Bats and balls and little league teams

The Canyon!

2011-12-05T21:29:00.000-08:00

Well all summer, every Sunday, we go up to Mantua and have dinner with family. Here is Gavin roasting his first mellow! Its so fun to get away and spend time with eachother!

By far this is Carsons favorite day of the week, he loves the canyon.

Ty, Deni, and Taron.

I love to get the kids out of the house and away from the TV, they love the canyon and cant wait to get there everytime, I cant wait until spring so we can start going again.

Police....

2011-12-05T21:20:00.000-08:00

For preschool the police came to visit so the kids could learn all about being a police man and what they do! The officers were amazing with the kids, Carson loved it!

Gavin liked driving the car..

Carson just made car noises like he was in a high speed chase!

Carson loved asking questions, they let him talk over the loud speaker.

I told him this was the only time I had better ever see him in the back of a cop car...he didnt get it...

It was so much fun having the police come and visit, Carson and Gavin learned alot.

Dino Park!

2011-12-05T21:12:00.000-08:00

This summer we went to the dinosaur park with the boys' buddy Eli and our friend Kaylee with her girls! It was so good to see her, it had been way to long! I had alot of fun chatting and the kids had a blast together! Carson and Eli!

Ride 'em cowboy!

This was the favorite slide!

There were so many places to take these face in a dino pics, I decided to many to post so here is just one :)

The boys with a dino...ROAR!

Carson and his buddy!

We had a lot of fun with friends!

Firestation!

2011-12-05T20:56:00.000-08:00

So Im a little behind on blog posts but here is goes haha! This was the first field trip of the 2011 school year. We went to the Riverdale firestation and they did a wonderful job with the kids! They let the kids climb in the firetruck and the ambulance!

They let them "drive" the off road vehicle and honk the horn!

They even got out the small hose and let each of the kids play with it!

Carson was the only one who could hold it all by himself!

The kids loved the firemen, they were really great with them.

I think the kids learned alot and they had a blast~

Gavins Birthday party!

2011-10-16T20:43:00.000-07:00

Well this year we wanted to do something a little different for Gavins birthday party, So we decided to take him to the zoo for the first time and have a little family party there, it was AWESOME! Here they are at the beginning playing with the big ball! As soon as Carson saw this outside the monkey house he was in LOVE I think he stopped at everyone and had a drink!

As usual Gavin was right there ready for his turn! They added new horses and the boys loved the ride!

This was so fun because the weather was perfect and the animals were all right at the window interacting with people and very active!

They have some very interesting new signs at the Zoo but this was my favorite!

We decided to stick with the pretend tigers after we read that sign!

We had to get this picture, who doesnt have at least one of these pics of their kids!

After we looked at the animals we had cupcakes, we went to Walmart to get the cupcakes and they didnt have any boys ones so the lady asked Gavin his favorite color and he said green, then what he likes and he said cars. She made him green frosted cupcakes with orange frosing inside and cars on top, it was great!and as you can tell they tasted SO GOOD!

Gavin was not as interested in opening his presents as he was in the train going by, Carson on the other hand could barely wait for Gavin to get them open! He got a Thomas the train and a new trainset, the first in our house!

Then of coarse we rode the train, both the boys had a blast and Im so glad we chose to do this for him instead of a party, it was the best! Gavin had his 2 year appointment and at 20 months he was still not on the weight chart but at his 24 month he was in the 8th percent, thats the first time EVER in his life he has been that high! He is 23 pounds 14.58 ounces. He is 34 1/4 inches tall and thats the 45% also the highest he has ever been. It was so great to see how excited EVERYONE in the office was when they found out how great he was doing, we also returned a fixture that has been in our house since he was 8 months old and that was the old medical scale we had to have to weigh him weekly at home. WHEW! It seems this is all over! Carson got his Kindergarten shots the same day and later had a rash all over his head and neck, they said it happens with the MMR, it looked like a measels rash, that was creepy!

Happy #2 Gavi!

2011-10-09T21:18:00.000-07:00

Well Gavin has turned 2! I think Im having a sad/happy moment, its very bitter sweet! Its bitter because he is my little baby and I want him to stay young forever but its so so so sweet because for the first time in his life things are just "normal" for him. He has been off formula for almost 2 months now and he has been off his fat called Microlipid for 2 weeks! We will have his last weight check at his 2 year appointment and I intend to return the scale in my basement! I have picture overloaded this post because I couldnt pick, they are all amazing pics! Baby Gavin was born on Oct 6th at 1035 am at 5lb 14oz and 19 inches. From moment 1 he was so sweet and calm.

So small....

He was always calm and relaxed, there was never really a time he was fussy.

In fact he was a sweet pea....I know cheesy but adorable!

And from moment 1 him and Carson were best friends, best buddies.

What a little blessing this soal is to our home!

Even though he smiles like 99% of the time even his sad faces make my laugh...

Best buddies....these are a few of my favorite things!

He always has a smile on his face!

Gavin 1 year ago on his first birthday, having a birthday treat!

Its crazy to think this year started with a surgery to possibly diagnose a more serious disease and has ended with him at almost 100%!

It was a long, fun year watching him grow!

His little personality has just popped over the last year he is a sweetie pie with a caring heart!

His lack of nutrition gave him a lack of hair which finally paid off when he won

least hair in the Riverdale baby contest! He has this way of making the funniest expressions and its like you can just read his mind!

His most recent interests are trains and puppies so for his 2nd birthday he got some new trains and inherited ALOT from family, they have been so much fun!

I am so thankful each and every day for Gavin, his personality is one of pure joy, he lights up a room. I have had so much fun watching him in the last year learn and grow, watching him learn about food and find foods he loves and foods he hates. I feel so blessed each day to have him in our home.

Here is Gavin on his Birthday! He is such a sweet spirit.

Happy 2nd Birthday to the most wonderful, sweet, and amazing boy! Gavin is such an amazing kid and has been through alot but even in the hard times when he was sick he wouldnt let it slow him down. He is a little sweetheart and always wants to help everyone around, even when Carson takes his toy and gets in trouble Gav will go give him the toy and sit in timeout with him to make him feel better. If someone is crying he is right there to try and help, I am so blessed to have this little guy. It was a tough 2 years but he has pulled through like a champ, I am so proud to be his mommy!

Carson is 4!

2011-09-03T22:21:00.000-07:00

Well Im not sure when, but it finally happened...Carson has turned 4! It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital....then again we have done that alot in his life so I guess thats why it feels like that haha! We werent going to have anything big but then we found out we were babysitting Tarons nieces and nephew, one of which shares a birthday with Carson so we decided to have a BBQ for them. Well we had chicken sandwhiches and salad followed by cake! Half boy candles for Carson and half girl candles for Kymmie. Carsons candle in the front kept relighting itself like 3 times, he thought that was so funny! I love this picture of Gavin, It reminded Taron and I of those sponor a child pictures, so..... For less than $1.00 a day you can bring a smile to the face of this child clean water, food, and oppurtunity. You will recieve hand written letters and pictures from your child, HEHE!

Here they are Trevor, Gavin, Kymmie, Carson and Tienna.

The kids loved the cake!

Carson got brand new shoes from Grandma Patty! At first he said I dont want this present because it wasnt wrapped but when he opened it he gasped and said how cool they were.

He also got clothes, coloring books, books, crayons, some monies (as he says) but his favorites are his swords and shields set and his movies. Everyone was so sweet to him and he really loves all his presents!

Kymmie, Trevor and Ashley made Carson this cute sign, Happy Birthday little buddy!

I wanted to write some things down about Carson, he is such an amazing kid! He is my little buddy, little dude, duder, Cars, Jace, Jacer, and some other random nick names. He is an amazing big brother and even though he likes to make Gavin react by taking his blankie or toy he absolutely adores his little brother. He is becoming so good at tumbling he recently learned to do a front flip over the bar all by himself! He also does summersaults, cartwheels, horsey kicks, all kinds of jumps, mat work, and springboard stuff! He is getting more comfortable in the water and we are able to get him to swim without us holding him sometimes. He is the silly boy, always trying to make you laugh. He loves LOVES music and can name many songs within a few notes, knows the words, and sometimes the name of the artist. He really likes Green Day, Bruno Mars, Lifehouse, Conway twitty, Alabama, and all his Primary songs and many many many more! Its amazing how good he is with lyrics and songs. He is a talker and if I let him he will tak to me you and everyone else for hours on end. He loves his daddy, definitely a daddys boy! He loves movies and playing with his friends Eli and Ronin. I am so thankful everyday to get the chance to be his mommy and be in his life, watching him grow and learn is the best! He is a blonde haired blue eyed charmer with some seriously sweaty and stinky feet! He is 41 and 3/8 inches tall, thats the 75% and 34.6lb which is in the 50%. He LOVES Lagoon and visiting his grandparents. I am so proud of this little guy, he has been through a TON of stuff and he handles it so well. He amazes me everyday! Happy 4th Birthday little dude, I love ya!

Bear Lake!

2011-08-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

On the 2nd of July we decided to go to Bear Lake, in reality we didnt think the boys would like it that much and we would only be ther for 10 minutes but once we settle in they had a blast and we were there for over 3 hours! Carson hated the sand until we got it wet. The wonderful people next to us loaned him some toys to play with, we didnt bring anything since we didnt think they would like it.

They loved walking through the water!

Gavin LOVED sitting on the blanket and watching the water, he loved the people and the boats!

After this we stopped and had burgers at La Beaus! We had a Raspberry shake and the boys had corn dogs! It was so much fun watching my boys play. They ended up loving it which surprised us and we decided we will go again...but this time we will go prepared!

4th of July!

2011-08-08T10:37:00.000-07:00

We had a blast this 4th of July! First we went to the parade in Riverdale, the boys loved trying to catch candy and watching the floats, it was really really busy though. Then we walked over to the park for Old Glory Days. Carson got to dunk our friend Ammon in the dunk tank which he though was awesome! Carson threw 4 balls and was so close to hitting the target I was impressed, then we ran up and pushed the button and he fell in, the splash was so big me and Carson got soaked also!

Then we went and won 2 fish that the boys named Nemo and Dory (of coarse) and came home for some down tme. We played in the backyard.

Me and Gavin!

Me and Carson!

We played in the sprinklers and had popsicles! Then we watched a movie while waiting for the fireworks.

