The McArthur Family

~ SPRING ~

2010-05-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

Wow...I can't believe that the last time I updated my blog was at the start of 2010 and now the year is almost half over! We have had a crazy busy year so far and I don't see it slowing down much! Here's a brief overview of what we've been up to the past 5 months and some new pics!

Broc just finished the spring semester at ISU and is excited to have the summer off! He's almost done with his bachelor's degree in Business Management. I am so proud of him for sticking with it, even though it hasn't been easy! He has also been busy at work, which is nice considering the economy. Whenever he has spare time he's riding his motorcycle with his brother Brayden or hanging out with me and the kids. Broc was also asked to be on a golf league for Rudd & Co. so he gets to go golfing every Wednesday and loves it!

I am still working at Dr. Wilson's office three days a week. I also decided to go back to school! Mandy and I are doing it together, which is nice because we can encourage each other and study together! I haven't decided on my major for my bachelor's degree yet but ultimately I want to get into the Physician Assistant program. I have a long road ahead of me with a lot of school but I'm excited for the future! I also started volunteering in the ER at EIRMC to get some more experience in a hospital setting and like it so far.

Lexie turned 3 in April! It doesn't seem like it's been three years already! We took her to Utah to ride her four-wheeler on a track and stay in a hotel. She had a blast! This summer she will be taking swimming lessons and is very excited about it! She is such a fun little girl! She's so girly and loves to wear dresses but at the same time loves to get dirty riding her fourwheeler and playing with the boys! It's a perfect mix if you ask me.

Deegan will be 1 in August! He's growing so fast! He started "crawling" a few months ago. It's so funny to watch him because he does this army crawl where he just uses his arms and drags his legs. He's getting really good at it too! He has started to pull himself up and likes to stand up in his crib. I'm thinking that he's going to start walking before he figures out how to really crawl! Right now he is getting his top teeth in and it's been rough on him. He's usually a very happy baby and hardly ever fusses but lately he's been miserable. (and so have I) I hope those teeth hurry up cuz I want my nice baby back! :)

I think that pretty much sums it up! I'll try not to wait so long next time. I hope every one is having a good Spring (if you can actually call it that)!

~Christmas~Baby Blessings~Wedding~

2010-01-07T08:03:00.000-08:00

We have had a very busy, very fun couple of weeks! We had Christmas, Deegan and Jerzi's baby blessing, and Brayden's Wedding all in about a week! I took tons of pictures so I decided to make a collage of each event!

Happy Holidays!!!

2009-12-17T20:08:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it is almost Christmas! We have been so busy lately, which is why I haven't updated my blog. I am so happy to say that I am done shopping! Don't get me wrong...I LOVE Christmas shopping but unfortunately my bank account and husband don't love it as much as I do. :) I am so excited to see Lexie's face on Christmas morning! She has been so excited for Santa to come this year, she asks me almost everyday if it's Christmas. I hope that everyone has a

Merry Christmas!

Here is a little update of what we've been up to:

~*~Sunday Funday~*~

One of Mandy's friends owns a gymnastics business and a couple times a month she hosts a "Sunday Funday". Mandy invited us to come with her and it was so fun! They have a potluck dinner and open the gym and let the kids play on all the gymnastic equipment. Lexie LOVED it! They had padded floors, swings, trampolines, and a big foam pit! All of the kids had so much fun playing together! It was so nice to get to meet some of Mandy's new friends and their kids. Hopefully we will get invited to go to the next "Sunday Funday" (hint, hint)

Lakers vs. Jazz

I wanted to do something nice for Broc and since I am not a sports fan (as you probably already know) I decided to surprise him by taking him to a Lakers game. I was so sneaky...or so I thought...until he called me one morning and asked me what the charge on our credit card was for! Seriously!!! I swear I can't keep anything from him! He was really excited to go to the game and had fun even though his Lakers lost. We also did some Christmas shopping while we were in Salt Lake and walked through temple square to see the Christmas lights. It was so nice to have a night away just the two of us! Thanks Ted and Nancy for watching our kids for us!

Thanksgiving 2009

This year for Thanksgiving Broc's mom and Step-dad, John took the whole family to Las Vegas for a week. It was so much fun! We all stayed in a really nice house and went riding, swimming and shopping! Oh, yeah and ate some really good food!

Disney Princesses on Ice

We took Lexie to see the Disney Princesses on Ice. It was so much fun! She was so excited to see all the princesses! We stayed in a hotel and went swimming and then took her to Build-a-Bear on the way home. She had a blast and we made so many memories with her that we will cherish forever!

~.:LEXIE:.~

2009-11-20T08:14:00.000-08:00

Lexie had her first dance performance on Wednesday night at the Festival of the Trees. It was such a crazy day! She fell asleep at about 2:30 and I was so happy because she needed a nap! Usually she sleeps for a couple hours but this time I had to wake her up at almost 5:30! We were supposed to be at the Red Lion at 6:10 and she was scheduled to perform at 6:30. I curled her hair and got her dressed as fast as I could and we left the house at 6:00. We got almost halfway there and realized that we forgot her wings! So we had to turn around and go back home, I was so worried that we would make her miss her first performance! We finally got to the hotel at 6:20. I was so nervous for her! I was hoping that she wouldn't be too shy to dance. I don't think I could have danced in front of all those people but it didn't bug her at all! She LOVED it, she was grinning the whole time! She did so good!

Here is a Video that Broc took of her dance:

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Here are some pictures from her dance:

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Update!

2009-11-09T19:29:00.000-08:00

I have been such a slacker! I can't believe it's been over a month since I updated my blog! Things have been so crazy lately. Here are some pictures to show you what we've been up to!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween came a little early for us this year. Kenzie's volleyball team made it to state and since it's her senior year we wanted to go support her so we dressed the kids up and took them trick-or-treating on Tuesday night. Since Mandy wasn't going to have the boys over the weekend, they came with us. It was so much fun to see them in there cute little costumes! They had so much fun and got lots of candy!

Lexie was Sleeping Beauty and she LOVED her pink dress! She was so excited that she finally got to wear it! She has been asking me for weeks if she could "just wear it for a minute." She sure loves her princesses! She can name just about every Disney princess. While we were out trick-or-treating we went to Ryan and Robin Crapo's house. Ryan was trying to talk to Lexie but she was being shy and wouldn't even look to him. He asked her what her costume was and she wouldn't answer him. Then he said, "you look so pretty in your Cinderella dress." Lexie turned to him and yelled, "I'm not Cinderella, I'm Sleeping Beauty!" It was so funny! I think it shocked Ryan because she was being so quiet and shy two seconds before that and now she was yelling at him. Like I said she really likes her princesses!

