Strawberry Days/Father's Day

This past week was a hectic one for us. I had a store inventory, a meeting, and some other issues at work and it was Justin's all time favorite part of Summer: Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days Rodeo. Every year on the 3rd week of June, you can expect to find us at the rodeo. In years past we have gone all four nights. The past couple of years though has not been that way. Last year Justin had his tonsils taken out that week and this year we were afraid it wouldn't hold Broc's interest all four nights. We went three nights instead. It was fun. Broc loved seeing all of the horses and cows and loved the clown. His name is Keith and he has been the clown for the past 3 years. He does a great job. Broc was flashing Keith his belly and Keith tried to get him to flash the camera so the arena could see but he got shy. It was funny. I never knew my kid was the shy type. Saturday night we tried to get Broc to mutton bust. For any of you that don't know, Mutton busting is the riding of a sheep. They call it the only legalized form of child abuse in Utah County. Justin had him all vested up and on the sheep, but Broc wasn't going to have any of it. Poor kid. I asked him if he was a wuss and he replied yes. Broc did get a cool shirt at least. Oh well. Maybe next year. Bad picture of me. Thats's Jen and Shellie with me.

Sunday for Father's Day, we went to church and then went up to Ogden for dinner at my parents house. My grandparents got back from Arizona for the summer so they came over for dinner as well. It was fun and nice to relax for a minute.
I am so grateful for everything that my dad has taught me and for the example that he sets. I have learned so much from you. I am thankful to my father in law for the lessons he has taught my husband. Justin is a better man because of you. I am most thankful to Justin for the father that he is to Broc. I couldn't have asked for a better husband or father for my child and future children. Thanks babe. We love you!!

Broc's 2 Year Checkup

Thursday. Broc had his 2 year appointment. He usually likes going to the doctors because he can play and he gets a treat. Well, Thursday he was having a rough day. He fell off of Justin's scooter and bonked his nose and then at the doctor's he fell again and smacked his nose and got carpet burn. Not a good time. It was finally his turn and we got to go into the cowboy room which is where we usually end up. At that point, he was done. He is attached to things lately like his clothes and did not want to get undressed. We then went and got him weighed and measured and that took bribery to get it done. Oh my goodness. My child. Anyway to make a long story short he is doing really well. His stats are as follows:
Weight: 31 lbs. 80% Height: 35 inches 70% Head: 52 cm 95%

My child has a HUGE head. Hopefully and luckily it is filled with some knowledge. Broc learns more and more everyday. New words, new silly things to do. He is becoming a little parrot and shadow to everyone. We love having him around.

Broc's Birthday Weekend

So I have decided that the one bonus to living an hour away from my family up north is that birthdays are able to be prolonged. Ask anyone and they will tell you that I think birthdays should last all week. Well ok it should last until you are able to blow out candles. When it is my birthday I try to make that as far past my birthday as possible. Well anyway Broc will always get to have a birthday weekend. It gets too hard to get all of my family down here or to get any of Justin's family to Ogden. So this minor detail plays in his favor.

This year we had a Cowboy party. Broc needed a new outfit for the rodeo anyway, so he wore his Wrangler jeans and shirt and his new cowboy boots, and we wrestled up a good time. The party at our house entailed horse rides and a pinata. Thanks Aunt Kathy for the use of Doc. I have no pictures of any of that though. No one told me when Broc was on him so I missed that. Boo. Anyway the pinata was fun and always a hit. Thanks Kim for getting that made. It was awesome at both parties. Justin decorated Broc's horse cake. He did a pretty good job for not really knowing what he was doing. My husband is the best. Thats all I am saying. The party up north was at a park by my parents house. It was more chillaxed. We ate. the kids played and we busted another pinata. It was so muh fun. I can't believe how fast my little boy is growing up. He is becoming more and more independent everyday. Thanks everyone for coming and celebrating another year with us. We love you all and Happy Birthday Broc!! I love you and am so happy that you are a part of our family.Justin's mad cake decorating skills. Beating the bootMy two favorite boys. Cousin Shannon "trying on" the bootHappy Birthday to Broc Us just being weird.

Day at the Farm

Yesterday, we went down to Payson to visit Justin's Aunt Kathy. She lives on 30 acres and has a lot of horses and birds and things. It was fun to get away for a minute. Broc loved all of the animals and the fact that she had 4 wheelers. He is such a boy. Well he fell in the mud, fell in some horse poop and tried to get eaten by a goat, but he had a blast. He even rode his first horse. Thanks Aunt Kathy for letting us come down and spend the afternoon with you. It was a lot of fun!!This is just a cool looking bird she hasThis is a rhea. Smaller than a emu which is smaller than an ostrichOne of her mini horsesBroc's cousin Chelsea on her first horse ride as well. She loved it.

My 2 Year Old Riding His 1st 2 Wheeler

Justin decided to teach Broc how to ride a two wheeler
(When I wasn't home)

This is them leaving to go up the streetThe first attempt at letting Broc take overBroc finally getting the hang of it!So Justin let him go on his own!!!He was having a good time!!Thought he was the biggest Boy!!Wasn't really sure how to stopBrian said catching him wasn't the hard part it was getting all the pictures before catching him.






I didn't realize my husband and brother-in-law could be so creative. I didn't realize the scooter had a center kick stand. They just put the scooter on the kickstand started it and took pictures at different zoom distances.

What happens when you go Cal Ranch without really needing anything

The other night we went to Cal Ranch so Justin could show me some boots that he wants for the rodeo. To make a long story short, we ended up leaving with things other than his boots. Broc got some mud muckin boots to be like his dad and he got a cowboy hat since his head is bigger than last year. We also came home with some more chickens. They are so cute. Justin calls chickens an addiction. He pertains it to golf. You can't go just once when it comes to golf. Well with chickens apparently 4 wasn't enough so we got 4 more. This time they are mine. Well 2 of them are at least. I am just eggcited for the eggs come August. I am going to have some yummy omelets. Now if only I could find some green ham...Oh and here are some pictures of the coop that Justin built behind our shed. My husband is so creative sometimes. (On a side note, Justin's friend Mark came over last night and brought 6 more chickens. We now have 13 chickens. One of our new ones died the other day. Sad.)this is the group of our new 4. one of the yellow ones died yesterday morning. i just thought she was cuteour chicken coop. Justin built this in one night with his brother. He is so innovative and such a stud. I must say I am kind of a fan.

My Super Cute Nieces

Last weekend, Justin and I went to 2 of our nieces dance recital. I must say they did pretty dang good. Mariah is such a doll Cassyandra as I call her just has a lot of spunk. Broc just liked watching all of the girls dance. It was fun to watch. I danced for a couple of years when I was little so its fun to watch them do this cause it takes me back to my old school days. Ahh. Good times!!This is Mariah. She is the oldest grand kid on Justin's side. We love her and she is one of Broc's favorite cousins. This is miss Cassyandra (Cassy). She informed me she will not be taking dance next year because all you do when you go to practice is practice dance and that gets boring. She is full of so much energy. This is Allyson. She didn't take dance this year but she wants to next year. She was just a little slow to want to jump on the bandwagon.