We went out to the farm to watch Derek and Jonathon ride their bikes...

They were still working on their ramp that they made. Trying to see how far they wanted it from the landing.

Alexis always has to pose in every picture :)

We have been babysitting Nicole since Tuesday... Kelly was down here but she drove back to Provo and rode back here with Chad when he got home from work. They got here Wednesday night but only stayed for about 20 mins. They headed to Durango for their Anniversary weekend. So we've had little Nicole! She is such a cutie.. but her and Alexis fight non stop over toys it seems like.... If there aren't any toys they are just fine. They've been jumping on the tramp, watching movies, eating, playing outside, and eating some more. It seems that one of them is always hungry :) Nicole likes to chase Cocoa around too! It's been fun getting two girls ready in the morning.. and I told Jonathon that I could have another little girl :)

Quick post

We had such a great time up north and ended up staying for a whole week... We were supposed to come back to Monticello on Sunday, but didn't get back until last night. We spent a lot of time with Jonathon's family... and got to hang out with Crystal before she left. We went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse for Summers b-day on Saturday night!
We played Volleyball at the park two nights in a row with the family.. which is always so much fun :) Keri even joined us on Monday night. We spent a lot of time just relaxing and watching movies.. (Jonathon's mom has like a thousand movies.) Jonathon's mom made us yummy dinners... and it was nice to see Jonathon's dad. Alexis and I went swimming at Keri's townhouse on Saturday with Kelly, Keri, and Nicole :) That was fun and it was a perfect day to go swimming! I'm glad we had the chance to go up there and be with Crystal on her last week at home. We are so proud of her for choosing to serve the lord. She went into the MTC yesterday at 1:45. We know how much she is going to miss Alexis.. She had a hard time saying goodbye to her. Alexis is really close to all her aunties. It will be fun to write her letters and send her updates on Lexi and the baby :)
Anyways we had a really great week... I'm sure my mom is very happy we are back because she had to take care of Gibson and Jade while we were gone. THANKS MOM! We wouldn't have been able to stay without your help!

Lexi and Mommy :) Fun pic's!

Like I've said in previous posts.. this girl always wants to dress up in cowgirl stuff! She sure is a cutie :)

Journal Entry / Baby Update!

I went to the Dr. yesterday.. up here in American Fork. And heard the heartbeat again! It was 166 :) I haven't gained any weight from my last appt. and in the last 3 months I've only gained a pound. So kind of happy about that.. but I'm sure I'll start packing on the pounds... lol! Since we are driving up here to see Dr. Willis (I am pretty sure I'm just going to continue to see him up here and have the baby up here.) He went ahead and scheduled my Ultrasound appt. for the same day as my next check up appt! Which is Sept. 8th !!!! I can't believe we will already get to know the sex of the baby next month :) I'm so so excited! I will only be 17 weeks at that time so hopefully the baby is in a good position so that we can find out! Anyways Dr. says everything looks good, so I'm just happy as can be :) We came up here for my appt. of course and also for Jonathon's little sisters farewell. I can't believe it's already time for her to leave on her mission. She is going to Barcelona Spain! So we are spending time with her... and just visiting with Jonathon's family. She goes into the MTC on Wednesday :) By the time she gets back our new addition will already be a year old. That is so crazy to think about... The baby is actually due on her b-day so we told her that if I decide to have another C-section we'll plan it for that day!!

Alexis is getting so dang excited!! I don't know how long she is going to last. I told her yesterday that we were going to the Dr. to check on the baby.. and she said are you having it today? Then the other morning when she woke up she said.. "Is the baby almost here? I really want to get the baby dressed." She is so ready to be a big sister :) She keeps saying she wants a sissy! Most of my family and Jonathon's family thinks it will be a boy.. But I guess we'll see! It would be way fun to have another little girl to dress up :) But my family has too many girls and not enough boys.. so it'd be nice to even it out a little! As of my own personal instinct I think it will be a boy.. but I'm probably wrong.... and that is just fine with me! As long as the baby is healthy I won't complain at all :)

Jonathon and Chad had a full day of services for the Pest Control yesterday.. so that is good! They are getting really excited for next summer.... and I think it will be great!

08/10/10

Old Mining stuff... Pretty cool to see!

A Waterfall outside of Ouray Co.

Mom, Me, and Ami at a beautiful waterfall outside of Ouray Co.

