KATY, ROB, KADEN, AND CARSON

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2012-01-07T19:32:00.001-08:00

Carson is Here!

2011-12-28T18:51:00.000-08:00

Carson was born December 20th at 5:02 p.m.

He weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and was 19 inches long.

He is 1 week old and so far things have gone pretty well (other than only getting 2 hours of sleep at one time...but that is pretty much expected with most newborns, so I can't complain). Here is his birth story.

Since Kaden was so big (9 lbs) my Dr. said I could be induced 1 week early if I wanted. I thought for sure that I would go into labor before my induction date came, but no such luck. The hospital called the night before and said that I was 5th in line to be induced, so they would call me tomorrow afternoon and let me know if I could still come in or if I would need to wait another day. WHAT!!! I was so disappointed. Rob was only able to get 2 days off of work and I was so worried that one of those days would be spent hanging out at home instead of in the hospital having a baby. Well everything worked out because they called that morning at 9:45 and told me to be there by 10:30 a.m. I was so relieved I didn't have to wait another day. We headed over to the hospital, they started the pitocin, and then Rob and I spent the rest of the morning eating (clear liquids for me and fig newtons and Lorna Dunes for Rob) and watching TV...pretty uneventful. I was having minimal pain and things were progressing pretty slowly so I decided to hold off on the epidural for a bit so that I had the freedom to get up and walk around and move around in bed. Around noon the Dr. came in and broke my water. It was definitely more pleasant having my water break at the hospital rather than at my house in my bed, which is what happened with Kaden... I don't recommend that to anyone! Well, at that point I figured I was going to start hurting so I asked for the epidural. The nurse came in and said the anesthesiologist was in a C-section and would be available in 45 minutes. Well 45 minutes turned into 2 hours with still no epidural. The contractions were getting stronger and stronger and all I could think about was how on earth women deliver babies with no epidural. The nurse ended up calling another anesthesiologist from another department and he came over. After the pain meds kicked in, it was smooth sailing. The nurse had turned the pitocin down when I was having tons of pain before my epidural, and then forgot to turn it back up for a few hours, so things moved pretty slowly, but I didn't care because I didn't feel any pain. Around 4:30 I was complete and ready to push. The doctor came in, I pushed through 4 different contractions, and little Carson was born!

2011-09-25T20:18:00.000-07:00

I have been the worst blogger ever! I guess being pregnant and working full time doesn't make blogging a huge priority. Rob and I are really excited about the new baby. It is going to be a boy and my due date is December 27. Kaden seems like he is really excited, but I guess we will see how he really feels about the situation when we actually bring the baby home.

Here are a few highlights of the summer.
Zions National Park in July.

The American Fork Carnival.

Riverdale up by Logan.

Swimming in the neighbor's back yard.

Creamies with the Bodily cousins.

Pony ride at Thanksgiving Point.

Orem Owlz baseball game with our neighbors the Olsen's

Kaden has grown up a ton! Here is an update on him. He loves his daycare/preschool. He loves to play pretend. He is potty trained!

Yea for Spring!

2011-04-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

I have been working a lot and haven't had much time for blogging. I am working 4-5 days per week and receiving training to cover the NICU so work has been a little crazy, but we have had a little time for some fun.

We went to the zoo a few months ago. I thought it was much more pleasant to go when it was a little cold that when it is blasted hot in the middle of the summer. I had a "why am I allowed to be a parent" moment while we were there. Kaden was running around like a crazy man (as usual) and he ran through the fence that was holding the camels. (Keep in mind the "fence" consisted of wooden posts with 3 peices of wire strung between the posts...not much of a fence). I was screaming at him to get out of the camel's cage and my screaming made him laugh (as usual) until he turned around and noticed there was a camel about 12 inches from his head. He got scared and yelled for me...and for a second I was too scared to run and save him, but then I got brave and ran an got him. It has been over 2 months and kaden will still come up to me and say "I run in the camels and you get me."

Kaden loves working out in the yard with Rob. Here they are fertilizing the lawn.

We went to Baby Animal Days. It was a rainy, muddy, mess. but Kaden loved it. Here he is petting a lamb.

And here he is petting a little chick.

Jazz vs. Warriors Game

2011-02-17T19:28:00.000-08:00

We went to the Jazz game last night. It was pretty fun. Rob was pretty excited that the Warriors won because that is his hometown team. The rest of the stadium was pretty mad. Kaden had fun playing on the playground equipment on the second level. As for watching the game, he wasn't all that interested. He did like the Jazz Bear though.

It snowed quite a few inches during the game. Walking back to the car was freezing, but Kaden had fun throwing snowballs at me the entire way there (thanks to Rob).

Gingerbread House

2010-12-08T17:28:00.000-08:00

We made a gingerbread house. Kaden had a fun time putting all of the candy on the house. I was surprised at how carefully he put each peice of candy on. I thought for sure this was going to turn out to be a messy nightmare, but it actually was pretty fun. I would put a dot of frosting and Kaden would put on the candy. This entertained him until the house was about 75% finished, then Kaden decided it was more fun to eat the candy.

The finished product!

We went to McDonalds last week and guess who was there? Ronald McDonald! Nothing like meeting a celebrity!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2010-11-30T20:28:00.000-08:00

We went to Rob's parent's house in Smithfield for Thanksgiving this year. It was a fun, but FREEZING trip.

Kaden had fun playing with all of his cousins.

The day after Thanksgiving we bought a real Christmas tree. It smells great, but the dropping pine needles are a pain. Kaden had a fun time decorating it.

October

2010-10-31T19:05:00.001-07:00

We took a vacation to St. George last week. We stayed at my Grandma's house in Coral Canyon. There is a HUGE park across the street. Kaden loved it; we went there everyday!
He scared us to death when he would climb the rock walls. This one below was about 10 feet tall. Rob and I would try to help him and he would wag his little finger at us and say "no, no, Katy... no, no, Rob."

We swam in the backyard pool a bunch too. It was heated to 90 degrees so it was nice and toasty!

We had a great trip. Thanks Grandma K for letting us stay with you!

We carved one of the pumpkins we grew in the backyard. Kaden thought the pumkin guts were hilarious.

Kaden thought trick or treating was the best. He didn't want to come in.

Bye Bye Summer, Hello Autumn

2010-10-10T14:46:00.000-07:00

Rob and I spent most of the summer working out in our yard. We had so much fun experimenting with different plants. Above are the petunias. They were so beautiful until the caterpillars and grasshoppers got the best of them about a month ago. They should still be blooming, heck, even Taco Bells petunias are still going strong; but instead I had to pull all of them up because the stupid bugs absolutely destroyed them and they were completely blossom-less and looked awful.

I planted these from seeds. They turned out to be pretty decent.

This is the rose of sharon bush.

This is a gladiolus. I think these were my favorite.

I am so sad that it is fall and all the flowers are pretty much gone. I am already looking forward to next year's growing season.

We went to Lagoon last weekend with my family. Kaden loved all the rides. He was 36 inches so he was tall enough to go on some of the adult rides like the scrambler, tilt-a-whirl, and the tidal wave. He laughed his head off. I thought he would have been more scared, but he wasn't. He absolutely loved it.
This ride in the picture below went up and then dropped you down really fast. I am going to be honest, I thought it was kind of scary for a kiddie ride. Kaden was hysterically laughing the entire ride, which made me feel like a big chicken for feeling a little anxious when it was drop time.

Here he is with his cousin Mindy. She was a good sport to go on all the baby rides with Kaden.

Kaden stuggled with the concept of pulling the lever to make the rides go up and down. If he was by himself he would stay in the down position the entire ride. So sad! We will have to work on his lever pulling skills during the off-season and see if there is any improvement next summer.

Here is Kaden with his cousin Josh. They were little riding buddies.

We picked the pumpkins from our garden yesterday. I was surprised anything even grew since we didn't plant the seeds until the end of June. We ended up with about 6 good sized pumpkins.

Happy Autum!

Summer Fun

2010-08-22T20:09:00.001-07:00

We have been having fun the past few weeks. Here is Kaden on a pony ride at Thanksgiving Point. $2 Tuesdays is the best!

