~Living Happily Ever After~

Liam's 2nd Birthday

2012-02-12T20:38:00.004-07:00

Can't believe its been 2 years since I had Liam. He is the best thing to happen to me (besides getting married). No other career or hobby could fulfil me more than taking care of him. He is my little sweetie!

I made Liam an octopus cake for his birthday. He is obsessed with them. I told him that I was making him one for his birthday cake a week or so ago and whenever I mentioned his birthday that is all he would say "opiece cake, eat it, umnum num".

We decided to get Liam a toddler bed for his birthday, no more crib. He seemed to like the idea of it.

Liam liked hiding under the covers a lot.

A little cranky after opening up his Mater toy and wearing his new undies over his diaper.

Coming down from his crankiness.

Opening a present by himself.

Not sure what he thinks of the undies.

Loved his new Toy Story shirt and stickers.

January

2012-02-12T20:26:00.002-07:00

We brought Liam's slide upstairs for a few days and he turned into such a daredevil. He couldn't get enough of us pushing him down in the box.

Picture before church, after poor Liam burned 2 fingers on a curling iron. It was so sad.

Jeff's sister and her family came out to see Jeff before he leaves on deployment. We had fun hanging with our nephews and his sister and our brother-in-law. Lots of fun game playing.

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Halloween and Punkin Patch

2011-11-03T21:17:00.006-07:00

Liam was a cowboy this year for Halloween. We got to do two trunk-or-treats and go around the neighborhood on Halloween. He didn't get that he was supposed to say trick-or-treat till the last few houses on Halloween. He said "treat" to them and "ween" for Happy Halloween.

Also went to a farm with a punkin patch. They had all sorts of animals and some fun things for little kids to do. Liam liked the cup from the feed the best, as well as the hay stack and the tractor.

First Time in SNOW

2011-11-03T21:06:00.002-07:00

Early October we got a lot of snow in a few hours so we braved the wind and took Liam out to play. He liked playing in it but it was so cold we came in after about 15 minutes and had hot cocoa.

Crying because we had him all bundled up. We put bags over his shoes because we hadn't got him boots yet.

Patting the snowman

Rolling the snowman with daddy

Trying to eat the snow off his ball while keeping warm from the wind

All bundled up

Cutie

2011-11-03T20:50:00.002-07:00

My little man hanging out being a cutie :)

DIY Dress

2011-11-03T20:34:00.005-07:00

I made a dress with an idea I got from Pintrerest! It turned out pretty good but I would tweak it next time. Realized that jersey knit would be much better so I could slip it over my chest and shoulders. I got the idea from a blog about shirt dresses. I also made some great rosettes from another tutorial on pinterest.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

2011-09-19T13:35:00.011-07:00

Liam has shown a lot of interest in animals so we decided to take him to the local zoo. It just so happened to be military appreciation week so we all got in for $10! We had a lot of fun and got around the whole place in about 2 hours.

Liam meeting a giraffe for the first time
Petting the giraffe

giraffe's have REALLY long tongues

up close and personal!

Lemurs

Monkies that had a hard night

Meerkats (super cute in the feedbag)

Liam trying to chase the peacock on the otherside of the fence

speckled bears

Liam enjoying his bear ride

Liam and daddy walking

Lion ride

face to face with the gorilla

silverback

tired out from all the fun

Rock and Roll

2011-09-19T13:28:00.002-07:00

Liam has a new facination with rocks. He grabbed one the other day and carried it around like a football. After awhile he started rubbing it on his cheek because it was so smooth :).

Water!

2011-09-08T22:12:00.002-07:00

Liam loves water. I set the sprinkler out and he kept puttin his hand in it and drinking. He also found a water bottle and kept spraying it in his mouth and all over his face for fun. He misses the Drago's pool.

Slide aka "Weee"

2011-09-08T21:50:00.003-07:00

Got a slide for Liam at a yard sale for $5! He absolutely loves it. Everytime we open the door or mention outside he runs to the back door and yells "wee" over and over. He even ran outside barefoot and pantsless a few times to get to his beloved slide. After a few days he got too daring to let him do it by himself. Caught him going on his belly, face first and trying to walk/fly down a few times. He also tries jumping off the back side. What a daredevil! I put a tarp down in front because the woodchips gave him a sliver the other day. He was so brave when Jeff pulled it out, didn't even cry.

Boot camp Graduation

2011-09-08T20:40:00.006-07:00

Early August I flew with Liam to Georgia to attend Jeff's Turning Blue Ceremony and his graduation from boot camp. The trip there was a nightmare!

