The Howard Family

First Broken Bone

2012-01-24T17:06:00.000-08:00

So Thatcher got his first broken bone on Sunday. We were out at my inlaws house for sunday dinner and we were watching the 49ers game when we heard Thatcher start to cry. He was downstairs with all the other kids. When we went to get him we could tell that he hurt himself but it didn't look like he broke anything, but after an hour of crying we decided something was really wrong because if you know Thatcher it usually takes him about 5 seconds to get over getting hurt. So we decided to go to the ER and sure enough he fractured his arm. It wasn't a bad break so the doctor said that he should only need a splint and he should only have to wear it for a few weeks. After asking Thatcher and the cousins what happened we are pretty sure that he fell down the stairs. He is definitively his fathers son. Karson has had to many concussions to count and 2 broken bones, I have never broken a bone or had any concussions that I know of. He has been a trooper about it he tells everyone he got a big band-aid from falling down the stairs :)!!!!!!!

2011-10-21T08:17:00.000-07:00

So I realized that I haven't posted in quite a while. We have been pretty busy lately. We bought our first house and we love it. Karson has been in practice with his dad for a few months now and he loves it. Thatcher is getting so big he is talking like crazy and he is so smart. Oaklee is now walking and talking too. I don't know where the time goes life goes by so fast, before I know it my kids are going to be all grown up. Me and Karson were talking about that last night, our kids are so cute and little right now and we are just loving it. Karson said that hes going to miss cute little Oaklee when she grows up cause she is so sweet right now. She has this little cheesy grin that just melts my heart. Thatcher says all the funny things that 2 year olds say. Well here are some pictures from the last few months

This is our new house we love it!!!!!!

Nauvoo

2011-06-20T11:52:00.000-07:00

We were able to go on a fun little trip to Nauvoo this last week. We had so much fun the weather was great and it was great to see all the historical sites. It was a wonderful and humbling experience to see all the places that our ancestors went through so many hardships. Nauvoo is such a beautiful place it sits right on the banks of the Mississippi River and is so green. We also visited Carthage jail. It was amazing to go through the jail and see where everything happened. The saints gave up so much when they left Nauvoo and I am so grateful for all that they did so I can have the gospel in my life now. Its amazing the faith they had and it is a great example for me.

Easter

2011-05-12T07:53:00.000-07:00

So we had a great easter this year. Thatcher actually collected eggs this year it was so much fun. We colored eggs with the Mattews Family, Thatcher talked about coloring eggs at Andee's house for weeks :)!!!! Thatcher and Oaklee had cute matching easter outfits :)!!!! On Easter we had dinner at the Mattews then we had the egg hunt, Thatcher and Andee seemed to have lots of fun running around and collecting eggs :)!!!!!

Is it April already?

2011-04-20T10:49:00.000-07:00

So I realized that I haven't updated our blog in a few months, so I thought that I should put a post and update everyone on whats going on with us. Thatcher is growing like a weed he just keeps getting taller all the time. Its funny how he grows, he will start to get a little chunky all around for a little while then all the sudden he will start to look really skinny and I will notice that all of his pants have become high waters on him :)!!! He has started to talk really well which has been so much fun cause he has started to say those really funny things that kids say :)!!! A few weeks ago I got him from his room and we were walking into the living room and he goes and sits down by the wall and I ask him what he is doing and he replies "I'm in time out mommy" it was so funny!!!! Another thing he does and when I hurt myself he will always as me "Are you ok mommy" and I will say "yes" and he will say "ok good". Its so cute he is so fun to have around and theres never a dull moment, he has so much energy I can't always keep up.

Oaklee is growing up so fast as well not quite as fast as Thatcher is but she is still growing. She is a little on the petite side. I took her to her 9 month appointment about a month ago and she weighed 14 lbs and 15 ozs. She was always in the 10% for her weight but this last time she fell of the charts completely which was so different than Thatcher he was always on the bigger side :)!!! But she is as healthy and happy as can be. She started crawling at about 7 1/2 months. She finally got her first tooth about 2 weeks ago and she said her first word yesterday "momma" I was very excited :)!!! She is so sweet. She is defiantly her mothers daughter. My mom use to tell me these stories of when I was a baby and how I would never sleep I wouldn't take naps and I would want to be up all the time playing. Well Oaklee is very similar, thank goodness she sleeps pretty good at night but during the day I am lucky to get a 1 hour nap once a day. Thatcher will nap better then Oaklee does :)!!!! But she is always happy and she does always want to play.

