The Chris & Jackie Show:

Jackie's 26th Birthday

2011-11-10T15:28:00.000-08:00

After the big Sunday dinner I put together for Chris' birthday, I decided to keep my birthday low key. We had a small dinner on Sunday for family and a few friends (who couldn't make it to dinner out the next night). We had Pork roast, grilled asparagus, rolls, and salad. Chris' mom made the traditional lemon bunt cake.

Chris and I got new patio furniture and Chris put up some awesome outdoor lights and tiki torches for the party.

The next evening, I invited a few friends to eat dinner at one of my favorite places- Pizzaria 712. Then we all came back to my house to decorate homemade sugar cookies.

Michaela, Richare, Chris, Jackie, Cherice, Brittny, Rick, Mara, baby Maybel, Chet

This is a picture from that evening.

16 weeks 1 day pregnant

On a side note, this was the first year that I didn't spend my birthday with my twin sister and the first year in 10 years that I didn't spend my birthday in Lake Powell.

July 2011- Keller Family Lake Powell Trip

2011-11-10T14:59:00.000-08:00

Our annual Keller Lake Powell trip is something we look forward to every year. This year was a little less than exciting for me, because I was pregnant. And because I didn't want to do anything that could potentially cause problems, I got to sit and watch while the boys wake surfed and water skiied. It was worth the sacrifice, but it made the trip a little bit boring on my end. Also, Jessie and Bryan couldn't come because jessie was on bedrest. Anyway, here are some highlights from the trip.

Blake's first lll-lizard (ally caught it for him)

Boy cousins bonding

Naps on Papa's Ski boat

Bon Fires

Blake playing his newly acquired ipod touch

My cute nieces

Julia, Madelyn, Ally

Chris hiking back to the boat through the sticky mud

Kayaking with Blake

Checking out the lizards and toads.

Blake is so cute in his frog towel

The new toy- a jet ski

Buddies

Josh, Blake, Jake

Grandpa's Frog hat from San Francisco

Me and my beautiful Mama

jake on the jet ski

Blake's first (or maybe his second, cant remember if he did it last year) seadoo ride

swimmin' (water was pretty cold this year)

April, May, June 2011

2011-11-10T14:13:00.000-08:00

On April 18, 2011 we found out that we were pregnant with our 2nd baby!

It took us a year and a half to get pregnant with Blake, so we weren't surprised when things weren't going as planned this time around. After 9 months of trying, we finally called the dr. and he gave us that option of waiting until we had tried for a year, or taking medicine that would make me ovulate. We went ahead and got the medicine and were pregnant the next month! :)

Blake in his BIG BROTHER jammies

I sent this picture to Chris' email while he was at work

That evening we went to "The Chocolate" to celebrate. We got two big slices of cake (chocolate and vanilla)

mmm... cookies

On Memorial Day, we went to visit Grandpa Milton's (chris' side) grave. It has been a wonderful tradition.
May 30th we took Blake to Heber to ride Thomas the Train. He LOVED it.

We like to spend a lot of our warm days at the park. We have 3 really nice parks within walking distance.

We also enjoy spending time in Sundance. The have a fantastic peanut butter and jelly sandwich at the deli that we usually have to get while we are there.

Blake really wanted to touch this car. He is his fathers son when it comes to loving cars!

Easter 2011

2011-11-10T13:15:00.000-08:00

This year we spent Easter at my oldest sisters house. My whole family was in town.

Blake's signature pose

We couldn't get him to drop the sippy

After church we had dinner at my sisters house. The kids played football with Uncle Jake while we got dinner on the table.

Josh, Maddy, Julia, Jake

Jake, Josh, Maddy, Nate

Jake Sr. and Jake Jr.

Maddy and Blake sliddin'

Sisters

Jessie, Kelly, Jackie

Jackie (5 weeks), Jessie (21 weeks)

Blake Turns 2

2011-11-02T15:40:00.000-07:00

Blake turned 2 years old on March 29, 2011 (this also marks a year and 2 weeks in our house)

Birthday morning, Blake ran around in the backyard in his pj's while mom and dad worked on cupcakes and birthday decorations.

Blake got a bubble machine that morning for his party

The night before his birthday, we finally got his shelves put up in his room (a year later)

I love how they turned out

We had Blake's part the monday before his birthay. We invited family and close friends this year (last year we had pretty much every one we knew and I wanted it to be low key this year)

Broccoli and Cupcakes

opening presents with daddy

Friends

More Presents

We did a car themed party

Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies and Oreo Cheese Cake Cookes and Milk Cartons

Cupcakes with vintage car flags

Playin outside

We love bubbles

The Car Track Cupcake Holder (Chris' brilliant idea)

I think I might be a little behind... just a little!

2011-11-02T15:18:00.000-07:00

Since it is less than 8 weeks until Christmas (and baby), and the last post I did was Christmas 2010, I thought it might be nice to play a little catch up.

Here it goes...

February 2011- Valentines

I made Blake Breakfast

Christ took me to the Cubworld concert

Cubworld Drummer (and good friend)- Gabe

We made sugar cookies for Daddy!

My Valentines

Thanksgiving & Christmas 2010

2011-05-19T15:23:00.001-07:00

Sorry this post is so late, I mean really late. I got a few after Christmas posts up, but Christmas just got neglected until now. I guess I could have waited until July and posted a "Christmas in July" post. Oh well, better late than never.

We don't have pictures of Thanksgiving, but we spent it in St George with Chris' sister Jenni and her husbands side of the family. My sister Jessie and her husband Bryan drove up from Vegas and met us there for the holiday. We had a wonderful feast! :)

Now on to Christmas. Every year we take time to go to Temple Square to see the lights and the nativities. It is so beautiful. We document our visit with a traditional picture in front of the Temple. We now have pictures from 2003-2010.

Our friend Jason took these two pics for us and did a great job editing them.

(above) Chris and I in our traditional pose

The Haleua Tower

Blake and I in front of red lights

Chris and I tried to take some artistic shots

Temple Square is so beautiful this time of year. It is so fun to see of the trees lit up.

We borrowed a tall Christmas tree from Chris' parents this year. It hit the ceiling so we did a bow on top instead of the angel.

filling the tree with ornaments

the work crew after we were finished with the tree

Chris putting up the house lights

so high!

The nativity

We met our friends Gabe and Jessica at Happy Sumo for some sushi.

The kids got to see Santa and play at Berkenstaff's.

Malina on Santa's lap

Blake freaked out last year, so Chris held him and Blake loved it.

He was excited about his candy cane too!

Christmas Sunday before Church

Blake wanted Kiddle-dee in the picture too

This year for was our first Christmas in our new house, so we decided to host for everyone. We had my side of the family (parents, siblings, spouses, and children) and Chris' brother and mom join us this year. A total of 12 adults and 8 children. It was a full house, but lots of fun.

The living room was packed with presents

The beautiful women on my side

Charlie's Angels :)

Mom (Margret), Jackie, Kelly, Jessie, Alicia

My brother Jake and his wife Alicia

It's tradition to order take-out (usually pizza or Chinese) on Christmas Eve since we do a huge, fancy dinner on Christmas day. This year we catered Costa Vida. YUMMY!

My sister Kelly and her husband Jason

Jessie playin' some guitar

Chris, Blake, Allison, Mikey

Jake Jr, Josh, Jackie, Jessie

Mugga taking care of Mr. Blakers

Chris and Blake watching Elmo

We started a new tradition this year, a homemade gift exchange. Each adult made a "quality" gift (we might need a few more guidelines on the word quality for next year, or do a quality gift and a white elephant) and then we played the "white elephant" game. It was lots of fun to see what everyone came up with.

An army guy fork

Necklace and Bracelet

journal w/ homemade bookmarks

"Don't Eat Jack Frost" board game

Papa's Knot board (the boys fought for this one)

Jessie added an extra gift to the pile and somehow we got my mom to pick it. She and Bryan found out on Christmas Eve morning that they were pregnant with their first baby. I told them to announce it at the "Homemade" gift exchange, because that is about as homemade a gift can get (a new grandchild). Mom opened the gift and held it up without even catching on. My sister kelly screamed and then everyone knew what was being announced. We were all so excited!

Mom crying in the background while dad bear hugged Jessie

Congrats Jessie and Bryan

Jake made a People of Wal-mart Calendar, pretty hilarious

Break dancing

Ty and Blake dancing

The Kids Gift Exchange

Allison and Mikey

We all pitched in and got my dad a new Marines knife

Vintage bag of my brother and sister when they were little

A blanket the our Grandma Lou was making for Kelly

before she got in her car accident years ago.

My mom found it and finished it for her.

The girl cousins

Josh, Nate, Maddy

Ally and Maddy

Christmas morning we all got up and opened presents, then we had a fabulous brunch! :)

Maddy and Josh on their scooters from Santa

Blake got a fire truck from Grandma Allison

It is tradition for my mom to make an amazing Prime Rib dinner on Christmas Day. We are spoiled!

Silly Jessie and Bryan

Silly Twinners

Thanks for humoring me on this post. I want to say that I will be better on my post for next Christmas, but I am due with my second baby on Christmas day 2011, so I won't be making any promises. :)

Blake 23 Months and The Florida Keys

2011-03-13T19:20:00.000-07:00

Blake got to go to the Florida Keys in February. Our whole family went and had a wonderful vacation. Blake loved the beach and he loved throwing rocks from the dock into the water. He was awesome on the airplane.

Showing his Woggy the runway outside the airplane window

Sleeping in the drawer at the condo

The beach!

