The Carroll Gang

What do you think...??

2010-10-12T19:17:00.004-06:00

Do you think it would be fun to vote on a pic?? I think so. In the top right there are the polls.. GO VOTE!! Pick your favorite one of each kid and vote!!

Tage 1

Tage 2

Savanna 1

Savanna 2

Boston 1

Boston 2

Look who's 8...Months that is!

2010-10-02T14:32:00.005-06:00

Boston is growing! Look at that, we are sitting!! It really is about time that he is.

I swear he is such a lazy baby, he's strong and knows it, but just doesn't want to do things.

Just within the last few weeks has he decided that sitting is actually is fun to do.

You know those Bumbo seats?? If not click on Bumbo to see what it is.

He loves it! but can actually flip himself out of it. Now, luckily he hasnt been close to anything that would hurt him, but its funny to see him on the floor just a talking after he does.

He's an avid clapper, and I mean AVID, does it all the time.

Likes to ramble

Chew his fingers and his hippo

Doesnt like to be on his tummy very much (what baby really does?)

Loves giving kisses (the open mouth kind)

loves his binkie

love being talked to

giggles

likes to stand

is teething (he is really good tho)

His brother and sister ADORE him (so does mom and dad, well and everyone else too)

Time really has flown by and I can't believe that Its been 8 months, I'm grateful that he still loves to cuddle and that he likes to grab my face. I love the smile on his face and the way his eyes light up when someone says hi to him. He is a beautiful little one and brings so much joy.

Tages new adventure

2010-09-30T14:08:00.002-06:00

Football is once again upon us... YAY!!!

Bart and his dad have been purchasing BYU season tickets for I believe the last 6 years, and this year they decided to purchase one extra one to have Tage start going with them as a father/son thing.

Tage has now been to 2 games and has been loving it!!

This pic is actually of my dad and Tage. Occasionally my dad gets to go and yes, he has loads of fun too. =)

A post..

2010-09-30T10:29:00.007-06:00

So I keep being told that I need to update this or something.

Not that I have been extremely busy, but I am a mom and a wife so I think that counts for something.

Life has been busy though.....

Tage and Savanna are both in school, so for a few hours Tuesday and Thursday its quiet. Of course I have Boston, and its fun to have the one on one time with him. He is getting so big. He is 8 months old now!!! Can you believe that?? I know I cant!

Tage just got done playing his first year of soccer. It was soo much fun to go watch.

5 and 6 year olds running up and down the field, fighting for the ball, shins getting kicked, kids getting pushed and pulled...down right humorous at times. He did awesome :) and of course had so much fun.

The Craziness of life

2010-07-31T14:43:00.006-06:00

Not sure I even know where to begin..Summers are always crazy and fun. This year was and even more so, we were able to have Jacob, Barts son, come and visit us this summer. Boy did we do a lot of stuff. I will just let the pictures do the talking.

In no particular order......

Just click on an image for a closer look

More to come.. .. ..

4 Months

2010-06-22T10:26:00.002-06:00

I know this is a little late in posting but its here finally.

Boston at 4 months old...

- a talker

- a drooler

- loves attention

- cutest smile

just to name a few =)

I decided to start digital scrapping practically everything and this one of Savanna is one I just finished that I thought was cute.

The beginnings of Summer

2010-06-04T23:37:00.003-06:00

It has finally warmed up here for the kids to have fun with the slip 'n' slide Tage got for his birthday. They loved it!! Absolutely ruined the lawn (at grandmas) but worth it.

Then just some random pictures of Boston. More to come of him. He just turned 4 months old so pics of that mile marker will be coming.

You should be able to click on each image to view it larger.

It's Baseball season

2010-05-05T10:42:00.003-06:00

I think the pictures say it all...

We had a lot of fun on day one, there are many more games to go so a lot more fun to be had.

Ramblings of a baby

2010-04-26T14:35:00.002-06:00

Don't you just love it when they start to do all the cute baby sounds?? I know I do :)

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

2010-04-21T00:15:00.003-06:00

Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week...of course with my constant browsing of craft sites I found this idea.

It was so easy and Tage loved the idea of giving his teacher a gift.

Go here to check it out.

Seriously easy...I think it took me maybe like 30 minutes to make all 4

Smile

2010-04-21T00:05:00.003-06:00

GG and Grandpa D were watching Boston today and snapped this pic. I love it cuz he is smiling.

He is just about 12 weeks old. He is getting big and growing, mostly in length, he is one tall baby.

Just a pic update :)

The Laundry Schedule

2010-04-14T14:18:00.005-06:00

This is my Laundry schedule...I've been trying to get a bit more organized this year and the idea for this popped into my head. I only did Monday thru Friday so I could have the weekend to play. I love knowing exactly what needs to be done each day. The categories such as Darks or kids are on magnets so its totally flexible, which I love!!

I actually made this a while ago and have debated on whether to put myself out there for a linky party... well, I am!! My first ever and I am, needless to say, a bit nervous. Hopefully this will be the first of many.

I started with piece of wood just over 24 inches long, it was already routered so that was easy.

I painted it all brown, just brown, because I don't remember the actual name. Of course I sanded the edges down, who doesn't do that?

