HAPPY 4TH ANNIVERSARY! THANKS JARED! LOVE YOU!

SO IN A PREVIOUS POST, I TALKED ABOUT IT BEING OUR ANNIVERSARY...NOW I AM FINALLY GETTING AROUND TO POSTING IT. OUR ANNIVERSARY WAS LAST WEDNESDAY. JARED HAS NEVER BOUGHT ME FLOWERS BEFORE AND SHOWED UP HOME FROM WORK TO GO TO LOGAN, WITH A DOZEN ROSES AND WATER LILY'S. BEAUTIFUL COMBO! IT WAS ALL I COULD DO NOT TO CRY-I LOVED THEM AND IT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME BABE! THEN WE WERE OFF TO THE ANNIVERSARY INN, IN LOGAN. WE MADE IT THERE AND CHECKED IN JUST IN TIME TO GO TO DINNER AT THE OLIVE GARDEN. DINNER WAS SCRUMPTIOUS AND WE HAD GREAT CONVERSATION. THEN WE WENT HOME, PUT HALLE TO BED AND ENJOYED THE REST OF THE EVENING. OUR HOTEL WAS SO MUCH FUN, IT WAS THE LAKE POWELL ROOM. JARED BOUGHT THE MOVIE PACKAGE SO WE GOT 2 MOVIES, POPCORN, AND EACH GOT A DRINK AND TREAT OF OUR CHOICE. WE HAD FUN! THE NEXT MORNING THEY BROUGHT US CROISSANTS AND YOGURT AND GRANOLA PARFAIT-SO WONDERFUL. WE CHECKED OUT, WENT SHOPPING AROUND LOGAN, STOPPED AT THE PEPPERIDGE FARM STORE FOR SOME COOKIES AND THEN HEADED HOME IN TIME FOR ME TO MAKE IT TO MY SIS-IN-LAWS BRIDAL SHOWER. WE HAD A MARVELOUS TIME AND I LOVED GOING OUT AND SPENDING THE EVENING AS SOMETHING SPECIAL. ALTHOUGH, HALLE WAS WITH US, WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD IT ANY OTHER WAY. SHE WAS SO GOOD AND FUN TO BRING ALONG! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN 4 YEARS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN THE BEST 4 OF MY LIFE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE ANNIVERSARIES AND MEMORIES! THANK YOU JARED-I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING!

HERE ARE MY BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, I LOVE YOU BABE!

HERE IS A PICTURE OF OUR BED AND SOME OF THE ROCK DECOR IN THE ROOM!

HERE IS THE VIEW FROM OUR BED. ISN'T THE LOG RAILING AND THE MASSIVE TV AMAZING? LOVED IT!

HERE IS THE FISH TANK OVER THE GINORMOUS TUBBY! IT WAS AMAZING-SO FUN TO WATCH THE FISHIES!

WE HAD TO GET A PICTURE OF THE RUNT WE TOOK WITH US~ HALLE KAY WE LOVE YOU!

THE BERNT GIRLS!

TODAY RENAE TOOK, STEPHANIE AND HER DAUGHTER, EVA; KIM AND JOHN, AND HALLE AND I TO LUNCH AT TEXAS ROADHOUSE. IT WAS SO GOOD AND SO FUN TO BE THERE WITH THE BERNT GIRLS. THEN WHEN WE FINISHED, HALLE AND I WENT TO HELP MY SIS WITH HER NEW HOUSE. FOLLOWING THIS, KIM AND JOHN, STEPHANIE AND I WENT TO SEE THE MOVIE, BRIDE WARS. LET ME TELL YOU, GOOD SHOW-FUNNY SHOW! I LOVE SOME CHICK FLICKS. THANK YOU JARED FOR TAKING HALLE AND LETTING ME GO PLAY-I LOVE AND APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH! AFTER THE MOVIE, I TOOK STEPHANIE UP TO THE BERNTS, WHERE HER AND EVA ARE STAYING TONIGHT. STEPHANIE AND I STAYED OUT IN MY CAR FOR A GOOD 1.5 HOURS TALKING AND LET ME TELL YOU WHAT. STEPHANIE I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON AND I WISH THAT EVERYONE REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU. YOU ARE A GREAT SIS-IN-LAW AND IT WAS SO GOOD TALKING TO YOU! I HAVEN'T OPENED UP LIKE THAT IN QUITE SOMETIME. YOU ARE SO EASY TO TALK TO AND SUCH A GOOD LISTENER. I LOVED FINDING THINGS OUT ABOUT YOU AND WHAT MAKES YOU THE PERSON YOU ARE! I LOVE BEING ABLE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT LIFE AND THE THINGS THAT FILL IT WITH HAPPINESS, AND SOMETIMES SADNESS! YOU ARE THE BEST AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! THANKS ALL OF YOU FOR A GREAT DAY!

