Our sweet baby boy is here and we couldn't be happier with our new addition. He is super sweet and snuggly - what more could you ask for. The C-section went well and I am just trying to heal as quickly as possible so I can get back to a routine. Here are some pictures of Evan ...
In Memory of our loved ones - we are thinking of you today and hope you know you are not forgotten. We miss you all so much!
We just got done visiting the Norton Cemetary in McCammon, ID where my grandparents, uncle, and sisters are buried. It was a cold windy rainy day, but it was so nice to be able to go visit their graves and let them know that they are thought of and loved so much. Here are the photos we took.
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| Memorial Day 2011 |
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| Boyd and Darline Crump - my sweet grandparents |
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| Crumps Headstone |
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| My sister Miriam sunshine - my little Mimi |
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| My sweet baby sister Kandiss |
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| Uncle Danny's headstone |
We spent Easter at my dad's house. Grandma Dianne put on a fun Easter Hunt with lots of fun prizes for the grandkids. Bayla's cousins, Liv and Ava were up from SLC too so she had lots of fun running around with them and my step sister Aubree. Here are a few pictures from that weekend and a couple in May.
Just wanted to post that we are having a BOY come October and we couldn't be more excited. We are nervous since GIRLS are the usual, but this is going to be a fun adventure. Let the blue shopping begin! Here is the ultrasound picture that it's for sure a BOY (sorry if I offend anyone) Ü
Happy Birthday Mom!
Since I am sitting her looking at your birthday card that I haven't stuck in the mail yet I thought I'd write a post to you.
To my mommy:
Thank you for being such a wonderful mother and friend and being so much fun! I feel like the luckiest girl to have been blessed to have you as a mother. I can only hope that Bayla will admire me the way I admire you when she grows up. Thank you for being such a great example to me and many others, especially when life is tough and it would be so easy to give up. Your strength and endurance amazes me and makes me feel like I can get through anything life hands me. I know that you are going straight to the celestial kingdom too! I love you so much mom and wish I got to see you more often but I am glad that we have a close relationship and I can call you whenever I need. Bayla and I are super excited to see you in 18 days! Have a great rest of your birthday!! Love your daughter, Brooke
Here is a picture of Bayla wishing you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and one of my new HAIR-DO!!
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| Happy Birthday Grandma Karen (quack quack) |
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| Bye bye hair :) |
Happy Birthday Jake!
Jake turned 33 on Friday!! I took off the day from work and we had Jake's mom Michele babysit Bayla for a couple days and the weather was beautiful here in Utah. We got to sleep in, go to the driving range, eat out at Outback and Ruth Chris, hit up the mall, and just relax. Then Saturday night we met up in Layton to pick up Bayla and had dinner with the Brown's and Becky and her girls. Bayla just adores her cousins.
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| Heading out to Ruth Chris to celebrate this man :) |
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| Fun birthday weekend!! Love you honey :) |
Wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween!
I need to catch up on blogging but life is just so busy these days!
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| Mommy Witch and Bayla Butterfly |
In July we went to California for a family reunion on my mom's side. We stayed in Solvang at a timeshare with my mommy, stepdad, and sisters Brittany and Kathryn, Britt's kids Jared, Victoria, and Camille, and Kathryn's friend John. The town of Solvang is so cute or as Jake says "a woman's dream town and a man's nightmare" Ü It's the cutest little Danish town in the U.S. We had fun going to all the quaint shops and we even went on a little hike up to see a waterfall one day. We spent a lot of time in the pool. We went one day to Avila Beach - but it was so windy that we didn't stay very long, but Bayla had fun playing in the sand and cold water while we were there. We spent a lot of time in Santa Maria where my uncle Jim lives. They did a fun park day where we played games and the kids enjoyed the jump house. Bayla was thinking she was such a big girl in there with all the 2nd cousins. We had a fabulous BBQ of Tri-Tip and linguica sausage and yummy salads and dips and the works! One night we did pizza and karaoke. My sisters got me to go up with them and sing one song. It's a good thing I am comfortable with all my relatives because I don't SING. We got Jake to go up with my cousin's husband and sing Johnny Be Good. Jake has a good voice so I wasn't embarrassed for him like he was probably embarrassed for me. Here are some fun pictures from that trip.
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| Street in Solvang |
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| Solvang shops |
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| Horse Rides through town |
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| Solvang windmill |
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| Beautiful flowers around shops in Solvang |
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| This is a spa in Solvang - next time I am for sure spending a day here |
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| Solvang Bakery - boy did we have some yummy Dannish treats! |
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| Jake and Bayla in the pool |
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| Jared and the twins swimming in the pool |
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| Avila Beach - Gorgeous(well besides the wind) |
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| Jake and Bayla at Avila Beach |
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| Bayla playing in the sand |
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| Aunt Kathryn and Bayla at Jim's house |
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| Jake and Bayla at Jim's house |
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| Bayla and me at Jim's in backyard |
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| Me and Bayla having fun |
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| Bayla with her 2nd cousin Maddox |
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| Kathryn and her friend John hanging out at Jim's house |
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| Jake and Dan doing some karaoke |
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| My beautiful mom Ü |
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| Rough day of shopping in Solvang - can't wait to go back! |
