Christmas Party Mainia...

Well last night we had a double header for family Christmas parties. First we were off to the Johnson family Christmas party. It was fun and Jovin had his first opportunity to sit on Santa's lap. He doesn't really look like he cares too much, but at least he didn't scream and cry at Santa. Oddly enough as I was standing outside with Grandpa Johnson (waiting for Santa to show up so I could sneak Jovin's present on top of everyone else's so we could leave early and get to the next Christmas party that was waiting) I found out from Grandpa we have had the same guy come and play Santa at the family Christmas parties for the last 10 years. Which means that Cory and I have sat on the same Santa's lap as Jovin... (if I could find the pictures and scan them in I would.)



After Jovin opened his present from Santa (and enjoyed the wrapping paper more than the present like every other 6 month old does) we were gone as quickly as we could and headed off to the Partridge family Christmas party. We got there just in time to sing "Joy To The World" with the Killpack family and then participate in the traditional "white elephant" game. Cory got a game called Guillotine. We've played it before on our trip to Oregon with Kip and Kris. And we seemed to be the only one's at the Christmas party last night that wanted the game. Everyone else that had played it hated it. So we are hoping that it is still a fun game and that it wasn't just fun to us cause we last played it with Kip and Kirs. I got a 12 pack of Dr. Pepper... YES! Although, my mother-in-law was eyeing it too but I retired it in the game before it was her turn and since I know that is a favorite drink of hers (as well as mine) I split it with her.
All in all... It was a wonderful evening to spend with two families and eat a lot of good food.

6 months, and loving it...

Well Jovin is 6 months old already! How time flies by. He had his 6 month check up today. 17lb 9oz, 27 inches long, which puts him in about the 70th percentile for his age. He sits up on his own okay, but if he gets excited he will kick his feet and fall backwards. He loves to talk now too. He's ba ba baaaing, da da daaaing, and well everything else in the middle, but no ma ma maaaing yet. He has also discovered that he can be really loud now too. If he really wants your attention he will scream "Da da da da" until you give him your full attention.
Still just the two teeth so he is drooling on everything and there is a constant river of drool from his mouth to whatever he is touching. We will be starting more solid foods now too. (pictures of that to come...)
Jovin is really grumpy today. He has a cold and on top of it he got 3 shots at the doctors. But here are some pictures of him that we took of him yesterday. He was sort of happy yesterday because all he had was just a cold. Unlike today with the cold and shots.

Christmas Lights

Friday night we went to Temple Square to go and see the lights. They were as always really beautiful.

It was really cold and Jovin wasn't too happy about being stuffed into his coat. But I think he liked the lights.

We wanted to go and enjoy the lights since this is our last Christmas here. (unless we come back to visit during the holidays.) I'm really going to miss this temple.

Who we look like....

Well we took the advice of Holly and went to
MyHeritage.com Face Recognition
to find out which celebrities we look like. What you do is upload a picture and it will find the faces in the picture and then match it to different celebrities. It's pretty fun to do. Try to use a picture where the face is straight on. It works better. Have fun!!



Cory's was pretty interesting...
Tim Robbins, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, and my favorite David Beckam.




Ang's are as follows...
Meg Ryan, Avril Lavine, Julianne Moore, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, and Angelina Jolie.





Jovin pulled up...
Michael Phelps (US gold medalist winner), Pierce Brosnan, and Ewan McGregor.

I wish, I wish, I wish

Many thanks to Homer for helping put up the tree this year. We got our own lighted tree this year (which didn't fit in the Jetta trunk or back seat - we could have used Mum's little blue truck... You should have seen us three squish in the car with the tree taking up the passenger side front and back) Anyway, as Christmas is now just around the corner, gifts start comming to mind of what we want.

Actually, we'd like to know what everyone else wants - just makes the shopping easier. So we thought that we'd help all you out...

Below are links to our families Amazon wishlists. (Just in case you want to buy us stuff we want... no obligations though...)

Cory's Wishlist

Angela's Wishlist

Jovin's Wishlist

Family Pictures

Well we got our pictures taken today. So here they are...

Don't Eat Me!

Well today we discovered that Jovin now has two teeth. He doesn't look to happy about showing off his new teeth.
So we took a picture. Can't you see them?



Didn't think so... So here is the original zoomed in.



His appetite has grown along with his new teeth. Milk and cereal aren't enough... He wants fresh meat too. So he's eating Cory.

Phoenix it is

Well it was a tough decision. But it is final... We're moving to Phoenix, Arizona. For all those of you who don't know where that is with respect to Salt Lake City - I have included a map. Perhaps by now, all those who read this blog already knew we're moving; but I figure that by posting it, it will help me to come to the realization that we're actually leaving. We are excited, and can't wait. But there is a lot to do before then. (Heck, I still need to graduate!) Anyway, we'll gladly accept visitors if you want to get away from the cold for a little bit.

Blah!

Jovin got his first tooth!!! He has been chewing on everything! (as most babies do) Well he grabbed my finger and put it in his mouth and well, he bit me!! Drew blood any everything. This week he has been sticking his tongue out a lot. I thought it was really cute. I now know why... he likes to feel his new tooth. It is the bottom right tooth. I tried to get a picture of it, but his little, yet fat and long tongue is always in the way. So you'll have to take my word for it, or let him put your finger in his mouth and you can find out for yourself!

