The big ONE!

Well, Everett isn't exactly one yet, but we needed to get his pictures done before life got crazy. :) (Thanksgiving in Utah, moving to Mesa, Christmas). So here they are folks! Enjoy!

PS. I spent about three hours making him this hat for when we go to Utah and he won't keep it on his head for more than ten seconds. It is a miracle we got this picture. :)

One of his latest tricks: clapping

This last one looks like he is posing. :) It was actually the first picture we took, so maybe he was posing and the rest he just got tired of taking pics. :) 

Thanks for stopping by!

Errands with Dad

I don't know why I loved this so much, but this morning Brian took Everett with him while he ran a few errands. I was happy (getting about a half our to catch up on the house) and just putting away some laundry when the boys came home. Brian came walking in and Rett looked like this. I couldn't help but laugh. The best part is he has never had a cookie and he has never had chocolate. So the fact that he had his very own giant chocolate-chip cookie with the very obvious evidence that he had eaten it was too much for me to handle. :) He was so proud of himself. (I asked Brian if the lady at our grocery story gave it to him, but he actually got it at our local hardware store.) Go figure! I love my boys. :)

Um...

We are moving to Mesa!!!! AH!
That's all. :)

Glee baby!

So yes, I will admit that Everett likes to watch glee. But take the title however you want. He sings and dances when the music comes on. :) When Chelsea and Emily came to stay with me (for General Conference weekend which was such a blast by the way...hopefully Emily will send me some pics) we got out the keyboard for the kids to play with. (Actually it was so Emily could perform a rap song) But the kids loved it. :) Raelyn loved to stand on it and Everett never got that creative...he just played it with his hands. But since then, we have kept it out and he plays on it everyday. Sometimes he accidentally turns on the "tunes" button and it plays a song. He dances along. Thought I would just share the pics of the little star to be. :)

My favorite part of these is that his smile is so big you can see the back of his throat. :) Its just lucky for me that he thinks the camera is funny so he smiles in every picture.

25 weeks along

I know there have been so many of my fans waiting for a belly picture (actually no one has requested one...at least out loud) so here it is folks! Baby boy number two! And in the words of my good friend Ana Rosa, "He's growing like a weed!"

Everett's first hair cut

I know that many of you will laugh (if you know Everett) when you see this posting...since he really doesn't have that much hair. :) However, I like to compare his (old) hair to Gollum's. Very long in some spots and very thin and completely bald in others. :( Hence the need for a sensible hair cut. Brian did the dirty work and I just entertained so we didn't cut his ear off with the buzzers. :)

We had to put him in his bumbo so we could just spray it off when we were done but his fatty legs barely fit through any more! Here is the before shot:

This is what he kept doing when we put the buzzers on his head. Poor kid. He was so scared, but Brian and I couldn't help but laugh. :)

 Here is the champ with a new hair cut and his daddy:

I had a video of the blessed event (that was only 1 min.) but Blogger never lets me upload my videos! It always says there is an error. :( Anyone? Is it because I am uploading them from i-photo?

Give Away!

Hey everyone! Just so ya know we are having our very first giveaway over at www.addsomepaint.com. If you haven't entered to win yet, you should! We are giving away a 25 dollar gift card to JoAnns Fabric and some cute magnets. See the site for detaisl on how to enter! Thanks! PS you can find the link to the site on the right side of this blog. Just click the little button! :)

Rett's first camping trip!

Since Brian had Friday and Monday off we figured this would be a good weekend to try out camping with Everett. We went down to "the rim" a little past Heber but before Payson. We were at a tiny campsite near Willow Springs Lake and it was so FUN! Here's how it started... Everett fell asleep the second we got in the car and slept the whole way. (And I slept a little too) Bless Brian's heart for driving.

When we got there Rett was a little tired and out of it while we unpacked...

And then we got the tent up. Then he realized how much fun this camping thing was going to be. :)

And he got his crazy eyes! :) We put down our blessed camping blanket next to our bed so he had a place to crawl around. He kept falling off the air mattress and face planting but he was enjoying himself.

We had to get some more things set up so Everett sat in his umbrella stroller...somewhat patiently.

This is what our campsite looked like:

And of course our trash bag hanging from a tree. :)

After we got camp all set up we decided to go exploring and take a little hike. We went to the little visitors center, walked a little trail, and saw the lake. (Sorry, no pics. We took our other camera and it died.) But when we went to the lake Everett and I put our feet in (since mine were swollen like sausages) and his were hot. We were playing in the water when we found this little beauty! I know...a rock. I just love how red it is! It looked even brighter through the water. Oh the beauties of this earth!

