Roberts FAmily

11 Months...

2012-01-03T12:17:00.001-08:00

Where has time really gone? I can't believe that my little baby is almost one! She seriously melts my heart.

She is fully walking now and loves to follow Olivia everywhere now.

She has five teeth in and two more that will be breaking through soon.

She is a nightmare when teething. She is whinny and sick and not herself at all

She loves to dance to music

She gives kisses

She will still cuddle with me and lay her head on my shoulder

She doesn't know how to go down the stairs yet and that causes a lot of frustration for her

She is sleeping a million times better but is still in the basement room

She loves table food

She drinks mostly whole milk now

She has no fear of anyone. She'll go up to anyone and let them hold her and she just stares at them.

She doesn't like the shopping cart very much {you can't tell by this pic below}

She is seriously one of the happiest most smiley babies I know.

She makes the funniest face, she scrunches her nose up and squints her eyes. The picture below is the only picture I have been able to get of her doing it.

CHRISTmas...

2012-01-03T11:36:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas...

Our Christmas card we sent out

CHRISTmas Day..

We had a more relaxed Sunday which was nice..

The girls didn't wake up until 8:30 which was really nice.

Here are Amelia's presents
Olivia's presents
Christmas morning before seeing what Santa brought
Opening the first present
We didn't get quite the reaction from Olivia as we had hoped for with her presents. She loved them all but I thought for sure that she would be ecstatic about her jeep. She likes it but I think she is a little intimidated by it when driving it.

T.J. got an Ipad of his own
It was really nice to be able to attend church on Christmas day. The program was wonderful and our Bishop did a great job of inviting the spirit into the meeting. I loved being able to feel the spirit and think about the true meaning of Christmas.

I tried to hard to get a picture of the girls in their church outfits before church but I didn't succeeded and so here is an individual of each of them and they aren't that great.

Christmas night we went to my parent's house and had a great tasty dinner and opened more presents. It was a crowded Christmas this year at my parent's house, Everyone was there! My Nephew just returned home from his mission and my little sister came up with her family. The total count including kids was 42 people. CraZy huh? I love it!

CHRISTmas eve..

We had a very busy Christmas eve this year. Grandpa Tom & AK's house for breakfast and presents at 9:00. We always have so much fun at their house on Christmas. Olivia loves playing with all the little kids and Amelia was loving all the attention that she got. She would go to anyone and let them hold her. T.J's grandparents are so generous every year and they spoil everyone.

We then headed to see T.J.'s dad and grandparents, Peggy and Joe.

We had more food and presents and spent some quality time with them. Neither of the girls are looking in this picture but it was the best one. Jeff thought it was a good idea to hand his sandwich over to Amelia. Yes she loved it! That girl loves her food. After some pool and chatting we headed to Farmington.

T.J.'s mom and dad have dinner and a little Christmas program at their house with his siblings. We had ate a lot of yummy food again. They did a lesson for the kids about Jesus and santa that was really good. The adult kids played deal or no deal which was fun and entertaining.

By the end of the day we were all so exhausted and ready for bed...

The Temple Lights...

2012-01-03T11:29:00.001-08:00

We went down to the Temple lights with T.J.'s family and it was beautiful, as it always is. It was so nice to see all the lights and nativities that were there. All the work that goes into making the temple grounds so beautiful and inspiring . We weren't able to stay long because we had tithing settlement we had to get back to but the time we did spend there was great. Both the girls were wonderfully behaved the whole time and Olivia loved the animals in the nativities.

Gingerbread houses & Christmas cookies

2012-01-03T11:20:00.000-08:00

We made sugar cookies twice in December! First with Olivia's friends and then with Grandma Call and cousins. She loves everything about making cookies. From rolling the dough out, using the cookie cutter, frosting the cookie and then eating them. I love that she is at the age of wanting to do fun little things that she enjoys.

Olivia helped make her very first gingerbread house! I pretty much put it together and she decorated it with all the pretty candy. She had a blast making it with her friends and then she enjoyed eating all the candy off the rest of the month.

Girls...

2012-01-03T11:01:00.000-08:00

Here are the girls ready for church on Sunday in their coordinating outfits.
Amelia turned 10 months this month.

She started taking steps about 4-10 at a time

She was banished to the basement T.V. room to sleep in her pack in play. We couldn't handle the no sleeping thing anymore.

She is sleeping somewhat better. Only waking up a few times a night and staying awake or crying for about 5-10 minutes.

She started saying Momma and mom { no dada yet} hehe

She has improved with Physical therapy and only has about a 5 % tilt now

Olivia is becoming quite the big sister.

She loves to color and paint.

She doesn't like to look at the camera ever!

She loves to be naked! She will strip down to her panties at any opportunity she gets. Not only is this done at home but pretty much anywhere. I keep telling her that it isn't modest to be naked and that we should keep our clothes on but it doesn't phase her.

She still loves all things pretty

She is a bully to Amelia

She doesn't listen to anyone

She is as sweet as can be

Thanksgiving...

2012-01-03T10:49:00.000-08:00

This was the first time in five years that we had Thanksgiving at my parent's house. Since T.J.'s parents moved up north again we are able to alternate holidays a little more easily. We had a wonderful meal! My mom made these cute cake balls that are little Turkeys for the kid's table. We had way to much to eat and had a great time with all the company. Amelia loved the food as well and all Olivia wanted to eat was the deserts. I know it's past Thanksgiving but I'm Thankful for all my family (including T.J.'s family) We are truly blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives that love, support, encourage , and set a great example for us. My girls are so lucky to have grandparents that are around to love them and spoil them. I'm grateful for T.J. and his friendship, love, support and patience with me. I couldn't get through life without him and his example. I've been blessed with wonderful, healthy, and beautiful girls that brighten my day. They absolutely melt my heart.

Viva LAS VEGAS!

2012-01-03T10:33:00.000-08:00

We headed down to Vegas at the beginning of November with our friends and no kids! We stayed at Caesar's Palace thanks to our friend's dad. It was nice to get away for a weekend and spend time with the hubby but I don't see myself going to Vegas anytime soon. Well I'll be back to visit my sister and her family but not the strip. The weather was unusually cold and rainy while there which was kinda a bummer. We did get some good shopping in and the boys had fun golfing and of course I ate way to much! I didn't take my camera with me and left all the picture taking up to my sister Audrey and so I don't have any pictures from the trip yet besides a few.

Catch up...

2011-11-14T12:31:00.000-08:00

Besides Halloween in October we had a few other things that went on.

1. Amelia turned 9 months old... CraZy!

She is getting so big and mobile.

She loves her little blanket and likes to carry it around with her.

She is standing all by herself.

She still isn't sleeping through the night.

She has two more teeth coming in

She is still the happiest little thing during the day

She doesn't have any type of anxiety to strangers

We took her to her 9 month check up on Halloween and here are her stats

Weight 18.4 ~ 39%

Height 28 ~ 66%

Head cir 17 ~ 26%

Amelia has a little bit of a mishapped head and so when we were at the Dr's I asked him what he thought and so he took a look at it and said it looked a little off and that he would refer me to a place that does the helmets . Besides her head being mishapped I noticed that her head is slightly tilted to the left. He told me that she has Torticollis and that I needed to take her to a physical therapist. I have never even heard of this before. I called the primary children's in Ogden and we went in. They did some exercises with her and then some tests. They measured her head and at this point being that she is older, there isn't anything to do to fix it. It pretty much is the way it's going to be. Thanks goodness she is a girl and it will probably not be noticeable. It wasn't that bad anyways that they were really concerned for her health mostly just cosmetic. As for her neck shedoesn't have as much strength in her left side of her neck as she does in her right, so she leans her head to the left. Her case of Torticollis is a mild case but the fact that she is 9 months means that it is going to be a lot harder to fix and we are going to have to do it in a shorter amount of time. I have to do three different stretches with her four times a day at two minutes a piece. It doesn't seem like a lot and it isn't but the poor thing doesn't like it at all and it is hard due to her size and mobility. When it is found in newborns it is easier to correct. So hopefully within 3-5 months she will be Toritcollis free.

A few other things that happen this month was my little sister came to Utah as a surprise to us. It was fun to see her and adorable Will. We didn't see them a ton but when we did it was really nice.

My dad was released from being a bishop this month and it was a really special time for our family. He was such a great bishop and I saw him grow in so many ways over the years. It was a bittersweet moment for him and my mom.

While I'm on the topic of being released from a calling I was released from Relief Society at the end of this month. I knew it was coming and yet it was a lot harder than I though it would be. I was pretty emotional about it that day and for a good week after. It is hard to be so involved and then suddenly not being. I miss the sisters that I served with and also the sisters that I was able to serve. My testimony grew in large amounts over the years while in my calling and I gained an understanding of humility and love. I'm thankful that my Heavenly Father gave me the opportunity to serve in the Relief Society.

Fall Fun...

2011-11-14T10:31:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful fall.. we went on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch and picked out our own pumpkins. We then painted them and Olivia had a blast at it! She wanted to painted all the pumpkins that we had. We then did caramel apples at our friends house one night. Olivia wanted to get as much candy on hers as possible and then only wanted to pick the candy off and eat it.

We had fun decorating cookies at the Lloyd's house a few days before Halloween and we probably at way to many. They were really good sugar cookies! Thanks Jaimee!

My grandpa Baker's birthday is on October 29Th and so we had a Halloween birthday bash for him. He turned 90 years old! He is such a funny and sweet grandpa and we're so lucky to have him in our lives.

Olivia dresses up as Little Red Ridding Hood and TJ was the bad wolf! They were so cute together. My little miss Amelia was a little chicken. We visited both set of grandparents on Halloween and had so yummy food. We went to a Trunk or Treat up by my brother's house and went around the neighborhood at my mom and dad's. We had a ton of fun and of course Olivia didn't want to take her costume off and then wanted to wear it everyday following Halloween. It was a great Halloween and it was fun to have Olivia understand it more this year.

September...

2011-10-27T11:13:00.000-07:00

September is my favorite month! I love the weather and of course because it is my birthday! This September flew by and I have no idea where it went.

Amelia is now 8 months old and getting so wiggly. She started getting on her hands and knees and the beginning of the month and by the end she is crawling like crazy! She also has started standing up to almost anything that will hold her weight. Before she started crawling she had this little pose that she is famous for. She would lay on her side and prop herself up with her arm. It was so cute! She also had the rolling down pretty good enough to where she would roll and nothing would touch except her belly. She had her first ride in the shopping cart and she loved it! About two weeks into September She started to wake up a lot during the night. She would wake up screaming and there was nothing we could do to make her stop. She didn't want you to hold her or put her down. As the month went on and she still wasn't sleeping we all got more concerned for her. I took her into the Dr. and there was nothing wrong.He thinks that she was having night terrors. The bad thing about that is that there isn't anything we can do for her. We tried teething gel for her teeth, prescription for acid reflux, a blessing, feeding her solids right before bed, music in her room. Nothing has worked. I think we are all feeling the effects of the lack of sleep. I wish there was something that we could do to help her sleep.

Even though she isn't sleeping and she is aging me quicker than I would like with the lack of sleep. I love her to death! She is such a sweet little baby that loves everyone and is happy during the day. She always lights up when she sees someone. When I or TJ come home she will crawl as fast as she can to us. She loves to eat, especially solids not so much her bottle anymore. She also loves her hands and in every picture they are in her mouth.

