3 WEEKS OLD!!!

I can't believe that Ruby is three weeks old! She is such a little gem. EVERYONE loves her very much (sometimes to much) Spencer thinks that she is only his "baby Ruby." He gets very upset when anyone says anything otherwise. She has grown quite a bit and is now weighing in at a hefty 6 1/2 pounds. By the time Ash and Amber get here in a couple weeks she is going to be a full on chunk (at least we are hopeful...)


Here is our little peanut. Words cannot express how small she is.


Ruby showing off her chunky legs. A week ago dad and scott were amazed with how wrinkly and saggy her thighs were. Now they are starting to fill out a bit!!!

Just after a bath. Ruby is a good little mix of our other girls. She looks a lot like McKinley but there are times she reminds me just of McCall. She does have McCall's hair line and we have seen some dimples creeping into those cheeks. It will be fun to see what she ends up looking like. She is so sweet and loves to be cuddled. We love her tons!!!

A Little Setback

Last week Ruby had a few setbacks. She ended up at Primary Children's Hospital from Monday to Wednesday night. The timing couldn't have been better seeing that Monday was the first day of school j/k... But that is the way life goes. We survived thanks to Mom, Grandma Midge, and my great friends. Mike has made it very clear that he is not cut out to be a stay at home dad. Although he was awesome at coordinating everything and having the kids a ton.


Ruby is finally enjoying herself under the lights after being pumped full of IV fluid. She surprised me with how quickly she lost weight and went down hill. When we checked in she had lost over 1 1/2 pounds. She was sooo sunken. I was so greatful for modern medicine and the children's hospital just 15 minutes away!



Finally taking a break from the lights. (She actually loved the lights and hated anyone messing with them...what a bathing beauty!!!)

I love it how they just make a label and tape it to them. No medical bracelet for Ruby!

She is home, gaining weight and doing well... We feel so Blessed!

And the New Dunn Family...with Ruby Jean!

Our new family photo. Mike and I were a little overwhelmed seeing this. Wow we have a lot of kids!!! Ruby is LOVED by her sisters and brother. They constantly want to hold her and help.


Ruby came out 6 lbs 14 oz. she was 19 inches long. She came out screaming. Mike and I were laughing so hard. We have never had a kid make that much fuss. She is very sweet and we love her.



Mike with his little girl!

Grandma and Grandpa Swallow.

Grandma Patty Jean (Ruby's namesake) came into to town to meet her. She was such a help with the other kids while we were in the hospital!

We are so excited that Ruby is finally here. She is adorable and we can't imagine life without her!

Sad Times for Spencer...

Spencer has no more Binky. The other night Mike snipped the top off of Spencer's binky. Spencer felt that this completely ruined it. He was in utter dispair. He wanted nothing to do with it once it was snipped. It has been very sad times for the past couple of days, but last night was much better!

On a happier note... we were having Sunday dinner at mom and dad's and the kids found a baby grasshopper. They were in heaven. Spencer was sooo excited. He has a hard time saying the first sounds to his words so he ran around telling everyone that they found a baby "asshopper." It was pretty funny!

OH WHAT A 4TH!!!

We love the 4th of July. The kids look forward to it every year. This year did not disappoint! We were so excited to get a package from Grandma Dunn and Katie. Inside Aunt Katie had tie- dyed some awesome shirts for us. They sent a lot of fun things.
We started the day out early and walked to the parade route around 7:40 am. Liz and David and their kids were in town which was a huge highlight for our kids. We had a fabulous breakfast in the park and then headed to the parade.

We met up with the Calton's from our old ward. It was so great to see them. The kids had a blast collecting candy and playing with their old friends!

Mike set up the volleyball net in the front yard and the Thorne kids played with our kids all afternoon. The teenages were so nice to play with our little kids. It was a lot of fun. Later we did a bbq at grandma Kayes, then back to our house for smores and fireworks. Oh how we love smores! (there is an advantage to not having all of our landscape done. It is very easy to did a big fire pit)

Spencer eating his smore. He was a mess by the end.

We love the 4th of July at our house. It is one of our favorite holidays!

Where has the time gone...

I can't believe that we are coming towards the end of June... We have been so busy! We took the kids down to St. George for a quick get-a-way. It was exactly what we needed. They were so excited to spend time with Mike and just have fun. McCall loved hiking and climbing. She could have done it all day long. But of course we had to fit in some pool time also. Mike decided that next time he would bring some of uncle Scottie's climbing gear and he could have her do a couplr of small climbs. The weather was perfect and it was so fun being with our little family.


The girls climbed through some narrow slots. They had to do it by themselves because mom and dad couldn't fit. They both thought that this was a highlight!

We had to take an ice cream break!

McCall Climbing!

McCall and Mike climbed up a steep rock to a cave by the Circus wall. They had a lot of fun!

It was a great trip and much needed. We are sad because dad is now back to his busy,crazy schedule again. We can almost see the end of it though. We hope that everyone is having a great summer!!!

Spencer's week on the POTTY...

So we have had a busy week of potty training Spencer. He is being a rockstar (although I truly loathe potty training). He is doing great at peeing in the potty. We haven't had an accident in days. Pooping on the other hand has been a little tricky. I don't think he has the patience to sit there. One huge surprising bonus has been nights. Spencer has not wet a diaper during the night or naptime since we started. I believe that I am done buying diapers for this little guy, which brings a huge smile to my face!!!