Wiest

Happy Easter... and catch up

2009-04-12T22:07:00.000-07:00

check out my cute family and little bunny! what a trooper Kaden

Brennen at the egg hunt, he was a little scared of this bunny and the sprint for the eggs.

Brian in his first parade-- sweet car and AWESOME hat Bri!

Our 4th year anniversary was spent with our 2 boys and reinacting our engagement. It a beautiful day and super fun-- excepting I could have gone without falling off of this bike... :)

Kade is such a SWEET baby and loves to make this flirting face and bat his beautiful, full, black eyelashes at everyone. Check out this ADORABLE blanket my awesome friend Wendy made. Thanks girl-- Kaden loves it!

Kaden 3 months Kickin'

2009-04-12T21:12:00.000-07:00

happy "earth day"

2009-02-10T18:17:00.000-08:00

This ones for YOU Grandma Webb!
We love you SO much!
Thanks for letting us in on your birthday fun!

Family Pictures!!

2009-02-05T13:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a sneak-peek at our awesome family photo shoot...

...Brennen was being so cute, the photographer wants him for her model

family pics coming SOON

2009-02-03T23:04:00.000-08:00

this little monkey is already 6 weeks old and slept 6 hours straight last night!!

mom IS happy! :)

...and we just got some cute family pictures taken at the beach that will be posted SOON!!

oh yeah.....

here is Brennen too-- he's crazy

ONE month old and a big sorry

2009-01-17T16:18:00.000-08:00

3 tired boys

you should be scared Kaden
1 month old

first beach outting

cute sleepy smiles

I didn't mean for a whole MONTH to go by without pictures of my new sweet babe. SORRY guys!

We have been busy working on gaining weight (Kaden) and loosing weight (ME, only 4 pounds to go!).

Kade now weights 9 lbs 3 oz! He so much fun to have in our family-- we all LOVE him so much and smother him with daily kisses and squeezes.

Kaden loves to take baths, doesn't like his diaper changed, loves to eat-burp-then spit up, likes to smile for daddy, is a good sleeper and knows when it's night time, likes to be held upright on your shoulder, has loved the car seat so far, loves to be patted on the back, doesn't like "tummy time" so much, has a very strong neck and loves to look around at lights, and is very patient while big brother Brennen holds him and says "hi, hiii" over and over again.. all day :)

We have loved all the visitors and enjoyed going up to Loomis and Auburn for a week of family and pampering. Thank you! Grandma Wiest also just left Monterey and had a great time playing with her 2 grandsons-- thanks again.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HILARY!!!!!

2008-12-21T20:30:00.000-08:00

Update....

Today is Hilary's Birthday!!! Hilary turned 25 years old today. Unfortunately, she had to celebrate her big day in a hospital gurney. However, we did try to make Hil's B-day a special one. Hilary's mom, Connie and sister, Briana made Hilary a birthday cake and brought it to the hospital. We had balloons and gifts for her to open today too. She also got more visitors which she very much appreciated. Hilary is doing much better and is looking forward to going home, which we hope will be tomorrow. Kaden is doing great. He is a strong nurser and continues to spoil us with his cuteness. I can't thank everyone enough for the help this weekend and for all the wonderful phone calls, emails, text messeges, and comments on our blog. We very much appreciate it. We do look forward to hopefully seeing everyone again soon.

Merry Christmas everyone.

A Very Special Christmas

2008-12-20T10:27:00.000-08:00

You can believe it or not, but Brian, not Hilary is posting on this blog. Hilary is a little busy taking care of our new baby boy. On December 19, 2008 Kaden Jamison Wiest was born to us at 8:08 am. Hilary had a scheduled C-section at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. Everything went flawless and Kaden came to us completely perfect. He weighed in at 6 lbs 10 oz and 20.5 inches. He is doing fantastic and has mirrored his big brother when it comes to eating. He has taken right to breast feeding and has no lack of appetite. Brennen is taking the new addition well, holding and kissing his new brother. However, I don't think Brennen realizes yet Kaden will be coming home with us and his glory days of all the attention will soon be over. Hilary is recovering well. I have been very proud and impressed at how well she has handled the surgery as well as how well she has endured the overall pregnancy. She is a real trooper. Hilary and Kaden will be at the hospital in Monterey until at least Monday. For those who can, feel free to stop by for a visit. We would love to see you all. Merry Christmas everyone!

Love the Wiest

p.s. Congratulations To Aaron and Amy Taye. They had their baby the same day and sounds like everyone is doing well. We are happy for you all.

baby... Kaden... where are you....??

2008-12-15T14:24:00.000-08:00

I know...

family baking cookies

It's this Friday!!

The day that the Wiest family gets to meet our sweet Kaden Jamison Wiest.

The day that we no longer will have just ONE child.

The dreaded day of Hilary's cesarean section at 6:30 in the AM! (but I won't be prego anymore :) )

The wonderful morning that Brennen will meet his best friend for life and be forced to share Thomas the train f-o-r-e-v-e-r.

We are so grateful to add a baby boy to our family... which also means adding a studly soccer-pole vaulting-basketball-volleyball-swimming-football-outdoorsey-get down and dirty kinda kid.

And since Brian has NO idea how to blog or even login you may not be getting pictures of this cute babes on Friday-- give me a day to heal in the hospital, we'll bring our laptop, and (I'll) post asap.

I am also very excited to have my mom and sister Briana stay with us for a week, to see my in laws and 2 Wiest sisters, celebrate my 25th birthday in the hospital on Sunday :) , AND receive the BEST Christmas present one could ask for!

My Smart...Cute... 2.5 year old!!

2008-11-10T20:30:00.000-08:00

Brennen and I have been making crafts, learning new songs,

and practicing our counting and letters.

