Carroll Family

Our family

2011-10-30T20:41:00.000-07:00

Everything is going pretty good for us in our family right now. Brent is really loving working at L3. He is doing really well and gets nothing but compliments from his co-workers. I can't tell him how proud I am of him.
The kids are doing well too. Jace is loving first grade and he is doing well with his reading and math. He has seen some of his old friends from kindergarten and made lots of new friends too. He is pretty social and it never has been a problem for him making friends. Bryan is having a great time in preschool. He loves going to school like his big brother. He rides his bike across the street to his school. They went on a field trip last week to the fire station and got to walk around. They went to the park after and had a snack with their teacher. He had a hard time with soccer this fall. I thought he would love it since he always had to watch Jace and didn't get to play. He kept telling Brent and I that he wanted to go home. I think he might like it better next season. Miranda is doing awesome. She is walking everywhere and getting into everything. She is starting to talk some, although you can't understand what she is saying she is trying. She is all girl and very dramatic. She has full fit tantrums and falls on the ground. If you look at her wrong or say something she doesn't like then she will start crying. She hates having her hair done. She still loves mom and doesn't want me to go too far away. She is a lot of fun and I am glad she is in our family.
I am still doing the same thing as I always do. Taking care of kids and scrap booking when I can. I have had a great time canning this season. I have done lots of different vegis and lots of soup. I also did some grape juice thanks to my neighbor. I spent a couple of days doing the grape juice and got about twenty quarts. I love being home and spending time with my family. I just got the news today that my Aunt Marilyn passed away. That is my dads sister and she will be missed. I am a little worried to see how Jace is going to do with her passing. He was very close to Marilyn. Even if he didn't see her very much he was always excited to see her and loved being next to her. He will miss her a lot. We have told him but I don't think he understands what happened.

Carving Pumpkins

2011-10-30T20:30:00.000-07:00

The kids had a great time carving their pumpkins tonight. They each got to pick what they wanted to carve and Brent and I helped them out. Miranda of course needed some help since she is only twenty They were very interested in how they would turnout and wanted to help. They can't wait to go trick or treating tomorrow night. It should be great especially with the nice weather that we are suppose to have. The Jack Sparrow was all Brent and he did a great job.

Starting school

2011-09-21T22:04:00.000-07:00

Jace and Bryan both started school and are loving it. Jace is in first grade and Bryan is in preschool. It is great and they have made lots of new friends. It is fun to see them come home and tell me all about their day. They love their teachers.

stitches

2011-04-26T11:09:00.000-07:00

We had our first experience with our kids getting really hurt and going to Kids Care at about seven o'clock at night. Brent was outside with the boys and I was inside with Miranda when Brent came in holding Bryan saying we needed to go to the hospital now. He was holding on to his can of blue chips (salt and vinegar pringles) when he tripped with his flip flops on and his forehead hit the curb. We got him into the Bountiful kids care and waited for him to go back. I took the boys up to my mother in laws and then came back to be with Brent and Bryan. They had three other kids that had all come in with lacerations and they took Bryan back last. He did really well. I was proud of him. I had a hard time watching him, it was my little boy in pain and I didn't like it. After we went up to get the kids and then to my parents house where they got spoiled. They had ice cream and cereal and felt much better. Jace was very concerned about his brother and was glad to see he was okay. When Bryan fell all of the neighbor kids were outside and saw it happen. They were all worried about him. A couple of the girls came over the next day to bring him some magnets they had made him. I must say that I am surprised that it took this long for stitches since the kids are Brent's. Now I am just waiting to see how long it will be before we have a broken bone.

Recovery

2011-03-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

This has definitely been a hard recovery. I am still not feeling all that good but I have been lucky and had lots of help from friends and family. I am so lucky to have them around and always so willing to help. I don't know what I would do without them. I am hoping that I start to feel better soon since Jace's birthday is this week. He will be six and I can hardly believe how quickly time goes.

