Runyan Family

Love this website!!

2011-09-27T13:05:00.000-07:00

This website is the one I use to save lots of money on different things. She also posts what coupons to use where and tells you all of the best coupon deals out there. Yesturday she posted about Mosimo Jeans at Target for $6.00 a pair and I jumped on it. Check it often and I promise you find good deals as well.

Singin Diva

2011-04-04T13:11:00.000-07:00

Ambree has become quite the singing little girl. She sings in the car most of the time but I was able to get her to do it on the spot. This was not an easy task. She is so stinkin cute!!!

2011-04-04T13:06:00.000-07:00

Create a picture collage

Oh my goodness!! I gave my dear little one some crasins in a bowl and I came back and this is what I found. What can I say .... I guess I have a new puppy dog.

Happy Valentines Day!!!

2011-03-10T12:46:00.000-08:00

Jared and I usually aren't big on the whole V Day celebration but this year was different. I arranged for Jared and I to go have a couples massage the Saturday before Valentines day due to our work schedules. Jared had no idea what we were doing the only thing her knew was that I had a date planned for Saturday morning. What can I say "He loved it" after our massage we went tho Archibald's for lunch. It was nice to be able to have some alone time.

On Valentines day I dressed the girls in there heart shirts and while they were napping I went and got stuff to decorate the kitchen table for the big day. I got them some treats, balloons and a pillow pet to share. Olivia was really excited and said are we going to have a party?! We had Nana and Papa over for heart shaped pizza. I gave Jared some cologne and he got me a really pretty silver ruby ring and a necklace to match!!! I was quite suprised and I love it!! We had a great V Day!!!

The Big 4!!!!

2011-03-10T12:15:00.001-08:00

Better Late than never!!! Olivia turned 4 on February 26Th. She had the time of her life!! We had a party at Jungle Jim's Playland and invited 8 of her close playgroup Friends. I think all of them but 1 joined us :). Her party was a Hello Kitty theme and I even found her a cute shirt to match. She had fun riding rides, eating pizza, eating cake, being with her friends and opening presents of course. Thanks to all of those who came and celebrated her fun day with us.

~Olivia at age *4*~
Loves paying barbies and princesses
Loves movies and TV
Loves her sister and says "she is so cute" all the time
Loves to play silly games with her Daddy
Loves cake and candy
Loves Mac and Cheese and Chicken and Fries
Loves dance class and preschool
Loves to play with friends
Loves to have her nails painted and play dress up
I know there are lots of other things she loves as well these are just the ones I can think of right at this moment.

Olivia you are the most sensitive fun loving little girl and we love you to pieces!!! You are a great big sister and a good little helper. Your Mom and Dad laugh at you daily because you always have something funny to say :) we love you and are very proud of you!!! Love Mommy and Daddy xoxo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! LIVY LOO HOO!!!!!!

Im Back!!(I think I am)

2011-02-18T12:57:00.000-08:00

Well as you can see it has been a really long time!! I keep telling myself I am going to start blogging again but then I always get distracted or make up excuses. Well I was without a decent computer for a while. I now have a new lap top so I don't really have any good excuses except for the fact that I am lazy!! Okay there I said it. I am going to try my hardest to blog more often. I feel that blogging is important just because of the fact that it is really the only way that I journal. So for now I will say that I'm back but at this time I'm not going to make any real promises :)

Finally!!!

2010-07-02T10:41:00.000-07:00

div>I have been trying for about 5 months now!! We did it!! Every time we scheduled a time with my dear friend Amy to do a for a family photo shoot it would rain. I am not kidding this happened 3 different times. So we would have to re-schedule over and over and over again. Well I am really pleased with the results. Ambree is just a Doll and Olivia is turning into a little Lady as my Mom would say. Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!!

Easter Sunday

2010-04-04T21:05:00.000-07:00

*Coloring Easter eggs*

Our weekend has been full of one activity after another. We colored eggs, had an Easter egg hunt, ate lots of good food, watched conference and had fun times with family. Olivia loved coloring Easter eggs and was really excited for the candy of course. Here are a few pictures from our fun filled weekend. Happy Easter!!

6 Months & 3 Years

2010-04-04T20:18:00.000-07:00

Olivia and Ambree, the cutest girls ever!!

Or the sweetest girls ever?!?!

The Past 4 Months

2010-04-02T20:48:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time I know so I am going to play catch up and just give you a little flash back of the past four months starting with November.

Ambree at 2 months old and Olivia modeling her cute tutu that here grandma made.

Our annual Christmas party: We invite all of our married Friends, eat food, play games and have a gift exchange. This year I did an ugly sweater theme. We had some good times!!

Posing with our good Friends Aaron and Mimi!!

They love one another!

Matt and Launa

Aaron and Mimi loved their gift

Ambree's baby blessing: All of our close family and friends came over after the blessing and we enjoyed bagels, fruit and muffins. Doesn't she look beautiful!!

Jewel and Dan dress up as Mr. and Mrs. Clause every year to benefit the Salvation Army. They open up there home and have refreshments for the community. Her older Grand children dress up as elves and help pass out presents and serve refreshments. it's always a good time. don't they look great in their little Santa helper costumes.
Christmas 2010: My mom made us matching pj's aren't they cute?!?

Ambree at 4 months old, she was starting to become a happier baby but she wasn't quite over her reflux. She sure is a sweet cute baby.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Olivia is 3!!!

We just celebrated her birthday as a family. She had a party with my parents and then a seperate party with Jareds family. She enjoyed every minute of it!! Olivia is such a sweet girl she loves her little sister and is a big helper.

*She loves movies

*Mac and Cheese and Chicken and fries are her favorite

*Dress up is an every day occurrence

*She loves to sing and dance

*She looks forward to Nursery every week

*Little Einsteins is her favorite TV Show

*She is quite the performer

Olivia RuthAnn Runyan is the star of our home these days. We love you Livy Loo Hoo!!

