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| Great-grandpa Trent Gene Jeppson (middle), Grandpa Brian Trent Jeppson (right), Dad Bradford Trent Jeppson (left), Connor Trent Jeppson (left). All first born sons. |
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
4 Generations of Jeppson
At one of the more recent Jeppson family get-togethers, I decided it was time to update our Jeppson 4-generation picture since Connor was only 2 months old for the last one. Love these pictures.
Utah Jazz Game
With all of our comings and goings at the end of last year, it had been a while since Brad and I had been on a date. So I planned one to dinner and a Jazz game as a fun surprise for him. I bought the tickets 2 months in advance (and good thing cuz the game was sold out the night of) and planned not to tell him until we were driving there. Unfortunately, Brad found out about a month and a half too soon, so it wasn't the surprise I'd hoped it would be, but we still had a great time.
We watched the Utah Jazz play the Sacramento Kings on March 30. I chose that game so we could see Jimmer live in action too (who now plays for the Kings). We were sort of simultaneously cheering for the Jazz and Jimmer (just Jimmer, not the Kings). There were a few others cheering him on too, but the vast majority booed him incessantly. Not just because he was on the other team - no other player on the Kings was booed near like he was - but probably because there were many U of U fans there and it was personal for them. Jimmer beat them up so badly playing for BYU, they have no choice but to not like him now. :)
The Jazz lost 103 to 104, but it was such a good game to watch! Close thru every quarter until the very end.
We watched the Utah Jazz play the Sacramento Kings on March 30. I chose that game so we could see Jimmer live in action too (who now plays for the Kings). We were sort of simultaneously cheering for the Jazz and Jimmer (just Jimmer, not the Kings). There were a few others cheering him on too, but the vast majority booed him incessantly. Not just because he was on the other team - no other player on the Kings was booed near like he was - but probably because there were many U of U fans there and it was personal for them. Jimmer beat them up so badly playing for BYU, they have no choice but to not like him now. :)
The Jazz lost 103 to 104, but it was such a good game to watch! Close thru every quarter until the very end.
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| WAY up in the nose-bleeds, but center-court so we could still see everything really well. |
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| Jimmer! |
Sunday, June 17, 2012
March Trip to California
March 6-14, we all went down to visit my family one last time before Baby #2 comes in July. As always, we had a great trip.
Disneyland with Claire and Jaxson:
Lounging around the house with my family:
Walking around the Spectrum:
And, of course, another trip to Disneyland with our friends the Tullis'.
Oh how we miss our family, friends, and DISNEYLAND!
Disneyland with Claire and Jaxson:
Lounging around the house with my family:
Walking around the Spectrum:
And, of course, another trip to Disneyland with our friends the Tullis'.
Oh how we miss our family, friends, and DISNEYLAND!
January and February
January was fairly low-key. After New Year's, we spent most of January recovering from our Christmas vacations, and Connor and I took one small trip to Cedar City with Brenda and Cami (Brad's mom and sister) January 25-28 so Cami could take her nursing school exam. I didn't get any pictures, but it was a fun trip with a little bit of hiking in southern Utah.
February was a crazy month. We did a lot of fun things, and a few not-so-fun things.
We started off the month - Sunday, February 5 - with Brandon and Jen's daughter's baby blessing. Alexis was so beautiful in her blessing dress and was a champ during her blessing. (You can see the beginnings of a baby bump - this is me almost 19 weeks pregnant.)
Then we started celebrating Valentine's Day. February 9 was a MOMS Club activity decorating valentine boxes/bags and passing out valentines to our friends.
Valentine's Day was great. Connor and I visited Treehouse Museum while Brad was at work, and I made dinner and dessert for Brad that night - Malibu chicken, asparagus, and spinach salad with strawberries. Dessert was homemade chocolate fondue with strawberries, bananas, and rice crispy treats for dipping ("rice kiss-me treats" according to Connor). :)
Fun Valentine fact involving my kid(s) - it was on Valentine's Day 2009 that I found out I was pregnant with Connor, and Valentine's Day 2012 I was exactly 20 weeks pregnant (half way done!) with baby boy #2.This ultrasound was taken Feb. 13, 1 day short of 20 weeks. The picture of me was taken on Valentine's Day.
A couple days later, we took another one of our frequent walks around the neighborhood. It was starting to get warm and it was BEAUTIFUL outside, so I had to take some pictures. One of Connor's favorite toys - his lawn mower - that comes with us on all our walks.
