The Burrup Family

Savannah's 2 Months

2012-01-23T13:00:00.000-08:00

Savannah had her two month checkup today and was such a trooper. She had to get three shots. Poor baby

Weight: 10 lbs 15 oz 50%

Length: 22 1/4 inches 50%

Pictures

2011-12-29T22:33:00.001-08:00

So my sister took a bunch of pictures of Savannah for me and I am so happy with how they turned out.. While we were doing those pictures, she also took a couple of my other girls {Beckham was sick} in between getting Savannah fed. Here are a few of my favorite...

This picture sums up Presley's personality perfectly.. Her hair is always in her face {I am trying to let her bangs grow out}

Brinley is our photogenic little girl, she loves to be in front of the camera

We took the opportunity to get a picture of all of the grandkids on my side for my mom for Christmas {keep in mind Beckham did not feel good, poor guy}

And of course how could you not love this girl.. I love her chubby little cheeks. Thanks Lins for the fun day!

Savannah Sky Burrup

2011-11-18T19:08:00.001-08:00

Savannah Sky Burrup

Born November 17

6 lbs 8 oz

17.5 inches

Birthday Girl

2011-10-06T07:14:00.001-07:00

This little girl turns 5 today!! I can't believe time has gone by this fast. She is such a sweet girl, I can honestly say she is probably the most positive person I know. She is always so enthusiastic about everything and I love her so much. Happy birthday Brinley bug, I'm so glad your mine!

Brinley Soccer

2011-09-09T15:43:00.000-07:00

Brinley is in soccer this year for her first time and is loving it. She has had one game so far and scored her first goal!! She is pretty good and loves being able to go to practice and her games. I can't believe she is getting so big!!

My sister's Pictures and a Tutorial

2011-08-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

My baby sister is getting married this weekend. It is so crazy to think about, but I thought I would post a couple of her bridal pictures. She is seriously so beautiful! I did her hair and makeup. She looks fantastic! Her wedding is on Saturday, I still can't believe she is getting married.

On another note, I am going to be doing a tutorial in the next week or so. I don't know if anyone reads my blog or not, but I thought I would post it just in case. I am going to be making curtain rods out of PVC pipe. I will try to do a step by step, if I remember to take pictures. So stay tuned....

Vegas and Family Pictures

2011-06-30T20:31:00.000-07:00

Last week we went to Vegas with all of Darren's brothers and their families. It was so much fun. We went to the pool everyday and to a few shows. Darren and I went to Phantom of the Opera one night, which was awesome!! We had to best seats. We were three rows back from the stage and dead center. Fantastic!! We also took the kids to a magic show, which they loved. The girls also took advantage of being together and we spent a day shopping and then went to The Price is Right that night. We had a blast! None of us got to go up, but it was still a blast. While we were all together we decided it was time for a much needed updated family picture. The last family picture the Burrup's had done only had 2 out of 6 sisters in law and 2 our of 15 grandchildren, so it was a little outdated to say the least... Here are a few of my favorites.. Enjoy! (Presley was not cooperating, hence no individual one of her)

Packing / Moving

2011-05-22T20:49:00.000-07:00

We're moving. I am super excited, about the moving part, not the packing part. Hours of boxing things up and sorting through everything has left me exhausted. And I'm still not done. The one thing I love about it is being able to dejunk. That is a great feeling. It is especially fun with two kids "helping" me pack everything up. Brinley is really excited and told my mom the other day (insert snotty voice here) "we are leaving this place"... what?! I promise I never said anything along those lines, but pretty funny anyway. I don't know if Beckham fully understands, but is excited because Brin is. Saturday is the big day, it's been a long time coming, and man I am excited!

Operation Smile 5k

2011-03-27T10:15:00.001-07:00

Yesterday Darren and I ran a 5k for Operation Smile. We had a blast, even though it was FREEZING cold. Seriously, FREEZING. The race was up Provo canyon at Timpanogos Park. Half of the race was run in the snow since it had snowed the day before. There was a nice head wind too. But it really was still fun. I'm glad Darren and I did it together and that it was for such a great cause!! It will be fun to do it again next year.

After the Race

Walking

2011-03-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

Presley has been walking everywhere. If she falls, she stands right back up and walks again. She has been walking just as much if not more than she is crawling. When she goes a long way without falling she gets so excited. She looks for Darren and I and laughs and get so happy. I love that little stinker. Can't believe she will be a year this month

Finally some Pictures

2011-03-05T20:38:00.001-08:00

Okay so I have been meaning to post these pictures for a couple of weeks and have finally gotten around to it. I gave Linsey the bedding at her shower a couple of weeks ago. So I can actually post pictures now that I have given it to her. Turned out so cute!

Lins and I at the shower

The Bumper... The inside is brown. I love the ties

The quilt... I absolutely love it!!

Darren asked me why I never made anything like that for our kids... But I never really got into sewing until a couple of years ago. Who knows, maybe I will for the next one. Right now I just can't wait to meet this nephew of mine!

Project

2011-02-24T21:11:00.000-08:00

Aside from finishing the bedding for my sister's baby... which turned out really cute. (pictures to come soon) I also made my other sister, Courtney's bridesmaid dress this week. My cousin is getting married on Saturday and sent all the fabric for my sister's dress. I turned out really cute! Now I just pray it fits her since she lives two hours away.. We didn't really have time to try it on her properly at the stages we should have.... Cross your fingers! I will take pictures at the wedding. I am also doing my cousin's hair. So I will post how that turns out too! We're off to Idaho tomorrow.

Steps and a Jazz game

2011-02-14T21:29:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday Darren and I went to dinner with my sister, Linsey and her hubby. We went to eat at Goodwood and then to a Jazz game. We had so much fun. I always have so much fun going out with my hubby!!!

At Goodwood (sorry for the poor quality)

At the Jazz game... we lost but still had so much fun!

Presley has been getting more and more daring. She stands by herself all the time and has been being brave and taking some steps. The most she has taken is 4. Getting so big!

Baby Bedding

2011-01-27T22:19:00.000-08:00

My sister is having her first baby in April, a little boy. She has been getting her nursery all ready and I volunteered to make the bedding. So we went fabric shopping while she was in town a couple of weeks ago. I decided to get started on it this week while Darren was out of town. I am getting a lot accomplished and it looks SO cute!! I can't wait to see the finished product! I can't post pictures because my sister can't see it until her baby shower. So.... When I get a little further along, I will just post a little sneak peek. Can't wait!!

Pictures

2011-01-17T19:20:00.001-08:00

My aunt and uncle were in town over Christmas and she took some pictures of my kids... They turned out so awesome! Thanks Heidi! Here are a couple of my favorites!! Enjoy...

9 months

2011-01-05T18:21:00.001-08:00

9 Month check-up:

Weight: 15 lbs. 4 oz 3%

Length:27" 25%

Crawls like crazy

Pulls herself up onto things

Trying to stand by herself

Says Mama

Trying to clap

Gets so excited when mom walks in the room (my personal favorite)

We love you stinky

Challenge

2011-01-02T21:23:00.000-08:00

I am doing THIS challenge. It is awesome! I did it last time and I loved it. I felt so much healthier and loved that I was writing more regularly in my journal. Seriously, if you want a new year's resolution that will make yourself an all around better you, than this is definitely for you. Happy New Year!!

Santa

2010-12-22T21:06:00.001-08:00

We went to see Santa. The kids were so excited to tell him what they wanted for Christmas. Brinley talked the poor guy's ear off, Beckham just kept saying he wanted a Buzz Lightyear, and Presley wasn't so sure. She was okay as long as she didn't look at him. Merry Christmas!

Brinley's 1st Dance Recital

2010-12-15T15:54:00.000-08:00

So it turns out we have quite the little performer on our hands. Friday was Brinley's 1st dance recital. I have to say I was a little nervous that she would be one of those kids who would freeze on stage. Plus, she wasn't feeling all that well, so I wasn't sure how it would go. It was just the opposite!!! She is hands down the best dancer in the class. And no, I'm not just being biased. The other kids were literally looking at her the whole time to remember what they were supposed to do. It was awesome! She did a fantastic job! She is excited to do it again in the spring!

Our little ballerina

She knows what to do in front of the camera

With mommy and daddy...

Grandma and Grandpa came (a first dance recital for them...)

My mom and grandparents also came to watch her..

Presley Recovery

2010-12-11T08:09:00.000-08:00

Presley's surgery went perfectly. She now has her own soft palate! It looks fantastic! This one was a little harder than the first surgery as far as being in the hospital. Last time she just slept for about two days straight. This time she came out of anesthesia pretty quick and was trying to crawl out of her crib. She cried a lot more than she did the first time. She would sleep and then wake up crying until she fell back to sleep. She wouldn't let anyone hold her but mommy and she wouldn't let me put her down. When she would be in a deep sleep I would try to put her down but she would wake up and freak out. Let's just say that they first night was a long one. She wouldn't eat at all either until about noon the next day. But she did wake up happier and so we went and wandered the hospital with her in a little stroller. She loved that! We got to go home at about 3:00 on Tuesday. Now that we are home she has been so great. She has periods throughout the day where she wants to be held but other than that is crawling around trying to play with her brother and sister. Thanks everyone who came to the hospital for support. We love you all!!!

