vegas 2011

In December we headed to St George for a week... lots of roping, shopping, swimming & playing. It was so much fun... Bob & Laura came and stayed the weekend at our condo, and then they took Brayker back to Lindon with them.

We were able to go to the rodeo on opening night. Knox was such a good boy, he sat in his carseat most of the time... the loud noises didn't seem to bother him and he didn't cry once while we were there. Brayker ended up falling asleep. :)

 Everyday in Vegas was spent either at the ropin, or at the Cowboy Christmas trade-shows... Knox was the best boy... Jade & I stayed at the Silverton and were able to see Santa swimming in the tank! It was so fun!



First family outing...

We took our first "Family of Four" outing to the Hogle Zoo and had such a fun time! Brayker loved it and couldn't believe all of the animals... Soo fun!

Grams' 95th birthday! It was fun getting together and showing Grams & Gramps the kiddos.

Randomness: *A week after Knox was born, Presley came! 9-11.  She is a doll and i'm excited our kids are so close. *Spent a few days in Washington catching up. *Had a fun girls weekend in Lindon... made sugar cookies; Jade sent me flowers; bought our Halloween costume (Buzz).

October 27: Had a girls getaway in Logan, did lots of shopping and stayed the night. It was a blast and hope we can do it again soon! 

Halloween came... Brayker and Tagg switched costumes and were quite happy! We got to go trick-or treating and got lots and lots of goodies. :) 

November 6, 2011: Presley & Knox Blessing day! I am truly ashamed and will never forgive myself.  I didn't get any pics of my little angle in his blessing outfit.

Jade did a wonderful job and Knox had an amazing blessing. After Sacrament we met in the cultural hall and had lunch. It was such a fun day and everybody was so great to come & help. 

My birthday week... we did lots of fun stuff! Made fondant for our Christmas candy.. Stephie gave me a babycakes CakePop maker! I love it! We went to Lindon for the weekend and had a yummy oreo ice-cream cake! We aslo ate at Tucano's.. YUM.. and Nana bought Brayker a Buzz Lightyear! Spoiled kid...  

Lots of projects and not as many as I would like to do.. :)

Summer 2011...

We had a wonderful summer... it was a hot one, but we did so many fun things!

Top: Whitney Udy's wedding reception.

BL: me with looong hair (clip in's), BR: Slack in Ogden spent at the playground.

TL: Jackson Hole Ropin. Everything else at home... look at my green grass. :( Can't wait for that again! 

Lots of time in the practice arena...(another reason I can't wait for it to warm up.:))

Shad swimming in our super big pool!! 

Sunbathing at Crow Creek... it is so beautiful up there... Jade and I camped out in the trailer, he hayed all day and I: watched movies, rode the 4wheeler as fast as my pregnant belly would let me go, played in the water, and just plum relaxed... thanks for watching Brayker mom & dad! 

Picnic at Bear Lake with Aunt Curly's crew... it was a fun day! Brayker slept good that night! :) 

Brayker & Tagg were little troopers at the Raspberry Days Craft Fair... We found a shady spot to eat lunch and the guys had to go potty... I just love these pics! :)

And Jade riding dad's motorcycle... Brayker is on there with him, but you have to look close.  

The County Fair: cutest cowboys EVER! Except for Jade, I didn't get a shot of him anywhere...

He was the rodeo chairman this year, oh boy... he was kept busy running back & forth from one end of the arena to the other.  Saturday night the power went out right before the barrel racing.. it was a little dramatic because some of the girls were a little angry and Grandpa Bob ended up getting punched by one of the barrell racers, so funny! The fair was so much fun though, except for the dance was canceled (due to the power outage) so maybe this year we can dance Jader! 

Nana bought Brayker Jessie and they were inseperable for a few days...



catch up... 4th of july

i have decided that as my 'leap year resolution', i am going to catch up on my blog! i would hate to look back and wonder why i missed a whole year. :) so i have scatterdly written down a list and hope to slowly update you on the 7 months. 
*4th of july: FUN sugar filled day (parade candy), 2 months exactly from knox being introduced to the world, first time the love of my life attended a 'rich county' parade. YAY!

wow do I feel guilty...

 Proud big brother!

We've had a few fun big changes in our family since I have last posted... Knox Lee Willis was born on September 4, 2011! It was such a wonderful day! And also my new niece Presley Kacey Stuart was born a week later, September 11.  Yay for babies! I love my family, my life and my amazing husband... He was a trooper through my pregnancy and I appreciate all he has done for me.  He is the cutest dad and I love to watch him with our boys. Thanks Jader!

Labor story:
*September 1st: I had a Dr. appt.  I was 50% thinned and dilated to a 5.
*September 2nd: (Friday) Jade, Brayker and I headed to Midway to stay at the family cabin.  Laura and Whitnie were there and we had a fun relaxing night...
*September 3rd: Jade roped in Heber and then took off for Wellsville to a rodeo. We relaxed all day and then decided to head to Park City.  Dropped Whit off at the Alpine Slide and Laura and I headed to the outlets. We only went in a few stores and I was startin to feel a little crampy and got a little nervous.  I called Stephie and asked her what to do. She told me a few suggestions but reminded me that it wouldn't be fun for anyone to have a baby in the car... So Laura drove me to Evanston (bless her heart).  We went to Steph's house... I was dilated to a 6 and she said if I checked in to the hospital then they probably wouldn't let me leave. I waited for Jade and when he got there we finally decided to wait it out overnight and see how I felt in the morning. Mom and dad took Brayker home with them and Jade went home to shower and get some clothes and my baby stuff. I stayed the night with Steph and we watched "Life As We Know It". Way cute show. :)
*September 4th: I slept in and took a bubble bath while Steph went for a walk. Jade showed up and took us to lunch... where they both tried to talk me into going to the hospital and getting things checked out (i'd been contracting all night and morning). I consented and we headed to the hospital. Barb was the sweet nurse working and she said I was dilated to a 7 and that I'm not going home. :) I got my epidural and they started the pit.  Epidurals for some reason kind of make me sick and I kept throwing up and feeling icky... so they gave me some meds to help with that... and they completely wiped me out. I was so tired and pretty much out of it. I don't remember alot of what was going on in between. Dr Evans was on call that weekend and she was amazing. She came in and broke my water. A little after 5pm Barb checked me... I was still very much out of it, and remember her saying "Ok... I'm gonna keep my hand here because babies head it ready to come out, so when you are done contracting, I'll move my hand." I was thinking "what? I can't keep my eyes open let alone have a baby". Dr Evans came in and Steph and Jade were standing by my head helping me along. They had me push once and then I pushed again and out came Mr Knox!! Yay, what a wonderful day!
He was 7 lb 4oz and 20.5". Born at 5:13pm.