Olivia is growing before my eyes! I can't believe how much she is maturing and becoming more independent. Lately however she has found enjoyment in hurting her little sister. She will push her or put a blanket over her or take her binky away. Anything that will make Amelia cry she will do. On the other hand she can be the nicest and loving sister. Oh the joys of having a sister! She will not look at the camera when I'm taking her picture. So every picture of her she is looking away.
My little sister Abby had her little baby boy Will in August and so I headed down to Las Vegas with my parents and Amelia. It was so fun to see her house and the beautiful little guy. Amelia did great on the trip down hardly a peep but the way back she knew what was coming and she didn't like it. She cried pretty much the whole way home. I also celebrated my 27Th birthday in September which is crazy. I feel like I'm getting old! Not fun! I had a great day though which always makes it better. I got to get a massage, I went shopping and had a yummy BBQ with my family.

So about a month ago my IT band started hurting from running and while in Vegas I went running and only made it 5 1/2 miles because my leg was killing me! I had registered for the Layton Half in October but there was no way I could run it. It's frustrating!
We went with the Powell's down to Harvest Moon in Ogden on 25th st. and had a blast with all the fun kid activities that they had. Olivia and her cousins are only two weeks apart and they all have an obsession with horses! They wanted to sit on every horse they saw. Olivia loved the real horse they had there. She enjoyed the train ride and had the tumble bus. It was hard to get her to leave.

We went for a walk to the Jensen nature park and Olivia was in love with the horses that are in the fields.

TJ's little brother Josh married his beautiful Fiance Abby at the end of September. They are such a cute couple! Congrats!

August Happenings...

2011-10-06T09:20:00.000-07:00

Well its nothing new that I haven't blogged in a while. I have a hard time sitting down and updating it when life is so busy. So here is a what happened in August for us. Unfortunately I put the pictures on in the wrong order and it doesn't let you rearrange them and I wasn't about to start over so sorry if it's confusing.

Amelia~

She is growing ever so much. She is 7 months and is at the stage that is the easiest for me. She plays with toys and doesn't move a whole lot yet. No crawling or sitting just rolling. She is a very happy and content baby. She will go to anyone and loves to play with Olivia. She found her toes and thinks they are pretty yummy. Now this doesn't seem like a milestone for a baby but for my baby it is. Olivia was so not flexible that didn't have a chance of eating her toes. TJ and I are not flexible at all and so are children are doomed in that area. ha ha Amelia loves to eat! She however has not grasped the idea of eating anything with texture to it. She gags on anything that isn't baby food.

Olivia~

Well the day finally came!! Olivia decided that going on the potty was way more fun then wearing diapers! SHE IS FINALLY POTTY TRAINED!! I had nightmares that this day would never come. There could be a few reasons it finally worked but I'm pretty sure why. I bought her a princess potty that was just hers and it made music when you flushed it. I got her treats for after she went to the bathroom, and I had her put clothes while in her undies instead of being naked and the first time she peed it bothered her a lot. Also we made it a big deal when she would go. Scream yay! clap ours hands or give a thumbs up( this was her idea)So it could be any of those reasons that she started going potty but knowing my Livy it was her decision. When she doesn't want to do something she wont and if she does she will. She is very stubborn and strong willed. I honestly think she decided that she wanted to and so she finally did. She had the first pee accident that morning we started and none since. She had a few poop accidents but she was sick and didn't understand that type of feeling and rushing to the bathroom. I'm so happy that it is over with and that she is a big girl going in the potty. I feel so much relief!

Olivia is into two things

1. Horses and ponies

2. Dresses

She would wear a dress every day and every night if she could and it would probably be the same purple dress. I love this about her. She also has to have a horse near her or in a hand at all times. She probably has 3o horses of all different sizes and colors. She makes a jungle as she calls it and lines up all her horses along with some of their friends which are different animals. She loves doing this and gets excited to show me or TJ what she had done.

She also of course loves to watch TV and some of her favorite shows now are Blues Clues, Yo Gaba Gaba, Horseland and Curious George.

We celebrated TJ's 28Th birthday in the month of August! We had some yummy all you can eat pasta at Olive Garden and played some mini golf. Our wonderful friends the Amos' came along and enjoyed the evening with us. This was Olivia's first time playing mini golf. She threw she ball into the water twice and had no desire to hit the ball from the right spot. It was fun to watch her a Trae have fun with it. And to top the night off we went home and had some delicious homemade ice cream cake. TJ's favorite!

The beginning of August TJ was released from his calling as the Gospel Doctrine teacher and was called to be the Stake Young Men's President. He is happy to have this new calling.
At the beginning of the month we celebrated our SIX YEAR anniversary! It seriously is crazy how time has flown! I'm so grateful for the wonderful man that I married and for the best friend that I'm able to spend eternity with. He is my rock. He is my laughter. He is my love. He is my friend. He is my joy. Thank you for being you! I love you!
We didn't go on any major trips this summer but we did head to Bear Lake for the second time this summer. We had a blast with the Powell's and are thankful for them inviting us to come with them. Olivia loves the water and had a fun time helping with burring TJ in the sand. Amelia isn't sitting yet so TJ decided to dig a hole and put her in it to hold her up.

Crazy Cross Eyed...

2011-08-25T09:11:00.000-07:00

Yes this image is a little creepy looking... HAha . Olivia has always found it entertaining when we would go cross eyed and for the longest time she thought she was actually doing it herself. But until about two weeks ago she wasn't. She finally figured it out and she cracks up when she does it. I think it is pretty funny.

911...

2011-08-18T12:13:00.000-07:00

Oh where to start.... First and foremost I feel like the worst mom alive!! I should be more prepared to handle a situation like this. I now think that hospitals should give you a crash coarse on CPR and the Heimlich before they let you go home with the baby.

So here is the story...

Monday afternoon the girls and I were in the office downstairs. I was on the computer and the girls were playing in Olivia's princess tent right next to me. I was under the assumption that they didn't have any toys. I checked on them a few times and about 2 minutes later I heard Amelia gagging. I opened the tent and her face was purple! I immediately picked her up and looked for something in her mouth. There wasn't anything there. She then threw up and still nothing came out. I picked up my phone and dialed 911 because I was so panicked stricken that I had to get help. I put my finger in her mouth to check if it had come up but nothing. Then my finger brushed up against something hard and a little sharp down in her throat. I then knew it was a piece to a frame from Ikea that you hang it with. She wasn't purple anymore but she was in so much pain. She kept throwing up and trying to cry. The Sheriff arrived and I ran to meet him on the front lawn and he quickly turned her upside down and hit her back a few times and it finally shot out of her mouth. I felt so helpless. They checked her oxygen levels and they were fine and she didn't have any serious bleeding so they told me to take her into the Dr's. to get her checked out. I think all three of us were traumatized from this experience but it made me realize how I need to be more prepared and alert. Olivia felt bad about it and I'm hoping that it has made it so she wont give her things anymore. Crossing my fingers. I'm just so glad that everything is okay and that nothing serious happen to her.

Let's Party...

2011-08-10T15:49:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Olivia's 3rd birthday last week! She is getting so big and interdependent lately. I love this girl to death! She has the sweetest little spirit and yet she can have the most snappy attitude also. Olivia had a wonderful time with all her friends that came a celebrated with her. Thank you for all your support! For her birthday she got a trampoline from us and lots of toys from everyone. She is still completely obsessed with ponies, horses, dresses and princesses. I love that she is into all of these things. She sleeps with a dress on almost every night and has to have at least one horse with her. So I thought it fitting to have a My Little Pony theme party. She loved her invites and wanted to carry it around all day and look at it. I took her into her annual check up and she is doing great with everything that is except going potty on the toilet.

Her stats are:

weight 28 lbs ~ 25%

Height 38 in. ~ 78%

Half way To a Year!

2011-08-10T15:11:00.000-07:00

Amelia is already 6 months old. She is getting so big!

Started rolling

notices when she is alone in the room

Has gotten way wiggly

Still smiles at everyone

She gets upset when something is taken from her or she can't get it

Loves baby food, except peaches

takes good naps

lets anyone hold her

Her feet are getting so chubby that hardly any of her shoes will even go on:)

She still loves her hands and thumb

Drools like crazy

Loves her exersaucer

She is a very even tempered baby that is mostly content with about anything

I love this little girl so much and I can't believe she has grown so fast and is getting so big. We can't imagine life without her. She is wonderful!

We took her in to the Dr's for her check up and shots last week and here are her stats

Weight: 16 lbs 4.5 oz. ~55 %

Height: 26 in.~ 58%

Head Cir: 16 5/8~ 42%

So I feel really bad that I have hardly any pictures of Amelia. I have sooo many of Olivia as a baby. I guess I better start snapping away.

Finally Family Pictures...

2011-08-02T20:00:00.000-07:00

Yes we have finally had our little families pictures taken! Being the one behind the camera makes it pretty difficult to take my own families pictures. Well thank goodness for my most talented cousin Amber with Togisala Photography for capturing these beautiful pictures of us. Here are just a few of them. I'm so happy that I now have some pictures of all of us together. Olivia of course was a stink from the start to the end and Amelia was an absolute doll.

4 th of JulY Weekend...

2011-07-18T15:28:00.000-07:00

We had a fun and exciting weekend! I didn't take many pics but these will do. TJ's family was up from St. George and so we spent most of the weekend with them. We started with Lagoon on saturday and Olivia loved every second of it! She has no fear! She enjoyed all the rides but of course her favorite was the merry go round. She threw a fit when it was time to get off of the horse. We then went to the north ogden parade and cherry days on the fourth. The parade didn't entertain Olivia like I thought it would have but it was still fun to go to. She loved the fireworks that we did at my brother's house and at TJ's parents house. Amelia was a sweet doll the entire time. She didn't make a fuss the whole weekend. We tried to get a family picture and it wasn't happening so this is the best we could get. Also Olivia didn't want anything to do with getting her picture taken that day so this is what I got:) I'm grateful for the freedoms that I have and those that stand up for those rights and serve for us. Thank you!

Girls...

2011-07-05T14:52:00.000-07:00

I have to post a few things the girls are doing lately so that I don't forget them. I can't believe how big they both are and how fast they have grown over the past few months.

Olivia is:

Almost 3Yrs Old!

Still not potty trained

spunky

happy

emotional

determined

strong willed

hilarious

busy

energetic

sweet

loving

a great big sister.

She melts my hear every day but can also put me over the top. She is determined not to go to the bathroom on the toilet. She could sit in her poop and pee all day and it wouldn't bug her a bit. I have tried many things to get her excited about going in the potty but nothing has worked. She knows when she has to go but just doesn't want to take the time to sit on the toilet. I feel that this has been the most frustrating part so far of being a mother. I can't make her do it even as bad as I want her to. I guess we will keep pushing on and trying.

Olivia has become quiet the girlie girl. She loves dresses and princess shoes and crowns and jewelry. She has to wear a dress every day and night. If she isn't in a dress it's because I made her wear something else or because the dress she wants is in the washer. I will put her to bed and a few minutes later I hear her opening her closet and the next thing you know she has a dress on.

Another phase she is going through is eating her hair. She doesn't really eat it but puts it in her mouth and sucks on it. Yes it is gross and I hope she gets over it soon.

She was also really into always having a band aid on if she had the slightest scratch or bruise. She has kinda gotten out of that one recently which is good because we were going through a lot of band aids.

Besides her obsession with wearing a dress every day she has a love for horses. She loves to play with her toy horses and watch horse movies. She looks for horses whenever we drive somewhere and she really wants to ride a horse. Lately she has gotten more of an imagination and she wants me to sing her a song about horses. Different colored horses, small horses, big horses etc. It is pretty darn cute.

