Lund Family

Hurricane Monster Mile

2011-10-30T10:28:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we went to Hurricane in the am to run in 'The Monster Mile'. My friend Shani lives in Hurricane and told me about the fun race for kids. I signed Bradyn and Austin up because I thought they would enjoy it. They both did great! Bradyn came in first in his age group and 2nd overall for the boys. He ran a 7:36 mile which isn't bad for a 7 year old! He won a movie ticket because of his 1st place win. I ran with Austin and we did a 16 minute mile:) Austin ran the whole time which is hard for a little Tyke like him! We decided that next year Bradyn will run in the 5k with either Nate or I. He is a good little runner. I am going to buy him a nice pair of running shoes and start running with him regularly because who knows, he could be the next Nate Lund! Ty even got to run in the 'Spooky Sprints'. They had everything set up so cute for the kids, it was a fun morning!

Austins stitches

2011-10-30T10:26:00.001-07:00

I guess sitting still through church and an 'after church movie' was too much for my kids because they immediately started jumping off the couch and wrestling. Needless to say, the wrestling match went a little too far and Austin got shoved into the coffee table. His head was bleeding so bad, we couldn't tell how deep the cut was. We had to press a rag on it for quite a while. When the bleeding slowed down a little, we saw that the cut was very deep. Usually we would just have super glued and butterflied, but not this time. Nate ran Austin to the Dr. and the Dr. stitched him up. 3 stitches on the inside, and 8 on the outside = 11 stitches. We were blessed though because the Dr. said that if the cut was any deeper, he would have cut into the membrane that surrounds his skull and that would have been 3 layers of stitches instead of 2. He was also close to severing some nerves that run through is forehead, so we really were lucky that he didn't! The week before, the neighbor girls were doing a face painting stand and they painted Austins face like Frakenstein with fake stitches on his cheek and forehead. After his stitches, I told him that now he didn't have to get his face painted because he had the real thing!
His stitches are out now and he will have a pretty good scar but the Dr. did a great job of stitching it!

Happy Mothers Day!

2011-05-08T10:35:00.001-07:00

This morning I slept in until 9:30, and no, that is not a regular occurance for me. Nate and the kids had made be breakfast. Muffins and hashbrowns, my faves!! There were fresh cut roses from our yard on the table, which I love, that's why we planted rose bushes in our yard cuz I wanted to have fresh roses and my table centerpiece in the summer time. Bradyn had made me this cute picture. He was so excited to give it to me, he had to tell me exactly how to made it, and how he snuck it in the door from school without me seeing it. I love mothers day, it makes me appreciate my cute family. Being a mom is one of the hardest things I have ever done but it's so worth it!! Happy Mothers day to everyone!

Austins Gymnastics Review, Yard Work, and a new little friend

2011-03-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

This last Thursday Austin had his 'Gymnastics Review' at school. He did a great job and I did an un-great job of taking pics but here are a few. I tried to put a video on but it took over 1/2 hr to download and I am super impatient soI finally gave up. No video :(

So proud of the medal he got! I am glad that they make it so special for the kids

Yesterday (Saturday), it rained all morning, we did sneek in a 9 am soccer game before the rain started. I cheated, these pics are from Bradyns soccer game a couple of weeks ago.

But finally the sun peeked through the clouds, so we bravely ventured out into our yard to do some yard work. We weren't outside but 2 minutes when the boys came to me with their feet looking like this.......

But due to all the rain, we found a friend in our yard. A frog! The boys were so excited. I gave them a pot to make the frog a home but all they wanted to do was hold him. Their little minds were a churning and they decided that if they found 1 frog, then certainly there would be more frogs in the yard. They took turns being the 'frog seeker' and the 'frog watcher'. The 'frog watcher' got to hold the frog so that was the coveted job.

Needless to say, as soon as the frog was unsupervised, it hopped right out of the pot and was never to be seen again. I don't really blame him, but the kids were disappointed. As for Nate and I, we felt like we worked all day and didn't get much accomplished. Earlier in the day, we had gone to DI (my favorite store) to exchange a bed frame we bought and found an outdoor dining table that seats 6. We bought it and repainted it. So today (Sunday) we had a nice bbq outside and ate dinner at our new table.
That's about the gist of it!

Not as cool as I thought I was :(

2011-03-11T12:37:00.000-08:00

Today we went to eat lunch at school with Bradyn. (Thank goodness friday is Pizza Day!) We got there before he did and got our lunch and went outside to sit down. Soon after, Bradyn came out with his buddies, most of them from his soccer team. I yelled for him and waved so he would know we were there. Bradyn wanted his friends to come sit by us but they had other plans so sit under one of the basketball hoops. This is how our conversation went...
Me: "Bradyn, you can go sit by your friends if you want and we'll catch up with you on the playground."
Bradyn: "Nah, I'll sit with you guys."
So we ate in silence for a minute and then Bradyn said
"Mom, can I go sit with my team?"
Me: "Sure, we'll see you on the playground."

