The Farr Family

Food Storage

2012-01-20T12:51:00.000-08:00

I am so proud of our families effort this last year. Our goal for 2011 was to really work on our food storage. We had a little to start with but not much. We took our tax money and put that towards our food storage. We watched prices and did lots at the cannery and went to Walmart and Sams Club. We reached our goal of a 6 month supply for 5 adults. We probably have about a 7 month supply now. I am now working on recipes and learning all about rotating food so we can keep our food storage up to date. Our goal for 2012 is to keep up our 6 month supply and I want to learn all about canning so what we grow in our garden we can use down the road. Another goal for 2012, is to move onto step 4 of the Dave Ramsey plan. I love Dave Ramsey!! We have his book if anyone wants to borrow it- thanks Mark. You gotta love those New Year's Resolution. I try really hard to keep mine these days.

I am also proud of our shelves. Most of these items were bought with coupons!!! I LOVE couponing. I look forward to when the ads come out and I see what I can get a good deal on. You can't beat 75 cents to $1. 30 for a box of cereal. And you can't beat 50 cents per box of fruit by the foot and fruit snacks. Couponing has been a fun hobby for both Ryan and I. He usually helps me clip the coupons and is always amazed at what I can do at the stores. I LOVE Safeway these days!!! Hopefully I keep the enthusiasm for couponing this year also!!!

Life

2012-01-14T10:07:00.000-08:00

Life is good at the Farr home! We have fun playing, learning, laughing, and loving one another! These are just a few pictures of our life lately!!

Our 3 beautiful kiddos!!!

Hannah didn't think shopping at Safeway was fun. She fell asleep on the cart. One day she will love shopping with me.

Our sweet Jacob we love!! I love his cute smile!!

Hannah loves our new stools!! She sat there just kicking her legs. It was so adorable to watch.

The boys wanted to make a sign. We waited until Ryan came home and the kids set to work. They had so much fun painting! And it wasn't as big a mess as I thought it would end up being.

Jacob is so funny- he sleeps like this sometime. I call it has praying position. He is gone in this picture. I guess it's comfy to him!

Dallin likes to read to Jacob! I love to listen to Dallin's story as he tells it.

Our Dallin we love so much!!!

The boys have so much fun playing together. They were helping each other with this ABC puzzle. Dallin was showing Jacob where to put his letters. It's so nice when they play so well together!

Jacob said he wanted all his friends by him so he went and got them all. Everything is better with your friends!

Hannah loves to sit on the boys bed and play! I love to watch her!

Just after we got home from Christmas, the boys found their Clifford dominoes Nana gave them. They were in heaven and love anything like that!!

Christmas

2012-01-11T07:24:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas this year! Dallin and I are already counting down to when we can put Christmas up again, listen to Christmas music, and enjoy the spirit of Christmas!

The Thursday before Christmas, Dallin got up throwing up and threw up all morning long. It was a hard day for me putting all my efforts into not throwing up myself as I held Dallin over the toilet. I was sure glad when he was feeling better. Over the next week, we all got this stomach bug at one time or another except Jacob. He was lucky enough to not get it. I felt even worse when we got other families sick- sorry!

The next morning, the Friday before Christmas, Santa found our house some way- I didn't want to take presents down to the Valley to just bring them back.

Hannah's presents from Santa. SHe LOVES her alligator toy- what a great find.

Jacob's presents from Santa. He loves his cash register and other fun toys. Both boys got the Bugsby reading system which they love and already need new batteries for it.

Dallin's presents from Santa. He was so excited to see he got his cat piano and other fun things.
Overall Santa did very well this year and got everything on sale- I am proud of myself and the awesome deals I found- I mean- Santa found!!

We had lots of fun opening presents!!

Then, after the fun of Christmas we packed up all of our stuff and headed down to the Valley for a few days. Friday night most of the cousin's went to my parents house and we made gingerbread houses, ate pizza, and went to see the Temple lights. It was a fun night. Over the next several days we had lots of fun making memories with family! I love Christmas time and can't wait for next year!!

IT'S A ........

2011-12-18T10:03:00.000-08:00

Here I am today at 20 weeks!! Look out my belly is starting to pop out. I told my mom at Christmas I might be huge. It's crazy how almost overnight your belly can pop out. I feel like mine is coming- it's all for a good cause!!

And here's our little GIRL!!!! We are tickled pink Hannah is going to have a best friend! Dallin has been right from the beginning. He has always said it's a girl and even calls her a name. He will tell me no it's - name-. We haven't decided on a name yet. We always have to see our little precious ones before we decide. The boys are so cute and will kiss my belly and tell the baby they love her. I can't wait to see this beautiful girl!! She is right on track and all her measurements match up perfect to my due date of May 6.

Our Lights

2011-12-08T16:45:00.000-08:00

This is our first year going to town on outside lights. Last year we had the Thomas the Train blow up and snowmen faces blinking up by our house but Ryan wanted to do more. So, he ordered LED lights for our house. It took a long 2 weeks to finally come all the way from North Carolina- long for Ryan. He was so excited. We got them last night and as soon as Dallin came home from preschool today the boys were outside having fun. I think it looks awesome! And yes, Ryan put an F on our house. He did that when he was younger.

One of my favorite parts of this time of year is looking at Christmas lights. This year has been even more fun hearing 2 cute boys saying pretty and oohing and aawing over all the lights we see. I love our family and the memories we are making!

Thanksgiving Time

2011-12-03T09:40:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was different this year. Ryan had to work Thanksgiving Day so we didn't travel and didn't spend time with family. But I have to say it was nice just being our family.

Before Thanksgiving, we had to get wood for some families that needed it. Our ward has a huge wood pile and that's one of Ryan's responsibilities- getting wood to those that need it in our ward. The boys always love helping. Dallin was so proud of himself climbing to the top of one pile!!

Then we went home and ate dinner and then got our turkey ready. I was a little worried about doing a turkey all by myself but my friend told me about the Scouts here. They dig a huge hole and you bring your turkey prepared and they bury it and cook it for you overnight. And boy was the turkey good. There was no carving of this turkey. It just fell off the bone and was so juicy and yummy. I didn't get any pictures of our dinner. It was all delicious and the best part was that dinner was the start of Ryan having a couple of days off. He has been so busy lately so we were all ready for some family time. During dinner, we asked the boys what they were thankful for. Dallin said Heavenly Father and Jacob said water. I love these moments!!

The next morning we got up and went to Showlow to do a little Black Friday shopping. The crowds really weren't that bad. Dallin saw this train for under the tree and begged Ryan. He gave in and look who was so happy- both boys were so excited. The train sat between both of them all the way home.

Then when we got home we got the Christmas stuff out. Hannah just loved sitting in all the boxes- her favorite thing to do these days.

Every year Ryan and I have a tradition of getting a new snow globe. These are a few that we have gotten in the last several years. I love this tradition and can't wait in 20 years to have a huge display of our snow globes.

This year we decided our theme for Christmas was trains with buying the train for under the tree and how much the boys love trains right now. This is the snow globe we found for this year. We both saw it and knew right away it was the one. We just need to get a picture of our family for inside the globe.

And the boys love this train scene. It's our 2nd year having it and is one of my favorites. The boys call it the baby train since the train under the tree is big.

I just love this little tree. Grandma gave it to the boys a couple of years ago. They were so excited to decorate it. And this is how the tree ended up. My first thought was to move a few ornaments around so they weren't in one area but this is the boys masterpiece. I look at it and smile. They had so much fun decorating it.

I just love Christmas decorations!!

And here's our Christmas tree with 3 precious kiddos I love so much!

I'm Thankful For

2011-11-20T12:43:00.000-08:00

I have so much to be thankful this time of year!! I'm thankful for...
*Ryan- He does so much for me and our little family. He makes me be a better person, puts a smile on my face, rubs my feet, loves me, and cares about me. I love you Ryan always and forever!! I wouldn't be where I am without you!!
* Dallin- This boy is such a fun loving, sweet, smart, energetic boy. He grows and grows and amazes and amazes me all the time. He has a great memory and surprises us all the time with the little things he picks up on. He has a very tender heart and if I have to scold him he comes up to me and tells me he loves me. How can I be upset after that? He loves Jacob and Hannah so much. He is a great big brother!!
*Jacob- oh my Jacob! He loves to be held, LOVES sweets, loves Curious George, and loves Dallin and Hannah! Everytime he gets a treat or snack or drink, he wants one to give to Dallin. He has the cutest smile but is the one that tests my patience the most. I love this boy so much and love our snuggle times!!
*Hannah- She is at a really fun age and I could just watch her all day long. She loves to sit in boxes, carry anything and walk around the house so happy, loves to watch Baby Einstein, baths, and drinking Powerade. Yes, she will always be my Princess and I love her so much for bringing a sweet spirit into our home!
*Little, little one- We are so excited another one will be joining our family!! We are due May 6 and I am 16 weeks along. I am finally feeling better I hope. This time around has been so different than all of my pregnancies. I already feel so close to this little one. We rent a baby heart beat monitor since having a miscarriage at 16 weeks. I listen to the heart beat everyday for my own peace of mind. What a comfort that has been at the end of a long day when Ryan is working nights. I listen to the heart beat and it brings me such peace and joy. This little one, I know, is so excited to join our family. I have had a few cherished experiences I will never forget. We can't wait for this one to join our family too.
*My testimory- I am so thankful for the things I believe in and things that make me stronger. Sometimes when Satan comes along trying to knock me off, my testimony and my faith are the things I hold on to even tighter. I am thankful for always learning and growing so my testimony gets stronger and stronger.
*My Heavenly Father- I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father and the life he has blessed me with today. I am truly blessed to be a mother of 3 (soon to be 4) beautiful children and I have an amazing husband. Sometimes life is hard but in the end I know my Heavenly Father loves me and is here for me if I just get down on my knees.
*My Savior- I am eternally thankful to my Savior. He died for me that I can have my life I have today. I can't wait to hug him and thank him someday for all he has done for me. It have been neat talking to Dallin lately about Jesus and all that he has done for us.

I am thankful for so many more things but those are just a few that I hold dear to my heart right now.

Our Happenings

2011-11-04T17:46:00.001-07:00

Life has been busy lately at our house. These are just a few pictures of our fun....

The boys love to build tracks for their trains. Jacob wanted a little one and then he sat in the middle of it. It was so cute!!

Jacob LOVES to swing!

Our happy Princess!

The boys have been loving our sandbox and for the most part play nice together.

Jacob got a huge cookie at the store one day- who wouldn't want one that big??!!

One cool dude!

Hannah got a huge sucker and it made her happy.

Dallin lost his first tooth- a top, front one. He went to the dentist a week later and has healthy teeth!!

Jacob loved searching for pumpkins at the pumpkin patch in Snowflake.

This is our huge pumpkin family! Ry wanted the huge 29 lb one so we all got to pick the one we wanted. As you can see, a few more got to come home with us.

The boys got to build a bear at Build a Bear. Dallin loves his bear and sleeps with it every night!!

Ryan was lucky when he got to snuggle with 2 cute kiddos!!

Hannah got yogurt one day and made a huge mess. Let's just say Ryan was in charge at that time.

We went to a birthday party for our friend's 2 year old. They had a huge pile of leaves. All the kids loved it.

Dallin got a huge hamburger one day for lunch. I was surprised when he ate most of it.

My Hard Working Husband

2011-10-09T21:00:00.000-07:00

I just want Ryan to know how much I love and appreciate all that he does for our family!! He is the most amazing man I know- next to my dad!! He has so much on his plate right now and I don't know how he does it all. He currently is doing shift work at SRP working 12 hour shifts and doing nights right now, went to work late tonight because he spoke at a stake training meeting where they asked him to take the night off or go in late, has been working on starting a food storage program for our ward- they are meeting with every elder's family in our ward, oh yea and he is the elder's quorum president.

Along with all that, he is such an awesome Dad and husband. He loves to come home from work and play with the kids. Even though he gets up at 4 am and gets home after 5 he will wrestle with the boys, help make dinner, and make a cute 1 year old smile all night long. He is always so kind and thoughtful. He tells me he loves me all the time and tells me how beautiful I am. He even still opens my door for me. I am so thankful and blessed to be able to spend eternity with this man. He was worth every minute of the 27 years it took me to find him.

I love you so much Ryan Gary always and forever!! I am so proud of you and all that you do. I just want you to know how much I appreciate you!! Thanks for being you!!!

1st Birthday

2011-09-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Hannah is already 1. Time sure is flying and we are having fun! Hannah- the Princess- has always been such an easy going, good girl. She is such a laid back Princess!! She has been a good girl even way back at 8 weeks going 10 hours at night and never looking back. That was the greatest present for me. She is so easy going that she didn't care about crawling until 8 months and doesn't have a huge interest in walking. It will come when she is ready. She will walk everywhere while holding onto just 1 finger but as soon as I let go she just drops to her knees and crawls off. She does walk along everything. One day soon she will be off running with her brothers. She has 4 teeth- 2 top and 2 bottom. It was cute- for a while she had only 1 tooth on top. It was precious when she would give us huge smiles with 1 top tooth shining through. I think another top one is close but we will see when it decides to break through. She loves to play with her brothers, play with Daddy, be outside, take baths, watch Baby Einstein, her blankets, and playing with your eyes and nose. Hannah is such a sweet, loving girl! I am so thankful she is in our family!!! We love you so much Hannah Nicole!!

