Happy Birthday Brayden!!

Brayden turned 5! It is amazing how fast time flies. He has been counting down the days until his brithday for a long time now. He had a Birthday Party on Saturday with all of his friends and family. We rented a Jumper and had a Storm Trooper come to visit. He thought that Storm Trooper was the coolest thing. Even after his party he knew he wasn't officially 5 yet until the 21st. It was the cutest thing, at 3:00 in the morning on the 21st I get woke up with Brayden tapping me on the shoulder.
Brayden: Mom, mom, am I 5 yet?
Mom: No Brayden you need to go back to sleep you aren't 5 until 6:00.
Brayden: Okay goodnight (and ran back into his room and went to sleep)

He didn't wake up again until 7:00 and when he did he asked dad if he was 5 yet and Nick said yes you are now officially 5. So Brayden stands up, stretches looks down (as if to check his hieght) and says yep I guess I am. So fun!!

Party Pictures









FIVE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BRAYDEN!!

1. He has such a sweet heart. He truly is concerned for others and thinks about others often.

2. He is a true friend. He wants to make others happy and is always so willing to give extra hugs and kisses when they need them. He also defends others when he sees they are in need.

3. He loves to learn. Brayden is always asking questions about new things and he wants to know everything about everything. He doesn't stop until he understands what he is curious about.

4. He is fun! Brayden loves to have a good time. He gets so excited about everything.

5. He has a wonderful smile and is always happy. He makes everyone happy when he is around them.

We love you Brayden!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SWAT TRAINING 2009

Nick has been extremely busy for about a year now, planning a training for the SWAT team. Finally the day came and everything went well. The SWAT team traveled to Boise (Gowen Field) to play (I mean train) cops and robers. They shot fake bad guys, invaded houses, and rode in a helicopter. Here are some pictures of the grand adventure.

A Day of Golf!!

Brayden and Nick joined Zach and Shawn for a day of golf in Idaho Falls. The highlight was watching Shawn get his only "Birdie" of the day, but not the kind your thinking...

Shortly after Shawn hit the ball he began to yell and scream "It's attacking me!!" Nick turned to see why he was yelling to find a small black bird attacking Shawn's legs and arms. The bird then flew circles around him three or four times before turning "Kamikaze" style right at him. Shawn, with his 9 iron in hand, swung and knocked the bird to the ground, the only birdie all day! Those who say golf is a boring sport don't know what they are talking about.

MY KIDS!

Never a dull moment. The Edwards Clan proudly presents "Rain of Fire" by Johnny Cash!!

BACK TO SCHOOL!

Summer is over and now fall sets in. I love it when the new school year starts. This year was a little bit different for me because I too got to go back to school. Nick and I decided it was a good time for me to go back to work. I got a job teaching at an Elementary school in the 5th grade. I was nervous but excited at the same time. It has been a definite change of pace. I am both loving it and hating it. I miss being home with the kids but Nick is an awesome stay at home dad. He went back to the street after 3 years in the schools and is loving every minute being a "real" cop again. His schedule has worked out great for him to take care of the kids while I am at work. He cooks dinner, does laundry, cleans the house and amazingly does Jaycie's hair. In fact the other day he really showed his true colors when he got excited about finding a ponytail on the ground. I really appreciate how wonderful he is.
Brayden also went back to school for his second year of preschool. He was way excited. Jaycie can't figure out why it is not her turn yet. She has to wait until next year for chance to go to school. But she needed pictures taken all the same.

Happy Fourth!!

We went to Star Valley for the 4th of July and had a great time. Every year at Star Valley Ranch they do a golf cart parade and games at the park. This was the first year we were able to make it. Nick had this fabulous idea to decorate the golf cart as a tank. We were all a little skeptical but it turned out really cute. Here are a few pictures of the 4th of July at Grandma and Grandpa Burr's.






Getting this amazing float to the parade.


Parade coming down the hill. Our tank ended up winning the most patriotic award!! Go BURR's




Jaycie and Keira getting ready to race. This ended up not even being a running race but they were sure ready. Even when the lady tried to tell Jaycie she was going to hop in a bag instead she kept her position to run the whole time. It was hilarious watching the lady try to move her to a new position while in the running position.


The boys in their gunny sack race. They ended up taking first and second good for you boys.




The long awaited train ride.

Fun in the Sun!!

Okay so it wasn't sunny, but it was still fun. We spent the weekend in Rigby with Shawn and Mariah. On Friday we drove to Rexburg to play in the new spray park. This spray park was awesome for the kids and Free!!!! I wish they had more of these around town.









This Merry-Go-Round was also at the park. The kids loved it, the adults however, were very sick by the time the ride was over. I was impressed they could even get on it, I had to sit on the bench and wait. I couldn't even watch the thing without getting sick. I must be getting old.


On Saturday we headed out on a four wheeling adventure. Cal (Nicks Dad) had, for a long time, wanted all of us to go to this amazing mine out by INL. I am not sure exactly where we were but I do know it was out in the middle of NOWHERE!!! We left at 10am and about 1 hour later Nick and I started smelling burning. So of course we check all gages and find that nothing is wrong so we continue on. Then we notice that Cal's four wheeler trailer tires are smoking. Crap!! So we do a lot of honking yelling, waving of arms flashing lights etc. and then BOOM!! the tire blows. Two of the Four tires were gone. With much frustration we only had one spare. So Shawn and Karla (Nicks Mom) headed back to the nearest town for a new tire. They missed that store by 15 min. So now they had to head to Rigby. They get there and all they have is the rim of the tire and Rexburg had the actual tire so they drove all over to get the tires. They finally got back a while later.

As for those sitting along the side of the road. We sat, and then we sat did I mention we sat. The kids were getting restless so we decided to drive to one of the nearest sites. (That was just around the corner) A half an hour later we arrive. Only after Nick gets pulled over for going 81 in a 65!! OOPS!! Not so great of a day, as you can tell. Well we finally get the tires fixed and head out. (it is now 5:00pm by the way) We get to the mine trail head, get loaded up and on our way. Nicks four wheeler breaks down. Okay, maybe we should not have come. We can take a hint. It was quite the adventure. All the way home the trailer still had problems because a spring had broke under the trailer so the base of the trailer was rubbing the tire. Needless to say no one got home until 10:30 that night. Starving and very very Grumpy. A trip we will never forget.