He loves to tell me what signs say while shopping

and driving in the car, reading books,... and while playing at home.

I love how excited he is to learn!

34 Weeks!!!

2008-11-10T20:05:00.000-08:00

I am 34 weeks along here!

ummm... sorry your head is cut off Sarah, the photographer was a little tired (BRIAN...!!)

Look how cute my older sister Sarah is-- I love her! I love all my sisters,... and big brother too. I am grateful to have such a close friendship with all of them, and hope that Brennen and Kaden will be the same way.

We went up to Loomis for a few days and I helped Sarah (a little) with a wedding-- she's awesome, check out her work HERE.

Scary Dinosaur .....er' Dragon

2008-11-08T16:20:00.000-08:00

Brian's vampire pumpkin
Hilary's W to represent

Brennen was the cutest dinosaur for Halloween this year, all thanks to borrowing costumes from friends! Thanks Sha-Relle!! Bren would knock on a door and say "treat please," he'd grab a couple candies give them a big scary gr'ROOOAARRR,

and carefully walk down the steps, dragging his heavy bucket on the ground to the next house. Brian and I were laughing the whole night-- it was so fun to be together as a family this year.

Towards the end of the night Brian had noticed the hood (that Bren WOULD not wear) actually looked like a dragon face and then... he was right --spikes and all down the back...all that roaring at people for nothing ;)

A couple weeks ago we went to a fun pumpkin patch that specializes in HUGE pumpkins. We all played in the jump house, found the perfect pumpkins to carve, and saw some animals.

We also went on a date to a friends Halloween party (SO fun Laurie! thanks) as a Doctor and prego witch, we carved pumpkins as a fam, and went to our church trunk-or-treat party. We all had fun getting "into" Halloween this year, even if it isn't our favorite thing/wanna-be holiday.

Things on my MIND

2008-10-04T18:54:00.000-07:00

-Oh I don't know... my growing baby, ALL day everyday, I feel this little boy kick and do full body rolls! (I'm glad he's so active)

-My primary program coming up in November. Being the chorister and standing in front of the whole ward 8 months prego and so short-- makes me wonder... are my kids going to see me on the ground, will I pass out, and are they going to sing the right words loud enough???

-Will this 2 1/2 year old be potty trained before Wiest Boy #2 comes?

-Why can't I sleep at night??? Waking up every hour is getting really OLD fast!

- Do I have to have another stinkin C-SECTION?!! ...Really!

I guess it's too risky for our hospital and Doctor to do a "normal" delivery on me. I just want my boy to come out the "right way",... you know. (he's coming Dec 19th)

What's on your mind all day?

My NOT So Little Boy

2008-09-26T13:53:00.001-07:00

This is my new HUGE project,... a BIG boy bed for my 2 1/2 year old! Oh MY! I got it off of good ol craigslist for 40 bucks! and have sanded, spray painted it BLACK (you can spray paint anything) sanded, re-sanded, re-painted... and am almost done!!
My sweet Brennen has done really well staying on his new mattress for naps AND all during the night

even Thomas needs naps from all that playing "chooooo choo"

My Lil pillow throwing Ring Bear

2008-09-23T15:15:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed Aunt Shelli's wedding to new uncle Hans at the beginning of September! It was beautiful, hot, and a lot of work. We had an awesome outside wedding in my in laws new backyard with the cutest ring bearer we could find!

Congrats Hans and Shelli!

Miracles Happen

2008-08-28T15:27:00.000-07:00

I know...you can't believe that I'm blogging again- it's a

modern day miracle. I will highlight the last 5 months with

fun cute pics that aren't in order...

we've been playing at our beach that is 4 blocks away... so FUN

race for the cure with best bud Alena and team-- Congrats Al on being so strong and brave
in the process of redecorating
whatta you think?

took Brennen kayaking in Morro Bay for the first time with Alena, she came for a WEEK!!
went on the best bike ride with these guys
I went to Utah for my cousin TJ's wedding (by myself-WHOA) and went here
we had a Bushman family reunion and camped in beautiful Mendocino
celebrated Sarah's (hot mama in the glasses) birthday with these girls

Happy Father's Day to a daddy of 2!
watched firworks over the ocean on the 4th o'July with the coolest friends
this hot man worked crazy hours at the Big Sur fire in July
Brian spent a fun weekend in Idaho (by himself) for Jeremy's wedding with these guys this cute family came to play at the beach
we celebrated 3 years of sweet marriage...

here...., I mean

here in romantic San Fran ...(by ourselves)
Brian took Bren for some daddy time to a helicopter show. Our lil pilot in training
the 4 of us enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL place we live in!

this guy can't seem to keep his eyes open for pics, but he sure looks cute workin it

Brennen loved on his cousins ALL summer,... especially cute Ellie
we enjoyed a few visits back home with family
I don't have a cute picture of my belly yet, but we are 6 months preggers with our second boy!! We can't wait to meet and love on him, December 19th.

Do I have any readers still?

...No more drama from here on out and people leaving junk/advertising comments,...k!!?

The Latest Visitors...

2008-03-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

i love this one!

It's that time of year!!-- Time to visit MoNtErEy... everyone come play!

I had my tonsils out and sweet sister Sarah came with her cute girls, Taylor and Kennedy to play and take care of me. Thanks!! Then my mammaDear and brother-in-law Tim arrived for Brennen's 2nd b-day PARTY!! My good friend Sarah and boyfriend Franco came the next weekend-- SO fun! Giggley Lindsey and hubby Eric called us up for a visit and treated at the best breakfast place!! My giving mother-in-law Denise and Erin came for Easter Sunday, then Ray, Brian's dad came to scuba dive and visit the aquarium! We LOVE visitors and showing them around this beautiful place we live in-- it's SOOO fun! come on over

(ps. this was all in the month of March,... now you know why I haven't blogged :)

Viva Las Vegas

2008-02-21T10:20:00.001-08:00

We had a blast on our roadtrip to Vegas!