How Many??

Just how many binkies does Jovin need? Well if you ask him... Two. One to hold and one to try and chew.

We have a calf for a baby...

He like's milk and almost moo's now.
This is a really late picture in Jovin's Halloween costume. My mom bought it for him on a Halloween clearance sale. (You can't beat $3.00) He wore it to the Veteran's Day concert at the U. (I think he looks a lot like Cory now...) hee hee hee

To Suck Or Not To Suck...

That is the question. Jovin has just realized that sucking on his thumb is a fun thing to do. (Why I bought all of those binkies I don't know...) He hasn't mastered it totaly yet. He needs to learn to close his fingers. He has poked his eyes many times trying to suck his thumb. Live and learn I guess.

Whoa!

Apparently Jovin was a little taken back to have me take a picture of him naked... and he looks a little mad about catching him eat his rubber ducky. What he needs to realize is I need embarassing pictures for when his is older. :^)

Happy Halloween!!!

We hope you all have a very scary Halloween!!

Phoenix, baby!!!

Well the trip to Phoenix was great! The flight down to Phoenix on Thursday night was full so I had to hold Jovin on my lap. It wasn't too bad. He slept for about a half hour and then he was awake and he was happy and then I fed him a bottle while we were descending. I couldn't believe how busy the Phoenix airport was on a Thursday night at 9pm. We got our luggage and picked up our car rental. (A mint green Nissan Altima... Very nice! It is A LOT roomier than our Jetta.) We found the hotel just fine and got settled in just nice. They had a crib in our room for Jovin but it was kind of scary looking so luckily our room had two beds and since Jovin isn't rolling over very much I just stuck him on the extra bed next to ours.
Friday morning Cory met with the president of LSW Engineers and it went well. I stayed at the hotel and stared out the window cause I wanted to see Phoenix. Cory came back and we went apartment hunting. It was about 90 degrees out and poor Jovin was tired of being in the car seat and then being pulled out of it to see apartments, only to be put back in the car seat to travel to the next apartment. We saw all of the apartments that we looked up on the internet on Friday. We then went out to dinner and then went back to the hotel and crashed!

Saturday morning we got ready for the day and then packed up and drove around Phoenix some more. It is a really pretty city. Palm trees everywhere!! Since we noticed how busy the airport was on Thursday we didn't want to have to rush at the airport so we turned in the rental and headed for the airport. Well it wasn't that busy at all. We were 2 hours early for our flight. So we ate lunch and Jovin enjoyed watching the airplanes land and take off. We fed Jovin and noticed his huge tummy. Hence the tummy picture. :^) The flight home wasn't full so we got to keep Jovin in his car seat. He slept the whole way home. We are glad to be home... It's nice to have your own stuff around (like Jovin's toys and crib).
Well that was our trip in a nut shell. We will let you know when we decide if it's Phoenix or Salt Lake City as our future place of residence... :^)

Shhh....

I'm tryin' to find Bert! I know he is hiding somewhere...

Daddy & Me, Mommy & Me

These are just too cute to not put on the blog. (of course he is a lot happier with Daddy!) :^)

Here it comes...

Well the doctor said it was okay to start Jovin on rice cereal twice a day. So last night Jovin had his first attempt at some very runny cereal. It was everywhere and I've learned that I need about four arms to feed Jovin. 1, to hold the bowl of cereal, 2, to feed him, 3, to hold his arms and hands down so he'll stop putting them in his mouth and getting cereal all over him self, and 4 to wipe up what he spits onto me. :^) It is a fun learning experience for all of us. Cory got a kick out of taking pictures of Jovin eating... most of them turned out blurry except this one.

4 months old TODAY!!

Well Jovin is officially 4 months old today. He had his 4 month check up too! He is 27 inches long and 14.7lbs!! The doctor said he is doing really well. He also got 3 shots today and combined with the tylenol I gave him he is sleeping... (yes!!!!!) He is a little grumpy but not too bad... yet.

New Toy!!

Well I finally broke down and bought Jovin an "activity center". Jovin is at a stage right now where he either wants to sit up or stand up. His rocker seat doesn't sit him up far enough cause he keeps raising his head to sit up farther. Also, I want to try and get things done during the day like dishes, laundry, and other tasks, (fun, and boring) but I can't get a lot done when all Jovin wants to do is stand... that means I have to sit on the floor and help him stand. So far the past couple of days Jovin has really liked his "new toy" he likes to be in it. The only frustrating part is when he spins himself around in the toy and he can't see me or he is facing the wall and there isn't much to look at. So here is a picture of the happy little boy in his "new toy"!

Footprints in the Sand

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”

The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you.”

- Mary Stevenson

I'm so excited!!

