The Leishman Bunch

We might be back!

2011-06-05T21:06:00.000-07:00

I know it has been way to long. I can't promise I'll be a faithful blogger, but I thought you would all like to see what the boys look like. Carson is 5 1/2 and Gavin is 2 1/2.

Where does the time go?

2009-07-27T17:43:00.000-07:00

I swear I just posted something, but soon realized it had been three months. Instead of trying to catch up on the last three months I have decided to make a goal to post every Sunday night.

Gavin is growing up fast. There are days when I want time to speed up, and others I want to stand still. Gavin is a snugly little boy. It just melts my heart when I walk in the room because he smiles and wants to burro into my shoulder. He loves to be hugged and kissed.

Carson is hilarious and keeps me in shape. He continues to talk all the time. I was curious at how many times he could say my name. I counted and in three minutes he said it 64 times.

We went to visit my family for three weeks. I almost forgot I had Carson. He played outside in the yard everyday and crashed every night asking me " when I wake up on this new day can I play outside". He had a blast! Gavin was completely content shoveling handfuls of sand in his mouth.

We have been to the beach almost weekly including a weekend camping trip to the Delaware beaches and a week at Bear Lake. Gavin has consumed more sand this summer then any person should in a life time.

(Carson made me a bowling shirt along with one for him)

Last two months

2009-04-23T05:35:00.001-07:00

It has been a crazy two months for us. We have been really busy and really blessed. This is what has happened.

Went to Disneyland.
Carson's 3rd birthday at Disney.
Came home early from Disneyland.
Gavin was diagnosed with Craniosynostosis.
Grandma Warner came to visit.
Gavin had surgery.
Gavin is wearing a helmet full time.
Went camping with the Wolff's.
Had a fun Easter.
Ran a half marathon with Naomi,
and everyday life.

It has been a little crazy for us and therefore the lack of posts. I guess I can't make that my excuse, because I have never been good at posting.

2009-02-11T05:17:00.001-08:00

This was on a friends blog. I made one of the 5. So I figured that I had better add it. It is always nice getting things. And it will be fun to make something for someone else.

The first 5 people to respond to this post will receive something made by me to you....my choice...made especially for you.

Of course there are some restrictions and limitations:

1 I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2 What I create will be just for you.
3 It will be done sometime this year.
4 You have no clue what it will be... it may be a story; it may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque. I may draw or paint something; I may bake something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure.
5 I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on their blog (Only if you really want to. I will still make you something). The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did will win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me!!

Update

2009-01-28T07:48:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Grandpa Leishman came to visit us. We had such a great time with them. This is what we did:
Tour bus
Empire State Building
Pink Berry
Good Food
Horse Ride in central park
Carson played trains and cars
Gavin was blessed
Thanks for such a fun time. We always love when they come to visit.

Gavin was blessed on January 11, 2009 It was such a great day. I loved how the day was just simple. Taylor gave him a beautiful blessing and we were really glad that Grandpa and Grandma Leishman could be here for the event.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-06T14:10:00.000-08:00

This year we spent Christmas with our friends The Wolff's and Hafen's. We spent a week in a time share in Massachusetts. It was a lot of fun.
These are a few highlights from the trip:

Staying up really late and playing Settlers of Catan.
Going to the swimming pool and the life guards "smothering us".
Taylor and Carson sledding down a hill on a shovel.
Shopping for clothes and having Amy be my personal shopper.
Eating, Eating, and more Eating.
Building a family of snowmen.
Taylor, Chad and Ethan building a huge snow fort.
Making Cookies for Santa.

We had such a fun Christmas and are glad we have such great friends that after a week of being together we still wanted to hang out the day we got back.

one month old

2008-12-18T15:17:00.001-08:00

This is my favorite picture of Gavin. This is the look I get all the time.

9 days old

2008-11-19T15:48:00.000-08:00

A quick photo shoot of Gavin.

Gavin William Leishman

2008-11-14T16:17:00.000-08:00

Gavin was born Monday November 10. He weighed in at 8lbs 11oz and 21 inches long. Here is our sweet little boy. He looks just like Taylor's baby pictures but with a lot more chub! I could not have asked for anything better a baby with kissable cheeks.

* I can't wait to take some decent pictures of Gavin . You will definitely be seeing more of him.

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-11-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

This year was so much fun we went to a few Parties (Taylor and I got best dressed couple), a parade, a pumpkin patch, carved pumpkins, and got lots of treats. Here are a few pictures of our fun month.

We Love You

2008-10-16T20:11:00.000-07:00

A year ago today I went into see a doctor in Utah because I hadn't felt you move for a day. I remember sitting in the chair when Dr. Woolsey told me that something had happened and he could not get a heart beat. I tried to hold in my tears while I sat there alone on the chair with so many emotions going through my body. Could this really be happing I thought.
I immediately called Taylor (who was getting on a plane to Europe) and told him what had happened.

When I delivered I remember holding you and wishing so bad that you would just start crying and that everything would be ok. You where perfect in every way. I don't know why you were not able to come to our family on this earth, but I'm so grateful for the chance that I will be able to see you again. I just have to wait a little bit loner then I thought.

