Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Reese, baby girl



Cali Lynn Reese was born at 12:59 p.m. 4 years ago today at sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene Oregon. It was one of the most amazing days of my life. I was induced at 7:30 in the morning. After the doctor broke my water I started contracting away. I recieved my epidural which didn't go in smoothly. After the third time I was poked it finally started working and I was comfortable. Things seemed to progress so fast. It was a lot of work but after 19 minutes of hard pushing, you were born. You cried so loud but The doctor layed you on my chest and my life was changed forever. I got to hold you for as long as I wanted. It was like the world stopped all around us just for that moment. I had a daughter. A sweet black haired bundle of joy. You were 8 lbs. 8 ounces and 19&3/4 long. When the nurse gave you your bath you really liked the warm water. You were covered in vernix so it took a little while to clean you up. It was a beautiful Friday after noon. It was so sunny and beautiful outside. I was overwhelmed with joy and I was so happy to finally see your face. My dreams came true the day you were born and you have blessed my life everyday since. I love you Cali Lynn and I am so proud you are my daughter. You have been such a joy to watch as you grow. The past 4 years have been so wonderful. We are lucky to have you in our family. I only hope that I can be the mother you have dreamed of. Happy Birthday honey. I love you!





Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Memories

O.K. I got this game from my friend Julies blog. It is a fun game to play so here's how it goes....

1.As a comment on my blog you must make it a memory that you and I have shared together. It doesn't matter how well you know me... a little/ or alot. It can be anything you remember but please keep it p.g. someimes my family reads this(LOL). If you do this I will assume you are playing and I will do the same, and leave a memory comment on your blog.

2.Next repost instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. You might be surprised.It's fun to see how many people will respond and it's fun to hear the memories. Of course if you do it for me I will assume you are playing and I will leave a memory for you.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Celebrating the 4th...

We started our weekend with celebrating the 4th at Craigs parents house. We swam and we ate and we ate. Then we went over to Laura's(my sister in law) moms house for fireworks. the cousins wanted to be together for the firework show. The kids had a wonderful time with sparklers and watching the fireworks. This time of year is always good for me because it reminds me of all the wonderful things I have to be greatful for being able to live in this country. We are so blessed with freedom and I am proud to be an American girl!










On the fifth we went up to do the Alpine slides in Park City forgetting it would be crowded from the holiday. the line was very long so we decided to go to dinner at my favorite Pizza on Main st called Main Pizza and Noodle Co. The resteraunt was hot but they always have great pizza. Then we decided to take guardsman pass on the way home to see the beautiful view. It was a great Holiday weekend for us.






Update for July......

Our July Begins with swim lessons every year. We are so lucky to have a close friend (Michelle)be able to teach the kids at grandma and grandpa's pool. She is such a great swim teacher and the kids love her. Andrew is really becomming a great swimmer. He has amazing dives and he is just built to be a swimm machine. he can be out there for hours. Cali is also doing really well. She listens to michelle and is even floating on her back, which she wouldn't do at all last summer. She is also jumping off the diving board(with floaties) and just loves the water. I am greatful they get to experience such great swimming. Here are some great shots I got of the lessons...

I normaly would not allow this picture on Here but it was so cute that Cali wanted to put sunscreen on me I had to share it. What a sweet girl. Protecting mommy from a sun burn.










Monday, June 30, 2008

Summer Fun

We have already had tons of fun this summer. It seems like we have been busy everyday doing something. This weekend we went Jet Skiing at Jordonelle. it was Cali's first time going and she had a blast. She would not let you go fast though. Nothing over about 10 mph. Andrew on the other hand wanted me around 35 mph the whole time. he said it was the most fun he has ever had. It was a pretty warm day and we had a wonderful time.


After a full day out at the lake, we went home and packed up the car for camping. we met some friends in American Fork Canyon for hot dogs and smoore's. Two weekends of camping in a row was hard for me but it was really fun. Andrew got to shoot a real gun and he got to ride on his first ATV. It was really fun and the kids had a good time. Man do we know how to have fun or what?










Monday, June 23, 2008

Our weekend Camp

We decided to load up the kids and the dog and go camping on Saturday night. We went up to American Fork canyon. We found a great spot to camp and the kids had a blast making fire, hot dogs and turkey burgers and of course smoores. Cali prefers to eat the marshmallow and chocolate seperate while Andrew loves to have it all. We took our dog who was in heaven to be off the leash and sleep inside our tent. Our tent was pretty comfortable until some animal brushed up against it and woke us up. Other than that we had a blast. I made pancakes and hashbrowns for breakfast. The kids are great campers. I would love to share some photos of our trip but I forgot the camera among 50 other items. Oh well I have a feeling this was not our last camping trip!

Thursday, June 19, 2008

100 random things about me

A few of my blogger friends have done this and I think it is a great way to get to know new people and might even help my friends get to know me better. I will try my best to come up with 100 random things about me so here it goes.....



