All dressed up

Brig graduates this month, so I decided to take some pictures of him for his announcement. Then I realized, hey we're all dressed up for McKay's ordination (congrats to McKay on becoming an Elder!)...let's get some family pictures! We dont have any recent family pictures so I was excited.

and reagan (my awesome/gorgeous sister in law), the photographer!

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Maddix loves running in the sprinklers with Brig.
& he loves helping mow the lawn, we'll see how long that one lasts!

Some recent/daily quotes of Maddix:

"Watch the ball, step, and swing." (says this every time he gets ready to swing the bat)

"Hit the ball, run home base."

"Nephi good boy...No, Maddix good boy, Nephi good prophet."

"Teacher good boy" (talking about his nursery teacher)

"Go potty toilet, get treeeat."

"Oh man."

"Nice hit!"

"I see a sugar bug!"

Recently Maddix has been obsessed with washing his hands. He climbs up on a stool, and while washing his hands, he stares at himself in the mirror and does this hilarious fake laugh over and over again. Not sure why, but it's great entertainment!

M: "Dadda go?"
Me: "He's watching tv."
M: "Maddix watch tv."
Me: "It's daddy's turn to watch tv, he's been at work all day long."
M: "No Maddix turn watch tv."
Me: "You already watched tv today bud."
M: "Maddix older go to work, Maddix go to blue work, Mamma drive Maddix work."

Brig: "Maddix, who is your favorite baseball player?"
M: "This is Upton" (trying very hard to say, Justin Upton, but every time it comes out "This is")

That's all for now! I'm sure tomorrow he will come up with more :)

life update!

Life is busy. Busy, but perfect. I just went through my pictures from the last month and realized how blessed I am. Brig is still at University of Phoenix and taking some Seminary teaching Institute classes at MCC. He is really enjoying them! I am in my second semester of Dental Hygiene school and loving it. It is so stressful, busy, and time consuming. But now that we are seeing patients, I love it! I try to enjoy the time I have at home with my family. Lately I have been feeling so much guilt for trying to clean, study, do laundry, run errands, etc, while I’m home in the morning with Maddix before school. I have a really hard time trying to find a balance. I started taking Maddix to the park every morning for a little to spend some quality time with him. He loves it. That way he can have my full attention for at least part of the morning! Needless to say, he sits and begs at my feet to play with him if I try to study. It’s like he knows. This is exactly why I don’t study when he’s awake. It makes me so sad :( So basically we play most of the morning and then if I can get him to take a nap before I  have to leave for school (usually around noon), then I can get some studying done then. Even though it’s tough being in school with a kid, I wouldnt trade it for anything! Brig has been such a huge help. It is the best feeling coming home at night after a long day at school to a clean house and a sleeping baby.  Brig is such a good dad and cares so much about me doing well in school. I’m so blessed.
Enough about me. Maddix turned 2 on the 9th! That morning we went to the park, at waffles and maple syrup for breakfast, and then got some frozen yogurt before I dropped him off at my sisters house before school. That night the Weight’s had a birthday party for him and my nephew. I was at clinic til 9, but Brig took him and they had a great time. The Saturday after his birthday we had a little party at the park with my family. He loves his new toys!
Maddix is talking SO much. He loves to sing. He loves golf. My friend gave him a golf set and he loves it so much that he had to sleep with it that night! It was adorable. He loves his mimi and his grandma weight (basically his 2nd moms!) He loves to play hide and seek with daddy. He loves us to sing to him before bed. He loves horses. He’s very independent. He is a super sensitive little boy. He loves to be outside. He is the most handsome little guy I have ever seen. He is getting very good at sharing! “My turn, “Dadda’s turn, Livvy’s turn, Mimi’s turn”. It’s presh. He loves to play with the big kids. He had his first visit to the dentist and loved it! He loves nursery. He loves to color. Every time we pull out the coloring book, he says, “color dadda’s boot”. Brig no longer has to wear his walking boot, but for some reason he is obsessed with coloring dadda’s boot!!! We have about 50 coloring pages of Mommy, daddy and Maddix wearing walking boots. Its hilarious. He makes me smile so much. I love you Maddix! Can’t imagine life without you!!!
Here are lots of pictures of the last few months.

                     Grocery shopping with mom                                                              Jammin out to Mindy Gledhill :)

                      Frozen yogurt for the birthday                                                  His birthday party wore him out a little :)

                                     Park with mommy                                                                                   chillin with his BFF/cousin Tate
 
                         Birthday morning                                                        Papa spent so much time making this fun marble game for him!