I love you Mia and I think about you everyday. I think about what you would be doing at this time in your life, and wish so bad that you where with our family.

Thankyou to my sweet family and especially my mom who puts flowers on her headstone every other day for us.

33 weeks!!!

2008-09-28T09:43:00.000-07:00

So I'm 33 weeks and everyone has been asking how big I have gotten. So here is the not so lovely picture of me at 33 weeks.

Bear Lake with the Warner family

2008-09-24T12:23:00.000-07:00

After we spent 10 days with the Leishman's we drove from California to Utah and spent a week with my family.

We went to Bear Lake with our good family friends the Mitchell's. It was a nice break to just sit and relax at the lake. Carson had fun just sitting on the beach playing in the sand all day long. He liked to get in the lake and splash around.

Probably the highlight to the trip every year is the water winnie. Everyone gets on and takes a turn. My dad is always a good sport and still gets on. The pictures tell how much fun everyone has on it every year.

We hiked through a cave that I thought Carson would like doing. I was totally wrong he hated it and Taylor had to take him out about 10 minutes into the cave.

Taylor sold his Harley while we were in Utah. He took Carson on one last ride around the block. It will be missed!

Why does time go by so fast!

2008-09-14T12:59:00.000-07:00

I just got on our blog and realized I have not posted for 10 weeks. So much has happened and I always feel like I'm rushing when I put it on my blog. So I decided to make it a goal this week and get up to date.

Since the last post we spent a week and a half in California with Taylor's family. We flew in early to S.F. and spent two nights there. The plane ride was long to say the least. We spent 3 hours on the runway before taking off and then had a 6 hour flight. I was glad that the flight was not full and Carson could stretch out across two seats. When we landed in S.F. we tried to get a taxi. I guess from living out in NY we have learned a little about Taxi drivers that some take complete advantage of you when you don't know the area. Taylor was asking different taxi drivers to give us a flat rate from the airport to our hotel. If you can only imagine us standing there extremely tired, a cart full of luggage and a very tired little boy. Finally one of the taxi drivers said I will take you for a flat rate. We got to our hotel and had a great night that consisted of three hours of sleep before Carson decided he wanted to be up.
We went to Alcatraz and did the tour along with Fisherman's warf. I think Carson's favorite part was riding the trolleys. He liked it because he could hold on in the back. It was different then being underground in a subway.
We then drove to Sacramento and met up with the rest of Taylor's family. We had so much fun. We spent two days out on the Lake. I got addicted to Settlers of Catan ( thanks Mama Nancy for playing) Carson liked the sand and hated his life jacket. I'm always amazed at my husband because he does not get to go do the things he really enjoys but he has this inate ability to pick up right where he left off. We went out wake boarding and he just does a back flip on the board. He has done it in the past but not for a few years. I don't know how he does it.
We headed back to S.F. and spent a day and a half there. We rented bikes and biked across the golden gate bridge. We went to six flags and had a great time with all of Taylor's family.

2 Weeks Late!

2008-07-07T18:39:00.000-07:00

We found out Two Weeks ago that we are having a baby boy!!!!!! I know everyone has been wondering how far along I am. I'm 21 weeks and due the 19th of November.

Much needed update!

2008-07-07T17:48:00.000-07:00

Time has been flying by this summer. This is what we have done in the past few months: camping, six flags, the beach, Carson's first father and sons, Riley coming home from his mission, my birthday, Taylor's birthday, and a fun trip to Washington DC ( Carson got two black eyes, and a goose egg in the middle of his forehead)

Taylor's Birthday

The Beach
My Birthday at the Bowling Alley

Washington DC
The bumps, you can't see the black eye's. I will be taking another one to document the trip.
Six Flags

Playing Diaper head!!!!!
Father and Sons camping trip

2008-05-04T14:58:00.000-07:00

More to come!!!

How much fun can one little boy have with two grandma's

2008-05-01T07:47:00.001-07:00

If you have wondered why I have not posted a blog in a long time this will answer your question. Carson has had both Grandma's stay at our house over the past month. He had so much fun with Grandma Leishman these are a few of the things Carson loved doing with Grandma Leishman:

Playing hide and go seek
Running on the grass
hours and hours of playing cars
The famous stories at night. I was always kicked out of the room at bed time.
Going to the Mets game and eating Cracker Jacks.
Central Park on the carousel and eating lots of Cream.
Body Slams!!!!

We miss you lots!

Then Grandma Warner came to visit. These are a few of the things Carson had fun doing with Grandma Warner.

Playing with his dump truck in the dirt.
Going to the beach.
Hide and go seek. This is Carson's favorite game.
Going out to lunch.
Going to the Park and throwing rocks with grandma.
Making lots of good treats.
Laying in the Big Boy Bed.
Fixing projects around the apartment.

We miss you both and can't thank you enough for all your help.

Carson's Birthday

2008-03-03T15:43:00.000-08:00

My little Boy is 2

2008-02-27T14:11:00.001-08:00

I never understood why parents would say "I wish time would slow down" until I became a mom. I have been looking at some pictures and it feels like just yesterday I was holding him for the first time. I feel so blessed to have him as my son and to have a husband that works so hard so I can stay home. Here are just a few things that make me laugh that Carson does or says.

