Vranes Family

My way of a Chirstmas Card

2010-12-16T15:02:00.000-08:00

So every year Bri asks if I am going to do a Christmas card and I tell him that if he wants to do a Christmas card then he could feel free. It is kind of a hard thing for me because I get them in the mail and I love them, but mostly I just want an updated picture and what is going on in their lives. I also figure that now that there is blogs and facebook it is so much easier to do it this way so this is my most beautiful family and this is what all of us are up too:

Brian- He is still working at Sports and Family Chiropractic with 2 other doctors and he is loving it. He is staying very busy and we are so grateful. I like living in a smaller town because when I sign for my credit card people will ask me if I am the wife of Dr. Vranes and how lucky I am to be married to a Chiropractor. I always agree with them of course. It has wonderful advantages. He is still doing ART and he has amazing results with helping people. I have so many people tell me that if it wasn't for him they wouldn't be able to feel their arm, play sports, or live without pain. He always wanted to help people and he is doing a great job. He still works at Stevens Henegar as the young good looking professor. He has a great time teaching. He is still the always fun, entertaining man that I married 7 years ago. So grateful for the amazing dad and husband that he is.

Molly- I just get to stay at home and be entertained by my 3 little rugrats. They keep me on my toes always and I think that I have finally got the 3 kids thing down. I guess it only took me 2 years. This is the first year that I have had to be up early each morning to get Lexie off to school and so I like the consistant daily activities. I had surgery for an ectopic pregnancy in June and it took a couple of months to recover and then I have been back to normal and feeling so much better. That would have been my 4th baby due in January. I guess we will have to try for next January. (Just Kidding). I can't believe that 7 years has passed since I have married Brian and all the wonderful things that have happened since then. Life is good.

Lexie-6, She is in Kindergarten and she loves her teacher and the boys love to chase her. She always tells me about all the boys that want to marry her. I really dread 10 years from now! She is doing good with her reading, but she hates having to read everynight. That is how I was as a kid so she is giving me a taste of what I did to my mom. She is such a happy kid and helps me out so much. She gets excited to do her chores and can't wait until she gets to clean bathrooms (yeah, crazy but I can't wait to deligate). She donated her hair to locks of love this year and plans to grow it out again.

Jocelyn - 4, we often say that raising Jocelyn is like having 3 kids, but she is actually starting to get a little easier. She is loving preschool and nursery and she could color for probably 2 hours straight and be so happy. She always reminds me that she is a good girl now and so she won't go back to being hard. I love her zeal for life and she says the funniest things to me everyday. She is going to be the kid in school that you can't help but love because she is so funny.

Jantzen - 2, He is such a little boy through and through. He is a lefty and he has an awesome throw with a baseball and a great follow threw with his basketball. I do hope that he wants to do it in the future because I love watching it. He got glasses in October because he goes cross-eyed when he tries to focus on something. He is the cutest thing in the world with his glasses though. We get a lot of attention in public because of his cuteness. He can be fiesty sometimes, but his smile would melt anyones heart.

We hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We are so grateful for our Savior Jesus Christ and the sacrifices that he has made for us. We are happy to celebrate his birth and this time and are grateful for all the blessings that come from him.

Feel Great in 8

2010-08-29T20:35:00.000-07:00

So I did this program called "Feel Great in 8" this past February and March and I was wanting to do another round of it because it was a fun and motivating program to lose weight. I have had lots of people ask me what I did to lose my baby weight and I can say that doing this was the best thing for me because I held on to my Jantzen baby weight a little to long. It is just the total basics..... Eat right, exercise, do good deeds, stay spiritually uplifted. I have to admit that I am a VERY competitive person so the program has you put $10.00 in to do it and the winner gets a reward in the end. I won last time I did it! It started off that I was so motivated by the money that I could win but then I was driven by getting on the scale each week seeing what I had accomplished. I also felt so much better in the everyday tasks that I did. I finally fit back into all my regular pants and that made me WAY happy. I want to do another round because I had lots of people say they would love to do something to motivate them and I still would like to get rid of a few extra and be back to pre-pre-pre pregnancy weight. (those were the good old days) I want to start on Monday, September 13th so if anyone is interested please email me at malibaby22@hotmail.com. I will email you a good food/bad food list, what you do to earn points, and daily tasks when it gets closer to time and you can decide if you want to do it for sure or not. I isn't super easy. I just learned to cook better because I made everything with wheat, like pasta and stuff, and I cut my portions back tons because I thought about it more. To earn points one thing you have to do is drink 64 oz a water a day and by doing that I wasn't as hungry. You will also have to come up with an addiction that you will lose points if you do it during that time. Examples would be drinking soda pop, maybe wasting to much time on computer, watching t.v. ect. (my big weakness is ice cream!) I would love to have a big group do it so we can have a big pot of money so please let me know soon. Everybody can invite their friends to do it also. Fun times are ahead!

Unexpected turns in our Lives

2010-06-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

My last couple of week have been very long and frustrating. First off I usually get baby hungry pretty quick after having my babies. This is the first time that I have felt content and that I wanted to wait until Jantzen was at least three. Well back in April I missed my period and so I knew that if I was pregnant I was due the beginning of January. All my babies have been due in January. It has always been a joke that I just get pregnant in April if I am not nursing. I took 4 tests that said negative and then finally 2 said positive. About 2 weeks ago I was in so much pain that I felt like I was in labor. I talked to a couple of friends who have miscarried and so I figured that is what was happening. I went to the doctor had a ultrasound and went and did blood work. There was no baby in my uterus but the blood work said that I was pregnant. I continued to have so much pain but nobody had any answers for me. I had to go in and do blood work for a week and each time my numbers would go up and down and they were over 600 when they should have been below 10. Last weekend my pain was gone and I thought everything was fine. I did more blood work and so the doctor made me do another ultrasound and a scope. They found that I had a tubal pregnancy and I had over 200cc's of blood that had dripped down into my abdomen. The doctor doesn't know how I was even getting around without being in pain. I had surgery on Wednesday and they had to make three incisions in my stomach and now I am just recovering. My mom and dad have my kids up in Soda and I am getting bored being home alone, but I know I just need to recover. I have been really good emotionally throughout all of it because I feel blessed to have the three beautiful children that I do, but when I see on facebook or blogs that people are expecting babies around Christmas or something it makes me sad. I am just grateful that they caught it when they did because if it would have burst things would have been worse. They had to remove part of my tube, but I can still have babies in the future so that is a comfort. I am so grateful for my wonderful family and friends that have helped me through all of this. One thing that both the doctor and the lab workers asked me is if I was on the HCG diet and how harmful that could be for my body. So I guess this is a warning for anyone who consideres doing that diet that it could really mess things up and make things difficult for future pregnancies. I didnt' do this diet but I know many people that think it is great because you loose weight fast but it is dangerous. Well I usually don't type so much on her but this is just an update on what is going on with me right now.

