Our Life

Sunday

2011-04-12T14:00:00.000-07:00

We haven't had anything too exciting going on around here, but I took some quick pictures of the kids on Sunday before heading off to church. They both look so sweet in these pictures and they are most of the time, but Sunday was the exception for Raegan! She is such a little pill, does anyone else feel like they go to church to walk the halls with their kids?! I usually have to stay with Reagan in nursery because I'm a softy and hate to leave her crying. I especially feel bad for the poor nursery leaders! On Sunday, I decided it would be nice to finally get to go to Sunday School and Releif Society so I snuck out after finding her some toys and just as I sat down in Sunday School, which is in the chapel, I heard her start screaming. Remember, I'm in the chapel and she's clear down the hall and around the corner, she's got some lungs!! It would stop about every 10 minutes for about 5 minutes, and then start back up again. They told me just to leave her and they would come get me if they needed to but I felt sooo bad. Luckily, I couldn't hear her in Relief Society! Preisthood is in the Chapel and Chris could still hear her so he caved and went and got her, the poor thing. Her eyes were red and swollen and she was so distraught! She clung to me and kept smiling and saying "mommy" as we walked to the car. We'll see how next week goes, I'm definitely hoping for less tears! On the other hand Carson LOVES Sunbeams and is so excited to show/tell us what he did!

Party #2!

2011-04-03T10:52:00.000-07:00

Carson was a lucky boy this year and was able to have two birthday parties! Chris's family weren't able to come to Carson's party last week so his PaPa and Yia Yia threw him a party in Price on Saturday. It was so good to see everyone and spend time with family. They had it decorated in Transformers, which Carson loves, he thought it was so cool! Like always, Yia Yia had made an amazing meal, she's such a good cook and we were all stuffed. Carson couldn't wait to blow out his candles. He concentrates a little too much on blowing so hard that he always ends up spitting all over the cake! Chris had to take off some of the frosting, but he always gets them on the first blow!:)

As you can see, Raegan loved the cake!

He was very excited to open his presents and got a lot more fun stuff, he's pretty spoiled!

Carson & Raegan love going to their PaPa & Yia Yia's and we had such a good time! Thanks for such a good party, we love you!

Party, Party, Party!!

2011-03-28T08:43:00.000-07:00

We've had such a busy week and it's been so much fun! My parents came down on Wednesday night and broght my neice Chloe. We don't get to see her very often so Carson was soo excited. They play so good together, you hardly even realize they're around. It's crazy to think that they are only one month apart, Chloe is about a foot taller than Carson!

He brought treats to preschool on thursday for his birthday and he thought that was pretty cool. My mom picked him up from school and he was more then happy to show Grandma his class! We shopped all day Thursday and then got everything ready for Carson's party, which he has been talking about for the past 3 weeks! He really wanted a Hot Wheels party, big surprise, so that's what we did. He originaly wanted it at the park, but living in Utah in the month of March doesn't give us that luxury! We ended up just doing it in our basement and it worked out great. We had 14 little kids come and it was so much fun!

We had some pizza and then played some games. I put Chris in charge of games. They played duck duck goose, simon says and red light green light, nothing too exciting. It doesn't take much to entertain 3 and 4 year olds!

Carson was so excited to open up his presents, and he got a ton of fun stuff. Thanks everyone! Chris and I bought him a Spider Man bike and a couple transformers which are his favorite things in the world! He loves his bike and has been riding it everyday.

Look at my beautiful neice Chloe, she's so stinkin cute! I told ya she was tall, remember they're one month apart!! Hopefully Carson catches up or he's not going to like it very much when he's older!

I think the biggest hit of the party was the pinata, the kids loved it! I didn't have anywhere to hang it so Chris was brave enough to hold the broomstick while the kids smacked it around. Some of those kids are definitly going to be ball players! It was a little harder then we thought so Chris had to break it for them. They all left with way too much candy, their mom's probably weren't too happy with me!!:)

You're looking at the best picture that I could get of all the kids, nobody was wanting to take pictures!

After the party, everyone slept for a couple of hours, yes even my mom and dad and I. We were all exhausted! We finished off Carson's birthday at Jump On It. It's just a giant warehouse filled with trampolines, kindof an accident waiting to happen but the kids love it!

When I put Carson to bed that night he told me it was his favorite day ever! He's already asking when his next birthday party is!

My parents bought Carson a trampoline for his birthday so Saturday all the guys set it up and the girls went shopping. The kids have been jumping on it ever since! That night we got a babysitter and the adults went out to dinner and to Trafalga to play games, we felt like we were in college again but we had a good time! We were all sad to say goodbye, Raegan still keeps on asking where NaNa and Poppie are!:) Thanks mom and dad for such a good weekend and for all your help!

Happy Birthday Carson!!!

2011-03-25T15:08:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it, my baby boy is 4 years old today!! He's growing up way too fast!! We just had his birthday party and it was a success, the kids had a ton of fun. After their sugar rush they finally crashed and are down for a nap which was much needed! There will be more pictures to come but I just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDY CARSON, We love you so much!

Seriously, good his grin get any more cheesier?!!

Itty Bitty Ball

2011-03-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

We signed Carson up to play in Itty Bitty Ball at the Lehi Legacy center and he was so excited to start! They go through all the sports and teach them the basics. It's hilarious watching 3 and 4 year olds trying to play a game of basketball or football! It's pretty much chaos, but they all had so much fun!

Carson was on Team Superman, they had a little cheer and everything. They had a huddle everytime they switched stations and he thought that was pretty cool! He would look up at me about every 5 minutes to make sure I was still watching him, it was too cute!

Carson said his favorite sports were baseball and basketball, he told me that he could run fast like his Uncle Matt when he played basketball!:)

He was pretty proud after hitting the ball, look at him strut his stuff!:)

Life Style Touch came and took their pictures but I wasn't able to scan it so I had to take a picture of the picture so it's a little blurry but it's my favorite picture! He's such a cheeseball!

Raegan thought it was so much fun to watch her brother but I think she wanted to be out there with him a little too much! Let's just say I spent a lot of time dragging her back to the bleachers!

Liv's Birthday

2011-02-21T13:31:00.000-08:00

Livee's birthday was on the 16th so Jess and I decided to take the kids to the Discovery Center at the Gateway mall. It is the cutest place ever! It's like a mini world for kids, they had everything and the kids loved it! Sorry for the picture overload!

Carson spent most of his time driving around in the cars and Raegan LOVED the horse!

They had a little garden where they could plant and pick veggies, it was so cute!

Liv and Raegan loved making sandwhiches at the Deli. Raegan thought she could eat them but wasn't too pleased with the taste!:)

Liv's Party was on Saturday and she was so cute! She's so sweet and I love her so much!!

Happy Birthday Liv!!

Valentines Day

2011-02-16T15:55:00.000-08:00

Every year for Valentines Day we get the kids a few things and this year I decided to go to the Dollar Store to save a little money, big mistake! Every toy that I bought was either broken when they opened it or broke the first time they played with it! Good thing the only thing they really care about is the candy!

My two little sweeties!!!

I hope everyone had a Happy Valentines Day!!!

It's been awhile!!!

2011-02-02T13:22:00.000-08:00

I looked at the date on my last post, October 2009, could it really have been that long ago?!?! Time sure has flown by!! My friends and family keep telling me how sick they are of seeing the post "Carving and Cornbellies" everytime they check my blog so I thought I better update! I'm not even going to begin to try and catch up with everything that's been going on so I'll just fill ya in on how my kiddo's are. That's the reason everyone checks this anyways right!

Carson will be 4 in March!! I really can't beleive he's that old. He started Preschool in the Fall and he LOVES it!! He goes to Learning Dynamics twice a week and it just isn't enough. He would go everyday if he could. He's learning so much, and is quite the little smarty pants! He writes all his numbers and letters and is already starting to sound out words! (mom's are supposed to brag right!) When he see's me writing he tells me "Mom that's not how you do it, let me show you!" He started going to Sunbeams this year and thinks he's pretty big!

He's mister smiley Joe! He's always smiling and is such a good natured kid. He's all boy and still LOVES to play with cars or anything with wheels! He loves to draw, play football, to be outside and loves his little sister! He is always so concerned about Raegan, where she is, what she's doing and if she's ok. It's so sweet, they are the best of friends! He's naturally curious and asks questions about EVERYTHING!! He comes up with some funny stuff and keeps us laughing!

Raegan just turned two in January and she keeps us busy!! That's actually an understatement, she is into EVERYTHING!! She's got quite the spunky personality! When she started walking she was running & jumping! She climbs on everything and jumps off everything. She's a little dare devil and will do just about anything. I really don't know how we've gotten this far without any broken bones! She's not super girly but still loves her babies! She can play cars with her brother and LOVES to wrestle with him, she can usually take him down!

She is quite the drama girl, but she is still such a little sweetheart!! She loves to cuddle on the couch with her binky, blanky and every stuffed animal that she owns! She LOVES animals, especially puppies! She goes to bed at night with at least 4 or 5, and when she wakes up you have to get them all out so she can pack them around! Those of you who know her know that she is definitely a mama's girl! Don't get me wrong she loves her daddy but she always has to know where I am!

We really are so blessed to have two healthy, beautiful kids and couldn't be luckier! I really am going to try and be better at keeping this updated but don't hold me to it!

Carving & Cornbelly's

2009-10-29T08:01:00.000-07:00

Fall is my favorite time of year! Friday, we decided to take the kids to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point and they had so much fun! Well, Raegan didn't really know what was going on, but she loves to be outside and it was such a nice day! Carson got to ride the pony, which is his favorite thing to do there. I can't even count how many times we have been there to ride the pony! A little ridiculous! He thought the cow train was pretty cool, and he LOVED the giant trampoline.

Raegan, watching her brother and enjoying the weather!

He thought this tramp was the coolest thing!

The famous GIANT rocking chair

I always look forward to carving pumpkins every year, and it's so fun to start new traditions with your kids. Last night, Jess and I were waiting for the guys to get off work, but the girls were too tired to wait up so we took some pictures of them with the pumpkins before we carved them.

