Steven, Kelsey & Evelyn Rose

Fun On the Mountain

2011-10-12T17:29:00.000-07:00

We love going up to visit Grandma and Papa and today was a great day to go. We had so much fun!

Tillin' the garden with Papa

We picked tons of apples. 5 boxes just off this one tree

And my favorite part was picking the walnuts. Walnuts have a soft green shell over the actual shell shell of the nut.

They were way up on the very ends of all the branches so my dad had to climb up in the tree and shake all the limbs. I was in charge of keeping track of where they fell and gathering them up. Not often you get the opportunity to pick and shuck walnuts

Our walnut spoils...so not a lot of nuts but my parents actually grew this tree from a seed almost 20 years ago and this is it's first harvest, so pretty exciting

Evelyn swung all by her ownself. She has the leg motions backwards but she got going.

Busy Busy

2011-10-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

It seems like we are so busy all the time, but at the end of the day I think, What did we even do? By the time we get Evelyn bathed, go to the gym, clean up, have lunch, nap, read some books, the days over. I wish I had time to craft. Really though I do. Steven's only home Tuesday and Friday evenings, but has school work on Tuesday, so I could do my own things Mon-Thurs evenings after Evelyn goes to bed...but instead I waist time. Well, I've been catching up on my reading. Getting ready to start Water for Elephants.

But Evelyn keeps us really busy. I swear I clean the living room at least 3 times a day but it makes no difference. She can tear things apart faster than I can put them together.We finally got around to getting her to her 15 month apt at 15 and a half months. Close enough. She is 23lbs (60th %) and 31 1/2 in (75th %). And these are her 15 month pictures.
(actually taken at 15 month unlike her dr visit)

I now teach the sunbeam class and Steven teaches Elders Quorum, so Evelyn gets to go to nursery at just 15 months. She does really well. Since we go to the gym every day, she's used to a daycare type setting. I'm not feeling like a word-smith tonight so I'm going to do a new blog segment called, ' Our month in cell phone pictures'

Evelyn fell between the couch and ottoman

It doesn't look like it in this picture really, but she had been crying fro near 2 hrs straight.

We found out this month that Evelyn is allergic to my parents cats (most likely all cats...) and gets this really nasty thick snot that will stay in a bubble until you wipe her nose. Very awesome

Cutest thing ever. Evelyn likes to look at herself so I moved my full length mirror into the living room to keep her busy, and this is her feeding her reflection cookies. She would open her mouth SO wide and then try and put the cookie in the open mouth of her reflection

just being cute

We gave her a harmonica. She's getting pretty good

This was right after a nap and she got mauled by daisy

Kung Pao. So good. It's a Weight Watchers recipe, so not even bad for you. If you like your food spicy though, I added some red pepper flakes in addition to the small peppers because it really didn't have any Pao to it. Click HERE for recipe.

She's teething. Getting two molars and both her bottom eye teeth, so we spend a lot of our day like this.

Eskimo kisses!

As soon as I turn my back, Evelyn runs to the computer room and tries to run the mouse.

Still giving open mouth kisses

She got her first fat lip this month

Evelyn's first make over. We painted her tow nails, put on eye shadow and curled her hair. I think her hair is going to be like mine though. Even with a 1/4 in barrel, it just went stick straight.

Wearing green on green for her Papa

Steven first day of school in his MBA program. This is second quarter, but his first actually in the program.

Blowing kisses bye bye to daddy

The best seat in the house. Our kitchen is a little small so we have a rolling counter and she sits next to the toaster and hangs out.

The last few days Evelyn's been waking up between 4 and 5AM, so to try and fix this, I've been trying to keep her up later. This is at 7:45 this evening. She just laid down on the kitchen floor and lat Daisy run circles around her

This morning was another 4AM morning but instead of crying, she just played in her crib of an hour or so and I let her be and when she finally fell back asleep, she slept until 7:30. An excellent morning. Come about 6:15 if she's not up I start to worry, cuase that's what I do, so this is us letting Steven know all is well and we got a nice sleep in.

Photo Book

2011-09-06T21:05:00.001-07:00

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Long Time, No Blog

2011-09-01T10:19:00.001-07:00

Well it's been a few months and a lot has happened. Evelyn is now one whole year old. She started walking two weeks before her first birthday and hasn't slowed down since. In fact that is one of the main reasons I haven't been able to blog. She loves to pound on the computer, or when I'm on our desk top, cry until I put her on my lap and then pound on the key board. She can say all sorts of words, and can understand and follow directions really well....when she wants. She's all sorts of independent. She can nod yes and shake her head no so now I actually know what she wants and she seems a lot less frusterated all the time. It's so fun watching her learn. She also loves cheese. Not just a little, a lot.

We're also in a house now and loving it. We're currently renting but the plan is to buy a house in the next couple years (not this house) and I'm so excited. But this house, we even have a back yard for Daisy and that makes a huge difference. I think she really likes it.

Evelyn likes to vacuum with her popcorn popper while I vacuum.

The tiny 'half bedroom' in our house. It's going to be my craft room/ computer room

Me and Steven made these shelves for our library.

This is Evelyn's room completely lined with toys. We swore we were not going to be one of those families who had more toys that they're kids will ever know what to do with but people just give us stuff. I really like her giant frame on the wall though. That's where we hang her art work.

Other than the moving into a house thing and Evelyn being one, we've been super busy but I can't think of what we've been up to... I go to the gym a lot and am loving it...most days. Some days are a little overwhelming and it just seems like on more thing I have to do, but it's always worth it. I feel pretty good these days.

I've also been going the a lot of yard sales and decided that I love them! I've been obsessed with this Just Between Friends sale because you can get really cheap baby stuff. Well my friends, you haven't seen marked down prices until you've been to a really good yard sale. I got all of this for ten dollars. Seriously, there are like 10 shirts, 5 dresses, 3 pants, some jammies, sweaters, shoes. So AWESOME! I love saving money.

Stevens completed his first quarter at Eastern and starts his MBA program in two weeks. He had a month between quarters and it's been really nice actually seeing him around. Given it'll start back up in two weeks and he'll be even busier than before, we're enjoying the now.
I got two more moles removed...one was just a 'hey put a band aid on it' kinda deal, the other was 14 stitches...14. It's no walk in the park let me tell you. I was allergic to the cream they gave me and also to the bandages so it freaking hurts. Its on my stomach so Evelyn's always kicking and touching it (when I hold her, it's right where her shoes are) and the day I was sliced open, I must have smelled like the iodine or something because I was on the couch and Daisy came up to me, smelled it and then bit it. Needless to say it's been an ordeal. I just took the stitches out and it's going to be quite an ugly scar.

We're still going strong on the no gluten thing...and by we I mean mostly me. Steven's been really supportive though. He even switched to corn tortillas and will eat my gluten free concoctions. I've only done one purposefully gluten free recipe so far. It's pretty easy to be gluten free without recipes. Just a lot of potatoes and brown rice. I did made Zucchini lasagna that was fantastic. I also find I have a lot of omelets.
I never got around to putting up Evelyn's one year pictures yet and we also took a family picture in July, so here are the pictures.

Amanda and Jason's Wedding

2011-06-21T10:42:00.000-07:00

Changing Things Up

2011-06-13T18:57:00.000-07:00

So...Not too many people know this but as it turns out, I'm sick a lot, meaning every day. I've had a head ache every day for the past 6+ years. Along with the headaches, I get just sick all the time. So, this is what happened. Since my mom has had transverse mylitis, there have been a lot of people to suggest ways for her to walk better, most of which have been more on the homeopathic side of things. Most recently, she was told to try gluten free and watch a video on why it might help. Then she told me that from what she learned from the video, over 60% of people are actually allergic to wheats and what not and that it might help me. Now, typically I'm not into the whole all natural movement, but thought I'd try it for a few months just to see and to every one's amazement....It Does!! I haven't had a headache, flu, symptoms, or a cold in a week and a half and for me, that's a freakin miracle! And just to test it out, I had a cookie the other night and had a headache with in an hour of eating...so weird. But I am SO happy!

Yes, it is quite a lifestyle change because basically EVERYTHING has gluten in it(including twizlers wtf), but so doable. I've decided to try a new recipe every week and then have a little separate blog about it but we'll see if it actually goes through. I'm putting on my blog side bar some good gluten free websites and blogs. Try it out!

So...We Moved

2011-06-02T17:06:00.001-07:00

Here we are in Washington and to welcome us it's been raining pert near everyday since we got here. We're loving it though. I organized Amanda's room to make it livable for the next two months and I might just add that she could be on TLC's Buried Alive...really. but we did that and rearranged the bed set and put up curtains...looks real nice. My parents internet is a wee bit slow so I'm just gonna add pictures and call it good. oh and Steven starts school on June 20, so we're excited for that. So here's 11 months. Every month has been my favorite. I love this little girl.

Picture Update

2011-05-17T12:48:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since our last update. Evelyn changes so much everyday! Her newest things are waving when she feels like it, clapping when you say 'yay!' or when she hears applause like on a movie, she found my belly button and loves it, we're still working on looking at her belly button, She can say mama and dada when she wants us. Mostly dada, I think because he has a longer attention span to play with blocks with her for hours on end. She started saying 'daisy' instead of dog which is so cute. And then today, she started repeating me when I say 'K'. I said I'm going to the bedroom for a sec, K? and she said 'K'. And so I kept on saying things like that to make sure it wasn't a fluke and sure enough, every time she repeats 'K' like she completely understands what I'm saying. Very cute. She's also gotten super good at giving kisses. Pretty much pucker your lips and she comes running.

