Brison, Sarah, and Carson

New Home

2011-11-09T17:48:00.000-08:00

Wow this has only taken me 3 months to post. This is our new beautiful home. We are so happy here. I personally love all the room the kids have to play, the huge beams, all the mature trees, and larger property, and of course its a huge bonus having extra rooms for guests to stay in when they come. We still have work to do on it and things I would like to update or replace but it will all come in time. We plan on being here for a long time and giving the kids a place to call "home," with lots of memories.

Front of the house

Back of the house

Front door entrance way

Dinning room off to the right of the entrance way and the hallway that leads to all our bedrooms

Kitchen

Living room looking up from the entrance way

Looking down on main level from livingroom

Playroom looking down from the sitting area in entrance way

Rilee's room

Carson's room

Mine and Brison's room

Also there is a set of stairs that goes to the basement from the playroom, down there are 3 more bedrooms, one full bath, laundry room, and a storage room :)

2010-11-21T21:23:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween

2010-10-29T05:22:00.000-07:00

SO I was planning on doing a Rilee 7 month update, with a picture and a Birthday boy update, but I went into my pictures to upload everything and remembered that I just had my hard drive put on an external hard drive and now there is no pictures :( Anyways I will update with these few pictures I took yesterday.

Carson had a wonderful Birthday. It was a busy fun filled weekend with lots of family and friends. I think he is finally getting to the age where he knows whats going on, gets excited for it, and enjoys participating. I can hardly wait for Christmas :) Carson wanted a choo choo train birthday, so that just what he got. I wish I had the pictures cause this cake seriously took me 3 hours to decorate if not a little more. It was well worth it. He loved it. He could stop getting on the counter to look at it and tell me how well I did. I wont know Carson's stats will his apt in Jan....ya Jan. that's how far booked out they are, wow, but when he went in a few weeks ago when he had a double ear infection he was 37 lbs and last time Brison and I measured him he was 43 inches.

This speaks for his personality :)

Rilee is doing great. She has had her 2 bottom teeth pop through already. Carson didn't get his 1st one till 8 months old. She is trying so hard to crawl. I can prop her up and she will move her hands while I do her feet but that's about it. She can go from the sitting position to the crawling position and back to sitting. She also has this funny little hop/scoot. Its hilarius to watch, but it gets her to where she needs to go. Everything else is still pretty much the same...still sleeps through the night, loves to feed herself, pretty laid back but definitely has a temper when she is not getting what she wants when she wants, still has that ear piercing squeal that she uses when she is on her tummy or in the car seat(she hates both of those things) Other than that we are looking forward to this weekend (Halloween) and the upcoming holidays :)

Our new toy all finished

2010-10-10T10:24:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know, Brison bought a burnt jeep about 6 months ago with plans of totally restoring it and making it our new family toy. There were many times throughout this process where Brison had his doubts of it ever running. Yesterday was the 1st day we took it out and put it to the test. We trailered it out to 21 road and took it through one of Colorado's top rated trails for being the most vicious I would have to say it did very well. The only thing that had an issue was the power steering line breaking and we lost all our fluid. Carson absolutely loved it. Anytime Brison would go any bit fast he would just start laughing hysterically. Rilee was that big of a fan only because she was buckled up in her car seat for an extended amount of time and she hates her car seat.

Before

After (YAY)

Ashley and the kidos

Killer deals :)

2010-10-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

I'm a sucker for free things. If I see something on the side of the road by golly Ill pick it up. For a couple of weeks I had been driving past this house that had a playhouse/swing set that was knocked over in these peoples yard, so of course when Brison was with me I said "you should just go and knock on their door and see if they want to sell it." I cant express how much Brison hates to do this kind of stuff. His theory is that if he can afford it then he'll buy it. So he looks at me with a face of " are you serious." I told him, "just do it, its not a big deal." So he goes up to the door and asks the man " hey, do you want me to take that off your hands" and what does the man say? "Yes, I would love you to." Brison offered him $50 and he took it. Carson and I were so dang excited. Then today I was on a walk with the kids and sitting on the curb was a ton of toys, so I knocked on the ladies door and asked her if she was throwing it out and she said yep, so I ran home, cause I didn't want someone else to stop and get it, got the truck and headed back. Makes for a good start to the day. Some other things I have picked up are little tykes jungle climbing gym for outside, slide, bike, pool, kids car with wheels ect... I know its not for everyone but its something I cant pass up.

Here is the playhouse we got for $50

The rest of this stuff is the things I picked up today

We go to storytime every week and carson loves these same trains that they have there. He was so excited when he found them in the bag of stuff

Oh ya and everything that talks, moves or makes noise works :)

Rilee 6 months

2010-09-19T07:16:00.000-07:00

Wow I cant believe how fast 6 months have flown by. Rilee is such a blessing and we just love her to death. 1 week ago today we went and got her ears pierced. I have been trying to talk Brison into getting it done for a while now and all he would say is "NO." I really thought it was not going to happen, but I guess a little talking from a good friend of the family (Jim), and wala he agrees to it. Not sure what kind of influence Jim has over Brison but he needs to teach me lol. Anyways she did really good. Im not sure if she cried cause it hurt or for the fact that i had to hold her head to my chest and pin her arm down so she couldnt move. She hates being restrained. She has done great with them. I really havent gotten a good picture of them yet, but you can kinda see them in this one. Brison is insisting on buying her diamond earings, so im sure it wont be long before she gets some.

Some things about Rilee:

-Loves to feed herself

-Plays with her hair while trying to fall asleep (just like her Mommy)

-Rocks from the sitting position to the crawling position but then face plants cause her arms are not strong enough to hold her up.

-Got her 1st cold 3 weeks ago *dislike*

-Reaches for everything insight and is quick too

-Immediately rolls to her back when I put her on her tummy (little stinker)

-Still has her extremely high pitched squeal. I wish I could get it on video cause there is no way to explain it you just have to hear it.

