LAGOON!

A visit to my parents house during the summer wouldn't be complete without a visit to Lagoon!! We had a great time!

We started out going to Lagoona beach and swimming. Keagan loved going down the slides!

Makinsey is so easy going! She had fun chilling with her aunts!

Dad and Travis and Grandma and Grandpa Hunter came and met us after work. Here is a pic of some of the gang!

Me and my bubbas! I can't believe how big he is getting! And how cute he is, even without a front tooth.

We were all SOOOO excited to see Keagan go on rides for the first time. He loved the horseys with Grandpa!

We discovered that if the ride had a steering wheel, then Keags was IN LOVE! He didn't want to get off the rides!

I wish that we had a picture of Travy's legs. They barely fit! Keagan had fun with his uncle!

Lagoon is always a blast! And I am proud to say that Keagan takes after his mother and LOVES amusement park rides!!!

Let the good times roll...

One of the reasons that we went to Utah, was to be there for my mom's surprise birthday party. It was a huge success and she was really surprised!!!

We also wanted to be there for my dad's birthday. For him we did a surprise outdoor movie theatre. For those of you that know my dad, you know that he LOVES movies! So we decided to set up a movie in our backyard with a projector and concessions. It was tons of fun!!

You can see the concession stand that Cassie made. It was a great night!

One of the fun things about Utah is that each city has their own weekend where they have a celebration during the summer. They have parades, carnivals, booths, concerts and fireworks. We had to go to the parade. Here are Brent and Keagan getting front row seats.

Brent throwing us the goods! In the background you can see Karlie getting candy with Keagan on her hip! Love it!

Waiting for more candy!

Hanging with Grandma and Grandpa

Even dad got into it! Lets just say that Dad and Karlie scored Keagan a TON of candy! This was also the moment that Keagan fell in love with horses. There were tons of horses in this parade and now Keagan wants to look at horses ALL THE TIME. He wakes up neighing and doesn't stop all day! This parade changed his life... :)!

the fourth!

For the 4th of July, we were at my parents house. We started off the day at a carnival that my mom helped put on. It was tons of fun, but sadly, I forgot to bring my camera! Here is Kinsey before we left...

After nap time, we went to Grandma Julee's for a backyard BBQ. It was lots of fun! Keagan loved playing in the grass...

...and Grams couldn't get enough of the little angel!

After the BBQ, we went to the park to watch some fireworks. They were Keagan's first fireworks. He started out watching them with Grandma and Grandpa....

... but that only lasted about 5 seconds and then he wanted mommy. He was ok as long as I covered his ears for the next 10 minutes....

... but by the end he LOVED them!!! He was giggling and laughing and was bummed when they ended!

Kinsey had fun hanging out with Daddy.

This is how Kinsey survived the fireworks. She was an angel.

Grandpa Steve came out for Kinsey's blessing and the weekend of the 4th. It was great seeing him.

We had a great 4th of July!!! We are so grateful to all of the military families and all they do for our country!

Blessing

I know it has been awhile since I have posted! We were visiting my family for the last month. It was so much fun. While we were there we were able to bless our little Makinsey. Here are some pictures.

2 weeks old

These past 2 weeks have flown by! We went to Kinsey's 2 week check up yesterday. She weighed 7 lbs 4 oz and was 21 in long. She is growing like a weed and is perfectly healthy! This has been the easiest transition. Keagan was a really good baby, and Kinsey is even better. Keagan and I had a hard time learning how to nurse and Kinsey picked it up in a day or two. Kinsey is luckier than her brother cause her mom actually knows what she is doing this time! Physically, this recovery has been a breeze. I don't feel like I even gave birth! I am very grateful for the small blessings!!

We were able to have Karlie, Dustin and my mom come out the day after Kinsey was born. Dustin was able to stay for a few days and my mom and Karlie stayed for a week and a half. The next weekend, my dad and Travis surprised us and flew in! It was so great having my family here! I never like to see them leave.

Here are a few of my favs from the past two weeks.....

Could Keagan be any cooler? Love it!

Grandma with the girl!

First bath at home. That is the cutest face!

I love love love this pic! Keagan loves his grandpa!

Auntie Karlie! Sorry everyone, but Karlie is a clear favorite of Keagans! The morning that everyone left, Keagan searched the entire apartment for aunt Karlie! He loves her!

Uncle Trav! Travis is SOOOO good with babies! I have never seen a teenage boy loves babies more than Travis! He is the cutest uncle!

Uncle Dustin! We were so happy we got to see Dustin! We decided that his forearm is bigger than Kinsey!

Grandma and her grandkids! My mom is in heaven!

Family photo in the hospital right before we went home!

Here are some pics from the photo shoot my mom and Karlie did. The pics, of course, turned out great!

Thanks to my family for coming out and helping us! You are awesome! We can't wait to see you guys in July!!

She's here!!!

Makinsey Denise was born on May 19, 2011 at 12:37 pm. She weighed 6 lbs 8 oz and was 20 in long. She is absolutely perfect and we are so excited that she is part of our family!

It was also the EASIEST delivery ever! I had gone to the Dr the day before and was told that I was dialated to a 4 1/2. I started having strong contractions in the middle of the night and we went to the hospital at 9:30 that morning. When I got there, I was dialated to a 6. We got admitted and I got my epidural by 11:00. My Dr. had the day off that day, but she still wanted to deliver the girl. She showed up at 12:00 and said that in order for her to be able to deliver our baby, I needed to have her by 2:00. So, she checked me and said that I was complete and broke my water. This was at 12:18. She wanted me to do a "practice" push before the calvary came in the room. About 1 second into the "practice" push, she told me to stop, cause she was almost out. So they called all of the nurses in and I pushed 2 more times and she was here! She came out crying and perfect. She scored 9, 10 and 10 on her APGAR scores and the nurses said that babies never score 10's. Truly perfect!

She is the calmest baby I have ever seen. She doesn't cry. If she needs something, she lets out a little squawk, and thats it! She already sleeps through the night. I have to wake her up to feed her and then she goes right back to sleep. She is really a blessing!!

Here are some pictures from the big day!

Don't you love modern technology? I was able to skype with my family before and after the delivery! My mom, Karlie and Dustin were already planning on driving out from Utah the next day, so they were bummed that they weren't there. Skype helped it a little bit!

First picture with daddy!

Keagan wasn't sure of his little sister at first!

Liking her a little bit more...

We are so glad that Makinsey is here and is healthy! Don't worry, there will be TONS of pictures in following posts!!