There is your update I'm sorry it has taken me so long. I am going to try to update more often now that Ambree is older and I have my lap top back Enjoy:)

2 Months old!!

2009-11-06T13:32:00.000-08:00

Wow how time flies. Ambree will be 2 months old in a couple of days and I can't believe it. She is growing more and more rolls every day. She is now starting to coo and smiles when you talk to her. We went to her 2 month well child and she weighs 9 pounds 9 ounces. Although it has been a big adjustment we love her to pieces. Yes yes we know the hair is out of control. That's the way we make them hairy and adorable.

Happy Halloween!!

2009-11-06T13:18:00.000-08:00

I know this is late but what can I say taking care of a 2 month old and a 2 year old takes most of my day. Plus I work the last part of my day. Olivia wanted to be sleeping beauty and Ambree was a penguin because I got the costume for 6 bucks you can't beat that. On Halloween day we carved a pumpkin and went trunk r treating. Jalene took olivia out to a few houses. Olivia loved the candy but hated the scary costumes. I'm pretty sure she gets that from me. The day after she was told what a witch and a ghost was she would tell us after she woke up from her nap that they were in her room and that she was scared. Cute but kind of sad at the same time. Unfortunately Jared had to deliver pizza so we celebrated the Holiday with Nana, Aunt Jalene, Aunt Jaclyn, Grandma and Grandpa. It was a fun evening and Olivia now asks me for a treat every 15 minutes, isn't it great!!!

Our New Arrival!!

2009-09-21T20:08:00.000-07:00

Ambree Noel Runyan born 9/9/09@6:45 pm. She was 7 pounds 1 ounce and 201/2 inches long. I went to the hospital to be induced at 1:00pm. We were excited for her to arrive but nervous and worried about taking care of 2. I was also really worried about Olivia and her feeling left out. When we arrived we got our room and got settled and then it all began. They put in my IV and gave me the mean drug patocin. Soon after they broke my water and then it all began. I endured the pain as long as I could. I was really worried that an epidural was going to prolong my labor like it did with Olivia. I could only take so much the mean drug really does make contractions 10 times more painful. An hour and a half went by and i was dilated to a 5 and couldn't take anymore pain so after a long conversation with the nurse I decided to go with the epidural. I couldn't take it anymore. I hate getting that long needle but I sure do like the way it takes the pain away. I moved from 5 centimeters to ready to push in 2 hours it was great. The Great Doctor Hutchinson arrived and it was time to push. The doc comes in and starts prepping things like taking the bed apart. I asked him where the nurses were and he said "their sitting at the desk chatting away, we don't need them." He also said that he told them he was coming in our room. He then has Jared tie the back his gown and has my mom turn on the bed warmer. He has them each take a leg and asks me to push. I pushed 3 or 4 times and he says push the nurse call button so I did. Then he says you watch the nurse will come in all in a hurry scurry and all stressed out. He asked me to push once more and there she was Ambree Noel, she has dark hair and lots of it just like Olivia. They look alot alike although I think that Ambree has Jareds chin. Lots of dark hair a squeaky cry. Note during the whole labor Jared and the Doc were quoting Bill Cosby himself. We were all laughing during the whole thing. I never thought I would ever laugh through labor. Ambree is very healthy and a great baby so far. We stayed in the hospital until the following Friday. We are all home and happy now. I was a little emotionally destrote for a few days but I am doing well now. Olivia is loving her little sister most of the time. We are all adjusting and taking life one day at a time. What a great blessing this little sweet girl is in our lives. What a little miracle.

Soon To Be Big Sister

2009-09-06T17:14:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking a lot about all of the cute things Olivia says and does. I have decided to write them down before the new little bundle arrives.

.FUNNY AND CUTE THINGS SHE SAYS.

"Pretty Dress"

"I'm Busy"(with her arms folded and her nose up in the air)

"I'm Tired"

"Play With Friends"

"Don't Touch It"

"Tea Party"

"Fings"(swings)

"Baby Ducks"

"Help you"

"You Okay"

"Thank You Much"

It's not the same just writing them down.

.SHE LOVES.

*Mac and Cheese

*Singing Songs

*Playing in the water

*Pretty Dresses

*Disney Movies

*Fruit Snacks

*Playing Outside

*Bubbles in the tub

*Going to Nana and Papa's

*Playing with Friends

*Nursery

*Picking and eating peas

*Watermelon and Cantaloupe

*Ice Cream

*Little Einsteins

*To Dance

*Animals

These are just a few things I can think of at the moment. She is growing up but she will always be my Livi Lu Hoo. She will be a great big sister. This post was more for me but I hope you enjoyed it anyway.

A New Mother??

2009-09-03T07:18:00.000-07:00

Just a little update on the pregnancy. I went to see the doc on Tuesday and he stripped my membranes. I was told that it was painful but It didn't hurt a bit(that was a relief). I was really hoping that this would give her a boost to come out. Well as you can see it hasn't worked yet, it is now Thursday. I have tried helping her out by doing some jumping jacks, jumping on the trampoline, going for walks and spending some quality time with Jared(if you know what I mean). I did all of these things on Tuesday after my doc apt. and nothing. Well like I have said before... she wants a new mother. The next step is to have my membranes stripped again on 9/8 and if that doesn't work I am going to be induced on 9/9. It will be kind of cool for her to be born on 9/9/09 but I would love it if she came on her own sooner. Wish me luck!!

It's fixed!!

2009-08-23T13:07:00.000-07:00

Yeah I fixed it!! Thanks to my good pal Dan! He had mentioned that sometimes you can post things that are too big and this can cause everything on the side to move down. I thought about it and decided to take the last post I made before it was messed up off of my blog site. It worked!!! I am so very happy :)!! Thanks again Dan and thanks to all of you for all the helpful tips on trying to fix it!

Im asking for help one more time !!

2009-08-13T12:30:00.000-07:00

Okay so as you can see my blog site still isn't fixed. I don't have any idea how to fix it. All the stuff that was on the right side of the screen is now all at the bottom. When I go into my customize page it shows that it is on the right but then when I save it, it stays on the bottom of the page. Can I say it makes me crazy every time I look at it. Please help me fix it someone. Let me know if you don't understand what I am trying to fix. I'll even get you a treat or a prize if you can help me fix it. Love you all!!

