Mother's Day 2011

Just a few pictures and thoughts of my Mother's Day. I am so blessed to be the mother of three amazing kids and the cutest little grandson. It doesn't seem like that long ago that they were little; time went way too fast! I love being a mom and appreciate all they did to make my day special. Mother's Day started on Saturday when Ben decided to walk to Dan's and buy me flowers. They were so pretty and I appreciated his thoughtfulness. I told him if he keeps this up, he will be an amazing husband.

My beautiful girls. I am in awe of what amazing women my little girls have grown up to be. I tell Lindsi all the time she is the best mom to little Cashe a Roo. I love them so much and appreciate all that they do for me. They are my best friends as well as my daughters. Kristi and Jordy gave me a dozen beautiful pink roses and Nick and Lindsi gave me a gift card to a fun decor shop in Lehi. Thanks so much girls; you are the best!

Nana and Cashe. I can't tell you how fun it is to be a Nana; I just love this little guy and can't believe how fast he is growing. Can't wait for our summer field trips!

Love these kids! Abby and Braden have added so much to our family; I don't know what we did without them.

It wouldn't be Mother's Day without my sweet mom. She is an amazing woman and has always, always been there for me. She is the best!

I am so grateful for all the women in my life, my girls, my mom, my mom in law, my sisters in laws, and my fabulous girlfriends! Happy Mother's Day to you!

Is it Spring Yet?

We have been anxiously waiting for the snow to clear and spring to begin! Here are some of our activities the last few weeks.

Cute Cashe at 3 months! Isn't he the cutest? We love him so much. Ben had his spring band concert; messing around with his buds before the concert. He has become quite a good trumpet player and he doesn't mind practicing.

Kristi, Ben, Abby and I went to see The Diary ofAnne Frank last month. Even though it was so sad, we enjoyed the play and it helped us remember what a wonderful young woman she was.

We also had Cashe's blessing on March 27. It was a beautiful day, and it was so good to have all our family together. My beautiful girls!

Auntie Kristi loving on Cashe before the blessing.

Nick, Lindsi and Cashe all ready for the blessing. Cashe is so handsome and was the best baby that day.

A Little Bon Jovi

Brian and I went to the Bon Jovi concert and had a great time. Bri gave me tickets for Christmas and I knew they were great seats, but they were better than great. We were probably about 40 feet away from the stage. He played for almost 3 hours; it was a great show and fun to be young again, even if just for a night! I had my camera, but forgot to check the battery and yep, tried to take a picture-dead battery. Glad Bri had his iPhone!

Showing off my new Bon Jovi wear

Thanks honey for a great gift! Loved every minute of it!

Winter 2011

It's been a busy winter for our family, and we wanted to share what we have been up to. I have to admit that I really dislike winter and am so so ready for spring. With that said, here is how we spent our winter months!

With the arrival of Cashe, much of the month of January was spent with him. I was able to take a week off work and spend it with Lindsi and Cashe. I would not have traded that week for anything. I just loved him, bathed him, held him and simply could not get enough of him. It was so fun to spend the week, and both Lindsi and I cried when the week was up. Thanks Linds for letting me be such a big part of those first few weeks of his life.

Cashe and Nana after bath.

Loving him at the hospital.

Meeting Uncle Ben

Nick and I celebrated our 30th and 49th birthdays at the end of January. I have never really enjoyed having a birthday in the dreariest month of the year, but being able to celebrate it with Nick and now Cashe makes it more fun. I had a great day and Kuri, Jord Nick, Abby and Cashe came over for a wonderful dinner cooked by Bri. Braden was super sick so Lindsi and he stayed home. I couldn't have asked for a better day to celebrate the last year of the 40s! The birthday "kids". Yummy rocky road ice cream cake.

Celebrating with Cashe!

Cashe playing on his play mat Auntie Kuri and I gave him.

Spending time with Great Grandma Elfie

To keep busy, Ben played Junior Jazz basketball. They didn't have a ton of height, but they played hard every game and won about half of them.

The team enjoying a treat after a game.

Snuggling with Papa. One of our favorite activities

is spending time with Cashe.

Can you tell we love being grandparents?

For Braden and Ab's Valentine gift, we took them bowling and out to dinner. Ab beat the boys, but they said they are ready for a rematch anytime.

I wanted to surprise Bri with a Valentine's Day that he didn't have to plan. So I decided to have a night of "firsts". So I took him to dinner at the Sizzler that we had our first date. Sure wish I had a picture of that first date!

At the Sizzler where it all began in November, 1981.
Almost 30 years later, still lovin' each other.

The next first was our first couple's massage. I love to get massages, but Bri wasn't so sure. It was really fun and so relaxing and after it was all over, Bri loved it.

Waiting for his massage. I think he looks a little nervous.

Since I really dislike winter, I look so forward to our annual President's Day weekend in St. George. We can usually have some much needed sunshine. Well, not this year. It snowed. Oh well. We were so happy to have Kuri, Jord, Nick, Lindsi and kids join us. It was a great weekend just to spend time with each other.

Wouldn't be a trip to St. George without going to our fav. place-Tom's Deli

What to do on a snowy day in St. George? Take a bunch of pictures of Cashe! Here are a few of my favorites.

In addition to playing junior Jazz, Ben also played Deacon ball. They had great success, winning the teams in the stake and then playing for the championship and winning!

