The Walker Texas Rangers

So, I heard...

2009-09-03T15:10:00.003-05:00

some squealing coming from Scarlet's room after her nap and decided to let her stay in there for a little while considering she was completely happy doing whatever she might be doing. After a little while I went in to find her squealing because she had somehow managed to take apart her bumper.

Yes, she is in a sleeping bag. She's just like her mama always COLD and BUNDLED even in the dead heat of summer.

Look closely her two bottom teeth came in this week. This is a first for her and we are sooo excited. This cute girl makes us so happy!!

Destin, Florida

2009-07-26T14:04:00.048-05:00

This past week we headed to Destin, Florida with some friends. It was a much needed trip and I must say all nine kids were pretty much in Heaven the entire seven days. We lived on the beach, the dad's went golfing, the girls went shopping, we went bowling, to an amusement park, three movies, ran on the beach, and played cards after the kids went to bed until the wee hours in the morning.

The kids...

The Robinson's

The Taggart's

The Walker's

Our Kids...

Jace-6 years old

Kai-3 years old

Scarlet-6 months old

The Beach House...

The boys slept in these bunks...

The really long skinny lap pool we rinsed off in after leaving the sandy beach each day...

Playing games back at the house on a rainy day...

Scarlet with her second "MOM" Chayse...

"Action" shots on the beach and in the water...

Teething??

When I asked the boys what their favorite part of the trip was:

Kai said, "jumping the waves with daddy."

Brandon said, "crashing in the waves."

Jace said, "the pool in the backyard." (go figure...we have all these nice pools at home and his favorite part is the long skinny swimming pool we could barely fit everyone into.)

My favorite part was sitting on the beach and boogie boarding. :)

BROTHERS!!
(Brandon buried their legs in knee deep...they loved it).

"Poses" on the beach and in the water...
"Chillin"...

Sleeping Beauties...

(Scarlet spent at least one nap a day on the beach like this)

Poor little Brooklyn got sick the last couple of days we were there. We were really worried one day on the beach when we couldn't find Sugar anywhere...someone finally noticed her in the stroller. She had crawled up in there without anyone knowing and had fallen asleep.

The "TWO" Crabbers...

These two really got into catching things every time we went to the beach. Nora had people convinced or she at least told them that she was a professional and if they wanted to catch anything they needed to stay with her. They actually caught quite a few things including fish, crabs, a hermit crab, a star fish, and several Jelly Fish (Kim thought if she buried each jelly fish she caught she might prevent us from getting stung...I think her plan worked the last night we were there but, up until then Cubby, Niko, and Jace were stung.)

The fascinating Hermit Crab Kim caught...

(Sooo Gross....those are his actual eyes)

Live Star Fish caught by another "Professional" Crabber (this guy noticed how obsessed Kim and Nora were and handed it over to them).
Cheeseburger in Paradise Restaurant

Our last day in Destin we spent the morning at a place called, "The Tracks." We had a blast riding the Go-Karts, water boats, and many more rides. :)

I can't believe how excited and happy they are to be on this ride :)

Water Boats...

Jake watching...
This kid sprayed Brandon and Jace the entire time...
Brandon was not about to let him get away with it...
I think B was a little exhausted when it came Kai's turn...

For how hot it was and not being able to go on a single ride...Scarlet continued to smile!!

Kid Go-Karts...

Nothing like a little "brotherly" competition...

Looks like a Taggart...

Tougher Go-Kart Course...

Waiting in the "HOT" sun...

Thanks guys for such a fun time...Destin was awesome!!