-Gets mad at me when I'm eating something and wont share

-Still a very happy baby

-Still sleeping through the night

-Wearing 6-12 month cloths

-Loves chewing on her toes

-Went on her 1st plane ride/vacation and did great (5 months and 2 days old)

Colorful Sunday is a week away from today. We will be spending that weekend up on the Mesa for Brison's Birthday and also helping rebuild a cabin, so Im hoping to get some beautiful fall colored pics of us all at that time. :)

Summer 2010

2010-09-13T06:08:00.000-07:00

I was cooking dinner one night so I put her in her seat on the table. The next thing I knew she had gotten a hold of a tamato out of a basket sitting next to her and went to town on it. She loved it so much that when I tried to pull a piece of skin out of her mouth she got very mad at me. Probably not on the list of "ok foods" for a 5 month old, but oh well.

Carson loved this horse so much when he was her age that he used to fall asleep in it. Rilee, she hates it. Im lucky to get a few minutes of her in it and thats with me sitting infront of her talking to her. Little stinker.

Rilee's first ride in the truck. She loved it. I tried to get Carson to stay in the low gear (2.5 mph), but you know him FAST FAST FAST (5 mph).

They love taking baths together

Messy eater and this was just a cookie. She is much cleaner of an eater now.

Kinda scary, but Carson wants to hold anything and everything that moves.

She was just playing with toys and fell asleep. Too sweet.

Labor Day weekend

We had a wonderful weekend. Saturday night we went bowling with Travis, Trista, and the Keelings (so mad my camera battery was dead), Sunday we went to Rifle gap (with the same group of people). We had plans of hicking the falls but their capasity was full. We were pretty bummed but it was WAY windy so probably for the better, Then on Monday we spent the whole day at the Keelings splitting wood, buckin' hay, grilling some burgers, and relaying irrigation pipe back in the fields. Doesnt sound like much of a fun day, but we love it. The kids play hard.

The load and our new truck

This makes me laugh. Brison wanted the hay off him but didnt want to go home and shower. We only live about 5 blocks away. :)

Little Brook had had enough. All tuckered out

Just got done splitting wood and were headed up to the house

Rilee at Rifle Gap

Trista and Carson chucking rocks

Rilee's friend Jaykin. He is 7 weeks older than Rilee.

Busy Busy

2010-08-20T07:49:00.000-07:00

Whew how time flies by and how far I am behind on updating everyone. Im hoping to catch up soon. There has been a lot going on and much more to come. I had my 10 year reunion in craig At the begining of Aug and then today Jen, Khylind, Khorben, my mom, Rilee, Carson and I are all flying to Kansas for a much needed visit with my dads side of the family. We will also be blessed to have Brison's parents and Grandparents from Missouri join us in Kansas. I would have to say Im a little nervous about taking a trip, on a plane, with 2 kids, and no Brison. He wasnt able to get the time off with his new job, which he loves. Meanwhile Rilee turned 5 months yesterday. She is such a happy, easy going, laid back girl. She started sitting up a week after she turned 4 months, it is her preference to stand though. Im pretty sure she will be crawling or walking before she rolls over cause this girl HATES tummy time. Carson also hated tummy time and crawled before he could roll over. He too was sitting up early. He was actually starting to sit up about a week before he turned 4 months. Carson is becoming such a mature young boy. it seam like the past 3 weeks have been a total 180 for him. He is so much better about listening, helping with Rilee, beign patient when I need to attend to something else before attending to him, holding doors for people, but at the same time being just a boy. He loves to be outside finding snakes, frogs, riding his new big boy bike or driving his truck.

Rilee 4-5 months

-@ her 4 month check-up she weighed 13 lbs and was 25 inches

-Sleeps throught the night

-Loves to giggle at Carson

-Will always talk to Brison when he gets home

-Loves her toys

-Still not much of a pacifier girl

-Eatting a variety of foods (since I make her food she has currently had greenbeans, apples, -peaches, carrots, and sweatpotatoes)

-Not nursing anymore :( My supply ran out

-Loves to stand with support of course

-Hates her carseat

-Takes about 4 naps a day

-Still has her curly hair (more like out of control hair)

- Wear clothes that are pretty much with her age except anything that has feetsies has to be much larger cause of her length

-Already starting to show signs of seperation anxiety with me. 8 times out of 10 if someone else holds her and she can see me she will cry for me and reach out.

-Can hold her own bottle

4 months old

5 months old

Carson and his frog friend

2 1/2 years old

Zaylee

2010-07-23T10:27:00.000-07:00

This was just a fun picture shoot of my next door neighbor. She is planning submitting a picture into Hollister for a competition. At 1st she said it was a waist down picture requirement(hence the booty pic) but then she read the requirements and they said full body. :)

The Keelings

2010-07-21T13:19:00.000-07:00

Spaid Family

2010-07-18T11:16:00.000-07:00

Exciting News

2010-07-09T15:07:00.000-07:00

Brison got a new job!!!! This is great news for us. He has been wanting to make a change in jobs for a while but has been waiting for the right opportunity to come along. His new job has so many perks it just puts a smile on our faces. He is pretty much doing the same thing he is doing now, but just going to a new company. He will be moving to Piceance Well Service, moving up a motion (to a full time operator), getting a raise, and working Monday thru Friday (yay we finally get to go to church every Sunday as a family now). To say the least I am so excited for this change. It makes Brison nervous cause he is the soal provider and scared of change, which I totally get, but I know Brison will do great. He makes us so proud and works so hard to provide such a wonderful life for the kids and I. I could ask for a better husband or father for my kids. He will be done with Monument one week from today and start that following Monday for Piceance.

Happy 4th of July

2010-07-09T14:49:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love this time of year. Our wedding anniversary, beautiful weather, pool time, watching the kids play outside, BBQ's, camping, fishing, friends and family... the list just goes on. So all that being said here is a few pictures of our lovelies.

5 Years wahooo

2010-07-09T14:15:00.000-07:00

So on July 3rd Brison and I celebrated 5 years. We traveled about 4 hours away to spend the weekend at Flaming Gorge with our good friends Jimmy, Ashley, and Brook. We knew that it was probably going to turn out to be a mess but thought we would give it a try cause we really wanted to go. 1st off Carson had a little bit of a head cold so every time he fell or got hurt it was a major melt down and the poor little guy just didn't feel good. Rilee did well. Then that night it rained on us in the tent and every time one kid woke up crying it woke the other one up and then to top it off Carson puked everywhere in the middle of the night. Needless to say we were very tired that next day. We had plans of staying 2 nights but the next day wasn't looking so reassuring either. There were some nasty clouds in the sky and the rain was coming down. We knew that the best bet was to drive back home, so we did. We wish it would have worked out, cause we just love camping with the Keelings, but maybe next time. So, we came home and enjoyed the night watching fireworks and letting the kids get a good nights rest.

