The Frame Family

A Favorite...

2011-03-06T20:02:00.007-07:00

One of my boys' favorite things to do when we're stuck inside is to make playdough! Landon gets a little upset when he can't make the playdough do what he wants it to, so it usually ends up with him screaming and throwing it on the ground. And Kohen likes to stick it on his body parts :)! Of course they make a huge mess, but it will do until sping gets here!

On SnOwY dAyS...

I was hoping that the big snow storms were over, but I was wrong! We got quite a few inches at our house the other day! The boys were so excited because that meant we could go outside and make a snowman!!

BEHIND!!

2011-02-18T22:48:00.003-07:00

Well once again, I am behind on my blogging! I have no excuse other than than life just getting hectic! I'm not going to try to "catch up" on anything....one reason being that it will take way too long for me to do....and the other reason being that I'm sure none of you want to read a post that describes our last 6 months! So for now I am just going to try to be better at it!

Oh and want to see the cutest guys ever?!

{ the love's of my life }

2010-07-30T13:59:00.002-06:00

{ on rainy days }

2010-06-01T07:21:00.006-06:00

We make cupcakes!

The boys and their cousins decided they wanted to make some pretty sweet Alien cupcakes. By the time I got to take any pictures, they were a little melty, but they really did turn out pretty cool!

We were going to take them to Ko's neighbor friends and to some cousins, but they ALL got dropped! So instead we just ate them all ourselves :)!

BiRtHdAy BoYs!

2010-06-01T06:05:00.007-06:00

Both of our

Little Monsters

had birthdays this month!

{ kohen }

Kohen turned 3 on May 3rd.

Wow! Time flies!

I remember the day we brought him home

like it was yesterday!

I'll be honest

and say that I am a little sad

to see my baby grow up so fast!

3 YEAR STATS...

* weight... 32.19 lbs. (54%)

* height... 3 ft. 2 in. (67%)

We celebrated Ko's birthday with his

BEST FRIENDS...

his cousins, aunts & uncles, & grandparents

...favorite presents...

...the cake...

(I think he was more excited about his cake than anything!)

{ landon }

Landon turned 1 on May 20th.

It seems like he should only be 6 months old!

This last year has gone by

way too fast!

He is getting to be such a big boy!

He has started to walk, and he can say mama, dada and bye!

I love watching the boys interact with eachother! Landon LOVES his big brother!

1 YEAR STATS...

* weight... 21.6 lbs. (30%)...WHAT?!

* height... 29.3 in. (32%)

We celebrated Ko and Lando's Birthday

this last weekend with friends and family.

We had a BBQ at our house.

It was a bit CRAZY

so many people

so disorganized

so many distractions!

I think we might celebrate their birthdays seperately from now on :)!

... the cake ...

... Lando's reaction when we sang Happy Birthday to him ...

... the DEVOWERING (sp?) of the cake ...

... favorite present ...

He LOVES RC from Toy Story! That was pretty much the only thing he was even interested in!

THANKS to EVERYONE that helped celebrate our boys' birthdays! You helped make it very special!

{ friends }

2010-05-17T20:39:00.005-06:00

Kohen has discovered something new
ever since we moved into our new house.....

FRIENDS!

He asks me every day if he can go play with

his 'neighbor friends'.

They ride bikes together,

play out in the dirt with their tractors,

eat popsicles,

and ride on the big tractor with dad!

{ this guy...}

2010-04-06T22:49:00.002-06:00

...can't go a day without bumping his little ( or should I say RATHER LARGE) noggin on something! I think this one is the worst yet! He hit the tile so hard, it shook the whole house!

ThE NeWeSt YOGA cRaZe...

2010-03-29T10:11:00.005-06:00

NAKED YOGA!!

I was downstairs working out and this naked little guy thought he would be funny and do some poses with me!

STiLL aLiVe....

2010-03-08T14:34:00.007-07:00

Yes, we are still alive! I've done a horrible job at keeping up on blogging over the last few months, but things around here have finally calmed down, and it is a goal of mine to keep up on blogging/journal entries this year! Our family has a lot to update on, so beware that this might be a fairly long post!

One of the most exciting things is that we finally moved into our house! We've been here for a little over a month, and we are loving it! The boys are finally back on a regular schedule, and we all feel at home! Dustin can't wait to get started on our yard...he's like a little kid on Christmas day when it comes to that sort of stuff!

KOHEN:

It's official! Kohen is POTTY TRAINED!!! We are still working on being dry in the morning, but 90% of the time he wakes up dry! Can I just tell you what a relief it was when I didn't have to buy diapers for him anymore?!

Ko will be turning 3 in May! I can't believe he will be 3 years old! He's grown up so much over the last few months and it almost makes me a little sad that he is no longer my baby. He is my little Snuggle Bug, and his dad's Best Buddy! His obsessions are:

*Fire trucks, Trains and Tractors

*Babies

*Bikes

*Coloring

*Going to Costco

*Not listening to his mom and dad

*Making train tracks out of pillows :),

*Loving on his brother

Oh and he will FINALLY watch t.v.! He's never cared too much for tv, but lately he loves to watch Mickey, Thomas, Handy Manny and Toy Story.

He is also sleeping in a BIG BOY BED! Ko was so excited to move into our house because he knew that he was going to get a big boy bed! He absolutely loves it, and so far (knock on wood) we really haven't had a problem with him getting out of his bed at night!

LANDON:

Landon is my little Chubster! At just over 9 months, he weighs a whopping 19 pounds! When he smiles, his face looks like it is going to explode...I LOVE it! I love to squeeze his face and his squishy bum!

Landon will be a year old in May! I can't believe how quickly these last nine months have gone! He is definately a lot different than Ko. When I was pregnant with Landon I had a feeling that he was going to be a little monster compared to Ko...and I was somewhat right! He was about 8 months old before he started sleeping through the night. In fact the first time he really slept through the night was the first night we were in our new house! He is a little tempermental and quite needy...oh and did I mention that he is a total mama's boy? His obsessions are:

*Crawling! (he's been on the move for about 2 weeks)

*Drinking out of sippy cups

*Sleeping

*Playing with his brother

*Tub Time

*Clapping and waving

Did I mention that these two together are CRAZY?! They definately give us a run for our money! These two totally have a Love/Hate relationship! Every morning Ko and I go in Landon's room to get him out of bed and Landon immediately looks for Ko and just starts giggling! But about 2 minutes later Ko won't let him play with his toys or Ko shoves him away and poor Lando is crying! Then at breakfast time Kohen just HAS to bring Landon's high chair right next to his chair so they can eat breakfast together. They sit there and laugh at eachother all during breakfast. Then about 2 minutes later they are back to the same thing....Landon is crying cause Ko won't let him even look at his toys! And it just goes on and on until the day is done!

As far as an update on Dustin and I....

Dustin still works for Union Pacific, but he is really excited to hopefully get a lot more landscaping jobs this year. So if any of you need some landscaping done, you know who to call!

I am still working part time, trying to get back into shape, and taking care of my 3 guys!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-14T22:45:00.002-07:00

You are the strength that keeps me walking,

You are the hope that keeps me trusting.

You are the light to my soul.

You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you, and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how it could be any better than this?

-Everything, by Lifehouse

2009-12-01T12:39:00.000-07:00

"We'Re FlyiN!!"

2009-11-22T22:11:00.003-07:00

....those two words were yelled over and over again when our little Ko-Man's wildest dreams came true a few days ago. Kohen got to take a ride in an airplane!!! And not just any airplane...a tiny 8-passenger leer jet! One of Dustin's really good friends is a pilot and he asked us if he could take Ko for a ride. So Ko got to go on a date with Mom and Dad and his Great-Uncle Clint! I honestly don't think I've ever seen him this excited in his entire life!! The look on his face as we walked out to the plane was priceless...I thought he was going to pee his pants! He repeats himself a lot when he gets excited, and all he kept on saying was "Airplane, airplane! I go for a ride!". We got some pictures of him standing in front of the plane and then Aron took him inside and let him sit in the cockpit with him! He got to sit at the wheel and touch all the buttons and knobs. We took off and flew to Provo to do a few "Touch and Go's" (which was pretty crazy I might add), and then headed back to Salt Lake. He passed out on the way home, talking about the airplane, how the jets were loud, and that we got to go way up in the air!