Stickers with his Aunty Jess

Throwing Rocks of the Dock

Relaxin by the ocean

playing at the park by the beach

The girls at dinner

Deep Sea Fishing

Sunset

Loving his Mugga (grandma)

Holding Starfish, Conchs, and Hermit Crabs

We went to the beach, ate lots of fabulous food, went swimming, saw sunken treasure at a museum, walked around Key West, ate lots of Key Lime Pie (chocolate dipped on a stick is best), went to an aquarium, stood right next to a Pelican, and saw beautiful sunsets. We made lots of wonderful memories with our loved ones. Thanks you to my Mom and Dad for taking us. :)

Blake 21 & 22 Months

2011-03-13T18:44:00.000-07:00

Time flew by in December and January with the holidays. He was able to spend lots of time with our family while everyone was visiting during Christmas. He loves his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins so much. We have a lot of fun Skyping with them and talking on the phone.

Blake is learning to communicate better and better. He can repeat tw0 and three word sentences now. Blake got a U-Play mat for Christmas. It has flashcards that fit into clear pockets. I will hand him a flash card and ask him to find the matching card on the mat. He is so smart and can do all 16 cards. He ususally makes it through 12-14 and then has to be refocused. He loves the Transportation deck and asks to do that one the most. He gets very excited when I put his mat down and likes to help fill the pockets with the cards.

Blake is still a great eater and is helpful when it is time to clean up his toys. He still loves music and enjoys playing my piano (my Christmas gift from Chris) and singing.

I love my Blakey! :)

Stud

Painting with Shaving Cream!

Yes, this happened

Getting himself a snack

Best Buddies

Manna-Bana

How Sweet It Is!

2011-02-15T12:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentines Day!

Chris and I enjoy Valentines Day. We make it as low key or as upscale as we want. Each year is different. We usually alternate going out and cooking together at home.

This year, we spread Valentines over a few days. Friday night we went to Mimi's Cafe and spent Chris' gift card on their 3-course meal for two. It was yummy as always. We also went to The Velour in Provo and saw our good friend Gabe play with his band Cubworld. It was a fun concert with a few other bands. They sand some "love" covers and a few originals too.

Saturday Chris took me to Best Buy and surprised me with an iPhone! As everyone knows, I have always been a number of years behind on my phone technology. My phones always last through the 2 year contract and I never had a need for a smart phone or a data plan. I still don't need either of those things, but this time Chris wasn't going to let me settle for a crappy flip-phone (which by the way are getting worse, not better. It's all in their plan to get you to buy more expensive smart phones, that HAVE to have data plans even if you just want to use your own wi-fi).

THANKS HUSBY for the awesome phone, that I don't deserve, but I will really enjoy! You da bes!

Satureday night we sporadically headed up to Park City to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant, Baja Cantina. As always we got the Chicken Flautas. We headed to the Nike Outlet to spend a coupon and Chris got 2 awesome pairs of shoes for Valentines.

On Valentines Day, I made my Mom's famous sugar cookies. I started cutting them out and baking them at noon. Then I made icing and piped the cookies with decorating tips. By the time I was finished decorating and cleaning everything up, it was 4pm. Wow! (Blake went down for his nap at 1:30pm and slept until 5:30pm). I took cookies to Chris' work. He had a special plate of (pg-13 cookies) and passed out the other plate to the guys in the office.

That evening we went to Fudruckers, for burgers and fries! YUMMY! (Monday night they have 99 cent kids meals).

The three of us on Valentines Day

Valentines 2011

I don't have a picture of us on Valentines Day 2010. Blake was almost a year old. We went to P.F Changs with Jessie and Bryan (maybe jessie has a picture).

Valentines 2009 we had Jessie and Bryan over to our condo. We had a 3-course fondue meal! It was so yummy. We also made chocolate dipped strawberries. I was a 1 1/2 months from having Blake. I found a couple of pictures, but none with us together, and I was looking VERY pregnant and VERY tired. It is also on a different computer, so sorry, I am not posting it. :)

Valentines 2008, we stayed at home and made London Broil, with Barnaise sauce, asparagus, and red potatoes.

Valentines 2008

In 2007 we went to one of our favorite resturants. Harvest, at Thanksgiving Point. I got a Rib-eye Steak and Chris got the Halibut.

Valentines 2007

In 2006 we made dinner at home. Pork tenderloin medallions w/ peach glaze, mashed potatoes and asparagus.

Valentines 2006

In 2005 we went to The Tree Room at Sundance.

Valentines 2005

In 2004, Chris and some of his good friends made us dinner at his dad's office. They made Chicken Alfredo and Spaghetti. We ate tons of food and watched a movie.

We love having an excuse to go out to a nice dinner or make a nice meal for each other at home.

I love you Chris. You are a wonderful husband and father. I am so blessed to have smart, hard working husband, who loves and cares about me. Thank you for showing your love to me each day, through your words and actions. Happy Valentines my love! :)

Our Kittle-dee-cat

2011-02-08T13:42:00.000-08:00

Meet ~~Katniss~~ Sherlock

When we got our kitty, the girl at PetsMart told us it was a girl. So we named it Katniss after the main character in the book series "The Hunger Games." Pretty clever, a CAT names KATniss. Well, we looked under "her" tail a few times and thought maybe the girl had been a little confused as to what a boy or a girls was. Well, we took it to the vet to get fixed and sure enough, Katniss was a BOY.

For weeks we just called him Kittle-dee and hoped we would come up with something new to call him.

We have decided on Sherlock!

He is such a good looking cat and he is great with Blake. He lets him carry him around and bug him. They are buddies. They have even taken a few naps together in Blake's red beanbag chair.

Blake 19 & 20 Months

2011-02-08T12:46:00.000-08:00

Since I have been slacking on the blog, I can't recall everything, but I will try.

19 Months:

Weight: 27 lbs

Blake was 19 months at the end of October. Since I already posted Halloween pictures, that didn't leave me a very big selection of pictures.

I still can't believe how grown up my little boy is getting. Sure, he still sucks his thumb, and carries around a ratty (I swear I wash it once a week) blanket with a frog head and arms attached to it, but a big boy now!

This month, Chris got Blake (and me, for our anniversary) a CAT! Blake calls it Kittle-deetle-dee or deelee-deelee or a mixture of both over and over and over. It will never get old. (As soon as i figure out how to post video on here you can see it for yourselves. So stinkin' cute)!

Blake and his Kittle-dee-dee

Best Buddies

Blake 20 Months:

While all the boys (that are out of diapers) went on their Annual Boys Fishing Trip to Lake Powell, my older sister, her daughter, Blake and I flew to Colorado to visit my mom and sister-in-law and nieces. (Jessie couldn't come because she was taking care of her sick husband).

Blake is a pretty good flyer and only gets wiggly and a little whiny at the end of the flight. He LOVES airpanes (airplanes) and copters (helicopters).

Here are some new words and sentences Blake has picked up lately: Manamins(vitamins), juice, orance (orange), box, frog, buddy, blankey, bubbles, up, wee, mouse, donkey, jackie, jax, Chris, hair, conk (when he bonks his head), Bake (Blake), just a sec, show (movie), Cheers Baby, Fishy, star, bilika-boo (peek-a-boo), good-night, bye-bye everybody, come-on, es-doe (lets go), oh-shoot, oh-man, camel, goat.

He can now copy pretty much any word we tell him. He is also putting his own sentences together (i.e. That's my car).

He loves books, shows, and my itouch (yes, he can unlock it by himself too)! His favorite Apps are "Peek-a-boo Barn," "Peek-a-boo Wild," "Peek-a-boo Forest," "Wheels on the Bus," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "Doodle," "Sound Machines." He is his father son when it comes to technology and electronics. It is probably not good that he thinks everything is a touch screen and should do what his finger tells it too???!! Oh-well :)

I thought I had some November pictures (at least some thanksgiving ones) but they must be on the external hard drive, so I will have to add them later.

Extensions

2010-11-23T15:25:00.000-08:00

So I have been meaning to post pics for my sister so she can put them in her portfolio... so here they are...

I am sorry i don't have any really good before pics, but you can see my hair from the front in this picture and from the side and back on the next, so this works okay.

Before:

After

Sorry for the silly angles and bad lighting. I needed to take these for Jessie and kept forgetting when Chris was home, so I finally did them myself.

I absolutely LOVED my hair extensions. Jessie did such a good job on them. She did strand-by-strand, bead-lock extensions. I have had weaved and glue in with both wefts and strands. This was by far my favorite. It was the easiest to take care of and the most natural looking for my hair type. They were also the fastest to get used to and the most comfortable to sleep in. I kept these in for 8 weeks, the only reason I took them out was because Jessie lives in a different state that me and I wasn't able to go see her to have them tightened. I kept my glue-in extensions in for 2 weeks and my weaved extensions in for 3 weeks (I just couldn't get used to them). Anyway, I have been pretty sad since I took them out and can't wait to get them back in again. This time I am going to invest in a really nice set of clip-in extensions to so that I can take them out and put them in as I please. This will solve the problem of having my hairdresser/sister living so far away. If I am still to sad about not having them in, I will have her do my beaded extensions again and i will just have to plan more trips to see here every 6 weeks or so! :)

Thanks Jessie! I love you and your amazing talent! BTW, my attempt to highlight my own hair didn't go so well, so I will need you to fix it while you are home for Christmas! :)

Sara Bareilles

2010-11-23T14:54:00.001-08:00

My good friend Kate and I went to the Sara Bareilles concert and it was so much fun! Sara Bareilles is one of my ALL-TIME favorites! Chris surprised me with the tickets a few months ago and Kate really wanted to go too. Our sweet husbands stayed home with the babies so we could have a fun girls night out! :) I can't wait until she comes in concert again! Maybe we will have to go see her in Denver next time!