I had plans of uploading more pictures of our wedding day, but for some reason it isnt letting me, so enjoy the one. :)

Our Little Loves

2010-06-17T15:04:00.000-07:00

Its probably just a mother thing, but it seems like everything these kids do is just so dang cute that I have to get a picture of it.

Who would of thought that Rilee would have curly hair....not me. It has to come from my Dad and Jen cause we dont know anyone else with curly hair. I usually blow dry her hair straight cause it is just so out of control, but I though I would leave it curly for a few pics just in case she grows out of it.

Still trying to figure out who she looks like. Carson was a given there was no mistaking him...he was and still is a spitting image of his Daddy

Carson is such a goof and Rilee just goes along with it. She loves to stare at him and smile. You can tell she already adores him.

Busy Week Full of Fun

2010-06-13T13:51:00.000-07:00

Our last week was spent with our family from Missouri. We had such a busy and wonderful time with them and are so blessed that they were able to travel all this way to come out and see us. Here are some pictures taken during our time spent together.

Banana's Fun Park

Mini golfing--Reggie style :)

Fishing

Great Pa-Pa Vern

Great Grandma Amy

Grandma Jan

Pa-Pa Reggie

So Blessed....

2010-05-21T15:40:00.000-07:00

I love my little man so much but boy oh boy I am just waiting for the day when he does not get hurt. It never fails that he ends up hurting himself at least a couple times a day. Jen was able to capture one of his ouchies while we were trying to take pictures at the park.

Rilee is not 9 weeks old now and doing much better with her discomfort in the evenings. She is so full of smiles early in the morning and just goes with the flow during the day with our busy schedule. She is sleeping through the night and I am loving it. I hope her sleeping pattern doesn't change anytime soon.

Ouchies

Khy and Rilee patiently waiting for Jen and I to get everything rounded up to go on our 1st attempt at roller-strolling with 4 kiddos. Yikes, but it went well.

Can't Get Enough

2010-04-19T14:44:00.000-07:00

Such a big helper

Sweet kisses

Great Papa holding Rilee for the 1st time.

Rilee 4 weeks

2010-04-17T16:46:00.000-07:00

Kidos

2010-04-16T14:27:00.000-07:00

Carson Lee--2 1/2 years old

Some things about Carson:

-He is an incredible big brother- He is so gentle, caring, and loving to her.

-Loves to be outside no matter the weather

-Is a big helper no matter what we are doing he has to be involved

-Is at that stage where he is very independent and has to do/try things on his own 1st before receiving help

- Still sleeps a lot (11 hours at night and 3 hour naps)

- Says some of the funniest things you cant help but laugh or wonder where it came from

- Very shy when it comes to being in a crowd or around unfamiliar people

- Has the best time playing with older kids

- Is ALL boy

Rilee Bug--- 4 weeks old

Some things about Rilee:

- Is a good sleeper

- Only wakes up once during the night

- Is happy if she is fed and well rested

- Is in the process of being Baby Wise trained. We are on day three and adjusting well

- Has really bad gas from about 6-9 p.m. (makes for very long evenings)

- Loves the bath

- Finally is catching on to nursing

Past Couple Weeks

2010-04-08T06:52:00.000-07:00

Brison and Carson's new project. Carson just loves being in the garage and working/ getting dirty with his Daddy.

Grandpa

Uncle T

Great Grandma

Grandma

Carson loves to hold Rilee and is so gentle

Easter Sunday

Priceless Pictures of Rilee

2010-03-25T08:58:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of the amazing pictures Jen took of Rilee @ 4 days old. Everything is going great. We are trying to adjust to having a new one around and not getting as much sleep as we would like, but we wouldn't change it for the world. Carson is adapting really well. He is very gentle with her and loves to give her kisses and help me get things ready for her when we have to go somewhere or bathe her. She has however received her first battle wound from him. It was a pure accident but heartbreaking. He was driving his toy truck on the bed while I was changing her diaper, when he spun around real fast the truck hit Rilee right in the face. He didn't know what to think and didn't come around her for the rest of the day. Its crazy to think she is almost a week old. Hope you enjoy the pictures.

Rilee Rae Cole

2010-03-20T17:07:00.000-07:00

Our beautiful baby girl arrived yesterday March 19th, 2010. She was 8 lbs 5.8 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. It all happened so fast its hard to grasp the whole process but I will try to give you all an idea of how she entered the world. It started out on Thursday when Jen (my sister) made me take Castor oil with her so it would put me into labor (4:00 p.m.). We assumed it would work since it worked with Carson. It was about 12:00 a.m. when it finally hit me and my stomach was starting to contract. It was weird contractions though almost like 2 separate ones going on at the same time. I finally woke Brison up at 1:30 and had him call my midwife to see what she thought. Since I wasnt able to feel Rilee moving she wanted me to go in and get checked just to make sure she was ok. When I got there I was only 1 cm dilated so the nurse had me walk for an hour and then get checked again. I had progressed to 3 cm. They decided to keep us instead of letting us go home. For the longest stretch of the morning my contractions disappeared and I wasnt dilating anymore so they gave me a pill to thin my cervix in hopes it would jump start my contractions and oh boy did it. They were coming back to back and pretty strong. It wasnt long before the pill wore off and the contractions stopped again so they decided to start me on pitocin. The next time I got checked I was 5 cm and Anita believed Rilee was sunny side up so they wanted to try and get me on my side to see if she would flip. When they placed me on my side the doppler that reads her heartbeat wasnt able to pick her heartbeat up so the were going to stick a probe in her head to read it better. By the time they got me on my side and tried to stick the probe in I felt a whole lot of pressure and she said your a 10 now and ready to deliver. So in about 30 sec. I went from a 5 to a 10. It took a while for Brison, Jen and I had to process the fact that it was go time. We were all shocked, it just happened so fast. It was 35 min. from start to finish before I was holding our baby girl on my chest. What an amazing feeling and experience. 24 hours later, we are home and enjoying the newest member to our family. Carson is doing so good with her and shows her so much love.

