First big boy food

Oliver had rice cereal for the first time! He LOVED it! It wouldn't come fast enough for him.

 His bib says "These fools put my cape on backward" Thank you to his Aunt Chris. :)

July accomplishments

July has been such a great month for Illianna!
She did a lot of firsts this month and I want to highlight her achievements.
First of all she is now potty trained! I am beyond happy about this fact!
This was the first time she rode the zip line with daddy up at the cabin.
Her first sleep over (kinda they didn't sleep in the same bed the whole night) with her cousin Gracie up at the cabin.
The first time we rode the train to take daddy to work.
The first time she got to go see daddy at work in the court house.
Which means her first Dunkin Donuts.
 Illianna and I went to her first play, we saw Peter Pan and she LOVED it! We even got to take pictures afterward with the characters. She loved Capt. Hook the entire play. However, he was scary in person. She was very interested in the crocodile. But she didn't want to get to close. She LOVED Peter and Tiger Lilly. :)

 

First time she had "rules to remember and repeat back to us"
1. no pee no poo underwear.
2. no weapons
3. no locking the door
4. no play strangers
Her first time doing swimming lessons. ( which means Oliver's first time being in a daycare setting)
Her first time posing. ( Every time she put her swim suit on she puts her hand on her hips and turns. it is so silly)

 

 
She is now 25 lbs!
We found her a new dentist in Orem that she visited. (It was funny she hugged him when he came and he said, "wow only my kids hug me I've never had anyone else ." Lol)
She rode with me on the go carts at Lehi seven peaks.
I am just so proud of my little girl!

POTTY TRAINED!!!!

It has been a long road but today Illianna earned her reward for not wearing a diaper and using the potty for a whole week! I am so proud of her and her great achievement! I know she loves using the potty and her excitment makes it that much better. I want to add that this week was full of tests for her including, a 6 hour mall trip, an overnight and day at the cabin; as well as being babysat at pa-pa's house. She passed!

It was so funny one day Steven came home and she knows she is not allowed in our room because he has to take his gun off. She was playing with Oliver on the bed and daddy said, "Illianna whats the rule?"
Illi, "no pee, no poo underwear"



She loves her Minnie Mouse and Dasie Duck underwear!

 

 

5 years for us, 34 for my wonderful example

Today is our family anniversary, I say that because five years ago today Steven and I got sealed in the temple making us a eternal family forever. I am so grateful for the temple and the blessings it has brought us in our lives. I love the Church and my family. I love my husband, I love knowing we will be a family not only on Earth but in the After Life as well.  I know the Church is true.

Today is also my parents 34th anniversary! I am so beyond grateful for the wonderful example they have shown. I love that my parents have stayed married.  I only hope the same for my family. I want my children to be sealed to their spouses and stay in the church.

I am just so blessed to have such a amazing husband. I love you Steven. I love you mom and dad!

27 on the 27th

Yesterday was my golden birthday! It was so much fun! But let me rewind a little first On Sunday we had the Bruner/Bowers family party. It was very fun. It was the first family event that my family attended that Danielle was at and it was good. I am trying to get a hold of my emotions and move on with the things that I cannot control. Illianna had a blast and it was great to see everyone!

Now my birthday. Steven made breakfast which is always nice. Then he made sure we all wore Superman shirts (we had to go buy Illianna one) He bought me flowers and we went bowling at Jack and Jill's in Lehi. It was very fun! Illianna is a great bowler. She got 101, I got 102 and Steven got 106. Oliver slept the whole time. After wards we ate at Chick Fil A and then went to my parents house. We went with my parents and sister Sabrina to go see Oz the great and powerful. My parents had a girl in the ward babysit the girls and Dutch. Oliver was very good in the movie. When we got home we roasted hot dogs over the fire pit then had s'mores. It was great! I had a very super birthday!

Babies!

Oliver, Steven and Illianna all as babies I think they all look very very similar. I love my family!

Illianna sings

Illianna loves her brother so much! I got this cute video of her singing to him. He was mostly mad because he wanted his pacifier.

Also on a side note. I thought it was a joke when people would tell me; but yesterday Oliver peed and it hit him in the face. It actually happens! I had no idea!