Kim Collings

Died Sunday July 27th, 2008 @ 30 years old.

Our dear friend! This past week was such a hard week as Bryan, our little family & his family, lost such a special friend. Kim was a close family friend that Bryan grew up with just around the corner. He took Kim to dances, sent her flowers, and all the sorts that a best friend would do! She lite up a room when she entered & one thing I will never forget is that she loved candy & made the BEST Ginger snaps, even I couldn't make for Bryan. Kim left behind a husband, Chris Collings, and a son, AJ Collings & family and friends. We will dearly miss her, but know and understand she has touched every heart she has come in contact with!

We love you!!!

I'm No Bully!

If you are thinkin' the same thought, I'm no bully is true, you are right. My twinner boys in their Pj's. Grandma Anderson bought them twinner pajamas, and they are soooo stinkin' cute!

Birthday Cake

Hayden loves Balls! So we did a birthday cake like a football and cupcakes like so many other different balls! It was great.

Hayden turned 1! I can't believe that this first year has flown by so fast. Time is so precious with my little ones!!! Thanks to Macey's grocery store, we got a free birthday cake for the person turning 1 year old! The lady wrote the frosting in BLACK. Just FYI, make sure it isn't black with your kid. It was fun watching him dig into the cake, but boy, it was sure messy to clean up. Thank goodness we were at the pool with a hose close by. We had a great time there with friends and a few family members. Nothing huge was thrown because that week we all had the flu at our house. My family (the Metlers) were all out of town. The Anderson family had a quick short BBQ and played a some fun games. What a fun weekend, after the long week with the flu. It was great to feel healthy again.

Mother's Day Pictures!

If you don't have the cutiest kids! We definitely do!!! What fun we had this weekend celebrating Mother's Day and our 8 year anniversary. We surprised Bryan by going up to Midway for the weekend and spending a couple of nights together. It was so cute hear Taylor tell Bryan that we were going to the cabin this weekend. He could not keep a secret! He instantly wispered in Bryan's ear that we were going to the cabin. Bryan explained that we were not going to the cabin for a long time. Not until August. This was the Metler cabin that he was explaining to Taylor (over in OR.) Anyways, Taylor insisted that we were going to the cabin to go camping. It was funny. So, on Friday night, Bryan got home from work and was in the closet looking for something to eat. He was looking all over for his striped cookies. It's the Keebler kind. He got so mad because someone took them. He blamed the neighbor kids, Taylor and then his Mom! He thought his mom took them because she likes them too! I was in almost tears because I had already packed them in a box with some other food and sent them up to the condo with his parents. He started seaching Taylors room under the bed, in his drawers, and was getting really upset becuase he couldn't find the dang cookies... So on Saturday he got home from work, I had the car packed and the kids in it ready to go. We left in the car, and went up to Claim Jumper's to eat dinner. After dinner we went to the condo, got our swimsuits on and went swimming. When we got done, the kids were out and asleep in a matter of minutes after their baths. And that is when the fun begins.... for our 8 year anniversary!

The next day was Mother's Day! What a day I will never forget. Hayden decided that he wanted to be up and at it at 6:15am!!!! I politely got Bryan up and told him it was my day and he could get up with Hayden. The next think I know he came into the room at 7:15 and told me it was now my time with Hayden that he had enough. I got up made breakfast (waffels & fruit) and played with the boys. By 10 am it was now Bryan's turn to get up and face the world! I layed back down for a rest at 10 and got back up at 11. We ate lunch and then went for a ride up to Park City. We played at a park and walked the shops just browsing. Later that day we went back to the condo and I had made Chicken Roll Up's and a nice salad & fruit. (mom's favorite)

It was a fun weekend, but ended early because of Bryan needing to be back at RC Willey for work.

Here are a few cute picts of the Boys this weekend.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all that put in the most effort in the world for the most important job title there is!!!!

Steve & Makeup

What a night! We made it. It was a super crazy night, becuase it was the last day for check out's at the apartments in Provo, and it was Steve's BIG night. We practiced 1 time doing his makeup for his Broadway musical at his stake center. He sang a solo from Beauty and the Beast. What an amazing job he did. I am particularly proud of the make-up job that I pulled off on his face. A lot of the kids, nieces & nephews were scared of their Uncle Steve. He really did a great job and was a fun experience for him & me!

Easter

Hello! It is Easter Time! We had a super great day. We went to church and then spent time at Bryan's parents house for easter. The day before we went to my

parents house to color Easter eggs. Taylor had a fit because he didn't know what color to use. There were so many!!! On Sunday we spent some fun time over at the Anderson families. We had dinner, went on a fun scavenger hunt, and colored easter eggs again. What a great time. Earlier in the day, the Easter bunny hid eggs in our back yard for Taylor to find. What a great day!