our life

i always blog about little everyday moments, but i realized i haven't really blogged about what we’re actually doing with our lives :)
brig is still working at University of Phoenix as an enrollment counselor. he is loving it and totally rocks at it! he enjoys going to the gym everyday during his lunch to keep up his nice body for his wife, which I'm totally okay with ;-) he is still working on his bachelors in business management right now and will be done in August 2012. he has been thinking of some different careers that he might be interested in, but still trying to decide. brig is the membership clerk in our ward. he recently got home from his Alaska trip where he brought home 80 lbs of fish!!!! don’t worry, we already sold it all in less than a week. crazy.
as for me, i am very fortunate to be at home with maddix everyday. however, i do start dental hygiene school in 3 weeks which will definitely change that schedule just a little ;-) i usually spend my days going to the gym, running errands, cuddling maddix, feeding maddix, cleaning, eating, spending money (one of the many reasons I'm excited to start school!) and doing other mom stuff! i am a beehive advisor in our ward which i love.
maddix will be 18 months next week. holy cow. NURSERY TIME!!! WOOO HOOOO! I've already been taking him in there for the past month a little at a time to get him used to it and last week he actually stayed the whole time by himself! i am so excited for this :) he is such a hilarious kid. he is always trying to say new words. he loves to copy us. his most famous words that we here multiple times a day are bi (bike), ball, dada, momma, ma (not quite sure what this means yet, he says this when he points to everything), tst (toast), ps (grapes) oats, baba (sippy cup), baby, hi, bye bye. he still loves to be outside, which i refuse to do obviously (unless we’re swimming). he loves to dance. in my opinion he has the best little boy smile ever. he has 12 teeth (finally his last molar came through! hallelujah)

we are loving our neighborhood, ward, friends, jobs, house, maddix, each other, and everything else that we have in our life :) we are so grateful for our knowledge of the gospel and that we are sealed for eternity. we love spending family time together. playing racquetball, swimming, playing the piano, dancing, eating talking, grocery shopping, etc. brig was just saying how nice it is to have every night together to just relax and hang out together. i told him we better enjoy it now because it definitely won’t stay like that for long! well, hope you enjoyed my update :)our attempt at a family picture, not too bad?

right now

i’m missing him…
  today brig left for his fishing trip to alaska with his dad, brother, and cousins. he’s only been gone for about 10 hours and i’m already missing him badly. heck i was missing him before he left. i was holding up pretty good until i read my post about the awesome dad that he is. i hate being away from brig. i dont care how long  it is. brig makes our home such a fun place. and he loves me like crazy. i miss that when he’s not here! at least he didnt take maddix with him :) we’ve been having some great bonding time! cant wait to see you on sunday brig! you are definitely missed around here!
on another note, i just came across some pictures…

how did this little guy

and this little guy

 

turn into these big guys…so so fast??

life is happening so fast! i need to enjoy the days i have being home with maddix and all the sweet little things that he does each day. i love my little man to pieces!

cali

this summer we got to on two different vacations to the beach. in june we camped on the beach in carlsbad with the weights and in july my dad got a beach house for our whole family to stay in. both trips were so much fun! maddix couldnt get enough of the sand and ocean!

CARLSBAD

  

first time in the ocean

                   sand mustaches!

                brig playing home run derby

padres game

and….maddix sneaking out of the tent!

IMPERIAL BEACH

 

                             out on the pier

sister love

playing some football with trevin

 

grandpa d and maddix

beach house in the background

A big thanks to my father in law and my dad for the fun vacations!!! 

best fathers ever

i love that i can say that i am married to my best friend. brig is such an awesome dad. every day we wait outside until brig gets home. maddix see’s his car pull up and smiles so big. they love to play ball together. brig can make maddix laugh so hard. brig works so hard to support our family. he’s always trying to make us happy and always thinking of fun things for us to do together. our personal favorite as of late is going to costco, walking around and eating samples then buying one thing. the other day brig said, “i love us, we are the only ones that would go to costco and only buy bananas”! haha. so true. we also love going to the gym together and playing racketball. brig loves his family so much. he loves taking maddix swimming in the pool. he has such a fun personality and is such a fun person to be around. he loves making jokes and making people laugh. he is so talented. he can play the piano {and the ps3 ;)}, he sings, he’s smart, he funny, he’s good at pretty much every sport he tries, he likes to bike, workout, swim, family trips to the beach, and spending time with maddix and i. he loves the gospel and loves our Savior Jesus Christ. he makes maddix and i feel so special all the time. plus he’s super handsome! we are the luckiest. thanks for all you do brig! we love you SO much! 