Next I got some craft wood (i think thats the name) I just got a package at the WalMart and then cut them down to the size of pieces I wanted.

Sanded and rounded the edges.

Bring on the Modge Podge.... I didn't want paper that had a busy print that way you could see the letters.

Another purchase at Walmart were these round magnets, I liked them because they had self adhesive that way I didn't have to bother with gluing them down. I put magnets on the pieces of wood and the big board.

I just cut out the letters with plain old cardstock with my cricut.

I didn't have any vinyl and it was late. I don't think they look too bad.

I only did two for each day but it can be created however fits you.

Added ribbon for cuteness.

And the final look....

Its hanging in my laundry room as I type :)

I am linking to:

Kids...

2010-04-12T21:49:00.003-06:00

This past weekend we visited my Aunt Sheila (who lives in Henderson NV, next to Vegas) and was able to attend the wedding of her son, Nick...

I will tell you, it was so nice to be in some warm weather. The kids got to wear shorts and go without jackets, they enjoyed it. Then we came back to oh so cold Utah, seriously now? Where is the warm spring weather?

Anyway, before the wedding I decided that I wanted some pictures of the kids..ALL three of them. It would have been the best day ever if it weren't for the darn wind!! I even made Boston sit in the wind for a few shots (it really was only a minute)

I think they turned out pretty cute, but then again as always I am biased :)

This is Tage and Savanna with their cousins Bridger (L) and Cason (R)

They have so much fun together, I couldn't not get a picture of them all looking soooo adorable.

6 weeks and going strong

2010-03-23T21:48:00.003-06:00

Now, I know that I couldn't have posted anything on here without posting some pics of the little man.. I just decided that he needed his own head line. :)

We are almost at the 2 month mark!! Where did all that time go?? Oh wait, I know...feeding, burping, diaper changing, sleeping (him, not me), cuddling, cooing (thats right I said it. Its soo darn cute!!), smiling, picture taking, tummy time.........the list could go on and on.

We ran into the doctors the other day and he is already over 10 pounds!! WOW, I couldnt believe it.

What I've been up to

2010-03-23T21:01:00.004-06:00

One of my goals for this 2010 year is to be more organized, to get things done and to be crafty. Well, apparently I had a baby and that stopped all thoughts, ideas, motivation to really do anything for that little "recovery" stage after the baby. Things are slowly getting on the move and I have so many ideas bookmarked that I cant wait to going on. So in saying that....here are a few things that I have started with.

The Laundry Schedule

Ok, so I understand that this may seem a bit, ummmm...out there, but I don't care (sorry to be blunt). I really do love the idea of having a schedule so I know exactly what needs to be done each day. It really was so easy to make, and I LOVE IT!!

The Categories are on magnets so you are able to move them around as you want from day to day.

DIY Candlesticks

So I can't take any credit for these...click here to see where I got the idea.

The only difference in mine is that I could not find the fence pieces that they talked about so I just got a piece of like 1x6 and cut it into squares and then Routered the edges. I have to give a huge shout out to my dad for helping. THANKS DAD!!

And of course I was so in the moment of doing them and getting them done that thats all I did...cut, sand, drill, and paint...

They are missing something don't ya think???

As soon as I get them all gussied up I will post pics again.

These are only three of the sizes we cut, they get biiGGER and I can't wait to show all of you.

These ones here are on my kitchen table and thats where I plan on keeping them, thats why I cut them that short.

Another Week....

2010-03-04T21:29:00.004-07:00

Week 5...yes thats right, I said week 5!!

I can hardly believe it, partially because it has gone by so fast and I am sleep deprived and all the days seem to mesh together. But hey, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the whole wide world, being a mom is a great joy to these 3 rug rats pictured.

So, as I was saying...5 weeks, even 1 week makes a big difference. They do grow sooo fast its crazy.

We've started cooing....Oh My Gosh!!! it is the cutest!

Just tonight I got this picture of the three kids before T and Banna headed to bed.

Tage really is in love with his little brother. He always wants to hold Boston, and talks to him so cute while he is. Tells him that its okay when he gets fussy and kisses his forehead...it is really precious. I hope that their bond continues to grow as they grow. As for Savanna, she does love Boston too...always wanting to give him hugs and kisses. She likes it when he is awake so she can talk to him.

Just a cute moment between Banna and Boston, they laid there and talked, kissed...just cute brother/sister stuff for quite some time.

Here are a few of the crafty things I have been doing (sorry the lighting isn't the greatest) I saw them on Controlling My Chaos I thought, "wow, cute and simple." So I tried my hand at them. I quite like them :)

Getting use to it all...

2010-03-01T10:09:00.005-07:00

The little man (that runs my life!!)

He is 4 weeks old already. My gosh that went by fast.

He is a pretty good baby...really good at keeping me up at night, really good at making me love him.

I feel bad about not getting an updated pic up sooner, I have had a lot of requests..I'm a slacker.

Anyway, here are a few.

Below are pictures of "craft day" that I HAD to have for something to do. Of course, nothing is done but they are started, which means painted, or half done. Some clip boards to modge podge and a wooden board for the kids coats and another board for something for the laundry room. I will get them done eventually and then maybe post some pics of the end result.

