The Taylors

Boys will be Boys

2011-11-06T15:33:00.005-07:00

I told Odin and Cort they couldn't go across the parking to Grandma Jeanettes but of course they didn't listen...so I finished changing the baby and went to check on them...
this is what I found...

them being pulled in the wagon by Grandpa Jeanette (aka Grandpa Coons) so we put the baby in with them and took some pictures...

they LOVED it...

Now they call Grandpa-Grandpa Jeanette-because his wives name is Jeanette Coons and we call her Grandpa Jeanette so they think Grandpa is Grandpa Jeanette...good thing he is a good sport and doesn't mind...

And of course I had to get a picture of Liam in his "Favorite Aunt" shirt before he out grew it...now the argument begins on which Aunt he is talking about...hee hee

Halloween Fun 2011

2011-11-06T15:20:00.005-07:00

I let the boys paint pumpkins this year...they aren't much for cleaning out a pumpkin and I would have to do the carving so this was a way that they could have fun doing it all by themselves...

These are the treats I made for Odins school Halloween Party...

I wanted to snap a picture of him going into school but he was so fast it isn't that great of a picture...he is always so excited to go to school...

The Boys Trick or Treating in the neighborhood...and Uncle Matt went with me to help and it was so nice to have an extra set of hands...

And then of course I had to have some fun with the website PicNik and some of our photos...the boys thought it was funny to see the different stuff we did too...

Cort was laughing so hard when I was making Odins head all big and bubbled out...it was so cute to hear...

Both Odin and Cort loved the glasses and nose...and don't forget the eyeballs...those were a hit...

Random October Stuff

2011-11-06T15:17:00.004-07:00

I got a surprise package delivered to me from my hubby and it was these sunglasses...I love them and I LOVE HIM!!!!

I got my sew on for the very first time and sewed blankets for us...I am still needing to find some satin fabric to go with Corts fabric and then his will be done too...I took the boys and let them pick out their own fabric...of course I gave them a little guidance but for the most part they picked...

Army Halloween Party

2011-11-06T15:09:00.005-07:00

The FRG (Family Readiness Group) threw a Halloween Party for all the deployed soldiers families so of course we had to go have some fun...they had a couple of blow up bounce houses and crafts and candy and face painting and a climbing wall and they took our pictures for us too...the boys had fun and so did I...

These are the pictures they took for us with a background they had set up...it was so cute...

Getting Crafty

2011-11-06T14:46:00.004-07:00

I got this crafty idea on the website Pinterest and so we got our craft on while Liam was taking a nap...

I got my sew on and made these for my little man Liam...

I am thinking of making some for the older boys cause they never leave their ties on but then how will they learn :)

First one my little man Liam wore to church....he is so dang adorable...

Second Tie Onesie Liam wore and of course Cort wanted his picture taken so I obliged and then I also snuck some of Odin who really didn't care to have his picture taken...

2011-11-06T14:29:00.005-07:00

Liam officially started sitting up by himself and balancing so why not do a bath with all 3 boys right...it is a tight fit for all 3 but sure makes it easy for me to get them in and get them cleaned and get them all out...instead of doing more then one bath...and Liam LOVES being in there with his brothers.

Odin, Cort, and Cambelle.

Hogle Zoo

2011-11-05T21:27:00.007-06:00

While in Salt Lake spending time with cousins we all went to the Hogle Zoo...

It was so much fun having cousins there with the boys...they love spending time together...

Sometimes it was hard to get the attention of the 4 of them but we all still had fun...

it was a good time of year to go to because it wasn't to hot and it wasn't to cold...

so the animals were pretty fun and alert...

(the bottom right photo in the above collage makes me laugh...Cort decided he didn't want to take a picture with the gorilla and the other boys so he hid behind this tree...he is almost as thin as the tree but not quite...hee hee)

The Lion pictures in the collage below aren't as good as the one Gary got but it was kind of creepy to have the lion up above us and just staring down at all of us...I don't like when they just stare like we are food or something...but then again maybe they don't like all of us gawking at them...

When we got to the elephants the zoo keepers had already started the show so the crowd had gathered but i had the boys all go squat down under the sign so they could see...

the pictures of them doing that are in the collage below...

This was the boys after a day at the zoo...they were wiped out...

Odins favorite animals were the snakes, alligators and giraffes...

Corts favorite animals were the monkeys and elephants.

My favorite is Always the monkeys and gorillas...I love them!!!

Thanks Gary, Brittney, Brayton and Tristin for letting us come spend some much needed time with you and for going with us to the zoo...we always LOVE getting to see you guys...

LOVE YOU!!!

September 2011

2011-11-05T10:52:00.008-06:00

We look forward to Peach Days in Hurricane every year...and this year Brandon and Lacey and the kids came to town so we had even more fun...

My Mom was one of the MC's at the parade and she wanted some pictures taken of her and Gwen doing their thing...so I snapped some and then later when I got home and started looking at the pictures I noticed Odins grin in almost every picture...he thought I was taking pictures of him...hee hee

My Super Cute Nephew-Blake...he is just so dang adorable I want to kiss his face all the time...

I guess we wore him out with all the cousin time and Peach Days fun...

Pictures for Daddies Birthday...

I love when the boys put on these wrestling outfits that their daddy and uncles used to wear...they are so dang cute in them...
LOVE!!!

This was the first Sunday that I put Liam in a button up shirt and tie...so of course we had to take pictures to send to Daddy...

One day while at Wal-Mart Cort saw the Halloween Cupcake mix and fun frosting so of course we had to buy it and try them...hee hee

My cousin Maddison babysat the boys while I went to the Relief Society Broadcast and the boys LOVED it...they love her so much...it is fun to have someone in the family who can babysit and love on the kids...

And of course when we got back home Odin wanted to be a Photographer again so we all obliged...hee hee

My little man Cort...

My little man Liam...

This child sleeps in the weirdest positions sometimes...

We took a trip to Salt Lake City to spend some time with cousins...it had been awhile since we made a fun trip and had fun with them...and fun is what we had...

School Pictures 2011-2012

2011-11-04T21:01:00.012-06:00

OK so there is this website called PINTEREST that I am in LOVE with...I love the many ideas for all kinds of different things that I get from their website...

so this one is of school pictures...and it will help me remember what all Odin was into when he started the school year...

I made sure I was all ready ahead of time so the morning of there wouldn't be any problems but I failed yet again...

the night before I made Cort a piece of paper to hold because I knew he would want to hold one if Odin was holding one...

I also asked Grandma Jeanette to come take a picture of all of us and also to watch Cort and Liam while I took Odin to school so I could walk him in on his first day...

the one thing I didn't plan on is the back pack being an issue...Odin got a new backpack as part of his school shopping so when Cort saw Odin had a back pack he wanted one too...so I pulled out Odins old one and gave it to Cort to wear...

and the tantrum began...

Odin wanted both backpacks...he didn't want to share with his brother...

so he was throwing a fit and crying the whole time I was trying to take pictures...and I was so bummed out because I had such a cute idea and it wasn't going to happen because I couldn't get Odin to stop crying...

but then my hero came out and saved the day...Grandma Jeanette came out to take the family picture and she got Odin to be happy and smile so I was finally able to get a happy picture of him...

YAY!!!

so the first sets of pictures are attempts at getting the perfect shot...and then the final ones are the ones I went with...

Enjoy!!!!

Odin:

Cort:

Liam:

All 3 boys:

Family:

Odin-Final Choice:

Cort-Final Choice:

Liam-Final Choice:

My Boys-Final Choices:
(I couldn't pass up putting in some crying ones because the face is just priceless.)

Whole Family-Final Choice:

August 2011

2011-11-04T19:59:00.007-06:00

So August started out with Swim Lessons...Odin did Level 1 and I did the Mom & Tot class with Cort...my kids LOVE the water just like their Mommy...I am so happy that they do LOVE the water like me and don't hate it like their Dad...they did so good and are my little fish...

My Aunt Pam had surgery on her foot right before swim lessons started so she was home taking it easy and who better to take it easy with then my little man Liam-so she watched him while we were at swim lessons...it was so nice...

Funny Story:

On the last day of swim lessons the kids get a little certificate that shows everything that they passed off and what level they can move onto the next time...well at the bottom of Odins his teacher had wrote a note that said "Great Job Odin" and when we got into the car Odin said to me "Look Mom my paper says-You did a good job and so you should go to the happy place and get a happy meal."

I said "Oh really is that what it says"

Odin: "Yes Mom it does"

Me: "Well we can't go inside because we are in our swim suits and all wet."

Odin: "That is OK Mom cause all you have to do is drive up and say what you want and then they hand it to you out the window."

Me: "Well OK then."

-so do you think we go to the Happy Place (aka McDonalds) a little to much???

it was pretty funny.

We also did A LOT of swimming at my Aunt Pams house...and the Clyde Family joined us a few times...it was a nice way to spend the summer...our days usually went as follows

Wake Up and Eat breakfast

Go Swimming at Aunt Pams

Eat Lunch

Take Naps

Wake up and Eat Dinner

Get Ready for Bed

then wake up in the morning and do it all over again...it sure made the days go by really quick...

We went to cousin Cambelles Birthday party at Aunt Ginas house for a swimming party...again we were in the water more then not this whole summer...

Odin just loves hanging out with his cousin Tyler...he loves the boy time and doing boy stuff like wrestling and climbing and he looks up to Tyler a lot-which is fine by me because Tyler is such a good kid and he is such a good example for Odin...

For Fun once in a while I pull the mattress out from Corts bed and we lay down and watch a movie...really it is just a sneaky way to get a nap with out saying "lets take a nap"...hee hee...whatever works and whatever makes them happy...