P.S. STEPH THIS IS FOR YOU! I LOVE BEARS....GUMMI BEARS? PANDA BEARS? HAHA!

BERNT STYLE BOWLING!

LAST SATURDAY IN ANTICIPATION FOR STEPHANIE AND HER FAMILY TO SHOW UP FROM MAINE, THE REST OF THE BERNT'S WENT BOWLING. WE HAD ALOT OF FUN. NOW, THAT HALLE CAN WALK THOUGH, THAT IS ALL SHE WANTS TO DO. SHE HAS ANTS IN HER PANTS CONSTANTLY AND SITTING JUST ISN'T WHAT SHE DOES ANYMORE. WE TOOK TURNS WALKING AROUND WITH HER WHILE OTHERS BOWLED. IT ENDED UP BEING A GOOD NIGHT OUT WITH THE FAMILY!

JOHN AND KIM, THE HAPPY NEW COUPLE. AREN'T THEY JUST ADORABLE?

HERE IS JARED AND HALLE DANCING!

HERE IS ANNIE BOWLING AND MOST OF THE CREW JUST HANGING OUT IN THE BACKGROUND~SO FUN!

HALLE AND I JUST CHILLIN!

CUB SLEDDING

THIS PAST WEEKEND WE WENT UP TO THE CABIN WITH THE WHOLE BERNT CLAN, ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE ALL OF US HAVE BEEN TOGETHER, HERE ARE A COUPLE OF VIDEOS AND PICTURES OF THE HAPPENINGS.

CUB 4 from JARED BERNT on Vimeo.


CUB 3 from JARED BERNT on Vimeo.

BRIDGE AND TREGGY FRESH, BRIDGET IS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL WHO DOESN'T LIKE TO TAKE PICTURES, WE GOT LUCKY ON THIS ONE.

REPH AND RUFUS

COUPLE OF NOTES FOR THIS PICTURE-
1. THE WATER LOOKS GROSS, IT ISN'T ANY BODY FLUIDS, ITS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT THEY CALL CABIN WATER (CLAY AND WATER MIXED).
2. FIRST TIME THAT THE COUSINS TOOK A TUBBY WITH EACH OTHER.


THIS IS SMITH CANYON RD. WHERE CUB AND JARED WENT ON A LITTLE SLEIGH RIDE.
FAMILY PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL



CUB ACTUALLY LOVED GOING ON THE BIG SLEDS, SHE WOULD START DANCING IN THE SEAT THE MINUTE THAT YOU WOULD GIVE IT THE GAS.

HAPPY 4TH ANNIVERSARY JARED!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JARED! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT HAS BEEN FOUR YEARS TODAY. I REMEMBER GOING TO THE LOGAN TEMPLE AND BEING MARRIED FOR ALL ETERNITY! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR YOU! YOU ARE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND AN OUTSTANDING FATHER AND YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME. I LOVE EVERY MINUTE THAT I HAVE BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE WITH YOU FOR ETERNITY! YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO GOOD TO ME. WE HAVE DONE SO MANY THINGS IN THE LITTLE TIME THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER. JUST TO NAME A FEW, BEEN MARRIED, MOVED TWICE, HAD A BABY, MANY VACATIONS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. WE ARE GOING TO LOGAN TONIGHT TO THE ANNIVERSARY INN, COURTESY OF JARED AND WE ARE GOING TO PLAY HARD. HALLE KAY GETS TO COME TO AND THAT WILL BE FUN! SO, THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR THE TRIP, LET'S GO PLAY HARD!

A LIST OF THE TOP 4 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT YOU:

1. YOU ARE A GREAT HUSBAND AND FATHER, AND SAY "I LOVE YOU", EVERYDAY!

2. YOU LOVE THE GOSPEL AND OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.

3. YOU ARE VERY COURTEOUS TO THOSE AROUND YOU.

4. YOU MAKE ME SMILE EVERYDAY AND MAKE LIFE WORTHWHILE!

ONCE AGAIN, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! I LOVE YOU!

