The Francom Family

Pretties By Jessi

2011-11-12T23:45:00.000-08:00

While my sweet baby girls were doing their time in the NICU two summers ago

I developed an interest in making bows, or pretties, as we call them in our house.

As I got used to the lifestyle (and budget) of having two baby girls, I found it in our best interest to continue to make their pretties.

I have made tons of pretties over the last year and a half and now, after a lot of convincing from my husband and friends, I have decided to start selling them!

I really love making them and I have discovered that I have a knack for it.

So..... my asking prices are quite reasonable, considering my amateur status as a saleswoman.....and I can pretty much make anything..... headbands, clips, babies, teens, adults, casual, fancy, all kinds of materials..... even to match a particular outfit!

So if you're interested.... hit me up!

Thanks!

Jessi

prettiesbyjessi@yahoo.com

What we've been up to...

2011-09-10T22:03:00.000-07:00

Tom is coaching Jagger's little soccer team. It is so fun! No one really knows what they are doing, we just cheer when someone kicks it in the right direction!

Jagger and I painted some poor no-name Lego guy and now he is the amazing Captain America! Jag loves him!

We decided to take a drive to Promontory Point/The Golden Spike on Labor Day. It was.... educational. During the old-time reenactment Jagger said really loud, "Mom, this is not fun." I couldn't really argue. We were glad we went. Everyone should go. Once. The trains were really cool though!

1-Year-Old Photo Shoot!

2011-09-05T20:22:00.000-07:00

My good friend took these pics for the babies' first birthday. www.mavinphoto.com. She does great work! The babies would not hold still! What a crazy age... Darling though, right????

At their 1 year check up, Janie was 18 lbs and 10 oz and Lucie was 18 lbs 1 oz. They are officially on the charts! Growing like weeds.... They love to eat! Lucie will eat most anything while Janie is a tad bit pickier. Janie is also the one who seems to find all the house plants and follows me around whining at my feet. Lucie usually plays quietly. It seems that once I explain their personalities to someone, they switch the next day. So, who knows? One thing for sure is that they are absolutely adorable. I love them more and more each day. Also.... DNA results show.... IDENTICAL! Yay, how fun!

Babies Turned One!!!!

2011-06-22T12:17:00.001-07:00

Yea! We made it! Our sweet girls turned one this last weekend.
We have not been to their one-year check up yet, but they are about 19 lbs and getting into everything! They are doing great and are as adorable as ever!!!

We had a little party with some neighbors in our unfinished yard.
Before the cake:

Lucie:

Janie:

Sisters and their cakes. Janie on the left, Lucie on the right.

Not sure how Janie's cake got off the plate...

Our little family pic, after cleaning up the yucky babies! The sun was a little bright, so we are all squinty.... :)

New photo shoots!

2011-04-13T08:56:00.000-07:00

Janie and Lucie- 9 months. At about 16 and 17 pounds, they are starting to sprout teeth, eat some solids and they are learning to get around. No actual crawling, but they really want to. They are so much fun! I cannot stand it. Love, love having them in our family!

Jagger- 5 years old! He just lost his first tooth and is all registered for kindergarten! Scary! He reads, adds, loves to play with his super heroes and ninja Lego's, ride his razor scooter, and play with friends. He is the best big brother ever, he talks to the babies, sings to them, and loves to make them laugh. Jag is very tall and weighs about 61 pounds. We love love love him to the moon and back!

Thanks so much to Camille at : http://tandcphotography.blogspot.com/

Awesome pics!

Christmastime!

2011-01-07T13:33:00.000-08:00

This will be my lame attempt at updating my blog... I'm so crazy busy with diapers, wipers, laundry, spit up, bath time, binkies, blankies, matching clothes, headbands and bows, preschool, super heroes, play dough... you get the picture. There is a time and place for everything, and this is my time and place now. Knowing that it won't last forever and that I will undoubtedly miss my little babies someday when they are grown and back talking... I'm loving it while I can! :)

CHRISTMASTIME!

Jagger and his friend Caleb waiting in line to see Santa at our ward Christmas party!

He asked for a Batman cave, Falcon and Incredible Hulk and Slime Spiderman.... and Santa came through!

All packed in Daddy's new truck, on the road to Boise!

Ready for the Christmas Eve Party at Aunt Amanda's house!

Setting out cookies and milk for Santa at Grandma Berta's house...

Cousins at Aunt Maria's house Christmas morning.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Ka-Razie Life!

2010-10-20T09:20:00.000-07:00

The new pad...

I don't even know where to begin. My new life is more than crazy. We had planned on moving into our new home before the babies were born... but they had some plans of their own. The moving actually took place while the babies were in the NICU at McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden. They were the most expensive babysitters that we could find... but moving was much easier without the new fragile babes. Ok, so... allow me to rewind a bit.

June 18th, 2010- We signed the papers for our house and then Tom and Jagger were off to the cabin at Strawberry Reservoir with his family. I decided to stay home and sleep in my own bed. My good friend, Amy and I decided to go see "Date Night" (which was hilarious by the way) and I invited her in to chat afterwards. We were just sitting on the couch in my empty town home (hence the upcoming move) when my water broke. I sent Amy upstairs for some towels while I called my mom and Tom. Of course, my mom lives over 4 hours away and Tom had no cell phone reception. I tried his brother's phone, only to get choppy reception. I heard a brief moment of Tom's voice on the other line and he said he was on his way. Amy took me to Logan Regional Hospital where they hooked me up on a million monitors, gave me a million shots, (rough estimate) and decided that since the babies were both breech and I was progressing quickly, they would Life Flight me down to McKay Dee in Ogden for a higher level of care.

Performing breathing exercises on my own while my bed was tipped upside down to relieve the pressure... Life Flight could not come quick enough. Some medicine that they had administered was also causing me a serious stuffy nose, hot flashes and a massive headache... all the while... practically upside down. Fun. Even better was the mini ironing board for a bed that they put me on for my $13,000 chariot to McKay Dee. The ride was actually really enjoyable. They dosed me up with some Fentanyl right before they wheeled me out into the crisp night air to enjoy the amazing view of the starry sky. When I said that I felt like I was on drugs, the nurse said, "Well, you are."

Tom had been talking to my friend while he was driving home and she advised him to go straight to McKay Dee in Ogden, which was a fabulous idea. He was able to watch my helicopter come up over the mountain and land right on the helicopter pad at the hospital. I was obviously relieved to see him. From that point until the babies were born is a bit blurry. The helicopter landed around 2:15 am and the babies were born via emergency c-section at 4:10 and 4:11 am. Lucie came first at 2 lbs 13 oz and then Janie at 3 lbs 6 oz. Tom was there watching the whole thing. My only vivid memories of the whole surgery were, an anesthesiologist with a super thick accent yelling at me to lean further forward (maybe he didn't notice that there was something huge in front of me keeping me from leaning forward any further) and an intense pressure that made it nearly impossible to breath. When I asked why it was hard to breath, a nurse replied, "oh, that is because your insides are resting on your chest."

