"Let's get down to the Nitty Gritty"

Whidden blog~ written by the mother
about the children
the dad
and a lot of ramblings about life here in Utah.

A few things we love
Traveling
Camping
Fishing and Eating Nachos

2.15.2008

Update

So here is the family photo. We took this picutre over the Christmas break between Christmas and New Years. I am not sure if for a while we will have the perfect family portrait.
Other than that life is good here in Saratoga Springs, the big snow storm that hit the other day, I really lucked out. We were coming home from swim lessons and I knew that main street Lehi was backed up so I took some side roads (which could have been so dangerous) luckily I was following this huge truck who was leading the way and in 4 wheel drive we made it. It took us about 1 1/2 hours to go about 6 miles. To top the night off, our power was out for the evening until about 12:30am. Cooper did not understand it and kept trying to turn the lights on and was really upset.
So the weekend of the Feb 9th, we took a quick trip to Orlando, Florida.
The loads looked good and we found a good deal at a Time share, the only thing we had to go do the tour.........very informative, but man they are high pressure salesman. No, I didn't buy a time share but man......they are persuasive. We will update photos and soon as I get them done. Our Digi camera died so we had to buy disposable.
We ended up going to the beach out in Tampa (clearwater, beach) and then did DisneyWorld on Saturday. There were about 40,000 people in the park that day, I am not guessing that's what the worker there said. It was packed. It was so fun though, we road lots of rides and Alivia met the Princess's. That was the highlight for me because she was so excited and it was so real for her.
The place we stayed was really nice, if you didn't want to leave you wouldn't have to there was so much to do. The flight home was good, we made and not major problems inflight.

Baby update:
So I see the doctor every 2 weeks and then weekly, if everything goes as predicted I will probably be induced on March 20th. Still haven't decided on a name? We might be deciding when he is actually here. Well lets clarify I know what names I like Ben just needs to agree.

Kids:
Alivia and Cooper are in swim lessons and Alivia is doing really good. Cooper has done much better than I thought. I thought he would had a hard time listening. But he does really well and tries really hard. He now loves to go under water (with the help of goggles) and loves to jump into the deep end with dad.
Bauer is on this kick he either has to sleep with Alivia or Cooper lately it has been Cooper on the top bunk. He is so cute, and says so many cute things. (or tries too)
I am officially on Mat leave and won't be back until July-ish.

Congrats to Gary and Allie on their engagement.........May 3 is the day in Edmonton, Canada. He told me that the Salt Lake temple was booked, but I think he was fibbing......
I think the A-Whidden's are going to start out numbering the
J-Whidden's......bring it on:)

2.05.2008

The Photo Shoot.....

This is the Whidden family photo shoot. Our family photo is not here, but the grandkids photo was quite the task. I love the photo of Ben and his family (bro and sis) We had a great time we went over the Christmas break and it was cold (of course).
Until the next time all 26 or so adults and 13 or so kids......ahhhhh.....

2.03.2008

1.29.2008

Page 2, we are on our way.... yippeeee


Digital Scrapbooking...

So I have this great friend whose blog is the cutest and introduce me to the wave of the future....digital scrapbooking this is actually my first official page and it may be simple but it took me an hour. Just want to say that it is a blast and I now know what I will be doing when Ben is watching hockey:)
Thanks Whit for showing me so much stuff and taking a lot of time out of your day!!!
If any of you want to check out her blog she is Fassio forum on my home page.

12.23.2007

Merry Christmas....




So I stole this cartoon from a neighbor of mine, I think it is so funny.
The pictures are from our ward party, as you can see Bauer did not like Santa. Alivia at first said I don't need to talk to Santa, I sent him a letter. Then she saw all the other kids and decided it was the thing to do. Cooper wouldn't even come close!!
This year is going to be so much fun. Alivia is super excited for presents and is even more excited to go on a plane ride to see Nana and Papa.
The kids are getting some fun things this year. Alivia is getting mostly princess stuff. Dress up clothes, shoes & princess games, and a scooter. Cooper is getting a drawing easel, colors, a big dinosaur and a scooter too. Bauer is getting a little ATV machine (not real) a little battery powered for small kids, and a doodle pro.
Ben bought his present in October, from Target a plasma TV, that is off to the repair shop:)
Andrea is getting, a mothers ring.
So all the material stuff sounds fun, but we sure our thankful for what we have, including our friends and family. We are really glad Ben's brother is home safe from his mission and we are able to spend some time with everyone this Christmas.
Hope you all have a very lovely and safe a holiday.