Joe Lindsay Izaiah Indie

12 for 2012

2012-01-09T21:24:00.000-08:00

Some goals for the new year...

1. FHE with the kids each week
2. To attend the temple with Joe at least 1x a month
3. More crafts and activities with the kids...less tv
4. Continue to eat healthy, control my portions.
5. Go to bed earlier and get up earlier in the morning (going to be very hard)
6. Go to the gym at least 5 times a week-it keeps me sane
7. Make my RS Lessons more creative and interesting
8. Drink more water
9. More patience with the kids, less yelling
10. Clean the house
11. Write in my journal weekly (if not daily)
12. Have a fun year...with happy husband, happy self and happy kids!

Just some basic and simple things I would like to work on for the year. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I am hoping to get pics up soon. Happy New Year!

Ten on Tuesday

2011-07-05T22:07:00.000-07:00

Here we go again...

1) I am a reality tv junkie- shows that I love are Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant, SYTYCD, Americas Next Top Model, Jersylicious,The Bachelor/Bachelorette...I know, I know

2) I can not go to bed without checking on both of my kids and kissing them goodnight

3) I am addicted to chapstick/aquafor

4) The hardest meal for me to eat on this diet is the first one of the day...8 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1 grapefruit, 1.33 cups spiach, 12 almonds. Its a lot of food!

5) Our dog, Lucy, is the best bread of dog I have ever known. King Charles Cavalier

6) I am struggling with Izaiah at this age (and the age before this) We are starting another sticker chart. I am going to focus more on the possitive this time and see if that helps. His ultimate goal is to earn a bike. He has a long way to go :)

7) I really want to cut my hair (and have wanted to for a really long time) into a mohawk. Joe has botched the idea, until now. We saw the cutest girl with a really classy mohawk (is that an oxymoron?)-he said he would be ok with it. Now just to loose the weight I want to have the confidence I need for that kind of haircut

8) I never thought I would, but I drive a minivan. Its awesome

9) I love playing Words With Friends

10) Joe converted me to sleeping with a fan, now I can not sleep without one

TEN ON TUESDAY

2011-06-29T12:07:00.001-07:00

I saw this on my cousin, Whitney's, blog and thought it was a great idea. Just 10 random things or thoughts every Tuesday. So, a day late-here you go.

1. I committed to a "Figure" Show. I will be dieting and working out for it for a total of 16 weeks. Its VERY strict and a lot of dedication. I wanted to do something to push myself more than I ever have. To prove that mentally I am strong.I am 2 weeks in and have not cheated once! In the end I will get up on stage (I am doing the show as my accountabibility to not cheat) in a bikini (yea..I know scary) and get up in front of judges. I am gonna start a blog soon with pics and all that goes into this show. Wish me luck, I am gonna need it!

2. Indie loves the word "NO" she says it all the time, and I am really not sure how to get her to stop. Any suggestions?

3. We are settled into our new place. Only problem, we still feel so out of place. All our friends are up in our old ward-doin their thing. And we have yet to make a friend in our new ward. Kinda sucks

4. Joe and I were called into Nursery...enough said

5. Joe is loving and doing amazing in his nursing program. A's in his last two classes, and an A on his last test for this class. We are very excited and proud of him

6. Izaiah just finished swim lessons. He did so well, and loves showing off his new swimming skills

7. I love the 4th of July, I bought an outfit for Indie far in advance. The East Millcreek parade never disapoints!! I love all the festivities that will be going on

8. I have sleep issues and the only way I sleep well is by taking Unisom-I need to stop

9. We are taking part of a 30 Day Family Temple attendance with Joe's family. It for Joe's sick younger sister. My day is Thursday, it will be nice to get to the temple that much this next month.

10. I am very thankful for my sister, Melissa, who watches my kids every Wednesday so I can work. She loves them so much and they LOVE her. I am so grateful to have her around.

Ten things to say is a lot harder than I thought. I will do better next week

So much

2011-06-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

We have been doing so much lately I dont even know if anyone looks at this...but I thought I would post a bunch of pics to try to get caught up. This will be the first of 2 or 3 blogs of all our adventures lately....

Joe graduated Utah State!! Horray, he is now in a nursing program. He did so well in school this last year. His brother Lance, and our brother in law, Marshall also graduated the same time. Goooo Aggies

Izaiah turned 4 (which should be a post all on its own) we went to a bounce house with our little fam, and grandma. Indie and Izaiah had so much fun.

Izaiah Graduated his first year of preschool

Izaiah played in his very first soccer team...THE RAPTORS

Izaiah's Tron Birthday Party! Tron birthday cake, disk battles and super hero dress up

More posts to come...

18 Months

2011-04-20T22:18:00.000-07:00

Little Ms. Indie is 18 Months..Just thought it would be fun to list a bunch of facts about her
*She has fangs...full on white trash/vampire style fangs-that and two bottom teeth.
*She has just figured out that I am "MA" and says, ok more yells, it over and over for all of her needs and wants
*She is very fiesty
*She loves books
*She loves Izaiah! And wants to do everything with him
*Her hair has come in curly and I LOVE it
*She has tiny yet chubby feet. Size 3's but the fat on the top hangs out of all her shoes
*Is soooo messy. All day long, she spreads toys from one end of the house to the other. I swear all we do is pick up after her
*Still a very good sleeper. Takes 2-3 hour naps and sleeps from 8pm to 9-10am
*She has gone to nursery once, and did really well. Went right in with only a little fuss (thank goodness)
*Loves animals and music
*Is very crazy in the bath-you would think she was trying to drown herself. No fear at all in the bath
*Is chubby;weighing in at 27 lbs
*Loves her blankies...a little to much
*Is so happy and animated
*Says dada, mom, Izaiah, Dog, Grandpa, Grandma, ball, bubble, baby, mine, Lucy
Here are some more recent pictures of Indie!!

Better late than never

2011-01-22T15:12:00.001-08:00

Indie turned 1 in October..we celebrated with an Owl themed birthday party. She demolished her cake and had such a good day. Here is a recap of the party

Boutique

2010-12-02T12:57:00.001-08:00

One and all...come to this awesome Boutique we are doing this Friday and Saturday!!! We have tons of awesome vendors-gel toes, accessories for all ages, jeans, paintings, wreaths, stationary and cards, cheesecake, cookies, infant and childrens clothings, jewelry and so so much more. Let me know if you have any questions lstonehocker@gmail.com

Hope to see you all there. Tell your friends and family-everyone is invited

1 Year Older...

2010-10-24T14:48:00.000-07:00

Indie turned 1 yesterday. Her first year went by much faster than Izaiah's first year. It made me a bit sad, I love the first year. I am really excited to see Indie this next year, and see her personality develop even more. I have been really crappy about blogging so I thought I would put some pics from this last year of Indie and also write some fun facts about her too.

5 HOURS OLD

1 MONTH

2 MONTHS

3 MONTHS

4 MONTHS

5 MONTHS

6 MONTHS

7 MONTHS

8 MONTHS

9 MONTHS

10 MONTHS

11 MONTHS

1 YEAR

ON HER BIRTHDAY...1 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!

*Indie started crawling at 10 months-the same week she started cruising and standing on everything-she loves standing up
*She still has no teeth, looks like she is taking after Izaiah(first tooth at 14mo)
*Indie is the happiest baby around. She is so content and excited over everything
*Obsessed with dogs
*Has been such a good sleeper, takes great naps and slept through the night (and has continued to do so at around 4 months)
*Says Dada, Mama, Izaiah (in her own little way), Dog, Uh-ohh, Baabbaa
*Signs- more, milk, dog, bath
*Will not sit still and drink her bottle, she has to be crawling around and drinking it. She has got quite the suction on the bottle
*Loves books that have anything she can touch on them
*Wants to be everywhere Izaiah is
*Not a fan of sitting in the car-really that is the only time she fusses
*Already has a bit of spunk to her...Hoping she isnt too naughty of a toddler :)
*Weighs 21.5 pounds
*Is such a good eater...the only thing I havent been able to get here to eat (and we have given her everything) is mashed potatoes and Macaroni and cheese (which is crazy to me that she wont eat those two things) She loves all fruit and veggies
*Got tubes in August due to constant ear infections, hasnt had one since the tubes
We had such an amazing first year with Indie. She is such a joy in my life. Her happiness wears off on the entire family. My fear of being able to love 2 kids the same is gone. I love them both so much and love having both Izaiah and Indie in our family. Here's to the next year :)

How..

2010-10-07T22:15:00.000-07:00

is my baby almost 1???

Snippykit

2010-08-27T22:54:00.001-07:00

I have so much to catch up on...but I just wanted to let you all know (if there is anyone out there still reading my blog) that I got my blog up with all the things that I have been making and selling.

Go to snippykit.blogspot.com

Hope you enjoy it. There will be lots more to come so keep checking back :)

Let me know if you want to order anything at snippykit@gmail.com

Thanks
(here is a sneak peek at what you will find)

2010-05-25T12:20:00.000-07:00

Here are more beach pics!!

Sneak Peak

2010-05-20T15:05:00.001-07:00

Well we just got back from a week long trip to Cali...we had sooo much fun and I have tons of pics. But for now here is a sneak peak at some family pics we had taken by Joy while there.