Then we came back so Rett could nap. He took forever to go down with all the excitement going on so he sat on dads lap holding a stick for a while. 

Then I caught this perfect picture of them both blinking at the same time. :) 

Then he got hurt feelings...

Then he got mad and threatened me with his stick. 

Eventually he went down for his nap. Brian read a book and I played Harry Potter Lego on the Touch...I know...we are roughing it. :) By the time Everett got up it got a little cooler  and the bugs started coming out (although still perfect weather) so we changed Rett into his "camping" shirt and fed him some dinner!

Then Brian went for a walk and (didn't tell me where he was going) Rett and I hung out. After a while I thought a bear got him! But Everett and I still had fun. :) Here are some pics from his photo shoot!

This one is my favorite...

Then Brian came back and I wasn't scared anymore :) Then we decided to make a fire and cook our dinner! Everett was sort of upset he was stuck in his stroller again. :) He kept trying to reach the fire. 

Brian and I had some good laughs over dinner. First of all we were laughing at this GIANT roaster stick Brian forged for us. We didn't realize how big it was until the hot dogs almost didn't fit over the poker part. :) We also cooked tin foil dinners with carrots, potatoes and hamburger. They were so good!

The funny story behind this was that I kept packing things (before we left) that I thought we might need and (some unnecessary things that I thought could possibly come in handy). When we were getting ready to cook Brian noticed I brought a wooden spoon and said, "What's that for?" I said, "You know, in case we wanted to stir our tin foil dinners in the fire!" And he said, "With a wooden spoon?" We both just started laughing and I said, "Yeah...I didn't really think that one through did I?" :) Good times. Although in my defense we did use the spoon to stir stuff and it was a good toy for Everett. :)

Everett eating my dinner. :) He loved the carrots.

Then the fire died down and Rett was ready for bed. The night was the most adventurous thing we did. Here's what happened. We decided to sleep on a blow up mattress with two regular sleeping bag stacked together so we could all sleep in the same bed and stay warm. Rett slept in his fuzzy footy pajamas, I slept in pajamas and Brian did not. We also didn't actually zip the two bags together because we thought we would get too hot. Turns out it got FREEZING! Everett slept great and was nice a toasty. The only time he woke up is when we would change positions. Brian and I kept waking up in the night and just talking about how freezing we were. We were smart enough not to bring any extra blankets or anything. Let's just say it was a LONG night. Not to mention the fact that I am 22 weeks pregnant. Camping + pregnancy equals not comfortable. The air mattress must of had a leak because by the morning it was completely deflated and we were sleeping on the cold wet ground. Also, I thought my bladder was going to burst. I normally go 2 or 3 times in the night. I couldn't make myself get up and go pee in the dark. I know...I am a wuss. In my defense though the porta-pottys were a good walk away and I would have just peed in the woods but we had neighbors a few yards away. Good times. :) Here is what Rett looked like in the morning.

Comfy right? Anyway. We ate breakfast and packed up. Over all it was so much fun and we would totally do it again. :)...with a different mattress and more blankets. :) 

What's been going on...

1. I think Rett has another ear infection...yay!
2. I am kicking butt on Christmas presents...I know...its August...judge me.
3. I am 20 weeks along this week (Half way there!)
4. Brian started biking and exercising again...I wish I had his drive. I sit on the couch and watch him work out. It makes me feel very accomplished. :)
5. On that subject, had seven no-bake cookies today...oops.
6. Everett has started to chase the vacuum and growl at it when its on.
7. Just had an awesome Stake Conference. Brian and are going to to read the whole BOM by Christmas. Wish us luck! That's at least four pages day.
8. Loving our new site: www.addsomepaint.com. Follow us if you love me! (Desperate plea for affection)
9. Rett and I have watched Snow White twice in the last week....Its the only Disney movie we have.
10. I got free diapers in the mail and saw a double rainbow this week! OH MY GOSH! A double rainbow!

It's a boy!

This is how we roll in this family. We know how to make boys and make em good. :) Here are the latest of our newest member. Showing he is a real man! (It was hard to get a clear shot of his man parts because he kept his legs crossed the whole time. :)

This is the only face shot she could get because he was facing my spine the whole time and when he did turn it was only for a second. Here he is face on looking like an alien. :)..but a cute alien. 

