The Robertson Family

Welcome Dently Bruce!!!

2011-05-02T14:21:00.000-07:00

We would like to share with you our newest addition to the family.

Dently Bruce Robertson!

April 22nd 7:08 a.m.

19 1/2 inches

7 lbs. 12 oz.

He is our little perfect bundle of joy! We all love him so much! The kids just want to touch, watch, kiss, sit by, etc.. all the time. He was taken the NICU in the late afternoon on the 22nd. X-rays showed that his lungs were not completely full or air. So they had to put him on the C-pap. Which blows air continuously into the lungs to keep them inflated. They weaned him of oxygen over the next few days. We were so excited when he was finally breathing all on his own! YAY!!! He was discharged Monday afternoon. The kids could hardly wait to see him. Dently and I had WONDERFUL nurses our whole hospital stay. It was a great experience. They were all very kind and attentive. They didn't seem to complain or be annoyed with our questions or needs. Thanks UVMRC for your excellent care of us!

Dently was born on Good Friday! Aweosme! Also right before Easter. I was excited for the kids to finally be able to go to the Easter Egg Hunts with DAD. He is always working, but since Dently was born he took the day off! Here are the pictures of all our Easter fun!

Sunday walks! We LOVE good weather. This Sunday was perfect, minus a little wind. : ) We took the opportunity to get out of the house! The kids had a blast riding in the wagon and mom following with Dently in the Stroller. Here are some cute pictures.

Dently came at the perfect time. Both of my parents were in town for my brother's graduation from BYU, which happened to be the afternoon Dently was born. We would have loved to have been part of the graduation celebration, but Dently had something else in mind! : ) It was fun to be able see everyone and share Dently with them.

Obviously we are all home now and are doing great. Life is busier, but manageable. As of right now Taelin and Brick are playing Baby and Daddy. Brick goes to work and then comes to Taelin when he is called. It's adorable. Dently is sleeping! He is such a good baby. Thank you all for stopping by! Have fun looking at the pictures!

Love Danny, Natalie, Taelin, Brick and Dently!

The New & Exciting 2011!

2011-01-19T15:03:00.000-08:00

Sooo... It's a new year! Yeah!!! I love a new day, week, month, Year! It is a fresh start to look forward to. 2011 has been full of fun and new things for our family and I hope that they continue!

My Birthday was Great! Danny made me breakfast.. We spent the day relaxing and I took a nap. Went to get Pho Noodles with my Mom and family for lunch, Then went to dinner at TX Roadhouse with the Girls and Briant! Then went to my sister-in-laws for a New Years party! It was delicious and fun!

Taelin went on her first Daddy Daughter Date with Dad! Yeah!! She loved it! They went to Trafalga where they got to watch a 3D movie where you sit in chairs that move with the movie! Then went to McDonalds had a Happy Meal and shared shakes! She LOVED it! Before we know it Taelin will be in school and busy busy busy!

Taelin was a big GIRL and had her first HAIR CUT ( not trim) Yesterday! Aunt Shayla did it for us on the spot with my not so good hair scissors... since she knew that I would change my mind any second. Taelin LOVES her new hair and so does mom! She cut off 5 inches, which would be more drastic if Taelin's hair wasn't SOOOO long. But for us it is a HUGE change!

We have been spending a LOT of time with family. Having them over for dinner, going to the movies (Mega Mind at the dollar movie!), Cabella's, going to the Lehi Trafalga, etc..... I hope that the good times keep coming! I love spending time with family, good friends, etc...

We went to Danny's Basketball game last night. It is the first game of the season we could attend because it was at a decent hour. And..... HE ROLLED HIS ANKLE! Luckily it was at the end of the game so that he was able to play most of it. We had a fun time watching him play, and for the first time, Brick actually just sat there and watched the whole first half. Then he needed to move, what two year old wouldn't?! We hope that his ankle will heal for next weeks game!

Brick turns TWO on Monday. All week I have been thinking how time just flew us by. He was just our little baby and now he is all Mr. Grown UP! He still wants mommy or daddy in nursery, and has a hard time being left with sitters. But I guess we should be glad that he still wants us, since soon.... he will have moved on.

Our Baby on the way is doing great! Growing, kicking, rolling, etc.... We are excited for HIS arrival.... For those who we have not told, sorry you found out on our Blog, but I just can't remember who we have and haven't told. We weren't going to find out the sex of our baby, but since.... HE wanted us to know, we know..... : ) There was no hiding his gender during the ultra sound!

We Love LIFE and are excited for 2011's adventures. We hope that you are all well... and LOVING life as well! Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Lights!

2010-12-10T20:53:00.000-08:00

We try to go to temple square every year! I just love the feeling of walking in TONS of lights. Of course there are not as many as in the past, but it is still a spectacular sight and brings back good childhood memories. I LOVE the Christmas season.

Here is our family picture from Temple Square this year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!!!

We rode TRAX to Temple Square! Taelin thought it was the COOLEST thing ever! She talks about riding a bus to school all the time, so in a way this was like riding the bus to her! : )

Taelin loved finding all of the baby Jesus statues around the square! And actually watched the Nativity Story!!!

The air quality wasn't the best the night we were there, it looked super foggy! In some of the pictures it looks like it is snowing, but it really is the fog. But is was still beautiful!

Things we have been up to!

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Danny Ran the Ragnar in Vegas this October!

Val, Shayla, and Myself were the support crew! (the non runners!)

Fun in the SNOW!

Zucchini Multi Grain Muffins!

Halloween! Bettle Juice and his little Fairy Princess! Brick WAS a dinosaur!

Brick had stitches for the first time! On his upper left forehead!

Coloring on each other with dry erase markers!

My first Apple Pie

WE LOVE THE SNOW!!!!

This snow man was half bent over by the time we were home from church!

A long lost picture of family!

2010-11-22T10:20:00.000-08:00

Grandma Bitter!
This picture is for you! To me it looks like Howard, but I see similarities of Brick in there too! The little boy is ADORABLE! Good luck deciding who it is!

Natalie

What we've been up to!

2010-09-07T18:42:00.000-07:00

Soooo.... Officially Today for our family was the last day of Summer! (Danny Started School Today) We have had a busy and fun summer!
This Summer we decided to buy season passes to Seven Peaks Water Park. Taelin and Brick were both still free so it wasn't too expensive. We went swimming almost everyday for at least two hours, so I feel we got our moneys worth out of the passes! Brick and Taelin loved the Wave Pool, Lazy River, Tad-pool pond, and the Splash pool for kids. Over the summer,Taelin has become a really confident swimmer. She still can't do it on her own, she wears a life vest, but she understands now to mover her arms and her legs to get to places she wants to go. By the end of the summer she was zipping from one slide to another in the Tad-pool ponds with mom and dad watching her of course. She LOVES the slides! They whip her around so fast, sometimes it makes her think if she wants to go again, but without fail she goes again! Brick also loved going on the slides, chilling in his tube in the Lazy River. Brick was sooo funny. He would walk around to all the different kids and moms who were playing in the Wave Pool and give them this cute little look and sit down by them... I think it was his way of flirting! : ) Gotta love that kid he is adorable! Mom go to work on her tan for the first time in years and Daddy got to dive into the fake waves wishing he was at the Beach in CA!
  Our Next Summer adventure was the LUNA Family Reunion! We had a Blast this year! The weather wasn't too hot or too cold. The sun would shine until about 3:00 and then it would start raining!!!!! The Mud was a new addition to my experiences in Luna. The kids loved it! Brick would run from puddle to puddle and jump in! Good thing that he was wearing a brown outfit that day! Taelin came running back to the house one day, and slipped and landed on her face in the mud... It was Sad, but funny at the same time!
   This year in Luna, we all HAD to use the Port o Potty or the OUT HOUSE!!!!! Ahhhh.... these both are my worst nightmares! I always have visions a a spider biting my rear or something creepy. I finally overcame my fears and decided it was time to just do it. So I walked over to the Out House thinking to my self what if someone walked up to it while I was in there. There isn't a door on it, well a full door. The existing cover is a piece of wood that is about 4 feet tall that you slide back and forth. And just as I am about four yards away I look up from the ground to see Danny's Cousin Corrie with a look on her face that described what I was thinking! hehehe we both were startled and started to laugh. Anyway, note to self, ALWAYS look from the house to see if the Out House is in USE!!! Taelin loved the out house it had a little spot just for her. Actually it would fit three people at the same time if you were up for it! ( GROSS!)
Luna had much more to offer than mud and Out Houses! We went to the rogers place and shot guns, the excursion to the BOX was fun especially on the way home! As soon as we arrived to the Box, it started to thunder and rain. We eventually decided that we should head back and glad we did... The river was starting to rise, making the ground muddy and hard for some of the vehicles to get out. We had a great time. This year we did a zip line over a pond/lake. My sister-in-law Megan and I were talking about how we had a weak grip and were uneasy about going on the zip line. Megan went first out of the girls and what did she do..... she SLIPPED off of the handle bar and smacked the ground!!!! I was next and let me tell you, I didn't really feel like going at the moment. I finally did and it was fun, but I didn't need to do it again. : )
   This year in Luna I walked four miles every morning. By the end of the week, I was jogging and walking. It is such a beautiful place down there... Some mornings, the clouds were still on the road and when you finally got to them if would feel like mist was in the air. I loved it, so did Brick! Luna overall was a success this year! We all had a good time and no one in our family was sick!!!!

Our next adventure was to Cayucos California. We try to make it out to visit my dad at least once a year. He lives in a little beach town where it is about 65 degrees every day and Beautiful! We love going there! Our visit this year was just pure relaxation! We didn't make any plans and just went with the flow of things! We went to the tide pools, had lunch on the beach! My Step-mom makes some of the best Sandwiches on the Planet!!!! Watched Danny freeze in the water with my brother Michael in the ocean. Watched the seals off the Pier, had a bonfire and smores on the beach. We went to the Farmer's Market in San Louse, Sooo fun! It is amazing how many people gather at this Farmer's Market every Thursday! The lines for food are soo long and well worth the wait. One of our favorite treats is the Roasted Corn. So delicious! This year my brother discovered GUM Alley!!! It is an alley was that over the years people have added their gum to. The gum layer is about 12 feet hight and 2 inches thick. It is sooo gross!!! We had soo much fun that we didn't want to leave, but of course vacations can't last forever. The night after we got home, Taelin had a hard time going to bed. All of the sudden she started to SOB! I love my Grandpa Doug sooo much. It was so adorable! This year Taelin had a special relationship with Grandpa Doug. Every morning when she woke up she wanted to see him and then in the afternoon, she wanted to take him some cookies, etc... To help her go to sleep, we called and left him a message! Needless to say we can't wait for our next adventure to Grandpa Doug's house in the Beautiful Cayucos California.

Our next and final Adventure of the Summer was to Diamond Bar, California to visit my Mom. The first two days we spent in San Clemente in the Condo... It is right off of the beach! The first day the shore was made up of Rocks! What happened to the Sand? We still played and luckly rocks are some of Bricks favorite things. We all had a good time.. The water was still cold, 57 degrees, Grandpa Briant got in caught a wave and came out! That was good enough for him! : ) Brick would sit on the Boogie Board and when the surf would come up to us I would take him for a ride, He had fun until a second surf came over the top of his board and got him we in the face! Taelin learned the hard way that you don't walk out to where the water is to fill your bucket, you wait for the water to come to you! She was tumbled a couple of times the first day. Then she had me fill the bucket with water. The second day at the beach was Awesome! The Sand was back! We also found a different spot that had better waves. This time I went into the water. It was a blast! The waves were perfect! By the end of the afternoon thought the waves were getting so strong that I was feeling a little DONE! Getting flipped around in HUGE waves is not fun! The rest of our Stay in Diamond Bar seemed to go by too fast! We love California and would probably live there if we could afford it!