Our NICU journey began that morning. It would become our new home for the next two months. The babies were on ventilators for the first day, they were on bili lights for a couple days, and they had oxygen and feeding tubes up until days before they went home. The whole experience taught me a lot. I learned a lot of medical mumbo jumbo, I met some really nice people and I cried A LOT of tears. But mostly, I learned how fragile life is. I always hoped for the best, but tried to prepare myself for the worst. I saw many many babies go home before mine, I saw some babies being transported to Primary Children's for a higher level of care, and I even saw one baby that didn't make it. I'm so thankful that I have two healthy babies here in my home. It is truly a miracle and our family is so blessed to have them!

The babies are now over 4 months old. They are smiling and starting to make baby noises. Janie is 10 pounds and Lucie is 9 pounds. We are not sure if they are identical or not. Look at the pics below and you decide!!

They keep us busy... and tired, but we LOVE it! If anyone knows me well, they know that I have wanted twin girls my whole life! What are the odds? I often stop throughout the day in awe... we've been so blessed! Check out how much they have grown and changed already!

Little Lucie- 14 hours old. She had a big IV in her head... so sad...

Janie- 1 day old. She is under the bili lights (for jaundice) and is wearing little "sunglasses" to protect her eyes. The nurse is also feeding her by putting a few mL of breastmilk through that feeding tube.

10 days old- Skin to skin (kangaroo care) with mom... The round stickers are to hold their nasal cannulas in place. They were back up to their birthweight by now.

Lucie- 1 and a half months old- in the tub- No oxygen and feeding tube in nose now.

Janie- 1 and a half months old- You can see where the sticker irritated the skin on her face, very common occurance in the NICU. :(

Aug 12th- 6 days before discharge... best friends...

Aug 19th- First day at home.

Aug 20th- 2nd day at home.

Aug 21- 3rd day at home. Haha... yes we take pics nearly every day. :)

3 Month old pics: tandcphotography.blogspot.com

Blessing Day: September 26, 2010

Our little angels...

"Jag Turned 4" and "I'm Gonna be Huge!!"

2010-03-22T14:09:00.000-07:00

I am a horrible mom. I have been feeling so lazy and crappy that I have never even posted about Jag's birthday! Well, he turned 4- on Jan 30th! Yes, forever ago. But here are a few pics from his little party (can it be considered a party with only 2 guests?) Don't tell him, he has no idea...

And- against my will, I'm posting this lovely pic of my big belly (and no makeup!). Oh boy- I still have 5 months to go! I'm gonna be HUGE! And yes- if you haven't heard, it's twins!

Fun things I haven't posted about...

2009-12-14T09:54:00.001-08:00

Jagger and I met Nash and Katie in Ogden at the Treehouse museum. Then we went out to eat at Chili's. We love those two...

This is one measly picture of the kids' table at Thanksgiving. Kaylee is not even in the picture. Sometimes I really disappoint myself with my lack of picture taking!

We made a tire swing for Ian, the kids LOVED it. They were laughing and screaming so loud!

My family got me a new Dyson as a graduation gift. It's the bomb! Even Jagger likes it. We fight over who gets to vacuum in our house now...

Ta Da!

2009-12-14T09:44:00.000-08:00

Well, I am officially graduated. I'm sad that I didn't take a ton of pics this weekend because it was the best weekend ever. I knew my mom and oldest sister were coming to my graduation, but I didn't know that my other two sisters (and their kids) were making the trip. They totally surprised me! The weather was awful and they braved the journey for me. Yea. I have never had all my sisters here at my house at the same time, especially in the dreary Cache Valley winter! We watched Christmas movies, made Christmas treats, sat by the Christmas tree and went swimming at their hotel in the foggy, foggy pool. What a blast. Sad it's over...

Here are the few pics that we did take.

October is sooooo last month.

2009-11-16T21:46:00.000-08:00

October came and went in a flash and now November is flashing before us too.... but here are the happenings of October, in no particular order...

Tom and his dad and bros went hunting. I'm pretty sure no one even shot a gun the whole weekend. At least the weather was nice..... oh wait, no it wasn't.

We re-carpeted the entire house, while we were living in it! I do not recommend doing this..... ever. It felt just like we were moving, we boxed up everything. It was a little crazy.

Where'd the carpet go Jagger? "I dunno."
(It just dawned on me that I should probably have some "after" pictures. It's fabulous, and you'll just have to trust me...)

We went to Boise to see the cousins. Kaia and Kaylee are two crazy little girls! So stinkin' cute!

Yea for trick-or-treating! You can see cute Kaia in the back. She wasn't too sure about Jagger's Bumblebee mask. Kayle was cool with it though...

Here are all the adults that will actually be eating the candy...

This ferocious Mario guy scared Kaia.

See... (Oh, and she refused to wear her costume...)

Cute Jag...er I mean.... Powerful Bumblebee!

Grumpy Jag and his cousin, Indiana Jones (Ian).

It was a beautiful night for trick-or-treating!

I'm Done!!! (Well, almost)

2009-10-19T20:51:00.000-07:00

Today I had a successful defense of my portfolio for my Master of Second Language Teaching degree. Phew! You may remember a post about 18 months ago when I stated that I was going back to school! Well, now I'm done! Ok, not totally done. I will graduate in December after I finish this one more course. The biggest part is done though, and I feel fabulous! I cannot believe how relieved I feel to have it over.

The defense went great! My sweet mom traveled from Boise to attend it, along with my hubby and a few school friends. I was super nervous (like, sick to my stomach all weekend) that I would look dumb and feel crappy about it, but I didn't. Seriously everything went fabulous and my committee members were VERY positive and gave me some amazing compliments. What a great feeling..... almost makes me want to go for my doctorate..... ha..... maybe someday. :)

Hogle Zoo, First Day of Preschool, and Kickball

2009-10-05T17:53:00.000-07:00

We had one last summer hoo-rah at Hogle Zoo with Grandma, Sarah, Mike, cousin Josh, and cousin Rebecca. There were a million people there, but the weather was fabulous. Jagger loved the carousel and the zebras the most.

First Day of Preschool!

Jagger played in a kickball league this fall. It was soooo cute. Basically it was a bunch of little 3 and 4 year-olds running around crazy having no idea what is going on..... pretty entertaining. Tom was the coach, so he got a matching T-shirt and got to try to teach them something about kickball and teamwork in between refereeing wrestling matches. They were all really good kids and we had a lot of fun!

Some July Fun

2009-08-17T20:00:00.000-07:00

In early July we went to Strawberry Reservoir with Tom's family (I didn't see a single strawberry while we were there... weird). We went out fishing on the boat and got sun burned! Tons of fun though...

