The Gardner's

Quick Update

2010-09-24T22:57:00.000-07:00

Lot's of things have been happening since I last blogged and I honestly don't want to post pic's from everything. Mostly good, fun stuff like the Box Elder Fair, Labor Day trip to St. George and most recently Kentley's blessing. In short things are going pretty well for us. We're very blessed and very happy :)

This would have been a great family picture if Jocelyn would have released the sippy cup. Have I mentioned my two year old has a lot of attitude? :) Oh how I love her though!

These are my two most recent favorite pictures of the girls. Jocelyn was getting ready to help her dad wash the car. The hat is because she didn't want the water in her eyes and I love how the boots are on the wrong feet. Kently is getting so big and so expressive. Love it! I can't look at either picture without smiling :)

I wanted to post these two pic's of the girls about the same age in the same outfit and somewhat similar pose. Do you think they look like sisters??? Me either :)

Summer Fun Continued

2010-08-05T14:51:00.000-07:00

Now that it has been over a month I thought it was time to post a few more pic's of our summer fun. I just can't believe how fast summer is going! Hope everyone is having as much fun as us!

Kentley had her 2 month check up. Stats: 10 lbs 7 oz - 20%; 231/2 In - 74%; 37.8 - 10%. Basically she is long and thin with a tiny head. haha She did awesome with her shots though, such a trooper! And this is just one of the many, many smiles we see. She just gets cuter and cuter every day!

Jocelyn continues to be such a big helper and is adjusting more and more every day.

This is Jocelyn "enjoying" the 4th of July fireworks. (She would be the lump underneath the blanket on KC's lap.) She is such a wimp. If you asked her about the fireworks she would tell you she was listening to the booms. Lame.

Jocelyn and her cousin Broxton at the Honeyville parade.

A family pic at the parade. I know Kentley is missing but she was sleeping and I wasn't about to wake her as she had been screaming for about an hour that morning. Thankfully I figured out
it was all the dairy I was eating so things have gotten much better. Except for the fact that I can't eat milk or ice cream. The ice cream thing is sooo hard but worth it if it makes my babe happier.

I love the face she is making as she is preparing to put her butt in the water. It's amazing how a little bit of water will make a toddlers day.

Just a little more Kentley cuteness!

Jocelyn taking her first of many tractor rides this summer. KC has been soo helpful this summer by taking her for a few hours a day up to the farm and I can't begin to tell you how much she loves to go.

This was her waiting to be picked up. She looks so grown up with her little backpack on.

Another fun part of our summer's are the weekly softball games KC plays with his brother's and friends. They lost one game in the tournament but still have a pretty good chance to win it all.

I love this picture of Jocelyn sitting in the dugout eating her "dinner". She loves hanging out with her bud Jesse.

June Adventures

2010-06-30T13:42:00.000-07:00

It has been about a month and things have been going pretty well. I can't believe June is almost over! With all the rain it feels like summer just barely got here and I am loving the warm weather. Here are a few pictures of our June adventures.

I just had to brag about my little artist. Jocelyn draws pictures like this all the time and I think it's pretty advanced if I do say so myself :) She could tell you exactly who each person is too.

I hope KC had a good Father's day. It was the first Sunday our whole family went to church. We came home, took naps, ate a quick dinner and went to his grandparents. The girls and I gave him a gift certificate to a local golf course which he seemed to like. I feel bad because he rarely gets to play as he is so busy in the summer so I'm hoping he will make the time. He is such a great dad and huge blessing to our family.

This is how cooperative Jocelyn was for the pictures and yes I turned into one of those moms who dress their daughters alike :)

We went up to Bear Lake for a couple of days with KC's family. It was too cold to go to the beach but we had fun in the condo's pool. I was very excited that Jocelyn would actually get in the water this summer.

I think it helped that her favorite cousin Macie was there. She is Macie's little shadow.

We also had some friends over for a bbq and there were lots of babies. Three of the four are under 8 weeks. It was crazy at times they would take turns crying or all at the same time. Crazy but good times. Raydan is in the car seat, that's Kentley's birthday buddy. Kentley is in the yellow, Layla is in pink and then the lone boy Everett.

And Jocelyn's good ol' pal Briggs came to play. They have so much fun together, so cute.

Being A Mother of Two

2010-05-29T22:47:00.000-07:00

So the first three weeks have been interesting. Good but interesting. The first week went pretty well because my mom was here. Of course two days after she left Jocelyn woke up in the middle of the night throwing up which continued through the next day. It was really hard not being able to take care of her the way I used to because I was having to feed Kentley so often. Which in itself has been a challenge. I think we have it mostly figured out but for some reason nursing is by far the most difficult thing for me physically and emotionally. Four days later I woke up feeling like crap. It was horrible! Thankfully my mom and sister were on their way up. When they got to my house I handed over the kids and went to bed for like four hours. I woke up to two happy kids and a clean house. Where would we be without mom's and sister's :) Their visit seemed to go by way too fast and we loved every minute of it!
Now that I have been at it by myself for a week things have been good. Jocelyn still has her moments but they are few and far between. She is a huge help and I'm pretty sure she is the cutest two year old I have ever known! Kentley so far seems to be a pretty easy going baby. She loves to be held and I just hope we can get on a schedule soon. KC has been amazing and I can't wait for warm weather to get here and stay.