Disney Cruise

2011-02-17T18:41:00.000-08:00

The Disney Cruise was awesome! I don't know if we will ever go on another cruise line. It was great because everyone was there from my family this time. Bryan and Ashton really got into the characters on the ship. Bryan took pictures with everyone he saw. Even some of the princesses. It was so fun watching the kids. We liked it so much that we booked another one for next year on the Wonder. This one goes to Mexico. The weather was a little colder then last time but it was still nice when we went on our excursions. Jace loved playing at the oceaners club. Bryan had fun but didn't want to be there by himself. Bryan had a blast swimming in the mickey pool. Last time he wasn't potty trained so he could only go in the splash area. They even did pretty good at dinner. They ate pretty fast and then wanted to go and play. This time they had two cell phones in each room so we could talk to each other on the ship. Also the club could send us and text and let us know what was going on with the kids.

Tonsilectomy

2011-02-17T18:35:00.000-08:00

I went to a doctor and found out that on top of the TMJ I will need to have my tonsils out next month. I don't really know what to expect. Everyone keeps telling me that it is horrible when you are older and that it will take a month before I feel like myself again. Brent is going to take Wednesday the second of March off, that is when my surgery is. He will be off for Thursday too and help me for the weekend. It will be great having him here to take care of me and help. It will also make Miranda a little less dependant on me. The only up side I have heard is that I won't be able to eat much so I will probably loss some weight. I won't lie I am not the most disciplined in this area and need all the help I can get. So hopefully I can lose the weight I should have before this next Disney cruise. It is a year away so if I don't then I have some real problems. We will see how it all goes.

Physical Therapy

2011-02-17T18:28:00.000-08:00

Well Miranda is in physical therapy now. We didn't know what was going on but she wasn't doing the things that a normal one year old would do. We went to her appointment and talked to the doctor. She has been doing really well. She decided to start crawling a couple of weeks ago and now is working on pull to stand. They don't think there is anything wrong, she just wasn't in a hurry to crawl or anything else. So we will keep going until we get her walking. She is lots of fun but has definitely been a hard baby. I have held her and babied her more then the boys. Hopefully we will be going for a little while longer and she will catch right up.

Snow is here

2010-11-28T16:17:00.000-08:00

The kids have had so much fun playing in the snow. They have helped Brent shovel the driveway and walkways. They are going to build a snowman for family home evening tomorrow, that should be fun to watch. I will let Brent go outside with them and help. Miranda and I will stay inside where it is warm and watch. I might just make some hot chocolate for when they come back inside. I must say that I do love the winter, I just don't like being out in the cold that much. Jace is excited to go sledding and maybe even learn how to ski down some little bunny hills. Brent is going to rent some ski's and take him. He has no fear so I think he will do pretty good.

New House!

2010-11-24T09:07:00.000-08:00

Well I haven't been on in a long time. I forgot my password to get on and so I haven't written anything new in a long time. We moved into our new house in Farmington at the beginning of September. We love it here! The kids have made lots of friends and so have we. We are now on a street that isn't busy and full of cars. The kids love ridding bikes and running around outside I think they will be going crazy a little this winter being in the house most of the time. We have lots of space in the new house and our own bathroom. Its great. Jace is loving being in Kindergarten. He feels like a big kid now. Bryan wants to go with him and doesn't like being left behind. I promise to be better and get on the computer more often. That is about all that is going on with our family right now.

Dobby the 2nd

2010-07-13T08:46:00.000-07:00

Well we tried everything we could to get the poor dog better. He had a hard time getting rid of the mites and getting the allergies under control. He was on meds for both but it wasn't getting any better. I took him to the vet before our trip and he told me that it wasn't going to change and the best thing for him was to put him to sleep. He was very uncomfortable and he didn't look very good. So we took him home for a couple of hours so we could play with him and give him some attention. Then Brent and I took him back to the vets and took the kids to Grandma's house. We held him and said goodbye while he gave him a sedative. It was very hard for me and I cried a lot. I will miss him but I know that we tried everything we could to get him healthy in the two years we had him. I think we will be taking a break from dogs. We don't do very good with them, we have had two dogs in three years.

