Last First Day!!!!

Yay!! Today Keith started school and it is his Last First Day!!! He will graduate in May! I am so excited and can't believe it is here. Keith thought I was a dork for taking a picture of him like my mom used to do on our first day of school, oh well, he'll thank me later :)

Way to go honey! Thank you for all the hard work you have put in over the last 4 years!!! Love you

Our 1st family vacation!

For a while now Keith and I have been wanting to go away somewhere for a night just the three of us. We had a bunch of points built up that we didn't know about till just a few weeks ago and decided to use them on a free night at the Salt Lake Marriott and breakfast buffet. We stayed over from Friday to Saturday, we went out for sushi Friday night and everyone there kept looking at us funny because we had a baby with us or something. I thought it was no big deal, he slept most of the time and we really enjoy him being with us.
We had such a nice time and I would totally recommend staying there and the breakfast was great!!!
We also took Carsen Swimming for the first time while we were there. He was so relaxed and just loved the water! He is so chubby that his little bum pretty much floated on its own! So funny! I love family vacations, can't wait to go again soon!

Merry Christmas!!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. It is so much fun to have Carsen this year. He didn't really get what was going on, but loved the tissue paper. It was quite the reality check on how fast time goes when we realized that one year as of Christmas eve had passed since we told our families that we were going to have Carsen.
This year we got lucky and our families have done all of the holidays on separate days so we were able to be a part of all the fun. The day before Christmas eve, there is a tradition in Keith's family that Santa comes while you are asleep and counts the noses of everyone who has been good and marks your nose with soot from the chimney, so that he knows who to bring presents to. So we woke up to all of our noses counted. I guess we have been good this year, yay!!
We did Christmas Eve mostly with just our own little family making yummy candy and chocolate popcorn.(thanks for the recipe miss) and then drove down later that night so we would be there for the morning fun! Then we did Christmas Day with my family and went to Alvin and the Chipmunks (the squeakual) which Carsen loved... he wouldn't take his eyes off the screen! Then we did all of Keith's family Christmas the day after. It really made the season so nice and relaxed this year.
We have so much to be grateful for this season and are so thankful for the gospel and our Heavenly Father in our lives.
We are so thankful for our families and would not be where we are today without them. Thank you all for a wonderful Christmas season. It couldn't have been better!

Here are a few pictures of Carsen's first Christmas....so much fun!!! Love you sweet boy!

Vote for Carsen!!

Hey everyone...I decided to enter Carsen in the Utah Baby guide cutest baby contest after I got a random email from them. I didn't think much of it so I grabbed the first picture I could find and just sent it for fun.

Well... Carsen was chosen as a finalist and we need your help! I know I think Carsen is a cutie....If you do too then please click on the link below and follow the instructions to enter in a vote for Carsen.(He is entry number 4) All entries have to be in by Jan 25th.
Who could say no to that face?!?!


Thanks in advance for your vote!!!
VOTE HERE!!!!
let me know if you have any questions or if the link doesn't work!
or you can just go to http://utahbabyguide.com/cutest_baby_contest.html

4 months!!!

I am a little late on this one but wow that went fast! It seems like I was just writing his 3 month update. His 4 month birthday was on the 10th.
Well, we took him in for his 4 month check up and he is growing great, and so so fast!
His newest stats are:
Height~ 26 in ~ 90th percentile
Weight~ 17 lbs 7 oz ~ 95th percentile
yep definitely feeding him cream!!

He is so chubby and so dang cute! ( I am kinda biased though!)

I have tried to get pictures of some of the new things he has been doing...
This is how he spends most of his days. Either blowing spit bubbles, drooling or with his hands in his mouth.


loves his teether!!! (no teeth yet but we're watching for them!)

His new thing is to bite and suck on a washcloth in the tub....don't worry it is a clean one! :)

We gave him his very first rice cereal on Saturday. As you can tell he was a little grossed out by it. but he is really getting the hang of it now.


This is kind of a long video but I thought it was hilarious! he is so talkative now and had to keep telling us his story even though he had the hiccups!


I love this little man so much!!! He makes life so much more fun. I never thought I would be so entertained by all the new little things he does!I love you sweet boy!!

Hand and Foot prints!!!

Ok girls!!! Sorry it has taken so long to get this on here!!! So here is the info.... I only have one favor to ask.... If you go in please let them know my name and that I referred you, that way I can get points for the referral program! Thanks a bunch!! I got them done at A Child's touch. It is just here in Logan by the Walmart. They do a great job, you can do just one hand and one foot or both or just a hand for like an ornament or something. They do lots of different colors and shapes! It is so dang cute. You can call and make an appointment or just walk in. Oh and if you wouldn't mind...Let me know if you do go so then I can keep track of the referrals too! I can't wait to see everyone's!!

P.S. Just so you know it takes a few weeks to get them back.

Happy Birthday Keith!

Keith's birthday always seems to be so busy with it being so close to Thanksgiving, so this year Keith was out of town for interview stuff the few days before his birthday and on his actual birthday (Sunday the 22nd) he ended up speaking in church and was pretty busy with stuff so we didn't get to see much of him that day. Tiff has a birthday the day before Keith so Whit made dinner that night (thanks Whit and Tiff!) Monday night Carsen and I took Keith out to dinner for his birthday to Texas Roadhouse. It was really yummy but I think the best part was definitely when Keith had to get up on the birthday saddle and be sung to! It was hilarious and he seemed to enjoy the attention! ha ha

Carsen and I made Keith a cake and we did presents and cake with just us this year. It was quite and small and I was the only one singing happy birthday, but it was still fun! We did all the family birthday stuff at Thanksgiving. Thanks to everyone!!
Happy Birthday honey! I love you so much!


I took Carsen to this place up here that does these really cute ceramic hand and foot prints. This was his gift to his daddy! SOOO cute!!