Caleb Trisha Maggie Penelope & Miles

2011-10-26T21:39:00.000-07:00

Have you ever seen a cuter face? Didn't think so. This little boy is an absolute angel!

These girls are pretty cute too. I cant believe how big Maggie looks here. Like a little grown up! And Nelly still has that funny smile for pictures!

We are getting a new driveway and they have been thoroughly entertained with the diggers.

Penelope cracks me up with her blanky. Here we are at the Zoo and she has to just tote it around with her everywhere.

Another one of Miles. His smile melts me!

2011-09-29T22:48:00.001-07:00

I have been loving this fall and my crazy little ones:) Really though, things are pretty hectic around our place right now. But we are trying to get the hang of three!

Sweet baby Miles was blessed this past weekend. Caleb did a great job and it was so fun to get together with our family and the Steeles.

After the blessing we all went to the Utah State Fair. We try to go every year. This year seemed particularly crowded, but it didnt disappoint everyone had a great time. Unfortunately Mike, Pam & Jen couldn't make it because they were under the weather.

These kids are growing like weeds. Maggie started Preschool at Let Me Shine and loves it. We do a carpool with a couple of her friends in the neighborhood and it was been so nice.

Have I mentioned what an angel this little guy is. We might be obsessed.

Maggie is kind of weening from her afternoon nap. The other day she obviously needed one because I noticed it was quiet and found her like this. How would it be?

Uncle Clinton was visitng from WA for work and so we took advantage. We went to Provo a few times to hang out. We found out our Pass of all Passes works at Trafalga and its been fun with everyone.

The boys with the babies.

The girls love to bathe in the sink. For some reason they thought they should just use one side. They crack me up!

Baby Miles

2011-08-29T22:21:00.000-07:00

Our sweet baby boy was born earlier this month and I have been slacking on getting some pics up here. He made us wait, but when he decided to come he didn't waste any time! This go around we decided on The Birth Center. We were a little nervous but thought we would give it a try. Turns out we really liked our short stay and were glad we did it!

My amazing mom stayed with us for 11 days before Miles was born helping me get ready and helping me with the kids. Then she stayed with us after he arrived to help us out some more. I don't think I would be sane right now if she hadn't been around.

The girls have loved him to pieces. Sometimes a little too much. They love to smother him with hugs and kisses, I have to keep an eye on him!

Here is the room we were in at The Birth Center.

And poor Corky hasn't been too excited about the new addition.

2011-07-01T13:35:00.000-07:00

We went camping for the annual Bigelow Family Reunion this year. It was packed with good times, as usual. They had so many fun things planned and the weather couldn't have been better.

No dirt bikes for me in my pregnant state this year. I was pretty much really lazy and used this as my main source of transportation.

I have really been getting good use of my Nook since being pregnant. It was so nice to just relax in the shade and read.

The theme was Hawaiian and they even brought sandboxes with "treasures" for the kids to find.

She was loving the sand.

There was a fair share of gun shooting going on. My mom shot a clay pigeon on her first shot!

This silly girl could not stay clean. It was her second change of clothes that day and they lasted all of 5 minutes. But she had a good time.

6th Wedding Anniversary-

We didn't go too far but it was nice to get away. We headed to Deer Valley for the weekend while Steve & Kelsey babysat for us. This is the only picture we got...pretty sweet...

Happy Fathers Day-

Caleb and his girls on Fathers Day. If anyone has tricks on how to get Maggie to look at me while taking a picture, let me know!

Now that its nice and hot the girls have been playing outside everyday. We got season passes to Seven Peaks but I've found they have about as much fun running through the sprinklers!

2011-06-16T19:41:00.000-07:00

Maggie had her "Show day" at the gym last week. It was so cute to watch all those little kids show us what they had learned in there first class without parents.

Penelope found a little friend

Crannys came to visit for a few days and we had some good laughs. We tried to get pictures of the kids but I wasn't very successful. They are still cute as a button though.

Maggie had her first soccer game and this is about as much action as we saw from her! Maybe next week I can get a picture on the field! At least she get a sweet outfit out of it.

I bought these $3.00 chairs for the girls to take to our family reunion next week and they have been getting a lot of action around here. It cracks me up because they just pack them around the house and sit and giggle on them. Penelope has the funniest smile for the camera. I remember when Maggie did the same thing.

May

2011-05-31T23:14:00.000-07:00

Its been a busy month of May. We celebrated Calebs 32nd birthday at the park with the fam. As always, we had a pinata. But I kind of lacked in the Cinco De Mayo food and decor. I am blaming it on pregnancy!

We have been loving these two new additions. Its so fun to have two sweet little babies around so close in age.

Over Memorial weekend we celebrated Steve & Kelseys wedding. They got married in the Bountiful Temple and it was a gorgeous day. Naturally, my mom made all the little girls matching dresses. I didnt get a very good picture but its obvious that they are so cute!

This little girl is so busy right now. All day we are saying "if she wasn't so cute."

Dont ask me where she got this new smile. But when I ask for one, this is what she gives me.

Maggie and Papa

And the oh so happy bride & groom!!!

2011-04-29T21:28:00.001-07:00

We spent Easter this year in Vernal. It was a really busy weekend. Dont mind my pics, for some reason they are all a little out of focus. Maybe I need to learn how to use my camera!

The boys always manage to find interesting ways to entertain themselves...and us!

The girls went to the salon to get hair feathers and Maggie got some pink ones too. She thinks they are so cool!

My mom made these adorable Easter dresses. I might be slightly obsessed with them. It was a little difficult to get a pic of them all looking. And Victoria was awesome, she slept through the whole thing and we just moved her around!

Maggie loved Easter this year. She almost caught the bunny in action too!

My mom ran in the Salt Lake Half Marathon again this year. Maggie still talks about watching Nana in the race and the "magical necklace" she gave her.

Maggie started swim lessons this week and thinks its pretty cool that she can jump in the deep end.

We celebrated the Royal Wedding at my house with my book club. It was pretty amazing.

