The Lloyds

Owens Crash, Cali Trip, Nija Blender

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Bumper Bowling with the kids

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We Found Snow Near Vegas!!

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Christmas

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The kids get to see Santa Claus

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Getting The House Ready For Christmas

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Camryn On The Monkey Bars at school

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2 Year Old vs Angry Birds

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Dancing to WE FOUND LOVE by Rhianna

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On The Monkey Bars, and, How To Make Millions

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Camryn's First Piano Song

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Pumpkin Patch

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Getting Ready for Halloween.

wakeboarding

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DAY 31

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DAY 12

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DAY 11

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DAY 5

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DAY 4

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DAY 3

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DAY 2

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DAY 1 OF OUR VLOG

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I HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE A VIDEO EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE LAST YEAR OF MY 20s. ShayCarl (of the shaytards on youtube) did this, and now he is famous, and its his full time job, and he is in his 3rd year. Now, i don't know if i will make it to 3 years, but i will try my hardest to do 1 year. I think it will be fun. So anyways, make sure you watch everyday. And, subscribe to our youtube channel... scennylloyd. K LOVE YOU, BYE.

The Big 2-9

2011-05-06T07:32:00.000-07:00

It is Scott's birthday today. It is his "last year in his twenties" as he likes to call it. So in honor of turning 29 today, I decided I would make a blog post(somthing he is always wanting me to do) just for him to let him know how much we love and appreciate him. I say "we" because when the kids saw me doing this they wanted to "help" so they both gave some input. If this is too mushy and lovey-dovey for some of you I understand...just move along.

Still reading... okay you we're warned.

I truly have an amazing huband, father to my children, and best friend. So when I thought about all of the reasons why I love him there were so many that I had to narrow it down some, but came up with...

The 29 reasons I love Scott Lloyd
In no particular order

29. He is so much fun
28. He is a super hard worker
27. He loves to stay active (hiking, running, rock climbing, ect.)
26. He LOVES his kids
25. He always gives 100% to whatever he is doing
24. He is a great provider for his family
23. He is very intelligent and picks up new things quickly
22. He is a very generous tipper
21. He has a strong testimony
20. He is always himself, no matter who he is around, he doesn't change
19. He has TONS of energy
18. He loves and appriciates my cooking
17. He builds forts (says Camryn)
16. He climbs mountains (says Owen)
15. He helps me with housework
14. He's a jeans and t-shirts kind of guy, but still can rock a suit on sundays :)
13. He surprises me with a large diet coke when Im having a hard day
12. He makes me laugh every day
11. He saves lives for a living (I mean how much cooler can you get?)
10. He is rough and tough, no sissy man here
9. He will stop what he's doing to play a game with Cam.
8. He is a famous You Tube star...or will be someday (subscribe to scennylloyd on You Tube) (He will love that shout out:))
7. He is a "problem solver" and can find a solution to almost any problem
6. He calls me randomly throughout the day just to see how I'm doing
5. He's a multi-tasker (even when driving...yikes!)but he gets a lot done
4. He takes the kids so I can have some "me" time
3. He will watch chick-flicks and reality shows with me
2. He is SMOKIN' HOT! :)
1. He is my BFF and he loves me!

I love you Scott! Happy Birthday!

HOTT BLONDE vs GARDEN HOSE

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Wildlife World Zoo

2010-02-23T12:16:00.000-08:00

This last weekend Scott's Dad and Step-mom came to visit. The kids had so much fun with their grandparents here spoiling them! We had decided to go to the zoo on Saturday...little did we know it would be rainy and cold. We aren't used to anything but hot and sunny here in AZ. Despite the weather we still had a great time at the zoo and enjoyed less crowds :)

Camryn was a little nervous to have her picture taken with the tiger and decided she had better keep and eye on him the whole time. Heehee She is so funny.

Owen on the other hand was fearless. He liked to try and touch anything with sharp teeth. We were grateful for the sturdy glass tanks the alligators were kept in or our little O would be short a few limbs for sure!

They also had an awesome aquarium. Cam LOVED all the colorful fish!

Owen didn't appreciate the view the zebra was giving him and found daddy holding the camera far more fascinating :)
The highlight of the trip was most definitely petting the sting rays! Owen was belly laughing the whole time. It was like his bath tub toys had come to life and were playing with him!

Camryn was very brave and loved the sting rays too...as long as daddy was close by.

All tuckered out :)

This was so fun to see the kids experience all these new things. I love the ages they are at right now, and realized that they are at just at the right ages for these fun family trips... maybe a children's museum next? We'll keep you posted!

Catching Up

2010-02-13T13:39:00.000-08:00

When you have gone this long without updating (yes, I realize it has been six months) you can do one of three things. 1. Tackle the overwhelming task of going back and updating all that you missed, knowing that deep down, no one really has time to sit and read about the last six months of your life. 2. Just start with the here and now, lets not dwell in the past... so what if Owen goes from tiny infant to walking in one post, it feels like it went by that fast anyway. Or 3. Give up on life all together. If you cant even keep up with a simple little blog then what use are you to this world anyway? :) While options 2 and 3 are much easier I am afraid that I must choose option 1. After all, I started this blog as a sort of journal to record the lives of my kids and there were just too many milestones and little moments of cuteness to over look them. So, consider yourselves forewarned. This post could turn out to be a doosey. I will try to keep the rambling commentary to a minimum and stick mostly to pictures... starting now :)

This is Owens favorite pastime :)

Just when we thought Camryn was adjusting to having Owen in the family she expressed her true feelings in a chalk drawing outside. It is a picture of our family. Cam, Mom, and Dad are picture on the far right of the patio... looking for Owen??? He is the small figure to the far left...still, he is drawn, and on the same patio too...its a step, right? Hee hee

Halloween:
Fairy
Spider

This is when we realized just how mobile our little O was getting. What an escape artist!

