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She is finally here! Brynlee Jean was born on October 15th, 2009 at 6:12am. She weighed in at a hefty 5 lb. 11 oz. (which really is great, since she was 4 weeks early).The story: I started having the low burning contractions a week earlier and since I hadn't wanted to switch doctors with only a month and a half left the hospital I was supposed to deliver at was an hour away. We called our

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I couldn't call this an update because I already have too many of those. So, here is what has been going on since my last update. Scott got an opportunity to transfer through USAA to Phoenix, AZ to help expand their mortgage department. It also came with a nice promotion to manager and raise. Scott and I, unlike many people, never felt connected to TX. He grew up in the Phoenix area, in

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Well, it has been three months, I think it is about time for an update.We started off January with lots of house guests. The first was my good friend Laurie Lough who used to live here. Her and the kids came down while Jeremy (Dad) had a rotation for his ENT residency away from home. Miles is five and a half and was a huge help in healing my heart after Ethan died. He was about 11 months old

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So I know you all want pictures, but you will have to wait a little bit longer. Today my family and I are going to go and celebrate Ethan's birthday. We go to a little park next to the cemetary for about an hour and then head to the cemetary for a few minutes. After that we go to Rudy's for some fabulous BBQ. He would have been five years old on Wednesday!!! Man I'm old. I was trying to

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We decided it was time to spend Christmas with the Nelson's (Scott's parents) in Arizona. It took us 16 hours to drive there and we do it in one day. It actually went much better than it did when we went to Thanksgiving there last year. We had a lot of fun shopping, relaxing, going to the Mesa Temple to see lights, Scott making one match fires (with no lighter fluid) and then making s'mores.

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So, I am sorry I am not blogging as much, but I have had to make this a lower priority. So here is what we have been up to the last couple of months of 2008.At the beginning of November we did our annual USAA Fun Run, continuing the three year tradition of coming in dead last (without trying). The boys weren't as excited to walk the whole way this year. But we still had a good time.On the same

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Okay, so I couldn't help myself. I just had to write a post about the pop culture phenomenon that is Twilight, the movie that is. Yes, I was one of the few mom's surrounded by hundred's of screaming teenie-boppers at the opening of this movie, 12:01am CST. I have to admit that I didn't have high hopes for this movie (definitely the best way to go into a movie), but was pleasantly surprised.

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4 Random things about my husband: Okay, so mine aren't all that random...He's amazingHe's awesomeHe's handsomeDid I mention he's amazing?4 Movies I could watch over and over, and have:Miss CongenialityMr. and Mrs. SmithThe Day After TomorrowWhen Harry Met Sally4 TV shows I watch:ChuckThe OfficeThe Biggest LoserThe Big Bang Theory4 Places I've been:GermanyNorth DakotaVictoria, CanadaSweden4 Places

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Okay, so I know I have been tagged for a bunch of things, but I have been too busy to keep up. I do have some time now, though so I thought I would do a couple from my Cousin Amy.Crazy 8's8 Things...8 things I am passionate about:1. my kids2. writing3. Family4. reading5. church6. friends7. did I mention writing?8. life8 words of phrases that I use the most1. Anyways2. So...3. Cute boys!4. how do

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I finally did it. After so many people called him a girl I finally got Cade's hair cut. I love my little boys!

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Every year for Halloween our church puts on a trunk or treat. All the cars line up and the kids go from trunk to trunk trick or treating. It is such a great tradition, and so much safer than real trick or treating, although we do that too (More candy for the parents!). Being on the activities committee meant I had to be there super early to set up, so the kids got to come for the ride. Nathan

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This is Nathan's time out spot. Caden decided to keep him company this time. Cute boys.

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I know I have mentioned before that we have a little rotation preschool we are doing this year. It has been wonderful and the kids are having so much fun. This was my first day teaching and also one of our little munchkin's 3rd birthday. I wanted to snap a couple pictures of the wild fun.Happy Birthday Alex!