Amelia is:

Smiley

loving

happy

a good sleeper

precious

wonderful

mild tempered

a good eater

a slobbery baby

Amelia is such a sweet baby that is always smiling. She rarely whines or cries and when she does it's because she is hungry or tired. She is getting so big! She has had a cough for a few weeks that won't go away and so we took her to the Dr and at the appointment they weighed her. She weighs 15.3 lbs! Oh she is chubby! I love it! She is becoming more aware of things and wants to grab everything. She loves her sister to death! Olivia can get her to laugh all the time. She loves the tub and hates being outside in the sun. Since she was a newborn she has always liked her face covered by a blanket and so I went and bought her a little minky couture mini blanket and she loves it. She has a hard time going to sleep without it. She isn't really rolling yet which is fine by me. I just started her on rice cereal last week and she is doing really well eating it. She has recently found her thumb. She started chewing on it and is slowly starting to suck on it. It's hard because it's so cute but I don't want to worry about it when she is older.

We love our girls and the sweet spirits that they are. We have been so blessed to have them put into our lives. Every day is a blessing with them, yes there are challenging moments but all of the are worth it.

" CraZy FoWL RunnErS" Ragnar 2011....

2011-06-23T10:31:00.000-07:00

Well this past weekend I had my first Ragnar experience. It was really fun! Through out the two days there are so many emotions that you feel. At first you feel excited and energized then by the second run which is at night you feel tired, irritable, exhausted and a little onery, by the third run you are so tired that there isn't any thing you can do. You get the giggles at anything anyone says. But over all I had a really good experience. Most of the team was made up of my family along with some of my sister's friends and bro-in-law and Brittany. We all got along really well in our van and had a blast. Due to T.J.'s knee he wasn't able to run in the race but he decided to be our driver. (I'm being specific to details only because I want to be able to remember years down the road the experience and the people.) We were in van #2 and in our van was Brittany, Julia, Jonathan, Brian, Me & Nick. In order that we ran. For my first leg I ran up trappers loop and believe me it was hard. Being that I live out in Layton on flat ground this was a challenge. My second leg I ran in the middle of the night and it was by
kauzi Dam( no idea how to spell it) and it actually wasn't to bad. For my final run I ran almost 7 1/2 miles severe downhill with one very steep hill. It was by far the most I have been challenged in running. It sounds like downhill would be easier but it was really hard on my knees and feet. It was hard but after I finished running it felt so good to have accomplished something I thought I couldn't have done. All in all I would love to run Ragnar again as long as I have great people to run it with. Thanks everyone for all the fun memories!! The only one I would like to leave behind are the HOney Buckets! Sorry for the picture overload, I could have put way more up but I decided that would be a bit to much:)

FouR MonThs...

2011-06-08T17:42:00.000-07:00

Yes it has already been four months since our sweet Amelia came to us. She has gotten so big in the last little bit and is starting to develop in many different ways. She is a very good baby as long as she is fed. She sleeps almost through the night going to bed at 8:30 & waking up at about 5:30 to eat and then sleeps till 9:00.
She lately is into pursing her lips and spitting, and she also does this when she is done with her bottle and doesn't want anymore.
She has such a beautiful and happy smile, she smiles with her eyes
She loves to eat her hands
Is ticklish everywhere and laughs hysterically when tickled
Loves to have her face buried in a blanket when sleeping
Giggles at Olivia no matter what she is doing
takes way better naps than Olivia ever did
She is such a sweet baby with a beautiful spirit. We love her to death!
At her visit to Dr. Eberhard she had two shots and the rotavirus drops
her stats are
Weight 13 lbs 11oz 52%
Height 24 in 40%
Head Cir 16 40%

LOST....

2011-06-01T11:49:00.000-07:00

Yes that's right I LOST MY WEDDING RING!!!! The day after losing my child at the marathon I lost my Ring in the church parking lot the next day. I think I have lost my mind!

I was driving on my way to church and realized that my legs desperately needed some lotion. So I proceeded to take off my wedding ring and put it in my lap. Well being that I was in a hurry, I quickly got out of the car and went around to get Amelia out. About 40 minutes into sacrament I looked at my finger and realized that I had't put it back on. This was probably the second worst feeling that I have had, the first having Olivia missing. I hurry and got up and ran to the parking lot. I looked in my car hoping and praying that it had slipped off before I got out but it wasn't in there and then I looked all over the ground. NO WHERE! I thought well maybe in my crazy head I thought I had put it on but really it was still at home. So I drove home to look, still no ring. How could I have been so stupid to forget about it? Well it's been over a week since losing it and no one has turned it in. I know it could be anywhere really but we looked all over the parking lot after and for a few days after and couldn't find it. I appreciate all the help from those that looked for me. I would rather it be lost than have had someone pick it up and take it. You would think someone would turn in a wedding ring that they found while at church in a church parking lot. But I guess not. I feel so mad at myself and disappointed that I lost my wedding ring. I LOVED my ring. I will say this, TJ handled it pretty well. Of course he says I'm lucky if I get another one anytime soon:( So if anyone hear's of a wedding ring being found give me a call. My ring does look slightly different than the above picture. It now has two wedding bands with diamonds on each side of the ring. Oh just thinking about it makes me sick! I guess I'll have to stop talking about it.

First Half Marathon...

2011-05-29T17:14:00.000-07:00

On Saturday May 21st, I ran my very first HALF MARATHON! I actually didn't sign up for it last year because I was pregnant and wasn't sure if I would be able to run that soon after having the baby. Well two weeks before the race my sister Rachel had a friend that was looking for someone that wanted to take her place. I was very excited and very nervous about it! I had been running for the last two months but was not training for 13.1 miles. I had the pleasure of running with my sister Amanda the entire race side by side! I had two other sisters that ran it but they were considerably faster than me. Also two brother-in-law's ran the half and two other brother-in-law's ran the full. It was a way fun experience! The atmosphere was great and all the people that run and show up to support was amazing! I had a goal in mind before the race as to how fast I wanted to run it in and I did it! I ran it in under two hours, 1 hr. 57 min. & 16 sec. I think that was pretty good for my first time and hopefully the other races to come I will be a little faster each time. I wanted to thank all the family that supported me and showed up to the event. It was so fun to have so many family members involved and supportive.

TJ was great and ventured up to Ogden with both girls to watch me finish the race.

So we had a very scary thing happen to us while up at there later on after everyone in my family had finished the half. We were all over by the playground talking and hanging out. Our Friends the Amos' were also by us. Trae their little boy and Olivia were playing on the playground with about 40-50 other kids. It was a mad house there with thousands of people. The Amos' decided to head home and we were going to watch my brother-in-law run in from the full. I told TJ to go get Olivia so we could put her in the stroller and go. Well about a minute later he comes back and says that he can't find her. The first thing that I thought was there are a ton of kids and he just can't see her. So I put the baby down and went over to look for her. Well I can't find her either. The most horrific feeling came over me and I started to panic. Olivia was no where to be found! There were so many people that it was hard to see anyone. We all started immediately looking for her everywhere. I was a mess! I was bawling my eyes out! A lady I know was walking past me and asked what was wrong and I told her Olivia is missing. She started looking for her with us. I was truly thankful for the strangers that were so concerned and willing to help us look for her. Well time kept ticking away and by now she had been gone for about 5 minutes. That doesn't seem like that long but when your child is gone it feels like eternity. I searched for a police officer or someone with a radio but I couldn't find anyone. I think I was so panicked that I couldn't think straight. Time kept passing and we had searched everywhere and no one had found her. I kept saying a prayer that she was okay and that we could find her. When looking for her all I could think about was if someone had taken her. I'm not sure how personal this is but I feel I should share it because it was a big testimony builder for TJ and I. After 15 minutes of Olivia missing, TJ went behind a tent and knelt down and said a prayer. After getting up he had a feeling to go to the nearest tent and ask someone that had a radio. He continued looking and got the same feeling to go to a tent. He listened and went to the first tent by him. He asked if they had a radio and if they could help with a missing girl. They said no but the tent next to them did. He went over and asked what do I do if I have a missing child? They looked at him and asked if he was looking for Olivia? He said yes! She had been found my the lady that I had run into at first. She found her wandering around not quite aware that she was lost yet. She called her name and she came to her. She had no idea the scare that she had caused. She knew her name and what her mom's name was when they asked her. I was still out looking for her when I got a phone call that they had found her. That had been the longest 20 minutes of my entire life! I never want to feel that way again. Thank goodness for great people that were willing to help and for the power of prayer. I know that Heavenly Father was looking out for her while we were frantically searching for her. We think that she had tried to follow our friends when they were leaving. Since she was playing with Trae, I think she just tried to go with him and none of us noticed.

Overall it was none the less a very emotional day for me and my family.

St. George

2011-05-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

Last week T.J. had a work trip to Las Vegas and so I decided to take the girls and head to good ole St. George! We wanted to make one last trip down to see his mom and dad's house. They are moving back up north in a few weeks! The weather was great and we enjoyed the sunshine. I'm kinda sad that we no longer have a big reason to head down to St. George anymore and I will miss the fun trips. But on the bright side of things Grandma Kim and Grandpa Danny are going to be 20 minutes away instead of 5 hours away! I didn't snap very many pictures but here are some at the water park on main in St. George. It is quite the cute and fun water park. I didn't bring Olivia's swimsuit so she decided to take off all her clothes. Yes that's my naked, saggy diapered child. Yes one day she will wear panties well that's what I keep telling myself to feel better:) Anyways we had lots of fun with Grandma Kim and Aunt Kenzie! Also Olivia loved playing with her cousin Braylee while down there.

Easter

2011-05-18T13:54:00.001-07:00

Well even though it has been just about a month since Easter I still have to post. It was a very low key Easter this year. Since Olivia had her tonsils out a few days before and my mom was in the hospital there wasn't a lot going on. The Easter bunny was very thoughtful of Olivia's sore throat and didn't give her any candy or eggs filled with candy. Instead she found eggs that had play dough in them. She had a fun time finding the eggs and pulling everything out of her basket. Since Olivia was still healing she wasn't able to go to church but of course she had to put on her new dress.

This year we tried to explain to Olivia what Easter is and why we really celebrate the holiday. She still doesn't quite grasp it and it will probably be a while until she understands the meaning behind Easter. I'm grateful for the gifts that our Savior gave us. I can't imagine how it would be without the atonement. I know that this gospel is true and that we will be able to return to our Heavenly Father again.

Olivia's Tonsillectomy

2011-05-05T17:47:00.000-07:00

After months and months of sickness, strep, choking, and breathing problems at night Olivia has finally gotten rid of her tonsils. It was a long time coming and was desperately needed. Olivia had surgery last year at this time having tubes put in her ears and her adenoids taken out and so I was familiar with the process. However no matter if you've gone through it before it still is hard and emotional to see your child in pain.

The night before she went in for surgery my mom was admitted to the hospital for heart problems due to an over amount of stress. I'm a very emotional person as it is but due to the two events happening within hours of each other put me over the top. Seeing Olivia after surgery was heart breaking and at the same time frustrating. She was so out of it and mad. She was yelling at us to put her down and wouldn't hold still. I don't like seeing her that way at all. After a little while they gave her morphine which calmed her down and put her to sleep. The first day home was really stressful and tiring. She wouldn't eat or drink anything and she was in so much pain. Luckily the next few days were alright and she did fairly well with fluids. On day four and five it was a nightmare. She was so whinny and clingy which isn't a big deal but since I have the baby to take care of also it was very exhausting. But we made it through the week and she was doing amazingly better by Thursday. I'm so glad that we had them take her tonsils out! She is already eating better and she is happier! She is talking up a storm and you can tell that her breathing is improved. I wish I could say she was sleeping better but unfortunately I haven't seen and improvements. So glad it is over with and we can enjoy a healthier, happier Olivia! She was such a brave little girl at the hospital. She didn't cry when they took her away in the red little wagon. She just looked at us and told us goodbye:) The pictures below are of her asleep under the desk where I happen to be working. She wouldn't lay in her bed so she decided to rest by my feet.

