The Oly Bunch

Pictures, Pictures, and more Pictures

2010-02-25T20:02:00.005-07:00

I have been horrible about posting. I have not been in the mood to do postings and the holidays were crazy and since then I have not been in the mood too post much. Home was also crazy busy because Ryan was home with his hurt knee. He was not able to work for over 3 months. We are getting back to our schedule since he has been back to work, which is nice to get back to our regular schedule.

Christmas was very good and the boys were spoiled. Jase had fun with opening presents.

Instead of boring you with long stories here are some pictures to look at. Maybe next time I will stay on top of the posting thing.

Mine and Brayden's pumpkins that we carved for Halloween.

Jase was a cute little monkey for Halloween, but he looked more like a mouse. Which was fitting because at Halloween time we were having problems with mice in our home.

Brayden was Batman and thought he was so cool.

Brayden fell at school and got a really good shiner.

Brayden likes to comb his hair down. One night I thought I would be funny and make him look like Dennis the Mennis.

Jase loves to get into the pantry. He loves to put this on his head and walk around. Brayden would do the same thing. I need to find the picture of Brayden with this on his head.

Our sad attempt at a ginger bread house. The stupid frosting kept running and our roof would not stay together. Very frustrating.

Cute Brayden.

We went to Zoo Lights with some of our friends. It was our first time and I was really impressed.

The kiddos.

Miranda and cute little Anthony.

Brayden wrestling with Jase on Christmas Eve.

The annual Christmas picture with the boys and their matching jammies. A family tradition that I grew up with and will continue on with my family. I love matching jammies.

Me and Jase. He is ready for bed.

Brayden opening up the Wii that Santa gave the family.

Jase talking to Elmo.

Ready for his nap.

Brayden and his cool new bike.

Brayden had been growing out his hair so that he could be cool like his cousins Holden, Mason and Dylan. He finally let me cut it. Every morning his hair would look like Kate Gosslin. Drive me nuts. I was not meant to have kids that I would have to do their hair. If I had a girl it would be a very sad situation.

Jase being silly in daddy's hat.

Me and the kids went to Las Vegas to see my mom. We wen to Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden. This is a picture of a man who goes into the tanks to make sure there is no garbage. While he would swim around the dolphins would nibble at his feet.

The tigers are extremely playful and would wrestle with each other. Last time we were there these guys were just cubs.

This tiger was taking a rest in his pond.

One of the dolphins doing tricks.

Brayden and I went to the Shark Tank at Mandalay Bay and Brayden loved to pet the Sting Rays. We spent what seemed like an hour there.

Birthday Boy and Halloween

2009-11-09T20:09:00.005-07:00

Jase turned one in September and we had a little get together at our house. Jase had so much fun with his friends and cousins and all of the attention that he got.

Aunt Pauli was quick to point out that maybe Tigger was being inappropriate with Pooh. Taking a closer look I agree.

Papa Don with Alycia.

Brayden and Dylon

I thought the red would never come off, but was quite easy.

HALLOWEEN!!!!!

The boys with their best buddies from the neighborhood.

My little monkey.

I had batman to save the day, but he was too tired and was taking a rest.

Brayden and myself carved pumpkins.

Brayden got hurt at school and fell on his face. OUCH!!!

Jase has decided he is a picky eater but this day he enjoyed cheese stick dips. YUMMY.!!!

First haircut

2009-09-08T21:23:00.006-06:00

So I have been very weiry about getting Jase's haircut, but I finally gave in and tonight we took him to get his haircut. I did not want to do it and for him to lose his "baby" look. But I was strong and he looks so cute.

Getting sprayed in the face with water.

Look at that dirty look.

He uses his bottom lip to his advantage.

I am such a hansome boy!!!!!

