The Garland's

growing up

2012-02-19T15:52:00.000-08:00

Has it really been since November that I posted something?! Well the kids are growing up, and too fast. I feel sad that they are growing so fast because I cant baby them anymore. I love my babies. But Elliott said to be grateful that they are growing. Which is true. Cole is still in preschool and its going great. He is able to write all his alphabets, and is starting to understand the sounds. He loves to fight and wrestle with any older kid he can find. He had a hole in his tooth and we talked to a friend of ours who is a Pediatric Dentist and said he needs that taken care of. So we had to go to Children's and they had to put him under. Turns out he had 8 cavities and an absest on the tooth with the hole, so it had to be pulled. He did a great job at the hospital and recovered so fast. It always amazes me how quick little ones recover.

Miss Princess Isabel is just as pretty as they can get! She is just so girly! Loves her My Little Ponies her cousin, I mean Santa, gave her. She is totally potty trained! She is attached to my hip and wants me to hold her all the time.

Brooke is 10 months now and is crawling everywhere! She is walking around furniture. She is still the best baby. Goes right to sleep when I put her in bed. Doesn't cry and scream when she is hungry or poopy. She is so pleasant!

As for Elliott and I, we are starting to train for our Survival Run at the end of April.

News

2011-11-21T14:59:00.001-08:00

So Elliott quit his job and has had a few interviews. Hopefully
by the time everyone gets this he will have another job. So he has been taking it easy and “recuperating”.
I’m trying to stay afloat in the house work. It is never ending and never clean. Got to
see the Twilgiht marathon with Whitney and we had a blast. Trying to sell
Pampered Chef, but its not going so well.
My best customers have almost everything now. Thanks Mom and Lindsey.
Cole is in preschool and loving it and doing so well. He is
getting excited to start Kindergarden next year.
Izzie finally is potty trained.
Its been 2 days that she hasn’t had any poop accidents. Only takes a pacifier at night now. She loves to sing and dance lately, its so
cute!
Brooke is 7 months now, has 2 teeth. She is rolling all over the place, sitting
up, and now getting on all fours. She
will be crawling soon. Finally sleeps all night. We have her in our closet still since Izzie
still wakes up screaming. That’s it for
us. Cant wait for the holidays. I just loving being around yall! See you soon!

Stay'n Alive

2011-08-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

Poor Brooke!

I think Izzie is trying to get rid of her baby sister.

For the past couple weeks I have found Izzie being to rough with Brooke.

2 Sundays ago Cole and Izzie had a bath and were still in there towels. Brooke was laying on the floor in my room. When I got out of the shower I saw Izzie over Brooke. Brooke wasn't making a sound and I couldn't see her because Izzie's towel was covering both of them. I pulled Izzie off of Brooke and she was blue. Scared me to death. I guess Izzie was sitting on her chest to where she couldnt breath.

A couple days later she was giving her a kiss and was to hard and bit her. It was very deep.

Wednesday she put a plastic coin in her mouth and she was gagging on it.

Thursday Izzie was playing in dirt and decided to put some dirt on her baby sisters head.

Friday she put a balloon in her mouth. I was doing dishes and luckily looked up in time.

At the lake yesterday with Lindsey and the Fousts, Brooke was laying on blankets under an umbrella and through sand on her. Poor girl, just trying to stay alive.

I guess Izzie thinks since she isn't the smallest now, she can pick on Brooke.

Potty

2011-05-26T18:27:00.000-07:00

Izzie has been wonderful these last couple days. She has been so helpful when I ask. She is even been potty training herself. Yesterday after nap she woke up and wanted her diaper off and went potty. She went all by herself and didn't want her diaper back on. So after awhile I put underwear on her and she stayed dry the rest of the night. When she needed to pee she just went all by herself, didn't say a word. Today she went poop all by herself too. Although I had to wipe her, she is doing wonderfully.

New Addition

2011-05-22T08:26:00.000-07:00

Brooke Celine Garland

April 19, 2011 at 12:23 pm

7 lbs 11 oz, 19 inches long

I had been waiting to go into labor any day. At week 38 I was 3 cm dilated. At the end of week 39 Dr Reyes stretch my membranes to see if anything would happen and nothing did so we scheduled an induction on the exact date of my 40 weeks. He was worried she would be big since I had gestational diabetes. I was cramping a lot after he stretch my membranes so I thought I would go into labor that day. But Tuesday the 19th came and we checked into the hospital at 6am and they got us situated in a room. I got prepped with IVs and monitored the baby's heart. By 9 the doctor came in and broke my water and we waited to see if anything would happen and it didn't. So at 10:30 they gave me pitocin and waited again. Contractions started and they started hard and fast. I remembered how hard they were with Cole and told them to get me an epidural. 11:30 I got the epidural and felt so much better. Contractions were so close together by 12 I was at a 10 and Dr Reyes came. I pushed 3 times and she came out. The cord was around her neck, but she was fine. Elliott filmed her coming out for me. Its such a miracle. It took her awhile to warm up, so she was under some heating light. We didn't have a name when she came out, but by day 2 Elliott came up with Brooke and Coren mentioned Celine since that's my favorite singer. So here she is. She has been a great baby and the kids just adore her. Izzie is always saying, "Hold it, Brooke" and "kisses". Its so cute!

For those who have weak stomachs don't look at this next picture:

On March 24th we decided to go to the park with Natasha and Giovanny. I was going to walk but Natasha said lets drive. So we played at the park by our house for a little while. Cole was playing with some older boys and after a few mins we heard him screaming and saw him running towards us. Since I was so pregnant I couldn't move very fast, so Natasha went after him and yelled, "He's bleeding." When I got to him I could see the gash was very deep. I said we have to go to the ER now. So I grabbed a wipe from Natasha's bag and put it over his head and we packed the kids up in the car drove by my house to get my purse and drove to the hospital. I tried to call Elliott 4 times and he finally called me back and said, " This better be an emergency" and I said it was to meet us at the hospital. He was having a check up from his nose. We waited in the ER about an hour before they first saw us. Then another hour for check in. Then another hour till the doctor saw us. Natasha took Izzie and Giovanny to our house while we were getting stitches. They put some numbing gel in his cut then about 30 mins later came and stitched his head. He was freaking out, screaming and crying. He got 4 stitches and his first tetanus shot. My wonderful parents showed up and Cole was so glad to see them. Needless to say Cole got ice cream at 9 o'clock when we got home. All this from chasing after some older boys, tripping and falling on the balance beam.

On March 3rd Elliott had surgery on his nose and tonsils. He had been waking up every morning with migraines because he wasn't able to breath very well.

Girls room

2011-03-04T18:25:00.000-08:00

My mom and sisters gave me such a sweet gift and are redoing the kids rooms. Cole has his own room now and is sleeping in his grandpa Tim's old bed. And the girls will share a room. Izzie has started to sleep in the toddler bed and has no problems at all. I'm amazed that she doesn't cry or get out. Luckily she doesn't know how to open the door yet. Here is the before picture: And after:

Snow Baby

2011-02-11T07:28:00.000-08:00

When we got the sonogram the nurse thought she already looked cute and I can see she already has chubby cheeks.

I'm 29 weeks here.

It was a nice day out and I made us smoothies. Kids love pretending they are asleep.

I have been craving homemade ice cream for awhile and since it has raw eggs I cant eat it. But when we tried snow cream, YUMMY. It tastes just like homemade ice cream. Thanks Codi!

We tried to play outside when it snowed last week, but the kids were just too cold.

Yesterday was a crazy day! On the way to take Cole to preschool we ran out of gas. Of course on one of the coldest days we have ever had. But the police came and tried to help. I told her my friend was going to get gas for me and should be back in a little bit. She said she could either try and push me out of the way since we were blocking traffic right after an icy bridge, or she would have to call a tow truck that I would have to pay for. So I said just push me. She then told me they are not liable for any damage to my car. So she pushed me and a light was coming up that I had to turn at and she was pushing really fast. I tried to turn and it was icy when I was turning. I thought we were going to flip over. It was so scary. We were finally out of the way and I got some gas from my friend. Then Cole went to preschool and Izzie and I went grocery shopping. After nap we went to meet Elliott at the doctor to get a consult to have surgery on his nose. Then we took flowers and visited Big Mom at the hospital since she is having surgery on her ankle. After we went to visit Big Dad at the Rehab center. They both seem to be going down hill fast. While I was getting the kids out of the car to see him, the car was in park and was turned off and it all of a sudden started sliding forward. I jumped in the car to make sure it was in park and threw on the E brake. Scared me to death, luckily Cole was out of the way and Izzie was in her seat. After the visit it was to slick for me to back up out of the parking spot so Elliott came to help. We had dinner at On The Border. What a crazy day!

