Behind the Camera

Since Kent is no longer the one in front of the camera the whole time, he thinks he needs to be behind it. I taught him how to use it the other day, here is his photo montage.

Ball

Part Mom, Part Baby Sister

We ended up with at least 6 that contained just the middle section of Addy

Hat

Family of Four

AddiLynn, or Addy for short, has finally joined the world. After a long day Tuesday, she joined us at about 5 at night. She was only 7lbs and as tiny as ever, or at least for us. It wasn't the easiest birth; my epidural fell out, I hemorrhaged, and then spiked a fever. But our daughter is beautiful. She looks a lot like Kent did, however is has wavy, black hair. Here is the first picture of us as a family of four.

My parents have been lifesavers by taking care of Kent the whole time, we are currently waiting to be discharged from the hospital. He was pretty sure the first night that the baby was Rachel's. But I hear now he knows her name and that she belongs in our family. Take a look at his face in this picture...

Proud Dad

Proud Grandpa (the only thing that would make this picture more perfect is if Addy was dressed in Cougar gear, we will work on that)

Proud Grandma

Sweet Addy (she is so much more mild tempered than Kent ever was)

And just to document what Ammon did the whole time, he programmed. He successfully finished his first "App" for my brother to use in his church calling. What a smart guy!

Cousin Cade Came to Visit

Brett, Rachel, Cade, and McCall came down for Labor Day weekend to spend time with Rachel's family. We were lucky enough to spend a little time with them. The boys of course had a blast with one another. This was one of their main activities...

The tackle...

the pounce...

the pin...

and Uncle Brett helping with the payback.

This was also Ammon's first time meeting McCall. He was so sweet as he tried to get her to smile. Hopefully he is the same way with our little girl when she arrives.

New Car

I know I mentioned this quite a while ago (July), but I thought I would post pictures of our new car. We bought it from my uncle who lives in Las Vegas and it couldn't have come at a better time, seeing as we will be adding one to our brood any day now. The extra space has come in very useful already and we don't even have the extra kid yet; it was the only vehicle big enough to take all 7 of us through Yellowstone in June. Although I am the one who drives it the majority of the time, Kent still calls it "Daddy's Truck". I have worked and worked with him to call it "Mommy's Car" but that title only occasionally slips out of his mouth. Now I just refer to it as the "Blue Car", seeing how Ammon drives the "White Car".

Kent loves to get up front with us whenever he can, which pretty much means when we are parked. Here he is peeking out of the sun roof.

I absolutely hate to switch my Washington license plates to Utah ones, so this time my compromise was to get me a set of Utah State University Aggie plates, aren't they beautiful! Oh and by the way we had just washed our car a few days before this picture was taken, it just got dirty quick.

Dear Dad, (#2)

Yesterday Mom's friend Jessica came to visit. Last night they dragged me from store to store while they shopped for girl stuff. I wished you were there because it was miserable. I did get to stay up later than normal because I was going to sleep in your bed so Jessica could sleep in mine. Today we got to go to the beach. Mom even let me bring my shovel and buckets. Jessica and Mom tried building a sandcastle, but I would stomp of it every time. I loved the sand and I loved the water.

At the very end of our stay there the seagulls came back around. I chased them and chased them, but I never could catch them. I finally got tired and sat down. Mom thought this picture was cute.

Tonight Mom and Jessica decided they would put together baby sister's new swing. They wanted to prove they could do it without any men. Just between you and me, they struggled a little bit at the start, but alas baby sister has a swing, except I think it is better suited for my puppies and blankets, what do you think?

Come home soon,
Love Kent

Dear Dad, (#1)

We are now half way through your 12 day absence and I thought I would let you know what Mom and I have been up to, besides watching episode after episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse that is. As you know we of course spent the first few days up in Rexburg with Uncle Lance and Aunt Robin. The air conditioner was broken and it was very hot, although Mom complained a lot she somehow survived. On Sunday night we went to Uncle Jared and Aunt Jo's for dinner. Look what I got to do...

Uncle Jared took me for a ride on Aunt Jo's scooter or as I call it a "motorcycle". I wouldn't mind if you bought me one of those.

On Monday we went to the zoo in Idaho Falls. Here is my photo journal from there:

We started by feeding the ducks. All sorts of ducks were there, not just the common Mallards.

Then we got to feed and pet the goats. Man were they hungry.

I saw chickens.

Uncle Lance and I pretended we were chickens.

I decided I would pretend I was a monkey too. Uncle Lance had a hard time prying me off the fence.

We also visited Africa, I don't think I want to live there.


But I could get used to riding tigers around.

On Tuesday Mom and Uncle Lance took me to the coolest splash pad, much better than the one in Riverdale and South Ogden. This one had slides and you know I love a good slide.

Even though the water was cold, I went again and again. One time I even went on my belly and got a face full of water.

There was also a carnival going on in the park for the kids getting ready to go back to school. Uncle Lance and I got to play a few games.

I golfed. After a while I got frustrated that the noodle they gave me was not as sufficient as the clubs I have at home, so I decided I would just throw the balls through the holes. It worked a lot better.

I also got to make big bubbles with Mom.


And eat the popcorn the police department was giving away. This little puppy wanted to share with me.

Uncle Lance and I also ran through the firetrucks hose and went swinging on the swings. All in all it was a good and busy day. I was so hungry that during dinner at the restaurant I tried crayon. I don't suggest it, especially the red one. Wednesday was our last day there and we went bowling for my first time. Believe it or not I won. Mom was not to happy that baby sister was throwing off her balance, or at least that is what she claimed, I think she and Uncle Lance have just lost their game.

We have to get me a pair of those bowling shoes.

Just to prove I am not lying.

That afternoon we went back to the splash pad with Aunt Jo and Cousin Hattie.

Uncle Lance took me on the carousel there. When it stopped I said, "What's happening?"

I also felt the need to embarrass Mom and run around with my bucket on my head.

On Thursday Mom and I drove home. It is really hot in Ogden, almost 100 since we have been home. Mom says it is too hot to go outside so we stay inside and play. She built Puppy this...

and I through a fit because Puppy doesn't belong in a dog house. Mom thought she was pretty creative though.

We love and miss you Dad, please come home soon to play with me.

Love, Kent

This Might Make Ammon Cringe

But I thought I would post it anyway for memory sake. When I went to school I got a new laptop, a graduation gift from my parents. Dell was a big manufacturer of PCs at the time, and one of their sub-quality computers fell into my hands. To give consumers a little credit, it was unknown at how horrible they were at this point. And to give Dell a little credit, my roommate's Dell outlived mine by a few years. I was however grateful to have a computer so I didn't have to do my school work at the computer lab. Within the first year or so it kicked the bucket, but since it was still under warranty I was privileged to spend countless, really countless, hours talking to someone in India who finally sent me a replacement. Towards the end of my senior year the battery stopped charging and it would only function plugged into a wall, not to mention it was incredibly slow. At this point in time my family made our switch to Macs and haven't gone back. I however kept this heavy Dell with me through my first year of teaching for my students to use, and then of course marrying a computer nerd you can't get rid of things like that. Kent inherited it as a "toy" or in other words it became Ammon's first attempt to familiarize his son with computers. It made the trip to Utah, but unfortunately it finally met its death.