36 Weeks and Counting!

2009-08-12T12:51:00.000-07:00

Yes I am still pregnant!! I am just taking it day by day. Yes I know I still have a month left, this last month has felt like an eternity and I still have one more month to go. What can I say I am getting very impatient. I am very tired and uncomfortable. I am hoping and praying that at my next visit I will have at least dilated to a 1. Keep your fingers crossed for me. I am excited to see Miss Ambree and what she looks like. I am also very nervous at the same time. There is one thing, I am looking forward to being able to walk up the stairs without panting when I get to the top!!! I will keep you all posted.

.30.

2009-08-05T13:25:00.001-07:00

WOW 30 really?? Every time I think about it, it doesn't seem real. I guess I will realize the reality of it some time in the near future. I have just always thought of myself as being 25. I don't think I have really come to reality yet. I guess in my mind I will always be 25. I feel like I look the same except for the bags under my eyes seem to get bigger and bigger and my weight seems to go up and down, more often up than down but whatever!! Well I guess the bottom line is that yes I am 30 in reality but 25 always makes me feel better.

AAHHHH!!

2009-07-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

As you can see I messed up my blog. I used to have all of the stuff on the very bottom of my blog in the white area to the right. What Did I do? Can anybody tell me how to fix it?? Please Help!!!!

Almost 30 weeks!!

2009-06-30T12:27:00.000-07:00

I went to see the baby doctor today. Everything looks good. The placenta is where it is supposed to be so this means no cesarean for me yeah!!(as long as everything goes well) I am getting more and more tired and I have lots of tummy and back pain. Other then this things are going well. Only a little over 2 months to go woohoo!!

Fun In The Sun!!

2009-06-24T13:49:00.000-07:00

Olivia and I went swimming today with our freinds Terra, Ramsey, Paisley,Dana, Luke, Brooklyn, Melanie and Riley. Some how I only got pictures of one of them. Oh well we love all of them the same. We had a great time. Olivia loves the water a lot more then she did last year. She is so adventurous and makes me nervous at times. We had a great time today!!

Olivia and Riley

Although Olivia loved the water she kept getting out of the pool so she could go join the big kids and do this

I had to exsplain to her that she was too little and if she did jump off the diving board she would be very scared and probly drowned!! Hurray for the summer weather!!

Fathers Day

2009-06-24T13:36:00.000-07:00

Happy Fathers Day!!!
We had a great day with our family. First we went to my grandparents for a BBQ. It was great, we had steak and chicken. While we ate it started pooring and we couldn't get Olivia to stay out of it. She loves the water, no matter what form it is in. After our BBQ we headed to Jareds parents house and hung out with his family for a while. Jared got a new hat and the grandpa's got a picture of Olivia. It was a great day!! I didn't get any pictures of Jareds Dad but we love him just the same!!

Playing in the rain with Papa!

I love my Daddy!! He does so much for me. Jared it a great Dad and Husband. I couldn't ask for anyone better. We love him and we are so greatful for everything he does for us. Thanks Daddy and we love you very much!! My Dad and Jareds Dad are great too. We Love you all!! Happy Fathers Day!!

Happy Anniversary!

2009-06-14T20:13:00.000-07:00

Jared and I have been married for 4 years today! We took Olivia to my parents house and went out. We went to Wingers for dinner and then we went to see The Proposal, it was a pretty funny movie. We had to go low budget this year because we are short on funds. It was good to go out and spend quality time with one another. I love Jared so much. I don't know what I would do without him. He the one that lightens my day and keeps me smilin when things are rough. He is a great Father and I couldn't ask for anything better. We took our own picture, can you tell?!?! I am looking forward to making more and more memories with this great man. Isn't he just the sweetest hottest man you have ever seen?

BeeBo!

2009-06-14T19:54:00.000-07:00

Olivia has this book about hippo's and belly buttons. Although in the book the little hippo calls it a BeeBo. Because of this often throughout the day Olivia will lift up her shirt and say"BeeBo". It's very cute. I had her show my Dad and he looked at me and said"what is a BeeBo"? It was pretty funny. Olivia is now starting to say a lot more and we are able to understand her more and more each day. It took her a while but she is finally starting to make sense. We love her and she makes us laugh everyday. Today in sacrament meeting during the opening song she was humming and trying to sing along. I couldn't sing along because Jared and I were laughing so hard. The people sitting in the front and back of us were giggling as well. She was humming really loud. It was very cute!! Here are some recent pics of the little munchkin Livy Loo Hoo we love so much.

BeeBo!!!
CHEESE!
I love her pretty blue eyes!!
I hate it when I don't get my own way!!

Our hard work has paid off!!!

2009-06-09T13:41:00.000-07:00

Well I finally have started decorating the nursery. I was going to wait to post pictures until it was complete but I couldn't wait any longer. Enjoy.
The Bedding

Doesn't it look so much better!! Now I don't have to feel like I am in Primary when I am spending time in this room. Yes her name will be Ambree Noel Runyan. We are getting more and more anxious to meet her.

Less Than 100 Days To Go!!!

2009-06-07T20:30:00.000-07:00

Well I am now 26 weeks. I am losing energy and have tons to do. Other than that things are going well. I am working on getting the nursery decorated so I can post some pictures. Here are a few pictures of my prego belly!

I still have a long way to go it feels like. I am excited to see what she looks like and to hold her for the first time.

Third Trimester!!

2009-06-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

I am finally in the third trimester yeah!!! The past few weeks have been crazy!! I found out that I might have Gestational diabetes and I was not pleased. I have to go have the 3 hour test done and needless to say it only lasted 2 hours for me because I puked and they couldn't finish the test. Lucky for me they were still able to find out that I didn't have the diabetes after all. Hurray!! I still don't know about the placenta issue. They will do another ultra sound when I am 28 to 30 weeks. This will let them know if I have the placenta previa or if my placenta has fixed itself. I really hope it just fixes it's self because if not that means Cesarean for me and no thank you!! That is what is going on in my body at this time. The baby is growing healthy and strong. We did get our garage cleaned out and my Dad put shelves up for us. Isn't he great!! No our garage looks great. We can actually move around in there. We have two more big jobs to do before the baby comes. Finish our kitchen by taking the wall paper down and painting the walls and getting our flower beds in the front weedless and pretty. I am getting tired and a lot less energy lately. I hope I get another gust of energy soon. This is what we have been up too. I will post some belly pictures soon!

