Just a bunch o' Brooks!

EASTER 2010

2010-07-11T16:38:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite things about Easter is the traditions that we have as a family. I wasn't aware until a few years ago that not every family dyes Easter eggs, in fact, some never do! I can't remember a year that we haven't boiled eggs and then created beautiful masterpieces! The Easter bunny also seems to find us every year, filling our baskets with all kinds of sweets and treats. Another tradition that we have is the Lunt egg hunt. My parents started this many years ago and it has remained a favorite. They hide hard boiled eggs, candy eggs, money eggs, and prize eggs. We even have an adult hunt for money eggs. That one gets a little crazy! My favorite thing about this Easter though, was sitting down and watching General Conference as a family. I wish it fell on Easter Sunday every year!

Brenlyn, Easton, and Gunner

Briggs, Crew, and Emmie

All of the kids getting ready to go hunt eggs!

This was Steele's first year to understand that he was looking for little round balls to put into a basket mommy gave him to hold. After he realized some were filled with candy he abandoned the hunt, sat in the grass, and started devouring!

Everyone waiting for their number to be called to see what prize they hunted

Mom and Dad giving out prizes (I think they had about 55 this year!) Way to go!

MARCH: Spring Break!

2010-06-27T15:53:00.000-07:00

Ok, so Joe had a medical conference that was scheduled for March. When he booked it he didn't realize it fell smack in the middle of the kids spring break. Being the thinker that I am, I decided that we could make a family trip out of it, so the kids and I met him there for the last couple days of the conference. I know, I know, it sounded good at the time....Las Vegas, Spring Break, cool hotels, plenty to do and see....quality family time right? Well, I sorely underestimated the crap that fills Las Vegas. We spent plenty of time shielding eyes from billboards passing by or saying "don't look at the ground!" My kids even asked, " Why in the world would you take us here?" The only thing we could do was use it as a learning experience and take the opportunity to teach them about the things that the world offers and the difference between us and the world. Overall, we did make it a great trip. We saw many cool things and made happy memories....and hopefully we even strengthened our testimonies a bit! I'm so thankful to be different than the world!

The newest Jedi knights!

Inside the Venetian...COOL!

We visited the temple while Joe was in meetings

The kids loved walking across the Hoover Dam

M & M's Store

The Luxor hotel

Trying to talk him into giving me some of his pirate treasure!

MARCH: Joe turns 40!!!!

2010-06-27T15:35:00.000-07:00

The day after Colten turned 16 Joe turned 40! 40....I remember when both of my parents were 40 and I thought they were old...well, oldeerrrr. Now that Joe's there and I'm just around the corner I realize it's not old at all! (Remember that kids!) Anyway, we didn't do anything too exciting for his birthday (we were hoping to be in Hawaii), but we did decorate the house with black streamers, balloons, and signs and had a special dinner. Happy Birthday, Babe! I love you so much and I'm so thankful that Heavenly Father blessed my life with you! I look forward to all the wonderful years ahead of us!

40 candles.....smoke alarms beware

MARCH: Happy 16th Birthday, Colten!

2010-06-27T14:20:00.000-07:00

I seriously can't believe that my firstborn is 16! Am I really old enough to have a driving, dating, high school going child? It happens almost overnight....birth, baptism, dating and then a mission! I remind him daily that his mission is just around the corner. He reminds me that he still has two whole years of high school and one of college before that can happen. I say, good! Keep having fun and doing what's right! Happy Birthday, Colt!

Fancy cake I made huh?

Two pies for two fruitcakes!

He chose Cheesecake Factory for his birthday dinner! I'm not sure why Crew got to come when everyone else had to stay home

FEBRUARY: Happy 13th Birthday, TY!

2010-06-27T14:12:00.000-07:00

Ty turned 13 on Feruary 12 and is now officially a teenager-although, he's been taking on the characteristics and attitudes of one for some time now! :) He is excited about life and what lies ahead for him and so are we! Happy Birthday, Ty! We love you soooo much!

