Our Family

Bridger T Turns 2!

2010-02-16T13:21:00.000-08:00

I can't beleive my baby is 2! How did that even happen? One minute he was born the next he walks, talks and causes trouble! I love him so much and am so happy that he came to our family!
He is such a delight! (when he isn't causing trouble) He keeps us laughing constanly! His favorite character right now is Buzz Lightyear. He runs around the house yelling "Toinfinityyandbeyonn" and "Iaspaceranercomeinpeace". He adores his sister and cups his hands around his mouth and calls out "dider"! He also love his big brother, but also loves to steal his toys and break them (sorry Evan). He has had a hard time, until recently, with going to bed in his new bunk bed (thanks, Grandma & Granpa Cazier), and loves to snuggle in bed with Mommy and Daddy (which we also love, but probably should put a stop to). He's picking up on colors really quickly and is supper smart! We love our baby, and yes, he will always be our baby!
Happy Birthday Bridger!

Family Pictures 2009

2009-12-01T09:02:00.001-08:00

Yes, it was REALLY cold outside! I have wanted family pictures in the snow for years, but the snow never seems to stay before Christmas, this year I wasn't going to let that stop me. I would have gone to the mountains if required, but these were actually taken in Farmington Canyon just a couple weeks ago after it snowed enough to stick. I love them! Big thanks to Becca who came out and froze with us to get these great shots!
Bonus! I even liked more than one picture this year without retakes! Sometimes I hate that I am so picky, but that's just who I am when it comes to my pictures!

My handsome son, who is getting way to big!

My beautiful baby girl, and yes, she will always be my baby girl!

Our family Christmas card that I designed myself, I love how it turned out!

Merry Chirstmas, Happy Holidays and Season's Greetings!

Disneyland 2009

2009-11-30T12:51:00.001-08:00

Waiting for the Nemo ride, for the first time. It was just about to open the last time we were there, but we missed it by 2 days. It was pretty cool, a lot better than the old submarine ride, I have to say. Of course what Disneyland trip would be complete without waiting in long lines to meet characters. We met all the Disney Fairies, including Terrance. In fact the fairies were some of Bridger's favorite people, he hugged them and admired them - he was terrified of Eore.

I love Disneyland in the fall, it isn't crowded, it's the perfect weather, and they have it decorated so amazing for Halloween. We took the kids to a special Mickey's trick-or-treat party, they had so much fun dressing up and walking around California Adventures with their trick-or-treat bags getting candy. They also got to dance with Goofy and meet a few other characters without a huge crowd. Overall, I think that the kids and the adults had a really great time, too bad it only happens every couple of years.

The Syracuse Pumpkin Walk

2009-11-02T14:01:00.001-08:00

It's a tradition in our family to go to see all of the pumpkins at the Syracuse Pumpkin Walk, we've been going since Evan entered a pumpkin in his preschool class. No pumpkins of ours were in this year, but we enjoy going to see how creative everyone is with their pumpkins.

These are just a few of my favorite pictures of the kids. Bridger ofcourse was not very into a photo session so most the pics I got of him were of his back, which turned out sort of cute anyway because of the shell on his back!

Evan was a knight in shining armore, Bailee was a jeanie, and Bridger was an adorable Squirt from Nemo. They had a great time even though we went early and the lights weren't quite on, we had to beat the crowd to get home early to pack for Disneyland the next day.

Jack-o-Lanterns

2009-11-02T13:38:00.000-08:00

Instead of carving pumpkins this year because of lack of time at home we decided not to carve pumpkins. I got some scary faces that just stick right into the pumpkin like a Mr. Potato Head. The kids really enjoyed it and it was 10x's less messy, which Mom really enjoyed. Then I let them spruce them up with a little glitter glue and glow in the dark paint. Fun fun! All three munchkins on the front porch next to their masterpieces.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-15T22:26:00.001-07:00

I took the younger two kids to J&J for the hayride/pumpkin picking special (FREE!). Sister had the best time helping little brother pick his pumpkin, and was less concerned about picking the perfect one for herself. She takes good care of him. But brother did NOT like the tractor AT ALL, he cried on the ride to the patch and on the way back to the parking lot. However, he did think that the pumpkin was pretty cool!

