FACT TAG!! HeRe YoU gO bRiTt D.

The rules for the fact tag are:~ Each person has to list 6 facts about them~ List at the end of your posting who you have tagged.
1) I love my kids... I know thats a lame and obvious one to say, but its so true... they drive me crazy and test my limits, but when it comes down do it, I love to hold them, kiss them, smell them when they get out of a bath, cuddle them when their sick and watch them learn new things everyday!! I know that being a mommy was my calling in life above all other dreams that seem so silly in comparison now...
2) As I said it before, I LOVE LOVE LOVE ice cream... but i have to disagree with Britt D. on those flavors of hers... not my favorite :)! When I want a flavor that makes me think of my childhood its orange/vanilla swirl ice cream...its summer and hugs and laughter all in one bite! Now that I am older I tend to love some of the same flavors that my daddy loves... Burnt Almond Fudge and Pralines and Cream...
3) I am seriously obsessed with Twilight and The Host and feel like I could never write a book of my own now with books like that to go up against!! It would pale in comparison! Stephenie Meyer is a genius and I am so glad that she is working her butt of to give us more Edward!!! Seriously how can I be in love with both him and my husband at the same time?!?! I feel like its a little unfair... TO EDWARD!!! HAHAHAHA!!
4) I have been to 11 countries and think it was the best experience for me... if I could live without shopping malls and Wendy's for a few years, I would seriously love to give my children a chance to live outside of the US and see what the world is like... I have some of the best memories in places like Venice, London and Trier... just to name a few!! You meet some amazing people, taste incredible food and have a sense of different cultures and history that make the world still seem a little brighter!!
5) I have a fear of water like you Britt D. but in a different sense... I am afraid of driving over water... I don't know what it is, but cliffs and bridges make me soooo nervous and I have felt that way since I was little... I think I had a bad dream once that that was how I died, so ever since then I get my stomach all in knots even just thinking about it!! Cause seriously, what do you do when your car goes over the bridge and you are stuck in your car, the water rushing in, your kids screaming in the back seat... AHHHHHH!!! Scariest thing ever!!!!
6) On a brighter note, my nick name for me when I was younger was "speedle britt" because I couldn't say special and everything was special to me!! I would tell my mom she couldn't throw a picture I drew away because it was speedle to me... and we couldn't get rid of a pet because it was speedle to me... and since I was special to my mom, she called me that!!
7) I know it says to only do 6 but one of the things about me is my love for the number 7... It really is my lucky number... Everytime I see the #7 on something, whether its a sign, a jersey, a calendar, or whatever it makes me smile... So I just decided to end my fact list on the best number of all!!
So now here comes the fun part...I pass this tag on to Megan Morrill, Brittany Dixon (cuz I want to hear more) and Jennifer Bishop!!

Our little artist!!!

This past weekend, me and the kids went to Logan's annual Summer Art Fest a couple times. It was fun to walk around and see all the photographs, paintings, sculptures, etc. but probably the best part was watching my little artist in action! Brayden has shown a real interest in art for about the last year and a half, so Bryan gave us the couple dollars he had in cash to take Brayden to the kids art fest on Saturday!! In the tent you can paint, color, make necklaces, play with bubbles, and all sorts of fun stuff like that!! Brayden was totally in his element!!! I know that he loves to draw and color and does exceptionally well for a 3 1/2 year old, but this was the first time he had painted like this...and he painted like he had been doing it forever... and of course it was a painting of Spiderman, his favorite superhero!! I was so surprised, because all the kids his age were just throwing colors on the paper, and the kids actually painting something were all 5 and over!! We are so proud of how smart and talented he is at such a young age...who knows, maybe he will be famous artist someday! Riley just loved going for a ride in the stroller and playing with mommy's cellphone!! She's such a girly girl and I love it!! She was a pretty little model for me when I got some picture of her while we watched brother paint!! It was a fun day out!!
The first day...

Happy Birthday/Father's Day to BRYAN!!!

Well yesterday was Bryan's birthday (#22) and he had to work, but after he got off (and I got done with my photo shoot) we went out to eat at Blackstone with my mom!! Its a really cool tradition my mom has started... she takes us out for our birthdays where ever we want!! The kids were hungry and a little cranky but we still had a fun time!! The mashed potatoes were AMAZING (I am easily pleased!) and they gave Bryan a piece of cheesecake for his b-day!! After we were done there my mom came over to be with the kids (who both fell asleep as soon as we got home) while we drove the scooter out to a movie!! We saw Baby Mama... which is more what I wanted to see then Bryan, but it was the only one that hadn't already started by the time we got out there!! Then we went to Wal-Mart to buy some ice cream, YUMMY!! Bryan was excited for his birthday present... his new phone The Glyde!! Pretty spoiled if you ask me, but he works hard for it!! My photo shoot the day of his birthday payed for it so that's good!! Now today is Father's Day and he is just relaxing, playing his Wii, visiting with his friend Brett and just having fun with us!! He is such a great daddy to our two kids... he really tries to spend as much time with them as he can when he gets home from work!! Brayden wants to do everything he does and Riley is attached to him whenever he is home!! Its so fun to see him play and love our kids... I am truly blessed to have such a hard working, wonderful husband and father!! I LOVE YOU BRYAN!!!! HaPpY FaThEr'S DaY!!!