Camping Out

2010-03-13T09:54:00.000-08:00

Looks like Rilee is just happy and content where she is at. I'm still half way thinned and no dilation, like I was the previous time I got checked (2 weeks ago). So the plan it to be patient, get my walk on, and continue to wait until the day she decides she wants to enter the world. Luckily my back is feeling a lot better so I'm not as anxious to get her out because of pain and being uncomfortable. I go back on Wed. and I guess we will see then where I stand. Ill keep ya all posted.

Rilee Update

2010-02-22T11:16:00.000-08:00

I went to the Doc. today and it looks like I am progressing nicely. I only gained a pound in the last 2 weeks and blood pressure is good. Last night I was having a bit of contractions (which isn't unusual) and had a feeling that she had dropped by the looks of my belly. Anita confirmed that today. When measuring, I had lost 3 centimeters. So I'm actually measuring 33 weeks instead of a little over 36. The reason for the loss is because Rilee had indeed dropped and my uterus is no longer sitting up as high. She said I still need to take it easy, but if I was to go into labor she would not do anything to stop it. I'm so excited to have her and cant wait to have the pressure off of my lower back so I can walk again, but I'm not getting my hope up cause Carson always was low and he came on his due date. Most importantly though we want her to come when she is ready so she is nice and healthy.

2010-02-19T10:07:00.000-08:00

Girls

2010-02-10T15:31:00.000-08:00

Brook

2010-02-08T16:17:00.000-08:00

Ashley was so kind to come over today and let me practice on her and brook so I'm ready for my shoot tomorrow. I'm so glad they did cause Brook is just as sweet and adorable as can be.

Jaykin Cutter Spaid

2010-02-05T14:24:00.000-08:00

Butch and Brandi, our wonderful friends, were just blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby boy on Jan. 29th. He was 5 days old when I took the pictures and just as perfect as could be. He slept the whole 2 hours that I was there and never even wiggled when we positioned him. We are so happy for them and cant wait to be able to raise our children together.

Sneak Peak

2010-01-30T16:26:00.000-08:00

Here is my growing belly @ 33 weeks. I feel like it cant possibly get any bigger, but I know it will.

Decisions have been made

2010-01-29T10:26:00.000-08:00

It has been a long and hard process to try and figure out a name for this baby girl of ours. Brison and I have the hardest time deciding/agreeing on what each other like. I like to go for the unique names and Brison likes the more common names, so needless to say every time one of us mentioned a name the other one was not agreeing. Since Brison was in his accident at work he has been home more than usual and we had the chance to sit down, talk about names, and make a decision. I'm so dang excited to be able to put a name with our little girl now.

Baby update

2010-01-17T10:45:00.000-08:00

On Friday we had the joy of seeing our baby one more time before she enters this world. Everything looked perfect. She was meassuring right on. I was exactly 31 weeks and she was meassuring 31 and 5 days. By the looks of her femur bone the doctor said she was going to be a really tall girl. I told him that Carson was 21 1/2 inches at birth and he said he doesnt see her being any smaller. I have been having a lot of pain in my hips for the last couple of weeks causing me to not be very active or do much walking. The reason for my pain was answered at the ultrasound. She is very low down in my pelvis cause it to spread. We asked the doc if that meant she was gonna come early and he said it is hard to tell but that she was very low for still being 9 weeks out. I was told to just take it easy cause we need to keep her in there for atleast 6 more weeks. As far as everything else goes we are pretty much ready for her. The best part is is that Carson understands that mommy has a baby in her tummy and that she is our baby. He likes giving her kisses and hugs. I cant wait to see how he is when she actually arrives. I think he is going to be a great big brother and very helpful.

Yay it's Snowing

2009-12-22T17:30:00.000-08:00

I just love the snow and what better time of the year to get it than a few days before Christmas.

Such a ham

This is his "cheese" face

Christmas Pictures

2009-12-22T17:24:00.001-08:00

Trying to get pictures of 3 kids is close to impossible but here is our shot at it.

There is Khorben

Holiday Messes

2009-12-22T17:12:00.000-08:00

Carson just loves to help and I dont mind the mess. I figure whatever he touches, uses, spills or breaks will always clean up or can be replaces. It seems to always make for a longer clean-up for me, but I dont mind. Ashley and her daughter brook had the joy of joining us in our sugar cookie project. We made them with a few other things for our family and friends.

Helping with our sugar cookies

Step 1: Icing

Step 2: Candy

Step 3: licking fingures and eating the candy

Santa

2009-12-22T17:07:00.000-08:00

We had a few Santa visits this year and this one was the only one where we could get Carson close to Santa. He was very unsure of him. I was very surprised that he even stood next to this one. As you can see in his hand are some legos which distracted him a little. He is the same way with poeple he dont know. I guess we should be thankful. :)

Cousin Time

2009-12-22T16:54:00.000-08:00

Jen and the kids were here for the 1st three weeks in Dec. It was nice to allow the kids to spend so much time together. Eventhough they tend to fight a lot I know that Carson really adores Khy and Khorben. Now that they are gone he cant stop talking about them. It was a very busy 3 weeks with many Santa visits, craft projects, play dates,and shopping. We look forward to this time spent with them every year. It looks like poor Khorben was left out in these pictures. I guess it has to deal with his age, but he sure did get his fair share of Carson too.

Sharing gold fish

Flying at the mall

On a walk to see the lamas behind our house

Bike ride

Cousin loves--doesn't happen often

Baby Appointment

2009-12-18T07:42:00.000-08:00

We had our baby apt. on Wednesday and it went well. My glucose test came back and was within limits. I'm actually borderline low, but I already knew that. I have had issues with my blood sugar dropping ever since I had been in college. It doesn't happen all but a couple of times a month, but when it does I just make sure I have some peanut butter near to bring it back up. We had a stress test done on the baby while we were there since I still don't feel her very much. They wanted to make sure that her movement was often and that her heartbeat was rising when she was kicking. That just shows that her neurological system is working correctly. She was actually kicking like crazy. Its amazing how much I'm not feeling with the placement of my placenta. She was measuring right on @ 26 weeks. I am now at the point in my pregnancy where I start going every 2 weeks. Crazy to think we are already at that stage and we still don't have a name picked out. YIKES!!!

