A Family Divided

Well, as I am sure the entire state of Utah and probably beyond knows, that Saturday was the UTAH vs. BYU game. So we got all decked out and headed over to my sister Dera's house to watch. My family was there and we have a good mixture of BYU and Utah fans. in these pictures I am wearing red, simply because I graduted from the U and have to "SUPPORT THE TEAM" (sinfeld). I don't really care about football, and don't understand all the rules.
Here is Claire in her Utah cheerleading outfit, that her Aunt Shannon bought for her. She looks so cute that even the BYU fans thought she was a cute.



Brandon, Claire and I after the victorious game.
The Ute fans with there smiles.

The BYU fans with there sad faces.

All in All a good game., good food and family. Thanks for a fun Saturday.

Getting there Groove on!

Last night Claire and I headed over to Hunter Junior so see a little dancing. My niece Chelsea is on Dance Company and they had there concert. It was so fun, I was a little unsure of how Claire would do, but for the first half an hour (which I should add, was suppose to be when she was a sleep) she just stared up at the stage. And she loved Chelsea when we went and found her after, she just stared at her. Just couldn't get enough.
Look how cute she is, all dressed in her dance attire, so fun. Love ya Chelsea!!!


Good Job Chelz, you did so great, can't wait for another dance concert, it was great to see you do what you love to do.

Guila Vera Olsen

This past weekend we ended up going to my Grandma Olsen's funeral. She had Alzheimer's for a lot of years. A lot longer then most of us think she did, because it comes as just forgetting a few things before actually diagnosed as the actually thing. My grandpa, her husband, passed away 9 1/2 years ago and I just pictured the amazing reunion she had with him. So amazing that families can be together forever. She was also be able to reunite with her youngest daughter Valery that was still born. She will be able to raise that daughter and love and teach her things that she never had the chance to do on this earth.

She was taken to the cemetery by a horse drawn carriage just as Grandpa Olsen had been. Here are a few pictures of the horse and carriage with my cousins and brothers as pall bearers.


Her favorite motto was:
"Eat it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"

Her favorite color was red, and the flowers on her casket showed it. They were beautiful.

Some Growth and a Little Heart

Last week we went to the pediatrician for her two month check and shots.

Claire is growing really well, she is now double her weight from when she was born at a great 10.5 lbs, and she is now wearing 0-3 months clothes, yahoo. She is 22 1/8inches long which puts her in the 40 percentile for height and weight, she started at 5%.

She got her shots as well, and was not liking that at all, they did the three shots in her legs so fast all she could do was turn bright red until they were done so she could cry, she cried for about 5 minutes and then was done. What a trooper.
She also listened to Claire's heart and told me she loved what she heard, good news since her Cardiologist appointment was the week after this appointment.

Claire's favorite things to do are:

1. sticking her tongue out after you stick yours out at her, she will wait sometimes after we play this game and then just get excited and stick it out a bunch of times.
2. screeching is her new found voice and just smiles after she does it
3. smiling
4. giggling
5. we are learning to love the bath more than hate it, a week of no crying how could ask for anything more while in the tub.
6. pulling faces
7. sucking on her hands, when she can find them

CARDIOLOGIST

We went to the heart doctor yesturday and had an ECCO and an EKG done. The Ecco was first, we feed her while they did this, it is just an ultra sound of the heart, this is how the found the severe pulminary vavle stinosis in the first place. She did so great no crying. Then we headed over to get the EKG done, and her blood pressure taken, during the EKG last time she screamed and I had to try and calm her down long enough to get a print out on her heart. She was not a fan or the 16 stickers they put all over her chest and she was also not diggin' all the wires that were connected to those stickers. this time she was so interested at were she was she couldn't stop looking around the room long enough to cry, so it took two tries instead of 7 to get the print out.

During her blood pressure she was a little wiggly because of the tightness of the cuff, that the nurse magically pulled out bubbles from her pocket and started blowing them, she loved them, she would stare at them and then smile, so we got everything done in a short amount of time. Bubbles, what a fun toy.

The cardiologist said she still has a little bit of a gradient on the vavle and the right side that was enlarged, but said that usually takes a while to go away, or he is hoping that she will just grow with it if the valve is large. But he said come back in 6 months and we will check again, but she looks awesome, she is growing good and had a cold and got over it like a champ. She may never need to have anything else done to her heart just a few check-ups along the way. That is what I like to hear.

We love our vegetables...

...especially our Carrots
Well Brandon came home fromw work with a surprise, I didn't think he had time to get his costume, but came home with this shirt. It was so cute. It has a bite taken out of it because Claire ate him. he he he notice how her mouth is WIDE open and ready to bit again.
so cute, and here are the pumpkins I carved the night before