Bear Lake Baby

2009-09-08T20:50:00.007-06:00

So last week we went to Bear Lake for a little vacation. We went and stayed in a one bedroom condo. The bedroom had a king size bed and in the living room there was a pull out bed. Outside of the living room was the outdoor pool. I was really worried about letting Brayden stay in the living room and him taking it upon himself to go out and swim (one of my biggest fears is drowning). Brayden ended up staying in the bedroom with Ryan, myself and Jase. The first night that we were there I quickly realized, with the symphony of snoring, that this was not going to work. So mommy went out into the living room. Awe quiet. We went to the beach each day and one day we rented a boat. On one of the days we went to a beach and there was a sign that read "Keep on the road or you will get stuck." It then pointed forwards to two different roads our choices were the gravel road or the beach road, which was just the beach. Ryan decided to go on the gravel road. This was the wrong choice. We got ourselves unstuck and then Ryan decided he should keep going. Wrong choice. We got stuck again. Oh my goodness. I would push on the gas and when I would stop the tires would keep going. We were completely high centered. Ryan went up to a boat rental place and they got a tractor and pulled us out. They said, "normally we charge $40, but I will just charge you $20." Little robbers. I think they made two roads just so that they could make money. But we got out and enjoyed a day at the beach.

Jase and daddy.

All the boys relaxing.

Swimming in the pool

Building sand castles

Brayden the plumber.

Brayden working on his head sandcastle.

Okay he didn't make it, but it was awesome.

Brayden walking like big foot.

Brayden thinking he is hot stuff driving the boat

It's a Christmas Miracle in August

2009-08-23T21:33:00.008-06:00

So I have been totally slacking this summer and I think it is a miracle that I am actually blogging tonight. With all the running around that we have been doing by the time the boys get to bed I am exhausted. We have had a really good time this summer. Brayden is riding his bike without training wheels and thinks he is ready for a skateboard or roller-blades. He has been taking swimming lessons. He thinks he is a pro at swimming. On the way to swimming lessons a couple weeks ago he told me he wanted to go to the other pool because he already knows how to swim. In a couple of weeks we will be starting fall baseball. Jase is trying to walk. He is really good with walking around the furniture, but he is a little scared when it comes to walking on his own. He will take a few steps and then fall down. He loves to give big sloppy kisses. It is so hard to believe that he is almost one. The time is really flying by. Summer is winding down and we are very sad that the days are getting shorter. Here are some photos of the boys over the summer.

Brayden likes the little splash pool also.

Jase loving his splash pool.

Brayden with stain all over his face from helping us stain the fence.

My little monkey.

Brayden riding the motor cycle at the park for the 4th of July.

Look at that cute face.

The boys with their Aunt Pauli.

The boys in their matching outfits.

Brayden rock climbing.

Ryan and Jase at the splash park by Aunt Pauli's.

Brayden taking swimming lessons. Look at his cute tummy.

He is a natural.

Jase watching his brother swimming.

Brayden at the zoo.

Jase at the zoo.

Brayden thinking he is so cool with his tiger sunglasses on the elephant.

The boys enjoying the wagon together.

Oh so cute. My big boys.

Brayden is four

2009-06-07T21:23:00.005-06:00

Last month Brayden turned 4!!! It is so crazy to think that he is four years old. Here are a list of thinks that we love about him.

1. He has a great sense of humor.

2. He is a great big brother.

3. He loves to give hugs and kisses.

4. He loves to tell us how much he loves us.

5. He to play with his friends and is a great friend.

6. He loves to see is cousins and family members.

7. He likes to share his toys.

8. He loves to vacuum and dust.

9. He loves for mom and dad to lay with him before he goes to bed.

10. He is a great son.

When Ryan and I found out that we were pregnant with our first child we knew our life was going to change dramatically and now we could not imagine how our lives would be without him. He is so much fun and keeps us on our toes everyday. Here are some pictures of Brayden over the last four years. We love you Bubba!!

It has been a while

2009-04-26T21:11:00.006-06:00

So summer is almost here and we are getting very anxious and busy. Brayden has started t-ball and Ryan and his friend Adam are coaching. Talk about chaos. Oh my goodness. Brayden is playing with three of his friends, Christian, Teegan, and Ripley. It is very hard for the kids not to do a huge dog pile every time the ball is hit. I think it is hilarious but there are a few parents that do not think this is too funny.

Jase is getting so big and is trying to figure out how to get around. Tonight he started to put one leg in front of the other, however, he cannot figure out how to move his hands at the same time. So he ends up with his face on the floor. Jase got crupe (spelling?) about 1 1/2 weeks ago and he has had a cough and runny nose since then. That little guy has been so sick this winter, I cannot wait for it to get warm and for him not to be sick anymore. And hopefully he does not have allergies cause I really do not want to deal with that. Jase has also got his two bottom teeth. He is learning to play with his toys and is having so much fun. There are a few nights when he sleeps through the night, but he will usually get up once a night.

