We have been busy....

Here is what we have been up to lately......

We went and watched the Hot air balloons take off. My little brother Taos spent the night and we had a big slummber party. Broxton thought that was so much fun. Then we got up really early and headed to the park to watch the hot air balloons. It was so much fun.

We had our annual FENCE MOVIE NIGHT at my parents house. We all go over for a great movie projected onto the fence and some popcorn and treats. This is so fun. The kids love it too. Taos is always the MC. This year we watched Grease. I have a feeling in the years to come Disney movies will be appearing on the screen.

Tinley's first fence movie

Taos the MC
Mom and Dad
Mikey & Danielle
Jace didn't really care about the movie,
he was just happy going in and out of the sliding glass door :)
Hailey, Nick, & Camdyn joined us too!

We went and watched my little brother Taos play football every Saturday morning. He did awesome this year. Their last game they finally won (after a 3 year record of 0 wins) which put his team in the championship. At the championship game and in the last few minutes of the game, the other team had the ball and they threw it and Taos intercepted it and won the game for his team. It was so awesome!! And every time Broxton sees or talks about Taos & or football he says "Taos number twenty two"

Made our own special shirts to cheer on Uncle Taos

We are so ready for FOOTBALL SEASON!!

The other morning as I was headed out the door for work I noticed the lady's maple tree in her front yard, the leaves on the tips of each branch had started to change from green to red. I just love her tree in the fall because it is the only bright red tree on the block and it is just so pretty. I got so excited because that means as soon as her tree starts turning colors that means that fall is almost here and with fall comes cooler weather, yummy food, apple picking time, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and of course FOOTBALL! Bronco's Football, Eagle's football, and Hornet's Football. Brody is getting really excited for the Bronco's and cant wait for games with his Dad (only 16 days till kick off!)

Broxton is getting excited too. Maybe this year he can go to a game with his Dad. Dont know how long he will last but I think he would have so much fun. As we do every year at this time, my Mom and I get to send alot of time together while all the boys go the games. Now we have another little side kick to hang out with. I am so excited to get to start that special time of the year with my little girl just as my mom and I have while Broxton and Brody get to have their special time.

This is going to be a great Football Season!

" The Best Day"

This is Brody & Broxton's Song...

The Best Day
George Strait

We loaded up my old station wagon
With a tent, a Coleman and sleepin' bags.
Some fishin' poles, a cooler of Cokes,
Three days before we had to be back.

When you're seven you're in seventh heaven
When you're goin' campin' in the wild outdoors.
As we turned off on that old dirt road
He looked at me and swore...

Dad, this could be the best day of my life.
I've been dreamin' day and night about the fun we'll have.
Just me and you doin' what I've always wanted to.

I'm the luckiest boy alive,
This is the best day of my life.

His fifteenth birthday rolled around,
Classic cars were his thing.
When I pulled in the drive with that old Vette
I thought that boy would go insane.

When you're in your teens
Your dreams revolve around four spinnin' wheels.
We worked nights on end 'till it was new again,
And as he sat behind the wheel he said,


Dad, this could be the best day of my life.
I've been dreamin' day and night about the fun we've had.
Just me and you doin' what I've always wanted to.
I'm the luckiest boy alive
This is the best day of my life.

Standin' in a little room back of the church with our tuxes on,
Lookin' at him I say, I can't believe, son that you've grown.
He said,

Dad, this could be the best day of my life.
I've been dreamin' day and night of bein' like you.
Now it's me and her,
Watchin' you and mom I've learned,
I'm the luckiest man alive,
This is the best day of my life.

I'm the luckiest man alive,
This is the best day of my life.

"It Won't Be Like This For Long"

Brody told me the other day in the car that this is the song that reminds him of his baby girl....


