According to Jackson, this is the best way to fix a bloody nose. The other day he and Hallie were playing & she bumped into him causing his nose to bleed. He immediatly came in to get a band-aid and put it on his nose & then came and sat down to eat. :) ha ha ha It was so funny watching him trying to breath with it on. He soon took it off as he realized that he couldn't breath. What a funny kid!
Don't you wish you could get a kiss from him. ;)
Hallie's new favorite game is to get in her cupboard and hide from us. As soon as we find her she does a little whine so that we'll close the door again and play all over again. She loves hiding in here (as did M & J at that age) She is growing up so fast... where did my little baby go? She is so quick & funny & is constantly entertaining us.
It's official!!! Morgan has now learned how to take showers by herself and she loves it and I LOVE it! However, sometimes I feel that she is a teenager and I have to go and tell her it's time to get out of the shower. :) She is really good about getting out and getting herself all dressed. The only problem is she usually gets dressed before I can check her hair and multiple times there is still shampoo at the top of her head, so I play hairdresser and we wash her hair in the sink. I am so glad she can take showers now! Yay! (This is her look she gives when she is teasing) :) 
My 3 cute kids. I set up the bear and Hallie came and posed herself right next to it. The other 2 joined it and I got this cute picture. I'm so grateful for each of them.
Yesterday Morgan's friend Mckenzie came over and they played dress up (Jackson is usually included and he dresses up as the handsome prince using these prince clothes) :) Hallie decided she wanted to play too. I love the dress and the smile. What a funny little girl with personality. Usually when they play, the handsome prince kisses the princesses, especially to wake them up. So yesterday Morgan and Mckenzie each got kissed (don't worry, I'm trying to teach Jackson to kiss on the cheek) while laying down on a little bed. Hallie decided she wanted to be kissed as well. So she went and layed down and waited for Jackson to come and kiss her. What a good brother. ;)
On Father's day we went & ate a quick lunch with Brian's family & then came back home to cook dinner for my family. It was so nice being able to spend time with both Dad's on Father's day. After we were done eating dinner, I realized that the kids were downstairs and being really quiet... which is usually never a good thing. I came downstairs, and this is what I found. Morgan had found my wedding dress and decided she wanted to try it on & wear it. I could tell she felt like quite the princess. I told her that I didn't want her to try it on unless she asked me, but that she could wear it when she is older. She looked so sweet & happy in it... not to mention... TINY. 
On our girls night while the boys were at the Father & Son Campout she wanted to paint her toenails. I told her we could, so we painted Hallie's first and then Morgan wanted to paint her own. She started painting her right big toe, and got done with that one, and then in an exhausted voice she said, "Well, I'm done with one." I asked her if she wanted me to do the rest to which she quickly said yes. Who knew that painting your toenails could be so hard. ;)
I suppose that Jackson is the groom. I love that Morgan is squeezing his neck. ;)
Jackson kept asking me all week as soon as he woke up, "Mommy, what day is it?" He was so excited about going camping with Daddy to the Father & Sons Campout. Finally Friday came and he said, "Mommy, do I get to go camping today?" I told him and soon as Daddy came home from work they would go. The first thing he did was went and put his camping clothes on and then picked out his clothes and pajamas for the day. He was completly dressed & packed within 5 minutes. :) I told him he might need a jacket because it gets kind of cold at night so he put his jacket on and wore that all day too (even though it was 90 degrees outside) I think he was pretty excited. We went to the store to pick up some treats that Jackson & Daddy could take and then Morgan picked out some treats for her and I for our girls night. As soon as Daddy came home Jackson started helping him get the truck all loaded up with camping gear. Do you think he is excited? :)
What a funny little kid! I told him of some of the kids is age that might be going and he said, "Is Charles going?" (our 10 year old neighbor) He loves Charles and was so excited to see him at camp. Charles and his Dad took Jackson on a walk while Brian was getting dinner ready and they saw some tracks. Bro. Hirst said, "Look at those tracks, what kind of tracks do you think they are?" Charles said, "I think they are deer tracks" Jackson said, "No, I think they are giraffe tracks" They both thought it was funny. Who knows, maybe there are giraffes in our nearby forest. :) 
I am so glad they had such a good time. Jackson & Brian loved spending the time together & even smelled really yummy when they came home. :) I am so grateful to have Brian as their Daddy. He is such a good Dad, and the kids just love him & love being with him. He teaches them so much & has such a neat and close relationship with each of them.
