Happy Valentine's Day!

Kamryn made some Valentine's the other day! She had a blast cutting the paper, but I fear that she is gonna think that it is ok to use scissors all the time now. I will just have to keep an eye on her and make sure that I hide all scissors from her, cause she liked cutting paper way to much!

This morning I put the girls valentine's presents on the couch for them, and they loved it. They were both so excited to have their own heart shaped balloon! Brynlee has been walking around the house with her balloon all day. She can't let go of it. I gave them some candy and a stuffed animal, Boma and Bompa gave them candy, a book, and a princess box with princess chocolate in it. I am surprised at how much Kamryn understands what Valentine's are. I put all the candy in a candy jar and she is constantly walking up to it and asking for her balenstine (valentine) candy. She even told me Happy Balenstine's Day. We also got a lot of mail today full of Valentine's for all of us and Birthday cards for Taylor and Brynlee. And I was surprised that Kamryn knew what a valentine card was. She got a valentine from Boma Hafen today and she looked at me and said "It's a balenstine mom". This valentine's day was fun with the girls and especially because Kamryn understood so much. Taylor gave me a serving set for valentine's day. He did a great job picking it out and I really like it a lot. He said he got it for me because we have a lot of parties at our house and we have nothing to serve with. I thought it was cute of him to think of something like that for me. Anywho...Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

Happy Birthday Taylor!

Just wanted to wish my husband a Happy Birthday! We love you and we hope you have a GREAT birthday!

Game time with dad

Kamryn likes to sit down with dad and pretend to play the Play Station. Taylor usually plays the game and just gives her an extra controller so that she can pretend to play.

Kamryn's all time favorite game to play on the Play Station is Gutar Hero. I know she looks a little funny in these pictures, but I happened to catch her concentrating on the game. She also seems to think that this game is karaoke. She loves to sing along with the songs. It's actually pretty funny and I need to video tape her doing it. She will be the next contestant on American Idol, so everybody watch out! HA HA.

New Callings

We have finally received our callings in our new ward. Taylor got his calling about a month ago and I got my calling a few weeks ago. Taylor is the ward basketball coach. He is so excited about it. He has had a blast this basketball season! I am the secretary in the Primary presidency. I wasn't to sure about my calling at first, but I actually have quite enjoyed it!

Baby name

We have had many people ask us what names we are thinking about. Well....before I was even pregnant I told Taylor that I liked the name Taygon for a boy or a girl. And of course he hated the name. So after talking about it for a while he decided that he liked the name Tayson instead of Taygon. I really liked the name but I didn't like it for a girl name and so I told him that if we ever get a boy we will name him Tayson. Now that we are having a boy we are gonna name him Tayson.

4-D ultrasound

I had the opportunity to have a 4-D ultrasound and it is so amazing. It is nothing like a regular ultrasound. I couldn't believe how much you could actually see the baby. We tried and tried to get a picture of his face but he kept rolling over or putting his hands on his face. He is the most active baby that I have had yet. Everytime I have an ultrasound they can't believe how much he moves. In every ultrasound that I have gotten they have all had a hard time getting a picture of him holding still. At one point they couldn't even get a correct measurement of him cause he wouldn't hold still. In this picture I think it looks like he is swimming. Plugging his nose and going for a swim.

Once again we tried for a face shot and he moved. His hands were always on his face.

These are his legs and feet. Isn't that amazing?

In this picture we tried for another face shot and he rolled over. But it is still amazing to me to see his little ear and his arm. And no he does not have a mowhawk! He just happened to be moving and it screwed the picture up. He is only 20 weeks and so they still look a little bit like aliens at this stage, but I couldn't believe how much he had developed. The ultrasound said that he weighed about half a pound. So tiny!

My placenta is really low and it blocks my birth canal and so they do quite a few ultrasounds to make sure that it is moving and if it doesn't move I have to have a c-section. Yikes! Anyways....so I have the opportunity to have another 4-D ultrasound in about a month or so and I am so excited to see what he looks like and hopefully I will finally get a face shot of him.

IT'S A BOY!

