rademacher family

Let me catch up on the last 6 months!

2009-12-29T12:03:00.000-08:00

For Christmas we woke the kids up and opened presents, went to my mom's and had breakfast, came home an gave kids a nap, and my motherinlaw came over and did more gifts and I cooked a turkey dinner. It was fun, I know the kids had fun!

This is Wes shooting me with a nerf gun, fun fun, thanks mom!
This is Wes on xmas eve, ya he definitely looks too big for the binky! Of course they both stayed up late xmas eve!

Kambree is so funny she is 18 months now and is talking like crazy, and wants to do everything that Wes is doing!

Kambree stayed up late xmas eve too, naughty kids!

Our dog Hunnie that got a new bed for xmas

Our dog Rusty, they needed new beds because they shredded the last ones, lets hope that doesnt happen again!

Me and kids opening presents xmas eve

This was Halloween, Wes dressed up as Optimus Prime, but wouldnt wear the mask, he loves transformers!

I guess Kambree was a ballerina, I loved this tutu and thought she looked cute, wouldnt wear the cute headband tho

Wes loved his new race car bed, I found it on craigslist and also got Kambree a castle bed, in hopes that they would sleep better, has it worked? not really

This was at Freestone Park, I love that place, back in July. We were just playin and got some cute shots!

Wes is fearless and was climbin on rocks

Kambree is such a doll, but still attached to my hip, it's fun though, the 2 are starting to play together more.

Wes has been doing speech therapy and has started talking a lot better! Kambree is talking so much too, it's fun to hear the new things they learn! Wesley will be 3 in a month and Kambree is 1 1/2. Life is still crazy for us, but I am trying to enjoy every moment of it!

Kambree's 1!!

2009-06-30T23:42:00.000-07:00

So, I have not been good about keeping this updated. Kambree turned 1 on the 20th and we had a birthday party for her at my mom's house. I borrowed a big bouncer from a friend that the kids got to jump on, had a pinata, pizza, cake and ice cream. My sister inlaw made the cake that turned out awesome! It was a really cute catepillar made out of 4 cakes and we gave Kambree the head for her to dig in, which she definitely did! She got some really cute stuff!

The really cute and yummy cake my sister inlaw did!

She was so funny, she dug her hand all the way in the middle, grabbin handfuls and eating it. Trying to share it as well!

She was so cute and did pretty good opening the presents

My mother inlaw got this cozy coupe for Kambree, and she went crazy over it! She looks mellow in the picture, but she was screamin excitedly driving this

Wesley was scared of the bouncer, and clung on to me while I jumped, but Kambree thought it was fun and liked watching everyone bounce around!

Slacker!

2009-05-23T00:45:00.001-07:00

Can I just say that my life has been crazy! I feel there is not enough time in the day to do everything. But I can say that I love my kiddos and love spending time with them! Kambree is 11 months and is walking, I still have to be right there in case she loses balance, but she loves to walk and smiles and giggles as she does so. It's so fun watching them learn! My work is pretty busy and with the side stuff that I do, my house seems to never get clean. So here I am it's almost 1 am and I just finished cleaning, woohoo! Just relaxin for a minute before catchin some zzzz's and then another crazy day starts.

Fun Pics!!

2009-04-23T22:43:00.000-07:00

This is their favorite! Wesley will lay down next to Kambree just so she'll climb up on him, and they both laugh hysterically! Funniest thing happened today, I guess Kambree is tired of Wes takin all of her toys from her, he reached in to grab a toy from her and she leaned in and chomped on his arm, hard. It left 2 little teeth bruises on his arm. She's figured out how to defend herself, it was so funny tho!

Me and Kambree at the zoo

Me and Wesley at the zoo

Robbie and Kambree on Easter

Wesley searchin for eggs on Easter

Kambree on Easter

Quick Update

2009-04-18T23:12:00.001-07:00

So, I've been slackin. Between the four of us we've been sick enough to last us the rest of the year. I've been really lucky that the kids don't get sick very often, but this last month it has been one thing after the other. They both got ear infections, which is a first for both, and have had the flu, and throat, cough, cold issues. So between breathing treatments and grouchy kids it's been fun! But I can say we are for the most part over the icky stuff. I still feel pretty lousy, I think it's sinuses, but as long as the kids are happy i'm good.

Easter was busy, I'll post pics soon, we went out to Robbie's grandma's house where his extended family was and had lunch and easter egg hunted. Then we went over to my mom's where we had dinner and easter egg hunted. The kids had a blast and had enought candy it was like halloween all over again.

I feel super crazy all the time, I'm working 4 days a week at my shop and feel like my house is in shambles all the time. Wesley's favorite thing to do is make a mess I think. I've just decided not to worry too much and just not have anybody over. Robbie is nuts, works 4 days at carquest and 7 days a week with a paper route, and he is starting school next week, plus watches the kiddos 4 nights a week, so kudos to him. That's it our lives are just working and playing with kids-my fav part!