Help Me Please!!

2009-05-22T09:36:00.000-07:00

So today I decided I would try potty training. I decided a while ago that I would do the straight to underwear method. It has only been 3 hours and she has gone through 5 pair of underwear. She has only gone potty in the toilet once. I am wondering if maybe she isn't ready because she can't hold it long enough or maybe I am going about it the wrong way. What do you think? I will try whatever I can. Maybe I should use the pull up method. Give me all of your thoughts and Ideas please. I have been putting her on the potty every 30 to 45 minutes and she still is having a whole bunch of accidents. Help me please I don't know what to do:(

There out to get me!!

2009-05-15T12:53:00.000-07:00

Here I am sitting in the office down stairs just minding my own business reading some blogs and I hear a buzzing sound!! Yikes its a bee in the window trying to find it's way out! Then I look down and there is a huge spider black, white and furry climbing in the blinds. I went and go the spider killer and the spray didn't work. It scared the spider away but I have no idea where he is now. I don't know which is worse knowing where he is or not knowing. Well the bee is still trying to get out the window and the spider could be crawling up my chair for all I know. Will someone please save me??(yes Terra this is the same spider I saw in the doorway last week that you told me to kill so he didn't come in the house).

Surprise!

2009-05-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

This last weekend I threw a surprise party for Jared because he turned 30. He had no idea and he loved it. We had a great turn out and it was a lot of fun. I had our friend Aaron and his band "Jamestown" play. They did a good job. Not many people danced but I didn't think they would. I can now say that Jared is old and I am young, not for long. I will be turning 30 in about 2 months boo hoo!! Here are some pictures of the fun
play Jareds old roommates from before we were married.
The guys he worked with at RC Willey

Aaron Rocking out!!
Isn't he Hot!!
Jamestown

Olivia and Aunt Jalene Dancing

They made us slow dance!!

What a great party but I must say I had way to much food left over. Hopefully Jared will always remember the day he officially started getting old. I love you baby!!!

22 weeks and counting.

2009-05-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

I went to the doc last week for a check up and he told me that I have a low line placenta. A lot of woman have this but it usually fixes it's self by 28 weeks or so. I have to go in for another ultra sound when I am 28 weeks and see if it is still a problem. If It doesn't go away I more than likely will have to have a cesarean which I am not happy about at all. Because that baby is so low in my stomach it is causing me to have more discomfort. I am hoping that she will move up a bit soon. Other that this the baby is doing great and growing at the normal rate.

These pictures were taken about 3 weeks ago. I am a little late at posting them.

Projects, Projects and more Projects!!!

2009-05-12T13:25:00.000-07:00

Sorry it's been a while. We have been busy bees around my house for the past few days. My dad has been helping us get the nursery ready for the new little bunddle coming our way. It is all done now and looks great!! I will post pictures as soon as I get it all decorated. I planted my first garden and I am way excited for the results. This is my first time having my own garden so we will see how it goes. Our next project is to clean out the garage and then work on the front yard. Wont that be fun? If any of you are bored we love helpers! Here are some pics of our projects.

Olivia helping Papa with the new room! This is what the room looked like before the remodel.

My very first Garden, Doesn't it look GREAT!!!

A Hamburger Or A Turtle?

2009-04-20T20:43:00.000-07:00

Well today was the day!! Jared and I found out the sex of the baby. The little fetus was giving the ultra sound tech a hard time. It just kept moving and wouldn't hold still. It let us look between it's legs quite a few times which was good. We asked the tech how she could tell if it was a boy or a girl and she said that the girls look like hamburgers and the boys look like turtles. We saw many many little hamburger looking things. Yes Yes IT'S A GIRL!!!!! Jared was a little disappointed because he wants a boy really bad:(. He better get one next time because I'm pretty sure we are done after that!!

What A Great Production!

2009-04-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

I must say I enjoyed this show very much. My dear Mom gave Jared and I tickets for Christmas. We finally got to see it last night. It was great!! There were a few interesting things that happened. First of all I had to endure a tall kid sitting in front of me the whole first half. I was getting sick from swaying back and forth so I could see. During intermission my dear sweet husband asked if he would trade places with his fellow show watchers. They were so sweet and they traded places just for me. Thanks Tall Kid!! Then during the second half they had a tiny power glitch and had to stop in the middle of the show. The actors handled it really well and the show went on after they figured it all out. It was a great night!! Thanks Mom!!

I Will Miss Her!!

2009-04-20T20:11:00.000-07:00

This past week has been a hard one for my family and I. My Grandma passed away on Easter Sunday. My cousin and I sang at the funeral and it was a really hard thing to do, not only did we not know the song we only have about 2 days to practice. It was also hard to keep all emotions in while singing. I am grateful and touched that my Grandma asked me to sing for this sad but heartfelt occasion. It's good to know that she is now with the Lord and all of her family and friends that have passed. I love you miss you Grandma, thanks for all the good memories and great learning experiences.

Helen Barton 1924 ~ 2009 Helen Ahlstrom Barton passed away April 12, 2009, after a short bout with cancer, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was a woman of virtue, humility and integrity. She treasured her family and her many friends. In her later years, she thoroughly enjoyed her trips with the Senior Tours.She was raised in Salt Lake County, served in the Navy for two years and retired from the Tooele Army Depot. Mom was born to Ray and Eva Ahlstrom Butler March 20, 1924 in Moroni, Utah. She married John Knickerbocker in 1946. They were one of the first 100 families of Kearns. They had six children together and later divorced. Mom and Alton Barton, the love of her life, were married on April 26, 1966. The marriage was later solemnized in the Jordan River Temple. She is survived by siblings: Burt Ahlstrom, Betty Ison, Beverly Cahoon; her children: Ed (Valerie) Knicker-bocker, Susan Calder, Tom Knicker-bocker, Cheryl Davis, Kevin Knicker-bocker, Cindy Knickerbocker; step children: Neill Barton and Eileen Norris; grandchildren: Patti Knicker-bocker, Sonja Runyan, Corby Mitchell, Mike Calder, Diane Calder, Rachel Knickerbocker, Sarah Knicker-bocker, Jan Thorell, Savannah Young and Paxton Young. Frank and Linda Morgan, with their children, are considered a valuable part of Mom's family. Preceded in death by her husband, Alton "Bart" Barton; and siblings Myrtle Wozab and Del Ray Ahlstrom. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 16, 2009, 11:00 a.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road where a viewing will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6- 8:00 p.m. and Thursday, 10-10:45 a.m. Interment, Valley View Memorial Park. Mom's wishes are to make donations to the Utah Autism Council, PO Box 1931, West Jordan, UT 84088.

