tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32309146611039248152024-03-12T17:17:39.101-06:00the brower bunchannieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-48086555696740343262015-03-31T09:54:00.001-06:002015-03-31T09:55:37.613-06:00Adelyn Quarrles BrowerI haven't blogged in a really long time but I did a birth announcement for each of my kids on the blog so I couldn't go without updating that for Adelyn. Even though she is 9 months old right now I remember her birth very well. Mostly because it was a total breeze! A week before she was due I began to have occasional contractions through out the day. By 8pm when we had put the boys to bed they began to get regular and I told Cody we would probably be going to the hospital that night. By midnight we made the decision to drop the boys off at Jodi Alan's house and head to Pocatello. The contractions were getting really uncomfortable on the way down and by the time I was settled in my hospital bed at 1 AM I was ready for the epidural. After that I just had a short 3 hours of laboring before the doctor checked me and was surprised I was at a 10 already.<br />
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It was go time and the whole room of nurses, doctors and staff kept commenting on what a happy, easy going birth this was. We were all enjoying ourselves and enjoying the miracle that was about to happen. At 4:01 AM she made her appearance and she came out screaming her head off. Just to let us know how much we had inconvenienced her :) She nursed right away and just loved to snuggle in my arms as long as I would let her. We got settled into our hospital room for the next couple of days and had a great time getting to know this new sweet little girl.<br />
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My first thought was that she looked just like Asher but as we started looking at baby pictures of Gage there is a lot of him in her too. In fact when I look at all three of my kids together I notice that they will always have to live with "are you so and so's sister/brother?". It has been such a joy to have three sweet little kids right now. Life is crazy because I'm working part time so the kids are in day care about half the week but Gage and Asher seem to love the pre-school element of it. Adelyn would rather just stay with me and cuddle all the time but she is not good for a work environment. In fact, she is the most snuggly, clingy baby that I have ever had. A part of me loves it and the other part can't stand it. So here's to my sweet little Adelyn! The cutest, most charming of them all! <br />
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Happy First Birthday Asher!!! I sure love my little guy!!! Asher is a different splash to the Brower family. He is so different than Gage in so many ways and sometimes I am amazed I can love two totally different boys with so much intensity. I have such a snuggler in Asher. He loves to cuddle up but he also is so busy. I had a friend watching him the other day and she said "he is one of the most curious babies I've ever met" and it's true! I can dangle anything in front of him and he'll be jumping out of arms just to get to it. Since he's begun crawling his curiosity has only gotten worse and he fills his days with learning everything he can.<br />
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He has the most brilliant blue eyes and I believe his eyes are about the only feature I can claim to have come from me for sure. He has all the baby boy chubbiness to go with his ever smiling face. In fact now that I think about it I'm pretty sure I've never come up to him without being greeted with a smile, even in the middle of a breakdown.<br />
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Asher is also the worst car traveler I have ever met. I'm talking about full out, top of his lungs, cannot be dissuaded from his tantrum, yelling. His Grandpa Kelley can attest to it. Somehow it still adds to his charm. He's also fascinated with music. Especially at church, the music will kick on and he'll swing his head back and forth till he finds the source and then he'll just look at it, soaking it all in. He's also enamored with his big brother and thinks that everything he does is funny. Lately Gage has been riding around on a little race engine car we have at the house and his favorite thing to do is have Asher hold on to the back and try to make him walk around with it. Gage loves being a part of this baby's life. And oddly he has never shown jealously towards Asher and I think it's because he loves having him in the family too. <br />
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Asher, you're a pleasure to be around and we love the unique, loving little fellow you are. <br />
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My dad was sweet enough to indulge a daughter in a photo shoot while down in California and they turned out pretty great. Lovely weather, perfect beach and squinty kids made for a challenging picture sesh. As you can tell in almost every picture Gage hates having his eyes in the sun but realistically perfect pictures are hard to come by with kids. This pretty much sums up a wonderful vacation at my parents and almost daily Gage says he wants to go to grandma and grandpa Kelley's house. The trip sure made an impact on them! </div>
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-5942843651556311102013-04-28T23:45:00.001-06:002013-04-28T23:45:02.315-06:00First real ride of the season!Well we had an exciting weekend here. Horse back riding and hanging out with little cousins. Cody and I were excited to work with the horses all Sat since the weather was so nice. We've got two mares that are just 3 years old that we've been working with since we got here. They were both born with us at the summer rental house after we first got married and this is the first time we've been able to see them on a daily bases. Coco is a draft horse to the core both in size and in temperament. Her mother was a appaloosa and her father a Clydesdale. Her sister Pokie was sired by the same father and an Arabian mare so she's a bit smaller with a lot more spit to her. Needless to say she needs much more work than her sister :) Anyway, I got some darling shots of the kids with them and surprisingly enough Asher had yet to ride on a horse so we got him sitting on Coco which is about all he can do right now. Cody and I took the mares out for a big ride on Sat with Cody's brother Landen (who was also riding a very green and unpredictable horse) so we all had our own adventure trying to get to the top of the mountain. The ride was lovely and afterwards Cody and I thought we'd try and do some control exercises in the field afterwards. Apparently the horses had had enough cause upon running them Cody was bucked off Pokie and just a few minutes later Coco had also bucked me off. For a first ride of the season it wasn't that surprising and we're all paying for it today! Poor Landen was bucked off when I pulled at an old stitching on his horses chest so the day ended horses 3 humans 0. But they paid for it in sweat! Funny thing is that if you're reading this you're probably thinking "That does not sound like a very fun day to me" but I had a blast the whole day. Other than landing on my backside. That hurt pretty bad. :) I expect great things from these horses. Especially Coco who has an unusually kind and human heart for a horse. The funniest thing that happened with her was during my ride I noticed that she was itching herself on whatever she could find. Especially her face. Finally she dropped her head and I thought she was going to itch it on her leg and instead she dropped onto her belly and I jumped off her just in time and she rolled onto her side, rubbing her whole body on the ground. I guess there are just some itches that only rolling can get. I couldn't believe it. I'd never seen a horse do that before in the middle of a ride. And it was so slow and purposeful that I never felt in danger. Just shocked. Next time I'll have to bring my camera up with me to take a picture of the gorgeous mountain area we were riding in. I sure love being on horseback! Anyway, enjoy! <br />