**Tear**

I guess when you are 7 and in 1st grade friends come first. I love that he has such good friends and that he feels included. Here are a couple of pictures I took.

Bradyn and company

Austin and Ty LOVE eating lunch at Bradyns school because the love to play on the 'big kid playground'

Our Saturday Adventure

2011-03-06T10:39:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we had quite a fun day! First, Saturday morning we headed over to the airport because one of our friends, Curt, has his pilots license and owns a little 4 seater airplane and he invited us to take a flight with him. Nate, Bradyn, and Austin went first. They were in the air for about 1/2 hour and then they landed and picked me up. They boys wanted to still fly so they went with us. It was so great to see St. George from the air!! We saw our house(s) and the temple! We missed Bradyns soccer game so we flew over the soccer field where they were playing. Curt let Nate and I fly the plane. It was great. Curt did this thing called "weightless" where he would drop the nose of the plane down and it was like we were "weightless" on a roller coaster. It was great. They boys wanted to do that over and over.

Nate getting into the plane. He was sooooooo excited!

The plane just taking off from the runway. Thanks Curt and Heather for the great morning!!

After our morning airplane ride, we came home and ate lunch and packed some goodies and set out on a fourwheeling trip in Nate's Jeep. The boys love the jeep. We went out toward the arizona strip. The boys and I hiked around a bit and Nate played with his Jeep trying to climb stuff (it's a guy thing). Nate wanted us to go see some cool rock formations so we all got back in the Jeep and as Nate backed up, we ran over a glass bottle and immediately the tire started to hiss. Nate said "Buckle Up Boys" and we drove back toward St. George as fast we could. It was a pretty bumpy ride! We had two prayers in our hearts, one that we would make back to cell service before the tire went completely flat, and two that the hole in the tire would be somewhere on the tread rather than the side wall. So we made it as far as we thought we could go and then called our bro-in-law, Matt, to come get us. While we were waiting for Matt, the boys went exploring and Nate made some phone calls to the local tire shops. None of the tire shops carried the size of tire we needed in stock. We said another prayer that the tire would be fixable. Matt took us home and Nate set off to Wal-Mart to see if he could get the tire fixed. He called me about 1/2 hour later and said "You are never going to believe this, we are SO blessed. The air was coming from the stem on the tire where you put the air in, the stem had popped." He kept saying "I don't know how in the world that would have happened". It was just one of those tender mercies of our Heavenly Father. So anyway, I didn't get a chance to take any pics on our fourwheeling trip so I took a picture of the boys hanging out in the Jeep this morning. Bradyn asked me if we could go fourwheeling like we did yesterday and I told his it wasn't an appropriate Sunday activity, so I guess the next best thing for him was to just take a box of Wheat Thins and hang out in the Jeep. I thought it was pretty funny.

So Ty was nearly naked but he did put his shoes on and head outside with his brothers. I am sure our neighbors think we are really great parents! He is such a funny kid. So independent!

Snow Day Hooray!

2011-02-27T10:32:00.000-08:00

We were on our way to take the kids to Cedar City to go sledding yesterday when it started snowing pretty good and was covering the roads so instead we drove about 20 minutes from St. George to a 'Ranch Exit' and found a sledding hill and lots of snow! Austin quickly became our 'human snowman'. We had a lot of fun playing in the snow which is a rare occasion for these St. George Lunds!

Building the 'Human Snowman'

Ty just wanted to eat the snow! (I even caught Nate laying on his tummy with his face down eating the snow. I was too slow to capture it on camera though)

Rolling out our HUGE snowball!

Look how BIG we got the snowball. It took Nate and I and all three boys to roll it and finally we couldn't get it to budge!

Worst Blogger Ever!!

2011-02-14T13:23:00.000-08:00

So I FINALLY logged onto my blog and realized that it has been over a year since I've made a post!! I am vowing to do better and take the time to blog because I LOVE to read other peoples blogs and stay in touch that way so I promise to do better.

Happy 6th Birthday Bradyn!!

2010-01-28T14:46:00.001-08:00

-k-, I feel super guilty not posting this yesterday since yesterday was Bradyn's actual birthday. Jan 27th!

Happy Birthday to my Bradyn. I can't believe you are already 6! Thanks for being such a wonderful boy and for being a great son and brother. You are my biggest helper and you have such a tender and loving heart. I love you so much son!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATE!!