Both boys also had their check-ups at the doctor and I am happy to report that Jase is smaller than Brayden. Brayden weight is still at 95% and Jase is at 65%. YAY!! Both boys are healthy and doing well. We are looking forward to Brayden leaving the three year old stage behind. Every day he is asking if it is his birthday yet. I think I am going to be hearing it all week.

Every time we get the chance we take Jase outside. He loves it. But he is not in love with wearing a hat.

Brayden is giving his dad the "I really annoyed with you dad" look. It is classic.

Daddy and Jase at Baby Mason's 1st birthday party.

Jase is very happy that Aunt Pauli is holding him.

Daycares are good for something

2009-03-08T21:48:00.004-06:00

So after the weekend trip to Price Jase had some chest congestion that continuously got worse in Price. I talked to our doctor's office a couple of times and then on Monday I made an appointment for Jase to come see our doctor. So we hopped in the car and went straight to the doctor. Sure enough he has RSV. Here is a quick look at our week.

Monday: diagnosed RSV, sent home to do breathing treatments

Tuesday: Stay home with Jase from work, no daycare

Wednesday: Cry all morning with dad, take him back to DR. Has ear infection and do a deep suction. A deep suction is where they put a tube down Jase's nose and get mucous out.

Wednesday night: Back at DR. for another deep suction. This DR. was very concerned and thought about putting Jase in hospital, however, since his pulse oxygen level was up he sent us home.

Thursday: Back to DR. for another deep suction.

Friday: Jase continues to cry and won't eat. Take him back to DR. do another deep suction. DR. says he is looking really good. She looks in his mouth and says I think that he is also teething.

Saturday: Things go well.

Sunday: Back for another deep suction because he will not eat again.

I think that he has finally turned the corner and he is starting to eat, which is a good sign, since he was averaging about 7 oz a day. A very sad week without our happy little Jase around.

Here is a cute picture of Brayden being a good big brother and trying to feed his brother.

Weekend at Papa's

2009-03-08T21:35:00.003-06:00

So last weekend we went to Price and went to the museum with my sisters, some of their kids, and the Tatton family. Well those that were cool enough to come. I think Brayden was a little disappointed because I think he thought there would be real dinosaurs not just their bones. Here are some pictures of the good times that were had.

It's getting warmer

2009-02-22T21:16:00.007-07:00

So today was a nice day and we were able to go outside and play. Brayden and Ryan went to the golf course and hit some balls as the driving ranch. He then came home and wanted to play in the front yard some more. So we spent the day golfing.

Last weekend Brayden was able to go to monster trucks with his daddy, his friend Christian and Christian's daddy, Travis. The boys had a great time. the next day Brayden got to go to the zoo with his friend Jaxson. He had a very eventful weekend.

Jase is getting so big. We finally broke out the jump-a-roo and he is in seventh heaven. He loves it. He is starting to eat some solid foods, however, just like his brother, he does not like the cereals. He has tried bananas the last couple of days and he loves those.

He is rolling all over the place and he has found his feet which he has not been letting go of. He is loves his big brother so much and Brayden is constantly making Jase laugh. We love hearing this and seeing the twinkle in his beautiful blue eyes. I have finally moved Jase into taking baths in the big tub and he LOVES this. He loves splashing and is going to have a great time at the pull this summer.

Don't touch anything!!!!

2009-02-09T07:43:00.002-07:00

So this weekend Brayden really needed some one-on-one time with mom. I looked to see if there were any movies that would be good to take him to. The only thing that was at the main theater was Coraline, which looked kind of dark. So I found at the Taylorsville theater they had the Tale of Despereax. I talked to a couple of people that said that it was really good, but some of the reviews said it was also a little dark. Well I decided I would take him anyways. So me and Brayden headed to Taylorsville. Oh my goodness. This theater was exactly like the Crown Theater in Price, Sorry everyone. It was yucky!!!! I was looking for a seat, but how do you pick between gross and grosser. Brayden was so scared and every noise we heard he would say, "what was that?" It was a sad little theater. I could only find 3 good things about the theater.
1. The bathrooms were clean.
2. They had Dr. Pepper (can never find this at the theater and Mr. Pibb is not the same)
3 They have a little bag of popcorn for $1.50. Yes $1.50. I asked for a small bag of popcorn and he said "do you want our small or our value popcorn." I said, "well what is the difference?" He said "our small is $5.25 and our value is $1.50," which was only a little bit smaller. Hook me up with the $1.50. Then you put your own salt and butter on it. So needless to say I am retaining a lot of water today and feel like crap.