8 is great!

2009-08-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

Can't believe my boy is 8! He's grown so much in the last year! He is really excited about his decision to be baptized, especailly since he gets to share the day with is cousin! I will be sending out invitations really soon just have to design one!

July Highlights

2009-07-24T08:21:00.000-07:00

Bridger thinks that it is fun to get into my make-up and pretty up his face.

I try to keep it up high, but apparently not high enough today!
Some of the family together while Kate was visiting from Hawaii. Maybe some day we will be able to get a family picture with the whole family together. Since a good portion live in Vegas and the other portion live in Hawaii, it's pretty hard to ever get all together.

Evan went to cup scout camp for the fist time this week, he was so excited he couldn't sleep the night before. So then it was hard to wake him up and get him ready, but he came home just glowing with excitement! Can't belive he's going to be 8 this month!

Bailee's Preschool Graduation

2009-06-02T16:09:00.000-07:00

Bailee graduated from preschool and we had a BBQ to celebrate! It was adorable to see the kids sing a song and recite a poem about graduating. She's so excited about starting Kindergarden in the fall. It was really enjoyable to be one of her teachers and be able to teach her this last year. We are excited that she is growing up and learning so much!

Mini Studio For A Day

2009-05-26T20:14:00.001-07:00

I got to play with studio lights last week, since we rented them to take pictures for an Army Ball. It was so much FUN! I would love to have kept them, but alas, the $6000 they would cost is no where in my small budget! Bailee was a good model for the day, Bridger on the other hand only wanted his "blantee" and nothing else. The picture of him crying, though is definately one of my favorites of him EVER!

Bailee's Dance Costume 2009

2009-05-11T08:17:00.000-07:00

Bailee is green this year, and adorable! Her preschool dance class is doing a dance to the Peter Pan song, "I Won't Grow Up". She is preforming this on May 21st and 22nd if you want to attend, call for more info. She has been working hard all year and is excited to show off!

Little Man

2009-04-20T13:52:00.000-07:00

Here is Bridger in his Sunday best, looking cute in his new hat. Jim has a hat just like it, but Bridger wasn't very happy to sit for these, so I could snap one of both of them. I will try next weekend for sure, I have to have a picture of them together, they are too cute!

April Highlights

2009-04-17T11:37:00.000-07:00

After the Easter egg hunt the kids got to explore on the firetruck. They thought it was good fun! And look, they are all smiling at the same time, that never happens!
Easter Saturday at the hunt. The older kids got quite a few eggs, Bridger hates grass, so he refused to pick them up. Daddy picked some up then he gave them to Bridger and then he would put them in his basket. I don't know why he is so scared of grass, it's funny.

My princes. They had a great time at the Tree House Museum. It was pretty crazy there becuase of spring break, so it was pretty hard to keep my eye on all of them.

King and Queen for a day! They like this spot at the museum really well. They get to dress up, do puppet shows and play chess. Although Evan thinks that chess is played like checkers and kept getting mad at Bailee for taking his pieces.

March Highlights

2009-03-30T11:12:00.000-07:00

Bridger's first haircut. I don't think I did a very good job, but it will have to do for now. When he gets more hair maybe I'll be able to justify $7.00 for a baby haircut!

Jim flying a kite with Bridger. It is a turtle kite, and Bridger loves turtles and says it way cute!

For St. Patricks Day the kids got to have green milk for breakfast, Even Bridger got a bottle of green milk. They thought it was pretty funny.

Feb Highlights

2009-02-27T10:45:00.000-08:00

Bridger turned 1! He is so big and so smart. He signs a lot and says a lot of words.

January Highlights

2009-01-30T10:29:00.000-08:00

Me in Hawaii. I got to go for my 30th birthday. It was awesome. I have such a wonderful husband that loves me and stayed home with the kids. It was wonderful to spend time with my sister.

Bailee with her good friend Emme. They are so silly together.

Grandma Harris trying to win over Bridger through sweets. She is so sad that Bridger is the first grandchild that doesn't go to her. She is slowly winning him over, but Grandma Peggy is by far his favorite. I was over at my parents and told him to say bye-bye, so he said good-bye to me. He wanted to say with my mom. :)

Jim and Evan riding their bikes in the snow. Jim got a bike for Christmas, so that he can go out with the kids more. I think he likes it.

