Max is 3 !!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAX!
Last Saturday, August 23 we celebrated Max's 3rd birthday. I cannot believe 3 years have passed and my baby boy is no longer a baby. Yeah, he has not been a baby for quite some time, but I still think of him as my baby boy. He is such a great joy to have around and always keeping things lively, says some of the darnedest things, and occasionally repeats something that I really wish he had not.

This year Max wanted to have a Thomas the Train birthday and then he wanted a baseball birthday, and then he wanted a Mickey Mouse birthday. After a couple weeks of he finally settled on Thomas the Train. I broke down and bought a birthday cake this year instead of making it. I hope that in years to come I will do better and make the cake myself.

Max was so excited to have all of his family come over and have a party, the presents for his birthday were just an added bonus. He wanted to have BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs, so that is what we had. We added in some chips, salads, watermelon, and the fixings for the burgers and hot dogs. I could have gone for something a little more healthy, but he loved it.

When we got to opening presents Max was so excited and so polite. He would open a present and then tell whoever gave it to him "Thank You Guys". It was so cute. I was a little worried that he would not share and he would be a little of a stinker, but he was just the opposite, he let all the other kids play with his toys and he shared so well. I wondered what had happened to my Max. My little spit fire, everything is mine, don't touch, don't look, leave it to me Max, but he was very willing to share and play with the other kids. It was great.

It was great to have all our immediate family and a few not quiet immediate family come and celebrate this wonderful day with us. Thank You all for you continued love and support. We love you all and can't wait till next year to do it all again (if we are still in the great state of Utah) if not till next time.

(Pictures to come)

Pictures

Max & Ava

Beautiful Baby Girl

Max thinking he is going home with

grandma and grandpa after the wedding.

Jackson & Max eating

cheesecake

Break it down boys!!

Daddy and Max

Dinosaur Museum

Max and Chandler

Ride the dino

Pretty Girl

Proud Big Brother

Time flies by!

Where has the time gone. I can't believe that Ava is already 3 1/2 weeks old, and Dallas had to go back to work on Monday. Also, on August 10th Dallas and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary. It is really hard to believe that it has been 6 years. Six great and amazing years. I can't imagine them being any better. We have done and accomplished many thing in the last 6 years. We have also done a few crazy and not so smart things but we won't talk about them.

The last 6 years have been great. We have two amazing children and life is great.



Life has been flying by since we had Max. I can't believe that he is almost 3 years old. Now that we have Ava time seems to be going by even faster. I had my mom here for the first week after we got home from the hospital and it was great. We did not want her to go home and Max still asks when Me Maw is going to come and stay with us again. We would have kept her here forever if it was possible. Dallas was home for the next two weeks and I thought that we would be able to get some stuff done and relax the rest of the time. We we got a couple things done around the house and yard, but not nearly as much as I would have liked. We did some yard work and that alone took a day and then some. Sometimes I wonder what we were thinking when we wanted such a yard, but now we just deal with it and sometimes rope others into coming up and helping when the weeds get out of control. We did a lot of relaxing and had some fun also. We went swimming a few times, and Max had a great time and asks when we are going again. I think that he would live in the water if we would let him. We went to Thanksgiving Point and visited the Dinosaur Museum and the Barnyard. It was great fun. Max had a great time and wants to go back.
Now Dallas has been back to work for almost a week and we all miss him at home. Everyone said that within a week we would be sick of each other and ready for him to go back to work. Nope, I wish he could stay home all the time. It is great just spending time together and enjoying each other. It was great for all of us, but we have to go back to reality and go on with life.

On Sunday, August 10th we went to Fayette and visited with my family, it was great. Max had an awsome time playing with Mee Maw, grandpa and grandma Mellor. He loves to go and play, ride the 4-wheeler and just hanging out. It is always great to have Mee Maw kiss and mug on the kids. We went over and visited my best friend Stephanie and her kids. Max and Riley went swimming and just had a great time running around and playing. They always have a great time when they get together and play. It is always great to visit and get caught up on all the gossip going around the great Gunnison Valley. Now I just hope that it is not too long before we get back down to visit and hang out.

Thurday, August 14th my cousin Kari got married. It was a beautiful day with a beautiful bride. We went to the luncheon and later that night the reception. It was great to see family we don't get to see all that often and catch up on what is going on in their lives. It was an all around great day.

I took Ava to the doctor on Monday, August 18th and she is growing like crazy. She weighs 7 lbs 12 oz, 20 1/2 inches long and her head is 36 cm. She is growing and changing every day. I can't believe how fast time is going by and how much she has grown and changed already. She has been a great addition to our family. We all love her and the joy that she has brough to our lives in just the few short weeks that we have had her.

She has finally arrived !!

Well, after much waiting and many trips to the doctor our beautiful

baby girl has arrived.She made her grand entrance on July 25, 2008

at 7:05 am. She weighed in at 7 lbs 4 oz and was 19.5 inches long. Only minutes old.

It is so great to finally have her here safe and sound. Max has been so good and helpful. He was so excited to come and seeher at the hospital. He told Dallas and I that we could stay at thehospital but he was going to take her home with he and grandma. He was more excited to see the baby than Dallas and I. After much deliberation between the beautiful names Emma and Ava we finally settled on Ava. I am so blessed to have two beautiful children and a very loving husband.