First Snow Day

2010-11-23T14:37:00.000-08:00

We had our first snow of the year on October 27, 2010. This was Blake's first time out in the snow this year. When Blake saw the snow that morning, he was all ready to go outside, but he wasn't bundled up yet. Daddy opened the door to see what he would do. Blake was just in his pj's and socks and he ran right into the snow. A minute later, he stopped dead in his tracks and started to complain. He suddenly realized that his feet were cold. I had to run out in my socks and pjs to get him.

We decided to bundle Blake up in his snow gear and go out and play the right way. He was not happy about his snow suit. It kept him from being able to bend over and move around as he wanted to. It took a minute to decide if he wanted to stay outside.

Not so sure about all of this

Without any prompting from us, Blake picked up some snow and ate it. This is what changed his mind about the snow. He began to run around and have fun. He even got down on his tummy and realized he could eat snow that way too!

mmm

This stuff tastes like ice

I can't get enough

Playing on the slide and swing

Singing and Swinging

Climbing

Eating snow off the swing

and mowing the lawn

Yeah, for snow days!

Halloween 2010

2010-11-23T14:10:00.001-08:00

We had a busy Halloween this year. Early in the week, we went to my work Halloween party. They have a free party for the community with games, food, trick-or-treating in the Spa, and face painting. This year it was Alice in Wonderland themed. Blake wore his cowboy jammies under his astronaut costume (in case he got too hot).

Blake's "Space Cowboy" costume

Blake enjoying his babycake

Mad Hatter and The Red Queen

Having fun with the kids on the catwalk

The Friday before Halloween, we went to Chris' office Halloween Party. They go all out and decorate the office in different themes. His group did the game Rock Band. They even had a stage and a real drummer while they played the video game on the projector (sorry I will have to get pics from my sister). That evening, we were invited to a dinner party by our neighbor. We had fun meeting some new couples that live by us and letting the kids play.

On Saturday, we did most of our Halloween celebration. We put out luminaries, dressed up, went trick-or-treating, handed out candy and went to our annual family party.

Luminaries

Red Riding-hood

our neighbor as Dorothy and Chris as the Big Bad Wolf

Playing with Katniss between trick-or-treating

wrestling with cousins

Chocolate Spiders

Must have been tasty

On Halloween, we went to church, Blake and Chris tried out the new bike seat, we played in the leaves, and went to another friends Halloween Party.

Awesome Childs Bike Seat

Fall Leaves

We didn't even have to show him what to do

Dirty Face :)

Posing with his pumpkin

Halloween was so CRAZY this year. We spent almost two weeks celebrating with lots of candy and cookies and parties and costumes. We had tons of fun! I hope things are a little bit more relaxed next year though. I don't think I can do this every year. :)

When We Were Kiddios

2010-10-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

I have many friends who have posted pictures of themselves when they were young to compare with their own children and it is so fun to see. So I am going to be a copycat and do the same. It is about time, isn't it!?

Most of our friends thought/think that Blake looks more like his daddy. Pretty much all of our family (my side and Chris' side) thought Blake looked more like me when he was born, and is just now starting to look like Chris. Besides the obvious hair color and "Polynesian" skin (he actually gets his skin coloring from me), I struggled to see Chris in Blake for the first year. Every time I looked at Blake, I saw me... especially through the eyes and the mouth.

Well, obviously Blake got the best of both of us, and he really has become a pretty even mix. He is becoming more and more like Chris. Except that the obvious dark hair went blonde this summer and seems to be growing back darker (still not as dark as Chris').

Here are some pics of each of us at different ages. You decided. :)

Blake 2 weeks old

Jackie Newborn

Chris Newborn

Blake 3 days old

These next three, Blake and Chris do look a lot a like. Blake has Chris' nose for sure and his high cheek bones.

Chris

Blake 4 months

Chris

Jackie (almost 1)

Chris (almost 1)

Jackie (and Jessie)

Blake 1 year old

Chris 1 year old

Then I had to trow this cute one in even though Blake isn't old enough to compare to it, but Chris is such a handsome little boy in this one. :) I hope Blake has hair like this, but Chris had three times more hair than Blake at 1, so I am doubtful.

So there you have it. :)

10 Things I Love About Chris

2010-10-25T14:27:00.001-07:00

In no particular order...

1. He loves to dance and take dance classes with me

2. He has taken my passion for tennis and made it his passion too

3. He is a hard worker. He got a Masters degree and works hard to provide for our family.

4. He is a geek. He is smart and innovative.

5. He is a great speaker. He is eloquent (sometime it gets him out of trouble with me) ;)

6. He is an amazing father. He loves to play with Blake and teach him new things.

7. He is religious and loves his Father in Heaven and Savior Jesus Christ.

8. He knows how to get anywhere in Salt Lake. He can even tell me landmarks and turns from memory, (I hate driving places I am unfamiliar, so this is helpful for me).

9. He tells me I am beautiful every day (pregnant, post pregnancy, etc) and I know he means it.

10. He is a great friend. He shows other they are important to him. He is my best friend.

...and he is so dashingly handsome!

6th Wedding Anniversary

2010-10-25T13:45:00.000-07:00

WOW! I can't believe that Chris and I have been married for 6 years. The time as gone by so fast. We met on September 19, 2003. We were set up on a blind date and the rest is history! Neither of us were "looking" for a spouse at the time, so we let our guards down and fell even harder. A little over a year later, on October 16, 2004, we were married in the Manti, Utah Temple for time and all eternity! 4 1/2 years later we had our first baby, Blake. He is so happy and fun. I am so blessed to have such an amazing man as my husband forever. He is a wonderful father. He loves to play and have fun with Blake (and everyone else's kids too). He loves having a son! :)

We have learned so much in these past six years. We have had some big trials that strengthened us, because we chose to push through them together. We have had some amazing experiences together and spent a lot of time making memories through fun vacations, dance classes, tennis, and spending time with our families and friends.

This Year Chris took me to the Grand America for our anniversary. It was beautiful. We stayed in an Executive Suite and had a fabulous dinner at the Garden Restaurant in the hotel.

The view of the courtyard

Our balcony

The Golden Elevator

Meat!

Beignets (My FAVORITE)

Dinner

The happy couple

The fountain

(we have a picture here when I was 6 months

pregnant at the Omniture Christmas Party)

Looks like candy

Being silly

Beautiful Salt Lake City at night

Ready to go to church

I could never put it all into words, what I feel for Chris. All I can say is that I love him. He is so willing to learn and to compromise. He is quick to forgive me when I push his buttons or make mistakes. He puts our family first as often as possible. He wants our family to be happy and he makes away! Love you husby!

Colorado ROCKS!

2010-10-21T14:16:00.000-07:00

The last week of September, Blake and I (jackie) hopped on a plane and flew to Colorado to spend time with Papa and Grandma and my brothers family. We had so much fun and can't wait to go back.

Chris and our friends Jason and Katie and their little girl Ella flew in for the weekend. We went to see Muse at the Pepsi Center! So much fun!!! :) We would love to bring our friends back and show them more of my "home." They can't wait either ;)

This was Blake's 3rd trip on an airplane. He loves to watch the plane take off and land. He did about as well as an 18 month old should do. Just a little wiggly and whinny during the last few minutes of the flight.

Blake and I spent the first part of the week helping Grandma pick out tables, rugs, and chairs for her newly remodeled kitchen and entry. We ate at all our favorite places (Chipotle, Rubios, Panera Bread, Boston Market). Grandma even got us a few prizes. :)

My sister-in-law and Blake's cousins came over to play a few times and Blake absolutely LOVES his cousins. Blake loved playing with the balls on the pool table and Papa's old marble track. He also found some of my old toys (we brought them home with us).

On our way to the airport

Blake's first temporary Tattoo (Yoda)

Driving the Barbie Car :)

Eating Soft-shell Crab w/ Uncle David

He got a couple noodles on the chopsticks

My cute parents

Handsome

Where did the balls go?

On Friday night my dad and I Picked up Chris, Jason, Kate and Ella fro the airport. We met my mom at NoNo's for dinner. We love NoNo's and have to go there at least one time while we are in town. We love their Shrimp Bisque soup, and their mac n cheese, the ribeye is amazing and the boys love the blackened catfish. :) mmm...mm... sounds good right now!

The next day we went to lunch at my favorite Chinese restaurant Shanghi Garden and went shopping at Park Meadows Mall. That night Grandma watched the babies for us so we could go to the Muse concert. We had tons of fun.

jason and blake's duet

Shanghi Garden

At the Park and Ride

riding the light rail

My good friend Jaime got us a great deal on "Club Level" tickets.

Thanks again! The seats were awesome!

me and kate in our Muse shirts

Sunday we watched General Conferene, the boys played some Star Craft on the big screen, and my mom cooked some yummy tempura veggies and battered shrimp. We flew back to Utah that afternoon. We weren't ready to end our vacation.

