Stickin' Together

Ellie and Kimberly's Music Video

2011-06-27T15:29:00.002-06:00

Hello by Martin Solvelg & Dragonette

A new blog...

2011-02-19T00:19:00.002-07:00

Hey guys!

I started a new blog about my weight loss journey. Check it out and follow me If you'd like!

Kimberly

Click Here!

2010-12-17T14:30:00.001-07:00

Merry Christmas! We love this time of year... the food, the family, and remembering the true meaning of Christmas. We hope all is well with everyone and that 2011 (wow did I really just type 2011?) is super! We hope to see you all soon!

Kimberly and Jonathan

Hey! Where have you been?

2010-12-13T18:51:00.006-07:00

I'm trying to get back into the swing of blogging. Just getting too distracted by Facebook. Well we went to Disneyland for Halloween and we took cute Ellie with us. She helps her mom out so much so we decided she deserved a good break! We had a lot of fun and a well deserved break from reality. It's always hard coming home from that!

A lot has happened over the last few months but we are really grateful for wonderful family and friends that help us along the way. We have amazing ferrets that never fail to make us smile and cute nieces and nephews that always brighten our days!

Right now we are getting ready for Christmas and we are excited to be able to spend time with our family.

October

2010-10-24T19:58:00.012-06:00

We've had a really busy month! Lots of homework and major changes in our lives. Something fun we did with Becky's family is do some family pictures. Jonathan took, and I posed them. Here are some of my favs!

We are so grateful that Becky is still here with us, she has such a beautiful family!

We are so excited for Halloween, we are going to Disneyland and we're bring Ellie with us! We are meeting my sister Jessica and her kids down there. We are going to have so much fun!

We will miss you Grandpa Taylor!

2010-09-30T00:56:00.001-06:00

Melvin M. Taylor 1935 ~ 2010 Melvin Midgley Taylor, dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend, left this earth with honor, and was reunited with his beloved wife, on Sunday afternoon, September 26, 2010 at Salt Lake Regional Hospital. He bravely endured months of hospitalization, with the goal of returning to health and enjoying more years with his family. The tender care and dedication of the medical professionals involved in his stay is greatly appreciated and will never be forgotten. He often expressed his gratitude for their kindness and encouragement. Melvin was preceded in death by the love of his life, his dear wife Carol and is survived by his six daughters: Teri Jerman, Melissa Longton, Wendy Bradbury, Rebecca Lund, Jill Pitkin, Amber Russell; his 21 grandchildren and his 21 great grandchildren, also Mel's brother and sisters: Helen Richard, Myrna Lou Banks, Marilyn Lundberg, Don Taylor, Luann Putnam, Joyce White, Glen Taylor, Linda Duering and their spouses, all of whom he loved dearly. Melvin was a long time business owner and was appreciated for his excellent business skills, but more than that, he was loved and admired for his honesty, trustworthiness, hard work and respect for his fellow man. His decisions were always guided by these values. Mel's love of his wife and family were always evident. His family sees his life as a tribute to his Savior Jesus Christ. Melvin served in many church callings including several LDS missions, the most recent where he and his wife Carol, served, helping in the "Addiction Recovery Program". He will be truly missed but we know he was welcomed by a host of waiting loved ones.

I know I know it's been awhile... here is August!

2010-08-27T02:08:00.015-06:00

Jonathan and I at Toby Keith

Hey guys! Things have been nuts around here! But I just wanted to post a little riddle for you.

Try drawing this envelope without retracing your path or lifting your pencil. This one took me to forever to figure out but I promise it can be done. Try it you will get so frustrated lol!

This month has been nuts! Jonthan's sister Becky was in the hospital for a couple of weeks and we got to take care of her children (she has 5 so we took 2-3 at a time) and that was a lot of fun!

Want something cute? This is where Jonathan and I had our first kiss... yes Lagoon parking lot in 2000. Thanks Ellie for taking this pic!

We miss little Ellie, Nana, Abbie Marie, Dayton Tiger (or Hudson), and Taylon. Thanks for the good few weeks!

This month we were suppose to go on a road trip to my cousins wedding. But since Becky got sick, we decided to stay and I just flew out to Milwaukee for a couple of days for the wedding and Jonathan stayed home with Becky.

As for Becky, she is a miracle! A true fighter! She is amazing. She went from the edge of death to walking, talking in just a matter of days. Her progress is amazing and we all love her so much! We are thankful to the good doctors and nurses who took care of Becky and espcially of Heavenly Father for answering so many prayers! Thank you all who helped in any way whether it was a prayer, or helping with kids or bringing meals to Aaron etc...

Unfortunately we spend several hours here for a few weeks.

Happy to still have our sister!

Here is a little something cute we taught Dayton, almost by accident... he is so darling!

As for Jonathan and I... we are now back to school! We are both at Westminster. Jonathan is computer science and I am Elementary Ed. We hope this semester brings many good things. We have been doing p90x and hope to have ripped bodies in the near future lol! Wish us luck! Love you all!!

Anybody out there?

2010-06-07T13:11:00.001-06:00

Hi all! We are just curious if anyone gets on this thing anymore? Write a comment so we know!

Also check out this cute pic of Nickaylee! Becky made this dress.

Question

2010-01-21T13:19:00.001-07:00

What is everyones favorite dessert? Mine is cherry cheesecake!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-20T20:40:00.003-07:00

Enjoy some Holiday Cheer with these old old Christmas Dance videos. This is from Dance Company 2003.

Lock your doors!

2009-12-12T13:29:00.000-07:00

I'm writing this to remind everyone to lock their doors during the Holiday season and well... always.

Last night I was home alone in the basement when all of a sudden I heard a ruckus upstairs and what sounded like footsteps. Then I started to hear Junior, the cat, meow really loud. Not the normal type of meow either. The type of meow where she is hurt or being tortured or something. I decided to call Jonathan after a minute to see if it was him upstairs and what was he doing to Junior. I called about 3 times and he finally answered, but he wasn't here, still at school.

Panicked I called the police and locked myself in my room. At this point Junior was still meowing a lot and I was still hearing creaks upstairs. I had already heard what sounded like a door shut. The first operator had a hard time hearing me but she was able to get my address. Then a second operator called me and told me officers were on their way. When they got here the circled the house and then the operator told me to go upstairs and get the door. When I got up there the officers were already in the house. I told them what I heard and what had happened. They looked around the house to check and see if anyone was hiding out. After nothing found I felt a little dumb, but I felt better knowing that no one was there, at least not anymore.

I checked the back door and it was locked, but I asked the officers if the front door was unlocked and it was! When they left they reminded me to lock the door behind them and to be careful.

I took a look around and nothing seemed to be missing or even touched. The strange thing was Junior was locked in the downstairs living room and I have no idea how she would have got there because she was upstairs when I had closed that door last. I started to question myself thinking maybe it was silly and I was just psyching myself out down there. But then I formulated a theory.

I'm guessing someone might have come in the house to look for Christmas tree loot to rob. We don't have one set up here so when they saw there was nothing maybe they left. Whats so so scary is some of our neighbors have had break ins in the past. Our next door neighbor had their car stolen from their garage while they were still home!

And as far as Junior goes maybe they came in the downstairs living room to look and as they closed the door she got locked down there. Or another theory is her cat companion Surfer left recently so she could have just been meowing because she missed him, but this doesn't explain the other noises that I heard and nothing seemed to be knocked over so all I can guess is footsteps and door.

So please everyone be so so careful and don't hesitate to call the police if you suspect anyone unwelcome in your home, trust your instincts. I heard enough noise up there to think Jonathan was home! Plus it's good for the police to have an idea of criminal activity in your neighborhood.

Be careful everyone and have a safe Christmas!

