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Ryker AKA Bean

2010-08-20T13:08:00.000-07:00

I'm a terrible blogger and I have a lot to catch up on!! I'll start with this and work my from there :)

I had my target ultrasound last week (3D!!) It was really exciting! There's no doubt we're having a boy ;P I had the lady check his feet really good. Clubbed feet are in Scott's family and it's been worrying me, but his feet look great! Whew! And everything else does too! We got to see his heart beating. You could see all four valves pumping away! We saw his cute little face, and he looks like a monkey! (Told you I was having a monkey!)

This bottom one is my favorite (although I LOVE his face!) You can see how he's sitting in my tummy.. well, he's right on my bladder. The lady confirmed it but I already knew. Getting up every hour during the night and hoping he doesn't kick again kind of tipped me off :) BUT do you see the little thing in front of his face that looks like a leg? It IS a leg! He likes to chill with his feet above his head and his knees in his face! Folded in half! We checked his spine and it looks great, he just likes to sit like that. Makes me laugh :)

One of the coolest parts of the ultrasound (and we didn't get a picture) was when she was checking a bunch of stuff and all of the sudden you see this perfect little hand sticking up. Five perfect fingers splayed out. And I love to see his little feet. I can't wait to kiss them!

I might as well explain the 'Bean' while I'm here. The first time we heard his heart beat the dr. told us he was about the size of a jelly bean. I texted some people telling them we had a jelly bean with a heart beat! Next thing I knew everyone was calling him Jelly Bean, which has since been shortened to Bean. Poor kid never stood a chance :)

2010-07-12T19:50:00.000-07:00

Little Dax just turned ONE! I can't believe how time flies! Makes me think it'll be even faster when it's my own! Anyway... we had so much fun taking his pictures and getting ready for his party. Emma was a big help! She's turning into the best little photographer! She'll tell you 'put your hand here.. perfect!... now smile really big and say cheese!... Good job!' Anyway.. here's some of Daxtins pictures.. so stinkin' cute! (They sorta go backwards...whoops!)

Dax ate the whole piece of cake! He wasn't worried about using his hands. He dove right in face first!

He thought the sunglasses were pretty cool. He would leave them on for a minute and then shove them to the top of his head. That's how Aunt Rissa was wearing hers :)

Austin helped Dax swing at the pinata. He wasn't quite sure what to think...

The kids at the party had a blast. They played in the swimming pool, had a water-ballon fight, and ran through the sprinklers (somebody holding their thumb over the hose). Man.. to be a kid again!

A year for graduates

2010-06-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

It's been a year for graduations in my world. I'm so excited for everyone when the graduate. I know how it feels to have worked so hard for something and finally gotten there! Plus, I wanted to get some some fun pictures in here!!

Here is Sami! My very, very good friend from college. After we graduated from Snow, she continued on at Weber State to get her bachelors in Childhood Education. I loved this picture because, not only does it look so fun, but we had to do it twice because some guy walked right in front of my cameral the first time! Plus I had fun doing all the little decorations for her!
My little brother Jarett graduated from boot camp! He did so well and helped so many people while he was there! We are very proud of him!!

Here he is with a bunch of guys.. I'm sure he knows who they are :)

Macie graduated from high school! I can't believe it.. she reminds me so much of me at her age!!

I love this one of Macie and Emma.. there's no doubt Emma has us all wrapped around her petite little fingers!

And here is my first picture on here of Daxtin!! Oh what a stinkin cute baby he is!! He's always smiling and so full of expression! I love taking pictures of him because every time he sees a camera he gives me a nice big cheese!!!

And last but not least!! Travis graduated from Fremont!! It brought back so many memories for me! And he looks so handsome in his blue robes! I remember when I went to Fremont and he thought I was so cool.. he used to have me do his hair and he would stand in front of me in front of the mirror so I could see the front and back of his head... now he's 6'3"!!

Travis is no exception to being wrapped around Emma's fingers :)

I love this picture of Travis and my dad.. rare moment when I got them both to smile at my camera at the same time!!

