My New Niece!!!

My New Niece is FINALLY here! Åctually, I say finally, but Courts pregnancy went WAY faster then mine do! HOw does that work? anyways, I am so sad to not be in Vegas loving her, but I think that she is gorgeous and I love her so much already! Payton and baby Ruby are 6 months EXACTLY apart from each other! they are going to be good buds just like the other kids are (when they aren't fighting and taking toys from each other!:) Congratulations Court and Rock on a successful birth of my new niece!

Ruby Dantzel Derrick
The proud sister!
Court says that Ruby's hair is long and BLONDE! Who would have thought! Cute little squirt!

Memorial Day Fun

We had a great Memorial Day weekend! We slept out in the tent in the backyard a few times, went on a couple of fun hikes with the boys and some of our great friends, and had a really fun breakfast at the park with our ward! We also had a fun barbeque despite the lousy weather with some more of our great friends! We have the BEST friends here in Denver! The boys did GREAT hiking, and had a great time! Here are a few pics to highlight the fun times!Happy little Clam
My friend Steph and I on our hike in Castlewood Canyoon
Just a bit tuckered out after the hike! Can you tell he fell asleep on his zipper! Oh so nicE!
Paytons new trick is sitting up and we LOVE it! Although, Lincolns new trick is knocking him down! Hmm...we'll have to figure that one out!
Cute boys eh?
The best is at Paytons age right now, the only thing we have to do is make a little noise, and he LIGHTS up! Not bad for picture taking I'd Say!
Again, Lincoln gets just a bit tired during the afternoons! It's hard work riding in a back pack during a hike!
Little family shot! The other one is better- with both boys smiling and all, but I can't get it turned the right way, and I don't want to mess with it! So here you have it! The boys are still cute though right!

Dreams really DO come True!!!

So it's been a while since the update, but we have a good reason! We were in Utah with the fam's just livin' it up whilst Cole was still in Denver studying his little brains out! But we SURE did have fun in Utah...I tell you what! It was so nice to be back and see our families and have the kids play with their aunts/uncles/cousins/grandma's/grandpas! Lincoln was a VERY busy dude while we were in Utah, and had a couple of his dreams come true thanks to his WONDERFUL Grandpa's!

Here Lincoln is on the Four wheeler AND the backhoe with Grandpa Smith. Oh man, was Lincoln in HEAVEN! He LOVES farm equipment, so to be able to ride on one with his Grandpa for a WHOLE HOUR was the best thing ever for him! He LOVED it! They even got to do a little work while they were out there! They moved some rocks, shoveled some dirt, knocked over some trees, and even caught the horses because they had gotten out of the pasture while they were out! He was in HEAVEN and is still talking about it!

Cruisin' on the "fouriller"- as Lincoln would say!
OH man, that is one happy kid! I didn't even have to ask him to smile!
Is that not the most precious picture you have ever seen!

Then, to top it all off, the next day, Lincoln was able to go fishin' with Grandpa Dick! Oh boy was he in paradise! (Pardon the pun dad!) Grandpa Dick took him up to his favorite fishing place, and they spent the entire afternoon together! He had the best time, and will still tell you how big of a fish they caught! (Of course by holding his arms out as far as they will go! He dreams big-thanks to Grandpa Dick!) He didn't even fall in the river while Grandpa fished! (That is what mom was worried about, can you tell?)


Here he is catchin his big one!
OH my gosh...could be entered into a competition---or at least SHOULD be!
He MIGHT have gotten a little bit tired after a little while, but he still had a great time!

He had the greatest time, so thanks to the two grandpas! But we had a great time with everyone else too! We did lots of playing, sitting, and I even threw my arm out playing with the Wii! I was a Wii virgin up until this point, so I had a great time playing tennis, and wasting Rachel in Bowling! (She may or may not have wasted me in tennis, but we won't talk about that!) SO thanks all you Utahns for letting us come and visit! We can't wait to see you all again sometime soon!

This is the CUTEST picture ever! Oh-so cute! Everyone LOVED to squeeze Payton...he has changed so much since they saw him!
Here's a shot of all the Grandkids and their Grandparents! SUCH cute kids! Rylie was a little bit mad, but we took the shots anyways!Can't get enough of Grandma B!
OR Grandpa Dick!
Thanks for letting us come! We were SO happy to be there!

