My Loves

A Little Catch Up

2012-01-16T09:28:00.000-08:00

December really flew by and January is doing the same. I wanted to blog something before February came :) We had a wonderful Christmas. We had the opportunity to have my a friend come and spend Christmas weekend with us. His name is Andrew and I had the privilege to teach him the missionary discussions in South Carolina years ago. It was so much fun to see him. He really has embraced the Gospel and it's so good to see how his life has been blessed. I will admit though that sometimes it's hard for me to remember he is an adult :) When we taught him he was 15 and then I saw him again at 17. Anyway, it was so much fun to have him with us.
Christmas Eve, my dad had hooked up his trailer to his truck and got some hay bales and hung lights around and we got my sister Karlee's violin, Kade's cello, neice Eden's violin and a keyboard for me to play and we went around the neighborhood caroling. It was really cold, but we had so much fun.
Christmas morning was so nice. Jac had been asking for a Lightening McQueen car (this will make #5 for Lightening). His Pop Pop had gotten him a train set too. So we set the cars on the couch and the train set down in front, as he came up the stairs he was so excited and when he walked up he just saw the train and his face fell a little, " I wanted Lightening McQueen, not a train!" When we showed him the car, he got really excited and said " Oh, yay, Lightening McQueen and a train. That's good." I was glad that he wasn't to disappointed he got the train set ;) Reese got a baby doll and although she doesn't carry it around non stop, every once in awhile she does play with her and gives her hugs and kisses. It was a beautiful day that we got to spend with our family.

A pictures we made. Jac and Reese did the antlers all by their selves.

Jac and Eden got Andrew to rack the leaves into a pile at the bottom of the deck and then jumped off into them.

Andrew was so fun to have with us and was such a good sport with the kids. Everyone wanted to play with him.

We kept the babies in the back. It's always good to confine Reese, especially when a moving truck is involved

The grandkids (minus Myrrhin, She didn't want to be bothered :) in the pj's Nana made for them. Notice how we had to roll the bottom of Reese's... I think Nana thought she was 6 :)

I love the holidays and love being home in St. George with family,
but it is really nice to sleep in my own bed :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful new year and I will tray to be better at this ;)

Thanksgiving Weekend

2011-12-01T10:45:00.001-08:00

Wow, it seems like forever since I have blogged :)
Last weekend was Thanksgiving and we went up North to visit with Jeremy's family. We left Wednesday night and stayed till Sunday evening. We really had a great time and it was so fun to see everyone. We stayed with Josh and Emily and their two adorable boys, Porter and Lincoln. Jac and Porter are 6 mo apart and Lincoln and Reese are 2 mo apart. They all played really cute together and as we were driving away Jac said: " Mom, I really like Porter, he's a nice little boy."
Thursday we did a little shopping and got some great deals. We had a wonderful dinner, Emily did such a great job on the turkey. I have never cooked a turkey and to be honest it intimidates me a little bit. It was awesome though and I might try it sometime, she gave me some great pointers :)

This is a pumpkin that Reese painted. She had just as much paint on her!

Jac and Porter Reading with Aunt Brandi.

Uncle Colton fighting the boys.

The FORT, not a tent as we were corrected.

These two were hilarious to watch.

Emily and I watching gross stuff on Youtube.

Brandi and Emily's after pictures. The both tired new colors.

Dad and Reese on TRAX. yes, she is picking her nose :)

It was so cold, but you wouldn't have been able to tell watching these two. They didn't complain at all.

I have never seen this in the middle of the lake, it was beautiful.

This is a picture of my friend Polly's kids and mine. So fun to see them!

Lincoln, Porter, Jac and Reese

Friday Emily and I went out shopping and the Dads and kids made a fort. I got to do some fun facials with Brandi and Emily. We also went to 1300 south and hopped on TRAX and went to Temple Square to see all the amazing lights! I want to see a documentary/tutorial on how they do the Christmas lights at Temple Square. Wouldn't that be an awesome thing? It is SO beautiful, if you are up that way make sure you go see that! the kids had so much fun and we got some great pictures! It was neat to tell Jac the Nativity story as we were there, and let him see all the different nativities from around the world. It was crowded, but even with all the people the spirit was so strong. Reese had a hard time leaving. She screamed (like she was dying) as we left and almost all the way back to 13th... Poor people on TRAX.

Shovels and Staples

2011-08-17T08:50:00.000-07:00

Monday nights I have a meeting and the kids love it because they get to spend time with their dad. I usually come home and Reese is in bed and Jac is going down. This Monday though I walked in the house and Jac runs up to me and says: "Mom, I hit Reese with a shovel!" And just to make sure I heard him right I said "What?" Again, " I hit Reese with a shovel." Then I heard jeremy from the other room call my name. So I go in there expecting to see a red mark or a bump... You see Jac as a plastic shovel he got for his birthday that he plays with. My mind breifly thought of the little metal gardening shovel with the serrated teeth on one side and the pointy tip, that he was playing with earlier that day, but I remembered putting that up. When I went in Reese was just sitting on Jer's lap and watching a movie, she turned and smiled. Okay, so it wasn't that bad. Then Jeremy told me what happened.
They were all outside and playing on the swing set and Jac had the little gardening shovel (crap). Well, apparently he didn't want to play with it anymore and so (like the extremist that he is) he threw it behind him to get rid of it. Well, Reese just happened to be there. Jeremy said Jac was really upset and scared that he had hit his sister. He said that Reese was easily calmed and didn't even cry when he cleaned up the blood (which he said there wasn't a lot of).
So I picked her up and looked at her face and then I saw just behind her right ear there was a small hole that was oozing blood. When I asked why he didn't call me, he said that it wasn't that serious... Well I don't know about daddies, but when a mommies baby has a half inch hole in their head that is bleeding that is serious. Serious enough to be called out of a meeting.
So I scooped her up and we went to the ER. She was perfectly fine the whole time. They did need to shave her head :( , but The only time she cried was when they numbed the area with a shot and when they actually put the staples in (they did one and the Doc didn't like how it went in so they took it out and put two more in). Everyone was pretty amazed that she immediately stopped crying when I picked her up. They kept telling her what a tough little girl she was. When we got home she went right to sleep. Around 2am she did wake up and I think all the stress and trauma cought up with her and she had quite the screaming session, but Jer' gave her a blessing and she soon fell back to sleep.
She has been doing great ever since. We can't wash her hair yet though and we keep a double antibiotic on it so she has some pretty greasy hair, but she is all smiles.
Thanks for all your love and concern.

On another note, we got a puppy. He is a Boarder Collie mix. We named him Sawyer (yes it's a LOST name) and he is a really sweet little guy. He is almost house trained, we have had 3 or 4 accidents, but for the most part he goes to the door. Maya doesn't like him to much so we need to keep him in the house till he gets a little bigger.

Just A Little Thought

2011-07-29T21:34:00.000-07:00

Somethings happened recently that have really made me stop and think about how the Lord is really mindful of our situation... I don't want to sound vague, but I don't want to say a lot right now either because I am not quite sure about some stuff. I just want to put it out there that I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who knows what we need sometimes even before we do. I know that sometimes in this life we are given difficult situations and put in circumstances that we never dreamed of, but I know that if we are patient and if we strive to do the best we can that all will be made right. Not necessarily in the way we think it should be, but it will be okay. I think the important thing for me to remember is that sometimes there are reasons for things that I can't comprehend and if I will follow Him and put my trust in Him then I will be okay. But I can't expect the Lord to give me what I want if I am not willing to do what he asks.

Texas and MK

2011-07-27T16:33:00.000-07:00

Last Monday I left with some ladies around 9pm. We were headed to Texas and I really had no idea what to expect. I knew I was going to a seminar for Mary Kay, but I was not expecting what I got. We had a 20 HOUR drive to Dallas. This was a great drive, I had so much fun getting to know the 4 other ladies I was with. When we got there it was about 6pm Texas time the next day and we were able to relax in the pool and spa for awhile. We also played a little "Hands up Stands up". Lots of fun, but I was forbidden to post any pictures :) Dallas was humid and hot, luckily our hotel was only 2 blocks away from the convention center. I absolutely loved what I learned in those few days. I am really excited and very thankful to be working with a company that was not only founded on the Golden Rule, but preaches that we run our business that way. They open their meetings with a prayer and are are so quick to remember that it is through God that our blessings come. WOW. I was blown away by the "Go Give" attitude that everyone shared and the positive attitudes of everyone I met. I hope this doesn't sound like a recruitment blog, I just honestly didn't expect a company to be this awesome. during the time that we were there they raised over 40 million dollars to fund against domestic violence and research in women's cancers and that was just one seminar. There are 4 more after we left. Also the potential that I saw to be able to move up in Mary Kay was awesome and it is up to me where and how high I want to go. Yay!
Anyway, I had a blast and have set some goals for this coming year. click on the collage above and see what I am working towards now. Hello Mustang :) but of course I will take the Pink Caddy if I hit that!
There is a cute pic of Jer and the kids in there too. I took that right before I left so that I could look at it all week. love, love, love them and am so thankful for their support.

Turning 3 and 2 parties in 1!

2011-06-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

Saturday Jac turned 3. He is growing up so fast! I love this little boy so much. He is such a big helper and loves to play with his sister. He is loves super heros, Thomas the Train, Buzz and Woody. He loves to be read to and even knows parts of the books and tells us what it says. Being outside and playing with his cars is one of his favorite activities. He gives the biggest hugs and the best kisses. Happy Birthday Love!

