Sargents

Announcing....

2012-02-23T12:15:00.005-08:00

We finally got a new computer! I'm excited to be up and running again, but at the same time know how much catching up I have to do and am a litte overwhelmed! Oh well, just glad to be back in the technology loop.
Also.....we are expecting #2!! I am 20 weeks now and we just found out it's another BOY! I think it'll be so fun having two boys back to back. They will always have a buddy to play with and to beat up! Cade is excited to have a little brother, that's what he'd always say when we would ask what is mommy having, a little brother or a little sister. Little brother it was and is! We are so excited and can't wait for July!
I had to include at least one picture! This is in January, no snow and yes we played outside for a good part of the day. Cade even rode his pony, OREO. He loves her and has to check on her most days. He loves his little Carhart coat and walks around with his hands in his pockets and his hood on. He doesn't love to be cold and will say "I'm breezing" or "It's toe told!" and "I dotta doe intide, ine told". He does however, love to put his boots on and help dad....for a bit....til he's distracted with sticks, rocks, and puddles! ALL BOY! He is 2 1/2 right now and SOOOO much fun! I can't wait to catch up and share some good stories!

P.S. taking any boy name ideas.....we had girl names picked out! :)

Happy Holidays!

2011-12-14T14:07:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year and crazy as ever! I'm so far behind on my blog its ridiculous, but I do have a valid excuse...still no computer! I'm at my mom's right now making our Christmas cards and thought I could update my blog while I'm at it! Things are SO great and Cade is just SO dang cute! He's doing and saying some pretty funny things that I will have to remember and blog at a later time! These are our family pictures and Cade's 2 year old pictures that my little sister Jen took for us! I thought they turned out great! Hope all is well for everyone and you have a wonderful holiday season!!

Funny Prayer

2011-10-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

Still working out the whole computer thing so no pictures for now, but a funny story will do!
To preface the story, Cade is a little bit obsessed with the movie Tarzan! If we are in the truck he will say "no birit (Spirit) mite now, dust tarzan....... no herteese (Hercules) mite now, dust tarzan......no piddy show (Charolettes Web) mite now, dust tarzan". You get the idea. Anyhow he is a little scared of the big gorilla Kerchek, but likes him at the same time.
We were at Bryan's parents house for dinner one night and Cade wanted to say the prayer....so I'm helping him: Heavenly Father "hembee bader" thank you for this day "mm day" thank you for our blessings "mm bessings" thank you for our family "aw bamly" please bless the food "bess bood" help us have a good day "hab dood day brum tercheck".............Yep! Cade wants everyone to have a good day and be safe from Kerchek! I had to end the prayer there because I was trying so hard not to laugh. It's so funny what goes on inside their little heads.
He turned 2 on September 11th! His stats are 27lbs 15 oz. and 34 inches tall. We got him a pony, yes a real live pony! Her name is oreo and Cade loves her so much and loves to ride her. A few things about Cade at age 2:
*He is very independent (good and bad)
*He's getting good at doing chores: making his bed, cleaning up his room (clothes, toys), brushing his teeth, PRACTICING on the toilet (that's a touchy subject!), putting his dishes in the sink, putting on his own clothes and shoes, feeding Oreo and Jack.....
*He uses his manners MOST the time and sometimes I don't have to cue him! It's so rewarding when he says please and thank you on his own!
*Sleeps and for the most part STAYS in his "big boy bed"
*Loves to read books, do puzzles, color, figure things out and just play!
*Gives a good double thumbs up!
*Usually can tell you right from left
*Knows ABC's, Colors and Numbers and most Shapes
*LOVES to help dad with whatever he is doing! He thinks daddy is pretty darn cool! Bry was working on the chicken coop and had his drill and hammer, well Cade had to have his too and followed Bry around just copying him. It was so cute!
*Is pretty good and sharing and playing with other kids.
*He's always thinking of something and already tries to do things behind our backs (especially find the candy and eat it before we find him)

Ok so I'm a proud mom and this list could go on for a while, but I do like to jot these types of things down so I can remember and it'll be fun to show Cade one day! We love Cade so much! It seems like everyday we say how cute he is and how much we love him to each other. He has been such a blessing and so much fun in our family. He has taught us many things as well and we are so thankful that we could be his parents! WE love YOU Caders!

Back to feeling Naked!

2011-10-03T19:05:00.000-07:00

Word of advice to those out there.........back up your computers! However you can, do it! We didn't and our computer crashed and we almost lost everything. This is why I have been missing for a while, I haven't had a computer! So, we got a bug, it was sending out nasty emails to everyone and then it CRASHED! I took it in to SCION COMPUTERS in Idaho Falls (shout out!) and my brother said if this guy (Benjamin) can't fix it then no one can! A few days go by, still no word on the computer and then he calls. He says he is so disappointed but he can't even get it running basically. WHAT!? All those pictures if my little man....GONE! NOOOOOOOOOOO! So he tells me we can send it to a Clean Facility in Boise where they take it apart piece by piece "clean" it and put it back together, recover your data and call it good. Oh, here's the best part, the cheapest they've done it for is $850! Nope that's NOT a joke, and it's NOT for a new computer, it's just to retrieve all our data! Gasp, eyes wide, jaw to floor, feeling light-headed and then I fall. But we HAD to! We have to have those pictures! I can't tell Cade, "we don't have any pictures of your first 2 years of life because we were too cheap to fix our computer at the time". So we get it ready to send to Boise and Benjamin calls me up and says since you're sending it to Boise there is one RISKY thing I could try. Yep, go for it! we are screwed anyway! So, he tries it, and he recovers MOST our data!!! And for only $250! Thank You Benjamin! For now, we have set up our OLD laptop and it's getting the job done, SLOWLY, but surely. I installed the printer the other day and it took 3 hours! LOL! I need to be thankful I have a slow laptop and my pictures and data recovered. I shall catch up on this D#*@ blog one of these days!

I'm Back...........

2011-08-07T20:28:00.001-07:00

...........and don't feel naked anymore! I got my camera back and I'm back in action but had to laugh at myself because after I downloaded some new pictures, I realized I still had some I need to catch up on! Oh well! This summer has been fun and busy! I tried my best to be active and get Cade involved in as many "activities" as I could, and we still have some to go! Caders LOVES to be outside! As long as theres horses, Jack, Puddy, dirt, WATER, rocks, climbing, grass, did I say horses?, Zoom Zoom, and any other typical boy-thing count Cade IN! Cade is almost 2 (in september) and I can honestly say I've loved every moment! Sure there are hard times but the good definetly outshine them! This little man makes us laugh and we love him SO much! He is such a special blessing in our lives and I feel lucky to be his MOM!

P.S. These pictures were taken in May and YES Cade has a beenie hat on and a nice warm jacket because it was still COLD!!!

This little man loves anything to do with horses!

This is one of my favorite things that Cade does! He loves his books! Now what he will do is read the book out loud and imitate how I read it to him. It's sooooooooooo cute and makes me feel like a good mommy!

NAKED

2011-07-20T20:05:00.000-07:00

Lately I have felt so naked because my camera BROKE! Yep, my nice Cannon Rebel XT camera! I had to send it to Boise to get it fixed and a cool $200 later I will be getting my camera hopefully by the end of this week! It broke in the middle of June and of course we have had swimming lessons, Ross Park, Family Reunions, and much more! Cade has been doing so many cute things and my garden looks great and I haven't had my camera to document any of it! I thought I was almost caught up with my blog, ha ya right! Oh well, can't wait to get it back!

Life Lesson

2011-06-29T14:32:00.001-07:00

Any time you talk to your Grandparents you can probably learn a thing or two! Well, my sister told me this story that my Grandma and Grandpa Thompson shared with her.

I guess that my Grandparents had gotten in to a pretty good fight and my Grandma had just had it! So she says to my Grandpa, "let's write 5 things we hate about each other on a piece of paper and just get this over with". As my Grandpa is telling the story he jokes and says "I thought she said 5 PAGES......hahaha". Off they go in to their seperate rooms to work on their lists. After a certain amount of time they come back together to share their "hate" lists. My Grandma puts her paper down on the table and sure enough there are 5 things written down that she hates about my Grandpa. Now she wants to see my Grandpa's list so he sets it down and there are 100 things written down that he LOVES about her!

I love this story. It speaks volumes about finding the good in a bad situation and my Grandpa Thompson is truly the best at that! He is such a great example of thinking positive and "life is what you make it"! My Grandma is a neat lady too and she cracks me up! I think she is too hard on herself and doesn't give herself enough credit! I love my Grandparents!

Biggest Loser!

2011-06-21T19:53:00.000-07:00

If you didn't watch the Biggest Loser this season, you missed a good season! There was a father/daughter couple from SHELLEY, IDAHO!! So, here's MY story in a nutshell: I was working late one evening and my boss says to everyone: Hey that girl from Shelley from the Biggest Loser is coming home and she missed makeover week by one week so her dad wants her to get a makeover, does anyone want to do it? UH let me think!? YES!!! I wasn't the only one that wanted too, so me and a few other gals from Carlisle Beauty did Kaylee's makeover when she came home. Moses (her dad) was with her and we talked and asked questions the WHOLE night. I think I ended up leaving around 10 but the girls said they were there til about 11.

Anyway, the next morning was her big reveal to her family and community, which was at Shelley High School just 2 miles from my house! So of course we went. We were coached on how to react at certain times and had to film things a few times so they could get different angles. It was a fun experience to be a part of. Funny part is they didn't even use that footage because Kaylee had to go and get a boyfriend, who just happened to be on this seasons show as well, and you know Hollywood, they like a good love story for some ratings! So they used some new footage! I was sad because I went and did her hair in the morning for the reveal at the school, so I was excited my hairstyle would be on TV! OH WELL! Kaylee ended up playing volleyball with my family on an Apple League, it was lots of fun and she drew a crowd everytime she was there! Moses is hilarious and SO nice! I'm glad I got to meet them!
Jen and Lajae and Caders just waiting to see Kaylee and Moses!

Her mom really didn't get to see her until this moment because the camera guys wanted a real reaction.

Moses talking about their experiences

Moses and Jen and LaJae

Moses and Me

Moses, Kaylee and her boyfriend Vance (white team) came to my parents house and talked with my whole family about their experiences and what motivated them to go on the show, during the show and when they came home. It was fun to hear the inside scoop and also know what they learned. It was so fun and we were so grateful they took time out of their schedules to come talk to us!

Kaylee with Jen and LaJae

Kaylee and Me.