I love this picture of them looking at each other.

My mom and grand daughter number two. She is THE best mom in the world!

Jocelyn having fun with aunt Sami. She loved all the attention.

Jocelyn was so tired but wouldn't get out of the swing. About a minute after this was taken she totally barfed. I think it was motion sickness.

This has been a pretty common occurrence. Jocelyn's baby does a lot of things Kentley does.

The loves of my life! Life doesn't get much better than this :)

Introducing Kentley Brooke Gardner

2010-05-10T21:39:00.000-07:00

Yea she is finally here! Kentley Brooke Gardner was born Thursday May 6th at 12:20 PM. 6 Lbs 15.5 Oz and 19 Inches. If I thought Jocelyn's labor and delivery was great this one was amazing! In short, I was started at 6 AM, water broken at 10 AM, epidural at 11:45 AM (love these!!!) and 5 pushes later . . . the second most precious little girl was in my arms!

This was the first time Jocelyn met her little sister because the hospital wouldn't allow children under age of 8, including siblings. I started bawling as soon as the nurse left after telling me this but it was probably a good thing because Jocelyn decided to get sick the day before I was induced.

On a totally separate note, some of our very good friends Jesse and Erin (Jesse actually gets credit for KC and I hooking up) were having their baby girl just a few doors down. It was funny to listen to the dad's calling each other for updates as the day wore on. Fun times!

Now for those mom's reading this that have gone through bringing home your second child any advice would be more than helpful as Jocelyn has had a somewhat difficult time adjusting and the worst part is that my mom has been here the whole time. We had two meltdowns in the first 24 hours and since she has actually been really helpful and super cute with "Baby Kentley" but I am open to any suggestions on how to make this transition easier for us all!

Six Days and Counting

2010-04-30T21:57:00.000-07:00

So for those who haven't heard yet at my last appointment my dr scheduled my induction for May 6th which means that by this time next week I will be a mommy of two! My plan is for everything to go as smoothly as Jocelyn's (which went perfect in my mind)! KC and I have been busy this week finishing up some projects around the house and getting the nursery ready. Hopefully I will be able to post pictures of it before next Thursday. Whew, I am so excited and a little bit nervous! Thank heaven's KC and I have been blessed with such great families to help us out so much. We even fit in one last date night !

Jocelyn's Birthday Bash

2010-04-24T09:36:00.000-07:00

Last weekend our little cutie pie turned two! We had two family parties and she was quite spoiled but I can't begin to express how much happiness this little girl has brought to our family. I know she'll be the best big sister ever!
1 Day Old

1 Year

2 Years

My mad cake baking skills! (Some damage occurred en route to Salt Lake but I thought for my first time it turned out pretty good :)

One of Jocelyn's gift's from Grandma and Grandpa Myers. If you notice most of the water is on the ground.

Opening up presents at the Gardner party.

My sister made us these cute apron's because among many other things, Jocelyn love's "helping" me cook.

It was a pretty great weekend and we just wanted to thank all of our family and friends for helping make it so special!

A Little Venting

2010-04-20T21:54:00.000-07:00

So I decided the worst part about being pregnant so far isn't the aching hips, back, extreme exhaustion and bruised ribs but the fact that I physically cannot play with Jocelyn when she wants me to. I'm sure today was a little worse than most because for some reason I was tired when I woke up even though I slept pretty well but all day she wanted me to do things with her I just couldn't do. I was practically in tears at one point because I just felt so bad, like I'm not the mom she needs me to be. I just really hope things (with time of course) will get better after I have the baby.

On a separate note, we celebrated Jocelyn's birthday this last weekend and will be posting pictures later. It was a pretty great weekend :)

Ah the memories. . .

2010-04-12T21:55:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago my dad had my sister and I come down to clean out all of our "junk" from his basement. There were so many things I was holding on to from my youth and for reason's I couldn't remember why, it was crazy seeing some of the things I used to think were so valuable (from rocks to posters of my Hollywood crushes). It was quite the walk down memory lane!Funny how things change after ten plus years! My dad went so far as to rent a dumpster. We all thought he was a little crazy until . . .

After a hard days work the thing was completely filled! My little brother and his friend did most of the hauling out which was soo nice! I can't believe all that was in our basement.

While we were cleaning we had to take turns watching Jocelyn. My mom did most of the babysitting but I don't think either one of them minded much! Because Jocelyn doesn't get to see her Grandma Roxy very much she takes a little longer to warm up but once she does, she doesn't leave her side

Being silly with Aunt Sami.

