McCloys

Heritage Park

2011-01-15T15:33:00.001-08:00

While we were in Utah we had a family reunion with all the Jeppsons and one day we went to Heritage park and walked around.

My Mom and Dad were there too.

There was this one little room place that you could walk through that was covered in snakes. Snakes on the floor, wall and ceiling. Dax thought it was great!! It was hard to get him to leave that room.

He was just so amazed to see that many snakes all over everything.

My sister and her family were there too. Brett and my cute little nephew Jaron.

Train ride.

Another highlight for Dax was this massive spider. This is as close as he would get to it... but wouldn't walk away from it either.

Taylor also liked the huge spider.

Utah Trip

2011-01-10T11:47:00.001-08:00

While we were in Utah we went to Hogle Zoo with my friend Lindsey and her family. We could have stopped right at the entrance and gotten our moneys worth, the boys loooved playing with the big water ball thingy. We actually ended our day here, luckily cause they got drenched with water but were laughing the whole time.
This is a laughing face, not a I'm in pain face.

We went on a little train ride and Ali didn't really get a whole lot out of it.

Except a nice nap.

Dax loves trains.

Ali wasn't too impressed with most of the animals, (at least not before her nap).

The snakes were a big hit with the kids, especially Dax.

So were the Alligators.

A ride on the carousel was free with our tickets and Dax had no interest in riding, until we spotted this "horse" its a snake wrapped around a tree branch. He was all over that one, and as you can see loved it.

Our family sitting on an elephant :)

Halloween

2011-01-10T11:14:00.000-08:00

Ok I know I am close to being the worst blogger, so I am going to play catch up, starting with Halloween. It was so much fun!

Little Duck Scary Alligator

Dax all dressed up in Jaxon's costume, he was a hunter, and no I didn't get one of Jaxon in it, sorry.

Must be the season

2010-10-26T18:05:00.000-07:00

Some little girls play with dolls... mine likes severed arms and snakes, go figure....

HAPPY ALMOST HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!

More Pictures

2010-08-23T12:50:00.000-07:00

Pictures

2010-08-20T16:35:00.000-07:00

My Mom needed some family pictures of us, so before Taylor left :( she took some of us. Here are my favorites.I think the bruise on his forehead gives it a little something extra
My pretty little girl

What a Character

2010-08-13T11:07:00.000-07:00

OC Fair

2010-08-11T09:33:00.000-07:00

Last week we went to the OC Fair, this is the conversation I had with Dax before we left:

Me: Dax today we are going to go to the Fair and we are going see lots of animals
Dax: snakes?
Me: well, probably not snakes but other animals
Dax: alligators?
Me: no
Dax: (thinks for a minute) dinosaurs?
Me: no, no dinosaurs but lots of other kinds of animals like...
Dax: (long exhale) lions?
Me: no, no lions but there will be...
Dax: (frustrated look) lizards?
Me: no, like cows and horses and pigs and lambs. We are going to have so much fun!!
Dax: (shoulder shrug)
Even though there were no dinosaurs or lions, we still had a good time and he couldn't get enough of the baby pigs

Wii Fit

2010-08-09T16:26:00.000-07:00

Dax is going through that lovely, "I do it" phase, so anything that anyone does he wants to do it too. We try to be patient with him and let him "do it" and sometimes he surprises us by being really good at random things... like yogaThe kid has mad balance and is really flexible

Wheres Dax??

2010-07-26T16:15:00.000-07:00

Moments With Aleena

2010-07-24T19:08:00.000-07:00

This face is classic! For awhile whenever anyone would say anything to her she would make this face at them. She is so above the baby talk.

Nice teeth (she has 4 now)

Stinky face

Been awhile..

2010-07-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

I know I am the worst blogger... well ok Taylors the worst but I'm right behind her, and Julia is right behind me so here is her baby too. Julia and Jaron came to visit, and we had so much fun! The boys even got matching pj's. This little guy is so cute and so sweet, and we really didn't want him to leave us

And here is little Leena all ready for church.

Because I haven't posted in awhile I have lots of cute pictures I promise I will post really really soon

Summer

2010-05-19T17:20:00.000-07:00

This girl can't wait to eat real food... Sun + pool + bagel = a good afternoon and a happy little girl :)

My Taylor and My Ali

2010-03-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

Shopping with Taylor when she was here a couple weeks ago.

We miss you

Knotts

2010-03-14T15:31:00.000-07:00

Last week Julia, Brett Jaron, and Taylor were all here and it was sooo much fun!! One day we went to Knotts Berry Farm and it was great!!

This pose look familiar to anyone??

Dax thought Knotts was great
Dax's favorite ride was this train, he went on it a few times with Jaxon and then took Grandpa on it and was laughing the whole time, it was so cute.

Taylor had a ball on the balloon ride, I think it was her favorite ride of the day ;)

When we first got there we went around camp snoopy and I was showing Dax all the little kid rides, and I would ask him if he wanted to go on them and he kept telling me, "no way".... eventually he warmed up and went on a few rides but was a little unsure about all of them before they started.

This car ride was actually the first ride he would go on, and was loving it at first but half way through kept yelling "get out, get out!" The cars were a little too fast for him I guess, oh well maybe next time.

The fam

Me and my happy little girl

All smiles all the time with this girl

Me and Aleena with my sister Julia and her baby Jaron. Jaron is 2 months younger than Ali and is such a cute little guy with the biggest dimples.

Julia and Jaron

I miss this face

Aleena's Blessing

2010-02-24T09:43:00.000-08:00

We absolutely love this girl, and are so blessed to have her in our family. Jaxon did such a good job giving his little girl a blessing, and of course I cried.

My Girl

2010-02-03T15:27:00.000-08:00

Does she look like her mama?

She has her mama's big mouth

I just love this little girl

Sunday Afternoon with a Camera

2010-01-24T15:56:00.000-08:00

Last Sunday was stake conference, which meant getting to go to church together, and no meetings afterwards.... which to me meant family picture time! Jaxon was less than thrilled (which is why he is only in one), but Dax was really into it and was great! Here are a few of my favorites...

This was the last picture taken, and judging by her face she was done.

Mmmmm Peaches.....

2009-12-26T22:43:00.000-08:00

Good Times

2009-11-25T12:53:00.000-08:00

Life with two kids is a challenge, but we are loving every minute of it :)

Taylor is here for Thanksgiving and it has been so great to see her. Ali likes her aunt Taylor too, can you tell??

While Taylor has been here she has been taking some pictures of the kids and doing mini photo shoots, here are just a few of the pictures she has taken.

