Birthday Boy...

Happy 34th Birthday to the man I love!!!

Ok...here goes...34 reasons why I love Damon...

He is a hard worker and provides well for our family.

He gets up with the kids in the morning and makes them yummy breakfasts.

He helps with the dishes.

He knows when I've had a rough day and will help around the house a little more than usual.

He was a little wild as a teen and will laugh at pictures of himself with me. (I'll find a picture and post it one of these days)

He served an honorable mission.

He takes care of himself and values his health.

He loves his family.

He loves my family, and they think he is wonderful.

He loves our kids.

The kids adore him and want him home "all the time".

He values time he spends at home.

He loves me.

He tells me I look great pregnant, even though I feel like a blob.

He has a great sense of humor.

He also has a very serious side, especially when the gospel is involved.

He calls me during the day to make sure I'm ok.

He's excited about having another baby.

The last thing I hear before falling asleep is that he loves me.

He kisses all of us before he leaves in the morning...even if we're sleeping.

He'll go dancing with me even though he really doesn't want to (pre-pregnancy).

He speaks another language.

He finished his schooling.

His favorite job was working at the MTC teaching other missionaries about discussing the gospel while in the field.

He smells really good:o)

He is loyal.

He's the nicest guy I have ever known...and everyone will tell you the same thing!

He is extremely gentle with the kids...and can't wait for a new baby to hold.

He reads his scriptures everyday.

If the kids are awake when he leaves, he'll let them push his car out to the street, and he'll race them to the end of the block.

He always kisses his hand, waves and honks when he leaves in the morning.

He'll watch movies with the kids just to cuddle with them.

He has a great laugh.

He is my best friend.

Hope you have a wonderful birthday! We all love you and think you are amazing!

Happy Birthday to...

MY SISTER AIMEE!!!

(this is a picture of all my siblings. Aimee is the one wearing black in the middle)

Aimee and Damon share the same birthday...same year and everything:o) Funny huh! Hope you have a great birthday camping in the mountains Aimee!!! We miss you and your cute family tons!!!

Movie Trivia...Bria Style...

Just the last day or two, Bria has been quoting movies. It's actually pretty cute. She found this red ribbon, asked me to record her, and wants you to guess the movie she's quoting. Any ideas???

What Happens When...

What do you think happened when the clippers were left outside after giving the boys a haircut??? Does this give you a clue?

So, here's what happened...Last Sunday, Damon gave the boys a cute buzz haircut, and left the clippers outside. I saw Micah chasing Colton around the backyard the following afternoon with something in his hand. Colton ran to me and said, "Mommy, Micah try to cut my hair." Yeah...he got him pretty good! When I told Damon about what happened, he just started laughing! Good thing hair grows back...and...it's a dang good thing he didn't give Bria a cut with the clippers! Micah said he was "trying to be like daddy"...so...we gave him props for his quick wit:o) We actually left his hair like this the entire week cuz we thought it was so funny! Damon finally cut Colton's hair this morning, and he looks like Mr. Clean!!!

Cutest Mr. Clean EVER!!!

Happy Pioneer Day!!!

For some reason, Pioneer day in Utah is as big as the 4th of July! Damon's parents made it back from their 6 week trip just in time for the festivities. We started the night off with some fireworks in our front yard. Damon had a little help from Micah in the pyro department;o)

As we were "smoking out" the neighborhood with all our firecrackers, our cute neighbor Ali came over to say hi. She's due a month before me...and seriously...we're practically the same size!

When 10pm rolled around...we headed to our backyard with some friends to watch a great firework show from a neighborhood that's about a 1/2 mile from us. We had the best view!!!

Here's a video of the finale. It was incredible! If anyone wants to come over next year, we'd love to have you!!!

Happy Pioneer Day to you!

We're BAAAACK...from Camp that is...

I had SOOOOO much fun at girl's camp last week!!! This is an amazing group, and we had a blast!!! Just so you're not bored of looking at pictures of girls you don't know, I'll spare you the slide show and just tell you the greatest things about our time away...

I loved getting to know the girls even more than I already did!

Late nights with the other leaders was so hilarious! We have enough insiders to last a lifetime! Aren't we cute???

Candy Cane Court was super funny! We sentenced each girl...anyways...it was great, and the girls really got into it!

Meeting and listening to "Sage" speak about her struggles in life, being burned over her entire body at the age of 5. (she's in the front in the green dress)

All the great devotionals.
Skit night. The girls did a great job!

Not cooking or cleaning up after kids for a few days...magic!
Come to think of it...not putting 3 kids to bed at night.

Being secluded in the mountains.

Seeing deer in our campsite.

Having my own personal hair dresser:)

Watching the girls canoe...

swim in the lake, go on the zip-line, the rope swing, and the rope bridge. Not having one big argument the entire time!!! The girls are angels I tell ya!

Our ward devotional...speaking about the sacrifice of our Savior.

Bonfires at night...

I could seriously go on forever with highlights from the week!!!

Everyone was so great at camp. They made sure I sat as much as possible and that I always had someone walking with me...regardless of where I was going:)
I LOVE this group of girls and leaders!!! They are amazing examples to me of friendship and I wouldn't have changed this week for anything!

We had such a great time, and I truly appreciate everyone who helped to make girl's camp successful! Can't wait for next year!!!