Conversations with Cole:

Cole: "Mom, I changed my attitude"

Me: "How did you change your attitude?"

Cole: while pointing to his head, "I thought really hard, and changed my attitude."

Yesterday Izzie was really upset and getting spankings and Cole said,

"Mom, dont give Izzie anymore spankings." "Its ok Izzie. Calm down. Take a deep breath."

He can be such a sweet brother sometimes.

End of journal entry!

Good Times

2011-02-06T18:41:00.000-08:00

While my siblings where here, us girls made Christmas candy that was delicious! Played games, a lot. I love Christmas time because we spend a lot of time with all of our family and play tons of games with my family. We had a great Christmas, just wish it wouldnt end so soon. E surprised me with Utah State clothes. New Years's Eve our family and Lindsey went to stay at the Holly Lake condo. We shot fireworks at some random land close to my parents new land. We stayed up till 1 playing games and snacking. In the morning we met up with my parents, Brycen, and the Rod's to look at the new land and had BBQ in town.

I am on medicaid now so we got an ultrasound as a family. The nurse told Elliott what the sex was while Izzie and I checked out. Elliott told my mom and she told my dad. About a week later mom and dad came to watch the kids and he looked at the ultrasound and asked, "Are they 100% sure its a girl?" So he blew the secret and I found out. We are excited to have another girl. They put the due date at April 23rd. I'm hoping she will hold out till May.

New

2010-12-12T19:45:00.000-08:00

I finally updated the profile picture. It was taken with a great camera at work's Christmas party. We all finally look pretty good.
I'm 22 weeks pregnant now and feeling good. I love feeling the baby kick. Its all just such a miracle. I went on Thursday to get my pregnancy verified for Medicaid and went for free at this Christian clinic. They are mostly there for women who are scared and don't know what to do with the baby they weren't planing on. So she had to ask me all sorts of questions to make sure I was ok. I was able to see and hold a rubber baby that is actual size and weight of the baby right now. It just really touched me how having a baby is truly a miracle and how much Heavenly Father has played in our lives. The lady was so sweet and as I was about to leave, she said a prayer for me, the baby and our family. The blessings she asked for just made me cry. I'm truly grateful for my blessings.

Papa and Cole were playing and papa said something about how he couldn't play to hard because "Papa is old". And my cute Cole said, "Coley is new". We all thought that was so funny.

On a side note, I cant wait for my siblings to come home for Christmas. Just wish we could see Whitney too.

Halloween

2010-11-08T08:18:00.000-08:00

We had an eventful Halloween weekend. First Friday night when Elliott was on his way home from work, Cole tripped over a pillow and smacked his eye on the table. It didn't sound to bad until he turned around with his hand over his eye and blood was gushing out. I called Elliott and told him to rush home, that Cole's eye might need stitches. Luckily it stopped bleeding pretty quick. It was deep and gave him a black eye. A week later it has healed pretty fast. Thank goodness we didn't get stitches.
Then Monday night we had out of town friends over for hamburgers and Cole was on a chair washing his hands in the kitchen sink and he lost his balance. He landed head first on the tile. He was screaming and crying for a couple hours. I gave him aspirin and put ice on his head. He was pale and was not himself. An hour later he threw up. He must of had a mild concussion. He is doing better now and back to his normal self.

For Halloween, Elliott's boss invited us to go Trick or Treating with them. So they had a few neighbors that went with us. Izzie found a cute friend real quick. We walked for about an hour and got some candy, then came back to their house for pizza and watch some of the Rangers game.

Our ward had Trunk or Treat Saturday. You cant see but I have the red slippers on. I was Dorothy, Cole was the lion and Izzie was the witch. I think there were 3 wards there because we came home with a ton of candy!

On a pregnancy note, I'm finally feeling better. For like a month I had huge headaches from 1-6pm and had no energy. The baby is making room now because I have a belly since 14 weeks.

Sports

2010-10-10T20:17:00.000-07:00

We had a busy week last week with sports. We were able to go to the Stars game and brought the kids. They did so good that we were able to stay the whole game. Wednesday night we play softball and almost won our first game.

We went to the Rangers game and brought Cole and he enjoyed it. He just loves sports. Natasha and Jay came with us too.

Elliott loves to do father-son stuff with Cole. He took him fishing on our Bishop's land, but didn't catch anything. Cole was invited to go look at Elliott's cousin's horse and loved it. Still talks about it a month later.

2010-09-24T13:10:00.000-07:00

We have had our bunny, George for about a month now. For some reason Izzie is the only person that he will let pet and play with him. She is having so much fun with him. He has escaped twice now but luckily Elliott has found and caught him. We plan on getting 2 chick this weekend. Starting our own little farm in the city.

Another note: we are pregnant and due April 19th. Haven't been to the doctor yet, trying to find insurance.

Summer part 1

2010-08-11T13:50:00.000-07:00

I went for a big chance this summer and got bangs. They are hard to get used to, especially in this hot summer. Whitney and Rob got sealed and we were all able to be there. The next morning we woke up and took family pictures with my dad's truck.

Then we went on our family trip. We drove to AR to stay in this huge house. It was right on the edge of his mountain and over looked the lake. We were able to play games every night. One night we played minute to win it, the next night we played a kind of an acting game, the next night we played our annual huge game with lots of games. The first day we took a hike and got lost. It was suppose to take us 45 mins. But ended up taking us 2 1/2 hours. It was so hot and we had to climb a lot. We were exhausted. The second day we went to the lake. The house had a pool table that Brycen stayed at most of the time. We all took turns cooking and cleaning. We had to take Elliott to the airport on the way home so he could fly to Houston for work. Lindsey rode with us in our car most of the time. Love you Linds, your the best.

I want to congratulate my good friends Miriam and Jenny on their new babies. What a blessing babies are!

Summer part 2

2010-08-11T13:40:00.001-07:00

Elliott had to travel for work through June and July and we were able to go with him to Boiser City. We stayed for 3 days and the hotel was wonderful. They loved the huge bath tub and the swimming pool. They had so much fun in the pool. Cole had his own little bed when we put the 2 chairs together.

For my birthday Elliott surprised me with my family and his parents coming over to Miriam and Andrew's house. We had yummy cheesecake and went down their street to watch the McKinney fireworks.

Izzie had her first haircut by her aunt Whitney. And I totally forgot to save her hair. She did a great job sitting still.

Summer part 3

2010-08-11T13:31:00.000-07:00

Cole's birthday was the 7th and he is now 3. He got to go fishing with his daddy then had donuts for breakfast then we went to the lake with the only person he wanted for his birthday, Ben. We jet skied and had fun at the lake. Then Sunday we went to my parents for dinner and had cake and ice cream and he hit his pinata. He talks non stop now. He surprises me everyday with his sentences. He has been potty trained for about 6 months now and is doing awesome. He knows his alphabet and lower and uppercase. He might be starting preschool this fall. I'm such a proud mom. He takes good care of his sister when he isn't bugging her.

slow poke

2010-08-09T18:38:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't updated in a long time. I'm slowly working on it. I have a ton of pictures to put up. Hopefully by the end of this week I will have it done.

Bahamas and Izzie's 1rst birthday

2010-04-13T19:31:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our cruise. We got to do things we have been wanting to do for a long time. We went snorkeling twice.

We went deep sea fishing and Elliott caught yellow snapper and a trigger fish. As you can see in the picture I'm up chucking over the side. It was a horrible 4 hours. We went para sailing, it was cool. We saw tons of jellyfish, I did not want to put my feet in the ocean. We ate like kings, so of course I gained all my weight back that I lost.

Izzie turned one yesterday and our family came over to celebrate. She has 3 teeth now and it taking steps by herself. Cant believe the year has already come and gone.

