FuNnY pIcTuReS!

A couple of Sundays ago we were just hangin out and Brinley was being silly and put her glasses on Halle! We all got a good laugh out of it, but Halle didn't find it too amusing!

I thought this was a cute picture of the boys after the Utah v.s. BYU game! Poor little Boston and my cute little nephew Nate had to take it from these 2 BYU fans the whole game! They stood their ground though! They were so cute and stood behind Utah the whole game! They weren't very happy at the end though, there were even a few tears shed! Sorry boys!

I love Boston's face in this picture!

Turkey Trot Winners- Thanksgiving 2009

Brinley- 1st place winner for the 2nd grade

The Tuesday before Thanksgiving was a BUSY day! It was the kids last day at school and their annual Turkey Trot that they look forward to every year! My kids have always done good (they get their speed from their dad believe it or not!) But this year, my little Brinley came in !st place in the whole 2nd grade! She was so excited! She won a t-shirt this year instead of a turkey when she won in kindergarten! She wore her shirt proud though! Zach did awesome and came in 3rd for the 5th grade! Way to go kids! It was fun to come and watch you! So, after spending a couple of hours at the school we went back home to packing our bags to leave for St. George as soon as Morgan got home from work. This was our first trip away from home for that many days since we had Halle, it's amazing what one little body can do! We were packed to the brim! Leaving as late as we did the kids slept most of the way which was nice, we were so happy to be going to St. George! We love visiting every chance we can! We grew up as kids going to St. George visiting my grandparents (that's where my mom grew up) so ever since my parents bought their condo we have been having Thanksgiving there which brings back alot of memories! We had a great time with my family, we were all there except my brother Ryan and his family who live in Tennessee and my other brother Matt and his family who live in Idaho. We missed you guys! The weather was beautiful while we were there! The kids were able to play outside alot, and Boston learned what "street ball" was! :) The kids played alot of football, and played at the park that is right up the street! The dads took the kids to Dixie College to play football Thanksgiving morning so we could help my mom in the kitchen.

I realized once I got home how much sleep I DIDN'T get while I was there! I was worn out cold when we got home! Thursday night I didn't even go to bed and left the house at 3:45 a.m. with my sister, my nephew, and my cousin to go shopping! I met my sister in law and my cousin at Target at 6:00 and they were already done and had a place in line! So I grabbed what I needed and hopped in line with them, it was great! Then we headed home for a couple hours of sleep before the kiddos woke up!

These are just a few pics of the weekend, but couldn't stand not posting about Thanksgiving!

Zach, Brinley, and Boston after the Turkey Trot

Zach- 3rd place winner for the 5th grade

SISTERS!!!

We took the kids to Tuachan to see the live Nativity! It was really short- only lasted about 20 mins. they LOVED it and didn't want it to end!

I can't remember if I ever posted about my cute little nephew that was born exactly a week before Halle. We waited a LONG time for these 2 little precious babies to be born! They are both so healthy, we are truly blessed! This picture above is the first time they met at Lance's baby blessing when they were just a month old! How sweet are they! We had a major photo shoot with them and got so many cute pictures when they were just so tiny!

This is them now at 4 months old in their bumbo chairs together! They are so much fun to have together! They bring so much JOY!!!

This is all the nieces and nephews at my sweet aunt's house who had all 33 of us over for pie Thanksgiving night! Thank you Darla for having us in your home! We love you!

My sister always takes the kids to hike the Dixie rock and the Narrows while we are there, but this year she took the kids to the Sand Dunes! They had a blast! She is always so good to take them kids and do something fun while we get our Christmas shopping done! I don't have any pictures, cuz they are on her camera, but the kids had so much fun burying each other in the sand and playing football too! Thanks Sonn for taking them, they always look forward to doing something special with you!

Boston was really looking forward to going to the Dixie rock, cuz he has never been old enough to go with all the cousins. The kids begged us to take them on our way out of town, and it was so much fun! Morgan and I hadn't been there since we dated in College and needless to say we have grown a little since then and couldn't fit through the Narrows this time! :( Our kids zipped up there in about 2 mins. and we just figured... why squeeze?

The view of the St. George Temple... so pretty!

The famous "Dixie rock"

Morgan with the kids on TOP!

I'm feeling Christmas in the air... Bring it on!!!

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!