Headbands

2010-04-30T13:29:00.000-07:00

I have had a lot of people interested in the headbands I make...So here are some more pics of ones I have done. I can also make custom ones(no extra price). Just let me know what colors you like and I can make it. There are womens and youth ones...and then infant/toddler ones (3 months-3years) If you want to order them let me know which one/ones and I will get your payment and then your address and send it on your way!! They are 1 for $12 and 2 for $20. The infant/toddler ones are $8 Thanks! :)

Here are a couple of the infant ones...I have a lot more that I havent taken pics of yet

Lately

2010-04-22T11:33:00.001-07:00

Well I'm not sure if anyone looks at this anymore (I get like 1 comment a post) but here are some recent pics of the kids. Izaiah is now in a big bed and potty trained!! Both were smooth transitions and he has done awesome with both. Easter was so much fun, Easter Bunny, Dying eggs and the inside Easter Hunt. Indie is getting so big and so much fun. She is so happy and loving. Izaiah got to be Spiderman for a night with his cousin Harper-he thought it was the coolest thing in the world. He also has a new infactuation with worms. He will carry around handfuls of worms all day. Here are some pics of all the fun we've been having.

These are the headbands I have started to make. I make infant/toddler ones and womens ones. They are soooo cute and fun!!!

Right Now

2010-03-31T14:52:00.000-07:00

Right now I am sitting here cuddled under a blanket with Izaiah
Right now we are eating lucky charms..he is only eating the marshmallows
Right now Indie is sleeping...I am blessed to have such a good sleeper
Right now I am researching preschool's for Izaiah-is he really that old
Right now Lucy really wants these Lucky Charms
Right now I got just diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis...What!?
Right now I am grateful for the few girlfriends I have that are TRUE friends, not flaky, unreliable or un-kind
Right now I am thinking of all the colors I can put together for the headbands I am making
Right now I am freezing and when Indie wakes up all three of us will get in the bath
Right now there is snow outside...booo
Right now and always I am thankful for Joe
Right now I am marinating chicken for dinner and wondering what else to make
Right now I am in my comfy clothes and lovin it
Right now I wish Joe was home, I love when he is home

That is all....(recent pictures to come)

Stonehockers

2010-02-13T19:12:00.000-08:00

My friend Joy just started a photography company..she needed models (ok not really models but we can just say that) for her portfolio and of course we jumped right on that. She is so good!!! I loved how they turned out

All about Izaiah

2010-02-05T12:14:00.001-08:00

Izaiah’s All About Me Interview (I saw this on a blog and thought it was a fun idea for the new year..all the answers are his exact answer, some are pretty funny)

What is your name? Zaiah Kohoker
When were you born? balloons
How old are you? Two half
Who is your mommy? Lindsay
What does your mommy do? Clean up
Who is your daddy? Joe
What does your daddy do? Fix my bed
What is your favorite color? pink
What do you want to be when you grow up? Grandpa’s work
What is your favorite food? Chicken Nuggets
What food do you not like? Daddy’s food is yucky
What is your favorite animal? Alligator
Where do you want to live when you grow up? Disneyland
What do mommy and daddy do after you go to bed? Daddy cleans, mommy cleans up
What does daddy say? Hiiiya
What does mommy say? I love you
What is your favorite song? Twinkle little star
What is your favorite movie? Flushed Away
What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? White
Where is your favorite place to eat? Donalds
Who is your favorite person? Haley
Who is your best friend? Mack
What is your favorite book? Nightmare in my closet
Who are your brother & sister? Indie
Where did Indie come from? In your tummy
What is your favorite thing to do? baseball

December 27, 2009

2010-01-14T14:11:00.000-08:00

We blessed Indie and it was such a great day. I am thankful for all the family and friends that were able to make it. Joe gave such a great blessing and we had yummy food after. Thanks for taking these adorable pics Allison. Our family friend, Karen, made this beautiful dress for Indie. I wish I could have her wear it all the time. I LOVE it so much. It was perfect!

December

2009-12-28T21:35:00.000-08:00

What a fun (and busy) month December was..and what a great time to have a new baby around the house. We had such a good Christmas and loved spending so much time with family. Here are some of the pics from the last couple of weeks.
Indie 1 month old

SANTA

All the fun Christmas Parties!!

Christmas...I took way more pics but right now this is all I have time to post..I will also post pics of Indie's blessing!

Preview

2009-11-19T17:52:00.001-08:00

Here is just a sneak peak of the newborn pics of Indie...Cant wait to see the rest of them :) go to amberdphotos.blogspot.com to see more!

Hiccups

2009-11-11T17:32:00.000-08:00

When I was pregnant with Indie I always talked about how strong her hiccups were. She still gets them all the time and they are the funniest things I have ever heard. In the hospital we even called the nurse in to ask her if they were normal cause they are so loud. She sounds like a little poodle. Listen for yourself. This was in the hospital when she was a day old
This was taken today

Latest

2009-11-11T16:51:00.000-08:00

Well Indie is now 2 1/2 weeks old and still such a great baby. She is very mellow and we all love her very much. I am still resting trying to get my blood pressure down-but it is down from when we came home so thats good. Izaiah has adjusted so well, and he loves Indie and is so sweet with her. I still tear up when I see him interact with her..I love it!. Here are a couple of pictures from this last week.
We weren't expecting Indie to be here before Halloween so this was our improvised costume for her :)

We think we might have some curly hair on our hands...time will tell

Lovin being a mom

Bundled up ready to go to the park with Aunt Melissa, Harper and Izaiah

Indie Caia

2009-10-29T20:54:00.000-07:00

SHE'S HERE!! Well our sweet little Indie came about 3 weeks early. The begining of last week I had a small abcess on my face that became infected. I went to insta care to have it taken care of. I ended up on antibiotics because of it. 2 days after starting the antibiotics I had an alergic reaction. I was so so itchy and nothing helped. Thurs. night around midnight we headed to the ER to try and get something to help me out. As the night progressed an allergic reaction turned into finding out my blood pressure was high, I had protein in my urine and my liver enzymes were high-all signs of pre-eclampsia. I ended up being transfered over to Labor and Delivery to be monitored and to get my blood pressure down. With in an hour I was admited and my told we'd be having the baby today. So crazy! In the next hour I was put on pitocin and my water was broken. Joe and I rushed to find someone to watch Izaiah (my mom was headed back from Vegas that day) and Joe headed home fast to get our stuff. The labor went well and she arrived at 3:55pm. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and 19.5 inches long. She looks like me (and like Izaiah when her eyes are closed) She looks just like my baby pictures. Izaiah got to meet her when we came home and he was so sweet with her. He has done very well-especially with me still not being able to lift or help much with him. He's such a sweet boy. I am grateful for these two little ones. Things are still a bit crazy-cause my blood pressure is still high so I am home bound and "rest" bound till next week-then we'll go from there. Anyways, here are the pics of Indie

Confessions of an emotional pregnant mom...

2009-10-15T14:27:00.000-07:00

Well since I use this blog somewhat as my jounal...and I've got a lot on my mind this is going to be a venting post. I went to the Dr. yesterday and am dialated to a 2 and 60% effaced (at 36 weeks). I was pretty suprised since I really didnt dialate with Izaiah until 39 weeks (and it was to a 1) and then my water broke. Reality really set in that this baby is coming whether I am ready or not. Since my mom and dad are going out of town for 3 weeks when the baby is due I have an enduction date set for Nov. 3rd. Am I ready?!? I have been so excited to have another baby but I have been just as much if not more overwhelmed and worried. I have so many emotions and feelings about bringing another baby into this family. Will I be able to handle being a mother of 2? I have issues staying at home all day and I know with RSV and Swine flu we will be home-bound a lot of this winter-will I go crazy? More than any other feeling though is my worry about Izaiah. I feel in a way I am totally betraying him as a mom. I feel like all he knows is me and him and I am bringing this new baby into our lives and its gonna rock his world (and I am not sure if in a good way) I wonder how on earth I will love another baby like I love Izaiah (I know that sounds awful but I'm just being honest) Is he going to feel like I have abandoned him? I guess the reason I am writting this all is wondering if any of you mothers out there felt the same way with your second child-or am I just a crazy, emotional pregnant mom (which I know I am that too) What advice would you give for helping Izaiah get adjusted and for helping me be calm about this baby coming. I know when I see her so many of my fears will go away I just want advice. Thanks for letting me vent :)

Catch Up

2009-10-01T13:20:00.001-07:00

So I have been so horrible at blogging...I realized that when this baby comes I will have even less time to blog so I thought I would at least get caught up and post about our summer. I really can no believe how fast this summer went-it baffles my mind. Here are some of our highlights!
Izaiah loved his birthday...he especially loved hearing everyone sing "Happy Birthday" to him-we sang it over and over and over. (after seeing these pictures I am now aware of how much Izaiah needed a haircut-it was a little ghetto :)

Fourth of July was a big hit..Izaiah loved the parade and the fireworks

Cousin time!!! Canyon, Lagoon and Cherry Hill were our favorites

Izaiah's big accident of the summer-he was dancing in our living room and fell and crashed into the coffee table (chipping the table from hitting it so hard) A huge goose-egg, a CT scan, and 2 black eyes later he is just fine!

We got to watch Joe play hockey-Izaiah even got to play on the ice after!

I think this was one of Izaiah's favorite's of the summer-getting to see Big Blue!!! He loves him and was so excited to see him and give him five twice in one week

And for good measure...my huge belly at 34 weeks :)

Sure Do...