We had Jac and Reese's party on the same day. We had rented a bounce house, but typical to Enoch/Cedar weather it was windy. To windy to put it up. So we brought some kites and let the kids fly kites and play on the play ground. I was sad that the wind was so bad. I don't think the kids noticed, but I could tell it wasn't as enjoyable for the adults.
We had a great party. Lots of family and friends, and really that was the best part. I felt kind of bad though that I didn't get to visit with everyone. Some just had to leave early. It really was a great day and I want to thank everyone who came and helped us celebrate! And a big thank you to my friends husband for taking pictures, or we wouldn't have any!

Happy Birthday Reesey Piecey!!!

2011-06-08T17:53:00.001-07:00

Today is Reese's Birthday. I seriously can't believe how fast time have flown by this last year! Some of the great things that she can do are:
Play Patty-Cake, sing, bark with the doggies, play with Jac, walk around (with the help of stationary objects), climb on things, give kisses, play with Daddy, eat anything she can find and so many more things. She is the happiest little girl I know. I love her so much!!! Happy Birthday Dolly!!!

11 Months

2011-05-10T13:56:00.000-07:00

My sister asked me the other day: "So Lacie, which of your kids do you love more?" I just looked at her and told her that was an impossible question. That's like asking me "Hey, which do you like more, your heart or your lungs?" Stupid question. I know she was just kidding, but I have been thinking a lot about my kids lately. I honestly don't know what I would do without them. Jac has taught me SO much. About me, about being a mom, about patience, the power of prayer and the list could go on and on. I remember being pregnant with him and I had this fear that something would happen and I would lose him. When I was pregnant with Reese the fear changed. I knew I could have a baby because I had done it once before. With her I feared that I wouldn't be able to love her as much as I loved Jac. I remember thinking, "How can I love another person this much?" Sunday was her 11 month mark. I am amazed that such a tiny little girl can bring so much joy and laughter. I think one of my favorite things is to sit and watch her and Jac interact. He makes her laugh and she makes him laugh and sometimes they will sit for 20 minutes just making each other laugh. It's awesome. I honestly can't imagine not having the two of them. It has been hard and I have had many tear filled days, but the good happy times far out weigh them. These past 11 months have truly been the best, not because we haven't had trials or heartaches, but because I have Jeremy and Jac and Reese. They make me want to step up and be better. They give me that purpose I remember searching for when I was younger and felt lost. I don't mean for this to be a bragging blog, but I have just had this on my mind for awhile and wanted to document my feelings (because someday I am going to turn this into a scrapbook).

Thank Goodness for Family

2011-04-18T11:38:00.000-07:00

For a little while now my car has been shaking and I just thought it was my car being dumb. Well last Friday I was heading down to Hurricane/St. George and it was so bad, I thought my car was falling apart! So I called my Dad who was working in Hurricane and had him take a look at my tires. Just looking at them, they didn't look to bad, but he told me to go see a guy at a shop there in town. Luckily my sister Tara lives in town and was home. I was able to drop my kids off while I took the car in. The guy took it on a test drive and then they put it up on the lift. He asked me if I wanted to come take a look, which I thought was weird. I've never been asked to go out like that before. The rear tires on the out side looked fine, but on the inside where it was harder to see they were COMPLETELY bald. The wires were showing and it was worn down as low as they could go without blowing. In fact the guy said we were really lucky they didn't. So I bought 2 new tires and he told me I would need an alignment. I had to go to St. George to get that done though and my mom was able to watch the kids then. $290 dollars later I have a safe car :) I am grateful that I have family close and that they were willing to watch my kiddos while I did that. I had no idea my car was that unsafe and I didn't have to try and entertain them while in a tire store. That would not have been fun at all! So thank you Tara and Mom who made spending that much money on my car a lot less painful!

Wholesale Prices and Income!!!

2011-04-05T10:42:00.000-07:00

I don't if you all know, but in January I started my own Mary Kay business. Jeremy's job is great and he loves what he does, but money was tight. Jeremy needed to go back to school and between that and a full time job, there just wasn't the time for him work a second job. My fear was that I would have to put my kids in day care or drop them off at someone's house for the best part of their day. So I started praying that something would present itself. A friend of mine had been invited to receive and free facial and didn't want to go alone so I said I would go with her. We went to a business center and the name on the door was Pink Success. I thought that was kind of cheesy, but oh well, I was there for the free facial. As we followed the steps of skin care that were being taught they encouraged us to ask questions. People started talking about free cars, crazy income and flexible schedules where you could work from home. Needless to say my ears perked up. I got some business information and went home to talk to Jeremy. As I looked through everything I got more and more excited, but I also was nervous. I am not a "salesman" I am not the type of person to get out of my comfort zone willingly. But I just kept thinking how I had been praying for something and here was a big something. Jeremy looked over everything with me and encouraged me to try. It was $100 to start... that really is ALOT of money when you don't have any :) but we found it. The lady that recruited me is a Director in the company and has been my mentor. She has walked me through everything and answered so many questions, I have her on speed dial. I was afraid that I would fail because I didn't know what to do, but as she says, "I am willing to help you as much as you will let me". I hope she doesn't regret that :)
I am becoming more and more comfortable with holding skin care classes and it really is a lot of fun. I make great money and I am only away from my kids 1-2 hours at a time. I have recently decided to start building a team. This would be a group of women that want to do what I do and we would work towards goals and support each other in our businesses. I would help them and coach them just as I have been. The great part is the company is having an amazing deal for April only. You can start your (click here) own business for only $50!!! You will receive a starter kit, (worth over $400) everything you need to start making money that day! Plus you will receive product at wholesale for your own personal use. Really if you think about it logically, even if you did it and decided it wasn't for you, you'd come out on top. I am inviting anyone who even thinks they might be interested or just has questions to please contact me. Or if you know someone who might be interested to give them my number (435-865-0676). Or if you just want a free facial, I am in a contest with myself to see if I can facial 30 people in 30 days. Or you can look through a (click here) catalog and order what you want!

Four Years and Still Happy!

2011-03-16T12:33:00.000-07:00

Today is our fourth anniversary. I am so happy I made the decision to marry Jeremy. Before him, the longest I had had a boyfriend was 2 weeks. Things just always would go wrong or feel off. Jeremy and I met for the first time in August 2002. We both were headed to South Carolina on our missions. We were in the same transfer group. I remember meeting him briefly and we have a picture of our group where we are standing next to one another, but I never saw him again in the mission field after that first day. I got home in February 2004. I moved to SLC and went to the U. In the summer of 2006 some friends and I moved to Murray and we started going to a singles ward in the area. That first Sunday my roommates and I were sitting in Sacrament meeting and one of my roomies (who was a mission comp.) pointed up to the stand and said that the ward clerk was Elder Christensen form the mission. He didn't look familiar to me and then she told me we had gone out in the same transfer group. So when we got home that day we looked at mission pics and then I remembered him. Another roomy thought he was cute so I started inviting him to hang out and we became friends. We started dating in October and things were awesome. We got engaged in December and were married March 16 2007. The rest is history :)

9 months!

2011-03-09T08:00:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Reese's 9 month birthday. I can't believe that she has been with us as long as I was pregnant with her. The last 9 months definitely have gone by faster than the first :) She has been such a joy to have. She is so sweet and cuddly. Such a happy little girl. She does however let her brother know when he is a little to much. She even "yells" a little when he takes her toys ;) she loves to be sung to, play "Patty Cake", crawl, roll around, play with anything that makes noise, eat paper (I have to really keep everything off the floor), splash in the bath tub, watch Jac and "talk". She is usually gabbering away and blowing raspberries.
Love you Reesey Piecey!

The Happiest Place on Earth :)

2011-02-23T15:39:00.000-08:00

It's a long one :)
Our journey began Saturday, February 12th. We dropped Maya (our dog) off at my parents and headed to Las Vegas. We stayed with my good friend Jenni Prue. Jenni P and I were mission companions and then later roommates for years. At one time we worked together, lived together and played together and I can honestly say that I never got sick of her. Needless to say our relationship has been changed since getting married. It was SO fun to catch up with her. I gave her a little taste of what two kids are like :)
We left for Disneyland Sunday morning and got to our hotel around 3pm. We checked in without any problems. When we finally got to the park ( I got a little turned around and it cost us some time) and up to the ticket counter the guy said they didn't have any tickets reserved for us. I did my best to stay calm, but I was very upset. The agency we had used to book everything was closed and wasn't any help. After standing in line again, having his manager take a look for us and being referred to the customer service counter (which was closing and we were lucky they let us in) They finally found out why the guy at the counter couldn't find our tickets. My name had been spelled Christenesn... They thanked me for my patience and apologized... The guy will be receiving training no how to do half name searches :)
When we got in Jeremy's friends Elizabeth and Josh were there to be our guides :) They met when they were both working at DisneyWorld and got married. They live here in Cedar, but they have season passes for Disneyland and go as much as they can. They know so much about the park and how to get the most out of your time. We headed to Mickey's house where Jac was able to be "let off his leash"... literally. We bought him one of those animal backpacks that have a leash as a tail. LOVED IT! At one point Jeremy had to go get him back because he had made his way to the front of the line to see Mickey. He was so excited. So it was funny when he got into see him and turned shy :) We got a picture and he did give Micky "rocks" and a hug before we left. We played around Toon Town and did Small World, Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Indiana Jones, Jungle Cruise and took the Train all in one night. We also got to see Fantasmic that night. Elizabeth and Josh had gotten us fast passes that day and watched our kids while we rode the bigger rides. I was sad that the dragon wasn't working that night for Fantasmic though.
The next Day was so busy! First off, we wanted to get there before rope drop, but when we woke up and looked the the clock and it said 8:00am... we didn't think it would happen. So we hurried and showered, got dressed and packed the bag (the night before I didn't pack very smart, I forgot the baby carrier, snacks,water and Reese's binkey. I had to buy one at the park and it wasn't one she really liked). When we got out the door Jer texted Elizabeth to tell her we were running late, she replied with a confused response. He looked at the phone and it read 8:04am... what a fortuitous mistake! We made it in plenty of time and hit tons of rides in Disney land and then made our way to California Adventure. We got to see Woody and a solder, but two people away from meeting him he has to go and Jessie came out. Good, but we wish we could have met him. We went on so many rides that I don't want to name them all, look at the map though :) Our friends had to leave that afternoon, and we were sad to see them go. They were such a big help in making the most our of our time there. That night we had tickets to see World of Color, which is a light and water show put on in the lake in California Adventure. It was amazing! I was video recording it and half of the way through the camera turned off and I thought the battery had died so I handed it to Jeremy and he turned it off and then back on and continued recording... I got to thinking and when we were back at the hotel I checked... yep, I had just not pushed the record button and the "battery saving feature" kicked in and turned it off. Opps! So the next day we went and recorded it again. Unfortunately we couldn't get tickets so we had to sit on the other side of the park and film it from the back. It was still cool, but I feel really silly for standing there for a half hour holding a camera up for nothing.
Our third day was a little more slow paced. It was nice. We met up with Jeremy's cousin Jessica and her two little boys, William and Levi. Will and Jac are a month apart and it was fun to get them together. We went on Autopia with the boys while Jess watched the babies (Reese and Levi are 2 months apart). The boys had so much fun driving the cars. Jeremy and Jac built Light Sabors for their souvenirs and I got Reese a princess charm bracelet that she can add to. We did a few rides and saw lots of Characters. It was so much fun to watch Jac's face as we came upon new characters and he got to got up and meet them. I would trade our trip for anything. With Jeremy starting back to school most nights we don't see him till after 8:30pm and then it's time for kids to go to bed. It was just what we needed.
I know this was long, so if you stuck through it :) Thanks!!!