We had a blast this Summer and are sad to see it go we had so much free time with Danny! Having him all to ourselves every morning was the best! The kids still miss him during his busy school days. As Taelin puts it in her really sad voice "I just love my Daddy soooo much!" The first thing Brick wants in the A.M. is some breakfast and then Daddy! It's cute!

We are expecting our third little addition to our family! The little one will join us around May 1st 2011! We are excited! So far the pregnancy has been totally different! I get sick on and off, but not as sick as some that I know! Taelin is so cute! When I went into the Dr's office to confirm my pregnancy, Danny stayed in the car with the kids. Taelin was scared that I was sick and had to see the Dr. When Danny told her that I was going to see if we were going to have another baby, she got all sad and said "But I LOVE my baby Brick!" Danny had to explain to her that we were going to keep baby Brick but also get another one! She is so assertive and cute! We as a family are excited for this new addition and can't wait to see what it will be. We are not finding out at the ultra sound! Thanks for reading!

The Birthday Girl!

2010-07-01T14:57:00.000-07:00

Taelin my little baby girl! Turned THREE yesterday! I can't believe that she has grown up soo fast! It really does feel like I had her just a little while ago. Non the less I am not OLD enough to have a THREE year old! It is crazy how fast life goes by, but it is SOOO rewarding!!!! I love my kids and couldn't imagine a life with out them.

A month ago we started talking about Taelin's birthday coming up. She thought we said that her birthday was "coming out" So ever since we talked about it she says " My birthday is coming out on June 10th " So cute! She let me know that she wanted a Pink birthday. Taelin has also been in love with dressing up like a princess so we combined the two and had a Prince and Princess party at the Robertson Castle.

Danny and I went around to Costco and RC Willey and collected boxes. Danny assembled them together and then cut windows and doorways then we painted them pink and purple the night before the party! They looked pretty good in the dark, and were wondering what they were going to look like in the light?! Surprisingly it turned out pretty good.

We had pink, purple, and white table cloths, balloons, and pink Cotton Candy! My Young Woman's leader from my home ward growing up let us use her Cotton Candy machine! It was a blast! Of course we had to test it out the day before to make sure it was going to taste all right! ; ) And of course it did! Who wouldn't like colored sugar? Danny was the Candy Spinner. All we needed was a Clown outfit and it would have been perfect!

Each child was given a gift bag full of royal treasures upon their carriages arrival. Each Princess received; a Princess hat, earrings, a necklace, a bracelet, a ring pop, and a wand. Each Prince received a sword and a ring pop and crown.

For our royal food, we had milk & cookies, grapes, bananas, and strawberries. Then of course we had to have a Cake worthy of a Princess. ( I found a cute idea for a cake online. ) Cinderella's carriage! I think that it turned out pretty good.

We played two games a water balloon challenge, they had to carry a water balloon on a soup spoon to the table without it falling off the spoon. The older kids actually were able to do it and asked how to make it harder. I then said walk faster! : ) it was fun! They had a good time breaking the balloons.

Then we played Red Rover! It was a little too grown up for the younger kids, but I think they had fun for the most part. Ring-a-round the Rosie. The kids seemed to have a good time. Then we sang happy birthday had food and opened presents. Then the kids went and played some more! Taelin was soo tired that night! It was great! She and Brick went right to sleep! It was a good day!

Thank you EVERYONE for making this a SPECIAL day for Taelin!

She loved it!!!

This was the after party! The kids filled up the cooler with water and had a BLAST cooling off!

Easter!!!

2010-04-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

Taelin totally loved Easter this year! We went to Macey's Grocery store on Friday and had our nose painted and bunny ears made and pictures taken with the Easter Bunny. Taelin totally loved it. Brick loved getting his face painted too! They had a mirror for him to look into and he loved it. Brick however wouldn't let go of Dad's arm and was whimpering, totally scared of the Easter Bunny! Then we walked around the store finding different animal signs. When you find one, you are supposed to tell the Macey's worker what sound the animal makes to get an egg. Taelin was SHY!??? Where did this come from??? little miss talk your ear off! SHY is totally out of her character. She is adorable!

Saturday, we went to Mountain View High School for their Egg Hunt! Aunt Maile and Uncle Michael met us there to share in the excitement! It was fun to be there, but it was FREEZING! When they finally said said go! All of the kids AND PARENTS ran out onto the field and the PARENTS filled their kids baskets with eggs. Taelin didn't get one Egg. : ( Bummer...   I guess Mountain View has really good prizes like bikes etc... so the parents are all for filling their kids baskets... There were kids younger than Taelin that had a full basket of eggs. Oh well we had a good time and Taelin was perfectly happy with her Salt Water Taffy!
   Then it was onto the Provo Easter Egg Hunt! This one is always a little more fun! It isn't as crowded! They have ages 2 and under in one area and older kids in another area so the little kids are more likely to get eggs. Maile and Michale Hunted with Brick and I went with Taelin. It was a blast we ran for the golden egg... but once again a parent grabbed it and put it in their kid's basket about a yard ahead of us! Oh well, we immediately switched course and Taelin began to pick up the eggs and put them in her basket! It was FREEZING and a BLAST! We hurried and left. At home we made Waffles and Whipped Cream and Sausage and had Strawberries and Orange Juice! Michael and Maile joined us for breakfast too! It is always good to spend time with family! Sooo fun!!!

   After Breakfast we went to pick up Grandma Bitter and headed out to Uncle Jerry's house for his Easter Lunch and Hunt! Jerry and Laurie have their very own Chickens... They lay eggs for them and everything it was really neat to see. They had a few baby chicks in their house and Taelin and Brick couldn't get enough of them. Brick kept hanging on to the edge of the Tub they were in and trying to grab one if not get in with them. They were sooo cute! Cheep Cheep ... The food was great and the Hunt was a blast! They have a huge yard and had eggs everywhere.... Some in plain sight and others were hidden under the dead grass, plants, etc... Taelin and Brick had a great time looking for them. By now the weather was quite nice! Which was a plus! Taelin didn't find the GOLDEN Egg that is full of money! But she did find six eggs that had nickles in them! She was so delighted to put the money in her very own piggy bank! Then finally we headed home to put the kids down for their naps and for me to listen to conference while I finished getting dinner ready!
While Danny was at Priesthood session. I went to Grandma Bitters and sewed these cute Crayon holders. That are made of felt! I made a Crayon or Pencil holder for Taelin to use at Church and a Car one for Brick. Now I just have to buy him some Hot Wheels or barrow some from Grandma Robertson's house.

Sunday Easter Morning was a blast! Taelin came and sat with us in bed at about 8 and then brick woke up and we just played in bed for a while (the kids love playing with Daddy!) Then Taelin remembered the Easter Bunny was supposed to come, and went looking for her basket! She was sooo excited! She got a new Aurora Cell phone and a egg cup with a straw and a princess kite etc.... she loved it.

Brick also loved his basket he got a golfing set with three balls and clubs he has been playing with it all day. He also got a new Binky since he lost one at the store the other day! Candy Candy Candy! The Kids, Mom and Dad have all had their fare share today! Now it is time for Mom to be good! : ) (and Not eat anymore).

Today the kids did pretty good at doing their own activities so that mom and dad could watch conference. It was a great day/weekend. Holidays are so much more exciting with kids. : ) I love Brick and Taelin soo much and can't believe how fast they are growing up! It's amazing how they change from day to day. Taelin always wakes up with something new to say or do. I look at them both and it feels like they were just infants in my arms days ago! Thanks for reading and We hope that you also had a great Holiday weekend!

We also got to go to the Knicks VS Jazz game! Thanks Auntie! We had a blast and were on the fifth row!!! Great seats! One of the people we sat next to has been a season ticket holder for 30 plus years in the same seat! He was great to sit next to!

An Almost Perfect Morning!

2010-01-23T14:37:00.000-08:00

Last night I had my family over for dinner Auntie, Grandma, My Brother and his Girlfriend and me and the kids! It was a blast to see them and just to eat dinner together! As everyone went home it started to snow!!! I LOVE the snow! It is so beautiful! I love listening to it fall and breathing in the fresh crisp air and I love the smell! YES snow has a smell. After putting the kids to bed I enjoyed shoveling the driveway and side walk reminiscing about my childhood! We shoveled a lot when I was younger. It seems like it doesn't snow as much anymore. Anyway, I made a perfect boundary to our yard! You know when you push the shovel up against the snow bank and it makes a rounded edge! I used to do it all the time when younger, now with kids, I don't usually have that much time when shoveling. Needless to say I had a BLAST! I even made a snowman! (not the one in the picture!) He is in there though. We used his body parts to start new ones for this one!

This morning I really wanted to play in the snow, so I called my sister-in-law to see if the they wanted to play
as well. I was in luck they were headed out to build a snowman. Perfect! Amanda, Logan and Scott came over to our house and we built one together. The snow was a little dryer than it had been the night before, but it worked out perfectly. Scott built a fort!!! Now we just need to have a snowball fight! Anyway.... Here are some pictures of our ALMOST PERFECT morning! It would have been a PERFECT MORNING if Danny could have been there. Some day he will have a job with normal hours! But hey we are grateful for a good job, with a GREAT boss!!! :)

Tomorrow Brick turns ONE!!! I can't believe it! He was just born, my baby is all grown up! He is walking and trying to talk. It's cute how he walks around babbling things! ADORABLE! His forehead is always covered in bruises! Poor guy. He always seems to fall into a corner of some sort. He is going to have all sorts of scars on his head! We celebrated the other day with my Mom and Briant at Brick Oven! He LOVED his Pasta!

After dinner we went to Danny's basketball game! He didn't win, but we still had fun cheering. Then we had Cake! Brick was asleep so we sang to him and Taelin blew out the candle. As we finished, he woke up so we did a re-do. He was up for a little while and opened his present from G & G Buckwalter. He LOVES it! It is a singing tool bench. You get to hit different buttons with hammer and lights go off etc... Taelin loves it too!

Anyway... We love our children soo much and are grateful for these opportunities to make memories with them! I hope that all is well with you and I will try to keep you updated on our lives!

Our Fourth Anniversary TOMORROW!!!

2009-11-17T13:10:00.000-08:00

October came and went sooo fast! Too fast! The weather was amazing though. We lucked out and had the warmer weather for just a little longer! :) We celebrated Danny's 26th Birthday this year and surprised him with a Frankin Stein pinata that was full of some of his favorite candy! Fruities(?) or as we call them Fruity Tooties heheeh, there were also Gob Stoppers and Kit Kat bars. The thing you hang it with came off so we ended up putting a wire hanger through his head which was perfect since it was Frankin Stein. It was fun letting the kids take turns trying to break it open. Then Danny finished it off. It took him Three hits. Target sure makes strong pinatas. We had dinner Pizza Hut Pizza and Hot Wings... just few of Danny's favorite foods! :) We opened presents and then played with them. Danny got Transformers Revenge and a cool Ghost Camera and a Target shooting game. Then we finally cut the cake. I made a Spider cake this year. It was pretty fun. There was a square base and then a dome cake for the spider body. I used licorice for the legs. It looked AWESOME if I do say so myself. I will have to borrow Amanda's camera so I can show you some pictures.

We had our ward party later that week. I was a witch with Taelin. She was by fat a much cuter witch. Brick was a Bronco football player. Danny wore his repeat costume from last year. Barf from Spaceballs. We had a fun time. There are some really creative people in our ward. My visiting teacher and her husband were Popi and Olive Oil. They totally fit the part! :)

Danny's actual Birthday Halloween, I was Paula Abdul and Danny was a Jonas Brother. Taelin was a witch and Brick was a mummy. Our kids looked pretty cute if I do say so. After visiting my family, we went to Danny's cousin's house. The house was totally decked out for Halloween with spiderwebs inside and streamers etc.. There was a TON of food and cookies to decorate! His cousin borrowed a Army Tent like the ones on Mash from a neighbor and decorated it with lights, bails of Hay and director chairs to fit the theme. Another cousin borrowed a DJ music equipment. There was even a fog machine. We had a blast!!! Taelin was dancing with everybody especially Jason (One of Danny's cousins). There were so many fun costumes. Amy Winehouse, Hannah Montana, Scooby Doo, Hippies, Choir members (Danny's parents), Jonas Brothers (Danny and Matt), Phantom (Alex), Kiss, etc... It was fun to see what everyone came up with.