Karson is getting so close to being done with residency. He finishes as the end of June, then we are moving back to Idaho. It has gone by so fast but it really has been such a blessing for our family. All the places we have moved and the friends that we have made have changed our lives for the better. We have learned so much. We were newly weds when we moved to California and it was the first time I had ever lived outside of Pocatello. It was hard to leave our families behind and start new but it made our relationship so much stronger and I learned so much about myself and grew so much as a person. Then we moved to Salt Lake and I was pregnant with Thatcher and we started all over again, with all new experiences. Then we came to Chicago and I realized that no matter how much I move and no matter where we go there are a few things that never change. The first one is that I will always have Karson and my sweet children. The second thing is that I will always have the gospel in my life. The church has made it so much easier to move because we know that every time we move we will have family wherever we go that we can count on. We have met so many wonderful people throughout the years and I am so grateful to everyone that reached out to us to befriend us. I am looking forward to moving back to Idaho but I will miss all the places we have been. I am so grateful for the life that I have and all the wonderful people who have been apart of it!!!!!

Thatcher 2 year Birthday

2011-02-05T12:40:00.000-08:00

Thatcher turned 2 on January 14th. He had lots of fun opening his gifts and eating his cake. I decided to make a big fancy cake which turned out pretty cute. He got lots of fun books, flash cards, and a set of toy cars from the movie cars. He loves anything to do with cars or toy story its so cute. He is getting so big and talking like crazy. He constantly asks to see Dolphins at the zoo, so we took him there. While there he got his face painted like his cousin Andee's face.

He is a total daddy boy he will follow Karson around the house whenever he is here. He loves sweet little Oaklee too, he tries to play with her all the time even though shes not quite big enough. One of the things he likes to do with Oaklee is he pretends to be a horse and he wants Oaklee to ride on his back they both love it :)!!! He is a great big brother and such a sweet spirit to have in our home. Happy birthday Thatch we love you!!!!

Christmas

2011-01-08T12:25:00.000-08:00

We were able to go home this Christmas which was so much fun. It seems that we never have enough time to do all the things that we want when we go home but we still had tons of fun. We were able to hang out with our family see some friends that we haven't seen in a long time, Karson of course got to go skiing a few times and we had a fun Christmas. So I decided that instead of buying Christmas PJs I wanted to get t-shirts that we painted and make matching pj pants. They turned out very cute. Thatcher got tons of cars that he loved and Oaklee got lots of cute clothes. We had so much fun and we are so blessed to have such wonderful families that make the holidays so enjoyable. We are also blessed to be able to share with those that are less fortunate then us. We have decided to start a tradition where the kids give something to someone else for Christmas every year. This year Thatcher donated a box of toys, and Oaklee donated to Toys for Tots, as they get older we will let them pick who they want to donate to ever year. We hope that everyone had a wonder Christmas.

First Snow Fall

2010-12-07T16:41:00.000-08:00

So we finally had our first snow of the season on Saturday. Karson decided to take Thatcher out to play and build a snowman. Thatcher loved it. They were out there for about 2 hours just playing and having so much fun. So I decided to take Oaklee out to see the snow too. I dressed her in this cute snow suit my little sister bought her and we went and watched Thatcher and Daddy play. It was a beautiful day our street looked like winter wonderland because it is tree lined and they were all covered in snow :)!!!!

Family photos

2010-11-09T06:29:00.001-08:00

Oaklee 7 weeks

2010-11-08T06:52:00.001-08:00

My sister in law Kara took these adorable photos of Oaklee. Shes 7 weeks old in them and she is so cute :)!!!! I only posted a few of the pictures cause it takes to long to upload them but I posted all of them on my facebook so if you want to see more of them just go there.

Halloween

2010-10-31T15:47:00.001-07:00

For Halloween we went to our wards Trunk or Treat it was lots of fun. Thatcher was a caterpillar and Oaklee was a butterfly. I made Thatchs costume, it was the first time I have made a costume and I thought that it turned out pretty cute. He didn't like the hat part of it but he seemed to have fun with the rest. I can't believe that October is already over I'm excited for the Holiday season to start.

