What's New!!!

Brylee started preschool this year. She loves it. She tells me she has new boyfriends and loves to sit by them in class. I know, watch out she is starting out young. Brylee is also doing gymnastics. She does tricks all over the house now.


Brylee was waiting for her dad to come home from work. She decided to hide from him in our linen closet. I went downstairs to do some laundry and when I came back I found her sleeping in there. When kids get tired enough they can sleep anywhere.


Gage is 6 months and crawling everywhere. He is still a little fatty, but getting around good. He loves to stick out his tongue.

Labor Day Weekend

This past weekend was a blast. The boys went hunting, but missed everytime they got a chance to shoot, and the girls played with kids. Hunter and Brylee played really good with each other. Gage just wanted to get down and play.

Gage loves the red vines

The Kids

This is the only picture we got of the two kids. When we would say smile, Brylee would just cry. She didn't want her picture taken.
Brylee is a great big sister. She is a big helper. I think we are both excited to have her go to preschool this year.
Gage is 4 months. He is rolling over and is starting to sit by himself. It is amazing how fast they grow up.

First Bath

I really did give Gage his first bath last week, I am just slow at posting some pictures. He loved it. Brylee has been a great big sister and has helped with all his baths.

It's a Boy!!!

On March 2, 2011 we welcomed our new little boy, Gage into the Southwick family. He came at 1:55 pm, weighed 8 lbs 3 oz, 19.5 inches long. Yep big boy. It only took 3 pushes and he was out. Thank heavens.
Brylee loves him so much. I don't even know how many kisses and hugs he has recieved from her. She is a good big sister, and at times so much help for mom.
We took all the right after delivery pictures with my mom's camera and I haven't gotten them from her yet, so this is what you get.
He is doing good so far, we love him so much!!!

DeAnne and Natalie

Alright this is for DeAnne and Natalie. They have been giving me crap for not doing anything with my blog since before christmas.
I am a fat pregnant lady who is trying to wait patiently for this little boy of mine to come out. Come on any day. Sooner than later. I promise I will post pictures when he comes, until then don't expect anything.

Ginger Bread Houses

When Shane was gone hunting, my family had pie night. Each one of our families will make a pie, then we vote on who made the best pie. Layne sure tried hard, but his didn't work out. He brought it all still running. After we each pies, we make ginger bread houses. Brylee helped for about 10 min and then I did the rest. It was still fun, even with out our dad!!!

Montana Deer Hunt

Shane went to Montana with his cousin on a deer hunt over Thanksgiving. He said it was freezing cold up there, but had a good time. This is the big buck he came home with.
GOOD JOB BABE!!!

Shane's buck is on the far left.

Labor Day Weekend

I thought Labor Day weekend was going to be just another weekend. Shane was up to Wyoming to scout for his deer hunt. Brylee was going with grandma and grandpa cause it was mom's weekend to work. Thas is exactly what happened Friday and Saturday. Sunday rolled around and Shane came home. We decided to go spend the night camping with Family up on Skyline Drive. Spend some time with Brylee before mom had to go back to work Monday night.
THAT IS A DECISION SHANE AND I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!
After church, we drove up to skyline. We had been there for about an hour when my mom came running to the trailing yelling Gary! Shane!! some has rolled a razor and is hurt. We found out a young man was a little more than hurt. The razor had landed on his chest and when we finally got him out from underneath, the man wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse. Gary did mouth to mouth and I did chest compression. Shane was calling to get life light. We did CPR for an hour before life light finally came. I felt helpless, I couldn't help this man cause I didn't have any medical equipment like I do in the hospital. Life light did finally get a soft pulse and 84% O2 saturation. Then next day we found out from the family that the man has his eyes open, breathing on his own, but there was no brain activity. To this day I can still see this man's face and bruised chest.
I thought I would never have to do CPR outside of the hospital. It was an experience I will never forget.
It made me realize how fragile life can be, and never take for family for granite. I love my family so much!!!!