Vacation!!

2009-04-05T20:59:00.000-07:00

I'm off to Zion's Ponderosa tomorrow morning. We should have a great time!! We are going for my Grandma's 80Th birthday. All of my aunt's and uncles and cousins on my mom's side are going to be there. We are going to be able to horse back ride, rock climb, ride four wheelers, hot tub, mountain bike, zip line and other things as well. I am really excited to get away and enjoy myself!! I don't know what I will be able to do being pregnant but it will be nice to get away. I will let you know how it went when I get back. Have a good week!! Miss me!!

Goodbye Crib Hello Big Bed!

2009-03-30T20:49:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Olivia decided she didn't want to stay in her bed so she climbed out. We new this day was going to come. She kept on climbing out and I was afraid that she was going to get hurt. Luckily we had bought a bedroom set for her from KSL a couple of days prior. We set it up and made her room look really cute. There is just one problem, we haven't been getting much sleep since. She wont stay in her bed. As soon as she wakes up in the night she goes straight to her door and cries. We have to go get her and put her on her bed. We do this all night long. A few times she has ended up sleeping on the floor. This makes me feel really bad when this happens but we don't know what else to do. We are just hoping and praying that she will get used to her bed sooner than later. Until this day comes I am going to be very very sleepy!! Does anyone have any good ideas on how to get her to sleep well in her big bed. I will try whatever I can. Here are some pictures of her new room.

Olivia's Turns 2!!

2009-03-30T20:20:00.000-07:00

This is really old news but here is how it went. My parent's wanted to go to the Zoo for Olivia's birthday so we did. Before we went Olivia opened her presents she got from Nana and Papa. They gave her a doll that pees, piggy bank with her name on it and a new outfit. She liked the pig the most. She really enjoys putting the money in and gets mad when it wont come out.

We took KFC to the Zoo to eat for lunch Olivia loved the corn on the cob. Olivia loves birds. We got really close to one of the peacocks roaming around. We got so close it just about pecked at Olivia. She thought it was really neat until the pecking moment, this kind of freaked her out. We moved away and she was fine.

On her actual birthday February 26Th I got off of work early and Jared and I had a little celebration for Olivia. I bought a cake and balloon on the way home. Her uncle J bought pizza for dinner. Pizza is one of Olivia's favorites. We ate dinner and had sang happy birthday. I had to help her blow out the candle but she thought is was pretty fun. We got her a princess trike and a couple of other things. She was really excited about the bike helmet. We haven't been able to take her bike for a spin outside but she tried it out in the house.

It was a good day! Next year we will have more of a party. I didn't have much energy to plan anything this year due to newly pregnant. We also decided she didn't really care what we did anyway. She had a good day and that is all that matters!

I'm Back!!!

2009-03-30T14:30:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry it is taking me so long to give updates!! I am really far behind so decided that I am going to do one past at a time and try to get all my updates in by the end of the week. Have fun reading. I will make it as exciting as possible!

Slacker!!

2009-03-27T13:53:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to let all of my fellow bloggers know that I promise I will post an update of what has been going on soon. I just keep on putting it off!! Please forgive me;(

Sick Sick and More Sick!!!

2009-03-06T19:10:00.000-08:00

It's been a while and I am sorry!! We have been infected with Influenza and Pneumonia at our home. Last Saturday morning I woke up and could barely move. I had a temp of 102 and my body just ached and ached. I began to develop a sore throat and a cough, then the congestion came. I was just plain old sick. I continued to stay in be until Monday and then I decided to go to the doc. Well they gave me the flu test and it was negative. He said he was pretty sure I had pneumonia but he didn't want to do an x-ray because I am pregnant. Well so he just gave me some antibiotics and sent me on my way. I have been getting better very slowly. I still don't feel one hundred percent but I am getting there. Mean while Jared started feeling sick on Monday as well. He didn't want to go to the doc but her had to so he could have a doc note for work. They told him that he had influenza. I am sure I had influenza as well. I don't think the doc got anything on the swab when he tested me for the flu. Anyway..........Luckily Olivia has stayed healthy throughout it all. The poor girl has been watched by the TV in the past week. She probably thinks her Mom and Dad have become lazy and non caring. The moral of this whole boring story is well get a flu shot!!! Jared and I haven't had one and well Olivia has. Jared and I got sick and Olivia didn't!!! I used to say the flu shot is a waste but I will never say that again. I hope and pray that our household will be healthy for a while now. I now have a lot of house work and laundry to catch up on.

She's Growing Up!!

2009-02-25T21:24:00.000-08:00

Olivia will be two tomorrow I can't believe it. She is such a sweet and funny girl we love her so much!! There is not a day that goes by where I don't laugh at her. She is learning new things and getting smarter and smarter every day. I don't know what I would do with out my dear sweet Livy Loo Hoo.

I had a really hard time picking what pictures to post so here are a few of the past 2 years.

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~A few things we love about our little girl~

*She answers "No" to everything you ask her even if she means yes.
*She blows kisses with so much enthusiasm.
*She loves to get into the wipes and clean her or her babies face and hands.
*She teases the dogs with her food.
*She thinks that balls are the coolest thing ever.
*She loves playing tea party with Daddy.
*She loves watching movies!!
*Birds fascinate her.
*Mac and Cheese is her favorite meal(anything with cheese really).
*She thinks Daddy's horsey rides are the best.
*She takes naps and goes to bed without any fuss.
*She is scared of most things that move and make noise.
I'm sure I could go on and on. What can I say I'm sad that she is growing up!! We love you Olivia RuthAnn!!

