“Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.” ~Gordon B Hinckley~

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First REAL 4-wheeler Ride

We took Baine for his first 4-wheeler ride.  It was a success.  I wanted to pee my pants but Baine loved it.  I wasn't scared because of the trail.  It was really mild.  I was scared because my little baby was there.  It was a good time though.  We went with Darren and Rozzlynn who brought their ranger and took most of the pictures.  

Brady's attempt at getting a family picture.

This picture cannot even begin to tell how funny this was.
It was getting chilly and Brady thought that we had better put
Baine in the middle of us to block him from the wind.  He hadn't had a
afternoon nap so he was beyond tired.  As soon as we moved him from the
front to the middle he immediately fell asleep.  It was literally 2 seconds.
I'm not exaggerating.  

This is the picture at the end.  The rode was so bumpy I was coming off of my seat and we get to the bottom and this little man was still asleep!  I was shocked.  The rode was so bumpy that the next day my bum was so sore from hitting the bar on the back.

Lately

We've had a lot of these!

 Alot of this!

A little bit of this!

 Some of this! 

(He likes to hog the camera)

We've gone to the park a lot.  Rode the 4-wheeler a lot.  Ate LOTS and LOTS of popsicles.  (he knows right where they are)  We've had our happy days and a few mad days.  The last couple of days has been tired days.  He could care less where his Mom is when Dad's around.  He trys to copy everything Dad's doing.  He's very curious right now and thinks he is a big boy.  The other day he even tried to sit on the toilet.  I'm not ready for that and I'm pretty sure he's not either.  He says Ma and Da and mo (more) mmmm (milk).  He surprises me everyday with things he does and understands.  I'm pretty sure he's a genius!

 

I'm reading this book right now.  I don't know how I feel about it.  Right now, because of the book, I feel like my marriage won't make it to our 5th anniversary.  This book is a little overwhelming.  Hopefully when I'm done I'll feel more uplifted.  Sonya gave this to all the kids as a early christmas present.  I do love reading things like this.  

Today my client was texting me telling me that she left her husband.  I asked her why.  Even though I already knew the answer.  She tells me and puts a smiley face at the end of it.  I was so mad.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE.  I feel like everyone is cheating on their spouses.  What ever happened to marriage is a COMMITMENT a PROMISE to make it through the hard times.  To stay with each other.  You know for rich or for poor, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health till death do you part or eternity or whatever your beliefs may be.  When I was doing her hair a couple of weeks ago I asked her if she was happy and she said she was so I asked her then why even tempt yourself with someone else.  She told me it was because if she had to choose between her ex-fiance or her husband she honestly doesn't know who she would choose.  Will let me help you out!  There is a reason he is your EX!!  I could go off on this all night.  I could probably write a novel.  I'll save it though.  

 Commitment is a little like diving into the water. Either you are committed or you are not. Either you are moving forward or you are standing still. There’s no halfway. We all face moments of decision that change the rest of our lives. As members of the Church, we must ask ourselves, “Will I dive in or just stand at the edge? Will I step forward or merely test the temperature of the water with my toes?” - Dieter F. Utchtdorf 

Even if you're not LDS this is still a great quote.

Oneida Narrows and Comedy Show.

We went tubing down the narrows this past weekend.  I didn't get any pictures dang it.  It was a fun time!  Brady got a little beat up from falling off of the tube and almost drowning.  He says he was almost drowning........a bit of a exaggeration I think.  So the second time we went down we switched tubes because he said he couldn't stay on his and that's why he kept falling off.  Well I stayed on it just fine and it's not like I'm smaller than him so......

Baine stayed at Grandma Sally's and it sounded like he had a pretty good time himself.  He didn't cry when I left him he was just happy.  We have come a long way since he was 8 months.  It's a lot easier to leave them when they aren't crying.

2 weekends ago we went to Salt Lake for a comedy show and stayed overnight.  We went to the Wise Guys Cafe in Trolley Square.  The comedian was Robert Kelley.  I had never heard of him but he sounded like he had been around for a while.  I you-tubed some of his stuff and I was a little worried.  He didn't sound too funny.  So when we got to Salt Lake we went to dinner and some Italian place across the street from Trolley Square.  It was A-MAZING!  We might have to drive down there again just to eat there.  When we were done we really couldn't decide if we wanted to go the the show or not but there was really nothing else to do. So we went.  I'm surprised Brady didn't fall out of his chair he was laughing so hard the WHOLE time.  This guy was hilarious.  Wise Guys don't charge you very much to go to their shows and you can print a coupon off of their website for buy one get one free.  I'm telling ya I would pay good money to watch this guy again.  He was worth it.  Hopefully he comes back again.

4 Blissful Years.........

Sort of.  :)


It was our 4th anniversary this past week.  Yes 4 years with that wonderful man.   It has been a crazy 4 years though.  I wouldn't have picked a better person to spend them with.  5 1/2 years ago when we started dating I never thought I would of married him.  We were two totally different people who came from 2 totally different families.  I remember on our second date we were watching a movie and he looks over at me and says, "I can't believe your sitting right next to me."  What he meant was he never thought he would be at this place in his life.  Coming from the past that he had and hanging out with a girl like me were just on opposite ends of the spectrum.  We knew each other for a couple of years from working at Foster's, but there was no attraction there.  It happened one day.  It was the same day for us.  It does sound cheesy but it happened the same day and from that day on we were talking about everyday until the day we went out.  I believe it happened that way because of how much he changed and who he became. Then we hung out everyday for 2 weeks until I moved.  When I was living in Orem I don't think we missed one week where I would either come to Cache Valley or Brady would come to Orem.  I new I wanted to marry him within a few months.  He puts on a hard outside but he his a teddy bear on the inside.  He treats me better than any other man or even girl (not in a sexual sense :))  has treated me.  He really is the best husband/father anyone could ever be.  There is a reason you marry the person you marry.  Heavenly Father just doesn't stick you with someone.  He knows the trials you can handle and who you can handle them with.  There is a reason I married Brady and not one of my other boyfriends.  I don't love the trials we have together but we deal with them just fine.  I think we have had a pretty easy marriage but to someone else our trials could of been a really hard marriage.  It's hard these days marriage's just don't last.  It's sad.  I'm not going to put up with stuff and either is Brady so a little respect goes a long ways. 2 pieces of advice that I always keep in mind and have helped me alot.
-Don't talk to your spouse any different than how you would talk to your best friend (I need to work on that)
-Treat your spouse how you would want to be treated and in return they will treat you better than you ever thought.

Sure we have had our big drag out blown WAY out of porportion fights.  I have learned with time to leave him alone and not chase him around trying to get answers.  He has learned that I need to talk about EVERYTHING.  It's been something we both had to get used to but that's what compromise is for.

Anyways I'm writing this big long post more for me to look back on.  I have just had a lot of conversations with clients/family/friends about how tough marriage is and how they didn't sign up for this.  Well marriage is tough.  I've only been married for 4 years and I know I haven't seen nothing yet!  I'm sure there will be moments when we would like to throw our fists and yell and scream.  I'm willing to go through those times to spend the rest of my life (and hopefully eterenity)  with the man I chose to marry.  There is a reason you choose to marry the person you married.