Catching Grasshoppers

Looking for Deer and Elk!!!

Goodbye Summer and no Blogs from the Southwick's

I know I have slacked on the blogging this summer, we really haven't been that busy. Lets just say work sucks. Working all night and sleeping all day isn't so much fun.
Lets see what is new with the Southwick's
Shane is starting a new job, in a couple of weeks at Mountain States Steel
Brylee's hair is starting to kinda grow back after having to chop it from it falling out related to the fevers she had.
Brylee's gets to have a new baby bother or sister around the 1st of March.

That pretty much sums up are summer!!! Of course going to Yellowstone with the family. Gotta love it!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Brylee!!!

Brylee's Birthday was May 5th. Wow! I can't believe she is 2. We had the family over for cake and ice cream. She loved it. Shane practiced blowing out candles and singing happy birthday prior to the party, but when it was time to really sing happy birthday Brylee didn't know what to think. She was a little worried about the whole thing. She had fun opening presents and playing with her cousins.

Camping

The last couple of weekends we have went camping to simpson springs. We went with the Larsen's, and Cherrington's. The kids had a great time riding the four-wheelers, playing with toys, and Getting Dirty!!!

Brylee and Cael

Brylee and Caleb

My Dad and me relaxing in our chairs with a drink and chips

We want warm weather!!!

Finally a little bit of warm weather to go outside and play. It was nice to be able to go outside and enjoy some health fresh air. To bad it has to storm so more because we ready for warm spring weather.

Cael, Brylee, and Reagan

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

The magic of Christmas was brought back this year. Brylee has so much fun. She understood the whole christmas thing. She knew who santa was and believe it or not, was not afraid of him. Christmas morning came and she ran into the living room to find all her toys. She played with her kitchen and stroller, didn't care about anything else. Shane and I had to open the rest of the presents. It was a fun day.

On New Years Day my family took the kids to the pasture to ride sleds behind four-wheelers. I know it was a little on the redneck side, but the kids had fun. We made a fire, and roasted hotdogs. Shane tried making a jump, which we all thought was so cool, until that night when we saw the video of it. Wow!! Our kids are going to laugh at us when they watch the video 10 years from now.

My new bike from grandma and grandpa Larsen

Sunday before Chirstmas in my new pretty Christmas dress.

Playing in the snow with Hunter.

Riding the sleds with daddy, Tracy, and Hunter.

Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

Brylee loved the snow today. It was her first time in the snow with her new snow suit on. She looked like Randy on the Christmas Story. It was classic. Besides struggle to walk in all the snow, Brylee had the time of her life. Shane and Uncle Cade made a snow man with Cael and Kyler. Then made forts and had a snow ball fight. I think Shane and Cade had more fun than the two boys.

Cael, Brylee, and Kyler

He sees you while your sleeping...

Saturday we went to a family christmas party. The party was right in the middle of nap time. I tried to keep Brylee awake to see Santa, but we didn't make it. She fell asleep about 10 minutes before Santa got there. We still had fun taking pictures.

Daddy's Big Hunt

Brylee is so proud of her dad. He shot a nice buck on the Deer hunt in Vernin. The best part about dad hunting is we got to spend the weekend at grandma Larsen's.

Good Job, we love you Daddy!!!

Summer is over and finally a new post

I have been really busy these last couple of month. The family is great and has been very patient with me. I had been studying every chance I got. Heck Ya!!! it paid off. I finally passed the RN state board test. I can offically say I am a RN.
As soon as the test was over, we moved. Thanks to all my family for there help, especially Natalie who cleaned my stove and fridge. We love having all the extra room.
Brylee will be 17 months on October 5th. She is growing up to fast. I love being with her every minute I get.
Now it is time to get busy with all the Hunts coming up.

Our New House

Playing with Cousin Hunter

I love to play in the pantry