All dressed and ready to go.... (I wanted to take these jammies home but they have a chip in them so people don't take them)

At Primary's they have a lot of different things to entertain the kids. While we were in pre-op a volunteer brought this dog around. Presley had never seen a dog before and didn't know quite was to think.

Afterwards. So sad

She did let daddy hold her for a minute until she saw me again.. Doesn't her face look so miserable?

Surgery #2

2010-12-05T19:45:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow we go in for surgery # 2 for this little girl. This one is her soft palate repair and thankfully the last surgery for a couple of years. A nice little break. I am super stressed and am having anxiety. After the first surgery, as I was walking out of the OR crying, a lady said to me, "Don't worry, the first surgery is the worst one." She was lying. It is just as emotional and heartbreaking. It is never ok to see your child suffer. I know it is necessary and she will heal fast, but I hate that she has to go through any pain at all. Please keep her in your prayers. Thank you for all of your words of support and encouragement. It is appreciated and more comforting than you could know....

The Stockings Were Hung....

2010-11-28T19:47:00.000-08:00

Yes, all of our Christmas decorations are up! I absolutely love the Christmas season. I mean, what's not to love? The smells, the baking, the shopping, the tree, the anticipation of the day... I could go on and on. Well, I have done a little bit of baking and a little bit of sewing. While going through all of my Christmas decorations I could not for the life of me find the stockings... Seriously so annoying. Well instead of buying more, I decided to take the opportunity to make some. I am in love. Seriously. I went with my sister in law, Vivian, and Darren's step mom, Julie to pick out the fabric and I had to get to work right away because I was so excited about seeing the finished product. So here they are in all their glory.....

Cute, right?

Darren's is on the far left and then Beckham's, Brinley's, Presley's and mine.

I love baking during the Christmas season. I usually stick with my favorite recipes, but this year I decided I was going to be brave and attempt some new ones. I must say so far I have found a couple of really good recipes.. I made Caramel Soaked Pumpkin Cupcakes.. Really rich, but oh so good. You can find the recipe here. This is what mine looked like... Not as cute I know, but just as yummy.

Then I attempted cake pops for Thanksgiving... Not as easy as they look. Again, they don't look as cute but still yummy.

There are a ton of different ideas for these here. I am going to try some for Christmas. Hopefully now that I have done it once, it will come easier next time. Hopefully, they turn out a little cuter.. But still super fun!! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

5 Years

2010-11-08T11:21:00.000-08:00

(not a very good picture, I know. We don't have a lot of pictures of just the two of us)

On Friday Darren and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary!! It has been a fantastic five years. I am so happy to have married my best friend and partner in crime. I love you babe! Thanks for these five years, can't wait to make so many more memories with you!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2010-10-30T21:03:00.001-07:00

We have done so many fun activities this halloween! It is so fun now that the kids get what is going on and can get excited about it. UVU had a family halloween party with trick or treating and a bunch of different crafts.

Brinley coloring her pumpkin..... of course it had to be pink

Presley just liked all the commotion... our little princess is getting so big!! She turned 7 months today!

Beckham concentrating really hard on his decorating.

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell

Then we went on the Halloween Express on Thursday night. It was seriously so much fun. You rode on this train through tunnels that were made into a spook alley. The kids loved it. Beckham still talks about going on the train.

Waiting in line... the had fun lights and songs going on the whole time you were waiting. It was never boring waiting in line

Waiting in line with the kiddos.. They were so excited!

On the train. Apparently they have one for Christmas too. Can't wait!

Lehi Legacy Center.

Fun carnival games, How to Train your Dragon Movie, Trick or treating and all the school mascots. Crowded, but worth it!

Cosmo dressed as Robin. Beckham was really nervous about all of the mascots. He liked the JAZZ dancers , but not so much the animals. Such a boy.

Our smiley girl.

Halloween Night

Tonight we went over to my brother in law and sister in law's house for a party. It was so much fun. Delicious food and of course the company was great as always.

The spooky science lab...

Our Family

Mr. Smee, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Pixie Dust, and Tiger Lily

Hope everyone had a great Halloween!!!!

New Salon

2010-10-15T13:09:00.001-07:00

I am at a new salon! I found one closer to the house so I can just pop in for lunch and time with the kids. I work on Tuesdays and Fridays and am loving it so far! It is called The Meadows Salon in Alpine. We do everything from pedicures, nails, facials and of course, all things hair! When you come we have a special where you get $10 off your first service when you book an appointment with me! The number is (801) 763-1936 or you can book an appointment online at www.themeadowssalon.com . Thanks for all of your support, see you soon!!

Our Birthday Girl

2010-10-07T10:19:00.000-07:00

Our sweet baby girl turned 4 yesterday! Brinley is such a great little girl. She is the BEST sister -- She is always making sure that her brother is included and they play great together ( you know, besides the normal sibling squabbles) She loves little Presley and wants to hold her all the time. The other day I was on the phone with the hospital scheduling her next surgery and Brinley burst out crying saying "I don't want Presley to go to the hostipul, it will make her so ouchy." She is the little protector of her brother and sister. I feel like just yesterday she was handed to me in the hospital. This 5 lb 13 oz and 18 inch little girl had her daddy wrapped around her little finger the moment he saw her. She is precious in every sense of the word. We love you little Brinley Bug. Forever and ever.

The day she was born

Birthday #1

Two years old. Go cougars!

Third Birthday Party

Our beautiful girl!!

Our Family Filled Week

2010-10-03T11:07:00.000-07:00

We have had such a fun week with our cousins! Darren's brother and his wife came to visit from AZ with their three kids. Carter and Brin are a month apart, Brielle and Beckham are 8 months apart and Addilyn and Presley are two months apart. So fun! We went to the zoo of course.

Brielle, Beckham and Jace

Presley just chilled thewhole time. She is seriously the BEST baby.

Beckham, Brinley and Carter

Brinley, Carter, Brielle and Beckham. Jace was there too, but being camera shy

Brielle, Beckham and Darren

We of course headed to Darren's dad's house for a yummy bbq.

Grandpa with three of the four little ones: Addilyn, Cole and Presley

Grandpa and grandma with all the kiddos

Uncle Landon giving horse rides

Between sessions of General Conference on Saturday we headed up the canyon and stopped for pictures and let the kids play in the water at Bridal Veil Falls. All the colors are changing and it was so pretty

Mt kids didn't want to cooperate. They would look everywhere but the camera

Daddy and Presley

Cousins... Can you tell Jace wasn't too happy to be in the picture?

We love our cousins!

Back in Utah

2010-09-25T21:37:00.000-07:00

So we are back in Utah. Yeah!! Brinley started dance this week and absolutely loves it. She asks me every day if it is the day for her Ballet. Here are just a few pictures of my little ballerina.

She was so excited that she wouldn't smile normally for me. Just these cheesy grins.

Good Times in Texas

2010-09-22T12:55:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures of our adventures in Texas. This is at a cattle drive they do in Historical Downtown Fort Worth. Everyday they drive longhorns down the street. Beckham couldn't get enough. He still talks about the cows walking down the street.

Brinley, her friend London and Beckham

Throughout the street they had longhorns you could sit on. Neither of my kids were down with that so we settled on a picture in front of one.

The cattle drive. These things were HUGE!

Brinley playing cowboys

Beckham wouldn't put the gun down when it was time to leave.

Beckham LOVES cows. So he was in seventh heaven

So all the splash parks and public pools closed on Labor Day so we took the kids to a little splash park that sounded fun. It was a little ghetto but the kids had a blast.

Beckham, Brinley and London

Beckham loved running around in the water.

The Butterfly house was really fun. We went with our friends and the girls loved trying to catch all the butterflies.

My friend Danica was trying to get the girls to put the butterflies on their nose, they weren't buying it. But we had fun.

It tickled like crazy

Brinley and Beckham. It took a little while before Brinley would even it on her finger instead of the stick.

Brinley and London became really good friends this trip and Brinley can't wait for them to get back to Utah.

Presley loved looking around at all the butterflies flying around.

She is getting so big. She'll be 6 months at the end of the month.

Update

2010-09-02T12:10:00.001-07:00

So things have been really good, aside from it being over 100 degrees everyday for the last little while. The temperatures have dropped to the 90 and the rain has been coming which has been so nice. The best news..... Beckham is pottly trained!!!! It took about a week and he has been accident free since Sunday!! He has done so good and I am relieved that it is done.

Well, we have made some good friends and also seen some old ones. We have some good friends, Todd and Abby, who we worked with in Utah. They moved to Texas about 4 years ago and we haven't seen them since, until last week. It turns out we are only 10 minutes away. So of course we got together for some swimming. It was so fun!! Thanks guys!

