Happy 6th Birthday Hunter (Jan.19)

Hunter's B-day cake! Yes I made it. It was fun and fairly easy.
Hunter's b-day present a Beta

Hunter named his fish Blue. Hunter and Bryton loves this fish. It was a great present.

My family at Chuck E Cheese for Hunter's B-day

Bryton enjoying his time at Chuck E Cheese

Hunter and Clay having fun at Chuck E Cheese

Hunter and Clay at Chuck E Cheese

The Chuck E Cheese guy singing

Bryton and Chloe and Landon and Brittnay at Chuck E Cheese. This is Bryton's friend Chole. They have so much fun together.

Hunter and his Batman cake that he asked for.

Hunter blowing out his candles

Hunter with Chuck E Cheese!

Hunter was so excited to go to Chuck E Cheese. He has been asking for so long to go there, so we surprised him and went for his Birthday. It was fun to have family there and go eat and play. Hunter had a great birthday. I love him so much and I can't believe that he is 6 already. He is a great joy to have in our lives. He is a great big brother and a great helper to me. Hunter is so smart and I love watching him grow and learn. I love him, I would be lost without him.

Happy 6th birthday Hunter!!

Polar Express Ride!!!

Sorry this is blurry, it was so cold outside that my camera wouldn't focus.

This was taken outside at the Polar Express train station

Our picture taken with Santa on the Polar Express. He goes to all the children and gives them the Christmas bell. Bryton didn't like Santa so much.

The Christmas Bell that Santa gave Hunter on the Polar express. It rang, we all heard it ring. So Yes we do Believe.

The Ticket they gave all of us at the end of the ride.

This is the North Pole, that the Polar Express train drove by

Sorry again for the blurry picture. This Santa Clause at the North Pole waving at us as the train went by

On the train they read the book Polar Express

Santa is giving Hunter the Christmas Bell

Santa is on Board!!!

My family on the Polar Express!!

The boys looking out the window at the North Pole as we drive by. Waiting to see if they can see Santa.

While on the Polar Express Train they gave us Hot Chocolate and Chocolate Chip cookies.

The Chef who served us Chocolate Chips cookies and hot chocolate

Me and Bryton

Inside the Polar Express Train

All aboard!!

Our Train has arrived

Clay and the boys waiting for the Polar Express

We went on the Polar Express in Flagstaff Arizona. It was so fun. It is about an hour long. While aboard we sang Christmas songs, had cookies and waited to see the North Pole. It was so fun and all the kids had fun. The kids aboard the train wore their PJs just like in the movie. I recommend this ride to everyone. Other than it was soooooo cold outside it was fun.

Christmas Pictures Finally

The boys -taken in Yuma Christmas dayMy family at Salt Lake Temple lights

Mesa Arizona Temple Lights
Mesa Arizona Temple lights
Hunter outside the Mesa Arizona Temple. It was so fun to go see these lights. It was different not having snow and freezing looking at the lights. It was a little chilly but it wasn't freezing. Beautiful Temple and grounds. The lights were amazing.

Hunter's Gingerbread house--the finished product. It's huge and had tons of candy on it. He was so proud of it. This is how you make a gingerbread house!!

Hunter and his aunt Creche and friend Sam working on their gingerbread houses.

This is a park by my sister in laws in Yuma Arizona. This in on Christmas day. It was wired not having snow and actually being outside on a playground on Christmas day.

Bryton loves to go down the slide. He is a dare devil.

Clay and Bryton walking around the park on Christmas day

Hunter and Bryton in their matching PJs

Hunter got a Metal Dector for Christmas

Bryton got a Trike. He loves it, but still a little to small but that doesn't stop him

Christmas morning
It was so fun. Clay and I got spoiled. I got a new Camara for Christmas that I can take awesome new pictures with and do a little photoshoping and Clay got a new camcorder. The boys had fun with all their toys too.

Our Christmas presents

Hunter left this plate of cookies for Santa and carrots for his Reindeer. He also left Santa a present for him to take back to the North Pole. I thought that it was so sweet for him to think of Santa on Christmas. Maybe the lessons of giving are finally sinking in.

Making cookies for Santa Claus

Making Sugar Cookies for Santa

Bryton in his Santa outfit. He is so cute!!

Hunter at a cool park in Yuma

Bryton loved slideing down this airplane wing.

Bryton Flying the airplane

We went to the Salt Lake Temple lights with some friends the night we left to Yuma for Christmas. It was fun, but freezing and snowy and cold. But the Temple and lights are always beautiful.

Clay, Hunter, Bryton, Creche & Sam at Mesa Arizona Temple lights.