Here are my words to describe Hallie right now... cute as can be, stubborn, determined, emotional, girly, funny, cheesy, affectionate, diva, princess, Daddy's girl, & just fun! I can't believe how much her personality has come out lately, but she is SO funny to watch!!! At church on Sunday I was helping her get out of the car & she stopped because she saw one of Morgan's dress up necklaces on the van floor, so she picked it up and tried to put it on. I asked her if she wanted to wear it and she nodded and said, "mm hmm" so I put it on her & she proudly walked into church. Yesterday I was getting dinner ready & Brian was helping. Hallie was crying because she wanted to be held & was hungry. We kept telling her that it was almost ready (as we were setting the table & getting the dishes ready) and then she gave us this look that said, "fine... your not going to feed me or hold me, then I'm leaving" and she turned away from us, still whimpering walked down the hallway to Jackson's room and threw herself on his bed (well, actually climbed on his bed halfway, gave up, and started to do a self pity cry) It was so funny! We were laughing. What happens though if she is only 16 months and is throwing these little pity parties for herself :)
Hallie has loved giving kisses to everyone lately. How could you resisit those big lips? :) The kids love giving her kisses.
Hallie's new favorite word is "NO" In this picture I asked her if she would say "cheese" and she said "No" I think I actually caught it right here. :) She is too funny! Usually she says no to Morgan or Jackson if they are trying to hold her, or take something that she wants or had. If she wants something she can't have, she keeps going after it until she can get it... that's the determination. The other day she and Jackson were fighting over a stuffed bear. Hallie had the legs & Jackson had the head, and they were each pulling with the same amount of strength. Needless to say, the bear is still in one piece. :) With a close tie.
This look says either, "Don't touch me," or "Mom, please come and save me before they climb in bed with me. " Morgan & Jackson love when Hallie wakes up from her nap and they usually climb in her crib with her and play with her. Most of the time she loves it, but every once in a while, she doesn't want them in.
Brian really wanted to have a campfire in the backyard with me & the kids. I was a little nervous when he said we could do it from the backyard, but he assured me that no ones house would catch on fire including ours :) I told him the only way we could have a fire was if we could have S'mores... afterall, I didn't want to smell like campfire for nothing. :) Morgan was so excited to help with the smores, and Jackson was so excited to help with the fire... of course... must be a boy thing.
Jackson making sure that Daddy cuts the word perfectly. We had the perfect Boy Scout Tee-pee set up for the fire thanks to Brian. If it would have been me building the fire, it just would have been sticks & newpaper in a pile. :)
Hallie getting her first real taste of a Hershey Candybar... mmmmmmm (as you can see from her face) And of course, I couldn't get the candy bar away from her. So she ate it all!
Jackson roasting his marshmellows. The first ones looked exactly like coal, so Daddy helped him make them look a little more golden instead of black. He was doing really well, and after a couple of minutes I asked him where his marshmellows were. He said, "anywhere" which means "somewhere, or I have no idea" we think that he just scraped them into the fire and watched them burn. It was such a fun night with a yummy treat.
Brian & I are so happy for these 3 graduates! I think they had to work a little bit harder, or actually a lot harder than Morgan did for her graduation. :) My sister Carly graduated first on May 28th from Highschool & is an official highschool graduate. She is planning on going to college in the Fall, and we are so happy for her. Karen (Brian's mom) graduated with her Bachelors & will continue to be a nurse and then will go to more school in January to get her Masters so she can teach Nursing, which she will be WONDERFUL at! We are so proud of her! I was trying to get a nice picture of her and some weird man was in the background, so I had her move and got a picture of some other weird man in the picture instead. I would rather have my brother-in-law in the background anyway though. :) The graduation was really nice, and there were some really neat people there. At one point I had a concerned look on my face because there was a girl sitting in front of me who had a "french tickler ring" on under her lip, and then it moved to the side of her lip. I was trying to figure out how this was possible, and still never could, Brian said maybe it was a magnet, but then I was wondering how she kept from swallowing it, and my mind kept going... the things you think about at a graduation. :) We are so happy for Karen! Last, but not least, is my Dad who just finished his dissertation (sp?) I'm not really sure if I spelled that right, or even what it means, all I know is that he has worked MAJORLY hard on finishing it... which ended up being a HUGE book for people to read when they're looking for something really exciting. :) And that he is glad or should I say THRILLED to be done! He will graduate in Lincoln Nebraska in August & we are so excited for him to be done. He has been such a great example of hard work, determination, dedication, faith, & hope as he as worked so hard to accomplish this. My Dad's next plan is to write another book which I'm sure will be WONDERFUL since it's about ME! :) Actually I think it's about the gospel... maybe next time. ;) Anyway, I think we will start calling him Dr. Dad- for his wisdom... kind of like Dr. Phil... although we LOVE my Dad & his wisdom. :)
I can't take credit for this because it wasn't my idea, but when I went to the BYU women's education week I saw this idea and thought it was great! So girls, here is a good & easy idea for father's day.
