Our crazy weekends!

We have had some fun and crazy weekends the past couple of weeks. Last weekend Grandpa Jim and Grandma Cindy came up to Idaho to visit and see the new addition to our family. They came up as soon as tax season would allow. It was a beautiful weekend and we spent A LOT of time outside! Jordan and Elly really loved playing with Grandpa and I'm sure they wore him out. He was a real trooper. Grandma Cindy read lots of books and put together a few puzzles while she was here, but mostly we just relaxed and enjoyed each others company. The kids didn't want them to leave.

This past weekend was a busy one. Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Charles came up from California, Aunt Julie came up from Texas, and Grandma White Hair came up from Georgetown. Aunt Julie really spoiled those kids (all the neices and nephews). She took them to Burger King for lunch on Saturday followed by playing at Blast Off. When we were done at Blast Off we went back to Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's for an un-birthday party. They had cake and ice-cream and presents. They had so much fun. They really enjoy having Aunt Julie come over. Can you see why??? They know they get spoiled when she comes! She also took each set of kids to have a sleep over each night that she was here. Jordan and Elly got to have their sleepover on Sunday night. Jordan was thrilled because he didn't have to go to school on Monday! We decided to bless Paige at church on Sunday since we had a lot of family here. It was very nice! I am glad we were able to do it then. After church we all met up at our house and had a luncheon. The kids love to get together with all of their cousins. Jordan LOVED playing around with Grandpa Charles, he is such a big kid. It was really fun to visit with everyone! We love having everyone around! It is just so much fun.

We want you all to know that we love you and we are grateful that you could all come up and visit!

We hope you can come again soon! Also, we want you to know we would LOVE to have anyone who wants to come visit!

Grandma and Grandpa Taylor visit Paige

Grandma and Grandpa have come to see Paige before, but unfortunately I have not gotten any pictures until today. She is changing so much everyday. She is such a sweetie, and she is so beautiful. Here are some recent pictures.

More pictures and the Horror story!

WOW! Jordan and Elly just love their baby sister. They love her so much they don't want her to be left alone. Apparently she needs CONSTANT attention. It is going to be an adjustment, but well eventually get the hang of it. Unfortunately we will never get the hang of what I am about to tell you.

Yesterday, we were on our way home from the ward Easter activity. The kids were being good in the back seat and the next thing that we heard from Elly was "I shared my candy with Paige". Uh Oh... Yep. She sure did! She started choking and I immediately jumped into the back seat to try to remove it. I thought it was a sweet tart. I felt nothing but knew she was still choking. Ryan pulled over and jumped out of the car. He unbuckled her pulled her out and beat on her back. It dislodged the candy and he was able to sweep it out! What a scare. She is only 2 days old and already we have had a scare. YIKES! We are in for an adventure. Here's what Elly said after the ordeal. "I just want to be a good Big sister". We explained to her that she absolutely cannot give the baby ANYTHING!

Introducing Paige Sarah Taylor!

First of all... I know Paige Sarah sounds funny at first, but I promise, it grows on you. Let me tell you the story. Jordan thought we were going to have a boy before we found out and he said we were going to call him Jacob (I don't know where he comes up with the names, because if he knew anyone with the name he wouldn't use it) Well when we told him we were going to have a girl, he said "Well, we won't name him Jacob then, but we'll call her Sarah". He would not go for any other name. We tried to convince him otherwise and he just kept telling us well I'll still call her Sarah. We finally told him that we could use Sarah for the middle name, and he was okay with that. So... Paige Sarah it is!

Anyways... Here are the specifics.