From Old to NEw

2011-04-27T12:41:00.000-07:00

Okay so Here is Olivia's dresser that we got from a friend's grandma. I had a before picture but I can't seem to find it. So use your imagination and think of how it looked like before. It was a dark brown wood color with gold handles on it. I painted it pink and painted the handles white. For only a few bucks Olivia now has her very own one of a kind dresser!

Virginia Caramel apple salad

2011-04-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

Okay so here is my wonderful sister-in-law's recipe. She found this when living in Virginia a few years ago and has been making it since. It is very delicious!

Virginia Caramel Apple Salad

5 large or 7 smaller granny smith Apples (cut up with skin)
20 oz crushed pineapple (drained well, save juice)
20 Kraft caramels, cut into small pieces (Now they have caramel bits in the baking aisle, next to the chocolate chips.)
2 cups dry roasted, salted peanuts
8 oz cool whip
2 Tbls corn starch
1 cup sugar
2 beaten eggs

Mix cornstarch, sugar eggs and pineapple juice in saucepan. Cook and stir til thick and bubbly. Cool well. Pour cooled mixture into serving bowl. Add cool whip and fold together. Add first four ingredients. Fold to mix. Garnish with nuts and caramel.

Note***This salad does not store well--But we usually don't have leftovers anyway.

2011-04-23T18:11:00.000-07:00

Amelia was blessed on April 10Th by her wonderful father. T.J. gave Amelia such an amazing blessing. I'm grateful for T.J. and his worthiness to hold the priesthood. I have such wonderful family and friends that came and supported us on this special day. I love to see all the men that we know stand in the circle and participate in the blessing. Such a special moment.

Amelia was really fussy before the blessing and the rest of the meeting but during the blessing she was a quite as could be. Amelia is such a sweet little baby that is so smiley. She has her fussy time of day, every day but for the most part she has become a good tempered baby.

Thank you to all that came and supported us. Our house was packed to the brim with people but it was still great to have everyone there. My little sister Abby made Amelia a beautiful cake. She always does such a wonderful job. WE had lots of yummy treats and salads that everyone brought. I will be posting some of the recipes that you all wanted on here shortly.

So Sick....

2011-04-12T16:43:00.000-07:00

Last week over conference weekend Olivia came down with Strep.. Poor thing was soo sick! I haven't seen her that sick ever! She had a temp. consistently for five days that didn't go below 101. She couldn't breath very well or talk because of her tonsils and stuffy nose. She didn't sleep for days. I felt so bad for her and I wanted to make all her pain go away:( We took her to her pediatrician and he gave her an antibiotic but after three days of no improvement we had to get her on a new one. We also took her to the ENT to look at her tonsils and they were so big and infected. He said that they needed to be taken out as soon as possible. I hate to have to see her so sick but I think her getting this sick was the last straw to them taking her tonsils out. I'm pretty sure it isn't going to be very fun for quite a while but in the end I know she will be a happier and healthier little girl.

I took these a few days after she had already been on the antibiotic and she still looks so miserable and sick:(

TwO MonTHs

2011-03-29T12:05:00.000-07:00

2 Months already! She is getting so big and developing so much! She is her happiest in the morning and loves to smile. We love having her beautiful spirit in our home and couldn't imagine life without her. Olivia is doing really well with her. She helps with just about everything. Amelia had her two month check up yesterday and she is looking healthy.

Over the last few weeks she has become really colic. She cries quite a bit and doesn't seem to be satisfied with anything. I have tried a new formula for fussiness and it seemed to work somewhat. The Dr. wants me to start her on a different formula for babies with colic due to digestive irritability. We will have to see if it works. If it does we will all feel better. It's hard to have her so sad so much.

Here are some recent pics (one at bottom is a phone pic and was way to dark, but very cute) The picture of them together is the best picture I have gotten of both of them.

Amelia"s stats:

Weight~ 11 lbs 57%

Height~ 21 1/2 in. 16%

Head~ 15 in. 29%

Ready Set Go...

2011-03-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

Yep it is finally time to start running again. It has been forever since my feet have been in these shoes but I'm ready and willing. That is until I can't breath and I have a huge stabbing pain in my side. Haha. I'm really excited to get back in shape but not only that TJ and I are running the Wasatch Back in June with almost my entire family! I'm totally excited but completely nervous for the whole thing. A few of my family members have run it several times before and have let me in on all the details and yet I still signed up to run it. It will be a great experience for TJ and I . I think we will have a lot of fun together with the whole experience. Being that it is about three months away I'll keep you all updated on how the training is going.

In LOvE...

2011-03-23T09:24:00.000-07:00

Yes I'm in LOVE with this camera bag! Isn't it just adorable? I must have it! I guess I'll be saving my pennies for quite some time

My Girls....

2011-03-11T14:32:00.000-08:00

Olivia...
"There's a Monkey on my bed!" Olivia has never been a real good sleeper but she was at least good at going to bed and staying in there. Well that has changed since Amelia came a long. She has gotten worse with her sleeping. A few weeks ago she went through this phase of being scared to go to bed because there was a monkey on her bed. She had to sleep with her light on and if she woke up in the middle of the night and we had turned it off, she would start screaming and turn it on. I'm not sure what brought this about but I felt bad for her. No one likes being afraid to go to bed in their room. We bought her some princess night lights but she still insists on turning her light on.
Olivia does pretty good with Amelia. She loves giving her kisses and wants to hold all the time. For some reason though she doesn't like other people besides me to hold Amelia. She will tell them no! Olivia is a great big sister and is getting really good with helping me out.

Amelia...
Six weeks already! The newborn stage goes by so fast and before I know it my baby is no longer the tiny little baby I brought home. She is a great eater! Her sleeping patterns however are not so great! I'm not sure if it's something that I do wrong but Amelia doesn't like to sleep either. I was hoping that she would be the opposite of Olivia and sleep really well. She is a fairly content baby. She is becoming more aware of things and people around her and small smiles are starting to appear. She also is making more little noises. She is losing her hair, which doesn't surprise me because Olivia lost her hair as a baby and didn't have any until 18 months. I have a glimmer of hope that Amelia's hair will be red or at least have some red in it. The hair that is left looks like it has a tint of red in the natural light. Maybe just maybe I'll get a child with red hair:)
I love being a mom of two beautiful girls! It definitely has it's challenges but the good always out ways the bad. I have a love hate relationship with Olivia. She has such a sweet spirit but there for sure is some fire in her. She already knows how to push my buttons. I have a feeling when they are both older I will have my hands even more full.

NewBorn

2011-02-28T11:15:00.000-08:00

Oh boy was taking her newborns an adventure! The combination of many things made it very interesting and challenging. It isn't as easy for me to take my own kids pictures and they never seem to turn out as I would have liked them to. But I did get a few and of course I love her to death and she couldn't look more precious and beautiful.

Amelia

2011-02-21T14:22:00.000-08:00

Okay so I can't believe that is has already been a little more than three weeks since Amelia joined our family. I have been such a slacker on taking pictures of her so there aren't very many. Most of these are from my phone and so they are really grainy but it's the easiest to grab my phone. Amelia has been a good baby so far, she loves to eat ! She is a way chubbier baby than Olivia and I love it! She is so stinking cute! I can already tell she has her own little unique personality. We have all had a cold and now she has gotten it and I'm praying that it doesn't turn into RSV.

In this picture she looks just like Olivia did when she was a baby. They both make this funny cross eyed face with the puckered lips.

Three weeks old

One week old.

Love DaY!

2011-02-21T14:01:00.000-08:00

We had a fun valentines day this year! Since the baby is still so little we didn't get to go out but we did have fun making cookies and valentines. Olivia and her cousins had fun decorating the cookies and making their dad's a valentines card. Later on that night we wen't to our friends and had Olive Garden take out, which was delicious and then watched the Bachelor.

Welcoming...

2011-02-10T18:24:00.000-08:00

Amelia Kay Roberts

January 28th, 2011

7 lbs. 9 oz. & 19 in.

We are so blessed to have Amelia join our family. I can't believe that she is almost two weeks old and I'm just barely blogging about it. Due to some computer difficulties I haven't been able to load my pictures up.

I want to document the labor and delivery for memory purposes so skip past it if you have no desire to read about it.

I started having contractions in the middle of the night about every half hour. After a few hours they went to every 10 minutes and then quickly went to every 2- 2 1/2 minutes. We then decided that it was time to head for the hospital. I got checked in and about 45 minutes later they checked me and I was at a 6 and 100% effaced. They quickly got me an epidural and had my Dr. come check on me since he was already there. He was fairly sure that he would be back soon to deliver her. Shortly after they gave me the epidural my contractions went to every 15 minutes and weren't very strong. After several hours I still hadn't dilated any more than a 6 . I had to lay on my left side the entire day because her heart rate would drop if I moved to the other side. We had a few scares with her during labor. I had to have oxygen almost the entire time. They gave me patossin and it made her heart rate drop even more so they had to take me off of it. What appeared to be a fast labor ended up lasting 10 hours. I finally started to progress and within an hour or so went from a 6 to a 10. I only had to push for about 20 minutes. When she started to come out they realized that she had the cord around her neck and that she had gone to the bathroom already. Luckily she was completely fine. She gave us a scare for a few days because she didn't pass her hearing test in her left ear twice. I took her in a few days later and she passed with flying colors.

She looked like a chubbier version of Olivia the first few days but as time has passed she has developed her own look. She was born bigger than Olivia and is a much better eater than Olivia was, which is such a relief. She has been a very good baby so far and we are so happy to have her.

Baby Update

2011-01-22T14:09:00.000-08:00

I haven't been to good at keeping track of this pregnancy mainly because I don't really want to post pics of how large I am. Here are the pics of me through out the last 9 months. TJ has been the camera man in taking these pictures and I wish for some reason that they were more similar looking. I think if I had been facing the same way and if they were taken the same distance away they would look better together. Anyways,

I can't believe that I'm already so close to having this little girl! I feel like it should be over but that's bc I'm extremely uncomfortable. I have felt way more pressure with this little girl. I went to the DR. last week and found out that I wasn't dilated one bit or effaced! I was kinda disappointed:( I had to have a C-section last time bc of Olivia's placenta rupturing but this time round I want to try a V-Back. Being that I want a V-Back my Dr. doesn't' really want to start me early, especially if I'm not progressing at all. Well the good news is that I went yesterday and I'm dilated to a 2-almost a 3 and 90% effaced! I'm hoping this baby will come on her own. I feel ready for her to come out but at the same time I feel so unprepared. I have so many things to do and I'm not sure if I'm ready for another child. I guess it's to late for second guessing bc she's coming weather or not I'm ready. I'm really excited to have another girl and to see how similar and different her and Olivia will be. Olivia has really no idea what is coming but she will shortly when not all the attention of everyone is on her.

Holidays

2011-01-16T17:39:00.000-08:00

Yes it has been almost a month since Christmas but I thought I'd still post some pics of it. We had a great Holiday season with Christmas and New Years! We spent it with both sides of the family and our friends. Olivia still wasn't to sure what Christmas was but as soon as she was getting presents she picked it up fairly fast. She kept asking for another present all day and for a few days after. Her cousin Rylee gave her a blue skirt for Christmas and she had to wear it all day and for about a week straight after that. We were very blessed from our families this year as always and are gratefully for what we have.

December Happenings

2010-12-22T15:41:00.000-08:00

We have a had busy December as I'm sure everyone else has to. I love this time of year from music, Christmas lights, Christmas parties to the spirit that is around. I'm grateful for the birth of my saviour and for his greatest gift to us. At our house we are especially grateful this year to be able to spend Christmas at our very own house.

