Our year so far....

We have had an eventful year so far:


1.) January 1st: Found out we are going to be blessed with another sweet spirit in our home!!! YEAH!!! We are VERY excited and are now counting down the days until September 5 when our little one is due. My brother was not able to be with us during Christmas so we had a small Christmas get together after the New Year so I had this shirt made for Olivia to open at her Grandma and Grandpa's. It says "WARNING: Big sister in training." My dad helped her open it and understood immediately and showed it to her mom. And of course, my mom, being the slight blonde that she is, says "oh, that's cute, is it for Dexter (our dog)?" We had to make her actually read it and then the lightbuld went off. Needless to say, she was pretty excited. We videotaped the whole thing and it is hilarious!!! If I was smarter on here, I would post it but sorry, I'm not!

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2.) Middle of January: Both Casey and my last semester of school starts. I am student teaching in 2nd grade and have some ADORABLE kiddos. Casey's semester is I guess not too much fun but he will make it...well, really he has to or his hormonal wife will crazy.

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3.) Middle of Janurary still: Morning sickness kicks in, in overdrive. I was sick with Olivia but this has been horrible. And it is really not fun being sick all the time and trying to teach 26 7 year olds.

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4.) Still the middle of January: Olivia has her 1st ear infection with a horrible high fever. NOT FUN!!

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5.) End of January: The worst stomach flu I have ever had makes its way into the Payne household. Olivia got it first. She was crying in her crib one night and when I went to check on her, her and everything in her crib was covered with throw up. I felt so bad!! We were up the rest of the night with her puking very 20 minutes or so. The next day, I got it and that night Casey did. Thank goodness I have wonderful parents. They came and took Olivia for the day and night for us so Casey and I could puke freely without worring about a little girl to take care of. Sadly, because of this, my dad also got the nasty flu.

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6.) February 1st: In the middle of my dad having the stomach flu, my Grandpa Duane passed away. He had been sick for quite awhile and we all knew it was coming but it still doesn't make it easier. My parent's house is about a quarter mile away from my grandparents and they have lived there since I was 3 so I was lucky and able to see my grandparents often. My Grandpa was a funny, caring, smart, respected, loving man and we will miss him very much. Its comforting to know that we will see him again. I'm sure the reunion between him and his mom, dad, brother, sisters, and son were great. This picture was taken last March. The very next day after this picture, he was admited to the hospital for pneumonia and was bedridden since.

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7.) February: Olivia gets a yucky head cold and sounds like a dog barking when she talks, has a nose that does not stop running, and has to sleep with a humidifier every night so she can sleep. REALLY???? Does my child have to get every sickness within weeks of each other?!?!?!? Maybe she doesn't know that her mommy is growing another child inside her and doesn't like being up with a sick child every other night!! I guess she can't help it, it must be what we get for putting her in daycare.


Besides being sick all the time, Olivia is getting way to big. She talks so much and some of the things she says crack me up. Yesterday at church, we were sitting in the middle of one of the pews. Livie went to the lady next to me and said "Get out!" I told her to ask her nicely, so she looks back at this lady and says, "Get out PLEASE!" We were all trying not to laugh and we did end up getting out of the chapel. She loves to sing and dance. Boy, does she like to dance!!! And she has got some moves!!! I really wish I was smart enough to put video on here, it would be fun to watch. She still loves to eat and would eat a "piece ee bread an but (piece of bread and butter)" and carrots for every meal if I would let her. She still loves the Backyardigans and now sings along with a couple of the episodes. It is pretty cute!

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8.) February 8: I went to the doctor's and found out I am actually losing weight so I am now taking some medication to help me not be sick and throw up. Since taking them, I have not puked once, have been able to eat, and feel great!!! Casey told me he is glad I have the pills because I am a lot nicer now!!! So, this is the first weekend in a long time where I have felt good and can get stuff done. But am I doing homework like I should? No, I am blogging and blog stalking. I think I am done now. I guess I will actually do some homework.

Merry Christmas!!!