I had to take this picture though because this is exactly how Chuck and I both sleep if we are on our bellies...I guess they really are our kids :)

My Cousin Josh and his little family came to town for a visit and we got to meet their newest little girl Natalie...so we all of course meet at our Grandparents house to hang out and have fun...and of course Odin was where ever Tyler was...so funny...

(yes Tyler has a scowl on his face but it was because I was taking his picture...it wasn't cause Odin was right by him and following him everywhere...he really likes Odin.)

These are the 3 babies...Liam and Harper are 3 weeks apart and little Natalee was born on May 10Th so she is about 3 months younger...and check out her hair...I love how much hair she has...

Hanging out at my Moms house after dinner on Sunday and Odin wanted to play photographer again...so here are his pictures...most of them came out blurry but these ones turned out good...thanks Aunt Pam and McKenzie for being such good sports...

(my favorite picture is the bottom middle one of McKenzie and Cort doing the kiss face...so cute.)

Liam LOVES eating food...he is such a good eater...

My Sister Brooke took some pictures of candy that my Mom sent her for her birthday and so we went to Judds and got some candy and did some silly pictures to send back to her...Odin and Cort came up with the Apple Smile by themselves...they are my kids for sure :)

Cort hasn't turned into his Dad and older Brother yet...he DOES like me to take his picture...and I love taking his picture...such a handsome boy...

Whenever I put Liam in the walker Odin and Cort think he needs to be pushed around...whatever makes them happy...

I love the picture of Odin telling Liam secrets...whenever Odin tells Liam secrets Liam turns his head thinking he is getting kisses...so funny...

And to wrap up the end of August here is my Little Man Liam wearing a shirt that is 100 Percent Factual...unless you ask Chuck...but whatever I will go by the shirt not what he says...

Oooops

2011-11-04T19:07:00.006-06:00

I found some more pictures from the end of July that I forgot so here you go...

My sister-Brooke and my best friend/sister-Brandy and I have had these underwear things that I cute out of some swim shorts years ago and we keep passing them back and forth...they thought that they had been lost but really I have had them the whole time...so for my sisters Birthday I took pictures of the boys wearing them and I sent the pictures and the underwear to her on her mission for her birthday...she about died laughing...I just wish I could have been a fly on the wall when she opened them...so funny....

We spent Saturday up in Pine Valley with the Stocking Family...My dad wasn't able to go because he had to work so my mom and I loaded up the boys and went to play with the Stocking Family...we took the boys bikes and my mom took some buckets and shovels to play in the dirt with...we had a lot of fun...but then again how can you not have fun when you are with the Stocking Family...they ROCK!!!!

The next day I had to try and take a picture of all the boys owies...Cort crashed on his bike at one point so he had scrapes all over and Odin got scratches from tree branches when we went for a hike thru the woods and me being a bad mommy didn't put sunblock on Liam so he got a little sun burnt on his cheeks and nose...

At Sunday dinner Liam saw the cheese container and he kept stealing it...and if we took it away to put some on our food he yelled at us...it was pretty funny...

This was us hanging out after Sunday Dinner at my Moms and you can see Corts owies a little better in these pictures....he looks like he had the crap beat out of him...check out his face-those are scrapes from crashing not food on his face :)

he is a pretty tough kid though

Month of July-2011

2011-09-21T17:15:00.008-06:00

Catch up for the Month of July 2011

Liam and Cort just chillin'-when ever I take a picture of Liam either Odin or Cort or both are right there asking for their picture to be taken...this time is was Cort.

My Little Man Liam...I just can't get enough of this kid...my favorite is the one of him cross eyed looking at his toy...so funny...

We had a 4Th of July party at my in laws and it was so much fun...lots of family time with family we hardly get to see...Chucks cousin Crystal brought her two girls and they live in Oregon and it was so fun to spend time with them....

My Crazy Family...it was my Moms Birthday on the 10Th so we all had some cake but before we ate the cake we all took a picture of the "Creepy Cat" (as my sister Brooke calls it) and sent the picture to her on her mission letting her know that the "Creepy Cat" blew out the candles for her...her birthday was on the 28Th...

Odin and Liam just hanging out...

The boys got their pillows in the mail from a company called "Sweet Dreams Pillows" and what they do is you send a picture of your child and their parent in uniform or what ever picture you want and they put it on a pillow for the kids to have so they always have their service member parent with them...they do this all for free and if you can pay the shipping and handling and donate money they will take it but if not no pressure...the boys were so excited to get them...they sleep with them every night and I catch Cort talking to his a lot and it is so cute...

Their favorite pass time-blowing bubbles...so we went out to the grass and enjoyed the nice day.

Chuck was flying into Vegas for a few days before he shipped out over seas...I didn't tell the boys what we were doing at the airport, I just told them that we were going on a fun trip and that we were there to see some planes come in...so this is them watching the planes coming in...it would have been more exciting if Chucks flight came in earlier then 11 PM Vegas time but we were so happy to see him...

I wanted to make those few days of him being home memorable so the boys would remember the happy moments and not the sad moment of saying goodbye to their daddy again so I booked us a weekend at "The Golden Nugget" so that we could all swim with the sharks and fish...the boys LOVED it...we had so much fun...

We had to take Chuck back to the Vegas Airport early Monday morning so we did our fireworks with him on Sunday night so that the boys could have fun doing the fireworks with their daddy...
make sure you check out Corts outfit...the kid kills me, he is so funny.

We had to try and take some self portraits of us as a family before Chuck got on his plane...it took us a few tries but we got one with all of us in it...hee hee...the boys were so strong this time saying goodbye...me on the other hand bawled like a baby-again.

This is the boys telling their Aunt Brookie Happy Birthday...and then we sent her the photos on her mission...the last one is them making silly faces...these boys crack me up.

The End Part of June 2011

2011-09-08T18:30:00.004-06:00

June 18Th, 2011

The Boys helping water Nana's flowers and grass...such good helpers :)

June 21st, 2011

Our Boys just chillin'...I love them lots and lots...

June 28Th, 2011

These are two cute boys...Odin didn't want a picture taken this day so he missed out...

June 29Th, 2011

This is how I caught Liam taking a nap...he is so dang cute and I just love him so much...

June 29Th, 2011

The boys were playing in their bedroom and I didn't know what they were doing so I went to check and it seems they have found a new hiding place...so funny and creative...

Blakes First Birthday

2011-09-02T10:03:00.005-06:00

June 11th-June 12th, 2011

My little nephew Blake Turns ONE!!!!

So my Mom, the Boys and I loaded up and headed to Kingman to celebrate his birthday.

This was the morning of the birthday party and my brother Brandon went out to mow the lawns and clean up the yard...the boys stood at the window and the door and watched his every move...it was so funny and so cute...

Mr. Blake in his Cowboy Outfit he got for his birthday...he got new boots and everything...but he did not want to take the binky out for pictures...hee hee...

The Trampoline seemed to be where everyone ended up and it was quite funny to watch them all...

Brandon took Leland and Odin to Home Depot earlier in the day to buy the stuff to put up this flag for Chuck....it turned out really nice...

The next morning just hanging out until it is time to go on home....so fun to hang out with the cousins in Kingman...we love them so much!!!!

Just Chillin'

2011-09-02T09:59:00.004-06:00

June 6th, 2011

Little Man Liam chillin in his Bumbo seat in the bathroom while I give his big brothers a bath...

I can't get enough of this little man...I kiss him all day long....

One of the Hardest Days of My Life....

2011-09-02T08:59:00.011-06:00

June 4th, 2011

Well as much as I lived in my little world of denial and hoped this day never came it did...I really didn't think it would be much different then the other two times but it was a Completely different experience with kids having to say goodbye for so long...

We all cried so much we were exhausted by the end...

and again I am so Thankful for all the family support and love and for the many people snapping pictures so we could have these memories and moments forever...

Thanks so much!!!

These were pictures of the drive coming into the airport...I love all the flags and all the people who came to say goodbye to their soldiers and loved ones...

These are photos of us all waiting and getting in as much time before Chuck has to get on the plane....

These were the signs made by our family showing their love and support for Chuck and the other soldiers...aren't they all so cute...

This is pictures of My Car, My Moms and My Aunt Hopes...

They called the guys over for Formation and then the Chaplain said a Final Prayer and we were givin the 5 minute goodbye warning...

It was the hardest thing watching him leave formation and walk towards us knowing that we only had 5 more minutes to say our goodbyes and give our hugs....

Odin had the Hardest time...he kept saying "I don't want to tell my Daddy goodbye." He thought that if he didn't tell his Daddy goodbye then his Daddy wouldn't have to get on the plane...It broke Chucks heart that Odin wouldn't give him a hug or say goodbye or anything...and it was heartbreaking to watch it all happen and not be able to make it all better...as a Mom and a Wife I wanted to make everything OK and I couldn't do anything this time but give hugs and love them both...

Even my Mom who Odin loves so much couldn't do anything to make it better for him...People all around us just stopped in their footsteps and watched in heartache as Odin cried and cried...it was absolutely heart wrenching and I cry every time I talk about it or think about it...

The rest of the family got their hugs in and goodbyes...

And then Chuck had to leave to go back to formation and we all lined up to see him walk to the plane...we got separated from Chucks parents and they had Cort and I started having a panic attack cause I didn't know where they were and I wanted to make sure Chuck saw us all one more time and that Cort saw his Daddy so my mom ran and found him and brought him to me and we watched for Daddy to come our way...Once we saw him I was able to get one last kiss and then he was gone to the plane...

We all just stood there and watched until we couldn't see the plane anymore...it was one of the most emotional and hardest days ever...

These two pictures of my grandparents are so touching and capture their worry...they have 4 grandsons total (including Chuck) in the Military and they worry like this every time they have to say good bye to one of them...