Poor Hannah! She even had to get shots today but got a yummy sucker!

Hannah loves her blanket!!

Hannah found the mud one day and got really dirty but had lots of fun!!

Hannah loves Baby Einstein! She will sit and watch it for a long time!!

We love you Hannah our sweet, precious Princess!! Thanks for blessing our family and for your cute, infectious smile and laugh!

First Day of Preschool

2011-09-06T11:01:00.000-07:00

Dallin could hardly wait for today!! It was the first day of preschool! He was even more excited for this year because one of his best friend's, Clara, is in his class. She also is in his primary class. Her mom and I are crossing fingers they get in the same kindergarten class. He has talked about preschool for the last couple of days. So when he got up this morning, of course, the first thing he said was "It's preschool day!!!" It wasn't even a big deal for me to leave him. I can't wait to hear all about his fun, first day of preschool!!

We love you Dallin Gary!!! Don't grow up too fast!

One Fun Vacation

2011-09-06T09:32:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday we headed off as a family to Flagstaff to have some fun. We got a good, cheap hotel for 1 night. I was ready to do whatever we decided to do as a family. A little into our drive, Ryan and I started to talk about Vegas. I thought it would be so much fun and the boys would love Circus Circus. Well after talking about it for a little bit we decided to turn our 1 night Flagstaff fun into 1 night in Flagstaff and 2 nights in Laughlin. We decided to do Laughlin because it was 2 and half hours from Flag and cheaper than Vegas. We hadn't been there but was hoping it would be as much fun as Vegas. We never do anything like this and we were excited!!! While in Flagstaff, we all got new swimsuits. The best part was finding great deals since it's the end of summer. We booked our room at Harrah's in Lauglin and both of us laughed and kept saying we never do this. While in Flagstaff, we had heard about this cool deer farm. You can feed the deer and we knew the boys would love this. It was really fun and neat to be so upclose to some animals. Jacob was scared of the deer coming near him. He kept saying "Go away deer farm" to all the deer. Ryan and I just kept laughing.

There was cool bird in this cage that kept talking to the kids. Dallin was very unsure of it at the beginning. But he warmed up to it and kept saying hello to it.

Hannah loved the mirror in the hotel. That was her favorite thing to do while in the room. She would get so excited. We need to find a place at our house to put a mirror on the wall. She loved it that much!

Happy kiddos!!

Hannah sleeping!

Harrah's had a little beach you could get to from the hotel. It was lots of fun but the water was freezing.

Hannah loved the sand. She was in heaven putting her hands in it and playing.

Ryan was so excited to go see the London Bridge. It took us about an hour and a half to get there but it was neat to see. It was a hot day so we didn't stay as long as thought we would.

Us by the London Bridge!

After we got back from seeing the bridge, Dallin was so excited to ride a boat. This is the boys feeding ducks waiting for the boat.

The boat ride was super fun. Dallin had to sit right next to me and wanted my arm around him. He was a little unsure but he loved it. He kept talking about the boat ride the rest of the day.

This might have been one of the boys favorite things we did. They called it bowling. It was fun watching them because half of the time the ball never made it up. They could have bowled all day long.

We ate at Chili's 2 nights in a row. We all LOVE Chili's. The boys were really good at dinner. Dallin got a hamburger and orange slices both nights and ate it all. Jacob got a pizza with fries both nights. They didn't want anything different. They were happy and so were we!!!

This was a fun, memorable vacation. Our kids traveled so well. I was always worried to do this, but I have to say it wasn't a big deal for our kids. Hannah was a trooper and took her naps in her carseat or stroller but it never seemed to bother her. She proved again she is an easy going, good girl! We all had so much fun and decided Vegas was next on our vacation list!!!

11 Months

2011-08-20T08:16:00.000-07:00

Our cute Princess is 11 months today!! She has really grown this last month. Last month started out not fun- she was teething and had a cold probably from teething. But once we got out the humidifier and rubbed her down with mentholatum every night, she got better and our happy girl came back. She now has 2 bottom teeth and 1 top tooth although her 2nd top one is so close. I thought it was coming through but it changed its mind. It is still swollen so probably any day. Her hair has also grown this last month. She has these cute curls that everyone always tells us is cute. Hannah is so close to walking. If she holds our fingers she will walk everywhere. She just needs confidence and she will be running. She loves her brothers. If they just look at her she will give them huge smiles and will laugh at them. My favorite is when Jacob isn't really doing anything- not even looking at her- but she laughs and laughs and laughs at him. She really is such an easy going, fun little girl!! She loves life and we love her so very much!!!

This is so gross but Hannah loves the toilet. I try to keep the door closed but if I forget she will find it and play in the water.

Hannah all ready for church! I love her dresses!

Hannah loves to stand. She is helping herself in our pantry.

Hannah is feasting upon the scriptures literally. I found her eating a page. Those got moved fast.

Hannah loves her blanket. All of our kids love their blanket. All she needs is her blanket to make it all better.

Again, standing and playing!

She loves to eat Top Ramen noodles. She gets those every now and then for lunch. It's so fun to watch her eat them. She can slurp them up.

Hannah's big smile I love!!

This is so cute!!!

She got oranges for the first time and yes loved them. She is like her mom- loves fruit!!

The poor flowers- Hannah got to them. I was sad because they were all blooming.

Hannah loving cantaloup for the first time!

Our Kiddos

2011-08-10T13:17:00.000-07:00

Our cute kiddos have been so much fun lately. We are getting on a routine with Ryan's crazy work schedule and we seem to be doing pretty well. Dallin starts preschool and speech in a month so back to the fun of running around. I thought this summer would be long and boring especially with Ryan's schedule and having to adjust to that. But I have to say it has been a fun, relaxful summer. We have enjoyed taking care of our garden, going on nightly walks, watering our flowers, and playing together as a family!!

We went to our friend's house for dinner last Sunday. Hannah is getting her 2 top front teeth so she was a little grumpy. I gave her Jacob's orange juice sippy cup to make her happy. She has played with it before and kind of just chewed on the straw. This time she got oj out. I was shocked. We rarely have straws. I was surprised she figured this out so fast. She now has her own sippy cup with watered down oj.

Our garden isn't doing as well as we would like. This has been a learning year for us. The soil isn't great. We have done garden boxes the last 2 years but Ryan wanted to do a big garden. We are excited to now be getting green peppers, tomatoes, and chili peppers right now. We have been working on it a lot lately. Jacob loves to follow behind Ryan and be has big helper.

Our Dallin is our creative one right now. Whenever he sees tape he grabes it and sets to work on his masterpiece on our window door. He will even grab a chair to get it just where he wants. He would use the whole roll of tape if I let him. At least tape is pretty cheap.

Diamonds

2011-08-10T13:09:00.000-07:00

We have had a few problems with Hannah's earrings lately. One of the backs doesn't want to stay on right. Last Sunday I got Hannah up from her nap, threw her dress on, and headed to 11 oclock church. I didn't notice til almost the end of sacrament that she was missing an earring. I decided to run home and see if I could find the earring so it didn't close up on us and be really hard to put back in. I also needed to get a paper for a YW leader I had forgotten. I searched everywhere. I was shocked to find the back but not the front. I still haven't even vacuumed with hopes I can still find it. So, I looked at my earrings. I don't really wear little studs and saw these. Hannah isn't too young to wear diamonds is she? These are special to me beacuse Ryan gave them to me for our first Christmas! Hannah dazzled the rest of church with these on! Yes, she did get compliments for all her jewelry. She usually has a necklace on for church.

Grandma Nelda and Grandpa Frank

2011-07-24T19:23:00.000-07:00

We were so lucky to have a visit from Ryan's grandparents. We love them so much and had fun visiting with them. They were here for the 24th fun. Grandma Nelda got to ride in a float for the parade since she graduated in 1951 from the high school here. We love you Grandma and Grandpa!!

Sleeping

2011-07-24T19:13:00.000-07:00

I was so impressed with our boys and sleeping at my parents house. My sister and her 3 kids were in town from North Carolina so my parents house was FULL!!! But it all worked out well and wasn't too crazy. We put both boys on this mattress and Jacob really impressed me. He is still in a crib because I'm not ready for him coming into our room 10 times a night. He's not a great sleeper and I know that's what will happen. The boys share a room so they were used to each other. Maybe Jacob will get a big boy bed soon!!

Swimming

2011-07-24T18:51:00.001-07:00

When we were in the Valley a week ago we had fun swimming with Ryan's family. I didn't think Dallin would get in because he is scared of the water. But we got him in and he loved it. He was so proud of himself and kept saying "Look at me, I'm swimming!" Jacob also loved to go swimming. He just wanted to stay with Ryan at first but ventured off to others. Hannah was in heaven with her huge bath tub. She splashed and splashed and kicked and kicked. That's what she does in bath every night.

Train Track

2011-07-22T14:50:00.000-07:00

How many does it take to build a train track???

This huge, cool train track took Dallin, Jacob, Hannah, Ryan, Mason, Carter, and Ashlyn. They all had so much playing for so long!!

Working Like Dad

2011-07-22T14:45:00.001-07:00

Dallin was so cute!! Ryan had been working on our friend's van to get it fixed. Dallin got his car and was going to fix it. He loves doing things with Ryan and wants to do things just like him. I love you Dallin Gary!!

Chili Dinner

2011-07-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

You gotta love stake callings!! St. Johns always does a fun July 24 weekend of celebration. The stake hands out callings so everything gets done. Last year we were cochairs of the parade and this year we were in charge of the chili dinner which is Thursday night and kind of the first thing to the weekend. I had a few young women help make lots and lots of cornbread, we had to set up, and serve 600+ people and then clean up. Let's just say I was exhausted when yesterday was all done. We spent 4 hours doing the cornbread in the morning and then 5 hours serving and cleaning up. Luckily the stake took care of making the chili. The hardest part was having 2 kids to take care of while making sure everything went smoothly for the serving. We have awesome ym and yw so I wasn't too worried. Dallin went with some friends but Jacob wouldn't leave me. He has always been attached to me. Nursery is still a struggle for him. I thought I had lost him 1 time but found him. Ryan had to drive a truck back and forth from the school and the park to bring hot chili and other things we needed. It was a busy night but went pretty well. We both got a huge drink when we were done and went home to put our feet up!!

The young women that came with me to make 18 huge trays of cornbread.

Jacob and Hannah were ready for the fun night!

10 months

2011-07-22T12:55:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday Hannah turned 10 months! Our sweet Princess is so much fun. She got her first tooth about a week ago and her 2nd bottom tooth is starting to come in now. She loves to hold on to our fingers and walk everywhere, loves to play with the boys, loves to watch Baby Einstein, LOVES her daddy, and loves exploring the world. She just recently found the toilet- yea for that one! She went to the doctor last Fri and she is 19 pounds- 50%- and her length is 29 inches- 75%. We think she is perfect in every way! We love her so much! She is such a sweet, easy going girl that has mellowed me out. Ryan stresses and worries more than me now! Hannah is now going through the attachment stage. She doesn't like anyone else to hold her. She just looks at me like mom why aren't you holding me. But she knows she's okay and squirms to get out of those arms and back to mine. I love this girl so much and can't wait to see the beautiful girl she will become!

Squeal of Delight

2011-07-10T16:48:00.000-07:00

Hannah is so much fun! She has this cute squeal of delight we call it. When she gets really happy or is so excited this squeal comes out. We know she is so happy when we hear it. Here is an example of Hannah's squeal of delight!!!!

As you can tell she is a happy girl!!! We love you Hannah Nicole!

Mills Mall Aquarium

2011-06-26T09:55:00.000-07:00

Last week while we were in the Valley we went to the neat aquarium at Mills Mall. We decided to splurge and we all had fun! There are a lot of pictures but we had to get our money's worth! Hannah was perfect sitting in the stroller watching everything! Jacob thought it was really cool and kept pointing to everything. Dallin loved it till half way through and got scared of the dark (half dark) rooms and kind of eerie music. He kept covering his ears. But I know he had fun. Ryan and I just loved making memories as a family! Enjoy the pictures!!!

Happy Birthday Jacob

2011-06-24T20:37:00.000-07:00

Our sweet Jacob is 2 today!! Happy Birthday Jacob! It has been so cute listening to Dallin sing Happy Birthday to Jacob all day today! Jacob has a tender heart and is our sweet boy that loves to give me hugs, wants me to rock him, play with Dallin, play with Daddy, do the dishes, flush the toilet ( I'm not kidding- he will stand there till I make him stop), count to 10 pretty well, read books, and eat chocolate! His big love is Curious George. If I ask what to watch that is all he says. For his birthday we got him a cute George shirt. He already had one but was getting too small. When he wears his George shirt he will point to it all day long and say look George. He gets so many compliments on his cute red hair. He probably won't love his red hair when he's older but we think it's cool. We just love this sweet boy and are thankful he is in our family. Jacob is so special and we love him so much!! Happy Birthday Jacob!

For his birthday Jacob got lots of fun Weeble toys to play with. He thought they were all fun! Thanks for all of you that thought of Jacob today!