Uncle Matt, Tom and Grandpa chillin on the boat.

The only kill of the day! Go Grandpa!

I even helped Jagger fish! The things I do for my kid...

Jag and I making pet rocks with cousin Josh at the cabin.

Mid July we were in the 24th of July parade for our Union Bilingual Preschool. So much fun! I think Jagger ate more candy then he threw out though...

At the end of July we had our annual family vacation with my fam. We decided to get hotel rooms and hang out in SLC. No camping this year... It was a blast, though. Here are some pics to prove it...

On the hotel steps with cousins Kaia and Ian.

On the carousel at Hogle Zoo... Note- taking pictures of a moving object is not easy!

At the living planet aquarium with Aunt Maria, cousin Kaylee, and Grandma...

This picture was taken through an aquarium.... I thought it turned out cool.

Uncle Tom helping Ian touch the slimy fishies.... yuck.

On the way home we stopped at Antelope Island. We had never been there before and we found out that there are a lot of bugs there! Tom and Jag were playing in them.... yuck, again.

Buffalo...

And check out this killer Moose.... oh, it wasn't at Antelope Island.... it was on the side of the road in Logan canyon! It was causing quite the traffic jam.

Peace out yo.... yes, I'm tough. Don't mess.

Swimming Lessons and 4th of July Camping!

2009-07-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

Jag has been taking swimming lessons for the past two weeks. He loves it. They make monster arms, do bunny hops, play motor boat, do back floats, and tons of other fun things. The weird thing is that he is the only kid that comes out of swimming lessons with dry hair! His poor teacher tries every day to get him to "put his eyes in the water." I have seen him tell her "no" several times. Also, when all the other kids jump into the pool, they go under. Well, Jag is so tall that he lands right on his feet and doesn't come close to going under. Ha. As long as he is having fun...

(Not sure if he's blowing bubbles or having a drink here...)

My sister and her husband and daughter came to Logan and we went camping for the 4th of July. Fun! The bad news is that we ended up going home early with the stomach flu and then we sent them home with it too! Then, they gave it to my other sister and her family in Boise. Our family loves to share! Anyway, we went over to Bear Lake on Saturday. The water was so high and there were not many nice sandy spots. It was a disappointment, but we managed to still have fun.

These two played together in the camper forever. They are good buddies.

Jagger would yell, "MATCH!" every time that he got two cards with the same color.... then Kaia would yell it too. It was pretty cute. I wanted to break it to them that they were totally playing Uno wrong, but I didn't :)

Beautiful lake... I love it here. Oh, and cute kid too, I guess.

"Mmm... I love sand with my Capri Sun..."

Ryan and Maria (and Kaylee!)

2009-06-23T13:50:00.000-07:00

We went to Boise last weekend for Maria and Ryan's wedding celebration. It was tons of fun! They rented a barn event center and had a western theme. They even took dance lessons and performed the cutest dance ever! They were great! Then we all learned some line dances. It was a way fun evening.... my mom even took the kids so we could party! Congrats Maria and Ryan, we love you!!!

What we've been up to... (long post!)

2009-05-29T09:43:00.001-07:00

It has been awhile since my last post, and a lot has happened! I have been teaching a Spanish class to adults in the community a few times a week, I got a job teaching English with the English Language Center here in Logan and I started my summer semester (and second to last semester!) at USU. It's been busy! Somehow we have found some time to have some fun.... continue reading...

Jagger decided that some bugs aren't quite so scary. He calls these "roll-ups". This is a cross between Roley Poley and fruit roll-up. I can see where the confusion comes in. You will also notice the Transformer Band-aid in this picture.... and many more pictures to follow, actually. Jagger recently discovered the healing ability of a band-aid.

This is a cross between a fire fighter, Super Why, and getting dressed for the day. You will notice the Anakin Skywalker Pez dispenser in his hand. This can also double for a Why Writer. (Super Why PBS kids show for you non-parents out there)

The most exciting news of the last month is that we got a new family member! Tom's sister, Sarah, had a baby girl. Her name is Rebecca, or Bocca as Jagger calls her.

These are all the grandkids on the Francom side. Jagger, Josh and Rebecca. We forgot to get Rebecca a matching Nike shirt.... next time.... Jagger loved holding her!

It is finally ice cream weather! These are our favorite neighbors Brooke and Kaya. Jagger just loves them! You will notice that each child is sporting a Band-aid in this one, that time of year! Oh, and I found this pic of Jagger and Brooke eating popsicles on the porch two summers ago, back when Brooke was taller than Jag! So cute! Time flies...

For Mother's day (a week late) the Son-in-laws took these ugly bushes out of my mom's front yard. Then they put in some dark rock. Looks much better! This is Ryan's better side...ha...

Check out their muscles! So manly...

This is little Kaylee. She was such a big helper! Cutest little thing...

The kids played inside during the front yard renovation. This is 3 of the 4 grandkids on my side of the family, Kaia, Jagger, and Kaylee. (Not pictured, Ian)

On the way home from Boise we stopped in Twin Falls to stretch our legs. Sooooo beautiful!

After several attempts of a self-family portrait, this was the best that we came up with! Jagger loved the Big Big Bridge (Thomas the Train reference.)

If you can't tell, this is Indiana Jones swinging from his rope in our hallway. I'm sure you knew that without me telling you though...

Again with neighbor Brooke, playing in the sprinklers. Yeah for summertime!

He did not want to stop playing for two seconds for a picture! This is Jagger showing his teeth! Ha!

Easter 2009

2009-04-16T13:46:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny brought Jagger his favorite kind of carrot...

Dying eggs w/ Aunt Collette!

Hunting for eggs at Grandma and Grandpa Francom's house.

Way too much candy... Jagger kept saying, "trick or treat!" Ha.

Grandma bought Jag and his cousin Josh matching outfits... best buds... so cute!
Yea for the great weather for the Easter egg hunt!

Weekend with the Downey's

2009-04-01T10:24:00.000-07:00

My sister and her hubby and baby came to see us this weekend. We love having visitors! We just hung out Friday night and had BBQ hamburgers, went out to ice cream... nothing big. I'm waiting for a couple pictures of the kids that she took.... I'll post them soon.

Then Saturday we went to Park City. We toured down town and bought some really expensive candy. :( Then we went out to eat and to the outlet malls.... of course! I love the killer deals there!!!

The exciting part of the trip was that we took our new car! We bought a Pathfinder and it seats seven. We had much more fun all driving together compared to when we have to follow each other! Yea for the new car....

An inside view... ha....

So, this is what happens when you visit Utah in the Spring.... you never know what you are going to get! Can you believe that we were BBQing two days ago?!

We had a killer snowstorm Sunday morning! They were good sports and said that the snow only lasted for a bit, once they got to Idaho.... all was clear.