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So, I feel I owe my avid fans and readers- all 6 of you- an explanation for my lack of blogging. For the past few months I have started writing a book. Nothing big, just a story about my life from a fictional character's view. I started it as part of my healing process, along with starting counseling. I can't believe the amount of satisfaction writing has given me. So, I have been lax about

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Surprise!!!Haha, nope I'm not pregnant.So Scott and I had been discussing getting a dog for quite some time. We decided financially we weren't ready and were going to wait a couple more years. Unfortunately (fortunately?) a little puppy had a different idea.Bella (Scott named her, not me, has nothing to do with twilight :) ) found us the day we came home from the hospital the second time with

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So the first of September was Nathan's first day of school... well, sort of. Some girls in my ward and I got together and started a little co-op preschool. There are six kids and two mom's do one week, a Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am-12pm. One mom teaches the other is just there to help. I get two weeks off and then one week to just help, two weeks off and then teach one week. It has been

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So here is the scoop. Sunday during our weekend in Corpus Christi Caden felt a little bit warm to me, but I didn't think much of it because we had pushed him so hard the day before (no naps and not much sleep that night). We got home Sunday evening and Monday morning he felt a little warm, his temp was 99.8. Tuesday his temp was 101.5 and he couldn't keep anything down that morning. Wednesday

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Sorry it has been so long and so far between each post. I can't write much now, but am asking you all to keep our family in your prayers. Caden (our 1 year old) is back in the hospital (he was in the hospital 2 weeks ago) because of an abscess on his neck. Yesterday he had minor surgery to drain it and all in all is doing great. I will write more after we get home (hopefully tomorrow!) and

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So my parents decided (with prodding from Nathan) to pay for us to go to Corpus Christi with them for the weekend. It is all because my mom has this picture of Jonny and David in Yachats Oregon walking along some rocks next to the ocean. His latest thing to say is, "I want to walk in the Ocean." My parents response was always, "Ask you mom and dad." They of course knew that it was financially

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So I figured I had better put at least a couple pictures on here of my own babies. This is Caden a couple days after his birthday. He likes balloons! He also took his first two steps on his birthday and is now a walking pro! Okay, more like a toddling pro. He still falls down quite a bit, but can make it across at least one room.Nathan hates to take pictures now, so this is the only one I

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My Aunt Lezlie passed away early yesterday morning. She is 60 years old and my Dad's oldest sibling. She spent the last ten years battling breast cancer. She was a wonderful lady. She had six children, and (I think) 11 grand children, and a few great grand children. Her Mom, my Grandma Neville, was an amazing example to all of the family. She taught that family was family, despite blood. I

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Caden's birthday was a lot of fun. I wasn't going to have a big party until my Mom told me she wanted me to throw one and she would help pay for it. So I decided to have it at Raymond Rimkus Park. It has the best jungle gym and Nathan loves it. My Mom and my brother David bought pizzas and I picked up the cupcakes and decor.We brought picnic blankets and toys for the little ones.

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I have been bathing Caden in the sink. It is easier on my back and easier for him to sit up in. Nathan decided that he must do everything just like Caden. Complete with me carrying him like a baby in his towel after I get him out. Silly boy!Scott helped Nathan with his first cooking lesson. I forgot to get pictures of the finished project, but here is the start of some very yummy chocolate

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Just another one of my creations. It is really a horrible picture. They are Amethyst on the bottom, then Swarovski crystal and glass bead accents.

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I have been having way too much fun with beading lately. My Mom has been collecting since before I was born and likes to keep me well stocked. I want to try my hand at selling some of my creations, but I am so nervous about it. Anyway, since my Grandma was in town, Mom and I decided to take her to a bead store. We had so much fun! Grandma picked out some beads she liked and I offered to make

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I shouldn't be writing this now, because I am still so upset, but I had to get it out and see what you gals with similar issues have done/would do. I have a friend who has been so sweet in giving us all kinds of curtains, rods and fabric to match what I have wanted to do in our house. She didn't have all of the wall hooks for the curtains so I told Scott that I would like to see if we can find

