The Dutson Family

One year ago today...

2012-01-23T14:37:00.000-08:00

...we found out we were having twins. I cannot believe it's been a year. Parts of it have flown by and other parts have draaaagggeed:) Mainly because of lack of sleep. The girls are six months old now, and I can't believe that half of their first year is over!

Beautiful Bree

2012-01-13T13:20:00.001-08:00

How lucky to have naturally perfect curls and beautiful blue eyes!! These are Bree's 3 year pics and I was going through stuff and realized I never put them up. These were taken a day before I had the twins. Good thing we got these taken then because there was no way they were getting done after:)

First and Second Photo Shoot

2011-11-14T17:46:00.000-08:00

The babes first photo shoot was at the hospital! They have a company that comes in to take pictures right in your room. Isn't that awesome?! And they turned out so cute:

Second Photo Shoot was with Tonya:) She is amazing as always.

NICU

2011-11-08T07:52:00.001-08:00

I have a love-hate relationship with the NICU. I love that they are there when we need it, but I hate when my kids are in them. The babies had to go in because they were having some trouble breathing. They kept lowering the amount of oxygen they were receiving every couple hours or so and by day 2 they were off the oxygen. So you would think they would get to leave right? Nope they had to show that they could eat a certain amount AND gain weight. This was pretty frustrating, because babies typically don't gain weight the first two weeks, they lose weight. Also, my milk doesn't come in until day 3 so my other two kids didn't really get much of anything until then. They were both breastfeeding fairly well but not gaining weight. So I decided to bottle feed and just pump until they were out of the NICU. They had to eat a little over an ounce, and if they had 3 bad feedings in a row the doctors wanted to put them on a feeding tube. Which they would have to be on for 2 days, and then the whole process would have to start over! It was so frustrating to force feed these two little babies, and Jaycee struggled more than Taya. She came so close a couple of times to having 3 bad feedings in a row. Day 4 they were still in there and they hadn't gained any weight, but they hadn't lost any either. I had to be discharged because that was the longest I could stay, but the hospital was nice enough to let me room in. They gave me a room but I had to take care of myself which wasn't a big deal I just had to walk further to get to the girls. My milk finally came in and they took that a lot better than formula, but they still didn't gain weight that night. I knew they just needed to be with me at home and they would be fine. We even thought about taking them out against doctors orders but there could be problems with insurance making payments if we did that so we waited it out. I understand that the hospital is responsible for those babies and if they were to let an infant go without following certain rules and something were to happen to a baby then they would be liable. But it is still so frustrating when there isn't really anything wrong with your baby but they have to stay in the hospital. Day 5 went pretty well and if they had gained weight we would get to take them home in the morning. If Taya gained weight we would have to take her home because she was doing so well. But Jaycee hadn't gained yet and I didn't want to just take Taya home, I wanted both my babies! I decided not to stay in the hospital this night because I was so exhausted from getting up every 3 hours to feed and then pump. I was literally getting no sleep. And I missed my other two kiddos who grandma had been taking such good care of. Another sad thing about the girls being in the NICU was that Cael and Bree couldn't hold them. You have to be over 18 to go in the NICU. They really had a hard time understanding this. They could only look at them through the window, and they both would just cry because they wanted to hold them:( Any way, we called the hospital that night to see what the verdict was, and if we would be taking them home. Well Taya gained weight and Jaycee didn't. So Taya had to come home, but it didn't look good for Jaycee. I started crying, I told Devin to call the nurse back and ask if she would re-weigh Jaycee later. I just didn't understand why she didn't gain weight, she had such a good day and had been eating great. The nurse said she would, and guess what when she did Jaycee had gained weight! We immediately prayed to thank our Heavenly Father. We knew it was an answered prayer that she had gained weight and our hearts were full of gratitude. We came in the next morning and the doctor was filling out the discharge papers, and the girls were unhooked from every monitor:) However, they wanted us to come back Sunday to have them weighed again before we headed back to Wyoming. Just to make sure they were doing well and still gaining weight. That was fine with me I knew they would do just great. When we took them back Sunday morning they were both past there birth weights. I knew they just needed to be with me out of the hospital and they would thrive. Here are a few pics from the hospital.

Taya with mommy

Jaycee with Daddy

Best part of the NICU, coming home!!

Birth Story: Taya and Jaycee

2011-11-03T19:12:00.001-07:00

Well I thought I better write down the birth story before I forget:) For those who don't know we had the girls in Utah, because you cannot buy health insurance in Wyoming thanks to our wonderful president and his wonderful health care bill. But that is a rant for another time. It was much more affordable to have the girls in Utah so we decided that was best for our family evening though it was so hard to be away from Devin the last few weeks of the pregnancy. The whole pregnancy went really well, no complications. I went to stay in Utah when I was about 32 weeks because I had to have weekly non-stress tests and ultrasounds. The last few weeks were so uncomfortable. I was huge! I had the awesome rash known as pupps the last couple weeks because my skin was stretch to the max, but no new stretch marks. Cael pretty much ruined me anyway. Devin came to Utah the 4th of July week and I was secretly wishing to have the babies this week, but it was a good thing they didn't come that early. He went home and I cried I didn't want to be pregnant any more and I was really stressed out. He gave me a blessing before he left which was very comforting. At 35 and 1/2 weeks I went in for the normal NST and ultrasound everything looked great and only dilated to a one. Lots of contractions both nothing consistent. I thought for sure I was going to be one of the lucky ones and go to 38 and have two
7lbs twins. At this point I was measuring 42 weeks for a singleton pregnancy and I gained a whooping 50 pounds. Yeah, I don't ever want to see those numbers on the scale again lol. We knew we would be having a c-section because it was too risky to try for vbac because I had had two previous c-sections. They wouldn't schedule a c-section until 38 weeks or if the girls didn't look like they were doing well. She also wouldn't stop me at this point so it was just a waiting game. I hated not knowing what was going to happen, and I was so scared Devin was not going to make it for the birth. So Friday I spent all day shopping and getting Bree's pictures done, and the I planned on taking the kids to the pool on Saturday. Well I woke up Saturday feeling like crap, exactly how I felt when I went into labor with Cael. Really crampy and emotional and having pretty consistent contractions. I called Devin and I told him I think something is happening and to get a bag ready. He asked me if I was really sure and he didn't want to start driving from Wyoming and then have it be a false alarm. I told him to get a bag ready and I would call him back in a 1/2 hour. I started bawling because I didn't want to tell him to come and then have it turn out to be nothing. But the contractions weren't going away and I had a strong feeling that he need to come and he needed to come NOW lol! It's an 8 hour drive and of course it was Saturday so there were no flights for him to catch so he started driving. A couple hours later the contractions were getting stronger and closer together and I knew they were coming. I probably could have gone to the hospital at this point and they would have done the c-section but I was not going until Devin was here. So I Slooowly got ready, and got my bag ready. I laid in bed and watched about 10 episodes of prison break and suffered through the contractions. The contractions were about 5 to 8 minutes apart and Devin was close to Rock Springs. I felt good that he was going to make it but I was still freaking out and wanting him to just get there so I could have these babies. About an hour later they were 3 to 5 minutes apart and I thought I'd better go in so we got my stuff and started to drive to the hospital. When I arrived at the hospital they hooked me up to all the monitors and called my doctor. They came in and told me my doctor was not going to be able to deliver the babies, and why you ask? She had just got done running a half marathon!:) I was pretty disappointed but couldn't help but laugh. So the on call doctor came in no joke 5 minutes later and said ok you ready to have these babies? I thought they would monitor me a little longer than 10 minutes. I politely told the doctor my husband was in Park City and we HAD to wait for him. He was nice about it but you could tell he was anxious to get this done. He even ask if my brother-in-law who was in the room was the father. Later I found out they had another c-section right after me so this was why he was a little impatient. He walked in a little later and said there was some guy named Devin getting dressed and waiting for me in the operating room, I was so happy! Devin walked through the hospital doors and he immediately ask if he was the father of the twins, and took him straight back to the operating room before he even made it to my room. This doc was in a hurry. He wheeled me back to the OR and I felt the tears coming on. I HATE crying but couldn't hold back. Everyone kept asking what was wrong but really nothing was wrong I just couldn't believe this was finally happening and I was going to be the mother of twin girls. I saw Devin almost dressed and this made me want to cry more. Things went really fast from here. They had me numb in what felt like a few minutes and they were ready to get started. C-sections seem so laid back to me, with the exception of Cael. The doctors and nurses talk and joke, music playing in the background. 10-15 minutes and your done! They make such funny comments like you have a great tan! and one nurse was shaking her foot at one point because apparently she had amniotic fluid in her shoe, gross! Oh and everybody had a twin connection somehow in the OR. One nurse had twins herself and the anesthesiologist was a twin. Despite how laid back everything and everybody was I was crying. I guess this worried the doctor, because he asked if I was in pain. No I had to explain I was just nervous. Nervous that 2 babies were coming out of me and I just prayed that everyone would be ok. Taya came out first. We named her Taya because that was the first name we agreed on. She cried the sweetest cry and they held her up for me to see, so tiny! Jaycee came out 1 minute later, she cried as well. Good there lungs work or so I thought:( They were having a little trouble breathing so they had to go to the NICU. I was so disappointed with this I wanted them with me. I loved having Bree in my arms after I had her, but I knew they were in good hands and they needed to be there. Here are a couple belly pics I took right before I left to the hospital. This should make you all feel better about yourself. Your welcome:)

Too good to be true!

2011-10-23T11:44:00.000-07:00

My sister took this picture in Billings for me yesterday:) And they are getting one in Rock Springs and Missoula so on our trips to Washington in Utah we get to eat somewhere yummy!

