Our New HOME!!!

Well we did it. We made the big step and bought a house! Crazy stuff for sure. We love our house and we are so excited to start this new chapter in our lives. We are in the outskirts of Colorado Springs which is really nice. We are enjoying the improvements that we are making and plan on making in the future. Enjoy these pictures of our home.

Six years

Last week Curtis and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. I didn't write then because we had a really busy weekend what with the anniversary, valentines day, and Kaels birthday. I thought I should write about Kael first and now I can write about our special day. Six years ago we were sealed for time and all eternity in the Snowflake Arizona temple. We were so blessed to have so many friends and family there to share our special day with us. I remember how amazing that day was. I couldn't imagine at the time how much our lives would change in six years. Two children and one on the way, two degrees, and three states later we are finally settled down and enjoying life. Not that we didn't enjoy the last six years but now we feel a little more secure in life. Our families have been so supportive through all the changes in our lives and we are so grateful to them and to our Heavenly Father for all he has blessed us with. Our sweet boys are the greatest blessings we have received and couldn't have asked for anything more. They keep us smiling and laughing all the time. We are very excited to welcome this new little one into our family in August. I love my Curtis so much and I am so grateful that he chose me to spend the rest of eternity with him and our family. He is really the best man I have ever known. He is so hard working and dedicated to us. I couldn't have asked for a better husband and father. I love you sweetheart. Thank you so much for the last six years and I look forward to the rest of forever with you.

Happy Birthday to my Kael!!!

To my sweet Kael on your birthday:
One year ago today you came into the world. You came a little earlier than expected but I have come to find that all the things you do in your life are on your time and no one else's. You were so small and sweet but those eyes captured my heart and held it. You had such strength from the beginning and it has continued to grow everyday. I couldn't wait to bring you home and get to know you more. From day one your brother has adored you and now we can see how much you adore him. You would follow him anywhere. You love dancing and playing with Vance, especially when you play cars. He can always make you smile and would carry you anywhere we would let him. You crawl and climb wherever you can and I am sure you will walk when you are ready. Your eyes can make anyone smile and you smile can make me cry. I love all the cuddles you give me and appreciate all the slobbery kisses. You are growing so fast and will soon by walking away and creating your independence. But for now I will hold you when I can and love you always. I love you my sweet little Kael. Happy Birthday!
Love Mommy

Things I can do:
I can crawl
I can walk along the furniture, or anything for that matter
I can stand alone when I think no one is looking
I can say Dadda, Momma, Broder, thank you, and love you, again on my own terms
I can eat just about anything, and do
I can keep up with my brother in just about anything he does
I can stack things
I can climb the stairs
I can climb in the bath tub
I love cars
I love my brother
I love my family

Oh and I am going to be a big brother!

One More Thing!

I just got this picture of our family from Christmas. Enjoy!

Short but sweet

Sorry it has been so long since we have posted but there has been a lot going on here. I just thought I would post a little bit about what we are up to. Vance is loving playing with his toys again now that we are finally home for a while, hopefully. He is excited about getting settled and making new friends. He is full of surprises and loves to play with his brother and carry him around. So fun. Kael is still refusing to try walking which is ok with me he is growing up too fast as it is. He loves to eat and chat. He can say Mama, dadda, broder, and cacka (cracker) but he won't say it for everyone. He will follow Vance around the house all day. Those boys are going to be thick as thieves someday really soon. Curtis is hard at work just moving right along. He is now seeing around 21 patients a day and his goal is 25 so he is pretty close. He is walking everyday, even in the snow and cold, such a trooper. What a great guy he is. I am just enjoying being with all my boys. They are so good to me and I love them so much. I finally got all our Christmas decorations down and am trying to prepare for the next couple weeks which will be pretty busy around here. My Grandpa Bryant passed away a few weeks ago and so we were able to go back to Az for a couple days and spend some time with my family once again. I am so glad that I was able to spend some time with Grandpa in the last year and that he met my boys. I am so grateful for the plan of salvation and the knowledge we have of the life that comes after this one. I am truly blessed to have such an amazing family. Anyway, enjoy just a few pictures until I can get our internet working better.

