Stephanie, Cody & Brockton

BABY

2010-06-21T12:51:00.000-07:00

Even though most of you already know, I figured I'd post this anyways... Cody and I are expecting baby #2!! I'm due February 1st, so that puts me at about 8 weeks along. Although I'm SUPER excited to be having another little one, I can't wait for this puking/exhausted/sick/fat stage to be over with! Second trimester hurry up and get here!

We used this cute little shirt to tell our families about the big news! It was so fun to every one's reactions.

"Tuptakes!!"

2010-06-07T14:53:00.000-07:00

Today Brockton and I made blue cupakes! They certainly were delish!

He pretty much just ended up eating the frosting and "prinkles"

It has been WAY too long!

2010-01-08T12:33:00.000-08:00

WOW! So i haven't updated my blog in like, FOREVER! Sorry everyone, i hate how it takes like 5 minutes to upload a single picture. Does anyone know how i can get the to upload faster and possibly avoid using photobucket? Well...anyways last year was great and the holidays were absolutely fantastic!! Maybe if i figure out the picture thing i'll upload Christmas pics...

:)

2009-08-02T20:01:00.000-07:00

This kid keeps me laughing all day long!!! You can't help but smile when you are around him :)

Poor little Brockton!

2009-07-29T12:13:00.000-07:00

This is what we woke up to this morning! So at 6 am we rushed Brockton over to Wee Care only to find out that he's most likely having a reaction to amoxicillin. The dr said it will eventually go away on its own, but it will probably get worse before it gets better. I swear every time i look over at Brockton he's covered in even more spots. Poor little guy!!!!

Thanks everyone!

2009-07-26T07:53:00.000-07:00

I know I'm a little late on this, but I just wanted to say Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful birthday gifts and wishes!!!! I had an awesome day! I especially want to say thanks to my hubby Cody for all the awesome presents you got me and for taking me out to Rodizio Grill for dinner, as well as watching Coraline with me. You're the best and I love you more than anything!

Us eating at Rodizio. It was my first time going there, and now I'm totally addicted. They have the best grilled pinapple and mahi mahi. Yummy!

A long overdue update!

2009-07-10T10:10:00.000-07:00

Hooray! I'm finally updating my blog! I know it's been awhile so here's a bunch of random pictures from the past month or so.

We went to Lagoon for Cody's work party, but were very disappointed to find out that Brockton is too small for all the kid rides. It was really disappointing considering at Disneyland he could ride a majority of the rides. Oh well, we enjoyed the train.

Who says boys can't dress up? I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Brockton sure loves shoes! haha

We went shopping at the Gateway and let Brockton run through the fountains. After getting splashed by surprise he wasn't sure if he like them or was afraid of them.

And of course you can't go to Gateway and not get Ben & Jerry's! I love me some cheesecake ice cream!

Cody and Brockton waiting for the West Point 4th of July parade to start!

Brockton LOVED collecting all the candy! He's so darn cute!

After the parade we went to West Point park, and of course I had to have cotton candy!!! We entered Brockton in the baby contest again, but unfortunately it was during nap time and he wasn't too happy. We were a little sad since last year he won, but all he wanted to do was go play on the playground instead of getting judged. haha I don't blame the poor little guy!

If you donated to the wildlife refuge you could get your picture taken with these nasty snakes. Of course Brockton liked them!

That was pretty much the extent of our 4th of July. Unfortunately Cody and I worked that night, but we aren't really into the whole watching fireworks thing anyways... it turned out to be a fun day!! Oh yeah, and Cody won the pizza eating contest at the park! They had to eat a whole pizza the fastest! It was pretty gross! Brockton was super fussy during this so i didn't get any pictures. Sorry babe! I Hope everyone else had a fabulous 4th as well!

New Do!

2009-05-30T13:44:00.000-07:00

Yep, today I cut 8+ inches of hair off!!! I can't believe I actually did it! I've been debating about doing it for the past couple of months and finally I went and had it done this morning. I had to do today before I talked myself back out of it. haha I feel like I look a little older/mature. Hopefully now people will stop assuming I'm 16. haha

Brockton update

2009-05-14T18:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went shopping and got Brockton the cutest swim suit and 2 pairs of flip flops! I made him model them for me :]

I hope Brockton stays this determined the rest of his life :]

His new "silly face" he is always doing!

Cute Blog

2009-04-28T14:08:00.000-07:00

So I stumbled up this darling blog and I wanted to share it with everyone. She posts tons of tutorials on how to make decorations, nursing covers, car seat covers etc... I need to get my sewing machine back from my mom so I can start making stuff for baby #2. haha no I'm not pregnant, but I can get an early start on things, right?!? ;)

I've finally done it!!!

2009-04-22T14:41:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna toot my own horn for a minute... Sixteen months later and the weight is finally off!!! I seriously had no idea it was going to be so difficult to lose all 45 pounds of my baby weight! haha Yeah I know I gained a ton, and next time it definatelly WON'T be like that! I'm so happy to be able to fit into all the clothes I wore on my honeymoon, and before getting married. Even though I'm back down to the same weight, my body is definately different... I don't know how to describe it though. A few months after I had Brockton I definately thought I was going to be fat the rest of my life haha I know that sounds lame, but it was really depressing. I think the thing that pushed me the most to lose all the weight was the fact that I promised myself I couldn't have another baby until it was all gone. I didn't want to pile weight on top of weight, because then I would probably never lose it. As promised a few months ago, I would post a picture of myself once all the weight was gone... so here's a picture of me today :]

I wasn't joking!

2009-04-16T10:57:00.000-07:00

I wasn't joking when I said BRockton was destructive! While doing the dishes this morning Brockton was playing with my nail polish bottles, he likes to line them up. Well somehow Brockton figured out how to open one of the bottles and he dumped it all over my bedroom carpet. He also decided to paint his belly and hands. I'm so mad at myself for letting him play with them, but I honestly didn't think he would be able to open them!!! It's a good thing we were planning on replacing the carpet before we sell our condo... silly boy!

Looked at his painted belly :]

Easter & Marley

2009-04-15T10:18:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny ended up bringing Brockton a basketball hoop and a golf set! Whenever Cody would watch basketball on tv Brockton would always say "ball ball!" and get super excited. Well somehow he figured out that basketball hoops are for balls, and now whenever he sees a basketball hoop even if we are just driving by one, he has to yell "ball!" I think it makes Cody very happy that he has a natural intrest in sports. Also he can already hit his golf balls with the clubs. Of course not the correct form, but still very impressive for a 16 month old. The Easter Bunny also brought Cody and I new running shoes, and the entire family got the movies Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty. We went to an egg hunt on Saturday morning, but I forgot my camera :[ Luckily Cody's mom came and she took pictures so check out Mary Ann's blog Sorry Cody and I look a little unfabulous, because we had just exercised :]

After watching the movie Marley and Me Cody decided Brockton's new nickname was going to be Marley since he deystroys everything in sight.