Star Craft

The cousins (jake, julia, blake, ally)

The famous blue bronco (with red glowing eyes) on the way to the airport

We had a great week and we miss our family in Colorado. We love you and can't wait to come visit again! :)

Blake 17 & 18 Months

2010-10-19T16:01:00.000-07:00

Blake 17 months old:

Blake and I went to visit Jessie and Bryan in Las Vegas at the beginning of August. He learned how to kick and say "ki-ki-ki" when we went to the pool every day. We also spent some time at the playground and he learned to say "bounty, bounty" while bouncing on the whale. :)

We also took some friends to Lake Powell the first week of September. Blake had a lot of fun with his friends and riding in Papa's boat. Blake loves his Papa and every day he would say "Hallo Papa." Papa loved it.

Blake 18 Months Old:

Weight: 26 1/2 pounds (50th percentile)

Height: 35 inches (95th percentile)

Head: 19 inches (50th percentile)

I know I say this every time, but I really can't believe how quickly the time has gone. Blake is now a "Toddler." In my eyes, he went from baby to toddler, because he is so tall and smart and physically coordinate. Now that he is a year and a half, he really is a toddler, and I can see him growing smarter every day.

Blake now says new words every day... I don't think I could ever remember all of the words he says, so here are a few that he has learned recently: Milk, Maddy, Nay-Nay (Nate), Joshy, Yellow, Horsey, Duck (he used to call ducks "qua-qua" but now he actually says the word), bug, sky, ca-ca-doodle-do, Micheal, all-done, all-gone (he knows the difference), snack, show, ear (used to sound like eye), nose, Ella, Blake, Bum-Bum, ouch, etc... and so many more that I can't think off.

Blake is a little climber, but he is very balanced and rarely falls, if ever. He loves to be outside riding his trike (I still push it, he can't quite reach the peddles), playing in his sandbox, swinging, sliding, climbing the swing set ladder, and playing with rocks. He loves balls and has really great aim.

Blake's favorite foods right now are: Rice, Pretzels, Grapes, Apples, Broccoli, Corn, and Fruit Snacks. He loves fruits and vegetables. He likes chicken and other meats, but goes for the healthy stuff first.

Blake gives the best kisses. When we were in Colorado for a week, he would say "Bye-Bye" to Papa and Grandma every night and want to give kisses.

Here are pics of my handsome little man. :)

Blake's 3 Cribbits

mmmm gapes :)

Blake will climb into any box, even if it seems to small to me

Climbed into Dad's nightstand drawer (don't worry, only happened once)

out of order

2010-08-05T16:34:00.000-07:00

I am sorry it posted everything out of order after I broke it all up. I hate that it posts based on when you start the post not when you post it. So you can't start something and then post it when you are done unless you want it to show up back when you started it.

The error wasn't because of the length of the post (although it was pretty long). It was because of a symbol I had in there to resemble a heart. It messed up the code when it went to post and didn't know what to do with it. I took it out and everything worked. :)

Look at me being a little geeky! Chris would be so proud! :)

California continued- Huntington Beach (Day 3)

2010-08-05T16:28:00.000-07:00

After Chris had completed his work obligations, he took us to Huntington Beach. Chris spent a few months living in a camper trailer off the beach with his guy friends for his senior trip. He showed us the rv park and the places they spent most of there time. We ate at Wahoo's Fish Tacos and got milkshakes at Ruby's.

Blake and I at the end of the peir

After lunch, we headed down to a quite part of the beach and spent the day splashing in the water and digging in the sand. It was really windy and a little chilly, so I didn't get in the water. Chris was so happy to be there.

Playing in the sand

Running along the beach

The King in his Castle

Chris + Jax

Chris, Jackie & Blake footprints

Building the Castle

Beach Bums

hmmmm...

2010-08-05T16:25:00.000-07:00

GOOD NEWS...The TEST worked! :)

BAD NEWS... I don't know why my others aren't working.

I will try breaking them down even smaller??

Any suggestions??

This is a TEST

2010-08-05T16:20:00.001-07:00

I spent a lot of time yesterday putting together a post of our trip to California in May. I went to post it and there was an error. So I shut everything down and tried again. No luck!! I waited until this morning and again this afternoon and still no luck. I thought that maybe my post was too big, so I split it up into two posts and that didn't work either. They are both sending an error.

I just want everyone to know that I am not slacking. I have two+ posts to put up, but blogger isn't responding.

I am trying to see if this will post for me.

TESTING...TESTING... ONE, TWO, THREE???

California continued... Disney Land, Sea World, Coronado Island (Day 4, 5 &6)

2010-08-05T10:27:00.001-07:00

Our second day, we went to Disney Land. Chris hadn't been since he was really little and I had never been (I have been to Disney World once). We went on almost all of the rides Blake could go on and a few adult rides. We also park hopped to California adventure. We had a lot of fun and tired ourselves out. We walked around Downtown Disney and ate at a yummy mexican restaurant. We decided to skip the night show and fireworks and headed back to the hotel.

When Chris was a little boy his family went to Disney Land. They had a designated flag pole at the front of the park that they were to go to if they got separated from the group. Well, he got separated. He was lost for hours and was finally found at the flag pole. This was also our designated meeting place. Luckily we didn't have to use it.

Chris at the flag pole, for old times sake

Blake was so excited while we were waiting in line to ride Dumbo.

He was clapping for all of the people who were on the rides.

Blake loved the Merry-Go-Round. There were short lines so we rode it a few times.

He got really mad when we tried to take him off so w

e rode 2 times in a row.

chris like the ride too :)

The Famous Dumbo

Blake was fascinated with the laser gun on the Buzz Lightyear ride

He is so strong he didn't even have to stand up to bend the bar

The next sequence of pictures is a funny story. We were trying to get a shot at the "happily ever after sign. We took one that was a little blurry, so we tried again. We set the camera up on the stroller with the timer on and suddenly a man in a power chair came out of nowhere. He saw the lights on the camera flash right as he drove by. Chris and I just made goofy faces in the background. A lady then asked us if she could take it for us, to make things easier, so we got finally got a great picture, dip and all! :)

Oh crap, did i just drive in front of a camera?

So fun

Chris and Blake with Mater and Lightning

Blake loved playing in the tree house

The next day we spent our time at Sea World and Coronado Island. Earlier that day we went to Sea World. We watched the Shamu Show, the Dog and Cat Show and the Sealion and Otter Show. We also road the Elmo Fish ride, met Elmo and Cookie Monster and looked at the different animals and exhibits.

The dog and cat show was one of Blake's favorite. He clapped and cheered.

Looking at the big fish

The Shamu Show.

touching star fish

Blake riding a whale for the first time :)

Blake was excited to see Cookie Monster. He was saying "bah-la, bah-la" in his Cookie monster voice and pointing the entire time we were in line. As soon as it was our turn, Elmo ran up to Blake and tickled him. Blake freaked out and we only got a picture of him crying with them. Dumb Elmo. Blake absolutely loves Cookie Monster thanks to my sister, Jessie. She reads him a book in a Cookie Monster voice and Blake reads it was his Cookie Monster voice too. It is so cute.

Can you tell that Elmo feels stupid?

We got ice cream at the Hotel del Coronado. It was some of the best ice cream I have ever had. Blake gobbled it up and followed it with seaweed.

yummy! seaweed fresh off the sand

ice cream faced blake

some fun pics on the beach

We met up with some of our friends from Utah; Gabe, Jessica, and Malina. They were in California for a siblings wedding and just happend to be there at the same time. We had dinner and met them at a swap-meet the next morning. We got sunglasses and some awesome shoes for next to nothing.

We flew back home later that day. Blake found some friends at the airport while we waited for our plane. He flirted with three cute, little blonde girls. They thought he was a stud.

Blake and his girl friends

The flight home.

We were exhausted.

We really enjoyed our time in California. We got to do everything we wanted to and more. We made some wonderful memories and can't wait to go back to make some more. Thank you Chris for inviting Blake and I to go to California for our first times. We had a blast! I love my boys! :)

California- The Beginning (Days 1&2)

2010-08-04T10:02:00.001-07:00

The last week of May, Chris was scheduled to got to California on a work trip to consult with Disney. Chris decided that Blake and I should tag along. We extended his trip a few days so that we could go to Huntington Beach, Disney Land, and Sea World. We had so much fun spending time as a family and enjoying the attractions in Cali.

This was Blake's 3rd time on an air plane. We flew out in the evening, so that Blake could sleep on the plane. He only wiggled and fussed for a few minutes while we were waiting to take off. I kept him on my lap even though he wanted to get down. He learned quickly that I wasn't going to let him down, so he decided to be happy on my lap. I got upgraded to first class, so Blake and I had lots of room on the front row. Chris was a few rows behind us, so I was on my own. Blake

played with the pilot that was seated next to us for the first part of the trip and fell asleep in my arms for the remainder of the fight.

Here is Blake watching the airplanes, he was fascinated

We arrived at the amazing hotel that Adobe was paying for. The bedroom was separated from the living room/office, so Blake had his own space to sleep in his pack n' play. They served a really yummy breakfast buffet every morning. We had create-your-own omelets, pancakes, french toast, bacon, yogurt, muffins, fresh fruit, honeydew melon, and more, the first 3

mornings. Blake was a great eater and we were able to take extra food to our room for Blake to snack on later in the day.

Here is Blake enjoying the stairs while we explored the hotel

Blake loved our bed with all of the pillows.

He would jump and dive into the pillows and roll around and laugh.

Chris got Blake a "Squirt" stuffed animal from Disney Headquarters and a set of eating utensils.

Blake looks so cute in his swim trunks.

We spent a few hours at the pool and Blake loved the water.