Kaden loved seeing all the farm animals and playing in the little houses. It was the perfect activity for a 2 year old.

We headed up American Fork Canyon with my family for some hot dogs and smores. Kaden had a great time running through all the bushes and trees. Rob, Kaden, and I went up the next night to the same canyon but a different picnic area because Kaden had so much fun the night before. Just as we got our fire going the people at the picnic area next to us asked us why we were letting our toddler wander aroung with so many rattle snakes in the area. They said the park rangers had been removing rattle snakes from the picnic area all afternoon. There were signs everywhere, but for some reason we didn't notice them. We felt like huge idiots! We were too freaked out after that so we headed home.

We washed the cars. Kaden was a huge help!

We went to the Cache county fair. Kaden loved the animals and the merry-go-round.

We won some tickets to the Orem Owlz game and the Vest met us there. Kaden wasn't so interested in the baseball game, but love Hoots the owl mascot and the playground.

Last but not least, Rob and I celebrated our 7th wedding aniversary. We made a pack to stay together at least 20 years...so here's to 13 more. Ha Ha Ha, just kidding! Happy Aniversary Rob, Love ya!

Big Boy Bed For the Birthday Boy

2010-07-28T21:34:00.000-07:00

Kaden is 2!!!!!

I can't believe my baby is a little boy. He is definitely growing up too fast! He refuses to sit in his high chair, insists on drinking from a cup rather than a sippy, and waves "night night" to me before lying down in his twin bed. What's left of my baby? Ah yes... diaper changing. At least I still have that to hold on to. Lucky, lucky me!

Here is Kaden's first night in his new bed. He was sooo excited.

Here is Kaden at 9:30 p.m.

And here he is at 8:00 a.m

That first night went great. Since then he has fallen out of bed once, came into our room at 3:00 a.m. asking for water once, and slept on the floor by his bed once. I never know what to expect each night, but so far so good.

Here is Kaden's Birthday party.

Thanks everyone for coming!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LITTLE GUY!

Adventures at Grandparents House

2010-07-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

We sent Kaden to Rob's parents house for a few days while Rob and I both had to work. He has been having a blast riding the lawn mower and working in the garden. Thanks Ed and Sharron for taking good care of our little guy!

2010-06-25T21:38:00.000-07:00

We headed up to the zoo last week. Kaden had a blast.

Here are a few of Kadens favorite things right now.....

Powdered donuts...actually any donut will do.

Wheel barrow rides.

Cookie Monster and Elmo.

Playing in the sink.

Wearing mom and dad's shoes.

Kaden is also talking a lot. Some of the cute things he says are:

" I no know" = I don't know

"pips" = chips

"wa wa" = water

"nuggle" = snuggle

"pipo" = pillow

One last thought...

We spents some time in Logan for a family reuinion. Here is Kaden having fun with his cousing Boston.

"No, No."

2010-06-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

I planted an amarylis bulb in a pot and have been waiting patiently for it to bloom. It finally developed a beautiful, big, pink and white flower about 1 week ago. There was another blossom that was ready to open up within the next 1-2 days.I was so excited.
I have been telling Kaden not to touch the flower multiple times each day and every time he walks by it he says, "No, No."
Well last night Kaden brought me the blossom that hadn't quite opened up yet and said, "No, No." I about kicked him in the pants.
I bet he WANTED to pick the big pretty open blossom, but chickened out and picked the unopened blossom instead. That naughtly little stinker!

Aquarium Fun

2010-05-04T21:47:00.000-07:00

We took Kaden to the Living Planet Aquarium in Sandy. It was pretty fun. We got to pet sting rays. Kaden loved it. His shirt was soaked by the end.

He is laughing in this last picture. He thought it was sooo funny to touch them.

Kaden decided to give all the panguin posters kisses. I though it was cute. Rob had another opinion :)

It is a pretty fun place to take kids. Rob and I were exhausted by the time we left. We had to chase Kaden around the entire time we were there. He was acting like he had never left his house before. He's so wild!

I Can Grow Stuff. YEA!!!!!

2010-04-25T14:24:00.000-07:00

We Planted a bunch of tulip bulbs last Halloween and they are finally showing their pretty faces.

Rob took Kaden for a ride in his 1968 Charger yesterday. Kaden loves playing in that car in our garage, but liked riding in it even more. There is a big M&M in the back that has been in there for years and Kaden thinks it is the funniest thing ever.

Baby Animal Days in Logan

2010-04-11T13:26:00.001-07:00

We went to Baby Animal Days at the American West Heritage Center in Logan. Kaden loved it! However, he was more interested in playing in the animal's food and water than actually petting the animals.

He wasn't so sure about how the animals felt when he touched them. He would pull away really fast, laugh, and rub his hands together. It was cute.

There were baby bears from Yellowstone. Kaden pointed at them and said "bear." We were so proud! He thought it was soooo funny the bears were drinking bottles.

He loved riding the pony. If he had it his way, he would have rode the pony the entire time we were there.

We had fun playing with the cousins from Henderson, Nevada. We are glad they were able to come!

Easter

2010-04-11T13:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter! We had Rob's Parents over for Easter Weekend. It was a lot of fun. Kaden loved finding eggs Easter morning. He loved eating all of his candy too.

Rob got an Easter present too. He is pretty excited about it. Kaden loves riding it. I cries at the garage door every day begging to go sit on the lawn mower. Our plan is to train him how to mow the lawn by age 8, then we won't have to do it! Ha Ha Ha!

Where Did You Get That????

2010-03-30T13:08:00.000-07:00

On the way home from church two days ago, I pulled Kaden out of his carseat and he handed me a soggy peice of seasame seed bun. I was so confused where he got that. Then I see him chewing. I pry open his mouth and find peices of hamburger! I tried to scoop it out, but he fought me by turning his head left and right and swallowed before I could get it out. The most disgusting part of this story is that I can not remember the last time I fed Kaden a hamburger in the car. He must have pulled the old burger from down by the seat belts.

Today Rob vaccumed out the car and Kaden's seat. Hopefully no more mystery snacks!

Long Time No See

2010-03-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in forever because our computer has been sick a lot for the past month. We have had to take it to get viruses/spyware/etc removed twice, and I think we are due for another round. We keep having weird things download to the desktop that shouldn't be there. I think I will just have the repair shop erase everything and start with a fresh, clean computer.

Anyways..... we haven't been up to too much lately. We are getting excited to get to work on our yard once it gets a little warmer. Our tulips are starting to come up which is really exciting. Kaden is pretty excited too; I can tell by the way he stomps on them every chance he gets. We have been taking him to parks lately. It is fun that he is old enough to play, but it is a little scary too. He isn't afraid at all and thinks he is a little bit bigger than he is. He tries to go down the fireman poles and cross the monkey bars and doesn't even seem nervous. We have to steer him towards the slides because he can actually do that.

It is a rare occasion for Kaden to play with his toys, so I had to snap a picture of it. He would much rather empty every cupboard in the kitchen, play with Rob's tools, or run around with a cell phone or the remote instead of play with his toys.
Rob dressed Kaden in a Aggie shirt for the basketball game last week. Kaden decided to complete his outfit with a pair of snow boots. We have a little Napoleon Dynamite in the making :) Kaden was pretty sad that they lost. Too Bad USU.

Grandma Sharron bought Kaden some Seasame Street PJ's. They are for summer but Kaden insists on wearing them overtop of his winter PJ's and all of his clothes. I have to hide it if I don't want him to wear it.

This is Kaden's newest thing he has learned. He loves to rest his chin on his hands. He even does it when there is nowhere to rest his elbows. It looks pretty funny when he does that.
Well, all I can say is February went by fast, March is half way over, and Spring is well on its way. Yea!!!

Viva Las Vegas

2010-01-22T16:27:00.001-08:00

We headed down to Las Vegas for our nephew Keegan's baby blessing. Here is Rob, his brothers, and his dad looking pretty sharp.

Our little family.

While in Vegas we hit the strip and did a little sight seeing. Here is Kaden with a little lion cub at the MGM Grand.

Here we are at the M & M gift shop.

We went to the Silverton and saw a bunch of animals (stuffed of course). Kaden growled at everything.