This was a quote on a friend of mines shirt and her husband left with my hubby also and I LOVE IT!!!

I do not wear tags or boots on my feet

I have never shot a gun or endured Iraq's heat

I don't wear a uniform or rise early for PT

I won't ever get promoted and I don't eat M.R.E.'s

I do, however, wear a ring on the left,

The one that he gave me, the day I said yes

I vowed that day, to stand by his side

While he fights for our freedom with honor and pride.

I promised to care for our kids and our home

I knew there'd be times when I'd sleep all alone

But that is okay, I chose this life

I take pride in being a soldier's wife.

Taylor Family Pictures

2011-09-02T08:28:00.004-06:00

June 3rd, 2011

With Chuck leaving for at least a year I wanted to get some family pictures with him in his uniform...I wanted to make as many memories as I could and have as many pictures as I could...I wanted the boys to have something to look at and remember him everyday and all the fun Daddy is...So the day before he shipped out (cause I always wait until last minute to get things done) I had my Aunt Hope come snap some pictures of us and she did a GREAT JOB!!!!

I love getting photos of us kissing our kids on the cheeks...I have so many and LOVE them and can't wait to put them all together for the boys as they grow up...

Our Crazy Family...I know it is pretty impossible to get everyone looking at the camera with a 4 year old, 2 year old and new born but I just wanted to capture the craziness of our little family and that is what Aunt Hope caught.

Odin Charles Taylor

Stetson Cort Taylor

Liam Coulter Taylor

While we would wait to set up another picture or wait for the boys to be looking at the camera my Aunt Hope was snapping random pictures of Chucks uniform and of him and I LOVE them ALL...it was such a good idea on her part....Thanks Aunt Hope for always being so willing to snap pictures of my family...I don't know what we would do without you...LOVE YOU!!!

Family Photos

2011-09-02T07:54:00.006-06:00

May 21st, 2011

I almost forgot to post our family pictures...we had to get family pictures before Chuck left for Iraq and before Brooke left on her mission to Independence, Missouri for 18 months...

There were a TON of fun ones and good ones so hopefully you ENJOY!!!!

Cort sometimes, ok a lot of the time, turns into a puppy and he goes around kissing all of us like a puppy...he licks us...it is so gross and yet so funny...

Aunt Brookie and Little Man Liam

We took a picture of Brooke with all the kids and we will take one when she gets home so we can see the difference in 18 months...so fun...

Mr. Blake Learning to stand and walk...he did not want to touch the grass.

Odins Birthday Day!!

2011-08-20T16:33:00.007-06:00

So if you remember we took Cort bowling on his Birthday so for Odin we heard about this place called Anti-Gravity and it is a BIG place with wall to wall trampolines and they also had a section of bounce houses and stuff like that...so we took Odin there for his big day...I had my sister Brooke come with us so she could snap some pictures of us all together so you will see her in some of the pictures...it was such a fun place and I think I burned some Major Calories...

Liam hanging out while we play...such a cutie pie he is...

End of May 2011

2011-08-19T20:51:00.009-06:00

May 22nd, 2011

This was at the party after Brooke spoke in church about leaving on her mission to Independence Missouri. She did a GREAT job on her talk and we love her so much.

May 24th, 2011

My Littlest Brother Graduated High School.

The last of the Barnum Kids to Graduate and it is so weird cause I still think of him as my little baby brother and he should only be 4 years old...where does the time go...

Way to go Matt and Congrats!!!

May 25th, 2011

It is Odins actual Birthday and we did have some presents for him to open that day too...he got some outdoor chalk and new slippers and some new games for his iXL...he was one happy camper...

Happy Birthday Odin.

We took him to Anti-Gravity that morning for his birthday and had a Blast I will put pictures on of that later...for those who don't know it is a room full of trampolines...wall to wall trampolines and we went crazy all over them...it was a blast...

and then later that night we went to Grandpa and Grandma Taylors swimming and had a bar-b-que and birthday cake...

it was a GREAT day for our 4 year old...YAY!!!

May 26th, 2011

My favorite picture of Liam is the one on the right where he is laughing...I got lucky when I snapped the picture and I LOVE IT!!!!

May 27th, 2011

My Oldest Handsome Boy-My Hubby and My Youngest Handsome Boy-Liam.

May 29th, 2011

I never thought I would be able to do dress up with boys but I can every Sunday...

Odin and Leland turn FOUR

2011-08-19T20:16:00.008-06:00

So I had wanted to do a Sponge Bob Birthday Party for Odin last year but thought of it the week before and that was not enough time to do everything that I wanted to do so I did the Sponge Bob theme birthday party this year for Odin and Leland.

It was very therapeutic for me with Chuck leaving to go overseas it kept me distracted and in my little world of denial and it also helped us to make some GREAT memories with him as a family before he left.

So here are the two birthday boys in the shirts I made for them to wear on their special day.

if you can't remember Leland is my nephew and he was born 3 days before Odin so if they are together around their birthdays we throw a double party for these cute boys.

I made these life size characters and the homes of Patrick and Sponge Bob and I had them all around the grass area...and in the bottom right picture are some jelly fish I made and hung around on the trees and we had some nets and went jelly fish hunting.

So here is a picture of Leland, Brooklyn and Cambelle standing by Sponge Bob so you can get an idea of how big I did the characters.

We picked out birthday cakes from Wal-Mart and it was made out of cupcakes and the characters on top of the cake come apart and you can mix and match the heads with the bodies. We did two cupcake cakes so each boy got their own characters and their own cake to blow the candles out on.

One was chocolate and the other vanilla.

They both ripped into their presents like crazy and I didn't get any pictures of Leland and only a few of Odin but it is all good because they loved everything they got.

And then this is the picture I printed out and sent to everyone who came to the party.

I really like to do Thank You pictures instead of Cards so then you get a picture of the cute boys on their cute day.

And then this is Odin right before bed that day and he got this pillow pet from his Grandpa and Grandma Taylor and he is obsessed with it.

He kept telling us he wanted one and I kept avoiding it because I think of them as dust collectors-just like stuffed animals you can only have so many-and he just wouldn't give up so we told Grandpa and Grandma Taylor that is what he wanted and that is what they got. Whatever makes the boy happy :)

May 2011

2011-08-18T21:25:00.009-06:00

The month of May for us was pretty much a Month to make memories and enjoy time as a family because Chuck would be leaving us to serve on Active Duty in the Army...so we made the best of our time and made sure the boys had LOTS of fun with their Daddy before he left us for a Very Long Year....Enjoy!!

May 3rd, 2011

May 5th, 2011

My Three Boys

May 7th, 2011

My Sister-in-Law Christina and her husband Devin invited us all to their home in Las Vegas for a swim party and lots of yummy food cause it was the only day we all had free to spend time with Chuck before he shipped out...I had so much fun and forgot what the party was all about until we went to leave and Christina hugged her brother and started crying....she is the sweetest girl ever and she loves her brother so very much and I always bawl like a baby when I see her cry...

Thanks so much Christina and Devin for letting us all invade your beautiful home and for throwing such a GREAT party...love you.

May 9th, 2011

May 11th, 2011

Who ever invented these lovely bubble guns is my Hero because my boys could play with them for HOURS and they love them...Thanks Bubble gun inventor.

May 11th, 2011

Chuck hates when I put the boys in the pink shirt Cort is wearing cause it is pink but it was so handsome on Odin and now look how handsome Cort is in it...I love when my boys wear these cute polo shirts and look so grown up.

May 12th, 2011

This day we all went and had dinner with Grandma Barnum and the older boys really wanted to hold little man Liam so I had to get some pictures...they are so dang cute.

May 12th, 2o11

This kid CRACKS me up with his crazy faces...

I love you Cort!!

May 12th, 2011

Liam was hungry-I guess and so he decided to try and get food out of Aunt Brookies cheeks...it was so funny to watch and she said it tickled so bad...

May 13th, 2011

Playing at the Main Street Water Park

The boys don't like it very much when we get there but once we get them in the water and having fun then they start to enjoy things and make it all worth going...and we LOVE going to Judds afterwards for "breadsticks and sauce and a treat" as Odin and Cort like to say.

May 17th, 2011
My Funny Man Odin.

Corts Actual Birthday

2011-08-03T18:10:00.003-06:00

On Corts Actual Birthday-April 25th-we took him bowling...it was so much fun...

They gave him a bowling pin with his name and birthday on it and they put "Happy Birthday Cort" up on the tv screens and we took pictures (kind of hard to read) and he loved having it be all about him...

And then his main Birthday present from us didn't come until that day so afterwards we had him open his gift from Odin and from Chuck and I...He loved the presents...Odin picked out the diesel truck that holds other cars and we got him the "Big Foot" and to this day they LOVE that thing and I love to play with it just as much as he does...

And then this is the Thank You Photo instead of Thank You Cards we sent to everyone for coming to the Blessing and Birthday Party...

Zion Trip April 23rd, 2011

2011-08-03T18:01:00.004-06:00

As if Easter Weekend wasn't exciting enough and busy enough it was also Free Week at Zion Park...so we all loaded up and headed to Zion National Park for some fun...

and when I say everyone I mean everyone...

Chuck, Me, Odin, Cort and Liam.

My Mom and Dad.

My Sister Brooke and Brother Matt.

My Brother Brandon with his family-Lacey, Brooklyn, Leland and Blake.

My Aunt Hope with her family-Randy, Maddison, Tyler, Cambelle, and Harper.

Grandpa and Grandma Memmott.

My Cousin Amy with her family-Dan, Taylor, Trayce, Bridger and Noah.

A total of 14 Adults and 14 Kids.

It was a lot of fun and we wore those kids out.

