"Our Little Mommy"

                                                     

Bridget* 

She is the middle child so far, and I feel like I leave her out of my highlighting, when I'm talking about the baby(Bryken), and the beast(Titan).

Bridget is the little angel in between these two and let me just tell you she is one Tough Girl!  

On a constant basis she will talk, talk, talk.  and I love it anyone that knows her, LOVES her!  You can't help it.  I simply smile and laugh at pretty much everything that comes out of her mouth, even when I shouldn't sometimes.  At these times I'm talking about her constant flow of No's.

Bridget is very Strong willed and very confident.  There is no pushing her to do what she doesn't want to, well at least the first couple of tries.  She does in fact though realize in the end who the REAL boss is :)  

Bridget is the most nurturing and loving little girl I know.  She is always trying to help out with Bryken, bringing his blanket to him every time he is seen with out it by her!

Bridget knows her ABC's she is singing all the time, her favorite songs right now are: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I love to see the Temple, and I am a child of God.

Out of those songs she has the first and the last memorized, and she will never turn down giving us a preformance!

Bridget is Messy!  You can count on her shirt having a stain by the end of everyday because well, she is just messy.  Although she is getting better at it I think its cute, and some day she'll look back on all these pictures, and feel exactly the way I do.

Bridget doesn't have much hair.  It'll grow out eventually though I'm sure.

I am loving having a little Girlie!  And I'm so thankful for her love.  I can't wait for what the future brings in her little life!

2011

First New Years Resolution....  Keep up on my blog
Other than that I am justing going to try each day to be a better wife, mother, and friend!
  
So the year of 2010 has come and gone, and I decided to look back on the events & highlights of the year:

1. Lots and Lots of doctors appointments leading up to the birth of our baby boy!
Bryken.  He has filled our home with his HAPPY HAPPY spirit!

2. Going to Supercross is SLC!  I was super pregnant and I seriously thought I was going to go into labor with all the Walking, walking walking we were doing but I was fine with it!  We took Titan, Victoria, and two of our nephews Chance, & Jaxon.  It ended up snowing and raining, and it was freezing Cold.... But non the less it was so much fun!  @ 11:00 we ended up stopping at Denny's to eat dinner before the long drive home, and we got to see one of the racers there.  so that was pretty neat too.

3. Going to the Michael Buble Concert in SLC!  Loved this so so so so much,  He is my favorite singer so watching him live was great!!  Such an amazing entertainer.  Plus every time were in UTAH we have to eat at Tepanyaki which if you know me. I am in love with food! so that was great.

4. Braden & I celebrated our 6th Anniversary!!! WOW  I know this is crazy.  We really didn't do much but.......  the important thing is that we are In love, Happy, and Healthy!

5.Camping,  I can't leave this out we always have so much fun on memorial & labor day weekends camping, and I think we even fit in a few weekend camping trips with just us too!  Titan loves getting to ride his motorbike, so any moment he has the opportunity, he is doing that!  This year for memorial was different than previous years, because the entire Killian Family ( my mother-in-laws family) got together so we had a big crowd, and there was a lot of kids running around!  It was Great!

6.  Our Children are Growing!!  Victoria Turned 8 this year and was baptized!  Now no one is aware of this but with the invitations, I accidentally got her name wrong the first time, so after I got all the invites printed, well I had to redo all of them!  Incidentally it just proves yet again how incredibly filled my mind is!  (I'm being too nice on myself, really I'm just loosing my mind)  For her 8th birthday I took her and 4 of my nieces to Idaho Falls, we had dinner, went to a hotel and they swam all night!,  and then we went skating the next morning.  I hope it is a year she will cherish and remember!

7. Braden and I took a little trip in October to Park City, It was great to get away with Just Bryken!  We did some shopping and relaxing and of course we ate at Tepanyaki!

8.  Christmas was great this year!  Chris & Shawnie my brother and sister in law had us over for dinner on christmas eve.  Of Course Santa stopped by our place also, and brought way too many presents for the kids!!!  Also I think we over did it alittle bit too!  Then on christmas morning we did the annual Brigg's breakfast at Dave & Jeanie's!!  They spoiled the kids, and gave me a antiqued picture of the Idaho Falls Temple, and a whole packet of Family Home Evening Activities and Lessons!!  I am ever grateful for the time and love she puts into making Christmas special.  We went to Challis a  day after christmas to be with my mom's side of the family the Schenk's.  It was so much fun we stayed up till Wee hours of the night playing games with the cousins and Aunts....  and we went sledding on a really really fun sledding hill, ate great food, and really enjoyed one anothers company, then we got even more spoiled by my parents with great christmas gifts!  

Isn't it so fitting that Christmas comes at the end of the year, when our spirits have been renewed?  We spend alot more QUALITY time with our family which to me is simply the most important thing we can to do become happier families, and individuals.  The Result is that when the new year comes we have a renewed sense of what is important in life, and can make goals, to life better each year!  I hope that I can always keep the spirit of christmas in my year, and in my deeds throughout the year!!!  

I am soo  looking forward to a new year though, to make, many more great memories with my family!

Last bunch of happenenings..

Titans Christmas Program

(he has all his songs memorized and I was so proud :)

Victoria

Charity & Victoria

I was having alittle bit of fun with them :)

My Sweet Baby Boy!