Now that I have celebrity status on my resume I'm sure they will be calling me for next seasons makeover week! Keep dreamin, I know!

Catchin UP!

2011-06-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

Cade is between 16-18 months in all these pictures. (don't worry, he's almost 2 for reals!)

Sometimes when it gets "too" quiet this is what I will find Cade doing..........reading! I'm so thankful that he loves to read at such a young age. This was so funny though because he dumped all his toys out of this basket and climbed right in. I bet he stayed in there and read for a good 10 minutes! He cracks me up.

Cade was being so cute sitting on this chair and just posing for me! I love him.

Cade is definetly his Dad's boy when it comes to loving the outdoors. NOt saying that I don't, I just like to stay warm inside too. Cade (and Bryan) could stay outside all day long, be frozen and not really care! I will have to get use to it, or I'm sure I will be left out!

The only gloves we had for Cade were mittens so it took him a bit to figure out how to pick up things, but he did and loves to throw Jacks ball for him.

Cade loves going on horse rides with Daddy, and I think Daddy likes it just as much.

Me with my cute hat the my sis-in-law Em made me! I wear it ALL the time!

Yes, our goat has his head completely bent backwards. He is a funny, weird little goat but we like him because he eats all our weeds. Cade loves him and he tolerates Cade.

Puddy does this all the time....we're not sure if it's normal goat behavior........?

Cade loves to try on mom and dads shoes. I love his concentration. He does have pretty good balance.

I love his face, he gets so excited!

This use to be my real phone and Cade would always seem to find it and connect to the internet. I finally upgraded and this became a play phone, well he's no dummy he hated it when it didn't work!

This was the first snow of the season and I felt like a good mom for bundlin Cade up and actually goin out and playin! Pat on the back for Tiff.

Peek-a-boo! Cade got this little farm set for his birthday and he absolutely LOVES it! Borderline obsessed!

Sometimes Cade likes to help clean out the cupboards, even when they don't need cleaned out!

Classic picture of Cade, one sock off (usually both end up off, and trains all lined up!)

Cade has a really good view of all the horses and Jack's pen from this window. (No, I'm not an unfit mother, it looks like I'm standing far away from him but I'm not!)

Hooray! I "caught up"! yeah right!

got me thinking.....

2011-06-05T20:21:00.000-07:00

There are many who read the Nie Nie Dialogues, if you are not you are truly missing out. Her blog is inspiring and motivating! She and her husband were recently on 20/20 and the Glenn Beck program(s) and I watched them and was inspired yet again. Her and her hubby survived a plane crash and her body was 80% burned. She definetly looks different than she did before, BUT here is where it gets good. She is so genuinley strong in the gospel and her testimony it makes me want to do better. What got me thinking is on the Glenn Beck program he asked her what helped change her mindset from negative to positive, and this was her response (kind of summed up in my own words) She said that she thought of her life BEFORE the crash and thought of the positive non-materialistic things she had in her life. For example, her husband, her children, the gospel, her relationships with family and friends and God. Then she said she thought of her life AFTER the crash and what positive non-materialistic things she had. Well, she still had them ALL! It really puts things into perspective and if she can have a postive outlook on life after everything she has gone through, then I'm pretty sure I should be able to too. I am truly blessed in my life and need to express my gratitude more, especially to those I love. I need to not take the "little" things for granted and have more patience in suffering. I need to be a better neighbor, friend, sister, wife, mommy, daughter and member of the church! I'm not trying to be hard on myself, I just know there's always room for improvement! I'm thankful for good people like "Nie Nie" who share their stories to help others.
(Cade's Blessing Day November 2009)

Friends

2011-05-26T11:07:00.000-07:00

This is just adorable, funny, cute.......Our goat (Puddy) isn't your usual goat. I guess, I've never had goats before but he is so nice and gentle and acts like a dog. He wants to run and follow you everywhere, he lets Cade pester him, and he hangs out with Jack. These pictures are from the other day Puddy got out and I think we were going somewhere so didn't have time to tie him back up so we just put him up with Jack and they love it. They get along so well and don't mind snugglin either. They both are fun pets and Cade loves them to pieces.

I was lookin for pictures that I WANT to blog from clear back in DECEMBER. It's a little overwhelming to think I'm THAT far behind, but I want to post some pictures for my "journal". So what do you think? Post old pics VS. Don't try to catch up?

Holiday Roundup!

2011-05-13T12:24:00.001-07:00

VALENTINES DAY!
*Not too much happened because we just got home from vacation that morning so we just layed low all day and loved every second*
Didn't take long to figure out the whistles.....they aren't too bad!

He wanted the puppy to have a chance to blow the whistle............he still loves that puppy and sometimes has to have him in bed with him, or he will put puppy to bed first. It's cute the things he comes up with!

It wasn't much, but just enough! He was so cute the rest of the day because he would NOT let me out of his sight. We just go back from a 8 day cruise the morning of Valentines and Grandmas and Grandpas said he did really good while we were gone. It made me so proud, but I'll admit I LOVED that he wanted me the whole day. He wanted me to play and to hold and to love him. I soaked it all up! It was cute he would put both his hands softly on my cheeks and just look at me like "its really you". Melted my heart. I love him so much and am thankful for BOTH of my Valentines!

ST. PATRICKS DAY!

*well, at least we wore GREEN!*

Cade's poor nose! I honestly can't remember how he got it.....falling down the stairs, outside on the rocks, halt! I think I do remember! I really think he fell down the stairs at the Sargents house. Its not as bad as it sounds....in their garage the last step is a little steeper than the rest and he was trying to be big and follow daddy out there and kerplunk! But he still looks cute...scabs and all!

what a cheeseball! I love it!

EASTER FUN!

*look what happens when i remember my camera!*

The green basket is full of leis (hawaiin leis) and is basically for decoration. I used it for primary and the leis were the "grass" for my eggs.

Check out his cute cowboy boots! my mom gave them to us before Cade was even born, she HAD to buy something! :) They still are a little too big, but Cade loves to wear them!

Had to say Hi to Puddy (the goat) and the "mama horsey" before we went to church.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Aunt Connies!

Cade didn't care how many eggs he got. In fact I think he got 3 by the time all the other kids gathered them up. He would pick one up, open it and eat the candy inside before he moved on for another. He didn't really grasp the concept of it all, but had lots of fun and loved the treats!

I just want to say how much I LOVE my life! Sure there are days that totally, well, SUCK! and I feel like the worst mom and wife ever but man! I wouldn't change it for the world. Things that I love and are grateful for:

*A loving, hard-working husband who take his job as a Husband, Provider, Father, and Protector very seriously. (and he's REALLY good at them all too!)

*A work-in-progress house that we live in that keeps us warm when its cold and cool when its hot. And SAFE.

* JOBS! I'm so grateful to Bryan for going to school and being so successful at what he does! He is such a hard worker and doesn't just do enough to get by, he definetly goes the extra mile! And my job is the best! I'm so grateful that I can work and still be a mom!

*CADE! I can't even express how much I love my son. He is the cutest, funnest, funnIest, smartest :), BEST 20 month old ever. I am so blessed to be his mom and my days are full of lots of laughter, crying, ups and downs, new experiences, loves and kisses, dirty diapers, time-outs,
and fullfillment knowing I'm right where I'm suppose to be!

*The gospel. I know I'm not the perfect member of the church, but I'm doing my best and that's all I can do! I know that just by doing that, I have received so many blessings!

*Idaho! I know it's crazy and most would disagree with the weather we've had but I love living in Idaho! I wouldn't want to live anywhere else! And as far as the weather goes, we have it GOOD compared to most places right now, so no complaints here!

*Family. I am so blessed to have both of our families so close! They all have been so willing to help with Cade and I wouldn't want him anywhere else (if he can't be with me) than with family! He is so blessed to have a close relationship with so many family members. WE are so blessed to have our family near and so helpful. It's one of those blessings you can never be too thankful for! Thanks family!

18 Months!

2011-04-27T16:16:00.001-07:00

Fair warning to all, this post could possibly hold the record for longest post, but I don't even care because I'm just proud of myself for finally posting Cade's 18 month pictures! (which turned out sO cute thanks to my sister Jen) I wanted to also write a few things about Cade, or what he is doing right now. Some of the things Cade started doing around 15 months, he is technically almost 20 months so we will say that these qualities range from 15-20 months. Brace yourself.

*Cade knows what time out is and how to get there! He sends himself to "mime out" quite often. So now I've added the timer for one minute and then explain what he did wrong and then ask for an apology. It's hilarious! CADE: " mime out, mimer, one minute.......not nice........ine sorry". He knows when he does things wrong, and he knows there's a consequence. I'm quite proud of the fact that he has learned all that at such a young age. Some may think it's harsh or silly, but he knows that his choices have consequences and some adults don't even understand the concept!

*Cade knows his COLORS really well, can count to 10 by himself (usually skips seven), can say/sing MOST his ABC's and loves to sing songs. He usually catches the last word or two of each phrase, it's really cute. He's also quite the dancer. We love Mondays, it's our cleaning day and we turn on some good music and dance in between rooms.

*I've been a pretty anal mom about having a "routine" for Cade. But I think it's paid off, because he knows it pretty well and will sometimes tell me what's coming next. Sometimes he even tells me, "nigh nigh Caders" before it's even naptime or bedtime. He is STILL a great sleeper. Takes one 2-hour nap everyday and usually sleeps 10-12 hours every night. He is also a good self soother. He will sit in his crib anywhere from 10-40 minutes talking or rearranging his blankets, then it gets quiet and you know he's asleep. He knows in the morning he comes and lays with mommy (and daddy sometimes) and watches "mick mouse". He knows after it's over we go downstairs, change diaper, get milk in sippy and have breakfast...aka "yummies". He's got it down!

*Cade is a TALKER! Man it seems like he came out talking! (totally related to mommy) Again, I'm not trying to be a proud mom but he did start to say words and associate them with correct meanings early on. He picks up on things/words really quick so we have to be pretty careful about what we say around him. He also puts 2-3 words together. "uh-oh, I drop it" "horsey show daddys truck" "daddy at work" "mommy go potty". I love it when he says "narnit" "ine sorry" "dade nargent" "hands in" "adios" "bye babe". I wish I knew exactly when he started really "talking" but like I said it seems like he's always talked. What a bad mom I am.

