William, Morgan, and Jack

Exhausted

2012-02-09T21:36:00.000-08:00

These days I have been exhausted. Not to be a downer or anything. I am just now feeling like I am catching up and realizing how far behind I am on a lot of different things. One of them being this blog. There is not a single picture of my sweet little Carter on here. He is almost 6 months old. That is really lame of me!

So here is my sweet dark baby. He is such a good baby, but can definitely be ornery. He knows exactly how to push Jack's buttons. He also gets very jealous of Jack is sitting with me and I am not holding him. It is a lot of work to have two mama's boys. Even though our lives are insanely busy right now, life is good...

whirlwind

2011-06-13T17:08:00.000-07:00

This last little bit of our lives has been a little bit of a whirlwind. I can't really remember what has gone on exactly. This last week was pretty traumatic for sweet Jack. Every time we have a big storm come in Jack ends up getting really sick. He gets a horrible cough, fever, and his breathing gets a little raspy. every time it happens it has gotten progressively worse. Last Tuesday is when he ended up getting really sick from all of the rain that we had over the weekend, but this time we ended up having to take him to the hospital. Jack pretty much hated everything about the hospital. The bracelet bothered him, the x-raying was not fun, the doctor poked at him too much, the nurse made him take medicine, and the bed was not a place he wanted to sleep. I can't really blame him. It is hard to explain to a 2 year old that they are there to make him feel better, and why he isn't in his own bed at 2 in the morning. But we made it and he was a trooper. He ended up having pneumonia. We caught it early enough that we didn't have to be admitted which was great. The poor guy is still trying to recover. The ER doctors told us that we should have him tested for asthma especially since he was an early baby. They thought that was causing him to be more prone to becoming sick. They also said that weather changes was the 2nd most common reason for an asthma attack. So, I took him back for a recheck at Jack's pediatrician and he is refusing to test Jack for asthma because it doesn't run in our family. He also said that he believed it was just a coincidence that Jack gets sick around the time a storm comes. Needless to say, we are on the look out for a new doctor.

Jack just finished his all of his medicine, and I know that he is so happy that he is. He was very brave during it all. I couldn't have asked for anything more from him. We sure do love him.

Just Waiting

2011-03-28T15:20:00.000-07:00

It seems like we have been just sitting and waiting for a lot of things to happen. Right now I am sitting and listening to Jack read himself a book in his bed instead of actually going to bed. So, basically I am sitting and waiting for him to fall asleep so that I can finish cleaning the front room. One of the things that I can't wait for is WARMER weather. I can't wait. I want to be able to take Jack outside with out it being freezing! I want to wear flip flops, capris, drink lemonade outside on my mom's glider while Jack plays on his slide, go to the pool, eat popsicles... This winter has been way too long.

Other things I can't wait for:

Easter

William's brother is getting married in May.

Conference

Allergy Season to die down

Our week up in Tahoe in July

On a brighter note, when I went outside today my tulips and day lilies were trying to poke their way up!

Jack is as much fun as ever lately. He has gotten really great at cleaning up his toys, coloring, and is learning more words. He's more of a silent guy. He only likes to talk if he has to. It's a little frustrating, but when he has something to say he will. The other day we took him shopping with us to find Easter outfits. While we were in a store Jack found a pair of sunglasses (he LOVES sunglasses). He said "Mama! Get these?" He's so funny.

Less than 2 Weeks

2011-03-01T17:26:00.000-08:00

In less than 2 weeks this guy will be 2! When did that happen? Seriously? It makes me a little sad to know that he will really never be a baby again, but he's so much fun that I'm not too sad for very long.

Lately, he has wanted me to take his picture EVERY day! It's super funny. He takes my hand and pulls me to the extra bedroom where I keep my camera. He takes me right over to it and points to it and says "Cheese. Peeeeze moma!" How can I say no to that? The only catch is that I have to take him how he is. So that means that if his hair is crazy, then its just crazy and if he has no shirt on because he is getting ready to take a nap, then he has no shirt. And if he has a sucker then it absolutely has to be in the picture with him.

Here's to the next week and a half of having a sweet 1 year old little boy.

happy

2011-01-22T23:12:00.000-08:00

This darling picture of Jack makes me happy. In the end of September we went to Utah. I had a photography workshop that was in Ogden. We stayed at a really fun hotel. It had a great pool with a whole kids section that Jack loved! He was so happy to be there. While we were in Utah Jack had his pictures taken by Skye Johansen. I didn't get to go with them. The only time that she could squeeze him in was during the middle of my class. While I was in my class, we were in the middle of a junk yard taking pictures of these gorgeous girls, with amazing photographers, and I heard someone say the time. It was the exact time that William would have been showing up to her house for Jack's pictures. I was a little sad knowing that I wouldn't know what the pictures would look like. I was also really nervous about his hair! Really super silly that I would be worried about that. But I didn't want it to be flat or lame. I must say that William did a great job. I also just sent tons and tons of clothes with William. He asked how he was going to pick what he was going to wear. He was really concerned about it. I told him just to give it all to Skye and she would tell you what to do. AND she DID! So funny.

To be honest, I really loved not knowing what exactly Jack's pictures were going to look like. It made it even that much more fun and special to see his cute squishy face and all the amazing pictures that she was able to get. I am so glad that I have a husband that cherishes pictures of Jack just as much as I do. I just printed an 11x14 of one his pictures for our front room and a 16x16 for his room, both of them mounted on 1/2 inch gatorboard. They were suppose to be here Monday. I was so excited when I got the box. When I opened the box the only thing in there was a 16x20 print of a dinosaur. The guy that printed them had mixed up the UPS labels. So, my sweet pictures of Jack were on their way to some strange lady in Virginia, and I had her print of a dinosaur. Everything worked out, I printed a new label, and sent her dinosaur picture off to Virginia, and the guy that had sent them rerouted my package back to me. Hopefully I will get them this week.

back blogging

2011-01-13T23:40:00.000-08:00

SO, I have to admit that I was a totally lame blogger last year. My goal this year is to be a really great blogger. Not, like award winning or anything, just consistant. I found this company that will print up your blog into a book for you. Since blogging is way easier for me to do instead of journaling, I thought that this would be a good way to make sure that I type all of the big things that happend with my family. So, just as fair warning, I am sure some of it will bore some of you, but really it is this blog is more for me and my family than anything else.

I was organizing some of the pictures on my computer and I found these little gems of when we decorated the Christmas tree. It was a ton of fun. Jack was so excited and just wanted to sit and play in the box. We had gotten yummy peppermint white hot chocolate [Jack's favorite] and caramel apple cider from Starbucks. It was so fun. Even though it makes me sad to think of how big Jack is getting, it is also so much fun too. I wouldn't trade any of the fun things that we have been doing lately.

