Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I'M GONNA GET YOU MOM! BOMA AND BOMPA NORTH GOT THE KIDS THESE BIKES TO RIDE ON AND ALL THE GRANDKIDS LOVED THEM! THEY HAD TO FIGHT EACH OTHER TO BE ABLE TO GET ON THE BIKE AND GO FOR A RIDE. BUT ONCE THEY GOT A TURN, THEY HAD A BLAST!

WE TRIED TO GET A PICTURE WITH US ALL SMILING IN OUR CHRSTMAS PJ'S AND AS YOU CAN SEE I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO WOULD LOOK AT THE CAMERA AND SMILE.
OOOHHH IT'S SO CUTE!
GET IT BRYNLEE.......GET IT!
PEEK A BOO I SEE YOU!
OOOHHH CINDERELLA......I LOVE YOU!

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE EVEN BOTHERED WITH GETTING KAMRYN PRINCESS STUFF FOR CHRISTMAS, CAUSE ALL SHE WANTED WAS TO PLAY WITH ALL THE LITTLE BOY TOYS. SHE LOVED THE MARBLE TOY, AND THE RACE CAR TRACKS. SHE IS GONNA BE OUR LITTLE TOM BOY!

CHRISTMAS WAS REALLY GOOD THIS YEAR. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH ALL OUR FAMILY. IT HAS BEEN SO GOOD TO COME HOME AND SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND I HATE TO SEE IT END. WE HAVE HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME AND IT FEELS SO GOOD TO BE HOME. I HAVE ESPECIALLY ENJOYED ALL THE SHOPPING IN ST. GEORGE. WE HAVEN'T BEEN HOME SINCE AUGUST AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH IT HAS CHANGED. WE HAVE SO MANY NEW STORES AND GREAT PLACES TO SHOP. I MISS ALL THE CUTE LITTLE SHOPS WITH CUTE DECORATIONS FOR YOUR HOME. SPOKANE DOESN'T HAVE ANY GOOD SHOPPING! I WAS HOPING THAT I WOULD GET ALOT OF NEW DECORATIONS FOR OUR NEW HOME, BUT SINCE WE FLEW HOME IT IS GONNA BE HARD TO GET ALL OUR STUFF BACK TO SPOKANE. BUT DON'T YOU WORRY......I WILL FIND A WAY TO GET ALL MY CUTE STUFF HOME. THESE LAST TWO WEEKS HAVE REALLY GONE BY FAST. WE HAVE ONE MORE WEEK LEFT HERE AND I HOPE THAT IT GOES REALLY SLOW SO THAT I CAN ENJOY MYSELF AND SEE EVERYONE THAT I HAVE WANTED TO SEE. WE HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS AND WE HOPE THAT THE REST OF YOU DID AS WELL. HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Kamryn's first recital

Sick baby again

Once again Brynlee is sick. It has been the never ending story with her. She has been sick 5 different times since the middle of October. This time it is more serious. She has had a terrible cough this last couple of days and she has had a really hard time breathing. It has made it really hard for us to sleep at night because she is up coughing and crying. I decided to take her to the doctor today since we are coming home tomorrow. Well when we brought her to the doctors office they did a test to see where her breathing level was at. It was really low and they were a little concerned with it. They figured that it was broncheolitis (I have no idea how to spell that) and the only wat to treat it is with a nebulizer (I don't know how to spell that either). The nebulizer is a machine that you put the medicine and it releases the medicine almost like a humidifier. The medicine has to be inhaled in order to get the bug out of her lungs. It is kinda hard to explain so hopefully these pictures explain how it works. We have to use this machine every four hours until she gets better. They also found that she has an ear infection and so we have an antibiotic for that. Needless to say it has been really rough and we are so tired.

Bompa came to town

Bompa North came into town this week and he brought Kamryn a princess dress up chest, and she was in heaven. She loved it and thought that it was the best thing in the whole world. The first thing that she said was "It's so cute", and "It's Tinkerbell", and then for the first time she said "It's wonderful." It was so funny. Kamryn loved having Bompa in town and she was Bompa's little shadow. She loves her Bompa and she was pretty lonely when he went home. We enjoyed having him and it was sure quiet when he left.

We love you Bompa!

Out of the loop.....

I feel so out of it lately! I have been so sick this pregnancy and we just moved into a new house and it has just been crazy here. Between the sickness and the unpacking I haven't been on my blog lately and I haven't checked out anyone else's blog either. We have been waiting for a week to get the internet installed into the new house and Comcast is just taking their sweet time getting here. So sometimes we are able to get internet from our neighbor's house. But of course it is wireless and sometimes it works and other times it doesn't and it is really slow. So with that said.....I hope to get the internet soon and I hope to be able to post new pictures onto the blog. If not we will be flying home this saturday so we will be home soon to see you all. We are so excited to get out of this cold snowy weather. Yay!