Ami's Family

Mom & Dad in Telluride

Well we had another fun filled week here in Monticello! We've been trying to get out and go fishing whenever the weather is nice. Jonathon and Derek have been out to the farm working on their dirt bike track.. and I've been relaxing and just having a good time. On Friday one of my best friends from high school Jackie (Eldredge) Banks came over and visited with me all day! It was so much fun to just chat for hours and hours and neither of us were in any hurry to have to be somewhere. Her little boy is getting so big and it was just so fun to hang out with her! That night she came with my family to the Blue Mountain Round Up Rodeo that they do every year during the fair :) On Saturday I went with my parents, Ami, Sam, and their girls on a long day trip to Colorado! The drive was absolutely beautiful!! I wasn't going to go, but I'm so glad I did. We stopped in Telluride, Ouray, and Silverton CO. Telluride was very neat to look at! And I loved loved Ouray! I would love living down in that valley with the beautiful mountains and trees surrounding you :) I just thought it was gorgeous :) We also stopped in Silverton and saw a gun fight on the Notorious Blair Street! That was interesting. We then came home through Durango and Cortez. In all we were gone from 10 am. to 10 pm. :) What a neat drive that is! And I would love to go back to Ouray and swim at the hot springs swimming pool they have there!

Yesterday was a great Sunday as well! Alexis is already getting used to her new primary class :) And she made it all the way till the last 10 minutes of church and got sad and told her teacher she wanted me. But I'm proud of her for being so brave.. and making new friends!

Going for a ride on the tractor :)

Today we went out to the farm

because Derek and Jonathon want to build a track so they can ride their dirt bikes.. they've been saying they were going to build one for a few years now. But we all hoped in the truck and headed out there. Alexis was so excited to get on the tractor and get a ride with her dad. I think that is the first time she has ever been on a tractor! She fell asleep on it :) But she had fun running around while Derek and Jonathon worked on their track for a few hours!

Just cuz she is cute!

I love my little monkey girl so much! She is just so beautiful :) She has been making me put her hair in two braids so that she can be like a cowgirl!

Little Cowgirl :)

I don't even know what to do with this little "cowgirl" anymore. All she ever wants to do is wear her cowgirl hat and boots..(even though the only boots she has right now are actually cute little boots I got her for church.) She'll go through her clothes to see if she can find some cowgirl clothes. She talks about horses 24/7. She asks me every day if we can go feed the horses..(there are some horses that live a little ways up towards the mountain.) She just loves everything about being a cowgirl. She can't wait to go to the rodeo tomorrow night :) She cracks me up!

Farm :)

She is such a cutie!

We went to the farm today, to help my Grandpa Ramsay load some hay. Well Derek and his friend did that part.. Alexis and I just sat on the hay! Alexis had such a good time and kept saying that she was a cowgirl! We even got to take the dogs and they got to run around.. There was so much room to roam free I don't think they even knew what to do with it! It was fun to get out on the farm :)

We've stayed pretty busy this week in Monticello. I took Alexis swimming at the new pool here.. She is free, so I'm sure we'll go a lot! She had a blast :) We've gone to Blanding a couple of times.. the first was to get Sorcia a present for her B-day and then today we went down after going to the farm and ate Chinese food. The drive seems so fast because I'm used to driving everywhere from Saratoga Springs... So to get to Kelly's house in Provo it would take us 45 mins. So the 21 miles to Blanding is nothing. We've been down to my Grandma Josies to visit with her! Sorcia and Izzy have been over to play and last night we had a BBQ with Sam, Ami, Sorcia, and Izzy. I also got to see my Grandpa and Grandma Ramsay today.. and I haven't seen them for a while.. So far it's been fun!

Gone Fishin'

Alexis and Grandma Marie

Grandpa helping Alexis put bait on her fishing pole.

Alexis has been asking us to take her fishing for awhile now. Now that we are here in Monticello we are probably going to go a lot. On Wednesday we went out.. but didn't have any luck catching fish. Alexis has a new princess fishing pole that she really enjoys! We had a lot of fun and laughed a lot. Alexis' kept losing her bait.. and then my mom got Alexis' fishing line stuck on this weed so I tried to go down to get it unstuck and my leg sunk in the mud.. :) The weather has been really rainy so we haven't gone out again.. but I'm looking forward to going a lot!