                                        Brig, Maddix, my parents and sister when to the Romney rally while I was at school

My teacher told me to draw my notes in fun colors and tape them around my house so that I can study while I’m walking around the house. I’m a nerd :)

Working on Brig in clinic! I had so much fun having Brig come in. It was so fun to show him where I spend all my time :) Plus he thought I sounded super smart throwing around all my dental terms. :)

Polishing Laurissa’s pearly whites :)

Maddix loves the Arizona Childrens Museum. We had fun going with Gracie, Livy and Katie. Grandma Weight takes him about every week when she comes to babysit him!

Drawing on Brig’s cast before he got it taken off
That’s all for now!

what we do

we’ve been doing lots of this lately

sunglasses, outside time, water, swimsuits, walks, jimmer time, family time, baseball, books, enjoying my free time before school starts, watermelon, costco ice cream bars {yummmmmmmmmmmm}, piano playing, and some more family time.

there is nothing better than the sound of hymns being played on the piano in my very own house. i love it. especially when its coming from my husband. we are loving the piano as you can tell. i love being able to just sit down and play. i missed it so much.  oh, and instead of having dance parties to youtube, we now have dance parties to our very own piano music :)

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speaking of school starting. i am SO excited/nervous. i am trying to soak up every minute i have with maddix and brig though because i know it will definitely be limited in a few months! 56 days {8 weeks} from today i will heading off to dh school in my brand new scrubs :) can’t wait to live in those for 2 years. seriously though.

speaking of family…please watch this. i love President Monson. he is an incredible man and most definitely a prophet of God.

good & bad

bad news: Maddix has to get surgery on his boy parts tomorrow :( Luckily he will be asleep through it, which means I will have a much harder time with it than he will. Poor kid. Brig will be able to be there with us thank goodness!

 

good news: I got accepted to dental hygiene at mcc! I will start in August. This was very unexpected considering that I didnt know that I was still on the list. You have no idea how excited i am about this. The hours are going to be perfect especially since it is so close to my house. I know it will still be a lot of work but it will be so worth it. I feel so good about it this time. The only downer is that we wont be able to have another baby for a few years, but I am young so I have plenty of years to have more kids :)

Please keep us in your prayers for tomorrow! :)

Answers

WARNING: Long post ahead.
So I’ve been having a really hard time with the thought of starting Dental Hygiene school in the fall. Several things I’m not looking forward to- having to be away from Maddix all day, driving 45 minutes each way, & just being back in school sounds horrifying. Just ask Brig- I’m not the most pleasant/happiest person when I’m stressed :) I’m disliking the thought of coming home from school each day to my handsome husband and adorable baby only to study & study & study. Many of you are probably thinking…”why in the heck are you doing it if you’re hating on it so much!?” Don’t worry..I’ve been asking myself the same question. So, like any clever person should do, I decided to pray & pray & pray about it some more.
Well, the other day I felt inspired to read a book I got from someone awhile ago called “My Dear Sisters” by Gordon B. Hinkley. What I didn’t realize is that my answer was right there just waiting for me to pick it up! Thank goodness I listened to that prompting.
“First, educate your hands and your minds. You belong to a church which espouses education…Get all the education you can. Train yourselves to make a contribution to the society in which you live. There is an essence of the divine in the improvement of the mind.”
“I would wish that all of you women…would not have to go out into the marketplace to labor for income. But I know that for some of you this may be a necessity, & you will be better equipped to do so if your hands & minds are trained. Furthermore, whether it is applied to earning a living or not, education is an investment that never ceases to pay dividends of one kind or another.”
“And even though you marry, education will be of great benefit to you. Don’t just drift along, letting the days come & go without improvement in your lives. The Lord will bless you as you make the effort. Your lives will be enriched & your outlook broadened as your minds are opened to new vistas & knowledge.”
Those were only 3 quotes out of like 50 in that book. But those ones are what I really needed to hear. I am so grateful for the power of prayer. It is so real! I love knowing that our Heavenly Father hears & answers our prayers because he cares so much about all of his children.
School will definitely be a challenge for me. It scares me thinking that I could be grumpy & stressed for 2 years, but I know that the Lord will help me through it if I’m doing what’s right. I am going to try my best to be positive everyday! I better start practicing now…. :)

{GOOD START RIGHT?}