*Cade is full on running, climbing, hanging, galloping, falling........hmmmm what else? He loves to gallop like a horse and he does a real good job at it. He could go in circles forever and then get dizzy and fall down, and then do it all again. He thinks he can run pretty fast and tries so hard with his short little legs. He will run down the hall and say "run bast mommy's room", then turn around and go back to his room and do it again. He also has pretty good balance. He likes to try and put his own clothes and shoes on and will balance on one foot for a little bit while doing so. He also likes to help pick out his clothes for the day. I usually hold up a few options for him and he thinks it's pretty neat.

*He loves to be outside with all the animals, wind, dirt and whatever else we can find out there. He loves to throw things, especially sticks and balls for Jack. It grosses me out when he picks up Jacks dirty, slobbery ball, but it's not going to kill him so I just have to relax. He's actually got a good arm and throws overhand really well. He loves our goat! He will go over to Puddy and pet him, give him kisses, run with him, try to ride him, grab his horns, show him where his nose and eyes are and Puddy just sits there and takes it! It's actually really cute.

*Cade is REALLY good at entertaining himself! I'm so grateful for this quality of his, but I also feel guilty sometimes like I should be the one entertaining him. Its good for him, and for me because it allows me to get a few more things done around the house. One of my favorite things to do is sneak up on him and see what he's doing. He's already very creative and comes up with some pretty good stuff.

*Whenever Cade is playing with toys that come in multiples, especially blocks, trains, animals, cars........you get it..........he will line them up and they all have to be facing the same direction. He is very particular on how his toys look I guess. He's also stacking everything and then quickly destroying it. And he LOVES to do puzzles. Naturally, thanks to daddy :), he gets frustrated if the piece doesn't fit the first try, but he usually will try until he gets it.

*He loves to help....ALOT! He is really good at cleaning up, putting toys away, throwing away garbage (don't know why but he loves to take his dirty diapers out to the "big darbage"). He likes it when I ask him to go get something specific, like a diaper in his room or his jammies in his drawer, he listens really good (most the time) and usually comes back with what I asked for. He is really into figuring things out. This is also a trait from early on. He will study something and usually get frustrated until he figures it out. Then he is so proud of himself when he does. He is really into feeding himself with a spoon and fork. In fact he will push my hand away if I try to help and say "caders turn". It gets pretty messy, especially the drinking from a cup thing!, but he loves it so oh well!

*Cade LOVES books! Always has. But lately I will catch him in his room over in the corner, or closet, or laundry basket with a few books and he's reading them out loud. It's cute because he is imitating me and the way I read them to him. I know I'm his mom, but he is so smart and I'm glad he's paying attention to his mommy!

Legs all crossed! Classic Caders!

Now if this doesn't show you Cade's personality, well, I don't know! He is quite the character!

*Cade still loves to give kisses! I love it! Lately he will turn my head and kiss my cheek and then say "other one" and turn it and kiss the other cheek. He thinks he's so funny, mommy thinks he's so dang adorable! I love him so much and am so grateful to my husband for working so hard so I can stay home and be a mom! It's the BEST!

*He recognizes familiar things. We will be driving to Sargents and as soon as we cross the tracks he says "papa's house". Same with my parents, we turn this one corner and he knows exactly where we are. He has memorized the road to my work. We pass a place that has lots of "big trucks" and after the trucks are the trains "choo choos" and then the "tractors" and then all the lights. He's really good with all our family too! Loves to name everyone's name when he sees pictures or when we are all together. Then later that day he will repeat them all, like he's reviewing the day. I'll say it again....I think he's pretty smart.

ABBEY!

2011-04-22T20:04:00.000-07:00

Ok, so my niece Abbey, was asked to be a part of the Miss Bonneville Pagaent. The girls were suppose to bring in a younger girl and mentor her as part of the pagaent. Abbey is ALL girl and LOVED the whole entire thing! Especially getting ready, that's when Aunt Tiffy comes in! Hair and makeup are my specialty. We also thought Abbey would enjoy a little "photoshoot" after we had her "look" complete. The pictures turned out so adorable and we were right, she loved it! It was so much fun and I think everything turned out so awesome!

Didn't take long after I asked Abbey for some attitude that I got some!

All prim and proper.....

Ok, sorry I know she's my niece but this one turned out so stinking adorable!

Ok, this is the funniest picture! I almost fell off the chair laughing because Abbey was trying SO hard to do what we were telling her, it didn't quite happen. We thought it'd be so cute to have her hold up a mirror and look in it and make a sassy look, like "oooo I'm so cute"! Well, about 6 pictures later, this is the look we kept getting! Oh Abbey, I love ya!

That's better!

Isn't she just adorable! If you knew Abbey, her personality makes her even more adorable!

Little Miss Abbey, you are so beautiful! I am so glad I am your Aunt (favorite) and can be a part of fun things like this! Always remember that your Aunt Tiffy thinks you are beautiful and that I love YOU!

Family Photos, from last FALL!

2011-04-22T19:25:00.000-07:00

These are the Sargent Family Pictures taken last October, so Cade would have been 13 months old! They turned out SO cute! It's fun to have the babies in there finally! And so anyway..........

Here's the FAM:

Kinzie, Me, Bry, Janeen (mom-in-law), Scott (dad-in-law) holding Cade, Andrew holding Hayden, Steph, Em and Trent!

The GUYS

The GALS

Coupon MOM!

2011-04-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting here, my kitchen is still under construction, my house is a mess, my desk doesn't even deserve words to describe it, I'm behind on wash, don't want to do dishes in the bathtub (refer to complaint #1), feeling fat and miserable about myself, and I'm pretty sure I've left something out! SO I decided to BLOG! It's not going to be a long one, but I will have done something to make myself feel productive! Yes, I know I'm retarded, but it's just been one of those days, weeks, maybe even the whole month! I feel like when my kitchen gets put back together I will be a new woman! Blessed be the day! Couponing. So, since I've only been working (doing hair) only 2-3 days a week I've created a new "job" for myself. I have been trying to be as frugal and thrifty at home as I can. I saw this Coupon Mom lady on Ellen (LOVE Ellen!) and she saves money and does all that coupon stuff. So I bought her book and read a little and decided to try a few of her ideas.....OH YEAH! they work and they are easy! So then I took it to the next level and took advantage of Broulims out here in Shelley. Every Thursday for a couple months they would double any coupon you had up to $1. Oh man did I get crazy! There are a few ladies in my ward that are good at this "job" and gave me a few pointers and let me tell you what, I was getting things for free and saving over $100! It made me feel good and that I was doing something else to save money and help out! Here are a few pictures of a couple of my grocery trips...... This one I think was my best one! I THINK I only spent around $80........which is impressive, but I will tell you, you can't see my 18 boxes of granola bars I got for free because they were out and had to give me a raincheck! BWAhahahaha This one was my first attempt at the couponing thing and I think my total was around $35-$40 ( I wish I would have saved my receipts because I love looking at the bottom and seeing how much you saved, this one I had $36 in coupon savings! woot woot) My favorite trick on this one was the tampons. They had a "sale" on the big 36 pack box for like $8 (something like that) and I grabbed it because well, I needed some and my ward coupon lady said HALT! She pointed out that the 18pk box was also on sale for 3.99 and there was $1 off coupon for it............so Broulims will double it so my 18pk box is 1.99 if I buy two = 36 I'm spending $4! Nice try 36pk! I'm sure this isn't a revelation for some, but for me, I would have never looked at something like that!

Anyway, it's addicting and I'm saving extra money! Broulims stopped doubling coupons because I think they were tired of getting coupon raped! Well, I've done something productive! Time for bed! haha

Photoshoot!

2011-03-23T15:12:00.000-07:00

Today we ventured down to Poky to get Cades 18 month pictures done! A few weeks late I know but Cade had a few falls and we had to let his face clear of shiners and scrapes. Anyway, we got some REALLY good photos and just wanted to give a preview of what's to come! P.S no we haven't let Cade watch Zoolander....it's all natural!

Just Because

2011-03-20T21:21:00.001-07:00

For those who know me pretty well they know that I usually have about 500 "projects". I ALWAYS have really good intentions and really good ideas, but there's just not enough time and enough ME to go around I guess. So, I've made a PROJECT LIST this year and everytime I think of something I'd like to do or try, I add it to the BOTTOM of the list and will get to it as I finish the previous projects. I think it should work............we shall see. I've been editing photos of Cade's "first year" and I'm going to make him a yearbook and as I did this picture I had to share it! It was too tender and I just LOVE my BOYS!

Cruise.....Part 2

2011-03-14T19:22:00.000-07:00

This first picture is in St. Thomas at Megans Bay. The weather was SO great the whole trip. I don't mean to rub it in, but 80's + humidity made for good tanning! Looking at these pictures as I edit/post I'm SO glad we took the time to go on this trip. When Cade was born Bry asked me: "Are you going to forget about me now?" Heavens NO! My marriage to my Lover is still my #1 priority and this trip helped with that! We were able to focus on each other and talk about things and just do nothing really! It was GREAT!

This was a good photo opp. Cute, old boats on the shore. Yep!

Look how cute our toes look in the sand! Oh, I'm getting a little sand homesick!

Bry was really good at finding the shady spots. Both of us got burnt like the 2nd day in, so towards the end we weren't to proud to find a little shade and still enjoy ourselves!

I tried to get some cool pictures, some turned out and some didn't. I was really frustrated because I had all these ideas in my head I just couldn't figure out how to make them work/happen with the camera. I still feel like I at least got a few good ones.

LOVERS!

And just for fun........

Cruise, Part 1

2011-03-13T21:54:00.000-07:00

In February my lover and I went with our friends Luke and Melanie Furniss on an amazing cruise to the Southern Caribbean! Oh my heavens, it was a well-needed break and a perfect little getaway! I've been trying to edit MOST of my pictures because a lot of them didn't turn out because I was trying to be a pro, and tried a new setting on my camera! Who does that, wait...it's me! Anyway, I was going to put them in order according to our trip, but they are now going to be in order of when they get edited! Enjoy!

This is in Barbados, we swam with sea turtles out in open ocean and then strolled along the beach and stayed in the shade :)
This is where we got to watch the Superbowl. And the guys were in heaven because there were so much food and people to clean up after us, it was a perfect environment for a great game!

This is also in Barbados, sooooooooooo pretty!

This was a cool looking plant in a Botanical Garden on the island of St. Lucia. I love how this picture turned out!

Our cruisin pals! (they workout)

Oh, this place was BEAUTIFUL! This is in St. Thomas and it's called Megan's Bay. It's voted one of the top 10 beaches in the world by National Geographic. And I think we all would agree! It was just a nice place to hang out at the beach and not have a care in the world!

This was in St. Lucia. I can't remember the name of the bay, but they said that a lot of movie filming takes place here. It was pretty.

