The 4th of July

This year for the 4th of July we spent the day with Chase's family. We started our day by taking Bryson to the Parade and Kara came along. It was Bryson's first parade, and he loved it. All he had to do was sit and people would put candy in his lap. He thought that it was pretty great.

After the parade we headed up to Scout Mountain for a picnic with the family. After we ate lunch we took Bryson on a short little walk to a little creek that he could put his feet in and throw rocks. At first he didn't want to put his feet in but after he got used to the water he loved it, and it took a lot of convincing to get him out. Bryson also really enjoyed throwing rocks into the water with Chase. We then loaded Bryson up in his pack pack as he likes to call it, so we could go on a nice hike. About five minutes into the hike we were all getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, so we decided we better pack up and head back down to town.

We then hung out at Chase's parents until it was time to watch the fireworks from the fairgrounds from the backyard. Once the fireworks were done we did a few of our own. Bryson loved the snaps we bought for him. He was not as big of a fan of the sparklers because we would not let him hold them on his own. After all of our fireworks were gone, we waited another hour or so for traffic to calm down so we could get off of Chase's parents hill without being stuck in traffic.

Bryson's First Crush

For those of you that know Bryson he does not like to sit. He is constantly moving around and has to be busy doing something. About a month ago we bought him a movie to teach him his letters and he would kind of watch it. He would watch for about a minute and then get up and do something and then come back a few minutes later and does the same thing throughout the movie. While Chase's family was watching him one day he asked to watch A (that is what he calls his letters movie,) and they told him they didn't have A. He really wanted to watch A so they tried another movie to see if it would tide him over. That is when his crush started. He is now infatuated with Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. All he wants to do all day is watch Belle. We have tried to get him to watch other movies, and he will show a little interest in some of them but nothing like Beauty and the Beast. He loves Belle and asks for her all day long.
Below are pictures of Bryson watching his first crush.

June Update

Chase has started his last year of Pharmacy school. His last year will consist of seven six week rotations and one six week break. His first rotation was at Kmart. He just finished his first rotation and is pictured below showing that he has one rotation down. This is as much excitement I could get out of him. I tried to get him to give me a pose with more celebration in it but he wouldn't. We came to a compromise and he put one finger up to symbolize one rotation down. I then had to show how excited I am that he has one rotation down.
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New York City!

A few weeks ago I got the chance to go to New York City for the Pediatric Dental convention with my office. The trip there was very long and full of hurdles. Once we all arrived at the hotel things changed for the better, and the trip turned out to be a blast. From 3:oo am stops at the corner vendor for a hot dog, seeing Wicked on Broadway, running in central park, New York Cheesecake, China Town, and a cab ride none of us will ever forget, the trip was full of fun and excitement.

Hanging out in Time Square

No standding ok will sit then.

New York City at night

Mandy and I on our Bus Tour

Our new Shades

Vouge

Ground Zero

Hot Dogs at 3:00 am

New York Cheesecake

Wicked

Running in Central Park

Cab rid home

Happy Easter

This year for Easter we went down to my parent's house in Utah. It was a lot of fun and really nice to see everyone. We had a nice dinner and enjoyed a Easter Egg Hunt for the little kids as well as one for the older kids (by kids I mean adults). Bryson really enjoyed the Easter Egg Hunt and picked up on it real fast, although he may continue to look in the grass for eggs for the next little while.

Bryson with his Easter Basket

All dressed up and ready for Church
(Bryson in his new Easter Outfit)

Spring Break

The past 3-4 years Chase's family has gone down to St. George Utah for spring break and this was our first time being able to go with them. We were not able to stay for the entire time, but we were able to go for a good part of it. The weather was not quit as warm as I would have liked it to be, but atleast it didn't snow like it did in Pocatello. We spent some time just hanging around, playing games, as well as enjoying each others company. From Saturday to Sunday a good part of the time Basketball consumed everyone's time. Everyone was rooting for the team they needed to win for their march madness bracket. This year we did a competion with the family. Everyone put two dollars into the pot and filled out a bracket. The winner will take the money and pick a treat to share with everyone (look at what high rollers we are.) Monday we went to the temple, and Kara stayed back to watch Bryson for us. Us girls (Stasie, Ashley, Aimee, Kara, and I) went shopping later on that afternoon while the men stayed back and played on there computers and watched Bryson. On Tuesday Chase went golfing with some friends and the rest of us went for a hike in Snow Canyon. It was a lot of fun and I got to try my new backpack to carry Bryson in. Bryson really enjoyed himself and loves to be outside. On Wednesday we played a little basketball and took Bryson to an indoor pool since it was to cold to go swiming outside at the condos. Steven, Chase, Ryan, and Kara went golfing and met up with us at the pool later on. Bryson hated the pool at first. We think it was due to the lifejacket he had to wear. After we took the lifejacket off, he came to love it in no time and really enjoyed himeslf.

We then got up early Thursday morning and drove back home. It was a real fun trip and it was great to get away and spend time with family.