Christmas:

Don't you just love all those little twisty ties that they put around every square inch of your child's toy?

Owen's first birthday:

Owen is very good at getting around the house now, including up and down the stairs!

Thats what we've been up to in the last six months. I now hope that the thought of blogging will not be so overwhelming and I can keep up with it a little better...but no promises :)

Camryn's 4th Birthday

2009-09-07T08:26:00.000-07:00

I promise not to make this post too long or sappy...but my baby girl just turned four, so cut me a little slack :)

Camryn Lynn Lloyd
September 3, 2005 7lb 12oz 20 1/2 inches

3 mos.
6 mos.

1 year
1 year
18 mos.

2 years

3 years

4 years

Camryn, you have brought such joy to our lives. You have been such a ray of sunshine in our family. You are so full of spunk and always have something funny to say! You were sent here to keep your mom and dad's lives interesting and fun! We love you so much Camryn!!!! Happy 4th Birthday!!

Back to Blogging

2009-09-01T14:58:00.001-07:00

Well...it was bound to happen...the new computer has been purchased, and I can once again resume blogging! Much has happened while I was out of the blogging world and instead of going back and getting overwhelmed with trying to "back post" I am going to just pick up here and now! What is new with the Lloyds you ask?...

Camryn has started preschool! I always knew that Camryn would love school and she does!!

Owen is getting smaller every day! No...really, Owen has learned how to crawl! Since this started he has been losing roll after roll on those thighs! I keep telling him if he doesn't slow down he is going to waist away :)
Owen is trying to attack the camera. He feels that it is his new found responsibility to inspect EVERYTHING that is on the floor...first with sight, then with touch, and finally with taste... this gives mom a lot more sweeping and vacuuming to do these days!

That is the latest in the Lloyd household. Blog will be updated more often now:)

Bad blogger :(

2009-06-10T08:23:00.000-07:00

I have been really bad at keeping up with the blog. I would just like to say publicly that this is not my fault. I will blame this all on my wonderful husband... and with good reason too! Anyone who knows Scott knows that he has this disorder that causes him to replace any electronic device at least once every two years...if it plugs in and was purchased prior to June of 2007 then it is deemed "old and useless". Sadly there is no cure for this disorder, only to constantly replace things like perfectly good televisions, video gaming consoles, cell phones, etc... for the latest and greatest model. Now why am I telling you this you ask? What does this have to do with the fact that my blog has been sitting here, not updated in nearly 2 months? Well, unfortunately, our computer has now past it's Scott Lloyd expiration date, and he now claims he can not upload our pictures to this "old and useless" computer. So now we must wait until the bank account agrees that we can buy a new computer. I however, being the innovative girl I am, found a way to get a couple pictures to the blog. I took a few snapshots with my phone (not past expiration date) and sent them to my email! I know genius! So here are just a couple new pictures to enjoy!

Camryn got glasses! She was so excited about them too! She was so great at the eye doctor's office and loved it so much that we go to go back 3 days later when she had already managed to break her glasses. The Dr reassured me this was quite typical for a 3 year old and that the first pair never lasts through their "exploring" phase. I assured him that Camryn's "exploring" phase was done or she would be "exploring" the naughty chair for a very long time! Come on... 3 days...really?!?

Owen had to be on his first antibiotic...poor baby! :( Unfortunately this made him very "regular" if ya know what I mean. This created a few embarrassing moments for me, one of which I documented! So Owen had a major "blow out" while we were at our first stop on a long list of errands we had to run. I was tiered of being "that" mom who carries her naked baby around the store, like clothes had just slipped my mind when leaving the house that morning so I figured , "I'm at Sam's Club, they have baby clothes here! I will just dress him now and pay at the end so he is not naked through the whole store." Well when I began dressing my child in the middle of the store...what that's normal... then some people... very judgemental people I might add... figured I must be shoplifting so I had to tell the whole story to them and I decided I better just leave the tags on till check-out. Well when I got to the check out my judgmental friends were in line right behind me...coincidence or nosey Sam's Club patrol, you decide, but got the feeling they were checking up on me. So I turned to them and smiled and without saying a word I cleared a spot for Owen on the conveyor belt and laid him down for purchase. Okay, maybe not the most mature response but I thought it was funny and made them back off a bit. So I smiled took a picture and picked up my baby. :) Then I looked over at the next isle, because I felt others staring and who could it be? "Oh hi President!" that's right, my stake president and his lovely wife were standing there smiling back at me. Boy was my face red... but they thought it was funny!