Fall Pictures

2010-10-27T13:27:00.000-07:00

Fall Pictures

2010-10-27T13:26:00.000-07:00

October

2010-10-18T07:02:00.001-07:00

Well it is already half way through October where does the time go? I thought that I would post what we have been up to lately there is going to be no photos due to the fact that we lost the battery charger for our camera, but one is on the way and I will post some updated pictures of everyone.

Thatcher is now 21 months he is just about 30 lbs and 34 inches. He is talking like crazy its to cute, some of my favorites are when we are getting ready to leave the house I will finish putting on his shoes and he will jump up and say ready, go. Another one is when he is eating he will say good, yummy. Yesterday for the first time we got him to catch a ball all by himself then he was doing it all night long. He is a quick learner :)!!!!

Oaklee is now 4 months she weighs 12.1 lbs and I cant remember how long she is, but she is getting bigger :)!!! She is now smiling like crazy, cooing. grabbing toys hanging above her and very close to rolling over. She is very cute and she loves her big brother she will watch him play all the time :)!!!! As for me I have just been taking care of my two beautiful babies and enjoying the fall weather. I have decided that fall is my favorite time of year in Chicago. The street here are basically all tree lined so when the leaves change and start to fall it is just gorgeous.

I wish I had a camera so I could take some pictures of the kids in the leaves, but hopefully my charger gets here before the leaves turn all gross.

Karson has just been mostly working, but he only has 8 months left and he will be done with residency. We are all way excited to be heading back to Idaho but it will be bitter sweet, Chicago has been so much fun and we will really miss all the great new friends that we have made here :)!!!!!!!!! Hopefully I will be able to post pictures sometime this week.

Mom Moments

2010-09-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

So today I had one of those moments that you are so irritated when it happens but after its all over it is a really funny story. I was giving Thatcher a bath cause he loves baths and he wanted to take one. I was in the other room getting something when I hear him start to cry so I run in and he is trying to get out of the bath and hes saying yucky.

So I walk up to the bath and it is full of poop water. Yes he pooped and it was all over the place. So I pulled him out and he ran off and I started to try and clean it up, then Thatcher comes back in the bathroom and he points out the door and he says yucky. So I go out to the living room and he has pooped on the floor, so first I put his diaper on and continue to clean and sanitize the floor and the tub. When I'm all done I get Thatcher and I put him back in the tub so I can get him all cleaned up.

Once hes clean I just start draining the water but hes still in the tub playing so I'm sitting next to the bath and the next thing I hear is "Yucky!" Yes once again he pooped in the clean tub. So I once again cleaned and sanitized the tub. After it was all done I just looked at my cute little boy and laughed.

Thatcher and Oaklee

2010-08-02T11:51:00.000-07:00

Its crazy how fast your little ones grow up. Thatcher is now 18 months he is getting so big. He is 28lbs and 34 inches long. He keeps learning new things all the time, like yesterday at church we were sitting in sacrament and he threw his toy onto the bench in front of us and he looks at Karson and says "where did it go" it was so cute. He is always saying new words and he can understand so much better it makes life a little easier :)!!!! He loves Oaklee, he is always giving her kisses and making sure that shes ok. He is always so much fun and he always has so much energy!!! Oaklee is 6 weeks now she weighed 9lbs 11oz at her 1 month appointment, she is already getting chunky. She is a sweet little girl and just so much fun to have around.

Oaklee Jillene Howard

2010-06-25T17:34:00.001-07:00

Oaklee was born June 21st at 2:53 am. She was 6lbs 10ozs and 20ins long. I went in Sunday night to get induced because Karson could get the whole week off work and my doctor said that it was ok to be induced. I was already dilated to a 3 when I went to the hospital but she hadn't dropped yet. They started the pitocin at 7:30 Sunday night and I started to feel the contractions around 10:30 and I had her by 3 the next morning so my labor was very short. She is such a sweet little thing it is so much fun to have a little girl in the family. Thatcher loves her to death it is so cute when he came and seen us in the hospital he didn't pay any attention to her but once we got her home he has very cute with her. He's always pointing at her and saying baby and he tries to give her her binki and blankets. Also whenever she cries he runs right over to her to make sure she is ok it is so cute he is already a great protective big brother. I am doing great and recovering well and we are so excited to have our sweet little girl as a part of our lives :)!!!!