Thankful to have had such a wonderful dad

2009-11-06T04:04:00.003-07:00

Gregory Hilton 1953 ~ 2009 Gregory Kim Hilton passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 of heart failure. In deed, his heart was so large from caring for so many. Greg lived his entire life in one home, his family home in Murray. Greg wore many hats. Without question his favorite role in life was loving his pride joy, Kimberly Pookie Bear Bradbury. And Greg only had one job - growing and running his father's radio station with his family and friends, turning KSOP into a pillar of Salt Lake. Among other things, Greg single handedly turned scrubs into a cool outfit for those outside the medical world and recently added a tie-dyed twist. Greg, a.k.a. Grudda Hilltop, lived well yet not long enough. He shared a birthday, March 10, with more relatives than the writer can remember. He is survived by Kimberly and Jonathan Bradbury, Colleen Witt Hilton, Jessica and Michael Shannon, Henry Hilton, Michael Hilton, Kathy and John LaValley, Don and Karen Hilton, Christopher Hilton, Tommy and Tracy Hilton, Amy and Jason Sazama, Ravi Dharnidharka, Rajiv Dharnidharka, Sarah and Shaun Sparks, Layla and Jason Aronow, Robert and Daisy Hilton, Rebecca Hilton, and several little munchkins, including two Xanders. He joins his mother Luana, brother Eric, and brother Sajjan. Please join us this Saturday, October 10th at 2 p.m. to celebrate Greg's life at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley Mortuary, located at 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway (10600 South), with a viewing from 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Interment (likely Greg's) at Murray City Cemetery. Donations to Greg's favorite charity Utah Food Bank in lieu of flowers, please. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.jenkins-soffe.com

It's been a month now since I've lost my best friend, my dad. I love him so much and my heart hurts everyday from losing him. I feel like I need him here with me so much! Sometimes life isn't fair and takes away those we love too soon. I love you dad and miss you so much!

Squeek squeek squeek!

2009-10-06T11:09:00.005-06:00

I already put this up on facebook but I thought it was so cute I'll post it here too. This is my niece Nicki running with her new shoes that have squeakers on the bottom. I guess this is the new way of keeping track of your kids lol

Here is a couple of pics of Abbie and Dayton as well. All these were taken Sunday when Laura and Linds came home for a few days from college.

Thanks for coming to town Lindsey and Laura! We love and miss you! Fun family gathering.

Kimberly & Jonathan

ADAM BRADBURY

2009-09-28T11:32:00.002-06:00

Aren't those Bradbury boys so handsome in uniform?

The other day I was getting out of my car at the mall. We are right by Hill AFB and there was a big airplane that was flying overhead. I tried quickly to get my camera out but failed. Well as I was coming out of the mall the plane was flying over again so I recorded this. I couldn't help but think of Adam. I know its not the same plane he flies but the size just clicked. I just wanted to say thanks to all those who serve and their families.

Be safe Adam we miss ya!

Filly our nana eater!

2009-09-20T21:27:00.001-06:00

Filly really will eat anything! How blessed we are to have this little dude in our family!

Happy 24th of July!

2009-07-27T12:01:00.004-06:00

Happy 24th! Jonathan was sick but we went up to Hank's for a BBQ and Fireworks! Good times!

Kimberly's Rainy Day Adventure!

2009-07-20T09:56:00.007-06:00

A few weeks ago I was driving back to work from class and this is the fun I was driving in. I can't believe how hard it was raining.

This first video is on the freeway. I was so shocked it was raining so hard I had to pull out my camera. The video doesn't do the rain justice it was much worse than it looks!

This second video is when I got off the freeway and I was still shocked how hard it was raining when I was driving slow. It was even harder than before!

At this point it was really windy and the rain was going crazy!

Lastly this is inside. You can hear it pounding on the skylight!

Hope you all enjoyed going on my rain adventure with me! :-)

Grandma Taylor

2009-06-24T00:47:00.003-06:00

Last week this world lost a fabulous lady! Grandma Taylor passed away last Sunday the 14th. Grandma loved all of us so much and touched everyone with her smile! What touches me the most is to see the love between Grandpa and her. They have been married since she was barely 17 and him barely 18 and they kept their love strong til the end! And because they were so in love they had 7 girls. For the funeral I made some slide shows to play during the viewing. One I made was the Legacy of her and Grandpa. 21 Grand kids and 20 Great grand kids! Amazing! It really fits the saying "All because two people fell in love." What a legacy she left behind! Here is everyone.

I Love YOU!!!

2009-06-15T13:25:00.003-06:00

Can I just say how much we love our nieces and nephews? Dayton does the cutest thing to say I love you. Such a Sweetie!

Disneyland

2009-06-12T15:16:00.010-06:00

Last week Jonathan and his mom and I got to go to California. Wendy is getting ready to head back over to Iraq and there was a family training in LA where they fly you down, pay for your hotel and food and you go to the conference. So we flew down on Friday and spent all day Saturday at the conference and then Sunday and Monday we spent at Disneyland! Here are some fun pics.

We just got to Disneyland and we are already tired!

This is actually a funny story. We got a wheelchair and Jonathan was pushing me and had his heeley's on. As we pulled into Main Street USA he decided to push me while riding his heeley's. Well he fell backwards and didn't let go of the wheelchair. Therefore I went back with him. At first I thought he was teasing me... until I fell on top of him. Within 5 seconds we had 10 Disney employees around us and one took thier walk e talkie and said "we need a medic!" Embarrassed I was like "I'm fine I swear I'm fine!" They helped me up and I think I hurt Jonathan more than I was hurt falling back. This is just a pic of his injury.

Here we are at the Blue Bayou. This is the restaurant inside Pirates of the Caribbean.

After the whole wheelchair incident Jonathan needed it more than me.

I'll kill him for making that face! But still a cute pic!

The second day we got a electrical scooter.

I just love this saying.

Lastly here is a video from our hotel room. We stayed at the Westin LAX airport and we could see planes coming in. It was awesome! I think I enjoyed it more than Jonathan.

Overall our trip was fun and I just can't get enough of Disney!

Kimberly and Jonathan

May Stuff

2009-06-03T10:52:00.004-06:00

Wow I can't even believe that May is over and we are creeping into June! And I can't believe how horrible I've been at blogging lately! Well here are some things that have happened last month.

I guess we will go ahead and get started with my birthday. My birthday was on May 14th and my cousin Sarah's is on the 12th so on the 13th we decided to do a combo birthday (I don't know why we never did it before). We ate at the Old Spaghetti Factory and it was sooo yummy! And the next day on my birthday Jonathan threw a party at our house. It was lots of fun! Here are some pics from that.

I guess next are Becky's kids. They are so silly and fun sometimes! Becky had the kids up a few weeks ago and they just wanted silly pictures taken of them. And I learned that Abbie didn't know my name! I would ask who everyone else was but when it came to me it was "I dunno!" Lol such a silly girl! Then a couple of days ago she knew my name so it was okay!

Another thing that happened is Mother's Day! We went with our Mom's to Sizzler. Mmmm!

Next is my cousin and his wife Daisy are having a baby girl soon and there was a lovely baby shower for her! She got a lot of cool stuff and we had fun painting our own bibs and onsies. I did a onsie based on World of Warcraft! Below are a few pics!

Next Wendy got a condo up at Snowbird for the week and we spend a few days up there. I should have taken more pics! The room was so nice and had a great view of the snowy slopes. And a hot tub on the balcony! Very nice indeed! Here are some pics of the room.

Next is one of my favs! Our Filly... Our fat chunky little butter ball. He is 300 grams overweight and he doesn't jump and run, he ripples and jiggles! Jonathan found him asleep under the couch. So cute!

My dad got a invite to do a private tour of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and gave it to us so a couple of weeks ago we got to go view it. It is beautiful! What is really cool is that while we were taking our tour Dallin H. Oaks was with us! After we viewed the temple there was an amazing tent with a buffet so we go to have dinner with him as well! Talk about once in a lifetime experience. It was so much fun! Here are some pretty pics of the temple.

Last but no least is the TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT!!!! My dad got me front row tickets for my birthday and I took Ellie up with me. You should have seen her when I told her we were sitting separate from everyone else. She looked glum. When we approached the front row I told her and she got over that very quickly! The concert was amazing! Ellie got to touch Taylor's hand and her violinist gave Ellie a guitar pick and kept waving to her. It was so much fun! After the concert we went to Applebee's and then the girls slept over.

So basically May is such a busy month so I'm glad I finally got a chance to blog about it. Better late than never right???

Kimberly and Jonathan

Nationals 2009

2009-05-25T15:08:00.007-06:00

Okay so here we go. This blog is all about Nationals. Nationals is basically our biggest clogging competition of the year and it always happens around my birthday in May. I just want to say our team did amazing! Here are the results!

