Things we take for granted

Often my husband reminds me of the little things I get upset over that I don't need to be upset example something someone said, or my kids not listening and Im going to lose it, or how my husband stresses and I stress at the same time. We and I mean everyone takes the little things in life for granted we don't mean to do it we just don't realize we do. We are used to living a certain lifestyle and get comfortable and just forget what it is like to not have the things we use on a day to day basis. Why you ask? Why is it we take things to far... who knows why, if we did know why, why do we act and respond the way we sometimes do. FAMILIES ARE FOREVER!!! That is so true, when everyone or anything keeps knocking you down and keeping you down, who do you turn to for uplifting your family. I love my family they are the greatest in the world. Mom and dad, dad and mom, gramee and papa grandma and grandpa cheney, tj, austin, and eric, rudy, chris. harris, chentia, chante and her family. Everything in life is a learning tool, use it well and you will be rich!!! Let me be specific on what Im talking about here. Last year trent and I met March 7 2008, got Married March 31, 2008 yes we only knew eachother for a month but we knew it was right. Papa and gramee and my mom all agreed that we were meant for eachother. Papa was talking to trent in the kitchen and told him that we were meant to be with eachother to give these kids a family. Thats what we did. Now look at where we are at April 11 2009 we got sealed in the las vegas nevada temple, May 18 2009 we had a beautiful boy named Chance!! We couldn't ask for anything better, Brayson, Paige have parents that love them dearly Chance is their little brother that they love dearly. We are HAPPY We are involved in the gospel, we stay close to our family, We love our lives!!!! When we have support we can do anything. When life knocks you down you get back up and do it better. I love you guys

Chance

Chance is super funny. He has a favorite song by one republic. Its amazing with this song and what it does he will be crying and I play this song and he gets so quiet its funny. When Paige and Brayson are in the car with me he Chance starts getting fussy I hear mom put the song on and hurry. There is never a dull moment in our house

Bella holding Chance. This is Brianna's youngest

Birthday DAD

Today Nov. 29 is my dad's birthday He's is awesome!!!! We called and sang happy birthday!! I got text message saying "Thanks for remebering my birthday" I thought it was one of those Hey man thanks for forgetting my birthday" lol type thing I have blonde moments alot I don't know what it is exactly maybe the pregnancy forgetfulness who knows. So Dad if your reading this Happy Birthday again and Sorry I thought something else. I didn't forget love you guys

Thanksgiving

We had thanksgiving with Trent's family. It was fun alot of laughs and kids running around and Amy falling AGAIN yes I fell again by now you would think oh geese another one whats next... I don't wanna find out lol but back to thrusday, so Sean's home and Bri and Tony are home visiting. Lets see we had 50 people at Aunt Kay's house in St. George. There was Aunt Kay, Kate and Randall, Zumi, Ian. Aunt Janae Uncle Curtis, Jenny and Joe Grant, Lauren, I can't remeber the little's ones name sorry Jenny. Angie and Paul Hunter and Annie. Matt and Shannon keegan if I spelled that wrong I'm sorry. Aunt Nanette Uncle Reggie, Cole without Amber, Jace, Darrein, Terrance, Anthony. Diann and Cody Sean Hannah. Brianna and Tony Preston, Tyson, Bella. Trent and Amy Brayson, Paige, Chance. Grandma and Grandpa Butterfield. Yup thats about it I think... If missed kids or didn't spell right I'm sorry forgive me I just fel down moms stairs.... SO after sacrament and Sean's talk we all head over to Mom's house. We eat and talk and kids play outside and get hurt and cry you know the same ol' same thing. I feed Chance and as I'm coming down the stairs what do you know I miss the step and fall on my knees again with Chance slide down stairs and hurt my knees. I just fell 2 weeks ago and bursed my knees now I have another burse. Everyone saw great... how embarssing OMG you would think everyone wouldn't be looking but thanks guys. Joe giving mom a bag of frozen veggies for my knees. It was FUN seeing everyone and talking about Jon and Kate plus 8 and falling down and Sean putting the spotlight on Trent oh memories holidays are great. I love you everyone!!!!!!!

weekend with family

Lets start out with last weekend when my family came to visit. My kids love it when my family comes into town. We had a blast just just relaxing not having to worry about anything it was great. So our brakes were out on our truck and trent told meto take it in to JD so I did, JD said you need front and back brake pads also need new rotars and a part the total was going tobe around $1000.00 ha yeah right we would be in serious trouble so I called trent told him his boss John was with him and said I could do it for you that price is too much don't do it, I told the guy put my truck back together and I'm leaving I had all 3 kids and Chance was getting hungry so we left, than I needed to get the tags renewed so off to the DMV I went I tryed the machine outside first it didn't let me. I had to go inside and wait 2 in a half hours later and FINALLY I'm done now I can enjoy time with my family. Got that off our minds. The downstairs is complete but we don't have a rug for our table so our house is kinda down but not really.... hmm I wonder when it will be complete. oh well still looks good even without a table. Stay tuned there is MORE....