Kids

2010-04-25T22:10:00.000-07:00

We are now settled into Brent's parents house and loving it. The kids don't really get that we can't go back to our house. I think when they really get it we are going to have a couple of break downs. Miranda is pretty funny, she has started sucking her thumb. I don't know why but it always finds its way to her mouth. She won't take a pacifier but she likes her thumb. If it makes her happy then I won't complain. Jace and Bryan are starting a new phase. They like to bug each other and make the other person cry. Sometimes I catch them and they just laugh because they think it is funny. They are still buds and like playing together. We will be living with Grandma and Grandpa for at least a month, possibly three. We have found a house but we don't know exactly what is going on with it. We are waiting for the contract so we can sign it. When we get it then we will celebrate.

House Sold!!!

2010-04-19T09:13:00.000-07:00

We sold our house. We got about what we wanted for it. We are excited for the change of being in a different area and a new house. This house has been a great first house and we will miss it. We have to move out by the end of the month. We are packing as fast as we can. It is crazy, you don't realize how much stuff you have until you have to pack it all up. We have decided that we are going to move into Brent's parents house while we wait and figure out where we are going to live. We have two different house we really like. One hasn't figured out if they want to sell of just stay where they are at. The other has a lot of things we like. They are both in Farmington so we will be a little farther away from Grandmas and Grandpas. But I am sure that won't stop anyone from driving back and forth.

Miranda's Blessing

2010-04-06T10:59:00.000-07:00

We sure had a full house a couple of weeks ago. We blessed Miranda and then had family and friends over to the house. It was a great day and she looked beautiful. Brent did a great job, Bryan even went up to help. When the blessing started we looked for Bryan and couldn't find him. I guess he followed Brent up to the circle and stood by him the whole time. He didn't make any noise and neither did Miranda. After when we went back to our house it got a little crazy. We don't have a very big house and we had about fifty people. It is crazy how much preparation you put into that day and then when its all over you wonder why it took so long to set up and get ready for it. But it is worth it and we sure enjoyed being with family.

House for sale

2010-03-15T14:16:00.000-07:00

We decided that it is time to get off of center street and get into a new house that isn't by a busy street. We would also like to get Jace into a school where he can make friends that he will grow up with. Our house has been a great house, it will be sad to leave it. We have been staying up at Brent's parents house while we have our house up for sale. It worked out well because they needed someone to take care of the dog while they are in Germany. So I volunteered to stay at there house so my house didn't get destroyed by Bryan. He gets into everything! The house has only been on the market for a week now but we have had a couple of people look at it. We will see what happens in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully we can sell and buy pretty quickly.

Miranda

2010-01-06T13:12:00.000-08:00

She is finally here. We were suppose to go to the hospital on the 30th of December and get induced unless she decided to come sooner. On the 29th I woke up in the middle of the night having labor pains. She decided she wanted to come early. We got to the hospital at 4:20 am. My dad came down to my house to stay with the boys. This is the first time I have gone into labor on my own and I have to say it hurts pretty bad. I had an epidural as soon as they let me. After about five hours I was ready to have the baby. It went very fast. She was born at 9:40 am. When she first came out she looked a little scary. She wasn't breathing very well and wasn't moving. She was also pretty purple. They had everything in the room so the Doctor cut the cord and handed her over to the nurses. They suctioned her out and gave her some oxygen and she started pinking up. It scared Brent, I couldn't even see her so I didn't really know what was going on. My parents came just after they got her looking good. It is probably a good thing because I think it would have scared my mom to death to see her looking like that. After that we went to our recovery room and hung out. I have to say that the more kids I have the easier it is to recover. We are both doing great and enjoying being home. She was 6 pounds 15 ounces, my biggest baby so far, and 21 inches.

Good News!

2009-12-20T16:01:00.000-08:00

We went to the hospital and had the baby turned. It actually went very well. It wasn't as painful as it was with Bryan. Don't get me wrong it did still hurt. They gave me the medication that they give you to help the baby turn but it also makes your heart rate go up. I remember with Bryan it was a really weird feeling. But it wasn't as bad as I remember. They turned her on the first try which is really nice. They will only try three times if it doesn't work then you are looking at a c-section. After they checked to make sure her position was what they wanted with the ultrasound machine they let me rest. When everything looked good with me and the baby they let us go. Brent was able to come and be with me during the turning and then when back to work. It was great having him there to support me. So now that she is head down like she is suppose to be we are looking at going to the hospital on the 30th to be induced, unless she picks her own date to come. If we can get through Christmas then after that I will welcome her here anytime. Everything else is going great and we are ready for her!