Coach Mike and the 3rd ward Deacon ball champs!

And that ends winter for the Pugmire family. I can't wait for sunny days, warm sunshine and no school!!!

Introducing our first grandson-Cashe Nicolas Barber

Could not wait to do this post! Lindsi gave birth to the cutest little boy yesterday. Cashe Nicolas Barber arrived on January 3 at 5:48 a.m. He weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches. He is such a cutie and a true miracle. Lindsi was amazing and Kristi and I were able to see his birth. What an amazing experience. We are so thrilled to be Papa and Nana and just want to hold him all day. Thanks Nick and Lindsi for giving us the great gift of grandparenthood-we love him so much!!!



Cute Cashe( about 12 hours old). Isn't he the cutest??? We are in love with this little guy. Proud Papa and Nana right after Cashe was born.

Just warning, our future posts will be filled with pictures of Cashe.

Holiday fun-December 2010

It's been a busy month and holiday season and I have been a very negligent blogger. We had many fun times with our family and we enjoyed spending time together. WARNING: this is a long post with many pictures, but I wanted to share our holidays with everyone!


We began with the annual Utah-BYU game Thanksgiving weekend. It was cold, but the Utes prevailed at the last minute and won. Here is Ben and I bundled up before kickoff.

Braden and Abby came for a sleepover, and we took them to the ward Christmas breakfast. What would we do without those two??? Love, love them!
After the breakfast, it was time for some fun in the snow building a fort. I wondered how it would turn out when their 'equipment" was an old golf putter and snow shovel.

Fort completed, sort of. It melted and/or was destroyed shortly after.

Ben decided that he wanted to be in the school band and learn to play the trumpet. At first, we wondered how he would get ready for a concert in three months, but with daily practice, he improved and actually sounded pretty good. Here he is with buddy Bryce before the concert.


One of Bri's companies, United Underwariters has a big fancy luncheon during the holidays, and I love going to it. Bri was recognized as one of the top agents at the luncheon which was held at Little America. Way to go, honey!

For the last several years, the extended Pugmire family forgoes gifts to each other and does a service project. This year Lindsi organized the entire event from the project to the food. We were able to provide Christmas for a single mom and her two children. We had a fun time choosing just the right gifts; it made us all really feel the Christmas spirit. Thanks Linds for all your hard work and for keeping this tradition going.

The best family around!

Here are some of the gifts everyone bought for our family.

Braden and Abby went to Oregon to spend Christmas with their grandparents and mom and dad. We missed them, but did Christmas with them before they left. We surprised B with a Wii Fit and game and Abby will be joining Ben, Papa and I on a trip to Philly and Washington DC during spring break.


Ben with his double barreled shot gun which has provided many hours of war with everyone. Kuri and Jord gave him the same thing (with a revolver as well) so he has plenty of weapons around.

Ab, Braden and Papa with the kids' gift to Bri-a Leatherbys gift card. Abby drew the card Bri is holding complete with an excellent replica of his favorite treat-Peanut Butter ice cream treat. We used it New Year's Eve! Thanks kids!

Another favorite holiday tradition is the Crawford Christmas Party hosted by Bob and Renae. It's always great food, a good time to visit with our friends and always plenty of games. Here is Bri and Jord in quite a game of ping pong. I do believe Jord beat Bri...

Ben and Luke playing pool.

Cute Kuri and Mom enjoying the party.

And my most favorite part of the holiday is Christmas Eve at our house with the kids and my mom. I have been doing Christmas Eve almost every year since we've been married. I fix the same thing every year, but the kids love it. We went to a movie earlier in the day and then came home for food and present opening. Then we finish the night with a drive to Christmas Street in Salt Lake. Every year the kids get PJs and a DVD to open Christmas Eve. Jord and Ben sported Seahawk and Packer PJs and Nick received some Oregon Duck shorts (he doesn't like PJs). Here are the kids and my mom showing off their PJs.
We did have a minor explosion in the kitchen with our cooktop. Thank heaven Kuri was not hurt as she noticed the cooktop malfunctioned and was in there seconds before the glass dish exploded with glass and spinach and artichoke dip dripping all over. What a mess with no pictures as we were busy cleaning up and didn't think to take a picture of the mess. Cannot even think what could have happened if we had not been home.

Christmas day was quiet with just the three of us. Here is Ben with his new I Touch, scooter, watch and wearing his new Christmas clothes. Bri is one of the hardest people to buy for, so I had to think pretty hard to come up with a surprise or two. He got a gift card for a new IPhone and a new TV for his freshly painted office.
He too is wearing his new Christmas outfit.

Bri surprised me with great tickets to Bon Jovi in March and a new I Pod shuffle and the big surprise, an Apple I Pad. I am learning to use the I Pad and know I will love it! Thanks sweetie for such great gifts and a wonderful Christmas.

The kids came up during their break and went swimming with Ben at the rec center. It was a cold, cold day outside but the water was over 80 degrees. A perfect way to spend a winter day. We also went to a movie and saw Gulliver's Travels. So all in all a busy and wonderful holiday season with my amazing family. Each year I am reminded of how blessed I am to have three wonderful kids, two great sons-in-law, Braden and Ab, the best husband ever and more happiness than I deserve. Cannot wait to see what the New Year brings with a new grandson and more fun. Happy New Year everyone!