Thanks for having us Marian and Mike,...

Ellie Mabel is the cutest!

We went for her baby blessing and had a mini

reunion with Hilary's sisters.

We celebrated Valentines Day all together,

played beauty parlor,

went on a scenic drive of Red Rock,

played at the park, jumped, held some cute puppies,

played well with cousins, boys had Xbox night,

watched the cutest movie "Music and Lyrics",

got pedicures, held sweet Ellie,

went to a show on the strip "American Superstars"...awesome,

shopped, slept a lot in the car,

and ate yummy food!

PS: Yes my hair is now brown and Brennen's curls are all gone!.. don't you worry his hair grows like a weed, they'll be back soon!

Tough N' Cranky Crazy 2

2008-02-21T09:56:00.000-08:00

Brennen got a cast put on last week...

and KEPT it on for 3 days! The crazy kid pulled it right off

while we were shopping and threw it in the cart!

This week....

just a crazy HAPPY kid!

Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley

2008-01-27T19:58:00.000-08:00

We will miss one of our Church's most successful, cutest, dedicated, funny, sweet, energetic prophets of the Lord. He was such a great example to me and will never be forgotten.

"He passed away at his home about 7 o'clock this evening (Jan. 27, 2008) with his family at his side. President Hinckley was 97 years old. He was the 15th president of the Church.

Since becoming Church President on Mar. 12, 1995, he has directed the most intense temple building program in the history of the Church in an effort to extend temple blessings to more members.

He has exhibited vitality and energy as he has traveled about the world meeting and speaking to members of the Church.
Through television interviews and national press publications, he has increased media attention and improved the public image of the Church. He has counseled Church members to fellowship new converts, befriend members of other faiths, live exemplary lives, and avoid the evils of the world." (-news article)

I am so grateful for the example he was and for his long hard work with the church and dedication in building so many temples all over the world. I am glad that he is now reunited with his sweet wife in heaven and will praying for the Hinckley family.

Babay babay babay

2008-01-15T11:23:00.000-08:00

Look how cute my little Brennen was when he was a little baby!! Brian said to me last night,

"oh I want another little one to hold, he was my favorite all bundled up and asleep (key word) on my chest!"

So I was thinking about my sweet husbands words this morning and remember being this...

-and then my thoughts turned to this!!!

I'm scared for another! Do we remember not sleeping,... and the endless nursing that went on?! ohhh man

**Maybe I will just stick to holding my cute NEW niece Ellie Mabel Kanet.

My older sister Marian had her first sweet little girl on January 2nd and I can't wait to hold her in February!!

PLEASE SEND SOME NEW PICS... I WANT MY NIECE

rustic american cowboy

2008-01-08T10:32:00.000-08:00

I have been adding little accents to Brennen's room and I think that I am DONE for now. It has been so fun- I love to decorate! He just got a cute rocking horse from Santa to go with the theme. (Not only does it match, he loves to ride it!) I need to get some pictures taken of him in a cloth diaper, cowboy boots, hat, out in a field done in sepia. Sheena come out and take some family pics for us!

I got 2 bookcases for Christmas and just added a lil decor with some baskets and do-dads, I think they are fun!

Giddy Up...Thanks Santa

2007-12-28T13:15:00.000-08:00

JOY TO THE WORLD

2007-12-28T11:47:00.000-08:00

Bren wasn't feeling well

my hot date!

the Wiest clan

the BIG 24!

This whole Christmas break Brian would not stop singing "Joy to the World" in his special voice, lips puckered, eyebrows lifted, and spirits LOUD. He's pretty cute when he does it!!

We had a wonderful Christmas day with our little family back home in Monterey! The week before however, was crazy busy-- we split the time in Loomis w/Webbs and Auburn w/Wiests. While there we enjoyed spending quality time with siblings and parents, celebrating my 24th bday iceskating and all, Bren getting spoiled by GRANDparents, riding Brens Santa gift with nonstop "yeehaaww"s (SO CUTE), out on a romantic date with my sweets, acting out 2 natavity stories, openening presents early, played in the snow (with the Watfords,Momma and Binks), tons of good food, partying, went to the Sacramento Temple, seeing old and new friends/family, and livin up the vacation life (which means spending all our money on resturuants we miss and activities we love).

We had a JOYOUS time with family, friends, and honoring Jesus this time of year. We love you all

Overload...

2007-11-08T17:08:00.000-08:00

We have been very busy this last month..- Sorry to those who keep checking the blog. Here's some pictures of what's been goin on in the Wiest home. we love to get comments people... :)

ps. Brennen is getting crazy, terrible-twos are here a few months early......... ahhhhh!

You Likey?...!

2007-10-19T16:21:00.000-07:00

I decided to get bangs and put brown streaks in my HAIR! It's a little different for me since I haven't had bangs since I was six. I feel like a little kid,...wait... I did before this, now it's just even MORE.

The Best Park Around...

2007-09-29T18:20:00.000-07:00

Brennen loves going to the park. He is SO busy moving those chunky legs from one slide to the next, and can finally do A LOT more things by himself-- so now we ALL enjoy it. The Dennis the Menace park is huge, it has tons of slides (some that are too dangerous for adults, "Tim"), a cool old train engine, a maze, tunnels, swings, a duck pond,.... everything! I couldn't pass this cute photo-op. enjoy! :)

PS-- Brian and I both think that Brennen should be Dennis the Menace for Halloween, he fits the part and even looks like him :) any thoughts...?