Sweet Baby Morgan's Obituary

2009-07-01T21:39:00.005-05:00

Morgan Fowler Our Little Angel Our little angel came to us on February 22, 2009. Beautiful, sweet-natured, and happy, she made everyone around her happy too. On June 29, 2009, surrounded by her earthly family, she completed her life's mission and returned to her heavenly family. Morgan taught us many things during her short time with us - that a tiny smile can light up a big room; that love and joy increase each minute we care for and serve one another; that a hug from very small arms can bring very great happiness; that a welcoming squeal is a more valued reward than fanfare or applause; that prayer, faith, and family can help us endure the fragility of life; that heavenly comfort is available to help us bear the sorest heartbreak; and that love is eternal. Important and lasting gifts were packed into four short months. We wish to extend heartfelt thanks to all those at Primary Children's Medical Center who cared for and loved our little Morgan. Morgan is survived by her parents Benjamin and Kira Paulsen Fowler, her sister Bailey, her grandparents Victor L. and Carol M. Fowler and P. Grant and Kristin T. Paulsen, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 3, 2009 at 12 noon in the Cottonwood 4th Ward Chapel, 5565 S. Neighbor Lane, Salt Lake City. Prior to the funeral services friends and family may visit from 10:00 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Burial will be at the Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 Highland Drive; Salt Lake City. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Wells Fargo Bank under the memorial fund for Morgan Fowler. We thought to teach and guide her; instead she has taught us and gone ahead.

"Baby Morgan is our cousins baby who returned home to our Heavenly Father this past week. Our hearts are heavy and ache as we pack to fly home to Utah for such a sad reason but, we are holding on to the knowledge that we know sweet little Morgan is encircled in our Heavenly Fathers arms and that because of our Savior Jesus Christ one day Kira and Ben will be able to hold their sweet baby again. Thank you for your prayers on behalf of Kira and Ben."

XOXO

Primary Children's Hospital

2009-06-09T22:31:00.013-05:00

Yes, we are and have been in Utah for one week now but, things haven't gone exactly as planned. We flew in last Tuesday and early the next morning Scarlet woke up with a terrible cold. We had Beano's wedding on Saturday and Scarlet cried pretty much the whole day. Sunday she had a fever of 102.4 and slept all but three hours that day. We also discovered a bulge in her Fontanel (soft spot). After talking with her pediatrician in Texas and a family friend who is a pediatrician here in Utah we took her to Primary Children's Hospital. They suspected Meningitis but before doing a spinal tap they tested her for Swine Flu, ran a Cat Scan, and gave her a catheter after finding her white cell count was extremely high. She loved the Cat Scan (as you can tell in the pics. above). It was 3:00am when she went in for it, was wide awake and was in awe with every little noise and light. After all the tests came back they said that they couldn't explain why her fontanel was bulging but, she that had a rare type of UTI. They gave her an aggressive dose of antibiotics and after eight hours her fever was gone. They are concerned that anatomically her kidneys may not be functioning properly so she has to have a series of tests when we get back to Houston.

We thought everything was good and we were in the clear for the rest of our trip. After having two doses of the antibiotics she woke up with hives on her head, neck and face. A few hours later they were all over her body. After taking her in once again they found that her oxygen levels were low and that she had definitely developed an allergic reaction to the antibiotic.

We are finally back at grandma's and hope to be here for good...they say things happen in three's so between Kai's broken arm, B's surgery, and now Scarlet we hope to be done for awhile.

Thank you for all of your prayers. :)

Dang Swine Flu...I hope we never have to wear masks again!!

Look who's starting solids...

2009-05-22T17:16:00.009-05:00

I am amazed at how easy it was giving Scarlet rice cereal for the first time. She slurped up every bite within minutes.

Ready to start the first bite...

What is this stuff...

This is good, I can't get enough...

Is that it??

This is my FAVORITE part. As soon as I set the empty bowl down she realized there was a little cereal left on her bib...

Where have we been???

2009-05-18T16:08:00.006-05:00

Four days after Kai broke his arm Brandon blew out his knee (dislocated his patella and tore his MCL) playing basketball. He ended up spending his birthday in the Orthopedic surgeons office(9:00am to 6:00pm-B was the first half of the day and Kai was the second half). He somehow managed to squeeze in a golf trip with friends to Scottsdale Arizona before he went into surgery two days later to have his knee repaired. Since surgery we've celebrated graduations, Jace's birthday, have been preparing for a few vacations coming up, finished baseball season and, as for me I have been playing single parent, chauffeur to not only the kids but Brandon as well, and whatever else is included in an injured spouse that can't really get around. Hopefully many posts will come in the days ahead. :)

It's official...