I went to go blow dry my hair and I come out to the living room to find all the movies out of the drawer and him standing in it to get closer to the tv. silly boy!

Brockton figured out how to climb on the kitchen chairs and then on to the table. I must also mention that our table is counter top height the chairs are as tall as bar stools! He is such a monkey!

Brockton sitting in his stroller while it is folded up. It was quite a challenge to get him out.

It's been a long time...

2009-04-09T12:02:00.000-07:00

Wow I haven't posted in almost a month! We have been so busy this past month with a funeral, getting sick and staying sick for weeks, my sister coming and staying with us for a few days, our 2 year anniversary, and Cody and I joined a gym!!! Hooray hopefully I can lose that last 5 pounds of baby weight from Brockton! We have been going 4-5 times a week for that past 3 weeks and I'm definatley getting toned, but so far the scale is staying the same :[ muscle weighs more than fat, right? haha Hopefully I have more to post about after the Easter weekend :] We were planning on taking Brockton to the West Point Easter egg hunt, but since it's suppose to rain we might skip out. I'm kinda bummed, because I know he would enjoy it.

While Danyelle was staying with me, Cody's mom and sister were kind enough to take Brockton and Max's pictures. They turned out so adorable! Out of the 850 pictures here's just a few of my favorites! Check out Mary Ann and Stacy's blogs on my sider bar to see more pictures (sorry I don't know how to post links, someone please teach me!)

p.s. Sorry I don't know why there are white bars around the pictures.

Bath Time!

2009-03-11T22:14:00.000-07:00

Brockton LOVES taking baths in the kitchen sinks. He also has a new found love for gum! haha One day Cody gave him his piece of gum he was chewing just to see what he would do, and of course he chewed it for like 10 minutes! Now whenever he sees us chewing gum he always says "gu? gu?" He is so darn cute!

Edit: I know, I probably look like a horrible mom, but we only let him try it once in a while. Haha I try not to be one of those strict up tight moms that is a complete health nut and control freak. haha let kids be kids :]

TWILIGHT!

2009-03-11T16:50:00.000-07:00

I must say, my part time job at Blockbuster (my measly 5 hours a week) has some pretty awesome perks. We got Twilight and Bolt in today, and course I got to rent them for free!!! Hooray! I LOVE Twilight. I must admit, the acting was not the best, but I'm okay with that :]

P.S. Don't mind my face I didn't feel like putting make up on, or blow drying my hair for that matter. haha :]

Randomness

2009-03-04T12:35:00.000-08:00

I just thought I would share that Brockton has learned some new words!!! He now calls all food either cookie or cracker. The other day we were eating oatmeal and he says "cracker?" haha it was way cute. He also knows what a sucker is and how to say sucker. He loves eating them so much, but they are too darn sticky so I don't give them to him often. He tends to stick them all over his body haha. Lastly, he knows how to say bite. Whenever anyone has food he usually comes up and says "Ba?" meaning can he have a bite. It's so funny!

In other news, our anniversary is in 2 weeks! I told Cody I want my present to be to decorate Brockton's room. Poor kid is one year old and I still have never made him a cute nursery like I've always wanted to. I decided we are going to paint it a pale yellow, since his bedding color scheme is yellow, sage and brown. I am now in search of a cute vinyl saying I can put on his wall. I really like "I love you to the moon and back" but if anyone has anything more creative let me know! Or if you know anyone that does cheap vinyl, that would be awesome too. I'm also in search of wood letters to spell out Brockton. I've found some at wal-mart, but they are $2 each. Not bad if you have a short name. So if anyone knows where I can find those cheaper as well please let me know!!! I hope it turns out really cute, I'm not very good at decorating so i guess we'll just wait and see! Before and after photos are soon to come :]

Disneyland!

2009-03-02T12:32:00.000-08:00

We had such a blast on our vacation, we didn't want to leave!!! It was so much fun being able to spend an entire week with my mom, Darren, my little sisters and my own family at the happiest place on earth! We stayed in Las Vegas for one night on the way to California, then went to Disneyland for four days, the beach for a day, and we stayed in St. George for a night on the way home. The weather was absolutely beautiful and we were able to wear shorts and short sleeves everyday! The beach was also really nice, although the water was a little cold it was still fun. Brockton's favorite ride surprisingly was Pirates. He loved the puppy that was throughout the whole ride and kept barking every time he saw it. I think we ended up going on tower of terror and California screamin the most. We also waited in line for an hour to meet the princesses, only to be disappointed to meet three of them. How lame!!! I think we all also ended up gaining 5 pounds from all the cotton candy, churros, and candy. haha :]

This soon shall pass...

2009-02-17T20:04:00.000-08:00

So I am happy to say that Brockton FINALLY sleeps in his crib all night long!!!! I seriously can't believe it! If he wakes in the night we just make him cry it out. It's kinda sad, but I'm so happy to finally have my bed back. Who knew it would take a whole year!?!? I remember the first night home from the hospital when he was sleeping in his pack & play next to me, but me not sleeping because I was a paranoid mother thinking he was going to be smothered by his blanket. So I put him in bed with me and tried to sleep while holding him. This soon shall pass. I told myself that nearly ever single night of the past year. We had tried many of times to have him sleep alone, but he would always wake up so we would let him cry. After about a half hour of that I would always cave, and go get him. I'm so glad that when I brought him home I didn't know it would take me a full YEAR to get him out of my bed. I finally know what it's like to sleep a whole night through again, and not just in hour increments. I'm definitely not letting baby #2 sleep with me!!! That was pure torture!

Tonight Cody's mom brought over our pack & play so we could take in on vacation. She then reminded me about the pictures I had taken at JC Pennys on Brockton's 1st birthday. I've been meaning to post these for months, but obviously I totally forgot! Sorry they are just scans, but they are just so darn cute I had to share them with all of you! :]

Valentines and such...

2009-02-17T12:21:00.000-08:00

Brockton eating lunch. His messy hair is so cute!
I know you can't really tell, but he is playing bumper cars with his lion. It was hilarious!

Cody and I gave him baby elmo for Valentines. Unfortunately he is a little afraid of it.

Ever since I can remember my mom always made heart shaped sugar cookies with pink frosting for Valentines Day. I decided we would also start that tradition, and of course Brockton really enjoyed helping me.