Boston being very cooperative, he slept the entire time :)

And of course, being the nicest mom ever ;)...I let Tage and Savanna paint too. They painted on a few wood boards and tons of papers, as you can see below. Artistic huh?

2010-02-06T14:31:00.003-07:00

Boston Ky Carroll

January 28th

6lbs 14oz

21 1/2 in

Minutes old, being held by daddy (above)

(below) in the incubator

Tage and Savanna, I was told they were so excited when they got to meet their new brother.

Just like his big brother and big sister Boston had a little problem with his oxygen so he had to have a little "whiff" of oxygen going in him, luckily he was only on it for a short while.

Proud daddy

And just in case you are wondering why there isnt a picture of me here.....well, one c-section later + not much sleep = not the best of pictures I was willing to share :)

My mom and dad were so awesome and took Tage and Savanna while I was in the hospital. Due to all the illness' that were going around children under the age of 14 were not permitted to visit anyone at the hospital. The kids got to see Boston right after he was born and then once more while he was in the nursery. These pictures of the kids were on the day I was discharged..they were soo excited to get see their new brother basically for the first time up close in person.

Above Boston had to be put under the Bili Lights, he had a pretty high result with the jaundice so he spent about two days just like this. He was not a happy camper. One good thing is that being under the lights dried the umbilical cord and it fell off, just one less thing to have to worry about.

Below, is the day he was done being under the lights...he was so happy and content to have clothes on.

He certainly is our little munch-kin and we love him so. The kids love it when he is awake and they can see his eyes, and they are pretty helpful. It has been, needless to say, a very busy week getting use to the whole "baby mode" again. Its wonderful being mom and I can't wait to see what happens next.

Tomorrow......the BIG B-Day!!!

2010-01-27T14:45:00.002-07:00

So, today was the doctors appointment...basically the defining appointment. As the previous post said, I have been on medicine to slow things down while the baby continues to grow and mature.

Sunday night was my last dose and since then we have been waiting things out. I wasn't too sure I would make it to today to see the doc, but I did (barely.)

Last night I did have some pretty strong contractions and thought that it could be happening right then or tomorrow, which is today. I woke up at 4am having regular contractions for an hour then they went away.

I wake up at 7 this morning..getting ready for the day, having regular contractions about 4 to 9 minutes apart. Pretty exciting actually.

All in all...with the contracting regular I have actually dilated some, who knew?!

With all that the doctor suggested, and we agreed that we should get the baby here. He seems to want to come anyway, why keep it from happening.

So, tomorrow is the BIG day!! I don't we were shocked, it was bound to happen. I am pretty sure we are ready. Bart got the car seat in today, which I think was pretty much the last thing to do for the baby.

Savanna is way excited and says the she will kiss baby Boston on the cheek.

As of right now Tage isn't home from school, but I am sure his reaction will be like all the other reactions he has had about the baby.....just there, not really excited and kind of doesn't want anything to do with the baby right now. Hopefully tomorrow he will be ECSTATIC!!!!

I might not post anything for a bit, but I know everyone will be wanting to see pictures, so I will as soon as I can.

Thanks everyone for being with us on this pregnancy journey with us..its been a long journey and we are excited for what we have in store with this new little addition.

Day 10

2010-01-22T12:05:00.004-07:00

Today is Day 10 of the limited activity...or as the Dr. called it the other day, be like the "Queen of the Nile"...I liked the idea of that.

As you all know from my last post I have been doing a lot of surfing the internet for craft sites, DIY home decor, fun treat ideas...really you name it, you could probably find it. I have added all the fun sites here. There are soooooo many things I want to do and make when I have the time, which I know will not be for a while, you better bet that I have a list of crafts I want to do so I don't forget.

While I was cruising around and jumping from site to site one day I found myself on Tip Junkie , reading up on an interview she had done. She interviewed a really neat gal, to which she calls herself Mama Kat. If you read the interview she is asked what her top 3 favorite posts are. One of them is a poem that she wrote for her son. Go and read it here I think it is the sweetest thing. It reminded me that I have not yet even written down any ideas for a poem of my own for this soon to be baby. I have written one each for Tage and Savanna and nothing (as of yet) for the baby. Needless to say, it has inspired me to get going on ideas at least, I mean I don't have much keeping me busy to not get it done, right?

I have actually been inspired to do a lot of things looking around at all the ladies that are "crafty"

Hopefully I can measure up to them once I get going.

Now for an update on the pregnancy..........

Today I am 37 wks and a few days...

If you look back at other pictures I believe you can tell that the baby has dropped and at moments when I am standing for a while I can sure feel the gravity of it all.

I did make it back to the Dr. and he was glad I made it that far along and wants me to go for as long as I can, so, he put me back on medicine until about Sunday, I have another appt with him next Wednesday. After Sunday, what ever happens happens. We are shooting to get as close to February 1st as we can. In saying all that, I was told to keep up with the "limited activity" hence the Queen of the Nile remark at the beginning :)

Things are really ticking down and it feels that way. Every day I just hope we are ready and haven't forgotten anything, I really don't think we have, but you never know.

"Limited Activity" Day 5!!

