Orrin's 1st Birthday and Zach at Home

We got to celebrate Orrin's 1st birtday by going and picking up Uncle Zachie at the airport. I was a litte nervous that Orrin wouldn't recognize Zach when he would come home, so I have been showing him pictures every day. Luckily when Zach got there, it was like he never left. Orrin was so excited to play with him once he got in the car. We brought up Zach's wonderful girlfriend Carrie with us, and that was also like Zach never left as soon as he arrived he snuck up behind her and scared her. What a dork!! So that is how we celebrated Orrin's actual b-day, well we also went had two lunches one with Auntie Kenzie, and one with Gma Sandra and Papa Dennis. The next day is when we celebrated. Unfortunetly I was very sick and Orrin had a cold the day of his party DARN IT!! Mommy headed off to get birthday cakes, THREE to be exact. I had planned a party for Orrin about a month prior to have it at Hop 2 It, which is this huge building full of blow up bouncy toys and slides. However, I completly forgot ORRIN was afraid of those kind of things. Once we got there he very much enjoyed it. All of the neices and nephews helped Orrin open his gifts, and he got so many wondeful things. We thank all that made it. We then went home to let Orrin eat his own cake and open his present from mommy and daddy. We got him a cozy coupe which he is always in and packing all of his stuff for his "road trips," daddy got to put it together but was such a good sport.

Cabin Trip...

Orrin and I were lucky enough to make a 5-day long trip up to Alturas and stay at the Callen Family Cabin. We spent the vacation with Grandma Sandra, Auntie Manda (and all the kids,) Anne and Rob's family, and a little of Papa Tash! Rob had borrowed a friends boat and I was able to do quite a bit of wakeboarding (which I have missed very much)!!! Orrin was okay on the boat, but HATED his life vest!! We were able to spend a lot of time just hanging out on the beach and enjoying to beautiful mountain air. Like I mentioned in my earlier post Orrin is not walking, so that was pretty difficult with many bad things to trip on or get into, luckily we had no injuried! The last day we were there we made a trip down to Redfish where we layed in the sun, and Orrin actually played in the water. We went on a paddle boat and floated around on a little blow-up toy! We very much enjoyed ourselves, but we were very happy to get home to daddy!!! Here are some fun pictures of the trip!

Way TOO Long!!

So, It has been way too long since I have gotten on here. It just seems like I can never take the time to actually get this blog up and running the way I would like it to. Not much has changed with Todd and I, his birthday is coming up soon and I am planning a little time to ourselves!!! Also, we are coming up on our two year anniversary... HOW EXCITING!!! As far as Orrin goes a lot has happened. First off... HE WALKS EVERYWHERE. He is saying Rampa (Grandpa,) he says mom-mom, da-da, and he calls the puppies and kitties. He has gotten down patty-cake, and especially loves the "throw it in the oven," part! I can't believe he is just about a month from turning ONE!!! Time goes by so fast, and I am so thankful to have such great family that has helped me from day one. We have done some traveling that I will add tomorrow.

ORRIN IS CRAWLING!!!

YAY! As of the 23rd (just two days before he turned 8 months,) Orrin has started crawling! He is moving around everywhere and is into everything!! It is so darn cute though. I will have to put up a video. I have been waiting for this day, but I quickly need to get things baby proofed!!

Little Man Has Strep!!

So this last Tuesday I took Orrin into the doctor because he has a fever that just would not come down. After a strep test, we got the news the little one had strep. Not only that but Orrin is 22 pounds and is 28 and a half inches long!! BIG BOY! Other than that first day he has been alright, other than when daddy gives him his medicine. Mommy is allergic, so I can't even touch it. Onto better news, we have almost got the crawling thing figured out He will get up on all fours, move his arms, but can't quite figure out his legs. I will soon post pictures.

Taken some time...

It has been a while since I have wrote anything on this. Orrin is doing very well and getting huge. He is up to 22 pounds and a little over 28 inches long. He is almost crawling, he knows how to move his arms but can't figure out where to put his knees. He is so much fun. We recently got plans to build onto our house and I am so excited. I will have to post pictures. Mothers days is creeping up on us, and I get a bicycle as well as an attachment for Orrin, I can't wait. The hay business is coming to a quick hault and Todd only seems to be running a few days a week. We recently bought a 1955 ford pickup that should keep him pretty busy during this slow time. I will post pictures soon.

Easter, 6 month photos, and Orrin's first farmer's BURN!

Mr. Shy Boy
Sitting at his desk.


Admiring the ball.

So sweet!

Mommy and her bubs!

