Sevy Turns 2 and We're Moving to Houston

For spring break, Jon and I headed down to Houston to check it out and look for housing for dental school. After being down there for a few days, Jon knew that this is where he wanted to go for sure! We spent a day looking at apartments and two days checking out houses, and we are pretty sure we want to get a house when we move! So scary and so exciting! If you want to see our two favorite houses we saw, go to the side of our blog under "check it out" and click "Houston House Hunt." We put up info and pictures. Yeah, we're weird! Anyhoo, Houston was fun! We went to Ikea (my dream come true!) and checked out the cheap and cool furniture. We went to the Galleria which is every shoppers dream mall and covers anyone's budget. They have everything from a Gucci store, to Delia's (my favorite store--at least their sales!) So cool! One of the afternoons, Jon surprised me by taking me down to Galveston beach which is only like 45 minutes away. The weather was windy, and the beach is slightly pathetic, but the houses down there are cool and heck--it's a beach! We had fun walking around and didn't dare touch the water. For dinner we went to this off the beaten track bar-b-que place called Queen's and had the greated bbq sandwhich's which were huge and cheap! The best part was, they were western bar-b-que, not southern! I tell you--it's so much better! It's like the sauce is thicker or maybe it's just what I grew up to! Either way, it was GOOOOD!

We came home and basically went straight up to Amarillo to celebrate Easter and to have a birthday bash for Sevy! We took pictures of the girls in their Easter dresses and Drew looking sharp in his matching tie. It's sad to say, but Sevy had been sick and as a result, not the funnest monkey to be around. We finally did manage to get her smiling for a picture when she learned her shoes sounded like duckies. Boy! That was the coolest thing ever! While the weather was nice Saturday, the kids did an Easter egg hunt and this year it was so much fun since the kids were old enough to enjoy it! Sevy went crazy and they all ended up with a basket full of eggs! Saturday night we had a birthday party and yes, Sevy is still afraid of fire so the candle blowing out was impossible. She did enjoy unwrapping gifts and fell in love with the Elmo semi-truck with little Cookie

Monster and Grouch trucks that ride inside. She puts them in her baby stroller given to her by Aunt Judy! What a girly-girl!

Today is officially her 2nd birthday and we attempted to take pictures like we did last year. I took her to the temple because the grounds there are the prettiest in Lubbock and she was not cooperative at all! She did enjoy running around the grounds of the temple with her ducky shoes though. I did manage to get a few cute ones and call it good! We are not doing any real celebrations today thanks to a test of Jon's and me having to work, but maybe this weekend we'll think of something fun for her to do. She's too little to care anyway! (What a mean Mom am I!)

My Super Man

So this was the first weekend in ages that Jon did not have anything to do, and I was totally stoked because that meant we could do something fun . . . or at least overhaul our apartment. Well, Friday night we went out to eat with some friends of ours at one of our favorite resturaunts and we ate the best chips and salsa and then I ordered my favorite meal from there. Afterwards we were going to go play games but once we got to the car, I wasn't feeling so great and told Jon I needed to go home. We called and apologized to our friends and got home and 10 minutes later I lost my dinner. The rest of the night for me was spent tossing in bed and rushing to the bathroom. Not fun. Jon took care of Sevy and put her to bed and stayed up playing video games when he saw her wandering around at like 2 am. He got her back in bed and an hour or so later, she puked. Poor guy had to clean her all by himself and change her sheets and bathe her and put her back in bed. Two hours later, it happened again. Poor Jon! Somehow, he managed to spend the night cleaning and caring for the two sick girls in the household that shared a meal and because of it shared food poisoning! Thankfully, Sevy was great by the next morning. I still didn't feel so hot, so Jon still took care of me and got me 7-up and made me toast and things. I felt so bad like I had starved our poor unborn child. I'm just glad Jon ignored me when I tried to get him to finish my burrito, and that he is the type of guy willing to clean up puke! He is definetely my Super Man!

