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Hudson either has an incredibly fast metabolism or a tapeworm because the kid is hungry 24/7. This is him one morning at 6 am, way too tired to do anything but eat. He layed like this for 45 min. with a bowl of dry cereal for his first early morning snack.

Warming up in the sun after swimming. Note that Brynn still has her goggles on=)

Tanner had some tools out the other night and Hud decided he'd better fix his bike

See that concentration!

Tanner's new baby.  You would all want to vomit if you knew how much money we waste every month filling up the Powerstroke with diesel. So in an effort to be more thrifty Tanner bought himself a Lexus. It sounds odd but even with a car payment and the gas, it's half of what he spent on diesel in a month. Puke! (In case you were all wondering our average gas bill was about $800 a month. This is when a desk job and moped sound really appealing. And I hardly drive anywhere!)

Something's Missing

Bryson is officially entering the post-toddler stage. A few weeks ago we were eating corn for dinner and he complained about his tooth feeling weird. Come to find out it was a little loose. So Friday night Papa Clint suggested he tie a string to the baby tooth and yank it out. Bryson objected vehemently. After church on Sunday his Primary teacher came up to me in the hallway looking very sheepish and apologizing to me. Apparently he had persuaded Bryson to let him tug on the tooth, not knowing that it was his very first loose tooth! So his teacher tugged and it came right out. They got a picture with his phone and showed me. So I missed Bryson losing his very first tooth. Oh well! We haven't given it to the tooth fairy because Tanner has been gone since Sunday and Bryson wants to show him. We're pretty sure he has another loose tooth and hopefully Tanner and I will be able to witness losing this one. The highlight for Bryson was that all of his primary class got to witness it. And it must have been a highlight for them too because I got to hear all about it from each of his classmates! Everyday I get to see new tricks Bryson can do with the hole.

Another one from Kelsey

Growing up we all think we're princesses, right? That was my nickname for a while in High School while Amy's was Cinderella. I'm not sure who started it or how I got it but I liked it better than "Special K" which my brother-in-law Frank penned for me. My favorite Disney princess stories are Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid (and Gisele, if she counts)! Which one do you think you are?


You Are Ariel!

Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

A bit of fun

I stole this idea from a friends blog 'cause I thought it was super cute. Hopefully this one will make all the husbands appreciate their wonderful wives. I score a Very Superior!

90 As a 1930s wife, I am Very Superior Take the test!

Tribute to my little girl

My sweet little Brynnie turned 4 on Sunday, a day she has been waiting for "forever". Ever since Bryson's birthday in January she has been telling me her birthday will take forever to get here. She was so excited Sunday morning and was really good about waiting until after church to open her presents. I mentioned the other day that we should have one of her friends from church over for dinner and they could play with all her new toys. She replied "Um, no, I only like to play with her at church, not at my home." Translation-she didn't want to have to share her new toys. Brynn was the perfect baby and such a sweet little toddler. This last year has been a struggle with her and we're hoping her new 4-yr old attitude will kick in soon. She's still very sweet but also pretty sour much of the time. But she's still our little girl and we love her.

RenoRodeoChamp

This year we were super late signing up Bryson for the Mutton Bustin' (like 4 months late). Good thing we can call the Rosser's our good friends. The Rosser family supplies most of the stock for the rodeo and all you have to do is throw out their name and you get treated like royalty (Tanner loves doing that during RenoRodeo time). So because we were late and there was a chance in heck we were going to get Bryson on the list we had to have Levi pull a few strings. And its a good thing because Bryson ended up winning the Mutton Busting. He didn't ride his sheep "Wild Thing" the whole way but he rode him the farthest. I had to zoom in from all the way on the other side of the arena so it's a little shaky in parts. The cutest thing was Bryson standing next to all his "new best friends" that he met that night doing re-plays of their rides. I had to cut a lot of it but its so sweet to watch them all. What a cute bunch of little boys. When they announced Bryson as the winner they called his name on the loud speaker and he was looking all around to try and figure out who it was. Then Levi put him on his shoulders and ran around the arena. We later found out that that was the highlight of Levi's week too. We are so glad to have the Rosser's as friends and not just for the perks. Brynn can't wait to do it when she's old enough.

Levi Rosser is in the green Blistex shirt.



