The Toyn Family

I was tagged by my cousin Julie, so here it goes!

8 TV shows I love to watch
1. Bones

2. House

3. Without a Trace

4. Cold Case

5. Jon and Kate Plus 8 (although this one does scare Nick a little)

6. CSI

7. Friends (even if it is just re-runs now)

8. Designed to Sell
8 Favorite restaurants
1. Jaker’s

2. Craigo’s

3. TGI Friday’s

4. Applebee’s

5. Chili’s

6. Texas Roadhouse

7. Johnny Carrino’s

8. Any fast food (I don’t eat it a lot, but I sure do love it!)

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Fed my boys (3 times)

2. Cleaned our bathrooms

3. Did laundry

4. Read to my boys

5. Colored with my boys

6. Bought the boys some crayons (we only had 3!)

7. Put our new bedding on our bed!

8. Went to sleep!

8 Things I am looking forward to
1. Finishing our basement

2. Getting to see my brother next year when he is done with his mission!

3. Being able to finish a book

4. Our Christmas sleepover in the basement!

5. Seeing my family for Thanksgiving

6. Watch my boys open Christmas presents

7. Taking the boys Trick or Treating

8. Spending eternity with my wonderful husband
8 Things on my wish list
1. To never have another headache

2. For all my siblings to be happy

3. For my sister to have a baby

4. For Jeff to get his helicopter license

5. For Greg to come home and get married to a wonderful girl

6. For Doug to finish college and do well for himself

7. For my parents to be happy forever

8. To have a bunch of kids! (And to be able to afford it.)

Our fireplace is finally finished and we are so excited! My plan is start a tradition where the whole family sleeps downstairs a couple days or so before Christmas. We will start by watching Christmas movies and drinking hot chocolate until the kids are so tired, they can’t stay awake any more. Then, we will just all sleep in front of the fireplace. I’m so excited and I can’t wait! Here is a picture of the finished product. Oh yeah, Nick’s family is going to help us work on the basement this weekend, so I will update with another blog when we’re done!

P.S. We have enough stone left over for another fireplace (minus a few corner pieces) so if anyone would like to buy some inexpensive stone, let us know!

My beautiful cousin Paige got married this weekend. Nick and I were able to attend the ceremony in the Logan Temple and the reception in Pocatello. I also got to be a bridesmaid! Paige and her new husband, Nathan looked so happy and we couldn’t be happier for them. They are a great couple and we wish them an eternity of happiness together. Here are some pictures from this weekend.

P.S. I think my boys get cuter every day! What do you think?

This Labor Day weekend, we went on our first family vacation with just the four of us. We went to Island Park and stayed in a little cabin and had a blast! The boys were really good and enjoyed the fact that their playpens that they slept in touched each other and they got in a lot of play time and very little sleep time. While up in Island Park we went to Big Springs and saw some very large fish, made a campfire and cooked tin-foil dinners, and went in to Yellowstone and saw a lot of big animals including elk, bison, and a bear! We also got to see Old Faithful go off. The boys had a really good time and so did Nick and I. We hope to be able to return to Yellowstone soon and maybe take some extended family with us next time!

I can’t believe I haven’t written a new blog in a month!  Oops!  Well, let me catch everyone up on things.  The boys and I were in Boise for two weeks!  (Nick was also there, but only on the weekends and we missed him so much during the weekdays).  We went to Boise on August 9th for my stepsister, Kim’s wedding.  Then, I helped my mom and Lynn watch Alexis while Kim and Cole went on their honeymoon.  (Ok, so really it was them helping me with the boys, but still. Anyway, we had lots of fun and took all the kids to feed the ducks, go to the zoo and go swimming!  It was a lot of fun.  Then, I stayed in Boise so Brian would have someone to drive him to work while my mom and Lynn went to San Fransisco with Steve and Karen.  He ended up getting his license the day after my mom and Lynn got back from their trip. After that, Nick was out of town for convention, so we ended up staying at my mom and Lynn’s house for quite awhile.  Thanks again to both my mom and Lynn for putting up with us for two weeks and bringing us back home!  Also, thank you to Shauna and Steve for letting us stay at their house for a night. We really enjoyed the chocolates on our pillows! We had so much fun.  Here are some pictures from the last two weeks.

Last Friday, my cousin Kendra got married! I was so excited that she asked me to be a bridesmaid and Nick and I were able to attend the ceremony in the Idaho Falls Temple. Kendra looked absolutely gorgeous and I hope they have an eternity of happiness together. After the reception, Nick and the boys and I drove down to Brigham City so we could see our new niece, Cora! She is so tiny and cute and we had a lot of fun seeing her and the rest of Nick’s family. Here are some pictures from the weekend!

Today, Matt and Caramie had a new baby girl! Her name is Cora Jane Toyn and she weighed in at 5 pounds 12 ounces and measured 18 inches long. We are so excited to have a new niece and we can’t wait until we get to go to Salt Lake to see her. We will post pictures as soon as we have some. Congratulations to Matt and Caramie on their new little bundle of joy!

Today is mine and Nick’s 2nd anniversary! Now, I know you are all thinking, “Has it really only been 2 years?” I know that we move fast and not many people are sealed in the temple and have 2 kids before their 1st anniversary, but that’s just what we did. I want to say thank you to Nick for everything he has given me in the last 2 years. It has definitely been the best 2 years of my life. I don’t know how I was so lucky to get the best husband in the world, but that’s what happened. Nick is the love of my life and my best friend and I can’t believe how lucky I am to have him as my eternal companion. Happy anniversary, Babe! I can’t wait to see what happens in the next 2 years and the rest of forever!

Here are some pictures of us from the last 2 years.

Last week, we had a full schedule. On Friday, the 20th, we headed to Brigham City for a birthday party for the boys. I’ll put up a separate post about this when I get pictures. On Saturday, we drove to Boise and then on Sunday after church, we headed up to the cabin. The weather was just cool enough that there was almost no one on the water. It was perfect! The boys loved playing in the water even though it was really cold, which was a nice surprise. While we were there, we also got to go to a hot springs. The boys had so much fun there. That’s the first time we had taken them swimming and it was so much fun for the boys and for us. On Tuesday, we drove back to Boise for the boys birthday party. We had cake, which Brayden hated but Brennan loved, and presents! Thank you to everyone for their generous gifts. The boys love all of them! The next day, the boys got their 1 year old pictures taken and again, Brennan loved the cake, and Brayden hated it. Then, Nick had to travel for a couple days and we missed him a lot, but had fun spending time with Grandma and Grandpa. My little brother’s 18th birthday was on Friday, and I can’t believe he is that old. Happy Birthday, Doug! We also got to see my dad and my Grandma Galloway, which was very nice. At the end of the week, we got to see my friend Ashley, who happened to be in Boise at the same time as us, and her little girl, Paisley (who, by the way, we have arranged to marry one of our boys). We had such a great time, we didn’t want to go home, but we had to. Thanks to everyone! Love you guys!

I know Father’s Day was 2 days ago, but I really meant to do a blog tribute to my husband on Sunday and never got around to it. I want to tell Nick how much I love and appreciate him as a husband and a father. He is so good with the boys and they adore him. It is so cute to see their little faces light up when he gets home from work. They love to give him hugs and kisses, and of course, rough house with him. I am so grateful that I have my 2 boys and the best father in the world for them! Love you

Also, I want to say happy late father’s day to my dad, Lynn, and Nick’s dad, Kevin and tell them how much I love them!