The Chappell Family

Santa at Macy's!!

2011-12-24T08:03:00.000-08:00

On the train to the city.

Jayden had fun looking out the window on our way.

We made it but it was really cold that day, so Jayden and Daddy are cuddling up.This is what you walk through to get to Santa. It was really fun for Jayden. Lots of Christmas music, singing animals, trains, snow and decorations.
Jayden was not scared at all. Santa asked him what he wants, he said "Lightening McQueen." haha of course.

Jayden's fake smile.

Rockettes!

2011-12-24T07:53:00.000-08:00

Rockefeller Christmas tree

This was so cool! They did the most amazing nativity scene at the Rockettes show! They had real animals-sheep, camels, donkey. There were thousands of people there and you could totally feel the spirit! I am hooked on the Rockettes! For sure a new tradition for the Chappell family. The dancing was so fun and awesome! Jayden will for sure come next year, it is family and kid friendly. Love it!

Beautiful theater! And handsome man in front!

Making Christmas Cookies

2011-12-24T07:51:00.000-08:00

Halloween

2011-12-12T12:53:00.000-08:00

Ok so my posts are a little backwards. Thanksgiving came before Halloween. I just didn't realize that I hadn't posted Halloween yet. When we went to DC for Todd's presentation it was over Halloween. So we got to go Trick or Treating in Centreville!

Jayden knew just what to say at the door. "Trick-or-treat...thank you... Happy Halloween".

Wow he is doing good at being a ghost! And don't you love how he wouldn't let me paint his forehead. haha

He would go so fast to the next house, probably cus he knew what he was going to get.

Todd's Washington DC presentation

2011-12-12T12:44:00.000-08:00

Here is handsome Todd giving his presentation. Thanks to JRoy we were able to have these pics since I was not able to attend. Thanks J Roy! It went really well and was a great experience for Todd!

We stayed with Grandma Rochelle and Andrea while in DC. And we visited the Air and Space museum. Coolest place ever, and its free!!

This is where the presentation was.

We got to see some of the sites in DC. This is Arlington National Cemetary. Wow.

World War 2 memorial.

Thanksgiving in Williamsburg

2011-12-12T12:17:00.000-08:00

The boys got their hands dirty by cleaning up some of the hurricane damage. Macho men!

Jayden loved helping Kelly put the decorations on her tree!!

This is Mark's game face. We were playing bean bag toss (I don't remember the legit name). It was beautiful outside while we were there. In the 70's, we grilled some burgers and let Jayden run all over the yard.

Our traditional Busch Gardens! Thank you Kelly and Mark for letting us join your tradition. We just love you guys!

Wow Jayden was not scared of Penelope! He just went right up to her and started talking to her.

The Caccetta fmaily! They are amazing! We all had so much fun with them!!

We got to be with Grandma Rochelle and Andrea as well, what a treat that was! So great to have relatives close even though we are on the opposite coast from where we grew up. :)

Gma T and Bobo Visit

2011-12-12T12:13:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much for visiting us! We love to see family! Thanks for all you did while you were here. You helped us a lot!

It's a Boy!!!!

2011-10-26T12:43:00.000-07:00

Well, we are having another boy! We are so excited! Here are some pics from the Sono we did today...

Above- Face, below-feet, 2 below-one leg and feet

Jayden during the ultrasound... We first told him that it was going to be a boy and he said "Brother!" Then few mins later we were all watching the ultrasound screen, including him and Jayden pointed to the screen and said "walrus!" haha I was laughing so hard that the screen and baby were bouncing. During the rest of it Jayden would just randomly say "Mommy's belly" "baby", "Mommy, you OK?". He is going to be such a great brother!

Jayden turns 2!!!

2011-10-06T17:27:00.000-07:00

Well in the morning we woke up and had Jayden's favorite breakfast... Blueberry pancakes!! He tried to flip his own when I wasn't watching. We went to the store yesterday to pick out a flavor for a cake. I put 3 boxes on the shelf in front of him and named every kind then asked what he wanted. He said "STRAWBERRY!!" Then he picked "CHOCOLATE!" for his frosting. Then he told me he wanted cupcakes instead of cake. All day he was asking for Strawberry Muffins.
Here we are at the Eastchester Fire Station!!The firemen were so nice to show us everything and they were so cute with the kids!Singing "Happy Birthday". He just sat there and looked around at everyone singing to him. It was so cute. It was like he could feel the love!We are so lucky to be blessed with such great friends!Wow this is my favorite! Chocolate all over and loving life!