We took Blake to see the fish a few times and quickly learned that his voice echoed up to the 14th floor bedrooms if he wasn't ready to leave the fish.

A neat fountain at the outdoor mall a few miles from our hotel. We went shopping and ate at Cheesecake Factory one night and California Pizza Kitchen the other night.

Blake 15 & 16 Months

2010-07-28T16:44:00.000-07:00

Blake 15 Months Old:

Weight: 23 3/4 lbs. (40th percentile)
Lenght: 32 1/2 inches (88th percentile)
Head: 18 1.4 inches (28th percentile)

This month Blake cut all 4 of his "eye" teeth at the same time, while suffering from: a double ear infection, sore throat, runny nose, and croup. I got him into the doctor right away, because I had also had these symptoms for a couple of days. He was such a tough boy and was past it all in about a week. I had the dang thing for 3 weeks before the doctor would put me on an antibiotic (they didn't think it was bacterial... as far as I know, yellow snot means bacteria??). Within 2 days of me taking the antibiotic, I was over it. Chris got it a couple weeks after me and got medicine right away. He was better quickly too.

Blake is still taking 2 good, long naps (2-3 hours each) and he is a very good eater. He pretty much eats everything we do and he loves food. He loves "cackers" (crackers, pretzels, cereal, snacks). He loves to eat fruit (bananas, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, Clementine, oranges, grapes), especially if he can hold it himself (apples, peaches, apricots, pears). He enjoys vegetables (carrots, avocado, broccoli, peas, squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, celery, olives, corn on the cob, cauliflower, sundried tomatoes). Blake loves pastas with any kind of sauce, chicken, hot dogs, steak, pork, beans, rice, pancakes, waffles, french toast, eggs, etc. He mostly drinks milk and water, but occasionally he likes gatorade or a little bit of orange juice. He doesn't like any other kinds of juice (when he is backed-up, we have tried juice, but he won't drink it, so we just give him lots of extra fruit and water).

We have yet to find a food he really hates. I am a firm believer that parents create picky eaters. We offered Blake a lot of variety when he was eating baby food, including the gross green veggies and the dinners with meats (which he actually liked). I think this has helped him to be a well rounded eater. Now I need to keep feeding him a good variety. It is easy to get stuck in a rut by feeding Blake the same things every day, because it's easy or I know he likes it.

Here is Blake asleep in the baby swing.

My little climber.

He learned to do the this the first week we were in the new house.

Look at those eyelashes, he is so handsome!

Blake likes to climb in his jumper himself.

He will still play in it, if he gets in on his own.

Enjoying graham crackers.

This is the beautiful blanket that Grandma Great (claire) made.

Blake LOVES being wrapped up in blankets.

When we hold one out, he will turn around and back-up into it.

Blake 16 Months:

Blake is learning to fold his arms during the prayer and he likes to say "amen" over and over when the prayer is finished.

He has decided that he is no longer calling a dog, doggy or goggy or pupup. All dogs are now Puppy. He says it really well and follows by opening his mouth and panting like a dog. He also makes high-pitched barking sounds. He also knows the sound a cow makes and knows how to say "rock" and "nose." He also points to his nose and says the word. Blake has known "eyes" for a few months now, and he will randomly put his finger gently on mine or chris' eye and say "eye-eye-eye." He learned eye in one day and has never forgotten it. We are working on other body parts, but they aren't coming as easily.

Blake has always been very friendly. No matter where we are or who we see, Blake waves and says "Hi" or "Hallo" to everyone. We will walk past someone at the store and he will wave and say "hi." Most of the time they walk past, double-take, and then realize Blake said it and wave back. People are always commenting on how cute and friendly he is.

Blake loves to run. He has been running for a while now, but I have noticed lately that he runs really fast now. He has always been very coordinated, so he hardly ever falls when he is running fast.

Blake also enjoys watching Baby Einstein Shows. He will bring me the case and insist on watching it.

We have spent a lot of time outside this summer. Blake loves to be pulled in the bike trailer. He loves going on walks in his stroller and his grow-with-me trike (I still push it from behind since his feet aren't quite to the pedals). He loves to swing and go down the slide.

At Lake Powell, he started to get more comfortable with the water and at home he will put his face in the hose water to get a drink and splash around.

Blake has really enjoyed having Popsicles and ice cream on hot days. Who doesn't? :)

Blake found this fuzzy coat in the baby clothes and insisted on wearing it. He loves soft, fuzzy things. As soon as he had it on, he wrapped his arms around himself and cuddled his coat.

I am sad I couldn't get a picture of that.

I can't believe how brown my baby is! He has beautiful skin!

Practicing with his fork.

Riding the broken down lawn mower

I love this baby

4th of July

2010-07-22T09:12:00.000-07:00

Look at me, I'm on a roll! 3 blog posts in one week. Maybe I can stay on top of this thing! :)

We had a pretty busy 4th of July this year. Since it fell on a Sunday, we celebrated all weekend. On Saturday, July 3rd, we went to The Freedom Festival. They have lots of retail and food booths. Blake ate more than half of my huge roasted corn. We had people stop us to tell us how cute Blake was in his sunglasses, eating a full corn on the cob dripping with butter.

Later, Chris worked on the yard, while Blake and I made an appearance at the neighborhood BBQ for a few minutes.

Here is Blake in his red, white and blue

"Lightening McQueen" outfit and his awesome sunglasses

The neighbor girls had a face painting booth

Blake got a firework on his hand

That evening we headed to BYU for the Stadium of Fire. Chris has lived in Utah most of his life and never gone and I have been in Utah for 7 years and never gone. Some of our friends were in town from Texas so they sold their tickets and bought our extra pair so we could sit together.

Blake stayed home and had Grandma Allison and Grandma Great come and watch him. He is so lucky to have great grandparents from both sides. They took him for a walk and brought him to Provo to watch the fireworks from the car. He loved them. They even had a spectacular view of the sunset (which we couldn't see from inside the stadium).

Chris, Jackie, Katie, Brandon

Carrie Underwood was the main entertainment. She is so good. I had forgotten how much I liked her music and she is an amazing live performer. She even added a few lines from the hymn "How Great Thou Art" into her song "Jesus Take the Wheel." It was very powerful.

They have an amazing firework show.

It was neat to be that close to them.

Katie and Brandon Grimm

On Sunay, July 4th, we had church at 9am. I got to teach a little lesson to the primary children (ages 3-11) for our 2nd and 3rd hours about following Jesus Christ's example/footsteps. Our primary children are so smart and they all had wonderful ideas on the things they could do to obey Heavenly Father's commandments and follow Jesus Christ's perfect example.

We got home from church at 12pm, had a snack, and took naps. Chris and I were supposed to be packing for Lake Powell, but the nap sounded better.

At about 4:30pm we headed to Park City. Our good friends Bryce and Auschel have invited us to celebrate the 4th, at their condo, with Bryce's family the last few years. The boys play tennis (sometimes i jump in, but not this year), while the mama's and babies play. The Felt's make us a wonderful meal with homemade fried chicken and corn on the cob. We all chip in and bring side dishes. I made the jello this year. Red Raspberry Jello, loaded w/ fresh raspberries and cool whip.

After dinner everyone headed to the Ski Slopes to watch the fireworks. This year Chris and I left early and missed the fireworks. We had to get packed and ready to leave early in the morning for our family Lake Powell Trip.

Blake LOVES corn on the cob

This is our cute little family in our patriotic clothes

SO SO SORRY

2010-06-04T11:17:00.000-07:00

I have been a major slacker on updating my blog! I need to blog about the new house, blake's birthday, our trip to California! I know... everyone wants to hear about it all! I have a good excuse, besides just being busy with life.

MY COMPUTER IS FULL... there is no more space for pictures... so, I need to get them from Chris. He has all of our recent pictures on his computer and the external hard drive. When I have time to get those from him, I will be able to post. Who knows, maybe I will even update some pictures on facebook! :)

Sorry again! I will update soon, I promise!

BLAKE'S 1st BIRTHDAY!

2010-05-17T10:40:00.001-07:00

I know, it is mid-July and I am finally posting pictures from Blake's birthday. I already explained that all of our recent pictures were on Chris' computer because my computer was so full that I literally could not load one more picture on it. Well, the excuse is gone. Chris surprised me with a new computer for my birthday this past week. He loaded all of our recent pictures on it, so now I can post them for my friends and family!

Blake turned 1 year old on March 29th. We held his party at our new house, which we moved into two weeks before. Crazy? Yes! Thanks to my family and a few close friends, we were able to move in and get things situated quickly (we still don't have any pictures, or decorations on the walls, but the furniture is arranged, and everything else is in it's place).

We had a relatively relaxed morning. Blake and I snuggled while he drank his bottle. Then he had banana bread oatmeal for breakfast while, Chris, Grandma Kitty (my mom), Popeye (my dad) and I sang him "Happy Birthday." Then Blake had a bath, got dressed, and went down for a nap.

I suddenly heard a noise that sounded like water was on somewhere in the house. I checked the sprinklers, the laundry machine, the dishwasher, and all the bathrooms and they were all off. Then I ran downstairs to the utility room and sure enough, water was gushing out of the side of one of our water heaters! I got my dad and he turned off the hot water (so we could still use the cold water). Chris and my dad decided they would go buy a new water heater and install it themselves. (If you know my dad, you know he can and has fixed pretty much anything, but in this case, he had never done a water heater). They worked really hard, but needed to re-weld a pipe to finish the job, so we had to forgo the project to finish getting ready for the party.

