The Miles Family

Maylie and Carter's Birthdays!

2011-02-25T21:10:00.001-08:00

Maylie turned 3 years old on the 16th of February! I can't believe how time flies. Of course, she wanted a pink piggy cake! Everyone knows how she adores pink pigs- even Grandma Great! She was so thrilled when I showed it to her- note her face below!

Pretty Big Present!

She unwrapped that huge thing to discover a tea set and kitchen set! She also got a table and chairs. Ryan was really thrilled to particpate in the first tea party- no really, he was! He's looking at me like "you bought more toys? And this one is huge, where will we put it? No more toys. O.K.?"

Love my little 3 year old girl!

Carter turned 5 on the 21st of February! He wanted a spaceship for his cake! So, I constructed this cake- not a simple task, especially considering it fell over twice! But he loved it! He wanted me to put one of his guys in it, but I could only fit a small monkey Maylie had- which I thought very appropriate!

The monkey is posed so that his arm is covering his eyes like he's scared! Even more appropriate!

Carter got a cowboy town, trios ( he loves them), a summer outfit, and a quilt for his bed that took me 3 years to finish!

All in all, I think they had some pretty good birthdays. But I'm a little birthdayed out! It just makes me so sad to see them growing up- and birthdays are not a welcome reminder of that! I love them so so much!

2010 Wrap Up

2011-01-05T18:57:00.001-08:00

This is an overview of the past 4 months for those who still look! I'm not very good at updating- so this should get us by for the next 4 months! No, really, I am going to try harder. Carter and Maylie went to their first birthday party- besides family! Our neighbor across the street has a boy, a year younger than Carter, named Jack. I guess he loves the Beetles! Our last summer camping trip with Grandma and Grandpa Crossley. We spent the weekend in Lowman. We hiked a little ways in on the 10 Mile Trailhead- a family tradition! It was fun to show Ry my childhood vacation!

Janel's boyfriend, Jeremy was able to come with us!

Pumpkin Carving! Maylie was old enough this year to understand she really wanted a princess pumpkin!

Cadon just wanted to eat it!

It takes Mom 10 minutes to rake them up- it takes the kids 10 seconds to scatter them again! But I wouldn't have it any other way- love this time of year!

In case you can't tell in the picture, Carter was a pirate for Halloween this year. Maylie was Raggedy Anne and Cadon made a very cute giraffe!

We had Thanksgiving at my Grandma's home in Emmett. Maylie just adores her- as I always did! We love Grandma- Great!

Singing "I am a Child of God" together.

The kids made a gingerbread house with Grandma! They kind of went nuts on this little craft. No matter what we do at Grandma's, they get super excited! They love visiting "Grandma and Grandpa in Boise!"

Our first snow of the year after Thanksgiving- we went out to build a snowman! Cadon was having a hard time walking, as he was bundled like a marshmallow- so I think he just gave up! I turned around and this was what he looked like! He stayed there long enough for Ry to take a picture and never once cried out for help at all!

Our Snowman of 2010!

Christmas morning

Maylie got a new baby from Grandma Crossley- she made them matching pjs that are so super cute on both doll and girl!

Carter's long overdue bow and arrow!

As you can see, we have had a wonderful year! We are truly blessed with family and friends, whom we love so very much! Thank you all for the things you do for our family!

Our Fun Summer- in a Nutshell!

2010-09-06T22:16:00.000-07:00

We had an awesome summer from start to finish! Here's a look at about half of the events that took place this summer:

Lotsa Pool Parties!

Some with friends, some with cousins! Surprise Birthday Parties! (Mainly one for my 50 year old Dad!) We went cowboy theme- hat and all! Looks good! Farnworth Family Reunion-loved catching up with everyone!

My crazy kids excited about the moose in the background! We went camping for the Adams Reunion.

Maylie loves my mom! (Pictures out of order- this is supposed to be with the Farnworth Reunion picture)

Bear Lake Camping with Nick and Tanys!