Name: Paige Sarah
Born: April 9, 2009
Weight: a whopping 8lbs 11oz (she's our biggest baby)
Length: 20 3/4 inches
Time: 9:20 pm

This was the easiest delivery I have ever had and I would even do it over. I went to the doctors that morning for my check-up and my doctor told me I was already dilated to a 4 and thinned. He then proceeded to strip my membranes. He said I would probably go into labor in a few hours. He said if I didn't contract then he could induce me at the hospital across the street, which was not my preference. The one I wanted to deliver in was Mountain view, but the rooms were full. Heavenly Father must have known what was needed for me. Well, I had a few regular contractions and then they just stopped. I went into EIRMC (the hospital) at 5:00 pm. I was going there to be induced since my contractions were not regular. They gave me my IV at about 5:30 and then started me on PIT at about 6:00. They had checked me and said I was dilated to a 5 and that they would go ahead and get the anesthesiologist there to give me my epidural, even though I had not felt any pain. They told me "why should you have to feel it?" Bless that nurse. I felt only one contraction before I had my epidural. No pain!!! YAY!!! I watched tv and visited with Ryan and it was very nice. The doctor couldn't come break my water until 8:30 so we just sat around. He did get there at 8:30 and broke my water, at 9:00 I was feeling pressure and was ready to push. Luckily, the doctor hadn't left yet! I pushed a couple of times and at 9:20 she was here. I have been up and going ever since! Thank-you To the nurses and doctors that I had. I had the best experience ever!

Here are some pics of our beautiful baby girl. By the way... if I look like a monster in any of the pictures it is because I have pink eye and it looks terrible!

My Little Princess

Elly just LOVES getting ready for church. She likes dresses. Whenever she puts a dress on, she twirls around to make her dress spin. She is always so giddy. Today I took a couple of pics to show you just how "girl" she is!

Happy #5 Birthday Jordan!!!

WOW! I can't believe my baby boy is 5 already! Where has the time gone? It just amazes me that I am going to have a child going to kindergarten. I guess they have to grow up sometime!

What to say about Jordan??? Well... he is quite the character. He is always amusing someone, even if that someone is himself. He is such a good big brother, although sometimes he is too big of a help, he always wants to be the "boss". We have to remind him that he has to worry about himself. I do appreciate all that he does. He cleans his room by himself, and he is even learning to make the bed. He helps me all the time. He loves to teach Elly new things and I am sure that when Paige gets here, he'll be helping and teaching her as well.

I wouldn't trade Jordan for the world. He is such a good boy. I love him so much and I really do appreciate all of his efforts.

Happy Birthday Kiddo!

We had a nice "Transformers" Birthday party for him. He keeps telling me that it was the best birthday ever. Thanks to all of you who called him, or came over! He loved it. He really has wonderful family and friends! Thanks again!

Our new toy!!!

So, we have been wanting to get a boat and have been looking for a few months. Well, the search is over! We found a 1991 Bayliner Capri down in Boise. Ryan took his dad and they headed down to Boise to pick it up. What a day that was! When they were coming home they got caught in snow storm, and by the time they got back to Idaho Falls, it looked like they had run into an ice storm. The boat was covered in ice. That must have been quite the sight. Pulling a boat through snow! But we got it for a good deal and we can hardly wait until it is warm enough to take her out on the water. We are very excited. If anyone wants to come play with us, we'd love to have ya!

Jordan's first attempt at taking a picture

I was asked to post a picture of my pregnant self, well I couldn't take one of myself and Ryan wasn't here, so I decided to let Jordan take a stab at it. He did pretty good. SO here it is. Me at
7 1/2 months pregnant. I will post some better ones when I have a chance!

Brian Regan!

A while back I bought tickets for Ryan and I to go see this comedian, Brian Regan. He is so funny! and best of all he is not vulgar or crude. It is good, clean humor. So tonight we are off to go see him live in Blackfoot! I am so excited! It should be entertaining and a chance for Ryan and I to go on a date without the kids. YAY!

Here is a link to show you just one of his acts. He sure makes me laugh.

http://www.brian-regan.com/videos/IWotM/part1.html

Bring Back Corporal Punishment in Schools???

