My Little Andi is 4 Years Old...

I cannot believe Andi is 4 already... it seems like a couple months ago she was a tiny baby. She is SO much fun and adds SO much to our lives. She is so animated and has the best facial expressions. She is constantly cracking us up! She loves her brothers so much, and surprisingly enough, they'll admit to how much they love her.

The week of her birthday I had training for work, so I was gone during the evenings. Brett didn't want to miss Andi opening her gifts and I didn't either, so he came home from work one afternoon and we both got to give them to her. I wish that I would have gotten a picture of some of her funny faces!

For her Birthday we took Chloe and Alicia to see Disney's The Princess and the Frog. The girls LOVED it and it was so fun to have a girls outing. Here is a picture of Andi (yes, she is holding her purse) before the movie. I cannot believe how much I love this little girl...

Waiting for the movie to start...

After the movie Alicia took Andi while I went to work and gave her this awesome set of Disney Princess Barbies. She LOVES these and plays with them all the time... Ariel is still her favorite princess...

Christmas Eve 2009

On Christmas Eve we went to Honey and Papa's (Brett's parents) house. We have the 'magic circle' that you open your present in, and I don't think Andi was out of it for too long. Not because she had that many presents to open, but because she wanted to help everyone. :)


Santa made a surprise visit, so here is us and the kiddos with the 'BIG MAN'!

Christmas 2009

Christmas was so fun this year... I didn't get many pictures from Christmas morning, but here are a few.

One of my favorites is seeing the kiddos' faces when they come into the living room...

I finally got the BYU sweatshirt that I've wanted forever!!!

Brett with one of his three new Boston hats... :)

After we opened presents we went to my parents' house for breakfast and ended up staying there the whole day. The kids, well EVERYONE actually, enjoyed playing the Wii. We took it over with a couple games and the fishing game was the most played... 6 HOURS! I think everyone (even my dad) had their turn and it was fun to play with everyone... Also, my dad made the BEST ham ever! He has come up with the yummiest recipe and perfected it with this one. It was delicious! We had a wonderful, relaxing day... I wish more were like Christmas Day. I love being with family.

Disney on Ice- Princess Classics

Alicia and I took Chloe and Andi to Disney on Ice last week and what a fun time we had... The girls were in awe! When Ariel came out, Andi's eyes got HUGE, her jaw dropped and she looked so amazed... starstruck. It was precious! She called Brett at intermission and told him she wanted him to be there so that he could see all the princesses. I'd love to make it a tradition 'date' for Andi and I; it was magical.

Cornbelly's October 2009

My friend Janna and I took our kids to Cornbelly's in October and we had such a good time. It was so fun to see our kids play and they got along SO WELL! :)

Andi, Bridger, Josh, Brooke and Brock

There was this funny guy that made ballon animals/figurines that was hilarious... He told the kids the funniest jokes! They got a kick out of them...

Brock, Josh, Bridger, Brooke and Andi...

We got the kids these bags that they got to mine treasures out of... Brock got arrowheads, Bridger got cool rocks and Andi got gemstones

Andi and Brooke loved playing in the princess area. They loved dressing up, playing in the carriage... LOVE girls!!!

We had such a fun time, even though it was FREEZING! We let the boys lead us through the maze and they loved it, but I think they were getting frustrated towards the end. Luckily they got some help on how to get out and came back for Janna and I!

Puerto Rico

Brett and I took the kids to Puerto Rico last Wednesday and stayed for five days... it was a great vacation! It was SO nice to be in 90+ degree weather again! The humidity was crazy, but the warmth was well worth having it.

The flights were LONG, but the kids were such troopers. The flight from SLC-JFK sold out, so we had to fly from SLC-Long Beach, Long Beach to Fort Lauderdale and then Fort Lauderdale to San Juan. I guess flying for free is worth the hassle!

When we got into San Juan we went to Old San Juan and toured an old fortress. It was so cool and the boys got a kick out of it. It was pretty neat to see what they were able to build so long ago and crazy to see how they used to live!

(Get ready... there are a TON of pictures!)


The kids loved all the lizards and iguanas...

In one of the dungeons... Andi wasn't so thrilled about being in there :)

The pictures on the walls in the dungeon were so cool. They figured that one of the prisoners drew these, but I can't remember who or when...

This was the beach at Cabo Rojo... BEAUTIFUL! But, the water was almost too warm. It wasn't even refreshing to get in to!

I found a huge pile of crabs and this is the only one the boys dared to hold. It had a long shell, so they didn't get touched...

This was the morning of Bridger's 7th Birthday... He was so excited!

At Crashboat Beach thses little crabs were everywhere... They were from about 3 inches to 7 inches and Brock was so happy to see that they really do walk sideways! They were fun to watch.

Crashboat Beach...

This picture turned out horrible, but I had to post it because Brett is so funny. I was laying on the beach reading my book and there was no shade, so he found this tree laying on the beach and brought me shade! He also used it as a wig to tease the kids...

We went to the El Yunque Rainforest and it was absolutely beautiful... We walked/hiked to a waterfall and on the way back it rained... all I can say is rain in the rainforest is CRAZY! We got soaked, but it was fun.

Another one of the MANY lizards (or gecko, I don't know the difference) we saw. See, my kids are mezmorized... :)

I LOVE THIS MAN! :) He is the most amazing husband and father!!!

On the way back Brett was making motorcyles sounds and lifting Andi over the rocks, cracks, etc. She thought it was hilarious and was laughing SO hard!

It was definately an adventure, but one that we'll remember forever. We had some fun with trying to figure out our sleeping arrangements in Rincon/Aguadilla (the place we booked to stay turned out not so good and we had to find something last minute), but thanks to my mom, we were saved. She found another condo for us and then helped us find a hotel room for the last night. We decided to go back to San Juan the evening before our flight so we could go to the rainforest and with the traffic there, we were worried about getting to the airport in time.

One of the things Brett appreciated the most was their driving... While I would call it crazy and scary, Brett was so happy to see that they all drove like him... rather the way he wishes he could drive all the time!