The kids loved the sand and shallow water- we had a blast!

Maylie is scared to death! She did not want to get on that thing.

The Crossley Family Reunion

2010-07-23T19:41:00.000-07:00

We went down to Boise for the Crossley Family Reunion. We had so much fun and it was wonderful to see the growth and changes that have occurred over the past two years. So many adorable babies! Thanks to Mike and Kathy, who did all the planning and made everyone's day memorable! This picture is of the kids with my grandma... their Great-Grandma Crossley. The kids participated in a pillow case race. Carter thinks he won. Maylie didn't even attempt to jump in that thing.

Me helping Maylie during the obstacle race.

The kids got to dress up in funny hats and march around the pavillion in a parade. They were all so cute!

My Grandpa and Grandma calling it a day and waving to us all from their cute old car (No idea what it is- don't know cars very well.) We love them so much!

Our Forever Family!

THANKS to Brandi...

2010-06-24T19:27:00.000-07:00

we have adorable family pictures! I rushed her to take them on a very busy week for both of our families- and I owe her alot because they turned out way cute! Not to mention the very next morning Maylie fell on our driveway and skinned her entire nose and eyebrow! I kind of owe Ry as well, we did them on his birthday- he doesn't like taking pictures and on his birthday? Double whamy! But he was awesome and didn't hesitate to come home and do them! Anyway, we SO appreciate it- thanks Brandi!

Rollerskating

2010-04-07T19:44:00.001-07:00

This is the kids' first rollerskating experience- and they loved it! We thought they'd be bored and frustrated after ten minutes- but after an hour, we couldn't pull them away from the rink! Maylie threw a huge fit everytime Ryan dropped her off to me and took Carter out for a turn. Carter soon got the hang of it and followed the edge of the rink holding onto the railing. We were surprised at how well he caught on. Cadon was really grumpy and wouldn't let me out of his sight- but I passed him off to Ry to go out with the kids a couple of laps. It turned out to be a great idea and we all loved spending time together!

Carter's 4th Birthday!

2010-03-02T19:58:00.000-08:00

Of course, always being like dad, Carter wanted a firetruck for his birthday cake! I didn't get to spend as much time on it as I would have liked- I also ran out of gray frosting- but, I still think it turned out pretty cute. It was a wonderful day for Carter and I was so excited to get it all ready for him! If he had caught her taste-testing, it would have started a fight. So, she was never chastised for sticking her finger in the red lights!

We had family dinner at Grandma Miles' with all the cousins! Carter loved having everyone just "watching" not "helping" open gifts. (He told me this on the way home!)

I made a huge canvas car mat for one of his gifts! He loves it and plays with it all the time. So, it was worth the solid week and a half it took me to draw, outline, and color it!

Can't believe I have a four year old!

Maylie's Birthday

2010-02-17T21:30:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful day celebrating Maylie's 2nd birthday with lots of family: Grandma and Grandpa Miles, all the cousins, and their moms! It was a blast- for mom, anyway! I think Maylie had a good day too- she had lots of fun presents to open and a bunny cake (made by yours truly)! Birthdays are usually sad days for me- because I can't stand the thought of them growing up- but this time, I was pretty excited for Maylie's big day! It couldn't have been better! My big 2 year old!

Carter was so excited for the cake! "Good Job Mom!" he tells me.

Do bunnys have whiskers? I wasn't sure- so well, this one does.

Indie being so cute!

The tutu I made for her.

Merry Christmas To Everyone!

2009-12-14T12:21:00.000-08:00

With this season comes alot of hectic preparation! So, I will be updating after Christmas. But I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and know that our thoughts are with you this holiday season!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-04T20:48:00.000-08:00

Halloween gets better each year! It's so fun to see the kids' excitement as they start catching on to what holidays are all about. For Carter and Maylie, anything with candy involved is top priority! Carter, of course, had to be a firefighter like Dad. Maylie didn't really have a choice as to her costume- we borrowed the lion from Ashley. She looked so adorable! And Cadon was a duck. Maylie caught on to trick or treating pretty quick, despite this being her first time. She shoved her way to be first at the door, stuck out one hand, then the other, shouted "Tank Ooh," then booked it to the next house! She was in such a panic- resulting in some kids being pushed down out of her way and quite often, falling down herself ! What a character.