Update

2009-04-24T12:44:00.000-07:00

It's always when life seems to be running along smoothly. I was thinking, "Hay, this mother of two thing isn't so bad after all. I can totally do this. I was so smart to space my kids three years because Camryn is so independent and helpful (that is after she adjusted to little Owen and stopped trying to kill him...but that's normal right?). It is like that line in Father of the Bride II, "All those who think they have it made take one step forward. Not so fast George Banks." Only it was, "not so fast Jenny Lloyd" Because that great independence I loved so much in Camryn was about to be taken away! Let's back up...

Scott bought a trampoline, (see where this is going?)

But in order to keep it "safe" we decided to dig a big pit in this Arizona hard as cement ground and put the trampoline in it so it would be level with the ground.
So we did. The following day was Sunday, General Conference. Camryn desperately wanted to jump on the trampoline. I explained to her that we don't jump on Sundays, we are going to listen to the prophet. So we did...until in-between sessions when she convinced her dad, which is not a hard thing for her to do, to let her jump for "just a minute, during commercials" hahaha. One minute later Cam was being carried into the house by Daddy and she was inconsolable. She had landed on the trampoline with stiff legs because she was afraid she was jumping too high. Needless to say I did not see the afternoon session of conference. I saw the inside of Phoenix Children's Hospital for 5 hours! Yes, she broke it straight through, just under the left knee.:(
That was just after returning from the hospital in her new splint. The following Thursday we met with the Orthopedic Surgeon to get it casted.

Purple with glitter sparkles, of course!

What does this mean to a three-year-old...Mommy has to carry her everywhere! It's the little things you don't think about like going potty, changing activities every 5 min., taking baths, and getting dressed that leave me counting down the days till this cast comes off!

Other then that life is good! We are all moved in to the new house. Here are just a couple inside pictures that I ran across today for those of you who have been asking.

Kithchen

Family Room

Playroom(just off the family room and kitchen area)

Formal Dining room

That's about it for now. I will try to keep up better with my blogging, until then have a great day and if you ever think you are having a bad hair day just remember this...
P.S. Owen is still Fat! :)

Change of religion?

2009-03-31T20:55:00.000-07:00

I was thinking of becoming Buddhist...since I recently gave birth to their God. Haa haa

See the similarities? My cute little Buddha Baby!!!

The camera has been located!!

2009-03-21T11:18:00.000-07:00

The last few weeks have been a little hectic with moving in to the new house, but is now starting to feel like home. The boxes are finally all unpacked and I found my camera in the last box...isn't that how it always works? So I can finally put a few updated pictures of my chubba bubba. Warning...if you have not seen Owen since the last post you will want to prepare yourself mentally for a much chunkier version. :)

Check out how those cheeks hang!

This is my favorite part of a little baby...their little dimpled knuckles on their chubby little hands!

Each thigh has three rolls, though only two are pictured :)

Owen has been smiling all the time lately and he has been making all kinds of noises. He also has been very interested in his hands lately. He sucks on them, studies them, and has started grabbing little toys. He also loves his tummy time. He can already do a little push up from the waist up to see whats going on all around him. He is such a happy, sweet baby and we are really enjoying getting to know is little personality.

Camryn has been Miss Independent. I have been looking forward to this stage since she was born. She has always been so particular about everything and I would always think, "I cant wait till she can just do this herself and stop telling me what to do all the time." Is that bad for a mother to think? Well it's the truth so why not admit it. I love that she wants to do everything herself, and I love even more when she comes to me like this saying she just put her feety pajamas on all by herself. Ha Ha

This was her idea of helping mommy pack. I then explained to her that since her toys WERE already in a toyBOX that we don't need to take them all out to put in a different box. Funny, she was done being my helper at that point and hated having to put them all back!

The video is still coming of Owen...Ididn't forget I just need Scott to download the video!

Just for fun

2009-02-24T17:06:00.000-08:00

I wanted to post a cute video of some of Owen's first coos and smiles, for all of you far away doting grandparents out there, but we are in the middle of moving and the equipment to download the video is packed, so that will have to wait... sorry more pictures of the kids will be posted soon. So in order not to waist a post I saw this on a friends blog and thought it was pretty funny!

WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names)
Lynn David

NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad )
Dana Gerald

STAR WARS NAME: (the first 2 letters of your last name, first 4 letters of your first name)
Jelloy-haha don't be jealous

DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color, fav animal)
Pink turtle

SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you live)
Lynn Surprise

SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav alcoholic drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Yellow Virgin

FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Jeyd

GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie):
Strawberry Sugar

ROCK STAR NAME: (current pet's name, current street name)
Nothing Marconi

PORN NAME: (1st pet, street you grew up on)
Pepper Courtland

Living the American Dream!