Deegan was a monkey this year. I saw this costume online and fell in love with it!

It was so soft and warm. Deegan didn't seem to mind it too much.

I'm pretty sure that we had the cutest little monkey around!

Here is a picture of the kids at Blayne and Leslie's house. Seth was the Transformer Optimus Prime, Ashton was the blue Power Ranger, and Connor was Woody from Toy Story.

Go Diggers!

Here are a couple of pictures from Kenzie's volleyball tournament in Coeur d'Alene. She did so good! They ended up taking 4th place! We had so much fun hanging out with Broc's mom and Grandma. Broc's aunt, Jill and her daughter Addy drove over from Seattle and stayed one night with us. We did a little shopping, ate some really good food, and watched a lot of volleyball. I made the kids shirts that said, "Go Diggers" on the front with "McArthur" and the number "5" on the back. (that was Kenzie's number) Lexie was so excited to show off her shirt! It was so cute to see her clapping and cheering for Kenzie. She got a little volleyball at the game and now she runs around the house throwing the ball and saying that she's playing ball like Kenzie.

Our Hike

We were sitting at my parents house on Sunday and Broc decided that he wanted to go hike up the Butte. I was shocked because we really aren't hikers, but I went along with it. Mandy and Seth came with us. I really didn't think that any of us would make it to the top. I'm not sure exactly how many miles it is but my mom said she thinks its about 2 or 3 miles. The weather was pretty nice except for the wind. Of course we couldn't take the nice trail that was made to make the hike a little easier. Broc lead us straight up the steepest part! I got about half way up and my lungs were burning and my ears and jaw were killing me! It sucks to be out of shape! I took a little break and kept on going. I wasn't about to give up and be the only one not to make it! We finally made it to the top and the view was AMAZING!! I am so proud of Seth he did awesome! He made it all the way to the top and didn't complain once! He loved to look in the little caves and climb on the rocks. I am so happy that Broc made us go! Here are a few of the pictures I took on our hike.

I realize this isn't the best picture of us but keep in mind we were exhausted and this is only about 3/4 of the way to the top!

Me and Broc at the top of the butte.

Mandy and Seth

The view from the top!

Two Months Old!

Wow...I can't believe that Deegan is already 2 months old! I took him for his 2 month check-up and he is now 11lbs! He is getting so big! He is still the best baby! He is almost always happy and loves to smile. He lights up whenever Lexie talks to him and loves Seth and Connor. Connor always tells me that Deegan isn't my baby, he's his baby!

Our Little Dancer!

Lexie is still taking dance once a week and LOVES it! She has her first performance next Wednesday at the Festival of the Trees. It is so fun to watch her dance around the house! In these pictures she was showing me her dance moves.

I am so excited because this weekend we are taking Lexie to see Disney Princesses on Ice! She is going to love it! I'll try to post some pictures next week.

Well, I think that pretty much covers what we've been up to over the last month. I hope that everyone is doing good!

Happy Baby!

2009-10-09T08:24:00.000-07:00

One Month!

2009-09-24T07:11:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Deegan is already one month old! He is getting so big! It seems like yesterday we were just coming home from the hospital. He is still a really good baby! He only wakes up once in the night to eat and it's usually at 3 or 4am and he hardly ever cries!

I hope he keeps it up because it is so nice!

Last night he smiled at me for the first time! He's smiled before but usually it's when he's sleeping (and it was probably just gas) but last night he was wide awake and I was talking to him and he gave me the biggest smile and then cooed! It was so cute! When Broc got home from school I told him about it and he was so bummed that he didn't get to see it. Then like five minutes later Broc was holding Deegan and he smiled for him too!

It's so fun to see more of his personality.

More new pictures!

Last weekend we went to one of Crapo's farms and to a bridge in St. Anthony and took some pictures. They turned out pretty cute except for the sun was in our eyes. We only got one of our family together because Lexie was more interested in playing on the rocks than smiling for a picture.

I love this picture of my two favorite guys!

The sun was in their eyes but they are still cute!

This is my favorite picture of Lexie!

New Pics!

2009-09-09T11:55:00.001-07:00

Here are some new pics that I took with my new camera! I still need more practice but I'm having so much fun with it! I am also learning how to use the photoshop software and loving it so far.

A busy week!

2009-09-02T07:10:00.000-07:00

We have had a crazy but great week. Deegan was born on Tuesday, Aug. 25th at 1:48pm. I am so lucky because his labor was fast, easy and pretty much painless. I had the best doctors and nurses too! We came home from the hospital on Wednesday and even though the hospital staff was really good to us, we were SO happy to be home! Lexie was so excited to see Deegan when she got home on Wednesday night! Broc took the rest of the week off of work to help me with the kids. It was so nice to have him home with us!

I can't believe that Deegan is already a week old! He is such a good baby, he hardly even makes a sound. The only time he fusses is when he is hungry. He also does really good at night. He usually only wakes up once around 3am and then sleeps till 6:30 or 7am. It's so nice! He had his first doctors appointment on Monday and he gained 5oz so now he weighs 6lbs 11oz. Lexie has been such a good big sister! She loves to hold him and give him kisses! She has also been a big help to me, she gets me diapers and helps feed him his bottle.

Saturday was me and Mandy's birthday. I turned 27! Broc bought me a new digital camera for my birthday! I am still trying to learn how to use it, but so far I LOVE IT! We couldn't really do much for my birthday with the new baby so we went to my parents house and watched Lexie ride her four-wheeler. She is getting to be such a good little rider! We also weeded our garden (fun, I know but it needed done). Then we went to dinner with Blayne, Leslie, Ted and Nancy. After dinner we went to Blayne and Leslie's house where we had cake and ice cream. Overall I had a great birthday, it was so nice to spend it with my family.

On Monday Lexie started dance. Mandy watched Deegan for us so we could both go with Lexie to her first day of dance class. She was so excited! When the class started she was being pretty shy, she didn't really do much other than look around at the other little girls. Most of the girls in her class were either acting the same as Lexie or crying. The teacher said that the first few classes are like this and then they all get used to the teacher and each other and have fun so that made me feel a little better about the situation. I am so proud of Lexie for staying the whole time all by herself and not crying. I think that she will love dance when she gets used to her class.

Sorry this post is so long...like I said it's been a busy week!

Deegan Broc McArthur

2009-08-26T07:12:00.000-07:00

He's finally here! Deegan was born on Tuesday, August 25th at 1:48pm. He was 6 lbs. 6 oz. and 20.5 inches long. So far he is a very good baby, but we'll see how he acts when we get home.

Lexie loves her little brother!

She said that we could take him home so I figure that's a good sign.