Now it is November and I have raked the leaves THREE times in the past week and a half and am sick of them. They are so beautiful while changing colors and attached to the tree. And are fun to jump into etc... But after raking the leaves for the whole neighborhood because they blow into our yard, I am done with them!

The weather has turned cold which makes me SOOO EXCITED for Christmas. I know I know.... Christmas doesn't start until after Thanksgiving! Oh well... you only listen to Christmas music once every year. Danny and I listen to some everyday and have even started watching Christmas movies! :) We have Taelin even watching Christmas cartoons! :)

Taelin, Brick and I went over to Grandma Bitter's house the other day and picked three boxes of apples and borrowed her dehydrator. We are having fun washing apples and slicing them, soaking them in Orange juice, and then dehydrating them. We tasted the first batch of our experiment last night and they were GOOOD! Danny even took some to school today so that is a plus! :)Now I just have two-three days more of dehydrating to look forward to. :)

Brick took his first steps the other day. I looked over at him and he had pulled the drawer open that holds all of the dvds and was dumping them on the floor and then all of the sudden he lets go and starts waving his hands and took two steps. I know it's not a ton, but it is an exciting start! :) GO BRICK!!! He is growing up tooo fast!

SO NOW FOR SOME SHOCKING NEWS!!! DANNY AND I FINALLY....... ordered our wedding pictures! hahahaha It has only been four years TOMORROW! Life happens too fast! :) I guess that means that I am enjoying my life though! :) Danny has been such a good HUSBAND, support system, FATHER, work horse, ENTERTAINER, decorator,LISTENER, teacher, MOTIVATOR! etc... Thank you babe for FOUR WONDERFUL YEARS OF MARRIAGE you are the BEST!
Thanks for reading! I hope to get my camera fixed soon so that I can start posting pictures again. That's why we all look at each others blogs anyway isn't it!? heheh jk!

Robertson Update!

2009-10-05T07:12:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
It has been so long since I last posted. Brick is now 6 months old Taelin two years old and summer is almost over! My my my... where does the time go?!
In April, my dad made a trip to Utah for Conference and to meet Brick! It was so good to see him and my step-mom.
Easter was a blast! We got up early took Danny to work and went to the Provo City egg hunt! Taelin loved it! She got sooo many eggs, it was crazy. It was interesting to find inside; fire balls, hard root beer barrels, butter scotch candies, etc.... They were all hard candies for toddlers! There were a few things that were toddler friendly, but not much. We later had an egg hunt at my Grandmother's house! It was so much fun! Auntie sure knows how to have a good time!
Later that month, we made a trip to California to say good bye to my sister and her kids! Taelin had a blast with her new cousins. This was my first trip without Danny. I drove to CA with my Aunt, it was a fun and busy car ride. If I wasn't attending to Taelin I was to Brick. By the end of the week I was exhausted! Danny and my brother Michael decided to come out to CA and spend the weekend with all of us. It was a wonderful present! I finally got to take a good nap!
We also went to Goblin Valley with Scott, Logan and Amanda! Taelin and Logan were in seventh heaven with all of the dirt! Loads of fun! I was very pleased with this trip to Goblin Valley and glad that it was not a repeat from last year! We had a little scare, but it only lasted about 15 min or so. (The scare is that the wind picked up and the sand started to blow everywhere!)
Also my brother-in-law Matt graduated from High School! Yeah Matt!

June!
Taelin turned TWO! I cannot believe that she is already a toddler! She grew up way too fast if you ask me! We had fun celebrating. The night before, we went to Iggys and she had her favorite food, mini hot dogs. Then for dessert, she got an Ice-cream sundae! She loved it and so did I! :) For her birthday breakfast, we made mini blue berry muffins! She Loved them and blew out the candles on her first try. Well kind of on her first try, they were trick candles, she would have had them out though if they weren't. For her present from mom and dad, we went to build a bear, she didn't really get it, but loves playing with her bear. Later that night we had cake and Ice-cream for family! Taelin got some awesome presents, she got a giant princess coloring book, a princess doll, a dress that Aunt Amanda made! and much more!

July!
Danny and I did the freedom run with my Mom and Briant! It was a fun experience. Danny did really well he ran a 5k in 24 minutes, and that was without training! :) Megan and Lecia camped out so we had a parade spot for the Robertson family and Buckwalter Family. Later we had lunch at the park and played games and then did fire works at the Robertson home! Good times!
Family adventure in Luna, New Mexico! We had a great time. We saw the Gila Cliff Dwellings (long car ride), the Rodgers place ( where we repel and shoot guns), the Box Canyon (like the Narrows). We had a good time. They boys build a standard size soccer goal, a volley ball court, and horse shoe pits. They had a great time. The only thing that was not fun was the FLU.... it went through just about everybody down there! Luckily we all survived and were still able to have a good time!
Our most recent Vacation was to California. My sister Hillary was married August 15th in the San Diego Temple. We first drove to Cayucos California and spent 5 days there with my Dad and Step-mom (Elaine). We had a great time. The weather was cool, but that didn't keep the boys (Michael and Danny and Maile) out of the ocean. We went to look at tide pools, kayak in the bay. We loved exploring Cayucos and spending time with family. We drove down to San Clemente where we spent a few nights at the condo. What a blast. Driving to the wedding was crazy, we some how missed our exit and almost reached Mexico. (there were seven exits left before the border!) We luckily made it in time and Maile stayed with the kids during the sealing. Thank you Maile! The rest of our vacation was in Diamond Bar. First we had a Beach Day in San Clemente! FUN FUN FUN... then we played in the pool, tennis, etc... We had a great time.. However there are not any pictures from this two week vacation. Our camera broke within the first couple of days! :(

Danny turns 26 this month! It's crazy how it feels like we are getting old! hehehe jk. He is now in school at BYU, and works full time. He is currently training for a relay race (Ragnar). He is running it with family :) Flag football is almost over. This week starts the championship games we usually do pretty well as a team so... GO ORANGE CRUSH!!!

Brick has learned to crawl it is soo cute! He is getting faster everyday! He now can pull himself up and stand there. He loves cords!!! Also for some reason the bathroom! He is growing up soo fast! It feels like he was a new born just the other day!

Taelin is learning to sing out loud with me or even by herself, it is soo cute! She also can carry a conversation on the phone with out my help... most of the time. I think that she is starting to realize that there is Great Grandma and Grandma Robertson and Grandma Buckwalter. She has been handling Grandpa's passing pretty well, she still thinks that he is sleeping when we go over to Great Grandma Bitter's house.

As far as I go.... I bought some new running shoes and plan to get fit! It's time that I do something for me. So wish me luck and don't bring me treats! :) Only on Sundays!!!

Thanks for reading! I hope this post finds you and your families well.
Love you all,
Natalie
P.S.
Photos are going to come later. If I don't get this posted, it will sit as a draft for another six months!

A Morning To Remember!

2009-02-24T09:35:00.000-08:00

Today... has been an eventful one! This morning I got a call around 4:00 a.m. from my sister saying that she has been having heavy contractions since 2:00 a.m. and that she needed to go to the hospital. My sister's husband is in Vietnam and is flying in on Sunday, so I went over and picked her up. We drove quickly to the hospital where they monitored her for about 45 min. before deciding that she was in true labor. By this point she was dilated to a 5 and was moved to a delivery room and an anesthesiologist on his way after his C section. By the time the anesthesiologist arrived, Jennie was having pretty hard contractions... To make a short story shorter, she gave birth to Anneliese Marchant by the time the needle had been placed in her back and ready to go! What a trooper Jennie was! The whole time she wasn't allowed to move because of the needle, and she was giving birth at the same time! The the Dr. who was in another room delivering had his hands tied. Luckily there was another Dr. waiting for a C-section in the hall from the same practice. It ended up being the same Dr. that delivered Taelin for me! He was so calm and just stepped right in like he had been there the whole time! Crazy! I got to be the lucky supporter! It was a wonderful experience being able to be there for my sister in her time of need. She was a trooper and proved to herself that she is stronger than she thought she ever could be!

I love you Jennie! Here is a little slide show of our Morning together! Enjoy!

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Cont... from Hospital!

2009-02-18T14:34:00.000-08:00

So I know that I promised the full story! To pick up where I left off, My Aunt came over to our house to watch Taelin for us! THANK YOU AUNTIE! We went to the hospital and didn't know if we could park in the Valet Parking part of the hospital so we went and parked the car ourselves. Danny held my hand through all of the walking. It sure kept them coming (walking that is). The nurse offered me a wheelchair, but I figured that we were close enough to my room, which we were. While there, she hooked me up to all of the machines. Then told me that I was dilated to a small 4. She said that it was probably enough progress, from my Dr's appointment that morning where I was a one and a half, for me to only be assessed for twenty minutes before being able to get an epidural! YEAH!!! She called the Dr and sure enough, he said it was okay for me to have it! Thank you Dr. Carn! My contractions were right on top of each other! Getting an epidural was not the most comfortable thing this time, but I could imagine worse things. I attribute part of my discomfort while being given the epidural to contractions being sooooo close! I had one while getting it! Not what I had in mind! After the epidural I was dilated to a 5. Then quickly to a 7. My mom who was traveling to Utah from California trying to make it in time for the baby, called and said that they were about 15 minutes away. By the time they got to the hospital I was dilated to a 10 and then twenty minutes later started pushing. Overall I was only in the hospital for two hours before Brick entered our world! Which is a totally different experience from Taelin we were there for 17 hours! not including the day before and the visits through the night for medicine to efface me. Anyway... It was a great experience.
That night I had so much adrenaline that I couldn't fall asleep until 5 am! It was crazy! I know that I must have dosed off few times, but not into a deep sleep!

My mom stayed in Utah to help me with the baby and Taelin for a week and a half! It was so wonderful to have her here! Naps are precious! She helped with cooking, and cleaning! And it was fun to just have her here to catch up and visit also! Thanks mom!

We had wonderful meals brought to us from close friends, family, and ward members! THANK YOU!!!! They were all sooo delicious, and nutritious!

My sister Jennie and her two kids arrived on the 29th of January from Vietnam. She is here in the states to have a baby of her own in March! They are having a little girl! It has been fun to see her!

As for now! I am feeling great! I do get TIRED, but Danny is very good to let me nap when he gets home from school and before he goes to work! In turn he gets to sleep through the night for the most part! heheh you know it is kind of hard to sleep to ear piercing cries! :) We are having a BLAST being parents of two! we are so blessed to have a healthy and happy family! Taelin loves her little brother. Yes she has her moments of jealousy, but she is so in tune to him. She wants to know everything that is going on with him. Brick can see our faces now and we assume that he has a fun time looking at us since he holds his head up to look at you while you burp him! :) Thanks for reading and enjoy the pictures!

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Drum Roll Please!!!

2009-01-24T13:00:00.000-08:00

We would like to present to you..... BRICK DANIEL ROBERTSON!!!!

Brick decided to join our world this morning Jan 24 2009 at 12:42 a.m. He weighs 8 lbs 3 oz and is 19 and half inches long!
I started to have contractions around 2:00 p.n. on the 23rd and continued until we had him heheehehe.... I called Danny at work around 8:30 to have him tell his boss that he would probably not be into work Saturday morning. Then I called him again at 9:45 p.m. to ASK... BEG... CRY and ask him if he could come home. Danny's boss is the coolest and said sure GO HOME and GOOD LUCK!!! As soon as I got off the phone with my Danny my mom called (who is on her way to Utah from CA) and asked about my contractions they were currently on top of each other they were about 5, 3, and 1 minutes apart. So we had my Aunt come over and stay with Taelin,

Well I personally need a nap! I just wanted to update everyone! Here are some cute Pictures!
Love you all!