Cort Turns 2

2011-08-03T14:31:00.003-06:00

So not only was it Easter weekend and Liams Baby Blessing but on Monday Cort was turning 2...so we also threw him a birthday party after Liams Blessing...it was nice to kill 2 birds with one stone and have all the family there for these special events...

My creative and imaginative little boy Odin.

Funny little story: When we blessed Cort we threw Odin his 2nd Birthday and now we blessed Liam and threw Cort his 2nd Birthday...it seems to becoming a tradition so maybe when Liam turns 2 we will be blessing another baby-I just have to talk Chuck into having one more. :)

Liams Baby Blessing-April 24th, 2011

2011-08-03T14:19:00.002-06:00

Chuck was home Easter Weekend from working in Salt Lake so we decided to bless Liam and also throw Cort a birthday party for turning 2.

Liam was not so happy taking pictures but it is better then no picture...

My 3 handsome boys...Odin and Cort in their new Easter church clothes and Liam in his blessing outfit...

My brother and his family came into town from Arizona for the weekend and so we had to get a picture of all the grandkids...this one is missing Blake but we did get one later with all of them...

All the Grandkids on the Michael and Blanche Barnum side...
(left to right: Brooklyn-the oldest granddaughter and only granddaughter, Liam-the youngest, Odin-grandchild number 3, Blake-grandchild number 5, Cort-grandchild number 4, and Leland-grandchild number 2.)

The Taylor Family-Easter Sunday 2011

April 2011

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Misc. Happenings of

April 2011

We gave into the Sweet Tooth Temptation and went to "The Sweet Tooth Fairy" for some cupcakes...it was so hard to decide which ones to try...they were all so yummy...

I love catching moments like this...them getting along :)

The weekend after Brookes Mission Shower we all headed to Las Vegas and bought some of the clothes and other things that she would need while on her mission...it was so much fun and a good excuse for us girls to head to Vegas...

The first picture (far left) is Liam and Harper in their car seats ready to go with the Adults shopping.

The second picture (middle) is all of us eating lunch/dinner after doing some long shopping.
(left to right: Aunt Hope, My Mom and Liam, Me, Brooke and Harper, Danielle, and Amy.)

The third picture (far right) is a picture of our waitress taking a picture of us...funny story with her is she came out to give us drinks and my Aunt Hope was nursing her baby Harper and then when she brought us our food I was nursing Liam and Hope had put Harper in her carseat to sleep so the waitress got this very confused look and looked around and noticed there were two carseats and breathed this sigh of relief and when she noticed we were all watching her she laughed and said she thought there was only one baby and that we had taken turns nursing and she thought that was so weird...heehee...we laughed about that the whole time...

The boys just had to help Daddy fix the couch recliner...I am not sure if they really helped or just got in the way but Chuck was a good sport at making them feel important and needed.

Easter 2011

2011-08-03T08:19:00.004-06:00

Easter morning was kind of a crazy morning for us cause it was also the day we blessed little man Liam and we threw Cort a Birthday Party for turning 2.

I got the boys some new church clothes and bubble guns and some Cars cars....they loved the simple things about it...

Sister Brooke Barnum

2011-08-03T08:18:00.001-06:00

April 4th, 2011

My sister is serving a mission right now but once she turned in her papers we thought people have baby showers and bridal showers so why not have a mission shower...we weren't sure how it would go but it was a GREAT success...it got her started on all the stuff she needed and it was so nice...I would recommend it for anyone it was GREAT!!!

Thanks everyone who came...

(some pictures from the party...sorry I didn't take very many.)

March 2011

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The happenings of the Taylor Family-March 2011

My silly boys and of course they have no clothes on...
surprise surprise...

My Little Man Liam hanging out in his swing...
He looks like an angle...

My sister Brooke went through the St. George Temple on March 5th, 2011 to prepare for her mission to Independence Missouri...Lots of family and friends there to Love and Support her...

Noah saw his mom holding the two babies and wanted to hold one of them...I had to be really fast about taking a picture cause the holding didn't last long...so dang cute and funny...

Chuck took the trash out and this is how Cort wanted to come back to the house and when Odin saw Cort in the trash then he wanted a turn...so easily entertained...

Uncle Scott and Aunt Ingrid wanted to send the boys a gift from London and we couldn't wait for the package...when it finally arrived the boys were so dang excited to see what they got I couldn't open it fast enough...they wore these shirts all day...
Thanks Uncle Scott and Aunt Ingrid...

Whenever Cort does something he thinks is great he throws his hands out to the side (like in the picture) and yells TA-DA!!!!
I love it!!!!

The boys are at this copying stage in life and whatever one does then the other has to do it too...sometimes it is cute and fun and other times it turns into punches being thrown...

My cute little man Liam...I love his little face...

Trip to the Hogle Zoo while up visiting Daddy at work...it was a lot of fun but the boys DID NOT want their pictures taken at all so it was kind of hard to capture any great moments...

It is pictures like these and the faces he makes that make me LOVE him so much more everyday...Thanks for making me smile Cort...

Catch up with the rest of FEBRUARY

2011-06-09T12:38:00.006-06:00

We got a surprise visit from my Brother Brandon and his family...I think they came to really just love on little man Liam but we will take whatever excuse we can get to get them here... February 25th, 2011

It is really hard to get 6 little kids to all look at the camera and smile at the same time...
this is the best we got...

Don't you just want to eat this big brown eyed boy up...
I absolutely just love my littlest nephew Blake...
he is adorable...

Odin is so in love with Blake...whenever they come visit Odin is always making sure he is OK and plays with him pretty much the whole time...

Odin and Cort just had to help Nana feed Mr. Blake...

A visit to Nana's house is never complete with out some cookie decorating...

My brothers just love getting their pictures taken...I am surprised I caught a picture before Brandon got his finger up...what naughty boys...

We of course had to got see Grandma Barnum with all the grand-kids in town...
it is always nice to go see her...

And we really love going to see Great Grandma Osness...
She was worried about dropping baby Liam so she wouldn't look up at the camera...
She is such an Awesome Grandma...

Fun at Great Grandma Osness's...playing with the marble toy and taking rides in the wheelchair with Uncle Matt...

And of course pictures galore of my Little Man Liam...I just can't get enough of this little boy...he just melts my heart...I love him so very much...

2011-04-13T21:38:00.003-06:00

Little Man Liam-
Born in 2011
(02-17-2011)

Liam Chillin' in his swing

Odin and Cort in their matching shirts that they got from Grandma Jeanette...
they loved getting a present from her and I love the shirts...
Thanks Grandma Jeanette!!

We love when this Big Boy plays photographer...

These are the photos Odin the Photographer took that day...
hey at least he got faces this time :)

Visiting at Grandma and Grandpa Taylors...

We couldn't get the boys to all sit with Grandma and Grandpa at the same time so this is as good as we got...better then nothing...

I want to kiss those lips and cheeks all the time...and check out the hair...it is just crazy to have a child with so much hair...I am loving it...

2011-04-13T21:31:00.002-06:00

I forgot to tell you about this wonderful Man...My Dad...
Liam's due date was February 12th, 2011 and that also happened to be my Dads 50th Birthday...
I know hard to believe that this guy is 50 he looks to young and he acts even younger :)
Well I was either hoping that I would have the baby on January 25th since Odin was born on May 25th and Cort was born on April 25th but that day came and went...
so then I thought maybe February 5th so it would at least have a 5 in there...
I was thinking of all these cool dates because I thought I would never make it to my due date...
so then when I went in for my appointment on Wednesday and asked to be induced on my dads birthday (Saturday) I was so disappointed that the doctor said no that he wanted to wait and see what happens...
And then when I called my parents on Friday and told them I was having contractions my dad said oh good just hold on 18 more hours and we will share a birthday...
Wouldn't that have been the best 50th birthday present to have a grandchild...oh well I missed it by a day but at least it is close and my dad will always remember little man Liam's birthday...
Sorry Dad I couldn't hold out any longer but I tried...sure love ya...

2011-04-11T22:21:00.003-06:00

When Liam was first born his eyes were really red and swollen and he didn't want to open them...
they stayed like this for a few days and I was starting to worry but by the time we went to his first doctors appointment they were a lot better and he was opening them a little...

(see how red and puffy they are in these pictures...this is at 2 days old.)

02-13-2011 You would think he had a baby with how tired he was...this kid can sleep anywhere...they joys of being young...

02-14-2011
See he is trying to open his eyes a little but they are still a little too puffy for him to open up very much...

My very tired boys watching SpongeBob before bed...
as you can see only Odin made it to the end and even that was pretty hard for him...
I love how Cort is asleep on Chuck...I love these boys...

02-15-2011
Me and Little Man Liam...he is also sleeping but I am pretty wide awake...
someone has to stay awake during SpongeBob or none of them will make it to their beds...

The redness and puffiness has gone down quite a bit...he is looking very cute...
I love Cort giving him kisses...both boys are crazy about giving him kisses and they are not gentle about it but Liam is a good sport...

Bringing Baby Liam Home

2011-04-08T21:12:00.003-06:00

Odin and Cort could not wait to see their little brother and were even more excited to see me and Chuck...
I didn't think it would be a big deal for them cause they are so young but they had a rough night being without mom and dad and were so happy to see us the next night...

All of my Boys...I sure love them...

Odin is one Proud Big Brother...

Cort really likes his little brother too but mostly he just likes to copy whatever his Big Brother Odin is doing so it works out in my favor...