So pictures. Every year for our mother's day presents for our mom's we do family pictures. So here's this year's.

These are the kisses I was talking about. She even kisses her own reflection
She can now shut herself in Daisy's Kennel
Ok, gross I know but so funny. Not quite sure was happened but I looked over and milk was free flowing from her nose

We went to Utah to see Amanda and Jason the second week of May and this is Evelyn at Amanda's Bridal shower (below..)

And Evelyn discovered pulling out DVD's at Aunt Amanda's is Awesome

And then at the End of Aprilish beginning of May, we found ourselves doing this on night....

Seeing who could stack the most of Evelyn's blocks between their eyes...so we decided to use some of Stevens Hilton points from traveling so much this busy season and go down to Colorado Springs for a little family Vacation.
Notice me swinging and the ball past me...
This was our hotel. The inside was a giant tropical garden with water falls and koi fish

A little hike we went on

Happy Easter!

2011-04-23T16:03:00.000-07:00

These are Evelyn's 10month pictures. She's growing so fast! We're certain she'll be walking soon because she can stand just fine on her own until she realizes she's doing it on her own, then she'll sit right down. But she walks EVERYWHERE around the apartment hanging onto whatever she can get a hold of. Even if it's knee high to her, she bends over to grab it and scoots along. She's just nervous to do it by her own self. Anyway, enjoy the pictures!

Shout Out for Blogging

2011-04-18T13:59:00.000-07:00

I love that I blog and let me tell you why. Our laptop crashed a while back and we got a hard drive transfer thing so we could get all of our info off of our laptop hard drive onto our new computer...and the hard drive is totally fried. Completely irretrievable . SO if it weren't for my blog posts, We would have totally lost all of our pictures from last November until March. Even though we now only have a handful of pictures, at least we still have them and I'm not even gonna complain about everything else we lost from that drive. And this is the latest. Daisy tried to get her toy back from Evelyn by mauling her.

Pictures, Videos, and Some Really Exciting News

2011-04-04T12:44:00.000-07:00

So our video camera won't load onto our computer. We even bought a new one and it was, in short, stupid so we took it back. BUT Steven had a good idea that when I want little video's to use our standard point and shoot camera...so we're back on the video wagon. This weekend was conference weekend and we thought it was high time Evelyn learn to color. She did suprisingly well. She stayed focused for quite a few minutes before she tried to eat the crayola twistables and tear the paper.

We also got a quick family shot.

It also snowed on Sunday after being almost 80* on Saturday so Evelyn and Daisy spent some of conference watching the snow

And then I also discovered she can clap on demand and only recently will she laugh when she's tickled. AND I think everyone sounds stupid when they talk to babies so pardon my comments.

So for the really exciting new...I've been told to be on the down low for quite a while so I'm so excited to be able to share now! A while back, Steven got into Eastern Washington University, so first big news; We're moving back to Washington!!! Why we decided to go to Eastern...Steven got accepted into their assistanceship program which mean he'll be getting his MBA paid for! No student loans! Woot Woot! So he starts classes in June and starts the MBA program in September. He'll be going to school part time and then working for the university helping teach undergrad classes and working teachers and what not. We're not sure all it entails, just that his school is paid for and that we get a stipend for the work he'll be doing with the school. Evelyn and I will be flying to WA May 25, and then Steven and his brother David will be driving our moving van up there a few days later on Memorial Day Weekend. We'll be living happily with my parents for a month maybe until we find an apartment to move into. We're all very excited for the move. My mommy can't wait to be able to see Evelyn more. And we get to celebrate her first birthday at home so that's exciting too. However, I did get some bad news yesterday. We got a new computer and it's a 64bit, so my favorite games won't run on it; Treasure Mountain and Kings Quest VI. BUT we're going to try and run dosbox on the new computer and see how it works. I also had a photo shoot on Friday and think the pictures turned out really well. I'll be putting them up on my photo blog in the next few days. I wanna make sure the family gets them before I post them. SO if your not a follower of my photo blog...you should be. memoriesbykelsey.blogspot.com

9 Months!

2011-03-23T10:02:00.001-07:00

We are having so much fun! Now that Evelyn can get around and interactively play, everyday is the best day ever. We just got back from the doctor and she's healthy as ever. She's slowed down a bit with her growing. She's 28 1/2 in (75th %) and 18lbs and 13oz (50th%). She's got two teeth and still loves Daisy. She can get around, although not conventionally. She's not a really big fan of using her arm strength as of now so she'll stretch one arm as fast as it can go, put her head on the floor and then bring her knees up to her face and then stretch the other arm out until she's on her belly again...so she definitely gets where she wants to go and surprisingly fast. It kinda looks like she's and inch worm swimming...if inch worms had arms....we're getting there though. If i put her on her hands and knees she can sort of hold it, but she prefers her method.

She sure is getting brave though. She loves to practice walking. Holding on to our fingers and going everywhere. The other day she decided that she needs to do it on her own and tries to let go and push you away. She does good standing by herself, but those little legs cannot move her yet. As much as we are looking forward to her walking, I can barely keep up with her swimming around. She loves to pull books off the shelves and get in Daisy's water, chewing on Daisy's toys (which I haven't found a way of preventing. When I put them away, Daisy finds them and brings them to her) she puts everything in her mouth. We're taken up vacuuming everyday so there's nothing for her to get her hands on...yeah like that helps. I've pulled caps, sticks, plant leaves, basket wicker and tags out of her mouth. How do they find stuff? I'm blaming Daisy because besides her blocks, I see NOTHING on the floor.

That's pretty much all we're up to. The wind has been pretty bad here lately so we've kept indoors even though it's super nice looking out. She loves going to the kids club at the gym. There's a little boy there her age and they are so cute playing together. She's really good sharer and always makes sure Daisy gets some of whatever she's eating. We were able to go to the Just Between Friend Sale this last week and got some pretty good deals. It was a little more expensive this year, but we got what we needed. BUT if you haven't heard of or been to this sale, check it out jbfsale.com . It's a consignment fair and it's going on right now all over the country. They do it twice a year and it's new and gently used baby and kids stuff and clothes. We spent $100 and got a booster seat, a bucket of blocks, some learning toys, safety stuff, and like 12 outfits. All of it is in great condition and some of it still had the tags on it. He dress in the picture is from Gymboree and was $4. Anyway, these are her 9 month pictures. We have so much fun doing these!

It's so funny how she has her own little personality. I love this picture because it's SO her. Just so happy she can't even stand it. This is the face she makes all day.

This is her showing off her new teeth picture.

I also just decided to add my favorites things list. I've been thinking about it for a while because, well, I love Ellen, and she has a favorite things week. SO this week I added to my list Greek Yogurt. So work the extra 40 cents or so a piece. So far the cherry pomegranate is my favorite. But it's like this, it's the same amount of points as yoplait light yogurt and is so very creamy, not like watered down like yoplait. Given their thick and creamy yogurts are good, but have kind of a funny after taste. So I've been getting Fage 0% and it is such a good snack.

She Has Teeth and Knows How to Use Them!

2011-03-16T10:05:00.000-07:00

Well...I think we may have a biter on our hands. While she's been teething, she will sneakily get a hold of you- whether it be your fingers, toes, shoulder, or whatever is closest to her mouth. Which, if I do say so myself, is adorable as of now. The other week at Church she was sitting next to me and I had my hand slung over the back of the pew when Steven told me to look down at her..she was turtle necking it stretching as hard as she could to bite my finger. BUT she has now got two bright happy little teeth and I'm just hoping the biting goes away. However...she is the happiest teething baby I have ever seen. The only thing that was different was she went to bed two hours later...so going to bed like at 8:30 instead of 6:30. I'll take that and a mini-biter any day. She's tough....and so cute.

So, no pictures of Evelyn today and let me tell you why. Our lap top went belly up the other day so all the pictures I took of her at the park the other day are currently stuck there until the IT guy at Stevens work can extract the hard drive. But we did get a new computer...Yay. we found out that the one of the reasons we go through laptops so fast (one every year) is because we use it as our movie player and watch movies in bed...apparently, when you put your lap top on cloth, it can't cool down because the fan just sucks the fabric so it over heats and dies....within a year. Understandably the two cups of water and several long falls of the latest lap top were not exactly healthy for it. So we now have a desk top with a 20in screen! That's right! 20 in....Ok so we still don't have a tv so compared to a laptop screen that's huge for us. BUT since we can't watch movies in bed anymore, we have to watch them in the living room and here's the kicker...we also don't have a couch. So I went thriftin and picked this beauty up for $3.

It's like a lazy boy futon...chair and bed. Admittedly hard to get out of but comfy. I guess we'll just have to take turns sitting on it...which means every time it's Stevens turn I'll make him feel guilty for sitting on it so he'll offer it to me...genius plan

I did find a few pictures on my phone. For any one that was wondering, Evelyn in taller than a tall laundry basket...one of the ones that is above mid thigh on me :) That seems really tall. She's in 18mo clothes because other wise her ankles and tummy show too much...they kinda swim on her width wise but fit tall wise. And she looks super cute in shorts.

Us looking over the laundry basket

Driving the bus at the park

On our morning walk

This is why we never sit in our rocking chair...it's a little crowded with three

Forgot to flip this one and it's too much effort to do it now...so cute in shorts tho

This was my make shift couch before I got the black unit. It worked for reading. I just finished, And then there were none by Agatha Christie....SO good. I've also read 2 Gail Carson Levine books and am reading the Ugly series...again. I do like to read, I just like people to tell me what to read so I don't have to read any books I don't like. Any suggestions?

Paging All Mommies...