2011

2011-01-02T16:18:00.000-08:00

I've decided that 2011 is going to be great! We have a lot of really fun things that are coming up and we are so excited!

Jack will be turning 2 in just a few months

William is now the Young Men's President

I am the 2nd counselor in the Primary Presidency

Mentoring with Skye Johansen!!! So excited! [I will need people to practice on...]

William is super busy at work and loves it

Here's few pictures that I took of Jack the other day when we had our first big snow. He loved it. He sat in it, played, and of course ate it. He loved it until his little hands got cold. I am totally in love with this sweet boy. He's not perfect and we have our bad days, but he is mine and I will take him!

2010-11-29T14:34:00.000-08:00

I will claim this sweet little guy any day of the week! I love him more than anything. Isn't he just so cute? A week and a half ago Jack got croup. It was sad for everyone. We caught it really early, so we didn't have any scary breathing problems or anything. That was definitely a plus!

I have really been a lame blogger lately. It just seems like we are so busy, but nothing too exciting is going on. We've done all the normal things like;

Church

Work

William's Birthday [which was fabulous!]

Eating

Sleeping

Sewing [I made myself a Thanksgiving skirt]

Playing with Jack

Teaching Jack new words [baby is his new favorite]

You know.. the norm. I am really grateful that our lives are just normal right now. I am hoping to get caught up on a few things this week. That way I can enjoy this month and all the wonderful things that we have planned! Hopefully I will have more things to post!

Life as we know it

2010-10-20T22:35:00.000-07:00

This summer was a really great one. We had really fun times, hard moments, fabulous times, and overall memories that will stay with us always. We learned a lot this summer, and I wouldn't change anything that happended. I am so glad that I have this sweet family and how happy they make me each and every day.

This summer we spent a weekend in San Fransisco. We love it down there. There are always so many fun things to do, and Jack loves it too.

We went to Half Moon Bay one of the days that we were down there. It was a little but cold, but a ton of fun. Jack liked the waves from a distance.

William's turtle that Jack smashed right after this picture was taken...

How can you not love these sweet guys?

Matilda Jane Party

2010-10-07T15:45:00.001-07:00

I am so excited! I am having a Matilda Jane party at my house on Saturday. I got my package from UPS today. It had all of the order forms and samples of all the different pieces that they sell. They even included the holiday line. Let me just tell you that it is all glorious. You all should come... just sayin.

the bike ride

2010-08-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

William just got this lovely little bike trailer on clearance the other day. Jack loves it. I think that he loved helping putting it together with his dad just as much as he loves riding in it.

showing off his great techniques with his tools.

Sometimes we get distracted by the awesome green power box in the neighbor's yard.

Jack is so serious...

2010-08-13T19:40:00.000-07:00

I love love love Jack's serious face. Every time he has the look on his face it makes me smile. While we were in Idaho I went and took pictures of Jack with his cousins. He seriously loves them, and they act like their world revolves around him. Everything stops when Jack comes into the room and they all have to hug and kiss him. I love that they love each other. His one cousin is only 5 months older than him. They are best friends. They seriously are going to be the type of cousins that take each other to the prom. I'm not saying that everything is perfect. Believe me they fight, but they are great friends and I couldn't be happier about it. I posted a ton more pictures on my other blog. You can take a look if you want... if you don't I won't be offended. morganmathews.blogspot.com

Life is rough when you are 1

2010-07-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

Jack received these beautiful battle wound while at Wild Island the other day. He was playing at the edge of the kiddie pool when a little girl tripped and fell on top of him. His landed face first and scraped up the side of this face. Poor guy. I had to pull the little girl off of him. After I pulled her off, she turned to me and said... he needs to get out of my way. What a lovely child... don't you think?

PS please disregard the food on his face, he was eating and tired when I took this picture.. right after we got home from the incident.

Creepy or cool? I can't decide.

2010-07-20T23:02:00.000-07:00

fairytale land

2010-07-11T22:15:00.000-07:00

I have been a total slacker when it comes to my blog these days. I have just been out having so much fun with Jack and William lately. One of the many things that Jack and I have done was fairytale land. We went with our friends Jenny and Maddy and they had a blast. We spent almost 2 hours there. And if anyone knows Jack they know that it is a big deal.

Pushing all the buttons...

playing at the water fountain...

sitting in robin hood's chair...

making new friends...

the little engine that could...

jack's hill...

and looking at all the bunnies

A night out with jen and carrie

2010-06-23T16:24:00.000-07:00

So I guess this is kinda of a continuation of my last post. After graduation I went to the Carrie Underwood concert with my friend Jen. It was a blast. Seriously. I always like going to concerts with Jen. It could be that she is a ton of fun, or that she doesn't care that I jump around and scream like a crazy person. Thanks Jen for not being embarrassed to be seen with me in public. I feel really bad for the guy that sat next to me... He had brought his girlfriend [how fun is that... not at all] and he so did not want to be there. He spent the whole concert either getting beer or playing games on his iphone. But either way I think that I annoyed him.

I was just a little bit excited for it to start...

We had two openers! Lucky us! Sons of Sylvia and Craig Morgan, both were fantastic.

I seriously need a couch like this. It is fabulous

Please pay no atttention to how disgustingly grainy this pictures are. I really wanted to bring my Canon, but thought better of it. I'm pretty sure that guy next to me really would have thought I was a freak!

graduation

2010-06-15T21:18:00.000-07:00

So, I graduated! Yes that is right I graduated. I got my associates at TMCC in general studies. I am planning on going back to UNR to get my marketing degree. Half of the battle of owning and running a successful photography business is marketing, so I figured that would make a fantastic degree. William and Jack came for the grand occasion. It was a ton of fun. It was cold and windy and I had to hold onto my hat the entire time so that it wouldn't fly off.

I'm so glad that I have a great little family that loves and supports me in everything that I do.

New Floors

2010-05-25T10:46:00.000-07:00

A sweet friend of ours reminded me a few weekends ago that I never posted what our new floors look like! I left you all thinking that we have been living on subflooring for the past 6 months. I do have to say that that is not true. All of our floors were installed by the end of January [thank goodness!] We are still working on getting all of our baseboards up, but now that the weather is starting to get warmer [or at least is was for about 1 week] we turned all of our focus on our yard. Thank you Susan for reminding me... I seriously would have never posted about it, and since I kind of use this site as my journal... it would have been imcomplete!

