Family Trip

We had a great time in Salt Lake.  We  had been wanting to take the kids on a little trip for a while. We headed there on Thursday.  Thursday we stayed in down down salt lake so the boys could ride the train to temple square.  Then Friday we went to the zoo and of course did some shopping!  Saturday we met

Rye's whole family at lagoon.  I loved spending the whole day with them, we had so much fun!!  and of course got our Western picture! I think those outlaws are the cutest boys I have ever seen!  I wanted to be a cow girl but Rye MADE me be the saloon girl....not my chose.  Knox even got to ride a few rides.  Sunday we attended Rye's cousins homecoming (Bronson woods) Then headed to my brothers baby blessing, he lives in down town Salt Lake.  It was great to see everyone from both our families. 

The trip was fun. We bought a new SUV (new to us), and a day before we left we ended up having to take it in to fix something.  So we were stuck in a rental car.  I cant seem to pack anything less then EVERYTHING I think I may need, including two different strollers!! So we literally had stuff stacked on top of us on the way home. And the best part of it all was Holden's  and Knox's singing the whole way there and home.  Knox sang Twinkle twinkle little star, perfectly....with out actually saying one real word!!! it gets old fast, but it's so sweet.  Holden sings songs he thinks he knows....For example, this was probably our favorite.

(Sung in the tune of Mary had a little lamb)

"Mary had a little dinosaur,

Dinosaur, DINOSAUR!

Mary had a little Dinosaur,

Christmas white as snoooowwwww!"

Haha!! I will just leave it at that we will never drive far in a car again, we have out grown it, and we will invest in entertainment for the boys....Holy cow.

I love my family, and am so thankful we get to have each other. Wouldn't change them for anything.

Ryes sister Emily son Kyson, Cassie's little boys, Issac and Noah, Knox, Rye and Ryes mom Deb.

Deb and her littlest babies. Knox, Issac and Holden.

Rye and is brother Zack, doing the...scary ride.

At every Hotel we stayed at Knox had to drive the luggage deal everywhere it went.

Knox, Ashton, Holden, and Brady riding Knox's first ride, it was the only one he cried on.

US lately

I thought I better do a general update of our lives  these days...

-We got a cat...I know I never like them either.  But  our boys LOVE animals and it is better then having to worry about a dog.  Her name is Nana, because that is the only word Knox says, haha.  She has been a really a joy, she even killed a mouse in the garage today!
-Knox feeds himself every meal...He wont even eat a piece of peanut butter bread with out a fork.  He yells "mama!!"  as he points at the fork drawer with a "du" luck on his face.
-Holden is a sweetheart.  He takes such good care of Knox.
-Holden changed his name to Sam...we cant figure out why.   We will ask him something and he will snap at you and say "you mean SAM!"
-Knox still only has 5 teeth. And the fifth comes and goes, it is really weird.  I am glad, I have read that it is healthier to get them later.
-He still wont talk!
-Knox loves to read stories, and I love to read them to him.
-Holden gags at the smell of anything.  DO NOT ever fart in front of him, he will vomit on the spot.  The nicest old lady came by to visit the other day, and she picked him up, and he caught a whiff of her breath.....Talk about embarrassing!! He started gagging and dry heaving right in front of her!  Luckily he didn't say anything.
-We have become faithful family home evening doers, now that Holden is old enough, and it has been so fun.  We have been learning lots.
-We recently had our 4th anniversary!!! I love him more every year....I think that is a great sign!
-Rye turned 24, and has a gray beard, I find it handsome, he HATES it.
-We moved cows with most of Rye's whole family a bit ago.  It was a blast!!!  I got to ride with Knox, and Holden rode all by himself.
-Young men's and women's is going great, we are having a blast.
-We have been enjoying going to town events like football games.
-We have been four wheeling.
-We all had the flu yesterday.....ugh..It's times like those where motherhood is unbearable!! especially when one kid starts vomiting in the kitchen as the other falls and splits his head open (2 inches long) and I cant even stand up without wanting to cry! ....I SURVIVED though, and so did they...rye had it at work =(
-I deleted my facebook and haven't even noticed.  I thought I would miss it.  It's been almost two months.
-I have been obsessed with growing my hair out and I have not touched it for a year!!  I love short hair but I always feel old ladyish when I cut mine.  I grow it out and then I always cut it and hate it!! I have been strong though!!  Rye loves long hair so hopefully I can keep it up.
-I think everyone needs to start blogging more...-Does anybody else love the Allstate commercial with the "mayhem" raccoon guy in the attic, haha! rye and I watch it over and over again!
-We walked outside the other day and both the boys were standing on the tops of their bikes, talk about a proud daddy!

Hope everyone is doing good!