Easter

2010-04-21T19:37:00.001-07:00

For Easter we had both my family and Brian's family up to listen to conference and celebrate Easter. It was really fun. Us girls went and watched "The Last Song" on Saturday night while the guys watched basketball and took care of the kids. The movie was great and the book was really good.

Jocelyn drank the vinegar water as soon as I set it in front of her. She just thought it looked like kool-aid. Poor kid she cried for awhile.

Jocelyn was to scared to stand in front of the bunny. She took off running.

Visit with Kimballs and Macks

2010-04-21T19:30:00.000-07:00

Everytime we go down for something in the Salt Lake area Lexie always asks if we are going to see her "best friends" We love going to see the Kimballs and Macks. I feel bad because I didn't get any pictures after Dallin and Kenna got there. I love all the good memories in Iowa and the ones we will always continue to make with these cute kiddos.

Random Catch-ups

2010-04-19T20:43:00.000-07:00

Tanner's last picture with all the grandkids before he left for the MTC. Disney on Ice.

My girls were so happy and it was so fun taking them. They are such cute little princesses.

Jocelyn always falls alseep in random places. We always wear her right out.

Out of all my kids my cute little boy got the curls! He loves saying "cheese" for the camera.

Happy Holidays

2009-12-18T13:04:00.000-08:00

So one thing that I am really bad at is Christmas cards. I love getting cards and seeing what is going on in family and friends lives, but I never get around to doing my own. So this is just going to update everyone on what is going on with our family right now.

Jantzen- (1) He just turned one on December 15th. We love our little buddy so much. He is sooo busy right now. One of his favorite things to do is unfold my nicely folded laundry and take all the clothes out of the girls drawers and his own. He has the cutest smile while he is doing it though. He is just starting to like food, but we have to be careful because he has been having bad reactions to anything involving dairy. He is such a joy in our life and he is an extreme momma's boy. At home he wants to be held at all times and at church he wants down so he can explore. He keeps us very busy at all times, and he is so much fun.

Jocelyn- ( 3) She is our little spit-fire. If she doesn't want talked to our looked at she will let you know. When she does something wrong and I tell her that she wasn't suppose too, she always replies, "I didn't know." or "I didn't mean too." She is to funny to be mad at for to long. Her very favorite thing in to world is Dora the Explorer, and she says she is probably getting swiper for Christmas. She is my little cuddle bug and is always found in our bed each morning to cuddle for awhile. She misses Lexie a lot when she goes to school and dance and so she always tells me that one day she will get to do fun things. She is very into shoes and she usually puts a pair on right before bed so they can sleep with her. She loves "playing ball" and I can see her being a lot like I was. She is such a funny kid and makes us laugh all the time.

Alexis- (5) She is our true sweetheart. She is the most soft-hearted kid I know. She gets her feelings hurt even when I tell her she can't watch a movie right that moment. She is always thinking of others and is very good at sharing. She LOVES her preschool class. It is such a good school and I love seeing the smile on her face each day when she comes home to tell me what she did that day. She also takes dance and her teacher told me she really knows how to shake it. She is really into accessories and she thinks she needs a headband everyday with nail polish and she is an extreme girly girl. My dad asked her if she was going to play sports like her mom and she rolled her eyes and said, "of course not Grandpa I am going to be dancing." She loves Barbies and princesses and she is an awesome helper with Jantzen. She is very motherly and sometimes I have to remind her that I am the mom, but most the time she is great help. She always remembers to read her scriptures and say prayers. She loves going to primary and she is so good at all the songs. She is such an example to all of us.

Molly- This past year has been so great for me. We were able to get into our house last May and we are in a great neighborhood and I love our Ward. I have had my challenges that is for sure when it comes to taking all three kids to the grocery store, shopping in any form, or trying to keep my house clean, but they make it all worth it when the hug and kiss me or tell me that they love me. In the church I am a sunbeam teacher and the Young Womens sports specialist. I am so excited to start basketball with the girls this coming year. I spent so much of my summer trying to improve my yard. (that was something new for us). I am so lucky to be able to stay home with the kids each day while Brian provides for our family. We are going to celebrate our 6th anniversary this month and they have truly been the best 6 years ever.

Brian - Where do I begin with him. He is such a busy guy and he does such an amazing job with his jobs and being a wonderful husband and daddy. He is still working at Sports and Family Chiropractic in Brigham City and we are going to buy in as a partner in January. He also teaches anatomy classes at Stephens-Henegar College in Ogden. A patient came in the other day and told him that she over heard girls talking that they try to get into Dr. Vranes' classes because he is the hot professor. I told him of course he was. (I guess I will find out if he ever looks at the blog because he will ask me why I would have wrote that). He is the secretary in the Elders Quorum and enjoys chasing Jantzen around each Sunday. He has been taking his little girls out on dates and they love it. He told Lexie that she couldn't have a boyfriend until she was 30 and she just told him that she would hide him in her closet. (we worry about that girl sometimes)

Our family is doing great and we wish everyone a Merry Christmas this year. We are grateful for all the wonderful family and friends that we have in our lives. We are so grateful to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and for the joy and happiness it brings into our lives each and everyday. This past year has truly shown us how much we are loved and cared for. We love the gospel and all the principals. Happy Holidays Everyone.