Oh yeah I must say that Cody is the best husband ever! For Valentines he got me 3 new outfits and a pair of flip flops for Disneyland!!! He offered to get me roses, but I decided I'd rather have clothes because they last longer. hahah go figure :]

Brockton!

2009-02-16T19:26:00.000-08:00

Seriously, can this kid get any cuter?!?!

Credit goes to Stacy for taking the picture and Mary Ann for doing all the photo shop stuff. haha or whatever it's called.

Cafe Rio

2009-02-13T11:09:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited to share these amazing recipes I found. First of all Cody and I are super obsessed with tostadas from Cafe Rio, so I've been searching the internet for the perfect recipes. We tried a some recipes out of a cook book I have, but they just weren't what I wanted. Then I found some online and made them yesterday. They seriously taste just like cafe rio. I was going to take some pictures, but I forgot. haha Here are the recipes though, and you should seriously try them!

Café Rio Dressing:
1 buttermilk ranch dressing packet (make as per recipe)
2 tomatillos
½ bunch of cilantro
1 clove garlic
Juice of 1 lime
1 jalapeno
Use a food processor or blender to blend all the ingredients. Refrigerate

Café Rio Chicken
1 small bottle of Kraft Zesty Italian Dressing
1 T chili powder
1 T cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 lbs chicken breastCook altogether in a crock pot for 4 hours, shred meat and cook 1 more hour

Café Rio Rice
3 cup water
4 tsp. chicken bouillon
4 tsp. garlic, minced
½ bunch cilantro
1 can green chiles
¾ tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. butter
½ onion
3 cup rice
Blend cilantro, green chiles, and onion together in food processor. Bring water to a boil and add all ingredients, simmer covered for 30 minutes.

Other items needed:
lettus
pino beans (I just use the kind from the can)
shredded cheese
corn tortilla chips (we just crunch up store bought chips, but you can cut of corn tortillas into strips and fry like at Cafe Rio)
flour or corn tortillas

After all the above is prepared put a flour or corn tortilla on a plate. Top with rice, pinto beans, chicken, and cheese. Then microwave until cheese is melted. Top with lettus, corn chips, and dressing. You can also add sour cream and pico de gallo on the side, but we like to pass on those.

YUMMY!!!!

UPDATE

2009-02-04T18:59:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I know I've neglecting my blog lately, but really we haven't been up to much. Pretty much all we do is work (mostly Cody) and just sit at home.

Anyways... our other obsessions are the shows Man vs. Wild and House. Seriously though if you have the Discovery channel, you should really watch Man vs. Wild. It's so insane the things he does! Like he literally gets dropped off in the middle of no where and has to survive off nature until he reaches civilization. Sometimes it's really gross and I have to close my eyes when he's eating bugs or when he's cutting up animals. I just cant stomach the sight of blood. ick! We've learned a ton of stuff about surviving that's really nice to know. just in case ;) haha

And lastly, we are going to DISNEYLAND!!!! HOORAY! I seriously can't wait! We aren't 100% sure when we are going, because I haven't been able to get with my mom. We are shooting for the end of Feb, so hopefully it won't be too busy! I'm so excited to take Brockton! I know he won't remember, but I hope he enjoys it a little.

Danyelle Tagged Me

2009-01-27T20:53:00.000-08:00

Six names you go by:
1- Stephanie
2- Steph
3- Stephy
4- Babe
5- Baby Cakes
6- Cupcake- haha the last 3 are names Cody calls me. :]
Three things you are wearing right now:
1- AE hoodie
2- PJ pants
3- my wedding ring
Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1- To go to Disneyland right NOW! I'm very impatient
2- To color my hair. Okay it's really just a matter of me going to the beauty store, but I always forget when I'm out and about.
Three People who will fill this out:
1- I don't know whoever wants to
2-
3-
Three of your favorite things that you did last night:
1- Played with Brockton
2- watched Gossip Girl
3- Picked Cody up from work. I love when it's finally that time!
4 things you have ate today:
1- diet pepsi
2- fruit snacks
3-granola bar
4- chili
Two people you last talked to on the phone:
1- Cody
2- Danyelle
Six things you are going to do tomorrow:
1- Take care of Brockton
2- Clean the house... again. I really hope Brockton grows out of this stage of needing to dump everything out-toys, clothes, mail, dishes, just to name a few. It's getting real tiring!
3- plan dinner
4- wash my hair. haha
5- get more laundry done
6- Spend time with Cody! Yay he has the day off!!!
Three Favorite Beverages:
1- diet pepsi
2- diet coke
3- Tiki Punch! It's so yummy! It's made by shasta, but it has 200 cals a can so we try not to drink it that much. haha that's one reason i gained so much when i was prego! good times :]
Five things you are grateful for today:
1- Cody
2- Brockton
3- My family
4- That Cody has a good secure paying job and great insurance, especially during the horrible econimic times.
5- Cody working so hard for me to be ablel to stay at home with Brockton. Okay, well besides my 5-10 hours a week i work.

First Baby

2009-01-18T20:01:00.000-08:00

1. Were you married at the time? Yes, he was a honeymoon baby :]

2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant? I was really surprised! I thought it would take a few more months to get pregnant.

3. How old were you? I was 19 when I got pregnant, but 20 when I had him.

4. How did you find out you were pregnant? I took like 3 pregnancy tests we had bought at Walgreens late at night.

5. Who did you tell first? My family, then Cody's family

6. Did you want to find out the sex? Absolutely!

7. Due date? December 14, 2007

8. Did you deliver early or late? 3 days early.

9. Were you sick? For the first 14 weeks I was really nausious all day and I threw up a lot.

10. What did you crave? mexican food, chicken sandwiches with pickles on it, fresh veggies with ranch, hamburgers, and chocolate cake.

11. Who irritated you the most? I think everyone did at some point in time. Mostly just because I was hungry or tired though.

12. What was your first child's sex? boy

13. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 45 pounds!!!!! I swear that will never happen again! I am happy to say that all but 5 pounds of it has been lost!

14. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? No, not until delivery. I wouldn't dialate past a 7 and Brockton's head was becoming very coned because I was just too small for him to fit through. I ended up having a c-section, which actually wasn't too bad.

15. Where did you give birth? Ogden Regional Medical Center

16. How many hours were you in labor? Well they started me on the pit at 6 pm, broke my water at 8:30 pm, and he was delivered at 7:30 am. So about 13 hours.

17. Who drove you to the hospital? Cody, but I was induced so it wasn't rushed or anything.

19. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? Yeah I had an epidural and then took pain killers for about a week after for the c-section.

20. How much did your child weigh? 7lbs 14 oz!!!! I know that doesn't sound huge, but you have to remember I'm only 5'o" tall!!!