New territory!!!

2009-01-22T16:01:00.000-08:00

Sooo.... This whole waiting part of pregnancy is new to me! With Taelin I was induced 10 days early so... Waiting these last few days is KILLING ME!! heheeh I think that it doesn't help that (as my husband kindly pointed out to me today) I was/am still wishing for an early baby! Taelin was 9 days early and was 8lbs 8oz I think that if this baby waits any longer he is going to come into this world a 10lb baby! Ahhhhh.... My mom says that if she could handle a 9 1/2 lb baby so can I. Probably true, but I would rather not!

Last Saturday night! 3:00 am to be exact I started to have contractions and they were pretty much about 5 min apart and lasted about 45 seconds each... every now and then they were further apart or they didn't last as long. So but 5:00 am they had slowed down and then stopped! I was nervous and excited I immediately got out my pregnancy magazines to read what really contractions felt like and how long they should be etc... The difference with mine was that not all of them were painful. Some of them just made my stomach ROCK HARD! and then others gave me some discomfort! So My sister Jennie and I decided that they were probably just Braxton Hicks contractions. My sister (Jennie) who lives in Vietnam was awake since it was early evening over there... So I decided to call her instead of my sleeping mother at 2:00 am in California. It was a good thing since my contractions were just for practice! I am so excited for this little boy to come and am some what excited to see what it is like to go into labor rather than being induced!

I have been blessed with an easy pregnancy so far and shouldn't even be complaining about still being pregnant. I am sure that many women would die for an easier pregnancy.... no vomiting, etc... I just get all of the swelling, almost preclampsia (sp?) symptoms and this time carpal tunnel and tendinitis symptoms in my hands. Sooo.... oh and the constant heartburn! Anyway... I have a Dr's appointment tomorrow so we will see how things are coming along! Hopefully this baby will be here soon.... But however things go I hope for the best and pray that he is ready when he comes!

Love you all! Thanks for reading!

Still Prego!

2009-01-13T09:21:00.000-08:00

Still Prego! I am sure loving being pregnant except for the numbness in my hands and the swelling of my feet and the pretty much constant reminder of acid reflux! heeheh I am just lucky that I don't have to suffer with the nausea that most women get! know on wood!
Taelin is growing up sooo fast! She is learning so much and is talking up a storm! I was singing rock a by baby to her this morning after her shower and she would try to say the last word of the phrase that I just sang. Like Baby, Top, Blows, Drop, etc.... It was way cute! She amazes me! Children are sponges! Last night she was so frustrated with me because I couldn't understand what it was that she wanted. Finally I said do you want some milk? and she gets this look on her face like YES!!! and licks her lips and started to make a scrunching motion with both fists over and over! It was so cute! I can't wait till she can say. "Mommy can I please have some milk!"
Taelin has also been sleeping in her big girl bed for a week now! It is so cute to watch her crawl up into bed and lay down and say "night night"! Of course she folds her arms before we get into bed to remind us that we need to pray! Sooo CUTE! I love being a mother!
Last night Danny and I picked up my brother from the air port. He was returning from Christmas Vacation and a Tour of Meso America ( I think that was what he called it) Basically a tour of Guatemala and Mexico. He toured a bunch of sights that are said to be where things took place in the Book of Mormon. He had a blast! It was fun to listen about some of his adventures while there! He was tan (Oooooo I am sooo jealous, I would love to be that tan in the winter!) We had invited him to stay for dinner and invited my aunt over. We had Baked Ziti and home made Celebration bread! I was pretty proud of myself! I not only made bread and the main course, but they tasted wonderful! Maybe my dream of being good wife (cook) will come true! Anyway!!! Time to go my fingers are numb! Love you all thanks for reading!

Happy Birthday to me and Happy New Years too!!!

2009-01-03T12:09:00.001-08:00

For my birthday, Danny took me to Denny's for breakfast! We came home and had a relaxing day, Danny did the dishes while Taelin and I took a nap. Later that evening, we went to Provo's first night with JD & Laura, and Celisa & Ian. We had a great time! We watched the fire dancers walked around to see all of the other booths.... Which all had LONG lines... The only line we stood in was for a balloon. Taelin got a monkey and I a penguin. I entered into a bubble gum blowing contest and WON!!! Yep... you read that right! I won! We were each given a five piece package of Bubble Yum and then had to blow the first biggest bubble! I suppose that I was the only one who managed to blow a big bubble! Man! was my jaw sore!!! Five pieces is a lot!!! There were about twenty five other people in the contest, including young... middle and old! I had a great time! After First night, we went to Danny's Uncle's house in Salem! A ton of his cousins were there and we had a blast watching movies, playing games, singing to ROCK BAND and eating, eating, & eating!!!! It was a great way to end 2008! I had a fabulous birthday!

Chritsmas in Luna

2009-01-03T12:06:00.000-08:00

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We're Back!!!

2008-12-27T20:57:00.000-08:00

We're Back! heheh Luna, New Mexico was fun for Christmas! We even got snow! I had a great time playing games, watching movies, attempting to start the fire for the stove!, making breakfast Christmas morning, cutting down a tree, sledding, watching Taelin sled for the first time! Etc... But I am SOOOOO excited to be home! No more waiting for the bathroom, following Taelin around reminding her not to touch the stove or the fire place or the space heaters! She did such a great job down there! I think that she only bumped into the stove once and that is the only close call I know of! Well... I just wanted to let you all know that we made it safely home and that we had a great Christmas! No I did not have the baby yet... good thing! I have begun the Swelling process unfortunately. I thought that I was safe this time since I'm having a winter baby and I didn't start to swell like three months ago like I did with Taelin!

Anyway.... I will write more and post pictures and videos later! I am so tired that I wouldn't mind taking Sleeping Beauties place! :)
Love you all and thanks for reading!

Snow Fun!

2008-12-18T11:34:00.000-08:00

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

2008-12-18T11:06:00.000-08:00

Every December my Aunt makes a wreath to put on my sister Annelise's grave. She does such a good job! They always turn out sooo cute! The first thing that Taelin did when we got to the cometary was sit on Annee's grave! Annelise would understand and probably laugh, so I didn't bother making her get off.

Oh.... The winter wonderland has arrived!!!! I am so excited to finally have snow! With the snow come the responsibilities of shoveling the walks at our apartment building. Taelin does so well following Danny around and playing in the snow with him.... I get to take the pictures and spread the ice-melt. I shoveled a little! There sure was a lot of snow to shovel! Here are some pictures of our fun family adventure in the snow!

This morning Taelin woke up at 4:00 a.m.!!! Ahhhhh.... I thought that we had this whole sleeping through the night down! I guess not! It was okay though because we were getting up at 5:00 a.m. to take my brother to the airport! He is joining my mom, and sisters in California for Christmas! He is going to have a great time! Here are some pictures of our drop off!

I hope that you have enjoyed our Blog! Merry Christmas to you all!!!

Trip to Salt Lake City!

2008-12-11T10:05:00.000-08:00

So yesterday our little family took the trek up to Salt Lake City! Danny needed to go tour the Church History Museum so we did that first and then took advantage of being close and seeing the lights! The Museum was great and Taelin was even amused by all of the things that were at her level! They were so smart in putting up railings and plexy glass below to allow the children to see the exhibits too! She loved looking at the refection of Angel Maroni in the window looking towards Temple Square! One of my favorite things is watching or riding the carriages! (I have only road in the carriage when I was about 5 years old) The sound of the Clydesdale hooves clapping against the road is just so beautiful not to mention the horse itself! The lights were amazing they are always soo beautiful and make me want to be so ambitious myself and do it to all of the trees in my yard, but who am I kidding do you know how long that would take! FOREVER! I love decorating for Christmas but do not enjoy being a human ice sculpture. On our way home I was in the mood for Olive Gardens soup! And just as we were passing a car pulled out of a parking place just in front of the restaurant! We were meant to go.. the wait was only 10 minutes so we stayed! I love the Minestrone soup there.... it's the best! Yummmm.... Taelin enjoyed it too.... There was a family of kids sitting behind me and they had fun making her laugh! We're talking a gut belly laugh! It was adorable and we all had a good time laughing with her! Thanks for reading! Have a very merry time getting ready for Christmas!

Catching Snow Flakes

2008-12-09T14:27:00.000-08:00

Okay so here is the video of Taelin Playing in the snow!

Hopin' for a Winter Wonder Land!

2008-12-08T12:37:00.000-08:00

I sooo love winter! I love all four seasons! So far Utah has been lacking one or two of the seasons every year for the last few years. They come late and leave early! So sad!!! I remember the years when I would play play play in the snow that was at least two feet deep all winter long! The boys in the neighborhood would make the coolest forts! They were tall enough that you could stand up in them and they would build them on a hill so that you could slid into the igloo and then they had another way out! I am not quite sure what the inside was like, because they were true boys and NO GIRLS were allowed! So sad! but they were still cool to look at. The next door neighbor would take his four wheeler and snow plow all of the snow to the side of the street into a big pile.... then I would attempt to make my own igloo.... never really was fun since you have all of the dirt from the road! No shoveling isn't the best, but it sure makes for a great family activity with hot chocolate afterwords. I wish that the snow would stick today! It needs to look more like Christmas! Here is a cute picture and video of Taelin playing in the snow! Okay so Blogger is being stuborn and not downloading the video! Sad! She tried to catch the snow flakes in her mouth it was really cute! Maybe I will try another day when I have the patience!

It was cold and fun. Taelin enjoyed a candy cane for the first time! The stickiness was all over her and the coat! I guess that it is a good thing both are washable! Uncle Ian was in the parade since he works for Provo City.
It was fun to see him. We have our house officially decorated for Christmas! I think that it looks so cute! I will have to post some pictures later since I haven't taken any yet!
Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

Oh and here is another picture that I LOVE Taelin snuggling with Daddy!

Our Third Year Celebration!

2008-11-19T14:40:00.000-08:00

So here is the Third Year Anniversary picture!

We always go to the temple on/close too our anniversary. We even went when we were in Vegas. This year I thought that it would be fun to go back to the Timpanogos Temple where we were married! We haven't been back there since we were married! SAD! We always end up going to the Provo temple because it is closer. So we got ready dropped Taelin on off at the in-laws and then drove to American Fork only to find out that the temple is closed! hehehehe just our luck, of course we didn't call ahead of time! So we drove bake to Provo. The temple in Provo is beautiful. We had a great time and then went to dinner at Chili's. WE LOVE Chili's. Their chips and salsa are AMAZING and the Chocolate Molten Cake is always to die for! hehehe I loved it. We had a great relaxing time together and on our way home picked up some Martinelli's and a movie. We watched the whole movie which is amazing because it was like 1:00a.m. when it got over. I usually go to bed at 10:00 p.m. This morning I paid for it, I sooo did not want to get out of bed to get Taelin! But luckily for me Taelin took a three hr. nap this morning which means that I did too! hehehe :) I love Danny so much and am so lucky to have him in my life! Can't wait to celebrate year number four!

Three years!!!