Here are a few pictures of William and Jack taking out our old floor...

This is when all the floor was up and we were waiting for the new stuff to be installed

and now this is what our new floors look like! We are so excited and love them. And yes, Jack doesn't have clothes on in most of these pictures for 2 reasons. 1. He hates clothes and I have to force him to wear them. 2. The best lighting in my house is usually around the time that Jack is done with his bath, and I haven't gotten him dressed yet.

Here's Jack showing off his electrical skills... thank goodness for baby proofing.

the baby

2010-05-14T21:41:00.000-07:00

My baby sister is amazing. She is originial, loves life, and is so creative. There are times that we don't get along, but for the most part she is one of my best friends. Jack adores her and sometimes would rather go to her than me. I'm glad that she is my sister. I'm even more glad that she let me drag her to take some pictures. I just couldn't waste the wonderful weather we have been having!

wild man

2010-05-04T09:56:00.000-07:00

Jack has become more and more active everyday! He is walking, climbing. dancing, and pretty much trying to destroy everything that he can. He is hilarious and makes me laugh everday. Even though he can be a lot of work sometimes, he is the love of my life [besides william].

A new project

2010-04-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

So, I have started a new blog! It is mostly for myself. I decided to start project 52. I am going to try to take at least one picture a week with Jack. I got this idea from another website and I knew that I had to do it. I was organizing all of my pictures on my computer the other day and I realized how many pictures I DON"T have of me and Jack. I have also started the blog because I have had a few people ask me to take their pictures. This way they get a little sneak peak and it is pretty much just fun. So, who wants to do this new project with me?

morganmathews.blogspot

Temple Square

2010-04-06T13:24:00.000-07:00

On our way home from Utah, we stopped at Temple Square. It was a ton of fun to take Jack around to all the different places. He could have spent all day either watching the fountains or playing on the grass. It was nice to see grass that was green. It makes me miss summer...

workshop

2010-03-30T14:42:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to go to an amazing photography workshop this past weekend in Utah. I cannot even tell you how much I learned. It has taking my knowledge, skills, and love for photography to a whole new level. It was amazing to learn from these two women. They are incredible at what they do and were willing to share all of their secrets. I just adore them both. I am still working out a few issues with my photoshopping. The girls are the daughters of one of the photographers. Aren't they beautiful?

[a very green day]

2010-03-17T20:05:00.000-07:00

I LOVE St. Patty's day, only because I LOVE green. My wedding was green, Jack's room is green, I have a bright green wall in my kitchen... pretty much if I could make everything green... I would! Today I made Jack green pancakes. He loved them of course. The way he feels about pancakes is how I feel about the color green. Then we went and hid candy around the house for William. It was a lot of fun. Jack also got a little treat...

on the vaccuum cleaner...

on the window sill...

on our dresser...

in the office...

Jack enjoying his green goodness

and of course his mini m&ms

[the first]

2010-03-15T13:47:00.000-07:00

This weekend was Jack's very first birthday! Can you believe it? I can't. The Sunday before his birthday we had cake at my mom's house. We really thought that he was going to just dive into it, but he didn't. He didn't like the way the frosting felt on his hands. He tried to wipe it off on anything that he could. He also opened his present from my parents. He got a lion that has wheels. It has really helped him with his walking.

On his actual birthday we decided just to spend the day with him and to take him to do the things that he likes. We made him a yummy breakfast and then William had to go into work for a few hours [tax season can not be over soon enough!] When he got home we went and got slurpees [jack's favorite] and then we went to the park. Jack loves to play at the park. I think that he would stay there all day if I let him. It was a lot of fun because this was the first time that William was able to go with us, and Jack loved it. He thought it was so funny when William was swinging on the swing next to him.

It has been so much fun watching Jack grow. When I look at all the things that he has done in the past year, it really amazes me. He is talking, walking, learning animal noises, sleeping through the night, almost has 5 teeth, loves to dance, and is a ton of fun to be around. He makes me laugh everyday. We are so grateful to have our little guy.

[brotherly love]

2010-02-19T11:00:00.000-08:00

Going out with these little men is always a ton of fun. It is so much fun to watch them play and interact together. Sadly for us, those are the only type of pictures that turned out of the two of them. I didn't get one of them both looking at the camera looking happy. I still think that the pictures of them together and really acting like the actually do is cuter than any pose I could come up with. Jen, I promise that when the weather gets better again that we will take them out and try first thing to get them together. They are darling. Thanks for being such an amazing friend to me!

Color

2010-02-08T19:52:00.000-08:00

During the winter I always get so sad because everything is so brown and not so pretty. Today I was looking at a website and the girl was talking about how you can make the brown dead looking background of your pictures look beautiful. At first I thought that she was crazy until I looked at her pictures. All she did was have her clients wear the brightest colors. It made a huge difference. So, I decided to take Jack out and try it for myself. My pictures look nowhere near hers, but it makes me look forward to summer and all the things that come with it.

Of course, Jack tried to eat the bark...

And this would be the face that he gave me when I told him to spit it out. He is such a funny guy.

Changes

2010-02-03T16:05:00.000-08:00

There are some major changes coming for Jack, and he doesn't even know. It makes me feel bad, but they are things that have to be done. Right now he is trying to cut out his morning nap. I don't really mind considering he has been sleeping so much better at night now. Also his second little tooth has poked through today! Yeah! Once we get the whole nap situation figured out we are going to start taking his binkie away. I'm really nervous. He is really attached, and it could be really hard. Either way, we are going to do it. First I have to find all of the places that he hides them around the house.

Update on our floor: Our carpet should be here on the 9th and our pergo should be here on the 10th! We are so glad that we have some dates to look forward to. Now if they could let us know when our vinyl will be in, we should be set!

Upsidedown

2010-01-17T19:38:00.000-08:00

Do you ever have those times when you feel like you are living life and you finally are to a point where you feel under control and then a whole string of things happen that change that? Well that is how I feel at the moment. William starts a new job tomorrow and he is really excited, but nervous. During the middle of the preparations that we were making to start this new job I decided to got to Idaho to see baby Elam. A few nights before I was to leave, I was doing laundry. Our washer decided it would be a really great idea not to drain. Let just say we had a ton of water in the laundry room, bathroom, Jack's room, the hallway, and in the family room. Lucky us. We had to have a company come out and dry all of our floors. It has been frustrating, but I just keep telling myself that I now get ALL new floors because of it.

This is what our house has looked like since December 31. Hopefully the insurance company will get all of the paperwork in soon so that we can move on with our lives. Keep your fingers crossed for us.