~Our team took first high gold on everything (except A Capella we took 2nd high score, our first time competing it).
~Everyone on our team made All American team (except Cameron who didn't try out).
~ Our team took triple crown using our standing line, Jessica and Sierra's duet and Ashley's freestyle.
~ We had a ton of people up for MVP
- Ashley A., Zac, Ashley G. for A capella
- Ashley A. and Sierra and Caitlin and Shanna for short duet
- Shanna for solos
- Jessica, Ashley A. and Zac for freestyle
~Ashley A. is our new MVP Female freestylist
~ Shanna and Caitlin got into the Hall of Fame!

That's just to name a few things we accomplished last weekend.

Here is my mom she took all the videos.

First is my freestyle.....

Here is the line solo....

Here is the show solo....

Here is the percussion solo....

Here is the traditional solo....

Lastly here is the challenge solo... Shanna and I learned it the night before.

Now onto teams. Here is our new acapella we just finished a week before

Standing Line

Traditional Line

Precision

Lastly here is me getting my All American Medal

Next year we will do even better!

Kimberly

Kimberly's "Feel Good" Blog

2009-05-11T01:27:00.014-06:00

So a few months ago my dad came into work with a coupon for me for a free photo shoot with Coverlook (also known as Jaylynn). I was super excited because I hadn't done it in years! So I thought what the heck? It's almost my birthday so why not get some pics to prove I can still look hott! And I think thats exactly what I did. You tell me what you think! My mom brought in Taylor to have some fun to! He had just gotten groomed and looks so handsome! The outfits are just some of my favorite clogging costumes. The pink and white is a team one and the purple is my freestyle costume.

That is my All American Team jacket hanging off the chair. They cut out alot of it.

There has been a lot happen the past few weeks! I will have to write a nice blog about it later. For those of you who have not heard I will be having a birthday party next Thursday, May 14th, at our house. Let us know if you can make it or not or need directions!

Love you all!

XOXOXO

Kimberly

It's April and we are here!

2009-04-30T14:36:00.009-06:00

Well here we are the last day of April. *sigh* Mother nature sure has taken us on a roller coaster ride too! Snow one day and hot another. Well I guess I should start out with April Fools. I still have people asking me if I'm pregnant, how far along I am, and if I'm having a boy or a girl. You have to admit it was a good one!

The biggest thing with us is getting all are final papers done. This is our last week of school for the semester. Jonathan is done but I still have 2 finals. It shouldn't be too hard, just time consuming.

Here is a few things that happened this month. For me it was Alumni. When I was in high school I was in dance company and every year our teacher has the dance co. alumni come back and to a dance. We did a modern lyrical to "Pretty good year" by Tori Amos. I will try to get a video up soon. Im not in the pic below but its fun!

Here is a pic of my bear claw

Another thing that happened in April was Kalynne's baby's blessing. Here is Jonathan with her baby Reagan. So cute!

Well we never knew it before but we have a Jedi living with us! He goes by Mr. Hankey! Just like Scooter, Hankey loves to steal straws. Apparently he likes to use them as weapons too!

This next pic is of Shaunte and Ashtyn and I after the Murray Dance Co. concert at Leatherby's.

There was a lot more that happened this month but perhaps I shall fill you in later. Hope everyone finds May to be exciting and fun! May is my birthday, Becky's birthday and Teri Lynn's wedding! Hooray!

K&J

College students!

2009-04-10T10:36:00.004-06:00

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Happy Birthday Abigail Marie!

2009-04-07T11:57:00.002-06:00

I can't believe you're four! Holy Moly! Abbie you are growing up so fast I can't even believe it! Uncle Jon and I love you very much! Have a very Happy Happy Birthday!

Uncle Jon Jon and Aunt Kimberly

St. George Clogging Competition

2009-04-03T10:54:00.002-06:00

Hey guys! Some may know that last weekend I went to St. George for a dance competition. I'm posting a few videos of my individual events. It was a fun competition. We didn't do as good as we hoped but we still had fun none the less. On Friday my friend Kayla and I went to Las Vegas which was a lot of fun, but exhausting!

This is a video of my friend Emma and I doing the show solo.

This is a video of Emma and I doing the line solo.

Here is my freestyle. My catagory is tough competition and I was blessed not to get last place!

Lastly here is just one of my team dances, our standing line. We took 1st! We just added some new arms to this dance and I think it's looking pretty smoking!

Nationals are just a little over a month away! Lots of practicing to do!

Kimberly

My big fat April Fool's joke!

2009-04-02T14:47:00.001-06:00

Come on guys? Do you really think I could steer Jonathan away from the 5 year plan? ;-)

The Positive

2009-04-01T11:43:00.001-06:00

If you guys think we're crazy...

2009-03-23T13:28:00.002-06:00

You can blame Jonathan. Lol!

Well last Thursday night Jonathan wanted to run to Petco and look at baby ferrets. He said he felt inspired and that he would find a ferret he would want. I told him 'no way' and told him we could go look anyway. He found a little girl he loved. I went to hold her and the first thing she did was bite my finger REALLY hard and wouldn't let go. "No way she is way too mean!" Jonathan gave me the puppy dog eyes. I told him "No! We can't get a new ferret. I'm not ready!" We left and went about our night.

The next morning I woke up to a ferret in my face. I opened my eyes and the colors looked like Hankey, but when they focused I realized 'thats not my ferret'. I was on the verdge of being pissed and upset. The feelings caught up with me and I started to cry. I was so mad he went against my wishes and got a new ferret. After a minute or two he said 'you really aren't going to be happy then.' I thought oh no did he get more material to build a bigger cage? I went upstairs and there was ANOTHER ferret!! I had really lost it now. Apparently Jonathan and his mom went to the store and Wendy decided she wanted a ferret too so they bought two. I ran to the couch not trying to panic. After a few minutes of Jonathan seeing me upset he said "well take them back". I was think 'dang right you will'. After a few minutes of playing the little boy Wendy got started to throw up. Poor little guy! After that he fell asleep on Jonathan.

Throwing up for ferrets is bad! We needed to get him to a vet. We called Petco and they wanted to take him back and observe him. We knew that he needed medical attention. We called our vet and they agreed so we decided to take the girl back to the store and take the boy to the vet.

On the way down to the vet he was sleeping in a blanket and cuddling with me. 'Oh no I'm getting attatched' I thought. After we got to the vet he started to become playful and we got to see what a cute personality he had. After the exam the vet said he was in good health and that we just needed to keep a good eye on him and bring him back. In conclusion he just had an upset tummy. I told Jonathan we could keep him.

Mr. Hankey is having a hard time getting along with him only because he is trying to show his dominance. Other than that Miss Priss and Tweak are playing 'mother' and being nice to him. Including grooming him and just being sweet!

We miss Scooter so much and know he can't be replaced, but having our new one is helping us be happy and filling our hearts will more love.

We debated names for a few days. Wendy was calling him "Little Hankey" but we wanted him to have his own name. We considered things like Roley Poley because he has a sticky outty belly. We thought of Fievel. Jonathan mentioned that Fievel has a nick name in the movie so after watching it we decided on Filly. His name is Fievel but Filly for short.

Here are some pics of him.

So yeah we might be crazy for loving ferrets so much but I tell you what they are the most lovable things ever!

Kimberly and Jonathan

February 2009

2009-03-07T19:00:00.003-07:00

Here is a sad attempt to put a little something happier on our blog. Things weren't so easy last month. Two friends passing away and our little Scooter making it to heaven were hard. But there were some happier moments in February.

I guess the first big event is tubing at Soldier Hallow. Jonathan wasn't able to make it. He was studying at the library with Teri Lyn. I hope you guys had fun studying but we had way more fun at Soldier Hallow! It was actually pretty hot up there. If you look at some of the pictures you can see some of us aren't wearing coats! Here is a photo recap of the day plus a funny video of us cruising down the hill!

Another fun event was bowling with my cousins! Rajiv and Layla were in town at the same time so we went bowling and for ice cream. I also put on a wonderful fashion show for them at Grandpa Hanks house! Most of these pics are of Addie (sorry she is just way too cute!).

Behind my work is a huge field with tons of sheep. They are reproducing! They are so cute too!

I got to tour the Draper Temple with the Young Men and Young Women of the ward. It was so much fun! Those girls are crazy cute and fun! The temple was way different than what I was expecting. I thought everything would be white and shiny but really it was just beautifully decorated and comfortable building. At the end is a pic of my in my grandpa's hat. He has an interesting style.

I know this part may be a little sad but here are some pictures of Scooter in his final days with us. There is a video too of him drinking a bowl of water. I miss him more than words can express!