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So, I finally had my big chair massage day this past Wednesday. I was so stinking nervous that I didn't sleep very well, but the adrenaline kept me going on high until later that evening.I met the United Health Care Rep. who set the whole thing up in the parking lot at 8:30am and she helped me carry my chair, stereo, and bags up to the office. She tried to explain a little bit about what she

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At Nathan's last Doctor's appointment our fabulous pediatrician said that she thinks Nathan needs speech therapy. Since Nathan was born 5 weeks premature he had special therapists meet with him once every 2 months to make sure he was progressing as he should be and didn't need any extra help. I loved having the ladies come. They were wonderful with Nathan and he loved playing with them. They

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So, Scott loves to take pictures. He loves trying to capture cool shots and dreams of having a professional camera. I thought I would try and find places to enter some of his photos (with our very not professional camera). Although this is not necessarily what I had in mind it would be fun to win the gift card. So go to this website and vote for his photo (pictures below).Scott took this

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This is not how my mother taught me to put kids to sleep. I learned that you quiet them down, read stories, talk to them softly about their day. Scott of course has other ideas. I think the kids rather prefer Dad's way to mine, though they don't usually go to sleep immediately. We always hear them playing in their rooms for a bit after we put them down.Scott is actually holding Nathan up over

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You will all notice quite a few changes to my fabulous blog. I have been doing a lot of reading on making blogs in general better and decided to implement a bunch of new things. I have also changed back to a boring blog background because we have had to downgrade our amount of RAM and it takes forever to load the page the way it had been. I have also added labels to all of my blogs now, so you

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So last night was the premier of Deal or No Deal with my friend Adam "Spanky" Hansen on it. Man I hate that show! I just can't take the suspense, and then having someone I know on it was ten times worse!!! It was so fun though. Spanky was the first person to start multi million dollar madness. He ended up with 12 1 million dollars in the cases. He went until their were only three cases left

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Today after Scott got home we were chatting and he started out a sentence with, "So, I don't want to scare you...." How horrible is that?! No one who wants to not scare someone should ever start a sentence that way. Well it worked (or didn't), he did scare me. He was talking about how I don't understand the economies unstable condition and his job is not all that secure. We talked about the

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So I have been hiding this from friends and family for like three weeks. It is eating me from the inside out!!! I don't think people understand that if I don't share every single thing in my brain that I will blow up. Seriously though, I can't seem to quit thinking about it until I have had an in depth conversation about whatever my latest idea/epiphany (something everyone else learned a long

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Yes, his shirt does say, "Chicks dig me." Scott is a huge Jonny Bravo fan, and Jonny was even displayed on his grooms cake.It was four years ago today that Ethan died. It is always a sad day, but not as hard as his birthday. I think his birthday is worse because it was supposed to be such a happy day. We had our first baby and were finally parents and we had so many hopes and dreams for him.

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Your baby can learn sign language! Here's how to say:• "Please change my diaper": Turn beet red and make straining expression, then smile.• "I'd like something to eat, please": Cram fist in mouth and suck wildly. • "I'm tired": Make a series of weeping gestures before closing eyes and lolling head backward.• "Please pass me

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Makes Me Smile MondayThis is a blog carnival in which I am always wanting to participate but rarely fin the time on my busy Mondays (okay, so I usually just forget, and when I do remember I don't have anything witty or thought provoking to write about, not that today is any different in that regards...)"However mean your life is, meet it and live it: do not shun it and call it hard names.

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This quote has been on my mind for some time."To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men-that is genius." -Ralph Waldo EmersonI saw this quote first when I was a junior in high school. It has plagued me recently when a friend of mine complimented me on a characteristic I wasn't sure I liked. She said I handled people with the

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Five little monkey's jumping on the bedOne fell off and bumped his headMomma called the Dr. and the Dr. said,"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"Okay, so there is actually only one little monkey, but he gets into plenty on his own! I am trying to be more modest now that Nathan is three, but he refuses to be in a room without me. He stands at the bathroom door whining until I am done and unlock

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My friend Lyssa's baby girl is a finalist in a cute baby competition! I need everyone to go to Sassy Babies to vote. You are more than welcome to look through all the babies, but Kate from Texas is definitely the cutest!

