triathlon & mothers day

On Saturday Brig had his triathlon at Tempe Town Lake. He did SO good. Especially considering he was the only one NOT wearing a wetsuit and the only one that didnt have a fancy road bike {he used a mountain bike…there is a huge difference incase you didnt know}. Luckily he’s a fast runner so that helped! It was so fun to go out and watch him. Such a stud. Awesome job Brig!!

   

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sunday morning brig woke up with maddix and let me get some more rest. he made me waffles and then we just relaxed and enjoyed the day! i wasnt feeling super well so brig was such an awesome help to take care of maddix so i could just rest. for mothers day brig got me a lay out bed for the pool {so i dont have to lay out on the floor :)} and some of my very favorite chick flicks EVER. he is the best at gift giving. he always gets me stuff that i would never buy myself but that i would love to have. thanks so much for everything brig!! i love you! after church we went to my parents for dinner and had a little program and got a sweet gift from my mom :) then we went to his parents and had dessert and just visited. what a great day. {saturday brigs dad paid for all the girls to get pedicures for mothers day. so nice!} 

happy late mothers day to my mom!! she is so kind, loving, thoughtful, spiritual, happy, beautiful, always serving, and thinking of others, so helpful with maddix, talented, amazing voice, and so incredible in every way! we love you mom!

happy late mothers day to my mother in law! she is hilarious, fun to talk to, stylish, always willing to help with maddix, kind, fun to be around, smart, dedicated, always serving, loves her family, and just plain awesome! we love you gaylene!

i just love moms. arent they just the best thing ever?? and im so happy to be a mom. i wouldnt change it for the world. i never understood how much a parent could love a child until i had my own. being a mom equals pure happiness. it is so hard sometimes, but that just makes it more worth it. i have learned so much as a mom. i love that maddix can now say mama and wants to be around me, and loves when i sing and read books to him. i love that he brings  us the ensign so that we can flip through the pages and point to pictures of Jesus with him.  I love that he can now recognize when he sees pictures of us or of Jesus. I love that he wants to feed himself and wants to do what we do. I love that i’m learning patience and forgiveness and just really how innocent children how. I love that i get to be the one to get maddix out of bed every morning and have him greet me with a big smile or with his arms reaching for me to hold him. I love how he picks up his “silky blanky”, pulls at my leg, then walks over to the rocking chair so i can just hold him and cuddle with him. I could go on and on…

 

motherhood is such a special role that we as women have. i am so grateful for the opportunity to be a mom and to raise my precious boy. i am so grateful for my Savior that gives me the strength and guidance everyday to be the mom he wants me to be. i am not perfect, but i sure am trying to be a better mom everyday! luckily i have such awesome examples to follow.

i hope everyone had a wonderful mothers day :)

boston&new york

my sister melanie lives in boston and i’ve been wanting to go visit her so bad, but just didn’t think it was going to ever happen. well, we made it happen finally! my little sibs and i took a trip to see her last week. we had such a blast! we are all so close so we had fun teasing each other, laughing over inside jokes, sleepovers in mel’s tiny {but adorable} room, and just spending quality sib time together :)

on thursday morning we drove to new york and spent thursday night in the bronx and then spent all friday in nyc and headed back to boston late friday night. we were all a little nervous to be sleeping in the bronz and had no idea what our hotel would be like. it ended up being super nice! we wanted to stay there longer!

new york consisted of a picnic in central park, the american museum of natural history, the shake shack for dinner, yummy cupcakes for dessert, nyc temple, times square, forever 21, h&m, statue of liberty {3 hour line just to get on the ferry!}, ellis island, wall street, ground zero, starbucks hot chocolate, chinatown, mcdonalds ice cream, and lots of subway rides!

central park

   

subway rides

   

ground zero

Boston consisted of John Adam’s house, Eagles deli, Crema Cafe, JP Licks ice cream, Harvard square, shopping, Freedom trail {USS Constitution, location of boston massacre, bunker hill monument, paul revere’s house, old north church, historical cemetery, Easter dinner with friends, really yummy pizza, homemade burritos made my mel, she’s the man, mary poppins, singles ward, canoli’s from mike’s pastry’s, and lots of walking!

