Briley's 1st real smiles!

Babies are so cute, especially when they start to figure things out. Briley has decided that sticking your tounge out and going "bleh" is the funniest thing in the whole world. She's been smiling up a storm and getting all excited; kicking her lil arms and legs like crazy every time we do it. Then she learned how to do it herself and has been copying us ever since. Can't wait to see what she'll figure out next! 

Update on the Heaton life!

Things have been pretty crazy around here lately and we've had a lot on our plate, so I haven't really had a  chance to post a decent entry. All three kids have been really sick, Brandon a touch too, and I have returned back to work FULL time now. Brandon has been working lots of hours too and has been on call once already so we are definitely staying busy. Briley is now 2 months old and had her first round of shots just this past week...she was soooo mad. Poor little baby girl has also contracted RSV pretty badly, and has had to go to the ER a couple of times to get her suctioned out so that she can breathe easier and eat. Its been so hard on her and the rest of us and we are all running very low on fuel and sleep. On a lighter note, Brandon bought himself another truck for a family vehicle and it is up, running, licensed and everything. Its really been great and he likes it A LOT! (Its his dream truck) He is also going to be ordained an Elder here shortly and we'll be getting Briley blessed pretty soon too. We are all so excited and proud. Brogen and Capriece are getting better slowly, and are back to being the twin terrors and Brogen is doing excellent in pre-school. As far as anything exciting we might have planned, the only thing coming up is a quick visit from Gma & Gpa Woods here at the beginning of March. We're hoping the weather gets better so that we can take the kids down to the Hoogle Zoo for some fun and good memories. Besides all that we've just been trying to survive day to day. Hopefully things will start to look better soon (and get more interesting too)! :)

Brandon's new 4 door Chevy...has lots of room for all 3 car seats!

 Briley 2 months...starting to smile a whole lot now! :D

Plans for the future!

So lately, since I've gotten back in gear and have been accepted to USU to begin to finish my nursing degree, I've been really pondering my future plans and what I want to do that will make me happy in life. And although I find great joy in caring for people and am excited about finally finishing my college career, nursing is not my first love. For years and years now I have been in love with the idea of photography (which seems to be a pretty common thing among my friends-great minds must think alike). I love love love taking pictures and looking at amazing photographs, and scrap-booking and really anything that has to do with the whole concept of it all. Really, I guess you could say its my addiction and something I am really passionate about. And I have come to the conclusion that I am going to do both and live a full and happy life. And OH BOY do I have so many ideas. I have been doing lots and lots of research on it lately and have found many exciting things I want to incorporate into one day (hopefully) owning my own professional photography business on the side. I have even found ways to incorporate my health care career & genuine service into this new idea.  I have found providers and unique products I'd like to offer and I think I could actually have a pretty good shot at being successful. Of course I do plan on going to a bunch of classes and getting my professional license and all that jazz....there is still a lot for me to learn...but I couldn't be more stoked. Now keep in mind that this is all going to have to wait till the future before I can begin this other part of my life...we have a few other goals to accomplish first. But this is my dream, and I intend to see it accomplished with all my heart. And even though I'll have to wait till the future before I can go all out, I'll be starting on the small stuff now. Success needs a firm foundation!

First things first...a new camera!
This one's just a stepping stone, but it will be a tremendous upgrade from the broken one I've got now.

Briley 1 Month Old Already!

WOW, I can't believe that almost a month and a half has already gone by since baby Briley was born into our little family! Time sure flys way too fast and she is getting so so big! Not exactly sure how much she has grown but she seems to have doubled in size. She is such a gem and really is a very good baby; happy and content most of the time and only complains when she is hungry or wet. And oh does her siblings adore her...almost to the point its too much sometimes; espically her big brother. He oogles over her all day long and tells her the sweetest little things like how beautiful she is, how adorable she is, how she is the best baby ever, and how she is his favorite human (thats a direct quote). He reads her stories and loves to hold her little hands and help me feed her as often as he can. He even told his other sister that he likes baby Briley better then her....(that was during one of their little spats...so he didn't really mean it). But it absolutly melts my heart to see how very much they love her. Things are going good for the rest of the family and we are all getting back on track with our normal routines. I go back to work a little bit early at the end of this week, and am very glad that I will have nothing to worry about since the new baby will be with dad while I'm gone. So life is just peachy at the moment and we're just looking forward to whats coming up in the spring! 

Our Beautiful 2 1/2 yr old Capriece!

Capriece is getting so big and growing up so fast, I can't believe how much time has just flown by! I look at her baby sister, who looks so much like she did, and it seems like just yesterday we were bringing Capriece home from the hospital. She is so lively and charismatic and almost the complete opposite of me as a child, (not too sure where her girly-ness and princess addiction has come from)..but she is so loving and sweet and fills our home with lots of fun and joy and cuteness. She loves to play dress up, tea parties, babies, make her own jewlery and anything that revolves around water. She is so so smart and she can't wait to start pre-school this coming fall with her older brother. I look at her and can already see the strong, independent, confident, kind, and creative young girl she is going to become.... (even though her terrible two's have been..well...terrible at times)! I cant wait to see her blossom and grow even more this coming year! We love you Capriece! Our little princess!

The Heaton Family Christmas has FINALLY arrived!

Sorry for the delay but I have finally found the time to edit and upload all of our Christmas pictures for 2010! We had such an amazing Christmas this year, which was extra special for many different reasons. Not only did we get to celebrate the wonderful arrival of our newest little Heaton girl, but we also had so much fun with all of the family that come from far away to spend it with us (some even from far FAR away)!! We are so so lucky to have had all the help and support and love that we did from everyone. Lots and lots of good memories were definetly made and this Christmas will be one that we will never ever forget. The kids were absolutly spoiled and still haven't quit talking about all the good times and awesome presents they got! Thanks everyone for making it all so special and amazing for us! It was really more then we could have ever asked or hoped for! We love you all with all of our hearts! Enjoy the pics! Have a great New Year!

“If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.”

So here we are, in the middle of Jan, still trying to adjust to our new family life. So far things have been going good considering the large amount of lack of sleep that we've been experiencing. Briley is now a whopping 1 month old and is starting to settle down into some resemblance of a schedule (she's now actually awake sometimes during the day)! She is perfectly healthy and a happy baby the majority of the time and has brought so much joy to our family. Her older siblings absolutely adore her and have only shown the tiniest amount of jealousy and acting out. So our hopes and dreams are high for the year of 2011! This is going to be our catalyst year! The year our lives will really begin to take off and great things will be accomplished. I'm really STOKED!!! This year we will see the end of our debt, the begining of the end of my schooling, hopefully a trip to the temple to seal our family together FOREVER, the stability of staying in one place for longer then 9 months, the bittersweet excitment of sending two of our children off to school (well pre-school anyways), the starting up of Brandon's own business, and a bunch of other things we've been looking forward too. I'm going to learn how to coupon shop like a mad women in order to save us more money, the kids, and maybe daddy too, are going to learn how to swim this summer, and I've already been accepted at the Utah State University to start finishing up my nursing this summer as well. With all these big plans we know things might get crazy busy and uber stressful at times, but it will all be so worth it in the end. We'll be keeping our fingers permently crossed and eyes aimed towards heaven that this year is everything we hope it will be!