2010-01-17T10:45:00.002-07:00

I should probably insert my foot in my mouth about having contractions....

I know in every post I have done about being pregnant and the doctor explaining about going into labor and feeling contractions that it has been a crazy concept....weeeeellllll I have been feeling contractions. I went in for a check up on the 6th of January (this was a Wednesday) and things were going very well. Friday evening we spent it at my parents house eating and playing games, as I was standing there talking with my mom, I felt my stomach get tight and had my mom feel and she's all, "Ivy, you're having a contraction."

I had no idea that that is what a contraction was, because I have never felt anything like a contraction before and this is my third pregnancy. So, Saturday came and I was still feeling this tightening of my tummy, then Sunday and still feeling the same, then Monday and the same with some of them being regular and some feeling a bit more stronger or more tighter than some. Tuesday came and it was the same thing, feeling all this tightening from the moment I woke up. Long story short I ended up at the hospital to monitor everything and sure enough I was contracting, WHO KNEW!!!! After a very long 7 hours at the hospital they finally got the contractions to quiet down enough they weren't concerned and I was sent home. Mind you I was only 36 wks and they would like to see me at least make it to 37 wks. Met with the doctor Wednesday morning and I was feeling some contractions..good thing about all this is that I wasn't dilating, just contracting. So, I've been put on some medicine and been told to limit my activity, which basically means don't do a whole lot and after these 5 days I know why.

It has been the hardest 5 days EVER!! I have been so bored and all I do is think about everything I COULD be doing...

BUT I have obeyed the doctors orders and my parents have been awesome with helping with the kids and members of church have been great to help with dinners, it really takes a load off the mind when others help.

Bart has been really good to help too, doing laundry and the dishes and just keeping things up.

Now about being bored..it really is one of the worst things to be. One can only do so much sitting and so much thinking and so much crocheting...

So, I became a Farmer on Facebook, which I do a lot of.

Then I have been doing a lot of browsing around on the internet finding sites with craft ideas and organization ideas...really any sort of idea you could find out there.....I found a bunch!!! I've decided to list them along with other sites I like here on my blog, they should be on the left side. Then any others I find I will add...and I'm sure if there is anything else I find to add I will, Thats how bored I am :)

More to follow about the pregnancy, but for at least another 3 days I am going to be sitting here like a bump on a log :)

Can you tell there's a baby in there..??

2010-01-07T21:41:00.003-07:00

This is the "baby bump" as we have all called it....

35 wks and STILL counting.

I must say the Anticipation is growing and even though I know we have everything for the baby to come I can't help but think that I am forgetting something.

I Just had a Drs appt and things are still looking good and still on track for the Baby to come on Feb. 1st..unless by some miracle I start contracting. I believe the doctor finally got the point that I have never really been in labor and have never felt contractions. I think he was shocked, but concerned at the same time. Only time will tell.

I am measuring 39 cm with 4 wks still to go...I am sure this is the biggest I have ever gotten with the 3 pregnancies and I sure am feeling it.

This picture was just taken tonight by Bart..Both kids aren't feeling the greatest and so they wanted mommy to cuddle a little bit.. As you can tell the "baby bump" doesn't seem to get in the way and the kids have learned not lay right on top of the belly.

I did have all 3 kids around me at the same time though.. in a round about way.

Christmas and New Years

2010-01-07T21:13:00.005-07:00

Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Carrolls..

I may have said this once before with the Christmas of 2008, but Grandma Carroll makes PJ pants for all the grandkids every christmas. The kids are always excited to get them and put them on. This year they are a frog pattern and very cute.

The whole Carroll gang....meaning Aunts Uncles, and Cousins come and exchange gifts, visit, play games. It really is fun and I know Tage and Savanna have so much fun with their cousins.

It is also nice to be with every one and talk about what has been going on, a real good catch up session sometimes.

Tage absolutely LOVES transformes...can you tell??

(Christmas Morning)

Santa knew this and got him the Bumblebee toys. He was super excited and couldn't hardly wait to get to put on his new toys.

Here is Miss Banna (Christmas Morning) in all here Princess glory...it really is a Fairy Dress up outfit but she says its Princess dress up. She is the Princess and she knows it!! We love her and her Sparkling personality, what would we do without her...???

Life would certainly be dull if she wasn't around.

On New Years we were invited to go to Centerville to Ann's house (barts oldest sister)

We went and stayed up waaay to late, and got up too early. We had fun though.

On Friday the 1st Ann took us to the Davis County Rec Center for some swimming fun.

They have the coolest playground for young kids to play on.

It took the kids a bit to warm up to the idea of swimming but eventually they came around and had a blast!!

Bart was awesome and went in with them, I'm sure nobody would have wanted to see me in a swimsuit :)

The kids had fun with Daddy, as you can tell.

Savanna jumping off the side into Barts arms.

You wouldn't catch Tage doing this at all!!

Banna is fearless!!

Tage being content to play on the playground :)

The Holidays were soo busy and went by very fast, but we did have tons of fun!!

Thanks to all the family that made it fun.

Making chocolates

2009-12-22T21:32:00.003-07:00

We spent the evening at the Carrolls house...making chocolates.

