The Week

The past week has been amazing with my mom here. My mom saves my life! It was a rough couple of days home from the hospital because I was pretty sore but I am feeling really good now and adjusting to 3 kids. My mom came last Saturday and stayed until Thursday. Then went home and came back on Friday with my dad and Jenn until Saturday. Even though my mom stayed for a while it still wasn't long enough and I cried when she left. There is just something about everything being okay when your mom is around. The boys had a blast. Huds loved every second with Grandma and I'm pretty sure they read every single book we have a 1000 times. Jax also loved every second with Grandma. Jax thinks he can fly pretty fast with the cape and can't wait for the bugs to arrive in the mail. Both of the boys were soooo excited to see Grandpa and Aunt Jenn and were perma-grins the entire visit. Jax and Huds loved the new clothes and socks from Jenn and Jaxon loved doing "crafts" with Aunt Jenn. The pictures are hanging in his room and both Jax and Huds think they are pretty cool. Dad, Ryan and Jax enjoyed a nice game of golf and 4-wheeling. The girls (mom, me and jenn) and the kids enjoyed doing nothing because that's what happens when your a mom. We did attempt to go to Betty's but after sitting at the table for a few minutes we decided that wasn't a good idea and went to the grocery store for breakfast instead. Easton is a sweetheart and I am loving every minute of him being little (and not being able to talk) and just snuggling him and feeling so thankful that he is part of our family. The boys seem to really love him and Jaxon walks by and loves on him every chance he can. All in all, it's been a great week and it was a great needed visit from family!

Easton Clayton Torsell

Introducing little baby Easton Clayton Torsell. He arrived at 7:34am on April 15, 2009. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 191/2 in. long. Easton was so squeaky when he was first born that he sounded like Donald Duck. We came home from the hospital on Saturday, April 18th. Ryan did more than a wonderful job with the boys at home. The house was clean, the laundry was done, the sheets were washed and the grocery shopping was done. What an amazing husband! Grandma has been here since Saturday and what a life saver! She is amazing. The boys love Easton and don't seem to mind that he's around. Easton has been pretty good adjusting to life and he is a real cutie! We love him to death and we are excited he is part of our family!

The Big Day

As you can see, it's 3:00am and I haven't slept a wink! Ryan and I will be leaving for the hospital in 45 minutes. We have to be there by 5:00am, then surgery at 7:00am. It's crazy because baby Torsell will be here at like 7:15am. We are so exited to welcome this little one into the world and wonder if he knows what he's getting in to. Keep fingers crossed that Jax and Huds will be good for Grandma Torsell and even better for Ryan for the next 5 days!

Easter

Easter was a lot of fun this year. Jaxon was so excited he was up at 6:00am. Huds didn't even know it was Easter but finally got woken up by Jaxon at 7:00am. Jaxon could not believe the Easter Bunny came and brought him bubble gum and slippers. By 7:30am Jaxon came up to me and said "Mom, my tummy hurts". I couldn't help but laugh because I knew exactly how he felt. I remember just being sick eating all that candy. Yesterday was a crazy day. The boys were completely on a sugar high for the entire day. I kept getting so annoyed because they couldn't settle down but then just had to remember it's one day. I kept thinking about my mom and all the years of Easter she went through and all that dang grass everywhere and all the candy wrappers everywhere and all the drool and all the mess. Then I just laughed about it. The Baptist Church was quite interesting yesterday. Jaxon went to a "nursery" during the service. He loved it because Tyce, Damen, Alanna and Corbin were all in there with him. Huds hung out with Ryan and I. There sure was a lot of "Amens and Yes Sirs" and a lot of standing and sitting and it seemed kinda like the Pastor yelled a lot but it was nice to be there supporting our friends beliefs and sharing the day with them. After the service and lunch there was an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids. MORE CANDY! The boys had a blast. Jaxon was covered in mud and Huds was covered in candy! The Pastor picks up and takes the kids to and from service on a short yellow bus. Jaxon's funny because every time we pass it he says, "Mom, I ride the short bus". I can't help but laugh. I told Jax that the bus didn't come all the way out to our house. He got tears in his eyes and said, "You can at least ask him if he will". We walked up to the Pastor and with tears in Jax's eyes he asked the Pastor if he could ride the bus. The Pastor said, "How am I supposed to say no to that, of course you can." Jaxon was thrilled. It was a beautiful day and a day for me to think about how thankful I am for my Savior and my beliefs. It's such a great thing to be open-minded about others religious beliefs but I know how thankful I am to belong to the LDS church and believe in it.

Easter Egg Hunt

This morning was Rangely's annual Easter Egg Hut at Elk's Park. It was raining and freezing but so much fun. Hudson didn't want anything to do with the Easter Bunny but Jaxon thought it was pretty cool. Rangely colors real boiled eggs, 3600 of them to be exact, and that's what the kids hunt for. Few and far between they have prize eggs. Jaxon got two prize eggs and his prizes ended up being 2 chocolate bunnies. Perfect, one for him and one for Huds. Hudson had a blast gathering eggs and even though we were all soaking wet it was tons of fun! It is so much fun living in a small town. Even though the entire Town of Rangely was at the park it still wasn't very crowded. That's nice! Tomorrow we are going to Cisco and Jeanie's baptism at the Baptist Church. We are very excited for them. They are great friends and even greater people. We especially can't wait for the BBQ at the church after the service. Hopefully, it won't rain on us!

The Sippy Cup

Hudson our little 19 month old has officially moved from the bottle to the sippy cup. YAY! You know I have realized the more kids we have the more I tend to pick my battles. So, who cares if our kid has a bottle until he's 9 years old, at least I get some peace and quite while he's sucking on the dang thing. With only six days left before the new baby gets here, let's hope Huds stays strong!

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