Happy big brother

Little princess

Ali's First Time at Church

2009-11-16T16:16:00.001-08:00

On Sunday we took Ali to church for the first time, and I had a little bit of fun dressing her up. She looked so cute and was such a good girl, we might just do it again next week :)

and then there were 4.

2009-10-27T21:06:00.000-07:00

When I was first contracted to update the blog I wasn't sure I wanted the job. The comments from family in previous posts don't really reflect the aggression that is almost tangible in the repeated anonymous phone calls, and threats by mail to update the blog on a daily basis. You know who you are.

That in mind my goal is simply to keep posting pictures of the children until Cori starts blogging again.

One of the few moments with her eyes open.

Aunt Julia was a tremendous help the last week. We had a hard time letting her get back to taking care of Brett.

The hardest part was talking Aunt Julia into holding the baby.

Even though he has been amazing with Ali, in some ways I think Dax is having a hard time making the transition. If you look real close you can see the terror in his eyes as he realizes it just won't be the same anymore.

She's Here!

2009-10-16T11:09:00.001-07:00

So around 11:00pm last night Cori wakes me up and says, "I feel sick". After a brief but persistant inquiry she mentions that she had been having contractions and they were getting worse........So off to the hospital. We get there at midnight, they get her situated, in goes the epidural, and out comes a baby - after ONE, yes that is (1) push. Sign some papers, a couple pictures and the whole thing is over in two hours.

Anyway, little Aleena Jane McCloy was born at 2:02am at 7 lb, 3 oz, and 20 inches long. (Dax was 21 in and one pound heavier).

More pictures to come............

Zzzzz

2009-09-19T16:57:00.000-07:00

Aren't they so cute when they are sleeping, I can never resist a good nap picture.

I just love this kid.

Tay-Doo

2009-09-01T15:56:00.000-07:00

As everyone knows our Taylor has decided to grow up and go away to college :( Here are a few things we are going to miss about her... What a good sport she was playing with Dax, she would lay there very patiently while Dax would pile things on her head in playing some sort of game that he only knew the rules to (those are golf clubs on top of the pillows on top of Taylor's head)She wouldn't even budge as then Dax would try to climb under with her, even if he had to knee, kick or pull hair to do so

She was great in the pool with him, when Mommy was too tired to walk laps in the pool Taylor would happily splash around with him as long as he wanted

In most cases aunt Taylor was way more fun than Mommy ever could be

Thank you Tay-Doo for all the runnin runnin you would do with Dax and all the time you watched him and played with him. He could never forget you (don't worry) and will be very excited next time we get to see you!

Also, Dax got a hair cut. Before... (rockin the Cori Claire's rats nest)

And... After!! I love it it is so cute on him, but it makes him look a lot older :( My baby is growing up too fast

Angels Game

2009-08-11T09:04:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we got to go to Mormon Night at Angel's Stadium. It was so much fun!! I couldn't tell you much about the game... but it was fun none the less. Chris and Patti were able to come and go with us too, it was a great night :)

Our family
Hottie Taylor

Dax was so good at the game, my only complaint is that he took over my drink

I loved his little face in this picture

At least Dax watched some of the game

Dax was playing with Taylor in this one, she kept trying to take pictures of him and every time she went to take it he would dodge, so we got a lot of him moving and he thought he was so funny. He was laughing pretty hard in this one that we finally outsmarted him to get.

I think we have a baseball fan

We Are Back!!

2009-07-15T09:35:00.001-07:00

Hello Bloggers!! I know you are all amazed I am blogging. We went through a time when we didn't have a camera or Internet, and I am happy to announce that we now have both! I would really love to say that I will be a blogging maniac now... but that has never really been my style I know... but I will be blogging a lot more now I promise :) We are all alive and doing really well, and only like 14 weeks until we get to meet baby girl McCloy so we are very excited about that :)

I thought in order to buy me a little bit of time to take some cute pictures I would post a few of my most recent favorites of my little guy so you can see how much he has grown. And to those of you that have seen Julia's blog of him in the heels, yes his Daddy loves that he can rock a pair of heels, haha.

Pool Pics

2009-04-10T12:32:00.000-07:00

My Boys

2009-04-07T10:31:00.000-07:00

Dax loves playing the piano lately...

Taylor took these at the pier at sunset...

Fun In the Sun

2009-04-05T20:08:00.000-07:00

These are some pictures my sister Taylor took to document our fun-filled day of playing outside with the hose. Dax had a blast!

Taylor Got Into BYU For Fall 2009!!!

2009-02-15T19:21:00.000-08:00

My little sister is all growed up!!!

Just Like Dad

2009-01-10T16:15:00.000-08:00

Those of you that know Jaxon know that he loves the outdoors, and at any time of any day he would rather be outside in the fresh air than inside anywhere. I have noticed that this is a trait that Dax has as well. The other day I went over to my mom's house and when I tried to get Dax to go iside the house he lost it! He just wanted to be outside. So we walked around to the back yard and let him just run around and then he was happy. So, apparently he is not a fan of the staying inside during the winter and the rain... just like dad.

Grandma's Toy Box

2009-01-06T16:12:00.000-08:00

Grandma has a great basket full of all kinds of fun toys just for Dax... he really enjoys playing with it :)

Our Attempt At A Family Picture

2009-01-01T20:35:00.000-08:00

We were trying to get a good picture for Grandma Jalene for Christmas... here is all we came up with...

This is the actually the first one... amazingly he did kind of calm down...

but never actually cooperated

Pucker Up Baby!

2008-11-20T17:35:00.000-08:00

Dax's favorite funny face, I just love it!!

Funny

2008-11-10T15:26:00.000-08:00

Ok, this is an email forward that I got recently that I thought was just so funny so I wanted to share it with you all. So here it is...

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked upsomething off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. Why?' my daughter asked 'Because it's been on the ground, you don't know whereit's been, it's dirty, and probably has germs,' I replied. At this point, my daughter looked at me with total admirationand asked, 'Momma, how do you know all this stuff, you are so smart.' I was thinking quickly. 'All moms know this stuff. It's on the Mom Test. You have to know it, or they don't let you be a Mom. We walked along in silence for 2 or 3 minutes, but she was evidently pondering this new information. 'OH...I get it!' she beamed, 'So if you don't pass the Test you have to be the dad.' 'Exactly,'
I replied back with a big smile on my face.

Happy Halloween!!

2008-10-31T20:23:00.000-07:00

yawwwn!

Our little bat started off the night a bit more sluggish than usual, he was real tired real early. He was practically falling asleep in his dinner.

We took Dax trick or treating kind of, we went to like 2 houses where we knew the people, but other than that we just walked around the eighborhood. We decided it looked kinda silly for the 2 of us to carry our little bat to houses and ask for candy when he obviously had no idea what was going on. We had fun though.

