Peach Days!

Peach Days has once again come and gone. It’s getting fun again now that Daxton is old enough to figure out whats going on. It’s also getting more stressful having a kid that wants to ride EVERYTHING! This year he was playing at the Parsons sand box and decided that he was done and ran off without us seeing where he went. Luckily some great police officers found him and were following him when my friend found him and picked him up. He was only missing for about 3 minutes but it was the most scared we have ever felt in our lives! Dax LOVES the blow up toys. He went on the slide both days. The second day the guy in charge of taking tickets let him go down as many times as Dax wanted... Little did he know, Dax is FULL of energy and went down around 40 times before we pulled him  away! We have made the parades a new tradition and we go as a family (and friends). 

 During the Jr Parade, I showed Dax how to put his hand on his heart while the flag was going by. This is how he copied me. 

Handsome Big Boy Turns 3!

The best big brother ever just turned 3! I can’t believe how time flies! Every year, after his Birthday I say “next year we are just going to do something simple.” Well, those who know me, know that I love to party and a “simple” party just won’t due. I decided to have a Beach Party because of this amazing summer weather. We had all of our family and a few close friends join us in the celebration. We had a few pools set up and a slip n slide of course. 

Whats a party without food... Right? We had a weinie roast, complete with salads, watermelon, and LAVA FLOW drinks for the adults and HiC’s for the kiddos.

The Food table 

Watermelon Shark that my amazing friend Autumn made for me!

Some of the kids that came

“Waterballoon Pinata” 

 For every Birthday, I like to display a couple pictures of the Birthday Boy through the year, and I like everyone who came to wish him a Happy Birthday on a scrapbook page so we can remember who was there.  

 Each kid got their own little cake. If you can’t tell, it is a “mini sandy beach” with a towel and ball

 The cakes were a Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

 The Birthday Boy blowing out his 3 candles!

 He got spoiled with gifts

The front side of the invitation

On Daxtons actual birthday we went to the Hill Air Force Base with Grandpa and Grandma. Every time we pass it on the freeway, Dax would ask to stop and see the airplanes. He wanted me to take a picture of him in front of EVERY plane!

 It’s kind of a dark picture but he LOVED the propeller fan. He wouldn’t stop looking at it long enough for me to take a picture!

 This picture melts my heart, Dax has always been a grandpas’ boy and this picture shows it!

After the museum, Dax got to go pick out 3 airplanes (actually a jet, an airplane and a ROCKET. He will correct you if you call them all airplanes) to take home as birthday gifts. 

Daxton, we sure love you. You’re the sweetest little boy who never stops making us smile. We love you so stinking much and are so happy to have you in our family!

Our Special Grandma

In the early hours of morning of Friday August 17th Our Dear Sweet Grandma Lilly passed away. I will never forget this amazing woman and her wonderful example. I love her like my own grandma and it seems like I've known her my whole life. I'm so happy that I had the chance to be a part of her life and that she was such a major role in mine. We decided to name our little girl after her a couple months before she was born, we thought that it would mean a lot to her. After Faith was born, I mailed her a birth announcement, with her full name FAITH LILLIAN WESTOVER. I promptly received a voice male from grandma. It was such a tender message that I saved it for months. The night she passed away, I listened to it. It was so nice to hear her sweet voice. I was saving it so that when we decided to tell my sweet daughter about her wonderful great grandma, that she could hear her sweet voice tell her how much she meant to her. I erased this message tonight by accident so I want to document the sweet words, as many as I can remember, so that she can at least read them one day. This is what I remember. Through a teary crackly voice...

 "Becky, I just got that darling picture of Faith. I'm so honored to have a grand daughter named after me. I want you and Brian to know how much you mean to me, I love you so much. Please come by and visit me soon."