We had a great Christmas this year. I am so thankful that we were able to go to Creche's in Arizona. The boys had fun and it was warm. We had so much fun and enjoyed each other.

Hunter's The Hair Stylist

Hunter was so proud of his hair do. He did it all by himself. I have a great hairstylist on my hands. Following in my footsteps :) I love it.

Bryton enjoying an Ice Cream Cone

As you can see Bryton is really enjoying this ice cream cone. I was actually sharing this cone with him, but some how he took it away from me and went to town eating it. He loved it!

Here are some Halloween Pictures of Hunter and Bryton. Some of these pictures are of Hunter's school Halloween party. Hunter painted his face all by himself, he did a great job! Hunter was a Star Wars trooper and Bryton was a dragon. Hunter did a lot of trick or treating and Bryton had fun being his dad and Nana. Clay said that he enjoyed answering the door for the trick or treaters. Bryton would race him to the door to see them. Next year should be even better.

My handsome Hunter! Kindergarten School Picture 2009.
I just think he is so darn handsome!!

Grandpa Wood

One month ago today my wonderful Grandpa Wood passed away. It has been so very hard to lose him. He was a great man and a great grandpa to me and my boys. He was 95 years old and he has been like a dad to us for the 18 years when my dad died. He took great care of my mom and all of us kids up to the day he died. The day before he died I called my sister and told her that she should come say goodbye in case he died. She came down to see him and 30 minutes before we were going to go see him, my aunt called and said he died. We went to see him anyway and said goodbye. It was so hard to see him like that. Then that night I went to the mortuary and gave him his last hair cut. That was the hardest thing I have ever had to do but I knew that I wanted to be the one that did it. He always asked me to cut his hair and I knew that he wanted it done before he died and I feel bad that he was too sick for me to cut it. I love him and will miss him so much. I feel a little selfish in thinking that I still want him here, but I know that he is now my dad (his son) and my grandma. What a joyous reunion that must of have been. I would love to have seen the great big smile my dad had on his face when he was reunited with his dad. I love and miss all of them and I am so grateful to have had them in my life and my boys life. Till we meet again.

Yesterday I turned on Hunter's Primary songs and Bryton started to sing and dance. He was a lot louder at singing but I grabbed the camara a little late. But you get his funny dance move. He loves to sing with the music but he tends to be louder than the music. He can entertain anyone for hours.

Hunter's Payback

Bryton's favorite thing to do is sit on you. If you lay on the floor he will run up and sit on your back or head depending on his mood. Hunter's favorite thing to do is torment his brother, so Bryton finally had enough and and sat on his head. I told Hunter payback, it's coming and it will only get worse when he gets older. Hunter thinks it's funny for now. They do like to have fun. :)

Happy 5th Anniversay (Sept. 11th)

It has been a long a hectic week, in which I almost forgot to wish Clay a Happy Anniversary and late on posting our picture.
Anyway.....
Clay and I have been married 5 years and together just about 8 years. I can't believe how fast our 5 years has gone. We have had our ups and downs and crashes and whirlwinds and we are still here and going strong. We have 2 wonderful boys and love spending time as a family. I love Clay for what a great dad he is. No matter how hectic the day or week or how tired he is, he always finds time to spend with his boys. I love how he gets down and plays with them like he is a kid again. I know the boys love him. I love Clay for a great husband he is. He can see when I am at my limit and ready to break down. I love that he tells me to take is easy or take rest for a while. I love that he helps me with the house cleaning and helps me with the boys. I especially love the fact that he is so supportive of my relationship with my mom. I love that he helps her and knows that she loves him like he is her son. I love that during the most stressful time for me he has been there to fill in at home when I can't be there. I love going on our once in a while quick dinner dates or motorcycle rides. I love the fact that he puts up with me and my nagging. Even though he may not express how he feels, I can look at him and know that he loves me and is there for me. I love you so much, thanks for 5 wonderful years.

Hunter's 1st day of Kindergarten

Hunter inside his classroom

Hunter by his Kindergarten classroom

Welcome to Kindergarten Hunter!! :)

Hunter walking to his first day of Kindergarten


Hunter's first day of Kindergarten. Hunter was so excited to go to Kindergarten today it was so cute. He picked out his outfit the night before and when he woke up he got dressed and he wanted to do his own hair for school. He is mister independant. But doesn't he look great!!

Hunter wanted me to draw hearts on his hands for school, so he could remember that mom and dad love him. Isn't that sweet!!

Yes the Steelers backpack. We couldn't let him go to school without a Steelers backpack. Lucy bought this backpack for him and he was so excited to use it for school. Hunter knows how to start school right!! :)

I hope you have a fun day at school today we love you.