Presley's blessing was beautiful. I feel bad I don't have more pictures. I have a lot more from my grandma, but I don't have them yet. Here are a couple that Darren's dad took. Darren did a great job and the spirit was really strong. She has such a strong spirit.

We Made IT

2010-08-18T11:46:00.000-07:00

So, we are now in Texas. We made it here last Thursday and man is it HOT!! Wow! I never realized how much humidity there is here. Crazy. But so far we are loving it. The other wives are great and the ward seems really nice. We are luckily right next to the pool in our complex. Which makes it nice to head out there for an hour or two every day. The bad news is that we don't have the internet in our apartment yet. We have to come to the clubhouse to use the one here. Hopefully we will have ours up and running soon. So, no pictures. I was planning to post pictures of Presley's blessing that we on my email but for some reason its not pulling up. So... those are still going to be coming later. Well, the new Texans are off to have some lunch. Hope everyone is doing great!!!

Dallas TX Here we come

2010-08-08T21:18:00.000-07:00

So, in the morning we are off to Dallas, TX. For two months. Working. Crazy? Yes. Excited? Yes. Mixed emotions? Definitely... Since Darren is extending his summer with Pinnacle, he has to switch offices. They close down a lot of offices at the end of August and only leave the bigger offices open. We came home to bless Presley last Sunday (pictures to come later). We have been waiting to hear whether or not there was an apartment open for us. Turns out there is. We are super excited. I am really glad I will be with him the next two months instead of away from him. So nice. I am really sad to be leaving family here. I know, it's only two months, but still hard. I will for sure miss my mom, who I see everyday. So will the kids. But this will be such a fun adventure!! I have only lived outside of Utah once and it was when I was single. It will be nice for Darren and I to only have each other. I am nervous to live somewhere so different then what I am used to. Luckily, one of my girlfriends will only be about 20 minutes away, so that is definitely a plus! So, tomorrow we are off on a long long long drive. We are splitting it up, but 20 hours in the car is no picnic. I will post about our newest adventure soon. Wish us luck!!!

Pictures as Promised

2010-08-03T17:52:00.001-07:00

WARNING: PICTURE OVERLOAD

Playing with sparklers in Logan getting ready to watch fireworks.

Fisher Reunion

Brinley and Beckham playing in the sandbox

Sydney and Brinley making necklaces

Brinley and Jack

4th of July Freedom Parade

Aunt Vivian and Presley

Brinley and Beckham

Jack and Beckham

Beckham, Brinley and Jack

Darren and Presley

4th of July Party

Beckham

Brinley

The boys (well, some of them) Darren, Nicholas, Jack, Tyler, Beckham and Josh

Darren enjoying the slide that Braden brought over

Nanny with Cole and Presley

Grandma Burrup's House

After Darren's grandpa's funeral we stopped by his grandma's house for a short visit

Josh and Beckham at grandma and grandpa Burrup's house

7 Peaks

Brinley taking a rest

Presley

Beckham and Jace enjoying popsicles they swiped off of someone else's table

Camping

Brinley eating breakfast

Beckham and Jack wore these helmets around most of the time saying they were their "football helmets" and they were going to go play some football

Brinley waiting for her turn to jet ski

Me, Brinley and Beckham had so much fun on the jet skis. They were a blast!

Beckham just chillin'

Las Cruces

Brinley and Beckham peacefully sleeping

I love how Presley sleeps, she has found her fingers since she can't keep a binky in

Our crazy journey

2010-07-24T10:01:00.001-07:00

In this crazy journey called life we have many ups and downs. I love the ups and appreciate the downs. (ok not all the time) This spring/summer has had both. The ups have been fantastic, a new baby girl, surgery went well, Darren is working consistently selling. He moved from San Jose, CA to Las Cruces, NM. There has been better success there and he has been doing great. The downs include, a death, being away from my amazing hubby, and surgery for my baby girl. Yet the blessings that come from the downs are usually pretty great. Presley looks amazing, Darren has a job, and grandpa is with his sweetheart. Plus, there are always lessons learned. I won't go into all that. I just wanted to express my gratitude for my life, trials and all.
So here is a little bit about our summer. My sister in law, Lori came to Utah from Albuquerque to visit for a few weeks. Her visit included Seven Peaks, swimming, lots of barbeques, 2 family reunions, and a funeral. Darren and his brother Aaron and wife Vivian, drove from Las Cruces for the funeral of Darren's grandpa. I was glad I got an extra weekend with him and turns out they stayed a little bit longer and were able to make it to a reunion. Aaron and Darren went back to Las Cruces while Vivian stayed with me and we would meet up with the boys the next week. We followed Lori to Lake Heron in NM where we met up with her hubby Cameron and camped there for the weekend with their trailer and some of their friends who brought jet skis. Lets just say that was a BLAST!! Then we headed back to Albuquerque for a few days with Lori and then made our way to Las Cruces. We have been here for almost a week now and I can't even tell you how nice it is to be with Darren for a period of time longer than a weekend. We are headed back to Utah next weekend to bless Presley.
Darren is extending his time selling this summer. So instead of coming back in August, he will be selling until October. He is hoping to be moved to Albuquerque for the rest of the summer. If that is the case then we will join him there as soon as he gets there and stay with him until he finished out in October.
Okay, so this is kind of a long post and with no pictures. But since I am borrowing my BIL and SIL computer I don't have any pictures to load, I will be posting a lot of the pictures next week when I am home. I hope everyone is having as great a summer as I am!!

Presley Picture Update

2010-06-30T21:38:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of Presley since her surgery. I really can't believe how great she looks. I just can't get over it.
This is a few days after surgery
One week after surgery
Two weeks after surgery
Today she got the arm braces and the bow taken off. She looks even better. I will post those pictures soon. We are so blessed to live in a day with modern medicine. She is doing great and eating like a champ. Pictures to come soon.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy

2010-06-30T21:17:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little boy turned two today. We just love this guy so much. He makes me laugh everyday with the things he says and does.We had a little BBQ at the house for him and had so much fun. Thank you everyone for coming and making this a special day.
The cake grandma and grandpa Burrup brought
Blowing out the candles
Jolly green giant
Jace and Beckham were being sneaky and climbed onto the counter to get more cake.. little stinkers.

Surgery

2010-06-15T17:28:00.000-07:00

This little girl had surgery yesterday. The hardest day ever. She did amazing. It looks fantastic. Dr. Warnock is a miracle worker I tell you.

Here is a little of what happened. Sunday night:
Packed our bag with absolutely everything we would need.
Midnight: No more formula
3:30 am: No more breastmilk
4:30: Pedialite
Let me just say that I didn't get much sleep that night. Not because of Presley but because of all the emotions.
5:00 am: left for the hospital
6:00 am: We registered her and gave all of our medical history
6:45 am: The nurse came to get us to weigh and measure her. We were taken back to a waiting room where we dressed her in her gown (which drown her by the way). The surgeon came in and told us the procedure would be about 3 hours and to answer any questions.
7:15 am: The anesthesiologist came in and told us the would put her under first with gas and then start an IV. He answered any questions. He was seriously so so nice and that calmed my nerves a little. Just a little though. Then he took us back to the OR. That is where we had to part. I think I did pretty good. I held it together until I left the room. I broke down and just let Darren hold me for a little bit until I could calm down.
Throughout surgery I would lose it for a minute and then settle back down. Luckily Darren's stepmom, Julie came and sat with us. That was a huge help. It definitely kept my mind off of things.
9:15 am: The nurse calls from the OR and informs us that everything is going great but she isn't sure how much longer it would be.
9:30 am: My dad came by and told me that he was able to go into the OR and see her. He said she was doing great and that it would probably be about a half hour longer.
10:00 am: Dr. Warnock came and told us that things went really smoothly and he was really happy with the outcome. Like a said, a miracle worker.
10:15 am: I was called back into recovery. At this point only one parent was aloud back there. After about 15 minutes we were able to go to her room and meet up with Darren. She came out of the anesthesia really really well. A lot of babies scream and cry and she really just slept.
This is what I saw when I went back to recovery

It just about broke my heart to see her like that. She is pretty swollen and will be for a few weeks. She is doing so well and is recovering great. All of the nurses were fantastic. It is such a blessing to be so close to Primary Childrens. We had to stay overnight which is standard for her procedure. A long night for me with all of the monitors beeping and what not. We had Darren's dad and his wife Julie come by and my mom and dad brought our kids over to see her. They did really well with seeing her, I thought they might be alarmed by everything, but they weren't.
She has what is called a Logan Bow around her mouth. That pretty much squishes her face together so when she cries or yawns or anything it keeps all of the tension off of her stitches. She has to have it on anywhere from 4-6 weeks depending on how she heals. She also has braces on her arms to prevent her from touching her face, specifically her mouth. She will probably have to wear those for 4-6 weeks as well. Here are just a few pictures from the hospital.
The braces are awful. She does ok with them, but is has to be frustrating not being able to move your arms. So So Sad.
Proud papa. I don't know how I would have gotten through it without him.
Brinley is such an amazing sister, She couldn't wait to hold her.Oh how I love this girl
We just want to thank everybody for your prayers on our behalf. We know they were heard and are so grateful to all of you!