I drove 2 hours to LAX, my shuttle was late, I was 5 min too late to get my bags on my flight so they bumped me to standby on the next flight out. Two flights later I had to beg a few standbys in front of my to let me go instead. My connection flight in TX was missed and it was the LAST one to Columbus, GA for the day. I had to fly into Atlanta. I got there at midnight (3 hrs later than I would have been in Columbus). My luggage were not with me so I had to beg the baggage claim to lend me a car seat so I could take a shuttle to Columbus. It is an hour and a half but the old man driving made it about 2 1/2 hours. My car rental was closed for the night (by 3:30am) and I wasn't able to get my luggage either that time of day. So poor Liam and I slept for 2 hours at our hotel and took a taxi to the airport at 6:30am to get our car rental and my luggage. To my horror, my luggage was lost. Jeff's ceremony was at 9. I had to hurry to Walmart to get some hygiene items and had to off-road Liam's stroller to make it too Jeff's ceremony only 4 mins. late. Sadly, we were in our clothes from yesterday. This meant Liam was in a Run DMC shirt with choc. milk stains, a stain from a squished gummy, pajama shorts, and no shoes. It was embarrassing but we made it. I can't count the number of times I almost had a breakdown :).

That day I bought us some clothes so we would have something to wear to the actual graduation the next day. It was a horrible trip but it was so worth it to see Jeff and bring him home. It was a great graduation and Jeff looked so handsome!

Turning Blue Ceremony (for Infantry)

Don't judge me, I wasn't able to change or shower (up for 24 hrs too)

Graduation Ceremony

Liam looking for da da The Dragos helped make this sweet banner for Jeff.

Visiting Jeff during Basic Training

2011-07-15T15:19:00.007-07:00

Jeff was given a 36 hour pass over the 4th of July weekend so I got a last minute flight out to Columbus, GA to be with him. It was a bit scary driving alone to Long Beach airport, and bording a 4 1/2 hour plane to Atlanta and then a 30 min flight to Columbus. Once I got to Columbus at 11pm I rented a car and had to find the hotel. It wasn't scary at all once I did it! The trip went smooth and Liam did amazing on the plane rides. It was soooo worth the money and "stress" of traveling. Liam wouldn't stop kissing Jeff, it was so cute.My handsome man

Kisses!Tickles from daddy, the best

Liam watching his favorite Cookie Monster movie with his treats

Bowling

2011-06-15T22:30:00.000-07:00

The family went bowling. It was a lot of fun, except Liam was being extra clingy so I couldn't bowl without him. I let him throw the ball down, with my help, and he chased after it down the lane. Then he cried when the ball disappeared. He loves balls and didn't get why we were getting rid of it. Awesome after-pose

Fun Times in MT

2011-06-14T22:03:00.000-07:00

First solo icecream cone, he did great and loved every second of it

Two of his favorites, something on wheels and a balloon

Rockin out on the horse

Real boys ride in pink cars

Wanted to carry around the turtle

Tuckered from a lot of playing

Family Fun

2011-06-13T21:37:00.001-07:00

Random pictures from our MT trip

Liam with cousin Aidan

Aunt Ari showing Liam her chickens

Liam was scared to be on the 4 wheeler

Cousin Quin and Aubrey with Liam

Liam "holding" Shelby. Neither look too happy.

Brother Nate and Sister Sarah

Cousin Cassi, Aubrey, and Libby with Liam

Cousin Libby with Liam

Brother Nate, me and Liam

Cousin Abby, Liam and I

Carousel

2011-06-13T21:28:00.000-07:00

Went to the Carousel after the picnic and the play place. It was fun but I was starting to get sick after one ride :).
GROSS!

Picnic at the Park

2011-06-13T21:18:00.000-07:00

Went to the park near Clark Fork River for a picnic. Liam fell asleep in the car but transferred to a stroller nicely. The river was really fast and overflowing. Liam kept pointing an saying "Whoa, wa-wa".

Tried to get all the kids in a pic but Liam was too concerned with the water to sit still for the picture.

My sister and two sister-in-laws

I love this picture! Such a sweetheart
Hilarious, "My blankie!"

Kids Play

2011-06-13T21:05:00.003-07:00

All the cousins went to a Play Place. Wasn't sure if Liam would catch on at his age but HE LOVED IT!Climbing up the slide (guess he can roll his tongue, ha ha)

Had a blast at the water table and got absolutely soaked. Had to go shirtless the rest of the day.

Horsies and Trampoline!

2011-06-13T20:47:00.000-07:00

My brother and sister-in-law took us to a friend house so the kids could ride their horse. They had a blast!