Kona Hawaii

2011-04-14T16:17:00.002-07:00

Our friends Jer and Elise invited us on a vacay to Kona with them and we couldn't refuse. We had never been to the Big Island before, but this was definitely one of our favorite vacations. We saw a lot of beaches, waterfalls and beautiful plants. It was the fastest 8 days. We had our work cut out for us with three kids ages 3, 2 & 1! Everywhere we went we were quite the sight...all those little girls and Elise and I both being pregnant.

Elise made these cute little backpacks for the girls and we filled them with goodies for the flights.

We shared a minivan and stuffed the three car seats in the back so we could sit by each other.

We stayed at Elises dads house. He has an amazing house and they were so nice to let us stay. I would love to wake up to this yard everyday and views of the ocean.

The girls loved the sand and water, it made for some great babysitting. I was able to read a lot and relax.

Not sure why but Nelly loved to rub loads of sand it her hair.

Maggie and her daddy playing

The boys played the whole time and were fully entertained with snorkeling, spear fishing, skimboarding and bodyboarding.

These little girls had so much fun together.

Jer, Jovie & Elise eating at Kens. Very handy that they have been several times and were our awesome tour guides.

Playing at the black sand beach

So sad to leave and come home to snow.

2011-03-29T18:44:00.000-07:00

Long story short...ITS NOT A GIRL ANYMORE...Caleb is pretty excited!

2011-03-28T18:39:00.000-07:00

I found me memory card. I would like to blame it on the kiddos but its pretty much my fault.

Maggies big day

Sweet little Penelope is quite the ham

Atleast Maggie isnt sick of these lame snow days

2011-03-15T19:00:00.002-07:00

I tried to get on and update this thing last week but I am missing my memory card with my most recent pictures. I keep thinking it will turn up, but it hasnt yet. Im sure its buried in the girls toys somewhere.

So this is what I would show you if I could.

Maggie turned 3! She is such a little kid. We had a Minnie birthday party with some family. This year was so much fun, she was so excited. For the week before she kept talking about her Minnie party and cake and candles and presents. Breakfast was Minnie pancakes and everywhere we went that day she told everyone it was her birthday. Then we went to MacCools for dinner and had everyone over for cake and icecream. I probably had as much fun watching her as she did!

Penelope has been loving this nice weather. Its her first time playing outside, walking on grass and enjoying the spring. She hears that front door open and shes trying to make her escape...I've got to keep an eye on her!

And incase you didn't already know we are expecting baby girl number three! I am a little over 20 weeks, due August 1st. I was pretty sick and tired but I'm feeling great now. Its going to be a little crazy around here but we're so excited!

We have also been sooooo busy working on our basement. When we bought this house we had to rip pretty much the whole thing out and start all over. But its almost finished! I'm not sure why we decide to do major remodeling when I'm lazy and pregnant but it seems to be a trend.

February

2011-02-28T00:32:00.001-07:00

I turned the big 2-9 this past week. I cant believe I will be 30 next year. We partied at Fat Cats with the siblings and did a little bowling. I am no good at bowling but I still love it.

Check out Maggies awesome bowling technique...sadly her score was tied with me (she did have bumpers though). I do love those cute little bowling shoes on her.

We have been loving little Penelope. She has the best smile and is such a little snuggle bug.

When we were in Vernal last we tried to take a quick family pic before church. Someone (Maggie) would not cooperate at all but Nelly was hamming it up.

And the best news of all is this past month- we got two new nieces! They are the cutest things ever. Baby on the left is Victoria, Pam & Simons. Baby on right is Amelia, Kris & Mitchs. Maggie is obsessed with both of them.

And I had to put this of Maggie. She loves to sing right now. Her flashlight is her microphone and you better not come near it. She likes to sit in the front room and sing for you. But she gets very upset if you dont clap for her after every song. Love it.

2011-01-25T23:37:00.000-07:00

As I was looking through my pictures I realized that I havent updated for quite some time...shocker. We have had some nice weather and took the girls to Sugarhouse Park for some sledding.

This is Caleb, Mitch & Simon all on one itsy bitsy saucer. People were offering them there sleds but they just werent challenging enough.

Our little Penelope turned one almost a month ago. Im so bad at blogging. We didnt do anything big but she sure was cute eating her cake.

Caleb and I were feeling a little crazy and decided to go on a last minute cruise. We left out of Miami and went to the Bahamas for a few days. Ahhh- the weather was pretty dreamy and we were sooo lazy. Before we had kids vacations were full of agendas and getting up early but we were so excited to sleep in and just relax. And eat alot. It was awesome. And it was awesome that my mom could watch the babies for us for an entire week. Thanks mom!

Christmas

2010-12-30T22:40:00.000-07:00

For Christmas this year we were all able to make it home to Vernal. Maggie kind of got the gist of things and it was fun to watch her get so excited. Considering it was Christmas, I really didnt take very many pictures...so there werent many to choose from. Sorry Penelope. She slept through most of it and so I dont have many of her. But I love her (and her teeth) in this one.

This is a group shot from Christmas Eve.

We had a yummy dinner...

acted out the Nativity...

and had a pretty awesome White Elephant exchange.

I made Mags this tent and it was a hit with the kids.

I was able to go snowcat skiing with Caleb and some of his friends. Its was fun to see what he has been spending all of his time on! It was a blast...I hope my schedule works out that I can go a few more times this year.

Winter

2010-12-11T13:09:00.000-07:00

I cant believe that Christmas is just around the corner. I love this time of year and all the fun things going on. I dont love how busy I am though, I feel like I dont get to fully enjoy. Here are a few things we have been up to lately...

We went to the lights at Temple Square. The weather was nice and the girls werent too bad either. I had told Maggie earlier that we could ride Trax when we went and she didnt let us forget, even though we tried! But it may have been the highlight of her night.

My sisters came over last night and we made our neighbor gifts. It might be a little early, but it feels good to have them done.

Every year there is a local live Nativity at Bonneville Glen. It is only one night and this year was packed becuase the weather was still nice. Maggie looks pretty good here! She love it so much she didnt want to leave.

We have also been taking full advantage of Discovery Gateway. We try to go atleast once a week. Im sure most of you have been there but if not...its a hit with the kiddos!