Happy 31st!!

2007-09-16T16:44:00.000-07:00

Brian just celebrated his 31st birthday this last Friday, Sept. 14th. I love birthdays and parties so... we partied! My Mom & Dad and I got him this fancy shmancy grill he's been wanting for a while. We had friends over for BBQed kabobs, yummy cake & ice cream, and a surprise visit from the Watfords. (hil's sister and her fam) So many people brought over food, desserts, and helped clean up,... thanks a million, I really appreciated it!

We had a lot of my new friends come-- it was nice to visit with them and have them meet my hard working hubby who never gets to hang out with us. Overall it was a fun birthday, besides having to work the gravyard sift the night before and right after the party- we had fun!

I love you Bri- and I'm glad you had a great birthday weekend. You deserved it!!

Golden' Volunteer

2007-09-14T09:08:00.000-07:00

I just started volunteering for the Community Hospital of the Monterey Penninsula (CHOMP) Auxilary. I am SO excited!! I help at the Breast Care Center and get to wear this way hot gold shirt so that everyone knows I am a volunteer! I thought that in honor of Alena that would be a great office to start in, the women are all wonderful who work there too!

Designer HWW

2007-09-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

I've been pretty busy lately, and I love it! I have been finishing Brennen's Rustic Cowboy American room, with the wonderful help of my mom and friend Wendy. Mom came to visit and brought her sewing machine and busted out a cute curtain in like 2 hours. Then my good-new friend Wendy came over and showed me how to make a quick, cheap cornice to hang over the curtain rod ( I love quick and inexpensive). They are usually stained wood, (like on Design on a Dime/ or house flips TLC) but I made mine out of poster board, batting, and hot glue. In the pics above I measured the window seal, cut out my board with a razor, hot glued length and sides all together, covered with batting and glued, and now... all I need to do is cut out the black fabric and pin/staple it to the back. I painted these boots, stars, and horses to match the color pallet. They will be placed (like the pic) along the front of the cornice. I love doing projects like this-- it's so fun to say "I made that", I get it from my mom!! :)

LOVE my music

2007-09-07T19:38:00.000-07:00

Music helps me with whatever mood I'm in. Alena showed me this really sweet website with free music, like your own personalized radio. www.pandora.com You just sign up for free, pick your genre, and let it play all day while you clean the house. It's fun because I never know artists names just ALL the words to their songs, now I can learn both while playing with Brennen; we also love to have our own dance parties! Thanks Alena, I'm hooked.

Luke Wilson, George Lopez, Clint Eastwood

2007-09-04T21:26:00.000-07:00

Brian got passes from work to the "First Tee Open" golf tournment at beautiful, expensive Pebble Beach, in Carmel this last weekend. It was a last minute decision if we should go or not, until Bri said that we will see some stars, so... we went. There were pros, semi-pros, and team golfers there. A lot of the stars will have a partner and be at the same hole as a pro and semi-pro golfer. They go through all 18 holes together and golf three games, one friday, one sat and one sun. Then after the 3 scores, see who the winner is with the least amount of strokes.
Anyway, Luke Wilson was on the roster, we tried to find him, but no success. I was so bummed bc I love Owen (his brother) and it would be fun to see him. We saw George Lopez golf with a big'ol' stoggie in his mouth and are probably on the golfing channel for how rude it is to bring your crying toddler to a QUIET event. So RUDE! sheesh. I thought Bren would sleep in the stroller in the hot sun-- no luck he was such a stinker, what was I thinking?! We also had our eyes out for the infamous Clint, and wife, Dina Eastwood-- they had some good scores together.
They had all these dumb rules and we couldn't take any pictures, so heres what we got. It was an experience, I bet Brian wished I would golf more with him so we could be a cute old couple together too.... ahaha.

Big Sweets

2007-09-04T21:18:00.000-07:00

Brennen's First Day of Nursery at Church. I can't believe my little chubbers is 18 (on the 9th) months old. He did great playing with the other kids, sitting up at the table for snack like a big kid, and only cried once bc some bully kid pushed him down... twice. It was nice to teach my lesson in peace. Thank you church day care!

i was looking for that

2007-08-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

Brennen is very organized and such a big helper. My sweet 17 month old trouble-maker helper I mean. I have caught him putting TV remotes, my cell phone, string, lint, his (clean & dirty) diapers, numerous toys, used dryer sheets, and other real trash into this trash can. Today I found this green puzzle piece in the bathroom trash and him carrying it over to the kitchen trash. I fish things outta here a lot, good thing I wipe out my trash cans. Maybe I should get rid of em'... the trash cans I mean!

2007-08-24T14:57:00.000-07:00

Let's have a contest, starting last Monday! Is it bad to go running in shorts when your legs look like this? You know when u just don't have time to shave--- cause you are crazy busy, want to turn off your husbund, or just want to look like this guy...

2007-08-24T12:23:00.000-07:00

i have 5 new teeth, hold me ALL day MOM!!

Party time with Alena and Chelsey & Jon LaPray

2007-08-09T21:26:00.000-07:00

We've had a lot of visitors this last week. It was soo much fun to have you guys visit! Alena came down with her sisters family for one night and came to church with me, where everyone thought we were twins and/or sisters. We also had the best slumber party full of giggles, memories, boy talk, boy memories and fun bff time! ahah I love you girl! Jon and Chelsey from Roseville came on Sunday and played till Tuesday night. We went to Carmel beach where Jon buried Brennen in the sand, the boys played golf in Pacific Grove while girls shopped in Carmel, we went out to the best breakfast and dinners, went to the infamous Aquarium and then WHALE WATCHING!! We went out on a big boat in search of dolphins and humpback whales through the big waves and freezing wind. After 2.5 hours we finally saw a spout of water and a 40 foot humpback cute whale. It was the best experience ever! I now want to be a Marine Biologist...again! He was splashing around, slapping his tail, and showing off for us. We got the best pictures and a video clip, I'll post the clip soon. Brian and I rode the waves on the bow of the boat-- everyone was laughing at me cause I was screaming like it was a roller coaster. Poor Chels, I hope you recovered from the rocking boat, that wasn't fun eh? Thanks for the laughs...