Sharing an apple with Papa Pete. He was nice enough to peel every slice for her. And if he missed even a sliver she would be sure to let him know. Oh what a bossy girl she is! (I know, I know, she is a little mini me!)

Little of this, Little of that . . .

2010-04-12T21:15:00.000-07:00

Things have been quite eventful for us the last few weeks, hence the many pictures.
Easter 2010: We spent the morning watching general conference and then went to KC's parents for lunch and an Easter egg hunt. As usual Jocelyn had a blast with her cousins.

Jocelyn and I also had the chance to make a short visit to Salt Lake. My mom suggested going to the Aquarium and Jocelyn loved it! Except for this picture below. She freaked out when my mom tried to pet the sting rays.

This same week our friends Heather and Briggs invited us to Baby Animal Days. These were just a few pic's but again, Jocelyn had so much fun with her buddy Briggs and all the animals. She even got to take her first pony ride.

Lately Jocelyn has been experimenting with her independence and this happened to be one of the outfits she chose to wear. It has been quite fun to see her develop this attribute and at the same time VERY frustrating as it usually takes us twice as long to do anything from getting dressed, eating, getting in and out of the car, etc. To those experienced parents, where do I draw the line???

Jocelyn has also been testing her limits which has a direct correlation to testing my patience. At times I don't know what has possessed her and the temper tantrums are in full swing for reasons I don't even know why! She is turning 2 this week so maybe that has something to do with it but some days I just do not have the energy to deal with her craziness. All that being said, how can you stay mad at face like this??? Not only do I love that she is finally getting some hair but that when she wakes up, it looks like this!

On a side note I had my doctor's appointment today and he said I am already dilated to a 2 and if everything is going well then he doesn't see why I can't have the baby at 39 weeks, which makes me super excited and super nervous!

March Madness

2010-03-16T20:48:00.000-07:00

Since I married KC my life has involved much more sports than I ever thought and this winter has been no different. Thanks to KC's parents we had season tickets to the Aggie games and in addition KC played in a city league and church ball. We had so much fun going to the games and ever since it is common to hear Jocelyn yelling "Go Aggies" or talking about "Big Blue". It was also fun to watch KC play and Jocelyn loved cheering her daddy on too.

This pic was taken the night of the last home game.

How I love my little Aggie!

On a side note, I am so relieved the Aggies made it to the big NCAA tournament more so that I don't have to listen to KC complain about it but it hasn't even started yet and I am definitely suffering from March Madness. Any other wives going through this??

Lately this has been Jocelyn's favorite activity. She LOVE'S to color with markers and so far has not discovered the fun of drawing on anything but her coloring books. She even knows how to put the lids on all the way.

Before the baby comes we are trying to tile our kitchen and it is taking a little longer than I thought/hoped but here is our kitchen mid-project. Can I tell you how fun it has been having no oven, no dishwasher and my fridge in the garage going on three weeks??? :)

While the tile was setting for the 24 hours Jocelyn and I spent a day down in Ogden going out to lunch and visiting the Treehouse Museum. It was a fun girls day out. I hope to have many more with my girls.

Jocelyn hangin' with her kitty. (Yes I know our cat is huge but Jocelyn loves her.)

Today her cousin's Macie and Broxton came over to play and I think they had tons of fun and Jocelyn is getting so much better at sharing! It gives me a little hope for her role as big sis.

February Happenings

2010-03-02T10:23:00.000-08:00

February was a pretty good month for our little family. Here are a few pictures of some of the things that went on.

Jocelyn's Grandma sent her a Valentine's Elmo in the mail. She LOVED it! This was taken moments out of the box.

Here is my lame attempt at making a homemade pizza for Valentine's. The pepperoni are supposed to be in the shape of a heart. I was trying to be cute, KC just laughed. For the record it tasted really good.

Jocelynnie and I made heart sugar cookies. She loves helping me cook especially if it involves flour.

This picture doesn't do it justice but her face was covered in flour.

Our friends gave us this little Cinderella bed with a doll and dresses. This was one of the first things she did. Yeah, it is so not big enough for her but she loves it.

Part of our daily routine is when Daddy leaves for work in the morning we are usually eating breakfast and if he wears his hat she has to put it on too. I just think they are so cute.

On a side note, my pregnancy has been going very well except for the normal discomforts and being tired all the time again. But I am very grateful for how well things have been going. Especially since my sister-in-law Shelly ended up delivering her little girl at 24 1/2 weeks. The baby was doing very well for the first few days and then had to have surgery last Saturday. As of last night she was critical but stable so we just wait to hear day by day how she is doing. Having family go through something like this makes me so grateful for the gospel and the sealing ordinances of the temple.

False Alarm

2010-01-26T21:22:00.001-08:00

Apparently my last post was a one time deal. Hasn't happened since and strangely, I am really okay with that. :) Everytime we ask her if she wants/needs to use the potty, her answer is always "no". Ah, the joys of toddlerhood.