Nana bought Mags this Gingerbread house. She took the candy placement very seriously, but it turned out pretty cute.

Its family tradition for my family to go "up the mountain" and cut our tree the day after Thanksgiving. The past few years there hasnt been much snow, this year was a little different. We all got stuck and it was pretty funny. Good thing we have tough boys because they had to pull us out.

I can't handle how cute this little bundle looks in her snow gear.

And Maggie is growing up so fast. I swear she looks like shes 17.

Here is our group shot. Jen stayed at moms house becuase she was a little under the weather and Mitch is working.

2010-11-21T11:05:00.001-07:00

Im late, but here are our Halloween pictures - we were all garden gnomes. Yes, Caleb is wearing a dress with leggings and he didnt even complain. Dont look too hard at the craftsmanship. They were really easy and only cost $14.00 for all of them because I used 40% off felt from JoAnns. Since the weather was lame we just went trick or treating to Foothill Village during the day and bowling with the fam that night.

Have I mentioned that my adorable sisters are both preggers. And they are due in the same week too...first week of February. Its going to be awesome.

Penelope has been cracking us up lately with her funny things. I know all kids go through this phase but I just love how she is always putting her cute little lips up to her nose.

This morning we are just laying in bed trying to sleep in and someone is knocking at our door. It was our neighbor who came to get some help to move all the limbs that fell and were blocking the road. Last night was some kind of crazy storm. I guess that since the leaves hadn't fallen off of our trees yet and the snow was so heavy and wet, it was a disaster. I didnt get a very good shot of it but this huge branch fell right in front of my car. The smaller branches hit it but thankfully not the big part.

But it sure made Maggies day. She loves to get all geared up and freeze her can off in the snow!

It sticks to Corkys poor little legs and then he comes inside and shakes off dirty snow all over my house.

I cant believe that Thanksgiving is this week, I am so excited! I've been working on my homemade gifts, I hope I can get it all done in time!

2010-10-25T22:18:00.000-07:00

I love these little girlies. Its exciting that Penelope is getting big enough to kind of play with Mags. I look forward to the day they can play together. As you can see, they try but its just not working out so great.

We went to the Wheeler Farm Pumpkin Patch this year. Wagon ride. Hay Maze. Pumpkin Patch. It was a good time.

We love our street. Some of our neighbors have an annual pumpkin carving/dinner night. Maggie had fun helping with her pumpkin, but mostly she was just excited to play in a backyard that was finished!

I'm not quite finished with costumes yet, but we are getting excited for the big weekend.

NYC

2010-09-23T14:53:00.004-07:00

MiShelle, Marin & myself took a girl trip to the Big Apple this past weekend. We were feeling a little crazy and brought with us 2 children. Much to our surprise it actually all worked out. The kids were awesome and the weather was too. It was a lot of walking but so much fun. Here is a little veiw of the city.

Packed up and on our way...

Our friend Tiff & her hubby moved to New York about a year ago. We have been trying to plan a trip to visit them for ages. It was so fun to hang out and see where they live.

Nelly and me on the "top of the rock". Such a great view of the city from the top of Rockefeller Center.

Taking a break in Trinity Church to feed and let the kids out.

A little stroll in Central Park...

And I had to put these in of the kids in there strollers. Unfortunally for them, they spend most of there time strapped in. But didnt seem to mind it too much.

State Fair & Such...

2010-09-23T14:25:00.001-07:00

Here a few random pics from my camera as of late-

Maggie at the zoo. We have been loving this perfect weather.

A good one of mom & dad at home.

So hard to get this little cutie to sit still for a picture. Here are a few attempts.

Some of the fam was out to go to the State Fair. We love a good fair. I didnt get many pictures this year. Maggie loved the donkey ride and the roller coaster ride.

2010-08-26T14:42:00.008-07:00

I am sad that summer is coming to an end. We are going to miss swimming and boating and playing outside. We started her gym class back up again and that should give us something fun to do this winter. Get a load of Penelopes cute little face. She just sits there while we maul her soft cheeks with kisses!

I just had my 10 year reunion! It was fun to see everyone and visit. I never thought that I would actually be this old. Not that I'm that old, it just always seemed like High School Reunions were for old people!

I have been making some random things lately and here are some of them-

This is an Amy Butler Gumdrop Pillow(its the smaller of the 2 options). My mom thinks its kind of wierd but I love it. I think I need more of them. Maggie seems to be enjoying it too.

I have been wanting a smaller blanket that I can keep in my car for playdates. So I was able to use some more of my Echino fabric and make this 70"x 70" denim blanket.

And I wanted ot get rid of some scraps and my bolt of Heather Bailey fabric so I made this little baby bunting for Mags. She thought it was pretty cool.

No, my quiet book is still not complete. Give me some time. Its going to be awesome!

2010-08-03T10:18:00.007-07:00

Little Miss Penelope has been doing so many fun things lately. I forgot how fun this stage is and all the new things they discover daily. She recently discovered her wrists, people in the store think its quite impressive that she is "waving" at them. I dont bother to explain its just coincidence!

For some strange reason I decided it would be a great idea to start about a million of my craft projects all at once. So I've been consumed. A blanket, quilt, quiet book(my favorite...more pics coming soon) and my pile of fix-its.

On the 24th of July we went to Vernal - we love Pioneer Day in V-Town. Its tradition to go to the Scout Breakfast at the park, the sweet parade and a day at the lake. The Cranney clan joined us this year and it was a great day!

A few more shots of this cutey patooty.

Keeping busy...

2010-07-12T13:04:00.008-07:00

Fruita, CO - We just got back from Alex's Baptism. Most of the fam was able to make it, but I dont have a copy of the group pic. We love Fruita and wish it wasnt so far away so we could see Brian & Jen more often.

Mom & Dad with all the grandkids.

The baptism boy.

Playing at Bananas Fun Center, Maggie was Papa's little buddy.

I am a little late, but this little bundle of love turned 6 months on the 31st. It was quite an adjustment to have 2 but we cant imagine life without her. She just gets cuter every second and is such a little sweetie!

