I'm a slacker!

So we have been so busy that last little while! Jon's Grandma Olson passed away at the beginning of September and so we went up to Idaho for the funeral. We had Enza's baby blessing the same weekend and we got to spend more time with jon's family. We have been busy canning and juicing and making ginger peach jam. It is all very good and I was quite impressed with how well it all turned out! For Stake Conference they talked on being prepared and it really struck a chord! Basically they said that some people have the attitude that the church won't let anyone starve, but that is wrong! The Church couldn't possibly feed everyone and we will be held accountable if our children starve! The thought of that makes me sick!

In the middle of the month we went to a corn maze and they had the best area for playing. It was supposed to be for the kids- but I think that the adults had just as much fun! Here are some pics of that fun night.

Here is all of the kids!

This slide was so fun! There is this black one- it is awesome! It was really high and long- but man was it fun!

As you can see the tractor ride wasn't just for kids!

The whole Hansen Family!

The whole Clinger family!

We have also been fortunate enough to get some baby pics of Gabe! I am so excited about this! We have wanted to get some of them so that he can know what he looked like and where he came from. I ran into this lady at Albertsons one day and she came up to me and said Can I ask you a personal question? Anytime anyone says that it kind of make ya nervous! Anyways I said yes and she said Is that little boy adopted? I again said yes. She then asked if his name was Emiliano and I was like yeah. She was the woman who cared for him and his birthmom when he was born! She told me that she had pics of him when he was just minutes old! We exchanged info and I had tried to contact her. Finally over a year later she found me on Facebook and we have been able to get 68 pics of him from birth- 8 months! Seriously-amazing!

We are so lucky to get these priceless pictures of him! I love them!

July Update!

July has flown by- we were so busy and we were gone for half of the month! I was way ready for a break away from life- I still need one- but what I got was great too! First was a camping trip with my family up in Monte Cristo. It was so nice and Shelby did pretty good!

Jon got this cute picture of her smiling- she has been feeling much better since we got her into the pediatric gastroenterologist. She took her off of 2 of the 3 acid reflux meds and out her on this drug called cyproheptadine. She is really doing so good! She is actually eating well and gaining weight like crazy!
I caught this pic while Jon and Gabe were napping outside while camping. It was so cute of them!
Gabe keeps us laughing so hard- he had Jons leather work gloves on and he wanted to hold onto Bucks leash. It was so funny to see them running down the road. Gabe did this for like an hour!
Happy Birthday to our sweet Gabe- he turned 3 on July 20th! I made him a lightning mcqueen car cake- it's close enough!
I can't get the pic to turn the right way- but you get the gist of it! He got some great presents and when we got home that night we were up until like 11:00 putting them together and letting him play with them! He got a tricycle, electric tractor, bubble lawn mower, sticky bugs, ball shooter, ect.. I can't remember everything off the top of my head right now- but anyways thanks everyone!
The last couple of weeks we have been with Jons family- first up in Star Valley for the candy drop- and then the next week we were all here for a surprise b-day party for his sister Kathryn. We went and hiked up Intermittent Springs in Afton. It was a great hike and the waterfall was so pretty- unfortunately the runoff was still to high for the spring to turn off and on!
I just like this sunset with the storm clouds rolling in- its so beautiful up there!
Here's the candy drop- I kept trying to take pictures of Gabe and Jon out there but they kept getting blocked by all the other running kids!
Here's a pic near the top of Intermittent Springs. Yes I made it to the top but was scared I was going to fall with Shelby on! We had a great time!

New Pics!

OK so here are some of the pics that my friend Ashley took- warning they are freakin' cute! There is a link on the side of the screen to her photography site- Hawkeye photography! Enjoy- I love them!

Seriously Behind!

So this post will be a little long because I have a lot to catch up on! Gabe is doing great- he is starting to talk more and more and I seem to be the only one that can decode what he is really saying! Dr. Rose wants us to get him into some speech therapy so we are working on that! Shelby is growing so fast! We had one of my friends take some pics of them they are so cute. These are some of the negatives- just wait until you see the ones that she touched up- they are awesome! ( they are coming soon!) She loves playing with her legs and putting her fingers in her mouth!
Shelby is 4 months old right now- she is 25 inches long (75%0 and 13 lbs. 4 oz. (50%). She is slowing down a little but just to look at her she looks huge to me!
He is so sweet- he has one of the happiest smiles and laughs- I just love him!
He is such an awesome big brother- he tries to help me with Shelby all of the time. He wipes her face when she is drooling, puts her pacifier in when she is crying, plays with her and makes her laugh- they really are cute together! Shelby really responds to him!