Growing Baby

2009-12-13T09:25:00.000-08:00

I have been putting this picture off for a while cause I just hate the way I look when Im pregnant. I absolutley love being pregnant, feeling the baby kick, hearing the heartbeat, and all the many other experiences that come with being pregnant brings, but I just hate gaining weight. We have another appointment on Wednesday. They will be having me do that awful glucose test which test for diabetes. The drink just makes me want to gag.

25 Weeks

Thanksgiving Day Celebration

2009-12-13T09:12:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful holiday celebration, at our house, with about 10 of us. This was the first year that my dad had joined us for a family holiday and it was very nice to have him around. Im not sure how I managed to not get a picture of the actual dinner and event, but I got a few pictures of the project afterwards. My mom was needing a tree cut down at her new house so my dad and Brison brought a chainsaw up there to get it cut down. Carson just loves to be part of the action, help as much as he can or Brison will let him, and of course be just like his daddy.

Jen's 30th Birthday

2009-12-13T09:02:00.001-08:00

Jen turned 30 on the 14th of November. Mom and I had plans of going up to Utah and joining her but because of weather conditions we were not able to, so last night we threw her a Birthday party. We had corn beef (one of her favorites), snowball coconut cream cake, and presents. I bought her 2 seamless backdrops and Mom and Dad went in together and got her a flash for her camera. With all her new photography items hopefully she will head home and start practicing with them and that they treat her well.

22 week baby update

2009-11-16T14:48:00.000-08:00

Today I had a routine doctors appointment for the baby and I. I am measuring right on at 22 weeks and her heartbeat was 140. I have been able to feel her kick for the past few weeks, but not very much. I really have to concentrate and get in the right position. I asked my mid wife about it and she said it is because I have what you call placenta previa. It is where the placenta lays in the lower part of the womb covering the uterus. I had the same thing with Carson and it ended up moving away from the cervix by the time I reached 32 weeks and I assume the same will happen this time. So to make sure everything is ok for a normal birth, they will do another ultra sound in a few months to make sure it has moved. If it has not they will schedule a c-section. The percentage of woment who have placenta previa all the way up until delivery is very low, so I’m not to worried about it. Other than that is has been a healthy and happy 22 weeks of pregnancy. I will be adding a 22 week picture as soon as I get it taken. :)

2 year old stats

2009-11-12T13:26:00.000-08:00

Carson had his 2 year old doctors apt yesterday. Usually its not a big deal, but yesterday was a total bomb. The melt down started when we were called back to the room and Carson had to walk away from the fish tank that was in their waiting room. It just went down hill from there. I’m sure everyone has experienced a bad appointment before, but I know I don’t ever want to experience one again, what a nightmare. Anyways he checked out nice and healthy. He is 37 inches tall (94%) and weighs 35 lbs (92%), so overall he is a big growing 2 year old.

Thing he is currently doing and loving:
* Loves trucks/tractors with hitches
* Is so good at shooting baskets. He makes at least 1/5 standing a few feet back
* Love all things that are motorized or battery powered
* Loves rough housing with his Daddy
* Loves going to the park
* Loves using scissors and painting
* Uses many word to tell what he wants/needs
* Is a total hands on child
* Is potty trained (YAY)
* Naps for a good 3 hours cause he doesn’t slow down even for a second during the day
* Sleeps for about 10 hours a night.

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T13:55:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween. We are planning on going trick or treating this evening after Brison gets off work. Carson should be nice and toasty in his little lion outfit.

20 weeks today

Our little girl gets to be a jack-o-lantern

Big Boys Birthday

2009-10-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

The past 2 years have been amazing for Brison and I. We could not have imagined how much joy one little child could bring to our lives. We love Carson so much and are so blessed to have him as our son. He is such a health and active boy. Carson loves tractors, so that is exactly what he got for his birthday. A day full of lots and lots of tractors. Thank you to all who were able to join us in celebration of Carson's birthday. He has his 2 year apt. on the 11th of Nov., so I will post his stats then.

The Surprise

2009-10-25T09:40:00.001-07:00

This past week had to have been the most difficult week for me to keep a secret. Luckly we had the joy of sharing our news with our family who lives out of state and would not be able to join us for our surprise. Our local family and friends joined us at the pumkin patch on Friday for Carson's birthday. Going to the pumpkin patch is going to be a yearly tradition for his birthday, however this time there was a little extra added to it. I had told them at the begining that there was a pumpkin out there with a message on it and it was their job to go and find the pumpkin. After about 20 minutes of looking, Ahsley was the lucky finder. Following the pumkpin patch was an wonderful evening of chili, compliments of my Papa, and pumpkin carving. Enjoy.

We are having a GIRL

2009-10-25T09:34:00.000-07:00

Brison, Carson and I went to my 18 week appointment this past Monday the 19th where we found out we were going to be adding a little girl to our family. We could not be any happier with the result. She is measuring a bit bigger than where I am, but everything looks great as far as heart, bones, head, fingers and toes.

Colorful Sunday on the Mesa

2009-09-29T11:03:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful trip over the mesa. The colors were just beautiful. I would have to say though that by the time we got to the end of Landsend road, I wasnt feeling so hot. Coming down the mountain was a little to switch back for being pregnant. We came across a pretty cool little cabin that looked like it had been abandoned for years.

Beautiful colors

15 weeks prego

Brison and I

Brison, Carson, and Tavis

Travis

2009-09-28T16:23:00.000-07:00

Birthday Boy

2009-09-26T13:46:00.000-07:00

Today is Brison's 28th Birthday. Its hard to believe that we met when I was 20 and he was 21, wow how time flies by. Anywho, we celebrated half of his birthday last night with a live lobster dinner sent from Maine, and portobello stuffed ravioli. mmm mmm mmm, it sure was a good dinner. Tonight he will get to open his gifts. I'm a stikler on making him wait and not opening a minute to early. Maybe tonight we will be able to get a picture of the three of us together. I'm always the one taking the pictures so I'm usually never seen. You will then get to see the developing baby bump of our new little one.

Little stinker never looks when I want him to.

Senior picture

2009-09-12T19:07:00.000-07:00

2009-09-10T20:04:00.001-07:00

A little update

2009-08-22T16:07:00.000-07:00

Well as most of you know, Brison, Carson and I are adding another little one to the family. I just turned 10 weeks today and we had an ultra sound done 3 days ago. Our baby is still to small to see detail, but we had the joy of hearing the heartbeat. For the most part I have felt really well, but my energy level is a complete zero, so needless to say I have not updated in a while. A couple weeks ago I spent a few days in Utah with Jen and the family and we took the kids to the zoo. Before long I will get those pictures up for you all to view, but until then, here is a picture of Carson that Jen took for his 22 month photo.