My funny boy

2011-09-29T11:59:00.001-07:00

These are our upstairs friends. They do not speak English, but they are doing so good learning! Jayden loved listening to him play the piano. He kept asking him to come play. The way he would ask is say "Masaki, mere (come here)" then he would softly pull his arm or head into the office.

Ok I was cracking up over this! He has a book called "There's a Wocket in my pocket" So he took his Wocket stuffed animal and asked me to put it in his pocket.

Ok Jayden just really loves Cars!! Mater, Lightening and Missle are the first things he asks for in the mornings and every time they are not in his hand.

Jayden climbed in here and said "new bed!"

Kasia and Andy

2011-09-29T11:56:00.000-07:00

It was so fun to have Kasia and Andy in town. We just love them! Thanks for the visit guys!

Like Father like Son

2011-09-29T11:54:00.001-07:00

Aww, my boys in their Guate shirts!

All about Jayden lately

2011-09-29T11:30:00.000-07:00

He likes to "fly".

I turn my head for 2 seconds and things like this happen all the time. He is getting really curious and creative. It makes me laugh everyday!

Nice pic of Todd I know. haha But Jayden like to eat lunch with us on the "big chair".

I don't know what game he was playing. But he found those by himself and tried to put them on. He was making a motor noise when I walked in the room.

He is in a BIG BOY BED!! I can't believe it. Every morning at 6am on the dot, sometimes a little earlier, he knocks on our door. "Mommy, mere Mommy". That means "come here Mommy" and usually wants me to read him some stories. :)

He loves Mommy's rain boots!

And loves Daddy's IPad. He knows how to get in and out of games buy himself and he has tried to buy several.

He loved swimming in the kiddy pool this summer in the back yard. And of course he had to take a sip every once in a while. He is a water boy for sure!

Oh! This smile just makes me so happy whenever I see it. I take a lot of pics of him and ask him to smile. The other day he was in his high chair and held up a piece of cheese and said "Smile, Cheese...Perfect" haha

He sure falls asleep in his chair a lot!

My monkey boy

Loves his animals!!

Sneakin a taste. He always wears his apron. He loves to just run around in it.

Britt and Jord Visit

2011-09-29T11:18:00.001-07:00

We were so lucky to have Britt and Jord come visit us! We had lots of fun with them. It was so nice just to hang out with family!

On the Brooklyn Bridge.

At a restaurant in Nyack, right on the Hudson River.

Just like we are little kids again, Britt and I got matching hats. We seem to always get the same things just different colors. Gotta love having a sister!

So cute Britt and Jord! We miss you two. Thanks for coming to visit!

Palmyra, what a beautiful place!!

2011-09-12T13:19:00.000-07:00

Right behind us is the Sacred Grove!!

Jayden sure enjoyed peaches on this trip!

We were so lucky to meet up with our family in Palmyra! Thank you Brother Carroll for sending them this way!

Do you know what this is? Yes, it is the room where Moroni visited Joseph Smith. Wow!

It was seriously so beautiful there and so peaceful. If you have not been you need to go!!! There is an amazing spirit there that testifies of the truthfulness of how the Book of Mormon was brought to us. What an amazing family Joseph had and what amazing people Joseph and Emma were and are.

Kate comes to visit (still doing June updates)

2011-09-12T11:24:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun with my sister Kate here in NY!!

Doing some finger painting!

More beach fun!

Kate's first train ride and we got to be with her!!!!!

Todd took me to "Platters" for my birthday! It was some Halal food, yum!!

Times square on my birthday. We went to the Harry Potter exhibit. It was the last month to see the exhibit ever and its been traveling around the world for years.

Thanks Kate for coming to visit! We had so much fun with you. I had fun making "volleyball" posters with you, and watching Last Song! :) haha miss you!!!

Bring it on Irene

2011-08-27T11:10:00.001-07:00

Hickson's come to town

2011-08-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

These are our friends Todd and Abby from Texas. They were so nice to come spend some time with us here. We didn't get to see their boys this time but hopefully we will soon. We miss you guys!

This is at FAO Scharwtz. It is from the movie "Big" with Tom Hanks. It was so fun to play on the big piano with Jayden. We all felt like kids again. This is another picture from FAO Scharwtz, and yes those are our husbands playing Barbie Foosball!! Should we be worried? Can you believe how much that table is worth?We took a carriage ride through central park. The guide was from Ireland (made me think of my Brother Tyson... Elder King, Aww). He was pretty funny and Jayden got to feed the horse a carrot! We had fun strolling through the park. Just before the ride we got a hot dog and we had to down them because we couldn't take food on the ride, and it was raining. They were all smart to wear hats and waterproof jackets that day.

