Our Little Nora

This is our sweet little Nora for everyone who keeps asking. One is her face the other is her profile with her little hand by her face. LUVS!

Family Extravaganza Cont.

We are finally out of our tiny place under the mortuary and in a much a larger basement apartment that has me wondering where on earth we fit all of our stuff into our old place. Our place is still filled with boxes (most of them empty and needing Kenny's love to break them down) and suitcases filled with stuff. Although it is very chaotic and not like me at all to have lived three days with stuff all over the floor and not being able to even out my curtains (they are currently pulled to far to the left) it has been so nice to be in a place where there is a hallway that is not our living room!

Baby Nora is making it very hard to unpack like her mommy wants to. Oh! A little catch up...we are having a little girl, Nora Lynnlee, on December 9th, although daddy thinks his girl will be here earlier. Anyways, the Doc wasn't kidding when he said to take it easy. I lift one box and my sweetheart inside me tightens up so bad that I am pretty much out of commission the next day. Kenny is being such a sweet husband about it all though. Last night he came home to me being very tired and striving to be super wifey, all the while playing it off that I was fine. He got pretty dad-like on me and asked me to grab my teddy bear and blanket, put in a movie and just relax for the rest of the night. I kinda did what he wanted...I got on top of our finances on the computer and started working on a big project Mom C and I are working on.

For all of those who asked... here is the "bump:" (Caution-I swear the bump is giant in person!) The Doc says that Nora is growing perfectly on schedule and that her mommy hasn't gained anything but that it is okay despite what the nutritionist said (o:

Finally...back to the family visits in July. I already updated most of the Christiansen going-ons except for the part where Mom and I took off with Jordy to Idaho to see Aunt Lindy and Uncle Bruce. Here is the most adorable picture ever of a little cowgirl who refuses to give up her hat and boots at bedtime.

We hung out with the Wiser's up at Vivian Park just past Bridal Veil Falls in the canyon. Kenny and I love this park but it is so much more fun when the Geek Squad is present. We had an amazing picnic, skipped rocks, wadded up a canal thingy, Kenny cut his foot a little, took family pictures in a tree, laughed at Paul and Kenny being Raptors and then laughed at all of the people fishing for "children under twelve or handicapped." It was such a fun day. I don't think I stopped smiling once. Here is my fave pic of the day.

So now that all is quiet on the home front we will keep a better continual update so that next time won't be so long and filled with pictures.

How about one more slide show of the parade, goofy faces, etc.

Just a Little Summer Break!!

The Christiansen Clan and the Wiser Crew came to visit last week. YEAH!! It was so nice to catch back up with our families. Kenny and I were both like little kids who missed their mommies (o: It was a much needed break for us though. We got to spend the fourth of July with my sisters and my brother and sister-in-law. Their little baby Lexi was so stinking cute!! Her toes were painted and she was in this cute little outfit that Grandma got her for her Daddy's birthday. It was so nice to be around my brother and Deanna again. I have been missing that big brother influence in my life. Kenny and I kidnapped Lexi one morning when she was awake and the whole house was sleeping so we got to really play with her. Kenny is so sweet to watch around her. He says he wants a boy but he would be the perfect daddy for a little girl (o: Jordyn was a breathe of fresh air to our summer "off." She is just so sweet and full of energy. She runs as fast as she talks! Jordy told me that she liked our house because it reminded her of the temple. *tear* She is so amazing. Jani is with us now after a long week in Idaho. She has grown up so much since we were last home. She is really becoming in tune with horses and with animals. She told me that she wants to be a physical therapist for horses or a veternarian that works with them. She has been a welcome spirit into our little home these past few days. She has reminded us how important it is to get out and have fun on the swings in the rain and run around on the grass and just play again. I will add more about our day filled with the Wisers and pictures in a couple of days because we are off to pick up Kirby from SLC. Well, much love from the Wiser Sleep n' Eat (I have decided we are a bed and breakfast now (o: )

Home Sweet Home.

So, Jamie and I finished finals last week and decided that we needed our own Spring Break since BYU doesn't give us one. We're home right now, babysitting Jamie's little sisters while her mom is at Women's Conference having her own well deserved break.

Babysitting the girls has turned out to be more than we had bargained for, but I wouldn't trade it for anything. The littlest sister is only 3 years old, and cute as a button.....until she misses her nap! haha, but even so, things are going great and it feels awesome to be back in AZ. The heat, the sun, the skies. Anything to beat Utah's reluctance to give us a break from it's cold and snowy weather!

Other than babysitting, Jamie's been starting to feel some morning sickness now and then, and wishes she could keep on dancing. She's applying for a job working at the costume shop for a dance studio in Orem so she can still get her dancing fix through the pregnancy.

Between working 2 jobs and taking care of J, I've been singing tenor with a few buddies in our new quartet, Hangtime!!! We're loving it, and working on some really great barbershop and a cappella numbers for a show at the end of May. I think Jamie's getting kinda tired of hearing me practice my really high notes, so I have to wait 'til she's in one of her "barbershop moods".

Anyway, things are going good and we're looking forward to a great summer. Hopefully we'll be able to keep updating this more often come August when we move into our new apartment in Orem. Hooray for internet! (It's hard to be a student without internet access these days.)