That was three days ago, and he still talks about it all day, every day! I'm glad I got some great pictures so that he can hopefully remember this day forever!

"Baby It's Cold Outside"

2009-10-23T17:15:00.002-06:00

We sure are liking this cold weather!!

PuMpKiNs!!

2009-10-17T23:34:00.005-06:00

A few weeks ago we discovered this cute little family farm by the house that we're building. So today we decided to go and get some pumpkins! It is such a cute place! They had goats for the kids to pet, tractor rides, and you could take a cart to go pick your own pumpkins! Ko was so excited to pick his pumkpin out! He helped pick out mom's and Landon's pumpkins too! It took him like 10 minutes to finally pick his pumkin...he actually picked out some pretty nice ones! And he chose about 5 different pumpkins for Landon. He'd put it in the cart and about 2 seconds later he decided that he found a better one. It was too cute!

He was so excited to get on all the tractors! It took a lot of persuading to finally get him off!

Landon loved hangin' out in the sling! He gets the biggest grins when he watches his big brother! We can't wait until both of these little munchkins are running around picking out pumpkins together!!

So It's Been Awhile...

2009-09-27T08:06:00.008-06:00

I don't even know where these last couple of months have gone! Things have been a little crazy around here and I really haven't even had time to get on my computer! So here's a summary of what we have been up to....

Landon just turned 4 months old!!! I can't believe how fast the last few months has gone by! He's definately not a newborn anymore, and it makes me a little sad :(! He is a super happy baby pretty much all the time and we just can't seem to get enough of him! He is smiling, giggling, rolling over, and discovering new things every day! He officially weighs 15.5 pounds and is 25.5 inches long! He's our little chubba bug! He loves to sit in his bumbo, eat rice cereal, and one of his favorite times of the day is when his daddy gets home :)! He gets a huge grin from ear to ear when he hears his dad's voice!

Our little Kohen has grown up so much since we brought his little "brudder" home! His vocabulary went from about 100 words to saying just about everything in the last 2 months! He comes up with some pretty funny stuff sometimes! He'll open up the fridge and stand there with his hands on his hips and say "hmm...". When Landon starts crying he says "Oh Landon, please stop crying baby brudder!". And of course now that I am trying to think of all the funny things he says, I can't come up with anything :)! But he can come up with some pretty funny stuff! He is obsessed with helmets, or as he would say, "pelmet", both of his grandpa's, and of course his baby brudder!

So that's what's going on with us. I'll get a lot better at doing more posts once the weather starts to get cooler :)

This Summer...

2009-07-20T16:59:00.005-06:00

Well it sure has been a busy couple of months! Our summer has been full of camping trips, boating trips and plenty of swimming outings!

Our little Landon is growing like a weed! He is officially two months old today! He's been such a joy and we love him to pieces!! He loves to eat...he is our little chubbers! I can't wait to see what he weighs next week! He also still loves to sleet a lot! In fact, he's been sleeping through the night for about 2 weeks now! So exciting!! He usually goes down at about 11:00 or 11:30 and doesn't wake up until about 6:30! He is such a talker! He loves to talk to us and loves it even more when we talk back to him! He smiles like crazy and I just love every minute of it!

Kohen is my little buddy! He is such a good helper! He absolutely adores his little brother and he always wants Landon to be happy! He's always trying to love him and give him his binki when Landon's upset. It's so cute! He's gotten a lot better at not smothering him so much, but we still have to tell him to stop laying on top of him and to stop poking him in the eye! He's been without a binki for about 2 1/2 months now and he acted like such a good boy when we got rid of it! We've had such a great summer! Ko loves to go swimming and we try to go at least 2 or 3 times a week!

Here are just some random pics of all the fun stuff we have done over the summer...

Landon at 3 weeks old

Ko and his friend Cassidy

Ko and his cousin Aspen

The cousins watching fireworks on the 4th of July

Me and Landon

Kohen playing in the hot tub

Dad and Ko on the boat

Me and Ko on the tube...he LOVED it!

Ko and Landon

One of Landon's first smiles!

ToDaY...

2009-07-10T09:15:00.004-06:00

This little guy slept till 9:00 am!!

And this little guy slept through the night for the 6th night in a row!!!

I was able to have some alone time with Landon, shower and eat breakfast all before Kohen woke up this morning! I knew I had to document this because it will probably NEVER happen again! I was in HEAVEN!!!

Our Newest Little Guy

2009-06-14T13:42:00.006-06:00

My wonderful sister-in-law took some pictures of Landon a few weeks ago. A lot of them turned out really cute, but we had kind of a hard time taking them...apparently he doesn't like to be naked! He cried most of the time and peed and pooped on Dustin (twice!). So a lot of them are of him crying or on the verge of crying. We tried to take some of with Ko, but we were at thier house and all he wanted to do was play with his cousin and all of his cousin's cool toys!

Life with two is definately different than life with one...but so far it's been great! I was so worried that I wasn't going to be able to give Ko or Landon the attention that they need. I was worried that Ko was going to hate me or that he was going to totally act out when we brought Landon home. But he's actually been really great! He's OBSESSED with his little brother...seriously obsessed! He loves to give Landon hugs and kisses all the time, and I usually only have to yell at him one or two times a day to leave his brother alone :)! He is such a good little helper and usually does anything I ask him to to help out with Landon. Landon so far has been a pretty good baby. He has some belly issues, so he usually cries pretty loud for a few minutes before he poops, but other than that he has been great! I'll be honest...at first I was really nervous to be left home alone with these two! The first day Dustin had to go back to work, I begged him not to!! But I have really loved being home with these two boys! I really never knew that I could love someone as much as I love my little Ko Man, but I am finding myself falling more and more in love with Landon and also Kohen every day! My guys are the loves of my life and I couldn't ask for anything more!

All You Need is LOVE

2009-06-11T11:01:00.005-06:00

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful hubby Dustin! Thank you for all the happiness that you bring to my life. Thank you for giving me two handsome little boys! Thank you for helping me realize the important things in life. Thank you for supporting me in everything I do. Thank you for being the most amazing father to our children! I know we have our trials, but I just want you to know that I love you more each day! We have been through a lot together over the years and I can't wait to share many more memories together with you!

He's here!!!

2009-05-21T21:41:00.005-06:00

Our new little guy is finally here! Landon Floyd Frame made his appearance on Wednesday, May 20, 2009. He was born at 7:55 am, weighing a whopping 7lbs. 8 0z. and 21 inches long! It's a good thing he came over 2 weeks early...can you imagine what he would have weighed if I went to my due date?! Everything went so smooth and so FAST! We checked in at 4 am and he was here by 7:55 am! Kohen was SO excited to meet his new baby brother! Here are some of my favorite pics so far...

We love this little guy so much and we are so blessed that he chose to be part of our family! I never knew I could love another one as much as I love Ko! These two are going to be best buddies!

Our BABY BOY is TWO!!

2009-05-02T22:07:00.003-06:00

Happy Birthday to our sweet baby boy! I can't believe you're already TWO years old!! You have grown like a little weed right in front of our eyes over the last two years! We have enjoyed watching you learn and grow, but it has been hard at the same time...afterall, you won't be our little baby soon!

There are so many things we love about you: the way you smell, your big belly laugh, the cute space between your two front teeth :), when you call out mommy and daddy's names in the morning when you wake up, how you love to help sweep and vaccuum, the way you wrestle with daddy, how excited you get when dad gets home from work, how much you LOVE babies, when you get super hyper and run around the house until you can't run anymore, how much you love to help us cook, how you could play outside for hours on end, and of course we love all the loves and kisses that we get from you!

We are so blessed to have you in our lives and we are so grateful that god has given us such a sweet-hearted, super hyper but yet super mellow little boy! WE LOVE YOU KO!

I Blame It On Being Preggo...

2009-04-27T08:27:00.006-06:00

Yesterday at church I locked my kid in the car...for almost 30 minutes....I blame it on being preggo....because I can't really be that horrible of a mom....can I?!?

Sleeping On The Job...

