One Month Old

I could just eat her up!!!!

Our other 2 crazies!!

Spring has Sprung

You know Spring is here in the Nuttall family when Grandpa Brent takes everyone to the driving range to practice hitting golf balls. We have a tournament every July 4th against Grandma Lavon's extended family, so Dad needs us to represent him well. Parker even got in on the action on the practice green. I wish I could put (not putt) my ball that close to the hole every time.

Loooooong Night!!!

We had a very long and interesting night last night. The frustration started at bedtime when it took 2 hours to get both the boys asleep. I was not a happy mom!! Around 12:30 Makenzie wanted to eat, which is fine cause I stay up and feed her so Lance can get up in the middle of the night. (It's easier for me to stay up then to try and wake up)
After she was fed and changed and put back to bed around 1-1:30, Lance and I both fell fast asleep. Here is how the rest of the night went :
2:45-Tai comes in our room screaming and holding his stomach, so we went to the couch, to try and calm him down. Nothing is working....
3:15- Parker wakes up from the screaming, and is now wide awake
3:20 - Tai is screaming even louder and so we decide to take him to the ER cause we don't know what else to do. And this is day 4 of the nighttime stomach aches.
3:20-4:00- I try to get Parker back to sleep, but he wasn't having it. Yes, another 45 minutes to get the boy back to sleep. aaahhh
I call Lance then and he says that they took an X-ray and had a VERY TRAUMATIC experience getting his blood drawn. It took several nurses, and Lance was breaking out in sweats from holding a screaming 5 year old. ( Glad I wasn't there)
4:30- Makenzie wanted to eat again. I called Lance and the blood results showed nothing and the only thing they could find was that Tai was "a little backed up" so they sent him home with a nasty drink to try and push it all out and a new gaming toy that you hook up to your TV that I am just thrilled about.
5:00- The boys came home, we told Tai to sleep on the couch and Lance and I amazingly sat and laughed at the whole thing... mostly cause this up all night business has become the normal thing lately. And NOT because of a newborn-Makenzie has been the easiest one!!!!! We are just dumbfounded
So Lance being SUPERMAN that he is has gone on very little sleep and he just keeps going, making sure I sleep in so I can face the 3 little stinkers that are our children!!!
Thank goodness, he has a job with great people that work with him. We are blessed that way. Now if we can only figure out these crazy nights, or I am calling the Super Nanny!!!!

Newest Pictures

Officially...

Being a tired, overwhelmed 3-time new dad, I forgot to post the "vitals" that everyone always wants to know, so.....

6 Pounds
14 Ounces
18 Inches

Name...

Makenzie Mei Lamb

(it took us a couple days to decide on Mei, pronounced like the month, not like my)

The Stork Stopped By

He dropped of another perfectly healthy and sound package via ceasarian delivery this morning. She is beautiful and will fit perfectly in all of the pink outfits Kristi has stock piled over the months and years.




Amazing how fast a tiny baby can turn into a little man ala older brother Tairen. (and please tell Kristi how great she looks for having delivered a baby and being dressed in an open backed gown.)

Joys of Traveling?

I don't ever look forward to my work trips - it's hard not being with my wife, it's kind of hard not being with my boys - just kidding. It's REALLY hard not being able to be a family - and talking on the web cam for an hour a night just doesn't cut it, although it helps.

BUT - if you know my father in law, he relishes in traveling just for the fact that he can be somewhere different. So, I've enjoyed at least being somewhere different.

BUT - if you know me, I don't fly by the seat of my pants either. I plan and scheme to get what I want out of the inconvenience of traveling. I seek out courses, print maps to, and find extra time to get out and play disc golf - because the weather is better than in Utah. I study the roads so that I don't have to get lost - and so that I can drive the car. Anything I can prepare for, I will.

I knew that, being in Portland, I needed to get out and enjoy some seafood - fresh, close-to-the-coast, straight-from-the-sea food. As usual, I didn't just randomly go to some chain like Red Lobster or McGrath's - I could get crappy food in Utah. I researched - found a restaurant that seemed local and a little out of the way. Here's a little hit for all you travelers - if you pull up to a restaurant on a Wednesday night and the place is packed and the parking lot is full, it's for a good reason. And, if any of you are in the Portland area any time soon, I know a great restaurant where the food tastes soooooo good, you won't be able to stop eating even if you are stuffed full (even if you don't order any of the seafood) The Picture of the leftover shells from dinner (I still am a little shocked that I actually ate one of these, but I'm glad it was here and not in Utah - land of fish not tasting fresh)

The moral of the story is...I got to eat what I can't usually eat because Kristi will barf at the smell - and all because I have to travel.