2008-11-17T19:12:00.000-08:00

This was the first year we were married! 2005
Soooo... Tomorrow Danny and I will have been married for THREE years! I can't believe that the time has sped along so fast! I just wanted to say that I am grateful for a husband who tries to understand me even when I don't make sense and loves me for who I am! He is the best!!!! We have Megan watching Taelin for us so that we can go have some fun! I will have to write about it after since our plans are not set in stone. This is the first year anniversary! 2006 We stayed at the Invited Inn in Heber! It was very relaxing and beautiful!
So I am a ditz! This is our second year anniversary! 2007 We went to Vegas with my Brother, Mom, and Step-dad Briant. We had a great time and went to Phantom of the Opera, and Stomp Out Loud! Then Stayed one extra night for our anniversary at the Tropicana. We walked the Strip going in and out of every hotel on the way. Taelin loved the lights and had some good snoozes on the LONG walk. We ate dinner at the Rio .... It was a huge buffet that Danny couldn't wait to get to. I can't believe that a I forgot to post this one! Sorry! heheh I guess that's what happens with a prego. at the computer!

And you will just have to wait to see the third year picture since it's not until tomorrow! love you all thanks for being excited with me!

October came and Went!

2008-10-22T14:25:00.000-07:00

So I am officially the biggest SLACKER ever! Heheh It has almost been a month since my last blog!
There has been a lot that has happened since. We celebrated my mom’s birthday September 22nd at Brick Oven in Provo! It was a lot of fun! It was a surprise party!! We invited family and a bunch of her close friends, I think that there were about 40 plus people there. She thought her and Briant were just picking up a pizza and then taking it over to my house for dinner and to play games, but SURPRISE we were all there to celebrate her life with her! It was a great time! J
This October has gone by so fast! I was so excited though. We put up a spider web on the first, and lights, and our Halloween pumpkin witch for the front door. Danny wouldn’t let me put it up sooner! I had a great time putting it up. I love decorating for the holidays. Then we temporarily moved over to a neighbors house and watched their three children for nine days while they attended a wedding in the Caribbean. It was definitely different going from one child to four, but it was a great learning experience and beside having the flu I had a great time! We went to a Halloween party at the Flakes house, made tool witch skirts and we went for a walk in the canyon, we went to Jump On It! We went to Hee Haw farms. It was a great time!
The next week Taelin went to Danny’s parents Halloween party as Pebbles! She looked so cute!
The next event in our lives was Danny’s birthday! Halloween! It was so much fun! It Sure came up fast. Taelin and I got up early and made blueberry muffins for Danny and sang to him in bed! Then we had him open up his present! Taelin and I got him a Wii for his birthday! This will also count as Christmas and an Anniversary present ! He loved his present and we put it together and played a little before he had to go to class.
For our Costumes, Taelin was a Butterfly! I made her body suit and the wings were made by my precious sister Anneliese. (She passed away almost three years ago due to Cancer). Taelin looked adorable! I went as a Cow Girl! I found a maternity shirt at DI. I am so not the best person to come up with a cool costume! Danny however is something else. He went as Barf from Space Balls the movie! It is a spoof of Star Wars! He is a MOG half man half dog! We seriously drove around for ever looking for the right kind of material to make a tale and ears etc… Finally we decided to go for the white and then spray paint it the color that we needed! It turned out great! Danny found his work suit at Savers! It was the perfect color!
The PARTY was a blast! It was at the Robertson house! Amanda and Scott had told us that we were going to have a Halloween costume party and that EVERYONE had to dress up! I will post a picture of everyone! There were some great Costumes! Scott was David Bowie (sp) from Labyrinth, Amanda Cruella Devil, Logan as a Dinosaur, Karen a WalMart greeter, Russ as Joe Dirt, Ian and Celisa Fam. as the Incredibles, Alex as Speed Racer, Megan as a Ghost, and Matt was MIA he was at State High School playoffs.
Earlier this week, we watched cousin Alli, we had a lot of fun. We went over to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa Bitter, and helped them rake and bag leaves! After playing in them. Alli had a blast! Taelin was a little timid when it came to playing in the scratchy leaves. By the time we needed to go Taelin was enjoying herself in the leaves.

Now we are in November and it is going by soooo fast! This month on the 18th Danny and I will celebrate our 3rd year anniversary! Can you believe it?! Married life is great! It goes by sooo fast too fast! There are so many good things that have happened to us since we have been married. We are grateful for our great friends and wonderful family. You have all blessed us with great memories. We love you all… thank you for reading!

The Name Game!

2008-09-19T16:12:00.000-07:00

His nose and lips (in the middle) are poking out from his arms in front of his face!
It's a boy!

Profile with arm

Another Profile!

This is his leg bent like he is sitting in a chair!

Should it be little Brick Daniel or Dently Daniel or Dently Bruce Robertson!!!??? We will have to see what he looks like I guess! I learned a really cool fact today! My Grandfather, who died when my mother was One and a half years old was born on January 25th which is my due date! His name was Theodore Dently Schofield. So obviously the name Dently is from him. How cool would it be if I delivered on the 25th of Jan and named him Dently Daniel it would have a ton of meaning! Don't you think?! Anyway... We have quite a bit of time before seeing the little guy.. So I will just think about the names a little more, but what is your opinion?? Don't dis the names because they are ones that we really like!! hehehe But tell me which one(s) you like the most!

Danny felt the little guy move for the first time on Wednesday! He is getting so that he moves alot! It is so exciting to feel him in there alive! In the morning I just wait to feel him to know that I didn't sleep wrong in the night! I like to sleep on my back most of the time! I know that it isn't safe for the little guy, but I can't help it!!! Anyway!

Last week we had a long day, and we hurried home for lunch to try to feed her before she was too sleepy! We totally failed! heheh This picture was so cute I just had to share!

Taelin is doing great! Well for the most part! Last week we bought her toddler bed and set it up in her room. We are not making her sleep in it yet, but thought that it would be a good idea for her to see it and familiarize herself with it and then some time in the next three months start sleeping in it. She didn't handle the room switch very well. On day one,She started to be really hard to put down for a nap, or she wouldn't at all. Then on day two, I finally put the bumper pads back in her crib and she started to sleep again. Then she decided that she would try to only take one nap a day! She didn't know it but I did!!! She so needed a morning nap but would sleep! So she was awake most of the morning had an early lunch and then napped for 21/2 hrs. Then was awake until 7 and went to bed. She did this two days. Then this morning she decided that she wanted a nap. She went to her crib and said please (sign language) I gave her her Binky and she slept for three hrs!! Yeah!!! As of right now she is taking another nap! I hope that she is back to her regular sleeping schedule! She is so much more pleasant to be around when she has good naps!
Yesterday I went to the fabric store and bought new fabrics for a quilt and bumper pad for a boy! I am excited to get started! Now that I don't work I will have more time to work on them! I think that it will tun out really cute! I have picked some of the same fabrics that I used in Taelin's so that his will match the room. His colors are Green and Blue. I found a sheet at Baby's R Us and fell in love with it. It has Blue and green and brown dots on a white back ground! I love it

Danny is doing well! He has classes at BYU everyday and then rushes to work Wed-Fri! It's hard to go to school and work full time! He is such a trooper! He started flag football with his brothers, family, friends! They play every Tuesday!(that is his day off from work) He loves playing! The week before last he was kneed in the thy and had a dead leg. He said it hurt pretty bad for the next three days, I can only imagine that it is like when you get a charlie horse and how the muscle hurt for days.

Thanks for reading about the little things that happen in our life! Hope you enjoyed it!

And the Answer Is!!!!

2008-09-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

So... Today was a busy day! I took Danny to school, dropped Taelin off at the In-laws for Megan to babysit her, then went to the Hospital!!! Today was my ultrasound! Yes I know what we are having! It's a...... BOY!! We are so excited! It is going to be fun and a challenge to have a Boy. You see I only have one brother so... besides dating and being married to one, I don't have that much expertise in this area. Being a parent has MANY learning curves and I am pretty sure that I am ready to tackle this one!
After the Ultrasound and Taelins nap, I decided that we should go get a little present for Danny to let him know it is a Boy. We went to Burlington Coat Factory. Well, in the parking lot as I am about to unbuckle Taelin I hear this screeching noise and look up to so an older man loosing control of a scooter, and he fell and it looked like he hit his head. I hurried and shut the door and was about there when another lady beat me to it. She asked if he was alright and he was. I returned to the car only to figure out that I had locked the door and the keys were inside with Taelin. The lanyard was hanging out of the door but no keys!!! PANIC!!! I ran over to a guy in a super macho truck and asked if he knew how to jimmy rig a car, he said no. So I called the police and they came to my rescue about two min. later. Tealin was alright! We played Peek a Boo while waiting for help.
We still went in the store and found little Jordan slippers, beanie, and shirt for a little boy! Danny loved them! He watched the ultrasound video at his parents house, and he figured out it was a boy quickly!
We are so excited for this new adventure! Thanks for reading about my day!

Tag I'm IT!!

2008-09-09T19:51:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged by Amanda
Answer each question with ONE word, then tag three friends!

1. Where is your cell phone? Purse
2. Your significant other? Danny
3. Your hair? Up
4. Your mother? Wonderful
5. Your father? Awesome
6. Your favorite thing? Crafts
7. Your dream last night? Witches
8. Your favorite drink? Water
9. Your dream/goal? Travel
10. The room you’re in? Living
11. Your hobby? Crafts
12. Your fear? Curbed
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? House
14. What you’re not? Energized
15. Muffins? Poppy
16. One of your wish list items? Everything??!!
17. Where you grew up? Orem
18. Last thing you did? Laundry
19. What you're wearing? PJ's
20. Favorite Gadget? shuffle
21. Your pets? None
22. Your computer? Black
23. Your mood? Tired
24. Missing someone? Danny
25. Your car? Dented
26. Something you're not wearing? Shoes
27. Favorite store? Costco
28. Like someone? Yes
29. Favorite color? Yellow
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
31. When was the last time you cried? Today

Hope that some of you learned a little more about me! Sorry if my answers are not all that interesting, I am Dog tired!!! It's been a good day! I tag EMILY, MELISSA & JENNIE :)

And let the Games Begin! Vacation part two!

2008-09-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

More Fun in the Sun!!!

So the second part of our trip in California took place in Diamond Bar! It was such nice weather. Warm/HOT and gave me the perfect tanning ability! heheh What can I say I like a little color!

So we started off our vacation with a trip to Angel's stadium. They are supposed to be the number one team in the league right now! HA.... They lost 0-9! Well at least I think it was 9. We left at the top of the last inning. Anyway... we had a great time! It was fun talking to the people in front of us. They are regulars. They said that since the Angels went on tour they haven't won a game. Usually they are close where they loose by one point. This game was a blow out! There was also this adorable baby girl on the front row... Danny and I were guessing how old she was and yep we were right two weeks old! She slept through the whole game! Guess what the Angel's won their game the next night! hehehe just our luck! We still enjoyed ourselves and Taelin loved her baby sitters!

For the rest of our vacation, we had a fun relaxing time. We really never needed to leave the house, beside going to church. While there we played tennis, worked out, played ping-pong, swam...swam...and swam!!! We watched the Olympics, even made up our own Olympics in the pool, went to the San Clemente Beach all day!! Ate Yummy food at the Fisherman's Warf! Not that there was room but I couldn't resist! I ordered the Strawberry shortcake and Briant the Peanut butter Ice-cream Pie with graham cracker crust! You will see the pictures this Pie was HUGE!!! I bet that it was a whole tub of ice-cream! It was delicious though and I loved my shortcake! Good food and good times. We ate at many other great food places. BJ's Restaurant and Brewery! A Mexican restaurant with the missionaries! A Chinese Restaurant, In and Out! Etc.... I ate very well on this trip! Great food! We also at at Buckwalter's kitchen! There was always yummy food for breakfast thanks to chef Briant and yummy dinner thanks to chef Becky!

Thank you for a great time, great food, great bed, and for letting us attend the Buckwalter Olympics! We love you, miss you, and can't wait for our next adventure out to see you!

P.S. The slide show for some reason does not load correctly the first time though. Uhhhg... I don't want to make another one so here it is! Just use the arrows to go back through and look at each page! Sorry for the inconvenience! Enjoy!

Thanks for reading and enjoy our Diamond Bar Olympic/Vacation slide show!

