This is Matt. Matt is almost 12 here and this was taken at the State Capitol the day Brian was sworn in. Matt is so amazing. He is one of the happiest people I have ever met. For Matt, everything is always going to be ok. He looks at the bright side of life. I love him for that!

He plays the accoustic and the electric guitar and is doing really well. You'll rarely find him at home without one of his guitars in his hands. He has a ton of friends and plays with different ones like every day of the week. He is an SBO at Union and on the high honor roll as well.

OMG! I am such a bragger! Oh well......this is my journal, right?

One of Brayden's highlights this year was going to Dodgers Stadium. Brian and the 3 oldest boys DROVE to the beach house, while Ali, the twins and I flew. They stopped along the way to see a Dodgers game, and both Bray and Cole got a home run ball. Bray was psyched!

He is a fabulous kid with a super big heart. He plays basketbasll for the Tazers and is one of their best players. This team is AWESOME! Bray is 14 and in 8th grade. I don't know what Brian would do without him because Bray is his main sports talk man. They LOVE Fantasy Football and Basketball and will bet on just about any game. Just ask Brayden, he can tell you anyones stats.

I thought I would blog about some of this years highlights.

Cole was baptized on July 5th, 2008 by Brian. This is the last baptism that Bri will do because we want Bray and Matt to be able to baptize the twins. Cole did so great and only had to get dunked once! He had so many cousins there! It was full of so many people that love him. We are blessed to have such fabulous family! Cole has always had a sweet countenance about him, and he has always been really close to me. It makes me happy.

I thought it well to say
goodbye to Jaden. Jaden and Ali have been dating for a couple of years and he leaves for Chicago tomorrow. We will all miss him. Especially Ali! Sad. This is at the beach house in September.

Welcome

Hi! My name is Misty Monsen and I am really excited to start a blog....(thanks Linds)! To me, it will be a way of keeping a journal. I wanted to start with a pic of my fam, as they are the very most important part of my exsistence.

Taken September 2008