2009-08-03T17:30:00.000-07:00

2009-07-19T20:35:00.001-07:00

Baby shower invites

2009-07-19T08:57:00.000-07:00

I think I might like this crop better than second one below

Just practicing on my photo skills :)

2009-07-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

I swear everytime is different. One time I'll do it indoors and love the lighting and think I got the hang of it and then the next time I try it nothing works out the way I wanted. I have so much reading, practicing and learning to do. Learn fro your mistakes and practice makes perfect, right?

This train bridge was amazing but by the time I got Ashley up there to get in the picture the sun had already moved. Cant wait to go back and get it with her in it.

Happy 4th of July

2009-07-04T19:20:00.001-07:00

Tons of family

2009-07-04T19:13:00.000-07:00

This past week has been very busy for us. It started out on Monday when Cheryll (Brison's mom flew into town), then on Wednesday the Blairs (my sister) arrived for a week, then on Friday Brisons Dad and Jan arrived and they also were staying for a week. What a wonderful week packed full of family and fun. We had a wedding to go to, Khorbens baby shower, fishing, mini golfing, and family pictures. All I can say is after everyone pulled out to head back to their hometowns our house was in need of some serious TLC. Below are the slideshows of all our adventures.

2009-07-04T19:10:00.001-07:00

2009-07-04T19:08:00.001-07:00

Playing with our Cameras

2009-07-03T10:14:00.000-07:00

Jen and I were messing around with our cameras after doing her family photo shoot. Nothing too special but thought I would share. Check out Jen's page if you want to see the family photos I did.

Out Little Boy isn't so Little Anymore

2009-06-20T15:20:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile sice I have done an update on Carson and since he is 20 months today I thought no time is better than now.

A few things about Carson:

As you all know Carson is a very active boy and most people have a hard time keeping up with him for more than a few minutes. I am very blessed to get to stay at home with him therefore my energy level has grown with him. Hanging with a 1 year old is harder than going to the gym. ha-ha A few new things he loves to do is jump and spin in circles. Sometimes he spins so much he makes himself sick or jumps so high be land on his bum, but it always brings a smile to his face. Oh ya and of course he learned to crawl out of his crib, little stinker, so we converted it to the daybed. It is working well so far. He wears himself out so much during the day that he usually takes a 3 1/2 hour nap and then sleeps at least 12 hours at night. He loves when his Daddy comes home from work. Anytime he hears a car door shut, throughout the day, he looks at me and says "Da' then runs over to the window to look and wait. At times when I tell him "no its not dad" he gets very upset and cries. Breaks my little heart. He is saying about 25 words however it is on his own time and usually only in front of Brison and I. All in all he is doing great, keeps us busy, and we feel very blessed to have him as out son.

Fresh Pick of the Day

2009-06-15T08:04:00.000-07:00

mmm mmm mmm, now we are off to make fresh strawberry juice in our amazing Jack Lalane juicer.

Splish Splash

2009-06-10T07:34:00.000-07:00

One of these days I will bee able to contain Carson for a few minutes so I can get some professional pictures of him. I guess I need to look for something he can climb, bounce, or balance on and I would be in luck. Until then, enjoy him in the bath.

Kaya, Carson, and Carson's bunny

Best $10 Investment

2009-05-30T10:35:00.000-07:00

In the past few years I have been having an issue with growing my garden and most important my tomatoes plants. I’m not sure if it is because we live in a place that has a lot of alkali dirt or the mass amounts of bugs, so this year I decided to try those Topsy Turvy upside-down tomato plant holder. What a hit that was. My tomato plants are amazing. I just cant wait till I can start eating fresh tomatoes everyday.

Our New Addition to the Family

2009-05-30T10:28:00.001-07:00

Brison has a problem with going to a store and only getting what is on the "list," so he always end up coming home with whatever struck his eye. In the case of our new addition it just so happens to be a rabbit. I sent him into Murdock, to get dog food, and out he comes with a bunny for Carson. She is a sweet bunny and Carson loves her, so I guess it wasn't as bad as some of things he brings home.

Welcoming Thumper (Brison named her since I got to name our last addition, Carson)

Daddy, Carson, and Thumper

Khorben John Blair

2009-05-26T20:27:00.000-07:00

Khorben entered the world today at 4:04 p.m. after 19 hours of Jen and Ben being admitted into the hospital. He weighed in at 6 lbs 2.6 oz. and 18 inches in length. His weight and height are the same exact as when Khlind was born. For more news and pictures visit the Blair's webpage at www.khylind.blogspot.com

2009-05-18T13:09:00.000-07:00

Don't like this one in b/w. Cant read the blocks

Do the spots on the shirt bother you. I can fix.

Mesa

2009-04-30T18:35:00.000-07:00

Brody

2009-04-29T15:22:00.000-07:00

Mercedes--2 months

2009-04-28T16:36:00.000-07:00

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2009-04-25T09:08:00.000-07:00

Hope you have a great birthday, Love the blairs

video hosting

2009-04-21T10:39:00.000-07:00

Just an idea. Not straight or centered

Welcome to Summer

2009-04-13T11:27:00.000-07:00

This is from this morning. What a beautiful day. Brison was mowing while carson and I played. A while later I was spraying off the driveway and sidewalk and Carson wanted to help. He loves drinking fountains, so I told him to get a drink. Too cute.

Easter Morning

2009-04-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful Easter. Carson just loved his Easter basket and everything inside. We were so surprised that he did so well and hunting for his eggs. He was so excited and knew just what to do. I made the mistake of not cooking the eggs long enough so the boys had the pleasure of chucking them in the ditch after the hunt.

So happy

Throwing contest.

Carson won. He threw it and it caught on the sign. lol

More Easter Pictures

2009-04-11T16:59:00.000-07:00

I guess you could say Brandi and I are getting a little carried away on taking pictures of the kids, but when you have two little hams like ours you just cant help it.