Introducing: Cadon Ryan Miles

2009-10-02T10:00:00.001-07:00

Cadon was born September 1, 2009! He weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. and was 21 inches long. I had the most perfect delivery and so far, he is the most perfect baby! We went into Mtn. View at 11:00 a.m. on the 1st. I had been having mild contractions for 5 weeks. Monday, they began getting stronger and more steady. I thought we would go in late that night, but they never got any harder until morning. We got up at 8, ready to go to the hospital; but on the way we decided to walk the mall and do some last minute errands. I was having a hard time telling if it all was false labor or if this was really it. Finally, we decided to go in anyway. After being admitted, I was dialted to only a 1! I told Ryan to unhook everything and take me home! I was a little mad and disappointed that I couldn't determine true labor. After an hour of walking the hospital halls, I had progressed to a 2. The nurses decided to keep me as long as I kept dialating- so, we did alot of walking! I did not want to go home! Eventually, it became the real deal and a doctor was sent in to break my water. I had my epidural about 3:30 that afternoon. Around 6:30 I was pretty much a 10. The nurses called Dr. Beckett, who had a 20 minute drive to get to the hospital from Blackfoot! The nurse told me not to push if I felt I needed to. Well, my perfect epidural was taking away all the pain, but not the pressure- and I felt like I should push! I didn't, but with every contraction I felt like the baby would fall out any minute- Doctor or no Doctor! So, we tried not to have a baby for about a half hour. When Dr. Beckett arrived, the nurses were ready, and so was I. Ryan wanted to help deliver as he is now an EMT- so he was dressed and ready too! I pushed three times and delivered Cadon at 6:54. He was pretty gray with the cord around his neck- but other than that, he was perfect and so beautiful!

The kids loved him- a little too much! The first week home was hard. Maylie, though she loved the baby, didn't understand where she fit in. We had some stressful moments...but things are better now. I actually think two is harder than three. I was always busy, so that didn't change much- but don't look if you come over, it seems like I haven't cleaned in weeks!

Carter was my lifesaver- he entertained Maylie and retrieved alot of burp cloths that first week!

Late Update: POOL PARTY!

2009-08-27T18:31:00.000-07:00

Yeah, so its been a busy summer. I felt I had neglected updating our lives long enough! Ryan bought a pool at the beginning of the summer- which we used almost everyday! There have been a number of pool parties- but this one was the biggest! The kids LOVED it!They'd cannon ball from off the slide!

Classic Kreid move!

All the kids enjoying their otter pops! We had the Carpenter boys, Hill boys and girl, Robbins girls and boy, Clapp kids, Kreid, Navey and my kids! It was a blast- a definite highlight of the summer!

The Boise Zoo!

2009-06-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Somewhat spontaneously, we packed up the kids and headed to Boise for a quick visit to Grandma and Grandpa's....and to the zoo! We made a day of it and packed lunch for a picnic! Ryan and I brought along Taylor and Jenna (who are out for the summer and soooo bored)! It was the perfect day to go...not too hot! We all had so much fun...but, by the end we all were exhausted. It's a bigger zoo than I remember as a kid! The infamous Giraffe Slide!

A small hut the kids played in!

Carter touched a boa constrictor and thought that was pretty awesome! At least, thats what he talked about when asked about his favorite animal in the zoo.

Gotta ride the carnival ride!

Easter

2009-04-16T19:59:00.001-07:00

Brandi and I got our kids together for an Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma Miles'! They had to wait downstairs, while the moms hid the eggs. There was great anticipation...more for the older kids!