*A little side note...Did you notice that I'm not in this picture??? I, unfortunetly had to come home a day early from camp. Within an hour on Thursday, I went from...sitting by the lake talking with other leaders and laughing, to...not being able to walk or even stand up, due to a super sharp, never ending pain in my "pregnancy" bones. It was scary to me the pains I was feeling, and I couldn't ignore the events that happened. For instance...RIGHT when I said I needed a blessing, our Stake Pres, his Secretary, and our Bishop all showed up in our campsite. A couple of them weren't supposed to be there for another 3 hours! Then, the Davis family came up to bring their daughter a cake for her birthday. They were supposed to come up the night before, and were ready to leave right when I needed to go home. I hated the fact that I missed the last night...with testimony meeting and another girl's night, but am glad that I did...for my sake and for the baby's! My exit was dramatically embarrassing!!! I had 6 people carrying me out to the car while I'm laying on my cot! I seriously couldn't get up! When I got home, I had to have Damon and Ron carry me inside. Luckily, I'm feeling better, and am able to walk now. The greatest part about coming home was that it was Colton's birthday! Cute Damon had a gift wrapped up for him, and some cupcakes with candles...isn't he thoughtful!?!?! And...I was able to get to the doctor the following morning. The doctor assured me that I'd be ok (as said in my blessing). I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband!!! He took such great care of the kids while I was gone, and even took an extra day off to take care of me!

Guess Who Just Turned 3...

COLTON!!!

We are so blessed to have this cute little boy in our family! Here are a few of my favorite things about this little man...

I love all his hugs and sloppy kisses

He "loves the baby" every day by kissing my tummy and saying, "I love you baby".

Colton thinks that EVERYTHING is a sword or knife.

He has the cutest smile.

I love how he looks when he gets embarrassed. Tilts his head down and opens his mouth into a wide 'O'...so cute!

He loves for me to lay next to him at night.

He cuddles with Bria, and when he does...she's in heaven!

He is great at remembering church songs.

He makes up the funniest songs too!

He likes to dress himself, and does a darn good job!

He has some great dance moves!

And...I love his cutest dimple under his left eye when he smiles!!!

He is such a cute kid and we're so lucky to celebrate this special day with him!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLTON!!!

Our 4th and Friend Time...

Are you ready for a picture overload??? I'm gonna go back to the 4th of July, since I haven't mentioned anything about it yet...

We started our morning with a neighborhood breakfast at the Law's house.

It was so fun to get together and hang out.

Then, all morning we just hung out with Damon. It's always great when he's home:) This is how I found Bria and Micah watching a show. It was so sweet! They brought Colton over for a picture:)

That night, I made my mom's super yummy fruit ice cream...which has become a 4th of July tradition! YUM!

We just set off some fireworks of our own...

Then went up onto our deck to watch some from the local Junior High. We had a great view!

Later on, we went around to deliver ice cream to some neighbors and ended up hanging out with them until almost 1 in the morning:) The husbands watched a movie and all the kids...and us girls went to toilet paper someone's house for her 40th birthday:) It was so much fun! We hid in the bushes and waited for her to come home:) Unfortunetly I don't have any pictures, but I will say that it was the BEST toilet papering job I've helped with in a very long time!!! Happy Birthday Monica:)
So...that was our 4th of July! The following day (Saturday) is when our friends came over for the reunion. We had such a wonderful weekend!!!

This week we've had lots of fun with our friends too! On Tuesday I had 5 additional girls over here for a good 3 hours (obviously missing 2 in the picture). There were some issues cuz Micah was a little out-numbered, and has a little "crush" on Kloey (the girl on the right).

They had fun collecting bugs, feeding that HUGE caterpillar, and playing in the waterfall.

This past Wednesday, we went to the park with some other moms from the ward. It was so much fun that we ended up staying for a good 3 hours...and the kids were good and tired by the time we left! Bria was entertained by making bracelets, and the boys just ran around having fun. Here are a couple pictures from the park...

And...just so you know...this will be my last post for a bit. I am off to Girl's Camp on Tuesday!!! Lucky for me, Damon will be staying home with the kiddos:) Fun times!!!

Reunion and Roger Time...

We had such a great weekend!!! I'll have to post about our 4th of July later when I can gather all the pictures from our fun day...

On Saturday, we had a reunion with some families from our BYU ward...all because the Rogers were coming for a visit:) We had SO much fun! Good food, good friends...what more could you ask for???

What great friends we have! It seriously felt like time stood still since we've all been together 8 years ago! Here are the Stringhams, Neves', Grovers, Bells, Rogers, Stohls, Bullocks and us. We're just missing the Johnson's in this picture...they had to leave early:(

Check out all our kids!!! I think we're missing 5 in this picture...Can you believe that with all these kids, we didn't witness any arguing or injuries! What a great time they all had!!!

Thanks to everyone who came over! We'll definitely have to do this more often!!!!

And...we were so lucky to have the Rogers over for the weekend! Our kids played super cute together and had so much fun!

It was really great to see what cute little friends they became!

We enjoyed sleep-overs, the girls trading clothes, Maddy cleaning my floors and counters multiple times:), movie night, smores, introducing Maddy to our neighbor:), "farkling" it up, going to church, talking, reminising, and planning our next reunion!

So...has anyone played Farkle before??? It was a dice game we played back in the day, and it is so fun! Maddy kept making fun of the way I was rolling...for what reason I don't know...Because look...I got a straight!!! I just thought this was blog-worthy:)

Here's a picture of Maddy and me just before they left...booo!

And...our annual send off! We'll miss you guys! Thanks for a wonderful weekend!!!

So....If you lived in Union Square and are up for another reunion, let us know. We're thinking of renting a Beach House in the summer of 2009!!! WOOO HOOO!