A new blog

Bryan bought me the cutest pink notebook out of the blue and I got the crazy thought of starting a new blog again. I use to keep one years ago, and picked up again when Ryker was in the Niccu with the Ryker reports, so I thought new computer.... new blog! Not sure anyone will even read it but hey hers hoping!. My plan is to write about family happenings and maybe even some random things here and there. No real format. Just a mixture of everything. Hope you will continue to check back periodically and read my little blog. Hey, you are reading it now so that is a start :)

This is probably going to be so boring, and totally like a Christmas card letter but I thought my first blog would be a little update on what's currently up with my little family. So sit back and buckle up, here we go...

Bryan- Keeping very busy with work and all his projects. Still owns and working on cooltext.com but his main focus right now is a new virtual reality game he has been working on and having lots of fun with. Demos have been doing well and we are all very excited about this new venture. Bryan is so smart and creative and seriously keeps me in owe of all his many talents. He tries to make time 1 a week to meet with his friends for board game nights (think strategic board games) and really enjoys doing that. He loves his electric car and was very excited to recently get solar panels put on the house. He is a fan of Space ex and has enjoyed following them and watching all he can on them. He loves being a dad and has been having fun teaching the kids how to program and game. I think he is a keeper!

Amy(me)- Busy being a mom. I always thought life would maybe slow down as the kids got older but I could not be more wrong. It seems like all I am doing is carpooling a kid to one lesson, or practice , ortho, game, competition, or something or other! But I really could not be more proud of my kiddos. Its been fun to be home all day with Cloey and to run errands with her every day. She is my little buddy. It is pretty surreal to have a toddler again. I was called as a activity days leader for my church some months ago for the 8-9 year olds and I have been loving that! The girls are so sweet and I'm really in my element crafting and doing all things girly. It also helps that my partner is my good friend ;). I also started up taking my dance class again this year after taking last year off. If I didn't take last year off this would of been my 10th year taking it! Crazy hu? I really do love it and love all the girls I do it with. Plus I get to do my favorite thing, dance! I'm still a fan of Netflix and love to read. Nothing is better then crawling into bed after a long day and watching a Netflix movie or reading a good book!

Brookelyn- I cant believe that in March she will be 15! People she will have her learners permit! AHHH! This is all so crazy to her dad and I. She is growing into such a beautiful women. She is in the 9th grade and doing well in school. She still loves all things art and being creative. She enjoys to write stories and to also read a good book. She is the 2nd counsler in her church mia maid class and has fun going to her mutual activities. The biggest thing she has been involved in that is new is this past October she tried out for the American Fork High School winter guard/ color guard and made it!!! It has been a awesome and very very busy new experience for her. She is working hard and having a lot of fun! Her practice schedule is quite a lot but I cannot tell you how proud of her we are that she is doing it and managing it all. She has her first competition tomorrow and is nervous but excited for it. It will be fun next year when she will be on the field with the marching band! She is such a good kid and such a great big sister, We couldn't ask for a better babysitter! She has a few families in the neighborhood that love her as a babysitter to. I guess the exciting news is she is very close to getting her braces off! She's so happy about that! She's a good apple that one!

Vincent-Can you believe he's 12! I know, insane! He started Jr High this year and is loving it! He says Jr High is way better then elementary! He is also in the band! He plays the trombone and is having a lot of fun with that. He also enjoys his drama class. Really, the kid was born to perform so its a good fit! Hes very smart and doing well in school. He has a great friend group and it makes me so happy as a mom that he has that! He is very active in the scouting program and has been on quite a few scout camp outs. He loves those and its a awesome group! He loves young men and passing the sacrament. He also just recently started to play jr Jazz basketball and is really enjoying that! He and his buddies started a team and its been fun ton watch him play.  He's also in the gaming club at school and that's been really fun for him as well. His new adventure is that just a few weeks ago he got braces! He's real excited about that but luckily the work he needs done is not to intense. He is growing up to be quite a great man and I just love him to the moon and back!

Brenin-This dude is almost 10! Double digits here we come! This kid is so smart I tell you. He is excelling in school and really is a quick learner. He loves math and science and is very good at his video games.  He recently started Ballroom dancing at school and is having so much fun with that, He to has a lot of practices and competitions but is learning a lot, He has very awesome dance partners (he says that's the perk of ballroom dancing...the girls ;/ ) He's very good at it and we would of never known!  He to is very busy with scouts and is learning lots of achievements! He loves playing with his friends and his brother. His baby sister absolutely adores him and thinks he is the funniest thing since like forever! Brenin is really full of wisdom and truly is a friend to everyone and is the peacemaker to any conflict. He is such a old soul and always is there to give me a hug whenever I need it!

Cloey- 2years old and as cute as ever! Boy is she one unique toddler. She is hilarious! She truly brightens up our house and warms hearts. She is so clever and the stuff she catches on to amazes us! Im sure its because she has all these older siblings to look up to! She is all girl and loves tea parties, dolls, pet shops, princess, Disney. books, animals, stuffed toys, and her most favorite comfort item, a stuffed dragon by the company scentsy. She cant go to sleep without it. Our big accomplishment this last month was getting her off of bottles! YEA!! That was a hard one! She even found a old one today and threw it away herself. She is definetly moms little buddy , but really...mom wouldn't have it any other way. Now... if we could just get her to love nursery.... :)

Phew.... that was a lot. If your still with me and kept with me Congrats! Thanks! Sorry if I was a bore!  Like I said, I really hope to make this a new thing that I write on regulary. Maybe for the first bit ill alert via Facebook or what not when a new entry is up. How fun! Hope you'll take the journey with me! And remember.... don't let anyone ever dull your sparkle!