SODA SPRINGS POKER RUN

THIS PAST SATURDAY, BIG CHRIS AND STEVE-O HEARD ABOUT A SLEDDING TRIP THAT THE CITY OF SODA SPRINGS WAS PUTTING ON FOR A FUND RAISER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK ME TWICE TO GO, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK AND I'M IN. IT WAS ACTUALLY A PRETTY COOL SET UP, THEY CALL IT A POKER RUN. YOU HAVE FIVE STATIONS AND YOU GET TO DRAW A CARD AT EACH STATION AND THE PERSON WITH THE BEST HAND WINS. I ALMOST HAD A FLUSH, 4 HEARTS AND A DIAMOND, WHICH WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN THE WINNERS BRACKET. WELL, THESE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM THIS WEEKENDS TRIP, I HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO GO AGAIN.

BIG CHRIS AT OUR SECOND POKER STOP.

THIS IS STEVE-O, HE HASN'T BEEN SLEDDING THAT MANY TIMES BEFORE, DIDN'T TAKE HIM LONG AND HE WAS A PRO.

FATHER AND SON

TWO THINGS TO LOOK AT IN THIS PICTURE.

1. IF I WOULD HAVE WRECKED, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FOUND, CAMO ISN'T THE BEST TO WEAR WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

2. LOOK AT THE MOUNTAINS BEHIND ME, IT WAS LIKE THIS THE WHOLE TIME. BIG OPEN VALLEYS THAT TOOK YOU EVERYWHERE.

THESE ARE OUR POKER FACES, CAN YOU TELL THAT WE DIDN'T WIN ANYTHING.

THIS IS THE WHOLE CREW, CHRIS'S BROTHER GREG WAS THE ONE THAT INVITED US TO COME, IT WAS FUN TO SLED WITH ALL THE GUYS.

CUB

CUB 1 from JARED BERNT on Vimeo.

CUB 2 from JARED BERNT on Vimeo.

CUB WALKING

CUB CAME DOWN TO L&K TO HANG OUT WHILE TONYA WENT TO WORK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. SHE WAS WALKING ALL OVER THE PLACE, SO I GRABBED MY CELL PHONE AND LET HER GO. WE WILL GET BETTER VIDEO LATER.

YAY FOR HALLE! (AND RANDOM OTHER LITTLE THINGS!)

THIS PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAVE MARKED A HUGE "JOB WELL DONE", IN MY BOOK. HALLE IS FINALLY WALKING. IT HAS TAKEN HER QUITE AWHILE. SHE WAS VERY CONTENT JUST CRAWLING AND SHE WOULD WALK IF SHE COULD HAVE ONE LITTLE FINGER ON SOMETHING FOR SECURITY BUT THE MINUTE SHE LET GO, BOOM! DOWN SHE WENT. IT HAS BEEN SO FUN WATCHING HER OVERCOME THIS OBSTACLE AND TEACH HERSELF THAT SHE CAN DO IT. ALSO, IT IS AMAZING WATCHING HER LEARN THAT SHE CAN HAVE FAITH IN HERSELF AND TEACH HERSELF HOW TO DO THINGS. SHE IS WALKING PRETTY GOOD BUT IS STILL WOBBLY AND INSECURE SOMETIMES...BUT THAT WILL TAKE TIME. WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER AND HAPPY TO WATCH HER PROGRESS! WE LOVE YOU HALLE GIRL!!

NOT THE BEST PICTURE, YOU DON'T GET THE GIST OF HER WALKING BUT, THIS IS WHAT I CAN SHOW YA FOR NOW! YAY! YOU GO HALLE GIRL!

ALSO, YESTERDAY HALLE AND I WENT WITH MY SIS, NIKI AND HER SON TREVOR TO IDAHO FALLS. WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THEM. WE WENT AND FOUND ME A NEW KITCHEN TABLE (I WILL TAKE PIX OF IT ONCE I GET IT!), THEN WE SHOPPED, ATE LUNCH, GOT THE KIDS A MILKSHAKE, AND JUST TALKED WHILE THE KIDS PLAYED. THEY DID SO GOOD IN THE CAR AND SHOPPING. IT HELPS, THAT THEY LOVE PLAYING TOGETHER ALSO-THAT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR NIKI AND I TO HANGOUT TOO. THANKS FOR COMING TO PLAY, WE HAD A VERY FUN TIME WITH YOU!

HERE IS HALLE GIRL WAITING FOR AUNT NIKI TO GIVE HER SOME MILK SHAKE-SHE LOVES GOING TO IDAHO FALLS SHOPPING!