Liam enjoyed his first time on a trampoline too!

Liam liked running free in their large yard

Grandma's Memorial

2011-06-11T21:49:00.000-07:00

My Grandma's memorial was held in Butte, Mt. It was a simple service with family members. Liam was very wiggly

The older cousins sang "Im Trying to be Like Jesus"

Tried getting a nice cousins picture (cute!)

As you can see at a closer look, Liam was not happy!

Playing with Cousins

2011-06-10T21:29:00.000-07:00

Cousins Porter and Aubrey tried so hard to entertain Liam, but he is such a mommies boy that he couldn't enjoy the fun. Notice him crying in every picture.

Sink Bath

2011-06-01T13:44:00.000-07:00

Just for fun, my mom and I decided to give Liam a sink bath and he HATED it! Guess it was too crowded and strange for him. It was darn cute though.

Pop

2011-05-01T13:44:00.001-07:00

Whenever I have a pop in a container with a straw Liam throws a fit for it. I finally gave im some with water in it and he was so excited. He kept tipping it and drinking from the straw.

Imagination Station

2011-05-01T13:44:00.000-07:00

Went with my sister and her girls (plus some other ladies and their kids) to an Imagination Place for kids. It was a cute place. Liam enjoyed the ball in the air tube, he kept jumping to hold it. Liam and cousins Cassi & Libby

Liam wanted up on a chair too!

Just chillin

Glasses

2011-05-01T13:43:00.006-07:00

Found a pair of my glasses. He always wants me to put them on him. I couldn't resist, he is a hoot walking around with the on.

Back yard fun

2011-05-01T13:43:00.005-07:00

Liam loves to go in the backyard with the puppies around dusk. He barks at the neighbor dogs with our puppies and digs in the dirt. He makes his rounds almost every night (if its not too hot). He was obsessed with this broken blinds wand. We all had to cover our eyes and cringe when he got a hold of hit cause he would swing it all over the place! He found a good use for it, to inspect the dirt.

Elmo

2011-05-01T13:43:00.003-07:00

Liam loves his Elmo! He rocks him to sleep sometimes, very sweet!

Cars chair

2011-05-01T13:42:00.000-07:00

Got Liam a cars chair so he can lounge out and watch his shows. He LOVES it. He has become such a couch potatoe on it, puting his feet over the arms to get comfy.

Do as I'm doing

2011-05-01T13:22:00.000-07:00

Jeff made some videos for Liam before he left and Liam loves to see his "da-da". In one video Jeff puffs his cheeks out and pops them. Liam copies him every time he see it.
Jeff reading an Elmo book

Happy Boy

2011-04-28T09:42:00.003-07:00

Liam has a naughty streak, which is kind of cute. When he gets a hold of a pen, camera case, or anything else he knows he is not supposed to have he gets really excited. Not to mention having Elmo on in the background helps :). Here are two pics the same morning.

Easter Morning

2011-04-27T22:29:00.003-07:00

Liam got a bag of animal finger puppets. He LOVES to put things on his fingers so it was a hit.

These sippy cups where the best gift from the Easter Bunny. He couldn't decide which one he wanted to use more. When I put juice in there he gulped up two full cups before church! He loves his Sesame Street.

Liam had fun honking the horn of his Thomas book between sipping his cup

Easter Egg Hunts

2011-04-27T21:57:00.005-07:00

I took Liam to the church Easter Egg Hunt and then to the community one with my sister. Liam didn't quite get the concept but he loved the candy.

Kind of a scary bunny but he was more interested in the sucker in his hand

Enjoying his sucker

Cousin Libby and Chi

Loved the eggs

Wanted both candies opened

Trying to figure out why he was carrying the basket

Army

2011-04-27T21:11:00.003-07:00

As most of you know, Jeff joined the Army and started Boot camp over week ago. Some of his family members were allowed to see him off. It was a very emotional day, seeing that he will be gone for close to 5 months. Liam would cry when Jeff walked away to fill out paperwork. It broke my heart thinking how he would miss out on our little guy.

We are very proud of Jeff's decision to serve our country and to support his family the best way he can. Jeff has always wanted to join and is very excited to do so finally! Good luck sweety...we already miss you tons!

Liam was sporting his army clothes and everyone thought he was adorable and kept asking if he was joining too.

Getting some rough-housing time in

A family pic before Jeff leaves. Liam fell asleep just 10 min before. Don't judge me, I was crying a lot and not wearing makeup for fear of pulling a Tammy Fae Baker

Jeff's parents, my mom, Jeff's brother and sister-in-law and of course myself and Liam attended

Fun Times

2011-04-27T20:50:00.002-07:00

Spaghetti! Sleeping with Daddy

Jeff and Liam were talking through the balloon

The dogs and Liam were watching Daddy mow the lawn

So sweet!

