Go Jazz!

The other day Boston wanted to wear his Jazz

jersey, so when I was getting him dressed he

found his old jersey that doesn't really fit him

anymore. He thought it was so little it should

fit Halle, so we put it on her! She wore it the

whole day and the kids loved it! They thought

she looked so cute! So of course I had to take

pictures! The Jazz were even playing that night!

Too tired, after too many pictures! :)

HaLlOwEeN 2009

Halloween morning Zach played in his Championship game against A.F. for football. It was a crappy game and we didn't come out winning! My mom came down for the game and to spend the weekend with us! It was alot of fun! It was so fun to have her here, she is always so much help to me! She offered to stay home with Halle and give out candy while Morgan and I took the kids trick-or-treating. It turned out to be such a beautiful day with the sun shining and all! We started early and the kids didn't last long. We were home by 7:30 and they loaded up on the candy which they really don't even care about! Morgan and I always end up eating it, and I always end up dumping it right before Thanksgiving! All the good stuff is gone by then anyway! :) I had made sugar cookie dough and my mom rolled out the cookies that night with the kids, I always hate rolling the dough and cutting them out. For as long as I can remember, my mom has made sugar cookies for EVERY holiday! I somehow haven't carried that tradition on with my kids, I seem to make the dough and eat it just fine! :) So, they love it when grandma makes cookies with them! Brinley and her even frosted them all, Brin got carried away with the sprinkles, and was having so much fun!

Boston got to give a talk in Primary that next day, and was so excited! We had to practice, and practice at home, so of course my mom had to stay and see him! It was funny cuz the other 2 sunbeams in his class didn't dare get up to say the scripture and prayer, so when it was Boston's turn, I was a little worried at what he might do. But he hopped right up there and said every word! He had even memorized some of it from saying it so many times! I was so proud of him! It was a fun weekend! I don't feel like I was really prepared for Halloween this year, as far as the costumes go... usually I have their costumes ready in Sept. but this year we were scrounging the week of... that's just how it goes right now with a new little one to keep us busy! But we love her to pieces!!!

Halle was a fairy, Boston was Peter Pan (Zach

wore this when he was Boston's age!) Brinley

was a witch (every little girl has to be a witch

sometime right?) and Zach was a dead football

player... (go figure)

Our little family!

Halle asleep on the beanbag... too cute!

This is my sister and her friend dressed

up as a grandpa and grandma!

They were hilarious! We couldn't

stop laughing when they came to the

door!

My mom with the kids!

Halle in her cute little costume!

CaRvInG PUmPkInS!!!

Every year the kids are so excited to carve pumpkins!!! We got our pumpkins at Cornbelly's this year, the kids had alot of fun picking them out! Why is it that as parents we put off things that are so messy and require alot of clean-up as long as we possibly can? :) We didn't carve our pumpkins until Fri. night before Halloween! The kids loved it! This year Brinley didn't have one bit of help! I was so impressed that she did EVERYTHING by herself, she wouldn't even let her dad help her at the end when she was the last one in the kitchen carving away! She even did her name on the back and did every letter by herself!

Brinley working hard on her pumpkin!!!

The finished products!

Halle's first pumpkin!!!

cOrNbElLy'S

I took the kids to Cornbelly's the Monday before Halloween, I was so glad I did because it snowed the next day! It was so nice, and the kids had a ball running around! Halle slept in her stroller the entire time we were there! Morgan wasn't able to come with us cuz he was working a ton that week, so we went early when the kids were out of school. The kids love doing the Corn Maze, I wasn't real thrilled to do it, because I couldn't take the stroller in, but ended up having alot of fun with the kids! We went on a hayride, and we were laughing our heads off! It was so bumpy and we were bouncing all over the place! Halle was just a bouncin in her little seat, and stayed asleep the whole time! Boston jumped right in the hay and was rolling around like a little pig! I'm so glad I was able to spend the afternoon with my kiddos! They are the best in the world!

HaLlE is 3 months old!!!

My baby is getting too big toot fast!

Oh, I just love and adore her!

Yesterday on the 21st Halle turned 3 months old! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by!  

We had to take a "few" pictures so we could remember what she looked like!

I hope she doesn't kill me one day for posting this picture, but I was getting her ready for bed one night and she just looked so cute and chunky in her little diaper!

Too funny!

My friend Jess bought her this darling little sweater and we had just got home, so I had to take her little picture! Thanks Jess! We love it!

FuNnY bOsTo!!!