About one hour into the movie Brayden said, "Mom lets go home." I told him that the movie was almost over and asked him if he wanted to finish the movie. He said, "No, lets just go home." So I am not sure when we will make it back to T-Ville for a movie. It is really hard to have to sanitize all of our clothes after the movie.

Now I remember why I hate this movie.

2009-02-02T10:50:00.002-07:00

So this weekend I was trying to watch a movie for Brayden to watch. I was looking at our On Demand feature and HBO had The Land Before Time. So I thought, hey dinosaurs, Brayden will like this. Oh my gosh. Not a good show. I hate shows where the characters parent(s) die. The movie just kills me. I am surprised that Brayden did not see me crying. It was hard enough trying to explain to him where Little Foot's mother was. Another movie I hate is Bridge to Terebithia. Before I had kids I did not mind these kinds of movies very much, by now, I don't need to be depressed. And I am also the first to admit that I am turning into a baby just like my grandma Margaret.

I want a corndog with sprinkles please.....

2009-01-14T20:37:00.008-07:00

So Brayden is a very picky eater, but then there are nights like last night when he says he wants a corndog and cheetos, with ranch to dip the corndog in (yuck). But then he also says that he wants sprinkles. What a weirdo.

This weekend we went to Price for Alycia's birthday. On Sunday we went sledding at good ol' pioneer park. Brayden had so much fun with his cousins. There was only one time that he got hurt, but he only cried for a minute. But he had so much fun with his cousins.

Brayden also showed off his guitar hero skills to the family.

Jase is getting so big. Tonight he rolled over all the way and got stuck. The second time he rolled 3/4 and rolled back.

Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas and everything in-between

2008-12-29T21:44:00.019-07:00

So I am really horrible at this posting thing. Our computer is in out basement and it is freezing so I never want to come down here. But I thought I would brave the freezing cold to update everyone.

For Thanksgiving we went to St. George with the Olson clan, which was a lot of fun. We then went to Las Vegas. Me and Ryan took Brayden to the strip and watched the volcano and water show. But I think the most shocking thing I saw on the strip was this...........

Do they really need to be on the ENTIRE side of the casino. I don't think so.

After Ryan went back to Utah me and my mom took Brayden and Jase to the Secret Garden and also to the aquarium.

They had a baby dolphin which was so active and so cute, but apparantly I did not take pictures only video of the baby dolphin.

Mom even got up with Jase one night so I could sleep through the night and she paid for it the next day. But don't get me wrong Jase is a great sleeper, someone is just not use to having to get up in the middle of the night.

Mom had little cots at her house, which Brayden thought were so cool and he wanted to share with his brother.

Me and the boys then flew home. Both were very good on the plane, however, Brayden does not think it is important to wear his seatbelt when we land. What a rebel.

Me and the boys went Price at the first of December and we went to the good Ol' Helper Light Parade. Brayden thought it was so cool.

Robby and Allison came up one weekend to do Christmas shopping and Brayden and Alycia had fun playing in the snow.

That night me and Allison went to a movie and came home to a house full of passed out kids and husbands.

Brayden had his Christmas program at school. I was so excited for him to sing his songs. We got there and not one word came out of his mouth, nothing. The only thing I got from him was dirty looks. But then Santa came and he was able to tell him that he wanted a skateboard and a tractor that he can put a key in (like his cousin Cooper's). He would get none of these from Santa, but it does not hurt to ask.

On Christmas Eve we went bowling with Ryan's side of the family and then went to Pauli's house for dinner. We were finally able to leave Pauli's house after some bribing of Brayden because Aunt Pauli asked Brayden to sleep over and he was all for it, which is really weird for Brayden, he never wants to stay anywhere without mom or dad. He does love his Uncle Steve though. He did not quite understand that Santa was coming that night. We got home and I was trying to find the pajamas that Brayden was going to open that night. I went under the tree and there was no present. After my swift detective skills kicked in it took me no time at all to determine who my main suspect was. Brayden finally came forward with the evidence. The boys looked so cute in their pajamas. Brayden had also tried to open many other presents, but only cut holes in them to see if there was anything worth opening.