9 Months

2011-06-24T15:46:00.000-07:00

Last Monday, Hannah turned 9 months! She still is our happy Princess that we love so much. These last couple of weeks have been so much fun with Hannah. She crawls everywhere and really explores. I had to laugh the other day when Hannah was kind of chasing after Jacob crawling towards him. Jacob kept saying Hannah was getting him. He didn't like that Hannah wouldn't leave him alone. Ryan and I both just laughed. She also can go from crawling to sitting and sitting to crawling and does that with ease. It didn't take her long to get to be a pro with that. She also loves to crawl to me, get to her knees, and now loves to pull herself up to her feet. She's not very steady on her feet but look out walking. Oh my little girl- she always makes me smile! She still doesn't have teeth and is getting a little more red in her hair. She is starting to thin out with all of her crawling. I just love this girl so much. I love seeing this beautiful girl with such a cute personality begin to really understand life!!

At my mom's house getting to her knees.

Hannah loves when she finds things Jacob leaves on her level. He sits at the table but will get down and take his things with him. He will learn that Hannah will find them.

Silly Hannah! Every now and then she sucks on her paci like this!

I love you Hannah Nicole!

At my mom's house Hannah loved to crawl to the front door and watch the world. Monday would sometimes join her.

Eating crackers- she can't wait for real people food. She stares at my plate when I eat.

Hannah has figured how out to clap her hands- so cute!

8 Months

2011-05-20T08:55:00.000-07:00

Hannah is 8 months today!! She is still our happy, easy going girl that loves life! She doesn't have any teeth yet but I think they are moving. She has been having some tummy problems, not sleeping as well, and she chews on everything she can get her hands on to. Got to love the fun teething stage! Her hair has changed a little this last month also. It was going really blonde but now some red is in it. She still loves to watch her brothers and loves to smile at them. Her and Jacob are good friends because Jacob gets down on her level and says hi to her and still gives her toys. She will just smile huge at him. Jacob has learned to be soft but sometimes forgets. A month ago, Hannah started the beginnings of crawling. I told Ryan she would be crawling by 8 months. As the month went on, she did her own thing. She was able to move how she wanted to. I was beginning to think she wouldn't crawl. Last Saturday she finally figured she go from her back to tummy. Then, last night she started to put it altogether. She crawled from the couch to tv without stopping. By the end of today she will be crawling around our house. Look out boys, here comes Hannah to get into your toys!! She still loves her sweet potatos and I have started her on baby yogurt which she loves. She also loves puffs and Cheerios. We just love this cute girl and are so glad she joined our family!!

Happy as can be in her carseat. The other day we went to Showlow and she spent 4 hours straight in her carseat. She didn't cry once and was so good. She is so good to travel with also. She will play and take little naps.

All ready for church!

I can crawl! I can crawl! I can crawl!!

She has found her foot and loves to put it to her mouth. I do feed her!

Poor Hannah! She was playing with the rug. I turned around and the rug was winning. She was not happy. I was mean and took a second to take a picture. She told me all about it for awhile.

This was the first run with Hannah and Jacob. Jacob ate otter pops and Hannah ate crackers. They were great together. I know the hat is a little small but the top of her head didn't get burned. She is fair skinned.

I usually feed Hannah in her bumbo. I just started to get out the high chair and feed her in there. She likes being up higher and watching her brothers.

I was doing the dishes and Jacob was eating yogurt. He put it down and Hannah was in heaven when she found it. Now she goes for any yogurt she sees. Jacob gets mad at her and says no Hannah if she starts coming after him. I just laugh!

Our precious girl we love!!

Dallin Graduated From Preschool

2011-05-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

Dallin graduated from preschool today! Here he is with his awesome teacher Sherrie Greer. She has been so great working and helping Dallin with his needs. I could not ask for a better teacher for Dallin. Everytime she saw us outside of school, she got down on Dallin's level and said hi. Dallin learned a lot this year. He can count to 10, does pretty well counting all the way to 20, can count backwards perfectly from 5, sings the ABC song (she says that's his favorite and always would ask to sing it), sings the BINGO song, and has learned great social skills. At the beginning of the year he didn't interact a lot with the kids but now he talks to the other kids in full sentences. These last few preschool days he has worn his big boy underwear and has gone all by himself. That's huge because I didn't want to push it. His routine is me helping him and sometimes he wouldn't let Ryan help- had to be me. I wasn't sure what he would do at preschool so I waited for him to be ready. I am so proud of our Dallin. He has grown so much this last year! We are so lucky he is going to this same preschool next year! And one of his best friend's will be in it with him. We are excited for that also!

We Love Our Daddy

2011-05-10T10:32:00.000-07:00

This week Ryan is working his 3 nights and then training on Thursday night. We will have 4 straight nights without Daddy. We love Ryan and appreciate all that he does for our family. Our boys sure missed Daddy last night and I just have to share a few things that Dallin said. This is a big adjustment for him and for Ryan. It broke Ryan's heart as he left for work and the boys didn't want him to leave. We love you Daddy!!!

Dallin said as we were making dinner in the kitchen - the boys love to help in the kitchen- "We are eating dinner when Daddy gets home right Mommy. I hope he likes our dinner!" I didn't have the heart to tell him Daddy wouldn't be home till 5am the next morning.

Later on, "Mommy when is Daddy getting home so we can make more airplanes?"

At bedtime, Dallin was crying asking, "Is Daddy coming in to say goodnight?"

My heart just broke each time!! It will get easier and we will just keep talking about how Daddy has to work. I had to share because one day Dallin will probably be mad at us, his parents, and I will pull this up and show him!

Our sweet Dallin that I love so very much always and forever!!

One Crazy Week

2011-05-06T12:09:00.000-07:00

This has been one crazy week at the Farr household! Ryan is back on shift work not by choice. Shift work consists of working 5 to 5 with some nights and some days. He has done this before and I always felt like our family life felt crazy. Ryan was always coming and going, sleeping during the day, and Dallin always missed him. But a job is a job and we are very grateful for it. I have some great friends here that are in my shoes and keep telling me they are here for me!! Gotta love friends. With Ryan having to sleep during the day at times, Hannah got kicked out of her closet room and the boys are now sharing. Ryan sleeps during the day in our closet. Hannah has done very well with the change. She now has a big room all to herself. No more clothes hanging around her pack n play but she was a trooper. She never complained. The boys- well- it has gotten better. It has been the hardest change for Jacob. He wakes up a couple of times during the night which isn't like him. It has gotten better as the week has gone on so that's good. It will just take time. As of now- who needs sleep anyways. I got a root canal done last week and it has been bothering me ever since. I saw the dentist yesterday for the next step and my temporary cap was probably too high causing pain. I wasn't sleeping great right along with Jacob. Hopefully our house will calm down and everyone will get back on track with sleeping. Onto fun news, Hannah is so close to crawling. It is so fun to watch her. She will be running before we know it!

This is my dear friend Christa with Hannah at our friends baby shower. Christa is the barvest person I know!! She has stage 4 breast cancer and is always so positive. You are my hero Christa!!

Kiddos Pictures

2011-05-03T15:56:00.000-07:00

This last Friday, my wonderful sister Wendi helped me get pictures of our kiddos at the temple. They turned out really cute and all 3 kids did better than I thought. Thanks Wendi for all your help!! These are some of my favorite....

I love our kiddos so much!!!

7 months

2011-04-20T09:52:00.000-07:00

Our Princess is 7 months today!!! We love her so much! This has been a big month for Hannah. She got her first taste of real food. She has eaten sweet potatos, carrots (she didn't really like), bananas, and pears. I still make her food and she loves it! I just have to remember to take it out of the freezer or it gets to be a pain to defrost. She also has just started to show signs of crawling this last week or 2. She will get on her knees and sometimes on her belly she goes backwards. I have tried to watch her but she doesn't always do it. She doesn't seem to push backwards but she will somehow get under the couch (yes I have a picture). A few times she has pushed forward. It will come and I can't wait to see what the boys will do. None of our kids have crawled till about 8 months so she is on track for our family. She still loves to smile and loves life. She loves when Ryan comes home from work and he starts talking to her. Her face just lights up the room and she starts looking for him. She loves her Daddy!! Yes, she already has Ryan wrapped around her finger. She loves to watch Ryan's ipod as he plays games and looks at pictures. She will sit in his lap for a long time just enjoying her daddy! Her hair has started to get very blonde and who knows what it will be like tomorrow. I'm still hoping for strawberry blond like mine. The boys are still really good with her. Dallin still asks to hold her and loves to talk to her. She will laugh really hard at him and it makes me smile! Jacob loves to play with her and give her toys. This last week or so she has found that her back or her side is how she likes to sleep. In the past, she would wake up on her back and not be happy. But now she pretty much sleeps through the night on her back. If I try to roll her over when she's asleep she doesn't like it and goes right back to her side or her back. She actually seems to have started to sleep in a little later so I guess her back is her favorite right now. Yes, she has me wrapped around her finger also. She is such a good girl and has lots of patience as I have things to do with 2 other boys and life to take care of. I love our Hannah Girl so much!!

Our cute Princess!!

Hannah loves to play on the floor. She was here and a few minutes later she was...

here! She doesn't like getting stuck under the couch. Mommy always saves her!

I love how she will cross her legs while playing- she's so cute!

Another huge, cute smile!!

Hannah's first bite of food! She loves it!!!

Our happy girl playing- she still is working on rolling from back to tummy. She can get to her side easy but all the way over is hard.

I love this picture- she's getting to be a big girl. She is pretty much sitting by herself.

I love this girl!

When I put Hannah in her bumbo I have to be careful what is around her because she will try and grab it. She really wanted the cool whip and she got it.

Hannah Nicole

2011-04-11T14:11:00.000-07:00

Oh my Hannah Girl- I love this girl so much! It's so much fun to have cute pink things around our house and cute to see how Hannah brings the sweet, soft side out of our rough boys including Ryan. I tell this adorable girl I can't wait to do the girly things with her- we will go shopping and get our nails done. Oh I love how sweet this girl is. I love her smile and I love how she smiles from her head to her toes. She gives the biggest smiles and is usually so happy. She is so easy going and content. She isn't crawling yet but that's ok. I still wish she was my little 5 lb 14 oz girl but this stage is fun. She loves life and I love her!!! How truly blessed I am to have 3 kiddos and an amazing hubby!!

Hannah did get her ears pierced a few weeks ago- now she has bling bling!!

Hannah was trying so hard to get my food!! She even wanted my plate!

Even Hannah was having fun with Nana's computer!

I love this sweet girl!

Hannah was talking up a storm to me and was so happy! I wish you could have heard her- it was a good story!!

Our Boys

2011-04-11T12:20:00.000-07:00

Our boys love each other and it's fun to see them grow and learn together! I love to hear Dallin say that he wants to play with Jacob! I just love these boys so much!!

Ryan went and got poop one day for our garden. Dallin thought it was cool we got poop and kept telling me what it was. Course both boys loved helping to get it out of the truck. Yes, they all took a bath.

Our boys were waiting for the girls (friends) to come play. I found them like this!

Our boys love to help in the kitchen!

Both boys love the computer Nana gave them- thanks Nana!!

Both boys wanted toast for breakfast one morning.

The boys were having so much fun fixing this car. They had it upside down and doing things to it for about 45 min.

Jacob Ryan

2011-04-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

Our Jacob Ryan is such a sweet, cute little guy! He has the cutest laugh that always makes me laugh! This boy sure has grown both physically and emotionally. He didn't like to leave my side and I felt like he was going through the middle child syndrome already. There were some fun, hard days with this boy with his whining and crying. But, we both have made it and I just tried to have patience and show him I was there. I think with him getting 4 big molars back to back to back didn't help either. Getting his teeth are always a hard one for him too. Now, he sleeps so much better and is happier! He loves to help me do things and loves to clean ( I hope this keeps up). He also has the sweetest smile, likes to get into things, loves to play with Dallin, loves to watch Curious George, LOVES to do dishes, and loves to be rocked. We love our Jacob Ryan!!!

Jacob loves his pillow. He always ends up across it. As my mom says, it's softer this way!

Jacob LOVES to help me with the dishes. I now take his shirt off because it ends up soaking wet if I don't. I can't complain. Makes my job easier- I just have to put them in the dishwasher.

Jacob also LOVES chocolate!!! Can you tell?

This is just after Jacob got up from a nap and I was rocking him. Sometimes it's hard to wake up from a nap!!

Dallin Gary

2011-04-11T11:16:00.000-07:00

We love our Dallin! He sure is growing, maturing, and being such a good big brother! He can count to 10 and sing his ABC song. Just recently he started singing the BINGO song. It so fun to see our 4 year old doing big boy things. He still does really well at potty training but wears a diaper at bedtime- that will come. Dallin loves to be outside, helping with any cooking, telling me he loves me so much (always melts my heart), watching Curious George, playing with Jacob, and making sure Hannah is happy! Dallin does really well at speech and loves his teacher. We are keeping an eye on a stuttering problem that seems to be getting worse. I'm hoping that it will clear up. We have to stop him and tell him to start over. We think he's trying to find the right word. Dallin has such a sweet heart and loves life. I love my Dallin and am so blessed Heavenly Father chose us to be his parents. He is meant to be in our family and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Our cute Dallin Gary!!

Always Daddy's helper!

Dallin was laughing and in a good mood. We got some good pictures!