Thank you so much to all our family and friends for the gifts, flowers and visits we are so lucky to have such great people around us!

Baby "D" is almost here!

2009-08-24T07:41:00.000-07:00

Well tomorrow is the big day...I'm getting induced!! I can't wait! I am so excited to meet this little guy! It is going to be a crazy week for us but I'm so happy that it is finally here! Lexie is so excited to see her baby brother! She has been busy this last week making sure that all of the baby stuff works...and she's tried out EVERYTHING! Right now her baby doll is "sleeping" in the baby swing.

Deegan is so lucky to have such a great big sister!

I had to put this picture on here cuz I think it's so funny that she's riding in her "parma shoes" (princess shoes). She is already a pretty good rider. Broc still follows her with a rope attached to her four-wheeler so she won't run into anything but he hardly ever has to use it. I can't believe how big she is getting!

Happy Anniversary!

2009-08-24T07:05:00.000-07:00

Today is our 7th Anniversary! I can't believe that it has been 7 years already! I am so lucky to have such a great husband!

I love you so much Broc!

Baby update!

2009-08-10T13:53:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctor today for my 37 week appointment and everything is going good. The baby is in good position and according to the doctor is around 6 or 7 lbs. (I'm hoping he's closer to 6 than 7!) The doctor said that the baby could come any day now! I am scheduled to be induced on Tuesday, August 25th just in case he decides he wants to stay in my belly forever! I really hope that this little guy decides to come early because the week of the 25th is a busy week for us, our anniversary is on the 24th and my birthday is on the 29th. If you have any ideas on how to induce labor, I am open to suggestions!

Here are some pictures of Deegan's room. I am so happy with how it turned out! Thanks to my friend Carie for all the cute vinyl! We still need to hang up the curtain rod and curtain but other than that it's pretty much done.

Water Slide!

2009-07-23T15:05:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of the kids playing on the water slide we borrowed from John and Melissa. They had a blast playing on it! Maybe next summer we will have to invest in one of our own. Thanks Kenzie for bringing it to us and thanks John and Melissa for letting us use it!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

OuR DaY aT tHe ZoO!

2009-07-14T18:35:00.000-07:00

I wanted to do something fun with Lexie today so we decided to go to the zoo. She was so excited to go and couldn't wait to see the animals! She was pretty sure that curious George lived there and was going to say "hi" to her. She also wanted to pet him. I told her that probably wouldn't happen but she didn't believe me.

Lexie loved to watch me feed the goats but she wouldn't try it herself because she was afraid that they would bite her.

Lexie thought this drinking fountain was pretty cool. It was so funny cuz every time she went to get a drink she would push too hard and squirt herself in the face.

So this is kind of a bad picture but this monkey was so funny it would swing down the ropes and tree, grab a handful of grass and then swing back up to the top and eat the grass. Lexie thought it was so fun to watch! This is the monkey that she called "George". We didn't get to see the rest of the monkeys because they were in a building and the second we stepped inside the building Lexie started freaking out saying that it was "too stinky" and asked me to get her out of there!

Here is Lexie standing in front of the "abra" aka Zebra cage. She loved the Zebras and was so excited to tell Broc about how they were trying to eat the tree. Overall I think Lexie really liked going to the zoo. It's so funny because whenever anyone asks her how the zoo was she tells them "its stinky!"

Summer Fun!

2009-07-08T15:37:00.000-07:00

I have been so bad about updating my blog lately. So here it goes. I am doing pretty good. I've been feeling good, but big! I can't believe I only have 7 weeks left! (Unless "Baby D" decides to come early...wishful thinking) We are so excited to meet our little guy! If you don't already know we are going to name him Deegan Broc McArthur. Broc and I have loved this name for a really long time and are so excited that we are getting a little boy so we can use it. Lexie is really excited for him to come home too. Everyday she asks when "baby deenan" is coming home. She loves to help me decorate his room and play in his crib. She also likes to kiss my tummy and feel the baby kick her.

I am almost done with his room and am so happy with how it is turning out! Lexie's room is almost all finished as well. (we had to move Lexie downstairs because we only have two rooms upstairs) Lexie loves her new room especially the butterflies on her wall. She loves to tease her aunt Mandy by saying that she is the pink butterfly and Mandy is the yellow one. It's silly but every time they are around each other they fight over who gets to be the pink butterfly, so far the only person that Lexie will let be the pink butterfly is grandpa Royce. She also loves her "big girl bed"! Thanks to Nana and Papa Whyte for giving us a bedroom set for her. I'll post some pics of the kids' rooms when they are all finished.

I am also so happy to say that Lexie is potty trained!!!! She has been doing so good! I used the "3-day" method which wasn't really 3-days for us but definitely gave us a good start. She still has accidents every once in a while but for the most part does really well.

I am so happy that it finally feels like summer! We have been having so much fun this summer by going camping, on four-wheeler/Rzr rides, and just enjoying the sunshine (when we get it). Here are some pics of what we've been up to.

Lexie loves to play outside in the water! It took her a little while to get used to getting sprayed on the slip n' slide but now she loves to play on it.

The last few weekends we have been going to Tendoy camping. We love to camp out there because its not crowded, has tons of fun four-wheeler trails, and my aunt and uncle have a cabin there so we have electricity and water. These pics of Lexie playing T-ball were taken in Tendoy. Lexie LOVES to play ball and Broc is more than happy to play with her!

Broc has been teaching Lexie how to ride her four-wheeler all by herself. Usually we make her wear her helmet and shoes but she was just riding around the yard and Broc turned the throttle way down so she was barely moving.

These were taken on one of our rides in Tendoy. We have been lucky enough to get to use Blayne's Rzr and love it!

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-17T15:54:00.000-07:00

With Father's day coming up this weekend I wanted to post something to let Broc and everyone else know how great of a father he is. I am so lucky to have him for my husband and the father of my kid(s).

You know how people say that every little girl wants to marry someone like their father...well I did marry someone like my father. And I am so grateful for that because my dad is the best and I always wanted my kids to have a dad just like mine. When I married Broc I thought that I loved him as much as I could love someone, but after Lexie was born seeing him with her makes me love him even more everyday. Lexie is truly a "daddy's girl" she adores him! And it's easy to see why! Broc loves to spend time with Lexie he is always trying to find new fun things to do with her. Lexie loves to ride four-wheelers, go camping, ride bikes, play t-ball, and even work in the garage with Broc. (hmmm....dad who does that remind you of?) Whenever Broc is around Lexie is attached to his hip it doesn't matter what he is doing she wants to be right next to him at all times. Everyday Lexie is so excited for Broc to get home that she runs to the window and watches for Broc to pull in the driveway and it is so fun to see the excitement in her face when he does!

