Kyah's little festive outfit!Okay, now for the baby stuff!
Name: Holden Joseph
Date: Oct 16, 2009
Time: 12:43 pm
Weight: 8 lbs 14 oz (enormous in my opinion)
Length: 20.5 in.
After a very long and painful 9 mos, our little Holden was born. Everything went really well with the delivery, except for the fact that his shoulders would not come out. Once he was out, he looked like he had been in a really bad fight, and lost. He was purple and blue and really swollen! He looked like a corpse, kind of creepy for Halloween I guess! He has lots of dark hair and is really chubby, which is a totally different look than all our other kids have had.
We are totally excited to have him as part of our family. We are so grateful for him, and each of our other children. It has been such a struggle for us, but it has all been worth it. We are so thankful for all of our blessings. There are not words to describe the gratitude we feel.

Our two littlest boys. It almost looks like Brevan is doing a thumbs up too!

Kyah is pleased as can be to have another baby in the house.
Porter says he wants two more babies. Yikes!

This was right when we got home. Brevan seemed really excited.



Getting ready to leave the hospital. Let the fun begin!
Don't my feet look wonderful? I'll tell ya what...they felt as good as they looked in this picture.

The happy daddy!
The way happy mommy...what a load off.
This is they kids' pediatrician, Dr. Whiting.

Can you believe the hair???
The chubbs?

The kids were not allowed in the hospital because of the swine flu. I made my way out to the parking lot a couple of times to see them!! Ouch!! It was worth it to see them though!

This was right after he was born.

Would you look at the size of that mitt!! OH, I mean hand.

This was shortly after the fight he had, the one where his face took a beating.
See.....a corpse!
He was alive, but boy did he not look it!
He peed two times before they actually weighed him, but there it is in black and red.
He looks happy, don't you think?
See how purple he is, quite sad!
The happy couple.
Brevan's first pony ride.

Porter on the largest pony he could find.

Kyah loves the pony rides at Thanksgiving Point.

Kyah never lets me do anything I want with her hair. She hated this hair-do, but I made her be in a picture. I knew it would be the first and last time I would see her like this. I think she looks adorable!

We went and ate at Porter's Place to celebrate Porter's last soccer game.

This is my nephew Tate, they stopped by on the way to the MTC. It will be crazy to see how much Brevan will change by the end of his mission.

Brevan looking extra cute! I could just eat up that smile and dimple!


The kids love to hang out and watch cartoons in the chair.