It is amazing to me how fast time is going- I really can't believe that I have two kids right now! We still are having a rough time finding something that Shelby will eat- but I picked up this formula randomly at the store the other day and so far so good! She just screams and screams and fights eating. Usually she wears herself out crying and then she will eat- it is really sad! We are lucky enough to get into the specialist tomorrow- thank goodness- I am afraid that I will be bald and in the crazy farm soon!
We had a great 4th of July- I started the day with my first 5k- my time stunk- but hopefully the next one will be better- running has kind of helped me keep some of my sanity! Plus I am hoping that I can lose some weight as well!

This little turkey was quite fussy- after the BBQ at my parents house(which I love- especially the homemade peach and chocolate ice cream-way delicious!) I ended up taking her home before DHS fireworks- it had been a long day!

Here is Gabe waiting for the parade to start! We love going to the Kaysville parade and the water fight- Jon brings two huge containers of water to aid all the guys in their quest of soaking any dry person they see!

I have a lot more to blog about- but it will have to wait until after this weekend! Sorry to be so far behind- but I am catching up!

All is well...?!

Well we hope that it will be! Shelby went in today for tubes in her ears! She has has one ear infection after the other and she has been miserable! Because of her acid reflux they had to put an IV in her and really put her out! Poor little thing- but hopefully from now on she will be a lot better! Gabe is growing like a weed and is talking more and more- most of the time we don't know what he is saying- but who cares- he is talking! Jon and I are busy being parents and I don't really know what else- but the days are going by very quickly! I will post longer soon!

Dear Teddi

Dear Teddi, I just wanted to tell you that we love you and we will miss you! You were such a big part of Gabe's life and of ours too! We love your family and will forever be grateful for your big heart and loving example. You leave behind a legacy of unconditional love that we all should emulate! We love you! For those of you who don't know- Teddi took care of Gabe and his birthmom before we were picked to adopt him. She was instrumental in helping his birthmom come to the decision to place him for adoption. She took care of him everyday- because no one else would! She loved Gabe so much and wanted the best for him. We have come to love Teddi as a member of our family and we will truly miss her!

Teddi Marie Lambeth
Ogden
1950 - 2009
Teddi lost her hard-fought battle with malignant melanoma on May 22, 2009. The cancer finally beat her.
Teddi Lambeth was born in Compton, California on November 13, 1950 to George and Shirley Bamber. She and her family moved to Anaheim, California in 1955 where she grew up. She graduated from Anaheim High School.
Teddi worked over 20 years at Roy High and Fremont High. She made many long and lasting friends, including over thousands of students who she lovingly helped graduate. In the last part of her life she volunteered at Hillcrest Elementary School in Ogden.
She wants to let her friends know how much she will miss them and how cherished they were to her. A few special friends are Connie and Sharon Freestone.
“One big accomplishment, I just recently did for myself, I was baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, what a hallelujah day.”
Teddi is survived by her son Richard; daughter, Renee; 2 grandchildren, Tyler Spinden, 13 and Harlee Lambeth, 7; sister, Becky Runkles; 3 brothers, Jonathan Bamber (Kathy), Jeff Bamber (Cathy), and David Bamber (Angie); 6 nephews and nieces. Her pet friends are going to be sad to see her go, Ruby, Tinkerbell, Sadie, Mama, Morty, Koala, and Blackie.
“Good-bye to all the loves in my life. I have enjoyed this life to the fullest.” Thanks to Hospice and the Huntsman Center.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 1 p.m. at Myers Mortuary in Ogden, 845 Washington Blvd. Family and friends may call on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 6-8 p.m. and prior to the services on Thursday from 12-12:45 p.m. at the mortuary.
Interment, Myers Evergreen Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Weber Credit Union to help with the funeral expenses would be appreciated.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.myers-mortuary.com.
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Shelby's Blessing

We had Shelby's blessing at the beginning of the month, May 3rd, 2009! It was so nice- Jon gave her a beautiful blessing. It was great to have family and friends together with us. Even one of Jon's sisters that live in Texas was able to come- the weather was a little colder than I liked, but it worked out and turned into a great day! I didn't get too many pics of her in her dress that day so I dressed her in it again to get some more!





It is soooo long- but I loved it! It has a matching little bonnet- but I liked the headband better!

Clearly she wasn't very happy to be in it again!

I love this picture- she is so not happy- but I think that it was still so cute!

She had just smiled and I missed it! Like always!