Ew!! Girl coodies!

2010-06-06T14:46:00.001-07:00

FLORIDA!!

Last fall, Scott and I went on an anniversary trip to Florida.. I know I'm slow on my blog.. but here it is :)

We went on a trip into the Everglades on a swamp boat! It was so m

uch fun! They had a little zoo and we go

t to hold baby alligators!

The alligator below isn't a baby, but it was about 2 feet from my face! When we went out on the swamp boat it swam right up to us! Check out it's teeth.. ugh!

Here we are in the Bahamas. We took a cruise ship out to Nassau. The cruise was a lot of fun, but man I don't have sea legs! I was excited to get to dry land. We walked around to all the little shops and got bombarded by people wanting to

braid my hair! The water was beautiful, and the food on the boat was really good! We didn't sleep much because of the waves, and what they did to my stomach. So, on of the mornings we went to the top deck and watched the sun come up over the ocean. It was a great moment!

This is Scott and I at the restaurant on the pier at Cocoa Beach. This was the absolute funnest part of the trip! We didn't have a schedule or a place we had to be anytime soon! We just got to relax and explore as we pleased! This little place to eat was just awesome! We sat at the end and watched the surfers below while we ate alligator, fresh lobster, and other stuff I can't remember.

We loved Cocoa beach and if we ever go back to Florida, this is where we'll go! Plus, they don't charge you to use the bathroom!

This is our last day at Cocoa Beach, and our last full day in Florida. We went to the beach and just hung out all day! We playing in the water and the waves. I loved playing in the waves! Scott built this AWESOME sand castle. It had a moat and a bridge with watch towers and everything!

Vacation with Sami!

2009-09-01T15:53:00.000-07:00

My friend Sami and I went down to Tuscon, AZ to go to my cousin's wedding. It was a long trip, but it was awesome!

My grandma Jan and I drove to Washington, UT where Sami lives. On the way w

e passes a wreck. A semi had hit into the back of a fuel tanker. Bad news. Y

ou could hear explosions and everyone was yelling. Y

ou could

hear sirens in the distance, so we decided to

get the heck outta there!

Sami and

I had a ton of fun driving to AZ. It was a long trip! But, we blasted the music, we stopped whe

rever looked cool, and we ate gas station food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! This is us in front of the Route

66 sign!

We went out in Tuscan and had the best night! The next night we went to Charlie's wedding, which was bea

utiful! It was so hot though. I started swe

lling up from the heat and dehydration!

The next morning we left for Las Vegas. W

e were both so exhausted! This drive seemed to drag on and on! Then, when we finally got to Vegas, it took us an hour and a half to park, check in, and make it up to our room! But, we didn't let that get us down! We got ready and went out to eat! The next day, we did the tourist thing. Walked around and looked at all the

stuff! My favorites were.. The m&m factory (of course!), the Coca-Cola shop, and the Rainforest Cafe! This is the wall of m&m's I'm going to one day have in my house. And nest to it is my little friend from the cafe :)

By the end of the day my ankles were huge. I can't even begin to describe the heat! So we went back to the hotel and I iced them. Later the swelling finally went down and we went out for our last night in Vegas! We tried to win a couple of cars, but just ended up losing some money. We decided we were going to try to pull an 'all-nighter'! Ha! I think we made it until like 2 ish a.m.!!

We drove home the next day. I picked up Grandma and we headed home. This us in Beaver where we ate some delicious ice cream and cheese!

2009-08-17T14:08:00.000-07:00

This is my first post for the blog I created for my life with Scott. Just to catch up.. Scott and I have been married for about a year and half now. We live in a very cute, very small apartment that we love! Scott stays busy mowing and plowing, and doing side jobs for his business. I stay pretty busy with my photography. I take photos for the Imagine Ballet Theatre and The Utah Renaissance Festival, as well as any other jobs I can get. I also just got a job at a portrait studio and can't wait to start! That's about it for now!