Tagged!

SO I WAS TAGGED BY RACHEL....SO HERE IT GOES!


1.Where were you when you first found out that you were pregnant? I WAS AT MY HOUSE


2.Who was with you? I THINK THAT MY FRIEND VIC WAS THERE WHEN I FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT WITH KYLER, AND BRANDON WAS THERE WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS PREGNANT WITH KASTON


3.How did you find out that you were pregnant? HOME PREGNANCY TEST, AND I WAS SUPER SICK


4.What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? HAPPY/SCARED


5.Who was the first person you told? I DON'T REALLY REMEMBER PROBABLY OUR FAMILY!


6.Did you plan to get pregnant? NOPE THEY WERE BOTH SURPRISES!


7.Did you tell everyone else right away? NO WE WAITED FOR AWHILE TO TELL EVERYONE (WE WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER OUR FIRST DOC APPOINTMENT.)


8.Was everybody happy for you?YA I THINK SO!


9.Did you go out and celebrate? NO I WAS TOO SICK! LOL


10.Did you want to find out the sex? YES!!!


11.Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew that you wouldn't put on your baby? PROBABLY I AM VERY PICKY! LOL


12.How much weight did you gain? WITH KYLER I GAINED 40 POUNDS (I HAD TOXEMIA) AND WITH KASTION I GAINED 12!


13.What did you crave the most? NOTHING.....EVERYTHING THAT I ATE I THREW UP! IT SUCKED


14.Did you crave anything crazy? NOPE.


15.Who or what got on your nerves? RANDOM PEOPLE COMING UP TO ME AND FEELING MY BELLY, AND PEOPLE TELLING ME THAT I LOOKED REALLY SICK! THAT IS JUST A POLITE WAY OF SAYING..."YOU LOOK LIKE CRAP!" LOL


16.Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? YEP! I HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH OF MY PREGNANCIES!


17.Where and when did you go into labor? I WAS AT HOME WHEN I WENT INTO LABOR WITH BOTH OF MY KIDS.


18.Who drove you to the hospital? BRANDON


19.Who was in the room when you gave birth? BRANDON, THE DOC, AND SOME NURSES!


20.Did you go early or late? I WAS RIGHT ON TIME WITH KYLER AND I WAS A LITTLE OVER 2 WEEKS EARLY WITH KASTON


21. How long were you in labor? 24 HOURS WITH KYLER AND ALOT LONGER WITH KASTON!


22.Did you have any drugs for the pain? EPIDURAL WITH BOTH BUT IT WORE OFF WHILE I WAS HAVING KASTON


23.Did you go natural or have a C-section? NATURAL


24.What was your first reaction after giving birth? WHEN I HAD KYLER I REMEMBER CRYING AND WITH KASTON I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH...I WAS REALLY OUT OF IT!


24.How big was the baby? KYLER WAS 7 POUNDS 10 OUNCES 21.5 INCHES TALL AND KASTON WAS 7 POUNDS 20.5 INCHES TALL!


25.Did your husband cry? YES HE CRIED WITH BOTH!


26.What did you name the baby? KYLER ERIK STARKS AND KASTON CLAIR STARKS


27.Does his name have any significant meaning? YES KYLER ERIK IS NAMED AFTER BRANDON AND KASTON CLAIR IS NAMED AFTER MY DAD


28.Did you have any visitors? YES TONS I HAVE A WONDERFUL FAMILY


29.Did the baby have any complications? NOTHING LIFE THREATENING...THANK GOODNESS!


30.How old is your baby today? KYLER IS 4 KASTON IS 9 MONTHS


31.When is the next one coming? HAHA THAT'S FUNNY!


32.If you could would you do it all over again? YA IT WAS WORTH IT!

33.Tag five: KIMMY, CARRIE, COURTNEY, KATY, KAYSIE, AND BRITNEY

Going Private!

So I have decided that I am now going to go private with my blog. Lots of my friends and family have also gone private, and after listening to their points... I think that going Private is the answer. The Internet can be unsafe and I want to protect my kids as much as possible. So if you would like to be invited to my blog, please leave me your email address. Thanks!