Update

2010-05-29T20:28:00.000-07:00

I've been so busy with Thatcher and being pregnant that the only thing I blog about is Thatcher pretty much so I thought that I would do an update of Karson and I. I've been pretty busy just being a mom of a 16 month old (yes hes that old already how time flies), and getting ready for the new one to come. Since I found out that we are having a girl I started making cute girl things for her, I've made tons of hairbows, blankets, and burp cloths. Its been way fun to be able to do all the girl stuff I have to admit that their clothes and accessories are so much much cuter then boy things :). I am now almost 36 weeks so I have my cute little belly only 4 more weeks to go. Karson has been pretty busy with work, but he been learning tons which is really great. He is almost done with his first year then the countdown is on, only one year left and we will be moving back to Idaho. Its crazy that day always felt so far away and its going to be here before we know it. When hes not at work he is home playing with Thatcher pretty much. Thatcher is a major daddy's boy he will follow Karson all around the apartment like a puppy dog its so cute. Well here are some pictures of our life lately enjoy :)!!!!!!!

The Original Pancake House

2010-04-24T09:03:00.001-07:00

This is my dad's favorite Chicago Breakfast, so we went there to make him jealous.

And of course Thatcher ordered the Apple pancake, because it is so good.

Couponing is the Best!!!!

2010-04-07T14:25:00.000-07:00

So I have started to really get into couponing lately and I was so excited about the deals I got this wee at Kmart I decided to blog about it. Kmart is having double coupon week where for this whole week they will double up to $2 a coupon 5 per day. So I have gone the last 3 days to get stuff, now because I live in the Chicago area there is a Kmart coupon out that lets you get $10 off a $20 purchase but this is only valid in certain areas like Chicago and New York. So here is what I have gotten so far 2 packages of huggies, 1 package of pampers, balmex, head & shoulder shampoo and conditioner, 2 dove deodorants, degree girl deodorant, right guard deodorant, 2 Ziploc containers, windex all purpose cleaner, olay quench body lotion, 2 packages of Tampax pearl, bobby pins, 2 cover girl eyeshadows, q-tips, and revlon finger nail files. The price of the merchandise is about $95, out of pocket I have spent $23.59 and I get to send in for $20.87 in mail-in rebates so I will get everything here for $2.72!!!!! Isn't that the coolest thing ever. Kmart is doing this for the rest of the week so if you are interested in doing any of this you can go to google and search under blogs and put in kmart deals and there are tons of blogs that tell you how to do this and where to get the coupons, but like I said I had that extra coupon to sweeten the deals but there are lots of things that you can get for free with just the double couponing. I'm planning on going back at least two more times to get some more stuff. Its crazy how much money you can save couponing and Kmarts got great deals this week but I know that Alberstons does double couponing as well and my sisters gets some really great deals there, we don't have an Alberstons here is Chicago so I miss out on their deals. I have saved so much money since I have started to watch for deals I would be suprised if I ever pay the full price for diapers ever again they always have coupons and someone always seems to have deals on them. I was so excited I just had to tell everyone Happy Couponing :)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Park

2010-03-18T11:32:00.001-07:00

Thatcher is walking now and we decided to take him to the park yesterday cause it has been so warm in Chicago this week. He was having the time of his life at the park. He was climbing all over the toys and going down the slide. He just loved it. He is getting so big he can say a whole bunch of things like get down, sit down, thank you, go, daddy, mama, and he will repeat really well. Its so much fun to see how fast they grow and its amazing how smart they are.

Mall of America

2010-03-18T11:27:00.001-07:00

Karson got a week off for vacation last week and we decided to drive to Minneapolis to visit the mall of america. It was way fun we went shopping and ate lots of good food. Thatcher got to go swimming in the hotel pool and he loved it. We had a fun little family vacation.

Its a GIRL!!!

2010-01-30T08:52:00.000-08:00

We had our ultrasound done yesterday and everything looks great and she said that it looks like a girl. She wasn't a 100% positive but you never can be when its a girl but she a good shot right between the legs so we are pretty sure. We are so excited to have a little girl coming into our family. We told Thatcher and he just smiled and started babbling like he always does. He doesn't really understand yet that theres another baby on the way but hopefully he will like the baby :)!!!