Oct 31 2009

Chance fell asleep in his saucer before we left to get Paige from school


My kids are wonderful


My lil man is getting so big he is sitting up


Families are forever


Brayson's big day I was a very proud WIFE and MOMMY



Chance is the Hulk he is so adorable


Brayson and Paige on halloween



Well alot has happened in our lives and I honestly don't know where to start.... So Halloween was so much fun for me lets see Chance's first halloween and Brayson and Paige having so much fun with their friends, entering the chili cook off at our ward and I WON!!!! whooo hooo. Having our friends join us at our Trunk or Treat. Brayson's big DAY turing 8 and getting baptized and having trent baptise him what a wonderful expirence for our family it really was a blessing.

Going back in time pictures of us from may 18th 2009

So my birth exprience.... I had a at home birth WOW I love the bath tub so thats where Chance was born. I went from the bath tub to our bed to the bathroom all over the place. I got up went potty and realized he was coming out I told my husband start the water my midwife asked me if I had time I said I will make time lol jumped in the tub and started pushing the water barly covered me just enough water. My husband got really quite and was in ahhh and he said he was speechless, he's so cute. Well I think I pushed twice and he was born!!! Welcome Chance Garett English to your family. My older kids were sleeping once I got cleaned up my mom woke them up, they loved him love at first sight!!!!! My midwife was holding him a way Brayson did not like and said your " Don't hold him like that" aww so sweet protective already. My children and husband are great.

scary

So I was walking and my kids love to walk right in front of me and I told Paige to move and dont walk in front of me because I will fall, what do you know I fall. Scary part I was hold ing Chance our baby my first thought was protect Chance and his head, so I covered him with my arm the best I could and fel right on my knees WOW that hurt. How it happened it was so fast but Paige tripped me and I fell but I didn't want to fall on top of him so I used my knees when I hit the ground I put my left hand out to kinda catch myself and I felt Chance's leg on my hip so I turned my body so he wouldn't feel the impact. He got scared and started to cry, Trent helped me up I was worried about Chance checked his body 5 or 6 times nothing he was fine the only thing he had was dust from the pavement on his hand, me two scratched up knees and a swollen ancle as long as chance was okay I didn't care what happened to me. Oh oy am I sore today

I'm behind in my blogging, thursday morning was crazy for us I took Brayson and Paige to get their seasonal flu shot and the H1N1 mist, Brayson was a big boy and Paige started to cry I felt really bad, now Chance doesn't get his yet nov. 18 yikes thats gonna be a bad day for us. Well you all know my husband was in a head on collision july 1st. it was scary for me!!! Now he goes to a chiropractor, physical therpy, and 3 specialist doctors, he is all over the place keeping up with his appointments plus the kids it seems like my life at the moment is on the crazy train. I know it will be good at the end of the day but it also seems like it takes forever!!!! Chance is getting big and teething. Nights are not fun he says mama I know he is only 5 in a halfs months but i kid you not he says mama!!

So I am new to this but I think I'm getting the hang of it. Trent is working this evening and it sucks, I hate going to sleep without him here!!! These crazy hours his jobs demands of him is a pain in the butt. Brayson is doing really well in school, Paige is loving kindergarden and chance well his 5 months old and says mama I love it! All my kids are getting their shots soon thats not fun for them I told them dad and I would get our flu shots too ouch for me lol I dont like needles but I did give birth all natural so I guess I can handle a shot. With the holidays coming up I think our lives are going to be getting busy, next week trent's younger brother Sean gets home from Peru and we are all exicted about that, 2 years later and hopme off his mission, he hasn't met me, Paige, or Chance, or Bella so it will be fun getting to see everyone!!!! Stick around for some more pictures and post about the English Family

Home makeover

So Trent and I put down laminate flooring in our downstairs, its now finished and looks great. That was a BIG project for us, most likely the last too, lol. We have been very blessed since we got married and I love my family so much, they are amazing! the project we did together really brought us closer together learning to work side by side with one another, it really opened my eyes. I will post pictures later when everything is back on the walls and things are back to where they are suppose to be