Update on Round 2

Bryton went to Primary Childrens and had his year check up on his Kidneys. We are proud to say that things are going great. He went from a level 5 to a level 1. We can now stop giving him his medicine and then we go back to Primary Childrens in another year for another check up to make sure that is continuing to get better. Yeah!!!

Bryton B-day

Ok I guess his other birthday video won't download on the blog, so if you'd like to check it out you can go to my facebook page and see it there.

He loved his dump truck cake, he just wouldn't eat it. Yes I made the cake. Clay helped me with the carving and I decorated it. My first big cake that I made. Not bad huh? He had a great birthday and we enjoyed seeing him with his presents. I just can't believe he is one already.

Bryton Turns 1

Bryton trying to get cake off of him

Ok I can't get the blog to upload the other video of him singing with his cake so I will try and post it later.

Happy Birthday we love you

Bryton's 1st Shiner

Bryton got his first shiner the other day. He was crawling around on our bed and a pillow slid off of the bed and he hit his eye on our night stand. He got a huge goose egg at first and he wouldn't let us put ice on it. Over the next couple of days it turned into a bad black eye. I feel so bad for him. He seems to be doing well with it, and it doesn't seem to bother him. I am just sad cause it looks horrible and I was going to get his pictures done. I guess it will have to wait. My tuff little guy, I love ya...

My Climber, YIKES!!

Bryton has figured out how to climb on things. He is very smart, he will use the walker to stand on to get up higher. He doesn't care that the walker moves when he stands on it, but I have been lucky and he hasn't fallen. I am also very lucky he hasn't climbed on the counter top yet. I know that one day he will.

Bryton Walking

Here is a video of Bryton walking. He has been doing this for a few days now, we just haven't had our camera ready. He is getting better at it and is getting more daring. He is also starting to walk farther each time. We are in for it now. :)

Bear Lake Fun

On Saturday we went to Bear Lake for the day. The weather was cloudy but it was still a nice day. The water was freezing as usual but both of the kids had fun. Bryton didn't know what to think of the sand or the water at first, but he has a blast to.

Fouth of July

Here are some pictures of us during the 4th of July. We went up to USU and watched the fireworks, then the next day we went to Hyrum for the parade, then to end our festivities we went to the famous Cache Valley Cruise In. The kids had so much fun. It was a busy weekend. Let's do it again..:)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

This is my way back When-sday Picture and a very Happy (late) Birthday (July 7th) to my mom.
My mom is the greatest person you'll ever meet. I want her to know that I love her and I'm so grateful for all she does for us. My mom is such a strong person, no matter what life throws at her she faces it head on with no hesitation. She had to deal with loosing a husband in a car accident, leaving her at home with 2 14 year old, a son on a mission and 3 older kids. She is an amazing person, I don't know how she kept herself going dealing with that tragedy. She moved to Utah in 2001 to be closer to her children. She had to deal with my brothers divorce and 4 years later still having to deal with the stress of the divorce. She has to deal with me having a child before I was married and with all the stress of that. The list could go on and on.
I am most grateful for the wonderful Nana she is to all 20 grand kids. She is close to all of them and she always remembers their birthdays and Christmas. I look up to my mom she has been thrown so many obstacles and she is still going to this day with her head held high. She is my best friend and I love that we talk everyday. I would be lost if it wasn't for her. She welcomed my husband Clay into our family and she is being the mom that he never had. She is more of a mom that his ever was or will be, she feels the pain he feels and treats him so wonderfully. I love her for that. The list could go on and on. But I want her to know I wish her a very happy birthday and I love you so much and I look forward to our daily phone calls. I am so lucky my kids have a great grandparent, they love you and love being with you. Thanks for all you do and for being a great mom. We all love you!!!

Happy Father's Day

Hunter did a great job singing Clay a father's day song. Hunter loves to sing to us, infact he told me this morning to get the camara ready because he was going to sing a father's day song. Happy Father's day Clay we love you and we hope you had a great day.

Baby Duck Rescue

A couple of days ago we had this mama duck with all of her little babies in our front yard. All the little kids were loving it, and they tried to feed them bread, but they didn't want any. We then found out that one of the little babies had fallen into the storm drain and so the rescue began. We tried to get it out ourselves but it wasn't working, so we had called animal control and it took him about 10 minutes to capture the duck. It kept going across the street well under the street but it kept moving to both sides. He finally got it and took it to a safer place. The momma duck took off with the rest of her babies so we couldn't give her lost little one. It doesn't end there. After animal control left we heard another little duck in a different storm drain. So we had to call animal control back to come and rescue this baby. This rescue was a lot faster and he put the baby duck with it's sibling. It was sad but I am glad they were both ok. It sure did create a lot of excitement for the neighborhood.

