I am Thankful.....

It is that time of year when I really take a look at the things that I am thankful for, but this year I have been really thinking about things in detail for the past couple of weeks. The Monday after Taft was born I was taking Jacoy to school and I was feeling a little stressed. We started off the week full steam ahead. Matt had to be back at school that day, and I now had three kids to get ready to be out the door with. This was my first time with 3 all alone....Aaaah! I think 3 kids made me more nervous then having two so close together. But the great thing was that we made it and we actually made it on time that day. Now the next day was another adventure...and we were two minutes late for school. Ugh. Our lives have been changing and will continue to change over the next 6 months and we will have great things to come.

I am thankful for Matt and everything he does for our family. He knew how stressful it was for me to be at the hospital and not be able to see Jacoy and Bridger while I was there. He was such a trooper. He stood by me through it all. At the hospital when I needed him, he was there doing anything and everything that I asked of him. I think that together we make a great team. He is getting anxious for school to be over, and them we have to start making the next decisions in our lives. Matt is an amazing person and together we can do anything. I love you Matt!

I am thankful for Jacoy. She is such a beautiful girl. She is my best little helper and she is so outgoing. I am glad that she is such a strong person. I am glad that she loves to learn and that she is so happy. She takes care of both of her brothers and loves them both.

I am thankful for Bridger. He definetly keeps me busy, but that is a good thing. He is trying to figure out where he fits in when helping with Taft. I am glad that he is healthy and happy. He really loves his sister and wants to give her everything. If you take him for a treat, he will either ask to get his sister one or he will save his and share it with her when we pick her up from school. He is a great kid.

I am thankful for Taft and that he is finally here. I am glad that he is healthy and growing strong. I cannot believe that he is two weeks old and has already gained a whole pound. He is a great eater. I just wished that his sleeping at night would improve just a little:) A girl can hope right?!

I am thankful for our families and the help that they have been.

I am thankful for this time of year, but I always feel that it goes too fast. I cannot believe that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and then will be Christmas.

Our lives will soon be changing more and more and we will try to keep updating and letting our family and friends know what will be happening. We have our new addition to our family and can't wait to see what else is in store for us.


Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

The newest member.....

Here is the only Pregnancy picture that I will post. We had just checked into the hospital and I was getting ready to change into the lovely hospital wear, but we had to get one last picture. It is funny how things can change so fast....

We welcomed Taft William into our family on November 10, 2009.

He weighed 7 lbs 1 oz, and was 20 inches.

The Labor and Delivery went well without any major complications, which I was glad. Our only hold up was that when they broke my water, Taft decided to stick his arm out. He was planning on coming out hand first. So, every time they would come and check my progress, he would grab their fingers. This just caused labor to go a little bit longer then expected. But in the end it was well worth the wait.

Because the kids were not able to come into the hospital (dang swine flu) we wanted them to still see what he looked like. So, when Grandpa brought them to the hospital, Matt met them outside with the camera so that they could see him. They were very excited. Bridger wasn't so excited that he couldn't see mom, since he is my buddy, but we talked them into letting us go home the next day.

So, when they gave us the go to go home we packed up our stuff at the hospital, called Grandma to meet us in the front, and then were out of there. We didn't waste anytime. But I did accidently pack the camera. When we got outside Bridger was a little nervous and excited. He couldn't hold his hands still. We got in the car and Taft had them each a little present. (I did this knowing that they needed a way to connect this whole experience together) Bridger was excited and couldn't believe that Taft knew that he like Optimus Prime. Jacoy later asked me if I had something to do with the presents. Bridger sang "Hush little baby, go to sleep" over and over all the way home to him.

Finally we were home and pictures were taken. Both wanted to hold him before we were in the door.

Of course Dad needed to give kisses to him too.

I said pictures happened. Well, they happened all night. Jacoy had Grandma's camera and Bridger had mine and look what happens...

I need to get the one from my mom so you can see the other kids view. Bridger took so many of his fingers (because they just kept getting in the way) that the batteries went dead. The only other one that you could really see was this one of the carseat. There were many pictures that night.

I am so glad that he has made it here and is healthy and a really good baby.

We love you Taft!

Where did October go???

Anniversary...

Matt and I celebrated our 7th anniversary in October. We were blessed to have some great friends take our kids for a couple of hours that night and allow us to go out to dinner. Thank you Tyson and Mandy! We were able to just spend some time talking about the past seven years and this upcoming year. SO, many changes are happening and will be happening in the next six months. It was a wonderful night and a great dinner that I was able to spend with my best friend. He is the best. I love you Matt and I am glad you are my eternal companion.