Every time I would talk to her, she would say, “hows my namesake” or “hows Faith Lillian” or “where’s that sweet little girl” with a huge smile on her face.  Then she would walk as fast as she could to a chair so that she could hold her. When she was put in a nursing home to recover from a broken arm a few weeks ago, I made it a goal to visit her as often as I could so that she could see Faith. If you know our Daughter, she doesn't let many people hold her. First thing I would do when I got there was put Faith in her lap and she would lay there in what seemed to be the most uncomfortable position and just smile and let Grandma kiss her. I know that those moments were heaven sent and I will cherish them forever. One of the times I took Daxton to see her,  we were going to leave and he said in the sweetest little 3 year old voice imaginable, "I sorry grandma lilly, I sorry you have a owie on your arm. You have a bandaid?"   and then he said LOVE YOU! And skipped out the door.

While I miss her so very much and I think of her often, I know I can't be selfish and I know that she is with her sweetheart, her son and her grandkids that have gone from this life. I'm so happy to have known this sweet woman. I love you so much grandma Lilly, and although my heart is filled with sorrow right now, I know you're happy. Please watch over our little family and keep us safe. And most of all, Dance the night away! 

 

    

How do you measure (1/2) of a year..

I can’t believe my baby is 6 months old!!! She is such an amazing JOY to our family! She is the perfect addition.

Some of the many things that make her adorable are..

~She LOVES her bed! We put her in it at nap time and bedtime with her special blanket from her grandma. She Grabs her blanket, puts it up to her face, Sticks her feet straight up in the air, falls to her side and smiles. Most of the time we won’t hear from her again until she wakes up, and usually she wakes up smiling too. 

~She is the PERFECT baby as long as her mom or dad are holding her. She’s not a huge fan of anyone else. 

~She LOVES her big brother and laughs at him when he pays attention to her. 

~She has to get out of the house at least once a day, she loves to go for drives and doesn’t mind her carseat. 

~She refuses to roll. She can roll, but just doesn’t like to do it. Until a couple weeks ago, she would go so sleep and wake up in the same position, She now has figured how to scoot in her crib and ends up in all sorts of positions.

I can’t imagine life without this little cutie and I Thank my Heavenly Father every day that he sent her to our family! 

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY FAITH!

Independence

Happy 4th of July! It's my FAVORITE holiday! Unfortunately, Brian had to work today so we had to celebrate during the day without him for the second time in a ROW! At least we get to spend tonight with him! Dax is so fun, He loves fireworks! We went to the Willard festivities and he had a blast! He loved the carnival games and rides. It's going to be a new tradition for us, hopefully Bri can Join us next year. I sure am thankful for the men and women that have fought for us to keep us free. 

Family Pictures May 2012

Lucky Number 7

The night we got engaged

Bri,

Well, WE MADE IT!!! 7 years, can you believe it has been this long? Over the past few months, I have been thinking about the amazing life we have had together so far. We have had so many fun memories together. I decided to share some of my favorites with you!

Year 1: Who could forget my fairy tale wedding to the most handsome man I had ever laid eyes on. You were out of my league, I could have never imagined a man like you as my husband, I had (and still have) all the qualities wrapped up in one single person that I got to spend eternity with. 

That year, we had so many fun Dune trips. Seeing you on your BRAND NEW YFZ made me so happy, because you deserved it... Our Amazing honeymoon where we ate our hearts out and played in the sunshine and sand (and walked to Walgreens :) ) A fantastic trip to Cabo San Lucas where we shared a bathroom for a couple days with food poisoning. Snorkeling, Dairy Queen, Walks around the Marina, Boogie boarding, First Class flying,  Spending a night in a freaking awesome all inclusive resort. 

We also had some sad times that year with the death of your grandpa Westover. What a loving man. I know he taught you so many great things, I still see a lot of him in you. 

Year 2: This is the year of the NEW HOUSE! What an adventure that was! Most couples say that if you can build a house together without threatening Divorce, you’ve got a great marriage. It was so easy for us... What does that make us? FREAKING AMAZING! This is also the year you got to experience Disney Land for the first time. Wasn’t it great? 

