Happy Birthday Allie, Joe, and Sam !!!!!!

Can we believe they are 12? We celebrated (dinner and a movie) early with Scott, then Grandma Sherie flew in and we had cake and ice cream, Then Tyler, Carey, Calvin, and Liam came to visit for a few days. We had so much fun seeing and visiting with them all. You all are the greatest! It is great to have so much support and love. I got a job at the kids' school. I gave my two week notice(at the Dental Office)and I start on Feb.11th. I think it will be fun to be there, where they are!

MAGGIE

Allie, Joe, Sam and I got an early birthday present this year. We got a boxer puppy. Her name is Maggie. She is so sweet and cute, but she doesn't quite get the potty training thing. We all love her! Malachi is happy about becoming a big brother. He is really good to her. We are now OFFICIALLY done adding to our pets. Two dogs, two cats, one snake, one tortoise, and five kids! Ha, Ha, Ha,
Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Years!!!

New Year's Eve Day, we went to the Hinkle Family Fun Center. I know it's a wierd name, but it is a lot of fun. The kids played Lazer Tag, some reality alien game thing, and bumper cars. They had so much fun! On the way home we stopped at a really neat bird pet store to see the birds. No, we did not get a bird! Can you believe it? We ate pizza, watched movies, and lit fireworks off, at midnight. We got up this morning and went sledding with a bunch of friends. It was a blast! We only had a few accidents. Allie won't be sitting for very long. Her tailbone got bruised. They all have complained about sore muscles, at some point today. At least it's not a broken bone. Over all we just had a really great time. We hope you all have a great new year. Love you all!

Christmas Morning

Just some pictures of the kids on Christmas morning. It was a great day. We enjoyed every minute together. We hope you all had a great holiday. We love you all!

RED SUCKER!!!

We had a very boring day today. Elijah has had the flu since Wednesday, and this morning it was really bad. We ended up taking him to the Emergency room. He got an IV, and a LOT of attention. We were there for about 10 hours, the whole time Elijah kept asking us if he could have a RED SUCKER. We searched high and low and could not find one. We explained to him that we would get him one, at the store, after we got out of the hospital. When they discharged us, he was still asking for a RED SUCKER, so off to the store I went. As I was driving, I was wondering why he would be so fixated on a RED SUCKER, when it hit me. He wanted a RED SUCKER like Meredith had on The Office, when she was in the hospital, because Micheal hit her with his car. I think we should organize a 5K race to ensure that all hospitals have RED SUCKERS!!! If you don't watch The Office, then you won't think this is funny, and we feel sorry for you!

Merry Christmas from the Brill Family!

Christmas Fun!!

The kids go to a year round school, so they have the whole month of December off. Grandma Jackie sent some money to buy these great Gingerbread Houses and Trains. We make these every year. The kids eat them for weeks. They are so creative. We always have one that collapses, one that's perfect and everything in between. They had a blast. It also keeps them busy (for a while). We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas season.

TALLER???????

It is official. I had Scott measure Joseph and I, to see who was taller. I was thinking he was the same height as I am. (5'8") Much to my shock, he has me by an inch. How many 11 year olds are 5'9"? This is a frightening thought. He is going to eat more, sleep more, Grow more and did I say eat MORE? Who can afford to take care of a GIANT! I think this is all Grandpa Lou's fault!
Joseph is such a good, kind, young man. He makes me so proud. He is a friend to everyone. I just can't believe he is growing up so fast.

Never hold a Kitty!!!!

This is the newest member of the Brill family. His name is Desmond. We are hoping that Phineas and Malachi will like him. My Mom and I went for a drive and ran into ,Keri, a friend of ours. We stopped to visit, and saw this really cute kitten. She was trying to find a home for three of them. He was soooooooo cute. My Mom was going to keep him, but we got to attached, and in a moment of weakness, Scott caved. So he is ours.

Elijah's Birthday!!

Can we believe that our baby is 5 years old? He had a great day. He got to take cupcakes to his school class. We went to Red Robin for his birthday dinner. He got a transformer cake, Heely's and cars. What more could a 5 year old boy want? He is such a fun, good boy. Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Holidays!

We decided, at the spur of the moment, to go to Utah for Thanksgiving. We went the Denver, CO, way to avoid the traffic and we hit a snowstorm. It should have taken us 11 hours. It took us 15 hours instead. It was a trip to remember. We ate Thanksgiving dinner at Kym's house, and went to all the new movies. Movies are so cheap in Brigham City! We helped Grandma decorate for Christmas, rode over to Logan to walk around Utah State University. We had a really nice and relaxing time. Thanks Grandma Sherie for the great hospitality. We wish you all a very Happy Holidays!

Christmas Pictures!!

Christmas Pictures!!

I can't believe that Christmas is just around the corner. I thought that I would get ahead and take some pictures of my kiddos. I don't know what everyone elses houses are like at picture time, but ours is NOT a pleasant place to be. I can't believe that we survived. I can't believe they are smiling!! It could have been the several threats to their lives. Whatever it was, we are just really glad that it's over.

Broken Foot??

We thought it was broken, but after 2 sets of x-rays and 6 hours in the Doctor's office, we learned that it is only SPRAINED. I don't think Alivia will let the neighbor girl play "cheerleader" with her anymore. Liv has found out the hard way that Crutches are not fun, especially at school, and they "Hurt your armpits really bad!"

"Trunk or Treat"

We had the "Trunk or Treat" Friday night at our church. Joseph was in the middle of the Flu, so he didn't dress up and join us. We were all Vampires, except Elijah wanted to be a Power Ranger. We had a really good time. They had a live band and lots of food, and of course, TOO MUCH CANDY. I think we'll have it for a long time. I just found last year's Halloween candy, in my cupboard, about a week ago. Can't wait to go tomorrow!! Happy Halloween!!!

LUCKY US!!

We officially have the flu. We are so excited. Scott started it off, then I got it Monday night. Tuesday night Elijah was the lucky one to start. I wonder who's next. It's like waiting for a bomb to go off. I won't take pictures to gross you all out, so I thought that I would put up some awesome pictures of scenery from our Utah trip. It was gorgeous! Wish us luck this week, we are going to need it. Where's the LYSOL!!!

Q-TIPS

Q-tips are used for many things at our house. The parents use them for cleaning ears and nostrils. The dogs eat them. The kids use them for costumes. I think that some times they just get bored. Here is Elijah trying to postpone bedtime last night.