01.16.10

USU Game

Tonight was Bens very first Utah State game. He did so well. He hardly cried and was awake for some of it. My sister Chels helped me make little earplugs for Ben and it turned out great.

Chels is a great photographer...

I love going to USU games and listening to the crowd chants. Most of them are not very nice, but they are funny.

1.12.10

Little Baby Bear

Everyday our little boy gets bigger and bigger. Today I found this little outfit tucked way back in his closet. When he was born it was way to big. Now it fits him just right. I love how he is starting to talk baby cooing talk to me and smile a little more in his sleep and while he is awake. He has smiled once for me just a little one. We are waiting for that first real big long smile.

Any day now... Any day...

1.09.10

Our Little Guy

I cannot believe how much I love this little guy. He is definitly our little minkee. Here he is with his new monkey we named Hank after Bens favorite nephew named Hank.

I love this picture and how happy Ben is in it. When he is not sleeping or crying he is in a happy good mood. I love those moments! They happen quite frequently. I am very happy about that.

Here is Ben with his favorite nephew named Jack. Jack loves to hold Ben and cuddle Ben and give Ben kisses all over.

This has got to be my favorite picture ever! I just love it!

We are so blessed to have this little boy in our family. I love being his mommy and getting to hold him everyday for pretty much the whole day. I do not feel bad about holding him all day ether. He is such a good little boy.

1.02.10

Happy New Year!

Another year has past and a start of a new year begins. I have a little confession as well as a resolution.

The confession... I have been looking forward to this new year and have been just counting down the days because I have been wanting to blog, but I have been wanting to start fresh. A brand new year gives me this chance. I have thought I will just start on the begining of the next month. But then I would just get all uncomfortable because it is just the start of a month not the year. Then I would have a lot of empty months before. I know I have a little thinking problem. So I have been really looking forward to this new year. All for the blogging aspects.

The resolution.... TO BLOG! So now that I have been waiting for this new year to start so I can start new on the blogging I am going to keep up with it. I wonder how many other people have that as their new year resolutions? Most likely all bloggers.

I have decided to make a list of pros and cons about doing a blog vs scrapbooks.
Pros on Blogging:

*You get to see everything that happened that year in just a little book
*It is prefect size and doesn't take up a whole room full of scrapbook supplies and paper and magazines to get cute ideas for scrapbook pages.
*You just have to think of what to write. Now I have not decided whether that is a pro or con.
*No racking you brain on how to do this page or that page.
* You do not you have to come up with so many layout ideas
* No making sure colors match and if there is enough ribbon to go around.
* No running out of paper when you just needed one more piece.
* Makes prefect Christmas present for parents and inlaws and you don't ever have to spend half the year thinking of what to get!
* All you have to do at the end of the year is print however many you want.
* You don't have to scrapbook.


The more I think about scrapbooking and what a big headache it is for me the more I love the thought of blogging. Maybe that can be my motivation to keep the blogs coming.

Cons to blogging:

* Trying to figure out what to write.
* Blogging
* Taking more pictures. This one may be a pro... More pictures are always good.
* Only so many fonts.

Looks like pros outweigh the cons. Happy New Year everyone! Hope this year is the best year ever for you all! I hope everyone gets to do a little of whatever they want and I hope everyone gets to go on a sweet vacation this year!

Our little Baby is finally here!!

Ben Scott Christiansen

Born: November 25, 2009

Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz

Length: 19 Inches

Time: 1:52 pm

We love our little guy so much!

He is so much fun! He is very cute and so cuddly.

The best Doctor (Kim Cox) and best Nurse (Rhonda) anyone could ever ask for! They made this experience so calm and great, I am so greatful for that.

Daddy's little buddy

Our first family picture

Baby Guessing Time!

We are getting closer and closer so I thought that we would play a little game. I am hoping that this will make the time go by faster! It is the guessing game. Whoever guesses the day Baby Ben is due, how much he weighs, and how tall he is wins a SWEET prize! Kyle and I are so excited here are a couple of guesses so far...

Chels- Nov. 19, 7.2 lbs, 19 1/2 in

Mandi- Nov 22, 7.12 lbs, 20 in

Cort- Nov. 25, 7.6, 21 in

Granny Franzel- Nov. 21, 7.9 lbs, 20 in

Kyle- Nov. 12, 8.1, 21 in

Shan- Nov. 24, 7.8, 21 1/4 in

The official due date is Dec.6 but if you have seen me lately I really hope he comes before then. I don't think that I can get any bigger.... Everything is great so far with Ben. He is a healthy little boy.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Ice Caves

Rexburg has some pretty cool things to do if you know where to go and what to do. You really have to look for them. It was fun to climb all over and slide all around. Kyle and I thought about opening an ice skatting rink down there. If it were bigger it would be a rockin place to skate.