Jaycee Sandra Dutson

2011-08-08T16:21:00.000-07:00

Little miss Jaycee
Born July 16 at 8:09 pm
5 pounds 13 ounces
17 inches

Taya Marie Dutson

2011-08-08T16:12:00.000-07:00

Little miss Taya.
Born July 16 at 8:08 pm
5 pounds 10 ounces
19 inches

I'm slow

2011-08-01T18:30:00.000-07:00

Ok the girls are two weeks old and I haven't blogged about it, I wonder what could be keeping me so busy;). More pics to come when I have time to go through all these pics.

Shy babes

2011-05-28T18:29:00.000-07:00

Well I was so looking forward to see these two little girl in 3D at my last ultrasound but little miss "A" was not having it she had her back to us the whole time. "B" wasn't much better but here are a couple shots of her face, or melting baby face and Devin likes to call it.

The babes are doing really well. I know "A" weighted 2lbs 11oz and I think "B" was 2lbs 9oz. I can't be sure because this was the worst ultrasound ever. 10 minutes into it I almost threw up. Apparently lying flat on your back limits blood flow, I've never experienced this so I didn't know what was going on. I had to keep turning side to side and had wet cloths on my forehead and neck. It didn't help that the technician performing the ultrasound was new, the whole thing took an hour and a half. Then the doc came in to do his thing and he kept looking at A's brain, and it freaked me out. Nothing was wrong he was checking for Anemia which is one of the signs of TTTS, but there are no symptoms of it Yay! We reached a huge milestone at 28 weeks they both have a really good chance of survival at this point even though there are no signs of them coming early. It's starting to sink in that they are really coming and I'm starting to freak out!

Babymoon in Hawaii

2011-05-25T18:21:00.000-07:00

Ohhh, I loved Hawaii. It was everything I thought it would be and more, and I really really want to go back with all this lovely weather we are having right now:) The temperature was probably one of the best things about Hawaii. It was 80 degrees the whole time and it only rained the day we left. I guess we went at the perfect time because we just missed all the rain and tsunami weather. The decision to go was a little last minute, we weren't planning any big trips this year, because next year is our 10 year anniversary and we wanted to go somewhere for that, ha! I don't know what the future holds for us in a year with twins on the way so we decided now is the time to go. The Doc said I could go anytime before 28 weeks. So we went while I was around 24 weeks. I have always wanted to go to Hawaii and I figured it would be a safe bet to go somewhere in America right now, even though I wanted to go somewhere a little more exotic for our 10 year. We had a really hard time deciding between the "big island" and Maui. Our friends convinced us to go to the "big island" and it was fantastic. We stayed in Kona at the King Kamehameha and it was the perfect location. They just renovated the hotel so the rooms were all brand new, as was the pool, and it is also host to to the Ironman triathlon. I may be planning another trip for that in the future;)

P.S. This is not a "brag" post. I just want to say that every woman out their deserves a babymoon or a vacation now and then:)

Always kiss me like that

2011-05-03T18:09:00.000-07:00

Happy 9 years to Devin and I today! Wow 9 years is a long time to be married now-a-days, so yay for us:) I love reminiscing and thinking about my wedding day. It truly was the best day of my life. I wish I could do it again. I was thinking about all the advice we received before we were married. Some good, some bad. For some reason I hate the saying always kiss me goodnight. I think it kind of goes along with the saying never go to bed angry. I would rather be genuinely kissed then get a forced one at night;) I came across a pic from our wedding that I love. If Dev continues to kiss me like that we shouldn't have a problem making it another 9 years, lol. Feel free to gag if you like, it's a little cheesy. Happy 9 years babe, I love you!!!

West Yellowstone

2011-05-02T12:21:00.000-07:00

In early April, Cael, Bree, and I met my family in Yellowstone for a few days. There was still quite a bit of snow, so we had fun sledding snowmobiling and swimming. It would have been a quick trip if the east entrance to Yellowstone wasn't closed. Instead I had to drive up to Bozeman and back down, and sit in construction for an hour between Powell and Laurel. Can I just say trips to Billings suck now:)? It was a beautiful drive though and the weather was great. Even though it snowed most of the time, it was not windy! So it made playing in the snow even better. I loved seeing my family and miss them a ton. My kids adore my siblings and their grandparents so it makes it quite relaxing for me because I don't have to entertain them myself. It's hard being so far away from family but I'm so glad that both sides make the effort to still see us!

Belly Progression

2011-04-26T20:06:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast these girls are growing! I'm already way bigger then I was at 21 weeks. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm going to be bigger than normal, it's just hard to watch the numbers on the scale go up and up:)

Snow to Beach...

2011-04-19T08:55:00.000-07:00

I need a vacation from my vacation! I haven't been home in really over 10 days, it's a good thing I didn't go into labor:) I got to spend the weekend with my family in Yellowstone, and then Devin and I spent a week in Hawaii. More to come...

I still can't stop laughing

2011-03-23T07:29:00.000-07:00

Apparently this is Cael's "Mean face"

Now if only he could wrestle as mean as he looks. Wrestling has been tough for Cael this year. He weighs a whopping 38.5 lbs this year, so of course their is no one to wrestle in his weight bracket and he's at the bottom of the age bracket. To be perfectly honest I'm ok if he doesn't wrestle, I would rather him play basketball. Especially after seeing what injuries can result from wrestling. But I want him to do what he loves and he gets to decide, and he chose to wrestle this year. Oh well maybe next year will be better:)

The Crave

2011-03-18T06:48:00.000-07:00

The weather is warming up, and I can see green in my grass! But as I drive by the ford dealership I get a little sad. You see this is the turning spot for my runs. It should be time to start running outside again, but being prego with twins has sure limited what I can do. I'm still jogging but not running 7:30 to 8 minute miles, and barely breaking a sweat. I know it is so worth it is still worth it but I miss that runners high. Last summer I did both of the Powell runs, which were pretty easy 10k and a 5k. I ran the Wasatch Back Relay, so so hard! And I ran in the hobblecreek half marathon, probably my favorite run. I'm already planning on runs for next year and I'm thinking I want to run the SLC Half again. I was driving down foothill this month and it made me think of previous races. I didn't think I would miss that run, because I ran it 3 times, but I guess it's time to do it again.

Hobblecreek 2010-All I can say is I love running downhill! I will definitely do this one again. Thanks for running with me Tonya, and yes we bought matching shirts, and yes I loved it.

Wasatch Back 2010-Ok the runs went really well but I've never felt so sick in my life, and only getting 2 hours of sleep during the night didn't help. All I can say is Pepto, pepto, pepto. I felt much better the next day. For those who don't know this is a team relay that is around 180 miles. From Ogden to Park City. We had a team of 12, though you can do it with 6 people. This is an overnight run and you each take your turn running while a van or in our case a suburban follows. We each ran 3 legs. My legs were moderately hard. My first was 3 miles all uphill. my second was had some good hills but parts were flat and it was 6.5 miles. The last leg was awesome strait into Park City 5 miles, I underestimated this one. I thought is was going to to easy and the first part was but there was a hill at the very end. I might do another relay someday, but I think I want to do a marathon first.

Who knew Powell had a run? Well they have two, so get out there and run everyone!

Snuggle Bugs

2011-03-11T20:37:00.000-08:00

Apparently my kids like to snuggle:) Here is a pic of Cael and Bree watching Saturday morning cartoons.

Here is a cute ultrasound pic of the twins, it looks as though they are cuddling.

Proof that it is two girls! Both healthy and strong so far, and growing!

Here is their first ultrasound pic. Baby B's head is down and Baby's A is breech.

Does anyone want to help me paint?

2011-03-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

I was hoping I wasn't going to have to paint Cael's very blue room but we found out last Thursday we are having two girls! I was pretty shocked, because I kinda thought they would be boys. But they are both growing very well and actually measuring a little bigger than my due date. I feel flutters pretty frequently but no big kicks yet. Which I'm kinda grateful for because with two girlies kicking me it's going to be uncomfortable. So now it's time to plan plan plan.
I keep asking myself why did I paint Cael's room blue, oh yeah because I never thought I would be having twins! I thought if we had a girl she would share a room with Bree and if we had a boy he would room with Cael. But with two they are going to need their own room. Cael has been begging to go downstairs since we finished the basement, so he is getting his wish. Now I get tackle this big project of painting. I'm thinking I will paint it lilac, and have pink as an accent color. I love this room:

So if anyone loves painting let me know:)

Frequently Asked Questions about the twins

2011-02-27T17:33:00.000-08:00

I've been asked a lot of questions about the twinners so I thought I would answer them in one place. Plus I have learned a lot about twins and I love hearing about others experiences so I thought I would share as well.

Were you using fertility treatments?
I'm actually surprised that so many have asked me this question. I guess this question can be quite offensive to some people. I guess because it is such a personal question, but I'm really not offended by it at all. Probably because I was not taking anything to help me get pregnant. Although it's funny because I called the Doc a couple months after trying to PG and asked about clomid. Clomid is a drug that helps women conceive, I'm still not exactly sure how it works, but it doesn't release more eggs. She said there were a lot of side effects and she wanted me to try for a few more months. I know, I know I'm very impatient, but it has never taken me more than 2 months to get pregnant so I was freaking out. I thought maybe the IUD had messed me up, but the next month we were PG.

