5 Years and Counting!!

Today is Mine and Jeremy's 5th year Wedding Anniversary!! I thought I would show you just a few pictures of the years we have been together, which now total 8! We were wed 3 years from the day of our first date and we didn't even plan it that way! And yes I count us being together from our 1st date. After the 1st I knew he was mine! or at least I knew I wanted him to be mine! I am so happy that I married this man!! He is my best friend and I feel so lucky to have him as my husband! These aren't my favorite pictures as those are tucked away in scrapbooks, but these are close 2nds. Enjoy!

The day after our 1st Valentine's & my 1st day snowboarding! He is a great teacher! 2003

Here we are at the Arizona Memorial in Hawaii when Jeremy came to visit me at BYU. 2003

New Year's 2004

Lake Powell. One of our favorite vacations!! 2005

Sunday drives up to Midway. If it weren't for work we would live there! 2005

NY spur of the moment Trip. Also the weekend Jeremy proposed. Huge surprise! Oct 2005

My favorite engagement pic. Nov. 2005

His favorite engagement pic. We used them both in the invitations.

The big day!!! 1/27/06

Blizzard came that day! I noticed how today is nice and sunny. Much different from our wedding day!

1/28/06: Our reception in Salt Lake. Again snowing! I guess that is what I get for planning a wedding in January! i had already waited 3 years!! I couldn't wait any longer!

Great Salt Lake dinner tour for Jeremy's Birthday 2007. Pregnant with Brielle and didn't know it yet.

The new love of our lives!

Brielle Adelaide Stilson
born: 3/10/08

2008

Vegas and California trip this past Summer! Bilagio fountain. 2010

We have yet to take any pictures this year. You'll just have to wait til next anniversary to see the pics for this year. 5 going on 55!!!! Can't wait!!! 

BRIELLE

Just thought I would update you all on Brielle. It has been some time since I have just posted about her. Brielle is so much fun right now. She really is my best little pal. Lately she has been saying some really funny things. A few weeks back after I got home from the gym I was rocking her just before bed. I pulled my hair out of the elastics so it was sticking out funny with the help of all the sweat (pretty picture I am creating huh!) Brielle then said, "Mommy are these your horns?" (Referring to my hair) "Horns!" I said "No, where did you learn about horns? Who else has horns?" Brielle says " Just you mom." I began wondering where she learned this and after a few times asking her what else has horns or where she learned it, she said, "Just you and monsters."  I still am not sure whether this is a compliment or an insult yet, but I do know she watches Sesame Street who all have nice monsters on them (Except Oscar-of course) so I guess she wasn't trying to imply anything. Too funny!!
Last week Brielle and I were headed to lunch to meet Jeremy. She was throwing a fit because I wouldn't give her gum. Brielle LOVES gum! She wants it at all hours of the day. I hate her having it although it does come in handy when I need to shop. To take her mind off the gum, I pointed out to her a school & school bus. She likes to see buses. Then she says "Mommy I want to go to school tomorrow." I then said "You will go in a few years. I am not ready for you to go to school yet. If you went to school tomorrow I would cry!" Brielle's reply, "Mom I will be right back, you don't cry!" So cute!!!!!
Here is a list of Brielle's favorites that she wants to do or have everyday;
gum, swimming, go see Shannon or Benson, "Papa come tomorrow!", Movies, go to the park-even when it is snowing out, go to Minnie's house or Disneyland. Take a bath, jump on Mommy's bed, watch Tinkerbell or lately ELF!! Wear her Jazz jersey -she has traded in her princess dressed and tutu's lately. Go see Jonathan, play with Daddy, waffles!
She is our little spitfire girl with lots of attitude and excitement for everything. We lovve our little Brielle Adelaide!

Christmas at our House

This year we had Christmas at our house. We spent Christmas with the Stilson's this year and Jeremy's parents came for Christmas Eve & Morning.  

 Brielle was very excited for her gifts. Once she got the hang of this spinning disc her grandparents got her, she couldn't get enough. Even with food in her mouth!

This is defintely not my greatest picture for early mornings, but it was the best shot we got. Brielle didn't want to pause from playing with her toys long enough for a picture.

Brielle asked for a Shopping Cart w/ eggs & a purse and a baby with a bottle for Christmas. She must have been good, because Santa got just what she asked for. She was a happy girl! Her snowflake jammies she opened on Christmas Eve as her first gift to open.