Valentines Day Fun!!!

2009-02-15T16:54:00.000-08:00

Our day started with some fun in the snow. Jared needed to shovel the walks and I had to run to the store. We decided to bundle Olivia up so she could go help Daddy shovel the walks, well really she just played. This way I could go to the store in peace.

I have been waiting for this day so that I could try out a new hair due on Olivia. Here is the finished product. I think it turned out really cute. As you can see there is a heart in the creation.

Jared and I decided to go out to lunch and an early movie instead of fighting the crowds in the evening. We exchanged our gifts at home while we waited for Jalene to come over to watch Olivia. Jared got me some perfume and I got him That Seventies Show season 5.
We went to the dollar movies and watched Marly and Me, boy is that movie a tear jurker or what? I suggest when and if you go see it bring tissue, don't get me wrong it is a really good movie. Then we went to The Old Spaghetti Factory for lunch. It was good as always. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling well after our afternoon out so I took it easy for the rest of the night. To much excitement for a pregnant lady I guess. Here are a couple of more pics from the day.

I hope everyone had a good Valentines day!!! XOXO

It's been a while!!

2009-02-12T12:34:00.000-08:00

I relized the other day that I havn't blogged in a while. I have been very tired!!! I am over the morning sickness but still waiting to gain some more energy. We had our first doc. apt. last week and everything is going well. The baby is healthy and I am due on Sept. 11th. I hope that the baby is born on Setp 9th because then the birthday will be 9/9/09. I am excited for this baby but I still have some jitters. My house looks like a tornado hit and Olivia probly thinks her Mom has turned into boreing Mommy.

Jared is hanging in there. They have moved him to the warehouse and he hates it. They have started the layoff threats again so he has decided to look for a new job. he doesn't really know where to look so we are just exsploring our options. We aren't to worried yet, but we hope he finds something he will enjoy and that pays well.

Olivia is doing well. She has started tantruming a little more. I hope she realises soon that it doesn't get her anywhere since we just ignore her until she is done. She loves to watch movies and have Tea parties with Daddy!! She is going to be 2 really soon and I can't beleive it.

Well this is what we have been up too. I will continue to keep you posted.

After Picture

2009-01-30T13:37:00.000-08:00

Here is the picture that I promised. Look how tan she is. Jalene and I went over to Terra's and hung out. It was fun we just talked and played on the computer while Ramsey and Olivia played together. Jalene was a little quiet. I think she is still trying to adjust to real life. What a big change she has to go through. We are so happy she is home.

I am now going to be a mother of 2!!

2009-01-29T12:34:00.000-08:00

WoW!! It happened, we are pregnant. Jared and I found out about 3 weeks ago that we are expecting a new bundle of joy. At first I was pretty nervous. I am getting more and more excited. I just don't know how well I am going to do as a mother of 2. I know everything will work out I just worry about everything under the sun. I go to my first doctors apt. next Tuesday. I am 7 1/2 weeks pregnant and the baby is due around Sept 13th. I have been experiencing a lot more morning sickens than I did with Olivia. This is one of the reasons why I haven't been keeping up on my blog very well. Sorry!! I am going to try to do better. I just have to take things day by day. Jared wants a boy really bad but I have this feeling that it is going to be a girl if not one of each. I know it's crazy but It's just something that keeps coming to mind. I will keep everyone posted.

Jalene is finally home!!!

2009-01-29T12:28:00.000-08:00

We have been waiting so long for Jalene to come home. 1 1/2 years to be exact!! We she has made it yeah. She was on a mission in the Martial Islands. She arrived home last Tuesday evening. We went to the airport and awaited her arrival. We were all so happy to see her we all hugged her and cried because we were so happy that she is home. She has a nice tan and long long hair. She had a very spiritual experiences you can just tell by being in her presence. I missed her very much while she was gone but I am glad that she decided to go. I forgot to take my camera with me but here is a picture of her before she left. I will post a current picture of her soon. Jalene I love you and missed you a ton while you were gone.

New Years Eve!!

2009-01-29T12:18:00.000-08:00

I know that this post is a lot late but here it is anyway. We went to my dear friend Amber's surprise birthday party for New Years Eve. A lot of my New Years Eve parties are spent with her. Amber's Husband decided to throw her a surprise party this time because she was turning 30 and because she had never had a surprise party thrown for her before. We all waited at her house for her Husband to bring her home and when she got there she was very surprised. She had no idea it worked yeah!!! I Think she really enjoyed the party even though she was feeling a little under the weather. We enjoyed Cake, Ice cream and snacks through out the night while we waited for 12:00 to come. We also enjoyed Apples to Apples. It was great fun. Olivia was a trooper she stayed up until midnight without any complaints. Amber I love you and I am glad that we have remained friends for so long(we have known one another since birth). I don't know what I would have done without you being such a big part of my life. Your the bestest friend anyone could ever ask for.

Christmas Eve

2008-12-29T13:52:00.001-08:00

We spent Christmas Eve with Jared's family this year. We didn't start opening presents until about 8:30 in the evening because Justin had to work. When he got home we started opening gifts. Olivia was pretty tired but she still had a good time. She got two pair of Christmas Jamies and wanted to wear both of them. Justin got her a doll that talks and she loves it. We got home around 1030 and had to get ready for Santa to come. It was a fun evening for Jared and I.

Christmas Morning

2008-12-29T13:39:00.000-08:00

We had a great Christmas Morning. My parents came over at 8:00am so that they could see Olivia open up all of her gifts. Olivia was not sure about all of it but she seemed to enjoy all of her new things. She got tired of opening her presents after about the 3rd one. She just wanted to play with the toys that she had already opened. After we were done opening gifts my Grandparents and my Brother came over and we all had breakfast.

For lunch/Dinner we went to my parents and opened gifts from them. We had dinner over there and visited with my Grandma Helen. It was a good visit. That evening we headed to Jared's parents to say Merry Christmas. Jareds step siblings were there and Olivia enjoyed playing with her cousins. This doesn't happen very often. By the time we got home from the long day we were very exhausted!! It was a Great Day!!

Christmas Party!

