good deal

So this is just a random pic that has nothing to do with my story, but I thought it was cute.

Now for the story. Don't you love when you are at the right place at the right time to score a great deal. Friday was a, "I, I mean the baby, wants pizza and I (I mean he) have to have it now!" kind of day. So we went to Cici's. Not the highest quality food, but its cheap and easy and the kids like it. So we had a coupon for buy 1 get 1 free, and anyone 3 and under eats for free. So Drew, me, and both kiddos ate for a grand total of $5.51. Then the manager came out and said that it was customer appreciation day, and gave us 4 free tickets to see the Mammoth (indoor lacrosse) play on Saturday. Wahoo!!!! $60 worth of tickets and dinner for 4 all for $5.51. Life is sweet at Cici's!

BTW watching the mammoth play was a rootin hootin good time. I had no idea that lacrosse was such a redneck sport! The crowd was hilarious, but not quite as funny as the MC. I would recommend it to anyone who loves watching sports with no apparent clear rules!

Mormon Woman Wheat Rush

So... you know how people say that when they had their first baby they felt like a real woman! Like they had achieved the title and status of "WOMAN". Well, yesterday, nearly 20 years after being baptized a Mormon, I felt like a real, true, "MORMON WOMAN!" Why you might ask? My brother-in-law gave me a wheat grinder for Christmas and I ventured to use it. I got my wheat out, ground it down to flour, made my own wheat bread from wheat that I had ground!, and served it for dinner. I am practically a pioneer!!! Now, I am either way lame in my older years, or those pioneers had it right cause I got such a rush from doing that. I would just like to announce that I have arrived, "I AM MORMON WOMAN, HEAR MY WHEAT GRINDER ROAR!"

Christmas!!!

So here is my uber long Pre-Christmas, Christmas, and Post-Christmas post. So we came to Hurricane, UT for the holidays (just outside St. George) and it's funny that we had to come to southern Utah for a white Christmas. We went for a drive up Zion's National Park and it was beautiful!!

Here it is snowing outside the back door. Our big Hurricane blizzard!

Holidays with the Braziers includes a lot of football, to which the kids picked up on readily!

Brookie got bubble bath for Christmas and has wanted to take a bath everyday since!!

Christmas morning opening the gifts! My kids got totally spoiled, but it was a hoot watching them get so excited.

Brookie not sure where to start.

This is the perfect Christmas morning shot!

Dad and bubs patiently waiting for sis to wake up. Shouldn't this pick be labeled "Pure Joy" ?

The Brazier bunch at the live nativity at Tuachan. Those shiny dots are Drews reflective gloves.

Brookie and her cousin Amber playing around before the performance.

While back in Denver, we went to the lights at the Wildlife Experience. Don't be fooled! Brookie is not doing the disgusting habit of picking her nose. Not my child! No, she is biting her nails:).

We had 2 Christmas's this year! Grandma Bush sent a package with a special tea set for our special girl. I have never had so much "herbal" tea in my life!

T-Ray was not left out. Here he is with his choo choo.

In all, we have had great holidays! And tomorrow my baby turns 3! Goodbye terrible twos and hello terrible threes! One more year right? No one ever says terrible fours (and if you do I do not wanna hear about it). All kidding aside, we do love our Brookie Babe!

Coming soon

We will have a Christmas post up soon... but we have started a new blog about our nutrition journey!!! Check it out... http://itaintadiet.blogspot.com/