The Dudes

So lately, Lincoln has TOTALLY been into his Sunglasses! We go running every now and then, and whenever he gets into the stroller, he HAS to have his sunglasses on if the sun is out! He will cover his eyes and moan and groan like he is going to die if I don't get them for him...and FAST! He also totally loves his brother! It is the cutest thing! He LOVES Payton! Anything that he has, he wants to share it with Payton. And if Payton is around, he wants to either hold him, or hug him or kiss him! SO CUTE! Every mothers dream! Don't get me wrong, he still gets his fair share of hazing...like in the mornings when Lincoln goes into Paytons room if he is awake...climbs into his crib, and proceedes to SMOTHER him with either kisses, hugs, or the blanket until we come down and save Payton! Thank heavens for the baby monitor! Anyways, so we were outside the other day, and Lincoln really wanted Payton to wear his coveted sunglasses...so we obliged him! But then of course, it was too cute to not take a picture, so I outfitted Lincoln with my own sunglasses, so here are the dudes!
Do my boys have ROUND HEADS or what!!! SO CUTE!

Rice Cereal...and naughty no napper!

Lately, every time we sit down to eat, Payton FREAKS out if he isn't sitting on either Cole or my lap and when he is, every bite we take he INTENTLY follows the spoon up to our mouths craning his neck so he can see it every second, all while trying to grab the spoon! Needless to say, the kid wants big people food! So just a few days ago, we started Payton on RICE CEREAL! Yeah! He LOVES it! He wasn't thrilled with the first few bites, but each day subsequent, he has done better and better! Here are a few snapshots of the first time he tried some!
Don't mind Mom's Mouth....like the mom on the Incredibles! Cole made it a point to get this in most of the pictures he took!

It was a chore getting around his chubby little feet because he is into putting them into his mouth at the moment, and thought he needed a little foot with his cereal! :)
He tried to grab the spoon every time, of course, so every couple of bites, I let him have a little hit on the spoon!
He did MUCH better than I did! Way to go Payton! Next stop...vegetables!


Lately, every time we sit down to eat, Payton FREAKS out if he isn't sitting on either Cole or my lap and when he is, every bite we take he INTENTLY follows the spoon up to our mouths craning his neck so he can see it every second, all while trying to grab the spoon! Needless to say, the kid wants big people food! So just a few days ago, we started Payton on RICE CEREAL! Yeah! He LOVES it! He wasn't thrilled with the first few bites, but each day subsequent, he has done better and better! Here are a few snapshots of the first time he tried some!

In other news, here's a funny story for you! So ever since we put Lincoln in his big boy bed, he hasn't been the best of nappers! For the past few months actually, he hasn't been even before we put him into the bed, so to compound the problem, we made the switch over! So the other day, he didn't take a nap during the day, and so that night, I TRIED to put him down a little bit early. Like 15 minutes is all! But the problem was, it was still light outside, and I was still watching American Idol! (his favorite show!) So he was FLIPPIN' his lid! He did NOT like that idea. He got out of his bed like 5 different times, so finally, I pulled out the pack n' play, and put him in that to go to bed. He hasn't been able to climb out of that yet, so I figured I was safe! He cried for like 5 minutes pretty hard, then stopped all of the sudden! So I though "Great! He is finally sleeping!" I opened his door, and he was still making a few noises so I said "Are you going to sleep now?" To which he replied "Yeah!" I said "Do you want to get into your big boy bed?" He replied " NO!" (Pretty quickly after I asked him the first question) So I told him I loved him, said goodnight, and shut the door! About 20 minutes later, I had a pile of his stuff that I needed to put into his room because I was cleaning things up a little bit, so I snuck in there and just peeked into the crib and HE WAS NOT THERE! I glanced over to his bed and all I could see was his pop up hamper sitting on the bed, but I could hear him breathing somewhere! So I looked around a little bit more, and then looked back onto the bed, and lo and behold, he had crawled INSIDE his hamper into a little ball- no blankets, sheets, nothin' and fallen asleep! Oh man! I felt like the worst mom! So needless to say, I believe that he was in the hamper when I peeked in on him in the first place, and he didn't want me to put him back into his crib! Man- he is cute,and I felt like the worst mom ever! So I, of course, took a few pictures, pulled him out of the hamper, and tucked him into his big boy bed! He even liked me the next morning! :)

HBD MY LOVE!!!