2009-04-30T22:50:00.005-05:00

or at least has been for a couple of weeks now. My brother Bryant and his girlfriend Stephanie are finally engaged and are getting married June 6th. We are sooo excited for you two and can't wait to get up their to celebrate.

I must say that Bryant's proposal is one of my most favorite yet. The night he proposed he started off by taking Stephanie to dinner at (Flemings-my most favorite restaurant). Afterwards they walked to a nearby book store where they casually browsed the relationship book section when suddenly Stephanie stumbles across a book that Bryant had had professionally made for her. Bryant said that Stephanie was really confused when she found it because it was obvious that this storybook was their love story. At this point Bryant walked her over to a stage in the children's section, sat her down, and read their love story to her. He then reached over and grabbed some flowers sitting nearby (my brother Breck had stashed the flowers their just minutes before) pulled out the ring and proposed. Down below is the pic. of them in the bookstore with their storybook...I love this love story.

Congratulations you two! We LOVE you. :-)

OnE rAiNy AfTeRnOoN

2009-04-27T18:44:00.004-05:00

An hour before I took this pic. the boys (including Brandon) were saying that there was a lake outside and they wanted to go for a swim. When I finished making dinner I went to take a peek and this is what I saw...

Ahh, how I love the rainstorms in Texas . :-)

Finally...

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( Kai chose a blue cast so he can pretend his arm is Anakin's light saber.)

Kai got his cast one week and three Dr.'s later. After the E.R. Dr. decided to splint Kai's arm due to swelling we went to an orthopedic surgeon the next day who refused to cast Kai's arm because of swelling. One week later we went into that same orthopedic surgeon who again refused to cast Kai's arm so we finally got a second opinion from Brandon's Orthopedic Surgeon who put Kai's cast on immediately. Finally, with the new cast Kai is much happier and the new cast has cut out most of the pain:-)

The Strawberry Patch

2009-04-17T13:06:00.006-05:00

This past Monday we headed to a strawberry patch with friends. Brandon was home for the day so I dragged him along in hopes that we would be able to make this strawberry pickin' activity work with a baby and a broken armed child. The day couldn't have turned out better!!

This furry little thing was one of the many bugs we came across but, coming from a person with a true bug phobia I must say I expected the bug situation to be much worse.

Scarlet enjoyed watching EVERYTHING!!

All in a days work...
And, the somewhat final project...And, the final project...

Monsters vs Aliens outside

2009-04-15T09:30:00.000-05:00

With Kai breaking his arm this weekend we had to forgo our plans of going to the beach, the Katy Mills Carnival, riding bikes, and playing baseball in the backyard. Friday night we decided to head to a fun little restaurant called Steak N' Shake that originally started in Normal, Illinois in the 1930's and has since expanded to other states. We then headed to the Steamboat Drive-In theater in Tomball, Texas to watch Monsters Vs. Aliens. The kids and B had a blast and for me it brought back many childhood memories.

Scarlet slept for most of the movie. :)

Starting Easter Break in the E.R.

2009-04-12T22:43:00.011-05:00

Thursday night I was loading the dishwasher right before we were heading out to dinner when Brandon came running in with Kai saying he broke his arm. Kai had been jumping on the trampoline with B and Jace when he fell through the net door (that was not zipped) and landed on his arm.

When we got to the E.R. they told me that there were six people ahead of us. After waiting about half and hour I told the lady that his bone was sticking out and if they were going to make him wait they needed to give him some pain med. A nurse came out saw his arm and thankfully rushed him back. She told me an I.V. for pain meds. would be started and then his arm would be X-rayed but, even without an X-ray, it was definitely broken.