July 4th was so much fun this year - it was great to celebrate for 3 days this year. We did the usual: boating, fireworks, bbq, eating, biking, etc, etc. We got some sparklers for Maggie and as you can tell she thought they were pretty cool. She has been asking for "sparkers" everyday since.

Sugar House Park - We went to the park and let the kids feed the ducks there. Naturally, they decided that it wasnt enough to just watch the ducks they needed to take off there clothes and swim with them.

Liberty Park - Seven Canyons Water Feature - This time we decided that we would just take the kids somewhere they were supposed to swim. I have walked by here a million times but never taken Maggie here to swim. It was perfect. She got to climb and play in water and run around...and I got to sit in the shade and watch. I think we might go back tonight when it cools off again!

Reunion

2010-06-27T22:23:00.010-07:00

This past week as our annual Bigelow Family Reunion. We have been getting together since I can remember. Some years are better than others and this one happened to be one of the best.

This year we hiked Lydie Peak instead of going caving...it was so much more work!

There was lots of off roading...

Maggie never quit moving. She had so much fun with her cousins and has never been so dirty!

And it was all made possible by these two! Thanks mom & dad for everything!

2010-06-22T09:25:00.011-07:00

Nelly has turned into such a little angel - we have been having so much fun with her. She was a bit of a stinker for a while, but has been so happy lately.

I often put Nelly in her bassinet to sit while I am cleaning or getting ready and Maggie likes to hop in and giggle with her. I love to see them playing together.

Wheeler Farm - I hadn't been here for so many years and it is such a great place. I forgot that we lived in the city for a minute. We went with Sammy and Piper. Maggie got to feed a horse and some ducks and we went for a ride on the wagon. The best part is that its pretty much FREE!

Tracy Aviary - I dont know how, but I had never been here. We used to live so close to Liberty and we never went. It was pretty cool too. I think we thought it was cooler than the kids though. We went with Emerson and Isaac. And then we walked over to the park to let the kids run around. Maggie saw water and immedialty ripped off her clothes to run through. I swear I didnt teach that to her!

Hogle Zoo - We have loved having our Zoo Pass and have definatly got our moneys worth. Maggies favorite is Baby Zuri. I think we will start walking to the zoo now that the weather is so nice.

This past week our cousins from Washington drove down and spent the week in Salt Lake and Vernal. They were so much fun to have around. Maggie is still asking for each of them by name. They spoiled her!

2010-06-03T19:00:00.006-07:00

Maggie has been taking a class at The Little Gym. We both look forward to it every week. This is the last day of the semester. I decided not to do the Summer class and just wait for the fall. Im trying to plan lots of fun activities that are outside instead! Like this...

We had some good times over Memorial Weekend. Mike & Jen came stay with us for a couple days. The kids had so much fun playing together. We just relaxed and enjoyed this Spring weather.

Then we went to Vernal for the end of the week to hang with the fam. We did alot of

playing...

eating...

and visiting cemetaries...

(dont mind this picture, sadly its the best one)

Your probably wondering where I got this awesome painting. Well, its a Pam Simon original. Thanks sis- so talented!

Ha Ha

2010-05-24T13:20:00.002-07:00

My friend Hill put this on her blog. Maybe I'm the last person to see this but it cracks me up...I'm almost convinced that I need one.

2010-05-22T21:02:00.010-07:00

Caleb helps so much with the kiddos. He was hanging out with Nelly while I showered and this is what I came out to...made my day.

Though I haven't been loving this chilly weather - Maggie has. She is always wanting to go outside and play in it.

Maggie & Owie. For some reason they thought this was just hillarious.

Love this little lady.

We love going to the Living Traditions Festival downtown. We go every year and this year didnt disappoint.

Isaac & Maggie. Pretty sure this fence was to keep them out but they couldn't resist.

Maggie is way to cool to actually sit in her seat.

2010-04-27T23:22:00.007-07:00

This little cutie has finally figured out how to sleep, well more like WHEN to sleep! So much happier around here when mom isnt tired.

I love putting Penelope in Maggies old clothes, it reminds me of her. This is one of my favorites that I already bragged about when Maggie was wearing it...mom made it.

One of Maggies favorite things right now it to make you sit in her room while she makes you some yummy food.

I love this picture because it cracks me up all the stuff Maggie has to have before she goes to bed. Her blankie, binkie, baby or babies and "Izzy bottle." I know she is far to old to have a bottle, but when her favorite little neice comes over and has one she thinks she needs it too.

My amazing mom ran the Salt Lake Half Marathon for the zillionth time and did 4th in her division! Maggie was so proud of her nana!

Maggie loves playing with her friends. We went to Logan a couple weeks ago for the Steeles baby blessing and Mags was loving Madisons cute little table and wishing she had a chapstick just like Maddies.

Spring

2010-04-20T23:26:00.005-07:00

Oh, the weather...this week has been amazing. We have spent every extra second outside. Maggie is loving it and so is Penelope. The trees on our street have blossomed and it is quite the site. I dont want them to go away, but this weekends storm isnt going to help. The neighborhood smells and looks so cheery!

Walking home from the park. We have been going atleast once a day.

We have been kind of working on Potty Training, its not always pretty. But its cute - Maggie likes us to sit and watch her and she has to get her own "potty sticker" - so independant!

Lately

2010-04-07T15:04:00.004-07:00

This past month has been a good one.

We went with Mike & Jen Cranney to St George for a few days and enjoyed the warm sun.

Nana made these adorable dresses and cropped cardigans for the girls for Easter. These pics dont do them justice. As you can see I tried to bribe Maggie to sit still and didnt have much luck.

Everyone was able to make it home last week for the Easter celebrations and mom made a relay for us, sadly Caleb and I didnt win. This was one of the many events- wheelbarrow racing!

And here are a few more random ones from Easter...

Numero Dos

2010-03-10T22:44:00.009-07:00

This past week was Maggies 2nd Birthday and Penelopes blessing(shes 2 months old). It was a good time, the whole fam was able to make it. It was so nice of everyone to travel so far and for the Steeles to make the trek. This is a pic of just the adults...

