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!

Christmas 2011

Brig had his ankle surgery the day before my last final. Which means I didnt study for my last final…no worries I passed (barely!) I have seriously been enjoying my break so much. Poor Brig is getting a little sick of laying on the couch all day. Luckily we have had some fun parties and family events to break up the days! Oh and don’t worry, our insurance covered an awesome scooter that Brig can use instead of crutches. Maddix calls it “dada’s bike”. We have been staying very busy..family parties, friend parties, Bass Pro Shop, hair cuts from Reagan, family pictures, Christmas lights, cleaning the house (finally), lots of walks, hanging out with my sister Melanie who was visiting from Boston!, two Last Chance trips, hiking camelback, taking care of Brig, legos, baking, eating, and eating some more.
When we got home from our Christmas Eve party at my sister in law’s house, Maddix opened his new pajamas. He loves the dogs and footballs on them :) Christmas morning we woke up at 6 to open gifts. Yes, we are little kids. Maddix loved his new bike and 4 wheeler he got for Christmas! Our amazing neighbors gave us their 4 wheeler that their kids are too old for. They are seriously the nicest people ever! Brig opened his GPS that I surprised him with. And I didnt open anything because I spent all my money that Brig gave me for Christmas, BEFORE Christmas at Last Chance :) Dont worry, it was definitely well spent! On Christmas morning we went to church with Brig’s parents and then to their house for breakfast and to watch them open their gifts. The rest of the day was spent at my Grandma’s for lunch, some nap time in the afternoon, and then to my parents for game night with the neighbors. Oh, and I guess I lied above because I opened plenty of gifts from Grandma and got plenty of other amazing things from my parents and Brig’s parents :) They were all so generous. It was really neat having Christmas on a Sunday. It felt great to start the day off with church in the morning listening to music about our Savior. It helped set the mood for the day. It was a perfect Christmas.
Today I took Maddix to Freestone park to feed the ducks. He loved it. Then I pushed him around the park on his new bike. It was so fun to have a little date with my little man. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas like we did!
       

Day 2 (oops!)

I told you I would skips like 10 days!! I’m back :)
Today I am grateful for a healthy body. In school I hear about so many conditions and sicknesses that people can have and every single time I think, “wow I’m blessed!” Sometimes I complain about my body, or how I look, or how my teeth aren’t perfect..I always thought they were until I started Dental Hygiene school :) But in reality, I love my body. I am so grateful that I have a healthy body that allows me to do what I love to do.
Yesterday I ran my third half marathon. It was the toughest one for me, mostly because I only ran once a week to train for it without working out at all throughout the week. I am secretly very competitive. I have a hard time when girls my age are flying by me during races! I pushed myself very hard even though I know my body was not as in shape as it was in my last two races. I ended up finishing in 1:47 which was exactly between my other two race times! So I was happy with it! Sometimes I wish I would just run to enjoy the race. But nope, my competitive self tells me to run till my legs feel like they’re going to fall off. I ran my very hardest and about passed out at the finish line (not really but it felt like I was going to!) Maddix slept at my parent’s house so that she could watch him in the morning. We took advantage of it and went to Cheesecake Factory. You’re probably thinking that I loaded up on carbs right? Close. I ate delicious greasy onion rings! And a big salad that had about 10 pieces of lettuce in it and lots and lots of dressing :) I’m so smart. Brig was a trooper and came early with me to the race to be there the whole time. My dad surprised me and showed up at the half way mark with his video camera. I just figured that that was the only time I would see him, but nope! He showed up at about every 2 miles to video tape me! It was so nice to have someone (especially my dad) cheering me on the whole time! I have the best family.
That being said, I’m so grateful to have a body that allows me to push myself and achieve my goals.
Next up, TURKEY TROT!

i just had to add how hilarious/difficult it is to try to get a decent picture with this little boy. Just about every pic, his face was blurry and mine was not, which means he can’t stand still for 1 sec! Or he would say cheese and then hurry and turn away. Finally we got one!!
 

day 1

so i really want to do the grateful challenge that everyone is doing through november. But the problem is that I’m bad at blogging everyday, not to mention i have studying and reading and maddix and brig to play with too. so here goes day 1. we’ll see how long it lasts!
#1. MY family
 
I love these two more than anything. They make me so happy. Brig has been my hero while I’ve been in school. He does so much to help out with maddix while i’m at school and even when i’m not at school! He wakes up at 4 every morning for work and monday through wednesday he is mr. mom when he gets home. He is always trying to put a smile on my face and he’s good at it. I can’t imagine life without him. I love you babe!
I already poured out my whole soul about maddix in my last post so i wont over do it but, basically i love that kid to death. He gets cuter and cuter everyday. He is growing up so fast and talks so much! I can’t imagine life without him either!
I am so grateful for the plan of salvation and that we were able to be sealed in the temple for eternity. I love knowing that I get to be with both of my boys forever. I love them so so much!