And so it begins . . .

2010-01-21T13:38:00.001-08:00

Today is a day marked in the Gardner family history as we apparently started potty training!! KC has been pushing me to start Jocelyn oh, since she was like 10 months, and today she used her potty for the first time! I really don't know who was more excited, Jocelyn or KC. I know we are starting on a long journey and as our post title says. . . so it begins! Wish us luck!

Four Years! Woot Woot :)

2010-01-15T14:05:00.001-08:00

On Wednesday January 13th KC and I celebrated our anniversary. We have made it a goal to go to the temple every year on anniversary and so far we have been able to make it. This year we went down to the Ogden temple and then stopped to eat at The Maddox. It wasn't anything real spectacular but we were content just spending time together. I am so lucky to have such a great husband who loves me and our little girl so much. He is a great provider and we couldn't be happier to live in Honeyville, have the cutest little girl in the world and be expecting another!

Christmas and Such

2010-01-15T13:28:00.000-08:00

Better late than never but I thought I would upload a few pic's from Christmas.

Jocelyn got some new snow pants so KC and her went to play in the snow. She loved playing it until KC tried to get her to make a snow angel. (I love this pic!)

The snow man KC built.

Jocelyn was totally spoiled and completely domesticated. Here she is with her stove, she also got a vacuum, broom, baby doll and tea set.

Here is Jocelyn with her Great Grandpa and Grandma Jarrett.

Most of the great grand kid's in the nativity at the Jarret Party on Christmas Eve.

The two little angel's. Annika and Joce.

Everyone hanging out at the Gardner party. Jocelyn follows her cousin Macie every where!

I don't have a ton of pictures because we got a video recorder from my parents so I quickly ditched the cam, plus I was just too lazy or tired to bother. But overall, it was another great Christmas. I especially liked spending a few day's at my mom's with my sister just hanging out with the girls. Jocelyn loves her aunt Sami and we still talk about all the fun we had over the holidays!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

2009-12-21T12:34:00.000-08:00

Instead of mailing Christmas cards this year I decided to make one and send it electronically mostly to save money but also in hopes I would be able to reach more people.
This year has been great for our family. KC kept busy in the summer on the farm and I think both of us our glad it's slowing down for winter. Jocelyn has been the sweetest, most fun little girl to bless our home. She is getting so big and is learning new words every day. Some of my favorite's are "Yep", "Nope" and "Cute". My least favorite is "Mine" (which it took only one week in nursery to learn). I have enjoyed being at home and although there are some rough days I know it has been the best decision I have made yet as a mom. And as most of you know we are so excited to be welcoming Baby Girl #2 in May! We have been so blessed this year with so many friends and family who love us and especially because of our Savior and the gospel in our lives. We hope you all enjoy this great time of year and have a very Merry Christmas!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Jocelyn's 18 Months Pictures

2009-11-09T15:39:00.000-08:00

Since we just had family pictures done I wasn't going to have Jocelyn's 18 months pictures done but a friend in our ward offered and I am SOOOO happy I did!! I apologize for how many I included in the slide show but there were just way too many to chose from. I love them all! If you're looking for someone with real talent and good prices check out her blog at: momentspausedbyjulie.blogspot.com. Thanks Julie!!

Fall 2009 (Again)

2009-11-09T15:03:00.000-08:00

Album Trouble

2009-10-25T15:31:00.000-07:00

Is anyone else having trouble viewing my latest album??? Urgh, I am so frustrated and have been updating this blog for like three hours, hence why I never do it!! If it's just me then that's fine but I hope the rest of you can enjoy it!

Gardner Fall Happening's

2009-10-25T14:57:00.000-07:00

So like many other's I have been slacking on my blogging and to make up for time have created another album to update everybody. Sorry for all the pictures but hope you enjoy!

August is the Box Elder County Fair which is a big deal for the Gardner family. We were out there almost every night. Jocelyn loved all the animals and of course the tomatoes!

In September we take a trip to St. George with my family over Labor Day. Typically it includes: golf, pedicures, shopping, a night at Tuachan and lot's of good eating. There are a few pictures of swimming on my sister's blog but we were too busy swimming to take any with ours. (Actually Jocelyn still wasn't a big fan of it but I tried my best!)

We also spent a night up at Bear Lake with KC's family. Being September the day we went to the beach was quite cold (notice the hoodie) but Jocelyn had lot's of fun with her second cousin Annika.

Lately I've had the opportunity to visit with some friends I don't get to see very often. My good friend Shawna and her daughter Breanna stopped by. The girls basically spent a lot of the time fighting over toys but being only four months apart it was pretty typical. I also had the opportunity to spend a day with my former mission companions, Sister Jackson and Sister Wilkinson. After lunch Wilki and I took our little girls to the Gateway Children's Museum. Jocelyn had sooo much fun. I wished we lived closer to visit more often. And it was sooo good catch up with some long time friends!

