Remember when...

So, one of the things on my TO DO List before Ryann gets here, is to print the 658 pictures on my camera. I know, I know! I cant believe I let it get that backed up. So I was going through all of the pictures and found some really funny ones that brought back some memories. The pictures are from the summer of last year til now.Sorry I forgot to flip this one. I remember this day very clear. I hadn't seen Dylan for awhile and started calling him and looking around the house. And then I found him...In MY bathroom with MY mascara ALL over his body. I remember being so mad but at the same time, I couldn't stop laughing. Look at the poor kid. And it took a long time to get all of the mascara off of him.

This is when we went to Wolf Creek Resort last year with my parents.
YOWZA!!!

This was so funny. We went to the pool, and there my Dad is, laying out, with his shirt on and his legs covered. Whats the point? It was funny!

We also went to Pine View and rented a wave runner. I took my Mom out for a little spin! We had a lot of fun!

The Bingham gang!


Later in the summer, Jase ( Jakes brother) returned from his mission. All of the relatives were camping out, so we all stopped by for some fun.
A day or so later, we went on our annual Bear Lake trip. My boys were so excited to spend time with their Uncle Jase. Brooks wanted to be just like him. What gangsters!!!

Here's Grandpa Bingham pulling a funny face.

Here's Brooks being brave and willingly swimming in the Lake. And then there was Dylan...Ha Ha! Wasn't such a fan!

Then, Jase and Jake made Brooks into a Mer-MAN.

We go to Packs Pumpkin Patch every year. We always have a lot of fun!

This is when Brooks told me that he wanted a six pack and big arm muscles and wanted to start working out. This was one of their workout routines. HA!

My spider monkeys!

I love looking back at pictures and remembering all of the fun we have had. I cant wait for all of the fun to come!!!

Remembering Kerrie

Jake and I took the kids to visit to his grandparents grave today for Memorial Day. None of my grandparents or brother, Isaac, graves are in Utah to visit, but the one grave I really wanted to visit was my friend Kerrie Thompson. She was a very close and dear friend of mine that passed away. That was a really hard time in my life...to lose such a close friend. I just wanted to take a little time to remember my dear friend.

She was my first friend in the ward. And to top it off, she was my neighbor. So it didn't take long before we were the best of friends. We would sit outside while our kids played and just talk for hours. Or we would have our girls night out and get some yummy dessert and just talk. If you remember Kerrie, she never ran out of things to say. That is one thing we had in common. WE CAN BOTH TALK! She was a special friend that I will never forget.

As much as I miss Kerrie, I am so grateful for the time that I spent with her and for her wonderful friendship. I miss you Kerrie!

Putting the Finishing Touches

One of the REALLY cute and creative gifts I received for my shower were these blocks that spelled out Ryann's name. I was SO excited about them that after my shower, I went and bought shelving to put them up in Ryann's room. Then I bought a cute little vase, tied a black ribbon around it,put black stones in the vase, and put the cute flowers that Alexis made from my shower in it. It turned out SUPER cute! What do you think? Thank you Jennifer and Jenessa! I LOVE those blocks!

My Baby Shower!

My friend Alexis threw me the cutest baby shower. I want to thank Alexis for all the time and effort she put into this shower! :) It means so much to me to have a friend that would take the time to make this shower so perfect! Alexis took a lot of time to make all the crafts and decorations. Thank you Mom and Julee for helping Alexis out with the shower.


This is the cute invitation for the shower!




We had the yummiest food at the shower. There were lots of salads, tomato soup, orange rolls and...



A CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN!!! This is any pregnant woman's dream.


Alexis had these pink rub on stickers that she put on the goblets that said sweet pea, baby shower, it's a girl... It was really cute!

Then, there were the party favors for the guests. Inside these cute boxes, were pink onesie sugar cookies!

These were my thank yous! I have never been really good at thank you cards, so I made these cute little binkies with a bag of pink jelly bellys and a thank you poem.
This is a picture with my mom, little sister Mary and her baby, Hunter. Mary drove all the way from Idaho to be at the shower. Thanks Mary!!! Love you!

I want to SERIOUSLY thank all of my friends and family for supporting me and my little Ryann. I love all of you so much and it really means a lot to have you all there. I wish I could put pictures of all the cute stuff I got on the blog. There were some very thoughtful gifts! I cant say thank you enough to everyone that made this day SO special! I love you guys!

Happy Mother's Day! 2009

Happy Mother's Day! I had a great mother's day. The boys took me out to Olive Garden for dinner on Saturday. Then, the boys told me what one of my gifts were, that was coming in the mail. Here is the story behind the gift...A few days before Mother's Day, Brooks ran upstairs and told Jake what they HAD to get me for Mother's day. "Dad, we have to get mom this tomato plant that grows upside down. Mom, really wants it. Every time we see this commercial, she says that she wants it. And if you buy it now, it comes with a free cook book!" For any of you that don't know this about Brooks, once he sees a commercial, he will never forget it. And can recite it to you at any time. At one time he wanted the snuggie. "And if we order it RIGHT NOW it comes with a free night lite that you can use to read books. You can even wear the snuggie when you are playing video games." He is SO freakin cute! So, my AWESOME upside down tomato plant is coming in the mail. They also took me on a little shopping spree and I got a couple of really cute shirts! I have the best kids and husband! I am so lucky to have them in my life. I love you Jake, Brooks, and Dylan!!!

I am 32 weeks!

For Jake's mom and my mom, I tried to be a little creative this year. I made them one of those edible fruit/flower creations. It was really fun and it turned out pretty cute! Jake and I are so VERY lucky to have such wonderful mothers. Thanks Mom (Julee) and Mom(Lisa) for all that you do for me, Jake and our boys! I don't know what we would do without you both! We love you!!!

Hunter's Baby Blessing

We always have such a good time when we go and visit Gary, Mary, and Hunter. We drove to Idaho on Saturday and was able to spend saturday afternoon with them. The boys had a BLAST playing with Roxy, Mary's dog, and Roxy had just as much fun playing with the boys. My parents brought their dog Waldo too. We had a BBQ and just had fun spending time with little Hunter. This kid is amazing! He is 2 months old and is wearing 3-6 month clothes. I am used to my little guys wearing preemie clothes until they are 2 months old.

Brooks ABSOLUTELY LOVED holding Hunter. He is so excited for Ryann to come that when he sees Hunter, all he wants to do is hold him and soothe him and give him his binkie. Mary would show Brooks what to do when Hunter would cry and Brooks was so excited to be the one to soothe Hunter and take care of him. He is going to be so good with Ryann.

Dylan, of course, had to find the one piece of furniture that had a sharp corner and bonk into it! We were worried that he might have to get stitches but luckily Jake knew just what to do to make it stop bleeding.

As you can see in this picture, my Dad is already brain washing Hunter to love BYU. YOU WILL LIKE BYU...OR ELSE! What do you think, does Hunter look frightened?

On Sunday, we went to Hunters baby blessing. Gary did such a great job! We love you guys and love spending time with you!