Baby Elam

2010-01-10T12:40:00.000-08:00

So, this last week I went up to Idaho to wait for my sister to have her baby. She was due on January 4 and didn't have Elam until the 7th. It was almost as hard waiting for her baby as it was for Jack. My mom and I went to help her with her 4 other kids after she had Elam. It was crazy and fun. Jack had a great time with Eden who is 5 months older than him. They actually did a really great job of sharing. They had a few melt downs and had to be seperated, but overall it was great. I think that I kind of got an insight to what it would be like to have twins... Man that's a lot of work! Sam also let me take a few pictures of Elam. He was less than a day old. He is such a good boy, and really big (for our family). He weighed 8 lbs 10oz and was almost 22 inches. I'm not really sure how my sister had him hidden in there... She's not even 5'2! It was really fun being able to experiment with taking pictures of newborns. It is a totally different world... But so much FUN!

Christmas Eve

2009-12-28T15:06:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve is a huge deal in my family. We have a huge party that consists of movies, songs, jingle bells, presents, and of course great food! It's always been a ton of fun and seems to be more and more fun with each year. I really have noticed how much I love my brothers and sisters. There are times when they drive me crazy, but they really are my greatest friends.

Isn't my mom so cute! She now wears flowers in her hair and it makes me smile everytime I see them.

Every year we pull names. Now that we have Jack he is in the draw instead of me and William. And yes, we really are this nerdy.

Ethan's girlfriend, Sam. We are glad he has her. I knew that we could be friends when I found out she loves Coach.

My gramma gave this to William. She thought it would be good for his new office.

Always Something

2009-12-09T16:11:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you guys, but I always seem to have like 20 projects going on at at time! Between laundry, house cleaning, blanket making, Christmas cards, school finals, my callings, Jack, William's callings, William studying, blah, blah blah. It was actually really nice when we got so much snow. I was able to slow down and actually get a lot of stuff done. And of course I always love when I can work on taking pictures of some really pretty stuff.

Oh Christmas Tree

2009-12-06T22:29:00.000-08:00

This weekend we put up our christmas tree and decorated it. We drank hot chocolate, ate doughnuts, and listened to music. It was a lot of fun. Jack really enjoyed it. He really liked trying to eat the ornaments. What a crazy guy! We are hoping that Jack will stay away from the tree at least for part of the day. I would hate to have to put up a gate or something. Oh well, what do you do?

Our sweet boy

2009-12-02T19:09:00.000-08:00

Things have been moving right along at our house. Thanksgiving was good, I did miss my family a lot though. It's only the second holiday that I have ever spent away from them, but we survived. Jack has been a wild man. He is a pro at crawling and getting into EVERYTHING! He has also developed a great sense of humor and makes us laugh all the time. He is now getting really good at standing up. His favorite place to stand up is in the bath. I hate it, but what can you do? He is also trying really hard to get a tooth. Let's hope he does. I don't know how much longer I can handle the teething process with no results!

Happy Thanksgiving... A day early

2009-11-25T10:48:00.000-08:00

We just thought that we would wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We are going to the farm today, it should be an adventure. We hope that everyone has a great day and enjoys their food as much as Jack does!

HaPpY bIrThDaY wILliAm

2009-11-21T09:54:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday William! We hope you have a fantastic day! Thanks for being such an awesome husband and Dad! Thank you for working so hard so Jack and I can stay at home. wE lOvE yOu!

Digital Short: Firelight

2009-11-13T21:15:00.001-08:00

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Job Offer

2009-11-10T15:23:00.000-08:00

Yipee! William accepted a job offer yesterday! He starts on January 18. We are sad that we won't be able to see him for lunch everyday, but so excited that he got a job. We think it is going to be a great opportunity.

Sweet Family

2009-11-09T14:48:00.000-08:00

Man oh Man, it has been FREEZING! I went to go and take Jen's family pictures on Friday, and poor guys, I was cold and I was wearing a coat. I was really excited to see that we got some great shots! You guys are fabulous. If we need to go out again when it's not so cold I would LOVE to! You guys are the best. :]

I know that only Jonah is looking at the camera, but I just adore this one above.

Poor Jonah... It was So cold!

Jen, I just had too...

2009-11-06T10:54:00.000-08:00

Caleb is just so cute in these pictures, I just had to put them up on my blog! What a sweet little guy you have. You got an insane amount of cute pictures! I'm impressed especially with him being so tired! Thanks for letting me use him! LOVE YOU!

Busy Busy Busy...

2009-11-02T21:03:00.000-08:00

Things have been crazy and busy lately, but great. William has had to go through a lot of interviews. He got a second interview with Cupit and Bosma. They said that we should hear from them in a few weeks. We are really excited and are keeping our fingers crossed! Jack has been crawling around trying to grab anything he can get including anything dealing with electronics. I have been doing the same old school work and trying to get use to taking pictures in manual. It's so fun and is great to experiment. I really love being able to learn what I have. We hope that everyone is having a fabulous week and enjoying the GREAT weather!

Every post is better with a picture!

Good Luck William!!!

2009-10-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

William is staring his interviews today! He has three interviews one today with Kafoury, one on Thursday, and his last one is next Tuesday. He really wants to work for Kafoury and so he was a little sad that their interview was first. He was hoping to get the feel of the interviews before he interviewed with them. I think that he will do great! Good Luck Honey! We LOVE you!

This is an old Picture, but I sure do love it.

Fun projects at my mom's

2009-10-19T15:04:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween. When we were at my mom's house for dinner last night I made this video with Jack and his cousins. I thought it was pretty funny. William's brother Dann had originally made a video of William and all his brothers. Even though that one is great, I like this one too.

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Real-Life FarmVille

2009-10-17T16:47:00.000-07:00

Yes, that's right, I went to the farm this summer. I don't usually go because my allergies are so bad. They asked William to come down to the farm to help cut the last crop of Alfalfa. It was starting to freeze and they were worried if they would get it done in time. So, we went. We did some fun things. We went and picked apples at the neighboor's house. This house use to be William's Grandma's house. The yard use to be a huge garden with tons of trees, flowers, and grass. After she passed someone bought the house and let everything, but the trees die. It makes William sad, but maybe someday his family will be able to buy the house back, and make it what it use to be. The lady that owns the house got really mad at me that I was taking pictures of us picking apple. HELLO! I take pictures of EVERYTHING! It was a good trip. We are going back for Thanksgiving and I promise to take pictures of Pioche in all it's glory (just for you Jen :] )

Jack and his Dad

2009-10-06T15:23:00.000-07:00

The other day I had William and Jack go with me to Rancho. I am taking my friend's family pictures and wanted to check on the trees down there. Why is it that it takes the trees down at Rancho SO much longer to change colors? I don't get it. While we were there I took a few pictures of the boys for fun just to test out the light. Thank goodness they are such good sports!

