Keeping Warm

Those square pieces you see are little blankets from Grace's little baby dolls from her new doll house. She first put it on Clark to keep him warm. I thought it was hillarious and had to snap a picture. More pictures to come.

While in Utah, we...(revised)

lounged with our aunts (Aunt Marie) and uncles

enjoyed time with Grammy and Kay!

opened presents!

conquered the wii (Andy bowled a 272!)

sat on Grandpa Dan's lap

relaxed!

met some new friends (Cambell Baird born 9.20.07) it was great seeing Adam and Heidi!

hung-out with siblings (me & my older sister Cassandra, love ya CJ!)

blessed Clark on 12.23.07 (in the same outfit that Andy was blessed)

hung-out with our friends (Grace w/ Jack and their milk & blankies)

tried to stay warm!

visited with family (sister-in-law, Tina with Clark and my mom)

sat on Grandpa Dave's lap

met our nephew (George Erekson born on 12.12.07) welcome to the family, George!

and played in the snow!

I've Been Tagged

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. Preparing to serve a mission (remember I'm already 30!)
2. I was working as a teller at America First Credit Union
3. As you can guess from my first answer, I was not dating anyone, exclusively.
4. I was a junior at the University of Utah (go Utes!)
5. I was still living at my parents' house in Murray, UT

5 Things on my to-do list today

1. Do this
2. Finish putting together some gifts for family (unable to get specific, just in case they are reading this)
3. Clean our bathroom
4. Send out Christmas Email
5. Go to library

5 Snacks I enjoy

1. Anything with chocolate!
2. Vanilla yogurt w/ frozen berries
3. Banana shakes
4. Crackers w/ cream cheese
5. Applesauce

5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire

1. Travel the world

2. Give to charities

3. Buy a house on a lake

4. Buy really cute clothes

5. Invest!

5 places I have lived

1. Elk Grove, CA

2. Midvale, UT

3. Murray, UT

4. Rosario, Argentina (LDS mission)

5. Provo, UT

5 Jobs I’ve had

1. Subway- I was a pro sandwich artist!
2. America First Credit Union- teller
3. Boys and Girls Club- glorified babysitter
4. SLC Olympics- security
5. Orem City- weight lifting instructor

5 Things people probably don’t know about me

1.I can be a real neat freak! Although it doesn't always show in my home, I can get real ansy when it's cluttered. I hate clutter!
2. I'm a real good 'tickler'. But sometimes it can be a curse with Andy, since he loves to get his back tickled.
3. I love to run! I've just signed up for another half marathon in June. But you will never get me to run a full marathon. I love to run, but I'm not crazy!
4. I hate having sticky hands. It drives me nuts!
5. I use to play the saxophone in junior high and high school. I haven't played it since, so don't ask me to now.

I now tag Traci, Sarah, Lexie, and Missy! Enjoy!

Thanksgiving and beyond!

We had our Thanksgiving feast at our place this year. Andy invited a couple of guys from his work, who provided a delicious apple pie! Andy did us proud with the turkey!
Grace did not get a nap that day. So by 7pm she was out!

You can't see it very well, but Clark is in his 'turkey' outfit. Grace kept saying he looked like a chicken (she couldn't remember the word turkey).

Here are some recent pictures of the boy and his proud sister!

We enjoyed our ward Christmas party last night. Grace wanted nothing to do with Santa, but Clark had no choice! I'm sure she'll change her mind come Christmas morning.

What a difference a week makes! I would consider Grace potty trained! Yeah! Notice all of the stickers now. Now we just need to 'poop' train her and we're set! Don't worry, no pictures will be posted of it.

Our going's-on

Grace continues to love to take pictures of her baby brother!

This week we've attempted to potty train Grace (again!). I was hoping this potty chart would motivate her to go. But unfortunately it did not do the trick (notice no stickers!). But we'll just try, try, try again!

Yesterday I celebrated my 30th year! This image is taken from a 1977 JCPenney catalog. I just thought it was fun to see what they all were wearing 30 years ago. I'm so glad that times have changed!

One Week Later

I can't believe it has already been a week since Clark's birth! Here are some updated pics of our week old baby and proud parents. Enjoy!

Late, But Worth The Wait!

We finally have our little boy! Here are some of the quick facts:

Name: Clark Andrew
DOB: 10.31.07
Weight: 8 lbs. 1 oz.
Length: 20 inches
Time: 4:21pm

Here are the somewhat long details of the birth: We were scheduled to be induced on the 31st. But I was so sure that he would come a early and on his own that I wasn't worried of having a baby on Halloween and having to wait so long! Boy, was I wrong! We ended up at the hospital early on Wednesday morning to be induced. The problem was, I expected everything to go as smoothly as Grace's birth. But Andy and I quickly learned that every child and birth is not the same! Anyway, I ended up having a C-section since I wasn't progressing and Clark's heart rate kept on dropping. After the operation, I was so happy just to have him out and to know that he was healthy! We are still here in the hospital, but expecting to come home tomorrow. The recovery process is still far from over, but I'm already feeling 100 times better than I did yesterday.

And Clark, well he is already off to a great start! He is a great eater and sleeper. What more could a mother ask for?! And he's perfect!
And Grace, she has been such a trooper through out this whole new brother thing! I was worried the longer stay at the hospital would be hard on her, but she's been patient. However, I think she is ready and looking forward to when mom and Clark can come home. And so am I!