PICS TO FOLLOW

JANUARY: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

2010-06-27T13:51:00.000-07:00

For New Years we rented a house in Munds Park with our good friends, the Wrights. We played in the snow, tubed, watched movies, played games and ate lots of yummy food. Jill is one of the best cooks I know so anything she makes I eat! What a great way to start a new year!

STEELE

2010-06-27T12:53:00.001-07:00

Recently I've been eating my words in regards to my sweet baby Steele (maybe that's why I can't seem to lose any pounds!) I have a good friend who has pretty intense kids. We used to go places together and her little ones would crawl out of the cart, cry if they were buckled into a stroller, get into things and just overall be high maintenance. At the time Crew was my baby and he was an angel. I could take him anywhere. I had just never had a child like hers and didn't "get" it.....that is, until Steele came along! Boy, do I get it now! This sweet caboose of ours is into everything! He CLIMBS, UNLOCKS, ESCAPES, UNDOES, GETS INTO, MESSES UP, POURS OUT, UNLOADS, DESTROYS, UNWRAPS, and DUMPS OVER everything and anything he can get his hands on! I seriously can't believe it. I would need 5 of me to keep up with him and his busy-ness (did I make that word up too?) Thank goodness the other kids are all old enough to help out and it helps that he's so dang cute! P.S. My friends' kids are now older and she is loving this! :)

Climbed up on the island and unpeeled 7 bananas-notice how many more he didn't get to!

Dirt!

Steele and Kinlee eating otter pops

Marker?

Mascara

CREW

2010-06-27T12:22:00.000-07:00

Crew has probably changed the most to me in the last six months! He LOVED preschool and is now looking forward to going to the "big" school with Gunner. He always has something to tell us or a question to ask! He still talks with a little lisp and sometimes the kids try to correct him. I never let them though, because I LOVE how he talks and I'm not ready for him to be all grown up. He shows me at least 50 magic tricks a day all created from his own imagination! He is silly, crazy, nutty and goofy! In fact, we have a whole file of pictures under the category "Crazy Crew"! See if you can tell which pic below comes from that file. Crazy Crew, we love you!

Preschool graduation...so proud!

Let me tell you...finding all the bases in the right order was no easy task!

Yep, you guessed it!

Crew and cousin, Teagan.

Scary or crazy??? Not sure

GUNNER

2010-06-27T12:05:00.000-07:00

Gunner-number 4 in the family and for sure a middle child in many ways. He is obedient, kind, tender hearted and usually goes with the flow of what everyone else wants to do. He is a super hard worker and usually the first one done with his chores. He loves basketball, scouts, swimming and reading anything he can get his hands on! These days he can be seen walking around the house listening to an iPod that he saved up his own money to buy!

Last day of second grade!

Gunner and Easton played against eachother in baseball. Who won? They both say they did!

Awards assembly on pajama day (who planned that one?)

Whoop! Whoop!

BRENLYN

2010-06-08T22:09:00.000-07:00

Brenlyn, oh my sweet Brenlyn! The wonderful girl sandwiched between 5 brothers and she is the perfect girl for it! She isn't bothered at all by being surrounded by dirty, loud stinky-ness (is that a word?). In fact she is pretty loud herself and slightly messy! She inherited the loudness from her mother and the messiness from her dad! Jk, Joe. She is a motivated student (straight A's all year!), a caring babysitter, and a loyal friend. What would I do without her?!?!

10th Birthday
Celebration!

Joe got free tickets to the Jonas Brothers concert, including meet and greet passes! Bren and her cousins had a blast!

TY

2010-06-07T14:40:00.001-07:00

Ty,Ty, Ty.......Ty makes 2 teenagers in our house now and boy, is he ready for everything that comes along with it! He loves to be social and hang out with friends, stay up all hours of the night and sleep all day, and complain that "there is never anything to eat in this house!" He is hilarious and loves to laugh! He is a favorite babysitter to all of his younger cousins (Bren wins out for favorite among younger siblings though)

Gila Valley Temple Open House Look at that boy!