Belly Issues

So, I'm still teaching my x-biking class and when I got home today I looked in the mirror and realized--I'm starting to look fairly silly in tight workout shirts. I went to class tonight with a hoodie that's formfitting w/o a belly and my regulars started making fun of me! I'm wondering if I'm starting to look funny on the bikes. Like, people always make fun of pregnant women waddling, although I never thought I did, but do I do something weird like that while teaching? Would anyone actually tell me if I did? I shouldn't complain because I'm really not huge yet, and I haven't gotten the pregnancy arms yet, and my pants still thankfully fit smashingly, but I'm starting to struggle in the shirt arena and all my maternity shirts from last time are wintery, dressy, and very large. I'm just at a loss of what to do because I know I'm only getting bigger from here! And those are my belly issues!

Talents and my two cents

Sorry for this random post. Jon and I were watching Dreamgirls last night and he made the comment, "How would it feel to be able to sing that good?" I told him it probably feels the same as having complete control on your skates as you are playing hockey. We started talking about having real talents and how everybody is really good at something. I always thought I was just a jack of all trades but not really great at anything, but that's not true for anyone. I think at one time or another, everyone feels really confident about something and it just feels right. I had that feeling at Ricks in my drafting class where I just knew what I was doing and could get lost for hours doing it and not realizing it. I have friends who can get lost in running and just find that rhythm and go for miles. For others it's a science class that they just understand and absorb. So here is my two cents: Don't look at others and be jealous of their skills, because inevitably, you have talents that they would kill for too.

Weather Sadness and Ill Behavior

The weather here in Lubbock is killing me! It is 72 degrees outside today. Gorgeous right? No! Because we have 20-45 mph wind attacking us. I thought Sevy and I were going to be blown away as we ran errands today (seriously, Sevy was blown down!). It's ridiculous. I just want to take her to the park and enjoy the beautiful warmth, but no. And tomorrow is suppose to be back in the 50's and sunny. I just can't win!

I've also decided that I'm not good at this pregnancy game at all. I think I've turned psycho! Jon had a stupid review for school yesterday (this is what happens when you don't go to a church school) and I was forced to teach our sunbeams by myself. Those poor kids probably thought I was crazy because I sat and lectured repeatedly two of my kids. They are fortunately goldfish like Sevy is because they would go right back to doing what they were doing and thought I was the nicest thing ever. I fear what they tell their parents! I did learn one of our students told her mom I had a cute puffy shirt on yesterday. I don't think she realizes the puffy is actually my belly! Oh well! Poor Sevy gets the brunt of my crazy behavior also. She throws like a champ--but unfortunetely throws EVERYTHING. Yesterday she threw a full bottle of baby sunscreen and it bounced off the couch and smacked me hard in the face. Needless to say, I lost it. For the first time ever though I think she realized I was really mad and promptly grabbed Moo Cow and Blanky and ran to her room and stayed there for the rest of the night like I told her too. I hate getting upset at her and I seem to be a cannon ready to blow these days. If I lash out at anyone, I'm sorry. It's horomones that I can't control!

Shawn's Wedding

Oh what a fun occasion it is to get the family together for a wedding! Sevy was so excited to see her cousin Sarah, and to see Pappa and Gr (we are still working on Gran, but she calls her Gr instead!) We also got to meet new baby Juliet Rose Lofgran! Too cute! The temple ceremony was beautiful--they got married in the Portland, Oregon temple--and it was cool to be there with the whole family! Chantall (and I really hope I spelled that right) looked just amazing in her wedding dress. Seriously, I was in love with the dress, but don't possess the waist to pull it off! We are all excited to get a new Sister Bagley, since we all lost our titles in our own nuptuals! The whole trip was short, but worthwhile! Really, what a better way to spend a weekend?!

It's a . . .

We had our 20 week ultrasound today and the good news is, everything checked out great! The baby is 10 oz right now and showing at 20 weeks old! This is great news for us who usually get pushed back! So we are right on track with the due date! The baby wasn't even shy for the sneak peek and we learned we are having a . . .

