Christmas 2009

Santa was very generous this year

Jonah slept through the whole thing

Rozalyn enjoyed opening her gifts but what she really liked was the empty boxes and paper

We got her this cleaning set because she likes to help mommy around the house.

This is Clifford the horse. Rozalyn loves riding him. She hasn't been bucked off yet.



Christmas was very good this year. Rozalyn got a lot of stuff that I think over whelmed her that she didn't want to play with anything that she got. She did really enjoy opening things but that was about it. I guess other people thought that she needed stuff so most of the presents where for her. As they should be. Right? My mom and little brother came down for christmas and it was nice having them here. Also my older brother came and suprised us a few days before Christmas. It's been over a year since I seen them. Christmas eve we went over to John's parents house and had Christmas eve dinner which was really yummy. There we got to spend time with more family. That was a lot of fun too.

I really like the Christmas season for the times we get to spend with family, eat really good food and open presents. Also Christmas is the time we really remember the birth of our savior and the sacrifice he made for us. May we not just remeber him at Christmas time but through out the whole year.

We're back

my sweet children . oh and John

this is when he is the best

aww... sibling love.

this is just because Rozalyn is so cute.

So we finally got out baby boy and the experience wasn't as rough and long as it was with Rozalyn. Jonah was born on October 2 and weighed 8lbs 4oz. The whole process after Jonah was born took about a month, which is defiantly better than four months. Jonah spent some time in the NICU about three weeks which was ok because we had to be in Michigan for about two weeks. Michigan cleared us to go home before Jonah was actually released from the hospital. He is a cute boy and as many of you know, he is a half brother to Rozalyn. The ride home I'd say was the most difficult part of this whole process. He did not like his car seat and he cried the whole time. We made a lot of stop which made the trip even longer. All we wanted was to get home. We did finally get home on October 31 and unfortunatly late enough that Rozalyn missed Halloween. There's always next year, right? We have been home about three weeks now and the issue with Jonah crying all the time is still going on. I admit this has been really hard. Some people don't believe us when they come to visit becuase he is usually sleeping so they don't believe us when we say he crys a lot. Believe me he does. I'm hoping that this phase will soon pass. Rozalyn has been done really well with this whole process and she is a great big sister.

I don't know what to think

So last Friday on the 18th we got the call that we needed to be in Michigan on Monday. A million questions are going through my mind and that's all they could tell us because of security reasons for our birth mother. So all day friday we arrange things to get ready to go. John found tickets to fly out the next day and we arranged for Rozalyn to stay with John's sister and her husband. They were gracious enough to do that for us. So Saturday afternoon we flew to Michigan and got there around 10 michigan time and then we still had to get a car rental. By the time we left michigan airport it was around 11:30. We drove a ways outside of Detroit to find a motel we just thought that would be safer. So we found a motel and got something to eat around midnight because it had been 12 hours since we ate last. Any way the next day we drove to Ann Arbor where we were suppose to be and just drove around getting use to the area. On Monday we went to the social office and unoffically they told us that our birth monther was going in that day and they would call us to let us know when the baby was born. So John and I went out and got a few last minute things. At around 1:30 we get the call that there is some bad news. Apparently they had our birth mother preped and ready to go for a c-section and they did one last ultra sound and decided that the baby was not ready to come out so they resceduled for Oct 2. Apparently the doctor at the prison said that she was ready and she wasn't. So we were bummed and mad that we had come all the way to michigan, wasted money flying and renting a car and stay at a motel and then find out no baby. I'm thinking our birth mother was disappointed also because she really wants this baby out because she has been incomfortable and is really big. What the @#%@ was the prison doctor thinking. We were told that he is not a very nice doctor. So I guess we get to do this all a again in about 2 weeks. We left all our stuff there with some friends so we didn't have to pay to bring it back and then take it with us again. I guess if everything ran smoothly it would be to normal.

What a cutie

She looks like she belongs in the tropic islands

Just thought I would show off Rozalyn in her pretty dress. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Bunderson for the outfit.

Counting Down

I talk to our birth mom today, she is so ready for this baby to come. So are we. Just 20 more days until baby Jonah is born it sounds like she will have him on Sept. 30th. If not it will be around the 1, 2, 3 of October. I can't believe it's almost here. I really enjoy sleeping through the night but I guess that is the fun of it all. We still don't know how we are getting there or how long we actually have to stay. Hopefully things will fall into place before I have a melt down.

A new addition

As most of you know John and I are adding to are family. Yes we are adopting again. This time it is a baby boy and he will be a half brother to Rozalyn, meaning it's the same birth mother. We were notified the beginning of June about this baby and at first we were really excited because we thought it would be really nice for Rozalyn to have a sibling. Then it hit that John is still recovery from his accident that happened in April and that we didn't have any $$. We prayed about it and went to the temple to find an answer and needless to say we are going to adopt. He will be born October 3rd the day after mine and hopefully John will be able to remember our birthdays. HA HA. We haven't decided how we are going to get there and once we are there, exactly how long we have to stay. The people in Michigan say no more that two weeks. We are going through a different agency this time so maybe and hopefully they are right. For those of you who know last time was to long. If any of you have any suggestions for us on options of getting to michigan or maybe where could fall into some $$ please let us know. Amber if you happen to get your 4 million can we borrow some. JK. Did I tell you your one of the best sister-n-laws I ever had. Anyway we are very excited and we know that everything will work out just fine.

In response to Christina's comment is what makes it even funnier is they are cousins.