Maritime Musuem

2007-08-09T20:54:00.000-07:00

On one of Brian's days off we went to the Monterey Maritime Musuem, and learned all about Montereys first settlers. It was a small and quick musuem and Brennen made it go a lot faster. The picture of Hilary is the original lighthouse at Big Sur with all of the magnifying glass shining at the perfect angles, it was visible 25 miles out to sea. Here are some pics of really old sailor things, and my cute hubby and son.

Congrats Jake!

2007-08-03T20:12:00.000-07:00

My good High School friend Jacob Perez got married this last week in Sacramento. Summer his new wifey, is beautiful and they looked so happy in love. The reception was beautiful, I was so excited to be invited and attend with a lot of old HS friends. Good Luck in Utah guys, you will do great!

Walking walking!!

2007-07-18T14:10:00.000-07:00

Brennen is FINALLY walking everywhere! At 16 months he can now do obstacles and turn corners, he has been talking steps for about two months and just now took off. We play soccer, volleyball, and ultimate frisbee every Saturday with friends, Bren just likes to follow me and get tangled in the goal. His hair has gotten white from playing outside everyday- ISN'T HE SOO CUTE!? I'm proud that Brennen is now my walkin chubber kid!

Neighbors Daughter

2007-07-18T13:54:00.000-07:00

I have been watching my neighbors daughter everyday, all day for him. Robert is an officer in the Army and goes to the Defense Language School in Monterey and he "has" his girl Reece for a month. I found out that his 8 year old sits at home, from 7 am till 4:30, by herself!! I couldn't believe it, so I asked if she wanted to go to the beach with us a couple of times. Now, she comes over 2 days at 5:00 AM and three days at 7 till about 5 pm, most days. She is an only child, and let's just say I CAN TELL. I took her to the Aquarium on Tuesday and she left me twice, I couldn't find her for 20 minutes!! I was freaking out! There were 3 tour buses visiting that day, -a security guard found her crying far away from where we last were!! Shhhesh! My goal is to teach her a lot of things and do some needed "summer school" while shes here. Wish me LUCK

Wedding Bells

2007-07-06T10:28:00.000-07:00

our family

After Tony's Marine graduation we flew to Sacramento to get ready for his wedding! He had a ten day break before leaving for more training, so what better way to celebrate... get married!! He had been dating Alejandra Sanchez for about a year and a half, and while in boot camp decided to propose. We love her and her cute boys Casar 11, and Luis 8. They got married on July 3, at our church and had a lovely reception afterwards. It was fun to see everyone, eat yummy Mexican food, and dance the salsa with my sweet Brian. My older sister Sarah planned so much, decorated everything beautifully, and organized a ceremony for them -- she is so sweet and good at that! (She was my wedding planner/decorator too!) We missed my other sister Marian and hubby Mike from Vegas, the pictures just aren't the same. We wish them tons of married happiness and welcome the three to the Webb family!

Tony's Marine Grad..and then some!!

2007-07-06T08:52:00.000-07:00

My brother Tony, my oldest sibling 28 and only brother, just graduated from boot camp with the Marines! We are so proud of him, they put them through hell and back for 3 months straight, no breaks, no weekends. Brennen and I flew down to San Diego last week, met up with Briana and Mom, and had a fun 4 days with Tony and "cute Marine boys." Briana, my 18 year old cute single sister, kept saying she was only there to check out the hot guys, YOU R HILARIOUS BINKS. Tony looked so sharp in his uniforms and had tons to tell us about, all of the different words to call things, what we COULD touch, where we COULD walk, and who we COULDN'T look in the eyes. The first day we went to his "motivational 4 mile run," had lunch together on base, got a tour of the MCRD (base), and talked and talked with Tony. His graduation was AWESOME on Friday in the hot sun, very serious men, and anxious girlfriends summed up the morning. He was released for the rest of the day, so he quickly changed out of the uncomfortable uniforms and went out into the world! He was so exact with his thoughts, words, dress, actions... the drill instructors obviously did their jobs! Briana, Brennen and I went swimming at Paradise beach and I got stung by a jelly fish, it didn't hurt too bad, it was just an irritating sting around my ankle. I was so relieved because it happened just seconds after I picked up Brennen out of the water-- ouch! On Saturday mom treated us to Sea World, it was so fun and Brennen loved all the shows and animals-- THANKS MOM for everything! Love you

Well, the west coast has the sunshine...

2007-06-25T20:18:00.000-07:00

To steal a line from the beach boys- I'd have to say that Monterey is workin on that CA suntan! Brennen and I love to go swimming, running and just play outside! I've been missing not teaching swim lessons this summer, all those years teaching other kids how to swim-- it's time to teach my own. Brennen LOVES the water-- a lil' too much sometimes it scares me. He has been swimming since he was one month old and has really progressed fast. Now, almost 16 months old, he can blow bubbles, put his face in, go under & jump in (with assistance), back float, and do big kickers. He loves to practice all these thing in the bathtub too, it makes a nice puddle on the floor. We go swimming at our gym and a local hotel pool that is open to visitors. We both love to be outside and get some California sun- mixed with some Monterey wind. Here is Brennen with our awesome friend Tasha and mom (and me and Bri). Maybe next time we will get some real action shots!