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annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-46120413162130187162013-04-10T10:05:00.001-06:002013-04-10T12:02:15.884-06:00Chickens, Sticks and Boogers<br />
So I got a new camera yesterday and I've been having a blast taking pictures with it. I know I've got a ton to learn about a DSLR and I'm looking forward to the challenge. I got a Nikon D3100 with a 18-55mm lens. I'm hoping a pick up a 55-200mm lens later on this week from craigslist so that should be really exciting. It's been cold and snowy up here for the last few days so I've had a chance to sit inside and play with my new camera. I've always been a die hard Canon fan but the Nikon had better specs and it was on sale for a hundred cheaper. So now I've got to figure out a new system. I loved capturing some of our favorite past times here at the farm. Going up to Gage's great Aunt Kolay's house to look at chicken eggs is one of them. In a close second it throwing sticks in the creek. I also had to include picture of Asher sucking his lower lip in and pushing it out. He could chew on that thing all day long. I wish I would have gotten a picture of us going to the ranchers store and holding all the baby chicks. Gage was in chicken heaven! And the little ducklings were my favorite of all! Lastly Aunt Kolay's golden retriever is obsessed with Tipsy. They play together for hours on end and I wanted to try out my camera's action photo ability. Cool pictures came from that! Be excited for some beautiful country pictures to come! <br />
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-83086054826959054132013-04-08T10:43:00.001-06:002013-04-08T10:43:07.333-06:00Idaho times<br />
We made it to Inkom! After a long and hard move we can happily say that things have finally settled down over this way. Cody spends his days applying to jobs and reuniting with the family since bar prep. I've been loving having him around and I count this as one of the happier times of our lives. We've been all over the place the last couple of months. Heading down for Chelsea's wedding in March was a blast and the cruise we went on to Ensenada with Cody's sister Kaiann and her husband Kevin was a total blast! We've had helmet appointments with Asher in Salt Lake and a weekend with Logan and Tonya for Easter. All in all things have been good with lots of horse working. The horses are totally crazy and they've taken a lot of effort but every time I finish with them I realize how happy it all makes me. The following pictures show some of the fun we've been up to. Enjoy! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CoCo, my favorite horse in the entire world. She was laying down sleeping last week and I crawled on her back to give her a good scratching and I got her to stand up and walk around with me on her back. Just really fun moments.</td></tr>
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-10821671005885306482013-02-08T08:20:00.000-07:002013-02-08T08:20:15.861-07:00Market PicturesI asked my real estate agency if I could have some pictures that were used in advertising our house and here they are. Proof that my house occasionally gets spotless clean :) Right now we just made it past the appraisal hurtle and it was nearly a deal breaker so I'm glad it went through. Selling the house has been a lot of ups and downs and I"m grateful that the people buying the house want it so bad because they've had trouble with their loan and there were a few things the had to get figured out in the inspection. But now that the gutters are being replaced they can finally get the FHA approval that they needed and I think that means we're really gonna start getting ready to leave this place. It's been a great home and it makes me sad that Gage isn't going to have this place forever. When ever we're on trips he always eventually asks to go home and when we get here he's so happy. We'll just have to find him a place just as cool to love.<br />
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I really need to kick my packing into high gear but me and the kids keep switching off being sick. It's like we're stuck in a perpetual cycle of cold, flu, fever, cold, flu... and on and on. But I think this next week I'll get rid of them for several days at different times so I can get this house packing started. My original plan was to move on the 23rd of this month but because of Stake Conference (a big church meeting) I wouldn't be able to get a lot of help from the people at church so I'm thinking we'll move March 2nd instead after Cody has take the bar. And really I'm all on my own for this move because Cody is killing himself with bar prep. He leaves by 9 and I don't see him again till about 9 so things have been pretty hectic at home without Dad. But I know it's what's suppose to happen. We really feel like we came to Denver for a reason and now we're leaving Denver for a reason too. Anyway, enjoy the pics and I'll try and keep everyone updated on what's happening as soon and I get my life figured out!<br />
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-50764028357762776472012-11-29T06:57:00.000-07:002012-11-29T06:57:31.148-07:00Much to be thankful for<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a great visit with our Idaho family for Thanksgiving and I think Gage had the best time of all. He loves his cousins so much and there really isn't any feeling better than your kid getting to have a sleep over with cousins. It just does a heart good to know that he'll have those friends all his life. We started the trip at Cody's sister Kaiann's house and she was brave enough to do Thanksgiving dinner with all of us there. It was delicious and was a huge hit of course. Then we moved on to Cody's parents place where we were able to honor his Grandma Brower who had passed away just before Thanksgiving. It was actually really wonderful that it happened so closer to our trip cause I don't think we would have made it up otherwise. The funeral was very beautiful and touching and I think it gave Cody a lot of closure to be there and be a part of it all. We tried to get a family picture organized but true to family reunions some family members got sick so once again no picture of all of us together. I wish we could have stayed longer but it was still a good opportunity to be with family and enjoy each other. I sure am a lucky gal to have such an awesome family in law! </div>