Family pics Fall '09

Acting excited about finding rocks for a school geology project
(I wanted to hurt his teacher after this one!)

Pretty much positive between Colten and Ty there is no memory left on photobooth!

Ty is always coming up with crazy contraptions, usually in the late hours of the day, and this one was no exception. He took a Nerf dart and stuck a straight pin in the end and then asked me to shoot it at his back. This I did without almost any hesitation! (Bren didn't have the stomach!)

This is what the future holds for my Ty, he's going to be an AMAZING missionary someday!

COLTEN

2010-06-06T12:35:00.001-07:00

My first born, baby #1, Mr. "lookin good", I need my sleep, has had a great year so far, mainly due to the fact that he turned 16 in March. I know, I don't look old enough to have a 16 year old! I am and getting older by the minute. He just finished his Sophomore year at Queen Creek High School. He had a good dive season (which is shown in an earlier post-shocking!) and a good baseball season as well. Now he's enjoying lazy summer days and looking forward to EFY in Flagstaff! Whoohoo!

Looking smooth at the Gila Valley Temple open house
Playing on photobooth-one of his favorite pastimes
Happy Easter! I found my money egg!
HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY, Colten! (And 40 for Joe!)

Time keeps on tickin, tickin, tickin......

2010-06-06T12:16:00.000-07:00

Well, here I am once again trying to catch up on something! It's always something. How am I going to fill in EVERYTHING that has transpired in our family since 2009! I mean really, Halloween was my last post! Seriously? This feels hauntingly like my personal journal writing that I get behind on and then when I sit down to catch up it's just too overwhelming. I read somewhere that one shouldn't try and do that, but should simply start with that day and go forward. I will do that, in my personal journal, but for the blog I'm gonna have to do the condensed version of 2010 thus far. Soooooo, this is how its gonna work.....I am going to do a post or two for each family member and just highlight some of the things that they've been up to in these recent months. It may take me a few days, but that's better than getting a few more months behind right? Then I will commit to being better at NOT GETTING BEHIND again.....at least this far behind! :)

BOO!

2009-11-15T22:21:00.000-08:00

How fun is Halloween?! ? My kids had so much fun this year trying to decide what was the perfect costume for them. I seriously think looking through our costume box, that stays in the garage all year, is almost as fun as the trick-or-treating itself! They pull everything out all over the floor and remember each costume they wore in the past. I try to get them to be something from the box, and sometimes it works and sometimes we just have to go on the hunt for the one we don't have. So here they are!

Steele was actually Spider Man, but these pics were so much cuter! He LOVED these teeth!

I have honestly tried to talk Ty into being a Kissing Booth for the passed 3 years! I guess this year he was finally interested in actually getting some kisses!

Bren-angel (not far from the truth!), Steele-Spiderman, Crew-dracula (only because he wanted the teeth and the fake blood!), Gunner-pirate, Bree-princess, Jayanna-angel/devil, and Kinlee-dancing girl.

Crew's preschool class

Sun, sand, and lots of water!

2009-11-15T21:52:00.000-08:00

I grew up going down to Mexico with my family and staying in my Uncle Steve's beach house. From those trips come some of my fondest memories, so when we had kids I knew I wanted to carry on that tradition. Joe and I went for the first time just months after we were married and and since then we've tried to go at least twice each year. Because of crazy schedules we hadn't made it down this year yet, so fall break seemed to be our last chance before the holidays. So we called up Nate and Maya and loaded up the cars and headed on down! We got to stay at Las Palomas, a resort that we've never previously stayed in which had heated pools, a lazy river, slide, and was right on the beach. We could go right from the sand to the pool! It was a GREAT trip!