Max looking through nursery window.

One proud big brother! Daddy and his princess.

Here we are again.

Well, I went to the Dr. on Wednesday and still

no good news. I am still hugely pregnant.

Needless to say I was a little dissappointed, but

a little dissappointment every now and then is

good i suppose. Atleast that is what I keep telling

myself. I also keep thinking that as long as I am

pregnant I can keep eating whatever I want, and I

know that that is a bad attitude to have but who cares.

Maybe next week will be the week or anytime between

now and my next dr. appointment. I will keep you posted.

We buzzed Max's hair the other night and Dallas got it a

little shorter than I expected and was quite shocked. I

told Dallas that he looks so much older and grown up.

I can't believe that it has been almost 3 years. Where has the time

gone?

I was talking to Dallas the other day and I can't believe that

it has been 2 years since we moved from small town Utah to

the BIG city. They have been two great years. I think it

was the best thing that we could have done and I am so

glad that we did. It was hard at the time but so worth it.

July 4th and other Ramblings

Well, it has been a few weeks since I started this blog and
it looks like I am already very behind. I need to try to stay on
top of this and be a little more diligent about keeping my
friends and family up on all the fun and exciting things that
Max is doing.

Riley, Whitley, and Max

On the 4th of July we headed to Fayette to spend the day
with grandma and grandpa and the rest of the family. We
went to Gunnison to the parade and then up to the park to
see all the happenings that were going on there. Stephanie
and her two cuties, Ryley and Whitley, sat through the parade
and then went to the park with us. Max and Ryley had a blast.
The only thing that they were worried about was getting to
ride the train. So, they rode the train and rode the train and
rode the train. We were beginning to wonder if we would ever
run out of tickets to ride the train, but by the last ride the
boys were ready to be done it was getting hot and we were
all ready to call it good.
Max was a little upset about they train, it was actually a tractor
that pulled a bunch of little wagon type cars. He said to Dallas and
I " I like the train at they zoo a lot better. This is not a train it is a
tractor." He is always saying some of the cutest things and commenting
about off the wall observations.

The Anticipation!!

And they are OFF!!

After the park we went back over to grandmas and grandpas and had
BBQ turkey and lots of yummy salads ( the best part about summer the BBQ
and salads). Then they boys played and the rest of us just sat around
and talked and talked, before I knew it, it was 7:00. I could not believe
where the day had gone. It was great to sit and catch up with mom, grandma,
Stephanie, and dad. It was a great day with not a wasted moment. I can't
wait till next year!!

Since the 4th it seems like time is just flying by. I have been to the doctor a
couple of times and I can't believe that we could have the baby any day now.
I am beyond ready and extremely excited. We can't wait. Every day I think that
I can't get any bigger, but I feel like I just keep growing and growing. We are so
excited to see if we will be welcoming another little boy or a little girl. I don't know if
I will be able to go through another pregnancy without finding out. It has been fun and
the excitement is great, but I am ready to know what this little bundle of joy is going
to be. The other day Max was laying by me and he popped up and started to rub
my belly and said,"Mom, what are we going to name the little boy?" The whole
time that he has known we were going to have a baby he has said that it is a little
girl, so needless to say I was a little shocked at this. I said to him,"what little boy?"
he continues to rub my belly and says, "the little boy up here, this baby down by
your belly button is Emma, but what are we going to name the little boy?" I was
a little nervous at this point. Since I got pregnant I have been worried that there
were two babies, but I have had numerous ultrasounds and I have always been told
that there is just one. So hopefully in a few days we will know if it is a boy or a girl, and
if there is one or two.

I think that we finally have the house ready for the baby, we have the crib up and
all the gender neutral clothing washed and put away , so now we just wait. It feels
like all I do is wait and wait and every time I go to the doctor and he says we will
see you again next week I want to cry. I am ready to have this baby. Maybe this
week will be the week.

Well, since all I have done is ramble on and on and on, I will sign off for today and
hopefully you will hear from me again sooner rather than later.

Here goes nothing !

Well I have finally gotten around to working on our faimly blog that friends and family have been asking me to do for quite some time. I don't know how often it will be updated or if there will be anything of any interest to anyone, but we will see what we can do.


Max wants to be outside or swimming all the time. Being almost 9 months pregnant I am not so keen on the idea of being outside in this HOT HOT weather, so we are always glad when daddy gets home to take him outside or jogging at night. Max is also really into building and distructing. He always has a hammer and a screw driver and is ready to fix anything that might or might not need fixing. He is a blast to have around. How boring life would be without him here to keep us busy and in line. He loves to let us know when we have said words or things that we are not suppose to say and sometimes he just wants me to stop talking so he tells me that I am not to say any words. Oh, the joys of a 3 year old attitude.


Max is very excited for the baby. Every day he asks me if the baby has come out of my belly yet and when I tell him no he wants to know when it will be here. He loves to talk to the baby and let it know what is going on. There is always a good morning and good night with a few I Love You throughout the day I am sure that he/she will know the sound of big brothers voice and of course his SCREAM. I wonder if it is just the age because sometimes he has only one volume and it is extremely loud. Well, we will leave it at that for now. Thanks for stopping by.