Grandma, Blake and I went to the store to get a few last minute things and we took Blake to get a Happy Meal for his birthday lunch! By the time we got all the food finished and the rest of the house cleaned and straightened up, Grandma and I had to wash our hair in the kitchen sink and rise with water we had heated on the stove. As guest began arriving, I still had mascara running down my face from washing my hair in the sink (talk about a "mama beautiful" moment). Aunt Jessie got Blake dressed, while I fixed my hair and makeup.

I am so grateful for all those who helped with dinner, decorations, and cleaning. I could not have done it alone.

This is Blake and I before the party

Grandma, Blake, Jackie

Grandpa Tali (chris' dad), Blake and Jackie

The AMAZING Food: My Mom's Beef Brisket, Tali's Shoyu Chicken, Kalua Pig, Mac Salad, and Potato Salad, My Coconut Rice, Rhodes Rolls, Kelly's Spinach Dip, Suzy's CheeseBall, Fruit, and Susan's Babycakes Gourmet Cupcakes (http://www.primroseretreat.com/view/baby-cakes.aspx)

Blake's throne

The Giant Homemade CupCake

Taking it slow

Is this how you do it?

The hat threw off his grove, but at least we got a picture

Clapping and Cheering for himself

Blake loved all the attention, he was going crazy

Royal Treatment

Blake's first tennis racket and tennis balls (thanks aunt jessie and uncle bryan)

Lots of fun books

So many friends and so many presents

To end the evening, Blake got his first haircut, in the salon that was added onto our house, years ago, before we bought it. Daddy entertained him so that he would sit still. He was very good. (Look at the first picture on this post for his "before" picture).

The Hairdresser

The finished product. What a handsome little man! I love THIS baby!

After all the guests had gone home and the kitchen was clean. Blake had a bath (we had to heat water on the stove again) to clean off all of the frosting and dirt from the day.

We are so blessed to have a wonderful family and great friends. Blake has a lot of love in his life from many special people. Thanks to all who were able to celebrate this special occasion with us. We love you all!

Blake 13 & 14 Months

2010-04-22T14:51:00.000-07:00

After Blake turned 1 year old, he has become more of a little boy to me. He runs, and jumps. He is independent and although he is still learning to communicate, he know what he wants.

Blake cut all four of his 1 year molars three weeks after he turned one. Blake also learned how to catch a big bouncy ball the week after he turned one! (video)

Blake knows a lot of words: Mama, Dada, Baba (= cup), Kittily (Kitty), Goggy (Doggy), Pupu (puppy), Papa (Grandpa Terry), Ball-Ball (any ball), Cacker (Cracker = any kind of snack), cheese, Wawa (water), Jessie... and more that I can't think of right now.

Blake love the park, he can slide by himself

Mowin' the lawn

Eating dirt like a little boy should!

LOVES his trike (from my parents for his birthday)

Big Eyes

Portraits Taken By Jackie (edited by Chris)

Good boy on the airplane

Huntington Beach (dirt and sand are his favorite)

Loves Baby Einstein

Loves Fruit

During these few months Blake also visited California for the first time. Chris was consulting for Disney, so Blake and I tagged along. We went to Disney Land, California Adventure, Seaworld, Huntington Beach, and Coronado Island. We had a blast (pictures to come).

Blake 12 Months

2010-04-12T14:31:00.001-07:00

Blake 12 months old:

Weight: 23 1/2 lbs (50th percentile)

Height: 32 inches (98th percentile)

Head: 19 1/2 inches (40th percentile)

I can't believe how quickly Blake went from baby to little boy. During Blake's 12th month he learned a lot of new things. He learned how to roll his arms (like you do in pat-a-cake), nod "yes," and give five. Blake has also started to dance more regularly. Almost any time that he hears music he starts to bounce to the rhythm (hopefully he will take after his daddy). Blake also cut both of his one year molars on top.

We moved into a 3 bedroom condo two weeks before Blake was born... and two weeks before Blake's 1st birthday, we bought our first house and moved in. Blake learned how to do stairs quickly and easily. He has only fallen off the bottom stair two times because he thought he was all the way down. He is very careful when he turns around to go down and he is obedient when we tell him to stop and wait for us.

Another milestone this month was weening Blake from formula and bottles (he weened himself from nursing at 8 months old). I didn't really know what I wanted to do until we went in for Blake's 1 year Healthy Baby Checkup. I fed him the last bottle of formula we had in the house (perfect calculation) right before his appointment. I didn't know if you were "supposed" to slowly add cow's milk, (in which case I would need to buy more formula), or drop it cold turkey and go straight to cow's milk. I had also read a little bit about starting him on a cup with a straw instead of a sippy cup (He was introduced to a sippy cup at 4 months). After talking to the nurse, I decided to drop the bottle AND the formula cold turkey. Within 3 sips on the straw, he figured it out! The transition was quick and easy and he has had no need or want for a bottle since.

It has been amazing to see my baby grow up in the last few weeks. He is learning and growing so quickly. I feel like he skipped a phase and went straight from baby to toddler.

Daddy and BLake playing in their tent

Sing, sing a song

(look at the big goose-egg in the middle of his forhead)

Cool glasses man!

Still my sweet baby

Show me your teeth!

Dad and Blake playing some Ukulele

Got my Thumb, my Blanky, my Seaty-Seat and my Bolt (plastic by the way), Life is Good!

This is Blake's BIG frog, M.R. Frogs

He loves to drag him around

Just chillin' on the kitchen floor with M.R. Frogs!

Blake loves anything soft or silky, one touch and his thumb

goes to his mouth and he drops to the floor for a little rest

Blake in a moving box on his way to out NEW HOUSE!

He gets to start his next year of life in our New House with his 1st Birthday Party!

(pictures and post to come)

Blake 11 Months

2010-03-01T13:41:00.000-08:00

Blake 11 months old:

Weight: 23 lbs (75th percentile)

I can't believe that we have one more month left before Blake turns one. The time has gone by more quickly this year than it ever has in the past. I have been so busy just trying to keep up with my fast growing, fast walking baby. He is a little boy now. Crazy!

This month, Blake has perfected his walking. He can get up to standing with out help from anyone or anything. He has learned how to wave both by waving his arm and also by opening and closing his fist (toward his own face). My sister taught him to say "Jess-ie,"and to blow kisses. When Blake hears my dad's voice on the phone, he says "pa-pa."

Blake has started copying. When I click my tongue, Blake clicks his tongue. When I smack, my lips, Blake smacks his lips. When I blow raspberries, Blake blows raspberries. It is fun to see him catch onto what I am doing and try to do it himself.

Blake has also become a climber (I need to get some pictures of this). He is also learning how to get off of the couch by himself.

This is Blake reading. He loves his books

(too bad he is less interested in them at church)

Rice on your nose, rice on your nose. Lookin' like a goof with some rice on your nose.

(The Original song "Pants on the Ground" can be sung with any lyrics, it's great!)

The next thing I knew, he was out

This hair-do means that he slept well

Eskimo Kisses!

Can you see me?

And Those EYEs again

Walking around the church gym at our ward Luau.

I think something is wrong in this picture

Super Blake

Blake is so much fun. It is so exciting to see how far he has come in the past 11 months. I look forward to the special moments we have yet to experience with Blake in our lives. He is such a joy. It doesn't hurt that he is so dang cute!

Hi

2010-03-01T13:34:00.000-08:00

Blake loves to wave. He used to just move his arm up and down, now he opens and closes his hand towards himself. It is so cute. He is also saying, "Gah Gah, Dah Dah, An-ah"

2010-02-01T22:56:00.000-08:00

Look at me... 2 posts in one day... I will be caught up in no time! :)

Blake's First Christmas (2009)

2010-02-01T21:28:00.001-08:00

Chris and I were so excited for Blake's first Christmas this year. We decided to spend Christmas Eve with my family (in Spanish Fork), Christmas morning at our home and then Christmas Day with Chris' family (in St. George). Although our holiday was packed, it went a lot better than I had anticipated.

We get a new ornament each year...

This is Blake's First Christmas Ornament

We used some of these pictures on our Christmas card this year. We take a picture each year at Temple Square, now we get to share our tradition with Blake

These are Blake's hand-me-down Christmas jammies... a few days before Christmas

For Christmas Eve my family gets together with my sister's in-laws in Elk Ridge. We have a fabulous dinner, act out the nativity with all the children, and play Christmas BINGO. We have a lot of fun with the Leckies and we were excited to be included in their fun traditions.

Opening Blake's Christmas Jammies from Grandma Kitty and Popeye

Daddy and Blake hanging out before Christmas Eve dinner

My awesome brother Jake

Blake's (9 months old) closest cousin on my side, TY (2 years old)

The Nativity

Chris and I were asked to be Mary and Joseph because all of the little girls wanted to be angels. It was so neat to play this part with Chris as Joseph and Blake as baby/toddler Jesus. :)

My cute Mommy and Daddy

Nate (11 years old) and Jake jr. (5 years old)

Blake's Chrismas jammies

We slept in on Christmas morning at our condo and took a while to get rolling. After Chris and I opened our stockings and gifts for each other, Blake got to play with his toys.

Our Christmas tree

Notice that it is on top of the stereo shelf.

Blake became mobile at 6 months, so we had to keep it out of reach.

Blake got a Twilight Sea Turtle

Blake with ALL of his presents

from Family, Friends, Santa, Mommy and Daddy

After our morning at home. We packed up the car and headed down to St. George on Christmas morning. We arrived to a wonderful brunch Chris' dad (Tali) had prepared for us. We ate until we were bursting at the seams. Then we exchanged gifts and played until dinner. Chris' dad made us Prime Rib (this a tradition in my family that my Mom does). It was yummy and again we ate too much.

