Just a few more photos...

Daddy is soooo proud!
Here is his Jazz fan!

Aunt Michelle can't believe babies are so tiny!
Hers has gotten big.

Uncle Jared & Ryan.

Ellie & brother wearing their matching shirts.
Grandpa Runolfson got them.
Hers says "I am the big sister"
& his says "I am the little brother".

Grandpa R & Ryan.

Grandma R & Ryan.

Daddy's Little Boy!

Papa holding his newest grandchild.

Grandma loving baby Ryan!

Ryan Packer Runolfson is here!

Ryan was born July 8, 2008

at 11:15 am.

He weighed 8 lbs 3 ozs

and was 20.5 inches long!

Here he is!

Ryan & Uncle Ryan!

Ryan & Uncle Josh!
Ryan, Mom, & Ellie!


Ryan & MOM!

Ryan with Aunt Lisa!
Ryan and Aunt Amy!

We had more visitors on our first day.
Grandma & Papa Packer, Grandma & Grandpa R, Michelle, Aiden, & Jared.
There will be more photos to come!

El Pollo Loco

Opening Day at El Pollo was CRAZY!!!
We had some great food,
talked to the owner who is a friend of my Dad's from California,
& got some photos with the chicken.

Opening Day at El Pollo was CRAZY!!!
We had some great food,
talked to the owner who is a friend of my Dad's from California,
& got some photos with the chicken.

A June Update!

This may be the last post before our new addition comes along.
I am scheduled to be induced on the 8th if he doesn't come before then.

Here is a recap of our June!

Ellie had some fun with her NEW paints.
She doesn't have much paint left.
She doesn't know whether to smile or be scared of getting in trouble!

Ellie had her first swimming lessons.
She took with her friends Rocco, Mackenna, & Jacob.
The teacher was super strict (all the parents were scared of her) but very effective!
Ellie learned a lot!

We spent a day with Grandma & Papa!
We had so much fun!
They took us on the new FrontRunner train to downtown SLC.
We played at the Gateway all day!
The cousins had fun in the fountain!

Another fun day, we spent at Wheeler Farm.
There are lots of good photo spots there.

I have a couple more things to post, but we will see if they get done before or after the boy is born! We are way excited to have another boy in the family!

Funny things!

Because I pretty well use this as my journal, I need to record a couple of funny things that Ellie has said to us.
4 year olds are hilarious!

We were driving home from the Dr. a few days ago and Jud was whistling.
Apparently, Ellie didn't like it because she said, "Cut it out, Dad!"
Jud continued to whistle, and instead of getting upset, Ellie said, "Can I sing you guys a song?"
I told her she could.
She started singing, "Shut up and drive, drive, drive..."

Another good one...

While we were in St. George with my family, we were all sitting around eating breakfast.
Ellie says to my sister-in-law, "Trish, can I have a word with you?"
What kind of 4-yr-old talks like that?

That's all for now, but I wanted to get them recorded before I forget!

St George May 08

We had a great time in St George!
Here is our proof!
We stayed in an awesome house and did a lot of swimming and hiking.

Who said TV is bad?

This is funny...I had to share it!
This morning Ellie went in to go potty and tooted on the toilet.
I said, "Did you have a little toot?"
She said, "It was diminuendo...that means really quiet."
Thanks Little Einstein!

President Packer

My dad is a Stake President up in Brigham City. Last weekend was his Stake Conference and President Boyd K. Packer came to preside. He is my Dad's uncle. Naturally my entire family went up to be supportive and visit. It was a great conference! After the conference we got the chance to visit with Pres. Packer for a few minutes as a family and get some photos taken. Ours turned out great! Better than expected! He usually doesn't smile for photos, but we got lucky! Take a look!

Tulip Festival

We went to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point this week.
There were not a lot of tulips, but it was still pretty in the gardens.
It was a great day too!
Grandma, Papa, Michelle, Aiden, Mom , & Ellie all had fun and got some good exercise.

Ellie even posed for a few photos, which is not like her.
She does not like to get her picture taken.

Video of Ellie's Climb!

First Climb of the Year!

For FHE we went up to Dogwood for our first climb of the season!
Ellie was fearless...as always!
She climbed clear to the top, almost leaving Jud in the dust!
Then she asked to climb again.
Thisis the year I guess I invest in climbing shoes for her!