Thanks for coming guys!

All Grown Up...

2009-03-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

Our little Jagger is growing up. He is now fully potty-trained AND he sleeps in a big boy bed. Yea! We are so proud of him. We were beginning to think that this day would never come!

My Little Man...

He was so excited the afternoon that we put the bed up.....

And this is what we found at 2 AM when we went in to check on him!!! Poor guy.....he was out!
(I meant out, like "out cold, " asleep, not like "out of his bed" out. But I guess he was that too. :)

3rd Birthday Pictures!

2009-03-05T14:22:00.000-08:00

We took Jagger in to get his pictures for his third birthday and boy, was it fun!!?! Let's just say.... he doesn't like to pose (or hold still) for the camera. It took some major bribing to get these. He had a sucker, ice cream and got to play on the toys at the mall after all this. It was worth it though! Isn't he just adorable?? (Please don't answer unless your answer is yes.) He is getting so big. He weighs 46 pounds and is 46 inches tall. I think that's about what my two best friends weighed in high school......(and still do!) Anyway, even though he still refuses to use the potty regularly, we still love Jagger to pieces!!!

Oh, and we got all the cousins in a picture at Christmastime and I keep forgetting to post it! My sisters and I all each have one kid. Aren't they cute? Now, if I thought getting Jag's picture taken alone was tough..... I'm not even going into detail about how we got the picture below. Absolute madness! It's all part of the fun though!

Yea for cousins!

Big Birthday Bash!

2009-02-05T20:15:00.001-08:00

We had a huge party for Tom's 30th birthday and Jag's 3rd birthday. There were a lot of people in our small house! I didn't ever think our house would hold that many people, and it proabably never will again. Kidding... It was way fun, just slightly crazy...

Birthday boys...

Tom and his friends Alan and Carson

Jagger and his friends Wilson, Elle, Ian and Josh

Cute cakes made by my sis Amanda

Blowing out the candles.... Tom's nearly set off the smoke alarm!

Yea! Thomas tracks and trains! (Obviously the big "thing" right now)

Some of my fam that was there.

Some of Tom's fam that was there.

Yea! Happy Birthday guys! And thanks to ALL the friends and fam that came to the par-tay! Wish I got pics of everyone!

Favorite New Toy...

2009-01-03T13:47:00.000-08:00

Tom put together this new toy that Santa brought Jagger and it's a hit! It'll be great for indoor winter days. He jumped on this for over 45 minutes without stopping! No joke.... here's a clip of it....

Holiday Break Rundown...

2009-01-03T13:09:00.000-08:00

Our holiday break went WAY too fast this year! I think it always does.... anyway, we went to Boise for Christmas, then to Genola for New Year's! We had a great time visiting family and enduring the blizzard conditions!

Jag got a remote control truck and 4-wheeler from Santa... oh and books from Grandma... ha ha...

This is Maria, Kaylee, Kaia and Jagger opening presents. I think they were all fighting over the same toy...

We had a Christmas lunch with Grandpa and somehow managed to get the kids to all hold still for this great picture.

Cute little Kaia turned 1 the day after Christmas. I bought her this adorable birthday outfit. Cute huh? (Oh and I totally cropped Celinda out of this.... I couldn't decide if it is ruder to crop someone out, or to post a picture of them making a goofy face on the Internet....ha ha... :) I'd prefer to be cropped out.... FYI)

The following pictures are of us sledding on the farm with cousin Josh. The boys had a lot of fun. Ok, so did Tom and I.... ha ha....

Yes, the dreaded snow pants once again...

It was a beautiful day!

Jagger actually preferred to ride the 4-wheeler than to be in the sled.

Mean Uncle Tom...

Watch out for the cows! ha ha....

Merry Christmas! From: Jagger, his lady friends and the Chipmunks

2008-12-23T19:23:00.000-08:00

Christmas Party and Playing in the Snow!!!

2008-12-23T19:07:00.000-08:00

We have some great friends that we have known for years! We all once lived in Aggie Village long ago and have stayed good friends since. Meghan hosted the party.... treats.... white elephant gift exchange..... and crazy kids! So fun. Here's one of the group photos...

PS- My gift was a Salsa workout video! I'm going to do it every day!

Tom and Jag love to play in the snow and we definitely have plenty of it! It was a little late this particular time and Jag's face was seriously frozen! (You can tell in the pic) They went over to the park and played on the snow-covered toys..... What a great dad!

Jag HATES his snow pants. He cries and says, "Don't wike it!" We are mean parents though, so we put them on him as he screams at us. It's all part of the winter fun!

Playing with Kinley and Ward Christmas Party

2008-12-15T14:51:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted for awhile, so I found some cute pictures that I thought I would share!

I took some cute pics of Jagger and his buddy Kinley. I struggled getting them to look at the camera at the same time. Jag is only 7 months older than Kinley, but he is a good foot taller than her. She is petite and he is..... not.

My good friend, Marci, who is Kinley's mom watches Jag for me sometimes. They are pretty cute little buds. I'm sure they are really fun to watch for hours too. :) Thanks Marci!

These pics are from our ward Christmas party. They did a drawing and gave away the Poinsettias. We won! We were pretty excited. You can see it in Jag's face. :)

This is Jag and his little buddy, Brooke. She is two years older than him. He loves her, I just don't think she is as fond of him!

Still alive and kickin'..... ok, not kicking yet...

2008-11-18T22:38:00.001-08:00

So this is my new life.... physical therapy! That's me sweating and teaching my knee to walk again! Only, I have more hair and smaller ankles and my physical therapist isn't Indian. Anyway, my knee is actually doing great. I am walking and even going up and down stairs now. No jogging yet, but hopefully soon. Tom is doing good too. He still has pain in his arm and his ribs, but nothing like before. We both dope up on pain meds before bed, nighttime is the worst! Jag is growing and talking more each day. He likes to call his dad "Tom," probably because he knows it annoys him! Nothing too exciting going on here other than we are getting back into our normal lives and LOVING IT!

Goodbye Motorcycle and Good Times in B-town...

2008-10-27T15:47:00.000-07:00

Well, we sold the motorcycle this weekend. Tom and Jag got it all nice and shiny, then took it for one last spin around the block before they said their goodbyes... So sad. Not really for me, but I will show a little pity for them. :)

B-TOWN!

We went to Boise this weekend and rode the train to the pumkin patch. So much fun. Jagger was on overload with all the kids and candy!! We went with my sisters and their families, my cousin and her family, my aunt and my mom.

Then we took our pumpkins back to Celinda's house to carve them!

Jagger actually just colored his pumpkin, he isn't so good with a knife yet. :)

Yea for family and fun..... This post is all pics and no words, but I'm am gearing up for surgery first thing in the morning and I'm not so much in the writing mood. We did have a ton of fun though, I promise!!!