1. I love to shop

2. I love my Tivo- can't imagine life without it

3.I love to watch movies-the good ones over and over

4.I love sees candy. My fav's are Bordeaux, vanilla nut cream, walnut squares, and the strawberry cream. (really I like almost all of them)

5. I wore braces in Junior high and still wear my retainers

6. I got married when I was 20 ( I know I was a kid still) but a very wise choice

7. I am a total night owl and love to sleep in

8. I require at least 8-9 hours of sleep to be happy and I still take a nap during the day sometimes

9. My latest obsession is designer jeans( I used to make fun of people who bought such outrageously expensive jeans) now I almost need a job to support the habit(LOL)

10. I LOVE a good bargain

11. My husband claims I have shopping bulimia because I buy and return constantly

12. I love my new camera (the cannon rebel xt) because it gives me instant happiness when I take my pictures

13. I have always had blonde hair (now it's not so natural) but still blonde none the less.

14. I am always cutting and regrowing my hair

15.My first job was in high school bagging groceries for Albertson's

16. I was pretty much blind as a bat until I had Lasik a few years ago

17. my most hated chore is cleaning bathrooms

18. I recently found out I love to plant flowers and make things look pretty in my yard

19. I HATE weeding in the yard

20.when my husband leaves town I seem to paint rooms in our house more often

21. I love to decorate

22.When people hurt my feelings I tend to get over it quickly

23. I love to laugh and smile all the time

24. I cry easily too

25.I don't like my toes

26. I never wear sandals unless my toes are painted

27. I was very boy crazy most of my adolescence

28. My very own first car was an '89 ford escort( people used to call me smokey because of all the smoke coming out the tail pipe

29.I love chocolate shakes

30. my favorite dessert is the chocolate molten cake at Chili's

31.I hate wearing nylons

32. My favorite restaurant is FATS in Roseville, CA

33. I love a good steak

34. I recently found out I love king crab legs

35. I broke my hand punching some guy in the back of the head in 8th grade

36. Out of all the brothers I have I was the only one suspended from school for fighting

37. I hate avocados & guacamole

38. My favorite pizza is pepperoni, black olives, and mushrooms

39. I love Mac makeup and won't wear many other kinds

40. I use a hair straightener

41. I love everything girly

42. My favorite ice-cream is mint chocolate chip and gold medal ribbon

43. can you tell I have a sweet tooth?

44. I sucked my thumb until I was 7 years old

45. I come from a blended family

46. I like camping (for one night)

47. I get cold easy

48. I like to have things organized but I am not very good about doing it

49. I still have the same furniture in my bedroom from college

50. I love to cook but am not very adventurous to try new recipes

51. I stink at math(always have)

52. I love a lot of colors but my favorite right now is green-even though I change my favorite all the time

53. My favorite flowers right now are hydrangeas

54. My drink of choice is Diet coke with a freshley cut lime

55. My favorite sports as a kid were cheerleading and softball

56. I love competition in athletics

57. I use Gain laundry soap

58.I love to curl up next to a fire with a blanket and read but don't get to do it very often

59. I feel lucky to be a mother of two beautiful kids

60. I can have a bad temper at times and I am stubborn

61. I get a lot of anxiety about traveling in airports

62. I am a little bit controlling

63. I am a bit of a planner

64. I love fruit

65. I have a lot of wonderful family & friends who get me through the good and the bad

66. I have lived in 5 states in my life

67. I am 29 and dreading turning 30

68. My kids drive me crazy when they fight which is all the time now that schools out

69. I wear a size 8&1/2 sometimes a 9 shoe

70. I love flip flops

71. I am not that patient and get frustrated easy

72. I've only had 2 speeding tickets in my life

73. I am afraid of the ocean but love the beach

74. Iget motion sickness all the time

75. I get kidney stones

76.I have a dimple on the my cheek and so does my 7 year old son

77. I love to chew gum

78. I don't have allergies

79. I have only had one major surgery (thyroidectemy)

80.I am terrified of spiders

81. I have a major phobia of snakes

82. I love animals

83. I like to catch fish but won't ever bait my hook or touch the fish

84. I hate that my kids are growing up so fast but it is fun at the same time

85. I love Disneyland

86. I love to go on drives

87. I love to eat out

88. Sometimes I can be hard on myself

89. I am the tallest girl in my immediate family. I am 5'8

90. I love to accomplish things that are hard to get done

91. I mowed my lawn for the first time a few weeks ago

92. I love doing creative things like scrap booking and making cards

93. I love the show the office

94. I watch lost and am always getting lost with it

95. My favorite place to be is with family

96. I prefer dogs to cats

97. I named my dog UTE after the ute's won the fiesta bowl in 2004

98.I support the Raiders because my husband loves them

99. I like to help people out when I can

100. I love Shoes that are cute and comfortable