*4 day old pictures*

My dad and his first little all star!!

My sweet little boy!!

*Jaden Joshua Bracken*

Born: Monday, October 18th @ 11:45 pm
Weight: 7lbs and 3 oz
Length: 20 1/4 inches

His labor and delivery went great! I started my induction at around noon and he came about 11 hours later. Josh and I are so in love w/ him and he is such a blessing to have. Thank you to everyone for the congrats and love!!! I will post more later about all the fun details of his birth and put up lots of pics.

*38 Weeks Prego*

Yeah I'm big that's all I have to say. I have loved being prego, but it's definitely time to drop the LB's once this little one comes out!! This will be the last picture of me till I'm skinny hahaha so enjoy!

*Baby Showers & New Truck*

In the past three months I have been so blessed to have several baby showers (two in Idaho and one in Arizona). The first one was hosted by my good friend and co-worker Alexis, the second by my sweet visiting teacher and good friend Lindsey, and the third by my one and only awesome sister in-law Aubrey. To you three girls you are all so wonderful and I feel so blessed to you have in my life! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone that came and for all your love and support for the new little addition coming to our family. We are pretty much set to go w/ all of our baby needs except for a diaper bag and rocking chair which we will hopefully be getting here in the next several weeks, if I can ever not be so picky hahaha.

Josh and I recently ventured down to Arizona (home sweet home) where he sold his Toyota Tacoma and bought a F-350 Truck. Josh is absolutely loving his new truck, and it is such a blessing to have because it's a lot bigger for towing and for fitting the car seat in the back (which we couldn't do in his Tacoma). Here is a pic for your enjoyment!



As far as life goes everything is great! Baby is growing strong and healthy, and should be due here in the next five weeks hahah if he is not late. Josh started his short internship and really likes it so far, I'm still working although maternity leave is coming here soon I think, so pretty excited about that!

*2 Year Anniversary*

Today is our two year wedding anniversary!! I have been so blessed to be married to the smartest, sweetest, hottest, most perfect man for me on this earth! This year for our anniversary it fell on a Sunday so we celebrated last night by going to Olive Garden and Josh gave me the most beautiful white roses w/ the sweetest note attached. Pretty low key this year, but just being together is the best thing I could ask for. I am so excited to spend eternity together and see what the next year brings!!!

*Graduation, San Diego 2010 and Updates*

Sorry it has been forever since I blogged, but for some reason I was not able to log into my blog to make any changes and it kept redirecting me to a different site. However, I finally got it working again so yeaaa now I can update everyone on the latest and greatest events in our lives.

My wonderful hubby is now an official graduate of BYU-Idaho w/ his B.S in Mechanical Engineering, so needless to say I am very proud of him. His whole family and my family came up for his graduation at the end of June and we had lots of fun celebrating and being together for this wonderful time in his life and are all so proud of all his accomplishments up to this point. Here are some pics of from graduation and Josh's senior project which might I say my husband is a genius.




So after all the graduation excitement ended it was time for our Bracken family vacation to San Diego! So we packed our bags and first headed down to Arizona where we stayed for a few days which made me SO home sick and I seriously can't wait to be back living there again. We stayed in San Diego for a week and had so much fun camping on the beach, riding bikes, swimming in the ocean, and touring the USS Midway Aircraft carrier. It was a very fun and eventful trip, and I was so sad to see it end. Here are so pics from San Diego..






Our sweet little boy is growing strong and healthy everyday, and it seems like my pregnancy has flown by. I can't believe he will be here in just a few months! We don't have a name picked out yet so that is still under debate, but I think we have some goods ones picked out so far. Josh is going to be starting a short internship here in Rexburg so we will be staying in Idaho for a bit longer, which is good because I will keep my awesome insurance and also get to keep my same doctor who I trust and like a lot to deliver our little one. So that's our lives up to this point and I will keep everyone posted on new things to come!