We recruited the kids to sit and roll the balls to dip. We rolled cherry, chocolate, cherry, orange, and then also some caramel. I think the kids had fun, fun dipping their fingers in the chocolate and eating it. I think Grandma had a few too many helpers, but she was very patient (as grandmas usually are).

It was a little messy, as you can see, but it cleaned up pretty good. The kids even did a good job not to get a bunch of middle candy stuff all over the floor, I should know, I cleaned up the floor :)

No matter the mess and the hard work it seems to be, they sure are yummy to eat and Grandma is pretty awesome to do this every year for the family.

The Latest Happenings......In no paticular order :)

2009-12-15T19:14:00.005-07:00

Wk 32!!! I am on the final count down and I really am very excited :) :) I don't think we are quite ready so within the next 7 wks we ought to hurry right??

The Dr said that everything is looking good..I put on 4 lbs the most I have from one month to another but its all baby (hopefully)... I am measuring just a bit big but still the Dr says I am fine.

A lot of shortness of breath lately, something I didn't experience with my first two Pregnancies, so it has made things very interesting. The baby is moving great..too great sometimes, and his heartbeat sounds awesome.

It was great to hear the Doctor say that he wanted to see me in 3 weeks instead of 4 and then weekly after that. OH MY GOSH it really did come fast!!!! We are all so excited though...

Savanna is so funny about having baby Boston, she is going to hold him, change him, feed him, kiss him, wash him....EVERYTHING!!! She isn't shy about it either and she isn't shy about telling total strangers that her mommy is having a baby or that her mommy is pregnant. I about die every time, the people are so nice about it though.

Anyway, WHOOHOO!!! ONLY 7 WKS!!

Mr. Tage holding up some decorations at Grandma Carrolls....Now I know that the picture is blurry but they were all blurry and I don't know why. Every Christmas Grandma Carroll lets all the grand kids decorate their tree (very trusting of her) and in T's left hand is a pickle decoration...yes, I typed it right..a pickle. Apparently someone puts it up inside the tree somewhere and if someone finds it they take it and hide it somewhere else in the tree...I must have missed something in the 7 yrs I have been in the family because this is the first I had heard about it. Tage was super excited cause grandma said he could hide it first this year.

More tree decorating at the Carrolls

Just one of sissy...she did a great job decorating the bottom of the tree :)

This is Hailey (cousin), Tage and then Savanna.

Tage really is squished in there. They were getting pulled behind a 4-wheeler, they LOVED it!!

Tage on Santa's lap at the Ward Christmas Party

Savanna on Santa's lap at the ward Christmas party

This is our forest...Bart started calling it that and so now the kids call it our Christmas tree forest. There are 3 and I think they look pretty darn good.

A little untraditional but sometimes change is pretty good, and in this case I think it all turned out well. And again maybe not the best pic, but you get the idea.

28 wks down!

2009-11-19T11:15:00.002-07:00

He really is just all out there isn't he? lol

Another week down and another month gone by. I am now starting my 3rd trimester, on the down slope. Went to the Doctor yesterday and things must be going really well because he didnt have much to say, I am so grateful that things are going so well.

I had both Tage and Savanna via C-section and this baby will be brought into the world the same way, but the doctor keeps talking about feeling some early contractions and possibly going into labor. Its a little difficult for me to even think about feeling any contraction of any kind. I never did with the first two...even being induced with Tage I never felt anything. I am sure every pregnancy is different so I suppose until this baby is born I better just take one day at a time and not think I KNOW everything.

At any rate, the baby is doing good...moving just as he should and already dislikes the doctor, he kept kicking at him while he was trying to hear the heart beat. We did get to hear his heart beat and it sounds perfect.

ONLY 12 more weeks!!! Seems crazy, but we are all sooooo excited to get him here.

SNOW!!!

2009-11-14T12:43:00.004-07:00

Oh My Goodness!!!! What fun the snow can be when you are a child!!! As much as I don't like the cold weather and the wet ground all season long, this is what makes it all worth while.....seeing your kids have a BLAST!!!

Paul and Becca came up for the weekend, (now living in St. George, they don't see much of any snow) we couldn't get the kids together fast enough so they could play in the snow. This being pretty much the first snow to stick around for them to play in I gave in and let them run around until their little fingers were frozen.

Of course we had had snow ball fights before, but never had we made snowmen. And who else would be out there with them than myself :) and yes, I admit I had fun out in the snow with them.

I showed them how to start a small snow ball and then roll it on the ground in the snow to make an even bigger snow ball, they were amazed, to say the least. They all caught on pretty quickly with a little help.....and as you can see they made a family of snowmen. They however, weren't very interested with dressing them up, just rolling HUGE balls of snow.

There was also just some playing in the snow too.

Their snowmen masterpieces

Much of the time we found Cason (the kids' cousin) sitting and eating/licking snow... haha

Banna rolling a snow ball

Tage rolling a snow ball

This still cracks me up when I look at this picture. Tage, on purpose mind you, thought it would be fun to push snow into his face...not knowing the consequence of getting snow caught up inside his nose. Look really closely.

The three... L to R Banna, Tage and Cason

Playing in the snow.