Thatchers 1 year Birthday

2010-01-19T07:17:00.000-08:00

Heres Thatcher getting ready to blow out his candle.
Here is Thatcher opening one of his gifts.
Thatcher is feeling the pjs that grandma gave him.
Thatcher is reading a book that he got from his cousin Britain.
Now its time for the cake and yes he is just looking at it.

I put his fingers in the frosting to try to get him to try it and hes eating the frosting but he still wont touch the cake by himself.

I ended up just holding the cake up to his mouth so he would eat it and he loved it he almost ate the whole piece.
Here is the shot of he cute little face after he was done.

Here he is in the bath tub getting all cleaned up.
This is uncle dustin eating cake.
Here is Koree, Ezra, Andee, Grandma, Kayt, and Ascha.
Here is Krista and Adam eating birthday cake.
Here is little Zuleka making a funny face.
Here is Amos and Britatin posing for a picture.

Thatcher turned 1 on January 14th and we had a big party for him. He is getting so big its crazy how fast the time goes. He says a bunch of words like mama, dada, daddy, whats that, thank you, Thatcher, boom boom (which is his favorite book chicka chicka boom boom), bow, and many more that I cant think of. He goes to the doctor today for his checkup so I'm not quite sure how big he is but hes gotten really heavy at least he feels heavy and he looks pretty tall so we will see.
He can walk with help either by holding his hands or with the walking toy so I think that we probably have another month or so and he will be walking all by himself.

Going to Idaho

2010-01-19T07:02:00.000-08:00

Here is Thatcher eating a gogurt he just loved them!

Heres Karson Skiing at Targee

Heres Thatcher playing with his cousin Emrie.

Heres Thatcher in the bathtub with Andee he was splashing and she really didnt like it as you can see.

We went to Idaho for a week of much needed vacation. It was lots of fun here are some pictures of our trip.

Christmas-New Years

2010-01-09T09:59:00.001-08:00

Thatcher is waiting to find out if Santa came at the top of the stairs.

Thatcher loved all those fruit snacks he got.

We spent Christmas Eve till Saturday up at my sister's place

Patches first sledding experience

He laughed the whole way down the hill. He really enjoyed it.

Suprise

2009-12-12T07:18:00.000-08:00

So we just recently found out that I am pregnant again :). I am just over 12 weeks along and I am due June 25th. We are really excited the babies are only going to be about 17 months apart which is going to be a little challenging but its going to be fun. Here is an ultrasound pictures from when I was about 9 1/2 weeks :)!!

Thatcher's Thanksgiving

2009-11-28T06:51:00.000-08:00

Thatcher asked for the turkey right after the blessing of the food, so why not...I gave him the whole plate.

Blow Out

2009-11-18T10:50:00.001-08:00

So Thatcher had a huge blow out the other day and it was so funny cause Karson had to change him and he was really grossed out. It smelt pretty bad, it went all up his back luckily we were at home so we could just throw him in the tub to get all the poop off it was quite a family adventure.

Halloween

2009-11-18T10:38:00.000-08:00

So sorry its been so long since I've updated its been pretty crazy. Thatcher was a giraffe for halloween he was suppose to be a monkey but karson left his costume at our church when we had our trunk or treat so he ended up being a giraffe. We went to krista and adams trunk or treat and karsons parents were in town it was a lot of fun and thatch got a bunch of great candy that me and karson got to eat.

Mr. Independent

2009-10-25T08:51:00.000-07:00

So this week has been full of a lot of those bitter sweet moments that you get with your children as they grow up. My little guy is so independent he likes to make his own decisons. This week he learned the meaning of no and lets just say he has quite a temper. Its like hes already two and throwing these little fits when you take something away :). He also decided this week that he was done nursing, luckily for me he will eat anything and he took formula with no problem. About a month ago he decided that he no longer wanted his binki, which was good for us cause we dont have to try and break the habit. He has also learned to sit up all on his own. I walked into his room after he took a nap and there he was sitting up in his crib playing with a toy it was so cute, but sad at the same time cause it just shows how big hes getting. He is crawling everywhere now and he can say uh-oh its really cute, he will wave sometimes and give you five sometimes its really fun. We took him to the doc this week for his 9 month check up and he weighs 18 lbs and 12 oz which is what he weighed last time but they said because hes moving a round alot they dont gain weight as fast. I mean he eats tons he will eat three containers of food a day plus rice cereal and like 5 bottles so I think hes getting enough to eat. He is 28 1/2 inches long so he grew about and inch. So there a little update on our sweet little boy. Me and Karson are doing great to just enjoying Chicago its starting to get really cold here which is kinda sad I already miss summer. Its pretty here in the fall our street is tree lined and all the leaves have changed and have started to fall off the trees. Karson has been pretty busy with work but he is learning a lot which is good cause thats why were here. Well there a little update on our family :)!!!!