We love pictures!

2007-06-25T20:04:00.001-07:00

Brennen at the library...

Family came to play again! Tim, my brother-in-law, his mom Shelia, and my two nieces Taylor and Kennedy came to play in the sand for 2 days. It was so much fun-- they are so sweet. We went out to dinner, played at the cold beach, and went to the aquarium. We are really glad that we bought a year pass, it gets used A LOT! Bren and mom love to go learn new things about ocean life-- it really is CRAZY. Did you know that the male seahorse (gets pregnant!) carries the babies... hmmm I like that!

2007-06-22T19:47:00.000-07:00

Family Visits-Crazy Fun

2007-06-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

We had some visitors,... we love visitors!! Tim, Sarah, Taylor, & Kennedy Watford and Marian Kanet came to visit Monterey for a couple of days. It was so much fun to be with 2 of my sisters, the 3 cousins had fun playing together too. We went out to the best breakfast place First Awakenings, explored some tide pools- tried to catch a crab, went down "17 mile drive," ate the classic clam chowder bread bowl at Fishermans Warf, watched a movie, played at "pebble beach" in Carmel, and enjoyed everyones company. Here's a pic of Bren in a hole, a message to you ALL, 3 cousins, and some others... Come play at the beach again, you never can get enough!

2007-06-13T16:51:00.000-07:00

Brennen playing in a tidepool

Just Kickin' IT...

2007-06-04T22:56:00.001-07:00

I need some comments posted on this one... UMMM! I can't help but let out a slight giggle every time I see Brennen do this...so I decided to document

Major Update

2007-06-04T18:59:00.000-07:00

Well I've been slackin... sorry, we've been busy and then tired. Let me try to bring you up to date with correct dates and events in order. Brennen and Momma flew out to Las Vegas (with a broken camera) to visit my sister Marian and hubby Mike Kanet just before mothers day, and we found out that she's going to be a mommma too! We're soo excited for you Auntie. I got to visit her 2nd grade class, we went swimming because it was like 93* outside, watched some movies, and saw the beautiful desert. Poor Brian had to work-- he's doing great and only has a couple of weeks till he can patrol the highways on his OWN! Brennen and I flew home for a few days to be with our sweet-hard-worken-daddykins, then off to Loomis to visit friends and family. Alena went to the Sacramento Temple for the first time and I got to go with her and her family. It was the best experience, I love her so much. She is doing well, just really tired and trying to keep up on her everyday activities and work. She chopped her hair (abt 8 inches in the braid) in preparation for the horrible hair loss from the chemo. We were back home playing with cousins, sisters, inlaws, mom & dad, and Sarah & Alena for a WEEK. Brennen loved seeing everyone and even was pleseant fighting through his 6th ear infection in 7 months. Mom is going crazy-- not knowing if it is teething or another cold that goes to his ears (we thank both mom and dad for them reaccuring). Now we are back home in Monterey enjoying the mid 70's weather and seeing Brian.

Brens Growing Up

2007-05-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

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Havin Blogging Fun!!

2007-05-22T21:55:00.001-07:00

Well, I've been having fun adding al kinds of new slides and videos to our blog. The "you tube" video is Brennen when he is five months old and sooo tired, he loved bouncing in that chair and would apparently bounce himself to sleep. I love that he changes his minds and keeps on hoppin. The next slideshow (above) I made on one true media-- I'm sorry, but we just had to post yet again another tribute of our sweet babe. Your family loves you Brennen! I'll do a post again soon of what we've been up to.-Thanks

One Favorite Video

2007-05-19T13:17:00.000-07:00

My best girl friend

2007-05-04T12:09:00.000-07:00

Well, this last week has been stressful. My dear friend Alena (& maid of honor) was dignosed with breast cancer last friday. It is sooo crazy to think about, I'm in denial because she is my age and my best friend, I always thought we were too young. She is waiting for some test results, but as of today they will do a lumpectomy and radiation to remove the golfball size cancer. Another friends dad just found out that he has stomach cancer, he is scheduled for surgery soon to remove tumors throught his body. I have been worried, sick, tired, and constantly on my knees praying for my friends and their comfort at this time. They are both very strong people and I know will be even that more determined to fight this.

New Discoveries...

2007-05-04T11:58:00.000-07:00

He loves his tongue, ...
and now wants everyone to show theirs too

Diaper Full Of SAND!

2007-04-17T12:23:00.000-07:00

SOO, this is titled "diaper full of sand" because I'm just "awaiting" the diaper full of sand. No, his real diaper at the beach yesterday wasn't really full of sand, he was EATING handfulls, ..bucketfulls of sand. I said "yucky,... ehgh" "don't eat" "no" soo many times, and he would just look at me and shove it in. So I let him. He was sure cute walking with his Daddy and playing with his shovel and bucket though, it made up for it. We flew a Nemo kite, frisbee, blew bubbles, collected shells, touched the cold water, and relaxed. :) We had a good time!! Thanks Jon and Chelsey for the awesome beach toys!! --You know, turkeys (and maybe chickens) eat small pebbles and sand to help them diegest their food, and dogs eat grass when they have an upset tummy. Should I feed Brennen some grass or wheatgrass to help the sand pass?

Busted....

2007-04-17T12:03:00.000-07:00

Stacking his Noahs Ark animals on our printer and boxes, ... I find these everywhere. Zebra and camel are his favorite, he crawls around with one in each hand.