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So on our way home Cody wanted to pass through the canyon he grew up next to (his parents just moved from his childhood home last year) and we thought we'd check out our engagement tree. For those who don't know Cody proposed to me at this tree. On a camping trip with his family in his early 20's he was feeling lonely and decided to carve his name into a tree, just hoping he could bring his wife there someday to put her name on it. Well that girl was me and after proposing to me he had me carve my name in the tree. Well now almost 5 years later we finally got around to adding Gage and Asher to that same aspen. </div>
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-3522101627361842882012-11-13T13:18:00.001-07:002012-11-13T13:19:39.785-07:00The Kitchen Reveal! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok here's the big kitchen reveal we've been working on FOREVER! We feel like this is the last big thing we need to do in our house to really bring it out of the 70's. This project had so many steps that it literally has lasted close to a month, often with the kitchen out of commission. So yeah it's been a long time in coming! Things to look for in the kitchen re-do:<br />
-Painted Cabinets<br />
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-New Flooring (from last years project)<br />
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-New light fixtures with new sink light placement<br />
-Outlets relocated and switched out (they were all beige and old and ugly and in the wrong places)<br />
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-New counter top finish<br />
-New sink faucet <br />
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This was where all the kitchen stuff went in the meantime</div>
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Cabinets being sanded and painted</div>
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Where we did all the painting in the basement. Sideways but you get the idea</div>
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Doing the counter tops were crazy. We applied a tar like paint on the counter top after a vigorous sanding and spread hundreds of thousands of plastic chips onto the surface to give it the stone effect and then had a top coat over that to seal it in. The little plastic chip pieces got everywhere and I'm convinced they'll be found for years and years to come</div>
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Here's the hardware that I totally love. It pulls a lot of the black and silver elements together in the kitchen</div>
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New updated light fixtures that add a whole lot of light to the space</div>
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We wanted to tile a back splash as well but the counter top sags to the side so doing the tile job would be hard without the slant being obvious. We're hoping to straighten the top out but it could crack our enamel job on the counter top so we're still considering the option but it's on the back burner for now. Anyway, that's the kitchen and I think it is such a bring happy place to be now! annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-61279944045396852592012-11-04T22:36:00.003-07:002012-11-04T22:37:22.566-07:00Weekend favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a couple of fun pictures from today. My brother and sister in law got asher this cute outfit and nothing spurs picture taking like a cute outfit :) Things have been not too bad here at the Brower house. Asher has had some tummy issues the last few nights and I just can't keep him asleep very long. Poor little guy get crazy gas sometimes. </div>
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I've been feeling so blessed lately to have such good friends here in Colorado. It makes things so fun to have a cool group of people to hang out with. And we all have young kids and little babies which makes it all the better. Gage has been really loving his big boy bed and I wish I would have put him in it sooner. The toddler bed was really way to small once he brought all 3 of his favorite blankets in with a sippy cup and at least 5 books. Really I don't know how he fit. And when he woke up scared I would crawl onto the toddler bed with him. So that was a tight fit! Maybe all the extra sleeping room will get him to grow :) </div>
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Below is Gage playing the classic "I pull the blanket off and take a picture" game that has been know to last up to an hour. It's a favorite for sure and I love to see him laugh and scream. </div>
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And of course some cute Asher pictures. Love this little guy. Seriously he is the sweetest little baby and every time I look at him I fall more and more into love. I just want to kiss all the little folds of his cubby arms! </div>
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Here's just a little update of what we've been doing around the Brower home. First off, it's almost Halloween! Cody's favorite holiday ever! And my sweet mom made Gage his first legit Halloween outfit! I feel super bad that I didn't give my mom the reaction she deserved for putting so much time in to it and it looks really amazing.The first picture is him looking at his refection for the first time in the outfit. I think he's a little scared of his own reflection but soon enough I had him racing around and having fun. So darling. And if he'll let me I'm hoping to dye his hair black and color in a widows peak. Thank you so much mom! It looks amazing! </div>
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And now for the big backyard reveal. Here's what it looked like before.</div>
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And to top it all off some darling pictures of Asher that we snapped while Gage was sleeping. <br />
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These are just some fun pictures I took today of the boys. Asher is really getting into laying on the floor and watching cartoons with Gage. I had to snap a picture of the two cuddling up on the floor together. That of course prompted a photo shoot of my little Asher at almost 3 months old. And then that of course prompted a comparison of Gage and Asher at the same age. Gage had such a round little head! It's been so fun looking though the pictures and comparing my two favorite little boys in the world. <br />
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And lastly we are re-seeding our back yard and a certain little dog keeps breaking through our barrier fencing. A perimeter fence has been ordered but until then I've had to create a harness for him because his neck is to thick to not have the collar slip off. So one of Asher's onsie and some duck tape did the trick. That's what he gets for being naughty! <br />
<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-86377529833066569842012-09-19T15:47:00.000-06:002012-09-19T15:47:01.662-06:00Favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I decided to have just a few of my favorite things in this post. First, I love how attentive Cody is as a dad. He comes home late from work and school and still reads Gage a bedtime story. It's been such a help since we've been double teaming the baby and Gage for the most part. I don't know what I'd do without him! And I think Gage is finally starting to give Cody some real attention. In the past he's been a bit mom obsessed but the tide is turning and he's realizing what a blast a day can be. </div>
