Swimming at Grandma Jo's

This is my FAVORITE!!! He is so freaking funny!
Mamma and Daners

Aunt Errin let dane go Skinny Dipping until I finally got his swim suit! I forgot it! Don't worry though, No poop in the pool, it was only for a few minutes.

Last week we went swimming at my Grandmas. Dane absolutely LOVES swimming! My cousins take such good care of him. He splashed them all in the face:)

4th of July in East Canyon, and a BBQ with the Petersons

First time seeing fireworks! Dane loved it!!

Dane loves East Canyon!! It was his first time in our favorite camping spot!

Dane and Grampa Heward snoozing in the trailer, it was such a good nap time! He loves his Grampa!

Dane loves playing with his Uncle Ryan.

Dane was copying all the big boy stuff Lincoln was doing. He's a quick learner and was climbing up on everything then he'd look around to make sure everyone was watching. He's so funny. I love his little mischievous smile.

Dane and Lincoln weren't sure about each other for the first couple of minutes. But they got friendly fast!

Getting ready for the BBQ. He was crawling away from me so fast cause he didn't want his shirt on....he knows he was being a little stinker!!

3 year anniversary surprise!

On Friday night Ben had just gotten home from work and said there is a bunch of weird stuff on our porch....this is what I found:) Our anniversary was this weekend and he surprised me with a trip to California. He had everything all set up, flights, hotels, Errin and Brandon were already planning on watching Dane. I really was sooo surprised, I mean he's thoughtful in the way that he is super loving, attentive, caring, helpful, and affectionate....but never EVER has he done a "real" surprise get away type thoughtful thing. I was the happiest girl in the whole world!!! Here are a few of our pictures from are weekend!

In Hollywood there was a movie scene in the middle of the road, it was crazy....and spider man took the picture for us:)

Our hotel had these really cool chairs, but they were really uncomfortable!

UMMM, YA, Ben insisted on wearing this hidious, ridiculous fanny pack to disney land...but he loved that he wasn't going to lose anything, it was pretty funny:)

It was such a fun get away. We ate SOOO much food, and I wish so badly that I got a picture of Ben eating the giant turkey leg in California Adventure. It was so sick, but he LOVED it. We love trying new restraunts...and especially new desserts. But we were ready to come home cause we missed Dane sooooooooo much. He had fun with Errin and Brandon, they took him to church, swimming, and out to eat a few times. They love him so much, we're so lucky he has such good aunts and uncles to take care of him. Although, he is such a wild man, I think he wore them out:)

Happy Fathers Day!

We had a great Fathers Day! We made Ben breakfast in bed, we visited Bens dad (Grammpa Mike, in the picture above,) then we went to my parents and visted Grammpa Heward. I wish I got a picture with him:( Shoot. Anyways, Errin and Brandon taught us a new game called "Bochy Ball." It was fun, Dane watched, actually "studied" all of us while we played. He is sooo curious and funny. He "uh" "ooo" "huh's" at EVERYTHING, I think he's going to be a talkative!

Our Memorial Day Trip

Dane loved our walk in Snow Canyon. He was so excited to see lizards and all the birds. He loves to be out and about doing anything new.

Pneumonia & Teething SUCKS

Dane got pneumonia...AGAIN! Poor little guy can't catch a break. He also had the flu with it for about 3 days he kept throwing up and throwing up. We didn't sleep for about a week. I was so worried and OCD about checking his temperature every 5-10min, and would just cry and cry and cry. I felt so helpless, I couldn't do anything to help him feel better. Between antibiotics, steroids, and these breathing treatments he finally is all better!

He LOVES "real" food, he gets so crazy and messy when he's eating! He looks so skinny here, he lost 1lb when he was sick...which is a lot when you only weigh 17lbs. But he's putting the weight right back on.

UM....YA, he's biting on his high chair tray! Teething is so miserable, he gets to distraught that he ends up doing this!

Year End Dance Show

Last night was the year end show for the studio I've taught at for the last two years. Here is a picture of the teachers...its a huge staff, but we have tons of students:) I'm going to miss all of them so much, its my last year at this studio. I l.ove the teachers so much, I've learned something from all of them. I will miss all of my students too, they're such hard workers and have grown so much these past few years! But I know they'll keep workin it, Good Luck next year!

6 Month Pictures

My friend Angie (angieseare.com) takes such cute pictures! Dane loves getting his picture taken...ha ha, ya right! But it just shows what a great photographer she is, she makes it "look" like he loves it! She also took some darling ones of my niece Kiley. I'll post some of those soon:) THANKS ANG!

I also want to say thank you to everyones sweet comments on my last post. I need to explain for those that don't know all the details why Brynlee is so bruised. She got stuck in the birth canal and was tugged, pulled, and push from the doctors. They finally decided to do the C-section when they realized she wasn't coming out. Anyways, long story short, they should've figured it out sooner that she was stuck. I don't know how she was still alive when they finally got her out, but we're so grateful she was. Also, those pictures we're taken after they passed. She didn't look that black, blue, and purple when we had her. Anyways, I just thought I should explain that. Thank you again for the comforting comments. I love you guys!

Our Angel Babies

We'll Hold You in Heaven Someday

From the very beginning we loved you,
We made plans to hold you, rock you, and kiss you.
You were tiny, helpless, and oh so sweet,
We knew you'd have perfect hands and adorable feet.

We were so unaware something would go wrong,
3 months too soon and you were gone.

Our hearts were broken,
Our tears fell like rain,
We'd never known such heartache and pain.

We had dreams for you that reached to the skies,
They ended as the doctors brought you to us in tears to say,
"We're so sorry, we really did try."

As you took your last deep breathes and closed your eyes,
We're so grateful we could hold you, rock you, kiss you,
and say "goodbye."

We know the angels take care of you,
The Father watches over you.
When our trials on earth pass away,
We'll be there to hold you in Heaven someday.

Love Mommy & Daddy

Two years ago today we had our twin babies, two years ago today we also lost them. We really think about them so much, but especially this time of year. We couldn't let today go by with out doing something in memory of them. We're so grateful for of our family and friends, you' ve all carried us through these past two years. We can't thank you all enough. We hope we can be as wonderful to all of you as you have been to us.
We know Breck and Brynn are in a better place. We're so grateful for the gospel and the knowledge we have that families are together forever.

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER II

Here's our whole group
Alissa, Jo, Ash, Megan, Angela, and Heather

Jake, Taylor, Parley, Ben, Josh, Adam

Jo & Ben

Adam & Alissa

Angela & Parley

Ashlee & Jake

Heather & Josh