Are they Identical or Fraternal?
According to the Doc he is sure they are identical, because they share a placenta. Fraternal twins come from 2 separate eggs fertilized by 2 separate sperm. Identical twins come from 1 egg fertilized by 1 sperm that for some crazy reason splits into 2.
Identical twins have the exact same DNA, where fraternal have 50% of the same DNA, just like any normal siblings that are born at different times.
In extremely rare cases the egg can actually split before it's fertilized. Resulting in 1 egg fertilized by 2 sperm. In this case the twins would share 75% of the same DNA. Never knew this could happen!
Identical twins can still be in separate sacs and have separate placentas if the egg splits early. If the egg splits late they can be in the same sac and share a placenta. And if it splits to late this results in conjoined twins. In my case it split somewhere between day 4 and day 9, resulting in two separate sacs but a shared placenta.
In rare cases fraternal twins placentas can actually fuse together. But doc doesn't think this is the case because he could not see a thick membrane separating the sacs. Here is a diagram to show the different "set up" of twins in the womb.
The twins are diamniotic monochorionic twins.

Do twins run in your family?
Fraternal twins can be a genetic thing on the maternal side. My mom was adopted and it was a closed adoption. I really know nothing about about my family history on that side. But it's getting to the point where I'm ready to start looking into for health reasons.
From everything I've read identical twins are not heredity, just a fluke thing that happens during conception.

How did you find out you were having twins?
Ultrasound. I went in for my second appt. and she felt the position and size of my uterus, and said it felt a little large for what week I was in. Because I wanted to try for a VBAC (Vaginal Birth after Cesarean) she wanted to get a really good idea on exactly how far along I was, so she ordered an ultrasound. I went in for the ultrasound by myself because I thought it would be no big deal just checking the size. So bummed Devin wasn't there BTW! He started the US and it was nothing I had ever seen before. I couldn't tell there was to babies right away. It looked like 2 circles. I will have to post a pic later to show what I'm talking about, but I thought it was the head and stomach at a funny angle. He moved the wand around and things looked way more normal. He started doing the measurements but was taking forever! I had a full bladder and I was about to pee my pants, no joke. He looked at me and said do you see what I see. This freaked me out for a second, but then he told me twins. I put my hand over my face and said you are kidding me! He said I wondered why I was getting two different measurements. He listened to both the heartbeats, one was 140 and the other was 160. So so cool. This was one of the coolest experiences in my life.

Did you suspect you were having twins?
Not really. Although I did joke about it around Christmas, because I was already showing. I said it's either twins or a boy,(Cael was 9.7 when he was born).
This pregnancy has also been really different from my other 2. I've been really sick, really emotional, tired, etc. But all these things times 2. It is getting better though. I also had some spotting early on in the pregnancy, which freaked me out. I guess spotting is very common in twin pregnancies. But still scary for me because of a miscarriage that happened right before Bree. It was also really weird when we first heard the heartbeat, because normally the doctor would but it right in the "middle" to hear it, but she had it way over to the side almost by my hip bone. I was 9 weeks when we first heard one heartbeat, I guess the other one couldn't be picked up yet by the doppler.

Do you know the sex?
Not yet, but hopefully this week! I will be 17 weeks so I'm hoping they cooperate. In the beginning we were really hoping for a boy and a girl. Because number 1 fraternal twins have less risk, and I think it would be easier to feel like they have separate identities. However, since they are identical they will be boys or girls. And lets hope for Cael's sake they are boys. He really wants a baby brother:) But really I will be so happy if they are both healthy.

What are you most scared about?
My biggest fear is that something will go wrong. This is actually my 5th pregnancy, so I always have that fear, but I'm even more scared with two in there. I just want to get them here safely and I will be so happy. I'm glad they do not share a sac because there could be a lot more complications. But one complication that an occur is TTTS Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. This happens when they share a placenta and something goes wrong with the blood flow. One twin can get too much and the other two little. It can be dangerous for both babies, but is not harmful to the mom. I guess this happens 10% of the time so I will have to be monitored more closely by ultrasound.

When are you due?
My original due date was August 14th, but full term for twins is actually 37 weeks. Most twins come early though around 35 to 36 weeks. I hope I make it until then preemie twins would be really scary! I don't think most doctors will let you go passed 38 weeks. So the short answer would be sometime in July.

Bad week

2011-02-14T07:10:00.000-08:00

But next week will be better right? Poor Bree had another accident, I swear this girl is going to give me a heart attack. I walked away from her to start the shower and two minutes later she came in with blood all over her face and hands and a cut so deep on her forehead I almost past out. (I can handle blood but not my own kids blood). I really didn't want to go to the ER. So I cleaned her up and called urgent care to see if they could stitch it up. Urgent care said they could do it if it was a small cut, which it was. Bree did not want it touched or looked at and threw a huge fit the whole time. The nurse said we might have to take her to the ER because they have equipment to hold her down. The Doctor came in and she said she thought stitches would leave more of a scar and it less dramatizing for her if she "glued" it shut instead. So lesson learned if you have a zigzag cut take them to the ER, or your kid needs to be held down. Bree's cut was straight across her forehead luckily. I hope the scar isn't too bad, that's all a girl needs is a scar, don't we have enough to worry about:)
If that wasn't enough I got into a fender bender the next day! It technically wasn't my fault but come on really? It was at an unmarked intersection and I was on my way to pick the kids up from school. The are bushes all along the street the girl was coming down, so she didn't see me or yield at the intersection, and I didn't see her either. I slowed down but didn't come to a complete stop. By the time we saw each other it was too late to avoid hitting each other. I think it could have been avoided had there not been 3 inches of ice on the road. Thanks to the city who never plows their roads. Seriously what's up with that it only snows here a handful of times. Any way I hit my breaks but of course slid because of the ice, my car turned and the sides of our cars hit. Nobody was hurt physically, just emotionally lol.
I'm glad I was giving a lesson on faith for Relief Society because it really helped me look at this past week differently. Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. This was my favorite quote that I found from a conference talk:
"Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose faith over pessimism."
We don't have control over the little bumps that happen to us, but we always have control over our faith and how we let these minor things that happen to us affect us. Cars can be fixed, cuts will heal, and life goes on.
Here's a pic of my little sweetheart, she's still cute and I'm sure glad I decided to give her bangs.

Baby B is for Boy....Right?

2011-02-06T20:54:00.000-08:00

So Devin and I are expecting again yea! When people ask how many kids we want to have we always say we take it one at a time:) Ha, but not this time because we are having twins!!!

Totally a surprise and shock. When I found out I was by myself, so I rushed home to show Devin the ultrasound pics. It took everything not to blurt it out on the phone. I laid the pics out on the counter and said come and look at the baby. He walks over looks at for 2 seconds and says oh cool baby b, baby boy alright, and walks off. Devin, I said, look closer and see what else it says. I read it very slowly, Baby A, Baby B. The look on his face was priceless. I should have recorded it, but I was to impatient to plan something out. Twins, Devin said, are you kidding me?! Our lives are over!
Even though he is in shock, he has been the most amazing husband to me. So kind and understanding because I have not been feeling well. This will be a hard and exciting experience for us both. I just pray the pregnancy goes well. Out of the first trimester, so far so good!

2010 Family Pics

2011-02-02T16:14:00.001-08:00

We were able to squeeze in some family pics before it got too cold, thanks to my amazing friend Tonya. I love outdoor pics and who knew Northwest college had such a pretty place to take pictures? Cael and Devin actually did really well and didn't complain too much during pictures:) But Bree on the other hand was a stinker. Just chalk it up to being 2 I guess. We still got a great family shot, and I finally have a good one of Bree and Cael together!! Tonya you win photographer of the year! Now next year you have to get a good shot of all four of my kids:)

Pottery Barn fake-out

2011-01-28T09:44:00.001-08:00

So I feel in love with this lamp shade from Pottery Barn kids.

But there was no way I was paying 100 bucks for it. So I decided to give a lamp a makeover that I already had. I just bought a bunch of roses from Hobby Lobby and hot glued them on. Seriously, it took less than an hour to finish. It fits perfectly in Bree's room. I wish I had more time to do crafty stuff like this!

Christmas Tour of Homes

2011-01-26T19:33:00.000-08:00

Powell has an annual tour of homes, similar to the Parade of homes. A few families open up their homes for people to come and see. We were asked to participate and it actually ended up being really fun! It was nice to meet people in the community, and because we were showing our house we got to go the day before the tour to see the other houses. It was a lot of work, but I actually got a lot of stuff done that I had been putting off. And my house was completely clean from top to bottom, and ready for Christmas. This ended up being a great thing because we had a lot of family coming for Christmas, and I ended up getting the flu. So I was so glad everything was ready. We recently finished our basement, and we love having it done. Here are a few pics.

The cabinets were done by old bishop in Lehi, Utah. The pics don't really do them justice. He is amazing! I'm glad he made the trip and it only took him two days to install all of them. So if anyone needs cabinets in Utah I highly recommend him. His business is called Woodeveruwant.

Here are a few pics of the upstairs decorations for Christmas.

P.S. We only put lights up for the tour, but somebody could make some serious cash putting up Christmas lights. We paid someone this year to do it, because Devin was too "busy", and I wasn't going to be doing it.

Merry Christmas!

2011-01-02T18:06:00.000-08:00

More pictures of our Christmas fun to come.

Hurry back summer...

2010-11-17T19:13:00.000-08:00

my tan and I will miss you:)

Phillips Family reunion

2010-10-03T16:16:00.000-07:00

Ok, this happened clear back in July, and I should just give up and start fresh but I didn't blog about last years reunion which was a blast, so I thought I can't do that two years in a row. My uncle has a lake house in Hope Idaho, and he was gracious enough to invite the whole clan out to his house for a whole week. And I'm so glad he did.
This is one of my favorite vacations to date. There was lots of boating, tubing, wave runners, games, eating, you name it. We also took a day to go to Silverwood, I have not been in years, and they have added so much. I'm so glad we are able to still get together once a year. The family is growing quite a bit, but there is still great effort to see each and stay close.
I was pretty proud of my kiddos for being adventurous enough to try the water stuff. Bree was not scared one bit to go on the wave runner, or tubing. This was my first attempt at water skiing, and it was a lot harder than I thought. Maybe I would be a little better at wake boarding? I could get up I just couldn't stay up. I think I need to start my kids at this water stuff while they are young. I also think I need a lake house someday, it was the perfect set up:)

King of the Tube

2010-10-03T14:42:00.001-07:00

While at the reunion, I think it was uncle Brad who suggested we play "King of the tube". It was quite organized with brackets and divisions, and was very entertaining to watch. I think my dad one out of the "big boys". Tyler my brother won out the intermediate group, and Kelsey one out of the light weights. Overall the Cliff Phillips family did very well, maybe next time I will have to represent!

