Jesse - Brooke - Reese - Roxie - Aniston - Torah

Aniston Bailey Ward was born on Friday, June 15th at 7:29am. She was 6 lbs 12 oz & 19 inches long. She is a beautiful little Girl and we love our new little addition to our family.    I had a scheduled Csection and we had to be at the hospital around 5:30am in the morning. We were actually on time. (With my csection with Roxie we were about an hour late) They got me all prep and ready to go to the OR to get little Aniston out. The Csection went really well and before I knew it she was here and I was in the recovery room. We were excited to see who she looked like more...Reese or Roxie? (She looks alot like Reese) We had still not decided on a name and it was Jesse's job to pick out a name. So the day before he changed his mind on the name we had been telling everyone it was going to be....Tynlee. So on our way to the hospital he was kinda leaning towards Stella. Well then when I got back to my hospital room he came in with her and I asked him what her name was and he

Sunday morning was when were were leaving. We had to have our luggage ready to be picked up by 6:30am and have breakfast before we left at 7:00am on the shuttle to the airport. We arrived at the airport and made our way through security and then waited for our 10:45am flight. It was a 9.5 hour plane ride to Washington D.C. and let me tell you it was a long one! I couldn't sleep at all on the plane so that made it terrible long. Jesse on the other hand slept like a baby most of the flight! We made it into Washington D.C at 3:00pm and waited for our next flight to SLC which was at 7:00pm. The flight from Washington to SLC was about 4.5 hours so not as bad as the first one but once again I couldn't sleep and by this time my behind was so sore from sitting I just couldn't get comfortable. And then there was Jesse again fast asleep for most the flight...haha. We made it into SLC about 10:30 pm, grabbed our luggage, checked into our hotel and went and grabbed the girls from BreA

This was our last full day in Rome and had few last things we wanted to see that were actually pretty close to our hotel and we needed to pick up a few more souvenirs . I really enjoyed looking for souvenirs for everyone because I just liked walking through all the little shops. We still had not seen the Pantheon so that was going to one of first stops. We headed that direction and it amazed me how many different monuments and buildings you just run across while you are heading to a certain place. We made it to the Pantheon and were able to walk through and take a few photos. We then sat out in the court yard in front of the Pantheon for a bit and just kinda people watched. Then we decided to make our way down to this market place our friends had told up about. We found a little restaurant there and had lunch. In this market place there were artists that had their artwork displayed. We walked around for a bit and then bought a couple paintings that we liked

Friday we got up and ate a little breakfast and headed on the Metro over to The Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. We met back up with the tour guide that gave us the tour of Palatine Hill the day before. His name was Colin and is from England. He gave us a tour of the Vatican Museum first. All of the paintings by Michelangelo and Raphael were amazing. Personally I loved Raphael's paintings the best. They weren't the light and pastel colors like most the other paintings. They were bright and bold. After the museum we walked through a court yard to another building that lead us to the Sistine Chapel. When you first walked into the building it was a long hall way of Roman sculptures . They were all amazing to look at and very interesting to hear about some of their stories. As we made our way though all of the hallways of sculptures you finally make it to the Sistine Chapel. You are not allowed to take any photos in there so we don't have any inside. There were

Thursday we got up and ate some breakfast then headed to the Colosseum for the day. We hopped on the Metro (which was the first Subway/Metro I had ever been on) and once we got off we found a guy advertising a English tour of the Colosseum , Palatine Hill and Roman Forum. So we signed up and went on a hour tour of the Colosseum that was very interesting! I loved to hear about the Colosseum . After our tour we had about an hour to wander around and take some photos. Then we met up with another tour guide that took us to Palatine Hill which was were Rome actually all began. We saw the oldest structure (what is left of it) in Rome on the Palatine Hill. After the tour we walked down past Muesli's Palace and then headed back to the Hotel. Jesse and I had a dinner we were going to with on of the General Partners on the trip. There were about 8 couples at dinner and we had a great time talking with everyone. The restaurant was pretty good and was just a real fun evening.

Wednesday we woke up and went down for breakfast. The breakfast was not to bad there at the Hotel. After breakfast we actually went back to our room and slept for a bit. We were both so exhausted and needed some sleep. We went out after our nap and went back to the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain to see them in the day. We stopped in and shopped in alot of the little shops around those two places which was alot of fun. Then we headed back to the Hotel in time to get ready for our dinner we were going to. We went with the Edward Jones group out to a family run Winery/ Restaurant North of Rome. It was about a 30 minute bus ride. They had closed down the entire restaurant for our group that night and it was so much fun! The food was AMAZING and the people were so much fun. After dinner they had grape stomping for those who wanted to do it. They had guys walking around singing and playing the guitar and accordion which was great entertainment. They had two ladies out actually maki