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I am saying good bye to yet another friend this month. Karrie Shirley moved into our apartment complex the summer of 2004. Her and her hubby moved her to go to Dental school (like most of that ward). They moved into an apartment right across the street from us and Karries and I became good friends. I did my best to invite her to do the most mundane of things, like going shopping with me to

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I just have to rave again about what an amazing company USAA is. Scott has been treated so well, and so have we. They have all kinds of family days, and benefits for us. During the many days adventure while the Jamers (I can't call them the Jaime's or Jamie's, hence the Jamers, hopefully they don't mind ;) ) and Katie were in town Scott was able to convince me to spend a couple of hours at the

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So, unlike my own mother, I love mother's day! It means I can get away with being lazy (it's not that I am not lazy on other days, I just have an excuse on Mother's Day!), and cott does lots of fun stuff for me and I get presents! I also get to whine and groan about the children I've had, and complain about their labors.Okay, so I don't really, but sometimes I wish I could. So this mother's

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So, this is not one of my favorite game shows (that title is reserved by Wheel of Fortune), but I am so excited to tell everyone... you have to watch the show on June 11th at 7pm! A friend of mine and Scott's (from the singles ward, although he is married now), Adam Hansen (we knew him as Spanky, but I think he is trying to pretend he has matured what with marriage and all) is going to be on! I

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"Friends come and go, but some stay for a while and leave footprints on your heart and you are never ever the same." -Author UnknownIt all started with an invite from a girl in our ward that I didn't know all that well. It was about two years ago and she invited me out for ice cream. She had invited quite a few people but there were only four of us that were able to make it. Jaime picked us

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So I have been quite a busy bee these past few months. I was the co-stage manager in our stake musical medley and had so much fun! I miss theater a lot and often think about getting back into it, but I would have to commit to Sunday matinées and I am not interested in that (right now ;)). So this was a great alternative. We did a lot of work for only two nights though.We did (approximately)

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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-85121435255493679412008-04-16T10:27:00.009-05:002008-06-13T10:19:09.595-05:00

So it turns out that I have been tagged by someone else, and I just never saw the TWO times she tagged me. So here is the first one, it is fun family facts:Scott Dea Nelson*Born Sept. 11, 1979 in Logan, Utah- thought his birthday (9-11) was so cool until Sept. 11 2001)*Raised in Chandler Arizona*His whole family were members and baptized but they never went to church. Scott was aksed to be the

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I have decided to write a little bit about my potty training experience with Nathan so far. Potty training puts the child at your beck and call... and they figure this out pretty quickly! The problem is, that you can't not take them to the bathroom when they say they have to go. Then of course they can push out a tiny little trickle every time. So when I am feeding Caden his bottle, cereal,

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-78152975556074139552008-04-15T10:27:00.003-05:002008-06-13T10:19:09.596-05:00

So, I just got Cade up from his morning nap and low and behold his two bootom teeth have popped through!!! I am so excited! I tried to snap a picture, but he wouldn't sit still, so this is as close as I got.

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Please don't look to closely at the very messy house!Oh boy, have we been busy! Let's see where do I start. I suppose with the potty training.Nathan has been showing interest for about six months now, and we started by just letting him tell us when he wanted to go, but had him still where diapers. I was hoping he would just decide he didn't want to wear diapers anymore and would potty train

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Okay, so I know I shouldn't be so excited about this, but I am. This is the first time I have been tagged. I know I've run across the ones where they say if you are reading this then you are tagged, but those don't count :)! I am not mad at anyone, just excited that my cousin Amy thought of me! So here it goes:To complete this tag you must:1. Pick up the nearest book (at least 123 pages)2.

