for my vALeNtInE

I am thinking it's a sign that the frecklesIn our eyes are mirror images and when We kiss they're perfectly aligned And I have to speculate that God himself Did make us into corresponding shapes likePuzzle pieces from the clay (a few lines from one of our songs "such great heights")

We Are Man And Wife:

All the things you are to me Darling you have set me free I'll always give you what you need and what you deserve All the joy and all this love I know that it is from above and now together there is enough to fill this world Cause you are the love of my life you are the love of my life and we are man and wife Of all the things that you will do Yet now I'm standing next to you Darling I will see you through the rest of our lives With you beside me I am one I'm glad I've waited for so long there is no doubt that you are the one for me Cause you are the love of my life you are the love of my life There'll be times and there'll be things but everything is going to be fine now your in my life So I give you my heart and soul It's yours to take where ever you go and through the years you'll always know it's yours to keep God has blessed this sacred vow and angels high above look down they see the two of us have found the perfect love Cause you are the love of my life Yeah you are the love of my life and we are man and wife

(our song by Michelle Featherstone)

i have been thinking and thinking of something sweet to give my sweet honey and i have been stumped so here is a tribute to him, and reasons I love him...

-Brandon I love you so much it's retarted.

-you are my night in shining armor and my one true love.

-I was born to tell you "I love you".

-You are my best friend and my hero.

-You have been the best thing to ever happen to me.

-I know how lucky I am to have you in my life and am so grateful we can spend eternity together.

-Wow my kids are so lucky to have the coolest and best daddy in the whole world.

-You are an angel from heaven.

- I don't know where I would be today without your love and support and I have to thank you a million times for that.

-I love you to the moon and back a million-trillion times.

-Your smile and eyes light up my life (cheesey, maybe, but totally true)

-I love your sense of humor. (u have to have one to be with me,right?!)

-I love that you can be goofy and silly with me and the kids.

-I love how forgiving you are.

-You're so unselfish and thoughtful

-I love that you have a sensitive side but your still such a man.

-I love how you love the gospel and have a testimony of christ

-I love that you sacrifice your time each day to work and provide for our family.

-I love that you'll play games with me

-I love that you'll watch sappy movies

-I love that you love me for me even though i'm NOT perfect.

-I love that you are our kids hero.

-I love that you take the kids to give me a break (most men don't do that for their wives)

-I love that my parents love you! ;0)

-I love how you make me giggle and laugh.

-I love that you're just you.

-Babe to put it simple I LOVE YOU!!!

Happy Valentines day.

just some pics...

mommy and baby briggs

my cute BIG boy

darling girl in a fabulous hat made by gegma!

you leave a 2 1\2 yr old and a 3 1\2 yr. old alone for 2 mins and look what happens

after first real bath at home

i'm super happy he's here, by the look of his face i don't know how he feels...

he looks chubby from this angle but he is still super tiny skinny!

grandma kathy metcalfe holding new born briggs

here are some random pics of my kids and family and stuff.

latest craze...

okay so i know i'm not caught up w\ the latest thing, but i've just added myself to facebook. (well my mom did for me) crazy how many people you find on it! like my whole senior class is on it. kinda fun. so if you love blogging and like me are behind on the craze join facebook. i'll be your friend, maren andersen metcalfe! check it out.

good news and bad...

Great news we are NOT moving to Denver anymore, bad news Brandon lost his job. but on the up side of that no more traveling every week and yes he did get a new job. same thing just located here at home not another state. and we are glad our prayers were answered and we know we are blessed. so i guess it all worked out for the best. staying close to our family and friends and still making some money$$$. so can't complain. we're gonna be okay! love ya'll ;0)

the littlecrow collection...

hey everyone just letting you know one of my very talented brothers and sister-in-laws just launched their own clothing line for babies and toddlers. you HAVE to check out their blogs. seriously great quality hand made shoes and ties. megan made briggs some darling little shoes and tyson made him a fabulous tie. really you won't find these goods any where else and they are made with a lot of love and thought. please check it out and tell everyone you know!
For the latest news and updates visit these sites:
http://redcrowqualitygoods.blogspot.com/
http://littlecrowcollection.blogspot.com/

2008 to the new year 2009

pose girlies! lexi and cousin avery

lexi hiding eating treats behind the tree, but i caught her! sshhh!

hmmm... what card next kiersten make your move already!

brandon really did have fun just worn out from traveling LOTS

lexi had a fun full night (sleeping in the car)

i can do midnight after that i'm beat (sleepy payton in the car)

oooh supermodel dave playing x-box and posing how talented!

i think i ate to many treats. most got in my mouth not just my face! yum yum yummy (payton)

instead of midnight kiss lets blow horns in each other's face! (dave and kiersten)

hmm... what card should i play next?