Orrin got to celebrate his first Easter by going to his new cousins blessing. I woke up early and got together Todd's and Orrin's Easter baskets. Toddey got candy, a Pez (which he always gets,) and a t-shirt. Orrin got bath toys. We got ready for church and headed of to Twin. Orrin was kind of grouchy, but would stop as soon as the piano would play. We then went on to visit with Todd's family, and then it was off to mine. Grandma and Grandpa got him a book set which I have been wanting from Costco, Orrin loves it of course! We also recently got his 6 month photos! He was wonderful for them and looks so handsome!! He is reaching so well for everyone, and he lets you know if he doesn't want to go to someone. He likes to grab onto mommy and give me open mouth kisses, but hates daddy's! This Sunday we were outside for awhile, Orrin was in the shade, and I didn't even think about sun screen, well when we got home from the in-laws I noticed Orrin was very red. YIKES!! I put on aloe vera he broke out, I put on lotion he cried, so i turned to cool washclothes and lots of water to keep him hydrated. I learned my lesson and went out and bought tons of baby sunscreen!! Bad, bad mommy!

Orrin is sitting UP!!!

I don't know if I talked about this in an earlier post, but Orrin is sitting up all on his own and has been for quite some time now!! I am so excited. He has also started to scoot on his bum, which has to be the cutest thing ever. He hasn't quite got the crawling thing down, let alone the getting up on all fours, but he sure as heck tries!!! I'm so proud of my little man!!

Orrin says DaDa!!

So this morning Orrin and I woke up to a surprise! Todd was still in bed! Well I got Orrin changed and brought him to bed with us before I actually decide I want to get completly up for the day! He kept trying to get Todd, like he always does and started saying DaDa, at first I just thought it was him just blabbling out words, but he kept saying it everytime I would say it. It was so cute! Todd was excited, but I was so so happy!! YAY! He is growing up way way to fast! We also had his 6 month check-up on the 30th! He is growing so big now... he weighs 18 lbs. 10 1/2 oz. and is 27 inches long! He is becoming such a big boy!!

Orrin Moved to Stage TWO!!

This was the biggest mess he has made in a long time!!
Spring Vegetable!

So I just barely moved Orrin to stage two solid foods!! He likes it for the most part, however, when we tried the chicken and rice he decided he wanted to make a huge mess!! He is such a big boy!! He is also sitting up all by himself. I am so proud of him! He has been doing it for about a week. He went from one day falling over everytime we tried and the next day he just sat up all by himeself. I don't know if I have good pictures, but I will put some up soon!

Salt Lake City Trip!

Auntie and Orrin!!

Guarana and ME!! I love this stuff!

Mommy and Baby!!

Again... I love him!!

My Awesome Hat! LOVE IT!

My sister, her friend, Orrin and I all took a road trip up to Salt Lake City to find my sister a prom dress. We stayed over night at Little America and had a great time. We drove up Tuesday and Orrin surprisingly was pretty good for the whole three hour drive. We did some shopping went out to eat at Olive Garden, swam that night, then woke up to an all day prom dress shopping marathon. We ate at a cool Brazilian restaurant, (I don't know what Todd is complaining about eating that stuff on his mission, I would eat it every day for two years if I could!) Luckily found the dress and came home. We took tons of pictures of the great trip!

State Basketball!!

Two weeks ago we went up to Boise to watch my brother and the tigers at the state championship. We took third which is so great! They played hard and deserved the state title, but I am so proud of them. Orrin got to swim for the first time in a pool, unfortunately it was cold so we didn't stay in there very long. He also got to dress up in the cutest outfits ever.

Cabo San Lucas

BABY CARLOS

ZIP-LINING

Breakfast!! YUMM-O

SPRITE... YUCK-O

First night there... Brazilian Food!

Todd and I were blessed again this year to get to go to Cabo San Lucas for a week. We are so grateful of my sister-in-law and my parents that offered to watch Orrin the whole time we were gone. We thought for sure we were going to bring him, but last minute they all decided together it would be better for us to be able to go alone. We left the day after Valentine's and spent Sunday through Sunday there. I missed Orrin as soon as we left and felt like such a bad mommy for leaving him, but quickly realized the trip wouldn't be as good as it could be if all I did was miss Orrin. We were lucky my mother and father-in-law were down there with their computer and we got to see Orrin over the web-cam. We spent the week with them, Brad, Amanda, and Jenny. We had a wonderful time and I can't wait to go again next year. Todd, his dad, and brother got to go deep sea fishing and enjoyed it for the most part. We got to go zip-lining which was so much fun and I am so proud of Toddey for doing it (he is very afraid of heights.) We also met a family down there that had a son the same age as Orrin. They we on the way to go to eat dinner every night selling chicklets and little things so we would stay and chat for quite a while. It helped with me missing Orrin to see a little baby about the same age. I wish I could have brought him home with me, I fell madly in love with him!! I am so blessed to have a husband that can give me the luxury of leaving for a week. It is much needed for him, and I enjoy it to. When we got back I went to get Orrin and he cried when I tried to hold him, I was even more sad than I was when I left.

Our first Thanksgiving and Christmas Together!!

Mr. Trash Stache and his Little Turkey
My little tiny!

Our cute family!

That is a normal face for my Toddey!

Mommy and baby!