2010-01-16T09:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to my Nate! We LOVE you so much! Thanks for being such a wonderful husband and an awesome Dad!!! You really are the best.

Some things never change :)

Nate's favorite present that he got this year for his birthday was a BARBIE!! (It was a gag gift from his parents)

Happy Birthday Ty!!!

2010-01-08T18:59:00.000-08:00

Today we celebrated Ty's 1st birthday. I can't believe how the time flies. He is so fun. I feel so blessed to have his sweet little spirit in our home! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TY!!!

HALLOWEEN 2009

2009-11-01T20:44:00.000-08:00

This Halloween was so fun!! I LOVE Halloween. Even Nate got into it (Thanks for being such a good sport Nate). This year, Bradyn was an army guy, Austin was a Cowboys Football Player, and Ty was a Lion and a Bee. My mom and sister were here for Halloween, and we all dressed up and went 'trick or treating' at the mall. My sister and I dressed up as Wacky Tourists, and we got some great compliments. (Thanks Nicole for letting us borrow the great costumes!)

Happy Birthday Oos!

2009-08-07T22:04:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Austin is already 3! Time sure flies. We are so excited he came to our family! He is definately the life of the party. Happy Birthday Oos!

Two Indians and a little White Boy

2009-07-06T15:06:00.001-07:00

I have been the worst blogger lately! Here are some updated pics of the boys. Ty is sitting up by himself which is really exciting. They just don't stay babies for long. It was sooooo hard to get all three boys to cooperate, but I think we made out with some o.k pictures. It was so cute to see my two tan boys (they have their Dad's skin which I am totally grateful for), and then Ty, who was stark white. This summer has been a fun one. Bradyn and Austin just finished swimming lessons (thus the tan bodies), they both did really well. I promise to be a better blogger!

It's Earth Day

2009-04-22T20:52:00.000-07:00

I just had to share something cute that my kids were talking about today. Bradyn learned that it was Earth Day today at school. He took it upon himself to let everyone know that it was Earth day. At dinner tonight, Austin said "Mom, it's my birthday today". I didn't think anything of it. I just said "Oh, is it your birthday, TODAY?". Bradyn corrected us both and said "No Austin, it's EARTH DAY, not your BIRTHDAY!!" I just thought it was cute that Austin interpreted it that way.

Following in his mothers footsteps...

2009-04-17T11:05:00.000-07:00

Bradyn had a gymnastics review this last week and he did a great job. I think he is more talented than I was at his age!! He is so active and has so much energy! I was so proud watching him do gymnastics.

Easter Fun

2009-04-17T10:14:00.001-07:00

We had such a great Easter this year. The boys earned easter eggs throughout the week so they could have an easter egg hunt on Saturday morning. They had a great time. My mom came down and brought all the stuff to fill their easter baskets. THANKS MOM!! It was just a great easter overall. It was also a great reminder of the resurrection and Christ's influence in our lives!

TY

2009-03-24T14:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures that I took of Ty just the other day. He is getting so big!

Husband Tag

2009-03-24T13:43:00.000-07:00

This came to me in an e-mail and I had so much fun filling it out! I would love for all of you to post it so I can read your answers!

1. What is his name? Nate

2. Who eats more? Ya know, I hate to admit it but we probably eat the same amount. I eat alot. If you ask Nate, he will say I eat more but really, I think it's equal.

3. Who said I love you first? I can't remember. I bet I fell in love with him first, but I can't remember who said it. It was so long ago.

4. Who is taller? Nate is, he is 5'11" and I am 5'2".

5. Who is smarter? Depends on the subject. We are probably equal on that too.

6. Who is more sensitive? Me for sure. Nate is really confident in himself and me not so much (I am working on it though).

7.Who does the laundry? Me! I don't think I would allow Nate to do laundry. He has never done a load in his life (well, except on his mission)

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Nate does. I really should because it is closer to the bathroom but in our old house, the bathroom was on the left side and I just feel more comfortable on the left side of the bed.

9. Who pays the bills? I do. Nate has no clue.

10. Who cooks more? ME. Nate is a pretty good cook too but I cook more.

11. What meals do you cook together? Probably Sunday dinner. Nate is always starving after church so he helps me cook.

12. Who is more stubborn? Me for sure! Nate gives in to me all the time. He is so great.

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Nate. Like I said, I am more stubborn. I do admit when I am wrong, he just does it first.

14. Who has more siblings? Nate... and the score is 6 to 1.

15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Probably me. Actually, I think we take turns depending, but mostly me I would say.