I am so excited to see Broc with our little boy! I'm sure that he will be at the window with Lexie every night waiting for daddy to come home too. It will be so much fun to have a little version of Broc. I decided to go through all of my pictures and post some of Broc with Lexie. Here are some pictures of my favorite pictures of Broc's first two years as a father:

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

I also want to wish my dad, Blayne and John a Happy Father's Day!

A busy couple of weeks!

2009-05-06T14:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Lexie!!

On April 17th Lexie turned 2!! I can't believe that she is 2 already! We had a birthday party for her at Leo's place with family and a few friends. Lexie had so much fun at her party and got some really fun toys for her birthday. I forgot my camera (yes...I pretty much get mother of the year for that one) so my mom took some pics for us at the party but I haven't gotten them off of her camera yet. Since Broc's parents were out of town on her birthday Lexie got to have two parties, which she didn't mind at all! I'm just nervous that she'll think she gets two parties every year. Here are some pictures from Lexie's party at Grandpa and Grandma Pocock's house.

Lexie loved her Ice cream cake that grandma Pocock got for her!

Aunt Mandy got Lexie this doll and she loves to "cut" it's hair. It was so funny because she told me that she was talking to aunt Mandy on the phone.

Welcome home Brayden!!

On Saturday, April 25th Broc and I went with his mom to the airport in Salt Lake City to pick up Brayden. He was just getting home from a mission in Brazil. We were all so excited to see him again. Blayne, Leslie, and Kenzie got to go to Brazil for 10 days and see where Brayden had been living for the last two years. It was fun to listen to their stories and see their pictures. It sounds like they had fun but were so happy to be back in the U.S. again! Brayden has only been home for a couple of weeks but he is already Lexie's buddy. She loves him! I took my camera but we were all so excited to see him that we didn't take any pictures of us with Brayden so here is one of Brayden with his friends.

Easter Weekend

2009-04-13T07:19:00.000-07:00

Our Easter weekend started off good my mom and I took Lexie, Seth, and Connor to an Easter Egg hunt in Menan Saturday morning and they all had fun and got some candy then we took them back to my parents house so they could play on their new jungle gym and ride their four-wheelers. Lexie and Connor were having a blast playing of the swings and Seth was doing laps around my parents yard on his motorcycle.

Then we heard Seth crash followed by screams for help. We all ran over to him and he was tangled up in a barbed wire fence. When my mom took off his helmet we saw that his face was cut up pretty bad. My parents took him to the ER while I stayed with Lexie and Connor. Broc had been riding his motorcycle on a track at my cousins house about a mile away so I called him and told him to hurry back. When he go to my parents he was hopping on one foot. He told me that 5 minutes before I called he had crashed his motorcycle and hurt his ankle. His ankle was already swollen and he couldn't put any pressure on it. I tried to talk him into getting it looked at but he said that he was fine and that it was probably just a sprain. My sister called and said that Dr. Wilson had seen Seth and that he needed to take him to surgery to debrid and close his cuts. Broc and I took Lexie and Connor to my aunts house and headed for the hospital. When we got there Broc's ankle was so sore that I had to get him a wheel chair, but he still insisted that he didn't need to get it checked out. Seth's surgery went well and he is doing good now. He's such a tough little guy!

Seth in the ER before surgery.

Seth still sleepy after surgery.

Broc's foot after his wreck.

We got some crutches for Broc from his dad. He said that it's still pretty sore but he thinks it's getting better.

Hopefully next weekend is better! I hope that everyone had a good Easter!

Guess what????

2009-04-02T12:37:00.000-07:00

Our Trip to Tucson!

2009-03-24T16:06:00.000-07:00

Broc's mom and John invited us to go to Tucson with them for a few days. We were so excited to get out of this cold weather and go on a little mini vacation! We flew of of Idaho Falls Thursday afternoon and arrived in Tucson around 3pm. It was sooo nice there! It was in the high 80's and sunny the whole time we were there. John rented a convertible so we drove around with the top off as much as we could to soak up some extra sun. We went to dinner at a place called the Claim Jumper and it was so good! If you ever go to Tucson I highly recommend it! We were all so full after dinner we went back to the Condo and went to bed. On Friday we went to the Old Tucson Studios and saw where they filmed all the old western shows such as Tombstone, Gunsmoke, Little house on the prairie and a bunch of others. It was so cool to see all the old looking buildings. They had some of the original clothes and props from the movies there too.

After the Old Tucson Studios we went to the Pima Air Museum. It was pretty cool to see all the old planes. We even got to go in Air Force One. (of course it was from when Kennedy was president, but it was still fun to see) It's amazing all the amenities that it had in the 1960's I can't imagine what it's like now. We also got to see a plane like the one that dropped the atomic bombs during WWII. Most of the planes were so big that it amazes me that they can even get off the ground.

On Saturday John rented Harleys for us and we rode from Tucson to Tombstone. It was such a nice ride. We took some back roads that Broc and John mapped out so we got to see some of the country in Arizona.

When we got to Tombstone it was like we stepped back in time. All of the buildings are old looking and their was horses and buggies going down main street. We went in the Birdcage Theatre which was owned by Wyatt Earp and his brothers. It is the only original building still standing in Tombstone. It was so cool to see how people lived and what the town would have looked like in the late 1800's. It's amazing to me how much has changed since then. There was some medical tools on display at on of the museums we went in and it's no wonder people didn't live very long, most of them looked like torture devices. We rode back to Tucson and went to dinner at Benihana's. It was so yummy! Then we went back to the Condo to pack and go to bed because we had an early flight home in the morning.

I was so excited to come home and see Lexie we missed her so much!

When we left Tucson it was warm and when we landed in Idaho Falls it was cold, windy and snowing....Welcome home!

Thank you so much John and Melissa for an awesome vacation! Thanks Blayne, Leslie, Mom, Dad, and Mandy for watching Lexie and Gizmo for us, you guys are the best!

We are so lucky to have such a great family!

Lexie's new toy!

2009-02-28T13:27:00.000-08:00

We decided to buy Lexie a four-wheeler for her 2nd birthday and since we got a really good deal on this one we bought it a little early. We planned on keeping it a secret and hiding it from Lexie until her birthday, because it probably wouldn't be nice enough to ride for a while....right? Wrong! We couldn't stand it! The first nice weekend we showed Lexie her new toy. She was so excited she just kept saying, "my brooom brooom". So we put on her snow clothes and took her for rides around my parents house. Connor and Seth got a new four-wheelers too so it was so much fun for them all to be riding around on them. Seth was so happy because his four-wheeler is bigger than the "baby" ones. Here are some pictures from this weekend.