Thank you Todd and Abby for such a great time!! We had a blast and can't wait until we can do another vacation with you. TACT for life.:)

Utah visit continued..

2011-08-19T13:40:00.000-07:00

While we were in Utah we were able to go to St. George to visit our cousins. Jayden and Jaxton are definitely buds. Kirsie didn't even have to worry about feeding him or keeping him entertained. And I didn't have to worry about entertaining Jayden he was too busy with Jax and playing with their dog Mosely.

Aww! Look how cute our boys are. You can tell Jayden is older. It's almost like he is saying "Now Jax when you think a girl is pretty this is what you gotta do..." They were watching a movie together.

Now I love this picture. Jayden helping Great Grandpa with his AMAZING strawberry garden!Jayden loves strawberries!! He was eating them as Grandpa was putting them in the bowl. Boy that was a highlight for Jayden for sure!

Hogle Zoo with Grammie, Britt and Jord. That was fun for help Jayden learn all the animal names and sounds. I love the cute hat we got him. He rarely leaves the house with out it. He always asks "Munty hat peeze".

Love this tradition! I remember doing this as a kid. Wow time goes by fast.

Our cute little family, we are just missing Todd (thanks for taking the picture) and Tyson.

Visiting the Temple grounds with "Ma T", Britt and Kate.
The Salt Lake Temple is so beautiful!!

"I love to see the Temple, I'm going there someday..."

Jayden's first time bowling. He had so much fun! He also had fun going out to the arcade room with Michael to pretend like they were driving the arcade cars.

Grandpa Bobo got Jayden a tent to play in while we were staying with them. He loved it! I love this picture of him poking his little face out. Shows you how much fun he was having!

Update for May

2011-08-19T13:18:00.000-07:00

In may we were so blessed to take a trip home to Utah. We got to hang with family for 3 weeks! It was very fun to see everyone and Jayden just loved playing with all his grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins, friends, etc!! Here are a few pics from out trip...

The Chappells!

Chappell Farms with grandpa, the best farmer ever! Jayden LOVES cows, and LOVES tractors! He has many farm toys at home so he was prepared to tell "Pa-ta" aka grandpa (he can't quite get the word right), all about them while he sat on his lap driving the tractor around feeding cows. Jayden did not ever want to get off the tractor with Grandpa. Chappell Farms look out I think there is a future farmer living in NY.
Feeding "Ma CC" an ice cream cone that we bought for $.25... What!! Ice cream cones here are $1.25 for a kiddie cone!! Ok, we love Lyman!

Jayden was so happy to see his friends "Ducy and Oyen" aka Lucy and Owen at Chappell farms. Melanie and her family were visiting Utah the same time we were and they were so nice to come play on the farm for a day. Melanie was even brave enough to catch a lamb to hold it, at a girl! Melanie's mom and cute sister Ashley came too. We drank fresh raw milk and went four wheeling! Thanks for coming guys!!

Ok now this is a little crazy. We love to jump in the cotton seed every time we go to the farm. So of course Jayden had to try it. No wonder he is such daredevil, we teach him these things. Don't worry he looks scared but he was alright. The funniest part is that he was trying to figure out what it was he was sitting in. He put a piece in his mouth, you know how that turned out, he spit it out fast.

2011-08-19T12:51:00.001-07:00

Ok here come a few months of updates be prepared!!!!

Jayden

2011-04-11T10:50:00.000-07:00

A gift from the Martinez family

Bathtime

Jayden loves to help cook

And boy does he ever like balls, he is all boy!

Grandpa and Grandma CC visit and Philly!

2011-04-11T10:35:00.000-07:00

Well Todd's parents came to visit in March. It was so fun to have them here! We went to Philadelphia and saw a bunch of cool sites including the Liberty Bell. Living on the East Coast is pretty fun! Lots of stuff to see and do. We also had a Philly Cheese sandwich. Todd liked it, but I was not a fan at all. I thought I was going to have a heart attack after all the fat and cheese. It made me want to be a vegetarian! (That same day I had a bad experience with a fast food chicken sandwich that was like rubber, so that added to the vegetarian thought). We love seeing family and friends. It is so fun! Thanks for coming Chappells!

Cape Cod

2011-04-11T10:20:00.000-07:00

This was a a dream vacation for a family going through Med School because we only spent $60 (not including gas) for a 3 day trip in Cape Cod!!! We packed all our own food for all meals besides dinner. For dinner we used gift cards to Olive Garden. Free hotel! Free entertainment-movies on our lap top, seeing all the lighthouses, swimming in the hotel pool, Cape Cod potato chip factory tour, walking on the beach, seeing Yale and the capital of Rhode Island, and Plymouth Rock. We had so much fun. It was a much needed break.