At around 7 our little bat was done, he was falling asleep on the walk back to Grandma and Grandpa'a house, sweet little bat boy.

Sleepy Boy

2008-10-28T16:35:00.000-07:00

A little while ago we were at my parent's house and Dax had been fighting taking a nap all day, so we were just sitting there and he just tipped over asleep. He was deep asleep too, it was so funny and so cute! P.S. the reason I haven't posted in awhile is cause we don't have Internet at our apartment and I don't own a decent camera... but I am going to try and do better and just take pictures with my mom's when I can. Stick with me guys, don't give up on me yet!! :)

More Birthday Pictures

2008-10-28T16:23:00.000-07:00

Dax got so many awesome presents for his birthday, his toy collection doubled that day and he loved it!

For Dax's Birthday we got him his own little cake and stripped him down and let him have at it. He didn't know what to do at first but eventually got the idea and got all messy.

Lego Land for Dax's First Birthday

2008-10-02T11:21:00.000-07:00

My baby is 1!! I cannot believe how fast this year has gone. My baby isn't really a baby anymore and I'm kinda sad about it, or at least I would be if he wasn't getting more and more fun everyday. His birthday was on Saturday and on Friday we went to Lego land. It was extra special because Dax got to have both sets of Grandparents here (well kinda, my dad was gone until Saturday afternoon). So, here are some pictures that Grandma Jalene took for me at Lego land. It was so much fun, and it was so special to have so much family there to celebrate. Thanks again for coming Grandma and Grandpa and making our celebration even better!

Me, Jaxon, Dax, Mike and Jalene in front of Lego land.

Me, Dax, Mom and Taylor ready to go into Lego land.

Birthday boy inside Lego lion.

It was pretty hot day, and there were tons of water things to play with, and Dax LOVES water. So here we are playing with some water guns.

Dax just loved Grandpa Pope. Mike was so great, he carried Dax around practically the whole time, and waited with him while he slept so the rest of us could go on some of the bigger rides. We love you Grandpa!!

We went on this fairy tale boat ride that had all these characters made of Lego's through the whole thing, it was pretty cute.

Mom and Taylor on the boat ride

Taylor and her new Lego boyfriend. This italian dude was complete with Lego chest hair.. he was so funny looking

Our little family in front of mini town. It was soo cool they have all these towns make of legos, like there was Las Vegas, and Washington D.C. and New York and a ton more. They had so much detail and were so cute, it was one of our favorite parts.

Mummy Taylor, it was in this like maze thing that was pretty cute, we all turned a corner and there was mummy taylor... she so much fun

Mom and Taylor

Lookin down the well

Yes We Are Still Alive :)

2008-09-11T18:13:00.000-07:00

Lake Powell

2008-08-13T12:04:00.000-07:00

Ok, so we went to Lake Powell with all the McCloys like forever ago and I know I am super lame fr just now posting the pictures. We have been pretty busy here with visitors and moving out of my parent's house and well... life. Lake Powell was so much fun!! The McCloys are some of the funnest people and we only wish we could see everyone more. I didn't take a ton of pictures because I was so busy having fun. Thanks to everyone there for being so much fun, we love you all!!

Sleepy little boy.

Dax sleeping in the cubby hole.

A sleepy Dax fell asleep on Daddy in the water... it was soooo cute!!

Cousin Jaron.

The house boat.

Boy of Many Faces

2008-07-18T20:56:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't look at my cousin Erin's blog I wanted to share what she captured when she was here. Dax is has many expressions and she got them all. Thanks Ernie these are classic Dax.

Sup

2008-06-25T15:38:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I know I haven't blogged in awhile so let me tell you all why. Well, first I had a cold that totally kicked my butt, it was like 2 weeks of feeling really crappy. Then, Dax got a stuffy nose and then a cough, all while he was teething so he was miserable to say the least. But that darn tooth finally broke through!!! 8 and a half months and we finally have a tooth! I think the second one is going to break through here soon. I am trying to get a picture of it but... yeah an 8 month old that wont listen to instructions, hmmmm. Also, mom and dad were gone so I was babysitting granny... (I'll leave it at that :) Dax is a maniac now, he is always on the move and isn't really into napping much anymore, so I am pretty much chasing him all day... it's so much fun! Monday we head to lake Powell with the McCloy's for about a week and we couldn't be more excited! So stay tuned for teeth pictures!

More Dax

2008-05-30T09:07:00.000-07:00

Sweet boy, I just love him!

I cant pull out the camera without him crawling up on me and trying to grab it.

The boy is always on the move and moves so fast... and is loving his new found freedom and giggles so hard when you have to chase after him.

Dax's newest trick is that he pulls himself up... but it doesn't end there. He will pull himself up, sit himself down, pull himself up, sit himself down over and over and over again... hes getting some good practice. Or he will pull himself up and let go and try to walk to you, and fall on his face... yeah hes fearless.

These are a few of his favorite things..

2008-05-20T14:20:00.000-07:00

Fallin asleep in daddy's arms

Playin and lovin on mommy

Sleepin

Suckin on his toes

Lovin on daddy

In the tub

Prunes

2008-05-17T17:59:00.000-07:00

Dax is such a good eater. He will eat anything and everything he can, and as much as he can get. We have to feed him his baby food during dinner these days otherwise he is doing all he can to get the real food... and he is a hand full these days. I love feeding him all the different foods and seeing his reactions after the first bites. Some flavors make him gag, but he goes in for another bite anyways... its hilarious! In these pictures hes eating prunes, and downed the whole jar even though he doesn't look too into it. He is my favorite!

Jax and Dax

2008-05-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

Mother's Day pictures for Grandma Jalene... aren't my boys cute! Dax was super happy that Daddy was home from work.

pictures

2008-05-07T10:50:00.000-07:00

2008-04-14T16:16:00.003-07:00

I know I haven't been a good blogger in awhile, so let me catch you all up on what we have been up to. Me and Jaxon have wanted to really do all the things that there are to do while we are in California since there were a lot of things in Utah that we wanted to do and never did. So this last month we went to the Queen Mary and walked around, it was pretty fun. It was a little more run-down than I remembered but still fun. We went on this haunted tour that was pretty cool, but super loud so Dax was wide eyed the entire time. Taylor on the other hand was a little freaked out and we had to physically drag her on the tour. For all of you that know her know that she is kinda a wuss when it comes to anything scary or haunted. Needless to say Dax handled that tour a little better than Taylor. Yes I did take pictures while we were there... but I have no idea what happened to them... so if I find them I will share them with you all.

