Utah

Dear Utah,

     Today is my last day as a resident of your beautiful state. I thought I wouldn't be sad to leave you, but I was wrong. Thank you for being my home away from home all these years. Thank you for introducing me to Cafe Rio and fry sauce. Thank you for teaching me that ratting your hair is awesome. Thank you for giving me awesome roommates that became some of my best friends. Thank you for teaching me the grid system. Thank you for making it cool to wear a one piece swim suit. Thank you for making me feel really out of shape every time I hiked the "Y". Thank you for all the late night runs to 7 eleven. Thank you for consistently having construction on I15. Thank you for all the Saturdays spent laying out at Liberty Square. Thank you for the freezing winters and the burning hot summers. Thank you for letting me meet my husband here. Thank you for letting us get engaged and married here. Thank you for being a wonderful place to start a family. I will miss you and all my wonderful family and friends that are still here. I cant wait for the holidays when I can visit you again.

                                                

                                                                    Your dear friend,

                                                                              Sarah Jean

Grad

I need to give a quick shout out to this cute guy!!!!!

I am so proud of him. 

in the past year he...

 became a husband 

had an internship with Apple

worked crazy hard and was offered a job at Apple

finished his undergrad

was accepted into the masters program 

worked part time

made Pudgy Penguin

won several awards for Pudgy Penguin

took care of his (cranky) pregnant wife

became a father

and now FINALLY...

a college grad

I'm not gonna lie, I got a little emotional as he walked across the stage to receive his diploma.

I am so grateful for all his hard work, and for the wonderful husband and father that he is.

Back when we first started dating I asked him what his dream was,

and he said, to work at Apple.

Then he asked me, 

and I said, to be a mom.

I'm so glad we get to live out our dreams together!

Now onto the next chapter of our lives!

first

Today was Avery's first day at church,

which means it was my first day at attempting to squeeze into some of my skirts.

Lucky for us both events seemed to turn out well.

Avery slept through most of it, and I found a skirt with a lot of give.

All in all I'd call it a good sabbath day!

 Avery was being so cute after church 

I just had to take of picture of her.

smile

guess who can't stop smiling....

one month

My little baby is one month old today.

I can't believe it!

Its amazing how much my life has changed in a month.

I already can't imagine my life without my little love muffin.

She has definitely captured our hearts.

Dear Avery,

 I love the little sounds that you make. 

I love that you smile in your sleep.

I love how angry you get when we swaddle your arms down.

 I love how you lick your lips after you eat. 

I love that I get to spend my days with you.

I love the way you look at your Dad and smile at him.

But most importantly I love that you've taught me how to be a mom.

I love you so much.

Mom

*Special thanks to my photographer (sister) for taking these pictures in her studio (my bedroom).

I hope I showed my appreciation to you by paying you lots of money

  (gave you a high five and let you sleep on my couch).

Avery loved (hated) every minute of it!

introducing

Introducing.....

baby

Saturday June 9th

5:00 pm- go to dinner for anniversary

6:00- start having contractions

6:30- realize the contractions are regular

6:31-tell Brandon

6:32-Brandon freaks out

6:33- keep eating dinner

7:00-head home

8:00- stop by Hobby Lobby to buy the baby some hair bows

9:00- go to the hospital

(only dilated to a 2)

10:00-hospital gives me morphine and sends me home

10:01- morphine kicks in and I'm a happy girl

Sunday June 10th

10:00 am- wake up with mild contractions

4:00 pm- contractions get worse

7:00- go to the hospital for the second time

(still only dilated to a 2)

8:00- hospital gives me morphine and sends me home again

8:30- go to Krispy Kreme and eat a maple bar

9:00- get home and try to rest

9:30- contractions get worse and I don't rest

10:00- contractions get much worse

10:20- pain is awful and I want to die

10:30- mother in-law comes to help

10:45- I think I actually might die from the pain

11:00- head to the hospital for the third time

11:15- get to the hospital 

11:16- yell for an epidural

11:17- dilated to a 4

11:20- be really dramatic and moan scream

11:30- wait for drugs

11:40- find out i'm dilated to a 9 1/2

11:45- still waiting for drugs

11:50- anesthesiologist gives me a spinal

11:51- pain free and loving the anesthesiologist

12:00- sister Rachel makes it just in time

Monday June 11th

12:15 am- start pushing

12:45- regret eating maple bar

1:15- keep pushing

2:00- get epidural

2:35- baby is born

2:36- happy mom and dad!

 happy after epidural

Brandon getting excited/freaking out

Happy mom finally meeting her girl 

instant Daddy's girl 

 Proud K-Mom

 Proud aunt

Happy Family