I'm so excited!!, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well as you can see Jovin was SO excited to be on vacation in Oregon visiting Kip, Kristin, William and Anna, and to have Chad, Angie, Mom and Tasha there too that well somehow in all his excitement his pants ened up on his head. (All thanks to Cory of course!) :^) It was a fun trip and we are glad that we had the opportunity again this year to go and spend time with Kip, Kristin and their family. It was enjoyable to have everyone else there too. We did miss Jenny and her family though. It is also nice to be home now. :^) (P.S. Kristin, the constant spitting up and pooping is not as frequent anymore... I think it was either the altitude or Anna's influence....) ;^)

What YOU lookin' at?

What YOU lookin' at?, originally uploaded by Corgela.

I took this picture of Jovin when we first got to the beach. Like I said previously... he wasn't too happy at the beach, and I don't think he was too happy about me taking his picture for the um-teenth time.

Oregon Sunset

Oregon Sunset, originally uploaded by Corgela.

After our fun afternoon at the beach we ate at a cute cafe that is right on the beach front. This is a picture Cory took while we were eating dinner.

Killpack's at the beach

Killpack's at the beach, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well we had a wonderful time in Oregon. Cory's interviews in San Diego and Portland went well and we are just waiting to hear back from them. So it's the waiting game now. Here we are at the beach in Oregon. Jovin didn't like it so much it was kind of cold and really breezy. But it was beautiful, and fun just the same.

Learning new things...

Well we've really been working on Jovin to practice rolling over. He has a little friend in the ward that is 2 weeks older than him that is putting Jovin to shame in the rolling over subject. Of course Jovin has a good 5 pounds on his friend. Jovin is getting better at it. He already likes "tummy time" but it is a little bit hard to throw his 14lbs around. In the following 3 pictures you can see how things went over about a 5 minute period.

Okay so rolling over isn't so bad...

Okay so rolling over isn't so bad..., originally uploaded by Corgela.

I think I could like this...

I think I could like this..., originally uploaded by Corgela.

I'm tired now... roll me back!!

I'm tired now... roll me back!!, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Me & Daddy

me & Daddy, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well here is a cute pic of Cory & Jovin playing the other night.

Look at me Ma!

Look at me Ma!, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Jovin is starting to learn how to roll... he is so tubby now that it is hard to lug that weight from his back to his tummy, and tummy to his back. He does like "tummy time" though... I did get a picture of him smiling but the picture was blurier than this one. But I like this picture too. He is just so cute!!!

Nappy time with blanket

Nappy time with blanket, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well Jovin is now 3 months old! He is growing so fast that he has been in his 3 to 6 month clothing for 2 weeks now. I was playing "peek-a-boo" with him and the blanket he is holding... and well he fell asleep. I guess I'm just not that entertaining with "peek-a-boo". I bored him to sleep.
He is such an active baby that Jovin likes to play with Mom and Dad, play with his stuffed animals, play with his aquarium toys, he likes to watch Toy Story and Ice Age (which is great so mom can take a shower while he is entertained for a while...), he also likes to sing along with his mom when she is singing to the radio. I think he is actually trying to tell me that I'm not on key and to stop singing and just listen to the radio... cause he "sings" louder that me at times. :^)

Labor Day nap

Labor Day nap, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well we had a very relaxing day yesterday. Cory worked on homework and well Ang and Jovin... took a nice relaxing nap. Cory thought it would be fun to take a picture them napping... Ang didn't think so... but it is a cute picture.

Jovin 2 months check up

Jovin 2 months check up, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well here is the little guy on the day of his 2 month check up. He is now 12lbs 9oz, and 25 1/2 inches long!!!! He got his shots today and boy was he grumpy!! He finally fell alseep to take a nap and he look grumpy even while he slept. Mom did okay with the shots... mainly cause she wasn't the one getting the shots. Jovin cried (like all babies do...) but Mom was strong and tried to comfort him the best she could. Now a week later Jovin is back to normal. No more grumpiness. Just the happy-go-lucky baby his always is.

Jovin's Big Day

Jovin's Big Day, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Here is a picture of the family on Jovin's big day. We couldn't get him to stop looking at his dad. He sure loves his daddy.

Jovin Blessing Outfit

Jovin Blessing Outfit, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well yesterday was Jovin's Baby Blessing. Cory did a wonderful job. We were so excited to have our family and friends there to share in this wonderful experience with us. Here is Jovin in his cute little blessing outfit. You can't really see the bowtie very well, but it's there.

Jovin is 2 month's old!!

JOVIN & HOMER, originally uploaded by Corgela.

Well time has flown by... Just look at how much Jovin has grown!!! He is almost as big as Homer.

Jovin's 1st Camping Trip

Jovin's 1st Camping Trip, originally uploaded by Corgela.

He may look scared but he is having a lot of fun!!

Camping Trip 2005

Well we just went on our frist camping trip with Jovin. We went to Heber, Utah for Kuzin's Kampout. (It is a family camping tradition on Cory's side of the family.) It was a lot of fun. Jovin did reall well. It wasn't too cold and he slept most of the night. We made sure of that if you look at the picture above. We didn't get too many bug bites... Jovin - none, Ang - two, and well Cory - too many on his legs to count. For some reason they really liked Cory. So all, in all our first family camping trip was a total blast! We all had fun and can't wait to go again. Of course it will be a lot more fun when Jovin is older.