*4th of July*

This 4th of July was very low key for Josh and I. We spent the day hanging out and washing our cars hahah pretty exciting I know. Then we went down to Idaho Falls and watched the awesome fireworks, we originally weren't going to go but I convinced Josh because it's our last time seeing them in Idaho. Here is a a prego pic of me before we headed out to the fireworks--almost 25 weeks now!!


HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TO EVERYONE!!!!

*Lake Powell 2010 and Update*

Lake Powell was as usual--amazing this year!! It was so nice to relax in the sun, be with family, and finally get a tan on our white Idaho bodies. Also I figured it was time for some prego pics to go up even though I don't think I look good hahah, but being pregnant has definitely been a joy and I wouldn't trade it for anything!! I also included a picture from President's day weekend at the Ophir cabin which was a ton of fun too. Life is good, Josh graduates in July and our sweet baby boy is growing and moving a ton which I am loving every moment of. We still don't know what were doing after graduation although we really hope to end up in Arizona, so hopefully all works out as planned and we will move there before the baby is born. So here are some fun pics to look at, don't judge..... I'm pregnant hahahaha!!!

*It's a BOY*

So I had my first ultrasound to do all the measurements and see our baby for the first time, and of course I was so excited to find out the gender. Well the tech did all the measurements but the little stinker would not move to a position where she could see if it was a he or a she. So I left kind of sad because that was my one and only ultrasound so I basically was out of luck. Then I went to work and my co-worker told me about Rosemark Womens Clinic in Idaho Falls that does gender check ultrasounds for only $20, so needless to say I wasted no time and made an appointment. Well the tech there was awesome and got him to move just enough so she could see his little "goods". So we are super happy and can't wait to meet our precious little boy!!!

2+1=3

After holding in this exciting news for awhile it's finally time to tell all friends and family that we are expecting our first baby!!! I just went to the doctor today for my 12 week check up and was able to hear the little heartbeat -- 160 beats per minute! Josh and I are very excited and can't wait for the arrival of our little one in October!!!

*Valentines Day & Update*

Valentines day this year was sweet and simple. Josh sent me flowers at work which was so thoughtful of him, and had this incredibly sweet note that melted my heart. He also is going to let me get my nails done because my fingers are going to fall off if I don't (anyone that knows me knows the story behind it hahah). I could not of asked for a better husband and someday daddy, I love him w/ all my heart and am so happy to be with him for all eternity! Some exciting news is that Josh found out he can graduate in July so we have some very big decisions ahead of us on if he does where will we go and what will we do till he goes to grad school. So many life decisions and unexpected things I love how it keeps us on our feet all the time! So we are excited for the road ahead and will keep everyone updated!

*Christmas 2009 and More*

So here is an update on everything that has gone on in the past month. Josh and I went to Arizona for a week for my sister's second wedding reception and of course Christmas. This years Christmas was awesome and we loved being able to spend the holiday with both of our families. For Christmas Josh and I got a new Sony flat screen TV and Blu Ray player which was exciting however, I would have to say the best present of all for me was my brand new bubble gum pink beach cruiser bike, complete w/ a pink flower cup holder, bell ringer and a pink flowered basket in the front. I have wanted this bike ever since my sister in-law got it for her birthday last year, it was love at first sight, so thank you so much to my wonderful in-laws.

After we got home from AZ it was back to work for me and Josh started his third to last semester, so we are starting on the home stretch to him graduating WOO HOO! About two weeks later Josh's family came up to visit for Josh's cousin's wedding and some great skiing in Park City, Utah and a nice little ski resort in Pocatello called Pebble Creek.
Now Josh and I are back to reality w/ no more vacations in sight for awhile booo, but we are excited to start this new year and can't wait to see what fun new surprises are in store in 2010!


These pictures are from Josh's cousin's wedding in Montana, it was a beautiful wedding and also my first time in Montana, which isn't much different from Idaho!