Here are the new toys all lined up in Grandpa Douglass' garage. Lexie's is the white one and the yellow ones are Connor and Seth's.

Lexie loves to push the gas but hasn't figured out how to steer it yet. Maybe next year Lexie will be big enough to ride by herself but for now she has to have a parent with her.

Broc giving Lexie a ride. The snow was hard enough that they could ride on top of it. I think Broc likes the new four-wheeler as much (or more) than Lexie!

We had so much fun riding the four-wheelers with the kids! I can't wait until summer so we don't have to be all bundled up and we can take the kids on some fun trails.

"Mommy....K?"

2009-02-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

So mainly I'm posting to whine, but I am soooo sick of being sick! This pregnancy has been so hard. I have been really tired and nauseated almost everyday for the last 3months! I finally started to feel like the morning sickness is going away and then I got a really bad cold. It started last Thursday and I have been miserable ever since. Now instead of being nauseated from morning sickness I'm throwing up from coughing too much. Poor Lexie and Broc probably think that I'll never get better. Every time I start coughing Lexie gets this concerned look on her face and says, "mommy, k?" It is so cute! I love that she wants to make sure I'm okay. I feel like such a bad mother and wife because I literally sit on my butt all day long. Broc has been so good to me. He has been busy cleaning house, doing laundry, and taking care of me and Lexie. I had a really bad night last night and was up most of the night coughing, gagging and blowing my nose. Broc called his work and told them that he needed to stay home with me for a little while. It was so nice! He took care of Lexie and let me sleep in then he made me breakfast and cleaned the house and before he went to work he made sure to go get something for me and Lexie for lunch. I'm so lucky to have such a great husband!!

First Pictures of the Baby!

2009-02-02T13:26:00.000-08:00

Today I had my first Ultrasound of the baby. I have been so excited to actually see the baby that has been making me soo sick! We took Lexie to the Doctor's appointment so she could see the baby too. She LOVED it! She was pointing at the monitor, smiling and saying, "baby". It was so cute! When the doctor handed me the pictures of the baby Lexie insisted on holding them. Oh and by the way I am only having ONE baby! I was so happy that it wasn't twins! My family has been teasing me and saying that I was having twins, which my dad and sister cleverly named Mac and Arthur McArthur. Needless to say if I were having twins I would NOT name them Mac and Arthur. The doctor gave me some medicine for morning sickness so hopefully my sick days are behind me! Now I just can't wait to see if we are having a boy or a girl. I took the gender predictor test and it said boy, which Broc was very excited about but we'll see. Like I keep telling Broc that test is just for fun, it's not a for sure thing!

This is a 3D Ultrasound Picture I think it turned out really good.

It was so fun to see the baby in 3D!

This is the regular 2D ultrasound. I love this picture cuz it looks like the baby is waving at us!

Pictures from the cabin

2009-01-14T07:20:00.000-08:00

Every year Broc's Grandparents rent a cabin in Island Park for the week after Christmas and his whole family (aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents) goes up there and stays. Its really fun but crazy with all the kids running around. Broc's mom and John usually rent a cabin to for our family to stay in, which is nice because the Crapo family is getting so big! We all had so much fun this year! Broc's brother, Hadley and his family came and it was so nice to get to spend time with them. We rode snowmachines, played games and ate lots of good food. Here are some pictures from the cabin.

This is Broc's sister Kenzie pulling us on the sled behind the snowmachine. Lexie had so much fun on the sled she kept laughing and yelling "weeee" when we went over the bumps. Kenzie did such an awesome job pulling us on the sled we didn't tip over once!

So I look kinda scary in this picture cuz I don't have ANY make-up on but Broc looks hot! I love his blue eyes!

This is Broc's little Maycee, isn't she cute?!

Lexie with her aunt Kenzie or "kennee" that's how Lexie says her name.

It's so cute, she LOVES Kenzie!

This was so funny cuz Jete and Lexie were getting ready to go for a ride and as I was going to take a picture of them Jete just tipped over. Luckily he didn't get hurt but it was so funny!

A Birthday Baby!

2009-01-06T16:08:00.000-08:00

I went to the Doctor today for my first prenatal visit. They didn't really do much at this appointment besides tell me that I am pregnant! (like the 5 at home tests I took didn't already tell me that!) They also told me that my due date is...........................August 29!!! Which if you didn't know, is me and Mandy's Birthday!!! It is also my aunt LaNae's birthday! I just laughed when she told me that. When I told her that it was my birthday she said, we could induce you on that day if you want. Ummm......no thanks! Sorry, that's not really my idea of fun on my birthday, besides I want our baby to have his/her own birthday. Anyways that's pretty much all that happened at today's appointment my next appointment should be pretty cool because they will do the first ultrasound and we'll get to hear the heartbeat!

Our Christmas Surprise!

2008-12-29T06:07:00.000-08:00

We're going to have a BABY!!! We are so excited! We wanted to tell our parents in a fun way so I went to the craft store and got some iron on transfer sheets and make Lexie a T-shirt to wear saying "I'm gonna be a BIG SISTER". And that is what she wore to our families houses on Christmas morning. It was so fun to see everyone's reactions. Everyone is so happy for us. I'm not very far along but I couldn't stand to keep the secret any longer! The baby is due around the end of August. Hopefully before my birthday on the 29th!

2008-12-24T06:49:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I hope that everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

SnOw DaYs

2008-12-17T18:38:00.000-08:00

The snow is finally here! I am so excited that we are going to have a white Christmas! I don't really like snow but it doesn't seem like Christmas without it. It was so nice outside today and the kids wanted to play in the snow so I dressed them up and sent them out.

Poor Connor didn't have any snow clothes at my house so he had to wear Lexie's pink snow pants and pink gloves but he didn't seem to mind it at all. Since Connor was wearing Lexie's new snow pants she had to wear her old ones which are a size 6/9 months so they were a little tight and high-waters but they both had so much fun! The had a snowball fight, made snow angels and played on the slide. It was so fun to watch them. After they were both wet and cold we went inside for some hot chocolate.

Well that was going to be the end of my post but while I was typing the kids were playing in Lexie's room and I heard a loud crash. I ran in there to see what was going on and this is what I found.

Before I could even speak Seth said, "Look Bob! We made a fort!" He was so excited and they were all having so much fun playing in this "fort". They must have worked very hard on the fort because they stripped all the blankets and mattress pad off of Lexie's mattress and pulled all the baskets off of her shelves and moved it from her closet to the middle of the room. When I walked in Connor was standing on her dresser getting ready to walk on the mattress. I'm guessing that was Seth's idea and Connor was testing it out for him...gotta love older brothers.