21. Did your child have any complications? No he was perfectly healthy and beautiful!

22. What did you name him/her? Brockton Matthew

23. How old is your first born today? 13 months

24. Who does your child look like? I think he looks like me, but a lot of people say he looks like both of us.

Christmas!!!

2009-01-05T10:27:00.000-08:00

I know, I haven't blogged in forever! I just haven't been in the bloggin mood. haha! Well anyways... Here are a bunch of our pictures for Christmas. We had so much fun just being our own little family and doing our own little thing. I didn't take much pictures the rest of the day, because i forgot. haha Brockton opening presents
I got Cody Bluetooth headphones for his ipod and phone. He was so surprised and excited because he had been wanting them for a really long time!

I also got him clothes, which he probably wasn't too excited about. haha

I LOVE Victoria's Secret sweats, they are the most comfortable pants ever! Cody picked out my presents all by himself! I'm so proud!

I ended up opening most of Brockton's presents because he just wanted to play with the toys.

All of his presents we got him. We tried not to get him very much, because he had just gotten a ton of toys for his Birthday 2 weeks earlier, and because he doesn't understand Christmas. He was thrilled with his presents though!

Flint Family Christmas Party!

2008-12-23T09:35:00.000-08:00

Last night was the annual Flint family Christmas party! Since their family is so big, they always rent out Classic Skating. It was a blast!!! We tried taking Brockton on all the huge inflatable toys, but he just cried. I was quite surprised he didn't like them, because he loves to jump. So instead we decided to roller skate and push Brockton in his stroller. He loved it!!! We also let him just walk around the rink, which he loved too! He would just walk and walk and walk. He wore himself right out, before we even left the parking lot he was out! It was so fun being able to eat tons of food, and hang out with all of Cody's family! My darling husband showing us his moves! haha
Brockton and I just skating around.

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-21T13:45:00.000-08:00

I decided I would finally post some pictures of our Christmas trees. Unfortunately though our big tree fell over and the stand broke. I'm not really sure how is happened. Cody and I decided we would just undecorate it and buy a new one once they are all on clearance after Christmas. Plus I really didn't want to decorate another tree, just to have Brockton undecorate it. That's why only the top half of the tree has ornaments. I also just wanted to say MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone!!! His very own tree! I've decided that every year we are going to buy Brockton his own ornament for him to put on his own little tree. I was hoping by having this he wouldn't touch my big tree, but unfortunately he's afraid of it because it fell on him. haha oh well it was worth a try!

Such a cute boy! And of course, he is playing with an ornament.

Brockton's 1st Birthday Party!!!

2008-12-17T12:26:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we had Brockton's 1st birthday part! It turned out great, and Brockton was very spoiled! Thanks everyone for all the wonderful gifts!

Brockton LOVES his choo-choo!

Seriously, the cutest jeans ever! Thanks mom!

Yep, Brockton is mad we are making him open his presents. Such a hard life! haha

Thanks again everyone for all the great gifts!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROCKTON!!!

What a messy boy!

Brockton feeding daddy!

Clean again!
Last Monday we went to Cody's cousin Skyler's house, because he had just gotten home from his mission. While we were there Brockton fell in love with Skyler's old batman laptop, and giant exercise ball. Well Brooke and him were kind enough to give him his own ball and their laptop. Thanks again everyone!!!!

Happy Birthday Brockton!!!

2008-12-11T18:21:00.000-08:00

I serisouly can't believe that one year ago Brockton Matthew Hansen was born at 7:31 AM. After one long night of labor Brockton was delievered via c-section, weighing in at 7lbs. 14 oz. and 19 inches long! He had beautiful dark curly hair and blue eyes. One of the happiest days of my life!!! I can't believe my little guy isn't a baby anymore. Now he walks and talks! Cody and I love him so much, and can't even imagine our life without him. He has brought so much joy into our life, I can't even describe it. We love him dearly!!! Only minutes old.

My first time holding him. Our cute little family in the hospital.
One of Brockton's more recent pictures (my memory card won't download and this is the newest on my comp.) Look at what a handsome big boy he has become. We love you pumpkin and HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Christmas Survey

2008-12-02T21:21:00.000-08:00

I saw this, and thought it was super cute, so everyone else play along too!

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper! I love love love wrapping presents!!!
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? Whenever I have the time.
4. When do you take the tree down? New Years
5. Do you like eggnog? I love it, if it is diluted down with milk.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? A customized Barbie house with all the furniture to go with it.
7. Hardest person to buy for? Cody, because he buys everything he wants, when he wants it.
8. Easiest person to buy for? Myself, well i don't actually buy myself something, but i think i'm one of the easiest to buy for.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? no... we're still working on getting stockings. haha
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? If i did them, i would mail them haha
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? hmmm... can't think of any. Probably because i already threw it away :D
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Grinch
13. When do you start shopping? This year I started in October
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Not a Christmas present, only wedding gifts ;)
16. Lights on the tree? Lots of white twinkle lights.
17. Favorite Christmas song? Mary Did You Know & Carol of the Bells
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay Home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? sure can
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? a big glittery bow
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Morning, well except i think we are gonna start the whole pjs on christmas eve thing, then everyone will look cute for pictures/videos of opening presents.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? That stores are constantly packed with angry customers
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Red and a limy green color with lots of glitter! I'm thinking of adding white this year too.
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Crab legs or prime rib :]
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? perfume, clothes, shoes, and some other things :]

Apple Pie

2008-11-26T15:00:00.000-08:00

This year for Thanksgiving Cody and I both work at 3, so we decided that we would have our own dinner so that we could work it around our schedule better. It was so fun going shopping together to decide everything we wanted to have. I decided that i would attempt to make my own apple pie from scratch. I do have to say, that is was really hard!!! well in general it was easy, but trying to get the pie crust just perfect without ripping takes some true talent! Of course mine didn't turn out half as good as the way my mom's do, so I have to give her props, because she taught me well! So here's a little before and after of my pie i'm very proud of :]

P.S. I need to invest in those pampered chef apple peeler thingie, because doing it by hand took forever!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!!!

Little Update

2008-11-24T14:05:00.000-08:00

I know I haven't updated for a little while, but we really haven't been up to much. Believe me, with in the next few weeks we have a lot more going on, so lots of post to come! Anyways...the other night Cody and I were watching TV and Brockton just lays down next to his carseat forever. I thought he was just playing with a toy, but he was actually peeling off the warning sticker on the side of his car seat. It was so funny!

And of course my little chocolate monster! I gave him a little piece of brownie, and he made a HUGE mess with it! Silly boy!