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Secondly I LOVE Gage! He has become such a funny kid to mother. There are so many times during the day when I think to myself "he's my kind of kid". For instance, he was playing with the bunny while I constructed a barrier fence so the dogs would stay off the grass while it grew. Notice the dogs didn't make it on my list of favorite things this week. There's a reason. Sigh. Anyway, Gage thought it would be great to not only take the bunny inside but to tuck her into Asher's bed. Makes total sense right. The crazy thing is that the bunny isn't all that well behaved. She scratches like crazy (you can see a cut on his face, not to mention a ton on his arms) but to Gage it's all worth it to play with the bunny. I know how hard he plays because she's freaking out when I take her out of the cage and she's nearly limp with exhaustion when I put her back. He sure loves his bunny. <br />
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Lastly I of course love my little baby so much! He is just the light of my life right now and even though he still drives me nuts sometimes I just love the companionship he gives me throughout the day. I gave him a bath during Gage's nap time today and he just loves soaking in the warm water. Just like his mom. He did get pretty fed up with picture time by the end. I don't know how I got lucky enough to have such a laid back kid. He rarely cries and loves nothing more than to snuggle the day away. I can't wait to get to know him more! <br />
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Walking has become a norm lately since the backyard is off limits till the grass starts growing in. I couldn't do it without this stroller. I can't believe I'm a double stroller mom. Anyway, just mostly pictures this time! <br />
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Well let me first say that these "muddy" pictures do not do Gage justice with how much mud he covered his whole body with. To explain we are rototilling and re-seeding our back yard since it died this summer. It was so hot and I just didn't have the energy to raise a newborn and worry about watering the back lawn everyday. So the backyard is getting a do over and it is a messy job! The ground in back is so hard that we needed to turn the soil. But it's so hard that we have to soak the ground so that we can till it. So that equals a lot of mud and Gage is in toddler heaven. His favorite past times include filling the dogs water with mud, smearing it on my sliding glass door and of course covering both dogs with as much mud as he can. I'm excited cause the project is going to look great when it's done but in the mean time it is giving me the messiest backyard ever! <br />
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-11377872055969647052012-09-04T15:32:00.004-06:002012-09-04T15:32:56.468-06:00Laura Linny and a blessing day<br />
What a happy busy weekend we had! My sweet dear sister came to visit this weekend and was able to also hear little Asher getting blessed in church. My rascal of a sister first told me she was coming just so I'd send her my address and then called back to cancel just so it would be a huge surprise when she showed up. Well I was very surprised and happy because I had been depressed all day that she wasn't able to make it. So I was totally ecstatic when I walked through the door after coming back from watching Spider Man and saw her sitting on the couch with the babysitter. Awesome. We went on a crazy run the next morning where Laura ran 7 miles straight (she's amazing) with me riding the bike towing Gage and the dog. She even got me to run two miles while she switched me for the bike. Talk about a motivator! Then on Saturday we went to a water park and had a blast with Gage. Cody's parents were also over for the weekend and we all got a kick out of Gage's attempts to swim. He can now tread water for about 5 feet but still can't come up for air so we have to stick pretty close. As soon as he comes up for air I know it'll just click for him. <br />
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Asher's blessing was on Sunday and I have to apologize to my mom and dad for assuming that they weren't coming because of their cruise. I should have been way more responsible than that. Guess I'll just have to come and visit this Fall :) The blessing was beautiful (at least what I was able to listen to- Gage was being really distracting). Cody blessed Asher that he'd be a person of faith, showing his family what true faith is like. He also promised him that he'd serve a mission and do well because of his faith. So sounds like he'll be quite the faithful little guy. And I could totally see that happening. I only got one picture of Asher in his blessing outfit because he peed all over it after church and also he needed a nap. So the photo shoot afterwards were mostly of him bare skin which is what I really like. All in all it was a wonderful weekend that included friends and family and so much love. All the time I look down at Asher and thank my Heavenly Father for not giving him to anyone else. He's just where he's meant to be. <br />
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-29952104567189539682012-08-22T13:58:00.001-06:002012-08-22T13:58:23.670-06:00Idaho!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twinners born on the same day! I think they're gonna be the best of friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 cousins all born in this summer with one more due in November</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">College favorites Rachel and Alisha- too bad Gage and Atreyu were sleeping</td></tr>
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Well I know that I just did a Cali wrap up post below but both kids are asleep and I think this will be the only time I can post this. Cody and I were in Utah and Idaho this last week and we had a blast. We started the week at my sisters place in Salt Lake and had a great visit with her... Other than Gage flushing a ball down the toilet that resulted in a 5 hour project to take the toilet apart and get the ball out. It took forever. Good thing Cody's such a trooper and only had one angry outburst when the toilet wouldn't go back in. Gage loved Rosy and Noelle was absolutely taken with her new cousin. Regan got a bunch of pictures of them together so we should all harass her to post them. We then headed to Logan to see Cody's sister Kaiann and her new baby Elliana who entered the world the same day as Asher. They weighed the same for a while but we all agreed that Asher was now pulling ahead. After Kaiann and Kevin's we went to Cody's parents place to meet two more summer born cousins. Such a cute little set of babies with one more coming in November. Kaylee's baby shower was the main reason we were going up there and the shower was a typical Brower shindig of fun. We never did get a chance to ride the horses with all the company and also having a new baby. I'm super bummed about it but maybe we'll find some time when we go for Thanksgiving. To end the trip we headed to