After the movie we went into the backyard because fromt there we can see South Ogden and Riverdale fireworks. The boys were pretty scared because earlier in the week they had a bad experience so at first they were both scared.Since Carson had surgery on his ears the week before they were still sensitive so I put some ear plugs in and he fell asleep.I decided to try earplugs on Gavin also and within minutes of putting them in he fell asleep also.Earlier in the week we had been watching fireworks with friends when one of the 150ft ones tipped over and shot at the people watching. Carson was hit in the face and clothes but wasnt burned, Me and Taron had burns on our clothes but Gavin got some hair singed off in the shape of a circle.and he got a 2nd degree burn on his leg, this pic is after it started healing, it left a little scar but luckily no one was seriously injured, the boys are really scared of fireworks now so I am REALLY glad they are over for this year! It was a fun 4th of July!

and the winner is....

2011-07-25T23:19:00.000-07:00

Gavin competed in the baby contest for Riverdale 4th of July. It was so much fun and he did win something!

Here we are during the competition!He was so cute, anytime a judge walked by he would giggle or even growl!And he won..... LEAST HAIR!!!!

It was a blast. He also came in 3rd in the diaper dash! Go Gavin!

Carsons surgery....again!

2011-07-24T23:30:00.000-07:00

Carson had his 6th set of tubes put in at Primary Childrens Medical Center on June 27th. He was such a brave boy. Here he is in the cute PJ's! They placed butterfly tubes, which are perminent tubes that will have to be surgically removed and the hole closed later. They cleaned the scar tissue out of his ear canals, checked his adenoids and tonsils and cleaned everything up. They gave him a buddy that they allowed him to do all the things to the buddy that they were going to do to him before the surgery. A pulse ox, a blood pressure, listen with a stetheschope, dress and color him,

put on an oxygen mask,place and hang an IV,and do surgery on his ears, it was so so so cute, and he still sleeps with his buddy every night.

Well this was by far the toughest surgery yet, he threw up a ton after, all over me, they had to bring me scrubs to wear! He threw up in the car on the way home, just really really miserable so hopefully its the last one! Here we are going home with buddy!
Well we go back for a follow up hearing test and surgery checkup on the 10th of August! Here is to hoping this fixes the problems!

Air Show

2011-07-09T18:41:00.000-07:00

We took the boys down the air show at the airport in Wendover. It was SO fun! They loved watching the airplanes. Here is Carson talking to the lifeflight team nurse!Carson and Daddy checking out this awesome retired plane, Carson loved seeing the gun!

We were there all day so finally Gavin just had enough and fell asleep.

They had so much fun, Carson hated the F-16 because they were way to loud but did love the F-14 show. Gavin loved it all.

Tumbling

2011-06-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

Carson had his tumbling show! They usually do a big event but due to family budgets they decided to just do a class show! Carson and Eli had a blast. Here is his class lined up and ready to perform. Mom, Dad, and Carson!

Us with Carsons buddy Eli! Carson and his buddy Eli!

After we went to Chic-fil-A to celebrate! It was so fun and Carson moved to the next level! Go buddy!

WINNER WINNER!

2011-06-28T19:37:00.000-07:00

So we were at lagoon and decided to let the boys play a game with their cousins. So Kymmie who is 9, Trevor who is 5, Carson who is almost 4 throw 14 balls and win NOTHING! Gavin picks up the last ball and chucks it and........ Yup wins a JUMBO smurf!

We were blown away! He was so excited and now Carson sleeps with it every night!

Preschool Graduation!

2011-06-28T19:27:00.000-07:00

Well I know its a bit late but my Carson graduated Preschool! It was a joy school and we had alot of fun, these are all the kids in his class. Lucas, Eli, Sadie, Carter, Haylee, Andrew, Mabry, and Carson!All the moms stood to give out the diplomas.
Carson with his graduation balloon!

Carson and Gavin!Carson and Grandma Sharee!After graduation we had treats and the kids played!This never happens so I was so excited to get a picture with our whole family!

After we took Carson to a pizza party at the pizza factory, he played games and had a blast celebrating his graduation! I was so proud of him he really had to overcome some fears and obstacles but he pulled through and did so well, GOOD JOB BUD!

Update on the Kiddos!

2011-06-25T21:18:00.001-07:00

Well its been awhile since I have updated anyone on the kiddos so here it goes!

Gavin!

Gav is doing AMAZING, yup thats right! He started a milk introduction program about 6 weeks ago. Basically he started with something simple like a piece of bread with Whey in it. He has increased and increased and increased his tolerance....bit by bit I might add...he is now tolerating yogurt and even straight MILK!!! Without becoming sick!!! Its very exciting! He has also reached, for the first time ever, the 5% on the weight chart. This is amazing considering where we came from which is about 1 inch below the chart! However its not as important as the fact that he has not had a weight loss in months and months!

He is still on Nutramagen AA but we are currently cutting back his calories to see if he can tolerate a normal calorie range without weight loss.

Last week, to make him a sippy, it took~

10 scoops formula
10cc microlipid
2 ounces whole milk
6 ounces water

This week we are at~

5 scoops formula
10cc microlipid
4 ounces water
4 ounces whole milk

We hope to have him off of formula completely by his 2nd birthday but he is not making it easy since he hates the taste of milk!

He is loving his new life, he loves trying new food and his FAVORITES from the new options are...Chocolate chip cookies, popcorn, ice cream, chocolate, and Gossners flavored milk (he REFUSES to drink milk plain, which is normal for a kid who has been on formula his whole life, so he has to have flavored milk for now) and pizza. He dislikes cupcakes and sugar cookies...way to sweet from what he is used to.

He loves nursery but only if he walks in on his own, if I take him in its a huge fight. But that is exactly how he is, its gotta be his way or not at all!

He is a little TEASE and a heartbreaker. He has a major MAJOR temper and is very stubborn....sound like anyone you know??? He has a smile that could kill and loves his big brother .... by that I mean loves driving his big brother nuts! He loves his blankie more than anything else and can melt your heart with just one look. Yup Im definitely in trouble when he is older!

man I love this little guy he is such an amazing little spirit.

Carson!

Cars is such a little stud....He has been doing really really awesome! Last summer we had alot of problems with anxiety but this year he is getting brave and really trying to not be scared! He still struggles with some things but he has come leaps and bounds since last summer! He LOVE LOVE LOVES tumbling and especiallly now that he gets to go with one of his best buddies Eli. He can talk talk talk talk your ear off and thats no joke! He comes up with the craziest things to say that will make you laugh and scratch your head! He is such a great big brother....he also loves to torture his little brother by taking his blankie and running.

He loves movies and books but he loves playing outside with his friends the most! He loves when we watch Ronin and they play so well together! He is so helpful and loves earning his warm-and-fuzzies by doing something nice for Gavin. You can pretty much get him to do anything if you give him food and he will eat and eat and eat and eat until you finally tell him NO! He also loves being naked, I will find him riding his trike, reading, or doing pretty much anything naked....even running in the backyard!

His favorite foods are anything in the...big bowl in the big coupboard...A.K.A the candy bowl! His absolute favorite meal is the little lofthouse pancakes and banquet sausage.

He loves primary and loves having his mom as his singing leader. He is not scared to get up and talk or give prayer or tell what he is reading in the scriptures. His primary teachers say he is the only one who will talk even if he doesnt know the answer he will say something.

He loves his Gadoon (Lagoon) and his favorite ride is the airplanes with the guns.

His finger is all healed up! He has to see his plastic surgeon every year until he is fully grown to keep checking the tendons and make sure they are growing. There is a chance they will break or stop stretching but its small and we are thankful everday that he is doing so well, He just has a little bit of a loss of movement, it doesnt bend all the way or straighten all the way but we are thankful for all he has!

His ears are still an issue. In fact we are preparing for surgery on Monday the 27th. He had an appointment with Primary Childrens a few weeks ago and they want to put in butterfly tubes which are long term tubes and remove all the scar tissue from his ears, check for polyps, re-remove his adenoids and recheck his tonsils. The butterfly tubes will cause a hole in his eardrum that will have to be closed later but its the best option for Carson. They are sure he has a malformation of his Eustation tubes that does not allow them to drain, we hope for less problems in the future but this may be something he battles for years to come... He has some hearing loss of the 2 lowest tones in his left ear but otherwise his hearing is doing great considering his history.

Carson is nothing if not a great kid who has been through alot and is doing great regardless. He is a special spirit and I know has some special and important things he is supposed to do. If you want a laugh he is the kid to talk to!

I love this little man. Well thats whats going on in our boys lives. We are truely truely blessed. Everyday they make us laugh and bring such joy to our lives. As hard as it gets I would not change a thing. They are AMAZING kids who are strong and great at enduring. We LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!

Coupons!

2011-06-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

I love couponing lately! Sunday nights Tar and I will cut coupons together and its really paid off!

The whole haul ~My whole purchase included 2 full size lotions, 3 womens body washes, 2 deoderants, toilet paper, little swimmers diapers, 3 aluminum foil, 3 tomatoe sauces, an 18 pack hair ties, 4 -2 pack wisps, 2 colgate toothbrushes, 1 colgate toothpaste, 2 king size hersheys, 4 regular size candy bars, 2 king size Dove, 4 packages gummie candies, a bottle of bayer aspirin, 2 bottles of Advil, 3 handsoaps pumps, a 108.60 cost and I got it for.......26 bucks! Thats a 75% savings~ This was one of the purchases and it only costed my $3.83! The savings was over 32 bucks!

Last but certainly not least these all were FREE FREE FREE! I love FREE!

Easter fun!

2011-05-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

The boys Loved easter, the egg hunts, the candy, and especially the baskets from the easter bunny! The easter bunny was so nice this year with coloring books and hot wheels!

Preschool had an ester egg hunt for all the kids they had a blast.

Gavin had so much fun he wouldnt even let me help him carry his basket even though it was to heavy for him!

What a fun easter we had, it was great watching my boys have all that fun!

Flood!

2011-04-19T13:31:00.000-07:00

There is a beautiful walkway in Riverdale not to far from our house. Its right next to the Weber River...but now I guess its right in the Weber river. As of today this was the extent of the flooding. This is a walkway under the road. The Parking lot...

The walkway going under the road and then facing south.

Wow its crazy!

Sorry to the woman driving behind me as I took this, you seemed pretty mad I was going slow but this is a crazy pic, this is off 30th street.

Well it just makes me glad I live on high ground in Riverdale!

GO FLY A KITE!

2011-03-30T15:39:00.000-07:00

For Carsons birthday last year he got a really cool Buzz Lightyear kite. He has been getting it out almost everyday and BEGGING to fly it, it just has not worked out. Well the other day it was super windy here and kinda warm so we decided to take Buzz out for a flight! Carson loved flying his kite and he did such a good job, we were there for over an hour just playing with the kite, he even did it all by himself!

OH BOY GAVIN! We decided we all needed pics in our cool glasses!

What a fun day! It was a blast with my boys and hopefully its windy and warm again soon!

OH NO!