2009-08-19T19:20:00.001-07:00

Sorry I have had quiet the boring blog lately. I will post pics soon. I just had to post this story-for memories and cause I think its soo funny. Izaiah's new phrase is "SURE DO" I have no idea where he picked it up but he says it at the funniest times. He has been going potty on the big toilet about once a day for a couple of months. I broke down and bought a small potty to start the potty training process soon. He was so excited and wanted to go poop and pee on it. So we put him on his frog toilet and went out in our living room with my parents. He kept trying to reach in and touch the poop (sick!) I yelled across the room "Izaiah are you touching that poop?" As to which he yelled back "SURE DO!" And he sure was! It may not sound as funny written down but we laughed so dang hard. I love that kid.

Huge Garage Sale

2009-07-30T20:55:00.000-07:00

Ok everyone...we are having a Huge garage sale this Sat. from 8am-12pm. My mom is selling 15 years worth of teaching supplies. She has so much good stuff. If any of you know teacher please let them know about this. She has centers, math aids, reading aids, games, water table, lesson plans, calendar charts, big books-about 50, and so much more. We are also selling tons of other things-Zooper Boogie jogging stroller, 2 mountain bikes, pack-n play canopy, new kitchen appliances, lotions, scrapbook stuff, baby, children and adult clothes, nice pots and pans, paintings, frames. Seriously so much stuff in really good condition. Please let me know if you are interested and I will email you the info!!! Spread the word :) Thanks

2 Years Old

2009-07-12T18:46:00.000-07:00

I slacked and didn't post any pics of Izaiah's birthday party...I will get to it eventually I hope. But just thought I would post some super cute pictures Allison took of Izaiah this week. I cant believe he is 2!! Enjoy (and thanks Allison we love them)

ITS A....

2009-06-23T21:38:00.000-07:00

GIRL!!!! I am sure most of you reading this (if anyone still is..I have been slacking) already know this. But for those who dont-we had our ultrasound last week and found out we are having a girl. Joe and Izaiah called it. I was wrong..again (I thought for sure Izaiah was a girl and thought this baby was a boy) Everything looks great and we couldnt be more happy. She had her hands by her face pretty much the entire time so we didnt get a profile pic. Here are a couple others.

California

2009-05-25T12:51:00.000-07:00

We decided to take a trip to California before Joe started summer school and also for Izaiah's 2nd birthday (didnt have to pay for a flight or any theme park for him) It was such a wonderful trip. We had so much planned and loved every minute. The weather was so perfect too. My favorite thing was seeing how excited Izaiah was to see everything. I loved seeing his expresions and pure joy from all the new things. Here are some pictures...
The 2nd day we were there we went to Sea World. Izaiah loved seeing all the animals and kept asking to "Touch it??!!" They have a new Sesame Street playland..how perfect for Izaiah since he LOVES Sesame Street.

Petting Sting Rays

Izaiah's favorite part...meeting Elmo and Big Bird!

Elmo's Playland

The second day was California Adventure-not as many rides for Izaiah cause he was to little but lots of fun things to play with.
Watching Mickey Mouse Club House

Buzz Lightyear Ride

I think Izaiah's face is so funny here. The ride had just started, and I dont think he quite knew what to think :)

Handy Manny

Wall-e

Izaiah does not fall asleep in places other than a bed. He was so tired at the end of the day...he zonked out as we were leaving that day

The next day was a relax and recover day. We played at the pool and let Izaiah take a nap. After his nap we went to Newport Beach. Izaiah loves sand and he had so much fun. It took him a bit to warm up to the ocean but got in and played in the water after he did. We also met up with one of my old roomates for dinner. It was so fun to see her.

Disneyland was the next day...along with Elmo Izaiah also loves Mickey Mouse (and all the characters on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) He was in heaven seeing all the characters, riding all the rides, and eating lots of treats.

The next day with met up with some close friends-Ryon, Danie, Kayla and Sawyer for a fun day at Sea World. They live in San Diego so it was so fun to get to spend the day with them. Izaiah loved walking around with Kayla.
Joe convinced Izaiah to lick this ice wall-suprising he came home healthy

Ryon plays for the San Diego Chargers so when we went to Phils BBQ for dinner (so yummy) we got the vip treatment. Didnt have to wait in line and got very well taken care of. Thanks Ryon. The food was so yummy. I cant beleive how many ribs the boys ate. It was so fun to be with friends we hadnt seen for a while. Thanks guys.

So there you have a cap of our trip. I know...tons of pics-but trust me I did the minumum I could. Birthday pics to come next.

Happy Birthday

2009-05-19T18:45:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to write a quick post...it was Izaiah's 2nd Birthday yesterday. What a great day we had. I think we sang Happy Birthday to him over 20 times. He loved to hear us sing specifically to him-he smiled so so big everytime he heard his name. I love this little boy. He is my life. I am grateful for his joy, happiness, love, laughter, humor and his unique friendly and funny personality. Happy Birthday sweet boy. We love you and look forward to many more bithdays :)
4 Days

1 Year

2 Years

(more pics of our California trip and Izaiah's Birthday coming soon)

Slacker

2009-05-04T18:53:00.000-07:00

So my blog has been so boring lately...this pregnancy I have been a lot more tired and sick than with Izaiah. Nights are my worst! I used to blog at night-the reason there has been no blogging! Anyways, here are some fun things we have been up to.
A while back My mom, Izaiah and I went to Vegas to spend time with Melissa, Harper and Keler. We had so much fun. Izaiah and Harper love playing together. Izaiah also loves Melissa and Keler! We went to a crazy petting zoo where we were able to feed deer, a nasty potbelly pig, a crazy donkey, rabbits and sheep. It was so fun

We went to this fun place where there was fun sand and toys for the boys to play one. Izaiah is so obsessed with sand, he would have stayed there all night if we let him. Harper loved the train!

My mom took us to IFA to let Izaiah pet the ducks and chickies!!

Easter!! Izaiah had 3 different egg hunts. He wasnt very quick at the first one but once he figured it out he was lovin life!
Easter Egg Hunt at Ian and Katies (thanks again for the invite)

Grandma Cathie's fun Hunt with lots of great treasures :)

We told both families that we are pregnant on Easter..this is how we told them

I am so sad I totally forgot to take a picture of Izaiah in his Easter outfit, but here he is on Easter morning with his treats from the Easter Bunny

Easter Egg Hunt at Stonehockers (notice the running-yea he figured out there was candy in those eggs by then)

Aggie blue and white game!! Go Aggies!!!!

And for good humor...Izaiah saw me putting on mascara and wanted to "do it" so bad. So I thought why not. Oh man those lashes with mascara on-I would die for those long thick lashes. He is such a funny boy!

Izaiah Says..

2009-04-13T19:08:00.001-07:00

Almost 10 weeks along...Due November 11, 2009!!

Making us feel better

2009-03-06T07:46:00.001-08:00

Sorry the post about Fiona was up for so long. I thought I would post some pictures of the newest baby of the family. We still dont have a name for sure (we just keep changing our mind...suggestions anyone?) Here are a couple from my phone. I will get around to uploading the ones from my camera soon. She is a Cavalier King Charles. She is 8 weeks old and we love her so much already. She is very loving and sweet.

A Sad Day

2009-02-24T20:52:00.001-08:00

(this is crazy Fiona after a fun day playing in the snow)

Yesterday was a very sad day here at the Stonehocker house. Our sweet puppy Fiona was hit by a car and was killed. It was an awful night, and has since been so lonely around here. We were all so attatched to her, and its so hard not to have here here anymore. Even harder when Izaiah calls for her and he doesnt really understand what I mean when I say "Fiona had to go bye bye and is living with Jesus now" Heartbreaking. Anyways, just wanted to post some pics and say we love you Fiona and we will miss you so so much! We are thankful for the 16 months we got with you. Love, Joe Lindsay and Izaiah.

FOR SALE

2009-02-13T16:34:00.000-08:00

So my friend Jessica and I are selling 6 pairs of True Religion jeans. There is 2 mens pairs size 34. There are 4 girl pairs size 27,28,28,30. They are authentic, the authentic tag is still in tac to prove it. They are originally priced between $220-345. We are selling them for half off. Please contact me if you are interested. They are such cute jeans!! Let me know soon if you are interested and you can come try them on!!

Dear Harper

2009-02-03T22:35:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to write and tell you that I miss you and wanted to remind you off all the fun we had while you were here....
Remember Gymboree?? I loved having a little buddy to play with that day. Thanks for playing on the teeter totter, in the tube, and with all the fun balls.

Remember painting in the bath? I still ask for you to have a bath with me.

Then there was the Childrens Museum. Isnt Grandma so nice for taking us there. Water table, coloring, and ball wall..oh my.

Last but not least the swimming pool. Dont you miss that little red slide?

Thanks for spending the week with me. (I am sure my mom had just as much fun with your mom) Cant wait to see you in March. Love, Izaiah

Life

2009-02-03T22:14:00.000-08:00

We got to go down to St. George right before Joe went back to work. It was such a fun, relaxing trip that we got to see friends and family.

I was able to hang out with a ton of friends at Candice's shower. Oh I miss these girls.

Izaiah got his first haircut!! He was such a good boy.

We finally got to meet the Andra twins. Izaiah has had cold after cold, then croup and so we haven't been able to visit. It was such a fun day. We miss them so much.Gavin and Kyler are soo sweet and perfect. We also got to meet our friends Laura and Robs 2 week old baby Harrison. We were in baby heaven

WINNER

2009-01-15T12:00:00.000-08:00

I am so excited. I won a wonderful Mini Photo Shoot with Pied Peper. I love the blog giveawaytoday.blogspot.com Go check it out. Its a blog that gives something away every day. I won this photo shoot there. How cool is that. I guess this photo shoot got more entries than any other giveaway...and I won!! I was so excited. The photographer is from the UK and comes to Utah sometimes so I will have to wait for her to come. I cant wait!!