1. Almost every morning when he wakes up he says "Mommy hold you, Mommy hold me" I have corrected him so many times that if he wants me to hold him he says "mommy hold me". It melts my heart every morning.

2. He has just starting saying Love you mommy.

3. Carries his toy cars with him everywhere he goes; this includes bedtime. I have to go in after he has fallen asleep and collect 7-10 cars. If I miss a few he rolls over them during the night and wakes up screaming. I try really hard to find all 10.

4. He loves to be with me all day. It does not matter if I'm doing dishes, making the bed, or cleaning.

5. If you know Carson well enough you know he goes by Carso. I don't know how that nick name started but it has stuck. It makes me laugh when people ask him his name because he replies Carso.

I love this little person so much and wish time would slow down a little bit.

Fun Weekend

2008-02-24T07:02:00.000-08:00

On Friday night Carson and I decided to make homemade pizza. It was a lot of fun for Carson to put the cheese and Pepperonis on; he calls them "ronis". If you know Carson, you know that he never eats. Well while we were making the pizza I looked over and discovered that a big portion of the "Ronis" were gone. In my mind I thought did Carson really eat something that was somewhat healthy for him. I kept watching him to see if it was really true. YES! my child was eating some turkey pepperoni. It didn't last long but at least he ate something.

Saturday night we went into Time Square. We visited the Toys R Us store. This store is huge! We went on the ferris wheel inside and Carson got his picture taken with the giraffe. It was so funny to see Carson's reaction when we got to the Car section. He was grabbing all of the car packages off the shelves. He finally narrowed his selection down to a toy tractor.

First snow fall.

2008-02-22T08:38:00.001-08:00

It snowed about 6 inches last night so Carson and I decided it would be fun to play in the snow. We called the Burr's and they came with us. Carson liked being pulled on the sled with his buddy Damon.
After sledding we went over to the Burr's and had yummy hot chocolate. What a fun morning.

Notice that Carson is still holding his toy cars even while sledding. He does not go any where with out them in his hands.

Love Long Weekends

2008-02-20T08:02:00.000-08:00

Last weekend was so nice to have Taylor around. Every morning Carso wakes up and asks if Daddy is home? Taylor is usually gone before he wakes up, so my answer is the same "no Daddy had to go to work". Carso gets so sad. This weekend was especially nice for Carson. He loved waking up in the morning and having Taylor home to play cars with.

Taylor's parents gave Carson a gift card to the science center for his birthday. We decided to use it a little early, and go on Monday. It was a lot of fun. We went to a 3-d showing of the sun; Carson wore the glasses the entire time. He kept pointing, grabbing, and saying "balls daddy". I think his favorite part of the day was blowing into the giant bubble.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the fun day.

Laguna Beach!

2008-02-11T11:01:00.000-08:00

We all went to the beach and had a lot of fun playing in the water. Carso's favorite thing to do is feed the birds. It is so funny to watch him, because once he starts feeding one bird they all start to swarm him.

Disney Land

2008-02-07T20:02:00.000-08:00

Taylor had to go to Brazil again for two weeks so Carson and I decided to go to Disney Land. It was a really last minute trip.
The trip didn't start off well at all it started with Carson throwing up five times on the plane and having the flight staff cleaning for over an hour and then him throwing up again.
The first day at Disney land Carson had a major explosion in his diaper. I don't want anyone to dry heave reading my blog but it had gone up his back and down through his socks and in between his toes. I rate how bad the diapers are on how many wet wipes are used, the whole pack was used on this one!! Other than the first two days we had so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa Warner and the DeWitt's. Carson tells every body that his favorite ride is the tea cups. He also went on his first roller coaster and loved it. He was barely tall enough. Thanks for the good times. Carso and I are still recovering from the crazy days at the Park.

My Greatest Find.

2008-01-21T18:12:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we decided to move out of our apartment and into a smaller place. Yes, I know you are all thinking we are crazy, but the price tag is what did it for us.
Every time Taylor and I have moved we downsize. Our first place was a 1700 square foot town home with plenty of room. Then we moved to NY and lived in a 1200 square foot apartment. Now we are living in an 800 square foot apartment.
This past week I have been trying to find hiding spots for all of our JUNK!! I have been putting stuff in every corner and every closet. We had no more hiding spots and I still had piles of stuff that needed a home. I was getting so frustrated with everything especially the stupid 7 foot Christmas tree that had been lying in our hall way for the past week, which I have tripped and stubbed my toe on multiply times. Right after stubbing my toe for the who knows how many times and cursing this apartment I looked up and saw this...........

Yes, an attic. I got so excited that I ran and grabbed the ladder and crawled up in. As soon as I got up inside and looked around I could not believe what I was looking at. Tons of space. I ran to call Taylor to tell him about my new find. I reorganized our entire apartment and hauled tons of bins and most importantly the 7 foot stupid Christmas tree into the attic. Now our closets are not even full!!!! What a wonderful day.

2008-01-04T12:32:00.001-08:00

Fun things we have done lately.

2007-12-03T13:51:00.000-08:00

We went to Lee's Turkey farm and picked our own produce. Carson had a good time picking apples. Note to self never pick habanero peppers.