Here's my little fish! Bry LOVES to snorkel. He has his own snorkel set and he and Luke are like little kids. They get all geared up and off they go, then they bring back souvenirs they found in the ocean to me and Mel, and tell us all about their adventures. :)

Here they are getting ready to go-

Megan's Bay, St. Thomas.

Oh dear sand, how we miss you!

SLACKER!

2011-03-03T10:34:00.001-08:00

Oh man I'm sooooooooo behind with blogging its ridiculous! I have a lot to catch up on, Cade, Vacation and our KITCHEN! We have been remodeling our kitchen since after Christmas and there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel here! I can't wait to post before and after pics, for now here's a little taste of sunshine and relaxation to get us all by.

When we're helping.....

2011-02-18T10:31:00.001-08:00

I don't think too many people are worried about where I have been, so I guess just for myself I have got a lot of catching up to do. Lots of cute stories about Cade and we just got back from a 7 night cruise to the Caribbean! Oh yes my friends I have a lovely tan line and peeling skin to prove it! But for now, a few pics of our big helper. Bry had to leave town for work so that means me and Caders are in charge of all the animals. So we bundled up and out we went to feed the horses, goat and dog. Cade loves the animals so the cold didn't bother him too much. He also likes to sing the song, "when we're helping we're happy" It's really cute, he fills in the blanks. I will sing "when we're helping we're......" Cade: "happy" Mom: "and we sing as we......" Cade: " g0" Well, you get the picture. He is almost 18 months now and I seriously can't believe it! But it is SO much fun and we have loved every second!

Need a Laugh?

2011-01-27T21:16:00.001-08:00

Ok so I was going through my email Inbox and came across this HILARIOUS story my sis-in-law gave me about waxing! Seriously, get ready to laugh!

The Waxing Story
by an unknown blogger (true story)

My night began as any other normal weeknight.
Come home, fix dinner, play with the kids. I then had the thought that would ring painfully in my mind for the next few hours: 'maybe I should pull the waxing kit out of the medicine cabinet'.

So I headed to the site of my demise: the bathroom. It was one of those "cold wax" kits. No melting a clump of hot wax, you just rub the strips together in your hand, they get warm and you peel them apart and press them to your leg (or whatever else) and you pull the hair right off.

No muss, no fuss. How hard can it be? I mean I'm not a genius, but I am mechanically inclined enough to figure this out. (YA THINK!?!)

So I pull one of the thin strips out. Its two strips facing each other stuck together. Instead of rubbing them together, my genius kicks in so I get out the hair dryer and heat it to 1000 degrees. ('cold wax,' yeah....right!)

I lay the strip across my thigh. Hold the skin around it tight and pull. It works! OK, so it wasn't the best feeling, but it wasn't too bad.

I can do this! Hair removal no longer eludes me! I am She-rah, fighter of all wayward body hair and maker of smooth skin extraordinaire.

With my next strip I move north. After checking on the kids, I sneak back into the bathroom, for the ultimate hair fighting championship. I drop my panties and place one foot on the toilet.

Using the same procedure, I apply the wax strip across the right side of my bikini line, covering the right half of my hoo-ha and stretching down to the inside of my butt cheek. (It was a long strip. )

I inhale deeply and brace myself...RRRRRRRIIIPP!!!!!
I'm blind!!!! Blinded from my pain!!!.............OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vision returning, I noticed that I've only managed to pull of half the strip. CRAP!
Another deep breath and RIPP!

Everything is spinning and spotted. I think I may pass out...must stay conscious....must stay conscious.
Do I hear crashing drums???? Breathe, breathe.................OK, back to normal.
I want to see my trophy. A wax covered strip, the one that has caused me so much pain, with my hairy pelt sticking to it. I want to revel in the glory that is my triumph over body hair.

I hold up the strip!
There is no hair on it!!!!!
Where is the hair!?!!?!?!?!?!?
WHERE IS THE WAX???

Slowly I ease my head down, foot still perched on the toilet. I see the hair. The hair that should be on the strip....it's not! I touch. I am touching wax.

I run my fingers over the most sensitive part of my body, which is now covered in cold wax and matted hair. Then I make the next BIG mistake...remember my foot is still propped upon the toilet? I know I need to do something.

So I put my foot down.
Sealed shut!
My butt is sealed shut.
Sealed shut!

I penguin walk around the bathroom trying to figure out what to do and think to myself 'please don't let me get the urge to poop. My head may pop off!'
What can I do to melt wax?
Hot water!! Hot water melts wax!!

I'll run the hottest water I can stand into the bathtub, get in, immerse the wax-covered bits and the wax should melt and I can gently wipe it off, right???
*WRONG!!!!*

I get in the tub-the water is slightly hotter than that used to torture prisoners of war or sterilize surgical equipment - I sit.

Now, the only thing worse than having your nether regions glued together, is having them glued together and then glued to the bottom of the tub....in scalding hot water. Which, by the way, doesn't melt cold wax.

So, now I'm stuck to the bottom of the tub as though I had cemented myself to the porcelain!!
God bless the man who had convinced me a few months ago to have phone put in the bathroom!!!!
I call my friend, thinking surely she has waxed before and has some secret of how to get me undone. It's a very good conversation starter 'So, my butt and hoo-ha are glued together to the bottom of the tub!'

There is a slight pause. She doesn't know any secret tricks for removal but she does try to hide her laughter from me. She wants to know exactly where the wax is located, 'are we talkin cheeks or hole or hoo-ha?'
She's laughing out loud by now.....I can hear her. I give her the run down and she suggests I call the number on the side of the box.
YEAH!!!!! RIGHT!!!!!

I should be the joke of someone else's night. While we go through various solutions, I resort to trying to scrape the wax off with a razor.
Nothing feels better than to have your girlie goodies covered in hot wax, glued shut, stuck to the tub, in super hot water and then dry shaving the sticky wax off!!
By now the brain is not working, dignity has taken a major hike and I'm pretty sure I'm going to need Post-Traumatic Stress counseling for this event.

My friend is still talking with me when I finally see my saving grace....the lotion they give you to remove the excess wax.
What do I really have to lose at this point?
I rub some on and OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The scream probably woke the kids and scared the dickens out of my friend. It's soooooo painful but I really don't care.
IT WORKS!!!!
it works!

I get a hearty congratulations from my friend and she hangs up. I successfully remove the remainder of the wax and then notice to my grief and despair....THE HAIR IS STILL THERE......ALL OF IT!!!

So I recklessly shave it off. Heck, I'm numb by now. Nothing hurts. I could have amputated my whole leg at this point.

Next week I'm going to try hair color..........

The Outfit

2011-01-21T08:44:00.001-08:00

I'm sorry I didn't write an explanation for these pictures in the first place...I just assumed everyone would keep looking at my blog and read the story in the next posting...

Last year for Christmas Steph, Andrew, Trent and Em decided to pull a gag gift on Cade and got him this studly looking outfit! I have to say Cade is SOOOOOOO cute! I can't believe how little he looks in this picture! Enough reminissing Tiff. Anyway, we decided to keep it in the family and start a little tradition. It is now the pass-along outfit, and whoever has a child close to 6 months around Christmas time gets this coveted outfit. It was hilarious watching Hayden (Steph and Andrew) open it up this year. Hmmm....I wonder who will be the lucky recipient next year?

I go back to December.....

2011-01-20T20:39:00.001-08:00

It's only a month late, but here's our Christmas! Our festivities begin on Christmas Eve, my family always has a party at my moms. It's been a tradition ever since I can remember. We woke up and decided we wanted to start a tradition of our own, so we went to MICKS for breakfast. I guess I should mention we were hungry and didn't want to cook! :) It was great and I'm thinking it's going to be an easy tradition to keep up on!
If something ever happened to Micks, it would be a sad day at the Sargent house! We visit Micks at LEAST once a week. It's one of those old town hole in the wall places that is OH SO GOOD! If you haven't been, we recommend it.

Breakfast was just too good! Put them both down!

I just put up a few decorations this year knowing that we were going to be at our parents houses for all the festivities and we were going to start demolition on our kitchen. So here is my attempt to bring Christmas into our house!

Mrs. Claus in baby LaJae disguise!

Cade loves all of his cousins. Hannah is a great babysitter and Cade loves her so much.

My dad ready the Christmas story.

Ok, so if you know Abbey, my darling and hilarious niece, you'll will appreciate the humor of this picture. My other niece Brianna was suppose to be Mary, but she wasn't liking that idea (mind you this whole time my dad is reading the Christmas story from the Bible) so Abbey decided to fill in and she did NOT take her eyes off the camera. I have about 5 pictures of the Nativity and Abbey is the same in all of them! She's very photogenic!

I love Cade's PJ's and LaJaes Mrs. Claus dress, this was the best picture I got because Cade wouldn't hold still for very long!

Baby LaJae! I still can't get over her eyes! They are blue and SO beautiful!

My parents gave Cade his first pair of snow boots, and let me tell you....he LOVES his boots! He wants to wear them all the time!

All tuckered out from all the excitement.

We headed to the Sargents because we were going to be there in the morning anyway so we just spent the night and when we arrived we found them playing this interesting game. You make a tower of flour and place a coin on the top. Grab yourself a knife and start shaving. The person who knocks over the tower has to sift through the flour with their NOSE and find the coin! One thing I love about the Sargents, you will always have something to do at their house! If we aren't playing a "real" boardgame (or game) we usually end up making one up!

Bryan was hilarious playing this game because he thought he had the best strategy and everytime someone would only take a little chunk he'd get so mad and tell us "the game is going to last forever" "who takes little chunks" "cmon guys" I'm sure there were more because he was seriously on a roll that night. Stephs just making sure he's abiding by the rules here.

Em was a good sport, you see she's not much for games but she joined in and well, she lost so she had to find the dime in the flour with her nose! Rules are rules....and sometimes we make them up as we go, but still!

When we woke up we decided to go get cousin Hayden before we went out to see all the presents. So we went down the hallway and knocked on his door (knowing he'd be awake because these two decided in heaven that they'd be on the exact same sleeping schedule!) and it was SO cute, the door cracked and Haydens little head peeked around the corner!

At first Cade wasn't too sure what to think, but it didn't take him long to warm up.

Bry ended up being the present-hander-outer (I'm pretty sure that's just not a word) and he borrowed my WAY CUTE hat that my sis-in-law Em made for me.