2011-03-08T16:07:00.000-08:00

So Evelyn has always had a bit of a diaper rash and it's gotten quite bad a few times, so we have been to the doctor for it but they're remedy, anti-fungal cream and LOTS of desitine, is no longer working, and today it cracked a little and just breaks my heart. SO I was wondering if any mommies have any remedies that seem to work for you. Fear not, we will take her to the doctor if it continues to be as bad as it is now, we just wanna look at some other options because my experiences with the pediatrician have been thus...wait it out...make sure she's drinking fluids...put some cream on it, and I'm not really wantin' to shell out another $210 for wait it out or put some cream on it (but we will if needs be). So if any cream or combination of creams or whatever has worked for you, please let us know.

P.s Can babies have too much oatmeal?

8 Month Pictures

2011-03-07T10:43:00.000-08:00

I finally got around to touching up some of Evelyn's 8 month photo's...aka I'm finally home and no one at my parents house has photoshop. So yes, we are home and what a trip it was. We always have a good time at my parents house but the traveling part is not to wonderful. This last flight, we had a crack for a stewardess. Evelyn flys' for free because she's under 2 and qualifies as a lap child, however, when the seat next to me s empty, I let her play next to me. I've done it many times and have never had a problem. This time, I set her next to me and was getting everything ready for the flight when the stewardess asks me how old she is. I say 8months, and she says, well then put her on your lap. . . .SERIOUSLY? Ok, so yes, she's supposed to be in my lap but if it was that big of a deal surly she could have been nicer about it. But don't worry, she was a crack to everyone and even had rude announcements, like, if your traveling through to Huston on this aircraft, please stay in your seat. If you move at all, we will ask you to leave the plane and you will not reach your final destination...I've typically had good experiences with southwest, but this flight and my attempted last flight did not go so well.

So these where taken the last weekish of February...

And the this one, Sabrina had a cow puppet trying to make her laugh and she got super excited.

SO Done Traveling....

2011-03-03T18:21:00.000-08:00

Evelyn and I have traveled quite a bit since she was born, her first flight being when she was 7 weeks old. Since then we have taken 2, 9 hr car rides, and 3 roundtrip plane rides. However this last one was a doosy. We got to the airport on Tuesday at 1:50pm after an hour car ride to the airport. We are pro's at security and were through in a breeze (the guy behind me actually complimented us on our speed. He said he was expecting to have to help me but I was done before he got the chance to offer) So get to out gate and the plane we're supposed to catch is broke down in Boise and they want to send us to Vegas with a 2 hr lay over then on to Denver. A little while later, the plane was fixed and left Boise and we'd just have an hour and a half delay...irritated but whatever. And THEN get this, Southwest's entire comuter system crashes and they have no communication anywhere they fly in the whole united states and have to ground ALL of their flights EVERYWHERE. So I get a voucher to fly for free and have my daddy make the hour drive back to the airport to take me home. When all was said and done, we had spent 6 1/2 hours traveling and ended up back at my parents house.
Evelyn waiting at the airport.

Later that night I called southwest and their systems didn't go back up until 9pm that night. So now we fly home on Satureday which honestly worked out better than going home on Tuesday...and let me tell you why. Steven was supposed to be home this last week to pick me up from the airport BUT on Satureday at work they tell him someone is sick and they have to fly him to Louisianna the next morning....great. So then we have to scurry to try and find someone to pick me up (thank you Kotters) only to have to cancel. AND then since now I'm not home this week to pay our rent, we had to find someone to go take our check to the apt office so we weren't charge $50 a day for the two days we'd be late (Thanks again Kotters :) ) AND since I had to change my flight I had to spring an extra 3 days on the family that is watching Daisy...Basically this week has been hard, but I'm with my fam, so it worked out.

So today I was feeling bummed that I'm not home with Steven and just kind mopey, so I wrote to the Ellen Degeneres show telling them about our motorcycle accident and how because of it we had to spend all of our savings on medical bills, and that our savings was for our honeymoon before we went off to school, and now we'll never get a honeymoon. So cross your fingers we'll get a Vaca. I love Ellen, just so we're all on the same page...and so does Evelyn.

What we've been doing at home...

Sleeping in the car

She was so sad the other day for some reason

She loves he kitties

Took this napkin away a little too late..

She decided she really didn't wanna be changes, grabbed her diaper and made a run for it

8 Months and Whistling

2011-02-22T19:07:00.000-08:00

Evelyn can whistle! It is the cutest thing you have ever seen! We have a little phone video of it but all you can see is her lips working but there's so much back ground noise you can't here the sounds she whistles. It's so funny because she can do different notes and go up and down. The funny thing is that Steven and I have no idea where she picked it up at. We don't whistle to her...
I do have a really good video of it on my camcorder BUT for the life of me I cannot get the video's from that stupid thing on my computer...any suggestions? He's the video of just her lips moving and back ground noise...(just watched it again, if you listen real close you can hear a couple but not nearly the quality of my actual video recorder)

So today she is 8 months old and we had our whole photo shoot planned since we're at my parents house (I even made her outfit) and it snowed....so here are some phone pictures from the last month. Actual 8 months photo's to come.

We (Evelyn and I) went to Salt Lake to see Amanda the secondish week of February. Steven was in Seattle for work so we had ourselves a little vacation. We got a baby sitter on night and went to my first 3-D movie (hence dark picture with large glasses) and it was AMAZING. We saw Megamind and let it be known that I will be a frequenter of the 3-D experience.

Anything to calm a crying baby....I let her be a firefighter in DI until we were ready to leave

Well worth a Dare

When we got back from Salt Lake, Steven took us out to dinner. Evelyn did a good job ordering

That weekend I was packing for us to com to Washington to see my parents and Sabrina (who just got off her mission on Feb 16, can't find the pictures) and I walked out of the room VERY momentarily, and came back to find Evelyn tangled in a pile of dirty clothes about to suck on our Internet cord.

Caught in the act

Then for our Valentines outing, we got a baby sitter who's apartments have indoor hallways, like a hotel set up, and saw this sign....really...you let your dog poop in a carpet indoor hallway...and then leave it?

And then we're home, and my mom decided that she could probably do the splits because my niece Gracie can almost do them and she wanted to make sure before she showed up Gracie and she could do it. First try. Amanda totally stole my joke on her blog but it's worth repeating...If you think this is impressive, you should see what she can do on the parallel bars!

Evelyn got a new swim suit today courtesy of grandma. It has ruffles on the thighs

Where she bathes at grandmas house

Happy in her car seat

Not happy in her car seat so I took off her clothes but her onsie and she was then content to suck on her feet

We had the nicest stewardess on the flight to Spokane...so this is Evelyn in the cockpit of the plane.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-13T17:03:00.001-08:00

Braggin' on the Baby

2011-02-04T10:15:00.000-08:00

This week, Evelyn has kicked the habit. She is no longer patient enough with her bottle and refuses and liquid substance. Which, put a lot more pressure on me to make sure she's getting all of her vitamins and what nots in but SO much cheaper. We went and got one of those hand held food mills and just grind up whatever we're eating and it works like a charm.

She also has a very cute way of letting me know she's done. She tears off her bib. I say tear because she does it with vigor, when she's done, she is done!

She also can say mamma. I know most, if not all 7 month babies make the 'mamamama' sound BUT Evelyn only does is when shes poopy. She sticks her arms out for me to grab her and cries 'mamma mamma' until I get he diaper off.

She's also is a share bear...another reason why I'm glad she kicked the bottle. She shares her bottle with Daisy...very gross. But one of the cuter shares was also before she kicked the habit, I was feeding her in bed in the dark trying to get her to go to bed, and she put her bottle up to my mouth. I'm not really into formula, but I appreciate the gesture.

And a few picture for the last two weeks:

Playing Tug of War with Daisy after she ripped her bib off.

I've been having to cut her naps short or she stays up too late...she doesn't really like that

Helping me read a book

She LOVES her bouncy and also surprisingly when I blow on her face...this is the result when I blow on her face in her bouncy. Happiest baby ever!

Daisy sized couch...no we do not have a full sized couch..or chair so yes...this is where I also lounge and read books

As I mention in my last blog, we've been sick. This is a result of one of those sick days. Laying in bed with laundry everywhere and Evelyn playing with her vapor chest rub.

So if you can't tell what this is...it's an open sore. A few weeks, like three weeks ago I woke up with a spider bit and it slowly started deteriorating the surface of my skin until it was about the size of a nickle...a gross pussy, yellow, scabby, concaved nickle...too much? Maybe, but remember it's on me. Now it's closer to dime size and normal scabby so we're improving.

The Ten Plagues of the Jarvi Household

2011-01-27T11:44:00.000-08:00

1. Steven has been gone for 2 weeks
2. I've been congested for 2 weeks
3. Two nights ago my congestion moved into my chest
4. Daisy discovered she can still chew on things with her muzzle on
5. Daisy ate an entire bag of frosting with her muzzle on at 4am while I was sleeping on Tuesday
6. Tuesday evening, Daisy puked on the clean laundry
7. Went to the Doctor today because Evelyn started coughing this morning and I thought, 'Hey, maybe I'm contagious.' Turns out I have acute bronchitis and a sinus infection, neither one of them, they assured me, she can get but will most likely get a sever cold, just not as bad as me.
8. As of this afternoon, Evelyn is really sick and won't eat and just barely went to sleep after a long rocking and walking session and even though I'm exhausted my chest hurts too badly to sleep.
9. Steven is also sick but he's in Michigan so neither one of us can take care of each other, ourselves, or the baby...and Daisy make my sickness a million times worse now that she is not detained nor deterred by her muzzle.
10. The Department of Transportation has not found a way to safely apparate or travel by Floo Powder

Steven: 6 weeks Evelyn: 7 months

2011-01-23T17:31:00.000-08:00

And so we begin busy season. As of right now, Steven is in Kalamazoo Michigan, last week he was in Chicago and next week he'll be in Huston. He leaves Sunday mornings and get backs Friday nights, works on Saturday and leaves on Sunday...Continue cycle for 6 weeks. So, as of now, I am a single parent and it really isn't any fun. It's not bad during the day because I'm just with Evelyn every day any way, but when she goes to bed a 6pm, what's next...bed for me too? And you would think with all this extra time, our apartment would be cleaner...well...you'd be wrong. I've been taking on large crafts to keep me busy so really, everything is more messy. We're just trying to get through it. I would say I'm taking it stoically, but I'm not. HUGE complainer, but really, not my favorite situation ever.