Looking back...and forward

2009-01-02T20:52:00.001-08:00

2008 Was such a great year...here are some of the highlights

*Ran the marathon *Started to love finding new recipes and cooking
*2 Cruises *Watching Izaiah enjoy each and every holiday
*Izaiah finally got a tooth at 14 months (he now has 9)
*Going the the Childrens Museum, Wheeler Farm, Swimming, The Zoo, 7 Peaks, Petting Zoo, The Fair and loving them ALL *Enjoyed Joe and I's 2 year anniversary
*Trips to St. George, Vegas and Bear Lake
*New cousins-Ella, Elli, Libby, Faye (cant wait to meet you in May)
(Lowlights) We missed Joe like crazy with his busy work and school schedule
*Found how that Izaiah gets car sick and throws up pretty much EVERY time he is in his big car seat
*Moved from the Andras

We are looking forward to 2009!! Here are some things we have planned

*A new work schedule for Joe!! Yeah we'll see him again, cant wait! :)
*Hawaii *Disneyland *Canada (still undecided)to see Joe's family
*Hopefully figuring out Izaiah's motion sickness and helping him
*A two year old (crossing my fingers that is a highlight not a lowlight)
*Going to the aerobic classes that I love and that I missed so much during marathon training *Loosing another 10-15 pounds *Living with my parents
*OBAMA as President *Trying new recipes and being a better cook
*Spending time with sweet Izaiah and enjoying him every single day.
*3 Years of marriage

Winter Activities

2009-01-01T20:15:00.000-08:00

Most of my pictures are on my Dad's computer and for some reason I cant upload them on this computer (I'll do them upstairs tommorrow) but here are some pics that I have on my camera. We've been having so much fun these last couple of weeks. We took Izaiah to Zoo Lights..how cool was that. They did such a good job with the lights. Izaiah loved it! (So did Joe and I)

We took Izaiah sledding in the back yard, he loved it! Then we decided he was brave enough so we took him to the golf course hills by our house. He had a lot of fun, then he crashed (twice) with my mom. He wasn't so fond of sledding after that. The pictures of his face after crashing were priceless

This last week we took all the little kids to the Dinosaur Museum. Izaiah was so excited about all the dinasaurs. Dont mind his lovely flood pants. He threw up on the way there (no we still have not figured out how to prevent him from throwing up, even after a visit to the ENT) I had a bag of old clothes I was selling to Kid to Kid and these are 6-9 months pants he's in. Poor guy. Anyways, we had a blast at the museum. Izaiah loved the sand

More pics to come of our wonderful Christmas!!

Update

2008-12-17T14:02:00.000-08:00

I have been a slacker...here is some fun things we've been up to.

Melissa and Harper came into town a week before Thanksgiving and we had so much fun with them. Izaiah and Harper are so funny. They had so much fun playing with each other and I loved hanging out with Melissa too.

Grace, Izaiah and Harper enjoying the whip cream beaters on Thanksgiving

Izaiah loves his cousins (we missed Owen and Elli at Thanksgiving!)

Ohhh how we love Shivers

We had such a fun day at the USU football game. Izaiah loved meeting Big Blue for the first time too!

Izaiah helped me put up the Christmas Tree. So far he has been really good about only touching the ornaments every once in a while. He thinks they are balls to play with. But the tree stays intact

Izaiah thinks anything that has to do with Christmas is Santa(snowmen,ribbons,decorations)..he doesnt understand the concept of Santa (if he only knew Santa brings him toys) Our ward had breakfast with Santa and when we got there Izaiah about jumped out of my arms to go see him. He was so excited to sit on his lap. Once he got there he didnt say much, but was happy to be sitting there. He was so cute. I love seeing him enjoy things like this.

BOO

2008-12-07T20:31:00.000-08:00

So I am so bummed right now. I just found out that as of Oct. 1, 2008 Signing time will no longer be showed on public television. I guess they didnt have a sponser and cant afford it. I think its lame. They have got to make bank on how expensive their dvd's are. I am assuming she is just pissed so many people were tivo-ing them. Izaiah LOVES this show, and the dvd's are so flippin expensive. We had some on DVR but now that we have moved we dont use that DVR any more so now we have none. I have the hardest time buying them because they are $22 for one, and they are hardly ever on sale. So for those of you that I have told in the past that it will be on tv again in the spring.. I have told you wrong. Guess I'll have to try ebay. Any other suggestions would be great! Thanks

Family Pictures

2008-11-18T12:08:00.000-08:00

We got some family pictures taken a couple of weeks ago, and I just got them in the mail this morning. I couldnt be more excited about them. Mikki-you are wonderful. There are so many great pictures-they are going to be hard to pick which ones to print. Here are just SOME of my favorite ones. I may put more up later and have you guys help me decide which ones to enlarge and frame. Thanks!

HELP!!

2008-11-11T20:47:00.000-08:00

So I have a problem/question for any of you. Everytime we try to put Izaiah in his big car seat he gets really car sick. Both facing backwards or forwards in it he gets sick. Its so sad to watch too. He cries really hard, gets really really pale and most the time throws up. I dont know what to do. Luckily we (without knowing this would happen) got an infant car seat that you can use up to 30 lbs so we have still been using that, but his legs are getting too long and he is so bored laying down. Have any of you had this problem? Do any of you have any suggestions? It happens at random times. I havent been able to trigger or pin point when or why it happens when it does. It has happened on long drive, short drives, when is has eaten, when he has an empty tummy, facing back and forward. I have to drive places and feel so bad if he just keeps getting sick. So I dont know what to do. Please help!!

Horray!!

2008-11-05T21:33:00.000-08:00

Just had to say I was very excited last night when Obama was named the 44th President of the United States. I am excited to see the positive changes he will make for our country. I think he is inspirational and motivating. Glad I was here to witness history.

Also thought Mccains speach was very respecful and sincere

Halloween

2008-11-03T13:18:00.000-08:00

Well its taken me a couple of days to post these. We moved...again. We were so sad to leave the Andra's basement apt., but Joe needs to focus more on school and all the extra stuff that goes along with pre-med. 70 hour work weeks every other week was just to much (especially doing graveyards) so we moved into my parents basement. What a blessing at a time of need. Anyways, we had such a great Halloween. Izaiah was so fun this year. He was so excited about getting to put candy in his Elmo bucket. He also was the cutest lion I've ever seen. Here are some of the fun things we did to celebrate.
First we had our ward Trunk-or-Treat. It was a week before Halloween so our dressing up started early. It didnt take long (2 cars) for Izaiah to realized that he was getting candy at each car and walked so fast to each of them.
Izaiah the Lion

Drake and Izaiah

Getting his first piece of candy

Mama and Baby Lion

The fat security guard managed to catch both lions

Me, Joe, Izaiah, Nicole, Drake, Josh

We suprised Gma trick or treating early to her house

Then we decorated and carved pumpkins. Izaiah colored his

He was so freaked out by the pumpkin guts..it was so funny to watch.

He loved putting stickers on his pumpkin

The finished product (pretty cute)

Halloween night we went to the Stonehocker's Trick-or-Treat Street. Izaiah got sooo much candy. Then we went to Great Grandma Price's to see her.
Chillin in his car getting candy

Izaiah and Libby. He was so cute about her. After this picture he sat up really close to her face and just stared at her. He loves his cousin Libby

Viva La Mexico

2008-10-22T21:19:00.001-07:00

Well its been a while since I've blogged. The week after the marathon I tried to relax and recover..and then packed up to leave again. We went with my family and work on a 7 day Mexican Rivera Cruise. Izaiah stayed in Utah and spent the week with the Stonehockers (so grateful for them for taking him and taking such good care of him) We had perfect weather, and ate way to much food.Here are some of the pics of the cruise. The first port was Cabo San Lucas. Mine and Joe's favorite. I dont have any pictures on my digital camera cause I took an underwater camera with me so I'll post those when I get them developed. We took a small boat on a small tour of Cabo, then we were dropped of at Lovers Beach to hang out on the beach and snorkle in the clear blue water it was so pretty. The boys body surfed in massive waves..crazy. Cabo was beautiful!!
Back on the ship..here is the first formal night. Our dinner table was Joe, Judd, Christopher and I.

Joe and I

Me Mom and Melissa

Dance party and dessert buffet at the pool party was a blast!!

MWSBF rocked the house on the dance floor

Loving life

Puerto Vallarta-Joe, Melissa, Keler, Allison, Eli, Chris, and I decided to take a 4 person cab (yea it was crazy) to a beach that we were very excited for. When we got there it wasnt exactally Heaven. There were locals bugging us the whole time, dirty water, and crappy sand. But we made the best of it and soaked up some sun

Our whole family went to the fancy restaurant one of the nights. The food was incredible. It was fun to enjoy such a good meal and sit and talk and laugh with family. We throuroughly enjoyed ourselves.

