Alyse gets to hold Ariana for the first time.
Darron gets to hold Ariana for the first time.

Mommy and Daddy enjoying sweet little Ariana for the first time.

Ariana Maelyn Broderick

Ariana Maelyn Broderick was born on March 19th, 2009 at 8:48am. She weighed in at 7 pounds 11 ounces and is 19.5 inches long.

Darron turns 6!

So Darron's birthday is not for a couple more days, but here are the pictures from his Wall-E birthday party. We had a blast!

Darron anxiously awaiting his presents.
He loved all his presents. Here he is showing off his new Pokemon cards.

CANDY TIME!!!

Alyse taking a very graceful swing at the Pinata.

All the decor

The group of kiddos with their masks on.

Darron taking his turn swinging.

Getting ready to play a game.

Here is the pinata Darron and Joe made together for the party.

Darron with his cupcakes. What a cute boy!

A couple more weeks

Okay so here I am 37 and 1/2 weeks and hanging in there. I can't believe that she is almost here but at the same time I can't wait. She can't stay in there forever right? :)

Valentine's Tag

My sister did this on her blog and I thought I would be a good sport:)

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary: November 30, 2001
2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: January 25, 2002
3. How long have you known your spouse: 9 years
4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: 3 1/2 months but technically we hung out for 2 years and then dated.
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: At my house. We were having a dinner with friends from the singles ward and he came with some of our guy friends.
6. What is your spouse's full name: Joseph Darron Broderick
7. Do you have any children yet: Yes
8. How many: almost 3(6 more weeks), 1 boy and 2 girls
9. Do you have any house pets: No.
10. Do you own a house or rent: Own, man it is nice to say that finally:)
11. Do you live in the country or town/city: City technically, but we live on the outskirts so it is nice and quiet where we are at.
12. What is one of your favorite activities together: We love doing stuff with our kids. When they are happy we are happy:)
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: Vacation? What is that?
14. How many siblings (including in-laws): 9 on my side, 6 on his side.
15. What church do you attend: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
16. Is this the church you were married in: Well, technically we were married in the temple...
17. What town is your current address: Norman
18. Do you work or stay at home: I stay at home with my kids
19. Where did you honeymoon: Well we went to a cabin in Greer, AZ and 5 months later we went to Dinseyland and the beach. We count them both.
20: Leave a piece of marriage advice: Don't take life to seriously, laugh as much as possible. COMMUNICATE. And always keep Heavenly Father in your marriage.

I tag... Anyone who wants to do this and..... All my sisters and Mimi.

Ice Storm Fun!

We had an ice storm at the end of January. The kids thought it was the greatest thing because they have wanted to play in the snow all winter. Well guess what? That's not snow kiddos it is ice and sleet. Of course, they didn't understand and so Darron was all frustrated because the "snow" wouldn't stick together to make a snowman. We were quite lucky because this one wasn't really that bad eventhough Darron was still out of school for 3 days.

There was a day that wasn't to freezing so we went to the park in our neighborhood and let Darron and Alyse play around until our faces started getting cold.
Darron playing with his Jeep. He loves that thing!
Anytime we go to the park Alyse is on the swings most of the time and then goes down the slide once or twice and then she is ready to go. Silly girl:)

7 years down, eternity to go

Today we celebrate our 7 year anniversary and looking back I cannot believe how quickly time has gone by. I met Joe in January of 2000 and can't even tell you how many wonderful memories we have even before we ever dated or married. I always knew something was special about him and I tried to "save" him from mean girls so that when the right girl came that I thought was good enough then he wouldn't be scarred from bad relationships. To bad it took me so long to realize I wanted to be the right girl for him. Luckily, he was still there when I figured things out and I have considered myself blessed since then. The last 7 years being married to the nicest, most genuine guy has spoiled me. I truly love him more than anything. I remember this day 7 years ago people saying that after time passes I would love him more than I did that day and thinking that those people must be crazy. But now, 7 years later after children, sacrifices and hard ships together I begin to understand a little more what they meant. It makes me grateful that I have eternity to love him more each year. My life's greatest blessing is you Joseph. You are my love and my life. I am glad I get to spend the rest of eternity loving you.

30 Weeks and Counting!

Okay so I haven't ever posted a picture of my pregnant belly. There are reasons for that:) But I do have family that will never get to see me during this pregnancy so this is for all of you who are curious if I am as huge as I was with Darron. :)

A couple more pics

We had a fun visit from Joe's parents for Christmas. Here are just a couple more pictures of out Decemeber fun. We went to the OKC Bombing Memorial and had lots of fun together. Thanks for coming Mom and Dad!

Our Christmas