Happy St. Pat's!

Yay for St. Patrick's Day!

We had such a fun day. The leprechaun visited our house last night and left some treats for the kids. That trickster colored our milk green but was kind of lazy this year and didn't play any other tricks on us.

Connor won a contest in school. He had to find the Leprachaun, fill out a form, and they drew his name. He won a mini pot of gold and was sooooo excited. Kadee won the musical shamrock game in preschool and got to bring all the paper shamrocks from the game home. She was so pumped. Kinlee is all smiles and is sitting up so well. She is mobile, but only when she is on her back. She can make it halfway across the room on her back but if you turn her on her stomach she just gets frusterated. Weird, I know.



Last Saturday we took little miss Kin to her first parade. She wasn't that impressed. She laid in her stroller and looked around like we were all crazy. The other kids loved it though and got so much candy. She is in the picture, Kadee just had to make sure you saw her too. Look behing Kadee Jo's cute pigtails and you might catch a glimpse of Kinlee.


Tomorrow is my best friend's birthday. He will be turning 29!!! I love you Rory Von.

Sappy song lyrics ahead:

I never had no one
I could count on
I've been let down so many times
I was tired of hurtin'
So tired of searchin'
'Til you walked into my life
It was a feelin'
I'd never known
And for the first time
I didn't feel alone

You're more than a lover
There could never be another
To make me feel the way you do
Oh we just get closer
I fall in love all over
Everytime I look at you
I don't know where I'd be
Without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You're my best friend

You stand by me
And you believe in me
Like nobody ever has
When my world goes crazy
You're right there to save me
You make me see how much I have
And I still tremble
When we touch
And know the look in your eyes
When we make love

You're more than a lover
There could never be another
To make me feel the way you do
Oh we just get closer
I fall in love all over
Everytime I look at you
And I don't know where I'd be
Without you here with me
Life with you makes perfect sense
You're my best friend

Funny things kids say

Connor: Mom, how old is grandpa Earl?
Me: He will be 75 in May
Connor: Holy cow! No wonder he can't hear!
Kadee: You better tell grandma Bet she can't yell at him on his birthday, cuz we don't yell at people on their birthdays!


Landon (my nephew): Sarah, can I have a nightmare at your house? (he meant late night)

The Spazz

Rory coached Connor's Junior Jazz team this year so they gave us 4 free tickets to the game. We left Kinlee (who has another ear infection btw) with my Uncle and his family and headed to the game with Logan, Connor, and Kadence. All Kadence was excited for was the free hot dog and a churro. She ate every bite too. After that she was pretty bored but Logan and Connor had a blast. They were dancing, cheering, and laughing the whole game. We were so glad we got to go and have such a fun experience.



Each of the kids got a cool new Jazz ball

Sick, sick, sick...

February was such a crazy month. I think every single person in my family was sick with something at one time or another. I was sooooo sick, I don't think I have ever been that sick in my life. I had a sinus infection that turned into a viral rash that spread to my throat so it was miserable and poor Kinlee has had a runny nose and no voice for weeks now. It is so sad to hear her cry when it's so hoarse. I am so glad we are all finally feeling better and am looking forward to warm weather.

The family/movie room in the basement is almost finished, the closet is amazing. It is my favorite thing. It is so big and is going to keep me so organized. Once we have paint on the walls and the carpet down I will post pictures.

Rory bought a truck. It's Kyle's old 2005 Chevy Duramax and it's kind of a touchy subject. We talked about buying it a little, but he didn't really discuss it with me. He just kind of went to the bank, took out a loan, and the rest is history. I guess I'm ok with it, we really needed one to pull the camp trailer and now I can't wait to go camping for Easter.


I guess that is all for now. I was sick of looking at my sad Roxy post so I thought I would update so I have something else to look at.

RIP Roxy

On Wednesday our favorite dog was hit and killed by a truck. We didn't tell the kids, we told them she ran away. We decided that they will have enough heartache in their life and they didn't need to hear it, especially because Kadence has a hard time with death. She has mini meltdowns where she is afraid everyone is going to die. So we aren't going to tell them until they are older. Rory didn't want me to post about Roxy, but I said life is good and bad and we should remember it all. Roxy was such a funny dog. She would tilt her head sideways and snap at your fingers to get you to pet her. She always wanted to play fetch, but never quite got the concept. She loved people, especially kids and would let the kids maul her. We will miss her!


(This summer we set a live trap by the river to catch a skunk. We put food in it and Roxy went in there to get it and got stuck. This is one of my favorite pictures of her, she was waiting so patiently for us to let her out.)

Hello, Kitty!

On Saturday Kadence had her 5th birthday party. It was a Hello Kitty party and we had so much fun. We had Hello Kitty cake, chocolate ice cream, played Bingo, Freeze dance, pin the bow on Hello Kitty, and had a princess crown pinata. She had lots of friends, lots of presents, and lots of fun!


Kinlee turned 6 months old!! She is sitting up, eating baby food like crazy, sleeping through the night (for the most part), and trying to crawl. I can't believe my baby is already 6 months old!!


Connor had a valentine box contest at school. He was pretty sad his box didn't win, but I thought it was cute anyway. He played Jr Jazz again this year and is so very talented. He averages 15 shots (30 points) a game. He practices almost everyday at grandpa Denny's house across the street. Rory and I tell him he has to pass the ball to his other team members and he gets so mad and says, "If I'm open, I have to take the shot!" I hope he becomes a professional basketball player so I can retire young!

Kadence Jo Bradley

Yesterday my baby girl turned 5. I honestly can't believe it. Where does the time go? It seems like just yesterday I was holding her for the first time in the hospital. The story of her birth is a lot less stressful than Connor's. She was due March 12 but obviously joined us a little bit sooner than that. The day before she was born I insisted we go to Provo to walk around the mall. We spent hours walking around the mall and then met Candee, Kyle, and Candee's parents at the Olive Garden for dinner. After dinner I was soooo sick and just didn't feel right. We headed home and I started having contractions, so we took Connor to Debbie's house and headed to the hospital. They monitored me for a couple hours but decided my contractions weren't consistent enough and sent us home. I was miserable the whole night so first thing after I showered and did my make up we headed to the hospital again. This time they admitted me and decided we were going to have a baby. I was a little nervous for her birth because Connor had such a rough start, but a few weeks before I had steroid shots to develop her lungs so I was hoping that they worked and we wouldn't have any complications. It was a perfect delivery. I seriously pushed twice, only 15 minutes, and she was out. She was so beautiful with tons and tons of black hair. I remember how weird it was that I got to hold her and snuggle her immediately. She didn't need any oxygen and was even able to stay in my room with me that night (although the nurses came and got her so I could get some rest). We were able to bring her home the next day and so the story begins. Kadence was by far my best baby. She was always so content and happy and slept through the night at 2 months old. We are so glad she joined our family, she makes us smile everyday.