Christmas!

2008-12-28T14:00:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a great time at our house! The kids got spoiled and loved every minute of it. We decided to take it pretty easy, so we hung out most of the morning in our PJ's. For lunch we went to J's family's house for fondue, it was a good time. Then for dinner we went to my parents house to visit. We got home pretty late, so the kids were pretty excited to be able to stay home the next day and play with all their toys. J and the kids have all next week off, so we will have to keep pretty busy to ward off the boredom monster. Should be a fun week, anyone want to play? Stocking first!

E and his trains.

Island Barbie Princess! She loves to dress up, so Grandma P. gave her another one to add to her collection. She loved it!

My baby girl loves her meat!

All the grand kids in their PJ's, oldest to youngest!

The kids get PJ's every Christmas Eve, they love their new robes and slippers too!

BT's first gift! He really wasn't so sure about all the wrapping paper, especially by Christmas night.

He was just as difficult when I tried to take these pictures as well, this was the very last one, he finally smiled at the camera!

This was the best I could do for BT's Christmas pics, he didn't really want to sit there, he was afraid of the tree, and absolutely HATED the hat!

Jim Skydiving!

2008-11-28T15:58:00.000-08:00

I can fly, I can fly, I can fly....
Bridger and Bailee thought it was great to see Daddy flying!

On his own.

Getting ready, isn't he hot?!

All boy, both of them!

Jim went skydiving at the IFLY at the Junction for the first time for his birthday, a present from me. He loved it, and it was so much fun to watch him do it, that I gave it to him again for his anniversary present (9 years yesterday) on Wednesday. We took the kids and they watched him fly. Bailee says that she wants to do it, Evan not so much, Bridger was kinda mad Daddy wasn't able to hold him (such a daddy's boy).

Kids playing...

2008-11-21T15:33:00.000-08:00

He discovered that he could break through the barricade, oh no!
Look at the smile I got once he did cross to the forbidden side!
Look Mom! I can do it with just one hand! He's such a show off sometimes!

This was just too funny! If you can't guess what they are doing, they are head butting! Bridger thinks that it is so funny to bonk his head on pretty much anything. Crazy kid!

Jim's Birthday!

2008-11-16T15:06:00.000-08:00

Yeah, presents!!
Pumpkin Ice-Cream Pie
Jim had a great birthday, and it was fun having all of our family over for dinner. We love you, Jim!

Trunk-or-Treat

2008-10-23T11:37:00.000-07:00

Uncle Kimm invited us to Mavrick's Trunk-or-Treat. The kids were excited to practice in their costumes, and get a bunch of candy. Are they adorable? They are really excited for Halloween.

SNOW? WHAT?

2008-10-11T11:15:00.000-07:00

We woke up on Saturday to 6 inches of snow, in October! Crazy! Bailee and Evan had a snowball fight and wanted to make a snowman. Jim was out of town, so they just got to throw snow at eachother, snowmans are a daddy job!

Rain Rain Go Away...

2008-10-08T20:35:00.000-07:00

Splashing the kids
Knee deep...

Kid at heart!

Afraid of a little cold water?

Conference Saturday it rained and rained and rained, and this is what it looks like on the corner by our house when it rains like that. Jim really wanted to take the kids out, so I said just do it! They had a blast splashing through the puddles. Although I think that Jim might have had the most fun of all. After playing for awhile and getting completely drenched Jim brought the kids in and made them hot chocolate. Is it time for that already? Where was fall this year?

Family Group

2008-10-08T20:27:00.000-07:00

Just something I designed for Maxine, it turned out so cute that I had to get one too!

We're Goin' To The Zoo, Zoo, Zoo...You Can Come Too, Too, Too...

2008-09-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

Jim took all three kids to the zoo on Saturday, while I was working in SLC. He is so brave, I don't even go to the grocery store with all three of them when I'm alone. The kids love their Daddy so much and had such a great time with him at the zoo. Bridger loved the marble ball, and laughed and laughed at itas well as the elephant that sneezes. They even got to see the white alligator.

Bridger's new sleeping style.