Some of the things we have been up this month are : Christmas parties where Olivia was able to be an Angel in the nativity scene, going and seeing the little houses at Christmas Village and making sugar cookies at Grandma Call's house. She had a blast all the things we have done especially making cookies. She sat at the table for a few hours rolling the dough then using the cookie cutter and then rolling it out again. I'm fairly sure that there wouldn't have been any cookies left if it wasn't for me and grandma actually making some.

Over the past month Olivia has grown so much! She is talking like crazy and for the most part it is somewhat understandable. She is a little stink though and likes to tell me to stop if she doesn't like what I'm saying or doing and that I'm naughty. Some of the things that she has really been into lately are

1. horses

2. silly banz

3. care bear the movie

4. nail polish (loves getting her nails done, and when they start to come off she looks at them, gasps and then says "my nails" all sad.

5. jewelry

6. wearing pretty dresses and swirling in them

7. snacks (she doesn't want dinner or lunch, she wants a snack)

I took these pictures of her the other day and her personality totally came out in them, She is such a cheese ball yet sweet and fiery. I can't believe she is getting so big so fast!

Big Girl Bed

2010-12-01T19:52:00.000-08:00

Olivia is finally sleeping a big girl bed!!! She has only been sleeping in it for a few days but so far she is doing great! I was really nervous that she would get out and not want to go to sleep but she loves her bed and loves getting in it. I can't believe that she is old enough to be in a big bed and it makes me realized how much she has grown in the last little bit. She of course looks tiny in her bed and when I go and check on her I can barely tell if she's in it. These pictures were taken the day she got it and she was so excited! She wanted to be in the picture on her bed so here she is.

Thanksgiving

2010-11-29T21:19:00.000-08:00

We headed down to St. George this year for Thanksgiving to spend the weekend with T.J.'s family. We had a great time enjoying time with them and Olivia absolutely loved every second of it. She couldn't get enough of Grandma Kim and her cousin Rylee. So I took my camera all the way down there and when I went to take some pics I realized that I had left my compact flash in the computer at home! Errrr... I was so mad at myself. So there a only a few pics and they are from T.J.'s phone, so the quality isn't great.

Grandma Kim had a fun little activity for the little ones while we were cooking dinner. They made turkeys out of apples and marshmallows. Here is Olivia's, she couldn't resist having a few bites before it was done.

The next two pictures are of Olivia with Grandma's lipstick all over her face. I don't think she even came close to actually getting it on her lips. She accomplished getting all over her shirt though. Thank goodness for Kim and her getting the lipstick out of it.

Olivia and her cousin Rylee were so funny together and had a blast playing for a few days straight. While the girls went shopping on Friday the guys were in charge of the kids. I got a picture message from T.J. about half way through shopping that said "who Say's we can't babysit" They put the girls in the pack in play and told them to pretend to be sleeping. I thought it was pretty funny.

We had a great Thanksgiving and are so Thankful for all our many blessings,

I can't possibly name them all but here are a few:

Family

A home

The gospel

Jobs

Friends

freedom

Temples

and the list could go on.

I'm especially thankful for my hard working husband and his love.

For being able to be a mother

For my adorable Olivia and Amelia (9 1/2 weeks until she arrives)

My families health

My faith and testimony of the Gospel

I often forget about the wonderful blessings that I have . I'm truly grateful for my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ.

October 2010

2010-11-10T11:50:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that October has come and gone just like that! I feel like I didn't have a second to breath the entire month. We have been super busy with getting lots of stuff done around the house and preparing for this baby to come. With working part time and taking a ton of pictures, plus being 7 months pregnant and having a two year old, I feel exhausted! We enjoyed the warm weather all month long and had plenty of park days. Olivia is as busy as can be and is getting bigger and bigger.

Halloween this year was a ton of fun! Olivia had a better understanding of what she was supposed to do. She was the cutest little giraffe ever! We went to my sister's trunk or treat and only lasted about ten minutes due to the down pour that started as we did. After the rain stopped we decided to take her trick or treating to the houses with her cousins. She loved it! She wanted to walk the entire way and we went quite a few blocks. She said trick or treat at every door and thank you! It was a great Halloween with really yummy food, thanks to my mom and sisters! I didn't take very many pictures but I had to get one of my nephew Isaac, who was mad hader ( not sure how to sp). I think he pulled it off perfectly.

23 WeeKs and Counting!!

2010-10-11T19:11:00.000-07:00

Yes it of course has been that long. I haven't really had a minute to breath let alone blog. Well I'm twenty three weeks pregnant now and it seems like it has gone by fast but at the same time it hasn't. I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed with a few things. I feel like the baby who has no name yet, will be here before I know it and I won't be prepared at all. Olivia still needs to be potty trained, put in a big girl bed and I haven't taken the binky away at night yet. Oh goodness what a mess I am. (ha ha) I want to document what this pregnancy is like so when I've had all my kids I will remember some of the differences and similarities with each pregnancy.

From the start this has been a different pregnancy.

1. I started showing way sooner than the first

2. I didn't throw up everyday but felt as if I could. I was nauseated 24/7 this time round.

3. I was extremely tired the first trimester

4. Migraines and severe headaches in the second trimester. I would rather throw up everyday than have a headache that doesn't go away for days.

5. I'm carrying this baby really low and she is on my bladder!

6. Really bad ache

7. memory loss

8. pregnancy gums/ whatever they call it

9. I haven't been able to really get a good nights sleep for at least a month now. I felt that the first time I slept better until about the last month

10. I felt this baby move around 18 weeks

I had my target ultrasound almost 2 weeks ago and here are a few pictures. They are a little blurry and hard to tell what is what but I still think it is quite amazing that there is such a thing as an ultrasound.

The placenta is on top of her head and face so you can't see it very well and it looks a little distorted

We are keeping the PINK!

2010-09-09T10:44:00.000-07:00

Yep that's right! Olivia is going to have a little sister! We couldn't be more excited to have another little girl in our family. I know Olivia is going to be a great sister and they will be the best of friends ( they will have their moments). I grew up with six sisters I couldn't ask for better friends. Yes we have had our moments but it is always nice to know you can count on each other.

Here I am at 18 1/2 weeks and yes the answer to your question is I am HUGE!

Here I am 14 1/2 weeks

Birthday Number 26!

2010-09-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well I turned the big 26! this past weekend and I was able to enjoy it with TJ's family in St. George. I had a great time laying by the pool, shopping, eating out and lots and lots or reading! Yes I was lazy and barely moved all weekend but I love to read and it was my birthday weekend! Ha! at least that's what the joke was all weekend. Just keep reading, it's your birthday weekend said Danny, TJ's dad. Oh it was so nice to just relax and not worry about chores and other to do stuff. When we got back up north my family had a dinner with yummy homemade ice and good food for me. Thanks everyone for making me feel special on my day! I love you all!

1,825 Days

2010-08-12T18:10:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary to TJ and I!! We celebrated our Five year anniversary on August 3rd. I can't believe that it has gone by so fast! I love him to pieces and am so lucky to have him as my best friend, husband and a wonderful father. He truly is my better half and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him and eternity. These pictures are in no order with when they were taken and as I was looking for a recent picture of us together I couldn't find one. That's right not one! I guess we need to make more of an effort to.

For our anniversary this year TJ made the plans and took care of all the details. I loved not having to worry about anything especially finding a babysitter. We went to dinner, movie and then headed up the Ogden Canyon and stayed the night at the Alaskan Inn. It was really nice to have a date with TJ. Thanks for a wonderful evening! I love you!!

The Celebration Continued...

2010-08-12T16:27:00.000-07:00

I'm not quite done posting about Olivia's Birthday. She was so spoiled this year by everyone and we are so thankful for all those that came to her party. We had a birthday party at Grandma and Papa's house with Olivia's cousins that are the same age. She loved all her presents and especially her stroller that we gave her. She also had a little celebration with TJ's parent's up at Bear Lake. Then we had a friend party for her at the South Ogden Splash Pad and it was a blast. For the first hour Olivia wouldn't let me put her down and she was very whiny but finally after some pizza (her favorite food) and presents she was ready to play. Thank you for all that came and supported her for her birthday!

Just some things that remind me of Olivia or that she does that I want to put down so that I will have them for when I forget:

~loves suckers

~climbs on anything

~jumps off of anything or onto anything

~she is such a monkey

~ still has a binky when she goes to bed (I know I really need to rid her of it)

~ loves playing in water

~ she is talking more each day

{I want that}

{ I don't want that}

{ I'm hungry}

{Pretty}

{cute}

{ hold you}

{See ya}

And many more words that I'm sure I have put down before.

~ she wants to go potty whenever someone else does

~ She has no fear

~ Finally will somewhat let me brush her teeth

~ gives her baby dolls kisses and tells them she loves them

~ loves to have her toes and nails painted

~ Still into Dora

~ Wants to watch the horses all the time{Spirit the movie}

Here are stats which again are so I can look back and know what they were.

Weight: 23.8 lbs.~13%

Height: 35 in.~78%

Head cir: 18 in.~10%

Happy Birthday!

2010-08-06T07:45:00.001-07:00

Yep Olivia turned the big TWO last week!! I took her pictures a few weeks ago and she didn't want to have anything to do with me while taking them. She walked up to me and pushed the camera away and said NO. I wish we would have gotten more of her smiling but most of these represent her at this stage in her life. She had to have a sucker almost the entire time or a piece of candy and once she saw the movie case in the car she wasn't going to put it down. Of course her being my child I think that everyone of them is adorable. For some reason they downloaded really pix elated and I can't get it to change. Happy Birthday Olivia! We love you very much and are so blessed to have your sweet spirit in our lives. You are such a spit fire and you never stop moving, ever! I hope you had a great birthday!

Bear Lake Retreat...

2010-08-05T07:56:00.000-07:00

Every year in July we head up to TJ's grandparents cabin in Bear Lake. All of TJ's mom's siblings and their kids come up for games and lots of fun! The last few years it has been boys vs. girls and the girls always seem to have the better score at the end:) We had a lot of fun at the beach, playing games and watching the talent show. I of course didn't take many pictures, mainly because I was feeling sick the whole time and didn't have the energy to do so. Olivia had a blast up there with her cousins and she loved the four wheeler, weather it was going or not.

Three+One= FOuR

2010-07-27T10:49:00.000-07:00

That's right everyone! We are so excited to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family. Baby number Two will be coming in February! I can't wait for Olivia to be a big sister and to see how she interacts with a baby.

I'm 12 1/2 weeks and the sickness is still kicking strong! I feel totally different with this one than with Olivia. I feel extremely tired and could sleep 24/7 and I feel nauseated 24/7. I already feel like I'm showing way sooner than I did with Olivia. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will feel better and will actually be up for doing stuff. I told myself that I would start taking pictures of me every so many weeks so I could see how huge I get but it hasn't happen so maybe in the near future I'll dare snap a picture of myself.

Has it Really??

2010-07-11T16:50:00.001-07:00

Has it really been SIX weeks since I last blogged? I told myself I would do a lot better and I think that I'm actually doing worse! I have been the worst picture taker this summer and have failed to take my camera to important events. We have been able to go to some fun places with great people. Luckily my sister brought her camera along and gave me some pictures. In June we went up to Park City with TJ's parents and we had so much fun even though it was seriously so cold! The temp was like 40 degrees all day and rained.

We headed up to Bear Lake towards the end of June and thank goodness the weather was great! We had lots of fun at the pool, lake and the playground. Olivia is a water baby for sure. The problem with Olivia and water is, she has no fear what so ever. She'll jump right in and not take a second to think about it. We then headed down to good ole St. George to visit the Nuttalls. TJ and his friends went on a backpacking trip so I decided I would take a little Va Ca for Olivia and I. And last but not least we had a fun fourth of July weekend with family. Olivia and I went to the parade with some of my family while TJ was out doing what he loves best, Golfing!!! We had lots of good food and great company!