Taylor's family came into town and we went and saw the church sites. We went to the sacred grove. It was so much fun because we decided to go camping in up state NY. It was absolutely beautiful.

Us at NY Yankees game. It was a fun game because of the great ballpark snacks. Taylor loves the hotdogs

I really wanted to experience the Macys Thanksgiving parade while we were in NY. We had heard that you could go the night before and watch them blow up the balloons. We went with our friends the Hafans. The subways were so packed that you were completely smashed up to the person next to you, behind you, and to the sides of you. It was nuts. As soon as we walked up out of the subway there were more people in this little area then I had ever imagined. It took us over an hour to walk one block because of pedestrian traffic. To give you an idea of how many people there really was they had multiple NY city cops directing pedestrian traffic. He would motion people to stop and then let others come into the stream of people. It was a nightmare! We opted not to go to the Parade.

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-04T18:50:00.000-08:00

This year was a lot of fun because we were able to spend a part of Halloween in Utah with Carson's cousins. Kiffin threw a kids Halloween party that was so fun. She had a spooky basement and bobbing for apples. The kids had witches brew punch, and candy apples. What more could you ask for. Carson loved bobbing for apples he thought it was the funniest thing to pick an apple up with your teeth. I think he bobbed apples for about 10 minutes.

Our friends Misti and Troy threw a Halloween party. We had a good time, the soups were amazing. Taylor gave his best in the donut string contest but didn't win. Better luck next year I guess.
On Halloween day Carson and I along with about 10 other friends went to the Ragmuffin parade. It was tons of fun with lots of kids. I knew we were in NY when they had a section for the dressed up dogs. After the parade we went trick or treating. Carson loved eating all of the candy. He had such a long day that in between stores he fell completely asleep, but he would not let go of his sucker that was in his hand.

Carson did not like carving the pumpkins he kept saying scary, scary! It was really funny because we both tried to get him to help clean out the pumpkin and he wanted nothing to do with it.

We Love you Mia.

2007-11-01T06:48:00.000-07:00

On October 17th we delivered our beautiful little girl. Before going into labor Taylor and I knew what the outcome was going to be; the doctor had done many ultra sounds but on the last one they could not find a heart beat. She was delivered at 5:35 PM. She was beautiful! We named her Mia Kaycee Leishman. We wish it was part of Heavenly Fathers plan to have her stay with us, but that is the only thing that keeps us going. We know that we will be with Mia again. We buried her in the Orem cemetery next to my Grandma Pyne. That was the best place she could be, because I know my grandma is taking good care of her. We love you Mia.

Kids Corner

2007-10-03T17:09:00.000-07:00

Today Carson and I went to Kids Corner. It was the funnest place. They had a little town for kids. Carson's two favorite spots where the grocery store and Charlies Pizza. At the store he could weigh his food and check out by scanning it all. He loved pushing around the cart and filling it full of pretend food. We spent about an hour at Charley's Pizza. Carson made pretend pizza and hamburgers. When he would pull the pizza out of the oven and hand it to me he would say hot mommy. He loved wearing the hats too. The post office was fun where he put stamps on letters and mailed them off. If any of you come out to see us we will have to stop by kids corner and spend a day. I know we will be returning.

Funny Little Boy!

2007-09-30T14:22:00.001-07:00

This is how Carson had to leave the house the other day. I have never laughed so hard at him because he held all of them.He was running all over the house with his shirt half way off thinking it was the funnest thing.
Everyday without fail Carson has one of Taylor's hats on and he can't see so he runs into the walls it is funny.
He loves his Car slippers and has worn them outside once or twice.

It's a Girl

2007-09-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

Last week I went in for my ultrasound and we found out that we are having a little girl. We both new on this pregnancy so if they would have told me it was a boy I would have been really surprised. I can't wait to start shopping for girl clothes and everything else she will need. We are so excited to have her coming into our family.

I've Been Tagged

2007-08-27T14:46:00.000-07:00

4 Jobs I've had-
1. Full time mom
2. Started my own business
3. Worked at Cards Magazine, doing the photography
4. Was a server at Red Lobster

4 Movies I could watch over and over
1. How to loose a guy in ten days
(I'm not a big movie person)

4 Places I've lived
1. West NY, New Jersey
2. Orem Utah
3. Quenca,Ecuador
4. Rexburg, Idaho

4 Favorite TV shows
1. The Bachelor
2. Lost
3. Prison Break
4. CSI

4 Favorite places I've seen
1. Maui
2. Ecuador
3. Lake Powell
4. I still Love NYC

4 Favorite foods
1. Cheese cake
2. Prophets cake
3. Bajio Salad
4. Cheese Soup

4 Websites I visit weekly
1. bank account
2. Email account
3. Friends Blogs
4. Anything to do with Bills ( I swear it is a weekly thing)

4 Hobbies that I enjoy
1. running
2. photography
3. anything outside with Carson
4. Hanging out with Taylor (It has not happened for a long time, with everything going on)

4 Friends to Tag
1. Tanis L.
2. Mom L.
3. Melissa H.
4. Kesseli G.

Having Fun at Grandpa Pyne's

2007-08-26T21:22:00.000-07:00

We have been in Utah for about a month now, it was supposed to be a week! We went up to Grandpa's house and Carson loved getting on the slide. Dax wanted to try going together down the slide, lets just say they went flying! I tried to grab them like you can see in the picture, but was a little too late. That was the last time down for Carson.

