Were Back!!!!!!

So I have had an epiphany as to why I have been slacking so bad on my blogging. I am creatively challenged and would rather poke my eyes out then write about anything. I am an accountant, I deal with numbers, not witty stories to make my life seem more interesting!!!! But after much torment from everybody I am going to recommit to keeping my blog up to date at least weekly. I will also probably post small tidbits instead of long stories, this is all the creativity my brain can muster!!! With that being said I have posted a few pictures of my munchkins over the past little bit.
Renee and Jeff went camping at Bear Lake. Papa, Chuck, Paige, Max and Kate joined them for Saturday night.

They had a blast and didn't want to come home. I stayed home and hung out with Mr.H. We had our own fun together, he is growing up to be such a sweet little boy! We went shopping in Park City, to Cheesecake Factory for brunch and just hung out! I have to admit I really enjoyed it.

Hayden has developed a love of hats. Everything

and anything becomes one, and he puts any hat he can find on whether it fits or not! Afterwards he has to dance around with it on and laugh hysterically. What a character

he is!

I have to remind him too that no matter what his sister and Ryanne tell him, he does not need to be their life sized barbie doll!!!

Disney On Ice

It was girls day out Saturday and we painted the town red. Renee, Ryanne, Randee my mom and I went to Disney on Ice. It was a blast. We rode the train in and the girls thought they were the coolest. We went to lunch were Renee died when the biggest pizza she had ever seen was lunch. The show was a blast and we all had a good time. I was excited to go home when I went out at intermission and got 2 drinks and a bucket of popcorn for $30, I knew had we stayed much longer my little shopper would have racked up quite a bill!! Ryanne spent the night Friday and Jeff and Papa took the girls to see the baby bears. I think they would of had a better time if they did not have to wait outside in the cold for 45min to see them. True to form Jeff was prepared and had coats for the girls. Sometimes it is good that he thinks he is Survivorman!

WHEW!!!!!

Well, where do I start. I was all excited about keeping my blog updated and then life decided to see how much I could handle all at once. A few days after I had made my last post I was driving home from Randee's and I had a pain in my abdomen so bad I drove myself to the emergency room. Low and behold I had a hernia. A year almost to the day of having Hayden I had surgery. Then hardest part of the whole thing was that I could not lift anything over 20 lbs. for 4 weeks. You have seen my son right??? All I have to say is that my mother in law is the best. She came for 10 days and I was sad to see her go. Hayden was sad his girlfriend was gone too!! So I am finally able to technically go back to real life and I decide that I have not had enough of the ER yet and go back 2 days later with a kidney stone. I don't know if any of you have had the pleasure, but for those who have not it feels like you are trying to squeeze a boulder through a straw. When I finally passed the stone (2 weeks later!!) I was shocked that something so small could be so painful. So any ways all seems to be well now. Lets just hope we are done with Dr.'s for a while!!! Knock on wood.

My sweet little boy is turning one

I can hardly believe that Hayden is turning one this Monday. It seems like yesterday he joined this crazy crew making us a foursome. He has been an absolute joy to have. He is such a character and is always there with a smile. It is a good thing because he is a brute! He is the size of most 2 year olds. People are always floored when we tell them he is barely 1. Tipping the scales at 26 lbs I think I should enter a bodybuilding competition just to show off my biceps from holding him!!!! I can't wait till he can walk so I can finally have him walk beside me and hold his hand. Maybe then my poor back can catch a break. He also loves to eat, anything. He eats more at a sitting than I do, maybe there is hope that a Holbrook descendant might also be able to add some height to the girth. (no offense to any who are reading this!) He LOVES his big sister. He looks for her all the time and wants to be where ever she is. The funny thing is is that she tries to move him and he is almost as big as she. That makes moving him like moving mountains, but he just laughs and lets her try. He also loves his daddy!!! When he is around nobody else matters. He loves to wrestle with Jeff. he also likes to play peek a boo and chase. Boy can that kid crawl fast!!!!! But my favorite thing is when he is tired he comes up to me and in the sweetest voice says MaMa and rests his face against mine. It gets me every time! Happy Birthday Hayden!!!!! I will post more after we have his first birthday rager.

Winter Olympics 2022 Gold Medalist

I have to admit, when Renee begged to take snowboarding lessons after watching the Backyardigans do it one day I had my doubts. But I figured what the heck, she will either take a lesson and hate it or it might be something that our amazingly coordinated mega spaz might enjoy. And lets be honest I can relish in the 3 hours of freedom and try and regain some of my youth on the slopes. Her first lesson was a riot. She got up and down she went. Her favorite part is ridding the chairlift, even though she has to be lifted on and off because she is vertically challenged. We also got to watch her in lightning speed cruise down the hill in surprisingly perfect form with her bright smile flashing because in her own words, "I'm just not a big fan of going slow." Needless to say snowboarding was a hit.

We are now 2 lessons in to our package of 5 and I must say Renee is emerging as a star. I was informed by her instructor this week that she is the best in the class and she wanted me to have her do some exercises to build up her strength so she could get her turning really well on her own. The only complaint I have is that Renee has informed me that skis are not cool and I need to snowboard. Her instructor told me to just join their class next week and she could help me, but I am just not so sure I want to have my 4 year old show me up. But I might just have to breakdown and take a lesson of my own and give snowboarding one more try. Can you really teach an old dog new tricks???? But all in all We both enjoy the experience, I am hoping now I can get Jeff out there and it will be something we can all do as a family when Hayden is finally old enough to join us!!! I will keep you posted on her progress. However if you look to Brighton and see pink streaking across the mountain, chances are you have just seen Renee.

I FINALLY HAVE A BLOG!!!!!

After being tormented and ridiculed for not having a blog by Randee, I have finally been beat into submission. I had just dropped the little monkeys off at pre school and when I returned to her house the computer was set up and I was having a blog tutorial. So now I guess I will have to comply!!!