Easter

2010-04-01T19:39:00.001-07:00

We celebrated Easter a week early since we will be on a cruise ship to the Bahamas. My mom gave the kids cute Easter outfits and they did a Easter egg hunt. Cole loved coloring the eggs. Izzie took her first step yesterday and got her top tooth in Tuesday and she is almost one. Cant believe it. Cole is talking up a storm and is fully potty trained. I'm so proud of him. His hair is getting so long again, we have so many comments on how cute his hair is.

Doctors visits

2010-03-14T16:07:00.000-07:00

Cole had his first dentist appointment and was so ready and did great. Except the stupid lady didn't do anything but look. Is that normal? They don't clean teeth anymore? Elliott or I didn't get our teeth cleaned either and we were/are mad about that. So we are going to go to another dentist in a couple months.

I forgot to blog that we went to the cardiologist in January. The pediatrician found a murmur and the cardiologist said she has an opening that should have closed soon after she was born. She also has a valve that is smaller than it should be. The Doctor said she will be fine, they will monitor her every year. Didn't think they made little baby gowns. She is so cute!

My in-laws have sold the farm and we went out twice in a month for "one last time". We had a blast. We are going to miss it out there so much. Especially Cole, he will miss the potato launcher.

Stairs

2010-02-11T13:04:00.000-08:00

Busted Ear

2010-02-11T12:29:00.000-08:00

Winter

2010-02-11T09:47:00.001-08:00

We are loving the snow right now. It is 6 inches and still snowing.

I have such great helpers. One morning I told Cole to go tell Izzie good morning. He climbed in her bed and they were quiet for awhile so I fell back to sleep and they were too quiet, so I went to see what was going on. He was taking apart her Mobil. But they were playing so good. They also wanted to help with the laundry.

Elliott's work went ice skating and Cole had fun, but had a hard time learning to skate.

We finally raked our leaves and Cole was messing it all up, at least I got a cute picture of him

Children of mine

2010-01-19T11:39:00.000-08:00

I want to apologize to all my friends and family for not keeping in touch with y'all. I don't check facebook anymore and I haven't looked at blogs for awhile. So congrats Dustin on your band tour, hope it went well. Sorry to hear about Dexter and Connor, I hope they are doing better. And Congratulations to Julia with the new baby. I hope to see y'all soon. This is what is keeping me busy:

Feliz Navidad

2009-12-17T19:23:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas from The Garlands!

We have been truly blessed this year with Elliott's great job at Raising Cane's, with a wonderful home, clothes, and food, with our health, and with 2 beautiful sweet kids, and so much more. We could not have had such a good year without the help of our kind Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. I'm grateful for this time of year to remember and celebrate his birth. What a wonderful example he is for us, to be perfect and not sin. I know that our Savior suffered for our sins and died so that we might live with him and Heavenly Father again. I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! With much Love!

Pictures

2009-11-30T13:57:00.001-08:00

I have left the kitchen a couple times and came back and Cole was feeding Izzie. Like here, she has a donut in her mouth.

After a year, I have finally finished our bathroom. To see the before picture you will have to go back a year in our blog. But Elliott fixed the leak and put sheet rock up and taped and bedded it. Then I had to take off the popcorn ceiling, tape and bed some more, sand, tape and bed, sand again, float the ceiling, then Natasha and I painted the whole bathroom white. Elliott replaced the faucet and the toilet lid and it looks wonderful! You should see it. I'm so proud of myself for learning and doing so much!

November 3rd: If you cant tell Cole needed stitches. He lost his balance and smacked his head on our fireplace. I didn't think it was that bad when he first did it. Then I looked at it and it was deep and bleeding. Luckily it wasn't on his face, so we just put liquid bandage on it. Now it looks fine.

Halloween

2009-11-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

I have been extremely busy or extremely lazy on doing anything on the computer lately. So here is Halloween. Poor Elliott had to work right as we went out trick or treating, so he didn't get to come. We helped out our new, wonderful friends Miriam and Andrew move into their house all day so we just trick or treated around their neighborhood. Cole had a great time. He went into a few people's houses since this was he first time really trick or treating. He got a good stash, but didn't get to eat much since we has really sick.

And my camera is totally broken so I have to take pictures on my new phone or on our video camera. So one of these days I will add them too.

We had Thanksgiving this year at the Cline's and the food was the best food I have had with Elliott's family. It was sad not being with my family for this first time, so I hope they had a good Thanksgiving.

Out of Town

2009-10-28T15:10:00.000-07:00

Last week I was able to drive up to Oklahoma and watch my nephews. The drive up was great, Cole and Isabel slept 3 hours. Cole was just getting over the flu or swine flu not sure which one, so he still had a cough and was taking medicine which is not fun trying to trick him to drink it. Xander and Cole, who are 9 months apart could not get along for even 5 minute without hitting, biting or yelling. That was the worst part of it. I was just thankful Izzie and Blayne were so good. Zach cooked for us the whole time and it was absolutely wonderful. (Thanks Zach!) All in all, I loved being with my family.
We got back Thursday night and Friday night Elliott and I went to an awesome Halloween party. He dressed up as a hockey player, and I didn't dress up.
Saturday morning we left for the farm to go camping. We went to an auto show, launched a toy rocket (which was my favorite part), ate delicious brisket and chicken that my wonderful brother-in-law smoked (Thanks Brian!), rode dirt bikes, and ate smores. The kids did awesome. I had tons of blankets so they wouldn't freeze, and they were probably hot and Cole slept all night. It was a great weekend, the weather was perfect and it was great spending time with the in-laws.

On a journal note: I was changing Izzie on the changing table yesterday, I turned around to put the diaper in the trash and she rolled off and landed on her back. It is 4 feet off the ground. She cried for about 10 mins and I cried for over an hour. I was so worried and so mad at myself. I felt horrible. Luckily my friend called me soon after and I told her what happened and she said I could take her to her husband who is a chiropractor and he checked her out and said she was ok. That gave me such a piece of mind. I guess Heavenly Father had whispered to her that I needed help. I'm so glad that my prayers are answered!

Hair

2009-10-07T12:18:00.000-07:00

Cole's hair was just getting to long, I had to cut it. Now he looks like a little boy.

The weather has cooled down a bit, so now we take bike rides. Izzie is having a hard time sitting up, but she will get used to it. Going on a bike ride is Cole's incentive for going potty and staying dry all day. He has been doing a great job. Funny story though: Last night he did his nightly routine of brushing his teeth, going potty, saying prayers, reading books and going to bed. A few minutes later he comes out and says, "Potty". I said no you just went. He came out again and said, "Potty". I told him if he wanted to go he could do it himself. We didn't hear a peep from him again. Awhile later Elliott went to the bathroom and found Cole's diaper and P.J. bottoms on the floor and a certain something in the toilet. Elliott went to look at Cole and he had his blanket on him, and nothing underneath. It was so funny. I couldn't believe he went by himself.

Izzie has moved to the high chair now since she has been trying to escape the bouncy chair. We are starting her on cereal this week. She has also graduated from her bath tub. We are going to use the blow up duck bath tub this week since she kicks so much in her other tub. I will post a video later.

Where is Cole? Need I say more?!

I'm working 8 hours a week for my dad at the shop, so that has been a nice break from the kids. Natasha has been watching them and thank goodness hasn't gone insane yet. Thanks Tash!

Lastly, seems like a ton of my friends and family are having babies.

So congratulations to you all!

Happy Birthday, Cole!

2009-08-09T19:54:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Cole is already 2. Time has really flown by. He is talking so much lately. I have taken away his pacifier for good, he still asks for it and probably wakes up at night because of it. He wakes up at least once a night right now calling for "Mama". We will start working on potty training pretty soon. Every now and then he says, "Potty" and we run real fast and he poops on the toilet.

July

2009-07-27T15:13:00.001-07:00

Another journal page for the Garland family:

July started off with a downer of me turning 30. The nice part was that I got to spend it with my family. All my family was here except Whitney. We had breakfast with our ward and Cole was in bike parade.

My grandmother sent me the letter "C" in a painting to go on the kids wall and it was all in popcorn and Cole and Xander had so much fun with it.