7/29/10

Well we are here in Monticello now.. We got here on Tuesday. Jonathon already left yesterday to go back up north to take care of some last minute things and to do stuff for the Pest Control business. Alexis of course already loves being here.. and from the minute we told her we were going to be staying at Grandmas house she was so excited. I'm loving hanging out with my mom of course and my dad took us fishing last night! Jonathon is gonna stay up north for about a week so that he can sell every day. I'm just excited for him to come back... but when he is here he is very anxious because he can't really do anything down here (business wise) So at least I know when he is up there he won't be pacing around. The Pest Control business is still doing great.. and I'm just so excited for next summer. They are going to get a sales team together and I know that it will be great!! I'm so proud of my husband for wanting to be his own boss.. and even though right now it seems like life is a little rough.. I know it will all be worth it!

Alexis has been so funny lately.. No matter what I'm doing, even if I'm just sitting there.. She'll ask "Mom, is the baby doing okay?" Or if she thinks I'm doing something dangerous.. she'll say "Mom, be careful with the baby." She is already very very protective. She told my dad yesterday "Grandpa, did you know that my moms belly is going to get really big!" She is just funny! I know she'll be the very best big sis ever :)

Kids...

So.. the other night when we were at our house in Saratoga Springs.. Alexis wasn't being a very good listener for Jonathon. I wasn't outside.. but I guess he was telling her not to run in the grass because it was wet from the sprinklers. Well Alexis wanted to chase the dogs.. so she kept going on the grass. So Jonathon went to pick her up and set her on the sidewalk. Her feet slipped because they were wet.. and she fell right on her face. Her chin got split open and it looked so bad at first. We were going to take her to the hospital to get stitches.. but Jonathon's dad said that we could take care of it will some peroxide and bandaides and get it closed up. So I listened to him. So far it seems to be healing very well. And she won't have to have a scar from stitches. She was very brave.. and she shows everyone her battle wound! It's her first major boo boo. I'm just glad that Jonathon was there.. I get very freaked out when I see blood especially on my child.

11 weeks

Well I want to try and write down a few things about this pregnancy and how I've been feeling.. I wish I could remember what I felt like when I was pregnant with Alexis.. But we didn't know I was pregnant till we went to the doctor and he said I was 15 weeks.. That was crazy.. But anyways I'm 11 weeks along.. and I am exhausted all the time. I really never feel like doing much of anything. I haven't gotten really ready in weeks now.. I feel bad that Jonathon has to look at me.. lol. I've never been one to take naps very often, but lately I've been taking one every day. I don't really feel very motivated to get anything done either. We are trying to get stuff packed up so that Alexis and I can go to Monticello for a while.. but we aren't making much progress. I guess we'd better hurry though because we are going down tomorrow. When I was pregnant with Alexis I only threw up one time. That was because at the time I worked at Chuck-A-Rama and it was Chinese food day. Yeah it wasn't pretty. But I didn't really feel nauseous like I do with this one. There are a lot of foods that I can't even think about.. or I'll start feeling sick. Pizza is one of them. I've had so many little aches and pains it seems like. And of course I'm always a little worried. I'm almost done with my first trimester and hopefully I'll be getting a little more energy here soon. I'm so very very thankful that this pregnancy seems to be going good so far.. And I ask Heavenly Father every night to please just let me have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. We are so excited to be having another baby.. and I know we have a long ways to go.. But I'm sure it will fly by.

"Though hard to you this journey may appear..."

Yesterday at church Alexis gave her very first talk in primary. She did such a good job.. and she gave it on the temple! I'm so proud of her for being brave and going up in front of all the primary kids. She said all the words very clear :) I can't believe she is old enough to give talks now.

Since Pioneer Day is coming up this weekend.. the Sacrament talks were all given on the Pioneers. I caught bits and pieces of all the talks (Alexis kept asking me questions, or bugging me to get something out of her bag..) you know how kids are. Anyways one talk really stood out to me. The speaker was giving a talk on a Pioneer that had lost 9 children and his wife all within a year I believe.. to chills and fever. I can't even imagine... I don't think anyone in our day can imagine the pain and loss these Pioneers went through.. We sang the song "Come, Come, Ye Saints." I never really listened to how powerful the words are to that song. The words really stood out to me as we were singing it yesterday.