Next we went to Universal Studios, I have lived here all my live practically and had never been there before and Utah boy Jaxon had, so he was showing us around. That was super fun! We went on the back stage tour and on a bunch of rides and it was way fun. I did get pictures there too, but blogger wont let me post them right now... so stay tuned.

Also we went to Utah and went snowboarding! All I can say is super fun! Grandma Jalene Grandpa Pope and aunt Kim where nice enough to tag team Dax while me and Jax snuck away for the day. We had so much fun seeing everyone and were exhausted by the time it was over. Dax was such a trooper during the drive, I couldn't have asked for him to be any better!

And this last Saturday we went to the beach. It was so so nice. It was a perfect beach day. Dax even took a nap in the shade with one foot in the sand, it was cute. I even went into the water, it was so cold my bones hurt but I'm glad I did it.

Anyways that's what we have been up to here, stay tuned for pictures!!

Fun Julio!

2008-04-10T18:46:00.000-07:00

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So Fun!

2008-03-12T17:11:00.000-07:00

Dax is such a fun little guy, I am absolutely loving being his Mommy. Every little thing he does is so cute to me, and I am just loving life right now. Dax is rolling over like a pro these days. He started rolling over a couple months ago but wouldn't very often.. but now hes a champ and rolling like crazy.
I may be a little bias but I think hes a genius! haha

Also, hes so close to sitting up by himself. I'm sure if we put him down more he would have that down... but too many people here wanting to love on him all the time.

Bad Bad Blogger

2008-03-09T15:04:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I have been the worst blogger lately I know. So let me fill ya in on what I have been doing. Last month me and Dax got to go to Oregon and visit Julia and Brett. We had so so much fun! Julia is the best little hostess ever! She cooked like crazy, watched Dax practically every second I was there, took me shopping... I could go on and on. Anyone need a great relaxing and fun vacation I recommend Salem and motel Julio. Julia showed me all around town and I totally fell in love, Salem is such a cute little town. Dax loved them both.Dax with Uncle Brett.
Dax showing Julia how flexible he is, at one point he was even sucking on his heel!

We even went to the ski resort there and saw Emily and Nyle and the kids... and as you know Brett dressed up :)

Julia with baby blueberry head.

Julia got Dax laughing so hard... it was super cute.

Syd with Dax, the only Head I got a picture of...

Sorry I'm no Beth, those are the only pictures I got on my trip :)

ABC... You Know Me

2008-03-05T17:59:00.000-08:00

A - Attached or Single: Attached... usually at the hip to Dax
B - Best Friend: Jaxon
C - Cake or Pie: hmmm this is a tough one, but I'll say cake
D - Day of Choice: I would have to say Saturday, cause me and Dax get to go play with Jaxon all day
E - Essential Item: right now all that comes to mind are diapers (for Dax not myself)
F - Favorite Color: RED!
G - Gummi Bears or Worms: totally bears
H - Hometown: San Clemente, California baby
I -Indulgence(s): six dollar burgers at Carls, chocolate... actually these days I eat anything and everything :)
K - Kids: yes
L - Life is Incomplete Without: my boys... and chocolate
M - Marriage Date: August 19, 2005
N - Number of Siblings: Julio and Tay
Oranges or Apples: Apples, covered in caramel
Q - Quote(s): "Small world isn't is... It is, it really really is" - Simpsons - Principle Skinner
R - Reason to Smile: Life is just good :)
S - Season: Summer
T - Tag Seven: no thank you
U - Unknown Fact About Me: ummm I'm actually an amazing opera singer
V - Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Me love meat!!
W - Worst Habit: Taylor says teasing my sister, and my mom says teasing my mom... hmmm think they are hinting something?
X - X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds
Y - Your Favorite Food: Italian, and chocolate
Z - Zodiac: Capricorn

More Dax Pictures

2008-02-05T11:19:00.000-08:00

It is getting harder and harder to get cute pictures of Dax. He is Mr. Personality and is always smiling... but hes also moving... so I have a ton of pictures where hes smiling but its all blury :(

So, lately the only cute pictures I am able to get are of him sleeping... which he is doing less and less of. Also, we have both been sick... and no one wants to see that. Snot bubbles aren't even cute to a mom.

Nap Time

2008-01-24T15:49:00.000-08:00

Lately Dax has been wanting to be naked all the time cause he is such a sweaty boy... so today he got half way there for his nap... and couldn't have been happier when he woke up... he was just smiling and laughing for the longest time it was so cute!
Nice big grin!

Camo Baby

2008-01-06T19:56:00.000-08:00

Dax and his cute camo outfit, dontcha love the atching vans!

Sleeping on Daddy

Arent my boys cute!

I think Dax looks so old in this picture! How sad hes growing up so fast!

Blessing Day

2007-12-03T11:14:00.001-08:00

Shots :(

2007-11-29T17:14:00.000-08:00

Today Dax went to the doctors for his 2 month check up and shots... the poor little guy got 2 shots in each leg... and boy did he cry, it broke my heart :( He was a trooper though and had a long nap after and has been smiling and talking all afternoon... I think I took a longer time getting over the shots than he did. Dax is up to 13 pounds and is 25 and 1/4 inches long. He is in the 75th percentile for weight and way above the curve for height... hes gonna be a tall guy... at least he is growing into his big feet.

Oh and I just thought this picture was cute and funny, he was dressed up for a video for the ward Christmas party a couple weeks ago.

What I Wake Up To...

2007-11-17T13:25:00.000-08:00

In the early mornings I'm usually up feeding Dax when it's time for Jax to get up for work... I'm usually not ready to be up at that point so I just put Dax in Jaxon's spot and fall back to sleep. When I do finally wake up for the day this is the first thing I see laying next to me... and I love it!

Good Times

2007-11-10T23:18:00.000-08:00

On Halloween for fun Jaxon worked on this model engine thingy, and Mom and Chris put Dax's new swing together... that was very entertaining. Chris was reading the directions to my mom and then she would do what the directions said to do... well at one point we thought the swing was ruined cause she put a bar in the wrong way and couldn't get it out. Luckily Jax was there to bail her out... it was hilarious and a good time. So how many Harline's does it take to put a swing together?? Oh and as pictures were being taken Chris mentioned that he didn't want this online or on any blog... oops sorry :)

Dax seems to be enjoying himself though doesn't he... Thanks Chris and Grandma

Picture from when Beth was here that I never posted

Derek was here a couple weeks ago and looked really good... and was a natural holding a baby, hes gonna make such a good Daddy someday.

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-01T14:32:00.000-07:00

My punkin was a pumpkin... thanks aunt Julia!

I'm it!!