Preschool!!!

2009-03-01T21:12:00.001-08:00

I am so excited that Wes is in preschool now. My sister has a montessori preschool at her house and she starts kids at 2. My sister is so awesome and has the best school! Wesley did great the first time, it's 2 days for 3 1/2 hours. He loves to be around other kids and I know he will learn a lot! The first day I only kept him there a couple hours and the second time I left him there the whole time and he fell asleep for the last half hour, so I will now pick him up to nap at home, he cannot go without his nap! It's great to drop him off, go home give Kambree a nap, and then run some errands with one child. It is a lot harder to do anything with 2 young kids, so I am so excited to have a few hours a week, thanks Kari you are awesome!!!

My Baby!

2009-03-01T21:03:00.000-08:00

My baby is getting big and cracks me up all the time, she's so silly and will make funny sounds just to make you laugh at her. Kambree has such pretty light blue eyes, she's such a doll, and is so sweet! I can't believe it's been 8 months, she's so much fun to be around and has turned into a huge momma's girl, I don't know what I do to these kids to get them attached to my hip!

Kiddos

2009-02-16T22:09:00.000-08:00

I love to let my kids get dirty! They are so happy in the process. Kambree wants to hold anything with food on it, like this oatmeal bowl = one messy baby, but she loved every minute of squishing that oatmeal in her hands!

Wesley and his friend Matthew, my friend Emily's son, sharing doughnuts. I love letting them play because they are both rough and tough boys, even though sharing is not a priority they have fun playin.

Wesley's 2!!!!

2009-01-26T21:52:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby is 2! It really goes by so fast. His birthday was the 19th, but Sat 24, my birthday whoo hoo I'm 25, we went to Freestone Park. It was just my family and Robbie's mom that came, we had Thomas the Train everything and just played and had cake and icecream. We went over to the little rides, which Wes does not do good on, and to my surprise he LOVED riding on the train! He cried when we had to get off! He was so cute! Kambree loved it too!

Random Pics

2009-01-21T20:53:00.000-08:00

Kambree loves to play with Wesley, no matter what he is doing! Wesley does pretty good until Kambree snatches one of his trains or toys.
Kambree, 7 months already, she's getting so big and has such a sweet personality!

Happy Birthday Wes! Monday night we did a cake for him, his party is on Sat, and the next mornin he wanted more cake. Kambree snatched a handful as well!

So cute!

Goofy Boy!

My Poor Baby!

2009-01-07T21:21:00.000-08:00

Little Kambree has been a little grouchy lately because these hard, sharp things are peircing through her gumbs making them swollen and uncomfortable. Naw, she's a trooper! Sunday she got her first tooth, on the bottom, and today she got her other bottom tooth, and it's definitely putting a damper on her sleep as well as mine. Wesley got his first teeth when he was 4 months and had almost all of them by 9 or 10 months, so I've been expecting Kambree to pop through some chompers and sure enough 2 in one week!

My Little Family!

2008-12-28T22:12:00.000-08:00

This is what I came home from work to a couple nights ago, it was so sweet! I love my family!

Wesley loves Thomas the Train and I try to build cool tracks for him to play with his trains on

Kambree is 6 months now and has such a cute personality, she'll break out in a smile no matter what

Wes is almost 2 and is getting to smart for his own good, but he does like to help (making his own mess of course) he's always interested with what I'm doing so he can do it as well

At Kambree's 6month appt she weighed in at 19 lbs and 27 in, 95th percentile, I wouldn't trade her chubby legs in for anything

Our Christmas Fun!

2008-12-27T21:01:00.001-08:00

So, Christmas was a long, but good day. I'll make this short. As I was finishing wrapping Kambree woke up at 1:30am and stayed up til 4am. Wes woke up at 6:30 and the day started, on 2 1/2 hours of sleep. We opened presents, it was so fun to see Wesley excited about it, Kambree was cute too, and than headed over to my mom's house for breakfast. We opened more presents and went back home for kids' naps and final cleaning and cooking for dinner. My motherinlaw, sisterinlaw, and her boyfriend came over and I cooked a big turkey dinner. I was very proud of how it turned out, very yummy! It was the first time I did it, we put the turkey in a pit and it turned out great, thanks Kari's inlaws!, and I had fun preparing it! Wesley was so wired from the day so he went to bed late, so I was up for a long time with no sleep, but it was well worth it!

Kambree is 5 months!

2008-11-29T20:30:00.000-08:00

Kambree is such a cutie! She is so interested in what everyone's doing and has to know where a noise is coming from and what's making it. She loves to watch Wesley with whatever he's doing and will laugh at him when he's running around crazy.