Carson thought it was funny playing with the balls on their hats.

Raegan & Liv are at such a fun age and they are so cute when they interact. We gave them a bath before they went down and they were splashing together like crazy! One would start and the other would follow and then they would both get so excited.

Chris couldn't wait to get home! Let's just say that he doesn't share my enthusiasm for carving pumpkins! Of course, like every year he ended up doing the traditional triangle eyes, nose and mouth. He was done first, and we all made fun of his, but I think we were wishing that we would have done the same when we were sitting there an hour later still poking holes in our patterns!! I think I developed arthritis last night!

Carson wasn't too thrilled about pulling out the gunk and lost interest when it was taking so long. He just liked playing with all the little tools!

Carson and Daddy's finished product!

Mine & Justins

Chris & Jessica's

They all turned out so cute and we had so much fun! I can't wait for Halloween!

COUPONS!!!

2009-10-28T14:50:00.000-07:00

I used to always see the ladies in the grocery store with the binders full of coupons and think "they're crazy, I could never do that!" And now, I'm one of them, minus the binder. I entered the coupon world a couple of months ago and I LOVE IT!! I have saved SO much money and I now look forward going to the grocery store! Jess and I just got back from a very successful shopping trip that I had to share!

So here's what I got...

2 Krogers Ice Cream .99

6 Tony's Pizza .38

Chicken Breasts 4.88

Dole Iceburg Salad .98

2 Bar S Jumbo Franks .39

2 Gold n' Soft Butter .69

10 WF String Cheese .20

4 Oscar Meyer Lunchables .99

Red Seedless Grapes 3.87

Kroger Sour Cream 16 oz .88

Mexican Style Shredded Cheese .99

1 Gallon Milk 1.79

2 Quilted Northern 12 Double rolls 4.49

5 Diet Coke 2 Liters .79

2 ALL Detergent 32 Loads 1.99

9 Hormel Chili .12

4 Diced Green Chilis .38

4 Duncan Hines Frosting .72

3 Ghirardelli Browni Mix .99

1 V-8 Fusion Juice 1.49

2 Zesta Saltines .99

4 Cream Cheese .88

4 Kotex Tampns 18 Count 1.25

4 Kotex Liners 1.25

4 Kotex Pads 1.00

2 Cheez-it Crackers .99

10 Beechnut Baby Food .40

1 Ketchup .59

1 Halls Cough Drops .15

6 Propel 24 oz. .49

4 Gatorade 32 oz. .49

2 Don Julio Tortillas .88

1 Bar S Corn Dogs 16 ct. 2.99

Motrin 24 ct 1.50

Tylenol Rapid Release 24 ct 1.50

4 Carnation Evaporated Milk .24

1 Sarah Lee Bread 1.69

I spent $95.00.....and I saved...drum roll please...

a little over $112.00!!!

It feels so good when you get home and realize everything you actually got. Chris makes fun of me because I do get so excited. If you don't already use coupons you should go to sheshopssmart.blogspot.com. They walk you through everything and it really isn't hard at all!

Family Pictures

2009-10-24T11:24:00.000-07:00

It's done! I finally added all my email addresses in and went private. It makes me feel so much better knowing who's invited into our everyday lives! I'm hoping that this will make me post a lot more, but I've said this in the past so don't hold me to it! I figure it's too much work to try and catch up with everything that's happened in the past month so I'll just start fresh today. We just got our family pictures back, and I love them. We were a little worried about the weather, but it turned out perfect. It rained up until we got there, cleared up for a couple of hours, and then started back up again as we were taking our last shots, so I can't complain! Well, except for the fact that it's impossible to make a two year old hold still! Seriously, we were trying everything! Chris and I both turned into horrible parents for those two hours, bribing him with anything you can think of! For the most part, it worked and Laura did an amazing job, thanks again Laura!

(Yes we had to bribe him with food too!)

ALL ABOUT CARSON

It's hard to say, but Carson is definitely not a baby anymore, he's our little boy. He's grown up so much over the past few months. It's been so fun to watch him grow and learn new things but I wish I could just stop time dead in it's tracks. I know all you mommy's out there know what I mean. Most of you read this for the kids so I thought I'd keep you updated on what's going on with them. I'm hoping that if I think of this blog more like a scrapbook then I can stay caught up.

Carson LOVES cars, airplanes, trucks, pretty much any moving vehicle! He could sit and play with them for hours. Jeeps are his favortie. PaPa bought a new jeep, and he got to drive it the last time we visited and he can't stop talking about it. He has about 100 little hotwheels and it's funny because he knows when one is missing, he'll describe it and tell me it's gone and sure enough I'll find the exact one he was looking for.
Most kids go through the stage of asking "what's that," "what's that," but not Carson it's, "What's dat noise," and he hears EVERYTHING!
Nothing melts your heart more than a two year olds prayers, and Carson's are so sweet! He blesses everyone he can think of, and then goes on to bless every food he's ever eaten (this is during bedtime prayers), then blesses every toy, sometimes they go on FOREVER! As your walking out of his bedroom he always says "wuv you, nuh night".
Without fail everytime he says goodbye to someone, even if he barely met you he says, "Bye, haf fun, tall me" (Bye, have fun, call me). It's hilarous, he once told a stranger in Target to call him!
We live right by the temple and everytime we drive by he has to tell "Angel Mowoni" hi and bye! If we go the other way, he always asks where he went!

He's so good with Raegan, and always has to know where she is. He's the first to hear her when she wakes up from her naps, yells "babies wake" and runs up the stairs to get her. A lot of times I don't even think he hears her, he just wants to wake her up. He'll even share his cars with her, although most of the time they are the old crappy ones!:) He loves to make her laugh and when she's crying he'll try and give her hugs even though that usually makes her more mad!
He's like a little sponge, and picks up on everything!! We have to be very careful of what we say around him!
Lately, he's mister independent! He has to do everything by himself. It's always, "No, I do it!"
He LOVES his binky and his blanky! Yes...he still has his binky, and I probably am a bad mom for letting him still have it but it's so hard to take something away from him that he's so attatched to. He usually only has it when he goes bed, nap time, or on long trips in the car but getting rid of it has been on my to do list for a very long time now. If any of you have any tips on how to do it, let me know!

(Excuse the butt shot, I just love this picture of Carson)

He's still our little cuddler, and loves to lay on your lap while you tickle his back.
The other day at Grandma's, he burped, then laughed and said, "I jus tooted in my mouf, dat funny," gross I know, but he's all boy!

He makes Chris and I laugh so hard and he comes up with the funniest stuff! He's just so little and innocent and I want it to stay that way!! He's definitely spent a lot more time in "time out" lately and I sometimes have to remind myself that he's just two and a half, but he really is such a sweet little boy!

ALL ABOUT RAEGAN

Raegan is already 9 months old, and she's our little princess! Chris has called her that from day one and it kindof fits her! I'm hoping she might grow out of that one!:)
She's just figured out the army crawl. She gets up on her hands and knees like she's going to start crawling but hasn't quite got that one down yet. I'm a little worried for when she does because she is going to be into EVERYTHING!!
She's our little firecracker, and she's got some attitude!! She'll let you know exactly what she likes and especially what she doesn't like!

She is so expressive! She can pull all sorts of looks with her dark little eyebrows.
She takes the best naps, you just lay her in her crib with her soft blanky and binky and she'll go right to sleep, usully for a good 2 or 3 hours. Nights on the other hand are a different story. She goes to bed around 7:30 but still wakes up one time around 3, sometimes she even wakes up twice! I try and keep her up later, but she's so fussy you have to put her down. Like I said, she know's what she wants!!

She is already such a flirt! Anytime someone looks at her, or talks to her, she'll smile and turn her head to the side and lean into whoever's holding her.
Her smile is so sweet, she'll wrinkle up her nose and give you the biggest grin. She has her two bottom teeth and I think she's starting to get her top ones as we speak.

She loves Baby Einstein, but only the Baby McDonald one! She thinks the cow puppet is hilarious and laughs everytime he comes on.
She LOVES her daddy! He's been wrapped around her little finger since day one!

(This is one of her faces when she's not too happy!)

She LOVES her brother, and just watches him all the time. Carson doesn't have to do much to make her laugh. The cutest is in the car, they'll be in the back seat just giggling at each other.

It's so fun to watch your kids grow, even if it does happen too fast! Both of our kids have been such a blessing in our lives and we are so lucky to have them!

Going Private

2009-09-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

After long consideration we have decided to make our blog private. There are too many horror stories of creepo's out there!! Leave me your email if you want to continue to visit us, even all you silent ones!

Sweet Baby Girls

2009-08-31T10:28:00.000-07:00

Jessica's friend Lindsey came down to Utah to take pictures of Liv so we thought it would be fun to get some together. I've been waiting for her to fit into this cute brown hat and it made some darling pictures! She just came over to our house and did them right in my kitchen. I'm telling you she is usually always happy and out of about 1800 pictures we took we caught maybe 3 where she was half smiling! Go figure!! They are still sweet as can be.

These one's are priceless, this is totally Raegan! She's already full of drama and as you can see she wasn't too exctied about having her picture taken!

These two are going to be the best of friends and it will be so fun to watch them grow up together. I'm so glad we were able to get these pictures done so they can enjoy them when they're older.

Thanks Lindsey for taking such cute pictures, we love em!!

Philly Trip

2009-08-18T12:37:00.000-07:00

So it's been a busy past couple of months and I haven't posted forever so this is going to be a picture overload!! My mom and I had the chance to go to Philly a couple of weeks ago to visit Jess, and we had a blast! I took Raegan and left Carson. It was so hard to leave him for so long but I knew he was in good hands. Rachel watched him during the day and then dad took him at night. It was Raegan's first plane ride and she did SO good! We got there on Thursday and it was so good to see Jess & Justin, Olivia had grown up so much and was such a cutie! We hung out in Philly on Friday and it POURED on us!! Saturday morning we headed to New York for 3 days. It was my first time and we had so much fun. It was a lot of work dragging two babies around for 3 days but well worth it, they were little troopers! We shopped, shopped and then shopped some more. Justin watched the babies while we went to Wicked Saturday night and it was AMAZING, I absolutely loved it!