Kelsey and Ashley

Uncle Brad and Jay

Zach and Cael. Zach was kind enought to let Cael win:)

My dad and Tyler.

My Dad and Uncle Lorne

Jay and Matt

Jay and Matt

4th of July

2010-10-03T13:24:00.000-07:00

The 4th of July landed during the Phillips' Reunion. Luckily we didn't have to go very far for fireworks, we already had front row seats! The shot them off right over the lake, which was beautiful. Of course we did our own fireworks as well.

Silverwood

2010-10-03T13:14:00.000-07:00

Silverwood was a blast, I still felt pretty young and gitty to be going to an amusement park, until the aftershock. The aftershock is the scariest ride I have ever been on, I screamed the whole time! Afterwards I felt so sick and dizzy. Devin and I only got to go on a couple of rides because of our cute little children. They can only ride the kiddy rides so we spent a lot of time there. It's still fun to see them get excited about the silly little airplane and helicopter rides. We also spent about half the day at the water park, which was new since the last time I had been there.

The Aftershock!

Bree's first Blow out

2010-08-17T21:47:00.000-07:00

ok, so when I say blow out I mean hair:) I have used my straightener on Bree before, but it turn out so well, plus I don't like have really hot things around her anymore, since she burned her hands. So I dried her hair with my blow dryer and round brush and look what we got:

So cute! I think it ages her at least 3 years. As soon as her hair was straight she had a whole new attitude. I think she knew she was cute. However the blow out didn't last long, her hair was curly in the morning. I love her curls, she will probably hate them.

Rainbows:)

2010-08-15T17:52:00.000-07:00

~ When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows. ~

So Cael comes running in the house one day shouting, "Mom come and look there are two rainbows." Sure enough there were two. What a treat, I don't think I have ever seen two rainbows before.

Isn't Wyoming Beautiful? Heaven.

Bree's Birthday.

2010-07-14T10:55:00.000-07:00

Let me just start out by saying I love this little girl! I feel a very deep connection with her that started the moment she was born. I have enjoyed be her mommy and I'm a little sad that she is 2. I worked until Cael was 3, and I felt sad I couldn't be home with him, even though he was loved on by many. Bree has been with me everyday, and time has still flown by.
Bree is quite independent and has been so for awhile. She is your typical teenage girl; room is a mess and she changes her clothes 10 times a day. She is already ready to potty train, although I'm not quite ready:) She adores her big brother and laughs at him all the time. Cael is quite the big brother to her, he is very patient with her and still asks if he can hold her.
I love everything about this girl, she has the most unique spirit. I love her blue eyes, and curly hair. I never thought I would have a girl that looks like her. I love the way she tells me no. NooooOO!I really need to get this on camera, cutest thing ever. It's so hard to get mad at her when everything she does is cute. I love when she looks at me out of the corner of her eye and then smiles. Like she is doing something naughty and she is caught. I love how she is the most girly of girls, loves to have her toenails painted, and she sits perfectly when I do her hair everyday.
I hope that we will continue to grow close, I can't wait for the girls' days when we shop and get pedicures. I can't wait to see what you will become, because whatever it is I know you will be amazing at it. I love you Breelynn!

Cael is 6!

2010-05-28T07:47:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little guy is six! Cael is an amazing little boy with the cutest little personality. We love him so much and are so happy he is in our family. Cael's birthday was a lot of fun. We had my family and Devin's parents here, so we had a full house. But I Love Visitors! Cael wrestled on his birthday and unfortunately lost:( As you know Cael is skinny and he had to wrestle up a weight class because there were no kids in his bracket, but I will have to blog more about that later. So we had a nice family birthday party for him later that day.
I told Cael he could have a friend party or take a couple friends to Chuck E Cheese. Hum, wonder what he picked? That was a no brainer, Chuck E Cheese it is. I know it is a gross place and crazy busy, but the kids love it, and I love to see him so happy. On the ride home Cael told me, "Mom that was so fun". Makes it all worth it:)

Preschool pics, Cael choose to have cupcakes at school.

Pick some of this stuff up!

2010-05-12T10:58:00.000-07:00

If you see Veri Veri Teriyaki at Costco get some! It is so good and so easy to cook with. I imagine you could use it as a marinade with any meat, it just gives off such a good flavor. My mom taught me how to make a pretty good dish with it, and it has become a favorite at our house. And did I mention it is super easy to make. If I make it it usually is:) Four ingredients. Chicken, Broccoli, thin spaghetti, and Veri Teriyaki sauce. I marinade the chicken and grill it, and cut it up. Cook up the Spaghetti and Broccoli. Mix all three together with a generous amount of sauce. I just keep adding slowly until it tastes right. Super easy, and yummy!

Easter

2010-05-09T15:29:00.000-07:00

We had a really low key Easter this year at home, and while it was fun to start traditions with our kids, it was freezing cold here! We didn't even attempt to go to the Easter Egg hunt because it was so cold. But I still tried to do all of the holiday traditions with the kids. We really try hard not to spoil the kids, and Easter is one of the holidays that I try not to get carried away with. I forgot to tell Cael about the Easter bunny, so he was so confused as to why there was a basket full of candy and treats for him. Maybe I just want tell my kids there is an Easter bunny. Does anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this?? So anyway, Bree and Cael got a couple of small presents from the dollar store and a basketball that I found on clearance at wal-mart. I guess I'm cheap:) I was too big of a wuss to go outside to hide the Easter eggs, but we did finish the day of with the "Jelly bean hunt" which is a Dutson tradition. Devin still remembers this from his childhood. His parents would hide Jelly Beans all over the house, and everyone would scatter to try to find the most. Now I have never seen the house he grew up in in Delta but apparently they had a stone fireplace, and it was the perfect spot to hide jelly beans. I'm sure this will become a tradition in our household as well.

The kids did get some new gear for church, and I attempted to get a picture of it.

Here's some pics from the Jelly bean hunt. We did manage to get a couple of jelly beans on the fireplace.

Bree's First Hair Cut

2010-05-04T19:04:00.001-07:00

Yes at the age of almost 2, Bree finally got her first hair cut. Her hair is so curly I have been able to get away with it until now. I wanted to give her bangs, but I was advised against it because she still has all of her baby hair still coming in. I really don't want her to lose her curl, and I've been told that as long as you don't cut the curl the curl should stay. Or in other words just get it trimmed, so that is what we did. Bree was such a good little girl and sat in her chair so well behaved. She is a total girly girl! Oh, and I will never attempt to cut this girls hair!

Must have!

2010-04-15T07:38:00.000-07:00

So a friend had these awesome undershirts, and I just had to share..in case you hadn't heard about these already:) Most shirts I have to layer and I love that these don't make your look bulky. They were about $16 a piece but so worth it. Use discount code FREESHIPRM for free shipping!

Help me decide!

2010-03-10T19:00:00.001-08:00

My very good friend Tonya took some pictures of my beautiful girl Bree awhile back, and I simply can't choose which one to put on my wall. I wanted to take them in Bree's room, because I love the natural light that comes in through her window. I love candid pictures and she did such a good job of capturing exactly what I wanted, only now I can't decide. I think I am going to have to print of whole book of all these pictures, they are just too adorable!! These are what I have it narrowed down to:

My Absolute Favorite!!

I would totally pick this one, but I need a vertical one.

And a few more...

If you need a photographer and you live in Wyoming, I highly recommend Tonya. www.bennettphotography.blogspot.com. Thanks Tonya!!

Meet my new best friend...

2010-03-02T07:58:00.000-08:00

her name is Sole 85 and I love her. Seriously this may be my favorite Christmas present ever, besides my wedding ring:) Devin totally surprised me with this one. Some women might be offended to get a piece of exercise equipment, but not me. Working out is my outlet, it is not just about being thin, but more about feeling good, and having a healthy body.
I got it a week before Christmas, because obviously we weren't packing this thing up. He did a lot of research and this is one of the best in home work out treadmills there is. I'm glad he did the research and not me, because I wouldn't have a clue. I've ran on a couple of other treadmills and they do not compare. I can still run at a 7.5 to an 8 minute mile and it doesn't hurt my knees. There's only one problem...I want to use it every day! I love it babe, thank you, thank you, thank you!!

I promise our lives are not boring..

2010-03-01T09:36:00.000-08:00

Ok, I have so much catching up to do, but I don't think it is going to happen. It seems as though we are constantly running around, so not a lot of time to blog about what goes on in our lives. So here is some catch up from December. We spent Christmas with Devin's family, and we got the whole Dutsons' clan together. We had a party at Devin's Brothers Taekwondo studio, and enjoyed some yummy brunch, exchanged presents and played a little dodge ball.

NEW YEAR'S
So in an attempt to not be lame for the New Year's holiday, we took our little family up to Billings and did some fun things together. We rented a nice hotel room, which was the nicest room we have stayed at in Billings, but it had the lamest pool! For some reason Best Western has the best and most fun pool for kids, so that will probably be the main place we stay at from now on. We took the kids to Chuck E'Cheese and as always they loved it. At it was so nice to eat some food besides El Tap! It was fun, I hope next year we can rent a cabin and take the kids sledding or skiing, or something in the snow, Daddy's knee just wasn't up for it this year:(

I took a picture of both the kids at midnight, I think they feel asleep at like 9, they just had too much fun!

