A fun Holiday

Johnny gave me a new camera for Christmas and this little video was on it.

We stayed down here in Hurricane and enjoyed our time together. We enjoyed visiting with family through the web cam (Jorryn especially). She sang and danced for everyone.

Johnny's family came down and we had such a nice time visiting. Jorryn especially loved playing with Donny.

Once there was a snowman

Thank you Amber. I look so pretty!

We braved the cold during one of Evelynn's winter naps and built a snowman. That is something you don't plan on getting to do down south. I think the snow was sent for me to keep me from over doing it after I had a baby a few days before. Otherwise I would have tried to walk the neighborhood.

Once the snow melted a little we finally got to take Jorryn's new scotter out for a ride. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa, She loves it. I will try to post some video of her riding it later this week.

beautiful baby

Just wanted to post a picture of my Beautiful new baby.

The Baby has Arrived

Evelynn Navarrete was born yesterday at 10:38 a.m. She was a very healthy 9 lbs. 3 oz and 20 in. long. She is very pleasant and content. She has round cheeks and strong legs. I woke up at 3:30 with consistent contractions about 15 minutes apart. We got Jorryn out of bed around 6:00 and got checked in at the hospital around 7:00. the Doctor came and broke mt water, then they gave me a dose of pitosin around 9 a.m. I got my epidural at 10:00 and started pushing at 10:30. It was so nice. It was my perfect scenario for all of it.

Thanksgiving weekend a gate way into Christmas

We had such a nice time up in Pine Valley for Thanksgiving with the Jim and Lori Olsen Family. Thank you so much for inviting us. The food and the company far out weighed what Golden Corral would have provided. And Bret's Lori makes outstanding Pies!

I have been reading lots of Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Indian books to Jorryn. That must be where she got the idea to do this. I had been leaving my makeup out on the bench at the foot of my bed so it is quick to grab when we have to go to the hospital. Jorryn found some cream eye shadow and used the whole container. It took days to come off. She looked like a little Lamanite child for a while. Every little girl has to do this sometime!

On Friday we put up our Christmas decorations. Jorryn loved all the musical and light up decor. I had to replace all the batteries form last year and am guessing we will go through another round, the way she likes to play them.

We put up our Christmas tree on Saturday morning. It was fun to do as a family. We have had a fun tradition of adding an ornament each year that represents something special from the year. This year we found an ornament of a little girl holding a baby. We are so excited for our Baby to come!

Our Mutual group signed up to perform the Nativity at Tuacchan this year. We got to go and dress up as if we lived in Bethlehem 2000 years ago. It was a lot of fun. It carried a special Christmas spirit. If you are in So. Utah this month, I recommend going. I think it is like 2$ each to watch.

my beautiful belly

Johnny took some lovely pictures of my baby belly tonight. I loved them and wanted to share.

just waiting

Friday I reached the point were having a baby finally felt eminent. My friend who was due three weeks before me had her baby Friday morning and now I am next.

Her family is up north like ours (with the exception of a few wonderful cousins of ours.) So Jorryn got to have her first sleepover with her best friend Ry. We put the mattresses on the floor and the two girls snuggled in (after some time and persuasion.)

I am not planning on being able to function like a normal person during the month of December. So, Johnny and I went on a date Christmas shopping for Jorryn. While we were on our date our wonderful new neighbors with teen girls watched Jorryn. She got to hang out with three 17 year-olds which because of her aunts she already loves to do. They had fun playing dress up with Jorryn and made her a dress out of ribbons and cloth. She watched princess movies with them outside under the stars and had a picnic. She wants us to go on a date all the time now. We sit next to this fun family in church now and for the last three weeks I have heard what the speaker said! I have missed that. Johnny is called to attend the Spanish branch which meets the same time as our ward so it has been just me and Jorryn for a few months now. It is nice to have someone else to help Jorryn be reverent and will be extra nice when the little sis comes.

So, as of last Tuesday my cervix was dilated 1 centimeter. My next appointment is on Thursday. Everyone asks us what we will name her. We still haven't come to a consensus. We like:

Kirsten Lynn

Nicole Lynn

Sadie Lynn (which Amber clams Sadie is ment for her child, I say she will have all boys)

Evelynn

If any one wants to give suggestions or comments we are open. Just please don't ruin any of the names we like by telling us it sounds like a hussies name or something.