Birthdays, birthdays, and more birthdays

So, February is quite the birthday month around here at our house!  This year, Austin turned 5, Brooklyn turned 7, and Ben turned 31!  Not to mention it's both of our Dad's birthdays and a nephew and niece's birthday...so it has been a busy month!  Of course they aren't in order, but here are some random pics of a few of the birthday events we did! 

Brooklyn wanted a "tangled" birthday so thanks to Walmart she got all the decor she could imagine on that one.  So fun having a girl!

What's this mom?!!

Her Tangled cake!  Every year I always add a little "figurine" toy on top of their cake so they always look forward to seeing what it is.

Me and my girl

Love this picture.  Brooklyn and her Daddy are best friends and she ADORES him

Speaking of best friends...these two are still to this day besties.  They for sure have their moments when they don't get along but for the most part they play really well together.  I hope they always get along!!

Kind of a shaded picture..but here they are!  Funny crazy kids, but I love em 

 Here's my studly 5 year old super excited about one of his gifts..as you can tell by the expression on his face.  haha

Thanks mom and dad!

Had to throw in a quick pic of my handsome Talon..always smiling LOL

Austin and Dad

Ben turned 31 this year and had a great Birthday!  I made him a home made ice cream cake, we went out to dinner, and had a nice quiet family party afterwards.  I usually try to do something bigger but if any of you know my husband, he usually doesn't love things big and extravagant so we went with simple and did exactly what he wanted.  It was actually really nice and perfect to just spend time as a family.  Love you babe!

Quick little Update

So I feel ever since Christmas hit we have been running around this place like crazy people and I haven't had two seconds to sit down and post anything.  I guess since I have two sick kids and a husband (which is worse then a kid by the way when they are sick!!) now is a good time to do a quick update.  January few by of course just trying to recover from the holidays, and February...wow, talk about a birthdays month at the Fullmer household.  January 31st Austin turned 5, February 9th Ben turned 31, February 15 Brooklyn turned 7, both of our dad's birthdays, Valentines day, etc..it just goes on and on!  Sooo, the next post I will be working on will be on all of the birthday updates, but for now here are just a few random pics of things going around here of my cuties!

Daddy and Dru..this was taken just a few days ago, and yes, Dru is STILL a Daddy's boy.  I'm not kidding, if Dad is around this kid wants nothing to do with mom, breaks my heart!! And not only does he want his daddy when he is around, but he MAULS him, clings to him, and squeezes those chubby little arms around him like you would not imagine.  Of course Ben LOVES it

This pic is of my GORGEOUS 7 year old.  LOOK AT THAT HAIR!!  Everyone is always commenting on Brooklyn's thick hair, but wow, talk about thick.  Growing up I always had thick hair which I hated!! But, that was before they came out with straighteners or any good type of hair products so it was such a pain.  We make sure to have fun with her hair though and this was taken right before her dance recital..which she rocked by the way!  She is such a light in my life and words can't explain how much I love this little one.

And Talon..oh boy where to start with Talon.  This is a typical picture of him.  This kid runs and runs and runs 24/7 all day long, refusing to nap, and then just crashes the second he stops. And of course he has to has his star blankie wherever he goes..

Talon is also my dresser upper, I can get him dressed and ready for the day but you can bet no matter what, a few hours later he will come upstairs in something such as this.  He is my true blue boy through and through and even though he wears me out like crazy...I love him to the moon and back.

So I'm pretty sure Ben won husband of the year award for Valentines this year by surprising me and taking me to a Lady Antebellum concert here in Utah!! We had FANTASTIC seats and it was soooo much fun!  They are my favorite right now and on top of just them, Darius Rucker and Thompson Square opened for them, which I love too so it was so great!  Here we are right before the concert started..seriously such a fun night!

We don't get many family pictures these days anymore ..it's very rare to have all 4 kids sitting together long enough to get them so I had to throw this one in there.  On our way home from Christmas Vaca with Ben's family we stopped in at my Uncle Brad's house the rest of the McSpadden clan for a Xmas party. Of course they spoiled my kids like crazy and we had a blast!  We left about 10pm that night from Pocatello, the kids fell right asleep and believe it or not Ben and I had 4 hour conversation to ourselves the whole way home..highlight of my weekend haha! 

This year I signed Austin and Talon up for Itty Bitty Ball through the Legacy Center out here and they LOVED it.  Three times a week I took them down there for an hour long basketball came where they were put into teams and then they all rotated through stations.  It worked out perfect because there is a track above the courts so I brought my jogging stroller and ran with Dru in that a few miles around and was able to watch the boys play at the same time.  They did awesome and looked forward to it every day.  Here is them with the mascot on the last day!