Jantzen is ONE!

2009-12-15T14:32:00.000-08:00

We celebrated his birthday a couple days early since we had family in town so here he is opening the presents from us and Vranes's.

I realized I didn't get very good photos of what he actually got. So he got a little people airplane, and monster hooded towel and a dinosaur book from the Vranes's. We got him the book If you give a moose a muffin with the moose, a scrapbook (just what he wanted), a shirt, and a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse movie. He is to young now but I am sure he will like it in the next 6 months. My parents were not able to make it because of Tanner singing in different wards and the Community Christmas concert so he will get to open more this Saturday. (a basketball hoop and a shirt and tie).
He didn't really touch his cake at all and Nessa put his hand in the jello and he just cried.

September Happening- yes I know it is November

2009-11-15T18:37:00.000-08:00

We went go-cart racing and ALL the kids wanted in the stroller so we just showed them how uncomfortable it was. The girls decided Jantz could be in there alone.
9 months
Tanners mission call- Osorno, Chile

Jantz always makes this cute face.
Lexie started dance and she is such a girly girl. She would go everyday if she could.

Fun with Friends

2009-09-14T08:32:00.001-07:00

We had Macks and Kimballs over so they could see our house and for and "old times" bbq. When we started in Iowa and met each other there was three kids. Now there is nine with one on the way for my friend Mare.

My kids are monkeys and they climb up the top of the slide so I started to take a picture, but then I thought they were going to fall so I yelled for Bri to get them and he gave me crap for taking a picture.
Jantzen and Evan love hanging out together.

The cutest little princesses.

This is definately "old times." The guys at the computer and the little girls dressing Dallin up.

Swimming Fun

2009-07-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

I am so far behind on my blog and I have had these pictures on for awhile, and I just needed to write something and publish it so the first pics are of us at the Brigham Pool.

My sister Heather has Mondays off at school so we went and picked her up one day and headed to Bear Lake.

We did the mermaids really fast because Jantzen was hungry so they aren't the best.

Fun at Grandma's and Grandpa's

2009-06-12T19:31:00.000-07:00

Here is the little guys graduation. He spoke and did a great job. My mom's baby is all grown up. Poor little Jantz has such bad dry skin that we have to put a bandaid on his face so he won't itch it. I hope everyone likes his mother-of-pearl buttons because I think they are sweet.

One of the girls favorite thing to do is jump on the tramp with the water and Jocelyn even got into it this year.

My girls love to go rite my Aunt Janis' pony Charlie Brown. Joce just kept saying, "wow dis fun mommy!" Thanks Aunt Janis you are awesome.

The saddle was so cool. It was so little and fit their little bums perfectly.

Around the House

2009-06-12T19:09:00.000-07:00

These pictures are of the week that we were trying to paint and move into our house so the kids were pretty busy and we found Jocelyn asleep around 5 when we didn't want her sleeping.

Jocelyn loves hanging out with Jantzen. I don't know if he always appreciates it but she is such a good big sister.

These are their Easter dresses and I have to say that they are so cute on them. This isn't the best picture but I did my best to just have them hold still for a minute.

Our House

2009-04-23T10:19:00.000-07:00

We are finally getting into a house, and we are so excited. We have been looking for awhile now and a couple of things fell through but it was a blessing because we got this one for a much better price and it is a lot bigger then that other ones we looked at. We will be living in Perry and the neighborhood is great. We live a couple of blocks from the elementary school. This is the back of the house. One day we would like to have a deck instead of just those stairs.

The basement is completly unfinished and we will put in 3 bedrooms, a family room, cold storage room, and a bathroom.

This is Lexie and Jocelyn's favorite part since they can just run around everywhere.

This is going to be Lexie and Jocelyn's room but they picked out pink for their paint color. So I am going to do the wall by the window pink and the other 3 tan.

This is just a half bath off of the garage. There are three bathrooms upstairs. 2 are full and one half.

Our kitchen. I don't have a picture of the dining area, but I love it because it is so open.

The living room and entry way. The bedroom with the door open is Jantzen's. It has double doors so it will become an office one day.

The property was foreclosed so it is actually pretty clean compared to other foreclosed places we have seen but there is a big peace sign in Jantzen's room and there is paragraphes of conversations on the wall. Nothing a magic eraser can't fix. So these are all the before pictures and I was post after we have everything painted.

Easter

2009-04-21T20:10:00.000-07:00

I didn't get a picture of all the kids in their Easter clothes because we were in a hurry to get to church and then Jantzen pooped out of his so I didn't get a chance to get all of them together.

We went to a candy scramble at the park. I remember when I was a kid there was always so many people there so I thought that it would be fun for my kids. There was hardly any people there and they got so much candy that if you come to my house for Halloween this year you will probably get a hand fun of dum-dums because I will still have enough.

Jantzen - 4 months

2009-04-21T19:49:00.000-07:00

Wow! I can't believe Jantzen is already 4 months. He has been such a good happy, smiley baby and he has gone through alot. First it was having to stay at the hospital longer, and now it just seems like one thing right after another. He has extremely sensitive skin and he got impentigo. Right now he has a boil on his little bum. He has caught all the colds possible. I am just grateful that he still always has a smile on his face.

Here is Jantzen and cousin Drayton. They are three months apart and Jantz is huge compared to him.

This is Uncle Tanner's mad scientist hair for Mr. Soda High.