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So, it has come to my attention that people are using blogging to become famous! I mean, I know that blogging has been around for a while, but I didn't realize that mom's were starting to get into so much, and getting book deals and so on. My first find was that of "Because I Said So" the mom with the funny ebay auction (see her link on the left). Then my Uncle Jon just sent me a link to his

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We started out our Easter fun with a visit with the HEB Easter Bunny. Yes, Nathan was terrified of him. We eventually got Nathan to give him five.Next we had an easter egg hunt with the once a month play group in our new ward. My friend Arianne took these pictures for me since I forgot my camera (Thanks again!). Nathan was way too busy opening and eating all the candy to look up. This is

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So, I won't dwell on it too much, but this past week was Ethan Scott Nelson's fourth birthday. It was a happy/sad/hard day. I miss my baby, but am so so so grateful for the knowledge I have that he is back with our Heavenly Father (I'm the best mom ever, I already got one to heaven!). I am so excited to raise him in the millennium and have all the joys of motherhood with none of the sorrow. I

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So after reading my friend Julie's blog I decided I wanted to start saving on my grocery shopping. I started on phase one with getting my parents Sunday newspaper this week and clipping the coupons for stuff I will use. I started getting online and learning about fanatical coupon clippers (don't plan on getting there, ever!), and learned how to take advantage of CVS and Walgreens. My first trip

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So, lots of stuff going on in my head lately, creating lots of ideas, making it very hard to find time to post. So here is what has been going on in my life. If you don't really care, feel free to skip to the pictures towards the end :).I have never been very good about reading my scriptures, praying, etc. We had a speaker about a month ago that said he wouldn't read anything else until he

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Here is an update an our little family. Caden is sitting up on his own! He still falls over quite a bit, but will sit up for a few minutes on his own. He loves his big brother and gave him his first kisses the other day. I tried to get it on camera, but I was too slow.Nathan is so much fun. I love to hear him tell stories about how his day was to Scott. He doesn't always get everything

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I have been so blessed to be born into this world a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Today I had the privilege of realizing just how lucky I have been to be a student of Gordon B. Hinckley. Our beloved prophet passed away last night at the age of 97 with almost 13 years of service to our Church as Prophet and more than 50 years in other various Church callings. I

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I have been trying to get family pictures taken since Caden was born. My Aunt sent the boys matching outfits for Christmas so I was determined that we would get pictures before they grew out of them. We finally found time and went today to Sears. Here are some of the pictures.This was one of my favorites, but Scott didn't like it.This was the one we decided to getMy cute little boy!My big boy!

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Having a fashion conscious Aunt is awesome. Especially because she loves dressing other people! Hmmm... maybe thats where I get my clothing thing from. Oh yeah, Jill I haven't forgot that we need to have a Ross shopping day! Anyway, I decided to take some fun pictures of my big boy in his new winter church outfit. Isn't he a doll! Thanks again Auntie and Grandma!Oooh Baby, here I am (but not

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Mmmm... peas....My baby is six months old! Time has just flown by. Some of our favorite things about Cade: he is generally a happy baby, he is sooo ticklish (Scott likes to tickle his shoulder blades), he loves food, he is very easy to entertain, one of his favorite things to do is watch his big brother, he sucks his two middle fingers, all you have to do is look at him and he smiles. He is

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Mormon Women:If you, or someone you know has ever felt overwhelmed by all they feel they need to do, Vickie Gunther of Redlands , California , wrote a hilarious poem, Dr. Seuss style, about how much LDS women try to take on. David B. Marsh used it at Women's Conference, and Vickie has given permission to share it.The Girl in a Whirl by 'Dr. Sue' (a.k. a.. Vickie Gunther)Look at me, look at me,

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So it is always around Christmas that I start thinking about my life and my family. I just have to express how wonderfully blessed I feel to have been raised by such an amazing family. I have such an awesome extended family, cousins who feel like siblings, Aunts and Grandma's that are much more than just Aunts and Grandma's. I was begging my family to come over for New Year's Eve, and thought,

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So here is what we did New Years Eve day. Scotty decided he wanted to build a little patio for his grill and new smoker (yup, my hubby smokes!). Nathan had great fun helping shovel and move the dirt.And here is the finished product. I love it. My family came over New Years day and helped Scott finish it up. I am so proud of him! We are going to expand it and make a seating area. But we

