Some fun

We went to Yankee Meadows and went on a beautiful hike. It was perfect weather and such a beautiful place. Then on sat we went up to Kanab's county fair. It was needless to say interesting, but nevertheless, something different to do. We met one of blake's friends and learned about some animal fur. My kind of subject.... jk. The kids loved it and brody got his first taste of some home made Rootbeer. Pretty fun weekend.

Tomorrow...

Bently will be 18 months old. So crazy.

Just think a year and a half ago tonight i was headed to the hospital.

Time goes by to fast, it's hard to believe he will be this old.

Here are some fun facts about my bent... Loves anything offroad. Atv, motorcycle, ranger anything.

Even just hiking or being outside

Loves blankies. with Brody it was one in particular, but bently it is any blanket.

Super independant. Even when he was a newborn he never really liked to be held and loved. Rocking him to sleep was very rare. He just likes to do his own thing.

Makes us laugh ALOT.

Is still quite a picky eater but getting better.

LOVES LOVES LOVES his daddy.

again does everything on his own. no help thank you

Bently 12 months old.

Here are some words that he says.

mama, daddy, brbe(brody), bebe(blankie), car, movie, book, kitty, doggy, sippy, eat, food, hungry, nigh nigh, spongebob, Oh Toodles!,No, Look and many more that i can't think of.

Sings the first line of twinkle twinkle little star.

Counts to three.

Favorite Snack: Raisins.

Favorite Meal: Spagettio's and mac n cheese

He is so cute and so happy. He is such a miracle baby. He had such a rough start and now he has blown us away. We love him so much and love to see him grow up.

But we will keep him little as long as we can.

toddler bed

Well eighteen months is almost here, so i decided to put bent

in a toddler bed and see how it goes.

blake trying out the bed too

So far so good. He has spent 3 nights in his bed. He hasn't gotten out once during the night!! The going to sleep is pretty rough but only lasts about 5 minutes or so. I am very proud of him, and even happier that he is still sleeping through the night. I love my precious sleep :)

Good Job Bently!! Next we have to combine bedrooms. Brody isn't to happy about sharing a room.

a wonderful list

Problem: So lately i have been losing my mind... I blame it on the baby :) But honestly i go to the store for something specific and leave without it. It drives me crazy.

Answer to my problem: A wonderful, talented women created this.

It's a shopping list that she created and I love it!!!
and you can get it here.
Becky Higgins Grocery List

(Scroll all the way down to the bottom)

We don't have a costco or target so i just write in what we have and where i shop.
That is one thing i love about blogs. I find so many things that are helpful and make my life easier. which i need for my sanity. Hopefully this helps you. It did me and our gas bill.
(we drive 15 minutes to walmart :)

more pics

Some Fun Firsts

Reeling in.....

Brody's first fish!!!


This was in my parents creek. Seriously probly the biggest one in there.
This was before. Just waiting for a bite.

My boys before blake went home.

First time they had their own table. At the cabin. Brody's first time to be buried in the sand.

cole and bent

Love this pic

Brody's first time catching a frog

Not liking the sliminess

We caught 12 that day in one hour.They were everywhere.

then we took them home to live in Sharon's pond. so fun.

Bently's first time to the Cache County fair!! woot woot

First time walking the board walk at Bear Lake. I never knew it was there. so cute
Me mason, and bent in the stroller

My first time jumping pregnant, and fully clothed

into the 20 degree waters of Bloomington Lake. brrrrr

eating lunch

This started out as a "if you do it i will" type of a thing. These are the women

who ended up doing it. Seriously what a fun weekend.

Seriously August already??? Where did summer go?

Well i wanted to give a huge happy birthday shout out to mi madre!

Happy birthday tomorrow.

I owe so much to my mother. She taught me so much. Here is just a couple of things.

She taught me to be happy with myself. To be confident. To share my talents. Not to judge a book by its cover. She taught me that what people have means nothing, it is who they are.

She taught me that in life people will hurt me, make me laugh, make me smile and even make me cry, but to know that she is always there to listen. That she is my friend. My best friend.

I always wondered why she worked so much and why she didn't want to be home like some of my friends moms. Now that i am a mom, i understand that she had bills to pay and a family to take care of and that is a sacrifice she had to make... for me. I am so greatful for that.

I remember coming home after a grusome "high school day" fighting with my friends or whatever, and all she wanted to do is listen to me and give me her input. She taught me to be honest in everything I do. To always try to be the better person. I love my mom so much and hate living so far away. Mom i hope you have a great birthday. love ya

Not much

Well not much new here. Bently is weened off of the bottle for good. He has completly shocked me. He goes to naps, and ned with nothing. NOTHING. He will cry for about 2-3 minutes and then he is done. I will even say lets go nigh nigh and we go to his room and he wants to get in. Brody was SOOO much harder. and it honestly took a month. So good bye bottles. At least until next year.

I went to my neighbors home to get something and i could hear

them screaming and hooting and hollering.

cute.

As for me, i am fine. When i was pregnant with bently, with only 2 months to go, i fell down 8 concrete stairs in Blakes parents garage. Totally my fault. I have some balance issues when i get pregnant. Anyway I broke my toes, scuffed up my elbow and knee, but worst of all is my hip took the brunt of the fall. So now i am struggling with sciatica, and my hip is giving me the fits. I walk like a 90 year old. But i can't complain, i feel way better with "her" than with my boys. (i say "her" cuz i only wish) So pretty much same old same old. In 5 days we are having the big 5 year anniversary. I am sure that blake will be working but hopfully we will do something fun later.