Vacuum helper

This is how we vacuum at our house. Brtyon loves to help with the vacuuming, as soon as he hears the vacuum turn on, he starts heading for the vacuum. As you can see, he is a big helper. I love it!!

Snuggling

A little time together for my boys. It is so fun to see them cuddle with each other. They are both bed hogs, but I think Bryton won this round. My boys are the cutest!!! Love ya

Hunter Scores!!

We finally got Hunter on camara as he scores a goal. He has done really well with soccor this year, he has scored about 1 goal per game. Good job Hunter!!!!

Loving the water

Hunter trying to get warm and dry after playing in the pool-love the hair do !

Splash, Splash. Bryton is having so much fun in this water table.

I can't wait to get in, but when is it going to be warm? Bryton loves to be outside and to play in the water. What a cutie!

My other little monkey

Bryton has learn the art of climbing. He loves to climb on everything. He is so funny to watch because he is so determined that he won't stop until he can do it. If he can't then he shows everyone him temper. But look he got it. We are in big terrible. :)

Hunter's Preschool Graduation

Sorry my camara didn't record this very good. Hunter is in blue and green stripped shirt. I know it's blurry but you can kind of tell it's him. The sound turned out fine just not the recording. Sorry.

Mothers Day!!

Hunter made this cute card for me at school. I Love that he thinks I am only 20 years old and 21 pounds. But he knows how to draw me, the black hair and all. Then he wrote his name on the back of the card and added a B for my name. I love it, thank you Hunter. I love you!

Hunter singing me a Mothers Day Song

I loved this Mothers Day song with the twist of Valentines and birthdays in his song. Thanks for the great Mothers Day Hunter and Bryton, I love being your mom and I love you all to pieces. You are the best kids anyone could ask for. I love that you give me gifts from your heart and the way you take your time to pick something special. The flowers were so great that you got and you did a great job picking them out. Hunter really knows what I like. I love you guys!!!

Whensday Beauty School Memories

Ok Tiffany this is just for you. Here is my When-sday for. Way back when. I thought this was fun to look at. I almost forgot about the cake we make Ruth and I forgot that Kira was in school with us. It was fun to look back at those fun memories we all had. I decide that we are going to have reunion every year. Have fun looking at these!!
I have fun at the dinner thanks. I will be posting that picture at a later date.

Soccor Time 2

Hunter's 2nd soccor game and they won! It was 7-1. Hunter ever scored a goal. I missed it on camara but he was way excited. He is doing a great job and improving with every game.

Thoughtful

Ok, I have the cutest son ever. The other day Hunter told Clay that he wanted to get me a flower and some chocolate, because he loves me. So Clay took him to get me flowers and chocolate. Isn't that the cutest thing ever. Clay was so funny about it, because he was getting shown up by his son. I am so glad that I am raising him up right and how thoughtful he is. He is going to make a girl real happy one day. I love you Hunter!!

Soccor Time

Hunter had his first soccor game on Saturday. He did really good considering he has never really played real soccor. It was a tie game, 9 to 9. His team was up 8 to3 at half and then after half the other team caught up to end the game with a tie. It was fun to see a bunch of 5-6 year olds running after the ball pretending to know how to play. Hunter had fun and really enjoyed playing and I am so proud of him, he did a great job.

Baby Animal Days

I took Hunter and Bryton to Baby animal days this weekend. Bryton loved the animals. He was touching all of them. He pet/grabbed their fur, it was so cute. Hunter wasn't sure about the animals. He had his mind on doing activities, not petting animal. It took some talking into for him to get a picture with the Easter Bunny but we did it and aren't my boys so cute!. We had a great day with each other. I am so blessed to have 2 great and fun kids.

Bryton desided that he wants to color his hair, but he can't deside which color so why not try them all? :)

After I unpacked our suitcase Bryton desided to crawl in and check it out. It was so funny to see him in there exploring. Who knew a suitcase could be so much fun....

Milestones

Bryton has learned how to stand up. Clay went in to check on him and he was standing up in his crib, so I had to lower his bed so he couldn't fall out. He thinks its funny.

He got himself stuck in between the couches as he was playing with his toys

Standing up again playing with his toys trying to figure out how to walk or move over to the next toy but he has quite got that part figured out yet so he just falls down and gets lots of bruises on his head.

Bryton saying Hi mom :)

I can crawl!! Yes he is a crawler now and gets into everything. So I have to vacuum everyday so he doesn't put things into his mouth. He is so busy and gets into everything. I love it!!