2008-12-21T21:18:00.000-08:00

Last year Jared and I started a tradition of having a party with all of our married singles ward friends. We hosted our Christmas party last night. It was a blast. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We played Caroling pictionary and did a gift exchange. I served Taco Salad for dinner. Our group is so big I think next year I might have to host it at the church. Aaron and Mimi some friends of ours were the last to go. Jared and Aaron can't ever stop talking once they get started. Olivia loves Aaron as well. She was making them play ring around the table. Here are a couple of pics from our evening.

On this snow day a little frosty was born!!

2008-12-21T21:12:00.000-08:00

Olivia and I had fun playing in the snow the other day. This was Olivia's first time playing in the snow she thought it was fantastic. We made a snow man(well I should say I made a snowman with a little tid bit of help). It was fun!! When it was time to go in for lunch Olivia was sad, she would have liked to play outside longer. Here are some pics of our fun snow play day.

Salt Lake Temple

2008-12-15T13:15:00.001-08:00

It seems like every year we go to Temple Square and I take pictures. I don't know what I am going to do with all of them but here are my results from this year. They are far from professional but I am happy with the finish product.

The Roof

2008-12-15T13:03:00.000-08:00

Every year at Jared's work they hold their Christmas party at The Roof. It is really good food and the atmosphere is great as well. We look forward to it every year. Here are some pictures from the evening./100_1964.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280126481751070274" />

Looking at the lights on temple square it was cold!!

We watched the manger scene and then called it a night. It was a Great Date.

Funny Tex Mex

2008-12-15T12:57:00.000-08:00

Jared came down stairs one evening last week laughing his head off, I finally asked him what was so funny and he said "look at Tex"! This is what I saw. Jared decided to put a diaper on him. Tex was such a good little sport. I got some pictures and then we took it off. Sometimes Jared has too much time on his hands but he does make me laugh on a daily basis and I love him for that.

Aristocats

2008-12-05T12:53:00.000-08:00

Every day I have the great privilege of watching the Aristocats. Olivia has decided that it is her favorite movie she thinks that she needs to watch it every day. She goes up to the movie shelf points to the movie and says kittie kittie. When I put it in for her she gets really excited and then goes and sits on the coach. Today I noticed that she was singing along to the "everybody wants to be a cat" song. It was really pretty cute. I am afraid that she is going to be like her dad and start to quote movies at a young age. Her and her Dad will get along great!!!

Monotonous!!

2008-11-21T21:12:00.000-08:00

I have been in a lull in life lately. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I think I finally did. My days are so monotonous. I do the same thing every day. I go through my daily routine with Olivia, go to work for 4 hours, come home and watch some TV with Jared and then go to bed. I also spend time on the computer in the evening as well. I am getting really bored of my life right now. I know, I know because I am complaining something not so fun is going to happen. Well I have decided that I need to try something different for a change. The only thing I could think of was to break out the sewing machine. Now granted I have had this sewing machine for about 6 years and this is the second time I have used it. I'm just not a seamstress. I decided I would attempt something fairly simple so I made an apron for Olivia. Here is the final product. I feel pretty good about the outcome(just don't look at it to close). So this is what I have been working on for the past 2 days. Now what can I do to make my days more exciting? Does anyone have any ideas?

Romantic Getaway!

2008-11-17T13:02:00.000-08:00

Jared and I have been wanting to go stay at Anniversary Inn for quite a while. I was looking on their website a couple of months ago and came across a really good deal. In order to get the good room rate we had to go and stay at the Logan location. I arranged for my parents to watch Olivia while we went. We got to enjoy our Romantic Getaway just this last weekend. It was a good break and some good time alone. We stayed in the Vegas Nights sweet. It was really cool. It had some Slot machine games to play a huge tub and Shower and a round bed. We enjoyed our time away but we did miss Olivia. Here are some pics of the room that we stayed in.

Family Photo's

2008-11-17T12:53:00.001-08:00

Two Sweet Little Fairies

2008-10-29T13:14:00.000-07:00

Obliviouse to the world.

Just posing for the camera!!

Sprinkling a little fairy dust.

I decided that I would make Olivia a Fairy for Halloween. I knew that I could use my tutu making skills and put it to work. My friend Terra decided to join me. We got together last Saturday when our husbands were busy and I showed her how to make the tutu. She had the idea to make mini tutu's for the arms. We found the cute wings at Walmart and then I decided that I needed to make Olivia a flower for her hair. These pictures are the finished product. I am pretty proud of myself. Didn't the costumes turn out adorable? The models are pretty adorable too if I don't say so myself. Two sweet little fairies ready to beg for candy. I think they wont need to worry about the begging because their costumes will do it for them.

An Attempted Photo Shoot

2008-10-27T13:49:00.001-07:00

Here are some of the results from a photo shoot that I did with Olivia. I got her all ready and dressed cute and took her to Murry Park so I could take some pictures of her. It was a little cold but not too bad. As you can see I had a hard time getting her to look at me. It was even harder to get her to smile on cue. I guess there was just to many other things for her to look at. When we were about to leave she noticed the ducks and got really excited. We watched them for a bit and then we were on our way. Olivia cried the whole way home because she wanted to be with the ducks. I will have to take her to feed the ducks before it gets to cold.

Tracey Aviary

2008-10-21T13:02:00.000-07:00

A little dazed and confused
We got to see them feed the Pelican some fish. It's really cool looking when they catch it in their big beak.

We went to the Tracey Aviary on Saturday with Grandma and Grandpa Knick, it was free. We decided to take Olivia because she loves birds. Every time she sees an airplane fly by she points to it and says Birdie. She also gets excited when she sees real birds as well. We had a good time. Here are some pics from our outing.

Olivia's cute hair do.

2008-10-15T12:30:00.001-07:00

Olivia's hair is now getting long enough to where I can do creative do's. So today I had the time and I tried one. I thought it turned out cute. These are the results of my creation. I have seen other blogs where they give you some ideas for cute hair do's and this is one that I have seen. It was a little challenging just because Olivia has a hard time sitting still for to long, but I think we did ok. Finally I am able to put all of my childhood practice to work. When I was young I would love to style all of my dolls hair. All of my dolls always had their hair done. This is how I learned to braid and all kinds of other things.