You can imagine how excited I was to see this "fort" considering that I had spent most of the morning cleaning my house, especially Lexie's room. I think that Seth could tell that I wasn't very happy because he helped me clean it all up without complaining once. Crazy kids! Oh well, I guess it gives me something to blog about.

Pretty Girl!

2008-12-16T06:56:00.000-08:00

This morning while I was checking my e-mail Lexie got in my purse and decided that she needed to put on some make up. It was so funny because when I saw what she was doing she said, "pretty" then she kept saying "cheese" so I took some pictures. She was playing with her hair and posing like she felt so pretty! I guess make up makes little girls feel pretty too. I think that she did a good job for a 1 year old, most of the lip gloss is on her lips and the eye shadow isn't too bad either.

This is Lexie saying "Cheeeese"

Happy Holidays

2008-12-08T20:51:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Family Pictures

2008-12-06T08:31:00.001-08:00

Here are some of our family pictures we had done a couple weeks ago. I love them I think that they turned out so cute! Thanks Annalee your the best!

2008-11-26T19:45:00.000-08:00

I hope that everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!

Oh and if you are going shopping on Friday...Good Luck!

~Girls Weekend~

2008-11-18T14:18:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend Mandy and I went to Salt Lake City for a girls weekend. We had so much fun!! We started it off with dinner at the Melting Pot on Friday night. I don't know if you've ever been to the Melting Pot but if you haven't you should go! It is so good! On Saturday we went to Little America for breakfast and then drove to Park City to go shopping at the outlet mall.

We found tons of good deals. Then we drove back to Salt Lake and went to the mall. After we were all shopped out we went to an early dinner at P.F. Chang's. Broc eats there when he goes to Vegas and then for a week after he gets back he can't stop talking about how good it is. So when we found out that their is one in SLC we decided to try it. It was the best Chinese food I've ever had! Then we went back to the hotel to get ready for the New Kids on the Block concert. I know it's kinda dorky but we loved them when we were little and we thought it would be kinda fun to see them in concert.

We got to the E-Center about an hour and a half before the concert and there was already a line waiting outside the doors. While we were standing in line we were shocked to see that we were almost the youngest ones there. Most of the people that were going to the concert were in there mid-late thirty's and still had eighty's hair. Some of them even had old school New Kids on the Block clothing on! One lady was probably over forty and at least 300lbs and she had a shirt on that said, "Sorry Jordan I'm married". What?!?! I'm sure he cries himself to sleep at night because he missed out on his chance with her. Then one of the New Kids went over to the window and started waving at everyone. Everyone (except Mandy and I) started screaming! (I'm not a screamer so I found it really easy to hold back.) A few minutes later the screaming started again, I looked up expecting to see another New Kid and saw some guy with long curly hair, they were screaming for nothing, It was so funny! Come on people! We finally got in and found our seats and they were actually pretty good seats! The concert started and to my surprise they were really good! I couldn't believe it! They sounded just as good in concert as on their CD. The lights and special effects were awesome! So I'll admit it, I am definitely a New Kids on the Block fan again!

Thanks Broc, Mom and Dad for watching the kids so we could have our girls weekend! Love Ya!

Crazy 8's Tag

2008-11-16T19:56:00.000-08:00

I was tagged by Lana...

8 TV shows I like to watch
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Desperate Housewives
3. Private Practice
4. American Idol
5. Prison Break
6. Las Vegas
7. CSI Miami/New York
8. The Doctors

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Melting Pot
2. P.F. Chang's
3. Red Lobster
4. Jakers
5. Outback
6. Texas Roadhouse
7. Johnny Carino's
8. Olive Garden

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Slept in
2. ate breakfast at Little America
3. went shopping at the outlet malls in Park City
4. went to Fashion Place mall
6. ate cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory
7. went to the New Kids on the Block concert
8. ate dinner at P.F. Chang's in SLC

8 Things I'm looking forward to
1.watching the Twilight movie on Friday!
2. Christmas
3. My office Christmas party
4. watching desperate housewives tonight
5. Thanksgiving
6. Christmas shopping
7. Brayden getting home from his mission
8. getting to see Had, Cin, and Jete over Christmas

8 Things on my wishlist
1. A new car
2. A new bigger house
3. a new digital camera
4. to make more money
5. to see Brayden again
6. to loose weight
7. new clothes
8. a four-wheeler for Lexie

8 People I'm tagging
1. Carie
2. Cindy
3. Nicki
4. Angela
5. Britney
6. Jamie
7. Courtney
8. Che'Lyn

Halloween

2008-11-01T10:49:00.000-07:00

I hope that everyone had a Happy Halloween! Here are some pictures of our Halloween. Lexie was a pirate for Halloween, I found this costume online and loved it! She refused to wear her pirate hat so I put a black flower in her hair instead. I think that it turned out pretty cute!

Here is a picture of Lexie with the boys. Of Course, they can't all be looking at the camera!

Carving Pumpkins

I used to love carving pumpkins when I was younger, but I tried it last year with Lexie and figured out that it's really not that much fun. So I told Broc that it was his turn this year. On Sunday we took Lexie to her grandma and grandpa Pococks and let her pick out a pumpkin. Of course we ended up with on of the biggest ones! As we were driving home I was thinking to myself how much Broc was going to regret getting a pumpkin that big. (I have to admit I laughed a little) Well we all kinda forgot about the pumpkin in the trunk of my car until Thursday (the day before Halloween)! Broc said that he would help Lexie carve it that night. Well he ended up having to work late so guess who got to do it.....that's right....ME! I thought that Lexie would love helping me clean out the slimy guts of the pumpkin, but I was wrong she didn't want anything to do with it. After it was all cleaned out Lexie decided that she wanted to help/play with the pumpkin. I think that the pictures are so funny because it looks like she is going to fall in! The pumpkin was almost as big as her!

Mandy let me use one of the stencils that she bought and it was actually really easy! I think that it turned out pretty cute. Maybe Broc will get his turn next year!

Lexie's Animal Sounds

2008-10-22T18:19:00.000-07:00

Lexie loves to make animal sounds and me and Broc are always saying how we need to video her so today I did. Please excuse her crazy hair she decided to use her chapstick as pomade.

Sorry about the weird angle at the end, I'm new to the video function on my digital camera. Oh, and Lexie really can say "Monkey" but I'm pretty sure her favorite word is, "No". I never did get her to blow me a kiss. After Gizmo came over to her all she wanted to do was play with him. O'well I think she did pretty good for her first video.

OnE oF tHe BoYs

2008-10-21T15:59:00.000-07:00

I watch Mandy's boys a couple days a week and love it. Of course there are times when I want to pull out my hair but most of the time it is so nice to have kids for Lexie to play with. They all have so much fun together. Connor and Lexie are always attached at the hip, it's so cute to watch them! Here are some pictures of the kids playing.

