Our Family

Our Family

Monday, December 31, 2018

July-December 2018

July

Brooklyn at RAD Kids graduation!




Girls shopping day at Traverse Mountain. Emily signed us up to do the game show. We lost (somewhat unfairly but that is another story) but it was still fun!

Cute tiny Austin the firefighter


 Braden showing that the plant grandma Davis gave him is growing!

Chilling with Aunt Julie



 Brooklyn feeding Toby

Enjoying a messy treat

4th of July eve fun with cousins




Fireworks time






4th of July parade-Layton-Brooklyn was in the parade with her soccer team


 Mitt Romney and his wife were walking in the parade!


 Brysons fave float

Brooklyn on her float, and Braden had to come say hi to her

Waterslide fun!







And the tiny pool and water table for the littles










Braden was like a little owl sometimes and sat up at the top of the waterslide in the corner


Relaxing







Brooklyn and her 4th of July cuteness

And apparently Austin didn't want to be in this picture

I think Brooklyn and Bryson went to Fireworks in Morgan with Curtis....the end of the 4th 2018

I am not sure what is going on here...

Doing our own awesome fireworks show the next night.



Brooklyn and her pretty nails

and her silly little brothers


 and one more


Curtis and I went to the castle creek inn for our 13th anniversary


Katelyn watched the kids for us, and the kids love her robotic ball (and these pics are so crappy, not sure why)



Dallin and Em can for dinner. Bryson wanted to hold Toby


Big boy Austin on his big boy chair

Em reading to Braden

My Braden

 Austin dragging his favorite climbing chair around

but he does sit on it too


7-11 free slurpe day after the dentist I think




Layton splash pad with cousins













Playing ont he playground



 All a dollar prizes



We went out to eat at cheesecake factory after our girls shopping day at traverse mountain. Not sure how the pics got seperated.



Brooklyn had great teeth after her cheesecake



Perfect shirt for Austin




Eating something messy again...

Rocking out

More self feeding cuteness



Checking to see if she broke her toe again (nope it wasnt broken this time)


her friend Jocelyn got to come for the fun

Cute matching boys (their shirts say milk and cookies mac and cheese)

Brooklyn went to Lava with Emily and her fam and Corey and his fam. We came up to go to Lava Hot Springs for the day a little later

Rocking the headphones




Cute Braden but I am not sure what he is holding...

When we joined everyone at Lava



 Find Curtis, Bryson and Braden

Chilling during mandatory out of the water time








Sitting in a big boy chair just his size. (And capturing secret pics of grandma and grandpa)


Found a bigger chair



Bear Lake with the Larsen's
















Lovely pic (not) but proof I was there









4 wheeling at the campground


Admiring cute baby Zoey


Braden wanted to drive so badly








Brooklyn learned how to drive a 4 wheeler


Always fun sleeping in a tent, especially with littles




Yes I drove them too. Pretend that is a beauty mark by my nose, not an out of control zit.




And we left early because the kids had to start school the next morning!




Cute Austin had to be in the pic too

 Bryson too!



Brooklyn would not let me take a pic inside her class.

Lighting some fireworks on the 25th.


My littles



2nd day of school with her converse outfit.


Curtis and I went to my 20 year reunion. I had to help plan the fun thing.





Obviously I love the messy baby pics

My big babies taking a nap

Em and Brook


Playing at Davis








Bryson met the (cardboard) cast of Solo at Walmart.

Bryson's puppy lollipop

The red sun


August
 Curtis took all the kids but Austin to Grace and Wyatts b-day party at the classic waterslides. Thanks to Janis for sending me some pics!





Making something yummy


Toby and Austin and Braden were all wearing similar shirts...cute!





 Cute Austin on the stool


Bradens turn

Steph and Jason blessed Avery, we went to the Jensen Nature park afterward







 Enjoying some trampoline time


My half birthday cake...? Not sure but it is better than anything cake so it is delicious!!

Silly little boys!

