Bawling Bathing Beauty!!!

So there is a baby photo contest at Stork Landing here in Logan every month and the theme for August is Bath Babies!! So when I saw this old fashion metal "tub" in a friend's garage the wheels in my creative brain began to turn :)!! The idea was a good one... though my little Riley didn't agree! Here's the proof!!!She isn't screaming in ALL of them, but I came to LOVE the ones she was so upset in... I am sure they will be a little different from the other ones people will be submitting... now I just have to decide which one to turn in?! #1,2, 3 0r 4?! Any suggestions?

BRAYDEN!!!! AND HIS HAIR CUT!!!

Okay so only if you have heard me tell the HORROR stories of Brayden getting a hair cut can you fully understand just how big of a deal his last one was! It was a totally 180 because he was so GOOD!! Normally it takes three of us to cut his hair... one to hold him down, one to hold his head and one to cut the hair... he screams bloody murder the ENTIRE time and we are ALL covered in hair, sweat, drool and tears by the end of it! One morning I woke up and looked at my son who was beginning to look like a kid off the streets and said "hey bubba let's go get you a hair cut today K" and to my surprise he turned around and said "okay"!!!!! Well luckily I was able to stop myself from falling off the bed right then and there, and quickly took advantage of this opportunity!!!! Normally even just mentioning a haircut around that kid was like a bad word and don't know what suddening changed, but I wasn't able to question it!! So I told him if he did indeed get a big boy hair cut with no whining or screaming he could have a treat... and the conversation was as follows
Brayden: "I can get a treat?"
Me: "Yeah if you are good the whole time!"
Brayden: "Like a chocolate treat? A big chocolate treat... Like the kind with the trash?" (which translates to one with a rapper!!)
Me: "You can have whatever you want!"
So still a little nervous to see if this was too good to be true, I went ahead and made the appointment and took him in!! And he kept his word!!!! HE was very still for the the "tickler" and the scissors at "the scissors store" (Silver Clips' sign has scissors on the outside so it means a store to him!) and spent most of the time naming off the sea creatures on his cape! So here's my post devoted to my brave and well trimmed, finally looking like a boy BRAYDEN!!!

It's been too long!

Sometimes I am not sure if really anyone is really reading this (besides you Britt, you are my most faithful reader/commenter!) , but it has been a while since I did a real post and for my family blurb book's sake (thanks again for the BRILLIANT idea friend) , I figure I should do a little update!!! Not to mention that I started this post on the 18th (saved as a draft) and am now just posting it 5 days later!! Just be fair warned that this is going to be a long one with LOTS of pictures... I have a lot of catching up to do. Well we had fun over the 4th of July weekend... Thursday (the 3rd) had some fireworks and both kids LOVED them!!! Brayden and Riley both had a chance to hold sparklers which was funny to watch too! Brayden was more cautious about it and Riley was like GIMME GIMME with the pretty light thing!! Bryan and his brother Vincent had fun with them too! Pretty cool huh?!And of course even though you are SUPPOSE to watch the fireworks, I can't go to long without snapping more pictures of the moment! Here's a quick family one!
And then of course the candid ones that Brayden is ALWAYS up for with me!! I love that boy!
And then the sweetest moments... daddy-daughter times!! I am IN LOVE with this one!
Brayden wants to be a photographer too lately, so he took a few of me and Bryan... the camera is REALLY heavy for him though and we have to try to get in the shot... but he loves every minute of it!
Then the next day, the 4th of July was a BUSY one! I was asked by the Cache Valley Red Cross to photograph them in the parade and also their booth at the Cruise In (which gave us a free ticket it... SWEET)! I took Brayden along with me and he was invited to ride with them in the parade!! He was so proud to wave his flag and throw candy for all the other kids!! He was soooo cute and patriotic!!! And we had to get some snapshots with Ash... she is moving soon to Washington so I will take all the pics I can get! Love her! (its crazy we come from the same parents!)Later with our FREE tickets in to the Cache Valley Cruise In, we had walking around with the Bishop family... good food and good company, can you get any better then that?! Oh and Yes... that is Brayden in the wheel well of the BIG FOOT monster truck! CRAZY HUH!? He's so cute by the fire truck, but then all I wanted was Firehouse for the next week And the Camero is HOTT!! It just is!Saturday was the cruise in parade and the kids were being so cute after it was over! Brayden is a stud-muffin on the scootie with Kynz! And before we were ready to leave, we put Brayden and Riley on the hood of the van and they started showing off with their shades... those kids are so cute I can never get enough of them!! Got to love the sun glare and my little diva with a dinosaur!
Well that's about all the up-dating I can do tonight... or should I say this morning because its 1 AM!!! So I am off to bed, but I promise there is more to come so check back tomorrow when I am more coherent!
P.S. Britt I promise to keep you satisfied till Aug. 2nd!!