This is at 11 weeks.

This picture is at 14 weeks. Notice where the arrow is?

These next few pictures are at 20 weeks. This one is of his face, arms, and belly.

Last but not least this is the picture you have all been waiting for. Notice where the arrow is again? This picture is for all of you doubters out there (Mitch and Linda, Matt and Ashley, Uncle Craig, you all know who you are). Is this enough proof? Oh and Matt...this time they gave us a 100% chance.

Cereal baby

This is Brynlee's favorite little hiding place and of course it happens to be the only place big enough for the cereal to be stored. She is in this little cupboard at least 5 times a day looking for some yummy cereal. Her favorite cereal is Trix. She also likes Kix cereal, as you can see in the pictures above. She used to just go in the cupboard and grab a handful of cereal, but she has now figured out how to dump the cereal onto the ground. Yay for me!!!

Farewell to our beloved prophet

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Go to the bottom of my blog and pause the music so that you can hear the music from this video. Lisha Hoopes emailed me this video that someone had made in dedication to our Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley. It is very touching and it brought me to tears. Taylor and I had the privelage of speaking in church on Sunday and our topic was about the prophet. We were actually supposed to speak two sundays ago but they called and canceled. I felt the spirit so strongly that day we spoke and during the week as I was preparing my talk I had the STRONGEST feeling that we were supposed to talk about the prophet on this particular day. I decided to talk on President Gordon B Hinckley's life and his accomplishments. I started out with when he was born, his childhood, his married life, his kids etc... I found a really good talk that M. Russell Ballard gave about the prophet and he had so many wonderful quotes from his children. His talk touched me so much and I really loved to see the other side of the prophet that we don't get to see much. I was so emotional throughout my talk and I spoke for 20 minutes. I was so overcome with the spirit that I couldn't stop talking. Later that night we got a few phone calls from people and they informed us that President Gordon B. Hinckley had died that night. I was so shocked and saddened. But I really felt the spirit with me all day and I just thought that it was ironic that I had such a strong feeling that we were asked to talk about the prophet that day. I am not saying that the prophet waited for us to give our talk before he died.....but I really feel that our talks were canceled that one week for a reason. I think we were supposed to talk about our prophet almost as a farewell to him. We will miss him SOOOO much and he was truly a wonderful man and I know that he is in a happier place!

My little snow bunnies

I took the girls out in the front yard the other day to play in the snow. We attempted to make a snowman and snow angels, but the snow was really soft and it wouldn't make a ball so that we could start a snowman. Kamryn had a blast in the snow but Brynlee wasn't so sure about it. She really wanted to touch the snow but then she would cry when she grabbed it. She wouldn't keep her gloves on and so her little hands would freeze when she grabbed the snow.

Pigtails

For dance class the other day I put Kamryn's hair in pigtails. Her hair is finally getting long enough to put them into pigtails. I thought it looked so cute on her. I have been cutting her hair into a short a-line for a really long time. I keep cutting it to get it all one even length. I haven't cut her hair since August and it is getting so long. I have been getting really frustrated with it because now that it is longer I have to curl it to get it to look cute. If I don't it just looks like a mess. It is way to much work for me. But when I put it in pigtails it got me really excited for when it gets really long. I don't think that I will be cutting it anytime soon.

Cooking time with kamryn

We have been locked up in our house because it is so cold outside, so I decided that we needed to do something fun inside the house. That day was my night out with the girls to play bunco and I needed to bring a treat to share with everyone. So I decided to make cupcakes. Well, my mom bought Kamryn the cutest little apron and hat for christmas and it needed to be put to good use. I let Kamryn help me mix the batter (I have a kitchen aid and I mixed it with that first, I just let Kamryn play with the batter). She had a blast and she thought she was so big. Her favorite part was licking the spoon and eating the cupcakes. She loved the cupcakes so much that she would grab the kitchen stool to climb onto it so that she could reach the cupcakes on the counter. Needless to say she was on a sugar high all day that day.