2007-10-29T16:47:00.000-07:00

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:
1 - Just starting to go to young womens
2 - Trying to act older than I really was
3 - Rockin braces
4 - "Going out" with my first boyfriend
5 - Trying to figure out how to dump my first boyfriend for his friend, my second boyfriend

5 Things on my To-Do List Today:
1 - Take Dax to the doctors for his one month check up
2 - Laundry
3 - Feed Grandma lunch
4 - Clean my room
5 - Nurse Dax

5 Songs I know the Lyrics To:
1 - Any and all Tim McGraw song
2 - "Cowboy Take Me Away" from the Dixie Chicks
3 - "Say I Yi Yi" by the Ying Yang Twins - Freshman year in Utah what can I say?
4 - "Almost Over" by Limp Bizkit - Thanks to Jax
5 - Most songs playing on the radio

5 Things I Would Do if I Had One Million Dollars:
1 - Move out of my parents guest room!!
2 - Feel better about Jax doing stuff to my Jeep
3 - Finally go on a real honeymoon
4 - Pay off Jaxon's student loans
5 - Burke Williams spa days!!

5 Things I Will Never Wear Again:
1 - A bikini due to massive amounts of stretch marks, compliments of Dax
2 - Mini skirts
3 - Red snake skin pants
4 - Strapless anything
5 - Short shorts

5 Favorite Toys:
1 - Dax
2 - Jaxon ;)
3 - Work out videos, I'm such a nerd and feel ridiculous doing them, but I love em
4 - My bike
5 - My Jeep

5 People I'm Tagging:
1 - Julia
2 - Emily
3 - Cassie
4 - Shawna
5 - Grandma Jalene

2007-10-23T13:15:00.000-07:00

So during the day Grandma Lori gets bored and wants to pose Dax and take pictures... so to show how small he is we put him on the bear. He is so much fun, I am loving this whole Mommy thing.He didn't even flinch when we moved him, hes so good.

Smile

2007-10-17T18:01:00.000-07:00

Baby Dax

2007-10-09T11:36:00.000-07:00

So I haven't been a very good blogger lately I know... but I just can't put him down. Dax is such a good baby.. he sleeps practically all through the night, I wake up and feed him once and hes good the rest of the night. Hes so sweet too, I'm in love!

Dax had his first bath a while ago.. and didn't really enjoy it too much... until he was wraped up in the super cute towelaunt Julia gave him.

Dax Is Here... Finally!!

2007-10-02T13:35:00.000-07:00

Thursday little Dax Grant McCloy finally decided to come... after 4 hours at the hospital, 20 minutes and a complete total of 6 pushes... at least that part of the pregnancy part was fairly easy. Taylor made us a welcome home sign, cute huh.

Our little family :)

Right after he was born on the scale... 8 lbs. 8 oz.

Great Day, Great Husband

2007-09-13T17:25:00.000-07:00

I have a great husband. For our anniversary Jaxon got me a "mommy to be" massage at a spa and yesterday I cashed it in. It was 60 minutes of pure relaxation. It was the first time that I didn't feel pregnant since this whole thing started. It was amazing!! I was in a happy daze all day long and all the aches and pains that I have been experiencing due to this pregnancy went away for a day. Every pregnant woman should be able to experience it. I love my husband!

Taylor Made a Funny

2007-09-06T17:26:00.000-07:00

So last night we (Mom, Dad, Me, Jaxon and Taylor) were watching t.v. and Dad had the movie The Dirty Dozen on. Dad and Jaxon were discussing who the actors were in the movie and what not, and one of them points out that one of the actors is Telly Savalas. Taylor looks a little pensive and says, "I thought that was a wax."

Oh, and on a separate un-related note.... I went to the doctors today and I am now dilated to a 2 and half and I am to term now so she said it could happen at any time. So excited!

4 Weeks To Go!

2007-08-31T15:53:00.000-07:00

I went to the doctors today and the little guy dropped, and I have started to dilate!! She said I am ahead of most women this far along so that's awesome! He just may come early after all... yeah baby!! Oh and by the way Tuesday I only have 3 weeks to go.
I dunno why it looks like we are both crying, but we weren't and I thought it was kinda a cute picture.

Sweet Stories

2007-08-28T09:10:00.000-07:00

Author and lecturer, Leo Buscaglia, once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the child with a good heart and the most caring. The winner was:

A four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."

Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted. A little girl said, "I know all about adoption, I was adopted." "What does it mean to be adopted?", asked another child."It means", said the girl, "that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy!"

A four-year-old was at the pediatrician's office for a check up. As the doctor looked in her ears with an otoscope, he asked, "Do you think I'll find Big Bird in here?" The little girl stayed silent. Next, the doctor took a tongue depressor and looked down her throat. He asked, "Do you think I'll find the Cookie Monster down there?" Again, the little girl was silent. Then the doctor put a stethoscope to her chest. As he listened to her heart beat, he asked, "Do you think I'll hear Barney in there?" "Oh, no!", the little girl replied, "Jesus is in my heart... Barney's on my underpants."

On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was. "We're behind 14 to nothing," he answered with a smile. "Really," I said. "I have to say you don't look very discouraged." "Discouraged?", the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face... "Why should we be discouraged? We haven't been up to bat yet."

Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. "Guess what, Mom," he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me....."I've been chosen to clap and cheer."

An eye witness account from New York City, on a cold day in December, some years ago: A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the young boy and said, "My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window!" "I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes," was the boy's reply. The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel. By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, "No doubt, you will be more comfortable now." As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her . "Are you God's wife?"

Warner's at the Beach

2007-07-28T16:43:00.000-07:00

So this week Beth Gracie Paige and Kyle were all here and we had a blast on Thursday at the beach and then the pool, and then going out to Mexican food. Here are some cute pictures from the beach... notice Beth is in them, that's the only reason they aren't already posted on her blog. So here is Taylor enjoying the sun.Check out how hot Beth looks! I have to say that her bod is impressive... and since she would never post a picture of herself in a bathing suit.. let me brag for her.
Beth and the girls watching Kyle frolic in the water

Cute little Warner family

Gracie was so good, she played by herself down by the water the whole time.. so all we had was a cute little bum shot

Cheeseburger!

At the end of the beach trip Paige and Kyle were taking a little rest and it was so cute... Kyle caught me taking a picture though and I don't think he was to fond of the idea.

Ocean Festival

2007-07-24T10:56:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, before Church, we went down to the beach for the Ocean Festival.. I hadn't been for many years and we had a great time.There were tents and vendors set up everywhere, all up and down the beach.
Awesome view from the pier

Pretty beach

The pier

There were a bunch of these old timer cars parked on the pier.. this one was one of our favorites.