Birth Story-Liam Coulter Taylor

2011-04-03T21:42:00.002-06:00

This was by far my hardest pregnancy...I am not sure if it was cause I had two other boys to chase around or if this little man was just a stubborn one...I was sick pretty much the whole 9 months and so TIRED...I swear I wasn't that tired with the other two...
As I got closer to my due date I got my hopes up that I would have him early like the other two...not too early just a week or two...I should have known better since this pregnancy/baby hadn't been like the other two...so I had stuff ready a month and a half before my due date and was just waiting and waiting and waiting some more...
I had several different false labor episodes and kept getting my hopes up that this was it and then the little stinker would change his mind...
I think I was stressed out about this ones arrival more because Chuck works in Salt Lake and I didn't know if he would make it here in time and so I constantly worried if I gave him enough notice would he be here or would I tell him to get on his way and then have the contractions stop...so it was a constant guessing game...
I had a doctors appointment on February 9th, 2011 and I was still progressing so the doctor didn't want to set an induction date...so I left that doctors appointment with the mind set that this baby was never going to come out of me...that same night my sister-Brooke-opened her Mission papers so we were all at her house to hear where she was going...I was really sore that night and kept getting sharp pains but again I didn't think the baby was ever going to come out so I just ignored them...later I found out that both my Mom and Grandma had talked to each other and knew I was getting close and they thought I would have him the next day...
But nope I woke up Thursday and felt pretty good and not so much pain...
But then Friday morning came and there was Pain...the pain woke me up at about 3 am and I knew Chuck was awake and getting ready for work so I sent him a message saying I was having contractions but don't know if they are fake again or the real thing and that I would keep him posted...then I called at 4 am and said they are still coming and they are hurting but I am going to wait until my parents wake up before I have you start on the road...5 am rolls around and I am still hurting and they are about 4 or 5 minutes apart...I knew my dad was awake but I didn't think my mom woke up until about 6 so I waited until 6 am...
6 am I call Chuck and I say the contractions are hurting really really bad and you need to get on the road...I then call my mom and when she got on the phone she immediately said "is it time?" and I said yes I do believe so...she asked if she could get showered and do her hair and I said yes that I think it will be fine...so I started doing my hair and she started getting ready at her house and Chuck was on the road...the boys woke up at 7 am and I got them dressed and fed and talked to them about me and that I was going to go have the baby...Odin was way excited and Cort didn't really care he just wanted his chocolate milk...
My mom got to my house at about 7:30 with my brother Matt who was going to stay with Odin and Cort...they knocked on the door and I was having a contraction and could not move and so I screamed to the door "just a minute" and after more then a minute my mom pulled her key out and came in the house...at that point it was my second contraction in the last 10 minutes...we grab my bag and say bye to the boys and head to her car...I climb in and start having another contraction and can't move...we then drive up the street (3 blocks) to the hospital and I have another contraction getting out of the car...so that is 4 contractions in a matter of 15-20 minutes...at that point I am getting nervous that I didn't give Chuck enough time to get home...
The nurse checks me and I am already at a 6 almost 7 and with the other two boys I had already got my epidural at this point...
they get me checked in and hooked up and I tell them to hold off on the Pitocin cause I knew that would make things move to fast and Chuck for sure wouldn't make it..
My doctor was at the hospital just before 9 to start another patient and so he came in before he left to go back to his office and broke my water...
Chuck arrived at the hospital about 10:30 ish and there we sat waiting for a little longer...
They started the Pitocin at about 11:00 and I was at about an 8 (I think) and I went to a complete 10 in a matter of 30 minutes and was ready to start pushing...
This was also the longest I have ever had to push with a baby...again nothing like the other two...his head was stuck on the sack but it felt like he was stuck on my pelvic bone and it hurt pretty bad...I had to push (I think) 5 or 6 times and then he finally came out...
They put him on my skin to skin and my heart melted and I remembered this is what it is all about and this is what I have been waiting 9 months to have...
I love the moment I get him in my arms and see him...
It was way different from my other two but SO WORTH EVERYTHING!!!

Below are pictures of randoms at the hospital...My Parents were there along with my Sister Brooke and Brother Matt (who came up just before I started pushing-thanks to my wonderful cousin Rachel for running over to watch Odin and Cort for a minute so he could come up), my Grandparents Pete and Sharlene Memmott, and my Aunt Hope.

My Best Friend Brandy had been watching those baby shows (Bringing Baby Home, A Baby Story, Ect.) late at night when she couldn't sleep so she could feel prepared when she was in the room with me and that same week on Monday she started a new job and of course I went into labor on Friday morning and she had to be at work and with it being a new job she didn't want to ask if she could leave or come in late...so we both cried like little babies when we knew she wouldn't be there to experience this with me...it sucked big time that I didn't get to have her there since we were planning on it the whole time...she did come over to the hospital as soon as she got off work and of course we cried some more that she missed it...I know she was thinking of me the whole time and I could feel her love so that counts for something...

(check out the head of hair in the bottom picture...the other two boys did not have hardly (if any) hair when they were born...I don't know where he got this much hair from...but again this was all different from the first two.)

Funny story about this picture...my Aunt Hope was pregnant at the same time as me and her due date was about 6 weeks after mine...so when I had little man Liam she had my sister take a picture of her holding him by her belly showing that her belly was probably this size in her...little did she know (or any of us) that she would go into labor early and give birth to a little girl who actually weighed less then little man Liam in this picture...
(her baby-Harper Anne Clyde was born healthy and happy...she is about 2 weeks younger then Liam.)

Aunt Christina came to the hospital from Vegas to meet her newest little nephew...she even changed his very first poopy diaper...what a Great Aunt...

Getting Liam in the car seat to go home...

Moments to Remember

2011-04-02T22:11:00.002-06:00

My sister Brooke hurried and snapped this picture and I thought it was such a silly thing to do until I saw it...It is one of my favorite pictures...It brings tears to my eyes every time I see it and I am not sure why...I love it though...
Thanks Brooke for capturing this moment...Love you...

Welcome Baby Number THREE

2011-04-02T22:00:00.002-06:00

Welcome to the World
Liam Coulter Taylor
(with Mommy, Daddy and Dr. Barton)

Born: February 11, 2011
at 12:01 P.M.
Weight: 8 pounds even
Length: 18.5 inches

Belly Pictures

2011-04-02T21:51:00.003-06:00

I saw a picture like this when I was pregnant with my first (Odin) and just had to do it and I used it as my Baby Shower Announcement...
And then I had to get a photo like this with my other two pregnancies...the first one is for sure the Best but I do love having one with each of my boys...

Brooke Barnum

2011-03-18T20:49:00.002-06:00

My Sister Brooke decided to do that "Couch to 5K" program and
she DID IT!!!!!
of course we had to go watch her and show our support...
Way to go Brooke...you are an inspiration...we LOVE YOU!!!

(My Mom, Myself, Odin, Cort and Grandpa and Grandma Memmott were all there to watch her come thru the finish line...dummy me didn't go to the end of the finish line to catch her running thru but here she is approaching us.)

(She ran the 5K with her Friend Jessica...here they are all done running...such amazing girls.)

Monkeys

2011-03-18T20:47:00.001-06:00

My boys being the CRAZY monkeys they always are...this is my point of view from the couch...which is where I spent A LOT of time this pregnancy...

Snow in St. George

2011-03-14T22:23:00.001-06:00

The Boys LOVED looking outside at the snow and watching Daddy clean off his car...
they would have LOVED it more if they could have gone and played in it but I didn't have the energy being huge and pregnant to chase them and Daddy was leaving to go back to work...I feel bad now for not sucking it up and taking them out...I don't think Cort has ever played in snow and he is almost 2...oh well I will get him in the snow sometime...

Check out that Belly...

2011-03-13T23:23:00.002-06:00

I have been HORRIBLE with this pregnancy and have not taken hardly any photos but here are some on the big day of Odin becoming a Sunbeam...
I am about 34 weeks in these photos...

Jesus Wants me for a SUNBEAM...

2011-03-13T23:18:00.003-06:00

My Little Boy is a Sunbeam this year...that is just CRAZY to me...I had to take a picture of him on his first Sunday as a Sunbeam (and Cort wanted his picture too)...He is growing up so fast and in the blink of an eye he will be 8 and be getting baptized, then be 19 and leaving on a mission, and then married and kids...it all comes so fast and I just want to freeze time...he is such a Good Boy and a Good Big Brother...
and we Love him and are so Proud of him Always and Forever...

He has only been to church as a Sunbeam 2 or 3 times this year...how sad is that...I was either sick or he was sick or Cort was sick and now we have a new baby and haven't been out with him either and since Chuck works out of town-if Mommy ain't going then no one is going...so hopefully we will get back to going here soon and he will get back to loving his new Big Boy Class...

It has become a Tradition...

2011-03-13T17:17:00.002-06:00

It seems that whenever any family comes from far away we always go to 2 Fat Guys Pizza and eat there...we love their FOOD and we LOVE the owners...so what if the owners are my Aunt and Uncle that doesn't mean I am being prejudice...
I am thinking it has become a FAMILY TRADITION...
this is all of us there on New Years Day...
Thanks Darrin and Debbie for always letting us come swarm your Pizza Joint and for feeding us your YUMMY YUMMY FOOD!!!!

New Years Eve Party

2011-03-13T14:18:00.003-06:00

We had our family party for New Years at Aunt Hopies house and we had LOTS of fun...we even stayed up till midnight with our boys and they were such troopers...and my Brother Brandon came with his family and surprised us and that was the BEST!!!!

2011-03-13T11:32:00.001-06:00

Here are just Random Pictures after Christmas with my New Camera I got for a Christmas Present...

Christmas Day 2010

2011-03-13T11:14:00.002-06:00

We spent Christmas Day with Chucks Parents and we had a lot of fun over there...
All Odin wanted for Christmas was a Remote Control Car...it is all he talked about for months before Christmas...he did occasionally ask for a gun too but mainly it was all about a Remote Control Car...
to say the least he got EXACTLY what he wanted...
he got 3 Remote Control Cars (one from us, Grandparents Taylor and Aunt Kelly) and he got 3 Nerf Guns (one from us, one from Cousin Paxton, and one from Grandparents Taylor)
To say the least he was one HAPPY BOY!!!