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Okay, so we have been battling all kinds of sicknesses, and that is my excuse. We are finally on the upward, health wise, so I am finally updating this blog. We had a wonderful Christmas with my family. We opened presents at our house first and got to my parents around 7:30am Christmas morning. I think it is so funny, I am the one who wakes up Scott and the boys! I love Christmas, and my favorite

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-15782883491037912002007-12-19T07:45:00.000-06:002008-06-13T10:34:39.849-05:00

We were so excited to have our friends the Shirley's come over this week to play. Andy, Karrie, Bradley and Daniel lived with us in the same apartment complex for three years. Karrie watched Nathan for me for a semester of school. Bradley and Nathan hit it off and have become best buds. Daniel is just three months older than Cade and they enjoy staring at each other and smiling. Here are

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So, Caden is five months old! This last month has brought lots of changes for the little guy. We finally had to do a three day trial of nutramigen formula to see if that would get him to poop on his own. It did! As excited as we were it was hard to give up breast feeding. But, he has been going on his own for over a week now. Unfortunately he also got sick as soon as he stopped breast

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Every year USAA throws a big Formal Holiday Party. It is a lot of fun. This year they had Chicago come. I was so excited. My good friend Amber Martin did my hair. She did an amzing job. She did it for last years party too, so I knew I was in good hands. Jamie Smith went shopping with me and helped me find my dress. It is so hard to find a formal dress that is modest! But we accomplished

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So I try not to post unless I have new pictures to add, but I just had to let everyone know the exciting news. Scott was accepted to the UTSA MBA program. He will be starting school this January to get his MBA. I am so proud of him. Anyway, that is all my news!

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For Thanksgiving we headed out to Queen Creek (Phoenix area), Arizona for some fun in the sun with Scott's family. We were able to convince Ryan, Scott's older brother and his family to come for a couple of days from Utah as well. His sister Ashley is living with his parents, so everyone was there except his little brother Taylor who is serving his mission in Washington state. We had a lot of

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-84686658569397180012007-11-12T07:51:00.000-06:002008-06-13T10:13:27.080-05:00

Okay, so most of you know about the Twilight books. If you haven't read them, go read them! I am on my second reading of Twilight right now. But here is my Edward. He was Stephenie Meyer's choice for Edward until she realized how old he was. I still think he is the best choice.Here is a picture I thought would be Bella. I'm not sure who she is. See Jazmin, pale can be beautiful!These are a

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So, every year USAA has a fitness 5k Fun Run. Last year we took Nathan who was 18 months old at the time, and he walked over 2 miles. We decided to make it a family tradition, and we came in last this year! We knew we would, but we got to walk with our good friends Kara and Doug Charlton and their two kiddos Timmy, 4yrs, and Tanner, 18 months. We had a fun time catching up with them. We all

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-88827433262067881172007-11-11T08:38:00.000-06:002008-06-13T10:21:54.713-05:00

I know it is kind of hard to see, but Nathan's lips are all bloody. Scott and him were wrestling and Nathan got his first bloody lip. Scott was surprised when I grabbed the camera to document this most momentous occasion. He said, "You are taking this better than I thought you would." My reply was, "As long as Nathan isn't screaming I am fine." And Nathan only cried a little bit at the

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-87104618247179794592007-11-01T09:19:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:33:19.598-05:00

Here are the pictures from our Halloween adventures. We went to my parents Ward Halloween Party (they didn't have a trunk-or-treat), our Ward's Halloween Party (with trunk-or-treat), and then trick-or-treating in our neighborhood with Daddy and Grandpa. Caden enjoyed all the excitement from mom's arms!Here is Scott and Nathan carving our pumpkin.The finished result!This is what we've been

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So, I have been wanting to put pictures up of my three boys so you can see how much they do or don't look alike. I finally sat down and picked out the best pictures of them taken within about a month of the same age. They are all around 3 months old. What do you think?Ethan ScottNathan DeaCaden James