Halloween Cookies.....

Yes, all of these cookies were made by these two cute kids. We had planned on making them and over a two day span it happened. Did I mention that I was getting extremely tired easy. We baked the cookies the night before we decorated them. Then when Coy came home from school it was time to decorate. They were fabulous!

Halloween at the Union.....

Jacoy wanted her picture by the princess.....and after she sang two songs to her Jacoy was ready to give up on having the picture taken. I wished I had a picture of her watching her sing. Let's just say she wasn't so impressed. Sorry princess. In fact that night she changed who her favorite princess was and so it is no longer Belle. I thought I had more pictures of this day but apparently I wasn't in the picture taking mood. The kids had a blast though. They went trick-or-treating through the Union, watched a magic show, played games, and even painted pumpkins. It was fun and sad to say the last time we will be doing that. I think this was our third year:( This was the only trick-or-treating we did this year.

Pumpkin Carving....

Every year I think this gets put off until the last minute. Not always by choice, but because of time. This year the kids drew their own faces on the pumpkins 100% and then told their Dad to carve them. He had his work cut out for him this year. Jacoy wanted one perfect circle for one eye. So, my creative husband got out his drill. Hey, it worked and that eye looked great.

Bridger still does not like touching the guts of the pumpkin. It was so bad that he was gagging. Matt of course had to video tape him and if I knew how to put that on here I would. It is pretty funny listening to him tell his Dad how bad it is. I am not sure if we will ever grow out of this, but fingers are crossed!

The finished and glowing pumpkins. They did a wonderful job and so did Matt following there lines. What great pumpkins.

Finally Halloween...

Grandma LeeAnn bought them their costumes. Jacoy wanted to be a witch and Bridger wanted to be Mario. Matt and I were talking Bridger out of being Mario when Grandma sent him the costume in the mail.
Here is Mario, mustache and all.

Of course here is our green witch. She had a Halloween parade at school that Bridger and I were also able to attend. Halloween night we just stayed home and popped popcorn and watched movies all night.

We were going to try and do something fun during the day but it ended up being that we had to replace the fuel pump in our truck. That was what we had to get done that day. Matt had to take the bed off the truck and make a couple of runs to get parts but by the day end it was done and working great. By the way fuel pumps are expensive and so I don't recommend having one go out. I guess October wanted to leave us with a BaNg! And it did.

What does a 6 year old wish for her Birthday???

Did someone say a loose tooth.....You would be right. She has been wanting to lose a tooth for over a year. Two days after her birthday, she got her wish...good right?! I am not so sure. She had a very long couple of weeks of having a wiggly tooth and then it happened. It was out, BUT not without a little help from Dad and Bridger's tool twizzers (needle nose pliers).

We first tried to tie dental floss around it, but it was a slippery bugger. Matt told Jacoy to go and get him a tie and then sent Bridger to get tools, and before you knew it this is what was going on..... And this was the pull that did it!

Of course you have to have your happy bystander, who doesn't want to lose any of his teeth.

A little blood and a few tears, but then it was all about the tooth fairy coming. She got a "2 dollar bill" and three quarters for a treat. She was very happy and was in our room first thing in the morning.

Happy 31st!

Who could have turned 31 around here, Oh ya Matt. Jacoy was quick to remind him first thing in the morning how old he turned. I tried to take a picture of him and these are what I got.....did I mention that he can be a stink.

Yes this would be my lovely husband putting his fingers in his nose. YES, I don't think that he has grown up yet.

Then we have the serious look or at least him trying to be serious. This isn't him usually.

Finally, we get the smile that I love and adore. Sorry that it is blurry, but hey when you are trying to get the smile without a paper covering his face or sticking his finger in his nose you take what you can get.

I sure love this crazy guy. He is the best. He is such a great dad, husband, and friend. He is outgoing, even though school can suck. He is almost done with school and I am so proud of him. I couldn't ask for a better best friend.

We had a birthday dinner at Applebee's on Matt's birthday to celebrate his birthday and Coy's with my Dad and sister, Jamee. We did get to go and have a birthday lunch a week later at Tucano's and it was Yummy. I love you Matt and hope you had a wonderful 31st Birthday. LOVE YA!

Jacoy is 6!!!