2008-09-22T15:53:00.000-07:00

Bridger thinks now that he can sit up that he can't lay down even for a nap! I caught him today sleeping sitting up! He's really crawling now, so he's found the bookshelf and pulled out all the books today, and I'm sure that's only the begining!

Family Pictures 2008

2008-09-22T08:22:00.000-07:00

Well, this is the new family picture. I wish my kids would behave better, and I wish I wasn't so angry the whole time. But it's over. I love all of them, except my family, I'll have to try those ones again. Bridger refused nap time yesterday, so he wasn't as well behaved as usual. Evan and Bailee just wanted to do there own thing, so most of the pictures are of them looking away. But all you need is one good one, right? So here are some of the best ones.

Bridger T(Trouble) learning new tricks!

2008-09-16T19:40:00.000-07:00

Life is going in fast forward! It seems like just last week Bridger was starting to crawl, WAIT it was last week! Since then he is really getting around, got his first tooth and today he pulled himself to STANDING in his crib! When will it slow down so I can enjoy having a baby? I love that he is getting big but hate it at the same time. He new he was doing something cool when I came into his room today and spotted him up like this, he's just SOOO BIGGG!

Bailee started soccer!

2008-09-16T19:33:00.000-07:00

It's the cutest thing to watch Bailee running in the 'herd' in her soccer games. The first week she would pick up the ball with her hands, put it in front of her then kick it. Last week she decided to follow the 'herd' and skip behind them everywhere they went. At least she's having fun, which is better than the 3 years of torture we gave Evan.

EEWWWW! Snakes!

2008-09-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

Yes we do live out in what would seem to be the country, but really it's disguised as a normal starter home fairly new neighborhood in a small town gone big bang city. We have gigantic frogs on our street corner, little frogs in our grass, a barn owl that sits on our stop sign, pheasants on the walking path, a red fox in the field next door, and my FaVoriTE sNaKeS! Evan loves to catch them, torture them, then release them for another day. I personally hate this idea, but grin and bare it because at least he is outside playing and not on the couch whinning about wanting to watch a movie!

2008-09-08T17:08:00.000-07:00

Bridger is learning how to crawl, and is getting into EVERYTHING! His favorite things are anything with buttons, so remotes are just FanTasTiC!

Bailee started Preschool, and loves it!

2008-09-08T16:53:00.000-07:00

Bailee started preschool last week. It's so fun for her and I love my time with Bridger. She is having fun playing with her cousin Collin at recess and she is reviewing her colors.

Trip to WY

2008-09-03T13:09:00.001-07:00

These are the cousins that we only see every few years,

there was an instant connection with all four of them and

they played hard the whole weekend. Grandpa and Bridger staying warm in the trailor while

Daddy did all the packing up in the rain, sorry Hunny!
Feeding the horses apples on the ranch where we stayed.

Evan having adventures on the rocks with Garrett, getting more

wet than not.

Daddy and Bailee fishing.

Grandpa and Mary

Every year for Labor Day Grandpa Arner goes to Clark to fish on the river. This is the first time that I have been able to go, since we have a trailer to sleep in, and it rained almost the whole time. Fortunately, the kids and Jim were able to fish a little and catch a little some of the time. It was fun to visit with family. Grandpa is a hoot! He makes me laugh all the time with all his stories. The kids had a great time with there cousins, Bailee and Kenzie are close in age and Evan and Garrett are the same age, so we hardly had to entertain them with the fun cousins around. We saw Roxie and Misty and Aunt Vicki and their husbands, it was good to sit and visit with them. I am still surprised to find out how little I know about Jim's family even after alomost 9 years of marriage. Overall, it was a great trip even through the rain and the long, long, long drive.

WE CUT IT AGAIN!!

2008-08-27T14:59:00.000-07:00

We cut Bailee's hair again, she wanted it shorter, much shorter, it turned out cute. I wanted to keep it long and perm it, but she wouldn't have it. And you all know that she gets pretty much whatever she wants.

Wyatt's Birthday Party!