This was our cute little hotel, we were worried but it turned out to be pretty nice and we were close to everything so it was perfect!

Times Square

Sunday we went to China Town and shopped, then headed to Ground Zero. After that we went to the Statue of Liberty, we didn't ride the ferry because we didn't have enough time, two babies kinda slow ya down!! It rained on us pretty much all day but we still had a good time!

This was our first Subway ride, thank heavens for public transportation!!

Yes, that thing sticking out of my head is the Statue of Liberty, like I said we didn't exactly get that close!

We referred to this pack as the torture chamber!! Neither baby liked their stroller too much so we had to take turns packing them around and our backs were KILLING us by the end of our trip! I'm so glad my mom we there to help me with Raegan! Thanks mom!

Sunday we went to Central Park and it was so pretty, I could have stayed all day but we didn't have much time. We shopped the rest of the day and then headed home that night. We were sad to go, I swear you need months to see everything in New York. Oh well, I guess that just means I get to go back a few more times!!

Raegan & Olivia loved Central Park, they got to get out and play on the grass, it was such a nice break for them, the poor little things!

Tuesday we shopped in Philly and then Wednesday we went to Atlantic City. It was kinda like a mini Vegas with a beach. The babies were so tired and didn't love the water so we spent most of the time shopping on the board walk.

Raegan would not touch the water, she hated it!!

We ate at Johny Rockets and it was soooo good!! Best Burgers ever!

Thursday we spent the day in Philly and did a bunch of sight seeing, there is so much history there and it was cool to see everything. We went to Independece Hall and then over to the Liberty Bell.

This is at the room where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Then we headed over to run the Rocky steps and took pictures of downtown Philly.

We were sad to leave on Friday but Jessica and Justin ended up leavin the same day. My mom took Olivia home on the plane and they drove. Chris and Carson picked us up at the airport and It was so good to see my boys!! Carson was so excited and couldn't stop saying "Mommy n' baby!" He was just as excited to see Raegan as he was to see me, it was so sweet! Jess & Justin have been staying with us until they find a place and it's been so nice to have them home. Raegan and Olivia are already the best of friends!

6 Months!!

2009-07-21T09:04:00.001-07:00

I can't believe it but my baby girl is already 6 months old!! It has gone by so fast! We went to the doctors last week and she is healthy as can be. She weighed 14 lbs 5 oz, 10-25% in weight and was 26 in., 50-75% in height. She's at such a fun age and it's been so fun to watch her grow! Here are some of my favorite things about her......

She is ALL smiles, you just have to look at her and she wrinkles up her nose and gives you this big cheesy grin! Sometimes I think she's faking it just to amuse you. It's precious and it melts your heart!

This is her new face, she either does it when she's mad or really excited. She wrinkles up her nose, pushes out her lips and breaths out of her nose really fast, it's hilarious!
She's rolling all over the place, from one end of the room to the other.
She just started eating baby food a few weeks ago and she LOVES it! Peas and all!
She's a little talker, she babbles all day! You can actually have conversation with her! She says Da Da already, if you say it a bunch of times she'll study your mouth and then say it back. (Chris is really excited about that one!)
She's adorable with her brother, anyone can make her laugh but not like Carson. He just has to look at her the right way and she will laugh her head off. They are so cute together.

I could go on forever, she's a little angel and we are so blessed to have her in our home!

4th of July Weekend

2009-07-05T20:34:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend and I'm sad that it's already over. Chris's parents and sister came up for a BBQ on Friday night, Chris makes a mean burger! Later that night the girls went to a movie, "My Sister's Keeper" it was way good but quite the tear jerker! Saturday we all went out to lunch & the girls went to the mall for a little shopping and got pedicures while the boys went to see some animals. After that the kids had naps and then we got ready to go to the Stadium of Fire. Glenn Beck, one of Chris's favorite people was the host and Shedaisy and The Jonas Brothers performed. Let's just say there were a lot of 12 year old girls going crazy! They were actually really good live and we had a ton of fun. We were right next to the fireworks, Carson wasn't too fond of them at first! He had the blanket over his face with one eye peeking out, he wouldn't move or talk to anyone! He got used to them after a while as long as Chris was covering his ears. Raegan couldn't get enough of them she just stared wide eyed the whole time. We had a ton of fun, and the kids were troopers staying out till midnight without fussing at all! Thanks again Ed and Nelda for the tickets and for the great weekend!

The kids looked so cute in their matching outfits!

This was taken after the Stadium of Fire, everyone looked so cute in their 4th of July outfits!!

Welcome Parker!!

2009-07-01T15:39:00.001-07:00

It's been a mystery but Braxton & Carissa had their baby and it was a....BOY!! We are so excited for them. He was born on June 29th weighing in at a hefty 9 lbs. 9 oz, 20 1/2 in.!! Go Carissa, that is a huge baby! They named him Parker Gray Hansen, Gray after Carissa's maiden name. He's so cute and I can't wait to meet him.

Idaho

2009-06-19T13:10:00.000-07:00

We're up in Idaho again!! Chris had planned a fishing trip at Henry's Lake but it fell through so we decided to come up anyways. I came up Wednesday with the kids and Chris is coming tonight as soon as he gets off work. The kids have loved being at Grandma & Grandpa's. Carson loves the huge yard and drags Grandpa with him everywhere! He sleeps here like no other! At home he wakes up at the crack of dawn, like 6:30 or 7:00! Yesterday he woke up at 10:15 and napped for 3 hours! I could definitely get used to that! There will be more pictuers to come but these are for you Jess, you've been bugging me forever to blog so here ya go!!

Here's Carson with his new hairdo for Summer!!

Catching up

2009-05-28T12:11:00.000-07:00

I thought I better update since it's been awhile. We've had a lot going on! Chris had a birthday on the 17th, Happy Late Birthday babe! (He would kill me if I put how old he was!) We were lucky enough to have my mom come down again to watch the kids. Chris is always so creative with his gifts so I wanted to do somthing sweet for him. I led him on a little scavenger hunt for two days stopping for gifts, golf, a movie staying at Little America, and some shopping. It was a ton of fun and he loved it. Then two days later it was our Anniversary, 3 years! I know it seems like it should be more with 2 kids, but nope! We celebrated the next weekend at the Melting Pot, it's where we had our first date and one of my favorite places to eat. It was a great week!
Memorial weekend was a ton of fun. We had a Harvey family reunion at a ranch in Fairview, it was beautiful. The place was huge, it was perfect for all the little kidos to run around together, they had a blast! The adults all stayed up till 3 playing bunko, mafia and the animal game (for those of you who have played it's hilarious!) We had a lot of fun and was sad to have it end. Monday was Chris's works Lagoon day. It was perfect weather and Carson had so much fun. We couldn't ride with him on most of the rides so we just stuck him in there by himself. The first one was a helicopter ride and I didn't realize how high it went and that it tilted, I felt soo bad! He was gripping the back of the ride the whole time and I've never seen him so terrified. I felt like such a bad mom cause he was so scared but after it was over he was smiling and clapping! After that he wanted to do all of them, he even rode on the little roller coaster. Everyday since he can't stop talking about how he wants to go back to "agooooon"!! Since Monday things have been pretty lowkey, we've just been staying at home enjoying this nice weather.
The kids are growing like crazy, Raegan's already 4 1/2 months. She had her 4 month checkup and I can't find the card with her info on it but I know she was 25-50% in weight and 75% in height. She has the funniest personality, she's either super serious or just as happy as can be, there's no in between with her. She's rolling over now both from tummy to back and back to tummy. She sat in her high chair for the first time on Tuesday and tried the rice cereal. She hated every second of it, she gagged for like 10 seconds, such drama!! I gave her some more today and it wasn't as bad but she loves to sit up in the high chair and thinks she's so big. She loves her feet and sucks on her toes, her middle finger (wierd I know) and her bottom lip. Carson is really starting to interact a lot more with her. He always talks to her in baby talk when she's crying and he's able to calm her down even when I can't, it's the sweetest thing. He brings her toys and will just lay there by her, I love it.
I'm so mad because I forgot my camera for the reunion and Lagoon so I'm just posting some recent pictures of the kids, or I should say kid! Carson is impossible to get a picture of lately, he will not sit still!!

Carson, Raegan, Paige & Chloe in Idaho

Great Grandma Robson with Raegan

After her first bite of cereal, not too thrilled!

Easter

2009-04-23T11:22:00.000-07:00

This was Carson's first year coloring Easter eggs and he loved it! He would drop them in then take them out over and over again, I think most of our eggs turned out brown because of all the different colors he used!

Carson was so excited Easter morning when he saw his basket, for those of you who know him, he gets a little over excited at everything!! He wasn't too eager about finding the eggs, I guess that comes with age. He found a couple and then just wanted to eat the chocolate. Raegan just sat back and watched, they both looked so cute in their new sunglasses.

My cousin was home from Texas to bless their little boy Mason so we went up to Driggs for his blessing. After, we all went to my Aunts house for dinner. We hardly ever all get together so it was so good to see and visit with everyone. There were 5 babies all born around the same time, so now my grandparents have 17 Great Grandkids! The kids all looked so cute in their Easter outfits and it turned out to be such a nice day.

March Update

2009-04-17T12:35:00.000-07:00

Ok so I know that I'm slow but you should expect that by now right! I have a lot of pictures to post! I don't know where the time has gone but I can't believe it is the middle of April! We had a lot going on in March, a lot of firsts for Raegan, Carson's second birthday, Olivia's blessing, we got the nursery redone and Carson's room painted.

Thanks to Yia Yia for getting these adorable St. Patricks day outfits!!

St.Patricks day was so nice that we decided to go for a walk to the park by our house, Carson loved being able to play outside in nice weather for once! Raegan & Olivia's first walk together.