I cannot believe that Jacoy turned 6! I tried to talk her into being 4 again, but she didn't go for that. She was really funny this year. She wanted a surprise birthday party, BUT she wanted to plan it:0) Try and figure that out, but we did surprise her. Bridger and I got a pinata' together during the week. and baked purple cupcakes that day while she was at school. We called some friends and told them that I would pick them up. Friday before her birthday I headed out to run "errands" and "told" Matt and the kids that I would meet up with them at the park. So, they took a soccer ball, bat, and baseball and left for the park. The friends and I grabbed some pizza and headed to the park. SURPRISE!

This dolphin pinata' was a huge success and nobody managed to get hurt.

Jacoy, Bridger, September, Gretel, Sammy Jo, and Laura all had fun! Thanks everyone.
We gave her rollerblades and this was her first attempt at using them. Thank goodness for Dad helping out!

On her real birthday we headed to Lagoon for a few hours. The kids were able to ride some rides and then we had a Yummy Cinnamon Roll.
And to top off the Birthday Celebration Grandma LeeAnn brought a cute horse cake up to celebrate the following Wednesday. Jacoy loved it.

Jacoy we are so proud of you and are so blessed to be a part of your life. You are such a great daughter and we love you. Bridger loves you and I am glad that you are such a good friend to him. You have such a great smile and are such a great friend to everyone. LOVE YOU COY!

Labor Day

We went to Park City for Labor Day for the annual Miners Day Parade. We have gone 3 times now and we had a great time. We missed the ball run because we stayed lower down in the parade but it was still fun. Here is the crazy fam. We are usually at the start of the parade and so everything seems to come really fast, but being towards the end it got very long. Big spaces between each entry.

After the parade we went over to the park and the kids jumped in the bounce house. They thought that it was fun.

Bridger didn't get as close to me as Jacoy did when I went to take his picture, but he is there in the back.

Then we had lunch and went to the Mucking and Drilling Contest. They had eight people in each event and by the time that the drilling started, Bridger was asleep. It was really loud and he still went to sleep. Oh, we love that you can sleep anywhere when you are tired.

And Matt Says.....

Matt came home from school this last week and was just beside himself. I asked him what happened and he said, "Someone nominated me for Treasurer of SME. That Pecker!" Yes, those were my husbands words. All I could do was laugh. Most people feel priviledged that they got nominated for something. No, not my husband. He said, "Do they really think that I have more time to give?" That is true he is very busy. All 22.5 credits that he is taking, plus taking the FE exam, 3 field trips (one that is 3 days long), and then having a new son born somewhere in the midst of this. I still couldn't believe his exact words. He is also interviewing for jobs for after graduation (which is important too). I think he has interviews almost every week. He does have to give a short speech this Thursday, and I told him he has to be nice.

I do love him and I am so very proud of him. LOVE YOU MATT!

First Day of School!

Yes, Jacoy entered first grade this year! Uniform and all she still looked cute. She didn't want to talk about her first day too much, but she so far is ok with it all. After dropping her off at school, Bridger said "Now what?" By lunch he was wanting to go and pick her up. Ok, I am sad that I have a first grader and still in shock, but I am so proud of her. She just goes and does what she is supposed to.

Jacoy, We Love you and are Proud of you! Keep on smiling:0)

Lots of Love,

Mom, Dad, Bridger, and baby brother too!

Jury Duty...

Yes, I of all people got called to Jury Duty. I really don't think that it would have been so bad except that it was during Coy's first week of school. She started school on a Tuesday, and Sunday night I found out that I had to report for duty. I did not know what I was going to do. We called around and found out that Matt's mom was working Sunday night and so instead of driving home she came up to our house. Thank you Vicki!

So I got to the courthouse and sat. I sat and sat forever. Then they came in and told us that they were taking roll and then they said because we had to come in there that day that we were good for our Jury duty for the next two years:0) YEAH! But then we had to go in while they pulled the jury. 9 people didn't show up to begin with, and then they said that they were starting the trial that day and that the juries who had to stay would need to be there for the next two days. I was so worried that I would get chosen and wouldn't be able to take Coy to her first day of school. Oh, and I forgot to mention that Matt had started school at 7:00 that morning. He has class at that time every day. So, he wouldn't be able to take her either. BUT then they said what the trial was about and one of the charges the man was facing was beating a pregnant women.....hmmm. I think that is why I got off. I was glad, but there were some that were crying and upset that they did not get chosen. That was weird. I know that it is our civic duty but to cry about not getting chosen was strange.