Overall February was a pretty crappy month. Lol! But at least there was a few things in their that made it a little better!

Kimberly

Our Beloved Scooter

2009-02-23T11:23:00.003-07:00

I've been trying to put off this post because I feel like it's the end of our beloved friend. Unfortunately Scooters surgery was not a success and we had to put him down. The tumor had grown into some major arteries and he was losing too much blood.

Scooter, Scooter, Scooter.... Where to start? Before we were married Jonathan had been bored and decided to start building a cage. He worked so hard on this cage and eventually completed it within a few weeks. If any of you have seen this cage it is quite exquisite. It has a winding staircase and all! After completion Jonathan was just DYING to have a pet to put in this cage. He was thinking of a ferret. Jonathan went to the Island Pet Center and asked to look at the ferrets. The cage was open and as Jonathan reached his hand in one little guy jumped onto his arm immediately. He said "I'll take that one!"

A couple weeks after Jonathan had Scooter I came to Washington to visit for Christmas and brought Scooter a stocking full of toys and treats. His first time meeting mommy. It was quite interesting because I had never been around ferrets before and found him SO annoying. After we were married and settled in our apartment Scooter learned to escape from his cage (ferrets are EXCELLENT escape artists). I was so frustrated with him not staying in his cage I was ready to take him back to the pet store! All I can say now is, I'm glad I didn't.

Over the years we've added 3 other ferrets to our ferret clan. Miss Priss, Tweeker, and Mr. Hankey. Everytime we added a new one Scooter always was a good big brother in showing them the ropes and of coarse showing them who was boss! Miss Priss adored him and would always groom and love him. They had a deep connection.

Scooter was our smartest ferret. He knew how to beg, roll and melt your heart with that cute face. It was quite funny when we first got him. He loved his tennis balls, and he LOVED to keep them organized just the right way. We would play a game with him where we would mess up his little ball pile in the corner and see how long it would take him to put them right back into the little pile. Then we would mess it up again and he would look at us like "MOM DAD!!!!! I just made that perfect!" Then he would put them back into his little pile.

Scooter also loved powertools. Whenever Jonathan was in the middle of a project that involved tools, they would always go missing and end up under the couch. He also LOVED chocolate bars, straws and root beer. A few weeks ago our good friend Phil was over and had a drink. Scooter sneakily came up on the table, snatched it and ran away as fast as possible.

One thing that set him apart was his love for Jonathan and I. He was the only ferret who would come up to you and lay on your lap and fall asleep. He was also the only one who seemed to come and check on us to see if we were still there. We will truly miss that close bond we shared with him.

We can't express how much we love him and how saddened and heart broken we are over his passing. We would like to thank Parrish Creek for trying thier best. They sent us Scooter's paw prints. That meant the world to us.

We made Scooter a lovely casket out of a leather photo box and lined it with silk. We put some rose petals in there from our wedding day (the flower girl petals). We put in his favorite ball and squeeky toy. We also included a letter from Jonathan and I. Saying goodbye was hard. We let each ferret have a chance to go up and say thier final goodbyes. It was so touching to see Miss Priss try to groom him. She took it hard I think. They all knew there was something wrong.

After the final goodbyes we tied the box shut with yarn and wrapped the box in a shirt. We buried him in the backyard next to Jerry, Jonathan's cat who passed away a few years ago from cancer. We said a prayer and laid him to rest.

We know we will see him again. Heaven would not be Heaven with out our pets. Scooter was our son. If Scooter isn't there waiting for me, I will have a talk with Heavenly Father about that ;-).

Scooter we love you so much and we will never forget you and the joy you brought to our family!

Love, Mommy and Daddy

Prayer Requests

2009-02-13T19:41:00.004-07:00

We are saddened today. We took our sweet Scooter to the vet and they have found a mass in his abdomen. We are asking you to pray for our little boy. He is more than a ferret to us. He is just like our son and we would do anything for him. Scooter will be going into surgery Monday morning to remove the mass and to explore to see if there are anymore growths. Please pray that the surgery is successful and that we can have our little boy for 5-8 more years. He is still considered a young ferret.

All our love,

Kimberly and Jonathan

In Loving Memory

2009-02-10T13:37:00.004-07:00

I was deeply and saddened and shocked on Sunday after noon when I found out that one of my friends from school passed away. On Sunday morning Adrianne was in Orem getting ready to make her way back up to Murray, her home. She was headed westbound on 800 S. and when she reached State Street she ran a red light and was struck on the drivers side by a truck. Police are pretty sure she died on impact. Something that hit real close to home is that 20 minutes before her accident she was on facebook talking to her friends. Her last status update is "leaving happy valley". It was so crazy that she was in contact just minutes before her death. It's way too sad! Just a few weeks ago I had found her facebook and added her as a friend. I'm honored she excepted.

Adrianne McBride and I went to school together all the way from Elementary till we graduated at Murray High in 2003. I have many great memories of Adrianne. I remember when she skipped a grade and was in my class in elementary school. I had the privilege of being her 'stand partner' in Hillcrest Jr. High's orchestra our 9th grade year. She was concert mistress (I must admit I was jealous, but I was proud to be runner up). She was a great leader and was adored by the rest of our orchestra and our teacher, Mr. Wolfe. In high school we weren't as close but were still in orchestra together. I had to laugh at a picture I got of her on band tour going to San Diego pointing at me and saying "if you take that picture you're dead!" Band tours were so much fun in high school and I remember in Washington DC our senior year we got to share a stand one last time at our performance since a lot of the 1st violin section didn't go. I will always remember Adrianne as a bright, outgoing, funny and beautiful person. I know that she is in a better place and she will watch over us. We will see her again. Adrianne thank you for being such an influence in my life. Even though we weren't the closest friends I still cherish your memory.

The day after I found out about Adrianne's passing I found out another good friend from school, Cody Scafer had passed away in his sleep Saturday night. I was devastated again! I can't believe we ( I say we because there were many who were friends with both) lost 2 great people in 1 day! I remember Cody as being so friendly, funny and a fun person to talk to and hang out with. I went and looked in my yearbook my 9th grade year. I found where he had signed my yearbook. It said "Hey there hottie! Have a great summer! -Cody" He didn't put his last name but luckly I was smart enough to fill in last names so I could remember years later. I turned to go view his picture. Right next to his name was a big star. It said *Good friend, funny. I really didn't keep contact after high school but I remember all the great times we had.

In this sad week all I can think about is how much I take for granted. It makes me think of friends and family. What would I do if they passed away? What kind of things would I like to say to them before they go. I just wanted to let all my friends and all my family know that "I love you. Despite our differences. No matter how often we speak or see each other. I care about you and would miss you deeply if you were gone." I hope everyone is doing well and I wanted to give a big congrats to Aaron and Galima to thier new baby boy.

Love you guys!

Kimberly

This made me smile

2009-02-04T22:33:00.000-07:00

Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the dishes & laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give u s, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.

Working for God on earth doesn't pay much... but His retirement plan is out of this world.

Gods Creation... Becky and Aaron helped, a little.

2009-02-03T23:40:00.002-07:00

I love my new nephew. This is a picture of me holding his beautiful perfect little hand. I love you Taylon. From your Uncle Jon Jon.

Do we have a new genius?

2009-02-03T14:54:00.002-07:00

When I took this photo of Dayton I couldn't help but think of that famous photo of Albert Einstein.

Smart Photo #2

2009-02-01T23:18:00.002-07:00

Big Burban - Got's nothin on my parkin ablitlies!

Clogging Performance

2009-01-31T19:22:00.002-07:00

Thank you to all that were able to make it! If you were not able to I hate you.... I'm just kidding! Here is one of the dances I'm in. Enjoy!

Dayton the Chocolate Hating Baby and Cheese

2009-01-31T00:09:00.014-07:00

Tonight after my clogging recital we all went to Leatherby's. When we were wrapping it up Dayton seemed hungry still so Jonathan gave me a spoonful of hot fudge to feed to him. After it was in his mouth he made a disgusting face and shook his head. He hated it! A few minutes later we took this video of him.

When we got up to go I picked him up and said "Do you still love me after feeding you chocolate." He said "nooooo...." I asked him "Do you still love Jonathan?" He pointed to him and said "Jon Jon!"

Here are some other pics from Leatherby's!

Dayton says "CHEEEEEEEEEESE!"

Abbie's Cheese face!

Bring on the Cheese Please!