We ate peaches and sat on the patio. You got to love peach season at the Pyne's

Bear Lake with the Warner's and Mitchell's

2007-08-11T14:16:00.000-07:00

The first couple of days were cold and windy. I was freezing with a blanket, but the kids were not going to come in for nothing. Carson was shaking because of the cold. I finally got him to where the sweatshirt, but that is about all that helped.
The last day we were at the lake everyone got out on the water winnie and my mom and the three kids stayed on the boat. My mom was going in a straight line nothing crazy at all. Bryan pointed towards the beach and all you could see was sand whiping up. My mom stopped the boat and as soon as she did a wave picked the water winnie up and tossed it. I kid you not, it was the fastest wind storm I had ever seen. My mom started the boat, which caused the rope to jam into the motor. You can't even imagine what it was like. For 35 minutes our boat got tossed around in the water with three little kids getting drenched with water with every wave. I could not for the life of me get the rope out of the motor or untie it. We prayed so hard and the Lord helped us because the rope became loose and we were able to go and pick everyone up. Everyone thought that we had gotten thrown off the boat because of how big the waves were and our boat was parallel to them. When we got to shore we discovered that nearly everything we had on the beach had been blown away! We are just so thankful that we made it in.

Carson loved riding on the tube and the boat.
This is Carson getting mad because I had them stop for a picture and he was going for a RIDE on the waverunner. He would sit and say to my dad WIDE WIDE over and over until they went.

Our New Home

2007-07-19T13:32:00.000-07:00

What a crazy adventure this has been. We are still not moved in but oh well, life does go on. The first day my mom and I got here we could barely open the door into the apartment. We just laughed because we knew we had our work cut out for us. I don't know if any of you have moved into NY but it is a lot different then anywhere else. First we are very lucky that we have an elevator, our movers would have killed us!

After we got most of the boxes empty we had to take them down the elevator and out to the box dump. We loaded up all of the boxes that we could fit and got the elevator and we could not get the door shut. We were laughing most of the time because it was a move in that we will never forget. Carson had fun ridding on the cart.
We got things kind of settled before my birthday and the morning of I opened a present that had my sisters flight plan. My dad and mom had flown her out to be with me on my birthday we spent the day in the city. Carson had his first Taxi ride and his first subway trip. It was so much fun to have them here. We love our new home.
This is Carson's first Taxi ride. He loved it because he did not have to be in a car seat.

4-Wheelers!

2007-05-30T09:46:00.000-07:00

On Memorial day we went up to Sky Mountain Resort where my parents are building a cabin. We decided to go up and ride the 4-wheelers around and go swimming. Carson loves to go on the 4-wheelers with Grandpa. My dad had him in the front so he could see everything. He was grinning from ear to ear the entire time. Every now and again he would try to drive. I can't believe he loves going on them so much. We rode around for abour three hours. The only time Carson started to get a little fussy was the last 20 minutes of the ride. I decided to have him jump on with us and he was a sleep so fast. He was so tired. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Grandpa and Grandma.

Carson sure is going to miss them both. As soon as my dad walks into the house after work he starts yelling grandpa! grandpa! and instantly my dad has a new friend for the rest of the night.

My Dad went and bought a little 4-wheeeler for Dax and Carson. They spend countless hours driving around my parents backyard. Carson holds on so tight to Dax while he is driving around. It is the funniest thing to watch them go around and around and just laugh the entire time.

Cruise

2007-05-19T21:14:00.001-07:00

Taylor and I went on a cruise last week. We had a lot of fun. We probably would have had even more fun if we drank, but then we would not have remembered it! We decided that cruises are spring break for old people.
The first day we pretty much just ate everything in sight and had an evacuation drill. This is us in our life jackets practicing the drill.

It was windy the frist day at sea so we did not get in the water much. Instead we went and got 85 minute seaweed massages, and then I got a facial which was so relaxing.
We again pretty much just ate everything we could that day and everyday we were on our cruise. The food was great and it was free! Every night around midnight we went and got a pizza and a hamburger. Taylor ate the hot dogs and could not stop talking about how good they were. I think it was because it was so late .
On the second night they have a formal night. We got dressed up and after they had a broadway show which actually was really good.
In Jamaica we met this guy named Jack on our tour with a local. He took us everywhere . The rainforest was beautiful . There was a lot of poverty in Jamaica and it was not very clean. We hiked up a waterfall which was probably close to 3/4 a mile. It was so cool. We had to rent water shoes to be able to go up the falls. Taylor fell a couple of times because he was leading our group.

This was the highlight of the trip. In the grand cayman we went swimming with sting rays. It was so cool! I was terrified at the beginning . They come right up to you and rub against your legs. This completly freaked me out at first but after a while you just got use to it. We were able to hold one and got a picture.
On the ship there was a rock climbing wall which we went on. We were actually pretty good at rock climbing. My arms were so sore from climbing the wall.
We got off the ship at 10:00 and our flight did not leave until 5:00 so we went to an arcade resterant and played some arcades it was a lot of fun. Taylor and I had a boxing round. Taylor won his man. I did not go very far.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK!