For her blessing dress we used that white one my mom knit in an earlier post and my Granny in New Zealand made the cardigan. She looked like a little angel!

We have been loving the great weather, I almost thought it was spring...but then I was reminded that it wasnt with a little snow!

Busy Busy

2010-02-27T20:37:00.015-07:00

I have to show off this adorable summer dress my mom made for the Mags. I have a small obsession with smocking...

Penelope is almost 2 months old. She has been so much fun, even though she isnt sleeping as I would hope!

Maggie has decided that she thinks bathtime is better with socks on...

She has been so cute with Penelope and loves to "help" with her and copy everything I do!

My sister Pam came up from Provo last night to help me do some painting. I saw this and know I had to do it! We were surprised that it wasnt actually as tedious is it looked and I love how it turned out!

before

taping

after

One Month

2010-02-01T17:20:00.005-07:00

This little thing is one month old. I dressed her in the outfit she wore home from the hospital and it barely fit. We weighed her on the shipping scale and shes plumping up...7.14lbs! I've been trying to get the hang of packing up two kids and two different schedules and not letting one wake up the other!

My mom made this adorable dress for Penelope...

We went to the zoo...

Baby is here!

2010-01-01T20:39:00.009-07:00

This is probably as big of a surpise to you as much as it was to us. I was not due until Jan 10 and Maggie was 8 days late, so we were prepared for the long haul. I went to my Dr apt on Wed and she told me something was wrong with the placenta and the cord, the baby wasn't growing properly and that I would have to deliver that night. I was a little freaked out to say the least. I got home and we packed our bags to head back to the hospital. They gave me some pill to get me started, we tried to just relax and get some sleep for the big day ahead. The next morning I was making progress, they broke my water at 9:00am. By 11:00 I wasnt making as much progress so they gave me Pitocin. At about 1:40 I wanted to get checked again because it was getting pretty intense, the nurse checked me and ran out to grab the Dr. By 1:58 little Penelope was born and she is absolutly perfect! She is so tiny and precious- weighing in at a hefty 6lb 1 oz. We were so excited to leave the hospital and get home to Maggie(no kids at the hospital right now because of Swine). She is obsessed with "Baby Sis-is" and so are we!

Snow Day

2009-12-13T20:00:00.002-07:00

Just starring at this little face all day while it dumps outside!

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Thanksgiving

2009-11-30T22:27:00.006-07:00

We went home to Vernal for Thanksgiving Wed. to Sun. Such a great weekend...it was really busy and we ate tons of yummy food!

Our usual day after Thanksgiving tradition is to head "up the mountain" and cut our trees!

Maggie is obsessed with Baby Izzy right now and wanted nothing more than to kiss her and poke her eyes out everytime she saw her!

6 more weeks!!! (hopefully!)

Loving Fall

2009-11-06T22:38:00.009-07:00

This fall weather has been dreamy
Love the leaves...

Love the zoo...

Love this cute little Dorothy...

We had some of the fam over for a little Murder Mystery dinner...

Summers little London had her 2nd birthday party this week, the girls dressed like Fancy Nancy...

2009-10-26T21:31:00.004-07:00

Here is a little sneak peak of Maggies Hallowen costume(cutest Dorothy ever!). We dressed her up this weekend in anticipation to go to Boo @ the Zoo, but got distracted and didnt make it. I'm still working on Calebs and mine...hope I can get them done in time!

Just another adorable dress that my mom knit! Its really much cuter in person...

I have been really bad at documenting this pregnancy, when I get a picture with my big belly I will post it, I know you cant wait!

I'm 29 weeks!

This is a long one...

2009-10-05T18:38:00.024-07:00

I debated on posting pics of the house because we are so far from "finished." But then I realized it will be a while until it is done so here they are...use your imagination! I should mention that Caleb basically did everything on his own-amazing!

this is the what the kitch looked like when we started-

this is the front room, we had the popcorn ceilings Caleb had to scrape, the carpet came up and we refinished/stained the wood floors and also added new lighting because the only light in the place was that beauty-

i will get more of the front room-

this is our bedroom before-

and after-

maggies room before-

and after-

bathroom, not so much before, but during-

and after-

front of the house before-

and after, not much different, yard stuff to come next year-

On another note Maggie played in the snow today and loved it!

5 months

2009-09-19T13:56:00.004-07:00

So, its been so long... sorry! Things have been pretty crazy around here! Quick recap:

April- started packing our house and getting it ready to sell

May- put it on the market and sold it in a surprising 5 days and had to be out by the end of the month

June- found a new house that needed some major renovations before we moved in- so we moved in with Calebs sister for 2 months

July- remodel our guts out

Aug- move in, still not finished but livable and getting closer

Thats kind of what happened this summer. Not to mention that my sis Pam got married in May and then moved to Austria for the summer. And my other sis Kristine got married July 28th in New Zealand...hmmm...I think thats it! Oh ya, and during the move we learned that I was pregnant! Its a girl, due Jan 10th!!! So dont hate me! I'm back!

This is a pic of most of the fam(missing Brian, Jen, Jason, Alex, Mike & Pam) we went to the Utah State Fair last night.

Easter

2009-04-14T20:41:00.012-07:00

We headed to Grand Junction, Colorado for the holiday, as we do every year for Easter! Thanks to Brian and Jen for hosting (and Jen for all of the awesome food)! This was Maggies first official Easter Egg Hunt and she was pretty impressive. Of course it was so cute, but I had a hard time getting her to take her eyes off the eggs and look at me for a photo. My mom made this dress... so cute! I call it her "little bo peep" dress.

Yummy... moms homemade Strawberry Shortcake

I really did iron this dress

Dont touch her candy!

2009-03-19T19:39:00.007-07:00

Caleb is in love with these...

ever since attending the Utah State Fair he was convinced that we needed them. I tried to get him the knock offs, but they were no good. I finally came across these goodies! Everytime he uses them he says they are "incredible!"

And on to Maggie...

We have been loving this amazing weather. Going on atleast one walk & bike ride everyday... mmm... love spring!

