4th of July weekend

Over the 4th of July my parents came down to hang out with us which was so much fun! That saturday before my sister, her family, my mom, my dad, and Brandon the kids and I all went for a hike. I was so beautiful and exactly what I needed. Thank you guys for going with us we had a blast with all of you.

 

Syd however refused to walk on the hike up. She was such a stinker. My mom held her for a little bit than Brandon did off and on, than finally my dad put her on his shoulders. As you can tell she loved it. it was a good thing she got down when she did because shortly after she couldn't hold her pee any longer and she refused to pee in wilderness without a toilet (which I really don't blame her) so she peed her pants. But oh well at least she told us and tried to hold it. What more can you ask of a almost 3 year that has a bladder the size of pea?

 

Dawson did so well on the hike. You could tell he was way sweaty and hot, but he eventually fell asleep and hardly made a peep it was so nice.

 

Poor little Bryn on the other hand was fighting really bad allergies. Her eyes were getting all puffy, but she was a trooper and did really well with how miserable she looked. She really didn't fuss too bad. Thanks everyone for coming and we hope that we can do a hike with the rest of the Nebeker Clan sometime soon. Miss all of you!! Love you all!

Nature is so beautiful!

 

 

I abolutely love love love the mountians and all the beauty that nature bring to life. I am so grateful for Our Heavenly Father's creations. He defiantly knew what he was doing and has a perfect plan for us here on Earth. Because there really is beauty all around us!

Our 4th Year Anniversary

 

It's taken me a long time to finally post this. Sorry! Our Anniversary was actually on the 30th of June. We weren't able to go out to do anything that night because Brandon had a test, a meeting, and work, so I put the kids to bed and had dinner ready for him when he got home. I also made him a candy-gram. Yes, I know way cheesy, but he liked it and we are still snacking on the candy. So that is all that matters. Since our Anniversary was on a wed. we decided to actually celebrate it on the friday after. My most amazing friend Jessica came over and stayed with the kids while they were alseep and we went out to eat and went to see the Twilight Saga, Eclispe. Which by the way we both really liked. It was awesome and I was so glad to be able to share it with Brandon. We had a nice relaxing and fun Anniversary this year. Hopefully next year I won't be pregnant and I won't be nursing to we are hoping that we get to have the kids stay the night at someone's house. We'll see though. Hopefully Dawson will finally be sleeping through the night by that time. Cross your fingers! Brandon I love you with my heart and soul. You are my true love, best friend, and eternal companion. I am so grateful to be blessed with the opportunity to spend eternity with you. I look forward and can't wait to spend many many amazing years with you! I love you and thank you for you being you!

Nails and car wash

 

Dawson's favorite place to play in besides the toilet and garbage cans is the cupboards. What kid doesn't like a good old cupboard with a blender that they can push the buttons. I'm just suprised that he can get in there so easily without constantly hitting his head on the top. Oh wait he does ALL the time, but that still does not stop him. Crazy kid!

 

We decided to wash the car one day and clean them out. Which was about time because they were looking kind of dirty and cluttered. Syd just had to help us and she did a really good job. As you can tell she was pretty proud of herself. She is getting way to big.

 

The other morning Syd really wanted her fingernails and toenails painted. I was busy getting ready for the day so I told her to go ask daddy and sure enough he did it. He loved it and did I pretty dang good job. I was so proud of him. Syd thought he was the coolest Dad ever doing that. The rest of the day she told people that her daddy "colored her fingers and toes!" "Look they look so pretty like a princess!" It was took cute and so fun to watch. Brandon you rock babe!

Our piano players

Dawson was cute playing the piano with his sister. I wish I would have gotten the camera sooner because everytime he would hit a key he would turn around and give me the biggest smile. He was so proud of himself that he was finally tall enough to play with Syd. Don't mind the half naked Sydnee. That is a common attire for her. Although she usually has a shirt on, but apparently she didn't think that was necissary this time around. Oh well gotta love her.

 

 

Belated Happy Birthday and Father's Day to Brandon and Daddy!