Whoa big girl!!

We watched a body boarding contest from the pier for awhile and it was pretty cool... there is a guy in this picture but you can't really see him.

And the biggest reason we went down was to see the sand castle building competition. There were a bunch of teams building these awesome castles... and Jaxon was busy taking notes on techniques... apparently a spray water bottle is key!

This castle was pretty awesome, it was small but had a ton of detail.

I was exhausted after walking up and down the beach and the pier... carrying all this extra weight really gets the feet and legs. It was really good morning though and we had a blast.

Newport Beach Temple

2007-07-20T15:29:00.001-07:00

Last Friday night we went to the Newport Beach Temple to do sealings... it was great I had never done them before.Like my new dress? I got it at a big girl store... really stretchy...

and how hot is Jaxon all dressed up... really hot I know.

It's a really pretty temple inside.

And on a completely different unrelated note, we went to the movies Saturday night and I obviously had to use the restroom there..... so I go into a stall and go to close the door behind me and, well the door doesn't clear my belly. It was a sad and funny moment at the same time when I had to lean way over the toilet in order to close the door.

Another Fun Beach Day

2007-07-16T10:34:00.000-07:00

It was really pretty cause there was a ton of sail boats out there in the water.
Our little set up... Jaxon ummm being buried.

Mom and Jaxon were having a drip castle contest, both claimed to be masters at the drip castle... it was pretty funny. Jaxon brings out the kid in everyone.

I got to bury Jaxon... but he kept breathing and cracking his chest.

Jaxon's boobies...

and umm yeah ya know ;)

A Day At The Beach

2007-07-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

Taylor being shy
Jaxon's sand castle.. it was a lot more impressive than this picture shows.

Strike a pose... yeah baby!

Grandpa's Birthday

2007-07-09T09:42:00.000-07:00

On Saturday was Grandpa's Birthday as I am sure most of you remembered, a few weeks ago we went and visited his grave site and checked out the newly placed head stone. It's perfect isn't it with the tennis rackets. It is also a lot bigger than any of the other headstones around.We got some pretty flowers too.
Me and Taylor sitting under the big tree right above Grandpa's headstone.

The view.

A Couple Of Funny Pictures

2007-07-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

I ran across these 2 funny pictures and thought I should share since they gave me a little giggle... sorry mom and Cass.

28 Weeks

2007-07-05T09:42:00.000-07:00

Tagged...

2007-07-02T09:54:00.000-07:00

So I have had a few things on my mind and going on so that's why I haven't posted in a little while... then I get tagged... well Cassie here ya go love:

Jobs I've held...
1. Manager of a smoothie shop
2. Party planner at a kids play place
3. CNA at a nursing home
4. Receptionist at an auto repair shop

Movies I can watch over and over again....
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. The Notebook
3. She's the Man
4. Ever After

Places I have lived...
1. Harbor City California
2. San Clemente California
3. Provo Utah
4. Logan Utah

Shows I enjoy....
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. America's Next Top Model
3. What I Like About You (An old show that they play in the afternoons and I discovered when I got pregnant)
4. The Simpson's (only the older ones, and only with Jaxon... they are only funny when he is there cause he laughs so hard)

Places I've been on vacation
1. Kamas Utah (to camp.. there is nothing else to do there)
2. Arizona
3. Bear Lake Utah
4. Lake Powell
5. Palm Springs
6. Austin Texas
7. Seattle Washington
8. Moab Utah
9. Washington D.C.

Favorite Food
1. Spaghetti (no meatballs)
2. Cafe Rio's pork salad, hold the dressing (before I got prego. and couldn't stand the BBQ smell)
3. Hamburger Steaks (how Grandpa used to make them with the taster)
4. Anything involving chocolate

Websites I visit....
1. Blogs
2. Yahoo
3. Utah Power and Light Credit Union
4. Cingular (to pay the bills)

Places I'd Rather be right now
1. Anywhere with Jaxon
2. At the hospital having this kid
3. At the beach with the sun out
4. Anywhere exotic

Jaxon's Toys

2007-06-22T11:14:00.000-07:00

I think someone is ready for the beach now

Jaxon's Birthday

2007-06-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Jaxon's Birthday was May 26th and I never posted.. we didn't do a whole lot just went to a movie and dinner and Maggie made him an awesome cake.
It was complete with Reese's peanut butter cups posing as dirt... sooo good!

The Hammock Works!!

2007-06-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

See! Don't let my mom kid you, she is a closet fan of the "redneck" hammock... looks like shes enjoying herself to me.
I though using a golf club to push off of the railing to keep herself swinging was a nice touch.

Disneyland Trip

2007-06-12T15:17:00.000-07:00

So here are a few pictures from before our fabulous weekend that I didn't get a chance to blog before. We all went to Taylor's favorite place... yep you all guessed it Disneyland!

Jaxon asked "Does this haircut make my face look fat?"

Waiting in line for one of the 2 rides I actually got to go on, Soaring Over California... Mom and Jaxon weren't too happy with the line and were being dorks.

Awww cute thats more like it!

A Special Moment

2007-06-06T08:53:00.001-07:00

The other night me and Jaxon were watching tv, and this new show The Ex Wives Club came on. This one woman was telling her sob story about how she married the man of her dreams, and how everything was perfect until she got this disease and gained a ton of weight really fast and her husband left her because she got so fat...

I lean my head on Jaxon's shoulder look up at him and bat my eyes and ask, "If I got fat you would still love me, right?"

Jaxon looks down at me with a smile, kisses me on the forehead and lovingly says, "Sweetie you are fat, and I do still love you."

I had to ask.

Hammock?

2007-06-04T14:40:00.000-07:00

When we moved in one of the first things we thought the place needed was a hammock on the balcony. So me and Jax decided to redneck up the place with the multi-colored El Salvador hammock. Here was the first attempt... yes he is sitting on the ground. I wasn't too satisfied with this being the end result so I made him tighten things up a bit.

Hmmmm... I'm thinking the tie downs we got at the swap meet weren't quite heavy duty enough.

He ripped right though them... they did claim to hold 400 pounds each... he used 2 so either hes over 800 pounds or the $1 tie down wasn't as strong as it claimed to be. He may be gaining sympathy weight but... that's ridiculous! Poor Jaxon.

Jaxon wasn't too happy about his first attempt failure.. can't you just see his cute little engineer wheels turning trying to come up with his next big idea... stay tuned!

Boys...

