Boyz II Men

I absolutely love Boyz II Men. We bought tickets for the concert and then Brian and Tim had were given VIP passes a couple of hours before from someone they do business with. I was so excited!! We went to a dinner before and met the Boyz. The concert was a lot of fun as well. We had great seats and I know they were singing to me the whole time.

I know it looks like Tim was just trying to jump into the picture to be cool but he really was invited.

FHE

We had a really fun Family Home Evening with some friends on Monday. We went into the canyon for a small hot dog roast and smores. We attempted to tell them the Joseph Smith Story and then let them find some of their own brass plates (or in this case, cheep silver aluminium plates). They had a lot of fun playing together.

I love Brian's face in this picture.

Goofy pictures

Braxton wanted to be silly and take funny pictures of us together. I tried letting him do it but every picture had his thumb in it. He thinks these are pretty great.

Little photographer

Braxton's new favorite thing is to take pictures with my tiny little camera. He is getting really creative and trying out new things by getting the dramatic look of close-ups. I love that he tried new things by changing the camera mode to Black and White. Something he did all on his own! Whether it was intentional or not...who knows.

Mama Mia!

Brian and I went to see Mama Mia and loved it! Well I loved it and I loved watching Brian's face every time a new song came on. I was planning on going with girl friends that would enjoy it as much as me. I then changed my mind when I needing a brutal punishment for Brian after buying himself something that I did not think was a good purchase. I decided that part of his punishment would be to sit through the movie that I knew he would despise most. It was worth every minute. He was especially embarrassed when I started dancing and singing, (there were only 4 other people in the theater...not because the movie was bad but because it was very, very late in the local theater that does not get much business).

Needless to say I think he learned his lesson and will think twice before making a purchase like that again. Or at least call me first!

Family Reunions

We had a lot of fun going to family reunions for both sides of the family this past week. The time with Brian's family started off with golf for the guys, and spa treatments for the girls.
We then headed up to Idaho to stay in a cabin on Lake Cascade. We were able to go jet skiing, water skiing, wake boarding and get pulled on the tube. It was Braxton's first experience on the tube and he loved it. Especially when I got thrown off and he managed to hold on. Thanks Aunt Jenn.

(Peyton enjoying himself once again!)

Noorlander Family Reunion

It has been so long since all my siblings have been together. I don't remember a time that every single cousin was together. With the exception of Kyle who is on a mission all my siblings were able to meet together this weekend. We started off with a girls night out (Tiffany could not make it)

and then a day full of fun on Saturday. Paintballing, a huge breakfast, swimming, a magician, 4 wheeling, basketball, kite flying and a BBQ to end the day. My kids were lucky enough to have been with all 26 of their cousins in one weeks time. I was proud of my husband who made it into the public pool for the first time since I have been married to him. He has a phobia with public pools but got into the spirit by doing a couple tricks off the diving board.

Apostle Song

I thought this was a really fun way to teach children (and adults) the First Presidency and the 12 apostles. My kids love it.