Coloring

2011-04-27T17:27:00.003-07:00

Liam's first time coloring. I used a foamboard and he loved it. He did one crayon in each hand and also two in one hand. We had to stop when the carpet became his pallet of interest.

Basketcase

2011-04-27T17:18:00.003-07:00

Liam loves to play in the basket!

1 Year

2011-03-12T22:09:00.002-07:00

Poor Liam was very cranky and clingy when I got his pics taken so we let him have his binki and blanket for awhile and then he cheered up for some adorable pics.

Birthday Boy!

2011-02-15T12:32:00.010-07:00

Can't believe our little Liam turned 1 already! He loves cookie monster so we decided to use that as a theme for his party.

My sister Sarah made the icecream cake and I frosted it

Liam enjoyed the cake Cookiemonster's face from the pinata

Homemade pinata, I was surprised how much I liked how it turned out. It was tough to crack too!

Liam loves touching his face and growls like Cookiemonster Liam trying to hit cookiemonster...I bet he wondered why we were hurting cookiemonster.

Cousins playing Cookiemonster Says

Pin the cookie on the monster

Cookiemonster sugarcookies, yum! Not too hard to make either.

Duck Pond

2011-01-22T21:03:00.004-07:00

My sister Sarah and I took our little ones to a duck pond here in Temecula and fed the ducks. Liam ate the few pieces I gave him to throw so I just had him watch the girls do it after that.

Liam eating the bread

On of these things is not like the other...

We called this duck George Duckington because his hairdo

My sister Sarah and her baby Delaney Cassidy feeding the ducks

Libby feeding the ducks

11 months

2011-01-22T20:52:00.003-07:00

Its so hard to get him to sit still long enough but I managed to get a few good ones.

Liam loves to clap

Crib Fun

2011-01-22T18:27:00.002-07:00

Jammie time

2011-01-22T18:07:00.003-07:00

Our nephew drew Jeff's name in the gift exchange this year and got him these awesome footie jammies!

There is even a but flap :)

Liam in his jammies Christmas Eve

Horsie

2011-01-22T18:00:00.002-07:00

Liam playing on his cousins horsie. He would hold onto the mane and get bounced. When we stopped bouning him he would swing his legs till we bounced him again.

Presents

2011-01-22T17:48:00.003-07:00

Here are a few of the toys that Liam got for Christmas. Almost every new toy went straight to the mouth first :).

Christmas Tree

2011-01-22T17:40:00.005-07:00

Christmas stockings...Liam will have his name on his for next year.

Went small and out of reach of Liam this year.

First time seeing the Christmas Tree

Bink and Banky

2011-01-22T17:30:00.002-07:00

When Liam gets sleepy he wants his binki and his blankie, which we call his foofie (thanks to cousin Naomi). He loves to feel its silky side and rubs it on his face when he gets really tired.

Daddy-Fun

2011-01-22T17:23:00.002-07:00

Siamese Baby-Daddy

Fun only lasted so long
Liam loves the vacuum so Jeff took him for a ride

10 months

2011-01-22T17:22:00.002-07:00

Started getting grumpy after a few pics :)

Good ol' Santa Clause

2010-12-13T11:44:00.004-07:00

Liam had his first visit with Santa. We just happened to walk by him at Walmart and got a free picture. The poor guy has separation anxiety right now and was not happy. He kept looking at Santa and then looking at me while crying.

Pets

2010-12-05T14:42:00.002-07:00

A few more pics from Jeff's cell phone, from last year. My little furry babies.

Poor Elmo loved that doggy bed and ued to try to share it with any pet that was already in it. It always made me laugh.

Belle rockin out

Nibbler

Pondi (and Belle trying to peek in from the back)

Blood-Eye the Pirate

2010-12-05T14:41:00.002-07:00

Aother picture off Jeff's phone. This was about a year ago, when I was pregnant with Liam. I was puking so hard I broke a blood vessel in my eye. Jeff called me Blood-eye the pirate. My sudents kept wanting me to show it to them too, ha ha.

Tiny Liam

2010-12-05T14:38:00.002-07:00

Jeff uploaded some pictures off of his cell phone and we found some of Liam the day we brought him home from the hospitl. I forgot how tiny he was!

Golden Birthday

2010-12-02T23:15:00.004-07:00

So my wonderful husband got to gether with my wonderful sister and they threw me a little "Golden" birthday party. I turned 28 on the 28th (that is why it was a golden birthday). Everyone wore yellow or gold, which was a very sweet surprise. Jeff even had me wear a crown at the party. It was a lot of fun. I can really tell that I am loved!

