No More Training Wheels

These two crack me up!

I have been working with Madison and her bike with no training wheels for a year now. We practiced and practiced without success. She lacked determination and self-confidence.

Well, a couple of weeks ago, Brayden took the training wheels off of Spencer's bike without asking me. I was yelling at him to put them back on when Spencer jumps onto his bike and just takes off. My jaw hit the ground. But do you know who was even more surprised..........yup! Madison couldn't believe her little brother could do something she couldn't. Some self determination kicked into her bloodstream and she worked with that bike all Friday and Saturday. By Saturday afternoon, she was riding like a pro.

They love riding their bikes..........I just wish they could have done this during summer...it would have made those camping trips so much more fun.

Preston and Heather's Wedding

Yesterday we drove out to the SLC temple to watch Preston's sealing to Heather. It was a beautiful day. I can't believe what a fabulous day it was for this late into October. And I just love fall weddings...the day just glows around the bride and groom. Preston in Tyler's younger brother...for those of you who don't know. They are such a cute couple and will actually be living in our ward!! The day was so very special, it is always fun to be on the temple grounds with my family.

Tagged

I was tagged by a good friend (thanks Elizabeth). So here we go:

Five little-known things about me!

1. One of my favorite bands on my iPod is Roxette. Yes, I am a girl from the late 80's and early 90's. My little sister was an 80's girl at our Halloween party, and she pegged her pants for the costume.....oh yeah, I did that and was proud of it!

2. My biggest pet peeve of house cleaning is dusting. I hate how often it needs to be done. I hate how I have to move my knick knacks around every single time I do it. And I especially hate how I can dust something in the morning and by evening, there is already a slight film of DUST.

3. Everyone knows that I LOVE to scrapbook. But did you know that when I was pregnant with Spencer, just the thought or sight of scrapbooking made me nauseas. I thought it was so weird...but I couldn't stand to do my favorite thing during the whole nine months!

4. My favorite color is red. And both of my grandmothers loved the color red. I vividly remember my Grandma McKee wearing red polyester pants..........that's how much she loved the color. Am I doomed to go down that road?........hmmm.....if only polyester makes a come-back when I'm in my sixties!

5. I really don't like animals. I try....I really, really do.....because my kids love them, but I just can't. Madison asked me the other day what my favorite animal was.........I couldn't think of one. I'd rather not pick one. And Madison keeps hoping that someday we'll live on a farm! Sometimes I wonder how my children ended up being so different from me.

I'm tagging Dynelle, Josh, and Tawnya. Have fun!

Here are the rules:
List the person who tagged you. Mention the rules on your blog. Share 5 things others probably don't know about you. Tag fellow bloggers. Visit their blogs to see what they put. Enjoy...

This was a really big weekend for us. Most of my family drove out for our annual Brinkerhoff Halloween party. We had to have it early this year because my family members are big-time BYU fans and most of them have tickets to next Saturday's game. But this weekend worked out perfectly because of the pumpkin walk, the corn maze and my brother Brett's birthday. Needless to say, we did a lot of partying. Thanks mom for cooking so much.

I thought everyones costumes were great....but I thought Camille took the cake with her Snow White. Doesn't she look fabulous? I told Madison that next year she and I are dressing as princesses....oh you should have heard her groan. That is so not happening.

Anyways....we enjoyed ourselves so much. And we found it very hard to wake up for church on Sunday morning!

A Birthday Boy

Today is the birthday of the most most important person in the world to me....my husband. He was only 21 when we met, fresh off his mission. And now he has the number 34 on his birthday cake. But 34 is just a stepping stone, right?

I love you Tyler....Happy Birthday!

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