Belly Buttons

Yesterday, Bridger was eating an orange and then came running over to sit by me on the couch. I asked him if he ate all of his orange and he said "yep, its in my belly." I lifted up his shirt and said that I coudn't see the oranges in there. He then said "you gotta look in that little hole". So, naturally I looked in the 'hole' and told him that I could see all of his oranges floating around. He just looked at me for a second, ran into the kitchen and grabbed another orange slice and brought it to me and said "mom, eat this orange and then I want to look in your little hole." Ha! He cracks me up.

p.s. We decided to let Kennedy have some orange and then looked in her "little hole" instead. :)

So Exciting!

I just thought I would post some of the exciting things we are doing this summer (since I am very excited...if you can't tell!) The first part of July we are going with Jeremy's family up to stay at a cabin in Island Park, ID--we have done this a few times over the past couple of years and it is a blast! Here are some pictures of our trip a couple of years ago (we didn't go anywhere last year, since I was only 9 months pregnant through the hottest summer of the century..!)

Here we are in Jackson Hole, one of our favorite places (Jer and I even went there on our honeymoon!) Jeremy and Bridger with his parents, Shauna and Alan.
Jeremy and Erik (his brother in law)--getting their airplanes ready to fly

At Mesa Falls, his sister Jen and you know the rest

We had the best food at the cabin! We were all in charge of a day and it was worse than Thanksgiving, we ate sooo much!!

Our cute cabin!

Then, right after that trip, I get to go to Prince Edward Island, Canada with my mom and my little brother to visit my Grammy. I made this trip a couple of years ago and had so much fun. It is so beautiful out there and I love the beach! The only downside is that Jeremy and Bridger can't come with me and Kennedy, I am really going to miss them... Here are some pictures from my last trip

They have the best berries on the Island! We picked raspberries, blueberries and blackberries, buckets and buckets full. Bridger probably ate over 100--he couldn't get enough!

Wildflowers, everywhere! This is right beside Grammy's house (her name is Elizabeth and she lives on Queen Elizabeth Dr. in Charlettetown--you know, Anne of Green Gables!!!)

Our four generations picture, Grammy, my mom (cynthia), me and Bridger

and last but not least, Jeremy and I get to go to New Orleans in August--he has a conference down there, and we will be leaving the kids this time (yikes, never done that before--). I am excited for all the good food! We were there on our first anniversary, so it will be fun to go back to some of the same places.

I don't have any pictures of that trip--it was before the digital camera era and I don't own a scanner--so you'll just have to use your imagination

Our Adventurous Weekend

We had so much fun this weekend--Jer took Friday off of work, so we decided to have an adventure. The first pictures are from Saturday, we drove up to Little Cottonwood Canyon and did the Temple Quarry hike--it was really easy, so it was fun to take the kids and let them explore everything. The weather was nice (but a little windy) and the scenery is always gorgeous.

We even saw a mountain goat! Can you spot it? (I know, its a little like "where's waldo"...) Here's a hint: look at the bottom center of the picture.




Bridger had a great time collecting sticks and even managed to poke all of us in the face with them at some point (shocking, isn't it...) They eventually had to be confiscated. :)

Apparently the hike was much more exhausting than we intended...

On Friday we went out to Sand Mountain (Little Sahara). We had so much fun! We didn't have any 4-Wheelers but we loved just running up the sand dunes and then jumping off. Jer and I would jump off, but Bridger preferred the sliding on the belly method (which resulted in quite a bit of sand in his mouth...he didn't seem to mind too much)


Kennedy is such a good sport, she is always along for the ride and never complains. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to play in the sand too much, it was a little windy and we didn't want it to get in her eyes. But she loved watching us run and jump all around her!




On our way out of the park, we saw a herd of sheep in the middle of the road. They came right up to the windows and it was kinda fun to watch them. Then the cowboy sheep-herder came riding up to us and asked if he could borrow our cell phone. He was from Peru and only spoke Spanish (so Jer had fun brushing up on those skills!)--He let us pet his horse even asked Bridger if he wanted a ride (um, thanks but no thanks...)

After a tub full of sand, we were all clean and ready for a nap!

My Grocery Trip

I feel like the queen of the grocery store right now. After clipping coupons (for two hours...) I headed out to the grocery store (2 in fact) with Bridger and Kennedy in tow and ended up saving over 60% on my grocery bill. I was so proud of myself! I even got quite a few items for free. For example, I had a coupon for a free box of Activia Cereal with purchase of Activia yogurt. Well, I also had a coupon for $1 off the cereal (which was free to begin with) and then when I got to the store, the yogurt was on sale for a dollar, so in essence, with my coupon I got the yogurt for free too!
I just love a good deal, I am definetly one of those people that will buy something on clearance just becuase it is a good deal...