Oh yeah and in 2 weeks from today Cody's cousing Skyler comes home from his mission. Cody and Skyler have been best friends since they babies, so he is ecstatic to see him again. I can't belive how fast 2 years have gone by!

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2008-11-09T17:54:00.001-08:00

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Little Helper

2008-11-07T22:21:00.000-08:00

Brockton loves to help out. Okay well he's really not helping out, but whenever he sees me open the dishwasher he crawls over as fast as he can to try to pull out all of the dishes.

His other favorite thing to do, is unroll the toilet paper, and then shred it all! I can't leave the bathroom doors open for a second, or he is in there making huge messes! Silly boy!

Going private update

2008-11-05T18:02:00.000-08:00

After talking to Mary Ann and looking through my live feed (at the bottom of my blog) I noticed lots of people blog hop from other people's blog that I'm linked to. So for any of you out there if you want to still follow my blog just let me know how you know me (even if it's a friend of a friend) and i'll gladly add you to my list. Also if you aren't comfortable with posting your email feel free to email me at stephy0587@live.com and let me know if you want to be added to the list.

Going Private.

2008-11-04T14:50:00.001-08:00

So after having our house broke into, and then reading an article from ksl about people being stocked and harassed from their blogs I have decided to go private. So EVERYONE please leave your email address to continue to follow our blog. Sorry for the hassle, but I would rather have my family safe.

A not so happy Halloween

2008-11-03T08:33:00.000-08:00

Durning the day on Halloween I went with Cody's family to Salt Lake to get makeovers from Dallan. It was so much fun!!! Well unfortunately durning this time Cody was also at work and someone broke into our house and stole our TV, PS3, XBOX360, and tons of DVDs and games. Luckily we have home owners insurance and everything will be covered, and we didn't lose anything that isn't replacable. I think overall I just feel really violated that someone would do that. I don't know how to explain, except that it really SUCKS!!!! So we weren't really in the halloween spirit so unfortunately I don't have any Halloween pictures to share :[ Hope everyone's Halloween was 100x better than ours.

Pumpkin Patch Pictures!

2008-10-30T23:44:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday we went up to Cochrans Produce, where Cody's mom and sister Stacy took our pictures. They turned out so cute, so I thought I would share a few of my favs. My absolute favorite picture!

Isn't he the cutest little vampire?!? Too bad he hates his costume. haha

99 Balloons

2008-10-28T22:06:00.000-07:00

Today Cody and I were watching Oprah, and they showed this youtube video. Sorry I don't know how to post videos, so here's a link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th6Njr-qkq0

Seriously I usually don't cry, but this one did it for me. It made me realise how fast Brockton is growing up and that I need to cherish every moment with him. Not that I don't, but it inspired me to take more pictures and videos of him. I can't believe my little guy is almost one. It makes me cry just thinking about it. I can't believe how fast he has grown up. :[

4th picture tag.

2008-10-23T20:28:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I know I do a million tags, but atleast it keeps my blog updated more often.

The rules are: go to your pictures file, pick the 4th folder, pick the 4th picture and describe it.

There isn't much to explain, besides Brockton loves eating corn on the cob.

I tag Mary Ann & Stacy

Random Picture Tag

2008-10-21T14:51:00.000-07:00

Candi tagged me...Okay, so this is how this works. You randomly take pictures of you, your house, and one favorite thing. Now, you can't clean before you take these pictures (if I couldn't than you can't either!)

<-Me looking rather unfabulous :)

I'm so happy to say that my house is actually clean. After having Danyelle come stay with us Saturday night on short notice and my house being a complete pig pen, I decided it was time to change some things. As of Sunday I made myself a rule that I can't watch tv, get on the computer, or go to the store before my house is clean. It's actually so wonderful having a clean house all the time. Now I won't feel so lame when people just show up haha.

so anyways, here it goes...

Here is my cute little kitchen, and yes my garbage is over flowing. You see I have this problem that Cody hates taking out the trash (oh and so do I!) haha so usually he waits until it gets rather full to take it out.

This is our dining/computer room. Yeah it's pretty cramped, but we didn't have anywhere else to put our computer. Cody always jokes that we should get rid of our table because we never use it. haha but it's just too dang cute :]

and here is our even more cramped living room. I'm trying to figure out where we are going to put our Christmas trees this year. Not only do we have less space this year than last, but i also bought Brockton his own 3 ft tree ( i got it for $2 last year, I couldn't resist!)

Now we come to Brockton's room. It's rather cluttered with all of his toys and baby gear, which drives me nuts! I hate clutter! I really just don't have anywhere to put it, besides the garage which is an absolute no. It just freaks me out that there are germs in there and to put my baby stuff in there that i will eventually use on a new born baby. ick!!! Also the color is rather atrocious, I've been meaning to paint ever since we bought our condo (only 1 1/2 yrs ago, haha) Cody just hates painting, so i think one of these days i'm just gonna go buy the paint and do it while he is at work :D

My least favorite part of our entire house is our laundry room, or shall i say laundry closet. I seriously hate not having the space to store our dirty laundry in. It drives me crazy that i have to have a million different baskets in my bedroom. I just really hate clutter like that. ugh!

Here is something I LOVE (besided my family of course) my beloved ipod. oh how i love you dearly! Seriously though i just love listening to music!

I tag Mary Ann, Chelsi, Stacy and Danyelle and you have to do it, because it's so fun getting a glimpse of everyone's house!

Bath Time.

2008-10-16T18:21:00.000-07:00

Recently Brockton has gotten a little mixed up about bath time. He likes to stand by the side of the tub when I take a bath and splash like crazy, but as soon as I put him in there and try to wash his hair he freaks out! I don't know what has gotten into him lately, because he use to love taking baths. Oh yeah, and when the tub is just begining to fill up he climbs up the edge and tries so hard to reach the water. It's hilarious, but one of these days he's just gonna topple right in. Haha.