Later in the evening Cole was so dirty that I threw him out in his diaper with the hose and Xander joined in and they filled their diapers up with water. We made a bet to see whose diaper would fall off first. Of course Cole won.

Sunday the 5th Isabel was blessed so some of Elliott's family was there, my grandparents and uncle, and Elliott's co-worker and wife came also. She looked so cute in the dress.

Then my parents took us all to Branson. My parents left Friday afternoon and we left at 5am on Saturday, hoping the kids would still be asleep and since it was cooler. Didn't work, they stayed awake for awhile.

Saturday evening we saw a kind of chuck wagon show. It rained everyday we were there.

Sunday we went to church and tried to play games, but it was difficult with 5 kids under 3.

Monday we went to Silver Dollar City. The first day was frustrating because Izzie wouldn't eat or sleep so she cried a lot of the time. If she wasn't eating the other 2 babies were, so we didn't get to do a whole lot. I did get to ride this ride called The Swing and it was so much fun.

Tuesday since it was raining in the morning the boys couldn't go golfing till the afternoon. Us girls got to have a massage which was very relaxing.

Wednesday my family went to see church history sites, but my family and Lindsey went back to Silver Dollar City. It was so much better this time because I found a nursing room that was so nice and cool and Izzie actually ate and slept. We got to see a great stomp like show, Cole got to ride his first ride, and I rode another fun roller coaster.

Thursday we went to the lake and swam and rode the jet ski. We all got burnt and I was sore from tubing.

Friday we drove home.

One of the days we were in Branson we went down town and went shopping. I got some fudge and saltwater taffy and we went to the 5 and 10 store and it was so neat to see all the junk there, we spent $60. We stopped by the Bass Pro Shop and the boys got to watch the fish. Elliott spent a lot of time there that week because he tried to go fishing like 5 times and never caught anything. He was so frustrated.

Sunday Lindsey left back for Utah, after a long hard decision she took Cole with her on the plane. I was so nervous and cried when he got on the plane.

We left on Monday and drove to Utah. Isabel did really good and so did Giovanny. We got to Provo on Tuesday afternoon and hung out at Brycen's. We ate out at my new favorite restaurant. Zupa's. It has such great salad and sandwiches, just wish they had one in Texas. While we were there Whitney did my hair we went shopping and we stayed with Zach's wife's family and absolutely loved it. The bed was so comfy and had the best breakfast with them. I didn't want to leave. Thursday night was Whitney and Rob's reception. It was nice, got to see a few old family friends. Cole loved to play on the playground in front of Lindsey's apartment, it was right on the foothill of the mountain.

The drive home was actually pretty good. I was really surprised Cole did good. In his sleep he was dancing though, it was so funny.

Thanks Mom and Dad for the wonderful trips! I didn't want to come home.

Our Saturday

2009-06-22T14:52:00.000-07:00

So this Saturday we had a ward picnic and Cole had to play sports and in the water. He for sure is going to be a baseball player or basketball player.

Then we took the boat out with Elliott's parents and I just love little babies in bathing suits. Izzie looks so cute!

Cole rode with Elliott on the tube and he loved it.

Back in March I planted my garden and Bluebonnets in my yard. The Bluebonnets finally grew. They are my favorite flowers. I'm so excited. Even if it is only a few.

Last but not least, we weren't sure how we were going to take Izzie out since we didn't have a babysitter, we tried Cole's old life jacket on and it worked perfect. She loved floating in the bathtub, it was so funny. It you look closely she kicks herself off the wall.

I'm A Big Kid Now

2009-06-11T19:28:00.000-07:00

I bought a training toilet a couple weeks ago and Cole has been trying it out. He wakes up and say, "Potty". So I take him and he sits for a little bit and nothing. But when he poops he tells me he has to "potty" but we never make it on time. I also bought him some Elmo underwear since he loves Elmo and he wore them for a little bit.

We are on week 2 of Cole sleeping in a toddler bed. The first night was a long one. Every night since then has gotten better. He has done some funny things while sleeping in his new bed. His second night he got up and for some reason opened up the door to the closet in the hall and was just crying. When I came down to get him, I couldn't see anything because the door was blocking my way. Another time he was taking a nap, started crying opened his door and then went to lay down and went right back to sleep.

We got all the grand kids together when Zach was down and this was the best picture I had.

Last weekend we went down to the farm and we had a great time. Elliott's co-worker Andrew and his wife came with us. They shot guns, went fishing, shot the potato launcher, and swam in the pond. The boys had a blast.

Cole was the last person on the bike before Zach wrecked it. (For story details check his blog) Cole already misses that bike.

I just love this picture of Isabel. She is a tough baby. Not sure what is wrong with her. I thought it was acid reflux, then I thought it was gas, so now I'm not so sure. She has been smiling for a couple weeks now.

After a sleepless night and playing all day in the sun, at the farm, Cole finally crashed while watching Elliott play a game. My laughing made the camera shake.

Elliott's Weekend

2009-05-27T12:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend was all about Elliott since it was his birthday. Friday his friend/co-worker and his wife decorated his cubicle. They did an awesome job.

Monday we went to the Scarborough Fair. Cole and Elliott rode an elephant and loved it. Cole got to feed some goats and rabbits.

Izzie did a pretty good job in the heat. She got so hot she had to show of her stomach.

Also, Natasha had Giovanny on Elliott's birthday. We are glad he is here. He seems so tiny next to Izzie.

Finales

2009-05-20T08:29:00.000-07:00

The end of the season for all my shows have of course left me on the edge of my seat.
WARNING: if you have not seen these shows then don't read on.
Heroes-I cant believe Sylar/Nathan is gone. I think Sylar's memory will come back because he can heal.
Lost- Will they really go back (or forward) in time and land in CA?
Dancing with the Stars- I thought Melissa or Giles would win, I was surprised.
Celebrity Apprentice- I think Joan only won because Trump likes her so much. Even though Annie is very manipulative, she should have won.
The Office- Yeah, Pam is pregnant. Are we going to see their wedding?
My Name is Earl- Of course Earl is Dodge's dad. But who's the other kid's dad? Man, Joy has been around.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, the shocker for me:
Grey's Anatomy- Are they really killing off 2 characters? I can't believe that was George, and poor Izzie.
Needless to say, I watch a lot of shows. This summer is going to be a long one to wait for these shows.

Joys of Being a Mother

2009-05-08T18:17:00.000-07:00

Cole just loves Izzie. He is still kissing her all the time and wanting to hold her all the time. I bring out the camera a lot and he is always in the middle of saying "cheese" when I take the pictures.

I just love being a mother! This is my favorite job in the world. I could not have asked for better kids. I truly appreciate my mother since I have become a mother. It is a tough job and my mom has always made it look so easy. My mom did a great job raising 7 kids. I have learned so much from her and admire all that she has done in her life. She is a very talented woman. So mom, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Izzy has been a pretty good baby, she is working on getting her days and nights straight. She loves being held and loves the swing. I love watching her sleep. I love watching Cole learn new things, especially new words.

Story Time

2009-04-16T19:55:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm finally sitting down to write down the labor and delivery story. It is long and detailed so if you decide to read it, sorry, but this blog is kind of a journal for me now. I guess for a couple of weeks now I have had some kind of contractions. Wednesday the 8th I lost my mucus plug, so I figured she was coming soon. Saturday I went on a walk and the whole time my stomach was tight. After a long time Elliott got his big, I mean HUGE, flat screen t.v. So we had Chase and his girlfriend come over and watched Yes Man. About 11:50 I started to have tightening in my stomach with some, what I thought was gas pains. So I figured for kicks I would time them for an hour. And they were pretty regular, they were 4 mins apart for about 1 min long. When the movie was over I went upstairs to read when I should call the doctor. I sat down on my bed to read then got up, and a huge gush of water came out. I yelled for Elliott and told him it was time. So he frantically was cleaning up and getting our bags ready. I straightened my hair and called the doctor and then called my parents. It was about 1:20am when this happened. The contractions were getting stronger so I knew we had to hurry. When my parents got here Elliott was still trying to get things ready and I went out to the car but didn't make it, I had to get on my hands and knees to get through a contraction. The car trip to the hospital was like 5 mins but felt like forever, it seemed like Elliott was going so slow. My contractions were 2 mins apart by this time. We got to the hospital and I was walking fast, made it to the door but had to get on my hands and knees to get through another contraction. Elliott told me to get up that we had to go. I was crawling through the door. We had to sit down and make sure the paperwork was done. I again had to get to the floor and this time I felt like I had to push. The nurse said to hold on and she wheeled me upstairs. We checked in at 2:09 and I was in a gown and the nurse checked me and I was at a 10 with a +2. They called the doctor to make sure he was coming. Each contraction I felt like I had to push, but the nurse said to hold it and breath through it till the doctor got here. He got there in like 10 mins and got all ready and I pushed 4 times. The last 2 pushes burned so bad. She was out at 2:28am. The cord was wrapped around her neck twice and she had fluid in her lungs. The doctor delivered the placenta and then stitched me up. He was sewing for what seemed like forever. I am so glad it was a quick delivery. This was tons better then my first!