Celeb encounter

2011-03-22T10:28:00.000-07:00

Ok so while Todd's parents were here we decided to go get a bite to eat in Nyack which is just across the Tappan Zee bridge. While we were trying to decide where to eat I noticed some people around me looking at something in the same direction. So I looked too and saw this old man talking to a lady and her son. I thought "Well thats weird that everyone is staring at them". Then I looked a little harder and realised it was Rosie O'Donnell. haha What are the chances of us seeing her in a little town only 20 mins away from home. Her and her son were going to eat at an Irish pub. So did we, just a different one. It was like "Little Ireland" there. Anyway, I have never really been in a situation like that before. It was so weird cus you see these people on TV, but you don't actually think they are real.

A prompting I did not listen to....

2011-03-05T09:57:00.000-08:00

So I woke up yesterday morning, got ready for institute (I look forward to Fridays for this reason), got Jayden and all our stuff packed up in the car, and was ready to go. As I was turning the car on I had this prompting "your car is going to die at the church and you are going to be cold" (our battery light had been on since the day before) and I thought "OK if it dies at least I will have help from people there and hopefully by then it will warm up outside from the sun". I also really wanted to go to institute and thought since it was a good place to be I would be OK. I did not go back in to get a coat and I did go to institute.

After institute, sure enough the car would not turn on and it was freezing outside. My friends, Melanie and Emily helped me jump it. (Yes just girls-girl power!) Then it was working great. On the way home I was on the freeway and I got another prompting saying "you are not going to make it home, call a friend right now". I was thinking "OK what? I can't talk on my phone because it is illegal here, I'll be OK if I can find a place to stop." so once again I decided not to.

When my exit came, only a few seconds after that feeling, I noticed it was closed for construction so I had to go a little further. When I exited, there was some traffic and we were stuck at a red light. While my car was idling it slowly started getting slower and slower sounding. "Oh great" I thought. I hurried to put it in neutral and reved the engine to keep it alive. The light turned green "phewf". I was going along slow but still moving. At the next intersection and big hill, I did not dare go the hill route so I got in the left turning lane to stay on the level ground. Right when I was going to turn left...boom car died when I was in the middle of the intersection. "Why did I not listen? How could I be so bad at not acting when I knew what was ahead?" I put my car in neutral and tried roll backward to get it out of the way. The steering wheel froze and my breaks barely worked. Luckily I was far enough out of the way that traffic could go around me. I called 3 of my friends to help, no answer. I called Todd, he was in class. I finally decided just to call 911. They connected me to some police who didn't show up forever! In the meantime I am directing traffic around me and hoping Jayden would not wake up. I also finally got a hold of one friend, Erin, that could come jump me again, except she was at the grocery store which was 15 mins away.

The cops turned their lights on to help with traffic, pushed my car out of the intersection to a safe place and waited until my friend Erin showed up. The cop said "Uh you should wait in your car you look freezing". I did not realise I was chattering so much. Once again why didn't I listen? When she got there, she brought back up, Alan, our friend's husband. We jumped my car again and again and again, no luck. Jayden was now awake and crying, poor guy. We pushed it further down the street where we could actually park it in a parking spot. We decided to leave it there til Todd got home, one more problem, I could not take the key out or the alarm would just go off. Ah! My window was also stuck rolled down. Then all these men came over to see what was wrong. Pure "New Yorkers" with very thick accents and "thick skin". Each one had a separate opinion "Oh it's the alternator", "No its the starter!", "No, It's definitely the battery that looks like "bleep"!". Each asked how they could help me. Who said New Yorkers weren't nice?

OK so, I could not leave everything in my car with the window rolled down and the key in it. Erin had two kids in car seats in the back, we wouldn't fit. She went and dropped her daughter off at her neighbors, came back, we unloaded my car, loaded hers and finally got home at around 1. Institute ended at 10:30.

It was the battery and the alternator in the car that died. How thankful I am for great friends, helpful and friendly police, and friendly bystanders who offered a helping hand. And how sorry I am that I did not listen to the promptings! Lesson learned! I just hope Heavenly Father can actually trust me again to keep the promptings coming. How amazing that we can have such a clear communication with Him as well. I am just a girl that is trying to be the best I can in this world, and He is trying to help me get there. He loves me, us! I felt like a teenager not listening to my parents or something. How silly I felt after and how thankful I am that He still watched over me and Jayden by not letting us get hurt. So all I have to say to myself now is "Listen to that still small voice for it will ring loudly in your ears."

Jayden's first haircut!