Picky, Picky, Picky...

2010-02-02T18:15:00.001-08:00

So this little monster

...is so hard to feed, and I refuse to force feed her. She will no longer let me feed her, she wants to do it herself. Cael was the exact same way but he has now grown out of it. So I found a few things for her that she will eat all the time

I add instant breakfast to all of her sippees, and she has no problem eating the gummy vitamins. I just feel so bad giving her the same thing over and over again. I took her to the doctor today and she weighs 20 and 1/2 pounds, she is tiny! Last time I had the doctor check her blood to make sure she was deficient in any vitamins. Lucky she was perfectly healthy, I just worry about her getting enough. So, I hope these few ideas help you moms with the same problem out there, and if any one has any good ideas let me know!

Christmas Eve and Christmas

2010-01-13T08:27:00.001-08:00

We went down to Utah for Christmas this year, and it was a blast. Too short, as always, there is always just too much to squeeze in when we spend time with family. We spent Christmas Eve with my mom, and the kids were spoiled. Bree got the ultimate baby set stroller, high chair, and cradle, and I think it is her favorite toy. She is a girly girl! I will have to post some pictures of her playing with it. Cael got a bubble bee arm, which he has been dying for. It gets the worlds most annoying toy in the car award.

Christmas was great, I didn't want to bring Bree's Kitchen to Utah, just a little to big to bring back, so Santa brought a little people's farm. But she loves her kitchen. Santa brought Cael a Wii, he must have been a good boy. He likes to watch mommy and daddy play more than he likes playing it. We got to spent Christmas morning with Devin's sister Andrea, and then we headed to his brothers house for dinner and games. Cael got to use his sled for the third time, he's had it for 2 years now. I really miss the snow, not driving in it, just playing in it. It was a great Christmas and it always goes by too fast.

Christmas Decorations

2010-01-04T19:01:00.000-08:00

I always by my Christmas stuff after Christmas because it is so cheap. So I buy stuff and don't get to use it for a year. So I was excited to see what I bought and put it up this year.
We did get a real Christmas tree again this year. I absolutely love them. They smell so good, they are a little messy, but they still seem easier to me than the fake one. However, I am still hoping I can get one on clearance this year. This one was $60. Way to much money. Though the nice man in Ralston cut the end for us, so it was super easy this year.

So this is what happens when you are not there when the electrician asks you "where do you want your outlets?". There is no outlet in the hall by the stairs, so I had to string the garland along the wall. I am hoping when we finish our basement we can add an outlet somewhere close. Am I picky or what.

I love the stocking holders my mom got for me last year, they are so cute!

Cael really got excited about the Christmas Counter when it got to the numbers he recognized.

I did buy lots of lights for outside, but they did not get put up because of Devin's knee, maybe next year:)

Party, Party, and more parties!

2010-01-04T18:08:00.000-08:00

I don't know where December went. It flew by, I hope these next few cold months fly by too. December was full of parties, it really forced me to get into the holiday spirit. I don't know what my deal is this year. I usually love Christmas time, and it was still a great Christmas, but something was different. I can't quite put my finger on it. Anywho, I was asked to host a table for our wards couples Christmas party. As a host I was responsible for a table for eight. Eight glasses, plates, silverware, etc. Also table decorations, a relish tray, and party favors. Ok...let me just start out by saying we are not a traditional family. I doubt I had 4 matching stemware, I have used hand me done plates and cups since we have been married, and I think I had one or two napkins. So I pretty much bought everything for my table. I hope mine was too ghetto compared to everyone else's:)
My table:

I am glad I got the chance to do this, now we have a formal table setting. My party favor for my table was hot cocoa for the men, and the ladies got to take home a Christmas tree decoration.
I wish I got to take time to take pictures of other tables, they were all so beautiful, really my camera doesn't to these tables. I only snapped a couple pictures from the whole night. I was too busy running around waiting on my table.
Chrissy's Table:

The next party was Devin's 30Th Birthday, I normally don't throw an adult party or decorate, but this was a big one. I can't believe Devin is 30, he certainly doesn't act like it. ha ha. I hope you had a good birthday, and I am glad you turned 30 first:)

We also got to attend our Ward family Christmas Party, and see Santa! Bree did not like Santa, she would not go near him. Cael has always loved Santa, and was very excited to tell him what he wanted.

Dear Santa...

2009-12-20T18:54:00.000-08:00

Will you please hurry and bring my daughter her kitchen so she will stop playing in mine!!:)

2009-12-04T10:45:00.001-08:00

Since moving from the city, working out has been a challenge. One of the things I miss most is VIP Gold's Gyms pass. I could take Cael to the gym with me, and could pretty much go at anytime. They also had some great classes which allowed me to mix up my work-outs. I pretty much have to get up early to go to the gym because Devin is working so much, and I am not a morning person. So I was so excited to find this step for a great price. I found it at Wal-Mart.com and it is $80.

I love step, it is a challenge and it really tones up my legs. Plus it is great to have something to do at home when I can't get my lazy butt out of bed. I have been on the search for great workout videos so if anyone knows of any, let me know. I found a website called discountworkouts.com and their videos are great, but they only had two step videos. I thought I was pretty good at step until I saw this lady:

This lady has to be taking something, she is ripped! Hopefully I can work up to this.

Halloween

2009-11-14T10:01:00.001-08:00

Here are some Halloween pics. I was a total Halloween scrooge and we didn't do the "normal" Halloween stuff. We didn't carve pumpkins this year, and we barely made it to the trunk or treat just to see everyone pack up and go inside. It was so cold and windy this year. I was going to dress Bree up as a princess but it was too cold, thankfully Tonya had a warm outfit, which I think she still looked pretty cute in. Cael is a star wars freak, and had to be Darth Vader. So I ordered him a costume online and guess what they didn't send it, just the mask. So for future reference DO NOT order from zoogsters costume. I have never had a problem ordering online before. I guess I am going to have to start checking websites before I order. Which really sucks, because since we moved to Powell ordering online is all I have for shopping:( The kids at least got to enjoy the Halloween carnival, I love this tradition!

Double Ouch!!

2009-11-14T09:30:00.000-08:00

As if Devin getting hurt was bad enough. A couple weeks ago Bree managed to wrap both her hands around a curling iron! We were getting ready for church, of course, and the little stinker pulled it down off the counter and burned her hands pretty bad. I couldn't tell exactly what was wrong until they started to blister 45 minutes later. So I took her into the ER, and felt like the worst mother in the world. Just so you know I hate hospitals, especially the ER! I had to sit there, with her screaming the whole time, and try to give the nice man all of our info. I was getting really frustrated and just starting crying, so embrassing. Can you just help my daughter and then I will give you my damn information! I hate to see somebody bleeding to death, ah sir we are going to need your information first. I am just kidding, I am sure that wouldn't happen;)
So just for your information, air is what makes burns hurt so badly. They put some Sulfadiazine cream on her hands and wrapped them up and finally after two hours of screaming she feel asleep. I know have extra cream for the future. I have a feeling someone in our family might get burned again.
Luckily Bree went back to herself immediately, I just had to re-wrap her hands everyday. She still managed to get into everything! Bree's hands are doing well and she shouldn't have any scares or future problems.

My mom was in town, her is a pick of them sleeping together.

The two injured Dutsons'. Devin is working on his knee, lots and lots of physical therapy.

Ouch!

2009-11-02T18:06:00.000-08:00

Many of you already know this, but Devin hurt his knee back in Sept., and when I say hurt I mean he really messed it up. He completely shredded his ACL and tore his meniscus. He was playing flag football, which he says he will never do again. I feel so bad for him, I just keep thinking you are not even that old, you should still have plenty of time to goof off and be active. And it's not like he was in that bad of shape either. He was working out around 4 times a week. I hope he still able to enjoy himself and not worry that he is going to hurt any other part of his body. Devin is not unfamiliar to injuries he's had two or three other injuries that I can think of. It has really made me be a little more cautious, because I like to push myself pretty hard at the gym.

Devin is doing so much better and he doesn't have to use his crutches anymore, which really makes me happy. However, he still has a few months of rehab ahead of him.

Here is a pic of him at the hospital, I tend to not take to many pics of things I don't want to remember but I did snap a couple.

Injury Flashback...Here is a pic of Devin in High School after a football injury. I love the poem that he wrote, and Devin you are so fine!

In case any of you were wondering what a $25,000 surgery looks like:) Ladies just show this to your husbands when they tell you they want to play flag football!

We have such wonderful friends and family. We are so blessed. Thank you to all those for your prayers, food, and thoughts.

Esenada Mexico

2009-10-11T16:39:00.001-07:00

Oh, what to say about Esenada Mexico?? I don't think I will ever go there again. No really it was fun but very different. There where parts that were very sad to see. We started out the day by renting scooters, this was a first for me and Devin. We decided to go out and see the "blow hole", the guy who rented the scooters told us it was like 20 minutes away...liar! We spent an hour and a half on those things and kept thinking we had missed the turn off. I was freezing the whole way there because I only had a cover up on. Anywhoo.. we finally made it and then made the scariest walk of my life down the "Mexican rodeo drive", seriously every little shop that we past they would ask come look at my shop, you want prada purse? You come look at my shop on the way back, I remember you! You had to walk down this path do get to the blow hole. So at the end of the path were the restrooms, which you had to pay 25 cents to use. I decided I would take my chances and wait to find a better bathroom, but apparently some lady was washing her dishes in the bathroom sink, yum.

The Blow Hole. Water goes in and blows back out. Beautiful.