That same weekend Jocelyn and I made time to see my Grammy. We went to Gardner Village on a Friday thinking it would be a good time to go, it was insane! There were car's and children everywhere!! Forgot about parent-teacher conferences. So we stayed about a half hour and then went to lunch. I am just grateful Jocelyn has this time to spend with my Grammy while we can. I know she won't remember all that well but we'll always have the pictures! Sorry for the long post, I'll try to do better!!

2009-08-22T23:23:00.001-07:00

Whew! Where Does the Time Fly?

2009-08-21T22:27:00.000-07:00

So the idea was that I would break down the summer into parts and blog about each one and so 2 months after my last post there really is too much so I have created 2 albums. The first is a few random pic's with all our summer adventures including a trip to Lava Hot Springs, Family Parties and the 4th of July. The second is our family pic's we recently had done. Hope everyone has had a wonderful summer! I know we have!

Summer Fun: Part One

2009-06-29T21:58:00.000-07:00

It has been about a month since I last posted and thought it was time to give an update of all the fun we have been enjoying this summer. It has been anything but dull :)

I had the opportunity to go to girls camp June 15th - June 17th (the girls stayed till the 19th but I could only stay away from Jocelyn for three days while my mom watched her.) This year was stake camp and our stake was invited up to the Heber Valley camp for YW. It was AMAZING! Super nice cabins, warm showers, flushing toilets, grills, a zip line (which I got to do, yea) and a beautiful lake. If your ward or stake has the opportunity to go, GO!

Here is pic of all our girls. You have no idea how long it took to make this picture happen. Hilarious and so frustrating!

I had to post this picture because it gives you some idea of how nice the cabins are. They even had small space heaters back by the leader's bunks. And of course every girls camp involves crafts! We had about one a day. So fun!

Nothing like cooking in the rain. It's sad when I would rather stir sloppy joe meat in the rain then be in a cabin full of Beehives.

On our third day we got to go to the lake. The girls canoed while the leaders had little paddle boats. It was perfect weather this day right up until we had to come in off the lake and then it started to pour. What a blessing. One of the girls took this picture and I LOVE it!

I'm so glad I got to go even it was only for a few days. I really do love my calling in the YW. The girls are so fun and crazy and are amazing examples to me.

Since most of my days consist of playing with Jocelyn I had to put a couple of pic's of her cute face. I put these shorts on her head just to see how long she would leave them on, and it was long enough to get this pic.

I just love this little hat. Can you tell how boring our days are? Really they are sometimes. :)

Summer is also a good time for trips. Not so much for me but a good friend who left Avalon and moved to Oklahoma made a trip home and so I got to have dinner with a bunch of Avalon friends. It was so good to see Karissa AND everyone else who was able to make it. I miss you guys!!

(l-r) Ali, Maya, Jocelyn, Kaylee, Nikki, Michelle, Lindsay, Karissa, and Katie

So that's Summer Fun: Part One . . . stay tuned for Part Two!

Memorial Day Fun and Is This Normal??

2009-05-28T21:06:00.001-07:00

Thanks to all those who responded to my plea for help. And I can't say I did anything but the red X's are gone. Yea!
As for an update, we have been enjoying summer a ton and had the opportunity to go down to my parents for Memorial Day for a good ol' fashioned BBQ. Poor KC had to stay back as he was irrigating but Jocelyn and I had a great time!

Jocelyn loved playing with the croquet sticks. She just carried them around ALL day!

We took a trip over to the playground.

I was so excited for Jocelyn to spend some time with my aunt Cindy and her boys. She loved them!

This was taken towards the end of the night. Even when she was too tired to walk around she still had to hold the sticks. (I'm sure there is a correct term for the sticks but I can't remember.)

I just loved this pathetic little face begging for Oreo's. She is so cute in her new swimsuit that her Grandma bought her.

Garden + Water + Jocelyn =

She is constantly eating dirt and mud and I have to wonder, is this normal? She has also eaten like 3 crayons. Urgh! When will this "I have to put EVERYTHING in my mouth" stage be over?!

Help!!

2009-05-09T21:49:00.000-07:00

So to help us save money on our "Shawna not working full time" budget we switched internet providers and I'm not sure if this is the reason but now a lot of photo's (not all just randomly) in my blogs and those I visit won't show. They just have a little red x in the top corner. Now, I am not a techie goo roo type of person so if anybody has ANY suggestions or helpful hints as to what I can do to solve this problem I would greatly appreciate it. In addition the pic's not showing up sometimes blogger won't load my pictures properly. Urgh, so I offer my frustrated plea of help to anyone that thinks they know what might be going on! Thanks!

It's Finally Happening

2009-04-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Jocelyn is officially walking!! Even though she just barely turned one and it is totally normal it seemed like it took forever. With that being said, it has been so fun to watch her progress every day. From walking along the furniture, then walking to and from people and eventually taking those first steps on her own. And now she is walking all over! I feel like I missed out on so much her first year that I never really got to see the whole process before. I am so grateful I get to be with her so much now. The pictures below have nothing to do with her walking just a little bit of our fun times at home.