More messy baby cuteness


Cute Brooklyn! (Bonus Braden, must be going to swim lessons)


Cute brothers!



Danger baby climbing the stool




 Computer genius baby



Wearing daddy's shoes


The reason I can't put TP on the dispenser

Curtis' birthday!






I had our families come for a surprise 41st birthday party for Curtis.




My happy boys


Cute heart m&m


Swimming


with Hayden too!













 Braden got a fish. He named him nemo.



Sweet boys enjoying a snack


Playing together. Austin will be sad when Braden starts school. Luckily he is only a couple years behind.





Such a cute little guy


And my cute bigger guy




Brooklyn really likes to make chocolate milk and drink it out of baby cups....?!

 Something Bryson wrote at school


Ready for his flag football practice





 Selfies with my cute Braden


My goofballs and cousin Toby (ignore the nose picking)





Austin took himself in a nursery classroom and sat himself down on the chair

and then he kept tipping them over since that is what we do at home to keep him off the chairs and table


Found a hoel that his little finger fits in

Looking cute and ready for soccer

My silly sweet





Playing at th park


Bryson at flag football practice

and the littles played at the park

Bradens pizza crust arrangement


Brooklyn's Starbase graduation




Austin figured out he can fit in the dryer





September

Eating peanut butter




My babies



Brooklyn painted my cute toes

Bryson's flag football game


Cute bros










Brysons school art projects

Another flag football game

Eating lunch with Bry and Brook on Grandparents day since grandparents couldn't make it



 My cute boys


 Austin and I ended up in empty classrooms at church a lot...he didn't enjoy sitting through Sunday school or Relief Society


Watching a show at grandmas
 


Another flag football pic...not sure why they are all so scattered.

Looking at their cute reflections


Visiting Kyles grave on his due date

Brooklyn's art

I think Brooklyn has bubbles all over her face but I am not sure why....


My little boys

Brooklyn's soccer game

Austin decided that this was a good place to sit


Crazy hair accessory

Playing with waterballoons


 Bry at cub scouts trying on an Army uniform

Braden likes to pretend he is sleeping on the stairs (because we have a pic of Curtis doing that when he was little)

Sweet silly Austin


Playing at the mall playground



At the mall Aquarium-Seaquest
Petting the iguanas

Feeding the giant turtle







the giant snake (ewwwwwwwwwwww!!!!)

Petting tiny turtles

Watching the stingrays


Letting the tiny fish clean our fingers

Shark mouth pic. All kids are happy for pics like always...haha


Braden used his money for the wind tunnel



Austin went in for fun

Braden wanted his pic on top of the mountain

 Playing ouside

Playing at a park after Ammons baptism






Eating his pizza


My Brooklyn smartie


More pretend stairs sleeping


October

Starting our roadtrip to Colorado! Going to the Great Wolf Lodge!

Bryson made this

Again everyone is so happy about pics and roadtrips with family




We have finally arrived (about a 9 hour drive)


Our room




Storytime




Playing on toys in the arcade



Playing in the waterpark




























On our trick or treating adventure



















Modeling her prize

Austin fits in the cooler...and he is the most adorable baby!!!

More waterpark fun!



















This waterslide drops you straight down. Brooklyn did it a million times. Curtis and I even tried it. We have a video of Brooklyn.




Austin found another place he fits


We trick or treated again...



Waiting for story time

Pretty mountains, going to North Pole Amusement Park


Saw Santa first thing










Sleighride photo



Fun ride...they wouldn't let the boys on without a parent. I think I was too big for this ride.

Riding Rudolph!




 and his friends






Riding the rollercoaster



Driving the cars


and other rides














































On the way home...stayed at a hotel in Wyoming




Back home to the toys...



Cute little Braden

Austin's half b-day!




Also General Conference so we had to do some fun activity bags!