2009-04-24T16:18:00.003-06:00

So I just HAD to post these pictures because I NEVER get any pictures like this! Kohen has never fallen asleep in his high chair, or in his jumper, or his saucer, or any weird place like that. I love when little kids fall asleep in funny places, but Ko is just the kind of kid to only sleep in his bed. So anyway, the other morning we got home from the grocery store and he wanted to swing while I was bringing the groceries in. So he swung while I took the groceries in ( I left the back door open of course so I could hear him and watch him ). He wanted to swing more, so I would go out and push him a few times and then go inside to put all the groceries away. When he would slow down he would call out "Mommy...swing!", and I would go out and push him more. After swinging for about 15 minutes I could hear the swing slow down again, but he didn't call my name. I went outside and this is what I found...

The poor kid had the tightest little grip on the ropes! I had to pry his white knuckles off them!

Welcome Baby Alexandria!

2009-04-15T09:37:00.007-06:00

Our newest family member is finally here!! My oldest brother Rob and his wife Tyra welcomed their little girl into the world on Saturday, April 11th. She weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and 20 inches long! Tyra and Alex are doing great! They are currently living in Pocatello, so we haven't been able to meet this sweet little one yet, but we hope to meet her very soon! Congrats Rob and Tyra! We love you!

EaStEr!

2009-04-15T09:05:00.006-06:00

Happy Easter! I hope everyone had a great holiday! Our day was pretty full. Right after church we went to Dustin's aunt's house for our first easter egg hunt of the day. Kohen loved it! He is so obsessed with being outside and he loves that he can just run free, so halfway through the hunt, he decided to just book it as fast as he could! Such a little stinker!

Ko, Daddy and Grandma Lorri

Kohen and Daddy looking for eggs

Ko loving his cousin baby Cru

After that we headed to my parent's house for another hunt. I told my mom a few days before that I didn't want her to put candy in all the eggs because Ko didn't need a lot of candy. But he was too smart for his mommy! Before he would put any of the eggs in his basket, he would shake them to make sure there was something in them! If they were empty, he would just through them back on the grass!

Ko's cousin Will looking for eggs

We had such a great day with all of our family! I am so thankful for the Easter holiday and everything that it represents. I am so grateful to our Savior and for all the sacrifices that he made for us, so that we could all come to this earth. I hope everyone's Easter Sunday was spent with the people that they love!

Poor Little Guy

2009-03-16T17:32:00.004-06:00

This little guy is always playing with something he's not suppossed to...On Sunday I gave Ko a haircut. I use clippers on most of his hair, and I use Dustin's beard trimmer to cut around his ears. I finished his hair and put him in the shower. I got him out and started to dry him off. He spotted Dustin's beard trimmer and grabbed it and took off. He ran into the family room to show Dustin that he had gotten ahold of his clippers....remember, he is still naked at this point. Then all of the sudden for some reason he turned them on, grabbed his little weener, and took the clippers to it!!!! We all just stood there and looked at the poor kid in amazement! He dropped the clippers and grabbed his poor little thingy and sat on Dustin's lap and just started crying! There were five little bloody cuts all the way up his weeny! It was so sad! I have decided against posting a picture of it...kiddy porn??!! Once I wiped it off it didn't look bad at all, but to make Ko feel better, I put some neosporin on it before I put his diaper on.
Poor little guy!

On another note...
Kohen has learned a new little phrase! Whenever he drops something or something happens that he doesn't want to happen, he says....OH DAMMIT!! Yep, we sure know how raise a well-mannered little boy! Dustin has finally decided that he really needs to learn to watch what he says around our little sponge!

SoMe AdViCe...

2009-02-20T16:54:00.004-07:00

NEVER NEVER EVER vaccuum up Cumin with your vaccuum or Dust Buster! Even after putting it in the dishwasher and washing it TWICE, my Dust Buster still smells like B.O.!!!! I think it just might be time to invest in a new one!!

SWIMMING!

2009-02-16T08:02:00.003-07:00

The last few weeks I've had SPRING FEVER so bad!! I've really wanted to go swimming lately, so the other day my sister and I took our kids swimming. The water could have been a little warmer, but it really wasn't too bad once you got in! Ko hated it at first, of course, but after about five minutes, he really started to enjoy it! Maybe it was because his Aunt Jenn was holding him most of the time...he is obsessed with his aunts...I think he loves them all more than me! I also loved how much it tired all the kids out :)! I think this is going to be an almost weekly routine from now on!!

BoOTyLiCiOuS????

2009-02-06T16:24:00.002-07:00

One of my HATES about pregnancy is that my butt gets a little LARGE! I think I would enjoy it a lot more if my butt didn't get so stinkin' massive! I am now able to fit into my maternity pants, and I am only 23 weeks!! Why can I already fit into my maternity pants? Because my a** is so freakin' HUGE!!! Dustin hates hearing me complain about it, so I am trying to be optomistic and I am just going to keep telling myself that my booty is just too bootylicious!! 17 more weeks to go....shoot me now!

Breakdancing and Birthdays!

2009-01-19T21:22:00.004-07:00

Last week some of us girls got together to see Emily before she went home to Michigan. Laura made us a delicioius Chicken Tortilla soup ( I am still waiting for the recipe, by the way ) and the girls just got to hang out and talk! We had a great time and I really miss all my girls that are away from Utah right now! After we had dinner, we went to a breakdancing class at Laura's sister-in-law's gym. We had a great surprise...Gev from "So You Think You Can Dance" was teaching it!!! We all had a great time, even though I pretty much sucked it up dancing wise...I haven't danced in like 5 years, and I felt so uncoordinated! Thanks to Laura for inviting us!! We definately need to go it again!
Isn't this picture of me super flattering??!!

I also want to tell all of my friends and family members Happy Birthday!!! My brother had a great birthday...it was his first day back in the MTC!! He was a little bummed about it, but he got lots of birthday packages from everyone! Also Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law April, my brother-in-law Blair, and my other sister-in-law Jessica!! I hope everyone's birthdays were and are great! Oh and last but not least, Happy Birthday to the Heidster! I love you and I hope you end of having your huge birthday bash so we can all have a good excuse to see eachother again!

Freedom of Choice...

2009-01-16T21:35:00.003-07:00

My cousin blogged about this, and I feel that it is so important that I decided to blog about it also. I'm sorry if you don't agree with me on this subject, but it is I feel very strongly about it, hence the reason I am blogging about it!
Soon to be President Obama announced that one of the first things on his "to do" list is to sign the Freedom of Choice Act...allowing a few different types of abortions. This is what this new act would entale....

As most of you know, last night Obama made a public announcementthat he is going to sign the Freedom Of Choice Act, which will allow all types of abortions including partial birth abortions, also allowing babies who are born alive due to botched up late term abortions, to beset aside without any medical care or nourishment and left to die (mostof these babies have no medical problems and most of the ones that do,have things like cleft palates, club feet, things that are correctable,still they are murdered in the most cruel and inhuman way. They feel everything that is happening to them. There is more mercy for dogs thatare put to sleep) This Bill also will make it mandatory for doctors andnurses to perform this murderous act even if they do not want to do so.This act also allows under age teens to have an abortion, even partial birth abortions, without parental consent. Catholic Bishops have pleaded with Obama not to go ahead with thishorrible murder of innocent babies. They have also told Obama that if hepersists in signing this Bill which would require even CatholicHospitals to perform these acts of murder, they will have no choice butto close all Catholic Hospitals.
Please let us join with these courageous Bishops who will go to any length to change Obama's mind.Please take a minute to sign this statement and let our voices be heard.This is a great, informative website. You can click on the video of Obama's speech to the Planned Parenthood group where he promised that the first thing he would do if elected President would be to sign theFreedom Of Choice Act. He isn't even in the White House yet and he made a statement last night that he will go forward with his plans to signthis outrageous bill. He still can change his mind because the Billcannot be signed until he is actually the President.Please let your family and friends know about this Bill and ask them to also sign this petition. Even those who voted for Obama would notwant him to sign this Bill. May God have mercy on our country for the sake of the millions who would never agree with this Bill if they fullyunderstood all that it encompasses.