2011-03-30T15:13:00.000-07:00

So the other day we were just hanging out at home and we noticed we had not heard from the boys for awhile. Just then Gavin walks in....his hair COVERED in glue and glitter! We were laughing so hard because we could not figure out how Carson got Gavin to sit long enough to paste him with glue and then coat that in glitter. Carson said he just told him to stand there, luckily he doesnt have much hair so it came out easily. I asked Carson why he did it and he said to make Gavin pretty. Good enough reason I guess...

Valentines day!

2011-03-06T20:19:00.000-08:00

For Valentines Carson made his first Valentines box for preschool! He did such a good job! We got the boys a little treat! These adorable Mickey Mouse suckers for our present to them! They loved them so much and thought they were yummy! We thought they were really cute to....Until we realized the black was rubbing onto EVERYTHING!...But it was adorable to watch them eat the suckers anyway!It seems like every holiday is so much fun with kids! Happy V-day!

Random fun!

2011-03-06T19:54:00.000-08:00

Our house has been a random pit of fun lately so I thought I would share some of the happening! Carson got really stuck trying to crawl through the stools like Gavin does!

Fun times with our friends!

The newest form of fun is giving Gavin rides in on the back of the trike! They both will just giggle and giggle! Our primary is really pushing reading scriptures this year and Carson is doing great! He loves his Book of Mormon Reader!

Gavin is a little heart stealer with those big blues!

They are best friends now..I find them playing together laughing together and it makes my heart melt! I love that they are so close!

Carsons new favorite toys are his Mr. Potatoe heads and thanks to Grandma we have alot for him to play with now!

Wow thats one big balloon!

Preschool has been a blast and the field trip to Krispy Kream was so fun! They showed us how the doughnuts were made and then we all got to eat a fresh one! (except Gavin :)) Aunt Michelle was with us and that was a big help plus the boys adore her!

Baby Gavin loves empty bottles....

Carson having a snow day at preschool! He looks so cute in his snow clothes! He absolutely loves the snow and will run, roll, jump, lay, and play in it every chance he gets!

He loves his MP3 player it has stories and songs and he loves to listen to them!

Well those are the random happenings around here!

Christmas!

2011-01-24T19:24:00.000-08:00

Christmas was so much fun this year, Carson was a blast. He loves santa and couldnt wait to see him EVERY time we went to the mall. He was excited for Christmas and that made the whole thing a blast! This year Taron got Strep Throat on the 23rd and ended up in Urgent care! Thank goodness I took the kids in for preventative antibiotics because when they tested them they were already positive for Strep...luckily we all got treatment so it didnt ruin the holiday! On Christmas eve we went to the movie, like we do every year with my family but Taron and Gavin stayed home because Taron was still under the weather. Carson and I went with my family and saw YOGI BEAR in 3D! Carson looked so cute with the glasses on, he is a blast to take to the movie because he LOVES it so much! After the movie we went home and got pizza and finally when it was bedtime Carson was way to wound up to even consider it! He didnt go to bed until midnight because he was so excited!!! Sometime during the night Santa came and put presents under the tree, this is what it looked like!These were the "big" gifts! I was so excited to see them get these! Finally at 930 Gavin woke up, then we had to wake Carson so we could all get up at the same time! As expected Carson RAN to the big boy bike and jumped on, he LOVES this thing, after all the presents were opened we took him outside and he tried to ride, he did pretty good for a first timer! Gavin was SO SO excited about his rocket!! He climbed right on without help and giggled and laughed, he LOVES this thing!The crazy mess after presents!Well they got alot of fun stuff, Carson got an MP3 player for his songs and books, a bike, some books for his story reader, woody and bullseye, socks, a leapster and some games. Gavin got a radio flyer rocked, new cups with his name on them, a puppy piggybank, a little car toy, socks, and more fun toys! Well these two toys are definitely the favorites! They love to sit next to eachother and play on their new rocket and bike! It was an awesome Christmas and I am so thankful for the people in my life that were willing to help us out! We had an amazing Christmas and I cant wait for next year!

Gavins surgery!

2011-01-12T20:44:00.000-08:00

Well Gavin finally had his bowel biopsy on January 5th, it was something we have been waiting for for about 10 months. It started on the 4th with some prep in the morning to clean him out, at noon he had to go on a clear liquid diet until 10am the next day, after that he had to eat and drink nothing. We got to the hospital at noon and got him all dressed in his little jammies but he HATED them, or he was just really hungry and thursty!Our surgery was scheduled at 130p but come to find out the OR is late about 2 hrs! We did lots of playing in the meantime! This little wagon was his FAVORITE Toy but he wouldnt let go of the handle to pull him around so I had to push him.

He loved anything he could ride on!

Finally at 230p we did get in the OR, thank goodness! About an hour later he was done! They called me to PACU because he was fussy but when I got there they had given him morphine and he slept for about an hour, I finally woke him up so we could go home...his little IV...he hated it so much and when he woke up he just kept pointing to it and saying NO and OFF.

Well we learnedhe really loves morphine and when I woke him he finally drank 3 sippy cups of juice! Well the results all came back normal, they dont know why he is having weight gain trouble but we will keep doing what we are doing...

Nativity!

2011-01-01T19:10:00.000-08:00

Carson and his preschool class put together a nativity program for Christmas. This is the pre-program huddle! They were all bribed with little flutes to listen and do what they practiced! Carson chose the Innkeeper, come to find out, he was the only one with a speaking part! It was SO cute watching them act out the Nativity! Here is Carson telling Joseph and Mary "No Room" and he did it! I was so proud!

Here they are gathered around baby Jesus and after it was done they sang Christmas songs!

Well here is the star of the show! Carson the Innkeeper! He looked so good and I was so proud that he remembered his line and was able to stand in front of everyone and say it! What an awesome job!

Tumbling~

2011-01-01T18:30:00.000-08:00

Carson started tumbling this year and in November he "graduated" from his first quarter of tumbling classes. He is the youngest in his class by about a year but his teacher raves about his awesome listening skills! He has learned to do sumersaults! These are one of his favorites!

The balance beam is what he struggles the most with, he still needs some help but this is a huge improvement for him!Here is Ms. Thompson giving him his ribbon! He is so proud of his tumbling ribbon, he has learned backbends, summersaults, balance beam, lots of jumps, and some other skills! They just started trying the climbing wall and climbing rope. Mostly he has gained confidence in himself, more control over his body, and how to try new things even if we are a little scared. He jumped off the rock wall for the first time by himself the other day and he was so proud.

Putting Carson in tumbling was one of the best decisions we made for him, Im so proud of him and how hard he really tries and what he has accomplished! Go buddy!

Trick-or-Treating

2011-01-01T18:14:00.000-08:00

I know its late...to say the least but I had to write about Halloween this year, considering it is my favorite Holiday and all. Carson was really excited all week, the Halloween party for preschool was a blast and he had other parties and activities all week! The boys looked SO cute and I just couldnt wait so at about 5:45p we got dressed and headed out!

At first Carson wanted to be Buzz Lightyear, however, once he found out Buzz couldnt carry a weapon he decided to be an Army man! We borrowed the shirt from my Dad, the pants are pajamas and the hat and gun were a dollar each at the dollar store. He had a blast in his Army costume, and it was helpful because if anything scared him while we were out he would shoot it and then he was ok!Gavin was the Bat costume that Carson was on his second Halloween, he looked so so so cute! I cant believe he was already big enough to wear this!Gavin used the little "Bat-mobile" and Carson walked, it was a litle wet but not rainy or cold so we set off! Carson wanted to do it all by himself so I would let him go to the door, and ring it and everything all by himself! What a big boy! Gavin got the hang of it really fast and everytime someone put one in his bucket he had to investigate it~ it was adorable!

We went to the Trujillos house for homemade wassel and a soda! When we got there there was a triple rainbow! It was really cool. After about an hour and a half we took Gavin back home to daddy and we went out just mommy and Carson and it was a blast. He would say "lets go to that one, Im gunna get all the candies!" He loved it so much we were gone until almost 10p! He had to ride on my shoulders the last hour and finally we went home and raided the candy. It was a super fun Halloween and Im so glad I finally have a buddy to share it with~

Just another day at preschool!!!

2010-11-16T19:17:00.000-08:00

Preschool has been one of the best decisions we made for Carson, he has improved on social skills, pencil holding skills, and has learned a TON already. I wanted to show the fun field trips we have been on this year so far.
First we went to the Riverdale Fire Station. We got to go inside the fire trucks and ambulance, we met a real fireman in his fire suit and talked about not hiding from them. Carson even got his own HAT!Next we went to South Ogden Police Station where me met a real police man! He showed us his car and we got to look in the holding cells. When Carson looked in the holding cell and saw the potty he really wanted to use it because he thought it was cool but GROSS I was not letting him in there!Our next adventure was my favorite so far! We went to Black Island Farm. We learned about fruits and veggies and how they grow.

Played in a corn box!

We got to ride on the train! Mommy didnt fit very well!

Carson rode this tire Shark!

We loved riding the big slide together!

Then we rode the wagon out and picked pumpkins, Gavins was really small!

Carson just couldnt decide which one he wanted but finally he picked one, we were the last back on the wagon.

We fed the animals which he thought was hilarious!

Just last week we RODE HORSES!!! He was really scared so I rode with him at first but then he really was brave and did it all by himself! Then me and Gavin rode, he LOVED it, I knew he would he is very adventurous! He laughed and giggled and when he had to get off he cried and said "more more"
Then we fed the donkey apples!Preschool has been very fun and I have enjoyed watching Carson learn, face fears, and work hard. I am so glad we chose to start preschool this year!

Gavin is 1 Lets Celebrate!

2010-10-25T16:33:00.001-07:00

Well it happened, Gavin turned 1~ I cried at walmart picking up the invites haha. When Carson turned one I posted a bunch of pics and I wanted to do the same for Gavin! This is him having a Birthday Licorice! I love the one finger up showing us he is 1! I wanted to show some pics from his life because he has been such a wonderful, strong, amazing kid so far. During my pregnancy he was so calm all the time, he hardly moved and was so relaxed. Unfortunately I still had the preterm labor and regardless of all of our hard work he was born at 35 weeks 6 days. I was so glad we did the steroid shots because he was pretty healthy. He did have to go to transitional NICU due to blood sugar issues. He was such a good baby!
He was 5lb 14oz and had the smallest head, his head was so small that the nurses had to find a special hat to fit him, since he didnt have name until right before we left the hospital the nurses just called him tiny, or little, because he was so small! At 2 weeks he was the perfect baby, slept through the night, so calm and relaxed. He was just wonderful!