Housetop dance

Here is the good video of Kamryn at her dance class. She didn't know that someone was video taping her and so she did really well. Kamryn is the one with the black leg warmers. Enjoy...I sure did!

Up on the housetop dance

I wanted to show all of you how cute Kamryn is at her dance class and how well she does the dance. Kamryn's dance teacher has the cutest video of her dancing and I have been trying to get her to email it to me so that I could show all of you. She hasn't emailed it to me yet, so I decided that I was gonna take my own video of her. Well......she didn't do as well as she usually does. She happened to catch me video taping her and it threw her off guard and she got a little distracted and then half way through the dance my memory card was full and it cut the video off. So I am gonna see if her dance teacher will email me the video, so I can show you how well she does. Kamryn's dance recital is this saturday and we are excited and sad at the same time. We wished that Grandma's and Grandpa's could come out and support her. We are so proud of her and I absolutely love watching her cute little dance moves. She LOVES dance class and she looks forward to it every week. I will make sure to take some video of Kamryn at her dance recital since this video didn't work out so well.

First snowfall of the season

Well we got our first snowfall this year. It snowed on Monday night and when we got up in the morning on Tuesday there was 4 inches of snow on the ground. It was so pretty! We are suppposed to have another big storm tonight that is supposed to last for 24 hours and drop 3-5 inches of snow (on top of what we already have on the ground). It is so much fun to have snow, but I HATE driving in it. I am from St. George and we don't get snow there, and to now have snow all over the place it is a little overwhelming. I am such a chicken when I drive in the snow and I am sure that I piss alot of people off when I drive cause I drive really really slow. Kamryn really likes the snow and she is so cute to watch when she plays in it. I am gonna have to go get the girls some snowboots and snowsuits so that we can go romp around in the snow (I think that will be a christmas gift). The weather is very COLD. It has been about 23 degrees during the day and at night it is usually 16 degrees. It's cold but we are having so much fun with the snow!

We give thanks for.........

This year for thanksgiving we are thankful for our new addition to the family. I am currently 13 weeks pregnant. After 7 pregnancy tests and 9 weeks later we found out that we are having a baby. We were a little surprised and nervous, but we are super excited now! Taylor is hoping for a little boy and I am not the least bit concerned what the sex is. It would be nice to have a girl cause we already have all the clothes and girl stuff that we would need. But at the same time it would be fun to have a boy.

This little baby came to us as a big surprise. Taylor and I had just started to talk about when we thought would be a good time to get pregnant again (not knowing that we were already pregnant). We considered getting pregnant in between christmas time and february. Well.....the lord had something different in mind! I was on birth control and taking it consistantlyand faithfully every day. About half way through my birth control pack I had the strongest feeling that I needed to stop taking my birth control. This went on for awhile before I finally stopped (which was one day before my birth control pack was finished). When I received my calling as a den mother in the cub scouts the second counselor said to us "I don't know why the lord feels the need for you to be in the cub scouts considering you have two little girls. I think that the lord has something in store for you". That same day in church Taylor felt the spirit telling him that it was ok to add to the family. We really feel that the lord felt like this was the right time for us to add to the family and we both feel like the lord was giving us a couple warnings and preparing us for this BIG SURPRISE.

When I went in to get my blood test, the nurse had asked me a few questions. She asked me what birth control I was on. I told her that I had been taking Yaz, and she just gave me a funny look. She said that I was the 2nd person who had come in that week who had been taking that same birth control and had gotten pregnant (it was only tuesday). She continued to tell me that she gets alot of people who are taking that birth control and end up getting pregnant.

We are so grateful for our beautiful little girls and for this new surprise and we would like to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Holiday package in the mail

We got a package in the mail today from Groma and Grompa North. We were so excited and we love to get packages in the mail. It totally makes our day. Both girls were excited to play in the box and make a huge mess of the package. Kamryn was so cute when she opened the package. She has really started to get excited about presents and it is so fun to see her reaction. Christmas is gonna be a blast. Groma and Grompa gave the girls a snowman book and a nativity set and some adorable matching pj's. And they looked even cuter on the girls. Thanks Groma and Grompa we loved the gift and it made our day. The pj's are so cute and I love them.

Bathtub baby!