The boys were spoiled for Christmas and Brayden was quick to point out what Santa did not bring him, but he was very excited with his presents and just "loves" his golf clubs that Papa Don gave him. He asked numerous times a day if he can go golfing. I don't think he remembers anything else that he got for Christmas. Santa did bring Guitar Hero, which Brayden thinks that he is really good at.

This year has been good to us and we were so excited to add Jase to the family. Brayden is a very good big brother and me and Ryan are so lucky to have two healthy boys. Jase is getting more interactive every day and he is full of smiles. He loves to chew on our hands and his hands are soon going to be raw from him chewing on them so much. Brayden is getting smarter and smarter every day and we cannot wait for summertime when he is able to play outside. He is very excited for t-ball and soccer to start. Hopefully next year I will do better with the posting so that it is not so long.

On a side-note. I apologize for my pictures and the redeye. My new camera is on the way so hopefully that is a thing of the past.

Happy New Year Everyone.

He's quick

2008-11-10T23:24:00.002-07:00

Tonight I was watching a movie with Brayden. He wanted me to get him a "sippy" which Brayden loves. Basically it is warm milk and he loves them. Here is how are conversation went.

Brayden: "Mom, will you get me a sippy."

Me: "Tell me who your favorite mom is."

Brayden: "Nana"

Me: "Nana is not your mom, I am."

Brayden: "Well Alycia is my friend."

Me: "I know, but who is your favorite mom."

Brayden: "Well, Nana is my favorite."

Me: "Well then, what am I?"

Brayden: ".............Crazy"

Are you kidding me!? My son thinks I am crazy. Even though there is little truth to it. Aren't we all a little crazy. I know he is making me crazy over the past couple of days.

Past few weeks update

2008-11-10T23:00:00.007-07:00

So I have been really bad about posting. My mom came into town and helped out around the house. While my mom was here Allison and Alycia came to visit. We went over to Gardner Village, just like the rest of SLC. Then the week of Halloween my Aunt Heather, Kate, and Ellah came to town. We went back to Gardner Village and spent the afternoon. I love that place.

Brayden was Handy Manny for Halloween. He is obsessed with Handy Manny. One night at dinner Ryan told him that he was just like Handy Manny and that he could fix anything. I told Ryan to stop telling lies to our son and that he was delusional. Me, Brayden and Jase went to Herriman and went trick-or-treating with my friends, Amanda and Corey and their son Josh. Brayden had a lot more fun this year than last year. He actually went outside this year. Last year he would not go out the front door. It was sad.

On Friday it snowed. Brayden was so excited. He wanted to go outside and play. But unfortunately his winter jacket from last year did not fit him. We had to go out in the snow and get him a new jacket, gloves, beanie, and boots. Good grief! But he had so much fun. We made a snowman. It was so cute, but Brayden cannot leave things alone and knocked the poor thing over. All my work was down the drain.

Jase is almost seven weeks old!! He is getting so big. He is smiling and chewing on his hands. He is starting to sleep a little bit better in the night. But could still use some improvements with the sleeping. He is so cute and we are having so much fun with him.

Kids pictures

2008-10-22T16:52:00.002-06:00

Our friend Mickelle, who is an amazing photographer, came over the other day and took some pictures of the boys. She did a great job and I am so excited for them. I have posted a slide show. If anyone is interested in getting her to take some pictures let me know and I will get you her contact information. She did a great job and she did a great job with Brayden, which is really hard to do for pictures. He is very anti-pictures right now. THANKS MICKELLE!! WE LOVE THEM.

Twice in 2 months

2008-10-16T10:42:00.002-06:00

So a few weeks before Jase was born I had put Brayden to bed and was enjoying some alone time. So I popped myself some popcorn and was watching my trashy tv shows that myself and only a select few people enjoy. While I was eating my popcorn I was looking for the "old maids" when all of a sudden my old maids were moving around in my bowl. Upon closer inspection I found a little spider inside my popcorn. I was so disgusted and disappointed. Then last weekend I was at my sisters house and we were having a family dinner. We got done making tostada's and I was sitting at the table and had consumed half of my dinner when all of a sudden I looked down and my hamburger was moving. Again, upon closer inspection there was a spider on my tostada. REALLY? Who would have 2 spiders on two different occasions in there food. YUCK.