Help

Does anyone out there know how to print off the blog pages? If anyone know how to do this please let me know, I would love to print off my blog pages. Please Help. Thanks

What a mess! :)

I left the baby food on Bryton's tray and he got a hold of it when I wasn't looking
Bryton is still enjoying his lunch

Now he took the spoon and more food to play with

Nana gave him an Oreo

Wow this Oreo is good!

I think Bryton really enjoyed this Oreo. We can thank Nana for giving him the cookie because mommy doesn't, but it was fun to see these pictures. She said he pretty much just ate the frosting but looks like he ate more than that. Bryton just loves to eat real food.

St. Patricks Day

We had green food all day long. I even put green gel in Hunters hair. It was a fun green day.

IN MEMORY OF TASCHE

Last week we received some pretty devastating news, that Clays sister Tasche had died. It was a shock and really hard to take in. This past week we went to the funeral and saw her beautiful 3 week old twins. As we traveled to Boise we had time to cry and to talk and to think. This tragedy has been really hard to cope with. Clay and I defiantly grew even stronger through this. I didn't know Tasche very well, but what I knew of her was that she was a great person who loved kids, animals and her husband. She was so loving, she had such a great heart that she was always worried about everyone else but her. Keola, Ikaika, and Makakoa will be in our prayers as their journey is about to begin. We are here for them and want them to know we love them. We love you Tasche, you will be greatly missed.

Tasche Thompson Murray Stone
1983 - 2009

Tasche Thompson Murray Stone, cherished wife, beloved daughter, devoted mother and treasured friend, passed away the evening of February 26, 2009 at age 25.

Tasche was born March 1, 1983 to Dianne Murray in Southeast Idaho, where she was raised. While attending BYU-Idaho and earning her associate's degree, Tasche met her future husband and best friend, Keola Stone.

Tasche and Keola were married and sealed for time and all eternity in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple on September 12, 2003. The two shared a passion for humor, family and each other.

Tasche's kind heart and vivacious personality made her a favorite at family gatherings; children were drawn to Tasche and were constantly seeking her comforting smile and open arms. Tasche and Keola started their family immediately by adopting their first four furry children; dogs Dobby and Winky, and cats Mary and Jane. Together they strived to create a life and home full of love and support.

Tasche pursued a career in nursing and completed the LPN program at Apollo College in the fall of 2008, while also preparing for the birth of their long awaited first two children. Tasche and Keola welcomed their twin sons, Ikaika and Makakoa in February 2009.

Tasche's compassion and concern for others were beyond measure and will be missed by those many lives she touched.

Tasche is survived by her devoted husband, Keola who cherished her in every way, her adored sons Ikaika and Makakoa, mother Dianne, 5 brothers and 5 sisters; father and mother in-law, Lui and Gwen Stone and many aunts, uncles and relatives.

Funeral services for Tasche will be held Monday, March 2, 2009, at the LDS Chapel at 1500 Smith Avenue in Nampa, ID at 11 a.m. A viewing will be held Monday from 10-10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment will be at Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa.

Arrangements are under the direction of Zeyer Funeral Chapel, Nampa. In lieu of flowers an education fund has been arranged for her sons. Contributions can be made at Home Federal Bank under the name, Tasche Stone, or call 208-468-5100.

My DAD!

I just wanted to express my love for my dad. Today marks 18 years that he past away. Today is also my brothers birthday. Just a breif background for those who don't know. I was 14 when my dad died in a car accident, he was 51. My brother was on his mission in CA. I remember clearly this day 18 years ago when I was told he had died. My life changed that day forever. I remember things about him here and there, but the trama of his death, I seem to have blocked some memories. I remember him as a great dad. He was always there for me and my twin. He had us go to work with him. I remember playing YW basketball and I sucked but he came to one of my games before he had died and told me he would give me $5 if I could make a basket, and I did, so now I have the $5 framed. I remember teasing him because his legs were so white. I remember him as a great dad to me and I could feel his love. There are so many times when I wish he was around and I prayed to Heavenly Father to protect him and tell him that I love and miss him. I know that my dad hears me and is watching over me. I know this because he was with Hunter. It's funny because I see alot of my dad in Hunter. But any way when Hunter was a baby he saw a picture of my dad and said that's grandpa wood. I cried because he could remember being with my dad. This was the first time he had seen a picture of him. I so hope that Bryton will remember him too. Even though I don't feel him or have him around, I know that my dad is with me and that he is with me in Hunter and Bryton, what a great gift. I love you dad with all my heart and I miss you everyday and Ithink of you everyday and I wish I could get up to Star Valley to visit your grave. I think it is so important for Hunter and Bryton to know you and know that I had a great dad and that I loved him so much. Thanks for the 14 years I had with you and for giving 2 great boys that I love. Till we meet again.. I LOVE YOU!

