Addison's First Experience with Game Day!

Addison is not quite sure what she was born into. She's not even a week old, and her house has turned a little crazy! Her brother has blue hair, she and all her siblings have special clothes that they have to wear (even though you can't quite tell in this picture of her), and her Dad is a little on edge all morning. She's not quite sure what is going on. She'd better get used to it though. It's GAME DAY! How long before her hair is painted blue?!

Addison Lacy Gwilliam

Ok, I'm out of order here, but I guess I should put in Addy's birth! Addison Lacy Gwilliam was born on August 26th at 12:29 pm. She was 8 pounds and 20.5 inches long. My labor wasn't horrible, although I threw up from about 10 minutes after I got my epidural until about an hour after delivery! Next time I might have to go without the epidural again, just so I don't spend the whole labor throwing up. I forgot how miserable that was. It's a good thing I have relatively short labors. I'm kind of a wimp.

Addy's First Week

In honor of Addy being one week old, I thought I would post some pictures of her first week. She obviously has lots of people that love her! She is a sweet baby who puts up with a lot. She does however insist on her fair share of attention. She is not going to be forgotten!

One Week Until Game Day!

Chad brought home new BYU shirts and socks since Cole and Emily had outgrown their old ones. So Cole promptly went to his drawer and pulled out his BYU pants (although the pants have to go, they are way too small also!) and hat as well, and then he put them all on. He makes his Dad so proud!

Gwilliam Reunion

We went to Bear Lake for the Gwilliam Family Reunion with Chad's Dad's Family. We had a great time while we were there. We played in Bear Lake and on the shore. (Cole even got to drive the boat!) We toured a cave and the Paris Tabernacle. And, we spent time playing with his family. Cole loved playing with Chad's cousins and their kids. He and Emily especially loved the wives of two of Chad's cousins that are recently married. They would follow them around and play with them for hours! Thankfully Amy and Kathy were patient and tolerated them!

A Canyon Drive

The next weekend, we went to another family reunion at Bear Lake. To get there, we had to go through a canyon, which of course twisted and turned. As we started going up, Emily started whimpering and crying. We couldn't figure out what was wrong, and just assumed she was tired of being in the car. She continued to whimper and cry and I finally asked her if she was scared. She told me she was. So I promised her that her daddy would be careful as he was driving and try not to turn so fast. About every 5 minutes for the rest of the drive up the canyon, she kept saying "Daddy, be careful". It was pretty cute.

Idaho Fun

A few weekends ago, we went to Blackfoot, Idaho for a reunion for my Mom's family. It was lots of fun to be there, where both of my grandparents grew up, with my aunts and uncles and cousins. One really neat thing was to see my kids play with the kids of my cousins, who I used to play with when I was younger. Cole and Brooke were very brave in the reservoir, going in clear up to their necks. I was hoping the dad's were actually paying attention as they were talking.
This trip also gave us a chance to visit the Idaho Potato Museum, which was quite the experience. If you go, don't forget to check out the world's largest potato crisp. Emily and Cole were trying to figure out how to get the glass open so they could try a bite!