This is us going home. Why does it take them hours to discharge us???

Cole loves to give her kisses. He is trying to be helpful and gentle, but its so hard.

Isabel Garland

2009-04-12T09:13:00.001-07:00

Isabel (middle name still being decided) Garland. Born Easter Morning at 2:28am. 7 lbs 7 oz 20 inches. We are doing good. Very fast delivery, I will share details later.

Another intresting week!

2009-04-06T08:06:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when I leave Elliott with Cole while I'm at a Pampered Chef party! His first wings, what a mess!

Cole found some glasses and wanted to wear them and the hat. Too funny!

This week many of our expensive things broke so we had to get new ones. Our water heater was leaking so we replaced that, luckily still under warranty. Our oven started beeping at us and wouldn't stop. Elliott figured out we needed a new part that was expensive to get, so we decided to get a new one. Then he broke the lawn mower and that part was expensive too , so we just got a new one. Cole wanted to help his dad mow. He is such a good helper.

All this week I was getting ready for a garage sale. Thanks to my mom and dad for helping, I don't know what I would have done without them. Friday we did pretty good, and Saturday was slow, but after I put everything away I was so hot and exhausted. So Cole and I played in the sprinklers. I'm 39 weeks now and still no baby. I go to the doctor tomorrow and we will see what he says.

Firestation

2009-03-23T20:06:00.001-07:00

I didn't think about bringing my camera to the fire station for playgroup so I took this picture from Laura's blog. Cole really enjoyed the fire station a couple of weeks ago, he was the only one who gave the scary fireman a five when he was in his suit and mask. It was a great experience, I even learned a lot. They sent each kid home with a fireman hat, coloring safety books and some candy.

What an intresting week?!

2009-03-22T19:57:00.001-07:00

I am 37 weeks now, so only 3 weeks left. It has gone by so fast. I'm still feeling great and she is still moving around. I'm starting to swell up, which I didn't with Cole, so its a yucky feeling.

Cole is already in love with his sister. I'm trying to get him used to having her around and calling her by her name. He has said Izzy a couple of times.

One of the great things about owning a home is that I get to garden. My neighbor came over to help. We had a huge mound of dirt in the backyard with a hole next to it where the old tenants were going to put an above ground pool, so I transfered the dirt over to cover the hole. Where the mound was I made a garden. So Ruth came over and helped me plant tomatoes to watermelon. So we will see how that goes. One time while I was moving the dirt around it was really muddy and Cole had to play in it.

So let me tell you about an eventful past week I have had. First of all last Thursday I had a Pampered Chef party and burnt my arm getting the cake out. Then Friday as I was cleaning I forgot the tub was wet, I climbed inside and my right foot totally slipped. Luckily I caught myself, bad thing was I had to lay down for the rest of the day because it felt like I pulled my groin. Then Sunday during sacrament Cole kept running to the front and one of the times as I went to get him, I ran to grab his shirt and my ankle gave out and totally fell. IN A SKIRT, IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE! It was a hard fall, my ankle hurt really bad and I skinned up my leg. So I sat through the rest of church just bawling. Cole still went up to the front, but luckily this sweet sister grabbed him and let him sit with them for awhile. I'm so grateful for Sister Empey! Needless to say I went home after sacrament and iced my foot the whole day. It is still sore. Then Thursday my mom, Natasha, Cole, and I went up to Tulsa to visit Zach and his family. An hour away from Tulsa we switched drivers and I drove. It was raining and the roads were wet. I hit a slick spot and swerved, lost control, and we started to swerve to the median and I tried to control the wheel and put pressure on the brake. We ended up doing a 180 on the other side of the highway facing south, when we started driving north. It was extremely scary. Heavenly Father was truly watching over us. We were blessed no other cars were around on either side of the highway. When we stopped and got out of the way of traffic we said a prayer and made sure nothing was wrong with the tires because we thought we blew a tire, but didn't. But the rest of the day was great! We ate a wonderful lunch (which my mouth is watering just thinking about it), we went shopping and watched the boys play. My nephews are just so cute!

It's a GIRL!

2009-02-16T10:43:00.000-08:00

I went to the doctor and got a sonogram and its official, ITS A GIRL! She weights 4 lbs right now. And I dont have to go on a diet with this one! I'm excited about that.
Here I am at 31 1/2 weeks.

Cole eats, sleeps and breaths the scooter. He loves ridding on it with Elliott. When he wakes up he moves his arms like he is ridding a motorcycle.
Cole went to nursery for the first time 2 weeks ago and loved it. Of course he got sick because of the sick kids.

I cut his hair so he doesn't have as many curls now. He put my shoes on yesterday and it was just so funny!

Raising Cane's

2009-02-12T11:27:00.000-08:00

Elliott's company was on the news last week, we are so blessed that he got hired with this great company!
http://www.wfaa.com/video/index.html?nvid=329001&shu=1

Xander's birthday cake

2009-01-31T20:42:00.001-08:00

PS-I'm putting in a Pampered Chef order and just need $33 to send it in, if anyone needs anything let me know. Elliott is loving his job at Raising Cane's. I go to the doctor on Thursday for a check up, I hope to have a picture up and give y'all details of how things are going.

What a scare!

2009-01-31T20:30:00.000-08:00

I just love this picture of Cole and had to put it up. But today we went to the farm and had a scare. I don't know how many of you have had this same experience, but at the farm there are 2 huge ponds. Cole was walking around having fun and he took off and I yelled for him to stop because he was too close to the water. Well he walked right off the edge of the grass and went into the water. Luckily my brother-in-law Brian and I were there to jump in after him. All 3 of us got wet, of course I didn't have any change of close, but Cole and Brian did. My sister-in-law Alicia had clothes for me, thank goodness. This was the first time I have had a scare with him in the water, and I'm sure it wont be the last. But man, what a nightmare that could become. So thank you Brian for saving his life and Alicia for the clothes! Thanks for a great day, love y'all!

When we went up for Xander's birthday Lindsey wanted a picture with her nephew's, so this was the best picture I took because those boys couldn't sit still. If y'all haven't seen Zach's blog, I made his birthday cake and am very proud of it. He loves Sponge Bob.

Update

2009-01-05T11:21:00.001-08:00

Here are some before shots of the garage and the bathroom downstairs before we made repairs, and before we got the house.

Bathroom after

Living room

More to come...

Love at Home

2009-01-05T11:06:00.001-08:00

Ok, sorry for the long needed update. Here are more pictures of our house. Kitchen:

Cole's room

Hallway

Entry

Home Sweet Home

2008-12-06T19:15:00.001-08:00

We finally found our home! We are in McKinney and loving it! After many repairs and kinks we are in. We moved in on Nov 22nd. With the wonderful help of our new ward we were able to get in. So please come visit, we are ready to show off our new home! We have even started staining our deck and Elliott built a work bench. Elliott has been so busy with the house on fixing things, I'm so thankful for a handy husband! Unfortunately he hasn't found a job yet and since AT&T cant install our TV and internet till Jan 14th its hard to get online!

And in other exciting news:

If you didn't know, we are expecting a baby girl in April! The nurse couldn't see any "boy parts" so she thinks its a girl. Cole is so ready for someone to play with. He already misses his grandpa!

Need a girl's Christmas gift?

