Las Vegas for Jesse and Suzanne's Wedding

Jason's little brother, Jesse, got married in the Las Vegas Temple April 15th. To be honest, I was excited for them to get married but not so excited about taking the trip with 3 kids--especially with a new baby! But it was actually a good trip and it's a good thing that Hayley was so little because she slept most of the way. She only cried for the last 3 ish hours of the 12 hour trip. I'd say that's pretty good! It should have only taken 9 hours but we made a couple long stops so it took longer! On the way home, it only took us 10 ish hours so not bad. Here's the boys at the beginning of the trip with there dvd player! I have no idea how our parents traveled without the electronics we have now! I wouldn't want to do it without a dvd player now!

And here's the happy couple! Congrats Jesse and Suzanne!

I wasn't planning on going into the temple for there sealing because I wasn't about the leave the kids with a complete stranger but Uncle Doug and Aunt Jerico came to the rescue. They live in Vegas and have some good friends who were more than willing to watch them. I just have to tell you how wonderful these people are! Thanks Damien and Bren!! Our boys don't just go to whoever whenever! They are pretty people shy! Even people they know so when they attached to these people right away I knew they were great! Bren came over the night before to meet us. Within 20 minutes of her being there, the boys were showing off there mad dancing skills and sharing there food with her! She just has a way with people! I'm so grateful for them for being willing to spend a whole day with us! The boys LOVE them and still talk about them! Wish they lived closer!

Night before we headed home--family night at California Pizza Kitchen! Love that place! (Probably because we don't have one anywhere close to us!)

Wow, this was a nightmare!! We wanted to take the boys to M&M world and to see the light and water show and we'd been telling them we could go. Well, we ended up going later than planned! The strip was packed with people, elevators weren't working so we had to carry the stroller up and down stairs, the strip is no place for children (especially at night), it was hot, Hayley was fussy, Kyden almost fell asleep before we even got to M&M world, we parked a long ways away (thinking we were closer), we didn't even see the water show because we were exhausted...made for a long night and a pretty pointless stroll down the strip! But we made it and got a picture and some M&M's because I wasn't about to leave that store without something to show for our LONG walk!!!

I love this picture! I think it's so cute! It was from the reception in

Shelley the weekend after the wedding!

Cousins--Brielle & Hayley

Cousin Brielle was able to fly here with her dad for the reception. Her mom had just had a baby boy so she wasn't able to come! We missed her but were happy that Travis & Brielle were able to come! It was fun seeing them!

Happy Birthday Kyden

Kyden turned 3 on April 8th! He is such a funny boy! He is always coming up with something crazy to say or do. We can't get enough of his silliness!

Yep, you got it--It snowed on his birthday so...

Dad helped Kyden build a snowman! It fell over right after I took this picture

but they sure did have fun building it!

He invited cousin Quincy over to play for his birthday! They had fun playing!

Both boys got scooter cars for there birthday from Grandpa and Grandma! We were all (these things can hold up to 200 pounds) trying them out inside since the weather was awful until we realized they were making marks on G & G's floor! So, grandma banned everyone except Braden and Kyden from riding them inside. Bummer cause they are fun!

At last minute, we decided to take Kyden to Red Robin for his birthday dinner. Jason had to close at work, but got there just in time for dinner. I was shocked that he let them put these balloons on his ears and sing to him. It must be because he LOVES balloons!

We were planning to have a family birthday party on the Sunday after his birthday but poor Kyden got sick so we had to cancel it! He's still waiting for his party like Braden's with kids and presents! Sorry Ky--maybe next year!

Happy Birthday Braden

Braden turned 5 on March 29th! We can't believe we have a 5 year old! How the time flies! We love our little man! He is so smart and such a big helper!

Opening his presents first thing in the morning!

His birthday party! We invited a few friends and just played games. I think they all had a blast! (Notice Kyden holding one of Braden's opened presents--it's tough when it's not your birthday! And your brother is getting all sorts of fun new toys! He loved the present he's holding and thought it was his.)

We took Braden and Kyden to Leo's Place to celebrate that afternoon.

Braden especially likes the arcade games.

Braden with his "birthday cake"! Okay, this makes me look like a big slacker mom--really who makes brownies and uses paper to write something on it! But Braden doesn't like cake and wanted brownies so I didn't see the point in spending tons of time trying to make brownies look good because he didn't care!

Love you Braden! You're the best!

Hayley's Birth Announcement

My sister-in-law made these birth announcements for Hayley and I think they turned out really cute! I printed and sent some out, but never got around to everyone so sorry! Here it is if you didn't get one! Life has just gotten a bit more crazy with her in our lives! But we love it!

And these are some pictures we didn't end up using...Thank goodness for my brother's nice camera! Mine isn't the greatest little thing! Check out her double (or triple) chin! Love it! And her chubby cheeks! I just can't get enough of them! I could kiss them all day!

Hayley's Baby Blessing

Hayley was blessed March 6th by her dad. It was a beautiful blessing or so I was told. The microphone wasn't turned on so I didn't hear a word of the blessing! I was sad but realized that there was nothing I could do about it. Plus, all that matters is that she was blessed right! Jason wrote down all that he remembered about it so that was nice. She looked adorable though!

We love our kids! They are the best!

We Moved

We moved in with Grandpa and Grandma Searle! What a mess! When Hayley was about a week old, I decided to do a little cleaning. I had Jason pull Braden's bed away from the wall because it looked like there was a ton of dirt between his bed and the wall. I should have known better. It wasn't dirt, but a TON of mold! We lived in an older duplex and we did have mold problems before this but not this bad! That was the last straw though--with 2 little boys and a new baby and with the owners not doing a thing about it, I was out! We are moving to Logan in about 3 months so it was a bummer that we couldn't stick it out that much longer! But were done dealing with it and everything else that went with that place--the smell, the mold, the shower, the drain that wouldn't drain when we did laundry, and blah, blah, blah! We did LOVE the neighborhood! But oh well! We weren't going to be in the neighborhood much longer anyway, so it was time! I started packing when Hayley was just over 2 weeks old and we moved right after her 3 week mark! Let's just say, I did nothing for the first 2 weeks of her life but hold her and feed her and watch tv, then it was a rough week or so, but we are great now and loving life at Grandpa and Grandma's--especially the boys!!!

This is the only picture I could find of the boys with grandparents! Guess I should take more pictures of them! Way to go Grandma--you put all the boys to sleep!

We got in!!!

The moment we've been waiting for......the acceptance letter! We found out right before Hayley was born that Jason was accepted into Utah State's Management Information Systems (MIS) Masters program!! Wahoo! Yes, that means more student loans (uhg), but we'll deal with that. Debt for school is alright--right?! We are super excited for this next step in our lives! Utah State has been wonderful to work with already. They have been so helpful and nice. I am sad to leave so much family and so many good friends, but I know we will meet wonderful people as we move and it will be great! Change is always hard for me, but once I'm there it's just fine! I know this is what we should do and it is so exciting! It's not like we're moving across the United States, it's only 2 hours away--driving, not flying!

P.S. Jason LOVES this picture! But I just had to put it in for memory sake!