2011-02-07T12:03:00.000-08:00

So Jayden held so still only because he was watching "Memo" aka "Nemo". He did not move one muscle. It was pretty impressive. Now he looks like his mom is really a hairdresser, before you would wonder. His hair was so long in weird places. He looks like a stud muffin now.

Tyson's Mission Call

2011-02-07T11:59:00.000-08:00

My brother just go called to the Scotland/ Ireland Mission. (The pic is over Skype, so sad we couldn't be there in real life) We ar so happy for him!! What a cool place to go. He will be the best missionary there. He is so fun and funny that the people will love him. I know he will make some best friends and learn a lot. We LOVE you Tyson!!!

Ice in NY

2011-02-07T11:52:00.001-08:00

Ok so after it snowed like crazy it rained and made a nice ice layer over everything. Even on top of the snow. It was the coolest thing.

New York Snow Storm

2011-01-27T12:39:00.001-08:00

We made a sledding track for Jayden down our stairs, don't worry all you grandparents it was safe.

So as you all know it has been crazy and snowy here. Here are some fun pics of our snow day.

Head stands

2011-01-27T12:34:00.001-08:00

So one night we were all in the living room and Jayden was showing us his tricks.

So I decided to show Jayden one of mine. He liked it and tried it himself, but needed Daddy's help. Daddy needed help to but there was no one big enough to help him. And we used the Bumbo for a cushion, so much better than the tile floor.

Jayden and Puzzles

2011-01-27T12:28:00.000-08:00

So Jayden just amazes me. We play with these puzzles a lot and just the other day I said "Jayden here is the pig, where does it go?" he put it in the correct place!!! He can do all the animals now in this puzzle. Wow, they just keep growing and learning don't they.

Snow Fun!

2011-01-18T05:15:00.001-08:00

Gpa Bobo came to visit and got Jayden a new sled which we have enjoyed ever since!

Whenever we pull Jaydens snow stuff out from the closet he comes right over to put it on. When we are done putting it on, he heads striaght for the door and just watches the doorknob. He loves playing outside!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-18T05:03:00.000-08:00

Uncle Tyson will be proud of this shot! Thanks for the hoop, Jayden loves it.

He loves the boxes just as much as the toy. This is his helmet. When he puts it on he becomes even more of a daredevil.

Getting our Christmas tree. Jayden was eating a candy cane and would not let go of it for the pic.

Well we had such a great Christmas this year. It took us 12 hours to open all of our gifts, not because we had a lot, its because we have a one year old that likes to play with all the boxes, takes naps and is hungry all the time.

Eclipse

2011-01-18T05:00:00.001-08:00

This was our first time seeing a real eclipse. It was a pretty cool thing to witness. The pic is not great but you can still tell what it looked like. It was freezing that night. We were wrapped in blankets, and snow gear and still shivering. It was at 3am!

Jayden's vocab

2010-12-10T18:56:00.000-08:00

Todd is busy with finals and Jayden is busy trying new words.
This is what he knows:
Book= Buh
Ball=Ba
More=mo
Diaper=Da-pa
and of course he is a pro at "Muma" and "Dad"
He is so funny. He loves to take all the dish towels out of the drawer, put one around his neck like a scarf, drag another and pile them inside containers. Sometimes he will take a towel in each hand and spin, stop, run, stop, pile them on the floor then stomp on them. haha He cracks me up. I just love to watch him all day. He is the best entertainment. The count down is 6 days til Todd is out of school! Yeehaa! Getting through this weekend will be the hardest part since Todd's face will be glued to books. Remember I live for Sundays... it means no studying and we get Daddy all day! So Sunday can you come a little faster and stay a little longer??

Thanksgiving

2010-11-30T20:30:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving was so fun in Williamsburg/ D.C.!! We went to Busch Gardens, Jamestown, D.C, Temple, and got to see family that we never get to see. Great food, great fun and great entertainment thanks to Luke on his guitar, and Trevor with his mad fishing skills that won Jayden a Lemur. :)

Fall

2010-11-30T20:08:00.000-08:00

Our Fall was filled with hay rides, BEAUTIFUL TREES, cute flannel shirts, apple cider, apple cider doughnuts, and BEAUTIFUL walks!! NY is so BEUTIFUL in the Fall!!!

Chappell's came to visit

2010-11-30T19:59:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun with Gma and Gpa!! We went to the city, MA, played with Jayden and celebrated his birthday, etc. I hope I didn't give them a tour of the city too fast. It sure was fun. Thanks so much for coming!!! We love visitiors.

Jayden's First Birthday!!