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Levi and Katie Rosser with Bryson


I can't tell you how much Bryson LLLOOOOVVVEEESS Katie!






Stretching before the show

Things I see and hear

We all know that having kids around keeps everything humorous. Mine are no different. Here are a few things I have witnessed lately.

Bryson: Oh, Mom!  There's a baby bird outside and I don't think he's old enough to be out of his nest! Where the heck is his mother?! (Sure enough there was an itty bitty quail who's mama was trying desperately to get him safely through the backyard. And he probably shouldn't have been out of his nest.)

Bryson had gas the other day--big surprise!-- and when he tooted Hudson started yelling "Caca's! Caca's" and proceeded to spank Bryson on the bum while pushing him into the bathroom. 

In the car the other day Brynn was rambling about something and all of sudden she said "Oh, that would be so precious if you did that for me."

Playing make-believe I heard Brynn tell Bryson "No, we are not done exercising!  We have way too much energy still. We need to go run two more laps or we will never be able to settle down for bed." (Wonder where she heard that?) 

Driving through a parking lot Bryson yelled out "Come you idiot! Don't you know how to back up your car!" (OOPS, don't know where he heard that one either. Yes, I have road rage issues sometimes)

Brynn to Mommy- "I really really want a baby girl next time. Our boys are just such stinkers!"  She has since been telling everyone that we are having a baby girl. No, I'm not pregnant. 

Brynn to Mommy - "Can I have some oitmeal?" (or oatmeal)

Brynn while picking out flowers at HD - "Oh my gosh, those ones are way too cute!"

Hudson imitating the sound of an Elk call that Tanner has on his cell phone.

"Digg-ul, digg-ul, digg-ul" --Hudson tickling his own feet!

Brynn while cleaning the bathroom with me: "Oh sick Mom! You should really clean this place up more."  Thanks honey, what do you think I do all day?

Uncle Scott to Brynn: Do you want me to help you with something? Brynn: "No, my parents will deal with me" (said like a 13 yr old)

Conversation with Tanner and Brynn: Do you want me to do Big X Little X twice? No, three times. No, twice. Fine, get out!

I put Hudson in the car with his feet covered in sand from the beach. When I got home there was not a speck of sand on him, except in the shape of a mustache around his mouth. Sick!

Saw Hudson "shooting" people with: a corn cob, a snorkle, a sword, the vacuum attachment, a shovel, pens, and any other thing that could possible pass for a weapon.

SoCal

While down in Southern California with the other Zufelts I spent one night with Becky and Andre at their apartment. The kids thought living in an apartment complex is sweet becuase you have a playground and three pools with hot tubs. We were also able to spend a few days at the beach. I LOVE the beach. Most of the time I was there was spent delivering beach toys to anyone within a 100-ft radius. Hudson just wandered around pilfering the beach, so I had to take everything back. He would walk up to some random kid building a sand castle, squat down about 4 inches from their face, and stare at them. Then he'd grab their shovel and run off as fast as he could. Apparently sandy grit in his mouth doesn't bother him one bit as he would constantly stick yucky stuff in his mouth all day. In fact I found him rummaging through someone else's cooler one time. He was super cute to watch though and I have a very cute video of him in the waves that I'll try to put on a post. Bryson was very surprising in the water. He's not a kid who really enjoys things that he's not in control of but he was in the water the entire day, as deep as he could go. He'd get knocked down every once in while and flounder in the water but he'd pop up with a smile. Brynn was pretty content to lay on a towel or a boogy board and watch people and have others wait on her. Go figure! All in all, it was a wonderful trip. We love SoCal so much and its a little tempting to think about maybe living there after Reno. That's if we win the lottery right?

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Disneyland

Well, since our super fun trip to Hawaii got botched we needed something to do for vacation.  We found out Scott and SueAnne were going to SoCal to stay at a friends house and we tagged along.  After last years Disneyland trip I swore I would not be taking my kids back for at least 5 years. But this year they were much better. None of the kids had major meltdowns where they cried for 2 1/2 hours straight like last year (Brynn).  Hudson did fantastic, although he's not crazy about rides that go fast or spin...at all.  We had so much fun and the kids really enjoyed spending every waking moment with all their cousins. 

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