Doing the laundry and learning the guitar

2009-10-02T07:24:00.000-07:00

So I was doing the laundry one day and I decided to put Thatcher in the basket and he loved it so here are some pictures of him just chillin in the laundry basket :). Also Karson was playing the guitar for Thatcher and of course he loved that so here are some cute pictures of them together.

Thatcher

2009-09-14T07:28:00.001-07:00

We got some pictures taken of cute little Thatcher. He is about 7 1/2 months in these pictures and he looks so cute so I thought that I would post them for everyone to see :)!!! These are just my favorite ones but I posted all of them on my facebook so if you want to see the rest of the photo shoot you can look there. So he finally has teeth now, hes got 2 on the bottom coming. He is also doing this really funny army crawl but he can pretty much get whatever he want between the rolling and his cute crawl. He is so much fun and we really enjoy having his sweet little spirit in our home even when hes screaming at the top of his lungs (he has a good pair of lungs).

My 1st Baseball Game

2009-08-19T10:21:00.001-07:00

We went to a White Sox game this week and Thatcher was so cute, we dressed him all up in his little baseball uniform :). The White Sox won 8 to 7 it was so much fun.

Just like daddy

2009-07-30T12:58:00.000-07:00

So I dressed Thatcher all up in this cute little polo and he reminded me so much of Karson. We went to the doctor last week and I have his measurements he is 18lbs 13ozs and 27 1/2 inches long so he has grown a ton. I could tell that he had gained weight because he is so heavy to carry around. He is getting better at rolling over now I can tell its probably not going to be long till hes crawling cause he already getting his legs under him and tries to move himself so once he figures it out I'm going to be chasing him around the house but its going to be fun.

6 months and growing

2009-07-17T07:57:00.000-07:00

Thatcher turned 6 months this week, its crazy how fast time goes by. We started him on rice cereal about 2 weeks ago and he did awesome so we started him on green beans this week and we had our camera all ready for his great reaction and we got nothing, not a weird face or anything he just ate away. I am grateful that hes eating baby food great but I was a little disappointed that he didn't do anything funny. Of course he looks cute with food all over his month :). I don't have his weight or height yet because we just our insurance set up so we need to get him an appointment, but hes getting huge so I'll post them when I get them. Here are some cute pictures of him.

Chicago

2009-07-07T15:16:00.000-07:00

So we have move to Chicago. I finally have everything pretty much unpacked. We love it here, and to be honest I am kinda surprised that I like it so much. When Karson first decided that he wanted to go to Chicago I was a little hesitant but I prayed about it and I remember feeling that everything was going to be ok so I told him to go for it and it has been the best decision. He loves his program he has already seen all these surgies and he comes home happy and excited from work every day. He cant wait to call his dad and tell him all the new things he saw that day its so cute. Then theres our apartment I've never lived anywhere that felt so much like a home and not an apartment its so nice to want to come home everyday. The area is really nice me and Thatch go for walks and go to the park its crazy I thought that moving to Chicago would be really scary (which there are scary parts) but where we live it is really nice and its only about 10-15 mintues aways from Karsons work which is great, cause if any of you know Karson very well you will know how much he hates traffic and comuting :). So moving here really has been a blessing for our little family. Well I promised Toni that I would put pictures of our apartment up so here they are:

Thatcher's first boating experience

2009-07-05T12:02:00.000-07:00

Thatcher got his groove on at Kourtney's Wedding

2009-07-05T11:46:00.000-07:00

Thatcher thinks his parents are cool.

2009-07-05T11:42:00.000-07:00

This is Karson and Thatcher in San Francisco when we were in line waiting to ride the trolley to fisherman's wharf.

Here is me and Thatch already for the graduation ball aren't we totally adorable.

Graduation

2009-05-24T21:01:00.000-07:00

This is Scott and Toni some of our really good friends
that we met 4 years ago at the start of school.