Raegan discovered her fists and she chews on them all day!

Carson turned 2 on the 25th and we had a little party with family and friends. Carson is obsessed with Finding Nemo so as you can see we had a Nemo party. Carson was so happy when everyone came. He wasn't too sure about everyone singing Happy Brithday to him, he's not one to like all the eyes on him! He was so excited to open presents that he didn't even eat cake till after everyone left. He got a lot of fun stuff so thanks to all of you!

Olivia looked beautiful in her blessing dress and Justin did such a good job, it was such a nice day!

When Carson was in the nursery the room was blue, red and tan and I wasn't about to try and paint over that myself so we hired a painter and it turned out soo cute. I don't have anything on the walls yet but the stripes turned out so good!

We moved Carson in one of the extra bedrooms and he LOVES his new room. Anytime anyone comes over he wants to show him his new room and has to tell them what colors the walls are. We got his bedding at Pottery Barn and it's been so fun decorating his room. We painted one wall a slate blue and his window seat wall a green. I don't have a very good picture of the colors but I'll post some once we get everything in there. He was so cute when we were putting together his new bed, it took us a couple of hours and he was silent the whole time with a screwdriver in his hand just working away. He was such a big help! I was a little nervous putting him in a twin bed, thinking he would just get out but he's done awesome! He woke up a couple of times the first couple of nights but now he's sleeping all through the night and even taking his naps in there, I'm just crossing my fingers that the naps last!!

We went into the doctors for Raegan's 2 month checkup and everything looked perfect! She weighed 10 lbs. 13 oz. in the 50%, she was 22 1/2 inches long also in the 50%. She's growing up way too fast and has been so much fun. She laughs and smiles all the time now and jabbers all day, you can tell she's going to be a talker! She definitely lets you know when she's not happy, and there's no quiet cry that gets loud, when she's mad she belts it out from the get go! She's been an awesome sleeper and is pretty close to sleeping through the night in her crib, and I can't tell you how happy I am about that! She loves her brother, and is always watching him, they are so cute together!

Carson also had his 2 year checkup and he weighed 25 lbs 3 oz in the 10-25%, and was 34 1/4 in. long in the 50%. He's been so fun lately, he's really starting to come out of his shell. He's such a little ham, and is starting to talk a lot more everyday. He loves playing outside, holding his little sister and can dance like no other, he's seriously got some moves!!

This is such a long post that I'll put my Easter pictures on here another day!

Weekend Fun

2009-03-15T20:47:00.000-07:00

This weekend flew by way too fast but it was a good one. I've been feeling so bad for Carson lately. He's been cooped up in the house with Raegan and I because I hate to take her out. He's been so bored, so Friday Chris came home for lunch and we took him to Kangaroo Zoo and he loved it! It's just a room full of blow up toys. It took a little while for him to get brave enough to wander on his own but once he did he didn't want to leave. They have a 150 lb. weight limit so Chris wasn't able to jump with us and lets just say that I was out of breath, it just goes to show how out of shape I'm in!! His favorite was the blow up turtle, or tootle as he would say. Saturday was such a nice day that we decided to go to The Hogle Zoo and Carson couldn't get enough of the animals but of course I left my camera in the car! It gave us a little taste of Spring and I can not wait for warm weather!

Today was our cousin Zachary's 1st birthday so we went up to Salt Lake for his party. It was good to see all the family and Zach was such a cutie opening his presents and eating his cake but again, I didn't have my camera till the end so I only got a few shots of Carson and Zach playing outside before we left.

I can't believe it, but Raegan is already 2 months old! I got on the scale with her on Thursday and she weighs almost 11 lbs! She's starting to get the little rolls on her legs and I love it. She smiles all the time now, but I swear it's impossible to get it on camera. So finally on Thursday I sat in front of her with the camera for about 30 minutes and caught a couple. She's so sweet and even slept 8 1/2 hours straight the other night. She's such an angel and we couldn't ask for a better baby!

Sticker Fun

2009-03-12T19:36:00.000-07:00

Carson's new found fun is Stickers!! He loves them. I got them out for him today and he started putting them all over him. I started to clean up the house and I came back into the living room and he was saying "tickews baby" (stickers baby). He had put them all over her pants and was so excited that he was sharing is stickers with Raegan, what a good big brother!

Double Trouble

2009-03-11T11:50:00.000-07:00

Jessica came over yesterday and we decided to have a little photoshoot. At first you can see they weren't too excited about it, but they warmed up to the camera once they were asleep! It's been so fun to have our two little ones so close together. It's crazy how I can already tell how much more drama girls are then boys and Raegan is only 2 months old. People always told me that but now I actually know they are right!

Raegan's Big Week

2009-02-25T13:59:00.000-08:00

I know I'm a little slow but Raegan had a big week last week! She got to meet her Grandpa Bruce for the first time, all of her Grundy relatives, her new cousin Olivia and she was blessed on Sunday! It was so good to have all our family and friends together for her special day. She looked beautiful in her dress and Chris did such a good job on her blessing. She only screamed through half of it!! Raegan smiled for the first time last week at her Grandma Cindy, I'm still waiting for mine! I still can't believe I have 2 kids, it's been so much fun watching them interact. Carson always has to know where sister is and loves to give her her binky. He even tried to give it to her through our video monitor today when he saw her crying, it was so cute! Here are a bunch of pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Carson, Grandpa Bobby, Nona & Raegan

All the Greatgrand Kids at Grandpa Bobby's 80th surprise birthday party

Grandma Cindy with her two newest grandbabies, Raegan & Olivia

Grandma Cindy with Carson and Raegan

PaPa, Yia Yia, Blake and Raegan

Big Brother Carson

Grandpa Bruce, Grandma Cindy and Raegan

Mom & Raegan

Daddy's Little Girl!

Grandpa & Carson

Best Friends, Olivia Mae & Raegan Lily

Carson & Chloe, the best of friends!

My new niece!

2009-02-17T11:32:00.000-08:00

Jessica had her baby and she is such a doll! She was born Monday at 6:52, she weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. They decided to name her Olivia but they haven't agreed on a middle name yet. We are so excited that she is finally here and that her and Jess are doing well.

Raegan's Pictures

2009-01-31T12:17:00.001-08:00

We got Raegan's 2 week pictures taken a couple of days ago and they turned out sooo cute, thanks to Laura! She does such a good job, there wasn't one I didn't like!

Idaho

2009-01-29T11:10:00.000-08:00

So this past weekend I was probably crazy but I took Raegan and Carson up to Idaho for Jessica's baby shower. I was a little worried about the drive with Raegan being so young but she did soo good. She slept the whole way! Both her and Carson have been my little travelers which is nice because I hate being cooped up at home. Carissa, Braxton and Chloe came up too, so they got to meet Raegan. Chloe and Carson are so cute together now, they have so much fun. Jessica got a ton of fun stuff for her shower and we can't wait to meet her little girl, only 3 more weeks! We drove home Monday and it's good to be back, Carson missed his daddy and was so excited to see him. Raegan had her two week doctors appointment yesterday and she's growing like crazy. She weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 inches long. She's in the 25%for weight and 75% for height. The doctor said she was healthy and everything looked good.

Baby Girl!

2009-01-20T12:31:00.000-08:00

Our baby girl is finally here!! She was born on January 12th at 5:02 AM and she's just an angel! She didn't have a name for the first couple of days but we finally decided on Raegan Lily Grundy. She weighed 6 lbs 15 oz and was 20 inches long. I went into labor Sunday night around 6:00 and had her that next morning, everything went smoothly, after I had my epidural of course! She has a full head of dark hair and looks just like her daddy. Carson LOVES his sister and calls her "My baby". He gives her kisses all day and it's so fun to see them together. She's already got both mom and dad wrapped around her little finger so I think we're in trouble! So far 2 isn't that different then having one, all she does is eat and sleep. I love being a mom and we are so blessed to have 2 beautiful kids.

October Udate

2008-11-09T20:00:00.000-08:00

I know I'm super late but I've been out of town so better late than never right! October was a busy month for us, it flew by! Halloween was pretty laid back this year, my mom was down so it was fun to celebrate it with her. Every year Chris's work has a Halloween party and all the kids go Trick or Treating around to the desks. It was the first year that Carson had any idea what was going on and he wasn't too impressed! He thought it was great until he saw this scary old man mask and he freaked, I don't think he got over it until we got back in the car! We went back to the house and handed out candy, we ran out within a couple of hours, there were soo many kids! Carson didn't dare get to close to the door it was all a bit traumatizng for him! Although he did think he was pretty cool in his turtle costume with his little bucket full of treats! All in all it was a great night and Carson ended it on a sugar high!

Carving pumpkins with the Hammonds on Family night which I think has turned into a yearly tradition.

We went to Cornbelly's and Barnyard Boo's at Thanksgiving Point with the Baughman's and had a great time. Carson LOVES animals and thought he was so big riding on the pony.

Carson started going to nursery this month and lets just say it's definitely not his favorite thing! The first Sunday he went he was pretty good but only lasted about 45 minutes, the second week he sobbed the WHOLE time. It was soo hard to leave him in there but they said it's probably the easiest way to get him used to it. I don't know who it was harder for, me or him! He's growing up way too fast! These are some pictures that I took his first day at nursery before we left for church.

Carson is 18 months!

2008-10-08T20:32:00.000-07:00

Ok so I'm a little late, but Carson turned 18 months on the 25th of last month and I really can't believe how fast time flies!! He's not my baby anymore, he's so grown up and it makes me sad! We went to the doctor on Tuesday and he still only weighs 23 lbs. I'm telling you the kid does not eat, it's a fight everyday so if any of you have any suggestions let me know! He's only in the 20% for weight! He's 50% in height which has pretty much been constant since birth and yes, his head is still in the 95%! What can I say he's got a big brain! He left the doctors with a clean bill of health and Chris and I are just so happy and blessed that he's grown up to be such a happy, healthy little boy. It's been so fun to watch him these past couple of months, he's starting to talk more and his personality is really coming out, he's such a ham. He's always making us laugh and it's crazy how smart he is. He loves, loves, loves to read. I'll find him sitting in the corner with a book and jabbering away while he traces the words with his finger, it's the cutest thing ever! He can't get enough of basketballs, footballs, baseballs, anything that he can throw! He'll sit and watch football with us and get all excited when anyone scores a touchdown. He's all over the place and is turning into a little daredevil, he now climbs on everyhing! He really has grown up so much but I'm happy to say that at the end of the day he still will lay on your shoulder and let you rock him before he goes to sleep and it's those moments that I love the most!