Trying to climb up the edgeTrying to climb back out of the tub. Silly boy!We got Brockton this onesie from Vegas, we thought the face totally fit him. Oh yeah this is also his new thing he does. I say "put your hands up" and he does. It's so cute

Sin City

2008-10-13T16:51:00.001-07:00

So this is take 2 of this post. I was almost done typing it up, but then Brockton turned off the computer. Ugh! Thanks pumpkin! Anyways Cody and I went to Las Vegas over the weekend just for a little get away. It was so fun I didn't want to leave, well except I missed Brockton so much, and I don't think my feet could have taken another day of walking. So our vacation started off in a teeny tiny plane with tons of turbulance. It was everything I could do to not throw up! Good thing the air time was only an hour and ten minutes! We stayed in a way nice hotel about 5 miles from the strip. It had a way awesome pool with water slides, but it was only 75 degrees on friday and about 60 degrees on saturday, and the pool water was ice cold! I was super bummed that we didn't get to swim. Oh well we had tons of fun on the strip at all the neat hotels and fun stores. Pretty much all we did was go to the strip at go to all the hotels. We had a list of things we wanted to do such as go on the new york, new york roller coaster, aquarium, dead body exibit, and so on, but needless to say we didn't accomplish most of them. Most of the time we got lost/distracted in the hotels, but it was so fun! We did play a few slots, but by the end of the trip we broke even :( At one point we up like $50 but we lost it. haha go figure. Before the trip Darren was able to hook us up with his nephew who is the promoter for the 4 night clubs at the Palms hotel. Cody and I got VIP treatment so we didn't wait in line or even have to pay! We went to the Playboy club first (don't worry there weren't like strippers or anything there, just the carpet and walls had bunnies all over it) and it was cool looking, but boring because we couldn't sit down because all the tables are reserved for celebs or super rich people. Inside that club is an escalator that took us to the roof to club moon, which is where we really wanted to go, but we had to go to Playboy club to get to club Moon. Anyways, it was cool that is was the very top of the Palms fantasy tower and part of it had a balcony so we could look over and see all of las vegas lit up, but overall we didn't like it. Clubbing is just so not our lifestyle!!! But we feel lucky to say we have been to the hottest clubs in Vegas where all the celebrities go. So here's a few of our pictures from Vegas.

<- Laying in a hammock by the pool.

^ The strip from Club Moon.

One word tag

2008-10-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

One word tag from Candi
1. Where is your cell phone? floor
2. Where is your significant other? work
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? giving
5. Your father? hilarious!
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? nothing
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. The room you’re in? dining
10. Your hobby? crafts
11. Your fear? dying
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? big house (okay i know 2 words)
13. Where were you last night? sleeping
14. What you’re not? warm
15. One of your wish-list items? thinner!
16. Where you grew up? Idaho
17. The last thing you did? bathe
18. What are you wearing? sweats
19. Your TV? big
20. Your pet? none
21. Your computer? new
22. Your mood? exhausted
23. Missing someone? family
24. Your car? Yaris
25. Something you’re not wearing? bra haha :]
26. Favorite store? Abercrombie
27. Your summer? HOT
28. Love someone? family
29. Your favorite color? Green
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? December or January ( can't remember, around the time Brockton was born)

I tag Danyelle, Chelsi, Mary Ann, and Stacy (make a new blog so you can play along :])

Halloween Costumes!

2008-10-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

I found the CUTEST costume at Gymboree for Brockton. It's a little vampire costume complete with vest, cape, and little ruffle thing (it goes around his neck to look tuxedo-ish.) It's so cute!!! I'm gonna make myself a shirt that says "my heart belongs to Edward" okay, okay I'm a total nerd, or I guess you could say twerd since I'm so obsessed with Twilight. I asked Cody to be a wolf (Jacob) but he refused. Bummer :[ Oh well I'm still excited for Brockton to be my little Edward. Since we are on the Twilight subject, I can't wait for the movie to come out!!! Only a little over a month! Woohoo!!!

Distracted mommies and babies with lotion.

2008-10-08T11:02:00.000-07:00

This is why mommies shouldn't talk on the phone and try to fix their camera, because then babies get into lotion!!!! (don't worry he is sleeping as I write this, so nothing to get into) I have no idea how he got the lotion open, because the lid has to be twisted off. I'm guessing he tried to eat it, since it's all over his face. Yuck!

Happy 21st Cody!!!

2008-10-06T20:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Cody's 21st birthday! I meant to write this yesterday, but I didn't have time. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABE, you are the best husband/dad ever. Brockton and I love you so much! Thanks for working so much to support our family so I can stay home with Brockton. I love you so much! Yesterday we started the day off with me making breakfast for Cody. Of course I made his favorite bacon, eggs, hashbrowns, and sausage. Later on we went to Cody's mom's house for dinner and cake. Thanks to everyone who gave Cody presents (well actually, money) he was able to buy himself an xbox 360 and an ipod touch. Cody and I are also going to Vegas on friday for part of his birthday too. I'm so excited!!! Cody deserves this vacation so much, he works so hard. Happy Birthday Cody, you're the best!!! We love you so much!!!

Lesson Learned.

2008-10-01T22:08:00.000-07:00

So this is why I will no longer leave the diaper bag within Brockton's reach. He found my wallet and tore out all of my receipts, coupons, and other junk I shove in it. Thanks pumpkin for eating my receipts, hopefully I don't need to return anything!

Tag

2008-10-01T17:38:00.000-07:00

Rules: link the person who tagged you. Mention these rules on your blog.Tell 6 UNSPECTACULAR Quirks about yourself and tag 6 fellow bloggers.

Danyelle tagged me so here I go...

1. I have to always have my toes painted. I can't not have nail polish on them. I can't even remember the last time I didn't have polish on them. It's probably been since I was 5 or 6. Even when I was prego and couldn't reach them, Cody would pain them for me :) I just hate how feet look manly without nail polish.

2. I'm obsessed with having a clean bathroom. My house can be a disaster, but I can always count on my bathrooms being clean. Bathroom germs freak me out, so I scrub my bathrooms at least twice a week, and wipe out the tub, sink, and counter daily. Also I can't take a bath without cleaning out my tub first.

3. I'm obsessed with taking baths. I take at least 2 a day sometimes 3 or 4. I don't know why, but everytime I feel dirty or the least bit sweaty I have to take a bath. I don't wash my hair every single time, I just have to wash my body. I know it wastes a ton of water, but I'm just obsessed and have to.

4. I refuse to pay full price for anything. I'm obsessed with cutting coupons, searching for sales, and getting amzing deals on groceries, diapers, health and beauty stuff, etc... I won't even buy shampoo, toothpaste/brushes, cleaning supplies and diapers/wipes if it's not free. I can't even count how many times I have gone to target, and my total before coupons was over $100 and after coupons I paid like $5. It's so awesome. I know I look really nerdy, and people automatically assume I'm poor, but I could care less because all that money I'm saving allows us to buy lots of other thing we want.

5. I'm obsessed with diet coke or diet pepsi. I know how bad they are for me, and that we shouldn't drink caffiene. I can't and won't stop drinking it. I love the way it tastes and the way the carbonation burns on the way down. YUM!

6. I am totally freaked out by pools that are empty (in the ground ones.) I don't know why but just seeing them, or thinking about being in one without water totally freaks me out. Right before our pool opened for the summer Cody and I would go check everyday to see if it was full yet, and every single time I would get this insane headache and want to throw up. I don't know why. Oh yeah I just thought of one more... The animals that hold up the baptisimal font in the temple (are they oxen?) freak me out too. I can't look at them, because then I get the same feeling as when I see empty swimming pools. ahhh!
I tag everyone!