This was Brian's baseball hat when he was a baby. Jantzen just looks so cute, and he is the happiest baby

Jr. Miss and Mr. Soda High

2009-04-21T16:44:00.000-07:00

So I am really far behind so I might be posting a bunch of pictures each day for the next few days. I just wanted to post these. For those of you that don't know Jr. Miss is a scholarship program for Junior girls and Mr. Soda High is a fundraiser for Business Proffesionals of America. Mr. Soda High is just the guys being able to do the Jr. Miss thing but make it funny. This year was pretty exciting because my sister-in-law, Nessa won Jr. Miss and my little brother Tanner won Mr. Soda High. I got them holding Jantzen because he has been such a trooper through the performances.

Curly Girly

2009-03-28T09:53:00.000-07:00

So last night I asked Lexie if I could put curlers in her hair and Jocelyn sat down and said "me first." I thought there was no way she would hold still long enough for me to do it but she was great. It was funny watching her try and get comfortable when she was going to bed. I had so much fun making them so cute though so I needed to share my pictures with everyone.

Finally an Update

2009-03-25T16:41:00.000-07:00

Jantzen is already 3 months old and he is so much fun. All we have to do is tell him he is handsome and he gives us a big smile. I have been bad at taking pictures of it so I need to capture a better on. This is Jantzen falling asleep while Bri plays his computer games.

He just looks so cute right here. He is really thinking about something.

As soon as the weather was good we were outside going to different parks and loving it. I don't make Jocelyn wear here helmet on the playground. She just wanted to and anyone that knows Jocelyn very well knows that it is probably a good idea that she keeps it on. She is our little "BIFF."

She always hangs and says "watch dis mommy, Jocie monkey." It is pretty funny. She won't ever say Jocelyn she just calls herself Jocie.

Lexie does a pretty good job getting across all by herself.

5 Year Anniversary

2008-12-27T17:51:00.000-08:00

Our 5 year anniversary was on the 26th. It is kind of crazy to look back on the past 5 years and see everything that has happened. We have 3 beautiful kids, Brian has graduated from Chiropractic school, and we are loving being close to family again. I am so grateful for all the experiences we have had and for the friends we have made. Brian has always been so good to me and I am lucky to have found such a great guy.

First Days Home

2008-12-27T17:39:00.000-08:00

Jantzen with his namesake Jantzen Mazza. He has been my friend since I was a little girl and Brian and I both liked the name and he gives it a good name so that is where the name came from. We didn't tell his we were thinking about it so it really surprised him when we told him.

I just had to show how fast they grow up. Jocelyn looks so big to us now.

They round circles on his cheeks are the left over adhesive from the stickers. He has really sensitive skin.

Jantzen Randy Vranes

2008-12-27T17:22:00.001-08:00

Jantzen was 8 pounds and 20 inches long.

This is his second iv. After the first one went bad they had to use a vein from his head to give him his antibiotics and fluid.

Lexie is such a proud big sister and she has been a great help to me.

This is his first iv. He looks like he has a broken arm. They were also monitoring his heart rate, body temperature, and his breathing. He didn't like his oxygen and he would get his hand up to his face and pull it down. After the first day they put stickers on the side of it to keep it up.

I can't believe we are already a family of 5! We are so grateful that he is now healthy and that he only had to stay at the hospital for 5 days. The girls are doing great with him and they always want to hold him.

Jantzen Randy Vranes

2008-12-25T14:41:00.000-08:00

I do not have internet at my home anymore so that is why I don't have any pictures of Jantzen posted. While I am home for Christmas I will try to get the pictures downloaded to my inlaws computer. If it doesn't work I just wanted to write a quick update. Jantzen was born on Monday, December 15th. I had a lot of false labor. I went so quickly with Jocelyn that I was worried, but with him I was having consistant contractions but I wasn't dialating. He decided he would break my water Monday morning. He did around 8:00 and I had him at 11:39. I was going to try and be tough and not have an epidural since I didn't with Jocelyn but after a few really hard contractions I decided I needed it. They got it in and I sat back and I felt like I had to push. I told Bri to get the nurse and she came and checked me and said that I couldn't push until the Doctor got there. It took him about 5 minutes and as he was walking in the door he told me I could push if I was having a contraction. I only had to push a few minutes and he was here. I felt everything, but the epidural did go into effect right after he was born. He swallowed some amniotic fluid and it got in his lungs so he had to get hooked up to an iv and had heart monitors and all sorts of cords all over him. We had to stay in the hospital for 5 days. We came home on Friday the 19th and he is doing great. I took him to the doctor at one week and he was already back to birth weight so they said he was doing really good. I hope to get pictures soon, but I just wanted to let everyone know how things went. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Family Update

2008-12-11T10:19:00.000-08:00

I don't have any new pictures to post, but I thought I would do a quick update.
-Brian is doing really well at work. He is really enjoying working with the two doctors and he has had some great experiences. He is certified in Active Release Technique (A.R.T.) and it has definitely shown to be well worth it. We are really enjoying Brigham City and we just hope that things will continue to go well.
-I am just enjoying the girls and waiting patiently for this little guy to come. If I haven't had him by Thursday the 18th my Doctor will start me. So we only have one more week, and we are so excited. We still are having a hard time deciding on a name, but it will come to us when we see him.
-Lexie is the biggest sweetheart. She is such a good kid and she is very motherly. She is going to be just like I was as a kid. She already tries to control Jocelyn. (sometimes a good thing, sometimes not.) She loves to color and she is really good at it. She can't wait to start preschool next year and she is going to be a great helper when baby brother comes.
-Jocelyn is my spunky kid. She is always into mischief and she has the cutest twinkle in her eye. She still loves her binky, but she knows she can only have it when she is sleeping so she puts it under her pillow when she wakes up. It is really funny. She loves playing with Lexie and they always have a great time together.
-I am going to try and be better at updating. Everyone check back in about a week and we should have pictures of our little one.

Random Summer Pics

2008-10-30T21:08:00.000-07:00

I just got a bunch of pictures from Brian's mom so I wanted to post a few. They are all from the summer, but the girls just look so cute.