Pix of Jase

2008-10-05T22:47:00.003-06:00

Baby Jase Arrives

2008-10-05T22:21:00.006-06:00

On September 25, 2008 Jase Henrie was born. The labor and delivery was brutal. I pushed for 5 hours and he still would not come. Just kidding. I had a scheduled c-section. The worst part of the day was not being able to eat before the surgery and then only getting to drink broth and Jell-o after the surgery. Jase weighed in at 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long. While we were in the hospital Papa Don came and stayed with Brayden. He also had lots of visitors from his cousins. Since being home Jase has been doing so well. He is still struggling through the night, but he has a great demeanor. He only cries when he is hungry and even then it is only for a couple of seconds. On Wednesday, after being home a few days Brayden finally held Jase. Every day we would ask him if he wanted to hold his brother and he would tell us, "No, not today." Finally he said yes and he usually holds him a few times a day. He has also been bringing all of his neighborhood friends in the house to show him off, which I just love having dirty kids coming into my house. But he is a very proud big brother. Me and Ryan have been trading off taking naps. We sent Brayden to school last week, which has been a nice break to be able to watch something other than the Disney Channel. We have had lots of visitors and lots of people bringing us dinner. Thank you all very much for those who have brought us food. Aunt Heather, Amanda and Katie thank you so much for sending the food up with my dad. It has been a life saver.

Here are some pictures to compare Brayden and Jase. I think that Jase and Brayden look a lot like each other. But they are both definitely handsome boys. The top picture below is of Brayden and Jase is below him.

We are all happy to be home and adjusting to a chaotic life.

Baby's room

2008-09-22T21:14:00.004-06:00

With only a couple of days to go, last night I worked on some final touches on the baby's room. I was having a really hard time finding things to decorate the room with, but I found some vinyl circles on Etsy.com that matched the bedding pretty well. So on Sunday night I spend about four hours hanging up 108 vinyl circles. I don't know what in the world I was thinking, but I do think that it turned out pretty well. I am still struggling to find things to hang on the wall, but for now I am done with the room. I was hoping that all my hard work would maybe start some labor, however, my plan failed. I guess I will just wait until Thursday.

Meeting Marley

2008-09-18T20:44:00.003-06:00

Brayden has been bothering me for the past couple of weeks about taking him to the zoo, so I was very excited when my friend Ashley called and said that her boyfriend's dad was taking care of a kangaroo last weekend and asked if we wanted to come and see her. I jumped on this opportunity. So Saturday afternoon we went over to see the baby kangaroo, Marley. She was so cute. She let us feed her leaves and we also fed her a bottle. She is only about four months old and Brayden is taller than she is. This kangaroo is pretty cool because she stays at an Alzheimer's facility during the week. She was on the news a couple of weeks ago. So Brayden has met his first television personality. Brayden was so excited to go and see the kangaroo, however, Brayden is in this horrible stage where he is very shy and everything scares him. He was more interested in the dog than the kangaroo, until we got in the car and then he could not stop talking about going to see the kangaroo. We also saw sheep and a billy-goat.

TV is going down the toilet

2008-08-21T11:09:00.002-06:00

So I was very disturbed the other day when I turned on the television to watch my 3:00 p.m. showing of Ellen when I was completely shocked to see the Tyra Banks Show. What in the world is ABC thinking? Keep this show on the WB, or CW, or whatever that channel is. Has anyone sat and watched this show? Oh my gosh. I think it is the worst show I have ever seen. I am more entertained watching Sally Jessie Rafael. Hopefully this show will not last. Don't get me wrong, I watch my share of bad TV shows, those of which I will not name so that nobody thinks less of me, but this show reaches a whole new level.

A Grand Sunday

2008-08-18T11:18:00.002-06:00

On Sunday morning my friends took me to breakfast at the Grand America for a small baby shower. It was so much fun!!!! They are the best. I got cute outfits, bibs, blankets, and shoes for the un-named baby. My friends are so amazing. THANKS, Marisa, Holly, Charity and Miranda.