Christmas Eve 2010

2011-03-13T11:09:00.002-06:00

We had Christmas Eve with my side of the family at the Clyde Home...it is always fun to get all the family together on Christmas Eve and eat yummy food and play games and read Christs Birth out of the Scriptures and have the kids dress up...

We always have the boys open one present on Christmas Eve and it is always new PJ's...it was a tradition I had growing up and I do it with my family too...I learned that I should have bought matching PJ's because once Odin saw that Cort had car pj's then he had to take off his Spongebob pj's and put on car ones to match Cort...now I know for next year :)

Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner with Barnums

2011-03-08T22:05:00.001-07:00

Of course my camera died while at our Family Dinner but I did get a few pictures...we had our Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner with the Barnum side....Thanks Aunt Pam for letting us invade your home...

Bridger and Noah came to Play

2011-03-08T21:56:00.003-07:00

Cousin Playing time with Noah and Bridger...they had a lot of fun playing together...
I was really nervous about watching them because I always hear how much trouble Noah gets into because he is always such a busy boy but he didn't get into anything...
he was seriously this little angle and I was going to tease Amy about how she must be lying about all the stuff he does but as soon as she walked in the door the Noah she had been telling us about came out...he started pushing buttons on the t.v. and jumping from furniture to furniture...
it was so funny because he seriously hadn't done anything wrong until she walked through the door...
I loved having Bridger and Noah come play and Odin and Cort absolutely LOVE their cousins...
Thanks Amy...

(I think they were daring each other to try and go upstairs...I gave them "the look" and they didn't try)

(Taking turns on the Skateboard)

Pictures with Santa

2011-03-08T21:52:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures with Santa...I have some better ones but need to find the cd so these will work for now as I am trying to catch up on our family blog...

Chucks Blanket

2011-03-08T21:48:00.002-07:00

Chuck really wanted me to crochet him a blanket and make it as close to his camo uniform as possible so I went to Michaels and matched up the 3 colors and made my own pattern and this is what he got...it is really really big...it fits on our Olympic Queen Bed and he loves it...Glad I could make him a happy man...

Temple Christmas Lights

2011-03-08T21:44:00.001-07:00

Chuck was home for a visit from his job in Salt Lake and so I wanted to take the boys to see the Christmas lights at the Temple...we called and invited his parents and went to dinner at Denny's afterwords...the boys loved the Christmas Lights and it was good family time...

I love MY BOYS!!!

2011-03-08T21:42:00.000-07:00

Spending Time at Grandpa and Grandma Taylors

2011-03-08T21:34:00.002-07:00

Cort wanted to wear Uncle Bobbys hat...

Seriously give these boys the lids off Gatorade bottles and this foot massager and they were happy boys for hours....

Grandpa Taylor and Daddy put them in this container ...they loved it...

Cort also loved playing with the exercise bike...such goofy boys...

Barnum Side Cousin Time....

2011-03-08T21:20:00.005-07:00

My Brother Brandon and Sister-in-Law Lacey sent their kids our way in November so we could have some play time with them...it was a lot of fun and Nana loved letting all the kids decorate her Christmas Tree....We love spending time with them...

Show me your MUSCLES

2010-12-18T21:02:00.003-07:00

These two LOVE to show off their MUSCLES...they flex them all the time and tell me how long they have gotten and how big they are...they crack me up...

(P.S. We did finally take away Corts Binky...it took a couple nights of crying himself to sleep and sometimes he sees other kids with one and says Mine and tries to take it from them but so far he has been such a trooper.)

Stetson Cort Taylor

2010-12-18T20:59:00.002-07:00

This little man is so content just hanging by himself...he wants to do everything himself and he finds his own toys to play with and finds his own space to play in...if there are other kids around he would rather be by himself playing then in with all the other kids...he is such a silly monkey and for the most part really easy going...he does have him moments that I want to kick his little butt for really it is hard to get mad at the little face of his...

I like BIG SHOES

2010-12-18T20:58:00.003-07:00

The Boys are Fascinated with putting on our Shoes...they love daddies work boots and all the slippers and lately they have loved putting on my high heels because they make cool noises on the wood floor when they walk around...whatever keeps them happy...

Like Father, Like Son

2010-12-18T20:55:00.001-07:00

I finally remembered to pull out Chucks Old Wrestling Uniforms and the boys LOVE putting them on...Cort doesn't put the whole thing on but he pulls the arms over his head and thinks he is pretty cool stuff...
I love seeing them run around in their daddies Wrestling stuff and when Chuck sees them in the uniforms his whole face just lights up...he is one PROUD Daddy...
now we will just wait and see if they actually wrestle when they get older...

Bunk Bed

2010-12-18T20:45:00.002-07:00

Well the boys have a Bunk Bed now...I seriously posted about putting Cort in a Big Boy bed and the Black Eye then less then a Month later we had these Bunk Beds...so the pour kid went from a crib to a Big Boy bed to a REALLY BIG BOY BED...I put that stopper on his bed cause I was worried about him rolling off but ended up taking off with in a couple of days because him and his brother just used it as a toy to jump off of...go figure my Monkeys turning their new bed into some climbing and jumping toy...
I was a nervous wreck for the first week with Cort climbing up on top but I couldn't keep him off and then within two days he had figured out how to climb back down so I just tried to stop worrying...I know this will be where they get their first broken bone or stitches from but I can only do so much to prevent it...
It is going to be a tight fit with this bunk bed and a crib in there but we will make it work because that is the only choice we have...someday we may have a bigger house with a yard but really the thought of trying to sell our town home or rent it out and find another home causes me WAY too much anxiety so I just make due with what we have...
Funny little story too: When we got these beds is when I started yelling at Cort to "Get Down" and now he yells at everyone else to "Get Down" and it is so funny to hear so I am always telling him to yell at people to "Get Down"...he seriously cracks me up...
And I thought I was a nervous wreck about the boys climbing up and down the bunk bed and both being on top...I am NOTHING compared to Chuck...he stands in there and watches and is seriously going to have a heart attack...I tell him all the time to get out and stop watching them because he can't stop them and it just makes you more nervous if you watch them...I think he is so nervous about it because him and his brothers had bunk beds and were playing on the top one and his brother pushed him off and there were drawers underneath the bottom bunk that were pulled out and he cracked his head open on the drawer and needed stitches and has a good scar...but I have accepted that they will most likely get hurt somehow someday on these beds and I just have to be ready for it...

Tattoos

2010-12-18T20:41:00.002-07:00

I came home from grocery shopping and went to put the boys in a bath and got Corts clothes off and his Daddy had put a Tattoo on him...It was so funny and shocking...
I guess while I was gone Chuck saw them on the counter and asked Odin if he wanted one but Odin was in a bad mood so Chuck took Corts shirt off and put it on him then put his shirt back on so I wouldn't know until I got him undressed...it was pretty funny...and then of course Odin wanted one too but he thought it was a sticker and wanted us to take the one off of Cort and put it on him...it took a while of explaining that we couldn't do that and he finally settled for the other two we had and he wanted them on his hands like his daddy had put his...such silly monsters...next time we will put it on Cort where he can see it so we can laugh at him trying to get it off...

WEEKS 29-32 (Month 7)

2010-12-15T21:59:00.002-07:00

Baby’s energy is surging, thanks to the formation of white fat deposits beneath the skin. (Have those kicks and jabs to the ribs tipped you off yet?) Baby is also settling into sleep and waking cycles, though -- as you’ve also probably noticed -- they don’t necessarily coincide with your own. Also this month, all five senses are finally functional, and the brain and nervous system are going through major developments.

I cannot believe how far along I am...this seems to be going by so fast and I am not sure that I am ready for 3 kids but I know I don't have a choice...
most days I am really excited to see him and hold him and love him but somedays I am ready to kill the two I have and wonder what am I going to do with 3...
I also have those times of worry when both Odin and Cort want me to hold them and love them and I wonder how am I going to be able to do this when I have a new baby that needs me...I am such a worry wart and I am constantly worring about having enough love for all 3 of my kids and my husband and everyone else and having time to clean the house and feed the boys and do the laundry and dishes and sleep and when most people worry about this they can at least be reassured that at the end of the day their husband will be home to help them and give them a break but I don't get that piece of mind...the only help I get is over the phone when he tells me it will be fine and he loves me and that I can do anything...
I know as the time clicks closer to this baby coming it is also clicking closer to the time he has to leave over seas and I hate that thought...I am always just putting on a smile and telling everyone I am fine and then I go home and lay in bed and cry...I know what I married into but sometimes it just sucks to have to give him up for the safety and freedom of others...and I hate it when he tells me he is having a hard time because I just want to fix it all and take everything away and make everyone happy and I know it is impossible...
I do know that we will make it through this all I just have to vent somedays...I worry a lot about the boys and them asking where their daddy is and how I will have to explain that he is far away keeping us safe from bad people and when they cry for their daddy how I will have to handle that moment...Again sorry to vent like this I am usually one of those people who hate to complain because I know there are a lot of people out there worse off then me and I could always have it worse off too...so I will stop now for a minute...

This little man in me is for sure moving around A LOT!!!! and yes I did find out it is a boy...as you may remember I don't like to know what I am having but Chuck as to know and this time he decided to play around with people and tell them different stuff but when he sold his truck to this family he told them we were having another boy and when I got home and was talking to the wife she told me and when they left I said to Chuck "So we are having another boy huh?" and his face went white and he said "I didn't think you would talk to her" so I knew he wasn't lying...I have thought boy all along but there was always that chance of it maybe being a girl...it is ok I am happy with my boys now we just have to agree on a name for sure and hope that he comes out looking like that name will fit...I must say that I enjoy NOT knowing a lot more then knowing...I hate knowing what I am having but to late now...the surprise now will just have to be what he looks like...will he look like his brothers or his own little man?