2008-11-11T11:05:00.000-08:00

One of my dad's customers just bought a huge warehouse and found it full of these dolls. They are porcelain and you can get the 2-3ft one for only $20 or the smaller one for $10. That's all I know about them. They are called The Palmary Collection and are usually over $100. Let me know if you want any. I think they are all different kinds, like my dad's is a Scottish doll.

October is already gone?!

2008-11-02T18:37:00.000-08:00

Cole had fun at the Trunk or Treat, after he got the hang of it that I was passing out candy, he helped, he followed people around and put candy in their bags, he is such a good helper. We also went Trick or Treating and he enjoyed it also.

My mom and I went garage sale shopping the other weekend and found so many good bargains. I found these cute pajamas! Mom bought like $500 worth of baby stuff for her grandchildren for like $100. Great Deals!

I had his life jacket out for a couple days and he would get it and hand it to me to put on him and would keep it on for awhile. So cute, he did the same with his dinosaur costume also.

For playgroup last week, we went to a pumpkin patch, we wanted to play longer on the John Deer.

We got to feed the animals and go on a hayride!

Because Elliott bought motorcycles and my dad has a motorcycle he loves listening to them when they drive by and looking at them. Elliott was working on his and Cole just had to help!

First and Last Ski

2008-10-18T19:31:00.000-07:00

Elliott took the boat out for the last time this season. He finally got to ski and looked great doing it! Just to keep everyone posted, we almost have a house. We close on the 31rst. (hopefully sooner) It is in McKinney and it is one of the newest houses we have looked at. It was on the market for 2 days, and we got it. We would love for friends and family to help us pull up carpet and clean it real good. If you are willing to help, let us know. I was thinking kids can play in the backyard or watch a movie upstairs, if you are concerned about your's.

Scooter

2008-10-04T18:56:00.000-07:00

So here is the scooter. We got it to save $500 a month instead of having Elliott's car. We are selling his this week. We are going to miss it so much! To bad we aren't rich and could have it all. Cole is walking all over the place, he is just so cute! He is a little attached to me right now, so its hard just to leave the room. I will try and get another video of him soon.

Boat

2008-09-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

The boat is finally working, and we took it out on Monday and went tubing. I'm so sore. I didn't even think to bring my camera. But here is what the boat looks like now all finished.

Walking

2008-09-16T19:47:00.000-07:00

Dinosaur

2008-08-30T17:06:00.000-07:00

Cole wanted to try his Halloween costume on so we did, and I'm afraid he will be to big for it in October.

He is now 1!!

2008-08-08T16:12:00.001-07:00

I had to show his cute Sunday outfit, he looks so handsome!

He had a good little birthday party. We went skating (picture is from a couple weeks ago) and had mini hamburgers and cake! I bought little horns and it scared him so much.

For Whitney

2008-08-03T17:20:00.000-07:00

Whitney wanted to see this video! Cole's birthday is on Thursday. I'm not doing much, just a cake. Can't believe its been a year! Also I need some ideas what to do with a squirmy one year old during church!???

Update

2008-07-23T15:32:00.000-07:00

Elliott's grandfather had his 80th birthday and it was at his aunt's goat farm so Cole enjoyed that.
We went up to OK to visit Zach for a day and had fun seeing them.
I guess Xander knows how to blow on those flowers with the seeds because he was blowing on this little one he picked. It was so cute.
And this is what Cole will look like in a couple years with long hair. (except maybe blonder than this)
Also he is starting to walk. We are so excited. He took his first step at a restaurant in OK. He turns one on August 7th. Cant believe it! I was hoping to be in a house for a birthday party, but no luck. We have a contract on a house in Savannah, but so does a few other people. We aren't keeping our hopes up.

Happy Birthday America (and me)!

2008-07-05T20:06:00.000-07:00

For my birthday I wanted to go watch a parade and fireworks and I got just that. Cole did great for both of them, even though loud noises startle him. Elliott is working hard on our new boat and is getting it ready to take out.

Pictures and videos

2008-07-02T06:17:00.000-07:00

Cole had so much fun at Sclitterbaughn. He didnt take a nap and we went on a lazy river and I handed him to my mom in an intertube and he fell right asleep. It was so cute!~

And this boy is just all over the place these days! More pictures to come...

If you wanted to know

2008-06-27T18:00:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went to Schlitterbaun. I got steriod shots today and am not feeling like putting pictures up yet, I will though. And had to put up my favorite dance yet from "So you think you can dance"!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=S5rU71HA69Y&feature=related

Gone Fish'n

2008-06-11T14:27:00.001-07:00

We went to the Farm this past weekend for Elliott to go fishing and relax. We were able to borrow a friend's boat and Cole hated the life jacket. He did have fun learning how to fish. We didn't catch anything on the boat, but we caught some on the farm. And I'm finally putting up our family picture that was taken by Sister Laherty when we had the whole family here. This is our best picture yet!

Happy Birthday Elliott!

2008-05-27T21:30:00.001-07:00

Elliott turned 25 last Friday and I think he hates not being a kid anymore. Birthdays just aren't as fun when you get older. Its just another day. I finally surprised him and got him Neil Diamond tickets for October and he is excited.

videos

2008-05-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

Cole has been dancing a lot and he loves David Cook. He has learned to say no. Cute now, but I'm sure it wont be later. He is getting his upper tooth in now.

Our little inch worm

2008-04-30T19:57:00.000-07:00

On Sunday we went to fly a kite at Celebration Park. Cole just wouldn't stay on the blanket. So he is on the move now. And no grass stains!!!!!

San Antonio

2008-04-21T15:53:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went to San Antonio for my cousin's wedding reception and rode down with my parents. We camped, because it was cheaper and it was a perfect night to camp. Cole and I didn't get much sleep and our neighbor probably didn't either. We went to the Alamo for just a few minutes to take a picture. This weekend was the Fiesta so we walked all the little shops and I bought some bluebonnet seeds that I cant wait to plant in our new home, where ever that will be.

These shoes aren't made for walking (just yet)

2008-04-12T20:42:00.000-07:00

We bought his first pair of shoes today at a garage sale. I love them!This is his 8 month picture.
I have to share our "Storm story"...
So Thursday morning about 4am I was awake and all of a sudden heard an alarm. I saw lightening outside so I turned on the tv and there was a tornado warning for Collin County. So I tried to wake up Elliott and told him we need to get downstairs. I went to wake up my mom and dad and then Whitney and got Cole. It started hailing really bad and our electricity went off. We got downstairs and my dad went to the door and opened it up to watch the storm. Elliott went to go check on his bike. Cole had to have his diaper changed twice since he and I have been kinda sick. So we were waiting it out and it sounded like an airplane flew by. It was really scary. After about 30 mins it was all clear and we went back to sleep. That was the first time in Allen a tornado has been that close.

Zoo

2008-04-03T13:36:00.000-07:00

We went to the Dallas Zoo for Cole's first time last week. And of course at his age, it didn't even phase him. But we had fun with the Garland family.

Who is your Best Friend?

2008-03-30T21:21:00.000-07:00

Looking at Mindy's Blog made me wonder who everyone's best friend is. So tell me, who is your best friend, why, and for how long?

Easter

2008-03-24T10:49:00.000-07:00

We went to the farm again this year, but didnt camp out. We stayed in Elliott's old room. His parents bought some baby chicks and ducks that were colored so the kids got to play with them. Cole is holding the yellow one. And right after I took the picture, he picked it up with both hands and started to eat it. I took it from him just in time.We made a fire and had smores Sautrday night. It was so good. Hope everyone had a good Easter!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2008-03-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

Cole has his first teeth. The bottom 2 came in at the same time. He wanted to go tanning, so we said ok. We actually went to fly a kite and stayed outside a little to long and he got burn. He had sunglasses on, so his eyes didnt get burnt. The picture is on my phone of him in his glasses, so I will try and get them on here soon.

My parents got a new computer so we let him use the keyboard for a little while.

Bluduh

2008-03-06T20:00:00.000-08:00

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fVDGu82FeQ&feature=related

Swing!

2008-02-27T19:47:00.000-08:00

We have gone to the park a couple of times and tried the swing!

Big Boy!

2008-02-22T12:00:00.000-08:00

6 months

2008-02-12T19:35:00.000-08:00

He is 6 months now!! Yeah! He is rolling all over the place and almost sitting up by himself.