This shot doesn't give her chubby thighs justice, they are so big and chubby, I love it! She has strong legs and would rather stand then sit. She is so happy you can't do anything but give her kisses all day long!
She turned 5 months on Nov 20 and loves to hold onto anything and test it out with her mouth

Wesley's new thing is that before any trip in the car he has to have a turn in the driver's seat. He honks the horn, steers the wheel, and hits every button more than once! He's so funny!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-28T23:05:00.000-08:00

This Thanksgiving day was great, really low key and relaxing. We just hung out at my mom's and had a great lunch! I love this time of year, spending it with family, and eating yummy food! Below are some funny pics that we are sending to my brother in the mission field as a joke.

Kyler, my brother, loves and is obsessed with dr pepper, so we're sending him a pic for him to be jealous of. (funny part is my dad doesn't drink soda)
Kyler's favorite meal is mashed potatoes and gravy and would seriously have an entire plate full before moving on to the rest of the meal. This is my sister making my brother jealous for my mom's yummy mashed potatoes. I am so grateful for the hard work my brother is doing in Montana!

We Are Not Ready For Potty Training!

2008-11-09T20:59:00.000-08:00

So, this post is kind of gross, but I know for sure Wes is not ready for potty training, not yet. I rarely let Wes just run around in his birthday suit, but I was getting him ready for his bath tonight and he took off and thought it was funny to run around the house, so I let him while I'm doing other things and after a few minutes of not hearing him I find him in the bathroom, and he won't let me in. I peek through and there is poop... everywhere! He stepped in it and smeared it everywhere, I think the sickest, biggest mess there's ever been. And of course I had to clean it because Robbie had warned me not to leave him naked, so it will be awhile before we do that again. I just had to laugh while cleanin it up because it was totally my fault.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-02T20:41:00.000-08:00

Halloween was so much fun! We went over to my mom's, my sister's fam too, and we all went trick or treating. This neighborhood goes all out, one house does a haunted house and everybody sits on their driveways. We had major costume issues, apparently I don't know the sizes of my children and kept buying wrong ones, but Wes ended up being a mouse and Kambree was Snow White. Kambree slept through most of it, but Wes had a blast and loved the candy he was getting!

These costumes were so cute but all too small. The giraffe was given to me and the monkey was from last year, but he's so cute in them! By the time I tried on the dog, he was tired of playing dress up, I don't blame him.

I loved the ladybug costume and was really bummed when it didn't fit, her legs are just way too long. I tried on part of the monkey costume on her and she looks just like a little monkey! She was cute as a princess though.

Finally, An Update

2008-10-28T23:17:00.000-07:00

So, life has been pretty crazy getting used to our new schedules with me working every night and Robbie working 2 jobs, so there isn't much extra time for fun blogging, but the kids are still cute and we are still having a good time!

Wesley is so funny and does not like to sit still, so anyone with cute ideas to keep kids quiet, especially during church let me know. He is happy as long as he's kept busy, but I love running around with him!Kambree is so much fun! She just had her checkup and is off the charts for both height and weight, she's a little michelin baby! She's rollin and jabberin and unfortunately, knows when I'm not there, because she cries until I get home, which can be a couple hours. Little stinker, she just started doing that and is about to drive her daddy crazy.

Kambree loves tummy time, eating her hands, and rolling over!

We went to the zoo recently and Wesley's fav part, of course, was the petting zoo, where he can run around and chase things. I don't think Kambree was too thrilled, but it was so nice outside!

Above is a pic of Wesley and Robbie and Me and Kambree at our visit at the zoo.

Kambree's legs are so strong, she doesn't like to keep them still. In the stroller she likes to kick up her legs!

Kambree is 4 months now and kicks so hard when she's on her tummy and scoots herself around, it's so funny!

My crazy Wesley has found a new infatuation with sitting in a car. He just wants to pretend he's driving and try out all the buttons. He goes up to any car and trys the door handle to see if he can get in.

Getting Big!

2008-10-03T22:53:00.000-07:00

Kambree is 3 1/2 months now and is so dang cute! She loves to hear her own voice and smile! She has major thunder thighs and is definitely teething. She's a drooler and any time my hand is near she lunges forward so she can naw on my fingers. She is tough too, barely flinches when a flying toy lands on her, poor thing, growin up with an older brother. haha

Wesley is just so big, even though he's sitting in the baby's chair, I can't believe how fast it's gone, he looks like a little kid and not a baby anymore. Wes loves to be outside and on the go! As long as he's doin something exciting he's happy! He is so goofy and likes to pretend to be dinosaurs and monsters and scare eachother.

Thank You, Thank You!!!

2008-09-23T23:24:00.000-07:00

I'd like to thank my friend Jami for giving me this wonderful reward! I am so honored to receive this award! I've only been blogging for a year, and to have such an honor, wow! I'd like to thank my kiddos that give me things to blog about, my husband for all his support, my parents and siblings who let me share some of their life on my blog as well, my brother who is letting me blog for him while he is serving his mission, and last but not least my friends who check up on my family just to see how we are! I am proud to except this award!