We rode up to Liberty Park a few days ago. She experienced her first swing and first sandbox- loved it. Today I took her outside and she started to play in the dirt. She could have played there forever, she thought it was so great. She even seemed to like the way it tasted!

Birthday Girl

2009-03-04T15:27:00.005-07:00

Can you believe it? This girl of mine is 1 today, its bittersweet. I cant believe that it was a year ago today that we were finally (8 days overdue!) packing our bags and rushing off to the hospital. That was the best day ever! And its been so fun to watch her learn and grow. We love her to pieces!

Necklace

2009-02-25T22:40:00.004-07:00

You're probably wondering where I got these beauties. Well, for Valentines Day Caleb gave me the one with the "M" from Hip and Humble. He is usually really good at getting me gifts because he knows the stores I love. I was so impressed, he thought of it and picked it by himself (with a little help from my sister). And then I was showing him some from Etsy that were almost as cool as the one I got. Then my birthday rolls around and looky! He made me the one with the "C" on it! Amazing!

Sweater Vest

2009-02-19T18:24:00.002-07:00

My mom has made a few more adorable things for Maggie, I will post more later. But she had this beauty on today and I thought I should show it off! So precious!

Bad blogger

2009-02-16T19:37:00.004-07:00

I am the worst blogger ever...sorry! So, whats new? Maggie is growing so dang fast. She will be 1 in less than a month. I cant believe it, and I cant believe how much I love that little thing! She so much fun, its hard to be in a bad mood! She is walking all over the place and getting into everything. I've also become really bad at taking pictures, so this is all I got!

Funny Face

2009-01-12T09:41:00.000-07:00

This is Maggies new favorite face, I love it! Did I mention that my camera broke again, right in the middle of our trip.
*mobile post*

Family Cruise

2009-01-01T23:09:00.010-07:00

This year for Christmas the family decided to take a cruise! Caleb & I were so excited because we have never cruised before and we loved every second of it! Jen made these cute signs for our doors. We went a couple days early and just relaxed for a bit and then we spent 3 days after the cruise in California. We went to Disneyland and Six Flags, they were sooo busy!

Home Sweet Home

2008-12-15T07:15:00.009-07:00

Yay! She is finally home! I cant even tell you how happy I am. We were at home this weekend for her Homecoming and it was so fun to all be together! Steve left for his mission in April of 05 and then Pam left after that so its been so long since everyone has been together! While we were in Vernal we hoped that my sister in law would be having her baby... not yet! Dang it, we probably wont get to see her now till after our trip... so sad...

We made this sweet little shirt, "Welcome Home Aunty!"

This was the day that Kris had just had her shoulder surgery, so she sat in the wheelchair because she didnt feel so great. Ofcourse Caleb and Steve thought they would have to as well. When Pam saw everyone, she was a little nervous...

These two hadnt seen each other in over 2 1/2 years!

And here are a few from the HOMECOMING!

Grams & Mag Nana & Jacob

Brian & Jen

We realized a little too late that we hadnt taken a group picture, but all the kids were asleep.

Treats

2008-12-15T07:09:00.005-07:00

I just had to show a few pics of the cute neighbor gifts we did this year. If you are lucky enough to live in Sugarhood then you recieved one of these goodies! Its White Chocolate Popcorn... Caleb isnt the biggest fan, but its one of my favorites!

Finally...

2008-12-03T22:46:00.006-07:00

My sis will be home tomorrow night at approx. 6:30 pm! I can hardly contain myself, I hope I can sleept tonight. Germany will miss her! And I'm so excited for her to meet the newest member of our family! This was taken the day of her farewell...

Its also a big day for Krissy, she is getting shoulder surgery in the morning... poor thing!

And its also Steves birthday! Happy birthday brother!

Big day!

Trees

2008-12-01T23:09:00.000-07:00

We had an awesome Thanksgiving this year. We had an early lunch with Calebs fam and then headed to Vernal for the weekend. My family always go tree chopping the day after. This year we opted out of the tree because we are going to be gone and I really didn't want to have to come home and clean up...maybe I'm lazy!
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Sweater

2008-11-13T17:53:00.000-07:00

So I know that half of Maggies head is cut off but look at that sweater! This is one of the many that my mom knit for her, I love it!
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Bed Head

2008-11-11T12:39:00.001-07:00

Maggie is so fun in the mornings! And her crazy hair is always so out of control. FYI come to find out I am not as lame as I thought...my camera really is broken. I had to ship it off to get fixed so until it returns my pics will all be these mini ones!
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Jazz Game

2008-11-05T21:11:00.002-07:00

Maggie is loving her first Jazz game! Thanks to Mike & Jen for the tickets. She has recently learned to clap, so she's been clapping with everyone...so smart! Sorry these pics are so fuzzy, they are from my phone.

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Nana's House

2008-11-04T19:57:00.002-07:00

We went to Vernal for the weekend cuz we hadn't been in a while. My mom put these curlers in Maggies hair it was so cute! She is 8 months today, I can't believe it! I also can't believe how much I love her guts! My sis comes home in one month from the Germany mission... Can't wait!
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Vote

2008-11-04T19:51:00.002-07:00

Cross your fingers...
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Halloween

2008-11-03T21:24:00.007-07:00

Maggies first Halloween! We were the Flintstones, it was so fun! We went to the ward Trunk or Treat and then to Charlie & Paiges for a little get together. I have more pictures to come...

Yay!

2008-10-31T16:39:00.000-07:00

I finally got it to work... I posted from my phone! Maybe I'll be better at updating now...

Bike

2008-10-31T16:35:00.001-07:00

We have been taking full advantage of this beautiful weather...
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Mead continued...

2008-10-28T21:44:00.007-07:00

Jason & Alex could live in the water if you let them. They were so easy and fun to watch!

Jimmy(Steves friend), Steve, Mom, Jason, Alex, Dad, Caleb, Maggie & Me

These are some of the pics from my moms camera. Did I mention that the water was glass the entire time and that we were practically alone on the lake. It was kind of weird! Maggie loved playing in the water, it was so much fun to watch her!