Disneyland :)

2011-02-09T11:38:00.001-08:00

The first time I went to Disneyland was in 2005. My friends Jenni and Jessica and I were on our way to our mission presidents house for their home coming. We made a big trip of it stopping in Vegas and Disneyland, surfing and all the stops one make on a road trip with friends. I was 24, but I felt like such a little kid. It was awesome!

The second time I went to Disneyland was 8 months after the first time :) How do you like that, I wait my whole life to go and then go twice in a year! My entire family went, it was so much fun to be there with everyone. We never really had taken a family vacation growing up. We always went camping and stuff, but this was the first time we went somewhere. We had so much fun and it is something that really brought us closer.

Needless to say Jeremy and I are getting really excited. I had a friend of mine loan me some books about Disneyland. One about how to find Hidden Mickey's and one is 101 little know facts about Disneyland. Jac is also so excited, I have been showing him some pictures and he Jumps up and down and claps his hands. I will defiantly be posting some pictures when we get back. So, see ya later!

I can take a deep breath and...

2011-02-07T11:20:00.000-08:00

let it out now.
The last few weeks have been kind of stressful. Two Saturdays ago we were in Washington to celebrate my sister-in-law and my Mom's birthday. We had a a great time. We played that new dance game that is out for the Wii and it was hilarious! Jeremy won almost every song he did and I think it was driving some of my sisters nuts :) I wouldn't mind working out to that everyday. I'm so uncoordinated that I probably just looked like I was having a seizure. The next day I did some facials for some friends and family. It was a lot of fun and I am learning more and more every time I do them so it was great. That night my 10 yr old niece competed in Hurricane Idol (a fund raiser they do for Hurricane High Schools grad night). She has been competing for 3 years now and this was the first year I could make it. She sang "Suds in the Bucket", and I was able to do her hair and makeup. We had to tone down her lipstick though... she put on some pretty dark red and her mom said "no way"! She did awesome and made it on to the next round. Which was a week later (last Saturday) . When the competition was all over we got all packed to come home and realized that Jac's car seat was in my sister's car and she and her husband were on a date... they didn't get back till 12:30am and we thought that was a little late to be traveling so we stayed the night.
Sunday morning we received a phone call from my uncle in Randlett, his son had been killed that morning in a work accident. Cody was only 32 and such a fun, caring guy. I wanted to do something for my Aunt and Uncle and so I asked Jeremy if he would draw a picture of him and he jumped on the opportunity. My Dad said he would make a frame. I finally found a picture of him Tuesday night. His daughter had posted one of him and her on fb and so I printed it off and Jeremy used it. It happened to be the same picture his family used for the program. It was such a sad tragedy, but we are so thankful for the knowledge of eternal families. That there is life after death and that we will get to see Cody again someday.

This week we are packing and planning to go to Disneyland on Saturday. We are going to drive to Las Vegas on Saturday and stay with a friend of mine. Then Sunday we will drive the rest of the way and spend three days at Disneyland! We wanted to go before Jac turns 3 (he is free if he is still 2) and I am excited to see him when he sees Mickey Mouse. I will let you know how the trip goes!
Also some exciting news is that Jeremy's car is finally in the shop!!! I can't wait to have my car back!

Update: Eden competed in the finals for Hurricane Idol just this last Saturday and she won in her age division!!! She sang "Suds in the Bucket" again and "Black Horse and Cherry Tree". Congrates Edie, We love you!

2 Year Anniversary!!!

2011-01-28T07:53:00.000-08:00

Today is the 2 year anniversary of all this. I think about that time in our lives and it seems like it was all just a really disturbing dream.
We are so thankful that Jac's heart problems were something that could be taken care of. He will never have to have another surgery or be on medications because of it. He is such a fun little boy. I hate how fast time is going and how big he is getting. He is so independent now and I know that in no time he will be a teenager. That will be okay as long as he still snuggles with me once in a while :)

Thinking About Starting Something New.

2011-01-23T19:54:00.000-08:00

I am thinking about becoming a Mary Kay Consultant. I have thought about doing something for awhile now, but haven't really felt good about a certain direction. I have friends that sell Pampered Chef, Scentsy, and Lia Sophia and I love all of those products, but I use Mary Kay products everyday and feel like if I sold anything I could sell that. I'm really nervous about doing this though. I'm not a sells person. and I will be honest one of the biggest reasons I haven't done something like this is that I wouldn't know what to do come tax season. I don't want to end up owing a ton of money. It makes me nervous to be in front of people where I haven't been in such a long time. And what if I don't get any clients? I guess I won't know what will happen though unless I try right? Hmm...

Christmas and a New Year!

2011-01-16T20:56:00.000-08:00

It seems like it has been a while since I have had the time to sit and write. I have been meaning to, but... life happens :)
Christmas has come and gone and do has the first half of January. Time seems to have sped up without notifying me. We had a great Christmas. We wanted to spend Christmas morning at our house and so we went to Washington and had Christmas Eve dinner with my family which was nice because my Dad got to be home and we hadn't seen him in a while. I made this Triple Chocolate Pumpkin Pie which I was SO looking forward to, but because of a little error in the type of salt I used it ended up being really salty... I just added more chocolate and some whip cream and that made it better. We handed out our gifts, which was homemade beanie hats and went and played tag down at the park with all the lights on. It was a lot of fun.
The next morning we all woke up around 8am which is really sleeping in for my kids. I thought that they would have had us up at 6:30 like they do every morning, but maybe that was their Christmas gift to me ;) We set up the video camera and got the kids as they came into the room. Jac was so excited for his fire truck, Toy Story 3 chair and the Spider Man punching bag. Reese just love the wrapping paper. After cleaning up we got ready and drove to West Jordan to see Jeremy's family. Almost the whole way up it was foggy and really fun to drive through. We had such a nice time visiting with everyone. We hadn't seen some of his siblings in a long time. It was the first time Reese had met some and Jac had a blast with his cousins Dominic, Porter and Lincoln. We all exchanged gifts and had a wonderful meal. It really was a great day.
Since then we have been battling a few illnesses. From Bronchitis to ear infections and sore throats to migraines. We are still on some meds, but are basically over it. I hope that we all stay healthy for a while now.
With the start of the new year, Jeremy has started back to school and it has been quite and change for us. We still only have one car and it makes for some long days in the house. So I have decided that I am going to start bundling the kids up and on nice days we are going to go for walks. I just might go crazy if I don't :)
Everyone is doing great though. Jac is starting to talk to much. His new word is "what". He says it usually after we have asked him to do something and he had this incredulous tone that it just makes me laugh. Reese is sitting up now and quite the little babbler. She also love to make airplane sounds when it's time to eat. Thus resulting in baby food everywhere. She's so cute when she does it though it's hard to stay upset. Well, I think this is long enough... I'll try not to let it be so long before my next post so that I don't have to write a novel. Thanks for reading!
Here are some pictures, enjoy!

This is a video of Jeremy feeding Reese.

Christmas Fun and Puppies!

2010-12-20T16:02:00.000-08:00

We had gone to Tuacahn for my nieces birthday. We wanted to see Santa, but as we stood in line someone cam out and hung a sign that said: "Santa will not be able to be here tonight. Sorry for the inconvenience". So we took a picture as elves and headed over to the mall to try and catch the Santa there. We paid for the pictures there and when I get them out of the car ;) I will scan them in and post them.
We just walked around the mall and window shopped and ended up in Barnes and Noble and Jac loved the Thomas the Train set the had there. He even made and friend and she called him "Honey". It was really cute.

These are some pictures I was trying to take to send out. I didn't really get a great one of the two of them looking at the camera, but these are still great.

Below are pictures of my sisters puppies. They are so stinking cute and fun to play with! They are so tiny. Their mom is only 14 lbs and their dad is only 6 lbs.

The Fun Joys...