More trauma in the Francom household...

2008-10-27T15:38:00.000-07:00

About four years ago I injured my knee playing basketball and recently it has been acting up. So I decided to go to the doctor. Turns out I tore my ACL and pretty much destroyed my meniscus as well. So much for this season of city league and church ball! :( So, I go in for surgery Wednesday morning. We didn't have enough medical bills from "the accident" so this should top things off nicely. Oh boy....what will be next in our crazy lives?!?

Fun end of summer things I failed to post about due to "the accident"

2008-10-07T09:41:00.000-07:00

We went to the rodeo in Tremonton with Jake and Collette! Yee-hah!

We went camping with some friends from our ward. They picked this killer camping spot in "the sinks". (Logan canyon) So beautiful and so fun!

One of the dads made the coolest rope swing ever. These guys had a great time watching the big kids swing and climb...

They had 4 wheelers, which was the highlight for Jag.

We even got to go for a ride or two..... Jag loves 4 wheelin'.

The campsite was super close to Bear Lake, so we spent Saturday there. Seriously so beautiful!!! This is one of my favorite places.....

Jag loved the water and the sand, this was a great weekend!

The summer always has to end with 'back to school' pics. I found the most wonderful girls ever that are starting a bilingual preschool here in the valley. It's going to be amazing! Unfortunately, Jag hasn't really been going since the accident..... We are going to start going again very soon.

Well, that is a little recap of our last days of summer, so sad to see it go. I guess it is about time for the first snowfall! :(

Just a little update...

2008-09-28T16:30:00.000-07:00

Tom is getting better! Nothing a little chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese won't fix....oh and a killer new "big man" Lazy Boy!!

I just wanted to update everyone and let you know that we are surviving the craziness and Tom is definitely improving. Since we have been home, Jagger has conquered pink eye, I have somehow injured my back and caught a cold..... but besides that, we are doing great! As I have been told many times lately...when it rains it pours...

Tom says that he feels better everyday. Last week we went to a doctor here in Logan and the doctor was very impressed with how well Tom is progressing. His lung sounded good, but the broken bones will just need some time to heal. He is still in pain, still takes pain medication and still sleeps in his recliner. He cannot do much with his left arm, but is finding ways to get most things done. I still get to do his hair, which I love because then I do it how I want and he can't do anything about it! He actually unloaded the dishwasher today too! I have had to quit my job because I couldn't juggle that along with school, Jagger, Tom, life etc. Things are good though....just hanging in there...

Oh, and Buzz Lightyear came to our house this week. (It's actually just Jagger in his Halloween costume from last year....don't be fooled.)

Tom's Accident...

2008-09-14T09:30:00.001-07:00

Well, since it has been over a week, I can probably talk/type about the accident now. Last Saturday Tom went to the sand dunes in St. Anthony to ride his motorcycle with his guy friends from work. They left work early Friday and were planning on coming home Saturday afternoon. Jagger and I stayed home. Saturday around noon, Tom called me. He told me that he was in the emergency room in Rexburg, Idaho with broken ribs and a punctured lung. I freaked out. I wasn't sure what to do. I had no idea how serious it was. Tom's brother Jake and his wife Collette rode with Jagger and me to Rexburg right away. Tom was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit, which is where he was when we arrived. Turns out he broke his collar bone, 5 ribs, punctured his left lung and bruised his lung and heart. They had to put a chest tube in to drain all the extra fluid from his wounded lung. They also hooked him up to a heart monitor, IV, oxygen tube and monitor, and a nice morphine injector. Poor guy. He was in the ICU for a day and a half, but then they moved him to the floor. They told us we would be here until Wednesday or Thursday. (Not even close!) Tom's parents came up for the first night, then they went home and took Jagger with them. I would not have made it through the week with Jagger, no offense. :) Well, it is now Sunday and not much has changed. The chest tube has to stay in until he is draining less than 100 mL of fluid per day. That is still not the case, but we do think it is getting close. They finally took the heart monitors off of him yesterday because they were reading fine all week. This morning they took him off of the oxygen tube too. It is nice to have one less cord to deal with. He has been out to walk the halls three times this week, but he tires very quickly. The pain in his chest is very intense and he has to use his right hand to support his left arm whenever he moves at all. I have definitely learned a lot this week. I'm pretty much better than any nurse that comes in. I know exactly how to unhook all the equipment and get it hooked back up when he has to get up to go to the bathroom or whatever. The chest tube drains into a big box with three chambers for measuring the fluids. Then, it is hooked up to wall suction. Pretty much every nurse that comes in struggles with it. I have corrected so many of them. One nurse suggested that I should be on the payroll. I'm hoping that she pushes that idea.... we'll wait and see. :) Yesterday I took Tom on a wheelchair ride around the halls to look out the windows. We put the drainage box next to him on the chair and then I pushed the IV/monitor stand and the wheelchair. It was probably quite the sight, but I was proud of myself. So I sleep on a fold out chair thing and after just one night my back was broken.... you can imagine how I feel now over a week later! I'm sure it doesn't compare to Tom's pain though. Although this week has been a major trial, we are just counting our blessings. It could have been much more severe. He has no spine or head injuries and we have had a lot of support from our friends and family. Although we are far away from home, we have had a lot of visitors. We are so so thankful for everyone that has been there for us. We would do the same for all of them. We are continually counting those blessings and thanking our Heavenly Father for sending them to us. We are also growing closer to one another and actually enjoying this time to be a couple. It's not the ideal situation to be in, but we are making the best of it. I have actually had to go out of the room a couple times because we were laughing too hard together. As you can imagine, it is very painful for Tom to laugh (or cough or yawn or hiccup or burp..... we haven't experienced the dreadful sneeze yet....) So when we start making each other laugh it is very bitter-sweet. I stand out in the hall trying to control myself before I can come back in. It has actually been really entertaining. The most entertaining moment was actually last night. I haven't mentioned it yet, but we have been cleaning sand out of Tom all week. From day one, we have been cleaning it out of his ears, his nose, his hair etc. He has had several spit baths, but cannot get into the shower with his chest tube. We have washed his hair several times in a bucket. Well yesterday we did a thorough spit bath and didn't find much sand. We thought it was pretty much gone. Then when we were taking off all the heart monitor stickers yesterday, I noticed something very strange. I wasn't sure what it was right away but I pulled his bellybutton open with my fingers and it was caked with sand! Seriously to the brim. It was the weirdest looking sight ever. We laughed so hard. I did take pics, but I don't think he wants me to post them. Maybe I will talk him into it.....when he gets a good dose of morphine.... ha ha. Ok, well that is pretty much our experience up to this point. We are hoping to go home in the next couple of days.... to face a whole new set of trials. So, if you don't hear from me for awhile.... you will know why. Thanks again to all our friends and fam that have showed support.....we are so lucky to have you!