6 Months

2011-03-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

Hannah is 6 months already!!! Where is the time going?!! She's our beautiful girl with such a cute personality. Hannah loves to just hang out. She still loves to watch her mobile (her friends as I call it), loves to swing, play on the floor, and watch the boys!! We just pulled out our exersaucer this last week. She's a little unsure of it but I know she will love it- the boys love to play with it for her. She just eats rice but I'm hoping to start making her baby food soon and start her on that. She doesn't have any teeth but I think a few are moving. Her hair is coming in thicker but it's very light so it doesn't look like she has much. I'm curious if it will be like mine- strawberry blond. It looks like it just might be. We love this girl so very much! It's so fun to have cute pink things around our house! I still find myself looking at our family and am amazed at how blessed I am- 3 kiddos and an amazing husband that I love so much!

Hannah has just discovered her feet- so cute!

It's never too early to start brushing your teeth!

Hannah has just discovered her side and likes to sleep in that position. I found her one day like this. It looks so uncomfy but she was asleep.

Hannah got pretty sick with a 104 degree temperature. We are so glad she is starting to feel better!

Hannah loves paper- any kind of it. She loves to play with it!

Hannah in her exersaucer.

Hannah also likes to play with boxes too especially the boys chicken nugget box. I wonder if she can taste the food??!!

I now have to make sure I buckle her in her bouncer. She is a mover and I have found her half way out.

I don't know who loves who more!!!

Brotherly Love

2011-03-14T14:03:00.000-07:00

Our boys love each other and this picture shows it all. The boys were playing and Dallin hit his head. It sounded like it hurt- poor guy! Jacob gave him a hug and I had to grab my phone to take a picture. Jacob is such a sweet, tender hearted boy. He loves for me to rock him and scratch his back. I love how sweet our Jacob is! I sure love these 2 boys so much!!!

Dallin's Birthday Party

2011-03-02T11:45:00.000-08:00

We had a little get together for Dallin's birthday last night. We invited a few friends. Dallin was so excited for his cake. That's all he talked about this week was his cake. The night before his birthday he told me he didn't want presents just a cake. Now he tells me but he loved opening his presents when the time came. There are lots of pictures with Dallin standing by his cake. I was getting so many cute smiles because he was so excited. I couldn't just pick one so I put many. He doesn't like me take his picture these days and won't smile for me. I loved all of these. We had a fun time eating cake and ice cream, opening presents, and then we did a few fireworks! It was a fun time!!

The happy birthday boy!!

This is Dallin's cake. This is all he wanted- vanilla cake with sprinkles in it and vanilla frosting with sprinkles. I tried to do more but that's all he wanted. It's his birthday so he got what he wanted.

Dallin got lots of fun presents! Now we have to find places for them all. He was so cute and kept asking if Santa brought him one. He was for sure Santa was going to bring him a present- we made sure Santa left a present.

Nana gave him a huge fire truck! He loves it and even ran to get a person to sit at the top of the ladder.

Our cute Hannah loving Dad's shoulder!

Jacob had lots of fun too!!! He was scared of the fireworks though- poor guy!

Dallin is 4!!!

2011-02-28T09:57:00.000-08:00

I can't believe Dallin is 4. It seems just like yesterday I was going through 18 hours of hard back labor but Dallin was well worth it. We love him so much and we are so blessed to have him in our family. One year ago, we took Dallin to the amazing place SARRC. We found out he has autism but they gave us the tools to help him. I was very impressed with SARRC. And now, Dallin talks up a storm. We are now working on pronunciation of words. I understand him the best while others struggle. Just this last Saturday, he started singing the ABC song. He loves preschool and so do I. He is a great big brother and loves to help with Jacob and Hannah. Dallin also loves to help me in the kitchen and help with anything Ryan is doing. He is still doing awesome with potty training which makes me so happy. I asked him a few questions and it was so cute to listen to his answers....
What's your favorite color- blue. What's your favorite thing to do- play with toys. What's your favorite thing to eat- chicken nuggets (I would have put money on toast). What's your favorite thing to drink- orange juice. What's your favorite thing to watch- Curious George. I sure love this boy so much! Happy Birthday Dallin!

6 lbs 2 oz and 19 and half inches

We love Nana!!

Our sweet Grandparents!

We love and miss you Grandpa Great! Dallin always kept a close eye on Grandpa Great.

Curls, curls, and more curls!! Ryan didn't want to cut them off.

Bye bye curls! I'm a big boy now!

Dallin makes me want to be a better Mom! I love the hugs, kisses, smiles, I Love You's, and snuggles I get. He is growing up way too fast! We love you Dallin Gary!!!

My Honey

2011-02-28T09:15:00.001-08:00

We needed to get our pictures taken for Stacey. She needed one with just Ryan and just me. So since we were all ready for church we snapped a few so we could send to her. Ryan had fun. The first one was what he did first- I called it his mug shot. Oh my Ryan- I love you so much always and forever. You do so much for our family. You make me feel special everyday and do what you can to lighten my load. I appreciate who you are and what you do. I love the little things you do. I love how you send me random texts to tell me you love me. I love the father you are, the friend you are, and the sunshine you are in my day!!!! I just love you so much always and forever!!!!!!

Now there is a picture of me on our blog.

Jacob LOVES Chocolate

2011-02-27T13:28:00.000-08:00

We have found out these last couple of weeks that Jacob LOVES chocolate!! We usually don't buy ice cream but when it is $2.25 how can you say no- and it was Dreyers. We gave the boys some after dinner one night. Dallin didn't eat too much of it. He's not a huge sweets fan. But Jacob was loving it. I had fun just watching him eat it. Jacob has also found my stash of chocolate for Young Womens. I got released as the Laurel Adviser and was put in a the Personal Progress Specialist. I tell the girls I don't like that name and to call me their BFF (Best Friend) because I'm here to help them with personal progress. Anyways, I bribe them with chocolate for bringing their personal progress book to church. Wow, what a little chocolate will do. Back to Jacob, he can open the door in our hutch and get into my chocolate. I need a new hiding spot since Ryan was the one that showed Jacob my stash when he had a sweet tooth. If Jacob is grumpy- chocolate usually solves the problem. Talking about all this chocolate is making me hungry!!!!

5 Months

2011-02-22T14:16:00.000-08:00

This last Sunday, Hannah turned 5 months! She is getting bigger and getting such a cute personality. We love her so very much! We started her on rice about a week ago. She does really well eating it. She rarely rolls either way- just a few times from tummy to back in her crib. I wonder if she will roll from her back to tummy first. Sometimes when she is on her back she turns her shoulders to watch the boys. All she has to do is turn her hips and she will be over. But, she doesn't seem to care about rolling either way. She still loves to talk and I love to hear her voice. She is such a good, easy girl! We are so blessed she is in our family!

Hannah loves her swing. I think it's mostly because she can watch the boys. And can keep a better eye on them. She will smile and laugh at both boys but Dallin gets the most.

Our happy Hannah!

She loves to look at herself in the mirror. I love the huge smiles she gives herself.

I propped her up on Dallin's dog while we were playing. She was having fun talking up a storm that day!

I love this picture. Jacob loves to give her toys when I give her tummy time. He was playing with dominoes and wanted to share with her. Our sweet kiddos!

Hannah and I were having fun playing on our bed. We were both having lots of fun!

Our cute girl!!

Potty Training

2011-02-06T19:41:00.000-08:00

I am so very proud of our Dallin!! This is week 1 of potty training for Dallin and he has done awesome. I decided to just go at Dallin's pace. I didn't push liquids like I would before. I just thought we are going to just see what he can do. Some mornings he didn't want to wear his big boy underwear but he would wear them. We had 3 days at our house and then Thurs he had preschool where I put a diaper on him and then church today he wore a diaper. He had NO accidents in his underwear!!! I did put him in a diaper for naps and bedtime. He's not quite there yet for that. I would ask him lots if he had to go potty but he was usually the one that told me he had to go. We even went to Wilburs (our grocery store) 2 times in the last couple of days and he told me had to go while there. Even tonight when we had friends over for the Superbowl, I was worried he would forget but nope- he told me 3 times he had to go. Like I said, I am so proud of this boy. It has taken a long time to get here but it is clicking and he is doing so well. I love this boy so much!!!

Our Happenings

2011-02-01T14:47:00.001-08:00

Time feels like it is flying these days. It is already February!! Where did January go? I just love our kiddos so much! They are so much fun and growing and getting bigger!

Oh this little girl is so precious! I told Ryan we would have 10 more kids if they were all just like Hannah. Yes, I love our boys so much!!! But Hannah is such a good, easy going girl. She has been sleeping through the night (going about 11 hours) since 8 weeks and is usually just happy. We had her 4 month doctor appt 1 week ago. She is perfectly proportionate as the doctor said. She weighs 13 lbs 10 oz (I know look at her go), 24.5 in long, and I don't remember her head but each is in the 50%. I can't wait till she gets older and we do girly things together!

Our cute Jacob is such a sweet, kind hearted boy. I think he is going through a little clingy, wanting need of me. He wants to be in my arms and no one else in my arms. He loves to play with Dallin and can be a little stinker while playing. He likes to sometimes grab a toy Dallin is playing with and run away. He knows what he is doing. He loves to give kisses and loves his blankets!!! We love this cute boy so much!

Jacob thought it was fun to wear Daddy's hats. Guess he was cold!!

Oh our Dallin!! I love this boy so much and he is growing up fast! He has started to hum. Sometimes he hums as he is doing something and other times he just starts humming. Both Ryan and I love to stop what we are doing and listen to him. He sometimes will also sing along with the Bob the Builder song. He is doing so well with speech. A huge step for him is potty training. We took a week or so off because he was struggling and not wanting to wear his underwear. It's been hard because he has preschool 2 days a week and speech 2 days a week. It's been hard to have several days in a row to just sit at our house. I started it up again yesterday because we had 3 days. He has peed in the toilet before but never pooped until yesterday. He finally did it in the toilet. I was so excited and was screaming and Dallin kept saying we did it! I never thought I would be so excited for poop but I sure was. He hasn't pooped yet today but has told me 2 times that he has to go and has gone. I am soooooooooo proud of our Dallin. This is a huge step for him. We are throwing off his whole world by not putting on a diaper. He still asked yesterday to put his diaper back on but that told me he had to poop. I wouldn't put it on and after awhile he finally did it in the toilet. Enough about poop- we love Dallin so much and are so grateful he blesses our family!

My Bunches

2011-01-24T11:45:00.000-08:00

I sure love Ryan so much always and forever! He does so much for me and our family. He makes me want to be a better person. He is an awesome Dad that comes home from work and does what he can to help out with the kiddos. I love how he does those little things for me all the time. Last night I had to give a talk at New Beginnings (3rd year in a row). I wasn't nervous until yesterday came. When I got home Ryan had done everything around the house to make sure I didn't have to do anything- just relax. He knew I was nervous. He got the boys' heaters out in their rooms, pj's out for everyone, Hannah's bath stuff out and ready, her bottle made and ready to go, picked up the house, and even dishes from dinner were all taken care of. Boy that did make my life easy. I know those are little things but when someone else does them and you don't have to worry about it- it's kind of nice. I just wanted to make sure Ryan knows that I appreciate everything that he does and I appreciate the person that he is! I love you so very much always and forever!

4 Months

2011-01-20T09:24:00.000-08:00

Where is the time going? Hannah is 4 months today! We all love her so much and she has gotten so fun. Both Ryan and I can really get her laughing which then turns into hiccups for her. She has just started to figure out her hands and is trying to hold things or grab things. She loves to watch Dallin and has started smiling at Jacob. Jacob is still trying to figure out this little girl. It's so cute to watch them together. If she is crying the boys usually get there before me. Dallin still calls her Princess which just melts my heart. Dallin is a great big brother and takes care of her. He's a big help when she loses her paci. And let me tell you- she is a huge paci girl. Jacob never took a pacifier so I guess I kind of forgot about those things. Hannah doesn't have to have it when she is awake but boy does she need it to sleep. She's still sleeping through the night although she went through a phase for about a week where she woke up in the middle of the night. I would pat her back and give her her paci. She always went back to sleep. We are getting back on track with sleeping through the night which I am so grateful for! I know she is suppose to be in our family at this time and I feel so blessed to be her mother! I never thought I could love 3 kiddos as much as I love ours! Life is good!

Typical Hannah- a huge smile for Mommy!

I just love this girl!

I love this picture althought I didn't love it at the time. She was suppose to be taking her nap but didn't want to sleep very long. She was up on her hands just looking around!

And Hannah loves to eat her hands!! They are always in her mouth!

Ready for church!

I think in this picture she was smiling at Dallin!

We started to put her in her bumbo about 2 weeks ago. She was unsure about it at first. Now she likes to sit in it and be right there as we are doing things in the kitchen. And of course- another cute smile!! I thought Jacob was a very social, happy baby but Hannah takes the cake. Hannah will smile and talk to whoever looks at her. I took her to Sunday School with me last Sunday. She was talking to the lady behind me and was getting so loud and so cute. People were turning around looking at her. I had to laugh inside me.

Matching

2011-01-17T12:15:00.001-08:00

We got our boys these cute matching outfits! I was so excited when we got them in the mail. Ryan even wore his blue shirt to match. I just love my boys so much!

Our boys weren't too happy to stand still for pictures. They still look adorable!