Blow hole face, Devin doesn't like how every picture is posed. So I made a funny face.

About to go back down the Mexican Rodeo Drive.

So after we made the journey back I really wanted to eat some real Mexican food, plus they had nicer bathrooms. The food was pretty good, but a little bland tasting. So we scooted around for a little while longer before heading back to the ship. Another interesting thing about Mexico, they have about a thousand pharmacies. I think Devin and Greg were asked about a hundred times if they wanted to buy some Viagra.

Getting ready to ride!

Greg and Tonya on their scooter.

This pic was taken on formal night. It was really fun. I actually got Devin to dance with me, and loved every second of it. I think this was the night we went to the club. Tonya and I where dancing and totally got hit on! This guy, with beer in hand, came up to us and started dancing by us, and I think our husbands thought it was funny. The guy finally got a hint that we were married and left. Awkward!

Devin goofing around, again.

Greg and Tonya on formal night.

So here is another towel animal. We had the chance to got to a few comedy shows on the cruise, and the host was making fun off people taken pictures with their towel animals. So I of course had to take one.

Bye-bye Esenada.

Catalina Island

2009-10-04T14:07:00.000-07:00

Catalina Island is a small island not to far off the coast of California, and it is beautiful. We rented a golf cart for a few hours and drove ourselves around the island. It was a blast. Tourists completely support the lively hood of everyone that lives on the island. We drove up the hill and saw all of the beautiful houses. I felt sorry for the people who lived there, because the had absolutely no privacy.

The "Casino".
Our ship.

Bye-bye Catalina Island

Taking off

2009-10-01T14:51:00.000-07:00

Ok, so like 3 months ago we went on a cruise and I am just now getting time to post pictures. Oh how I wish I had more time to blog *sigh*. Anywhoo..we had a blast with our friends the Bennetts, and I would encourage anyone who is thinking on going on a cruise to go with someone. So we left our house at around 3 in the morning. Way to early for me but our flight left early, and we landed in LA which was where the boat took off from. Here are some pics from the first day.

Celebrating our 7 year anniversary!!!!
Off to the airport, chugging down an energy drink.

So when we got to the boat, there was nothing around there! We ended up walking around for awhile. Here is the Queen Mary, which is now a hotel.
Greg and Tonya, our awesome friends. They have been married 10 years!!
You really had to hold onto your hat, or it would blow off:) The ship really never went that fast, but it was still easy to get sea sick.
Work it Zoolander!!
Every time you came back to your room there would be a cute towel animal, so there will be more of these pics. I wish I could take one of those cabin boys home with me, because it was so nice to come back to the room and have it all nice and clean and the bed made up!

Cousin fun!

2009-09-27T08:33:00.000-07:00

I am so happy that each of my kids have a cousin that is the same age. Cael has Ethan, and they are 3 months apart. Bree has Kiaya and they are 6 months apart. I always thought it would be to have a cousin my age, but I am the oldest grandchild on both sides, and my closest cousin in age is 3 years younger I think. Anywho, when in Utah my sister Shanna and I decided to get the girls pictures taken together. And of course Bree was naughty and would not smile, but they still turned out cute anyway. I think my sister and I need to swap babies, because I think Kiaya looks more like me, and Bree more like my sister. (I guess both babies look like their daddies) They do however have one trait in common, and it is their blues eyes. I just can't get over it, they both have the prettiest blue eyes.

Here is a pic of Cael and Ethan from this summer swimming:

Getting ready to jump in! Cael with his other cousins Alex, and Olivia.

Cael's five years pics

2009-09-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

I had Cael's five year pictures taken awhile but just got them last week. This first one is my favorite. Even though he is getting older he can still remind me of my sweet little babe. He has the most beautiful eyelashes, they are long and thick, and quite frankly I am a little jealous that my boy has prettier eyelashes than me! This year was suck a challenge getting his pictures done because he kept making a cheese face, but there were still a few that turned out pretty cute. I have so many pictures of him and yet none of them are framed or displayed, I really need to figure out what do to with them.

I love this last one too even though it is blurry, Cael really has a cute personality and this picture shows it.

I can't decide

2009-08-19T11:34:00.000-07:00

Ok I am the world's slowest decorator. We have almost been in our house for a year, and I don't have one room completely done. I think it may be due to the fact that I am very indecisive. So in our bedroom I need some side tables and when I ordered our dresser I didn't get the matched side tables because I wanted something a little different. I absolutely love this trunk with drawers:

It's only one thousand dollars! I also like these nesting tables in a silver finish:

They are only $440 for the pair, but still that is a little to expensive. So here are some alternatives that I found from Overstock that are more reasonably priced:

So help me decide friends which one should I get or should I keep looking?

Is that a mouse in MY HOUSE!

2009-08-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

So I was walking the garage and I saw something small through the corner of my eye dart across the floor. It scared the crap out of me. I do not like rodents. I carefully went to get a closer look behind are extra tile, and low and behold there was something little are furry hiding behind the tile. It took me a minute to figure out what it was, but I was so relieved to find out it was not a mouse, but a little baby bunny. The poor thing was so scared you could see it's heart pumping out of it's chest. So I tried to free the poor thing, but ended up chasing it all around my garage, I just wanted it out of my house. I finally trapped it into the corner and used my snow shovel to scoop it up. I barely made it to the end of the garage before it jumped and and scurried away. I am afraid there is a sad ending to this story, yes little bunny foo-foo ended up getting stuck in my window well and died. I think something tried to eat it, I couldn't tell you because I couldn't look at it. I should have kept it for a pet, can you keep wild bunnies as pets?

4th of July Pics

2009-08-16T09:39:00.001-07:00

We had a fun and laid back 4th of July this year, a big thanks to Greg and Myra for letting us watch fire works at their house again. They have the best seat in Powell! We didn't do anything super exciting because we were leaving for a cruise in a couple of days, but it is always fun to eat good food and enjoy the company of good friends. Here are some pics:

Thanks Mom, Again...

2009-08-04T21:16:00.000-07:00

So this is Devin's idea of curtains:

Ok, really he was just trying to block the sun out, but it was a little too ghetto looking for me. So my mother so kindly whipped up some curtains for me at 10 o'clock at night, the night before I left Utah:) And I love the way they turned out. We put a brown fabric on the back to help darken the room and it works perfect. Someday I will have those electric black out shades that have a remote that open and close them, but for now these are perfect!

Just Because

2009-08-04T21:00:00.000-07:00

A few days ago Devin walked in with purple flowers, (purple is my favorite color), and I was so surprised. So I guess this may be a dumb post and Devin will probably give me crap for it, but it is more for me. I often forget what a great guy I have, he does a lot for me and for our family. He is a very hands on dad, and loves his kids. I need to take a little bit more time and remember all the great stuff he does for me.

Lovell Day's-Volleyball Tourney

2009-07-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

I never got a chance to post about the Lovell Volleyball Tournament Devin and I played in with, the Phister's, Dustin, and Janice. It was a long day, but a blast. We actually made it all the way to the championship match, but ended up getting our butts kicked:) At least we were beaten by the best, and it was the only game we lost. I haven't played Volleyball in years so my arms were completely bruised and muscles I didn't even know I had were very sore. It was fun to play with Devin, though he did tell me I was too loud:) I guess I have a hard time playing for "fun".

Bree's birthday...only two months late:)

2009-07-20T10:45:00.000-07:00

How old are you Bree?

She loved her cupcake, and of course made a big mess.
Why is the paper always more fun than what is inside?

Learning how to unwrap presents.
Almost walking not quite...

Daddy and Bree, gotta love that beautiful Wyoming sky, beats the city haze any day!

Progess

2009-06-16T19:34:00.000-07:00

I am so excited our lawn is finally getting started, we might even have a lawn before the end of the summer! The weather delayed when the sprinkling system could be put in, so I am happy the weather has been nice. Hopefully it stays that way, because I am ready for summer. Here are some pics of the progress of our lawn.

Salt Lake City Half Marathon

2009-06-16T11:00:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know this happened two months ago, but I am a total slacker. I had to blog about this because I actually accomplished one of my new years resolutions, and how often does that happen! I ran the half marathon with my BFF Megan, and we were able to beat our old time by about a little over a minute. That might not sound like much, but the changed the course and the last mile and a half were uphill. It was still really fun, and I really enjoyed it. This is my third half marathon, and I hope to at least run one full marathon in my lifetime. If anyone wants to run a half with me let me know, running might not sound like fun, but it forces you to get in shape!
Here are some pics:

Here was my official clock time, we waited awhile to cross the finish line, because we were in line for the Port-o-potty, which were nasty in case you wanted to know. My official time was, 1:57:33.

Megan and I, I love how they give you a medal at the end, it sort of feels like the special Olympics:)

This is the only shot of me actually running, apparently I was so fast, no one could get a good shot. Ok, I cropped my face out of this picture, because it was a little to intense.

Ok, the shirt really made it feel like the special Olympics, everyone is a winner, ha ha.

Five years old

2009-05-12T18:47:00.000-07:00

I cannot believe Cael is 5, that is just crazy to me. He loves Chuck E Cheese, so we had a party for him while we were in Utah. He had a blast with his cousins, and of course he received more presents then he probably needed. We love having him in our family, he has such a sweet, wild spirit.

