Updated Seer and Family Pictures

Seer had some confusion as to who was holding her. But Dad didn't mind:)

I love this picture. She actually looks like she's smiling. And thank you to Melissa for the great booties (hand made).

Kaiden is very proud that he can hold his baby sister by himself standing up. He is very sweet and protective of her. He makes sure the blanket covers her toes, the sun is out of her eyes, and loves to try to make her smile.

Kaiden's Soccer

Kaiden played on a Kidsports kindergarten soccer team this season. He had a really fun time and did score a goal. We're very proud of his first season as an athelete.

Seer Isabella has Arrived

Words cannot express how incredibly grateful I am for the birth of Seer. She has brought so much peace and love to my heart. There was a rush of emotion when she was born and tears came to my eyes. I was so excited to meet her and because we had waited a year and a half for her the meeting was so much more intense and special. She is such a blessing and a gift from Heavenly Father that I hope I can live up to and be appreciative of always.

Seer Isabella Ellison was born April 14, 2009 at 8:01 PM. She weighed 6 Pounds 13 Ounces and 19.5 Inches Long. Here is what her name means from the Bible dictionary. "A seer is a revelator and a prophet also” (Mosiah 8: 15-16), and when necessary he can use the Urim and Thummim or holy interpreters (Mosiah 8: 13; Mosiah 28: 16). There have been many seers in the history of God’s people on this earth, but not so many as there have been prophets. “A seer is greater than a prophet . . . and a gift which is greater can no man have . . . “ (Mosiah 8: 15-18). Joseph Smith is the great seer of the latter days. In addition, the First Presidency, the Council of the Twelve, and the Patriarch to the Church are sustained as prophets, seers, and revelators."

We checked into the hospital at 4 PM Tuesday April 14th at the new hospital Sacred Heart at River Bend. It was a beautiful resort style hospital. Our room was spacious and new with a nice view of tall trees and the sky. By 5 or so my doctor had come in, my IV was in with the pitocin and my antibiotics for the Group B strep. I had a student nurse along with the regular CNA so that made things interesting. The first time she tried to put the IV in she hit a valve. I think that hurt more than the labor pains. After minutes of that she redid it on my other arm. Ouch! They then broke my water and within a half hour my contractions (that I could feel) had started. Within the hour they got intense. Somehow it wasn’t as bad as I remember. I was able to breathe through them thinking about the reward of Seer and that got me through it. Having Josh by my side always helps. I had dilated 2 more centimeters by now. I was at 4 when I arrived. They called the anesthesiologist soon after that and I got my epidural. It took about a half hour for the pain to decrease and then it was smooth sailing. At around 7:50 PM I felt a lot of pressure. My doctor arrived soon after and after 3 pushes Seer was born at 8:01 PM.

The kids have really enjoyed her. I was suprised that the first couple of days I was taking turns with the kids to hold her. All I wanted to do was hold her. She is really a good baby and doesn't really cry. She just makes noises. I can't wait to raise her.

Spring Break Camping

"Happy" Grandma and Grandpa were also able to come. Rex taught Josh how to ride around the age of 3 so he loved watching his grandchildren enjoy his passion!

We also had Josh's sister come in from California with her adorable kids. Miss Bailey was great friends with Kaiden!

We were fortunate enough to have Josh's brother and kids come with us for extra play friends. They took turns riding the quads and being pulled by the sled!

We went camping in Florence over Spring Break. I was pretty hesitant to go being 9 months pregnant but we had a RV which worked out perfect! The kids of course had a blast. Within minutes they had found there weapons of choice (sticks) and Kaiden was doing his favorite pose...umm?

Dirt Bike Rider

Kaiden has learned how to ride his first motorcycle at 6 years old. You would like as his mom I would be petrified, but I am so proud of him! We call him DBR (dirt bike rider) now. It seemed to really give him a confidence boost.

The other day Josh took it out and said Kaiden want to try it? He hopped on and took of with Josh chasing as fast as he could behind him. Kaiden made it all the way around the corner of our street without crashing. We later told him that Josh needed to TEACH him how to ride it first. He kept saying...why wouldn't it stop?

We took them to the dunes Saturday and he spent about an hour in heavy winds and rain riding in circles in the parking lot. The sand made him crash so we'll work on that later. The kids both got their own gear and are currently running around outside with their new helmets on. McKenna's is yellow with sparkles (that is her in the front seat wondering when its her turn to go on the quad) and Kaiden's of course has monster's on it.

McKenna's Bed

With the new baby coming McKenna has been so excited to share her room and to get a "big girl" bed so the baby can have her bed which will convert back to a crib. Each night as we get closer I see that time is ticking before my baby girl McKenna really does grows out of her bed...

Arizona All Star Game

Josh and I had a fabulous time in Phoenix, Arizona over the Valentine's week. I suprised him with tickets to the NBA All Star Game for Christmas. It was also cool to see that Josh is almost the same size as Shaq...well almost. He was about the same as Stoudemire.

The day before we left I got a kidney stone so the trip was full of fun little suprises and a doctor visit. It was still great to get a way on our last "babymoon."