Wild Thang...

Brody is all over the place. One of my favorite things to do now is to lay on the ground and have him crawl and wiggle all over me. I ABSOLUTELY love it.

Other things that have been going on:

Mom and Pops Porter came up for a visit over the weekend. (Just for a day.) We got to go out to dinner and then go to the BYU vs. Airforce basketball game. BYU is on a roll. They have a really good team. The best part of the whole game was the 1/2 time show when the cheerleaders came out! (Not typical for me to say that, but....just wait...I'll explain why.) Over the loud speaker the announcer says, "Please be patient while the cheerleaders and staff roll out the mats. It is a new requirement and the athletes are not allowed to tumble on hard surfaces." Ok, now I'm thinking, "whooses." So anyway, they get done with that and the music starts. About 45 seconds into the performance this one cheerleader does some sort of tumbling flip cartwheel thing and lands it short, like up on her toes....and she can't keep her balance, so WHAM...she face plants it. She doesn't use her hands or anything, just WHAMMIE...right on her face. (Trace, Brindi, and I burst into laughter....rude, yes, but it was so funny.) Then she gets up and the dance routine continues. The guy cheerleaders throw the girls around, up, down, around this way, around that way....it was pretty cool I guess. Then when this one chick was WAY high in the air, she somehow lost her footing and came crashing down. She was seriously centimeters from getting her face slammed against the mat when the guy cheerleader caught her. (Again, laughter from the Porter clan.) There were a couple other near-falls, but they somehow regain their composure. All I can say is, GOOD THING FOR THOSE MATS! Anyway, that was probably the highlight of the game. Well that and the fact that BYU won by a lot. They have the longest home winning streak out of all the college basketball teams.

Well, I was going to upload some pictures of Brody today, but I just noticed that I haven't taken any new ones lately. Weird, cause that poor kid usually has a camera in his face like 24/7.

Crazy kid...

Brody has learned how to stand up in his crib.... NOT MY FAVORITE THING! Nap time has become play time. But who could say no to this face? He is always doing this "look" now...kind of sucking or biting his bottom lip.
BUSTED...
And again, with the funny face...
At least he hasn't learned how to crawl OUT of his crib yet. Any suggestions as to how to keep him from standing up? (Besides the ol whiskey in the bottle trick! wink, wink.)

Hair Do...or don't...

Does this look familiar to anyone else...(if not, refer to previous post). Ya, go right ahead, scroll down.

We love you Mom and Dad Porter!! Oh and killer stache, Pops.

Trace's blast from the past & vision to the future!!!

Here are a few pictures of my beautiful hair. I hadn't cut it in over 8 months! Ain't it pretty.

What "Taralee" means...

TARALEE

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.
You are wild, crazy, and a HUGE rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.
You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

I'm not so sure what I think of this. A huge rebel? Come on...I'm not a HUGE rebel, maybe just have a little streak of rebelness. Oh and I also think that I'm not very intense and I would like to think that most people can handle me. Weird thing is is that it contradicts itself. It says, "Most people can't handle you" but then it later says, "You get along with almost everyone." So which one is it?

Do this for yourself @ http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyournameshiddenmeaningquiz/

Brody's adventures...

Brody has been quite the adventurous dare devil lately...He dared to climbed inside a white breathable laundry basket and then escaped in under 1 minute. He just may be the next Hudinininini (or however you spell it).He broke through barriers using his head...He also dared to wear a girly bib....because he is secure enough in his manly-hood.And just this last week he has found the courage to.......toooooo....PULL HIMSELF UP ON STUFF.I still can't believe how fast he is growing. It is so crazy. What happened to my new born?

One Monday we had the opportunity to go see Elder Jared fly off to Russia from the Salt Lake Airport. We were SUPPOSED to wake up at 5:30 and leave by 6...however, SOMEONE forgot to save the alarm and we didn't wake up until 6:30. So we rushed and got ready and sped to SLC. We parked and Trace ran in while I got Brody and everything else. After searching for the terminal and running a few wind sprints...Trace got to Jared right before he checked in his luggage. WHEW! Trace snuck up behind Jared and gave him a big bear hug. Jared was so excited. I can't imagine the feeling of leaving your family, the United States, English, and everything you know as normal behind and go to a Foreign country all by your lonesome. Jared looked very prepared and anxious! He will be a great missionary. Here are a few pictures of us chillin at the airport at the butt crack of dawn.Welp big gulps huh?....See ya later.