16. What do you like to do together? Watch movies, play with the kids, anything outdoors. I just love being with Nate really, I know if sounds cheesy, but it's true.

17. Who eats more sweets? Me! Nate always makes fun to me but what can I say? I love sweets!

18. Guilty pleasures? His guilty pleasures are movies, Halo, video games, food storage (that one is probably not guilty).

19. How did you meet? We grew up together. We went to Elementary, Jr. High, and High School together and we were in the same ward, his dad was our bishop.

20. Who asked who out first? We actually started to like each other before I was 16 so on my 16th birthday, he asked me out.

21. Who kissed who first? He kissed me first. He went to kiss me on the cheek and I turned and he kissed me on the lips!

22. Who proposed? He did.

23. His best features? His personality of course! He is so good looking too, that is a plus. I love his skin and his eyes!

24. What is his greatest quality? His patience with me, and the ability to make light of crazy situations. That is a blessing to me.

I love you Nate!!

"Baby Ty"

2009-02-12T18:57:00.000-08:00

My good friend Nicole took these amazing pictures when Ty was about two weeks old. I am just getting them posted. They are so cute!!

This is one of my favorites!

I love his half smile in this one.

Update

2009-02-04T22:23:00.001-08:00

I am so excited that we are doing a garden this year!! We have never had room for a garden until this year. Nate and the boys leveled out a part of our backyard and brought in some horse manure (I know, you all wanted to know that). Our backyard smells wonderful right now until Nate rototills it in.

These are our starts. It is obviously too cold to plant them, but in the next month or so we can get them in the ground and watch our garden grow!!

The boys planted some peas and green beans from seeds. Bradyn and Austin were getting so excited about it. I just hope that excitement lasts when all the weeds need to be pulled.

Even Ty got in the garden planting action.

Everyone keeps telling me to update pictures of Ty so here are some. This one was actually taken today. He is growing so fast!

My Boys. Bradyn and Austin are so good to their baby brother.

I love this picture because Ty has a pouty lip. I love his facial expressions while he sleeps!

Happy 5th Birthday Bradyn!!

2009-01-27T20:32:00.000-08:00

Today is Bradyn's birthday. I can't believe he is already 5!! Bradyn has been such a blessing in our family. He is a wonderful big brother, and the biggest helper ever! He is so full of energy and he always makes us laugh. His birthday party was a blast. He had 14 little friends come over for some birthday fun. It was sure crazy but we all had fun!

BIRTHDAY BOY!!

The Birthday Party Crew

Everyone had a blast with the pinata!

Scrambling for the Candy

Decorating the Race cars. These race cars turned out better than I had expected.

The BIG race! It was rainy and wet outside so we moved the race indoors. It was still fun though.

Happy Birthday Nate!

2009-01-16T20:25:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to wish my honey a Happy Birthday. He is 28 today. I feel lame because we didn't do much for his birthday. Although he did get a dutch oven that he wanted and a gourmet dinner cooked by me! HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATE!!

Just had to Share

2009-01-15T09:50:00.001-08:00

I had to share this picture that Bradyn created in school yesterday. When I first saw it I said "Oh, how cute, a snowman with a baby in it's belly". Bradyn proceeded to tell me "No mom, it's YOU!!" I just thought it was so funny. I am going to keep this picture forever!

Our baby Boy is Finally Here!!

2009-01-11T17:59:00.000-08:00

Our sweet Ty Roger was born on January 8th. He weighs 8 lbs. 4 oz. We are so happy he is here and we are thrilled to have another boy. Bradyn is especially happy Ty is here, he is so cute with him and loves to give him kisses. Austin doesn't really know what to think of him but he loves being a big brother.

I was surprised at how long his hair was!

I captured a smile!

Boy or Girl?

2008-12-02T20:15:00.000-08:00

I get more and more excited as my due date arrives. I can't wait to see the baby. I just wanted to put a post out there and see what everyone thinks I am having. Boy or Girl? It will be fun to hear everyones ideas. I think I am having a boy but I don't know if that is just because I only have boys. The heartbeat says girl but I don't know how accurate that is. It will be such a fun surprise. I am glad I waited to find out the gender of the baby. It makes it sooooo fun. The anticipation is great. Let me know what you think. YAY!! Only 28 days and counting.

I loved it!

2008-11-22T19:45:00.000-08:00

My friend Josie invited Nate and I to go watch Twilight on Friday night. I had heard mixed reviews from a few of my friends who had gone to the midnight show so I wasn't sure what to expect. I really liked the movie!! I can't wait for the others to come out. I am wondering though if she will skip making a movie on the eclipse book because that is kind of a downer time for Bella. I am a Jacob lover so I would love it if she showed how their relationship really blossomed when Edward was gone. I guess that relationship is irrelevant because she ends up with Edward anyway. Well, I guess not because Jacob is such a big part of her life especially in Breaking Dawn. I guess we will see. How did everyone else like it?