Boston cracks me up! I wish I wrote down every funny thing that he said, cuz half the time I'm so tired and brain dead that I can't remember!  Whenever Boston is watching something on T.V. and he has to go to the bathroom or get anything from the other room or whatever it is... he HAS to push pause.  We have gotten spoiled watching everything on DVR these days! ;) So, I was in my bathroom getting ready and he runs in saying "Mom, come here, you HAVE to see this!" I had no idea what he was going to show me, but went in the living room with him, and this is what I saw! He had paused the t.v. and this is what Diego's face looked like! He was laughing so hard, and got the biggest kick out of it! How could you not laugh at that? Then I started laughing so hard with him! Oh, to be a kid again, and find the simplest things so funny!

One day last week, I was warming him up a hot dog for lunch (or maybe it was breakfast) and I got it out and set it on the counter and he said "Mom, my hot dog is sweating" maybe that's why they call them hot dogs because they're so hot!  He is so funny! I just LOVE having this kid around!

Little Lehi Pionettes

A couple of weeks ago Brinley did the kids camp at the H.S. with the Pionettes! She did this last year and had alot of fun!  Two of the girls on the drill team live right by us, so we wanted to show our support!  It was SO cold that night! So, we mostly hung out in the gym until it was time for them to dance! They had the Paul Mitchell hair school there doing their hair and make-up and even painted these cute "L's" on their faces! It was so fun for these little girls to be superstars!

Way to go Brin! It was so fun watching you, you did a  great job!

Boston even got an "L"

(That's what he gets for hangin out with the girls!)

Brinley and her friend Kailee

All these girls live on our street! We had to get them together for a photo!

Too fun!

In order from Left to Right

Brinley, Shaylee, Aspen, Addie, Bo, Kailee, Courtney, and Brooke

4 little Glo Fish...

Just thought I would throw in a recent picture of Halle! She changes every day! She has really started smiling a ton this week and coos all the time! It is so fun! The kids are loving her!

Friday morning Zach woke up with a brilliant idea to get pet fish! We told him if he wanted to spend his own money then that was fine! Because these little fish needed a place to live! Well, he talked Brinley and Boston into using their money too, so they all put their money together and added it up, they had over a $100.  We told them they didn't need to spend it all, and agreed to take them to PetSmart.  Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into!  We walked in and Morgan told the guy what the kids were wanting to do.  He told us right off that if we wanted the fish to live we were going to have to invest in a nice tank... around $120 Morgan and I looked at each other and thought... there is NO WAY we are letting them spend ALL of their money on these fish! But, they were also set on getting these fish TODAY and there was no goin back! So, after looking at different tanks, and going back and forth trying to decide which tank they were going to get, and driving the PetSmart guy CRAZY they finally decided on a 10 gallon tank that was $65.  I couldn't believe how excited they were picking out everything for it! They each got to pick their fish and they all wanted Glo fish! They already had their names picked out and everything!  Well, we had everything we needed and just needed to get the fish! Well, little did these kiddos know that they weren't going to go home with any fish that day!  The guy told us that we needed to go home and set up the tank and get everything working right and the water to the right temperature and THEN come back and get the fish! My kids were devastated! My Brinley was in tears and they just didn't understand why they couldn't bring the fishies home now! Why is it every kids dream to have a pet fish?  I think they all go through that sooner or later right? We are the mean parents who don't let our kids have pets... or should I say that I'm the mean mom! Sorry kids! We came home and Morgan helped them set up the tank so it was running smooth! We had/have no idea about fish, but learned probably more than we wanted to in the hour that we spent at PetSmart!  We promised the kids that the next day we could go back and get their fish! So, after Zach's football game, we went! They were so excited and had so much fun watching them in their new little home! I think that it is so cute that they put their money together and wanted to get these little fish together! We'll see how long the excitement lasts!

Brinley wanted to hold them in the bag.  Boston was afraid he was going to drop them!

The kids and their new tank!

They chose 2 Electric green, 1 red, and 1 orange!

Everyone is GoOd!

I just want to thank you all for your concern for Brinley this week!!! We have had SO many phonecalls, cards, treats, texts, prayers, etc.. from everyone! It is so nice to feel your love and prayers for our little girl! She is doing MUCH better and improves every day! She hasn't ran a fever since Mon. and is feeling back to normal! The only thing she really has now is a little bit of a cough and runny nose! I really feel that her symptoms could have been alot worse and she was very lucky! I think the way the media has portrayed it, it freaks kids out and they think that anyone who has the swine flu is going to die!!! I was talking to my neighbor tonight and she said her little girls were freaked out when they heard Brinley had the swine flu and they just cried that night cuz they didn't want to get it!  We have been very careful and haven't been anywhere this week! We did go on a couple of walks just to get out and get some fresh air! It was such a nice day today, that we went to Morgan's flag football game tonight, it was GOOD to get out! We have Fall Break right now, the kids were out of school today and they are out tomorrow! We were going to try and go somewhere fun, but looks like we'll be staying home!  So far, so good! None of us have gotten it yet! They say you will most likely get it within 3-7 days... tomorrow is day 7 so I hope we are off the hook! :O

Thank you, thank you! We love you all!