Happy Birthday to my Sweetheart

Well today is my amazing husbands birthday. The boys and I are in Arizona and so we don't get to spend today with Curtis but we want everyone to know how much we love him and miss him. He sacrificed us for a week so I didn't have to travel to and from Colorado Springs by myself twice. I just thought I would take a few to list some of the things that I love about my Baby!

1. He is totally a babe!
2. He is the most hardworking man I know.
3. He is the sweetest Dad in the whole world.
4. He loves helping people, which is perfect for what he does.
5. He is so funny.
6. He is always supportive of you no matter what.
7. He takes the time to listen even if he is really busy.
8. He will sacrifice whatever he needs to in order to help you out.
9. He is always trying his best to help whenever he can.
10. HE TOTALLY ROCKS!!!

So in a nutshell he is the best in the whole world!! I love my Curtis and I am so thankful that he chose me to share the rest of eternity with him and that he has blessed my life with two amazing boys. So here is a shout out to my favorite man in the world. I love you baby! Happy Birthday from all of us to you. See you in two days.

Here is a quick one

Here are just a few pictures of what we have been up to here in the Springs.

Kael after enjoying a meal of noodles and spaghetti sauce. Always fun.
Gotta love that little smile. What an angel.
Vance decorated our tree this year. He has always been one to group like things together so why should the tree be any different.
Man this kid "Cracks" me up! Oh I am so cheesy. But this is how he wanted to decorate the tree.
Our furniture in our front room.
The other side with our nativity.
Vance in the bath with his glow sticks.
Kael playing in the bathroom with daddy after his bath while Vance is finishing up.
Kael can climb all the way into the tub so we have to keep an eye on him all the time.
We passed the Wiener Mobil on our move up to Colorado. I had to take a picture. SO funny.

Thanksgiving

It has been a crazy couple of weeks since we last posted on here but we are now in Colorado Springs and absolutely love it. We are so glad to have had Curtis to help set things up before he had to start work and I don't know what the boys will do when Daddy is not around. We have been truly blessed to have him at home with us for a few months. We will never have a time like this again and we are cherishing them let me tell you. We did spend Thanksgiving here on our own and just enjoyed the view of the mountains and the time at home. Our sweet boys are our two greatest blessings and are so grateful to have them and their sweet spirits in our home. Vance was so excited to come to Colorado and has been such a helps since being here. He is growing so fast and learning so much. He loves his little brother and plays with him so well. Kael is also growing quickly. He is now 9 months old and just got his first tooth on the day before Thanksgiving. He will follow Vance around the house all day. He loves to laugh at the things that he does. What sweet boys we have. Our internet goes in and out so I will have to try another day to put pictures on here. I will hopefully be able to post them soon.

Halloween, first snowfall

Our Superman!
Kael was all about the candy this year. What a goof.
Vance before the Trunk-or-Treat. He was thrilled to be a part of Halloween.
Our special Halloween lunch Monster fingers and Mummy dogs!
Superman getting ready to save the world.

"Daddy throw me so I can fly!"
Yeah!
Special Halloween breakfast: doughnuts!
Vance visited Grandma at school for the Halloween parade and was the star
Vance in his original Halloween costume "Cowboy Vance." He got to dress up for Pre-School and just had a ball.
My pumpkin this year. I just had to it was so funny.
Not too bad
The first snow of the year and our first snowman. Don't mock the size I had no gloves so that was the biggest it could get.
Vance trying to roll a snow man.
Vance snow angels
Ready to go!
A picture of the snow falling.
Vance painting his pumpkin, talk about precautions.
One color at a time
Doing so well
Kael enjoying watching his brother
Cute boys.
Vance painting a reindeer and he chose the colors and the way to paint it. I was impressed. It looks really good.
Putting his face on his pumpkin.
What to choose.
The final product. The one to the left is Kaels and the right is Vances. It has two faces.
Number one

Number two.
Just a cute picture of Kael