Bear Lake - Happy Birthday Ang!

For Angie's birthday (Spencer's sis) this year, she decided to celebrate by renting a wave runner on Bear Lake. Yesterday was a blast! Abby was so excited we couldn't even get her to eat because she was so busy. She loved the sand, mud, water, kids, and pretty much thought the wave runner was for her.
Joseph also enjoyed it. He didn't like getting his feet wet until he realized he could squish his toes in the sand. Spencer and I had a lot of fun celebrating with Angie and even got a chance to ride the wave runner together! I felt so carefree, probably one of the most relaxing moments since having kids. All in all, thanks Ang for picking a great way to celebrate!

I Scream, You Scream!

Last week Abby took her Grandma to Scoops for ice cream. She had so much fun that today she called up her Grandpa and asked if she could take him. I think she assumes this is a regular thing now.

The Many Faces of Joseph!

Woops! I'm a slacker!

Sorry I haven't updated in forever! Life gets going and I get very forgetful. So, hmmmm, the last little while what have we been up to? Well, my mom was AWESOME and took both kids for a full week so I could go to GIRLS CAMP!!! It was great and amazing. The girls in our ward are truly special and I've learned so much from them. I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to get to know them better and grow spiritually, I really do have a special place in my heart for each and every one of them!
We really did have a blast, from them quoting Abby (you know, so I wouldn't miss her), to testimony meeting, skits, water fights and injuries (which received names by the way). I had a riot and can't wait to go again next year! Sorry to anyone who tried to contact me while I was away, I wasn't just trying to ignore you!

Joseph the Giggler

PICTURES!!

We finally got Joseph's 3 month and Abby's 2 year pictures taken.
Sadly Abby was coming down with a cold and
really just wanted to lay on the floor instead,
but I think they did pretty good considering :)
We love our little kiddos!

Joseph Allen Allred
Born on February 20th, at 7:57 am
7 lbs 8 oz * 19 1/2 inches
Stinkin' adorable!

He's finally here! Jospeh is sweet Abby loves being a big sister. She asks to hold him ALL the time. He never did turn, so I did end up with a C-section. This turned out to be a blessing because he was under some stress in the womb and getting him here quick was important.

Things were a little crazy at the hospital to begin with. His oxygen levels were low , his respirations were too high, and he had pneumonia. He was also throwing up anything we tried to feed him and the nurses weren't able to get an IV into him to give him nourishment. This was scary. Until they were able to finally get an IV in (around 8 pm) we thought he may even be transferred to Primary Children's.

I wasn't able to hold him until that evening when I felt good enough to get into a wheel chair and visit him in the nursery. Thankfully, once he had the IV, things began to get much better! The next morning he was able to be in the room with us!! His doctor decided to keep him in the hospital for a week to monitor him and make sure he received all the antibiotics to treat the pneumonia. And now, we are thankfully home with a healthy beautiful boy, yea!!! Thank you to everyone for all your prayers, concerns and love. We definitely felt your support,