Okay... so I have a story for ya! On Thursday we had a teacher who called in sick. Her sub was just a small little Hispanic lady who seemed very nice. As other teachers from the building walked by the classroom they noticed that it was very quiet and thought, WOW! That sub has great control of the classroom. (This class is a very noisy class, and very obnoxious, and it is not the teacher's fault, they are a hard class) Anyways... We all thought "We need to have this lady come sub more often cause she really knows how to get a hold on the class." Well, the next morning a few of the kids from the class came up to their teacher and said that the sub spanked one of the boys in the class. At first she thought "Yeah Right" but then, more students told her the same thing. She finally decided that she needed to ask some of the more "reliable" kids in the class. She pulled them all separately and they looked as if they might cry as they told her what they had seen. Come to find out, the woman pulled the boy out of his chair and spanked him hard, "Like a mom would spank you if you were in trouble" said one of the students. No wonder the class was so well behaved. They were scared out of their wits! So I say if we can use corporal punishment we might just have some well behaved classes. Cause let's face it... the kids nowadays (with some exceptions of course) are disrespectful and they are "hard". We don't have the parental support that we need, the kids don't listen, a lot of them are mean. So now to finish the story... the teacher has to file a report. But, here's the sad thing, When the boy went home and told his mom that the sub spanked him, his mom just said "That wasn't very nice was it?" She didn't do anything about it! Sad huh?

Playing in the Snow!

Today was such a good day! We woke up and it was beautiful, the snow was falling and everything was covered in a white blanket. It was perfect. So we made breakfast, and decided to venture outside to have some snow fun! We started by building a snowman family. It was neat because this was actually the first snowman that I have built (at least that I remember). Yeah... CRAZY, I know! After we built our family Jordan and I made snow angels, (it is kinda hard to get up from the snow without ruining it! I don't know how they make perfect ones in the movies). During this time we were throwing snowballs at each other, and then to top off the morning we went to the school behind our house and went sledding down the hill. It was so much fun.


We came home, ate lunch, and then put the kids down for a nap. after they woke up, we cleaned up the house in preparation for the kids to have a babysitter that night. We went on an adult dinner to Ruby River to celebrate my birthday! It was very relaxing. It is nice to have some adult interaction for a change, without the constant pulling and trying to entertain children throughout! My birthday present from Ryan was a WII Fit. I LOVE IT! I have used it everyday since getting it. In fact the whole family enjoys it. Hopefully it will help me lose some weight, or at least get toned. I need it!

Anyways... It was a wonderful day! Thank you all for making my birthday Wonderful!

Christmas continued....

Jordan and Elly Playing Nice for a change!
They are being goofy!

This is Elly and Kayla playing nicely in
the skirts that Aunt Yolanda made for them! (so cute!)


Christmas Morning! The kids
showing off their goods from Santa!


We really loved being in California and visiting everybody. It was so much fun and I am so glad that we were able to squeeze in a family picture (We missed you Todd and family!!!) The kids really loved being able to spend time with their cousins. They sure do have fun together, and boy when they all get together they are filled with more energy than usual (That's saying that they are pretty WILD, because they are ALWAYS filled with energy) We were lucky... We were able to make it to the Harrison family Christmas party as well as the Gardner family Christmas party, so we got to see family that we don't normally get to see. It was nice to get together! Thank-you for letting us come and visit! We sure did have fun! You guys are welcome to come to Idaho whenever your schedule will permit you to! You will always have a place to stay!

Christmas in California

I know I'm a little late, but I figure, Better late than never! I didn't have my camera with me most of the time, so I didn't get a lot of pictures (BUMMER!) But I did at least get some pictures of the kids on Christmas morning! Jordan got Bumblebee from Transformers (just what he wanted) and Elly got a Barbie (what a girl! she was asking for one).

Our Baby girl's room

When we got back from California, I decided I wanted a project. So, I decided to start getting the baby's room ready while I still felt like doing it! I knew I wanted it to be brown and pink, but not too pink. So I decided to do the walls chocolate brown and tan and then have pink accents. I pained and then I looked for a cute bedding that would look good. Here is what I came up with.