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-62809747829172325562007-10-15T08:37:00.001-05:002008-06-13T10:10:17.058-05:00

So, my husband is awesome and everybody knows it! Especially at work! His boss gave him tickets to the first preseason home game (okay, preseason not very exciting). The cool thing was is that we got to go to the catered USAA suite and sit in the box seats during the game. We were two boxes (twelve seats and one aisle) away from Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez. I didn't get a picture of Mario

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-64635189292416328252007-10-12T14:10:00.001-05:002008-06-13T10:21:54.714-05:00

Nathan is just shooting up! He is out of his 18 months clothes (finally) and fits perfectly in 24 months, and some 2T's. Thanks Auntie for the new clothes!Happy 3 months yesterday Cade! He made it! I had a bit of trouble sleeping last night because this was the age when Ethan died (went to sleep on 3 month birthday and never woke up). So, this is always a hard milestone for me. But here is

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-21574956994989764742007-10-09T10:28:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:21:29.515-05:00

So here are some more random pictures of my beautiful boys.Love the hair! This is what happens when Daddy gives Nathan a bath.Thanks for the outfit cousin Marianne!Happy Boys!

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So we got to take Nathan on his first rides ever! The pictures are actually from his second time. We took him on the paint buckets (tea cups) and the little ferris wheel. His favorite was definitely the ferris wheel.Nathan has also decided he doesn't want to take naps everyday anymore. So here he is on the way home from Grandma's sans nap. Notice the new haircut!Isn't he sweet.

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So my good friend Jaime Blaisdell posted her favorite Halloween books and asked us about ours. So here are a couple (okay the only) of our favorites.The Witches BallThis book rhymes! Okay, so we love rhyming books. We also found it in a board book style, and the pictures are so fun. Nathan loves reading it over and over and over....This is a great book for little ones. It has soft puzzle

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I love conference weekend! And not just because we spend the day at my parents eating lentil soup and homemade cinnamon rolls, but I always feel that the speakers are speaking directly to me. It makes me want to be an even better person, mom and spouse. And for a week or two afterward I do really well ;). Anyway, the big thing I got from conference this time is I need to do a lot better about

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-56664310152788267972007-10-01T19:38:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:22:51.662-05:00

Life in a house full of boys is fun! No, it really is. Not the Caden exhibits much boyness yet, but I am looking forward to it. And not that Nathan is very adventurous, and he is scared of just about everything, but he'll get better, right? Now, Scott, he is about as male as they come. His compliments consist of me telling him what to say then him trying to put into his own words and

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-49945574353500432882007-09-22T21:19:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:22:51.663-05:00

I wish we had 36 hours in a day, maybe then I could get everything I wanted to do done. Hahaha.So, the Caden update is, taking milk out of my diet has helped some, but not enough, poor thing. I recently learned however that when you take dairy out of your diet for a babies intestinal health you are trying to avoid the milk proteins whey and casein not the milk sugar lactase. My friend Karrie

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So, I recently learned (thanks to my awesome friend Jaime!) how to change my blog colors (messing around with html coding is fun! and a bit scary...). So you may notice that I have a new theme every week or day... or minute :) . Yeah!!!

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Here is a happy baby... finally!

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So, before I got pregnant with Caden I successfully lost 33 pounds. I have been debating about when I am going to go back on my diet, and realized that it is only a couple of months before we will be taking Christmas pictures. Sooo, here I go again. Today is day two, and I am determined to make it my two weeks without bread of any kind or sugar. Watching "The biggest Loser" and making my

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So, I have been finding all these cool websites (mostly by stealing from other people's blog lists) that I want to tell everyone about. First is the Delight website. It is a website that people submit fun and interesting items that Delight then puts on sale for a day. They have a new item everyday but only keep thirty or so in stock. Once it is out of stock they don't sell that item anymore.