Please click on the web site below.It will take less than a minute of your time, doesn't cost anything and God will bless you for standing up for Him and His teachings.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good people do nothing"
http://www.fightfoca.com/

I know that our country is supposed to be free, and have the right to choose. But this is MURDER and murder is against the law! Why should we try to change that law? I have seen many families in such pain because their pregnancies have come to a screaching hault...their babies not surviving for unknown reasons. I have personally seen women who are 16, 20, 22 weeks pregnant deliver their dead babies in the preop room. I've seen their heartache and I can't even imagine what they are going through. Why on earth would we let this bill pass and let these unborn children's lives end so quickly?! Please join me in signing this petition.

It's a BOY!!!

2009-01-12T04:13:00.003-07:00

We had the big ultrasound on Friday and found out that we will be having another crazy little boy! Dustin and I are so excited that Ko is getting a little brother! In fact, I think it made Dustin one proud daddy! Everything looks great with the baby...all the organs look good and he is the perfect size! We took Ko along with us and the whole time he looked at the screen he just kept saying "Baby! Baby!" I thought that maybe we had a breakthrough, but when we got home and I asked him what was in mommy's belly, he just pointed at it and said "Ball!" Then he tried to grab my boobs and said "Ball!" Oh great!! Well we will be working on the whole "baby in mommy's belly" thing, and I just don't really know what to say to him when he calls my boobs balls!
Anyway, we are super excited to be having another little boy, and if anyone has any ideas for names...feel free to throw them my way!

FINALLY!!!

2009-01-08T21:32:00.005-07:00

So I know it's been awhile....we've had a broken camera and a broken computer for the last month or so, but now we FINALLY have a working computer and a working camera!! So I will try to keep this post about December VERY short and sweet.

First off, Kohen has a new cousin!! Cru Gundersen arrived a little early, but safetly a few weeks ago. He was possibly the one of the smallest babies I've ever seen! He is a sweet little babe and his family is so excited he's finally here!

CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas went by way too fast this year!! We made gingerbread houses, went on a carriage ride around temple square and got to hang out with our families. Kohen still doesn't understand the whole Santa thing yet, but he sure was excited that there were new toys waiting for him on Christmas morning! He got tons of tools (he loves helping his dad do projects around the house) and a dinosaur that he is obsessed with!!

Kohen had a great time with all his cousins and his aunts and uncles. My oldest brother and his wife were here from Idaho, and my little brother left for the MTC today, so we spent the weekend after Christmas with my family down in St. George. It was so nice to be in the sunny weather!!

So like I said before, Christmas came and went way too fast this year, but we had some great times with our families and I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

AnD aNoThEr....

2008-12-03T00:54:00.003-07:00

I guess it's time to let everyone in on our little secret....we're having a BABY!!! We are so excited and we feel so blessed that it took a lot less time than we thought it would to get pregnant! I am 14 weeks along but look like I did when I was around 18 or 19 weeks prego with Ko...yes, it almost depresses me! So far I have felt pretty crappy, but I think I am almost out of the woods with the whole morning sickness thing...hopefully!! So our new little monkey will be here at the beginning of June, and I can hardly wait to give Kohen a sibling! I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little nervous about the whole "2 children" thing, but if this baby is ANYTHING like Ko, I think I will be able to survive!

Cute Story

2008-11-17T09:58:00.002-07:00

Sorry, no pics on this post, just a short little story. Last night after I got Ko dressed in his jammies, I sent him into the bathroom to go brush his teeth. It takes him a good 5 minutes to brush, so I sat down in the kitchen and waited for him to finish. He ran in, yelled "ALL DONE" and grabbed my hand to go rinse his toothbrush out. We went and rinsed it out in the sink and I said to him " Are you ready to say prayers? " He threw his toothbrush in the drawer, slammed it shut, ran into his room and kneeled down on the floor by his rocking chair. Too cute!! Now if he would only learn how to fold his arms and actually stay quiet during the prayer!!

Too Old, Too Quick!

2008-11-02T09:38:00.004-07:00

Kohen is going to be 18 months old on Monday!! It's been awhile, so I thought I would give a little update on him. It's kind of hard and kind of sad to see him leave the baby stage, but on the other hand it's pretty exciting to see him learn new things! So here are some of the funny things he is doing lately...

He LOVES to say hi to everyone. In fact, if he says hi to you and you're not paying attention, he will walk up to you, grab your face so that you are looking at him, and say ""HI"!

He climbs on everything! The other day I went in his room to see what he was doing and he had climbed up 2 of the shelves in his closet. I asked him what he was doing, and all he could say was "hi"!

He loves babies! I think that's an understatement actually. He loves his little cousins to death. He has to rub their heads and give them loves everytime he sees them. The other day we went to see my friend Lisa's baby. Jamilyn was holding her, and all he wanted to do was crawl up on her lap just so he could love the new baby. It's pretty freakin' cute!

He doesn't say too much yet, but he can say mommy, daddy, Rambo (our dog), thank you, cheese, no (of course), ouch, hi, oh and he thinks that every animal says " arf arf".

He loves his dog. Every morning he goes into our room to find Rambo on his dog bed. He has to go lay down next to him and give him loves while saying "arf arf arf". It's hilarious!! Too bad Rambo doesn't feel the same way about Kohen. He pretty much runs from him every time he sees him!

He loves being outside, helping mommy vacuum the floor, playing in the tub, sleeping, wrestling with his daddy, cuddling with his mom (only if the timing is right), chasing Rambo, helping in the kitchen, doing forward rolls, being stubborn, telling us "no", brushing his teeth (he's obsessed...seriously), playing clean-up, going up and down the stairs (once again...obsessed), playing with mommy's high heels ( dad isn't too happy about it), and brushing his hair.

Here are a few pictures that my sister-in-law took of Ko last week. She did a GREAT job, and got some great shots of Ko's personality! She just started her own photography business, so you should check it out....camrinbeardphotography.blogspot.com

Photo Tag!

2008-10-28T11:14:00.002-06:00

So here is how this tag works:

Go to your photo library. Select the 4th Folder. Select the 4th Picture. Post it & explain.

This picture was taken at Kohen's 3 month well baby checkup. If you look closely at his left thigh, you can see part of a band-aid. It was Ko's first shots that he had gotten since he was born. I remember that he did so good!! As soon as she gave him his shots, I shoved the binki in his mouth, and that was it! No crying! Well almost no crying...he cried for about 2 seconds, but then quickly realized that he had his binki.

I tag EVERYONE that looks at my blog!!

Life On The Ranch...

2008-09-13T15:40:00.005-06:00

Last weekend we headed down to eastern Utah to stay with our good friends Adam and Angi Bradley. Adam works at the Castle Valley Ranch just down past Castle Dale. We had a great time! We caught up, talked about the good old days, rode horses, and shot prairy dogs and birds...of course when I saw WE I mean Adam, Dustin and Angi...NOT me! The highlights of our trip was seeing Dustin be able to get on a horse (he's always been allergic), watching Ko ride around on the horse with his daddy (he absolutely LOVED it!), and watching Adam and Dustin try to rope a donkey! Thanks guys for the great weekend! We can't wait to come down again!

A New Perspective on Life...

2008-08-15T21:49:00.004-06:00

A friend of mine posted about this woman on her blog, and she inspired me to do the same...it is a must read! The author of this blog lost her baby girl to a tragic drowning accident in June of this year. She writes almost daily about her up's and down's, her good days and her bad days, and about her heartache and sorrow. She is a beautiful author and I found myself reading her blog for hours. She is an amazing woman, mother and wife! She is an inspiration to me in so many ways. Her faith is so strong and she has such an amazing testimony! If there is only one thing you get out of her story, it must be this....hug your loved ones, especially your little ones a little tighter tonight...you never know what our Heavenly Father has in store for us or for them in the future to come. It definately gives life a new perspective! Oh and a warning...it's a tearjerker!
adailyscoop.blogspot.com

15 Months, going on 2 years!!

2008-08-08T07:40:00.004-06:00

We got Kohen's pictures taken at Kiddie Kandids last week. I feel bad because I have been a total slacker! We haven't had his pictures professionally taken since he was 5 1/2 months old!! The pictures turned out really cute, but the photographer wouldn't believe me that he is only 15 months old!! She swore that he had to be at least 2, maybe even 2 1/2 years old!! I must admit that he looked like such a big boy standing up on the little ladder! But when we got the actual pictures printed, I realized exactly what she was talking about! He looks like such a big boy! It makes me so sad to think that he looks like a little toddler instead of my little baby!! Anyway, here are some of the pics. We did a few cowboy shots to give to my grandpa (he's one of those total cowboys who never takes his hat or his boots off). They turned out pretty cute with his little cowboy boots on...thanks to Angi for the boots!