Congrats Dr. Vranes

2008-10-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

It is official now, Brian is a Doctor of Chiropractic. We went out to Iowa last week for a really quick trip. My parents kept the girls in Idaho, and I rode with Bri's parents. We were really concerned about how the girls would do without us because they have never been away from me, but they were really good so it made things that much better. The ceremony was great and it was fun to see everyone again. I wish I could have seen more people but I was only there for about 1 day total and it was pretty crazy. Brian will continue to work for the same Doctors that he did his preceptor with. We are so excited for what is ahead, and we are grateful for all the wonderful experiences we had in school. Also you can all see what my 31 week belly looks like.

These three rode together because they had to be there earlier. I definately miss having these guys show up on my back porch.

Peach Days

2008-09-27T19:02:00.000-07:00

I am really delayed on my posts, but here are some pictures of Brigham City Peach Days. Kimballs came up to spend the weekend with us and the kids had so much fun together.Jocelyn was exhausted after the big day of rides, parade, and walking around.

I couldn't get a good picture of Jocelyn on the train because she was to small so we couldn't see her over the side very well.
Bri and the girls in line for the merry-go-round.

Girls having fun together

2008-09-08T21:00:00.000-07:00

Lexie and Jocelyn have been so cute together lately. They play really well together (most of the time). Here are just a bunch of different shots of them together.

Idaho Falls Zoo

2008-09-08T20:42:00.001-07:00

We haven't taken Jocelyn to the zoo since she was younger and didn't care to much so we were excited to see how she would react to all the animals. This is her talking to a llama. She was so happy the whole time, and really cute.

Lexie was all tuckered out after the trip. She had to keep her glasses on though because it was way to sunny she said.

These faces are just priceless. Jocelyn and Jaxton (my nephew) both look crazy.

Williams Family Reunion

2008-09-05T09:12:00.001-07:00

My grandma Davis and her brothers and sisters have had a reunion since the 1960's or something like that so it has always been something that I have always looked forward too. I haven't been for awhile since I have been in Iowa so it was great to go again. Lexie and Jocelyn got these hats in a raffle they had so Bri and Jocelyn had to show them off. Lexie's head is peaking up right there.

We attempted a nap for Jocelyn in our tent and it was way to hot so we found some shade and put her down and she slept for 4 hours. Camping was really hard on her.

Aunt Heather and Jocelyn coming out of the slide. She just went down a couple of times and that was good enough for her.

Bri and Lexie coming out of the slide. This is first of many trips down the slide for her. I bought her an additional 10 slide pass and she used those up and the workers just let her continue going down because she was having so much fun.

They both had to have lifejackets since they were under a certain height and they looked so cute.

Family Pics

2008-08-11T09:03:00.000-07:00

The clinic that Brian works at has been wanting a picture of our family to hang up on a board they have there so we tried to get a few pictures. It is difficult to have both girls cooperate at the same time.

By this point they were mad and just wanted to play at the park.

Vranes Reunion

2008-08-11T08:23:00.001-07:00

This was the first reunion that the Vranes' have done with Brian's dad brothers and sister so we went out camping for a night and had so much fun. Jocelyn was always getting into dirt piles. In this picture she is eating an oreo though, not just dirt.

Jocelyn got really dirty so we had to make her a bathtub with the raft. After we finished her bath I wouldn't let anyone put her down.

I took them down to the creek to look at it and it was so cold so I thought they would just stand in it. They both ended up sitting down and getting really wet. We had to let the clothes dry out because I wasn't very prepared.

Lexie actually slept in her raft for the night. I didn't think she would sleep well because I thought she would be uncomfortable but she slept really good through the night so our camping experience with both girls turned out pretty good.

Jocelyn's clothes are still drying so she ran around like this for awhile. Lexie had a ring pop so she would follow her around saying pease, pease.

We are having a. . . . . . . . . . . .

2008-07-23T15:32:00.000-07:00

BOY!!!!! Obviously we would have been excited either way, but I know Brian is happy to know that he will be getting a boy. He keeps asking Lexie what we are going to name him with all the Disney characters names and so I fear that she will be broken hearted when we don't. As of right now she wants to name him Mogli, Hercules, or Alladin. I am trying to tell her that Garrett sounds better. She was so excited to see her baby brother on the screen. Everything else looks really good. He was measuring a little over a week bigger so I don't know if they will change the due date or not. Since he told us that it could be twins, and I knew how hard that would be I was glad to only see one in there. Again, I would have been grateful either way. I hope all is well with everyone and again I will post pictures sometime soon.

An update

2008-07-19T19:10:00.000-07:00

My first excuse is that I don't have internet so I haven't downloaded pictures so that is why I haven't updated anything. I will just kind of let everyone know what is going on in our lives. We have now been in Brigham City for a month, and we are really enjoying it. The doctors that Brian is working with are great and he is learning tons. It is definately different from having so many wonderful neighbors all around me to people passing me and not even saying hello. I can adjust well though so I am still just trying to get my apartment the way I want it and keep the kids entertained. We have loved being back in the west and near family. We have been able to spend some time in Soda and it has been so much fun. Things are going great though and I will try to get some pictures posted soon.

Exciting News

2008-06-08T19:12:00.000-07:00

Well I was going to get a picture of the girls holding a sign or something, but I didn't get around to it. I have already told a bunch of people, but I thought I better do the announcement on here. We are expecting #3 in January. We are so excited. All of our kids have been due in January. I always said that I was going to stay clear after Jocelyn, but apparently not. The official due date in January 1st. We just told Lexie today and so she went and told all the neighbors that there is a baby in my tummy. Jocelyn was sitting on my lap and she told her to get off the baby. She also is pretty set that it is a brother. I told her that it might be another sister and she says she already has a sister and that it is a brother. She is really excited. I have been feeling really good. I have just been really tired with packing and everything, but other then that I consider myself very blessed. I guess we will now enjoy Christmas, anniversary, and 5 birthdays all within one month.

