9 Months

This month, Kendall is doing so much. She is constantly crawling and standing and lifting herself up onto things! She's my little climber! She even likes to climb me lol not jk francising! She is also sleeping through the night again for 2 weeks straight, thank goodness!! She had her first Thanksgiving this month @ her Grandma & Grandpa Pugmires. So fun! Love this girl!

Reminds me of a cheesy Stockton face lol

She's such a poser haha

8 Months!

My little one is doing so much this month! She is crawling around everywhere, and even climbing up our 17 steps!! She is my little mover. She loves trying new foods, but is still adjusting to a sippy cup. She is making lots of lip smacking noises lol sooo cute! She also had her first haircut & Halloween :) I love this baby! 

Crawling out of the picture like her Aunt Mikey!! haha

The many faces of Kendall lol

Fall Fun :)

We had a lot of fun as family this fall season. It's so great to be able to share it with my little girl! She is just the cutest thing :) It's also fun how Kendall is experiencing all of her firsts!

First time at the Pumpkin Patch

Lil M&M's first Halloween :)

First Haircut!

Our 1st Family Pictures 2012: By Miken

Back in October, my sister Miken took some awesome pics of us. Here are just a few of my uber favorites :) Thanks again Mikey! Check out her blog at hogstain.blogspot.com !!!

7 months old!

I now have a cutie patootie 7 month old on my hands! I just love this little girl so much. She is continuing to grow and change before my eyes. She even got her first two teeth this month!! I'm OBSESSED with them :) And she is an official crawler! Yay and Ugh! Haha just kidding. I love this girl!

Breclynn Anne Bowman {September 18, 2012!}

Breclynn Anne Bowman
September 18, 2012
6 lb 13 oz
21 inches

My cute niece Breclynn was born! She is my second niece for this year :) She was born on a Monday (just like my Kendall) at 5:33 pm. All went well. I was there at the hospital when she was born. There is no greater excitement than waiting for a little one to get here! Kendall loves her and can't wait until she can play!

6 Months!

I have a 6 month old! What the heck! Time sure flies when you have an active baby like this one lol. This month she discovered splashing in the tub, is sitting up by her self pretty good and still not quite crawling but rolling her way around :) She is just growing so much and I'm loving every second with her. Being a full time mommy to my sweetie is so fun and I wouldn't trade it for anything! 

*On a side note, our little family is independent once again. David got his promotion and we were able to move out of Dave & Ellie's basement on the 18th. It's amazing how much stuff you forget you had when it's been in a storage unit for 7 months lol. Even though it wasn't the ideal situation to move in with someone, it was such a great experience and I will always be thankful to them for opening up their home to us. It saved us a lot of money and stress. I hope I can be more like them in that way. So anyway, life is good and everyone needs to come see our new place. It is so perfect for us right now, it's so cute I love it!

5 Months!

This month Kendall has continued to grow and she is just changing so much.  Her hair still & now her eyes are getting lighter. I love her changing looks even though I claim I wish she was dark haired like me still :) She is also picking up things really good and of course whatever it is it goes straight to her mouth haha and she has started to eat baby food & rice cereal which has been really fun to feed her something else. It's so funny to watch her eat, especially when she doesn't like the flavor lol. Love this little girl.

4 months!

Well, it's already been another month and Kendall is just getting so big (to me at least :)). It is so much fun to watch her change and grow! Her milestones this month are: starting to pull herself up, holding her own bottle,  starting to scoot around on her belly and putting everything in her mouth! Ahhh! haha and it begins. I just love this girl so much!

Just look at those cheeks!!

4th of July!

There is nothing greater than the Kaysville 4th of July. I love it. We had the parade which was great but there was no mini hog horses, no ties being passed out by Missionary Mall (haha David), and no big nasty blow up eagle float. But that's alright truly haha. Then we had lunch @ Arbys, played soccer w/ David, visited Chelsie @ the hospital, had a BBQ @ Mom & Dad's, and played frisbee @ the fireworks. It was a perfect 4th of July this year.

During the fireworks I got a little choked up thinking about the past year, everything David and I had been through with work and school and my pregnancy. We found out July 1st last year that we were going to have a sweet little baby, and now she's here and so perfect. I just feel so blessed and it was all worth it. I am the happiest I have been in a long time. I love my family!!

 They really are kissin' cousins now lol

 The family minus Chelsie.. until next year!

Chelsie is here! {Born June 29, 2012}

Chelsie K Petersen
June 29, 2012
5 lb 3 oz
17.5 inches

My precious little niece Chelsie came a little earlier than expected but we are so happy to have her here! Especially Kerstin! (bed rest is no fun). She came really quick, and early that Friday morning. I woke up to a picture text from Jason at 7 am. I was in shock! :) She is still in the hospital though, still getting the hang of being out of the belly! haha and I don't blame her one bit. I have been able to visit her a couple times in the hospital though and she seems to be doing better every day. Come home baby Chelsie!! Kendall wants to play! :)

3 months old!

How is my baby 3 mos already? She is getting so big and more and more fun!! It was so special to share her 3 month birthday with my 25th birthday :) I just love her so much! Her neck is getting really strong, she can turn her hips which kind of makes her roll over haha, she is sitting in the tub now without the net - she is sitting up so good in it! But my favorite thing is just how much more she is 'talking'. I love seeing her different emotions. Except when my sneezes startle her and make her cry, poor baby haha :( 

St. George/My Birthday Weekend!

Okay, so a couple weeks ago David surprised me with a trip to St. George for my birthday/our anniversary, and it rocked. We had so much fun. I know Kendall had fun for her first road trip :) We got to hike, swim, and eat our fave - pizza factory :) oh and sleep in separate queen beds! It was AWESOME! hahah fyi we are sharing a 'full' mattress right now and i want to commit sui. Ahhh! Kerts & Mikey remember Hawaii?? haha. Hilarious. So anyway, we decided not to rush home, and took a detour through Cedar City and up by Bryce Canyon. I'm really glad we did, it was so pretty! 

Also, it was my birthday on the 5th, and I turned 25! Craziness! It was seriously the best birthday ever. My mom took me to lunch @ Olive Garden & I got cheesecake for dessert, shopped @ Gordmans & Ross, and got my most favorite cake yet...Hello Kitty haha so good!! Also Shelley took me to lunch this week :) Thanks everyone that made my birthday so awesome.

 She looks like she wants to punch the camera haha

 David thought this looked like a dinosaur claw haha wow

 My baby loved the water so much!

We had the pleasure of taking the Corv out for the first time! Sweet!

Shell & Kendall