I hate that Steven is missing out on so much. Like Evelyn started waving at people in church today. SO cute. Her little pudgy fingers are adorable. And she started sitting really well the other week when he was gone too. 6 weeks is a long time to miss out on. Neither one of us are too pleased.

But, with Steven gone so much I've been able to get a minimum of 5 workouts in a week. Working my way up to twice a day. I have a plan. Evelyn and I go to the gym every morning at 8:30 BUT Ellen is on at 3pm at which time the gym kids center is closed SO I think we're going to also pick up a 3pm work out in our crappy apt gym. They have a treadmill and a broken elliptical machine. Steven and I are training for a du-athalon which is like a tri-athalon minus the swimming because, well, I don't do swimming.

Also, I'm always sick. Just thought everyone should know. Always.

The week before Steven left, I decided to go on an adventure. I rarely go on the freeway but decided to go out and my tire blew. Luckily, Steven and I had talked about this scenario many times because one road trip we were on, someone in the opposite direction of traffics tire blew and she shot over the median and across all our lanes of traffic and ended up in the ditch facing the direction our traffic was flowing. So when your tire blows, slowly apply your breaks and move to the side of the road...or that's what Steven constantly reminded me to do, and it happened, and I remembered and we were safe. And Steven was in town to rescue me. I also got a police escort off the freeway to the nearest gas station. Exciting day...

So since Stevens been gone, I've been keeping him updated with picture messages.

The day she decided she likes sitting

The day I decided the changing tables not such a great idea anymore. She was trying to go right over.

She decided also that she loves to suck on her warm wash cloth in the tub. Who needs bath toys

Evelyn's camera shy picture

I told Amanda I was bored and she told me I should go get some kittens and put barbie clothes on them like we did when we were little, and this was the compromise.

She's been playing in her crib before she actually falls asleep and several times she'll be completely buried in her blankets

Still a sleeping thumb sucker

Evelyn's 7 months!

What she's doing now:

Rolling like mad. She's mobile.
Sitting like a champ and getting knocked over frequently by Daisy.
Loving Daisy
Eating Everything
Loosing interest in her bottle
Takes 2 short naps a day
Loves to cuddle
Making lots of Friends at the gym

7 month Photo shoot!!!

It's too cold to go anywhere so this is what we came up with.

My New Favorite Photographer

2011-01-12T16:28:00.001-08:00

My cousin in Kansas sent me an email about this lady Adele Enersen. While her baby in sleeping she creates these elaborate scenes around her to depict what she thinks her baby might be dreaming about. So creative and so cute. Here are a few of them but go to her blog milasdaydreams.blogspot.com and check them out. On the blog go to 'Behind the Blog' and there's a video of all the pictures. I also recommend NOT google imaging them because dirty pictures come up...so just go to the blog.

Thanksgiving, 6 months, and Christmas

2011-01-05T10:40:00.000-08:00

This may end up being a picture log because I have tons of pictures from the last month. So for Thanksgiving we went to our friends the Jensen's in Utah. It was way good to see them and for Evelyn and Mason to get better acquainted.

We got tho go to the Denver Botanical Gardens Trail of lights in early December which was a lot of fun. Evelyn LOVED the lights. It was too cold though. We had planned on going to the blossoms of light show too...but we chickened out.

Evelyn also got to go on the swings for her first time. She didn't quite know what to do with herself. She enjoyed sucking on the swing (I know, I know, germs, gross...whatever) But didn't like the actual 'swinging' part. And she Hated the slide. It was only like 3 feet long but it made her cry. She'll soon learn the joy of sliding I'm sure.

AND....6 months already. We were at Stevens parents house when she turned 6 months so for her photo shoot we got to go down to the beach. It was super cute. She LOVED it. I'm not quite sure what she liked...it was smelly, over cast, and little chilly but she was smiling so big she about swallowed her face.

I know it looks like a cry, but seriously, biggest smile EVER! She was ecstatic.

As far as what she's doing now...She is 17 lbs and 8 oz and 27in long, that puts her in the 80th percentile for weight and the 90th for height. Somewhere between 5 and 6 months she was able to roll from back to front quite fluidly. She's gotten over her 'I hate being on my Tummy' phase and now you can't keep her on her back. Even when we're changing her diaper...which is sometimes a little frustrating. She also sleeps on her belly now, which worried me at first because it's pounded into you "Don't EVER let them sleep on their belly...sids...suffocation..." So I asked at her 6months appointment and it's fine now...I hate that no no no, then all of a sudden yes stuff...stupid really. And she's eating very well. Loves peaches, pears, sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, chicken....she hated peas at first but about swallowed Stevens hand last night because he wasn't fast enough with them.

She can pretty much sit up by her own self but really just loves to jump. So she spends most of her day in her door way jumper and in one of those bouncy activity stations. She doesn't hold still for anything. Not even during meals. Yesterday she got her knees underneath her, so crawling is just a few days/weeks away.

She loves Daisy still...more than me most days I'm pretty sure. Especially since we've all had cold and I've had to be the bad guy and clean her nose. If you put you hand near her face now, she freaks out. I tried to have Steven clean her last night ,just put a saline solution in her nose and then aspirate it out, she jerked and he squirted it in her eyes. It's just saline so not a big deal but I guess that makes me the permanent bad guy.

CHRISTMAS!!! We love Christmas. We were at my family's house for Christmas and is was wonderful. Evelyn got more toys than she knows what to do with, which makes me happy because she didn't have any....she also got some really cute clothes and a movie...shrek, the last one, whatever it's called. She really just loved the paper...don't they all.

FAVORITE part of Christmas.... Yep...stuck on there...stuck to her tongue flesh.

She also went sledding for the first time. Pay no attention to my giant, ripped jacket. It's the latest fashion on the mountain.

Since we've gotten home we've just been trying to relax...aka get over our colds. I had it in Seattle, Steven had it in Spokane, and then all three of have had it since we got home on the 29th. For New Years Eve we went to some friends house and played games. It was nice to get out of the house and have some fun. We love games.

Steven went back to work...we really he had to work the 30th and 31st and then went back to work to start off busy season on January 4. Yesterday I made Evelyn a towel dress out of a hand towel since she's out grown her robe. It only cost me 3 dollars to make.

She's in her jammies with the towel on because I can't keep Daisy away from her and she's so wiggely, I didn't want her exposed.

I've been crafting up a storm. I got my hair cut in early December (love it!) and have gone hair accessory wild. I have more hair stuff than I'll ever wear, but it's fun. These are just two of them, and as general rule, when you take pictures of yourself you have to make that face. And yes, that is a hat. An everyday, out and about hat.

5 Months Already

2010-11-22T13:26:00.003-08:00

Evelyn is 5 months as of today. So, as per usual, we had our monthly photo shoot.

We were in Washington this past week and had tons of fun. Evelyn loved all the attention and she also loved this car...along with her new hat. Grandma got that for her when we were there.

Evelyn also watched TV for the first time...ever (we don't have a TV). There's a reason our pediatrician says no TV before 2 years old. She was addicted! Normally she stays us for 1 1/2 hrs to 2 hrs between naps, but she stayed up all evening watching Lost with my mom. So first and last time. It was really funny though. She was laughing and giggling the whole time.

We also got to see Harry Potter 7 when we were home (we meaning my mom and me). It was good...I do like the movies (Steven does not) but I like them separate from the books. The books are well, nothing less then world rocking and the movies (in comparison) are a mere 3.0 on the Richter scale. However, the movies in and of themselves, are very descent. But really, it's like this, They have to cut so much out for the movies, why are they adding stuff that never even happened?

I also got the opportunity to make cookies for Stevens', Boss', Daughters' bridal shower. The theme was 'around the clock' (I have no idea how that relates to anything...I didn't ask) so they asked me to make clock cookies...Done. And for the record, If you ever complain about paying less than $1000 for an elaborate cake, to you I say 'try making it your own Freaking self'. It took me hours to make 36 cookies. I've spent days, nay, WEEKS on a single cake. I do not make cakes for an income for one reason and one reason only; No one can afford me. I love doing it, but holy freaking cow is it time consuming...and messy. End of rant. Except that if you do want me to make your cake, I'd do the labor for free if you buy me a cake cricut. (OK funny typo- I originally had 'fake' cricut...I would not make a cake for a plastic bug). Seriously, that's only like $450 for a wedding cake, spread the word. I even have a cake portfolio, I mean business.

Birthday, Organizing, and 80's Movies

2010-11-12T14:38:00.000-08:00

It's already been a busy month. Both Daisy and Steven had their birthdays. Daisy in one whole year old now and Steven is 25.