Happy Valentines Day (late)

This was so cute and thoughtful of Clay. We were in Arizona visiting his sister last weekend and he arranged for me to get flowers for Valentines day. The brown ones are chocolate covered strawberries. It was so cute that he remembered to do something for me on Valentines even though we weren't at home. I love you!!!

New adventure

In this first picture Bryton saw me taking pictures and he decided he wanted the camera, so he is trying to take it from me. :) Bryton just learned how to roll over this week. It has been so fun to watch him roll all over the place. He loves to roll across the room. Bryton has also been trying to crawl. He can't crawl yet but he sure keeps trying. In the picture he was on all fours, but that didn't last for very long and he couldn't do it again. I don't think I am ready for him to start crawling, I want him to stay my baby....

sitting up

Brytons new thing is to sit straight up in his swing and play with his toys. He also loves sticking his tongue out and spitting. He always keeps us entertained.

GO STEELERS!!!

Some good pre-superbowl fun. Hunter and Dad playing football, but Hunter calls it playing Steelers. This is what a family of Steeler fans do for pre-game. Go Steelers!!

Brothers

I love to see Hunter with Bryton. He loves his brother so much and Bryton love him and is always looking to find his big brother. Bryton and Hunter love being with each other. This is my favorite to see them together. What a great bond already.

Hunter turns 5

Hunter turned 5 on January 19 2009. I know I am a little slow at posting his b-day pictures but I wanted to wait until he had his birthday party.
Hunter invited some friends from preschool to his birthday party. We went to the fun park and played on the soft play, ate pizza, and had cake and ice cream and open presents. He had a great time, it was fun to see how excited he was to be with his friends having fun.
Hunter is a great boy and I love him very much. He is a great big brother and loves Bryton to death. These brothers have such a great bond that it is so neat to watch the both of them. Hunter has quite the personality. He is always on the go and always busy. He is a smart kid and loves working with his hands. He can't wait until he is big like his dad. I love his laugh and his hugs and kisses. There is so much to say about what a great kid he is but for now I will just say I love you with all my heart. Happy Birthday Hunter

peek a boo

This is my favorite. When Bryton wakes up from a nap he pops his head up and looks around. I love going to get him from his nap because he always peeks up and smiles. One time he had his chin on his hands just a grinin'. I was sad I didn't have my camara to capture that, it was so cute. He always wakes up happy and smiling. It is so fun to see his cute little personality.

Christmas 2008

Just some pictures of our Christmas Holiday. It was a lot of fun spending time with Clays sister and our kids. Clay and Hunter built a snowman and Bryton was still learning how to eat from a spoon. It was a great Christmas.

Christmas Eve Sledding

Marshmallow Boy

Doesn't he look like the Marshmallow Man (boy). This was a snow outfit I bought when Hunter was a baby and it was way to big for him so he never got to wear it. Bryton fits in it just right. With his chubby checks and chubby legs, he makes the perfect marshmallow boy in this outfit. He is so cute....

He thinks he needs to be a big boy

This was so funny. Bryton was laying on my bed playing, when I turned around he had taken his arm out of his shirt. Then he decided to try taking the rest of his shirt off. But he never figured it out. Then the next day he was wearing a shirt that snaps up and he kept trying to take that off. He is going to be my little streeker.

He turned 4 months old on Monday and we decieded to try feeding him rice cereal. He had a funny look when I gave it to him. He did great though and he seemed to like it a little bit. After sometime he will eat alot more. Right now he only eats a few spoonfuls.
Ok he wasn't even 4 months old yet and here he is holding the bottle by himself. He wants to be a big boy like his brother I guess. I don't want him to grow up so fast. What a big boy and a fun kid to have and watch.

Lazy

Sorry everyone our computer blew it's hard drive and I had to wait for it to get fixed. I will be updating this really soon.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

I just thought I would say Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I hope your holiday is a fun, happy and safe. Enjoy your time with your families. I am so Thankful for my family and my husband and kids and all of my friends. I have so much to be Thankful this year, too many things to list. I am greatful for a holiday that we can get together as a family and enjoy our time together.

Good News!