Brynlee LOVES LOVES LOVES the bathtub. As soon as she hears the water she takes off and heads towards the tub. I can't take a shower without her coming for me and climbing on the tub. I have to dump all of her toys out and block the hallway so that she can't get to the tub. But even that only lasts for a few minutes. I have to rush my showers so that she will stop crying and attempting to come and get me. I have had to let her in the shower with me a few times just so that I could finish. She really LOVES the tub and it is the best way for us to get her to calm down when she is fussy or sick. Both Kamryn and Brynlee love to bathe with each other and they are so stinkin funny together. Cute bum Brynlee!

Kamryn the baby

Kamryn loves to play in Brynlee's toys. She will come and grab me or Taylor and say "Bubby all done", and then we will take her out and immediately Kamryn climbs in and jumps in this toy. She is to big for the toy so she really doesn't get to jump in it, but she sure likes to give it a try. I have had to start putting it in the closet so that she can't climb in and out of it. I don't want her to break it cause it really is a life saver for me when I need a break.

Hotties with nice bodies!

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

Sick baby!

Brynlee got a fever last night and has just been feeling really bad ever since. She had a rough night and was crying most of the night. She wouldn't take any tylenol and she wouldn't eat her bottle. Her head, back and hands were on fire. So we took off her clothes and put a cold washcloth on her head and that cooled her down a bit, but she still was fussy and not feeling good. At 5:50a.m. Taylor got up and got in the bathtub with her and she loved it, but as soon as we took her out she cried and her fever continued to rise. This morning it was at 101 and was getting hotter every time I checked. So I called the doctor and got an appointment. He wasn't concerned and said to make sure that she eats and to give her tylenol. And if it doesn't get better in a few days to go back and see him. Well this afternoon she layed on the couch all day. She layed in the same spot the whole time. The only time she moved was when I picked her up to hold her. It was so sad to see her like this cause she normally talks and plays and is a happy baby. I felt so bad for her, but at the same time I really liked having her so cuddly. I don't get enought time holding her, so it was really nice to just hold my baby all day. Kamryn was so cute with her and gave her blankets and told her that it was gonna be ok. She loves her bubby and we are excited to get her back to her normal self. She has been feeling better tonight and her fever has gone down alot. I just hope that she sleeps good tonight cause Taylor and I are exhausted!

After church playtime!

So Big! Brynlee has been army crawling since she was 7 months old and she is now almost 9 months old. She knows how to crawl and she will take quite a few crawling steps, but then she lays down and just army crawls. She is our little worm! This last week she just figured out how to climb onto EVERYTHING! I didn't think that she was gonna climb on things for awhile cause she wasn't on her hands and knees, but she picked it up and now she is on everything. She is just about standing on her own now as well. She will let go for a split second and stand there, and then of course she falls. She is getting so big and is becoming quite the fun little baby. She has also figured out how to walk along the couch to get to the object that she wants. Which usually ends up being the remote control.
Kamryn wanted to take a picture all by herself....and this is the end result! HA HA
Playtime with mommy.

Daddies little angels!


Kamryn loves to pick up Brynlee and attempt to walk around with her. But of course she doesn't make it very far and she ends up having to put her down. Kamryn loves to be the mom and help me get the diapers and wipes ready, give Brynlee her binkie, and help hold the bottle for bubby (although Brynlee doesn't need help, she can do it by herself). But her favorite thing to do is pick bubby up and play with her. It is so cute to watch the two of them together. Brynlee just laughs and laughs when Kamryn picks her up. And Kamryn tries so hard to pick her up like I do. Brynlee is too big for Kamryn and she ends up falling down and the two of them just laugh their little heads off. They are so cute together and they are the greatest joy of our lives!

Sleepy baby!

On Saturday Brynlee was having a rough morning as I was trying to get ready for the day. She kept fussing and wanting to be held. So I stuck her in the highchair and gave her a few toys. After I finished blow drying my hair, I went to check on her and I found her asleep in the highchair.

Wedding Tagged!

I was wedding tagged by Kassy Stuart, and I am so excited to show all of you our wedding pictures. I will probably overload all of you with way to many pictures, but I love to show our wedding pictures.

Taylor and I met through his cousin Erika. Erika and I worked at Dollar cuts together and she decided to hook Taylor and I up on a date. We dated on and off for 5 months and we then decided to get engaged. We were married on August 7th, 2004 in the St. George Temple. We spent our honeymoon on a cruise to Catalina and Ensenada (not the greatest place to visit, but it was really cheap). 3 months after we were married we decided to start a family and we had Kamryn Michelle on August 13th, 2005. 9 months later we got pregnant again, and we had Brynlee Elizabeth on February 15th, 2007. Our kids have been the greatest joy of our lives and we couldn't imagine our lives without them. We made our next journey to Spokane, Washington so that Taylor could go to Law School at Gonzaga. It has been the most amazing and fulfilling 3 years and I cannot wait to see what the rest of our lives have in store for us. Taylor is such an amazing father and husband and I am so proud of what he has done with his life. Kamryn and Brynlee love their daddy so much! As soon as he opens the front door when he gets home, both girls get so excited to see him. Kamryn jumps up and down and claps her hands, and little Brynlee's legs just kick as hard as they can and she has just started to lean and reach her arms out towards him. We all love him so much and he doesn't get a minute to himself when he gets home. We love you SOOOOO much!!!!!!

