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Today is my everloving, sweet as can be {most of the time], handsome, intelligent husband's 31st Birthday! Happy Birthday my love.
Sometimes I think there are few people who read my blog but the one person I know who reads every word and adds so much with his witty, funny comments on each post is... My biggest fan. But I am his too so we are even:) So this post is for you my dear.
31 Reasons Why I {Heart} You...
1. You make me laugh
2. You are my bestest friend
3. Your smile...contagious
4. Your thoughtfulness
5. Because you help me do dishes and laundry
6. You provide so much for our family
7.  Because you are a WONDERFUL father to our kids
8. You know where I am ticklish....dont be crude people, I am ticklish on my neck:)
9. Because you accept me for me
10. You make me feel beautiful, everyday
11. You are such an amazing, talented writer
12. I like your butt, for reals.
13. You massage my feet every night you are home
14. You like me even when I wake up in the morning {I am not a morning person!}
15. You have seen me at my worst and still love me
16. You are kind
17. You smell good
18. You do tasks I ask you to do even though I know you dislike them {Thank you}
19. You are my high school sweetheart {Good times}
20.  You are spiritual
21. You have a testimony of what is near and dear to your heart
22. You are a good brother and son
23. You let me have the remote control
24. You will take me to watch my chic flicks and end up liking them more than me:)
25. You support me and the kids in all we do
26. Helpful
27. I love your sense of humor
28. You clean my car
29. You are NOT high maintenance, I guess thats why we work because I am.
30.You are snuggly
31.You surprised me with a trip to NY for my birthday and you will still love even though I just wrote you this blog.
Mitch I am so happy you were born! My companion and love. I am so grateful for you and your love. I am blessed because of you. Thank you for being the amazing person that you are. Truly the best thing to happen to me. Happy Birthday baby!

Aubrie's Baptism

I am so late on posting this but here it is finally. Aubrie Quinn got baptized on September 3, 2011 by her daddy. It was such a special emotional day for us. Aubrie looked so beautiful and was so poised through it all. Very grown up and mature. I still cant get over the fact that she is old enough to be baptized. I know I speak for many when I say we are so proud of her choice to follow Christ and she was also confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and recieved the gift of the Holy Ghost. Mitch also confirmed her and gave her a sweet blessing along with it. I am so grateful for the people who came to support Aubrie and our family in this event. Thanks to my sister Heather for coming here from Denver and my Dad and Mary for also making the trip to be here with Aubrie. I have to give a huge shout out to the members of our ward who came and showed their support for us. All the men but my dad who stood in were from our ward or previous ward. I am so grateful for all of those worthy, wonderful men. Each of them mean so much to us and we are blessed to know each of them. It gives a new meaning to us "ward family", because they are our family. Thank you to everyone who came-Friends and family!

                          I can't leave out my other girls, aren't they so adorable?

Another special thing happened at the baptism-Caleb got ordained to the office of a deacon and recieved the Aaronic priesthood. Mitch also performed this ordination and gave Caleb a special blessing too. It was a such a special night for our little family. I am so grateful for the gospel and so grateful for my husband who was worthy and able to perform these ordinances. Blessed to have him. He is a good man and even better example to the children. Thank you Mitchy.

I am so proud of you Caleb and Aubrie! What wonderful choices and examples you are to those around you.

Stuck on Me

Aren't big sisters so nice to have? Brynley thought it would be fun funny to put stickers all over her baby sisters body. Carly didnt seem to mind either, I was laughing so hard that when I pulled out the camera she hammed it up for me.

Bubble burst

For about a month now I have either woke up at the crack of dawn to go walk, run, or go to the gym. I have been very pleased with myself and  even more pleased with the way I have been feeling. More energy, rejuvenated, clear minded. Today I met up with my walking buddy Kami. She has two little girls at home still and lives just a few streets over so we meet up halfway and walk and chat about our lives. Its been great to have someone to hang with. I have missed my husband as he has worked the vast majority of the month. So I havent even gotten to really see him or talk to him but on the phone. So ready for him to be off this weekend. But anyways, back to my story. Kami and I had a conversation that lead me to think about my life as a whole. On my way back home by myself, I had this thought come to me "Life is good. Its not perfect but its really good right now. Simple in so many ways." Such a calm, comforting thought. Then I had another thought come to mind "When will the bubble burst?" I know what a downer huh. I had such a great feeling of happiness and then BAM! Another thought ricocheted and ruined my happy thought. But I do often wonder when will something bad happen in our lives. Our kids are so happy and healthy, Mitch has a good job, I am  able to stay at home with the kids. I have little worry in my life compared to some I know. It made me feel very grateful for all that I have in my life.
So today I celebrated the simplicity of my life by making homemade fruit roll-ups and some pesto. Yum! Our neighbors {we have the best neighbors}, have been giving us alot of peaches and melon, so I am using those up in the roll-ups.  Monique made the best pesto and shared with us a few weeks and so it spawned the idea for me to make some too with all my basil.My basil plants were out of control. Glad I made good use of them.
I decided to put that unpleasant thought to rest for now. Because life is good and I need to be enjoying the simplicity of my life at the moment and enjoy days like this. Days were I can just stay at home, with no makeup and my comfy pants on. Days were my girls can play outside and watch Tangled to the hearts content. Days that I can take pride in being a mom and enjoy my littles running around. So here is to yummy fresh food and happy thoughts for the day...