Lexie loves it when Seth gives her piggy back rides.

I love this picture of Connor and Lexie they climbed up (on what will someday be our fence) to see our neighbor's puppy.

This is what happens when you tell Lexie and connor to say cheese!

I think they look so cute walking together holding hands.

Say Cheese!

2008-10-08T12:11:00.000-07:00

Lately Lexie loves to have her picture taken. Every time I tell her I am going to take her picture she runs over to the table and climbs up on it to pose. I'm not sure why she thinks she has to pose on top of the table but it never fails. She always lays on her tummy and says, "eese". Here are some of the pictures I've taken.

This one was right in the middle of breakfast. She was eating her yogurt and saw the camera on the counter and next thing I know she's on the table saying, "eese".

I told her I wanted to take a picture to e-mail to Brayden (Broc's brother on a mission in Brazil) so here it is. Hopefully she finds a new pose soon because this one is going to get old soon!

Slumber party at Grandpa and Grandma's

2008-10-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

My parents decided that they wanted to keep all the grandkids overnight for a slumber party at their house. Crazy...I know. So Mandy and I dropped of the kids Saturday, wished our parents good luck and RAN! Broc was out of town so we got to have a girls night out. We had so much fun, we went shopping then to a movie and dinner. It sounds like the kids had tons of fun! My parents took some cute pictures of the kids playing.

Seth spent most of his time riding his motorcycle around my parents yard, he's becoming a very good little rider!

This was one of Seth's crazy ideas and of course Lexie and Connor went right along with it. They had fun and I worked pretty good until they had to turned around, then as you can see in the picture they fell off. Luckily they weren't hurt and if we would have let them they would have jumped back on and tried it again.

Lexie loves to get rides on the four-wheeler and when nobody is around to give her a ride she likes to play on it.

Mmmm...Chocolate!

2008-09-22T17:56:00.000-07:00

So...This is what happens when Broc watches the kids! Lexie and Connor were being really quiet so I knew they were up to something. When I got to the kitchen this is what I saw. They were both eating the chocolate powder by the handfuls and they were loving it! Then Lexie started throwing it at Connor. Broc couldn't believe that they got the chocolate mix off the counter. Sometimes I think that they surprise him with how smart they are.

I've been really sick the last few days so Broc has had to take care of Lexie and me (with some help from Mandy). He has also been cooking and cleaning. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband to take such good care of me! Today he said to me, "I don't know how you do this all the time, I've been doing it for three days and I'm exhausted!" It's so nice that he realizes that staying at home with Lexie can be just as hard as going to work and that I don't just sit at home watching T.V. and eating Bon Bons all day. I would also like to say, "Thanks" to my sister and our parents for helping us out over the weekend and while I was in the hospital. We love you guys so much!

More pictures of camping Labor Day weekend...

2008-09-02T09:19:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pictures from our camping trip. These were taken on a four-wheeler ride that we went on to Gold Stone with my parents, Mandy and the boys.

This was an old house that we came across it was still in really good condition and it had indoor plumbing!

So...I'm not sure what this thing that the kids are playing on but they loved it.

My mom took this picture for us and she had stand in the ice cold water to do it. Thanks mom!

I love this picture of the kids, except for Lexie's crazy hair. She decided that she didn't really need to have her piggy's in anymore so she pulled them out.

Connor looks so happy!

Happy Birthday to me! (and Mandy)

2008-09-02T08:33:00.001-07:00

Friday was me and Mandy's birthday. Since it fell on Labor Day weekend we decided to go camping. Broc took off work Friday so we went to Tendoy on Thursday night. We had so much fun! On Friday we went on a four wheeler ride up past Gilmore and into Meadow Lake campground. It was so cool to see all the old houses and buildings. We found some old mines, it is crazy to think that people actually went down in them. They were basically holes with little logs going across to help brace the walls. When we got to the campground we couldn't believe how pretty it was. We stopped at the campground to eat lunch and let Lexie play by the water. She loved to throw rocks into the lake. She wanted to get in the lake and play 0but we didn't have a change of clothes for her so she didn't get to. Here are some pictures of our ride.

I think this building used to be the general store.

This was an old house, I couldn't even imagine living in a house this small! I guess I shouldn't complain about the size of my house.

This is a picture of one of the mines.

These were taken at the Meadow Lake campground.

Lexie is such a daddy's girl!

Happy Anniversary!

2008-08-25T07:43:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 6th anniversary. I can't believe it has already been six years! I guess that time really does fly when you are having fun. Broc surprised me and planned a really fun weekend for us. He made all the arrangements so all I had to do was show up and have fun. On Friday we went to dinner with friends then we went to a comedy show. On Saturday we went golfing and then we were supposed to go to Jackson but we had so much fun golfing that we decided to play another 9 holes. After golfing we went to dinner at T.G.I. Friday's with my family. Then we went to a movie. It was so much fun, I couldn't have asked for a better anniversary weekend. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband!!
I decided to post some of our wedding pictures for everyone to see. I can't believe how young we looked in them.

Big Girl Bed!!

2008-08-19T12:50:00.000-07:00

I am so sad, cuz the time has come to change Lexie's crib into a toddler bed. For the past couple of weeks she has been trying to climb out of her crib when she wakes up in the morning so we decided it was time to convert her crib into a bed. I did it all by myself (aren't you proud). Okay so it really wasn't that hard. Lexie loves her new bed!! She was so excited that she could crawl in and out of bed whenever she wants! We went to the store and bought her some new sheets and a pillow. (Disney princesses of course.) I was pretty nervous that we would have a hard time getting her to sleep or that she would roll out of bed in the middle of the night and start crying, but the first night went really well. We put her in bed at bedtime and she went to the door and cried for a few minutes but when I went to check on her she was back in her bed and sleeping like a baby. I was really surprised to see that she was still in her bed this morning when I woke up. So it's official Lexie is becoming a big girl!

Picking Huckleberries

2008-08-13T09:12:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went for a four-wheeler ride up above Kelly's Canyon. It was so nice to get out of the house! Lexie wanted to ride with her daddy most of the time. (of course, she's such a daddy's girl) On our ride I found some huckleberries, so we stopped to pick some. It was so funny cuz Broc kept asking me if I was sure these where huckleberries. I told him yes, I know what a huckleberry looks like. He still didn't believe me so he made me try one first. After I tried one and Broc could see that I wasn't sick or dead yet, he decided that I was right and let Lexie have one. She loved them! We picked huckleberries for about an hour so we could have some for our pancakes in the morning. Lexie tried to help us but she didn't understand that you can't eat all the ones you pick. They were so good!