Alex was an excellent copilot and it was Jasons turn this year to get up on the kneeboard!

Caleb & Dad skiing...

Seriously no one else there...

Mead

2008-10-26T21:06:00.004-07:00

We went to Lake Mead over UEA weekend and sadly my camera quit working. I was so ticked, thought it was broke, the battery was dead! We went with my family and my adorable nephews Jason & Alex. So this is the only pic that I have, but I will be getting more from my mom...

2008-10-14T22:03:00.004-07:00

I dont have any great new pics. We are headed out of town for the long weekend so I thought if any of you got bored you should check out a couple of my fave new blogs. I think I love them because of their picture taking abilities...

A Little Sussy

Everything I love

And you should know, I got one of these:

I cant stop starring!

2008-10-01T21:53:00.003-07:00

I put Maggie in her Bassinet sometimes when I am trying to clean my room and it entertains her for a minute. This was probably the last time because she is now trying to lift herself up. Its crazy how fast this little munchin is growing. Everyday she learns something new! She finally ate some food tonight. Thanks Heather for the pears! Oh, and her first tooth showed up a couple days ago!

And this is that cute dog of ours that doesnt get much time on the blog these days...

Sorry

2008-09-24T22:38:00.003-07:00

Its been so long since I updated. I still dont have anything cool to announce besides how cute this little girl is! She is getting so big, its crazy. Right now shes sitting up, rolling all over and putting everything in her mouth but I still cant get her to eat anything! I will take some more pics and put them up...

Ambers Birthday

2008-09-08T05:51:00.007-07:00

Becca threw a great birthday party for Amber on Saturday! We love getting together with the folks from our ward.

This is Maggies new favorite toy, doesnt it look like she is reading?! No surprise there, my child is gifted.

Labor Day

2008-09-08T05:46:00.004-07:00

We went to Flaming Gorge over Labor Day weekend. While we were there we saw this little number. I guess the saying "A bad day at the lake beats a good day at the office" isnt always true! And of course, heres a picture of the cutie!

Sista

2008-08-30T23:00:00.002-07:00

So proud of little sis Krissy! She is playing Volleyball at Westminster (which means she lives just down the street from me!) and did I mention that she got a full ride! Cant wait to see her in action...

L.A.

2008-08-28T22:02:00.004-07:00

Last weekend we flew to LA with the Warrens! Disneyland, the beach, In N Out... does it get any better. Actually, everyone else went to a Radiohead concert one night too while we were there but I stayed and watched the kids... way cooler!

Jasons Big Day

2008-08-14T14:06:00.005-07:00

Of course these pics are over a week late. But we went to Grand Junction, Colorado for my nephews baptism, Jen planned us a full day of fun! We had a picnic & then spent most of the day at Bananas, one of Jasons faves! Here is a pic of the baptism boy, we love you Jas!

The cutest little fam

And naturally a pic of Maggie... so stinkin cute!

Family Visit

2008-07-27T22:53:00.008-07:00

My moms sister and my two cousins are visiting from New Zealand. They went to my Auntie and Unlces house in Washington first and then they flew here and will be leaving in about a week. We've been having tons of fun and we will be so sad when they have to go!

We took them to all the sights here in Salt Lake and spent a day at Lagoon! Of course we went boating and we (actually, everyone but Maggie and myself) went rafting down the Green River!

They are now at Girls Camp with my moms ward at Heber Valley and they leave next week for home. You may notice that my little munchkin is losing the hair on one side of her head... so sad!

Late 4th of July

2008-07-20T18:56:00.004-07:00

These pics are so late, but they are from the 4th of July. We went to Vernal. It was a blast-we went boating and to the traditional fireworks show at the park! Maggie loved her first experience on the boat and the boys acted like they were 10 years old on the tube!

Family Reunion

2008-06-26T06:48:00.009-07:00

This past weekend we were in Vernal for the Bigelow Family Reunion! We had a blast! It was great... we had good food, rode dirt bikes and played games around the fire! My cute little nephews were so good on their little bikes!

Blues

2008-06-16T17:57:00.003-07:00

These are the huge blue eyes that I stare at all

day! She got them from her dad... isnt she perfect!

Bumbo

2008-06-04T21:17:00.003-07:00

I got this cute booster chair for Maggie and she looks so dang cute in it! She looks like a little girl... growing up so fast!

Happy Birthday Mom

2008-06-02T13:18:00.002-07:00

Happy birthday to the best mom in the whole world! I know that everyone says that about there mom, but mine really is. I hope Maggie thinks I am as cool as I think you are! Your the best! Love you!

Daddys Girl

2008-06-01T05:49:00.001-07:00

I took these the other day as they traded turns napping!

Santa Ana

2008-05-27T06:26:00.008-07:00

We went to California over Memorial weekend with my brother and sister in law(Mike & Pam).
The weather wasnt the best, but we still had a blast! Why dont I live by a beach?

Graduate

2008-05-27T05:15:00.002-07:00

I cant believe that my youngest sister is graduated. Its kind of sad, but we are so proud of her! Krissy will be going to Westminster College on a full ride scholarship for Volleyball!

Kennewick

2008-05-21T10:38:00.004-07:00

We flew to Kennewick, Washington to visit my Uncle Clinton, Aunty Kate and their adorable kids! It was so fun to just hang out and watch the girls(and Zach) play with Maggie! We also played "hand & foot" til 2:30 in the am- thanks for everything guys, we love you!!!

Beach

2008-05-18T07:51:00.003-07:00

Marin, Tiffany, Maggie and myself took a quick trip to California! It was great to be in the sun, sit at the beach and eat In N' Out... yum yum. I miss summertime!

Dress Up

2008-05-14T14:15:00.006-07:00

Check out these adorable shoes that my mom knit to match her dress! She finally fits things and its so fun to dress her up! These pics are from this weekend, we went to Vernal for Mothers Day.

Calebs Birthday

2008-05-07T17:09:00.008-07:00

Caleb turned 29 yesterday... so old! We had a little get together with some friends from the ward and had some cake and ice cream!