my college friend Rachel's house who, yep you guessed it, had just had a summer baby! Her little girl Cambria is so sweet and just the snuggliest newborn. At just 2 weeks old she sure was sleeping a lot. I also got to see my other college roommate Alisha while we were there which was a real treat since it's been so long. We decided a month or so back to get Rachel's dog Machida while we were up there. They had the two dogs and decided that because they fought so much she'd get rid of the little one. Plus she didn't have a backyard space she wanted to put them in so he gets a lot more room to run around and be a dog. He did a great job riding home in the car and Tipsy is thrilled to have a playmate. He had a partial castration when we got him and after a surgery at the vet he's as good as new and now neutered (a requirement of Aurora for the discounted registration). You all may think I'm crazy for taking on another dog but really this makes it easier. I'll still just take Tipsy on walks and the dog park till I feel good about Machida and Tipsy will be less emotionally needy with him around. Plus he's already trained to stay off the carpet so I won't even have work on that with him. Strangely enough Cody loves the dog and says that he finally get's to get his guy dog. Apparently Tipsy wasn't cool enough for him. Anyway, were all getting settled after a long trip and many travels. The one good thing about the trip was that we forgot the pack and play for Gage so he learned how to sleep on a bed during the trip and is continuing to do it at home. Pretty dang awesome. annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-77532333852793348532012-08-22T11:57:00.001-06:002012-08-22T11:57:36.308-06:00Wrap up of Cali<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I couldn't get those two to hold still for a picture! This was the best of about 15 pictures :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nobody wanted to play with Gage- too much sand throwing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute cute cute! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just three Cali hotties! </td></tr>
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I don't think any place could be better to spend the summer in than my parents place in California. I'm thinking of booking us all for a whole month next summer! My mom and I went up to Leah's in Fairfield (about 9 hours away!) to see her kids and show off my new baby. Getting Carson and Gage together was all the craziness I thought it would be! Talk about two cousins that were made for each other. Limitless bed bouncing, screaming and running from these two and I loved watching them together. They insisted on driving in the same car whenever possible and any time we had to separate Gage would cry for his friends the whole way till we were back together again. After that I headed back to my parents place to wrap up the trip and had a fabulous beach day to wrap everything up. My little sister Chelsea came with her boyfriend Patrick and we also hung out with my dear sweet cousin and lifetime favorite Andrea. Just writing about this and putting up pictures makes me ache to go back! It couldn't happen too soon in my opinion! annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-37560502221288721162012-08-04T16:44:00.000-06:002012-08-04T16:44:59.494-06:00California time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The baby is grumpy so I won't be able to write very much to go with this but we are in Califonia and it is just beautiful and so much fun. Me and the kids came to my parents and we were lucky enough to come while Becky was here and we'll be going up to Leah's for a couple of days. Plus at the end of next week Chelsea is coming too! I'm so glad that I have another week here! Then it's off to Idaho for Kaylee's baby shower! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right before Grandpa took them to Lego Land. Dad might have regretted offering to take them- 3 is a lot for one guy to handle. Gage was the worse of the three- of course :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This kid is growing huge while we're here! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gage almost knocked the thing over sooo many times, which is not fun when you're next to the pier with weird things under growing on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't look too big in the picture but the whales were massive and this tail was crazy big! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how Cody rocks being a father of two</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought this was a cute hunk pictures of Gage. He looks so tough in this one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was glad that for once this wasn't me having to play this game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gage wanted to get in on an Asher photo sesh</td></tr>
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Being a mother of two is still going pretty well. Thanks to TV Gage and I are making it though this rough patch. We've been taking little trips out everyday to test how long I can be out and how long Asher can stand being in this heat. I feel like I'm almost totally healed up which has made life much better over these last few days and I'm so glad that I'm heading to my parents the beginning of August. 100 degree weather just doesn't agree with me!<br />
I sure love my little Asher. Already I can tell he has a very sweet and gentle personality. He doesn't cry very often except for the first 30 minutes after feeding. I think he has some reflux problems that I need to talk to his doctor about. But the weird thing is that he doesn't spit up which is a huge reflux tip off but the other signs are all there. We'll have to see. Nursing is going as well as I hoped it would. I know this sounds cliche but I feel like all I do is feed him! And that's with 3 hours in between feedings so he's not eating too often. I just feel like I'm a walking bag of milk! The lack of sleep is pretty crappy but thank goodness for Gage's nap in the middle of the day. The only reason I can get up in the morning is cause I know that two hour nap break is coming up. I just hope Asher moves to four hour spaced feedings.<br />
Cody's parents came last weekend to meet Asher and help out with Gage. It was so wonderful having them here and I loved the extra help. Gage just loved having his grandpa around to beat up. With my mom having been here, then Cody's parents and two weeks with my parents in August I'm feeling like this mother of two thing is actually going to work. Forget that getting into the car to go out takes 3 times as long, or that Gage has now hit Asher in the head with each of his toys or that I'm a walking Zombie. I love the moments of just sitting and adoring my little baby boy. Being a new mom is sometimes the worst and the best at the same time!annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-56470127123700562482012-07-01T16:18:00.000-06:002012-07-01T16:18:53.293-06:00Asher Kelley Brower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey everyone! I’ve managed to make it back on the blog. It’s
only because the other 4 members of the house are all taking naps right now and
I thought it would be the perfect chance to get my birth story down on the blog.