I was meaning to post this all weekend, but it was a very busy weekend for us. On friday Brandon's brother got married in the Logan Temple, it was very nice ceremony and a great reminder on the beauty and duties of marriage. Than Saturday we had Brandon's other two brothers here, so we went on a bike ride and then went to the reception in Shelley. Well Sunday rolls around and Sunday's are crazy for us anyway because Brandon has to be at the church by 7:00 a.m. so that means I have to get both kids ready and myself ready by 9:00 because church is at 9:30. We go to church than come home, but Brandon doesn't get home until 3:00 or so sometimes later, but not usually. Than by that time the kids are usually asleep for a nap or atleast Dawson is. Daddy came home and I quickly made a yummy lunch of spinach/cheese ravioli with meatballs. It was delish. Well after we ate Brandon's brother and him talked slash slept while I made the brownies that Brandon wanted. Than I came in the living room and took a tiny and I mean tiny snooze because by that time Dawson was waking up and Syd was done entertaining herselp and wanted to go outside. So, we went outside and decided to clean out the cars from our weekend adventure. All in all it was a really good day of spending time together as a family. Brandon you are an amazing and very patient father and husband. Thank you so much for all that you do for us. Thank you for respecting and loving me with all your heart. Thank you for unloading the dishwasher for me and taking care of your clothes. Thank you for always making sure there is enough gas in the car so I don't run out of gas with both kids in the car with me. Thank you for letting me have weekly girl nights with my friends. Thank you for being a worthy priesthood holder in our home and family. Thank you for going to school and getting an education and working towards a career so you can support the family so I can stay home with our beautiful kids. Thank you for being such a hard worker at work, home, and in your calling. Thank you for always taking care of me and the kids when we are sick or just plain tired. Thank you for making me laugh and smile each and every day. Thank you for making me miss you everyday when you are not with me. Thank you for putting up with mine and the kids craziness because I know that is a job in itself. Thank you for being the best husband and father anyone could ask for. Brandon I love you with all my heart and I grow in love with you more everyday. You are amazing and I am truly blessed. I know this sounds more like an Anniversary post, but there will be more for me to say for our Anniversary on the 30th of this month. Babe I love you!!

I know it's been a long time!!!

Man I am such a slacker and I know that my mom and dad have not been happy with me, but life has been crazy at times and other times I've just been lazy.
Brandon is doing really well. He just started summer classes today. He is hoping to apply for PA school this fall and get into a PA school by this time next year, so keep us in your prayers and wish us luck. Brandon is working hard at work and full filling his calling to the fullest and then some. He is such an amazing father and husband. He puts up with my craziness which I am very grateful for. I love you honey!!
I'm doing pretty well. I actually just got out of the hospital with a UTI and Kidney Stones. I had to stay in the hospital for two days becaue they didn't want the infection to get into my kidney and blood. It was extremely extremely painful and I don't wish that kind of pain upon anyone. Atleast with labor the contraction let up a little every once in a while, but with a kidney stone it was constant. HORRIBLE!! I'm doing better though, just dealing with being nauseousness and throwing up which I think is from all the drugs they gave me in the hospital. Oh well all is well now. Life is good! Make sure to scroll down to see cute pictures of the kids!!

Our Dear Sydnee

Sydnee is a feisty little drama queen in a little body. She finally hit the 26 pound mark and she is almost three. She is such a sweet and caring little girl when she wants to be or when she really just wants something. She loves her little brother, she absolutely love to dance, draw, talk on the phone, play outside, go on bike rides, play with her cousin Paige and Austin, and she loves to watch movies. She is also a very active little girl that thinks she needs everything that she wants to have. Sydnee may not be the clearest talker, but she will get her point across somehow. We are hoping that we qualify for speech therapy with Syd so she can learn to enunciate clearer. We try and try to work with her, but I think she is getting tired of mommy and daddy being the teacher. She listens better to other people anyway. She is exactly like me in the way. Which scares me because I know I was a brat. So I guess I am just getting what I had coming for me right. We love Sydnee to much and are so grateful for her and her feisty personality. She keeps us on our toes everyday, but we sure wouldn't know what to do without her.

 

 

 

Our Sweet Little Boy Dawson

Dawson is growing like crazy. He is learning new things everyday. He loves to watch and observe, but he is also very very busy. He loves to go for the nontoy stuff, like cords, DVDs, magazines, pictures, computer anything, and you get the idea. At his last doctors appointment he weighed 19 pounds, but I'm sure he weighs more now that he is 10 1/2 months old already. Gosh time flies with two kids. We found out that Dawson is allergic to Amoxacillin. He broke out in huge hives which was not fun nor pretty. Right after that and his ear infection he got hand, foot, and mouth disease. We were lucky however because he didn't get any sores in his mouth just a rash on his hands, legs, and feet. He is so much fun and loves his mommy. He still not sleeping through the night, but we are not feeding him at night so we just let him cry it out, but he is crying it out in our bedroom in the pack n' play because we don't him to wake up Sydnee. Oh how I can't wait for a bigger place. He is a chunk and eats anything and everything that we give to him. He loves is food! He's fun and we love him so so much!

 

 

 

Now Both

They love eachother so much, but it is really funny to watch how Dawson is now to the point where he tolerates Sydnee. There are sometime now that they fight over the same toy and they start to yell at eachother. It's pretty funny now, but I'm sure when words can be exchanged it's going to be pretty annoying. They are cute together though and Syd takes care of Dawson and is such little mommy to him.