We enjoyed our first Thanksgiving and Christmas as a little family. We went back and forth from family to family as we do for every holiday. Orrin was given his blessing a few weeks before Thanksgiving. Todd gave it and did a wonderful job, we are so lucky to have such a well behaved little boy and hope he grows up to be everything he wants to be and more! For Thanksgivjng we had my family over the day before to have a wonderful ham feast since we would be eating with Todd's family this year. As for Christmas we had a wonderful one. Orrin turned 3 months the day of Christmas and got many gifts. He got a Teddy Rumpkins, which Todd and I both had when we were little it's a little to high tech then just the old tape player they used to have. Orrin's favorite toy was a little singing sea horse he got from Grandma Tona. Todd gave me Ugg boots, which I have wanted forever and he got a ton of very tasteful greyhound art! We had great first holidays with Orrin and I am very excited for next year I'm thinking he will understand Christmas.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

We decided to go in a week early and have Orrin, he was expected to be big. Also, we really wanted to make sure Todd was in town considering hay season had picked up and he woke up at 3 in the morning and was gone until 5 or 6 each night. My mom and I went in at 8 that morning with Todd and my sister to follow at 9 or 9:30. They broke my water and 8:30. I was able to stand about 7 cm with no pain killers than had to have it. I started pushing at 7 o'clock and didn't have him until 11:04p.m. Fourteen hours of labor with four of it being pushing I was glad to see my little man. We spent the night at the hospital and went home the next day. I was in a long of pain for a few days after, but nothing could take the happiness away of finally having that little man in my life. We named him Orrin Porter Capps after Orrin Porter Rockwell, totally Todd's choice but i love it now. Orrin was born 6 lbs. 13 oz. 18 and 1/2 inches long.

Mexico for TWO WEEKS!!

We were extremely blessed and got to go for Mexico for our very late but needed honeymoon. We spent two weeks in between Playa Del Carmen and Cancun. I loved it and so did Todd. I was pregnant and unfortunately could not scuba dive, which I was kind of sad about. We visited a ton of different things and we really enjoyed ourselves. Todd's parents were down there, as well as much of his family. I will have to write more about it later.

Four Months Later...

We found out we were pregnant! I was so excited and couldn't believe it considering we weren't trying, from what I hear that is usually when you do get pregnant. I quickly made a doctors appointment and found out I was due October 12, which made my due date the same day I was in a car wreck 6 years prior. I got a very early ultrasound due to complications previously. My pregnancy progressed normally and we found out we were having a boy at my 14 week mark which the doctor said was kind of early, but there was no mistaking it was a boy. Todd came with me and was hilarious because he had no idea which way was up or down. I knew as soon as he passed over it that we were having a boy, and the doctor caught onto that and asked Todd if he would like to know what we were having. Knowing Todd the doctor knew he really wanted it to be a boy so of course said you are having twin girls... Todd looked with a "OH MY GOODNESS, TWINS??" expression on his face. I couldn't hold it in and started laughing the doctor said ok there is just one and it's a boy, Todd's eyes watered up, (he would hate me if he knew I wrote this.) Things continued on... We had a wonderful Christmas together, which was a few months prior but I just now found the pictures!

Our Wedding

We soon started preparing for the wedding, which was to take place on October 5th, 2007 in the Bountiful, Utah Temple. We decided on this temple because it was our favorite. Everything went smoothly until a couple of days before the wedding when we went to get the special order brown tuxedos I had to have. Pieces were missing for every single tux except my brother-in-laws and I was so upset. Luckily after a lot of praying everything came in rush shipment and family was able to bring it up the day of the wedding. We had stayed the night before and the hotel upgraded my room to the Bridal Suite. Oh it was beautiful and had a wonderful tub, which I fully enjoyed. It didn't even feel like I was getting married, I guess I just didn't know if Todd was going to run on me or not! :D We arrived at the temple 30 minutes before the ceremony unmarried and an hour later walked through the huge doors as man and wife. The gentlemen who sealed us could not stop telling me how beautiful I was, which I loved every time he said it. Luckily I didn't shed a tear because of a hole in my brother-in-law Curtis' sock. Thank goodness for that my make-up stayed put for pictures. After a ton of pictures and rain starting to come down I was ready to get out of my dress and get some food in my belly. We decided on a Texas Roadhouse down there and I changed in the restroom. :D We ate up and got a ton of hugs and than headed off to our Jungle Room stay and the Anniversary Inn hotel in Salt Lake, (which we shouldn't have told Todd's grandma about because as we were getting out of the restaurant and into the pick-up she did a wonderful George of the Jungle impression, which embarrassed me to no end. Anyways we had a wonderful time watching a movie and just getting some rest from the long day and preparing for the next day. On the 6th we had a reception and my in-laws house accompanied by a wonderful rock show put on by my brother-in-law's band Upinatem. I was exhausted after the circle pit and decided it was time to call it a night after all of that and cake up my nose. I am so grateful for all the help we had and how beautiful everything turned out.