Carson at about 1 week old, I can't believe how tiny he is!

Carson at 18 months. He loves to put on his daddy's shoes and try to walk around, he doesn't get very far but it's pretty funny to watch!

Carson loves his Daddy!

Carson enjoying some Mac & Cheese crackers with his buddy Andrew.

A couple of weeks ago we were able to go up to Tub Ridge and visit the guys on their hunting trip. Carson loves the mountains! He got to ride the 4 wheeler with daddy, play in the dirt with Blake and walk with his papa. It's always so good to go up in the mountains and get away for a while.

I love these pictures, they're so sweet! Carson loves his PaPa!

Good news!! Most of you know that my sister Jessica is pregnant, and they just found out that they are having a little girl too!! We were hoping for a boy so Carson wouldn't be surrounded by girls but we couldn't be more excited for them. It will be so fun to have our girls be so close! Congrats you guys!!

Just Kidding....It's a Girl!!

2008-08-27T15:53:00.000-07:00

We went in for our 20 week ultrasound today and it's a girl!!! Seriously.....what were we thinking when we went to the mall to find out. The tech told us that they just hire anyone and it's basically like guessing for them. She said a lot of times girls are swollen that early so if you don't know what you're looking for than you can guess wrong, and ours did! The ultrasound today definitely shows it's a girl. I think Chris and I are still in shock but we are way excited, one of each! Chris is a little stressed, he says it's going to be the most expensive mistake yet! Of course I had to go straight to the mall and buy at least one outfit! I was so overwhelmed, there is so much girl stuff!! Anyway....the tech said that she looked as healthy as ever so we couldn't be more happier!

Rachel Tied the Knot!!

2008-08-12T10:37:00.000-07:00

I know I'm kind of late but Rachel got married on Saturday!! It was so beautiful, she looked gorgeous and everything was perfect! Except for the fact that I'm almost 5months pregnant and had to wear a bridesmaids dress, seriously what's up with everyone getting married when I'm pregnant! My sister chose to when I was 9 months prego, and it was scarry, those of you who were there know what I mean! No really it was so fun to see her get married and her and Tyler are so happy. They just bought a townhome not too far from our house so it will be fun to live so close. I'm mad at myself though, I always take my camera everywhere thinking I'm going to get all these pictures and I think I took 5! I don't have any of the ceremony because I was in it but I'm sure Rach will post some soon and tell you all about it. We love you Rach, Congratulations!!

Carson and mommy, he was such a little trooper throughout the whole night.

My little man in his cute pink tie!

Her colors were so pretty, and I LOVED her cake!

Rach looked beautiful!

This is what happens when you ask Carson to see his teeth, so cheesy!

Its a......

2008-07-27T14:47:00.000-07:00

Well....I know a lot of you already know but WE ARE PREGNANT!! I'm about 4 months along and we are so excited! We were supposed to find out on the 4th what we were having but we couldn't wait that long so we went to the mall. I know it's only a week and a half away but we're very impatient! I know it's crazy but here in Utah there's so many babies that they have a place called Gender Ultrasound and that's where we went. For those of you who wait the whole 9 months to find out, hats off to you because I have no idea how you do it. Anyway.....we are having another baby boy! It will be fun to have two boys so close together, they will be about 22 months apart so we will have our hands full!

Texas

2008-07-24T12:45:00.001-07:00

Well it has been a busy summer and I can't believe that it's already almost August! I really am going to try and make an effort to start blogging more. I just got back from a trip to Texas to see my sister, and we had so much fun. My mom, sister in law, Chloe, Carson and I all flew out for a week. When we bought our tickets we decided to go cheaper and get a connecting flight, BAD IDEA!! We got to the airport at 3:00 because we were supposed to fly out at 5:15 but it turns out we were delayed until 7:15, ya 4 hours! It was a nightmare! We flew to Denver thinking we would barely make our next flight, we rushed to the gate (you should have seen us with 2 babies and all our bags, we got quite a few stares) and yes that flight was delayed an hour! We finally got onto the plane at 10:30 and got into Texas at about 1:00! Let's just say it was a day I'll never forget, we laugh about it now but it truly was miserable! I will gladly pay double next time to get there on one flight, lesson learned! Anyway.....the week went by way too fast, we had so much fun! We shopped almost every day! They had a really fun pool so we went swimming a few times and the kids loved it. We went to the aquarium on Saturday and it was packed but we still had a good time. I think that's the only place I took pictures. The kids were such troopers, we drug them around from mall to mall, they were sleep deprived all week and they were still sooo good besides a few minor tantrums! It was sad to leave but it was so good to get home and see Chris, luckily we had no delays coming back!

All of us at the aquarium

Chloe and Carson were so cute on this trip! At first Carson didn't know what to think about Chloe, she loves to give hugs and was always wanting to hold Carson's hand and give him kisses. Those of you who know Carson know that he likes his personal space, as soon as he saw Chloe coming for him he looked at anyone close to save him! By the end of the trip he had really warmed up to her and they were so cute!

This one's my favorite! Chloe had just figured out how to take off her own diaper, Carson was laying on his blanky crying and Chloe just got down right by him and gave him a hug, so sweet!

All Grown Up...

2008-07-01T21:05:00.000-07:00

Carson had his 15 month checkup today. He has only gained half a pound in the past three months! He's in the 10-25% in weight and 50% in height. I guess we need to beef him up a little bit. And can I just say how much I hate, hate, hate it when they have to get shots. He had three today, 2 in the leg and one on his little hip, it was so sad. The stupid nurse was training some guy so she was taking her sweet time and I wanted to shove the needle in her leg!! Carson was screaming and shaking, looking up at me to save him...I hate it! So...after we made a trip to Toys R Us for a little shopping! I know he's spoiled but I couldn't help it. We ended up leaving with a basketball hoop, a book, and a set of crayons with a coloring pad. Those are his 2 new favorite things, coloring and Basketball. Well, basketball has always been his favorite but now times it by ten! He was so excited about it. Carson was in his highchair when Chris came home and the first thing he did was point over to the hoop and say "ba ball" (basketball), he was so excited to show his daddy. The funny thing is that he hadn't even played with it for the past 3 hours, he was just way too excited to tell him about it! It's stuff like that that makes me realize how grown up he is. It's kinda sad, but I love this age, he catches on to stuff so fast and loves to make us laugh.

He learned how to dribble but he knows that it works better on a hard surface so he always takes it over to the tile floor before he starts....so smart!

These little Crayola Beginnings crayons are great, they are washable and they fit perfectly in there little hands, he loves them!

We are Alive!

2008-06-30T08:53:00.000-07:00

I now it's been forever since I posted and a lot has gone on!! A couple of weeks ago Chris went to Chicago for work so I headed up to Idaho for 5 days. My brother and sister in law came up also so it was fun to hang out with the family. Sunday morning Carson and I headed back to Utah to meet Chris and then made our 6 hour long trip to Lake Powell...A LOT of driving in one day!! Chris says Powell is his home away from home, he's been going there for a lot of years so it was fun to spend the week there. A couple of our friends have a house boat and so every year a bunch of them get together, about 18, and just hang out. This year was our first year going with them and we are so glad we did. It was the most relaxing week of our lives. It was full of boating, wakeboarding, tubing, laying out, naps, games, eating and then some more eating. I have never eaten so much junk food in my life!! I can't even tell you how nice it was to just wake up and know that you could just veg out the whole day if you wanted to. Carson absolutely LOVED it! Our friends have a little girl who is about a month older than him and they were so cute together the whole trip. They would follow each other around everywhere! They even had their first kiss! They were both sitting on my lap and I told Carson to give Mylie a kiss and he leaned in mouth wide open!! The boats were Carson's favorite, EVERYTIME a boat or a waverunner would go by he would get all excited and clap for everyone of them. He got to ride on the waverunner with dad and he thought he was pretty cool, although he didn't dare move in his lifejacket! We all had so much fun and were sad to leave and get back to everyday life! I didn't take as many pictures as I thought so I'll get some from Becca and post more of the group later.

King of the Beach!!

He loved his car floaty

Dad and Carson on the waverunner, this was Carson's expression the whole ride....he didn't dare move!

Hanging out on the beach

Carson & Mylie

Carson and his Teddy....

2008-05-22T21:03:00.000-07:00

Carson was being such a little ham tonight when we got him out of the bath, so of course I busted out the camera. He LOVES his teddy bear!! He's never really been into stuffed animals so when Chris bought this for him I really didn't think he'd care to much about it, but I guess I was wrong! It's hilarious, he'll crawl over and put a ball in his lap like he wants it to play catch with him, he'll talk to him and gives him the biggest kisses ever....so cute!! Carson is at such a fun age, he makes us laugh so hard.....just look at that smile, it makes my whole day!

Happy Anniversary

2008-05-20T12:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 2nd anniversary!! I know all you veterans are thinking no big deal but it really seems like a long time to me! (not in a bad way!) We've just already been through so much, our first baby is already almost 14 months! I couldn't ask for a better husband and father, I love you Chris! I wanted to take a trip back to May 19th, two years ago.....and share our big day!

Happy Birthday Chris!!