Put it in the fridge for about 10 minutes until it hardens and then pop the balloon. Then slowly peel away the balloon from the chocolate.
Wa-la... you now have a chocolate bowl that you can put whatever you want inside. I put strawberries & rasberries, but I think for Father's day I will do Brian's favorite mini candybars. Enjoy! (brian got a early one the other day after work and he LOVED it) :)
On Saturday my sister Brianna recieved her endowments in the new Draper Temple. She was beautiful & the temple was so wonderful & gorgeous! Brian & I were able to do a temple session with my parents, our brothers and sisters, 2 aunts, and both sets of my grandparents. It was such a neat experience, especially as we were all in the celestial room. I am so grateful for such good parents and grandparents who have taught me about the importance of the gospel and the temple. I am so grateful that families can be together forever. I look forward to the day when Carly & Kaylie will go through the temple, and our famiy can all be together in the Celestial room. Brian & I loved being in there and feeling the sweet spirit, and also remembering being in there with our kids not too long ago for the open house. I am excited for when that day will happen again. The temple was so nice & we were so happy we could share in that special experience with Brianna.
Brianna leaves on July 8th to go to Texas!
My sweet Grandparents. ( I forgot to get a picture with my mom's parents)
Me & my sweetheart. :) We had such a nice day together & the kids had fun with their babysitters.
Brian had promised the kids that he would sleep with them in the backyard and have a campout in our tent. They were so excited & helped bring out their blankets & sleeping bags. Daddy even brought out the T.V. so we could watch a movie. Hallie went to bed early because she was a distraction during the movie. :) The plan was that I would sleep inside in a nice warm, soft bed with Hallie, while Brian slept outside with the kids. When the movie was over around 10:30 I told Brian I couldn't breath because it was so stuffy. He said he couldn't breath either because of his allergies, so what did we do? We moved the big tent into our living room & slept in there. It was nice & cool & the kids were happy because they got to sleep in a tent. :)
Cute boy ready for the night
Hallie loved walking around in the tent, but would not hold still at all for the movie unless she was eating cookies. ;)
I love Jackson's personality.
This morning we had this nice conversation
So after there little shopping spree... thank goodness it was only the ad, and not the store, this is what they decided we needed...
My birthday was so nice this year. We came home on Sat. night from St George and then spent Sunday relaxing and spending time with family. One of my sweet friends new that I wanted to get a Children's songbook for the piano, so she went and had all of the primary kids sign it and then gave it to me in Primary. It was so sweet and meant so much to me. Brian was such a sweetheart and treated me like a queen all day. He made breakfast for me and got the kids all ready & let me sleep in. It was so nice and relaxing. So here is to one more year. I feel that I have been 27 for the last year. Now I'm just a little more mature right? :) I have been looking forward to my 30's but yesterday as I got thinking about it, I'm glad that I still have 3 more years in my 20s. Yay! The weird thing is that Carrie Underwood and I are the same age and yet our lives our so completely different. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love my life & am so grateful for my kids & Brian. They mean everything to me!
Hallie was kind of done for the day, and Morgan kept blinking because it was so bright. ;)
My handsome little man.
My cute little girl. I almost had a melt down as I went shopping with her in St. George. We went to Children's place and I went to the little kids section where I usually find clothes for her. I then realized that they only go to size 4. I found clothes for her and they were all with the 'big girl' clothes. I almost started crying right then... my little girl is growing up and is wearing the older girl clothes. She is such a cutie, and I'm glad she is still little.