The first couple of verses are:
Come, come, ye Saints, no toil nor labor fear; but with joy wend your way. Though hard to you this journey may appear, Grace shall be as your day. Tis better far for us to strive Our useless cares for us to drive; Do this, and joy your hearts will swell - All is well! All is well!

Why should we mourn or think our lot is hard? Tis not so; All is right. Why should we think to earn a great reward if we now shun the fight? Gird up your loins; fresh courage take. Our God will never us forsake; and soon we'll have this tale to tell - Alli is well! All is well!

I really like those verses.. especially were it says "Though hard to you this journey may appear, grace shall be as your day." And also "Why should we mourn or think our lot is hard?" Like I said before I don't think any of us could ever imagine what the Pioneers went through. Anytime I start feeling sorry for myself, I try to think of all of those people who are less fortunate. I have been very very blessed... I think in this day we often forget what is REALLY important. It is not how big our house is.. or how many vehicles we have.. and it is definitely not how much money we make. The most important thing is for us to strive every single day to get closer to our Heavenly Father, so that we can return to him. It is hard not to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. I think when life gets hard, or when something bad happens we tend to focus on all the bad stuff... and forget about all the things that our Heavenly Father has blessed us with.. I feel like anytime something "bad" happens to Jonathon and I, we've learned from it and grown from it. I'm so thankful for the church and the things it brings to our lives!!

Changes and Sacrifices....

Well the last couple of days have been a whirlwind of emotions.... And there are a lot of changes coming for us.

On Monday Jonathon got a call from his boss in Elko. His boss told him that they wouldn't need him to come back to work, because they were laying off a few guys. Jonathon was out working doing Pest Control stuff at the time and he called me and told me. At first I was pretty upset.. just because you never want to lose a job or your main source of income... who would? But to be honest I hated Jonathon working over there. It was hard having him gone a whole week and then when he was here he was busy with the Pest Control, so we didn't see him much. So anyways after the initial shock of finding out, we went into planning mode. For anyone that knows Jonathon, his brain never stops going. He is always thinking of the next thing we can do to get the businesses going well enough that he never has to work for someone EVER again. He HATES having a boss. Jonathon's main thing is that he hates knowing that by working for someone else.. they have complete power over whether or not you get a pay check next week. In the last few years Jonathon has been laid off 3 times. Yes 3 times. So by now we are kind of used to it... and we always get stuff figured out. Well this time we are doing things a little different. Neither Jonathon or I want him to go back to Nevada and try and get on with another mine. He will if he absolutely has to.. but he is pretty much done being away from his family for a week at a time. SO it was decision making time.. and by that I mean some tough decisions. Jonathon and Chad started the Pest Control company about a month or month and half ago. So far it is actually doing very well. We didn't expect to do much this year.. because we started late. Usually companies start selling in April or May. So they were just wanting to kind of get it going and see what happened. But they are actually getting sells pretty steadily. So that for all of us has been pretty exciting. However neither Jonathon or Chad have been able to fully concentrate on the business because they were both working over in Elko. Anyways after Jonathon and I spent a few hours discussing all of our options.. we came up with a plan. We've decided to make some pretty big sacrifices so that he can concentrate and fully devote himself to his businesses... we've chosen to do this because we figure it is better to make sacrifices now so that we can be successful later. Jonathon knows that he can go out and find a job doing whatever.. but then he won't have time to do the business. So we decided that while he is up here working his little bum off to get the Pest Control going strong that Alexis and I will be staying in Monticello with my parents for a little while. Alexis and I will still be up here a lot because Jonathon will spend a lot of time up here and we won't want to be away from him too much. I think that we are both just at the point of being willing to do everything we possibly can to make sure we can put every effort in being successful so that we don't have to depend on a boss anymore. I told Jonathon that I could go back to work while he does the Pest Control stuff, but he straight up said "NO." He said that he thinks I will have a lot of fun with my mom and I can just kick back and relax. He is probably right because there isn't a lot of places that I feel completely relaxed other than my parent's house. I'm excited to spend some time with them.. not so excited to be in Monticello though. But we are grateful for parents that are willing to let us come stay for a while.

On the UP side of things... On June 13th we found out the we are expecting :) We didn't really want to say anything.. just in case I had another miscarriage. But I am a little over 9 weeks today, and we went in to the doctors this morning and heard what sounded like a good, strong heartbeat! We are completely thrilled of course! Due date is Feb. 15th :)