We spent the weekend with my parents in Boise! We colored eggs just before bed on Saturday. Mom looks great!!

Maylie wanted to eat them instead of color them!

Sunday morning... the kids were so excited that the Easter bunny had come...well, Carter was! Maylie was just excited because he was! In all my hurry to pack us, I forgot it would be Easter Sunday- therefore, forgetting her Easter dress! Poor girl didn't even have an Easter dress!

Is that all? Apparently, there weren't enough goodies- he had to search the grass! Maylie looks so disgusted with him!

Birthday Boy and Girl!

2009-03-18T20:46:00.000-07:00

Carter and Maylie's birthdays were in February. Maylie's the 16th and Carter's the 21st. So, to make my life a little easier and while they are both young enough- I decided to celebrate them together. My plan was to celebrate them on Carter's birthday when his Grandma and Grandpa Crossley would be in town. But when it actually came down to the last few hours before bedtime on the 16th, I couldn't stand it! After all, my baby is turning 1! And I don't know about anyone else...but for me, it is the saddest birthday- making my baby grow up before my eyes! So, just before bed we did cake, video camera, and pictures! (But the ones i posted are from the 21st.) She devoured the entire cupcake using both hands! One just wasn't shoveling it in fast enough!

Carter, being the big 3 year old, needed a special cake from mom! I had so much fun making it! I had asked him for about a month, "What do you want your birthday cake to be?" I could never get a solid answer. First, it was snowmobiles. Then red, just red. Then black, no orange. No, monster trucks. So, I made the decision...and went with a racecar track! He loved it! He asked me to turn it on! It must've looked pretty authentic!

I had to do this for Ryan...ya know...in case of a collison or wreck!

Carter helping Maylie open her present- books! What a great helper!

For the kids' big gift, we got them a playhut tunnel set! Maylie was kind of leary of it. Carter on the other hand loved it!

What a sad and happy day! As a mother, I want to make it special. But, I also want to go in the back bedroom and cry! It just goes by to fast. I already have a 3 year old. But for the kids, what a great birthday! Thanks mom and dad for coming down and being apart of it! Carter sure loves his Grandma and Grandpa Crossley...and Taylor, and Jenna!

WHAT THE?

2009-03-04T19:27:00.002-08:00

Well, I had to post this story because my kids don't usually do things like this! To say the least, I am hoping its not the start of an awful habit. One morning last week, I went into Maylie's room to retrive her from her crib. She had been awake for about 15 minutes just talking to herself. So, I finally crawled out of bed to get her. To my complete surprise, I found her standing in the corner of her crib... stark naked! No Pjs. No diaper. Both were laying on a blanket beside her. I was like, "Uh, did your Dad come in here before me?" I immediately grabbed her and ran for the tub, not knowing if she may have already had an accident. All I can say is, it is a good thing she hadn't pooped! I went back into our room to break the news to Ryan that his one year old is a streaker! We laughed and laughed over that one! We went back into her room to investigate the damage and the evidence to how a one year old can remove button down pjs and a diaper. The diaper looked like it may have been falling off...but this still doesn't explain how she undressed herself! I'm hoping she won't remember how she did it...she obviously had beginner's luck! So far, this incident has not occurred since. But ya never know!

My Valentine!

2009-02-18T20:44:00.000-08:00

Every year we agree on the same thing, "We can't afford anything so lets just not get each other gifts this year." And every year Ryan gets me something anyway- so, I usually feel really horrible! You'd think I'd learn...next year will be different! Ryan came in to breakfast with gerber daisies, he and Carter picked out. I love that flower. And with it was a gift card to DQ- for blizzards, because I LOVE DQ blizzards! And a love letter- which I cannot share the contents of- but, I will say it made me cry and was exactly what a girl needs to hear to feel loved! That night we had a free babysitter- Janel. So, I tried to repay my debt by taking Ryan to a movie- which doesn't happen often for us. Thanks Ry for all you do for this family, and especially for me!I had such a fun day just laughing with you!