At 2 months he was blessed by his daddy, I loved his little bow tie! At 4 months he was diagnosed with malabsorption, malnutrition, and FTT. He was sent to Primary Childrens Gastroenterology for testing. Regardless of all he was going through he was the happiest baby, no fussing, no crying, he never had colic. He was pleasant all the time and I just adored him!I went on a no dairy diet to rule out milk protein intolerance. I loved watching him grow and learn, he found joy in everything and could always be found with a smile. At 6 months old he was placed on strictly formula due to weight gain issues and continues malabsorption regardless of the no dairy diet I had been following nursing him.

He has some incredible blue eyes that just shine with life, At 9 months and less than 10 pounds he was placed on an elemental formula at a high calorie mix. He finally started gaining weight! Watching him learn to sit and roll and move he would find such joy in his accomplishments. He was so proud of himself every time he would do something and would look to us for our praises!

He absolutely LOVES his big brother, they play so well together, he will follow him around and try to be like him. So far Carson has taught him to put his and like a gun and say BANG, he has taught him so many other things and I just cant help but smile when I see them together. It melts my heart! Well it happened one day all of the sudden...
His birthday was a blast, thankfully it was so warm we could be outside. He had never ever in his life had cake or anything like it so I made him a special dairy free cake. He ate and ate and LOVED every minute! I loved watching him enjoy something tastey! I am so so so proud to be the mom of this sweet sweet little boy, he is an incredible spirit and so calm. I know that he has a special reason for being in my home and I know he will accomplish alot in his life, he is driven and quiet but when he wants to talk he will say the craziest words. He is so so wonderful and I am blessed to be his mom.

First day of Pre-school!

2010-09-08T11:59:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday Sept 7th Carson had his first day of PRESCHOOL! What a little handsome guy! Well I was worried because on Monday he woke up with a stuffy nose and I was not going to send him but the other moms said it was OK! Here he is going to the door! The first teacher is just across the street so here we are walking over!

Here is some of the group sitting on their carpet squares.

Carson and his carpet square!

Here are 2 of his friends Eli and Maybre going inside!

He brought home a paper with his name outlined in popcorn and name puzzle cut from paper when you put it together it has his name. He said they sang criss-cross-applesauce and played outside. Im so glad he has started school and I cant wait to see what he learns.

mmm popsicles!

2010-09-08T07:50:00.000-07:00

Well everynight after bath and if Carson behaves to put on his Jammies we have a popsicle.
Well since Gavin cant have most things we decided it was time for him to have a popsicle to!

It went really well when I gave him some...And then Carson tried and Gavin bit off the end...and got REALLY REALLY MAD! He did not like that cold in his mouth but once it was gone he wanted another taste.

I love watching him experience the world and this was just so cute!

Carsons birthday party!!!

2010-09-07T23:59:00.000-07:00

Well Carson had his 3rd birthday so we had a couple parties for him. We had his party with Tarons family on Sunday the 22nd. We were supposed to have it in Mantua at the campground but a big storm came through so we ended up at Grandma Sharees. Carson and Daddy waiting to blow out the candles...The Buzz Lightyear Cake...The boys eating cupcakes! Then it was time for presents. He got lots of good stuff but then I got worried when we were invited to open Grandpa Randys present outside...

Well meet Carsons new gift..Buzz Bird..as named by Carson. Grandpa Randy raises homing pigeons and gave Carson one ... luckily it will stay at Grandpas!

It was a cute birthday...thanks everyone for coming!

Earlier in the week on Thursday the 19th we had a birthday party with Moms family...

It was supposed to be outside at the Riverdale Splashpad but it rained to that morning we were looking all over for a cheap alternative. So Nicklecade it is. The kids loved the arcade...even Gavi got to play...

He really loved opening presents and he got a BIG Buzz Lightyear from mom, dad, and Gavi. He LOVED this BUZZ and had kept asking to visit it at the store so I gave in and bought.

I made his cake, it had lots of Buzz Lightyear because that is his favorite!

Tienna and Carson shooting guns! This was the party for my family so all of his cousins were there.

Carson had a lot of fun at his party and I was so relieved with all the rain but it all turned out ok.

Happy 3rd Birthday Carson!!!

Lagoon!

2010-09-07T18:45:00.000-07:00

Well it was such a fun summer, we had the wonderful oppurtunity to go to Lagoon 5 times. The first time Carson just freaked out. By the last time he was in HEAVEN and still asks to go to Lagoon all the time.
Mommy and Gavin on the Ferris Wheel.... Daddy and Carson on the ferris wheel... And here is adorable Gavin just being so good in the stroller!

Daddy and Carson on the "little boat"

Carson on the "Big Planes"

And this is Carsons favorite, the "planes with the guns on it" On the last time we went to Lagoon the ride operator made this ride go up and down instead of just up and around. He was bouncing the planes up and down and Carson was just LAUGHING...he was laughing so hard he was bent over then throwing his head back, it was adorable!

and the "little baby boats" These he likes but not as much as the planes. We were so blessed to have the oppurtunity to go so many times and I think we will probably get season passes next year.

Carson new gun holster!

2010-09-07T16:39:00.000-07:00

Carson is really into guns lately so he found himself a new gun holster...its pretty high tech!

9 month old Gavin!!!

2010-07-13T18:28:00.001-07:00

Well baby Gavin is 9 months old!! I just wanted to tell everyone a little about him. Today he was weighed and he now weighs 16lbs 3oz which is still not on the chart but awesome non-the-less, he is 27 and 1/4 inches tall which is in the 20th percentile and his head is in the 10th percentile. We are very proud and excited that he is doing so well! He is sitting and rolling all over the place. Just this last week he learned to clap and wave bye bye! He says mama and loves to babble! His favorite thing to do is play pat-a-cake. His smile is adorable, his laugh is contagous, and he has the sweetest, calmest spirit. He loves peas, sweet potatoes and all the fruits but he hates green beans. His favorite breakfast is cinnamon raisin granola and for dinner he likes the macaroni and beef with veggies and ham pinapple and rice. He loves his bath so much that everytime I take him out he literally screams for about 10 mins, its so adorable and a little sad. He is a great sleeper, thank goodness, and loves his mobile, his two blankies, and his big brother. Carson and Gavin will just make each other laugh and laugh. I love having this sweet little boy in my home, my family, and I am so blessed to be his mother.

Gavin...again...

2010-06-25T21:37:00.000-07:00

Well I just had to post our good news, as of the 16th of June our little Gavin weighed.....15 pounds 1 ounce! That is a 14 ounce GAIN since increasing his calories in his formula to 24 calories an ounce (5 scoops formula~3 ounces water). The doc at Primary Childrens feels "Much more optimistic than 2 weeks ago and still believes we are dealing with milk protein intolerance" We are very pleased with the gain but still have some concerns about him maintaining the gaining, which has not happened once in his little life. The doc said if he does not have a consistant gain on the next weigh in (4 weeks) then they will biopsy his bowels however he feels we have finally addressed all the issues and we will in fact see a consistant gain for the first time. We are taking this one as a win! Yeah GAV!

Splashpad!

2010-06-02T14:54:00.000-07:00

Well Riverdale Park got a new SPLASHPAD! So on Sunday we went for a family walk and took Carson, here is the new splashpad!Here is Carson in his new swimsuit! and on the slide!

then the boys wanted to swing!

Well notice how Carson went everywhere EXCEPT the splashpad! We started there and he was not having it! I guess we will try again next time! It was still a way fun day!

oh baby Gavin!

2010-06-02T14:30:00.001-07:00

Well lets start with the bad news. Gavin was reweighed today and has only gained 2 ounces in over 2 weeks. Now we are on a even more specialized formula that can only be bought from the Enfamil company and online, better be careful we dont run out! Well he also has to increase the concentration from normal to 5 scoops for every 4 ounces, this will increase his calories. We also will see the doc on the 16th again. Whew how exausting. Now the good news! He is rolling, and Im not talking about 1 time he is rolling clear across the living room! He is rolling to get toys. Why so exciting you ask? Carson didnt ever roll like this he just didnt like to roll so its exciting to see Gavin rolling as a mode of transportation. Yeah GAV!

And The UPS!

2010-05-21T20:55:00.000-07:00

Well Gavin had another appointment at Primary Childrens on the 19th. We were pretty nervous about what they would decide to do and about his weight, well he weighed....14lbs 1oz! He gained!!! We are very excited and relieved. Although still pretty underweight he is growing now. The doctor said that he was very concerned about his last weight and now he feeling more positive about his diagnosis, this is good because this diagnosis is one that Gavin will grow out of. However...he is still being watched very very very carefully, there is a small chance that he will stop growing again and will have to have the bowel biopsy but everyday looks more and more positive. He will be reweighed in 2 weeks and seen by Primary again in 1 month. We feel very blessed to have so many family and friends keeping us in their thoughts and prayers and we really appriciate everything. Well the news gets even better, Gavin was on Alimentum which is a great formula but my work gave me some other formula called Enfamil AA. I asked the Gastroenterologist if he could use it and not only can he it is actually going to be BETTER than the Alimentum! We got about 3 months worth of this formula that costs over 30 dollars a can! This month has been much better for everyone, his stomach aches are gone, his poops are normal, he is growing, and now we can give him the absolute BEST formula for his condition. We are really blessed!

The UPS and DOWNS!

2010-05-04T20:47:00.000-07:00

Well we were on a high yesterday, we reweighed Gavin and thought he had gained 15ounces! Well I got the mom instinct today, I just kept thinking something is wrong, something is wrong. It was like a nagging voice in my head and I couldnt get rid of it. I finally made an appointment to get him reweighed and.....he lost 5 ounces overnight. He is now 13lbs 6oz! Now every weigh in is 2 hours after his bottle and at least 3 hours after solids, he is naked with a size 2 dry diaper so there is little room for flucuations due to other factors. I was very dissapointed but it reminded me of something. We are the MOMS! We know when something is not right with our own children. We have instinct and we are the advocates. It was a reminder to follow my mommy heart when I feel something is not right. Nonetheless his weight gain now at 10 ounces since Thursday is still WAY more than its been in months and so Im counting this as a WIN! We have an appointment with Primary on the 19th. Here is to the next 2.5 weeks and hoping we keep growing!

Reweighed!

2010-05-04T10:47:00.000-07:00

Well Gavin was reweighed on Monday. He has been strictly on Alimentum which is a formula that is predigested so he does not have to break it down. He gained..........15ounces! In four days he has gained more than he has in 4 MONTHS! He is now 13lbs 11oz. So I am waiting for Primary Childrens to call with our new plan! I could not believe it we weighed him 3 times on 2 different machines to make sure it was accurate. Im so so so happy, I cannot believe he finally gained weight. This also gives us some more insight into what is going on in his digestive tract. We now know he is not breaking down the comlex sugars and therefore he cannot absorb them. I cannot wait to talk to the doc at Primary!