2007-05-19T08:28:00.000-07:00

After about of 4 months of interviewing and several trips to NY, it is finally time to pick up all our things and move. Taylor starts his new job with J & J on Monday and is really excited. I will join him in 2 weeks when our apartment becomes available. It wil probably be along two weeks since there is so much to get done before we go.

100 Things about Me!

2007-05-07T12:45:00.000-07:00

1. I was born on June 6, 1982.
2. I love chocolate cake.
3. I want to run in the Boston marathon.
4. When I was little I pulled out about 6 of my teeth, they were not loose, because I got sick of waiting for them to fall out.
5. I love post-it notes. I have 7 stuck to the computer right now with different lists.
6. I graduated from Ricks collage with an associate’s degree in photography.
7. I then graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in photography.
8. I lived in Quenca, Ecuador for 5 months and worked in different orphanages.
9. I was on student government in High School.
10. I was student body president over my Jr. High.
11. My first bloody nose was playing tackle football with my brother’s friends.
12. My favorite place to be as a kid was at my grandma’s house.
13. I broke my tale bone going down a vacant water slide with a skate board.
14. I hate watching TV for more than an hour. I go CRAZY!!!
15. I get board really easy, and always want stuff planned.
16. I hate being late.
17. My favorite fruit is a peach, not from the store.
18. I love anything to do with water.
19. I was a lifeguard at seven peaks right after high school.
20. I have ridden in an ambulance twice because my airway was closed.
21. I played the piano for five years until my mom finally let me stop after refusing to practice.
22. I hate when people tell me I can’t do something. I usually prove them wrong.
23. I ran a marathon last year.
24. I love being married to Taylor.
25. I’m a mom.
26. I love canned corn.
27. I get annoyed when people don’t have any drive or motivation.
28. I was raised next to my grandparents and cousins.
29. I sold cherries when I was little to earn money.
30. I played softball when I was in high school.
31. My favorite color is Red.
32. I love being busy.
33. My favorite TV show is the bachelor, and lost.
34. I love amusement parks.
35. I want to take voice lessons and sing a solo.
36. I enjoy anything to do with water.
37. I make list’s every day of things I want to do or need to get done.
38. I have a list of 30 things I want to do before I die I have done 6.
39. I can’t sleep at night unless I put lotion on my feet. My feet itch to bad and it drives me crazy.
40. I get scared at night, and check the doors ( 90% of the time Taylor checks).
41. I put up canned food every year.
42. My dream is to be on a reality TV show.
43. I started my own business in photography and am staying busy.
44. My favorite time of year is the summer.
45. I breed bunny’s one summer. The mother would not take care of them so I got up every two hours and fed them by hand for six weeks.
46. I have rolled a four-wheeler and walked away.
47. I rode my bike 50-60 miles to our cabin one summer. With my dad and brother.
48. I enjoy camping and being outside.
49. Loose hair is the sickest thing to me.
50. I enjoy cooking and have started to find more recipes that I like cooking.
51. I hate junk. I’m not a pack rat at all.
52. I like to have everything organized.
53. I wear an 8.5 shoe.
54. I started my first job at 15 and was the manager by 16.
55. I was a waitress for two years while I went to collage.
56. I love making budgets and figuring out where our money is going.
57. I have been collecting spoons since I was little and have over a 100.
58. I also collected trolls when I was little and still have them all. There are over 100 trolls and I use to be able to remember all of the names I had given them.
59. I shared a room with my sister when I was growing up.
60. I drove my friends cars illegally when I was 15.
61. I would not go to preschool until my mom let me pierce my ears.
62. I got my second hole when I was 12.
63. My favorite music is country.
64. I want to go to China before I die.
65. My favorite thing to do is be with family.
66. I don’t enjoy long talks on the phone.
67. I’m the champion at suduko.
68. I love laughing.
69. I don’t handle stress well.
70. I never leave anything to the last minute.
71. I love going out to eat.
72. I go out to eat at least three times a week.
73. I have gone shopping every year on my birthday since I can remember with my mom and sister.
74. I love shopping and wish I could go on a 10,000 dollar shopping spree one day.
75. My favorite movie is “how to loose a guy in ten days.”
76. I love getting flowers when they are not expected.
77. I have only taken my wedding ring off to get cleaned.
78. I love getting my feet rubbed before bed.
79. I get antsy on plane rides.
80. My favorite day of the week is Sunday.
81. My favorite drink is either milk or water.
82. I love the rain, and the smell after.
83. I love doing romantic things with Taylor.
84. I have no curl in my hair. It is bone straight.
85. I rollerbladed or rode my bike everywhere when I was a kid.
86. I had swimming lessons every summer.
87. My mom and sister are my best Girl friends.
88. Taylor is my number one friend.
89. I watch Judge Judy with my grandpa at 3:00.
90. I don’t like things on my porch. I think it looks cluttered.
91. I have extremely low blood pressure.
92. My dad never could get mad at me, still to this day, because I just start laughing.
93. I love being social.
94. I sometimes just cry and don’t have any idea why. Believe me Taylor asks and there is no reason it just feels good to cry.
95. It takes me 30 minutes to get ready for bed.
96. I’m LDS.
97. I hate Cats.
98. My favorite cookie is chocolate chip.
99. My favorite ice cream is cookie dough ice cream.
100. I love being a MOM and wife.