Gunner & Taya

Carter, Crew, and Steele

Colten soakin up some rays and pretending to be asleep!

Ty, Kylee, Jade, and Brenlyn

I'm pretty sure Steele was pooping sand for like a week!

The hotel grounds from our room

Dive on in, Colt! The water's great!

2009-11-02T22:35:00.000-08:00

Colten tried out diving for the first time last year, as a Freshman, and loved it! He doesn't have any fear of smacking the water, so he improved really quickly, go figure! This year has been great as well, except for a minor accident he had while doing back flips off of a chair during mutual! Of course, it didn't dawn on him that it might not be the brightest thing to do during the middle of a sport season, but nevertheless, he under rotated one and hit his knee. It swelled to three times it's normal size and he couldn't walk on it for several days! This put him out of dive for 3 meets and about 2 1/2 weeks. Just one week before regionals he was able to get on the board again! He went to regionals and took 4th place, just missing state by 4 points! What a heart breaker! He had a great season though, and were already looking forward to next year!

Uncle Nate checking out the knee and subjecting Colten to a little pain! Ouch!

Check out that pike position! Getting limber enough to do that required some yoga with mom!

FOOTBALL!

2009-11-02T22:23:00.000-08:00

Football has been running our life for the last 3 months! It has been super fun, but so crazy and time consuming! Ty plays for the Hornets in the Queen Creek Pop Warner League. They have had a great season winning 8 straight games before getting beat in the semi-finals. More importantly, Ty has had a great experience!

Pep talk after our only loss!

Happy Birthday, STEELE!

2009-11-02T22:07:00.000-08:00

How is it possible that it's already been a year since our sweet, crazy little Steele was born? I remember it was so hot and I was miserable and could think of nothing more than having him out of me and in my arms! I was done being pregnant! He was born on Tuesday, September 23, just 1 day before his due date. He was perfect! That brand new baby phase came and went so quickly and I can honestly say I have enjoyed every minute of his first year. Now he is walking, climbing, running, screaming, and laughing! I can't count how many times in the past year I have wished I could freeze time and just have him the way he is a little longer. I guess I'm just feeling the sadness of this being my last baby! He has brought so much laughter and joy to our family. Happy 1st Birthday, Steele! We love you!

Across the Ocean and Back Again!

2009-09-30T16:47:00.000-07:00

My first trip to Europe was amazing! We went for a medical conference that was being held in Edinburgh, Scotland. Joe had worked tirelessly on a research paper for the last year so he could present his findings at the conference. At first, I tried to convince him that we shouldn't go, that we shouldn't spend the money, but he told me he was going to present his paper and he would love to have me join him. :) (In other words, I'm going and you are too) I didn't make up my mind until the day before he purchased the tickets!!! I'm so glad he convinced me to go! We stayed 7 days in Edinburgh and 2 in London! We had a great time and I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity!

Bag pipes were everywhere! Why was this a surprise to me? I was in Scotland!

Downtown Edinburgh-One of the most beautiful cities I've ever seen! (ok, so I haven't seen many, but still...) It is filled with old grand buildings, wonderfully preserved for hundreds of years, amazing architecture, a castle set on a hill, and it was sooo clean!

Edinburgh Castle-it is nestled within the city up on a hill. It is something to behold! Almost like a city within itself.

Beautiful country lane in Rosslyn, just down the hill from Rosslyn Chapel. This was my favorite place to see during my entire trip. Its' history is fascinating (DaVinci Code), the chapel itself was simply unbelievable. I'm not used to seeing something so old (built around 1446). It was undergoing conservation at the time (notice the scaffolding behind us) so we didn't get great pics of the entire chapel. I loved it!

These next three are taken at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. It was home to Mary Queen of Scots. Also has a fascinating history! It is still used when the royal family comes to Scotland, particularly for the Highland games.