My cool dessert one of the nights

Judd made it to the top 5 in the Kareokee Competition. He was the hit of the show. We laughed so so hard. Thanks for the wonderful entertainment Juddy

We had such a good time. It was so nice to get back to Izaiah though. We missed him so so so much. I just missed how much his funny personality makes me smile every day. As you can see he was more than happy with each of the Stonehockers

Marathoner

2008-10-07T18:24:00.000-07:00

So I did it, I ran a marathon. Here's how the day went. It poured from the time I got on the bus in St. George to drive us up to the start until mile 20. No joke (ok it stopped for about one mile somewhere in the middle) It was crazy. They said that in 32 years of the marathon it has never rained like that..ever!! Of course I picked that one race. I started out really good. I stripped down to shorts and a tank top after mile 1-(big mistake) I was FREEZING!! I stopped at mile 7 to walk the dreaded Veyo Hill. When I did this my body-especially my muscles-got really cold. When I started to run after the hill I cramped up really bad (something that has never happened to me, not once ever in training) So I had to walk a lot more than I would have liked to prevent the cramping. It really was pouring so much those first 20 miles. Sometimes I could hardly see. (I should have worn a hat or visor) People were cramping up left and right around me. But I pushed through it and headed into town. There was never a time that I thought I would give up, but there were times I really wondered how I was going to finish. My running partner would cramp up when we would stop to take my walk breaks, so she left me in the dust (love ya Amber) then my ipod broke because of the rain. Running by myself with 18 more miles to go and no music I really wondered how I was going to do this alone. Its amazing how much will power we have. Its also incredible that I didnt know how much I really could push myself. My ipod started working around mile 18 (answer to prayers I tell you) and I was able to finish the race running a majority of the last 4 miles. As I came to the finish I saw and heard my family cheering me on. It was such a great feeling to know I was done and they were all there to support me. I was so glad that even with the weather conditions the way they were and my cramping legs I did it. I was so sore the next couple of days. I never knew I could be that sore!! I also found out today that I have a stress fracture in my foot-so crappy because we are going on a cruise Sat...not sure how walking around is going to work with a bum foot. Anyways, it was a great acomplishment. Dont think I'll ever do another one.But very glad I trained so hard and did it. Thanks to all my family and friends who were so supportive and motivating. I'll post pics when I get them from Melissa and Katie.

6854...

2008-10-03T14:42:00.001-07:00

My number for the St. George Marathon. Well its here. In a little over 12 hours I Will be running my butt off. I am nervous (to say the least) my stomach turns every time I think about it. Its supposed to be cooler tomorrow-a huge blessing!! It might be raining and windy (not so great) But I am excited to accomplish this. I am excited my family is here and am already excited for a Diet Coke after the race :) Hopefully I'll live to write my race report...until then 26.2 !!!

Hair

2008-10-02T14:23:00.001-07:00

If anyone is needing their hair done one of my best friends, Jessica, (who is incredible at hair) will be coming to Salt Lake and will be doing hair all day Mon. at my house. She can do ANYTHING. She is so good at color, cuts, extenstions-you name it. So let me know if you are interested and we can set up a time. Thanks.

Makeup

2008-10-02T10:19:00.000-07:00

Well lately I have been really into trying to do different things with my makeup. I am just bored and want to do fun things. My friend Amy posted this blog, and its awesome. Great makeup tips and ideas. Go check it out. Its the Suburban Heresy banner on the side of my blog.

Go Aggies!!

2008-09-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

Last week we went up to Logan with my parents. We enjoyed a great Ag Day meal and then headed off to the game. My dad has a box now in the new North End Zone-its for bankers and stuff but we got to spend the first half up there. It was so nice. We watched from the balcony. Izaiah loved it, he could see all the football players. Even got some waves from the Idaho team during warm-up. Even better they won!! Thanks Dad and Mom for iviting us up there. We loved it.
Izaiah and Grandpa enjoying the Fight Song

On the balcony ejoying the watermellon

Izaiah kept saying "Football" he especially loved when they lowered the net right in front of us so we didnt get hit from the goal kick

Me and Izaiah

Out With A Bang

2008-09-24T20:21:00.000-07:00

So I was looking through my pictures and I realized there were so many fun things that we did to end the summer that I didnt blog about. So this post is going to have a lot of pictures.
We went to Lagoon with Mountain West. Izaiah is so feerless. He loved it so much. He went on all the rides he possibly could. It was fun to have him to be able to ride the rides with Owen and Gracie.

We went to Wheeler Farm with Joe,Allison, Owen, Eli, Grandma, Melissa, Harper, Jill,Gracie, Izaiah and I. It was so much fun eating a picnic, feeding the ducks and riding the pony.

Izaiah went boating for the first time. We went with friends and Melissa, Keler and Harper. What a fun day!! Joe and I love boating. So did Izaiah!
Melissa and Harper

Joe and Izaiah braving the cold water

Harper floating like a pro

Chillin

Harper and Izaiah

Blowing bubbles with Daddy and Fiona

Libby Rose Hooper-Izaiah is so excited to have a cousin to play with on the Stonehocker side. Joe's sister Brittany had a sweet baby girl this last week. She is such a gorgeous baby. She has so much hair!! We went to see her and loved being able to meet her and hold her. Congrats Britt and Marshall!!

If you are still reading this thanks for looking at all the pics. We had such a great summer and are so sad to see it end.

We're Back

2008-09-14T21:32:00.001-07:00

And we had so much fun. I did miss Izaiah but we were so busy and I knew my mom was taking such good care of him so we survived without him. I have so many fun pictures but I narrowed it down-and tried to highlight our fun cruise. We really went with such a great group. We started off getting on the ship in Los Angeles. We had our muster drill and then ate dinner and played on the ship all night.

The second day we were in San Diego. We layed at the pool, then met up with Ryon, Danie and Kayla. It was so good to see them. We walked around Sea Port Village and talked and got ice cream.

That night it was formal night. It was really fun to get all dressed up with Joe and with all the girls.

Jessica, Me and Candice

The next stop was Catalina Island. We shopped around and then rented golf carts to see the whole island. It was so pretty.
One shop had these funky sunglasses. We had a blast trying them all on

Golf Cart

We had so much fun on the ship. We went line dancing and got picked to come up to the front and show our stuff

The next day we were in Ensenada. We went to a private beach at Papas and Beers. It was so fun. Great sand, great entertainment and lots to buy. I got my hair braided for fun. Then we hung out by the pool. Jessica and I rode the bull. That is a post all in itself...I will post it soon. What an adventure that was. Lets just say it gave new meaning to "cruisin for a bruisin!"
Me and Joe

Gettin my hair did

The boys were brave enough to go in the water, which I am told was Freezing!

The last dinner..me and Joe

We had such a great time. I loved relaxing and being with Joe. It was a vacation much needed.

Well..

2008-09-07T22:27:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow we are off..its 11:30pm and I am just sitting here. Lots of emotions going though this brain of mine. I am really excited. Being with Joe, laying out, Diet Cokes by the pool (I quit drinking it for training but its an exception this week) yummy food, warm weather. Also, I am really sad to leave my baby. I put him to bed tonight and just kissed him and hugged him. I love him and will miss my little sidekick like crazy.. I love you Izaiah. Have fun at Grandma and Grandpa's. I'll be so excited to see you when we get back! Love Mom

8 Days Until This...

2008-08-30T21:10:00.000-07:00

We are going on a cruise with some of our friends from St.George. Cant wait!!
But that also means 8 days till I have to leave this for the longest time I ever have :(

Not sure yet how I am going to do it. Will I be ok?

Horray!!

2008-08-22T09:13:00.000-07:00

So this last season of the Bachelorette I was so sad that Deanna didnt pick Jason. But I am so so excited that HE IS THE NEXT BACHELOR!!! The new season starts Jan. and ABC just annonced that he will be the next Bachelor. I am so excited. I really hope he finds a great girl. Cant wait!!

I need a beat

2008-08-19T08:05:00.000-07:00

So I officially have 7 more runs till the marathon. 3 of those runs are really long (18,21,23) and I need your help. I have noticed that good music really helps me on my runs. It just keeps me running and sometimes gets me running faster miles. Since I am getting into the longer runs I need more songs!! What I want from you if you will is to comment and let me know your favorite song or songs to excercise to. This will help me out a ton!! Thanks so much

Petting Zoo

2008-08-02T22:24:00.000-07:00

I figured since Izaiah gets SO excited whenever he sees a dog, bird, horse, cat...etc that we should take him to the petting zoo. He loved it. He was a little unsure what to do at first but then he got the hang of it and loved it. He fed the goats (poo off the ground..lovely) and pet the pigs, got pecked by the chickens, rode a sheep (Joe snuck him on a sheep to practice Mutin Bustin) it was hilarious. Then he rode a horse. He was so excited. I love seeing him so happy. He is a joy!! Here are some of the pics from Gardner Village

Petting the pig

Funny Lamma (thought you would think this was funny Melissa)

Feeding the goats

Riding the Horsey

24th of July

2008-08-02T22:07:00.000-07:00

Better late than never. We went down to Mapleton to stay with Joe's fam for the holiday. I was so excited because we got tickets to the Spanish Fork Rodeo. I hadnt been to a rodeo for so long. I miss them so much. I was really excited to take Izaiah. He loves animals so I thought he would like this. I was wrong. It was too hard for him to sit still and the animals were to far away that he was not a happy camper. We called the grandparents and they were so nice and came and got him. Then Joe and I enjoyed the rodeo. Oh I love those things. The 24th we went to a fun parade and then went to a small canival. Then later that night went to see fireworks. I loved seeing Izaiah watch fireworks for the first time. He was so mesmorized by them. He kept clapping and signing more!! I loved it. He was so excited and didnt take his eyes off them once. It was a great day.

The only picture we got at the rodeo before Izaiah left

Getting ready for the parade

Us

Izaiah was so excited to see a kitty

Loving the snowcones at the fireworks

Watchin with the boys

Help

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

You see my marathon countdown to the right...why is the right side cut off. I cant figure it out. How do I post it and where so it all shows up. Thanks

Under the Sea..