Let me start off by saying how much I love my new little boy Asher Kelley
Brower. He is so precious and so little and I feel such a deep connection to
him already. It could be the fact that I have Gage so I know how much I’m gonna
grow to love him or maybe because his birth experience was so wonderful, but
either way I feel that this little guy is uniquely special and he’s going to do
great things with his life. So now for the birth story. These are my favorite
kind of blog entries to read so I’ll try to be thorough. </div>
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Last Saturday was a busy one with a trip to the lake and
maternity pictures that evening. I remember thinking that my energy level was
incredibly good considering that the temperature was in the hundreds and I was super
pregnant. Then Sunday came and I crashed. I was so tired, sick to my stomach
and throwing up. That continued through Monday morning and I decided to go to
my doctors appointment in hopes that they would strip my membrane and end this
misery called pregnancy. Alas, I was one day short of 38 weeks and they wouldn’t
do the procedure. Disappointed and dejected I headed home, still
feeling like my stomach was acting up since it would occasionally ache
something terrible. The happy news from earlier that day improved my mood by
quite a bit. My sister in law had had her baby that morning and that made me
feel like I was that much closer to having my own, since she was due two weeks
ahead of me. Her husband jokingly told me to go into labor so they would be cousins
born on the same day. I was happy to oblige. Like they say, the heart was
willing but my body wasn’t feeling it. At least the doctor had told me I was at
a 3 and 70% effaced. So I called my mom to share the info and she immediately asked
if I was in labor. I assured her that I was not and talked for a bit. Not an
hour later I was calling her back to just let her know that I wasn’t certain
but some pretty strong contractions had started up. What I thought was a after
effect of being sick turned out to be contractions. So I timed them for a
couple of hours and when they got stronger I called a friend and had her take
me to the hospital. I’m so lucky to have such wonderful people live around me
cause this wouldn’t have happened without her! </div>
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Cody met me at the hospital and we then spent a very long 4
hours in the triage room having them debate whether to admit me or not. I wasn’t
progressing very quickly but the baby’s heartbeat would drop after every
contraction which led them to believe the cord was around his neck. Finally
they decided to move me upstairs (still with no promise that I wouldn’t be sent
home at some point) and the wonderful doctor sang music to my ears when she
decided to start pitocin and get me to have the baby. His heart rate started to
do a bit better upstairs and I was so excited that I was going to finally meet
this little baby. Granted, I wanted to be done with being pregnant but more than
anything I wanted to find out who I had been carrying this whole time. At 5
centimeters I requested the epidural and had a fairly scary experience. After
getting all set up with the epidural I suddenly felt very light headed. I told
the nurse and then just a moment later told her that I really didn’t feel well.
My blood pressure had dropped in half and they suddenly couldn’t get a
heartbeat on the baby. The anesthetist gave me a quick shot to increase my
heart palpitations and the nurse, with a worried look on her face, searched for
the heartbeat. Finally the little beat was found and after being on oxygen for
several minutes I began to feel better. The doctor explained that sometimes
your body just reacts in weird ways to the medicine and that I would be fine.
The funny part is that Cody was kind of oblivious to the whole fiasco (maybe he
was on his phone or something) but he was surprised to hear that I was so
worried and didn’t even notice them give me a shot or the look for the baby’s
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So after an hour or so I was measuring at a 7 and pretty discourage
to be going so slow. There was only 2 hours left in the day and as silly as it
was at the time I really wanted the cousins to have the same birthday. It was
just a minute later as I was dozing off that a water balloon popped in my
belly. They hadn’t broken my water to this point because of the stressed
condition of the baby so it came as a total shock when it went on its own. It
made me nearly jump out of my bed and scared Cody half to death. I rang the nurse
and while waiting for her to arrive began to have incredible pressure and pain.