Getting ready to leave to go to Victoria's Baptism

Aww...

My Little Hunk at work with me.  ( This is his favorite spot)

I talked Shawnie into taking me to eat Sushi... She is a seasoned sushi pro.  I on the other hand, have alot of practice still.  It was delicious!

Braden before going in to surgery

Our last fun trip before it got real cold!  

Titan loved watching all the buffalo, and old faithful.

Victoria at dinner for her B-Day

Just getting out of Surgery...  I didn't think I WOULD SURVIVE>

So glad his tonsils are out, and his nose is all fixed.... Life is Good..... :)

How Tender... no but seriously they both look so content. ;)

We will Endure!

Today I felt like giving up!

I really truly didn't feel like I had anything left to give.

Giving my whole life is all that I know...

How can I take care of Everything!  I just felt so.... unfeeling.  If that is possible, Unfeeling is the way that I felt.

But.... Here I am,  Home from work, away from all the stress of live..

I have a refuge, I realized today that I do have a refuge!  I can walk into the front door of my Home, and the unfeeling person I was earlier,  now has feelings, I can breath again.

Well now that I am feeling again I was uploading pictures off  of my phone, of the events of the last couple of weeks!

And when I realize ALL of the GIVING that people have done for me, I realize that ..... Well...  I think I really truly take more than I give, and I think the word for that is, Selfishness,  I was so preoccupied will all of the things going on I didn't take a look back at ALL that people GIVE to me!  I was like a black Hole,  taking everything from people, and not giving anything Back really!  There are so many around me, who need help, who need comfort, and I am too busy pitying myself for what I give, that I don't even take the time to help others in need.  When others truly are taking time to give to me!

I am truly grateful for those wonderful people in my life, who teach me life lessons,  and Today I learned a Lesson!  Being Selfish is So not good for the soul!

Being a mom is hard work!  But I know without a doubt that my heavenly father has given me my children because they need me, and I need them!  I desire nothing more than to teach, nurture, love, and strengthen the testimony of my children, so that we can All make it back to our Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ!  I want to Endure to the end, and that is what this earthly life is about.

I know that as long as we obey the lords commandments, and have faith,  That we will!

Heart full of Thankfulness

Today is Titan's birthday!  He turned 4 years old.  So since we as parents are very impatient...  (Braden)  we decided to let him open his presents on Tuesday night :)  He got a warthog and Halo Guys... from the video game,  and a new Nerf gun with some Bullets... Which he loves to shoot because its AUTOMATIC... which means he doesn't have to do any pumping!  

Last Saturday we went to a couple of football games!  This is my nephew stone with his team the "Vikings"

Victoria & Titan were having fun playing a game of their own.

Bridget and Daddy just waiting in the car.

For Titans birthday we went to Rexburg, and ate some food, with a few cousins, and played at the park!

Just this past week at work

Titan's Cousin Cole, has a hat just like this so he BEGGED his dad to get it for him at sportsmans.

They really are the best of friends (most of the time)

He got this IRONMAN costume for his birthday! and he loves it.

Over all it really was a great past week, and I am yet again very thankful for my family, and so appreciate everything that I have been given in life!  I can't say it has been easy, but it has all definitely been worth it!

1st day of Preschool..... Say WHAT????

So I have been a "little" :)  Behind on blogging.... when I first started in July I had decided I would try to keep up just by doing a post each week!  That way it wouldn't interfere with my time!  I didn't want to do one more thing that I felt I needed to keep up on.  But today as I was "catching up" on our important happenings the last couple of months I realized, just how blessed I am!  Our Family has grown so much in the last 4 years since Titan was born!  I am so thankful for eternal families and the knowledge that I have!  I can't wait for the what the future brings.

OH TITAN.... It was his first day of preschool on the 7th, and it was soooo hard for me!

Titan has 2 cousins that are in the SAME class as him,  and I was VERY fearful for his teacher, having these three little boys together.  But she did separate them!  And it has actually been very GREAT for Titan because he has opened up a bit more than normal, because he's usually pretty shy :).  

Titan . Cole . Jacob

On There first day of School they learned about Our Solar System!  He got to take a flashlight!  and He couldn't stop talking about all the planets!!  

The next week he was learning about the letter "A" and learning to CUT with scissors!  

He has truly Loved getting up each morning, getting himself dressed in his "school clothes"!  He has grown up!  and It just means that I am getting older :(  

Family Reunion..

Every year on Labor Day weekend, the Briggs Family has our reunion.  My mother-in-law has a theme that she throws together, (usually ALL OUT)  and we all have A LOT of fun together.
In the past years we've done themes like....  Hawaiian Lou a,  Pioneer with handcarts, Marti-gra, * Fear factor,
We this year it was Cave Man / Dinosaur.

We did many things.. the kids painted dinosaurs, we had a feast on sunday night, of Turkey Legs, and finger foods,  We did a "Bone Dig" where the kids dug up bones that she had previously buried!  The kids also got to find Dinosaur eggs...  plus the weekend was full of just family fun!  Playing cards games, great conversation around the camp fire, and of course a weekend full of great food!

Braden did not want to get all dressed up!!!!!  But he was an "OK" sport about it.

Our Titan was having a lot of fun!