This is some of Karson class mates that we would hang out.
Best Friends
Our cute family
I'm so proud of you dad!!!

So Karson finally graduated from med school this last week. It was fun to go to the graduation in California. We are so excited to be done with school and we are going to be headed to Chicago in a few weeks to start residency we are excited for the new adventure.

Hoogle Zoo

2009-05-08T11:10:00.000-07:00

So we went to the zoo and Thatcher loved it for the most part. It was cute he looked at the monkeys and the peacock besides that he really just slept :). It was fun taking him hes getting so big and its so much fun. Time goes by so fast he is already four months old. Karson is graduating in 2 weeks we are so excited then we will be moving to Chicago in June to start residency we are excited :).

This Is The Place

2009-04-22T15:41:00.000-07:00

we went and visited This Is The Place and we took some fun picutres. As you can tell Thatcher is quite the daddy boy. He loves Karson. Its so much fun he is smiling and making all sorts of cute noises. We just love him :)!

Wheeler Farm

2009-04-22T15:34:00.001-07:00

We went to Wheelers Farm With Toni, Cambria, Krista and Andee. The kids really loved it Thatcher isnt really big enough yet to know what animals are but he loves being outside so he really enjoyed it.

Thatchers 1st Easter

2009-04-17T13:09:00.001-07:00

So we went to Idaho for Easter this year and we took some really cute pictures of Thatchers 1st Easter.

More Temple Square Pictures

2009-04-17T12:59:00.000-07:00

Visiting Temple Square

2009-04-17T12:48:00.000-07:00

So we went to temple square with Krista, Andee, Toni, and Cambria it was so much fun. It was such a beautiful day here in Salt Lake so we thought that we would try and enjoy the weather while it was nice which wasn't for very long cause the next week it started snowing again. So here are some fun pictures that we took.

Baby Story

2009-04-09T10:03:00.000-07:00

1-Where were you when you found out? I was at our apartment in California I thought that I might be pregnant so I took a test and it came back positive.

2-Who did you first tell? Well of course I told Karson first cause he was there when I took the test. Then I promised my little sister that she would be the next person to find out after I told Karson.

3-Did you find out the sex of the baby? Yes

4-Did you have morning sickness? No I had a really easy pregnancy there were a few times that i got a little quizzy but I just had to eat something and I was fine.

5-How much weight did you gain? 25 lbs

6-Did you get stretch marks? Yes but not really bad ones just little ones on my stomach.

7-Did you have any cravings? I didnt really have any cravings I've actually craved more things since I have been nursing then when I was pregnant. They gave me shortbread cookies at the hospital after I had Thatcher and I have craved them ever since.

8- Were there any complications? Nope I had no complications at all.

9-When and where did you go into labor? I was at home and it was about 11:30 at night on Tuesday the 13th and i was laying in bed then I heard and felt a pop and it freaked me out so I got up to go to the bathroom and I started having a contraction so I sat down on the toilet and my water broke.

10-Did your water break? yes

11-Who drove you to the hospital? Karson, thank goodness we didnt know if he was going to be there for the birth cause my due date was the 23rd and he had residency interviews in Chicago that weekend and he had interviews in LA the weekend before that to so we were worried that he might not be there for the birth but Thatcher knew just when to come so dady could be there.

12-Who was in the room for the birth? Just Karson, the midwife and 2 nurses

13- Was the baby born early or late? He was 10 days early

14-How long were you in labor? My water broke at 11:30 and i had him at about 11:00 the next morning so almost 12 hours.

15-Did you have any drugs? Yes, an epidural

16- Natural or C-section? Natural

17-What was your first reaction after birth? What a micrale it was to have such a sweet spirit added to our family and relieved I pushed for 1 1/2 hours and I was tired.

18-How big was the Baby? 7 lbs 11 oz and 21 inches long

19-Date and time of birth? January 14, 2009 at about 11:00 am

20- Baby's Name? Thatcher Chad Howard

21-Does the name have any significant meaning? Yes his middle name is after my uncle who died at 21 in a car crash. His first name was just cute we got it from a knights tale the main characters name was William Thatcher :)

22-Did the baby have any complications? Np not really he came out with a little temp but that was only because I had a temp when I was in labor which is pretty common if your water broke.