I am so happy to say that Bryton does not need surgery. We went for his doctor's appointment on Thursday and he gave us the good news. He told us that he will just be taking some medication for a year so he won't get bladder/kidney infections and to come back to see him in a year to see how Bryton is doing. I think I can handle giving him meds for a year rather than having surgery. I am so thankful for that. I just want to thank you, (mostly my mom and family) for all of your fasting a prayers. I know that the Lord is and was watching out for Bryton and is a great blessing to know that our prayers were heard and that he is going to be ok. We love you and are so greatful for you..

More Halloween

These are some cute halloween pictures of my boys. The picture of Bryton's behind is for those of you who haven't seen his costume. I couldn't resist taking a picture of his bum. This is a picture of Hunter and his friend from school. He had a great time trick or treating for the first time. He really wore me out..

Happy Halloween

Here are some cute pictures of my daycare kids at our little halloween party. They had fun dressing up and playing in their costumes.

Bryton's Blessing Day

Fort Building

This was so fun. Hunter decided that he wanted to build a fort, so last night we built a fort and ate chinese food inside. Hunter even left daddy a note on the outside of his fort, so when daddy came home he could read it. This is what he wrote "daddy come into our fort and eat with us, love mom, hunter and bryton." He was so excited about his fort, I have to admit that it was fun being a kid again... He wants to do it again.

Round One :(

Well we are done with round one. We spent about 5 hours at Primary Children's Hospital for some tests on Bryton's Kidneys. It was so sad. In one picture is shows that he had to get an IV in his head, yep his head. I cried, it was so hard watching them do that to my baby. In the other pictures it show him laying there getting an xray but this one he had to lay there like that for 45 minutes and during that time they had to inject a dye into the IV, so they can track his kidneys. I don't have a picture of the other tests because I had to help hold him down. But we are just hoping he doesn't have to have surgery. We go back down to Primary Childrens in a couple of weeks to go over the tests and find out if he needs surgery. I'll cry then to. It's so sad to see your children go through things like this.

Moved

We finally got moved. This past 2 weeks was a stressful and long, but we got through it. I packed up the house while doing daycare and taking care of my 2 boys. Not mention that after packing the house I moved with my 2 boys with just my sister and her family and my sister in law. Thanks Mom for watching my 2 boys on Sunday while Clay and I finished the rest. I felt bad for neglecting my boys and told my mom that I was excited to be a mom again. Along comes Monday and I am unpacking and doing daycare all over again. I finally got everything done. I am so glad that this week was a slow week. Anyway like I mention before we sold our townhouse and moved just down the street a ways. For now we are renting a townhouse. It is just one room smaller but we fit in it just fine. It was a great time to get rid of alot of crap. We filled our dumpster right after they came and emptied it. I hope our neighbors don't need to take their trash out!:) We have some good neighbors and some we could do with out. Clay and I were going through our garage and organizing our storge in there and all the little neighbor kids were out there snooping through our stuff and no parents were around watching them. There was this little almost 2 year that couldn't speak english and she wouldn't stay out of our stuff even after we asked her to leave it along. At one point she wanted me to bring this decoration that I had put in the house, back outside so she could play with it. Again her mom wasn't around. Then yesterday, I think it was her 3 year brother, hit Hunter on the forhead with a baseball. If you see me bald, you'll know why! We do like our new place though.

During our move we had no T.V for 3 days and no phone for 5 days or internet. I was ok with the no T.V. but man it was horrible not having a phone. I felt so out of the loop and couldn't talk to anyone. It's amazing how dependant you get. So finally we got out internet hooked up and phone and T.V. Our home number is still the same as it was before. So now I can update my blog with some new pictures of us. So incase any of you were wondering, I am still here, I haven't fallen of the earth yet. It's good to be back :0)

WAHOOO!!!

We finally sold our condo. I am so happy.... We are sad to leave our house but we are SO ready to move out. We have to be out by this weekend, so needless to say I have been really busy trying to find a place to move and to pack up a house. This is good, because it's like a deep, deep spring cleaning. De-junk time!!! It's amazing how much junk you can accumulate over time.
With 5 days left, I finally found a place in Logan to move. We are excited for this new adventure.
Other exciting news, (other than selling our condo) Clay got a promotion at work. He was made manager and that means more pay and more hours. I am so greatful to him for his hard work and sacrafice for our family. He will be putting in a lot of long hours at work. But we will still love him even though we won't see much of him for a while. I love you~!!

Fishing Adventure

So here is the story about Hunter fishing. Hunter and Clay had eaten some Salmon at Sam's Club and Hunter really liked it. Since then he had been begging to go fishing to catch his own Salmon. Well Clay finally took Hunter fishing and he liked it until----Bee's got the best of him. He got stung at least 7 times...The naked picture is of his 7 bee stings. Poor kid..I felt so bad, but at the same time it was a little funny. So needles to say Hunter has decide that he doesn't want to go fishing anymore..