Jocelyn sitting in our backyard attempting to pick dandy lions.

Oh what a peaceful picture sitting among the flowers.

Yeah she was totally just playing in the dirt.

Happy First Birthday!!

2009-04-24T20:10:00.000-07:00

So this post is about a week late but last Friday Jocelyn turned one and we celebrated it on Saturday. Lucky for us we had great weather and she got tons of fun, cute stuff. Thanks to all for making her day special! This last year has been amazing and we feel so blessed to have such a beautiful, fun lovable little girl! Thank you Jocelyn for making this year one of the best!
(The pictures are totally out of order but you get the idea, tons of fun right!)

This is the swing Grandma and Grandpa Myers gave her. It took her a couple of days for her to realize she really likes it.

She still doesn't really get the whole unwrapping presents thing.

Jocelyn "helping" Grandma Roxy cut the strawberries before the party. If you can't tell her mouth is full of berries.

For those wondering what is on her head, it is a bow not to be confused with any hair. She is still pretty much bald.

The dad's are blowing bubbles for the kids. I think Trevor was trying to show KC how to do it.

First Easter

2009-04-20T21:19:00.000-07:00

Technically it's not Jocelyn's first Easter, but it's the first one where she kind of knew what was going on. (Kind of!)

It started out with the local Honeyville hunt at the park. She really just wanted to eat the plastic eggs. It looks like Broxton is wondering what she is doing.

Here are all the kids with their candy. Again, she is eating.

I absolutely love her Easter dress my mom bought her.

This was the closet I got to a smile but you gotta love that face.

Fun Little Visit

2009-04-10T21:37:00.001-07:00

This week I decided to take Jocelyn down to my parents for a little visit so that she could get to know my side of the family a little better. I also made time to visit my best friend from high school. We had so much fun! Thanks Grandma for spoiling Jocelyn!

Here we are at lunch with my crazy Grammy. She eat's at this mexican restaurant (Tio's) every week so we had to give it a try.

Jocelyn had so much fun playing with Abby's toys.

She loved playing with her Uncle Ricky.

Grandma Roxy and Jocelyn sharing some Gold Fish.

This is my best friend Sarie and her 3 kids. Jocelyn had so much fun playing with Kilee and Cade.

Here is just a little clip of Jocelyn practicing her walking. She has been doing this for about a week but may have suffered a little set back as Grandma Roxy (and everyone else) had no problem walking her around by two hands EVERY WHERE. Now she won't take two steps without holding onto someones hands. (Both of them!)

Things I've Learned . . .

2009-03-27T15:00:00.000-07:00

Now that I have been a stay at home mom for two weeks I thought I would share a few things that I have learned.

1. Jocelyn is a very determined person who knows what she wants and will do whatever it takes to get it. (This I already knew but to be around it day in and day out is exhausting!)

2. She apparently learned to go up AND down the stairs but not sure when because KC and I never taught her. The other night I was upstairs getting ready and all of a sudden I heard her voice upstairs. I went to investigate and there she was at the top of the stairs babbling away. I yelled down to KC asking him why he brought her upstairs and left her right at the top. He told me I took her up when I went. I just thought I was going crazy until the next day when I again went upstairs just for a minute and came around the corner and here she was half way up the stairs and as soon as she saw me she smiled and started back down.

3. Jocelyn is a very caring little girl. She loves to give kisses and the other day we were sharing gold fish when she noticed I needed one so she took out the one she was eating, bit it in half and tried to give me the other half. What a cutie!

4. I love, love being a stay at home mom. I have no idea how I was away from Jocelyn so much and can't wait to see her learn and grow. Here are some pic's and a video showing just a few of our adventures.

This was taken on a night we were supposed to be folding laundry. Her idea is throwing the clothes on the floor one at a time. She has way too much fun with it.

We have been experimenting with Jocelyn feeding herself. This was our first attempt with spaghetti.

It's Official

2009-03-14T20:49:00.000-07:00

For those who haven't heard yet yesterday was my official last day at Avalon Hills which means I am entering the world of being a stay at home mom and can honestly say I am ecstatic! KC and I have been discussing if for a long time and finally decided to take a giant leap of faith. I'm still not sure how things are going to work out but we know this is where I should be. It was difficult to leave Avalon but will take with me a lot of great experiences and many great friends. I have been so grateful to work among some of the best working moms I have ever known. I hope this will give me the opportunity to be a better mom, wife, do my church callings better and just be able to get things done around the house. Jocelynnie, I love you so much and can't wait to play with you all day every day!

