Day At The County Fair

After the BBQ we went down town to the rodeo grounds to see the animals. There were two tents with animals you could pet and feed. Bradley was a little nervous at first but he quickly warmed up. He just walked around starring at the animals and petting a few. He had lots of fun!

They had two of the cutest pot belly pigs!
Bradley was in awe of this llama.


He loved this duck. It was so tame. It just sat there and let him play with it.
These were two of the cutest little babies goats.
You gotta love the "I refuse to smile" stage. He was so serious the whole time.

As we were walking around the fair grounds we passed this show. It just happened to be the exact the guy came out to show off one of the bigger birds. He stopped the crowed to do the presentation and we were on the front row. The bird would swoop down and try to get this rap he was swinging around on a rope. Then it would swoop back up just above the heads of the croud. THe last time he swooped in to land on the guys arm the leather tethers on the falcons feets hit Andy on the back of the head. It was really cool!
We always look for the horse named Andy when we go to the rodeo. We had a lot of fun. Bradley loved all the lights and rides at the carnival. He was really sad we wouldn't let him go on any of the rides. Too bad he is too small to go on those rides alone. Some day he will.

A Quarter of A Century Old!!

This last weekend was my birthday. Yes! I am getting old. I have now joined the 1/4 century old gang! (For those of you who are having a brain laps that is 25 yrs.) We were lucky enough to be invited to a BBQ with the Nelsons to watch Pres. Hinckley's funeral on my birthday. We had a lot of fun. Scott smoked some pork loin for us. It was very good! The boys really enjoyed playing together. We want to thank Nathan for sharing his uncles and grandparents with us. Bradley loved wrestleing with Nathan's Uncles David and Jonny and with Grandpa Neville.

Bradley playing tug-a-war with David.
Bradley and Nathan enjoyed listening to Uncle David's music.
Just before the Funeral started. Nathan and Bradley looked like zombies in the first picture we took, so I was trying to get them to smile. They really did have fun playing together.
I love the progression of these pictures!
"I see you!"
What a little ham!!
I think the funniest part is Nathan in the backgroup. He has his finger in his nose in 2 out of 3. I only think this is funny because there are no pictures of Bradley doing it! That has become on of his favorite things to do. If any one has any ideas on how to get a two year old to quit picking his nose and eating it PLEASE let us know. It gosses me out!



Bradley & Nathan playing with Grandpa and Grandma Neville.
Daniel was being shy. He stayed by his mom or dad the whole time.
He almost always has his little tongue out. It is so cute!

The cake had cool whip frosting! My favorite!!
Bradley supervised the placing of the candles. He kept saying "Happy Birthday Mom!"
Yes I am a wind bag! I got them ALL in one breath! We really enjoyed the BBQ and the cake and ice cream. Thanks Christine for getting everything organized! A special thanks from Andy for taking care of the cake for him. He really appreciated it!

Bouncin' Ball & Flying Squirrel

These videos were taken sunday night while I was on the phone. Bradley was really wound up. He didn't want to go to bed, so he was entertaining his dad so that he could stay up longer. Notice how he bounces in the doorway of the first video. That was a long time before his crash at the end of the hall in the second one.

Last night Andy was studying different types of insurance on his laptop and the couch. Bradley was trying to get his attention and started jumping from the coffee table to the couch. Andy quickly named it "The Flying Squirrel!" Bradley thought it was so funny to say "Flying Squirrel Dad!" that I had to reinact it this morning so that we could share it. So without farther adue we gife you "The Flying Squirrel."

Suewweeeeeeeee Pig Pig!

Daniel is definatel our best eater! We just hope he continues to eat EVERYTHING! He has even inspired Bradley to taste a couple of things. Bradley immediately spit them back out, but in was progress for he to try them. I love this picture because it shows how excited he gets to eat. He is ALWAYS this way at dinner, unless I am not feeding him fast enough!

I think it is funny to watch Daniel eat. He attacks everything you put on his tray. It is great! I thought I would share a clip of him eating because he is sooo cute. (I might be a little bit bias.) He is eating peices of bread and corn.

Fashion, Flowers & Bubbles

Bradley is the inspiration for this post. One night I was getting ready to go somewhere and he found my pig socks. He loves to put my socks on! So I helped him put them on and then he went to get some clothes. He was just in his diaper because it was getting close to bed time. These are the clothes he came back with. Then he put on his shoes. I thought his choice of outfit was too funny so I took a picture. Despite the fact that my life has been threatened if I posted this picture, here it is!

You never know, this may be the new look!

These next pictures are from the walk we took on monday morning with our dad. Andy showed Bradley a dandilion and told him to give it to me. Bradley got so excited he started picking every dandilion he could find to give me. I thought it was sweet that he wanted to give me flowers. I suppose his choice of flowers wasn't too bad.