2010-12-10T16:07:00.000-08:00

of being a parent. I love being a mom, I just don't necessarily like all the yucky stuff that comes with it. For instance, last week I was feeding Reese and I had to sit her down and go help Jac get something and I came back and it was like everything I had feed her was now out of her and on the pillow... and then last night Jac woke up around 2am and he threw up all over the bed... (I think that was my fault though... the olives that were on our Navajo tacos were probably to old... opps). There have just been lots of nasty little problems that I could honestly do without lately.
It's totally worth it though when Jac comes up and gives me a hug and tells me he loves me and when Reese gives me a big toothless grin, but I really could do without those nasty little surprises.

It's prunes

I need to buy stock in Spray and Wash :)

Triathlon

2010-11-14T16:42:00.000-08:00

I'm not very creative when it comes to naming my posts :) oh well at least you know what it's going to be about.
So yesterday was the triathlon that I have been looking forward to for the last year. I was pretty nervous/excited this last week and especially Friday night. I hadn't gotten a lot of sleep lately and I have had this cough and dry throat for the last 5 days and I kept telling myself that I was going to do this no matter what. A little side note is that about 5 years I was going to do a triathlon and I got sick the weekend I was going to do it, so I didn't end up going. So Saturday I got up, had everything ready, peed about 6 times then my sister Karlee and I headed over to Sand Hollow Aquatic Center. It was 40 degrees and there was frost on the grass. As we set up our transition spots we met another 1st time triathlete. As we got to talking about whether or not to take a towel in and what we were wearing to swim and race in a "more experienced" racer piped in to tell us that, (she had a little bit of a snooty air about her) "Us experienced triathletes do it in our bikinis and no, we don't use towels. It just wastes time". Thank you hard core size 0 girl.
We met up with my friend Jenny Julander and her son Jayson (who is 13yrs old) where we took our places in line. We got towards the back thinking that by the time we got to our swim the sun would be up a little more and it would be a little warmer. Considering it only was going to be 58 degrees that day I didn't think it would get to much warmer and I was right :)
The swim was good. I was nervous about whether to dive in or lower myself in. I dove and water got under my goggles, so I was trying to swim and mess with that, but it all worked out good. I swam my 8 laps in 10 min 21 seconds. I was a little wobbly getting out and so I chose not to run to my transition spot. My sister was there and so we left together and rode pretty much together the whole time. We really need to get us some road bikes though. These people were passing us by like we were walking! I watched and our feet would be in sync and they would go twice as fast it was crazy! The hills were killers. It was hard but doable. I am just glad they weren't bigger than they were. At one hill I had trouble with my shifting and that slowed me down a bit. I could get the chain to drop into place. I was happy with my time though. 55 min 24 seconds. When I git back to the transition spot, my legs were very wobbly! I was very happy I had a bike to support me! I grabbed my ipod shuffle and headed out. I was feeling really good and happy to have a beat. I run better with music. I really liked Angels and Airwaves, great beats. The run was great. My family was there and I passed them 4 times because we had to do the loop twice. It was a lot of fun. I like to run, but I am slow :) I have a very small stride, something I get to work on for next year :) My time was 32 min 37 seconds.
So my overall time with transitions was 1 hr 43 minutes. I am very happy with that time. My goal was around 1:40, but that didn't include transitions because I didn't know what to expect. Defiantly the hardest physical sport I've done, but I would do it again in a heartbeat! I have to say a BIG thank you to my husband who was so supportive during this whole thing. He was a champ. Most nights he would come home from work and I would hand him the kids and then leave. I love you Jer!

P.S. Jac a had a fever the for about 3 days and then Friday he broke out with a nasty looking rash so while we were in St. George I took him to the after hours clinic at Red Rock Peds Saturday night. He was a wild child. Loud and running around, moving furniture and even at one point I had to grab him before he attacked a kid for looking at the fishes in the fish tank. He hadn't had a nap that day :) not a good thing for him. He defiantly needs his sleep!
Come to find out he had Roseola. Nothing we can do, but let it run it's course. Good news is that now he is immune to it forever :)

Happy Birthday Tara!

2010-11-07T20:55:00.000-08:00

Jac catching some sleep on the way down

I made the cake and it was as good as it looks!
Hi Dad!

She wouldn't let me put all the candles on the cake :(

My sister's birthday is tomorrow and for the past 3 or so years we have had a Karaoke/dance party for her. Singing is our gift to her she says. We always have a lot of fun, even if we all act like we don't really want to get up and sing. We are loud and laugh a lot!
This year Reese fell asleep before the singing started and I was concerned that we would wake her up, but she slept from like 7:30 to 11pm and didn't wake up once. She was exhausted! (We are getting her to sleep in her crib this weekend and that was the first day after her first night.) Jac had a ton of fun with his cousins, but was so tired, I guess the 20 minute nap on the way down in the car wasn't enough for him. He played hard, and has the marks on his face to prove it. He went diving in couch cushions and even missed a step going down the stairs and took a little tumble down the last 3.
I think we might have scared my brothers fiance though... they didn't stay to long. We danced for quite awhile and got some fun video that Jeremy says he's going to put on Youtube. It was a great night! Thanks Tara, for such a fun birthday gift to you!

Halloween Fun!

2010-10-31T22:56:00.000-07:00

I was a little worried about this Halloween and how Jac would react to wearing a costume. About a week ago I tried to get him to try on two costumes and he very adamantly refused. He freaked out if we even got them near him. BUT Saturday we went to St. George and when he saw his cousins getting in their costumes and we told him he needed one to go trick or treating and he needed to go trick or treating to get candy, he agreed, still a little reluctantly though. That is until we got to the first house. He caught on very quickly and even told people what he was, showed them his tail and barked. At first he tried to go in a few houses, but soon he figured out that the next house would give him more candy and started telling people to "come on" if they took to long leaving a house. Sometimes he started yelling "trick or treat" before he even got to the door. It was a lot of fun going with him. Little Reese was a trooper and fell asleep in my arms after a little bit. Jac got lots of candy and we had to cut him off after he unwrapped 2 suckers and stuck them in his mouth at the same time!
We took lots of pictures. This year my dad (Pop pop) wasn't able to be with us, he got a job in Vernal and will be away for the next 2 1/2 months. We missed him and we hope he knows how much we love him!
It was a good weekend. Jeremy even got to go to the "Zombie walk" down the Boulevard in St. George. He said it was awesome.
I hope everyone had a great weekend!

Going ons

2010-10-14T08:42:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was my younger brother, Rileys' wedding. It was a lot of fun. Of course whenever you get family and friends together for a celebration it usually is good times. I will post some pictures as soon I get them. Of course it was a long day for Jac and Reese, but I think that Jac had the harder time. He is always so excited to see his cousins and loves to follow them around and do what they do. At one point him and Lydia, who is 3, were twisting a two seater swing around and spinning in it. Well the momentum threw Jac from the swing and he landed with his face... on a rock. Poor little kid has a huge scab on his left cheek. When I took Reese to the doctors yesterday for her check up, Dr. Newman told him it was cool and that chicks dig scars :)
Speaking of the doctors, Reese is 13.7 pounds and 24.5 inches long. She is in the 50% for weight and 56% for height. So she is doing great! She got her second round of immunizations yesterday too. She is NOT a happy camper this morning. Jac got a flu shot yesterday too. It doesn't seem to bother him today though. Good thing too, I don't know what I would do with two sad kids today.
Jeremy is doing a fund raiser for a organization called Extra Life. It is this Saturday. It is to raise money for Primary Children's Medical Center. This is the hospital that fixed the hole in Jac's heart. I also have had some friends and family that have recently had their kids there. Jeremy has a goal of $1000. He currently has only raised $218. He is asking that people donate just $24. What he will be doing is a game-a-thon... Yep you read it right :) he will be playing video games for 24 hours straight ( I know real sacrifice huh :) But it is for a good cause and it anyone could donate, we would really appreciate it! https://www.hospitalshelpingkids.org/ExtraLife/m.aspx?i=19526C5DC3252E063 This is the link to the donation page.
I am doing good. I am still getting up and "pushing play" every morning. I also started training for the triathlon last week. My bum is sore from the bike ride, but it is getting better :) I am excited and I am so grateful to everyone who has been encouraging and supportive. Well, I better go. Jac wants to go to play group.

Weddings and Other Stuff

2010-09-22T07:34:00.001-07:00

So my two younger brothers are getting married!!! Riley is getting married October 9th to Alli. Kade is getting married November 20th to Miki. I am very excited for both of them. However, I am having a difficult time finding dresses for both weddings. Alli and Riley want black dresses. You'd think that a black dress wouldn't be hard to find right? Well the problem I am running into is that they are all above the knee, strapless or really low in the front. Yesterday I ordered 3 dresses off this site williamrierausa.com and I really like the dresses, but I just hope one of them fits and looks good :) I am going to send the other 2 back, they were free shipping, so I really don't think I will be out any money.
Miki and Kade want light gray skirts with white tops and pale yellow cardigans... We also have to find Jeremy some light gray slacks... I need to take a trip to St. George and go shopping.
I like the idea of buying new clothes except for the fact that I am trying to loose weight and now I will have brand new dresses that will be to big... Maybe I can take them in later :)
I am still waking up to work out, which is sooo hard somedays. But I keep telling myself that it is worth it. Just keep pushing play!!! At the end of this week I will have been doing P90X for 4 weeks! It really has gone by pretty fast and I already have seen some good changes in my muscle strength (even though you can't see it:) and in my flexibility. Just keep pushing play.
The other day the kids and I were taking Jeremy to work because Jac had been sick and I wanted to take him to the doctors. Well we were hit by a guy and to make a long story short we now have a rental car. It's a brand new Impala. It's so nice and I am so freaked out that something is going to happen and we will have to pay for it. The lady wanted me to by the insurance on it, but it was like $12.99 and day and we might have it 4-7 days... I don't think so. I am just praying and praying that nothing happens. Jac keeps saying "Mom car, pretty." Yeah, I wish buddy ;)
Well I better go, Reese is letting me know she is not happy being ignored.

