Best Buds

Best Buds!! Madison loves to have Cayden lay by her.


This is the cute smile I get from Cayden everytime I see him! He loves to smile, and always sticks his tongue out!

And this is his latest thing. Once he found that hand I couldn't stop him from finding the thumb. It is kinda cute though...

Chris' Graduation book

So I wanted to scrapbook Chris' graduation, and all of his memorabilia. For example his cap, his sash, all the pictures and cards, etc... So as I was doing the layouts with my sister-in-law Erica, we figured it would be at least 6 layouts! UGH! Plus it would have been super bulky, so Erica had the most amazing idea. We used her zutter and made a bound book out of all his stuff with his cap as the front cover! What an ingenious idea! I have never met a more crafty person in my life. I, by all means, can barely glue the paper on and cut the pictures straight. Thanks heavens for Erica! So I had to brag what an adorable book it became, and now we have all his stuff with less bulk. Thanks again Er!

The front of the book

You can see how its bound, and how we were able to put all his stuff right in the book

Some of the pictures. The University of Phoenix emblem is cut off his sash

And then in the back is his announcement and all his cards.

It was a great way to store all his stuff in one spot without taking up too much space in my scrapbook.

Maddie turned 4!!!

My sweet baby girl turned 4 on Sunday. I can't believe how fast time has gone! She is such a big girl and the best big sister to Cayden! She is super loving, and loves to sass her mom....

She had her first friend party this year complete with a beanbag game, a pinata, and face painting. The face painting was a hit! Our good friend,Taylor, came and painted all the kids faces. This girl is seriously amazing! She did butterfly eyes, a princess crown, flowers, spiders, you name it she would paint it! If I could I would post each kid individually, but I'll have to have a group shot instead. Thanks so much Taylor!

its been way too long!

We have been super busy the past month! We have moved, again, and are just starting to settle down enough that I think I can breathe for one second! So this is a long picture post of what we've been up too! Enjoy!

Climbing trees...

Riding the 4-wheeler...

Getting chubbier by the day, and turning 2 months!

turning 4!!!

Maybe now I can keep up, but don't hold me too it! See you soon!

Busy weekend!!!

HE DID IT!!! Chris graduated this weekend! He has been in school for the past 4 years, and has finally reached the goal he has been working towards. Its been a rough road, and we have been through a lot during the time he has been in school, but he has pushed through and I am so proud of him. It was so fun to see him so happy and to receive his fake diploma. You have to write in for a real one. When they announced his name our family went wild, and he loved it. I am so proud of you babe!!


In his cap and gown outside the E Center


Inside just before the graduation. I loved that Cayden was awake for the pictures.


4 years and 2 kids later.... Way to go!
After the graduation, we went to Red Robin with our family. My cousin Julie's husband Kevin graduated too, so we reserved the banquet room and had our families there. We got the boys a cake, and loved spending some time together.
As our family was congratulating us, they told Madison congrats too. She stopped and laughed and said, "Its not my gradulations!" Poor girl had congratulations and graduation mixed up. It was super cute!

Then on Sunday we blessed Cayden. He was so good. He didn't cry, and Chris did a really good job on the blessing. We were lucky enough to have our families there, and I think we doubled our ward just with our family. Then we had lunch after at my grandparents house. We had so so much food! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for letting us use your house, and thanks to our family for bringing food! It was a great day!

Our family of 4 after the blessing


It was a long day and he was pooped! What a sweet baby!

1 month old!

Where does the time go? Our sweet Cayden is already a month old. It seems like I just had him a week ago. Its amazing how much you can love someone you barely know. For the most part he is a really good baby. He has his days and nights mixed up, so the nights are very long... He also loves to pee with his diaper off! I swear I have washed our bedding 10 times in the past month. He gets distance, and it usually ends up everywhere! That's boys I guess... He loves to be held, and we love to hold him. He is trying to smile all the time, and he is quite a squirmy little guy. We love having him here safe and healthy. My sister-in-law Erica did this with her kids, and I wanted to do it with Madison, but by the time I realized it she was like 8 months old, so it doesn't have quite the same effect. So every month I am going to take a picture of Cayden with his stuffed animal(provided by Erica and Emily, thanks guys) and see how much he grew each month. So here is his 1 month picture!



Happy 1 month Cayden!

Professional pictures

We took Cayden to have his pictures taken by my moms cousin Sherry Beavers. She is amazing! She was so patient with him, even after he peed and pooped on her blankets. He also pooped all over Chris' pants. It was hilarious! After she took Cayden's pictures she took a few of Madison in a new tu-tu that she had just bought. Sherry did an awesome job, and I would highly recommend her. Check out her website at http://www.sweetpeapix.com/. Here are a few of my favorite pics!

What a sweet boy!

We are training him to be a Ute fan! and he looks happy to be one, right?!

I love that she loves him...

I had to add this one of her too. She is so photogenic, and was so good to pose how she was told. We are in serious trouble when this girl is a teenager!