I really try to keep my cool in life but, this was not the night to let things go. The X-ray lady came in and said, "Oh, where's his I.V.??" I told her they hadn't given him one yet and she refused to wait. As I stepped out into the hallway with Scarlet you could hear Kai screaming throughout the E.R. I asked the nurse kindly to get the Dr. to authorize an I.V. when only a couple of minutes later I turned around to see him drinking some juice. I asked, "Did you talk to the Dr.?" His reply was, "Oh, I'm sorry I forgot." Are you kidding me you seriously could hear Kai screaming throughout the E.R. Needless to say after some yelling on my part and after the X-Rays were finished they gave him some Codeine.

Then, someone came in to give him a temporary cast and Kai continued to scream and cry even on Codeine. I asked the guy once he was finished if he was sure that was the right way to wrap his arm. He said, "Yep, you see he's crying out of anger if he was in pain there would be tears rolling down his face." Well, the rest of the night was horrible. Even on Tylenol with Codeine Kai didn't fall asleep until 3:00am and woke up about every twenty minutes after that. At one point (and this totally broke my heart) he said, "Mommy, I can't do this anymore".

Well, by 9:00am I had picked up the X-rays from the hospital and had him in the Orthopedics surgeons office. The surgeon came in and said, "Good news, no surgery but, because of all of the swelling we can't put the permanent cast on for five days." I told him that we couldn't have another night like the one we just had and he said that Kai should have no pain at all. As he unwrapped Kai's cast while Kai was screaming and sweating in pain he realized his arm had been wrapped completely wrong. The E.R. did not wrap his elbow (the break is right below the elbow) so he could move his arm around all night causing the horrible pain. AND, they wrapped his fingers so tight there were blisters between all of the fingers. Thankfully they created a second temporary cast. Not too tight around the fingers and he now has his cast well above the elbow.

With all of that said we do feel good and trust this orthopedic surgeon so we are now waiting for the swelling to go down and to finally get the permanent cast. And, I cannot wait to get that customer service survey in the mail from the hospital. It never gets easier seeing your kids in pain...it's a horrible feeling but, I am so happy to see that he is starting to do better. I love you little Kai. :)

Playgroup Easter Egg Hunt at the Lake

2009-04-11T06:54:00.000-05:00

Looking at these pics. of the kids on their Easter Egg Hunt with our playgroup made me realize how quickly our kiddos are growing up. When we first started coming to this playgroup Kai was eight months old and Jace was two years old. I guess you could say that time flies when you're having "fun".

Jace made the "hat" on his head before we left the house that morning...he says it's his pizza hat??

Only seconds later and they are already into the candy...

I assumed Scarlet was doing this the whole time but, my friend Stacy informed me otherwise.

I must have been pretty preoccupied with the boys on their egg hunt because Stacy walked by Scarlet's stroller, heard her squirming around and found this (thanks for the pics. Stacy)...

Off on their own on the other side of the lake. Us moms discussed who would jump in and cross the lake if any of the kids fell in. We decided they all know how to swim pretty well so they are on their own in that area. :)

Jace's Easter Party and Egg Hunt at School

2009-04-10T06:37:00.000-05:00

I love coming to Jace's classroom. He is always sooo excited to see me and even more excited to see his little Scarlet.

Jace with his two best friends this year Andrew and Logan

Listening to the rules that he has to finish collecting eggs once he has twelve...

Counting the eggs, and so proud that he had the most (it sounds like home is not the only place he tunes out rules).

The Party...
The boys in Jace's class love Scarlet almost as much as Jace does. Two of the boys specifically have told me in the hallway that they are going to marry Scarlet one day and the rest of them make sure they peek in the stroller every morning to say good morning to her. Glad that she's taken care of. :-)

Kai's Easter Egg Hunt and Party at School

2009-04-09T15:30:00.009-05:00

Today Kai had his class Easter Egg Hunt and party. He has matured so much this past year and I love watching him interact with his teachers and classmates.

Kai and Ben on a mission to find the most eggs...

Miss. Mary and Scarlet
Kai and his girlfriend Ruby Anne

Making a Cross necklace...