California

2010-06-01T15:09:00.001-07:00

So this weekend we went to California to see my cousin get home from his mission from Spain. We had such a blast with everyone! We got there on Wednesday night and stayed until yesterday. It was so good to see him and hear him speak. He did a fantastic job! We stayed with my uncle who has kids that are the same age as mine. They had so much fun playing with all of their cousins. Plus, my aunt has a dog and the kids couldn't have been happier. Not to mention the pool that she has as well. The weather was perfect and we were able to spend most of the time outside. I was also able to see my great grandparents and get a five generation picture. They probably won't be around much longer so I was glad we had that opportunity. The only bad part was that I was in the same state as Darren and didn't even get to see him, he was six hours away. We were going to take the LONG way home to see him but Presley had Dr.'s appointments this week to prep for surgery on the 14. All in all it was a great trip. the kids all did great for such a long drive. Thank goodness.

The kids with their great great grandparents

Five generations all together... amazing

Grandma Jackman with Brinley and her cousin Taylor

Brinley swimming

Beckham Swimming

Seriously, the cutest little girl ever!

Beckham and his cousin Jordan

Make a Wish

2010-04-27T15:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a great day for two reasons
#1 it was my birthday. Although it could have been a lot better with my hubby here, it was still a good day. The big 25!
#2 I was able to go to the make a wish foundation for this little guy...

I used to babysit this awesome little man from the time he was two until he didn't need a babysitter anymore. Even then I was able to to the overnight babysitting thing when his parents went out of town. He LOVES country music and his wish was to go to Nashville to the Grand Ole Opry. Love it. They left today and I hope they have a great time. I love this family so much and wish the best for each of them. Have fun Dev!!

A day in the life of me...

2010-04-10T14:01:00.000-07:00

..with three kids and no hubby. That's right, Darren is gone for the summer selling security with his brother in California. Real estate is so slow right now that we needed some sort of income and decided on this. He has been gone since Tuesday and has been doing pretty well. The selling season doesn't actually start until the 27 so until then everything else is just bonus. Ok, so three kids with no hubs. Actually not nearly as bad as I imagined. I had every scenerio playing out in my head. The kids so far have been great. Only one melt down from a little boy with no nap. Presley is seriously the best baby and I hope I don't jinx myself for saying that. She has only ever cried when she is hungry. She is a silent observer. She just looks around at everything and takes it all in. Brinley loves to help me with everything, from diaper changing to bathing. A lot of people have asked if Presley can nurse and what not. She also has a cleft palate and from what I can tell is pretty extensive. We visit our surgeon next week for an evaluation and what we will do. I tried to nurse at the hospital but there was no way she could latch on. So.... I pump. She uses a special bottle with a nipple called a pigeon nipple. It is actually pretty cool, the top of the nipple is a harder plastic so it acts as the roof of her mouth and gives her something to push against when she is sucking. The bottom of the nipple is a soft plastic and easy for her to suck on. Pretty amazing the things they have come up with to make everything easier. The kids love her and have been really good with her. I take a nap when Beckham goes down and put a movie on for Brinley. Luckily I can get that nap in, it helps a lot. It's amazing what the energy difference is between your first baby and your third baby. I remember when Brinley made a noise in the night, I was up at the speed of lightening. With this one, I am a bit slower. I get up, its just at a more lazy pace. I have appreciated everybody's willingness to help me and promise if the time comes I need one of you, I will call. Even though it has been hard to have Darren gone, things have been really good and I am enjoying all the time I can with my little ones. Here are some random pictures. One of them is of Presley's first bath. She LOVED it. She was so relaxed. I love having a new little baby. Enjoy!

Easter

2010-04-07T11:20:00.000-07:00

Easter was so fun this year! The kids loved looking for eggs and finding their baskets from the easter bunny. We had a great day filled with food and family. Conference was fantastic and testimony strengthening. I especially loved the talkson motherhood. I am truly blessed o be a mother.

Presley Madelyn

2010-04-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce the arrival of little Presley.
Weight: 5 lbs 11 oz
Length: 17 1/2 inches

I was induced on March 30 at 7:00 am. It was a slow process. We waited and waited and waited. Finally at 7:46 pm she was born. She was out in less than a minute. She is just so small that it was a piece of cake. She is so adorable and we love her so much. She had to be in the NICU for a few days because her blood sugar level was low. That is because my placenta wasn't working 100% and she wasn't getting all the nutrients. So she had to be put on an iv. Then she wasn't eating as much as the doctors would have liked. So they kept her a little longer. She was discharged this morning which is only the day after me so it wasn't too bad. A great birthday present for Darren today! The kids love her and shower her with kisses and loves. We are so excited to finally have her here!!!

St. Patty's Day

2010-03-17T17:04:00.001-07:00

This morning Brinley was SO excited to wake up and find traces of "Lucky the Leprechaun". She had to tell everyone that he left footprints on our walls and fridge, a "big big mess" in our hallway and turned our milk green. You would have thought it was Christmas morning at our house if you had seen her excitement, I wish I had the video camera for that.

Missing.....

2010-03-15T08:35:00.001-07:00

My sewing machine.

It hasn't been pulled out in a couple of months. Yep, That's right.

I miss it.

I have been way too busy to break it out. Plus, I feel like there is not enough room in our little basement apartment. It makes a total mess.

The mess I don't mind, it's the cleanup.

I miss the creative things that can be made. I miss trying new patterns.

It will still be a few more weeks until I dust that baby off and fire it up. Until then....

I'm dreaming up the things I could make...

Vegas

2010-03-10T10:10:00.000-08:00

A couple weekends ago we went to Vegas and it was so nice. It was nice to get away and see some nice weather. We took the kids to the Mirage to see the tigers and dolphins there. It was definitely worth the money. All the tigers were out and playing and so were the dolphins. The kids LOVED the tigers and Beckham kept saying he was Shir Kon from Jungle Book. I can't wait for spring and the weather it brings! On a side note: I can't believe how big my kids are getting. Beckham is talking more and more everyday and Brinley is always wanting to learn something new. I feel like just yesterday I was in the hospital with each of them and the doctors were handing me these precious bundles. Crazy how fast time goes by.

Overwhelmed

2010-02-26T12:08:00.000-08:00

I just got back from the doctor. Another ultrasound. This time the baby wouldn't turn its head at all, we only saw hair. Disappointing. Then the doctor came in. The baby is small. It should be measuring around 4 1/2 to 5 pounds. Its only 3 1/2. No biggie, Brinley was small too. 5lb 13oz full term. The doctor said that since the baby is so small on top of the cleft there is going to have to be more tests. Great. They have to monitor the placenta to make sure it is fully functional. They also have to monitor the heart rate to make sure that it elevates to where it needs to be when the baby is active and that it goes back down when the baby is resting. Ok. So I go to the next room where they strap on the monitors. I have to do this twice a week, every week. The doctor comes back in. "I would like to give you a steroid to insure the baby's lungs will be developed in case we need to take the baby early." Say what? What do you mean if you have to take the baby early? I guess if the numbers of the placenta aren't where they should be, they will induce me early so the baby can get the proper nutrients that the placenta may not be producing. "Don't worry" she says "This is just standard, I am sure the baby is just small because you are small, it's all just precaution" Great, now I feel much better. Another 15 minutes goes by, in walks the doctor. "The monitor shows you have been contracting regularly every 3 minutes. I am going to send you to labor and delivery" Excuse me? I am not in any pain here and am definitely not in labor. Again, its precaution. So labor and delivery, here I come. I get changed into the attractive hospital gown and sit on the bed. All that is going through my head is, "wasn't this supposed to be a routine ultrasound? This is a mistake." In walks the nurse, who announces she is going to check if I'm dilated. Great. "Your at a one" Sweet. An hour goes by with me still contracting every 3 minutes. Checked again, still at a one. Finally, I can go home. Nope, not yet, I have to get the steroid shot. Right in the hip. Ouch. K, now I'm done. But not before learning I have to come back in the morning to get the second steroid shot. Fantastic. Now I am home. Feeling very overwhelmed. A lot of emotions. This is all very frustrating. I know this is very minor in comparison with what so many other parents go through with worse complications. But they are all setbacks. Expensive setbacks. The baby is still healthy and very very active of which I am grateful. Your prayers are very much appreciated in this long process. Like I said, I am grateful for all of the positive things

just overwhelmed by the hard ones.