Okay now on to what I was really gonna write about...

Today I went with Cody's mom to buy toys for Brockton's birthday and Christmas because Shopko was having a sale and then her mom got us an extra 15% off since she is a senior citizen. We got some really cute toys for cheap (I told you I'm obsessed with good deals!) Cody and I decided to give Brockton one of them early, since he really won't understand presents this year. We got him this cute little lion that he pushes to learn how to walk and then he can ride when he gets a little older. It's so adorable! Here's a few pictures we took of him walking with it. :)

He is so adorable!

Baby Weight

2008-09-25T19:24:00.000-07:00

So I officially only have 10 more pounds to lose to be back down to what I weighed the day Cody and I were married! HOORAY! There is nothing worse than feeling terrible about myself, especially when I am trying to get dressed and have to try on a million different things because they all look bad. Cody gets super mad when I do this. haha The reason I am posting is because Cody and I want to get pregnant again around April/May-ish and I made a rule that I can't get pregnant without losing ALL of the baby weight I had previously gained. I gained so much weight with Brockton it's unreal! I weighed 149 lbs the day I was induced! I seriously can't believe I was that huge! I definately learned my lesson, and next time I will try not to gain so much. hahaha I've been eating a lot healthier lately, and working out when I have time. I've been doing the Turbo Jam dvds and they are amazing. I got my sisters Danyelle and Genice hooked on them too. They are seriously the best work out I have ever done. They have even worked better then when I ran track and danced in high school. Highly recomend them!!! So hopefully if I stick to what I have been doing I can get the last 10 pounds off in the next few months!!! So here's my advice for everyone... DON'T gain 45 pounds when you are pregnant you will regret it! I wish I would have listened to my Dr., but I thought he was exaggerating. haha Boy was I wrong!

Here's my before picture, I'll post an after when I get there ;)

Christmas Presents...

2008-09-20T11:43:00.000-07:00

Ok so I'm sure everyone thinks it's a little early to be thinking about Christmas, but I just like to be prepared. I've already decided most of the gifts we are giving this year, and what I'm getting Cody and Brockton. The reason why I'm writting this is so everyone can encourage Cody to surprise me with some gifts this year. I really hate to say it, but the whole time we have been together (this includes dating) he has only gotten me 1 gift that I didn't already know what it was. Not to mention this was the clear back when we were dating and it was my 17th birthday and he got me the movie "Alice In Wonderland." I thought it was so adorable that he remembered that I said it was my favorite Disney movie. I know everyone probably thinks I'm super lame for writting this, but seriously it really sucks every holiday when I write him a list of what I want, but then he just says he will take me shopping. UGH! This year I better have Christmas presents under the tree to open, or I really will cry! I know last year was kinda crazy because we had Brockton on December 11th, but it really was depressing. So everyone tell Cody he must surprise me this year. It really would mean so much to me!!!!

All About Brockton

2008-09-11T22:21:00.000-07:00

Brockton's cousin Max tagged him and I thought it was super cute...

Name: Brockton Matthew Hansen

Age: 9 months!

Favorite Color: anything bright

Favorite Song: The ants go marching
Favorite Movie: Baby Einstein
Favorite Toys: My toy bar that is hooked to my car seat.
I'm Scared of: Grandpa Aders and loud noises.
Food: I love to eat, but my favorite is oreo cookies.

Pet Peeves: Taking naps and when mommy won't let me eat stuff I find on the ground!
Things to Do: Play peek-a-boo with mommy and when daddy throws me around.
Bad Habbits: Hogging the bed at night, pulling mommy's hair, and biting.
Good Habbits: Giving lots of kisses and eating lots of food
My Favorite Thing to Say: "dada" and "mmmom"
What I Do That Make My Mommy Laugh the Hardest: Laughing at the right times when daddy makes jokes, even though I don't understand them and laughing at mommy when she gets mad at me for doing things I shouldn't.

Brockton Update

2008-09-11T22:03:00.000-07:00

I haven't had time to update in a while, but I have a few fun pictures of Brockton being cute :)

He was so tired he fell asleep in his jumperoo!

Yep you guess it! He figured out how to unroll the toilet paper...
and eat it too!!! Silly boy!

Before his haircut.

After his haircut. He didn't like it at all, so I still need to trim up the sides and back a little. It's a little shorter than what I wanted, but his hair grows pretty fast so I'm not worried. (sorry the color is weird. Our camera got taken off auto focus and it took a bit to figure out what was wrong)

Playing in the hall with a book. Too cute!

twilight love

2008-09-05T09:15:00.000-07:00

So I am now 250 pages into Eclipse, and I love these books!!! They are so amazing! I have never really been obsessed about a book like this, it's so fun. I remember when the whole Harry Potter craze was going on I just kept thinking everyone was CRAZY to loves books that much, but now I understand. So I thought I would share a little conversation Cody and I had last night. It was pretty funny. To set the scene we were in a grocery store parking lot.

Me: "wow that's a nice car."

Cody: "It's awesome it looks like a BMW... nope it's a Volvo."

Me: "Oh that's what Edward drives..."

Cody: "Is that someone you work with?"

Me: " NO, Edward is the sexy vampire in the books... DUH! He's so dreamy!"

Cody: "You're in love with him.... You're cheating on me with a character in a book. How LAME!"

Then we both laughed. Seriously though I really am obsessed with these books. I love how romantic Edward is. I told Cody he could take some pointers. Then he was like I'm romatic I'm the one that bought you those books! Haha I love him he's so funny! Anyone who says they aren't good, is totally LAME!

Twilight

2008-09-03T07:30:00.000-07:00

So a really long time ago Cody's mom told me about the book Twilight, but i was like there is no way I'm reading a book about vampires. How lame! Well I was completely wrong! I've been wanting to read the series for a while, but everyone keeps telling me I can barrow their books except it never happened. So Friday night when Cody and I were at Walmart I just decided to buy the first book and see if i liked and if not, then a waste of $8. I started reading that night and I was hooked!!!! I didn't get to read much the whole weekend because we were camping, which was killing me! I wanted to just finish the book, which I did yesterday! I'm in love!!! I hate to say it, but these books are 10x better than Harry Potter! We bought the rest of the books yesterday and I read half of New Moon last night. So far I'm still liking Twilight better, but only because I want Edward to come back :( I told Cody he needs to read these books, and he agreed. I'll keep ya posted on if he really follows through. Now I'm super excited for the movie and I already told Cody he going with me no matter what! haha

Camping

2008-09-03T06:50:00.000-07:00

Over Labor day weekend my dad invited us to go camping with him and Danyelle and her family. Cody and I drove up to Palisades Dam, ID where we would be camping on Saturday afternoon. We had so much fun camping, even though it rained most of the time. We went fishings, road four wheelers and my dad's razor. Even Brockton went for a little ride on the razor, so we could get to the dam from our camp site. Cody was super bummed when he didn't catch a fish the entire weekend! I only casted my pole in a few times, because it was too hard to fish and watch Brockton at the same time. He was too interested in shoving rocks in his mouth. Silly boy! Other than that we didn't do much besides eat and laugh a lot!!! I wasnt able to take many pictures because it was raining so much and I didn't want to ruin my camera.