There was also a huge fish tank with fish bigger than Kaden.

Vegas was tons of fun! Thanks Bodily family for a fun time!

Here is a little bit of what Kaden boy has been up to.

I found him with my snow boots and work name badge on. He had my purse too, but lucky for him, he put it down before I could snap a picture and save it to ruin his life in 15 years.

Kaden has also been crawling into anything he can fit in.

A diaper box...

His Wagon...

And the kitchen cupboards...

Kaden also saves time in his busy schedule to bust a move whenever he can.

Christmas -- The Post-Game

2010-01-04T21:47:00.000-08:00

Kaden loved playing in the snow. I wish it wasn't so cold or I would let him play out there all day. It's great! Everytime he falls, there is a pile of snow for him to land in!

It wasn't all fun and games. We made him do all the shoveling while he was out there.

Rob ended all the fun by white-washing Kaden then shoving snow down the back of his coat... Just Kidding!

Christmas -- Game Time

2010-01-04T21:02:00.001-08:00

Rob and I spent Christmas morning at our house. It was just us so we got to sleep in! Kaden loved opening presents. He was pretty serious about it. He would get a concerned look on his face and work really hard to get the paper off of the presents. Since it was just us, we let him take his sweet time! Each present kept him entertained for 5-10 minutes. It was great!He would get so excited when he would finally get past the wrapping paper. He would yell out a high pitched scream, then run and show us what he got. It was great!

He immediately wanted to watch one of the videos he received. He danced all morning. It was so cute.

Kaden will sit in anything he can get his bum in to. First thing he did was dump out all the blocks and crawl in the box.
We enjoyed a breakfast of cinnamon pull-aparts for breakfast. Yummy.

For Christmas dinner we went to Rob's Brother Craig's house for dinner. Look at how fancy! It was sooo much fun.

My parents got him a wagon for Christmas. He absolutely loved it. We keep it in the living room for now, and Kaden watches cartoons in it every morning!

Merry Chritmas Everyone!!!!

Christmas --- The Pre-game Show

2010-01-04T20:27:00.000-08:00

A few days before Christmas we went to Temple Square with Rob's family. It is so beautiful. I love going there at Christmas time!

Here is some live footage of Santa (cousin Bowen) and his little Elf packing Santa's bag for Christmas.

Here we have Kaden doing a little vacuum disco on Christmas Eve over at The Robinett's.

Rockin Around the Christmas Tree

2009-12-06T13:26:00.001-08:00

We decorated our Christmas tree last night. We have a small 4 foot tree that worked great for appartment living. We were going to get a real tree this year since we have a little more room, however, after seeing the way Kaden has treated Christmas trees at other people's houses this past week, we decided to put the 4 foot tree on a table so Kaden wouldn't tip the tree over every day.

We also went to a live nativity with Rob's family last week. It was fun. Kaden loved the real animals. He kept saying "Baaaa" at all the sheep.

Turkey Day and Birthday Fun

2009-12-01T15:02:00.000-08:00

We headed up to Smithfield to celebrate Thanksgiving with Rob's family this year. We had dinner with lots of his extended family. We went to a middle school where his unlce works. Everyone brought food so there was a HUGE spread to feast from. It was great. Kaden loved spending time with his grandparents and cousins. He loved when they would chase him.Here is our new baby cousin Keagan. He is one month old and belongs to Rob's brother Ryan. Holding Keagan made me realize Kaden is definately a toddler now. No more baby :(Rob loves making gingerbread boys and couldn't wait for Kaden to have his first cookie. Rob's favorite stories to tell Kaden involve gingerbread boys escaping from the oven and causing trouble throughout the house. The stories always end with the gingerbread boys relaxing in a mug of milk. Rob is such a funny story teller!Here are 3 generations of Bodily boys. Kaden, grandpa Ed, and Rob.

Here is Kaden and his cousin Cara. There were a lot of little toddlers at Rob's parents house which made things a little crazy!

I celebrated my birthday! I had to work all day, but I came home to a cake Rob had made for me. Ryan and Christy and their kids stopped by on their way back to Las Vegas. We had a little party with cake and ice cream and they brought some Pizza. Thanks Guys!

Trick or Treat

2009-11-03T21:27:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween!
Having a kid at Halloween time is great! We took Kaden around the block trick or treating and he loved it (or we loved getting all the candy he he he -- please note who is carrying the bag ).

This is Kaden and our neighbor Jamison.

Here is Kaden with his eyes focused on the bowl of candy Rob was holding.

Here is my little mouse holding his very own pumpkin from his uncle Noel's garden.
Happy Halloween everyone.

Busy Busy Busy!!!

2009-10-20T21:26:00.000-07:00

Yea, the back yard has grass too!!! I am so happy it is done. It was a ton of work. Rob and I felt like pioneers, sent to Lehi, and we needed to sow and till our family farm. We would just rake and rake and rake all the top soil until our bodies just ached. Our ground was SOOOOOOO rocky it took forever to smooth it out. It was crazy.
Rob's great family and some of our neighbors came and helped us lay down sod last Friday evening and Saturday morning.

Kaden loved being in the dirt. He would crawl all over and when we weren't looking he would pull out his binky and eat the dirt. I think I carried him into the sink about 10 times over the past few weeks to rinse his mouth out.

Anytime Rob would dig a hole for a sprinkler head Kaden would wiggle his little bum down into the hole.

We found a fuzzy caterpillar. It is on the end of the shovel. We watched it crawl across the entire yard. It was pretty fast, a lot faster than I would have expected.

Kaden has been quite the character lately. He walks, tries to talk, and loves to tease. He always pulls Rob and my shirts up and tickles our stomachs and says "tikatikatika." He also grabs things from us and runs across the room then turns back and gives a "can't catch me" look.

Here are some pics from a night a few days ago when he was being really silly.

Also, he loves to crawl into his toy bucket. (same idea as crawling into the sprinkler holes...he loves it). I discovered him inside of it for the first time last week. I about laughed my head off.

Well, there is our happening for the past few weeks. I am excited to move my focus toward other activities rather than settling the territory of Lehi!

Green Grass At Last!

2009-10-04T18:25:00.000-07:00

We have been super busy this past week and a half. Rob, his bother, and his Dad installed the sprinkling system last Thursday-Saturday. We were planning on taking a week to get dirt, level it out, install the sprinkler heads, and have the yard hydroseeded. INSTEAD... we found out that our homeowners association doesn't allow hydroseed in the front yard and we would have to buy sod instead. Can you say $$$$$$. We found a place that had sod on super good sale until Wednesday. So instead of taking our time and getting the yard ready, we pulled a yard marathon. On Monday we had our dirt delivered while we were at work. Tuesday morning we had a guy come with a bobcat and spread it out. Tuesday afternoon we started to install the sprinkler heads and it took us until 11:00 at night! (yea, we are sprinkler rookies!). All day Wednesday we spent raking our dirt out as flat as we could and digging trenches to fix our rain gutter pipes that weren't buried very good. Good thing it rained all day Wednesday because that made our job a lot easier. Mud is great to rake and dig...yea right! We had Rob's great family come and help us lay sod on Wednesday night. Rob and I then worked well into the night adjusting the sprinkler heads so they sprayed the grass instead of the street. Well, again we are sprinkler rookies so we finally gave up and watered the rest with the hose because it was too dark to see. We then went to work all day Thursday and spent Thursday night finishing adjusting the sprinkler heads. I am way sad because I missed dinner and a movie with all my girl friends on Thursday night. Friday and Saturday were spent installing more sprinkler heads and making more adjustments to where they spray. I am pretty sure if we didn't have a 14 month old to take care of while trying to do the yard at the same time things would go a lot faster, but that's OK, we sure love him! All I can say is we are exhausted. The bad part is that was only the front yard!

Also, Kaden has finally learned how to walk. He has been taking a few steps here and there for the past 1-2 months, but today everything finally clicked. He can walk about 10 - 15 steps before falling. He is 14 months and we were begining to wonder if he would ever walk. By the looks of the pictures you can see he is really steady :)

So I had to include this picture because I thought it was so cute. Kaden keeps getting the swiffer duster out of the cupboard. I finally put a clean refill cloth on it had just let him play with it. The poor boy obviously doesn't have any toys and has to play with cleaning supplies. Poor Kaden!