Gavin Update!

2010-04-29T22:09:00.000-07:00

Well Gavin was weighed today and......he has only gained 3 ounces in a month, he is now 12lbs 12oz. He should be gaining a half ounce a day the pediatrician said so this is not so good. He is now strictly on Alimentum the malabsorption formula and his baby food for the next four days. Last time we tried to give him this formula he HATED it and REFUSED to take it so when I got home I was really upset. I just kept saying a silent prayer that he would take it and he DID! He drank it without a fight. I am supposed to call Primary Childrens asap and get another appointment. He will be reweighed on Monday and reassesed to see if the strict formula diet will help with the weight gain. I am also supposed to double the intake of solids to 5-6 jars A DAY! Although worried I feel much better now that he will take the formula and have high hopes for an improved weight gain by Monday! At this point I would be ok with stopping breastfeeding, I would be sad but not heartbroken since he is now 7 months old. I just hope we get this figured out, wish us luck!

Gavin 6 month pictures!

2010-04-25T12:15:00.000-07:00

We had Gavins 6 month pictures done last week at the Union Station. Obviously we did Carsons 2 and a half year pics at the same time. It was alot of fun and I think Emily did a really good job!

POST OVERLOAD!

2010-04-18T20:33:00.001-07:00

There are a ton of posts! Make sure to see them all, its been a busy month!

OH MY FRIENDS!

2010-04-18T19:53:00.000-07:00

Well my good friend Shauna came up from Arizona, on her way she called me and we decided to surprise everyone else so I told everyone to come to my house on Tuesday at 10am for a HUGE surprise! Shaua came and as she was going inside Lindsey pulled in, I loved seeing the look on her face when she saw Shauna. Then Heidi came and we had Shauna hide, Miranda (Shaunas little girl) was standing right in front of her and she could not figure it out until we pointed Miranda out. Terianne and her friend came next followed by Kaylee. It was so much fun surprising everyone. They were all really worried about what I could possibly have as a surprise so they were excited and a little relieved to see Shauna. This is was my house looked like that day! Thats right 7 mommies, 1 daddy, 6 -2 year olds, 2 -1 year olds, and 4 -babies under 1, and 2 babies in the belly! It was chaotic but abosolutely so much FUN! Finally after hours of playing the kids got restless so we pulled out ELIFUN and Playdough and they had a blast with those.

It was so much fun having Shauna come up and surprise everyone! I cant wait until she comes back. It was great to get everyone together we absolutely loved seeing everyone!

Friends!

2010-04-18T19:48:00.001-07:00

My best friend Steph came down and visited. Her little boy Ronin was so good to Gavin and wanted to hold him so bad so I finally gave in and let him hold him in the recliner. He did so well he is going to be a great big brother! Im so glad my best friend lives close enough to visit now, although I wouldnt mind a little closer! It was wonderful to see you Steph!

Easter!

2010-04-18T19:35:00.000-07:00

Easter was so much fun this year! This was Carsons easter basket, he got sidewalk chalk, tootsie rolls, a big sucker, peeps, candy jewelry, and marshmellow bunnies! We put the basket on the table so when he walked out he could see it! He loved trying all the new treats. He loved the peeps!Gavin didnt get a basket this year but he loves the rattle he got from the Easter party! Carson took awhile to figure out how to eat they candy jewelry but once he did it was GONE!
He got this BIG SUCKER! He loved it, he munches on it a little a day its so funny we STILL have it!Well apparently Gavin HAD to taste it to! I looked over and found this! I love these boys they are so funny, Im so glad Carson is such an amazing big brother and takes good care of his baby Gavin!

HAPPY EASTER!

Easter Party!

2010-04-18T19:15:00.000-07:00

So every year Tarons Aunt Sandy and Uncle Stan have an Easter party. We are always appriciateive that we are invited and they do such a wonderful job. This year the baskets were Soooooo Cute. Here are the baskets that Carson and Gavin recieved. Carsons basket had goodies, playdough, cookies, a car and fruit snack and much more! Gavin got alot of baby food and juice and the cutest baby rattle that he absolutely adores! I thought the baskets were ADORABLE! They also did a candy hunt for the little kids so here is Carson finding some candy.

At first he tried carrying his bag and picking up candy but after he realized that was to hard he gave the bag to Grandma and just started running and picking up a piece then bringing it over. It was so cute and actually very efficient!
We always have so much fun at this party. Taron won a handheld pump and I won Deal or No Deal game on DVD. Thanks to Stan and Sandy for including us in this wonderful event every year. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family!

Gavin is....

2010-04-03T14:26:00.000-07:00

Well Gavin in doing alot lately he has definitely found his feet and they are ALWAYS in his mouth! Gavin is..ROLLING OVER! I know its exciting! He did it once or twice then stopped but now anytime we put him on his tummy he can roll to his back, we are still working on back to tummy!
Although he is rolling its hard work and sometimes about half way over he falls asleep because he just gets to exausted!

Its adorable! Well he has also started his veggies! On April 3rd he started with sweet potatoes then carrots then squash! His favorite so far...PEAS! He really likes it all though.

He also had his 6 month appointment on the 8th and he has gotten longer!!! We are now in the 10th percent for height which is promising. Unfortunately continues to fall on the weight chart. He is 12lb 9oz and off the bottom of the chart. He continues to drop so we have a re-weigh scheduled for May 3rd, wish us luck!

Gavin is an incredible kid, he is so calm and loving, he rarely cries and loves to give snuggles. I am so blessed to be his mommy!

Coloring Eggs!

2010-04-03T14:14:00.000-07:00

Happy EASTER! So on Friday we decided to dye eggs. It was so much fun, Carson loved putting the eggs in the dye.
We made eggs for both Carson and Gavin!

We used a sports theme that came with sports stickers, stands, crayons, and more!

We had such a good time, Carson really liked it, and now I have a dozen hard boiled eggs in my fridge if anyone is hungry!

Gavin Update!

2010-04-01T16:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Gavin had an appointment with the specialist. He is now 12 pounds 6 ounces which means he has only gained an ounce in 10 days. They believe he has milk protein intolerance, very common but unfortunately can only be treated with diet modification....my diet! They did however see something on his xray they wanted to check out so today we went to Primary Childrens so Gavin could have an upper GI done. That is where they drink the contrast then take a bunch of pictures to see the stomach and small bowel. Well they found he has signifigant reflux which surprised me. The rest of the results we will get later but thats what they told me as of today. Hope to hear more soon!

O The Things Kids Say.....

2010-03-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

Recently my little Carson has been saying some odd things...at some odd times for example he will be dead asleep and suddenly pop up and say something like....

"GRANDMA GRANDPA"

or

"I WANNA HOLD THE CUPCAKE" followed by "I WANT MILK TO"

or

"IM HUNGRY"

Keep in mind he is dead asleep, and generally lays back down and goes back to sleep after his sudden outburst. Its usually about food but if you know my Carson that is not to surprising.

Some of his newest additions are

"WHY NOT"

"I CANT"

and some of his favorite movie quotes are (and he uses them everyday)

"That is not Crackalackin" Madagascar 2 (said after I told him he could not have a fruit snack)

"Fly home buddy, I work alone" The incredibles (said to me while we were making breakfast together)

"Seek thee out the diamond in the rough" Alladin (just said randomly throughout the day)

He has also recently discovered that mommy and daddy actually have names. He does not use mine but after trying "daddy" a few times you will hear him yell

"TARON!"

Everyday he will do or say something that literally stops me in my tracks and makes me laugh, Im so blessed to have such and incredible son!

Gavin Update!

2010-03-21T21:03:00.000-07:00

Well we have a little update! On friday we heard from Gavins Gastroenterologist. Now at 5 and a half months Gavin weighs......12 pounds 5 ounces! That is in the 3rd percent. His doctor wants me to continue the no dairy diet and schedule a follow up appointment on the 31st! They are still concerned about his weight gain and his poops but this is all we know so far. We will keep you updated...

You cant pick your dad and you cant pick your nose but...

2010-03-06T17:04:00.000-08:00

you can pick your dads nose.....

This is what happens when you thry to take a nap at our house.

Primary Childrens and Rice Cereal!

2010-03-02T08:14:00.000-08:00

Well We had Gavins appointment at Primary Childrens yesterday in the GI department with Dr. Guthery. We first met with the Resident who got the history and then the Dr. Came in. They were very thorough and stayed in the room for about an hour. They felt confident they know what the problem is but they do have 3 ideas so we are starting with the easiest and most common, inability to break down milk protein, we will try to rule this out and move to the next. I am now on a very strict diet of anything BUT dairy. At first I thought no biggie I dont like milk. Well this pretty much includes everything. No chocolate, cake, frosting, cream, nothing with Whey or Caison in it. So I will pretty much be eating chicken and pototoes for the next 2 weeks. If by next week he gains weight that will be our diagnosis, if not we move onto the next most common. So I need some good recipes that include whole ingredients, so please think of yummy food and check the ingredients. If it has any kind of milk, whey, or caison in it its a no go. I spent 3 hours at the store trying to find things and its really hard so I know with all your eyes we can find some yummy foods. The fun news, Gavin weighs 11 pounds 9 ounces! He gained 1 ounce in 2.5 weeks! I did get to start Gavin on rice cereal. It has to be the Beech Nut brand but it was so so cute watching him eat it. It was all over in his chin fat!

I WILL GO POOP IN THERE!

2010-02-25T12:57:00.000-08:00

Well I had a 10 dollar card to JC Penny so I went and got some summer shirts for Carson. I also walked over to Carters to see if they had any good sales. Well Carson kept telling me he had to go poop. I took him 5 times and he never went, each time having to push my double stroller through the store and back into the bathrooms. So finally I told him this was the last time and then we were going home. Well he didnt go again so I put him in the stroller and was walking out and the whole time he was screaming "NO DONT GO HOME I WILL POOP IN THERE, I WILL GO POOP" It was so embarrasing. Every person we passed was looking at me like I was preventing him from going to the bathroom. He yelled that for about 15 mins until we got home. Then we came in and I said do you want to go poop now and he said NO! I was laughing so hard by the end. Oh raising children is so entertaining sometimes.

Caught in the act....

2010-02-24T15:12:00.000-08:00

Well I am nursing Gavin and as any nursing mother knows (especially working moms) a pump is absolutely necessary. I have used mine alot lately and Carson always has been quite impressed with its function. Well thats fine and good until I walked into this the other day.....
He told me he was getting his milk and then told me to get the milk from the fridge and put it in the bottle...I obviously refused. Its a good thing he is such a boy with his mohawk and guitar shirt but one thing is for sure... this will be great to show his future wife...

