Sweet Dreams

A little while ago I posted about a toy that Nate's parents gave Trey for Christmas. He carried it around ALL day after he got it. Well it's been almost 2 months and he still sleeps with it almost every night. (yellow conveyor belt) Thanks Grandpa!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Nate and I went out to a lovely dinner together, no kids, a couple nights ago. It was the only time we could find a baby sitter. So today we weren't really planning to celebrate. Nate spent the day snowboarding with my brother in-law Andrew. And I spent the day with the boys making the world's best sugar cookies ever! Soooo good.


Nate also surprised me with flowers when he came home, and cards from him and Trey. I was in the bedroom and I heard Nate tell Trey "give this to mom and give her a kiss." Trey walked into the room with the card behind his back, and his lips puckered. So cute! He was not so obedient when I tried to reenact the scene for a picture later on.
These two picture were taken by Trey. If think he's getting the hang of it.

The Cruise

In case anyone is still wondering, we made it! We went on the cruise and had an amazing time. And best of all, when we came home the kids were fine and happy to see us. Sorry if I left anyone hanging. It's been 3 weeks and we finally finished unpacking today, but I still don't feel like I have completely recovered from the trip.

Back to the cruise:

There were 7 couples, all Provo fireman. We had a blast! Here most of us are playing cards.
Best part of a cruise is the food. Lots and lots of delicious food. This chocolate cake was especially tasty.

Chocolate buffet. Need I say more?
Can you believe the size of the this prime rib?! Probably one of the best stakes I've ever eaten. It makes me drool just to thinking about it.
Nate and I at Great Stirrup Cay.
Our ship, the Pearl.
Mountain bike trek through the jungle of Belize. We saw monkeys, ate termites and saw ants so big they could eat your face off. It was great!
Nicole, Me and Kate.


The whole group on a formal night. A few of the guys even wore their dress uniforms.

First day, leaving Miami
Safety drill on the first day. I look good in orange and reflective tape.

One great thing about this trip was getting a few pictures of Nate and I together. Seems like it usually just Nate and one of the boys or me and one of the boys. We hardly ever get our picture taken together.

Cruise Update

I am planning to leave on the cruise in a less then 12 hours. My bags are pack and I am ready. However Codi, my sister-in-law and sitter, has been delayed on both legs of her flight here with her two small children. Her finally arrived about 10 hours later then originally planned. I am sure you will see more of the harrowing details on her blog later. Right now I am struggling not to take it as a sign that I should stay home too and feeling really bad that one day into the trip Codi has already gone through so much stress and she hasn't even started the babysitting bit yet.

Cruise?!?

Nate and I are planning to go on cruise next week. Or at least Nate is. I am having serious doubts about leaving my babies. I totally trust the sitter (my saintly sister-in-law Codi) I'm just not sure I can handle being away from them for a whole 9 days! Oddly enough it's when they are miss behaving that makes me want to stay home the most. I am considering staying home...


How could I leave this face!

Runs in the Family

Most of you know already that Nate loves to snowboard! He has talked about taking his son snowboarding for years, long before we ever had a son. Trey is only 2 so we didn't think it would happen untill next year. However, we have had a TON of snow lately. Nate built a couple of ramps in the backyard and was messing around on his board the other day. All on his own Trey stepped into the bindings and let Nate push him down the ramp. Nate is very very proud.

Christmas Continued

Grandma and Grandpa Broadbent are here to visit this weekend. They brought some Christmas gifts for the boys. This was the first time Smith got to open anything. On Christmas day it took so long for Trey to open presents that it was time for Smiths nap before we got to his.
Trey was very excited to open more presents.
Trey played with his new toy ALL day long. I've never seen him so calm and focused for so long. It was great. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Broadbent.
Trey just being silly.