Ultrasound

2010-01-23T14:33:00.001-08:00

So I went in for another ultrasound to make sure that everything was still going smoothly. It is. This time the baby was big enough to get a good picture in 4D. Baby did not want to cooperate that is for sure. It took forever to get a picture of the face, it kept burying its face into the placenta and would not turn. Finally, baby turned just enough to get this one. It turned out so great! You can see the cleft on the one side, the other one is still hidden. I have another ultrasound at the end of February and so hopefully we can get a shot of both sides and the inside of the mouth. There was no luck with that this time.

Primary Children's

2010-01-12T09:19:00.000-08:00

So on Friday we went and met with the Cleft Repair director at Primary Childrens. It was very informative and she is fantastic! She is pretty much the parent's advocate when it comes to anything. She went over feeding and gave us the nipples and bottles we will need to use and explained how they work. She went over the basic anatomy of the mouth and palate and of course what to expect. She showed us pictures from the most minor cleft to the most serious, trying to prepare us for what we may see. Since we won't know what we are dealing with until the baby was born, it was good to see every possible scenario. She also gave us a basic timeline which is something like this:

Day one - 6 weeks: fitted for prosthetic palate

6-12 weeks: First surgery on the lip and nose, placement of prosthetic hard palate (The time of surgery depends on how well baby is gaining weight)

8-12 months: Surgery of the soft palate, Prosthetic is still left in

2-4 years: Surgery of hard palate (They wait this long because they want the palate to fuse together on its own as much as possible making it less of a hole to fix.)

There may possibly be another surgery between 6-7 years depending on whether or not there is bone in the gums. If not, they will do a bone graft.

We have another ultrasound tomorrow to make sure everything is still going good in there. Cross your fingers that baby will open it's mouth to get a better look.

Our Holiday in a Nutshell

2010-01-04T22:02:00.001-08:00

This is probably going to be a long post. This has been a crazy Christmas holiday. A great one but we have been going and going. We kicked off the holiday season with our annual Burrup Christmas Party with all of Darren's brother's (at least the ones that were in town. We were only missing one brother. We missed you Cam and Lori) As usual we had a fantastic dinner and presents with grandma and grandpa.

All of the kids in their matching pajamas. Notice there are only two girls. We were only missing two girls and two boys.

Brinley enjoying the blanket that grandma made for her. She loves what she calls her pillow blanket.

I could not get Beckham to look at the camera for anything. He was too absorbed in all the presents.

There are too many pictures to post from that party, we were seriously spoiled. Stockings and all. Thanks grandma and grandpa!

Next was the annual Christmas Eve party with Darren's mom and his brothers as well. We had a really nice program with the kids singing Christmas songs and some great stories. We were really grateful to have Darren's grandpa there and he shared some memories of his of a Christmas he spent in Germany during the war and a journal page from Darren's grandma that she wrote before she passed away. A very special Christmas treat.

Darren and Beckham watching football probably. Everytime football comes on Beckham will yell out "touchdown!" So funny!

Brinley opening her Christmas pajamas the kids always get on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning was SO much fun. Brinley woke up excited that Santa had come. Beckham went crazy when he saw all the presents wrapped under the tree. Brinley would say "just what I always wanted" after almost every present she opened.

This is Brinley's big present from Santa. She LOVES to do hair like her mommy. Whenever I am doing Darren's hair she will get a little stool out and make Beckham sit on it, cover him with a blanket like a cape and "cut" his hair too. So we thought this was a great present for her. Turns out we were right. She sits there every morning to do her hair and throughout the day when her hair gets "all crazy" Thankfully my grandpa was there to help put it all together. Who would have thought there would have been a TON of little pieces to put together.

Beckham and his stocking goodies, well most of that is stocking (not all of it though, we aren't THAT crazy with gifts) Again, too absorbed in gifts to look at the camera. He was just excited about everything he opened.

Next we headed to Preston, ID to go to Darren's grandma's 90th birthday celebration. It was a great turnout and we were happy to be a part of it. Happy Birthday Grandma! We hope to spend many more birthdays with you!

Brinley sharing her birthday cake with Beckham. I love it when little kids feed each other. Notice her mouth? She has to make the face too.

Braden, Aaron, Grandma, and Darren. Only three of the boys were able to make it, but it was fun all the same.

Here we are sledding and having snowball fights out in the backyard. The kids loved the sled. Every time they made it to the bottom of the hill, Beckham would say "again".

Darren told Brinley he found a big hill to go sledding on and of course we haven't heard the end of it. So today after a couple of phone calls to daddy asking him to take her on "the big mountain hill" Darren took them when he got home from work this afternoon. Again they loved it, the bigger the hill the better.

We hope your holidays were as great and memorable as ours has been!

Merry Christmas

2009-12-24T07:46:00.000-08:00

So I've officially decided that Christmas is a lot more fun and you anticipate Christmas morning more when you have kids. I love it. I am so excited to watch our little ones faces as they wake up in the morning to their stockings and presents. We have had a couple family Christmas parties and a couple more to go. I will post pictures of them later, but they have been so fun. It has been a blast watching the kids play with their cousins they never get to see. I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

22 weeks and an Ultrasound

2009-12-06T11:59:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday Darren and I went into the doctor for the usual 20 week ultrasound, where we found out we are having a healthy baby. We still aren't going to find out what we are going to have (although I think its a girl) The lady doing the ultrasound made it super easy for us not to find out cause she didn't even go near that area or I may have been tempted to peek. Like I said, we have a healthy baby. There is one little thing that is going on in there which is not exactly normal. On the ultrasound they were able to see a cleft in the lip. Kind of a shock I must say. I was pretty much a wreck that day. Don't get me wrong, I am super grateful that it is something that can be fixed and that the baby is otherwise as healthy as can be, but it is still a shock to find out that anything is wrong with your own baby. So the next morning we went to meet with the high risk docs for further evaluation. That is where we found out that it is a bilateral cleft, which means there is a cleft on each side. The baby wouldn't open its mouth to have a look at the palate, but with a bilateral cleft, it is most likely that the palate is included on at least one side. Again , another shock. This time we were better prepared, so we were able to take it a little easier. We will be meeting with the cleft repair team at Primary Children's on Friday to go over the long process that will be fixing our little one's mouth. There we will pick our surgical team, look at before and after pics and deciding with the surgeon the best course of action. We are so blessed that this baby is healthy and everything is fixable. We have faith that the Lord knows what He is doing and that we will be able to get through this smoothly with His help. It will be a few months after the baby is born that the first surgery will take place, but there will probably be more to follow in the first year. We won't know exactly what is going to take place until the baby is born and we can see how extensive this cleft is. We will keep everyone updated on status as we find out information. We will be going back in for another ultrasound the beginning of January and hopefully baby will open its mouth for a better look. Like, I said, we have faith that everything is going to work out fine and are grateful to live in a time of modern medicine and to be so close to Primary Children's, where they have the means to give the best treatment possible. We are thankful for our Savior and for another healthy baby on the way!

Anniversary

2009-11-10T09:49:00.000-08:00

Last Thursday Darren and I celebrated our 4th Anniversary. Time is a funny thing. Some days I feel like it goes by WAY to slowly and the next day I wake up wondering where the time has gone. We have had a wonderful four years together with a TON of memories. We have been blessed with two wonderful, beautiful children and are looking forward to our next addition in April. 3 kids in 4 years? WOW! See what I mean about the time thing? We have had some great vacations, spiritual experiences, sad times, followed by even more happy times. Darren is such a great husband and he is ALWAYS making me laugh. He is very patient, with me and the kids. He is always willing to serve and wondering what he can do to help those around him. But most of all he is the GREATEST husband in the world and I couldn't ask for anything more. I am truly blessed. Here is a look into the last 4 years.

Dating. We hiked to Stewart Falls

The night we got engaged. We ate at PF Changs

The wedding Day

Our first baby: Brinley

Our second baby: Beckham

Now

Thanks for the last 4 years honey, I can't wait to make more memories with you throughout the years.

Halloween

2009-11-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

So here is our pumpkin carving. Brinley would only take the seeds out with a spoon and Beckham wouldn't even touch the stuff. I tried to put his hand in there and he about freaked.

Here are the finished pumpkins: Darrens BYU, Beckham's silly face, Ashley's castle, Brinley's Tinkerbell

The nursery down the street had a little carnival for the kids, we wrapped darren in the mummy wrapping contest and the kids wanted nothing to do with it.

Notice Brinley wouldn't even look at the camera? She was ready to bolt. She was really afraid of him until we started taking the tp off.

Beckham wouldn't even get his picture with him. He just ran.

Our cute 50's kids. Beckham's costume was a lot cuter than it looks in the pictures. Trust me.

I wish you could see his slicked hair. He was definitely stylin.

Everyone would ask Brinley what she was going to be for halloween and she would always say "a butterfly". I kept telling her no, that she was going to be a fifties girl. So the next time someone asked her she said "a fifties butterfly". Well, when the time came to dress up she was SO excited to be a fifties girl when she realized I was going to let her where makeup. What a girl!