Tom: "Oh, this mind is really messing with my morphine..... wait what did I just say?" Ha ha...

Yellowstone Y'all!!

2008-09-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

YEA! BUFFEYO! (Buffalo in Jagger talk)

So my family all went to Yellowstone a few weeks ago. I am so so crazy busy with life right now that I simply have not been able to find the time to blog about it! And of course, I still don't have the time now, but this will be a quick, nothing but the facts, review of our trip to Yellowstone! You will probably not be surprised to find out that I did not come prepared in the area of picture taking because the battery on my camera was almost dead on the first day! I was so disappointed! But I know that my sisters and my mom will have tons of pics that I can steal.

I don't think anyone got a good pic of the cabin that we stayed at, but this is the hallway. :) It was a pretty sweet cabin with plenty of room for us all. This is Jagger and his little cousin Kaylee, that just turned one! Happy Birthday Kaylee! They had a lot of fun together.

We didn't make it far in the park before someone had to stop to use the bathroom.... I won't name any names, but it wasn't one of the kids... This is my mom and my sister Maria and her sweet baby Kaylee.

My sister Celinda and her sweet baby Kaia...

Ian and Jagger in the back of the car..... not so sweet... ha ha. I think we all got a little sick of sitting in the car....especially the kids (and Maria.) :)

The men coming back from using el bano....

This was at my favorite place. There were tons of crazy boiling paint pots of all different colors. This is where they flowed into the river. Seriously so amazing.

Another pic of the paint pots...

Our family pic at good 'ol Old Faithful. It was pretty cool....but Jag missed it all! He had a rough day being pushed in a stroller and carried around all day.

All of us eating at a diner near the waterfalls..... good times...

Tom and Jag balancing on the logs right before our killer hike. We hiked down to the bridge in front of the waterfall. It was really fun until Tom found bear fur on the bark of a tree.... that pretty much ruined it for me.

The waterfall.....duh

And last but not least. Tom's favorite part of the trip....yes we saw a bear. Scary, I know.

So so much fun! Thanks for the annual trip fam. We love you all!

Where are we going next year? Any suggestions?

St. George.....oh boy it's hot!

2008-07-28T14:56:00.000-07:00

WARNING! LOTS OF PICS!

Well, it was my first time to St. George and, it was hot! Seriously, at one point the temperature reading on the car was 120 degrees! It was outrageous. We went out one night for a walk at like 11:00pm and it was still 100 degrees out! So we decided that we will have to build us a winter home there some day. We will have our summer home here in Cache Valley and our winter home in St. George. Any ideas for a fall or spring home? Let me know...... Anyway, we did have a fun time down there and it is beautiful! St. George has amazing views and beautiful red rock cliffs and mountains. They also have tons of great places to eat, and we loved that too! The reason we went to St. George was because Tom's brother got married. Tons of pics to follow....

Tom and Jag on the hot streets of St. George.

Jag having some ice cream at a cute little shop in an old down town area. We had to get ice cream at least twice a day....to stay cool of course. It's the only way...

This is at a new little "water park" down town. Not exactly what I picture when I think of a water park, but any water is good in these smoldering temperatures.

Note: White swim suit and red rock don't mix. We learned the hard way. :)

It was such a cute little place to play, Jag loved it! (I think Tom did secretly too!)

This is the "Woody hat" (The cowboy from Toy Story...you know?) that Grandma Francom bought Jagger. He was wearing it and dancing on the bed at the hotel.

We went swimming at the hotel 3 times! The cool water felt so good. We definitely got our money's worth at the pool!

Jag was working on his tan.... The chair was so dang hot! So was the cement. So was... pretty much everything in the whole town!

This is my little sweaty guy on the temple grounds waiting for Jake and Collette to come outside.... Their wedding colors were bright green and orange. You will notice that in the pictures to follow. It turned out so cute!

It looks like Josh won this one....ps-it was hot. :)

Yea! The bride and groom. Aren't they so cute? I loved this pic.

Sarah, Jake and Tom. (Youngest brother, Matt, is still on his mission.)

Here we are forcing some smiles while dripping with sweat outside the temple.

The bride and groom and their parents. Oh and it wasn't hot at the reception at all....the A/C was on. :)

Ring around the Rosy....or Rosy pocket (as Jagger calls it)

Jagger and The Best Man, Tom. Isn't he good lookin'?

Our cute fam....

Me and Jag playing in the bubbles! So fun!

Cute little kids playing in the bubbles...

More bubble pics...

And last, but not least, Jag and cousin Wyatt dancing in the bubbles. It's tough to say who was having more fun!! :)

Thanks for the fun family, and congrats Jake and Collette!

FISH LAKE!

2008-07-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

So, I am finally getting around to posting some pics from our Fish Lake trip with the Francom family. Tom's family has been going here every summer for years! His parents rented a cabin on the lake and we had a great time!

The first night we had dinner outside and the boys played in the dirt. They must have had a lot of fun because they were so dirty!!

Jagger and his cousin Josh, cheesing for the camera.

Grandpa brought his boat and so we got to go out fishing on the lake. It was beautiful, good thing too because the fishing part is disgusting and so not fun.

Mike, Sarah and Quentin. (Tom's dad, sister and brother-in-law.)

This is Tom's uncle Curtis and cousins Amy and Wylie.

PS- That is a decorative pillow, not a fish..... That joke gets funnier every year. :)

Happy Birthday Moe Moe!

2008-07-23T15:27:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I am a couple days late..... but I have been crazy busy. Anyway, my cute sister Maria had a birthday on Monday so I just wanted to give her a shout out! Maria is the "peace maker" sister. (Somebody needs to be!) She is one of the sweetest, most caring people that I know and I am so glad that she is my sister! Love you Moe!

Ha ha, how cute....Maria in kindergarten.

Maria and her cute daughter Kaylee at the park.

Maria, her daughter Kaylee and our Grandpa!

New Toy...

2008-07-06T17:34:00.000-07:00

Well we have been searching for a tent trailer for quite some time now. Especially after we went camping with my sister Celinda. We were so jealous of their tent trailer on our last camping trip. So, we have been watching ksl.com and Craig's list, but have had no luck. It seems like everything is way expensive or..... disgusting. So last week Tom and I decided that we would quit looking. We have a super busy summer ahead of us and we really wouldn't have more than a couple of opportunities to use it anyway. Well....apparently Tom broke the rules and kept looking anyway....because he found one! It was right here in good ol' Cache Valley! The guy gave us a good deal, and we love it! Here's the proof:

Jag loves it! Well, actually he just loves to open and close the door a million times. I guess that's because it is just his size! Camping anyone??
PS- Don't you love the 80's-90's pink drapery? I think it is so fashionable!
PSS- You have to click on the pics....Jag's face is hilarious in both of them! Ha ha! What a dork... (he takes after his dad) :)

Camping with the Downeys!