Brockton and Max playing in the dirt

All of our fishing poles. Mines the Barbie one :D everyone kept making fun of me the entire weekend. I'm bummed i didn't get to try it out more. I wanted to catch a fish so bad a prove that my pole was awesome!

Cody and my dad doing something to the motorcycle. He looked so silly riding that ity bity thing!

Brockton playing

Max super dirty!

Our Little Artist!

2008-08-26T22:40:00.000-07:00

Yes... that is pen on his face!!! I think Cody forgets that we have a little one in our house, and he just leaves things on the floor. I'm not exactly sure where Brockton found the pen... I was putting towels in the dryer when I noticed him coloring on his leg, that's after he colored on his face!!!

Little Monkey

2008-08-19T19:56:00.000-07:00

As I was doing laundry tonight Brockton was in his room playing. I go in to check on him and this is what I find....

So his bouncy chair is now his new jungle gym! It's so crazy how adventurous he has become. He loves to climb on everything!!! ....and just a few darling pictures of him:)

Look at those eyelashes!

Growing Up So Fast!

2008-08-17T15:35:00.000-07:00

Brockton is now 8 months old, and I can hardly believe it! I know I say it ALL the time, but it's so true. It feels like just yesterday he was still in my tummy. So here is a little update on his life.... Although he has still yet to crawl, he scoots all over our house. He is obsessed with going into our master bathroom, and I'm not sure why. He's so silly! Brockton also figured out how to pull himself up to things. He has still yet to figure out that he can't stand by himself. He's constantly falling and bumping his head on numerous things, but he doesn't care and just tries again. He can also walk along the couches or his crib as long as he holds on. Brockton also likes to stick everything and anything he can find in his mouth, but that also means he is a great eater for us. He especially likes to feed himself and drink from our drinks.

I know I pretty much only write about Brockton on here, but he is the center of our lives. Without him I would have nothing to write about, all we ever do is watch movies or the olympics right now :) Cody and I also planned a trip to Las Vegas the week after his birthday. We are so excited to just be able to get away for the weekend and go relax. Plus it will be Cody's first time riding on a plane! We booked at this really awesome hotel that is off the strip, but was resonably priced. It has an amazing pool with hammocks, palm trees, and water slides.... I can't wait to relax!!!!

He is really good at making messes too!

I wasn't joking when I said he pulls himself up to everything!

He's getting way too big for his swing, it hardly swings anymore. He loves it dearly though.

"Mama!"

2008-07-26T22:43:00.000-07:00

Brockton has finally said "Mama!" It's so exciting that he said mama first! I have to admit I was disappointed when EVERYONE kept telling me he would say dada first. Brockton proved that theory wrong! haha! Anyways it was so adorable the first night he started to say it, because he would start by saying "mmmmmmma mmmmmmma mmmmmmma!" It's so cute he finally got the hang of just saying "mama." Today after he woke up from a nap Cody and I went into his room to find him playing in his crib saying "mom mom mom" it was darling. I love how he figured out how to just say "mom!" Now only if he could say "dada."

I'm just learning how to use photo shop, and I thought I would share one of my creations :D Okay so you totally have permission to laugh, because I know it's not much. I promise you though it's MUCH harder than it looks!!! One of these days I'll be good enough to digital scrapbook! Or at least that's my goal ;)

I'm A Big Boy Now!

2008-07-20T18:19:00.000-07:00

Brockton has become quite the animal and gets around everywhere, and gets into everything!!! He was sitting in his bouncy chair the other day drinking his bottle, when he decided to escape! In the middle of trying to get out of his chair he decided to rest and drink more of his bottle. He is so silly!

Not only can he escape his bouncy chair, but his swing as well!!! So the other night Cody put Brockton down for a nap in his swing that we keep in our room. Well about 45 minutes later I was doing some laundry when I heard Brockton laughing and making noises. So I open our door to check on him and find he has figured out how to climb out of his swing!!!! He some how managed to lift up the tray, roll over and slide out so he was standing up against it! It was so funny that I ran to grab the camera, but by the time I got back he was already on his tummy ready to scoot around!

Happy 7 Months Birthday Brockton!

2008-07-11T22:55:00.000-07:00

So Brockton is now 7 months old and I can hardly believe it! When Brockton was born we recieved the teddy bear as a gift, and decided we would take pictures every month next to it so we could tell how much he has grown. It's so crazy that he use to be so small. It feels like just yesterday he was born...

I decided to post all the pictures from when he was born to today when I took his 7 month picture, so everyone could see how big he is!

7 months old

6 months old

5 months old 4 months old 3 months old 2 months old1 month old 1 day old

Little Milestones

2008-07-10T22:54:00.001-07:00

I finally bought Brockton some biter biscuits, which he loves to eat! We have also been trying teach him how to drink from regular cups and sippy cups. He's actually really good at both. The only draw back is now everytime he sees a cup or soda he thinks he needs some. He is also REALLY good at making huge messes of the biscuits!!!

So Brockton decided that he LOVES to play in his crib, but refuses to sleep in it! He will take naps in it during the day, but at night he wakes up almost every hour. It's really frustrating, because he is such a bed hog at night!!! Look at his 2 little teeth! I can't believe my little boy has grown so fast :(

4th of July

2008-07-06T21:50:00.000-07:00

We had an awesome 4th of July! We started the day off by going the West Point parade. I was shocked to see that Brockton actually enjoyed it! Well once the all the fire engines and loud noises were gone he liked watching the floats.

After the parade West Point Park had tons of different activities going on so we headed over there. They had a baby contest so we decided to enter Brockton in it. There were about 60 other babies/toddlers that entered as well, and only about 6 prizes. Brockton ended up winning Happiest Baby!!!! Cody and I were so excited he won!!! We are proud of our little Brockton for always being happy and smiling :) He won himself some sweet toys!!! Way to go Brockton!!!