Friday, Feb. 17, we met my cousin Alex and his wife and kids (Maryanne, Craig, and Brooke) at the Children's Museum in Salt Lake. We went to lunch at California Pizza Kitchen after. We all had a great time! (Sorry, these are phone pictures.)
Saturday, Feb. 18, Connor went to his first friend birthday party! Jackson Trujillo lives across the street from us and we go to the park together all the time. He turned 4 and had a super-hero party with toys, presents, coloring, lunch (corn dogs and fruit), cake and ice cream. Connor had way too much fun, he didn't want to leave at the end.
Wednesday, February 29 we celebrated Leap Day by going to the last free admission day at Hogle Zoo for the winter (every last Wednesday of the month between October and February).
Then something not so fun... When this first happened, I wasn't going to blog about it but now that it's been a few months and the sting is gone, I sort of want it on the record. It was quite at ordeal! On February 22, I got the scariest call you can get - Brad's boss, Phil, called me and told me Brad was injured at work! He told me Brad had been unconscious for a bit and had some "lacerations" on his face. He said they didn't know at that point what happened because no one was around when it happened, but Brad was conscious again and cracking jokes (that's my Brad :) ), and an ambulance was taking him to the hospital. I quickly dropped Connor off at a friend's house and headed straight for Ogden Regional Hospital while calling Brad's family to tell them he was in the hospital. Worst 25 minute drive ever.
It turns out he just passed out while working in the lab and after a battery of tests (CT scan, chest x-ray, blood draw, and EKG of his heart), the doctors determined there was no real reason why (he even ate a good breakfast that morning). They said it's just one of those things. I have actually done the same thing before and know several others that have too, but unfortunately the saying "the bigger they are, the harder they fall" is true. And Brad is big. He scraped his face up pretty bad (carpet burns), broke his nose, and got pretty bad whiplash. He ended up having to get surgery to reset the bones in his nose, and we joked together for a couple weeks that he broke his smolder (have you seen Tangled?). Near as we can tell, Brad did exactly what Flynn Rider did when he falls unconscious out of Rapunzel's closet (right on his face and then screeches along the floor 'til his body straightens out), but just didn't come out looking like this after:
Instead, he looked like this:
And 2 days later, like this:
Fortunately, 2 months, 1 nose surgery, and a $20 3-inch tube of Mederma Scar Cream later, his smolder grew back handsomely. I love you Braddy! I'm glad you're ok!
We finished off February with a trip to Hogle Zoo on Leap Day, Wednesday, Feb. 29. It was the last free admission day for the winter (last Wednesday of every month between October and February). We went with Brenda and Cami and had a great time, even though it was a little cold still.
February was a crazy month. We did a lot of fun things, and a few not-so-fun things.
We started off the month - Sunday, February 5 - with Brandon and Jen's daughter's baby blessing. Alexis was so beautiful in her blessing dress and was a champ during her blessing. (You can see the beginnings of a baby bump - this is me almost 19 weeks pregnant.)
Then we started celebrating Valentine's Day. February 9 was a MOMS Club activity decorating valentine boxes/bags and passing out valentines to our friends.
Valentine's Day was great. Connor and I visited Treehouse Museum while Brad was at work, and I made dinner and dessert for Brad that night - Malibu chicken, asparagus, and spinach salad with strawberries. Dessert was homemade chocolate fondue with strawberries, bananas, and rice crispy treats for dipping ("rice kiss-me treats" according to Connor). :)
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| Connor riding the bull at Treehouse. |
Fun Valentine fact involving my kid(s) - it was on Valentine's Day 2009 that I found out I was pregnant with Connor, and Valentine's Day 2012 I was exactly 20 weeks pregnant (half way done!) with baby boy #2.This ultrasound was taken Feb. 13, 1 day short of 20 weeks. The picture of me was taken on Valentine's Day.
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| 20 weeks exactly on Valentine's Day! Half way done! |
A couple days later, we took another one of our frequent walks around the neighborhood. It was starting to get warm and it was BEAUTIFUL outside, so I had to take some pictures. One of Connor's favorite toys - his lawn mower - that comes with us on all our walks.
Friday, Feb. 17, we met my cousin Alex and his wife and kids (Maryanne, Craig, and Brooke) at the Children's Museum in Salt Lake. We went to lunch at California Pizza Kitchen after. We all had a great time! (Sorry, these are phone pictures.)