Own Business

2008-01-25T16:27:00.000-08:00

I'm so excited. I have started my own business where I can help out a little with bills and such. I am doing Pampered Chef. I need lots of help. So if you or anyone you know wants to buy or host, let me know and if you dont know much about it, feel free to ask.

Xander and Cole

2008-01-25T16:03:00.000-08:00

So the Beck girls decided to do The Biggest Loser for our New Year's Resolution. Not a good idea if you are breastfeeding. My milk supply went down. So I just decided to start Cole on cereal. He loved it. Not so much now. He prefers pears now.

Cousin Xander came to visit and they had fun together. He is letting us borrow the exersaucer.

So after reading Becca's blog about Tyler talking in his sleep, the next night Elliott did something funny. So I was trying to fall asleep and Elliott started snoring. So I nudged him and asked him to roll over. That usually helps him to stop snoring. So he said, "Do you want me to play dead too?" I thought he woke up, so I said, "What?" Then he said, "Do you want me to beg?" I asked, " What are you talking about? I just want you to roll over because you are snoring." He didn't move. So I nudged him again and told him to roll over, and he did. I asked him the next morning about it and he had no idea. He is even witty in his sleep.

Christmas

2008-01-03T16:07:00.000-08:00

Well Christmas was very quite for us, my family went skiing in New Mexico. We would have gone but Elliott had to work. Elliott got me a bike and Cole a trailer for my bike. We have gone on several rides already, its so much fun.
Cole had a bath in his new bath tub, Uncle Zach gave him when he was born.

Thursday we went for his 4 month check-up, even though he is almost 5 months and he is 25 inches long and weights 14 lbs. He is in the 25 percentile.

Hilarious Posts

2007-12-17T12:30:00.001-08:00

Some of Zach's friends have such funny posts on their blogs, I just had to share because we laughed so hard.

This one is from the Franciscos:

Last night Ben and I went to the mall to look at stuff we can't afford. It was our date. I noticed that Clark was stinky when we had just arrived, and I had only brought my purse, not my diaper bag (like I ever remember to restock diapers anyway). So I decided to go to the bathroom, take off his diaper and just shake the goods down the toilet so he didn't have to sit in it at least. When I unstrapped the thing, I realized that it was too wet, mushy and smooshed-in to come out and just fall in the toilet. But I couldn't, in good conscience, strap it back on him!

So I came up with a plan that involved a lot of paper towels. While I was coming up with this plan, (which happened to coincide with trying to flush "the goods"), Clark peed on the floor. He also soaked his unsnapped onesie pretty good at the same time.

I took him to the counter to wipe him off with some wet paper towels (phase one of my plan) and I noticed that we were leaving puddles of non-clear liquid. I tried to wipe them up, but I certainly didn't sanitize the counter. (Please remember, this is in the J.C. Penney bathroom, and people are coming and going the whole time--I, on the other hand, am operating in some sort of timeless-bubble).

Then I got a wad of paper towels and headed back to the changing table (phase two). I had his makeshift diaper on and his wet onesie snapped over it when a nice girl approached us and asked "Do you need a diaper?" I must have looked relieved and embarrassed because she hurried out and grabbed me not only a diaper, but a pack of wipes. Bless her.

Clark thought the whole thing was a terrific game. Who doesn't like to be naked in public?

And this one is from the Clawson's:

It must take a very loving parent to happily accept the fact that Chris Farley has been reincarnated as your 3 year old little girl
ok so funny right. So i got this email from my mom and i thought it was so hilarious. i mean really it is chris farleys little girl all the way. Why is her face just so perfect. I can't help from laughing every time i look at her.

I had to share!!!!

And last weekend we went up to see Zach graduate and it snowed so we took a picture of Cole in his first snow. Congrats Zach! While we were up in OKC Lindsey was driving home from Orem and at 1:30am she hit some ice on the road and hit the guard rail then spun around twice and hit the other side of the road on it's guard rail. Luckily she is ok, a little sore, but we had to go pick her up from OKC to Santa Rosa, NM. So we drove straight like 20 hours. Cole did great. We had to leave the truck there since it wasn't drivable and my family is picking it up on their way back from skiing in NM.

Christmas

2007-12-11T15:15:00.001-08:00

Santa was at the ward party, we had to take a picture with him. Cole is so stressed with the holidays he has hit the bottle already. Sunday we had to take a Christmas picture since we were all dressed nice. Cole is wearing the first outfit we bought for him when we found out he was a boy.

Sealing

2007-12-11T10:38:00.001-08:00

We got our pictures back from our sealing. We got sealed on November 10. It was so amazing. I felt the spirit so strong there. And when they brought Cole to us I just started crying even more. I felt our other children looking down on us with joy. I'm so thankful for the power of sealing that brings our famlies together, so we can be together forever.

Merry Christmas, early

2007-12-03T19:04:00.000-08:00

Lindsey made this for us, so enjoy!

www.elfyourself.com/?id=9568109897

Coley Guacamole

2007-12-03T16:09:00.001-08:00

Cole wanted to go to work with Elliott so he hid in his bag.
Us at the farm, just relaxing.
Just like his daddy with the TV remote in hand.
As we were preparing Thanksgiving lunch he chilled in his jumper.
Cole first rolled over 2 weeks ago. So exciting!

He loves standing up, so I put him up against the coach.

Halloween

2007-11-04T07:31:00.000-08:00

For Halloween Elliott got off work early so we went to the pumpkin patch that Becca went to. We took so many cute pictures, but this was Cole's best one.
Of course Elliott had to put him in jail, and he was not happy. We had a lot of fun, especially since it was free and we bought 2 huge pumpkins that hopefully we will carve soon.

Ward Halloween Party

2007-10-29T10:51:00.000-07:00

We were so late to the Ward party, but it was really fun dressing up. Thanks to Lindsey I was a geisha, Elliott and Cole were Sumo Wrestlers. It was a nice night and we handed out popcorn for the trunk or treat. Cant wait till he is old enough to go trick-or-treating.

Many Faces of Cole

2007-10-24T14:23:00.001-07:00

I was over at Becca's house getting my hair done, and she had her bumbo out so I thought I would try Cole in it and he loved it. So we are using ours now.

The "almost laughing" face!

The "I'm up to something" face!

The "I farted" face!

The "You smell that?" face!

Vote for Cole

2007-10-22T17:10:00.000-07:00

106.1 KISS FM has a contest going for the most kissable baby. We put Cole on there, and he needs to have the most votes to win. So we need all the help we can get. You have to vote once a day with each e-mail you have. The first round ends on Friday. So tell everyone you know to go to www.1061kissfm.com click on the contest and Cole is in group 2. On baby #20 there is a link that sends you to where you can vote. Cole is on the right side close to the bottom. Click him then scroll down and enter your e-mail and click vote!!!

2 months

2007-10-14T19:23:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry it has taken me so long to update this. So I will just make points about whats been going on:
1. We moved in with my parents b/c we lost our condo to my uncle so it worked out so we can save money.
2. Cole is now 10 weeks old on Tuesday and weights 11 lbs 8 oz and is 22 1/2 inches
3. I take tons of pictures of him because he is so cute, no matter what he is doing
4. We have had a couple of accidents. One in the picture and, he pooped all over me Sunday night, just dripped out of the side of his diaper, which brings me to a question...What is the best way to get it out of clothes? CodiLynn said Ivory soap which works great. Any other ideas too, or any diaper suggestions to get. I am going to try a cloth diaper because Coren said with her son Oscar poop doesnt comes out of the diaper. Any comments?
5. He took his first camping trip and did AMAZING! He slept 6 hours straight underneath the stars in his Mose's basket.
6. He went to his first football game, Allen vs. Wylie, last Friday. Allen won. He did good except he was so tired and it was hard for him to sleep. And Zach, mom said Xander is liking Twizzlers. She told us on Saturday and Cole was holding Twizzlers at the game so we had to take a picture.
7. He went swimming for the first time and I think it was too cold for him b/c he cried a lot of the time, until I was bouncing him up and down and held him outward so he could see everyone.

And Cole is always having his fist up by his face, its so cute!
I need help on how to organize the pictures and write underneath them!