Eating a yummy Easter snack...
And, my most favorite part...the Chicken Dance

So proud...

She's officially a member...

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of our local gym. Brandon and I have been attending the gym at different times each day for the past three months. So, we were really looking forward to the day of attending the gym once again as a family. Our gym starts taking babies at three months and today was the day. The ladies watching Scarlet said that she did great. Never cried, slept a little, and observed everyone and everything.
Kai was sooo excited to have Scarlet come to the gym with us but, got a little teary eyed when the ladies in the baby-watch told him the rule was that older kids couldn't come into the baby area even if it was just to check on his little sis. Afterwards we stopped by the cafe for a little mid morning snack. Way to go Scarlet...here's to many more play dates at the gym. :-)

This is what we saw on our Sunday drive today...

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The Texas Bluebonnet!!!

Go Pacers!!

2009-04-04T16:36:00.009-05:00

Jace recently finished his first season of basketball. He loved it and caught on quickly. He usually made one to two baskets per game and by the end was defending the opposing team pretty well.

Jace received the most energetic cheer leading award on his team (okay not really but, if that award existed he would have won). He loved shouting offense/defense to his team members whenever he was sitting out. His cheer was contagious :)

Reciting the YMCA Basketball Oath

Another perk this season was our extra visitors at many of Jace's games. Scarlet was only five days old when she went to Jace's first game and, we were able to have Nonny, Poppy, and Grandma attend a few games!!

Camping at Wolf Creek Park 2009

2009-03-22T16:57:00.017-05:00

Every Spring Break we have the tradition of camping with friends at Wolf Creek Park. This year was our third year and it seems that each year gets better and better. We probably had twenty families filling the loop we camp in. The best part is after you set one or two rules you can let the kids roam free because you know everyone in sight. Our good friends the Richards actually started this tradition twelve years ago...thanks York and Stacy we can't imagine Spring Break any other way!!

I love this little bum...

and, this sweet girl...

and, these two boys even when they're sad...

I also love this sight...it's probably the only time in life that I get a break from cooking

One happy baby, but are we surprised??

The boys always made time to stop by and visit Scarlet...

Even her love...Jake

Niko and Kai doing the chicken dance...

Taylor Bachrach and McKenzie Jenkins set up a face painting booth. It was a hit with almost every kid in the loop. Brandon made the comment at one point that if they set up a booth down by the marina they could charge $2.00 a face and walk away with a fortune. :-)

The rest of our days were spent going running, eating, and playing games...

Quite a few of the kids really got into making their own fires. I am not looking forward to the year my boys start this craze. Our first night camping Kim walked up to find Cubby telling ghost stories to all of the little kids around a fire pit minus the fire.

Most days I found Kai sitting around other peoples fires especially the Schroeder's...

Getting snow cones at the local convenience store...

I think the husbands might possibly have had the best time this year. Blue (one of the guys) brought a satellite and York brought a fairly large flat screen so they could all watch the BYU/AGGIE game. When they realized they couldn't get reception because of the large trees they took off into town to some small diner where they pretty much ate everything in sight for six bucks and watched the game all at the same time. The rest of the trip they either played basketball, baseball, and even raced at one point

Each night got warmer and warmer but the first night was a freezing 46 degrees. Kai's favorite part of camping was sleeping in the tent...

My 'lil' snow bunny. She woke up once the first night and slept through the night the rest of the time. What else can you do when you are this bundled up??

Poor Kai is allergic to fire ants and not a year goes by that he doesn't get attacked. Luckily we were able to medicate the bites on his back but, missed a few on his hands causing some pretty uncomfortable swelling.

And last but not least there were Jedi's on this camp out...

Hats off to another great camping trip!!

2009-03-17T15:40:00.004-05:00

happy st. patricks day!!

This morning we woke up to a trail of gold (Rollo's) and little foot prints leading up to our kitchen table where a St. Patties Day Leprechaun had left Lucky Charms and a Happy St. Patricks Day card. This is the first time the kiddos have tried Lucky Charms and they said after eating three bowls each that it's the best cereal in the whole wide world. Afterwards we headed to the gym for some St. Patrick Day festivities.