2009-02-13T16:29:00.000-08:00

Well I never thought this day would ever come for us, but after renting for over five years, and moving nine times we are about to make our tenth, and hopefully final move...at least for a little while into our very own house. We are so excited! We started our house hunt about five months ago and have put in quite a few offers, only to see them taken by a higher bid. It was well worth the wait because it seemed like we were always settling with the other houses...whether it was the location or layout, but this house is perfect for us. It is in our favorite neighborhood that will still keep us in the ward that we love, it has room for the kids and guests...and maybe even a dog:), I LOVE the kitchen and master suite, and Scott loves his den and garage. It is the home we thought we might be able to have some day way off in the future, but due to fallen home prices we get to enjoy it with our young family. I feel very blessed. Moving day is Feb. 28, and this is one move I don't think I'll mind!:)

Go Fly A Kite

2009-01-30T15:38:00.000-08:00

Yes Camryn did get a kite for Christmas thanks to Santa and Amazon.com, but I quickly realized that my kite problems were not over...oh no....they had only just begun! Every day since Christmas Cami has wanted to fly her kite. Three year olds don't realize that you need the weather to cooperate with you in order to play with this particular Christmas present. So, I did my best to explain to her the concept of wind and that we can tell it's windy when the trees start to move. Camryn would look out the window just waiting for the trees to move and if so much as a leaf fluttered she would run to find me yelling through the house, "THE TREES ARE MOVING, THE TREES ARE MOVING!" I would then have to stop whatever I was doing and assess the tree movement then break the news to her that it was not quite windy enough for a kite. However, prayers were answered and Arizona finally had a breezy day...I wouldn't even call it a windy day, but it was enough to get a kite in the air. :o) And, as is typical with three year olds, two minutes into the kite flying she was over it and onto splashing in a puddle instead...oh well, we still had fun. And for every minute of kite flying fun we had, we would have about five minutes of string de-knotting fun! The moral of this story... just save yourself the trouble and tell your kids Santa doesn't make kites!

Go Cardinals!!!

2009-01-22T07:56:00.000-08:00

Anyone who knows me knows that I could care-less about watching football but this was too cute not to post. Last week was the play-off game and the Arizona Cardinals were playing... so Scott was watching with Shelby's husband Lance. Around half-time Lance and Shelby had to go so Scott was watching it by himself...so I thought. Scott had gotten Owen off the bed where he was sleeping and propped him up next to him on the couch to watch the game. Too Cute. Owen was even sporting his Cardinals outfit that the Lunts gave us at my baby shower. I think Owen slept through the better part of the second half but I am sure there will be many more games watched with his dad in his future. I love my guys!!!

2 weeks old

2009-01-12T15:44:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how fast our little guy is growing already! This morning he just looked so much bigger to me then he did even just yesterday, I know that doesn't seem possible but it is. I am so enjoying my little Owen. I am not just saying this because it is what you are supposed to say. With Camryn I feel bad but I did not enjoy the first couple months. She was VERY fussy and just a difficult baby to figure out. From two months on she turned into a happy baby and was so much fun, so that is what I was prepared for with Owen but it is so true that every baby is different. I hate to brag but my Owen is the perfect little baby so far. He only cries if he is hungry, has a burp, or needs a diaper change. He came out happy and ready to nurse...something I thought would never happen... and he sleeps up to 5 hours a night, yes I only need to get up once. I could not ask for anything more!!! I hope this doesn't change. :o)

Here is Owen at two weeks old.... does he have his dads eyes or what!?!

I wanted to try and get a picture at this angle because this is the way a mother sees her baby when you hold them and he always just looks so cute to me...especially at this angle when he looks up at me.

I will not lie, Camryn had a bit of an adjustment to say the least but everything is getting so much better. Potty training is back on course, the binkies stopped disappearing, and she is starting to like being a big sister.

Peas Porridge

2009-01-07T16:09:00.000-08:00

....Some like it HOT,

Some like it COLD.....

Some like it in the pot NINE DAYS OLD! Hee Hee Hee :o)

Owen was born!!!

2008-12-31T18:03:00.000-08:00

I am happy to announce that pregnancy is over and Owen Scott Lloyd was born on December 29th! He was 7lbs 10 oz and 19and 3/4 inches long. The delivery went well and we got to come home after only 2 days in the hospital... pretty good for a c-section. We are now just going to lay low for a while until we both feel a little better. Here are just a couple "glamorous" hospital pictures. I will try to get some better pictures of him posted soon.

You never realize how truly miserable (and ginormous) you are until you capture it in a picture! :o) This was taken right before we left for the hospital.

Scott scrubbed in for the delivery

Mommy and Owen

Proud Daddy

Little "O" (sorry it's so dark. Owen wasn't so fond of lights at first)

The Lloyd Elves

2008-12-20T11:22:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

A Kite?

2008-12-05T12:32:00.000-08:00

As most three year olds are, Camryn is very excited about Christmas, and it seems like just about everywhere we go people are asking her what Santa is going to bring her for Christmas and her answer has been consistent since the first time someone asked...A kite and a candy cane. First off let me tell you I have way overbought if expectations are a kite and a candy cane... but besides that have you ever seen a kite in the winter? Now I know that here in Phoenix we have fake winters but even here they pretend it's winter and put out the seasonal hat's and mittens...but a kite?!? I'm not even sure where she got this idea...there are no kite commercials on right now and in the toys-r-us add...not a single kite! Why must I have the one child in America who doesn't look to ads and commercials for her Christmas list? What's a mom to do? I guess that is why they invented google. Any other ideas out there...run into a kite at a store lately?

p.s. No help required for the candy cane...I think I've got that one covered :0)

I'm it

2008-11-25T07:40:00.000-08:00

I was tagged by my friend Christy and, as I understand it, I have to post the fourth picture in the fourth file of my pictures. This made me very nervous because I have a husband who loves to try and capture the most unflattering pictures of me...he thinks he's funny, but I lucked out this time and it is a picture of Cam.