Yum...

2009-10-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Fall is the beginning of a very dangerous time for me. There are just too many good things to eat. There's yummy soups, stews, pumpkin bread, pumpkin roll, pumpkin cookies with a yummy maple frosting, caramel apples, halloween candy, sugar cookies, fudge, kiss cookies, english toffee, pecan tarts, Thanksgiving dinner in all its buttery goodness, and let's not forget about Christmas dinner for that matter. I still have 4 pounds to loose from Jack, and man oh man let me just tell you they are holding onto my hips for dear life. Who knew it would be so hard to loose those last few pounds. Not to mention the fact that baby weight is a little harder to loose than everyday weight. Although, I would like to say that I am going to be good this holiday season and not allow my hips to get any larger... I know that would be a lie. I just like to eat WAY too much. What can I say... the holidays only come around once a year. I might as well enjoy them.
Happy Fall!

Fall Leaves

2009-09-24T15:12:00.000-07:00

While I was driving home this afternoon from my most wonderfulest friend's house today, I noticed that all the trees and the leaves in my development are starting to turn fall colors. I went to my backyard and our maple trees have joined in. Even though it's beautiful, it makes me kind of sad. Oh well...

Books, Books, Books...

2009-09-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

Jack loves to look at books. I try to be a good mom and read to him at night before he goes to bed. But let's be honest, sometimes I am just too tired. During the day he loves to look at them, and they always end up in his mouth.

Cookies Anyone?

2009-09-14T15:23:00.000-07:00

Tonight we are going over to a friend's house for dinner, so I made some cookies for it. I had a tiny bit of dough left over and so I made Jack a tiny little cookie. Who knew such a small cookie could make such a BIG mess! It was a lot of fun and Jack really enjoyed smashing it into his tray, on his face, and dropping parts of it on the floor.
I can't believe that Jack is 6 months old. Wow, time really does goes by fast. He is getting so big and gets funnier every day. He can roll over both ways now, sit up, is trying to crawl and is teething (YIKES!). I'm not a huge fan of the whole teething thing, but it will pass. We sure do love him and wish we could make time go by slower.

The Best Mornings

2009-09-06T21:51:00.000-07:00

Jack has been such a great sleeper lately. I'm not really sure why he is, but I am not going to complain about it. The thing that I love about Jack sleeping so well, is that he wakes up SO happy! He use to wake up screaming and crying. And now he wakes up talking and laughing. It is great way to start off the day!

Jack's New Toy

2009-09-04T11:19:00.000-07:00

We have gotten Jack almost everything that you can think of... a saucer, a jumper, a bumbo. The list just goes on and on. But his favorite thing to play with is a wet paper towel.

Tahoe Get Away

2009-08-31T14:29:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we decided we needed to get away for a few hours. We have been so busy with work, church, and my classes started this week. We thought it would be a great idea to go up to Tahoe. Jack loves going to the swimming pools and thought he might enjoy the beach. Man oh man we were SO wrong. He hated it. He hated the water, the wind, the geese, you name it, he hated it. The only thing he really didn't cry and scream about was the sand. even though Jack didn't like the lake it was still a lot of fun, and we got to enjoy a much needed break!

Summer is Ending...

2009-08-24T16:57:00.000-07:00

We have a tree in our front yard that gets these really pretty berries. Well, to be honest the berries are actually ugly. In the spring they were a really ugly pinkish brown color. Just in the past week or so the berries turned this really pretty red. As much as I love the berries, I am afraid it is a sign that summer is ending and autumn is coming...

Crash and Burn

2009-08-22T10:39:00.001-07:00

This morning William, Truman, and Charles all went for a bike ride on the Keystone Canyon trail. They have gone on this trail tons this summer! William has done really well all summer and hasn't had any huge biking accidents. Even when he went on the high adventure he only got a few scrapes. But man oh man, this is what he came home with today! I guess it could have been a lot worse.

Oh What a Trip...

2009-08-14T21:22:00.000-07:00

This week has been a crazy week to say the least. William left on Monday for the high adventure activity with the young men. They are horseback riding, biking, and hiking for a total of 120 miles. That so does not sound like fun to me. So, I decided to go to Idaho to go see my sister Samantha and her kids. It was a crazy, exhausting, and fun trip. Jack and I came back today, and William will be back tomorrow night. I think that we can survive one day on our own...

This is Eden, she is 5 months older than Jack and she is already walking. She is a funny girl. The whole time we were there she tried to hit, tackle, and smash Jack in some way. But the ultimate activity for these two was she was constantly trying to steal his pacifier. Let's just say I had to wash it A LOT!

Here she is looking so very sweet...

And then the fun begins. Jack was NOT happy.

Eventually he got sick of it and would try to grab it back. I tried my best to keep Jack's pacifier away, but Eden is a sneaky one...

Samantha has an awesome garden. Here are a few pictures of the things she has, but she has a lot more

I was really kind of scared to take pictures of her sunflowers. They had a ton of bees! YUCK! But they sure are beautiful!

These were just a few of Sam's tomatoes. They had so many growing on their plants. I wouldn't even know what to do with all of them!

Overall, I am glad that we were able to spend some time with our family. We had fun and learned a lot.

Fight Club

2009-08-05T20:12:00.000-07:00

I really think that I have a sign attached to me that says, "I like for really strange things to happen to me." Tonight I went to WalMart. While I was driving down the parking lot this car full of girls pulled out of their spot and almost hit my brand new car. I was a little bit irritated. So of course being me, I threw my hands up in the air. Apparently, this was not a good decision. The girls parked their car so that I couldn't move and got out of their car. They came over to my car and wanted to fight me. REALLY? I think that is the lamest thing I have heard all day. They were yelling and cussing. I just locked my doors and kept telling them that they needed to get back in their car and move. It was getting to the point where I was going to call the cops. Just when I was going to call they got in their car and left. So stupid and frustrating. I didn't know that fighting a 23 year old with a baby was cool...

HaPpY bIrThDaY tO mE!

2009-08-05T09:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my 23rd birthday. It was a lot of fun. On Saturday we had dinner with William's family for all the many August birthdays that they have. On Sunday we went to dinner at my parent's house. My dad made yummy stir fry. My mom made me these really terrific pig cupcakes that were made with cherry chip cake. When I was little I LOVED pigs. I still have my huge collection of them. On Monday, we went to dinner and I also got a pedicure. Then on Tuesday which was my actually birthday, I went to cub scouts.
Thank you to everyone that made my birthday so special. I am so lucky to have such great family and friends!