Our funny little Brynlee

Brynlee has been so stinkin' funny lately! The other day Taylor gave her and Kamryn a bath and he took Brynlee out and set her on the floor so that he could go get Kamryn out of the tub. Well she happened to see me loading the dishwasher and she decided to come and help me. She climbed on top of the dishwasher and was pulling the silverware out. It really wasn't much help, but she sure thought that she was a big girl.

After church today I went to get us something out of the fridge to eat for lunch. I turned around to set the food on the countertop and by the time I turned back around, I found Brynlee in the fridge eating some cookies. She climbed on the little step and pulled herself up to the plate and had herself a snack. She is so fun and she always makes us laugh.

My sweet Kamryn

My mom made Kamryn this cute shirt and she wanted to take some pictures of her in it before we went back home. Well we got busy and we weren't able to take any pictures and so I decided to take some for her yesterday. This is for you mom! Thanks for the cute shirt!

Brynlee figuring out how to walk

During our christmas break Brynlee decided that walking was cool. She started walking a little before we went home for christmas, but when we got to St. George she decided to show off to everyone and show them her new trick. She is a little stiff in these videos, but everyday she gets better and better. The last few days she has been walking with me side by side and only holding on to me with one hand. She is getting really good at it and I hope that she will be walking by her first birthday.

North babies singing time

We had all the girls singing their favorite songs together and they had so much fun that they didn't want to stop. Brynlee's favorite song is "If your happy and you know it clap your hands." She loves to clap her hands to the song and she loves all the attention that she gets from it. She is so cute when she claps her hands and she knows when it is time to clap her hands in the song.

Fun with family during christmas break

Kamryn and Brynlee had a good time playing with their cousins Maudi and Marlee. They all played together pretty well. Marlee and Brynlee loved to steal each others binkies and share them with each other. Kamryn and Maudi loved to play dress up and play with their barbies. In this picture they were all singing songs together and having a good time!

Kamryn and Brynlee also loved to play with their Aunt Kate! I know what you are all thinking.....you are probably thinking that this little girl is to young to be my girls' aunt. Well.....for those of you who don't already know, my mom had a baby 3 weeks before I had Kamryn. So Kamryn and Kate are the same age. Kamryn and Kate play together pretty good. But Kate is more interested in the baby (Brynlee), and she also enjoyed taking toys from Kamryn. The two year old stage is hard when it comes to teaching them to share. Neither Kate or Kamryn wanted to share. But someday they will figure it out and they will play together really good. They liked to be around each other but they didn't want to play together nicely!

We miss all of our family and friends already. I didn't want to go back to Spokane and go back to the snowy weather. I hate leaving friends and family, especially when we are having a good time. The day that we left St. George was a really emotional day for me. I hate crying in front of people and I fight back the tears as long as I can. Luckily I was able to hold it in that day, otherwise I would have been an emotional wreck. So if you think that I am insensitive....I'm really not, I just hate to cry in front of people. We had a GREAT time with all of you, and it was such a good christmas. Our families were so good to us, and they did way too much for us. We miss all of you and can't wait to see all of you in May! Hopefully I can convince Taylor to come home for spring break in March!

Home Sweet Home

We are back home now! We flew home on monday, and let me tell you......I was so not prepared to be back in the snow. It was so nice being in St. George and to be able to just walk outside in a long sleeved shirt and pants. We come back to Spokane and we have to bundle up in layers just to keep us warm. Last night we had a huge snow storm and it dropped about 10 inches of snow. This picture doesn't even show you how much snow was on the ground. It was ridiculous. Taylor was 50 minutes late to class because of all the snow. His windshield wipers were frozen so he had to scrape the snow off. There was so much snow on the ground that his pants, shoes and socks were soaked by the time he got to his car. And the freeway was loaded with snow and so all the drivers were driving really slow. It was so bad that one of the snow plow trucks got stuck in the snow. The news showed a picture of the truck, and the snow got backed up in his tires and pushed him off the freeway. Kinda funny!!! Needless to say, we miss St. George's weather. I have so much to post and so much to talk about, but we are so busy getting the house in order etc.... So for now this picture will have to do, but I promise that I will catch up soon!

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!