well i have realized that for about the last 6 posts i have mentioned that we are back, or sorry were late...etc! I wish so badly that i could say we're back from a really long relaxing cruise from the Bahamas or that, we're back from a romantic trip to Italy.........
but really all I have been back and forth from is the tissue boxes and the noses( and lets be honest sometimes I don't even use a tissue) and back from underneath the piles of laundry that always seem to get higher and higher!

i put off and put off posting because I was waiting for some more pictures, but there was a little mishap and do not have access to them anymore so without further ado....
brigham turned one ................

i know that the wrapping is not something of great worth but he's only one right? he doesn't care:)

after presents I made him eggs and let him just go at them...

he loved them.......can ya tell

speaking of love, the love of a parent is unconditional right? i always get a kick out of pictures of kids posted on blogs. I think it's funny to sometimes try and assume that the parents don't really think that it is a cute picture and they are just trying to be funny, or trying to figure out if the parents really do think that it is a cute picture and that love is just as unconditional as it gets....are ya with me?
well i laughed so hard at these pictures...
and no I do not think they are cute at all, just the opposite actually
brigham's present was a new tug boat for the tub so after covering himself in eggs, bananas, and milk we decided to try the boat out!

after tubbie rituals.....towels, lathering up and clothes!

these next pictures don't make as much sense without the other lost pictures.....but they are still cute! Last minute i decided to do kind of a carnival themed birthday. I did popcorn, cotton candy, and a carousel cake...it was pretty cute! He had a vintage birthday hat, and i put up a piece of fabric and had a photo booth and took pictures of everyone at the party. So take that info and picture in your head why these photos would have corresponded with the theme:)

then of course the best part of a one year olds party is the diving in...just like his older brother and father he got a little bothered with frosting covered hands...but got over it pretty fast!

i cried as i put him down to sleep that night, because i could not believe that it has been a year already.... this little boys is so funny and has such a different personality. i enjoy being a mother to this sweet, sweet little boy and look forward to the many, many, more memories(and messes) WE LOVE YOU BRIGHAM!

{happy late haunting........}

They were the cutest incredible's you have ever seen! We all dressed up as the incredible's, masks and all, for one of the many Halloween parties....of course no camera:( On Halloween day I came down with something that kept me in bed all night. So long story short we didn't all get to dress up on Halloween which kinda ruined the point of the costumes...bummer! Their is always next year right?

Halloween decor

my littlest but not so little any more twin sisters turned
16

taryn and taylor

our mom is so funny... she left this note "from" Edward on the door.
It said,
Happy Birthday twinners...I Love you too
xoxox EDWARD
So so funny she put one on their locker too!
We had a really fun day! We got their hair highlighted, we did spray tans...and lots of treats and partyin!

we also went to las vegas for the byu vs unlv game. My dad was an official for it...no of course i did not bring my camera:) Hope you all had a great Halloween...now that it is Thanksgiving!

worry no longer...

to all of our many of followers....we're back!
i would like to say that i had no access to the internet or that my house is spotless because of all the time i spent not blogging, but in reality, i have many loads of laundry awaiting and nine hundred pictures to post because of my neglect to our blog. i know that your days may have been hard to get through without seeing what the alouds have been up to, but rest assured we will never leave you wondering that long again.

i don't know how any of you feel but,
i don't ever feel like there is enough time in the day....
but, if the day lasted any longer than it did, i would explode...

-brynne louder

i am sure that will be published someday! Anyways, we have been busy! I will let the pictures tell the stories.

there are lots....
so grab a drink and a treat and enjoy.......


way back in july and most of august we did a lot of this

yes the goggles are still a favorite...

visitors...

at the end of july i was lucky enough to have two of my bestest friends come and visit from Virginia. One was my dear friend Carrie! She is one of those kinds of people that you don't ever want to loose. Carrie and her little family were instantly our best friends in chesterfield. when they came to Utah they also had a lot of family to visit so we only got an afternoon together, and of course i forgot my camera! So I have NO pictures, which makes me so sad! Anyways, we had a great little visit and I was so glad that we were able to hang out and chat like the good old days! Love ya Carrie

the other bestest friend was Cate! Cate is another one of those friends that i am SOOO blessed to have. Cate and tinsley sayed for a week at our house so we had a lot of good times together. we stayed up late laughed, cried, and ate yummy treats. we went to the spa, movies, and of course shopping! It was a much needed break for me!

we were having so much fun i forgot to take pictures...so here we are on the day she is leaving, trying to snap a few:)
I love ya cate! miss ya

Craft itch....

i was itching to sew and make some cute stuff, i decided that i would have a booth at a boutique... i was so excited about doing it that some of my rational thinking kind of went out the winda:) Selling baby clothes for your first time in the town of spanish fork, having your booth in between a 75 year old man selling $200 walking sticks, and a 65 year old woman selling dream catchers, wasn't the ideal spot for baby and toddler clothes. But none the-less they turned out really cute and I think I am going to start an etsy shop and just see what happens. here is my booth and a few of the items that i made!

baby shower

my bestest cousin Mccall had her first little babe. My sisters, mom, and i were lucky enough to throw her a baby shower. I didn't get a picture of the invites, but they were the cutest part of our birdie themed shower! you can go to wwww.ohbrooke.com and search birdie invite and see it....except that ours was about 10 times cuter:)

camping is so much fun....

nice quality tent picture of our nostrils..
what would camping be without a little nap here and there...right?