I'm sad this picture is so dark, but you can see how into opening presents Cade got. He really liked it at first, but after a few he just wanted to play with what he got. Cade did end up with a pretty good stash! Thanks to Grandmas, Grandpas, Cousins, and pretty cool parents! :)

Oh my heavens....his face is just priceless! I mean of course it's tractors...who wouldn't react like this?

Cade had Haydens name for Christmas and I think Hayden is excited about getting a present! I think it's fun to draw names, especially for the little ones because it teaches them to give....tis the season...right?!

Oh yes! This outfit is a beauty! Last year Steph, Andrew, Trent and Em decided to pull a gag gift on Cade and gave him this outfit. It was hilarious and now a tradition! It will get passed down for generations...and I sound like a grandma....but I must say Hayden looks pretty cute in it!

A couple days after Christmas Bryans family (his moms side) rents a huge cabin up in Island Park and we usually go up for a few days. It was tricky because Cade isn't really use to sleeping in different places so the first night was just dandy trying to get him to sleep. He really enjoyed having so much attention and other little kids to play with. This is him in the truck on the way, he's watching Spirit (its a horse movie for those who don't know) and this was his face pretty much the whole time! It was hilarious!

This is the day after Christmas, we just chilled at the Sargents most the day. That's one favorite thing about the holidays, just taking it easy and being with family!

I didn't get any pictures of our Annual New Year's Party at Grandma Sargents but, as usual, it was a good time had by all. In a nutshell, we have an all-nighter with Bryan's dad's side and it's SO much fun. Every year there's a contest to see who can stay up the longest. I've made it to 5:00 (AM) one year, Grandma is almost always in the runnings, but usually the younger kids are the night owls!

All in all it was a great Holiday Season and we have so much to be thankful for!

Kind of in a RUTT.....

2011-01-10T18:57:00.000-08:00

Lately (the last few months) I just can't seem to get myself going...and it's driving me CRAZY! I know I can do SO much more in the day and my attitude has just been AWFUL (you can ask Bry). And then I get even more mad at myself because I'm usually not that kind of person! UGH! ENTER Christmas present from one of my clients. Lori gave me this quote from President Hinckley and it's all printed out and framed just beautifully, and the quote is just AWESOME! Hope it helps anyone else who has the same problem I'm currently working on :)

"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas, and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have a ride."

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

More Cade Part Two!

2010-12-13T12:13:00.001-08:00

This might be the last batch of ALL Cade pictures! A miracle I know! And we've made it out of summer pictures and right into Fall (my favorite time of the year!) Cade loves to be outside and is ALL boy because he has to be in the dirt and exploring everything and everywhere! He does NOT care if he gets dirty, in fact the dirtier the better! At first I was paranoid and tried to keep him somewhat clean and tried to catch everything he put in his mouth, and then that wore off! I know people say by your last child you mello out, Cade is helping me already! It was a BEAUTIFUL Fall and we tried to soak it all in before the winter set in....

Cade holding Jacks really clean ball (as you can plainly see!) Yep, that's it...the round thing that blends into to Cades camoflauge jacket!

Cade does NOT have a good poker face! You can always tell when he's doing something he probably shouldn't..."maybe since moms taking pictures she won't notice me slip these leaves into my mouth"

Sorry, but this one is just way too cute! I can't stand it!

I love to take "different" pictures instead of your normal straight-on smiling ones. Sometimes they turn out and sometimes they don't but it's sure fun to practice. I hope Cade doesn't get sick of being my model, because he's pretty easy to take pictures of!

Here's one of Cades favorite spots...on the ZOOM ZOOM. Cade LOVES to go for rides and he doesn't even care where we are going, as long as we are going somewhere. Sometimes he sings while we are driving and if you can imagine he's got to sing pretty loud to hear himself over the zoom zoom. Our neighbors told us once they had to stop and listen because at first they thought he was crying, nope just having a good time!

Jack! We've had Jack since he was 7 weeks old! He is now 2 1/2 years old and still A.D.D as ever! Seriously, Jack does some of the weirdest things...Bry and I just have to laugh. Jack is such a GREAT dog, and best of all he tolerates Cade. We didn't really plan it out this way, but next summer will be so much fun because Cade will be big enough to run around with Jack and HOPEFULLY Jack will settle down a bit! We love him and are glad he's in our family.

These last two pictures didn't turn out very good and I was so mad because you can't see the saddle. Bryan bought Cade a little kids saddle and it looked so little and cute on the big horse. And even cuter when Cade got on! Oh well, you get the idea and well, he's still SO cute!

More CADE!

2010-12-06T10:44:00.001-08:00

Here's another batch of Cade pictures, as I was posting them it brought a smile to my face because I love all the quirky things Cade does and these just reminded me of a few!

Cade loves to put things "away" or "back" it what he calls it, but what he's really doing is hiding things. We have found many toys, utensils, remote controls, all sorts of odds and ends in the funniest places. A favorite hiding place is the toaster. He puts many things next to the toaster, and also in the toaster. In fact the other day I went to make toast and I USUALLY check the toaster to make sure nothing is in there, but I didn't this day and all the sudden I could smell something burning...yep sure enough! I had given Cade some Laffy Taffy's and we were naming the colors and then I just let him play with them, well now one of them is melted to the inside of my toaster! I had to laugh!
Yep, those are tampons. He's not only figured out where they are, but how to get the wrappers off. His next favorite thing to play with in the bathroom is condoms...then toilet water. We aren't bad parents I promise! The doors to ALL bathrooms in our house stayed closed now.

Cade loves to play with my IPOD for a few reasons:

-because it's kind of a no-no and he feels like a rebel when he gets to

-he likes to pretend to play games

-he can see his reflection on the back of it and well, he likes himself

-he loves to listen to music, plus it's a good way to find where he is...just follow the music!

One day I caught him "hiding" in his closet with my IPOD, it was so funny. Anytime Cade thinks he's in trouble or he knows he's doing something wrong, he will look up at you with the cutest face and in a higher pitched voice say: "HI". That's what he did when I found him...it was cute!

Bryan bought this GIJOE tent and sleeping bag even before I was pregnant with Cade. It was on sale at Cabelas and he couldn't resist! It is pretty dang cute though- the tent and the fact that Bry wanted to get it. We decided to set it up and Cade LOVES it. Its been up in our dining room for about 3 months and I don't see it coming down anytime soon. But that's ok because it gives him something to do and sometimes when it gets "too quiet" I will check the tent and he will be in there with a book, or his animals, or one time he put all the pillows off our couch in there and had a blanket and was going "nigh nigh". It's a fun little play "house".

Cade started talking pretty young and is really good at putting words together already. He's always been really good at saying "Pease" (Please) and knows when to use it. Bryan is so proud because he taught Cade how to say it. He will say stuff like "pease more" "more pease nana" (banana or whatever he is eating at the moment) and "pease help u" (asking for help). This is him saying " pease"

What a cheeseball! (but I love it)

Bryan was hiding behind me and then "getting" him and this particular day Cade thought it was the funniest thing ever. So then Bryan started getting creative and making different sounds and faces and Cade was loving it. He loves his dad so much. I love watching Bryan with him, the other day I was working and Bryan took Cade to Micks (a yummy OLD hamburger joint out here in Shelley), then they came home and did the chores and horse stuff and then I'm guessing played inside for a bit and then Bry put him to bed. I got home and asked how everything went and Bryan said "Cade was so cute today, he was the little buddy every dad wishes for" It was SO cute and I'm not going to lie, I teared up! I love my boys!

waitin' for daddy.....

Whenever Cade is in his high chair he always crosses his feet. He's done it FOREVER, really, I don't even remember how little he was when he started doing it. It's one of my favorite things that he does.

That is just too CUTE!

I got Cade these Camo slippers online and LOVE them so much and Cade will actually leave them on! The only downfall is they are really slippery (no pun intended) and we have wood floors and this really pretty blue laminent flooring so not slipper friendly! But they are cute wouldn't ya say?

It looks like Cade already knows how to text! I'm in trouble...actually whenever he gets a hold of my phone or grandma's, we all have some extra charges on our bills from Cade connecting to the internet and chatting with babes!

Alrighty, one more down, and a few more to go! I'm almost caught up with my pictures! Hooray! Hope everyone is having a FUN and SAFE holiday season so far!

CATCH UP!

2010-12-02T10:43:00.001-08:00

Ok, this is classic Tiffany...always a little late! I hate to admit it because I'm not late ALL the time, but I do tend to run a little behind schedule. Classic example: my blog! Haha! Oh well, sometimes things are better late than never...right? or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better! Regardless, here are Cades 1 year old pics that my sister Jen took. She did such an awesome job and I LOVE how all the pics turned out! Thanks sis! My next few blogs are going to be a ton of pictures of Cade that I took during the summer, I really want to catch up so when Christmas comes I can be fairly on schedule. So, without further ado you can see how obsessed I am with my child!

I love my little family! Bryan and I were talking about how many kids we want and he was teasing me that I wouldn't stop until I got a girl, and I think I surprised him when I told him I could have all boys. I really could! I LOVE being with just Cade and Bryan and although I know its fun dolling up the girls and all that, I think I could do without! Now don't get me wrong, if I had a girl it would be AWESOME and I would love her so much, just saying I'm not going to join the Duggars and have 20 kids, just to get a girl! P.S. this little tidbit does NOT mean I'm pregnant either! Alright, I think I've said enough.....

More Summer Stuff...

2010-11-13T19:18:00.000-08:00

HOUSE
We've been remodeling our house ever since we moved out here...4 years! It is quite the project inside and out, but it has been so much fun (honest) and rewarding! Bryan is such a hard worker and is so smart...and if he doesn't know how to do something he learns how, and if it's smarter to hire it out...he does! The vision we have for the house is coming together and we are excited to see it complete...who knows when?

THis isn't a very good "after" picture, but it was the most recent that I had.

SUNSETS

I love where we live for many reasons, one being that there are so many picture opportunities it's perfect! I could honestly take pictures for HOURS where I live and probably do it again the next day and the next day! I don't want to become a pro, but I do enjoy taking spur of the moment shots like these beautiful sunsets...if I knew how to edit I could make them a bit sharper and fancy, but I think they are dandy how there are!

I must have been in a hurry to go somewhere because I just took my camera with me in the car, and I'm glad I did because I had a good photo idea and pulled it off...(if you can't tell I'm taking the picture in my car and that's the reflection from the driver's side mirror)

FLIES!!!!!

Ugh! I HATE flies...and they are EVERYWHERE! This is one of 6 sticky fly traps in my house and this is the 2nd time I've hung new ones up! My husband tells me that it's normal because we live in the country, but seriously! I think there's a secret passage the flies have found and they are slowly taking over my home! It's really ridiculous and I'm SICK of them! That's one good thing about the cold weather! DIE FLIES DIE!