Vegas Baby . . . well more like Henderson

2009-02-20T14:47:00.000-08:00

We recently took a trip to Nevada to visit my sister and brother in law. It was sort of a way to celebrate our anniversary, both our birthday's and Valentines day. It was such a relaxing vacation just to get away and eat at a lot of great places! We loved hanging out with family and enjoying the warm weather! Thanks Sister and Bry for letting us come and visit! We love you so much!

Jocelyn did pretty good on the plane rides. She seemed pretty excited on the way down. (That is actually her smile :)

We made sure she went over all the important information. The flight attendents even gave her a pair of wings.

We went to the park a couple of days. She did not enjoy the slide.

This was a regular occurance at meals. Bailey probably gained 5 pounds over the 4 days we were there.

We went to eat at this great buffet in Green Valley Ranch. This was in the lobby while we waited for our table.

My sister has these great mirrors in her master bathroom. It was one of Jocelyn's favorite places to play.

This was her other favorite spot. (Notice the mirror in the corner. I think she may have a vain issue.)

We ate at this really yummy place called Panera Bread with our friend Gabi.

Jocelyn swinging at another park. Now this she loved!

Our little family!

Good Friends

2009-02-10T13:39:00.000-08:00

We recently had some of our very good friends over for dinner. Dean was my former boss at Avalon and his wife Jane also worked in the office for awhile. We had so much fun and they have become like adopted family members for us and Jocelyn. And of course our good friend Tiff is always fun to have over. I realized how blessed we are to have such good friends in our lives! Thanks to all of you who bless our lives every day! We love you!

ps I added some recent pic's of Jocelyn.

(l-r KC, Tiff, Jocelyn, Jane, Dean)

Jane got a new camera for Christmas and was going crazy taking pic's of Jocelyn.

I love this one of her big eyes! I seriously don't think they could get any bigger!

This is her new smile. She does this ALL the time!

Doesn't she look mischievous???

Better Late Than Never!

2009-01-08T15:13:00.000-08:00

Here we are middle of January and I am just barely posting pic's from Christmas. That's what happens when you have to borrow all your pictures from family and friends. We had a great holiday season and thank everyone for making it so special!

Here are we are at the Ugly Christmas Sweater Party we had with our friends. Lucky for us KC's mom is a school teacher so she had plenty of good ones.

Jocelyn playing with her dad.

We went down to Salt Lake to see the Joseph Smith movie with the Elders Quorum Presidency and got a quick picture by the lights. It was way too cold to stay for much longer.

Christmas Morning!!!! We stayed at my parents house overnight and got to open presents with them Christmas morning.
My dad thought it would be funny to give Jocelyn candy bottles in her stocking. This is her trying it out for the first time. It was so messy but she loved it!

My dad also thought it would be a great idea to give her a Radio Flyer tricycle. I'm sure she will love it in several months. (My favorite part of this picture is my sister's dog Bailey in the background.)

It's hard to tell in the picture but my parents dog Abby is licking Jocelyn and she loved it! She would just start cracking up.

There really is no explanation for this picture except that I LOVE her face! Man I love this girl!

New Pic's of Jocelyn

2008-12-19T15:29:00.000-08:00

We recently had Jocelyn's pictures done again one, because it was time and two because it was Christmas. I am very proud of myself as I was able to use some coupons and exercised immense self-control and only spent like $40 on the pic's. It was super hard not to buy the ones with all the special effects but she is cute in all the pcitures with or without them.

Thanksgiving and Such

2008-12-15T20:03:00.001-08:00

Now that it is almost Christmas I thought I would post a picture from Jocelyn's first Thanksgiving. We only got this one picture of her eating mashed potatoes. I totally suck at taking pictures and now that our camera broke who knows if we'll have any for Christmas. I keep trying to guilt trip KC into buying one so that "I can have pictures of my little girls first Christmas!"

Little Jocelynnie trying on mom's nylons. (My favorite part is her stomach poking out at the bottom.)

Birthday's, Basketball, Babies and Banquet's!

2008-11-17T22:10:00.000-08:00

Do you ever notice how weeks go by and not much happens and then there are those weeks when you just can't seem to keep up? Here are some picture of the fun things that have been going with us in the last couple of weeks!

My dad turned 50 this year so to celebrate my sister flew up from Vegas and we surprised him by sneaking over to his trailer (he hunts every weekend in Corrine) while he was at the Oyster fest and decorating the inside. My mom and sister made this yummy chocolate raspberry cake and we invited some of his hunting buddies over for dessert.

Here's the old fart and the fam.

You can see some of the decorations in this picture. My mom went a little crazy at the party store but overall I think it was pretty successful.

If any one knows the Gardner's they know we are huge Aggie fans, especially basketball. Here is a picture of Jocelyn at her first Aggie basketball game. She did awesome even with all the crazy fans. This will be the first of many I'm sure!

We also managed to fit in a baby shower for a friend from work. In this picture are just a few of the amazing women I have had the privilege to know while working at Avalon. As you can see there are lots of girlie friends for Jocelyn. It has been really good for me to work with a lot of working mom's especially on the tough days. Thanks ladies for all your help!