2010-11-30T19:37:00.000-08:00

Well we started out the day with Jayden's favorite breakfast, blueberry pancakes! He was so happy from the min he woke up. As you can tell his cake was in the shape of a baseball. When he first started diggin into his cake he was only eating the frosting and when he finally got down to the chocolate part he went crazy. It was his first time having chocolate, and I think he loved it. Then he tried sharing some with Gma CC. Wow, can't believe he is already one!! Time really does fly. We just love Jayden. He is so much fun. Everyday is a new adventure. Learning, growing, getting into something new that I have to "baby-proof", trying to talk, running everywhere. Oh it's so fun, I just love being a mother!

Halloween

2010-11-30T19:17:00.000-08:00

We had 2 styles of Halloween this year. 1. Trunk or Treat at the church, Jayden style. 2. Bodine style. Now let me explain Bodine style. The Bodine family does an amazing, haunted, Halloween event every year and we were invited. For those of you that know the Bodine's you will not recognize them, if you do, then I am sorry. :)

Beware

2010-11-30T19:15:00.000-08:00

Ok here comes a huge update... I haven't been able to update for months now so here it goes. It will probably take me a couple days and it will be mostly pics I am sure. There, you are warned.

2010-09-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

Our first New York pizza! On stage recieving his white coat.

First day of sdchool.

Playing with Mommy in the kitchen.

2010-09-25T08:55:00.000-07:00

Thank you for the visit Gpa Bob and Gma T!! It was so fun!!

Where's Waldo?

2010-09-25T08:51:00.000-07:00

This is a huge screen in Times Square. Can you see us? We are to the left of the girl. Todd is in white, we have the stroller and my Dad is holding Jayden.

Welcome to our new home

2010-09-25T08:36:00.000-07:00

The Empire State building behind us. View from the Rock.

Times Square

Its official! White Coat Ceremony

Lady Liberty

Well, we just love it here so far. We have not gotten lost yet, that is amazing. It is just beautiful here. We have been so many fun places, but compared to what there is to see we have barely been anywhere. Our ward is great, the people here are great. Not a day goes by that I don't here a different language. We love having public transportation, Jayden especially because that means no car seat. We love New York!

NC

2010-08-04T20:30:00.001-07:00

Sunset, on the other side of the island.

Farmer Joe Todd.

The boys with low body fat trying to warm up in the sand. The sandmen.

Ouch!

The daredevil Tyson.

OBX

2010-08-04T19:51:00.000-07:00

Cute little clams.

Conquering the ship wreck.

My two studs!

Ocracoke.

Jayden's famous squint.

Beautiful sunrise.

Summer Life

2010-07-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

The Todd's and the boys!

Volleyball at the "Hickson Resort"

Jayden lovin the pool The Clan!

I love my family!

2010-07-02T12:02:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple random pics of family that i thought were so cute!

The J-Mister update

2010-06-18T12:42:00.000-07:00

Helping mommy with the dishes.

Already learning to climb the stairs.

Daddy teaching Jayden ho to drive at the age of 8 months.

His new toy cubby. He loves getting into all of our books.

SLAM DUNK! He will be a baller at Grandpa Bobo's basketball camp, watch out future cousins.

Christa in Texas

2010-06-18T09:39:00.000-07:00

Christa is living in Texas!!! She has a cute little prego belly, she is due Aug 4th. I am so glad I get to see her and live by her for a month. Welcome to the hot, humid, good ol' Texas summer!

Bluebonnets

2010-04-28T12:17:00.000-07:00

Well Jayden was such a good kid. It was really windy, sunny, and he had a little accident but he was still so good to take pics. The only thing that made him happy was mommy's sunglasses. I bet you are all wondering what the accident was. Well we stood him up on the chair and he fell off. Don't worry the chair is tiny, and no permenent damage. :) It was pretty funny, you could tell he fell into a patch of flowers because he came out with half of them in his nose. We had fun! It is so gorgeous out there! Thank you Molly for introducing us!!

Bluebonnets!!

2010-04-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

Bath time and eating

2010-02-25T09:17:00.000-08:00

Jayden loves the bath, he never wants to get out. His feet always get wrinkled cus we play in there so long! He is still getting the hang of eating. He doesn't like the taste of the rice cereal as you can see. It is so fun to see him try new things!!

Silly times

2010-02-25T09:10:00.001-08:00

Snow day

2010-02-25T09:05:00.001-08:00

Even though this was a little while ago I just wanted everyone to see how much snow we got! It was so fun. Jayden loved touching it.