Rozalyn and Jacob just chillin on the swing. At least they're not kissing this time.

a little scare

so on Monday night at about 10:30 Rozalyn had woken up so I brought her out with John and I to comfort her back to sleep. Everyone knows that's a big mistake becuase she was wide a wake. Any way we were eating some cashews and Rozalyn wanted some so John gave her some little pieces. about 2 min later she started coughing so I thought she had a piece stuck in her throat so we gave her something to drink and she didn't want it. so I took her in the bedroom with me and she started crying and I thought it was because she didn't want to go back to sleep. Then I noticed that her face was swelling up and realized that she was having a allergic reaction to Cashews. So Jonh and I loaded her up in the car and went to the hospital. It was kinda funny to see John try and move so fast because as you know he's a crippled. Any way I broke a few laws getting to the hosiptal and in the mean time Rozalyn through up in the car. I have to say I no longer have the new care smell. It now smells like vomit. YEA! We got the hospital and I took her in the they saw her with in a few mins but it took the doctor about twenty to get there and decide how much medicine to give. All in all it took about a half hour for the medicine to kick in and for her calm down. Needless to say everything is all good now and we have to carry a Epipen with us at all time and she can no longer have nuts any kind of nuts for a year. We also have and appt with and allergist to find what else she might be allergic to and the extinct of it. Both John and I were worried about the whole thing and we didn't know but I guess that's what you find out as parents.

So it's been a long while since I written anything and I'm not really sorry for it either.

I heard this qoute or saying or what ever you want to call it in a show I was watching the other day and Ireally liked it. So here is goes.

Make a wish and place it in your heart. Anything you want, everything you want. Do you have it? Good, now believe it can come true. You never no where the next miracle is going to come from, the next smile, th e next wish come true. But if you believe that it's right around the corner and you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it, to the certainty of it, you just might get the thing your wishing for. The world is full of magic you just have to believe in it. So make your wish..do you have it? Good, now believe in it with all your heart.

This was really cute. This was one of her first words.

mmm...spaghetti

I just thought this was really cute. The first picture is the finishing results.

Pagent Fun!

Most beautiful face

Trophy's and crown

Pre-Pagent winning

So this was Rozalyn's day. I know she won't ever remember it but I had fun doing it. I entered her in the main event and also the most beautiful face category and she won both of them. The main event was for queens and Royal Queen and Rozalyn got Royal Queen. That qualifys her for grand nationals in Palm Springs California in August. I don't think we will be attending the nationals because it cost money and we don't have it, plus it's during a family reunion. I also don't want to be one of those mom's who's totally obessed with this kind of stuff because I never did it as a kid. It's a lot of work. Anyway enjoy the photos and it's obvious why she won right? Hey I have bragging rights.

For those of you who care

This Saturday Rozalyn will be competing in the Miss American Starlet. Judging starts at 11 am and the cost to get in is $5.00. So if you would like to come it might be fun.

So it's been awhile since I written anything because I don't have much to say and I still don't.
So Bye.

What a beautiful day it is today. The sun is shining and the weather is quite warm. Rozalyn just loves playing outside. I took her over to see John a work today and we let her play on the grass and see the swans and ducks. She just loved going up the hill and coming back down, she thought that was great fun. This is an old picture but I thought is was cute.

Remembering

This Saturday will be five years since my dad passed away. He died of colon cancer. I miss him everyday. Watching my dad die was one of the hardest things. I don't wish it upon anyone. The hardest thing I think, was having to watch him day by day slowly slip away. I was with him for the last month of his life and it was very hard for me to see him go from being fine to not being able to walk, talk, or to even reconize me in the end. It's like a movie reel in my head that keeps playing over and over again. I don't know if that 's a good or bad thing. If I were truly to believe one thing in my life that makes since I would have to say that my dad's dieing is one of the reasons why my daughter is here today. I truly believe that she is one of the reasons my dad had to leave this earthly life to go and find my daughter and because of that dealing with my dad's death is a little easier everytime I see her face and hear her laugh. Some of the things I miss about my dad are his hugs. I miss the talks we had and the comforting voice he had that just made everything all better. I do feel sad for my mom though she is living alone now and misses her companion too, but we'll all see each other again right?

Running

So I have started running. Why you ask? I have no idea. I decided I needed to exercise more so I decided running. I actually like to run but never started sooner because I am lazy. This is my third week of running every other day and I can run up to a mile and half. needless to say it is at a very slow pace but who's watching that's right no one my tread mill is in the garage. I think now that I have said this out loud it won't last very much longer. Why is it that when something good is happening and then you tell somebody you jinx yourself. Well anyway koodos to me for at least being a good person for three weeks, right?

My Family of Swirls

So this my family. Some poeple have asked me why I chose the the blog name family of swirls, so I'm going to tell you. When John and I got married we always said we would have swirled children . We would enter lock our hands and say this is what they will look like. Then Rozalyn came along and she is the first of our swirled children. Is she not the most beautiful baby. It was fun taking this picture because we took it in our back yard just before John picked up all the leaves. We took at least ten pictures because John is running back and forth setting the camera. So some we have johns head cut off and some of Rozalyn trying to get away and me I just look good in all of them. J/k

so my first Picture to the blog

so this is my first picture to my blog. This is my dog Pepper. She's a bad dog. Can't you see it in her eyes.

We got her when she was 6 weeks old and of course I fell for the cuteness, that's why we got her. I do blame myself for not teaching her better the difference between chewing things and not chewing things. She barks at all people which is good I guess because she lets us know if someone might be intruding. Anyway enjoy my first picture. Eventually they will get better.

New Day

Ok so today is new day and I still haven't figured this whole blog thing out so just be patiented for some good stuff.

What took so long

Ok, so I finally created a blog. Now what do I say? I'm not a very creative thinker so I can't come up with things to say at random. I guess I would say, I hope this doesn't sound stupid. Thinking, thinking, thinking...oh did I mention I created a blog. oh ya I did uh. Hopefully has time passes I will have more to say but until then I'm just figuring out how this all works and how I post pictures. How exciting!!