Wow Christmas was SUPER fun this Year! Ella thought it was fabulous! Our Pictures tell the story (I think)

The cookies were made Santa


The Lettuce(no idea where she got that reindeer ate lettuce) was left for the Reindeer


Aftyn just sitting on the couch enjoying herself.

Christmas Morning

Christmas Eve with my moms side.

I did not get any pics at my dads or Drews moms, oops! We surpriesed drews mom and showed up at almost 10 christmas eve so all her kids could be there together.
It was a great Christmas. We hope you all had a great one too

So we have had a few Christmas encounters I thought I would share, then I will add the big day to it later. We have met Santa 2 times and Ella was not afraid YAY!! last year she screamed.. This Year she went right up sat on his lap and said I want a BABY.. So cute.

I know I just changed things to look like Christmas and posted about Halloween..

Aftyn first Halloween 6 days old




Ella and I at a Halloween party. 9 months prego-thought i better be creative with the belly

Okay I was going to post Halloween first but it seems I forgot my camera anywhere we went so I must wait for someone to email me some (so if anyone has some of me and Ella can you email them)


So on to a much funner event in our Family, We are now a family of 4!!!
Miss Aftyn was born on Oct 25th at 8:24 weighing in at 6lbs 15oz (2 pounds bigger than Ella) 19.5 inches

She came quick, for a brief story I went into Labor at 230 pm at home we waited a bit until I knew they were contractions, getting to the hospital around 4:45, By the time they decided I was at a 4+ and really in labor, they got me to my room giving me the epidural and breaking my water around 615ish. She then checked me at 7 I was at a 6, The nurse said she would be back in 2 hours to check again, (i knew that was way too long) at 737 I felt the pressure sure enough I was ready. They got all set up called the dr and she was born at 824 after only pushing through 2 contractions. We just LOVE her so much. and Ella is so sweet and soft with her. She tells everyone about her baby Aftyn, she is very proud. Enjoy the Pictures! (there are plenty to look at)


Here we are the 4 of us in the hospital


Daddy and his girls!


This is the difference between Aftyn and Ella size when they were born Aftyn above Ella below. next to the same baby



After her first bath


The PROUD big sister








Ella helping with the first bath


Dressed and ready to come home



Getting home from the hospital
Thanks to all our family for your LOVE and SUPPORT, i hear it was a zoo in the waiting room cause there was so many people, but I would not want it any other way. I can not imagine not having the supportive family that we have, and going through this with out them. We love you all and Thanks again.

.....and here is what i found
When we got home from church Ella decided she needed to wear my shoes and her hat-it was like 95 outside


I came to go to bed the other night this is what i found.. Silly girl

And i found a few very funny videos but can not figure out how to upload them RATS!
and next to come belly pictures of 1st and 2nd pregnancy to compare....Stay tuned

Okay so I know its weird but I have never cut Ella's hair, I figure if we want it long it has to grow... But of course it was getting stragely so we had to cut the nasty ends off..


Getting ready


The cold spray (she says; mom I have to close my eyes)



She was holding so still, I was shocked.


and No I did not cut the mullet out of it. the sides will catch up eventually :)

Well this is all backwards but I did not want to move the pictures all around so backwards it is

BEAR LAKE
So we recently went to bear lake and had a fun exhausting time!

Here is Ella loving the boat ride my cousin Alsiha took her on

And Ella playing in the sand (kind of) she hates to get dirty especially her feet so I had to put her towel down for her to sit on or she would not dig in the sand. Crazy girl!

On the last day she finally got use to the sand and water and drug this floatie to the water all by herself so she could sit and play in it

GYMNASTICS-she has been loving this and I think learning alot, She has a little friend that she likes to play with talks about all the way there his name is NASH, he is so sweet to her

Her favorite thing in the circuit is bouncing on this tube

Walking very slow to keep her balance on the beam

Hanging on the bar-getting some strong muscles in her arms

last but not least
4TH OD JULY(or maybe the 24th)

Here is my family waiting for the fire works to start

Ella and London also waiting

Riding her horse RUSTY with Brynn and papa

Just hanging out in her 4th outfit

Grandma peterson taking her for a ride on the 4 wheeler
It has been a fun summer and we cant wait for more fun.