 

 My little girl is loosing teeth left and right..and breaking the tooth fairy's bank in the meantime!  This is her super excited after having pulled out her second top tooth..that makes 4 soon to be 5 total!  She's the cutest toothless little girl I've ever seen (of course!) and I love the lisp she now has whenever she talks, it's adorable.

 

 Here's Talon making a basket!

 Austin getting his haircut!  This kid has come a long ways in this which shows how big my babies are getting.  Getting Austin's hair cut used to be a nightmare!  He had alot of ear infections as a baby so HATED when anyone would come close to his ears.  We used to have to hold him down and my mom, being a hairdresser and all,  refused after awhile to be the one to do it because he wouldn't go to her for days afterwards!  Not anymore!  He he is all studly like getting trimmed up by our favorite friend Chaundi!  We love her!!

My baby is getting sooo big.  Here he is opening a Xmas present at uncle Brad's house..football in hand of course.  If there is a ball in the room, he owns it!  Love him

 

Ok, is this not the most BEAUTIFUL baby you have ever seen!  I would like to introduce you to my new little Nephew Keaton Skidmore

Fullmer Family Christmas letter 2011

Time again for the annual Fullmer family Christmas letter!  Every year when I sit down to write this letter I cannot believe that it’s already time...where did the year go?!  We thought we would send just a quick update as to what is going on in our busy lives and share with each of you what each person in our little family is up to!

Ben- Ben is amazing, I still don’t know how he does everything he does.  He is still working at Im-Flash Technologies as a Purchasing Manager and enjoys his job.  He works some long hours and crazy days, but enjoys the people he works with and likes what he does.   Ben and I were able to go to Lake Powell this summer with some friends as a “couple’s getaway” and I’m pretty sure if it was up to my cliff diving husband...we would live there year round.  He managed to get in a little bit of golf this summer (not as much as he wanted of course!) but some, and is now starting up the basketball season enjoying that.  About this time last year he was called to be the 2^nd counselor in the bishopric, so that keeps him super busy with all of the meetings, ward activities, and youth things.  On top of all of that, he is the world’s best husband, dad, and friend to all of us and everyone around him!

Aubrey- Of course mom feels like her head is spinning sometimes with everything she has going on!  Four kids under the age of 6 is not an easy task...but I do enjoy it and wouldn’t trade it for any other job in the world.  Somehow in the midst of being a full time mom I managed to train for my first full marathon!  It was amazingly hard and very time consuming but it was a goal I set for myself and was super happy it was accomplished!  Besides running, the hobbies as of late have been making bows, crafts here and there, scrapbooking,  and of course my favorite night of the week…date night!  Others include the daily tasks of being a taxi driver for all of the kidos, helping in the kids’ classrooms, keeping up with the house and everything around here…I feel oh so blessed to be the mom and wife of these amazing people in my life! 

Brooklyn- I still can’t believe my oldest is almost 7 yrs. old!!  Brooklyn is the light of our little family and makes us smile each and every day.  She is quite the big sister of her 3 little brothers and is also a wonderful helper to mom throughout the day.  She is involved in dance this year at jazz n place and we are so excited for her Christmas recital.  This year we experienced T-ball for the first time with Brooklyn, and even though she is quite the little athlete…we have come to learn that T-ball is not for her and only made it through half of the season haha.  She was the only girl on her team and she did NOT love that so it was a short and sweet T-ball season!  Brooklyn had some huge accomplishments this year, one of which was learning to ride a two wheeler!  Dad took her to the church parking lot and after a few hard landings here and there...she got the hang of it!  She spent the entire summer on that bike and already is asking when it will be warm enough for her to start riding again.  Brooklyn is in the 1^st grade this year and LOVES it!  She is doing amazing in reading, math, and making lots of little girlfriends!  Like I said earlier, she is the best little helper and although mom has to remind her sometimes that “she is not the mom” haha… she loves her brothers and mom and dad sure are proud of her!