Blast from the past...

It's been a while since I've done a "Blast from the Past"...so I thought I would dig through the old photo graph box and dig out a few. And since it is Trace's birthday month...I decided to post a few on his behalf.
This is the BIG two. "Oh cool, FIRE!" (I really don't know what he is thinking, but that's just my imagination working.)
I'm pretty sure if I'm counting correctly this is the "4" birthday. I love the old school decorations.
Now this one, I'm going to say #18, is when you start to realize that the actual number candles come in pretty handy. The cake is ablaze! Oh, and I also had to take a double look at this picture. It appears that they may be doing one of two things....ONE: being that they are sucking the iceing off the end candle, or TWO: Pretending to smoke a doobie! We'll let you decide. hmmmm....
And as I was digging through the box, I came across this one. I was going to save it for another day, but I couldn't. It made me laugh so hard. I call this one Duct tape and bunny ears. (And yes, it is so good that it gets a name!!) I was, however, tempted to ask where the adult supervision was? But then I start thinking...hmmm...and came up with this scenerio: Mom and Dad are out on a Friday night date. They deserved to get away for a night, after all they have like 9 kids at this point. The parents are gone so the kids are free to do as they choose for the next few hours. What to do, what to do? The older brothers spot a roll of duct tape. Now to me, I think, "Duct tape...adhesive, fixer up-er, the broken toy cure-all, and maybe a silencer...but only in the worst case senerios." Never have I thought to use duct tape, the miracle worker, as a means of bondage. The little Porter boys, however, did....and I have proof....And with that, ENJOY this weeks BLAST FROM THE PAST. And that's the way the cookie crumbles...uh huh, uh huh, uh huh!!

And he's off...

Sorry about the poor lighting. Our chandelier is missing a few light bulbs!!

The latest and greatest...

It's been a while since I've posted some pictures. We haven't been up to much lately...same ol', same ol'. Brody is "crawling" pretty good now. It is mostly army crawling, but every few lunges he will get up on his hands and knees and crawl. I give it another week and he'll be cruisen!
Here are a few pics from the past week:
This was on Trace's birthday...2, 2+3 = 25...I didn't have a "5" candle, so I made due. I made a plus sign out of a reese's!As you can tell, Brody really wanted to eat some cake! He's a quick little bugger.Lately Brody will end up in odd places. There is a little space between our entertainment center and our couch and somehow Brody always ends up right there. He likes to hide from us...we underestimate his sneakyness! Where's the baby???....THERE HE IS!!!Nanna and Grandpa sent Brody an awesome Valentines present. They sent a little flannel and some pants. Ryan also sent this cool leapord snake thing...as you can tell, Brody is so enthused about it all. (He was tired...can you tell?) WOW...look at those arms. He must work out! Nanna also sent him this sa-weet flannel! All he needs now is a tool belt and some Benford tools...from the sponsors of "Tool Time". (ha ha.)
Trace took this picture and I thought it was so cute. We always line our shoes up by our backdoor and I set Brody's down there when I was cleaning up. His little shoes complete our "Shoe Family". We now have the daddy's, momma's, and babies shoes! Oh how cute...

Trace's BIRTHDAY BASH...

Ok, so we really didn't have a "bash"...just a little celebration. He is now 1/4 of a century old and we also get a discount on Auto Insurance....YAHOO!!! That is a fabulous birthday present in itself! I made a very YUMMY cake that we all enjoyed. We went out to dinner and watched the super bowl together. Nothing too fancy...just maxed and relaxed mostly. My mom did an amazing Birthday post for Trace...so you should all check it out. (jimandtamrareidhead.blogspot.com....aka 'Nanna and Grandpa')
I love Trace very much and I hope he had a WONDERFUL birthday.