The rules are:

1. The winner can put the logo on their blog. 2. Link to the person you received your award from. 3. Nominate at least 5 other blogs. 4. Put links of those blogs on yours. 5. Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated. 6. Write an acceptance speech in the style of the Academy Awards, thanking every body’s mother, father, sister, brother, aunties and uncles and the kitchen staff at your favorite restaurant!The lucky five that i give this award to are:

Lindsey Asburry for being such a great person! We grew up as friends when we were younger and now we get to work together and get together at times with our kids. She's so much fun and I am glad that we are still friends!

Karilyn Wax for being an awesome sister! I really look up to her and love spending time with her family! I enjoy being in Primary together (for now). I love her fun and creative personality!

Tairi Stewart for being a great friend! Sometimes it's hard to get time to get together, but I know she's always there! We became friends in beauty school and I love to talk with her, just like the old days!

Kathy Hinton for being a fabulous mother! I started her blog for her, but haven't sat down and shown her how to do it, but she'll be a blogger soon! She is so caring and will do anything she can for anyone who needs help. She is a great teacher to all her preschoolers and I really look up to her!

Laura Blue for always making cute comments on everyone's blogs! Even though you don't live here anymore it is fun to see your cute family and your little girl get so big! I miss doin your hair, hope your hairdressor there is makin ya cute!

Cute Kiddos

2008-09-22T13:13:00.000-07:00

Kambree is 3 months now and is so much fun. She's rolled over a few times, but not on purpose, and is happy almost all the time!

Wesley is kind of the opposite, he's a lot of fun, but harder to keep happy. I gave him another haircut and I love it short, so that's how it's stayin. This is him eating the mousse bottle after his haircut. Yummy.

I've been working on my brother's blog so check it out. it's kyler-calledtoserve.blogspot.com. He leaves Wednesday morning for the MTC. I'm so happy and excited for him, but sad not to see him for 2 years.

Random Pics

2008-09-03T23:50:00.000-07:00

It's Been Awhile...

2008-09-03T22:45:00.000-07:00

So here's a recap of some events that have been going on. My brother's open house was on the 23rd and it was great! My mom and her friends put together a great reception! It was so nice to see relatives and friends that I haven't seen for awhile.

These two are so easy going and seriously came over right after getting out of the shower, they are so cute, luckily I had threatend my brother to put gel in his hair because on the wedding day he didn't. Anyways...

This is me and Kambree. I love big bows and flowers on her. Maybe this one is over the top, but I love it. My cousin has made me such cute headbands, flowers, etc. It's so much fun, for me at least.

Wesley's haircut...I finally gave in and cut Wes' hair. You'd think I would cut it all the time being a hairdresser, but it took him such a long time for his hair to fill in that I didn't want to. I didn't go as short as I wanted, thinking he wouldn't be good, but he was so cute. He stood up on the chair while Robbie entertained him unwrapping candies. He was so good and since he did good soon I am going to give him a crew cut.

On Labor Day we all went over to my mom's and had a bbq to celebrate my brother Kasey's birthday. He turned 15. My fam is so crazy, I love being over there!

Please ignore my brother, who is going on his mission in 3weeks by the way, showing off his pot belly. We will definitely miss his personality at home!

Crazy Kids

2008-08-17T21:38:00.000-07:00

Kambree is 2 months now and getting so big, she's a little chunker! She's so observant and loves to be held up on my shoulder so she can see everything! It's so funny when I put her on her tummy she doesn't try to put her head up, her butt goes up and her feet start kickin and she actually scoots herself across the floor.

This is Wesley helping me make brownies, chocolate was everywhere! He is my little mess maker, anything he touches turns into a mess! So, pretty much all day I'm just following him around picking up what he's just gotten into, oh well he has fun!

Utah Trip

2008-08-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

My brother Korey and his new wife Crystal on their special day.

Poor Wes, after a long car ride, just wanted to run around, so it was a lot of fun trying to control him, especially with balloons on the ground.

Robbie and Wesley

So last weekend my brother Korey was married in the St. George temple. It was a quick, but long, trip with 2 kiddos. Kambree did so good, slept most the trip, and Wes was a trooper but had his moments. We left at 2am Friday mornin so that the kids would sleep most the way, got up there just in time to see them come out of the temple, took pics, had a luncheon, and than the reception, so it was a busy day. It was great seeing family that we don't get to see too often! Saturday we hung out in St. George and found some fun things to do for Wes. We left Sunday mornin about 4am and stopped by Robbie's grandpa's to visit in Flagstaff which was fun, but it was nice getting back home, especially since I was sick that day, throwing up in the car, yuck. So, good luck to my brother! It'll be great seeing them again Sat 23rd at the open house down here!

Kambree

2008-08-05T22:20:00.000-07:00

Kambree was blessed this past Sunday. She looked so cute. My mom made her dress, which has a story behind it. The bottom piece is material from my mom's wedding dress, the top is my wedding dress, the middle lace is my sister's wedding dress, and the rose buds are from my niece Daisy's baptism dress, and it turned out so good. My mom is great! The blessing went good, my dad was able to bless her, I'm so greatful for him. Quite a few of my relatives were able to come and Robbie's mom and sister came too. So, besides Wes screamin and Robbie havin to step out, it was very special.

