Things to blog about

A few weekends ago we took a trip to good ol' Blackfoot Idaho to attend Jarom's wedding.  It was so fun having all of the Christensen family in the temple together.  We are so happy for Jarom and Tara, and can't wait to spend a lot of time hanging out with them once we get to Montana.    He didn't give us much time to get to know her before the wedding, so we have some catching up to do! : ) Here are some of my favorite pictures of the beautiful day.

 

Hum.....what happened after that?  Sage got pink eye which tuned into a huge scratch on her cornea.  That lead to a whole ton of crying, which in turn lead to a trip to the E.R and an entire day of Sage hanging out under her blanket without ever once opening her eyes.  Very sad.  She's a happy camper now, and all is well, but it was touch a go for a while there.

Next I saw Twilight with a whole ton of great girls, and that was fun.  I didn't like the movie at all, but it was still a great night.

Then came Thanksgiving....

John, Mirm and the fam decided to drive all the way from Utah to hang out with us, and we were thrilled!  The day started with a breakfast of french toast and a few pictures.

 

Next came the well known, and well loved Turkey Trot 50 meter dash and 5k.  Good fun for everyone!  I won 1st in my age category (I was the only one in my age categorie) and Jaxon won the coveted first place spot in the 50 yard dash!  He was my super star!

 

Thanks to Robin for the great morning.  Heaven knows I needed the exercise that day.

The rest of the day I spent working on my turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, and jello.  I was excited to learn how to make a Thanksgiving dinner this year.  You're all invited to my place in a few years.  My turkey was DELISH!

The dinner was amazing, the company was great, and the air hockey tournament was a bust.  How on earth did Heidi win?

I am Thankful for my LIFE!  It is wonderful, and full, and crazy, and I love every person in it.  And now, bring on all the Christmas craze!  I love this time of year!!!

Stories of Zambia

I know I've mentioned before that my two sisters spent a part of their summer in Africa, and now I want you to be able to hear a little more about it.  Heidi has compiled all her blog posts about Africa, and you can read them all at www.brunofam.blogspot.com.  These stories are life changing, and are important for everyone to hear.  So if you have a minute, stop by her blog and learn about our brothers and sisters in Zambia.

You can also visit Heathers blog at www.hedrad.blogspot.com for her experiences

My baby Sage

21 months old

Run for Darfur

Heidi asked me last week if I wanted to run a 5k for a country in need in Africa. Well, I love all things Africa and said yes! Regardless of the fact that I've only run 3 time in the past month, and Heidi runs 8 minute miles almost every morning. The morning of the race came and it was cold and raining, but off we went. The race was small and fun, and I did my best to keep up with Heidi for the first minute or so, but then my legs just wouldn't keep up. Try as I may, I could not get my body to move fast enough to stay up with her. So I thought to myself "good riddance!" and slowed way down and enjoyed myself a nice little 3 mile run. I don't know my time, so don't ask, but it was slow. I was just thrilled to have run in it. So after the race we were waiting around for the announcement of the winners, because Heidi has a hunch that she may have placed in the top 3 in her age group. Well, sure enough they start to read the winners and she's not called 3rd, and then she's not called 2nd, and then I heard it, "and in 1st place, Heidi B.!!!!! AHHHH! To say I was thrilled is an understatement. As she walked up to receive her fancy dollar store blue ribbon I yelled, "THAT'S MY SISTER!!!!" She was thoroughly embarrassed, and I was feeling on top of the world, like I was the one that had just one 1st place and not 101st. It was a fun morning to be sure!

Heidi and Brittany showing off their fancy 1st place ribbons

WHOO HOOOO!!

Halloween '08

We did some of this

                                       and this

and of course a lot of this           

all dressed as  this, this, this, and this  

and the day ended like this

and this

                   

The end

Finding my Zen

Happy Halloween!  I'm trying to stay calm amidst the chaos. (really I just love the picture)

More cakes!

 

Reasons I love October...

   

Pumpkin Patch with the fam.   It was a perfect day for it, and the kids were in heaven.  Mmmmmm, I love pumpkin patches.

All three cousins are going to be Ladybugs for Halloween!  So we had to dress them up to get pictures.  Too cute!

And last but not least, Jaxon and Emily were piling these leaves up and jumping in.  It was all their own idea and they were loving it.  Does it get any better than sunny fall days?  I don't think so.

I'm not kidding you,

I feel like a hero.  I just put this

into this

and got this!

I now pronounce this day, Stephanie's awesome day!

(credit for this must go to Danielle, and Heidi!)

Happy Birthday Jaxon!

My sweet Jaxon turned four years old today, and boy did we party.  He's been looking forward to this day for at least a month, and I don't think it was a disappointment. 

We'll start with the cake....I feel just so-so about it, so I won't say much.  But Jaxon liked it.

                   

The party was AWESOME!  We were the Decepticons, and had to defeat the Autobots and get to the Allspark before they did.  It included 4 separate missions, tackling Bumblebee (Rick), a treasure hunt, water balloons, covering Optimus Prime with ice, and so much more.  The kids loved it.  Jaxon especially.  And I'm pretty sure the adults had a good time to!  And yes, we were the bad guys.  Jaxon was insistent. 

Jaxon was very focused on his new Transformer toys after the party.  I don't think I'll see him much for the next few days.  He got 6 new Transformers.  Score! 

Every year I take picture of Jaxon in the leaves on his birthday, so I had to do it again.  He's my sweet boy.

And here's to new traditions!   I don't know who of you read the Nienie Dialogs, but she has inspired me in so many ways.  One of which is starting a new tradition of sending Jaxon's birthday wishes into the sky on balloons.  I love it.  

I hope all your wishes come true!