New family pictures

We took some family pics this weekend... The one above and here are a few more

A family update

We've had a really good summer. So far we have been to Lagoon and spent the day at Lagoona Beach (sp?), we went to the Dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving point, and we've explored a lot of the canyons up here. We also spend as much time at the pool as possible. Brooks loves the water and his favorite thing to do is run off the edge of the pool into are arms. We are trying to teach him to blow bubbles under water but all he really does is swallow gulps of icky pool water. He loved the Dinosaur museum it was an afternoon of constant oohs and ahhs and running around everywhere.

Pat has been really into this thing called Photo reading (anyone ever heard of it?) It's supposedly teaches the ability to absorb a book into your subconscienc or something... I'm a skeptic if you can't tell.

I decided that this summer I was going to read all the Jane Austen novels. I love her stories, but I have only ever seen the movies. There are six novels total and I'm going in order of date published. I just finished Pride & Prejudice, and I read Sense & Sensibility first. The next one is Manfeild Park. I actually was pleasantly surprised... I thought they would be difficult to get into and enjoy because of the movies. I actually like the book so much more. It's the one thing that I always enjoy more about books. You get to find out what the characters are thinking, which is hard to portray in a movie. Plus, she also writes what happens to the characters after their marriages. Anway, if you love the movies as much as I do and haven't read the books, I highly recomend you do!

Brooks is getting bigger and (unfortunately) smarter every day. He has figured out how to climb up just about anything, he learned how to open the cabinet locks we put every where and he now says Pat (which comes out as Pap) instead of Dad :). I think it irks Pat a little, but it also makes us both laugh. He is a dancer. Anytime we put on music he does this cute dance, Pat calls it his getting water out of his ear dance. He is jabbering up a storm and tells us the most entertaining jibberish stories. His big thing over the summer has been the Disney movie "Cars". We literally watch it at least two times a day, every day. Pat and I can now reinact the entire movie :).

Well that's it for the update, here are a few pictures of our stud muffin
































Giving Love to the dogs... such a lover boy











Watching "Cars" for the one millionth time!

We love Daddy!!

We were out hiking last weekend with Erin, Kyle and Jack and I snapped this picture of Pat showing Brooks to throw rocks in the river. I love my boys :)

Cousins

It is so much fun to get the boys together. Erin, Kyle and Jack gave this car to Brooks for his first birthday, and Jack got one from Mimi on his birthday. Now they can ride side by side. All Brooks wants to do is get out of it now and push it himself though.









Boys... what is it with dropping thing down in grates? It's so cute to see them start to play together more. We love being up here so that they can hang out so much!

Recent pictures

Brooks is such a character lately. He is getting to be such a big guy.He has definitely nailed that toddler independent attitude. Oh the things you only know when you become a mom. How a little person can frustrate you to the verge of insanity and in an instant melt your heart with a smile, a funny antic or an unexpected hug and kiss...




























This is how he has been sleeping lately. With all his stuffed animals surrounding him.

A day at the park...

This was the coolest park I had ever seen. I think it's on like 7800 South and just up from Redwood Rd. They had all these really cool castle like structures for all the kids to climb in and through, they even had a toddler section with swings and those spring horses. We had a great time.





























The boys on the swings... they weren't as enthused as I thought they would be.









It started to rain so we took cover under one of the playground buildings. While we were under there Brooks and Jack found a older woman to pimp (according to their dad's). She was actually really cute and really liked playing with the boys.

My life lately

Things to Scream about...

Brooks having major meltdowns lately at bed time. We were finally getting into a rhythm in the new place and now all of the sudden, Major drama at night, last night record two hours before he finally fell asleep!!!

Our renter's Bishop telling her that he owns about 40 rentals and that what she is paying us for rent is highway robbery when Pat is out of work and we are scrapping by every month!! The rent we are getting doesn't even make the mortgage payment. We can't all own 40 rentals and afford to lower our rent... must be nice though.

Things to cry about...

The sadness of post breast feeding boobs ;)

Trying on pre-baby bras and swim suits with post breast feeding boobs... ha ha, sigh... sniff

Being torn between happiness of no more breast pads and bra's with snaps on them, vs. sadness that B and I don't get that "just us" time anymore. And... wondering... do I really want to start over with another baby?, vs. I would like our kids close in age....

Things to laugh about...

Pat meaning to text "Wholy Cow !!" (yes he tried spelling it with a "w") and it coming across as "Winky Dou !!"

Reading an Admit note on a Phych chart... the patient's reason for admission "My husband is driving me crazy!" I about died with laughter :D

Watching B walk through the house totally oblivious to us... walking slow and then speeding up to that hilarious toddler trot and then slowing back down... back and forth, back and forth... while making a vvrrrooomm noise every time he speeds up.

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So far we are really liking Sandy. We miss all our family down in So. Utah and are seriously cramped in our apartment. We want to buy a house or a town home so bad we can taste it... stupid economy... grumble grumble.

On that note. We are trying to sell our duplex in Hurricane. We haven't even had anyone interested yet (it's been listed for about 6 months). We are just listing it for what we bought it for, not trying to make a killing or anything... hopefully able to get the money invested, out. If anyone is interested or maybe knows someone who may be like a multi million dollar real estate investor who can purchase real estate in this crappy economy... please let us know :)