Austin and his half bday presents

Brysons masterpiece


And he painted his own face with Halloween face paint

Playing with new playdough

More masterpieces


Girls night to watch the women's session




Austin enjoying his half bday cake


Playing at grandmas


'Another masterpiece

silly Braden



Looking adorable

More not really safe playing in the dryer




 Car ride silly face


 Spiderman!


Getting our pumpkins at Black Island Farms










Wearing his new shirt from Janae

Cute soccer pics!

Playing at the park





Silly laundry basket baby


Another park!





Hayden even came to play!

Braden showing off his cool window decorations (that he put up)


Bryson playing the mummy wrap game at scouts




 Complete happiness at finding the cart he wanted at Smith's

and Austin loves it too!

Fun toys from Dilly Dally's. They were cool while they lasted (for an entire day!)





Baby Austin ghost


Batman Braden. He left the mask I bought him on for like 30 seconds.


And Austin was Robin!

Trick-or-treating at Curtis' work! (Bryson is a Joker clown to go with the batman theme and Brooklyn is an Angel.)



Playing at the school Halloween carnival




on the hayride



Playing in the Dartside arena tent








Being kind of creepy with his joker face paint

My boys (excpet Bryson)


We bought my parents old car. Braden wanted a picture by it. My mom was even fun and put a big bow on it!

And Brooklyn wanted to show the spacious trunk


One of Austins current fave passtimes...emptying the silverware drawer


Carving pumpkins






Brooklyn loves gutting the pumpkin

Bryon's creation

Brooklyn's materpiece

All the jack-o-lanterns
 Watching the oil change at grease monkey



My cute firefighters




My costume for the ward halloween party. I was Napoleon Dynamite and Deb's daughter.

Brooklyn was a baby for Halloeen at school

Cute Halloween meal

Eating it on our cute Halloween tablecloth


Posing for pics with Julie the Jet Rodriguez

Posing with cousins




With her jiving glasses from grandma

Trick or treating



November
Thanksgiving lunch at Davis'

Totes adorbs Thanksgiving decor

Silly glasses (from Grandma D)

Braden picture taking skill


 Cute little boy

Cyute big boy


Brooklyn taking pics


Cut boys


Brysons artwork

Bradens creation

My boys eating breakfast

Brooklyn art


Brooklyn bridge (haha)

On the trampoline

Playing with Hayden and Easton




Going for a ride together

Brysons math

Brooklyns indoor soccer



My cute boys



All my cute boy kids

Cute hat guy






Another cute hat guy

Both hat guys

Brooklyn taking weird pics

Cute Austin


Playing with cousins!



Bryson loves Jr. Jazz


Cool lego creations

 Baby Brooklyn

Baby cute



Puppy Braden


Looks adorbs in Brooklyn's hat

Gingerbread houses at Davis'








Connect 4 master



 Complete masterpiece




Ready to play in the snow

 Cute babe





Brooklyn's Harry potter book report creations



Sleeping because she stayed up all night working on these guys

Bryson school art

 Braden handsome man in silly Christmas glasses

Austin didn't really want them on

Brooklyn and her egyptian death mask art project

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 December

Bryson turned 8!
He wanted a power rangers cake- a red one.


with his presents




opening presents


Austin wants to help

Fave presents so far


Brooklyn and her big slime bubble

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Eating his birthday breakfast


 With his sign and balloon


Had a Jr Jazz game on his bday






Davis' came to cheer him on!

Cake and ice cream with family









Bryson also got to take a couple friends to Boondocks for his birthday. Curtis took them though, so no pics on my phone at least.

Bryson's Basketball pics




Brooklyn's artwork

Swwt baby stacking skills

Snow time!


Cute hat baby


 Brooklyn and all her amazing Harry Potter Melty Bead book report collection


Bryson and his new minecraft hat and gloves

Bryson and his new sphero robot from grandma and grandpa Davis and Julie

Ready to go play in the snow







 Shoe Santa came!