Close to Home Lights

These are not the best pictures and really don't do these lights justice, so you'll just have to use your imagination. But these are the new holiday decor and lights at our local mall-Valley Fair Mall. It is the most run down mall in the state and not a mall we are prowd to call our own, but they ae remodeling it and someday it will hopefully be the mall we would like to shop at. Since Brielle and I weren't able to see the lights downtown we went over to check these out and were pleasantly surprised! All the trees light up & change as different music is played outside.  

Brielle stood on the fountain to watch the show.

We were very happy with the lights they have put together this year. It was a fun night out!



Our First Snowchild

Even though we didn't have as much snow as we'd like. We had plenty enough to make two little snow children. One for us and one for our neighbor Judy. I had to use the snow shoveled off of the driveway to make the snowchild too. Brielle loved our snowman. She made sure everyone who came to our house saw him/her. Not that you would miss it anyways.

Unfortunately the temperature out side was pleasantly warm so the raisins we used for the mouth slid right off. The nose did too the next day.



Random cute pics of Brielle

Waiting for dinner. PS I really do do her hair, but she takes it out at nap.

Getting ready for church.

Our Strong Little Girl!

Saturday was a nightmare, one that keeps replaying over and over again in my mind. It started out as a normal Saturday with cleaning and straightening the house. Jeremy decided to leave and go Christmas shopping (he finally figured out that Christmas Eve is not the best time to start Christmas shopping). I thought it was a good idea to run some errands too while he was gone, but Brielle didn't think it was a good idea. She wanted to stay home in jammies and play with her toys all morning. But being the mean mom that I am, I got her dressed & we were out the door-even against the mother's intuition telling me to stay home. I had my route all planned out. 4 stores in the agenda. I even thought I could possibly finish all my Christmas shopping that day. The day had other plans for us. First stop; the new Nike Outlet. I got Brie out of the car and into her stroller and we rushed into the store. It was a breezy cold day! I started my shopping and soon found my items and stood in the line to checkout-surprisingly short. Just as I was being rung up Brie stood up in her stroller & asked for a treat. I was surprised to see her not buckled, but figured we were just about to leave so no need. I told her she could have a treat if she would sit down and I turned to sign for my purchase. Bam!! I turned around to see Brielle face down on the cement floor with her stoller tipped over and her screaming. I picked her up off the floor to find blood all over her face and hands. Tears welled up in my eyes and scared emotions filled me. All the people around me rushed to get towels, bandaids, tissue-anything to help. I kept thinking she had busted out her teeth or bitten her tongue off, but I was wrong & I could not find the source of the blood. A gentleman behind me said he thought it was her chin. Sure enough the bottom of her chin was cut & gaping open. I cleaned her off the best I could & put on a band-aid, while the cashier gathered my things and we rushed to my car. On the way to the car Brielle stopped crying long enough to tell me she needed a drink. Good sign I thought, & who cold blame her with all that blood in her mouth. I called Jeremy to meet us at InstaCare and we drove quickly there. As soon as we stepped into the doctor's office I lost all control of my emotions. The nurse mentioned it is usually harder on the mom's than the child. And it was true for the most part. Brielle is terrified of the doctor's office, but this day she was calm and did just as they said. She wasn't crying, but I was, or at least for a bit. Jeremy came shortly after and they prepped her for stitches. Brielle received 7 stitches to her chin. She was very bave through the surgery. Just before I asked the nurses to look in her mouth as it had started to bleed again. They said they would during the surgery, but forgot and I forgot to remind them. Later that night when Jeremy was helping her brush her teeth he noticed that both sidesof her tongue were cut all the way through. Two flaps of tongue on each side. With the ibuprofen we had given her she didn't seem in much pain & decided if it still hurt in the morning we would take her back in. Thankfully the tongue is the fastest healing muscle and she was back to eating her favorite...tomato soup and grilled cheese, the next day. Here are the battle wounds- 

 small smile, but we'll take it! Dad unfortunately took this pic while eating. You get food face too!



Hard to see here, but there are two red lines on each side of her tongue.

Our strong little girl the next day. Still smiling!

I definitely learned my lesson. I will ALWAYS buckle Brielle in her stroller/shopping cart even before going into the store whether it is cold and snowing or windy and rainy. I cringed today when I saw a little boy about to fall out of a shopping cart at Target today. I almost went up to the mother and said, "Look at my daughter. This is what happens to kids that fall out and that is if you are lucky." I didn't but kept a close eye on him instead. I hope she doesn't learn it the hard way like I did. I hate that Brielle is paying for my mistake.

Today when we went to the mall and I asked if she wanted to go in her stroller she said, "I won't fall down mom. Mom, did it break your heart?" I said yes & she replied "It broke my heart too."