BEST FRIENDS...

Alright now first things first...you know I (Dave) am not one for posting on the blog, but over the last few days we have been having the chance to hang out with some of the BEST Friends that we have made while living here in Utah (which crazy as it sounds is approaching 10 years!!) before we head off to the east coast. And I am amazed at the amount of memories and good times we have enjoyed with so many people!! It also amazes me at how attached I become to friends...it is by far one of the hardest parts of moving, saying goodbye to all these people I have grown so close to and rely so much upon. So out of these last couple nights have come some tough goodbyes and some great rehashing of the "GOOD TIMES". The other morning(4am) one of our closest friends the Derricks posted an entry on their blog highlighting some of our times together...so I pirated it and put it on our sight. I loved the pics and stories and wanted to have them on our blog for everyone to check out!!

I feel like I need to give a huge thanks to all our friends out here and want you all to know how much we are going to miss being around all of you!! Please stay in contact and you all are ALWAYS welcome back EAST with us...Please visit!! (well as soon as we find a place, our 2 bedroom apt in White Plains could be tight?!). Thanks guys we love you all!

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A New Adventure...(the Derricks)A new Adventure!!

I am not the type of person that wears my feelings on my sleeve-so to speak. I don't usually shed tears over to many things in life(well openly!) and yet it is 4:00 in the morning, and i can't sleep because my emotions are FINALLY getting the better side of me. Last night we got to go to dinner with some of our BEST FRIENDS the BRAMMIES as we call them!!
Going to dinner isn't the part that is bringing tears to my eyes, it is the fact that they are going to be moving to NEW YORK next week and my mind has been flooding with so many GREAT memories we have had with them over the last 6 years!!! There are MANY...........

Dave and Tyler enjoyed doing the spider on the swing!! it was hilarious!!

We got to go the New Jersey with them and spend the week at the beach .It was one of our favorite vacations ever!

Ali Loves the BRAMMIES!! She wouldn't go to anyone other than Dave or Tracie- That says a lot.

We have spent hours riding our bikes. It

has been one of our favorite things to do with these guys. Tracie endured Squaw Peak as her

very first ride, and she has been awesome

to always come be the other girl rider with me!

No matter what we do

with them, it is ALWAYS a great time!! Except when Dave sat on that Cactus Bush in St. George and couldn't sit on his butt the whole way home!! That was funny though- !!

Dave and Tracie are some of the funnest people you will ever meet. Instantly you are taken back by Daves insane amount of energy and craziness. And Tracie just takes you in as a best friend and you love both of them instantly!! Well that is how it was for us!!!

I have so many great memories from endless hours of the Marble game to paintball, biking, swimming, playing co-ed soccer, volleyball nights, tennis attempts, movies, rock climbing, inventing the first full length slip and slide. The list goes and goes. We have done so much together it is amazing. They are the type of people who will try anything with you, and always make it exciting!

Some of my favorite memories with Dave and Tracie are the simple yet always fun nights of just chillin'!! It has become a well known fact that Dave and I are the greatest "friendly banterers" ever. We can talk smack like the best of them, and I will miss that emensly- and so will Fro. Ali is the type of girl that doesn't open up easily to anyone. Dave and Tracie were the first people that she would even talk to , and she really loves the Brammies and will miss both of them tons!

Dave went with Fro to Canada this last September, and

Fro LOVED having Dave and his non-stop humor there.

Hopefully it will become a yearly tradition for these guys.

And me and Tracie will get our own girls trip!!

Our bowling league- and the Winners trophy that me and Tracie both were winners of!! Tracie is always fun to compete against- she is almost better than me at Everything!!

Bramhalls we love you guys, and are so sad to see you officially leave.

The only thing that makes me feel a little better about this

is I know you have to come back since most of Tracies family is here.

We couldn't have asked for better friends to hang out

with, to help raise Ali with, and to have the greatest memories

of this time in our lives. You guys are the best-

Thanks for all the Insane fun, laughs, and memories!

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009

A New Adventure

For all those who don't know, our family is embarking on a new adventure. Taylor is sporting the new adventure.