We didn't do much to celebrate because Steven had his 3rd CPA exam the day before his birthday so we just kind of relaxed and then Amanda and Jason came for a visit. But Steven did get his cranberry jello cream cheese 'cake'...why...because he loves it and wants it more often than thanksgiving

We mostly just played games but it was nice to have more than two people playing . Steven and I play games all the time and to be honest...it's nice not to see him win every time. Mostly because when it's just the two of us, him winning means me losing, so this way, we both lose.

Steven and Jason went to a basketball game Friday night and I had the brillient idea to have a sweater makeover session...not so great. Amanda just made broaches and hair things but I decided it was a good idea to try and imitate this sweater....

Cute sweater right...well, not so cute with dark purple and dark green stripes and a light purple bow... see...

So after everyone left, I decided our apartment needed a serious makeover. I really wish I had before pictures because it was a disaster. In Evelyn's 'room' there was hardley room enough to walk through it. litterally there was a path. And her closet was just piled with junk. We had so much stuff still in boxes and totes. So...room makeover...Tada!

And then this is Steven and my closet. Floor to ceiling organization. It took 4 days to get our apartment looking like this but it finally feels like a home.

I went to Babies R Us today and got a screamin deal. Usually their clothes are way too expensive for me but they had these little jeans and top on supper clearance!! So I actually got the jeans in 2 sizes, for less than $2 each, and the little top for $1.40. Their size 12-18 month so it won't be until spring or summer that she wears them but so cute!

I decided I really like cheezy 80's romance movies so if you have any good sugestions send them my way. Just watched Romancing the Stone, loved it...Again. I'd seen it but still like it

Well, it's chili bean firday so I'm off to make dinner, and then tomorrow Evelyn and I fly to spokane. Steven's going to Alabama for the week on business, so we get a vaction.

Our Super-Duper Roller

2010-11-03T10:05:00.001-07:00

So Evelyn rolled over for the first time on Sunday... to her left...As of this morning, only 4 days of rolling later, she can roll to her left and to her right! We're so proud!

Our Little Roller

2010-11-02T20:37:00.001-07:00

Evelyn rolled over for the first time on Sunday. She's always hated tummy time but we thought we'd give it another go, and she just did it right off. She was so proud of herself. She still hates being on her stomach but at least she can get off her stomach now.

I also was able to get this video to upload. This is still the first day she laughed, she hasn't done it since but we're sort of patiently waiting .

We've also been trying the solid food thing this week...not so successful. I don't think her little tummy's quite ready for it. She's got the eating thing down...but the days we spoon fed her she had some serious tummy trauma, so we're going to cut back and hold off full time spoon feeding for a while. Also, it's hard getting rice cereal out of her little nostrils.

Today I was the last voter for Douglas county. I had forgotten to vote and was on my way to the gym, passing by the high school i was supposed to vote at, and thought I'd go check and see if the polls were closed. Got lost in the parking lot...no I don't want to talk about it...finally got to where I was supposed to be at 6:59 and the polls closed at 7pm so I did get to vote and I got my sticker. I am a responsible citizen.

I also made Evelyn a coat rack today. A while ago, Hobby Lobby had all their hanger letters and ceramic letters on super clearance, So today was the day I re found all the letters and hung them up. (I lover her little jackets!!)

I was also able to sneak in and get a picture of sleeping Evelyn. She sucks her thumb to sleep, so when she finally falls asleep, it just falls right next to her.

And I lover this sweater she's wearing but when we go out in it, I always make sure she's wearing a bow...We've had an old lady ask how old HE was the first time out in blue with out a bow. She'll get her hair eventually...I'm banking on that it's curly. She has about 5 really dark, corkscrew hairs that jet out and are all sorts of kinky and curly.

4 Months Already!

2010-10-27T11:44:00.000-07:00

Evelyn had her four month appointment this morning. Everything is looking good. She's in the 80th percentile for her height and weight, so she's well proportioned...just the size of a 7-8 month baby. She loved getting to be naked for half an hour (we typically don't do that at home...learned our lesson many times) and was all smiley until the shots. I was trying to distract her and she was laughing and then the needle went in and she started sceaming like a banshee. It took a while to calm her down. Poor little girl, it was really the saddest thing ever. But the good news is at the farmers market today I got a big block of feta cheese (2inX4inX1in) for $1.40. I'm pretty excited about it.

We get to start feeding Evelyn solid foods which is also exciting. We're going to start tonight at dinner once Steven gets home. Just rice cereal for now, but it's about time. We're going through a big can of formula a week.

Last night we went to pick up some caramel for our carmel apple party and Steven was wondering just how much Evelyn weighed.....
It said she was 14 lbs, but she's actually 15 lbs and 26in long (not that the fruit scale could tell how tall she is)
We're also getting Settlers of Catan tonight so we have that to look forward to.

Evelyn's First Real Laugh

2010-10-25T11:55:00.001-07:00

For a while now, Evelyn's been able to chuckle at herself but last night was the first night we got a solid deep belly laugh. She thought Dasiy was really funny. You'll have to excuse me and Steven for laughing so hard, but it really was the first time we heard her do this, and the quality is really poor because I only had my cell phone. But she is the CUTEST!!

New Pictures, Small Update

2010-10-20T13:23:00.000-07:00

October has definitely been a busy month. Evelyn will be 4 months tomorrow so we have that to look forward to. She can almost roll over...sort of. she can get to her side and you would think gravity would take her the rest of the way but not yet. We've also been really busy with my photography thing. We realize now that starting the second week in October wasn't the greatest idea...It's cold out! And I can't really expect people to pose in front of our blankets like I'll have Evelyn do...Maybe people don't mind paying to pose with used bedding...

Steven got the results back from his first CPA exam...He got a 93. So we're pretty excited about it. Apparently only 10% of test takers pass all 4 on the first try, so we're crossing our fingers. But they don't even get an award or anything, I mean, he'll still get certified...but not like on a plaque or anything, just paper like everyone else...Regardless of if he passes all four on the first time or not, One of our friends will be finding out if he passes all four at the same time Steven does, so if they both pass, we're going to get a Costco cake to celebrate, and if they don't, we're going to get a Costco cake and mope ant talk about how much we hate the CPA exams.

I also made Evelyn's Halloween costume. She's so cute, we have so much fun together. Pretty glad she's photogenic really...I mean...all babies are cute...but some just look better than others....and with needing to build my portfolio, it's super convenient...and I'll be honest, I love having people come up to me and tell me how pretty she is.

That's pretty much all that's new: Professional photographer, soon to be CPA, homemade costumes, and cutest baby ever. Enjoy the pictures.

Going private is currently too hard....

2010-10-05T15:47:00.000-07:00

So I was going to make my blog private and then...well it's not that it's too hard really, it's that I haven't had time to get all my stuff together. I thought I would just do a quick update for the Fam's we don't see... aka everyone.

Evelyn is a little over three months now and is:

Smiling cause we're funny

laughing cause she's funny

Going to bed between 7and 8 pm and sleeping solid until 7:30 or 8am

Taking two, three hour naps

eating us out of house and home (we're seriously going to have to start feeding her solids cause this is rediculous)

Talking like crazy

Standing with hardly any support

Refusing to do tummy time

Sucking her thumb (which is adorable now, but maybe not for long)

TEETHING, yes, teething. I had no idea it could happen so soon

Not a fan of Daisy although daisy loves her to death. But, it's like this, Daisy eats poop, so we have to moniter their relationship pretty closely

Pretty much the cutest baby ever.

News on Steven:

He has taken 2 of the 4 sections of the CPA exams and we still haven't recieved any scores

working hard, as always

....

Me:

Since having Evelyn I have lost 33lbs to date. Sometimes I think "WOOT, WOOT!" and other time I think, "Holy crap!! I suck at being pregnant and gained a baby elephant!"

I'm now a professional photographer, well, as of this Sarturday. I posted my photo blog on craigslist and I guess people liked what they saw because I have 5 apts for the next 2 weeks (memoriesbykelsey.blogspot.com)

I have business cards

That's pretty much all. We've been super busy with nothing really to show for it. Our house is messy, our dog is untrained, Steven's always studying or working, and I'm lucky if I get to shower, but we're happier than we've ever been.

It's been a while since I posted pictures so here comes a big stream of them! They're a little helter skelter, but it's her blessing, naked baby pictures, her 3 month pictures (in the wicker buggie with the cream and maroon dress) some pictures i liked for the props...her in sleeping arrangements when we went to kansas and one of me and her. And don't forget to follow my photography blog, memoriesbykelsey.blogspot.com

Making my blog private

2010-08-27T08:44:00.000-07:00

We're going to go ahead and make our blog private here in a few days or so. If you want to be able to see our blog, send your email adress to me at kelsey.jarvis@gmail.com.

As Requested

2010-07-02T11:31:00.000-07:00

Here you go Amanda:
So last night we went to a concert in the park. Evelyn's first concert. We had a little picnic and listened to music. It was alright, as far as music goes. What I don't understand is this...One of the preformers gets up there, starts to play and sing, makes it maybe one bar into the song and stops and says, "sorry it's been a long time since I've played this" and satrts all over. Really? They schedule these people at least a week in advance...practice. Not that I'm mad that she messed up or anything and she was good, but how embarassing for her.

Before the concert and during

Also last night, Evelyn had her first blow out (I'm sure she'll really appreciate me writing this is 16 years but she'll just have to deal with it) It wasn't too bad, pooped on her onsie though and we were at the park, so she was stinky for a while.

