The Drury Family

We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.
Established December 27, 1997

Monday, December 28, 2009

Bryson Turns 2 on June 8, 2009

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Image Bryson loved his bubble maker!



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Image Bryson got a new Cars camping set.





Image Chick-fil-a Fun for Bryson's Birthday Lunch with Sophie!






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I loved the birthday present Sophie! Trucks are so much fun!




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This is Bryson's birthday hat from Nursery on the Sunday before his birthday.









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Alyssa's Birthday Present-ZOEY!!!!

Image Can you believe we finally got a dog???? Our girls have been terrified of animals since they were practically babies, but Alyssa begged for one for her birthday this year. I think we were crazy getting such a big dog, but she was only 18 months old at the time. Life has definitely been different with Zoey around, but she's a part of our family now.
Image Zoey's first day with us.

Image The kids wanted to play in Zoey's crate when we got it set up. Would it be bad to lock them in there when they are naughty???








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Alyssa's 9th Birthday

Image I'm still playing catch up so I'm going back to the end of May for Alyssa's 9th birthday party. She had a luau. It was so much fun! She wanted chocolate chocolate chip muffins instead of a cake this year.
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Image The girls painted and glittered fish for an activity!


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I can't believe there's less than 6 months before she turns 10. Boy we're getting old. We are so proud of our beautiful oldest daughter. I can't imagine life without her.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Christmas Wishes 2009

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We love this time of year. We are very grateful for this opportunity to celebrate the Savior’s birth. We wanted to take this time to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Dennis is still working for the City of Charlotte as a Project Manager in IT. His latest adventure was running a 5K Race in October. He did a great job and accomplished his goal. He also keeps busy as the 2nd counselor in the Elders Quarm Presidency for church.

Kristi is busy being mommy, babysitter, and 2nd counselor in Relief Society for our church. Dennis and I are about to celebrate 12 years of marriage on December 27th. Our family just celebrated our one year temple sealing on December 20th. We feel so blessed that we are an eternal family.

Alyssa is in 4th grade this year and loves singing in the Cinderella play at her school. She is also in Select Chorus there. Alyssa really enjoys her Brownie Troop and Achievement Night at church.

Shelby is in 1st grade this year and loves her Daisy Troop as well. She also loves her primary class at church. She is about to lose her 4th tooth any day now. Shelby loves fancy clothes, jewelry, and makeup. That’s pretty much all she wanted for Christmas this year. We are about to celebrate her 7th birthday with a Fashion Show theme.

Bryson is 2 ½ and a ball of energy. He really enjoys nursery at church. His favorite toys are balls and cars. He keeps us so busy. Bryson is in the process of potty training right now. Oh what fun it is to teach a little boy how to use the bathroom. It’s been a whole new experience for us.

We wish you the very best for 2010.

Lots of Love,
Dennis, Kristi, Alyssa, Shelby, and Bryson Drury






Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A Day in the Life of My 2 1/2 year old....

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Oh how I love my Bryson!!!! Today isn't just a special day because it's Garrett's (my nephew) 7th birthday. Bryson had such an eventful day that I have to post about it. It started off as a typical day of babysitting. I thought I could throw in a couple of errands before nap so off we went (so I thought). As I was putting the extra car seat in the van, Bryson was running around pushing every button and compartment he could. Needless to say I finally got him & Mason strapped in their car seats and shut the doors. As I was walking to put the double stroller in the back all the doors locked (I guess it was a delayed locked from Bryson pushing the buttons earlier.) The keys were inside the van, boys were strapped in, and no way to get them out to unlock the doors. Dennis wouldn't answer his phone at work since he was training a group at the time. He was the only one with a spare key. His work is about 30 minutes away. I wasn't sure if I should call AAA and pay the fee for a locksmith or call the police to help unlock the door. Luckily Dennis called me back after about 10-15 minutes and came home to rescue the boys almost an hour later. The boys did really well for about 30 minutes and then they end up crying themselves to sleep. It was so sad. Atleast the weather was nice today.
You might think the story stops there, but no...Dennis and I decide to go get fast food since the boys were sleeping in the car at this point. We drove to Long John Silvers and decide to eat in the parking lot instead of driving home to eat it. Tuesday Morning (the store) was right there and I wanted to get a little gift for somebody so I ran in there. Bryson had woke up and wanted to come so Dennis stayed with Mason and Bryson and I ran in. While I was there I picked up a Christmas serving bowl and a porcelain Santa spreader fell to the ground breaking into ten or so pieces. Nope, I can’t blame that one on Bryson. The store worker was so nice and just came over to help me pick it up.
The story still isn’t over….I didn’t end up finding a gift so later that day around 4:30 I went to look again. I found what I needed and then ran to the grocery store to pick up a few items. It was just me a Bryson since the girls could stay home with Dennis to do their homework. The shopping cart I got didn’t have both straps so I just put Bryson in the back since it was going to be a quick trip anyways. He wanted to walk, but was touching everything in sight so in the basket he went. One of the items I needed were eggs. I sat them in the seat where Bryson should have been sitting and went on to the cereal aisle. All of the sudden, Bryson is dumping out the whole carton of eggs in the back of the basket. I go to grab it from him and he starts throwing the eggs out of the cart one at a time. At this point Bryson is thinking he is so funny. I think we lost about 3 eggs and cracked many others. I could have died. I just did my best to get what I needed and checked out.
And the story still continues…After dinner the kids were watching t.v. in our bedroom. Dennis and I were chatting and finishing up dinner since we ate at different times than the kids since our realtor came to have us sign some more documents so our house can close in January. I’m finishing up loading the dishwasher and Dennis has gone upstairs to see how things are going. He calls me up because Bryson has gotten into the Eucerine Lotion (the really thick kind) and has smeared it all over our bathroom walls. Of course he is covered in it as well. I’m on my way out the door for a Relief Society planning meeting and Bryson takes his hands and smears them down my black shirt and pants. LOVELY!!! It’s a good thing I love him. I love that he is now sleeping and we can put this day behind us. I will always remember our crazy day because it’s Garrett’s birthday. Hope your day was better than ours Garrett!





Thursday, November 5, 2009

Bryson's Broken Arm

Image Poor Bryson is the first of our children to get a broken arm. He was 23 months old when it happend (back in May). We think he broke it when he fell from climbing on the bars in the movie theater. Unfortunately it was probably broken for about a week before I took him in to the doctor. He is such a tough boy and was falling all the time and he wasn't that fussy about it. He started crying more than usual every time he tripped. He is such a climber too. I decided to take him to Urgent Care when he climbed up on the dishwasher and I lifted him down he started cry in such a painful sounding way. He got this basketball that he loves for being such a good boy and the doctors. I thought it was so cute when he wanted to sleep with it.




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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Daisy Troop 710 5-2-09

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Troop 710 planted a Daisy garden in front of Highland Creek Elementary
and they recited the Girl Scout Promise and receive their first pin.
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Image Cute Daisy Cupcakes.



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