Yes we are moving to New York. Dave accepted a job in Tarrytown, New York beginning October 26. He will be working for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. We are so sad to leave Utah because we are comfortable here and my family is here and some of Dave's family are here and our friends are here and we love the mountains and this is where are children were born, etc, etc, etc. But as we prayed and thought about the decision to move we both felt that nothing was holding us back and that it was the right move for us, especially for Dave's career. So, PEACE OUT to Utah and everyone here. We will do our best to keep in touch. We hope you will all do the same. The good thing is that my family is here and we will be back, hopefully at least once a year.

P.S. By the way we are selling a beautiful home in an incredible neighborhood, which has a pool included in the HOA. If you know anyone looking let us know :)

Our Family!

Here are just a few pictures of our family over the past week. Taylor has really been into taking pictures with the camera so we have had it out. Don't you love the picture of me that Taylor took :)

St. George

We were lucky enough to be invited by the Broadbents to St. George for the weekend and we had so much fun. We got a little lost trying to find the Villa but eventually located it with the help of Dave (not my husband, Dave Broadbent). The place we stayed was amazing. It had a fun kids room with bunkbeds, a TV, game table, bean bags and more. We got to stay in the incredibly decorated master bedroom. Lets just say I wish I had that place!

The first night the kids were so excited we had a hard time getting them to all fall asleep but I can't blame them. The Williams were there with their 4 children and their kids just did not want to lay down. Once they were all asleep the adults just stayed up talking and catching up on each others lives.

Saturday we got up and had breakfast and then the men took off to go golfing. While the men were gone we packed all the kids in strollers and walked to a huge park. It was a little hot but Taylor loved it. Before the men left to go golfing us women gave them a really hard time about it so when they got back they let us leave the children and go out to lunch. That was a very relaxing and an enjoyable time. We went to 25 Main and the cupcakes were amazing! When we got back we watched the Cougars while some children took naps. My awesome brother-in-law recovered a fumble. Great job Shane! When everyone was awake we went to the pool across the street. Taylor loves the water and had so much fun jumping off the deck and swimming all by himself (of course he had floaties on). Then that night we had Cafe Rio for dinner and but the little kids down to sleep. For a little snack the older girls were going to make Cinnamon Rolls, let just say it didn't turn out. There was a little too much water and a whole lot of mess. It was a lot of laughs and some every interesting Breakfast Cinnamon Puffs :)

Sunday we took a trip to the St. George temple and the kids loved it. Then we enjoyed the St. George beauty by doing a little hiking. This was Taylors favorite part of the whole trip. He loves to hike even when it is 180 degrees! After that we headed home. Our trip home became and adventure of its own with the minivan breaking down at Holden. We were lucky enough to have the Broadbents behind us so they took me and the children home while Dave stayed to have the van towed to Sandy. Good Times!

Thanks to the Broadbents for the awesome trip. I really needed it after Dave had been gone for a week. Broadbents and Williams - it is always a good time with you guys!

BC for Dave!

As most of you know I was nice enough to let my husband take off and go Mt. Biking in British Columbia for 5 days. He had so much fun and I am happy to say that we survived at home without him. We really missed him though. I am posting his pictures but I don't know much about his trip so you will have to ask him. Ok, I know a little bit - he said the riding was amazing and he say 4 bears and a wolf, SCARY! Thanks to Fro and Kade for taking care of him.

Bramhall Family

Mike and Alison with their children, which we don't get to see very oftern, have come to Utah and we have already had so much fun. Friday night we went camping up American Fork Canyon. It was chilly but we had a lot of fun. The kids were so cute and loved going for hikes with Grandpa.

Sunday we blessed the newest member of the family, Lydia Rachel, and it was such a wonderfual blessing.

Monday we went to Discovery Gateway and followed it up with swimming at the Ivory Ridge swimming pool.

GO Dave & Happy Birthday!

Dave did his second triathlon this year and Taylor and I got to go watch. My mom and dad watched the twins for us, thanks!

Dave was fast! He shaved off 4 minutes from his time last year. He was 5th in his age group and 16th overall. Just a side note-Dave hardly trains! He amazes me.

Taylor and I had so much fun together, just the two of us. He even got to have his face painted.

After the race we had a great lunch at Tucanos for Dave's 30th birthday-the Francom's joined us. Then Aimee provided some delicious cake from Magelby's.

Sunday, Dave's actual birthday, Cindy came up to our home and watched all three children while we went to the Oquirrh Temple Dedication. That was such a relaxing and peaceful time. Then we partied with some families around the neighborhood with cake and ice cream. Happy 3oth Honey. I love you!