This picture was taken last spring I believe. Camryn found her dad's "work shirt" as she calls it and said she was going to the ambulance with daddy to work. She always has been a daddy's girl! I now tag Shelby, Ashley, Shannon, Brooke, Jenna and anyone else who wants to play along. It is fun to see the random pictures in files so you guys are now it!...And no cheating! It has to be the fourth picture in your fourth picture file.

"Baby Lloyd?"...HELP

2008-11-15T07:35:00.000-08:00

So I was going to take your advice Shannon, and make a poll to help us choose a name for this baby that is coming none-to-soon. I thought Scott had given me at least two names that I could work with (Owen and Brody). As I was about to publish the poll Scott said he doesn't want Brody anymore! I told him I cant do a poll with one name...so no poll. Some might see this as a good sign, after all the goal is to get the list narrowed to one name, but when I begin to refer to "my bump" as Owen he backs out and says, "that's not his name!" I am so frustrated with this. I've tried everything...we even have a book, 50,001 best baby names ever...Scott sees this book as a form of cruel and unusual punishment. So, there you are, that is what I have been going through.
This baby is going to be one of those sad stories where they are born with no name and the nurses will have to sadly write, "Baby Lloyd" on his bed in the nursery. Unknowing passersby will assume that is his first name and feel sorry for the adorable little baby who has the unfortunate name of Lloyd...a few Dumb and Dumber movie quotes and/or references will be mumbled under breath followed by snickers and they will leave. So sad, PLEASE don't let this become my reality. I am open to any suggestions...HELP US!!!!!!

Which Twilight Character are you?

2008-11-11T07:28:00.000-08:00

This was not what I expected. I took this twilight quiz just for fun because I saw it on a friends blog and to my surprise I'm Bella. This is so shocking to me because throughout he series I found myself increasingly frustrated with Bella's indecisive and stubborn personality. I still don't believe it...this quiz is rigged!!!:)

***If you have not read the Twilight series please disregard this post

A sneak peak

2008-11-06T10:59:00.000-08:00

So what do you think Burnham (my maiden name) or Lloyd. My opinion...Burnham all the way. He looks just like my dad's baby pictures to me. I see it in the nose, chin, and forehead. This is the first time I have gotten a 3D ultrasound picture and I just love it. It makes me so excited to see him now that I know what he looks like. 8 more weeks and I can't wait.

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-02T08:32:00.000-08:00

This year was the first year that Camryn seems to be really "getting" holidays. Up until this point I think I have been more excited for her then she was. That definitely changed this year! Cami has been sooooo excited for Halloween. Every time we drove past some one's house that was decorated, or saw a pumpkin display in the grocery store she would get so excited and ask if it was Halloween yet. She was equally excited to dress up like Sleeping Beauty. She would tell friends, neighbors, and strangers alike that she was going to be sleeping beauty and get candy for Halloween. Needless to say she had so much fun.

Before going out to trick-or-treat Camryn and Daddy carve her first Jack-o-lantern. Cami was very excited to do this until she saw all the stringy pumpkin guts... one look at all that and Dad was on his own for the cleaning out of the pumpkin. Cam just gave instructions from a safe distance. She cracks me up... I don't know where she gets these girly girl tendencies, (note I am no where near those yucky guts either :0)

Once clean she once again love the pumpkin and takes a front row seat giving Daddy instructions on what shape to make the eyes, nose, and mouth.

The lighting of the Jack-o-lantern!

Next, we got dressed in our costumes for trick-or-treating. Camryn was Sleeping Beauty.

Mom was a speed bump, (there are limited choices when you are "rounding" to your eighth month...just 8 weeks left!!)

Cami was a pro. She love the whole concept of trick-or-treating...what kid doesn't. She was always very loud and clear with her "Trick-or-treat", "Thank you", and the occasional, "Happy Halloween Too!" One thing she is not is shy.

We hope you all had a Happy Halloween too!

Wearin' nothin' but a Band-Aid

2008-10-17T16:56:00.000-07:00

26 weeks and counting

2008-10-07T16:19:00.000-07:00

I had a doctor appointment yesterday where I had yet another ultrasound, not that I'm complaining, any excuse to see my little guy on the big screen! He is starting to look so big...as am I... that it's hard to believe we still have three more months to go! The baby looked very healthy, which is always great to hear, however I was still told to stay on bed rest... yuck! We will survive and it will all be over before I know it...at least that is what I keep telling myself :)

Our trip to Pine Valley, UT

2008-10-07T16:07:00.000-07:00

Camryn's Birthday party at Pump It Up

2008-09-16T10:12:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Camryn!

2008-09-03T21:48:00.001-07:00

Today is Camryn's third birthday. I know everyone always says that time goes by so fast, but I don't think you really know what that means until you are a mother. Camryn has brought so much joy to our lives I truly have a hard time remembering what life was like before she was born. She is growing so fast and Scott and I just laugh at all the different things she does everyday and love getting t know this little person in our lives. She is beautiful inside and out. Happy Birthday Cami. We love you!!!