After I got home Ryan took Brayden to his first baseball game. It was a nice day to go since it was not too hot. Brayden came home with a miniature wooden bat, which Brayden would not part with, until he threw it across the room multiple times and it has now been taken away and is just an outside toy. Brayden REALLY, REALLY wanted to go and see the giraffes and elephants at the zoo yesterday. I told him that maybe in a few weeks when Papa Don is staying with him while I am in the hospital he might be able to take him to the zoo. Hopefully Papa will be okay with this or maybe Brayden will have forgotten by then. I asked Ryan to take the camera to take pictures of him for me at his first baseball game, however, I was denied. I did get a cell phone picture, but it is really not the same thing.

D-Day Update

2008-08-15T08:58:00.004-06:00

I went to the doctor on Wednesday and we set my delivery date for September 25, 2008. Not too much longer before our new little boy is here. We are still struggling with names so if anyone has any thoughts please let us know. Miranda Beckman and Holly... we have been through a lot of names together so you will have to be very creative. I am leaning towards Andrew and Ryan is liking Jase. Any input would be nice.

Breaking Dawn Vent

2008-08-15T08:44:00.004-06:00

Let me first preface this with if you have not read Breaking Dawn and plan to read Breaking Dawn please stop here. And to the people I have already expressed my opinion too I am sorry you have to hear this again, but it continues to bother me.

First of all, I am a huge fan of the books and read the first three books multiple time ( I know it is sad to admit, but sometimes you get sick of watching Handy Manny and Little Einsteins 20 times in a row). I must say that I was really kind of disappointed in the last book. I have two complaints that I just cannot look past. 1) Since when did Jasper's name change to Jazz? You cannot start a nickname in the fourth book without it not being mentioned in any of the other three books. Not Cool. 2) What the heck is up with combining names for a baby name. Now I am the first to admit that there are some cute names that have two names combined, but Renesmee, that is probably the ugliest name for a child I have ever heard, especially when this baby is suppose to be so amazingly beautiful. If she is beautiful then pick a beautiful name. And then for a middle name to combine Charlie and Carlisle for Carlie, OH PLEASE!!! When sharing my views of this with Holly she asked what I was going to name our little boy and I told her that I was thinking of combining our father's names, Don and Thomas for "Domas" If you say this out loud you will get the idea. Not that I am saying my son would be a dumba@# but it is just not that cute of a name.

Thanks for letting me vent.

New Baby Pictures

2008-07-31T21:47:00.003-06:00

So we went to Fetal Fotos to get some pictures of the baby. I love doing this. We also did it with Brayden. I have posted 3 different pictures. The top two are of the new baby and the third is of Brayden so everyone can compare the two boys. I am going to go back within the next week or two because he was folded in half and would not bring his legs down from his face so we were not able to get a good look at his face. We tried to get him to move the entire time we were there, finally the tech said that we were going to have to come back to see if we could get a better look at his face. He is already stubborn just like his mommy. In some of the pictures we were able to see that he has hair. Now the only question is what color it is going to be. I told Melissa that it would probably be red but we will see. After we went to Fetal Fotes I went and bought a new camcorder so now I will be able to post video easier. YEA!!!

One thing that stinks about being pregnant

2008-07-28T07:23:00.006-06:00

One of the worst parts of being pregnant is nesting, which I admit it, I am currently stuck in this stage. I cannot get enough done in the hours of the day. Even though I know I have plenty of time to get everything ready for the baby I feel like I am running out of time. I was finally able to get Brayden moved into his new room. I am not going to be posting pictures, because he is just "moved in". It is not decorated because buying stuff for boys is sometimes not very fun. I am still trying to decide how to decorate his room, so it will probably not get done until after the baby is here. I am proud of him because he did last until about 12:30 a.m this morning in his new room. He is very excited about his room, but when I talk to him about sleeping in his bed he says that he can't and that he needs to sleep with his mom and dad. I now I am probably a bad mom for letting him sleep with me, but I am too tired to fight with him about it. At this point I am lucky to get about five hours of sleep at night and when I am able to sleep I don't care who is sleeping in my bed as long as I am asleep. Well okay, I might be a little selective. We also moved the guest bedroom back into the basement this weekend. Hopefully withing the next few days Ryan will clean up the computer room, however, we are running on different time frames, so I think that will probably be done by the end of August. It is times like this that I wish my OCD mom lived around here to clean my house and get everything ready.