In just two contractions I felt like my whole lower pelvis was trying to separate
from my body. The nurse entered to me shaking and grunting through a
contraction, holding Cody’s hand. When she checked me she looked up in surprise
and said I was at a 10 and that the baby was coming out. I was so surprised because
just 5 minutes earlier I was at a 7 and now I was about to have a baby. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quickly she called the doctor and began to
prep the area, all the while telling me not to push because the baby’s head was
already on its way out. Not pushing was so hard and barely had an effect
anyway. The doctor barley got her fingers in her glove before she gave the go
ahead to push. 7 seconds into the first push his head came out, quickly
followed by the rest of him. Certainly not the hour and a half pushing experience
of getting Gage out! The bed hadn’t been dropped in front and there was no set
up to help in the delivery but that didn’t matter to Asher. Out he came with
the cord around his neck and screaming from head to toe. Such a good feeling
cause Gage never did cry anything more than a pitiful whimper. Asher was pink,
beautiful and he was all mine. Both times delivering a baby I’ve been struck
with amazement that I would have this baby to love all my life and I was so
happy to be his mother. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This time was double the excitement and joy
because he didn’t have any medical problems and I didn’t feel like I had been
struck by a train. In fact I felt great! I only had the same tear open up from
my labor with Gage and I felt like I could have done the whole thing again if
asked to. I had prepped myself for at least 30 minutes of pushing and had less
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And the most amazing part to me is that Asher
decided to latch on a nurse just 20 minutes after coming out. Latching is
something I never could get Gage to do, despite the input and help from a
handful of lactation specialists. Everything about this kid is wonderful. He truly
falls under the second child syndrome of being easy going and laid back. My time in the hospital was like a vacation and I'm looking forward to having another baby just to get that wonderful break. Other
than an episode with getting horribly and painfully engorged, nursing has been
pretty neat. If only my breasts would quit producing so much milk! I guess it’s
a good problem to have but man it’s painful!</div>
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Gage has been mostly indifferent to the baby with occasional moments of interest that usually result in the baby getting a little smashed. It's been a huge help having my mom here and I can honestly say that no one appreciates or loves a baby as much as grandmas do (other than the parents of course). It's just fun to have someone around who is just as in love with your little baby. Gage has been so happy to have Grandma around and even though she has to leave early she's been invaluable. My grandma suffered a stroke so my mom is leaving me a week early to tend to her own mom. We're all praying for you grandma and we love you so much! </div>
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And that leaves me getting help from my ward to get through this time. I know I can do it and I feel better and better every day. I just hope that I can start getting out soon so Gage can have somewhere to play at. The house gets so boring. My dear sweet friend Clara sent a sign up around church to have people help watch Gage while I nap and rest and I think that's what is keeping the panic attacks from coming up. I'm kinda terrified of being a new mom with a very active toddler but I know that this too shall pass. Plus I've got the sweetest, cutest newborn to love and I can't wait to watch him grow up. So welcome to the world little
Asher Kelley Brower. You are loved and you are exactly where God wanted you to
be! </div>annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-52787926256702625192012-06-13T15:01:00.001-06:002012-07-01T16:37:05.289-06:00Little bit of this and that<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: small;">I usually have lots of pictures on my blog but I think I'll make this one a general write up session on what my life's been like for the last little bit. First off, if you don't know, I've been kind of a widow for the last while. And it wouldn't be that terrible except I feel like that's been my whole time of Cody being in law school. If we actually get some decent time together it's tinged with the side thought that he should probably be working on something. And I'm gonna say right off that bat that while being at home with Gage is wonderful and I'm so glad to have my little boy in my life, I worry that poor Cody is working so much harder than any person should be expected to work. This summer he is working an internship with Jefferson County and while it's a miracle and a huge blessing he got in, he spends 2 or more hours everyday just getting to and from the courthouse. So he leaves at 6:30 in the morning and usually doesn't get home till 6 at night when often he has to pick up on work that needs to get done before the next day. On top of that he has school Wed nights for a few hours and a 6 hour Sat class right in the middle of the day. Plus I'm so busy on Sundays with my calling that we only get about half that day together. And there isn't much of an end in sight. Graduation in December, 3 months of 10 hour days studying for the bar and then the first 2 or 3 years of his job he'll probably have to do extra hours and extra work since new employees always have to "climb the ladder". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I guess it's a good things that I love Cody so much that I want to be around him all the time and I think it's really pushed us towards making sure our time together is fun and productive. Plus it has led to a much cleaner house since I have more freetime without Cody. And with this new baby coming I'll be so busy that this time will pass in a flash and soon I'll get my sweet husband back. In the meantime I'm getting ready for baby #2 and I really wish Gage hadn't come 3 weeks early. It's making me think that I'm going into labor all the time. If I'm like this for the next month I'm gonna drive myself crazy reading into things. And it's not that I want the baby out before he's ready and I understand that the more time he's in there the better but it doesn't stop the anxiousness I'm feeling to have the pregnant part of this experience over. I'm happy to report that there hasn't been any serious signs of carpel tunnel for which I can never be grateful enough. I can now understand how people can be pregnant so many times. It's uncomfortable but doable. If the carpel tunnel had come back I would have seriously considered having just the two. But I'm actually not totally miserable like last time. Gage is keeping me super active with trips to the pool, walks and just general wresting fun. Still no concept of how to be gentle with my belly but I never expected him to get that anyway. I've got a missionary lesson and home tonight with a great girl named Amanda. She's a great investigator and someone I would have killed to have taught on my mission. And then right after that some friends from the ward are coming over to hang out and watch a movie. 2 are single and one lost her husband to scout camp this week so it's an official girls night. Unfortunately with Gage but it can't be avoided. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">As for baby names for this new little one I'm leaning towards Asher Kelley Brower as one option and I also like Mason Hoyt Brower or some other name in the middle. I thought it would be neat that Gage Lynn have his dad's middle name and this next baby have a middle name from my side of the family. I also really like Kipton but I think I'll save that for the next boy, especially since I don't see this one being my last boy. I'm just a boy kind of a mom and I like it that way. We're not really waiting on seeing the baby or anything to pick the name for sure, it's just not really been finalized yet. So I'll let you all know if we go with one or those or something else for sure. </span>Well, long post everyone but that's just what I was in the mood for today. Gage managed to sleep for 3 hours and is just waking up so we can thank him for the length of this post. Love you all!annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-28698270831731910782012-06-09T21:00:00.001-06:002012-06-09T21:00:27.407-06:00Bunny #2 and the Lake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just some pictures I thought I'd add. Nothing much to report here other than I've had a bunch of contractions all week, which didn't happen with Gage but my doctor said can be normal with a second baby. I'm only dilated to a 1 and not effaced at all so she said I shouldn't worry about the baby coming any time soon. A huge relief off my shoulders since I don't feel mentally or physically prepared for him in any way. Cody and I toured one hospital tonight that does service to Kaiser patients but depending on how the tour goes with the other option I don't think we'll go with the one we saw tonight. They aren't contracted to give NICU treatment to Kaiser babies so if something goes wrong he'll have to be transferred to the other hospital anyway. So even though the one we saw tonight is closer and a lot nicer and newer, I just don't think it's worth the chance. The real bummer is that the other hospital is in the middle of downtown Denver so here's to hoping there isn't traffic when I go into labor. I feel like between my service in church, taking care of Gage and mostly having Cody gone that I have barely thought about this new baby coming. Maybe that's why he keeps giving me contractions. Kinda like saying, "hey mom I'm still in here!" Anyway, the new bunny we have is only 7 weeks old so I'm trying to teach Gage to be gentle with her when she's being held, in hopes that he'll learn to be gentle with the new baby. I sure hope this won't be a real indicator of how he is because he is so rough with that poor little bunny. And she is so much sweeter than the last one so I'm almost glad Tipsy killed him. Sad I know. My sister in law had her baby boy yesterday which means my other sister in law has her girl in another couple of weeks, then me a couple of weeks later, then my other sister in law has a girl in August and two months after that my other sister in law has her baby. That's right folks. 5 babies in 6 months. Busy day's on the Brower. I'm not going to say that they Kelley side is dropping the ball with pregnancies but . . . well a girl can hope. And guilt trip. And I'm not above bribery so let me know what could be convincing. Love you all! annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-47148035059661470422012-05-29T15:14:00.001-06:002012-05-29T15:15:02.343-06:00Fire Station Trip!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The local mom's group I'm a member of organized a tour of the local fire department today and I'm so glad it was at a time when we could go. Gage has been utterly obsessed with fire trucks lately and he loved the tour. We got to go all around the firehouse and see the big engines that were in it. My favorite part was when one of the firemen dressed in the rescue gear to show the kids what they would look like if he ever had to come in the house for a fire. The whole get up did look pretty scary and apparently they have a problem with kids hiding from firemen when a fire is going on. So I got Gage to give him a hi five and tried to communicate to him that these guys were our friends and that we shouldn't be scared of them. All in all it was a really touching field trip because I was able to meet the wonderful people that would be saving my family if the need ever arose. Like they said, when there is a lot to lose they'll risk their lives and I know they all considered our children to be the most important things they could save. I'm glad I held it together while I was there cause I was pretty near tears just thinking about it. So nice to know such wonderful and willing helpers are so near! And really near because they are just a 60 second drive from my house. </div>
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<br />annieq84http://www.blogger.com/profile/04123978797033961078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3230914661103924815.post-7130476799841856972012-05-22T16:02:00.001-06:002012-05-22T16:02:23.209-06:00Patio perfect!Lately it seems like every time I express a desire to have something that should be way out of the family budget, it magically falls into my lap somehow. Patio furniture has been one of those things and despite a solid month of craigslist hounding I wasn't having any luck. And then Cody was helping to get a ward members fencing to the dump and they mentioned that they were wanting to get rid of their patio furniture. For free! Sweet, I know. So I spent most of yesterday sanding the thing down and gave it a new rust proof/ water proof coating. I forgot to do before and after pictures but trust me- it looks way better! I bought some cushions with my in laws birthday money they sent but I decided to spend the gift card on lumber for a new bunny hutch. Sad news about the bunny. Tipsy killed him. I know it was simple natural instincts but I'm thoroughly disappointed in her. Somehow she got into the enclosure we were keeping the bunny in and mom and I came home to a very unrepentant dog gloating over her kill. It was like in the moment she saw me she suddenly realized she wasn't suppose to kill the bunny because the remorse hit her full on. And my foot helped drive the point home. Poor little bunny! The neighbor I got him from was really understanding and is even going to give us another. I promised I wouldn't let the dog kill this one. Hence the reason for a new and improved bunny hutch. Anyway, I'm really pleased with the furniture and could have been happier for how it turned out!<br />
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Having my mom visit was just the best thing in the world. I'm so glad she is someone I can totally hang out with and feel like I'm with an old friend (don't worry mom, as in a long time friend, not elderly)! The baby shower was wonderful and of course I didn't take any pictures. So lame of me! But the week went great and even though it was one of the busiest weeks in a while my mom was a trouper and got her grandma time in with Gage. She sure loves her grandson! Even though he would kick her out of the bathroom when she was praising him for a potty well done. I sure hope his attachment to me lessens before this new baby comes. Otherwise he's in for a big change. I've been having so many contractions lately which is new for me because they didn't happen that I remember when I was pregnant with Gage. They are so uncomfortable and already I'm counting the days till he's out! Especially because it's in the high 80's today and I'm roasting! <br />
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