Also...Happy Birthday Rob! We celebrated with some cake with our neighbors, but that was pretty much it. I feel bad we didn't do anything, but we were sooooo busy. Anyways...Happy B-day Rob!

Post O' Nothing Much!

2009-09-13T22:08:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been a month since my last post. I don't think we have been up to much since I have no new pictures on my camera. We did go up to Logan over Labor day weekend so Rob could go dove hunting with his Dad and Brother. They were pretty successful with hunting the doves, but Rob's pride and joy was the skunk he shot. He said it was a little to close for comfort, so he shot it, but afterwards he regretted it because it stunk for what seemed like miles.
We also bought a new car (that is probably what has been taking up all of our free time...I hate car hunting!). We decided we needed something a little bigger for house and yard stuff, so we bought a GMC Envoy. Hopefully it turns out to be a good car for us!

Lagoon Day!

2009-08-16T18:50:00.000-07:00

We took Kaden to Lagoon last week. There were a few rides he could go which made it really fun. He tried cotton candy for the first time. He reached in his mouth to see what it was that he was eating, and amazingly...it was gone. He was so confused??

Kaden with his cousin Brielle.

Kaden and his cousin Cooper.

Kaden and his cousin Delany.

I was a little nervous with him on the rides because he is quite the Great Houdini when it comes to escaping. No matter how hard I tighten the shopping cart seat belts, he always finds a way to escape. Luckily he had older cousins who could hold him on all the kiddie rides. We had a great time.

Kaden and his cousin Brielle are on the left and cousin Boston on the right.

While I was at Lagoon I got to thinking about some fond memories I have of Lagoon.

1. Before the freeway was re-done there were green posts on the side of the road that started about 5 minutes before the Lagoon exit. My tummy would always get really excited when I would see those posts.

2. I always felt bad for the sad looking sheep that lived underneath the white roller coaster...couldn't they have found a better home for them?

3. I loved the flying carpet ride. I was sad when they got rid of that.

4. I loved getting the old fashioned pictures with my friends in Pioneer village.

5. Stake Lagoon day was the best. I remember that being the highlight of my summer as a kid.

6. My favorite childhood memory was feeling like I was still riding rides when I was in my bed after a long day at Lagoon.

We celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary on August 8th. We started off the day with a morning hike to Stewart falls up Provo canyon. It was about 2 miles with only a slight incline which is the perfect difficulty level for me.

Kaden fell asleep on the hike down. It was so cute to see him sleeping the the backpack.
Here is another one of Kaden sleeping and holding onto Rob's shirt for dear life. He had a death grip to Rob the whole time he was sleeping. It was funny.

Our anniversary celebration pretty much ended there because I got sick and threw up when we got to the waterfall. I spent the rest of the day/night in bed. It was a pretty bad deal..not only for me, but for all the people who hiked to the waterfall that day were greeted by a large pile of vomit!

One Year Older and Wiser Too...Happy Birthday Kaden!!!!

2009-07-28T22:29:00.000-07:00

Kaden had his first birthday on July 27th. We celebrated with a family party last Saturday. I think Kaden had a blast. He loves all of his presents. Thanks everyone for coming!

I put my Food Network Ultimate Cake Challenge skills to the test. Lets just say I have a little practicing to do.

We let Kaden have the baseball cake all to himself. It was so funny. At first he looked at me with curious eyes wondering why on earth I was letting him put his hands in his food. But after a few hesitant seconds, he dug right in. We had to give him a sippy of milk to wash all the cake down, then we finally had to cut him off (He was looking a little nauseated!). As you can see below, he ate about half of the cake (or at least mushed half of the cake!).

Here he is in his whole birthday outfit. I can't get him to wear a bib on a daily basis, so I don't know what I was thinking when I put this birthday bib on him. He ripped it off as fast as he could so this was the only pic I got with the whole outfit.

Opening presents was serious business. He wanted time to enjoy each toy before opening another one.

On his real Birthday Rob and I took him to Texas Roadhouse for a little saddle-riding birthday fun.

The waitress probably thought we were crazy when we told her we wanted them to sing to our 1 year old. Kaden loved the attention and will probably expect singing and ice cream everytime we eat out from now on.
We ended the day with Kaden's favorite activity...swinging! It was a great birthday and I am sure he will have fond memories of it. Ha Ha Ha!

Family Vacation to Denver

2009-07-18T15:25:00.000-07:00

We just got back from our first family vacation. I bought Rob tickets to the Braves game in Denver for his graduation so we decided we would stay a few extra days and make a trip of it. We drove to Denver, which took about 9 hours. Kaden was really good and slept a lot of the way. While in Denver we went to 2 Braves vs. Rockies baseball games, the Denver Zoo, and the swimming pool. Our hotel was on the same street as a mile long outdoor mall which was really fun. There were restaurants and stores everywhere.
Here are pictures of the zoo. Kaden liked the animals. He would laugh and clap. It was cute.

Here are some pictures of the baseball games. Kaden's favorite part was eating hotdogs, pretzels, nachos, and frozen lemonade. Rob won't admit to this, but I am pretty sure Kaden didn't care one bit about the game.

Here is the pool at our hotel. The sun was warm, but the water was pretty chilly!

We absolutely wore Kaden right out. After swimming we put him in the bath to rinse him off and he literally fell asleep in the tub.

2009-07-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

We went to Riverdale a couple weeks ago. It is a hot springs about 45 minutes north of Logan. It is so nice because the water is like a warm bath. Kaden loved it.

Aren't life jackets so funny. Kaden looked like this little body and head in a big, blue pillow.

We had a great time with Rob's bro Ryan, his wife Christy, and their kids Porter, Dakota, and Zoe.

Rob was so happy Kaden was big enough to go down the slide. When we went last year, Kaden was only 6 weeks old and we didn't even take him in the water. This year it was a lot more fun.

When Rob would take Kaden down the slide, he would barely even go into the water. With me on the other hand, it seemed like I was pushing him under to save myself. I obviously wasn't meaning to drown the poor child, but I felt like the current would suck me under. I would try to hold him high above my head, but it didn't work. After two turns with Mom, we voted Dad was better suited for the water slides.

Life since the move

2009-06-10T20:37:00.000-07:00

Kaden has been quite the little helper during our moving - organizing process. We really appriciate all his hard work! If ever we are moving something heavy, never fear, Kaden boy is right at our feet grabbing hold of our ankles, anxious to help!

Here is out first project at our new house. We put garage protector paint (I am pretty sure that is the official name for it) down on the garage floor. Here I am sprinkling the decorative flakes.

Rob feels like he has his own "showroom." Now we just need some cars like the ones people have on MTV's Cribs.

Kaden loves his jungle toy. He dances to the music, climbes all over it, and crawls through it. It is pretty cute.

Yea for haircuts!

Kaden got another haircut from Sariah. He didn't mind at first, but by the end he definately hated it as I expected he would.

Here is the finished product. We went up American Fork Canyon with my family. We had some good tinfoil dinners and smores.

Kaden's First Smore

Here is Kaden giving a shout out to all his fam.

Kaden loves to swing, especially when he gets pushed high.

New Addition...Bowen Craig Bodily

Here are our cousins Baylee, Bowen, and Brielle. Bowen was born on May 28. We are so excited for Kaden to have a little boy cousin to play with.

His cousin Brielle loves to hold him. By the looks of this picture it seems like Kaden could hold her! He loves to play with his cousins. Here he is jumping on the tramp with Baylee. Two Binkys!!!

Kaden loves his binky. Actually, Rob and I love his binky. It is the only way we can prevent him from eating everything he encounters.

Here is Kaden's first experience touching grass. He was a little unsure about the texture. He kept giving me weird looks and scrunching up his face. After the photoshoot I picked him up and realized I had sat him down in an ant pile. I ripped off all of his clothes and he had ants up both legs. Yea for smart Moms who put their babies in ants!