BOY!

We are totally stoked and right after leaving our appointment, Jon went out and bought a pair of little hockey gloves! You'll never guess what sport we'll be pushing! We decided to forgo sticking pictures of baby's privates on our blog, but it's a boy, no doubt about it. This will make the 3rd boy in our family out of 10 grandkids, and on Jon's side, we are now 2 out of 5. Not bad! Anyhoo, that's our exciting news, the poll ended up close, but we had 2 extra votes for boy, so right on!

What Will It Be?

So we are finding out on Friday what we are having! I'm super stoked, but we want to take bets on what other people think we are having. Based off my family luck, it'll probably be a girl. Based off the trend of our ward, it'll probably be a boy. At this point, I have no idea! So we would like to see what others think! Please, let us know and fill free to do our poll!

A Pea in the Nose

So I only thought it was little boys who did obnoxious things like shoving objects up their nose. My "perfect" daughter would never do anything like that! Boy was I wrong! Yesterday she proved to me, yet again, the joys of parenthood when during lunch (she was eating peas obviously) she suddenly went "uh oh" and was trying to put her finger deep in her nose. Well, I tried to get her to blow her nose and I didn't see anything, so I thought maybe she was just being weird. Later on that day as I was changing her diaper I noticed something green in her nose. I ran for tweezers and when I got back, nothing. I thought I was going crazy (this was bound to happen sometime!) so I grabbed my mini-maglite and had another looksee. Sure enough, there it was. With the thanks of the light and the tweezers I got the sucker out and was amazed by the size of that thing. Sevy has a little nose and that was a big pea. Oh the many joys of being a mom!

My True Color

Katrina, your true color is Red!
Your color is red, the color of racy sportscars, blushing cheeks, and luscious roses. Red symbolizes passion, romance, and love. So, since you're ruled by red, you probably trust your feelings more than your brain and tend to act spontaneously. If you see something you want, you go for it without thinking twice — impulsive is your middle name. You don't wait around for people to make decisions, either; you dive right in. Quite the romantic, you pay close attention to your emotions. In fact, if your heart isn't in what you're doing, you won't be satisfied. Of course, even when you do pour all your energy into the projects you tackle, your impetuous nature means your passions can shift as frequently as the wind. That's why some reds have trouble with commitment. Our advice? Next time you're feeling fickle, think before you act, if possible. You might be surprised at the results. Overall, though, it's great to be red. No one lives life more completely than you do.

JON, your true color is Brown!
You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart.

Our Year in Brief

Okay, this may not be as brief as planned! This past year has been so fantastic in so many ways! It started off with a bang with Shawn returning from his mission in Fiji! (Actually, I guess this happened in December, but we got to see him after the new year, so I think it counts!) We were all excited for his homecoming and he got to me our 9 month Sevy for the first time!

For Mom's birthday in February, Dad flew her, and Jaclyn and Lleida to good ole Lubbock, Texas to come visit us! I'm sure it was more a treat for us than for Mom, but it was really fun! It was also a monumentous occasion for Sevy because she took her first steps from Pappa to Uncle Shawn! We were quite excited!

Sevy turns ONE! That is basically the most exciting thing that happened in March. And April for that matter! Okay, springtime was just a relaxing time for us. We did throw a party for Sevy with her cousin's Nyah and Drew there and that was basically it! Oh wait! We also were blessed with Sarah Luella Rail! She was born to Candice and Andrew Rail, their first! She's a doll!

May was very fun indeed! We (Sevy and I) took a trip home for the wedding of Rachel Wiscombe to Travis Porter! They got married in the Bountiful temple and it was great to be there! Rachel is the last of our dynamic roommates to be married. We were the goldmine trio that married off every single fourth roommate we ever had until we finally moved away from each other, giving ourselves a chance of true love! Rachel looked gorgeous and it was an amazing wedding!
We also took a trip with Jon's family to Colorado! So fun! We went fishing, and horsebackriding, and just drove around the gorgeous countryside. We stayed in a little cabin and it was just really relaxing to be up there!
Avery McKay Dance was born to Torrie and Brent Dance this summer also! We love our neices! She is seriously darling!