Valentine's Day Event!

2009-02-18T20:20:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day- I got up and made the kids pink waffles (Carter didn't want heart-shaped pancakes for whatever reason)! Dad took these pictures during breakfast of the kids with their valentines we made the day before.

That afternoon, Carter helped me make pink and purple heart-shaped valentine cookies! Jace and Janel were here and pretty much loved eating them as fast as I could make them!

Before Valentines, Carter and I were having a tough week. So, my solution was to give him some extra time and attention. That led to making a craft together- actually, a crocodile made out of half an eggshell carton, an empty soap box, and an empty paper towel tube. I taped and glued- (he helped where he could) and then we painted it green. It totally worked! And we were back on track, happy again! Thanks to Tanys, who does a weekly inventive adorable craft with her kids and inspired me to do the same!

Once there was a Snowman!

2009-01-28T21:14:00.001-08:00

I finally got Ryan to take Carter outside and make a snowman! My mom gave us a "Snowman Kit" for Christmas two years ago, so we finally used it this year. He was such a cute snowman. Carter went to the window every morning to make sure he hadn't melted. He only lasted 4 days; Carter was pretty sad!

Had to stand on his head for a picture!

Kenlee's Christmas Dress!

2009-01-13T19:37:00.000-08:00

Maylie wore Kenlee's Christmas dress for all of December. I'm too cheap to buy one she'll wear for only a month! She looked so cute in it, but won't hold still long enough for a picture. Isn't our daughter so photogenic!? I swear she makes the goofiest faces and then poses! Just look at our family picture up top if you don't believe me. (The dress is short-sleeved...too cold for here...so I added a sweater to the ensamble...but, now you can't really see the dress!)

Christmas Morning!

2009-01-13T19:03:00.000-08:00

This is our setup for Christmas morning, complete with the tradition of Santa's footprints outlined by magic Christmas snow that never melts! Carter finally seemed to get it this year. He was so excited and woke us up earlier than his already early waking time. We got the video camera all set up and ran into the living room to see Santa's gifts left out. For Carter, there was a sled. For Maylie, a walker stroller! After ransacking the stockings, we ate breakfast. Then we came back to open presents. Maylie, of course, is a little too young to open presents- but I had thought she would like her doll better than she actually did. She still knows how to "Vroom" cars lying around in Carter's room better then cuddle her baby! And of course, Carter was ecstatic about his motorcycle! It was a wonderful Christmas!

SanTa ClaUs came to ToWn!

2009-01-13T18:51:00.000-08:00

Santa came to the Miles Family Christmas Party! Each of the kids took their turns on Santa's lap; some happy, some not so happy! Carter apparrently lost his fear of Santa this year. He was laying on the floor when Santa entered and still laying there kicking his feet, said nonchalantly, "I want a motorcycle!"

Welcome Home Elder Crossley!

2008-12-30T10:15:00.000-08:00

We went to Boise December 19th to welcome home Jace from his two-year mission in Hawaii! I made the poster the night before and Carter was so excited to hold it while we waited. He was so cute and patient waiting. I think everyone was so nervous to see him. But when we finally did- he hadn't changed at all! I don't know about anyone else, but I couldn't believe he was really home. Here he's hugging Janel, who chopped her hair off.

My pictures are out of order. This was the first picture; right as he came out of the doors were my mom, dad, and Jenna.

Still out of order. After all the hugging and while Jace was getting his luggage, we got some pictures of Carter flying. He had been really disappointed not to see the airplane. So we loaded the quarters in and let him play for a moment.

This is Taylor and Jace. I think Jace was a little surprised at how much Taylor had grown! He's about an inch taller than Jace!

Carter went right to Jace! I doubt he remembers very much of Jace, but we have been drilling him for the past two years with scrapbooks- so he acted as though he did remember. It was so cute!