Jumper!

2010-02-18T12:18:00.000-08:00

Well Carson used to jump in the jumper for hours a day he absolutely loved it and now that Gavin is 4 months old I thought it was time to start him on the jumping to. Here are his feet, he is not quite tall enough to touch yet. Carson was trying so hard to be helpful...Well he giggled and laughed but was done after about 5 min.

All Grown Up?

2010-02-18T11:59:00.000-08:00

Carson recently decided he has "grown up" and he can now do things all by himself. I wanted to show you what happens when he does thing all by himself. He often gets "stuck" He generally ends up half naked....

Or half clothed in this case... He thinks he is way bigger than his daddy...

or he is trying to be just like him....

He is always putting his feet up and "resting" or relaxing but since he cant reach while sitting ont he couch he ends up suspended in mid-air somehow....

Oh man this kid has been hilarious lately I love to see what he gets himself into.

Our new insurance policy....

2010-02-09T22:06:00.000-08:00

Well we are really getting sick of Carson getting hurt and sick so we have decided to invest in a more proactive insurance. We are hoping this will help the poor kid from all the injuries and surgeries. Tell us what you think...

I think this is going to be very effective now the only thing is how do we get him to keep it on?

The girls...together again!

2010-01-31T19:02:00.000-08:00

Well Shauna came up for a visit and so I finally got pics of all the kids and I have been waiting to post them so here are the new additions to the mommy group!

This is Carter! And here is Emerie...she is taking good care of Gavin for me.

Here we have them all from the left Gavin, Emerie, Carter and Miranda....

And it wouldnt be complete without the older siblings...

Back row Jaylee, Ian, Carson, Boston, and Braelynn

Front Emerie, Miranda, Gavin, Carter, and Braelynn has a brother or sister on the way!

Now just the big kids!

Here is Shauna with her little girl Miranda!

Lindsey with her girls!

Terianne, Braelynn, and the baby in the tummy!

Heidi and baby Carter!

I just love these girls and was so glad to have everyone together. Kaylee was there during the first part but we didnt get pics until after she left which made me sad. I just adore these girls!

The many faces of baby Gavin!

2010-01-31T18:15:00.000-08:00

Gavin is so fun and so animated! He is very calm and laid back I love having him in my home he is an amazing addition to my family. He is such an animated kid so I thought I would post the many faces of Gavin.....

UHOH!

2010-01-09T12:53:00.000-08:00

Well I had another long day. I went to visit a friend about 1.5 hour away. I got there late anyway and so I was feeling bad. It was fun we ate lunch and got ice cream. We were headed out to her house which is in this little town. I was driving toward an intersection and saw another car coming so I checked to make sure I didnt have a stop sign and I didnt so I continued to go I checked my mirrors and looked back at the kids and when I turned back the car was right in front of me. I didnt have time to break and I smashed into her. It was so scary because the kids were upset. Her car spun around and she almost rolled. Everyone was ok except my car it got an "ouie" as Carson says. I got a ticket for failing to yield in an uncontrolled intersection. This intersection had no stop signs no yield signs nothing so I was supposed to yield to her but I thought she had the stop sign. Stephanie took my kids so I could stay with the police. so here it is my little baby.....

It was to late to get a rental car so I ended up staying with Steph who took excellent care of me (Thanks hun~!) She fed me roast and cooked me breakfast she is an awesome friend. I got my rental car the next day and finally got to come home. This incident was just a little cherry ontop the cake that made up the last year!

Tonsils...

2010-01-02T12:24:00.000-08:00

Well Carson got his tonsils out, I wanted to show the pics from this week, the poor kid has been miserable. He woke up well in the surgical center they had him very medicated so he slept for hours and hours. When we did get home I put him in our room and he slept and slept. When he finally did wake up he was miserable. He wouldnt eat or drink and even taking his medication was a battle. They said to expect this for about 5 days so on day 14 I was about to lose it. It took a good 3 weeks to really see Carson come back. They gave him his tonsils in a jar and his old tubes so he gets to show them off to everyone and he thinks that is so cool, although he likes to shake it and that makes it look so gross. They said his tonsils were very large and showed signs of persistant infection so Im glad they are gone. Now hopefully they dont grow back!

blessed to know you....

2009-12-27T23:24:00.000-08:00

I wanted to take a moment and thank the people in my life. I have never been as happy as I have been in the last few years and I know its because I finally have wonderful people around me who lift me up but keep me grounded. So here is to you....

Taron my wonderful husband and the love of my life. You are an incredible father I wish I had your patience I love to watch you with our boys. You are so incredible the way you just take life as it comes without so much stress. You teach me everyday how to be less stressed and be happier and I have learned when I listen to you things are just better. You also see the potential in me that no one else can see and expect that of me which is hard for me to accept sometimes but I usually come around to your side eventually and it always makes me a better person. Thanks and I love you more than anything!

Stephanie my absolute best friend (dont mind me in this pic I just gave birth for heavens sake....and yikes)

I absolutely love you dear. I love that everytime we talk even if its just supposed to be for minutes it ends up being hours. We can talk to eachother about anything and know that it doesnt change the other persons perception. I love that we are so much alike I feel so much better knowing there is another person out there who just gets me, sometimes thats all I need and things just seem easier. I think this saying says it all

"A true friend is someone who knows EVERYTHING about you.....and likes you anyway" Im so glad we have stayed friends and I know we will forever.

OH MY GIRLS!

I love these girls, I never truely had "friends" in school or anything and the ones I had were not the kind of friends you want to be around. I love them so much they have inspired me, humbled me, and I find myself trying to improve myself when I am with them. These girls have truely made me a better person and here is what a adore about each one of them.

Shauna- You have a beautiful smile and I say that not only because its pleasing to the eye but because you just lighten the mood no matter the situation. Your upbeat and generally happy and content spirit fill the room with happiness. Without you around things just dont feel as upbeat and happy. You beam happiness and I envy that being the negative person I am but I am trying to learn from you.

Lindsey-You are so beautiful and I love your hair and you are so creative I have noticed that come out in you alot more lately and I wish I was like that. I love to see the new things you are coming up with and wow girl can you sew a bedding set! You can find great deals and make them work for you and you can find what you need and make it work for your budget and I wish I could do that. I also wish I could just go out and hike and climb and still love it like I used to Im glad you have kept that in your life.

Heidi-You know how to put yourself together you always look beautiful. I wish I could walk carrying my kids in heels like you do. You are so easy to talk to and I love that we can just chat. You are such a sweetheart which is funny because the first time we met way back in school I had such a different impression I know its because you are gorgeous and I was just judging you without knowing you but Im so glad we became friends and I got to know you because you are such a sweet person and a sweet spirit, your easy to be with and thats a wonderful gift to have.

Kaylee- I love the way you just resonate love for our savior I love how talking to you I am inspired to try harder to say prayers and read scriptures and yet you are real at the same time which makes it easier to be inspired by you instead of discouraged. I love to talk to you because I can just feel your testimony in every word and I envy that. You are sucha cutie to, I loved sewing with you and Im so glad we are friends. I wish I could have your will power to live a healthier lifestyle also with working out and making sure my families meals are healthy. That takes alot of work.

Terianne- sorry I know your not in the picture but I couldnt find one with everyone for some reason. I think there was a reason you and Linds met in the store. I love that you are so real with everyone, I love that you talk and speak your mind and your so confident in what you say I wish I could speak and be so comfortable with myself.

I know I would not be where I am in my life without these people. I would not be the mother I am without my girls, I would not be the person I am without my husband. Thank you for being you, you inspire me and make me work harder to improve myself, I love you all so very much.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-27T22:37:00.000-08:00

We had the best Christmas ever! First we went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks on Christmas Eve and Carson LOVED IT! Then the boys got to open their matching pajamas to wear that night.

Dont mind Carson grabbing himself it seems to be a new thing since he is potty trained, everyone says its normal for a boy.....I hope it is!

Here is our tree, it is missing the bulbs because we figured we already had enough issues with glass this year so we would leave them off, good choice since he thought the tree was so fun to play with.

The big gifts are Tarons I think he got spoiled this year.

Carsons stocking was so so cute! I cant wait to get Gavin one also.

and the stockings were hung on the entertainment center with care....

Christmas morning was so great, we got up at 930 and carson ran out to the presents, The first one he picked up was huge and he was trying to carry it around it was adorable.

He opened it and it was a little rug that looks like a city, he thought it was great and loved opening all his gifts, he had a blast and we had a blast watching him.

He got a Korver jersey and Taron got a Harpring jersey and Carson has worn it every day since he got it, he aboslutely loves it!

Here they are in their matching jersys....how adorable.

Here is Carson helping Taron open his guitar. Carson helped me wrap it and had been so good at not telling until we got the box open and then he said "oh its the guitar" we laughed so hard man that kid has a good memory.

They had fun trying out the guitar

This was such a fun Christmas I dont know that it can be topped, I love my family, I love being a mommy and watching my kids grow and learn. I cannot wait until next year.

I want to also take a moment and talk about how thankful I am for this season, I am so thankful that I have the oppurtunity to know my savior and take this time to celebrate his birth.

His entrance was not one met with grand accord, no cheering crowds for our Lord, it was but a humble birth but one that changed the world. He taught us with the way he lived and saved us with the way he died.

Merry Christmas..

Gavins Blessing

2009-12-19T12:00:00.000-08:00

Gavin had his big day on December 6th! He was so cute in his little bow tie. His little outfit fit great except the pants were about 2 times to long so they are folded almost in half and look like little MC Hammer pants.

We Tried to get Carson in the Family pic but he was not having it so its just Mommy, Daddy, and Gavin.

This is Gavin and Grandma.

This is me and one of my best friends Niki. It was so nice of them to come.

This is my mom and Step-Dad John.

This is my Dad and Step-Mom Wendy.

My little sister Melissa had her baby girl, Cambrielle, just 5 days before I had Gavin, its fun to see them together.

Gavin also had his 2 month appointment and he is 21.5 inches and 9lbs 3oz, all of his measurements are in the 5% but he is growing. He is just starting to try and smile and its so cute, he is the best baby he never cries and he loves his swing. We are so blessed to have him in our home and in our family. Carson is the best big brother he absolutely adores Gavin and takes such good care of him he will come and tell me he is crying or that I need to get him out of bed or feed him. Gavin thinks Carson is so cool, he will watch him play or turn to the sound of his voice. What a blessing it is to have this wonderful family.

Now here are a few pics of my boys just because.

Who is who?

2009-11-11T13:23:00.000-08:00

Who is who?? These are pictures of Carson and Gavin I dont know that they are the best to show how much they look alike but tell me what you think. Carson is the first picture and Gavin is the second.