This one of him standing up isn't my favorite, but I just love how he is standing! It makes me laugh!!

July Festivities

2008-08-08T07:10:00.006-06:00

Well be prepared for a lot of pictures. I can't seem to get the stupid slide show to work!!
July was a pretty busy month for us! We went on many bikerides, I ran the Draper Days 5K, we went to 2 rodeos, we played with lots of friends, Ko got a summer buzz, and of course there were many fishing trips! Sadly we have yet to go boating this year, but hopefully we can squeeze a boat trip in just once before the summer ends! For the 4th we had a BBQ at Dustin's sister's house. They cooked us a delicious dinner and we had lots of fun watching the fireworks! April and I were a little on edge during the fireworks show...Dustin and Blair thought it would be a brilliant idea to try to shoot fireworks at eachother (imagine!)! Oh and did I mention that they were shooting off illegals?! I was just waiting for the cops to show! We didn't really do anything on the 24th because we both had to work the next day. But we went to the Draper Days rodeo the weekend before and then went and watched fireworks at the park with our friends Clark and Jami. We had a great month and I hope everyone had a great 4th and 24th of July! Oh and I forgot to mention that I went to a pretty crazy birthday party for my cute friend Holly! Happy Birthday Holls!

4th of July

The little boys watching their dads act like little boys!

Heidi, Jami, the birthday girl, me & Ko

Ko loves playing with his friends Boston & Jordan!

Fishing with the cousins!

Fishing up American Fork canyon

Kohen and Rambo enjoying the bike ride together!

Draper Days Rodeo

Dad & Ko watching the fireworks

Did I mention there were LOTS of fishing trips?!

mY nEw EmBaRrAsSiNg MomENt...

2008-07-22T10:03:00.004-06:00

So I FINALLY did it! On Saturday I ran my very first 5K! It was such an amazing and proud moment for me! Sadly one of my proudest moments turned into my most embarrassing one!

6:30 am- Thirty minutes before the race. I bought one of those energy gel shots and decided to try it...NOT GOOD! MISTAKE # 1! As soon as I put it in my mouth I knew I had made a huge mistake! It was so nasty, and it was stuck in my throat, just sitting there, waiting to be thrown back up! So I had to chase it down with about a half a bottle of water...MISTAKE #2! I usually can't drink water before I run cause it just goes right through me and I have to pee within minutes. And especially since giving birth to Kohen, it has become a lot worse!

6:50 am- Ten minutes before the race. We stretch out and I find the nearest bathroom to pee.

7:00 am- Race time!! Aron and Holly decided to take off, so Heidi and I ran together to keep up a good pace.

MILE 1- Feelin' good! Wasn't tired yet, and Heidi and I are keeping a good pace.

MILE 1.5- Oh crap...I have to pee! I knew I shouldn't have drank that bottle of water! I just kept on running and tried to just focus the music I was listening to, instead of my need to pee. Oh did I mention that some guy was out in his front yard spraying everyone with the hose...uh NOT HELPING!!

MILE 2- Still not really tired. My urge to pee was getting stronger. By this time I was squeezing practically every muscle in my entire body just to try to keep myself from peeing! I thought about going behind a huge bush in someone's yard, but I didn't dare...there were cops everywhere! I can just imagine.... How did your race go? Great except for the fact that I got a ticket for public urination!

MILE 2.5- I'm going to die!!! I've never had this kind of feeling before! I was squeezing my muscles even harder now, which made me have to slow down a little. Have you ever tried to do kagels (sp?) while running?! It's not too fun! Eventually the muscle squeezing trick had stopped working, and with every few steps I took, a little bit of pee would come out!! We were coming up on mile 3 and I felt like I just couldn't take it anymore! I asked Heidi to get behind me to see if it was noticable. The verdict...." Sorry Rachelle, but you can TOTALLY see it!!". Oh and did I mention that I was wearing GRAY spandex pants??!! What the hell was I thinking???!!! At that moment I was thinking to myself that I was so jealous of my friend Jessica for being able to have C-sections! She probably doesn't have this kind of problem!

MILE 3- I could run no longer. It was only .1 miles to the finish line, and I had to stop running. I knew that if I ran one more step my bladder was just going to EXPLODE all over and then I was going to be even more mortified than I already was! Heidi, Holly and Aron finished in great time, running the whole way. I still finished about one minute after Heidi, but there I was...walking instead of running. My first 5K...and I couldn't even run the entire way! All because I had peed my pants!!!

Dustin was videoing me right as I had to stop running...how embarrassing! To tell you the truth, I almost started to cry as I walked up to him and Kohen. I was embarrassed and not very proud of myself for not running the entire race! But my cute hubby kept on telling me that he was so proud of me, and it made me feel a lot better. Luckily now when I tell people about it, I can laugh, but at the time I was pretty upset about it.

So there you have it...my new embarrassing moment!!

Heidi, Holly, me & Aron

oOpS!!

2008-07-08T21:30:00.004-06:00

Here's a little bit of background to my story:

When Ko was born, he was born with LOTS of hair! I was so happy that my little guy wasn't born bald! He didn't really start to lose it until he was about 5 months old, and when it came back in, it came back even thicker! I love it! But the only downside to is is that he has to get his hair cut ALL THE TIME!! If I let it grow out too long, it gets really difficult to do and I get really frustrated with it sometimes!

Okay, back to the present:

Yesterday after I got Ko out of the tub I proceeded to try to comb his hair....and it just wasn't working!! Have you ever had one of those moments where something is really pissing you off and if you don't do something about it NOW, you are going to just FREAK OUT??!! Well, I definately had one of those moments!! And this is the result....

OOPS!!

Mom got a little carried away with the clippers!! I swear I really didnt' mean for it to get that short! My sister says he looks like a little cancer patient! How sad! I guess it will grow back!

Playing with his cousins (after getting a good sunscreen rubdown on his big head)!

Helping daddy landscape Aunt Jenn's yard!

Uncle D was happy that him & Ko now have matching haircuts!

Babies, Babies, Babies!! and No Surgery!! (sort of)

2008-06-14T10:02:00.008-06:00

This last week and a half I personally know 5 people that have had babies!! And I know 2 more that are due any day now! CRAZY!! And of course everyone keeps telling me...Isn't it about time for another one for your family too?! WHAT?? I think it's just so crazy how once Ko hit the one year mark, everyone keeps on asking when we're having another one, and that it's about that time for us. WHAT?? It can't already be that time! I swear I just gave birth to Ko! And after hearing all of these crazy stories about epidurals not working, I have made a decision....I'm never having another baby again!!! You girls have all got me freaked out! Sorry Ko, I guess you are going to just have to be a spoiled only child! HA! Okay, who am I kidding? Of course I will be having more children! If any of them are like Ko, I could probably have ten more! Okay, probably not ten...I think I would have to take crazy pills for the rest of my life! So back to my purpose of this post...

I just want to congratulate everyone that is either prego, due any day, or that just had a baby, whether it is your first or fourth!! Motherhood is such an amazing experience and it will change your life forever. Also for the few of you who are still trying to get pregnant and have yet to be successfull...keep trying!! It will happen when the time is right, and when you are least expecting it!

Here are some pictures of my beautiful neice Irelynn Frame. She was born on 6-06-08 weighing in at 6 lbs. 14 oz. and 19 inches. She is such a little sweetheart and I am so grateful to our Heavenly Father for letting her be born to such wonderful parents! Aspen wasn't so sure about her little sister at first, but she is doing much better now that they are home! ( I stole some of your pics Jess...sorry!)

I also want to congratulate Adam & Angi Bradley on the birth of their baby! She was so sure it was a boy.....

Remington Cole Bradley was born on 6-08-08 weighing in at 8 lbs. 9 oz. and 21 inches. Congrats to the Bradley's! I can't wait to meet her!!