Blake (9 months) and his cousin Chase (14 months old)

Blake is already bigger than Chase

Presents

Blake discovered windows... why can I see you but I can't get to you?

Having fun with a big pot

Always Loves Singing

Blake's cousins, Emma and Taylor

The Haleua's Christmas Day

The boys with Grandma Haleua... they LOVE Pomegranates

Christmas was a lot of fun. We enjoyed spending time with our families and making memories with our sweet boy Blakey. He is such a blessing in our lives and I look forward to many more holidays, as Chris and I establish traditions together with our children. :)

Thanksgiving 2009 - Colorado

2010-01-15T08:47:00.000-08:00

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Colorado. We flew out on Wednesday, November 25th at 4am. This was Blake's first time on an airplane, so we were a little nervous about getting through security on time and with all the necessities. It was a lot easier than we thought. We were also a little worried about how Blake would handle the flight (thank goodness the flight to Denver is only about 1 hour and 20 minutes). We gave him a bottle at take-off so that his ears wouldn't plug up and he only grabbed the little, old Asian lady sitting next to me once (that was embarrassing... she slept almost the whole time though). Aside from his wiggles, Blake did great!

This is Blake and I while we waited at the Gate for our Plane

This is Blake and I taking our morning nap together

He does cuddle sometimes :)

Jackie, Mom (Margret) and Kelly

Thanksgiving day

Cheeser Blake and his closest cousin (on my side) Ty

Family Picture- Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 2009)

The Fireplace the the new outdoor mall by my parents house

Blake meeting Santa for the first time...

I don't think he liked him very much

If Mama and Dada sit here then I will be fine

Grandma Kitty (Margret) and Blake, sucking their thumbs

Popeye (Gpa Terry) and Blake

Those are some handsome smiles!

The Boys watchin' some football

Blake in Grandma's little chair

So happy :)

Blake sitting on the fold-out Airplane tray,

playing with the pretzel package

We flew home on Saturday night. The trip was not nearly long enough, and we were sad that Jessie and Bryan couldn't make it (that darn stomach bug)! We were happy to see my parents, my brother and his amazing wife and children. We were also happy to spend more time with my sister Kelly and her sweet family too. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving, with the best food (my Mom's Thanksgiving Feast is unbeatable)!

I am so grateful for my amazing family and the blessing we have of being together for eternity.

Slacker

2010-01-14T21:24:00.000-08:00

I have done a pretty good job posting Blake's stats and pictures, but I have been slacking on holidays and other big events. I will be going back in time and hopefully I will be caught up soon.

So... we will start off with...

Halloween 2009

2010-01-13T13:56:00.001-08:00

This year for Halloween we had a full week of parties and trick-or-treating. To start it all off we met with some good friends the weekend before Halloween. We had a hunted house building contest and we had a doughnut eating contest.

Since we are one of two couples that dress up, we just threw something together.

(we go all out for the family party)

Here is our haunted house. Chris put it together while I played with Blakey.

Kate & Ella, Jackie & Blake, Kristen & Milo, Auschel & Aiden

We went trick-or-treating at the spa I work at, Primrose Retreat. The theme this year was Witchy Witch

All of the cute girls I work with.

Blake got his first squirt gun at the "fishing pond"

We had a pumpkin decorating contest, this was the winning pumpkin. So cute!

Jessie came dressed as a butterfly. She is standing in the infrared beach room.

Jessie and Blake holding their bag of candy.

We continued to celebrate Halloween during the week by trick-or-treating at Chris' work (Omniture). They go all out each year and decorate the entire office. His group did Thriller (sorry it was too dark for pictures). Chris danced all his zombie face-paint off. We also trick-or-treated at Grandma's (Chris' Mom) work and went to Hee-Haw Farms.

To finish it all off, we ended our full week of Halloween with the Annul Leckie/Keller Halloween Party. We go all out and everyone dresses up. We have the best soups and lots of other yummy foods. We even dance and the kids show off!

The three of us in our Halloween get-up.

Kelly and Jessie being goofy with their wax lips.

Crazy sisters

Fun with wax lips and mustaches

Josh and I traded

My manly boys

Like my glasses

Blake 9 & 10 Months

2010-01-12T14:40:00.001-08:00

Blake got a walk and ride toy right after Thanksgiving. We had planned to save it for him until Christmas, but with his interest in walking at 8 months old, we gave in and he got it early. He knew what to do with it the first time we stood him behind it. When it would get too far out in front of him, he would put his knees out instead of falling on his face.

This is only his second day using it

Blake 9 months old:

Weight: 22 lbs (75th percentile)
Length: 30 inches (90th percentile)
Head: 18 1/2 inches (5oth percentile)

Blake got his 8th tooth on Christmas Eve (second bottom left).

Blake began to walk at 9 months old. Since he has progressed ahead of his age group from the beginning we were
not surprised when he reached this milestone early. He has always been very coordinated, balanced and controlled.

It is pretty crazy to go to the pediatricians office and have them tell us what things he should be doing the next few months and tell them that he is already doing those things. We are so proud to have such a smart boy in our family.

Not his very first steps, but a few days later

Loves the bath

As soon as the water turns on, he is trying to get in even when he is fully dressed

Eating Daddy's Hair

Loves that Thumb

(another cute hat from www.coccoletta.com)

silly boy

My handsome boys

Jackie, Blake and Grandma Great (Claire)

Me and Mama

Big Eyes, Big Smile

(this was taken before Christmas so you can't see his 8th tooth yet)

Everywhere we go I can't believe how many people comment on Blake's big, beautiful eyes... and those extra curly eyelashes.

Blake 10 months old:

Blake has always been a good boy. He loves to laugh, clap, and smile. Blake's personality has really blossomed this month. He is very happy and sweet. Blake likes to be down on the ground playing and practicing his walking. Even though he is very busy, he makes sure to take breaks from playing to come give Mama a hug and a little snuggle... but not for long... then he is back on the ground playing.

Aside from perfecting his walking, Blake is has also learned how to say "hi" and wave bye-bye.

The sweetest :)

Blake is staring to really love looking at books (he takes after his dad)

Whenever Blake feels something soft, his thumb goes right in his mouth

(hat from www.coccoletta.com)

Like Father, Like Son... starting him early

I love this baby

(thanks to Karen for the cute hat/ early b-day present)

Blake learned to do fish lips- so funny

Just relaxin' in my diap and boots

I see you... snuggling in his bundle me

First time watching Sesame Street

It is so fun to see Blake grow from a baby into a little boy. It is exciting to see him practice walking and talking on his own. He can say Mama, DaDa, Bah-bah, Hi, NaaNaa (banana), and a bunch of gibberish. He loves music and he tries to sing (the ladies at church think it's the cutest thing ever). As much as I am already missing Blake's baby stage, I am also excited to what the future has in store for my Blakey Boy.

Mama loves her baby

Blake's First Tattoo :(

2009-12-12T12:59:00.000-08:00

Blake loves music and anything that makes noise. I recently moved our guitars to our bedroom from our family room, so that Blake couldn't mess with them. Yesterday morning, Blake and I were in my room playing with his toys. He decided to crawl over to my guitar and began to strum and pluck at the strings. I don't normally let him play with my guitar, but he was being very gentle (he normally just grabs at it and pulls) and I was there with him. Before I could do anything he had tried to step on the guitar stand and down Blake went, guitar and all. Not only did he fall backwards, flat on his back, but the guitar came crashing down on top of him with a thud. When I picked him up, I saw this...

guitar string burns. :( He only cried for a second. He was more scared than he was hurt. I ran and got an ice pack for his bumps and scratches.

Once I finally had a second to think about what had happened, I began to cry. Then I called Chris to tell him what had happened and what a bad Mom I was, because I was so stupid for letting him play with the guitar in the first place.

This was Blake's first big bump and the first time I have felt like a bad mom (Chris didn't agree and helped me feel better on the phone). I know that this is the first of many bumps and bruises. It is something that just happens and even more so when babies become more mobile and active.

Blake is such a strong boy. He hardly ever cries for any reason, even when he deserves to. He just gets right back up and continues on.

These pictures were taken a few hours after the fall. He is just as happy as can be.

I love you Blake and I am sorry I couldn't prevent this from happening. You are so strong and smart and I know that you will learn from every bump or bruise you get in this life and make the best of it. Continue to be determined and when you fall, continue to get up and try again!

Blake 7 & 8 Months

2009-12-01T07:52:00.000-08:00

Within 3 days of Blake turning 6 months old, he started crawling,and pulling himself up to his feet.

Blake 7 months old:

This month Blake cut 2 more teeth. The 4th one on top and the 3rd one on the bottom. (7 total)

Blake is a very fast crawler, and he can pull himself up to anything. He is so strong. He can climb up and over any small obstacle too.

He also loves to clap (he has been clapping for a while, but now he knows when to use it). He gets excited and he claps.

Blake is so silly, he frequently sucks on his lip

I love my bah-bah

Playing in the grass while daddy plays football

visiting Aunt Sessie at her salon

Fall leaves

Blake 8 months old:

weight: 21 lbs

Watching LDS General Conference

pretending to be a puppy

laughing with Mugga (grandma)

Love this baby

Flight back to Utah from Thanksgiving in Denver (more thanksgiving pics to come)

I'm singing, I'm at my house and I'm singing.

