Happy 30th!

Jonathan turned 30 on Thursday! Can you believe it...I'm married to an old man!
We made him some of his favorite things to eat for dinner.


Blowing out the candles.


Present from Kirsten.


I wanted to take him to a Cowboys game for his birthday but he decided that this is what he really wanted.


Kirsten and Colton got presents too from grandma and papa.


Jonathan's mom and grandma came down for the weekend to wish Jonathan a happy birthday. She decided it would be fun to get him with silly string while we were at the park...


The rest of us got it worse than him, thanks to Kirsten.



I hope he had a wonderful birthday!

Last minute trip to Oklahoma

Jonathan's Grandpa has been in the hospital for a few weeks. Last Friday we decided to take a quick trip up to see him. So the next day we drove the 8 hours up to Oklahoma to spend some time with him in the hospital.

Colton, Jonathan, Jonathan's grandma (Grams), Jonathan's mom (grammy),
Kirsten (pretending to be a doctor), and I.

Kirsten and Colton also got in some relaxation time in Grandma and Papa's tub. Colton is still not sold on the idea of a bubble bath.




And for Jonathan's 30th birthday (coming up this Thursday) we brought home a little surprise from Gramps.



Marpi the 3rd

More Dallas Trip Pictures

Hanging out at the hotel.


Colton's favorite thing was to run down the hall and press the buttons to get on the elevator.

We stayed across the hall from my parents and Emily it was so fun to put the kids to bed and play games or just hang out.

We took Kirsten to the American Girl store and she bought this stroller with her very own money. She's wearing Aunt Carrie's old dress here, grammy came down to watch the kids while we went to the game which was so nice!


We went to this really big park in Dallas. We drove around and could not find an actual playground. So we tried to convince Kirsten that this little exercise area was the playground. After doing her push ups, climbing the ladder and crossing the monkey bars she decided she wanted some swings and a slide.


Colton found the slide.


Six Flags




My parents were so nice to take the kids while Emily, Jonathan and I rode some big kid rides.








Most rides I can handle, this one, however scares me to death. Emily and I decided to be brave and go on it. It was super scary but super fun.

BYU vs OU Game

We spent the weekend in Dallas at the BYU vs OU game. Leading up to the game Jonathan kept telling everyone it was a win win situation. But in the end it was just like every other OU game. Can you see the tracks of tears on his face?

This was after the game. Just about all the OU fans had left leaving only the stunned BYU fans behind. Such a fun game. And the biggest stadium ever! it was insane!
More pictures to come. And yes, that hat is too big and makes me look like a dufus, I know.

Last week in Pictures

Last week was a busy week...and I'm glad it's over!

We started out by taking Colton to the doctor for a check up. The doctor took a listen to his lungs and sent him home with one of these.

He's been so sweet doing his breathing treatments. It's the one time he'll actually sit on my lap. We're hoping both of our kids grow out of this crazy asthma business.

Then we fixed our treadmill. Colton and Kirsten thought it was hilarious to run on it. For days Kirsten would start cracking up and then say "remember when Colton was running on the treadmill? That was so funny!"


Kirsten was supposed to start ballet on Wednesday, but apparently I got an old brochure because classes don't really start until this week. As you can imagine, Kirsten was pretty devastated after getting all ready.


Making balls out of sponges...


Kirsten was whining because the cement was hot so I told her to go get some shoes on and she came out with bunny slippers.


I guess the hot cement came in handy later when she was trying to warm up.


Kirsten has this little guinea pig stuffed animal that she's grown quite fond of. So we decided to make some guinea pig cookies. Does anyone else love Family Fun magazine as much as I do?


And then yesterday we made close to 400 meatballs for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for the boy scouts. We cooked for 6 hours and by the time we got to the church the food was cold and we couldn't warm it up enough in time, so they didn't even taste good. I think I could happily live without partaking of a single meatball for the rest of my life.

pretty disgusting huh? The fundraiser went really well though so I guess it was all worth it.

Look what I did

So, for people who are crafty, this probably does not impress. But I just think this tutu turned out so cute. It's amazing what a person can learn from YouTube!

Crazy Kids

Today after church Kirsten decided she needed some make-up


Checking herself out in the mirror. The last time she put make up on she told me that she was not beautiful until she had her make-up on. Hopefully those feelings don't last.


Kirsten and Colton both love this car. Colton can only go backwards but he thinks it's pretty funny when sister is up on top.


I love the age Colton is right now. I love how he tries to copy everything. Like putting glasses on (or headbands).


Jonathan and I were cracking up at Colton in these glasses so Kirsten wanted to see what all the fuss was about.


Colton's new favorite thing is to go into Kirsten's play kitchen and find a spoon and some type of cup or bowl and feed everyone out of it.


He's also started pointing at what he wants. I play the piano at church (in relief society). When the closing song is over the person watching him puts him down and he runs over to me pointing with this look on his face. It totally melts my heart. He also loves mister potato heads as you can see from the mess in this picture.


Not to mention he's such a happy little kid.




He learned how to say "uh-oh" while were were at Bear Lake. And he's started making this really funny face and shaking his head violently. I think he was kind of dizzy by the time I got the camera out so it's not as animated as usual.