In August we went down to San Antonio for the first of Jon's dental school interviews! We made a trip out of it and went down to the Riverwalk, and then hit up the San Antonio Zoo before heading back to Lubbock. The city is great and we had a fun time. It was a quick trip, but really cool to see a different side of Texas (dare I say the pretty side!)

September led to another trip home to visit the family and then another wedding! Kristen Gummow (SSU member for life) married Rob Bolke. They were married in the Salt Lake City temple and it was also amazing!

Shawn announced in November that he is getting married! The last of the Bagley clan to finally tie the knot. Her name is Chantall (I need to make sure I get the spelling right), and she is from the Portland area and easily towers over all of us! She's super cute and we are so excited for them!

I scored big this fall! In October Sevy and I went home yet again for a surprise birthday party for my Dad! He turned the big 60 this year! Crazy! It was so fun surprising him though! We stuck Sevy at the front door and rang the doorbell and hid so when Dad opened the door, there was Sevy just looking at him! Classic! Oh-I also found out I was pregnant with number 2!

December really was a great month! It was a fantastic way to end the year! Jon got accepted to his first dental school, HOUSTON! We went home for Christmas and learned that Sevy really hated snow. Like really screamed if we stuck her in it. Sadly funny! We were also blessed with a new baby for Jaclyn and Zac Brunson! They recieved Cairo "Ky" Bond Brunson right before Christmas! To end the year off right, we were able to go through the Rexburg Temple openhouse on Dec 31st. My goodness, it is beautiful! I'm so excited to have a temple in Rexburg!

Poor Sick Sevy Again

Poor Sevy has gotten sick again. The poor thing has had a fever all week and just sleeps. She has an ear infection and it's really been the saddest thing to see her just moan and cuddle and sleep and then repeats. She has no appetite and it's been really hard to see her so sick, but she is so cute when she sleeps!

This is Sevy's new favorite place to play. She takes out the brown sugar and the popcorn seeds and sits in our cubbard next to the flour! She sticks her toys in there and her bottles in there, and tries shutting herself into it! That's my girl!

I'm Retarded

Due to vanity and jealousy of other peoples blogs, I've changed mine and as a result lost all links I had attached. So, if anyone notices that once upon a time you were on my blog link list and now you are not, please send me your link. I've tried my best to get back most, but I'm likely still missing some. Thanks so much!

Da da da daaa, da da da da da DAAAAAAAA!

JON GOT INTO DENTAL SCHOOL AT HOUSTON! We now officially have some sort of plan for next year! We haven't heard from San Antonio yet, and are still hoping for choices, but to get into at least one is an answer to so many prayers! We just thought we would share the good news!

Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving has always been a funny holiday to me because frankly, I'm not exactly a fan of a lot of the key elements. I'm not a huge turkey person (only one day a year will I really eat it.), I could care less for football, I hate sweet potatoes (we are talking gag reflex), it took me 21-ish years to like cranberry sauce (I'll only eat it on turkey), and yeah. Sad. Luckily, I'm getting better, and Thanksgiving at the Ormson's is always good! (We get regular mashed potatoes!) Nancy is a dynomite cook and I always feel guilty as she slaves away making homemade crescent rolls, pies from scratch, cornbread stuffing, and the rest of the works. I don't exactly have anything to contribute unless someone is in the mood for a pudding pie instead!

Sevy has a blast in Amarillo because that's where her best friend Drew lives. They play together so well, and unfortunetely Sevy tries to kiss him sometimes. They are so funny together though. We went bowling and they chased each other everywhere cracking up. Not the funnest for us trying to catch them and keep them from bothering the other bowlers! They really do play well, and only sometimes does it end in violence!