2007-05-28T13:06:00.000-07:00

Before we moved to California I went with all the McCloy girls on a girls weekend to Park City. It was super fun, and two of us were pregnant during the weekend so they planned baby showers for two of the nights. I got a bunch of fun stuff and couldn't wait to show Jaxon when i gt home. Jaxon couldn't care less about all the baby stuff.. granted we didn't know we were having a boy yet, but still he couldn't be more unimpressed with baby stuff. He yawned through the tiny clothes and the baby seats and the blankets and all the rest until I got to the toys.. then he perked right up. He didn't even hesitate to open the box and start seeing what they could all do. It was so funny.. he sat there forever playing with this worm and figuring out how it works... hes never going to grow up.

Then cousin Jaron came over and asked how the baby shower was and the same thing... once the toys caught his eye he was no longer paying attention to the cute little outfits and stuff and goodies that I got. I don't know why I expected more out of these two.. but its really nice now to have some more girls around to ooh and aww over the baby stuff that I get.

Been Busy...

2007-05-24T09:37:00.001-07:00

Ok, I know I haven't posted in awhile and let me show you all why... here is our lovely penske truck that we loaded up and Jaxon got to drive from Utah. What a trooper, he sent me on a plane and drove by himself... he was the first to admit he didnt want me with him since I get car sick real easy these pregnant days.. and he has seen me throw up in the car one too many times.

Then, we had to unload a bunch of it at the house and then... I had to find a place for it all. Even though we got here a couple weeks ago... this pile still isn't all the way organized and put away. This was Mom and Dad's dinning room until we took it over. I think it was at this point that they started to regret their offer to let us move in.

Oh yeah, and we also sold Eva (Jaxon's jeep). So feast your eyes on my last jeep post for awhile. Jaxon isn't to happy about driving my ford focus to work these days.. not cause its a focus but because of the tinker bell sticker in the back window.. the "but but but I'm the princess" license plate holder... and the Hawaiian flower seat covers. The poor man gets checked out while hes driving around town and not the kind that a guy likes. Farewell Eva!!

IT'S A BOY!!!

2007-05-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

Ok Beth... I have been a little busy!!! 5 Months Pregnant.. with a BOY!!! Jaxon is so super excited I can't even tell you all. He wasn't too into the whole pregnancy thing until now... now, "hes going to be a father.. not just a parent." He was also very proud at the fact that the doctor said that there is no doubt abut this one, it's definetly a boy... he threw his arms into the air and yelled "YEAH!!"

Also... Jaxon Graduated!!!

2007-04-23T13:26:00.000-07:00

YEAH!!

2007-04-11T11:05:00.000-07:00

Jax got the job in Irvine that he interviewed for a few weeks ago! This is such a relief since no other engineering companies would return Jaxon's calls... yeah!! Everything is working itself out and reaffirming that we are supposed to be in California. Mama here we come!

4 Months!!

2007-04-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

California...

2007-04-01T18:33:00.000-07:00

So we have finally made the final decision on where we are going to live. After many a prayer and a Temple trip (for Jax.. I was home throwing up) we know that we are supposed to be in California. We are super excited and a bit nervous... the catch is we don't have a job lined up there yet. Cassie I know you feel me on this issue. Jax has interviewed with a company there that we are hopeful about... but they wont know for a little while if they need another engineer or not. We are confident that one of the companies Jax has talked to will offer a job.. but we may not know until we are there and that's a little scary. I am excited to be by my mom especially when I have the baby, I know I am going to need her a ton. So, we are going to stay with my mom and dad for a little bit until we can find a place that wont cost our first born to rent. I cant wait to put my maternity bathing suit to use!

Oh and to catch up on the pregnancy... the magic pills really help with the nausea... but they cause constipation... so I'm not sure whats better. Also, I had taken a couple weeks off work to get over the throwing up and the cold and to go to the doctors and to interview in California... everyone at work seemed ok with it, and acted like no problem. Well, without a single word to me about it I got replaced. So I still haven't talked to my boss, I found out cause I called in the day I was supposed to go back and the new guy answered the phone and my boss wouldn't come to phone, nice huh. So, I get a month off before we move to pack everything up.

Catch Up

2007-03-21T10:04:00.000-07:00

Hello again! So, i have been real bad at keeping up with this whole blog thing... but let me explain why. I have been way super sick for the past couple weeks. I went almost 2 days without being able to keep anything down, food liquids anything. This came on while we were visiting my in-laws so we had to drive 2 hours to get home when I was at my sickest (cars and me pregnant don't mix). The doctors were obviously worried about dehydration... so I got to give myself routine suppositories since I couldn't keep any pill down... thats all I'm going to say about those. Also, I was told to sip a cap full of gatorade every 10 minutes. Once I got the suppositories I only threw up a couple more times.. but it stopped the throw up. While I was sick and throwing up, I got a cold sore thraot stuffy nose and the whole works. I think I just suck at being pregnant. So, for the past 2 weeks I havent... worked, or pretty much left the couch. I am now almost done with the cold though and havent thrown up in a couple days. However... I have been on the verge on throwing up all day everyday pretty much since I got pregnant. I went to the docotrs yesterday and got an amazing little pill to take every 8 hours, I started taking it last night and... it was the first time I havent cried in months!! This pill is a wond drug and makes me feel just wonderful. So, I am back and no longer feel like death. I am now13 weeks along and we had our first ultrasound yesterday so I will post the picture once i figure out how to do it on our laptop since out desk top doesnt like the internet anymore.

Oregon?

2007-02-28T10:12:00.000-08:00

Another company just called Jaxon to set up an interview, this company is in Oregon. They didn't tell him the city just that it's central Oregon on the coast.. so that could be fun! He interviews next week and it surprisingly excited about... so who knows where we are going to end up.

Park City

2007-02-26T10:26:00.000-08:00

So, we think we know where we are going to be moving to.. Park City! There is an Engineering Company there that Jax took a tour of and loved! They haven't started hiring yet but told him that if he need to know to call and they would arrange something, so basically un-officially offered him a job. If they do offer him the job that's where we are going to be going come May, and we are so excited about it! He has also gotten offers in Ogden, and Las Vegas.. but none as cool as the job in Park City. They have good shopping there so I'm excited.

Also, I think I am over the worst of the sick part of the pregnancy thing. I had about 3 bad weeks where I thought I was dying.. but I'm good now. We are at 2 and a half months almost done with the first trimester and go to the doctor for the first time in a couple weeks. I think I have gained like 15 pounds since that last picture you all will be happy to know, but our internet at home isn't working right now so I can't post a picture. I'm doin this at work.. (the boss isn't here today).

