I am an old granny

I just turned 29 !! I can't believe how old I am getting! Its not funny!
I am going through a midlife crisis!!! anyway so...... it was my birthday, and mark was soo amazing to me. He got off work for the day, and let me stay in bed while he gave the boys breakfast and got them both dressed. then he gave me some pressies, an ipod deck thingy, and giftcard, and a new singstar game. Then we went to the mall, and we got to have lunch at my fave restaurant which is.. firebird grill. I got a new necklace and a top. and we let kyle "build a bear" We let him choose whichever bear he wanted, and he managed to pick the ugliest thing in there! I was trying to steer him in the direction of the cute brown puppy, or the fluffy bear, but nope, he wanted the nasty green dragon type thing. and he didnt stop there, he dressed it in a hideous superman outfit! it looks ridiculous, and it cost us $30!!! I had a brilliant idea, but it came on too late. I was thinking it would have been a good idea, if we had kyle bring all his dummies (pacifiers) to build a bear workshop, and have him bury them in his bear, then they can sew it up with them inside. I know, its brilliant!!! but I didnt think about it until we were leaving the shop! and I am not paying $30 for another one, so we will have to put up with our overgrown baby for a few more months I think! anyway, yep so birthday evening, everyone came to my house and we have chips and salsa (which by the way, I made myself ) and we had ice cream birthday cake! we played singstar all night!! it was the best birthday EVER!!

anna and richard

A few weeks ago...... My sister anna came to visit me in arizona, She brought her boyfriend Richard with her. It was really nice to finally get to know him a bit. He is very polite and friendly, and Anna just seemed so relaxed and happy with him. I am soo glad because anna has been through a divorce and has had a terrable time throughout the past while. It has been lovely to be able to be around her and see for myself how happy Richard makes her. While they were here visiting me, They decided to get married impulsively in the phoenix courthouse. At first I thought they were joking around, but when I realised they were serious and they explained their reasoning behind it, it made perfect sense. My parents agreed that this was for the best. Due to previously being sealed, Anna and Richard were not able to be sealed at this time. So me and mark got to be part of their special day, which was an honour! The day before they were to be married, We all went to chandler mall, We spent the day there, getting dresses, shoes, a suit etc for richard, he even got a ring there. I LOVE chandler mall! We got our nails painted too. It was a really nice day, and anna found a beautiful dress!

The next day was the big day! Anna looked sooo beautiful, we met them down at the courthouse. Me, Mark, Kyle and Brody made up the entire congration. It was very simply done, and the judge pronounced them man and wife. (I never understand why they dont say.. "husband and wife") Mark and I were the witnesses. It was very special to be able to be such a big part of their day. Quite often I feel as though I miss out on so many of my family occasions, being so far away. This made it all worth it! After the ceremony, we all went out for a lovely steak, in a really fancy restaurant. It was soo good! It was a day I will always remember, and I feel priviliged to have been a part of. I dont think I have ever seen Anna as happy as she is now, and I wish her and Richard all the best in their adventures together. p.s kyle and Brody looked soo handsome in their kilts xxxxx

meet jade.......

I have a new job! I look after sweet little jade full-time! She is 10 months old and is really sweet and chubby. I am getting a bit of a girly fix having her around. I cant help but put piggy -tails in her hair and cute little dresses. Boys really are quite boring to dress, its a case of.. checkered or striped shirt. yawn! My sister-in-law has just started a boutique, and she is working on a whole line for boys too, which I think will be brill. check out her website http://www.fancypantsbowtique.com/ she makes everything herself!!

poor brody

OK I am finally able to move on from Brody's bad haircut!





I am going to show you some pics of my boy

first pic, is before any shaving began, look how sweet he is




The MONK!






Then cheryl tried to fix it for us, and it looked alot better. here is my wee Brody Glen with his big boy haircut!
I hated it at first, but to be honest, it has kind of grown on me, He looks so grown-up! He still can't walk though! 14 1/2 months old.
Love my wee pal! He is so different from Kyle, Brody gets really mad, and bites us all! and throws his head down on the floor in his raging temper tantrums!





anyway, so we shaved kyles head too, so they can both look like thugs!




My poor baby looks like a
monk!!!

Brody has very thick hair, and most of the time it looks kind of scruffy, but he is soo cute, I love his crazy hair. I decided to give in to Mark, and began trimming Brodys hair. I got it looking pretty good, when Mark decided he wanted it shorter, and completely shaved the whole back off!!! he left a big mop on the top!! My baby looked exactly like A MONK!!! I started crying, and banned Mark from ever touching either of the boys hair EVER again!!! but of course we couldnt leave poor brody looking like a monk, so I reluctantly let mark try to blend the rest of the hair, which kept getting shorter and shorter!! anyway.... long story short... my baby now looks like a missionary gone wrong!!! I am very very sad about it!!! will post pictures when I can see the funny side (which might be never)