One other thing that I am over joyed about reporting is that I believe after 3 years and 3 months of changing Brayden's butt he has finally decided that he is ready to use the toilet and we have gone over one week without any "big" accidents. Now I just need him to stop peeing in the backyard and go in the toilet, but at least it is not in his pants.

Happy 4th!!!

2008-07-06T16:41:00.003-06:00

This 4th of July Ryan had to work so Brayden and myself were on our own to entertain ourselves that night. In the morning we went and spent time with Ryan's sisters and their children for the 1st annual 4th of July 5K run/walk. This Olson family opted out of the competition. I of course declined due to my current condition, however, Ryan likes to default to having a bad knee, however, I believe that he just did not want to get shown up by his nieces who would have kicked his butt. Maybe next year I will be more willing to participate. We then took Brayden to see Wall-E. Which was an okay movie. That night Brayden and I ended up going to the neighbors for a BBQ and then we did some fireworks before the city let theirs off. West Jordan does fireworks three days in a row so that was a lot of fun for Brayden. He really enjoyed spending time with his friend Jaxon. On Saturday night we were able to do some fireworks with Ryan at home.

Staying busy

2008-07-06T16:00:00.009-06:00

So we have been staying busy with summer. Brayden and Alycia enjoyed an afternoon in the swimming pool. Which Brayden loves to get into, however, he is always asking to go to the big pool, but he has been told that he is not going to be able to go to the big pool until he is potty trained. He then tells me that he is okay with that because he has the pool in the backyard. He is very stubborn.

We went to the zoo on the one of the last weekends that it was cool weather. They had just opened up the new merry-go-round which was a lot of fun for Ryan and Brayden to ride on. It was not busy either, which was an added bonus.

A few weeks ago we went to Price and Papa Don took all of the boys to the driving range. Ryan and dad then went to Green River for a golf tournament. Which did not go so well. But they had a good time together. We also came to the conclusion that we are not good pet owners and we left our puppy in Price with Aunt Melissa to go on a little "vacation." We will see how hormonal I am in a few months and if she is going to come back.

We also went up to the mountains and went fishing with Kate and Ellah that weekend. Ryan was the only one who caught a fish, but Brayden and Ellah had a lot of fun playing in the dirt and throwing rocks and scaring all of the fish away.

Brayden started t-ball again, however, we are officially quitters. Brayden was not enjoying this summer season as much as he did the spring season. I don't know about anybody else, but my idea of fun is not sitting in 100 degree temps watching 3 year olds trying to enjoy baseball. Plus, being pregnant in this heat is not enjoyable no matter what. Brayden at first only wanted to hit and did not want to play in the outfield, but now he does not want to play either. He just likes to sit and cheer on his friend Christian. So we are throwing in our hats. Maybe next spring he will start to enjoy it again.

Last month

2008-05-12T20:10:00.000-06:00

A few new thinks have happened over the past month. Brayden has started to play t-ball, which I have to admit, for as old as he is he is really good. He loves to play baseball and talks about it all of the time. He is playing baseball with his friend Christian and they are having so much fun together. He also had his third birthday. I cannot believe that he is three years old. He had a really fun birthday at Bouncin off the Walls. Everybody had a really good time. Even Papa Don and Nana got in on the action. Brayden got a new bike from mom and dad for his birthday, which he is doing very well on. The other day he was riding it and was trying to let go of the handle bars. He is a little dare devil. Brayden has also been spending a lot outside with his puppy, which is totally obsessed with. He is completely in love with her. He tells me and Ryan "I love daddy, I love mommy, and I love Mischa."

FINALLY!!!

2008-04-01T22:11:00.000-06:00

So after being nagged to death by many different people I have finally gave in and made my family blog. The biggest news that has been going on with us is that we are adding to our family and going to have another baby. The baby is due at the beginning of October and we are very excited. Brayden does not really grasp the concept, but he is seems to be excited. When we talk to him about wanting a little brother or a little sister, he says that he wants a baby kitty. I hate to disappoint the boy, but I don't think that we are going to have a kitty. The funny part about him wanting a kitty, is that he hates cats. He screams at the top of his lungs whenever he sees a cat. He has also started to get very territorial and everything is his. I know as the months go by he is going to finally understand what is going on, but no kitty for us. Ryan is allergic!!!!