(l-r) Alyssa & Keira, Karissa & Elli, Tera & Berkley, Me & Jocelyn, Alli & Alyssa's Sienna, Sarah with the soon to be Miles, Maya. Front row, Sara and Ellen :)

This same weekend was the annual Corrine Duck's Unlimited Banquet where KC, me and a friend help my dad out selling raffle tickets, bingo cards etc. This year Jocelyn helped out of course and here she is with my mom dressed for the occasion in her camo dress. She was definitely the belle of the ball! It was so funny to see my dad's hunter buddies turn to mush when they saw her!

Here is just a random picture at the end of the weekend we had dinner over at KC's parents. Jocelyn with her Uncle Chet and Aunt Annaliese!

Tagged!

2008-11-05T14:39:00.001-08:00

I have now been tagged by Karissa and Chalisse. It has taken me awhile to come up with something and I only thought of five. Sorry I'm not going by the rules but I don't really care.
Five quirky things/facts about me are:

1. When I drive I usually only have my left hand on the steering wheel and I hold it at 6 o'clock while the right is down on the seat. KC gets irritated because he says if I were in an accident or something I wouldn't be able to steer properly. It is a habit I picked up from my friend in my first year of college.

2. When I unload the dishwasher I put my plates and bowls away the exact same way every time. Example, I have black and white dishes, the white plates always go on the bottom, then the black and then my white plastic ones. My bowls are put away like this, all the white ones first and then I have pink and green plastic ones which I alternate those colors.

3. I have one of the smallest pinkie toenails that grows kind of vertical. There is barely enough nail to paint and when I get pedicures the girl always laughs at it.

4. I love to fold clothes. Laundry is my favorite chore. For some reason it is one of the most relaxing things for me to sit on the couch and pile clean smelling clothes all around me.

5. I am extremely claustrophobic. The worst is when KC tries to cuddle face to face because he is a mouth breather so when he is breathing in my face like an inch away it freaks me out. And when we spoon I usually have to be behind because I can't handle the breathing on my neck either. It took him awhile to realize it wasn't personal.

6. I just thought of another one! I hate wasting food. If I ever need to get rid of something I bring it to my work and put it on the counter in my office. Without fail, it will be gone by the end of the day!

There it is. I can't really tag anybody because everyone else has already done it. So just enjoy learning more about me :)

Cutest Lil' Monter I've Ever Seen!!! Happy Halloween!!

2008-10-31T22:09:00.001-07:00

Being a new mom we took lot's of pictures of Jocleyn's First Halloween. It was a great night with lot's of fun and family!

Jocelyn right before we left for the Honeyville Trunk or Treat. She was way excited!

Here she is with her cousin's Gunnar and Macie.

Here is her best friend and cousin Broxton.

Jocelyn having a little snack half way through the walk. Like good parents we are introducing her to the most important food groups which are chips, pretzel's, popcorn and now candy!

The whole gang (l-r) KC, Jocelyn, Shelly, Macie, Gunnar, Logan, Grandma Gardner, Broxton and Trevor.

She started to get a little sleepy :)

She took a little nap and woke up right as we arrived at Grandpa Pete's trailer. Then she was ready for round two of Halloween night. She loved the toy Grandma Roxy gave her (see green witch in hand).

Having some more candy! So sticky but so yummy!!

She ended the night playing with Grandpa and Abby. Abby looks really scary in this picture but she was really just scared by the flash. No harm done and Jocelyn didn't even cry. She was too busy trying to pet her. (She loves animals.)

Over all it was a great first Halloween!

Typical Sunday

2008-10-26T20:59:00.000-07:00

Tonight Jocelyn started falling asleep sitting up on her dad's lap. When we laid her down on his chest she was completely out. KC was in heaven because she is not a cuddly baby (much to my dismay) so when she does stuff like this we love it! Here are just a few pictures of Jocelyn and her daddy. He is so great with her and helps me out in the morning so much when I am getting ready. This morning he was dressing her for church and all I could hear from the bedroom was "Jocelyn!!" Then she started fussing followed by "Well if you would just hold your legs still." He was trying to put tights on her and was at a complete loss. I just smiled and kept getting ready. Thank you KC for all your help! I love you both!

She was so tired :)

KC and Jocelyn at the Box Elder County Fair. (Yes those are our cow's in the background!)

Jocelyn's first tractor ride.

Happy 6 Month Birthday Jocelyn!!!

2008-10-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

I thought it would be quite appropriate to start my blog on Jocelyn's 6 month birthday. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by and yet at the same time I can't imagine my life without her in it. She is the best baby a mom could ask for and has been a blessing to the whole family! I love you baby girl!!!

Jocelyn just waking up today. She looks about as happy as I do in the mornings :) Actually she is quite happy in the mornings.

PS Please be patient with me as I am trying to figure this blog thing out!