ST. George

My sister Audrey came down with her twin girls to St. George with us for the weekend. We had lots of fun and a ton of pool time. Olivia loved sun bathing in the pool and of course she is the queen when at Grandma Kim's house. The girls got a chocolate covered strawberry from grandma and they seriously shoved the entire thing into their mouths.

Shopping=DISASTER

2010-05-31T12:27:00.000-07:00

Over the last month or two every time I go to the store with Olivia {which is all the time} she throws a fit! The second that we enter the store and she sees the shopping cart it's screams and kicks! I honestly fear going to the store of any sort and dread the dirty looks from everyone. I'm hoping that it's just a stage but my fear is that she is getting closer and becoming more like a TERRIBLE TWO YEAR OLD!!!!! What to do? Well the other day I went into Walmart real fast and was planning on buying her a camping chair. She loves to climb on and off of chairs and so I thought with summer coming up it would be great for her to have a small one just her size. I pulled it out to see what it looked like and she immediately wanted to sit in it and then of course when I put it back the TANTRUM started! I was probably out of my mind by letting her sit in the chair inside the cart, being that it wasn't the safest thing but it worked. She sat in it the whole time and didn't make a fuss. One grocery store trip done successfully and many more dread.

Kids K

2010-05-28T16:14:00.000-07:00

Yes it has been forever since I last updated but I feel nothing is really worth writing about. I signed Olivia up for the kids K two weeks ago at the Ogden Marathon and she had fun getting pushed in the stroller, carried by me and a little bit of running. She wanted to run but was a little intimidated by all the people running by her. Here she is crossing the finish line!! My nephew had fun running in it also and was excited about it the whole week before. He ran the entire mile without stopping!

Aren't Abby and TJ just funny? They both thought it would be fun to stick the orange peel in their mouths for the picture. Quite a few of my family members ran races at the marathon and they all did so awesome! I'm so proud of them and what they accomplished. My sisters, brother and brother in law ran the relay race and took 7th place out of a 100 teams! I think that is awesome! Good job everyone!

First trip to the salon

2010-04-21T14:57:00.000-07:00

I took Olivia to get her hair cut at the Salon by my sister Rachel. This was technically her first hair cut, we cut her mullet just a little bit a few months ago but nothing big. I decided that she needed to look like she had a little more hair. Rachel cut a little A-line style and I think it looks so cute! This is her right after she got it done and in the pictures below she is with Rachel and then during the hair cut. Of course I can't seem to get her hair to look this good by myself but I'm working on it.

Easter

2010-04-09T09:58:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter this year! On Saturday we went up to my parents house and had an Easter egg hunt and decorated cookies. Olivia had a lot of fun finding the eggs but about 10 minutes into it she found two sticks and started playing with them. I forgot my camera at my parent's house the day before Easter so I only got a few pictures on Easter morning with my niece's camera. She loved her pink ball and that's all she was interested in. She really didn't even care to find the eggs. I took a few pictures of her in her Easter outfit and it was no easy task. She will not look at me or hold still for two seconds! If she did look at me, she would give me the face on the third picture.

So I finally came around to making my blog into a book and it was fun but quite a bit of work. The great thing about having it as a book is that I'm not a scrap booker and will never be and so it serves as a type of journal and scrapbook. I realized that this is for others to look at but most importantly it's my families history. I want to remember all that we went through and all the memories that we created.

Oh what can I say, I LOVE THIS GIRL!!! I wish I could have those gorgeous EYES & EYELASHES! Besides being the most beautiful girl, she has such a sweet and sassy spirit that I love so very much!

{Side note, I learned while making my blog into a book that when you put words under the pictures it doesn't make a lot of sense when you go back & read it. So I'm trying not to do it}

The 7Th picture down cracks me up!! It was the first egg that she found and that face is priceless!

80's Aerobics Anyone?

2010-03-31T09:23:00.000-07:00

Olivia is now into these wonderful headbands. She has to put them on herself and then she wears them while she plays and dances around. It totally reminds me of an 80's aerobic instructor! Not that I'm old enough to have really remembered the eighties .

Last week Olivia went in for her surgery. Here she is sitting in the metal crib that hey put little kids or infants in. A little creepy to me but fortunately they didn't cart her back into the room with it. We handed her over to the nurse and she took her back. She woke up fairly quick but was very upset with what was going on. I felt bad for her and wanted to comfort her but she quickly decided that dad was who she wanted and didn't want me to touch her.

I didn't get any more pictures of her being that she was very unhappy but I did snap this one real fast before we put her jammies back on. They did an environmental allergy test and a food test on her and here are all the marks. Thank goodness she was out while this went on. We found out that she is allergic to cats, a type of mold that can grow on your bread or on fruit and she is border line with milk.

The surgery went well and hopefully she wont be sick as often. The Dr. said that her adenoids were huge and that they had to use the highest level of suction to get all the fluid in her ears. She was a very sick and congested baby. I feel so much better that we finally found out what was going on with her. The only thing is her tonsils are still quite large and more than likely she will have to go back in about a year and have them removed. I'm very grateful for a beautiful, happy, loving girl.

Where Did My BAby Go?

2010-03-11T15:45:00.000-08:00

I was watching Olivia play outside the other day and I couldn't believe that I no longer a baby. I have an almost toddler. She is getting so big and I love that her personality is coming out more and more each day. I feel like I have someone to talk to during the day now, well somewhat:) Here are a few pictures of her when she was younger .

Olivia loves to be outside and I know we are more than ecstatic for the warmer weather! I'm sick of being couped up inside all day every day. She is so funny with the faces she makes. When she moos like a cow she puckers up her lips. She also likes to play with any type of ball but I'm hoping that the basketball will win! Maybe that way she can have a bit of me in her somewhere. The other day we finally got her hair in PIGTAILS!!!!!! They don't stay in very well but it was so exciting to she her hair up and out of her face. At the same time I was sad bc she looks so old and big with her hair in pigtails:( She is growing way to fast!

In my last post which I know was over a month ago, I mentioned that Olivia had been sick a lot. We took her off all dairy and whey products for a month and yet she still got sick twice with a bad cold and cough. We went back to the DR. today and she still had quite a bit of fluid in her ears and her tonsils were red. The verdict? The poor little girl has to have plugs put in her ears , be tested for every possible food allergy and have her addnoids removed! It scares me so bad to have her put under but I know they are great at what they do and she'll be fine. She goes in to surgery in two weeks and hopefully she will start to finally feel better. If it doesn't work the tonsils might have to come out but for now she is way to small and young for that surgery. I'm grateful that there is something that can be done for her. I want her to feel happy and healthy which in turn would make me happy.

1 1/2 !!!

2010-02-09T10:20:00.000-08:00

Olivia is now a 1 1/2 year old!

Before I know it, we will be celebrating her 2 year birthday!

What Olivia is up to these days:

She has been sick three times in the last three months!

I took her to an {ENT} and she had another sinus infection and had strep

She has been so onery the last little bit and that totally explained why. The Dr. thinks that she might have a allergy to all dairy products and that could be why she has had so many sinus infections. We have to stop giving her dairy for a month to see if she acts better and if she does then life will be better for her but....... What in the world am I going to feed her!! Everything contains milk product or Whey in it. Oh man this should be fun.

Besides being sick so much Olivia is growing so fast and in so many ways.

She is such a happy and loving little girl

She loves to watch Dora & Diego

{she runs and jumps and tries to dance at the start of the show, it is so funny and cute}

Doesn't like to sit in her highchair

Climbs on everything

will say "HI" to anyone especially at the store

Some of the words that she is saying:

I wuv You {I love you}

Charley

Mommy, Daddy

Bubbles

Tank You {thank you}

ease {please}

moe {more}

We starting teaching her thank you, please and more in sign language, it is so cute when she does it.

maddy

izzy

arin {darin}

Gandpa

kitty

doggy

ouside {outside}

sshow{she say's the s a few times}

Yes

Baby

Cheese

{ she pulls the funniest face when she say's it, the picture on the right side is her saying cheese}

There are few more that I can't really understand

Appointment Stats:

Weight: 20 lbs 5%

Length: 32 in 58%

I love these pictures, her personality is in everyone of them. All the cute faces that she pulls and I love the one with her posing with her shoulder up and hip cocked to the side.

I took these pictures a few weeks ago and it was freezing outside! She was such a great sport about it and of course it helped that she had a lollipop.

We hope everyone has a Happy Valentines Day filled with love!

Knee deep in Pain

2010-02-04T13:54:00.000-08:00

Well last Monday TJ went under the knife and had his ACL, Meniscus and something else repaired. Finally after 7 hours of surgery and recovery we were headed home!! I felt so bad for him, he was in a lot of pain and had major nausea.

I wanted to get a picture when we first took of his bandages three days after surgery but in the process of taking them off TJ passed out on me! I wasn't sure what to do and luckily he woke up fairly quickly. These pictures are a week after his surgery and the knee looks a lot better than it did. After a week of bed rest and lots of uncomfortableness he is up and back at work. He still has a while to go with therapy but I think he is just glad not to be at home on the couch all day.

This is the back of his leg and I thought I would show you how bruised his leg is all the way around it. Don't mind the hairy legs! haha

I finally took Olivia out to play in the snow the other day and she didn't mind it at all. She wasn't sure what to do and had no idea how to play in it. So I put her on the sled and pulled her around the yard. There is a little hill in the backyard and she had a blast going down it! She loved being in the sled!

The other day she found this bandanna and handed it to me, so I put it on her head. She left it on for quite a while which is surprising bc she never keeps anything on her head. The next day she found it again and brought it to me to put it on her.

Monkey

2010-01-13T19:48:00.000-08:00

So Olivia's favorite toy is her {baby} which is a monkey. TJ's mom gave it to her a few months ago and ever since she always has it. I kind of remember having a monkey when I was young that I loved. I found this picture of me at around the same age as Olivia now and here we are with both of our monkeys. I'm not sure where mine went, but I know that I had it for a while. So she might not look like me but at least we have something in common, a love for MonkEy'S!

{Also we both have very little hair}

Oh So BiG!!

2010-01-06T21:09:00.000-08:00

I have been such a slacker of taking pictures of Olivia lately and I feel really bad about it. Here are some that have been over the past few weeks and they are all taken with my phone so please forgive me for the blur and graininess.

Olivia is obsessed with climbing on anything and most of all she loves to climb on the stools in the kitchen. She decided that she wanted to sit and have lunch on them so I let her and she loved it. She seems so big sitting by herself.

Saying Cheese!

Another cheese
Carefully choosing her next nugget

I thought this was so cute, one second she was looking at her book and the next I look back and she is out . But if you notice she is still holding on.

I went to check on her while she was napping and this is what I found.

How comfortable could that really be? She was like this for at least another 45 minutes before she woke up.

I take her to work with me two days a week and so she doesn't get any real naps those days. Of course that results in her being really tired and onery at the end of the day. This particular day she was exhausted and I had put her on the couch to read her a book and then I look over and she has fallen asleep!

Olivia has grown in so many ways the last few months and I can't believe it! She is our little spitfire that doesn't stop moving .

Christmas

2010-01-06T20:42:00.000-08:00

What a wonderful time of year!! of course as always this is a little late and little short on pictures of the wonderful day but I'm dissatisfied with blogger at the moment and couldn't handle waiting another half hour to upload my pics.

We had a great Christmas season this year, we were able to spend it with lots of family and friends. We are thankful for the love and kindness that our family has shown us this Christmas and the last couple months. We fill very blessed with them in our lives and are grateful for them. We are grateful for the birth of our savior and the wonderful example he is to us.