Born September 3, 2005

First Birthday September 3, 2006

Second Birthday September 3, 2007

Third Birthday September 3, 2008

Pierced Ears

2008-08-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

This last weekend Camryn got her ears pierced! I know I've already heard...she is either too old or too young to get her ears pierced...and I win worst mother of the year award, but I have to say it really went better then I even thought it would. I tried when she was much younger, but the incompetent lady working at the Claire's in Vegas that we went to (honestly what was I thinking!) couldn't even get the dots straight with the marker, and after her fifth time trying just with the marker I decided that she was not touching my baby with anything more permanent and we left. So, after that experience it took a couple years, and a new city, to trust anyone with a piercing gun again. Lately Camryn has been really into jewelry, purses, nail polish, and make-up. She puts on every piece of jewelry she owns and calls herself a princess. She also watches me getting ready and loves when I wear jewelry. She has been saying that she wants earrings like mommy. I just don't think she realized what that really meant, but I told her she could and the next time we were at the mall the opportunity presented itself.
Cam was so excited! She was told to sit in the chair and hold the bear. It took a while for the paperwork and such so Cami ended up getting a bit bored.
Then it came...not exactly what she expected!
This literally lasted for maybe 15 seconds. Then she got a lollipop and a mirror to see her new earrings and she was all smiles!
"Look I have earrings now!"

It's a BOY!!!!!

2008-08-11T20:01:00.000-07:00

I was once again wrong about the sex of the baby. I did the same thing with Camryn. I was so sure this baby was a girl...yet the ultra sound begs to differ. I can't say that I was disappointed though (and Scott definitely wasn't). Who wouldn't want one of each we are thrilled!! The baby looks very healthy, but I was told I have a condition called Placenta Previa...I wont go into details but it can definitely complicate this pregnancy for me. I am now on semi-bed rest, yuck! I just can't seem to ever have a normal, stress free pregnancy. I am just glad that the baby is healthy... and a BOY!

Favorite Shirt

2008-08-06T15:41:00.000-07:00

Camryn has never really cared about what she wears. I just usually pick something out for her and she puts it on...that was until she was given this Disney shirt from Papa and Grandma Jackie. As soon as we got home from our trip and she opened it she had to put it on immediately! I thought that was so cute so I helped her change into her new shirt. It is now 3 days later and she has worn it 2 out of the 3 days...and that is only because I insisted we wash it in between. She is too funny. It is amazing to me how fast she is growing up...and forming her own opinions. Thanks for the gifts Papa and Grandma Jackie!

Our trip to the beach and the zoo

2008-08-06T10:27:00.000-07:00

Last week Camryn and I spent five days at Carpinteria Beach with my best friend and her awesome family and we then went to the zoo with Grandma Lloyd and Steve. Camryn had a blast and I must say it was some much needed relaxation for me. The only thing that could have made it better is if Scott could have been there. Unfortunately he had to work...something about paying the bills or something dumb like that. Well, there's always next year!

"Lawn" Overdue

2008-07-25T09:44:00.000-07:00

This is almost too embarrassing to admit but we moved here in January and just a few days ago we finally were able to cut the grass. I know that is a long time but really our front yard is all desert landscaping... so no grass there, and our back yard just has this very small patch of grass. All of which I had to nurse back to life when we moved in. Maybe I did too good of a job reviving the grass because it then started to grow out of control...and we didn't own a lawn mower. So last weekend my sweet husband bought a lawn mower on one of his few days off and cut the grass...5 times. Yeah, that's right it took 5 times going over our little patch of grass, and 4 trash bags of lawn clippings to get the job done. When he finally got all of the grass cut our lawn was all yellow and dead looking underneath. Oh well, I guess we start over with reviving the grass again, only this time we will keep it cut...you win some you lose some.

Our Fourth of July Festivities

2008-07-19T09:18:00.000-07:00

Summer has been so busy and hectic that I have fallen behind on my blogging. Hopefully I will get back into the swing of things again...but no promises.
For the Fourth of July we went to California to see Scott's family. His dad just bought a new boat and invited us to go out on it and watch the Queen Mary fireworks. It was a lot of fun but one thing I must admit is pregnancy and a rocking boat on the ocean do not mix. I think I will enjoy it even more next year for that reason.

Happy Birthday Dallin!

2008-06-28T16:05:00.000-07:00

Now that I live so close to Shelby I get to go to all of the birthday parties! Dallin turned 6 this week and it was fun to see him and his friends splashing around at the party. Man I wish they had things like giant inflatable water slides when I was six!

A healthy baby grape

2008-06-11T17:32:00.000-07:00

I had my first ultrasound for #2 today and everything looks great! I am always so nervous until the first ultrasound when I can actually see the little heart beat. It was really amazing. The baby is about one inch long, which is just about right for nine weeks. The books all say, about the size of a large grape...like we all don't know how long an inch is until it is said in reference to a food item...."an inch I don't understand...Oh, now I get it, it's a grape..." whatever, but this is seriously done through at least the entire first trimester. Week 5- which is when most people find out they are pregnant they tell you, "it's about the size of a grain of rice." Then you move on to the bean, the blueberry, the kidney bean(which must be bigger then the "bean" referenced in week 6), and now in week 9 we are the proud parents of a grape. Anyways, it was very fun to see our little grape on the big screen. Scott was able to come to the appointment also and he swears he can already tell that it is a boy. The Doctor and I assured him that that was an arm or leg and we will not be able to determine gender for a couple more months, but Scott was still not convinced. :)

Dr. Papa

2008-06-04T08:51:00.000-07:00

While we were visiting Scott's family in California Scott's dad, who Camryn calls Papa, cleaned all of our teeth. I wasn't sure how Camryn would do for her first real dental check-up and cleaning because at her pediatrician appointments she is so good for everything except when they want to look in her mouth. At that point she usually presses her lips together and locks her jaw shut, yet still manages to cry until they stop. However her cleaning went surprisingly well. Camryn loves her Papa and had no problem opening wide.
I was assisting, just like the good old days:) and Camryn had her teeth polished and no cavities where reported!