20 year tag!

20 years tag!

20 years ago...
1. I lived in Ogden
2. Had my little sister Ashley to boss around
3. Loved to sing and dance
4. Burned my leg trying to help my mom iron

10 years ago...
1. I lived in Kaiserslautern, Germany
2. Was about to go through my UGLY year
3. Went on "adventure" walks in the forest behind my house

5 years ago...
1. I was FINALLY dating the guy of my dreams
2. Spending every waking moment with him
3. Getting grounded ALL the time
4. Secretly meeting Bryan on my roof to hang out when I was grounded

3 years ago...
1. Celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary
2. Being sealed as a forever family!
3. Loving my chubby baby boy who was 6 months
4. Living on love in a tiny apartment that I miss

1 year ago...
1. Had Riley AND Brayden to take care of
2. Hung out with Britt D. every single day I could (tear)
3. Living in my in-laws basement apartment

So far this year...
1. We bought our first condo :)
2. Started attempting to fix it up
3. Celebrated our 4th anniversary (wow)
4. Updated my camera equipment... YIPEY!!
5. Read the best books in the world... TWILIGHT... and became obsessed!!
6. Started bloggin... thanks Britt for getting my hooked!

Yesterday I...
1. Bummed around for a while
2. Went to a playdate at Ryan's Place Park and chatted it up
3. Had BK for lunch with kids
4. Drove out to Tremonton on the back roads for a family reunion... very bumpy!

Today I...
1. Actually got the dishes done!
2. Took Bryan some lunch
3. Visited a friend and her new place
4. Went to the DI in an attempt to find a cool vintage chair for my shoots...no such luck!

Tomorrow I will...
1. GO TO CHURCH... Bryan no lazy butts tomorrow!...I promise we're not that bad!
2. Go on another family bike ride... it was so fun the last time!
3. Celebrate my sister Ashley's Birthday #21!!
4. Tell Bryan thank you for asking me to be his girlfriend exactly 5 years ago... and giving me a wonderful life!!

Over the next year...
1. We will hopefully have a new kitchen/floor!
2. Go on a big trip for our 5th anniversary (Washington DC?)
3. Start thinking about #3
4. Have Britt D. back in my life and go work out with her again!!! :)
5. Put Brayden into PRESCHOOL?!?! :D

Now I tag: Meg, Tiffany and who ever hasn't done it yet that actually reads mine!!

Okay here I go!

I am really bored right now so I guess I will go ahead and post those pictures of me... if anyone wants to tell me which one to use on my profile that would be great!!

Never too old for naps on the floor!!!

After a long day out in the sun yesterday, both of the kids totally crashed on some pillows on the floor!! I couldn't help pulling out my camera for such a precious moment!! I love those two more then anything in this world... they are my fun little angels and I don't know what I did to deserve them!!

Flowers for girls and sticks for boys!!

Yesterday was Logan's "4th of July" celebration so I got the kids all dressed up in their red, white and blue clothes and had a spur of the moment photo shoot outside our condo... Brayden didn't really want to take pictures which is really unlike him (I still managed to get a couple of him with a stick) but Riley found some daisies outside and it made for some really gorgeous shots of her!! I was really excited to dress her up and take pictures because her hair is finally long enough to do pigtails... HURRAY!!!!! She is so dang funny and beautiful. And then Brayden... I don't care how old he gets, I don't think I will ever get over those amazing eyes of his... I could stare at them for hours! Also we were trying to get a couple of me to have on my profile for my photography blog and have realized I am just not use to being on that end of the camera and that ugly is now my middle name. I might get the courage up to post some of those later, we will have to see. But enough about me, here are my cute kiddos!!
P.S. I finally got my new version of Photoshop so I have been trying out some fun new things if you can't tell :)