One month old

2007-09-11T17:44:00.000-07:00

Well he is one month old now and we went to the doctor yesterday and he weights 10 lbs and is 21 1/2 inches. I cant believe how fast he is already growing. Makes me kind of sad. Doctor says he is perfect. He grunts a lot and I asked her about that and she said its his way of talking. So he will be a talker. It was such a nice day today we went for a picnic. He loves the sun.

Blessing Day

2007-09-06T14:43:00.000-07:00

All of our family was at the blessing. During the prayer of course he farted and everyone in the circle heard it. Elliott had to pause to gather his composer. It was a sweet prayer. Elliott got the feeling that Cole would be a great missionary. After, everyone came to my parents house for lunch, then we went out to Elliott's parent's farm. So this was his first trip and he did really good. I cant believe he is going to be one month on Friday. We take him for his month check up on Monday. I cant wait to see how much weight he has gained.

More Pictures

2007-08-31T19:53:00.000-07:00

His onesie is so true! He tests me all the time and I always fall for it and have to hold him because he is just so darn cute! And he does sit and sleep in his vibrating chair all the time. He is getting blessed on Sunday so I hope we can find an outfit for him to wear.

Bath time

2007-08-23T20:04:00.000-07:00

Cole's cord fell off on Tuesday, so that was exactly 2 weeks. So I gave him a bath tonight. As first he liked it. Then I think he got a little cold and started crying. He is so cute when he cries. He is such a good baby

Tons of Pictures!

2007-08-18T12:55:00.001-07:00

Well a lot has happened since we had Cole. I am taking tons of pictures of him, he is just so cute, I cant get over it. Guess every mother thinks their children are beautiful. Zach and Codi came to visit for Cole and Lindsey getting home. So we spent a lot of time at my parents. I am recovering very nicely. I'm ready to go workout and loose this baby weight so I can fit in my wedding dress on November 10th. Elliott finally got a job and started yesterday. He has been on vacation since the 6th. He will work for the Carlson who owns T.G.I. Friday's and other restaurants and will help fix their computer problems from his office. He is so excited! Lindsey brought us back Kamonos and Tokyo fans. I love the picture of Cole praying with his feet.

Timothy Cole

2007-08-07T18:59:00.001-07:00

He is here! Well my mom and dad left for Tokyo on Sunday and what luck, my water broke Monday morning. I wasnt sure what was happening so I called my sister-in-law and she thought it was probably just discharge. But after 7 hours of leaking I called the doctor and they told me to come in. She checked me, I was only 2cm and my water had broke. She admitted me and started me on pitocin. I was doing fine till 11pm when I was still at a 2cm and she stretched my cervix. Holy Cow did that not only hurt, but I was gushing water. After that the pain just got worst. At 2:30 I couldnt take it any more. I got an epideral and just loved it. I was at a 10 at 5:45 and pushed till 7:57. He weights 7 lbs and is 19 inches. He had some fuild in his lungs, so they got most of it out. He and I are both doing good. Just trying to rest. We are so glad he is here, just wish my mom and dad where here.

Is this an Optical Illusion?

2007-07-28T19:40:00.000-07:00

Has the baby dropped or is it an optical illusion because of the shirt? If you notice its only one day after each other. I did yoga on the 27th. Does that matter? Crazy!

And we went jet skiing on Saturday. Yea I went really slow. Got lots of sun. So hopefully I can look tan for hospital pictures! LOL. And my sister Lindsey gets home on Aug 13th from her mission in Tokyo. I'm so excited!

10 Year Reunion

2007-07-26T21:44:00.000-07:00

Well it was my 10 year high school reunion. Everyone looked the same. I wasnt the only one who was pregnant. There were 4 other girls who were, including Kathy Berrett. They had awards for the most kids and Kathy and Kylene won for having 5. Friday night was just a get together on the patio of Love and War in Texas. Then Saturday they had a family picnic that I didnt go to. Saturday night was a mexican buffet at a very nice hotel in Frisco. It was crazy. I probably wont go to my 20 year though.
I went for my 38 week check up today and I am 2cm dilated and 50% effaced. He is head down in a good position. The doctor is thinking he will not come over my due date. When we go to the hospital, I will have Elliott's laptop and try and post pictures and stuff.

Giardia lamblia

2007-07-18T20:26:00.000-07:00

Well they finally found out what is wrong with me. After 4 weeks. I have Giardia Lamblia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giardia_lamblia
Its a parasite, from contaminated water or food. So I have to take this medicine for a week and it should be gone. Thank goodness. So hopefully I will gain my energy back in time to have this baby. I went to the doctor today and everything is going great. I am one centimeter dilated. She said that is normal. But its kinda scary.

July 4th

2007-07-06T21:14:00.000-07:00

Well I am still the same as I have been for the past 3 weeks. I was in the hospital for a day and a half and finally got my lab results back today when I saw my doctor. They were negative for salmonella and e coli, which means no food poisoning. So I have an appointment with a gastroentrologist on Tuesday and we will see what they have to say. I am so sick of being sick that I hope they fix it before I have this baby.
I had a good birthday. My wonderful husband surprised me with dinner at Texas Roadhouse with my family and a cake. I got Max's donuts, (my favorite!), and he got me The Adventures of the Gummy Bears, a nice bag with slippers and pj's for the hospital. We went to my parents for the 4th and cooked out. My mom wanted me to put on the dress that she wore to the hospital with each of us kids when she was going into labor. She couldn't believe she wore it to church. She now thinks it looks like a night gown.
Then at night we went to Lake Lavon and bought a bunch of fireworks and everyone lite them. Of course Elliott just loved it. He loves fireworks. So it was a good birthday!

33 Weeks

2007-06-26T20:40:00.000-07:00

I have been really sick for a week and a half now. The baby is fine, but I'm not. One day I'm ok and the next I cant keep food in my stomach and I have absolutely no energy. The doctor thought it was my gallbladder, but we did a sonogram and it was fine. I have tried everything; peppermint, licorice, ginger root, carrot juice, and pepto blismal. I go again to the doctor on Thursday, so maybe she can shed some more light on this.
For curiosity's sake I have 2 questions for those who read this. 1. To circumcise or not circumcise? We already have our mind set on what we want to do, but just wondering. and 2. To immunize our baby or not to immunize?
Congrats to Coren and the Clines' family. They had the baby Tuesday at 4:55. Robert Oscar Clines. I think he was like 8 lbs 12 oz or something like that. So we cant wait to see him, and hope Coren recovers quickly.
This past week Zach and Codi came down with Xander, so it was great to see them. He is growing to fast. We went to the farm with Chase and his girlfriend Amy and it was fun, well for them, I was trying to get better and was for a day. But Elliott put on a show for us and I am dying to put the picture up, but he will kill me if I do. But lets just say, he would be an ugly girl!!

Ready for Baby

2007-06-14T20:54:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctor today and my blood sugars have been good. I dont have to test my blood anymore. I havent gained any weight in 2 weeks, so that is good. The baby's heartbeat is good and I am measuring normal. I am having to track how long the baby kicks/moves 10 times. Tonight he moved 10 times in 15 mins. So he moves a lot after I eat. We started Lamaze class tonight and it was very informative. Here is a picture of our bedding and our stroller. We are getting closer to being ready for him to come. Elliott has interviewed for the 3rd time with Hilton, and we are still waiting for them to interview another guy then they will call us. So keep him in your prayers. He really wants/needs this job.

Baby Shower

2007-06-03T16:33:00.000-07:00

I had the best baby shower on Saturday. Mindy and Rhonda threw it for me. The cakes were so great. The one we can eat matched the baby's bedding, which we are going to buy this week, I 'm so excited. And the diaper cake had so many cute toys and things on it. There was a great turn out. I couldnt believe how many people came. It was wonderful seeing everyone again. I got tons of great stuff and so many cute outfits, that I can not wait to put him in. A few people put their two-cents in for the baby's name. My mom said Oscar Elmer, after both of my grandfathers, and Elliott's grandmother likes Grant Garland. I think it is cute, but we already have a name, and yes you are still going to have to wait till he is born. Many, MANY thanks to Rhonda, Mindy and my mom for a terrific shower!