Austin- What a sweet little 4 yr. old we have on our hands here.  Austin is the best kid and we are so grateful he is our first born boy to pave the way for his other little brothers!  Austin is in preschool this year and I cannot tell you how much he loves his teacher Ms. Kelly and how great he is doing.  My 4 yr. old is already reading here and there and every day comes home from school so excited to tell us about what he learned that day.  Austin is the best big brother ever and is sooo good with little kids.  He chases his brothers around all day and plays so good with them.  I love watching my boys grow up together and see them get along so well.  Austin also loves riding his bike, is obsessed with the Wii right now and if it was up to him he would be play Mario Brothers ALL DAY LONG!  He is currently in swimming lessons and becoming quite the little fish!  Austin also did T-ball this year, but he actually really liked it.  Anything sports Austin Loves…hmmm wonder who he gets that from?   We are so proud of our little Austie and hope he knows how much we love him!

Talon- Oh Talon…my crazy little 3 years old ha ha…where to start? As of late, Talon has been quite the big boy around here!  Talon has definitely grown up a lot this past year and keeps mom wondering how a three year old can be so busy and have so much attitude!  A little bit about Talon, he loves anything that has to do with super heroes!  Batman, spider man, green lantern, buzz light year, ninja turtles….you name it, he loves it!  He LOVES to dress up in all the super hero costumes and wears them all day long!  He loves his older brother Austin and is constantly trying to keep up with him and be just as big.  I have to say though that out of all of the kids, Talon is a huge mommy’s boy and I LOVE it.  He is constantly telling me he loves me, wanting to sit on my lap, be right by me, hold my hand, etc. Love it!  He is a great big brother to Dru, and loves that Dru is getting old enough to start wrestling and playing with him.  We love Talon to pieces and are so grateful he has added so much fun to our little family!

Dru- My baby is 18 months old!! I say that without trying to cry…I still can’t believe how big he is getting!  Dru is so much fun…sooooo busy, but so much fun!  I swear I am chasing him all day long and he is constantly into EVERYTHING.  We call him “Dru the destroyer” because I kid you not, you turn your head for 2 seconds and he has either pulled something out, broken something, or is doing something he should not be doing!  (example: we went to visit ben at work yesterday and as soon as I set him down he ran through the security breach thing that nobody can go through, set off the alarms in the whole place, and I couldn’t go after him so had to watch 2 security guards run after him…as he was giggling super loud by the way! (A moment that was hopefully not a glance into his future!) We have so many funny stories like that I could go on and on!  He keeps us on our toes that’s for sure!  Ben’s favorite part about this little one is that he is a Daddy’s boy ALL THE WAY!  If Ben is in the room…he wants nothing to do with you!  The hard part is during sacrament on Sunday when mom is sitting there with all 4 kids by herself with daddy on the stand.  If Dru realizes at all “Oh Dad’s up there!” …it’s over.  The whole rest of that hour is spent pinning him down and bribing him with treats to stop trying to get away from mom! We are having so much fun with this little boy and want him to stop growing up so fast!

Well, there you have it…there’s our little family in a nutshell!  I cannot express in words how much you all mean to us and how grateful we are to you for your kind and loving examples.  We hope during this Christmas season we all stop and take a moment to remember our Savoir, his birth, and all he has blessed our lives with. To teach our little ones and share with them the importance and true meaning this Christmas season brings. We love you all and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Love- The Fullmer Family

 (Ben, Aubrey, Brooklyn, Austin, Talon, and Dru)

Family Pics!

So we finally were able to get our family pictures done a few months ago and I LOVE them!!  I look at them and still can't believe how blessed I am to have these four amazing beautiful children and such an amazing husband.  I love how real these pictures are and how their cute little personalities come out in them.  I am so grateful for my little family and honestly feel so privileged to be their mom and his wife.  Seriously.. I'm a lucky girl. 

My little princess!  Brooklyn has been the best little girl I could have ever imagined.  I can't believe she is almost 7 YEARS OLD!!!  She is the sweetest daughter, sister, and friend.  She's doing amazing in school and has gotten 100% on every spelling test she's had this year!  She's definitely developing a little "attitude" as the months go by haha..but to be honest it's pretty mild and she has so many good qualities that when the attitude comes out all we can do is laugh about because it's so not like her.  She's the best big sister and even though she still asks for a sister...I think she kind of likes being the only girl and getting to do all of the fun girl things with mom!

I LOVE this picture..that missing front tooth and that smile, I can almost hear her giggling in this picture..Aww I love it!

Austin James, how I love you!! Look at how handsome this little man is..I might be bias but I'm pretty sure he's a studly 5 year old!  Not only that, but he has the kindest little heart of any 4 year old I know.  I get alot from people, "He's kind of sensitive huh?" (which drives me crazy) and yes he does cry here and there (what kid doesn't by the way?) but also is ALLLL BOY.  He's obsessed with the Wii right now (mario), LOVES every action figure possible, and is constantly wresting and fighting with his brothers all day long!  His teacher is always commenting on how awesome he's doing in school..already reading!! And out of all of my kids, he's the best with Dru.  He LOVES little toddlers and chases Dru around all day and plays with him constantly...he's the best big brother ever!