Dallin sure has grown up. He went to Primary for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I was so worried. With Dallin's autism, change is always hard for him. This was a huge change. He loved nursery. To my surprise, he did so well. I think it helped that his friend Clara sat next to him. She comes over to play. He sits and watches but doesn't sing. My good friend is in the Primary Presidency and she told me that he's doing so well. I'm just happy this was an easy change. We are still working on potty training- that's a huge change for him.

Our cute Jacob that would not smile for me. We think he's going on a growth spurt. I love all the kisses he gives me. He loves to be Dallin's partner in crime. We are still working on him going to nursery- hopefully that comes soon.

Playing

2011-01-17T11:56:00.001-08:00

Jacob is so cute when I give Hannah tummy time. He always gets her a toy to play with.

And of course Hannah always gets loves and kisses.

Dallin did this the other day at the store. He always surprises me!

It's always more fun to eat breakfast with lots of trains!

Jacob now loves to eat with Dallin on the little table. Sometimes they just start to play and have fun and don't eat. Oh well!

Our Boys

2011-01-03T09:58:00.000-08:00

We love our boys so much! They are so fun to watch play together. They are learning that playing together is fun. If I ask Dallin to do something he tells me no- they are playing!

Our boys enjoying their favorite- orange juice! I love their Christmas pj's! Jacob loves to say choo choo whenever we put them on. Dallin was so excited to open his after he saw what Jacob had.

We love you Dallin and Jacob!!

Our Family

2011-01-03T08:55:00.000-08:00

Our family had a fun Christmas in the Valley. Santa found our house the Wed night before Christmas and we had lots of fun opening presents Thurs morning. It was fun with 2 boys excited to open presents. We decided to go to the Valley Thursday morning instead of Friday. I knew we were in trouble and were in for some fun when Jacob's eyes were goopy and red by the time we got there- pink eye. Thankfully we called our doctor and he called in drops for us. We have learned with Jacob when it rains, it pours! That night started a long rest of our trip. Jacob was grumpy, not eating, not sleeping and making it a little hard to really enjoy Christmas with both families. By Sunday, I knew we needed to take him to Urgent Care. Jacob ended up with a bad ear infection (first one for our family), a bad sore throat (no strep), and a 103.6 temperature. It took several days but we finally got our happy Jacob back. We got home Tuesday from the Valley and that night my eyes started to get goopy and I was thankful we had the drops. Jacob had already given me his bad sore throat which I thanked him for. We all are battling sickness. I now have a bad cough and Hannah got up yesterday with a little goopy eye. Ryan is the only one that hasn't gotten pink eye. We got lots of snow last week but it was way too cold to even go play in it. One morning last week we got up and it was -21 degrees. Way to cold to be outside! We satyed home and enjoyed time with daddy. Ryan had to go back to work today:( We love having daddy home to play with! I can't believe it is already 2011. This last year went way too fast! We hope you have an amazing 2011 filled with lots of love, joy, and success!!

Dallin LOVED opening presents. He could have opened them all day!

All the fun Santa left for Dallin- each boy got Chuck the Talking Truck. He even moves on his own. Dallin also got Noah's Ark. He loves all the animals and plays with it all the time. Each boy also got a book, dvd, a thomas the train, and treats.

All of Jacob's fun that Santa left!

Jacob's turn to open a present. You can tell his eye is a little red but he had no goop till we got to the valley that afternoon.

Jacob loving the treats!!

Dallin playing with his Noah's Ark!

Hannah being a good girl enjoying the day! She's getting so big- 3 and a half months already!!

This was one of my favorite presents we gave our boys- a huge dog! Ryan wasn't as excited but as you can see Dallin's has to sleep with him but only for his nap. At bedtime his dog sleeps right next to him on the floor. The boys love them- thanks Nana for finding them!

Dallin picked these shirts out for everyone. See what happens when you let boys go shopping!! It was so cute! When they got home Dallin took Hannah's onesie up to her and kept showing it to her.

We Have A Daddy And Husband Again!

2010-12-22T09:07:00.000-08:00

As Dallin says in the cutest voice, "I did it!!!" Our family did it!! Today at 2, we are done with Ryan's crazy schedule of 6 days a week and 12 hours a day. It has been a long 7 and a half weeks. I can't believe today is the last day. There were times that were hard and frustrating but also times that I will cherish with the kiddos so much. I feel like Dallin has also grown these last 2 months. We told him he was the man of the house while Dad was gone. I loved the moments with Dallin when he would want me to rock him. That lasted only about a week but boy did I love that week of snuggling and rocking him. I also loved how when we read books, he would tell me he wanted to read me the book. I would sit there and just watch our sweet boy ramble off words. It also has seemed to click with Dallin and manners. He started to say sorry and please and thank you. We have been working on that for awhile but it seems to have clicked these last 2 months. Yesterday I cleaned our house. Jacob kept walking on my clean, wet floor and he would fall. I was getting a little mad at Jacob and as I picked him up to love him I heard Dallin say "Sorry mom. It's my fault." Boy has Dallin sure grown. I just wanted to pick him up and never let that boy of ours go. I also will cherish the moments when Dallin would sit next to me and look at me and start laughing. His laughing would make me laugh. One time Dallin and I were laughing and we couldn't stop. Ryan didn't understand what was so funny. With our Jacob, he sure has had to grow up these last 2 months with Hannah here. He couldn't be held and loved like he was used to. It was hard for him at first but he learned that he is a big boy. I will cherish the moments with Jacob when he would grab the remote or my phone and run. He would turn and give me this look and then start this infectious laugh. I found myself laughing and chasing him and loving it. I will also cherish the moments when I had a few tears and Jacob would come up to me and give me a kiss. He's such a sweet boy. It also never seemed to fail that when I checked on Hannah during a nap Jacob was right behind me doing his shhhhhhhh sound. It always made me smile. I sure love our boys!!! Our Hannah sure has grown too. She loves life and loves to be apart of our family. I learned so much about myself these last 2 months too. I learned to let the little things go and if I don't shower it will be ok. We can't wait for Ryan to be home and to enjoy him for a few days. I don't have to set his alarm or make his lunch!!!!! And Santa is coming tonight! I think I am the most excited about that!

3 months

2010-12-20T08:46:00.000-08:00

Hannah is such a sweet, happy, easy going girl! We just love her so much! She has figured out there is a world around her these last 2 weeks. It has been so much fun!She will watch me, smile big at me, and has even started to talk to me. She is still sleeping through the night which has been heaven sent. She eats at around 8 and goes right down and gets up between 7 and 7:30. I'm so glad she has kept that up for the last month. I just love our little girl so much! I can't believe she is already 3 months!

I love how when she smiles, her whole face and body lights up!

Dallin is such a great big brother. He loves to put his blanket on her. He will even put her paci in her mouth when she is crying. The other day, we were going for a drive and he wanted to hold her hand so she would sleep. She was tired and crying and he kept saying "It's okay Princess!" I just love our kiddos! Hannah has even started to smile at Dallin which just melts my heart.

Another cute smile from our Princess!

Hannah will just chill and be a good girl if I need to do a few things. Soemtimes I feel bad because I have 2 boys that still me and she doesn't always get the attention. Jacob is getting better and learned that I can't always hold him. All I have to do is talk to her if I'm doing something and she will look for me and when she finds me I get big smiles!!

Our cute Princess!!!

What We Have Been Up To...

2010-12-14T12:28:00.000-08:00

We have been staying busy lately. Here are a few things we have been up to...

* We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at Ryan's parents home. I think I heard 49 adults and many, many cute kiddos. I don't remember how many turkeys we had but several. It was a nice day spending time with loved ones.

* Jacob amazed me at Thanksgiving that he could stack pop cans. He got 4 or 5 high. I was impressed. He did that so many times- the things that entertain them.

* We had some sick kiddos which is never fun! Dallin threw up in the middle of one night and spent the next couple of days with, well, I'm sure you don't want the details. It was his stomach. I think we all got a little touch of what Dallin had. Hannah got another cold but just a little one this time.

*Dallin and Jacob have learned that it is fun to play together. My favorite is when Dallin hides and sits in a spot and yells for Jacob to find him. Jacob runs over laughing and both boys think it is soooo funny. Dallin always is in the same spot. It's so nice when they play nicely together!!!

* We put up Christmas decorations 2 weeks before Thanksgiving- is that against the rules??

* Dallin worked so hard on putting all of magnets on our fridge. He was so proud of himself when he was done. He won't let me take any off!

* Ryan has worked, worked, and worked some more! One more week of 6 days a week 12 hour days! 7 days left- let the countdown begin!

* Jacob got his 2 top molars and is now working on his 2 bottom molars- lucky Ryan he has missed that fun!!

* Dallin still loves preschool!! He wishes it was everyday. He made this bead candy cane and held onto it for several days. He even fell alseep holding it!

* On Dec. 7 Ryan's Grandpa passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family members. His funeral was Dec. 11. We love you Grandpa Great!! We took Ryan's cousin down to the valley. I sat in the backseat with the boys. Dallin held my hand most of the way down. He loves to hold my hand.

* On Dec 11 I was very blessed to be able to be in the Mesa Temple as Cindi, Rob, and their family were sealed for time and all eternity in the temple. We are so proud of your family and love you guys so much!! It was a circle of life day for me- funeral in the morning and sealing in the afternoon.

2 months

2010-11-20T07:20:00.001-08:00

Today Hannah is 2 months. She is such a sweet girl and is already our Princess. Dallin has even started to call her Princess too. She has started to give us big smiles and Ryan can even get her to laugh. It is so fun to watch her with the boys. Sometimes the boys won't leave her side and she just watches them. I'm sure she can't wait to play with them. The last 3 days she has slept through the night- YEAH!!! Now I need to sleep better and Jacob's molars need to come in faster so he sleeps better. Overall, this little princess has changed our family and we are so blessed she is in it. We love you Hannah so very much!

Big smiles that I love!!

Sometimes for tummy time she will just chill there and be content.

Our 3 cute kiddos!

Hannah loves to watch her bouncer. She usually smiles when I start the lights and music.

Hannah is a good girl and loves to watch the world.

Jacob loves Hannah!

Dallin loves Hannah!

Hannah Nicole's Blessing

2010-11-07T15:53:00.000-08:00

Today was a very special day! Ryan gave Hannah her blessing. The spirit was very strong and Ryan did a nice job! We were very blessed we had lots of family that were able to make it! We love our family!! Hannah is a sweet, little girl! She will be 7 weeks tomorrow. She now has a cold. We are hoping it clears up soon. My Aunt Lori made Hannah her beautiful blessing dress! I know it took her awhile to do it. Thank you so much Aunt Lori! You made it an even more special day!

I love the shoe socks my aunt sent with the dress- so, so cute!

We love you so very much Hannah! Thank you for blessing our family!!

Grandpa Great

2010-11-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

We love you so very much Grandpa Great! Jacob is about 4 months old here!

Ryan Gary

2010-11-02T09:27:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of Ryan!! He is the BEST Dad, husband, friend, and man I know! He has been working so hard to bring his cholesterol numbers down. About 5 months ago he got the news that they were very high. He cut out red meat, ate healthy, exercised, and started taking pills to try to lower his numbers. We just got the numbers back to see if he was on the right track. You want your number below 200 and he was 198. Wahoo!!! He dropped his numbers big time. He also lost 20 pounds. I'm so jealous!! Ryan always impresses me! He is always helping others and makes me want to be a better person. We love you Ryan!!!! Thanks for all you do for our family!

Tongue Tied

2010-11-01T13:17:00.000-07:00

Boy am I glad last week is over and we all lived. Between croup and the hospital stay and then finding out Hannah was tongue tied, it was an exhausting week. I was glad when we got the okay from the doctor that Jacob could travel and was doing so much better. Ryan started a 7 week project today at work that has him working 6 days a week for 12 hours a day. I don't know who will be more tired- Ryan or me. So we headed for the valley for the weekend. Thursday night Wendi looked in Hannah's mouth and told us she was tongue tied. Her cute boy, Ethan, was tongue tied. That's where under your tongue you have a membrane that keeps your tongue from moving and cupping the bottle correctly. I had never heard of that before Wendi. I crossed my fingers I could get into the doctor that clipped Ethan's tongue because not all doctors do it. I was in luck and the doctor clipped Hannah last Friday. He said she had a pretty good tongue tie. That's why it would take her 25 min to eat 2 and half ounces. Then by the end of the day she was really gassy and a little grumpy. Her bedtime bottle was a struggle. But, overall she is a pretty good girl. I had no idea of being tongue tied and just thought she had gas at the end of the day. We had a rough couple of days but hopefully we can get back on track and life calms down. At the doctor last Friday she was 8 and half pounds and 21 and 3/4 in long. She has just started to really fill out this last week or so. She's just a cute girl that we all love so much. She loves to lay on our bed and watch the world and watch Dallin play on our bed. We are so blessed she is in our family!!

Hannah all snug and warm for a drive. A friend made her cute hat!!

Hannah snuggling on Ryan's shoulder!

Dallin loves when Hannah goes in and lays on his bed after naptime!