Dustin had his appointment with the orthopedist on Wednesday to find out the fate of his collar bone. The prognosis....NO SURGERY!!! We were so relieved that the doc really didn't feel that it was necessary to operate! He showed us the x-rays and said that it was a pretty nasty break, but that it should just end up healing by itself.

But wait...we're not out of the clear just yet! Dustin had a follow-up appointment with another orthopedist on Thursday for his knee that has been bothering him pretty badly for the last 6 months or so. The prognosis...SURGERY!!! Somehow the end of his femur was badly bruised and some of the bone died. Some pieces broke off the bone and are now stuck under his patella. They are going to go in and take out some of the bone fragments and do some "cleaning" of his knee. Then they are going to take a piece of bone from another part of his knee and screw it into the end of his femur where the bone is missing. AAAHHH!! The poor guy can't seem to catch a break! So since he is off work for his clavicle, we decided to have the surgery in the next few weeks. Anyone know some good ways for me to make some extra money??!!! I am a great house cleaner..... :)

June 10, 2006!

2008-06-09T21:11:00.007-06:00

Dustin and I are celebrating our TWO year anniversary on Tuesday! I honestly can't believe it's already been two years!! I'm not going to get too mushy or anything....but I want my sweet husband to know that I love him with all my heart! He does everything he possibly can do for our family! He is a wonderful husband, an amazing daddy and my best friend! Sadly we probably won't be doing too much for our anniversary, since my hubby can hardly move right now, but I am still excited to be spending the whole day together!

Okay, enough with the lovey dovey stuff! On another note, Dustin's collar bone is well....still broken :( We have an appointment with an orthopedist on Wednesday to find out if he is going to need surgery or not. Hopefully it will be able to just heal on its own! His shoulder isn't as big as it was over the weekend, but it still looks pretty nasty! You can now run your hand along the bone and feel the break! Eeww, it makes me cringe just thinking about it! Here are some lovely pictures for your enjoyment :)

The Last Few Weeks.....

2008-06-05T00:55:00.008-06:00

Be prepared for a long post!! Our computer crashed on us about a week ago, so I haven't been able to post anything for awhile! Here it goes...

ST. GEORGE!!

Me and a couple of my girlfriends, along with my sidekick Kohen, decided to make a trip down to St. George for the Memorial Day weekend. It was so much fun being with my girls!! We were able to visit our friends Courtney and Matt Orme down in Vegas, meet up with Doug and Rachel, and we were also able to visit with our friend Kathleen Price. It was a great weekend filled with lots of girl talk, no sleep, lots of food, more girl talk and great friends!! Thanks Jami, Heidi and my little Ko-man for going! And thanks Matt & Court for showing us a great time in Vegas...it was so good to be able to see you guys!!

GOODBYE FOR NOW!

Our good friends Doug & Rachel Shaw are taking on a new adventure! Doug has been accepted to dental school in Buffalo, New York! We are so excited for them to be starting this new chapter in their lives, but we are also very sad to see them go. Me and my girlfriends have been able to get together for some quality girl time together and Doug and Rach also had a BBQ so they could say good bye to all thier friends. Jami, Court and Emily were very missed!

and finally....

OUCH!!

Last night after we put Kohen to bed, Dustin decided to go for a quick bike ride. About 30 minutes later he was calling my phone. I figured that one of two things had happened...he either called to tell me that he was going to stop by Aron's house, or he was calling to tell me that he wrecked. Well sadly it was that he has wrecked! He said that he was laying on the side of the road, and that he couldn't get up, so I needed to come get him. When I got there someone had already called an ambulance ( I think the ambulance was a little overboard, but Dustin told the guy that called for it that he couldn't get up ). I could tell just by looking at him that he had either dislocated his shoulder or that his collar bone was broken. He was taken up to Alta View and his sister April was his nurse! I was glad that she was his nurse because he was pretty cranky by then! Turns out he broke his collar bone!! I didn't see the x-ray but April said that the bones were overlapping eachother!! OUCH! On top of that, he has some pretty nasty road rash all over his left side! If any of you have broken your collar bone I'm sure you'll remember that every move you make puts you in some pretty intense pain! So for now he is on sick leave at work until he can get better! Poor guy!

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-09T17:27:00.003-06:00

I don't know about any of you, but sometimes I wish that Mother's Day, Father's Day and Valentine's Day didn't exist!! Trust me...I LOVE being a mother and everything, but these holidays are just another day to have to try to think of some genious idea for a present, and then I just end of failing miserably every time! So this year instead of trying to think of something spectacular, I just decided to give my mom a picture of all her grandkids together...yes, very creative!! So we packed up the kids and headed to Kiddie Kandids. The girls did great, William was smiling and laughing the whole time...and then there was my sweet little Ko-man. All he wanted to do was maul William and jump up and down! So we only got 2 pictures that turned out okay...but they were still pretty cute!

Even though I'm not too fond of Mother's Day, I want to wish all you mothers and mothers-to-be a very Happy Mother's Day!!

Happy Birthday Kohen!

2008-05-03T21:32:00.002-06:00

I can't believe our crazy little monkey was born a year ago!! Sometimes it seems like it was just yesterday that he was born, and sometimes it seems like it's been forever! We have had some exciting and also some scary times in this last year!!! We've watched him in amazement learn how to roll over, sit up, learn how to eat food, crawl and start to try to walk! We've also watched in agony as he was admitted to the E.R., taken to the doctor numerous times for his RSV, the flu and ear infections! It sure has been an emotional roller coaster over the last year....and we have loved every bit of it! Kohen has been such a joy in our lives, and I am so grateful to our Heavenly Father for letting him join our family! I look at these pictures and can't believe a year has passed by! Sometimes Dustin and I look at eachother, then look at Ko and just SMILE! We love our little guy and can't wait to make many more memories together as a family! Happy Birthday Little Monkey!

No More Binky...

2008-04-14T18:52:00.003-06:00

Well the time has come.... Dustin and I have always said that when Ko gets his first tooth, we will be saying bye bye to the binky. Yesterday morning we were sitting in sacrament meeting at our nephew's blessing and I was feeding Ko a nutrigrain bar, and I felt a tooth! The bottum one finally broke through, and one of his top teeth is going to poke through any minute!! So Kohen doesn't know it yet, but he is in for a rude awakening! As are his mom and dad!
So to all of you that have weaned your kids off the binky, we would love and appreciate any advice that you can give us to make this transition go as smoothly as possible!! Thanks!

11 Months!

2008-04-03T18:15:00.002-06:00

Happy 11 month birthday to our cute little Ko-man! I can't believe he's been with us for almost a year! We love this little monster!

Hoppy Easter!

2008-04-01T07:05:00.002-06:00

I know Easter was over a week ago, but I kept trying to post a slide show with a bunch of pictures over the last week, and for some reason the slide show wouldn't work. So I just decided to post a few regular pics of our fun day!
We went to Dustin's aunt's house for our first Easter Egg Hunt of the day. It was probably the first time Ko has really been on grass....he was a little unsure of the whole thing, but after awhile he forgot about the grass and became more interested in the eggs! Mom and Dad took turns helping him find the eggs. As soon as we would find one, all he would want to do was put the eggs in his mouth....he would get frustrated with us when we made him put them in his bucket so we could find more! When the hunt was over, Ko and Wyatt sat together and exchanged some eggs...it was too cute! We went to my parents' for dinner and another egg hunt with his other cousins. He wasn't too interested in this one as much because Taylor and Jayda found all the eggs before he could even find one! It was such an eventful day for Ko...before we could even get to dessert, we had to take him home and put him to bed!
These pics are all at Dustin's aunts' house. I haven't downloaded the ones at my parents' house onto our computer yet.

Our New Challenge...