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We're Back!!!

2008-08-27T20:45:00.000-07:00

After a wonderful vacation we are now back home! We had a great time in California!!

Fist we, I mean Danny!, drove ALL night. We arrived at 5-5:30 A.M. Then got up with Taelin at 8:00! It was a great drive! It took Danny about three days to recoup from the drive! Each day he slept in a little longer! Taelin was up at about 7-7:30 a.m. each day ready for breakfast! Then she followed her routine and took a morning and afternoon nap! It was wonderful... These breaks gave me just enough time to finish reading the HOST! Such a great book! Anyway... While in Cayucos we walked the beach, built sand castles, played in the water a little! It was cool! Walked the town, Ate at Duckies! My sister Emily said it was really good food and it was! We went shopping in Morro Bay, Drove to see the Elephant Seals. They look like seals but have a huge nose like an Elephant but smaller of course! This time of year they are shedding their skin and getting new ones. In the slideshow, you will see the shiny new skin and the old brown skin on some of them. We made the trek up to the Monterey Bay Aquarium! It was amazing! On the way up we decided to drive Hwy. One! It was a beautiful drive! There was a lot to look at, but I kept my nose in my book! hehehe I finished it though! I think that all of us at some point, from on the curvy road, got a little sick to our stomachs! I needed a little breather. The combo of being pregnant, reading, the turns and an empty stomach did not sit well with me! It was a wonderful drive and I enjoyed the opportunity! We stopped at Subway to eat before we went to the Aquarium! It was just what I needed!

The Aquarium was AMAZING!!! There was so much to see! We first saw the Deep Sea Otters! They look so cute and playful! The windows were double pained and there was about six inches between each pane. The only thing was that you could only see the one against the water because of the water splashing on it. So not once but twice did I try to get a closer look and hit my head on the window! It was quite funny! We also got to see the Penguins and the Kelp animals being fed! There was a huge Jelly fish exhibit going on! I didn't realize that there were so many kinds of Jelly fish! They are fun to look at!
The Aquarium had a wonderful variety of things to do and see including their hands on exhibit! We got to touch starfish and a sting ray, etc... It was lots of fun! We had a great time! One thing that we noticed while we were there was the large number of European Tourists! There were a lot! French here and German over there etc... It was great to see all of them! With the exchange rate to their advantage, it is a great time for them to come to America and tour!

Dad and Mom Elaine were so kind to have us in their home! Thank you for your great hospitality and the wonderful company! We had a fabulous time and miss you already! We can't wait for our next adventure to see you!

Thanks for reading and enjoy the slide show!

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A New Addition!

2008-08-12T09:44:00.000-07:00

SIKE!!! It's not me, but it is in my family!!!

Celisa my good friend and sister-in-law delivered a little girl Yesterday August 11th, 2008 at 12:57 p.m. .... We were all surprised! Ian and Celisa did not find out what they were having with the Ulta Sound, so when the baby came out we were delighted to see it was a girl! Personally I thought it was going to be a boy but... I am never right about these things!!! She weighed 6.9 Lbs and is 19 inches long and has a head of hair. Celisa is such a trooper! She makes having a baby look like riding a bike! Easy is what I mean... She only gave THREE pushes and then there was the baby! I pushed for THREE HOURS with Taelin! I hope that this next baby is a little easier to push out! Anyway... Here are the pictures that I have on my Camera! These are some of Melynn's Firsts!

Random Moments

2008-08-12T09:16:00.000-07:00

So I just downloaded pictures onto my computer and thought that I needed to share a few of them! What can I say, Taelin is just the most adorable little girl I have seen!!!!
At Uncle JD's house, she got to try on his cowboy boots! Look at those cute little leggs!!!

Grandma and Grandpa Buckwalter took us all to the Harley Cafe inside the new Harley store in Orem!! YUMMMM!! The food was great and the rides were totally awesome! There were people turning on the bikes in the store they were so loud, but fun to listen to! Taelin thinks that she is going to be a biker chick!!

Aunt Laura watched Taelin for us while we went to see the new Batman movie! So good!!! While there, Taelin took a dive in Aunt Laura's tub, so her clothes were soaked. She helped dad drive down the street to our house for some dry clothes so we could go to dinner with the family. She is a natural driver!

For FHE Auntie, Michael, Grandma and Grandpa Buckwalter and Us, all went up to South Fork Park for a picnic and games! We had fun playing in the wet grass since it had rained for one minute before we got there! Good times! If you can see on Taelin's shirt, she tried to eat the dirt but decided that it didn't taste very good!

This was Taelin's first time going down the slide all by herself! My she is growing up so fast! I can't believe it! She loved it so much she even tried to climb up the slide! (sorry the video is sideways, I can't figure out how to rotate it!)

Another Baby Robertson!

2008-08-11T09:29:00.000-07:00

So I think that it is about time that we tell our friends, in the Blogger world, our great news! We would like to announce that Danny and I are expecting baby number two! We are so excited for this new addition! The official due date is January 25, 2009! I was going to wait and post this announcement when we had an ultra sound picture, but that isn't for another month and I don't want to wait anymore.... So there you have it... Baby number two is on it's way!
I am feeling great! Luckily I haven't been introduced to the oh so common morning sickness!! Knock on wood!!! I get head aches every now and then and seem to have a little nausea, but not that much. Life in the pregnant world has been great! Sleeping has been a little difficult, but that isn't new. I am starting to show a little pouch, enough for people to think that I am just gaining weight! Hehehe and the process begins. :)
We are hoping that since Christmas is so close to the due date, we will still be able to attend the Robertson family Christmas in Luna, New Mexico. We will have to see how swollen I get this pregnancy!!!

Another month of FUN!!!

2008-08-10T09:01:00.000-07:00

For Kayla's Birthday (June 30) We got together at Heathers house for cake and ice-cream. We all matched and thought that we needed to take a picture to document the occasion! Don't we all look great!

The fourth of July was also a blast! We woke up and went to the ward breakfast. I made hash browns so we missed the balloon launch this year! Sad! Oh well next year. Taelin loved the parade. She had a sucker for the second time in her life and thought it was fun to rub it on the road and then try and eat it... I wouldn't let her eat it just so you know! After taking the sucker away we finally made her sit in Danny's lap while she sucked on a new one!!! Thanks to the Flake family we had shade and a place to sit during the parade!

Taelin had an ice-cream cone for the first time with Auntie at Cherry Hill Park! It was so hot and a beautiful day... She loved the ice-cream.

We celebrated Logan's first birthday on July 10th at the Sera Park. It was a great time and good food. Taelin loved eating everyone's food and drinking their water! Logan got tons of awesome toys! Including his sweet new ride! It was love at first sight!!! After a great party and yummy food, some of us headed over to the pool for a much needed swim! The weather was perfect, and Amanda's sister Heather brought a bunch of cool pool toys for us to play with.. Thanks for sharing.

Danny's cousin's children were playing in a baseball tournament, so we got together with the family at his Uncle Carl's house for a BBQ. Yum Yum YUM... the food was awesome. Taelin met the banister behind the couch with her head. It was a sad moment... I think this is the biggest owe that she has ever gotten. Here is a little video... She said Ow for the first time.

July has been a fun month!

Taelin's First Birthday!

2008-08-10T08:48:00.000-07:00

I didn't get to writing about Taelin's birthday! I would like to say thank you to everyone who helped and shared this special day with us. Taelin had such a great day! We went to the zoo first thing in the morning and we are glad that we did. All of the animals seemed to be awake and were being fed! That is the best time to watch them since they are out of hiding and moving around. It was great!

Taelin loved the monkeys... here is a video of her talking to them in the monkey house!
For the first time at the Hogle Zoo, I got to see the penguins being fed! ( sorry the picture is blurry) So they were actually doing something rather than just standing there. They were going in the water!!! For some reason I love watching them jump into the water! The Bears were having enrichment exercises. This is where they hid food around their exhibit and then observe them finding the yummy treats!

After a long day at the zoo Taelin took a nap on the way home. It was great! I hurried and finnished making some cup cakes for her party and then we were off to Lion's park. The weather had been perfect all day and then out of no where the wind picked up and it started to get cold! Even though the weather wasn't the best everyone still came and helped us celebrate! Thank you... There was great food and lots of presents! We had a blast and at the end of the day were ready for bed!

Taelin's First Birthday!

2008-07-24T23:42:00.001-07:00

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New Adventures!!!

2008-07-18T14:13:00.000-07:00

Okay so there are actually a few things that came before Taelin's birthday that I would like to share!

First time putting feet into Provo River... bur... it was cold!!!

Taelin and Logan (her cousin) took their first swimming class together. It was so much fun to see how Taelin loved the water. This was the first time she had entered a pool since she was two months old. She liked it a lot more this time! :) We tried to teach her to lay on her back in the water, it worked as long as mom's shoulder was under her head. I dunked her for the first time that day. I have to say that she did very well, she was a little suprised but didn't cry at all. Logan started to warm up to the idea of a pool about the second lesson. The first lesson he was frozen, litteraly, he was shivering and everything. At the second lesson he started to play which warmed up a little!

Danny was accepted to BYU this summer semester. So we went on campus to meet with his councelor to sign up for the right classes. Taelin decided that she wanted to push the stroller, not sit in it, around campus. Danny is enjoying his Chemistry class so far. It is challenging but he is trying his best to understand it.

Before school started we decided that we needed to take a vacation. We were planning on going out to CA to visit my mom. We sat down and realized that the only week that would work was memorial weekend. My sister Jennie and her family were going to be there for their pit stop on their way to Vietnam. My Aunt was there and my sister Emily and family was going to be there. It ended up being a great big family reunion. My brother Michael drove with us from Utah, it was nice to have someone to keep Danny awake. I am a sleeping traveler. I enjoy long naps while traveling long or short distances in the car! hehehe

It was so nice to have a vacation away from everyday life! We swam almost every day, even though it was overcast and sometimes I think colder than Utah. But it was a blast. The food, company, and accommodations were wonderful! Thanks for having us Buckwalters.

The gorgeous view walking down from the beach condo. San Clemente beach is beautiful!

Auntie knowing how hot it was going to be in Vietnam, she bought Emma some new night gowns for bed! She loved them!

After our trip to CA. Taelin decided to play with the vacuum. She is terrified of the vacuum, but still likes to touch it. Here is a funny clip of her experimenting with the power button.

A much needed update!!!

2008-07-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

It wasn't ME!!!

So it has been way toooo long since I have posted! Our computer crashed, we got rid of the Internet, and we are too impatient to use my in-laws computer to blog! Talk about like 20 min to load a page at times!!! Not worth it! Excuses excuses I know!!! Danny started school at BYU this summer semester so we needed to buy a computer for homework, since everything is online these days! I am happy to now be at home on a fast computer instead of the ancient one at the Robertson's house. :) We are very grateful to them though for letting us us theirs in the meantime!

Since February, much has happened in our lives. Taelin is growing up way too fast but we are loving almost every minute of it. The bad sleeping habits I could do without! :) But everything else is wonderful. From learning how to walk, saying Mama, Dada, going up and down stairs, to eating normal food (no more baby food). Taelin is almost bottle weened, and she is finally getting her upper four teeth! Ouch, I have soo many cute pictures, but they are a pain to put on here, so we will see how many I post!

St. Patrick's Day at G-ma and G-pa Robertson's!!

Mountain View Easter egg hunt with Flake family!
(Holly, Dallas, Celeste, Janell, Natalie and Taelin)
Thank you Michael for getting up and driving Taelin and Me to the Orem and Provo Easter egg hunts! It was a blast!

This was the best way to get Taelin to pick up eggs by herself!

Easter with the cousins!

Taelin learned how to walk! These are her first few steps!

March 24, 2008

May 12, 2008

Grandma Elaine & Grandpa Doug came for General Conference! It was so much fun to see them!