Nancy Says Cheese too!

Dad says cheese when he is picking out his ice cream

Kayla and Andy

Robin and Sid to busy to cheese because they are ordering food.

I taught Dayton to stick his tongue out

Getting Cheesy in here!

So Silly!

Thanks to everyone who came to watch me clog! Love ya guys!

Kimberly

Smart Photos

2009-01-30T01:50:00.005-07:00

Parallel Parking.... The Smart Way!

This is just an area where we shall post "Smart" pictures. Check back often!

Happy 3 Year Anniversary

2009-01-27T16:18:00.002-07:00

I can't even believe it's been 3 years since I walked down the aisle. It's so crazy to think of everything that has happened. A deployment, Jonathan getting out of the Navy, Moving back to Utah, Jonathan starting school and then me joining him this semester. It hasn't been a piece of cake, no marriage is. But it has been great! We celebrated last weekend at the Anniversary Inn in the Lighthouse Suite. Here are some random pics of us over the years.

Here is a little update on whats been up lately. Jonathan and I started school on the 12th and have been BUSY BUSY BUSY. There has been a lot of Homework, Reading, Papers to write and driving to school everyday. We have been trying to carpool. Other than that Mom is home from Kuwait so we are making adjustments around the house because of that. Scentsy is going great as well! FYI they make cute valentines day gifts. Especially the new Sweetheart warmer. Way cute. www.scentsy.com/cremebrole

Sorry I needed my sales pitch.

Taylon is out of the NICU now. I will post some pictures of his last day in there soon. He is getting much stronger but still needs the oxygen. I'm happy he is finally home though and the kids have gotten to see him. I wonder what they think of their new brother?

We hope all is well with you all! Much love!

Kimberly and Jonathan

Leatherby's

2009-01-19T15:22:00.004-07:00

These two KRAZY girls and I got to go to Leatherby's the other night with my dad. We had too much fun! Grandma Wendy had given them a dollar before we left and they ran to the jukebox and played "Love Story" by Taylor Swift just for me. How sweet! Before ice cream we all had a sandwich and cheese fries. Then I ordered a banana split, Ellie had playdough and Savannah had bubblegum. Yum yum!

Yup that is powdered sugar on their noses. The dishes of ice cream came with a couple of cookies. I hope these kids slept this night so loaded with sugar. If not I'm sorry Becky and Aaron!

Happy birthday Jonathan

2009-01-16T10:56:00.004-07:00

Yesterday Jonathan turned 25 years old! Holy cow that's 1/4 of a century. The day before was my cousin Bob's birthday and we surprised Jonathan with his own cake. It was sooo yummy.

It was pretty funny last night we were watching the news and the reporters said "new scientific research shows that your brain starts shrinking at 25." He looked at me with a bit of concern.

For his birthday we had school but that night my mother took us to the Mayan for dinner. It was awesome! Those cliff divers are a must see and so brave!

I hope he had an awesome birthday. I love you honey! And I'll still love you when you are 125!

An Elwood Blessing

2009-01-09T21:30:00.013-07:00

Today Becky and Aaron welcomed in their 5th little bundle of joy! Becky was having high blood pressure so they decided to induce her about 7 this morning. After about 6-7 hours of labor the nurse realized the doc didn't even break the water. So after they broke it he came out just an hour and a half later, Becky said about 4:30. We were worried all day because he was about 6 weeks early. Would you guys like to know his name?

Taylon Stephens Elwood. The newest Krazy Elwood! Right now he is in the NICU. We got to the hospital about 6:30 and unfortunately Dad and Nancy weren't able to go in because the nursery closes for the switchover of nurses and doctors till 8. Grandma Wendy was the first to go in. Aaron could only bring 1 of us in at a time due to the critical state of all the little babies in there. After Wendy was done I got to go in with Aaron next. We had to wash our hands really well, even tho we weren't going to hold him.

After a good hand washing I followed Aaron back to see little Taylon. The nurse was trying to get fluid out of his lungs from a small tube. He was just so small and innocent! He's been having trouble breathing and his little chest was moving up and down pretty quickly. For about 5 minutes or so the nurse went over visitation policies with Aaron and I. Every time I would take a picture he jumped a little like it scared him.

The hospital is saying they will probably have to keep him for 2-3 weeks. Since he was so early he should probably be monitored for his breathing.

It was kind of sad to see him with all those tubes and gadgets around him but after looking at him for a few minutes all you could see is a cute little boy just resting and getting ready for the life ahead of him.

What cute little feet! After a few pictures I figured he was probably startled enough from the camera noise so I put my hand on the 'baby cage' and said goodbye until next time to my precious little nephew. I went back to the room where Aaron's parents and sister were waiting. The kids and Becky were excited to see the pictures! Since it is the season to be sick the kids couldn't go back to see him so the pictures were all they got to see of their new baby brother.

Here are the happy sisters! Abbie was so cute! She is a little confused. When Becky told her that the baby wasn't in her belly anymore she asked "how did it get out?" Dayton is confused why mommy has a tube sticking in her hand. He wouldn't go to her so I think he was a little scared of the needle. He eventually warmed up.

Becky is doing well! They have given her some pain medicine and her blood pressure is still a little high but going down. She thinks she will be released on Sunday morning. For the respect of Becky I wont post the pics Jonathan took. She was eating at the time and putting food in her mouth.

And here is father of the year! He had a long day for sure attending to Becky and probably answering a million phone calls from everyone. He had the job of taking people back to see him.

What a blessing to have him here with us! He's a little early but we are happy to have him here. It's amazing to think earlier today he was up in heaven still getting ready for his journey here on earth. Welcome Taylon! We just met you but love you so much already!

Ok Ok Ok... So while we are blogging we have to brag about our new car. Today while Becky was in labor we went down to Lindon and got it. It's a Smart Car Passion. This is a picture of it sitting behind my car in the driveway. Gives you and idea of how small it is.

Yeah... We rock!

Clogging Recital

2009-01-07T13:32:00.001-07:00

Mark your calendars everyone! Januarty 30th at 7:00 at West Jordan High is High Impact's (my clogging group) annual recital. It should be good and I'm in quite a few dances. I'll keep you updated with any changes. Hope to see you there!

Kimberly

A new year Photo

2009-01-05T20:49:00.002-07:00

We forgot our camera New Years Eve so thank you To Kalynne for the photo!

Happy Freaking New Year!

2009-01-01T12:18:00.002-07:00

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Goodbye 2008 and hello 2009! I still can't believe it's been another year. Seems like just yesterday Jonathan and I were saying I do and here we are almost 3 years later! Very crazy indeed.

Our resolutions are simple. Try to go another year with out killing each other (lol), get our schooling done with good grades, for me at least I would like to loose 25 lbs. (don't bother with the you're not fat Kimberly comments lol) it's for personal health and fitness reasons mostly. And probably our biggest resolution is to prepare to get sealed in the temple hopefully in September. Or maybe sooner if our bishop thinks we are ready.

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We hope you all had a safe and wonderful New Year! We love you guys.

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Kimberly and Jonathan

Swim Suits!

2008-12-29T00:35:00.003-07:00

We'll as many of you may know The Bradbury family takes an annual trip to Lava Hot Springs every winter. I hate all the swimsuits I have because they just don't cover the stuff I want them to cover. Well anyway I ran across this website http://www.limericki.com/ they have way cute suits that are all modest and they are inexpensive like the majority of swimwear. They are based in Utah too! Right now is a good time to buy because they are all on sale and go up to XXL. Anyway just thought I would spread the word. I'm excited for mine to come! I'll let you all know how it works.

<3 Kimberly

A big Christmas Suprise for the Elfwoods and other things

2008-12-27T20:24:00.002-07:00

I guess we will try to go in chronological order here. About a week or so ago we found Surfer in the corner giving this stuffed animal a massage! It was so cute we had to get in on video. He loved it! It also was a very snowy day and we caught the plow coming by.

Second here is a video of Mr. Hankey doing what he does best. Giving a head massage! This time it happens to be Dayton's turn. There is also a few pics of that day and Ellie helping me make my mother's blanket.

Here is some pictures from New Years Eve at my Dad's house and Christmas morning at Grandpa's House!

Now the biggest surprise of them all came Christmas night when we had a dinner with my mom, Becky and Aaron's family and the guest of honor. Wanna know who it was? Watch the video! Santa brought it especially for Becky.