Saturday, Feb. 18, Connor went to his first friend birthday party! Jackson Trujillo lives across the street from us and we go to the park together all the time. He turned 4 and had a super-hero party with toys, presents, coloring, lunch (corn dogs and fruit), cake and ice cream. Connor had way too much fun, he didn't want to leave at the end.
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| Birthday boy Jackson, his brother Lincoln in the middle, their friend Alex at the left. |
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| Their friend Josh (who meets us at the park frequently, too). How cute is he?! |
Then something not so fun... When this first happened, I wasn't going to blog about it but now that it's been a few months and the sting is gone, I sort of want it on the record. It was quite at ordeal! On February 22, I got the scariest call you can get - Brad's boss, Phil, called me and told me Brad was injured at work! He told me Brad had been unconscious for a bit and had some "lacerations" on his face. He said they didn't know at that point what happened because no one was around when it happened, but Brad was conscious again and cracking jokes (that's my Brad :) ), and an ambulance was taking him to the hospital. I quickly dropped Connor off at a friend's house and headed straight for Ogden Regional Hospital while calling Brad's family to tell them he was in the hospital. Worst 25 minute drive ever.
It turns out he just passed out while working in the lab and after a battery of tests (CT scan, chest x-ray, blood draw, and EKG of his heart), the doctors determined there was no real reason why (he even ate a good breakfast that morning). They said it's just one of those things. I have actually done the same thing before and know several others that have too, but unfortunately the saying "the bigger they are, the harder they fall" is true. And Brad is big. He scraped his face up pretty bad (carpet burns), broke his nose, and got pretty bad whiplash. He ended up having to get surgery to reset the bones in his nose, and we joked together for a couple weeks that he broke his smolder (have you seen Tangled?). Near as we can tell, Brad did exactly what Flynn Rider did when he falls unconscious out of Rapunzel's closet (right on his face and then screeches along the floor 'til his body straightens out), but just didn't come out looking like this after:
Instead, he looked like this:
And 2 days later, like this:
Fortunately, 2 months, 1 nose surgery, and a $20 3-inch tube of Mederma Scar Cream later, his smolder grew back handsomely. I love you Braddy! I'm glad you're ok!
We finished off February with a trip to Hogle Zoo on Leap Day, Wednesday, Feb. 29. It was the last free admission day for the winter (last Wednesday of every month between October and February). We went with Brenda and Cami and had a great time, even though it was a little cold still.
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| This turkey walked right up to us. I asked Connor what the turkey says and he said the usual "gobble, gobble." Right then the turkey gobbled back really loud and startled him. He did it again and the turkey gobbled back. We laughed. |
Monday, May 21, 2012
New Year's 2012
We spent a relaxing New Year's with my family first in California and then drove back to Utah and spent a couple days at the Jeppsons' since Jordan and Jenika were visiting from Idaho for a few days. That was also our belated Christmas celebration with them.
One of Connor's favorite Christmas presents - from G'ma Brenda and G'pa Brian.
Cami, Jordan, and Jenika. I snapped this picture at just the wrong time so everyone looks like they have polarized emotions. Everyone really was happy opening presents, despite what some faces show. :)
Brandon, Jen, and baby Alexis.
Connor helping G'pa Brian open his Christmas present.
The few days we spent with the Jeppsons was fun. It's always good to see Jordy and Jenika since they live so far away; we miss them! Happy New Year everyone!
One of Connor's favorite Christmas presents - from G'ma Brenda and G'pa Brian.
Cami, Jordan, and Jenika. I snapped this picture at just the wrong time so everyone looks like they have polarized emotions. Everyone really was happy opening presents, despite what some faces show. :)
Brandon, Jen, and baby Alexis.
The few days we spent with the Jeppsons was fun. It's always good to see Jordy and Jenika since they live so far away; we miss them! Happy New Year everyone!
Christmas 2011
We tend to celebrate Christmas all month long and this year was no different.
On December 10 we visited the lights on Temple Square with our friends, the Winegars and the Ormes. It was freezing that night, but we all had a good time. Connor really loved all the lights.
It snowed a few times this winter, but overall this winter was pretty mild. One of Connor's favorite activities was shoveling snow with Brad. He would beg him to go shovel snow, even when it hadn't snowed. We bought him his very own shovel. So cute watching him next to Brad.
