St. George

We ran away to St. George for the weekend to celebrate our 5th Anniversary.  

One of our first stops was the St. George Temple.

It is so beautiful up close!  And they must have just painted it, because it was WHITE!

The flowers and the grounds were absolutely gorgeous.

We then hit up the St. George Tabernacle (not pictured) and Brigham Young's home.  It was neat to learn about the history of this area.  I had done these tours as a youth, but I care a lot more about it now. 

Up on the red rocks over looking the city.  

We ate dinner at a place called the Gun Barrel.  It was right up Brady's alley: Elk steak, buffalo prime rib, and  BBQ buffalo ribs. It was pretty yummy!

We drove up above town to see the city at night- gorgeous!

Then one last stop to see the Temple at night.  It was stunning!

The next morning we went to tour the  historic Jacob Hamblin home.

After the Hamblin home we wandered around for a few minutes and happened to find this street!  Rachel Drive!  The craziest thing happened while we were stopped to take this picture.  An older couple on bikes stopped to talk to us.  As we got talking somehow we figured out that the lady and my dad are second cousins!  She knew all about our family's history and everything.  She even invited us to their home and showed me some old family photos and stuff.  What are the chances!?

Then we took a scenic drive through Snow Canyon. 

I got brave and took a short little hike to go see these pioneer names that are written on the rocks.  My poor feet were swollen up like watermelons after that. 

We stopped on our little hike and talked to a rock climber that was about to climb this cliff.  By the time we got to our car he was about 3/4 of the way up.  Can you spot him? 

On our way home we stopped on toured the historic Cove Fort.  Once again, I've been there before, but it means a whole lot more to me now.

It was such a fun and needed weekend away!  Too bad we had to come back to the cold and wind!  But, it's always nice to be home and of course we missed our little Stock-man!

Happy 5th Anniversary!

It's been 5 years since I was sealed for Time and All Eternity to this wonderful man!  It was the best decision I've ever made.  I can't even begin to count the blessings that have come from this one decision.  I love you Brady!  Thank you for all the wonderful adventures we've lived together in the past 5 years.  I can't wait for the rest of Eternity with you!

3 Years Old!

I can't believe my baby boy is 3! What a big boy!

Sometimes I just want to put him in a bubble and keep him this age forever. He's so cute and fun. And he always says the funniest things. He's so smart and is learning new things every day. I just love my little man!

I stole this idea from my friend Juli... but I interviewed Stockton and here were his answers. (I'm sure the answers change day to day, even minute to minute. But, these were his answers on his birthday)

1. What is your favorite color? Yellow

2. What is your favorite food? Carrots

3. What is your favorite show? Octonauts

4. What is your favorite toy? Legos

5. What is your favorite fruit? Apple

6. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Dinner

7. What is your favorite outfit? Monster trucks

8. What is your favorite game? Computer games

9. What is your favorite snack? Fruit snacks

10. What is your favorite animal? Zebra

11. What is your favorite song? "Firework" (By Mike Tompkins)

12. What is your favorite book? Superheros

13. Who is your best friend? Kaden

14. What is your favorite cereal? Apple Jacks

15. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play lots of things

16. What is your favorite drink? Milk

17. What is your favorite holiday? "Christmas with Santa, but I like Halloween and see the witches." (Referring to Gardner Village)

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? "I already said that" (Referring to Question #14)

19. What do you want for your birthday dinner? Cake

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? a Baby

21. What is your favorite thing to do? (Wouldn't answer, starting to get bored with the interview)

22. What is your least favorite food? ABC Soup

23. What is your favorite thing to do with your mom? Play games What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? Work in the dirt

24. What is your favorite sport? Soccer

25. How old are your mommy and daddy? "I don't know... is Daddy 3?"

Stockton's 3rd Birthday Party

Stockton had a great 3rd Birthday party.  We live next to a farm and Stockton loves watching the tractors.  One day at church the farmer told us that Stockton could get a tractor ride on his birthday.  So that's all he's been talking about for months.  So naturally his party was farm and tractor themed.

I made this farm cake.  It's not professional by any means, but Stockton loved it!  The barn, tractor and cow are candles!

We had a bunch of family there to help us celebrate.  One of the "hits" was this tractor piñata.

Carsten was so funny hitting it, he kept making sound effects.  Little cutie!

Anellina took some good whacks, too.

Poor little Brock broke his leg two days before on the tramp, but he still got in on the action.

Ready to cut the cake!!

Then we headed over to the farm next door.  The farmer is 93 years old.    His daughter came out  and gave us a ride down to the tractors.  And she had a darling little tractor toy for Stockton.  So sweet!

Riding on the gator.

  

Checkin' out the bulls, while we wait for the tractor to get in place.

This tractor was HUGE!  You should've seen Stockton's face when it came riding up around the corner. So stinkin' cute!

All the little kids took a ride around the farm.

Look how huge the tires are!

 Watching the new baby calves.

 Then the big kids got to take a ride.

Then Stockton got an exclusive ride in the little green tractor.  They fed the cows together.  Stockton was seriously in heaven!  He talks about these tractor rides all the time.  He's already told me he wants to do another tractor party for his next birthday. 

We took this photo the day after his birthday with all his gifts.  What a lucky little boy!  Happy 3rd Birthday Stockton!

Easter 2012

Easter morning, we woke up and the Easter Bunny had left eggs all over! Stockton had a ball finding them all!

And he left some new spring outfits and a lawn mower for Stockton.

He also left a spring outfit for Daddy and some Reese's PB eggs! Yum!

Later, the Easter bunny came AGAIN and hid all the eggs that we had colored the night before. This time we had to put them in order to get a clue to where our Easter baskets were.

They were all in the tub!

Yay! Stockton with his Easter basket.

Cutie little cousins.

Handsome boys in their Easter church clothes.

I love this picture just because Stockton is hugging my baby belly. He really loves that Baby Savannah. (Earlier in the day Brady had told me my shirt didn't match my skirt. I was convinced that he was just a man and didn't know what he was talking about, and I only have about 2 skirts that fit me these days so I was convinced that it matched. But, then I saw these pictures, yeah... my shirt does not match, oops.)

Then it was off to the Orgill Easter Party!

Searching for more eggs in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard.

The Easter Bunny made an appearance again this year!

Trying to act tough... what else is new?