Olivia didn't quite have the excitement I thought she would with unwrapping presents but she did love all of them.
We were able to spend Christmas eve with TJ's family and had a great time with opening presents and a yummy dinner.
Christmas day we traveled to kaysville to see Tj's family then to Mt Green to see my grandparents and then to my parents house for some food and fun.

Called To Serve

2009-12-11T09:12:00.000-08:00

Well you would ask if I'm really old enough to have a nephew going on a mission? I guess I am old enough. We are only six years apart so don't start thinking I'm older than I am. This is Stuart my oldest and most handsome nephew. I can't believe he is leaving on a mission, where has time gone?

We are all so proud of him and his deciscion to serve the lord .

We will miss him sooo much!

We're excited for you Stu!!

Utica New York is going to LoVe YoU!!!

Finally A New Post!!!

2009-12-03T09:13:00.000-08:00

I know it's been forever since I posted and to tell you the truth I haven't had much to say. I realized about a week ago that I have slacked on taking pictures of Olivia. I used to take pictures daily but I've been so busy lately that I haven't even thought about it. So I made sure I got my camera out and took a few snap shots. Since we have been at my sister's, Olivia has found a few new best friends but one in particular, {CHARLEY} She loves this dog so much! They both enjoy looking out the windows and of course Olivia enjoys giving him loves.

Olivia likes to exercise, I always tell her to exercise and she will start moving her arms and legs. She tries to say the word exercise and it pretty much sounds like babble. Here she is doing a push up, pretty good huh? haha

She is really into baskets and bags and loves to take them and hide them

She loves to say CHEESE! Poor thing still doesn't have very much hair:(

Something she finds very entertaining is pulling all the DVD's and Videos out

She has always liked T.V. but since we took the trip to St. George and we let her watch Dora & Diego the whole way, she is obsessed with it. She will sit and watch it all the way through. she goes and gets on the couch, puts a blanket on her and leans back and relaxes.

While in St. George Grandma Kim and Kenzie were nice enough to give her this Monkey that cries and you can put a binky in her mouth to have her stop. She loves it and plays with all day.

We had a great Thanksgiving this year down in good old St. George! There was plenty of yummy food and great company. Unfortunately Olivia was sick the whole time we were there, but Grandma Kim took great care of her. This is Olivia right before dinner, ready to eat. But of course she ate three bites and was done.

Olivia and Grandma Kim

After such a great dinner, Kezie read to Olivia, Nicole and Courtney:)

Okay so really only Olivia but I'm pretty sure Nicole was into it to.

Thanks Nuttall family we love all of you!

My LadyBug

2009-11-03T16:50:00.000-08:00

Well we had a great Halloween this year! Miss Olivia dressed up as a ladybug and boy was she the cutest ladybug! She didn't have any idea what was going on, she just held her bag while people put stuff in it and then she realized it was good stuff. She loves her some candy and she knows exactly what it is. She was also very interested with all the weird people dressed up, I don't know if she could figure out what was going on.

So after trick-or-treating we had a wonderful dinner at my mom & dad's house. We had yummy soup with bread bowls and later on that night Olivia found her own and carried it around for a while taking little bites out of it.

My sister Emily and Izzy having fun at trunk or treat. Olivia on the other hand is more interested in the candy

Miss Maddy was the Grape Fanta Girl! Izzy was a Rodeo Queen

Here is a wonderful cake that Abby made

And after all the festivites Olivia had to try on the crown of Izzy's

Doesn't she make a good princess?

Lunch Anyone?

2009-11-03T16:22:00.000-08:00

For some reason every once and a while Olivia doesn't want her lunch. She will play with it however and seems to make a big mess. This particular day she had carrots and a corn dog { I know not that healthy} and the only thing she enjoyed was the ketchup.

The wonderful mess she made

Not only the face, floor but the hair to

14 AlMosT 15 MonTHs OLd

2009-10-11T20:35:00.000-07:00

Well I finally came around to taking some pictures of Olivia and of course she wouldn't give me very many smiles but I'm pretty sure I got some cute ones.

*Olivia is talking and babbling on like crazy

* Not only walks but is running

* Finally has enough hair for a little itty bitty pony tail on top of her head!!! YAY!!

* She still drools like crazy, Take a look at Exhibit A & B look real close

*Dances all the time

*Eats Really Well, Even though you can't tell by her little size

* Is Still really petite for her age

* Loves BAth time

* Gives lots of loves to everyone

* Climbs on everything{ stools, chairs, couches, piles of clothes, boxes, bins, ETc}

* She has the funniest personality {hmm, wonder where she got It?}

* playing Peek-A-boo

*playing Peek-a-Boo Again

Running From me

Exhibit {A}

Click on picture to enlarge

Exhibit {B} Look really close to the left by her hand

Click on picture to enlarge

GoodByE FrIeND-HeLLo FrIeNd

2009-10-11T20:17:00.000-07:00

Olivia has recently had to say goodbye to our wonderful, loving dog Lucy:( We all miss her and are happy that she is with a great family! Over the last few months Olivia had become more comfortable with Lucy, well as long as she was on the other side of the fence.

Well as we all said goodbye to a great friend, we also said hello to one! Olivia has a new best friend {ChARleY} my sister Emily's dog.

In Olivia's words "Hi Char Char"

She will follow him around and try to give him loves or receive loves from him. He isn't to keen on giving them as much as her but I know they'll be the best of buds for a long time!ChaR ChAR

Giving CHaR a TrEat

Their last GoodByes with Each OTher

She LoVEs KiSsEs

I love this picture

{i know sounds silly}

ZuCchini BaLL

2009-10-11T20:07:00.000-07:00

These aren't the best pictures and by no means do they do justice how funny it was to watch these girls and Owen play Zucchini Ball! The girls were board last Saturday night and so they started what was a friendly game of zucchini ball {zucchini as the bat & tomato's as the ball}! Of course the soft red tomato's ran out and they were forced to use the green ones. Oh it was so funny to watch them play.

You had to hit them with it to get them out @ the end of the game or rather at the end of the tomato fight they were all covered in tomato juice and seeds.

Oh OliviA!!!

2009-09-24T21:08:00.000-07:00

Man has Olivia been busy, she never stops going and I really mean never....Oh except when her father pushes the button, sits her in the big lazy boy, puts a nice big fleece blanket on her and flips on some cartoons. This morning while walking downstairs I noticed that it was oddly quite and then I found her nicely tucked in on the chair watching little Einsteins. T.J. has created a T.V. junkie! She will not hold still for anything toys, food you name it, but once that television is on, her eyes are like magnets. Oh I wish I had gotten a picture of it because it was quiet adorable. I'm sure there will plenty more opportunities in the near future.

On another note Olivia is gotten to be such a ham, {daughter like father}. She babbles on and on all day long, some words some not. She has become quite the independent little girl, she climbs onto everything, she has learned to fight somewhat back {not a good thing}, she says juice, and Lucy, yes, and she loves to shake her head in a no fashion.

She has come to really like her horse in her room, and her bike her got for her birthday.
Riding the horse

She loves to climb in and on her bike, yes she opens the lid and stands inside it then gets all happy that she did it.

Hanna Roberts Photography

2009-09-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

Okay so I wanted to let everyone know that I have been spending a lot of my time taking pictures and I can honestly say that I truly enjoy doing it. If anyone is looking for a photographer or knows someone that is, take a look at my blog: hannarobertsphotography.blogspot.com or contact me @ hannaroberts@yahoo.com for more info.

SuMmER

2009-08-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted a lot this summer so I decided I better before it's to late. I have way to many pictures to choose from so here are just a few of what we have been up to.We have been swimming a lot this summer & we LOVE IT!

Olivia & I went with my sister & her little boy to the ZOO! I hadn't been for over ten years so it was fun to go and see the animals. One of the best things there was the baby giraffe and the momma they were so cute!

We celebrated the fourth of July with my family and Olivia didn't seem to bugged except I found her putting her hands over her ears every time they went off.

We drove down to PRovo to see Abby & Audrey run the Provo Half Marathon, they both did an amazing job!

{T.J. & I celebrated our FoUR YeaR Anniversary}

We went up to T.J.'s Grandparents cabin in Bear Lake for a reunion, it was lots of fun to spend time with all of them. We had a blast! I love the beach but it's a totally different experience when you have a one year old that wants to nothing but eat the sand.

We went camping to the windrivers with my family this summer and it was a lot of fun and a lot more work. Olivia did wonderfully up there! She wanted to play in the dirt and eat anything she could. We have had a great summer! Unfortunately T.J. wasn't able to do everything with us because he was out working hard. The times we did spend with him were wonderful!

HaPpY BIRthDaY T.j.!!!!!

2009-08-18T10:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Hubby!!! Wow does time fly? How old are you? oh ya that's right 26! Your on your way to the thirty's, haha. Well I hope you have a great day filled with lots of fun and love. Olivia & I love you to death & are so grateful for you in our lives. Anyone that knows you, knows the fun spirited jokester you are. Have a GreAt T.J. Day!!!!

COme OnE CoMe All

2009-08-09T21:01:00.000-07:00

Okay Girls I'm having a party!

It's this Wednesday August 12Th, 6:30-8:30 open house.

It's going to be really fun, you wont want to miss it!

There will be Jeans, Purses, Hats, Wallets, Shirts, Sunglasses,

Jewelry Hair Bows & much more!!

If want to come but don't know directions email

me @ {hannaroberts@yahoo.com}& I'll send them to you.

Everyone is invited so bring your friends & family

You can check out the purses here

http://bagsbybrittany.blogspot.com

& check out the jeans here

http://treschictrunkshow.blogspot.com

We've Come Full Circle

2009-08-02T22:07:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA!!!

Well her birthday was actually on Friday but we celebrated it today!

I can't believe that it's been a whole year since Olivia came into our lives.

Just a year ago she barely made it into the world and now she is a little firecracker with tons of energy and lots of attitude. She is getting into everything, walking like crazy, she now says mom, dad, two,boo, hi & yes, she throws tantrums {already?} she is very independent and she still loves to give little kids hugs & kisses.

We can't imagine our lives without her and are ever so grateful for the blessing she is. You don't realize how time flys by until it's gone. We have great memories of her in our lives and are excited to create more. Thanks to everyone that has been a part of Olivia's life the past year and to those that have been so wonderful to our family.
Olivia opening her presents
{thanks to everyone for the wonderful gifts}

{Sisters and cute niece}

{Friends }

{me & the birthday girl}

{Olivia's cake}

{thanks to my wonderful sister Abby}

{Olivia wanted to share with others}

{oh it's soooo good}

Thomas Joseph - a.k.a T.J.

2009-06-30T13:34:00.000-07:00

So I know that Father's Day was a few weeks ago & I didn't post anything about T.J.. Being as late as it is I didn't plan on posting anything but today I'm feeling especially grateful for my hubby!

Thank you Thomas Joesph Roberts for who you are and never straying from it!

Thank you for your love!

Thank you for your hard work!

Thank you for your worthiness!

Thank you for taking care of us!

Thank you for your wild & funny personality!

Thank you for your corny poses when I'm taking pictures!

Thank you for your stories!

Thank you for being a great Dad!

Thank you for putting a smile on my face all time!

Thank you for coming home everyday to give me a hug & smile!

Thank you for there never being a dull moment!

I LoVE YoU!!!!!

1 Step, 2 Step, 3 Step MoRe?

2009-06-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

Well I have been avoiding this post due to the fact that my baby doesn't seem like such a baby anymore. Olivia has always been a very active baby and since she was a little over 8 months she has been pulling herself up to things and walking along furniture. The last month she has been taking steps and standing up all by herself from the ground. I have been telling myself that she isn't walking yet just here and there but the thing is she is WALKING!!! Oh how can it be that my TeN mOnTh olD is walking? I love to see how excited she gets when she stands up and walks but the selfish side thinks, O MAN I have to watch out for everything that she can now reach and get into, but the biggest reason why I don't want her to be walking is because she isn't such a baby anymore. The tiny itty bitty baby that would just let me hold her for hours is gone and now busier than ever. I'm ever so grateful for the opportunity to stay at home with her and soak up every moment because it truly does go by way to fast.