Poor Sevy had an interesting time this trip. Drew is a fast runner and she tries to keep up, but is not exactly great at running long distances without tripping yet. (I think she gets that from her mother . . . oh wait!) She also loves to carry everything she is wanting to play with as she runs. This never ends happily. So she was trying to keep up with Drew while carrying a toy bat, her moo cow, and probably a ball, when she splats across the wood floor. Usually she's fine, but not this time. We pick her up with a mouthful of blood and a sad fatlip that lasted a couple of days. To make it an even better battle wound, a black eye showed up the next day--just in time for family pictures! That's my girl!

A Birthday Surprise and a Fairy

My dad turned 60 this year--can you believe it?! And so for his birthday we threw him a surprise, "Happy Birthday, we're glad you're still here!" party, and it actually stayed a surprise! Amazing! Mom flew Sevy and I in for the event and Thursday night we decided to drop in and surprise Dad. We rung the doorbell and when Dad opened the door, there stood Sevy, by herself, looking up at Pappa! He was so excited and so surprised! Pappa was Sevy's favorite person this trip! (oh--p.s. Jaclyn is only taller than me in the above picture because she's wearing like 4" heels.)

Coming home is so fun because everyone lives so close now! (Except me.) Sevy was able to play with all of her cousins and they had a great time! On Saturday--the actual birthday--we all went out to eat and then Shawn and Dad took the kiddo's flying. This is something I usually avoid, due to the fact that I cronically get sick in small airplanes (sad when you consider my family!), however, Dad asked if Sevy wanted a ride and there you have it . . . I was stuck going too! Surprisingly, it was not bad! Dad took us up in the Birddog--an old war plane--and Sevy liked looking out the window and had a great time, and I didn't get sick! Shawn flew in formation with us with some of the other kiddo's who wanted to go upside down, so they were in the Decathalon. Everyone had a blast!

That night, Dad and Shawn did a fly-by for Jack Layton's 80th birthday and we were all at the museum frantically trying to get everything done. They brought the planes in and we all ran to hide and we were sure Dad saw at least one of us--but no! He thought he had to speak at some dinner that night, so he went to his hangar to study. When he came over just after 6pm, the museum was filled with friends and family and he was so surprised! It was awesome! The party turned out great and the whole trip was just so fun!

Halloween: So yesterday was Halloween, and really, for me the best part of this holiday is dressing up Sevy. This included Sevy as a naked rockstar--we have a video of her jamming out and dancing--and then for the real festivities, a fairy (because who can resist a puffy skirt a wings?!) We missed the trunk-or-treat this year, so instead, we went to the mall for easy trick-or-treating. After a couple of stores, Sevy caught what was going on and would go up to the candy person and open her bag or help herself! She was loving it! After the mall we went over to the gym I work at because they were doing a carnival type party. We walked around there for a few minutes, and called it a night. Halloween is fun, but not what it used to be.

Tagged from Jenni (only for you girl!)

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.


Okay Jenni: Here you have it.


1. I am most organized in random piles. Sure, an outsider would think my house is a cluttered mess, but I really know where everything I need is, as long as no one moves my pile. This technique is needing revising since blessed Sevy likes to create havoc on my life.


2. I'm a wannabe artist. I love art and I love crafts, and people think I'm creative, but no. I just steal people's ideas and try to make them my own. Sad. That's the truth.


3. I'm addicted to sugar. I can't help it. It's really my food of choice. I like to think of it this way though: licorice is a fat-free food. That means I can eat as much of it as I want! (don't knock it--it's great rationale.)


4. I love teeny-bopper movies and books. It's embarrassing, but it's who I am. Jon makes fun of me all the time about it because I love the Stephenie Meyer's books and I love Meg Cabot's books and I love basically every movie Anne Hathaway is in (and frankly, that's a lot of happy feel good movies). I just love happy feel good!


