IT"S A BOY

I know it has been way to long since i last posted anything....needless to say life has been crazy. For all of you who don't know.....WE ARE EXPECTING and we're super excited. I am nineteen weeks and IT"S A BOY. Pregnancy has been really up and down for me. I have been sick since about six weeks and i think things are finally looking on the bright side for me other than my waistline is diappearing (major shocker) i knew it was going to happen but when it finally did i wasn't quite ready. The joys of pregnancy right? If any of you have any suggustions on names we would really apprecite your help...every name I love Brandon hates and every name he likes im not to sure of. Is it really that complicated?

GRANDMA WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

Arlene Mickelsen Waters
Arlene Mickelsen Waters 73, died on her birthday, July 26, 2009 at Henderson, Nevada following a illness with cancer.
Arlene was born July 26, 1936 at Grant, Idaho the daughter of Lorin and Sidney Mickelsen. She grew up in Idaho where she attended her schooling.
She married Teddy Waters on May 27, 1955 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They lived in Alhambra, California for 40 years moving to Henderson Nevada eleven years ago. While in California Arlene worked for the Arroyo School District as a typist.She and her husband were both active members of the LDS Church serving in many positions.
She is survived by her husband Ted of Henderson NV.; Children - Tamara (Robert) Day, and Tonya (Leonard) Gainey, both of Henderson, N V; Jeffrey (Jennifer) Waters, Victorville, CA.; Jerald (Anita) Waters, Tracy, MN.; Tedene Haase, N. Las Vegas, NV.; Siblings - Lorin Peter Mickelsen Jr. and Daniel Mickelsen both of Idaho Falls, ID.; Marjene Hall, Orem, UT.; and Kathy Daynes, Provo, UT.; 15 Grandchildren, 4 Great Grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. in the Burkholder LDS Chapel in Henderson NV.; Friends may call at the Church one hour prior to the Services. A visitation will also be held Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Garfield LDS Church (74 N. 3700 E.) just prior to going to the Grant Cemetery for interment services. Nevada services are under the direction of the Palm Mortuary and Idaho services are under the direction of the Bidwell Funeral Home . Condolences may be sent to www.bidwellfuneralhome.com

PA & Boston

Over the 4th we went on a little vaca to Pennsylvania and Boston. We had a blast is was so nice to see the family and spend time with them. In Pennsylvania we went to Hershey's Chocolate World, Amish Town, and went on the Strassburg Railroad. We were only there a day and a 1/2 but it was so beautiful i could of never left until brandon reminded me its not this beautiful in the winter. I still loved it. We drove to Boston from Grandpa Jeff's and i swear it took forever. Instead of it taking 6 1/2 hours to get there it took us 10 thanks to Grandpa Jeff and some new servers at resturants along the way. We eventually made it to Boston and had a great time. We went to a Red Sox game, walked around the Patriots football stadium and watched the fireworks off the Charles river. (I don't know when we will do that again for a while thanks to 500,000 people and very crowded subway). We did have a great time though. Its always nice to have a good little vaca every once in a while.

Oak Grove

Life has been crazy i have been a slacker lately.....sorry!!!! This our little adventure. When Brandon gets board he likes to explore, today we ended up at Oak Grove. It was so pretty and the weather was great.

Easter Fun

My grandma had a easter egg hunt for the grandkids at Kolab where she is staying....It was really cute and the kids had a blast. My grandma and her buddies filled all the eggs and hid them throughout the care center and they did and awesome job. Needless to say the kids got bags full of candy and they loved every minute of it

New Addition

Meet Ace the newest member of our little family. He is pretty cute but he sure knows how to push Brandon's buttons. I think he was a good investment hopefully he will teach Brandon to have a little more patience. Although so far its not working........

He's Finally Here

My cousin just welcomed there second baby Breken Creed Naylor. He finially decided to enter our crazy family. He is so cute. Me and Lac are 6 months apart and this is her second so i am a little behind. Everyone said i would change my mind about waiting when he finally came and i now have to agree especailly seeing Brandon with him he is going to be a great dad.

Yes We're Alive

I know i am a huge slacker but life has been crazy. Here are a few things we have been up to. Ok so i have the most thoughful husband ever. I work late every Monday night and a couple of weeks ago i came home to a candlelight dinner. Who would of guessed Brandon could be so romantic. Ha ha he is the best.
Brandon got he truck back from his parents house and we had to take it out in the mud. We had a blast. I was freaked that we were going to get stuck it had rained all week so it was pretty muddy, we almost did get stuck (but if you ask brandon we weren't even close). We do some pretty crazy things but we always have the best time with each other.
Ok i couldn't leave valentines out since it was our first one together. Brandon came home Thursday and said pack your bags we are going away for the weekend. I had no idea where we were going but i was excited to have a weekend away with him. We ended up going to vegas and staying in a suite on the strip it was just relaxing. And he even suprised me by taking me to a hockey game. I love hockey i have been wanting to go all season and i finally got to go. Needless to say Valentines was GREAT!!!!

Christmas

This year we were lucky enough to spend christmas with both families. We spent christmas eve with the Thompsons. We played games, ate good food and santa dropped off some early gifts for everyone. We stayed at our place and Christmas morning we all went to my moms for her famous breakfast. We only get it once a year so everyone is more excited for the food than the presents. We all piled in the living room and exchanged gifts. Good times. After breakfast we headed to Henderson to spend the rest of Christmas with Brandons family. This year was pretty neat having a new family to share it with. I have always been an only child until now. I could not of married into a better family. We exchanged gifts and had dinner at his grandparents where there is always good food. Our first christmas was great. Wouldn't change a thing.