Palmer Wife Graduation

2008-06-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

They started a little tradition to honor the wives that have endured Palmer also so we had our graduation last night. It was a lot of fun. I love having big get togethers to see everyone before we leave. We have had the most amazing time here. We have met some of the greatest people, and we have developed another family. I may always say that it is going to be hard for Lexie to not walk outside her back door and have friends everywhere, but it will be an adjustment for all of us. We are so excited to move back west and be close to family though. These past few years have been the greatest for me. I am so grateful for all the great friends and experiences that we have had.

The guys were going to sing a song, but there wasn't one that all of them knew. I think Jocelyn spilled her water all down the front of Bri before he stood up there. He did a nice little dance and made me laugh. When he watched it back he was embarrassed.

Nauvoo

2008-06-07T06:47:00.000-07:00

This was our last trip to Nauvoo before we leave Iowa. It was really sad knowing that it was the last time. We have been so blessed to be able to go there on a regular basis. We barely missed the horse ride so the elders were so nice and let our kids pet the horses for a little bit.

We have never got a picture taken in front of the temple since Jocelyn was born so we really needed at least one. I am really going to miss the beautiful rooms inside the temple and hope that I will be able to come back again soon and visit.

Jocelyn was so tired; so in this picture she isn't very happy.

2008-06-07T06:38:00.000-07:00

We have had many pizza parties with the Kimballs and Macks so we had to had a final one before we leave. Here are all our kids contained since they have food in front of them. Jocelyn was taking Kenna's pizza and she was telling her "no." Jocelyn still continued to steal until I sat by her and made her eat her own.

Our last trip to Nauvoo Dallin and Kenna rode down with us. They played really hard while they were there so on the way home they all crashed on us.

Dallin and Lexie traded seats for awhile so don't worry Dallin doesn't have a flower booster seat.

Our little Entertainer

2008-06-07T06:30:00.000-07:00

We have been packing so many things up that Jocelyn's world is turning upside down. She has been really clingy and she knows that something weird is happening. She has to find anything lying around to keep herself entertained. She does a pretty good job at it.

BBQ at the Browne's

2008-05-30T06:43:00.000-07:00

We leave Iowa in 2 weeks so we had a big BBQ with the Brownes before we left. The kids had so much fun jumping on the tramp, chasing the cats, and just exploring the area. Orie and Rebecca had a little gift for all of the guys. You can't see what they say, but they found quotes for all of them about chiropractic. For those of you that don't know Orie is a medical doctor so they tease each other every once in awhile. Bri's quote said, " What you Chiropractors do is really powerful." -Arnold Schwarzeneggar. We all had a good laugh and a wonderful time.

Jocelyn would just sit on the tramp and laugh. She was having such a great time.

I don't think Lexie slowed down the whole time we were there. She crashed pretty fast when we got home.

The many Adventures

2008-05-28T06:41:00.000-07:00

Lexie does such a good job at riding her bike. She is pretty fast and finally learned how to use her breaks.

Jocelyn wants to be safe.

Jocelyn was trying so hard to reach the pedals. She was so focused. She just scoots her body to make it move.

They just decided to plop down in the water and play with the rocks. It was almost bath time so I didn't fight them at all. As you can see with most my pics I would rather them have fun them battle keeping them out.

Summer Fun

2008-05-28T06:32:00.000-07:00

Denny had this great idea that he could put the kids in the back of the dump trucks and put them down then hill. It keeps them entertained forever and it is really funny to see their faces. As you can see Dave had an idea of him going down in the wagon. Him and Brian both went from the top and did it pretty well. The guys keep us as much entertained as the kids do.

My two cute girls just enjoying nice weather. Jocelyn loves the dump truck so much that she might need to get one for Christmas or birthday.

Our little "biff"

2008-05-28T06:23:00.000-07:00

Jocelyn about a week ago decided that she would superman off of our back porch. She landed straight on her face and mostly got her nose. We took her to the emergency room to make sure that her nose wasn't broken. It wasn't and she is recovering really quickly. They put a little gown on her that had doggies and she would just keep pointing at them through her tears. When we were finished Brian asked her if she wanted icecream and she just started clapping. Even though she had a big fall she still always has her bright smile.

The girls were pretending that the box was a boat. They got spoons and other utensils from my drawer and used them as oars. It was so cute, so I just sat back and watched them together.

Sisterly Love

2008-05-28T06:17:00.000-07:00

When Lexie lays down on the floor Jocelyn always tries to lay as close as she can to her. She always wants to do everything that Lexie is doing. Lexie doesn't always appreciate it, but Jocelyn loves following her around.

Jocelyn at her best

2008-05-01T19:22:00.000-07:00

What happens when Jocelyn and Kenna get together? Well the can find many fun things to do, but this night was a very enjoyable one for them. I am sure Kenna looked at Jocelyn and said in some form or another, "do you see what my Aunt Marianne has on her porch?" Jocelyn gets a smile on her face and nods. They go right over there and dig in. How could they resist DIRT!
But they decide they need something more. Jocelyn takes off to get her bowl that has a little bit of oatmeal left in it.
Kenna fills it with dirt, and soon they are trying to feed each other. They discover quickly that it doesn't taste very good, but they still continue playing.
Here is the finished product of a great evening.
All I have to say is they are just so darn cute. We just sat back for about half an hour as they enjoyed their time together. I guess it isn't just boys that like to get dirty.

Kids Gym

2008-05-01T19:04:00.001-07:00

Right now I am training for a triathlon and Lexie doesn't like me going to the gym. I have to bribe her by letting her go to "her" gym once a week so I can go to "my" gym a couple times a week. I also have to bribe her with donuts, park visits, picnics, and the list could go on and on. The weather is getting better though so I have been able to train more outside with the kidarooz bike trailer/stroller. That really helps because they are pretty good when we go outside. Bri was able to come with us the last time we went so I have a bunch of pics of how much fun they had. Jocelyn doesn't know how she feels about the ball pit so we have to convince her that it isn't to bad.
Lexie and her friend Kyison we running the whole time so you might be able to tell how sweaty they are.
They were swaying back and forth and I caught the picture at the perfect moment.
Bri sent Jocelyn down the slide on her own. She wasn't a big fan.