My sWeEt little BrInLeY!

My sweet little girl came home from school on Friday not feeling good.  She had a yucky cough and just seemed really tired- not herself.  We were watching a movie that night and she told me she felt hot-- sure enough she was running a fever! The next morning she woke up and came into our room and said she had a headache, stomachache, and was still running a fever! Poor thing! I gave her some more Motrin and told her we wouldn't be able to go to her friend's baptism that morning, or to her brother's football game.  She was so sad! I was sure that she had strep throat and thought I better take her into the doctor so that she could get on an antibiotic to start feeling better.  We have been through this many times! So, I called her pediatrician office and they got us in right away, it was 11:00 and we were heading to her appt.  The doctor came in and after checking all of her symptoms took a look in her throat and said I don't think this is strep, I'm afraid she has the SWINE FLU, I"m going to need you to take her to the hospital to get tested!  I couldn't believe what I was hearing! I was sure that MY daughter who washes her hands 50 times a day didn't have the SWINE FLU!  So, off to the hospital we went to wait in a waiting room with 20 other people who were going to be tested for the N1H1 virus as well! We were ALL wearing masks, looking like a bunch of dorks! The doctor had to stick this tube up her nose to get a sample of 'boogies" (what is which he called them) and told us to be on our way, that it would take 24 hours to get the results back!  They prescribed us some TAMIFLU for her to start taking right away! After going to 3 different pharmacies in Utah Valley I finally found someone who had it in stock! We went about our night and about 8:00 Brinley was running a fever of 104.7! I had given her some Motrin and it brought it down a little, but we were all concerned about her.  My kids were a little freaked out I think because of how much attention the Swine Flu has gotten the last few months and all the "horror stories" you hear about it! Zach was panicked and wanted us to take her to the hospital right away! We have kept her away from Halle and it is just killing her to not give her little sister loves and kisses all day! 12:00 couldn't come fast enough today! The phone call came about 12:30 and they told us that her test was

POSITIVE!!!

My heart just ached for her.  I didn't want my little girl to be sick, and especially with the Swine Flu! We had her come into our bedroom to tell her the news and she just started crying! I just sat and held her and cried right along with her! I think I just felt so bad for her that she would have to spend the next week ALONE.  Not touching anyone or anything, and washing her hands like crazy! She has been so good to wear her little mask around the house except for when she is in her bedroom resting.  It is hard for her too, when the kids are playing and she wants to play to, but doesn't feel good enough to, and just lays there! I know we will get through this and she will be fine, but it is going to be a long week! Our home teacher came over this afternoon to help Morgan give her a blessing.  Which was so nice of him! He even came back a couple of hours later with a plate of cookies for her! He is so awesome! We have had so many people from the ward call and see if there is anything they can do for us.  It is so nice to live in a place where you have friends and neighbors who are here to help! 

I was joking and asked Chad if it was announced from the pulpit at church this morning that the Binghams have the Swine Flu because of all the people who already knew! News travels fast! Thank you for all of your concern for my sweet little girl! I know she will get through this, and so will I! We will just take it a day at a time! I have to be SO careful taking care of both her and Halle, making sure that I am washing my hands before I go from one to the other, and even changing my shirt since I am always holding Halle on me! I feel so torn with them both needing different things at the same time! I'm SO glad Morgan was home this weekend to help me! Wish me luck! I'll keep you posted!

UpDaTeD kId PiCs!

             

My little Halle is getting so big and chunky! When I took her in for her 2 month check she was 13 pds! She has almost DOUBLED her weight! It is so nice to have her a little bigger now! This last week she has started smiling more, and cooing (talking) to us! It is so fun, and just melts your heart! The kids are totally enjoying all of her little stages! We are too, but it is fun to have them older and get to enjoy her! :)

  

K- I had to ask my friend Kandace how to put more than one picture on at a time like this, so I am totally excited to be able to do it! I will have to play around with it more, but just wanted to grab a few pics of the kids with Halle! These were taken on Zach's birthday!

 

 

Boston was so excited to be able to bath with Halle for the first time! He has been waiting and waiting! So, one night when the kids were both gone, I let him bath with her, he was so excited! She loved laying on his naked skin! ;) They were so cute!

