Our Story

Okay so I am finally starting a blog. I have been so hesitant because I have no idea what I am doing and because well I am not a great writer. If you are looking for some fluid and witty stories, this is not the place for you. But I am pretty good at talking about my boys....Christian, Brenten and Landon. So I thought I would give it a try.

Christian: I am so proud of him. He has been so busy and is still the best family man ever. He is seriously the best husband and father to my children I could ask for. Before he met me he was going to school at BYU for industrial design. He did an internship in Japan which is also where he served his mission. He is all about the outdoors and soccer. He has taught me to rock climb. (If it wasn't for me, he would probably be sleeping on the side of a cliff somewhere about 300 meters up from the ground and would be completely content. Sorry babe you got me instead.)

Me: I graduated from BYU in Athletic Training and it was the best major in the whole world. I worked in my field for 4 years after graduating and loved it. Even though I don't "work" as an athletic trainer I have had many opportunities to do practice my skills thanks to all those nights at church ball.

We met: Christian and I met in a student ward just after I graduated in April of 2001. He and his friend Brock were assigned as our home teachers. Its funny because typically I didn't date guys from my wards. The two of them told hilarious stories that usually made Christian look good and Brock in the emergency room. Christian asked me out and things went very quickly from there. We probably would have dated longer but my parents were in the MTC and were going to be leaving for Russia on their mission. So Christian went to them to ask for their permission. If I remember the story right Christian was then told by my parents ALL of my faults for a good 30 minutes. Fortunately he didn't hold those faults against me. A couple of months after we started dating Christian and I went to the Oregon coast and then as soon as we got back we went to St. George and went on a 10 mile hike with my sister, his brother, and Brock. I didn't think anything of it. Once we got to a spot with some waterfalls, Christian asked me to marry him. I was so surprised. And of course I said yes. 2 1/2 months later (with my parents in Russia) we got married.

Since the honeymoon: Since we got married, I worked and Christian worked and went to school. To hurry up the graduation process he changed to an Art Teaching major. We had a baby boy just short of being married 2 years. After which, we moved to Vegas where Christian taught at an "at risk school". It was so scary there and even scarier with a baby. We only made it a year there, so Christian went back to school. I was happy to be out of there. We moved to Idaho where Christian received his MBA with a 3.98 . One A- What a rip off. While we were at Boise State we had baby boy #2, Landon. Christian graduated December 2007 and was named MBA student of the year. It was quite an honor. In February he got a job in Utah and we moved out here and bought our first house and we love everything that has come our way so far.

Brenten: In November 2003, Brenten was born. His labor was pretty scary. Partially because he was our first and we had no idea what was going on and no idea what to ask the professionals. I was induced 2 weeks early because my blood pressure had risen really fast. As things progressed, Brenten's heart rate would drop. At first the nurses weren't concerned because his heart rate would come back on its own. When it came time to push his heart rate dropped into the 70's and they couldn't get it to come back up, so they rushed me to the OR. Since I could move myself to the operating table, they had to knock me out. This also meant that Christian couldn't be in the room. Nobody told Christian what was going on. It was crazy. They had Brenten out in 2 minutes and his heart rate came right back up and he was peeing on the doctor (so i heard). Thankfully there were no problems with Brenten. Unfortunately, neither Christian no I were able to see our first baby born. I actually don't remember seeing him for the first time because the drugs messed me up so bad. Brenten is now 4 1/2 and is incredible. He wants to be spider man when he grows up. He is my rule follower. He always wants to do what is right. Now that doesn't mean that he always listens. He is becoming more of a dare devil. He will jump/climb almost anything. He loves to play sports and loves to learn. He is starting to read some very beginner books. He also loves to play with his friends.

Landon : In April of 2006, Landon came into our lives. Luckily his delivery had much less excitement. However, with him I now can say I was in labor on my birthday. I was still able enjoy my birthday. Christian took me out to dinner and then he took me to the mall to get gift cards to my favorite stores so that I could go shopping after I had the baby. The nurses at the hospital were very impressed with his gift choice. Because I had a c-section with Brenten I was considered a high risk delivery. It was great. I had someone in there all the time. My doctor had to be in the hospital the whole time. It helped to make us more comfortable with the situation. Our experience with Landon was so much better. One we were both there and awake for it and two it went fairly smoothly. Don't get me wrong. I am not one of those people who thinks that labor/delivery is this glorious and beautiful moment in our lives. Are you kidding. What is beautiful about crazy amounts of pain, sweat, throw up and blood. There is nothing glorious about pushing a human being out of your body. However, it is the best experience ever when Landon was handed to me for the first time. Now Landon is 2 years old. He is full of life and thinks he is sooo funny. He runs, jumps, and is starting to talk a ton. He knows what he wants and isn't very patient about it. (he must get that from me) He is also my snuggler. He loves to get his blanket and snuggle on the couch.

I love my family. They are the best.