Stylin

My girls have style. They know whats hot and whats not when it comes to fashion. They love shopping and love getting new clothes and accessories. I mean what girl doesnt right? So when Aubrie got a gift card to Claire's for her birthday along with some cash, she couldnt wait to go and pick something out. One of the items she got was a pair of sunglasses. Right after she picked them Brynley ran over and just had to get a pair herself. I love that she does everything her sister does. She was so happy about getting the same thing as her sister that I could not get them for her. And I am happy I did, or else I wouldnt have gotten these super cute pictures of them:)

It's Great to Be Eight!

Happy Happy Birthday to our Aubrie Quinn! 8 years old! Gosh I still cant believe our little girl is so grown up and getting so old. Seems like yesterday she was still just a vivacious, smart baby running around in her princess dresses and shoes. Still likes to play dress up and she is so smart and sweet. Definately the sweetest of our kids. I hope that okay to say. She is very thoughtful and happy and such a great helper to me. Her sisters adore her and her brother thinks she is cool. She has made the choice to get baptized tomorrow night and we all are very happy and excited for her about that! We love you Aubs!

Just one of my favorite pics of her. Isnt her skin lovely?

Sporty

Tonight was one for the books. Brynley had her very first ever soccer practice! She was made for sports this girl! She had such a great time that after practice she said to me "Mom, I cant wait to do this again next year." I laughed and told her that she gets to do it again on thursday:) And she said, "Really? That makes me so happy."  She must have thought that this practice was all she got. I still dont think she understands that she has two more months of this!

While at Brynley's practice, Carly was finding ways to entertain herself. She would run around with the balls and she could even pick out Brynley's ball from the rest of them and would bring it to me to play catch with her. We walked around the grass and field at the school it was at. Carly would try to sit on the ball but everytime I would get ready to take a picture she would fall over. It was so cute.

                                                        Cute little bum

                                                      Brown eyed beauty

After school today Caleb had his first workout with the fall baseball team Strikezone Cardinals. Yes he made the team {I just realized I didnt blog about that, oops} He looked like he was gonna puke it when I got him. Poor kid said that another boy did puke it there. Sad. I think we all know that feeling and its not a good one. But I told him that No pain, No gain. He will be a great shape and will be ripig balls over the fences like crazy because of the workouts. Good job my man. Also is it inappropriate to say that your son got his first ever real pimple on his chin? Growing up:( See it in the picture? Shhhh, dont tell him  I told you.

Aubrie had her first soccer practice too. I feel bad that I didnt get a picture of her. I was kind of crazy because I had to pick up Caleb and have Brynley to her practice in the middle of Aubrie's. Thank goodness for my friend Danielle for helping me out and bringing Aubs home for me since Mitch was at work. Such a little thing but meant a TON to me.

Together...

Is a wonderful place to be.

This is the girls dance photo I had taken of them together this year. The dude finally sent it to me. I had to practically beg but as beautiful as they look it was worth the begging.

Tonight is Aubrie and Brynley first night apart sleeping in separate bedrooms. I moved Aubrie into Carly's room to give her some "space". With Aubrie turning 8 this week I decided it would be her birthday present along with the new desk she has asked for. I spent all day painting and rearranging everything which meant taking apart beds and moving out clothes and decor in each room. I am soo glad its over and I survived. I am dreading my 6am workout in the morning with my trainer now. My feet hurt and so does my back. But it was all worth it when Aubrie came to tell me goodnight she said "Your the best mom in the world. Thank you for my new room, I love it". But maybe she just loves her Justin Bieber poster I hung in her room for her. Either way I love that girl so much. Her words made my heart melt.