2008-08-27T14:49:00.000-07:00

Wyatt turned 7 on Saturday. I had pictures to take, so I missed it, but Jim took the kids and took pictures with his new camera. They had fun, thanks to Uncle Chad and Aunt Jessica who took my kids to the Dinosaur Park with them, they had fun! Evan with Wyatt's toy, why are parties so hard for the kids that don't have the birthday?
Chad showing JT how to blow bubbles. JT is a little sponge, we taught him all kinds of funny things while he was here. Some a little more annoying than Kate would want, I think. But we sent him back to Hawaii with a little piece of us.

Geocaching!

2008-08-27T14:39:00.000-07:00

The kids resting after finding a cache on the trail. I found one too!

Bailee found the first cache!

We have made a new family tradition for our Sunday afternoons, Geocaching. It is where you use a GPS to find hidden objects. It's just like treasure hunting. Once you find the cache you can trade something of yours for something in the cache. Sometimes there are fun things, sometimes there are so pretty lame things, it's a mystery what will be in the cache. It is really fun for the kids, and uncle Scott comes to play with us too.

Kate is visiting from Hawaii...

2008-08-17T13:38:00.000-07:00

My sister is visiting from Hawaii for a couple weeks, we are so excited to see her. We got to spend time with JT, he is almost 2, but it has been gone for 9 months so it's like he's a whole new boy than when they left. JT and Bailee are good friends and he loves to hold her hand and walk with her. We are so happy to have them around for a little bit, Hawaii is just too far away! This was also the first time Kate saw Bridger, she was went back to Hawaii before he was born.

Bridger is 6 Months Old

2008-08-17T13:25:00.000-07:00

Bridger is 6 months old, so I finally took some pictures of him. He is growing so fast. At his appointment last week he was 18lbs 7 oz and 27 inches tall that makes him 75% in both categories. He has a sweet personality and loves his brother and sister, but has quite a stubborn streak in him. I'd love to take family pictures if Bailee would stop injuring herself every other day.

Bridger at Bridger Lake

2008-07-30T21:15:00.000-07:00

Bridger sitting beside Bridger Lake. This is the lake my family goes every summer since before I was born and my favorite place. When Jim and I were dating I brought him up there with the family and that's when we pretty much fell in love and soon after decided that we were going to get married. That's why we decided to name Bridger after Bridger Lake, it means a lot to us. We are so glad to have him in our family, he is such a good baby.

Arner Family Party

2008-07-30T21:06:00.001-07:00

These are some pictures from our family party that we had last week. We met Jo, Jim Sr.'s ladyfriend, who is really nice and fit well into our crazy family. Brandon, Krysta, and Nikki had a whip cream fight so that was pretty funny to watch, glad that I wasn't a part of it, and was pretty sticky. They also had a water fight and which I greatfully was also not a part of. Wow! That makes them sound like lots of fun and that I am pretty boring. :)

Evan is 7...almost

2008-07-22T21:07:00.001-07:00

Evan will be seven in a week. How did he get so big? His favorite thing to do is read. If I give him a book he disapears until the book is read cover to cover. Since reading is what he loves best, what better place than the library to take his birthday pictures? It was fun to take his pictures there, but he kept trying to read the books instead of just posing with them.

What a FROG!!

2008-07-21T14:11:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen a frog so big? We found this just last night on the way home from Grandma's house. The kids were so excited about it. Bailee screamed when Daddy showed it to her, and it woke Bridger up. They woke up early this morning to see if it was still in our yard, but he must have hopped home...

Bridger Starts Baby Food

2008-07-18T09:27:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I fed him green beans for the first time, it is his first experience (excluding nasty rice cereal). I make my own baby food, so that was a fun experience for Bailee to help make her baby brother's "mushy" food.

Bridger doesn't have a bottle very often, but I gave him juice for the first time a few days ago and he has gotten really good at holding the bottle and feeding himself just in the last week because of that yummy apple juice.

Bridger's Funny Sleeping Habits

2008-07-18T09:15:00.000-07:00

He always falls asleep in Mommy's bed after eating in the morning, actually, we both do!

This was the first time he fell asleep on his tummy, he normally hates being on his tummy!

He never sleeps on us anymore, so this was a pretty rare thing, so of course I got the camera out!

On Uncle Mike's Boat @ Strawberry!