We also had an AWESOME trip to San Diego... When you got taught who’s boss by a Dolphin, we cruised with the top down in our Mustang, Rode EVERY ride at Knotts Berry Farm, we got to experience Universal Studios where you got to meet Marilyn and Down town Hollywood on New Years Eve.

Year 3: ZIHUATINEJO!!! Night Time walks on the beach, almost getting eaten by Crocodiles, baby turtles, Fiber Glass water slide, grumpy taxi drivers, daily Strawberry Daquris, Local boys that didn’t want to share their basketballs, bubbaloo poker, surfing and Guacamole on Thanksgiving and Nightly Ice cream of course! We also got to enjoy many nights of Ogden softball games and also A raptors game! Remember when I won tickets to the Jazz game and we ate at the Roof? We also had so many fun nights hanging out with Lex and Heather up in Logan. I believe this is the time when our trips to Vegas started. Remember New years Eve on the Strip? What about our Valentines Day trip with Dall and Heather in the Mazda 5? Many more trips to visit Chase and Lins, we had great talks on the drives down and felt like kings and queens at the dealer shows. Topless pools, poker nights, Cheesecake Factory. Fun memories! NEW YORK! Walking the streets of the Big Apple. Having a grand ole time with my mom. Remember our Day in Central Park? Our chance finding of Saint Patricks Cathedral, Times Square,  The Statue Of Liberty, Wall Street, China Town and Conneticut.

Year 4: This is the year we found out our lives were about to change forever. We found out we were going to have a baby! Oh the excitement and anticipation we felt... We also enjoyed a wonderful trip to Cancun, filled with Risk, Snorkeling, evenings on the white sandy beaches, watching you swim with dolphins, avoiding the police, Chicheniza, playing in the park, the sweet spiral staircase to our room in our condo. Also the sadness of your grandmas passing.

Year 5: We welcomed our little Daxton into our Family. I will never forget the way you looked at him for the very first time! I knew it was love at first sight, I knew that you two were going to be best buds forever. I loved the time in the hospital that you wanted the nurse to come check him to make sure everything was ok, I remember coming home with him feeling overwhelmed and so so happy that we had started our family together. This was a big year of many firsts for Dax, First Halloween (MAN IN THE YELLOW HAT, which was totally awesome) First Thanksgiving, feeding him Mashed potatoes, First Christmas and Santa Claus, First Dune trip for Easter, and first Fathers Day and Mothers Day. 

Year 6: Our first trip to Disney Land with our Son. We felt like kids again running through California Adventure childless. Riding on Soaring over California 3 or 4 times... Getting soaked on Grizzly Rapids, Riding on SPLASH MOUNTAIN 7 or 8 times. Letting him meet Mickey Mouse. The price is right. The beach, oh the beach. Isn’t it crazy how many of our memories are on the beach? At the end of Year 6, we found out we were expecting baby #2. I remember so much anticipation!

Year 7: We found out we were having a GIRL!! It’s crazy how this past year has felt like a whirl wind!  We spent our first time apart, I missed you so much when you were away for work. We welcomed our baby girl into our lives. I’ll never forget the way you held our little Faith for the first time. At the hospital, I would wake up to you telling her how beautiful she is and you being such a proud daddy. You were so excited to show her off to everyone you knew. You FINISHED SCHOOL! What a huge accomplishment! I’m so proud of you and you’re hard work. 

 Although our life has changed dramatically over the past 7 years, I want you to know I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I love you more and more every day. I thank Heavenly Father every day that I have you in my life. Thank you for putting up with my crazyness and forgetfulness. Thank You for not getting mad when the house isn’t clean (if you did, you would be mad EVERY DAY!) Thank you for putting a smile on my face every time I think of you. Thank you for being such an amazing Father. Most of all, THANK YOU for being my BEST friend. I’ll love you forever, and I’m looking forward to spending Eturnity with you. I LOVE YOU BRIAN WESTOVER! 

                   

                                                   Love, Beck