My boys are so awesome! Watching them grow and learn is so much fun!!

They are alot alike, very relaxed, very calm. I love being a mommy of 2 and cant believe I have been so blessed. I wouldnt change a thing.

Halloween!

2009-11-07T18:10:00.000-08:00

Halloween was so fun this year. I took Carson to some trunk-or-treats and as soon as he realized he was getting candy he was thrilled. We then walked to a neighbors house and had some homemade wassle! Carson was so tired when he got home he wouldnt let me take his picture but I was able to snap a few. He looked so cute in his yoda costume and it was hilarious to hear all the horrible impressions of yoda that everyone did for him. Gavin was such a cute pea pod it just melted my heart. It was fun to finally have someone to celebrate with since Taron HATES Halloween and I love it. So sad but so cute!

Halloween socks that looked adorable!

Oh my little baby!

Baby Seat.....

2009-11-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

These were taken right after Carson hurt his hand, I just found them and thought he looked so cute and they made me realize how small he used to be!

The Cast!

2009-11-04T23:10:00.000-08:00

On the 29th of October Carson got his cast off, I didnt realize that I never even blogged about it!~ Well Carson got a full arm cast on his arm it went around all his fingers except his thumb (thats the little stub sticking out) up to his arm pit. He seemed to adjust just fine to it. The green part is to protect the thumb from getting cut on the cast and we could change it from green to blue. He loved changing the colors. He had it on for 5 weeks totaling the amount of time in a splint or cast to 9 weeks.

When they took the cast off they had to use a saw, he thought that was interesting he didnt even cry but when she put the scissors out to cut the gauze he freaked out. He has been so brave through this whole ordeal. His hand was so so stinky and his fingernails were long and yellow, it was disgusting. He is very protective of his hand now that it is out of the cast. He didnt use it at all for the first few days, then he started using it now he is not again. We start physical therapy in 3 weeks. He was supposed to go into a splint but the doc didnt think he would keep it on so he has this strap that holds the injured finger to the next one to protect it. I will get a picture of the actual scars when he will let me. These were taken right after the cast came off.
You can see his long nasty nails in this one.
We asked him if we should put the cast back on and he said NO and ran as fast as he could in the other room, it was cute but kinda mean I guess. Well I will keep you in the loop.

Family pictures!

2009-10-23T21:23:00.000-07:00

We did family pictures the other day, here are a few of my favorites.

Lets meet baby!

2009-10-08T12:22:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Baby is HERE! I got off bedrest on Monday and within hours of seeing my doctor I was in labor. We went to dinner at Olive Garden and then off the to hospital. At 930 PM we arrived at the hospital contracting 5 min apart. We were admitted and I thought great this shouldnt take long. Well after 13 hours of labor and luckily only 2 pushes he was born at 1030 AM on October 6th. Gavin was 5lb 14oz and 19 inches long. He is doing great so far and we are so lucky for that considering he was only. We are home and doing great. Well dad looks fantastic but if you cant tell it had been a long night for me and Gavin.

He started turning yellow already, his jaundice is in the high range but we are just watching it, BIG CARSEAT little bitty baby! He is down to 5lb 7oz as of last night. It was an experience trying to get the carseat tight enough.Carson has yet to meet Gavin but will be home later tonight since he was not allowed in the hospital. Cant wait for the brothers to finally meet!

Big Boy Bed!!!

2009-10-01T14:41:00.000-07:00

After we went to Vegas but before the big accident we transitioned Carson into.......A BIG BOY BED!!!!! We took apart his crib and he was a little upset about that but then he helped us put it up for the baby. So after that we thought this would take a good 30 mins maybe an hour to put this bed together. After we got all the pieces sperated and started we realized that the main support beam was split, I ordered this bed online and there was no way to get one right now but now Carson didnt have a bed!!! So I called Walmart in TEARS and told them they had a bed just like it and if I could come in and get the piece I needed out of the box. Taron didnt think they would let me but I took Carson in the store and who can say no to him! They opened a box of a different brand bed and traded pieces with me. I ran home and it FIT! So this hour long job actually took more than 4. Around midnight we finally got done and put the sheets on. So I thought was this worth the mess and then Carson jumped in all by himself, laid down, and was BEAMING!
We sat in his room telling him how he has to stay in bed at night, he cant get up and wander. We gave him all the rules and he was so excited and proud.
He has Crayola crayon sheets with an airplane comforter.

He did fantastic that first night, actually we have not had many issues with the transition. I knew he was ready. He shows off big bed to everyone and thinks he is so so big.

Each night we put him in bed and he runs over and opens and closes the door a few times, turns his music on and off, and then finally crawls in bed and goes to sleep. If he does wake up he will stand at the door with it open and cry but he will not come out until one of us tells him its ok.

I cant believe that he is already this big and Im so proud that he transitioned without problems. Now onto potty training.........

The day daddy got me dressed!

2009-09-29T09:54:00.001-07:00

One day when Taron came home Carson wanted to go outside, so they went to his room to get him ready. When they came out of his room this is how he was dressed......oh dear but it was kinda cute! Later they put boots on to but Carson loved it!

The Surgery!

2009-09-16T21:23:00.000-07:00

Well I know its been 5 days but Carson had surgery on Friday. He did very well considering. The doctor came in and said he did get both tendons and the nerves but she was able to repair them all, it is still not known what kind of feeling and function he will have that will just have to be seen in time. He has been a trooper, we noticed his splint slipping off over the weekend and then the worst happened....It got wet! This is bad! I called his doc and she said to get it as dry as possible and they would change it on Monday. When we went in on Monday and they unwrapped it I was devastated. Since it had only been 3 days since the surgery it was extremely swollen and bruised, and because of the water it was white and water-logged. Hopefully it looks better next time. He is doing well now, it doesnt even phase him to have the big cast although caring for him is much harder, he is more whiney and needy, gets frustrated easy, it takes 2 to bath him and none of his sleeves fit over his cast so dressing him is rediculous. Thats ok though because he is ok and it will end eventually! Our next appointment is next Friday so hopefully we know more by then.

OUCH!!!!!!!!

2009-09-05T11:34:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a LONG few days. On Thursday Carson and I were cleaning out his room getting ready for winter and the new baby. We were trying on old clothes to see what we still needed to buy for winter so Carson was in his diaper and I was in my PJ's. I was in his closet and he ran out of the room for just a few minutes when I heard a HUGE CRASH and a horrible SCREAM! I ran into our room and saw Carson on the floor with a vase that held our change shattered all over him, he was screaming and covered in blood. I picked him up and ran into the bathroom thinking he just had a little cut so I looked him over and rinsed him off and saw a horrible sight. His left index finger was just hanging there the cut was so deep I could see the bone. I knew I needed help getting to the hospital so I grapped a washcloth wrapped it up and ran outside where luckily my neighbor was washing his car. I ran to his house and said "I think Carson needs to go the the ER" We must have been a sight because he dropped the stuff he was holding and looked at his finger. It was so bad he grabbed him and said go get what you need to go the hospital. I ran in the house and grapped my purse and the diaper bag, by this time they had gone through 3 washclothes and a hand towel of blood. Me, Carson, and the neighbor were covered in blood. We grabbed a pressure bandage out of the 72 hour kit and wrapped a cloth around his hand and got him in the car and I went to Mckay ER. When we got there they said oh did he get cut and I said "Ya its pretty bad" they acted like I was overreacting so right in the triage they unwrapped it and it was bleeding so bad, the nurse looked at it and at me and said "OH we should put him in the big room" Having it unwrapped for just a moment the floor was covered in blood. After we got in the room they numbed it with a topical cream and changed the dressing again, then gave him numbing with the shots and had to change the dressing again. Finally the ER doc came in and got all the stitches out and got ready to stitch him up but once he unwrapped it he looked at me and said "I think we need to call the hand surgeon it looks like he got a tendon" Well I already had figured it was that bad so they put him in a splint and sent us home to see a hand surgreon in the morning. Friday morning we went to Dr Okawa who is a plastic surgeon they unwrapped it (again) and she looked at it for just a moment and said that everything to the bone was severed including all the tendons and possibly the nerves. So it was alot worse than we had been anticipating. He will be having surgery including a incision that will probably extend into his palm. She will repair the tendons and nerves but is unsure at this time what kind of motion and feeling he will have. He is currently in a splint and is scheduled for surgery on Friday the 11th, (I really would prefer sooner but its labor day weekend). He will then be in a splint for 8 weeks followed by weeks of physical therapy. He was very brave in the

ER he barely cried when they numbed it and laid perfectly still while they cleaned and put in 2 stitches. He is doing fine as of now though he doesnt seem to mind the splint I think he is doing much better than me.

Carson's Birthday

2009-08-27T12:40:00.000-07:00

Well it happened, and so much faster than I thought but Carson has turned 2! We had a little birthday party on friday with his friends and it was so cute!

As everyone was arriving we just played with balls! I know thats Carsons favorite thing to do and it seemed like all the kids enjoyed it.

After everyone came we did temporary tatoos! It was so funny they all gathered around and were excited when they saw the "stickers" on their arms. The girls got Mini Mouse. Carson and Boston got Goofy. Eli and Ronin had Mickey Mouse and then after Charley put all the rest on her legs it was so cute!

After the tatoos we did a fish pond and the girls won jewelry and bubbles. The boys won bubbles and footballs. We used little fishing poles it was cute to watch them all reel in the toys! Then we played ring-around-the-rosie and sat at the table to have cake!

Everyone loved the chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and M&M's on top, Carson's favorite candy is "nums" or M&Ms.

These are the cutest pictures of my friends and their kids!

I think Remy really liked the cupcakes!

Ronin smashed his cupcake in his face it was so cute and funny!

Here is one side of the table, this is the only way I could get a picture of little Charley on the end she was being shy!

Then Carson got his present...A FOUR WHEELER! He ran to it and jumped on.....backwards! it was so cute. Once we turned him around and showed him the button he loved it he giggled and lauged!

This is me and Stephanie my best friend she came all the way from Logan Thanks Steph!

Well it was a cute little party and just right for 2nd birthday, Thanks everyone for coming. Shauna and Ian we missed you!

A few things to say

2009-07-13T12:05:00.001-07:00

Well it had been awhile so there are a few posts, make sure to scroll down and see all our fun times.

Meet baby boy #2

2009-07-13T11:20:00.001-07:00

On June 29th we had our 4D ultrasound, it was really fun to see our new addition he was 1 pound and 1 ounce and well if its not obvious enough the arrow should help...ITS A BOY!!

Little baby wanted to say hi to mommy, daddy, and big brother

Our little thinker

He kept turning over so it was really hard to get a good picture of his face.