This is a pic of her kind of smilin. It's hard to catch her with the camera. Since the first day she started smilin, she smiles all the time. It's so funny all I have to do is smile real big and laugh and she breaks out in a huge grin!

Firsts

2008-07-28T09:52:00.001-07:00

There are a lot of firsts in childrens lives. Yesterday Kambree smiled for the first time, I can mostly get her to smile when I laugh funny. It's so cute, so hopefully we can catch a pic soon of it. Wesley went to nursery at church for the first time yesterday. I was really nervous because of what a stinker he is. But to my surprise he was so good, I was so happy. I kept peekin in on him and he was just playin, havin fun, until the last 10 minutes, when my sister went in to do singing with them and I guess she reminded him of me and he just wanted out. So overall I was proud of him, I am so grateful there's nursery because trying to play the piano in primary with him running around was hard!

The Babies!

2008-07-23T13:28:00.000-07:00

This is Kambree at 4 weeks, she is getting so chubby! I love chubby babies! She is awake more everyday and she's so interested in what's around her. It's amazing how fast they grow.

Wesley is my little character, he loves, loves being outside! He grabs his shoes and walks to the door and says go, go all day long. He's so funny!

Mission Call!

2008-07-20T23:28:00.001-07:00

My brother Kyler, a goofball (wouldn't take a normal pic), got his mission call this Friday. He's going to Billings, Montana. We were all guessing out of country, but I guess those small towns need someone like my brother to liven the place up! (he will for sure!) I know he's going to make an awesome missionary and will do a lot of great work.

Got Insurance?

2008-07-08T22:04:00.000-07:00

So, not having insurance through this whole pregnancy has been an experience for sure. But, I got this phone call today on how much my hospital bill was and I think it is insane. So, I was at the hospital a total of 32 hours with my c-section (usually you have to stay 72), no complications, didn't eat the hospital's food (people brought me food), and my bill was just over $11,000. Insane right? That doesn't even include what I've paid my doc, the pediatrician, and the anastesiologist. I can't wait to see the itemized report saying how much they charged me per toilet paper sheet I used, haha. I think it is ridiculous that it is that much for how little time I actually spent at the hospital. Should've become a doctor haha.

Wes and Kambree

2008-07-06T12:48:00.000-07:00

Wesley loves to help me when I do things, more of a mess maker than help haha. He pulls up a chair whenever I'm doing something in the kitchen. This is a pic of him after helping me with the dishes, playing with the bubbles, he had them everywhere.

This is Kambree, 2 weeks old in a cute dress. She's getting more alert now which is fun. It's definitely fun dressing a little girl than a boy. Wes has cute clothes, but girls clothes are fun, I'm so glad I have her.

My Fam

2008-07-01T21:22:00.000-07:00

Kambree is such a sleeper, which is a complete opposite of how Wesley was - wide eye from birth, so it's been hard to get pics with her eyes open. But when she's awake she's so sweet, loves to look around and cuddle. It's crazy having a baby that seems so small, Wes was 9 lbs. Her tiny, even though 7 1/2 lbs isn't tiny, little body is just so cute. I'm so grateful to have her come into my home!

Wesley has had a very hard time sharing his mommy with Kambree, which makes it very hard for me. He gets really upset when I pick up the baby or change her diaper. I try to give him his own special attention, I guess it will just take time for him to get over it and love his sissy. This pic is of him playing with my checkbook, minus the important things. He loves to play with the cards, sticking them in and out of the slots. I love my goofy little boy!

Fun Pics!

2008-06-24T21:55:00.000-07:00

Kambree Ann Is Here!

2008-06-22T22:03:00.000-07:00

I went in on Friday the 20th for a c-section with Kambree. It was a crazy experience after getting all prepped knowing that the baby would be here very very soon. After the surgery started the baby was out within 10-15 min. The whole thing took just about 45 min. She was born at 8:10am and came in weighing 7lbs 9oz and was 20 in long. She seemed so tiny compared to Wesley when he was born. I started recovering at the hospital very quickly and convinced the doctor and nurses to let my go home early, only 32 hours after surgery. So I got home Saturday afternoon and it has been fun having a sweet little baby here.

I was mostly concerned about Wesley and how he'd do without me and when the baby came home. Things have been pretty good so far, but it is hard reminding myself to take it easy. I pretty much can't do anything, so it is hard for Wes to understand why I can't pick him up. Robbie has been such a great help and I am going to miss him when he goes back to work on Tuesday. So as of Tuesday my life will be hectic trying to take it easy and take care of the needs of a newborn and Wesley.