Busted Kid... drop the towels

I can't count how many times this little stinker of a kid has gotten into all of the boxes and things that I just unpacked, and decided to reput them back into the box. Brennen loves to put things in buckets, boxs, shelves, drawers, and on top of everything. We opened the armoire to watch tv and there were like 20 blocks on the shelf. so cute! He loves to be organized, and then REorganize every again and again... he gets that from both mom and dad I guess. The towel drawer is his favorite... here he is in the action. We bought all of those baby latches for the bathroom and kitchen drawers/cupboards, but didn't buy a drill.... hmmm..!

Romantic Hubby...

2007-04-08T18:02:00.000-07:00

I was very impressed! My sweet thoughtful husbund planned to reinact our engagement trip for our TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY. It was fun, cold...., but fun. We rented the same type of bike, got subway to take with us... and biked down to Lovers Point for a picnic. The only thing was........ we had a baby this time around ahah. Bren loved to ride in the front all bundled up, he loves to look at the ocean water and point at EVERY seagull (or bird) in the sky. It was so fun to do this with my cute little family. This year we shared our anniv. with Easter, and it is "Big B's" first day out working in a car. Happy Easter everyone, hope you were all good enough to get a basket from the Bunny.

2007-04-08T17:57:00.000-07:00

Travis' family came to visit too-- we went to the aquarium! The kids loved it-- it was fun to see their cute faces light up!

2007-04-08T17:47:00.000-07:00

Alena came to visit and we had to eat at... Bubba Gumps!

A Real HUSBUND now

2007-04-01T21:17:00.000-07:00

Graduation!!! So now that "he" has graduated I have a loving hot hubby around and..... we will have enemies, this now means that I cannot type his name. We googled his name and this site came up so I will have to go and erase personal things to keep our family safe. I hope everyone understands-- we still love you. We can best be reached through email. This will have to be just about Brennen and ALL his cute pictures I guess. Gongrats to my hunny on all of his hard work!!!

where my dawgs at?

2007-03-19T17:14:00.000-07:00

Brennen is my big ONE year old! We had a dog birthday party for him... yes we were all little puppy dogs. I (Alena and my mom) made little fuzzy dog ears on elastic to wear, the birthday boy hated it and refused to keep it on-- too bad he sure was a cute pup! We sent out an invatation with Brennen in a puppy costume to some friends and family. The cute one year old kid downed his first sugary cupcake, opened some presents, and we even played "doggy, doggy where's your bone?"-- he was very clingy and scared to have all the attention and loud noises around him. It was fun to have everyone there-- thanks for coming guys we loved see you all. Brennen also loves all the generous gifts and finally has a real crib to sleep in! We love you Grandma Wiest!

hOuSe PaRtY in Monterey!

2007-03-19T16:57:00.000-07:00

Brennen and I found a condo/apartment in Monterey. I decided to go down there last Tuesday in a panic stress trip.... I wasn't coming home till I found something. We got there late on Tuesday and got the local newspaper-- made some calls and checked into a hotel. The drive and experience was weird and lonely without my sidekick, I needed him many times. Anyway, we looked at the first apartment on Wednesday at 10am and Linda (an angel) called at 10:30 to see her houses. It was AWESOME and beautiful.(a guy lives in it right now) I didn't even have to think about it very long after seeing the place, it was under our budget, clean -only 6 years old, 2 car garage w/washer&dryer, many upgrades, 5 blocks from ocean, near 2 parks, walkin closets in both (2)bedrooms, and 1.5 bathrooms. It met all our wants- plus++. I applied, got approved, and paid for it all within an hour of seeing it. Places go really fast there so I new a steal like this would go fast. We are excited about the pick anxious about moving and starting a whole new fun-real family life together.

What Did I do?- Haircut

2007-02-22T16:48:00.000-08:00

Brens first haircut!! So, I thought that I could give Brennen a trim on top, but I got a little carried away. I was so sad to see his curls gone, I'm just praying for them to grow back. Since his bithday is coming up I thought that he needed a big boy haircut. Doesn't he look older?...still cute? I hope my husbund isn't too mad at me!

CRAWLING MONSTER

2007-02-17T16:58:00.000-08:00

Brennen Ray just started doing the cutest army crawl about a month ago(@10 months), now his favorite thing to do is crawl everywhere and get into cupboards, pull things down,(he loves tablecloths) and rip up books and magazines. This last two weeks he just started to pull himself up and sit back down, while holding on to something. I have even see him take a few side step-over steps. He is getting to be a big kid and will be ONE YEARS OLD soon. His birthday is on March 9th and I CANNOT believe that it has been a whole year since I held my new little baby boy. We are going to have a "doggie party" with friends and family, I found it apporiate because he LOVES all dogs and animals. "Dah dah" = dog dog "ugh ugh" = ruff ruff

Monterey Bay!!!

2007-02-17T16:34:00.000-08:00

We are moving to Monterey California! We just got assigned this last week-- so if anyone knows of ANY reasonable housing let me know. B is doing awesome in the academy, and he says "thank goodness that it is almost over!" He just took one of his last big final tests and is awaiting the grades, less stress, graduation party, spending time with his little family, and the real job!

Christmas With Family!!

2007-01-13T15:33:00.000-08:00

We had such a nice Christmas with both sides. It was Brennens first and he was sure spoiled by both sides and Santa Claus. He got a lot of toys, clothes, and loved to rip off the bows and play with the wrapping paper. Mom got a kitchen-aid and a Memory Foam Pad for our bed and Dad got a DVD player that holds 400 cds/dvds from Santa. We had Christmas Eve dinner at the Wiests and spent the night. Brennen woke up to his first slot-car set, yeah he just starred at it going around and around. He was sure cute with it, even though he won't be able to really play with it for another five years.

Nine Months

2007-01-13T15:22:00.000-08:00

Here is Brennen's nine month photo shoot! He was being soo much fun after he got out of the shower-- we had to take a few quick shots. He is scooting around now and getting into fun things.

