Happy Birthday B-Ray!!!!

Yes this is Blake break dancing. His mom drove him all the way to SLC for break dancing lessons when he was a kid. HOT!!!

This is what we call the spiked-mullet- even hotter than the break dancing picture!

The Prom GQ pose.

Missionary Photo- an LDS must!

Our first Halloween together. His alter-ego for the night was Geneva Steel. Back when we were just dating.


No photo album would be complete without Blake grabbing a little something-something.


Blake's first trip to Michigan.

Current life...what bliss!


Thanks for all the good times Blake. Owen and I love you and are happy to be in your life.

Happy Birthday!!

Easter Fun

Here are some fun little pictures from Easter at Grandma Molly's house...

Owen playing the 'drums' on Grandma's counter

Owen breaking Grandma's wooden spoon- sorry mom!

Now for the highlight of Easter- the wrestling match. Bobby is the antagonist of the family- always challenging people to a host of things and competitions but rarely backing those challenges up with action. This Easter was one of those rare occasions. Bobby kept egging (no pun intended) Andy on to a wrestling match and he actually followed through. I laughed sooo hard I thought the baby might pop out right then and there. As for the result of the match- it was actually a draw. I had my money on Andy, but that wiggly little Bobby escaped from getting pinned- it was hilarious!! Enjoy the photo memories.

SECOND POST FROM BLAKE TODAY: MORE PICS OF OWN-E HIKING

it limited my pictures on the first post, so here's a few more.

WARNING: this is a guest blog by Blake.... read at your own risk

HI world.... wow, i'm taking my first steps into, as all the kids these days say, "blogging". Right now as i'm trying to do this, Owen is climbing all over me trying to lick my face... it's pretty dang funny, but he has that "stinky spit"... yeah you know what 'm talking about, that weird spit smell. anyways.... the reason for this guest appearance is to tell the world (what sarah doesn't seem to think is such a big deal)... yesterday I took Owen on his FIRST HIKE!!! I'm am the proudest dad on this side of the Mississippi right now.

We went out to Antelope Island and went on the Buffalo Point Hike to the top of a"HUGE" mountain. It was a half mile hike up to the top which gave us a great view of the Great Salt Lake and then once up there, a bunch of boulders and rocks to climb and play on. So, onto why i'm so proud... he hiked the whole way up himself, completely by himself! he held my hand and just hiked away. Yesterday morning I bought him some little tiny Hiking boots and he climbed like a pro in them. I was smiling the whole way up watching him figure out how to scramble over the rocks and pick his path up.

So, now the highlights of the trip: Several Japanese Tourists, they thought Owen was cute hiking his way up the mountain. So we stopped and talked with them for a bit. Then the Lizard. Some other people up there caught a lizard and brought it over for Owen to look at. At first he was pretty scared of it, then i held it and he realized it was ok to touch. SO, then he went nuts with it. he was holding it and letting it crawl on him. Then he'd put it down and pick it up and put it down and pick it up. Once he grabbed it by the tail and started shaking it, i had to jump in before he killed it. The best highlight though, was when he crapped his pants and I had to strip him down on the top of the mountain and change his diaper. It was pretty cold with the strong wind, so he was pretty "puckered" up, it was a challenge to get the cleaning done.

We stayed at the top of the mountain for about 40 minutes and then he was pretty tired so threw him on my shoulders and hiked him out to the car. he fell asleep almost instantly once he was in his car seat.

People probably wonder why i'm making such a big deal of this.... well i just loved the time with him, out in nature, getting him excited about things that I like. I am so excited to be doing fun things and introducing him to so many great things. I love spending time with just him (not that I don't love being with Sarah). It's great to just be out with the boy, watching him learn and figure things out. Now he is always asking to go "hiking, see lizard!!!". In fact, I plan to take many trips around and do little hikes with him, i bought a Utah State Parks pass, so i'd like to get to some of the other places around here as well.

If anyone has any recomendations for good hikes to take little studs on, let us know. here's some pictures of the trip.

Ready to be done

The end is near and I am ready to be done being pregnant. I never felt like this with Owen. With Owen I could have been pregnant for another month or two without any problem. I think having another child to deal with makes it more difficult and I just don't feel as good as before. Also, because the weather is changing I am getting spring fever. We have been playing outside a lot and I have been trying to do some pre-spring yard cleanup and let me tell you- it is hard when you have a 40 pound ball strapped around your middle.
There are soooo many things things that I am looking forward to after I have the baby (besides the actual blessing of her)
Here is my list:
Being able to sleep flat on my back or on my stomach!!!
No more heartburn. I have terrible heartburn, it feels like pure acid being pounded down my throat- Oh I hate it!!!
Different clothes. I know that sounds vain and silly- but just being able (eventually) to wear a variety of clothing will be sooooo nice.
No more swelling - I may actually be able to wear my wedding ring again.
Being able to bend over. This is soooo taken for granted by people. Simple things, like putting on shoes and socks, cleaning up after your kids, working out in the yard, wiping up your floors. Being able to paint my own toenails.
Being able to take Motrin. I don't take medicine very often, but in my opinion, Ibuprofen just works better- from swelling to headaches- it just works better for me.
No more stuffy nose!
No more weird bouts of nausea and dizziness.
Lung Capacity!!! Not getting winded going up and down my own stairs.
No more jock strap. (this is for those who know certain things)
No more constant pressure on my bladder. How nice will that be?
Being able to toss and spin Owen around. It is just too hard right now.
I am sure that there are a ton more, but I am drawing a blank... If anyone can think of some more- let me know.