I'm getting a lot better with the 'gross factor'. For those of you who don't know, I didn't even want the doctors to hand her right to me after she was born for fear of the grossness, but it really wasn't bad. And then there's this thing with me and spit. We were at some friends house about 3 weeks before Evelyn was born and there baby spit up on Steven, and I about spewed on everyone...so that's comeing along quite nicely if I do say so myself.

I had to go to the doctor today and they drew my blood and gave me a shot in the ole buttocks...so not a good day so far. Also our sinks backed up today. Apparently, our neighbors sink has been backing up for quite some time and now it's backed up into our apartment. There is food floating in our bathroom sink. And I've also been crafting. I really like the carseat canopy's and so my grandma made me a really cute one, that'll be perfect for winter because it keeps the heat in really well, but she needed a lighter one for the summer so I decided to try my hand at it and love it!!!

Today Evelyn looked so cute in her little romper. I love those things. Grandma Jarvis made it to Rexburg yesterday and she has been loving it. Evelyn also loves her little pink puppy form auntie Amanda. And as you can see, Daisy is her gaurd dog. Cute story: We had Evelyn in her bouncy vibrator chair and aparently Daisy also liked the vibrations so she layed down next to her and put her head in Evelyn's lap. They love each other

"The Story", Pictures and Birthday Suprises

2010-06-30T20:12:00.000-07:00

Ok, so, Labor and Delivery....Try as hard as I did walking and heeding few others advise about how to go into labor, little Evelyn still did not come. By 39 weeks I was very tired of being pregnant, very swollen, and very irritable so we opted to be induced. They gave me pitocin around 8am June 22 and so we began. My contractions we strong but not unbearable when the anethesiologist was in the area. Even though I didn't ask for it then, they still gave me my epitural. I was only at a 3, so really I never felt much pain of any sort. HOWEVER...I do believe that the epidual was the WORST part of it all. I'm VERY glad I got it but it was...icky. There is no other word for it.

Apearantly, when most people have an epidural the needle goes right on it, but with me, I have a really tight back apearantly and it took nearly ten tries to get the part that gives you the goods in (the catheder). All other tries resulting in hitting the bone making an ominous and very icky crunching noise.

I started to feel contractions again around 9cm and then when I hit ten, little Evelyn still wasn't ready to come, she hadn't dropped yet, so they double dosed my epidural meds so that I could comfortably sit at a ten for 2 hours in hopes she would drop and not leave me pushing for 2 hours. Ok, very effective. I was so numb I couldn't even move my toes. So then about an hour later the Doctor came to check on me, and had me 'practice' push, so when the time came I'd know what to do...Also very effective. She dropped a lot sooner than any one anticipated and I was ready to have the baby.

However, there was still the fact that I couldn't even move one toe. The nurse had to hold her hand on my tummy to feel my contractions for me to tell me when to push. Three, maybe four contrations later (15min of pushing tops) we had Evelyn in our arms after not even 16 hours of labor. It was a fantastic experiance. I was so scared about the whole thing, but really, it was so cool...most likely because I couldn't feel a thing and was smiling the whole time and my Doctor was cracking jokes, but really, AMAZING.

She was 8lbs 11oz and when I held her I was seriously like, how did you fit in there!!! She's so perfect though and minus the second night we brought her home (she had a tummy ache all night) she sleeps through the night, waking only 2-3 times to eat and be changes then falls right back asleep again. She's never fussy, just smily when she's awake (which is really like 2-3 hours a day) and so adorable when she's sleeping. It's so fun to dress her up and play with her. I keep saying she's my new toy. It's hard not to change her outfit 3 times a day because she looks so cute in everything. We just love her chubby little cheeks!! Luckily she did get Stevens hands and feet, long and slender. We really spend all day just staring at her. I can't even imagine life with out her!

Twin Noses!

Going out grocery shopping

First time Daddy bathed Evelyn

Evelyn held her head up for close to five minutes at not even a week old! Very impressive

Evelyn and her betrothed, Mason

I think this may be a gassy face...

Birthday Suprises!!!!
My birthdays not for another week but Steven couldn't wait another week. He thoguht of it 6months ago but one week was too much!!And I'm glad it was! When we were in Denver, we were really borded one night so Steven suggested we go for a walk around the mall and look at things we want. Well, I've always wanted pearls, so we went to tons of jewlery stores looking at pearls and I found the perfect set. The necklace I would buy if we weren't just looking at things we'd never get. Little did I know that Steven was actaully taking me birthday shopping because he would never pick out pearls for me. SO now I am the proud owner of the most beautiful 80 inch strand of pearls I have ever seen! They are so perfect and so unique. I love oblong, or uncultured pearls and they're hard to find because jewlers culture the crap out of every thing,but find them we did and own them I do! Happy birthday to me!

More for the Papa

2010-06-27T15:28:00.000-07:00

Grandma made the blog

Amanda Feeding the baby

Her little eyes are open!

Passed out after second breakfast

My feeties have never been so swollen. For some reason, I think all my fluids have been going to my feet. They're so swollen I can't really move my ankles or toes. Steven rigged me up this little contraption to ice them. Where the ice was the swelling went down causing sink holes in the top of my feet.

Feeding the baby

Yawning in her Sunday best

Auntie Amanda

Steven picked Evelyn a flower the other day

I love this picture because you can see her little spit bubbles

Evelyn takign a nap on Daisy

Smiling for Papa

Keepin' Papa M in the Know

2010-06-26T21:59:00.001-07:00

19 days and counting!!!!

Freshly changed into her jammies...she likes it

She liked it a lot....

Todays outfit...a jean jumper and purple floral shirt with a yellow hair bow

Her first bath at home

Lots of pictures...Stories to follow when I can catch my breath!

2010-06-25T07:46:00.000-07:00

Daisy standing gaurd

I love my daddy pajamas

Steven and Evelyn holding hands

Daisy 'saftly' rocking the baby. Since she's still quite a puppy we had to get her a muzzle so no accidental nipping took place. She's learned really fast. Spending all day in it yesterday taught her quite quickly.

Nap time with Great Grandma

Changing to go home

Evelyn Rose Jarvis.... Welcome!

2010-06-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

Evelyn Rose Jarvis

Born June 22, 11:35pm at Madison Memorial Hospital

8lbs 11oz, 20 1/2 inches long

3...4...or 5 Miles, It's All the Same

2010-06-16T21:38:00.000-07:00

Anyone who says walking is supposed to induce labor is smoking something. We've been walking 3-5 miles daily, sometimes twice a day and no baby. But everyone is keen to give their input on what will help. Walking, castor oil, spicy food, showers, red raspberry tea,cleaning. But I've come to the conclusion that babies will come on their own time frame, and if you just so happen to be walking at the time....then walking works . If you just so happen to be riding a lawn mower at the time (no joke someone told me to do that) then of course, riding a lawn mower will work for EVERYONE. I am entering my least favorite part of being pregnant....the waiting game. However, I guess the game will end abrupty on Tuesday when I will be embarking on the only sure fire way to induce labor... PITOCIN.

Side note: althought this time of pregnancy is pretty hard (having a cold and being unable to sleep doesn't help) but I just discovered something. With the lap top on my lap and both arms extented to type, my forearms slightly pushing on the sides of my belly holding my side belly skin in place, when I breathe in deeply, my belly button pops in and out!!!! When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or a better quote that I just heard...When life gives you lemons... punch the guy who gave you lemons and make him give you the oranges you asked for.

Something that made me smile today:

There was a thunderstorm this morning and Daisy hid underneath my blanket until it was over. She likes me.

Pregnancy is a Cruel Game

2010-06-14T10:53:00.000-07:00

So I guess "technically" they can't induce me until 39 weeks even though I'm progressing so fast and the baby is huge, so once again they told me it should happen natually anytime this week, but just incase, I was scheduled to be induced June 22. So unitl then I wil be (and have been) doing everything that supossedly brings on labor. I'm rip roarin and ready to go.

Baby Update

2010-06-13T10:03:00.000-07:00

Last Monday the doctor said the baby should be coming anyday day now since I've already started dialating and was almost all the way efaced...I've been having near constant contractions for almost three days now and still no baby. So...we decided to quit. Tomorrow I have another one of my lovely bi-weekly check ups and I am asking to be induced. They take the baby measurements everyweek and according to the ultrasound tech, this baby, a week ago, was between 7.5 and 8 pounds. If we wait until June 28 I will be delivering a bohemeth of a baby, and I think I can due without that experience. Wish me luck and cross your fingers the baby will be here by tuesday....wednesday at the latest.

Pet Peeves

2010-06-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

I wouldn't consider myself a moody person. Prior to pregnancy, very few things set me into instant rage. However, I have found the longer that this baby is in me, the angrier I am, and at stupid things....sometimes. So I decided to make a list of my current pet peeves.

1. Windshield wipers that go faster than the amount of rainfall (always)
2. Greeters at DI (Welcome to Deseret Industries....Really?)
3.Indecisive humans (it's like this, grab your shampoo and get out of my way)
4. Things that seem to be magnetically attracted to my bulbus belly (i.e. Door knobs and Daisy)
5. Women (or men, but their opinon doesn't really count in this matter) who think they are cooler, or tougher, or whatever because they give birth "naturally". It's like this, WHY? If you go to have your apendix removed your not going to be like, "No, I don't want any anethetics, I'll do it naturally." There's a reason we have pain killers, and not using them doesn't make you or your birth better believe it or not. No harm done to the baby with an epidural, only harm to the mama. You'll take pain killers for some thing a small as a headache but not for pushing a cantelope out your who-ha...Seriously?
6. Car alarms (I didn't know you could have car alarms installed in a 70's Pinto)
7. Un necessary needs to urinate with unyielding results (aka gotta pee but no pee)
8. I haven't slept more that 1.5 consecutive hours in more than 2 weeks
9. The baby's due any day now and I have a miserable cold...so colds in June
10. I feel like only 9 things isn't a complete list but I can't think of a tenth...but I can tell you this. My feet were so swollen last night, they were actually white, like when you push really hard on your skin and all your blood temporarily leaves, and I couln't move my toes. When I asked my Doctor what I could do to help, he said, and I quote, Have the baby. Thanks doc, so number ten, feet and doctors.