He kept trying to find his thumb to suck, then he even tried sucking on his toes! It was so funny. I dont know if its possible but this one may be more laid back than Carson.

We are really excited for another boy, and his big brother is pretty excited as well.

like father like son!

2009-07-12T12:00:00.000-07:00

I have the most incredible husband so it makes me so happy that my son is turning out to be just like him in every way. Think Im exaggerating I have proof. This is just the last month, my son follows his daddy around and thinks he is the greatest thing ever.

They dress alike!
They both love Ice Cream on the couch!

And they both love naps.

I told you exactly alike, they are adorable. Cant wait for the next one!

LAGOOOOOON!

2009-07-12T11:24:00.001-07:00

We took Carson to Lagoon and he LOVED IT! OK now back to reality....he liked the first few rides then everytime we put a seatbelt on him he would cry until the ride started then he would like it. Some of the operaters thought we were being mean making him cry but he really did like it after the ride started. His favorites were the care and train.

On the helicopters there was a bee on his leg the whole time and I was freaking out.
He didnt get stung, he never even realized it was there.

My little heart breaker...He looks so innocent.

The boats were actually the first ride and he really loved them but I was not waiting in that line again rediculous. He love ringing the bell.

My poor sick baby.....

2009-05-21T11:50:00.001-07:00

Well Carson had a rough week. Saturday night Taron and I stayed at Little America, Carson stayed with his aunt. Well we got a phone call in the morning that he had thrown up during the night, I wasnt to concerned until the 3rd call when he had thrown up 2 more times. When we got home he was SO SICK! He didnt keep anything down it was so sad. By that night he was so dehydrated we took him to a clinic. They wanted to redo his blood work in the morning and when they did they said he was very dehydrated. They admitted him to Mckay and I thought great he will get an IV and we will leave. Well it didnt quite happen like that. He was so sick. He couldnt eat or drink without getting sick. Well we ended up being there for 2 nights and 3 days! He had an IV and he just layed there most of the time. These pics were taken after he finally started feeling better. We came home yesterday evening and things are going ok, he is eating and drinking finally but they are going to watch him close for the next 2 weeks.

Good Times....Great Friends!

2009-04-14T19:05:00.000-07:00

Well here is the scoop on these girls.....First in order from left to right Lindsey, Shauna, Heidi, and Me. Well as the story goes I used to work as a CNA with Lindsey and Shauna at Manor Care. Unfortunately we lost touch after we all quite. When I went to a birth class while pregnant with Carson I ran into Shauna at the same class. She told me she was getting induced on the 19th of August. Well a few weeks later I called Shauna after Carson was born and we found that our babies Carson and Ian were born on August 20th Carson at 105am and Ian at 144am. Both at the same hospital same doctor and she was in the room next to me! Crazy I know well she was friends with Heidi who had Boston her son on August 15th and then ran into Lindsey who had her girl Jaylee on August 17th. Thats right 4 babies in 5 days! Well we started hanging out every week and it has been the greatest thing! I dont know that I would have gotten through this first year of parenthood without these girls. I LOVE THEM!

To continue our little story Lindsey got pregnant, then Shauna, then Heidi, then well me. Now I know this seems planned but really we all just started wanting another baby at the same time. So in this pic Lindsey is 38 weeks, Shauna is 30 weeks, Heidi is 13 weeks, and I am 9 weeks. Its going to be another fun year of mommy days!

Here are the stars, Remy (baby to Kaylee another mommy in the group whom we love!) Jaylee, Carson, Ian, and Boston!

Jaylee and Carson share a little smooch!

The boys!
Now for fun lets compare our 18 month olds with our 2 month olds....

Here they are Ian, Carson, Boston, and Jaylee on the first weekly mommy day! Wow have they grown (and changes)!

Well I cant wait to see what another year with this great group will bring I love them all and wouldnt change a thing!

Most handsome boy ever, I think so!

2009-04-01T09:43:00.000-07:00

We bought Carson a new outfit for church, and if I do say so myself he is the cutest thing ever! We did a little mini photo shoot it was adorable.

Watch out nursery, here I come!

The good news!

2009-03-18T13:55:00.000-07:00

Well for those who dont know I had some problems with the pregnancy at work and had to go to the ER. I had an appointment on Monday and Im happy to say everything is OK! Both mommy and baby are doing good, besides a little embarrasement. I had a subchorionic hemmmorhage my doc says it happens alot and its nothing to fret about. So other than feeling like Im going to toss my cookies from morning to night all is well.

We are having a baby!

2009-03-02T14:56:00.001-08:00

Well as many of you guessed we are going to have a BABY!! I am due November 3rd so that puts me at 5 weeks. We are really excited. Carson says I am having babies its so cute! Well we will keep you updated!

If a picture is worth a thousand words.....

2009-02-25T19:35:00.000-08:00

CAN YOU GUESS WHAT THIS ONE IS SAYING?

Carsons First Steps!

2009-01-30T14:18:00.000-08:00

CARSON WALKED!

2009-01-21T09:12:00.001-08:00

Carson Walked......Finally! He started with just a couple steps last Wednesday and then just took off clear across the living room. I will try to get a pic its so cute but he is really picky about when he will do it.

Merry Christmas

2009-01-05T14:53:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

I realize its been awhile but the holiday got the best of us. Well Lets see Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Carson had a GREAT Christmas. Carson got to meet Santa for the first time at our family christmas party, it just so happened his was the first present to be given out so we took him up and he bailed off Santa's lap so fast but he got a little toy tool box with blocks and when you

hammer then through it makes noises and he loves it!

Then on Christmas morning He woke up at about 9am and it didnt take long for him to figure out how to rip the paper off the presents. As long as the presents were not in a box he loves it. He got some puzzles, a pop up toy, some sweat pants, 2 books, a CTR rubber wrist band, and a horse! The horse hooks to the TV so it teaches them the ABC's, counting, colors ect... He loves all of his new toys!

We hope you all had a great Christmas like us!

Halloween Fun!

2008-11-01T21:42:00.000-07:00

Well Halloween was a blast! Carson was a bat! The cutest one ever you know, I dressed up as a mommy :) .

First we went to Grandma Sharee's, she gave Carson his favorite thing ever Gerber Graduates corn puffs. She took us Trick-or-Treating in her neighborhood, we had lots of fun.

Next we went to Grandma Patty's house and went to Autoliv where she works, there we got play dough, toys, and lots of treats. Then we went to the Trunk-or-treat with all my cousins. There was lots of candy and lots of fun crawling around the parking lot. Carson was so tired in the car he made himself a little neck pillow and fell right asleep.

Then we went home and went to our friend Lisa's house to have homemade cider and chat, Carson took the bat mobile haha. We got home and Carson got into his Halloween pj's.

All in all it was a great halloween.

Sweet Blonde Curls...all gone!

2008-10-30T15:08:00.000-07:00

I know I got Carson's hair cut a few weeks ago but I just wanted to share his sweet blonde curl. Now I never like curls on boys but getting rid of this was heartbreaking for me.

I love these pics, oo the cute curls.

Im so sad they are gone but he has a great little haircut.

Carsons life bloopers!

2008-10-28T16:06:00.000-07:00

I was playing with Carson and he was making me laugh so hard, later I realized he makes me laugh all the time he is so silly. I wanted to share a few funny things that I love about my son, some are silly some are gross but they are all great memmories.

He can sleep anywhere!

He was doing tummy time in this picture I turned away for one second and boom he was dead asleep just hanging over his boppy.

After his blessing he had just had to much, I changed him and sat down to have a glass of water, boom he layed backward and was zonked, who can sleep like this? This is one of the only times he took a binki.

Once again, that boppy must be comfy!

We were making christmas goodies and he wouldnt let me put him down so I put him in the carrier and it was like 5 seconds, he slept like this for hours.

OOPS!

We used to have a changing pad on the counter in the bathroom, because I had a bad back and I cant get up and down on the floor. Well I bent down to get a diaper and when I stood up he looked like he was going hot-tubbing I laughed so hard and he just sat there like turn on the bubbles mom!

He also has a little problem with pooping. This is the gross.

When he was a newborn and had gas he would make the cutest kiss face. One day he had the worst gas so we were pushing his legs up and he just let them rip for like 5 minutes straight. Both me and Tar were laughing so hard we could barely breath.

For those that dont know He is my little eater. He has, in one sitting eaten 3 hot dogs. He can finish a kids meal easily and one of his favorites is...

Corn on the cob. The picture says it all.

His first actual ice cream cone that he ate himself, well he loved it when it was all gone he cried and cried the saddest tears. I love watching him grow and learn he is the best kid ever!

My fav Fives

2008-10-12T19:46:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Kaylee to reveal some 5's so here they are.

5 years ago I....

1. I was 18, those were the days.

2. I was planning a wedding!

3. I was a freshman in College.

4. I Was a full time employee where I met some of my best friends.

5. I just moved out on my own.

5 things on today's 'to do' list:

1. Go to church

2. Spend time with my family

3. Blog hehe

4. Cook dinner

5. keep this sabbath day holy (blogging not included)

5 snacks I enjoy:

1.Cookie dough

2. Chocolate

3. pepsi

4. cheesecake

5. ice cream

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:

1. Travel Travel Travel

2. Participate in humanitarian efforts across borders

3. Live debt free

4. Put a big chunk of money away for our kids' college

5. Save for the future

5 places I have lived:

1. Brigham city

2. Riverdale apartments

3. Riverdale home

4. Ghana Africa 1 month

5. One day we will live in Logan

5 jobs I have had:

1. CNA

2. Carhop

3. Lifeguard

4. Swimming instructor

5. Respiratory Therapist

people I tag:
1. Lindsey
2. Shauna
3. Heidi

Carson's 1 year pictures

2008-10-09T11:43:00.001-07:00

Hey check out the Spendlove photography link on the right to see Carson's 1 year pictures, trust me they are worth the trip. They turned out darling.

Free Handbag?!?

2008-10-09T08:37:00.000-07:00

I just entered to win a free handbag at handbagplanet.com Im so excited you should enter to!

Better!

2008-10-06T16:45:00.000-07:00

Well I was sick all weekend, couldnt eat or anything, the good news I lost 3 puonds. I woke up this morning and just felt better, YAY! Carson learned to say "lets dance" but it comes out "let dan" Its adorable. Well hope all is well with everyone.

Better?

2008-10-04T18:36:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, well I am doing a little better....I guess. The pain isnt very bad until my baby pushes on it or lays on it. The bad part is Im still really nauseated. Im not taking any pain meds or anything but I dont have an appitite and I feel like crap as far as being dizzy and nauseated. Not sure what to do at this point should I call the doc? Well love you all.