All the girlies helping with my presents

Reading the card to the girls..they look too excited ;)

The set up...with Sarah looking sassy in the back. She even made me a gold cake!

Haircut #4

2010-12-02T23:00:00.002-07:00

Liam's hair grows so fast. We have given him 3 haircuts with scissors so far. This is his first haircut with the clippers. He did pretty well. He was definitely curious and wanted to keep looking up at it but did way better than expected.

Peanut Butter Jelly Time

2010-12-02T22:55:00.004-07:00

I have found that Liam absolutely LOVES PBJ sandwiches. Yes I have fed him peanut butter before he is 2 and he is perfectly fine, no allergies. Everytime I feed him one he goes nuts and makes such a mess. I love it!

Father Like Son

2010-12-02T22:47:00.003-07:00

Jeff has a few outfits from when he was a baby and we have been trying to get pictures of Liam wearing them all before he gets too big. Jeff actually wore the outfits when he was a lot older but since Liam is such a big boy we are having to get the clothes out a lot earlier than expected. This jacket was one of Jeff's as a baby.

Benihanas!

2010-12-02T22:40:00.003-07:00

Jeff and I had the opportunity to go to Benihanas two times in the last two months. The first time we went was for Jeff's birthday and then we went over our anniversary weekend to celebrate my birthday. The best part was we got a free $30 meal for each of us, just for signing up for emails! We love to eat their Teppan. Liam seemed to have a blast and loved their food also. He has his mommies appetite, that is for sure.

November visit

October visit

Family Pics- Nov 2010

2010-11-18T16:06:00.005-07:00

We finally got our family pictures done! Jeff's sister snapped some shots for us at a local waterfall. I am not a fan of getting my picture taken, but I am happy with the ones that turned out (posted below). We ended up doing these pictures during Liams nap time so it was a miracle we got so many where he was happy...there were plenty of grumpy pictures taken too.

Happy Hallowiener

2010-11-01T14:45:00.009-07:00

We took Liam to a trunk-or-treat on Saturday. He was supposed to e a lobster for Halloween but ended up being too big for the costume so he was an adorable bee.

Liam and cousin Julianne
Liam's stinger

Liam and his awesome new binki...hand me down from the Dragos

Black Eye

2010-10-24T20:23:00.013-07:00

So I feel like the worst mom ever. I accidentally dropped a small bottle of Johnsons shampoo on Liam and it gave him an immediate black eye. Jeff has nicknamed him boxer because it looks likes a shiner he got in the ring. Right after happening

Right after happening

The next day

Punkn Patch

2010-10-24T20:23:00.011-07:00

We went to Bates Nut Farm, a Pumpkin Patch/carnival with Jeff's sister and his brother's families. All the kids had a lot of fun. I love this picture, so cute!

Our Family :)

Farmer Liam

Tapping the punkn

Another family shot

Cousins

Liam was captivated by Ursula

Stranger getting fresh with Jeff

Lettin the stranger hold Liam

Mini Donkeys

Sad faces, they look so much alike

Daddy Time

2010-10-21T23:24:00.002-07:00

Liam loves the computer and so does Jeff, so it makes a perfect daddy-son time :). Jeff plays a game and Liam taps on the computer.

Liam 8 months- October

2010-10-21T23:23:00.005-07:00

This month Liam has been up on all fours rocking back and forth, starting to wave bye bye, standing with help, feeding himself finger foods, and starting to get into everything. It has been a lot of fun to watch him learn and explore with excitement.

Jeff's Bday Party

2010-10-21T23:09:00.005-07:00

Jeff had a superhero party for his 33rd birthday this year. It was a lot of fun and we were glad to have some family members attend! Jeff dressed up as "The Guy", I was "Catastrophe" the crazy cat lady, and Liam was 00Baby. Unfortunately the cake I made became very melted but it tasted yummy.

7 months- September

2010-10-21T22:44:00.004-07:00

This month Liam cut two bottom teeth, learned to scoot backwards, gives five when asked, and has been eating finger foods, with my help. He is very talkative and loves to smile.

Chubby Cheecker

2010-08-27T12:14:00.002-07:00

Can't tell if the dogs love Liam or his toys more

Jeff wore this when he was about 1 years old

Six months already!

2010-08-26T21:27:00.002-07:00

August 12th Liam turned 6 months. He is getting reall big and tall. He is 22lbs and 28in long. He loves to eat (which seems apparent). I am really enjoying his smiley face and happy attitude. It has been such a joy to have been blessed with a sweetheart.