To Can or Not to Can...that is the question!

The answer...CAN! My mom helped me with my first canning "season" last summer and I only did peaches. This summer I planted items in my garden so I could make salsa, I got some tips on stewing tomatoes from my good friend Sherelle and I have a 14 month old who LOVES peaches and pears, so this canning "season" was a busy one! And the funny thing is, is I know that lots of people do WAY more than what I did, and I thought I did a lot! Ha! Anyway, I did feel really resourceful and very homemaker-ish growing my own produce and actually making things out of it. It was a very good feeling.

Here's my big helper...

Halloween...better late than never!

2010-11-06T18:51:00.000-07:00

On Friday the 29th I took a trip to Rexburg to see my grandparents, it was a long time coming. I had a few excuses that helped get me there: deliver Cade's one year old pictures and "trick or treating". I'm so glad I did! They all loved Cade and Cade got to see his great grandparents. I know he doesn't understand who they are but I'm glad I'm getting pictures so I can show him when he will understand. It was also so much fun to talk with them! It's always neat to have your grandparents be able to relate with you and compare stories of when they were raising their kids. It helps you realize that they have been there, done that! No wonder we are told to respect our elders, we can learn so much from them! I love my grandparents and am so thankful for the relationship that I have with all of them! What a blessing.

Grandma and Grandpa Lowder...I'm pretty sure I've posted this before but my grandparents match their outfits everyday, and have for a VERY LONG time (over 28 years) Cade was being a goofball, but I think they liked it!
Now if this doesn't melt your heart....I know it melted my Grandma Thompsons!

My Grandpa Thompson is a VERY handy man...his specialty I think is wood products, including bird houses! He makes the cutest little bird houses and he has quite the variety. He's an amazing man and has so many qualities that I admire...we were sad he wasn't there!

Just thought this was too cute

Grandma Sargent. Cade doesn't get to see his Great Grandparents too often because his mom is a slacker. But I did make him a quiet book for church and it has pictures of every family member and he can name everyone. He LOVES grandma Sargent it's so cute. She watched him for me the other day and he didn't cry or anything! Thanks Grandma! I'm so grateful she is able to help me out because I love that Cade is developing a relationship with her. Its very special.

At Aunt Ranay's house playing "memer" (spencer) and "anna" (brianna)

I bought Cades shirt in Park City a while ago, and then found mine at Walmart later on! We are a cute skeleton couple!

Bryan was a really good sport! This is SO outside his comfort zone, but being the smart wife that I am that is the reason we are hunters: he's already got the clothes, he likes to wear them, they are comfortable and I might add he's a very attractive hunter! I did put him on a pretty good guilt trip too, but it didn't kill him and it was fun! I LOVED it and so did Cade! Thanks dad for being a good sport!

Here we are with Andrew, Steph and Hayden. Steph found out about a costume contest at Kings in Shelley and Bryan wanted to get a play gun for Cades costume so we tagged along with them. Don't they look awesome!? Andrew is really going to school to become a nurse so their costumes fit perfectly! Steph you thinker you.

Our cute little hunting family...again.

Cade with cousin Hayden. Cade loves all of his cousins and I feel bad for the "baby" cousins (Hayden and LaJae) because Cade thinks he's WAY bigger then them and tries to help out which turns into mauling them! I think the babies like it....to a point. Pretty soon they will be big enough to defend themselves!

And I'm sorry, but there were too many cute pictures to really have to choose so I at least limited myself to three!

Next year we are fixin to be cowboys, hopefully we can trick dad into dressing up again...we'll see!

Be Prepared!

2010-10-09T19:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry for another LONG posting here but I had to do the rest of my summer pictures while I had the time to sit down or they may have never been posted. Cade was at such a fun age (9 mo-1 year) this summer so we were able to do lots of things he could actually enjoy. It was a different kind of fun because we did things as a cute little family. Bryan sometimes rolls his eyes at me and thinks I'm cheesy when I tell him that this time of my life is something I've been looking forward too for a long time. Doing things like going to the fair or zoo as a family and taking pictures of every little thing we do now because we have a kid. I know I've always wanted to be a mom, but I don't think I knew how much I would really love it. I love being a family!

FAIR
This is Cade's first trip in his forward facing carseat! It's SO nice having him face forward and we can tell that he likes it better too. He was so cute because you could tell he kind of felt cool in his seat he kept looking around everywhere and laughing.

This is classic Cade right here...He loves to play with hair. It's cute, he will do it when he's tired or concentrating on something, in this case the horses. If dad is holding him it's either dad's ears or hair, if it's mom it's always hair.

Cade loved the horses, of course, but I didn't get any good pictures! I was mad because I couldn't figure out my camera and Bryan was mad because I was taking so many pictures...trying to figure out my camera...long story short I wanted a happy hubby over a picture with every stinking animal. (notice where cade's hand is...)

Cade loved all the animals, but wasn't too sure about the pig.

He must have ate too much fair food, he was tuckered right out!

Trip to the ZOO

This is where Cade sat most of the time during our visit at the zoo. These two are like two peas in a pod. I love watching them together because Cade really is a Bryan Jr. in some of the things he does...it's funny!

Cade really liked the ducks, geese, swans...whatever else was in this pond...he liked it.

So I took a few pics of the animals, but not very many turned out! They always say you can take 100 pictures as long as one turns out you did good...Well here's the one! If I knew how to edit pictures I could make it really cool looking but I thought it looked good as is. Watch out national geographic...haha I'm a dork.

Ok, I love the face Cade is pulling here. This is what he does when he's trying to say something and he has to concentrate a little harder. I know I'm obsessed with my own child which is probably healthy and normal, but when I see pictures like this I can't help but smile and be proud because he is so adorable!

I thought this turned out to be a pretty good picture considering a wooden post took it! Aren't digital cameras and timers the best!

Sorry, but he is SO dang cute!

On August 14th my little sister and her hubby had their first baby! She had a girl and they named her LaJae Diane Simmons. Jen did AMAZING! for her first pregnancy, I was so impressed with her! And she transitioned into being a cute little mommy, no problem! She is doing so good and is a natural. I'm so proud of her and I love that we are in the same phase of our lives now, we talk about our babies, hang out with our babies and just have fun! I love my little sister A LOT and I hope she knows it!

Favorite Aunt Tiff with baby LaJae!

This is a recent picture of LaJae that I stole off Jens facebook page...she's getting soooooooooooo cute! Look at those lips! She's got attitude already!

Cade likes to help clean out the cupboards so there are a few cupboards designated "Yes cupboards" I picked the ones that have the easiest things to pick up after they are strung out across the whole house! He keeps himself busy and I can get other things done so I say why not! Plus, look how cute it is!

Cowboy in training! Cade loves to ride "Bubbles" (Buckles) with Bryan. He just loves to be outside and loves every animal we see and all the dirt and rocks! Call me crazy but I think Bryan finds a little joy in taking his son on horse rides so it's not just for Cade. Aren't my boys handsome?

As many of you know we have been remodeling our house ever since we bought it...going on 4 years now. MOST the inside is done and we are just finishing up the siding! It has been quite the project, but for the most part it really has been fun! Bryans is amazing and has so many handy skills its ridiculous and I like to think that I bring a creative flare to it all...:) I will have to dedicate a future post to our fun, cute, old but new house!

Cade likes to help...

This year was a good year for my garden...except for my corn! It seems like after I took this picture my corn decided to stop growing! We were able to salvage a few ears so we could enjoy a taste of homegrown corn on the cob! I love summer food! I had great success with all my other gardening, and even canned most of what I grew! It was very satisfying to say the least! Can't wait for next years "harvest". (if anyone has any tips on how to keep corn growing...please share!)

I play the organ at the temple twice a month and I love it! I had my camera in my car and decided I needed to take a few pics of the temple, this was my favorite.

The Many Faces of Cade.....

2010-09-24T21:35:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be playing catch up here with the next few posts because I have a bunch of pictures from summer I still want to blog about. One of these days I will catch up and actually be current, until then....:)

This is a daily occurance at our house. Cade LOVES Jack and Jack is so patient with Cade, they are cute little buddies already. I wanted to list some things about Cade that he does right now that I don't want to forget, and I'm sure I'm going to leave some out so I will post them when I remember them. And of course I had to put pictures of the cute fella with the list, it's just funner that way.

*Every morning when I am fixing his breakfast he waits so patiently in his high chair and is either holding his hands together or has them perfectly placed over the edge of the tray.

*He is a loving baby. Not only does he love receiving loves, he loves to give them away. Watch out though because his kisses are wide open mouthed so slobbers might be attached!

*He is quite the talker, always has been. He will repeat almost everything we say. He is the cutest
little begger, literally, the way he says
please just melts your heart.

I'm pretty sure he knows it too

because the more desperate he is

the higher his pitch gets. "PEASE"

*He is a curious little fella. He
wants to, and will figure just

about everything out. Some
times he gets frustrated, but
usually he doesn't give up until
he's figured it out.

*When it gets "too quiet" I worry

sometimes, but probably 7/10 times he is entertaining himself, and usually with a book. It's so cute he will be sitting with his legs crossed, the book in his lap and just turning the pages.

*When he's content, tired or just happy he crosses his feet. It's adorable and lets me know that he's doing just fine :)!

*When he's really tired and almost asleep he will put his hand on top of his head and just with his pointer finger he plays with his hair.

*He LOVES family. Whenever he sees a picture or the actual person he gets so excited and says their name. "Papa" "Mama" "NeeNee (kinzie)" "Hannah" "Haynen (Hayden)" "Nanner (Tanner)" and many more. I made a little quiet book for church with pictures of everyone in our families and I think that's helped him recognize everyone.

*He is the BEST! People stop me in stores and tell me how cute he is so I know I'm not just prejudice! He makes us smile and laugh everyday and it's been a FUN year, I can't wait for this next one!

Happy 1st Birthday CADE!!

2010-09-17T19:35:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be honest from the start, I got a little carried away downloading pictures so this is an extremely long post! Cade turned one on September 11th. It's one of those moments when you have to step back and realize what's really happening! It wasn't sad that he was turning one, it was just amazing that the time had gone by so fast! I have loved every little phase that Cade has gone through and I'm so blessed and grateful that I have been with him through it all! He has been the light of our lives seriously! We often wonder what we did without him because he is so entertaining and fun we must have been boring! We waited a long time for Cade to come and we both agree he was WELL worth the wait! He is such a blessing in our lives and we love him MORE than he will know!
This is the day before his birthday we were going to the Doctor! The appointment ended up getting cancelled but I still had to take a picture because he looked so handsome! He wouldn't hold still for me (imagine that) so this was the best picture I could get! Isn't he a cutie!?

