Easter Day!

We had a wonderful Easter! The night before I read to the kids out the Picture Bible about our Savior and why we really have Easter. Mazzy already new, but Bronson was quite fascinated by it. Easter morning we ran downstairs to find all the Easter eggs that the Easter Bunny left. Then Ryan proceeded to scare Mazzy to death and told her that if she saw the Easter Bunny he would eat her, so not to look for him. Oh Ryan!!!!

Then it was off to Morgan. I had to sing in my sister's sacrament meeting. Then my mom cooked a DELICIOUS Easter dinner and then we had a huge Easter egg hunt outside at my parents! The kids had a blast especially with the silly string! Hope everyone else had a wonderful Easter!!

Coloring Easter Eggs!

The kids had tons of fun coloring their Easter eggs. They did a great job too!

Living Planet Aquarium.

Ryan won tickets to the Living Planet Aquarium. We had a great time. I know most people give it a bad rap, but we really had fun! Maybe it was because it was free, I don't know, but the kids had so much fun petting the sting rays, and seeing all there was to see.

Mazzy was looking into the shark tank, when this shark was swimming by and just lunged towards her through the glass! It scared her to death! I laughed of course.

10 Years of Marriage!!!

April 2, 1999, 10 years ago, I married my soul mate! It has been a long journey together, many ups and downs, but we always make it through! I am so lucky and blessed to have this man in my life! He still makes me laugh and every day is an adventure with him! He is always there for me and continually amazes me with his unconditional love for me! I love him so much! I thank God for bringing him into my life! I am looking forward to continually growing old with you Ryan, you complete me in every way possible! Thank you for asking me to marry you all those years ago, it has been and incredible ride!!!!

Temple Sealing Pictures.

Nine years ago on April 6, 2000, I was sealed for Time and All Eternity to my Best Friend! It was one of the BEST days of my entire life! It couldn't have been more perfect! I am so blessed!!!

Shooting on the Dry Farm!

Awww, shooting! Is there anything more theraputic? It's been a while since the last time I went shooting, but it didn't take me long to catch up on my skillzzzz!!! My dad and I taught the kids about shooting and gun safety and then let them give it a try. Mazzy was actually doing pretty well by the end of it. Just a fun day up on my Grandpa's dry farm. I had to throw in the beautiful view of Morgan Valley from up on the dry farm.

A Fun Weekend in Morgan!

The kids and I went up to Morgan to visit my parents this last weekend. We ended up having such a fun time. We did a little bit of everything, I think. We took the kids over to a family friend's mink farm. My mom helps during mating season and they are VICIOUS, MEAN little buggers. They may look cute but it is a good thing they are no bigger than they are or they would probably eat the human race. So my mom caught one of the females and let the kids pet that silky fur. Also at the farm they had two little colts that had just been born a few weeks ago. Is there anything cuter????Here is Brons petting the mink. We are going back the end of April to let them see the babies after they are born.
This little guy was very tired! (He looks dead, but he was not.)
This cute little filly came right over to me and let Bronson and I pet her. Too precious!

Grandpa's Mustache!

Here are the kids (Mazzy, Stryder, My Dad or Grandpa Thayne, Bronson and Kaden) showing off there mustaches, just like Grandpa! Bronson was not being very cooperative and wouldn't stick his on, so he held it, and then cried the rest of the time because he didn't want to do it. Mazzy's mustache is on upside down too, ya gotta love it! Good Times!!!!!Mazzy had to have the mustache that was most like Grandpa's.

Stryder.......man!

This last week, my HILARIOUS and extremely cute nephew Stryder had his 6th birthday. He is quite the little boy! Ya just never know what may come out of his mouth. He truly believes he is a Jedi Master and has the most active imagination with "The Force"! Happy Birthday Der!

This is Stryderman's new face, I think that it's funny that his shirt says:
"I'd SO rather be playing a video game" and that he looks like that.
This is my new favorite picture! It makes me laugh!

Bronson with Stryder at his birthday party. (Stryder is wearing his Yoda robe.) Mazzy with Stryder and the Star Wars book we got him.

More of Miss Mazzy Face!

Sorry, my last post was too big and cut these three pictures off.

According to Maz, this is what a pirate fairy looks like.Just dressing up.

Her favorite skirt to dress up in.

Miss Mazzy Face!

It has been a crazy past couple of weeks! Bronson is feeling better. He still gets pretty worn out by the end of the day, but he is doing really well for as sick as he was. And Mazzy has had her little fingers into everything lately it seems. Here's a few pictures of my sweetie.

Mazzy's first piano lesson! She is LOVING it so far. If you notice how red her cheeks are it is because she has had Slap Cheek disease. I am very serious, look it up on the internet, it is real and of course only Mazzy would get it. Don't worry, by the time your cheeks break out in this rash (that looks like your cheeks have been slapped and welted) it is not contagious anymore. WEIRD!!!! I know. According to Maz, this is what a pirate fairy looks like.

Just a dress up day.

Her princess skirt.

Mazzy decorated her first cake (ALL BY HERSELF!) She got an Easy Bake decorating pen for Christmas and while my mom was here helping with Bronson they got it out and Mazzy went to town. She did a FABULOUS job if I might add!

Tonsillectomy!

Well, Bronson had his tonsils out on Tuesday the 24th. Everything went very well. He has been such a good little boy through this entire ordeal! All of the nurses kept telling me what a GREAT little boy he was, he never cried but once. He only cried when they first took him from us. He clung to Ryan's neck just yelling "I don't want to go!" It broke my heart and of course made me cry too, but the anastesiologist that took him back said he was fine once he got him to the O.R. He let him help start up the machine and hold his mask, so of course Brons thought that was cool.

Other than that little moment, he did so well. He drank when the nurses told him, and then just slept the majority of the time in recovery. When he woke up the first time he looked at the nurse and asked her "Do you have games?" And went right back to sleep. He meant video games. We told him that when he got out of surgery and we went home, he could play video games. (Anyone that knows Brons, knows that he is obsessed with video games.) I thought it was really funny.

He is home and is doing really well. Still very pale and sore, but doesn't complain much. He doesn't have much of an appetite and has even turned down ice cream on multiple occasions, but he is on the mend. I am so proud of him and how brave he is! He's a tough little bugger, that's for sure! Glad surgery is over, now if we can just make it through the next couple of weeks and mood swings we'll be sittin' pretty!

Brons bit his lip coming out of anasetic and it started to swell. Both corners of his mouth are split too from having to open his mouth so wide during surgery. Ouch!! (A little loopy from meds and everything, too)

One of the times he woke up, Ryan asked him if he wanted to play a game on his phone. Brons was half asleep and his eyes opened wide and he said "What?" "A Game?" So he played for about 2 min. and passed right back out. And yes he was really that pale!

This was when we first got back to the recovery room with him. He looked so tiny and fragile in that bid bed!

Time Flies.

Where has the time gone? I can't believe how fast my kids are growing up. I was looking through our family videos and came across this. It made me smile! Mazzy was only 2 and Bronson was 6 months old. What a little CHUB!!! Notice how he only laughs when Maz shakes the the toy, (not so funny when Momma does it.) Enjoy!