Our anniversary!!!

This anniversary we were actually able to go somewhere fun!! As of June 12th we have been married for 4 years!!! It's so crazy to think how fast its gone by!! Wednesday (the 11th) we dropped off the kids with Bryan's mom (thanks soooo much again!) and headed down to Salt Lake!! We got down there in good time and checked into our hotel... Salt Lake PLAZA Hotel... and then walked to The Gateway to meet up with Chelsey and Josh. We walked around a little and got me a new bra (yipey) at Victoria Secret which was fun for me!! Then we drove a little more to get to IKEA!!!!! I was so excited to get to that store... it was my first time in there and I was in awe to say the least!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IKEA!!! So walked around for about an hour and a half (which is no where near enough time by the way) and then left to go to the Secondhand Serenade concert!! Luckily the weather was perfect because it was outside!! We spent the whole time relaxing on the grass, taking candid pictures together, and listening to some AWESOME music!!!! It was a great time!! After that it was back to the hotel...well anyways, the next day we woke up, got ready and went to walk around a little more down in Salt Lake and then headed towards Layton to go to Target (we don't have one in Logan so its a big deal to stop there before we go home)... we walked around for a while, then went to leave... and couldn't... our car was DEAD!!! Our friend Bobby who lives down in Ogden happen to have his day off and came and jumped our car, then we got stuck in traffic trying to keep it running, went to a Checker store and spent the next two hours trying to get things working again!! So yeah, it sucked during that part, but it wasn't a total loss!! We got to hang out with Bobby which is always fun and we went to his hot tub/swimming pool at his apartment!! Then we drove home and had one more night without the kids (thanks to my mom this time!)... So babe!! Thanks so much for spoiling me so much this week with our anniversary!! I love you more then words could ever say and I hope we have a billion more great days like these ahead of us!!!

A day at the pool!! Both good and bad!!

Today Chelsey, me and my kids went to the pool!! My friend Erika that I met on Cafemom's also came with her little boy Devon and her baby girl Peyton!! It started out as a really fun day out and about... first we stopped at Old Navy for Erika to buy her kids each swimming suits, which if you know me, Old Navy is one of my favorite places to shop!! Then we went to Smith's Marketplace to get some sandwiches, sunscreen and swimming diapers!! Now we were off to the Aquatic Center here in Logan with a couple of very excited boys!! We get there and unload and go to pay and see this sign... Now by state law all children ages 3 and under are required to wear swimming diapers (DUH) and also diaper covers... so I am thinking we are still okay because they have swimming suits... NOT!! So then we are informed that for our kids to be allowed to swim in the pool, we have to pay $8 for a reusable "diaper cover" which is actually a cheap looking swimming suit with a terry cloth inside!! We start questioning them as to why, when Brayden's swimming suit has a net type diaper built into the swimming suit and they basically say if we don't buy their suit then they don't swim!! By now the boys are pulling on our legs begging to get inside so I walk back to my car to get wallet, buy the darn ugly thing and get the boys inside to swim. Luckily I was smart enough to not buy one for Riley who was asleep at this point and wouldn't be in the water very long anyways. So as me and Erika are sitting there watching our boys play in the water, we look around and see a bunch of other kids the same age with no special "diaper covers" on!!!! Seriously are kids were the only ones!!! Not to mention when Brayden got in with his favorite arm "floaties" on, they made me take them off him because they said they aren't SAFETY CERTIFIED!!! He's in the freakin' kiddie pool!! And to make matters worse, Brayden wanted to test his boundaries and went to the other side of the pool from where we were sitting. Of course its just a little to deep for him and he starts going under and trying to get above water... By this time I am running as fast as I can in the water to get to my drowning child... with a life guard right by him just watching me, who waits until right before I get to him to finally jump in and help my son!!!!! So now I look like the stupid parent and she's the hero right!! Later they come over to get Brayden's name to have on file because a life guard jumped in... WEll anyways, now that I've got that all off my chest I can talk about the fun parts of the day!! Brayden and Devon had a really fun time slashing around together for a couple of hours and Riley handled the water pretty well after she got use to it (it was her first time swimming)!! She was actually laughing and smiling!! She loved Peyton and gave her tons of kisses...she's really starting to love babies!! And we had a nice lunch together and some cute pictures of the kids (including the ones where they had matching dino bums)!! I loved talking with Erika while our kids played, she's a doll and its been fun getting to know her more!! Sorry this was kinda long, it was a long day with a lot of ups and downs in it!!