Yum..Ice Cream cake

Update

2009-05-06T20:01:00.000-07:00

We have been so busy this past month, I have had no time to blog. We took a trip to Utah for Easter, and I convinced Devin to go. I don't think he will be going back anytime soon. Every time he goes to Utah he gets sick, and by the time we got home all of us were sick. On top of that Devin was supposed to fly home on a Tuesday and he ended up flying all the way to Cody, and because of fog they didn't land the plane. They flew back to Salt Lake City, and I got to go and get Devin at 1:00 in the morning, awesome. At least he got to see me finish my half marathon, and that made me happy. I had to post some pics from Easter for the Grandparents, even though it took place a month ago.
Easter started with the Dutson tradition of the "Jelly Bean Hunt" sorry no pictures of that, I was bad at taking pictures this trip. Then we went to church, and I also didn't get any pictures of the kids in there cute Sunday clothes, I guess I will have to recreate that. (Bree had the cutest dress) We had dinner with the Dutsons', and the kids had an Easter egg hunt. We finished the night off with the family card game Nertz, or as we Phillips' call it Double Dizzy, no pictures of this either I am way to competitive to stop to take a picture:) We had a great time, and hopefully I will have time to post the rest of our adventures that week.

Chore Chart

2009-04-09T09:14:00.000-07:00

For activities days, I had the girls make a chore chart, and so I just wanted to share it with those of you who have kids. (Or if you want one for yourself like me:)) I just printed this image out, laminated it, and then you can use a dry erase marker on it, and then you can use it over and over. I thought it was about time that Cael had a little bit of responsibility, so I am going to make one for him to.

Princess Bree

2009-03-31T14:56:00.000-07:00

I am a princess because I have blue eyes and curly hair.

I don't need no stinking bow to be cute.

Look at me and tell me I am not a princess!

You know your tired when...

2009-03-12T09:38:00.000-07:00

you try to put your almost 5 year old in a bumbo:) That's what I did a few days ago. I was trying to get Cael to hurry and get ready for school and I guess I thought he was Bree, because I picked him up and tried to squeeze him in the chair. I kept thinking why are your legs not fitting in this chair. Finally Cael said, mom what are you doing? I just starting laughing at myself, and so did Cael. Well mommy has lost her mind Cael. Maybe I need a little more sleep, what do you think? Don't you love Cael's mix matched PJ's, I let him pick out his own every night.

DIY Project 1- Dresser makeover

2009-03-04T14:55:00.000-08:00

Ok I have finally had some time to start some projects I have needed to get done, and I have finally finished one! I bought this dresser at Ikea and it is really cute, but I wanted to make it a little more girly. I had some leftover material from an art project, so I wrapped the material around some poster board, and glued it onto the dresser. A glue gun works really well and comes off easy if I ever wanted to change it back. The handles were a little too modern, so I found different ones. I may paint them or add something girly to them. Hopefully I will finish decorating her room before it goes out of style.

Here is the before pic:

Just for Laughs!

2009-03-02T11:32:00.000-08:00

George Washington, our nation's first president and leader of the American Revolution!

Abe Lincoln, our most honorable leader pull our nation through its darkest time!

Alexander Hamilton, founding father, first secretary of the treasure and leader of the constitutional convention!

Andrew Jackson, "Old Hickory " fought the British in New Orleans !

Ulysses Grant, Union army general, lead the North through the Civil War!

Ben Franklin, Genius inventor, political theorist and leading author of the constitution.

Finally, we have someone to put on the food stamp!!!!!!!

Gotta Love this Girl...

2009-02-22T18:05:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from Bree's most recent photo shoot. She was such a stinker for the first part and would not smile! That is until we took her clothes off and then she was all giggles. What a stinker.

Cool Story...

2009-02-20T09:29:00.000-08:00

Here is what Glenn Beck had to say about the last lady on the clip I posted. Which, FYI, a member of Obama's staff gave her a house! Apparently all you have to do is ask Obama for house and poof it magically appears. Forget about working! I am going to ask Obama for a house:)

GLENN: Stop, stop. Please help. Now, let's be cold in a minute. First here's a woman who's living in her car. To tell you the truth -- and I hope she doesn't mind me sharing this. I won't identify. I have a member of our staff that lived in her car. She lived in her car with her mother. It's a long story, but she went to school with people not knowing that she lived in her car. The reason why she wanted to get into radio is because she used to hear my voice and she said it gave her hope that she could accomplish anything. She got to a radio station, our paths crossed, I heard her story much later but she told me the first time, "I want to work for you." I said, "Well, work hard." Every time our paths crossed, I was impressed by what she did. She wasn't just saying, "What can you do for me." Every time our paths crossed, I couldn't believe the accomplishments that she had done. So the last time I saw her, this is I think last Christmas a year ago, I got -- we were on the plane and I said to my whole team, "I want each one of you guys -- don't say anything. I just want each one of you guys to spend a few minutes with her. We get back on the plane, I want a report from all of you guys." "Well, what are we looking for?" "I just want you to find out if she's solid." Got back on the plane. I said, "Would she be somebody that could work with us? Is she good enough to work with with all of you guys?" They all had rave reviews. I hired her. A girl who lived in her car through high school. Government wasn't involved. I never gave her a handout. She earned it. She deserves to have self-respect because nobody brought her on. In fact, when we hired her, I told her immediate supervisor, "You be very clear with her. She could come out and she could fail, and we don't play a game of if you fail, you're gone. So this could set her back. She's got to succeed, but it's going to be up to her." She has succeeded. So here is the thing. You could have sympathy and you could allow people to continue to live in that state or you could encourage them and say, "You know what, I know it's really hard for you, but I'm the president of the United States. I see everybody. I'm not hear to help and give anyone a kitchen. I can't imagine what your life is like living in your car and having a kitchen. But you hold on and you keep working hard and don't you give up."

Now, people will say that's cold. In the long run that's what keeps somebody off of the heroin of government aid and that is slavery.

Amazing...

2009-02-15T18:16:00.000-08:00

Link:

I have been watching Glenn Beck a lot lately, and I was shocked by this clip. I can't believe how lazy people have become, I really hope this is not what Obama is all about. This is not what America is about, something for nothing. I was most shocked by the last lady on the clip. What example is she setting for her kids..."now I don't have to worry about putting gas in my car or paying my mortgage...if I help him (Obama) he will help me." That's a great idea live off the government and see what kind of work ethic your kids develop. This is really frustrating to me as a hardworking person who has paid taxes and worked hard to get through school. We cannot sit back and let our country turn into what these people want it to be. "Change" is scary to me.

Gotta love this boy!

2009-02-10T10:58:00.000-08:00

My first niece Kiaya!

2009-02-08T18:06:00.001-08:00

Ok, I know I automatically became an aunt when I married Devin, but one of my siblings finally had a baby! Shanna and Johan Camacaro welcomed a baby girl on December 14, just one day shy of Devin's B-day. Shanna and Johan were sealed in the temple just a week before they had her, and I got to be Shanna's escort in the temple. Shanna had a great delivery and everything went really well, I am so glad she didn't have to have a c-section like my mom and myself. I got to go to the baby blessing last week in Utah, and meet my precious niece Kiaya. I am so proud of my sister and bro-in-law they are such a cute family. Here are some pics from the event.

Bree loves her cousin. They are going to have so much fun together.

These are the baby shower invitations I made for Shanna, I am not a very crafty person, but I think they turned out so cute. So I had to brag about them.

Best of 2008

2009-01-27T19:06:00.000-08:00

Well January is almost over, and I can't believe it. 2008 went so fast, and I wasn't the best at blogging. 2008 was a year of firsts for our family. The best thing that happened to us this year was that we welcomed our first girl to our family, and we just love her so much, she compliments our family perfectly. She is opposite of Cael, not just looks, but personality too.

Not my kid, could she look more opposite of me?

Another huge first for us was buying a house. Not just buying a house, but building a house, getting a construction loan, closing on a house, picking out every last thing for a house, yada yada. It was a crazy process, but we are thrilled to finally be in our own home. Someday it will be decorated...and clean, but for now we are happy to be done with the whole process. Here is a picture of the front, it looks prettier with snow, instead of just dirt in the front. I can't wait to have grass this spring.

It was the first year for Devin not having to study anything, Ya! He passed his exam this year for his licence, and he is now a Licenced Clinical Social Worker. Now we get to focus on our kids schooling. Speaking of which Cael started preschool and he loves it. I kind of love it too:) He goes three days a week, and he is learning so much. Here is a couple pictures of his first day of school.

Classic Cheese Face

The Ladies man of preschool, he totally posed like this himself.

I am a little sad that time goes by so fast, Cael will be 5 this year, and I am just not ready for that. I hope I can enjoy every moment this year, and reach all my goals. Devin and I spoke in church a couple weeks ago on goal setting. And I thought I better practice what I preach. So my goals for this year are to:

Be more active with my kids
Read my Scriptures daily
Finish Decorating my house
Beat my personal best time of 1:58 in running a half marathon
exercise every day, except Sunday
Go on date night with my hubby
Get organized

Hopefully this next year I can post some pics of these goals getting checked off.

Better late than never.

2009-01-25T18:53:00.000-08:00

Ok I know Christmas was a month ago but January has been crazy! You would think it was my two kids keeping me busy, but it seems as though church has taken over this month. Devin and I had to give a talk and then I was in charge of the Relief Society Cheerleaders. I feel like I can finally breath now. So here are some Christmas pics.

Our Real Christmas Tree

Making a Gingerbread house

Santa

Grandpa Phillips reading the Christmas Story

Uncle Tyler putting Bree to sleep

Merry Christmas!!

2008-12-23T22:49:00.001-08:00

We are off to Moses Lake tomorrow to celebrate Christmas with my family. We hope all of our friends and family have a wonderful Christmas. Here is our Christmas Card in case you didn't get one.

Blogger friends and family...