                                                    HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2009

hey just wanted to add a few pics i missed from the holidays. we spent new years eve at my sister in laws house in provo. the boys played x-box all night the kids were crazy and ran around and the girls played skipbo the best card game ever! and sad to say kiersten was the best all time player of 2008,  we played one last game before midnight to see whoever won, and she did so she was named best player of 2008, but i have this year!

update...lots of pictures

just relaxing outside on mommy's lap. what a warm nice day.ahh... how nice.

today was such a beautiful day we had to take advantage and go outside! Briggs was so cozy and loved being in the fresh air and sunlight.

my sleeping little guy. he is such a great baby sleeps eats and is happy. just how i like 'em.

baby briggs laying in the sun on gampi's bed. sorry buddy but we have too.

we have to put baby Briggs in the sun without clothes on so the kids were making sure he was okay. how sweet they are with him.

Payton is so amazing at putting puzzles together by himself. he did this one at gami's house. good job buddy you're so smart!

bath time at gami's new house in her nice big tub!

Lexi's first real hair cut. Gami cut it for her. she was so good!

we went to Rhodzio Grill with grandma and grandpa Metcalfe & mommy and daddy before Briggs was born.

payton's first time roller skating! he did great. mom had to help a little bit.

lexi wasn't too sure about santa but after she saw payt with him, she had to see santa.

payton does like santa this year he wasn't scared at all!

3 of my adorable sister-in-laws and baby braxton at classic skating.

mommy and payt playing around taking pictures of themselves. say cheese!

christmas day can really make you sleepy! tuckered out lexi.

daddy was out of town in Denver for our christmas eve party so we called him on the phone to tell him we love him and missed him. payt looks so grown up talking on the phone.

cousin izzy. she was born in Sept. she was the last baby born before Briggs. she made it 16 grand kids. isn't she so stinkin cute. what a butterball. we love her.

opening presents from grandma metcalfe.

opening presents from grandma metcalfe.

christmas eve jammies made by aunt staci. ya you try and get all 16 kids to look at you at once and smile!

poor little girl she got a big bump on her head. it really hurt her. look how sad.

we went to Gardner village to see the elve displays and Christmas decorations. brrr... it was cold

playing dress ups princess and dragon

payton & lexi after our crazy attack mommy snowball fight

payton and mommy playing in the snow

mommy and lexi playing in the snow

eating oreo's and building our fort under the table while daddy is gone.

hey everyone sorry it has been SO LONG sense i last updated. as you might already know i have been super busy with our new little angel Briggs. he was born only 5 days ago and has changed so much. he just gets cuter and cuter every day. i was really hurting in pain for the last 2 months and so i would do things and get super tired and hurt and not want to do anything. that is my reasoning for not updating. i know simple, get on the computer, but really i was too lazy to even do that. we did have a fabulous Christmas and new years and can't complain about any of it. I did have to go to the hospital Christmas night but it all was good and i was sent home on morphine. yes a fun and spacey evening. ;0) on Christmas eve we did the Hayes family tradition and went to classic skating and roller skated and played on the big blow up toys. that was so much fun for the kids and for us. Santa even stopped by! Payton roller skated for his very first time and did great. and I being just about 9 months prego did the HOKI POKI with the whole family! it was so great and very embarrassing but fun. we also did a Metcalfe family picture of all the grand kids. Crazy, try getting 16 kids to all smile and behave at the same time. hmmm... impossible. but it sure was neat to see all the kids together. (Briggs made 17) 12 of the grand kids are all under the age of 3! and we have at least one more on the way that we know of. wow we have sure grown the family in the last 3 years!

well lets see what have we been doing sense last i wrote. the kids and I try to stay busy each day with Brandon gone we try and find fun things to do to keep us occupied. we have had snow ball fights, built forts under our table,played dress-ups, played make-up and just got the house ready for the new little guy. Lexi did get a few bumps and bruises. but all in all we had fun.

oh ya i also finally quit spankys after 9 years. it's official i am no longer an employee of my favorite and very first job. it is sad, but i made so many wonderful friends there.

i have felt like I've been a bum of a mom cuz of the stinkin' pain i had, so i tried to at least do one thing here and there to entertain the kids. other than that i was a lazy couch mommy. but i do have to tell you i have had so much love and support from my family and ward. wow how everyone pulled through. i can't thank everyone enough. the meals, the phone calls, just the love i have felt from all of you, thanks.