We got a youngun'!!!

Jen and I are pleased to announce the birth of our little girl Nellie Rae Jarvie. I know it's already been announced on every other social networking site, through text messages, and of course lots of pictures for the grandma's, but Jen and I are going to up our average of two blogs a year and see if we can't push our average up closer to the 5 or 6 a year range. Here goes.

I have to say the birth was a combination of the coolest thing ever mixed with the scariest thing ever. When Nellie was born I kept waiting for the instruction manual to come out with the placenta but was certainly disappointed when that didn't happen. All I know is that Makita and DeWalt always have instruction manuals so maybe the production force upstairs could take a few lessons from the Home Depot product line. Jen was an absolute champ through the whole delivery. I was focused on keeping my knees bent to make sure I didn't pass out and every time I looked at her I expected to see her filing her nails or reading a cooking magazine because she made the process look effortless. She had an epidural so she wasn't even sure when she was having a contraction and had to wait for her nurse to tell her when to push. She officially started wearing her old jeans yesterday so it appears as if she got the lucky female genes and her butt is definitely as cute as ever.

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Having a kid is definitely the coolest thing in the world and Jen and I are very lucky and thankful that everything has gone as smooth as it has. I'm sure there will be plenty of rough patches (i.e. when she starts dating...) ahead so we'll take any smooth spots when we can. Jen is doing a little better each day but I still have to remind her to "mucho take it easy" as Nacho Libre would say. She hopes to be ready to do a little work the second to last week of July so we will see how things go. I started back yesterday and have to say that hanging with Jen and Nellie for the past week and a half is way better than hanging out with whiny "innocent I've never done anything wrong" people. There was an 18-year old kid yesterday who told another cop and I that we needed to get a life because the officer was writing him a shoplifting ticket. I reminded him that I had searched his room before and found marijuana, lots of marijuana pipes, lots of alcohol and a gun and that maybe he should keep his mouth shut until he was doing a little more for society than killing brain cells. I'm afraid we might be too late with that one. Anyways, thanks everyone for the well wishes, gifts and visits. Jen is working on thank you notes but it seems every time she gets started the youngster is ready for another feeding or a diaper change. I'm worthless when it comes to feeding Nellie but definitely think I could qualify for the 8 second rodeo challenge on her diaper change depending on the size of the blow "out". Well I think that's all for now so we will bid adieu and as they say in Wyoming..."pour me another"

A Camping Adventure

So Clay and I had a few days off together last week, which doesn't happen very often, so we decided to make the most of it and go on a little camping trip. We live about an hour away from Flaming Gorge and it had been forever since I'd been there. We drove around and found a pretty cool campground. I am definately a "campground camper". I like having flush toilets, and established campsites with a picnic table and firepit. It took a few laps around the campground before we finally decided on a good spot. It was shady, had the perfect spot for a tent, our own private little driveway, and it was a very very short walk to the bathrooms. Although the camp host was a little overly friendly, it did come with a major bonus- hot showers!!! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! I can't even tell you how nice it was after spending all day in the sun, water, and dirt to wash off and feel clean again for the night. It was perfect. We only stayed one night, but had a fun day of touring Flaming Gorge Dam and hanging out on the Green River. We also took a trip down to Brown's Park and went to Clay's great great grandpa's ranch, which is now a Historical Site. It was very cool! What a great trip with my babe!!

feelin good....

Yesterday was our 2 month anniversary- wow I can't believe we've already been married for 2 months! We started off our day at Clay's favorite place, The Home Depot. We were looking for some cool plants/bushes and flowers for our yard. Most of what we saw looked dead, but it turned out they were just "resting" during the colder weather. We ended up getting some really cute little bushes that will eventually bloom bright red and a few packets of wildflower and daisy seeds. Clay had already purchased his annual sunflower seeds. I saw the ones he grew last summer and they were awesome! He definately has a greener thumb than I do. I hope the ones that I planted actually sprout something :) The weather was perfect. We left the front door open all day and let the cool breeze in. I mentioned to Clay that I am in a much better mood when it's warm outside and he totally agreed. I am really looking forward to summer, sitting out on the deck and watching the sun go down. Those are some of my favorite times.

Fun in the Sun

So we just got back from our honeymoon about two weeks ago so I thought I'd share some pics. Clay surprised me with a trip to California on our wedding day! I was so excited when I found out we were going somewhere warm! We were there for 4 days and had the time of our lives. It was so much fun! It had been a few years since I'd been there and even more than that for Clay so it was the perfect destination for our honeymoon. Clay's uncle was nice enough to let us use his points for our hotel room. We got an awesome suite! It was really nice, and even better, it was free! We spent our days at Disneyland, California Adventure, and Universal Studios. Everything was fabulous - except for the night we got a flat tire on our rental car. So besides that little setback, it was smooth sailing in sunny California :)

Jen & Clay Jarvie

So one of my best friends, Nicole has finally convinced me that I should start a blog. I can't make any guarantees about how often it will get updated, but I will do my best. Now those of you in Logan who have been missing me can see what's been happening in the wild world of Rock Springs, WY. I recently got married to the perfect guy for me. Clay has made my life so much better and he has been an amazing husband for the almost 2 months that we've been married. I moved from Logan to Rock Springs because Clay already lived here and had a much higher paying job than I did in Utah lol. We are planning on staying here for a couple years and then we will see where our lives take us after that. It can only get better from here :)