Things I am Thankful for!

So considering that yesterday was Thanksgiving, I figured that I should tell everyone what I am thankful for.

I am so so thankful for a wonderful husband. He is truly my best friend and together we have been through so much. He is such a kind and caring person and he treats me like a Queen. Brandon is such an amazing father and he does everything he can to make sure that me and the kids are taken care of. I love him so much.

I am thankful for my beautiful boys. I love being a mom, and I would be lost without them. Kyler is my 4 year old and he is constantly making me laugh, he has such an awesome personality. And then there is Kaston, he is growing so fast and it seems like he learns something new everyday. Its so fun watching as he tries something new for the first time, and its especially fun when both Ky and Kaston are playing together. I am so so lucky to have my kids and I am thankful to be their mom.

I am also very thankful for my dad. He was such an amazing person and I learned so much from him. I miss him so so much. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him. There are even days when I catch myself dialing his number just cuz I want to talk to him and hear his voice. I really wish he was here with me right now. I can't help but think that my kids are missing out on knowing such a great person. No matter what tho I will always be a daddy's girl, and I will never stop telling my kids all about him. I am very thankful for the time that I did have with my dad after all I am a better person because of him. Love you daddy.

I am thankful for my mom. She has also taught me a lot. I know that she had to give up a lot for us kids and I also know that she had to work really hard for everything that she had. My mom was raising kids and getting her degree at the same time. Now that I am trying to do the same I know just how difficult it was for her. She is a wonderful grandma. The grand kids always love to go over to grandmas house.

I am really thankful for my bro's and sister. We are so close and I love it. There isn't anything that we wouldn't do for each other. I love each one of them. We have been through a lot and I am glad that we have had each other to lean on.

I am also thankful for my friends. I have got really great friends and I am so lucky!

I have so so many things to be thankful for my list could go on forever. Most importantly tho I am thankful for my savior. I know that its because of him that I have so many great things in my life!

9 Months Already!

Its so crazy to think that Kaston is now 9 months old! It is truly amazing how fast time flies. He is growing so fast, and it makes me sad. Can't he stay a baby forever? Anyways he is getting into everything! He loves to stand up and he is trying so hard to walk. I think its only a matter of time before he masters walking and then I am really going to have a hard time keeping him out of things! LOL He loves to do patty cake and he also loves to dance. Kaston also loves his baths. Every time he hears the bath water running he hurries to the bathroom, and when he is in his bath he LOVES to just sit there and splash. Kaston also loves his big brother. Anytime Kaston sees Kyler he gets the biggest grin on his face, and then he hurries over to Kyler. Its great. I absolutely LOVE being a mom! ( I am going to post pictures soon )

Halloween!

We had so much fun this Halloween! My kids looked so cute in their costumes. Kyler decided that he was going to be the transformer Bumble Bee, and Kaston was a Dalmatian Puppy.
We got all dressed up and went to our ward trunk or treat. Kyler got a lot of candy and he had fun playing with all of the other kids. Afterwards we went to Brandon's brothers house, and then we just hung out with friends. We had lots of fun this year!

School Halloween Party!

Kyler had a Halloween Party at his precshool and he decided that he was going to dress up as a pirate. ( He mainly just wanted me to paint his face!) His teacher took them around her neighborhood trick or treating, and they sang Halloween songs to all of her neighbors. All of the parents came early and Kylers class sang their Halloween songs. It was really cute!

Pumpkins!

So we decided to carve pumpkins this year. We usually just let Kyler paint his pumpkins but this year we thought that he was old enough to carve a pumpkin. We invited my sister Tiffy, and her husband Kash over and we all had a blast carving our pumpkins. Kyler decided that he wanted his pumpkin to have a spider web with a spider, and he told Tiffy that she had to carve a silly face on hers. The pumpkins turned out really good and we had lots of fun carving them! Here are some pictures!

Ky and Kaston

Kaston playin with the pumpkin!

Kaston attempting to help Tiffy!