ultrasound

2009-12-14T15:56:00.000-08:00

We had an ultrasound today to check the baby's position. I don't know why but I have been really nervous about this and I wasn't sure why. I don't know if it is because Bryan was breach and I had to have him turned at the hospital. That was a very painful experience. The doctor did the ultrasound and told me that the baby is not in the right position. She went breach on me just like Bryan did. So we will be going into the hospital at 7:30 am on Wednesday to have her turned. Hopefully it will work or I will be having a c-section. I have not had that with either one of my boys so I really don't want one this time around. If all goes well with the turning then we will be scheduled to go to the hospital for delivery on the 30th, unless she picks her own time. If it doesn't work then we will go in sometime around the 25th and try again. If it works then we will either get induced or if it doesn't then either then I will be having a c-section. I will let you know how it goes on Wednesday.

Dobby

2009-11-06T09:52:00.000-08:00

I don't know what it is but I guess we just picked a sick puppy when we got our dog. We have been trying to figure out what is wrong with Dobby. The poor dog keeps liking off all the hair on his paws and red rashes on his body. We finally took him to the vet and had him tested for allergies. They called me and went over the results. The poor thing is allergic to everything. He came up with reactions to about twenty different things. He is allergic to grass, turkey, chicken, eggs, and more. So it was either try to treat the allergies or put him to sleep. We weren't ready to put him to sleep so we decided to try to treat the allergies first. So now he is on mite medication everyday and allergy medicine every other day. I told Brent that I went to school and learned how to give people shots but never thought I would have to give my dog shots. When he is on the medication he is a different dog. He has been more enjoyable lately. I don't know how we would explain putting the dog to sleep to the boys. Hopefully we will be able to fix this and we won't have to put him down.

Brent and Jenn

2009-11-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

I am still staying busy taking care of kids and working on my projects. I finished the babies cross-stitch and now I am working on my scrap booking. I love working on projects although sometimes it is kind of hard with little kids. So far the pregnancy is going good with no complications. She moves a lot now and is starting to kick the ribs a little. I have been getting heartburn the last month or so. I had that with Bryan so it is nothing new, but not fun either. I have everything set up in the nursery for her. I have made some pacifier holders and bracelets. If you can't tell I am a little excited for a girl! Brent doesn't usually get excited until he can see the baby. It will be fun to see him with a little girl.

Brent got a new job! He is going to be working at L3 communications now. He has really loved working at Keva Juice. It has been a great job to get us through school and it was working in the field he was going into with school. He will miss the kids and miss the customers. This new job will be nice because I will know for once when he is coming home and he will get to spend more time with me and the kids. The boys are excited to do more things with him. He will have every Friday off. So he has told the boys he will take them swimming, camping, and do all kinds of fun things with them. We will also have great benefits, you can't pass that up. It will be different but we are ready for the change. I am sure he will still drive by Keva everyday and stop in to see the kids.

Jace

2009-11-06T09:34:00.000-08:00

Jace is loving preschool and making new friends. He has one boy that he calls his best friend. He isn't shy and will talk to anyone if they will talk to him. We have been going to the park lately after school since the weather has been so nice. As soon as it gets cold they will be stuck inside most of the time so I am taking advantage of the good weather. Jace is so excited for the baby and asked me everyday if it is time for his sister to come. He can't wait to see her. He will be a great big brother. He is so good with Bryan so I can just imagine. He is very protective and loving with him. The only thing is sometimes he get on one and loves to bug him. He will bug him just enough to make him scream. It is kind of annoying but what can you do, boys will be boys. He is a very independent child and you can't tell him anything. As he loves to tell Brent and I "I already know everything." He loves spending time with his Grandma's and Grandpa's. I am so glad we live close to them so they can do stuff together.

Bryan

2009-11-06T09:27:00.000-08:00

He is so funny, he is a talker. He has started saying all kinds of new words. He still thinks he wants to be a big boy and go potty on the toilet. Although sometimes he will tell me he wants to go in his diaper. Most of the time he ends up sitting on the potty and going. It is easier to understand what he wants. He still doesn't understand that there will be a new baby soon. He thinks there is a ball inside my shirt and wants me to take it out. We have to remind him that it is a baby inside me stomach not a ball. He loves babies so I think he will be pretty cute with his little sister. I also think he will get a little jealous but we will have to deal with that when it happens. He is a fun kid and never lets me rest for too long.