3

2009-10-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

Out sweet baby girl turned 3 yesterday..3. What!?! How is this even possible. On Sunday night we had a little family get together with cake and ice cream. She loved getting presents and was talking for weeks about her birthday party. It was so fun since this is the first ear she has really understood what a birthday is and what is entails. Then yesterday we had party for her with her friends. She had so much fun! Thank you everyone for coming! We went to Jungle Jim's and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised at the facility. It was recommended to me by a friend and although I trust her judgement I was a little nervous that it was going to be like a "chuckie cheese" or something. I didn't have time to go there and check it out so I relied on their website and the opinion if my girlfriend. The kids had a blast!! It was great entertainment for them and they had pizza and cake and ice cream. It was definitely worth it. Thank you again everyone for coming and making it such a great day for Brinley!

All of Brinley's friends and cousins that were there.

Tyler, Josh, Jace, Cassidy, Livvy, Halle and Ella

Tinkerbell cake

The kids all loved the different rides.. the swings

This is the jeep safari

You can't see this picture very well but they loved the rocketships

But they especially loved the bumper cars, they wanted to go there every other ride

The spinning bugs

Baby Bump Watch...

2009-09-12T14:22:00.000-07:00

Yes, baby number three is on its way to our growing family. I am now 10 weeks and have been feeling great. I luckily have great pregnancies, although Darren would tell you I get pretty moody. Which I can't totally deny. We are very excited for our new bundle to arrive sometime around April 14th. Brinley insists it is going to be a sister, but we have decided to be suprised. Since we have one of each it will be fun not to find out. We will keep everyone posted on progress and what not as the pregnancy goes along and I get bigger. Wish us luck with #3.

Family Pictures

2009-08-05T09:45:00.001-07:00

So while we were in California we had some family pictures done. My aunt Heidi, who is so creative and does great pictures, took them for us. They turned out so great! Thanks so much Heidi! There are a ton more than this, but here are some of my favs...

California Baby..

2009-07-15T09:24:00.000-07:00

A week in California was just what the doctor ordered. We had such a good time!!! We spent most of the week lounging on the beach, how does it get better than that. We were there for the 4th of July excited to see the greatest fireworks, only to find out they canceled the ones at Oceanside Harbor. Serious? So we hung out with family and had some fantastic mouthwatering food. Thanks again for the meat Steven.. One of the days we were there we took the kids to SeaWorld and had a ball. Brinley keeps saying, "Mom, I wanna go see the whales again" It was fun to see her reaction to everything. Beckham was just in awe of all the animals. So fun, I can't wait to go again. It's amazing what they can train these animals to do.

And of course, California wouldn't be California without the beach. Brinley and Beckham both loved the sand. Darren would build sand castles and the kids would come knock them down, it was great. I thought Brinley would love the water but she didn't think it was so great until the very last day, and only then she would only put her toes in if one of us was holding her hand. Beckham on the other hand loved the water. I think he liked the feel of the sand under his toes when the water would wash away cause he would laugh every time.

Thanks mom and dad for another great vacation and for all you do for us!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECKHAM!!!

2009-07-15T09:16:00.001-07:00

Wow, my baby is one and I can hardly believe it.. How has is already been a year. He has brought so much joy into our lives and are so glad he chose us as his family. We love you Beckham!!! Happy Birthday!

He definitely wasn't shy with his cake. He dove right in...

We love you bubba!

Pictures

2009-06-23T08:52:00.001-07:00

warning: picture overload... I went and got the kids pictures done for Father's Day.. Let me just say they turned out AMAZING!! For those of you who don't have a photographer already you need to use Matt Stone. He is the greatest. He has great pricing and gives you ALL the pictures on a disc with a copyright agreement. He seriously took like 275 pictures of my kids, not just my kids but my GRUMPY kids. Beckham was seriously in need of some tylonel for his teeth and a nap. Yet he was able to capture some really great pictures of him. Matt has done our wedding and all our family / kids pictures since then. Thanks Matt!! Here are just a few of my favs, there are a TON more but that would have taken forever to post. ENJOY!

New Project

2009-06-04T12:39:00.000-07:00

So, here is my latest project. I have made a couple of these for Brinley and am in the process of making more for some friend's who want them. They turned out SO CUTE! These pictures seriously don't do them justice. I made a few of the dresses and one skirt. I am making another skirt probably next week. They are darling!

Park City

2009-06-04T12:33:00.000-07:00

We spent last week in Park City with family. We had a blast. We spent time with cousins at the pool, playing games and just enjoying each other's company. Thanks everyone for such a great time!!

To My Cousin Carter

2009-05-20T15:07:00.000-07:00

We can't wait for Carter and Brielle to come play with us!!!!

My cute kiddos..

2009-05-14T23:18:00.000-07:00

Here are some awesome pictures Darren took of the kids. I can't get enough of them. Seriously, sometimes I just want to bite them they are so dang cute!

2009-05-12T08:41:00.000-07:00

Rockin Baby Sling Giveaway... I would love one of these when we have a new baby...

The Brass Hussy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

2009-05-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

The Brass Hussy GUEST GIVEAWAY!!!!

Coupon Bandwagon

2009-05-05T14:45:00.000-07:00

So after years of never cutting coupons, I finally decided to give it a try. I ordered two newspapers instead of one, and have subscribed to endless websites with free coupons. Can I just tell you, I am in love... I don't think I could go shopping now without them.

I have seen the light..

A better woman....

2009-04-29T14:55:00.000-07:00

This post says it all. I love NieNie's blog. Her outlook on life and happiness and marriage and motherhood, and seriously just about anything is so refreshing. Each day I read it and want to be more like her. What a great example to this world, especially us women.. Thank you NieNie.

Blessed

2009-04-16T13:05:00.000-07:00

Well,last night Darren took the kids to Lehi to visit aunts and uncles while I was at school. When I got home they still weren't back so I gave Darren a call to see where he was, he was just barely leaving. About a half hour later I got a phone call from a weird number and to my surprise it was my hubby. He had gotten in an accident on the freeway just outside of Orem. It was snowing pretty bad and the road conditions were really icy. He was in the HOV lane and hit an ice patch and starting fish tailing and swerving. Before he could get control he was hit on the passengers side. Luckily, people saw what was happening and were able to slow down, so it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. The other guy's car is probably totaled and ours isn't in the best shape. Nobody was injured and Beckham actually slept through it. I guess Brinley was pretty scared, but not even a bump or bruise. SO BLESSED. We just want to thank those friends and families who pray for our family, we know that those prayers are answered. Here is our car.....

Easter

2009-04-13T13:03:00.001-07:00

We had such a great day yesterday. I have always loved Easter, it means spring, the Easter Bunny and most of all, remembering our Savior. The morning started out with the kids finding their baskets which the Easter Bunny hid. Here is Brinley with her basket full of goodies..

Beckham was having a bit of a rough morning, the battle with teething is not a fun one. But later on he loved playing with his toys and eating snacks, a favorite pass time of his.

Brin in her Easter dress. She loved it, she thought she looked just like a princess. Beckham of course fell asleep on the way home from church, so we didn't capture any pictures of him in his white shirt and tie.

After church we headed over to my BIL and SIL house for a beautifully delicious ham dinner with my father in law and his wife.. Thanks again Melissa. After dinner the kids were itchin' to find the Easter eggs. So the hunt began. Brinley was a girl on a mission. I don't think she looked up from the grass more than once or twice. She filled her basket pretty quickly.

Our Easter Sunday group. The only one missing in the picture was Darren since he was taking the picture. As you can see the kids scored on the egg department.

Brinley's basket was full to the brim, and it was a big basket.

Beckham isn't a fan of the grass quite yet, so he didn't participate in the hunt, but he LOVED playing with the eggs afterward...

To my love...

2009-04-02T23:00:00.000-07:00

Today was so fun... I loved driving around with you all day and watching you work. You are so great at what you do. You also have such an enthusiasm for it, very endearing and exciting to watch. I loved dropping the kids off with my parents knowing I had you to myself the rest of the night. I loved seeing your expression when I told you I would be giving you a facial. I loved serving you and helping you to relax from a sometimes stressful life. I love the fact that you thought the foot scrub was the "couples massage". I loved laughing at your face when you realized that there was a lot more to it than that. I love that I was laying next to you while you had your first professional massage. I love how you talked about it all night. I love that you can't wait to have an excuse to get another one. I loved gorging ourselves with pizza and candy. I loved cuddling up to you on the couch as we watched 007. I love how tense you get throughout the movie because you are so into it. I love going to bed with you every night and waking up to you every morning. I love what a wonderful provider you are for our family. I love what a fantastic dad you are to our kids. But mostly, I just plain love you. Happy Birthday babe!!!

Weekend with Cousins...

2009-03-29T10:54:00.001-07:00

This was a fun filled week with lots of cousins to play with. We went swimming, went to Classic Fun Center in Sandy, ate a ton of food, and just had a lot of fun! The kids had so much fun together and Brinley loved having some girls to play with. I forgot my camera (figures) most of the time. But here are some pictures of the kids at Classic Fun Center...