8 Weeks... And The First Time Loosing It

2007-02-15T09:35:00.000-08:00

Here is my first belly picture.. I know there isn't really much to look at yet but we all know there will be. I was actually feeling good on Saturday when we took this picture. You cant really tell in this picture cause I'm wearing a sports bra.. but my boobs are huge!! (well big for me.. and Beth) I have been feeling pretty good lately, I had like 2 weeks where I was just miserable and so pathetic, but I have been feeling better... until yesterday. The one thing that sets me off if I just think about it is BBQ sauce. Yesterday my boss got himself a BBQ beef sandwich that is the absolutely strongest smell I have ever smelt in my life. He decided to eat it right in front of me. I was doing so good, I was breathing through my mouth so I couldn't really smell it and just wasn't looking at him. Well... it didn't work. I held it in while at my desk, but so so close to loosing it all over everything. The first thing that popped into my head...The toilet is disgusting, I wont even sit directly on the toilet, so there was no way I was going to put my face in it... so what did I do? I ran out the front door and threw up in the flower beds right outside the door... not once... not twice but three times. It was awful! The smell was still hovering in my office so, I had to sit at my desk freezing while I aired out my office to free myself from the BBQ stink. To make things worse, Jaxon had just dropped me off at work and took my car to class.. so I couldn't even leave, or call Jaxon to come and pick me up. Oh it was a miserable day of work. I have to admit that when I lost it in the flowers all I could do was laugh and be thankful that no customers were just one their way in, cause I just barely made it out the door, if there would have been a road block it would have been so bad!

Good Times

2007-02-06T15:39:00.000-08:00

So, this was awhile ago... but I never got around to posting it.. and there isn't much else going on in my life right now. I went to lunch with a bunch of girls I worked with at the nursing home. It was a lot of fun, these are some awesome girls and I totally miss them. From the left its: Alisha, Amy, Jacci, Me and Shawna. We got together as a reunion and to say goodbye to Jacci who was leaving soon on her mission to Kentucky. I have never really had that many girl friends, I always thought boys were so much easier to get along with.. but these girls are awesome and we had so much fun working together. If it wasn't for them.. the nursing home would have been a lot harder and I don't think any of us would have lasted as long as we did. These girls would get me cracking up while I was cleaning up poop.. and made work so much fun.

Like this one time, I get back from my break and Shawna comes running down the hall in a panic yelling that she needs my help now! Well, one of our big old ladies was bleeding out of her colostomy bag and all around it.. we had to clean her up and prep her for the paramedics that where on there way. The blood wasn't all blood and smelled so horrible and it was all over her, her bed, the floor nest to her bed and she was all worked up and fighting us every step of the way to clean her up. Oh she was an evil lady when she wanted to be, so one of us had to hold her down while the other tried to clean up and stop the bleeding. We got laughing so hard that we almost wet ourselves.

Or the time that me and Jacci had to pick up this 6 foot 300 point guy off the floor when he was covered in poop and trying to either hit us or feel us up.. without getting the poop on us. Oh that was a rough way to start the day... but we did it and laughed and cracked jokes the entire time.. we got the resident laughing too long enough to distract him and get him on the toilet... it sucked when you couldn't get him on the toilet soon enough on suppository day.. or when the nock shift "forgot" to mention it.

There were some horrible times at that place thats for sure.. but also so many fun ones that still make me laugh.

Being Pregnant

2007-01-30T16:15:00.000-08:00

Ok guys I'm back. So, I haven't blogged in a while cause I have been dealing with all of the "joys" of pregnancy. Ok so I don't work very much, I work from 10-4 everyday... and all I do is sit at a desk and talk to people that come in and on the phones and so on, and I come home everyday just exhausted! I come home and crash, Jaxon even makes me dinner cause I don't have the energy. So I hate to say it but blogging hasn't exactly been first on my list of things to do... sorry. Don't get me wrong I am so happy and excited to be pregnant.. but it totally does change your daily life. This week has also been horrible with the nauseous feeling.. I didn't go to work yesterday cause I was feeling so horrible and was just bawling cause I felt so bad. Nothing ever sounds good to eat and I have to force myself to eat every few hours. When then when something finally does sound good, well it stops sounding good about half way through eating it and it makes me sick to look at it.. so Jaxon has been getting a lot of half eatin meals lately. Jaxon just laughs at me when I ask him if he wants the rest of something with just a disgusted look on my face, luckily he cleans up what I leave and then some. My stomach is so sensitive... I'm only 6 weeks pregnant and today I had to get maternity garments. The spandex ones that I wear aren't like too small.. but they apply just too much pressure that makes it worse... what woman is wearing maternity clothes after only 6 weeks!! That's just pathetic I'm afraid... but they are very nice. Up until this last week I wasn't really feeling sick at all, I was all whats the big deal... ummm yeah im a panzy and it sucks! Don;t even get me started on the smells that turn my stomach.. or how many times i have to get up to go to the bathroom each night... I know that all of you that have kids can feel my pain, and your probably laughing at me.. but I'm strugglin, haha. Anyways, I am so excited to be pregnant and I can't wait for the next steps. I will try to be better at keeping up with this too.. just work with me. Love you all!

My Weekend...

2007-01-16T22:00:00.000-08:00

So we had a great weekend. We went to Bear Lake Friday night and stayed through Sunday morning at this way nice condo.. and the best part was it was free! The free part is very important for us poor college students. Jaxon's boss has a time share in this condo and lets us go and stay there all the time for nothin! My sweet husband set it all up and surprised me Friday by getting me out of Logan. We hot tubed and swam in the pool, and ate a bunch of junk and vegged out Friday night. Saturday we went snowboarding at Beaver and had a blast! I am not so good at snowboarding yet.. my main goal this trip was to not get taken out by the lift (yes that actually happened last time and they had to shut it down and help pick me up.. way embarrassing). I was fine getting on the lifts this time, but this time getting off was a struggle. The first run I totally ate it getting off the lift and tripped Jaxon and smacked my knee so hard I couldn't bend it for a little while, I was actually crying at the top of the mountain. The actual snowboarding down the mountain isn't the hard part... I think I only didn't fall getting off the lift once the whole day. I then smacked my knee again going down the mountain with my snowboard while I was trying to do a trick that I obviously had no business trying. I am still trying to figure out how I hit myself in the knee with the board that was strapped to my feet. So, now I have the biggest ugliest bruise on my knee, and it is way swollen. It hurts pretty bad, I cant touch it without practically screaming.. and Jaxon can't seem to remember that its hurt. It's actually a pretty rad lookin injury thingy, I kinda feel tough, or maybe I would if i hadn't cried at the top of the mountain. The snowboarding was awesome! The hot tub after was also awesome! I am still a bit sore everywhere, but 3 days later I can take my own shirt off without breaking a sweat and resting in the middle. Erin you and Ryan want to go next time? There is an extra big bed in the condo!?