Everyone got to climb and have fun!
Well, Aiden & I had fun at the bottom watching everyone else climb.

Ellie's Tumbling Class

Here is some video from Ellie's first tumbling class!

Ultrasound #5

Here are the photos from our latest ultrasound!

Fun with Friends

We spent a fun day at Classic Fun Center with Rocco, Dominic, & Ashley! They have skating, bike riding, bouncy toys, jungle jims, and all kinds of fun games. We had a great day!

Easter Morning

Here is Ellie Easter morning coming to see what the Easter Bunny brought.

Here is Ellie breaking a confetti egg on (as she says) her dad's bald head!

Easter at Grandma & Papa's House

We had a great Easter at Grandma & Papa's house!
Ellie & Aiden went for photos with the Easter Bunny!

We had the Annual Easter Egg Hunt!
All the cousins came, except Kirsten and Dalton in Maryland!
We missed them a lot!

We even got to have an adult hunt where Papa hid money!
The adults were probably more excited than the kids!
Papa is a good hider!

We colored eggs, and Amy brought bug clothes for our eggs.
Aren't they CUTE?

We had Easter morning before we went to church.
We even got a smile out of Aiden!

Ellie loves Pet Shops!
She even asked the Easter Bunny to bring her a Pet Shop Clubhouse.
He listened!

We had a great Easter, and everyone was worn out!
Thanks Grandma & Papa!
We love you!

Tagged!

Well, I got tagged. Since all I ever do is post photos, this is probably good for me to do. I will actually have to think about something to write, and since I am using this as my journal/family history I better write something!

Ten things about me!

1-I am scared of the dark. Childish, I know, but I never got over it.

2-I can't stand to clean the bathroom! If any of you have been to my house, it is apparent. It is Jud's job and doesn't get done as often as it should.

3-I like to watch golf on TV. Of all the sports my husband watches, I prefer golf. It is not his favorite, but he will watch any sport. I also like to go golfing, but haven't been in a long time.

4-I love Will Smith! I love the music, the movies, the man!

This is hard..I'm only at #5!

5-I like to make movies on my computer using photos and video clips. I have done wedding videos for friends and family, videos of Ellie, etc. It is a fun pastime, but takes a lot of time! I got an awesome program for Christmas to help me out. It is probably the most expensive present I have ever gotten (besides my wedding ring). Thanks to Rick, I got it cheap!

6-I am very nervous to have a little BOY! What do you do with a boy? I hope he is as mellow as Ellie was when she was little!

7-Favorite foods: crab, creme brulee, icecream, really any dessert, Mexican food
Foods I don't like: mushrooms, raisins, walnuts, cooked peas and carrots

8-I actually like to cook! I didn't think I would really like it, but I do. I'm not great at it, but I am learning.

9-I work from home 2-3 hrs a day. I feel guilty for not playing with Ellie during that time, so I get up early and work before she wakes up.

10-One of goals in life is to own a dance studio. I used to think I could teach, but now I know I would have to hire it out. I am too out of practice. It would still be fun!

OK, not the best things, but they will do. It is really hard to come up with 10 things about yourself. If it were 10 things about Ellie, it would be easy!

Forgot one thing...

Being the great mother that I am, I forgot to post Ellie's 4th birthday.
Here is the proof that we actually did celebrate!
She is totally in to the Littlest Pet Shop, so that was the theme of her party.
We had a great time!

A few more things from Feb

Michelle's baby boy, Aiden, was blessed on Feb. 24, 2008.
He looked so handsome and was a very good boy during the blessing.

We got some family photos taken after the wedding.
They never seem to stay up-to-date for long.
These will be out-dated in July when my new boy comes along.

February was CRAZY!!!

We had a crazy, but great Feb!
Ang's family came from Maryland,
Lisa & Ryan got married (hooray!),
and Aiden was blessed.
Not to mention all the other fun stuff we did.
Here is the run down!

Lisa & Ryan got married on the 23rd. It was a great day!
Here is the proof!

Here are some of the fun things we did with our cousins!
Aiden's first day at the zoo!

A trip to Discovery Gateway with Dalton!

Playing at the park, Grandma & Grandpa's house, & walking the dog!

There are more photos to come.
I can only upload so many at a time!