Croup + Hospital Stay = No Fun

2010-10-25T17:42:00.000-07:00

With Dallin being sick, we knew the chances of Jacob getting sick were pretty good. Friday night it hit Jacob. It started off as a cold but by Sunday morning we had worries of croup. We weren't sure if he was just hoarse and didn't know what to do. He didn't sound good and his breathing was sounding worse and worse. I ended up taking Jacob to the emergency room in Roundvalley. They immediately started breathing treatments and gave him 2 big steriod shots to help his breathing. I knew he had gotten bad but I felt so bad when they told me he needed to stay overnight because his oxygen level was so low. I was so torn as to where I should be- with Jacob or with 5 week old Hannah. Then, the doctor came back and told me they were transfering us to the Showlow hospital because they had a pediatrician doctor there. They were going to take us there in an ambulance. Dallin was jealous. After many thoughts and talking to Ryan, I decided to stay with Jacob. I knew wherever I went I would probably feel bad I wasn't in the other place. I needed 2 of me!! But I also knew Hannah and Dallin were in great hands- Ryan is an awesome Dad! As Jacob and I left to go to Showlow the tears came. It hit me I was not going to be there for Hannah (that's how I felt) and I was also exhausted. Once we got there, the fun didn't stop for Jacob. They wanted to check for pneumonia and rsv so they stuck a tube down his throat. But it came back clear and his xrays of his lungs were clear so that was a blessing- just croup. We had a long night of oxygen on Jacob and me worrying. But we all survived. Monday morning they took the oxygen off him and we had to wait 4 long hours to make sure he was ok. Jacob was a trooper and were all glad when we were driving home as a little family again. I really hope the rest of the winter is a little calmer!!

Jacob riding in the ambulance with the fun oxygen that he hated and tried to pull off many times.

Jacob being a trooper in the hospital bed hoping the morning would go faster. He couldn't go very far because he had a wire hooked up to him to watch his numbers.

Not fun being sick

2010-10-21T16:09:00.000-07:00

Poor Dallin!!! He woke up yesterday with a little fever and I could tell he just didn't feel well. After his nap, he got up with a higher fever and his voice was hoarse and he kept saying he was sick. He wanted to do lots of snuggling with me. I felt so bad for him. He told me his legs hurt and then that his feet hurt. He told Ryan when he got home that his ears hurt. I don't think he has an ear infection. He just has a cold with the body aches. He kept telling us to make him better- our poor guy! Just before bedtime he told me grapes would make him all better. Of course I gave him grapes. I was worried he wouldn't sleep well but he was just fine. As the day has gone on, he has gotten a little better. Another day or two and our Dallin will be back. Dallin rarely gets sick so this wasn't fun for him. Hopefully it's not the beginning to a fun winter of colds. I have tried to keep him away from Hannah as best as I could. He always loves to give her kisses and look at her so it has been hard. The weather here has turned pretty cold and we are getting in a storm. I'm not ready for the cold winter and keeping the boys inside all day long. They love being outside and being boys!! Here's our big man last night. He wanted me to keep putting this blanket on him. He calls it Mamma's blanket!

1 Month

2010-10-20T13:12:00.000-07:00

Hannah is 1 month! The time has flown and she is getting bigger! Hannah is a sweet, precious girl that we all love so much! She loves to be in her swing or chilling in her boppy watching the world and her brothers. She is so close to smiling but we haven't gotten one yet. It is so cute to see her face light up and the smile is almost there. She does pretty good at night and sometimes just gets up 1 time to eat. Hopefully I get more of those nights. Hannah is such a blessing in our family! We love you Hannah!

Hannah all cute and ready for the day!

I decided to cancel Hannah's 1 month doctor appt. Having 3 kids and a 45 min drive one way to the nearest doctor wasn't what I wanted to do. I have no concerns right now- just curious at how much she weighs. My friend told me she would take her girls to Wilburs (our grocery store) to weigh them so I decided to give that a try. Ryan wouldn't go with me- he was embarrased. The scale said 8 pounds. I was shocked. I talked to my friend at the check out and she said they aren't accurate. We weighed her on her scale and she was just over 7 pounds. She has gained a pound and a half in her first month! Good job Hannah!

Hannah's cute legs- they are so tiny but boy have they grown!

Hannah chilling in her boppy enjoying life!

Dallin loves to be right next to Hannah and helping her out. He's a great big brother!

Jacob Ryan

2010-10-12T10:21:00.001-07:00

Boy do I just love Jacob! He is such an active 15 month old and always so much fun!

Yes, I usually take his clothes off when he eats- he loves to make a mess!!!

I had to laugh. Jacob just started to do this. He would put his face down and blow and make a cool noise!

This was the smile after he made the cool noise! I love his smile!!

3 weeks

2010-10-11T10:08:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Hannah is already 3 weeks today! She is growing and getting bigger and bigger. She is a good, easy going girl! She even puts up with her brothers that love her and want to always give her kisses and see what she's doing. We just love this girl so very much!

Hannah loves her hands up by her face! She's always striking a pose!

Ryan is so cute. I think he gave Jacob maybe 2 baths. He gave Hannah a bath before me. He loves to hold her in the sink and then wants me to wash her. He's such a good dad! He loves Hannah so much!

This made me laugh. I had washed my hair one night and started to blow dry my hair. Hannah was laying on the bed and Ryan was talking to her. Probably 2 seconds after I started to blow dry my hair, Hannah was gone. She was asleep. The vacuum always makes her just sit still too.

Our cute Hannah sleeping!

Hannah wanted to get dressed up one day last week. She's so cute with her flower clip and dress!!

7X7 Bull

2010-10-04T12:51:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the bull that I (Ryan) got this last weekend. He is a 7X7 with some cool devil horns. This bull scared me when it came out of no where. I was not expecting this to come out. When I first saw it, he was about 15 yards in front of me. I got so excited. I sat down and waited for him to come behind a tree but he did not move. He was with some cows and they smelt me and they took off. The bull just sat there and than began to walk out and I took a shot. Me, being so excited, could not keep the gun steady and missed the first one and hit him the second and third shot. I did a texas heat shot but it did not hit his heart. It took out his man hood, poor guy. Chris Waters, his wife, and I began to track him in the tameracks in the dark. We jumped it twice and on the third time this bull was not happy with us and it came at us. Chris jumped and dived around me. I held up the gun and put the safety off and was waiting for it to come out. This bull was about 10 feet in front of us but it turned and ran the other direction back into the thick tameracks. After checking our pants, we decided to let him go and we would come back in the morning to get him. He crossed the river and went about 60 yards and layed down. My dad and I went out first thing in the morning to get him. We looked for about 2 hours and then my dad walked right by him and did not see him. It was so thick. He stopped and looked around and then he saw him. He told me that he found him and he was so excited and could not believe how big he was. We got him taken care of and we had no idea how to get him out of there. Thank goodness for Dave Cox, a good friend of my dads from Round Valley, came out and helped us get him out of there. It was a great hunting trip filled with great memories!

Our Sweet Hannah

2010-09-30T13:28:00.000-07:00

Hannah is such a precious girl that we love so very much! These are a few cute pictures of our little girl!

Hannah wide awake just as content as can be with the world!

Ryan loves his Princess and loves to hold her! Yes, she gets plenty of kisses too at our house. I'm not sure if Ryan gives more kisses or Dallin!

I love this picture- Dallin had just gotten up from his nap. He layed down next to her and was just watching her!

Hannah loved all of the Nana time she got. We miss Nana!!

Dallin loves to feed Hannah and does a pretty good job!

This is the back of her hair- she has quite a bit and is pretty full.

Hannah has found her thumb or fingers a few times and gets sucking hard. She's so cute!

Hannah snuggling on the floor with her blanket!

Our sweet girl that Heavenly Father has blessed our family with!

Pictures, Pictures, and more Pictures

2010-09-25T09:30:00.000-07:00

It has been quite the week at our house. Lots of adjustments for everyone but I have to say it has gone pretty well. Of course it was a very big week for Dallin and Jacob. I was really worried about Jacob because he is a Momma's boy and gets jealous whenever I am holding anyone else. He has been just very curious and interested in Hannah. It has been so cute to watch. He is right there if she cries and will babble to her. If I say let's go check the baby, Jacob is the first one by her pac n play checking on her. Dallin is such a sweet, older brother. He always wants to hold her, kiss her, help burp and feed her. It is so sweet to see the love he has for her. Just this morning, Ryan was holding Hannah and Dallin came up to them and said "She's so little." It was cute. Ryan has been a big help with trying to make sure I'm not taking on too much. He is too cute to watch with his Princess. He says the sweetest things to her. Ryan is an awesome dad!! Stacey, Ryan's mom, has been here the last couple of days. Thanks so much! It was nice to have the extra hands and Dallin loves to do things with Grandma. My mom is on her way and we are excited to see Nana. It has been nice to have all of this help.
Now onto the star of the week- Hannah Nicole! I still look at her and am amazed that she is here. She is so sweet and precious! She is an easy going girl! Just these last 2 days she has started to be awake more and will just look at the world and seems content. She is pretty good and has given me 5 hours at night 2 times this week. I was worried to let her sleep so long but she is an ounce over her birth weight so the doctor said she can sleep as long as she wants at night. We had a doctor appt Thur and she was 5 lbs 15 oz (10%)and 19 and a half inches (25%). Yes, at birth she was 18 and a half but they say they are so curled up it's hard to get an accurate measurement. I'm just glad she is healthy. And right now I would have to say her hair color is more blonde with little darker spots in the back- no red hair! We already love this little girl so much!!!

Hannah's hospital information!

Hannah's cute face just after birth.

Grandma Stacey holding Hannah!

My Aunt Lori made these precious, matching bracelets for us! I love them!!

Hannah in her preemie outfit getting ready to leave the hospital.

This is the adorable car seat cover Ryan's family gave to Hannah! It is so cute and we got so many compliments on it just leaving the hospital. Thanks girls!!

Hannah stretching her long legs and arms.

Jacob loves his sister!!

Dallin is such a good big brother and loves Hannah so much! Whenever someone comes over and holds her, Dallin gets very protective and wants to take her.

Hannah striking a cute pose!!!

She loves to be wrapped up all snug and tight!

Look at how big her pacifier is to her face but boy does she love her paci already!!

Our cute, precious girl!

Hannah Nicole Farr

2010-09-21T10:16:00.001-07:00

Hannah Nicole Farr was born Monday, Sept. 20, at 12:29 pm. She weighs 5 lbs and 14 oz and is 18 and a half inches. She is perfect in every way!! All I can say with this labor is it came fast and it came hard. She is worth every bit of the pain and we are so excited she has joined our family. Last Friday I was at a 3 and 80% effaced. We knew she could sit there for a while or come at anytime. I was having little contractions off and on but nothing consistant. Monday morning the boys and I headed to the track to walk not feeling anything. At about 8:30 the contractions started. I called Ryan and told him I wasn't sure. Just after 9 I called Ryan and told him to get home fast. They were painful. He got home and we threw stuff together and the contractions were about 3 to 4 min apart and becoming unbearable. I didn't how I would make it to the hospital 45 min away. We were so blessed Ryan's sister who lives in Snowflake was going to meet us at the hospital to take the boys. Let's just say that was the longest drive of my life. The pain was unbearable and 2 min apart. I was in tears and didn't know if I could do this. We finally got to the hospital and I could barely walk. The nurses were so nice and helped me and tried to comfort me. They checked me and I was at a 5 and 90%. I pleaded for an epidural and they had to do a few things first. About 30 min later the nurse checked me again and I was at a 7 and 100%. They didn't think I would get an epidural because I was going so fast. They kind of bent the rules and didn't wait for my blood work to come back and my best friend- the drug man- came to my rescue. I got my epidural. By noon I was ready. We had to wait about 25 min for the doctor. I couldn't believe how exhausted I was after my epidural started working. I think I even fell asleep waiting. After 2 and a half pushes our Pumpkin joined our family. That was the hardest thing I have ever done. Her pain was so much harder than Dallin's, what I thought was hard, back labor. I think she takes the cake. Jacob's labor was such a walk in the park. I would do it again if I had to for her! Hannah is such a sweet and precious little one. I forgot how tiny and small they are. Ryan is so cute with his princess. Everytime he holds her he says "Hi beautiful!" I can't wait for our boys to see our Hannah! Dallin has been working on saying Baby Hannah! Thanks Lyndsay! We owe you huge for helping us with our boys!! Just a few pictures now. Trust me Ryan has many, many more to share!

I love our little girl!!

She's so precious!!!

Hannah Nicole is named after one of my best friend's Aimee Nicole who was taken away from us too early. She was in a horrible accident. We love you Aimee Nicole. I know Aimee was here with us during Hannah's labor and delivery. Hannah is one very special girl to have Aimee looking over her!!

Surprise Shower

2010-09-14T01:08:00.000-07:00

This last Saturday some sneaky people got a surprise baby shower put together for Pumpkin. I could not believe that Ryan was in on this too. He never can keep a secret from me. Thanks to Lyndsay, Megan, Amilee, Stacey, and Alice it was a lot of fun. We got so many cute and adorable things. She is all ready with clothes, little bracelets, and hair clips and bows. We got several soft, much needed blankets. Of course, we really appreciated the always needed diapers and wipes. I am so excited for the car seat cover that Ryan's family got for Pumpkin. Now we are really ready for this little one to bless our family. We can't wait to see her. Thanks again ladies for such a fun afternoon!

