Summer's baby

Summer had her baby! I am so excited to see my baby sister become a Mom. It was such a great experience being able to be there with her and help her through one of the most important events in her life. She was scheduled to be induced but didn't have to be. Her water broke that morning at 5am. She had her epidural in by 6:30. From 6:30 until about 3, it was just a waiting game. We watched movies and read. I think her husband Jesse was getting a bit of cabin fever. It took her awhile to dilate to a 4 but, she went from a 4 to a 10 in a matter of 2 hours.
She started pushing at 3:00. But, Bryton decided to take her own sweet time. Summer did so amazing. She pushed for 3 hours. Jesse was a great coach. Bryton was born just a little before 6:00. She came out just a screaming.. She did not stop until she heard her daddy's voice. He started talking to her and she automatically stopped crying and just stared at him. He held her hand and just talked to her. It was such a sweet moment.

She weighed in at 7.7 lbs and 21 inches long..



She is so beautiful. It really makes me so anxious to meet my own little girl..

I love my job

My mother in law came up on Friday and took my three youngest kids down to New Mexico for the week. This is something that she does every summer. Aubrey used to go down too but I think she has out grown it. So, it is Jonathan, Aubrey and me. Having them gone really helps me to appreciate how much I really love my job as mom. I feel almost lost without them.
I was at the bank yesterday. Every time we go to the bank Haylee has to get a sucker but it has to be a blue one because that is her favorite color. So, it felt strange not to grab her a blue sucker. Aubrey and I were at Walmart and I was getting cereal. Jerin and Haylee are the ones that pick out the cereal. I just wasn't sure what to get. These are just little things that remind me of how much I love my kids and my job..
How blessed I feel to have the children I do. I love being a mom.

My decision

With much studying and reading I have decided to have this baby naturally using the Bradley method. I have been devouring books on this method and natural childbirth and the benefits that come from this. This will be my first go at this. All my other babies were born using an epidural. I got to tell you that I am nervous but really believe that if I practice and use the principles that are taught I can do it. Now, I just need to coach Jonathan on his responsibilities and hope he can do it also. With an epidural he just had to sit back and wait until they said it was time. Heck, thats all I had to do too.
This will sure be more work for the both of us. I can do this! That is what I must keep telling myself... Positive thinking, right?

Mothers Day

I have so many different things to post about lately but finding the time to do it is the tricky part. But, I have got to talk about Mothers Day or the day before Mothers Day. Some of my sisters took my mom out to lunch on Saturday, the day before. It was really nice spending the day together. While I was gone Jonathan and the kids spent a lengthy amount of time preparing my Mothers Day gift.
We have had this bit of weedy ground in our front yard filled with wood chips, weeds and dried up dead plants. I have wanted to plant something beautiful there and have talked about it but have not done anything. So, they decided to clean it up and plant a flower garden for me. He took the kids to a local nursery and they all picked out different kinds of flowers to plant. They all pitched in cleaning out the spot. I was told it took about 2 hours just to do that.
I wish we could have gotten a before and after shot so you could see all the work that went into it. But, I absolutely LOVE it!!! It
was by far the best gift I could have gotten, one that can last all Summer..





Here are some of the different kinds of flowers that were planted... I love them.

Art Royalty

The Springville Museum of Art holds an Art ball every year. It is a big tradition in Springville that has been going on for the past 75 years or more. This is one of their big events that raises money for the museum. It includes a nice dinner, dancing and a program. Everyone dresses up in their fanciest attire to come to it. They also have Art royalty that is announced the night of the program.

This year Aubrey decided to try out for it. She made it down to the twelve finalists. These 12 finalists than have to perform a talent and are interviewed by 8 different judges. I was able to watch her perform in front of the judges today but the interview part was completely closed. They are also asked to submit a paper answering a half dozen questions.

here she is after the talent competition waiting for her interview.


We have to wait until May 16th to find out if she has made Queen or an attendant.. Whatever happens, she did amazing today. She had some very tough competition as their are some crazy talented young women in the area.

Here is her performance. I was so nervous for her so I think I was shaking as bad as she was. Also there is something wrong with my camera because the pictures and video are just a bit blurry. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it..

Put it on me

RULES:1. Put your iTunes, iPod, MP3 Player, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

Do you need a good laugh? This will do it! I tag you ALL!

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'ARE YOU OKAY' YOU SAY?
Black Bird- Evan Rachel Wood (Across the Universe soundtrack)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Juke Box Blues (Walk the Line soundtrack)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
City Traffic Puzzle - So Sudden

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Message in a Bottle- The Police

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
New Slang- The Shins

WHAT'S YOUR MOTTO?
Set it Off- Audio Slave

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Homeless- Michael McLean

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Miami-U2

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
The Star Spangled BAnner- Jimi Hendrix

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club band- Paul McCartney and Bono

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Of the Girl- Pearl Jam

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Rollover DJ- Jet

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
In my daughters eyes- Martina McBride

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Nowhere with Love- Harry Connick Jr.

WHAT WILL/DID YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
I got a name- Jim Croce

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Love one another- Church Hymns (ha ha)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Let him fly- Dixie Chicks

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
Come by me- Harry Connick jr.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Travelin Soldier- Dixie Chicks

WHAT DO YOU WANT RIGHT NOW?
Everything I said- Cranberries

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
Roxanne- The Police

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Father up above- Primary songs

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Christ the Lord is risen today- Mormon tabernacle choir... ( this is so not true)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Faithful- Pearl Jam

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
God so Loved us so he sent his son- Church hymns

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
If with all your heart- Primary songs

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Foolish Games- Jewel

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
Making memories of us- Keith Urban

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
How sweet it is- James Taylor

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
I'm like a bird- Nelly Fertado

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Put it on me- Ja Rule

All kinds of fun

My sister Summer, Jesse and Dezmon came over for Sunday dinner. We love having them over as we always seem to have so much fun. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. We have this huge park right in our backyard so, we thought we would go and play games. The first game that we played was shotput and discuss.



Than we played a game of Croquet.





I had to put this picture in of Summer and my pregnant bellies. I know my eyes are closed but I think it is a cute picture. I love that we are pregnant together.



It was a great way to spend our Sunday afternoon.