Beckham loved watching everyone play

The highchair had wheels on it so Brinley had a blast pushing him around the rink.

Brinley, Beckham, Bailey and Jack

Brinley's first time skating, she did pretty good. She didn't want me to help her at all. She kept calling it ice skating. But we really did have a blast!!! Although by the end of the day I think all of us mom's felt like we needed to immerse our kids in antibacterial soap.

Murder in Margaritaland

2009-03-15T19:36:00.000-07:00

So Friday we hosted a murder mystery dinner and let me just tell you it was so fun!! If you have never done one before let me just explain the gist of it. You hand out invitations to everyone and with the invites you assign each person a character which tells them how to dress and who they are. Everyone arrives that night and completes a set of objectives for their character, then someone "dies". After that person dies, everyone is given another set of objectives and who they should be suspicious of and why as they are trying to figure out who the "murderer" is. After the investigation is over everyone looks at the evidence and casts their vote on who the killer is. Let me just tell you, it was a hit. It was so much fun and everyone got so into their character. I am glad we had such a good turn out. We had a fantastic dinner thanks to my GREAT friend Becca who helped me do everything, complete with margaritas and all (virgin of course). Thank you everyone who came and participated, we had a blast and are glad we got to know each of you better... Here are all the couple and their characters....

Darren (Jack Daniels, bartender) and I (Izzie Islander, island native)

Brian (Sandy Beachbum, pro surfer) and Nellyn (Starr Bright, movie star on vaca)

Ryan (Lucky Numbers, lottery winner) and Natalie (Tatum Tatt, tattoo artist)

Jared (Lifesavin' Sam,lifeguard) and Becca (Candy Cotton,millionaire's girlfriend)

Joel (Coconut Joe, resort owner) and Becky (Kylie Cocktail, cocktail waitress)

Jeff (Thurston Howard III, millionaire) and Nichole (Bindy Barkeep, bar manager)

Nick (Cabana Bob, cabana boy) and Ashley (Coconut Jane, resort owner's wife)

All the guys of the party!

All the girls of the party!

Linsey

2009-03-05T13:53:00.001-08:00

This last weekend we went up to Logan where my sister went through the Logan temple. It was such a great experience to be with my husband and family and see my little sister make such a great decision and be there to witness that. Linsey has always been such a great example to me and a wonderful sister. She has always been there to listen and give advice. She is such a pillar of strength in the gospel. She has so much knowledge and ALWAYS has the Spirit with her so strongly. She gets married tomorrow in the Mt. Timponogas Temple and I am so excited for her and know she will make a great wife and when the time comes, a fantastic mother. Thank you for always being such a great example to me. I love you Lins and am so proud of you!!

Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Cover Girl

2009-02-22T16:29:00.000-08:00

It was quiet.. Too quiet. Brinley + my makeup =

Yeah, it was one of those days...

Growing, Growing, Grown...

2009-02-19T09:12:00.000-08:00

Why does time go by so fast? Seriously. Brinley is talking more and more everyday, she is not just a baby anymore. Not only is Beckham crawling, but he is pulling himself up onto things. Already? He is not even 8 months yet. Slow down. It's going by way too fast.

Happy Birthday!!!

2009-02-17T09:01:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to wish our two nephews a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! They both turn one this week! We love you two!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACE!!!

ISSE

2009-02-08T09:28:00.000-08:00

The last weekend in January I was able to go the the ISSE Hair show in Long Beach, CA. It was so much fun, we all had a blast!! They had so many fantastic deals on everything. It was definitely worth it to go, especially since we got such a great deal!Yolinda, Julie and I on the plane ride there..
We spent the first day in LA and went to Hollywood Blvd. Marilyn Monroe's handprints.
Outside the Chinese Theater

Beautiful Fountain outside the convention center.

We got to meet and go to classes of the big wigs like Tabatha Coffey who has a show on Bravo called Tabatha's Salon Takeover and also Martin Parsons who has won the Lifetime Achievement Award and is an amazing hairdresser.
The classes were AMAZING and I learned a TON.
Can't wait to go next year!!!

Sick and Tired

2009-02-05T08:40:00.000-08:00

Sick. All of us. You know what that means? No Sleep. Grumpy kids. Both fighting for mom to hold them. There will be doctors appointments tomorrow. There will hopefully be sleep tonight.But today is a movie day. Laying on the couch doing nothing. Exhausted.

Saddest Thing Ever

2009-01-27T09:27:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I put Brinley down for a nap and then about a half hour later I put Beckham down also. He usually will fall asleep pretty fast. So I layed him down in his crib and went to take a shower. When I was finished, there was no sound, they were both asleep. Ah, so nice. So I went to check on my two sleeping children and that's when I saw this....

Isn't that the saddest thing you ever saw? He was facing the door, waiting for me to come and get him. He eben has marks on his face from the crib. He obviously didn't want to take a nap. So sad.. my poor boy. But its still pretty stickin cute!

Reminiscing

2009-01-24T12:45:00.001-08:00

As I was cleaning the kitchen this morning a memory popped into my head. I thought it would be a fun one to share with everyone. Darren and I went on our honeymoon to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico... It was fantastic to lay by my husband by the beach and the pool just grateful to be with such a wonderful man. We spent about a week their just enjoying one another with no other worries. Along the beach there was always some sort of merchant selling some sort of jewelry or artwork or something or another. We were all packed up on our last day. I mean, really packed up, our bags were outside waiting for our shuttle. The bellhop told us that we still had about a half hour or so until we had to leave. So with that much time, we decided to take one last walk down the beach. There was a man there selling these containers of sort made of lemon wood. I thought they were really pretty and thought they would be a great souvenir, unfortunately we didn't really have any cash on us. So I was admiring knowing there would be no purchase, all the while Darren trying to barter for us. The man finally said, "I really like your shorts" to Darren. They were really nice black ADIDAS shorts. Darren looked at him a little wide eyed and asked ,"my shorts?" I really didn't think anything of it when my sweet husband went toward the hotel. I thought he was going to see if he had any money in our bags. Little did I know that he was changing his shorts in exchange for three of these containers. one of which BURRUP was carved into for us by hand. Really? I mean, Really? What other husband would give up not just any shorts, but one of his favorite pairs. The answer to my astounded look was " I can get another pair when we get back home but this will make a great memory" I seriously think I have one of the most spontaneous, loving husbands a woman could ever ask for. He keeps me laughing every day. And of course, it did make a great memory. The downside? He was never able to find another pair of shorts like those... The best part? Making a memory that is not only hilarious to look back on, but knowing I married a man who would always make me laugh and who will do absolutely anything for me (no matter how silly). Thanks for all the memories we have made honey. I look forward to many more to come...

Lost in Thought

2009-01-15T15:36:00.000-08:00

So I feel like I am a slacker mom sometimes. Why can't I do it ALL? I want to give more time to my kids and stop worrying about the house being cleaned of all toys lying around and dishes in the sink. I want to sit and play dress up with Brinley and make Beckham laugh all day long. Instead I am too busy stressing about little things that in the long run really don't matter. I was reading my aunt's blog and she was talking about who she wants with her because in the long run we can't take any of our possessions with us. Thanks for your post Heidi. I have been thinking about this for a while and you really put it into the right words for me. We can't take our books, our crafts, our tv's, we take our families. Our kids. Our spouses. Why can't I always remember that? This is something I vow to work on. I want to be a better wife. To actually make dinner for my family before I leave for school. To make sure my wonderful husband feels loved and adored. (because I really do adore him.) I want to be a better mom. Put down the book and pay more attention to their little features and the personalities that they are growing into because really they won't be this age much longer. I want to spend time with the people in my life that really matter. The people I will take with me.

Christmas Parties

2009-01-02T12:22:00.001-08:00

We seriously got SO spoiled this year by all of our family. Here are a few pictures of the MANY MANY fun parties we had this year. I don't have any of the pictures from the Riley Christmas, but that was just as fun!! We love you all!

Darren's dad got all of his boys the US coins map. They are really nice and Darren LOVES it!

I love this picture. A few of the sisters with Grandpa Maughan.

Darren and Grandma Burrup. It was so much fun to have her there at our party. She sure is a party animal.

Jace opening one of the gifts from his cousin. He was more interested in the wrapping paper.

Ed and Julie went to Africa over Thanksgiving and brought back lots of goodies. These aprons are just one of the many gifts we got.

A shirt for Brinley from Africa. She LOVES it. She is such an animal lover and wants to wear it all the time. Even though it is way too big, so we use it as pajamas.

Beckham in his new pajamas. I absolutely love these on him. Isn't he the cutest thing in the world?!

Brinley and her cousin Tyler. She follows him around EVERYWHERE!

Thank you everyone for all the great gifts and even better memories.

Once There Was A Snowman...