Kambree has quite a bit of hair, medium brown, kind of curly. She has long skinny fingers and long and skinny feet. She has a dimple on each cheek and has the cutest little round head. She already loves to suck on her hands and it is so cute when she's sucking her thumb, I know she must have done that in the womb. She grabs on so tight to poeples fingers and is such a good baby. Her little cry is so quiet and she only gets upset when she's hungry, which I don't blame her I do the same haha. I am so grateful she's here!

Just Wesley, 17 months

2008-06-14T21:54:00.000-07:00

Wesley is getting so big and just looks like a little boy now. No more baby. Which I guess is a good thing considering there will be another baby. He loves, loves, loves cars and will sit and play for a long time with them.

Wes loves books and will sit to read any time of the day. This picture was shortly after we had woken up one morning.

He is so goofy, and if something catches his attention on the tv it's like the world stops. He loves movies, he's only allowed a couple a day, so when it's playing he's watching. What a funny boy!

Is It Time Already?

2008-06-14T21:28:00.000-07:00

Time is going by so quickly and I am so nervous for everything that is to come. I've been through it before, but worrying about Wesley is makin me stress. I know it will all be okay, but I am amazed that it is time for this baby to come. So this Friday at 7:30am I will go into surgery to have this baby girl. 6 Days!

I am so grateful for the people in my life that are so willing to help me out. My sister threw a baby shower for my side of the family and it was so cute, so a definite thanks to her and all her hard work, I got a lot of stuff that I needed. And my friends Emily and Angie, who I work with as well, had a get together with the girls from work which was a lot of fun. Those girls are crazy and make work fun. So thanks to them for the time and work they put into it.

My sister's house, she decorated it so cute!

At my friend Angie's house, from work, it was so nice and got some cute clothes!

I guess I am as ready as I can be for this upcoming journey. I just got the baby's room done, nothing fancy but the border I did around the room took forever. The walls are so textured that the stencil for the flower didn't lay right and it was more work than I imagined. But it's done and I think it's cute so oh well.

Baby Shower

2008-05-27T21:13:00.000-07:00

Last weekend my mother in law threw me a baby shower. She is so sweet and puts so much time and effort into things. It was really nice and I got a lot of cute clothes! Robbie's grandpa came down too to visit with the family, so it was really nice seeing family we don't see that often! After the shower we went to Olive Garden and celebrated Robbie's sister's birthday, and Mother's Day (all in one), which was really good!

My mother in law Roz and sister in law Amber!

A Crazy Graduation

2008-05-27T20:50:00.000-07:00

So this last Thursday was a very rainy day, which was also my brother Kyler's graduation day at Highland. They said this was the first time Gilbert schools have ever been rained out. Highland put the graduates in the auditorium, and everyone else in classrooms, cafeteria, and everywhere else. It was crazy. We got to watch the graduation on a semi big screen tv in the cafeteria. I just felt bad that they couldn't hear us cheer for them or when everyone runs out on the field afterwards, but I am grateful that we weren't sitting in the rain as some schools were. Anyways, congrats to my brother! I'm so proud of him, and we will always remember that day!

Stickers Stickers Stickers

2008-04-16T21:20:00.000-07:00

Wesley is such a funny guy! He loves stickers, and today we got some snoopy stickers from burger king. He'd pick a sticker off one at a time and put it on his shirt, than he'd run around the room laughin and screaming, than come back to get another one and do the same thing. I was laughing histerically at him.

Kambree

2008-04-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

So, it's crazy scheduling a c-section, to know exactly when and what time this baby will be born. What stinks is the day that my doctor wants to do it, my mother and family will be out of town at a reunion. I tried to convince her to let me do it a few days earlier, but oh well, my mom will be there the day after. So, baby Kambree will be born Friday, June 20th. Only 9 weeks to go. Crazy!

We Love The Zoo

2008-04-16T21:05:00.000-07:00

So, we went to the zoo again last week, which we all love. But we really could go just to the petting zoo section, because that is really Wesley's favorite. He runs around jabberin and chasin after the goats, and when one comes up to him he turns and starts laughin, it's so cute!

Easter

2008-03-23T21:00:00.000-07:00

So, today was a busy day. We started off going to church in the mornin, we got Wesley a cute church outfit with tie and vest, so cute!Than right after, we headed to Phoenix where we were celebrating Robbie's grandpa's 80th birthday and Easter with his whole family. It was a lot of fun, they are fun to visit with, especially since we don't see them very often.

After getting home and resting for an hour or so we headed over to my mom's house and had dinner and did an Easter egg hunt with the kids, it was fun and Wes even had fun running around outside with the kids.
So, he was ready for bed when we got home, which is great!

Our Fun House

2008-03-21T22:12:00.000-07:00

I feel like my house has turned into a playhouse. I try to keep my house looking somewhat normal, but with all Wesley's toys, it seems to take over. We got him this cool slide, and he loves it! He learned so quick how to climb up the rockwall side and loves to go face first onto the floor, luckily I have a playmat there. So until we get the backyard cleaned up a little bit, my house is a mini playground. Oh well, he loves it.