2008-05-18T20:38:00.000-07:00

I have been a TERRIBLE blogger lately!! I don't know why but I have been in a rutt!! I do have an excuse for the past couple of days though....it was Chris's birthday yesterday so we headed off to Salt Lake for the weekend for a little alone time. Chris's parents came up to watch Carson for us on Friday and we stayed up there till today, it was sooo nice! We went to my FAV restaurant on Friday night, Melting pot. Everytime we eat there you swear that you'll never eat again, we stuffed our faces but it was so yummy! We stayed at Little America, slept in till about 10:00 and then went to the spa. We got the couples massages which were heavenly at the time but I think we're both feeling the after effects now! They were deep tissue ones and they told us we would probably be a little sore but Holy Cow!! I feel like I've been run over by a car! We went shopping the rest of the day and then went to see the new movie "What Happens in Vegas", it is hilarious, we loved it!! This morning we slept in again and then went over to the Grand America for Brunch...it was sooo good, if you haven't been I highly recommed it! We had to hurry home thoudh so that I could play the piano in Primary and Chris could teach but it was seriously the BEST weekend!! It's always nice to get away with your hubby! So thanks Ed & Nelda for watching Carson, even though you both got thrown up on I know he had a great time.....we love you & Happy Birthday Babe!

Chloe

2008-05-01T11:43:00.000-07:00

My neice is seriously the cuttest little girl ever!! Look at those eyes, she's beautiful! Laura took these pictures and she did such a good job...I had to share them.

We're home!!!

2008-04-30T16:48:00.000-07:00

We've been home for a few days but I haven't had anytime to update. We had blast but I can't even tell you how excited I was to come home to Carson, it was like Christmas morning as a kid!! He was so excited to see us, I took him from my mom and he just buried his head in my chest for about 10 minutes, it was so sweet!! I'll have to say he's a bit of a grandmas boy now!! Thanks mom for watching him, you're a lifesaver!!
We had so much fun in San Francisco. We pretty much based our trip around food! We ate at some of the best places, including In and Out which I had never been to, it was soooo good. Kim is from there so she knew all the hot spots. We swapped houses with her parents, they flew out to Utah to watch her kids and we stayed at their house. It was so nice to wake up when we wanted, which was still about the same time we do when we're home, it's funny how that works! We drove to Napa and saw all the winery's, they were beautiful! We went to a baseball game, Giants vs. Reds. We sat in the Left field bleachers and all I can say are those fans are ruthless!! They were all drunk which made them even worse, I think we were the only sober ones so it was pretty funny to watch them all make fools of themselves! Giants won 3-1. We hung out on Fishermans Wharf, rode the trolleys, went to Alcatraz, visited Golden Gate bridge, went to the beach, shopped, shopped, and then shopped some more! They had every store you could think off, and we got a lot of fun stuff.

Check out this mall, it was HUGE!!

Giants vs. Reds

The beach was beautiful but the water was FREEZING!! It literally took your breath away and there were people all over that acted like it was no big deal!

Hutch and Chris attempting to be look cool!

Down at Fisherman's Wharf there are people doing all sorts of crazy stuff for money and this guys was our favorite. They call him "The Bush Man", he hides behind this bush and jumps out and scares people, it sounds pretty lame but it is hilarious!! I guess he's been doing it for years and makes pretty decent money!

The city was beautiful and we were so glad we went. Thanks Hutch & Kim for the fun trip, can't wait for next years!!

Off to California.....

2008-04-23T15:00:00.000-07:00

Chris and I are headed off for a much needed vacation! We fly out tonight, and I'm having mixed emotions! My mom came down to watch Carson for 5 Days....I don't think I've ever been away from him for more than 24 hours so it's going to be tough! We are going with a couple of our friends and no kids allowed! Don't get me wrong I'm super excited, I just don't want to leave my boy for that long....at least I know he's in good hands!!

Good News!! Carson took his first steps, granted they were sideways but that still counts right!? He was walking along the coffee table, got to the edge and just kept going! It was pretty funny to watch him realize he wasn't holding on anymore, he panicked and dropped to his bum. His physical therapists said that he probably wouldn't walk until about 15 months so I guess he's trying to prove them wrong! Chris and I were both so excited and kept trying to get him to do it again, but no such luck! I guess he'll do it on his own time.

I seriously haven't posted anything forever so I'm trying to catch up! This last weekend Chris parents came up for a few days and I got to watch our nephew Blake. We had so much fun together coloring, playing legos, hanging out at the park and everything else 5 year olds like to do. It was nice to have some company during the day. He comes up with the funniest things and is cute as ever. He was so good with Carson and I just had to share these cute pictures. It was good to be able to spend time with family, we love you guys!

Well...I'll be home Monday and fill everyone in on our fun trip! I hope everyone has a good week!

So Big!

2008-04-15T18:38:00.000-07:00

Carson is now at the age where he thinks he can feed himself, it's sooo frustrating and cute all at the same time. I can't give him a bite without him fighting for the spoon and he usually wins!! He takes the spoon taps it at his food and then sucks the spoon when there is nothing even on it or the exact opposite... he takes the spoon knocks over his food and he gets a whole face full!! It's hilarious! Now when I feed him he has to have his own spoon if I want him to get anything to eat and he thinks he is so big!

Pamper Yourself

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

I love my calling!! I have been the Activity Day Leader for the nine year old girls for a few months now and it's so much fun, the girls are adorable! We usually have 2 activities a month, one to pass something off and then one that's just for fun. Today we had a "Pamper Yourself" day and the girls LOVED it! My sister came to help Ellen & I, thanks Jess! We gave them french manicures, pedicures and did their hair. We took some before and after shots and they thought that was pretty cool! (Carson wasn't too thrilled with all the girls at our house, he wasn't getting any attention. It was so cute he was in the living room playing with his toys and I looked over and he was pointing to things in his books and talking to them, I love this age!)

Before

After

They all had a chance to get a little foot massage and sock their feet, they thought they were in heaven!

They all wanted curls! SO CUTE!

Dr. Visit

2008-04-02T14:07:00.000-07:00

Carson had his one year checkup today, and everything looks good! I seriously love his doctor, she's the best! She's not one of those that rush through everything with there hand on the doorknob ready to leave at anytime. (I know you know what I'm talking about). She follows through with everything, and she remembers stuff that I didn't even know I told her, and she's soo good with Carson! Anyway.......it's funny because Carson eats everything he can get his hands on and he only weighs 21 lbs and is in the 25%, if only I could have his metabolism! He's 29 3/4 inches long in the 50%, and.....he's in the 95% in head size, ya... he got his mom's head!! Carson was so brave for his shots, he always screams right when it goes in and then the second I pick him up and hand him his blankie he lays his head on my shoulder and stops crying, it's the cuttest thing ever! The whole car ride home he rubbed the silky part of his blanket on his face and looked out the window, he's so sweet!

Mama's Boy

2008-03-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, how cute is this shirt?! All of his cousins gave it to him for his birthday and I love it!(Thanks you guys!) Chris keeps joking that if I let him wear it he's going to end up with this tatooed on his arm when he's older......that might not be so bad, he is a mama's boy!:)

Carson has been long overdue for a new carseat, his legs hang way over his carrier and he looks all awkward in it....so Papa & Yia Yia were too nice for his birthday and bought him a big boy seat and oh how he loves it. We went for a drive on Sunday and it was his first time in it and he thought he was in heaven! He yelled and laughed for about the first 5 miles, it was hilarious...he thinks he's so big being able to look out the windows and see where we're going. I can't complain before because he has always been so good in the car but now I get to see his cute face in the rear view mirror and he can't get enough of it! Thanks Papa & Yia Yia! (I could not get him to crack a smile for thes picture!)

My Husband

2008-03-25T20:26:00.001-07:00

Ok....so I have the sweetest husband ever! It's Carson's birthday today and my husband brings ME home flowers. He wrote me a little note that said he was so thankful for me and how he thinks I'm a great mom.....I don't know about that, but I wanted to share because I thought it was so sweet, love you babe!!

Carson Boyd....All Grown Up!

2008-03-25T15:46:00.000-07:00

Carson is officially one today! Carson got tagged by Mack a while ago so I thought this would be a good time to write some things about him.....

*He is just the happiest little guy! He really has been an angel baby (I'm worried for my next one!) He's always smiling, and when he does his whole face lights up!

*He's my little sleeper, he usually sleeps a straight 12 hours. One night last week he went to bed at 8:30 and woke up at noon the next day.....ya noon!!

*He eats like a grown man!! For example...the other day we went to Chili's and he ate a kids size mac and cheese(the whole bowl), about 10 french fries, some mashed potatoes, 2 graham crackers and some gold fish!! I finally had to put his binky in so he would stop eating! Also...everytime he eats he shakes his hands and feet and continues to say mmmmm unless there is food in his mouth....you can't shovel it in fast enough!

*He LOVES books.....it's funny because he knows when you skip a page, he insists that you look at every page and will read the same book over and over.

*He is such a little cuddler, and I love it! When he's tired he likes to lay on your chest with his binky and favorite blue blanky....he likes to run his fingers back and forth on the silk edges...it's so sweet!

*Bathtime is his favorite, if he's upset just stick him in the bath and he's smiling and splashing in no time!

*He loves playing peek-a-boo, patty cake, itsy bitsy spider...it's so cute when he tries to do the motions.

*When I hear Chris coming home from work I say "Where's daddy" and he gets a huge smile on his face and looks back and forth from the front door to the back until Chris comes in and he just starts laughing.....he loves his daddy!! (And he looks just like him)

*His middle name is the same as his dad's, who was named after his Grandpa Boyd.

I really could go on forever, he has brought us so much joy! Being parents is everything we thought it would be and a whole lot more! We love you Carson!

It's Party Time!

2008-03-23T21:00:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun this weekend! Carson had his first birthday party. All I can say is he is sooo spoiled...I guess it's ok when they're too young to actually realize it right!?! We decorated the house with a bunch of cute cowboy stuff...Zurchers is seriously the greatest party store ever!! They have everything! Chris even came home with some blow up cactus's that he got there....I love decorating! Anyway....Carson was into opening presents for about 3 minutes and then he was done. And... out of all the fun things he opened, his favorite one ended up being a 99 cent ball that I got from Toys R Us! Who would've known! He LOVED his cake, we made him his own little round one and he ate 3/4's of it! It was so cute, he was laying back in his high chair just enjoying life. Chris had a movie made of video clips and pictures of his first year so we watched that and then just visited. It was good to hang out with all of our close family and friends. Thank you to everyone who came, we really appreciate it! We love you Carson!

