Weekend at Aunt Brandee and Uncle Spencer's

So I asked Christina if I could take the girls off her hands this weekend and just have fun. Nope, no other reason just wanted to see my Jorgensen girlies and it doesn't help that Lukas and MaKynzee badger me with "When is Brookelyn coming, When is Kira coming? Let's go get em mom." So Christina brought them down Friday. We had so much fun. Saturday we went to the local petting zoo and Lukas tried really hard to have dad let us get a dog...no go... of course. Anyway it was fun they even have a new addition...a reindeer.

The Kiddos at the reindeer.

OH, a bath tub lets shove you all in it!! LOL. They humored us and we got smiles! Brookelyn asked where the paddles were....no this boat ain't going anywhere!

Proof that I got ALL the kids to feed the animals...Brookelyn refused and cried that the goat would bite her... but on the way out she decided it wasn't all that bad.

This is my Jorgensen girlies getting their groove on. You see the movie they were watching was over and it was playing music so they got out the stools are started dancing on them. Watch out Arik!!!!

My little Kira Ba-geer-ah! She was being too cute and Brookelyn bolted before I could get a pic of her...better things to do I guess.

We had such a great weekend. Thanks girls for coming!!! Melanie any time we can arrange I would LOVE to take your kiddos for a weekend too. Just don't know how that would work! Love you!

Daisy did it!!!

OK so this last week Christina and Arik stopped by and we had dinner together and then the kiddos came over and played while Christina and Arik ran an errand. Well the girls had a BLAST with the dress ups and Brookelyn was totally in mommy mode. Kira and MaKynzee were her daughters and Lukas couldn't play unless he was their "buddy" (ie dog). So Lukas warped himself into the Wii.

I love that they get along so well....almost all the time :)

Then as Christina and the girls were about ready to leave Kira lets out this SCREAM. Then starts repeating Daisy did it! Daisy did it!!! Daisy had bit Kira on the tip of her finger so of course it bled like crazy!! She just kept showing us her finger and wouldn't stop saying "Look what Daisy did" or she just shoved the finger in your face and said "Daisy did it." She is the cutest little thing!

Sorry "Daisy did it" Kira- We love you!

Gotta love the concerned serious cute face she's got!

Hope it is feeling better!!

What's NEW??

Ok so being home is fun. The kids are not quite back to normal...they still think they need to have a play mate all day. It is kind of rough trying to get things done but I love them and want them to be happy so I play Queen and Princess with Kynzee and then Wii with Lukas, REPEAT and try to get a load of laundry in between.

I made MaKynzee dress ups for Christmas and was wondering if maybe she wasn't ready cause she hadn't really played in them but she was in them ALL day. She is SO cute.




MaKynzee is never complete without a book, she is always "reading" to herself.



The Queen and her Princess...



This is Lukas ALL day (ok not really but if I let him)...glued to the Wii! I am trying really hard to set up good ground rules but right now I just want to get my house clean again so he has been sucked into the Wii world.

See the mess around him??!!


Ok so I desperately needed some change or pick me up in my life. I am trying really hard to be happy and healthy so I thought well lets get a make over!! So I cut my hair...


BEFORE....UHHHHH



AFTER WA...LAAAAA

I am having a hard time with the bang thing! I have not had bangs since the 5th grade!! But I LOVE the new look! Just to prove that MaKynzee is going to be a GREAT friend and totally girl power...I came home, opened the door and there was Spencer reading a book, Lukas on the Wii and MaKynzee was in her room. Spencer looks up and says, "That's not much different." Oh I'll show YOU different!!!!! Then Lukas looks over and goes "ooooo mommy" and MaKynzee comes running out of her room and says, "Wow mom you got your hair cut, it's cute. I really like it. Mom you are really pretty now!" Yep that's right just needed my girl to let me know how it really looked.

Christmas was total BLISS

For Christmas we traveled down to Lehi, Utah and joined the clan for some serious partying. First and foremost let me thank my mother for coming and watching the kiddos for my surgery. I had my tonsils out and it was ALOT worse than I thought. Anyway my mom came and watched the kiddos, thanks! Your a lifesaver, love you BIG!

Ok so back to Christmas, Christmas Eve we went over to my Uncle Kevin and Aunt Margie's for lunch and it was really nice just to sit and visit and for me to watch everyone eat. Yep I was still on liquid diet because I hemorrhaged earlier that week...that's another story. Anyway then we went to Grandma Sellers and opened presents and then we went back to Grandma and Grandpa Bowen's for the nativity reenactment and testimonies. It was just a perfect day!

Christmas morning we had a BLAST, seven grandkids 4 and under, 6 kids, 2 grands and 2 great grands to share the morning with.

The kids lining up to see what Santa brought!!

Santa gave Lukas a Lightning McQueen couch and body pillow...you think he likes it???

MaKynzee got a doll house, oh so FUN!!

Lukas also got a Speed Racer game with a wheel to play with the Wii. Daddy and Lukas had a great time!

We had a gourmet meal that night with all the Bowen Family that was in town. It was perfect I must say...even though I cooked the bird! *Note: Never offer to bring a free bird you might end up cooking it!! LOL* Anyway this was the first meal I was able to have that was not MUSH!!