My boys..Love this picture!

Oh Talon..what to say about you.  Well, you're 3 years old....that should pretty much explain everything!! No, really he's a good kid, but alot to handle these days!  I don't care what anyone says about "terrible twos," three is way harder!! When they are two they are still to little to really know what they are doing, but when they are three they know..so it's just naughty!  Talon is a fun kid though, and even though he has definitely been the one to give us a run for our money.. we love him to pieces and love the spunk he adds to our little family.  The thing I LOVE LOVE LOVE about Talon is that he is a HUGE mommies boy.  All of my kids love me but out of all of them Talon wants me all of the time..never dad, never brothers, etc.. if mom is around, he's on my lap, laying on my arm and asking to be my "cuddle bug." He's definitely all boy, and right no LOVES Green Lantern, the Hulk, and Ninja Turtles like you wouldn't believe.  I love it and love his imagination.  He's so much fun!

Oh Dru B.  (what we like to call you around here these days.) look at those eyes...they're going to be trouble some day so please us them wisely.  I am always hearing from everyone that you have your own look and don't look like the others.  Honestly I think you look like mom and the older you get the more "Austin" I see you (which is all McSpadden) so we shall see! You have been so much fun little man.  I have been trying to engrave in my mind and heart that you are my last little baby, so I'm enjoying every little stage of your life and find myself staring at you wanting to stop all time.  You're growing up way to fast and I'm not ready for this stage of my life to be done so please slow down!  Dru is 17 months old and is EVERYWHERE!  He's into everything and I can't even begin to .

Me and my girl

Me and my boys

Mommy and my kids

(I laugh at this picture because I tell Ben all of the time that I feel like a single mom because of ho busy he is with church and work so when we saw this picture we called it my "single mom picture."  Really Ben hadn't showed up yet for the photo shoot and the photographer was just taking some random pictures and I liked this one!

And of course we can't forget Bella!! This is Brooklyn's best friend of course, so we brought her along for a few pictures!

Daddy and his boy!  Out of our kids, Dru loves Daddy like none of them ever have...or ever have shown it at this age I should say.  This kid follows Dad EVERYWHERE!  If it's between Dad and Mom..it's Dad.  If mom is holding him and dad walks in the room, he wants dad.  It breaks my heart!!! He even pushes my hands away when I reach for him if Ben is holding him and shakes his head No.  The one good thing about it is when he's crying...dad gets to take care of it!! haha!

Me and my hubby!  I still can't believe we are going on 7 years tomorrow!  Wow, crazy crazy.  Feels like yesterday sometimes I was set up on blind date with the most handsome  man ever and my life has never been the same!  Love you babe! 

My little family...need I say more??

This was as close as a kids picture of them all together that we were able to get...they did pretty good but once we got around to their pics they were SOO done!

Red Rock Relay

I have been meaning to post a few pics from the very eventful red rock relay but haven't really gotten around to it.  For those who have never ran a team realy before...it's crazy insane.  Why we runners like to do things like this to ourselves...we will never know.  Living in a van for 2 days with 6 other girls, 12 total (six in another van that you switch off with), no sleep, living in grosse running clothes, eating ppj everything, lucky if you get a shower during the whole event, and running crazy hard legs (3 to be exact) during crazy hours of the night...the list goes on and on!! The girls I did it with were so much fun and I had an awesome time.  I swear everytime I do one of these that I will never do it again..but low and behold, for some reason I give in everytime!

This year has been a fun running year for me. After I had Dru I needed something to get my rear in gear so did the unthinkable and signed up for a full marathon.  Before my full came about, I did the St. George half, then my marathon, the red rock relay (which my legs totaled about 23 miles), and then I just signed up for a fun Haloween Half marathon I'm getting ready to do this weekend.  Needless to say...I am burned out! Im excited for this half to be over and not have to feel like I HAVE to run 10 miles this next Saturday.  It will be nice just running for fun again and maybe getting into a new hobby..who knows! Anyway, thank you for all of you fun girls who made the RRR so much fun, LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Don't worry mom, not a reat tat..our team name was "Moms on the run"..on the run like "out of jail on the run"..so we had some fun tattoos on our arms, ankels, cars windows were decorated like jail bars, etc..kinda fun

The gang

 Dinner the night before the race

And we're off!