Ever since I was in Kindergarten I have loved this holiday. My teacher Mrs. Furner got into this holiday as much as any other holiday. I remember stepping off the school bus to find little green foot prints leading all the way up the steps into our classroom where a rainbow that we had painted as a class was hanging and a pot of gold full of treats. Ever since I have dressed in green,decorated, and celebrated this holiday.

Two months old

2009-03-13T13:00:00.000-05:00

I love the little marks left on her arm by her bracelet...her arms are the chubbiest part of her body and I know those little marks will one day remind us of that. :)

It has been quite the month for little Scarlet. She was blessed by her dad on March 8th, 2009 and has been laughing, cooing, smiling, has rolled over, and is happy as ever. A few weeks ago she was referred to our ENT because of some breathing issues she was having. Take a listen:

Sorry, the video is so dark. I had the light off because she was trying to go to sleep. Sometimes she sounds better than this while other times she sounds worse.

After having a fiberoptic laryngoscope inserted in her nose, down her throat, and into her stomach it was discovered that she has a breathing disorder called Laryngomalacia and GERD (Stomach Acid Reflux Disease) commonly confused with Acid Reflux or GER. The interesting part is that she showed very little symptoms of GERD like no vomiting and never spitting up but, according to the scope definitely has it. I feel really bad because the only symptoms she really ever showed would be during one or two feedings a day where she would choke and cry. If I sang to her while she was eating she would kind of bite the bullet and try to stay calm and not cry. I feel really bad now knowing that she was suffering and I was trying to quiet her up. The ENT says, that GERD is more serious than GER because the infant never vomits or spits up causing the acid to sit in the throat constantly burning the esophagus. When the scope was performed they filmed it and showed me the damage to Scarlet's esophagus but, thankfully medication can fix all of that or at least most of it.

As for the Laryngomalacia it is the most common cause of really noisy breathing in an infant. In fact the ENT told me when I presented him with the video up above that he did not need to view it he could have diagnosed her just by listening to her on the phone. Laryngomalacia occurs as a result of a floppy portion of the larynx (voice box) that has not yet developed causing obstruction of the airway therefore making a narrower breathing passage. The obstruction is the source of the loud, whistling, wheezing, breathing sound. Usually this condition peaks around six to eight months and goes away on its own when the child is between one and two years of age.

In 10% of infants that have Laryngomalacia surgery is performed due to poor weight gain or lapses in breathing which Scarlet has struggled with both. She usually only has lapses in her breathing when she is eating or sleeping. The good thing is is that her breathing is so loud that even when Brandon and I are asleep and she stops breathing we immediately wake up because it's suddenly quit. The ENT is giving her two months to gain adequate weight and to start decreasing the number of times she stops breathing in a given day before he decides if she needs surgery or not. The great part is is that they put her on a compounded dose of Previced in hopes that medicating the GERD would help the Laryngomalacia...and it has. She is eating better, breathing loud but not lapsing as much, and is gaining quite a bit of weight.

At her two month check-up she was:

24 1/2 inches long putting her in the 97th percentile
weighing 12lbs. 3 oz putting her in the 90th percentile
her head circumference was 38 1/2 cm putting her in the 50th percentile

I'm positive that her ENT will be happy with these results making it less likely that she will have surgery. :-)

As for her brothers...they are still in love with her. Kai's nick named her Scarley and Jace claims he is going to marry her one day and calls her "girl". When he walks into the room he says, "Where's my pretty girl, or there's my girl, is my girl awake yet, I love my girl, or hey girl." One day we were driving to school and I heard him say, "Scarlet I have something important to tell you...welcome to earth." I love how much they love her and how much she loves them. She cries when they leave the room and puts on the hugest smile as soon as they come back. Brandon and I also love her to pieces and feel so blessed to have her with us and that she is a happy healthy little one. :-)

Grandma Comes to Texas

2009-03-01T11:17:00.021-06:00

We were so blessed to have our grandma (B's mom) come help us for three weeks after my parents left. She had originally planned on staying two weeks but, when unexpected complications came up from the delivery and Brandon decided to meet a few investors at the Super Bowl she changed her flight and stayed another week. Thank you so much grandma you helped us more than you'll ever know.