Halloween

2009-11-06T09:17:00.000-08:00

It was a little different this year. Bryan is a little older and understood what was going on more. I was surprised that he didn't eat all the candy before he got back to my sisters house. He also wasn't scared of any of the decorations people had in front of their houses. That has been he new favorite word. He was fun to watch go from house to house and get candy. He told them thank you and moved on to the next house. He dressed up as a dinosaur and Jace was Ben Kuso from Bakugan, its a TV show that he loves to watch. We went to my sisters house and had dinner and then took the kids trick or treating. Brent and I didn't dress up this time. Maybe we will next year. My sister has four kids so my kids get to go with their cousins. I didn't do to bad at keeping up being kind of fat and slow. It was a great night.

Family

2009-09-28T09:26:00.000-07:00

All is well with our little family. We had a second ultrasound and everything looks good. They even double checked to make sure it is really a girl. It is still a girl and this time we got the picture to prove it. The boys are very excited for a little sister. Jace likes to tell everyone his name, that he is turning five on his next birthday, and that he is having a little sister. They are still as busy as ever. They get into everything, especially Bryan. They get together so well and love playing with each other. But Bryan has decided that he wants to be potty trained and I am not sure I am ready for that. But I won't complain if I don't have two in diapers. He does pretty well with the potty most of the time. Brent is still working and loving it. All is good in the Carroll house.

Ultrasound

2009-08-14T16:03:00.000-07:00

We had our twenty week ultrasound this afternoon. As usual are kids don't do so well at the appointments and didn't want to make it too easy for the doctor. To say the least it was a very long appointment. But everything looks good and the baby looks good. The doctor had a hard time finding all the angel's of the heart that she wanted so she scheduled us to come back in a month. The aid that was helping and doing the ultrasound at the beginning had a hard time finding the gender. The baby had their legs together and didn't want to let us know. I of course didn't like that at all. I didn't want another surprise, although it was fun to do one time. So the doctor came in after her aid had been in twice to look at the heart and check everything out. She looked and said that it was a girl! Jace was happy when we got home, he has been telling me that he was going to have a baby sister for the last two weeks. It will be a fun change to our house since we are use to boys. And I am pretty sure she will be spoiled rotten, not like Jace and Bryan aren't. This is only the second girl on my side of the family.

Family

2009-07-23T14:18:00.000-07:00

Everything is going great for our little family. Jace is getting ready to start preschool again in August. Bryan is a busy body and loves getting into anything he can, it is amazing how many things he can find and destroy. Brent is busy as always at Keva. It is always pretty busy in the summer and he usually works longer hours. As for me there is nothing new with me. I am still trying to take care of kids, pets and myself if I have time. We are now seventeen weeks in our pregnancy and all is going well. We have our ultrasound scheduled for the fourteenth of August, we will find out if it's a boy or a girl. I think it is a girl but I could be wrong. Jace goes back and forth on if he wants a brother or a sister. Most of the time he tells me that he wants a sister. I guess we will see in a couple of weeks. It is great being a mom and taking care of my family.

Lake Powell

2009-07-23T14:11:00.000-07:00

In July we went for a week to Lake Powell. It was great being with the family. It was everyone but my mom. The boys had fun playing with their cousins and fishing in the lake. We never caught anything but we still had a great time. We had tons of good food and made lots of great memories. Brent loved going tubing behind the speed boat with the kids. Scott my brother had fun trying to throw them off and into the water. They were holding on so tight that they even got some pretty bad sores on their elbows. We played games and watched some movies. It was a great trip and we look forward to going again.

Family

2009-05-31T14:45:00.000-07:00

Well lots has changed for our little family. The biggest thing is Brent is finally graduated from college. He is still working at Keva Juice and loving it. We are also expecting another baby at the end of the year. I won't lie I am definitely pushing for it to be a girl. But either way it will be great. The boys are getting so big and it is happening so fast. Life is good and never dull.