Cade didn't quite know what was happening but I can tell you he liked the looks of things!

It was very cute watching Dad help Cade open his presents and after Cade warmed up, he liked what was happening!

His face was too precious in this picture, I HAD to post it!

Cade is known for pulling some pretty good faces. This one is a classic and the other two are just him being cheesy! He's pretty good at it! I still can't believe he's one, but it's so much fun! He's the best!

I was very ambitous and decided to make Cades birthday cake. He loves horses, and so being the fun and creative mom that I am (hahaha) I googled how to make a horse cake and my good friend Betty Crocker was there for me. There was a demonstration video to watch and you can even print out the template to use. I can't take full credit, Bryan did help me, but didn't we do a good job for our very first birthday cake? Watch out Cake Boss and Ace of Cakes!

Baby Cousin LaJae is just 4 weeks! She's not afraid to rock a birthday hat!

Baby Cousin Hayden 3months old. He was born 9 months to the day after Cade. They are going to be best buddies, and trouble makers....can't wait!

Uncle Trent, funny story: we call Trent "Joto", who am I kidding we call just about anyone "Joto" (reason why is another long story) anyway, one day while Kinzie was babysitting Cade she taught Cade how to say it. So if you ask him to say, "Trent is a joto" Cade says "Nent...toto" its hilariously cute!

Our cute little family

Cade was more interested in the rocks than the football, but we still got some good pictures! I'm glad he left his birthday hat on!

I know I'm prejudice, but come on! Look at him! He's SO cute!

This was really cute, the older cousins were playing football and they let Cade play with the ball for a little bit and Cade fell over so Spencer and Tyler came over to console him and give him some encouragement. It was cute of them and Cade loved the attention.

Puddy, the goat, was a great sport when it came to wearing the birthday hat! He's part of the family too so we couldn't leave him out. You will see Jack later, and Buckles wanted nothing to do with the hat, probably not to hurt his STUD ego he's got going!

Some of the gang

Grandma and Grandpa Sargent

The rest of the gang

Dad, the grill master, was being difficult and would not look at the camera. OH well, he looks HOT from the side too!

Cousin Spencer, aka Best Buddy and Pal (that's what Spence calls Cade, it's so cute)

Cousins Natalie and Nathan

Grandma and Grandpa Thompson (holding baby LaJae)

Cousins Hannah and Jessica (two peas in a pod!)

Ok so I wasn't going to let Cade feed his face with Cade because "everyone does it", well I gave in and I'm glad I did because Cade loved it and we got some cute pictures! He ate the baby horse cake that I made and the icing for the hooves was black and that's the part Cade went for first! It was cute because at first he wasn't sure if he was allowed to dig in, but once he did and didn't get in trouble he loved it.

Cousin Brianna and Aunt Ranay

Jack is so emabarrassed he won't even look at us! What a good sport!

Cousins Abbey and Tanner, he's a little upset because Abbey wasn't sharing!

Bry helped get the house presentable before everyone came, and he managed to fit in time to make these sweet log benches for the campfire! They were perfect! Bry, you're amazing, but you already knew that! love ya

Here's the gang around the campfire! The smores were so yummy! Emmie brought those BIG marshmallows made especially for smores, they were great! THanks Em!

This picture happened accidently but turned out to be a cool picture! Thanks everyone for such a fun first birthday and for all your love and support! We love you!

I wanted to list 12 things we love about Cade but I know this post is probably the longest in Blogging history so I will save it for the next post and save whoever is reading this a few more minutes!

More random pictures....

2010-09-06T15:24:00.000-07:00

Ok if this picture does not melt your heart, well maybe you don't have one! Hahaha just kidding! but it is pretty sweet! Cade LOVES his daddy! When dad gets home from work mom doesn't really matter anymore, it's time to hang out with dad! I think it's so cute and personally I think Bryan loves it! Bryan is such a good dad and while he's teaching Cade a few things I think he's learning a few himself....for example: patience! Love ya Bry! Cade looks up to Bryan already and Bryan is such a great example! We were talking the other day about how it's so crazy how fast life goes and how we are so excited to be in this part of our life! It's so fun being parents and it's fun figuring things out together! I'm so grateful to Bry for being involved! It's fun being a family....finally!

Good Ol Jack! He is a 2 1/2 year old chocolate lab and for all you lab owners, labs do NOT calm down at age 2! At least Jack hasn't...........yet, but we still love him! He has been such a GREAT dog! and when Cade came along they both learned to love each other! Cade loves to grab Jacks tongue, ears, nose, tail, and Jack just lets him! Cade tries to play fetch with Jack and Jack is learning to be patient because well Cade can't really throw the stick or ball. It's funny because Jack will just sit there forever and finally Cade will either drop the item or Jack sneaks in and gently takes it away from Cade. It's fun to watch them together and I'm excited for them to have each other to play with! Jack loves to play fetch, go for walks, get MICE, help with horses and just about anything else, oh ya, dig for things in the ditch....

This is the newest addition to our "farm". Puddy is his name and isn't he a cute little goat!? We have a few ditch banks at our house and it's nearly impossible to keep up on the weeds, so we've recruited this little guy to help and you'd be surprised how much these animals can eat! And he eats everything! It's hilarious, we put a dog house out by a tree for him and he loves to go in and out and on top of it! Cade loves him too and calls him "puppy", close enough!

These are my veggies all washed and ready to eat!

I didn't even think to check the peppers and sure enough this big guy was ready to pick!

Last year my carrots SUCKED! They were little midgets and all wrapped around each other because I planted them too close together. This year isn't the best but it was WAY better than last year!

And here's my cute little helper! Every time I'm out in the garden Cade isn't too far! He likes to pull the leaves off the tomatoes and eat the dirt, rocks, stick and grass and basically anything else he finds! He's so cute! He would take the potatoes out of the bucket, and then put them back in and do it all over again! He LOVES to be outside! He doesn't care if its windy or raining or anything, he just wants to be outside, especially with daddy!

I wish you could see his face better in this picture, it's his classic OH! face! Man he's a cutie! It's been so much fun with Cade this summer, he's at such a fun age, 11 months. He's just so curious and mobile and he puts the two together really well! I love to watch him figure things out, I just wish I could see what he's thinking! I'm sure every mom wishes that! Those little brains are probably working overtime taking everything in!

I wish I was better at journaling and even blogging because I'm sure there are little things and even big things that Cade has done that are so cute and worth remembering! I have a notebook in just about every nook and cranny of my house so when I think of something I will write it down, but I forget the write it down part! I'm going to try to do better because it's just such a blessing being a mom! My little sister had her baby 3 1/2 weeks ago (whoa i can't believe that!) and we text each other ALOT! I love it! The other day she texted me and asked "did you ever just look at Cade and just start crying for no reason?" I said, "all the time....still do!" She is such a cute mom and I'm so happy for her! It's the BEST!!! and it helps when you have the cutest kid ever!! :)

M.I.A

2010-09-06T09:43:00.000-07:00

Ok so I'm a bit retarded and haven't figured out how to get my text to go where I want it so here's all the pictures first and the explanation down yonder!

...is what my blog has been! It's been so busy with the end of summer and trying to fit a million things into everyday! But it has been fun and very productive. Bry is trying to finish the house and fit in hunting and I want to get in all the fun outdoor activities with Cade that we can. Just a quick update with some random pictures of a few things we have been doing. We picked raspberries at my Grandma and Grandpa Lowder's house a few times. Cade loved it! He would follow me down the rows and say "Pease", he loved eating them right out of the bucket! We love them too!! YUMMY! Here's a cute picture of my grandparents. For those who may not know this my grandparents outfits match EVERYDAY! no joke! From shirts to pants to shoes, they have matched everyday for at least 26 years (that's as long as I can remember). It's the cutest thing ever and I love them so much!

HALF MARATHON!!!

2010-08-14T09:50:00.000-07:00

Yes! It's true! I did it! I ran a half marathon...and survived! My sister-in-law, Emily, asked me if I wanted to run a 1/2 marathon with her, so I agreed. We had already been training for the Bone and Back race so we just had to add a few more days and miles and we did it. I'll have to say just the thought of it was intimidating but as we trained and when our long runs came, we did them and I realized I really can do this! It was the Rock and Roll Run on the west side of town by the old butte park. (where the new soccer complex is) The route was full of rolling hills but not any BIG ones (thank goodness) and I decided if I can run leg 4 in the bone and back race I could handle these rolling hills. Bryan, my dad and Jen were there to cheer me on and that meant a lot to me. My goals were to not stop and finish somewhere around 2hours 15min. I met both of them! I didn't stop once (believe me I wanted to!) and I finished in 2hours 16min and 4sec.! I was very proud of myself! Anyway, it was a fun experience and I'm so glad I did it. Thanks Em!

Here we are at the finish line! It was seriously an amazing experience! A true test of mind over matter, if it was up to my body I would have been walking about mile 8! Thanks to my awesome hubby for coming and supporting me! Bryan, my dad and Jen would meet me at different mile markers and cheer me on and I have to tell you it helped so much! I did get emotional a few times when I saw them because it meant so much to me that they were there! Thanks Dad and Jen! (Thanks Jen for all the coaching :))It was hard, but totally worth it and I will be doing another one....sometime soon!

Ross Park!

2010-08-09T16:03:00.000-07:00

I promised myself, Bryan and my kids (cade and the rest to come) that I wouldn't be one of those moms that wouldn't let my child do something because I didn't want to or didn't feel comfortable doing it. This post is a prime example of that! I don't LOVE being in a swimsuit, but I had to suck it up and take one for the team! My family, well all the ladies, decided to go to Ross Park and it was so much fun! My little sister Jen is like 37 weeks pregnant and looks so cute! I'll tell you what, I wouldn't be hanging out in the heat at 37 weeks but she was a trooper and we all had so much fun! Cade LOVED it! He was so cute, he would splash like crazy and then all the sudden just go head first into the water! He was a crazy man. He also decided to walk that day. He's been walking a little here and there by himself and everywhere if he can hang on to something, but that day, in the kiddie pool he decided to take off! I guess he likes the challenge of a little resistance! It's been a fun summer to go and do stuff like this with Cade and friends and family! Thanks ladies for a fun time!

