Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Grow Too Fast
I remember last summer when Marshall was just barely toddling around and Lillian wasn't even in the works yet! Now look at us a whole year later and even park day is so different! 
Dream Dad
This guy told me once that he's dreamed of being a dad his whole life.... I think the job was made for him :)
Bathtime and Wave of Babies!
Little Lillian's not quite sure about this bathtime thing yet, I think she preferred her own bath in the sink. The water may have been cleaner anyway :)
Marshall is delighted to have his baby in the tub with him, he tries to help wash her and he yells "Ailee" at her. She gets scared of him because he's so loud! Little girl loves the water though, she smiles and wiggles her little leggies!
Jesse wishes I could have this many babies at one time! (Lillian is the one on the left)
These are all the babies from our Bradley class. It may be hard to believe, but all of these babies were born using the Bradley (husband coached) method of birth, with no epidural or any other anesthesia! In fact little Alice in the middle wearing purple was born on the same day as Lillian! Our poor Bradley teacher Trisha Baird only slept a few hours that day!
Marshall is delighted to have his baby in the tub with him, he tries to help wash her and he yells "Ailee" at her. She gets scared of him because he's so loud! Little girl loves the water though, she smiles and wiggles her little leggies!
Jesse wishes I could have this many babies at one time! (Lillian is the one on the left)
These are all the babies from our Bradley class. It may be hard to believe, but all of these babies were born using the Bradley (husband coached) method of birth, with no epidural or any other anesthesia! In fact little Alice in the middle wearing purple was born on the same day as Lillian! Our poor Bradley teacher Trisha Baird only slept a few hours that day!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Fun with Babies
Many people have asked me how it's going now with 4 kids. I'm not gonna lie: it's rough. It's lots of unnoticed, unappreciated work. Motherhood, no matter how many kids you have, tends to be that way.
That said, I have to also acknowledge the blessing it is to watch these 4 little people develop their own personalities, likes, dislikes, talents, and sense of humor :)
Cooper has been an amazing brother with the coming of Lillian, Marshall and Leila have adjusted, but still demand my time and energy in very taxing levels. Lillian is a blessed angel from heaven and gets better every day :) you would think the newborn would be the most work, but she's absolutely not. She's very mild and sweet and requires only a few things to make her the happiest girl around. She has slept through the night since she was a few days old and when she does need something, the most you get from her is little squeaks and grunts until she's satisfied.
The brightest spot in our week is always friday/parkday:
Sometimes I'll turn around and see this:
Did someone leave the laundry baskets out?
Nope.. just the little turtles creeping down the hall:
Leila is the sweetest sister, this morning she was asleep in my bed when I had to suck the snot out of Lillians nose so she could breath while I nursed her. She woke up to Lillian screaming (after all... who likes to get snot sucked out of their nose, right?) and drowsily said "It be okay baby, don't cry." She kept repeating that until I was done and Lillian had calmed back down. She then rolled over and went back to sleep. Sweet girlie :)
Cooper often asks if he can hold the baby and will do so for long periods of time. He's better than having a bouncy chair or a baby swing because he sings songs to her and shush's her way better than a battery powered machine ever could. Almost every Sunday at church he wants to hold her and asks if he can till the end of the meeting... I hit the jackpot with this kid.
That said, I have to also acknowledge the blessing it is to watch these 4 little people develop their own personalities, likes, dislikes, talents, and sense of humor :)
Cooper has been an amazing brother with the coming of Lillian, Marshall and Leila have adjusted, but still demand my time and energy in very taxing levels. Lillian is a blessed angel from heaven and gets better every day :) you would think the newborn would be the most work, but she's absolutely not. She's very mild and sweet and requires only a few things to make her the happiest girl around. She has slept through the night since she was a few days old and when she does need something, the most you get from her is little squeaks and grunts until she's satisfied.
The brightest spot in our week is always friday/parkday:
Sometimes I'll turn around and see this:
Did someone leave the laundry baskets out?Nope.. just the little turtles creeping down the hall:
Leila is the sweetest sister, this morning she was asleep in my bed when I had to suck the snot out of Lillians nose so she could breath while I nursed her. She woke up to Lillian screaming (after all... who likes to get snot sucked out of their nose, right?) and drowsily said "It be okay baby, don't cry." She kept repeating that until I was done and Lillian had calmed back down. She then rolled over and went back to sleep. Sweet girlie :)
Cooper often asks if he can hold the baby and will do so for long periods of time. He's better than having a bouncy chair or a baby swing because he sings songs to her and shush's her way better than a battery powered machine ever could. Almost every Sunday at church he wants to hold her and asks if he can till the end of the meeting... I hit the jackpot with this kid.
Mud Run
Jesse and some friends ran the New Harmony mud run last weekend. 
I think Jesse found a new love. A sport that combines his new found love of running and short spurts of muscle strength. He KILLED it. And he got to get really dirty:
The team did well, but Jesse personally came in before any other person on the 10k. Mike was very close 2nd and Flint not far behind them, Matt and Aaron came in just after that.
Leila and Ella got to get really dirty too :)
They won! (technically there weren't any other teams... but.... you know :)
Also in sports news, Jesse had a party for all the people that helped him train and supported him in the Ironman. Here he is with all his ironman buddies: Jed, Staci, and Natalie
I also made a video of his journey, you can find it on youtube here.
I think Jesse found a new love. A sport that combines his new found love of running and short spurts of muscle strength. He KILLED it. And he got to get really dirty:
The team did well, but Jesse personally came in before any other person on the 10k. Mike was very close 2nd and Flint not far behind them, Matt and Aaron came in just after that. 