Steven's Tri-Athalon

2010-06-01T21:38:00.000-07:00

Steven did a tri-athalon this last weekend and won his division. The fat division he says. If your over a certain weight, you can enter the fatty division for races,and he was only ten pounds over, so he took first in his division, and 24th overall out of like 140 or something....he did really well. It was really cold though. The water for the swim was only about 50 degrees and the temperature outside was about the same.

This is him running to the transition area after the swim to get on the bike. If you look close you can see that he looks like he has a really bad sunburn line on his arms...no, it was that cold in the water. Everyone came out red.

Daisy made a friend while we were there too...

Just a tad bit bigger than her, but she totally tried to take him down. And yes...she is wearing a shirt, but we're not those kind of people who regularly dress up our pets. Me and a friend made shirts for ourselves to cheer on Steven and Kyle (who also did the tri-athalon) and well, we didn't want her to be left out. Daisy's shirt said "Yay Kyle and Steven" Rachels said "They Tri, I Don't" and mine said "Future Tri-Athlete On Board" across my belly and then to the side in a little voice bubble it said "Go Daddy!"

I tried to flip this picture in photoshop but it was taking too long, you get the point of the tee shirt even if it's backwards.

AND Stevens gold medal

Mmmm Buttermilk Syrup

2010-05-25T15:32:00.000-07:00

We ran out of syrup the other day so I decided it was a good idea for me to make it. I've made buttermilk syrup before and love it, so make it I did. However, it is important to keep in mind that since the recipe calls for baking soda, the syrup does rise when hot! So obviously a one quart sauce pan will not be big enough. We had syrup everywhere...and when I srarted yelling i needed a bigger pot, Steven brought me a frying pan, which would have worked except I didn't take into consideration that the syrup wouldn't be as deep therefore needed less cooking time. So...when all was said and done, I had "burnt" the syrup aka made a nice caramel wich would have been lovely on apples, not so much on waffles, but carmel waffles we did have. If your looking for a good syrup, or a nice dipping carmel I highly suggest this recipe (for carmel just cook longer). This recipe supposedly yields 16, or 2 and 1/2 cups, so if you are a someone who uses 2 tablespoons on your pancakes, 16 servings it will yield, but I'm thinkin more like 5 servings....maybe

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
1.In a saucepan, stir together the sugar, buttermilk, butter, corn syrup, and baking soda. Bring to a boil, and cook for 7 minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the vanilla.

If You're Looking to Get My Baby a Present....

2010-05-23T18:59:00.000-07:00

Ok, we LOVE this!!!!

You can find it on Ebay . (click on Ebay to take you there!)

My Weekend in Salt Lake

2010-05-18T17:29:00.000-07:00

I went down to Salt Lake this weekend to go to a baby shower and spend some quality time with Amanda. We had a right nice time. We had chinese food at a semi-sketchy place. By sketchy I mean no one there spoke english, but the food was good.
When I asked Amanda what Dim Sum was, she said it was Chinese Food and dim sum (as in and then some)
They were very strict at this chinese place though. There was no back talking allowed....

Then we went out to gelalto, however, they didn't have Amanda's favortie flavor and I wasn't about to pay $5 for a tablespoon of ice cream, so we decided not to get any. Unfourtunatly, Jason didn't get them memo in time and got his baby gelato, while Amanda and I went somewhere else at got near a half gallon of ice cream for $7. Much better deal.
Another highlight of the weekend was when Jason brought out a picture of him the same year Amanda was a senior in high school.

just a baby....

My least favorite part, I would say, would be going to a singles ward 8 months pregnant. There were too many people who asked if I was new in the ward, and then those who just smiled sadly at me as if too say, "Good for you for still coming to church". It's like this...I'm not single and pregnant. I even wore my biggest fake ring so everyone would know it. Amanda wanted me to take my ring off.

Our car had a lucky day this last week.
All sevens!

And lastly today, Daisy woke me up from my nap and when I opened my eyes, this is what I saw

She had her back legs on my chest, and her from paws on the window...nice view

A Busy Weekend

2010-05-12T15:34:00.000-07:00

The good news is that according to the ultrasounds, our baby has hair! The last two have shown a good amount of hair so we're really excited. We'll love her if she's bald, but babies with hair are so cute!!

This weekend we were able to go the special olympics on campus to cheer for Stevens' cousin Michael. It was so fun. He swam in several events and while we were waiting, we got watch the basketball teams as well. I'm not one for watching sports but is was so fun!

We also finally got around to changing our tires from studded snow tires....only 2 weeks late....

We got to hang out with the coolest couple, The Jensens and witness Corey getting in trouble for photo copying their baby, Mason.

AND this weekend we were lucky enough to assist Harry Potter in a noble cause.

All in all a good weekend.

I've been kissed by a Mormon icon...sort of...

2010-05-08T07:38:00.000-07:00

Friday night was date night so Steven and I had a BBQ and went to an improv show on campus. Being very pregnant, Steven let me sit on the end of the row. When the show started, the MC led us to believe the cast of the show would be running out on stage, while actually they came running from the lobby. Before I knew what was going on, I was in a sort of head lock and was being given a very scratchy kiss from Kirby Heyborne.

It was all very exciting :) Steven shook his fist at him and that was pretty much the excitment of the evening. When told Amanda she asked where he kissed me, I said on the lips (but it was on the cheek) and she said, open or closed...

We BBQ'd for the first time last night. Neither of us had ever used a charcoal grill before and we were very successful. We had steak, corn on the cob and potatoes. Daisy was of no help.we had to tie her to the door nob to keep her out of the grill.

It`s a Girl and she's going to be early!!!!

2010-05-05T11:17:00.000-07:00

Well...here we are at nearly 33 weeks and just a few more to go. We're now due June 28th instead of July 2, which i couldn't be happier about. She's growing fast but is super healthy.

We're back from Colorado now and can't wait to go back. We loved the area and loved Steven's job. He loves auditing and I love the weather there so we really can't go wrong. I nannied while we were down there and decided that kind of thing isn't for me. I'm sure I'll like my own kids (I hope) but I don't think I'll be doing anymore babysitting anytime soon...unless their not mobile, that'd be alright. We got a puppy while we were in Denver. The cutest little Cocker Spaniel you'll ever see. She may look innocent but don't be fooled. Her name is Daisy but we call her the devil. Yesterday she ate a roll of paper towels. All that was left was pieces of the cardboard tube; we were only gone for a few hours....Steven did ind a way to keep her occupied though. We got her an electric car at DI for 50 cents. Best 50 cents we've ever spent. We were told that when we got her spay she would calm down. We're quite certain they removed the wrong organ.

She looks sweet in this picture but....

This is what she's really like. That's me trying to nap and her spinning circles on my head.

We're currently stationed in Rexburg and are loving it....ha. Steven is at school and work from 5 to 5 everyday. He toutors accounting and is training for a triathalon at the end of the month. Me on the other hand...well I'm in charge of growing the baby and I am doing a fabulous job if I do say so myself. Daisy and I go on walks and I'm making a baby blanket right now. Suprisingly, I do keep busy all day. Between crafts, Daisy, and cleaning...Our apartment was not exactly livable when we moved in. Filthy doesn't even cover it. The funny thing is that yesterday we recieved a notice on our door saying they were no longer accepting pets to maintain the cleanliness of the apartments. Ha. I garuentee that the smell of a dog is better than what we moved into.

Lastly....A few pregnancy pictures

This last one is a reflection of me eating the biggest ice cream cone ever. If you ever go to Maggie Moo's and they ask if you want one scoop or two, say one. Not even pregnant lady on a hot day could finish two scoops...well...ok I did, but it took osme effort.

Well...It's official... It's a BABY!!!

2009-12-09T18:28:00.000-08:00

We found out we're having a baby October of this year and couldn't be more ecstatic about it! I'm already just short of twelve weeks along and ready to round off my first trimester with a bang. We alread have our first ultra sound under our belt with the baby's heart beat at 168 beats per minute! I'm due July 2, and time couldn't be going more slowly! Keep checking for more updats and pictures! As soon as this semesters over I'll have a lot more time to blog!

Bake me a cake as fast as you can!

2008-11-01T00:34:00.000-07:00

So I've been learning something new his semester. Cake decorating. I love it! Here's a few of the cakes I've done this semester.

Mesa Falls

2008-10-20T15:42:00.000-07:00

To ensure that we enjoy the last few days of good weather, we decided to take a little photography field trip to Mesa Falls. We packed ourselves a little picnic and took off on our journey. It was so pretty. I'd been there before but it was Steven first time. We were able to get in some really good shots before the sun went down. It was lot of fun. We've been really lucky with the weather lately. It's been so nice, and its the getting toward the end of October. Midterms have were last week and this week, so I find myself trying to avoid studying in a variety of ways, mostly involving Harry Potter and cleaning. Steven studies like crazy, and me with all of my 3 hour classes, never have too much home work, but am in class from sun up til sun down. The best new is that today was the last day of my flower ID class, so no more late night scientific name cramming for bi-weekly quizes! I was given a new calling in our ward which I'm really excited about, I'm the visiting teaching disrict leader, or something like that. It's going to be really fun. Basically I get to go visit teach like 10 people, so I'll make all sorts of friends. On sunday I met a girl who also swears by Harry Potter books on tape, so I think we'll be great friends. Enjoy our Mesa falls Pictures!

