiculous. It was really funny regardless!

Waiting in line at splash mountain!

waiting to be let into the park

The Haunted Mansion was closed because they were taking all the Nightmare Before Christmas decorations down.

In line for the Teacups.

Sam(dallin's girlfriend), Me, Lauren, and Addy. The girls totally won the teacup spinning contest.

Established 9/19/2009

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My best friend and I got married Sept. 19, 2009. I had only been waiting 7 years for that special day. Our story began Nov. 13, 2003. Braden was my TA for PE, i never had to run the mile! We liked each other for about a month, then on Nov. 13, he "asked me out." The Rest is History! Braden Proposed to me July 25, 2009, only 2 1/2 short weeks after he got home from his mission in Donetsk, Ukraine. For all those who are wondering, yes, i did wait for him very faithfully. But i guess that was a given seeings how we were engaged 2 weeks after he got home and 1 1/2 months after that we were married. We were sealed together for time and all eternity in the St. George temple on Sept. 19, 2009 at 10:40 am. It was the greatest day of my life kneeling across the alter from Braden, knowing that i can be with my best friend forever. It was such a special day.

We ran the St. George Marathon together on Oct. 3rd. the clock says 4:38:22, but our real time was 4:35:45...a big difference. I may or may not have thought that i was going to die. I'm glad i did it though, it was a great accomplishment. I'm sure there will be many more races in my future.

drum roll please......Harley!!! Harley is the newest addition to our little family. This is what Braden and I got for Christmas. He is the best puppy ever.