2008-07-15T12:43:00.001-07:00

This is the trips highlights starting with the first day. We had a great trip and want to thank Uncle Mike and Aunt Nancy for inviting us out on the boat. The kids had fun and loved spending time with Mike and Nancy and driving the boat and catching crawdads. They were really good and didn't complain too much about having to wear their lifejackets for 2 days straight.

I caught my first crawdad!
Jim getting ready to "try" to ski!

Bailee's crawdad, she didn't want to touch it, can you blame her, they pinch!

Evan's crawdad, he wasn't afraid to touch them (at first)!

Bailee and her minnow, she even gave him a kiss.

Evan's minnow.

Bridger driving the boat with all fours!

Bridger's favorite spot on the boat.

Watching a movie on the boat (they are so spoiled).

The crawdad's they caught, these ones didn't get eaten, they got to swim home.

fishing, not catching...

Doesn't quite fit in Dad's hat yet.

Bridger Can Sit Up!

2008-07-09T08:32:00.000-07:00

Bridger is learning how to sit up by himself, I was able to get a couple pictures before he fell down. He also started rolling over from his back to his belly and hasn't stopped rolling since. I'm pretty sure that he'll be crawling in a month. I am so not ready for that. I have a whole lot of baby proofing to do until I'm ready for a crawler.

Yellowstone Vacation

2008-07-07T14:32:00.001-07:00

Grandpa Arner

2008-07-07T12:53:00.000-07:00

Grandpa with his great-grandchildren (some of them) Grandpa & Jim This is a family picture after a very long vacation, so we all look pretty tired & dirty!The Arner Boys (most of them)

On the last day of our vacation we stopped in to visit with Grandpa Arner. He is doing really well it was a good visit. He told us a few stories of his childhood, including burning down their barn with his older brother when he was only 3 years old. We also heard about how he met Grandma, which was fun to hear. Evan and Bailee were also facinated with all of Grandpa's rocks so he showed them how cuts and polishes them. He also enters them in the fair and sells them. He was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's, so his hands shake a little, but overall he seems to be in good health. We will be going up to camp with him and some others in Jim's family for Labor Day, that will be fun to see him again so soon.

Yellowstone, Firehole Swiming Area

2008-07-07T07:33:00.000-07:00

We went to Yellowstone for the 4th of July. It was a long trip and most of it was spent in the car, but we did get out and let the kids swim in Firehole. Jim took the kids in the water a little above the swimming hole and they floated down in the current. Bailee was really excited and went down a couple times and loved it! Evan was a little weary at first, but tried it in the end and had fun. Bridger and I sat and watched, too cold for us!

Remembering Grant

2008-07-01T21:47:00.000-07:00

Today was the first anniversary of Grant's due date. He would be a year old today. It's so hard to think about that I usually avoid thinking about him or what he would have been like. I still see him in my dreams. I miss him so much. His birth is still fresh in my mind. I know that he had to come to earth and live for those short months in my tummy because that was his purpose on earth, that was his trial. I know that I chose this in the pre-existance, and I was prepared for it then. I know this, because if I hadn't chosen this or been prepared for it, I would not have survived it. I believe that my faith has grown because of that experience, because I know that Grant is in Heaven with our Father and is being looked after until I can be with him again. If I didn't know that I just know that everyday since his birth and death would be unbearable. We all love you Grant and your brothers and sister miss you too!

June Swim Lessons

2008-06-27T14:11:00.001-07:00

We spent most of June going to swim lessons for E and B. We faithfully left the house every morning trudging along with swim suits on and clothes all packed. After swim lessons we discovered a wonderful thing call FREE school lunch! I figure that I pay all year full price for E to eat at school, so I might as well get a few months free. The kids love it, thank goodness for the option for chicken sandwhiches, and look forward to going every day after swim lessons. Our good friend Becca also had Emme in swim lessons so on the last day of class we all decided to stay and swim. Bailee and Emme are close in age, so they just have a blast together. Bridger even swam for a little bit after a long nap in his stroller by the pool.

June Swim Lessons

2008-06-27T14:09:00.001-07:00

Summer Swimming

2008-06-19T15:17:00.000-07:00

Bailee having a great time in the water with her friends! E Splashing down the slip 'n slide for the first timeBridger's first time in a pool!

Captured by Jim's camera phone,

because I forgot my camera (what kind of mother am I?)

