Jen this is for you

So this is a summing up of all the happinings in the last....year? :) Dan and I both graduated from Utah State, I in Elementary Education , and Dan in Agriculture Technology. Yes we both agree, there are people that go to schol for 7 years, and they are called doctors....oh well! We finished right? I graduated in June and Dan graduated in December. Dan is working for IFA in Lavan and I work at Fillmore Elementary. We are living full time in Holden, next door to Dan's parents. Its fun and the best part is when I've had it up to my neck with Mailon, I can send him away for a few minutes. Its a win win, Mailon gets spoiled, and I get a breather :)
In June we had a the sweetest little baby come to our house! Ian Leifson Stevens. He was sweet the day he was born and has been the same ever since. We recently saw the mean side when he had to stay in the hospital because of RSV, but he wasn't that bad. I would be mad too if I had to wear an oxygen mask.
We are working on the house, and hopefully changing the lime green carpet soon. It will be a process, but if we never have to move again, I would love it!
Mailon's love is cows and tractors. His favorite thing is to go feed cows with Dad and Grandpa, he learns from them exactly how to do it. He yells at me and tells me how when I go out with Dan. He's bossy, but he just wants to see those cows being taken care of. He loves his little brother and is such a helper! I love to see his sweet side when he is with Ian.
Ian, like I said is a sweet baby, he is tall and big like his dad. His laugh is so soft and sweet and when you hear that and see two dimples on his cheeks you can help but to melt and want to give him eerything he has ever wanted!
Our life is blessed! Hopefully this will be the beginning of more updates.

I'll throw some pictures in there from the last little while...hopefully it helps us get more up to date... :) have a great one!
new baby

New Family Photos, So cute! :)

NOVEMBER 2009

So this november was a good month. Mailon is taking a few steps, I give him a couple of more weeks and we have a walker on our hands. I'm excited but scared about the pending new arrangement of the pitter patter of little feet throughout the house. Dan and I also found out that we are expecting again. We thought about it for a few months and were really back and forth on the subject, then we prayed and decided that it was the right thing to do, and we tried and it worked out. I'm so excited about it all I'm hoping everything goes alright, and we will get it together. We are working on the final papers for the house loan, and really getting excited about that. I hope we get the government grant money to try to put together the house a little bit before we get it. There are a lot of things that need doing, but I suppose we have our whole life to do it. I'm worried that I still haven't found out where i'm student teaching, but also so ready to be out of logan and and a little bit more settled.
I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that people will always have advise, they will always think you aren't doing the right thing, or be judging because they would do things different. However I'm feeling better about being my own person with my own family, and I'm the women and nurturer in my home, and if the lord didn't think that I couldn't do it, then he wouldn't have blessed me with a family, so that is that. I need to be more confident in that but I'm making it.
I'm really hoping that the upcoming thanksgiving holidays will be a good and happy experience where we leave feeling uplifted, and not stressed out. Cross our fingers, holiday's can be messy sometimes, but I think it will turn out great!!
Hope everyone is doing well, and know that the lord loves all of you! -Stevens Fam

I don't know about anyone else!! woot woot! summer is here

FINALLY SUMMER!!! so finals are over, and we are headed to Holden in a week! I'm so ready for a little bit of a break, just work, house, and Mailong! Well I am taking one class a week over in Delta, but its all good! Anyways! I'm so excited! its going to be great! So far 3 A's woot woot! Here are some fun updates of Mailon!



So Mailon is a crawler and is now sitting up! He's such a fantastic baby, i'm too afraid to have another, what if they all aren't as good as him! He loves to watch his Baby Einstiens, and Emperors New Groove! Its been a pretty busy semester, but having him and seeing all the growing that he is doing has totally made everything so much more enjoyable. I can't wait for summer and for him to go exploring! Yay!

If life every throws you a curve ball...just cry

Soo...Its been a pretty crazy past couple of weeks. Dan's truck started on fire near the garage. There was a ton of smoke damage, so we had to move all our stuff out so they could clean, and fix what they needed to fix. We've been living in everyone elses houses since. I'm pretty burned out. I was so excited for spring break so I could relax and get things organized before I had to go back to school. Whatever...I ended up moving all week. So I started school unprepared, and I'm so ready to be done after only 1 week and a day back. Mailon isn't sleeping at other peoples houses...so I feel like I haven't slept in over 2 years, and i'm so disorganized, i don't even know where I am in school....blah!!! Hopefully it will all be over soon. I haven't complained once, but its really getting to me.
ANYWAYS!! on a lighter note! I've got some new pictures coming. Mailon is making his way around the floor, and really starting to get up on his knees. He has TWO NEW TEETH! I'm so happy about it, well becuase I know why he's been so crabby! He looks adorable with those little teeth right on the bottom. He's not a newborn anymore...he's a full blown baby! He is just growing and growing! WE LOVE LOVE LOVE him, and are so happy that he is so healthy! I'll add some more pictures in the next week or so! so keep a lookin for 'em!

I know twice in one week right

I may become a blogging addict, its 11 pm and I know that I should probably be getting to bed cause I have to start lame school tomorrow. But I was just laying there feeding mailon, and I just can't help to feel so blessed for the little surprises that keep coming our way. I suppose sometimes I get so stressed about money,school and family and all that goes along with it that I don't take time to really appreciate the blessings that I have. I read the blog that steph put up on her blog, and I think how lucky I am, even though things are crazy right now, I get to see this little spirit grow up, and I get to be with him when he wakes up every morning smiling, I get to see all the times he discovers something new. Its one of those take a step back and really look at all you have moments. It humbled me and made me appreciate what I have the opportunity to do with my life. -Jos

Some photos to update you all...Fall 08 - Christmas