The Wall Family

Jen said I had to make my own blog for my Photoshop experiments. Lol...
If you'd like to visit my blog and see what I have been working on, visit:

http://www.jeffsphotoshopblog.blogspot.com

On Wednesday, we invited Robyn Gillespie to take some photos of Carson. We had so much fun watching her take his picture that we decided to snap a few photos of our own. Although Robyn's will be much better, here is our handsome little guy!

Thanks Robyn... We had a blast taking pictures of little Carson.

Isn't he ADORABLE!!

Husband Tag!!

Traci Smith tagged me... and here are my answers


1) Where did you meet?
Jeff and I met in a Negotiation and Interview class at the University of Utah.

2) How long till you got married?
We met in September of 2006 and got married in December of 2007. However, we weren't friends until September of 2007, when Jeff's long-time girl friend left for her mission. Then we dated for less than three weeks in October, got engaged in November, and married in December.

3) How long have you been married?
11 months and 15 days.

4) Your favorite feature of his?
I can't pick just one- I love his honest eyes and his buttocks, which is for my eyes only.

5) Your favorite quality of his?
Jeff is everything I could have ever asked for in a husband and father. He is so lovable, smart and talented, but his most admirable quality is that he is simply a good, honest man.


6) Does he have a nickname for you?
We often have goofy nicknames for each other... none of them ever stick.

7) His favorite food?
Jeff loves food! He wouldn't discriminate to pick a favorite, but pizza is definitely at the top of the list.

8) What is his favorite sport to watch?
Is YouTube a sport?

9) When was your first kiss?
October 19th, 2007- After we did an endowment session in the Salt Lake Temple. He kissed me by the fountain on temple square, where he later proposed to me.


10) Whats your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Spend quality time together. We like to go for walks, make dinner together, and make-out like teenagers.

11) Do you have kids?
Yes, an 11 day old baby boy- Carson Jeffrey.

12) Does he have a hidden talent?
Jeff is a good cook, but he only cooks for me. He feels too much pressure if you ask him to cook for anyone else.

13) How old is he?
25

14) Who said I love you first?
I'm pretty sure he did. We were walking to the grocery store to pick up items for dinner, but I don't remember how it came up.

15) What do you admire most about him?
He is an amazing listener, a quality which I lack at times.

16) What is his favorite type of music?
He won't admit it... but show tunes and primary songs.

17) Do you think he will read this?
If I ask him to--- he will.

18) I tag: Natalie Crockett

I was on oxygen about half of the time- as a precautionary measure.

Here's the doctor handing Carson to me for the first time. What's my face right there?

Who would have ever guessed that I would have a 6 pound baby? Not me. I was expecting a big baby, but I wouldn't trade my precious little guy for anything in the world. It turned out that the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck twice. So, it's a good thing he didn't get much bigger.

Well, it's been awhile since I've posted anything. Here's a recap of the last few weeks....

Date night is very important, and Jeff and I love date night! One thing that I will say about our date night experience- sometimes it's the creative and cost-effective dates that seem to be the most fun!

Two weeks ago, we had a fun and creative date night to remember. We made homemade pizza! We printed a new recipe off the internet, walked to the grocery store to buy toppings, and enjoyed the experience together. I totally reccommend it! Jeff got what he wanted (green peppers and chicken) and I got what I wanted (olives, mushrooms and pineapple). Instead of pizza sauce we did half BBQ sauce and half Alfredo. It was so much fun!

I really wanted to get one of those really cool 3-D/4-D ultrasounds to see what our little boy might look like, but they're pretty expensive. Plus, I'm working on the ever-so-popular patience virtue, which isn't an innate quality for me. Thus, I've decided to settle for the next best thing- Jeff & I's baby pictures!

Jeff and I wanted one more fun get away that didn't include a car seat, diaper bag, or stroller. We got the time off for a vacation in July, but soon after Jeff's grandma had a stroke that left her in an unpredictable state, and we couldn't make any plans or reservations.


Things worked out, like they tend to do, and although we were sad when Jeff's grandma passed away, we were able to use one of our vacation days for the funeral services. Then we had to decided what to do with the remaining 3.

Here's what we did..........we went to a cabin in Fruitland, Utah and rented a 14 foot aluminum fishing boat with 8 horse power motor and played on Strawberry. We had a blast!
The proof is in the pictures-


Jeff outside of the cabin with our fishing poles!

We'd never been in a fishing boat before, and Jeff was a little hesitant to steer at first. We had a little motor trouble, but we figured it out.

Talk about the perfect day! Here I am enjoying the ride.

Jeff was preparing the lines. We had fresh worms, salmon eggs, and colorful fishing cheese.

We fished for 5 minutes. Then we realized our attention spans were kind of short. So, we gave up on fishing and found an empty island to dock our rad boat on!

Here's the best part- I found some old sunscreen, which I assumed was waterproof. Who knew they even made non-waterproof sunscreen?
When we jumped into the water it started running down our faces and into our eyes. That's why this pictures so pretty.

After the sunscreen washed off, we both got fried! So much for preparation.

Jeff searching for crustaceans








Here I am steering the boat back to shore. It was a fun, fun get away!

I did it! I figured out how to blog! Who's impressed? It's taken so long for me to jump on the bandwagon and figure out how all of this works.

Let me tell you why....
Once upon a time my digital camera broke, and I didn't have any cool pictures to share with the world. I didn't feel any pressure to buy a new camera because they can be very expensive. However, the pressure was building.

I found out that Jeffrey and I were expecting a little bundle of joy, a boy, which would be a new addition to our family. As we began to share the wonderus news, the unexpected reply was, "Congratulation! Do you have a blog?" At my dismay I reponded, "No. My digital camera is broken."

I went about my daily life and tinkered with the idea of creating a blog of my own, but I didn't have the motivation to follow through. Then one fateful day, August 17, 2008, my family gave me a digital camera for my birthday! That was all the motivation that I needed. And we hope to blog happily every after!

This is a test to see where this information posts.