Christmas

This is picture overload...here is what our holidays looked like:

After a party and Jason's sister the family went to Temple Square.

Our family at the temple warming up.

Making a gingerbread house with my sister...she is taking the picture!

Jaydon on Christmas morning in front of his Santa stuff.

Jori on Christmas morning ON her Santa stuff.

Sitting so good while we opened presents.

Jaydon showing off his remote control Lightening McQueen.

After opening presents he came and gave me a hug!

Christmas day at my parents.

She is starting to smile but I can never catch it!

A 4 generation picture at a winter party with my dad's side.

Great grandma and Jori-look at the face on that girl! I love this picture.

Jaydon with all of his 2nd cousins...they were having a blast!

It has been too long since I last posted but we had a fun holiday season. Can't believe that it is over already but don't worry, Jaydon is already talking about when Santa will come again....we have a long year ahead of us I'm afraid! Now it is back to our regular routines which is not always bad, and thankful for the fun memories we made this year!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving weekend. It was long! And it was nice to have Jason home for a bit! We stayed here and just hung around-just the way we like it!


Jaydon and Jori in our bed Thanksgiving morning. Jori's face will probably look like this whenever she's thinking about her brother. If only I could know what she's thinking...probably something to the effect of "he's crazy!"

After getting back form Grandma's I still needed a picture of the two of them! Jaydon was walking Daisy and then Daisy walked Jaydon a little too fast and he smacked his forehead onto the road! He wasn't happy with Daisy at all!



We decided to take the kids to Preston on Saturday to see the little lights display they have and go to dinner. Really to get out of the house and do something. When we got there the police had blocked off Main street and told us there was a parade. We pulled off to a little mexican restaurant right on Main and Jason and Jaydon got out to see fireworks and the light parade. The floats are the lights at the place we were headed anyways so it was extra fun because we weren't expecting it!


While we were eating dinner our neighbors were there too. They told us of this house that does a huge light display so we went there. It was huge and bigger than the city display (it doesn't take much!) Jaydon loved it because you drive around there driveway and it does a loop. Each side had different stuff but they had different Disney and Christmas displays with lights and stuff that moved. Their house had Santa going down the chimney and Jaydon thought it was pretty cool!

Love this picture! She is starting to look at me and smile and coo. She is almost 3 months too-time flies!


Jaydon so proud of helping us finish decorating our tree. It never is done though, he keeps moving stuff around and adding to it. He is sooo excited!

Jori's Blessing

We blessed Jori last Sunday and it was a great day. All of our sibling were able to come except my sister on her mission. We were worried when we woke up to a little snow wondering if the drive would be good for everyone but it worked out and we had a full house. I think we ended up counting 52 people in all...it was a little crazy and sort of packed but really fun to have both of our families here!



Grandma and Grandpa S with Jori

Cousin Kyler and Jori. He is a couple months older.

Our best family picture. That is sad to say because it isn't very good. We felt a little busy I guess and by the time we got to taking this Jaydon was out of his church clothes and with the living room full of people, we took it in Jori's room. Bet you couldn't guess that!

My brother Devin and I with the babies.

Jori at two months (a couple days after the blessing). We took her in and she weighed 10 lbs and was 21 in. She is a little chubs and cute as can be. It feels like she always belonged and we love her to pieces!

October

I tried to narrow the pictures down but with October gone and Thanksgiving in a couple weeks here it goes...

Jaydon went and got his books one night when I had Jori in our bed. He came and got next to her with a stack of books starting with Sam I Am, that's what he calls it anyways.

Jaydon was watching Cars one day and went and got all this stuff. That is him sitting in his "car", the pillows are tires which he kept changing and the edge of the couch cushion and side of the couch is where he'd fill up with gas. His stool is his steering wheel and the blanket his seat, you get the idea...

Had to make it to the Pumpkin Walk. We went with my sister and her husband and kids and my other sister T. It was fun and Jaydon was excited to see Addy again.

Here they are at the end.

Addy, Jaydon and Brynlee as Jessie, Buzz, and Woody

Jori is our frog...

And our cat...

Jaydon and Jori the night before Halloween.