The first time he has seen Maylie. A little surprised by the red hair, but she took to him immediately. It was like she knew we were all excited about something, which made her squeal with her own excitement!

Me and my brother! Oh man, I missed him so so much! I'm so thankful he's home! Time to marry him off so my kids can have cousins on my side of the family! So girls... he's going to school in Rexburg!

Mexico, Baby!

2008-11-25T21:07:00.000-08:00

The balcony off our room.

Our resort's beach.

We saw three monkeys right off our balcony one morning!

You can tell what I liked to do most during this vacation!

Iggy, the Iguana!

Ryan and I during dinner at one of the restaurants. Our resort was awesome! We had a great time!

Oh Yeah, Scuba Diving!

2008-11-25T20:16:00.002-08:00

Ryan went on three dives; all off the coast of Playa del Carmen. It was the highlight of his trip! His first dive was 40 feet deep and had the roughest current. He said all he could do was fold his arms, sit back, and let it take him along the ocean floor. The second one was 100 feet deep. He saw a school of tarpoon fish; each one bigger than himself! He said they could have taken a bite out of his arm... so that was a little unnerving for him. He also saw sea turtles; one got very personal with him as it swam up, inches from his face and stared at him for quite awhile. The third dive was about 60 feet. He saw eels and experienced the outer edge of a current pulling him back and forth along the coral. He said the scarriest part of diving was the decompression stop at 15 feet. He got vertigo because there is no ceiling or floor to oriente yourself; all you see is blue. He said "its a weird feeling when you can't tell if your straight up and down or sideways." Overall, he loved it!

Tulum Mayan Ruin

2008-11-25T19:50:00.000-08:00

Me and the Lamanites!

Tulum was amazing! It was a complete city, used as a port beside the ocean. The layout of the city was constructed much like cities are today. The foundations of homes were laid out together like subdivisions, surrounding the temple and other main buildings. We asked a Book of Mormon tour guide to point out the symbolism to us. This Lamanite village had a main temple with three doors. Above the doors were heiroglyphics (SP?) dipicting Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. I could go into so much detail about everything he told us... like things that happen April 6 each year when the sun is just right and so on... but it would take forever! It simply was amazing; not only to place the Book of Mormon as you read it, but to realize this people did exist and did the best they could to live the gospel- well, I mean before the apostacy. I don't know, I just found it so interesting! I recommend it to anyone.

Cowboys, Unicorns, Football Players, Lions and Monkeys

2008-11-19T19:46:00.000-08:00

For Halloween this year, Carter was a cowboy and Maylie was a unicorn! When I told Carter what he was going to be, he asked what Maylie would be. I told him she would be a unicorn. He didn't know what that was, so I explained it as a magical horse. He brightened up and said, "She's my cowboy horse!"

FHE

2008-11-19T19:36:00.000-08:00

It took us awhile to convince Carter that he could actually put his hand inside the pumpkin. He was pretty disgusted to touch the guts. He didn't like his hands sticky and kept getting down to wash them! But he eventually got the hang of it; and enjoyed helping dad carve the face!

Some Late Summer Moments

2008-11-19T19:02:00.001-08:00

Here are our goofy children playing who knows what. Carter found my old high school chemistry safety glasses. He thought that was pretty rad!

We played with Kreid and Navey (Tanys' kids) most of the summer. These guys play so well together- its so fun! Kreid is, according to Carter, his "Best Kreid Friend!" Their favorite thing to do is ride bikes, which Carter can keep up better with his new big boy bike- thanks to Grandma Miles!

Over the summer, we went to the park alot. These are some photos I got of the kids in an enclosed RED slide! My favorite is of them both looking down- kind of wish it wasn't red cuz I'd like to frame it!

Catching Up!

2008-11-16T20:07:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I know...I'm a blog slacker! But honestly, who has time to blog? So, we're playing catch-up. This is Carter and Maylie in one of my storage totes- they had a ball playing in it.