The Big Move

2009-05-27T20:17:00.000-07:00

We made the big leap and bought our first home last Wednesday. It was really exciting and a little stressful as well. It has been quite the busy week moving all of our stuff and trying to get organized. It has been really fun though. We like our new neighborhood so far. There are kids everywhere, so that is nice. We will be in a blogging slump for a few weeks until we are able to get the internet installed, so come visit us in person. We would love to see you all!

Rob's Graduation!

2009-05-04T19:57:00.000-07:00

Rob graduated from Utah State last Saturday. I am so proud of him. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business. (WARNING! Post may become too sappy for some bloggers! Continue reading at own risk!) Rob made a lot of sacrafices with his education so that I could do the dietetics program and I am sooo grateful that he did that for me. He switched to distance education classes in SLC when I had to complete my dietetic internship in SLC and Ogden. He continued with distance education classes when we moved to Orem for my job. He would work all day and then have to drive to either SLC or Nephi for 3-4 hour classes at night. I know how hard it was for him and am so proud that he was able to finish. Great work Rob!!!

Kaden was so good. He slept through the commencement in the morning and then took another nap during the College of Business ceremony as well. It boggles my mind that when he is napping at home and I sneeze he wakes up. But during the graduation people are clapping, shouting, and whistling and he slept sound as can be.

Here are some pics of the joyous event!

This is Kaden's Utah State outfit. We have had it since I was pregnant in anticipation of this event. It was sooo fun to have him get to wear it.

For the past month I have been telling Rob I didn't have him a graduation present. He was so surprised when I brought out a box with tickets to the Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies game in Denver. I am so tricky!

P.S. Well when I was up in Logan I decided to try out my design skills. I made a padded headboard with the help of Rob's parents. Thanks guys!

Kaden getting into trouble and quick trip to St. George

2009-04-28T19:51:00.000-07:00

Here is Kaden getting into trouble. I thought he was going to cry when I looked over and saw Kaden under his carseat...instead he was laughing.

We headed down for a swim in St. George last week. It was a quick trip, but still fun. Thanks Vest Fam for the fun couple of days! Kaden loved swimming. He and his cousin Boston had a great time swimming while all the other kids were at school. ( Ahhh... to be under 5 yrs old again. Those were the days!)

Hoppy Easter!

2009-04-15T18:22:00.000-07:00

We had a fun Easter this year. We went to Grandma and Grandpa Robinett's house to color eggs on Saturday night. We tried to keep Kaden as far away from the dye as possible. We let him hold some eggs after they were colored. He tried to eat them and the blue dye rubbed off onto his mouth. It was cute. On Easter Sunday we went to Grandma and Grandpa Bodily's house for some dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt. We got see see lots of family from St. George, Oregon, and Draper. It was a great weekend.

Kaden got to try some great food this weeked. Here he is trying an orange...

A candy necklace...

And a banana creamy. Here is his cousin who is about 4 months older than him. He liked having someone who was little like him.

Here Comes Trouble

2009-04-08T18:21:00.000-07:00

Kaden has turned into a little toddler practically over night. Here he is chowing down on a Twinkie (Bad Mom...I know. It was so cute I couldn't resist. Plus, everyone deserves a little trans fat now and then, right? Don't anyone tell the American Dietetic Association, I might have my license pulled for a stunt like that! Ha Ha).

Here is Messy, Naked Boy. He loves food. I think he would eat a cup of dirt if we offered it to him. I have an electric baby food grinder, so I make the boy food in bulk. I cook up squash, yams, peas and anything else that will puree nicely and he goes through it soooo fast. I can't wait to see how much he eats when he gets older.

Kaden learned how to crawl a few weeks ago. He has been inching himself along for awhile, but has finally mastered it. His favorite spots to crawl are under the computer desk, into a cubby in the entertainment center, and under the table. Anywhere there is something dangerous to touch is especially tempting which makes him a joy to chase around all day.

I caught him in this pose last week. He thought he was pretty clever.

Here is a pic of his new haircut. Sariah gave him a cut a few weeks ago. Thanks Friend! He looks so grown up. I hate it and love it at the same time.

His biggest accomplishment is climbing on furniture. He started doing that about the same time he learned to crawl. I feel like over night I have a toddler instead of a baby. He was able to pull himself up onto the couch once. We were so surprised. I think he got lucky and had his footing just right using the ottoman as a boost. He hasn't done it since and I am thankful for that.

For other news, we have been keeping busy getting ready to move. It is exciting and we can't wait until the house is finished. Rob has been busy finishing up school. Only about 3 weeks left until graduation! YEA!!!

The End of the House Hunt

2009-03-15T21:48:00.000-07:00

We decided on a house! After many hours of searching at house on the internet and looking at houses in person, we found the perfect one. We decided to build in Lehi. I would show a picture, but obviously it is an empty lot filled with dirt right now. We are really excited. I don't know about other people, but I have a tendency to watch things on TV that have to do with my life at the moment. When I was pregnant, I would watch A Baby Story all the time and now that I am buying a house I have been watching HGTV a lot. Who would have though that a station that shows house centered programs 24 hrs/day would be so interesting? I have been inspired to design my house "on a dime" and have many ideas for lots of things I want to do. We'll see how crafty I am...or maybe we'll see how crafty I am not!

Also, the weather has been great and we have loved taking Kaden out. We tried the swing last fall, but he was still pretty tipsy. Now he's all grown up and loves the swing.

This pic may look a bit like crying, but his actually laughing.

We don't have to beg Kaden to smile fot the camera. As soon as I hold the camera up he shoots me a big, cheesy grin. I love it!

2009-02-23T20:55:00.000-08:00

We have been doing some house hunting lately. It has been pretty fun seeing what is out there, but it is a little overwhelming as well. It is a tough decision to buy a house. I don't know how we are ever going to decide on one. So far there are good and bad things about all the houses we've seen. I guess we just need to keep looking.

Kaden has been trying to cut his front bottom teeth for what seems like forever. He's had these red little bumps, that cause him to cry when they are touched, for weeks. Finally on Saturday he was able to cut one of them. Teething is so sad for babies. He has been guarding his mouth and won't let me in to take a picture yet...more to come.

He got a new high chair a few days ago. It is so much easier to feed him. I have been feeding him in a bouncy seat thus far, and he finally was getting too wild an bouncy causing food to get everywhere. He is much happier in his seat.

This time of year makes me a little frustrated. The weather teases you with warmth, then it snows. It gets a little bit warmer, then it rains. I can't wait until coat weather is over. I am antsy to be outside again and have the crud out of the air.

Here are a few pics of Kaden's photo shoot. I didn't work today and we had a great time. It was hard to get pictures that weren't blurry because he wouldn't stop moving!

New Toy

2009-02-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

I had to buy a new vacuum the other day. When I was using the old vacuum it started smoking and smelling horrible. This behavior was not new to me as it happened about every other month. I figured I just needed a new belt. When I took the vacuum apart I saw that the cylinder brush that spins had melted in one spot and all the plastic had clumped up into a ball. It looked very un-fixable. I was actually glad because that vacuum had been nothing but trouble since I got it. It serves me right because when I bought it I went to Wal-Mart, found the vacuum isle, and bought the cheapest one they had (college student = no $). Here is my new vacuum. It works like a charm. It is bagless so you you can actually see what you are sucking up. After I vacuumed my house when I first brought it home, I was disgusted!!! There was nearly 2-3 cups of dirt/dust/hair/yucky stuff that I sucked up. So, I guess my old vacuum didn't work. Good thing I have been pushing it around for the past 3 years.

While I was vacuuming Kaden was playing on my bed. You can see how excited he was about the new vacuum. A neighbor starting their car outside can wake him up, but me vacuuming in the same room as him puts him right to sleep. Babies are so crazy.

This and That

2009-01-19T21:04:00.000-08:00

Kaden munching in a baby biscuit.

Kaden after tasting a maple bar. Yummy!!!

