A week of Christmas fun!

We had a most wonderful Christmas. It is amazing how fast the holiday season comes and goes. This is The Wentz family dog, George. Sabrinna loves to play with him. Her latest joy has been to try and ride him like a horse.



One night last week Steve and Sabrinna made a 'Christmas Castle' with all the presents under the tree. Sabrinna had so much fun with it. She was sad the next morning when she got up and we had cleaned it all up. She wanted to make a new castle to play in.





We had Santa come over, a close family friend, Sabrinna did better this year seeing Santa. She didn't know what to think at first. She was fine until we put her on his lap. Then she lost it and started crying. This is are good friend Eric taking his turn telling Santa what he wants for Christmas. It was very comical!

We have really enjoyed the time together with family and friends!

SNOW!!!

Since we have been dumped on from the sky with an abundance of snow we have taken advantage of it and had some good fun. Steve and I shoveled the snow up into a pile in the corner of our backyard and turned it into a little hill. Kellie, Steve's sister, came over and showed us how to properly tube down our hill.



The sun was so bright that it was hurting Sabrinna eyes so she asked to wear her sunglasses! So Cute!

Sisterly Love

Tonight as I was making dinner I put Tanner in his bouncy chair. I turned around to check on him and this is what I found...


Sabrinna is such a helper and is always trying to share with her brother. She will offer Cheetos, juice, toys, and tonight her doll.

A Pleased Mother and Wife

As a family we have reached some big milestones over the last couple of weeks. Tanner turned 1 month on Thanksgiving. He is growing so fast! I am already having to set cloths aside that don't fit anymore. He is doing such a good job holding up his head and smiling.

Sabrinna is continually surprising us with her vast vocabulary and ability to do 25 piece puzzles. The puzzles she is doing now are for children age 3-7. She is doing wonderful with Tanner and is my big helper.

I know Steve doesn't like to have the spotlight on him but its good to have some recognition every once in a while. Last week Steve was promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to 1st. They did a little ceremony at work. Steve was not suppose to be promoted until May. I am grateful for his hard work and dedication to his job and our family. I am a very lucky woman to have married such a talented man. He has been such a help with the kids and helping me recover. He is always trying to do what he can to help our family and serve others.

Update!

Its been 2 1/2 weeks since Tanner was born and life at our home has started to adjust. Tanner is gaining weight and starting to smile. Sabrinna is doing well with getting use to Tanner being home and not getting as much attention as before. She loves to see him in the mornings and will give him a kiss. My recovery has been a lot better then what I thought it would be. I am feeling really well and am up and about. I am still taking it easy and enjoying the time at home with our kids. It is such a blessing to be a mom and get to be home with.

He's Here!!!!

Tanners first picture. This picture was taken in the OR right after he was born. What an amazing experience!!!!



Tanner Jay Wentz joined us on October 30 at 1:10pm. He was 8 pounds and 19 inches long. We were shocked at how much he weighed! The surgery went really well and baby Tanner and I am are doing great. I am sore, obviously, but the pain killers work wonders! I am up and walking around and it feels really good to get out of bed for a little while. This has been a LOT better c-section then the first one. We are taking it easy and should be released from the hospital tomorrow morning. Tanner is so cute and we love to just look at him. He is a wonderful baby and we are so grateful to have him here healthy and alert.

I was so worried how Sabrinna would respond to Tanner but she likes him. She wants to hold him and rub his head. They are really cute together. At first Sabrinna had a hard time seeing me with all this stuffed hooked up to me. Now that they have unhooked from everything she is doing better.

We love our 'little man' and think he is just perfect! (But of coarse all parents think that about their kids.)

Tribute to Sabrinna

I have been thinking about Sabrinna a lot lately. I decided I wanted to pay tribute to her and her fun personality. I love her so much!!! She is so much fun to play with and makes us laugh all the time. She LOVES to color and do puzzles. Coloring must take place at least 3 times a day or else the day is not complete! She is starting to like the princess idea and dressing up. She loves to help me do dishes Her favorite is to take a bath in the sink after all the dishes are done. She loves to be outside and play at the park. She is getting better at singing the words to songs we are teaching her. At times she will get up at the piano and play and sing for me. Most of what she sings is her own made up songs. Something she does that's really cute and at times funny is she will say, "Oh man, Oh boy, oh gosh" and slap her leg with her hand.

I love to see these little things that she does everyday and how her personality is really shining now. She has changed so much over the last 2 years. As I have looked at her baby pictures its shocks me at how fast she has changed physically and mentally. She is such a joy and am grateful to be her mother.

Alpine Loop

I have wanted to go up the canyon since the colors started to change. I knew that we were going a little late to see them at there best but we went anyways. We ended up driving the Alpine Loop. We stopped at Cascade Springs and a few turn outs along the the canyon. It was a nice drive and I was glad that I got to see some of the colors even if most of them had already fallen. Plus we got a nice family picture...even though it will be out dated by the weekend.

8 days and counting...

I have come up on the last week of my pregnancy, technically I have two weeks left but I will be having the baby early. It is amazing how quickly the time has gone by. We found out a couple of weeks ago that our little guy is breech. Which means that we are going to have another c-section, something we were already planning on for more then one reason. I am grateful for modern technology which allows for us to do this. On the flip side I am not looking forward to the longer recovery.

Due to some other things going on with my body we thought that I would go into labor earlier then when our c-section was scheduled. I put myself on a mild bed rest for a week or so hoping to ensure that labor would not come to early. My doctor and I are both shocked that I have not gone into labor. Who knows though I could end up having the baby tonight?!?! Anyways we are excited and nervous anticipating the arrival of Tanner. If all goes to plan I will have Baby Tanner, as Sabrinna calls him, next Thursday around 12:30.

Hee Haw Corn Maze

This last weekend we went to the corn maze over in Pleasant Grove. It has been years since we last went to one. They had so many fun activities. Sabrinna got to ride in the little animal tractor, which she loved and wanted to go again and again. They had a slide, a small petting zoo, petal cars, a hay ride, and a haunted house (which we did not do but were told it was good). We were there until after it got dark so we played hide-n-seek in the maze. It was a lot of fun and well worth the money.

Kennacott Copper Mine

All summer we have wanted to go out to see Kennacott Copper Mine. Steve had last Monday off and so we decided to make the trip. Are friend Eric, who Steve works with, came with us. It was rather cold since we had just gotten that nice snow storm. It was still very impressive to see and learn about the mine. They work 24/7 and have a very impressive system for extracting the copper. The trucks they use are MASSIVE! When you look at them down in the pit they don't look that big but when you see one of the tires from the trucks your perspective changes. It was a nice trip and we were glad we took the time to go and see the mine.

AAACHOOO!

This week we have been hit by the sick bug!! We have pretty much kept to the house in hopes of not spreading this cold. Sabrinna has had a runny nose and a little cough. Luckily she has not been acting to sick, which normally means watching lots of TV and constant attention from mom. She has still been under the weather and not herself. Steve seemed to get hit by it the worse. In the 4 years we have been married he has only taken work off once for sickness, the man just doesn't get sick. He was so sick that he took yesterday off and laid in bed most of the day. I felt really bad but he is doing lots better!! Keep you fingers crossed that my luck does not run out and I get the bug. Its been nice to be able to help Steve and Sabrinna out and not feel run down my self.