Mr. Elmer

2010-07-23T16:17:00.003-07:00

Poor little Elmo has gone to kitty heaven. We finally took him out of his mysery and put him down last weekend. He was getting really skinny and frail. The poor guy had a hard time walking and standing up. He has been a good companion for the past 17 years and has lived more than his 9 lives. I'll always remember the fat turkey-looking Elmo he was years ago.

Yum Yum Rice

2010-06-13T14:40:00.003-07:00

We decided to feed Liam rice cereal for the first time and he loved it. He slapped his knees till we spooned in some more. He couldn't get enough of it! No wonder why he is such a big guy :).

4 months old

2010-06-13T14:36:00.004-07:00

On June 12th Liam turned 4 months old. He already weighs 18.3 lbs and is 26 1/4 in. long. We are amazed by him and his cuteness every day and are so proud to be parents.

Sickies

2010-06-13T14:32:00.002-07:00

Poor little guy gave us a scare the other day. We took him in to get treated for an ear infection and the next morning his diaper was filled with red poo! We took him to urgent care to find out it was the antibiotics giving him the big "d" and the bile in it was making it red. It was such a relief. We thought it was blood. Now he is just having a hard time getting over the ear infection. It is so sad to see a sick baby. Little man grabbing his ouchie ear while he sleeps

Just keep swimming

2010-06-13T14:27:00.003-07:00

Since we have been in CA we have taken Liam swimming twice. He seems to like it but falls asleep within about 10 minutes of going in. Its hard work swimming.Naomi and Chi
Cassidy

Silly Jeff

Liam crashed out after swimming

Relaxing at the pool

First time at the pool, with cousin Julianne

Burn Baby Burn

2010-06-13T14:22:00.004-07:00

Jeff got a nasty grease burn while cooking orange chicken. A spoon fell in and splashed him. This is after 4 days of treating it. Poor guy!

Going back to Cali

2010-05-25T18:21:00.003-07:00

The rumor is true. We are moving back to San Diego area as of this Weekend. We are super excited to be around family but very nervous at the same time. We are both leaving very stable jobs with faith we will find another. Say many prayers for us! We can't wait to see everyone in CA.

Family Visiting

2010-04-09T15:42:00.007-07:00

My sister's family, my mom, and one of my brother's family came to visit from California and Montana. They came to meet little Liam and attend his blessing. We had a ton of fun and we were so grateful they came.

My poor little neice Aubrey fell asleep while attending to Liam. It was hard work!

Sleepy Libby

Cassidy holding Liam

Malachi holding Liam

Grams meeting little Liam for the first time :)

Porter and Aubrey holding Liam

Liam not liking the toy overload and the cute Griz hat.

Nate, Aubrey, and Porter holding Liam

Easter Egg Hunt

2010-04-09T14:21:00.006-07:00

Every year (since we have lived in AZ) Jeff's family has done an easter egg hunt at Watson Lake. Snce everyone was together for Liam's blessig we thought it would be nice to have the hunt together. It was a really windy day but was a lot of fun.

Aubrey loved to help with little Liam

Jenny, Nate, Porter, Aubrey

Malachi, Sarah, Naomi

Jeff being goofy

The hunt begins

Naomi striking a pose

Liam's Baby Blessing

2010-04-05T15:20:00.007-07:00

Liam was blessed in church on March 28th. We had a ton of family come and really felt loved by having them here. It was a wonderful and sweet day.

Liam and cousin Julianne. Julianne was born 2 1/2 weeks before Liam.

Mom, Dad, Liam, Jeff's brother Keith and our sister-in-law Liane plus Julianne

The little cousins on the Meyers side

Cousins visting on the Tollefson side of the family

First Photo Shoot

2010-03-08T15:31:00.006-07:00

A friend of ours from church took some pictures of Liam when he was 6 days old. Over 115 pictures turned out but these are my favorites. I just want him to stay little forever :).

Sleepy Boy

2010-03-03T15:25:00.003-07:00

Caught sucking his thumb Nibbler and Belle adore their new friend

Babies First Bath

2010-03-03T15:05:00.004-07:00

Liam's first sponge bath

Liams first actual bath. Pondi was very concerned.

He wasn't too happy at first

Then he kind of liked itHe did not like getting out of the warm bath

He has arrived!

2010-02-19T14:29:00.009-07:00

Little Liam Jeffrey Meyers was born February 12, 2010 at 11:44pm. He weighed 8lbs, 15oz and was 21 inches long.