The other free items I got:
2 packs of yogurt
2 boxes of cereal
5 bars of deoderant
2 boxes of chocolate ice cream bars
3 boxes of Quaker granola bars
2 packages of Keebler cookies
1 box of baby food rice cereal
1 mustard
1 caesar salad dressing
I also hit a sale at Albertsons, they were restocking their shelves in the diary and juice so I got a lot of chocolate milk and juices for only .50 each! I was so excited.
I haven't used my coupons in such a long time, that I was glad this trip made up for all my missed weeks. I saved $44 just in coupons--it was such a happy moment!
Poor Kennedy, I just had to take her picture, she was mad and ready to get out (but it's just the fake cry, hopefully I didn't torture her that badly) and Bridger, well, he was smiling because whenever we go to the grocery store he gets a cookie from the bakery and he gets to ride in the truck cart, so he loves those trips (thank goodness!)

Bag Tagged!

My friend Leigh has bag tagged me--you're supposed to snap a picture of your bag and then all of its contents (no cleaning first!)

As you can see, my bag is ginormous. It holds way too much, weighs at least 15 lbs., and I am in desperate need of a new one (too bad I didn't share a glimpse of the inside lining, a cute turquoise stained with baby food and other liquid substances that have leaked...) :)

Anyway, in my bag I have a plethora of diapers, wipes, my wallet (2 actually), my planner, a blanket, my Joseph Smith Study Guide, 300 pens, kleenex, hair accessories for Kennedy and I, various assortment of lotions and lip glosses, a broken bracelet (Bridger pulled too hard in church one day and I have yet to fix it...), a bag of mints left over as a favor from a wedding shower I attended on Saturday, and last but not least: a nice pile of garbage (top left corner). There, at least the garbage is out of my bag now! Thanks to Leigh, my bag has been cleaned and organized! :) Now, I tag: Lois, Sinika, Naoma, Lindsay, Rachel and Kahlia.

Last weekend, we went to the Living Aqarium (?) in Sandy. It was a lot of fun and Bridger loved every minute of it (I'm pretty sure Kennedy did too...).
I LOVE this picture--up close and personal with a frog--they shared a 'moment'
Of course Bridger was excited to see Nemo, but Kennedy was pretty mesmerized too. She loved the moving fish and all the bright colors. Her eyes were wide open the whole time and she never made a peep--she just soaked it all in.
You even get to pet the stingrays, I have to admit that we were all a little nervous at first, but it was really cool once we got the nerve.
After the aquarium we went over to the Mayan for dinner--which is now Bridger's very favorite place to eat. He loved watching the performers dive off the cliff into the water.


He loved it so much that he just sat and stared at the waterfall all night, waiting for the next diver--therefore, Jeremy and I got to enjoy a nice conversation that wasn't about airplanes or firetrucks...

One's not enough...

I got Kennedy's pictures taken this week and they turned out sooo cute! I was going to post only one, but decided it wasn't enough. This is still only a fraction, but I think you'll get the idea.
She is such a tounge baby! In almost every picture she had that little pink tounge sticking out, and, since she's teething, she is drooling in every picture. Oh well, it adds character. :) Suprise to me, the photographer asked me to be in a picture with her. I definetly wasn't planning on it, luckily I had actually brushed my hair that day... I love the way it turned out, even though I was all sweaty from trying to make her smile and even though she drooled on my face right after(Yuck!) :)

Kennedy Grace is such a sweet baby. She would be happy all day every day if I would just hold and snuggle with her all day every day. She adores Bridger (and loves to tease him...) And, lucky for me, she loves to be kissed (cause I kiss her at least a hundred times a day!) She is such a doll!

Conference Weekend

I loved this conference weekend we just had! Seems like I get more out of it every year. On Saturday, we went for a drive through the mountains--up Provo Canyon while listening to the morning session...we thought this might be the most productive listening time for all involved.... On our way home, we stopped at Krispy Kreme and got a donut. We told Bridger we were going to the donut store, but I don't think he quite believed us until we got there. Of course he got one with sprinkles and devoured it in under 30 seconds. Then he proceeded to pick up and eat every sprinkle that dropped onto his car seat. Poor Kennedy, she missed out...

My favorite talks this Conference were (from Sat afternoon)--the talk on bearing your testimony often (was it Elder Oaks? I can't remember, but I'll post the link when its available.) I loved it. I have a strong testimony of this gospel and I know of its truth--I definetly need to bear my testimony in public more often. I don't because I usually get emotional and then can't talk (you know...the high pitched, trying not to cry voice...), but this is something that I really need to work on.

I also loved the talk on motherhood this afternoon (as I'm sure all of us did) by Elder Ballard (?)--how wonderful and uplifting it was. Motherhood is such a rewarding and demanding role, but so important. The world doesn't put enough importance on it, but Heavenly Father does. Children are so precious and I am going to work harder at living in the moment and not in the "future". I am so thankful for President Monson, our new prophet. I am thankful for my Savior, for daily prayer and scripture study and for my eternal family. How blessed I am.