1. The starting point

2. Standing

3. Steps
4. The finish point
5. Oh was she was ready for a nap

TeN ReAsoNs To Be HaPPy

2009-06-02T17:22:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling especially happy and thankful right now and thought I would share 10 reasons why. I could go on with more but then you would all get bored. These fall in no particular order at all.

1. My flowers are finally Blooming!!
2. I have a healthy, beautiful baby that is almost one!

3. Olivia has been learning new things every day, she has been taking steps for about three weeks now and will probably be walking.

{I just can't believe how old she seems lately}

4. I was lucky enough to take a Photography class on Saturday!

{I came out really overwhelmed but bursting with excitement with all the great info!}
5. I'm learning to use the sewing machine T.J. got me for mother's day

6. I have the best husband that works so hard for our family

{LoVe YOu}

7. Have a family that I absolutely love! My sisters, sister-in-law & MOM are my best friends!

{ohhh I love Dad and Nathan to}

8. Audrey, Brady & the Girls are coming in about a month!!!

9. The weather has been wonderful

10. The simple things in life

{birds chirping outside my window in the morning}

{the blue sky}

{a wet slobbery kiss from Olivia}

{an I LOVE YOU from T.J.}

{falling asleep to the sound of a thunderstorm}

etc.......

Olivia & the Pantry

2009-05-19T08:02:00.000-07:00

Olivia has found herself a new hiding spot. she loves to go in the pantry and find the package of gum and then sit there & chew on it. Now everytime we go in the kitchen she tries to open the door to go in.When she noticed that I had found her she gave me this look. I had to grab my phone to get these before she would move.

Ogden Marathon

2009-05-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

Well I didn't run the marathon but I did participate in my very first 5K. I had a blast running it! I loved everything about it, the atmosphere was great, to be around so many people that worked so hard for this day and accomplished their goals was amazing. To see thousands of people running, volunteering and supporting was truly a great thing to experience. I had the wonderful support of my husband with bad knee and all came out bright and early with Olivia to cheer me and the rest of them on. Well 25 minutes later I was crossing the finish line and it felt great to have accomplished something I had worked for. I ran with each one of these girls the past few weeks to get ready for the race and we all had so much fun. It was a first for all of us so it was fun to experience it together.My sis AmandaMy HubbyMy sis Rachel finishing the half marathon

{the 12th girl to finish} Later on in the afternoon Olivia and I along with some of my family ran in the kidsK. We all had so much fun especially the kids!Before the race with my baby girl
My sis Emily and her two girls, Maddy was a tinny bit to old to run in the kidsK. Emily and Izzy ran it like champs!

I had a great day with everyone and I look up to those that can have the dedication and determination to run in marathons. I wanted to run for a lot of reasons, some for myself and one for someone else. I can't say I know anything about how it would feel but I have an idea. To have the desire, dedication and want to run but not being able to because of health issues has got to be hard. I think of this person every time I run and wish with all my heart that they could run beside me or their own family effortlessly. I Love You!!

What Have WE Been Up To?

2009-05-13T15:36:00.000-07:00

What have we been up to?

1.Well as usual Olivia is growing and getting more and more curious about everything

2. She is a little over nine months

{ 16.25 lbs. 9%} { 27.75 in. 54%} { 16.5 hd cir. 5%}

3. She now has two very sharp,sparkly white teeth

4. She stands on her own for a little while

5. She took her first three steps all by herself today!!!! I screamed with joy and she looked at me like I was some insane mom. Well I guess just a bit.

6.She loves to play with all little kids and she is a very tuff girl

7. I've been busy with working a few extra days, so nothing gets done. example-blogging

8. The wonderful world of Men's softball started two weeks ago and guess what they already have a victory! Of course The DREADED BAD NEWS!! Last Friday night T.J. was up to bat and somehow hurt his knee again! For those who don't know it all started about 1 1/2 years ago at a softball game where he tore his MCL and since then no pain no game. He pulled the last straw and tore his ACL & damaged something else that I cant begin to spell. Finally Off to the DR.'s he went and found out that surgery will be required if he ever wants to do something other than sitting and walking. I feel really bad for him and know that he has been in a lot of pain the last couple of days. Your a great sport hubby and I love you!9. I finally planted all of my pots with flowers, & finally put Olivia's room together the way I've wanted it to look like.

10. I've been really good with exercising, I'm running the 5K{okay so I know it's only 3.2 miles but I haven't run in years} in Ogden on Saturday & so I started running about a month or so ago and I really like doing it. I want to give a shout out to my bro-in-law Darin who is running the 26 mile marathon for the fourth yr. & to Mitch another bro-in-law for running the 26 mile marathon also for second yr. & last but not least my big sis Rachel who will be running the 13 mile race!

11. I decided to give my mom for mother's day something that she would be able to have and remember for a long time. So I spent quite a while making a 20x30 collage of all the grandchildren. There are 22 grand kids in my family and more than likely some to come in the future.

May I add and of course this is bias but my mom and all My siblings have some beautiful grandchildren & children. I just wanted to say a few things about mothers, I love my mom, she has been such an example to me through out my life and now that I'm a mom I can truly say how appreciative I am to her. Being a mother is a job , there are long hours, you get dirty, you don't get paid a hourly wage, and you never get to leave. Yes motherhood is hard but to have the opportunity to raise children and love them with all your heart is worth every long hour. Thanks to all the moms that I have had the opportunity to be around! your all great!
It was a long post so I'm sorry, I'll have to do a better job with the updates.

Little Vacation

2009-04-21T22:09:00.000-07:00

Last week Olivia and I headed down to St. George to visit T.J.'s family. It was so nice to see them and spend some quality time together. It was nice to get away and get some warm weather. Olivia loves everyone and always smiles but she really likes to play with T.J.'s sister Kenzie. She would always smile and laugh at her or want to be held by her.Thanks Kenzie for playing with her and watching her for me! I was lazy the whole time and didn't get any pictures of anyone except Olivia. So sorry this post is kind of boring. I couldn't resist taking pictures of her in her little hat.

Of course she has drool coming out of her mouth as always but she actually has a reason for it now, her first TOOTH started poking through on Wednesday and if you look really, really, really close you can see it on the bottom. Okay maybe not but if you were to magnify it you could:)

We drove back up on Sunday and the ride could have been a little easier and quieter but Olivia decided that she wanted to be persistent and cry/scream almost the whole way home. Well you know how it usually goes when one baby cries and so then the other has to chip in, that's pretty much how it was. Olivia was mostly the instigator of it all but Trae and her had their moments. Thanks Holly for putting up with us. We had fun driving down and back with both of you! Aren't these two such cuties? I know I'm biased.

Thanks Kim and Danny we had so much fun in sunny St. George. We really appreciate all you do for us and WE LOVE YOU ALL A TON!!!!

EaSter!

2009-04-13T21:00:00.000-07:00

We had a great Easter and hope that everyone else did to. Olivia and I went my parent's house for the Easter egg hunt and decorating Easter cookies on Saturday and then on Sunday we all went up to my parent's again for yummy dinner. Of course Olivia had no idea what was going on but she sure did like the plastic Easter eggs, she held onto one most of Saturday and all of Sunday morning. We took some pictures over the weekend but I'm sad because Olivia didn't feel like getting her picture taken by herself in her pretty Easter dress. I'm going to have to put her in it and take some on a nice sunny day. ( I can't get the pictures to move down and I'm not rewriting everything at top so I'm sorry it's all weird).

Olivia had fun taking all the stuff out of her Easter basket

She liked her new book

Playing with the egg she found at grandma's house

Swimming

2009-04-10T17:26:00.000-07:00

We took Olivia swimming for her first time this past week and she loved it!! Thanks Amos family for inviting us to go with you we had a ton of fun!Us before we got in the poolDaddies girlShe would not hold still all she wanted to do was crawl around and climb on the tubes. She crawled so much that she had rubbed her skin on her ankle raw. We went with the Amos' and Trae wasn't sure if he liked it at first but he soon found out how fun it was to splash.

I'm sorry Holly I don't have a picture of him smiling with water all over him from splashing.

8 is Great!

2009-04-03T08:27:00.000-07:00

Olivia turned 8 months a few days ago and so here are a few things she has been up to.

1. She no longer looks at the camera, she comes after it

2. She is crawling everywhere!

3. She does the cutest wave with her wrist and says "Hi" sometimes "Hi da"

4. She is still smiling away

5. She went down the slide for the first time and laughed all the way down

6. She climbed up to me while I was on the ground and stood up last week

7. She is standing up to everything even if it is only a few inches from the ground. For instance if there is a book she will put her hands on it and then get on her toes kind of looks like a yoga move. Make any sense?

8. She loves kids!! She will follow them around the entire time they play. So Brooklyn loves to go up and down the stairs and so Olivia followed her over to them and before I knew it Brittany was pointing to the stairs and Olivia was crawling right up them. She went up all seven stairs by herself , of course she doesn't understand that she could fall so I stood behind her just in case.These pictures of her standing are from my phone so the quality isn't that great.
All she wants to do is move move and move some more.

A blog worth reading

2009-03-26T14:20:00.000-07:00

The last few days I have been reading some blogs and several of them mentioned a blog about a little girl named Gracie. I don't know this family but I do know they have a wonderful and strong perspective on life. Their daughter was born with Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and now has passed away recently. I read this blog and realized how strong they are for having such a difficult trial. The entire time I read it tears were pouring out. I asked myself would I be able to look at life with such a positive attitude? I hope I would, but I also know I would need my family and friends to help. Just take a look at this blog and read the wonderful stories of this loved little baby. www.thegledhillfamily.blogspot.com

New Sleeping Position

2009-03-18T11:00:00.000-07:00

I put Olivia down for her nap and for some reason she wouldn't go to sleep. she just kept on crying for about 20 minutes and then finally silence. I heard her snoring and went in to see her and this is how I found her. Could she look anymore uncomfortable? I would have moved her but it would for sure have woken her up and believe me I needed her to sleep.

Here she comes

2009-03-16T08:13:00.001-07:00

Well I know I just posted about Olivia but I had tell everyone that she is CRAWLING!!!! She has figured it out and now knows how to get to what she wants and she gets there pretty darn fast. Life just got a little more interesting. It is so exciting to watch your baby learn new things and to figure it out on their own. I would put a video of her crawling but I can't figure it out.

And Time Goes On

2009-03-13T10:07:00.000-07:00

I know that I always say this but I know everyone feels the same way. She is growing way to fast! The last few weeks she has become more mobile and her personality is just bursting out. She is still smiling like crazy at everyone, unless she has never met you and then she'll just stare.I can no longer leave her in a room by herself for more than 10 seconds or else she is in to something. She isn't crawling like a prow yet but give it a week or less and she'll be everywhere real fast. I cant believe how much she has changed, she makes new sounds and her attitude is so funny. She was able to spend a week with T.J.'s parents while we were in Mexico and I know they had so much fun with her but after eight days without my baby I was ready to hug and kiss her . When she first saw me she kind of gave me a look of
I know who you are, where have you been? Tears came to my eyes and my heart melted. It's amazing how something so little can hold your heart. to get Olivia out of bed and this is what I found, She had her feet hanging out of the slats.

She was still somewhat asleep when i went in there

then she saw me and the smile came out
So I put her in her crib and she didn't want to be in it and so this is what she learned to do

That night the mattress was moved down.