We went down to Bear Lake for Christmas this year. The whole family was able to get together this year. It was fun to see Liv play with her cousins. Grandma and Grandpa had all the kids make ginger bread houses on Christmas Eve. I think Liv ate more of the house peices then anything but it was still fun for everyone.
Merry Christmas morning!!!!

On Christmas morning, Olivia came out and immediately went to this car. She loved it. Too bad it wasn't hers but Ezra's. As you can see she wanted to stay in it, and also have that hat taken off her head. She sat in it whenever she could. Around 10 in the morning Ezra came up to me and asked if he could sit in her car. I felt so bad, he didn't even know it was his!!! Ha ha. He soon realized who the rightfull owner was and I won't lie, their were some brawls the rest of the day.

The 3 Payne grandchildren... pretty cute bunch huh??

Ezra, Olivia, and Amelia

If she wasn't in that car, she was pushing around her new baby and stroller. She is such a baby girl.

We all went and visted Casey's Grandma Payne on Christmas. I think it made her so happy to see our whole little family, especially the cute kiddos.

Yes, I put ponies in her hair!!! Yeah!!! She has just a tiny bit but I am still able to do her hair a bit. It makes me happy and I think she looks dang cute. We left Bear Lake Christmas afternoon and were able to stop by my mom and dad's house that evening. Of course, they spoiled Olivia. She got a table and chair set and a kitchen set from them. They are so cute and she LOVES them!! Also, Casey kinda dropped the ball on one of Liv's presents. She is in love with the Backyardigans so he wanted to get her a couple of stuffed animals of them. He ordered them the beginning of December... or so we thought. We checked around the 20th because we still hadn't received them and found that Casey actually never ordered them. He felt so bad and ordered them then. We did not expect to get them for Christmas. But when we came home from Bear Lake, we found them sitting on our doorstep so we took them to may parent's to open. And, like Casey thought, she was so excited. She loves those two stuffies and carries them around most of the day and sleeps with them at night. Overall, we had a great Christmas and had so much fun. I can't believe 2009 is almost over. I can't believe this coming year my baby girl will be 2! And we graduate! Fun things to come.

Merry late Christmas everyone and Happy New Year!!!

Family Pics

Well, we had these family pictures taken the end of September... I thought maybe I would finally put some up!!!












Livie is growing like a weed. She is talking like crazy.. she cracks us up with some of the things she says. I don't think I ever posted this story so I will now... about a month ago, she was eating a sandwich for lunch and had shoved a huge piece of bred in her mouth. I told her "Liv, you've got to chew." She replied "I know" with as much attitude you would expect from a teenager. I am kinda nervous when she actually is a teenager. Right now her favorite thing to tell me is "No way" when I ask her to do anything. This last month she has fallen in love with the Backyardigans. If you don't know what they are, they are a cartoon on NickJr. They are pretty cute. She would never sit and watch anything but now she begs to watch them. She calls them "QR" because she has an ABC book with the Backyardigans and those are her favorite letters to sing. Is it bad that every once in awhile I will turn an episode on so I can actually get something done? :( Oh well I guess.

Casey and I have about 3 weeks of school left and then it is Christmas vacation!! I am so excited. We will both be done in May. I can't believe the end is in sight. I found out where I am student teaching, it's at Lewis and Clark, 2nd grade, with Mrs. Hillyer. Anybody know her? I am meeting with her on Wednesday, hopefully we get along since we will be spending a LOT of time together next semester!!

Cute as a bug!!

Well, Halloween has came and gone and did we have fun!!! Little Livie made the cutest chubby ladybug. She did not know what was going on but thought it was pretty neat when Mommy put makeup on her and then later people gave her candy!! We went and trick or treated about two blocks in Old Town and then went to the trunk or treat at our ward. Livie got the hang of it and realized these random people were giving her candy!! It was so cute to see her put it in her little bucket, except suckers, she really likes them and would try to put them straight in her mouth. Even though we were only out about 2 hours total, she was pretty tired by the end and just sat down in the middle of the parking lot watching all the kids. Overall we had fun, and Mommy and Daddy have been enjoying some extra candy around the house!!

Bed Head

The other day, I went and got Livie up from her nap and this is what I found...



A little (but adorable) case of bed head!!!