About halfway up Scott Monument, built in honor of Sir Walter Scott. It is 200 feet tall and has 283 steps up winding narrow staircases to the top. Yes, Joe went all the way up and lived to tell about it!

Yep! You know I went and saw Wicked! How could I not? We were in London, for crying out loud! It was amazing as always!

Home again! Boy did we miss our kids!

GO BULLDOGS!

2009-09-07T23:02:00.000-07:00

Queen Creek High versus Higley High is the biggest rivalry of our football season! It's always a crazy game with a crazy turnout of students and fans, this year was no exception! We weren't about to miss this one! Joe and I and all of our kids plus my mom and Karalee and Kinlee were all there. (Aaron coaches for Higley, sorry Aaron!) It was a great game until half way through the 3rd quarter when it started to sprinkle. Being the fans that we are, we didn't let a little rain scare us away from a game we were currently winning, so we sat tight in the stands. Little did we know, the sprinkles were just the beginning. Before long the rain started pounding down and lightening became frighteningly close. When both teams headed for the locker rooms, that was our clue go somewhere besides those tall lightening rods called bleachers. That was it, everyone had the same thought as us at precisely the same time. It was seriously worse than leaving a D-Backs game. By the time we reached the car we were SOAKED to the bone and then had to wait in the parking lot for 40 minutes to exit toward home! What an grand adventure!!! How can anyone be upset about rain in Arizona???

****The game was rescheduled for Saturday morning where we beat Higley in overtime! GO BULLDOGS!

SERIOUSLY....has anyone seen a goose egg this size before?

2009-09-07T22:33:00.000-07:00

Steele seems to be demanding a lot of blog time lately, but gees...I couldn't leave this one out, now could I? It's been a couple of weeks now since this happened and the bump is almost (yes, I said almost, not totally) gone. I'm almost embarrassed to say it, but the thought behind taking the pics was so that I could eventually post them. That is really twisted, huh? Well, here's the story..... We had just finished with scriptures and prayers and Colten and I were trying to get out the door to Walmart. Steele wasn't ready for bed yet, so I told Bren she could stay up and read for awhile so she could watch him for me. She sat him down on the recliner while she turned to the couch to get her book and Steele just took a nose dive right off the chair and onto the wood floor. I do have to say (in Bren's defense) that Steele knows how to climb up on the chairs and couches all by himself and get down as well, so she didn't think a thing of setting him there. We just don't think he realized where he was. It frightened Bren and Gunner pretty bad and even I thought we might be taking a trip to the ER. Joe came home soon after and assured us he was fine. (I still had him give Steele a blessing!) Anyway, this was the result and just so you know, these were taken about 10 minutes after it happened so the lump has already gone down significantly! It looked like a golf ball was protruding off his forehead. Yuck! I'm so thankful that babies are resilient and that our dad holds the Priesthood!

Cow the animal, or Cow the person?

2009-08-28T14:06:00.001-07:00

The other day Crew went home from school with his friend, Kimilee. When I picked him up her mom shared this with me. He and Kimilee had been talking and Crew said to her, " You have a bwuda (brother) named Cow, huh? Just like the animal cow." We laughed so hard because her brothers name is Cal, not Cow, and if you've ever heard Crew talk both of those words sound exactly the same! So cute! It's always a little sad to me when they grow out of their sweet little lisps and learn how words are really pronounced. Love you, Crew!

Steele vs ink pad: ink pad wins!

2009-08-21T23:52:00.000-07:00

So, this being my sixth child I should be familiar with anything an 11 month old is capable of , right? Well, I haven't seen this one before! (I will say that I wasn't home for this, but Joe was and he took the pics before cleaning this mess up! Way to go, babe!) Somewhere Steele found and got into a fight with an ink pad....and lost! Enough said

Oh gees, look at the tile, walls, and baseboards!

1st Day of School!

2009-08-21T23:42:00.000-07:00

Who knew after such a great summer we would actually be excited for the school to begin again (except for Ty! He would prefer to stay home and sleep, instead of going to school) Here are my cuties just before going out the door into the big scary world, again!