Bed Head

2007-04-27T09:02:00.000-07:00

Every morning Carson wakes up with the craziest hair. I don't know what he does in the night but with out fail every morning his hair looks like this.

Married almost three years!

2007-04-25T12:40:00.000-07:00

Taylor and I have almost been married for three years. I can't believe it. The years have gone by so fast. I just wanted to write a few reasons why I love Taylor so much.

1. He is strong in the church
2. Loves to do anything random and on the spur of the moment. ( We just booked a cruise and we are leaving in two weeks)
3. Great Dad, Carson loves to be with him.
4. Very compassionate
5. Works Hard to support our family. He was going to school and working two jobs so I could have the choice to stay home.
5. Very patient.
6. Always kisses me good-bye before he leaves for work.
7. Is a friend to everyone
8. He is so Kind
9. Willing to change when he does something wrong.
10. Great Listener.
I love you so much and I'm so glad that I married you. Happy soon to be three year anniversary.

Swimming!!!

2007-04-24T20:54:00.000-07:00

Today Katie and Camden Corrigan and Carson and I went swimming. It was a lot of fun. Carson of course had to take his nerf balls with him to the pool. We were the only ones in the pool for awhile which was fun. We had a good time. This is the two boys showing thier stuff in the locker rooms.

I will be posting a lot more because we just bought the canon elf so I could have it in my diaper bag and take more pictures of Carson. I have really never wanted a camera more or been more excited. I know that is crazy! I LOVE IT.

Hawaii

2007-04-15T21:04:00.000-07:00

Taylor and I went to Hawaii with Taylors work and had a great time. We went for a week, and left Carson with Grandpa and Grandma Warner. We stayed in the grand Wailea which was the nicest hotel we have ever stayed in especially since everything was paid for. We went snorkling and swam with the fish. We only saw 2 turtles and 1 shark. I was a little scared and first and kept trying to hold onto Taylor.
We tried our luck at boogie boarding, and came across a nude beach. We could not stop laughing because the first nude people we saw was an old grandma making a sand castle with her grandson that looked like he was about 10. We thought it was so funny that we went and got some of our friends and told them we had found the best spot for waves. That was a fun laugh!

One Year Old Photos

2007-03-28T08:09:00.000-07:00

Carson and I went and took his one year old pictures. I only got about 5 good shots because he was interested in throwing pine cones at me and laughing. So this picture is probably me dodging the pine cone and quickly shooting a photo.

Attempt to spaghetti

2007-03-20T09:13:00.000-07:00

Carson had his first taste of spaghetti and he loved it. Of course he got it all over. He had thrown it all over the floor. It was a fun mess to clean up! These are some funny pictures that I took of him. The Last picture he started to get mad because Taylor started throwing noodles at him.

Carson's 1st birthday party

2007-03-06T16:29:00.000-08:00

We had a MONKEY around birthday party. It was a lot of fun especially for Carson and I because we turned the house into a jungle. We cut out paper leaves and tacked them to the walls and had real bananas hanging from the light fixtures. I tried really hard to attempt to making a monkey cake. Sorry Carson next year I will have someone else make it. My cake looked like a bird! Yes, I called Taylor laughing so hard because it looked so bad.
Carson had a lot of fun with Dax, Aspen and aunt Kiffin. He was so excited to have Grandpa Pyne, Grandma Warner, and Grandpa Joel there too. The best part of all Grandma and Grandpa Leishman got to join us on ISight. They helped him blow out his candle. We love you all and thanks for coming to Carson's Monkey party.

Carson's first hair cut

2007-03-01T21:08:00.000-08:00

On the 26th of February Carson had his first hair cut. It was really long actually but I wanted to wait until he was one. He looks so grown up now! My mom cut his hair in her shop and he actually sat pretty good. I mean it was about a 5 minute hair cut but for about 4 minutes he was looking at everything going on around him. As soon as the trimmers came out he wanted nothing I mean nothing to do with them. So he has a few loose hairs but he stills looks so handsome.

Carson is almost one!

2007-02-15T11:19:00.000-08:00

Our little boy is almost one. I can't believe how fast he has grown up. He is the funniest person to have around. Yes he does keep me busy but I don't know what I would do without him. He loves to throw balls. Taylor has been throwing with him since he could hold a ball. If I want to keep him busy for a long period of time I will grab a few balls and just play catch. He has an arm and can throw with both hands. He also loves to pull everything out of drawers, baskets you name it if he can reach it he grabs it. I usually put him in the laundry basket or the dryer while I'm doing laundry. He took five steps last night and the only way we got him to walk is I was holding a ball and he wanted it. He also will only stand if he can throw the ball while he is standing. We Love him so much. These are just a few pictures of Carson.

Christmas Time In February!!