The Boys

2009-07-28T13:31:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we went and had a picnic. It was so much fun. And of course I couldn't help but take a ton of pictures of the boys!

Jack just thinks he is such a big boy! He is getting to be the happiest guy. It seems like he is doing something new everyday.

Moving up...

2009-07-23T09:57:00.001-07:00

Jack has now moved up to big bottles. I can't believe how big my baby is getting or how much he eats. We took him to see the Dr. yesterday. He now weighs 16 lbs 1 oz and is 25 inches long. We are so blessed to have such a happy fun baby.

we love summer! :]

2009-07-21T11:44:00.000-07:00

I just LOVE summer time! There is so many fun things to do. Not to mention there is no snow! Last night we met up with Jenny, Kevin, and Maddy. We had a great time eating dinner, talking, and playing bocce ball. Which I think is my new favorite game. Thanks guys for a great night! We are so lucky to have great friends like you!

I tried to get a picture of Maddy and Jack, but I wasn't fast enough.

Maybe Another Day...

2009-07-09T21:43:00.001-07:00

I thought that it would be fun to take Jack out and take a few pictures of him in his blessing outfit. I never really got a ton of pictures of him in it and I also thought it would be good practice. Well, let me just tell you, he did not really want to have his picture taken...

This is the very last picture I took. He was SO over it!

He was getting mad at me, He really wanted to play with the leaves...

San Fransisco Fun!

2009-07-07T08:28:00.000-07:00

On Thursday night we left and went to San Fransisco for the weekend. It was great to get out of town for a few days. Jack did really well on the drive down. I was really impressed. In San Fransisco we went to the Aquarium, which was SO fun. We also went shopping, ate lunch, went to the yummy bakery, and a few other things. On Saturday we went to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield. It was a lot of fun. I had never been there before. Who knew it took so long and was so much work to make a jelly belly? The pictures above us were made out of Jelly Bellies.

Jack looking at all the cool fish! He LOVED the Aquarium.

Me and Jack by the seals. They smelled awful.

It was freezing down in San Fransisco. We didn't think it was going to be. We thought it was going to be hot. Silly us. We had brought sweatshirts but we were all in shorts. It's a good thing that Jack's sweatshirt was so big. It covered his poor legs. We thought he kind of looked like a penguin here!

Our 4th

2009-07-06T10:51:00.000-07:00

What a fun 4th of July! We spent it over at my parent's house. My dad made some really yummy ribs and my mom made a really yummy strawberry dessert. My niece Skylar was there too. She is staying with my parents for a few weeks. We also played horseshoes and had a great time!

Happy Anniversary!

2009-06-30T11:46:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 2 year anniversary! CRAZY! We went to dinner and then being the exciting people that we are, we went to Home Depot to get more plants for our front yard. You know you are growing up when you want to spend your whole paycheck at a home improvement store!

It is so crazy to me that it has been two years! So much has happened and changed. We have had a few really hard challenges and a ton of kind of hard ones. But we have also had some of the best times of our lives! I am so thankful for such a kind husband that loves me even on my worst days. Thanks hunny for all that you do. I sure do LOVE you!

SO Excited!!!!

2009-06-27T18:51:00.001-07:00

All I have to say is that I am SO excited! I have been working on my photography degree for sometime now. During this time I have been wanting this camera that is so fun. Today William bought it for me! I told him he could only get it if he didn't get me any presents for our anniversary or for my birthday. It made me feel a little better. As soon as the battery was charged I went and took a few pictures of the flowers in our yard. Thanks William!

Oh how time flies!

2009-06-19T10:16:00.001-07:00

So, we just had Jack's three month pictures done! When we got the CD in the mail I just had to compare them to the ones we had done when he was two weeks. That was 12 weeks ago! I'm not sure where the time has gone, but it has been the best!

What HAVE we done?

2009-06-16T09:13:00.000-07:00

To say that Jack loves food would be an understatement! He loves baby food especially bananas and applesauce. He starts screaming at me if I'm not feeding him fast enough! I know that we probably should have waited a few more weeks to start giving him stuff like that, but I couldn't help it. He was always SO starving and would try to grab anything and everything that I was eating.

Last night I was really bad and let him have some of this ice cream bar. Needless to say he was so happy and loved it. Really I blame William... once when he was only 4 weeks I heard Jack making these noises that sounded like he was saying yum. I looked over and William was holding onto a m&m and was letting him suck on it!

Why So Many Posts?

2009-06-10T21:34:00.000-07:00

So, I have been doing a lot of blogging lately. Not because of the fact that I am so very interesting or that so many amazing things have been going on. The real reason behind my sudden need to blog is my summer school class. I am taking an IS class and one of the assignments is to have a blog with at least 12 blogs that are at least 200 words each. And this blog in particular is going to be a really special one. Another part of our blog assignment is to have a blog that describes us and it has to be at least 500 words. I mean, I like myself and everything, but 500 words is a lot. Anyway here is goes (so if you already know me you really don't have to read this...)

So... I was born in Las Vegas and my family moved up to Sparks when I was in the eighth grade. My Dad's job transferred us up here. I love Reno and would never want to move back to Las Vegas again. I have been married for two years on June 29. I met my husband at church and it really is a miracle that we even met. We are total opposites in some ways. He grew up on a farm in Pioche and I am as girly as a person gets. We just bought our first house this summer and have been loving it. I also had our first baby in March. He is a sweet boy named Jack that I absolutely adore.

Before I had Jack I worked for the City of Reno. I was the supervisor of one of the rec programs. It was a lot of work and was stressful at times, but I loved being with the kids and have learned a lot about how I would like my own family to run from it. I now stay at home with my baby and I am the busiest I think I have EVER been, but I love it.

I love to watch movies. My movie watching has decreased a lot since I have had Jack. When I was pregnant with him I was very limited with what I was allowed to do, so I watched a lot of movies. Netflix was my best friend.

I love music. I can't really sing very well myself, but I have been playing piano since I was seven and I am now approaching 23. I am going to school for photography. In high school I was on yearbook and that is when I discovered how much I loved photography.

Sleep...

