Sienna Photos

The hospital has a professional photographer come in and take photos of all the newborns.  Even though we are only slightly biased, we think that these are really cute.  Here is the link and password if you want to check them out:

http://www.bellababyphotography.com/login/61

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Sienna is born!

We are excited to announce that Sienna Elise joined our little family at 1:50 am on March 29, 2011. Sienna weighed in at 8 lbs 4 oz and is 20 inches long. She has a full head of dark hair and is beautiful and healthy. Abby went into labor around 11:15 pm last night and delivered in a little over 2 1/2 hours.


Both Mom and Baby are doing great!

 
PS Many have commented on my t-shirt. Yes, it was intentional... I am trying to convert Sienna at a young age to the ways of truth and righteousness (ie. being a BYU fan) before Abby's family gets to her! And, no, Abby would not let me name her "Jimmer"! :) - Brad

Our Little Actress!

Some of the young men and women that attend church with us created a "Mormon Message" for an online church video contest.  They asked us if Livie could be in the video.  (Unfortunately, Abby and I also ended up in the video.)

Jared, Tanner and Bethanie found out today that their video is among the top 10 finalists for the 13-17 age group!  The final stage of the contest is "People's Choice," so they need your votes!  Here is a link to the contest and video:

https://lds.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6DVaRo9rI7Bog5K

Livie is in the "Happily Ever After" clip.  Please feel free to vote for it if you like it!

Once you vote, you can't view the videos or vote again, so choose wisely the first time! :)  After you've voted, you can also find the video on YouTube if you search "Happily Ever After Mormon Messages."

Please feel free to pass this link along to all of your friends and family.  Thanks for voting!

Brad, Abby & Livie

Livie's Birthday Party

We thought that we should post pictures of Livie's birthday before she has her next one.  She has become quite the character lately.  She was so excited for her birthday.  She had been telling people for weeks that she was turning 2. 

For her birthday, we went out to eat at one of her favorite places and had soup.

After dinner, we went to Chuck E Cheese to play games and to ride the rides.

Livie really likes playing Skee Ball...

But she loves winning tickets even more.

After a fun time at Chuck E Cheese, Livie finally got to go home and open presents.  She had waited very patiently all day while Dada was at work.  She got lots of fun presents from so many people who love her very much!

One of her favorite presents was her new tent.  Even Bailey wanted to help!

It's hard to believe how much Livie has changed in two short years!  Here is her birthday picture in "the chair."

Here is Livie in the same chair only 1 year ago...

And here she is 1 year earlier at only 3 days old!

Livie had a very happy birthday. She still talks about her "Happy Birthday cake."  We love Olivia very much and are very grateful that she is a part of our little family!