Missionary Work

2008-03-02T21:01:00.001-08:00

I have a new found respect for the gospel and for the work missionaries do. I know what missionaries do, with my brother just recently being out and hearing about his experiences, but the church really has a great plan. Robbie has started taking the discussions, and the way they teach about the church is awesome. I have learned a lot also sitting in on the lessons, being a member of the church my whole life you forget how important some things are. It is great just seeing Robbie learn and get excited about it.

Being Sick

2008-03-01T09:32:00.000-08:00

So my family has been and still is sick. It is so awful when a baby or child is sick, you just feel so bad for them. Luckily I haven't gotten anything very bad, but Wesley has had a cold, fever, and has croup right now, which isn't very fun. You just feel helpless when you are doing all you can and it still doesn't make a difference. He has been so cute though, wanting to just cuddle all day long, it's sad when he doesn't even want to play, which is what he does all day long usually. Hopefully we are at the end of the sickness and we can get back to normal, because taking care of two babies, my husband included, is a lot of work. haha.

My Cutie!

2008-02-03T22:42:00.000-08:00

Wesley is just so dang cute! He got some new church clothes for his birthday, and today was the first time he wore them. I couldn't stop laughing at his cuteness, like a mini missionary. I am so grateful for this little boy, he keeps me going. I was just thinking about our time together and our mornings are the best. He always wakes me up and is so sweet. We share a bowl of cereal while cartoons or something is on, so I can wake up all the way, and just for that 15 min we are sitting on the couch next to eachother is my favorite. I am enjoying our time together before another bundle of joy joins us.

It's A Girl!

2008-01-24T21:22:00.000-08:00

My ultrasound was today, on my birthday, which was kind of cool, and we got to find out what baby #2 is, A Girl! I didn't believe it until the end when I asked her if she thought there was any chance it'd be a boy, don't want to go crazy and have a boy surprise us, haha, and she said she's pretty positive. I couldn't believe it, I thought for sure I'd have two little boys runnin around. Everybody I know is having a boy and I thought girls are just hard to come by. I am so excited, but now I have to get all new stuff, can't reuse any boy stuff, oh well, it should be fun!

1st Birthday!

2008-01-24T21:15:00.001-08:00

So this last Saturday, the 19th, was Wesley's 1st birthday. It was a lot of fun. We had about 20 people at my house, which is small, mostly family and just did pizza and cake and ice cream. The theme was the Cars movie because Wes is obsessed with cars and that movie. He got some really cool gifts which we are very greatful for, but I think his favorite was the cupcakes! He had cupcakes before and totally went to town on it, it was so cute! I can't believe it's been a year already, he got so big so quick!

Our Christmas

2007-12-29T21:58:00.000-08:00

So, Christmas was fun but busy and wore us all out. We woke up early and had Wesley open the presents we had got him, mostly cars, he's obsessed. It was cute, he actually tore off the paper, but wanted to play with the toy after opening it and didn't understand why we were setting them aside. He would've been happy with just one present, but it was cute. We then went over to my mom's and had breakfast there and we all opened more presents and played with the kids. Robbie's sister had Christmas over at her house this year, way out by the estrella mountains, far. We had lunch there and opened more presents. We don't get to see some of Robbie's fam as often as mine, so it was fun to visit with them. Wesley is the only grandchild here in town, so he was loaded up with gifts. I was sick the whole week of Christmas and it was hard to put on a smiling face for the whole day, but it was a good day and we did have lots of fun. Wesley got so many toys he doesn't know what to do with. And his birthday is in 3 weeks, he'll be a spoiled little boy.

Growin Up!

2007-12-04T23:37:00.000-08:00

I really can't believe how fast time flies! Just one day about a week ago Wesley started walkin on his own, just a little ways at a time, but he loves to do it. He is so independent and wants to do everything himself and his way. I can't believe he's 10 1/2 months already. It's just like when he was 4 months he got 2 teeth and didn't get any more until the last month 4 more popped through and 2 more are coming in. It's like they go from baby to boy so quick! It's so fun to watch him learn new things!

Thanksgiving

2007-12-04T23:09:00.000-08:00

So, it's been a little while, but for our Thanksgiving this year we got to go to Sea World. My mom wanted one last trip with our whole family before my brother goes off to college. So, we ate a big lunch on Thanksgiving, that was awesome, and drove to California. I was really worried that it would be a hard trip with Wesley because he hates being in the car, and for 6 hours I just didn't know. But he did so good and Sea World was so much fun! I hadn't been since I was like 7 or 8 years old and it was so cute to see Wesley's face with the animals. He loves animals, especially puppies, which they had a dog show and he loved it! His other favs were the penguins and the seals that you could feed fish and just barked at you, he just laughed at them. The picture is after the long day and we were both very worn out!

A Tribute To My Brother!