2009-06-09T21:31:00.000-07:00

I love to sleep. I really do actually enjoy it. It is such a great feeling when you have woken up after a great night of sleep. Sadly, I haven't had one of those great nights of sleep for three months now. Jack has never been the best sleeper. When we first brought him home he would wake up every two hours. It was like he had an alarm clock built into him. I was so tired. Sometimes William would come home and I would be in tears just because of the fact that I was so tired. Let me reference all of this by saying that I am not one that has ever done well with deprivation of sleep. I get really grouchy and really emotional. Then Jack went through a stage when he would wake up every two hours because he was hungry AND he didn't like to take naps. That was a rough couple of weeks.

Now Jack has started this glorious schedule that we both LOVE! We get up at 8 then he eats and then he takes a bath. We hang out until like 930 and then we sit in the rocking chair for a little while. Then he takes a nap until either 1230 or 1. Then he gets up eats and we hang out and do a few things until he takes another nap at 4. Then he goes back to bed at 8 or 830. He is also doing so much better at night! He only wakes up 1 or two times every night. It makes me SO happy! :]

Now all I need to do is break him of this new habit he has. He likes to me swaddled in a blanket, which is fine. It doesn't bother me, so I do it. It helps him sleep better and longer. But the problem now is that he like to smash his face into the blanket. I am always so scared that he is going to suffocate himself. I know I need to stop worrying, but sometimes i just can't help it.

rAiN

2009-06-08T09:33:00.001-07:00

Wow! What a week it has been with all of our rain. It was kind of a bittersweet situation for me. I know that we really need the moisture, and so I was really thankful that we got it. But at the same time it is hard when it constantly rains. I love seeing the sun and this past week there has been a serious lack of it. Not only do I miss the sun, but the rain really stressed my mom out this weekend. My little brother's graduation party was planned to be outside. My parents redid their entire backyard just for the party. But because of the rain we had to move everything inside. My mom was so worried about cramming everyone inside their house, but I think it went really well.

Jack LOVES the rain. He loves to sit outside and watch it. It doesn't really surprise me. He just loves to be outside. His favorite part about being outside is the trees. I think he could probably sit outside all day and watch them. He is turning into such an interesting little guy. I am so glad that we have him!

My Wonderful Shirt

2009-06-07T21:49:00.000-07:00

This weekend has been a crazy one. All of my mom's and some of my dad's families came into town. My little brother graduated from high school. One of the many events that took place this weekend was pictures. My mom had originally planned on getting pictures done of her 5 grand kids. When my gramma heard about this, she decided that she would like to have pictures done of her granddaughters. So, my gramma made all of the little girls matching dresses. They were really cute dresses.

I was really not very excited about having these pictures done. First of all most of my gramma's granddaughters are really young. My older sister and I are in our twenties and the next closest just turned 16. But the vast majority of them are still in elementary school. The second reason why I didn't want to have my picture done was what they made me wear. They decided that all the older girls would wear solid t shirts and jeans. This sounded like a good idea until I saw the shirt they got for me. It was the brightest, most neon green I have ever seen on a shirt EVER! It was awful. I look horrible in the picture. I look SO pale and SO sickly, it is disgusting. I am not usually one to say bad things about the color green. But this was horrible. I had the brightest shirt out of every one. I pretty much looked lame. I would post the picture, but it would be far too embarrassing.

Dear Sweet William...

2009-06-04T21:04:00.000-07:00

William has been so sick this week! It all started on Monday night when he came home from work. He was really tired and we went to bed at 8 that night. Then around 11 he woke up and was feeling very achy. Then a short while after that he started throwing up. I felt so bad for him. He wasn't able to keep anything down. He was getting sick every hour to every two hours. I was kind of a mean wife and had him go sleep on the couch. I couldn't help it, Jack was sleeping in his swing that night. Let's just say it wasn't a very good night for anyone.

The next day we thought he was getting better. I went to the store and got him some sprite, Gatorade, and rented him a movie. Then he got worse. He threw up all his sprite and then got a fever. We waited a few hours and nothing changed he got even worse. He started to become really painful when you toughed his belly. So we took him to urgent care.

Urgent care was an adventure to say the least. Jack was crabby and William spent half the time throwing up in their bathroom. The Dr. came in and looked at William. He told us that he really felt that William had appendicitis. He told us that we needed to go to the hospital to have a CT done. So, we dropped Jack off at my mom's house and went to the hospital. Long story short we waited down there forever. We were really lucky because Jordan Anderson was there and processed our paperwork. It was nice to see a familiar face. William had to get a shot in his butt. It was to make him stop throwing up. And it worked like a charm. Anyway at the hospital William had to drink 900 Ml of this not so great tasting stuff for his scan. Once everything was said and done they told us that his scan came back clear and that he was dehydrated.

Overall, the whole experience was frustrating and scary. I'm just grateful that William didn't have to have surgery. He's doing a little better today, still sick, but better than he was on Tuesday for sure!

Two of a Kind...

2009-06-02T21:59:00.001-07:00

When I was 4 months pregnant, I was lucky enough to have to go and see a specialist. During that appointment he took a picture of Jacks face and was able to convert it into a 3D image. Ever since I was given that picture I knew that Jack would look more like William and not me. And what would you know, he does look like William. He did get my blue eyes and possibly my hair color. The jury is still out on that one. Anyway, when we are hanging out at home we sometimes play a game. It's where Jack will make a face and William tries to match it. I usually don't take pictures of this game... but this one I couldn't resist. It just makes me laugh every time I see it. It does look a little but different on William's end especially since William has teeth and Jack doesn't. Either way it is fun. I think it is going to be really interesting to see if Jack really does end up looking like William. I haven't seen a whole ton of pictures of William as a baby, so I can't really make any really good judgements. All I really know for sure is that he doesn't really look like me. I sure do love both of them though!

Where the green grass grows...

2009-06-01T19:59:00.000-07:00

So, anyone who has talked to me lately has had to listen to me complain about our association. We have been getting a ton of letters in the mail saying that we need to fix our yard and if we don't then they will fine us. I totally understand that we should have a yard and that our grass should be actually made out of grass and not out of weeds. The only problem that I have with the situation is the fact that our yard was totally dead when we moved in. Our house was banked owned and so no one had taken care of the yard. It seemed like a week after we moved in (which was in August) we got a letter saying our yard was not up to code.