Harvard

 

 

John Adam’s house

U.S.S Consitution

 

Paul Revere’s house

Bunker hill monument

cemetery where paul revere and john hancock are burried

i love MEL!

cool firehouse

 

Thanks for being an awesome tour guide Mel! Love and miss you!!!

Oh, and a huge thanks to my mom, reagan, katie, and of course brig for helping out with maddix! :)

24

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIG!

on saturday brig turned 24. i just laugh every time he says that he’s past his prime, his body is falling apart, and his metabolism is now coming to a halt.

we celerated with….

Oregano’s wings & free birthday pasookie, out to see a movie, cycling class at the gym, new shoes for him, new suit for maddix :), lunch at YC’s, relaxing afternoon, no yard work, playing in the backyard, family walk, cousin’s wedding reception, joe’s farm grill, an attempted movie night at siblings {maddix killed that one}, church on sunday, and dinner at my parents house. what a fun weekend.

brig, thanks for being such an awesome guy. i am so lucky to be married to such a handsome, smart, athletic, talented, kind, loving guy. thanks for always loving me no matter what. you’re the best! can’t wait to spend lots more birthdays with you! i love you!

{tan square= brig does not like to show off his large muscles online.}

p.s. i’m heading out of town on wednesday with little brother and sister. nervous to leave my boys, but excited to see mel and the amazing boston AND new york!!!

aprilaprilapril

monday night we went to the dbacks game with my brother in law and sister in law. they hooked us up with sweet seats! brig was in heaven..

had to capture this moment..unfortunately i was a little late. he was reading the red tractor book to his right, while sitting on his toy truck. but instead, i caught him hitting everything around him with his toothbrush, while sitting on his toy truck. lovely.

maddix strollin’ the mall.

he is the most independent kid i know. doesnt want me to hold his hand. doesnt want to follow me. maybe im just not cool enough for him??

and this is me attempting to lay out with jimmer…

lets just say, he ended up in his kennel inside the house after about 60 seconds.

he jumped on my back, ate my hair, and my ipod.

later jimmer!

check out my new favorite cookie, dessert blog here.

my husband enjoyed these chuck norris jokes.

and here are 50 ways to cope with stress.

have a fantastic weekend :)

as for us, we will be celebrating brig’s BIG 24TH!

patience

lately i’ve been struggling with patience. for some reason jimmer and maddix know just how to push my buttons and by noon i’m done being dog owner. jimmer & maddix wake up at the same time. jimmer wants to play. maddix wants me to nurse him. jimmer doesnt want me to nurse maddix. jimmer jumps and bites us both. anyways..i know i only have one child but i still lose my patience. i am working on it..
luckily i have an amazing supportive husband who i can call and talk to and cry to when its real bad. he listens and listens and tells me to buy ice cream. he knows me too well. i am so grateful to have a husband that loves me unconditionally no matter what.
this past weekend we had the opportunity of listening to the prophets & apostles of our church speak to the world. i was so touched by several of the talks and have a lot i’m going to work on. i am so grateful to belong the only church that has a prophet on the earth today who receives revelation and guidance from the Lord for our entire church. one of my favorite talks from conference was elder richard g. scott’s. you can listen to his talk here. it is incredible! it even made me cry the second time i watched it. it talks about marriage and how sacred it is. it talks about the joy and happiness that you can receive from being married for time and all eternity and how to better your marriage by giving service to each other and loving each other unconditionally.
this is what else we’ve been up to.

sweet no one’s watching, i guess i’ll yank on the blinds now.

suns game

 

drinkin’ from the hose

i really do love being a mom. as impatient and frustrated as i get sometimes, i wouldnt change it for the world. being a mom is so rewarding and i love my family more than anything.