Grandma Becky & Grandpa Briant also came for General Conference. This is their eight month anniversary celebrated at JCW's!

Taelin and Logan playing on the back porch!

Family Vacation

We took a family Vacation with the Robertsons to Goblin Valley, UT. This was quite the trip. We drove down to meet everyone on Sunday after Work and Church. Then on Monday we all hiked Wild Horse Canyon! It was beautiful! The sand stone shows perfect lines from the wear and tare of water and wind moving through the canyon. My cousin Jamie let us barrow her baby pack! Thank you!!! It was a life saver. Danny said that by the end of the day his shoulders hurt, but it was nice to not have to hold Taelin the whole way. It was a five mile hike! Taelin slept, watched, cried, ate, etc... all in the back pack and came out for a little break in the middle. After the hike, the wind started to pick up. We got in the cars and went for a quick trip down to visit the goblins. These are statues formed by the wind. It was sooo windy down there. The wind pelted my legs and it felt like tiny needles hitting me everywhere. We covered Taelin and hurried down the hill to the goblins. It was fun to hike around them for a while. Alex and Matt had fun jumping from goblin to goblin.

Scott & Logan, Alex, Danny & Taelin

Natalie, Taelin, & Danny

Danny & Taelin

Alex on top of a Goblin

Scott, Logan, & Amanda

Ian, Kadrynn, Schaefer, & Celisa

Danny & Taelin

Russ & Karen

Danny and I provided Chili for dinner that night and then everyone retired to their tents, due to the wind. This was a long night! The zipper on our tent wouldn't close! After much patience Danny and I finally got the door closed. I went to gather some things and when came back noticed Danny in the tent, and thought to myself, oh, he must have fixed the zipper and then proceeded to open the zipper. Ahhhh... I should have just shot myself in the foot. He had entered the tent through the door on the other side of the tent!!! We never got the door closed again. We tried duct tape but it was no match for the sandy wind. Luckily the tent had three different rooms so we closed Taelin's side off, from the main part, so the sandy wind would not get to her. Danny and I took turns through the night holding up the poles to the tent. At one point Danny fell asleep and woke with a bonk on the head. The wind felt like it could have been blowing about 70 mph. That morning it was pretty much hurry and pack up as quick as possible for everyone! As we were emptying our tent I started to hear snapping. Two of the spring poles had snapped. After that we hurried as fast as we could to pack up the tent! I don't even remember if we had breakfast! I don't think that we did. The babies, Taelin and Logan chilled in the van with Megan while we were taking down the tents. Scott and Amanda, Danny and I headed back to Orem while the rest headed to Denver. This was a fun yet interesting vacation.

Our tent before the sand wind storm

Sergent JD Thornock Home from Iraq
We had so much fun getting ready for JD to come home from Iraq. When Laura told us, we called around to see who would donate things to welcome home a Marine from Iraq. WalMart decided to donate yellow balloons and Maceys helium and string. The ward put up flags down our street and Laura and I made signs to put up. It was going to be perfect. Well each day we waited for the final I'm coming home and it finally came on May 1st, 2008 he would be arriving at the base around 4:00 p.m. The wind was horrible. We were going to steak balloons between each flag but they were popping on the grass. So we ended up putting bunches around their front door and up the banister in their house and by the sign at the beginning of our street! It looked great!

I know that many of you are waiting for Taelin's Birthday Celebration pictures etc... but it is too late to start on that. So I will post again hopefully tomorrow! Until then thanks for reading!

Little changes in our daily life!

2008-02-22T19:29:00.000-08:00

So... Taelin has another tooth coming in! We are so excited. She also started to clap yesterday, and her crawling pace is getting faster each day. She amazes me with all of the new things that she learns each day.

As far as Taelin's episodes go, she hasn't had one since Tuesday after our Dr's apt. I am so grateful for that. My mom was looking up what some of the causes were and one of them was pain. I am wondering if she was reacting because of her ear ache!? It's crazy, I had no idea that she even had one. The only sign she showed was lack of interest in her food. But I thought that was just because of her cold. Anyway... I am so glad that she hasn't had one since. Knock on wood!!!

Danny started his job last night! I was sooo bored. While Taelin took her nap, I vacuumed the floor and finished the dishes, swept the floor and deep cleaned the counters. Then Danny's mom came over and visited with me for a while! I was so grateful it made time go by so much faster. Then I called my Sister Jennie and talked with her about the Twilight Saga! I finished the last book yesterday morning Feb. 21st 08. Just to tell you how much I was into the books, I stayed up till 3:00 a.m. reading! I couldn't stop. Now I am sad that it is all over, I can't wait for the next one that comes out on August 2nd. Anyways... I talked with my sister for a little over and hour. She is also in love with the books. She has read them three times each! It was fun talking to her. Anyway, the time seemed to fly by it was great! I am sure that I will find a lot of things to fill my new spare time with in the future!
As far as Danny's job went, he loved it. He is catching on quickly about all of the rules etc.. I think that he really loves working with the youth.
Thanks for reading,
Natalie

Life can be scary at times!

2008-02-15T10:54:00.001-08:00

So Yesterday Feb. 18 2008, Taelin surprised us with something new! I have to admit that it is not something that I like. I laid her down for a nap and she started to cry, a hard cry, like I just hit my head on the bench kind of cry. Then she stopped breathing and turned blue and was limp. I hurried and turned her upside down on my knee and started to pat/hit her back as if she was choking on something. She finally came to and was crying! It was the worst thing ever. She has been sooo sick lately that I just assumed that she as choking on saliva/snot/etc... Well today after her bath, Danny laid her on the changing table to put a diaper on and she did it again. Of course we thought that we should take her to the Dr's. So While we were there, the Dr. didn't seem surprised to hear about these episodes. He checked everything out and informed us that she had an ear infection and that because of her age and temperament that she was going through a stage where she holds her breath. I guess that a lot for children do this. Of course she is not doing it on purpose, but he said that she starts crying and catches herself off guard and quits breathing. He said that she will start breathing on her own after these episodes. Well she was given her Hepatitis shot while we were there and of course she did it while we were there. I hate it when she does it! You have NO idea what goes through my mind, heart and body. It's like a panic attack. What do I do, and am I doing it right, she's still NOT breathing and then all of the sudden she does! Gasping for air!!! This is the worst feeling. The first time she did it I thought that she was dead!! Ahhhhh.... why does she have to pull on my heart strings like this. I feel like I can't not have the monitor on now! I have to be reassured that she is still breathing. I know that they said that she will start breathing on her own, but what if she doesn't. I don't think that we are going to be able to finish sleep trainging Taelin! I just can't bear the thought of her not breathing! I hope that when she feels a little better that she will sleep train herself and the she will learn not to cry soooo hard!

Anyway, That is the latest about Taelin. Other that that she is a cute happy little camper. She loves to crawl around to see what she can find.

Our car was hit on Sunday night, and the someone who hit our car just drove away like it was no big deal. Of course we didn't see or hear anything. I can't believe that people wouldn't leave a note with their name and number with and apology!! It just angers me soooo much! That is the purpose of insurance! Sure your cost is going to go up, but that is the price of driving badly. Ahhhh anyway.... the dent is below our gas tank and above the rear drivers side wheel. There is a little red paint so I have been keeping my eyes out for a red car in our neighborhood that parks across the street from us. When we have the money to fix it the car will also need to be painted. There are huge!! pieces coming off.

On to the good news Danny found a job! He is working for the Provo Canyon School! He went and observed the other day and seemed to really like it. He has always liked working with the youth so I feel that it will be a really good job for him. We also feel that it will work well with school.

I have been enjoying the Twilight series! I have read the first two books in three days, and my sister in law brought over the third book today! I am sooo excited to read it!

That is just about all that is new with our family. Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Natalie

8 Months Old

2008-02-15T10:54:00.000-08:00

Taelin is officially 8 months. Our little sweetheart is growing up so fast! Too fast if you ask me. This last week she has learned how to crawl on her knees, stand up in her crib, stand up holding on to the couch/chair etc... She LOVES gold fish crackers and eating real food. This morning when feeding her I noticed that the spoon would stick when she bit on it. Usually it just slides right out. So I looked in her mouth and there it was, the top of a little tooth on the bottom left!! We are so excited. We were starting to think that she was never going to stop screaming in the night. Now I feel bad that I let her cry. Taelin has pretty much been sick the whole wither. I was really good for the first few months... but these past few weeks, I have just been giving her medicine and letting her cry. Now we at least know why she was crying. I am so excited maybe now we will get some sleep.

For those of you who don't know, Danny was laid off this past week and so we are currently looking for a new job that will work with school! Nothing that we have applied for, so far, has been promising, but we will keep looking. Our neighbor works for Provo Canyon School and was talking about needing some more help. So we think that maybe Danny could go work for him. We will see what comes of that.

I am doing great and am loving the adult company at home! I think that we are all caught up. I will post some more pictures soon.
Later,
Natalie

It's been a long time!!!

2008-01-25T21:10:00.000-08:00

Okay Okay… I admit that I am the worst at keeping up on my blog! I find myself reading everyone else’s blogs and then I for some reason don’t take the time to write on mine! I think that it is just like writing in a journal… just as hard is what I am getting at! Still there is no excuse!

So anyway… for Halloween, Grandpa Doug bought Taelin a baby calf costume! She looked adorable. She would get so hot in the whole getup so she went without the hood most of the night! We went to our ward Halloween party at the church. Danny went as a Vet/Doctor, and I went as a Nurse. I hadn’t even thought what I was going to be! So scrubs were something that I owned and had a ton of so I wore that. My costume was far from unique… there were tons of nurses, dental assistants, doctors, etc… Oh well! Taelin however was the only calf there!!! Taelin was sick on Halloween so we were not able to attend Scott and Amanda’s party but it sure sounded fun. We ended up coming home and going to bed! For Danny’s 24th Birthday, I stayed up late to decorate the house for him so that when he got up in the morning to go to work he would be surprised! It was fun there were streamers from the fan to the walls and balloons everywhere. He loved it. I am sorry to say that the only picture I took is of Taelin playing with the balloons. For Danny’s birthday dinner we went to Chili’s. Chili’s is one of our favorite restaurants. Yummm…. Did you know that for your birthday you get a free chocolate molten cake! Oh sooo good….

In November Danny and I celebrated our 2nd year anniversary! My brother Michael accompanied us on this trip. Mom and Dad Buckwalter met us in Las Vegas and there treated us to a family vacation in Las Vegas for our Christmas present! We attended the “Phantom of the Opera” and “Stomp Out Loud”. They were both amazing! I loved being there!!! The Opera was amazing!!! I was surprised at how well they were able to set the stage for all of the different scenes. The part with the boat was amazing… it really looked like it was gliding across the water! Afterwards, we wanted to take a picture in front of the chandelier, but they would not let us… I think that my mom might have snapped one before we were caught, but I have not seen it! “Stomp Out Loud” was also amazing! The creativity was so fun. They didn’t talk the whole time, but instead made different sounds with paper, voices, boxes, sand, sticks, playing cards, water, etc… When we walked into the auditorium, it looked as if we were in a glorified junk yard. As each song was performed you were able to realize the purpose for each junk idem… Literally, the walls were covered in trash can lids, old street signs, hub caps etc… It was so fun and entertaining. On this trip, Taelin was watched for the first time by a baby sitter… My mom called her brother in law ahead of time and asked for the young women president for their ward. She called her and asked if she knew of two Beehives that would do a great job watching a baby.. 5 months old.. She did and so that was how it all went down.. Both families loved watching Taelin… She is such a happy baby. I unfortunately didn’t take any pictures with my camera, one of the girls was supposed to send me a picture but hasn’t. Oh well that is what I get for not using my own camera. We had a blast. On Saturday night, Mom and Dad Buckwalter headed back to California to make it in time for their own church. Michael, Danny, Taelin and I, moved hotels to the Tropicana. After getting all settled in, we walked the strip to go inside different hotels to see what they looked like on the inside. They were all unique in design and floor plans. That night was ate dinner at the Rio. Danny’s cousin had told him about how good it was. I have to admit that it was pretty good. My favorite part was the ice cream! We had a great time in Vegas. Thanks Mom and Dad Buckwalter for the fun treat and the good times. We love you.