Family Pictures

2008-08-13T08:52:00.001-07:00

While Hadley and Cindy were here we got some family pictures done. I think that they turned out pretty good considering that both of the babies were hungry. There was a pasture right next to where we were taking pictures and it had some cows in it. Lexie LOVES cows so she was so excited to see them, it was hard to get her to look at the camera. She just kept pointing at the cows and saying "moo".

In this picture Lexie was showing Jete the cows.

I love these pictures of Lexie on the fence.

Annalee Taylor was the photographer and she did such a good job. I think it is so cute to see Lexie's different expressions in these pictures below. The first picture is what her face looks like when she says, "moo". I know she looks kinda special but I still think it's cute!

Cute Pics

2008-07-16T08:41:00.000-07:00

Here are some cute pictures that I wanted to share with everyone. I think we have the cutest little girl in the whole wide world!

Lexie loves to wear sunglasses, unfortunately most of the time they are mine. She's so funny, she had to hold her head just right so the sunglasses wouldn't fall off.

Yahoo! Lexie's hair is finally long enough to have real pigtails!

Lexie and I getting ready to go to the airport to see Had, Cin, and Jete.

Broc holding Jeter at the airport.

Summer Fun

2008-07-16T08:11:00.000-07:00

So far we've had a pretty good summer. It is so fun to watch Lexie experience new things and play with other kids. Last weekend we went to Broc's parent's house to see Ashton's new swing set. Lexie loved swinging with her daddy, but her favorite part was the big slide. I didn't think that she would go down it cuz it's like 10 feet tall, but she was fearless and went down it all by herself. We had to hold her back so that Ashton could have a turn.

Broc's brother Hadley and his family flew into town on Friday. We are all so excited that they are finally here. Lexie is having so much fun playing with Jeter. Jeter is getting so big! I can't believe he'll be 1 on Sunday! I wish that they lived closer so Lexie and Jete could play together more often.

Our weekend camping trip.

2008-06-10T11:57:00.000-07:00

We love to go camping and do pretty much anything outdoors. At the end of last summer we bought a new camptrailer. Almost every weekend during the summer we go camping. We have already been 6 or 7 times this summer, even with the cold crappy weather! This last weekend we went camping with my sister and her kids and our friends, Rory and Carie. We went to a little spot up above Kelly Canyon. It was a really good camping spot. All the kids were so excited to get out of the pick-up and play! On Saturday morning we decided to go for a four-wheeler ride. Rory and Carie wanted to take us to the waterfalls. Broc took a motorcycle and the rest of us took four-wheelers. Seth rode most of the way with Broc on the motorcycle and he loved it. It was a fun ride with some pretty steep hills but we all made it there without any problems.

The waterfalls were so pretty! It was crazy how fast the water was shooting out of them. Connor wanted to go swimming in them so bad, we had to hold him back. I found out later from my parents that this was were the old Moody dam was. Rory said that later in the summer it gets calmer and there is a really fun spot to swim. We'll have to try it sometime.

On the way back to camp we stopped and let the kids play on this big dirt hill. They had so much fun! Seth would climb up it and slid down on him butt. Connor wanted to try it but he couldn't make it up the hill, so Rory picked up Connor and took him to the top and slid down with him. It was so cute! Lexie wanted to get in on the action too so Broc took her up the hill.
Lexie loves to play with the boys. They were all so dirty when we left.

All this playing and riding must have been too much for Lexie because she fell asleep on the ride back to camp. It was kinda tricky to hold on to her and drive the four-wheeler but we made it back without any problems. I think that we all had a pretty fun weekend and

I can't wait to go on our next camping trip!

Happy Birthday Lexie!!

2008-05-23T06:07:00.000-07:00

Lexie turned 1 on April 17th. I can't believe she's already a year old! People always told me when she was first born to hold on to every moment cuz they grow so fast and I didn't really believe it, until now. She is getting so big and has such a cute personality. She loves to ride four-wheelers and motorcycles, go camping, jump on the trampoline, play with her cousins, play in her little car and eat!

For Lexie's birthday we had a small party at our house. It was so fun but a little crowded in our tiny house. Lexie had so much fun playing in her cake and seeing all of her friends and family. Her cousin Jeter was here from Ohio and he got to come. It was the first time they had seen each other since christmas. Lexie got tons of presents but she wasn't really interested in opening them after Grandpa and Grandma Douglass brought in the little car, so we invited all the little kids to help us open her presents. It was kinda crazy! Lexie loves all of her toys and clothes that she got!

Our little family

2008-01-29T13:59:00.000-08:00

Broc and I were married on August 24, 2002. I can't believe it has already been 5 years! Time flies when your having fun. We built a house and moved to Idaho Falls in 2004. Broc is production manager and part-owner in a granite company and is going to school part-time. I am working part-time as a Medical Assistant for a plastic surgeon and love it! We had a beautiful baby girl on April 17, 2007 we named her Alexis Chloe McArthur. She is definitely daddy's little girl. She lights up whenever Broc walks into the room. Broc is such a great husband and father. I am so lucky to have him in my life. I am so happy with our little family and can't wait to see what the future will bring.

The McArthur Family

*~ SPRING ~*

*~Christmas~Baby Blessings~Wedding~*

Happy Holidays!!!

*~.:LEXIE:.~*

Update!

Happy Baby!

One Month!

New Pics!

A busy week!

Deegan Broc McArthur

Baby "D" is almost here!

Happy Anniversary!

Baby update!

Water Slide!

OuR DaY aT tHe ZoO!

Summer Fun!

Happy Father's Day!

A busy couple of weeks!

Easter Weekend

Guess what????

Our Trip to Tucson!

Lexie's new toy!

"Mommy....K?"

First Pictures of the Baby!

Pictures from the cabin

A Birthday Baby!

Our Christmas Surprise!

~~~~~~~~~~*SnOw DaYs*~~~~~~~~~~

Pretty Girl!

Happy Holidays

Family Pictures

~Girls Weekend~

Crazy 8's Tag

Halloween

Lexie's Animal Sounds

OnE oF tHe BoYs

Say Cheese!

Slumber party at Grandpa and Grandma's

Mmmm...Chocolate!

More pictures of camping Labor Day weekend...

Happy Birthday to me! (and Mandy)

Happy Anniversary!

Big Girl Bed!!

Picking Huckleberries

Family Pictures

Cute Pics

Summer Fun

Our weekend camping trip.

Happy Birthday Lexie!!

Our little family

~ SPRING ~

~Christmas~Baby Blessings~Wedding~

~.:LEXIE:.~

SnOw DaYs