Happy Birthday Owen!!!

Today my little Owen turns 3! Its so hard to believe how fast he is growing up. I remember it like yesterday when we brought him home from the hospital....

Little known facts about Owen right now!

~He is obsessed with Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story. He refers to himself as Buzz!

~He loves to wrestle with his older brothers & follows them everywhere.

~Our favorite phrase he says, "Muh kneez huut!" (My knees hurt) He says that when he tries to get out of something, like eating his vegetables.

~In order for him to go to bed, he wants to be told the Three Little Pigs story and he is always the wolf!

~I love the sound of his sweet little voice!

We Love You Owen Happy 3rd Birthday!

To Infinity and Beyond!

Owen has long been anticipating turning 3, or 5 whichever age he decides he wants to be for the day, since Ian's birthday in January. When family called to wish Ian happy birthday they also had to get on the phone with Owen and tell him happy birthday so he wouldn't get upset! He has been requesting a Buzz Lightyear party and has asked, "Ma-Ma it me party today?" for months! He has such great passion for his birthday, I LOVE IT! So the day finally arrived to celebrate his birthday and I thought what better way to celebrate than to go watch Toy Story 3 and to have a party afterwards. It made for a long day and the birthday boy was a little cranky at the beginning of his party, but he sure had a blast! Owen loved the movie and his party. What was even better was that grandma Summers, Auntie Carol & Cat, & Uncle Gabi were there to help Owen celebrate his Buzz Lightyear birthday.

Owen pinning a badge on Woody!

Owen's Best Buddy's Ryder & Orin

Making a wish for Lots of Buzz Lightyears! :)

I Love You OWEN to Infinity AND Beyond!!!!

Sheep Grandpa

Do you see the family resemblance?

Four Generations
This is my dad, Kendall Elliott, my grandfather Dean Elliott, myself, and Mya

My boys refer to my grandfather as the sheep grandpa. I tell them stories before they go to bed and they always want to hear the ones of me going to my grandpa Elliott's sheep farm where I would help bottle feed lambs. I tell them how I had ten little lambs sucking on each of my fingers at the same time like a pacifier and they crack up. I have wonderful memories of my grandpa and grandma Elliott's farm. I learned to ride a 4 wheeler there, I rode on combines as wheat was being cut, I saw lambs being born, I jumped on hay bales, I watched the sheep being sheared, I played lots of games, and ate frog legs. GOOD MEMORIES!!!! I am thankful for the time I had with my grandparents and the good times I had on their farm. I feel blessed that my boys have a relationship with their Great Grandfathers.

Ty & Tara Elliott

We traveled to Oklahoma to see my baby brother get married. He found a great girl, someone who puts up with his shenanigans and who also likes to hunt! Their wedding was beautiful and we felt honored that they asked Ian to be the ring bearer.
Ian all decked out in his tuxedo with my little niece Jaxyn, who was the flower girl. Don't they look adorable?!!!

I wish I would have videoed Ian fulfilling his duties as the ring bear. He started off doing great! He arrived at 1pm to get dressed in his tuxedo and to take pictures before the ceremony started. He took pictures for hours and did it willingly ( the fact I bribed him with a toy of his choice probably helped). The actual ceremony started at 6pm, so he spent the whole afternoon hanging out at the church in a tuxedo. Before we went to take our seats in the second row, I gave Ian a kiss, told him to smile, and to go when he was told to walk down the aisle, just like he practiced the night before. He said okay and off I went. The music starts, in comes the bridesmaids, and then a prolonged gap. I look back and see Ian standing at the back of the church with his fingers in his mouth, wide-eyed, and not moving! I motion for him to come and he starts walking. The whole time he is rubbing his gum with his finger, because he has a canker sore due to me accidentally poking him with his toothbrush the night before. I keep trying to have him put his hands down and Kenny beside me is saying, "Way to go. His mouth hurts from you brushing his teeth too hard." Of course he didn't say anything about his mouth hurting all day, he saved it for the wedding! So he goes up the steps and stands next to my older brother who is the best man. Ian then proceeds to shake his shoulders and pull up his pant legs. At one point he grabs his crotch, I guess to readjust or something. My sister and brother-in-law at this point are trying not to laugh out loud. He has a scowl on his face and is frowning, obviously bothered. He then starts to pull off his jacket. The whole time I am down in my pew, shaking my head NO, and holding up my fingers 1,2,3! It didn't help. The kid knew I couldn't touch him in front of everybody. My older brother, kept leaning down whispering to Ian, but it did no good. Ian acted like he was dying up there during the whole wedding! I wanted to clobber him! As he started to walk back down the aisle, he got to my pew, looked at me, and said, "I'm so freaking hot!" Luckily my brother Tyler and his wife didn't notice him at all, which was good because everyone else did. I was told that it was terribly hot up there with all the lights, candles, and good old OK humidity. I still think he could have held him self together a little bit. He didn't get a toy. Mya and grandad dancing at the reception. We had a great time and are so happy for Tyler and Tara. Congratulations and Enjoy the Journey!

Mom

Mya Coleen is named after my mother, Vickie Coleen (aka Ge) because she is one of the most important women in my life. She has set such a wonderful example for me. My mom is a woman of great integrity, she is kind and loving, giving, and so fun to be around. She demonstrates so many fabulous qualities that I try to live in my life and that I pray Mya will one day eximplify in her own life. I hope that Mya and I will always have a close relationship and a special bond like my mother and I have.
My mom loves "playing in the dirt" and has a breathtaking backyard that really looks like something out of a magazine. It reminds me of the secret garden with many areas to explore and hide. The boys love playing in her backyard and spend hours there. I love daisies, so when I was a senior in high school I had some of my senior photos taken in the daisies of our backyard. My mom still has a framed picture of me in the daisies in my room. She wanted a picture of Mya in the daisies too so that she could put up a picture of her and I together.

Mya and her Ge

Mya and Mommy

Oh, How I LOVE this Little Girl and my MOM!

Cedar Hollow

"I'm a little bit country" when it comes time to go back home. What can I say, it's in my blood! My parents own 250 acres of land just outside of town and I love spending time out there. My mom calls it Cedar Hollow. They bought it so we could have a nice place to relax, play, and make memories while we were growing up. We sure did play while we were there!
The old house has walls that are 2ft thick and the mortar is horse hair and mud. It was built in the 1800's.

This is a bluff overlooking a field where a lot of deer and wild turkeys roam. We hiked up this bluff!
Grandad took the boys hiking down the ravine where fossils were plentiful!
The cousin's balancing act!
The boys trying to sink a log.
Our family minus Mya, who was napping with Ge.
Drew, Mom, cousin Jace, and Ian all going for a ride on the 4 wheeler.
Grandad and Ian on the 4 wheeler.