2008-03-13T14:54:00.003-06:00

Spring is in the air! Pretty soon it's going to be summer, and we all know what that means.....time to put on those bathing suits!! Last summer I had just barely given birth to Kohen, so I had a pretty good excuse....but not this year! It's definately time to get back in shape and HOPEFULLY look good enough to dare wear a swim suit out in public! I always whine and complain about how I don't look good anymore, and how I need to get back into shape...so Dustin and I have decided that it was time to get off our butts and actually do something about it! We ordered "P90X" from the internet and got to work! It's suppossed to get you ripped and in excellent shape in 90 days. It uses a technique called "Muscle Confusion" so that your body will never plateau, meaning your body will never get used to the workouts. The hardest part for me is the food...you can only have certain things to eat every day. I only get to eat one serving of carbs!! It's so hard because I LOVE bread and pasta! But I am trying to find ways to make it work. I can't say that I haven't slipped up at all, but my philosophy is that if you don't allow yourself anything, one day you are just going to freak out and eat everything in sight :)!!

I am now 18 days into it....72 more days to go!!! The workouts are hard, and sometimes I feel like it's impossible to find time in my day to do them, but so far I have done pretty well! Dustin on the other only lasted about a week or so....what a wuss! Hopefully he will start back up again at the beginning of next week! I will be keeping a journal entry on the sidebar of our blog...hopefully I can last 90 days! And if it actually works, I might even put a "Before & After" picture (I say "might" because no one really wants to look at a picture of the chubby girl in her bikini :)!!

Blast From the Past Tag

2008-03-07T06:24:00.001-07:00

I know I've been tagged quite a bit lately, so sorry to all of those tags that I never did....This one looks like a lot of fun!!

What television show or movie did you want to be in when you were little? I'm going to have to say "Full House" :)
Which character or star? Definately Rebecca....cause she got to marry Jesse!!
Most embarrassing moment your friends will never let die? Probably when Holly Scott kicked me in the head when we were both doing a tumbling pass at our "Hello" assembly our Sophomore year.....I was mortified!!
Your proudest moment or accomplishment? My proudest moment was when I gave birth to Kohen! And he also is my biggest accomplishment :)
What adult did you have a crush on when you were little? Once again, it was Jesse from "Full House".
What habit or personality trait do you have of your mother or father? I used to make fun of the words my parents used to come up with instead of swearing....well I have noticed that especially after having Ko, I do the same thing! I guess it's better than swearing, right?!
What did you want to change your name to when you were little? Autumn
Who was your first kiss? Jordan White! Ha! I think he was a lot of girls' first kisses!!
What are 3 adjectives that someone from high school or middle school would use to describe you? Shy, Hyper if you knew me well, and a perfectionist.
What hairstyle, clothes, or other accessories did you rock back in the day when it was cool? The pastel colored (especially light blue) eye shadow, rolled & layered socks, wearing only one stap of my backpack ( you were a dork if you wore both!), and constantly wearing a scrunchy on my wrist!
What job did those long and annoying surveys in school say you would be good at? A social worker.
And what did you try and make the test result outcome be? A nurse I think.
What made you laugh harder than you have ever laughed before? Something that really sticks out in my mind was when Tam & Laura made up thier own moves to "Let the Beat Control Your Body" in cheer our Sophomore year....I'm pretty sure I just about peed my pants when they showed it to us!!
Favorite memories of hanging out with your best friends? Trying to kiss as many boys as possible our senior year, getting together to watch FRIENDS, breaking into certain people's houses ( Angi, you know what I'm talking about), sharing the # 2 meal at McDonalds with an EXTRA LARGE Root Beer, and also all those wonderful times we had in cheer!
What's the most trouble you have ever got in with your parents? Probably when they found out that I was dating my future husband :) ....we weren't suppossed to have any serious relationships in high school. Oops!
What was your 5 year plan when you had to write it out in high school? Graduate from nursing school, not get married until I was at least 21 ( I don't remember my reasoning for that one), and have 2 or 3 kids.
And last but not least...What is your 5 year plan now? Have 1 or 2 more kids, then finish school, and make wonderful memories with my wonderful family!!

I tag Laura, Rach, Em, Court, Angi, Marci, and Jessica F.

Go Archi!!!

2008-02-28T11:18:00.003-07:00

Well I hate to say it, but it's true....Dustin and I are OBSESSED with American Idol!! And we both are OBSESSED with David Archiletta....or as Randy calls him, Archi! It's not just because he's from Murray, or because he's kind of cute (a 17 year old kind of cute)......but it's because he has an AMAZING AMAZING voice!! On Tuesday he sang a John Lennon song, "Look at all The People" and I got chills!! His mom was crying, Paula was crying, and to be honest my eyes might have teared up just a little :) It was just such a moving performance and I hope he goes all the way...he definately deserves it!! Go Archi!

Our Weekend Trip to Sand Hollow

2008-02-20T10:58:00.003-07:00

Last weekend we took a trip to Sand Hollow for the holiday weekend. It was so nice to get out of this nasty inversion and go down south where it's nice and warm! We set up camp when we got there, but it got too windy and a little colder than we anticipated, so we decided to go stay at my parent's house in St. George. It was nice to be able to go out and have fun in the sand, but to be able to go and take a shower at the end of the day! We took our four wheeler and Ko rode with Dall, Jess and Aspen in thier Rhino. He loved it....it put him to sleep every time we would go on a ride! I guess we are going to have to get one for our family too :) Other than the wind at night, it was great weather and we all even got some sun on our faces! Ko wasn't too sure about the sand...maybe he'll like it a little more next time when he can walk around in it! I can't wait for summer!!!

He did it!!

2008-02-19T08:25:00.002-07:00

Since day one, Kohen has hated being on his tummy. And when I say that he hates being on his tummy, that is an understatement! Ever since he was born, he screams and cries during tummy time. We have tried to get him to crawl, but he hates that too! He either collapses onto his tummy or he just rocks back and forth and then sits down on his bum. We just kind of figured that he was going to go straigt to walking ( he loves to hold onto anything he can and walk up and down all the furniture). But last night he finally did it....he crawled!! He is still pretty shakey, but we were so shocked that it actually happened! After we shot this video he did it a few more times and he did a lot better when the camera was off. He has done it a few times today, but he still gets mad! This might just have been a fluke...we'll have to see what happens in the next few days....

A Beautiful Day!

2008-02-12T15:07:00.000-07:00

Today was such a beautiful day! It makes me sad to think that we are getting another storm tomorrow!! I took a long nap with Ko this morning (I worked until 6:00 this morning so I needed a nap) and we woke up to sunshine! We haven't really had an opportunity to get out lately, so we decided to take a walk. Kohen loved it! He loves when the cool air hits his face...he just laughed the whole time. Anyway, I hope everyone has enjoyed this beautiful day and I can't wait until we can get more of them!!

Kohen was too busy looking at Rambo to smile, but he really liked our walk

A Long Awaited Arrival...

2008-01-31T06:53:00.000-07:00

The newest member of our family has finally arrived!! William Robert Beard was born Tuesday, January 29! After being a week overdue, Curtis and Cami are so glad that he is finally here! He weighs 6 lbs. 3 oz. and is 18 inches long. No wonder Cami's cute belly was half the size of mine....he is so tiny!! He makes Ko look like a giant! Kohen was so excited to meet his new cousin...he kept trying to touch Will's face...it was pretty cute! I love the stage that Ko is at right now, but there is NOTHING like a newborn!! They are so perfect and innocent! It makes me more excited to be able to one day have another one! We love you Curtis, Cami and William!

HUBBY TAG!

2008-01-25T18:32:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I have been tagged 3 times!!

What is his name? Dustin John Frame

How long have you been married? It will be 2 years in May

How long did you date? How long??!! We "went out" in 9th grade, then dated our sophomore & junior years, then had a break, then started back up again right after graduation....the rest is all history!

How old his he? 24

Who eats more? He eats the most, but I gain the most weight....something's not right here!

Who said I love you first? I did! Well I actually said something like "Love ya" but I still like to give myself the credit!

Who is taller? Dustin by far!

Who can sing better? I'm going to have to say me.....Dustin doesn't even know how to stay on key!

Who is smarter? We both are...I am more book smart, and Dustin is more street smart!

Who does the laundry? Me, but he tries to wash his work clothes, and he usually helps me hang everything up! He's a sweet man :)

Who does the dishes? Both of us HATE when dishes are left in the sink, so we both keep up on the dishes!

Who pays the bills? Me

Who sleeps in the right side? Me

Who mows the lawn? Dustin...I tried once and he told me I suck at it!

