presley...6 days old!

***Presley Belle***

Best Mother's Day EVER!!!!! My first contractions started consistently at 3:30 pm so I called Brandon who was teaching my primary class and he raced home! After lots of contractions and a fabulous epideral my sweet Presley Belle arrived at 12:44 pm aka the middle of the night. She has been my easiest delivery yet...4 pushes and she was out! When the doctor handed her to me she looked like a toddler. She weighed in at 8'11 and has the cheeks to prove it! Chase was also 8'11 and Cooper was 8'14. She was 5 days early which was perfect since I felt Like I was carrying twins! We are so happy to have our first girl. She is already thrilled to be wearing layers of pink and huge oversized bows and flowers! More pictures to come...

Spring Pictures of Me n' the Boys

Hailey Gardiner you might be the most talented person I know! Seriously! This photo shoot was done by my friend Hailey who pretends she's not a photographer. Liar!! So here is the fam and soon to be number 3!

In Honor of February 14th...14 Reasons I Love My Valentine!

#1. He is the funniest person I know...if you don't agree you're probably not very funny...or you don't know him very well!
#2. He does the little things that make such a difference like picking the romantic comedy instead of Die Hard 9 and telling me I look beautiful when I am wearing sweats covered in food/snot and have yet to put on makeup for the day...
#3. He is the best dad ever...whether its teaching Cooper proper golf technique or throwing Chase up in the air until he is almost puking!
#4. The gap in his front too teeth. I tell him constantly I think its hot...
#5. He watches Grey's Anatomy with me...and likes to pretend he's doesn't like it...seriously babe be honest with yourself!
#6. He makes looking like an Abercrombie and Fitch model everyday, easy and effortless!
#7. He doesn't make fun of me when he is reading Colin Powell's Biography before bed and I'm catching up on last months Real Simple magazine!
#8. He thinks the same things are funny that I think are funny...don't make me sing!
#9. He is one of the most patient people I know. Patient with me when I bring home bags of new girls clothes. Patient with our kids when they knock over our speakers and change every dial on our tv/dvd/stereo system making it a 2 hour process to get the tv ready for a movie.
#10. He pretends he doesn't notice when he finds his brand new golf balls in the toilet!
#11. When it's the 4th time in 2 weeks we've had spaghetti he just smiles as if i've just prepared a perfectly cooked filet mignon with a side of mashed poatatoes and apsaragas.
#12. He is the loyalest of friends and people are drawn to his magnetic, charasmatic personality.
#13. He is objective with everything and takes time to decide what the absolute best decision is for every situation. Not the best when you're in line at Baskin Robbins but great every other time!
#14. He is a natural leader and has this presence about him that demands respect and admiration. It probably helps that he's 6'6'' too.
Happy V-Day Big guy! I love you more every day!
-your Valentine

Salt Lake City...Listen Up...Literally!

Salt Lake City...Listen Up! This week B98.7 will be giving away a Hot Lunch Date Box on your lunch hour! Tune in Monday February 1 through Friday February 5 and call in to win!

A new Hot Lunch Date Box will be given out each day, just in time for Valentine's Day!

Good luck, and get that phone number on speed dial!

12.25.09

So our kids weren't real excited about the big guy this year (as you can tell from the photo). But that all changed when they realized all the cool stuff Santa had brought them. Don't worry that our $10 train from Ikea got the same reaction and playing time as the retro blue Pottery Barn kitchen I found on Craig's list!

We hosted Brandon's parents and sister and her family this year and had a blast! We hit the train park, went hiking, shopping, and ate more food than a normal family does in a year! Thanks for making the trek Christensens, best Christmas EVER!

Chase Turns One!

Okay so Chase's birthday was actually 2 months ago (November 8th)...get off my back, it was a busy holiday season! Despite his expression here I think the big guy really enjoyed his birthday (and I promise he wore clothes)! I sent out Rubber duckies as invitations and one of my friends thought it was a toy for her new baby and missed the party! If you are getting something wierd in the mail guys it's probably from me! We had duck cupcakes (thanks no fuss fabulous!) and duck prints leading through the house and I let the kids fish ducks out of the pool for prizes. Does it get any better than that? NO! Chase was ready for

his nap before we got to his presents so we opened those later...thanks everyone for coming he loved it! Chase you're gettin' so big!