Sunday, October 12, 2008

Beckham's Blessing

Today James Beckham Burrup was blessed by Darren. It was a beautiful blessing and the spirit was very strong.   He was blessed with humility, the ability to gather knowledge, to be teachable, to serve a mission and take a worthy companion to the temple, among many other wonderful blessings.  We were surrounded by family and friends, which made the day even better.
Darren, Beckham and I
Darren, Brinley, Beckham and I

Daddy and Beckham
Mommy and Beckham (happy boy)

We also took the opportunity to celebrate Brinley's birthday while most of our family and friends were there.  She definitely got spoiled.  Thank you to everyone who participated in the blessing and shared this special day with us.  We are so lucky to have you all in our lives.
Brinley and her cousin Tyler.. Brinley LOVES Tyler
Opening her presents.. she seriously got SO spoiled
Here is her final present... It was too cold to go outside, but she didn't care, she loved it.  Like I said SPOILED.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Happy Birthday Brinley Bug!!!

Yesterday was a bitter-sweet day.. Our little Brinley turned TWO!! I say bitter-sweet because I love this little girl so much and I feel like time is moving way too quickly.  How can it be that two years ago I was delivering this little bundle of joy and it only feels like yesterday? It feels like she was just barely starting to laugh, or take her first steps, or learning to say mommy and daddy.  Tears come to my eyes to think about our little girl and the joy and spirit she brings into our lives and to think in the blink of an eye two years have gone by.  We love her so much and look forward to many more years of birthday celebrations! We love you Brinley bug!!!
The day she was born
Brinley's first birthday
Brinley's second birthday

 We had a great day.. We went to Thanksgiving Point and saw all the animals and then headed over to Cornbelly's, which was so much fun, they had so much stuff for Brinley to do, she didn't want to leave. After that we headed over to Justi
n and Stacy's for a little pizza and cake and ice cream...
Seeing the pumpkin princess
She loved seeing all of the animals
Great grandpa, Jace, Beckham and Brinley
Jace loved playing with the wrapping paper





Sunday, October 5, 2008

Autumn... the BEST

I absolutely love the fall!!  We went on a drive on Thursday up the canyon to see the Lord's magnificent creations. It is the most beautiful season.  I love when it starts cooling down and sweaters are a must, when the leaves change and you can bundle up and drink hot chocolate.  Here is why fall is my favorite...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Lone Peak High School 2003

This was on one of my best friend's blog and thought it would be fun to take a stroll down memory lane.  
1. Did you marry someone from your high school?  Nope.. He graduated WAY before me :)
2. Did you car pool to school? I did my sophomore year and then I drove my junior and senior year
3. What kind of car did you have? An '85 Chevy Suburban (I hated it... that thing was a tank)
4. What kind of car do you drive now? '04 Honda Accord
5. It's Friday night... where are You (then)? Probably at a football game with a bunch of friends, then hanging out at someone's house.
6. It's Friday night... where are you (now)? Eating out with my hubby and kids then coming home and watching TV or a movie
7. What kind of job did you have in high school? I was a waitress and Johnnie's Chicken and Ribs
8. What do you do now? I am a full time mom and go to beauty school at nights
9. Were you a party animal? Not really. I went to a few but definitely not a party animal
10. Were you considered a flirt? Probably
11. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Nope, I played volleyball
12. Did you get suspended/expelled? Nope
13. Can you sing the fight song? Are you kidding? There is no way I could remember that.. bad memory I guess
14. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Mr. Ruchti (math) and Mrs. Wright (history)
15. Where did you sit during lunch? I usually went out to lunch with friends
16.What was your school's full name? Lone Peak High School
17. What was your school mascot? The Knights
18. If you could go back and do it again, would you? NO WAY! I love my life much more now than I ever did in high school.
19. What do you remember most about graduation? Hoping I wouldn't trip
20. Who did you take to prom Senior year? I didn't go ( sad, I know)
21. Did you have fun at Prom? I did my junior year... it was a blast
22. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with? I saw him at our 5 year reunion, but other than that, no
23. Are you planning on going to your 20 year reunion? Possibly, i guess it depends on where we are at that point
24. Do you still talk to people from school? Yeah, a few of them