PS I know, I'm missing Colten, I wasn't thinking very clearly that early in the morning and forgot to take his pic

Gunner- 7 and in 2nd grade

Brenlyn- 9 and in 4th grade

Ty-12 and in 7th grade (He hates this pic! Can you tell he's been over my shoulder while I'm writing this post?)

Happy 17th Anniversary

2009-08-07T23:34:00.000-07:00

Yes, indeed! It really has been 17 years! That is really hard to believe. In one sense the time has just flown by, I wonder how it has come and gone so quickly. But as I think about all of the places we've been, the things we've accomplished, the trials we've endured, the children we've had (6, that is!) it seems like a lifetime! I guess time is just funny that way! I can't imagine going through it all with anyone else! Joe is my best friend. He makes me laugh, helps me keep my perspective, talks me down from my proverbial cliffs, and loves me so much! For those reasons I am sooo very thankful I am his and he is mine forever, because a lifetime is just not long enough! Happy Anniversary, babe!

More 4th of July fun!

2009-08-07T23:28:00.001-07:00

Steele practicing for the rodeo at Aunt Elaines

Bren and Brandi

Troy and Whitney and their friends at the rodeo

4th of July in Taylor

2009-08-07T22:36:00.000-07:00

One of my best childhood memories is spending the 4th of July in Taylor! It is a weekend filled with family, eating, playing cards, and the RODEO and FIREWORKS! This tradition has continued on to my kids who also love to go to Taylor for the rodeo.

Ryan and Summer and their cute little family!

Gunner, Crew, and Bren enjoying the rodeo!

Ryan and Summer loaded up their horses and took

them down to the rodeo grounds for us to ride on!

The kids had a ball! Brandi and Gunner

Brenlyn, Brandi, and Gun

Crew and Grandma Lunt enjoying a ride

Daddy Daughter Sock Hop

2009-08-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

I am the lousiest (is that a word) blogger there is, but I'm not going to give up. So I decided when I have time, I'm gonna add some past events, even if that makes things out of order a little bit.

These two pics are from our ward Daddy/Daughter activity. Bren and Joe both had a great time eating burgers & fries, doing a hula hoop contest, and of course, cutting the rug (as my Dad would say)!

What great memories they made that night!

SO CUTE!

Playin the Wii

2009-06-29T15:22:00.000-07:00

I have some SERIOUS doubts about the value of "Rockband"

on my children's brain development. I mean, is it asking too

much to include some children's songs or even primary songs?

It's pretty sad when your 4 & 7 year olds know all of the words

to "Eye of the Tiger" and "Hungry like the Wolf". What the heck?

ROCK ON!

Where did all the shirts go???? Good job leaving

yours on Haley?

Crew (mine), Briggs (Craig & Melanie),

Cooper & Haley (Tim & Steph). My mom and

Kinlee (Karalee & Aaron) taking pics.

Crew & Gunner (mine), Maylee (Kevin & Ali),

Cooper, Rigdon, and Haley (Tim & Steph).

America's Favorite Past time

2009-06-22T15:18:00.000-07:00

I have loved baseball season since the very first time Colten played......10 years ago!!! It remains one of my favorites to watch, but this year things got a little crazy with three kids playing at the same time. Colten played on Queen Creek Highschool's Freshman team, Bren played softball, and Gunner played coach pitch. To top it off, Ty was on his middle school golf team at the same time!

Go Bulldogs!

Run, Gunner, Run!

Most weeks we had multiple practices and games every night. It was CRAZY!!!! Here are a few pics from the season...don't ask me where the one's went that I took of Brenlyn!?! I'm sure I'll find them and post them later :) And although it makes me look like a slacker mom, I didn't go to any of Ty's golf tourneys. They didn't even appreciate the parents being their so I supported him silently from home!

Egg Anyone??