THIS IS COUSIN TREVY WHOM WE ADORE! HALLE AND HIM HAVE BECOME VERY CLOSE SINCE HE MOVED HERE IN OCTOBER. THEY LOVE SEEING EACH OTHER AND WATCHING HIM DO THINGS (SINCE HE IS 6 MONTHS OLDER THAN HER) MOTIVATES HER TO DO/LEARN THINGS. CUTE PICTURE TREVY! THANKS FOR COMING TO PLAY!

AND, LAST BUT NO LEAST, I HAD TO ADD THIS PICTURE. HALLE WOULD NOT STAND STILL TODAY BEFORE CHURCH SO I COULD GET A PICTURE OF HER IN HER NEW DRESS FROM GRMA BERNT BUT I DID GET THIS CHEESY GRIN AND I COULDN'T RESIST! THE DRESS WAS ADORABLE AND NOTICE: 2 PIGGY TAILS-YAY! FOR MORE HAIR! ALSO, I HAVE DISCOVERED AT CHURCH, HALLE HAS ANTS IN HER PANTS, SHE NEVER QUITS MOVING (NOR DOES ANYONE ELSE HER AGE-SO IT'S NOT JUST HER!) BUT THAT DOES MAKE GOING TO SACRAMENT QUITE A CHORE FOR JARED AND I SOMETIMES, HOWEVER, WE WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING!

LOOK AT THAT CHEESER-I JUST WANT TO HUG HER AND KISS HER TO PIECES! LOVE YOU HALLE GIRL!

IT IS AMAZING HOW FAST THEY GROW UP. HALLE IS THE CENTER OF OUR LITTLE UNIVERSE. SHE GIVES HUGS AND KISSES, PUTS HER HAND ON HER HEAD FOR" I'M CONFUSED", EATS, DRINKS, DANCES, AND MAKES US LAUGH UNCONTROLLABLY. SHE IS SAYING SOME WORDS LIKE DADA, AND DOGGIE, AND AN OCCASIONAL DIFFERENT ACTUAL WORD. WE ARE SAD TO SEE HER WALKING-THIS MEANS SHE IS GROWING UP, BUT HAPPY TO KNOW SHE IS MOTIVATED AND CAN TEACH HERSELF NEW THINGS. THE BIGGEST THING I BELIEVE FOR HER THROUGHOUT THE REST OF HER LIFE, IS BEING SURE OF HERSELF AND BELIEVING IN HERSELF, AND SHE IS SHOWING US NOW AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE, SHE IS! WE LOVE OUR LITTLE CUBBY AND SHE MEANS THE WORLD TO US! CONGRATS ON YOUR GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS SO FAR, AND ON THE MANY MORE YOU WILL HAVE! LOVE, MOM

PARTY LIKE IT'S 2009!

THIS YEAR FOR NEW YEAR'S WE HAD ALOT OF FUN. ALMOST ALL OF JARED'S FRIENDS HAVE MOVED AWAY FOR COLLEGE AND WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. THIS YEAR WE HAD A GET TOGETHER AND IT WAS FUN. ALL OF US, (THE DUDLEY'S, MENNEAR'S, CADY'S, MARSHALL'S, CASEY AND HIS LITTLE GIRLIE FRIEND LYNDLY, AND US-WITH HALLE) MET UP AT THE NEW PLACE IN TOWN-RUBY TUESDAY FOR DINNER! WE HAD TONS OF CONVERSATION AND CATCHING UP AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE THE ONLY ONE'S THAT BROUGHT OUR DAUGHTER, SHE WAS SUCH A GOOD GIRL AND ENJOYED BEING OUT WITH ALL THE ADULTS. AFTER DINNER WE CAME HOME AND HUNG-OUT IN THE BASEMENT SINCE HALLE WAS ASLEEP UPSTAIRS. WE PLAYED A TRIVIA GAME WITH EVERYONE, WATCHED SOME TV, DID SOME CATCHING UP AND I PLAYED WITH DUDLEY'S 2 WK OLD SON. WHO MIGHT I ADD IS ADORABLE! WE HAD A GOOD TIME. WE WERE ALL SO STUFFED FROM DINNER THAT WE DIDN'T EAT MANY OF THE TREATS WE BOUGHT AND WE ALSO FORGOT THE MARTINELLI'S JUICE IN THE FRIDGE. WE HAD FUN AND WILL HAVE THEM OVER AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK TO EAT ALL THIS FOOD AND DRINKS! (SORRY I FORGOT MY CAMERA SO THERE ARE NO PIX!) WE HAD SO MUCH FUN AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE! WE CAN'T WAIT TO ALL GET TOGETHER AGAIN AND HANG-OUT! WE LOVE YOU GUYS, AND HOPE YOU HAD FUN!