After a while of fun and the excitement wore off, the kids came in....cold, wet and with red noses. Nothing a good cup of Hot Cocoa wouldn't fix.... it sure was yummy!

An Update

2009-11-12T10:08:00.002-07:00

I don't have any pics to post this time because I seemed to have misplaced my camera.

There were a few Halloween pictures on there that we loved.

We carved pumpkins for the first time this year and it just might have been the last. Tage and Savanna didn't want anything to do with cleaning the "yuck" out of the pumpkins. It was quite comical watching their faces. Can we say squirmy??

Bart and I ended up cleaning them out and finishing them off. They turned out pretty good for our first time.

Trick-or-Treating was fun with the kids too. Tage is the biggest WHIMP! lol.... I know that is not nice to say as his mom but it is the truth. He is scared of his own shadow I swear! As we were walking from house to house, visiting friends, we came to sweet Mona Peterson's house......She was dressed up as a witch sitting out on her porch. She looked awesome!! Of course Tage being Tage he hid behind me as we walked up.... Little Miss Banna is a trooper and not afraid of ANYTHING, she walked right up and started talking to Mona. Savanna even got candy for Tage, who finally went up after he decided she was a friendly witch. We got a great pic of the whole thing.

For a pregnancy update...

As of today I am 27 wks and 2 days. Which means I only have about 13 wks left!!!!!!

Seriously, that doesn't seem like a whole lot of time left. Seems like I still have a whole lot to do.

This past week I haven't been feeling the greatest, really tired and a little more nausea AGAIN...I wasn't happy. Today so far is a lot better day, although, I am keeping my fingers crossed because you really never know.

The baby is doing good, moving a lot....just the other day I was sitting and watching him move all around. Speaking of the baby moving, he is at this very moment :)

I go back to the Doctor next week, another month and week down.

I will post a pic next week of the baby bump.

Pre-Halloween Festivities!

2009-10-29T08:40:00.004-06:00

We have been having fun with all the Halloween fun that has been going on with church and family.

Another Halloween of decorating cookies. We usually always make tons of cookies and then have tons of cookies to decorate. We didn't make as many cookies this year but it still seemed like we had TONS to decorate!! It was fun as always.

The decorating aftermath!

When we all get together Savanna always seems to find Tyler and shadows him everywhere he goes...She loves Tyler and He is so awesome with her.

At church, the young women/men planned a Halloween Carnival for the Primary kids. There were some booths that the kids could play games and receive candy for participating, musical chairs and face painting.

Face Painting... My camera batteries died before i could get any pictures of Tage.

Musical Chairs.....if they called your number you won a cupcake! Of course everyone won!

Miss Savanna bowling

Waiting in line to throw darts to pop a balloon

Savanna fishing. The Bishop (grandpa) came in to visit everyone and I was lucky enough to get this picture! I was pretty happy about it :)

The Carnival and Cookie Decorating was all done in one night! Can you believe it?? It was a lot of fun but I was exhausted when we finally got home.

Lately.....

2009-10-22T15:50:00.003-06:00

This is the Bump at 24 wks. The baby has really been moving around a lot and thinks that resting on my bladder is the place to be. I, on the other hand, beg to differ....I know its only going to get worse. Just recently we have been able to actually feel the baby with our hand, which for Bart means more.

This morning I was doing Savannas hair and my finger got tangled in it and she says, "Ouch....I'm going to bite you with my long teeth!" With a serious face mind you.... I just said "Oh really?" and kept doing her hair.

Just a bit later I was finishing getting ready and she came in and said that she was playing in her room. I asked her if she wanted to pick her room up.

Her reply, "No, I will do it someday." again with a straight face and then walked out of my room.

She really is getting so big and has a mind that keeps going and going and says the craziest things sometimes. I love her to death!

I had Tage at the dentist the other day.... I am so proud of him. He sat there motionless for the whole thing. Not that watching a movie had anything to do with it. Even when he got the numbing shot he was motionless.. He did great for his first time.

This and That......

2009-10-09T10:43:00.003-06:00

So, it has been over a month since my last entry.....

I am positive that a lot has gone on, here is just a glimpse...

Tage is loving Kindergarten, he is always excited to go and always excited to show the work he has done for the day. Its fun to spend time with Savanna and see the real stinker she is. She really is excited for the new baby and talks to him every day, "Hi baby Boston" as she rubs my belly and then she kisses him. It really is cute. I guess by the name and I think most of you know that we found out about a month ago that we are going to be having a boy!! We are all excited. We took Tage and Savanna with us to the ultrasound and the whole time Savanna kept saying that she was getting a baby sister and Tage was getting a baby brother, even after we found out she insisted that she was having a baby sister. She has now warmed up to the idea of having a baby brother.

Here is also an updated picture of my belly..I am now just over 22wks. I have passed the half way point YAY!!! The past week or so is when I have started to feel him quite a bit. He is most active during the afternoon and evening times. Its still hard to feel him on the outside but boy he sure moves and grooves on the inside. It still seems like we have a long wait to see him but it goes by fast too. I was able to go thru all of my old baby clothes and actually save some things from Tage that I think just might work even though he will be a winter baby. I have been doing pretty good too....Mostly having good days and some here and there bad ones.