Halloween 2010

2010-12-15T21:26:00.002-07:00

(Our little Kangaroo and the Mighty Spider Man)

Halloween this year was pretty fun...it was the first year that Odin really got the concept...last year Cort was just a baby and we pushed him in a stroller and Odin would just walk into peoples houses when they opened the door (thank goodness we only go to ward memebers houses)...so this year was fun because Odin practiced knocking on the door and saying Trick-or-Treat and he is a little man after my own heart and LOVES candy and Cort was old enough to walk around and copy his brother and just be the cute boy that he is...Chuck was working out of town and wouldn't be home until Sunday so he didn't get to go with us but my sister Brooke stopped by the house and was SO KIND to stick around and help me take the boys around...We laughed the whole time...of course Odin got shy and wouldn't say Trick-or-Treat and Cort was so happy to be outside that every ghost, pumpkin, green grass, really anything made him stop and point...so what should have taken maybe an hour to go around our ward members houses took 2 hours...
and this year Cort was the one who just walked into peoples houses...I wish I had taken the cam-cord instead of the camera because Cort thought he was so smart and he would get candy from them then turn around walk a few steps away then turn back around and walk up the the people again like he was a new person just so he could get more candy...and of course everyone gave in because he was so dang cute about it...Brooke and I have never laughed so hard watching these two Trick-or-Treat...it was A LOT of fun...
Now Odin thinks that he needs to wear his SpiderMan costume all the time and go Trick-or-Treating so we have to explain to him all the time that we only do that once a year...

Since Chuck wasn't home on Saturday I didn't go to any family members homes and Chuck took them on Sunday to his parents house to Trick-or-Treat...this is Uncle Bobby answering the door when we knocked...I told Odin to say "Give me all your Candy" instead of Trick-or-Treat...the only problem is that backfired and Grandma and Grandpa Taylor let them have all the candy they wanted...I guess that is what Grandparents are for :)

Making Memories

2010-12-15T21:18:00.002-07:00

Whenever Chuck is home for a couple of days to visit I am always trying to think of something fun to do as a family so the boys will have lots of memories of fun times with Dad instead of him always being away for work...so this time I thought it would be fun to make some cookies with the play-dough cookie dough I got from my Moms Alison Pantry...this was a Big deal for me because I don't do good with messy ideas but Odin LOVED every minute of it so it was well worth it...Cort on the other hand did not have so much fun...We kept trying to get him to stand up on the chair so he could reach stuff and see what he was doing but he just kept sitting back down and then would be mad because he couldn't do anything...so we finally gave up with him and put him down for a nap...

After we were done and I was cleaning up and baking the cookies this is what Odin and Chuck did...SLEEP...oh how I wish I could have joined them but that didn't happen...oh well at least I know they had fun and were tired afterwords...I love making Memories with my Boys...

2010-12-15T21:14:00.002-07:00

Aunt Brookie bought the boys these WAY CUTE Orange ties from the store Tie One On in the mall and they wore them to church everyday in October...it was hard to get a picture of Cort because he acts just like his Father and when I try to take his picture he runs off screaming NO and hides...I hope I can get him to stop doing that because it is bad enough to listen to Chuck complain about pictures I don't want there to be 2 of them complaining...

WEEKS 25-28 (Month 6)

2010-12-15T21:03:00.001-07:00

Your Baby: Month 6

Let your spouse put an ear to your belly -- he might be able to pick up baby's heartbeat (no stethoscope required). Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving baby a healthy pink glow. Baby's also soaking up your antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and baby will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

The Whole Taylor Family...

2010-12-15T20:42:00.003-07:00

It is such a RARE occasion that we get ALL of Chucks family together...we were missing the newest addition to the family and that was Devon and that sucked but to have all the Taylor Siblings and all the Taylor Grandkids was way cool...I don't think we have ever had all the Taylor Grandkids together...I didn't get to spend much time with them because I was feeling sick with pregnancy and all (go figure) but the time I did get to spend with them was a lot of fun and Odin and Cort playing with their cousins was WAY fun...

(My Chuck and Father-in-Law Chuck hanging in the kitchen with Heather)

(My Mother-in-Law April, Gary and Chuck watching the kids swim in the pool)

(Random photos of us hanging out...Cort loves sitting on Grandpa Taylors foot massager...that thing is way powerful and he will just sit on it Forever)

All of the Taylor Siblings: (Left to Right) Bobby, Christina, Heather, Gary, and Chuck. You notice the girls are always in a pose and ready for the camera to click...the boys not so much it takes a ton of picture snaps to get them all acting somewhat normal...but we love them all anyway

(Yes that is my kids naked butt in these pool pictures...we didn't send over a swimsuit but of course he had to get in with his cousins so they told him to strip down to his underwear and he didn't want to get them wet so he went naked...from what everyone told me Odin was quite proud to be naked in the pool...and from what I hear it was fun for all the kids until Odin decided to drop a log of poop in the pool then swimming was all done...I guess it was fun while it lasted)

The Taylor Family: All the kids with their Parents

The Whole Taylor Gang...I wanted to get a picture of all the Grandkids by themselves but Odin got his feelings hurt then fell asleep and woke up not so happy so we weren't able to take one but it was still so nice to have a picture of all of us (minus Devon-maybe we will get him next time)

2010-12-14T22:10:00.001-07:00

It is nice to see that Odin can share with is brother once in a while...these two kill me and each other most of the time...but they do have their moments of LOVE...

2010-12-14T22:08:00.002-07:00

Almost every day that Odin had school we would stop at my Moms work to show her the picture he colored that day and get a DumDum sucker from her...He loved going to Nanas work after school...but now my Mom works a 9-5 job at a Doctors office and we don't get to do that anymore so I had to get pictures of Odin getting his sucker from his Nana one last time...and Grandma and Grandpa Memmott were there visiting my mom so he got to show them his picture that day too...
We Miss seeing Nana after school but we are so happy she has such a good job in these hard times...

One Last Ride

2010-12-14T22:05:00.003-07:00

One of Odin's Favorite things is to get a ride to school in his Daddy's Truck when Chuck is home to take him...but Chuck officially sold his truck so we had to get a picture of Odin riding to school in Daddy's Truck one last time...
Now Chuck has a brand new car and whenever Odin rides in the new car he says "Mommy's car is Ewww...I like Daddy's car." ... now isn't that so sweet of him...sorry my car doesn't smell brand new and has all this kid stuff in it...I didn't realize that makes my car Ewww...

Promotion

2010-12-14T22:00:00.003-07:00

This fine husband of mine was promoted in the Army back on September 17, 2010 and so of course me and the boys loaded up early in the morning and headed to Cedar to be there for his promotion...
The last time he was promoted he didn't know he was getting it until he showed up for his guard weekend so we missed that one and we don't know if we will see the next one or if there will be more so we had to jump on the opportunity to be there and help present him with the promotion...
I didn't ask anyone to take a picture of us with him but when they called him up the boys and I joined him and we took the old rank off and put on the new one...
Odin loved seeing his daddy up there and all the other men in uniform...he loves all those Army Guys out there and loves when he sees them in Uniform...I think he will always be one proud little boy of his Daddy...

Let Me Out

2010-12-14T21:56:00.003-07:00

(Odin is by his brother but you can't see him pass Corts body)

I kept hearing these funny noises coming from the boys bedroom and I could hear them laughing hysterically so of course I am thinking this can't be good...
I go in their room and they have pulled back the blinds and are sitting on the toy boxes looking outside...
Nothing bad they just wanted to see what it looks like outside since I RARELY let them out of the house...I don't have the energy to chase them and we live in Town homes right where all the cars pull in and have no yard so I can't just open the door and say go have fun...
Someday it is a dream of mine to have a home with a back yard that I can just let them play in...until then they are stuck...

Views From the Couch

2010-12-14T21:52:00.002-07:00

For the most part the boys behave pretty good when I am tooooo tired or toooooo sick to get off the couch...I see them do the funniest stuff while I am laying there half dead and so I finally grabbed the camera so I could try and catch some of the crazy things they do but of course once I have the camera they act somewhat normal...
Odin would hide under this blanket on the chair and say he was hiding from Baby (which is what he calls his brother Cort) and of course Cort would be playing in his own world and didn't even know or care that he should be looking for Odin...

Black Eye

2010-10-23T21:40:00.002-06:00

The morning after Cort slept in his bed for the first time this is what I opened the bedroom door to see...

Day One:

Day Two:

Day Three:

I have no idea how he got this...I am assuming he tried to climb back in his bed and hit the rail that is keeping him from rolling out but I really don't know...but it is a week later and he still has the bruise on his eyelid clearing up...it was a good shiner and we were all proud of it...Cort acted like nothing was wrong but it looked really painful...I got me some tough boys...

Big Boy Bed

2010-10-23T21:25:00.003-06:00

Well it has came to that time...We put Cort into a Big Boy Bed...he was officially climbing out of his crib...not every time he was in it but enough that we worried he might get hurt...we have hard wood floors in our whole house so it isn't the softest thing to fall out onto and I am sure Cort was just falling out once he got his head over the bars...so we took his Crib and made it into a toddler bed...he is doing so good...he cried the first night and fell asleep behind the bedroom door but since then he just climbs in bed and goes to sleep...I hated putting him in a big boy bed because I want him to stay my baby forever but I know that isn't going to happen and by this age Odin had been in a Big Boy bed for months...

He can Still do it????

2010-10-23T21:23:00.003-06:00

That is right Odin still fits through the dogie door at Grandma and Grandpas house...
and he prefers to use it instead of the door...
don't ask me why???

