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     After Lucky Peep, Jacksie, and Quacker disappeared last summer, we promised the kids some new pet ducks.  They saved up their money and were able to buy them on April 2.  They are all Peking Ducks and a little hard to tell apart, but the kids are excited to have pets again.

The kids named them Baldy, Sammy, Daisy and Ducky.  They have already grown so much!  It will soon be time to send them outside (yay-no more smelly garage!).  Hopefully they will have as much fun with them as last time.

Easter/Candyfest 2010

We spent Saturday morning at the annual Braegger Easter Breakfast.  It was at Grandma's shop as usual and the food was great.  Holden didn't know what to think of his bucket.  He kept throwing it on the ground and kicking it.  He loves to play with balls so I guess he thought that's what you were suppposed to do with it.  This picture was taken right before he tossed it!

Two of Jensen's favorite things-being outside (even though it was FREEZING) and candy.  He had all of his candy eaten within two days.  And then he started on eveyone else's!

I love this picture!  We have sweet Ally, happy Logan, silly Jensen and hungry Holden.  Holden loves candy, too!

After the Braegger Breakfast, we went to the Hartley Lunch/Candy Hunt in North Ogden.  The kids love going there and they always get a ton of candy there, too.  Sunday night we ended up coloring Easter eggs.  It's amazing how something so simple can be so entertaining!  We all love to eat them, too!

The Easter Bunny was very kind to my kids.  Besides the usual Peeps, Quax and trinkets, the older three all got a new Webkinz.  Ally got a super cute bunny, Logan a moose, and Jensen a new dog.  Holden got his favorite movie-Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.  He always giggles when things start falling out of the sky.  It was a fun weekend for all of us.

Birthdays!!

Jensen turned 5 on March 4th, 2010.  He was so excited for his birthday.  He started counting down after Christmas.  This picture cracks me up.  His happiness is about to make him explode! 

He got all kinds of fun stuff for his birthday.  A scooter, zhu zhu pets, hotwheels and John Deeres of course!  He had John Deere birthday hats, a John Deere cake and a John Deere pinata.  He loved driving his tractor across the top of his cake.  He has grown up so much in the last few months.  He can write his name and most of the letters.  In fact, he thought he would be able to go straight to Kindergarten as soon as he turned five!  He was a little disapointed to find out he had to wait until August.

Logan turned 8 on March 18, 2010.  He got to invite some friends for a fun afternoon at Toads Fun Center.  They did miniature golf, laser tag and the arcade.  Then we brought his friends back to our house for pizza, ice cream and cake.  He had so much fun playing with his new nerf guns.  Mom and Dad even got him a Nerf game for the Wii.

We love our Logan and are excited for his baptism next month.  He has such a kind heart.  He is doing so well at the piano and with his school work.  March has definately been a busy (expensive) month.  I had my birthday on the 17th, too.  Josh took me out to dinner and my sweet visiting teaching companion brought me a shamrock cake.  It was a nice day spent the way I like it-with my family around me.

Disneyland!!

We left for Disneyland on January 30, 2010.  We went with our friends the Kotters.  It was quite the adventure with seven kids ages 1 to 10! We stayed at the Homewood Suites and it was really nice!  The free breakfast was awesome, but we needed to buy stuff for lunches in the park.  So my nephew Brian and his wife Deb took us to the grocery store.  Gwen and I were glad to have the luggage rack to carry all our groceries in!  A million thanks go to my niece Tiffany for getting us in to Disneyland for free!  And we got to ride in the Lilly Belle train car, where all the celebrities ride when they come to Disneyland.  Pretty cool!  Thanks Tiff!  I'm not sure Josh would go if we didn't get in free...

This is our fabulous Conductor Tiffany in the Lilly Belle.

The seven dwarves!

Josh tried really hard not to talk on his cell phone.  He made it through the first day, but by the second day he couldn't stand it anymore and had to check in at work!

Ally liked getting autographs from the characters.  She and Katelyn were inseperable during our trip.  It was fun for her to have a "sister" for a while.  She liked California Screaming and Splash Mountain.

Logan had a lot of fun on all the roller coasters.  He wasn't afraid to try anything and he loved them all.  He especially liked California Screaming.

Jensen was very excited to get his own Mickey Mouse ears.  His favorite rides were Mullholland Madness, Jumping Jellyfish, and Heimlich's Chew Chew Train.  He did not like Splah Mountain! 

Holden spent a lot of time in his stroller.  His favorite part was when we let him get out and run around.  He had fun chasing all the little birds around.  He was determined to catch one!

We had so much fun! It was so sad to leave and come back to the cold and gray weather in Utah. It was so nice to spend time with our family and friends. My favorite funny moment was when we were in the SLC airport after flying home. Our friends were behind us, so it looked like Josh and I had six kids. Some older gentleman looked at all of us, walked up to Josh, patted him on the back and said "God bless you." So funny to watch Josh turn red so fast! It didn't take him long to explain they weren't all his-so funny!

My least favorite moment was when Holden got the stomach flu. He was sick all night before we flew home. But he did sleep almost all the way home on the plane so that probably made it easier for us all. Overall, it was so much fun and I can't wait for our next trip to Disneyland!

Ouch!

I thought I would post a picture of Logan's badge of honor.  This is the gash on the slide at school he made when he knocked out his teeth.  Ouch!  He says that when they take down the playground at his school, he is going to ask if he can keep the slide.

Christmas Etc...

Logan the toothless wonder!  Two different playgroud injuries resulted in Logan loosing two of his permanent teeth.  The first time he was playing tag and loosened two teeth.  Four days later he slipped on the slide at school and knocked out two of his other teeth!  It left a big gash on the slide at school-a badge of honor! All he wanted for Christmas was his two front teeth.  And Mom and Dad wanted them paid for!

Christmas morning at the Braegger house.  Ally wanted a pink digital camera, Logan a remote control helicopter, and Jensen wanted a John Deere truck with a John Deere carrying case.  They must have made the nice list this year because Santa delivered!

Holden just wanted to eat all the candy that was laying

around...and he had a lot!

At least my house was clean! (Notice I said WAS)

I love this picture.  I think Logan was excited about the Wii!

Josh got to start on his "garage mahal" for Christmas.  I think it's rediculously big, but I'm not a guy so I guess I just don't get it.  Josh was really nice and got me an ipod touch for Christmas.  I love it!  Overall, it was a great Christmas for the Braegger household!

Our Christmas Tree

We headed off to the cabin on Thanksgiving so we could find our tree the next day. Our friends the Kotters came with us. We didn't know if they would want to come again after our adventure last year! (We almost took a trip down the side of the mountain in the truck!) But the weather was beautiful and everyone had a wonderful time!

Such a sweet little boy! Holden had fun on his second Christmas Tree hunt. He liked being outside and going on four wheeler rides. The scratch by his eye is from our fire place at home.

Cool JT
Katelyn, Ally and Logan were excited to find Christmas Trees!

The kids love to be pulled on the sled behind the four wheeler, unless it tips over in the snow. Then they inform Josh that he is a crazy driver!
Sneaking up the ladder! He is quite the little climber!

Holden enjoyed his view from the top!

The boys wouldn't stay away from the ladder (including Holden!). It's a good thing we had it for Josh to put the star on. He stood on the top with a foot on the ledge, a hand on the wall and a hand putting the star on-scary!

Yay! The finished product. It's only a few inches from touching our ceiling. That makes it almost 19 feet tall! The kids had fun making ornaments for the tree this year. We put pretty gold garland in empty glass bulbs. They look so beautiful with the gold bows. We can hardly wait for Christmas!