More to come soon...promise

The Piute

2009-08-15T12:32:00.004-06:00

Bart had the day off and we decided that it would be fun to go fishing as a family. The weather wasn't the greatest, but we didn't care. We headed down to Piute Reservoir, with it raining on us practically the whole way down.

We had a great time... We bought Tage his own pole and would you believe that his pole was the only one that caught anything all afternoon!! That would be 5! After catching them all and fighting with Tage to come and take a picture with one every time, we finally did get him to take a pic right before we left with the only one we kept, and he only did because it was dead! Still the pic turned out perfect I think.

Bart the great fisherman!

14 wks...and counting

2009-08-12T16:48:00.003-06:00

So I finally decided to bite the bullet and start posting pics of the baby bump and updates of the pregnancy...

Things are moving right along. 2 wks ago I seriously thought I was going to DIE (ok maybe not really) I was really sick and ended up going to the hospital for an IV. I was so glad I did, it made me feel so much better and things were actually staying down that I ate...ok maybe that was a little too graphic. On the upside we went to the doctor for my monthly appt. the same time I was sick... we got to hear a heart beat!! This has been the earliest we have heard the heart beat so it was awesome! A strong 173. I have even felt the baby move, since abt wk 9 or 10, which as a Mom is even more comforting. Tage and Savanna are way excited.

I was flipping thru the channels this afternoon and a baby story was on. The mom was going to be delivering via c-section and I thought it would be a good "teaching" experience for Tage. I kind of explained that that is what was going to happen to his mommy and he sat there and watched...he thought it was pretty cool that the doctors opened me up to get the baby out. We will see if the excitement lasts with all the time that we still have to go.

We are still here..... I think!

2009-07-14T15:12:00.002-06:00

So I have decided that I am officially a slacker. It has been over a month since I have posted anything. Not that we haven't been doing anything, we have been pretty busy with things..
-We spent a day at Fish Lake with my parents and grandprents days before my grandpa had his 80th birthday.
-We had a huge family birthday party for my grandpa, I believe almost everyone was here.
-Found out that we are expecting again. Due in Feb. Quite a few people think it might just be twins. We will just have to wait and see......
-Of course we celebrated the 4th of July, which is always fun.
-Helped with the wedding of my nephew.
-Found a new and bigger place to live, so we are moving. Still in Richfield so we are happy about that.
It has been crazy with everything going on...and to top it off the prgnancy sickness showed its ugly head in the middle of it all. It hasn't been easy with that. We are taking everything in stride and are very grateful for the things we have and the family that is close.

My Latest Hobby

2009-06-04T16:50:00.004-06:00

Flower Hair Clips

I think the pictures tell it all.

I am just getting started and I have had so much fun making the ones I have already.

The Graduated PreSchooler

2009-06-03T14:57:00.003-06:00

I really can't believe Tage is already 5 and going to kindergarten in the fall!!

On the 28th of May he graduated from preschool. He had such a blast going to Miss Amy's. He made some new friends and you could tell that they all had a lot of fun. The kids did a little presentation for us reciting their numbers, colors and the alphabet. It was cute.

Throughout the year as they were learning the Alphabet they would do letter pages. Miss Amy kept them thru the year and made all those that were graduating an "Alphabet Book" that the kids made by coloring, putting stickers on, painting, water coloring and so on....it was so cute to look at, and that we will be able to look at in the future.

My Little Baseball Player....

2009-05-25T20:57:00.002-06:00

My little man growing up so fast!! Maybe I am biased, but I think he looks like a baseball player. :)

So, I know this may be a little inappropriate, but I couldn't help myself. I seriously laughed out loud when I saw this... Thanks Aunt Renee for taking an awesome picture. Really though, if this isn't a baseball pic and pose I dont know what is. Love It!!

Barts 2nd Home......

2009-05-24T15:33:00.002-06:00

If you can't find Bart at home or at work he can be found up at the ball fields umpiring. I think this is his 5th year and he loves it. He has had a lot of oportunities and he has had a lot of fun. Both of us have met a lot of people. Last July he was chosen to umpire a Southwest Regional Tournament with teams from all over the south west. We were able to meet families from Guam and Hawaii, it was a fun time.

He really enjoys it, and I am proud that he does so well.

The First T-ball game

2009-05-07T17:20:00.004-06:00

Just some pictures of T's first t-ball game...it was a lot fun and entertaining to watch.

Birthdays.....................

2009-05-07T16:44:00.004-06:00

There were so many birthdays from April 27th to May 5th. There were 6 on Barts side... Savanna, Moriah, Lexann, Tage, Gavin and Aubrie

There were 5 on my side...

Savanna, Lili (born the 29th), Becca, Tage and My Mom.................

Needless to say is was a little hectic the two days we celebrated, but it was a lot of fun and the kids loved celebrating with everyone.

This was Savanna modeling one of her outfits, with attitude might I add.

This is kinda funny, sorry my loud mouth can be heard.....we had 6 names to say.. LOL

It has begun...........

2009-04-23T15:19:00.003-06:00

Yesterday Tage had his first T-ball practice, the FIRST of many to come.....