Like Mother Like Daughter

2008-04-20T18:29:00.000-07:00

This first picture is of me when I was 4 years old. I was always playing in the dirt, and I remember that it was so much fun. I figure that I could spend so much time trying to keep my kids clean, or I could just let them enjoy. Jocelyn sat in a pile of mud the other day, and then after went right to the puddle to play with rocks. She was a mess, but she had a huge smile on her face.This is Jocelyn after we came inside. We got her all bundled in a warm blanket and let her have some goldfish.
Her hair was also crazy this day because she didn't want me to take out the hair things. I got about 7 out and the last 2 were still in.
Holden couldn't resist either. He thought if she can do it, I should be able too. Plus, look at how happy she looks. The clothes came completely clean also.

2008-04-20T18:17:00.000-07:00

Just the other night I was thinking about how grateful I am for my wonderful daughters. I always have so much fun with them each day. They make me laugh all the time, and amaze me by there charm. Even though I love having fun with them I also am always happy when they go to bed at night. I do need relief sometimes. I had to take a picture of each of them because they played so hard the other day and crashed so fast. We are so thankful for good weather. I really wanted everyone to see that for Jocelyn she doesn't cuddle with a baby doll or stuffed animal. Instead she needs one binkie in her mouth and the other in her hand. I don't know how I am going to ever break her of the habit. Lexie just gave it up by 9 months so that was easy. My Aunt Janis used to always say that her kids were so cute sleeping, and I fully understand the statement now.

Fun with Chalk

2008-04-13T18:13:00.000-07:00

All of the kids love it when we have a nice day to go outside. I know that I love for them to get out because we are sick of being inside all the time. All the kids were decorating my porch very nicely one afternoon so I had to get it on camera. We love all our cute neighbors.

Fun with Macks

2008-04-13T10:27:00.000-07:00

Wendy had to work last night and Brian and Denny had to be at a race to adjust people so the kids came over to hang out before church. They always have so much fun together. Dallin and Lexie were playing house and this was where there bed was. Lexie found her hamper and wanted to hide from the camera.
Jocelyn and Kenna were playing peek-a-boo. Jocelyn is always so excited about the camera. She is also only half way dressed before church. Today when I was getting Jocelyn dressed before church she was holding her toothbrush and I was putting on her tights. After I finished I didn't know where her toothbrush went but I didn't think much about it. She sat with me most of church and at the end she went over to see Denny and Wendy. Denny brought her back to us and asked if she had a toy in her tights. Well I guess I found out where the toothbrush was! I can't believe she sat with me the whole time and I never noticed.

All four cute little kids. I got them to stay like this for about 10 seconds, so it was a quick picture.

Patient Kids

2008-04-13T10:08:00.000-07:00

These are Jocelyn's cute little pigtails. I forgot to get a picture of the back of her head, but she sure did look cute. Lexie has always hated getting her hair done. We had to put it on her chore chart to be nice when we did it so she could earn some money for it. We always need to put a movie in also to keep her distracted. She tells me it hurts before I even touch her head. I could get mad, or I can think about how my mom did it because I know that I wasn't a pleasant child when I was younger and my mom wanted to do my hair. Lexie is actually being so good now and Wendy found a site that has cute hairdos so this was my first time trying this one. She was really patient with me, and I think it turned out pretty cute. This is the second day with it in so it is a little messy.

Bath Time

2008-04-13T08:00:00.000-07:00

Jocelyn loves her bath time. She is so cute because she always leans on one side to get her head wet and then proceedes to the next side. She thinks she can do it by herself without the help of mommy. I think that she enjoys it better without Lexie because she can have more freedom. When she sees a camera now she always has a big grin and says "cheese." (Well that is what she is trying to say anyway) She is just growing up way to fast.

The Zoo

2008-03-31T10:16:00.000-07:00

We had a fun trip to the zoo. It was free week so a bunch of us went so the kids could have an outing. It was actually a pretty nice day. I think that kids are starting to feel really cooped up, so I am trying to find fun things to do. It has been a long winter, and we are just trying to stay busy and enjoy are last few months of Iowa.

We are going to miss our friends so much when we have to leave. Lexie asks if we will live by all of our friends again in Utah, and I have to explain to her that we won't be as close, and it makes her sad.

Yes, this is a dinosaur at the zoo. I guess they don't want to leave anything out.

Lexie's Hard Week

2008-03-23T16:28:00.001-07:00

Last Sunday Lexie kept complaining that she had a tummy ache. Bri took her home from church and she was really emotional. When I got home she said that her teeth hurt. We knew that she was having problems with her teeth and we had an appointment set up for Tuesday. Well she didn't sleep all Sunday night and when she woke up her face was really swollen. I called the doctor and we got right in. I ran Jocelyn over to Katie and took poor little Lexie to the Dentist. They looked and she had a bad infection in her bottom tooth, and was having a hard time with two others so we went right to the oral surgeon and got them pulled. There was four assistance along with the oral surgen holding her down to get her numbed and the teeth out. It was the hardest thing ever. Bri came and held my hand while I cried. I don't cry very often, but when it comes to kids I get pretty emotional. The first picture is a few days later and her face is looking much better.

We went to the bank the second day and took all her money from her penny bank. She had 29 dollars so she had enough to buy Enchanted. She was really excited so we went and got it and then Dallin came over and watched it with her.

She got four dollars from the tooth fairy. Three for each tooth and one for being so brave.

We went and got her a strawberry shortcake doll to bring her spirts up.

Here is just a look at how her face looked the second day. Poor girl. She was really brave.

Happy Easter

2008-03-23T16:10:00.000-07:00

This is just all us girls right before church. We didn't get pictures with the Easter baskets because Bri was doing the video, and I was cuddling with Jocelyn because she was sad. The pictures are just showing how cute the little girls are.