First Snow Adventure!

2007-01-13T15:09:00.000-08:00

The Webb side went to the snow for all of the gradkids first snow experience. My niece Taylor was soo excited to build her first snowman, Brennen just sat there all bundled up, and Kennedy loved to suck on a snowball. Even the adults loved having a snowball fight with eachother.

Bouncing Bubbly Bren

2006-12-01T15:53:00.000-08:00

Almost 9 months-- time is flying and Brennen is bouncing! He loves to jump, pretty much our little frog. When he stands on your lap he jumps, in his "Johnny Jumper," in the bathtub, at church, the shopping cart.... you name it, he loves to jump! He is getting so smart and discovering all new things. He rolls over three or four times (instead of crawling to a toy) and turns in a circle on his tummy. Brennen is getting so close to crawling and mom is just patiently waiting for that wonderful day. ahhhhh!

Daddy practiced his arresting techniques on Brennen one weekend, and he liked it as you can see-- oh no what does this mean!!!?

November Fun!

2006-12-01T15:29:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!! We are all very gratful to have awesome friends and family in our lives...- we love you! These months are just flying by, which is such a good thing because the academy will be over sooner than I expected. I can't wait to have a husbund and father to my (our) son. On Thanksgiving morning we went to the annual "Run To Feed The Hungry" in Sacramento with our friends the Ashbys. (www.runtofeedthehungry.com) Mr. Fit ran the 10k and I ran/walk the 5k with Brennen in the stroller. Brennen was a trooper, so were Curtis and Ethan Ashby. It felt so good to get outside, run, see everyone out there, feel the energy and gratitude, then go home and eat a nice meal and not feel so guilty. We had a nice meal at the Wiest's house afterwards.

Happy 30th

2006-10-29T22:00:00.000-08:00

*We threw a party to celebrate the academy with two other Cadets in our Roseville 9th ward. Many friends came for the support and to say goodbye.
*On September 14th we partied!! B is now offically an old man... 30. He got some fun Harley gadgets and had a great fun day with friends and family! We ate dinner at one of his favorite restruants BJ's.

September Adventures!

2006-10-29T21:40:00.000-08:00

We went to our favorite vacation place... MONTEREY BAY, CA. We love the beach, shops, restruants, relaxation, and the Aquarium. We got away for three days before the academy starts. Brennen loved the beach and staring at the sea otters, sharks, fish, jelly-fish, penguins, and other marine life at the aquarium. It was so fun and very relaxing!!

Busy-Fit Cadet

2006-10-12T10:50:00.000-07:00

The Wiest Family has been very busy these last two months. He has been doing extremely well! He is within the top five of his class accademically and has been in the front of the pack during P.T. (Physical Training) He studies, reads, and memorizes tons of codes and terms. He has hours of reading and homework tasks on the weekends- not to mention tons of stinky laundry, ironing, polishing, and SLEEP! The cadets just started the driving course, "E.V.O.C." - he loves to get out there and drive fast to relieve some built up stress. I'm pretty jealous of his weight loss-- he's twenty pounds lighter and very fit, even more than when we were dating! I love it! Brennen and I miss him very much during the week and get sooo excited to see him Wednesday nights for dinner and plan fun outings on the weekends. We are very proud of our Cadet! (Here is the first day picture-to recent)

First Family Pics

2006-09-09T23:06:00.000-07:00

Well here is the first offical Wiest family pictures. We had a lot of fun taking them and a hard time choosing just ONE. Brennen was so smily in all of em'- he's a very happy baby. I've been wanting to get these done for quite some time now and just finally had a really good excuse to do so. B can take 2 pics to the academy, what better comforting pictures than your family- right!?. We haven't talked to him yet, but we will definately give an update soon. Brennen already misses his daddy so much--he loves to sing "da da da da." We love our family so much!!

Fun Family

2006-09-03T22:23:00.000-07:00

I love rice cereal!!

2006-09-03T22:09:00.000-07:00

I love to eat rice cereal now! I'm such a big boy--I love it. I eat it two times a day and always want more. I get it everywhere, it's so fun to be messy. My mom feeds me and I know when the spoon is coming I get so excited and kick my legs. I love it! Im always hungry and my goal is to have bigger cheeks!

IM STARVING MOM! -love u, Brennen

New Career Choice

2006-08-21T22:10:00.000-07:00

A new chapter has begun for the Wiest family. We are very excited and anxiously awaiting the academy in West Sacramento starting September 18th, that will last 6 long months. Brennen and I will move into my parents house in Loomis, and try to stay busy and happy with friends and family. He only gets to come home every weekend (fri. nite- sun. nite) and be the loving dad and husband that he is. It's going to be extra tough, not seeing his lil' family, and just being drilled and worked to death by the instructors. We are looking forward to the end, graduation, and being reloacted ANYWHERE in California.

Brenney Bears

2006-08-21T21:47:00.000-07:00

Well, our little Brennen is getting so big, I just can't believe how fast he is growing. He is now 5 1/2 months old, he was born on March 9th. Brennen is the best thing to happen to Brian and I, he is deffinatley very loved and spoiled by mom and dad. The Webb and Wiest aunt/uncles, and grandparents sure do show their love everyday too. Brennen likes to eat, roll over, ride in the car, play with toys, suck on everything, eat, sleep, fly around the house by daddy, be outside, swim, eat, go on walks, sleep, coo, and loves to be held. Just to clear it up-- I was talking about Brennnen, not a puppy dog. People love to comment on his chubby cheeks, big smiles, and I've even heard that he looks like the "gerber baby" many times. Bren just started to smack his lips, coo with the "d" and "m" sounds, and blow spit bubbles. I think he learns all these things from his dad- definately.