Jamie & Tyson Garn

Makell is ONE and Loving it!

2010-01-12T18:27:00.000-08:00

Makell thinks she has such a hard life! Look at all that hair!

She loves to brush her teeth! I can't believe my little girl is ONE. She turned one on Thanksgiving 2009. I know I am a little behind, but here are some pictures of birthday and Christmas. She definitely knows how to open presents now. She loves her new rockin' chair, kissin' Tinkerbell and dressing up in her snow clothes.

I have been on a sewing kick and have been making quilts. This is one I made for my sis in law, Erika(Brady's wife), for Christmas. It was a lot of fun!

Delayed Halloween Pictures

2009-11-18T16:35:00.001-08:00

I am sad to say that I missed my daughter's first Halloween! It was the same weekend as state VB and I thought I would be home but our VB girls ended up playing really hard and they did really well. I never Tyson wouldn't like taking her so I had to call and beg him to take him to my moms. So little miss Tinkerbell went Trunk-R-Treating with Capt. Jack Sparrow (Grandpa Munns).
She is suppose to be Tinkerbell. I made her costume, but I didn't quite finish the wings. They really aren't suppose to be pink, but oh well she still looks cute!

Back to Work

2009-09-12T18:43:00.000-07:00

The time has come, that dreaded August morning when the bell rings and I am teaching again! It really hasn't been that bad, but I do miss being with Makell all day long. I thought it would be nice to have a little break from her because she was getting clingy, but now I miss her soo much.

It has been soo fun watching her grow and developing a little personality. She is such a girl! Dramatic, sassy, needy, clingy, adorable, and soo lovable! Now that we have entered the mobile world it takes a lot more work to keep track of her, but it is fun. All these stages are so different, I can't even compare which stage I have liked the most. There are times when I miss the moments of her infant cry, but now I love watching her discover a problem and figuring out a solution all by herself. They are so curious about everything. It amazes me how smart they are at this age and how fast they can catch on. She mimics every noise we make. It is so cute!

I forgot to post pictures of our road trip to Mt. Rushmore during the summer. My dad and all his brothers planned this trip and Kara and I decided to tag along with few of our cousins as well. It was a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures from one camera but I know my cousins took more. I will have to get a hold of some of those.

On our way we stopped at Independence Rock and Martins Cove. Me all made it to the top. Even Makell!

I had one of those moments where I felt like the worst mom in the world. It was so sad! We were moving from one camp to the next camp and us cousins were not pulling the trailers so we went a different way and left the caravan. We were on a long stretch in the middle of Wyoming and we were about 15 minutes out of Newcastle and our gas light was on and Makell was screaming! It had been a very long day and she wanted out.

Since I was driving I couldn't actually see or figure out the problem with her. I had a naive little brother sitting back with her texting and not paying much attention to her at all. We weren't willing to risk stopping and running out of gas so we just let her cry for a bit. We did finally coast into Newcastle and pulled into the gas station. I get her out of her car seat and she was stinky and wet. Not just her diaper, but her legs, clothes, and car seat were wet!

I took her straight into the restrooms to change her, but then I realized that I didn't have a change of clothes because they were all packed in the trailer which we left. We searched the whole car and found her swimsuit. I tried to clean out the car seat the best I could, but she still had to get back in because we still had 45 mins till camp. I found a burp rag and laid it in the bottom and we were on our way. When we got to camp it was chilly and late so she was wearing my sweater with her swimsuit underneath. I felt terrible!

This is the Indian Crazy Horse. When it is finished it will be bigger than Mt. Rushmore. The dark is a small model of what it will look like. All they have done is the face.

Don't you think that her face deserves to be up there!

!SUMMER TIME!

2009-07-29T11:54:00.000-07:00

Here is a post for all those who have gotten after me for not posting. Sorry!

I thought that because it was summer, then I would have more time to post pictures. WRONG! We just got more busy with vacations! My mom, sister, Makell and I went to Boston to see my little sis, Amanda. It was lots of fun!

First stop, the Atlantic Ocean! I don't think that this will happen to another one of my children, but Makell has been to both oceans in her short eight months of life! Her father hasn't even done that. She will probably hate me later because she won't remember these trips. Oh well!

The sites were very fun to see and learn about them because apparently I didn't listen too closely in History class :)

The Mayflower

Plymouth Rock

Eliza and Serena are two of the girls that Amanda nanny.

They loved Makell and took very good care of her. Makell and the squirrels were very intrigued by each other while we had lunch in the park.
We were looking at maps probably 50 percent of the time that we were there.

We finally made it to Paul Revere!
And you can't go to Boston without making it to Fenway! The game was great! Makell had a hard time with all the cheering at first. She cried every big play, but once she got some food and a nap during the second and third inning she was fine.
Aside vacations,
This is what happens when I let Makell go over to Grandma's house. Her loving Uncles spend quality time with her!

Long update of Pictures!

2009-03-17T14:59:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how time flies by. Makell will be four months old next week! It looks like she is going to learn how to walk before she learns how to crawl. It has been so long since I have posted some pictures. So here are the latest and greatest.

Blessing Day!

