Brycen

We r definitly the summer birthday family.... Our sweet Brycen turned 4!!!! What a wonderful addition he is to our family. Brycen the past four years with you have been so very special. We love you so very much and here are a few of the reasons why. 1. You have the biggest beautiful brown eyes ever! 2. That you don't mince words...you tell it like it is. 3. Your love for popcicles 4. Your smile that lights up a whole room. 5. His soft heart...that shines even when he is trying to be tough. 6. His love for his brother's 7. That he doesn't feel like the days complete unless he has rolled around in the mud. 8. He would drink rootbeer for every meal if his mom would let him 9. His desire to please his parents...and how hard he tries to do what's right. 10. How quick he is to forgive 11. How much he loves to share We love this little boy so very much. He brings such a special feeling to our home and has a little light inside him that shines brighter than ever. What lucky parents we are to have such an amazing spirit in our lives.

Kyler

I know that this is late but I wanted to share a little bit about my special boy. Kyler turned seven the end of June...holy cow! My baby is almost ready to be baptized. Where has the time gone????? Kyler is such a fun and amazing little spirit.... He is so full of life. Kyler here are a few things that we love and respect about you: 1. His love for adventure 2. His willingness to help whoever is in need 3. His soft heart 4. His interest in everything 5. His handsome smile (even thought he is missing three teeth in the front) 6. His never ending amount of energy 7. His desire to always try to do what's right 8. The love he shares with his brother's 9. His skinny little legs 10. How close he is to the spirit. Kyler we love you!!!! What a great blessing you are to our family. We look forward to many many more years with you.

Dane

It has been a year...My sweet little Dane has turned One. I am having a hard time believing how fast this year has gone and how big he has gotten. He has been such a blessing in our home and family. I thank my Father in Heaven daily for such a sweet little spirit. Here are a few things that we love about this amazing little boy: 1. His big brown eyes that sparkle whenever he smiles 2. A laugh that fills the whole room 3. His fat little legs and belly 4. The love he has for his brother's 5. His love of food...and how much this little boy can put away 6. That there is no such thing as a quiet voice 7. His independence 8. That he loves chocolate as much as his mother 9. The love and need he has for his mother 10. That he wants to do anything and everyhting that his brothers r doing 11. The scrunched up faces that he can make when he is mad We love you so much Dane!!!! How lucky we r as a family to have you share this life with us.

Let's catch up

Holy Cow it has been awhile since I posted....where should I begin? Life at the Stronks home this summer has been really fun..We have been able to keep ourselves very busy. In June we were trying to get into the groove of having the kids home and figuring out a good schedule. We celebrated Kyler's 7th bday, the boys spent a few days in Ashton with the Grandparents, started to use our waterpark passes, and our new home that we r building started at the end of the month. In July we celebrated Jesse's 32nd bday, drove to Redvale Colorado to visit my grandparents, and had a fun visit form Jesse's brother Jeff and his wife McKall. In August so far we have gone to Lagoon, took Jesse's dad to the Journey concert, celebrated my mom's 64th bday, the boys went back to Ashton for a few days with grandpa and grandma, and we are going to be celebrating Dane's big #1 bday, Byrcen's 4th bday, and start back to school. Weve also taken in some movies, swam swam swam, rode our bikes, taken fun walks to the new Maverick for treats, spent time with family, had BBQ'S, and fulfilled our church callings. I'm tired just thinking about it!!! We have been so truly blessed this summer and we have loved every minute.

Monster Truck Madness!

We spent our Spring Break in Vegas this year for the Monster truck Finals. The weather was beautiful and we all had a really great time!


We got to see Steven and Shayla!










Kyler was covered from head to toe in cotton candy...he even had it in his eyelashes.


I love the sign that Brycen is making.


This was Brycen's Favorite truck and Driver.




This picture was taken at 1:30am....We had just gotten the rental car, and were trying to get to our hotel. We were all a little out of it!

Perfect

I know that I am a little late, but I wanted to post this....It was just so perfect! This is exactly what true unselfish love is and what we should celebrate.

This is me to a tee!

I love this so much... It is my will power to a tee!!!

My Bow Tie Boyz

What handsome boys I have! Tj and Jamie got married yesterday, and they had the little boys wear these cute little bow ties. I am one lucky mother to have such cute cute kids.

10 years

Jesse and I are coming up on Ten years of marriage....CAN YOU BELIEVE IT????? The time has gone by with a blink of an eye, but they have been the best ten years of my life.
The years have been full of many ups and downs, but I can say that we have witnessed our father in heavens hand in our lives each and every day that we have been together. Marriage is definitely one of the hardest things that you will ever have to do. There is never a time that you don't constantly have to keep working on it and it's something that never can be mastered, but it is one of the best things our Father in Heaven has given us and worth every bit of effort that is required to keep it alive.
Jesse is my strength, my protector, he is the very best Father to my three beautiful children, the Priesthood holder in our home, he is the beacon of truth that guides our family, and he is my very best friend. I am so thankful that my Father in Heaven placed me with a companion that is exactly what I need.