Pretty flowers!
After putting them in water Bradley wanted to drink the water! Yuck!!

The next pictures were inspired by Bradley's obsession to spit. He thinks it is so cool to spit on things because it makes bubbles. I think it is sick and wrong, but I can't get him to understand that. So I have a solution to that, and it gets my dishes clean too!! I put some dish soap on a scrub brush and let him scrub Daniel's tray in the sink with a little water. Soon he had bubbles on the tray. He loved it and I didn't have to wash the tray!! It was a win win situation.

"Look Mom, bubles."
The great thing is I always have some kind of pot or pan that needs to be washed!

A Tribute To A Prophet...

Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley passed away on January 27, 2008 at the age of 97. He served as our beloved prophet for more than 12 years. He will be greatly missed by not only the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but by the whole world. I was impressed to see all the tributes from prominent people around the world. I also loved the many pictures of Pres. Hinckley. It is said that a picture speaks a thousand words. I think that is true. These pictures show Pres. Hinckley's love and dedications for his family, his calling, the people of the world, etc... He was a great example to all. He always smiled and had a positive out look on life. He truly was a Prophet of God! Be Grateful
Be Smart
Be Clean
Be True
Be Humble
Be Prayerful

-Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

Pres. Monson, Pres. Hinckley & Pres. Eyering
"I am now in my 97th year. The wind is blowing, and I feel like the last leaf on the tree."

-Pres. Hinckley

"The evidence for its truth and validity lies within the covers of the book itself. The test of its truth lies in reading it. It is a book of God. Reasonable people may sincerely question its origin; but those who have read it prayerfully have come to know by a power beyond their natural senses that it is true, that it contains the word of God, that it outlines saving truths of the everlasting gospel, that it “came forth by the gift and power of God … to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ" -Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley

"May there be peace and harmony in your homes. Husbands, love and treasure your wives. They are your most precious possessions. Wives, encourage and pray for your husbands. They need all the help they can get. Parents, treat your children with great kindness. They are the coming generation who will bring honor to your name." -Pres. Gordon B. Hinckely

"President Hinckley was more than a leader of a Church, he was a great friend.
I have met very few people in my life who had his passion, his understanding or his wisdom. He will be sorely missed. "
-Larry King, Larry King Live, CNN

On Your Marks...Get Set...ROLL!

In the last couple of weeks Daniel has decided that he is tired of just sitting around. He likes to move it! He is starting to roll every where. He also likes to stand next to things. It is funny to watch him stand next to the coffee table. He gets excited watching Bradley play with things and ends up dancing to the right a long the table. I tried to get him to move to the left, but he wouldn't. He only chooses to walk to the right!! (We have taught him well, to choose the right!)

Standing next to Bradley's fire truck. Bradley had to get in on the fun.
Bradley ducked out of this picture. Andy had to grab Daniel fast after Bradley bailed so he wouldn't fall when the fire truck moved forward.
Bradley showing off his treats. Daniel loves to stand! He can almost stand all alone.
Daniel was rolling the other day and ended up under the coffee table. It was sooo cute I had to take some pictures.
Hello! What a little charmer!
Bradley was laying on the table, leaning over the edge and playing with Daniel. It was so cute. When I got the camera out he decided to pose. I thought it was really cute. Don't you just love the laundry on the couch. It makes for a more realistic looking back ground!)

9 Month Pictures

I took Daniel in last week to J.C. Penny's to get his 9 mon. picture taken. He did a really good job. We were about 20 minutes early because it didn't take us as long to run arrends as we thought. They weren't very busy so they let us in early. It only took about 20 min to take the pictures, pick the ones I liked, and pay for them! It was wonderful!!! Bradley did really good too. I put him in the stroller by the door with a baggy of gold fish and told him to sit still. He did! I think it was the best picture taking experience I have had in a long time!!

I down loaded the pictures back wards so the last ones were really the first ones taken. As you can see he did better the longer he went.

9 Months!

Another month has come and gone. I can hardly believe that it is only 3 more months until Daniel will be 1 year! He has been such a delight to have in our family. Bradley loves to play with him and help him try new things. They are getting to be such good buddies.
Not all the pictures were taken on his actual 9 mon. birthday, but they were taken within a couple days of it!

This is the table Daniel got for Christmas. He has only

recently started to stand alone next to it.

Winnie the 'Poop' Bears (as Bradley calls him) & Daniel in their favorite positions, sitting!
Daniel has started rolling a round more, but only if we catch him at the right time. He has to be fully rested and fed, or its a no go on the rolling!