P90X and The Smartest Dumb Dog I Know!

2010-09-15T16:46:00.000-07:00

So, I haven't blogged about this for many reasons, but today Jeremy told me that I should... so I am :)
Jeremy was given some P90X dvd's and I have a friend who had told me about it before and loved the workouts and so I decided to give it a try. I am in the middle of my 3rd week out of 13 and so far I love it! I wake up every morning at 5:30am and workout... it's really great. Jeremy does his workouts at night, this way there is always someone with the kids and we don't have any interruptions.
Well, there is this exercise where you lay flat on your back with your legs spread straight out and you put one hand behind your head and take the other hand and hold it up towards the ceiling, then you sit straight up and cross over and touch the opposite toe with the hand. I have never been able to do this. I could do sit-ups in high school, but that was before two kids and a LONG time ago :) Well... today I did it. I didn't do all 25 reps, but I did a lot :) I am excited to keep going!

On another note...
Our dog Maya has figured out how to open our sliding glass door. See the door doesn't have a lock and so we have to put a bar down to lock it. The problem is that during the day we pick it up or Jac uses it as a sword... not fun. Well last night my sister brought a cookie over for me to try and I left it on the table. I was going to eat it after the kids were in bed. When I went back in the kitchen Maya was sitting in the middle of the floor and so I told her to go out and when I barred the door shut I noticed the cookie was gone (I didn't really need it, but it's the point of the matter). Then this morning, I noticed one of Reese's onesies outside and it was all chewed up... and just 15 minutes ago (as I was typing the first half of this blog) I heard a noise and so I got up and checked and she was on her way out the glass door... so I told her out and as she left I noticed something in her mouth so I followed her out and she had my bear that I got after my Grandma died (it was hers)... I am a little past mad now. Seriously what dog knows how to open a sliding glass door?

Some Changes

2010-09-08T14:19:00.000-07:00

Things are going good right now. The kids are doing great and we are doing well too.
Jeremy and I have decided to get rid of our cell phones to save some money. (The clutch in his car went out and it will be $500 to fix it! Having one car is not fun). We are kind of having a hard time saying goodbye to the freedom that a cell phone gives, but hey when you can save $80 a month then it makes it a little easier :) I will let everyone know what our new "home number" is when we get it. The bright side of all this is that we will be able to get the Internet at home which will help us keep in contact with people and Jeremy will hopefully be able to pick up some freelance work on the side. Which is how he justified getting our super nice computer with the tax returns this last year :)
We also recently got family pictures done by our very talented friend Noelle. they turned out great and we had a blast getting them done. I will post a few for you to see. If you would like to see more or check out her work go to studionoelle.com
Well the kidlets are sleeping and I am going to go read for a few minutes :) because that's the only time I can.

A Little Something About Everything

2010-08-21T17:04:00.000-07:00

Someday I will have the Internet and I will be able to blog all the time. As it is I am at the mercy of my sister and her husband for the use of their laptop.
So I will sort of go through what we have been doing the last couple of months.
For the 4th of July we went down to Washington for the annual foot races and Jac won first place in his age group. In fact his cousins Eden, Isis and Lydia won first in all of their age groups too. It was a lot of fun, HOT, but fun. the Jac LOVES to play with his cousins.

Later in July we went to our McMullin Family reunion, which is always camping for a few days. The weather was nice and we just hung out playing card games, visiting and we even did a little fishing. Jac was so excited, we got him on video doing a little dance while he sang "Fishy fishy fishy". I wanted so bad for someone to catch a fish so that Jac could see one, but no one did... well Jeremy did about 15 minutes after Jac and I left. I learned how to play domino's and Jac had a blast getting dirty and wandering around outside. Jeremy got tons of mosquito bites and he and Jac slept in the tent while Reese and I got to sleep in the trailer.

A week after the reunion we had Reeses' blessing. We had a lot of friends and family come and we are so grateful to everyone who came to support our little family. A couple of days before Sunday, I thought I might try her dress on her ( I was feeling like playing dress up) and as soon as I got her dress on her she spit up all over it and I was so mad at myself because when I tried to wipe it off I put some snags on the dress. Thankfully you can't see them unless to get really close though.
We had the luncheon outside in our front yard which was great except for the uninvited flies. Although the kids had a great time trying to kill all of them.

I apologize for such a long post. I really don't have anything to do right now because yesterday I herniated a disk in my lower back. I laid on the floor for about an hour before Jeremy could get home to help me up. It's a good thing Jac could get my phone from the other room when I asked. I was getting Reese out of her swing when it happened. Thankfully I was able to get her to the couch before I fell to the floor. Then I just pulled her down with me.
I'm so thankful to my parents. My dad came up yesterday and watched the kids while I went to the doctors and my mom came up today to help me while Jeremy finished working on the things he has to get done for work on Monday.

2 Years Old!!!

2010-06-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Jac just turned two yesterday! Just having Reese a few days ago made me think back to his birth and it seriously seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital! I sat down and looked through his pictures last night and I wanted to share some of them with you all.
He is such an amazing person. He keeps us on our toes :) So sweet and loving, yet in the blink of an eye he can be up to no good. He is repeating everything we say and loves to watch Toy Story and Cars and LOVES to give his little sister kisses... hard kisses. We have to keep a very close eye on him :)
Happy Birthday Toad, We love you!!!

She is here!

2010-06-09T21:47:00.000-07:00

Reese Pearl Christensen is finally here (and has a name) :)
Jeremy and I went into the hospital at 2am and I was given a pill (Cytotek) around 3am to induce labor. I started having contractions, but I was slowly dialating. My doctor came in around 10:45am and broke my water. The contractions became so much worse and lucky me the Anesthesiologist was in a C-section :) I had to wait for almost 2 hours for him. Then the first epidural fell out about an hour and a half after and I had to get another one! Honestly though, he did such a good job sticking me I barely noticed him doing it. I even had to ask Jeremy if he was done. I expected it to hurt more. My first experience had been a nightmare and this time really wasn't that bad. I still continued to dialate slowly and so they gave me Pitocin around 4pm and I was a 6 plus. When the nurse checked me again around 5:30pm I was a 9. Once they got everything ready my doctor (I just want to add here that I love my doctor, I think he is awesome) showed up and I pushed for about 15 minutes. I am so happy that I got an epidural :) The contractions I was having after my was broke were crazy intense.
So :) she was born at 5:54pm June 8th, weighing 8.8 pounds and was 20 inches long. I am so happy that we decided to have her induced. My doctor said he was glad we made that decision also. He said she probably would have stayed in there another week and then I could have been having almost a 10 pound baby!
She is so sweet and I can't stop looking at her!

Thank you everyone for all your love and support!

A little frustrated

2010-06-01T08:16:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Jeremy, Jac and I went up the Cedar Canyon just a little ways and took a walk. It was such a nice day and we wanted to get out of the house and do something fun. Jac loved running up and down the trail and throwing rocks into the river. As we were coming down the mountain I needed to use the restroom so we stopped at Lins and I started having some pretty intense contractions. So we headed home and started timing them, every 3 to 5 minutes. After about an hour and a half we took Jac to my cousins house and headed to the hospital. They checked me and I was at a 2 plus which was awesome because when I went to my doctors appt. on Thursday I was not dilated at all. So they watched me for an hour and my contractions continued but weren't as intense and I hadn't changed so they sent me home. The nurse said that she thought I would be back in the morning to have this baby... The frustrating part is that here it is 9:24am and I am blogging :) I want to be having a baby :D
I know she will come when she is ready and I don't want her to come if she's not, I'm just a little bummed.

Today I am

2010-05-22T11:23:00.000-07:00

37 weeks!!! I am full term and this little girl can come anytime she wants :) Well Jeremy is working in Bountiful this weekend ( He designed the new look for the Dicks up there and now gets to go help install everything. It's a pretty big deal. It's even going to be on the news :), so she can come anytime after Monday :) I am getting so excited to meet her. I still have a few more things to do, but I am ready. Jac doesn't know what's coming. The other day I told him that a little baby sister was coming to live with us forever and he said "NO!". But in all fairness no is his favorite word. As we are shopping he sits in the cart and yells no at anyone who passes by :)

Happenings

2010-05-06T11:07:00.000-07:00

So I have a few minutes and thought I would write a little about what is going on at our house. As most of you know we have a puppy and between her and Jac I feel like I am going crazy sometimes :) I would not recommend getting a puppy while you are pregnant... not so much fun. I was wooed in by her cuteness. But she is teaching me alot and Jac has fun with her when she is not trying to chew on him. I take them both on a walk almost every morning and that in itself is an adventure.
I am almost 35 weeks (on Saturday) pregnant and can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone by compared to Jac's. I felt like his would never end! to get ready for her we are going to have yard sell and get rid of somethings that have just been in our house and we feel like we just don't need. Besides I need to make room to move all of Jac's baby clothes downstairs to make room for this little girls clothes. I really have been wanting to do this for a long time and Jeremy took Friday off and so we are going to get organizes!!! Thankfully my mom has agreed to take Jac Thursday and Friday night and that will make getting things ready MUCH easier. I won't have to worry about him running down the street or into the neighbors yard and up their latter! (he did that yesterday :)
We are also taking a birthing class at the hospital on Thursday nights. This has been a lot of fun and very informative. A lot of people think it's weird because we have had a baby, but we didn't take one with Jac. I really have learned a ton and besides it's some time that Jer and I are able to spend together.

So Bad...

2010-04-17T09:26:00.000-07:00

I have been so bad with keeping this blog up lately. I blame it on only using the computer when I go to Washington because we don't have the Internet :) Still I wanted to share some of the things that have been going on lately with us. So here are a few pictures.