2007-02-07T08:29:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know it has been way to long since I updated our blog. We have been a little busy you could say.
We spent Christmas up in Canada with the Leishman's it was a lot of fun because everyone was able to come. It was nice to see Jo and Rob and the twins.
This Christmas was a different one because we had a little boy that Santa spoiled. Mom wrote Santa this year and told him he better start early. "Santa already has began for next year". We loved Christmas and the spirit that we had with all of our family close. Here are just a few pictures.
Taylor and I went to an ugly Christmas sweater party. Yes we did when best dressed couple. It was one of the funnest parties we have been to especially with the friends we were with.

Having Fun at Grandpa and Grandma's still

2006-11-19T14:30:00.000-08:00

We have had a lot of fun staying with Grandma and Grandpa Leishman and Uncle Denver. We went out to eat last night and Carson had his first taste of black beans. I was up with him all night so I don't think he will be getting those for a while. Denver has been hanging out with Carson a lot especially when the girls come around he wants to be holding Carson for sure.

Hay Ride!!!

2006-11-19T13:59:00.000-08:00

We ( the Leishman girls) went to Heritage Park and went on a hay ride. Carson and I sat right next to the horse. Carson would not take his eyes off of it. He was grinning from ear to ear the entire time.

GOING TO SEE GRANDMA AND GRANDPA AND UNCLE DENVER

2006-11-13T08:04:00.000-08:00

Canada Eh!!! Carson and I are in Canada right now and having so much fun with Grandpa and Grandma and Carson loves Uncle Denver. It has been really cold (well we are freezing and everyone else says it is warm). Carson had his first sledding lesson down the side walk. He loves the snow and being out and about.

Carson with Uncle Denver, and Grandma playing in the snow

If you know Carson he is a people person. His favorite thing to do is watch people. We decided that to stick him in front of the window and let him watch all of the kids go by. He just sits in his high chair and laughs and laughs. Everyone who walks by just looks and points at him because it is so funny.

2006-10-31T20:52:00.000-08:00

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!
Carson had so much fun this year Trick or Treeting. He had his first tast of Candy and loved it. He was so tired by the end of the day, he would not take a nap because he was loving Halloween so much.

Carson had so much fun carving his first pumkin with Grandpa Pyne. He kept trying to put the pumpkin guts in his mouth and loved the feel of it on his hands. He kept opening and closing his hands with all of the guts going everywhere.

2006-10-25T08:29:00.000-07:00

On Monday night we went up to the canyon with my sister Kiffin and her family and took some pictures. It was so cold all of the kids were like ice when we got done. We had a lot of fun and found out that Carson loves to eat leaves.

2006-09-29T15:10:00.000-07:00

Carson is seven months old now so I decided to take some pictures of him. We went up to Granpa Pyne's orchard and took them with the apples. Carson took his first bite of an apple with his two bottom teeth.

WE FINISHED THE RACE!!!!

2006-09-27T19:56:00.000-07:00

We did it with a little help from our cheering squad. Taylor and I have been wanting to run a marathon ever since we have been married and we finally did it last weekend. We ran the top of Utah marathon. We ran the first 21 miles in good condition, but I will tell you what when they say you hit the wall you really hit the wall. It took us an hour and a half to run the last five miles because our bodies were so tired and our
legs were cramping up so bad, but we did it and that is all we wanted to do.

In the Tub!!!!

2006-09-21T08:55:00.000-07:00

Carson and Dax (kiffin and bryan's) were playing in the tub. We put so many bubbles in the tub that Carson had a hard time staying sitting because it was so slippery. One time he got his balance off and tipped over. We had the hardest time holding on to him, and pulling him out because he was so slimmy with soap bubbles. They had so much fun and could not stop laughing.

You can see why we have to stick Carson in the tub so much!

DADS NEW BIKE

2006-09-17T21:15:00.000-07:00

Ever since Dad was hit on his bike last year he has wanted to get riding again. Unfortunatley BMW took more than a year to get his bike fixed. By that time the itch was too much. He got rid of the old bike and went looking for something else. Initailly it was going to be a Sportster, but when dad saw the V-rod sitting there his old money burning-a-hole in the pocket habit came back. But what a beautiful bike!

The Leishman Bunch

2006-09-17T21:14:00.000-07:00

The Leishman Bunch

2006-09-16T09:27:00.000-07:00

This summer has been really a lot of fun we have been busy, but at the same time we have no idea why! Carson loves to go camping especially when he gets to sleep in Grandma and Grandpa Warners camper with cousin Dax. We went to Bear Lake with the Warners and spent a week there. We were all pretty sore from the water winnie and sleeping on the hard ground because we forgot our sleeping bags and the foam pad, but we had our tent minus a pole!!!!

2006-09-16T08:07:00.000-07:00

Carson and I hang out all the time. With Dad of course at night and on the weekends. Man Carson keeps us laughing that is for sure. We found out where he is ticklish, his legs, and can get him lauging pretty hard.
He is sitting up now, but is to stubborn to rollover. Everyone says he gets that from his Dad, ha ha, anyone who knows my family would know he inherited that from me. We don't know where he got his blonde/white hair and blue eyes. But he is our little toadhead.
We just got home from Rexburg, Idaho and the 3.5 hour car ride turned 6 hours, what an experience. You know things get desperate when your husband starts making up songs to sing in the car to keep Carson entertained. Don't worry I was singing and making them up right along with him.