Christmas was a fun and busy time. Between our two families and family parties, games, dinners, movie nights etc… it was a busy time! It was blast though. Jennie and Christian were here with Xander and Emma from D.C. and then Mom and Dad Buckwalter were also here from California. We had family dinners and games at Aunties house. We had a lot of fun all being together. One Saturday I think that it was the 22nd, Michael, Mom and Dad Buckwalter, Danny and I went skiing. We went up to Alta. This was the first time that Danny has been since elementary school. Since he played sports all through his schooling, he was not allowed to go. It was a lot of fun. Usually people fall getting off the lift for the first time… when you don’t really know how to ski. Danny didn’t, I was so proud. Then I asked Mom to teach him how to turn and stop etc… As she was teaching Danny how to turn while snow plowing, all of the sudden Danny was gone! He zipped down the mountain flying past everyone. One by one all of us skied after him to tell him to fall down to stop. Luckily he beat us all to the punch. We met up to him where he was smiling from ear to ear like, wow that was exciting! From then on we all kind of went a little slower. Danny caught on quickly and was enjoying everything. Briant and Danny decided to go down a blue run at their own pace while Mom, Michael and Me went down a black diamond bowl that had fresh powder. The powder was wonderful. Mom and I were both a little anxious to go through it since if you fall you are pretty much on your own. We both fell once; luckily it wasn’t too difficult to get up. After getting out of the powder my brother Michael wanted to go through some more. My legs were tired and so were moms, we hesitated… but then followed since Michael had made it look sooo easy! Well needless to say tired legs and powder do not mix well. I fell and then so did mom. With Michael well out of sight we were out of luck for help. We spent a good twenty minutes trying to get out. First we got Mom back on her skis and then it was my turn. With powder up to my mid thigh I was having a difficult time getting up. I finally got one ski on but to snap in the other one seemed impossible. I tried to ski on one leg but didn’t get too far. Then I tried lying on my stomach on top of my skis and army crawling out, but that didn’t work to well either. It was inevitable we were stuck! Mom and I were laughing so hard about our situation, then all of the sudden came a frustrated Michael around the corner. He had hiked the fifty yards back to us, up hills and through the trees. And with his luck my ski popped in, it was a perfect fit. Michael was our lucky charm. He had been yelling our names at the top of his lungs hoping that we were still alive! Then some men passed him and he asked if they had seen us which they had. One man said that we had fallen in the same place he did a few days back and it was hard to get out! Anyway… It was quite the day… I think that Briant fell in powder a couple of times in the powder. Michael fell while doing this cool trick off of a cliff. It wasn’t his fault though, we failed to communicate that there were rocks, causing the back of his skis to touch just a little bit. His fall looked way cool though. Don’t worry he didn’t get hurt. Then, for the coolest fall of the day, Danny followed after Michael and went through a little corner of powder between cat tracks. We had not taken the time to teach him how to ski through powder yet. Danny had bombed the hill before anyone could say anything and with that… the next thing you saw were flying skis and Danny face planted in the hard pack. He cracked his goggles and had snow behind them… He handled it very well. Luckily his knees did not get stuck and twisted in the hard pack…. That is how a lot of knee injuries happen while skiing. He smiled and said wow! I wasn’t expecting that and then laughed at the situation. He still says that he didn’t hurt at all from it. Michael, Danny and I slept the whole way home, and when we got to Auntie’s house she had dinner waiting for us. She made her yummy Corn chowder and for dessert we had cake! (Or was it brownies?) It was an amazing day!

Then For New Years we celebrated my birthday. The big 24!!! Our good friends Vaughn and Kayla invited us over to have dinner and play games while we stayed up late. We played, “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader” which I am not!!! Then we played tennis Wii!! Then Pool. Lots of fun! Then we had cake and ice cream for my birthday and opened presents! Taelin had a hard time going to sleep but finally did! Logan was a trooper and stayed up the whole night with us. We got home at about 1:45 a.m. and were exhausted! We sure had a great time though. For my Birthday dinner Danny wanted to take me out to eat. So needless to say we went to Chili’s even though we had an awesome coupon to Tuconos. The Chocolate molten cake was amazing…. Our favorite part of the meal though is the chips and salsa…. Bottomless baby!! Yea!

January has been a sick month for us. Taelin seemed to get a cold right before Christmas and it never really went away. When I finally took her to the Doctor, they said that she had developed Bronchiolitis. They said that is was not caused by RSV, which we are thankful for. Then she seemed to develop some flu like symptoms and today I can say that they are all gone!!! I am so grateful.

Taelin had pancakes for the first time this past Tuesday. She loved them. Most of it ended up in her lap or on the floor but she sure enjoyed the few pieces that made it into her mouth.

Well I think that we are all up to date for now! Danny is playing Basketball with the ward and with BYU intramurals. He loves it! I love the winter but can’t wait for the warm weather so that I can go outside again. With how cold it has been and no car, I seem to be stuck inside the house a lot! It’s all good though. Taelin keeps me company and we love to sit in the window and watch all of the cars go by.

It’s amazing how fast time flies by. Taelin is seven months old now and has learned so many new things. It seems that every morning when she wakes up she has something new to show me. I love being a mother and would not trade it for anything in the world. Have a wonderful day and I hope you enjoyed reading.

I hope to write again soon.
Natalie

P.S. Sorry about the slide show! I put one together but blogger won’t accept it, so I am going to send it to my sister and see if she can’t make it compatible with their web site!

From the Beginning

2007-11-01T13:02:00.000-07:00

So... I have wanted to post a ton of pictures about Taelin's life! I thought that I could make a slide show of me pregnant... the hospital experience and then to the present time! It has taken us forever to figure the best way to download pictures to our computer. We are so excited to have finally accomplished it. We put these pictures on a slide show and Danny picked the music. It has been a family activity.

So... The pictures of friends/ relatives holding Taelin are her firsts. I know that some of you are going to look at them and say... that is not my best picture... we decided that it is the moment that counts. It was your first time holding little baby Taelin that we were trying to capture. I hope that all of you enjoy seeing what makes Taelin our family treasure.

Taelin was born on June 10th 2007 at 2:17 a.m. Dr. Lamereaux was sure that she was going to be a c-section at 2:00 a.m. But I proved him wrong! hehehe It sure was a party in the room when Taelin entered our world. Literally!! At the last minute, I decided to invite the girls that were waiting in the waiting rooms to come in. They were all my good friends and sister-in-laws. It was a party! Taelin had a rough start in life. She had a respiratory team there to help her breath. Taelin was 9 days early. She had a lack of surfactant in her lungs making it hard for her to breath. They put her on a CPAP! ? It is a machine that creates constant positive air flow into the lungs. Taelin was in the level two nursery (NICU) for the first 6 days of her life! She was extremely jaundice so she lived in a constant tanning bed! :) The nurses in the nursery were so kind and took great care of her for us... they put bows in her hair and styled it cute... Taelin was born with dark curly hair! It was a blast! She weighted 8 lbs 8 oz and was 21 inches long! We were so excited when Dr. Johnson told us that she was going to be able to come home. Between coming and going from the hospital for feedings and work. Danny and I were exhausted. The fifteen minute drive to the hospital was not only a dangerous hazard for us but also for others on the road. :)

Taelin has been a good baby from the start. She lets us know when she is tired, needs a change etc.. She is happy and laid back just like her father! hehehe Most people including myself think that Taelin looks like her father. She did have my dark hair, but it has slowly gotten lighter. She is adorable and we love her very much.

Thanks for reading and we hope that you enjoy the show!

One of Taelin's firsts

2007-10-14T21:00:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday October 10th Taelin had her 4 month visit with Dr. Spencer. She weighed 12 lbs 13 oz and was 24 and a half inches long. She is still in the 50 percent in height and weight but is in the 25 percentile for head size. While at the Dr's office Taelin rolled over to her side and grabbed her toes, this is a first. Taelin got 4 shots and was not pleased, she screamed for about 15 minutes until she fell asleep in my arms. (yes I gave her Tylenol) She passed with a clean slate! Taelin is as healthy as a horse! heheh I wish that I could down load a picture for you! I will have to work on that one!

Today October 14th Danny and I spoke in church on service. There were so many great talks in conference about it! I love Elder Michael J. Teh.. you will have to go to the church web site and read it again! Great message! Danny did a wonderful job and he said that I did too! heheh I am glad that it is over with. For some reason I get so anxious before and while I give a talk and then when it is all said and done you feel so great!

Today Taelin has been working on rolling over! Before church she would almost get there except for her arm was in the way. She must have done some hard thinking about it while we were at church because when we got home she rolled over and was able to get her arm out from under her! We have a movie clip of her doing it I will need to download it so you all can see! She is so cute! She works so hard to get onto her tummy but doesn't know what to do when she gets there. So we turn her back over and she seems to be even madder that we did so! Maybe she will start working on rolling onto her back :) . She also has been doing really well sitting up with support. Taelin is loving life and doing well!

Danny and I are doing great! This weekend Danny had a YM camp-out and they went to Goblin Valley. When they got there is was dark and the camp ground was full so they decided to camp out side of the actual area. Danny and the other leaders slept out under the stars, he said that they loved it except for the rolling around in the night! Isn't that how camping always is? In the morning Danny discovered that he was sleeping on a mound not a flat surface! heheh needless to say he was glad to come home to a bed! They had a fun time hiking Horseman's trail or something like that!? I would ask Danny but he is asleep on the couch! hehe

I watched Alli this weekend while Nick and Miriam celebrate Miriam's birthday (12th). She was such a little cutie! Auntie came over and we went to a boutique in Mapleton! It was a fun little adventure, a little difficult to look at everything with a 3 year old but it went great! We had pizza for dinner and Alli brushed Auntie's hair. Alli went to bed really well! Taelin however had a ruff start to the evening! After talking to mom and Auntie I think that she might have had a huge bubble or something because she screamed for about 35 min straight and then threw-up (a lot). She took a while settling herself to sleep but finally did so.

Life is an ever on-going learning experience and can be tiresome but most of all great! Love you all,
Natalie

Our FIRST family vacation!!

2007-10-09T11:57:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone! This is my first official post on my personal blog! Yippee :) This is a picture from our fist family adventure with Taelin (she is two months in this picture). We had so much fun on our trip to California. We went to the beach, several restaurants, played in the pool, went four wheeling etc... We had a the time of our lives!

Danny had a blast with Michael! They were inseparable on this trip. In Vegas they were constantly talking about the sights, girls, food, etc... They would stay up late playing pool, playing in the pool, tennis, ping pong, etc... As soon as the sun came up they were out on the beach with their boogie boards hitting up the waves. (Melissa has some fun pictures on her web site!) Then when all tuckered out took naps to recoup for the rest of the evening! We all had sooo much fun. I was so glad that Michael was there to have fun with Danny since I was still some what recouping from the baby and I was tired from waking in the middle of the night for feedings.

Taelin and I had a blast watching the boy's and all of their adventures. We even had a few of our own. Taelin had her first dip (just her toes) in the pool on her two month mark. She didn't care for the semi cool water. We walked on the beach, sat in the sand, bought a new hat, wore sun screen for the first time, strolled down the Las Vegas Strip, showered for the first time, and even learned how to burp while sitting in the car seat! (this was a blessing since we were driving to CA)

We all learned that it is important to take time for yourself even if it seems like you might not have the time. The fact is that we will make time for the things that are the most important to us and Family is just that! ( one of the most important)

Well until next time Enjoy! Love life and laugh!

Natalie