2008-06-15T17:20:00.000-07:00

So we have had a great weekend camping with my sister and her family. They drove all the way here so that we could drive 15 minutes up the canyon and go camping! We had a ton of fun. We cooked tin foil dinners, dutch oven dinners, peach cobbler dessert, smores....and way too much junk food! We also went hiking up to the wind caves on Saturday morning. The great thing about living so close to this amazing canyon is that we actually drove Jagger home Saturday morning and left him with a babysitter! There was no way we could have taken Jagger on the hike. We did take Kaia though, and she was such a trooper! I know that Celinda will post pics of the hike on her blog, I didn't take my camera though. After the hike we had to go get Jagger, so we all decided to go shower at our house before heading back for another night of camping! Now that's how I like to camp!

I was really nervous about taking a two-year-old camping....so I spent some time (and money) stocking up on new toys! This tee-ball set was a great $5 investment! He is actually a pretty good hitter!

The boys also got to go fishing just a few steps from our campsite. They were really excited about posing for the pictures. I took like ten....and this was the only one where one of them wasn't pulling a goofy face!

Our cute little campers........

PS- Jagger was holding the water bottle from the cooler between his legs.....he did not pee his pants......I wish he did though, because that would have to mean that he was at least kind of potty trained.....:)

Thanks so much for coming guys! We had a blast and can't wait to go again!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

2008-05-31T22:43:00.000-07:00

Today is my mom's birthday and she is the best mom in the world. If you ask her, she is turning 29 (yet again). Last weekend my mom and my sister Celinda (and her hubby Isaac and daughter Kaia) came to see us in Utah. This pic was taken on top of the conference center during our tour...

So I decided to copy Dave Letterman today and list the top ten reasons why my mom is such a great mom.....and of course grandma:

10.) She always has lots of cookies at her house when we visit.

9.) She travels all the way to Utah to see us whenever we need her.

8.) She raised us all to be really cool people, (some more than others.....I'm the some...not the others)

7.) She taught us all to dance so beautifully.....we were good at one time, I promise!

6.) She would always protect me when my mean older sisters were picking on me.

5.) She lets me call her at 11:30 at night just to chat.....pretty much every night.:)

4.) She is doing all our family genealogy, so I won't have to....

3.) She has become a super-babysitter for all her grandkids....she can't say no!

2.) She let me borrow her brand new Keens, before she even wore them!

And the number one reason that my mom is such a great mom is......

1.) She is the most selfless person I have ever known, and would truly do ANYTHING for her kids and grandkids!

This is all of us at my aunt's house here in Utah.

-Happy Birthday Mom... We love you!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, CHEESE!

2008-05-22T23:33:00.000-07:00

You can't forget to say cheese! What a kid. :)

Back to school.....back to school.....

2008-05-11T20:16:00.001-07:00

Well, I've done it! I've officially gone back to school. Yeah, I'm working on my Master's in Second Language Teaching. I just started my first course last week. I plan on doing three classes this summer, but I will probably only go part-time in the fall/spring. I'm still working part-part time and being a mom full-full time! So I will be pretty busy. So far so good though, I'm really enjoying it! Let's see if I can still say that in a few months! Wish me luck!

New Neighbors.....

2008-05-02T17:16:00.001-07:00

K, so no exciting pics for this post, but I assure you that it will still be totally entertaining...

So my best friend and neighbor for many years, Amy, has decided to get married and move away. She actually moved to Vernal quite a few months ago, but has had no luck in selling her town home here in Cache Valley. So I have showed it to a few people for her while she has been away. Well, the last couple that I showed it to was Craig and ReNae. Ring a bell? It didn't to me either. So they show up, I show the the house and they seem to like it. They are an older couple, so I was being very polite and I started some small talk...."So, what brings you to Cache Valley?" I asked. I forgot to mention that they had a male friend with them, as well.

"I am going to teach music at the university, " Craig calmly replied.

Ringing any bells yet? Me neither.

Now, he is a very nice, extremely clean cut older man. So I say....still hoping to be polite, "Oh, nice. I could see you being a music guy."

Then his friend looked at me with shock, "Did you say that he looks like a MUSIC guy!?!" he said. I felt really awkward and started wondering if that was a bad thing or something.

I got nervous and stuttered, "Well, no I said..... he COULD be a music guy....." I was hoping that would go over a little better.

Then the friend said, "He's got a few notes in him." Then they all laughed. I laughed too....not so sure why....

More small talk and a few minutes later, I decided to try again. "So were you teaching music at the U in Salt Lake?" I asked.

Things got all awkward again and then Craig said, "Well, I have quite the checkered past." So now I was really confused. What the heck does checkered mean? They left and I went home. They came back later that afternoon and I showed the house again. They were very nice and as they left for the day he said, "Thanks Jessica, I feel like we know you!" We did spend quite a bit of time together, measuring each wall in each room and discussing the home/area. We exchanged pleasantries and that was the end of it.

That night I got a call from a lady (and friend!) in my ward who happens to be Craig's cousin. "Do you KNOW who he is?!" she asked. Still, no bells ringing for me....

"Um, Craig, right?" I answered.

"Only Craig Jessop.......the director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir...."

Ding ding ding! I'm such an idiot. Now it all makes sense. I won't even scare you all with the possible definitions of a checkered past that Amy and I had come up with. We were WAY off. For some reason checkered just didn't seem like a positive thing, though. Looking back on the whole thing I do remember one moment when I was standing up on the landing of the stairs looking down on him and thinking...."Man, this guy has the most perfect hair that I have EVER seen! Not a strand out of place, not a split end nor a wave out of perfect form." That's probably because millions of people have starred at the back of his head for years and years!
He is actually going to be the Dean of the entire music department....music teacher...ha! What a humble man! If I ever become a Dean of any kind of department....I will be sure to let everyone know! (I'm sure that is exactly why he is the Dean and I will never be...:( )

So if you aren't familiar with this guy....which I am sure most of you are since you are all way smarter than me.....just try googling his name. There are about a million hits on him and he is quite the amazing man....

Well, now I am rambling on about it all. It was a pretty funny experience and the best thing to come out of it all....they are my new neighbors! Do you think they will want to babysit Jagger or play Guitar Hero until 4 in the morning like Amy did? I'll find out and I'll let you all know!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CELINDA!

2008-04-16T15:44:00.000-07:00

Today is my oldest sister Celinda's birthday. I think the picture above was on her 4th birthday....way before my time....:) Wasn't she cute? I'm just so glad that we are such good friends and that she has grown out of bashing my head against the wall every time that she walks by me. I know, that explains a lot for some of you. Ha ha.

Love you Celinda!

(PS- I struggled scanning the pics, not sure what the white space above is all about....sorry.)

