Happy Birthday Kate!

This girl is such a gem.  We say, "What would we ever do without our Katie Girl" about 10 times a day and sincerely mean it.  She helps so much with the baby--carries him, feeds him bottles, puts his bubba in, turns him over for tummy time, (and back when he starts crying)--she entertains the boys, she comes and asks what she can do to help, helps clean, the list goes on.  We feel so blessed and lucky to have her in our family!

Favorite Color:  Dark Pink

Favorite Book:  Pete the Cat

Favorite Song: Zippedy doo Dah

Favorite things to do:  Paint, Ride Scooter

Favorite Movie:  The Little Mermaid

Favorite TV show:  Octonauts

Kate in her birthday outfit

Grandma Packer made this special blanket for Kate.

 Kate got a special breakfast in bed, one of her birthday requests

 Grandma and Grandpa Lewis also brought over a present for Kate. (Kate, Scott, Ty, Austin)

 Kate is writing so much everywhere, this is a grocery list (Jeff wrote the last one)

You can't tell, but we made a fun rainbow cake.

Spring Time Picnics

This is when we know the weather is nice--when the springtime picnics start

Austin, Scott

More Ty Blessing

Ty's Blessing Day

Ty's Blessing was such a special day, we had so much support from family and friends and loved to have all of them there with us.  Ty was a peach and I even heard he was just smiling during the blessing at his Daddy and Grandpa Lewis and Uncle Rick.  We sure love our little Ty guy.

  Kyle, Scott, Austin

 Yes, Brian did 90% of the dishes, it was SO nice!!

 After, Grandma let the kids put all of Kate's new bows that Aunt Melissa made (about 30) Scott with Grandma, Austin laying down in the front

 Everyone getting crazy

I'm so sad I forgot to break out the camera until everyone was almost gone, but here is who came:
All of Ty's grandparents, Malece and kids (Ryan had to work), Rick and Kyle, Brian Elise and family, Zac Melissa and family, Joe Whitney, Rachel, Ty, Danielle and Ellie Thompson, The Buckners, Jadee and Emily Thanks again everyone for coming!

Tea Time

Austin left Scott right

Cultural Snapshot at Ty's Birth

Cultural Snapshot of the Era of Ty’s Birth

December 27, 2012

Current Prices of Goods and Services

Gallon of gas:                                                  $3.00

Gallon of milk:                                                 $2.35 on sale; $2.75 regular price

Honda Accord Sedan LX (Manual Trans.)       $21,680

Brighton Ski Resort Adult All-day Pass            $64

BYU Season Tickets (End Zone)                     $130 Lower End Zone; $110 Upper End Zone

Dow Jones Industrial Average                         13,971

Political Leaders

President of USA:                   Barack Hussein Obama

Governor of Utah:                   Gary Herbert

Mayor of Salt Lake City:         Ralph Becker

US Senators from Utah:          Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee

US House Reps from Utah:     Dist. 1: Rob Bishop     Dist. 2: Chris Stewart     Dist. 3: Jason Chaffetz   

                                              Dist. 4: Jim Matheson

Church Leaders

President:                                             Thomas S. Monson

1^st Counselor:                                       Henry B. Eyring

2^nd Counselor:                                      Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Apostles:                                              Boyd K. Packer (President)

                                                            L. Tom Perry

                                                            Russell M. Nelson

                                                            Dallin H. Oaks

                                                            M. Russell Ballard

                                                            Richard G. Scott

                                                            Robert D. Hales

                                                            Jeffrey R. Holland

                                                            David A. Bednar

                                                            Quentin L. Cook                     

                                                            D. Todd Christofferson

                                                            Neil L. Anderson        

Bishop of West Jordan 28^th Ward:         Wade Bowles

Reigning Champions in the Sporting World:

NBA:                           Miami Heat  (Lebron James voted Finals MVP)

NFL:                            Baltimore Ravens

M.L. Baseball:              San Francisco Giants

College Football:           Alabama Crimson Tide

College Basketball:       Kentucky Wildcats

BYU Sports

BYU Football Head Coach:                  Bronco Mendenhall                 

2012 Average Home Attendance:         61,161

BYU Basketball Head Coach:              Dave Rose                               

2011-12 Average Home Attendance:    15,424

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Gun Control debate – Newtown, Connecticut school shooting sparks debate over tightening gun control laws

Immigration debate – discussions in Washington about reforming immigration laws

Recent News Events

Pope Benedict resigns as Pope

Mountain View Corridor and I-15 CORE expansion in Utah County are opened in late 2012

Barack Obama wins 2012 election over Mitt Romney

In October general conference, Pres. Monson announces that the missionary age was lowered to 18 for men and 19 for women

Brigham City temple dedicated in September 2012.  Payson and Provo City Center temples under construction

City Creek Center opened in Downtown SLC in March 2012

Happy St. Patricks Day

We made such a festive green dinner, much to Jeff's chagrin. (Austin, Scott)

My favorite part was when Jeff left for a second and I dumped the green food coloring in the mashed potatoes.  I started laughing, then Jeff knew and said, "Noooooooooooooooooooooo."

Yummy

Not quite...

Flashback

These are some clothes from cousins and my siblings and myself when we were little, I love them!

I had to bribe Kate to get into this one, but now she loves it, new pajamas :)

2 Month Checkup

This is a big boy and we couldn't be prouder (especially mom!)  He had his 2 month checkup and is doing great in most areas.  

Weight:  11 lbs 13 oz  (60-70th percentile)

Height:  23 in (55th percentile)

I can't remember head but around the 60th percentile

He is our first big baby (or at least our first not in the 5th percentile or under until about 6 months of age) and we are loving it!

At two months, Ty still has such a sweet little temperament.  He has a smile for about anybody that will sit and talk with him, but really loves his siblings, when they are around, he'll watch them and smile and coo.  He is sleeping pretty well.  A lot of nights he only get up one time (although sometimes is up for an hour and a half during that time).  He loves his binky and grunts a lot too.

He isn't the best eater.  We are currently making the transition from nursing to bottle feeding because he has a hard time getting enough milk at nursing.  The funny thing is Ty seems to prefer nursing, so it is making a tough transition.  Mom would also like to continue nursing, but there isn't enough time in the day to sit and nurse for 45 minutes followed by 30 min of bottle.  Ty also seems to have a little acid reflux (a theme with all the kids), but it isn't near as bad as Austin and Scott had it.

We love our little Ty and are continuing to learn how he works.

Austin's Hiding Spot

We were playing hide and seek and Austin found this great spot.  He was pretty pleased with himself.