2008-07-17T12:10:00.000-07:00

Ok really under the water. Here is my little swimmer. He looks terrified in these pictures but he actually does really well going under the water and seems to like it. I have really been glad he has been taking these lessons.

They took these with a really cool underwater camera

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2008-07-15T22:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Joe's birthday...the big 24. We celebrated with a yummy ice cream cake and went to Jumpin Jacks (His cousins were in town from Canada and they baby was turning one) It was so much fun. Izaiah was hilarious. He has no fear. He went down the huge slides all on his own. Happy birthday Joe, I love you.

My brave child

You have no idea how hard this picture was to take

The good life

2008-07-15T22:23:00.000-07:00

Here's what we've been up to...
Joe's brother Lance got home from his mission on the 3rd of July. It has been so much fun to see him meet and get to know Izaiah.

We had a great 4th of July. We went to the annual Millcreek Parade. Izaiah loved it (so did we)
My little stud muffin

Enjoying his sucker

My family

The same day we headed to St. George with my family. It was so fun cause my entire family was there...the kids loved playing together
Bathing together

Playing at the park together too!!

Anniversary

2008-07-02T22:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was our 2 year Anniversary. Joe worked most of the day and then he came home and we took Izaiah down to Mapleton to be with Joe's family for (so I thought) a couple of hours. We went to Macaroni Grill (yummy) for dinner. Then we drove around-I had no idea where we were going. Then we pulled into the Anniversary Inn. I was so suprised. Joe had booked us a room for the night. It was the first night I had left Izaiah so I was a little nervous. But it was so nice to spend all that time with just Joe and I. Thanks to the Stonehockers Izaiah did wonderful. We went and got a yogurt at Spoon Me. Pretty good, except the spoons felt funny to me (they are enviornmental friendly) Then we went back and relaxed. Thank you so much Joe for a wonderful suprise. I loved being with you and am so glad I am married to you. Happy 2 Years!!

At dinner

Our room was the French Canopy (I love canopy beds so Joe got this one, it was great!)

The waterfall shower

Spoon Me

The rest of the night

St. George

2008-07-02T22:22:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we went to St. George with Joe's family. We had so much fun. I forgot how bloody hot it gets down there (I used to be used to it..not anymore) We swam, shopped, talked, relaxed. It was a great trip. Thanks Stonehockers!!

One of Izaiah's favorite things to do while we were there was play on this cart. He LOVED it. I need one of these at my house. It kept him entertained for so long.

Swimmin (another one of our favorite things to do)

7 Peaks

2008-07-02T22:13:00.000-07:00

We got a seasons pass this year to Seven Peaks and we are so excited. We went last Monday with Joe's siblings and had a blast. Then on Wed. I went with our friends Nicole and Drake (I need the pics from you Nicole) But the boys had so much fun. (so did the moms) Izaiah even went down one of the adult slides with me and loved it.

Joe and I

Chillin in his new shades

So tired after a long day at the park

Happenings

2008-06-22T21:00:00.000-07:00

Well I know you are all sick of running posts..so this one wont be. Except for I just have to say how excited I am that I got a spot to run in the St. George Marathon!! The Bear Lake Marathon was a part of "St. George On The Run" and I was given the one slot they had for the SG Marathon. I am so excited (and nervous) Ok on to what we've been up to. We've been having the best summer. June started out with my Mom, Izaiah and I going to Vegas to visit Melissa and her family.

We had so much fun swimming. Izaiah loves water. Harper loved it too :)

We even got to go to a fun water pad. Which felt so good with that Las Vegas weather

We had a slight glitch in the trip...Izaiah got really dehydrated from a combonation of things...quitting breast feeding, flying, the heat just got to him. We had a trip to the Urgent care with a sad little boy having to have an IV in his foot to get some fluids. Poor guy

We were there for 4 hours. Thats a long time to try and entertain Izaiah in a single room with nothing to do. Luckily we had my mom there and this glove.

Other then that we had had a great trip. Izaiah loves his Aunt Melissa, Uncle Keler and Cousin Harper

Izaiah is also learning to ride a razor scooter, he loves it and its just his size. At this rate he'll be riding it before he walks :)

We also had a great time in Bear Lake. We spent 2 days up there and it was so much fun.
The race (all the rest of the pics from the race are on my moms comp so I'll post those later)

Swimming to relax after the race

My great tan line from my ipod.

Race Report

2008-06-17T09:28:00.000-07:00

So I finished the Half Marathon. It didnt go as well as I would have liked (I got really sick at the 3rd mile and battled with that till mile 10) but I ran it and finished and it felt great! I loved running with Lacee and Amber-they are the best. I have a wonderful tan line from my ipod band...pictures to come. Now I am in the process of figuring out my stomach issues and if I can do the actual marathon. We had a blast up in Bear Lake though. Thanks to my Parents and Joe and Izaiah for being there to support me!!

Count Down

2008-06-07T20:40:00.000-07:00

The countdown is on...I am running my first race this next Sat. Its the Bear Lake Half Marathon and I am excited. I am nervous too. I would love any race advice (could always use that) We are spending two nights up there and I am so excited to let Izaiah play in the sand and for us to just relax after the race and play in the water. My parents are coming with us so that makes it that much more fun. Cant wait!! Wish me luck, cause I'm gonna need it.

(hopefully this will be what my view will look like as I run)

Birthday Party

2008-05-25T11:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry I am just getting around to posting these. We actually had Izaiah's birthday party at the beginning of the month because all my family was in town for Eli's blessing. Izaiah wasn't feeling to hot the morning of his party so he just wasnt his cheerful self. I made him a cute caterpillar cake and he got the head all to himself (which he didnt even want to eat much) He got lots of wonderful presents and we had a yummy bbq for lunch. Thanks to all that came, we really appreciate you all and loved spending that day with you. Here are some pics from the day.

The Cake

Happy Birthday

My sick little boy

Starting to eat a little

And more

Taking a bath in the sink to get the cake off

More interested with playing with Grandpa then opening his presents

We had a fun Wii tourney that day too. The grandparents loved it!

He did much better at destroying his cake on his actual birthday..pics to come

Modbe

2008-05-21T15:33:00.000-07:00

So I am trying to find a swimsuit for this summer and wanna try some of the Modbe swimsuits. My problem is I dont know how to find them. How do I find a party? How do I try them on? Can I order online? If any of you know please let me know. I would love it if I could try some on instead of get one online so I know if fits right. Thakns

What a Year!!

2008-05-16T21:04:00.001-07:00

Well I will warn you right now, this is going to be a long post. Izaiah turns 1 today and I just want to remember some of the highlights from this year. I cant believe its been a year. I have loved being a mom to this sweet baby every single day of this year. He is such a joy. He makes me smile every single day. I have been blessed with a very happy loving child. I am grateful that he loves me as much as he does. I know that may sound funny but I love how excited he is to see me. I love being able to provide him with the things he needs. I love you Izaiah and I cant wait for the next year (and all those after that too)

Izaiah a couple of minutes old

4 Days Old

One Month..the beginning of my happy baby

2 Months-Loving the St. George Vacation

3 Months-My chunky baby

4 Months-Best Dressed Baby Around

5 Months-First pet, Fiona

Caterpillar-1st Halloween

6 Months-loving the girls already

7 Months First Christmas and Started to Crawl

8 Months Busy as can be

9 Months loving life in the snow

10 Months First Easter

11 Months Getting into every thing (while daddy was watching him)

He was really mad when daddy saw he had it and took it away

1 Year (more of these cute pics Allison took to come)

Happy Birthday Izaiah!! We love you so much. (pics from the party coming soon)

Swim Kids

2008-05-14T19:47:00.001-07:00

Well I dont know if any of you saw the news report done on SwimKids but it was amazing. Its a program that teaches children as young as 6 months to swim. Their focus on the younger kids is more on teaching them to be able to go under the water and more importantly how to get themselves to the top of the water, on their backs and float there (incase of an emergency) the story they showed was incredible. It showed this little 11 month old falling in a pool and was able to get himself to the top and float there for 5 MIN!!! Its in Holladay and have talked to the owner, and I am pretty sure (if they have the time slots I need) I am signing Izaiah up tommorrow. Its so worth it to me. Go SWIM KIDS!!

Play Group

2008-05-13T19:12:00.000-07:00

We are starting a fun Mom and kids play group. For now we are going to be doing it on Wed. If you are interested please let me know and I will get you the details about where we are going each week.(we are going tommorrow so let me know if you wanna come and I'll email you where we are going) Anyone is welcome, the more the better. Hope to hear from you all. Its gonna be a blast. We've so far thought of these different places we can go from week to week. The Zoo, Liberty Park, Swimming, Wheeler Farm, Gardner Village Petting Zoo and many more. Please contact me if you wanna come!! Thanks

MOM

2008-05-11T21:24:00.000-07:00

JUST WANTED TO SAY HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO MY WONDERFUL MOM. I REALLY HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HER ALL DAY AND HOW WONDERFUL SHE IS. HONESTLY I HAVE NEVER MET A MORE CARING, GIVING, LOVING, GENEROUS PERSON IN MY LIFE. SHE DOES SO MUCH FOR MY FAMILY AND I COULD NEVER TELL HER THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR HOW MUCH SHE DOES. THERE IS NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DONT TALK TO HER, AND I AM SO GLAD WE HAVE SUCH A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. SHE IS ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS AND I DONT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT HER IN MY LIFE. I LOVE YOU MOM AND I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY. THANKS FOR BEING SO AMAZING. THANKS FOR BEING SO WONDERFUL TO IZAIAH TOO. HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH!!! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY :)

ITS A NO GO

2008-05-10T08:45:00.001-07:00

So I didn't get picked for the St. George Marathon. I am really bummed to say the least. Not quite sure what I'll do now. Lame St. George...Lame!