I now wedding tag: Brooke, Brandy, Lisha, Shauna, Erika, and Kate!

I have so many more pictures but my computer is working really slow and I am getting so ticked at it. So if it starts working better, then I will post more pictures. We were only married three years ago and I can't believe how much younger we look. I swear.....kids totally age you!

California Wedding!

Mathew and Sharlinda Roundy!

This is my uncle Mathew who just got married on October 20th. He has waited so long for this moment, and I couldn't be happier for him. Shar is such an amazing person and she is the best thing that has happened to Matt. Unfortunately I was not able to go to the wedding. It was to big of a hassle to go with the girls and it was gonna cost us way to much for airline tickets. It is so hard to be so far away from family when big events like this happen. Mathew is like a brother to me and I love him so much. My grandma just emailed these pictures to me and they brought me to tears. I miss all my family so much and I am longing to see them all!These are Shar's kids from a previous marriage. What a perfect little family!

Left: My uncle P.D., my aunt Joleen, my mom LeSha, my uncle Mike (in the back), my great grandma Signe, my uncle mathew, and my grandma Eileen.

We love you Mathew and we are so happy for you!

I've been tagged... TWICE!

I was tagged by Brandy Lovell (about three weeks ago), and by Kate Bueller (about a week ago). I just keep forgetting to post this. So here it goes.....

THE RULES: Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people to do the same.

* As most of you know...I change my hair ALOT. I can't stand to have the same hair-do for more than a couple of months. It makes me feel alot better when I change my hair. I feel like a whole new person! And I don't think that Taylor minds it to much cause he gets a new wife all the time!

* Taylor and I met through his cousin Erika Tebbs. Erika and I went to hairschool together and we worked at Dollarcuts toegether. I had a boyfriend and when we broke up Erika hooked Taylor and I up on a date. We dated on and off for 5 months and then we decided to get married. We were married in August of 2004 and 3 months later we were pregnant with our first baby!

* I am a CLEAN FREAK! And Taylor likes to say that I have OCD about things being perfectly clean. I don't think that I am that bad, but I do like a clean house and a clean car. I am a busy body and I don't like to sit still so I am constantly picking up things and finding ways to get my house and my car cleaner. I love the feeling of a clean, good smelling house. I won't go into details cause I don't want you to think that I am crazy.

* I love to scrapbook and I haven't had the chance to do it much since we moved to Spokane. Life has been crazy and very busy here and I can't wait till I get the chance to relax and catch up on the girls scrapbooks. I used to be in a scrapbooking club called Stampin' up and I miss it soooooo much. My mom used to have a club for stampin' up that I went to, and I went to another ladies house for club as well and I miss being able to hang with the girls and get some scrappin' done. Stampin' up nights were the nights that I looked forward to the most, cause it meant that I got away from the kids and I got to hang with the girls and make the cutest little projects ever.

* I have had a passion for photography lately and I would love to go take some classes and get a really nice camera. I would love to be able to be a photographer one day and have my own business. Now that I have kids, there is something about photography that I just love. I love to capture the moment and to see the end result of the picture is so rewarding. I am still learning and practicing, but I am having a blast with my new found love. It is too hard right now to get into some photography classes with two kids, but maybe with a little practice and some hard work, I will get my wish some day.

* I hate scary movies!!!! And I used to watch them when I was a teen. And because I watched so many terrible, and scary movies, it has made me a little bit of a scaredy cat. I have to have a night light on in each room ( I am a little scared of the dark), and I have to have some sort of noise to distract me from all the noisy creaks in the house. I drive Taylor nuts with how nervous I am about someone coming in our house to rob us or to take my kids away from me. I know I sound crazy but there are just way too many stories that I have heard that have totally scared me to death. I make sure that the door is locked and the windows in each room are locked, and I usually check them twice to make sure that nobody can get in our house. And we live on the second floor too. I am such a chicken but I would rather be safe than sorry. I can't watch any kind of kidnapping or scary, bloody, violent movie without having a nightmare and scaring myself to death. I know, I know, I am a little crazy!!!!

I now tag Brooke, Lisha, Shauna, Kassy, Erika, and Mikki! I can't wait to see your blogs and hear some interesting facts about all of you.

Brynlee baby!