Preschool

2010-09-07T16:19:00.000-07:00

Dallin started preschool today!! We went by his teacher's house last week to meet her and I knew right away she was going to be great for him. She gets down on his level to talk to him and just is very nice. She also has baby doggies which Dallin loves. He didn't really want to go this morning and told me I had to stay. But once we got there and he started to play he was okay. I asked him if I could leave and he said yes. I told him I loved him and I would be back to pick him up. He even said bye to me. But when I got to the door he started to cry a little. The teacher was really good and comforted him and I left. Yes, by the time I got to the truck I had tears. Dallin is my Dallin and I can't believe he is already in preschool. He is growing up so fast. When I picked him up he said he had fun and wanted to go back. That was a relief. This preschool will be great for Dallin!

I wanted to get some good pictures of Dallin before preschool but of course he didn't want anything to do with pictures and didn't want to wear his backpack. This is the best picture I could get of him right before preschool.

This is what Dallin did when I told him to look at me with his eyes- he closed his eyes. My little stinkers.

Please Be Careful

2010-09-01T10:30:00.000-07:00

I was totally shocked but I guess it doesn't surprise me in the end. Ryan got an email yesterday from his mission president. He had a sad sob story about being in London and being robbed and he needs money. The crazy part was it was from his real email address. But my red flags went up right from the beginning. Ryan asked what he could do to help. You think it would be legitament with it being sent from his right email. But we got an email back this morning saying to wire $1950 through Western Union to London and he would pick it up and pay us back. Well, there you go- SCAM. Ryan is going to go to his mission website and warn everyone of this scam. I felt bad doubting him from the beginning but in this world today you never know. Also, my sister had her pay pal account hacked into and they were using her account. Luckily Amazon caught it for her. Please, be very careful with everything on the internet. You just never know!!

Dallin Gary

2010-08-25T13:20:00.001-07:00

We feel so blessed and we know that Heavenly Father had a hand in an answer to our prayers. We found out today that Dallin has qualified for long term care for his autism. It has taken us 2 and a half months to get here, but we got here. We had to go through the state and set up appointments to evaluate Dallin and ask me a million questions. We have been waiting for 3 weeks to get our answer. Tears came to my eyes when he told me yes. The reason we wanted this was once Dallin turned 3 we were now under the schools. All Dallin was getting was speech therapy and that's all he would get unless we qualified for this extra help. St. John's school did have an awesome preschool that Dallin would have been able to go through but they lost their funding 2 years ago and no longer have it. Then, we make too much money for Headstart. It has been kind of a frustrating path for getting Dallin the therapy and extra help he needs and deserves. This was the best news! We now get speech, occupational, and developmental therapy that will come to our house. I no longer have to go to the school for just speech. There are other things that Dallin will get but we will find out more in 2 or 3 weeks when they call to meet us. Now you know why it's taken so long- so many weeks of waiting. I have been praying for this so Dallin can keep taking steps forward. We love Dallin so much!!

Our sweet, precious Dallin that we love so much!!

Dallin loves peaches- can you tell??!!

Dallin loves his new art board. He loves putting his pictures on it.

We have been working on counting with Dallin. He got his ducks out from a game, lined them all up, and started pointing and counting. The little things that make me smile and make me happy. Things we are working on are sinking in.

Pumpkin

2010-08-09T10:47:00.000-07:00

We are down to single digits left til we see Pumpkin- 8 weeks left!!! We are so excited! I think we are all ready for this little one. Of course there will always be a need for diapers and formula. I have decided after 2 unsuccessful attempts at breastfeeding, this time we are just doing formula. It breaks my heart and is something I would give almost anything to be able to do. With Jacob, my doctor gave me a prescription to really bring my milk in and I was taking Fenugreek- an herbal supplement. Well, I got 1 to 1 and a half oz every 3 hours altogether. We plugged along, Jacob and I, for 3 weeks and then I stopped. I wasn't getting nearly what he needed. It's a hard fact for me but my boobs just don't work. My friend told me you have to be fat to breastfeed and I'm too skinny. I laughed! Trust me, I eat plenty. Ryan eats so much better than me. These are just a few of the cute things for Pumpkin we have. Yes, girls are so much more expensive than boys. I have tried to be good.

My sisters and sister in law all chipped in and got Pumpkin this beautiful, soft blanket. We love it! They also got us a hooded towel, washcloths, and some receiving blankets. Thanks ladies!

My mom found this adorable dress for Pumpkin. She also found a stellar deal on long sleeve onesies that we really needed. Clothes was the one worry of mine with this one. But after what my mom found, Lyndsay gave us, and Julie and Cindi are letting us borrow we are set. We are so blessed- thanks!!

I found a great deal on these flower clips on etsy- $1.10 each. I couldn't resist.

Wendi made these cute flowers for Pumpkin- Thanks Wendi!

This is Pumpkin's crib sheet set. I really want to pull it out but I know I won't be able to put it all back in the bag. I wasn't planning on purple as her color, even though I love purple, but I found this set and fell in love with it.

This is prego me at 32 weeks. I had just got home from the track and walking. It's not a great picture but I wanted to get one of my belly. She popped out more last week.

Pumpkin at 25 weeks- I forgot to post this picture so here it is now. We are so blessed to have this little girl bless our family. We can't wait to see her and see who she looks like more- Dallin with olive skin or Jacob with red hair.

Sandbox

2010-08-09T10:35:00.000-07:00

We have been searching for awhile for a good sandbox for Dallin. He always loved playing in my parents when we were there. A couple of weeks ago Ryan decided to just make Dallin his sandbox. It took Ryan only about an hour to make the sandbox and it even has a good lid to keep cats out. Then we had to wait a few weeks to go to a sand wash here and get free sand. We didn't want wet sand and it has been raining a lot lately. Last Friday we got the sand and finished Dallin's sandbox. Dallin LOVES his sandbox and didn't want to come in when it started to sprinkle. Thanks Daddy- you are the best!!

Dallin had fun helping!

Ryan and Dallin getting the sand in the sandbox.

Jacob wanted to help.

One happy Dallin in his sandbox!!

Our Boys

2010-08-04T11:47:00.000-07:00

We have so much fun with our boys!!!

Ryan worked a 60 hour week a couple of weeks ago. The boys and I decided to go to McDonalds and watch for trucks for lunch. They loved it. We had to drive to Roundvalley for the nearest McDonalds but was well worth it.

Why do boys love garbage?? Jacob now loves to dig for treasure.

Dallin LOVES Grandma's rabbits especially the baby ones.

Poor Jacob- A couple of weeks ago he got a high fever for a couple of days. The day after it broke he got this nice fever rash. They say the rash doesn't bother them but Jacob was still grumpy. We were glad after 5 days his rash finally left and we got our happy boy back.

Dallin likes to watch Jacob eat sometimes. They laugh back and forth sometimes and takes a long time for Jacob to eat but oh well- Brothers you gotta love them.

Our sweet Dallin- he has really grown this last month. He went on a huge growth spurt and seems to have matured too. He says words we aren't even working on with him. I still find myself looking at him and am amazed at how he has blessed our family. He is my sidekick these days. He loves to watch cooking shows with me, gives me kisses everytime I ask even if he is in the other room and I tell him I need a kiss, he loves to hold my hand, and loves to just do things with me. His world is going to change again in 2 months. I really feel like he is getting all of those little moments in with me right now because he knows I will be busier with Pumpkin. I just love you so much Dallin!!!

It rained really hard the other day and I came into the room and all of my boys were watching the rain. It was so cute!!! I am so blessed!

Jacob's Haircut

2010-08-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

Jacob got his first haircut. He looks like a cute, little boy now. We were hoping to get it cut before the 24th but it didn't happen. A few people told us they loved his mullet. I laughed. The back of his hair has always been longer even when he was born. Both Ryan and I were a little nervous to do this haircut just because it's a huge ordeal to give Dallin a haircut. But, Jacob actually laughed when Ryan did the back. It was so easy and took no time at all. We both looked at each other when we were done and couldn't believe how easy it was. I was a little sad to cut his hair. My little boy is growing up. These aren't great pictures but Jacob is an active 13 month old that doesn't want to stand still. Yes, he walks everywhere and has for a good month. It's so much fun to see him walking around and playing with Dallin. I just love our boys!!!

July 24th

2010-07-27T03:06:00.001-07:00

St. Johns has a huge July 24th celebration. This year Hadlee and Kennedy (Cindi's cute girls) came to play for the whole weekend. We met them halfway Thursday morning, played all weekend, then met them halfway again on Sunday. We all had so much fun and we decided we needed to do this more often. Plus, it was even more fun to get to spoil a couple of cute girls. Dallin loved them and loved that they slept on his floor. He cried on Sunday when the girls left. Enjoy all of the pictures from our weekend.

We love you girls!! Thanks for coming to play!!

Missing card

2010-07-26T15:25:00.000-07:00

I have to laugh! I just found my purse on the floor, wallet wide open and cards spread everywhere. Hmmmmmm, I wonder who pulled it off the chair. I know it was Jacob. I had to laugh. Sometimes when he gets grumpy in the car I give him my wallet to play with and he usually ends up throwing all my cards out. But, I just pick them up and put them back because he's happy doing it. But this time, I can't find our debit card. Don't tell Ryan and let's hope I can find it before he gets home. My sneaky little Jacob!!!

Some cute pictures!!!

2010-07-17T18:59:00.000-07:00

We love our fun boys!!!

Jacob's First Cupcake

2010-07-14T15:51:00.000-07:00

I know I am so late in posting this, but this is Jacob having his first cupcake for his birthday. We had a fun get together with all of Jacob's cousins at my parents house. My mom found these cute little cupcakes for all the kiddos. I wish I could have gotten a picture of him (well mostly me) opening his presents. We had so many helpers it was so cute. They all wanted to help. Thanks everyone for all the fun stuff. Dallin thanks you too.

Jacob's first candle- Dallin was excited to get to blow out the candle.

Jacob loved the cupcake. I loved watching him eat it.

Jacob is all smiles!!

As you can see he loved it!

But he didn't care much for the frosting. That was left on the tray!
We love you Jacob so very much!!

Dallin's Baby

2010-07-06T13:39:00.000-07:00

Dallin is so cute and makes me laugh. Just recently he has started calling his tummy his baby. I don't know where that has come from. He will come up to me and tell me his baby hurts when he is hungry. At first I was a little confused. When I asked if it was his tummy he said no- it was his baby that hurt. He pointed to his tummy. I felt so bad when he fell really hard the other day. But then he kept saying his baby hurts. I had to smile. He's so cute. I just love you Dallin so much!!!

Dallin thought it was so cool he had a baby cart (that's what he called it) at Trader Joes. He loved that I put my stuff in his cart.

Dallin is such a big helper in the kitchen. He wanted to help getting the pizza out. I love the oven mitts on both hands.

Like I said, he loves to help in the kitchen!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB!!

2010-06-24T10:16:00.000-07:00

Happy 1st Birthday to our Sunshine Jacob!! I can't believe he is already 1! Time is flying and we are loving each day! Jacob sure is a sweet boy! He loves his older brother Dallin and loves to follow him around. They have a cute game they like to play. Jacob will touch a toy of Dallin's, look at Dallin, Dallin will laugh, and Jacob crawls away as fast as he can. They do it over and over again. They also like to play with Dallin's big car. Dallin will be in his car and Jacob will push the car from behind. Jacob can even keep up with Dallin when he gets going fast. There is a picture below. Jacob also loves to take baths, push cars and trucks around, eat otter pops, watch Baby Einstein dvds, snuggle with his blanket, and play with Daddy. Jacob also likes to throw things down and say uh-oh. It always makes me laugh! He has just started to take many steps on his own. He will, every now and then, let go of what he is holding and take several steps. He loves to practice walking between Ryan and I at night. If we get his feet planted he can walk almost to each of us and has even turned and taken a step or two. He will be walking with Dallin before we know it. We just love our Sunshine so much!!

Happy Birthday Jacob!!! We love you so much!!

Love

2010-06-18T19:38:00.000-07:00

This conversation just happened!!!

Dallin: Daddy me love Jacob!

Daddy: What Dallin? (a little surprised)

Dallin: Me love Jacob!

Daddy: You love Jacob?

Dallin: Yes! Me love Jacob!

Daddy: That's so sweet Dallin! We love you and Jacob!

I just wanted to cry!! We love you Dallin so much! We have been working so hard to get Dallin to say "love you!" Guess it has paid off!

Camping

2010-06-17T14:52:00.000-07:00

We went camping this last weekend with Ryan's family. Thanks Chad and Amilee for planning such a fun time! We camped at Bear Canyon Lake. I loved all the trees and the beauty of nature. Dallin had so much fun camping. He was able to enjoy Grandma and Grandpa and even went to the lake with them while Ryan and I stayed so Jacob could take a nap. That was huge for Dallin. He struggles leaving our side. I heard he was at the front of the pack on the hike to the lake and back. And yes, it was a good hike with some tough parts. Go Dallin go!!! Jacob had fun camping too. He would have enjoyed it more if he were walking but that's ok. He even got to snuggle right next to us the 2nd night of camping. That was a rough night but who needs sleep. We can't wait to go camping again but hopefully Jacob will be walking the next time.

All the grandkids! It was fun trying to get a good picture of these cuties!!

Jacob loving being outside in nature.

I love Jacob's smile!