Today is the day...

2008-05-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

Today is the day that the list is posted!!! The list of those picked to run the St. George Marathon will be posted today around 5pm...I am so excited and anxious to say the least. I am crossing my fingers that me, Shanna and Michaeli get picked. Wish us luck!!! CANT WAIT

For Sale

2008-04-28T21:22:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let you all know that we are selling my 2000 Ford Explorer. If any of you or anyone you know would be interested then let me know. Its in really good condition. We're just downsizing. Let me know. Thanks

Izaiah Tag

2008-04-20T20:54:00.000-07:00

Izaiah was tagged a little while ago and I thought what better time to do it then now. He just turned 11 months so here are some fun facts about Izaiah.

1. He loves Apple Juice!!

2. Ever since he was really young he has been scared of many noises...the blowdryer, mixer, blender, vacuum to name a few. It really makes getting ready or cleaning the house hard!
3. He can say Mamma, Dadda, OOONNNAA (Fiona), Hi, ByeBye and nananana (no no no)
4. He still has NO teeth! (and very little hair)
5. He knows how to sign more and dog
6. Izaiah loves being in the stroller, he does so good on our long walks.

7. He is a little flirt. He will smile really big at pretty much any girl that looks his way (we are in for trouble)
8. Soooo busy. I really cant think of many times that he has sat more than 5 min. He is all over the place from one thing to the next
9. He is a mini Joe! He has such great traits from Joe...long thick eyelashes, pretty lips, big eyes. Lucky boy!
10. He has never had an ounce of formula. Not that I havent tried giving it to him, he just wont drink it for the life of him. He wont even drink breastmilk out of a bottle. Only juice. Which means I've been his milk machine for 11 months. (which I dont mind at all, I think I'll miss nursing when he's one)
11. He LOVES baths and takes one sometimes two a day

He is such a good baby and is so so happy all the time. I cant believe he is almost a year. What a wonderful 11 months it has been. He is such a joy in my life and I am so happy and grateful I am his mother. I love you Izaiah!!

They are out!!

2008-04-19T19:51:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let all of you that submitted recipes to me for the recipe swap that they are all combined and I have emailed them all back to you. Let me know if you submitted recipes to me and didn't get an email with all of them in return. (it was 32 pages of recipes :) Hope you enjoy them all. I know I will. Thanks. -Linds

BEEZZZ

2008-04-16T11:07:00.000-07:00

This last Friday we ventured out in the cold and went to the Beez Game with some of our friends-Coleman, Shanna and Kimball. It was opening night and we had a blast. Except the fact that it was FREEZING!! We layered Izaiah up so much he could barely move his arms, but it was a great night! Thanks Richmonds!!
Izaiah before the sun went down (then it really got cold)

Joe and Izaiah

US

Me and Cute Shanna

Izaiah and Daddy watchin the game

Enjoying the warm blankets and his Juice

My Marathon Blog

2008-04-14T16:42:00.001-07:00

I have decided to start a blog separate from this one to journal my adventures in marathon training. I really wanted to track my progress and journal my experiences so what better way than to start another blog. You are all welcome to read it-through it I hope that I will be able to gain advice, ask questions, and vent/celebrate accomplisments. I also hope to get answers that will help me in this feat. Thanks to all of you for your support!! The blog is lindsaysmarathon.blogspot.com

Our Lucky Day

2008-04-07T11:49:00.000-07:00

So I had to write about our lucky day. Every year we go up to Logan with my parents to the Aggie Auction. This year my parents were out of town so just Joe, Izaiah and I went up. USU Athletic Dept. puts on an auction every year to earn money for the athletes. So the last couple of years we have come out winners with our raffle tickets.(we've won Lagoon tickets, a jacket, happenings book) This year we got up there and put our raffle tickets in for the drawings. We also bought an "Aggie Egg" which is a little plastic egg for $20 and then there is a number inside. The number coincides with a prize. So I paid my twenty dollars and then we went and walked around. Later we went to redeem our prize. I opened my egg and showed them...#91. The man found the #91 envelope and then whispered something to the cheerleader helping him, they both smiled. As I opened the envelope I read- NINTENDO WII I was so shocked. We had won the grand prize. A Nintendo Wii!!! Joe was so excited too!! We had just won a Wii for $20. What a great day. Thanks for paying for us to go to the Auction Dad, it was so much fun.

Some more time

2008-04-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

So I have had some people ask me for a little more time. Since I am staying at my Mom's for the next week and their internet isnt working at the moment you all have more time to send me in your recipe's(since I cant look retrieve them till its working). I am sorry to those that have already sent yours in and are now waiting to get all the recipe's-I just have a lot of people that have told me they really want to do this and just havent been able to get me the recipe's yet. Please Please Please get them to me by this friday, no later. That is April 11th. That is for sure the last date to send them in. Again thank you to all that have sent in the recipes already, they look so yummy-cant wait to try them. Thanks, Lindsay

Reminder

2008-04-01T10:56:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder to get your recipe's in. I will give it a couple of more days to get them in and then on April 7th I will be compiling them into one document. Here are the recipe's that I have gotten so far...Haley P(of course you can join in!!) Laura C, MaryAnn G, Charlene B, Alicia B, and Allison. The recipes look so good. Cant wait to get more and then share them with all of you. Please email them to LDLD1212@hotmail.com Thanks!! Lindsay

1st Easter

2008-03-27T22:21:00.000-07:00

Well sorry for the late post, my camera was at my in-laws. But we had a fun Easter. It was a little different for me because Joe was working and my parents were out of town but it was great spending the holiday with Joe's family. Izaiah got his own Easter eggs and he had so much fun playing with them (even though he didnt get any of the candy in them) Thanks for the great day Stonehocker's. Here are some of the highlights of the day.

The number one highlight...Izaiah in his darling pink tie. Oh man he looked so cute in his Easter outfit!!

Izaiah and Grandma Cynthia

Izaiah and Grandpa Eldon

Loving his eggs

Izaiah and I

Playing with his candy

Uncle Ian and Izaiah

Last week Melissa and Harper came and visited. It was so nice to see them and just hang out. During the week we took the baby's to see the Easter Bunny. Both were very good for him

Izaiah's Great Aunt Loya came to visit from Canada this week. We were lucky enough to go to visit her and were so excited we got to eat her wonderful banana cream pie and lemon pie as well. She also brought me my favorite candy in the whole world..WONDER BAR. I was so excited. It was so good to see her and we were really glad Izaiah got to meet her as well.

Next Step

2008-03-20T11:25:00.001-07:00

Ok so I had a great amount of people respond to the recipe idea and so I am really excited to do this. Here is the next step...those that are interested (even those that didnt respond to the previous post are welcome to do this) need to email me their 5 favorite recipes. I will then combine them into one document and then email all to everyone. Sounds easy enough right?! Let me know if you have any questions. I have some girls at work that are participating too so there should be around 60 or more recipes. Should be some great ones. My email for those who dont have it is LDLD1212@HOTMAIL.COM Cant wait to see what recipes come in. Please try to have them to me before April 1st. If you need more time then let me know. THANKS!!!

Anyone Interested???

2008-03-13T14:06:00.001-07:00

Ok so my mother in law's ward did the coolest thing last week for enrichment, and so I thought I would try and do it on my blog. Each lady submitted 5 of their favorite recipes. After they were all submitted they were all combined and everyone got a copy of all the recipes. My mother in law gave me the recipes and seriously there are such good recipes on there. Here is what I am thinking and here is how it would work. First I would see if people comment on this post and are interested. If enough people are interested then I would have everyone email me 3-5 of their tried and true favorite recipes. You know, the ones your family just loves!! Or the recipe you love to take to a party cause its ALWAYS a hit. Or the great simple recipe that is just so good and easy to make when you don't have a lot of time. It could be dessert, salads, appetizer, main meal..etc (You get the picture) Then I would organize them all together into one document and then email them back so everyone that has submitted gets a bunch of recipes back. I know there are blogs out there like this, but I thought it would be a good one time (or two time thing if its a hit) So let me know if you wanna do this and we'll get started. Thanks!!! Oh yea, I almost forgot. Even if I don't know you or if you are "blog stalking" this blog :) and want to participate feel free. The more the marrier!! It would be great to have you!

Our New Favorites

2008-03-06T15:29:00.000-08:00

So I'm sorry about the picture overload but we have been having so much fun the last couple of weeks and I just had to post them. Our first favorite new place is the Childrens Museum at the Gateway. I remember going to the Children Museum when I was younger and was so excited to take Izaiah there. My Mom is so great and took me, Izaiah and Grace to play. Izaiah love it!! We now have a pass and will be returning frequently. Here are some of the pics from that day.

Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street

Izaiah racing in the wheelchair

Izaiah and Mom

Izaiah loved playing in this row boat

I pushed him all over in the wheelbarrow, he laughed so hard

My little cowboy

He could hardley reach but he loved the water table

He loved this bike too!!