We're loving Rexburg in the Fall

2008-10-06T10:03:00.000-07:00

It's been quite sometime since our last post. A lot has happened. Steven's doing really well. After he got out of the wheel chair, he was on crutches for a little while and no he's walking like a champ. He stills goes to physical therapy twice a week but is doing really really well. I have been going to physical therapy as well but hopefully today will be my last time (crossing my fingers). The weeks have really been flying by since we arrived here in Rexburg. School keeps us busy. I'm on campus M-Th 7:45ish am to 7pm (fridays aren't as long), and then I get to work on home work. Steven stars at 7:45 as well but is done with classes by 12:30, so he is able to have a part time job and work from 2-6 everyday, and then he gets to do homework. So we're definitally not bored. We hardely ever have any down time, and when we do, I usually find myself thinking about flowers...yes flowers. I'm in a flower ID class and we learn on average 20 plants a week. Both scientific and common names as wells various facts about them and are quized twice a week on them. I'm quite certain I've never studied so much for one single class in my life. We still find time to do all sorts of fun stuff though. Not to long ago for family night we went out to the apple orchards and I taughts Steven to shoot pictures on manual mode with our camera. It was lots of fun.

We were also able to take a short trip down to Burley Idaho to attend one of Steven's mission companions wedding reception. There really isn't a whole lot in Burley EXCEPT for the coolest park known to mankind. It's called the Story book park and it has the biggest play toy I've ever seen, and I've seen my fair share of parks. The pictures don't really do it justice. It was ginormous and had hidden crawl spaces and really...fun...things...All in all it was a good trip. Steven really liked it... We haven't been keeping up on picture of us though. I'm in a digital photography class this semester so when we do go and take pictures its of trees...and waterfalls...flowers...I did get Steven to sit still for a photoshoot, in my favorite one I accidentally turned him blue...it happens, honest mistake.

It's starteing to get cold here and I get to wear a scarf everyday. I'm happy a bout it now because its only like 50 degree's. Come time when it's a necessity to wear a scarf or your neck will fall off, I don' think I'll be quite as pleased. I'm making a scarf for Steven right now. It's gonna be supa warm. At the Simm's family reunion Missy tried to teach me to knit, but I resorted back to the cheating knitting circles. It's so much easier. Other than the weather droping several degrees everyday, we're really enjoying Rexburg. And other good news is I think I've got Steven convinced that once we have a house, Instead of 2 pug dogs, we need a pug and a sheep!

Emergency Room Pictures (Not for the squeemish)

2008-06-30T09:41:00.001-07:00

Steven insisted that some we had some pictures of him and his owie in the emergency room. Now that we have those, he really wishes we had pictures of his leg before it was set...that is to say while he was still laying in the intersection.

One week down

2008-06-29T12:26:00.000-07:00

It's so strange that the accident was over a week ago. Steven is doing so well. He's quite the trooper. His pain tolerance in unbelievable, and has always been from what I'm told. Cindy (Mama J) just said that he's made of more steel that he used to be, quite literally. He's getting back his range of motion and can bend his knee on his own now. We're all so proud. Tomorrow we're going in to Harbor View for him to get a new cast for his wrist. As of right now we're looking at not having to have surgery on it. Yay! With this new cast he's getting, he won't have to be in a wheel chair either. Another big plus. He'll either be on platform crutches or a platform walker. Since he can't use his hand, there'll be a platform for him to rest his elbow on.
Steven went ahead and took the bandages of his leg. He's pretty ecstatic about how huge his scar is going to be. The scar on top of his leg is where the bone came through, and then he has some small incisions on his hip where the put the rod through. We definitally have more pictures too. Steven made sure we got pictures of him before he went into surgery, all the blood and gore. He even asked if they could tape it. Boys will be boys.

Accidents Happen

2008-06-26T10:04:00.000-07:00

I don't have time to recap the accident, so I'm going to post the recap that I emailed Amanda. Along with pictures of course!

So the husband and i packed a lunch and where headed out to
Mud mountain dam outside Enumclaw. About a 45 minute drive, but it was
a nice day and we love taking the vespa out. So we set off. Luckily,
we both decided to wear jeans and long shirts even though it was warm
and humid. i also wore converse instead of the normal flip flops. So
were on this straight stretch of road going the speed limit, 50mph,
and the light at the intersection is green for us as long as we could
see it. as we enter the intersection, part way through it this guy,
totally oblivious to anything going on, blows his red light not even
slowing down and we T-bone slam his truck right in front of his rear
tire. there was no time fro Steven to slow down or react in any way.
so Steven said he saw it coming a fraction of a second before he hit so
he closed his eyes but I didn't, I didn't even see it comin'. so what
happened to me was I went flying off landed right on my head, then
kinda bounced on my left side, rolled a few times and then slid on my
back for a while. The seem on my jeans split on the bounce, so
everyone saw my panties. neither on of us loss consciousness, so we
both remember all the details. so as soon as i stop spinning, i look
up, I’m about 15ft from the bike and Steven is like a little less than
10 feet from me, and he's bleeding form the mouth and nose, screaming,
looking straight at me, and his legs bent all icky. The truck was
turning the corer, so when Steven hit we hit at sort of an angle, so
his femur snapped on impact and then he was thrown and landed on his
back too. But he hit the truck so hard with his body that he had paint
from the truck all across his shoulder and across his chest and must
have hit his face on the bed of the truck, his nose got a little
damage. so after just a minute or so he gained composure and stopped
screaming, and i was able to convince the people holding my down that
i was not broken and go over to him. but ok, so our lights green, this
guy blows the light, we hit, Stevens laying mangled and bleeding in
the road and I’m like thrown 15 ft, Stevens facing our light and its
still green, and this kid gets out and says, " I had the right of way
didn't I?" no you most certainly did not sir. There were all sorts of
witnesses and a cop like maybe 100yards away, so clearly his fault.
I was only with Steven long enough for the emt's to cut the pant leg
of Steven jeans. It was awful. His femur broke just above the
knee on his left leg, and the bone exited the skin to the right and
all of his muscle balled up to his inner thigh and his knee was
facing out pretty good. After that they took me to an ambulance and
put a neck collar on me and taped me to a board and took me to a
hospital. Steven, they gave him morphine and set his leg on sight,
ambulanced him to the hospital and life flighted him to a specialty
hospital in Seattle. They made me stay in the hospital in Enumclaw for
about 4hrs strapped to that stupid board for cats scans and x-rays,
when they decided I wasn't broken, I got to leave to see Steven. When
I got there they had him on traction getting ready to take him to the
operating room. So traction is like the grossest thing ever. They
drilled a hole through his knee and put a bar through it, tied a rope
to that and put a weight on it to straighten his bone out. ew. So in
surgery, I guess bones are hollow, but they scrapped a little more out
of his femur and put a rod in from top to bottom, bolted to his hip
and then to his knee. So they did that Saturday night/Sunday morning
at about 1am. Yesterday he went in for x-rays on his wrist cause it was
bothering him and found another fracture so now he's in a huge ole arm
cast and looks so sad :( it breaks my heart. So we came home today,
he's in a wheel chair until they can operate on his wrist and put a
screw in there for something or another. So once he's up and moving
he'll have to go through physical therapy. I start physical therapy
tomorrow for my back, neck and shoulder. It's gonna be a long process,
especially for him. he'll be in a walker then to crutches eventually.
poor Steven. funny how fast life changes. He asked me how I was doing
right after we crashed and I said it's no picnic, get it, we were
heading to have a picnic. but a slightly funny thing, because we were
heading to a picnic, my back pack was full of water bottles and they
broke when I landed on them, and it looked like I’d wet myself.
anyway, that about sums everything up. any questions? anyway, needless
to say this sucks. I go back to work tomorrow and Steven won't/can't
go back so poor Steven :( all in all, we're oober blessed we weren't
hurt worse going as fast as we were and as he was. Helmets are little
miracle workers. Always wear one, even in the car :)

Our First Official Post!

2008-05-20T10:54:00.000-07:00

Greetings! This is our first actual posting, and I'm still not quite sure how this all works. Steven and I are both doing great. We both got our motorcycle permits not to long ago and have been loving it! Papa J has been kind enough to let us take his vespa out on occassion, and we have had a lot of fun. Our first excussion was to Flaming Gyser Park. My least favorite ride we've been on. I decided it was a good idea to walk on the rocks across the river (although Steven will tell you it was a stream or small tributary. There was still a lot of water) and well, I fell in, along with my camera. I was able to get my camera to work for about 10min this last weekend when we took the vespa out to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquairium. I only got it to work long enough to get some pictures of the fish. Too bad too because the walruses were adoreable! It sure was a warm day out in the sun. A reader board read 93 degrees as we were passing through Enumclaw. I got a nice sun burn on my legs and feet.

At the end of April, Steven and I went and had our portraits done for family night and a mothers day present, they turned out really cute. I'm quite sure this is the only picture if the two of us since we've been married.

Amanda comes home so soon! I can't even wait. My plane tickets are already purchased! Steven allowed me to quit my job for the occassion. I get to got home for almost 2 whole weeks! It'll be so nice to do nothing and sit around with just family catching up. After I come back to FW I'll have just a few weeks to pack up our house and then we'll be off to Rexburg. Time is seriously flying!

2008-02-15T14:55:00.001-08:00

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