Time in a Pepsi Can?

Ok so it's no surprise to anyone who knows me that i Love Pepsi. I can hear all of you now "Oh it's so bad for you" "There are so many other things you could be wasting your money on" Trust me I've heard it all for many years, but you should all be happy to know that i haven't drank any Pepsi with Caffeine in it since Gregg has been gone. Now that doesn't mean I've stopped drinking it, it just means as long as there is gold to be found on the can, I can have it. But as you can see I am now not the only one in my small family that kind of likes the stuff. Yes This is undeniable Prof that Brenix has the Serr jeans in him (or on him, I'm not quite sure how that works). But just so everyone knows, I do have a picture of me at about age 2 dragging around a can of Diet Pepsi too, so we know it has to be a family problem.
MaKayla on the other hand has decided that when ever a camera comes out she must be in front of it, but unfortunately she has also decided that wearing paints is also an option now days. This was the only one i took that i thought would not compromise me or her, but you've got to love the cheesy grin.
Oh and as for me, Mak thought it would be fun to try and take a picture. Personally i don't think she did half bad for her first try.

Basic is Over

So on January 16, Gregg finished Basic training. The missionary's that are serving at Lackland AFB were kind enough to send me some pics of Gregg graduating, because i couldn't make it down to see it myself.
Gregg looks like he's having fun. He said that he was happy to be done with basic and moving on to tech school in Florida.

Christmas at the Serr house

Marry Christmas and Happy New Year from my family's house in Blackfoot. We had a ton of fun. My grandparents came over and celibrated with us. Presents, food, and fun around every corner.

And as you can see, maybe we took the having fun part a little too far at times. My sisters Kindra (right) and Krysta (left) got into a wicked game of twister that resulted in Krysta biting Kindra in the rear to win. This pic shows just how close we really are as a family.

Ok so the day after i got there, it snowed, and snowed, and snowed. It was Great. I haven't seen that much snow since I was little.



MaKayla was so excited for Christmas and Santa. She loved spending time with her Aunts Kindra and Krysta, Uncle Brad, and Grandma and Grandpa. When ever she was asked if she wanted to go home, she's put her finger on her chin and say "Mmmmm...not today, maybe later." She's getting so big, and it's great to hear what will come out of her mouth next.

Grandma Sue bought Brenix new Sunday cloths, and i thought he was so cute i just had to share. He's finaly starting to talk a little more, and we have the walking thing down pritty good now. He'll turn 2 this year, and i can hardly beleive it.

Life up Miller Lane

Gregg is doing great at BMT (basic military training). He was allowed to call us on Thanksgiving, and said that he was fine and that he missed everyone and to tell you all hi from him. In his last letter, Gregg said that he was in what's called Group A, which means that he is one of the most physically fit people in his training unit. The down side is that he can't march worth beans, which means that he gets yelled at daily. But all and all, he's in good spirits. We are very blessed to have him making such a great sacrifice for our family.

Dad came to visit us this last week, and weather it was the fact that he was board, or just missed having things to do...he started to do all the projects I've been putting off. He fixed my front door so that we can't see daylight between the cracks anymore, and he showed me how to block off the swamp cooler right, so that it's not so cold back in MaKayla's room. Brenix got into the action too, he thought that screwdrivers make great drumsticks on the washer and dryer.
MaKayla kept me company while the men worked. She can hardly wait until Christmas.

A Day At the Zoo

We took Gregg up to Boise on Tuesday for him to get everything processed for him to go to basic training on Wednesday. He got done earlier then we thought he would, and wanted to spend his last day with us at the zoo. We had a great time.

Brenix loved all the animals, it was the first time he's ever seen them. But MaKayla screamed when ever we got close to any of the cages. All i could get out of her was that the animals were going to get out. No matter how much we tried to convince her she was safe, Mak screamed her head off till we moved away. I guess the Zoo's not for everyone.
Gregg is now in basic training down in Texas. He will be gone from us for the next 174 days (one down and many more to go!). He said he was prepared and ready to take what ever the drill Sargent's dished out. We'll see just how prepared he was after his first letter. MaKayla and Brenix miss him already, and I'm doing all i can to explain that Daddy had to go so we could be happy together later. They're not really buying it, and neither am i to tell the truth. But we'll do our best to get along without him till he gets home safely.
The only time Mak stooped crying was when the tiger was swimming.

Happy Halloween

We had a blast this year. MaKayla insisted on being Sleeping Beauty, so Grandma went on the hunt and found the perfect pink dress for her. Only problem was that she gave Mak the dress a month before Halloween. But after a full 4 weeks of asking, MaKayla's patients paid off. She was the prettiest little primness at our wards trunk or treat.

And then there was Super Brenix! Poor kid wasn't so sure he liked the whole thing. But once he figured out there was candy involved, he got a lot happier. With all the chocolate he got, I'm surprised that he slept last night.

Fun Fun Fun

MaKayla and Brenix are sure injoying themslefs. Every week the get together with their cousins, Sarah and Tom to either distroy my house or Aunt Michele's. MaKayla play's dress-up with Sarah, and Tom runs way from Brenix as fast as he can. As you can see a large bowl of Kix goes along way at making everyone feel right at home.
Brenix is learning that it is sometimes painful to be a big boy. 2 weeks ago, we bought the kids matching twin beds. When we were putting them up, Brenix was very excited as MaKayla showed him how to jump on the beds. But when it was time for bed, he wasn't all too keen on the idea of sleeping on the thing. This last Saturday, after taking a short nap, Brenix came out of his room screaming and the tip of his noise bleeding. The best that i can tell is that he did a full out face plant. Poor kid.
Grandma Sue (sorry for the bad pic mom) and Mak always have tons of fun together. Every Thursday night Grandma comes over that watches Brenix and MaKayla for us. They play and cook and generally have a much better time with Grandma then with their parents. Gregg of course is gearing up to leave us soon. Only 3 weeks to go. But with the support of the people who love us, i think we're ready!