2007-11-13T23:00:00.000-08:00

My brother Korey just got home from his mission Monday night the 12th. We were all so excited, but his flight came in at 10 at night, so we couldn’t spend much time with him, just at the airport. We all went over to my Mom’s house tonight and had a belated birthday party for him. It’s so great to have him home again. Korey was such an awesome missionary in Mexico and I am so proud that he was so dedicated to the work. It is weird seeing my little brother grow up, but he is a great example to my other 3 brothers!

Do Not Use The Bumbo Chair!

2007-11-11T08:22:00.000-08:00

This is the bumbo seat that I used to love. Wesley has sat in it since he was 2 1/2 months until now. Apparently this chair has been recalled, which I found out after Wesley has had an injury. A couple days ago he was sitting on the counter right next to me helping me do dishes, and within a split second he arched his back and the chair flipped over and he landed on his head on the floor. It was the most awful experience ever. Wesley has had a few other minor bruises, but never like this one. I guess a lot of other babies have had head injuries while using this chair even being on the floor. I am just grateful that it was not a fracture, just a big bruise. So I am letting everyone know, if they know someone who has this chair please tell them what could happen, I would not want another baby to get a knot on his head like Wes did.

This is 2 days after. He landed on the left side of his head, and eye. Poor guy. I am not good with injuries, so hopefully there will not be many more. Haha, with boys, I don't know.

First Halloween!

2007-11-01T22:58:00.001-07:00

This is our monkey! He looked so cute in his costume. We went over to my mom's house along with my sister and her 3 kids. We ate dinner and than went trick or treating as a group. My mom's neighborhood goes all out for halloween, haunted houses and kind of a big street party. Wesley loves to be outside so it was fun for him. He's such a momma's boy though, he'd be smiling and than as soon as someone said something to him, he'd hide his face in my shoulder. He's such a character! And he loved the candy!

This is my sister's youngest son, Ryland, he's 2 1/2. He was just so dang funny. He was Harry Potter and had the wand and everything and would wave it at the people that gave him candy, like casting a spell. He'd run up say trick or treat and then run back saying I did it Mom, I did it! So excited. Everyone thought he was a hoot!

Surprise!

2007-10-27T20:46:00.000-07:00

Well, it took two years to finally get pregnant with Wesley and just a couple days of missed birth control and bam, child #2 is on it's way. I couldn't believe it with the 2 tests I took, but sure enough I'm pregnant again. It was just a huge shock that I wasn't even expecting, it took me a couple of days to fathom the fact that I was going to go through what I feel like I have just finished. But I am so excited now. They will be about 17 months apart, which makes me due in June and like 6 or 7 weeks along. I know it's early, and I wasn't going to tell anybody for awhile, but my big mouth opened and I couldn't keep it in. Life is definitely an adventure!

Our Random Pics Of Fun

2007-10-21T22:55:00.001-07:00

Being A Mom

2007-10-10T20:18:00.000-07:00

I grew up with a great mom who stayed home with us (6 kids) and I knew that being a mom is something in my blood. People tell you how different it is having kids, but you really never know until you've experienced it. With my 9 month old I already feel like a crazy soccer mom running around from place to place, errand to errand, and working on top of it. There's definitely never a dull moment. It's a lot to think about though, what they eat, their sleep, and their play, and you just pray, at least I do, everyday that I am doing things right. Although there are headaches and frustrations, I can't do anything but smile when Wesley does something new or just gives me a hug or a big open mouth kiss. It's so funny. I might be a crazy mom, but I love it!

The Park

2007-10-07T23:04:00.000-07:00

I wanted to go to the park because I realized that Wesley has never really played on grass. We only have a little park in our neiborhood that is not too exciting. Wesley had been very grouchy that day, I think from teething, and we just needed to get out of the house. Anyways, we went and the swings and slides weren't as fun as just playin in the grass with us. For the first couple minutes he wouldn't walk on the grass, it was funny, but after that he wanted to go. It was such a nice day, breezy, and the grass was cool on our feet. We love to be outside and this is the perfect time of year for it!

First Trip To The Zoo

2007-09-30T22:08:00.000-07:00

We went to the zoo this weekend for the first time with Wesley, and me and Robbie haven't been there since we were little, it was so much fun! It was a lot more walking than I ever remember, but seeing Wes' face with the animals was so cute. His favorite had to have been the petting zoo with the goats and sheep. He thought they were funny and patted them like he does our dogs. Wesley had a few snacks on his shirt from earlier and one of the pygmy goats came up and was snackin off him, Wesley started laughing. The giraffes were also a favorite, they were eating really close to the edge and we got a real close look at them. I can't wait to go back again, it was a good family day!

Our Wesley!

2007-09-20T21:04:00.000-07:00

Wesley is just the highlight of our lives. He definitely keeps us going, at 8 months he just wants to go, go, go! It is so much fun! He'd rather walk, not alone yet, than crawl, and he just cruises around in his walker. My life must have been so boring before him!