2009-06-22T14:17:00.000-07:00

Easter always reminds me of my sis, Karalee. Why? Because she loves springtime. She loves everything about it, in fact, she celebrates a "make-believe" birthday in April because her real birthday is in Jan. and she doesn't like winter or being cold. She loves the way the sun warms the earth and that the animals are out, and everything is blooming with life. The traditions that go along with Easter and the true meaning of the holiday are why I like it.

We do all of the norms: coloring and hiding eggs, buying new dresses, and having Easter dinner. My mom and dad started a tradition many years ago of having an egg hunt at their house. They have prize eggs and money eggs for everyone who comes. They even have an adult money egg hunt and this year the top egg had $50 in it! Seriously! You should see us hunting these eggs. My dad makes it his mission to hide them ever so sneaky, so sometimes we have to be given clues so we can find them. It's always a great time, even when we only get the $5 egg! Oh well, maybe next year!

PLAYING CATCH UP.....

2009-06-22T14:13:00.000-07:00

Ok, some of you have brought it to my attention that I haven't been very good at adding anything new to this blog since I started it.... I know, I know, but I have made a commitment to do better, knowing that this is my family scrapbook. So my next couple of posts are going to be from the last several months of happenings in our fam. Hope you enjoy!

Summertime, summertime, sum sum, summertime!

2009-06-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

How do I love the summer? Let me count the ways..... those of you who know me well know that I HATE being hot! Joe wonders how that is possible for someone who was born & raised in this beautiful scorching desert to hate the heat, but I do! Although, the other fabulous parts of summer now outweigh the wretched heat. Here are the Top 10 Reasons I LOVE Summertime!

1. No homework or the paperwork that comes with school!

2. No bedtime or wake up time! (we take this very literal most days)

3. Baseball season is over-I love it so much but I controls all of March, April, & May

4. Swimming-having a pool makes all the difference

5. Spending time in Mexico and at the lake

6. Going to Grandma Lunt's on Sunday nights & staying till the wee hours of the AM

7. The 4th of July in Taylor

8. Scout camp, girls camp, and EFY

9. Laying around reading books

10. Reunions! (too bad we don't have more)

It is really too bad that we only have 8 weeks to enjoy all of these wonderful things! But, while it lasts were gonna soak up every moment!

Brenlyn's bald spot

2009-03-12T22:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Bren and Ty were messing around (I'm still not sure how this happened) and Bren's hair got caught on Ty's jeans. He didn't know it so he jumped up and ripped that hair right out of her head! Ouch! Who said it's not cool to have a bald spot or two?

From the mouth of babes.....

2009-03-12T14:24:00.000-07:00

This is great! It's a conversation I had with Crew after Brenlyn came to me and told me that Crew was poking a needle in his skin on his palm (something he picked up from his older bro's, I'm sure)

Jenn: Crew, Bren told me you were poking yourself with a needle. Don't you remember what we learned in primary about our bodies?

Crew: Ya, owe body is a tempo

Jenn: Ya, like the temple mom and dad go to, huh? It's Heavenly Father's house. How do we treat the temple?

Crew: Nice

Jenn: That's right. Should we color on our temple? Or treat it mean?

Crew: No, so when you are at the tempo, you are in somebody's hand?

(what the? Where do I go from here? I composed myself and asked...)

Jenn: So do you think it's treating your body nice to poke it with a needle?

Crew: No, but when I do, am I poking people inside my hand?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I think there is a little confusion with the whole temple-the house and temple-our body!!!! Four years olds are outstanding!

It's one in the morning.....

2009-03-10T00:47:00.000-07:00

Oh yes, your eyes don't deceive you! It is I, and yes, I have a BLOG! WhoooHoo! Thanks to my most amazingly talented sis-in-law, Whitney Lunt, who has totally put this together for me at 1:00am! (I'm not sure I know anything she did, but now I have a blog) See ya soon!