Wow have they grown

2010-02-25T07:59:00.000-08:00

This is Jayden's buddy Caleb who is about 6 weeks younger than him. This is a pic we took in the hospital after Caleb was born. Wow, they both have changed so much, they are so big now.

Visit to Utah

2010-02-16T10:05:00.000-08:00

The Daffy Duck look

2010-02-10T15:21:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Motherhood!!!

2010-01-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

Wow I have had a crazy couple of days. Lets start with the ewwy gooy then move on to the wet and smelly. Ok so yesterday Jayden was starting to spit up, so I put my hand under his mouth to catch it from going on his cute outfit.... bad idea, I would have rather changed him. It was the first time that I actually felt sick to my stomach looking at what came out. Todd described it as alien goop. Thats what it felt like, sticky, gross, smelly spit up that stuck to my fingers when I pulled them apart. Then, this morning I put Jayden in bed with me at about 6am so I could get a couple more hours of sleep and at about 9 I was woken by Jayden tossing and turning. As I was trying to comfort him he spit up yet again, but this time was worse! He threw up all over my arm, from sholder to wrist, in my hair, all over the bed and himself, it was pro-jec-tile again projectile! It was probably the amount of one glass of milk poured all over us but it didn't smell like milk. Guess he didn't like what I ate. So boy, two mommy moments in two days!! I am sure there will be more mommy moments to come, but I hope they are not gross. :)

2010-01-11T09:59:00.000-08:00

Wow what a stud!!!!

Like father like son....Waiting for mom to get ready for bed.

smiley videos

2009-12-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

Christmas PJ's

2009-12-15T10:38:00.001-08:00

Thank you to Gma Binny we have some cute Christmas PJ's!! I love them!

Jayden's room is finally complete

2009-12-15T10:36:00.001-08:00

Jayden's Blessing Outfit

2009-12-15T10:24:00.000-08:00

Jayden got to wear his dad's blessing outfit for his blessing. And boy he looked cute! Thank you Gma Stephenson for making that beautiful blanket!

Blessing Weekend

2009-12-15T10:18:00.000-08:00

We are so thankful for our family for coming to the blessing. It was so awesome to have them there. And Michael finally met Jayden, Yay! We need the other sibilings to come meet him. It was such a spiritual blessing. I am so thankful Jayden is healthy and well.

2009-12-02T09:59:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

2009-12-01T09:29:00.000-08:00

Jayden was so tired the other day that he fell asleep with his head hanging down off my arm, it did not look comfortable at all.

Thanksgiving

2009-12-01T09:25:00.000-08:00

Yum Yum!!

First Halloween

2009-11-05T14:56:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun with Jayden this Halloween. He was so cute inside that pumkin! It was an adventure getting him in and out. We are just having so much fun with this little man!! He looked so cute in his ghost costume too!

Fun things with Jayden

2009-10-25T12:30:00.000-07:00

We have had some fun with little Jayden. We love watching him sleep, bath time is always an adventure, Dad and Jayden always fall asleep together when it gets dark outside, he looks like mom when he goes crossed-eyed, and we love showing him off over Skype. We can't believe he is almost 3 weeks old already. Time sure does go fast with kids! We are loving every minute of it though!!

Our biggest blessing!!!!!

2009-10-09T10:49:00.000-07:00

Jayden Todd Chappell

2009-10-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

update

2009-09-21T10:08:00.000-07:00

I just did a quick update of only pics since I am so behind. We are preparing for the baby still and we are almost ready. We have had so much help from family and friends. We are very blessed to have so much support. Thank you to everyone!!! We are so excited for little Chappell to be here, it could happen anyday.

Texas Baby Shower

2009-09-21T10:05:00.000-07:00

Wakeboarding in Utah

2009-09-21T10:00:00.001-07:00

Oh I love my family

2009-09-21T09:51:00.000-07:00

Baby Shower in Utah

2009-09-21T09:39:00.000-07:00

Preparing for baby!

2009-08-14T09:14:00.000-07:00

Ok so here are some pics of us painting the baby's room and our new crib!! We have more ideas of decorating that we are excited for. And Todd is coming up with 50% of the ideas. What a cool soon-to-be dad!! :)

4th of July fam comes to visit

2009-07-28T08:12:00.000-07:00

We celebrated my Birthday.

Todd took Britt dancing! Yeeha!

We had an intense game of pool!!

Our birthdays

2009-06-26T10:41:00.000-07:00

For Todd's birthday we went fishing and later had cake and ice cream with all our friends. It was also our friend Kim's birthday so we combined. :) For my birthday we went jet skiing and then went to the cheesecake factory for dessert! We are so happy we have great friends here! We both had a great time on our birthdays!!

