Karlee and Corbin Blue

On Saturday we decided to go on a family date. The kids are huge fans of the High School Musical movies and the third one came out on Friday. We had a really fun time. It is always so nice when we get to spend family time together. Karlee and Rodney barely sat in there seats they were dancing for most of the movie. It was really cute. Also Karlee has a major crush on Corbin Blue so we couldn't pass up the opportunity to have her picture taken with him, even if it was a cardboard cutout!

Halloween Party

Last nite the kids and I went to a Halloween party. We had the best time. There were over 50 games for the kids they had bowling the pumpkin, golf, limbo, fishing, pin the tail on the donkey, put the smile on the pumpkin, face painting, hot dogs, cotton candy, donuts, homemade root beer and much much more. It was so fun for the kids and they both came home with a sack full of candy.

Rodney and Karlee playing games and decorating a Halloween cookie.

Karlee dressed up as Hannah Montana, Rodney was spider man(he didn't like the mask), and Emily was a ladybug.

Karlee and Rodney getting there face painted.

Cute Kids

Mom: Rodney who made you so handsome
Rodney: Papa
Mom: smiled
Rodney: Daddy too

He is so cute I love him so much!

Karlee: Mom we should have more kids
Mom: How many more?
Karlee: 2 more
Mom: What would we have
Karlee: A boy then a girl
Mom: What would we name them
Karlee: Lily and handsome
Mom: Those are cute names

I love her, she is so funny. Kids say the funniest things.

Rodneys Haircut

Rodney is the sweetest most sensitive boy I have ever met but getting his haircut has been very traumatic. This is the reason he is 2 1/2 and I think he has had maybe 3 haircuts. He screams and cries so hard that he shakes and gags. It is really hard so I just let it get really long and shaggy. Well as you can see my sweetheart was in need of a haircut. I had heard about this place called cookie cutters and decided to give it a try. Let me just say this haircut was so much better than the ones in the past. He got to pick out a movie, pick out a car to sit in, he got a balloon, and a sucker all for 14 dollars. He still cried when they had to use the trimmer on the back and around his ears but not as bad as he usually does and when they cut the top he was fine. I will go there from now on.

Rodney in his cool car

He is checking things out

We even saw a policeman that morning and he gave the kids all junior police officer badges.

What a handsome little boy

Emilys Monkey Party

On Sunday we celebrated Emilys birthday. We had a monkey party for her since we always call her our little monkey. We had monkey cake, cupcakes and bananas dipped in chocolate. It was a ton of fun. Thank you to all of Emilys wonderful aunts, uncles, cousins and grandma and papa bro for coming to celebrate with us and thank you all for the wonderful gifts. Emily thank you for being our sweet little monkey girl, we love you so much.

We are safe, comfortable and weird

Matt and Karlee went to the store to pick up a couple of things last nite. They were gone a while so I called to check on them Matt answered and I could tell Karlee yelled something from the back of the car. I asked what she said and it was, "Tell mom we are safe and comfortable and weird." I laughed so hard, that girl is so funny!

Happy Birthday Emily Nicole Broschinsky

On Feb.10 I was playing with Karlee and Rodney, Karlee said mom you are going to have a baby. At the time I didn't know I was pregnant so I told Karlee I wasn't going to have a baby and she said yes you have one in your tummy. Two days later I was really sick and took a test, I couldn't believe Karlee was right. I was so surprised! I didn't tell Matt for 2 days, it was the hardest secret I have ever kept then on Valentines day I let him know in the card I gave him. He was completely shocked!

I had a great pregnancy and craved lots of cookie dough with you. It was really fun because my sister was pregnant at the same time with a little girl also.

On Oct. 12, 2007 I went to the Hospital in American Fork, UT to have my c-section. I was supposed to have the surgery at 8am but some other women had come in in labor so I got pushed back. The delivery was very painful I cried so hard when they were trying to pull you out, the Dr. said that you were really high up under my ribs, I think you moved right as the surgery began because I had been carrying you really low. During the surgery my blood pressure was really high and I didn't feel good and then it dropped really low and had to be put on oxygen. But quickly felt better. When you came out you were screaming so loud, I was really worried you were going to be a screamer but you were such a happy wonderful baby. The only time you cried was when you were in the nursery and as soon as they brought you to me you stopped. You were born at 9:03 am and you were 8lbs. 15oz. Its funny because when you were born the Dr. said you were really big and you were my smallest baby. Daddy and I thought you were so tiny especially compared to your brother and sister.

We named you Emily, because I love that name and we had a really hard time coming up with your middle name we asked Karlee if she had any ideas and she said Stephanie we asked her for another idea and she said how about Nicole so we can have the same middle names, we loved that idea. So Karlee was the one who came up with your middle name.