Who cooks dinner? I do for the most part, but Dust does on the days I work. He loves to BBQ a lot too!

Who drives? Dustin always drives

Who is more stubborn? I'm going to have to say that I am VERY stubborn!

Who kissed who first? He kissed me. He was so nervous!

Who asked who out first? Dustin...in the hallway by my locker in 9th grade!

Who proposed? He did of coarse! In front of his whole fam-damly!

Who has more friends? Dustin has a lot of friends, but I stay in touch with my friends better than he does.

Who is more sensitive? Ever since Kohen was born, it's really been a toss up!

Who has more siblings? Me: 3 bro's & 1 sis Dust: 1 bro & 1 sis

Who wears the pants? Depends on the discussion/argument :)

I love my cute hubby! He just brought me home some beautiful roses because I was having a hard day!! I am so thankful for all he does for our family! Sometimes I complain a little too much, but in all reality, he is just about perfect!

I am going to tag Angi (since she never updates her blog anyway!), Jessica Frame, Marci, Lindsay Ferguson, Tamara, and Annette!

Our Little Trooper

2008-01-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

Just a little update on Kohen.....

Well since he's been born, Kohen has been in the E.R. for Dehydration (the day we took him home from the hospital, he decided that he didn't want to drink mommy's milk anymore ), he had a roaring eye infection a week after he was born, the flu twice, a cold about 3 times, and he got RSV on Thanksgiving and is still struggling with it. Well now he has a double ear infection! Our poor little man is such a trooper! He's definately had his grumpy moments....if you had a double ear infection you would be pretty grumpy too!! He still has a pretty nasty cough from his RSV, but I think he is finally getting better! He is on some antibiotics for his ear infections, and he is already feeling like his usual happy self and for the most part sleeping through the night again! We love our cute little man!

I just wanted to put this pic on here because I never get any of me and Ko!

Kohen love to try to eat Aspen's piggy tail!

8 Months Already!!

2008-01-07T11:19:00.000-07:00

Well I can't believe how fast time flies! Kohen turned 8 months old on Thursday! Pretty soon he's going to be a year old! We have had so much fun these last 8 months...Dustin and I still look at eachother and say "Is any of this real?!". Kohen has definately have learned a lot in the last 8 months! Right now he loves to stand up ( with some assistance of course ), trying to learn how to crawl ( and hating every minute of it :) ), getting mom and dad's attention by yelling at us, eating anything he can get his hands on, trying new foods, playing with that cute baby in the mirror, taking a tub, playing with all of his cute cousins, and giving loves to his mom and dad! Here are some cute pics I took of him today.

Tagged.....AGAIN!!!

2007-12-21T07:09:00.000-07:00

Just so you know Ani...I tagged you days before Rach did! But since it's Christmas, I am not going to be a scrooge, and I am going to do it!
I am suppossed to write 7 things I love about CHRISTMAS!!

1. The MUSIC! I never get sick of Christmas music...I would play it all year if Dustin wouldn't make fun of me for it!

2. The SNOW! I love love love snow! Once again, Dustin and I don't agree with that too much...But if I had to work in the snow, I might not appreciate it much either :)

3. FAMILIES getting together for the holidays! It can get frustrating with all the parties that you have to go to, but I just love to be with everyone on such a wonderful occasion.

4. The FOOD!! I love food! Especially all the holiday food (turkey, mashed potatoes, SWEETS etc.)

5. The DECORATIONS! Christmas is my favorite holiday to decorate for! I love putting up our tree together, and it was so nice this year to be able to do it as a family!

6. Going to see the LIGHTS! I love walking around Temple Square to look at the lights! I'm pretty upset thought because we have yet to do it this year!

7. And of course I love the true meaning of Christmas! I can't wait to teach Ko about the birth of our Savior and what Christmas is all about!

I am going to be nice and not tag anyone! I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!

BIG BUDHA!

2007-12-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

So this morning I was getting Ko out of the bathtub and I noticed that something was a little different. I couldn't figure out what it was until I got him in some clothes.....It was his big BUDHA BELLY!! His belly just all of the sudden "popped" out! I swear it wasn't like that yesterday! But I did remember that he had just barely eaten a huge bowl of rice cereal. I had to take a few pictures to share with you! I looked at some that I took of him yesterday, and I definately think that the cereal did contribute to his huge belly....but it still is bigger than it was just a few days ago! I hope this doesn't become a new nick name for him. He already has too many as it is!

TAGGED!!

2007-12-11T15:37:00.000-07:00

I've been Tagged! I must say that I do feel pretty special, since this is my first time being Tagged!
I am suppossed to write 7 random things about myself and then tag 7 other people. I hope I am doing this right, so here it goes....

1. I love being a mommy! You'll never understand how it feels to be a mom until you have a child of your own, but just take my word for it that it is truely amazing! I think those of you who have kids know exactly what I am talking about :)! To know that Dust and I are the only ones that know Kohen from the inside out makes me feel so important! I love everything about being a mom and I am truely blessed to have Kohen in my life!

2. I LOVE kisses!! I love kisses from anyone that will give them to me....especially Dustin and Kohen! Kohen's are definately a little more slimy than Dust's, but I will take what I can get!

3. I am addicted to vaccuuming! I don't know why I have such a strange addiction. I guess I just need to know that my floor is always clean.

4. I love chocolate ice cream! We can't even keep any ice cream in the house because if we did, I would eat it all within days!

5. I've only been snow skiing once in my life....I was a senior in high school. For some reason we decided to go night skiing, and let's just say that I don't recommend night skiing for first timers! I fell off a cliff and broke my thumb! NOT FUN! I told Dustin that he needs to take me skiing this year, and this time I want to go during the day!

6. Even though I am DEFINATELY not ready to be pregnant again, I am still looking forward to the delivery of our next child. Giving birth to Kohen was a breeze...I didn't even break a sweat! We'll probably start trying next fall, when Ko is about 18 months or so.

7. And last, but definately not least, I love my sweet sweet husband! He works so hard to try to give us everything that we want and need! He is truely an amazing person and I am so gratefull that we are a family!

Well enough about me, I want to hear all about you!
I am tagging: Jessica Shaw, Angi Bradley (maybe that will make you finally add a new post),
Kelli Packer, Lauren Lord, Amanda Schriever, Laurie Young and Anika Dart!

Have fun!!

Beware.....It's RSV season!

2007-12-10T21:45:00.000-07:00

Well it's official.....Kohen has RSV!! He's had a really bad cold for alittle over 2 weeks now, and on Saturday he started to wheeze a little. So when Dustin got off work today, he took Ko to the doctor. She said that there is nothing she can do for him right now, but in the next few days he could get alot worse! So now we just have to keep a really close watch over him and make sure that he isn't getting worse....because if he does, we will have to take him to get some breathing treatments. It's so sad to see our little guy so miserable! I just hope he doesn't have to go to the E.R. again! I think I might have another nervous breakdown like I did the last time he had to go! But he is actually in pretty good spirits! We got our tree up last week and he was more interested in the tree than the fact that he was practically coughing up a lung! So all you with kids...watch out this winter!

He's still pretty happy for not feeling so well!

He wouldn't stop sucking on the tree!

What a MESS!!

2007-12-06T12:51:00.000-07:00

So last night I was feeding Kohen some rice cereal for dinner. He was about half way through eating, when the door bell rang. Dustin wasn't home from work yet, so I had to go answer it. It was one of our neighbors, so I stood there for a minute to talk to her. This whole time I was thinking...."Wow, Kohen hasn't started crying yet! That's amazing!" After she left I went back into the kitchen to find that I had accidentally left the bowl of cereal on the tray of his high chair...oops! He was a mess! But instead of getting mad at myself for leaving the bowl there, I decided to let him play for a minute, then I stripped him down and stuck him in the kitchen sink. How could you ever get upset when they look as cute as this?!

Family Pictures!

2007-12-04T15:32:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday we got our Frame family pictures taken. Dustin's cousin Sierra works at Target, so we got a really good deal on them! She did an awesome job taking the pictures, but Kohen was suppossed to be taking a nap, so he would NOT smile!! But at least he wasn't screaming his head off! All in all, they turned out pretty cute!