Poor BYU

I know I haven't blogged in almost a year but I realized today how grateful I am that I am not a BYU fan!!!!! That's right, BYU stinks and always will. Last year we blew their socks off, this year they barely scraped by, and next year they will eat dirt again. Way to go Max Hall! It's your senior year and you still stunk it up. You really went out with a bang! Also, that was real classy to say that you hated the U of U, the program, the fans and everything about them and call them classless! Hmmm....was I the only one who thought that was an oxymoron. Guess what...we don't really care what you think!!! Gotta love those Cougs! I would rather be a losing Utah Ute any day over being a self-righteous, winning BYU fan. Any way you look at it, you lose being a BYU fan. Love the school but those Cougar fans...well, I'm embarrased for you.

Christmas Day! ( I know it was a month ago)

This is our little Livvy Bear.

They really do love each other

Luke got an Old McDonald tractor for Christmas

Jordan and his 2 little tots

Me and sweet little Olivia (that is her Christmas outfit from her Grandma)

Go Utes!

The game was awesome! Did you see it? The Utes looked amazing out there! They totally dominated the game the whole time. America didn't think we had a chance but we tore the "tide" up. Those southern teams are good but they just can't hang with the UTES!!! I would say that we looked like National Champs after that 31 to 17 WIN!

Kriser Grandparents in Town!

Luke and Olivia with their Florida grandparents and me.

My parents came to visit from Florida and got to stay for Olivia's blessing.

Jordan's mom and grandma with Olivia

Olivia on her blessing day in the dress that I made for her in college.

My parents came to Utah in November and it was so great just to sit and talk with them. They are the best parents and I was so glad that they got to stay for Olivia's blessing. She will probably be the only baby in our family that my parents get to see blessed. I'll always treasure it.

A Tribute to my Birdy

My handsome church boy.

Luke and his friend Bentlee on Halloween night.

Luke, Jordan, & Great Granny at trunk or treat (I ate all of the candy of course).

Nothing as cute as your own child.

He loves to play with the shampoo and conditioner bottles.

My little Luke is growing up as well. He has such a personality. He loves to bob his head up and down when any music starts up ( it can even be me singing), he's good at giving high fives and poundin' it, he still loves peek-a-boo or for someone to chase him, he is a people-watcher and he also has the biggest heart that just melts Jordan and I. Sometimes I'm amazed at how sweet he is. We love how he randomly comes up to us throughout the day and gives us a hug. He seems to know when to give hugs and kisses at just the right time (when people need it). At church, he sometimes just lightly puts his hand on strangers backs or arms as if he is comforting them. It is precious. Luke and I used to have this sweet dog whimper that we did. If he would whimper then that meant he wanted a hug and I would lean in and give him a hug ( he often did it when I was feeding him in his seat) and then if I made the whimper he would come give me a hug. It was the best. He did it again today but that was the first time in a while. I miss it. Oh, he does yell really loud, throw toys, and do the opposite of what I say sometimes too (just so you don't think everythings always peachy and your children aren't normal).

Olivia is growing up

Olivia is 6 weeks old here and happy, as you can tell.

3 weeks old.

Shorter than a couch cushion, in case you were wondering.

I don't know why this picture flipped but I didn't know how to redo it.

She is 10 days old here and snug as a bug in a rug.

My little Olivia is already 6 weeks old! She is getting so much bigger. She already has a double chin now! She is such a sweetheart and loves to give us lots of smiles in the morning.

OLIVIA JANE ARAVE

October 7, 2008

8:31 am

6 pounds 11 ounces

20 inches

Our little Olivia is here and she is ever so sweet. It is wonderful to have a tiny little baby in our home again. I love to just look at her and hold her. She has the cutest little cry and she already likes to keep us up at night. I think she has the day/night confusion thing going. So I gotta say that this was the best labor and delivery ever. I started contractions at about midnight but they weren't too bad so I just slept through most of them. Then at about 6:30 am I got up and started finishing packing my hospital bag and making sure the cameras and everything were ready to go. My contractions weren't super consistent but I knew they seemed to be coming a lot so at about 6:50 am I called my nurse/midwife and he didn't know if he should just see me at the office in an hour or if I should just head to McKay Dee hospital. We decided to meet at the hospital so I took a quick shower, we gathered our things and we left. I didn't know how far along I was but I didn't think it could be too far since the contractions didn't hurt as bad as they did with Luke. Well, when I got to the hospital they were getting a little more intense but when they checked me they said I was at 7.5-8 cm! I was so glad and felt like, once again, since I was that far along, that I could finish it natural and I did. Jordan was so sweet and just kept wiping my forehead with a cool cloth (exactly what I wanted). An hour later Olivia came and there were no complications and her head was perfectly round and she was all healthy! What more could we ask for? We felt so grateful that this was the case since things were a little scarier with Luke. These little lives truly are miracles. Luke likes to give Olivia kisses and poke at her head, eyes, and nose when he gets an occasional break from running around. Thankfully Jordan's mom has been watching Luke and is letting us stay with her. She is definitely a lifesaver! Life is very sweet and good. We are so thankful for our new little angel and Jordan just loves his little girl.