Bryan

2009-03-31T11:41:00.000-07:00

Bryan is into everthing. Even as I was writing this post he made another mess. I went upstairs to find him in the kitchen sink and soaking wet. He was playing with the water and having a blast. He has also decided that he wants to be a big boy and sit on the toilet. He doesn't know what to do but he watches Jace do it and has decided he needs to do it too. So I have pulled up the training toilet just to let him sit. I have to close the bathroom door or he will stay in there all day. He is a fun kid. We are so lucky to have our two cute boys. I don't know what I would do without my family.

Jace

2009-03-31T11:39:00.000-07:00

Jace is loving preschool and playing with friends as much as he can. He wakes up in the morning and will ask me who he can play with today. He doesn't have a lot of friends to choose from so he goes through his list of friends pretty fast. He is a great kid and we sure love him. He is a great big brother and loves taking care of Bryan. He is also pretty excited to go outside and play when the weather allows. He could play outside and never get bored.

Graduation is coming!

2009-03-31T11:32:00.000-07:00

Brent has anothe month of school and then he will be done! We can't wait for him to be out of school. No more homework or studing for test. We are looking forward to spending more time with the kids and together as a couple. It has been a long road but worth it.

Pets

2009-02-12T09:18:00.001-08:00

The cats and dog also keep me busy. We got a dog a couple of months ago. He is a chihuahua and he is now six months old. It is not the easiest thing to potty train a dog. I think it is worse then potty training a toddler. Things are getting better though. His name is Dobby, Jace named him. He loves to chase the cats and play. Shilo doesn't really like him but Tiger dosen't mind him. I really do like having a dog. It is kind of sad that we have more pets then we do kids.

Jenn and Brent

2009-02-06T23:06:00.000-08:00

Brent is finally about to graduate from college. He is in his last semester at Weber. He is graduating in Supply Chain Management. He is managing at Keva Juice here in Bountiful and loves it. He has already been there for two years. He is a great dad and loves playing with his boys. I graduated from Salt Lake Community College last May in Medical Assisting. Now I get to stay home and be a mom. It is the best job in the whole world. The boys keep me busy, there is never a dull moment. I try reading a good book or scrapbooking when I have the time. We are lucky to live by lots of family.

Bryan

2009-02-06T23:02:00.000-08:00

Bryan is a busy little boy. He gets into everything. He has learned to push chairs around the kitchen so he can get what he wants off of the counters. That is something he learned from his older brother. He is starting to say a couple different words. He says ball and mama but that is about it. He still gets what he wants by pointing and squaking. He is great and we love him!

Jace

2009-02-06T22:54:00.000-08:00

Jace is a busy little boy. He is in preschool and gymnastics. He is really good and really enjoys it. The other day he was jumping off of the sofa and doing flips onto the air mattress. Brent and I are a little surprised he hasn't broken any bones or had any stiches. He has lots of fun hanging out with his friend Makenzie. He also goes to preschool with her. He is Mr. Social and will talk to anyone and everyone. He likes to go to his grandparents house. He is lucky because he lives close to both of them. He is going to be four in March and he is very excited for his birthday. He can't decide if he wants to have a spiderman or batman party.

Disney Cruise

2009-02-06T22:22:00.000-08:00

Ray and Susan took the whole family on a Disney Cruise for Christmas. It was so fun! Our kids loved it, they didn't want to get off the boat. Jace was old enough to go to the Oceaners Club. He could go first thing in the morning and didn't have to leave until midnight. He would go after breakfast and didn't want to leave even at ten o'clock at night. He got to see some of the Disney characters on the boat. Captain Hook, Timon, and some other characters stopped by different nights to play with the kids. He made some friends and also some girlfriends too. We checked Bryan into the nursery a couple of times. Whenever we dropped him off there were two girls that worked in the Oceaners Club that would come and steal him from the nursery. The last time we checked him in the girl working said she wasn't going to tell them he was there because they always took him out. They loved Bryan and Jace. We had a blast with Steph and her family. We went to the private island and played in the sand. We saw all of the live shows. Brent even got hypnotized, I think that was one of the best parts of the cruise for everyone. I wish I could have recorded it. It was a great vacation and I hope we get to do it again.