Crazy Abby

I have to record the things Abby says so I can tell her when she is older the crazy things she said when she was young.

This morning we were on the way to swim at the Schwendimans and Abby told me, "Mom, something is burning on my foot." I relpied, "ok." She went on to say, "It is like there are little people having a barbecue on my foot."

Where does she come up with these things?

My kids

After putting Abby and Carter to bed Dean and I sat it the back yard for a little while. As I looked down at Baby Grant laying in my lap I turned to Dean and told him I actually feel like a mom now.

Up until a couple of weeks ago it felt more like long term babysitting. I was just waiting for a grown up to come get these kids.

But lo and behold I am the mom, these are my kids and I LOVE THEM. I can admit that I have not always felt this way but I love being a mom and I am really happy. It helps that I have great kids.

My Abby Girl

This girl is amazing. She is so smart and has the imagination of a future writer. Abby also loves to talk. Sometimes she says things that have me laughing until I hurt. Driving to Grandma Wendy's one Sunday Abby announced, "I wish that I had two mouths so that I can talk more."

Abby is also a great big sister. She is so patient and helpful. She is truly a blessing to our family.

Carter Boy



Carter is a wild, energetic, loving boy. Carter is happiest running, climbing, swinging, swimming, etc. He also is so loving. Carter loves his daddy. When I had the baby, Dean took time off work and Carter basically became Dean's shadow. Along with Daddy, Carter loves his baby brother. He wants to hold him every day. When Carter wakes up in the morning, if he doesn't see Grant right away he calls through the house, "Baby a-are you?"

Carter also loves to sing. He doesn't speak very well but he sings beautifully. Right now his favorite songs to sing are Happy Birthday and I am a Child of God. I can't wait to see how his talent develops.

Baby Grant


So far the best way I can describe Grant is easy to please. If he is fed, with a clean diaper and allowed to sleep the way he likes (on his tummy) he is content. It is amazing that he has only been here six weeks but it feels like I have known him for much longer. I am curious to see what kind of personality this little guy has.

I am blessed.

Morning at the Museum

A couple of weeks ago my mom and I took the kids to the museum. The kids had a blast. It was such a hot day so a day exploring with Bob the Builder was a welcome distraction.

These are a few of my favorite things

Our family loves FOOD. Abby and Carter love to help in the kitchen. One of our favorite things to do it get some dough and make some goodies. I made some cinnamon rolls and the kids made their own masterpieces.

Long Time No Post

I have kind of neglected the old blog lately. Anyhow I wanted to do some catching up and filling in as this blog will be printed as our family journal.

The beginning of June we moved into our new home. Looking back at it now it all kind of happened very quickly. We feel very blessed to be where we are now. Having the new baby it has been great being close to my mom, doctors office, etc. We do miss some things about Sanger (friends, the ward, and Dean misses speaking Spanish at church) but we look forward to this new chapter of our lives.

Big Girl

Abby has had a "wiggly" tooth for a couple of weeks now and it was time to come out. I am a giant pansy and could not do it myself so Grandma Dori came to the rescue. Abby seems like such a big girl now. She is so sweet, a good big sister and a great helper. I LOVE HER!

A Baby Story

The following is the story of Grant's birth.

This labor and delivery was very different than with Abby and Carter. I woke in the early morning hours on Tuesday, the 16th with crazy painful contractions. I am usually pretty good about managing my pain but these contractions came so fast and so hard that I thought I was going to have the baby on my bathroom floor.

I woke Dean and told him we needed to go to the hospital NOW.

By the time I got settled in a bed in triage and the nurse checked me I was dilated to a seven. I told her I wanted my epidural.

I was admitted immediately and got my epidural pretty so thereafter. Soon after getting my epidural my contractions slowed. My nurse told me she was going to have to give me medication to get the contractions going again.

The medication was unnecessary because I turned on my side and I went from an eight to a ten in fifteen minutes. I told the nurse I was not ready to push and that I wanted to labor down for a while.

In the meantime I turned to the other side and the baby's heart rate dropped. The nurse called in some more help in case there was something wrong.

By the time I started pushing I only pushed a couple of times. I delivered Grant's head and the cord was wrapped around his neck. The doctor had to cut it off. Luckily, as soon as the cord was off and Grant was out he started crying right away and he was perfectly fine.

Grant was born Tuesday, June 16th at 12:36p.m. He was 19 3/4 inches long and 7 pounds 8 ounces.