The things we do for extra cash....

2010-08-09T15:56:00.000-07:00

Ok so we have this joke at our house that Bryan has a desk job selling things on Craigslist. It's funny and all, but he really does make some extra cash and it's nice! The other night I came into the office and found a huge stack of old school books and Bryan hard at work trying to figure out a way to sell them. I've never ever doubted Bryan's abilities, and sure enough he found a way! So after making about $200 on the books he couldn't just stop there so we collected all our old cell phones and all his old calculators from school (you know the big Texas Instruments ones). Let's just say Bry's desk job treated us right that night! It was a good hit and now we are looking around the house for more items of value!

Bonfires and Smores!

2010-08-09T15:31:00.000-07:00

During the summer Bry likes to cut down trees and burn them! Usually that leads to bonfires and smores. So we invited my family down and our friends James and Amanda and their boys and decided to have some fun. Bry got ambitious and attempted to build a teepee...lets just say he decided to forego that idea. Another thing that didn't go quite as planned is the bonfire. The wind decided to pick up so we couldn't burn the big pile of tree that Bryan created. So we had to settle for just a little fire, but it got the job done and we stuffed our faces with a variety of smores! My sister brought chewy chips ahoy cookies and said that's what they use instead of graham crackers and chocolate....so we tried them and yep! they are delicious! Then Amanda brought brownies and said they liked to use brownies with their smores....so we tried it that way and yep! they are delicious as well! Then a friend at work was telling me that they used reeses peanut butter cups for their smores so you better believe we tried it and yep! they are good, not my favorite of the night but still good! And of course we had a few of the normal kind! I was definetly on sugar overload that night! All in all it was a fun night and we still have lots of that tree to burn so I'm sure their will be another bonfire/smore night coming soon!

My Cute Garden....

2010-08-09T15:02:00.001-07:00

This year my awesome hubby built me these raised boxes to put my garden in and I've loved them! I like them because it makes me feel more organized and not so overwhelmed. It's not much and please look past the weeds in these pictures, I need to take new pictures without all the weeds. But I wanted to get this posted because I am a little proud of myself! I hope over the years I will become a better gardner and know what I'm doing but for now, this is GREAT! Thanks Bry for building me my boxes!

Happy 4th of July...or 24th!

2010-07-23T20:10:00.000-07:00

Freedom and Pioneers go together right? Maybe I'm trying too hard to make myself feel better about how far behind I am! Anyhow, here are some pictures from the 4th of July. We didn't do much, which is right down our alley. Saturday morning Bry flew in from his annual fishing trip to Alaska and we went straight home and took a family nap because everyone was tired! Then we just chilled at the house all day, no stress, nowhere we had to be...that's a good day! Cade doesn't do well around loud noises so we decided to skip the fireworks, and make some of our own...eh? I'll leave it at that. Sunday we went to Grandma Sargents house to celebrate her birthday and america's birthday while we were at it! Thanks to Uncle Brian and his rockin photography skills we were able to get these photos. Then we headed over to my parents house and had another yummy BBQ (I love summertime). My dad doesn't enjoy the festivities that come with the 4th of July (never has) but my mom does so she bought this HUGE box of firecrackers for all the grandkids. It was fun and the kids had a blast! Cade stayed nice and close to dad because he wasn't to sure about all the noise. Its so nice to have both of our families around so we can celebrate and have fun with them! I do want to say this year I don't know why but I did think about how grateful and blessed I am to live in this country. I had to play the organ in church sunday the 4th and I felt a bit of pressure to make some people proud. I don't know who they were, maybe the veterans in our ward, maybe our Bishop because he gets so emotional about patriotism and that touches me, maybe some who have passed, but I tried to produce the right kind of spirit and I felt good about it. I really thought about what it took to make my freedoms available and I am so grateful for those who have gone before and allowed me to enjoy MANY things! God Bless America!

.............naptime!

2010-07-22T09:01:00.000-07:00

Ok so I promised myself that I would post a blog everyday this week (starting yesterday) and today I really don't feel like doing one so I found this picture and it just about sums up how I feel! So there you have it! P.S I love when Bry watches Cade and I come home to this kind of picture! It makes me smile and fall in love with both of them a little bit more! I love my boys!!

A little behind....

2010-07-21T11:03:00.000-07:00

That's it! This week is the week I'm catching up on my blog! Whenever Cade goes down for a nap I am going to post a ....post! I'm sick of looking at everyone else's blogs and being jealous that all of yours are SO much cuter and up to date than mine! I need to get with it! So here goes...these are Cades 9 months photos. My little sister Jen took them and she is getting so good at photography I'm so jealous. Cade is such a good baby! We are so blessed to have him as part of our family. It's cute because Bryan will tell Cade that sometimes, we really are grateful! I want to list 9 things we LOVE about Cade!

9- He sleeps through the night! and has since about 2 months old! way to go bud!

8- He is such a happy baby!

7- He can entertain himself for a long time with the funniest things! He loves Bryans horse magazines, washclothes, grass....there's more but I can't think of them right now

6- He loves to figure things out! He was stuck between two bar stools the other day and got frustrated, but figured out how to get out of it. Loves to open and close anything that opens and closes. It's so cute to watch him concentrate and figure everything out.

5- He crosses he little legs whenever he's content! In the carseat, in his high chair, drinking his bottle, eating, relaxing with dad. It's the cutest thing!

4- His little facial expressions! and boy does he have some good ones!

3- He is a good combination of his mom and dad! It's funny to watch him do certain things and laugh about who he gets it from! He's got his dad's patience for example! :)

2- He is obsessed with horses! you can just say the word horse and he's all sorts of excited!

1- He is finally here and part of our family! We love him!

BUSY!!!!

2010-07-05T20:59:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I'm already behind and I've only been a blogger for a little over a month! This post isn't even going to catch me up either but a little at a time and I'll get there! I have pics of Cade's first 4th of July but they might make it on the next post. I've been running a lot lately and been really liking it! A couple of the girls at work and I were talking about running the Bone and Back relay race and decided to put together a team and do it! I started training because 5 miles for me is a lot! It felt good to be running for a reason though, I loved having something to work towards. Our team was Team Carlisle: Beauty is our Specialty...not running! We made pink T-shirts for all the girls that had that printed on them. The girls were: Me, Emily Sargent (my sis-in-law), Melanie Furniss, Katelyn Messick, Lindsay Nulph, Annie Cooper and substituting for us at the last minute...seriously two days before, Kim Ence. It was sooooooooooooo much fun! I can't even write in words how much fun we all had! Bruce and Sherry Carlisle (and Carly) were our drivers, cheerleaders, waterers....what else? They were so awesome! Thanks guys! For those who may not know how the race works I'll try to sum it up. It's a 40 mile relay to Bone and Back (started at Mountain View Hospital) and each person runs 5 miles. Each team can have a team car that follows their runners and that's where the Carlisles came in. We all sat in the back of the truck and cheered our runners on til it was time to get the next girl ready. I know I'm going to leave something out I just don't want this to be too long. It was so much fun I will definetly do it again! I was having so much fun cheering everyone else on I only had a few minutes to get nervous and then I was off! I felt really good for the first 3.5 miles and then....the Hill!!! It was a beast! Really, I'm not just making it up, but I conquered it. It was cool because my brother Justin was running on another team and he ran leg 5 just opposite of mine so we passed each other and he gave me some encouragement (which almost made me emotional) but I pulled myself together and finished! I even met my goal of 60 minutes or less, right on the nose at 60 minutes! It was the best feeling to have accomplished something like that! Another thing that got me a little choked up is my little sister Jen came and rode in the back of the truck the whole day with us. That meant a lot to me because she's been so supportive of everything I do and she's my best friend and to have her there was awesome! And to top it off the Carlisle Beauties took...3rd place! (out of 13 women's teams) we were so proud of ourselves because to be honest we didn't even think we would come close to placing! It was a fun day. I also ran the Scenic River Classic 5K and will include some pictures from that too. It's been a fun summer of running and Cade has helped me train! He's a trooper and does so great in our running stroller. An update of the little man is coming soon too...we got his 9 month pictures back! Prepare yourself for some cute baby pics! p.s still a new blogger...thus the pics are in reverse order!

Just Thinking....

2010-06-21T20:59:00.000-07:00

Ok no picture this time, but I had to write this down because it really stuck out to me! So, I went to my boss's sons wedding and it was beautiful and great and lovely! All that stuff! But that's not what stuck out...I was going through the line and I got to my boss's husband and asked him "Can you believe your son is married!?" He is sooooo close with his son! They did about everything together! And he said... "Ya, I can. You know why? Because I've been there every step of the way. I didn't miss anything. So, yes I can believe he's married because it was the next step!"

OK! that's what stuck out! Isn't that such a great answer! On the way home I got a bit emotional (normal) thinking I want to be able to say the same thing about my kids! I just had to write that down so I wouldn't forget it! What a great reminder!

9 months ago....

2010-06-13T20:08:00.000-07:00

Holy Cow time flies! Bryans little sister Steph and her hubby Andrew just had their first baby on the 11th! Exactly 9 months after Cade was born...to the day! So, being the emotional person I am I reflected back on our special day! It was a long time coming and well worth the wait! All the anticipation, excitement and nerves all balled into one, and then when you see your little one for the first time there are no words to explain the way you feel! I LOVE Bryan so much! He was so awesome during the whole thing. I LOVE Cade so much! He is such a blessing to me and Bry. I LOVE being a mom! It's the best! I just had to write something down about how I was feeling because watching Steph and Andrew just brought back so many feelings and emotions! I'm so excited for those two! They are going to be great parents!

Family Fun!

2010-06-06T21:11:00.000-07:00

Tonight my family got together to celebrate a few birthdays and it was so much fun! We had a very tasty dinner provided by Grill Master, Justin (aka brother) and Food Network Next Big Star, Aimee Jo! Seriously they know how to put a great meal together...those two! Then the kids went downstairs and the adults played the newlywed game...kinda, and it was hilarious! At one point my parents said "I'm sure you didn't want to know that about your parents!" So you know it was a good time had by all! Thanks family for a fun night! Anyway, I promised myself I would post something today so here it is! I still need to catch up on a whole lot but that will probably come when Bry is fishing! So this will have to do for now!

First time for everything!

2010-05-30T18:19:00.000-07:00

Ok, for all my fans that have been begging for a blog...here it is! No making fun of the amatuer and pass along any great ideas. There's a lot to catch up on, but I'm a picture gal so I'm going to put together some pictures and gather my thoughts and I shall return!