Best Friends Holding Hands

Catching up on a little reading

We just recently received a new calling in church as Sunbeam teacher. It is CRAZY. There is usually around 7-8 kids. However, for the past 3 weeks there have been a few new kids, while a few other kids are absent, so I dread the day that all the kids show up on the same day! It is quite the sight to see us in primary. They have benches that are miniature for the kids...but the teachers have to sit on them too because there isn't any other chairs. Rob looks like a frog with his knees in his chin. Rob takes one row of kids while I take the other. The kids are constantly climbing over the benches, putting their feet in the air, lying on the ground, or wandering aimlessly around the room. We try to keep them in their seats, but it is a struggle. It gets so bad that sometime we have to physically go and pick the kids up from under the table at the front of the primary room. Of course, as soon as we try to pick them up to take them back to the bench they throw their arms up in the air so that they slip out from your grasp. I hate when kids do that!!! On top of it all we are trying to take care of Kaden as well, and luckily he has blessed us with messy diapers during primary for the past 3 weeks! All I can say is by the time church is over I am exhausted!!!!

Also, Kaden turns 6 months on the 27th. I can't beleive how fast the time has gone. At this point he can roll across the room like a champ, eat from a spoon, put himself to sleep at night (well...most nights), and laughs like crazy.

New Background for a New Year

2009-01-02T21:11:00.000-08:00

Rob wanted a turn to choose the blog background. I told him he could pick whatever he wanted...so we ended up with footballs. We will keep the footballs until after the superbowl, but then it is my turn to choose the background.

We decided that we are officially old. We went to bed at ten on New Years and didn't feel bad about it. I guess it is ok because both of us had to get up early to get to work, so by ten, we were pretty tired. We had a great new years day because we got to sleep in (for all you new parents out there, that means 8:00, right?) and we actually had the day off work together. Rob and I seldom have the same days off from work, so it was great.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-27T20:02:00.001-08:00

We had a great Christmas. We spent the weekend before Christmas with Rob's Parents and Christmas eve and day with my family. Kaden was cute and even opened presents pretty good. He was passed around from person to person all day and by nightime he was ready for Christmas to be over! Rob nd I enjoyed our time off work and had a nice, relaxing day. I even took a 2 hour nap cuddled up with my baby. We had a great holiday season and hope all of you did as well!

Must Be Christmas

2008-12-21T20:11:00.000-08:00

We went to Temple Square a few weeks ago with Rob's family. It was chilly, but fun. We ended the night with some breakfast at 10:00 pm at IHOP. I am a sucker for a good ham steak, so the night was great!

We went to Rob's parent's house this weekend for a Christmas Visit since we will be at my Parent's for Christmas this year. They got Kaden this cute bouncy chair. He loves it.
We didn't have Kaden's tub while we were in Smithfield, so we had to try the sink. Kaden actually liked it. It was his own little recliner tub.
Here is our attempt at a family holiday picture in front of the fireplace.

Kaden tried Rice cereal for the first time this weekend. He ate it really well. I decided it was time to start solids because Kaden has been so interested in whatever Rob and I are eating. He grabs at our food all of the time. A few days ago I was eating and peanut butter and jelly sandwich and looked away for a few seconds, then Kaden grabbed the sandwich and stuck it in his mouth and started chomping on it. He had a death grip on it and I had a hard time getting it out of his hands. It was pretty funny.

Kaden has been waking up in the night with freezing cold hands. I put lots of blankets on him and his body feels warm, but his hands are always like ice. Problems solved...Kaden sleeps with mittens now!

Finally a new post!!!

2008-12-09T20:14:00.000-08:00

We have had such a crazy past couple of weeks there has been no time for blogging. Rob finished fall semester on Friday and he is so happy to be done. He feels like all he has done is homework for the past month. He was so busy with home work that we had to miss a trip to St. George for Thanksgiving with his family. We ended up going to my parent's house instead, which was still fun, but not nearly as warm and sunny! Even though it was a stressful couple weeks, Rob is getting pretty excited because he only has 2 classes left until he gets his business degree from USU.

I celebrated my birthday on November 28. I turned 25. Rob is always good for beautiful flowers on special occasions.

We decorated our Chrismas Tree. Kaden loves looking at the tree. He just stares at the bright lights with big eyes.

Kaden is getting really good at holding toys. Before he would just drop them after 2 seconds, but now he can hold onto them and eat them for a long time.

Kaden rolled over for the first time on November 25, and since then he hasn't stopped rolling. He rolls from front to back, then back to front. He is an active little guy!

2008-11-16T15:23:00.000-08:00

It has already started. Kaden is officially on Rob's team. I thought that I would have been able to win him over, but after what I saw yesterday, I realize it is hopeless. Kaden is offically All Boy! Here he is with his pants unbuttoned watching football. When I saw this I had to take a picture!

Kaden has been learning lots of new tricks. Here he is holding his bottle, well sort of.

He loves playing with his toys. He can hit at them all day.

He loves to play with his Dad.

He fell asleep in the car with his hand on his toy. I thought it was so cute.

I am in love with babies with binkees in their mouths. It is soo cute.

Kaden loves playing with this baseball boy (not doll, baseball boy).

Happy Halloween...Beware, some pictures may be to spooky for some viewers!!!!

2008-11-03T16:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween!

We had a pretty quite night. We dressed Kaden up, took him grocery shopping at Macey's, and handed out candy to tricker treaters

We went to Logan a few weeks ago to visit Rob's parents. This picture is up Smithfield canyon.

We have a swingset to the side of our appartment. Kaden kinda tips over alot because he can't sit up on his own yet, but he still likes it.

Other news about us...

I have been back at work at the hospital for about a month now. It is good to be back helping patients, but it has been really hard to leave Kaden. Rob has been busy working, going to school, and tending Kaden while I'm at work. I love coming home and seeing my boys playing together. Rob does "exercises" with Kaden by having him lay down then he holds on to his hands and helps him do sit-ups. Kaden loves it.

For all my dietitian friends who read my blog... I want to work part-time in the next couple of months. I want to stay at the hospital I work at now, but if that doesn't work out I will need to find another job. Let me know if you know about any part-time openings anywhere. Thanks.

2008-10-27T17:10:00.000-07:00

All Ready for Church

Kaden turned 3 months old today. He is getting so big. At his 2 month old appointment he weighed 15 lbs 2 oz, so he is definately not petite! He smiles so much now. All Rob or I have to do is talk to him and he shoots us an open mouthed grin from ear to ear. He has a play mat with toys above it that he loves to play with. He just kicks his legs 100 mph and smiles. He has discovered his fist the past week and has been sucking on it like crazy. We have been trying to give him a binkee whenever he starts sucking his hand to prevent a possible future thumb sucker. He has started to reach for things this past weekend. Before he would just look at toys, but now he reaches for them and grabs them. He also reaches up and trys to grab our faces and our arms which has made both Rob and I very aware of the need to trim his fingernails more oftern (ouch!). He is starting to use his voice more and lets out these cute little sighs and squeals. It seems like he is trying to talk to us so badly, but just can't find the words. We are starting to see how he responds to Rob and I differently. When he is with Rob he wants to play and squirm and kick his legs. When he is with me he is snuggly and likes to hug. The best new development Kaden has made is that he holds his head up strong all the time now. for the past month or two his head has been getting stronger, but every once in awhile it would fall forward or back, but now his head stays up strong. Yea for graduating from being a bobble head doll!!!!

Forty-Niner baby

Kaden's play mat

Rob and Kaden wresting.

Mom and Kaden's photo shoot in the living room.

Picture Tag

2008-10-23T20:13:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Avree. The rules are you have to post the fourth picture in your fourth file.

This is me and Rob at a halloween party last year. Rob is a 70's guy with a track suit and gold chains. I am his 70's wife who is a little "Peg Bundy" like.

I tag everyone who reads my blog. This tag is funny and I want to see all your random pics.

Autumn is here

2008-10-05T13:53:00.000-07:00

We went on a drive through Spanish Fork Canyon to see the fall colors. We drive by Scofield Reservoir which was really pretty. We ate our picnic lunch at a campground packed with hunters. Everyone we talked to said they hadn't shot anything yet. Too bad for them. Kaden loves the car (he falls asleep anytime we go anywhere) so it was a really nice, relaxing drive.

Here are some new pics of Kaden. He loves to smile and laugh.

Kaden's Baby Blessing and Rob's Birthday

2008-09-28T19:48:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was really fun. It was Rob's Birthday and Kaden's baby blessing. On Saturday night we celebrated Rob and his twin brother Ryan's birthday, as well as our nieces Brielle and Delaney, our nephew Porter, and Rob's Mom's Birthdays. We had good food and cake and the best part was the pinata.