who doesn't love the excuse.... hey it's okay we're camping

....picking food off the ground and not thinking twice about eating it, hey it's okay were camping.
....wiping boogies and messy faces on the nearest person, place, or thing, hey it's okay we're camping.
....ducking behind the nearest car (or tent for that matter) to take a bathroom break...hey it's okay WE'RE CAMPING! again not so good with the picture taking but, you get the idea....lots of fun mixed with lots of dirt:)

swiss days

with the Louders(meenous phil and meliss) we missed you guys!

we fished, we shopped, we ate...whats more to love

a false diagnoses of the chicken pox
the poor thing woke up from a nap with a huge red bite looking thing on his foot, he was holding a shirt with the remains of a spider on them saying, "i got it mom, i got it". i was convinced that it was a spider bite on his foot. two mornings later he woke up with about ten of the same looking spots all over his legs. i thought that there had to have been one angry spider living in those jammies or there was something else going on. Well that night and the next morning he was covered in spots from head-to-toe. Chicken pox was the only thing we could think of until...they were gone the next morning. maybe an allergic reaction to something , hives? we don't know but, it was not chicken pox! So here are some cute pictures of the fake chicken pox. the rest of the pictures are just some other random pictures of the boys.

yep, still wearing the goggles and still has a passie! i am not ready and he is not ready...we are all happy!


I love these boys










it's times like these that get me through the "other" times:)

did you make it...
well go to the bathroom and restock on treats cause it's only intermission.... i have been a little busier with photography stuff, i am thinking about taking a photoshop class so i can just go full fledge and just call myself a photographer....stay tuned

.......

i know i know...... when i wrote that i hoped i would post before july on my last post, i was just trying to be funny! After receiving death threats i thought it was about time.....

we have finished baseball, gone to more parties, and so on..

I learned some new skills in the blog world....i'm not going to lie, i am pretty proud of my self! So, here is another hour long update...cut short because i am so talented at creating collages:)

well, we weren't state champs, but we were the only team in Utah to beat the state champs!

Until next spring t-wolves.

Self explanatory!

These two chubba's are as good as they come

my very fabulous party throwing sister-in-law has now set the standard very high for what a birthday party should be. Caden asks to go to a birthday party all week:) Happy Birthday Syd!

i just want to give a shout out to all the dad's in our lives....thank you for everything you do for us. We love you!


papa tried to get the lawn done before the storm came...even with cadens help they had to

wait for another day!

the 3rd we went to bountiful for a

carnival and fireworks

we went to the parade in provo on the 4th,and went to Aarons aunt and uncles for some more food and fireworks!What would the 4th be without...Honest Abe!

we have a funny video of brigham doing the worm.....so stay tuned it won't be 2 months..... I SWEAR

we're still kickin.....

i know it has been a month and a half but,

after you get done reading this EXTREMELY long post, you will understand why

it has taken me a month to update...

between weddings, birthdays,timpanogos baseball,and a little boy that terrorizes everything

(we won't mention any names) We have been so busy..so if you have an hour, here are our lives in a nutshell

the... STATE TOURNEY

It is this time of year again...

unfortunately we lost our first game of the tournament. We are having to come through the losers bracket but, never say never...right? GO T-WOLVES

A cousins wedding

my cousin Jake got married last week.

We welcomed Lybie with open arms

and wish them the best of luck!

a very serious obsession

with his new "glasses"

my dad bought some goggles for his cousin

with out knowing we would be at the house

when they got home.

So being the sweet poppie he is, he jumped in the car and bought caden some...lets just say,

they were worth every dollar!

some ever so sweet

brotherly bonding

it is the sweetest thing to watch

brig just light up and giggle at his

very silly, energetic brother!

a cousins birthday party

Caden's cousin Gavin turned 6!

It was such a cute little party at Thanksgiving Point

my baby...

growing up so fast.

and some how we were able to squeeze in my 24th

i woke up to crepes,

sisters and mom took me out to lunch,

then enjoyed olive garden with my husband!

pretty good eats, if you ask me!

I got some good stuff for my birthday,

one item being a sweet

sewing machine, that my husband bought for me!

let the projects begin....

and last but certainly not least

a complete invasion on the night of prom

my brother took a long time friend to his last dance.

They lived across the street when they were little.

we love her...

and their you have it! Our april and may...

hope it won't be july before another!

but, i can't make any promises!

{better late than never.......}

happy easter ...

I know we are a little late, but definitely worth the wait. My little sailor boys were so cute! Caden loved the 5 Easter egg hunts that he got to go on, and LOVED all the candy(a boy after my own heart). I am not really sure if navy counts as an Easter color but, we all matched and that's all that matters!

this is brig enjoying the egg hunt..


some family pics





I took the boys out a couple days before Easter hoping to get some good pictures that I could blow up and give to grandmas as Easter gifts. Turns out trying to get both boys looking at me and smiling at the same time was a bigger challenge than I thought. They turned out pretty cute but they are not that in focus because I was dancing and spitting grass out my mouth to get Caden to look and smile! What a memory...

Oh, how i miss the sun

we went to san diego to watch my brother play baseball

and did a lot more then just that!

this is my precious family (minus aaron, jordan, and brig)

.......and no this is not some stranger we got a picture with it is my very courageous brother jensen......what a dork!

i love my sisters so much! we laughed so hard as we strolled down memory lane. Talking about how we use to steal clothes, fight over dumb things, and how much we love the excuse to go to san diego as a family!

no, this is not another one of my sisters this is my....

smokin' hot mom

here are just a few Candids...

you know there are some serious good times

when you have 9 adults and 4 littles sharing hotel rooms!

we also went to the san diego zoo!

It was a little bit of a let down but still fun and something

to check off the bucket list!

oh yeah and go t-wolves...... they went 2-1! Thanks for giving us the excuse to escape from the depressing Utah weather and bask in the sun!

cannot wait for next year..........