The Happiest Place on Earth

Last week we went to Disneyland with my parents. It was so much fun. I love Disney. Everything about it is just so magical. Well all except the lines. But truthfully we really didn't have to wait that long any lines. I think the longest wait was about 20 minutes and for disney that isn't too bad.
Sissy and Big bro. were tall enough to go on just about every ride. We took them on Splash Mountain and Space Mountain. Big bro loved Splash Mountain. Sissy said she will never go on that ride again. I have to completely agree with her. That ride is just not fun. Sissy loved Space Mountain. Big bro. said that he didn't like it at all, but when he heard how much the rest of us liked it he said that he liked it also. Little bros favorite ride was "It's a small world". Bubba loved the Jungle ride although he was kind of upset that it didn't have any pigs. After all these years I still love Pirates of the Carribean and now that it has Jack Sparrow (or in other words Johnny Depp) it is just that much better.
Big bros favorite activity at Disney had nothing to do with normal Disney rides. He loved the Jedi Training. Yes my hubby is a Star Wars Nerd and he has turned my kids into being Star War nerds. We were so lucky that Big bro. and Sissy were picked to do the Jedi Training and fight Darthe Vader. We thought that Bubba would be sad because he was to young but as it turns out he is afraid of Darth Vader and didn't want to fight him.
On our off day we stayed at our hotel and went swimming and then went to my parents hotel to go swimming. Ours was just the basic hotel swimming pool. At my parents they had a huge water slide and a kiddie pool. Hubby took the kids down the slide only to find out at the top that they don't allow people to go down together. So Bubba went down by himself. He loved it.
It was such a fun vacation. We were so lucky to have my parents there to help out with the little kids and hang out with. Thanks mom and dad.

Brown Family Campout

This posting should have been done a month ago but I just never got around to it. In June The Brown side of the family had a camping trip in Williams. Our first outing was to the Grand Canyon. I was so nervous about taking the kids. Especially Bubba. He has a habit of climbing and not listening to rules. I bought him a little leash backpack to wear he actually loved it and it helped my nerves. I was so excited to take pictures there but unfortunatly I waited (so that I would have perfect ones) and it started raining like crazy. Which means I have no real pictures of the Grand Canyon.
On the other days we went to Sunset Crater, Oak Creek Canyon, and the Deer Farm. Out of all of them we had the most fun at Oak Creek Canyon. We stopped on the side of the road and hiked down a little ways to the creek to play in the water. Some of us decided to go ahead and swim. It was really deep in some spots. We guessed over 6ft. The kids loved playing in the water and hiking around. It was nice because there was nobody else around.
When Sissy was a year old we took her to the Deer Farm near Flagstaff. She screamed the entire time because the deer were chasing us. This time was much better. Nobody cried. All the cousins had fun feeding the deer and letting them follow us around. Although Bubba didn't like to feed the deer but he liked them following him.
All in all this was a great family reunion. The weather was nice and the cousins loved being with each other. We can't wait until the next one.

For my sister and sister-in-law

With having 4 kids I should know by now never to say "my kid will never do that", when other kids are making a mess or wearing cowboy boots with shorts or screaming at the store. So this is my apology to my sister and sister-in-law for laughing and saying that my kids will never climb in the dishwasher while I am trying to do them. I now get why you waited to do the dishes when the kids were sleeping. Guess thats what I will have to do from now on.

This was only 20 min. after he pulled my scentsy of the coffee table and broke it. Yes now i have to be scentsyless all weekend and we have people coming over. How am I suppose to make my house smell good? Light a candle or bake? I don't think that will work for me. Once you go scentsy you can never go back.

A happy Birthday to Logan

Just a warning there are a whole lot of pictures. I just couldn't decide on one so I put a whole bunch on.

Last week Big bro.turned 5. He now seems so old. It could be the fact that he will be in kindergarten this year or that he doesn't want to snuggle all the time or that he is skinny instead of my chubby baby or that he doesn't want to play with baby toys or that he tells me he is old enough to do lots of things. When they say time goes by so fast it's true. I can't believe he is already 5. He was the one who was always a mommys' boy and I loved every minute of it. I can't wait for him to go to school but I know that I will miss having him at home.

Big bro.on the day he was born. So small only 6lbs.

Big bro. at his birthday party. It wasn't anything big just a small get together at my parents house.

Big bro. at the Mesa Temple. He wanted a picture by the water.

Big bro with my sister. I think he was about 8 months old.

I'm not sure how old again it was around 8 or 9 months old.

Big bro being silly I'm going to say 8 months old.

Big bros' first birthday. He hardly wanted to touch the cake.

Good news and Bad News

The month of May has gone by so quickly that I thought I would just do a quick update on what we have been doing this last month.

The good news is Little bro. turned 7 months old this month and is finally getting his teeth. The bad news is that I am now dealing with him teething. He cries a lot and just wants held. That wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't so tired from staying up with him in the middle of the nights.



The good news Sissy graduated from Kindergarten. On the 22nd we went to the graduation it was so cute. Only 11 kids and they sang a couple of songs and received certificates. She is so happy that school is out and she can stay home with the boys. The bad news she gets bored real fast and so now I have a whole summer of finding activities for her to do. Also bad news I will now have a 1st grader I'm getting so old!!!



The good news Bubba learned to paint. The bad news it was his toenails and bathroom floor. Of course it was a bright pink color.



The good news Big bro.went on the Father-Son Campout. He loved it. Lately Big bro. has really enjoyed spending time with Hubby. I think he is in the stage where is brothers are just to young to play with so he tries to do things with Hubby. They had a really good time camping. The bad news it was only 1 night and they forgot the marshmallows.





The good news on Mothers Day Hubby and the kids made me breakfast in bed it was so sweet. The bad news Big bro. spilt the hot apple cider on me and Sissy dropped the breakfast on the floor. But really there was more good news than bad on Mohters Day. The kids and Hubby bought flowers and some gifts. In primary the kids made me gifts and cards. I love seeing the pictures they make for me I feel so loved when they make it themselves. Bubba came to me after nursery and gave me a flower he made. It was so sweet because the nursery leaders taught them to say Happy Mothers Day. The bad news as soon as we got to the car he took it back and has never given it back to me.