 On a drive to see the Layton Park lights



More snow play

 Enjoying our shoe santa presents






Brooklyn performing at the southtown center at the Dickens Festival with her singing group.

Austin "talking" on the phone


Austin always tries to get out of the high chair himself. This is how he ends up quite a bit

Trying his cute new mittens

Our cute new stockings. (No the Larsen Family is not meant to look like a cross.)


More pics from when Brooklyn performed at the Dickens festival




Brysons baptism day!

















With cousin Andrew





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Seeing the Layton lights again

Brooklyn displaying our projector lights on her clothes

Bryson got lots of nice and thoughtful gifts!


We went out to eat at Pizza Pie Cafe afterward

More lights! (I don't know why the baptism and light pics are mixed together)

 Brooklyn loved the dolpins

More of Brysons nice baptism gifts

Braden liked these lights

Brysons' baptism cards


Program from Brooklyn's school choir Christmas concert


More of Bryson's baptism cards


Brooklyn's choir concert


  @ G&G Larsens

More of Brooklyn's school choir concert




Austin likes to wear Bradens boots, and puts them on himself. And his little smile is always so cute!




One more baptism card




More cute snow cowboy baby with no pants on



Cute messy baby, always ready to smile


Playing in the snow with Hayden! Braden loves playing with Hayden.



Brooklyn's birthday!








With a couple friends at Boondocks. We were pretending the hummer limo was for us


Austin liked his cake


Brooklyn liked her cake too.


And all her presents

And back to Boondocks because this camera likes to mix things up



Brooklyn's welcome from the YW's


Playing at Davis



Playing with the filters on my phone


More fun at Davis'



 Couldn't get it to line up straight with a wiggly little boy

Bryson and his filters, I don't know why he doesn't have a shirt on.


Finally my little Braden!





Braden went to Boondocks for his birthday. Hayden and Brooklyn came to play too.









Braden's birthday!














Braden loved his wagon, so did Austin


Celebrating with more family






Cake time! Braden wanted a blue batman cake.



Brooklyn's art


 At our Davis family Christmas party. It was our year to be in charge.

We played the minute to win it candy cane game


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Christmas eve presents!


We also made shrinky dinks. I made this one. Amazing.

Wet head game!

Brooklyn's slime games and sloth pjs and squishy sloth


Braden got a house with 4 doorbells, 4 doors, 4 keys, and 4 play people


Austin got musical mickey maracas


All in their Christmas eve PJ's!



Put his Christmas eve legos together!

Austin and his maracas


 More Christmas eve pj pic

Traditional pick with bear

Bry wanted a pic by himself


Brooklyn pjs


Christmas morning!



Austin got a playhouse!


And other fun presents his nice sister helped him open!

Bryson in present heaven!

Braden opening some presents!


And more present fun!











Brooklyn and her fave present a hoverboard!

Trying out all the presents!




The aftermath...



Trying the hoverboard

Trying the playhouse

Bry with his treasures


Opening presents at Davis'





More Christmas morning!

More Davis'



Lego tank he got for Christmas and Curtis and I "assisted" in building


Bryson finished playing Jr Jazz

We went to the cabin by Bear Lake with the Larsens
Curtis took the older 3 kids snowmobiling and I stayed at the cabin and played in the snow with Austin





Braden ready for snow

  Our room

Playing on a little playground




 Bryson at the cabin

can't stop moving...looks like a ghost...

Braden and Austin and Brooklyn at the cabin....


Chilling at home (randomly in the middle of the cabin pictures)


My amazing picture taking skills at the cabin






Playing with Christmas toys Sunday after Christmas

and back to the cabin pics

Braden and Austins talents involved running across the front of the room (I think Bryson's was about the same...and Brooklyn sang Stitches with Keisha....I have videos but not pics)

We had family and individual pics taken towards the end of November. Love my cuties!







And back to the Sunday after Christmas (and after the cabin)


Back to cabin pics

Silly Austin at home



We had a great year! We hope we have a great 2019!
xoxo