*Jeff and Robyn's Wedding*

Well it's official...My little sister Robyn is now married to her sweetheart Jeff for time and all eternity! This was to say the very least an eventful and a tad bit stressful weekend. My sister was endowed on Friday, which was probably one of the most beautiful and spiritual endowment sessions (besides my own) that I have been to. She loved every moment of it and I know my family loved seeing how happy it made her to be in the house of the Lord. Saturday was the big day and let me tell you this was definitely a day to remember. My sister and I had hair and make-up appointments at 10:00 a.m. however, we were running late so we didn't get there till about 10:45, and so it began a race against time. My sister and I have TONS of hair so it took a lot longer then normal to get our hair done, and we didn't really notice the time because we were having fun being pampered. My mom was not happy to say the very least because the sealing was at 2:20 pm so my sister needed to be there an hour before to get ready. We didn't even leave the salon till about 10 after 1:00 and we were all the way in Layton, and she was being sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple. On top of that we didn't have any of our clothes or jewelry and their was TRAFFIC because the I-15 was closing down. Hahahha so we did make it to the temple eventually but were definitely cutting it really close and had a lot of unhappy people at us. By the time the sealing started everyone was calmed down and the rest of the day and night was beautiful. The reception was at the Joseph Smith Memorial building on the 10th floor and the view was amazing. At the end of the night we said our goodbyes and saw my sister and hew new hubby off to their honeymoon in Riviera Maya, Mexico! So one reception down two more to go!!!!

*Christmas Decorating*

Christmas is my favorite holiday and I love to decorate, which usually I help my mom do every year. However, since Josh and I are in the cold tundras of Idaho we are on our own for decorating. So this year we purchased our first little 6' foot Christmas tree from Wal-Mart for only $20, and also got some cool lights and other decorations. Josh and I had tons of fun putting our first Christmas tree together and decorating our front door w/ lights and making it look like a present! It is so fun being married and doing all these first time things together....I just can't wait to be first time parents sometime hopefully in the near future!!!!


Also Josh wanted be to blog about his so called "man room" which is actually our moving trailer but he considers it his own little work shop since he doesn't have the one at his parent's house to work in so here is a picture of that!

*Thanksgiving 2009*

This year we have so much to be thankful for with me having a good job, and Josh doing good in school, and being blessed w/ good health and wonderful families. Although this year for Thanksgiving Josh and I missed being home w/ our families in Arizona we were able to spend Thanksgiving day at Josh's grandmas house in Twin Falls, Idaho. Not only did we get to see his sweet Grandma, but Josh's aunt Hollie was there with her absolutely adorable little girls Ashlie (2 years) and Riley (11 months), and let me tell you I am so in-love w/ these two little girls, they make very good stand in children for the ones I don't have...well for right now!



Josh and I also got the chance the week before to start out the snow skiing season with his parents in Park City, Utah. We skied all day Saturday and Sunday went to church with his parents, and had a wonderful dinner at his other grandma's house. So needless to say we had two fun filled weeks w/ family and can't wait for Christmas to come when we can be home in beautiful Arizona!!!!

*Swine Flu*

Well it's official, I have joined the Swine Flu club. I started feeling really sick on Saturday w/ a fever, muscles aches, coughing and congestion. Looked online sure enough those were all Swine Flu symptoms. Went to the doctor today and it was confirmed. This illness is really as bad as it sounds and I can't wait to be over it!

*****ENGAGEMENT*****

Well it's official....My little sister Robyn and her Jeffrey are now ENGAGED!!!! They have been dating for about 7 months now and after a long wait are now getting hitched on December 12, 2009 in the Salt Lake City, Utah LDS Temple for time and all eternity. As a big sister I could not be happier and feel more blessed that my baby sister is being married in the Temple to the boy of her dreams. The wedding plans have already been set into motion so now I will keep everyone updated on fun wedding plans and events to come. CONGRATS TO MY SISTER AND JEFF soon to be Robyn and Jeffrey Meise!!!

*Lake Powell 2009*

Well we finally got to Lake Powell this year and had an absolute BLAST! We met up with my family and other relatives, and spent 4 wonderful days having fun in the sun. The water has gone way up since we last went so we were able to get up sand hill which we have not been able to do in a few years. Here are a few pics from our trip!





More fun announcements to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!