Cutest Smile on the Planet!

Blake got a walker/push toy the other day (pics to come). We were going to save it for Christmas, but Blake could very possibly be walking by Christmas, so it would defeat the purpose. He figured it out the first time we stood him up in front of it (good call on not waiting). If he gets it too far in front of him, he just kneels down instead of face planting. I can't believe how coordinated and balanced Blake is. It's amazing how his mind just works through things and figures them out. We have never pushed him to make it to the next milestone, we just give him opportunities to learn and have faith that he will learn and grow as he should and he does.

5th Wedding Anniversary

2009-11-02T12:07:00.001-08:00

As I was looking through my blog posts today, I realized that I had started, but never finished this post. This is kind of a big one to forget! :) Well, better late than never! So here it is.

Our Anniversary was on October 16th and it just so happens that one of Chris' favorite books of all time had came out in the movie theaters! "Where the Wild Things Are." We went to the Scera Theater with Blake. We were one of three families there and Blake did great. He got a little wiggly at the end.

Blake and I in our "wild things" costumes

Blake loves riding on daddy's shoulders

The three of us waiting for the movie to start

That evening, we were treated to dinner by Chris' company(he had been working crazy hours and they told him to take me to dinner without even knowing that it was our anniversary). His boss suggested an Italian place in Salt Lake, "Cucina Toscana." It was amazing!

Waiting to get seated

The following evening Chris had planned to take me to La Caille, in Sandy. He proposed to me there on May 14, 2004.

This part of the pictures are backwards and it won't let me rearrange them, so we will start with dessert. We got their dessert trio. It has all of their best desserts on it. chocolate cake, creme brule, and beignets. The beignets are my favorite, but the creme brule is a very close second.

Outside in the courtyard

This is the spot he proposed 5 1/2 years earlier. (There used to be a bench here)

My very handsome man

(this is a good shot of the restaurant)

The happy couple

Beautiful Red Roses

I am so happy to be married to Chris, for eternity, he is my best friend and the love of my life. It is amazing how quickly these 5 years have gone. Each year we have progressed as a couple and come to love each other more. It has been a blessing to have a child together and we look forward to making more additions to our family. I love you Chris and I am so blessed that have such a wonderful husband who is also an amazing father! :)

Blake- 5 & 6 months

2009-10-22T11:36:00.001-07:00

Blake 5 months old:

This month Blake cut 3 more teeth, the top front.

I don't have a good picture of them yet.

First time up Millcreek Canyon for Sunday Dinner

Such a beautiful (handsome) baby

I'm gonna give you messy kisses.

(you can see his bottom two teeth really good in this one)

He really does love baby food even though he is blowing raspberries

Funny Faces

Loves Loves Loves to Swing

Blake 6 months old:

Weight: 19 lbs (80th percentile)
Length: 28 1/2 inches (97th percentile)
Head: 17 1/2 inches (53rd percentile)

Spit Bubbles

Friends trip Lake Powell, Asleep in his Life Jacket

Stud in a hounds-tooth hoodie

sucking his thumb

CHeeeeSE

Bath time in the kitchen sink

GO BRONCOS!!!

Relaxin' after church

Me and Mommy :)

Blake- 3 & 4 months

2009-10-21T16:04:00.000-07:00

Blake 3 months old:

This month he cut his first two teeth, the bottom front.

Blake and his best friend "Cribbit"

The cute golfer outfit my friends Lindsey and Jerrica got him

All Smiles

Can't help but love this baby! (Gma Kitty always gets us the cutest church clothes)

What a handsome boy. He looks so grown up in this one.

Loves to talk and sing all the time

Blake 4 months old:

Weight: 17lbs 3 oz (88th percentile)
Length: 26 1/2 inches (94th percentile)
Head: 17 inches (75th percentile)

Tummy Time

Blake's first time eating rice cereal

The very first bite

First time on Popeye's (Grandpa Terry) Ski boat at Lake Powell

Blake and Popeye with their matching white shirts and blue shorts.

Posing for the camera. He is so photogenic.

to be continued...

Blake- birth to 2 months

2009-10-14T14:59:00.000-07:00

I have been a bad blogger, so I am going to update you a few months at a time. Here is Blake's life from Birth- 2 months old.

Blake was born March 29, 2009 @ 3:23pm:

Weight: 8lbs 9oz (85th percentile)

Length: 20 1/2 inches (85th percentile)

Head: 14.8 inches (90th percentile)

Blake just a few minutes old

After a few hours he finally got some color back in his skin, still swollen though

One day old

First day home from the hospital

Snuggling with Daddy

So alert and wide awake

First walk in the stroller

First trip to Target (to buy Easter presents)- 1 1/2 weeks old

Blake 2 weeks old:

Weight: 9lbs 8oz (73rd percentile)

Length: 22 inches (92nd percentile)

Head: 15 inches (73rd percentile)

He got a swing, green Snoopy, and ducky Chocolate for Easter

Blake and his favorite Grandpa, Popeye- Easter day

Newborn Portraits

My strong boy holding his head up all by himself

Blake 1 month old:

First time Daddy gave Blake a bath

First trip to visit Grandma Kitty and Popeye in Colorado- we had a baby shower

The Ledges in St. George for Lieren's Wedding

Playing with Daddy at The Ledges

Blake 2 months old:

Weight: 13lbs 11oz (90th percentile)

Length: 24 inches (89th percentile)

Head: 16 inches (68th percentile)

Two month shoots- he was a tough guy.

Lookin' good for church

Loves bath times

Blake's baby blessing on June 7th

Blake loved his first time swimming- we went to Aunty Jessie's pool.

Relaxing after a fun day swimming

to be continued...

Sing, Sing A Song...

2009-09-15T09:36:00.000-07:00

My sweet baby loves to hear him self talk, coo, and make new sounds. Chris and I call it his song and we love to hear it too. His favorite words are, "ah-goo," "mma- mma," "aahh," and "bbbah." Every day he learns new sounds to add to his song.

Here Blake is singing for me.

In the middle of the night, last night, Chris and I woke up to Blake. We were a little confused, because Blake hasn't been waking in the middle of the night for more the three months now. As we laid there in our bed, we couldn't hear crying, instead it was his song. He talked to himself (and probably his frog friend too) and cooed to himself and made new noises and sounds. When he was ready he stopped singing and quietly went back to sleep.

Some of his best songs take place in his crib and while I have him on his changing table. These must be his creative places. :)

Here is Blake's song. He sang this one while he was winding down for bedtime, a few weeks ago.

I promise I will get better at this blogging thing

2009-09-14T16:11:00.000-07:00

I just noticed all of the comments from my friends about how glad they are that I have a blog now. They also mentioned that I needed to keep posting and updating them. I guess I have been slacking a little bit. I promise I will do better.

2009-09-13T19:30:00.000-07:00

My sweet Blakey taking a nap in his life jacket on the boat :)

Happy Announcement Anniversary!!!

2009-07-24T10:49:00.000-07:00

A year ago today I announced to Chris that we were pregnant with our first child! Now Blake is 4 months old and happy as can be! We love being parents and are excited to see Blake learn and grow!

My New Blog

2009-07-24T10:13:00.000-07:00

Well, as you can see I started a blog in 2007, and only got two posts in before I gave up. Now am here to say that I am willing to try again.

Today is July 24, 2009. I am excited to start my new blog, finally! It has been a long time

coming. I just needed a jump start from my husband because I didn't know how to set up a blog (needless to say that is how my last blog got left in the dirt).

Now for the story of MAMA BEAUTIFUL:

I had had a tough couple of days being a new mom. My wonderful mother had gone back home to Colorado after being at my home for two weeks. This ment no more live in chief, maid, nanny, or most importantly moral support and caretaker. My mom was so wonderful to Chris and I. She gave us the best gift of service that anyone could have given and now I had to follow her great example and be a good mom and wife too. This was a tough example to follow. How did my mom raise four amazing children, learn to cook and bake better than anyone I know, still make time for her husband, and ALWAYS manage look so beautiful?

The idea for my blog came to me one day when I decided to text my husband at work: “I am mama beautiful today.” I then began to describe how I looked to him through text message. We decide that I should post this as my status on Facebook.

My Facebook status April 21, 2009 read:

Jacklyn Haleua is mama beautiful today. i.e- a brown t-shirt from yesterday, my husband’s black and red basketball shorts, un-brushed hair, yesterdays makeup (with tear stains), milk stained undergarments, 1 inch of highlight re-growth (Jessie please help, I need my hair done), chipped toenail polish, and the best one of all 1/2 inch leg hair (even an esthetician can’t keep up on waxing) Oh well, my husband thinks I'm beautiful! :)

I have finally figured out her secret. Being a mom is beautiful no matter what you wear, or how clean your hair is. I love being a mom. Each day I feel blessed to have such a beautiful baby and even more blessed that I get to be a stay-at-home mom and spend this precious time with him.

Blake will be 4 months old on the 29th. I am so privilaged to have such a sweet, smart, handsome baby. I never imagined I could love him as much as I do, more than anything in this world.

2007-03-02T14:16:00.000-08:00

I am excited for my family vacation at the end of the month. We are going on our house boat at Lake Powell. We will be there just for the weekend but I haven't seen my parents since Christmas so I am really excited. All of my siblings and their children are coming too. I live near my sisters and see them pretty regularly, but my brother lives near my parents and I haven't seen my brother since last July which is WAY to long!

OH, my sweet cat, Kirra, is having kittens!YEA!