Back-Blogged.

Here's some photos from the 24th of July Parade with my Mom, Corban, Gabe, and I.

It was so so so so SO hot that day! My mom is the greatest grandma. She was showing him how to cool off with a water bottle....Dump water into the hat, dump hat on head, Repeat. :)
Then he started dumping the water all over the pavement...we sat in the middle of the street so it was really really hot pavement.
It was a blast, and we all roasted to death but we did get to see the float that our stake made. Later that day we had planned to go to Herriman Beach, but I was in no shape to take my toddler to do the beach after we had been that hot all morning. So we went home to take naps and I ended up just making some crafts- pacifier clips. (thanks to some already made by my good friend shavonne I worked off of some of her designs)

Little bow tie one.

This one's my fav. it's a little tie for a boy :)

Eventually

don't worry- I'll get around to a monster huge catch up post sooner or later. promise.
xo
amanda

Announcing: Gabe Romney Larsen

Born February 16, 2009 at 8:44 am in Timpanogos Regional Hospital. 20 inches long. 7 lbs 9 oz. A very happy, healthy baby for a very excited family!

**Corban's enjoying being a big brother- a little bit. It's still kinda...new- for Corban. He's very sweet to him and enjoys giving him his pacifier and telling me that I need to "jus' hold him!!! jus' hold him!!!" if he makes any sort of noise what so ever. I'll add more photos when I'm not so gosh darn dizzy.

Don't have a heart attack...

I know it's surprising to see...but I think I'll do a new post real quick to update you people. The past 3 weeks have been spent: taking care of corban's double ear, eye, and sinus infection, taking care of my sinus infection, taking care of jack's cold, and taking care of corban's stomach flu bug the last two days. I've been able to venture out a few times to some fun things though: Claudia's bridal shower, have some ladies in for the night to help with baby clothes, and some dinner dates. So all in all we're all alive.
As a pregnancy update: as of Thursday we have scheduled an induction for Thursday Feb 19 if he doesn't come before then. I'm partially dilated and effaced so either way by Thursday we'll be parents of two silly little boys. (and a stupid dog...) {and my kitty that I grew up with may be dead someplace because she's been missing for almost 5 days :( }
Anyway, that's about it, it's valentines day and I'm going to go spend time with my hubby.
happy valentines day

Christmas 2008

So this is a catch up post. Here are our Christmas 2008 Photos.

Corban sitting on santa's lap...not really happy about it and we weren't really super impressed with santa's attitude that day either...

Looking at the Oakland Temple Lights with all the cousins! From left to right starting with the back row: Evan, Madison, Caden, Alysa, Dawson, Jackson, and Corban.
Jack Corban, and I and Baby Gabey in the belly, in front of the view from the Oakland Temple grounds. Lets not talk about the weight...it's leaving now so we just don't have to worry about this picture.
The cousin's all excited about the Oakland Temple Lights.

The Oakland Temple Christmas lights, with the Nativity.Frosting cookies for santa...or corban.

The plate of cookies for santa and a carrot for the reindeer.

Hanging his stocking above the fireplace with care.
Before the Mayhem began...

Then we all got sick....so there aren't many other photos. Let me just sum it up in a few words. Throw up Everywhere. Fa la la la la la la la la. Happy Holidays :)

Scary mask. PG13

Okay so I told some of you about my mom's client that goes all out for halloween? and how he did this little spook alley show of sorts where he dressed up as a mad scientist and his teenage son dressed up as his...masterpiece? and how corban LOVED IT??? and for weeks afterwards he would ask if he could "touch the scary mask agian"? if you would like to see how messed up that mask was you can scroll down...(possibly hide it from children because it is really the scariest thing ever.)







oh and before you go "oh that's kinda scary-not too bad..." imagine it dark, and the thing is breathing kinda shallow and notice the candy that you're supposed to grab....

and please don't have nightmares because of me...

there's also a short video on their neighbors web page if you'd care to take a gander: http://www.ashtonfamilyhappenings.blogspot.com/ under the previous posts click the "halloween night" link. corban wouldn't quit asking me to play the 47 second clip over and over and over and saying: "Should we touch it???" in his most high, shrill, excited voice that he can muster... maybe I'll take some video to prove this...I just proof read this and it really sounds far fetched for a two year old.... or just really really messed up. who knows.

so there I was...

about to do a brand new background and a brand spankin new post and amaze you all with how beautiful the new page looked and WHAMO! none of the things I downloaded after sifting through crazy ugly pages worked. They all had "unfixable errors" or some crud that I don't know enough to fix. lame. I did get all the christmas photos loaded into the computer and started fixing them up...but I'm tired. and not done at all. so no pics. no new background. I'm still alive though.

and ps. this pregnancy is still going on...much to my dismay and the insomnia of jack...cross your fingers for like two weeks early okay??? for me??? and for my husbands sleep??? I'm not kidding. he'll get more sleep when this baby is out of my tummy than when it's in here because I'm apparently abusive as a pregnant sleeping person...
gnight.