CLARK EVERETT BROADBENT

So, I didn't want to put any pictures on my blog before my sister did but I have a new nephew!!!!  Clark Everett Broadbent was born on September 5th!  So being the big sister and all...I had to venture to Texas to meet him.  He is so so so cute!  Kalina is doing great after having the little guy.  I feel like mothering has come so natural to her.  She seemed to know exactly what to do.  Unlike me...I was so akward with the little guy.  But maybe when its your own, you know just what to do.  Daddy Steve is so cute with him.  We went to church with him on sunday and he was telling everyone he knew about his new little son. Its so exciting to see all these cute families growing.  I have to say though...I am pretty sure I have the cutest nephews alive!

A LABOR DAY TO REMEMBER!

For Labor Day weekend, we came up to Bountiful to see Chris take out his endowments at the bountiful temple.  It was such a great experience.  I was able to be Karlee's escort which was kind of cool.  His family was there and so was ours.  He was so excited and we are so excited for him.

We of course got to play with the cutest boys on the planet.  We did a lot of swinging and jumping on the trampoline and playing with cars.  David was so super cute with Caden pushing him on the swing.  I had to post a picture of that.  He made Caden laugh so loud.

We stopped by my parents new house that they are working on to see what they have been doing and my dad was tearing down the hill with his new toy.  I made David try it out.  I think he had fun trying to tear down the hill.

This is their house.  It will look so good when it is done.  It is a HUGE project but they are good at it and enjoy it.

One more super exciting thing happened this weekend but I don't want to post anything just yet.....its not my story to tell until it is announced!  So stay tuned......

BICYCLE MANIA!

We decided that we sit around too much at home doing nothing so since the weather is finally starting to cool down, we are going to bikers.  Our goal is to eventually go from our house, around to Toquerville, through Laverkin to Hurricane and then around Quail Lake back to our house.  It is a long way!  Too bad we are super out of shape and only rode like 10 miles.  I got a major side ache and wanted to cry.  We need a little more practice at this whole excercise thing.  We are going to keep at it though!

RAYS FROM HEAVEN

I took 3 pictures of Caden in the same spot, same angle and same camera settings. One came out like this. Maybe my camera captures direct rays from heaven. This little guy has been in many prayers lately and maybe this light is showing that heaven hears our prayers....Its always a good thought right?

A WEEKEND IN IDAHO

This past weekend, David and I headed up north for a family reunion. We stopped in Bountiful to see some friends and some family on our way. It was really nice to see everyone again. Its not until I am up there that I really miss everyone.

The reunion was in Ririe Idaho. It is close to Rexburg. The first night there, we had a bonfire. My niece Lillie and I went for a walk with my nephew Brent and another cousin Mike. It was close to dark and it was a wooded area and we got a little lost. We were walking through streams and through the tall grass. We had no idea where we were and it was really getting dark and a little scary. We eventually found our way back where everyone was worried and looking for us. oops! I'm supposed to be the responsible grown up. We stayed at Grandma's house in Newdale. It is so beautiful there. We woke up early for a temple session in the Rexburg temple. I never knew decorating in wheat and barley could be so beautiful! It was really beautiful and I really understood that special things can happen there. After the session, we did sealings. It was a really neat experience because I did not remember much of the words from my own sealing to my amazing husband so I got to hear the words and ponder them while they were being spoken. What an amazing religion. The temple is definately where we need to be. There is such a special spirit there.

We had a picnic in the park for the reunion. We ate pig, played volleyball, and had helicopter rides. I have to include this picture. I find the most amazing sights in Idaho. (my family should appreciate this)

my cute nieces!!

To end the great weekend, we stopped to see my little man Caden and little Eric who is becoming such a cutie with a fun personality. Caden had surgery and had a feeding tube put in his stomach to help with his allergies. I was surprised at how up beat he was. I asked him if he liked his little stomach tube and he enthusiastically said yes. He even likes wearing the back pack that holds his feeding pump. He knew I was coming and was so excited, he had to call me on the phone before I came and had to tell me he was excited to see me and when would I be there. So cute!

A PHANTOM BIRTHDAY

For my birthday, David took me friday night to Las Vegas to see the Phantom of the Opera. It was so so so good. I loved it. I especially love the music in it. So good!

We drove to a hotel about 45 minutes away up in the mountains of Las Vegas to a place called Mount Charleston. It was really pretty. It was a little resort surrounded by mountains out of the hot air of Las Vegas. We stayed in a little room that had a balcony overlooking the pond out front. It was nice little getaway. On saturday we went shopping. I don't know if I was worried about money or just couldn't find anything I liked but I did not buy anything. We shopped for hours! What is wrong with me! We decided to come back and David took me to my favorite place, Samurai 21 for dinner. It was so yummy!

Today, we went to church and taught our first lesson.  We now teach sunday school to the 15 year olds and we got the manual like at 9 last night.  Our lesson was not the most prepared lesson but we did ok.  We have 9 kids in our class. Strange cuz our ward is all old people.  But they seem cool.  We are going to dinner at Davids parents house tonight.  They are making me a cake.  Happy Birthday to me. =)

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE

We all got together and decided to go do a session at the temple the other night. David and I went with his parents and our sister in law Julie. I had never been to the St George temple and I was so excited. It was beautiful! I am so grateful for a temple so close and for amazing people that I can share it with.

4TH OF JULY 2010!

This was the first family vacation David and I had as married people! It was so much fun.

 We took off friday night and drove to bountiful. I forgot how much I loved it there. So we woke up saturday morning and helped my parents with their ward breakfast since they are now on the activities committee. After that we headed to Idaho for the cabin! We got there in the early afternoon and started in on the activities. I played with little Caden and Eric and my cousins little cuties, Kennedy and Kinder.

Curt came with his boat so we got on that and David wakeboarded. I refused to get in the water. It was about 65 degrees in the air so you can imagine how cold that water was. I think i'm just getting too old. =) It is always so much fun hanging out with the cousins.

We watched fireworks over the lake. People on the other end always bring the awesome ones so all we have to do is set up chairs and watch. Of course we did our own cuz there are tons of pyros in the family.

On sunday we went to a baby blessing in Pocatello that we were late to and missed...oops.

We came back and had a surprise baby shower for Kleeda that was really fun. She got so many cute little things. I am so excited for a new baby Broadbent soon!

We left monday late afternoon cuz we had to get in all the skiing and tubing. Not a good idea when you have to work at 9 the next morning in St George. We made it home at 2AM. But so worth the fun family filled weekend!

A TRIP TO THE FALLS

So our neighbors called us up the other night and told us they had dinnner ready for us.  They are from El Salvador and only speak Spanish.  So David likes to practice his Spanish and hang out with them.  She is an amazing cook and makes authentic Mexican food. It is really good.  So we were over there the other night and we all decided to go up to the falls where David proposed to me.  We hopped in the Jeep and headed up there.  They Loved it!  They went and played in the water.  They loved to sit below the waterfall and let the water push them around. 

There are actually 2 waterfalls up there and David thought the water felt so good, he jumped off one of them into the pool below.  He said the water felt so good and wants to go hang out there all the time.  So ...if anyone wants to come down my way, we have somewhere to take you.  It is so beautiful and so much fun.  I was sad because I did not bring my swim suit. So I was the awesome photographer.  It was a super fun place to be on such a hot day!

MEXICAN PHARMACIST

When we were in Mexico on our Honeymoon, we rented a scooter and drove all over the island of Cozumel. We were driving down a street and saw this little pharmacist guy in front of his pharmacy. It was so hilarious we had to stop and pull over and take a video. Too bad they dont have these here!