Here is his hand shot. He is totally holding up a number one sign. I think its a sign to Everett that he is number one now and Rett better watch his back. :)

Cute foot shot. Toes just like his mama's. 

Catch up

Here is the down low of whats been happening lately...with no pictures. :)

1. I think everett ate a piece of paper yesterday

2. He just figured out how to open and close cupboards...great.

3. I started rolling all my embroidery floss (because I wanted it to be organized) and realized I had ten million colors and it has taken me the whole weekend and I'm not even a third the way done.... hmm...

4. We find out the sex of the baby on Tuesday!

5. Brian crashed his model airplane...it was sad...but nothing a little duct tape won't fix.

6. My door table is finished and I am loving having more counter space in my kitchen! woot!

7. I have been working on crafting for www.addsomepaint.com

8. I had three friends get married in the last two weeks...yikes!

9. My stomach looks like I just got really fat.

10. Our scale ran out of batteries. Maybe thats a good thing?

This is all. I just needed to unload.

You should check this out. :)

Ok everyone... so since I don't know how to do a screen shot...there will be no pics on this post but I think that you all should go to our (Me and my sisters) new website for all the crafting goodies. We just started it and you should follow us...if you like it. :)

www.addsomepaint.com

PS. I probably won't be posting any of my craft stuff on this blog because whelp...Im too lazy to post it on both sites. :)

Everett update

Sorry this picture is sideways...I forgot to rotate it before I uploaded.

Ok. So here is what Everett has been up to lately: He took three months of army crawling before he figured out how to crawl with his stomach off the ground. The same week he started crawling right, he also started standing up on things, shimmying along the couch and attempting to walk. Also, same week he got two teeth. I guess when he's ready he's ready. He makes us laugh so hard. He can whistle, make bird sounds, call like Chewbaca, click his tongue and say mama and dada and baba. He doesn't know what they mean...but he says them. He also has started to sing with us in church. Good boy. :) We love our little man. He is almost nine months old! (In two weeks). Crazy. Oh and other baby update. We should find out if its a boy or a girl in about two weeks!

Brian's birthday weekend

First off, this post is not inclusive of my little sisters birthday...we weren't there. :( But surprisingly, Emily and Brian have the same birthday. Ok. Now to business. Brian always wants the famous fruit pizza from the Kirkham kitchen every year for his birthday. I just am always too lazy to make it. It actually took quite a while to do but it was well worth it...look at that face. :)
He turned 25...not 1.
Here is the fruit pizza in the makings. And I didn't get any shots of the baking process because I didn't want the camera in the kitchen. :)
Here is Scott and Everett "fishing" off the couch with my preschool magnetic fishing pole. Everett loved it!
Family Picture to document the event!
For Brian's birthday he got the new Lego Star Wars game for his Mac....I know. He's a nerd. But such a cute nerd. Here are him and Scott playing together. Can you tell they are brothers? Oh and of course little Rett playing too. His buttons just don't do anything but don't tell him that.
On Sunday we woke up and Brian made a huge breakfast for us. We had pancakes and eggs and bacon! So good!
So when Rick and Annie came, the brought a walker for Everett. He is scared to death of the fact that it moves and cries when it scoots but when he is sitting in it he is pretty happy. We had to get a picture of this because Scott loaded up ALL his toys on his tray. Spoiled little kid. Look at that face...he knows it too.
Also for Brian's birthday we made homemade Burnt Almond Fudge ice-cream. (Annie and I did a LOT of cooking for the birthday and I am glad I had so much help. It was definitely not a one person job.) Here is Rett helping daddy blow the candles out.

The glory in the makings. (Oh and another one of Brian's presents was this awesome new ice cream maker. It holds 5 quarts!
He also got this awesome new backpacking-backpack (Say that 10 times) from his dad. He is so excited. I was excited too because now he can carry all my stuff too. :)Brian got some really sweet cards from Grandma's and Kirkham and some others. Thanks to everyone.
Rett helping his dad open some presents.
Brian's mom got him this awesome new shirt for going out. It fits perfect!
Oh and I made this banner for his birthday because I thought it would be fun. I don't have a Cricut or a Sillouhett so Annie helped me cut out all the letters by hand. Good woman. Brian also got, another present from me and the Kirkham's but it didn't arrive until a few days later. He got a really cool remote control plane. He said its really hard to fly and there will be pictures to come. :) I think he found a new hobby.
Here is the gang altogether...and of course Rett is on Grandma's lap. Thanks to everyone for making it such good birthday for Brian. I'm so glad he was birfed.