This has to be comfortable! Bryton was asleep in his basinet and I went in to check on him, he was sleeping with his face smashed against the side. He is a very wiggly sleeper. He moves around in his sleep all the time. Sometimes he is all curled up at the bottom of his basinet. I just don't know how he can sleep like that, but it is his favorite position when he sleeps. I just hope that when he goes in his crib he doesn't move as much. But hey if he sleeps good when he is like that, then I won't complain. I think it's cute and funny.

Monkey

Here is my Monkey. Hunter loves to go rock climbing. We got him a membership at Rock Haus, because he liked this place so much. He asks everyday if he can go rock climbing. He is really good at it to. This wall is a very high wall and he can climb to the top. This is also a good way to wear him out, he sleeps better at night.. :) He already wants to teach his little brother how to climb.

Big Helper

It's hard to see, but Hunter is helpling Clay change Bryton's diaper. It was fun to watch him try changing his brothers diaper. At one point Hunter said he didin't need any help, that he could do it by himself. What a great big brother...

My Boys

BRYTON CHAMBERLAIN MURRAY 8-15-08 7 lbs 6 oz. 19 in.

Ok just updating you on my delivery and the new addition to our family. I was induced on Friday August 15. I went in at 4:00 pm and had them start the induction. I kept telling them I didn't need the epidural yet and I was doing ok. The nurse said that I was getting close to having the baby and the pain started to increase so I finally got the epidural around 5:30-6:00 and before you know it, he was born at 7:35 pm. So I went pretty fast, I am just glad that the epidural had already kicked it, otherwise I would have been hating it. But other than that everything went great, and I came home Saturday night. Hunter just loves him and can't leave him alone. It is so cute. Bryton is a really good baby. Although the first night home he thought he needed to eat every hour then every two hours. He just had a little tommy ache. He is doing great now.

My boys!!!

Hunter was in a pudding fight with all of the neighbor kids. He had so much fun. It was a mess but really funny to watch all of the kids through chocolate pudding at each other. Of course they each had to taste test it on their fingers before they threw it at someone else.

This may not be my best pose but Hunter took this picture with our new camara. He was so proud and excited that he took it. Not bad for a 4 year old is it? This was also taken up in Star Valley Wyoming

This picture was taken Memorial day weekend. We went up to Star Valley where I grew up and went on a little hike where we took this picture. It really is a geourous canyon. We all had fun..

Hunter's Preschool graduation. He was so excited and happy about his little graduation. I was so fun to see him and his class put on a little program. Isn't he cute!!

Hunter was learning how to drive a moter bike. It is his cousins bike, I still think he is a little to young to have his own. I guess I am just worried that he will get hurt. But he sure did have fun.

Finally

Ok I finally am updating my blog. It has been one crazy month of May. I finally have some time to let you all know what is up with the Murray family. Well Clay finally graduated from USU and just accepted a job selling insurance, which means we will be staying in the valley. We are still selling our condo(any takers would be great). Hunter is done with his 1st year of preschool and couldn't be happier to have summer here. He is ready for swimming lessons, but his class don't start until July. But he is so ready to go to the pool to swim. Me however I am reluntant to go. Who wants to see a pregnant woman in a swimsuit. Plus I don't have one that fits this pregnat one. Other than that I am doing just fine. So all in all we are doing pretty good. Clay will start his job on Tuesday and hopefully it will be one that he likes. Ok I will try to do better at keeping up on this blog.

Cake Decorator

Hunter decorated his dad's birthday cake all my himself. He had so much fun doing this for his dad. It was fun watching him. His dad liked the cake too.

Cold Football Player

He loves to play Steelers, even when it's super cold outside. He just might be our pro football player!

Hunter and his 4 wheeler

Hunter got this wagon for his birthday and he had to drive around with it on his 4 wheeler. He was having so much fun. He begged me for a ride but he is a little bit of a silly driver, so I passed on that. He loves to ride around in the snow, when it's not so darn cold outside.

Hunter Turns 4!!!

Hunter had a great birthday with his superfriends birthday cake. His best friend Trey was there by his side at his request. He also had family there too. It's hard to believe my baby is now 4. We all have to grow up sometime, I guess.

My photographer

Hunter loves taking pictures with his new camara. He will be a real pro at it when he grows up. He loves going around and taking pictures of everything. This picture was taken outside his bedroom window..

My little big guy.

This is my favorite picture of Hunter. He had so much fun this year with family pictures. It was so fun to watch him find spots to take pictures.