It Won't Be Like This For Long
Darius Rucker

He didn't have to wake up

He'd been up all night

Lying there in bed and listening
To his newborn baby cry



He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says,
"It's gonna be okay"

"It won't be like this for long
One day we'll look back laughing
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby, just hold on
It won't be like this for long"

Four years later, 'bout 4:30
She's crawling in their bed
And when he drops her off at pre-school
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says, "What can I do?"
She says, "Now, don't you worry
This'll only last a week or two"



"It won't be like this for long
One day soon you'll drop her off
And she won't even know you're gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won't be like this for long"

Someday soon she'll be a teenager
And at times, he'll think she hates him
And he'll walk her down the aisle
And raise her veil,
But right now she's up and cryin'
And the truth is that he don't mind
As he kisses her goodnight
And she says her prayers





He lays down there beside her
Till her eyes are finally closed
And just watching her it breaks his heart
'Cause he already knows

It won't be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
And this phase is gonna fly by
So he's trying to hold on
It won't be like this for long
It won't be like this for long

2 Months ...

A couple week ago Tinley turn 2 months old. Last week we went for her check up and she gotten to be quite the big girl. She now is weighing in a 10 lbs 4 oz and is 22 inches. She is marking at the 50% in all categories. Tinley is doing great. She is one happy girl too. She just started smiling and cooing. Sometime she has quite the story to tell. She just loves her Grandpa too. When ever he gets near she just brightens up and smiles and talks to him as if they were have a full on conversation. They are best buds. Grandpa calls her his little girlfriend, it's pretty cute.

Loves her Grandpa!

Hanging out with her brother!

I love taking pics of Tinley and then finding almost the exact same one I took of Broxton around the same age. It is so fun to see how similar they are. It's a true fact, Tinley is just a girl version of her brother. (the pic below of Tinley is after her 2 month appointment. She got her shots and she got those cool pink camo band-aides)

Family Reunion & a Blessing.....

This last weekend we had our Weaver Family Reunion. It was so much fun. We all got together at a park wore our Weaver Family Reunion t-shirts, played games,kids played in the water and on the toys, and we eat great food. Then the next day we all went to a hot springs pool and swam, and then headed to our cousin's house and had a big BBQ with all the fixins. We played more games and hung out and then we had a big birthday cake to celebrate all the summer birthdays, the kids put on a puppet show and then we did a play that my Aunt Teressa put together about our ancestors. It was really fun learning about how the Weaver Family came to be and how our ancestors lived and how we got to where we are today.

A very special thanks goes out to my Aunt Teressa and my Mom
for putting together such a great family reunion and getting us all together.

The whole clan!

The Chaplin Family
The Tinker Family
Nama & Papa & Tinley
Mikey & Danielle & Jace
Taos & Broxton
Playing Games
And more games
Grams & Brody playing cards
The older kids doing their puppets show (The Three Little Pigs)
for the little little kids
After the older kids did their puppet show,
Broxton did his own puppet show all by himself.
It was so cute!

Then on Sunday (July 10, 2011) our baby girl was Blessed. Her Uncle Mikey blessed her and it was so wonderful. There is something so special about a Blessing and having your little receive their name... the name that they will be known by for the rest of their lives. It was also special because Tinley wore the same Blessing dress that my mom and I wore on our Blessing day. Aunt Danielle got Tinley her bracelet too. It is a special tradition that she wanted to do for Tinley... get her a bracelet for her to wear on the 3 most important days in a little girl's life.... her Blessing day, Baptism day, and her wedding day. It was such a wonderful day and Tinley looked so beautiful.

Below are my babies on their Blessing day!
These pictures are so special to me. I just love them.

Tinley Lake - Blessed July 10, 2011

Broxton Dean- Blessed February 1, 2009

Happy 4th of July!

We had a wonderful 4th of July this year. We spent the day at Grandma & Grandpa's with Brody's aunt & cousins. We all went to the 4th of July parade, got milkshakes, swam, had a BBQ, played games, lit fireworks, and had dessert. It was a really fun day. I am so proud to be an American and to live in a land where we are free and I am so thankful for the men and women who serve our country day in and day out to keep us free.