Maggies Blessing

2008-05-07T17:03:00.006-07:00

This sunday Caleb blessed Maggie. It was a perfect day! It was so fun to have our friends and family there, the food was great(thanks mom) and the weather was so nice! Maggies dress is actually the same dress that I was blessed in, that my mom made for me.

Seattle

2008-04-28T21:36:00.009-07:00

We went to Seattle over the weekend to visit A&B. The weather was perfect and Maggie did awesome too! Being the great tour guides that they are(mostly Britney, sorry Aaron) they took us to Snoqualmie Falls Park and yummy places to eat!

Homecoming, etc.

2008-04-22T16:35:00.013-07:00

My brother Steve got home from his mission in Puerto Rico on Thursday and his homecoming was on Sunday. He flew into the Vernal airport(yes, there is an airport in Vern!) and had a 2 hour layover in Denver. So, Maggie and I flew to Denver to meet him for his layover and it was so fun to have him all to ourselves and he was so surprised!

Saturday my amazing mom ran the Salt Lake Half Marathon! Yay mom!

Becca's Birthday Bash

2008-04-16T14:23:00.006-07:00

We love the Ivins Ward! Last Saturday Amber put on a belated birthday party for Becca at Sky Nails. It was so nice to get out and feel like a normal person again! I copied this pic from Beccas blog, check hers out for more...

Madison's Blessing

2008-04-13T17:50:00.006-07:00

Today we drove up to Logan for Madisons baby blessing. It was so good to hang out with the Steeles and eat some great food, courtesy of Kristen. And we get to see them this weekend too for Steves Homecoming! Yippee!

Evil look!

2008-04-10T13:06:00.001-07:00

My dad sent this to me, check it out... haha!

Swim

2008-04-05T08:40:00.003-07:00

As much as I would like to deny it, swimsuit season is fast approaching:( Fortunately I found this little number...

One Month

2008-04-04T12:21:00.005-07:00

One month ago today, little Maggie was born! Its crazy that its been that long, and its crazy what I now consider "productive!" If I get out of bed before 10 or if I'm showered before 12 or if I get to the store that day, I feel like a million bucks! I had heard moms say that its hard to get alot done or that it was so much more work to get to the store... but I thought I would be different!

Corky is always checking out Maggie...

This is a top view of her in my sling(look at her cute little hands!)...

Maggie and my dad...

Easter Weekend

2008-03-24T20:21:00.009-07:00

For Easter we went to Vernal and then to Grand Junction to Brian & Jen's house. It was alot of driving but it was so good to get together with everyone. Maggie actually did pretty good too, considering she isnt the biggest fan of her car seat.

Maggie is three weeks old today and I swear I take fifty pictures of her a day! Everything that she does, I think is so adorable. She loves to nap in her vibrating chair and I love her little feet!

Charlie bit my finger - again !

2008-03-19T14:58:00.001-07:00

So maybe I'm the last person to see this video, but I think its so funny! Enjoy!

2 Weeks

2008-03-17T18:25:00.013-07:00

I cant believe its been 2 weeks. Its been so fun and I feel like she has grown so much. We had her first doctor apt. last week and she has gained 1 pound from when we left the hospital, weighing in at 8! She is more alert now and opens her big eyes more, we love her guts!

This is where Corky is most of the time. He loves to sniff Maggies head and just sit by her, its really cute. We were worried that he would have some jealousy problems.

As you can see she still just sleeps most of the time. This is my schedule:

watch Maggie sleep (and take pictures)

feed her

burp her

change her diaper

repeat

24/7

2008-03-07T10:19:00.007-07:00

People have been asking what we do all day and this picture pretty much sums it up! She has been so cute and we just love having her. Of course, thats easy to say right now since my mom has been staying with us and doing all the dirty work!

These are some pics at the hospital and when we were leaving...

Maggie

2008-03-06T12:54:00.002-07:00

We finally got to meet Maggie! She was born Tuesday at 9:05pm, 7lbs 5oz, 22inches

I will post more later! Check out that hair, she is the cutest thing ever!

Knits

2008-02-26T17:17:00.010-07:00

My mom has been knitting up a storm making all of these adorable baby clothes and there are still more on the way! I am so excited to be able to use them, if only Maggie would get here now. I went to my dr. today(I was there for 4 hours) and I'm a little more progressed but who knows? Its so crazy to think that it could happen any day now... I will keep you posted! By the way, that creepy baby counter on the side started counting in the other direction so it says that I still have time left, though I was really "due" Monday.

Self Explanatory

2008-02-20T12:20:00.001-07:00

Tetris

2008-02-17T21:28:00.002-07:00

I've been told that my updating skills have been lacking. I blame it on the fact that every picture I take, I cant bear to put it on. So I thought I should let you all know what I spend most of my time doing. Its sad but true. In fact, its m.i.a. right now or else I would be playing. I play it(its a travel size) all the time- at the dr., at the stoplight, while I'm watching TV. But I probably get the best practice when I cant sleep at night and I just roll over and play for an hour or two. Caleb claims that he can hear me pushing the buttons all night but I'm not buying it. Anyway, Im up for a challenge if anyone thinks they can beat 98 lines and a high score of 900,000... that means you Wes.

Baby Stuff

2008-02-03T20:51:00.000-07:00

All I can say is that Baby Showers are the greatest! You need so much stuff for one extra person and people are so dang nice! My first shower was in Vernal, with some of my old friends:

These are some pics from the Salt Lake Shower:

Ashley, me and Brit(all the way from Seattle!) / Mish, Brooke, me, Sum, Anna & Brit

And then Amber and Becca put on a great Ward Shower! Unfortunatly I cant figure out how to put the pics on my own blog so check out The Warrens! Thanks to everyone, I think Maggie is pretty set now!

Here are some pics from the baby room. Its a work in progress and its not even a real room! Its like a sun room, but it works for now! For those of you who didn't know what we were naming her, this is the deal. My moms middle name(and my sis who is on her mission in Berlin) is Margaret and so thats what we are naming her and calling her Maggie. Then her middle name is going to be Ann after Calebs moms middle name! I'm a sucker for using family names.