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Mark and I got married in June 2002. We have a sweet little girl Brooklyn who came to our family in 2007 and we also have three adorable boys Brady, Jackson and Tyson. Mark works for Monsanto as an Account Manager and I am a stay at home mom of 4 kids under 5 1/2.
Thursday, July 31, 2008

Surviving The Summer Storm

Well we officially survived our first big summer storm. At 4 am the storm woke us up, and we could tell the wind was really bad, so we grabbed our blankets and Brooklyn and headed down to the basement. On the way to the basement, we noticed the garage light was on. The storm has blown the side door to our garage open. According to the news the wind was anywhere from 80 to 100 mph. While in the basement, the power went out, so we sat in the dark. After the storm passed we went back to bed. In the morning we looked outside to check for any damage, and found that two of our trees had been struck by lightening and split. Luckily they fell the opposite direction of the house otherwise they would have crashed through Brooklyn's room. We feel very gratful that things aren't any worse, and hopefully we will have the trees cleaned up this afternoon. Besides the loss of the trees, all is going well. Enjoy the pictures!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Busy Week

We have been quite busy since our last posting. We are trying to get everything ready before our new little one gets here. Mark spent the weekend taking wall paper off of Brooklyn's room and priming it. He should be done painting it this week, and then we will move Brooklyn back into her room and into a big girl bed. We are hoping she will like the new bed. Once Brooklyn's room is done Mark will be moving on to the baby's room and painting that as well. Then Tarah can get busy decorating and getting everything set up. When the rooms are done we will post pictures. Tot's gym has ended until September but luckily we will still be getting together with a couple of other kids and moms three times a week. We will be rotating between houses since it is too hot and humid to be outside. Brooklyn seems to be really good about sharing toys with other kids, but she hasn't had to share her own toys yet. Play group is at our house tomorrow, so we will see how she does. Brooklyn used to sign "baby" but say "daddy," but now she says, "baby." She says it now everytime she sees a baby, but we still don't think she realizes that she will soon have a baby at her house.
Thursday, July 17, 2008

Our Cute Little Monster

This has been one crazy week. Brooklyn has been our little monster this week, but atleast she is cute. She is getting her two top eye teeth in and they are giving her nothing but trouble. She had a fever Mon and Tues, didn't sleep well most of the week, and has been crabby all week long. The poor thing has been one little crabby, whiny, clingy, monster. But we still love her. And on top of not feeling well she has been a trooper, going with us to get the van registered (which took two long trips due to out of state drivers licenses) and a trip to the cell phone store. We weren't getting any cell coverage with Sprint so we had to break our contract and go with a new cell company. We choose Alltel (despite the fact that I hate their commericals.) Mark has had a busy week filled with trainings and meetings, while Tarah spent the week comforting the little monster and taking her to tots gym and a play date. We hope that Brooklyn will be feeling back to her normal self next week.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Stoddard Family Reunion

We just got home from a Stoddard Family Reunion in Utah. We had a wonderful time seeing Mark's siblings and their families. It was especially fun to see all the cousins play together. One day we went to Lagoon. It was fun watching Brooklyn enjoy the rides or most of the rides. We probably took her on a few she wasn't quite ready for. We have never seen a look of fear on her face before. While in Utah we also went to Temple Square, Park City, and of course BYU! We were able to buy things we needed and can't get in South Dakota as well as get new BYU gear for the upcoming football season. Brooklyn had her 18 month checkup today and is very healthy. The dr. was surprised to find out she has never had a sick visit or an ear infection. Brooklyn is tall for her age, being in the 90th percentile for height. Brooklyn also learned to say "cow" last night, after reading her book about farm animals.