I Hope everyone is saying there prayers at night, Braxton is! (and he keeps dying everytime:)
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Friday, January 15, 2010
2010
After our family trip over Christmas, Bj and I took a little trip with our friends over New Years without the children. We had an awesome time and stayed in the perfect cozy cabin about 6 miles from Chico Hotsprings. Bj and I went up a day early to have some time alone and it was much needed. We went to the little bar in Chico to have a casual dinner and play some Buck Hunter. Bj ran into an old friend from Highschool who now lives in Australia and is married, so we chated with them for quite some time too. The next day our friends Audrey and Roger came up to meet us for the New Years Eve celebration. We played cards and made some good appetizers to keep us busy all day and then went to the hotspring pool to relax before our dinner reservations. Another couple Bj works with came up to eat and celebrate. Chico has the best restaurant EVER! We had the best food and even sat close to Dennis Quaid and his wife! After dinner we headed off to the bar to play some pool and listen to the rock band. It was soooo fun! Here are a few pics of our stay!
The view out of our cabin window...
Our living room!
Bj and I of course were being a little silly...so this is us chkn out the place we are staying in!
Too bad all my pictures on the video camera during our fun at the bar didn't turn out! :( Happy New Year to all!!
The view out of our cabin window...
Our living room!
Bj and I of course were being a little silly...so this is us chkn out the place we are staying in! 
Too bad all my pictures on the video camera during our fun at the bar didn't turn out! :( Happy New Year to all!!Thursday, January 14, 2010
Over the Hills and Through the Woods...
Well I knew we would have a great Christmas but I didn't think it would be THIS memorable! We traveled to Columbia Falls with 3 dogs and billions of presents to spend Christmas with Bj's parents. We had a such a fun and relaxing time sledding, eating too many cookies and wonderful food, playing with all the kids and wii bowling, and taking road trips. I wish we could do this every year! I put up quite a few pics, and the first one starts with Bj proposing! Ah! We are getting married! August 28th it is:)
This pic is the very end of our trip when we returned home...I kinda went backwards. This little recliner was Braxton's one gift we didn't bring on our trip. He decided to relax and play the piano before bathtime.
Braxton got new bathtub crayons for Christmas which he calls "bubble crayons." Love it!
This is a picture from one of our drives to a little town called polebridge. Any by tiny I mean population 8. There is no other way to go in this town but turn around and go back where you came from! Haha! There is even a sign that says 'Slow down, people breathing.' What a beautiful drive!
Braxton thinks it's normal and is ready for me to turn the camera backwards and take a picture, Papa thinks I'm weird:)
Here is Polebridge. Enjoy.
Back at G and G-pa's house we had some crazeeeeness going on. Goof-balls!
During a road trip to visit Bj's uncle's house, we stopped to visit the tree Bj's parents planted down the hill from where his Grandparents lived in honor of them. Very neat. Here is uncle Nik with his Nephews.
The whole family minus Bj.
Our family.
Braxton and his cousins got matching pjs from Grandma and Papa from Christmas...we tried to take a picture but of course it turned out like this:) Simon's face is awesome..."I didn't do it I swear!"
Here are some pictures of everyone opening presents.
Dad and Braxton all snuggled up in their new Packer gear that my sister Lexi made for them in a class for school.
This is Bj's other Uncle's family, quite the crew! It was fun for Braxton to see and play with so many of his cousins, they were so cute to him!
Here is Miss Thumper roo-roo watching the boys sledding.
Braxton playing with some of his older cousins...
And in Grandma's toy closet with another cousin... 
Time to sled! Simon and Braxton were buddies on the sled hill. Simon was the strong one carrying the sled for him...as you can tell Braxton is about to go down!
Little David, NOT a fan of sledding. But he did let Uncle Bj pull him around the whole time. You can tell by his face that this is not fun to him...at all:)
This pic is the very end of our trip when we returned home...I kinda went backwards. This little recliner was Braxton's one gift we didn't bring on our trip. He decided to relax and play the piano before bathtime.
Braxton got new bathtub crayons for Christmas which he calls "bubble crayons." Love it!
This is a picture from one of our drives to a little town called polebridge. Any by tiny I mean population 8. There is no other way to go in this town but turn around and go back where you came from! Haha! There is even a sign that says 'Slow down, people breathing.' What a beautiful drive!
Braxton thinks it's normal and is ready for me to turn the camera backwards and take a picture, Papa thinks I'm weird:)
Here is Polebridge. Enjoy.
Back at G and G-pa's house we had some crazeeeeness going on. Goof-balls!
During a road trip to visit Bj's uncle's house, we stopped to visit the tree Bj's parents planted down the hill from where his Grandparents lived in honor of them. Very neat. Here is uncle Nik with his Nephews.
The whole family minus Bj.
Our family.
Braxton and his cousins got matching pjs from Grandma and Papa from Christmas...we tried to take a picture but of course it turned out like this:) Simon's face is awesome..."I didn't do it I swear!"
Here are some pictures of everyone opening presents.
Dad and Braxton all snuggled up in their new Packer gear that my sister Lexi made for them in a class for school. 
This is Bj's other Uncle's family, quite the crew! It was fun for Braxton to see and play with so many of his cousins, they were so cute to him!
