Monkey Business

February 11, 2009

{First Born Tag}

Mommy Tag from Eleanor...

Here you go mommies - a different kind of survey for a change - it's all about your first born! Just copy and paste it in a new note for yourself!

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? yes
2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? yes
3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? surprised and so happy
4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? No!
5. HOW OLD WERE YOU? 20
6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? i drove myself to the Dr and found out I was loosing the twin... so i called kent and he took me up to the hospital...we had no idea I was pregnant until that moment... long story
7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? Kent
8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? no way
9. DUE DATE? march 7th I think... wow can you believe I am not sure
10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? well yeah
11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? anything sweet! hot fudge sundays
12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? the farm
13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? boy
14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING? no
15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? about 40
16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? yes- one
17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? i knew
18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? yes... toxemia in the end
19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? rexburg
20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? about 6
21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? UM i drove myself- which didn't make me too happy
22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? just Kent
23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? all natural
24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? nope... and i had pit too... yuck!
27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 6 lbs 13 oz
28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? Feb 16th around 8:30pm
30. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Braydon
31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY? he is 10 and will be 11 in a few days

February 8, 2009

{Birthday Boy}

Ryker is now 9... how did that happen so quickly?

The night of his birthday was the Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet. After we got home from that we sang to him, lit the candles on his cake and opened presents. The next day I took him to Barnes and Noble to buy the books he wanted for his birthday. We had a blast.

{Vegas}

I went to Las Vegas for a couple of days with Brooke, Jen and Stacey. It was a blast. Man we look tired in some of those pictures. We walked ALOT and came home totally exhausted. I haven't laughed that much in years.

{Princess Girls}

The girls and I went to the mall to get me a coat. We also found these dresses which were too cute to pass up. Late that night I stayed up to make them some bows to match - as Marly had requested. They looked so cute. You can see the look in their eyes... they felt cute too.

{Great Friends}

Price's invited us to go for a ride with the kids. We roasted hot dogs and played for hours. Fun Day!

{Pine Wood Derby}

The boys made their cars with Kent. They had fun. At the derby they did great... won some & lost some. All they boys got a special award at the end of the night.

{West Pine Creek}

The kids had a great time. There were so many people up there this year. I doubt if anyone got much sleep but everyone had a blast.

January 4, 2009

{Brrr! It's Cold Outside}

Great Weekend! Great Friends!!! On Friday we went back up to Kilgore with the Brett and Brooke. It was such a cold ride in to the cabin. It didn't help that we got there after 8:00 :) We had such a great time. Saturday we went on another ride. This time we were able to get a lot further. The sun was out and the sky was all clear. It was a perfectly beautiful day. EXCEPT it was below zero. We saw some gorgeous country and road in great snow... we just had to keep every inch of skin covered - well, I did anyway. It was cold! But so fun!!!

We dropped down into this Creek... Kent says IT WAS SO AWESOME! We were the first people into this deep back country for this season - take that DJ

All I have to say is WOOT! WOOT!!That was a blast!!!

Here's Brett taking a spin on his sled. It was the only video I shot... my hands were too cold for more.

Up by the Continental Divide! Did I mention it is GORGEOUS up there? IT IS GORGEOUS UP THERE!!!

Saturday night everyone else went home. So it was just our family and Brett and Brooke's.

Thanks Reed, Kris, Hailey, Kory, Brett and Brooke... we are grateful to have such great friends. Special thanks to Kris and Hailey for keeping the kids while we went on our rides... THANK YOU THANK YOU. And I also have to thank Brett and Kory for pulling me out when I got stuck...and for not killing me when you really wanted to - I appreciatte the help.