That's right Santa brought Mom all the way home in his sleigh! When you come home and hear her stories you never take anything you have for granted here in America. This includes soft bread.

As for Christmas gifts Jonathan got me a new Dooney and Bourke bag, a yummy cook book, a Cricut scrapbooking machine, warm fuzzy socks, some warm gloves and Heely's! Jonathan got a lot of clothes (hey when I worked at Macy's I shopped early for Christmas), some PSP games, a Nauvoo Temple puzzle and other little nick nacks. Becky and Aaron got him some Heely's so now we both need to learn how to use them! They aren't as easy as those kids make them look. And with the gift certificate to Lowe's my mom got him he got a band saw.

We hope everyone had a fun and safe Christmas! We love you all!

Kimberly and Jonathan

The Shannon Elves!

2008-12-24T11:39:00.001-07:00

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The Krazy Elfwoods

2008-12-23T19:25:00.001-07:00

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The Classic Bradbury Elves

2008-12-23T19:22:00.001-07:00

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Bradbury Elves do the Charleston

2008-12-23T19:18:00.001-07:00

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Bradbury Elves do Disco

2008-12-23T19:15:00.001-07:00

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Crazy dancing Bradbury Elves!

2008-12-23T19:11:00.001-07:00

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Merry Christmas Shout Out

2008-12-19T13:40:00.002-07:00

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We would just like to take a moment to wish everyone a Merry and safe Christmas. We want you all to know that we love you guys very much and miss those we don't get to talk to often, or at all. We are so blessed to have a great family and awesome friends in our lives.

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Sometimes we get so caught up in Christmas shopping and making plans for meals and visits that we forget the true meaning of Christmas. We would like to encourage you to remember the spirit and why celebrate this holiday in the first place!

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We want you guys to be safe so please use cation while driving in the snow! And remember to buckle up!

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Enjoy the Holidays everyone and eat lots of pumpkin pie and don't forget the egg nog!!

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Love you all!

Kimberly and Jonathan Bradbury

Sawing logs, a Massage, a little Plumber and San Francisco

2008-12-14T11:30:00.004-07:00

A few days ago I got some excellent footage of Jonathan! The first video is a video of Jonathan sleeping. He had come to work with me but decided to stay in the car in sleep. Well when the time came to leave work I opened the car door to this! For a few years I've tried to tell Jonathan that he snores! Today though he is sick with a cold so the snoring was amplified.

This second video is Mr. Hankey giving Jonathan a head massage. He is so funny! He loves to scratch heads for some reason.

This is a picture of our little nephew, Dayton, who seems to be having trouble with his pants. He thought it was hilarious!

Lastly here is a few pictures of the trip my mom and I took to San Francisco for Thanksgiving. :-) A few are from the harbor cruise we took and some of beautiful Pacifica!

Holiday eating tips!

2008-12-13T22:17:00.001-07:00

HOLIDAY EATING TIPS

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted,it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or
get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips;
start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Have a great holiday season....

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Just One Word!

2008-12-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

I got tagged by Miss Caitlin. Here is the rule: you have to answer all of these with one word (except on the list 4 things).

1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Your significant other? couch
3. Your hair? roots
4. Your mother? home
5. Your father? dunno
6. Your favorite thing? Disneyland
7. Your dream last night? realistic
8. Your favorite drink? Milk
9. Your dream/goal? Teacher
10. The room you're in? Living
11. Your fear? Aliens
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Settled
13. Where were you last night? Concert
14. What you're not? best
15. Muffins? Blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? dress
17. Where you grew up? Murray
18. The last thing you did? Scentsy
19. What are you wearing? Costume
20. Your TV? Big
21. Your pet? Cute
22. Your computer? laptop
23. Your Life? Ehh
24. Your mood? hungry
25. Missing someone? family
26. Your car? Camry
27. Something you're not wearing? necklace
28. Your favorite store? Aeropostale
29. Your summer? Ehh
30. Your favorite color? Purple
31. When is the last time you laughed? Today
32. Last time you cried? Today
33. Four places you go often? Work, Home, Clogging, Olive Garden
34. Four of your favorite foods? Italian, Jamba, Pancakes, fondue
35. Four Places you would rather be right now? Disneyland, Hawaii, Cruise, Rollercoaster
36. Four people you tag? Kayla, Adam, Becky, Kyra

Christmas Cards

2008-12-05T16:59:00.001-07:00

The fast approaching Christmas day is coming very fast and we are almost ready to send out Christmas cards! Please if you could email me updated addresses if you have moved in the past year. Thanks! email me at clogging.goddess@gmail.com

Kimberly

Scentsy Party Saturday!

2008-12-01T01:48:00.000-07:00

This Saturday from 11 am-1 pm at our house! If you can't make it and would like to order call me and let me know and we can include it in the party order for free shipping! Free lunch too! Call me for directions or any other questions. 801-230-0668.

For all you Scentsy lovers!

2008-11-25T13:03:00.000-07:00

I now sell Scentsy!

You can check out my website at www.scentsy.com/cremebrole. We have lots of yummy scents for Christmas and they make excellent gifts for Christmas. Over 80 scents and dozens of different style warmers. Let me know if you are interested in having a party as well. Being a hostess will save you some money. You can also order just directly off my site. Thanks a ton!

Love Kimberly

Halloween Fun!

2008-11-10T13:42:00.000-07:00

We had a lot of fun this year with Halloween! One of the first fun events was Boo at the Zoo with Becky, Aaron, Ellie, Savannah, Abbie, Dayton and the lil bun in the oven. When we first got there is was near impossible to find a place to park! It was a zoo (literally)! People were getting parking tickets left and right. When we first got there we just started walking around looking for trick-or-treat booths. The lines for these were crazy! So we eventually started just looking at animals. Aaron joined us a little late and was one of those crazy lucky ones to get a parking ticket. Some of the little girls actually mistook me for the real sleeping beauty. Eventually the heat and walking around got to us so we decided to call it a day at the zoo. Here are some fun pics from our zoo adventure!

Another fun thing was the pumpkin carving party at Sarah, Shaun, and Addie Mae's house. We had fun getting out the ewwie gooies from the pumpkins and making fun creations!

Aaron and Galima were in town for the evening and we got to see them for a bit. There two lil ones are so cute! Max and Sophie. I only got a hug from Sophie because I told her I was the real sleeping beauty! (Hey she's my niece I deserve a hug even with bribery!) We got to see lil Ava Lolabelle too!

Also on Halloween night we went to Thriller. Such amazing dancers there! During intermission they had a costume contest and this cute stud got into the top 3! A guy dressed at beetlejuice won. Shoot! First prize was a trip to Vegas!

Last but not least was the KSOP Halloween party where Taylor was my date! He was my prince. Costume home made. He didn't like the crown too much. We were pretty much the only ones who dressed up. Lame!

Hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!

And the winner of the biggest spider award goes to...

2008-11-10T13:17:00.000-07:00

Becky and Aaron for this ridiculously huge wolf spider! No worries he's dead(sorry Kyra we had to post it) :-). These lil buggers are apparently running around their yard in Tooele! Gross!

New phone and Obama

2008-11-05T13:26:00.001-07:00

Kimberly got a new phone! It's a Samsung Blackjack II and it's awesome. It can text and has a built in day planner. Best part.... IT'S PINK!!

Kimberly got a new phone! It's a Samsung Blackjack II and it's awesome. It can text and has a built in day planner. Best part.... IT'S PINK!!

Also we are so excited for Obama! We hope his plan will make this country a better place to live and help us with our country's struggles. We pray for him and his family to get through it because it will be a tough job for all

Frightmares with Ellie and Savannah

2008-10-31T15:54:00.000-06:00

A couple of weeks ago we took the girls to Lagoon for Frightmares. We had a fun time! The first night we went was on a Thursday night and it wasn't very crowded at all! We had to wait just a short time to go on all the rides. And good news for Savannah! She is able to go on a lot of the big rides now! (That is if she wears her Heely's). She went on the swings, Colossus, Wild Mouse, Wicked, and the Spider. She was still too short for Rocket, Samari, and Jet Star. We sure had a fun time watching the Halloween shows too! We had so much fun I took them back Friday! But it was really crowded that day so we didn't stay too long. Here are some pics from the fun!

Conference

2008-10-26T21:45:00.000-06:00

A few days before conference we got a phone call from Teri, the bishops wife, informing us that Dale got tickets for general conference 1st session and asked us if we wanted to go! Depressed I said... I gotta work. But it all worked out and we were able to make it!

