Baby Baby Baby

Ben and Chelsea are going to be having a baby and they finally found out what they are having...everyone thought that they were having a boy. I secretly thought that it was going to be a girl. Addie is going to have a cute little girl cousin to terrorize, ahem, play with. Congratulations Chelsea and Ben!

A little nostalgia

So I am going on a posting craze, I guess. We lost our camera some time ago and I wasn't sure that I still had these pictures. This is Chops' graduation. He was able to walk with his Dad, who after many years of taking classes while working at BYU, was able to get his bachelors. It was really cool because his students (he teaches labs) all stood and cheered when he walked across the stage. Chops grandpa came from San Diego and his brother Gabe and sister in law Diane came up from New Mexico as a surprise. I tried to throw him a surprise graduation party but he caught on, so it was just a graduation party...one of these days I will learn how to be sneaky and surprise him. It seems so long ago that we were in school- I guess it was for me, I've been graduated for quite a while now but it will be a year for Chops in April. Time flies. Yay, I found the pictures!

Worlds Best Husband

Chops made this antique wooden coat hanger for our house- he sanded it, painted it and hung it up. It really looks awesome in the front room. It's awesome that my husband is more creative and artistic than I am- although it means that he has to pick up the slack where I am lacking. He also goes clothes shopping with me, which I will be eternally grateful for, since I normally run screaming the other direction when it comes to trying on clothes- but with him it's bearable. And fun. Besides home decor and shopping, we love to go snowmobiling. Chops has found a passion for it- and I enjoy it too. It's been a bit harder to go this season since Addie is so young and freezable but we were able to go up to the cabin with Jamie and Fat Matt so she has been on the snowmobile at three months of age...Here are pics of the coat hanger, a picture frame that he made, by hand a while back, and some fun snowmobile pics. Enjoy

Adrienne Rose Dawson

So now that I have figured out how to post pictures again, I figure I better update the blog a bit. Adrienne Rose Dawson was born September 30, 2009 at 8:45 pm at the AF hospital. Her daddy was a great coach and even cut the umbilical cord. She weighed a whopping 8 lbs 7 oz (which isn't huge to all those who've had babies bigger than that but I was expecting maybe 6 1/2 lbs) and was 20 1/2 inches long. She was really enjoying the belly experience and I was induced after she decided to stay in a week longer. It was kind of weird driving to the hospital knowing that I was getting induced- I always pictured waking up in the middle of the night and rushing to the hospital.
I really love just snuggling my baby girl. Dad slept more the first few nights at the hospital than I did- I just kept holding my baby. What a miracle. She was a great eater from the start and her figure reflects that. She is super chubby. All the stories about making sure you clean the rolls are true- she would start smelling and I would find a roll that I didn't even know about. She was pretty fussy the first few months, which was an interesting experience. She is feeling a lot better know and it is so fun to see her smile and reach for things and laugh. She can already roll over and hold her head up and look at things. She likes watching her dogs play and loves it when Dad tickles her. She is a cutie pie.

Yay...I actually got some pictures up!!!!

It's sad that I am a college graduate and can't figure out how to post pictures on blogger- maybe photoshop will be too much to tackle?! Here are some more pics.

Maybe this one will have pictures...