Anyway, William has been working so hard with the help of his brothers to get our yard done. We aren't totally done yet, but at least we have our curbing and grass done. Maybe that will keep the letters away for a short amount of time! But either way I can't say how much I LOVE our grass!!!! I love looking outside and seeing green! :]

Poor Jack

2009-05-28T18:39:00.000-07:00

Jack has been feeling totally horrible today. Yesterday, we took him to see Dr. Clark. Jack need to have his 2 month check up and to have first big round of shots. The poor guy had to get four of them! He got 2 in one leg, one in the other, and the last one was a liquid that he had to swallow (and he hated!). We are really lucky and have a great nurse. Her name is Laura. She is always so ind and helpful and really made me feel better about the whole situation. I had to lay him up on the table and Jack held onto my hands the whole time. When he got his first one, at first he just stared at me it almost seemed like he was asking if he should cry. It made me so sad. He started screaming and crying. I just wanted to take him off the table and tell them that he didn't need anymore. But before I could do that they were all done and were putting band aids on him. He just hasn't been himself until tonight. I was so sad. I usually wake up to him smiling and wanting to talk, but not today... Maybe tomorrow. Thank goodness we have Tylenol.

On another note he weighted 12 lbs 9 oz and was 23 inches. That just seems so big compared to what he use to be. He was 6 lbs 11 oz and only 18 inches.

Rub a Dub Dub- Jack LOVES his tub!

2009-05-25T09:27:00.000-07:00

Jack loves to take baths. Sometimes when he is really cranky I will let him take 2 in one day. It seems like almost all the pictures I have of him smiling are of him in the bath. The only part I hate is taking him out of the tub...

He really does love his tub. I think that if I just let him live in it he would be the happiest little mister ever!

Seven Years In The Making!

2009-05-25T09:23:00.001-07:00

William graduated this semester! We are SO proud of him! It's been a long hard road, but so worth it! William also got the Senior Scholar award for the college of business. This was an award saying that he got the highest GPA out of every one in the college of business.It was a really great experience being there. I am also really glad that I took Jack and that my brother Ethan came along, not only for William, but also to help me with Jack. I thought the ceremony would have been so much longer. But really it wasn't too bad. I think they read off all the names of the people graduating as fast as they possibly could. I'm sure they could have gone faster, but then we probably wouldn't have been able to understand them. After graduation we took a lot of different pictures with William's family. After we took pictures we all went to lunch at Chile's. Even Emily and Jocelyn came and joined us. It was so fun seeing them. It was a really great day. We were also really excited because our friend Karla was singing in the choir at graduation. She got to sit right by the stage and she was able to get some great pictures of William walking. But overall we think that William did a GREAT job! We love you!

Hulk Smush

2009-05-15T20:57:00.000-07:00

So, my nephew, Ace, is obsessed with the hulk. He thinks that every super hero is the hulk, just because he thinks the hulk is the best. My mom bought Jack hulk pajamas so that I could take pictures of Jack and send them to Ace. They say hulk smush on them... I'm not really sure what that means. They are pretty cute though!

Our Baby Jack

2009-05-10T19:25:00.000-07:00

So, I know that it has been a really long time since we hav updated our blog. Things have been a little bit busy since we had Jack. Jack was born on Friday March 13th. Of course I would have a baby on Friday the 13th! People say he came then just because we were scheduled for our C section on April Fool's! My water broke in the middle of the night, after spending a few hours playing the Wii. I guess that wasn't the best choice! Jack was born at 3:21 am, weighing 6 lbs 11oz. He was 18 inches long and was 4 weeks early. We just love him and are so grateful to have him.

William's Secret Talent

2009-02-27T11:29:00.000-08:00

When William and I first got married he gave me a few warnings. He told me;

1. He's allergic to cleaners

2. He's allergic to paint

3. He's allergic to shellfish

4. He really loves to eat at restaurants

So, at first I thought that he was lying. So I cleaned anyway and he ended up with puffy red eyes and a cough. So then I figured that he probably wasn't lying anymore, so this is what I did;

1. I bought all organic cleaners. Not only does this not bother him while I am cleaning, but he now cleans himself.

2. When it was time to paint Jack's nursery I was really nervous because I'm not allowed to paint at the moment, which makes me sad. While I was growing up my mom painted our house all the time. Every summer a different room or area would get painted. Last summer we painted her downstairs. So, I bought William low fume paint, and what do you know! He is a great painter. I had to teach him a few tricks and my dad came over to help, but he did a great job. I told him that he would have never known he was so great at it if I hadn't pushed him into doing it.

3. We just don't eat shellfish, I don't really like them anyway.

4. We're going out to dinner tonight.

The Three Amigas

2009-02-16T13:43:00.000-08:00

Nicki had her baby shower last weekend, and it was a ton of fun. Not only are baby showers just fun in general, but it was even more fun since Nicki, me, and Jen are all pregnant together! It has been so fun being able to be pregnant with two of my greatest friends.

Christmas Number 2

2008-12-29T21:50:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that Christmas has already come and gone! It was a great Christmas. William had spent the weekend before down on the farm with his family. His youngest brother had just gotten home from his mission, and it was a great opportunity for William to see him.

We stayed the night at my parents' house on Christmas eve. We opened our presents there, and then William and I went home so that we coul spend the day together. We went back to my parents' house of dinner, we couldn't pass up yummy prime rib!

William got me the coach diaper bag, which was the best present ever! I gave William a Wii and with all the time he has spent playing it lately I'm starting to wonder if that was a good idea.

But seriously he hasn't spent that much time on it, and I'm glad he is enjoying his present.

Our first full size Christmas tree!

2008-12-29T21:36:00.000-08:00

I was so excited this year for our Christmas tree. We actually had a full size tree of our very own! Last year our tree was only four feet heigh. We had a really small apartment. It was so fun putting up our tree this year. We put on Christmas music, drank hot chocolate, and William put up our tree. We made sure to buy shatter proof ornaments so that next year, Jack won't be able to break any of them!

'Lil Buckaroo

2008-12-01T19:32:00.000-08:00

We found out the other day that we are going to be having a boy! We are so excited! William is very excited that he was able to break the girl curse in his family.

We Love Our Sweet Little Bean

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We finally gave in and got a blog (thanks Jen for helping us make it so cute!) .

Just a quick update for everyone...

We bought a house in August! It has been a lot of fun being able to work on different projects, but also a lot of work. We are just so grateful that we were able to buy a house right now, that it's hard to complain about having to do work on it.

William has been given the opportunity to work with his brothers, and he is really enjoying it. I always feel bad knowing that he works so many hours and that he is taking a full load of classes at school. I am very fortunate to have such a great husband.

Some of our newest news is that we are going to have a baby! Our baby is due on April 7 and we are so excited! Our baby is so tiny that we call it our little bean. We've had some struggles and strange things come up with my pregnancy, but it has just made us love eachother and our little bean even more. Our picture isn't great because our baby was so tiny when it was taken. We are going back on November 26 for another ultrasound, so hopefully we will have better ones then!