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.

Tim

This is my first and only time I will ever write on this thing. I try to stay as far away as possible from these things. I wanted to help my buddy out that is newly single. Let's get him on as many dates as we can. If it is a blind date please show him a picture first!

Going to Grandma & Grandpa Hawkins

Brian's mom wanted the kids to come visit. Knowing I would not make the drive by myself, she was nice enough to get us tickets to entice me! We had a lot of fun. They have an amazing pool that Braxton loved exploring his Independence. It was the first time I did not have to be in the water while he was. When he first got in I was not watching (thinking he would stay on the steps for a minute). I looked over and he had tried walking out into the water which comes right to his nose. He was frantically trying to get back to the steps while staying on his tip toes. I was not dressed for swimming but had to get in anyway! After that he knew he had to have his arm floaties to get in. He loved the water slide. It amazes me how much my kids love the water since I am so afraid of it and can't swim. Thank goodness for Grandma and Grandpa who try to teach them.

Blogging Slacker

I know I am getting behind on my blogging. Life has been crazy the last couple of weeks. So because I have forgotten to pay attention to what is going on, I thought I would steal a post from Stephanie about memories. I thought it looked like fun.

Memories

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

Aquarium

I couple of weeks ago I went to the aquarium with my friends Natalie and Sarah. I always have fun when I am with them. They both have kids that are Peyton's age. Braxton loved the sharks and Peyton loved to run around.

Do your research!

I know I have made a post before for Jim Noorlander but thought I would again. He is running against Jason Chaffetz for Congress in the 3rd district. For most all people who read my blog that is you. All of Sanpete, Millard, part of Juab (Nephi), part of Salt Lake County (Kerns, Riverton, Bluffdale and some others), & Utah County. Less than 10 percent of people in the 3rd district voted in the primary election. Please to your research for not just this election but for all of them. Then get out and vote in November!

Prayer

I think my favorite new thing of Peyton's is his prayer face. He loves to pray. He does a little bit of mumbling then opens his arms wide and yells "AAAAA" I guess that means Amen.

Getting Creative

Since I didn't really want to get myself all wet and go to the pool I went to Kmart and bought one of those cheap kiddy pools (which are way more this year). It did not fit in my car. Luckily I had Stephanie's little sister with me who is in her teens so she could help. I should have learned in Nebraska that trying to get creative does not work for me. I had her sit in the passengers seat with the window down holding the pool outside the car. It was less than a mile right? We did get it home but the wind got a hold of it a little and nearly turned it inside out. Thankfully Stacie was able to keep hold of it. I wish I had pictures but Stacie was so embarrassed she would not let me take any. Here are some from our fun after we made it home.









It was like taking a bath in mud. One of the great things about living in community of town homes is the kids. When we pulled that out they flocked toward the pool. My kids always have friends to play with.