Cousins...cousins...MORE cousins!!! We had so much fun with the kids being all together it was really nice...although we did have fights over who was who's "best friend" LOL

The "First Bunch" I don't know why but these cousins came in packs...all in 20days!!

L to R Lukas, Alex, Brookelyn, Lily

"Second bunch"- too sweet for words these three neapolitans are!!!

L to R MaKynzee, Ivy, Kira

Sunday after Christmas, Spencer and I went up into the mountains a wee bit to take pictures. It was gorgeous with all the snow around. I don't have pictures that Spencer took but I had fun taking pictures of HIM taking pictures!

Spencer tackled me into the snow.

Spencer was literally LAYING almost IN the creek to get the pictures of the ice forming on the rocks. SCARY!!!!!

As you can see we were TOTALLY spoiled and had a fabulous time and I still haven't recooperated!!!

Xmas update....coming soon

So during Christmas we took family Bowen pictures. It was WILD with 7 kiddos and 3 families and all. But we managed to "scrunch" everyone in and get a good shot. I promise to actually blog with cute Christmas pictures soon but it has been more than CRAZY here.

The WHOLE DR Bowen Clan



My babies!!! Not so baby anymore.




Wow, we're smiling???

Hope everybody had a great holiday season! Love you all!

Catching Up

So my birthday was absolutely wonderful. Probably the best birthday in YEARS. Anyway it was wonderful Spencer pampered me all day and then took me to dinner and a movie. We saw 2012 and for those of you who don't know that whole destruction end of the world stuff is my favorite. I LOVED the movie. It was great and dinner was AWESOME! I got so many Happy Birthdays from everyone THANK YOU!

I wanted to post some pictures from Thanksgiving. I missed the dinner (dang those babies!! LOL) but the kids and Spencer were able to meet up with his family in Salt Lake and had a great dinner at Marie Calendar's. I guess it was worth every penny not to have to clean up afterwards or so Mom and Spencer tell me. Then Friday night I met up with the fam and we went to Temple Square, gorgeous as always. Then Saturday we went to Thanksgiving point and the kids LOVED the dinosaurs and light drive, it was perfect!

Thanksgiving Dinner

The Family holding up a HUGE crowd of people to get a pretty picture!

The kids at the temple doors. Lukas kept saying this is where the Holy Ghost lives with Jesus. I guess we are teaching them something.

MaKynzee at the reflection pool, it was gorgeous!

Playing with Dinosaurs at Thanksgiving Point

Lukas wanted to make a Dinosaur island. He was SO cute.

Makynzee liked lining up the dinos and then pushing them in. Silly girl!

Then when we got home for my birthday we set up the Christmas tree. I am bummed we don't have enough room for our other tree. Lukas was devastated! He said, "That's NOT a Christmas tree, what happened?" He really wanted a real tree. I love my little family!

3:07AM December 5, 1984

Happy Birthday to Brandee, Happy Birthday to Brandee!!

Yep that's ME!

Well what can I say but I kept with my favorite tradition and called my parents at my birth time 3:07am and they sang Happy Birthday to me. It is just so special. My family is AMAZING and I am so glad to be born into this family! WOW I know most of you will be SHOCKED to here that I am ONLY 25 and the rest will think DANG she's old now. To be quite frank I have decided to make this my best year EVER!!!!! Yep and I am going to start it off with surgery on the 14th, yep sounds like a great year already....LOL!

Sweet memories....My mother

Mom- you are so freakin' amazing. You do so very much for your family and I am so grateful to call you mother and friend. You have always been such a foundation of love, thank you. I don't have words to express my love and appreciation for all you do. You would sacrifice even more than you have... for your family and I want you to know that I know that, I will always be thankful that I came to you... to learn, to grow and to be taught by the greatest teacher. I will never forget our Texas cheer trip when I finally realized how much you loved me and that we were best friends. We fought, I fought but it was only because we are too much alike and we never wanted to say it is true. But now I look back and I hope I can be a mother like you because if MaKynzee and I can be like us I will be the happiest mom EVER! I LOVE YOU!!!

Daddy's Girl

What can I say. I always adored my dad. He is the best man I know. He never lets an opportunity to serve go by. My most favorite memories are Daddy Daughter outings. Especially a Daddy Daughter sock hop. I remember Christina and I were the only ones in jeans and all the other girls looked so "cool" in their poodle skirts. I must admit I was embarrassed but then there was Dad. He flipped us and swung us and gave us the night of our lives. I didn't care what I was wearing...I had the coolest Dad there and still do! I LOVE YOU!!

My Bow- sorry Arik she will always be my "Bow"

My sister, my best friend..what is there more to say. I remember the hair pulling, the throwing, the fights but I remember better the fun memories we shared. You have always been there for me like I can not explain. We have always had that extra sense about each other and you are always there. You are such an amazing example. As I have said before and will always you are my LIGHT in the dark, my guardian angel, my twin in every aspect but birthdays. I LOVE YOU!!

Spencer has been showering me with little acts of kindness, love and presents. He is so amazing and I don't want to leave him out. He is my soul mate and I am so glad I found him...he just wasn't there for my "birth"day. But I LOVE YOU BABE!!