2008-12-18T16:36:00.000-08:00

Please email me your addresses so I can send out a Christmas Card to you, tiffanymdutson@gmail.com

29

2008-12-15T21:28:00.000-08:00

Devin turned 29 years old today. That means he has one more year to live it up. I told him we HAVE to do something fun and excited this year before he turns 30. Here are some great things about Devin:

Devilicious, because you be up in the gym working on your fitness:)
Extroverted, you have such a fun personality, and I love how you can always make me laugh
Victorious, because you have to win even if it is bowling. You always make life interesting
Intelligent, I love walking into the living room and seeing you watch the science channel. Devin wanted to be an astronomer.
Noble, you have the biggest heart, and you care for others more than yourself. You are amazing babe!

Thanks for letting me steal your idea Tonya. Happy Birthday Dev.

Breelynn's Blessing

2008-12-14T10:07:00.000-08:00

I know these pictures are really old, but I never got to put them up for the grandparents. We blessed Breelynn in Utah, because most of our family members live there, but we missed our friends back in Wyoming. Devin gave Bree a beautiful, unique blessing. She is very lucky to have such a spiritual dad who cares about her so much. We are so thankful for the love and support of our family, Breelynn has been born into a wonderful family.

Happy that I live in the good old USA.

2008-12-12T13:45:00.000-08:00

Devin's mom took this picture in Armenia, were they are serving there mission. Gross.

Kaboom!

2008-11-24T22:02:00.000-08:00

So lately I have been blogging, and noticing many computers crashing... So I guess it was our turn. About a month ago our computer completely went on the fritz, because we procrastinated getting an anti-virus program. Boy was that stupid of us. Our computer won't turn on and has a lot of viruses on it. We have had it for 5 years and this is the first time we have ever had a problem with it. Thank goodness we have a lifetime warranty with PC Laptops, and they will fix it for free. However, I do not know how anyone can live without a computer these days. It has been complete torture not having a computer. So hopefully I can now get caught up with blogging after we get back from our Thanksgiving Vaca. I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!

New Crib

2008-10-23T19:30:00.000-07:00

So I went to put Cael's old crib together in Breelynn's room and over half of the screws where missing. I was so mad, I did not want to spend more money, since Cael needs a new bed to. Not to mention Devin and I have never had a bedroom set. I guess they will have to wait. I checked to see how long new hardware would take to order, and the waiting period was over a month, and I don't want to wait that long. Bree out grew her cradle a long time ago, and she is getting too big for her pack and play. So I ordered this crib today.

If anybody needs a crib, or if you know someone who needs one let me know, otherwise I haulin' it to the Bargain yard:) I have all of the info on how to order the hardware. The crib is in pretty good condition considering that it has been moved several times. It does have a few scratches on it.

I hope they call me on a mission...to Yerevan, Armenia??

2008-09-28T19:17:00.001-07:00

Devin's parents were called to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in Yerevan Armenia!! They let the country on Sept 11th, kind of scary, and they arrived safely. I have to admit I was kind of sad they didn't go to Billing's Montana. I know, I know it's not my will, but the Lords'. We started a Dutson Family blog, so hopefully the family will start posting to it.... The web address is georgedutsonfamily.blogspot.com. Here is there missionary pic.

Hopefully I will become better at posting when we move into our house, only 5 more days!

Summer Craziness

2008-09-11T22:19:00.000-07:00

So as you have noticed I have not had a lot of time to blog, so I put some slides show up of what has been happening this summer. We had a great time with the Bennett's the 4th of July. We went camping with them at Five Springs, but just for one night. It was the second time Devin and I have camped there and it is a great spot. There weren't any partiers this year, but the food was a lot better thanks to Tonya:) I think the kids had a blast, and it was fun to see Cael pull his pants down and go to the bathroom in front of 20 other campers. I didn't know whether to run and get the camera or stop him. I took him to the outhouse (I hate outhouses by the way) and he said, oh, there's a potty? I think he was a born camper, he loves to get dirty and doesn't mind going to the bathroom outside. Bree was a good little camper as well, only 1 month old when we took her.

We also had the chance to go to my family reunion at Stoneridge resort, in northern Idaho. We only got to stay a couple of days so I didn't get to take many pictures. It is a beautiful place and we have gone there since I was a teenager. I heard next year we might be headed back to the Oregon coast, I can't wait.

We also enjoyed a lot of swimming this summer. Cael had his first round of swimming lessons, and he did great. However I think he would have done better if the pool wasn't so cold. The last time we went swimming he had a blast, jumping in by himself, doing cannonballs, with floaties of course. It was just to bad it was the end of the summer, I hope he doesn't forget how much fun he had.

Our house is almost done, yay! The tiling is almost finished, and we are hoping, (fingers crossed) that we will be in the first part of October.

Well there is a summary of what we have been up to, I still have to post pictures of Bree's blessing, which was wonderful, so stay tuned.

Random Summer Pics

2008-09-10T16:23:00.000-07:00

Stoneridge-Phillips Reunion 2008

2008-09-10T16:22:00.000-07:00

4th of July

2008-09-10T16:20:00.000-07:00

2 Months old

2008-07-30T17:32:00.000-07:00

I can't believe our little girl is two months old. She is growing up so fast. I am trying to soak up every second of her. She had her two month check up today, and weighed in at 10 lbs 10oz. She is in the 50th percentile for everything. She is such a good baby, and last night she slept from 10:30pm to 7:00am! I am not sure if it will last or not. She did have to get her shots today, and here is how she feels about it...

On a side note we have been so busy this month I haven't had a chance to post many pictures, so I will be updating it shortly with all of the happenings of this month.

We Love Daddy!

2008-07-09T09:25:00.000-07:00

I didn't get a chance to post anything on Father's Day, so I just wanted to let Devin know what a great, wonderful, smart, hardworking, caring, loving, spiritual, athletic, funny, energetic, outgoing, handsome, sexy guy he is (the list could go on forever).
I am so glad to be married to this man. He can always make me laugh and smile, even when I am trying to be mad at him:) He let's me get my way all the time, even letting me name our daughter Breelynn, when he didn't really like the name. He has let me pick out everything that I wanted for our house, I think the only decision he has made about the house has been having an office in the house. And he gave me a wonderful Mother's day present, a beautiful rocking chair that was kind of expensive, which he is sitting in in the pictures below. Devin is very hardworking, and a go-getter when it comes to providing for his family. His main goal has been to work hard enough so I can stay home with our children and be comfortable. Devin has a strong desire to be spiritual, and he a great knowledge of the gospel. I only hope to have the knowledge he has someday. He is a wonderful daddy, Cael loves his daddy more than anything. When Cael wakes up the first thing he asks for is his dad. And he a special touch with Breelynn, knowing just how to rock her to sleep. He is so helpful with kids, which is great for my sanity. Most importantly he is always there for me whether it be a listening ear, or a hug. I don't know what we would do with out you Dev, WE LOVE YOU!

House update

2008-07-08T21:21:00.000-07:00

Our house is coming along, and we are so excited. It should be done, Hopefully, the end of next month or beginning of september.
Here are some pics.

Master Bedroom

Looking into closet and bathroom

Master Bath

My favorite part, walk in closet

Kitchen

Living Room

Cael's very blue room

Breelynn's First Photo Shoot

2008-06-27T21:27:00.001-07:00

Even though she has binky face in all of these pictures I think they turned out okay.

Breelynn's Birthday

2008-06-12T20:03:00.000-07:00

After weeks of waiting for Bree to come (and fearing she was going to be big like her brother) we scheduled a c-section for May 30th. So after a night of no sleep we headed off to the hospital. Of course every other woman in the valley was having her baby, so they were late getting started with me. But everything went great, she was out quick and in my arms in no time. We bonded right away and she is the best baby. She is so patient with her big brother who loves to smother her. Cael doesn't seem to be jealous yet... we are so happy to be home and have this sweet baby. Thank you everyone for the love and support you have shown us. This wouldn't have been such a great experience without all of our friends and family.

Introducing Breelynn Tiffany Dutson

2008-06-05T10:57:00.000-07:00

Proud Mommy
Proud Daddy
Very first picture.

Entering into this world on May 30, weighing in at a respectable 7 lbs 8 ozs. She has beautiful blondish brown CURLY hair. We are so happy she is here, and when mommy gets feeling better she will post more.

Stop Growing!

2008-04-29T20:12:00.000-07:00

Cael turned 4 on the 24th, and I cannot believe how fast time has gone by since we had him. I was looking through pictures, and it made me sad that he is not my little guy anymore. Here are a few of my favorite pictures. This is really just a sample of all the pictures I have of him, he is so fun to photograph.

Into the world he came, all 9.7 lbs of him. He was the best baby, sleeping through the night at 2 months, and always smiling.
What a Fatty! One of his first pictures.
Dad loves that Cael is a BYU fan. Cael will randomly say BYU Cougars in the middle of a conversation.

Wrestling with Daddy, I am crossing my fingers that he doesn't wrestle. It's all about basketball.

Such a big mouth, and a lot of personality.

I love those big brown eyes. When Cael was born his eyes were dark grey, he never had blue eyes.

Cael loves to kiss my belly, and push on my belly button. Only one month to go.

Our first house...

2008-04-21T21:57:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics that show the progress so far on our house!! We are so excited to finally own a home, even though it is going to take awhile to build. This first part has gone by fast, we started the beginning of March. If anyone has built before and has any advice or forewarnings let us know.

Seaside, Oregon Trip

2008-04-21T20:31:00.000-07:00

We had a great visit with my family on the Oregon Coast. The weather wasn't the greatest, but it was still nice to relax and visit.

Cael was running away from waves and didn't make it. He fell in and had a hard time getting up. He was a little reluctant to go close to the waves again.
Here is Zach, Ashley, Cael, my Dad, and Tyler
This isn't the best picture of me, I was sick the last couple of days we were there, and I look sea-sick. I love this picture of Cael though, I think this hand gesture has something to do with Spiderman.
We went to an Aquarium the last day we were there and Cael had a blast. Here he is coloring.