Camryn and Corey

2008-06-02T12:26:00.000-07:00

For Memorial Day we went to California to visit some of Scott's family. Camryn got to see her cousin Corey. Cami and Corey have always been very close. They are just a little over three months apart in age and they spent much of their first two years of life playing together. It was so fun to see them together again!

Breckan's Birthday

2008-05-24T08:11:00.000-07:00

One Word

2008-05-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

I saw this on both Shannon and Brooke's blogs and thought it was cute! It's not as easy as you might think. Now copy or forward, change the answers to suit you and pass it on.
1. Where is your cell phone? ..........charging
2. Your significant other?................working
3. Your hair............................ untamed
4. Your mother? ........patient
5. Your father?...........................funny
6. Your favorite thing?...................family
7. Your dream last night?...................none
8. Your favorite drink? ................... juice
9. Your dream/goal?........................... happy
10. The room you're in?......................office
11. Your ex?.............................dumb
12. Your fear?...........................loss
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?................ house:)
14. Where were you last night?............. home
15. What you're not?.......................sad
16. Muffins?..............................blueberry
17. One of your wish list items?..............health
18. Where you grew up?........................Washington
19. The last thing you did?.......................trash
20. What are you wearing?......................sweats
21. Your TV?............................Dora
22. Your pets?............................none
23. Your computer? ...................on
24. Your life?.............................great!
25. Your mood?............................lazy
26. Missing someone?...................mom
27. Your car/truck?..................... garage
28. Something you're not wearing?...............shoes
29. Favorite Store?..........................Target!!
30. Your summer?................................long
31. Like someone?....................lots
32. Your favorite color?......................pink
33. Last time you laughed?....................... yesterday
34. Last time you cried?...................... duno
35. Who will re-post this?............???????

Golf Carts

2008-05-14T18:33:00.000-07:00

Now, if you are not from Arizona then you, like me when I first moved here, will find this a bit absurd but people drive golf carts around here. I don't mean just on the golf courses, of which there an abundance, or even to and from golf games...no, no, no, they drive them around on regular streets like to the grocery store, pharmacy, or doctor's appointment (there are a lot of old people here also).They drive them like a regular car. I thought this was the strangest concept when I first moved here. I even remember taking a picture of one parked next to me at McDonald's. Now I guess I've just gotten used to it so I didn't even realize that one was next to us today until Camryn started laughing in the back seat. I looked at her and she pointed out the window at a golf cart similar to the one above and said, "what is that?" I answered it's a golf cart. She then laughed again and said, "That is a RIDICULOUS car!" There is just something about hearing the word "ridiculous" from a two year old's mouth that I found funnier then even a golf cart. :o)

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T18:18:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful moms who are reading this. I am one of those weird people who like AnneGeddes, so I thought I'd share this with you. You can also go down to the bottm of this page and pause my music if you want to hear the slide music. Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Birthday Scott!

2008-05-06T08:08:00.000-07:00

Today is Scott's 26th birthday! I really wanted to find a baby picture to put on but this is the youngest picture of him that we have...and I thought it was just the cutest thing ever...him in his little league uniform. And then there's him now...that's my goofy guy, never serious. Look how he has grown...physically that is...deep down he will always be a kid. We love you Scotty! Happy Birthday!!!!!

PS My apologies about the nude picture. :o)

Mistaken Identity

2008-05-02T18:25:00.000-07:00

Okay so I occasionally watch Dr. Phil while Cami takes her nap, but I'm not sure if she has ever really seen me watch it. So today she woke up during the last few minutes of Dr. Phil... you know the end part where the camera comes in close and he does his end "monologue" thing.... Cam was looking t the TV and then urned around with a big smile and said, "Look mom, it's Thomas Monson!" I laughed til I thought I'd wet myself! By the way not sure why she refuses to say the middle initial too but to her it is just Thomas Monson. So what do you think...slight resemblance maybe? I will never look at Dr. Phil again with out laughing.

Rita?

2008-04-30T09:46:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I ask myself "Where on earth did I get her?" Camryn has a way of coming up with the strangest ideas. So lately she has really gotten into pretend play. She plays dress-up, doctor, house, and dolls. She started this about a month ago when she started to name her toys. Most of them are name of friends, family, or TV shows...that is all except for Rita. Rita is her baby doll. That's right I said Rita. Now at first I thought maybe I heard her wrong..."Leah, honey?" "No, Mom she's Rita." It's just not a typical baby name like sally, or molly...It's more like the name of a lovely meter maid...or maybe even a lunch lady in elementary school...but a baby? (My apologies to any of you out there who love the name Rita.) So this morning Camryn said "Mom, Rita is poopy." Looking very concerned. So I said "well, Cam you are Rita's mommy, maybe you should change her. Camryn got very excited and ran to get the diapers and wipes. I'm thinking maybe if she starts changing Rita she will want to finally be a big girl and stop wearing diapers herself! Here's hoping!!:o)

Wake Boarding!