Easter weekend we went down to my parents house for the annual Easter egg hunt. Pop pop and Dad had to help Jac a little.

Jac was a little afraid of the Easter Bunny.

We painted eggs and Dad got a little bored and started painting Jac :)

When I was putting the little dye tablets in the cups Jac was just a little to quick and grabbed the blue tablet before I could stop him. Those thing dissolve instantly!!!

Jac was so excited to get his basket. He got a blue bat and balls, books, Silly song Cd's from Nana and "The Squeakal" from Pop pop.

This is our puppy, Maya. She is German Shepard/lab mix and has so much energy I think I am going to go crazy! :)

Jac really likes her, this is him giving her a kiss. They have a complicated relationship... it mostly involves him yelling "No no no no!" as she attempts "play" with him.

This is a cake I made. Some friends from my ward got together and and one of them taught us all how to make fondant with marshmallows. It was yummy!

I love this picture! My sister Tara and her family came up and we went sledding and bowling and this is Jeremy keeping track of Jac because he was running all over the bowling alley.

This was Jac's permanent position. We would just push him down the hill and then drag him back up. He loved it.

One of our very nice neighbors gave Jac this snow outfit and it was perfect for him this year!

Well, I will take some more pictures and try to get them up before they are a month old again :)
Pregnancy Update:
I am 32 weeks along and doing great. she is moving all the time and sometimes it make it hard to sleep, but I love to sit and watch my stomach move. I tell Jeremy she's dancing.

Still a girl !!!

2010-02-22T19:20:00.000-08:00

This is what the ultrasound tech typed on the picture today when we went in. Boy would I have been shocked if she had morphed into something else... Jeremy probably would have jumped for joy and shouted "We are so naming her Optimis Prime!"

Warning: This is long.

We really did have an adventure today though. See a month ago when my doctors office set up this appointment she told me it was in St. George at the old hospital and that I needed to enter from the front. I asked if it was where you got x-rays and she said yes.
Well today we went to what used to be the front of the old hospital and it is now a Child Development center and they told us to go around to the old ER entrance. So we went through there and down to x-rays and we told the lady there that we had an appointment with Dr. Gonzalez and she looked in her computer and told us that she did not have an appointment for us...
So I called my doctors office and they said that they had scheduled it and then the lady in x-rays asked if it was for a prenatal ultrasound looking for a defect. WE said yes and she told us that we were in the wrong place. We needed to go down the hall, take a left then a slight right and go up the stairs and then to our right again and then we would come to some doors. So Jeremy and I went down the hall and when we took the left and got to the end of the hall there was a door to our right, but it was locked. We asked another person and she didn't know where we were talking about so we all went back to x-rays ( I want to add that I had a very full bladder and I was NOT happy with all the walking around) and asked the lady and she said... "Did you go outside?" NO! Nobody said anything about going outside. Don't you think that would have been an important thing to say when giving directions? So we went outside and up the stairs to the right... Why didn't anybody just say "Go to the labor and delivery entrance" I know where that is!!!
So we finally get there and the receptionist hands me a piece of paper and asks me to cross out anything that is wrong.
Well, the middle name is wrong, the address is wrong, the SS# is wrong and so I glance down and nothing is right. I told the lady and she looks ant me and says "What's your name?"
"Lacie P. Christensen"
"Not Lacie K Christensen?"
"nope"
"When is your Birthday?"
"2/27/81"
"Not 11/17/81?"
"nope"
"Hmm, we have the wrong Lacie"
Yeah, ya think. Didn't they trust me when I said "this isn't me"?
Well, then we sat out in the waiting room for 20 minutes and finally I couldn't take it anymore. I went in and asked if I need a full bladder for this ultrasound and the lady said no. WHY would my doctors office tell me I needed one? I just turned around and went to the lady's room where I stayed for quite awhile. When I came out Jeremy was waiting for me, they had called my name.
Honestly though I would have been glad to wait longer I was in such a better mood.
Everything went great after that. the tech was awesome and took lots of picture and we got to see her open her mouth and it was confirmed she was still a girl :) the Dr. took tons of pictures of her heart and said from what he saw everything looked perfect! Such a relief. I have been so worried the last couple of weeks. It is such anamazing thing to see the heart beat of my baby. To see the blood flowing perfectly. Life is so amazing.

Here are some pictures for my previous post:

Blue

2010-02-22T13:32:00.000-08:00

My little persistant son has blue toenails. Saturday evening Jeremy, Jac and I were hanging out just playing in our bedroom on the floor. When he stops suddenly and starts reaching for someting that is under the desk. He worked for quite awhile trying to get this object of his desire and when he showed me, he was so proud of what he had found. It was some shiney electric blue fingernail polish. "Mom mom mom" as he hands me the polish, sits down and points to his toes. I asked him if he wanted me to paint them and he says "toes".
"No" I said "you don't want you toes painted". Well that was the wrong thing to say because he just got louder and a little bit upset. "Toes!". So I painted his toes :) He was so happy. The rest of the night as he was doing stuff he would stop every once in awhile and look at them.
We call them Superman blue toes :)

2010-02-06T08:41:00.000-08:00

Here is a picture at our 20 week ultrasound. I tried to upload a video, but it wasn't working. We still don't have a name for this little girl, I know I have plenty of time, I just feel kinda bad that we had Jac's the day we found out we were expecting and this poor little one probably won't get one till we are almost ready to go home from the hospital.
The following was something that I typed as I waited for the video to upload ( I waited for 3 Hours!) Just some frustrating and cute things Jac has done.

Lets start with frustrating:)
About a week ago, I was cleaning the kitchen and I could hear Jac in his room banging something and when I went in I found him sitting in the middle of the floor with his sippy cup upside down and hitting it on this wooden puzzle board. Well when he does this, it releases the milk that is inside the cup and now the board is filled with milk. When he sees me, he drops the cup and picks up the board of milk which is then dumped onto the carpet. He quickly jumps up and starts running around saying "Bad bad bad."
I seriously just stood there for a second or two. I was so mad that I picked him up and put him in his crib and turned on a movie while I went to look for the shop vac so that I could clean it up before it soaked in to much and his room smelled like sour milk. it turned into this huge thing where I had to carry the vac up the staires and then clean it out and remove the filter. Then I had to dump water on the carpet and suck it out several times.
When I was done I let him stay in his crib while I finished cleaning the kitchen and then by the time I was all done I wasn't mad anymore. I went in to get him and when I picked him up he put his head on my shoulder and patted my back then gave me a kiss. How can something so destructive be so sweet?

Oh and one last thing. So Jeremy was given this 3foot Superman sometime before we got married and now it is in Jac's room standing against the wall. Jac just calls him "Man". Well yesterday I was in my room putting things in a bag so that Jac and I could go to St. George and I stopped to look in on him in his room because I hadn't heard from him in awhile. Well he was over by this Superman just looking at him and touching his head and pointing to his eyes and then he leaned in a gave him a hug. He even gave him the little pat on the back while he was hugging him. It was so cute! I took a picture, but Jeremy has the camera, so when I get it I will post a picture.

It's a...

2010-01-17T16:26:00.000-08:00

GIRL!!! We just found out last week that we are having a girl. Jeremy called it from the moment I told him I was pregnant. We are very excited and trying to think of girl names, but nothing has been able to stick. So, suggestions are welcomed :)

Holiday Season

2009-12-27T18:12:00.000-08:00

I can't believe that is has been since Halloween that I have posted anything...
I have really loved this holiday season. We have had alot of fun. On the 17th we came down to Tuacan and watched the live Nativity, saw Santa, took a train ride and celebrated my niece Myrrhin's first birthday. On the 22nd we celebrated my Dad's birthday with a family dinner.
I have really enjoyed spending time with family and then with all the work and ward parties I have loved being with friends.
I came down to Washington the day before Christmas Eve to help my mom with dinner. Jeremy had to work the next day and his family came to deliver some presents that day and visit for awhile so he joined us Christmas eve around 10pm. We all opened our Christmas PJ's and had a little concert, it was alot of fun. Jac loves to be around everyone and play with his cousins.
I was like a little kid that night. I woke up like every hour. At 6am Jac woke up and wouldn't go back to bed. Jeremy and I were able to keep him entertained in the room until 7:30 because we were told that nobody would get up till 8... We go tup at 7:30 :)
Jac was the first one to open a present and I was so excited because Santa got him a special stuffed animal. His face was just priceless when he opened it up.
"Bambi." was all he said and gave him the biggest hug.
It really was a great day. Thank you, my family and friends for all that you have done for us this year.

2009-11-14T12:44:00.000-08:00

Captain America...
He made the costume himself!

The cutest lion ever!!!

Halloween was great fun. We went to my parents for a party the night before and then went to Thriller out at Tuacahn, that was awesome. If you ever get a chance you should go. Jeremy took Jac Trick or Treating and he said that Jac was running to the doors. We never did teach him how to roar... he could bark though. He was a barking lion :)

Can't keep my mouth shut.

2009-10-21T15:12:00.000-07:00

So I have some very exciting news! Jeremy and I are expecting again!!!
I know that by telling everyone so early that it is going to make the next 7-8 months DRAG, but I am just so excited! The baby is due 2 days after Jac turns 2yrs (which makes the big day June 13th).
Jeremy has a feeling it's a girl, but I hope for Jac that it is a brother. I really don't care though as long as everything goes okay and the baby is healthy!
This pregnancy has been very different from last time, I am soooo nauseas all the time! Last time I would get sick but only for like 3 hours in the afternoon.
I will keep you updated :)

It's been awhile

2009-10-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures from the last little while

So I haven't written anything for a really long time and since I am at my parents house I figured I might let anyone who looks at this know that we are still here :)
Jac is actually running a pretty high fever and my Mom won't let us go home till it breaks because his doctor is down here and we are going to take him in tomorrow.
Jeremy is coming home from New Mexico were he went and did a sign job. He left Saturday morning and drove 13 hours, did three jobs and is driving home tonight. Crazy huh?

