The Nitty Gritty

Happy Birthday Van! We celebrated Van's first birthday by going to the zoo (I forgot my camera. Boo!) eating delicious shishka bobs grilled by Daddy and buying Van a toy cell phone. He loved the zoo and kept pointing at all the animals saying "Ooooo!" We also got to see the bird show which was the best part of the zoo. He was very cute and happy all day long. Van! I can't believe it was one year ago that I delivered you into this world. I remember waking up early in the morning and having consistent contractions. I fixed myself a sandwich because I knew it would be a while before I could eat again and I wanted energy for the natural childbirth. We called Grandma Bruiser around 6:00 AM. She came over and watched Thomas the Train (maybe Toy Story 2) with William while we went to the hospital. I walked in and said "I'm in labor." The nurse looked at me like "Ya right." Then we went and checked in. The office was busy because the TV was the...

I loved Summer 2011! The weather was bearable except for probably 2 weeks in August. The local city park passed out free sack lunches everyday for kids 18 and under so the boys and I tried to go as much as we could. It was so convenient to just throw the picnic blanket in the car and know lunch was waiting at the park. Going to the playground a few times a week was great practice for Will. He finally went down the big slides by himself and improved his climbing skillz. He is very cautious so I'm glad he is mustering up some courage. Other great things about this summer were: Family Fitness Day in Ogden. Isaac and I walked the 5K. He pushed the boys in the stroller and won first place for the male division. I won second place for the female division. It was my mother who won first place. She beat me by 24 seconds! Later she apologized for winning. Thanks for rubbing it in Mom! Ha! Seeing cousins and great grandparents at Uncle Terry's. We don't get to see the Bickmor...