A Big Thanks!

This is to say Thank You to my good friend Shannon....

You are amazing! Thank you so much for my family pictures they turned out beautiful!

If you would like to check out her Photography blog:
http://shannonhaddenphotography.blogspot.com

It's fun to be ONE!

Our little boy is ONE! So crazy.... it's amazing to look back and see how much he's changed and of course how much he is the same boy I saw the very first day. We have had so much fun having Vincent in our family he has been such an amazing joy and carries a spirit with him I can't even begin to explain. I love to look at my boys they remind me of how truly blessed I am.

Now on to the good stuff.... I can't believe how a like my boys are and in one second COMPLETE opposites. Gabe shoved the cake in his mouth like it was the only thing he's ever eaten.... Vincent on the other hand...lol..... hated every second of his cake. He put one finger in and was done so me being the mean mom shoved his hand in.... and as you can guess that just meant more crying..... So the cake wasn't fun for him but he LOVED opening presents, I think he made out pretty well on the gift department. Gabe was so jealous that he kept saying he would share if Vincent would just give him a toy. The most prized gift was a Curious George... yes I have another fan, but at least Vincent won't be stealing Gabe's every chance he gets. So we are now a family with 2 frogs, a snail, and 2 monkeys.....

Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!

Wahoo for School!

Gabriel's first day of Preschool. He LOVES IT! we have had such a great time learning stuff and Gabe really likes his teacher. He only goes for 2 hours 3 days a week and I can totally say it isn't log enough for either of us. When I go to pick him up he begs to stay and if I could I would leave him longer it's nice to get some free time and one on one with Vincent! Gabriel's AWESOME Bumblebee backpack.... It's important! Of course the first day of show'n'tell he took his bumblebee transformer and to make all the better it was Yellow day first so he was all over yellow day.... bumblebee shirt and all!

My Vacation!

Viva LAS VEGAS!

My best friend and I went on vacation together to Las Vegas. No kids, no husbands... just US. We had such an amazing time!
We shopped all day, stayed out late, went out to eat... SLEPT IN! Oh it was wonderful! I am so grateful for my best friend Ashley who got me to go, I had such a hard time leaving my boys but I truly did need that break it was wonderful just to relax and enjoy being me again! Oh wow I had such a great time!
THANKS ASHLEY YOU ARE THE BEST!

Sporting our new suits!


the Bellagio water show!

City Days!

We went to the city days carnival, we had SO MUCH FUN! I was so exciting... even though it rained most of the time. Vincent thought everything was great to look at he would bounce like crazy in his stroller giggling and laughing, it was so dang cute!
Gabe had a out right BLAST playing on everything it was excited to actually go on some rides with out him screaming the whole time we went on some spinning ones that he didn't mind to much but after a while he was done and want to try other things. It was great, last year I couldn't get him to do anything and this year not only he would ride stuff he did it all on his own I didn't have to ride the ride with him... except a few and he had a wonderful time! They had a car show and craft activities... and OF COURSE the helicopter but I think his favorite part was the Yellow car (aka BUMBLEBEE) he was on cloud nine with that car, it was really hard not to touch!

FIREWORKS!!

When Gabe was younger he would cry when the fireworks went off. It was so fun to watch Vince in amazement at these lights going off. He just stared at them the whole time, not moving. We blew up a mattress in the back of our van and laid there watching them Gabe thought that was a real treat and Grandpa Johnson came down to watch them with us, it was a pretty cool to just sit there and watch the boys enjoy the show... but the fireworks were amazing Orem City did a great job, can't wait until next year!

lol Ya'll will get a kick outta this

This is my basement! Yes those big HOLES are in my floor!

Our washer kept over flowing, so we called a plumber who told us that our pipe was bent and that it would cost 3,000-5,000 to re-trench and put in a new pipe because the old one wasn't worth replacing. Well lucky I have family who has done this sort of thing... we had the plumber pinpoint where the problem was which was in the laundry room...lol so we dug that out... no break no nothing. We had some one come out with a camera and sure enough the problem was in the hall way... yep right in the middle of the hall way... so we dug that out.
Oh we found the problem alright... not a bent or broken pipe it was a drain plug for a washer...
NOT FROM MY WASHER!
So the people who owned this house before must have lost theirs and rather than thinking OH we better get that before it plugs up the whole dang pipe they put another one on... lol

So we are going to play catch up.... for the past like 6 months...again

Vincent is doing great, he is crawling EVERYWHERE and eating just about anything he can get his mouth on! He's 8 months old now and has 2 teeth and working on 2 more which are cutting as we speak. He loves to jump and walk and when ever he gets the chance he especially loves to pull hair. He is such a joy to have in our family and we are enjoying every moment we have with him.



Gabe is getting so big and has the attitude of a 30 year old he wants to do everything himself and for the most part does! He's potty trained and hasn't had even one accident since his trainers so we are going on a month and a half of NoThIng (even at night) of the joy of not having two kids in diapers.... He's so proud to be a real big boy, he got a new bike as a reward and LOVES to ride it everywhere! Gabe also is going to a speech class once a week and enjoys playing with the other kids and learning, he gets really excited to go to school and I honestly can't wait until August when he starts preschool.


Seth and I are doing great and are loving the time we get together... when ever we can. Seth is working hard and spends a lot of time at work but always makes time to spend with his family. He's also training for an Iron Man triathlon which takes up a lot of time and hard work but he's excited to do it. I am of course spending lots of time with our boys and enjoying watching them grow I've started taking pictures again and have enjoyed getting out in the dirt... I forgot how much I love photographing people. Besides that we are doing great and enjoying life in the fast lane.

5 years and many to go

It's hard to believe but 5 years ago this week Seth and I met!
I found this picture of Seth and I when we were dating and it's one of my favorites so I thought I would post it! and tell my husband I love him!
Thanks for an amazing 5 years babe, and I am so excited for the many more to come!

Three Months old.... and still AMAZING!

Vince has been an amazing blessing to have in our lives! He is such a happy baby, and so passive it's insane! I love to see his smile in the morning it lights up my day. With Gabe I was so on the ball at getting his pictures done every month... with Vince we've been sick and on vacation so I am seriously behind! However since I needed them done and I didn't want to go and pay a ton of money for a couple of pictures.... Granted they might have turned out better I honestly didn't have the time or brain function. Let's just say Vince is the only one sleeping in our house... he sleeps better than my 3 year old!