So- I am a slacker wife, and didn't post this on the DAY, but YESTERDAY, April 27th was Cole's big 28th b-day! OH, he is the oldest dude ever! Just a little bit younger than Dode, so still young, but WAY older than me! :) But this is just a little tribute to the best husband in the entire world. He is the kindest, most loving, thoughtful, generous, awesome person there ever was! He is my better half for SURE! He treats me so well, MOST of the time I don't deserve it, but he sure does it anyways. He is a tremendous father and his boys adore him! He is always willing to help anyone out that needs it. Seriously, anytime anyone needs anything, he will drop whatever he is doing, and go and help them no matter how long it takes. He is very loyal, and will always say nice things about everyone. He is the BEST student right now! It is so much fun for me to watch him in school, because he is like a little sponge, just soaking it all in! I love him so much, and can't believe that we have now been married for almost 4 years! Thanks Cole for being the best friend a gal could ask for! You are the bomb.com.
Playing with the Linkster

Lovin his babyboy!
Look at those RIPPLING muscles! Oww oww!! :)

Lincoln here...

Hi- My name is Lincoln. My mommy and daddy don't know that I am here writing this post. In fact, there are alot of things that I sneak around and do without them knowing these days! Here are a few things that you should know about me. I am TWO! That's right...TWO! Don't you forget it! Those terrible two's everyone is always telling my mom about...YEP, that's me! I am taking full advantage of this fact! I am now in a BIG BOY BED! Yeah! I love my big boy bed. Sometimes, I don't like to take naps. My mom tries to make me, but I am WAY smarter than her! I just don't nap! But sometimes, when I don't take a nap, this is what happens...



Hey, I didn't want to eat the grilled cheese sandwich my mom made me! I wanted to eat the chips dad had! So, mom made a deal with me. She said that if I took TWO bites (I'm two you know!) of my grilled cheese sandwich, that I could have some chips...wouldn't you know it! I really enjoyed my sandwich! AND I got some chips to boot!


A couple minutes after I came in from outside eating my sandwich, I REALLY wanted something to eat, so I climbed up into my chair. But because I didn't take a nap, I was a little bit sleepy! So I just decided to park it right there in my chair and take a little snooze!


Oh, and another thing...I like to do naughty things when my mom's not looking! Like the other morning, my mom thought that I was asleep when she was in feeding my brudder, but I really wasn't! I snuck a bag of markers from the shelf and colored all over EVERYTHING! My new sheets, my face, legs, arms, tummy, pajama's, everything! I decided to be nice to my mom though and not draw on the walls...thank goodness! I don't know what mommy means when she says that the black marker won't come out of anything though! I like the black marker!



But as you can see, I DID draw some nice snakes on my legs! I am so proud of myself. My mommy says that sometimes I am a stinker, but at the end of the day, I am still her favorite two year old around. I would have to say, I am quite handsome too! Don't you think?

Dode

This post is a shout out to the BEST older sister ever! It's Court's B-DAY! She is SO old! Practically ancient in my book! She is the BEST sister that a girl could ever ask for though. Even though we haven't always seen eye to eye (what two teenage high school girls do for heavens sake!) I love her more than anything! Even though she lives a MILLION miles away from me, and I can't ever see her, we are so close. She is a WONDERFUL mother, a great example of a faithful daughter of God, a fabulous person and a dear friend. We have had so many great times together and I love her so much! So HBD Court...I hope you have a great one!
Wow...That's a gross picture!!! I had just been caught in the undertow of the ocean and was quite put out so Court put sand in her hair to try and make me feel better!!! Aren't we cute?!?
Always a great feeling when you can hold a glass on your belly!!There really isn't anything that needs to be said about this picture...classic!



I LOVED these outfits! My mom actually made them, and BOY were we stylin! Check out the shoes!


One of our favorite pasttimes...boating!Here's all 5 kids, with Court at the helm! We love you Court! Have a happy day!