2008-12-31T10:26:00.000-08:00

Yes, I am a slacker. Among all the hustle and bustle of Christmas I left my camera in Layton during one of our Christmas parties. So we didn't get any pictures of Christmas day. We got video, just not pictures. Brinley got some snow boots and so the day after Christmas she kept wanting to go outside. So we went out with her and built and snowman and made snow angels. She keeps calling her snowman Frosty and wants to sing the song everytime she sees him. It was fun that she got to participate in the snowman building this year. More pictures of our Christmas shananagans to come.

Once there was a snowman tall tall tall.

It was freezing. It snow ALL DAY LONG

What a trooper. She laughed and played the entire time!

Cousins

2008-12-31T10:15:00.001-08:00

Beckham and Jace got the exact same outfit for Christmas and wasn't planned or anything. They are only four months apart and already great friends. Jace will climb all over Beckham and take his binky. Luckily Beckham is usually pretty laid back about it. Just wait till he starts crawling in a few weeks and he can chase Jace around...

Beckham was so happy, so all of the pictures his mouth is wide open from laughing...

Christmas Time

2008-12-26T14:32:00.000-08:00

Well I have yet to post pictures of Christmas but here are are a few pictures of our kids in their adorable Christmas outfits....

Ho Ho Ho

2008-12-13T18:30:00.000-08:00

So about a week ago Darren and I along with my mom and dad and sister, Linsey, took the kids to the mall to see Santa. Brinley was so excited when she saw all the big presents and reindeer that surrounded the big chair. Then when we got up there, she was a little shy and apprehensive about sitting on Santa's lap. But when she found out she got candy afterwards she was a trooper and hopped right up. Beckham just sat there and looked at Santa not knowing what to think. It was so fun, especially since Brinley is understanding more this year. Happy Holidays!!

Thanksgiving...

2008-12-07T13:56:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was a blast!!! We had all of Darren's brother's and their families here but one. (We missed you Cam and Lori!) It was so fun. I wish we were able to do that more often. Thanksgiving dinner was fantastic! My mother in law did a great job on all of the food and we all ate to our hearts content!!

My sister in law, Jenni, made the cutest turkey hats for the kids an

d place mats of turnkey's made with each of the kids hands...

Jess Merrifield made the name tags which were so cute.. All of the place settings looked as good as mine!

Brinley loved helping Nana in the kitchen make homemade rolls!

Here are a few of the many things I am thankful for...

To be married to my best friend for eternity. I couldn't imagine my life with anyone else

My beautiful, healthy children. I can see the light of Christ in their eyes every day

My family on both sides, I couldn't ask for more support and love from each of you

My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and His Infinite Atonement

Visitors

2008-12-07T13:18:00.000-08:00

So my brother and sister in law came with their two kids from Arizona to spend Thanksgiving with all of us. We were lucky enough to have them for two weeks. We had such a blast. Carter and Brinley are only a month apart and are such good buddies. They are actually more like brother and sister, one minute they are playing and having fun and the next they are wanting to pull each others hair out. I wish they lived closer so we could hang out together all the time. We seriously had SO much fun. We went to the Lehi Legacy Center and shopping, to the Bean Museum and just had fun being together. The sister's in law even went to the midnight movie of Twilight with my mother in law. SO FUN!!

Carter and Brinley

The Merrifield's came from Rexberg and had Thanksgiving with us. Here is their twins Kensie and Gabbie, Carter and Brinley getting ready to watch Lion King.

Carter and Brinley playing animals together...

Here is the Lehi Legacy Center.

My boys

Jen and Carter, me and Brinley

Landon, Carter, Darren and Beckham

One night we went over the Braden and Melissa's and played rock band. Stacy and I even got in on the action...

Landon and Justin on guitar, Darren on vocals and me on drums

Aaron and Darren on vocals, Justin and Landon on guitar and Stacy on drums

All the sister's in law taking over and killing it!!

I think this is a great picture of Justin and Stacy concentrating on their instruments

Then it was Brinley and Tyler's turn.. Go

Brinley rocking the drums!

It's Always fun when Grandpa comes....

2008-12-07T13:11:00.000-08:00

My Great Grandpa Riley is living in the basement of my parent's house, so it is a treat to be able to see him often. We decided to get a picture of Beckham with his great great grandpa. We are so lucky that the kids are able to spend time with such a special man.

I love Bekham's face in this picture..

COLDPLAY

2008-11-23T12:53:00.001-08:00

Darren and I both love Coldplay, Darren even more than me. He even has their concert from the HD Music channel recorded so he can watch it whenever he wants. So for our anniversary I surprised him with tickets to their concert. So last night after watching our team get defeated by the U of U we headed to the concert. All I can say is WOW! We had fantastic seats and had SO much fun. Seriously, he is such a great performer. Not only did we love the songs, but he was entertaining just to watch how into his music he gets. We both had such a great time and we made a few great memories. I was so happy I was able to surprise him with something he loves. I love you babe!

This is a picture that Darren took...

Waiting for the concert to start (Darren looks like a total goof I know) We took like 10 pictures and Darren was making weird faces in ALL of them, this is the best one.

We really did have some great seats, I was so happy that they weren't in the nosebleeds

These are all taken from our seats. It shows you the great view we had.

Enjoying the concert and some ice cream..

Happy Anniversary!!

2008-11-05T19:04:00.000-08:00

Darren and I have been married for

1096 Days or 156 Weeks or 36 Months....3 Years!! Seems like it was yesterday... Three years

and two kids later and still loving every single minute!!

Then...Now...

And looking forward to many years to come! I love you babe!!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2008-11-01T19:11:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun Halloween this year. Brinley was actually able to go trick or treating and knew what she was doing and that she would get candy. After the door would close at one house she would say "more treat" and start heading to the next house. She seriously made the cutest cheerleader ever. The weather was absolutely perfect and Beckham just hung out in the stroller and loved being outside. It was a great night together as a family. I love Halloween!! It was so much fun dressing up my kids and taking them around the houses. Happy Halloween!!

Brinley and Beckham... my little BYU football player and his cheerleader

GO COUGARS!! I wish you could see her pom pom in this picture!

He seriously was SO happy the whole night, doesn't he look so handsome!

Darren was David Beckham (shocker I know)

I was a cheerleader too... it was so fun to dress up with my kids!!

Beckham's Blessing

2008-10-12T19:59:00.000-07:00

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.

Happy Birthday Brinley Bug!!!

2008-10-07T10:50:00.000-07:00

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

Autumn... the BEST

2008-10-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

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...

Lone Peak High School 2003

2008-10-01T15:00:00.000-07:00

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

We went to the animal fair....

2008-09-28T15:36:00.000-07:00

Actually it was the zoo. We went twice this last week since the weather was so nice. Once on Tuesday with Darren and on Thursday with my mom and dad while Darren was working. We decided we should go since there is limited time for this great weather. Both days all of the animals were out. It was so much fun and we had a great time. It is more and more fun each time we go since Brinley is always learning something new to say or do.. Beckham was asleep most of the time and that is why he isn't in a lot of pictures. Brinley was so cute, she was afraid we were going to leave after each animal so she would look at us and say "one more, one more". So we would go to the next animal. She is our little animal lover and would go to the zoo everyday if we lived closer.

Brin and Grandpa.. Brinley calls him "papoo"

Brin and Grandma

I love this picture.. she looks SO tiny

Brinley didn't want either of us to hold her for this picture, she wanted to sit on the gorilla's lap.

Riding the tigers with daddy, we love it when he can spend the day with us, he always makes it so much more fun!

Beckham finally woke up, so we needed to get a picture with him in it!

FINALLY!!

2008-09-20T15:11:00.000-07:00

Well, I have finally finished Brinley's room and I say finally because it has been partially finished for about 4 months now. I have been looking for a bed for what seems like forever and I finally found one that wasn't a small fortune. I found it on KSL brand new still in the box for $100. That's right. I called about 4 minutes after it had been posted and luckily it was in Payson so I picked it up that afternoon. YEAH!! So I went and got some bedding and window treatments and some last finishing touches and I love it!! A room fit for a princess. Hopefully she will do well with the transition. She slept in it last night for the first time and did great, although she was half asleep when we put her in there. But with a little luck I think she will do great! Here is the finished product...

BYU Game

2008-09-20T15:05:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed another BYU game today!! We are loving this. Although this time we decided to bring Brinley with us. She was so good (well as good as a two year old can be) but it was so hot and there was no where for her to really stand so we ended up leaving at half time. But it was still a good time and a great game.

We got our picture taken with Ty Detmer and Reno Mahe and a signed ball

Brinley holding the two footballs that she won during the pre-game activities

Enjoying a snowcone with daddy!

Beckham

2008-09-17T14:42:00.000-07:00

My little Beckham is getting so big already. He is now ten weeks and smiling all the time. He will even giggle now and then which is one of the sweetest sounds I have ever heard. A couple of days ago he started rolling from his stomach to his back.. I swear my kids just like to do things early. He is almost able to roll from his back to his stomach too. So crazy. Well I got it on video the other day along with some really cute pictures.