Cousin Time with the Barnum Cousins

2010-10-23T20:59:00.003-06:00

My mom got the WONDERFUL privilege of having her Kingman Grandkids come visit for a few days so of course we were all over at her house for a while...Brandon and Lacey couldn't come but we were so happy to have their kids...we even got Baby Blake and he is just so stinking cute...and Odin even slept over with his cousins but not Cort I brought him home with me at night because one baby is enough for my parents to worry about...

Those rugrats had so much fun together and I was so pleased to see how well they get along...I always worry that they will forget each other since we don't get to spend that much time together but they remember each other like it was yesterday and just go crazy...Nana and Papas house looked like a tornado went through it but it was all worth it...I wish they lived closer but understand why they can't with jobs and all that fun stuff we all get to deal with...I love every minute we do get together...

22-24 WEEKS!!!!

2010-10-23T20:51:00.002-06:00

Our Little Papaya

Your Baby: Month 5

Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.

I am officially to the month stage instead of a week by week change...that means it is going by a lot faster...I tell Odin that the baby can hear him and he will talk to my belly and it is so cute...I have been feeling the baby move for a few weeks now but I officially SAW it move last night when I couldn't sleep and that means if our little Papaya is awake then others can feel it move but it usually sleeps during the day and is awake and moving at night...doesn't that figure...I am still having lots of bad days but I am hanging in there...I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday and I am curious to see if I have gained any weight...I don't think I have because I did throw up a lot and not eat much since my last appointment so we will see...it is all very exciting and now that I can feel it moving and see it moving and walk in front of a mirror and see a belly it is all for real now and I am still VERY nervous but excited...

21 WEEKS!!!

2010-10-23T20:49:00.001-06:00

Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you want your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

20 WEEKS!!! Half way there

2010-09-25T20:54:00.002-06:00

Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, speaking of the diaper situation... baby's genitals are now fully formed!

Well we had our ultrasound on Monday the 20th...I did not find out what we are having but the Tech was able to get the baby to move around so Chuck could see...I thought it would be easier this time since I have not found out with any of mine but it is harder...but I know if I find out I will be mad at myself so I will not ask...Chuck has told several people this time and he is loving playing games with all of their heads...he is telling them all something different so he is still keeping the secret and playing with everyone this time...he enjoys knowing way to much...
When the Tech was trying to get the baby to move she was shaking my belly and now Odin thinks it is funny to shake the baby...I am not sure I enjoy having my fat belly giggling but if it makes the boy laugh and it isn't in public I am ok with it all...Odin enjoyed seeing the baby on the tv and I loved watching his face in confusion and amazement...
I then had my Doctors Appointment on Wednesday the 22nd and the Doctor said everything on the ultrasound is good and everything is measuring good...I did do the Triple Blood Test Screen this time so we will find out if that comes back with anything next appointment...no worries there if it comes back abnormal it isn't anything I can change anyway but always good to do the test...
at the Ultrasound the Heart Rate was at 141 Beats per minute and at the Doctors Appointment the Heart Rate was at about 130 Beats per minute...Both are lower then what my other two were at (about 150) but the Doctor says it is fine...
I am definitely feeling the baby move...tonight while watching SpongeBob before the boys went to bed I could feel the little movements...I am sure it had nothing to do with Cort headbutting my belly...whatever works it got the baby to move for me...the movement is VERY VERY LOW in my belly-which isn't unusual for me because both the other boys were always Very Very Low in my belly...when the Doctor tries to find the heartbeat he has to go down pretty low on my belly to find it...
I am having more good days then bad days and not so sick all the time...which is a really big plus...so things are going good and will keep you posted...

19 WEEKS

2010-09-19T22:37:00.002-06:00

Our Little Mango

Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might actually get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.

Not much going on this week...we go in for our ultrasound tomorrow (Monday the 20th) and I am excited to see the baby move and know that everything is ok...and I told Odin about going to see the baby on TV and asked him if he wanted to sing and he very excitedly said Yes Mom Yes...so I can't wait to see what he thinks especially since it doesn't look like a baby on those TV screen...so we will see...

Pooped

2010-09-12T22:31:00.003-06:00

This was Cort at the Peach Days Parade...he lasted about 20 minutes and then he was tired...

Odins New Smile

2010-09-12T22:19:00.004-06:00

Odin has a new way of smiling when you ask him to do it for pictures or anything...these pictures do not capture how freaking hilarious it is...I will have to try and get video of it sometime...he is constantly doing and learning new stuff that just makes me laugh...he melts my heart...

(This is him getting ready to do the smile.)

(This is the smile. So Funny.)

(I finally asked him to do a smile where he shows his teeth and this is what I got...he seriously is so dang funny.)

Wow

2010-09-12T22:16:00.002-06:00

This little man now has 3 Teeth on Top making that 5 Teeth total in his mouth...
and yes he is 16 1/2 months old...
we are hoping he gets all of his teeth by college but maybe not...

PreSchool

2010-09-12T19:01:00.003-06:00

(Sorry my camera is taking blurry pictures lately...I guess it is time to pull out the big nice one if I am going to get any good pics.)

Well I did it...I put Odin in Preschool....
Chuck and I had decided to wait because we weren't sure...and school had started and we hadn't looked into any Preschools so we thought we would just wait...but then I got a message from my Friend Jane who worked at Early Childhood Learning and she said we could probably qualify to get him in for free or 30 dollars a month so then we thought why not try...and we qualified for the 30 dollars a month...so we did it...
he started a week later then other kids but it worked out perfect because Chuck was home for his first day of going to school...Odin cried and tried to run out with us and they closed the door...when we got there to pick him up we found out he cried pretty much the whole time...then the second day he cried less...he is still crying when I leave him but it is less and less...
he goes for 2 hours on Monday's and Wednesday's...and now I don't have to get out of my car and take him in I can just pull up and drop him off and there are aides to help him into his class...I will do that for the first time on Wednesday and I think it might make it easier for him...I hope it will at least but if it doesn't then I will walk him in...
either way the crying time is getting less and now he gets to get out of the house and play with kids his own age for 2 hours twice a week...
I am so grateful that Jane thought to call me...this will be a GREAT experience for the little man and it will probably be a good experience for me too since I am completely paranoid about letting my kids out of my sight...I will grow from this also...

18 WEEKS

2010-09-11T21:53:00.002-06:00

Sweet Potato-Sweet Potato

Your fetus has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon.

I am not sure if what I feel is the baby or gas bubbles or hungry growling empty belly movements...I know it is my third and you would think I would know by now but I am never for sure until I can feel that baby for sure kicking me...the light movements I am never sure about...and plus my kids like to do things a little later then normal as you could tell by hearing the heart beat...I can't wait till everyone can feel this little one moving...I am curious to see what Odin and Cort think about it...everything is moving right along and I am hanging in there...

2010-09-08T21:29:00.006-06:00

When we stayed in Las Vegas at the J.W. Marriott...it was such a nice suite...

you opened the door and there was a hallway and to your immediate right was a bathroom and also a little farther down the hall was the fridge and coffee stuff and water and sink...

then you walk through the entry way and you are in the bedroom/front room kind of place...they had a big "L" shaped couch and a table and desk and in the middle of the room is the BIG T.V. Armour and you could open it on both sides and turn the T.V. either to face the couch or face your bed...
then the bathroom was HUGE and had a toilet and a bidet....then a BIG shower and a BIG tub and a BIG closet with nice comfy robes...
and there were also balcony doors that you could open and look out over the garden walk ways...
it was the coolest room...I wanted to stay there forever...

Having a Bidet in our bathroom I got to thinking...I am not really sure how this thing works and NO I did not try to figure it out either but I did get to thinking of all the things my kids would use it for...

Maybe they would think it was their own personal drinking fountain???

Or Maybe they would think it was a sink just their size for after they go potty on the toilet??

There are so many things my crazy boys would have done with this Bidet but good thing they weren't there and the more I talked about the stuff they would have done the more grossed out Chuck got...he didn't even want to take pictures of me with it and I thought it was hilarious...I was thinking like the inner child I am...

ENJOY!!!!

2010-09-07T21:19:00.002-06:00

I wanted to post a couple of funny things I want to remember from Christinas Wedding...
There were a lot of memorable moments and we got to know Devin and Christina from other peoples prospective and hear some fun stories from their friends and family...if any Family or Friends had something they wanted to share they would stand up and share a funny moment or embarrassing moment from knowing Devin and Christina...it was kind of like a roast...but these two things that I found pretty funny are not things that were shared with everyone but they were so funny to me I want to remember them...

1. Christina informed us all before the wedding that it would be casual wear but nice casual...so I thought I would just wear what I would wear to church on Sunday and then we would buy Chuck a polo short or something to wear with his jeans...so Chuck went shopping himself when he was in Salt Lake at work and sent me a picture of the shirt and I said it looked fine and so did his sister Christina...so at the wedding some how our clothes got brought up and Chuck, Gary and Bobby compared their shirts...not compared in style but compared in price...Chuck bought his at Wal-Mart for 5 dollars and Gary bought his at a Thrift Store for I think he said 3 dollars and Bobby bought his at a Thrift Store for 1 dollar...they were so proud of themselves for finding nice shirts for such a cheap price...and watching them compare was hilarious...

2. This was the first time Heathers Boyfriend Jerry was meeting the family and so we were sitting at the table talking and he asked the brothers what their age order was and Gary was so quick to respond and he said "Well you can tell our age order by the amount of hair we have...you see Chuck is the oldest cause he has the least amount of hair, then it goes me and then it goes Bobby because he has the most hair." I started laughing so hard because it is so true and Gary was so quick to say it...I laughed and still laugh every time I think of him saying that...