Brad's new toy. It shoots snow about 20 feet.
We had a MOMS Club Activity with Santa Claus (my friend's dad, who happens to be in our ward) on December 20. I tried to prep Connor with "Look! It's Santa! He brings you presents and candy for Christmas!" over and over again to try to get him excited so he would sit on Santa's lap for a picture. Santa read "The Night Before Christmas" to all the kids and then they sat on his lap. Connor sat perfectly still and calm and when Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas Connor said, "Um, more chocolate." Santa laughed. He really loves chocolate. Grandma Brenda should be proud; he is definitely her grandson.
Friday December 23, we drove down to California to spend a week over Christmas with my family. We were there until January 2. It was a great trip, with the exception that Connor came down with Croup on Christmas Eve. We were in the ER from 11 p.m. 'til 3 a.m. since he was coughing so bad and having a hard time breathing. Great. Fortunately he is a pretty tough kid so it didn't really affect him too much after the first couple nights of coughing. Unfortunately I also caught it too (just a bad chest cold for me) and let me say, I really hate being sick when I'm pregnant! I couldn't take ANYTHING to help me feel better except Tylenol, which didn't help my symptoms at all. While in California, we:
opened Christmas presents (which I didn't get a single picture of, dang it, but aren't Will, Jaxson, and Connor cute in their Christmas jammies Christmas morning?!). Connor got books, puzzles, clothes, his blue tricycle from Gaga and Papa, a Buzz Lightyear nerf gun, and a train table from Brad and I (which we gave him when we got back to Utah). Connor REALLY loves trains and he spent the first week playing with only that every day for 6-8 hours a day. I wish I was exaggerating.
visited Irvine Park for a train ride,
went to Sea World,
walked around RSM Lake by my parents' house with Claire and Jaxson,
honored a new tradition - Chuck E. Cheese,
and just played around my parents' house and in their neighborhood.
We drove back to Utah January 2 at 3 a.m. (which we always do when we drive so Connor sleeps half the drive time - awesome). We had a great time with my family and always enjoy the Christmas season.
It snowed a few times this winter, but overall this winter was pretty mild. One of Connor's favorite activities was shoveling snow with Brad. He would beg him to go shovel snow, even when it hadn't snowed. We bought him his very own shovel. So cute watching him next to Brad.
We had a MOMS Club Activity with Santa Claus (my friend's dad, who happens to be in our ward) on December 20. I tried to prep Connor with "Look! It's Santa! He brings you presents and candy for Christmas!" over and over again to try to get him excited so he would sit on Santa's lap for a picture. Santa read "The Night Before Christmas" to all the kids and then they sat on his lap. Connor sat perfectly still and calm and when Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas Connor said, "Um, more chocolate." Santa laughed. He really loves chocolate. Grandma Brenda should be proud; he is definitely her grandson.
Friday December 23, we drove down to California to spend a week over Christmas with my family. We were there until January 2. It was a great trip, with the exception that Connor came down with Croup on Christmas Eve. We were in the ER from 11 p.m. 'til 3 a.m. since he was coughing so bad and having a hard time breathing. Great. Fortunately he is a pretty tough kid so it didn't really affect him too much after the first couple nights of coughing. Unfortunately I also caught it too (just a bad chest cold for me) and let me say, I really hate being sick when I'm pregnant! I couldn't take ANYTHING to help me feel better except Tylenol, which didn't help my symptoms at all. While in California, we:
opened Christmas presents (which I didn't get a single picture of, dang it, but aren't Will, Jaxson, and Connor cute in their Christmas jammies Christmas morning?!). Connor got books, puzzles, clothes, his blue tricycle from Gaga and Papa, a Buzz Lightyear nerf gun, and a train table from Brad and I (which we gave him when we got back to Utah). Connor REALLY loves trains and he spent the first week playing with only that every day for 6-8 hours a day. I wish I was exaggerating.
visited Irvine Park for a train ride,
went to Sea World,
walked around RSM Lake by my parents' house with Claire and Jaxson,
honored a new tradition - Chuck E. Cheese,
and just played around my parents' house and in their neighborhood.
We drove back to Utah January 2 at 3 a.m. (which we always do when we drive so Connor sleeps half the drive time - awesome). We had a great time with my family and always enjoy the Christmas season.
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