Nevermind, my layout didn't work, like I thought! Dang!

And I don't have time to change it right now!

I'll try again later!

Happy Birthday ZaCh!!!

O.K. I don't have a scanner, I know I'm a dork, but you should have seen me the other night taking pictures of these pictures of Zach when he was little, I know I could make my life alot simpler, but hey who doesn't like a challenge?! I couldn't get the flash to not get on the picture, and I was sick of trying, so this is as good as you get!

This first picture is when Zach was 6 months old!  He weighed 20 pounds! He was so chubby and cute!

This is my smiley boy at age 2!

3 years old with his Dixie Rebels gear on!

On Friday October 2nd  was Zach's birthday! I can't believe my little boy is 11! I was talking about him with my sister today, and we were talking about the special kid that he is! He came into this world with a zest for life! He was always happy when he was little, always laughing and smiling, and LOVED to be around people! He laughed out loud when he was barely 3 months old (we have it on tape) and oh is his laugh contagious! If you heard Zach laughing, you couldn't help but laugh yourself! He was such a funny kid! 

We had a fun day together! He woke up early as usual, you would think it is Christmas, he just gets so excited and can't sleep! He came into our room at 6:45 a.m. and Morgan was already up making him his favorite breakfast before school/work! What a good daddy! He would do ANYTHING for his kids, and he does! So, we had the whole family up and had eaten breakfast and opened presents by the time Morgan left for work at 7:20!  Wow! Glad it's not Zach's birthday everyday! Ha ha! He had a fun day at school and I went to pick him up for lunch and found out Mo's dad had brought in pizza for the class! It was his last day at school cuz his family is moving to Hawaii! Zach had become good friends with Mo this year, and is really going to miss him!  So, my boy decided he wanted to stay home after lunch instead of going back to school, so I checked him out! It was HIS day, and he got to do what he wanted! So, after going home and organizing his box of cards he got for his birthday he decided he wanted to go to Tepanyaki for dinner! That is one of my kids favorite places to eat! It is so entertaining and so fun!  Then we went back home for cake and ice cream and the BYU game! What a great day for Zach! He is such a good kid! We love you buddy! Glad you had a great birthday!

Oh and to top it off!!! Today his football team beat an UNDEFEATED team from A.F.!!! It was a great game! Zach made two touchdowns within the first two minutes of the game!!! Of course I wasn't there to see them! That's how it always works! I have been barely making it to the games at half-time! We are just happy to get there! :) Way to go Zach! We are proud of you!

11 Things I love about my 11 year old!

1. His SMILE

2. His desire to be a good student

3. His energy

4. What a good big brother he is

5. What a good athlete he is

6. How he is HAPPY all of the time

7. What a hard worker he is (when he wants to be)

8. How smart he is

9. That he can figure out electronics better than I can

10. He LOVES math

11. His sense of Humor and his

LAUGH!!!

Happy Birthday Buddy! I love you!

Halle's Blessing Day

Halle was blessed over Labor Day weekend on Sept. 6th.  It was a great weekend with our families! Not everyone was able to make it with the holiday weekend though.  Zach had a football game on Sat. morning at 9 a.m. that we all went and watched, it sure is fun to see that boy play! He just loves the game! And it is fun to watch Morgan out there on the field with him!  After the game we all went to eat, and then my mom and I went shopping... for food that is! I am so grateful my mom was here to help me with everything, she is the hardest worker I know, and I felt like she did everything with me taking care of the baby! I couldn't have done it without her!  Thanks for all your help mom! So, after spending the day in the kitchen, everything turned out nice for Sunday! I got up early to get ready and was still rushing at the last minute after getting all the kids ready!!! So stressfull! Halle was an angel and Morgan did a wonderful job! I am so thankful for a husband who honors his priesthood and is able to bless our children, it is so special! We are so thankful for this little angel who has joined our family, I can't imagine our lives without her! Our family feels complete now! It is a wonderful feeling! We always said we were done having kids after Boston because of how sick I got, but I never felt that completeness!  She is a perfect addition who is loved by ALL!

We actually got a family picture after! This was the best one...

I loved these little booties when I found them because of her little toes that show!!! Of course they didn't show with her dress! But I still had to get them!  

Sweet little hand with her cute bracelet!

I just love this picture of Boston and Halle! He looks so grown up! He is a good big brother to his "little Hal" she is starting to look alot like his baby pictures! It is so fun!

I threatened my kids to not take off their church clothes before I got a picture with all of them! Halle wasn't very happy and wanted to eat as soon as we got home, but she survived! As soon as I was done, the kids ran up to their rooms as fast as they could to change!