I was induced at 4:30 due to pre-eclamsia. Labor was 7 hours long and worth every minute once I recieved my precious bundle. Jeff and I are in love and and feel so blessed. Its been such a joy having him in our lives already.

So close, yet so far away!

2010-02-09T18:31:00.002-07:00

I am 39 and a half weeks pregnant! I can actually see the light at the end of the tunnel, but it seems so dim. Of course I am not the first woman to feel this way :). I only have two more days of work and don't go back till late May. Though I will miss the students, I realize this is the most important thing I can be doing. Jeff and I are so excited to see our little guy. We decided on the name Liam Jeffrey Meyers.

I have also decided that if I don't go into labor by my due date (Feb. 14th) I am going to ask to be induced that day. The morning sickness is back, I can't feel the tips of my fingers (from swollen hands), I have cankles, my shoes don't fit, its hard to breath, sleeping is a chore now, and I feel like a bowling bowl is sitting in my pelvis! I hate complaining, but I feel justified in asking to be induced. We are definitely ready for the next chapter of our journey, holding a sweet little baby boy.

36 weeks

2010-01-21T17:44:00.002-07:00

Thought this was funny, my eyes closed and the puppy jumping in.

Baby Shower #2

2010-01-17T18:57:00.004-07:00

Two of my friends from church threw me a babyshower this weekend. They did a great job and it was a lot of fun! There are some pictures of my new haircut as well :).

Oh Christmas Tree

2009-12-16T19:59:00.003-07:00

Its not the most amazing Chrismas tree and decorated house for the holidays, but it make me feel happy to have it up. Here is our tree and some decorations.

I made the stockings a few years back, and luckily made a few extras so we have one up for the coming baby, and more if ever needed.

I just love these two decorations. The rudolph was made by my mom and I at a secret elves day one year.

I happen to have 4 nativity scenes now. I think I am slowly starting to collect them :)

Baby Shower in San Diego

2009-12-11T14:44:00.010-07:00

My wonderful sister threw me a babyshower while Jeff and I were in San Diego over Thanksgiving weekend. It was a lot of fun and I got some very cute and needed items. It was nice having most of my sister-in-laws there as well as my mother, mother-in-law, sister, and some old friends of mine. Thanks everyone!

sister-in-laws Valerie and Teresa
Friends Erin and Sarah

Sister Sarah

Sarah's baby Libby

Sarah's girl Naomi

Jeff's sisters, mother, and our nephew

Sister-in-laws on the Meyers side (Jeff's brother's wives) and Mommy

Mindy and Liane

Sarah's girl Cassidy

Allen and Valerie

Friend Audrey

Anniversary

2009-11-14T11:12:00.005-07:00

On November 13th Jeff and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. Time has really flown by. It has been an amazing 5 years. I am so grateful for my Jeffie, he is an amazing man!

Pregnancy Pictures- November

2009-11-14T10:26:00.005-07:00

I finally got up the nerve to take and post some prenancy pictures. I am 27 week, or just about 7 months now. I didn't realize how big I was till I saw these pictures!

Crappy Halloweiner

2009-11-14T10:23:00.003-07:00

Our Halloween this year was full of the sickies. Jeff came down with bronchitis while I had an upper respiratory infection. We were so sick and bedridden for almost a week. We didn't want to pass out the sickies with candy so below are the signs we had to post...

ITS A BOY!!!

2009-10-03T18:41:00.006-07:00

Yesterday Jeff and I went to my 20 week utlrasound appointment and find out the gender of our baby. It was a really neat experience to see the baby. It is a healthy little boy, which makes us overjoyed!

Girls Camp 2009

2009-08-01T11:04:00.007-07:00

This was my 3rd year at girls camp, as a leader. It was hard going with morning sickness but I am so glad I went. I had a lot of fun, some great spiritual experiences, and grew some friendships. I had way too many goofy pictures to post on here but I did my best without putting too much up.

I did just get released from being YW President last week. It was a bitter-sweet moment. I have been doing it for 3 years and have enjoyed it, but will be grateful for the break! I love those YW!

The wonderful Young Women Leaders and Camp Leaders

The Gang and our banner

Our ward theme was Esther and Courageously Righteous (as Esther was)

Jeannine Skousen on LSD..just kiddn but she ws enthralled by the glow sticks

The older girls playing an innocent prank on the 1st years

Chubby bunny!

Our camp winner vs. another ward...their girl rocked us!

Team building challenge. The girls had to get therough the ropes without touching them. Paige got to dive into the girls arms.