5. Jon says I don't use "be" verbs. Apparently I say, "this needs washed." when I'm suppose to say, "this needs to be washed." It drives him crazy. I blame the fact that I was raised and pretty much entirely educated in Idaho. Go figure.


6. I'm the most un-motivated gym-addict I know. I know you are thinking, "What?" Let me explain: I'm really good at going to classes like 6 days a week and working hard, and just getting that "ah yeah" felling out of a 1 hr gym class, but if I try to work out by myself, it's no good. I last like 10 minutes. However, I will be teaching my very own x-biking class, and I can only hope that I'll stay motivated for the class. (I will be . . . I promise!)


Okay. So there you have it. I'm super lazy though, so all SSU girls checking this, you are all tagged. Kalle-Jenni tagged you so that counts for me too! Poe-start your blog and your it. This goes for the rest of you! I better hear from you soon.

Harvest Fun in Amarillo

Sevy has a new love for her nose. I don't know where she got this from, but as the good parents we are, we've been trying to capture her pickin' it. So at the corn maze last night we took a family picture in the dark and what does Sevy do for us? Oh, Yes! She thought she wouldn't get caught . . .

One of the funniest things about going to Amarillo, is the gathering of the Monkey Squad. These kiddo's are hilarious together! They are like a pack of crazies running amuck and driving us crazy, but they are so cute that you just gotta love 'em!

I know everyone tells me that Sevy is the spitting image/mini-me of Jon, and I'm always in denile because as a mom--having a girl--you want them to look like you. Well, Sevy looks like Jon, it's undeniable. But, Sevy's hair looks like the top of the corn stalks. She's very versitile. I feel a model career in the works.

The last greatest thing about the corn maze was the corn gun. As a Idaho Native, potato guns are basically the coolest things ever, but this corn gun was actually quite comparable. I thought we looked good behind the big artillary also!

Poor Sick Sevy

Since we've got back to Lubbock, poor Sevy has been fighting one sickness after another. There has been so many pros and cons with this little adventure that we just don't know what to think. The cons: well, if any of you have ever cleaned up puke at all hours of the night, changing sheets and giving late night baths, you know where I'm coming from. Her appetite has changed and so we now find a lot more food on her than in her, but she doesn't seem to mind. And, we have gone through like 2 gallons of milk a week in her never ending desire for a "ba-ba." The pros: since baby girl has gotten a little older, she hasn't loved cuddling until lately again. She insists on laying by us--or on us--sitting on our laps, curling into us, and basically always being by one of us . . . usually me because I'm with her 90% of the day. I have to admit, I really love it! She's still such a monkey, but has been much more content just sitting and reading books. Now if we could just get her feeling better.

SSU then and Now!

SSU 2000

SSU 2007

Nothing is cooler to me than a rockin' group of friends! A week (or so) ago, Sevy and I ventured back up to Utah for the wedding of one of my fellow SSU girls and it was so cool to see basically everyone. We never made it all together at one time, but we made a great effort! These girls still just rock my world! Out of the 9 of us from high school, check out the stats:

9 graduated H.S. with honors

8 have college degrees

1 has finished her master's (she's a nurse practitionor)

2 studied school abroad

7 are married in the temple

4 served full time missions

8 can no longer wear sleaveless dresses (oh well)

5 kids have been born

3 more are on the way

2 have competed in multiple marathons

3 refuse to run if possible

Between the lot of us, we have lived or are living in Idaho, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, California, Michigan, North Corolina, Hawaii, Brazil, Niceragua (sp?), Arizona

We have 2 nurses, 1 teacher, 1 social worker, 1 english major, 1 chick in finance, 1 business girl, 1 rocking full-time mom (she's about to pop #3 out!), them me the advertising girl working as an instructor at the gym!

I think all in all we turned out okay for a group of girls from Rexburg, Idaho! Seeing them all made me miss them all the more, but the good thing about our group is that we can go years without seeing or even talking to each other much and still when we all get together it's the same as it's always been. A 7 on the Ripppter scale!