Carving pumpkins with daddy

Had to make Jaydon a jet pack once he realized his costume didn't have one with it.

On Halloween we went to my sisters house to make cookies and play,

At the neighborhood trunk-or-treat.

Already digging into his loot.

Now onto the holiday season!

Adjusting to our new life!

I can't believe that it has been over a month since our sweet Jori came to us! And to think I am not really due until next Monday! I keep getting those weekly pregnancy emails and I used to read them, but not anymore! Jori is a good baby and sleeps a lot but she has her nights and days mixed up and has me wrapped around her finger (and daddy too!). She will cry at night and I am not sure if it is me not wanting her to wake up Jaydon or what, but we don't let it last long until we go get her. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever get into a normal day-to-day routine again, but slowly we are getting better at the regular life stuff and each day we are dressed and ready (even though we hardly go anywhere) earlier and earlier. These two kids are what makes me smile and everyday it is for something different! I love them!


Jori at one month.

Jaydon loves to hold his sister....for a few minutes. Then he tells us to come and take the baby.

Jaydon got down with Jori for tummy time. He was so excited to get out his play mat and let Jori use it. He always tells me that he used certain stuff I get out when he was a baby but now he's a bigger boy. He is such a big helper!

How could I forget? Jaydon started pre school but I forgot to post this "1st day" picture. It is actually the 1st day I took him to school. At 1st I thought maybe he wasn't ready but now he is pretty good at getting ready to go and he runs to the door when we get close enough! That makes me feel much better knowing he likes going!

Jori Bella

Jori Bella was born September 9, 2011. 5 lbs. 2 oz. and 17 inches. She is 9 days old now and the time has gone so fast. I thought I would write down the "story" here as she made an early arrival for us. I think looking back I knew she would come early...just not as early as she knew! She was almost 6 weeks early. I had been extra swollen and I always played it towards being pregnant in the summer and the heat. I went in for my appointment the Wednesday before she was born and my doctor said I had just got myself a ticket to Labor and Delivery as my blood pressure was high as well as my protein and extra weight gain. I went up, they monitored me for 3 hours and sent me home to do the 24 hour urine test (it was interesting to do!). I was told to come back Thursday, drop off my test, do a blood pressure check and come back Monday when my doctor was back in town. When they did my blood pressure, it was really high again so the doctor on call sent me back up. I thought what a waste to keep going up for a few hours to go home. The doctor ended up coming upstairs to talk to me and tell me she was being over cautious but they wanted to keep me overnight and do steroid shots for her lungs. I was upset but I did it anyways. Friday morning at 3 am I was feeling uncomfortable and a little pain, but the nurse said they would come in at 5am to do another blood pressure test, then I could get the second dose of the steroids and I thought I'd be on my way (Jason was home with Jaydon as his 1st day of preschool was Friday). Anyhow, no one came in and the pains got worse but still bearable and the monitor didn't show contractions, but I finally pushed the nurse button at 5:30 am and asked if they were contractions. They replaced the monitor as it had slipped and sure enough they really were contractions. The nurse said she'd call the on-call doctor and ask if I should have pain medicine or medicine to stop labor. I said ok and they left the room at 5:45. I kept waiting for them to come back and I was finally screaming and crying and yelling for help as it was really PAINFUL...finally when I thought I couldn't handle it anymore, my water broke at 6:10, I pushed my button and the nurses all ran in and told me to wait to push. The doctor there was finishing a delivery down the hall. I couldn't wait so they left me in the bed I was in and the doctor rushed in and she was born at 6:35 am. I had always wanted an epidural and know I know why! I also wish someone would've checked my monitors because they would've seen I was having contrations.... Oh well, they told me her weight and length and took her to the NICU. I was yelling at them to call my husband, but no one could get him so as I was being sewn up, I called him and he was there so fast! It all happened so fast! She really is doing good and is such a good baby. The nurses all love her to pieces and she's got a lot of boyfriends with the male nurses! She is working on building strength to eat, but her lungs are now good and her oxygen is getting better. We love her to pieces and she melts my heart. I love being up at the hospital with her! Anyhow, that's her story!

Daddy and Jori

Finally able to hold her.