2009-01-09T21:23:00.001-08:00

We got home from vacation on Saturday night and then blessed her the next morning. It was a very special day for Tyson, Makell, and I.

My Grandma Winkler crocheted her blessing dress as well as the blessing blanket. I really love them and Makell looks so beautiful in them.

Grandma Winkler so proud of her little girl.

A lot of FIRSTS!

2009-01-09T20:32:00.000-08:00

Makell's FIRST Christmas was very fun. We didn't really do the Christmas morning thing, because Tyson and I were sick. But we got feeling better so we could go on my family's Christmas trip to California! This trip was planned before Makell was planned so it was a little tough, but we all survived! It was very nice to have 10 babysitters at hand.

For Makell's FIRST Christmas she went on her FIRST Vacation and it started with her FIRST plane ride.

She actually did very well. Only fussy once, but she sure does look mad.

It was pretty cold in California, so this is what she looked like most of the time.

We went to Disneyland and California Adventures.

She likes Daisy Duck.

And A Bug's Life.

We also went to Sea World, San Diego Zoo, and Universal Studios. Here is the whole Munns Clan at the Dolphin show. It was a very fun trip and Makell being the only grandchild didn't slow us down too much.

I finally caught a smile!

Makell's Birth Announcement

2009-01-05T19:56:00.001-08:00

Kara was kind enough to design Makell's birth announcement. I think it looks great!

Thanks Aunt Kara!

I love my baby girl!

2008-12-20T20:52:00.000-08:00

Makell is already a STAR!

She was asked to be baby Jesus in our ward's Christmas program. Tyson was a little concerned that everyone would think that she was a boy, so after we put a big bow on her so there was no confusion! She did great! No crying at all while on stage.

Aunt Kara came over to play dress up and take pictures with Makell and I. Makell loves to play dress up! Okay not really, she got sick of it pretty fast. We ended up getting the the best pictures when she had the hiccups because her eyes would open up wide. In this picture she is wearing a dress that my grandma crocheted. Grandma made it pretty small and it was still was too big! (as you can tell) We took it in a lot in the back.

Then I thought Makell was small enough to put in her stocking that my mother-in-law made...

And I was right!

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-14T18:45:00.000-08:00

New Proud Parents!

2008-12-06T18:33:00.000-08:00

She is here! Makell Jean Garn was born on

Wednesday, Nov. 26th at 2:54 AM.

She weighed 5 lbs 12. oz and stretched 19 in. long.

This little girl is the highlight of our lives!

She really doesn't have red hair, it must be the lighting.It is hard work eating! I went to my doctor appointment that Tuesday morning;

she decided to start me later that afternoon

and Makell came early the next morning.

Delivery went well; no complications in that area.

I am eating while they are sleeping!

Dad and Tyson were a little bored and tired! Makell did have to spend a few days in the NICU to stablize her glucose and oxygen levels, but she pulled out of that strong and we were on our way home by Saturday.
It was so hard to see her all hooked up, but we knew that it could have been worse. We were very grateful nothing more serious happened. It was so nice to be able to hold her with no strings attached!

How scary is this?

2008-11-01T17:43:00.000-07:00

This was my Halloween costume that I wore to school.
Skeleton mommy and skeleton baby!
My students loved it! I won third place in my school's contest!

This is what we wore to the Halloween party that we went to.
A priest and a pregnant nun.

Baby Showers!

2008-11-01T17:27:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of us girls getting together for dinner at Olive Garden for one of my baby showers. It was so much fun catching up on each others lives and visiting. Thanks for all the cute clothes, gifts, and advice. You guys are the best!

Opening weekend, and He is tagged out!

2008-10-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

After helping his father for a month on his elk hunt and helping my uncle on his elk hunt, Ty was more than happy to be carrying his own rifle on the opening day of his own hunt. He shot this buck opening day. This is his first 15 pointer! He thinks that it is to small but I think it is cute because of all of the points. It is definitely not a traditional 4 by 4, it is an 8 by 7.

Does this baby make me look FAT?

2008-10-19T18:28:00.000-07:00

Here is an updated picture for those of you that haven't seen me lately. I am 33 weeks here and I can feel it! Ty and I are very excited for this little angel to enter into our lives!

Back to School!

2008-09-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

So it has been awhile. August just kept getting busier for me and slower for Tyson (as far as work is concerned). Volleyball season started the beginning of August and I started teaching on the 20th. I am still coaching the sophomore team at Bear River and teaching at Fast Forward High School in Logan. This is my 2nd year coaching and teaching and I love it! Although it was very hard going back to work after having the summer off, I did it! The worst part was just getting past the first few crazy weeks.
Now that I have gone back to work Tyson thinks that he only has to work 4 days a week and hunt the other 3. Which makes no sense because I was still getting paid during the summer! But really his work slows down towards winter time, which works out nicely for him so he can spend more time on the mountain. Right now his father and brothers are preparing for the big elk hunt at Mt. Nebo! His father drew a tag and they are all determined to find the biggest elk possible. I am sure we will see the Grand Prize shortly.

