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Isn't it crazy how the older you get, the more and more nothing really matters but family, close friends, and the gospel? Crazy...but anyway I just love our little life. Life is filled with so many ups and downs, and our life is by no means perfect. We have so many little struggles and trials that I am grateful for. I am especially grateful to be able to go through them with my little family! Anyway, what a tough life this is but SO SO worth it!

Here is a little about what we have been up to latley...... Everyone knows how much our little Brody loves dogs right?.....Well I couldn't resist....We got him one...

Brody loves this little dog, Jake, and takes every chance he can to play with him!

I am still learning how to coupon and it is going great :) I got all this stuff here for under $6.00! Alotta junk I know!

Our little Brody is just growing and growing and is now 16 Months old! I can't believe it.... SOme of the fun stuff he does is being a jabber box (will post video), sign language, and my favorite, telling us how old he is..............

AnD he LoVes WAtErmelOn....

PrIvAtE....

SO I must go private......I am one of those people that always think.....Ahhhh, it will never happen to me ..... but my husband is not.....especially after being in the security industry:) Please comment and leave your email address so I can invite you, so you can still look at our blog, or you can email me your address at sarahgrittondavis@gmail.com.....Keep in mind....(for all you old folks that can barely run the internet:) the email that you give me, is the email that you will need to use to log in to see our site in the future:) Thanks!!

for Brin and Noah :)

couponing.........

So I feel like I need to share my first couponing experience EVER...............

I got........

FIVE, yes 5, boxes of Fiber One Cereal, A box of Fiber one granola bars, and a box of fruit snacks for a total of $0.92...................YES THATS RIGHT 92 CENTS!!!! wAHOO! I spent a total out of pocket 5.92 but got a $5 gift card, making it 92 cents...

YEP, I think it is worth it......

15 Months and counting :(

WoUlD YoU jUsT lOOK at How BIG this liL BoY is??!!!! I cannot believe it....the second picture here looks like he is three with all those teeth!!!

We are just loving being home! I have missed my house and have enjoyed cleaning at cooking in it....Also Brody just loves his lil room and plays in it alot, and loves that he has a backyard to play in (even tho we have a hornet promblem:( )...

YesTerday we went to the Twin County Fair..... you can hear BroDy in the background calling everything a doggy....He LOVES dogs :)

Brody didn't like the rides too much this year....maybe next year :)

home SWEET home....

So we are back in the west....not officially back in Twin, but close!

We will miss pittsburgh, most especially our friends ...but are excited to move on...!

Brody is not almost 15 months old and amazing us every day. Not a day goes by that we dont laugh or smile real big at him! His vocabulary is getting pretty big for his age....I think....But what mom doesnt think their child is the smartest? :)

Some things he says are momma, dadda, doggy, thank you, treat, drink, eat, poop :), and im sure there are more :)

He is so in love with dogs. I have never seen a little child love something more than he loves dogs. I will have to post a video of what he does when he sees a dog....hilarious....


Anyway he keeps Derek and I on our toes everyday. He is in to everything and knows how to do everything that we do...he thinks. I love how curious he is and love being his mommy!

So we are officially moving back to Twin! I am so excited for this! Derek couldnt get residency at Utah Valley so he will be doing the paramedic program at CSI. It will take about a semester longer but will be cheaper in the long run!

Summer...as it comes to an end in PA

So the summer is quickly winding down here in Pittsburgh. We are all so excited to move on and see what the future holds for our little family. Brody is now 14 months old and growing like a little weed. I love him more than life and couldnt imagine a day with out Brody. Derek has been selling in Erie Pa which is about two hours from here, so he has been staying in a hotel about a week at a time. Nights get pretty lonely around here, and I feel so much peace and comfort with Brody. My little heart breaks because I get to be his mommy. I truely love that little guy more than words. He is the light of my life.... I LOVE BRODY!! Ha. ANyway, he is learning so quickly and already has such a great vocab. He sayS, "HI!!!" right when his daddy walks in the door at night. What is amazing to me is what he truly can comprehend, which I probably dont know the extent. I will ask him if he wants me to read him a book, and he will disapear and come back with a book. AMAZING! Same with nigh night. I ask him if he wants to go nigh night and he will start repeating those two words in a little winny voice til I take him to his bed:)

AND>>>>> He LOvES to Play!!!

the aDvEntuRes of Us!!!!!

this month we have spent a lot of time venturing....! it has been so much fun... Derek's Dad came out to visit and that was a blast. Brody loved having him here, as did we. These are a few pics of what they did together:)

We were able to take Grandpa to OhioPyle State park and took a hike...

Then we headed up to Niagara Falls NY to visit the falls....It was beautiful and much larger than Shoshone Falls;) At night they lit up the falls so we went back to see that, and it was so worth it. And I also got a picture of the city Toronto Canada which has the best view of the falls!

Then the next day we headed up to Palmyra NY to visit the Joseph smith farm, sacred grove, and to watch the hill camorah pageant. It was an amazing experience for our family and I will never forget it!!!

my favorite part for sure was the sacred grove. It was so peaceful and beautiful. Brody was so calm and he couldn't wait to go......he was running towards the grove:)

Amongst all the protesters and such, the pageant was amazing. I had no Idea how big it was. There are over 700 people just performing in it, not to mention how many come watch!!!

buSy BuSy BroDy.....

do you think he loves his moMMy?

He loves his grandpa too :)

FrIeNdS-~FaMiLy-~and the FoUrTh:)

So for the fourth we got to spend half the day with Derek, went to a BBQ, and then watched fireworks in downtown Pittsburgh over the three rivers. It was an amazing view, and AMAZING fireworks....They were for sure the best I have ever seen.!! Much better than Salmon ID's where I grew up....No offense Gary Foss:)...I think that's his name:)

Anyway we sat on a grass patch that over looked the city and it was perfect. We went with our good friends out here, Amber and Ryan Harper, and another friend Tony, who is basically just a tag along:) Ha jk. I forgot my camera of course, so I will prolly steal some from Amber soon:0)

Then on Sunday we headed to Ohiopyle State Park. It was so beautiful. I cant explain how green Pennsylvania is. Derek said, "Each state has its own beauty huh?" I definitely agreed and am very thankful for the opportunities we have had to visit so many.

Here are some pics from the park:)

i LoVe My LiL FaMiLy!!~

OUr LIL Man!!

downtown pittsburgh....allegheny cemetary.....

So for some more of our adventures...........:0)

On sunday we took a trip to allegheny cemetary, one of the oldest and most beautiful cemetary's here (if a cemetary can be beautiful):). Really though, it was very pretty. It laid on about 300 acres of rolling hills. The grave stones (miniture houses) apparently date back to the late 1700s. What I mean by miniture houses is the grave stones literally looked like little houses. They were huge!!! I cant believe back in the 1800s the built these. They looked so vain to us. I wonder what the Lord thinks? Anyway, he are some pictures....

YEP THATS RIGHT...,THESE ARE GRAVE STONES...

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This was a beautiful place and I am glad we got to visit!!!

Then we headed to look at the city of pittsburgh. First we went to this look out point and got some pictures of the city itself. It was pretty cool. The city is so old. We took a ride on this old cable railway called the Duquesne incline. It has been serving transportation since 1877....Anyway we thought it was pretty cool!