A 'Goodbye' slide show

We've had a few big 'goodbyes' in the last few days. Yesterday my brother Beau left for basic training. He's going to Kentucky for a few months for that, then he'll go to Houston, Texas for some special medical training. After that he's an official Combat Medic for the US Army. Of all the Army jobs to have, that is undoubtedly the coolest. :) It's going to be seriously weird not having him here though. He's been living right down the road from us since I was pregnant with Britt. It was so fun to have him and Justin work at the same hospital for a while too. Britt has a special connection with his Uncle Beau (probably from all the time they spent walking the halls during Sacrament Meeting looking for chicks.) The first name Britt said was, "Beau." He's such an awesome guy and I can't wait to hear all about his new experiences.
The other big goodbye we had was with Britt's fish, Ciccio. A few days ago Britt told me, "Ciccio's sick," and sure enough, he wasn't swimming around or even moving. I told Britt, "yeah, sweetie, Ciccio is sick." to which Britt replied, "Ciccio, medees?" (which is how Britt says medicine) I guess I could have dropped a chewable Tylenol in there, but it wouldn't have done much. So, after I was sure, I told Britt that Ciccio had died. It was kind of weird because Britt was quiet for a second, then said, "Ciccio fishy, died." We had a traditional burial at sea... I just hope Britt isn't afraid to use the potty now, because he might pee-pee on Ciccio...

"The Corn Dog Club"-the Next Generation

These are just a few recent pictures of Britt and his best buddy, Jameson. They were born only 11 days apart and it's been so fun to watch them grow up together. This time, Jameson brought along his baby brother, Alex. Britt LOVES babies and was so excited to hold "Jaym-so baby." We had a great time visiting with Jameson's parents, and the kids had a blast eating popcorn and watching Surf's Up,which is a great movie...it's watched on a weekly basis at our house. :)




"See you next time, buddy!" (this was right before they fell down...hugs are tricky when you're two!)

What happened?!...

Yeah, he looks sweet at first...

A few days ago as I was using my flat iron, Britt came up and said, "Me. Britt hair. Me." Which obviously means he wanted his hair done too. I thought it would be fun, so I straightened his hair...little did I know that when the curl comes out of Britt's hair, he transforms into....Crazy-boy! He was seriously bouncing off the walls the rest of the day! He was a walking(...actually a RUNNING) hurricane! He completely destroyed the game room and I didn't even get pictures of the rest of the house...you don't want to know... Let's just say, he will NOT be sporting straight hair for a long long time! I'm convinced that his curls are the secret to his mellow attitude...so to all of you who have straight-haired children all the time...I feel for ya.



and apparently straight hair inhibits Britt's ability to put his legs into different leg-holes in this pants...

A Valentine's Day Survey...all about my dude.

What is his name? Justin, or J.B., or Jude
How long have you been married? 5 and a half years
How long did you date? 2 years and 1 month
How old is he? 25...but his birthday is tomorrow :)
Who eats more? Tough one...probably me
Who kissed who first? I kissed him on the cheek, then he kissed me
Who said "I love you" first? probably me
Who is taller? Justo!
Who sings better? Justin does! He was in choir and stuff
Who is smarter? Justin is way smarter! I'm not stupid or anything, but there's no way I could do Calculus and Physics like he does...plus he likes it!...but I think I know more about some stuff than he does :)
Whose temper is worse? Well...he has sort of red hair, so you know how that goes...but neither of us really has a temper
Who does the laundry? me
Who does the dishes? mostly me--but if he doesn't have homework or class, he rinses :)
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do. I don't like sleeping by the door, and the right side is the furthest from the door.
Who pays the bills? me, but he does the taxes :)
Who mows the lawn? 95% of the time it's Justin. I like the weed-eater anyway
Who cooks dinner? me, unless it's barbecue, then he takes over
Who drives when you are together? mostly Justin, I love the 'shotgun duties' but if he needs to work on his macbook or something, then I drive
Who is more stubborn? probably him
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? I'd have to say him, I'm never wrong :)
Who has more friends? Probably Justin
Who has more siblings? I do, I have 5, and he only has 2
Who wears the pants in the family? We both wear pants, I don't like dresses much. Actually, anyone who knows us know that Britt wears the pants...Jus and I are both pretty easy going. :)
Who gets up first? Justin does. He hates it too!
Who is the disciplinarian? I am most of the time, but Britt knows Daddy will put him in time out just as fast as Mommy will.
Who is cuter? Justin. What can I say?..I married 'up.'


I am so glad to have my Justo! He's the raddest guy ever! Plus, who wouldn't want to wake up to that in the morning?? (super-old picture, by-the-way)

Handy-Man for hire

$15 per hour, has lots of demolition experience, owns his own tools, has safely goggles that are way too small for him, and insists on wearing snow boots 24 hours a day...


has some plumbing experience as well