On Sunday, our families came over for Kaden's blessing. It was so nice to have our families come and support us on Kaden's special day.

He Smiles!!!!!!

2008-09-10T10:55:00.001-07:00

Kaden is starting to smile alot. Most of the time he just stares off into space and does these big grins, but every once in awhile he will smile in response to us talking to him. It is so fun to see him start to respond to us.

Riverdale Resort

2008-09-07T19:21:00.000-07:00

We went to Riverdale Resort in Idaho with Rob's family over Labor Day weekend. It is about 45 minutes north of Logan. There are some hotspring pools and some waterslides there. Rob's brother Ryan and his family were up from Las Vegas. That is their daughter Zoe in the picture above.

This is Rob with our neice Dakota. They rode on the slides over and over again.

This is Rob and our nephew Porter.

Kaden didn't really like the sun. He was a bit squinty in this pic.

Kaden is 1 month old!

2008-08-29T21:55:00.001-07:00

Kaden turned 1 month old on Wednesday. He is growing so much. He has already grown out of the newborn clothes and is wearing 0-3 month clothes. I look at his little face and I feel like he looks more grown up every day. He is starting to notice that Rob and I exist. Up to this point Kaden was not really aware of his surroundings and pretty much just wanted to sleep all of the time. Now he is starting to get a little personality. Rob was trying to rub his face and Kaden kept pushing his hand away. It was so cute that he could express he didn't like that. Having my baby grow up is so exciting, but at the same time it is the worst thing in the world. It makes me so sad to think that eventually he won't be a baby anymore.

Rob helped Kaden welcome in football season with a little pre-season 49ers game and some hotdogs on the grill. Don't my boys look cute in their matching outfits.

Rob and I were really bored a few days ago and went for a drive up Immigration Canyon. It was really pretty and Kaden usually sleeps whenever he is in the car, so it was a relaxing drive. The view was great. I felt like I could see forever.

After Rob goes to work in the morning, Kaden takes Rob's spot in the bed. I try really hard to make Kaden sleep in his crib at night but in the morning I just love to cuddle with him.

Last weekend my family took my brother Matt up to Utah State. I am super proud of him. Good Luck Matt!

First Bath

2008-08-15T15:43:00.000-07:00

We were so excited when Kaden's umbilical cord fell off so we could give him his first real bath (are we first time parents or what!). He hasn't been too thrilled about sponge baths up to this point, but he loved the real bath. We had a hard time keeping him awake in that warm water. He was a little fussy when it came time for the washing, but he was happy again when we washed his hair. He just sat back and relaxed while I scrubbed his little head.

Happy 5th Wedding Anniversary

2008-08-10T17:01:00.001-07:00

August 8th was our 5th wedding anniversary. Rob got me these beautiful flowers and we went to dinner at Magleby's Oyster Bar and Grill. Rob is so cute! I can always count on him to buy me the most beautiful flowers on special occasions! I can't beleive how much has happened over the last 5 years. We have lived in 5 different apartments (not to mention living with Rob's brother, Rob's parents, and my Grandma during the semester I was an intern). We have lived in St. George, Logan, and Orem. I graduated college, and Rob will graduate in the Spring. I have had 6 jobs and Rob has had 4 jobs (got to love those part time college jobs!). And best of all, we had our first child. Overall it has been a fun and ever-changing 5 years. We look forward to MANY MANY more!

Precious Pics

2008-08-01T21:14:00.000-07:00

The Story of Kaden's Arrival

2008-08-01T20:41:00.000-07:00

I want to share the the story of Kaden's arrival to the world. On Saturday, July 26, Rob and I woke up bright and early at 6:00 am to move into a new appartment. (We obviously were not too excited to move so close to the baby's due date, but we had no choice because the landlords only allow 12 month leases and Rob and I did not want to live there for another full twelve months). We spent the day moving and all day long I kept complaining about how bad my back was hurting. I was trying not to over-do-it, but when you are trying to move, it is hard! By night time I was having some contractions, but I had been having them all week long so I didn't think anything was going to happen. Rob and I crawled in bed in our new appartment, watched a movie, then turned off the lights. It was about 11:15 pm and just as I was starting to fall asleep after the longest day ever... my water broke. The first thing that entered my mind was, "Not tonight...I am soooo tired!" Rob jumped out of bed, got dressed, and grabbed my overnight bag. Then we headed down to the hospital. We were both very nervous, but excited as well. Luckily, after we got settled into the hospital room, and I got some nice drugs, we were able to get some sleep until about 4:00am. At that point, the "fun" started, and on Sunday morning at 9:22am Kaden Robert Bodily made his appearance to the world. It amazing to look at my little baby and feel so much love. I just look at his little face and think that he is the most beautiful little person I have ever seen. I am probably a little bias since I am his mamma. Rob and I have spent the week bonding with our little baby, and trying to get settled into our new apartment. Overall, it has been a crazy week!

Kaden Robert Bodily

2008-07-30T10:24:00.000-07:00

He is Here!!!!!!!

2008-07-27T16:58:00.000-07:00

Our sweet little boy entered the world July 27, 2008. He weighed 9 lbs and was 20 inches long.

2008-07-17T18:24:00.000-07:00

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4 Places I Visit Over and Over:
1. The hospital...only because I work there
2. Logan, UT... that is where Rob's Parent's live
3. Sandy, UT... that is where most my friends and family live
4. The grocery store

4 People Who Call/Text/E-mail Me Regularly:
1. Rob
2. Mom
3. ?
4. ?

4 Favorite Foods:
1. Costa vida or Cafe Rio salads
2. Chicken Crispers from Chili's
3. Chocolate shakes from Arby's
4. Chick-fil-a sandwiches

4 Places I'd Rather Be:
1. The hospital with a new baby
2. A warm beach
3. A day spa with an endless budget
4. A cruise

4 Movies/TV Shows I'd Watch Over and Over:
1. Friends
2. Seinfeld
3. The Hills (yea...I know)
4. The news

4 Bands/Groups I love to listen to:
1. Tim McGraw
2. Kenny Chesney
3. John Mayer
4. Taylor Swift

4 People I'm Tagging:
1. Sariah
2. Calli
3. Em
4. Angie Olsen

Baby Showers

2008-07-01T17:00:00.000-07:00

I had some fun baby showers last month. These first pictures are from a shower that my sister-in-law, Erin, held for me.

This is my grandma, me, and my mom.

Here is my sisters Amy and Emily, and my neice Abby.

This is my sister-in-law Annette, mother-in-law Sharron, sister-in-law Christy, and sister-in-law Erin.

Here is my aunt Paula and cousin Jennifer.

I also had a great shower given by Calli and Em.

What a cute bunch of gals!

Kate and Sariah

Em, Cal, and me.

Thanks everyone for celebrating the upcoming arrival of our little baby.

Bad News

2008-06-21T15:08:00.000-07:00

So the contract is up on our apartment at the end of July. We are planning on buying a house in the spring so we only wanted to renew our contract until April 30, 2009. We kinda have a strict time frame during which we can buy a house because of this first time home buyers program we are in, so its not like we can just sign another 1 year contract and buy a house next summer instead. We have to purchase a house between march and may 2009. We figured the landlords would be okay with signing us another 9 month lease...oh, were we wrong. I received a phone call yesterday from the landlord saying that he only wanted to offer us a 12 month contract or nothing. I told him that it would be nice if he could work with us a little bit since I am going to have a baby next month so it isn't a very good time to move. He told me that was a personal problem and this was business (Ummm, can you say RUDE!!!). So anyway, I guess we are going to be moving AND having a baby by July 31. Isn't that great!

34 weeks... Only 6 weeks left!!!

2008-06-16T21:14:00.000-07:00

Here is a pic of me 34 weeks pregnant.
As I have been pregnant I have observed a few things that I would like to share with all of you. There are certain things that are socially unacceptable ...until you are pregnant, then all socially correct behavior goes by the wayside. Below are some examples of what I am talking about.

