This was when Aubrey and baby Kyle came to visit us from Idaho for almost 3 weeks. It was so much fun! We had a blast hanging out, making bows and watching our boys (3 months apart) playing together and keeping Ariana from beating on them. It was awesome! We had a Christmas party for our ward and Santa came, and as you can see Kyle thought he was great, but Connor was utterly horrified! If you look closely, you can see Kyle looking at Connor like he's off his rocker and Santa is laughing behind his glasses. It was too funny! We miss you guys!!!!!!

I am so sorry it has literally been forever since I last posted. Well, 3 months to be more exact. We have been extremely busy, which is not really a good excuse, but it's all I have. So much has gone on and I have so many pictures to update that I decided to just do a few for right now because I am never going to be able to catch up. So these are pictures of us at the Lakeside Cabin. We went there a few weeks ago and had a blast. Except for the drive, and the fact that we all got sick, and that we almost died of smoke inhalation (we forgot to open the vent in the fireplace, and didnt realize for about 3 hours) but all in all it was really great. My sister Aubrey and her son Kyle came to AZ from ID for about 2 1/2 weeks, and we had so much fun! I will have to post pictures of them later, but for now I am going to bed. Good night!

Ariana loves to make Connor laugh, and he loves laughing at his big sister! It is so cute. This is the first time Connor took a bath in the big bathtub, and he had so much fun. After their bath, Bryan set Connor up in front of the screen door to look outside (something that he has enjoyed since he learned to sit) and Ariana came up and sat next to him. It was so darling, I could not resist snapping a bunch of pictures. Shocking!

To keep us from going stir crazy in the house, I handed Ariana a squirt bottle and told her to go spray the flowers. This has become one of her favorite activities! Grandma and Grandpa had a huge truckload of rock delivered to their house, and Ariana thought it was her own personal mountain. Here she is with her friend Jeffy climbing up and down, and getting filthy dirty! Ariana and Auntie Amy at her birthday party.

Our baby boy is growing up so fast! Here he is sitting in the grass for the first time and having a blast. I have been putting Connor in the grass in the front yard while Ariana plays in the rocks and uses her squirt bottle to squirt everything (including her baby brother) That is why his hair is spiked up because she came over and was squirting him all over his head. Connor and auntie Kara at Amy's birthday party. Happy Birthday Amy!

Harley Colt Brown was born on August 24, and is just a doll! Big sister Rossi is happy as can be with her new brother and is a big help. Ariana loves her new cousin and is excited that Rossi is a big sister, just like her. Congratulations Stephen, Julie and Rossi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Brenton!

1st day of preschool

Ariana started preschool on August 12, and goes Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. She gets to ride the bus, sing songs and learn lots of new things. She enjoys school once she gets there, but she does not like getting on the bus. She loves to come home and sing the songs she has learned, which she does at the top of her lungs! She also is going to another preschool on Monday and Friday, which she just started yesterday. She was very excited because we got to walk there instead of riding the bus, and I am happy because now she has something to look forward to every day. She has tons of energy and gets bored at home very easily, so this is great! We are still getting used to the very early schedule, which starts at 6:30 to make the bus at 7:15. Hopefully things will get easier!