Girls camp

2009-06-26T10:37:00.001-07:00

Here is a little preview of what girls camp was like. Our wards theme was whooville so of course we had to have the hair!! It was so fun! My girls were so fun and so cute!!

baby update

2009-06-26T10:34:00.000-07:00

Well my belly just keeps getting bigger and bigger! Todd got me a cute baby outfit that says "mommy's super hero"! I love it!

My boy bump!!

2009-05-19T17:49:00.000-07:00

Ok so it doesn't look like its that big but it feels huge! Its as hard as a rock too. Today Todd was able to feel it kick for the first time!!!! It was so exciting. He was also kicking like crazy today too. I love being able to feel him now and to know that it is a him. The ultrasound pics below are some of the ones that helped us to determine what gender it is. Hope you can tell what they are of.

It's a Boy!!!!!!

2009-05-19T17:45:00.000-07:00

14 weeks and counting

2009-04-17T17:36:00.000-07:00

Well for all family and freinds that don't see me everyday here is my baby pooch! People are slowly noticing. It feels bigger than it looks. I am slowly, very slowly, getting over the sick phase and now getting into the exciting headaches, dizziness and growing out of my clothes stage. The other day I put on a pair of pants and I could not even zip them!!!! Man can't wait to get a belly band so my pants stop dragging at work. :) Make sure everyone guesses what it is going to be, cus I think and hope we will find out in 5 weeks. Wow I am just getting more excited everyday. Being pregnant is a very different, weird, but amazing feeling! I really can't believe there is a little sweet baby in there. Oh right now it is the size of a clenched fist. Wow! Everyone at work asks "How ya'll doing?" Instead of just you. They are very fun. Well I will update you all at a later time.

Easter

2009-04-17T16:25:00.000-07:00

Todd found all his eggs from our Easter Egg hunt (Thanks to my Dad) and he found his Easter basket after a long time of searching. I had it hidden for 3 days and he had no idea.

I love Spring!!

Todd's Easter gift to me, beautiful flowers! He surprised me with them in the house after I got home from work.

Guatemala!!!!

2009-03-18T19:04:00.000-07:00

Yes this is real lava! Wow I never knew how lava moved and that it was so Hot!! This was one of the neatest things Todd and I have done. Hiking up there was hard and steep. Then when we got close to the lava area it felt like we were on the moon. There was no vegetation, just black sand blowing every step you took. Wow what an adventure!

2009-03-18T18:37:00.000-07:00

The volcano smoking.
There are 3 volcanos behind us here.

Me and the cutest little Guate, Jose! Wow I miss him! He is an orphan and I would love to take him home.

The beautiful temple that cute Todd had many experiences in with his mission. :)

The sweet huts we stayed in on the beach, east Guatemala.

Guatemala

2009-03-18T18:05:00.000-07:00

Wow we had an amazing trip to Guatemala!! It was so fun!! We went from hiking a volcano, chillin on the beach at a resort, hiking around the jungle and Tikal, hanging out at an orphanage, shopping, going to Lake Atitlan, meeting families, etc. It was really so fun. I know we are going to go back a lot. It is so beautiful.

2009-02-16T09:51:00.000-08:00

The Chappell's come to visit!

2009-02-16T09:05:00.000-08:00

It was so fun to have Todd's parents come to visit. We went shopping, country dancing at Billy Bob's, went out to eat ALOT, went to some museums in Dallas, watched a movie, hung out and played games. It was so awesome that they were able to come. We were so happy to spend time with them and show them a little bit of Texas. We miss them already. Can't wait to see them again.

2009-02-06T17:56:00.000-08:00

Billy Bobs Texas concert

2009-01-20T09:15:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun at this concert. I have never seen so much beer in my life! Almost everyone danced too, it was like the whole building was a dance floor. So fun!!

Indian Food, my fav!

2009-01-20T09:11:00.000-08:00

Todd surprised me and took me to get some of my favorite food... Indian food. Yum!

New Orleans!!

2009-01-06T11:14:00.000-08:00

Wow we had so much fun!! Me, Todd, my bro, my dad, uncle and Harry went to the Bayou! We saw so many creepy creatures. We went to Bourbon Street and best of all we went to the Sugarbowl!! Go UTES!!

What a beautiful place

2009-01-06T10:56:00.000-08:00

Christmas

2009-01-06T10:45:00.000-08:00

Mauga family comes to visit!!

2008-12-09T10:36:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness it was so fun to see them!! Man they are all so cute! We had so much fun going on a walk, feeding ducks, going to 6 flags, church, the nativity, swimming, and going to Spting Creek BBQ! We are so glad they came!!