2008-04-26T17:11:00.000-07:00

Scott went with Lance and their friend Dustin on Dustin's boat to do some wake boarding. They took the boys and called it a "Man Trip"...too funny. Anyway Scott had never been wake boarding before but he was impressively able to get up after only one try! Looks like they had a blast. Next time I say the girls go too:o)

Yard Sale!

2008-04-26T16:57:00.000-07:00

Shelby and I went yard saling this morning while the guys were out at the lake and I made a haul. There were so many yard sales we literally just circled the neighborhood and saw over 30 yard sales. I found some outdoor toys for Cami...and thanks to Shelby's bartering skills I got the water table and sandbox for $7.50 each and the playhouse was FREE!! Camryn has been outside all day.

Gray's is back!

2008-04-25T21:17:00.000-07:00

"Don't you judge me!" Okay it is no secret that Gray's Anatomy is one of my guilty pleasures and I was so excited to have it come back. When I first moved to AZ I was telling Shelby about it and shockingly enough she had never seen it so I sat her down and started her with "Season 1 Disc 1" well it didn't take long before she was recruiting new Gray's fans too. Last night we all got together to see the first episode since the writers strike. We had sparkling cyder, cheesecake, lots of snacks, and just the girls. Afterword we sat in the hot tub...now that's my idea of a girls night. Thanks for hosting Shannon it was a blast!

Cami sings I Love to See the Temple

2008-04-23T20:04:00.000-07:00

Cami's first braids

2008-04-21T10:56:00.000-07:00

YEAH!!! Okay this is along time in the making (2years, 7mos. and 18days to be exact) but Camryn's hair is long enough for teen tiny braids! But just barely:)

Happy Birthday Amy!

2008-04-18T20:25:00.000-07:00

Today Shelby and I went to the East Valley to see our friend Amy. It was her birthday while I was on one of my many trips so we planned to go spend a day with her when I returned. The plan was to leave around 8 am and go to her house in Gilbert. Shelby was going to do her hair and then we were going to go shopping and eat at Cafe Rio...yummmmo! I think while planning this day-o-fun we all somehow forgot that between the three of us we have six and a half darling sweet children (Amy is pregnant not Shelby or me). Needless to say the drive was horrendous, hair was done with kids crying and crackers flying, Cafe Rio turned into the toddler Kentucky Derby(I think Ryder won) and shopping turned into watching the kids play at the mall playground. :) Well that is the life of a mom! I think over all the chaos we still had fun. Happy Birthday Amy. We love You!

Well when we got home Camryn wanted popcorn so I told her if she ate all her dinner she could have some. Then I got busy on the computer and I noticed that it was awfully quiet so I went to check on Cami. This is what I found. It has been a long day. Guess she didn't want popcorn after all!:)

Traveling!

2008-04-17T16:59:00.000-07:00

I Know it has been so long since my last post. I feel like I have done nothing but packed, unpacked, and struggle to get all of the laundry done in between trips. It was so fun...but I have to say I am glad to be back home and getting Camryn back on a regular schedule. We first went to Washington to see my parents. Scott couldn't come because of work :( But Shelby, Lance and the boys came up for a week! I have to admit while we were traveling there we looked like we came straight out of Colorado City. Lance, Shelby and me with 4 kids under the age of 5....it was too funny.
The kids had so much fun at Grandma and Grandpa Burnham's! The Kis frosted cookies made cupcakes and colored Easter eggs with Grandma.
It snowed just about every day that we were there. I was freezing...but Camryn loved it. This is one of the first times she's seen snow, and the only time she remembers seeing it.

After leaving Washington I had six days to unpack, do laundry, and pack again for Utah. Scott had to go to take a test to get a Utah state paramedic licence which went very well. We decided to take a couple extra days to see friends and family. However unlike traveling to Washington this time we drove...big mistake.

Sorry I don't have pictures of everyone but we had so much fun visiting everyone. Camryn is missing all her cousins.

I know it's gross...but funny

2008-02-27T11:23:00.000-08:00

The other day Camryn was sitting in the living room and when I walked by I noticed she was once again picking her nose. This always makes me sick to see. She has really been doing this a lot lately, which is a normal "discovery" phase I am told. I have tried explaining how yucky it is, bought her her own tissues, but she is very stubborn and I am now just telling her to flat out stop picking her nose. So as soon as I saw she was picking her nose I said, "Camryn, stop picking your nose!" to which she replied, "oh yeah, I pick my nose in my room", and she ran off to her room. I hope you will all forgive me that there is no picture to go with this entry. Nose picking is not exactly a Kodak moment:)

Camryn gets dressed

2008-02-22T15:48:00.000-08:00

Carmryn came in to the room and said, "Taadaa, Cami got dressed!" I didn't have the heart to tell her that her jean skirt overalls were not only backwards...but upside down too. And to top it all off she was wearing her shiny black dress shoes. I love it!