Brent and Gavin Riding the New Skid Steer...

Right now we are building some rental cabins in Harbor Village at Bear Lake with Brent's cousin Chuck and their friend Kody. We were spending a ton of money on rental equipment and decided it would be cost effective to buy a skid steer for all of the landscaping projects we have coming up.

Here are some pictures of Brent and Gavin enjoying our new toy!

Just an up-date...

Wow! I have been having a hard time finding a few minutes to post anything lately. Life is crazy and it just gets crazier for us as soon as summer comes. But we love being in Bear Lake! It is a great place to spend the summer! So you may not see very many posts from me for the next few months.

Well it seems like Gavin turned into a little boy overnight. Brent was commenting today that he seems to grow up so much when he doesn't see him for a few days. Here is what I mean...

Doesn't he just look like a little boy now?!

Where did the baby go? :(

I took him to the Dr. on Tuesday for his 18 month appointment. I have to vent a little bit about it and get everyone's opinion. So please let me know what you think...

Gavin is in the less than 5th percentile for his weight now. He is so skinny! But he is getting taller, his head is a good size and he has good muscle mass so the Dr. isn't as worried about him, but he still wants me to bring him back in 2 months for a weight check. He also suggested a few things that I should do to help him gain weight. For example: put oil in his orange juice, Carnation Instant Breakfast in his milk and put extra butter on everything. He also said I should feed him things like spaghetti and pizza because a slice of pizza has about 220 calories. Then he joked about feeding him a lot of LaBeau's milkshakes and french fries this summer! Anyway, my whole issue with what the doctor advised me to do is that it is so unhealthy! I don't want him to get used to eating junk food and then want only that. I know he is below the curve, but so many Americans are overweight these days and I don't want him to start eating unhealthy at such a young age! I don't know, maybe I'm just being paranoid, but what does it matter if he weighs a little less than other kids his age?

I think a lot of the reason he is so skinny is just genetics. I looked just like him when I was little: skin and bones with a little belly! Maybe he just has a high metabolism or he has food allergies or something (which he could very likely have. I feel so bad that my children have to inherit my allergies!)

Here are some more recent pictures...
Gavin hanging out in Grandpa Hirschi's sweet Fiat convertible...

Brent and Gavin having a grand old time on our riding lawn mower...

Gavin and Spencer enjoying breakfast...

Spencer, Brooklynn, and Gavin reading a book together! :) So cute!

Erin's Birthday Dinner...

A few weeks ago me, my mom and Gavin got to go to Layton and meet up with my friends Erin, Amanda and Teea at Tepanyaki's for Erin's birthday! It was great food and even better company! Thanks guys! Here are some pictures from our night out...

An awesome quote...

I get these church quotes in my in-box every day from "LDS Gems" and this one stuck out to me:

"It matters not our circumstance, be we humble or arrogant, poor or rich, free or enslaved, learned or ignorant, loved or forsaken, we can address Him. We need no appointment. Our solicitation can be brief or can occupy all the time needed. It can be an extended expression of love and gratitude or an urgent plea for help. He has created numberless cosmos and populated them with worlds, yet you and I can talk with Him personally, and He will ever answer."

- Richard G. Scott

Smithfield Health Days

Brian, Jaimee, and I decided to run in the 10K race they had for Smithfield's annual Health Days celebration last Saturday. We took Gavin and Spencer with us in the bike trailer/stroller. Brent couldn't be there because he had to be in Bear Lake and we missed him!

We started with the 10K race at 7:30 (kind of! They were really slow getting it started). Brent's mom and dad met us at the finish line and then we all went to the fireman's pancake breakfast at the fire station. We were all pretty hungry and it was really good! From there we went to the parade and then to Brent's grandma Grandy's house for a visit. It was a fun day and I'm glad we went!

Jaimee, Randi & Brian getting ready for the 10K race!


Gavin and Spencer...along for the ride!

THANK-YOU TO OUR MOMS!

Since May is Mother's Day month I wanted to give a little tribute to our AWESOME mothers! I hope they know how much we LOVE and APPRECIATE them and all of the things they do for us. I am so grateful that I have a wonderful mom and a wonderful mother-in-law who take such good care of us. We are very BLESSED and very appreciative!

I love the quote from Abraham Lincoln that says, "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my ANGEL mother." Well said.

I hope that they don't mind me putting their pictures on here!

WE HOPE YOU HAD A HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

He's a super-freak, super-freak! He's super-freaky!

Lately anytime Gavin hears music he loves to get his groove on! It's pretty darn cute. He wasn't dancing as much this time...I think he was a little intimidated by the camera and so many people watching him!

Boys Boys Boys!!!

For the past few weeks I have been babysitting two days a week. It has been a groaning (I mean GROWING) experience! No, I'm kidding! It gets kind of crazy at our house during that time, but it has been good for us! I thought I'd share some cute stories about these kids that Gavin and I have grown to love...

Brandon is 4 years old and loves to draw! He also loves to talk and tell me everything that he is drawing. He is a really good kid and he does well with his little brother Braden and Gavin. He is fascinated with sea creatures and space exploration. I can't get him to eat very much, unless it is candy! I have to bribe him with treats sometimes. One day before we ate lunch I said a blessing on the food and I was trying to keep it short and sweet for them so I just started it with "Heavenly Father, We are thankful...etc." and when we said, "Amen" Brandon said, "You're supposed to say OUR DEAR KIND Heavenly Father!" Oops, my bad.

Braden is 2 years old and he is obsessed with the movie CARS! One day when I was babysitting they asked to watch a movie, so we picked Cars. Ever since then everyday that Braden is here he says about every five minutes, "Watch Cars!" It is really cute. Gavin has a few toys and things that have the Cars characters on them and Braden loves to point to them and say who they are. His mom even said that one day when he was saying the prayer at their house he asked Heavenly Father to bless "Mater".

I was going to post some pictures of them also, but Brent reminded me that I better get their mom's permission before putting their pictures on the internet. Good point honey, thanks! So maybe I will post some pictures of them another time.

Well, I can't talk about someone else's kids and not say anything about my own! So I wanted to say a few things about my little Gavin! Sometimes I get caught up in my day to day routine and I don't take the time to step back and realize how much I love that little squirt. He really is the joy of my life! He will be 18 months old on the 21st and he is growing up so fast. Below is a picture of him doing his all time favorite activity...BASKETBALL! This kid is obsessed with basketball!

I just have to say that I am so grateful that I get to be a stay-at-home mom. When people would ask me what I was up to I would always say , "I'm just being a mom." Brent has been having me listen to Tony Robbins while I do my exercising in the morning and one thing he said was that you're never just a mom! When you're a mom you have to be so many different things. An entertainer, a teacher, a student, a cook, a maid, etc. etc. etc. So never say you're "just a mom"!!!

Anyway, I will be babysitting until the end of May and then it's off to Bear Lake for the Hirschi Family to start up our watercraft rental business again. I hope everyone is doing well.

Tah tah for now!