Jocelyn is now 14 months, and she is keeping me busy at all times. She loves to climb on the table and try to pick flowers out of my vase. She loves when the bathroom door gets left open because she thinks the toilet is great fun. She is still such a smiley kid.

The girls were hanging out with Bri while he was doing his lesson.

Lexie loves posing and taking pictures with me and she always does her extreme smile.

Craft Night

2008-03-07T13:34:00.000-08:00

I am so grateful for all the talented women in our ward. So for craft night for relief society we made these nursing covers. I am putting all these pictures on so Tesha can see what I picked out for her. Tesh, I hope you like it. I love it, but I don't need one for awhile.

The back with pockets
This is the bag it comes in and a good look at the pattern.

Cute Kids

2008-03-07T13:11:00.000-08:00

She has been playing hard lately and so I have been finding her around 3:00 asleep in random places. I know that if I wake her up she will be grumpy, but if I let her sleep it will be hard to get her in bed. She is so cute when she sleeps though.

Lexie wore her sunglasses most of the day, and then she fell asleep on the couch without them, so I put them back on her for a cute picture. She was still in the process of falling asleep because she is playing with her hair.

Look at this picture Jocelyn drew! Lexie drew the picture and she probably wasn't aware that Jocelyn had the magnadoodle. If she would have know she wouldn't have been very happy. Jocelyn just added all the scribbles on the bottom.

We were having movie time at our house so each of the kids need there own chair. Jocelyn and Kenna got the most comfortable ones.

Jocelyn and Kenna watching a movie with the "big kids".

Jocelyn has been thinking that morning time starts between 5:30 and 6:00. She was so tired before her nap, but she was still hungry so she is trying to eat while falling asleep.

Best Times

2008-02-17T20:08:00.001-08:00

2008-02-17T19:23:00.000-08:00

We had three stinky diapers with 15 people in our apartment so you can imagine how good the place smelled. This is just a candid moment so I had to take it. I still think our house is trying to recover the smells.

2008-02-17T19:18:00.000-08:00

We had a few couples over at our house for some Sunday treats and we tried to keep them occupied with a movie so we could play games. This didn't last very long, but it was sure cute to see all of them sitting there for a little bit. There is Holden, Jocelyn, Kenna, Dallin, Lydia, and Lexie. Isaac didn't fit so he is in the next chair with his mom. Us girls ended up playing the game while the guys took care of the kids.

2008-02-17T19:14:00.000-08:00

We gave them Flora and Fauna (the fairies from Sleeping Beauty) for Valentines Day. Lexie took both of them over, but Jocelyn didn't seem to care to much. Lexie is working on earning Merryweather by going to Primary all by herself. It has been a HUGE challenge.

2008-02-17T19:10:00.000-08:00

These are our cute little Valentines. Jocelyn's hair is kinda crazy, but she is still so cute.

2008-02-17T19:08:00.000-08:00

My girls are so cute!

2008-02-17T19:06:00.000-08:00

Jocelyn is getting so big. She is now 13 months, and she is keeping me sooooo busy. She loves to get into everything. She is so much fun and has the cutest personality.

2008-02-17T18:28:00.000-08:00

We were getting ready for church and I put on my neclace and earings so the girls need to get pretty too. Jocelyn held still long enough for me to do her hair, and Lexie just wanted a clip. She has quite the opinion on how things go so I let her have it the way she wants it most days, but I also tell her that she needs to let mommy do it really cute. She is gettting better at holding still, but that is the hardest thing about girls. We have hair stuff everywhere all the time, and they don't want their hair done.

2008-02-11T18:57:00.001-08:00

Lydia and Lexie posing one night while trying to catch fire flies.

2008-02-11T18:53:00.001-08:00

The girls and Aunt Nessa with their new Christmas Eve jammies

2008-02-09T19:42:00.000-08:00

This is Jocelyn's little house, and it keeps her entertained for long periods of time.

2008-02-09T19:41:00.000-08:00

Sometimes she does the cutest things!

2008-02-09T19:39:00.000-08:00

She went ice fishing with Grandpa Griff over the break and she still always talks about it.

2008-02-09T19:22:00.000-08:00

Lexie just posing before going to her recital.

2008-02-09T19:19:00.000-08:00

This was her first dance recital. She is growing up way to fast!

2008-02-09T18:55:00.000-08:00

We are in Sharon, VT, Joseph Smith's birthplace

2008-02-09T18:52:00.000-08:00

Jocelyn is 9 months old here.

2008-02-09T18:48:00.000-08:00

Jocelyn is always so interested in little things.

Vranes Family

My way of a Chirstmas Card

Feel Great in 8

Unexpected turns in our Lives

Easter

Visit with Kimballs and Macks

Random Catch-ups

Happy Holidays

Jantzen is ONE!

September Happening- yes I know it is November

Fun with Friends

Swimming Fun

Fun at Grandma's and Grandpa's

Around the House

Our House

Easter

Jantzen - 4 months

Jr. Miss and Mr. Soda High

Curly Girly

Finally an Update

Tags

5 Year Anniversary

First Days Home

Jantzen Randy Vranes

Jantzen Randy Vranes

Family Update

Random Summer Pics

Congrats Dr. Vranes

Peach Days

Girls having fun together

Idaho Falls Zoo

Williams Family Reunion

Family Pics

Vranes Reunion

We are having a. . . . . . . . . . . .

An update

Exciting News

Palmer Wife Graduation

Nauvoo

Our little Entertainer

BBQ at the Browne's

The many Adventures

Summer Fun

Our little "biff"

Sisterly Love

Jocelyn at her best

Kids Gym

Like Mother Like Daughter

Fun with Chalk

Fun with Macks

Patient Kids

Bath Time

The Zoo

Lexie's Hard Week

Happy Easter

Craft Night

Cute Kids

Best Times