23-How old is the baby today? 12 weeks and 1 day

24-What kind of temperament has the baby had so far? Thatcher is such a sweet baby he is always smiling and making cute little noises, he does have his grumpy days but what baby doesnt.

25- Would you change anything about it? No everything really went well I was lucky

2009-04-06T08:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some fun pictures that we took of Thatcher. He is almost 12 weeks old I cant believe it hes getting so big. At his 2 month appointment he weighed 11 lbs and 10 oz and he was 24 inches long. He has been so much fun he is starting to smile as you can see in the pictures. He also is making all the baby noises screams and everything its cute you can see the videos of him making his cute noises.

Family Pictures

2009-03-08T20:57:00.000-07:00

Our Cute Little Boy

2009-02-26T12:28:00.000-08:00

Here are some fun pictures of our little guy. He is already 6 weeks old i cant believe it. We went to a doc appt this week and he already weighs 10 1/2 pounds. They get so big so fast its crazy.

Thatcher first blessing

2009-02-09T13:15:00.000-08:00

So we had a really cool experience this last week with our baby boy. On Thursday night Thatcher was really upset he just kept crying and there was nothing we could do to calm him down he was at it pretty much all night lon then at 4:30 in the morning Karson decided to give him a blessing. He went and got his dad and they started the blessing and Thatcher was just screaming. Karson was about half way through the blessing and all the sudden Thatcher just stopped crying and fell asleep and he slept through the rest of the night. It was the coolest experience the spirit was so strong I am so glad to have a husband that holds and honors the priesthood so he can give blessings. I also love our little boy he is such a blessing in our lives.

Britain and Thatcher

2009-01-26T16:11:00.000-08:00

My sister in law Rachel came and stayed the weekend and she brought he little boy Britain. These two are the only grandchildren on my side of the family but there are three more on the way. They are going to be best buds :)!!!

More Thatcher pictures

2009-01-26T16:10:00.000-08:00

Thatcher Chad Howard

2009-01-16T12:16:00.000-08:00

So Thatcher is here. He was born Jan 14 2009 at 10:48 AM he was 7 lbs 11.5 ozs and was 21 inches long. The labor went well my water broke at 11:30 Tuesday night and he was born about 11 hours later. Karson was able to be there when he was born which was a big relief he had to leave the next night to go to residency interviews in LA. Thatcher is such a good baby we are so exctied to have him as a part of our family.

Happy New Year, 2009

2009-01-08T16:31:00.000-08:00

Bring on the new year. A new baby on the way. Karson graduating from school. Hopefully this will be a fun year.

2008-12-30T08:46:00.000-08:00

Here Karson is at his parents house snowboarding and skiing. They built a jump and then they would have the 4-wheeler pull them over the jump. Karson fell down quite a few times, but they had fun!!!!

2008-12-30T08:42:00.000-08:00

So here are some pictures of how big my belly has gotten. I only have 3 1/2 weeks before I'm due. I can't wait I'm tired of being pregnant :)!!!!!

Family Christmas Party

2008-12-15T15:52:00.000-08:00

Here we are at our family Christmas party.
We played the reindeer game and i won. So i get a prize which was a stuffed reindeer i am going to give it to our little boy when he is born :)!!!

Our Hawaii trip all in one

2008-12-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

The Twins came over to play

2008-12-05T14:12:00.000-08:00

Don't ask which one I am holding. But you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right.

Here we are with both the twins and Kendon and Natalie, and of course Grandma loves her twin grandkids.
Koree wanted to hold the little one, which one?, I am not so sure

The most recent picture of the Kendon Howard Family

2008-12-04T13:38:00.001-08:00

Here we are searching for the perfect Christmas tree!!!

2008-12-04T13:35:00.000-08:00

Here are some of our thanksgiving pictures :)!!!

Baby shower

2008-11-18T11:03:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of my baby shower!!! I got lots of fun gifts and i wanted to say thank you to everyone who came :)!!!!

Seattle Trip

2008-11-18T10:50:00.000-08:00

Karson was in Washington for an internship and i went up to visit him and we took some fun pictures!! We went to the Seattle temple, pikes market, and some rainforest :)!!!

9/27/08- The beginning of the blog is not the beginning

2008-09-27T11:27:00.000-07:00

Who'd of thought this day would ever come? Neat huh? Living life makes living life more lively. So this is me, and the wife (Bridget).