This picture turned out pretty cool with the fire and Dallin sitting on a rock!

Grady and Dallin had so much together!!

Jacob had fun playing down by the lake.

Dallin LOVED fishing! He had patience and would sit and wait!

Dallin also LOVED going in a boat. I thought he would be scared and not want to go but he was a big boy! He thought it was cool he got to ride in a boat.

Fun

2010-06-17T13:58:00.001-07:00

These are a few pictures of the fun we have here! Our boys are loving life! They are still learning how to play together nicely. I have to laugh, these last few days Jacob hasn't felt very well. He doesn't have patience for Dallin getting mad at him for playing with his toys. Jacob has started to get mad and make noises back to Dallin. I just laugh and tell Jacob to stand up for himself. That might not be the best thing to do but one day they will play side by side peacefully. It has gotten better. I am teaching Dallin to move his toys or to say help when he doesn't want Jacob to get into what he is playing with. As you can tell, Jacob loves being in the bath. He is usually all smiles and won't get out. When he is grumpy and I can't make him happy I will sometimes throw him in the bath. Of course, the smiles all come out and I sit on the floor and try not to get wet. He loves to splash and play with his little cup.

Jacob's cute face!! Can you see how long his eyelashes are? I am so jealous!! Both boys have long lashes!

Our boys love taking baths.

Dallin loves to give Jacob kisses! Now why can't they be like this all the time! I guess boys will be boys!

More smiles!!!

Like I said, Jacob loves baths!!

Jacob and Dallin playing just after dinner!

I wonder who will win!! Dad usually wins and the boys end up being thrown on the bed and laughing hard.

Our cute Dallin we love so much!

Jacob loves pushing his hippo around! He has taken a few steps but still needs confidence.

Dallin loves his car! I love to listen to his beep noises as he goes backwards. Poor Jacob has to look out sometimes when Dallin has his car.

Dallin doesn't like to look at the camera when we try to take his picture. So, when we get cute ones like these I just melt. He is such a good big brother and I love the little things he does. I love all the kisses he gives me, how he loves to hold my hand, and loves to come up to me and say "Momma pick me up." Dallin makes me want to be a better mom.

Ryan Gary

2010-06-08T14:45:00.001-07:00

I just have to tell Ryan how proud I am of him. Two weeks ago we found out he has pretty high cholesterol. It kind of surprised both of us and the nurse at his work that did the blood work was very surprised too. Ryan isn't overweight and doesn't eat that bad. We think genetics is playing a part in his numbers. We went and saw the doctor to see what we needed to do. Ryan has been working so hard at eating healthy, exercising, and staying on track. He gets home from work and does 30 min on our eliptical machine- I would be too tired to do that- and he goes to the track with me sometimes. He has even lost 11 pounds in the last 2 weeks. I tell him that's not fair. He's not suppose to lose weight and become skinny as my belly is growing. He just laughed at me when I told him that. I am just so proud of Ryan. He is working so hard at becoming and staying healthy. He says he is doing it for our family so he is around a long time. I tell him we will be one of those old couples that sit in their rockers on their porch and hand each other their teeth. I sure love you Honey. Keep up the hard work!!

11 Months

2010-05-24T11:59:00.001-07:00

Jacob is 11 months today!! I can't believe he is almost 1. It feels like just yesterday we were being pulled over for speeding to get to the hospital- love ya Honey!!! Jacob has had a fun month. He loves to stand and push Dallin's big trucks and garbage truck. He still likes to crawl and push his little cars and trucks around. He's been doing that for 2 months now and amazes me he already figured that out. He pushes things all around the house these days. Jacob will also now pull himself up and let go. He will stand for 10 seconds or so. He has been doing that for a week or so. He also will walk while holding on to just one hand. He is getting close to walking. It will be so cute to see our 2 boys walking and running around. Jacob only got 1 tooth this month. He now has 4 top teeth and 2 bottom teeth. Although I think a molar is trying to come up. We know when Jacob is teething and he's been acting that way the last 2 days. We just love our Sunshine and thank Heavenly Father he blessed our family with Jacob!!

Jacob doing one of his favorite things- pushing something around!

Jacob is close to walking by himself.

Jacob is talented. He got this cheerio stuck on his nose.

I wish I was really good and had taught Jacob to fold his arms. We aren't there yet. Maybe he was just practising but I thought it was so cute!

Again- pushing, pushing, pushing!

I have to laugh- Jacob loves to crawl outside. One day he took off and didn't look back. He will crawl under the truck and everywhere. He hasn't gone in the dirt yet. It's kind of funny because when Jacob tries to escape Dallin will say "Jacob in house" a few times.

Pumpkin

2010-05-17T17:15:00.001-07:00

What a long 12 days it has been for us! At 16 weeks my doctor does blood work to test the baby's health. I wasn't too worried and didn't think too much of it until we got a phone call. My blood work came back positive that Pumpkin had a small chance of down syndrome. He had sent it back to be tested again on my 2nd due date and it still came back positive. Yes, I kind of have 2 due dates- Oct. 7 on paper and Oct. 3 from the ultrasound at 10 weeks. My doctor kept the Oct 7 due date and just said this one could come early. So they referred us to a specialist in the Valley for a level 2 ultrasound with a consult. Of course our luck they had a 12 day wait for their next opening. This test didn't change anything. It didn't change the love we have for Pumpkin. It didn't change how we would do anything for this little one. And it didn't change that we are so excited for this one to join our family. It was just a little scary and worrisome for a while. I tried to keep myself busy for the 12 days. I cleaned closets, shelves, dressers, just to keep my mind busy. The day finally came today for our appointment. I was excited but nervous. From what I had learned from a level 2 ultrasound, you get to see almost a clear picture of your little one. That was exciting!!! But we also knew, we could be the one in the odds they gave us. It was all up to Heavenly Father and the path he wanted us to be on. Today, we had a level 2 ultrasound where they checked for 10 points to check for down syndrome. All 10 points had no sign of down syndrome.

A Healthy Girl!!!! In honor of pumpkin we stopped on our way home and got a pink shake! I have to say, when I first saw pumpkin on the screen I had tears in my eyes. When she said it was a girl, Ryan said he got tears in his eyes. We are so excited for Pumpkin!

Happy Birthday

2010-05-13T07:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my amazing, hot, and wonderful husband!!! Ryan is such a good hearted, loving, and caring husband and father. He loves to spoil our boys. I know he would do anything for them. I love how he worries about me because I know he cares about me. My life is truly blessed because of him. He means the world to me! I had to laugh- I asked him how old he was going to be. He unsurely said 28 and then looked at me to make sure he was right. I told him it's his birthday and he should know. He just smiled at me. I love his smile and he always makes me smile! Happy birthday Ryan. We love you so very much always and forever!!!

Our Boys

2010-05-12T07:36:00.000-07:00

Ryan took these pictures last night. It was a lot of fun and Dallin didn't want to stop. He kept saying more. These are our cute boys we love so much!!!!

PB and J

2010-05-10T13:39:00.000-07:00

It's so crazy how your tastes change while being pregnant. With Pumpkin, I have started to like pb and j sandwiches. I never have been a big fan of them but lately it's all that sounds good at lunch. Also, I still am not a huge fan of orange juice or fresh eggs. We have a neighbor that gives us fresh eggs and I can't stand the thought of eating of them but just recently I have been able to eat store bought eggs. And I have been loving egg sandwiches. Ryan makes the best egg sandwich for me!! I also hate trying to figure out what to make for dinner. If it was up to me it would be cereal every night. Nothing ever really sounds good. I remember being pregnant with Jacob and loving sweets. Brownies and cookies and candy were our favorites. We will see what sounds good next week.

Cute Jacob

2010-05-06T11:39:00.000-07:00

Jacob is so cute! I forgot to post these pictures on Jacob turning 10 months so here they are.

I had just put Dallin down and Jacob and I were playing. Jacob goes down 30 min after Dallin's nap. All of a sudden Jacob turned and headed right for Dallin's room. He stood up all by himself and even was hitting the door with his hand as if to say let me in and play Dallin. It was a precious moment. They both love each other so much!!!

I don't know why but Jacob likes to crawl into the family room the hard way. He will try to squeeze between the couch and rocking chair. Even if he doesn't fit, he squeals and tries so hard to fit. I guess going around the chair is too easy.

Life

2010-05-06T10:40:00.001-07:00

Life aint always beautiful, But I am fine!
Life aint always beautiful, But what a beautiful ride!

This was on the radio this morning. I might not have gotten the words just right. It made me stop and think- my ah ha moment for the week. Life can be hard, life can have struggles, life isn't always fair but I need to remember how beautiful life is. I wouldn't trade my life, my struggles, my joys for anything. They make me a better person and make me strive to be better!

I saw this the other day too- crazy how somethings just stick out to you! After I heard this song I thought of this:
Sometimes you dont expect things to happen the way they do! But somebody else, far more powerful, and far more knowing has a different idea for you!

Life is beautiful!!!!!!

Girls and our Garden

2010-05-04T10:51:00.000-07:00

Last week we planted our girls. I call our flowers my girls. I love taking care of my girls! We knew a storm was coming in but it didn't sound too bad and we had to go to Showlow to get my blood drawn. We probably weren't going back for 3 or 4 weeks. We were just so excited to plant the flowers but maybe we should have waited. The storm was pretty bad and the wind blew like crazy for a few days straight. Plus, we got some snow. We will probably lose a few girls but hopefully they will do well.

Dallin got his trucks ready to help plant the girls. You can see from this picture we even had 5 girls come back from last year!!

This is all of my girls. Yes, we had fun picking out flowers this year. Even Dallin kept saying more. The ones in the back aren't looking too good. I will post another picture in a few weeks and I know they will look better. As my mom said, they just need me to take care of them!!

This is one of my great finds! I got all 3 pots for $12. I loved them so we had to buy some more flowers. Dallin likes to help me move them in the sun every morning and then we put them back at lunch time. Dallin loves flowers also!!

This is my other great find! I got this wreath for $18. Ryan was tired of my red wreath. I love great finds!!! I did take the price tag off.

This is our garden. Ryan put straw down to help protect it from the storm. You can't see much but we are so excited for our garden. Ryan's favorite part is the middle box. It is all chilis!!! He came home with Dallin and a huge box of these with the hugest smile on his face. I had to laugh when Dallin wasn't too excited that Ryan destroyed his playground for his trucks. He loved playing in these boxes with his trucks and the dirt. He tried to get rid of some straw. That's why some is on the ground by the first box. He kept pointing to it and saying out. I had to laugh.

Dallin Gary

2010-05-02T13:50:00.000-07:00

So I always update Jacob each month and thought it was time for lots of pictures of Dallin. Dallin is so much fun! He is our big helper in the kitchen. Anytime one of us is making something, Dallin will get his stool and be right next to us. He loves putting spices in but we have to be careful it's not too much (Ryan has learned that the hard way with eggs and salt). He still doesn't like the sound of the mixer and ran out of the kitchen yesterday and sat right next to me when Ryan pulled it out to make cookies. Ryan ended up mixing it by hand so Dallin would come back in. Dallin doesn't like most loud noises and sudden, unexpected ones really scare him. He loves going to nursery and helping to get the water for the other kids. As you can tell, Dallin loves to help. And he LOVES Jacob. He doesn't like when I pick Jacob up when they are playing. He will keep saying "Play Jacob". We are still working on playing nicely with Jacob. That's a hard part of his autism. He was doing really well and it seemed like we went backwards after he got sick with a bad cold. But, we are working on getting back on track and not pushing. He does a good job of saying help when Jacob is getting into his stuff when he doesn't want Jacob touching his toys. Dallin still loves puzzles, books, being with Dad outside doing "boy things", taking baths with his boats, watching Caillou and Noddy, and playing with Jacob. He has just discovered that cheese crisps are a good thing. He is still a very picky eater but I can get him to eat that which is new. He is doing great with his words. We work on them everyday. He also lately has this thing with calling little things "baby". It started to snow the other day and he kept saying "Baby snow". If we see little rocks he says "Baby rocks". Dallin is our Dallin and we love him so very much. We are so glad he is in our family and thank Heavenly Father everyday that he blessed us with Dallin. We love you Dallin!!!

Dallin having fun!!!

Dallin can play with his trucks anywhere and he will always have fun and be happy!

I made blueberry muffins the other day. It took a while but I figured out he was eating the blueberries and putting it back for another one.

Our cute Dallin that we love!!!

As you can tell, we bought a lot of flowers. Dallin kept going around the table and kissing the flowers and saying hi to them.

Dallin and Ryan were outside the other day working. Dallin wanted to wear Ryan's hat so Ryan got him an old hat of his and put it on him. Dallin wouldn't take that hat off. He loves that hat and will put it on when they go outside to work.

Jacob was taking a nap, I was in the bath, and Dallin snuck into the candy shelf. He got up but couldn't get down. I laughed when I came out and found him there. This is the first time he was being sneaky.

Dallin and his cousin, Hadlee, walking to Walmart. He loves Hadlee and will say "Play Hadlee" now. I always feel bad when I have to say no. He also loves to get a picture with her on it and look at it. When I say her name , he will just smile and give her kisses. We miss you Hadlee!!

Our boys playing in the car!!

Dallin with Ryan's cowboy hat on!

We found Dallin sleeping like this the other day! I guess he was comfy.