December 2009

Decemeber has come and gone and now it is the middle of January and I am just barley posting about Christmas. Wow, I'm behind. Anyway, we had a fabulous month of December. There were lots of fun times and memories that were made. In the middle of the month we went to Salt Lake to go to the Forgotten Carols with my family. It was a night of laughing and crying. We dedicated the night to my sister Amy since she loved the Forgotten Carols more than any of us. My mom did the sweetest thing for all of her kids. We went to dinner before the show and while we were eating my mom handed Hollie, Eric, me, and Chris an envelope and a present. Hollie was the first one to open the envelope and inside was a letter from Amy. My mom had written these letters to us as if they were from Amy in heaven, and it was the sweetest thing. Tears of joy and sadness were shed, but it was a sweet moment. The letters sounded just as if Amy had written it, telling us that she was happy, and to keep living life as we are. I loved it. In the present was a picture frame full of pictures of me and Amy and Amy and my kids. It was a gift that I will treasure always. I miss my sweet sister. I can't believe that it has been 4 and 1/2 months since she passed. I know that she is where she wants to be, and is so happy. I'm so grateful for this knowledge and I know I'll see her again. That just seem so far away. I can feel her watching over me and my family though and that is the greatest feeling. I can't wait to hear her laugh again, and to see her walk! What a sweet time that will be! Love you Amy!
On to the rest of the month now. We had a fun Christmas party with Jeff's family, building gingerbread house and eating yummy food. But we spent the Christmas holiday with my family in Salt Lake. It was a great time. Jayden was very fun this Christmas. He loved opening all the presents and eating all the sweets he could get his hands on.
MiaLynn had her 4 month doctors app. in December and these were her stats:
Weight: 11.3 lbs 5%
Height: 25 In 76%
The doctor was a little concerned about her weight and percentile so he sent me home with formula to supplement, and I started her on rice cereal. She went in last week to check if she had gained any weight and she had gained a pound so she's gaining and that's a good thing. She maybe small but she is one strong baby. She is almost sitting up all by herself now and loves to stand up and do sit ups and all sorts of crazy stuff. She's a fun little girl.
January for me is a time of reflection and goal making. I really am trying to set goals this year that I feel will make me a better person and that are reasonable so I will do them all year, instead of forgetting about them by the half year point. I'm excited because I feel really good about them and am motivated to be better and live a more full-filling life. Because life is good and I am so blessed and have a wonderful family that i get to take care of. What more could I ask for. I think 2010 will be an awesome year.





Christmas Dinner

Jayden opening presents

Jeffrey and the kids




Sweet MiaLynn ready for sledding!

Christmas time is here!

We are totally feeling the Christmas spirit this year and are very excited for Christmas. The other night we decorated our tree and Jayden loved helping. I love the feeling in my house when all the christmas lights are on, a christmas candle is spreading a sweet aroma with christmas music playing in the background. It makes me happy.



Jeff and Jason built this gingerbread house and did an awesome job.

Jeff and Jayden Decorating

The final product and our little family.

My little boy is 2!!

My little boy turned 2 a week ago, and it is so crazy to me. He's growing up so fast and I don't like it very much. He's an awesome little boy and so much fun. He's a typical 2 year old and thinks that every thing is his. Mine this, mine that. That's what I here most of the day, and that's what all of Jaydens cousins and friends here too. He is talking like a champ, and says that funniest things. He loves to jump off of anything he can climb up, which we have to be very careful about. He loves balls and sleeps with atleast one baseball, football, basketball, and golf ball. He loves to sit up on the counter and cook with me. He loves it when his daddy comes home from work so he can play with him. He loves his little sister and is so gentle with her. He has been potty trained for about a month now! Every morning he gets out of bed and comes and snuggles with us. He's a very smart kid, and loves to read his books. There are so many reason why we love this little guy. He makes Jeff and I laugh everyday. We couldn't imagine life without him! Happy Birthday little Jayden. We Love you!

We took Jayden to McDonalds for lunch on his birthday. He loved it.

Daddy and Jayden in the play place

3 years! YEA BABY!

Blogging...

I am back finally! I don't know why it takes me so long to post stuff, but I get lazy and remember all the millions of other things that i have to do. Lots has happened in the last couple months. Well I guess not a whole bunch but it seemed like a lot to me! Jayden is now potty trained and is such a big boy. He caught on really fast and thought it was fun so it wasn't too hard, other than spending a couple complete days in the bathroom, but it was all worth it. He is getting to be such a big boy. He's starting to talk in full sentences now and I love it. He's still obsessed with balls but his favorite right now is a baseball and a football. He runs around the house saying, "Mom! Ready set hike!" with a football in his hand. He's pretty funny. We spent a few days in Vegas last week with my sister and her boys, and Jayden had a little accident. Him and his cousins were jumping on the bed, Jayden fell down and bumped his head. We had to rush to a hospital and he then received two staples in his head! What a crazy kid! It amazes me what my little boy has been through before the age of 2. At 5 weeks he got his first ambulance ride, and age 1 he got 8 stitches in his little thumb, and before age 2 gets 2 staples in his head. Seriously, no more I tell ya! Poor little guy did amazing while getting the staples though. They put this numbing cream on his head instead of injecting numbing medicine, and then when the doctor put the staples in, Jayden didn't even flinch nor did he flinch when the doctor took the staples out 5 days later. He's a tough guy. I guess he has to be for the life that he lives. He's a good boy and I love him to death! I can't believe that he will be 2 in a week and a half.
Mia is doing great as usual! She is still little and I love it, other than she doesn't fit into any of her warm clothes now that it's cold outside. She has a fun happy personality and smiles all the time. She laughed for the first time a couple weeks ago and it was one of those moments for me when you sit back and remember that being a mom is worth every cry, puke, poop and pee that I deal with everyday. It was so sweet! It's funny because she laughed the same way that Jayden laughed for his first time too! Jeff sneezed and she thought it was hilarious! He must be funny looking when he sneezes. Mia turned 2 months a month and a half ago and she weighed 9.6 lbs and was 22 1/2 inches long. She will now be 4 months old in a couple weeks and we'll see how much she has grown. I hope she weighs more than what I think. I weighed her with me the other day and the scale said that she was 10 lbs exact. She's little but she's strong and happy and that's all I care about! I love my little girl!
Jeff and I are doing great. Our 3 year anniversary is tomorrow, and what an amazing busy 3 years it has been. I can say that I love Jeffrey more and more everyday. He is my perfect match and I am so grateful for him. I don't think there is another man in this world that could put up with me! He's the hardest worker I know. He's always starting new projects and is a very handy guy to have around the house. He's an amazing Dad and loves his kids so much! I am very lucky to have him as mine! Life is Good!

Happy Birthday Jeffrey!

I just wanted to give a quick shout out to my awesome husband Jeffrey. He turned 27 today! Happy birthday babe! I love you so much. Thanks for being so great!

Craziness..

Life is passing me by so fast these days! I can't believe that my little girl will be 2 months old in a week. It has been an emotional crazy last month. I'm grateful to have such a great family, and the gospel! Here are some pictures from the last month.