i am so lucky to have such an amazing dad. my dad has taught me so much. he is the most patient, loving, smart, organized, hard working, kindest man i know. he is always serving others. he never talks bad about anyone. he was such a good example of that to me because growing up he would always be the one to stop us if we started to gossip. my dad is so strong in the gospel. he has an unwavering testimony which shows in everything he does. he is truly amazing. thanks for being the best dad ever! i love you!
 
i also have an awesome father in law. he loves his family so much. he is always playing with the grandkids and making them laugh. he has a great sense of humor. he taught my husband to be the hard worker that he is today. he has a strong testimony and has a great love for our Savior. thanks for being awesome Bryan! we love you!

family fun

yesterday was good. oh besides brig getting a flat tire on his bike ride :/. but the rest of the day was good :) we had a busy day up until about 3:00. we decided to go to costco to walk around, eat samples, and buy a few groceries. they have the best samples! after costco we decided to go walk around the mall. since we didnt want to spend any money we went into stores and told each other what we would buy if the price didnt matter. it was fun to dream! after the mall we hung out at home and started making dinner. brig grilled steak (we normally dont buy steak, but there was a deal for buy 1 get 2 free so basically we bought $75 worth of steak for $23. and it will last us several meals. we were excited), i made mashed potatoes and gravy and cooked up some squash and zucchini from my parents garden. it was all soooo good! we decided that was way better than going out. brig gave maddix a bath while i cleaned up the kitchen, we played a little longer, put maddix to bed, bathed jimmer, got in our comfy’s, and started watching “Saving Private Ryan” (edited tv version). it was a super good movie but we were both exhausted and fell asleep after 1/2 hour which was 8:30pm! we are old.

sweet 16

maddix is 16 months old today. and soon enough he will be 16 years old……{gasp}…..but dont worry, he’ll be a perfect teenager :)

his vocab as of late:

hi, buh bye, ice = eyes, daw = dog, mama, daddys, tiss = kiss, baby, buh = banana or bath or baby einstein {he says buh to lots of things}, baw = ball, and his newest word as of today is “uh oh”. my personal favorite.

maddix loves to dance, loves to sing in church by saying “daw daw daw daw” and holding the hymn book, loves playing with kids, loves being outside and swimming, loves balls, loves to play chase around the house, loves food, loves books, loves our dog jimmer, loves his silky blanky, loves baby einstein, loves giving hugs and kisses, loves to run away from me, and loves to wave at everyone!

he is such a friendly little guy. we love him sooooo much. he makes life so fun for us and teaches us something new every day!

today i babysat my nephew. isnt he adorable? him and maddix played so well together, it was precious. maddix would give him kisses and he would give maddix hugs. so they were standing by the window looking at jimmer and when i look over, maddix is standing there rubbing tates back with one hand. it was priceless!

yumm

this is what i’ve been eating for breakfast/mid morning snack/mid afternoon/mid night snack :)

{granola, yogurt, and fruit}

i’ve been making my own yogurt. it tastes just like store bought kind, only way cheaper! check out how to make your own plain yogurt at my friends blog here. its soooo easy.

i’ve been slacking lately so i’ve been getting my granola at fresh & easy. but this next week i’m going to start making my own again since brig and i are both eating it WAY too fast! my friend has an awesome recipe for granola.

top it off with berries, bananas (my fave), strawberries, or any other fresh fruit!

and if you’re not into tart stuff, add a tiny bit of honey, maple syrup or agave nector.

even maddix loves the plain yogurt!!

and these are my new favorite indulgence. if any of you know me well enough, you know that i am obsessed with peanut butter and chocolate anything. these are perfect because i dont feel guilty eating them! they are healthy and so yummy! oh and even Brig loves them which is huge.

check out the recipe at my friends blog here.

picture also from here

thanks kami for all the yummy healthy recipes!!