While Jessica was here

On the drive home from Provo, we stopped at The Hub in Heber to eat on Saturday. This is a funny picture since it looks like Jessica only had her wrap to eat. Not so. She also had mashed potatoes, rolls and a salad. They really are in front of her, just not in the picture.

 

What can we say about this one?! :) We love you Hannah!

 

Busting up laughing...not at Joel but what happened just a few seconds before this picture was taken. Other missionaries with plaques are Elder Dana Mongologo and Elder Tony Zimny.

 

Caitlin Blumel came over to say goodbye to Jessica before she left to go back to school. Can you see a resemblance to the Jackson's? She is their cousin.

 

Corbin 13 days old

I had to add this video since it shows how alert Corbin was. Hope you "love" the conversation in the background! LOL! It would have been so fun to have both little babies this year to film together when they were so small! We sure miss not having Jared, Ashley and Josie close by.

Thanksgiving at Janessa's!

Janessa and Kasey are in the middle or I should say end of a major remodeling project but Janessa volunteered to hostess our Thanksgiving dinner. The dinner was wonderful and the company even better. Wish we hadn't been missing a few people! Here are some pictures of our day:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are just a few more planks to lay down and then the kitchen floor will be complete. It really looks beautiful. Kasey has worked very hard on it.

 

Holding Corbin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ummmmmmmm.......wait a sec...that's not holding Corbin!

 

Okay....now that's better!

2 Months Old and First Thanksgiving

Josie turned 2 Months old on Wednesday the 25th and celebrated her first Thanksgiving the next day. The day after Thanksgiving she turned 9 weeks old…she just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

On her 2 month old birthday, Josie had her scheduled visit with the Pediatrician. She’s growing healthy and strong and the Doc was pleased. Her height and weight have evened out and she’s currently average for both…but her head is still big! I think that means she’s going to be super smart. :-)

Height: 22 1/4 in = 50%ile
Weight: 10lbs 12 oz = 50%ile
Head: 40 cm = 75%ile

She had to get her immunization shots while at the doctor’s. I wasn’t too excited. I put my face close to hers while she waited on the table. Her eyes got huge as she felt the first prick and then she started to cry. She got two more shots and finally I could pick her up and give her some love. She stopped crying almost as soon as I picked her up, and then she fell asleep. She slept the whole way home and when we got home I gave her some children’s Tylenol. She slept soundly for the next day and a half. Those shots wore her out, and I kept thinking how her little body was fighting off small amounts of polio, flu, and other diseases all at the same time. No wonder she was exhausted-poor thing! All she did for those few days was sleep and she preferred to sleep on mama’s chest, which she hasn’t done for the last couple of weeks. But Mama didn’t mind!
The last few days she’s been somewhat more fussy than normal…I think she’s still not feeling 100% after those nasty shots. She also seems a bit more gassy than normal…so Dad and I have had to use some new, creative holding positions. She likes the position Jared calls “Super Woman” best!

Josie spent most of her first Thanksgiving asleep in her swing because she was exhausted after her immunization shots the day before. That made it possible for me and Jared to actually sit down and eat dinner and enjoy our food. We stayed at home this year for Thanksgiving and spent the holiday with our good friends, Jill and Dave and their three adorable kids (they're in the background of the picture below). Jill and Dave brought the turkey and the gravy and it was so good. :-) Too bad Jared couldn’t have any…he had a steak. But we all had the Martinelli's they brought! I made the rolls and green casserole and of course, yams and pumpkin pie!
It was a wonderful holiday and we were so glad to have good friends to share it with!
I am so grateful for so many things, but mostly I'm grateful for:
My Savior
The Gospel
My Loving Husband
My Precious Daughter
Our Dear Families
Our Dear Friends
Our Health
Our Home
And Our Jobs- because our jobs enable us to enjoy so many other wonderful blessings in our lives!

Trains

I watched Tyson this past week and he brought over his train set that we bought him last year for Christmas. He was so excited to set it up and did a very good job of putting the pieces together by himself. I only had to help a little bit to make sure that it all hooked together in the end. At first it didn't run very well but after changing the batteries (some old ones I found) it was able to run almost up to the minute before Jason came to pick him up to go home. I was surprised to see one toy could entertain him for so long!

 

 

 

Not sure what this face meant but all of a sudden Tyson started jumping up and down with this scrunched up funny face! I tried to capture it on video but he was too quick for me.

 

That Darn Santa!

He always gets the credit!

I just can't get enough!

Apparently I'm trying to teach Josie how to say "Hello" and "Bye Bye"



This is what babies do:




Josie had hiccups even when she was in the womb...she continues to have them even now!
I think she's starting to make really cute noises.
Please ignore the constant trickle of drool out the side of her mouth!

Big Smiles

Josie is 8 weeks old today and we're starting to get some big smiles out of her! She is just the joy and light of our lives. We love her so much!

Josie is doing great and growing big and strong! She sleeps almost 6 hours at night and she goes about 4 hours in between feedings during the day. She seems as healthy as ever and we're loving her chubby cheeks. I loves to kiss her cheeks every chance I get. One of the funniest things Josie does is when she wakes up in the morning...we take her swaddle off and she just stretches so big. She curles her whole body in half like an "S"- sometimes I worry she's hurting her neck. She goes a little crazy waiting to get her food...and she thought it was so intriguing when Mama imitated her gruntings and fussy noises. Mama's aren't allowed to fuss like babies!
Josie loves music and loves to dance. The other night she was just a bit fussy, so Mama stood up and started dancing to the music on the TV (So You Think You Can Dance) and Josie smiled for quite a while. Josie really isn't fussy that often...just when she's hungry or when she gets hiccups or when she's overly tired and can't get to sleep. Otherwise Josie is just the happiest baby and sleeps quite a bit!
Josie is starting to enjoy her bath time except when we wash her hair. I think she doesn't like getting cold. We love our little girl and we love seeing her develop and grow every day!

Umm...is this not the cutest baby you have ever seen?!?

Playing in the Jungle

Sleepy Girl with Chubby Cheeks

Even when she's bright-eyed and wide awake...she quickly falls asleep in her swing!


I think she's getting enough to eat! Look at those cute chubby cheeks!

And I think Josie definitely looks like an Anderson (super cute)!