Brad n Bekah Blizogg

Back to Utah

2009-07-28T12:10:00.003-07:00

Nixon & I spent some time in Utah visiting with my brother, his wife, and son before heading to IL to visit my parents. Here's some pics of Nixon & Lincoln in the car together.

Yellowstone National Park

2009-07-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

Brad's family reunion this year was at Yellowstone. It was great spending time with his parents, brothers, sisters, & their families. We saw a lot of sites and animals while we were there. Mostly bison and a few bears. I'll have to figure out how to add the pics from the other camera later.

First Flight

2009-07-22T11:48:00.000-07:00

Nixon's first time flying. We flew up to Utah.

My hubby - the artist

2009-05-02T16:24:00.002-07:00

We love to watch Bob Ross paint every Saturday morning on PBS. Brad was interested in trying to paint like Bob Ross, so I got him a kit, that gives you the paints and tools that you need to create your own "Bob Ross" painting, plus a step-by-step dvd teaching you how to create the above painting. So Brad sat down one day and created his own masterpiece. He also has a book that has step-by-step directions to create other Bob Ross paintings, so one day I'm sure he'll paint more.

Brad's Knee Surgery

2009-04-23T15:59:00.000-07:00

Nervous?

Knee - before

Waiting to go into surgery

After - drugged & groggy

Motion machine - to keep his knee moving

Where Brad spent most of his day

What happens when Brad can't take a shower for a few days - crazy hair!

Knee - after. Luckily, his scars don't look this bad.

3rd Anniversary Weekend

2009-03-31T15:28:00.000-07:00

Dodgers spring training game

Mini golfing at Golf Land

Thanks to Brad's parents we were able to go on a mini vacation for our anniversary. They provided a hotel, some spending money, and they babysat Nixon. We just went to Phoenix, but it was still a nice getaway. We went to a Dodgers spring training game, went mini golfing, played arcade games, saw a few movies, and went out to eat. If you're laughing about the arcade games, then let me explain. Brad has a favorite pinball game at Golf Land called Attack From Mars. He used to play it all the time when he lived here before we got married, but he wanted to play again. It was a fun couple of days to relax and spend some time together - just the 2 of us. Now, if we could only do this once a month :-)

B-day among friends

2009-03-30T15:08:00.002-07:00

Brad, Matty, Oceana, Olivia, & Noah

& Logan

MacKayla & Melissa

Brad, Matty, & Noah all have birthdays close together and Noah & Olivia happened to be visiting, so we celebrated all 3 b-days with Sprinkles cupcakes. They are fancy cupcakes that cost $3 per cupcake, but Brad thinks they're worth every penny.

The Big 3-0

2009-03-23T14:49:00.000-07:00

I made a homemade carrot cake & homemade cream cheese frosting. It was delicious! And yes, there are 30 candles on the cake!

Christmas 2008

2008-12-30T21:00:00.000-07:00

We spent Christmas at Brad's brother's house with his family and Brad's parents were there too. They have a tradition of acting out the Nativity story, eating Christmas dinner, and having a talent show all on Christmas Eve. Nixon represented Baby Jesus.

Nixon's Blessing

2008-12-30T20:30:00.000-07:00

We were fortunate to have family willing to travel to be with us for this special day. Brad's parents and his brother Kimball & his family. My parents and brother David & his family. Plus other family and friends. We are so grateful that they all came. Unfortunately, his name was spelled wrong on the cake.

Nixon & cousin Lincoln

Laughing at Uncle/Daddy Dave

Uncle Kimball & Aunt Shilo

Halloween 2008 - AZ

2008-10-31T19:32:00.001-07:00

We moved to Arizona, so we were able to spend Halloween with Brad's best friend Matt and his family. Our new ward had a trunk or treat.

Nixon was a frog

The Long Family - Matt, Melissa, Logan, & Oceana

Logan & Oceana

Aug-Sept '08 - Colorado & Utah

2008-09-30T18:29:00.000-07:00

On the way home from Philly, we stopped by to see family in Colorado and northern Utah on our way to southern Utah.

Uncle Joey in Colorado

Cousins - Noah, Lincoln, & Nixon

Great Grandma Mack

Nixon with Lincoln Hatch

Us & the Hatch Family - our friends in St. George

August 2008 - G & G Horchem

2008-08-30T17:27:00.000-07:00

Stopped by to see Grandma & Grandpa Horchem on the way home from Philly.

Still not as tall as the corn!

First time sitting on grass.

Nixon & Grandpa

Sightseeing in Philly - summer '08

2008-07-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

While in Philly, my mom was able to come visit, so we took a day and did some sightseeing.

Liberty Bell

Independence Hall

Declaration of Independence cow

More summer '08

2008-07-29T16:58:00.000-07:00

Summer 2008 - Philly, PA

2008-06-30T16:33:00.000-07:00

This summer, Brad was selling alarms so we moved out to Philadelphia for the summer.

Motivating daddy

I love Bob

More Family - May 2008

2008-05-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

Uncle Garrett

Great Grandma Mack

Cousin Allison

Uncle David

Aunt Stephanie

Cousin Libby

Family & Friends - April & May 2008

2008-05-20T15:16:00.000-07:00

The Smith Family - Brendan, Shea, & London with us

Uncle Peter & Jimmy

Cousins - Lincoln & Nixon

Sarah Davis

The Hatch Family -Chloe, Julie, Adam, & Lincoln with us

Uncle Joey

Our little Rockstar/Boxer

2008-04-30T15:00:00.000-07:00

Going home & Meeting the grandparents

2008-03-31T13:37:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Horchem

Grandma Richins

Grandpa Richins

2008-03-30T17:59:00.000-07:00

Baby Nixon.

Nixon in the NICU

2008-03-24T12:50:00.000-07:00

Nixon was born March 15, 2008. He was 21 inches and 8lbs 3oz. Unfortunately, due to a complicated birth and a collapsed lung he ended up in the NICU for almost a week. Luckily, Grandma Horchem was able to come visit and give him lots of love. And then we were able to take him home.