More team building challenges

Dance Lessons

"My mom gave me a quarter" song done chin style

Broom ball with kiddie pool bases

Mattea, our shoeless wonder

GIrls trying to get their hands going opposite directions...trickier than it looks

More concentration

Archery!

Our sweet Becca in hot mamma heals!

Our skit on the story of Esther

The star of the skit

Ghettysburg

2009-08-01T10:40:00.007-07:00

This could have been the highlight of our trip to D.C. My mom, Jeff, and I drove a few hours to Pennsylvania to see Ghettysburg. We got there at 7pm, when the shop and exhibits were shutting down, but we did get to walk around and see the sites still. There was way too many monuments to remember which one was which. It was a very beautiful place to visit. We could have taken days to see the whole thing. We also got to see the house that Abraham Linclon finished the Ghettysburg Address in.

Pennsylvania Monument

I had some relative that faught from Pennsylvania. We tried looking for his name but there were thousands to go through. It was the biggest and coolest monument we saw. There were stairs inside it to go up and look out from ontop it.

Lincoln on the Pennsylvania Monument

View from ontop the Pennsylvania Monument...very pretty scenery

I believe this was the New York Monument

Monument about the Ghettysburg Address

Suspected place of the Ghettysburg Address

Mason's Monument

Memorial for Abraham Lincoln

Scenery picture...wish we had time to look for lead balls/bullets

Washington D.C. Temple

2009-08-01T10:21:00.006-07:00

Its no San Diego Temple but its pretty darn snazzy. Jeff went around the grounds and took some nice pictures while I sat down with my mom becuse I felt sick :). It would have been nice to have made time to go in but it was a great opportunity to just see it too.

Washington D.C. Smithsonian Museums

2009-08-01T09:51:00.004-07:00

Jeff and I went to almost all the Smithsonian Museums while we were visiting D.C. Some were well worth it and some were nice to say we went anyways. We went to the National Archives (Declaration, Bill of Rights...), Natural History Museum, Air and Space Museum, The Holocaust Museum, and The National Art Museum.

Declaration of Independence

This was so not worth it...as much of a history fan that I am. We waited about 2 hours in the blazing hot sun to get into a building where it was a maze to get to the exhibit, then we waited some more behind velvet ropes while another group was looking at the exhibits. When we finally got in, it was super dark to preserve the papers. We couldn't' use flash photography so our pictures all turned out bad, except the one above, and the papers were very faded. I was pretty bummed.

Romulus and Remus

Famous statue...I think it it called The Dancer...

I'm thinking...a model of The Thinker

Van Gough's self portrait

Jeff knows way more about the Air and Space Museum than I could imagine. He took tons of pictures but I don't know anything about the planes so I only posted a few. I believe this one is the awesome plane that Hitler built that if he built more could have won the war....interesting fact, according to Jeff.

Replica of a WWI bunker

Charles Lindbergh's plane, The Spirit of Saint Louis

The Hope Diamond

T-Rex!

Mammoth

Replica of a Blue Whale

Easter Island Head....Dumb dumb give me gum gum

Washington D.C. in June

2009-08-01T09:23:00.006-07:00

Jeff, my mom, and I went to Washington D.C. in June to visit my brother Bobby and to see the sites. Jeff and I spent a whole, very hot day, running around D.C. seeing the memorials and the buildings. I really enjoyed seeing all the history in EVERYTHING. Jeff and I suspect we walked over 8 miles that day alone. We had a blast, even thought we decided the bus tours would have been way better : ).

Capital Building
WWI Memorial

Korean War Memorial (very cool)

Korean War Memorial

View of Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool from Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial (quite a hike in the heat)

WWII Memorial (very huge and very cool)

Vietnam Memorial

White House

Jeff holding up the Washington Monument

Me holding up the Washington Monument

Washington Monument

My mom had a bridge named after her :)

Repelling

2009-06-21T12:29:00.003-07:00

On Friday the YW went camping overnight to certify in cooking for Girls Camp and to have fun together. On Saturday we went to Watson Lake and got to Repel. The girls had a blast and so did I :).

Garden Time

2009-06-06T12:14:00.003-07:00

Jeff has been working hard in our back yard lately. We have a pretty good sized garden, which is starting to sprout. The pond Jeff built last year is starting to really look nice as well. We have 3 turtles and a lot of goldfish in there. We have also been able to grow a billion roses on our 6 rose bushes out front. I posted pictures of part of our first clippings of the year.

Cutsies

2009-05-30T17:20:00.002-07:00

Belle was trying to sit like a human

Belle and one of babies (yes we finally decided to keep her) and her baby is bigger than her now

Nibbler being sleepy

Nibbler and Pondi on top of our clean laundry