Happy Father's Day

2008-06-18T15:43:00.000-07:00

To all the father's, I want to say we love you, Happy Father's Day! Jim was pretty spoiled, I cooked him crab legs and claws, and all of you know how much I HATE fish! Jim is such a wonderful father and husband, and I am so blessed to have them in my life! The father's just chillin' while the women work, only on Father's Day can they get away with that!

Father's Day isn't just about Dads, our uncles mean a lot to us and we want to let them know that we love them very much!

Love you, Uncle Scott & Uncle Kimm! Grandpa and Bridger!

LAVA HOT SPRINGS

2008-06-18T15:05:00.000-07:00

We went to Lava Hot Springs the first weekend of June. Happy summer vacation, it was FREEZING! We only swam one day, and that was by force from the children, it was miserably cold, but the kids had fun. One day we drove to the Pocatello Zoo. There isn't much there, but E and B had fun with their cousins.

2008-06-03T21:10:00.000-07:00

Every Sunday we spend the afternoon at my mom's house. This last Sunday the kids had a waterfight, just the start of many I am sure will come as the summer continues. Mom and Dad have an assortment of flowers in bloom at their house already, so I thought I would share a few with all of you. I definately did not get their green thumb, everything I try to grow ends up dead. I keep trying, though, just in case I catch on one day and my garden actually grows.

2008-06-03T21:00:00.000-07:00

What a sad baby, only after mommy took a couple of cute pictures, then he said that he was done. The kids are growing like weeds, maybe I should put a rock on their heads or stop feeding them. I wish that I could go with out blinking, because it seems like everytime I do, they all grow and inch

2008-06-03T20:58:00.000-07:00

Bailee and Uncle Scott, playing in the yard.

2008-05-26T14:09:00.000-07:00

Bridger is getting so big, it goes by so fast. I was trying all day to get a picture of him sucking his thumb, he does it all the time. It is really cute that he sucks his thumb, but we try not to let him do it, you can't take away his thumb when he is a year old! He is such a good baby and smiles all the time. Bailee gets really offended if he smiles at someone else and not her, I even caught her pouting about it the other day. She said "Bridger doesn't like me anymore, he didn't smile at me!" I reassured her that he does indeed love her and that he doesn't always smile. Kids are so funny!

2008-05-26T14:03:00.000-07:00

Jim is tired. He worked hard on the yard on Saturday, getting it ready for our cement patio to be poured next week. He thinks he deserves a nap, silly him! For those of you who know that we have been waiting for years for Jim to get a promotion at work, good news came for us last week! Jim has been promoted to work for the engineering group for his company Grant Thornton. There is the possiblity that it means we have to move. We don't know yet, but will keep you all posted when we find out where the job is. It may be in LA, Chicago, or just maybe we get to stay in Utah. (Mom's praying for the latter) We are just excited that he finally gets the opportunity to use his schooling. Yeah Jim!

2008-05-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

Bailee just turned 4 on Saturday! She wanted a Snow White Birthday Party, so we had kind of an apple theme. Maxine made the cake and cupcakes and they turned out so adorable! She even snuck in some poison apples. Bailee invited a few friends and they came dressed as princesses. Bailee's favorite game by far was bobbing for apples, and I have to admit it was the funniest thing to watch. She keeps asking for an apple, but only wants it if she can bob for one. Jim's dad came to the party, we haven't been able to see much of him lately, but it was great to visit with him for a couple of hours and for him to see Bridger for the first time. Bailee got a lot of fun presents and loves them all. Mommy and Daddy surprised her with an Island Barbie Princess Vanity that has a play house built in, she loves to sit and comb her hair in the mirror and put on her pretend makeup. It is so hard to believe that my baby girl is 4 now, where does the time go?

2008-05-17T20:14:00.001-07:00

Evan's last soccer game was today and he played really well. There weren't enough players so he had to play the whole time and was able to play forward and kick the ball towards the goal. So, he's been in soccer for 3 years now and for nearly the enire time it has been painful to watch. He whines, complains and asks to sit out, it's just terrible to watch. That is until 3 weeks ago, something clicked, he has completely changed. He loves to try his hardest and I am the proudest mom when I see him run for the ball, whether he kicks it or not. Needless to say that I chose not to sign him up for another year, convinced that it was just a fluke, but today he said that he can't wait to play next year (too bad that sign-ups are over). Never can guess right.