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-86960684161589522472007-09-13T09:46:00.001-05:002008-06-13T10:26:26.298-05:00

There are so many things that I have been wanting to write about lately, but haven't had the chance until now. So, here are a few stories.We celebrated Scott's 28th birthday on Tuesday, September 11. We decided that our house was both our birthday presents for the next few years :) . But I did get him some treats at the store. I asked Nathan to take them one by one to Scott and tell him, "

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-7240649534398002182007-09-07T21:20:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:27:09.348-05:00

So, I haven't been able to update much lately due to lack of sleep, screaming babies, and Dr's appointments. So, here it goes. I finally admitted to myself in a very emotional, upsetting sort of way that Caden reminds me very much of Ethan- and not in a good way. He doesn't have BMs on his own, and cries a lot. I hurt so much for him and have done everything I can to make sure he is

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So, not much has been going on in our lives lately. Caden is keeping us pretty tired and we are always trying to find time to take naps. Makes for a pretty boring life. I have started to get out more. I went to a friend's baby shower and this months book club (we read Harry Potter 7!). I am trying to get Nathan to our weekly playgroups and my new ward is starting a 45 min. music class on

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-52755299458355501662007-08-24T13:31:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:29:24.208-05:00

So my Aunt and Grandma decided to get me the envirosax as my birthday present (a little early I know). I am so excited. I haven't used them yet, but I will this weekend. I just have to tell you how cute they are. Here is a picture of the ones I got and the other two packs. They make fantastic gifts!They are so fun!They can hold a lot!They are so compact they can fit in the console between

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Okay, so a friend sent me these links to a mom who posted this funny ebay message about the Pokemon cards she was auctioning off. Here is the ebay link, and the link to her great website. I would love to hear what you all think about it. It is hilarious.

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-64455134381825632752007-08-18T21:47:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:28:37.572-05:00

I was just looking through Nathan's pictures, and found this of Jake and Nathan when Nathan was about 8 months old. He is eating a lemon and loving it!

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So, when we moved into our new home back in April we moved just two blocks from Sea World. The first thing we did is get season passes and it has been a great place to take Nathan. So here are some pictures from our summer excursions into the park.Looking at the Dolphins.Watching another animal.Playing on the pirate ship with Daddy.It took some encouraging to get him to climb through the

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-80393268783969177752007-08-17T21:28:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:32:08.868-05:00

My friend Karrie has a son that is three months younger than Nathan, Bradley, and had Daniel three months before Caden was born. We have a good time getting our boys together, they get along great. She took this picture of Caden and Daniel's first play group. Caden was around 3 weeks old and Daniel 3 and a half months. Hehehe.

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So, my friend Karrie just emailed me some pics that were taken back in May when we took our two boys to Sea World. These are the only (decent) pictures I have of me actually looking pregnant so I decided to post them to prove I do end up getting big. I was almost 32 weeks along.

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-18624725181467812962007-08-12T21:41:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:19:09.598-05:00

I just realized that Jaime Blaisdell tagged me for this a couple weeks ago. Sorry Jaime! So, here it is.4 jobs I've had1. Sales (Cutco Knives, Kirby, Mary Kay, BeautiControl, etc.)2. Waitress at Jim's3. Photographer at Sears (my favorite)4. Associate at Bealls4 movies I can watch anytime1.Miss Congeniality2.Pirates of the Carribean3.Mr and Mrs. Smith (Sometimes I would love to be able to

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So, I have been accused of not keeping up with my blog. In my defense I have been waiting until I had so more pictures to post of Caden. I know that is really want people want to see :).Everything is going well as it can with a new baby. Caden is very gassy and does a lot of screaming in pain. I have tried getting rid of several different things from my diet, but nothing seems to help. I am

Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01229522251093536592noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029352482267179609.post-74335806272579051242007-07-23T11:33:00.000-05:002008-06-13T10:26:26.301-05:00

I have to say I think I have the cutest boys in the whole world! Everything is going well with our new addition. Scott was able to get two and a half weeks off, so he won't go back to work for another week. It has been great having him home. Hopefully I can figure out being a mother of two before he heads back. Anyway, here are some more pictures of Cade.

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