He was a little shy at first because he had about 30 pairs of eyes watching him...

Before......

During....

After....check out that cake!!

Carson is turning one!!

2008-03-17T20:26:00.000-07:00

I really can't beleive how fast this past year has gone! It seems like just yesterday Carson was born and now he's a solid 22 lbs! We decided to have a "Little Buckaroo" party for him. His birthday isn't until March 25th but were celebrating this Saturday. My cousin Laura took some more pictures of Carson in his cowboy boots and hat with his little bare bum and they turned out so cute! (Thanks again Laura!) I asked Chantri Keele to design his invitations because she is super creative. She did such a good job, they're adorable! (Their websites are under my bloggers and you should check both of them out). I know we are probably going a little over board for his 1st birthday party (that he won't even remember!) but it's too fun and he's are first so we can get away with it! Anyway... I know a lot of you can't come but if you're down in Utah you're all invited. Happy Birthday Carson!

Dr. Suess

2008-03-15T22:54:00.000-07:00

I just wanted everyone to know that "Horton Hears a Who" is out and it is the cuttest movie ever!! If yu have kids you should definitely take them to go see it. We went with Chris's parents and took our nephew Blake, he's 5 and thought it was great. Carson even sat through it! He was fixated on the screen almost the entire time! Anyways....if you're looking for a good kid flick this is the one to see!

All is Well

2008-03-13T17:51:00.000-07:00

I'm so glad today is over! We went to the hospital at 6:15 so we woke up at 5:15, way too early! I don't remember the last time I woke up that early and I never want to do it again! And Of course even when we got there we had to wait forever! There were so many kids waiting too, I didn't realize how many kids have to get tubes but they were calling kids back almost every 15 minutes, which made us relax a little. We finally got called back, and they weighed him, (22 lbs) he's getting so big. Then we had to put him in this little T-shirt he's wearing, so cute! It was so sad when the nurse came to take him, he cried and reached for us like "why are you letting him take me?" I felt so bad, but I didn't cry!! Seriously the surgery took like 15 minutes, it was super fast. When we went to go get him he wasn't quite out of it yet, he was all floppy and delerious. He cried for about 20 minutes straight until he finally realized he was ok. We had to wait for the doctor to bring us our perscription and then we left, I don't think we were there longer than 2 hours. I thought for sure that Carson would be onrey the rest of the day but as soon as we got home he was laughing and playing with his toys, night and day difference! I took this picture before I put him down for his nap, which by the way was 2 1/2 hours! It gave me a chance to catch up on my sleep. We went back to the doctors office later to do a follow up and she said everything looks perfect! I'm so glad we did it and I'm sure Carson is to! Hopefully no more ear infections!

Carson's Surgery

2008-03-12T20:52:00.000-07:00

Today was a busy day! Carson had Physical Therapy today and Ben said that he has improved a ton!! Yeah!! It was good news, but the bad news is is that he has to have surgery tomorrow. He has had 7 ear infections since he was born and it is WAY too many!! I swear he has never been without one. We went to the Ear, Nose, Throat specialist last week and she recommended ear tubes. I know it's not that serious of a surgery and a lot of kids get them but it's scarry...at least for me. She said it only takes about 20 minutes but they have to put them under..that's the part I don't like, he's so little and it can be dangerous! Anyway, they say that if the ear infections continue it could cause permanent earing damage so we opted for the tubes. We have to be at the hospital at 6:30 in the morning so it's early to bed for me tonight! I'm just so glad that my husband holds the preisthood, he gave Carson a blessing before he went to bed and I feel really good about it. Anyway...I will update you tomorrow on the surgery. (I will have to post my Spring Cleaning day 2 pictures tomorrow, I know you can't wait!:))

Girls Night Out

2008-03-09T20:08:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun this weekend. I went up to Idaho for Jodie's baby shower and Friday went out with all my friends from High School. We went out to dinner at Ruby River and out of the 7 that went, 5 are pregnant! It's so crazy....April, Stevie, Kim & Jodie are all due within 2 weeks of each other and they all have the cuttest little bellies! For some it's the third, others the second but Jodie's the only one on her first and we are so excited for her!! It was really good to catch up with everyone, I'm so greatful for girlfriends! I love my husband to death but a night out with the girls is just something you can't live without. Seriously I don't know what I would do without them. I'm sure you can all relate! Then Saturday my mom and I threw Jodie her baby shower and man did we have a good turn out...there were probably around 60 people that showed up! We sent out 80 invitations but I never imagined that many people would come. It was a ton of fun, she got hooked up with tons of baby stuff. We were so glad we were able to do it for her and can't wait to meet her little one! Thanks everyone for the awesome weekend!!

2008-02-28T09:52:00.000-08:00

I was Tagged by Natalie Jo so here goes.........

5 Things you were doing 10 years ago:

1. Attending Madison Jr. High School
2. I was head cheerleader on studentbody council with 4 of my good friends, good times!
3. Still hanging out with my first boyfriend
4. Anticipating High School
5. Just received my drivers liscence and driving our teal suburban to school everyday! So Cool!:)

5 Things you were doing 5 years ago:

1. Just about ready to graduate from BYUI with an associates
2. Trying to decide if I wanted to go into nursing or radiology
3. Dating my missionary
4. Working at Perfect Tan in Rexburg
5. A couple months away from going to sell Pest Control, door to door, in Oklahoma. Definitely the worst job EVER!!

5 Things you were doing 1 year ago:

1. I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with Carson
2. On my way to Boise to watch my little bro win the Basketball State Championship.
3. Helping my sis get ready for her wedding (I'm still going to get you back or getting married when I was fat & swollen!!:))
4. Spending time with my wonderful husband!
5. Painting and getting Carson's room ready for his arrival

5 Favorite things you like to do:

1. Scrapbook
2. Travel
3. Hang out with family and friends
4. Boating, Camping, pretty much anything outdoors
5. My new favorite thing is to watch Greys Anatomy, I'm hooked!!

5 Favorite Foods:

1. Crab
2. Melting Pot
3. A good steak
4. Artichokes (weird I know)
5. Any of my mom's cooking

5 Favorite Memories:

1. May 19th, My wedding day
2. The day Carson was born
3. The day my whole family went through the temple together
4. Carson's Blessing day
5. Our family trip to Hawaii in 2000

5 Things on my to do list tomorrow:

1. Get stuff for Jodie's baby shower
2. Clean house (My mom's coming down)
3. Buy something for my sis, it's her Bday
4. Do Carson's Exercises with him (he's in physical therapy), the nurse is coming over to do an assesment on him
5. Hanging out with my mom!

5 Things I would do if I became a billionaire:

1. Travel the world with my family
2. Help out family and friends
3. Shopping spree!!
4. Buy a new car for my husband! (He got stuck with my old car!)
5. Let my parents and husband retire!

5 People to tag:

1. Jenny
2. Cami
3. Rachel
4. Jess
5. Kim

2008-02-22T15:50:00.000-08:00

This is totally Carson!

Ok I have to admit I'm a little obsessed but he just looks so darn cute in all his pictures! I got the cd back today and found more that I love.

Carson's Pictures

2008-02-22T08:22:00.000-08:00

My cousin Laura is just getting started in photography and she is a Pro!! She took these pictures of Carson and I love them! She captured all his looks. She made these cute collages and I wanted to share them. If you like what you see her website is under My bloggers, you should check it out! Thanks again Laura

Early Valentines Day

2008-02-14T16:06:00.001-08:00

So this year we decided to celebrate Valentines Day on the 13th, let's face it who wants to babysit on Valentines Day! Chris always has fun surprises and I couldn't wait. My sister came over to watch Carson for the night and we were on our way. We got down our road and realized that we needed to take the car seat back to my sister so we started to turn around and got stuck, who get's stuck in a Tahoe on a paved road?! Anyway Chris got us out and in the process our power steering went out! So we had to take the good ole Grandam, and we were off again. But of course the weather wasn't cooperating, it was a BLIZZARD! They closed the roads down that led to the freeway so... we had to call and cancel our reservations at one of my favorite places to eat, Spencer's Steakhouse in Salt Lake. The night wasn't looking good! We ended up going to a new Italian place in American Fork and it was disgusting, we should have known once we got there and there were maybe 6 people there! We thought we might as well go to a movie afterwards since we had a babysitter and we don't get out much, but of course there was nothing playing, so we went home at 8:30! We were laughing the whole way home because everything we had planned didn't go through, but the funny thing is I still had a good time. I love being with my husband and we have so much fun no matter what we're doing. We got home and Chris had gotten me a new nano ipod, it was even my favorite color, pink! Anyway, all said and done it turned out to be a pretty good night! I love you babe!