Practicing Photography 101

2009-04-10T17:53:00.000-07:00

The first one of Shaylee I took outside under a porch. The ones after that I took out of my garage. I like the lighting of the ones I took outside better. Of course I have to give credit to Jen for helping me out on the editing. I just take the picture, send them to her, and she makes them look amazing. The amazing model helps as well.

Dying Easter Eggs

2009-04-09T08:49:00.000-07:00

Since so many of our friends have little ones, we decided to have a egg dying party together. What a great idea. Everyone brought an appetizer and the kids dug in, well mainly Carson. lol As you will see, Brody is in the pictures and not his mom or sister, Danielle was busy with Mercedes and I'm very sad we didn't get a picture of them, but they where here with us.

Just the Begining

The aftermath

Carson and Daddy

Mommy and Carson

Look at all that dye!!!!

Diana, Eli, and Deakon

Ash, Brody, and Kaya

Brandi, Butch, and Shaylee

Brison and I

Easter Bunny

2009-04-03T18:20:00.000-07:00

Carson was not happy with the Easter Bunny this year. His eyes started to well up and he was reaching for Brison to come and get him. We love the memories, but it is not the best picture. However, below we got some pretty cute snaps of him all dressed up and ready to go and see the Bunny in his nice suit. Sometimes we look at him and he looks so much older and bigger than a 17 months old :( Where does time go?

Duck Pond

2009-04-03T10:21:00.002-07:00

Carson loves to be outside, as you all know, so we took a trip to the pond to feed the ducks and get some pictures. The little stinker would look away everytime I tried to take a picture and call his name. He is catching on and I only have a feeling that it is going to get worse. lol

It's us....well almost

2009-03-30T12:32:00.000-07:00

I decided it is so much easier to get decent pictures of our family individually than together. Someone always end up messing it up lol. Now I just need to get Brison to agree on getting one of him. :)

Khy's Birthday Party in Utah

2009-03-29T17:43:00.001-07:00

Since Jen was not able to come to Junction for Khy's Birthday party we decided to do a small party at my Grandparents house. Our cousin Amber and her little girl Sammy came. The three little ones love being together and play so well.

Khy, Carson, and Sammy

Opening gifts

Digging in

That was all he ate

Mommy and Carson

Mommy and Khy

Mommy and Sammy

Carson's New Haircut @ 17 months

2009-03-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

It all started a few weeks ago when I gave Carson a trim, but when I went to Utah Jen made fun of my job, so last night I decided to take a little more off while Carson was taking a bath. let me tell you, scissors and a 17 month old does not work. After trying to get it "right" for about 45 minutes, I finally decided to just use the hair clippers. I was not sure about it at first cause his hair was a lot shorter then what I had wanted and it looked fuzzy, but then I added some gel and spiked it, now I love it and think he looks fresh for summer.

Longer hair before getting it cut

New haircut cute and short

Amazing New Tool

2009-03-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

Ok so I know most of you are going to think I'm crazy for blogging about this, but I just thought it was so amazing and I HAVE to share with the rest of you.

So here it goes... Since I am a flip-flop girl 10 months out of the year, I struggle with cracking callused feet, until now. In the past I have gone and gotten pedicures and sure they are nice and last for a week or so, but not worth the money when you have feet like mine and have to go a couple times a month. The other day I had bought a Drummel to use on Bailey,our dog, in order to save on taking her to the vet to get her toe nails cut. I was thinking that if it does so good on her nails I wonder if it would file down my heals. Sure enough, it did an incredible job. I am so amazed my heals are so soft and no longer scratch everything they touch or get caught on my socks. So if you struggle with the same kind of heals go get a Drummel. I got mine at Walmart and it is only like 20 dollars. Amazing, Amazing, Amazing!!!!!!

So for all of you who try it, let me know what you think.

So Handsome

2009-03-01T16:15:00.000-08:00

Dressed and ready for church. He is so cute and starting to look more and more like a yound boy every day.

Love the Fresh Warm Air

2009-02-26T18:34:00.000-08:00

Today was the first really warm day where we could get out and enjoy the sun for longet than a half hour or so. We started off by going on a walk, taking Bailey to the park so Carson could walk her, then ended with Shaylee and Brandy joining us in the back yard to play. What a great day and to top it off, one of my best friends got to hear her babys heart beat for the first time and my other friend had her baby (4 weeks early), but healthy and beautiful. So exciting!!!!

Shaylee getting ready to go down the slide

Shaylee and Brandy

Sitting at the picnic table together

Peaking/screaming (lol) out the window of his playhouse

standing at the door in the playhouse

Dirt and white shirts dont mix

The sun was so darn bright in this spot, but it was a cute pic anyways.

Shout out to Jen and Ben

2009-02-26T06:36:00.000-08:00

HAPPY 4th ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!

Utah trip

2009-02-26T06:26:00.000-08:00

Well I was not able to make it to Utah this past weekend with my mom, but I figured I would share the pictures with everyone and it is the easiest way for me to transfer them to Jen :)

G.G, Pa pa and Khylind

Alanna and G.G--her B-day is the 28th

Khy and Jen

Alanna and Khy

Alanna, Khy, Jen, and baby boy

A new best friend

2009-02-17T07:22:00.000-08:00

These deer have made my dad their new best friend. This is his driveway, in Craig, and they come to visit him every evening, when he gets off work, for some dinner. My dad goes to the local feed lot and gets grain for these little guys. They will actually walk right past my dad and up to his garage door, so they must love it. They wait for his truck to pull up, then out they come one by one for their treat. How amazing it is that he gets to experience this daily.

Click on the picture, so it blows it up, cause it is actually amazing how beautiful they are up close.

Good Morning

2009-02-15T07:46:00.000-08:00

You wonder what kind of night your child had when they wake up with a hair do like this :)

Shaylee Spaid

2009-02-12T14:08:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures that I took today, for my friend brandy, of her beautiful daughter Shaylee. She is almost 9 months and so photogenic. However, as you all know, Jen always helps me out and puts her special touch on the pictures after I take them, so I took them in color, sent them to her and she is actually the one who turned a few of them to black and white. I just love them and think they are so sweat.

Carson Lee Cole

2009-02-11T07:21:00.000-08:00

I know this is the same one I posted down below, but I just love it. I sent it to Jen and she did a little fixing on it and I just cant help but want to show it off. He is just so precious.