Here is Miss Thumper roo-roo watching the boys sledding.
Braxton playing with some of his older cousins...
And in Grandma's toy closet with another cousin... 
Time to sled! Simon and Braxton were buddies on the sled hill. Simon was the strong one carrying the sled for him...as you can tell Braxton is about to go down!
Little David, NOT a fan of sledding. But he did let Uncle Bj pull him around the whole time. You can tell by his face that this is not fun to him...at all:)
Hope everyone else had a wonderful Christmas!
Getting Ready for the Holidays!
Hello all, we sure have been busy preparing for the Holidays this season. We have had a lot of get togethers with friends and family before we head off to Columbia Falls for Christmas. We are very excited to go to Bj's parents house for the first time WITH Braxton. All of his cousins and aunts and uncles are going too. But before we do, here are a few pics of things that have been keeping us busy! This is Braxton on the rocking horse my Dad made for me when I was 3 or 4. It is missing it's ears but other than that it works like a charm! Braxton rides it so fast that he scoots across the room quite well:) It's a great distraction while he is watching cartoons and I am trying to work out!
It has been very cold this year. Some days we feel like we are going house crazy because it is soooooooooooooo cold outside! The dogs even feel restless(trust me). So we have done our best to keep busy, playing with friends in the mall play area and riding our bike in the garage. It's amazing that Braxton can ride his bike with training wheels already! Good job buddy!
One day Aunt Audrey had some things to do so we had Patrick over to play. We had so much fun pulling EVERY toy out of the buckets and eating lunch together. Before nap time, which they took together in Braxton's little bed, we made Christmas crafts. We painted mini picture frames for Patrick's parents and our family. The boys loved it and did very well.
Getting ready for lunch!
Thanksgiving was very busy as well. All of our families ended up here in Billings, which gave us 3 houses and get-togethers to attend. So I decided not to cook this year and instead do an appetizer party the night before to bring all of our families together. My Dad and Step-mom hadn't met Bj's parents yet. We had great food and home-made sangria! Thanks for coming everyone! The next day, we made our rounds to my Aunt Cathy and Uncle Roche's to see my mom's side of the family, Bj's sister's house for his side, and Granny's house for my Dad's side. It was great to have 3 dinners! Here are some pics from the party at our house.
My sister Katie and Braxton
My sister's and Brother were keeping the little kids busy and happy downstairs while we had adult time upstairs. It was like they weren't even there! The little ones just love being around and playing with the big kids!
Brother Ben playing pool.
The next weekend we headed off to the indoor waterslide park to let the kids have some fun. Braxton is a fish and did NOT want to leave but we played our hearts out anyway. Here is Bj with Braxton and his partners kids Tailoranne and Kylen.
Tailoranne and Braxton on a pizza break!
Uncle Roger and Patrick in the lilly pad pool.
Matthew had a long day frezzing in the cold water...so cute! His little cheeks were being taken over by his life jacket!
A few weekends later we went over to our friend's Destiny and Cj's house to watch the UFC fights. The boys (and moms) stayed up stairs and watched Christmas movies. They were all bundled up on the couch with their blankies before they fell asleep, and by 'they' I mean Braxton...no way was Patrick going to sleep!
It has been very cold this year. Some days we feel like we are going house crazy because it is soooooooooooooo cold outside! The dogs even feel restless(trust me). So we have done our best to keep busy, playing with friends in the mall play area and riding our bike in the garage. It's amazing that Braxton can ride his bike with training wheels already! Good job buddy!
One day Aunt Audrey had some things to do so we had Patrick over to play. We had so much fun pulling EVERY toy out of the buckets and eating lunch together. Before nap time, which they took together in Braxton's little bed, we made Christmas crafts. We painted mini picture frames for Patrick's parents and our family. The boys loved it and did very well.
Getting ready for lunch!
Thanksgiving was very busy as well. All of our families ended up here in Billings, which gave us 3 houses and get-togethers to attend. So I decided not to cook this year and instead do an appetizer party the night before to bring all of our families together. My Dad and Step-mom hadn't met Bj's parents yet. We had great food and home-made sangria! Thanks for coming everyone! The next day, we made our rounds to my Aunt Cathy and Uncle Roche's to see my mom's side of the family, Bj's sister's house for his side, and Granny's house for my Dad's side. It was great to have 3 dinners! Here are some pics from the party at our house.
My sister Katie and Braxton
My sister's and Brother were keeping the little kids busy and happy downstairs while we had adult time upstairs. It was like they weren't even there! The little ones just love being around and playing with the big kids!
Brother Ben playing pool.
The next weekend we headed off to the indoor waterslide park to let the kids have some fun. Braxton is a fish and did NOT want to leave but we played our hearts out anyway. Here is Bj with Braxton and his partners kids Tailoranne and Kylen. 
Tailoranne and Braxton on a pizza break!
Uncle Roger and Patrick in the lilly pad pool.
Matthew had a long day frezzing in the cold water...so cute! His little cheeks were being taken over by his life jacket!
A few weekends later we went over to our friend's Destiny and Cj's house to watch the UFC fights. The boys (and moms) stayed up stairs and watched Christmas movies. They were all bundled up on the couch with their blankies before they fell asleep, and by 'they' I mean Braxton...no way was Patrick going to sleep!
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