Munns Reunion Belly Contest

2008-07-30T13:05:00.000-07:00

We just had our Munns Family Reunion over the 24th of July. Throughout the weekend I compared bellies with some of my uncles. I just couldn't leave without a profile picture of my uncles and myself. Once we got all lined up, this stray dog from another camp came and put his hind end in the picture. He stood still until the pictures where done. Apparently he wanted to enter his hind end into the belly contest! It was quite amusing.

Pictured left to right: Uncle Mac, My dad Chad, Me, Uncle Lynn, Stray Dog, Cousin Berry, Uncle Jack, Uncle Wayne.

Memory Post

2008-07-23T17:14:00.000-07:00

There are a few of these going around this one sounded the most fun to me. I would love for you to comment. Hopefully it won't make me miss any one too much though..
*1. Add a comment of a memory you have of the two of us together. It doesn't matter if you know me very well or just a little, it can be anything. It can be a recent memory or from way back. Once you leave a comment I will assume you are playing too.
*2. Add these instructions to your own post and wait for the memories to start rolling in..

More than HALF WAY!

2008-07-23T15:52:00.000-07:00

Here I am at what I thought was 20 weeks. It turns out that I was a week and four days off. So this is me at 21 weeks 4 days. That was nice to cut 11 days off in minutes. Now I will be expecting to deliver around Thanksgiving time.

So the all those who voted girl, you guessed right!
Now if you have any girl name ideas be sure to let us know because Ty and I are having a hard time agreeing. I know we have awhile, but it is still fun to start thinking!

No more snow on Jamie's Car!

2008-07-20T19:29:00.000-07:00

Yeah! I have a roof! That is all I wanted before snow fall. But I didn't tell Tyson that or he would probably quit working on it now. Here are a few pictures of the process and all of our wonderful help. Thanks for all those who have been helping.

This is our truss setting crew. Tyson, John, Kyle, Dave, My Dad and my little brothers.

This little brother, Casey, just ate otter pops. :)
They are all up! Now for the roof.
This is Tyson's ladder.

Tyson and his cousin Ryan finished all the sheeting on the roof another day.

Thanks guys!

House Construction

2008-07-11T20:24:00.000-07:00

Some of you know that we moved into our house last fall, just because we have moved in doesn't mean that it is complete. The summer has brought on multiple projects. Tyson has been eagerly working on leveling the ground so we can get some landscaping in as well as starting to build the garage.

Here is our rock wall that WE have been working on. We as in Tyson lifting, placing the rocks and sweating profusely, while I sit in the red chairs and tell him which rocks to use and where to put them. Poor Tyson! Sometimes I change my mind and he has to replace it. I really wish I could help with the hard labor but those rocks are just too heavy!

One day when I was gone I came home to most of the rock wall finished. I assumed that he just wanted to get it done and I was slowing him down with my picky decisions, so Gavin came over to help him finish while there were no women around and it looks Great! Smart Men!

Here is the garage that is nearly bigger than my house! Tyson just can't wait to get this finished. Ty and his cousin Ryan started one Saturday morning and worked all day to get this far. That has been about all the work on the garage. All the walls are up. Not bad for one day's work!

Next on the agenda:
Get the trusses up for the garage
Pour the cement for the front patio and driveway

Happy 4th of July!

2008-07-04T22:49:00.000-07:00

I hope that eveyone is having a great holiday weekend! I know we are. We are up in Bear Lake soaking up the sun with my family.

Baby on the way!

2008-07-04T11:05:00.000-07:00

Some news that I haven't posted. Tyson and I are expecting our first child on December 9th! I am 17 weeks along and we are going to find out the gender of our baby later this month on July 22nd! How exciting! If you would like to take a guess boy or girl, see the poll!

What we have been up to!

2008-06-01T19:33:00.000-07:00

Tyson and I met during the summer of 2005.
We started dating and have never stopped!

We were married later that fall on October 28, 2005 in the Logan Temple.

I finished my first two years of school at the U of U, then when I got married I transferred to Utah State to finish. Fortunately, I was able to continue my track career with a scholarship at Utah State. I high jumped all four years of college and it was a great experience most of the time, particularly when I was not injured.

This was at WAC Indoor Championships.

This is a video from the Washington State Indoor Invitational.

I graduated from Utah State with a Mathematics/Statistics Teaching degree and I just finished my first year teaching at Fast Forward Charter High School.

Tyson has been working at Neal Manufacturing building cabinet doors since before we were married. In his spare time, he is usually with his brothers and friends hunting.

He loves to go antler hunting! I wouldn't say that it is a hobby of his, it is more of a disease. He can't get rid of it.

He also loves going scouting for mule deer and elk before, during, and after hunting season. It doesn't matter what time of year it is. He can always scout the animals so he knows where their antlers will be, where they will be for the next big hunt that is coming up, or just to get some really cool and interesting photos. The photos below were through a spotting scope. He gets creative.

And that is what has happened in the past few years!
Recent news will be on next time.

Battle Wounds

2008-05-16T08:51:00.000-07:00

This is Tyson's injury from playing basketball on Sunday. He took the picture with his phone and sent it to me so I would feel bad for him.