Wisconsin Fun..

Our Fabulous! friends! Ben, Allison, Abigayl, Eliza, and Jacob. We hate they are so far away, but love our visits with them.

This was a totally cool pumpkin a guy had carved..so talented.

Jesi was loving snuggling with this baloon.

I have a little bit of a crazy eye thing going in this picture. We went to a Fall Festival with the YUMMIEST food! We had gyros, grilled corn on the cob, brats,turkey legs(Clint and Coop were like a couple of cavemen eating this thing, should have gotten a picture of that sucker!)

Painting pumpkins..

Yay! Sugar! Mmmm...

Jesi got to celebrate her 1st birthday in Wisconsin. She didn't quite know what to think at first, but once she figured out what was going on she loved diving into that cupcake.

Zoo time! We always love going to the zoo in Milwaukee. They have a great zoo. The animals were active and the kids were loving it. Jesi wasn't afraid of nothing, even the monkey trying to hit her through the glass(ask me about that one..hilarious!)

We had a blast visiting our great friends in Wisconsin. Cooper loved the airplane rides and jesi did pretty good too.

Happy Birthday to Jesi!!

SHE'S ONE!!!
I can't believe it! I love this little girl! She is such a light in our lives and a wonderful addition to our family.

(we are out of town and I can't download my pics until I get home. I have some darling pics of her diving into her cake..soon to come)

New pics of the kiddos

My sister in law is AMAZING! I love the way these turned out. I love that she got my kids as they are with all their funny faces and all. If you want her info check out her photo blog at brynsphotos.blogspot.com. Check her out..she does a fantastic job.

Getting my craft on...

Yes, I am turning into a little bit of a crafter girl. I have always wanted to do stuff, but just never could get myself to sit down and do it...but then I moved to Roosevelt and thought what the heck :)
Here are a few of the things I have done. I have also made a bunch of nursing covers and hair bows. It's been fun to create.
If you need a baby gift or something fun for you or your child, let me know...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! (yesterday)

It's official..she's crawling!!

Jesi is totally crawling. She has been moving all over with the army crawl, rolling and walking along furniture, but she decided that she would finally try it out and she is cruising now...

and a pic of Coop with his new goggles on. He's is so darn excited for his cousin Abbie to teach him swim lessons! He's says he is now ready with his goggles. Love these kiddos!

Yes, I am still alive...moved to Roosevelt, but alive! Ha! No, we are doing good out here. Feeling like we are kinda home a little. I haven't had the internet yet so I haven't updated in awhile, but here's a couple pics..horrible pics from my phone, but hey pics nonetheless.

Oh, and Clint got me to go golfing with him the other night. Yeah, never golfed before and there was a couples golf tournament. He told me that not all the wives golf, it was just for fun...yeah right! I felt like a little bit of a loser (granted I had on flip flops and cut off shorts with my rental clubs..and everyone else all dressed in their golf attire and own clubs), but i had fun with the hubby. Who knows, maybe I'll just get some lessons so next time I can work 'em over. (forgot to take a pic)

New pics!

I have 2 sister in laws that do photography. They are both amazing! Go check out their stuff at brynsphotos.blogspot.com and giovannalou.com. They both totally have their own style and I get so dang excited when they take pics cause they are so talented. Here are some new ones of Cooper and Jesi that Steph did..

Jesi's Blessing Day

Our sweet little Jesi Lynn was blessed by her father this last Sunday. What a beautiful blessing he gave her! He is amazing and such a great father and husband. I am so grateful for him and his honoring his priesthood so he can bless our children..and before I know it, he will be baptizing them! Thats a crazy thought! Anyhoo...here are some pictures of our special day..

TRICK or TREAT!!!

How fun is Halloween all over again when you get children. I have to say my little ladybug and Spiderman are adorable! :) I, myself, began to dress up as a sassy witch, but just wasn't into it this year so I stopped and just put on some jeans and a jacket and was much more comfortable. I did tell my hubby that we need to be 'funner parents' and dress up with our children...maybe next year.

Cooper was a crack up trick or treating. We left Jesi home with Clint to stay warm and away from people, and Cooper, I mean SpiderMan (thats what we had to call him when he wears his outfit) and I headed out to trunk or treat and to a few houses in our neighborhood. He was so happy telling people HAPPY HALLOWEEN and would get so excited about other peoples costumes. I wish I would have had a recorder with me cause now I can't remember the funny things he was saying. I loved spending some time with my little man again.


This is Coop and Jesi with a bunch of their cousins. There are quite a few missing, but these guys all looked so great! Do you love that green wig! I told my sister that I am gonna have to use that one year for sure! Love it! She got it with the outift at a yard sale for like 12 bucks!

Jesi Lynn Gardner

Born Sept 17th and weighing in at 6lbs 12oz, we are so happy to have our little lady here! She is absolutely adorable and just a sweet piece of heaven! Cooper loves being 'big brother' to Jesi and is super sweet with her.

5 days and counting...

Well, as circumstances have changed we have decided to get started this Thursday if the little lady doesn't come on her own before then. Kinda crazy to think that I'm gonna have a new little baby in less than 5 days! Now if we could just come up with a name...

GIRL NAMES ANYONE?

Well for whatever reason, Clint and I are having a hard time nailing down a name for a little girl due in less than 7 weeks. I thought I might open it up to some ideas from others...
We have liked Jesi Kenna
Josie Chloe
Samantha Keira
and Clint loves Penelope (nickname Penny)
Any other ideas? I don't know if we should stay with the 'c' and 'K' thing or if we should go away from that...
If you've got some fun names and you don't mind sharing I sure would love it...

Missing hair..

Cooper talking with my father yesterday..

Cooper: You have a nose, and I have a nose Grandpa.

You have eyes and I have eyes...etc...This went on for a minute as Cooper went through different physical attributes that they had in common. Then he looks at my dad and says..

"I have hair grandpa, and you have hair...then with a concerned look he pats the back side of my dads head and says "but you are missing some grandpa! Thats okay, my Daddy is missing hair too!" (Clint shaves his head if you didn't know)

We have all got a kick out of this. To end it off as I was leaving my parents house I called Clint to tell him what Coop had said. As I was telling Clint that Coop said he didn't have hair, Cooper was in the back of the car saying "Mom, I need to talk to my Daddy! Mom, can I talk with Daddy?" ..so I handed Coop the phone. He put it up to his ear and said.."Daddy, You don't have any hair!" like Clint was trying to argue with me or didn't believe me. It was pretty funny. I wish you could hear his voice when saying these things. He seriously cracks m up some times with the things that he says. I love this kid!

Rodeo 09

Ahh..the loved Lehi Round-up that we attend each year for my fathers birthday. It is always a good time and gets funner as the little manchild grows up and has so much fun and is so dang much fun to watch.


Cooper loved his cowboy hat! and he loved Grandpa wearing his too. He kept calling him his 'cowboy grandpa'. So dang cute!