Carson 15 Months

2009-02-09T11:46:00.000-08:00

Our Big Boy

2009-02-07T11:45:00.000-08:00

Carson had his 15 month check up last week. He is 33 inches tall, 28 pounds, and 93%for his age. That means that there is only 7% of babies his age that are larger than him. He is gaining and growing a pound and inch every month, that explains why he gets so cranky every one in a while. We sure do love him though.

What a goof

He loves to go to the park

Sun was too bright for him

Potty Training

2009-02-07T11:34:00.000-08:00

I have started the potty training process. I am not pushing it too hard, I am just getting him prepared. So in all reality, he sits on the potty about 4 times a day. He does very well though. I a day, I can get him to go at least once. He is still young and it is hard for me to know when he has to go cause he cant tell me, so we are working on the sign language for potty so he can at least tell me that way. Oh ya, I found that putting him backwards is by far the easiest way to do it with a boy. This way him toilet hole sit much larger and him legs have room to spread apart, as where when I was facing him forward the toilet seat narrows and caused his legs to squeeze together. It also occupies him a lot longer cause he can read a book or play with the toys in the basket.

Wiping :)

Cousin time

2009-02-07T11:28:00.001-08:00

Carson had the joy of spending a few days with his cousins from Craig. He just loved following them around and joining in on their games, They were so kind and included him willingly.

Just in case some of you do not know, my child DOES NOT sit still, so for him to be in the chair with Addie was rare and special. He sat with her and did not move for like a half hour.

My crafty projects

2009-02-07T11:10:00.000-08:00

I had this lovely table and chairs given to me by a friend who was trying to find a good home for it, so I took it. I noticed though that the seats, being pressed wood, were really slippery when Carson climbed on them, so I decided to cover them, then, as I was covering them I thought how fun would it be if I turned the top into a chalkboard, so I did just that. Carson loves his table and chairs and spends a lot of his day playing with it. As you can see, he does not always use them in the most appropriate way. He truly is a little monkey, that is why you will notice foam tiles under the table so he has sort of a soft landing for when he falls.

I do have another project that I am working on, but it has turned out to be a lot harder than I imagined. My friend Brandy and I decided to make slip covers for two children chairs. Sounds easy...not so much. I will post pics when we finish. Wish us luck.

Being unsafe, like always

New covered chair

Old uncovered chair

Compare

This is the face he makes when you say "say cheese" not a good thing to teach a child when their cheese looks like this. Too funny

It's been a while

2009-02-07T10:58:00.000-08:00

So as most of you have know I have been without a computer for over a month, errrr. I finally got one back, but it is not my original one. Yes it is nice having a brand new computer, but I am also dealing with trying to get my old one back, just long enough, to pull all my pictures off cause it was not backed up before they sent it away. What a process. So anyways not much new here. Brison is still working as hard as he can while Carson and I work on good behavior and potty training, both of which are a challenge. lol He is a good boy, he is just stubborn as can be and likes to throw fits when I don't allow him to do something. However, on a good note, we go on play dates and to bible study weekly, which he loves. He has plenty of friends to play with during these times. Hope all is well with everyone else.

Christmas at the Cole's

2008-12-26T08:42:00.001-08:00

What a wonderful Christmas we had this year. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. On Christmas we were joined by my mom, Larry, Brison's mom, and then of course Brison, Carson, and I.

Carson had a great time opening presents. I think his favorite one was a bike that Brison got for him and I. It is one that I can push him on until Carson is old enough to do it on his own. We had a fabulous dinner that my dad provided for us since he was not able to make it. We sure did appreciate that a lot. We wish everyone was able to be with us during these times, but we understand how things come up and it is just not possible all the time. We sure did have you all in our thoughts and prayers though.

However, we did have the joy of talking and seeing Brison's family in Missouri on our new webcams. So exciting. We bought his family one for Christmas and then ours is built into our computer, so we got them all set up and working Christmas eve so that we could see each other on Christmas day. Another exciting thing that happened on Christmas was that my brother, Jason, from California called us to wish us a Merry Christmas. I have not talked to him in a few years, so what a great ending that was to such a special day.

Well there was a run down to our Christmas, hope all of yours was a wonderful as ours. I cant wait to read about yours and see the pictures as well. Enjoy!!!!

He loves to climb

Getting ready to pounce on the gifts

V.S. pj's

New slippers and pj's

V Smiles

Snowman building kit

Carson helping Daddy put his bike together

Learning to ride it

Brison acting surprised over a game he already knew he got. He is such a brat. He always finds out what he is getting.

New headlights for his truck

Brison, Sarah, and Carson

New Home

Happy Halloween

Our new toy all finished

Killer deals :)

Rilee 6 months

Summer 2010

Busy Busy

Zaylee

The Keelings

Spaid Family

Exciting News

Happy 4th of July

5 Years wahooo

Our Little Loves

Busy Week Full of Fun

So Blessed....

Can't Get Enough

Rilee 4 weeks

Kidos

Past Couple Weeks

Priceless Pictures of Rilee

Rilee Rae Cole

Camping Out

Rilee Update

***Girls***

Brook

Jaykin Cutter Spaid

Sneak Peak

Decisions have been made

Baby update

Yay it's Snowing

Christmas Pictures

Holiday Messes

Santa

Cousin Time

Baby Appointment

Growing Baby

Thanksgiving Day Celebration

Jen's 30th Birthday

22 week baby update

2 year old stats

Happy Halloween

Big Boys Birthday

The Surprise

We are having a GIRL

Colorful Sunday on the Mesa

Birthday Boy

Senior picture

A little update

Baby shower invites

Just practicing on my photo skills :)

Happy 4th of July

Tons of family

Playing with our Cameras

Out Little Boy isn't so Little Anymore

Fresh Pick of the Day

Splish Splash

Best $10 Investment

Our New Addition to the Family

Khorben John Blair

Mesa

Brody

Mercedes--2 months

Welcome to Summer

Easter Morning

More Easter Pictures

Practicing Photography 101

Dying Easter Eggs

Easter Bunny

Duck Pond

It's us....well almost

Khy's Birthday Party in Utah

Carson's New Haircut @ 17 months

Amazing New Tool

So Handsome

Love the Fresh Warm Air

Shout out to Jen and Ben

Utah trip

A new best friend

Girls

Christmas at the Cole's