2008-05-17T20:06:00.000-07:00

Another busy Saturday for the Arner Family. Bailee had dance pictures today, since I have my own photography business it was really hard to pay for someone else to take the pictures, but I guess that's the name of the game. Her recital is coming up really soon and she is really excited to show Uncle Scott (her favorite person) her dancing routine. She invites everyone she mets, it's really cute.

2008-05-16T11:35:00.000-07:00

Bailee suggested that we cut her hair,
so we did it yesterday. It is so cute on her! Daddy was a little sad to see the long hair gone, but will just have to deal with it. She wanted it even shorter, but I wasn't willing to do that.

2008-05-12T16:21:00.000-07:00

Bridger is 3 months today! He thinks that he can sit up already, and he rolled over for the first time 4 days ago. He is a great baby and sleeps through the night (most of the time-knock on wood). We are enjoying him. He loves to smile for his big brother and big sister and prefers MOMMY (1 out of 3 isn't so bad). He is not much for mommy taking pictures of him, so we take what we can get. Time goes by way too fast!

Bridger Up 'Til Now

2008-05-06T07:39:00.001-07:00

Bailee at 4

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2008-05-05T16:51:00.001-07:00

Bailee loves to dress herself, doesn't she do such a great job? We went to the park over the weekend and the kids got to play while Jim flew his airplane. Jim loves hisnew hobby and built and painted that plane himself. Evan did the dinosaur art project for school, he got a certificate of regognition from the principal. Bridger is getting so big and loves to stand up.

2008-05-05T16:30:00.000-07:00

Jim is such a good dad and the kids just love him!

2008-04-17T16:06:00.000-07:00

Bridger's 2 month pictures.

2008-04-17T15:52:00.000-07:00

Bridger was blessed last Sunday. We had family and friends over for a luncheon after. Everyone came, we are so blessed to have family so close to us that support us in all that we do. We are so glad to have Bridger in our family. Evan and Bailee just adore him and love on him all the time. He lets Mommy sleep most nights all the way through, and is getting plenty to eat. He is now a wopping 13lbs and 24 inches tall! Can you believe it's already been two months! Time flys!

2008-04-17T15:46:00.000-07:00

Evan lost his first tooth last week. Daddy help get it real lose and Evan pulled it out the rest of the way. He wrote a note to the tooth fairy that he wanted to keep his tooth. He took it to school to show everyone, then a couple days later he wrote another note to tell the toothfairy that she could take his tooth now.

2008-04-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

Bailee will be 4 very soon.

These are some of her birthday

pictures that I have taken.

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2008-04-04T16:19:00.000-07:00

They are all so adorable, and love to take

pictures, which makes me so happy!

STRETCH!

Bailee at her best, in the kitchen

helping Mommy with anything

she can!

2008-03-26T13:55:00.000-07:00

Bridger smiles all the time now, and they are getting even bigger! He even laughed out loud for the first time the other day! He's getting so big, and so full of personality.

Easter Bunny Pictures!

Evan and Bailee had a great time gathering as many eggs as they could. They both made out pretty well, too much candy for their little tummies.

2008-03-12T17:15:00.000-07:00

Bridger T @ 3 weeks

Cute little toes!

Big brother and big sister just love him to pieces!

Such adorable kids. Bailee is such a good helper for mommy and Evan is loves to tell everyone that he has a baby brother.

Bridger is a very good baby and lets Mommy sleep a decent amount at night. He smiles all the time and just loves to be cuddled.

2008-02-26T10:43:00.000-08:00

My Daddy and Me

2 Weeks old Today!

My First Smile on Camera!

2008-02-20T13:00:00.000-08:00

Our new addition. Born on Feb 12th. He was a big one. 8lbs 12 oz 21 inches. He's adorable.
No red hair, though, but he has hair which is unusual; it's brown.

2008-02-14T15:57:00.001-08:00

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The Arner Family

2007-10-11T09:30:00.000-07:00

The Arner Family Summer of 2007

Daddy and Bailee - Uinta's 2007

Mommy, Evan and Bailee - Uinta's 2007