Update With our craziness

Well this past month a lot has happened I graduated from BYU-Idaho with a BS in University Studies. Thank you so much for all those that were able to come to my Graduation, or that kept me in their thoughts.  I am so happy to be done and now just spend time being a mom and wife.

Brian is working on a farm east of Rexburg and is enjoying working for a smaller farm. He is currently working on secondary applications for medical school. We both feel really confident that he will be accepted somewhere this year.

Hayden is still growing like crazy he is so happy and jabbers all the time. He is starting to be able to communicate much better this makes for a happy momma. He loves the water anywhere we go loves animals.

We are in process of moving to Rigby. We found an apartment and we will be living with my parents for about a week until our apartment is ready. I am just taking a break from packing so I though I would share an update.

Hayden and I will be going back to Oregon with Jennifer when she comes next week. Brian is sad to see us go but hopefully he can join us later. Brian and I will also be celebrating our 3 wedding anniversary it is crazy how the time has flown by. We love you all and hope all is going well with your families!!!

What's new

Things are pretty much the same as they were a few months ago. Brian did start a new job on a new farm east of Rexburg and is loving it. He also got his medical applications in at the beginning of June so we are just waiting to hear back on those and start secondary applications.

Hayden is getting so big he is 23.6 lbs last wed. He is walking everywhere and tries to escape from our apt. He also has gotten most of his molars now. He still loves going to play with Parker, Noah and Charlie so glad he doesn't cry when I leave that would break my heart.

I am finishing up the last month of my college career (so far). I am so excited to be done and just be a stay at home mom with Hayden. We will be moving out of our current apt for numerous reasons. We aren't going anywhere far just somewhere between Rexburg and Idaho falls. That is about it for our family. We love you all.

Here is one of Hayden's 1 year old  Pictures my cousin took for us. I will post more later.

Hayden has been working on learning to walk. He does really well but wants to hold our hand but yesterday he took off on his own. Here is a video from today of Hayden walking FINALLY!!!



Easter Sunday

Hayden had so much fun this Easter. We celebrated Easter with some of Brian's family down in Blackfoot this year on Saturday. We did lunch and a egg hunt, the little kids did theirs first in the front yard then the bigger kids did theirs in the back yard. Then on Easter Sunday Hayden got a new Sunday outfit, He looked so cute. Then we had lunch with my family at Grandma and Grandpa Eckersell's house.

Hayden Turns One!

Sorry this is so late getting this posted everytime I tried to download pictures it wouldn't work. But here it is. Hayden turned 1 on Feb 2 its crazy to think that it has been a year since my baby was placed in my arms. He has such a wonderful spirit and is such a happy boy.

This is Hayden's cake I made it myself when its cut it has construction stripes in the middle. My mom did help me frost it.

Hayden Loves playing with Grandpa Craig! 

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson gave Hayden a wagon for his birthday and climbed right in. Of course all the cousins had to try to pile in with him. He loved it, now the weather just has to be nice long enough so we can break it out. 

 This is the before.

After! He loved the cupcake so much, he ate most of it. Then we stuck him in the bath. 

Hayden's First Christmas

This Christmas was so much fun. It was Hayden's very first Christmas, he was very excited. He wasn't excattly sure what what happening but knew it was something fun. This year we spend Christmas with my family. Christmas Eve was at Grandma Eckersell's house we have singing, story time, and then a white elephant exchange.

 He loved it when we would all sing.

Our little family Christmas eve.

My dad's white elephant gift as wonderul bath set, and a great new shirt haha.

Cortney got then shower set that has been traveling around our family for the last few years. Sea foam green it beautiful.

Then we headed downstairs for Santa to come and bring us our fun jammies.

Hayden and Santa (Robin)

In their matching Pjs.

The only two little girls, of course they have to do thier cute little poses.

The four little boys.

All the big girl got pjs too.

And the Boys

Christmas Morning at Grandpa Craig's and Grandma Paula's: Most of the Family was able to come home. Adriann, Collin, Garrett, Gabrielle, Patrick, Cortney, (Bun in the oven), Mike, And our family. We missed Jennifer, and Adam's family this year.

This is what Hayden got from Santa and mom and Dad.

We all had a wonderful Christmas. The next day we headed to Fruitland to see all of Brian's family. The majority of Brian's siblings were there it was great to spend time with them.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

We wanted to let you know how much we love you all and hope you have some great holidays. We hope we get to see all of you during this season if we don't we will miss you. Merry Christmas!!!

Love, Brian, Lerin & Hayden

Well an up date for the Last two months.

Well our last post wasn't very happy, but we are just grateful that everyone is healthy and happy. Brian is done with Harvest and we are so happy they asked him to stay on full time. So glad he didn't have to start looking for a new job. Brian has finished his secondary applications for medical school and we are just waiting to hear on interviews.
Hayden is doing great he is getting so big at his 9 month app. he was 19.3 lbs and 29 inches long. He is growing like a weed. He has 6 teeth and another one is on the way. He is such a happy little boy and is into everything. We are so excited to celebrate Hayden's first Christmas.
In November we had Thanksgiving dinner at my Grandparents house. Hayden loved all the food. Then we celebrated my 26th birthday, we went swimming at green canyon it was so much fun to go swim Annie and her family, my dad, and Rachelle and Randy came. My mother got their later so she didn't swim with us. Then we had mud pie at Grandma's house. Then Happy Birthday Lerin we bought you a new car happen I love my new car we purchased a 2004 honda accord.
I can't believe this semester is almost over, only two more semesters to go and I graduate!!! Christmas shopping is in the works still. Brian and I will hopefully finish on Saturday. We love you all and hope you are doing well, Hopefully we get to see most of you for the holiday season.

Here is a picture of our new car and just some new of Hayden playing.

RIP Cindy

Saturday night while Brian was driving home he dozed off and woke up to find himself almost slamming into the back of a suburban. He swerved missed the other car and ended up rolling the civic. He managed to only walk away with a few scrapes and of course being a bit sore. Cindy the civic did not fair very well. We went to see the damage to my car and here are a few pictures.

We put a tarp on it becuase it was raining all day.

Brian's Birthday

Conference was this past Sunday Hayden was playing with his toys and they started singing I am a Child of God and he froze and just stared at the TV till the song was over. Oct 2 was also Brian's birthday he turned 26. We had a combine birthday party with my cousin's daughter Andria. We had dinner at my mom's house and had a mustache party. Then we had cake Brian wanted a cookie dough cake, (idea inspired by his sister Marie). And Andria had a chocolate pecan cake. I also made a mud pie it was all so good.

 Brian showing Hayden how he needs to blow the candles out in a few months.

My family and I got Brian a portable grill, he was so excited. 

Then my Grandparents gave him some spatulas and a grill basket. He is now ready for me to teach him how to grill haha!



It was such a fun day great messages from conference and then a fun party with family!