1. Usually it is impolite to comment openly on a woman's weight. However when you are pregnant you are constantly hearing comments (some even from strangers) such as," You are getting sooooo BIG," or " Do you feel like you are ready to POP yet?" or my favorite, "It looks like your baby is going to be a big one!"
2. All of the sudden people feel like they can rub your stomach. Imagine rubbing a co-workers stomach if they weren't pregnant...can you say awkward. However, when you are pregnant, all that awkwardness seems to go away, at least in the eyes of the person rubbing the stomach. I feel like I can speak for most pregnant women when I say that No, it is still awkward!
3. You wear clothing that you NEVER would even consider buying if you could fit into regular clothes. (Please note the geometric shapes on my shirt above). I don't know if it is the fact that I don't want to spend a lot of money on maternity clothes since I will only be wearing them for a few months, or if it is because there are only a few store that sell maternity clothes, whichever it is, I am definately wearing things that I would not consider wearing if I wasn't pregnant.
4. No matter what you eat, people are always reminding you that you are "eating for 2." If you eat dessert, people try and justify it for you by saying, "don't worry about eating that cake...remember, you are eating for 2." If I didn't feel bad about eating the cake before, I definately do NOW.
5. I think the best comment I hear is "So when are you do" and when I say "6 weeks" they reply "Really, that far away? It looks like you could deliver today!"

This post was meant to be humorous rather than the rantings of an emotional pregnant woman. So feel free to call me Big, rub my stomach, comment on my food intake, and say it looks like I could deliver today...I won't be offended. I completely understand that when you are pregnant, people say and do things that are usually socially unacceptable, and I am OK with that :)

About My Husband Tag!!

2008-06-09T16:36:00.000-07:00

Here is Rob working on his Dodge charger and proudly displaying the fishing net I got him for his birthday.

1. What is his name? Robert Bodily

2. Who eats more? He does most of the time. I usually leave 1 or 2 bites left on the plate of whatever I eat. It drives him crazy so he always ends up eating my leftovers, well, most of the time.

3. Who said I love you first? He did.

4. Who is taller? That is obvious! Rob is ELEVEN inches taller than me.

5. Who is smarter? I am more book smart and Rob is more street smart, or maybe I should call him a barrel of useless information. He knows all sorts of sports statistics and random world events in the news. Whenever we play trivia games, he kicks my trash.

6. Who is more sensitive? Me, unless one of his sports teams loses, then I here him punch the couch, mutter choice words under his breath, and sometimes even see a single tear trickle down his cheek.

7.Who does the laundry? Rob does 75% of the time, and I finally after 5 years of marriage have got him trained to sort clothes according to color, check the pockets, and not put certain items in the dryer to prevent shrinking. Well, actually this might still be a work in progress as Rob did wash a pack of gum with the laundry last week- luckily, no clothing causualties this time, just an afternoon of picking gum off wet clothes.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Looking at the bed, Rob does.

9. Who pays the bills? I do.

10. Who cooks more? We usually cook together. You should see us cook hamburger. I tilt the pan and hold all the meat to one side while all of the fat drains to the other side of the pan, and Rob scoops it out with a spoon. Is that not the most romantic thing you have ever heard!

11. What meals do you cook together? We usually make tacos, chocolate chip cookies, and smoothies.

12. Who is more stubborn? Me.

13. Who is the first to admit they're wrong? Rob is. I have no rememberance of EVER being wrong thus far in our relationship.

14. Who has more siblings? Rob has 5, I have 4.

15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? We work as a team.

16. What do you like to do together? Rob probaby thinks out favorite thing to do together is have Sports Center on the TV and at the same time surf the internet on the laptop looking at ESPN.com, MLB.com, etc. Actually what we really like to do together is make snacks, play UNO or other games, go on drives, go on trips, go to the gym, and talk until all hours of the night about nothing.

17. Who eats more sweets? Rob is so sweet. He always is bringing me my favorite candy or taking me out for shakes. So, to be a good wife who is grateful for the gifts my husband gives me, I take one for the team and eat more sweets than him. Plus Rob has diabetes, so he usually tries to limit the sugar.

18. Guilty pleasures? 7-Eleven hot dogs with chili and cheese.

19. How did you meet? At the fitness center at Dixie College.

20. Who asked who out first? Rob asked me out to Applebee's.

21. Who kissed who first? Rob kissed me. We were sharing a bowl of spaghetti and accidentally slurpped the same noodle and the rest is history.

22. Who proposed? Rob did. He gave me a rose that had "Katy, will you marry me" printed on the rose petal.

23. His best features? I love Rob's sweet smile. I love to see him laugh.

24. What is his greatest quality? He is great with kids. He is kind and loving. He brings me flowers for no reason. He is good at helping around the house. He is responsible and takes care of all out car/house problems. Most of all, he treats me like gold.

25. Tag? Avree, Kara, Sariah, Melissa

Summer League Softball

2008-05-30T10:31:00.000-07:00

Rob's been having some fun playing softball on Tuesday nights. He plays on a team with his brother in Orem. I feel like a "little league mom" in the stands. I yell out the typical phrases that must be called out at any softball game such as, " Wait for your pitch," "At least you got a peice of it," and by far my favorite, "Let them pitch to you." After each game Rob always jokingly asks where his orange slices, capri suns, and granola bars are. I told him that we can go to Chucky Cheese Pizza after his last game to celebrate a great season.

Memorial Day Weekend in Dixie

2008-05-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

We headed down to St. George over Memorial day weekend for Rob's job. He had to work Sunday and Monday morning, but we managed to squeeze in some fun in the afternoon and evening. We started off the trip on Saturday with a visit to In-N-Out Burger which Rob loves because it reminds him of his home state of California.

We played a little baseball on Sunday afternoon with Rob's sister Annette and her family.

This is our nephew Boston.

Here is Rob pitching fast balls to our niece Delaney.

Here is Rob and McKenzie.

Here is me hitting a home run! (disregard what looks to be the ball on the ground next to home plate)

Here is Rob pitching to Cooper. Check out the batting stance on that 5 yr old.

While Rob worked on Monday I hung out at the hotel pool relaxing and enjoying the sun. Well, actually it was cloudy and a little rainy, but it was still warm. (I know everyone is disappointed there isn't a pic of me in my swimsuit at the pool. Trust me, I looked hot!!!)

Later we hit up our favorite little sandwich and shake spot, Charlies, for some good eats.

It was a short trip, but we had fun seeing the Vest's and Enjoying our old stomping grounds of St.George.

Breaking News...Well, not exactly

2008-05-11T21:35:00.000-07:00

I am 29 weeks preganant this Tuesday. Wow, time is flying by. I feel the baby kick like crazy all day long. This morning he woke me up around 7:00am with the kicking, and the rolling, and more kicking. I was hoping to sleep in, but I guess that didn't happen.
Rob started school this past week. He has been studying hard and loving every minute of it... Ha Ha Ha, yea right. It is only an 8 week course so he is hoping it goes by fast and painless.
I guess today was my first Mothers day...I think. Being pregnant counts as a mother, right? Well, even if I am not quite a mother yet, I took the candy bar that they gave me during church and ate it during Gospel Doctrine :)
Other great news to report, I got a new bedspread. Eventful, I know. But all you ladies out there know how exciting new house stuff can be. I have made my bed faithfully every day since I got it, so I guess it is good motivation for me to be a better house cleaner. The best part about this purchase is that it was 75% off, plus and additional 30% off!!! I am officially inviting anyone in need of new bedding to hit up a Dillards near you. (Rob didn't want me to report on the new bedspread, but to me, that is the event of the week!)

Tulips at the Park

2008-04-28T21:05:00.000-07:00

There is a park in Orem with tons or tulips. We spent the afternoon enjoying the warm weather and the great scenery. Enjoy the beautiful pics.

Moving Day

2008-04-27T10:31:00.001-07:00

Rob and I helped my parents move a few days ago. It was a little sad because this was the house that I grew up in. It was a long couple of days, but we are glad they are happy in their new house. I have tons of great memories here and will miss this house a ton.

2008-04-26T21:10:00.000-07:00

So I guess we're bloggers now. Now we just need to do some fun stuff so we have stuff to talk about on our blog. Better posts to come.