Yesterday we went with my mom to the Rec center to go swimming. Izaiah loves baths so I was pretty sure he was going to love swimming. It was an indoor pool with all kinds of slides, toys and a lazy river. We had so much fun. Izaiah loved the water so much. I cant wait to go back again! Thanks Mom

Me and Izaiah (he was just getting a feel for being in a big pool-being a little reserved. Soon after he was all over the place)

Mini slide, perfect for Izaiah's size

So happy to be with Grandma

The bottom of the pool was soft and padded so Izaiah loved to crawl all over the place

In Response

2008-03-03T10:40:00.000-08:00

So thank you all for your advice and your wonderful words of encouragment. To answer some of your questions I thought I would write a post. To Danielle, Bean, Alicia-we will be running a variety of places. Thanks to Will Run For Designer Jeans I have a list of places that are good to run. Some of them are Memory Grove, Liberty Park, Sugarhouse Park, Emmigration Canyon, Jordan River Parkway.. and the list goes on. Also if any one hears or knows of other places to run that would be great too. We are starting the training on March 10. The weekdays we are going to be walking together with the babies on certain days (also doing running at the gym) and then doing the long runs on Sat. So you are all welcome to join. As the long runs start to get longer on Sat, we wont be taking the babies but in the week (not sure what day or days yet) we will be. If any of you want the training schedule let me know and I can email it to you. Spencer, Mike and Ian-thanks for the great advice. What would I do with out you three. WRFDJ thanks so much for all the wonderful advice! It has all been so helpful. You guys are great motivation and inspiration. Everyone else, just know that I have written down your great advice and appreciate you all so much. Happy Running

Its on

2008-02-27T10:09:00.001-08:00

Well I have made a big decision this last month. I have decided to run the St. George Marathon. It has been a goal of mine for a very long time and I think right now is the best time to do it for a couple of reasons. 1) I really just want to loose the last of this dang baby weight. 2) I only have one baby right now and its hard enough getting him to cooperate at the gym...gotta do it before I have more (which still wont be for a while) 3) I have a cruise the week after the marathon, what better way to get in shaper for that cruise 4) What a great accomplishment to say "I ran a marathon" So there you have it. My friend Shanna is going to train and run it with me. We are both non runners and are going to get our butts kicked in this training, but I am looking forward to it. (I probably wont be saying that in a couple of months) Any of you reading this are more than welcome to join us. Honestly they say its much better to train with a group of friends-that way you keep each other motivated and focused. So let me know if you want to join in. Well there you have it..I posted about it, now I really have to do it. Oh I forgot also, if ANYONE (even if its an anonymos comment) has good advise about running please let me know. As I said before, I am new to this and any and all tips would be so helpful. Thanks

Loved The Day

2008-02-18T12:57:00.000-08:00

So I had such a great Valentines Day! Joe is always so sweet about surprising me. I woke up and walked out into the kitchen and there was the table that I had wanted for years all set up with breakfast all made for me. I really have looked at this table so many times. Its one of those counter high tables and its black. I LOVE it. I was so shocked to see it all set up in my kitchen. Joe was up till 3am setting it up. That thing is so heavy and he had to lift it all on his own without me hearing. It was such a great surprise. Later that day we went to the Cheesecake Factory. We didnt want to wait hours for dinner, especially with Izaiah with us so we enjoyed a yummy late lunch and some cheesecake. It was so good. Then we came home and watched We Are Marshall. It was such a good day. Thanks Joe for all you did for me. I love you so so much.

My Table

Cheesecake Factory

My other Valentine

Izaiah

The only way to get Izaiah to hold still for the picture

Vegas and Birthday Celebration

2008-02-05T15:52:00.000-08:00

This last weekend (Thurs-Mon) we headed to St. George and Vegas for a fun family vacation and for Harper's baby blessing. We spend the first couple of days in St. George-hanging out with Spencer, Allison and Owen and seeing some of my friends that live down there. Then we headed to Vegas early Sat. morning for the grand opening of a new Childrens Orchard in Vegas. That store is the greatest used kids store I have ever seen. I wish so bad they had one in Utah. I could spend days in those stores. Anyways, after a fun day of shopping we went to a Birthday Dinner for my Dad and I. We both have the same birthday, Feb. 4th, so it was fun to be with our family to celebrate. We ate at Metro Pizza, it was so good. On Sunday we went to Harper's blessing. Keler did such a good job, and so did Melissa bearing her testimony. Later that day we ate all day and enjoyed the Super Bowl. Monday we headed home, on our way home we stopped at Joe's families house and Joe's dad took us out to dinner for my birthday-so nice. IT was a great vacations, Izaiah is glad to be home in his bed but we miss Vegas and St. George already.

We got Izaiah out of his car seat to stretch and he wanted to help his Dad drive in the vacant parking lot

Izaiah is starting to climb all over everything..he loved this end table at Spencer's house

The best sale ever

Izaiah with Elmo and Scooby Doo at the Childrens Orchard sale

Birthday Dinner (we got such yummy sundae's)

All that came to dinner

Our Family

Keler getting Harper dressed for the big day

Melissa and Harper

Joe and Izaiah relaxing before the Super Bowl

Such a GREAT Man

2008-01-27T21:00:00.000-08:00

I was at my parents tonight when I heard the news about President Hinckley. We were all so sad to hear the news. I have LOVED him as a prophet. I have enjoyed his talks and his sence of humor so much. He will be greatly missed. Wouldnt you have loved to be a "Fly on the wall" and see him as he was reunited with his wife!! What an amazing moment I am sure that was. He was a GREAT Man, and I will miss having him as our Prophet (I do love Pres. Monsen and cant wait to see the great things he will do as our Prophet!)

Vegas Vacation

2008-01-22T12:34:00.000-08:00

Last week my mom, Izaiah and I headed to Vegas to visit Melissa, Keler and Harper. It was such a fun trip. We stopped off in St. George to give Izaiah a break out of his car seat and to visit Spencer, Allison and Owen. Izaiah got his first experience playing on a tramp. He loved it. Owen helped out by bouncing him.

After a small stop to Golden Spoon we were back on the road heading to Vegas. While in Vegas we shopped, went to dinner, more shopping, played the Wii, went to David Copperfield and enjoyed being with family. It was such a great trip. Thanks for letting us stay there Melissa and Keler. Thanks Mom for the great trip too!! Here are some pics from the trip

Izaiah loved Harper, he would just stare at him. He loved grabbing his feet and hands too!!

Tired after a long day of shopping

Uncle Keler feeding Izaiah a lemon..which he loved

Melissa, Keler, Harper, Mom, Aunt Suzy, Izaiah and I at Cheesecake Factory (yum!!)

We got free tickets to the David Copperfield show through one of Melissa's friends. It was such a great show. It was amazing to see some of his tricks. Baffles my mind how he did them. SUch a fun show (thanks mom for watching Izaiah so I could go)

A couple of nights ago Izaiah was crying in the middle of the night, when I went in to see if he was ok he was standing up in his crib. I thought it was just a fluke thing...it wasnt the next day I put him down for a nap and heard him crying again. I went in there to see...again this is what I saw

Needless to say we lowered the crib!

Donation Station

2008-01-07T10:28:00.000-08:00

Well a while back I saw Oprah's Great American Haircut. Hillary Swank was a guest and she talked about a company called Pantene Beautiful. Its like Locks of Love-they collect hair to make wigs for women that have cancer. On the episode Hillary had Oprah cut 8 inches off of her hair (that she had grown for 6 months) I have been growing my hair for 3 years, and have been deciding whether or not to cut my hair... this made me want to cut it and donate it. So I finally got the guts to cut it off. I cut 8 1/2 to donate and then another inch to even it out. I love it!! Its so much easier to do and the baby doesnt pull it like he used to. Here are some pics.

Before

What I am donating

After

We have take off

2008-01-03T16:28:00.000-08:00

Well Izaiah is officialy crawling!! He has been scooting for the last two weeks and on the 28th he started the real thing...I am trying to figure out how to post a video but until then you'll just have to take my word for it. Guess we're going to have to baby proof everything now. Yeah Izaiah!!! (my baby is growing so dang fast!!)

1ST CHRISTMAS!!!

2007-12-31T21:46:00.000-08:00

Well Izaiah's first Christmas has come and gone and we had a blast. We were super busy (one reason its taken me a week to post pics) but we were so spoiled by both our families and I was spoiled by Joe (he suprised me with a DS!!) I loved spendind time with familes and especially loved being with Joe and Izaiah. Here are some of the fun things we did.
First we had a Christmas party at Joe's Grandma Price's house on the 23rd. Izaiah went sledding for the first time. Grandma Price has a hill driveway so Joe took him down that. He didnt really know what to think about it, but at least Joe had fun.

Joe and Izaiah

Izaiah and Mom

After a nice meal we sang Christmas songs, read the Christmas story and opened fun presents from Gma and Gpa Price. Izaiah loved all his presents.

Later that night we headed to my parents and we got to meet Harper for the first time. I couldnt believe how tiny he is. It made me realize how much Izaiah had grown. I loved holding Harper, and Izaiah loved looking at him.

On Christmas Eve we spent the night with my moms side of the family. It was such a fun night. Everyone was in town this year and so it was so fun to see everyone and just sit and chat. We had a fun cousin gift exchange, I loved my present so much. Then we tried to do the Christmas story and have the kids dress up as the Nativity....mental note-trying to do the nativity with 1 three year old, 4 one or one and a half year olds, 1 seven month old and a newborn just doesnt work out. All the babies were crying-ripping off thier costumes all while the moms were trying to get the costumes back on and get them all together for a pic....needless to say-this is the pic we got. Izaiah actually just sat there. He was very fascinated with the jewels he was wearing!! It was so funny. Maybe next year

Here are some family pics from that night

Izaiah is sick and I gotta go...but I will post the rest of the pics tommorrow. Happy New Year!!