Jac is growing up so fast, he understands so much and I am amazed, I think he is a genius of course, but I'm sure all mom's think that. He points to all his animals on his puzzles and has just started barking. We have been trying forever to get him to. Jeremy and I would say "bark" or "woof" and nothing, but one day with his cousin Lydia and he was saying "arf"... duh mom and dad you were saying the wrong word.

The Narrows

2009-07-24T09:49:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I was able to hike The Narrows in Zion with my Dad, my bro-in-law Eric, my sisters Karlee and Stefnee and Stef's bro-in-law Jeff. It was beautiful!! I only got a few pictures because, well... I fell, A LOT. So I kept the camera in my dry bag for most of the hike once we got into the water. The water levels were pretty high too. It was awesome.

Hair cut!

2009-07-24T09:39:00.001-07:00

So with no AC Jac was getting pretty hot during the days and I decided that maybe it was time for a hair cut to help keep him cool :)
The reason I put this off was because I knew that once I did this he wouldn't look like a baby anymore. I was right! I swear he looks 3.
He did great, for the first little while he just sat there and watched. When his hair started falling on the cape though it frustrated him that he couldn't grab it because his hands were all covered up.

Our House

2009-07-03T13:54:00.000-07:00

So I have been meaning to get these pictures for awhile, but I have been waiting till my house was clean to take the pictures :) So here is our little house!!! It is a work in progress, but we love it!

Party!

2009-06-28T09:47:00.000-07:00

Because of family reunions and class reunions, we had Jac's birthday party on the 20th. It was so much fun and we are so thankful for everyone that came to celebrate with us.

Happy Birthday Jac!!!

2009-06-13T07:08:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby boy is a year old! His birthday was on Thursday (the 11th). We had a great day. It started out with a walk in the morning and then we went to the park and had some lunch and he slide down the slide all by his self. Then we took a nap (yes, WE), watched 101 Dalmatians while we played with some toys and when Daddy got home we went to Chili’s for dinner ( Jeremy won Employee of the month!! He got a gift certificate and we thought going out for Jac's b-day was a perfect way to use it). We went back home and got in our pj's and went to the college for the fireworks show (Utah Summer Games). Boy did we see some fireworks... We sat maybe 100 feet from where they were setting them off. We were covered in ash when it was over. It was a great day. His party is next week and I am going to make his cake, I am so excited. I am doing a monkey.

Big Changes!!

2009-06-13T07:00:00.000-07:00

So we were finally able to move into our new home Memorial weekend. It has been so much fun to have our own stuff again. When we were unpacking it felt like Christmas! Jac is still trying to adjust, every morning we wake up and he goes around the house asking for Nana and PopPop. It's getting less and less though.
Stop by if you are ever in Enoch :)

Progress

2009-05-06T11:24:00.001-07:00

So work on our house is coming along. I feel like at times we are never going to get done, but then I think about what we have accomplished in the time that we have had and I am amazed.
We only have till the 17th to get it done and I am getting a little anxious because of this. We have our list though and just keep checking things off.

Easter Fun

2009-04-17T18:37:00.000-07:00

I wish this picture was bigger cus this has got to be the scariest bunny ever!!!

Finding candy with Daddy at the Hunt down at the park.

I think next year we will have more fun coloring eggs... this year Jac didn't quite get the point :) After he realized it wasn't going to fit in his mouth, he would throw it.

Jac and Pop Pop got the yard ready for the Easter Egg Hunt.

Taking a break :)

Someday...

2009-04-17T18:14:00.000-07:00

So for the last year and a half I have been saying "Someday we will have a house... Someday Jeremy won't have to drive 80 miles a day for work... Someday". Well today around 3:30pm we signed on a house! We are so excited and can't wait to start working on it (scraping the cottage cheese ceilings, paint and new floors). We get the keys on Monday and then the fun will begin ;)

Mini Indy 2009

2009-03-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun this last Saturday! Our friends Stephanie and Kraig Stowe invited us to go the the Mini Indy that is held every year in St. George (I didn't know this and I grew up here). Apparently this is huge. The people in these races come from all over the US... Kraig said last year they even had a team from China. We were able to walk around the pit area and look at all the cars and the drivers were so nice, they let the kids sit in them and take pictures. One guy even let JD and Logan (Stowe) drive while he pushed them around. We told Jac he could do that next year :) We even witnessed one of the drivers crash into the announcer as she tried to give him a double high five. Then she just took off.
Thanks Stephanie and Kraig!

Not so bad

2009-03-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

Before his surgery, I imagined this huge ugly scar on Jac's chest and it would make me cry. So I was really suprised when all of his bandages came off and I saw this tiny little line. The Doctors say that in time it will really lighten up too.

Update...finally :)

2009-03-13T15:05:00.000-07:00

So, I have been slacking a little, I am always taking pictures of Jac, I just feel like I don't have time to post them. So here are a few pictures of our little guy...who is rapidly growing. I took him to the doctors this week and he has gained 3 pounds since his surgery!! He is now 17 lbs 8 oz, which is awesome because where he was in the 1 percentile he is now in the 8th.

So I turned 28 a couple of weeks ago... wasn't so thrilled about that, but Jeremy made it a great day. He had hid a small gift around the house for every hour of the day. It was so sweet and thoughtful. He knows I can't stand suprises (let me clarify, I love suprises when they are just that, a suprise. If I know they are coming, I can't stand it!) So he thought it was funny when I would answer my phone on the first ring instead how I usually just let it go to voicemail. Anyway, it was a great day! I love you Jer!

2009-02-27T13:03:00.000-08:00

Lacie

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Jeremy

I wanted to see what people thought... is Jac a good mix of the both of us?

2009-02-20T12:06:00.000-08:00

We went to see the Cardiologist yesterday and she told us that everything looked great! Jac is healing perfectly and she took him off his oxygen and one of his medications! she said that by June he should be completly off all meds, so that will be great.
I am excited to go back to church with him. We will also be able to let him play with his cousins(As long as nobody has been sick recently).

Monkey Feet
He grabs everything with his feet.

Didn't get much playing in...

Daddy and Jac playin' a little air hockey.

Jer was trying to get him to go on his hands and knees... Jac wanted to fly!

I love this face. He has some of the best expressions.

JAC

2009-02-20T12:05:00.001-08:00

13 ounces!!

2009-02-10T20:27:00.000-08:00

Wahoo! Jac has gained 13 ounces since his surgery. He is now 15.5 pounds. I was so excited today when we took him into to get his Synagis shot (which turned into a flu shot too).
I just wanted to share that little bit of info. Tomorrow Jac turns 8 months! I can't beilieve that. I will take some pictures and post them. Love you all!

Home Sweet Home

2009-02-02T16:22:00.000-08:00

So we are home now! Yay! Things have been going great. Jac loves being home and is doing so good. He hates his oxygen tube, but I would too. Having something taped to my face and up my nose doesn't sound to pleasant. We try to keep little socks on his hands and that seems to work most of the time.
He amazes me. He is already rolling around, sitting up and is just as feisty as he has ever been. I can't wait for two weeks when he won't have any oxygen tubes or bandages and we can go back to church and he can play with his cousins and move on with life.

Again, I can't thank you enough for all your thoughts and prayers. I truly think it is a miracle that he has recovered so well and so fast. I will continue to give updates of his progress and other exciting stuff that goes on. Thanks again!

This is the wagon that Aunt Tara, Uncle Eric, Eden and Isis gave Jac. We went on a walk around the block today and he loved it!

Cousin Eden made this sign all by herself.

Leaving the hospital only two and a half days after surgery!!!

Saturday

2009-01-31T08:46:00.000-08:00

We just found out that Jac will be dischaged today!!! He had some x-rays this morning and about 6 doctors came in and told us that he is doing great and the only reason he would stay here would be to give him oxygen. So they decided that they'll just send us home and give us the pain killers and oxygen that he needs. We are so excited! It is a lot earlier than we thought we would be able to come home. We had pretty much set our minds to coming home on monday or tuesday, so this was all a shock to us.

Thank you everyone for your care and support over the last few days! We love all of you!

2009-01-30T16:52:00.000-08:00

Allison, one of our fabulous nurses.

Jess, our tech is great at baths!

Jess and I go way back. Me (Lacie) and Jess were members of the 29th ward way back when. What a small world! She and Allison were great, they spoiled us a little.

Today was a good day. The Doctor removed Jac's chest tube and Pacer wires. He went on a wagon ride and has been awake most of the day. He threw up his Lortab, but I don't blame him, it's gross tasting.
Jac has been such a sweetheart through everything. He cries a little, but is easily calmed by impromptu performences of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star".

More fun pictures!!

2009-01-30T15:21:00.000-08:00

Getting an ECHO to see how everything is holding up.

The caravan down to Cardiology for the ECHO

The first time Dad got to hold him.

Chillin' in the wagon.

Friday

2009-01-30T14:16:00.000-08:00

Getting ready for a wagon ride from Dad

Just relaxing

Having some carrots

Get well wishes.

Having some apple juice. We are trying to loosen up his bowels ;)
Lortab and morphine...it's good

2009-01-30T13:07:00.000-08:00

2009-01-30T11:46:00.000-08:00

Heres a quick video of Jac. He's doing great and is getting more awake all the time. More updates later!