It was fun to sit there and watch the kids hit off the tee, try to field a ground ball, run the bases....It was so cute, some of the kids ran to the dugout, needless to say the coaches (one of which is Bart) have their hands full. I have been recruited to help too, who would have guessed huh?

These are just a few of the pictures that I took inbetween trying to help with the kids...

More are to follow as we keep you all up to date on how Tage and the rest of his team does.

Early Easter Fun

2009-04-06T16:08:00.005-06:00

My grandma called yesterday and said that she wanted to surprise Tage and Savanna and color some easter eggs and make a sm basket that she had. Cason was going to be there too. It didnt take long for the kids to color their eggs and make their baskets but they sure had fun and thanked Nana and Papa for letting them do it.

Uncle Clay....

2009-04-06T15:46:00.003-06:00

Sunday evenings are usually full of some family fun, well yesterday didnt disappoint, for the kids anyway. We were getting ready to go and Clay decides to start spinning Lexann (his daughter) and then of course Savanna HAS to get in on the fun. She is not afraid of anything!! So Savanna got spun, spun and spun some more, she wasnt taking turns very well. Anyway, it was just some fun, that lasted for a half and hour! Enjoy

The Great Puzzler

2009-03-25T10:57:00.005-06:00

Savanna's favorite past-time.......PUZZLES!! When it gets very quiet, the stillness you feel right before you walk in on something that you aren't going to like, you walk through every room waiting to discover some huge disaster. The last room you come to, you will find Banna on the floor, puzzles pieces scattered, not just to one puzzle but two sometimes three. She picks up a piece, studies it and places it exactly where it is to go. Then when the puzzle is all fisnished she dumps the pieces out and starts all over again. The video is quite long, but it was fun.

Just a Saturday

2009-02-28T18:28:00.004-07:00

Above is Cason putting his face over the fan. Savanna and Cason had lots of fun feeling it blow on thier faces. Its just too bad I couldn't get both of them in the picture.

Today was just a fun saturday with the family bowling. I think Tage even got his first strike!!! He scored a 94 today, I know that the bumpers were up for that little extra help but that is his best score yet! The kids had lots of fun, the adults had loads of fun too....not to toot my own horn but....I creamed them all the first game :) Now about the 2nd game, I totally flopped. It was loads of fun though.

The Singing Stars

2009-02-21T11:41:00.003-07:00

The Salon

2009-02-21T11:14:00.003-07:00

I can't say that this is the first time Savanna has gotten her hair cut but this is the first time at the salon. She went with me as I got mine cut, at first she wasn't sure what to think about. Some strange lady was playing with her mommy's hair and then suddenly it was all over the ground. She said "mommy hair floor." I said, "yep, mommy's hair is on the floor." Then she went on her merry way. When I was done she said "cut banna hair?" As you can see she got a little bit cut off. She was soo good and sat there very well, I was surprised. It was just fun to spend the afternoon with my Banna. I am sure now that the initial salon experience is over there will be many more in our future :)

Inspirations........

2009-02-15T23:56:00.004-07:00

Some fun things to look at.

Card 1

Cards 2 & 3

Card 4

Card 5

The Latest Project!!

2009-01-23T12:55:00.004-07:00

So, I decided to get a little crafty a couple weeks ago. This little album was made for Analiese, one of our dearest freinds that we made in Mesquite. It was so much fun to make, and to remember all the fun times we had. I hope you are able to see the pictures okay.

Christmas Festivities 2008

2009-01-01T19:08:00.004-07:00

This Last Christmas (and I only say that because it is afterwards) was a real fun one. My brother Chris and his wife Jessica (from Washington) were able to come for christmas this year as so was my Grandpa and Grandma Damron (from Arizona). It was a lot of fun to be able to spend so much time with them, especially around that time of year.

Every year we spend Christmas Eve with Barts family, his mom makes pajamas every year for all the grandchildren. We have lots of fun opening gifts from one another, feeding our faces, visiting and playing games. All the kids have fun too...we all get together a lot and every time all the kids have so much fun together and get along so well. I like it because I have like 10 babysitters :)

Just some pictures of the family sitting around and visiting.

The rest of the pictures are on Christmas Day when we spend it with my side of the family. There were so many presents to unwrap it was crazy!!!! It was a lot of fun though!!

This picture to the left is of my Grandpa and Grandma Damron.....it has been a long time since they came to visit so it was good to see them.

It was such a busy week but it was loads of fun.

Fun in The Snow

2009-01-01T18:21:00.003-07:00

It has been a couple of weeks since we went and did some sledding....all the kids had a blast! Hailey was staying with us, so it was fun to be able to have her with us. We also went with Paul, Becca and Cason. Savanna didn't like the 4 wheeler too much, but she loved sliding down the hill.. so much in fact that she threw a huge fit when it was time to go. Bart wasn't able to do a whole lot because earlier in the week he slipped and fell on the ice and broke his toe so he had to wear a walking cast for a while.....He was the one that got to play around on the 4 wheeler.

And of course hot chocolate afterwards :)

Not Another One!!!!

2008-12-14T01:58:00.000-07:00

Yes another one!!! I was having fits with my other blog so I just decided to start all over, You all think I am crazy huh? Maybe so, but oh well. I promise to make this the only Blog I have :)