All About Chris

2008-02-01T13:56:00.000-08:00

What is his name? Christopher Boyd Grundy
How long have you been married? Almost 2 years
How long did you date? Well that's a tough one! We had 3 go arounds, I guess third times the charm! Probably all together about 2 years!
How old is he? 33
Who eats more sweets? That's a toss up, we both love them but I would have to say probably me!
Who said I love you first? I will have to admit that I have never been the one to say it first but it was me! I couldn't wait any longer and it just felt so right!
Who is taller? He is by about 5 inches
Who can sing better? Definitely him!! I am a little tone deaf! He'll hate me for writing this but he did star as Snoopy in a high school musical!! (He claims he did it just to get an automatic A, riiight!)
Who is smarter? Probably me when it comes to books, sorry hun! Anything else, I would say him, he always has the right answer!
Who does the laundry? I do! I had this theory that if I put a laundry basket on his side of the bed, and in the closet, the only two places he gets undressed, that his clothes might make it in one of them but it hasn't worked yet!:) Any idea's??! It makes me wonder what he did all those years before I came along! Still love ya babe!
Who does the dishes? I usually do, he'll do them if they get too bad but his breaking point is WAY past mine! I don't mind doing them anyway.
Who pays the bills? I do most of the time.
His guilty pleasure? Diet coke, although he did quit this year, Young Guns 1 & 2, and pasta
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, it's closer to the bathroom!
Who mows the lawn? He does but he only has to do the front, our back lawn is mowed for us, HOA's are great!
Besides you, who is his best friend? Chad Carlson, a good friend from high school
Who cooks dinner? We both do, he's a great cook and LOVES to barbeque!
Who drives? Chris, he can't stand not driving and I hate it so it works out perfect.
Who is more stubborn? That's a tough one, we both are pretty hard headed, but I would say Chris probably wins.
Who kissed who first? He kissed me. We were at his house and had just finished watching Robin Hood Prince of Theives, random I know.
Who asked who out first? He asked me, it was so cute. We worked together and we had been flirting for a few weeks. He had to transfer a call to me, he told me he wouldn't put the call through until I agreed to go out with him. I was way excited!
What was your first date? He took me to up to The Melting Pot in Salt Lake, it was sooo good. I think I remember the food better than the date!:) No, it was way fun and he was so sweet!
Who proposed? He did. I was up to Idaho for Christmas break and in the worse mood because we were going to be apart for Christmas. I was walking through the mall with my family and they wanted to sit on Santa's lap. I remember telling my sister that Santa was probably just some perv and that it was a waste of time (ya I was pretty onrey), they insisted and I reluctantly agreed. He asked me what I wanted, I think I said a car and then he got down on one knee and said that for Christams he wanted me to marry him!! Ya Santa was Chris!! I seriously had NO idea it was him, even after he asked I was all confused! I pulled the beard off and then realized their were kids gathering to watch, whoops! He had called the mall from Utah and arranged it with the IF people to sit in for Santa while we were there. He's so creative!! And of course I said yes and was on a high for the next couple of weeks!
Who has more siblings? I do, 2 brothers, one sister. He has just 2 sisters.
Who wears the pants? Neither, we are both pretty laid back.
What is your favorite thing about him? I can't pick just one that's why I married him! He has such a good heart, is a great father, hard worker, and can always make me laugh! I just love everything about him!

Tag to whoever hasn't done this yet!

2008-01-24T19:58:00.001-08:00

I have to admit, I'm a little obsessed with buying hats for Carson. This one is my fav!

This picture was taken just a couple of weeks before Matt left on his mission, it's so sweet! Carson loves his Uncle Matt!

Spaghetti

2008-01-24T18:54:00.000-08:00

So for dinner tonight we had spaghetti. Usually I just feed it to Carson but I decided to just put the bowl in front of him and let him have at it. It was hilarious! He would poke at it and look at me and give me a huge smile. It was like he didn't dare touch it and was looking at me to make sure it was ok. This went on for about 5 minutes. Then finally he reached both hands in and shoved it all in his mouth, I guess I should say all over his face! It was so cute until he started to get tired and rubbed it all over in his eyes, then he wasn't liking it too much. Oh well I guess I now know his favorite food, Spaghetti!!

My first digital layout!

2008-01-21T11:46:00.001-08:00

Ok so one of my many New Year's resolutions was to start Digital Scrapbooking. For those of you who know me well, I love to scrapbook but have always been a little aprehensive about digital. But let's face it, scrapbooking takes a lot of time that I don't have and makes a huge mess! I can't believe how fun digital is, it's so much faster and you get to mess up as much as you want and it's no big deal! I'll have to admit I'm a little addicted and I have only done one page! Here is the first of many more to come.

Bittersweet Goodbye

2008-01-18T10:23:00.000-08:00

So my little brother is offcially a missionary now! This last week we went up to Idaho to say goodbye to Matt. I know he's where he's supposed to be but that didn't make it any easier to say goodbye! We all sobbed like babies. Usually you say goodbye at the MTC, they have a companion and you know they're taken care of... well we just had to put him on a plane all by himself to fly halfway across the world to Africa. He reports to the MTC there and doesn't get a companion until then. I was sick with worry as he went up to board the plane, he's only been on a plane twice but never by himself. He was so excited and acted like it was no big deal. He left Tuesday afternoon and got to Johannesburg on Thursday night. He was able to email us and said he got there ok, that there are only 11 elders and 2 siters at the MTC there, crazy. Just like we feared his luggage didn't make it. He said hopefully it would get there in a day or two. He will be at the MTC for 4 weeks and then he will be headed to Kenya. I know it will be long two years but we are so proud of him!

My Family

2008-01-18T10:03:00.001-08:00

Christmas morning

2008-01-01T12:40:00.000-08:00

Christmas was so fun this year, it was the first time we had any grandkids so they were a little spoiled. Everyone went overboard. Carson didn't even know what was going on but he went from one toy to the next and loved everyone of them. I think we'll have to hold back a little next year when he starts to understand what's going on. We were all very blessed this year and can't wait to see what 2008 will bring!
Can you say spoiled?!

Carson & Chloe in their matching Christmas jammies, as you can tell Carson loves the camera!

Grandma & Grandpa got the cutest little cow & Giraffe rockers, they loved them!

Chloe in her cute new beanie

Someone was excited about getting an ipod!

Christmas Eve

2008-01-01T12:27:00.001-08:00

I love getting together with my family and this Christmas was no exception! We had a blast. We started our first annual Christmas Eve sledding trip. We were planning on going up to my grandmas because she has so many big hills but the weather wasn't exactly cooperating! The roads were too bad. So we left the babies with grandma and went to the college, we still had so much fun. As you can tell from our lovely wardrobe we had to dig through all of our old snow stuff to find enough clothes for everyone, let's just say we are a little outdated! Later we had our big Christmas Eve feast and read the Christmas story. We all opened our pajama's and my mom & dad decided to get us all nurf guns so we could have a nurf war. It was a great idea and we all felt like kids again!

Early Christmas at the Grundy's

2008-01-01T12:07:00.000-08:00

We were lucky enough to have two Christmas's this year. We got to go down to Price and have our mini Christmas with the Grundy's before heading up to Idaho. We were able to see all the family and had a really good time visiting with everyone. I couldn't ask for better inlaws!

Playing with Papa

Carson giving his famous wet kisses!

Carson & Great Grandpa Grundy

Carson & Nona

Blake & Carson in his new Christmas jammies from Papa & Yia Yia

Christmas Cards

2007-12-14T21:28:00.000-08:00

This year I kindof forgot the whole Christmas card thing until just a few days ago. This shouldn't come as a big surprise for those of you who know me, I am a procrastinater! Knowing that I didn't have much time I thought I would just take a picture of Carson myself and buy some of those cheap cards at Target. I wanted it taken outside in the snow, so Chris had the bright idea to put Carson on a crate with a white garbage sack over it so you couldn't see it. That way he wouldn't get wet and it would look like he was sitting in the snow! I didn't think it was a bad idea either! So as you can see we gave it a shot and it seemed to be working, but I'm sure you all know that to get a good picture of an 8 month old on the first shot is NOT possible. It was his first time in the snow, and of course like everything else, he wanted to put it in his mouth. I looked away for one second and he face planted into the snow. This wasn't fluffy snow. It was the crusty kind, needless to say he was soaking wet and his poor little face was all scratched up. I don't think he's to fond of the snow anymore! So in the end we took his picture in front of the Christmas tree, and when you get your card you'll see he couldn't have been more happier about it. Luckily the black and white photo hides most of the little scratches and he still is cute as ever!:)

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2007-12-10T13:48:00.000-08:00

My beautiful neice Chloe!!

Fishing In Alaska

2007-12-09T16:55:00.000-08:00

Since the blog is pretty much all about Carson I decided to add some pics of my wonderful husband too! This year Chris decided to forgo his annual week long hunting trip for the chance to go to Ketchikan, Alaska. It was a nice gettaway for the guys and they had a blast. They stayed in a cabin right on the ocean and fished all day everyday for a week. They fished for Salmon and halibut. They came home with about 100 lbs of fish each!! I can honestly say we have been eating fish for the past couple of months and our freezer is still full! So here are some pictures from their trip for all of you fish lovers!

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Ed, Chris, Matt, Braxton & My dad with their "catch" for the day!

2007-12-09T16:42:00.000-08:00

Gorgeous view!

2007-12-09T16:41:00.001-08:00

Chris & his dad with their halibut

2007-12-09T16:40:00.001-08:00

2007-12-09T16:38:00.000-08:00

Bruce, Matt & Braxton in front of their cabin

Carson Boyd

2007-12-05T21:08:00.001-08:00

Families are Forever

2007-12-05T09:55:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that my little brother is old enough, but he recently got his mission call to Kenya, Nairobi Africa! Scary!! Just this last weekend we all got to go through the Idaho Falls temple with him. I can't even describe how wonderful that experience was. Standing in the celestial room for the first time with my whole family is something that I will never forget! I am so greatful that I get to be sealed to my husband and my beautiful baby boy! Families are the greatest blessing we have and I couldn't ask for a better one!!

2007-12-04T10:45:00.000-08:00

Carson in his new Christmas jammies.

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2007-12-04T10:40:00.000-08:00

Carsons two bottom front teeth are finally in! It's a good thing he drinks from a bottle now!!

2007-11-10T22:46:00.000-08:00

Chris decided that he wanted to get into real estate, so we are attempting our first project. We are building a cabin up in Heber. It is on a beautiful lot up in the mountains, overlooking a lake. It should be done around January so we are keeping our fingers crossed that it sales. (even though I want to keep it!) A couple of weeks ago we took a drive up there to check on the progress and I had to stop and take pictures of Carson in the leaves, they turned out so cute!

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2007-11-10T22:14:00.000-08:00

HALLOWEEN

For Carson's first Halloween we dressed him up as a

skunk, he was so cute. He didn't quite know what to think, he hardly

dared move in his costume!

2007-11-10T21:59:00.000-08:00

Like Father, like son!

2007-11-08T12:31:00.000-08:00

Carson all ready for church, so handsome!