Tuesday when we got up Jesse had a meeting that started at 8:00am and then I had to be down for a meeting at 10:15am. I headed down in time to eat breakfast and go to our meeting. After the meeting we had a hour or so before we were going on a city tour with the Edward Jones group. We rode in great big coaches around town and then we went to the Vatican. We took a tour of the Vatican for about an hour and a half. The Vatican was very interesting. All of the artwork in there looks painted but is actually mosaic. There were pieces that looked like tapestry but really was a mosaic piece. They had a statue that had Holy Water that you could touch and you could also pass by and rub Peter's feet. We actually skipped on both those things but was interesting to learn why people would do it. There was a Pope that had died in 1962 that they injected formaldehyde in was on display in a glass coffin. After the Vatican tour we drove past a few more places and headed back to the Hotel. For

Sunday morning we left SLC at 9:00am and flew to Washington D.C. It was a four hour flight and for me was not the best start to our trip. Not that I have flown a ton but I normally don't get motion sickness very easy. When we took off and right before we landed I got sick. We tried to get some rest on that first flight but didn't get much. When we got to Dulles Airport in Washington we got some lunch and waited for our next flight. We only had about a two hour layover so it was perfect for getting lunch and getting on our next plane. We loaded on the plane to Rome at 5:01 pm it was a 8 1/2 hour flight. I actually didn't get sick with take off this time so I hoped I was doing better. The on flight meal was awful and we really didn't eat much. When we arrived to Rome once again I got sick. We had a lady waiting for our group we grabbed our luggage (thankfully both our bags made it just fine) and we got on our vans to go to the hotel. Well Rome is 8 hours ahead of us so

Jesse and I spent 4 days in Sun Valley at the first of the month with his family! We headed up Thursday morning and skied all day Thursday, Friday, Saturday and came home Sunday . We left the girls with my parents. It will be nice when we can take them but for now it is just fun to ski with Jesse and have a weekend away! All three days were fabulous! Blue s kies and fast skiing in the morning! By the afternoons the bump runs had softened a bit and we alot of fun! Jesse and I ate at the Sawtooth Club two of the nights and had our favorite Bruschetta ! It is something we always look forward to. We enjoy Sun Valley so much and are so glad we were able to spend some time there skiing and hopefully before the end of the season we can get back over there! It was fun to ski a little bit with Jesse family and spend time with all of them at dinners. It is a trip that we look forward to each year!

Jesse and I are expecting our 3rd Little Girl in June! We found out last Monday (Jan 30) that it is a Girl. Reese is excited and kinda gets what is going on and know she is getting another little sister. This new little Girl and Roxie will be about 20 months apart. I know it sounds crazy and what were Jesse and I thinking but we both knew it was time to have another kid and feel very blessed. We are going to have alot of fun with these 3 and excited to see if she looks more like Reese, Roxie or just a mix of the two. I told Jesse that he gets to choose the name since I kinda picked Roxie's name so we will see what he decides. He has one in mind but it could always change in the next few months! We are just really excited to have our new little one here and feel really blessed!

This is Reese cursing down the hill on her first day of skiing! She sure made Mom and Dad very very proud!! It was such a fun day!!

Well 2012 ski season has not been as we would had hoped. We are in the middle of January and Pebble Creek has still not opened the Skyline lift. Jesse and I made a trip over to Sun Valley in the middle of December to get a day of skiing in which was great but really that is all the skiing we have done. However Pebble Creek does have it's Aspen (baby hill) lift open, and we have been able to take Reese up the last two weeks to teach her how to ski! I have to say it has been so much fun! Jesse and I have enjoyed every minute of it!! Reese is a natural and has been doing so great! Her very first run we hooked her up to the harness and Jesse skied in front of her and helped her get use to her skis. She skied down the bottom and she was so excited to get on the chair lift! She skied 4 runs like a champ and then we went in for lunch! Jesse and I couldn't believe that she did so many runs in the morning. We thought we would be 2 runs in the morning then lunch and maybe a couple more

Reese turned 3 at the end of December! I can't believe that she is already 3! We are so proud of her and love her to pieces. For her party we had a Skiing themed party (getting her excited to learn how to ski) Jesse and I had bought her all her skiing equipment for her birthday so it all tied in together. She got the whole set up and looks so cute in all her gear! The big surprise was her brand new PINK skis! It was important that they were pink, she was very specific! All dressed up showing off some of her new ski gear! She got these cute fairy wings that she loved and didn't want to take off! We had a house full again and are so grateful for everyone that came to celebrate her birthday with us! She loved all the gifts she was given and sure is a spoiled little girl! We had chili dogs and for her cake we just made cupcakes with pink skis sticking out of them! It was really fun decorating and making everything for her party! Since we don't have a fireplace I ordered a fire