On our way in was crazy! Thousands of people were piling into the center around protesters. They are so silly! Telling us to believe in Jesus Christ and read the bible. We do! Don't they know? We thought we were running late but we were able to make it in out of the rain.

Once seated we were relieved that we made it and anticipated seeing the prophet come out. We were able to use Jonathan's phone to snap a pic of us.

Once the conference began we got to listen to President Monson speak first followed by many of the other leaders including one from relief society. We took notes so we could remember what we listened to later.

When the conference was over going out was a zoo! And when we got outside it was pouring rain. It was quite amazing actually! The protesters were still there, but that's not the amazing part. There were several groups of people under umbrellas singing hymns and magically you couldn't hear the protesters anymore.

It was a great experience we will never forget!

Kimberly and Jonathan

Ellie and I's Baptism Day

2008-10-02T01:06:00.000-06:00

On September 6th Elizabeth and I were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. After what seemed to be the worst week of my life, it ended on a wonderful note! While Ellie and I were getting ready we kept saying "were getting BAPTIZED!!!" And jumping in the air. I thought when it would get time to get in the water I would be procrastinating like crazy. I was ready. I got in. Jonathan said the prayer and dunked me. When I came out of the water before I opened my eyes I asked "Did I go under all the way?" I heard about 15 yeses and opened my eyes and hugged Jonathan. Jokingly I pretended to push him underwater. HE FELL IN! So I can now joke Jonathan baptized me... but I baptized him too. I will paste the program on here so you can all see the order of events. Thank you to Becky and all those who prepared food for the lovely picnic after and all the nice gifts and notes! They are deeply appreciated.

I was confirmed Sunday morning by my Grandpa Hilton. I don't know how many people ended up in my circle but I'm guessing 10 lol! I had only asked 5 I believe. It's good to know so many people care about me and wanted to be in my circle. Their hands were heavy! I prayed "oh grandpa please don't take too long." It was short and sweet. Even though it was short he said a lot. I'm so happy he got this opportunity. After the hands were laid off my head I felt happy. During sacrament several of my family members got up and bore their testimony. Jonathan kept poking me to go up. I did the indescribable! With out thinking my body just kind of stood up and walked up. I said "Well.... I guess the Holy Ghost is kicking in because he told me to come up here". The congregation laughed and I knew I had them in the palm of my hands.

Here are some pics of the baptism. Thank you to my dear friend Nila for taking these!

Here is the program:

Welcome to the Baptisms of:
Elizabeth Wendy Elwood
Kimberly Athena Bradbury
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 6:30 p.m.

Presiding: Brother Dan Roth
Conducting: Brother Bowles
Pianist: Kim Dennis
Chorister: Lauri Hubbard

Opening Hymn: “When I am Baptized”
Accompanied by Nancy Bradbury

Invocation: Lindsey Bradbury

Missionary Testimony: Elder De Witt

Talk about Baptism: Becky Elwood

Baptism of Elizabeth Wendy Elwood
Performed by Aaron Elwood
Witnesses: Lon Elwood and Joe Bradbury

Baptism of Kimberly Athena Bradbury
Performed by Jonathan Bradbury
Witnesses: Joe Bradbury and Andrew Lund

Presentation by the Missionaries

Talk about the Holy Ghost: Nila Smith

Missionary Testimony: Elder Paongo

Welcome to Relief Society: Annette Johnson

Closing Hymn: “Be still my soul”

Benediction: Laura Bradbury

Confirmation of Elizabeth Wendy Elwood

Confirmation of Kimberly will be in Sacrament
Meeting tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m.

Lookie what we found!!!

2008-09-11T21:43:00.000-06:00

Ellie, Jonathan, and I found this in our driveway a few weeks ago. It's a mother hobo spider with her babies on her back. According to National Geographic this is a VERY rare thing to see. Jonathan first spotted her getting out of the car. He told me to grab the camera. The neighbors even came by for a sneak peek. She was holding so still probably in fear.

After a few minutes taking pictures she took a run for it under my car. We all ran back and screamed! We had planned on killing her with poison to prevent more hobo's running around the yard. I had our neighbor Teri move my car back (I refused I was too scared to get off Jonathans car) so Jonathan could spray. Once he started she started running in a frenzy and of coarse all of us girls started screaming and running the other way. After a minute she stopped moving and she was a gone.

So YAY for Jonathan for saving the day (and taking a very rare picture for us to share with all). MY HERO!

Just some Pictures of Ellie and I

2008-09-01T15:23:00.000-06:00

Putting together some collages I had the challenge of finding pictures of both Ellie and I. This is what I found.

Done for

2008-08-13T22:26:00.000-06:00

Better watch out Aaron! Your kids are getting tougher than you! With you preparing for the 5th I say hit the gym and lift those weights! You need those muscles to fight off 5!

A new addition

2008-08-13T21:45:00.000-06:00

We are happy to announce we have a new little member of our ferret clan. His name is Mr. Hankey. (Yes he is named after South Park).

It was a typical day going to the pet store.... it really was. Some cat stuff, some ferret toys and a new ferret bed were planned on being purchased. All was well till we came to a cage of a bunch of baby ferrets just cuddled together. "Awww I want to hold them!" I said. So did Jonathan. So I asked the girl if it would be alright and she opened the cage for us. As we would reach in to pet the little critters we would have about 10 ferrets jump on our arm as if they were saying "GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!!" It was then we spotted Hankey. Jonathan held him close and gave me those puppy 'can we keep him' eyes. We decided to go run our other errands and think about it. 20 minutes later we were back with a name decided and all!!

He is pretty smart. It only took him 1 day to learn where to potty in the cage. He is very clumsy, we think it's probably due to him still being a baby and learning those motor skills. He is super soft like our little Tweeker. The other ferrets are getting used to him but like to bite him a lot to show him who's boss. But I know they will get along because I found all 4 of our little ones in 1 hammock yesterday.

Here are a few photos of our new little poo:

Our Little Family

2008-07-23T00:52:00.000-06:00

It seems as tho lately everyone around us is having kids!! Sisters, Cousins, and friends. And then of coarse there is a blog to write about them all. So it is time for me to write one about my little ones. My Ferrets and my puppy Taylor.

Our oldest is Taylor. His full name is *deep breath* Taylor Dustmop Pee Weeni Linguini Poo Poo Stinky Bradbury. He is a 3 year old Lhasa Apso. My mother and I wet to get a beta for my best friend Carrie's bridal shower at the pet store. I saw him and knew he was my puppy. 2 days later he was mine. I love him so much! He is got the sweetest personality. His favorite toy is Miss Teddy. We wont mention how he likes to play with her. He loves walks and his mommy and daddy. Jonathan has taught him lots of tricks. He is definitely our most well behaved kid. :-) Taylor lives with my mom right now tho because of Jonathan's Moms cats.

Next comes our little boy Scooter (our little Sku Bug). He is a 2 1/2 year old sable ferret. He loves to snuggle and be around mommy and daddy. One of his favorite activities is wrestling with is little sisters and stealing cat food. He is also the most potty trained! His favorite toy is the bouncy light up balls we got him from Disneyland. He will hiss at you if you try to take them away. He is a QT pie!

About 6 or months after Scooter we added Miss Priss (originally Snowball) to our little clan. I started to call her Miss Priss because she would bite on to something and not let go. One time she bit onto Jonathan's tongue and wouldn't let go. She was screaming, he was screaming. It was quite a scene! Needless to say the name stuck. She loves to torment Jonathan's moms cats (she ran into a mean cat once and the grudge stuck with her). The cats actually run from her. It's hilarious to see a 12 lb. animal run from a 1 lb. animal. She is a little antisocial from us but loves to groom her older brother and wrestle with her siblings. Her favorite activity tho would have to be stealing the soles out of our shoes. (Note to all who come to our house... don't take off your shoes unless you put them high. It's happened a few occasions.) Here is a picture of her as a baby.