Leila and Ella got to get really dirty too :)
They won! (technically there weren't any other teams... but.... you know :)
Also in sports news, Jesse had a party for all the people that helped him train and supported him in the Ironman. Here he is with all his ironman buddies: Jed, Staci, and Natalie
I also made a video of his journey, you can find it on youtube here.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Jesse the IRONMAN
Jesse completed the St. George Ironman May 7, 2011. YEAH BABY! Our friends Joelle and Matt Taylor were on hand (again) to photograph some amazing moments in the race. So from the beginning, here's Jesse getting ready for the swim:
He completed the 2.4 mile swim in 1 hour 16 minutes and then transitioned to bike:
About 8:30 in the morning I went up the road from our house and watched him come down Telegraph and turn up Washington Parkway. He knew I was going to try to catch him there so he was watching for me and yelled my name when he saw me. I about dropped the camera while I was jumping up and down screaming for him. He seemed fresh and full of energy, but the long day was just beginning! I didn't get a very good picture but luckily Matt and Joelle got some great ones of him on his bike:
You can see the sweat dripping off his face! It was a hot day!
I went out to Kayenta to watch him on the 2nd loop of his bike course and he looked really hot and tired but happy. He said that second loop is what really tried his determination... it was so hot and after hours on the bike he was tired, but he kept going.
He finished the 112 mile bike in 6 hours 54 minutes and transitioned to the run. I went home to rest and nurse the baby so I could be rested to cheer him on at the finish line. Isn't that wierd?! I went home to rest while he was just starting a marathon! Geez!
Luckily we had so many friends following him around I would get texts periodically from people who saw him. Everyone that saw him said he looked great and he was happy and smiling. I can't believe that after hours and hours of grueling endurance he still had energy to wave and smile! CRAZY!
I went downtown to watch him flip around to do his 2nd running loop. I knew mentally it would be hard for him to be so close to the finish line and have to turn around and do 13 more miles. Sure enough, he said as he was running down diagonal street he was just hoping I would be there to cheer him on... he said if he needed a boost the whole race, it was then. I'm so glad I was there when he needed me :) Cooper and Lillian helped him cheer him on to finish the last 13 miles.
Our friends Jimmy and Jen Lindell were volunteering at the finish line after running their own aid station all day and let me come back behind the security tape to "catch" Jesse at the finish line. Matt and Joelle got back there by default because they have big official looking cameras :)
Jesse was tired, and hammered... but surprisingly strong still :)
His 26.2 mile run took him 5 hours 51 minutes for a total time of 14 hours 19 minutes! Can you believe that in 1 year, Jesse went from Ironman volunteer who had never ran more than a few miles, never biked, never swam... to an Ironman FINISHER?!!!
Jesse made these shirts for our whole family... even a onesie that was waay to big for Lillian:
Afterward he just wanted to change his clothes and go get something to eat... and talk, of course :) He still had energy to give us all a blow by blow account of the day and analyze his strategies. He thinks he did so well on a day when so many dropped out because he kept his nutrition and hydration up religiously the whole race.
P.S. You would think he spent the next few days being too sore to move... but this guy got up the next morning and made me breakfast for mothers day... now THAT is a REAL IRONMAN!
He completed the 2.4 mile swim in 1 hour 16 minutes and then transitioned to bike:
About 8:30 in the morning I went up the road from our house and watched him come down Telegraph and turn up Washington Parkway. He knew I was going to try to catch him there so he was watching for me and yelled my name when he saw me. I about dropped the camera while I was jumping up and down screaming for him. He seemed fresh and full of energy, but the long day was just beginning! I didn't get a very good picture but luckily Matt and Joelle got some great ones of him on his bike:
You can see the sweat dripping off his face! It was a hot day!
I went out to Kayenta to watch him on the 2nd loop of his bike course and he looked really hot and tired but happy. He said that second loop is what really tried his determination... it was so hot and after hours on the bike he was tired, but he kept going.
He finished the 112 mile bike in 6 hours 54 minutes and transitioned to the run. I went home to rest and nurse the baby so I could be rested to cheer him on at the finish line. Isn't that wierd?! I went home to rest while he was just starting a marathon! Geez!
Luckily we had so many friends following him around I would get texts periodically from people who saw him. Everyone that saw him said he looked great and he was happy and smiling. I can't believe that after hours and hours of grueling endurance he still had energy to wave and smile! CRAZY! I went downtown to watch him flip around to do his 2nd running loop. I knew mentally it would be hard for him to be so close to the finish line and have to turn around and do 13 more miles. Sure enough, he said as he was running down diagonal street he was just hoping I would be there to cheer him on... he said if he needed a boost the whole race, it was then. I'm so glad I was there when he needed me :) Cooper and Lillian helped him cheer him on to finish the last 13 miles.
Our friends Jimmy and Jen Lindell were volunteering at the finish line after running their own aid station all day and let me come back behind the security tape to "catch" Jesse at the finish line. Matt and Joelle got back there by default because they have big official looking cameras :)
Jesse was tired, and hammered... but surprisingly strong still :)
His 26.2 mile run took him 5 hours 51 minutes for a total time of 14 hours 19 minutes! Can you believe that in 1 year, Jesse went from Ironman volunteer who had never ran more than a few miles, never biked, never swam... to an Ironman FINISHER?!!!
Jesse made these shirts for our whole family... even a onesie that was waay to big for Lillian:
Afterward he just wanted to change his clothes and go get something to eat... and talk, of course :) He still had energy to give us all a blow by blow account of the day and analyze his strategies. He thinks he did so well on a day when so many dropped out because he kept his nutrition and hydration up religiously the whole race.
P.S. You would think he spent the next few days being too sore to move... but this guy got up the next morning and made me breakfast for mothers day... now THAT is a REAL IRONMAN!
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