(Senior Picture below.....hot mama!)

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

2008-04-15T15:53:00.000-07:00

The camera always distracts from the cuteness.....

B-TOWN!

2008-04-15T14:19:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to Boise this weekend for several different reasons. First off, my great friend Travis Williams got married. We went to a brunch, the wedding at the temple and the reception that evening.....and I managed to forget to bring my camera to all the events. Hopefully I can get a picture or two from his family. This was also the weekend of my nephew, Ian's 5th birthday party....again, I forgot my camera. So anyone from my family that has pics from that....I need them! Also this weekend was my Aunt Becky's surprise 60th birthday party....again guys, pics please!

UPDATE!!!! Pics from Ian's Party at PUMP IT UP!!

Ok, so I did manage to get my camera for the picnic in the park in celebration of Celinda's birthday, and the baby party at my sister Maria's house...so here's some pics of that. Yea!

Jagger and Ian playing with Ian's new bubble machine.

Kaia and her daddy Isaac (Celinda's hubby)

Kaylee's (Maria's baby) first time in a swing!

All the cousins! Jagger, Kaylee, Ian and Kaia. I guess Jagger doesn't like to open his eyes for pictures....

All the mommies and the grandmommy! I think Jagger takes after my mom....eyes closed!:) Sorry mom, it's the only pic I got of us all!

This picture doesn't really show the action, but it represents the killer soccer game that we played. My mom and I were the goalies and besides that I'm not sure what the teams were. All I know is that Jagger got the ball to the stomach once and so did Grandma (I don't think she cried as hard as he did though). But the best moment of the game was when Maria's defensive skills put a stop to Amanda's mad dash to the goal.....then they both ended up flat on the grass. I would have paid to have it on video. So seriously hilarious. Amanda ended up with a killer grass stain on her jeans. I'm pretty sure that this was the first time that any of us have even played soccer....the things we do for the kids....:)

BABY PARTY!

On our way out of town we met Katie (Bowen/Crowther) at Maria's house to play for a while. She brought her darling cute little guy, Nash. The babies were so cute together, but Jagger wanted nothing to do with them. We really struggled to get him in a pic, so everyone better enjoy these!

Jagger, Nash, Kaia and Kaylee

I think Nash really wanted to make a move on Kaylee, but Jagger would have taken him down if he even tried.

Staring at the TV, just like their dads....funny but true....

We had a blast in Boise! We love you all so much!!!

Snoop Dogg....LDS Style!

2008-04-03T15:56:00.000-07:00

So my uncle sent me an email with the news that Snoop Dogg and his family have converted to Mormonism. I'm not sure exactly why I got such a kick out of it...but I sure did. Man....if Snoop Dogg can do it, seriously.....

Check out the article....

http://cnnentertainment.co.nr/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/01

K...so I totally got fooled. If he would have actually sent it on April 1st, I would never have fallen for it......maybe :) Dang! I'm a loser, and why am I not only admitting that, but posting here for everyone to see? I'm such a dork.

Now check out this article...

http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2008/04/03/snoop-dogg-a-mormon-april-fools.htm

EASTER!!

2008-03-24T09:13:00.000-07:00

We went to the Genola town Easter Egg Hunt first thing Saturday morning. It took Jagger awhile to catch on... he was just excited to be there!

We went with his cousin Josh, he is exactly 7 months older than Jagger and they have a blast together!

On Sunday we hunted for eggs at Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was a nice sunny day! Jagger found a whole box of Yogo's! Wow....what an Easter Bunny!

These guys were so seriously cute together. They were the only little kids there...so they got way too much candy.

This is the field next to Grandma and Grandpa's house. Tom tried to get Jag's new kite in the air...but there just wasn't enough wind:(

Cute boys playing....it was SO nice to be outside, it was almost a little too warm at times. We needed our shorts and flip flops!

Spur of the moment weekend trip!

2008-03-19T14:03:00.000-07:00

Well, we decided last minute that we needed to get away. So I pricelined a hotel and we spent the weekend in Salt Lake City! Yeah! It was a lot of fun. We spent one evening at Temple Square and the Church History Museum...and of course I forgot to bring my camera. Then we went back to the hotel for swimming and lounging.

I know, I'm looking hot....at least I spared you all from the swimming pool picture of me!

This is the view from our hotel room, 12th floor at the Hilton. Luckily there were no earthquakes.

We also spent some time at the Gateway...shopping...eating...but most importantly we went to the Discovery Children's Museum. We had never been there before and we had a blast! They have the coolest stuff for little kids. It was all totally hands on activities...Jagger had so much fun! I'm sure that he learned a lot too....it was a museum after all...:)

This was like a vacuum thing that sucked the colorful balls up into the tube and then you could watch them swirl through a bunch of see-through tubes. Definitely fun....for the adults too.:)

This was a construction area where the kids could build things with the big heavy cinder blocks. Ok, so they were made of foam...but still very cool.

They never could figure out how the water got up there... even science can't answer ALL the tough questions.....:) Love you Tom!

Say "Teese"!!!

2008-03-13T15:56:00.000-07:00

So I really have nothing exciting to blog about because I don't actually participate in any exciting activities....So this will have to do! I took some darling cute pics of Jag the other night and they are definitely blog worthy. Hey, it's exciting to me! (and maybe my mom)

Notice that the couch cushions seem to be missing...that's weird...nope, it's actually very normal around our house!

Don't worry I have cut his hair since these pics. He was starting to look like a little girl! It is also very static-y (spell check tells me this isn't a word)from wrestling with the couch cushions.

"Ina, Whatchoo Doeen?"

2008-03-04T15:22:00.000-08:00

Well, we had a fun weekend with our Grandma and our cousin Ian. Tom had to go to Indiana for a business trip, so Grandma and Ian decided to come keep us company for a few days. Although Ian is 2 and half years older than Jagger, they still play together really cute.
Jagger calls him "Ina." I think it's cute. He would yell "Ina, Whatchoo Doeen?" like 50 times a day. Even after they left he still would yell that down the stairs once in awhile.
After getting all clean in the tub one night, they boys got to eat cookies and milk and wear their matching jammies. Lightning McQueen, of course. We also played in the snow, watched movies and played at McDonald's playplace one evening.....what else can you do in the sub-zero temperatures?? We did spend a little time playing some good old Guitar Hero, too. They rocked all the songs, even some on expert because they have had way too much practice...even until 4 AM sometimes....no wait.....that's me..:)

Ready or not, here we come!

2008-02-26T08:15:00.000-08:00

Well here we are, finally joining the growing world of bloggers. I'm still trying to figure this all out, but it is coming along. We recently purchased the fancy (expensive!) new computer necessities, so now we have no excuse! After some serious prodding from Ashlee (who does secretly own some major stock shares at blogger.com) I've caved in. This is for you Ash, and anyone else that cares!