Our baby is our little Tweek (I like to call her Tweeker Mcbeal). She is our most adorable ferret. When we got her she was super soft and has stayed that way. For awhile she was fat. It was pretty funny until we took her to the vet and they told us she was 100 grams overweight. She lost it tho and although she's smaller she is still a big love! She is our kisser of the group. She will lick your finger if you put it through the cage or she will even kiss your face (I think she mostly does it so you will put her down so she can continue to play). She is the funniest little thing to watch play. Her obsession is stuffed animals. Her and Missy will have a battle over where to hide the stuffed animals. One day I even saw them move one about 3 or 4 times. She gets scared the easiest too and will run as fast as she can (even backwards) to get away to the entertainment system or couch. She completed our little ferret family and we are glad we have 3 ferrets. It is the perfect balance.

With out our little ones life would not be the same. They continually bring smiles to our face. (Even when they poop just 2 inches away from the litter box). A new adventure everyday.

Until next time!

Kimberly, Jonathan, Taylor, Scooter, Miss Priss and Tweek

Mom's Home!

2008-07-21T00:39:00.000-06:00

Yes Jonathan and I are still alive, just behind. My laptop crashed a few weeks ago so I haven't been able to post as much as I would have liked. But here is a few things new.

First off moms homecoming. Last Monday we all went to the airport to get her. We waited for what seemed to be a half hour or so in anticipation for her arrival. We finally saw the sign say her plane had arrived. So all the kids and Jonathan and I waited as close as we possibly could without the security guards hacking our heads off haha! Finally we saw some cami's come down the escalator. I was holding Dayton. "Look it's Grandma!" I said and pointed. I think he knew who she was because he pointed too. Finally she walked up close enough for the girls to all run up and give her a huge hug! I then set Dayton down who right away toddled up to her and gave her a sweet hug. I overheard a couple captains come out and say "You can't beat something as amazing as that! Welcome home." The whole waiting area was looking and saying how sweet it was. A couple even came up and personally thanked her for her service.

We are all thankful for the men and women serving our country and thankful to mom, who works so hard over in Kuwait and comes home and mows the lawn. She says there is no grass there and was thankful to have it and wanted to mow it. We are happy to have her for a couple of weeks and hope she makes it safely back to Kuwait and stays safe through her whole journey. Thank you Mom for your service! We love you!!

Here are some pictures Jonathan took (he isn't in any he wouldn't let me take a picture with him lol). It was taken on our new toy (bow chica wow wow).

Locks of Love

2008-05-19T01:12:00.000-06:00

On May 13th I donated 10.5" of hair to Locks of Love. Most of you may know that I was purposely growing it for this reason. And now I'm very proud that I have done this! I have very short hair now and I'm still trying to get used to it but I feel awesome knowing I'm helping someone who needs the hair more than I do! Here are some pictures of my new hair do!

Making All American

2008-05-18T14:25:00.000-06:00

These are some pictures of me and my clogging Friends!

This is the video of me trying out for the All American Team.

And this is me making it!

Yay!! I'm very excited. 4 years now!

All American Champion Kimberly Bradbury

2008-05-18T00:46:00.000-06:00

Mrs. Kimberly Bradbury, after months of rigorous and intense training, after hours and hours of pounding and pounding… Some days her feet would be moving so fast I thought of removing the carpet for fear it would catch on FIRE! As one foot would go up another would come down and an arm would swing in directions you couldn’t even imagine. There she would go, turning left, no wait, right. No wait left again! Man if you could have been there on those grueling nights of practice. She was mind blowing.

Finally May 16^th 2008. The dreaded day of battle. I call it “C-Day”. As I could only imagine her heart began to pound as she entered the battle field bounding up the hill. She had a smile that could knock 10 competing warriors to their knees. The war drums started to beet slowly at first and then quickly sped to full speed.

No sooner did one foot start then another began. Left then right, heal then toe, if I didn’t know better I would have presumed her a machine. The precision and timing were flawless. Every second that went by you saw an enemy fall by the wayside with her tremendous pounding… Now don’t tell anybody but I even saw someone run from the battle field in fright at the sight of Col. Kimberly Bradbury (aka Athena God of Destruction and Pain!)… Her war march was relentless! I was just a spectator but I almost ran in fear.

After 3 rounds at less than a minute the war was over. Sure there were still shots being fired. A little spat here a little spat there. Some trying desperately to turn the tide, but they were too late. The damage had been done and too many lay by the wayside to recover from Col. Bradbury’s destruction.

The next day Col. Kimberly Bradbury returned to tread on the ground she had been to the day before… Some that were there that day rumored to call that ground the slaughter house after seeing what was done… All the Generals, all the distinguished guests and all the citizens were there to witness such glowing example of a warrior. The celebration lasted well into the night. At approximately 23:00 hours Col. Bradbury was called to the stage that had been erected in her honor. “Col Kimberly Bradbury, we cannot express how thankful we are that you honored us with your presence.” I heard one of the spokesmen announce. “You are a shining example to us and to all future warriors.” he said with humility. “It would be to our deepest gratitude if you would accept this award in appreciation for your efforts. So today it is my Great Pleasure to present you with your 4^th All American Clogging Champion award!”

Now you wouldn’t have believed it if you had heard it yourself. I have never heard a crowd cheer and yell and whistle and scream so much. And I, being the luckiest man in the world, having the unimaginable pride and privilege to be married to this extraordinary wonder, was able to escort her off the grand stage and “Kiss the Girl”.

I love you honey. Congratulations on your victory! You are amazing.

Every Word Spoken in Truth,

Mr. Jonathan Bradbury

Great News!

2008-05-12T22:11:00.001-06:00

Jonathan did great on his grades!

English- A
Photography- A ( who didn't see that coming?)
Psychology- A
Math- C +

Good job honey! We are all so proud of you!

SUPRISE! We're spoiled....

2008-04-21T14:51:00.001-06:00

As some may know Kimberly's birthday is coming up here soon. Which means people are wondering what to get her. Well my dad is taking us to California for 5 days for my birthday. Disney, Knott's Berry, and the beach! *sigh* We are almost as spoiled as Paris Hilton.

SPOILED KIDS!!!!!

Dizzy World Baby!!

2008-04-07T20:56:00.000-06:00

It was a lot of fun! This blog is to tell you about our grand adventure. We got to Florida about 4ish and went and got our total of a million bags LoL! Then we got our rent-a-car and headed towards the hotel.

Here is the first big adventure... checking into the hotel! As we were waiting Abbie, Dayton, and Savannah were taking pictures by the Mickey Mouse statue. Savannah said "I gotta go potty!" and Abbie agreed she did as well. I picked up Abbie and had Savannah follow me to the potty. Once we arrived Savannah ran into the stall. I sat Abbie down saying "Ok Abbie lets go potty", and I felt something on my side.... "oh... I see you already did. EWWW Abbie you peed on me!" All she did was laugh. Haha! So there I am no hotel room yet, and covered in pee. Lovely! And here is something even grander. SHE DID IT AGAIN! LoL! This time on the way back to the hotel on the shuttle. I will always check her bum before I pick her up from now on.

We had a lot of fun at the parks! I think our favorite ride is Expedition Everest at the Animal Kingdom. Definitely a good adrenaline riser. Jonathan also could not put the camera down! He took over 1,000 pictures there of all of us! We also loved all the delicious meals at the different restaurants and who could forget that great room service!

Most of all we love Mom for taking us on this vacation. Thanks Mom!

The pictures below are the ones from my camera. I'll get Jonathan to make a slide show of his pics! Might be awhile.

Much Love~

Kimberly and Jonathan <3<3<3

Another Photo Blog

2008-03-22T21:23:00.000-06:00

As many of you may know Jonathan is taking a photography class at SLCC this semester. This is one of his assignments. The portrait assignment. I'm the model (obviously lol). All these were taken at Temple Square. Enjoy!

Easter Family Picture Time!!

2008-03-22T16:04:00.000-06:00

Last Tuesday we all made a brave journey to Kiddie Kandids to get our Easter pics taken. Mom is home from Kuwait for a few weeks so what a better opportunity to get some pictures! We all survived the annoying squeaking of the photographer and sitting in the same pose for what seemed like a half hour to get a picture of all of us smiling and holding still.

The first picture is of Becky, Aaron, Elizabeth, Savannah, Abigail and baby Dayton. Aren't they the cutest?

The second picture took the longest to get. Abby just wanted to go climb on the props and Dayton wanted to be held by Mommy.

Picture 3 is just Mom, Becky, and Jonathan.

Next is Jonathan, Kimberly, Becky and Aaron. This was one of the easiest and fastest pic's of the day!

Last but not least is Abigail's 3rd birthday picture. She sat still for this picture because she felt like a special little princess on that bench. How sweet!