2008-06-18T21:07:00.000-07:00

2008-06-18T20:57:00.001-07:00

Ryan's 27th birthday! Man, are we getting old- well, he is! Carter and I had a secret mission to surprise Ryan with scuba gear, that he would never actually ask me for. Keeping this from him was very difficult. Every chance he got he quizzed me on what it was, where I bought it, and how much was spent on it. At one point, I had him so confused with my lies! It finally got down to one truthful comment. He wanted to know one truth about his gift. I told him it was blue. He exclaimed, " Its a new lawn mower, oh, thank you!"

2008-06-18T20:55:00.000-07:00

2008-06-18T20:54:00.000-07:00

Oh, no! We aren't starting this habit! But I had to take a picture of it at least-- because it was pretty darn cute!

2008-06-18T20:53:00.000-07:00

2008-06-18T20:38:00.001-07:00

Ryan blessed Maylie May 4. We were grateful to have lots of family come to support. We were also grateful to have been on time to our 8:30 a.m. meeting this time! Ry gave her a beautiful blessing, during which she was promised some special things. I'm so grateful to have a worthy patriarch in our home! It was a special day for Maylie, and one I can't wait to scrapbook!

Carter's Birthday

2008-02-22T16:16:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Carter's 2nd Birthday February 21! He got a tractor- which he discovered is rideable, a wooden puzzle, a tool set, and clothes from Grandma. We made it a big deal- because naturally, the baby was getting alot of attention. We set the presents out on the table two hours before he actually opened- that strategy was to help build the excitement. But boy, was that unneccessary! He ran through the house for those two hours screaming "presents, presents!" It was a fun birthday for him!

She's Here!

2008-02-22T10:57:00.000-08:00

Maylie Lynn Miles was born February 16, 2008 at 10:44 a.m. Saturday morning! It took 3 days of mild contractions and a posterior labor to bring about this tiny miracle- but it was so worth it! She is beautiful and Ryan and I couldn't be more thrilled to have this blessing. She already has wormed her way into Ryan's heart- who is constantly worrying over how much she eats, the amount of poopy diapers we change, and the touch of yellow in her skin. (He never asked me everyday about Carter's progress.) She's a daddy's girl! Carter is so sweet and soft with her- which kind of surprised me. He always asks to hold her and loves to give her the pacifier. When she cries, he says "Shhhhhhhhh, Baby!" Me, I'm so excstatic over not being pregnant anymore! She was worth every moment of discomfort. She is such a good baby- I don't know how we have been blessed with such healthy, happy children- but I'm grateful! So now, as a family of 4 we need to update some pictures- we'll be doing that soon. Until then, just know she is the most beautiful baby girl and we all adore her!

Snowed In.

2008-02-07T19:17:00.000-08:00

Was everyone else living in Eastern Idaho as snowed in as we were this morning? Ryan had to take me to my doctor's appointment because we couldn't get the car out of the driveway. And according to Ryan, he was bucking drifts and pulling cars out all afternoon in Journey's End Golf Course. Its a blessing- but we are getting tired of all the snow. Replying to everyone's comments on the last posting, we have slowed down on the picture taking lately. So sorry to those who wanted to see cute pictures, and to those wanting to see Ryan shirtless. Unless something really exciting happens, we probably won't have any new ones until the baby comes! Sad huh?

Suddenly Inspired!

2008-02-04T12:29:00.000-08:00

Ryan and I have suddenly felt the need to post a message on our blog! Not much excitement is happening in our lives- so I guess I'll just update everyone on the events surrounding February. Carter will turn 2 on the 21st, and is living up to the expectations of that particular age. No, I shouldn't be so hard on him because we really are blessed to have such a good kid. Ryan will be scuba certified in three weeks- which he thinks adds to his many awesome qualifications as a man! And I am expecting our second child March 7- a girl, which I anxiously await. Other than that, not much happens around here. We are feeling the need for a change in the weather- kind of tired of shoveling the driveway!