Who are you?

2008-11-04T22:00:00.000-08:00

I took the Twilight quiz just for fun. I was surprised to find out that I was Edward. Even though I am a Jacob lover, I guess I will be Edward.....just for today.

Halloween

2008-11-03T19:44:00.000-08:00

This Halloween was so fun. Both of my kids were old enough to enjoy it and they got way too much candy this year! I have to hide it from myself!
Bradyn wanted to be a soccer player for Halloween (that costume was easy because we already had the soccer outfit!) Austin was a lizard.

Staheli Farm Corn Maze

2008-10-27T22:58:00.000-07:00

We went with our good friends Todd and Nicole to the Staheli Farm Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze. It was so much fun. There were lots of things to do. The whole farm setting was so fun for the kids.

Bradyn at the corn maze

Austin loved the sheltand ponies

They rode on a "tractor train"

Oos went into the bounce house and had a great time.

Any Ideas?

2008-10-11T14:32:00.000-07:00

We got invited to a Halloween party which I am really excited about. Only problem is I don't know what to dress up as being so large with child. When I was pregnant with Bradyn, I was an M&M, but unfortunately the costume is up north. It would be fun if Nate and I could match or go together somehow, I just don't really have any ideas. I don't want to spend a lot of money but I do want to have a fun costume so if you have any ideas, please let me know.

Family Pictures

2008-09-15T21:07:00.001-07:00

The next David Beckam

2008-09-08T08:28:00.000-07:00

We signed Bradyn up for soccer this year. I was a little reluctant because he is so young, but he kept bugging me about it so I finally gave in and boy am I glad I did!

It was so hilarious to watch these boys. They would kick the ball out of bounds and keep running and kicking it until the ref finally ran after them and stopped the ball.

Bradyn scored two goals for his own team and one for the other team. Oh, it was funny to watch. We laughed the whole time!

They play 3 on 3 so each child gets some pretty good playing time.

He got a little bored when he played goalie though. (Check out how small the goals are, we thought they were cute!)

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-07T13:18:00.000-07:00

We took a picnic lunch to Sand Hollow Reservoir and sat on the beach

Nate got a new camera so he took some really neat pictures

Our boys had a lot of fun playing in the sand.....

and in the water

Austin's 2nd Birthday

2008-08-13T08:21:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Austin's 2nd birthday on August 7th. I can't believe he is already two. My how time flies!!! He got a little bike for his birthday. He is always wanting to ride Bradyns bike so we thought it was time he got one too.

He loved his birthday cake!! He kept stealing everyones frosting.

He loves airplanes so of course we had to get him an airplane cake. The plane was supposed to be carrying a banner across the sky that says "Happy Birthday "Oos"". I was kind of disappointed that it didn't turn out how I pictured but it was still cute. Oos is his nickname. Don't ask me how he got it, it just stuck somehow and now that is what he is known by.

Potty Training

2008-07-29T15:38:00.000-07:00

I am wanting to potty train Austin soon. Does anyone have any great ideas? I have heard....

have him go naked and then when he starts to pee, put him on the toilet

sticker chart (I don't think he would go for that one)

treats (but how do you not pump him full of candy just to get out a drop of pee?)

He is interested in the toilet. We have a potty seat and a toilet seat thing that he can sit on the "big potty". I was just looking for some help. Bradyn was so easy to potty train and for some reason I don't feel that this kid will go as smoothly. Suggestions please.

Bradyns glasses

2008-07-27T16:36:00.001-07:00

Bradyn recently got glasses. Nate and I were a little nervous about it but Bradyn was actually excited. There have been many kids that say they like his glasses and there was even a little girl in his primary class today that said she wanted glasses like his. I guess they are a big hit after all. He looks so cute in them. (Don't mind the messy face in the first picture. We were eating cherries. It's a good look for him though.)

Washington DC

2008-07-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

The boys and I went to Washington DC for ten days to pick up "Aunt Kiera" from her mission.

The DC temple is beautiful!! My mom, my sister, and I had the chance to do intiatories there.

We went to the Air and Space Museum. Austin loves planes so he was especially interested in it.

We stayed at my mom's best friends house in Maryland for three days. She has a pool that has natural spring water in it. Bradyn was swimming with the frogs. He kept track of this particular frog the whole three days were were there.

Austin had fun swimming too. My kids love the water (a little too much)