A Little More of Vegas

2008-10-13T12:06:00.000-07:00

My Aunt Cindy just e-mailed these pictures to me so I thought I would share them because I think they are fun. These picture were taken at old Las Vegas. Where they do the light show on the ceiling. I can't remember the name of the street I am having a brain cramp. The two younger girls in the picture are Savannah and Paxton my cousins. Then there is my Aunt Cindy my Uncle Mark and his wife in the wheel chair Rochelle. We were able to enjoy this night because my parents took Olivia back to the Condo and put her to bed. What great grandparents they are.

Don't panic anyone. The drink is of the virgin variety. He wouldn't share unless I gave him a reason too. I thought this was a good reason.

The man that I married being his goofy self. This is why I adore him so much!

What A Boring life I Lead These Days!!

2008-10-07T12:13:00.001-07:00

So if your wondering why I haven't posted anything for a few days, well it's because I have a pretty boring life lately. Trust me I have been wanting to post something but I haven't really thought of any ideas yet. I'll keep thinking and when I come up with something I'll let you know.

Las Vegas!!

2008-10-01T13:29:00.000-07:00

We had a fun vacation. It was really good to see a lot of my aunts and uncles and cousins from my Dads side. We enjoyed all of the things we got to see and do. Olivia enjoyed the swimming the most. Of course we missed sleeping in our own beds and we also missed our dogs. They missed us as well. I am also grateful that we live in a place where smoking is only aloud outside and where most places are clean. I am also grateful that our town isn't so busy. The traffic is crazy there. Vegas is a fun place to vacation but I don't think it would be ideal place to live. Next time we go Jared and I would like to have the time and money to go to some shows. We had a lot of fun but we did miss home.

2008-10-01T13:19:00.000-07:00

Olivia hangin out at the airport waiting to go on her first airplane ride.

Having fun in the sun showing off her new shades. We enjoyed the swimming at the condo that we stayed at. Olivia loves the water. At the end she had no fear. She wanted us to let her go so she could swim on her own. Of course that didn't happen because we new better.

2008-10-01T13:13:00.000-07:00

The reason we went to Vegas was attend my favorite cousins JD's wedding. They got married on the top of the Stratosphere. It we a great view and a really good ceremony. I am happy for JD and his new bride Alice. I know that they will be very happy.
This is my Uncle Tom. He married them.
My two Cousins Sanannah and Paxton.
Olivia with Grandma and Grandpa being so good during the ceremony.

2008-10-01T13:10:00.000-07:00

My Mom and Dad at the top of the space needle.
The top of the space needle was pretty cool. I have now been at the top of the space needle in Vegas and Seattle. The view was amazing. I bet it would have been better in the evening.

2008-10-01T13:05:00.000-07:00

A cool fish! We went to a shark aquariam at one of the Hotels. I was fun to look at all the different fish. Olivia liked it. She was scared of some of them when they got close to her.
Jared and Olivia enjoying a vew of the strip from the Venitian Hotel. We walked the strip alot this day. By the time we got home we were all ready for bed and it was only 4:oo.

2008-10-01T12:54:00.000-07:00

My parents were nice enough to watch Olivia so that Jared and I could go visit the strip just the two of us. Jared hadn't ever seen the Pirate show at the Treasure Island so we ventured out to see it. It was crowded and we had to wait a while for it to begin. It finally started and when I saw the first actresses that were supposed to be pirates my eyes almost popped out of my head. Since when to pirates wear sparkly two piece outfits that barely cover there butt cheeks with cleavage hanging out? The moral of the story. Don't go to Vegas to see a clean family friendly show. Jared and I were disappointed at the out come of the show. We were very happy that we had some time alone on our vacation. Here are a copule of pictures from the show. Do they look like pirates to you?

And were off!

2008-09-25T13:29:00.001-07:00

Off to Vegas we go! I am wondering if going out of town is worth all the time and effort. Packing when you have a child is ten times harder. I feel like I have been packing all day. I will let you know if it was worth it when I get back. I will take pictures of our adventures and share them after we arrive home. Well I hope all of you enjoy your weekend to the fullest. Later:)

This is my new blog site

2008-09-22T08:44:00.000-07:00

I know that is looks almost the same. I tried changeing my previouse blog site but it messed everything up. I guess I can't figure out how to change my background to make it cute without ruining everything else. If any of you can help me let me know. When I tried changeing the background it made it so that my Layout Tab changed to a template tab. I looked through blog help but I guess I am just dumb because I still couldn't figure out how to fix it. So My background will have to just be boreing until someone can walk me through it I guess. Stressful!! Trust me I lost alot of sleep over this dumb blog!!!

The new me Im not happy about

2008-09-22T08:38:00.000-07:00

I went to the eye doctor this last Friday. I new that I could see very well and I have been putting off this visit for quite some time. Finally I did it. I decided that I was going to get contacts and glasses because often I can be lazy! So they fitted me for contacts after I saw the doctor and I tried putting the contacts in on my own. It went ok, I got the contacts in and practiced taking them out. Then I proceeded to pick out a pair of glasses. Jared Helped me with this task. It wasn't easy. Then we ventured home. I decided to remove my contacts because my eyes were a little over whelmed form getting them dilated and being poked and prodded at. I removed the first contact without a fight. When it came to the second one i could get it out. I kept trying and failed for about an hour. My eye was scratched and red. Jared said he couldn't see a contact in my eye at all. I went to work and asked for a second, third and fourth opinion. Everyone said that they didn't think there was a contact. So the next day I ventured back to the eye doctor and the nurse looked at my eye. Guess what? My contact was no where to be found. So my eye got poked and prodded at for nothing. They gave me a new contact and I was on my way. Crazy!!! I haven't tried weiring my contacts again yet because I have to let my eye heal some more. I will try it our again in a couple of days. So here is my new look that I have been sporting. My new glasses. I'm not sure that I like them.

She gets her eating habbits from her Dad

2008-09-22T08:36:00.000-07:00

Can I just say Oink oink. Jared and I were in the other room for a minute we come back and this is what we see. We both started laughing and I grabbed the camera. You would think that she hadn't been fed for days. We love our little oinker!!