Update

2009-01-29T22:11:00.000-08:00

Jac is doing so good. Thank you all for your prayers and support. He ate so much today. Three containers of baby food and 2ounces of milk and 2 ounces of juice, just from 7am to 10am!!! He has been nursing and taking bottles of juice and milk all day. I am so excited for him to gain some baby chub, not to much, but enough to look like a baby instead of a little boy, at least while he still is a baby ;)
Tomorrow he will have X-rays and hopefully they will remove his chest tube. We are also hoping to get him to where he won't need the oxygen tube in his nose anymore. He hates it so much. They had to tape the tube to his cheeks because he tries to pull it off every chance he gets. We have to keeps socks on his hands because he tries to pull not only his oxygen tubes out but also his I.V., his pacer wires and he has even grabbed ahold of his chest tube. He will be so happy to not have things attached to him anymore.

New News!

2009-01-29T12:30:00.000-08:00

We just heard that Jac is doing great. He had a bit of a hard night and was up most of it trying to pull out all of his wires. Here's a few pictures of him from last night showing all of the wires and tubes hooked into him. It was kindof hard to see him like this but he was doing great and slept most of the time that we were with him.

So this morning we let him have some time alone to just rest and get better and we went home to shower and get some rest ourselves. You don't realize how tired you are until you actually get a chance to rest. And well we ended up sleeping over an hour longer than we wanted to.

When we got here he was awake but really groggy and upset so they gave him some drugs and we let him sleep longer. He is healing so fast! They say he will be moved to his own room as soon as they can find one for him. Lacie is actually holding him right now. She got to nurse him for the first time in a couple days and it seemed like it was a huge relief to him.

We jsut heard that he will be in room 3086.

2009-01-28T18:54:00.000-08:00

Dr. Hawkins

Waiting a long time for surgery. He is hungry and tired.

This is the cloth that his patch was cut from. Considering how small his little heart is this is a big patch!!

In the waiting room, he finally drifted off to sleep.

We blew bubbles to try and keep him distracted in the waiting room.

So the pictures are a little out of order, but you get the general idea.

The Surgery is Done!!!

2009-01-28T18:35:00.001-08:00

His hospital pj's are a little big

He is trying to eat my necklace he is so hungry
This is us in front of the murial in the waiting room.

Ready to go for surgery!!!

X-ray's...not torture!!

My poor little guy

So Doctor Hawkins (the Surgeon) just came in and told us the surgery is over and that everything went great. He said that Jac had a large hole in his heart. He also said that he repaired a second hole in the upper chamber that wasn't as big and took out the piece of membrane the was at the bottom of his aortic valve. We are so thankful that this was caught and that we live in a time when medical technologies let miracles like this happen. I just am so happy that it is over!!! Handing him over to the doctor and watching them walk away was the hardest thing I have ever done. We haven't gotten to see him yet, but we should in the next 20 minutes or so. I will post more later

2009-01-28T15:52:00.000-08:00

Well, this is Jeremy and this is my first shot at the blog. I just wanted to jump on here real quick and give some updates on Jac for those that are interested in hearing how he is doing. First off I want to thank everyone for all the care and love they have shown to our family in the last few weeks. We really appreciate all of the offers for dinners, desserts, things to pass the time and all the love people have expressed to us.

If you haven't heard and this is your first time hearing about it, Jac has a VSD which is a congenital heart defect, a hole in his heart. They are one of the most common heart defects that there is and are easy to fix if you talk to a doctor. It sounds like a much bigger deal to a common man though. The hole is allowing oxygenated blood to flow back through the heart and back into the lungs where it is not able to pick up any more oxygen. This makes his heart and lungs have to work twice as hard to pump blood through his body. To fix it they have to do open heart surgery to place a patch over the hole. He also has a small membrane that has grown because of the hole. So they will be removing that also.

Well, it has been a long week for us already. We drove up here monday morning in pretty bad weather and a little bit behind schedual but on the way the surgeon called and told us that he had an emergency in the family and wasn't able to do the surgery on tuesday as planned so we didn't have to rush for the rest of the trip up.

We took Jac to do preliminary tests yesterday. He was a champ through the hole thing. He didn't cry through getting blood drawn or being walked through the whole hospital a few times. He did cry when he was getting X-rays, though. But that was because they were holding him wierd. We'll try to post pictures later.

Today was a real long day for him. He wasn't able to eat at all from 11 till his surgery. Which was supposed to be at two, but the anesthesiologist didn't show until 3:30. Jac was not happy at all. But Lacie and I did learn a few new ways to momentarily calm him down when he's on a tear. So I guess it wasn't all bad. Also in an unrelated and unimportant note PCMC has an invisible train system that runs above the waiting room on the second floor at just the right time to wake a dozing baby.

The nurse just came by and let us know that they made the first incision about a half an hour ago. So I guess the surgery is underway. Lacie is laughing at how much I've written in here so I guess it is time for me to sign off. we'll be posting updates as we get them. See ya!

The big week

2009-01-25T16:03:00.002-08:00

We leave tomorrow for SLC. We are going to PCMC for some preliminary work and a short intro to the hospital class and then we wait to hear back about what time the surgery will be on Tuesday (BIG SIGH). Here we go!
I have prayed and have felt from the beginning of all this that everything will be okay. There has still been in that back of my mind all the "what if's" and I got to wondering if that meant my faith wasn't as strong as I have thought it to be. Then last night I went to the adult session of our stake conference where Elder Jeffery R Holland was speaking and his words were very comforting. As I was leaving with my parents, I decided I wanted to share with him my feelings of gratitude, thinking how many times would I get to tell an Apostle of the Lord how his words helped me? As I approached him to shake his hand I of course started to cry I was so over come. He and his sweet wife embraced me, he told me that things would work out and looking into my eyes he said angels would be around Jac's bed comforting him.
This was such a sweet experience, one that I will always cherish. I wanted to share this with my friends and family and thank you all for your prayers. I will keep you posted on the week to come.

Up we go

2009-01-19T13:24:00.000-08:00

This is the first time he has stayed up.

Jac Today

2009-01-18T19:51:00.001-08:00

2009-01-18T18:52:00.000-08:00

This is his "study face". He likes to watch people and things and just see what is going to happen.

Here are his two teeth. I think they make him look so grown up.

This is one of my favorite looks.

He spent alot of time outside in the summer time, but since we found out about his surgery, I have been afraid of him getting sick, so because of the cold weather, I have kept him indoors. This was a nice day and so Daddy and Jac played in the leaves for a little bit.

This is Jac's cousin Porter :) He is so cute and trying to figure out what is on his head!

He's got such a great smile :)

New Camera

2009-01-18T18:00:00.000-08:00

Mmm flowers.

Mmm snowflakes and bouncing. Even better!

Sitting up is great! Even though he looks a little scared ;)

We let him roll around in Nana's living room and she has a January tree... He just wrapped himself up.

Yay!! I am so excited that we got this new camera. Jac is doing so much new stuff, it's so fun. He is now sitting up by himself, only for short periods of time, but he loves it. He also scoots his knees up under himself and rolls over. He will stay on his hands and knees for a little bit if you put him in the position. My mom swears he does "roll it and roll it" from Patty Cake , but I have yet to see it and it doesn't go in his baby book till I have :) He is such a fun baby, and has such a funny personality. The other morning I woke up because he was grabbing my nose. When I opened my eyes, he just grinned.

Well, we have 9 days till his surgery and I am just praying that he doesn't get sick. Jeremy had a cold last week and didn't come near Jac for about 6 days. It was really hard on both of them, but we felt that this was necessary. Jac really loves his daddy.

We had Josh (Jer's bro), Emily and Porter come stay with us for a few nights. It was a lot of fun to see them. It will be fun when Jac can play with his cousins, this surgery is such a good thing.

Food

2009-01-06T19:14:00.001-08:00

He likes to do it himself

He's a little off sometimes :)

I love this new stage of Jac's life! He is so funny to watch and i don't know if all other babies are this fickle, but the faces he gives are great. We now found out that he likes carrots, bannanas, and sweat peas is the latest. Not to big on pears and sweat potatoes... but I think i will give them another try seeing as they were the first thing I tried.

2008-12-30T10:07:00.000-08:00

Jac got another tooth yesterday! This one seemed to take forever to come up. Jeremy and I are getting a new camera today so I will take some pictures and put them up. Our other camera died about a month ago... it drowned :(

Surgery update

2008-12-22T15:45:00.001-08:00

We have a date for Jac's surgery. January 27th 2009. We had to wait 6 weeks from his last vaccinations and now we just get to work on keeping him well. He cannot get sick between now and then or it would mean rescheduling for another 6 weeks AFTER he got well again. We are having to keep him away from his cousins and anyone who even might think they are sick. I think everybody is sick of me asking if they have washed their hands... Please don't be offended :) Thanks for understanding.

Jac's tooth

2008-12-06T09:16:00.000-08:00

So Jac got his first tooth yesterday!!!
He was so fussy, I felt bad for the little guy. When I found the tooth, I made this huge deal about it (clapping my hands and loves and kisses) and he thought I was just the funniest thing. I'm a little nervous as he is still nursing... this will be a whole new ballgame. It has just barely broken the surface, but as soon as we can get a picture, I will post it.

Jac's heart

2008-12-02T15:23:00.000-08:00

I wanted to let friends and family know that when Jac was 2 months old his doctor heard a murmur and so we got it checked out. We met with a Cardiologist and Jac will be going to Primary Children's for some tests,but it looks like we will need to do surgery. This is why our little guy is having trouble putting on some pounds. We are thankful this was caught and will be happy when its all over.

Jac Danger

2008-11-30T16:56:00.001-08:00

2008-11-30T16:01:00.000-08:00

I have been meaning to start a Blog now for a couple of months. Everyone keeps telling me how easy it is, so here we go :)
A little about us...
Jeremy grew up in West Jordan and I grew up in Washington (Utah). We both went to South Carolina on our missions and met once there. Two and a half years after we got home we met again in our singles ward and the rest is history :) We were married March 16, 2007 and had Jac on June 11, 2008.