Emily you were the best surprise I ever received. I am so grateful that you were born into our family. You have such a sweet personality. I love you so much. Happy Birthday

Me ready to have my baby!

My sweet little girl minutes after birth

What a proud daddy

She smiled at day 1 and has never stopped

What a beauty

My 3 little kiddos

My little angel

Emily we love you so much

A Great Day

Wednesday was such a great day! We took Rodney to the Dr. and he said he wont need to have surgery! I am so relieved. I am so grateful that on Sunday Matt, Papa, Uncle Nate and Uncle Tom all gave Rodney a blessing, I know that that is the reason that he wont need to have surgery. I am so grateful for the priesthood and for the strong men that Rodney has in his life to help him become an amazing man himself.

After that we went to the park for a couple of hours. It was such a beautiful day. I love being outside and feeling the warm sun on my back(minus the sunburn I got on the back of my neck.) Then we went to take Karlee to dance and when we got home there were 2 packages for me on my doorstep! I love getting mail it makes me so happy. Here is what I got.

This was fun because I got to open several boxes. It had nuts in one, pears, apples, cheese, cookies, and chocolates. Yummy!

And these beautiful flowers were in the second pkg. They were from my best friend Laleh. We have been friends for 14 years and I love her so much. She has always been a very nurturing friend and she has never judged me. I have been so blessed to have her in my life. We will be friends forever. I love you Laleh, you are like a sister to me. Thank you for knowing me better than I know myself.

Emily what happened to you?

The other day Karlee was at a friends house and I needed to run down to the car and pick her up. Emily was left on the floor drinking her bottle and Rodney was watching a show so I ran down really quick to met her and came right back. Well when I came back Rodney had her bottle and was trying to fed her on top of her head. I laughed so hard, this is the first official time he has tormented his baby sister, I know it is the first of many. At least Emily was a good sport and smiled the whole time.

Gardner Village

We decided last nite that we really needed some family time. So we went to Gardner Village. It was a ton of fun. We took the kids on a witch hunt to find all of the witches and then at the end we all got a cookie. It was some much needed family time. I know the kids were so happy to have there daddy home!

We went to Logan for the weekend

We went up to Logan for conference weekend. It was so much fun. It is so nice to have grandma and papa close. The kids had a lot of fun helping papa in the garden picking apples and raspberries. We even went to grandmas school and played soccer. We were spoiled with lots of yummy food. On Sunday we had dinner in a pumpkin it was so good. Every time that we go up the kids always ask when we can go again, it makes me so happy that the kids have such a great relationship with there grandma and papa bro!

I cant believe how fast she is growing up

Rodney making silly faces at papa while he makes yummy pancakes

Emily loved the pancakes!

The kids had to borrow coats due to the cold weather

The kids sure love there papa and picking fruits from the garden

I am Wiggin Out

I got invited to my sisters Wig party to celebrate her new do. My sister has alopecia and after her daughter Whitney was born all of her hair fell out. In the beginning it was extremely hard for her. But she is so amazing and is such a strong women, she has chosen to have a positive attitude and threw an amazing party in which we all came in wigs. It was so much fun. We ate yummy food, played games and laughed together.

When Karlee found out that I was invited to a wig party she got so excited and wanted to go to the store to buy "our wigs." She was a very good date and had a lot of fun. I am so glad that she has so many amazing examples of strong women in her life. Thank you Andra for being one of them.


The cute invitations

Amazing decorations and treats

All of us in our wigs

Me and my cute lil girl

Me wigging out!

3 cute girls

Me and my sis

My wig kept riding up

I love this wig on Natalie it is so funny

Our Week

Well it finally happened, Emily said Mama!!!!! On Sunday she said it. I am so happy I have been waiting for her to say it and every time I tell her to say mama she says dada! She has been able to say dada since she was 6mths old. But the problem is I think she thinks mama means I want to eat your food. Every time I am eating something she yells mama and wants a bite. She is so sweet I love her so much.

Yesterday I took Rodney in for his 1wk cast check up. The Dr said if he was 16 he would be putting pins in his arm but since he is 2 he is hoping it will heal on its own and not need it, so we have to go back in a wk and do more x-rays to see if he will need to have the pins or if it can heal on its own. It is so crazy to me that he got hurt that bad from jumping on the bed. I wonder if I can wrap him in bubble wrap until he is 19? Already in the last wk he has been running and fell and skinned up both of his knees, I think boys definitely get hurt more than girls, at least in our family. Rodney I love you and I really hope your little arm will be ok. Daddy and I are praying that you wont have to have surgery.