A little grandmotherly love goes a long way...

Siblings...

Since grandma grew up with two parents that were Librarians and had Brandon reading by the time he was three years of age Brandon had one requirement when she got here. That she help Jace brush up on his reading skills and that she start Kai on his way. To my surprise she did a great job and indeed Kai was well on his way by the time she left.

Daddy picking up where grandma left off...

While grandma was here my good friend Lindsay who owns Banner Boutique sent a box full of beautiful headbands...

Yes, she already has the force with her and Jace says, that the blue light saber is her seat belt that is added protection to the force. :-)

Grandma and Jace at Jace's basketball game where he made two baskets!!

And, of course the trampoline that I am quickly starting to regret purchasing. Brandon loves to jump off of the roof onto his back. The worst part is is that his back actually touches the ground as he lands on the net. I usually go inside when this starts to take place because I get so upset.

No worries, Jace is only trying to get a ball. He promises he will never jump like his dad...ya right!!

Kai working on his back flip and a few other tricks (he has names for them I just don't remember what they are considering they are made up and not your traditional trick)...

The fatigue is starting to set in with daddy either from the active boys in our house, the presence of a newborn, or most likely BOTH...

This is a rare commodity around here but, we'll take it whenever it presents itself...

Our grandma is definitely amazing. Every time a grandchild is born she makes them a blanket. The craziest part about it is that she didn't like the one she made Jace when he was born so she made him a new one but much larger. It fits his "TWIN" size bed.

Grandma, Jace, and his blanket

Grandma, Kai, and his blanket

Grandma, Scarlet, and her blanket
Grandma, the kiddos, and all of their beautiful blankets...

Thank you grandma for everything. We wouldn't have been able to get through these past three weeks without you. We love and miss you!!

The rest of Nonny and Poppy's visit to Texas

2009-02-15T09:03:00.006-06:00

I know I am a little late on posting this but, as mentioned before my parents came to visit us the week Scarlet was born. We think they enjoyed their time here in Texas. They loved visiting HEB everyday, my dad is a custom home builder so B took my parents to view some of the custom homes being built in the area (the style of home here is very different from the styles in California and Utah where my dad has done all of his building), and they were able to experience Jace's first basketball game. When Scarlet was four days old we went to a 'local' restaurant called "The Swinging Door", and the rest of the time my parents cooked, cleaned, and just hung out with all of us kids.

My parents picked up on the fact that everywhere we went people said, "y'all". They even commented that our native Texan Kai is developing a southern accent. I guess I am completely unaware to it all because I never notice people using southern lingo and I definitely do not notice my three year old having an accent but, maybe that happens when you live somewhere for almost FOUR years or in Kai's case all of your life. :)

Nonny and Kai tend to get really silly when they're together...

Jace's basketball game...

And, taking care of baby Scarlet!!

Thanks Nonny and Poppy for coming to visit. We miss and love you. :-)

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Happy Valentines Day!!

One month old...

2009-02-05T15:48:00.006-06:00

It's hard to believe our little Scarlet is one month old. Time has flown and for the most part every moment has been great. She was sleeping through the night but, came down with a cold a couple of weeks ago and that was the end of that.

I know this may sound crazy but, Scarlet has been going in for weight checks every week since she was born. I guess the little butter ball isn't "gaining" enough weight regardless of how big she started out. Today she weighed in at 10 pounds 9 ounces. She has grown, I just have yet to hear from the Dr. if that 1/2 lb. is sufficient. I took her in yesterday to get her pics. taken. I love her so much. She is so much fun. So far I must say that she is such an easy going baby and has brought so much love into our home. :)