Garrett, Shelly & Bronson

6 Months!!!

2011-08-15T09:49:00.000-07:00

I swear this pregnancy is flying by!!! I can't believe I'm already in my 6 month. I feel great and this little girl is very active. The second trimester is by far my favorite!! You're not sick and you're not to big! :) Now if we could only find a name.... It seems so much harder this time around.

IT'S A ........

2011-07-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

GIRL!!
This week we found out that we are having a girl and we could not be more thrilled! You never really know what your kids are going to look like so we decided to give you a preview of what she might look like..... Bronson was not exactly a willing participant but after a little bribery of M&M's he helped out. Hope you enjoy! :)

See he finally started to pose once the chocolate set in!

5 Months!!

2011-07-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

So I've finally hit the half way mark!! Only 20 more weeks to go! I can't wait. Bronson is gonna be such a good big brother. I've been feeling the baby like crazy which is the most amazing thing. I forgot how much I love it!

4 Months Already!!

2011-06-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that I am already in my 4th month! Time has been flying by! I'm definitely showing a bit more than I did with Bronson but I guess that is to be expected. My ultrasound is set for July 12th. I'll be about 20 weeks and I am so excited to find out what we're having!! I'll keep you all posted!

BABY number 2 on the way!!!

2011-06-01T18:22:00.000-07:00

So apparently I am the worst blogger ever!!! I have not blogged in over a year! YIKES!!! :) I guess my life has just been super crazy this last year with school, work, raising a child and now growing another one inside me! Hopefully I can do better! BUT......with a new baby on the way I'm not so sure :) but I will try my best. The new baby is due November 30th and I'm currently 14 weeks. This time around has definitely been a lot harder. I was really sick and super tired from about 5 to 12 weeks but thankfully just about everything is gone! I graduate FINALLY!!! this December with a degree in Marketing! It will be so nice to finally be done. Wish me luck though cuz the baby is due about a week before finals! :)

Bronson, Bronson and more Bronson!

2010-05-01T08:18:00.001-07:00

So our little or not so little guy now is almost 9 MONTHS old!! I can not believe how fast he is going up! He is a crawling fool! He army crawls "perfect" using both arms which is about the cutest thing ever. He is starting to get up on his knees to crawl but prefers to army crawl. Here are a few pictures of him over the last few weeks.

All ready for the Dodge National Rodeo. He loved it and you just gotta love those boots!

Bronson loves to make messes already!! His favorite thing to do while I'm cooking dinner is pull out all of my cookbooks. He waits for me to re-stack them, then he pulls them off the shelf again.

For some reason he loves to play under his jumperoo on the cold tile floor. Silly Kid!

Ahhh... the men in my life! Love them so much!!!

Bronson loves to sleep on his belly and kick off all of his blankets. What a funny kid!

Bronson and daddy doing tricks!

Graycie came to Visit!

2010-04-09T07:38:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Graycie came down with the whole gang. We had a lot of fun and LAUGHS with everyone. It was fun to watch these two play together. Graycie is so gentle and sweet. We went to the spring fair and these two got to try out Bronson new red wagon. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa G.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-09T07:27:00.000-07:00

We had a nice relaxing easter this year. It was fun to watch Bronson play with his new toys. I'm looking forward to next year when he can actually hunt for eggs!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-28T14:52:00.001-08:00

So I know this post is WAY past due but.... I'm gonna post it anyways! For Christmas this year we drove up to Washington. We stayed at my parents house and just relaxed with the rest of the family. Here are some pictures we took up there minus one or two! Just took this one for fun! Bronson and Mommy! He is getting so big and is 4 1/2 months old in this picture! He is so fun to dress up even when he decides not to smile.

So we were planning on sending out picture Christmas cards this year. But this was the only decent picture we were able to take and it just didn't make the cut. Sorry :( maybe next year.

Christmas eve and definitely ready for bed!

Need I say more?

Matt and Alisa bought these for Garrett as a joke. They always come up with the best gifts! And no he has not worn them yet.

My two favorite people!

I love you both so much!

Megan and the Cousins.

Grandma with her grand babies! Graycie loved Bronson and was so gentle with him. She was helping him with his binky in this picture.

The grand kids loving up on Grandma!

Thanksgiving 2009

2010-01-15T08:20:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving sure was fun this year. We actually had three great feasts! Garrett's parents came into town a few weeks before thanksgiving to visit so we decided to have a full turkey dinner with them. Garrett smoked his first turkey and it turned out awesome! Then the week of Thanksgiving my bother Aaron and sister Brianne came from college and stayed the week with us. On Thanksgiving I cooked a ham and all the fixings because we were still having one more dinner on Saturday with Will and Kate, and Matt, Alisa and Brycen. We sure had a house full of people but it was so fun! I swear I put on 5 pounds that month! Three huge dinners will do that to you!Garrett's first smoked Turkey! Looks good huh!? Will and Kate were not going to be able to go to my parents house for Christmas so they brought Bronson's gift with them. I love how big his eyes are in the picture below!

Long story short... we have adult diapers in our basement and these boys were up to no good as you can see!

Bronson and his auntie Brianne!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

2009-11-02T11:06:00.000-08:00

Here's our little MONKEY!! Bronson looked so cute for Halloween! I know he's a bit young but I guess I am just a sucker for anything cute!! When I saw this costume on the internet I had to buy it! Our little Monkey Boy!!

My favorite part of the whole costume is the tail!! It's curled and so stinkin cute!!

Here's the Sandpiper boys minus the two 4 year olds. Yep... we have yet to get a girl out of all of the pregnancies here! I think it's the water!!

The first trick-or-treaters and the cutest family ever!! I loved that they all dressed up!!

2009-10-27T11:23:00.000-07:00

Here are some new pictures of Bronson! He is getting so big and is already 3 MONTHS OLD!! I can't believe how fast he is growing up! He sure is fun! He was smiling so big this day and I tried to get a picture of it but, my camera flashes like three times and so by the time it took the picture of course it missed his huge grin!

Bronson absolutely LOVES his swing!! Mom loves it too! :)

His hand are so funny! He constantly makes gang signs! Here's his hang loose!

B's giving us the thumbs up!!

Just sitting with Daddy!

Salt Lake City here we come!

2009-10-12T11:03:00.001-07:00

This last weekend we decided it was time for us to get out of town for the weekend. We decided to go to Salt Lake to do some shopping and eat some good food! Bronson was so good!! I just packed him around in the baby bjorn and he loved it!

We stopped by Amanda's apartment so she could finally see Bronson. It was great seeing her and her new man.

This is Bronson in the hotel room. We had the t.v. on and he was just all content and watching it! It was so stinking CUTE!!

Time for bed! Of course he's wide awake!

B's like mom really?.....I'm not tired and not going to sleep. That little stinker loves to be up late!

Some Random Pictures of B!

2009-10-12T10:10:00.000-07:00

B's thinking what are you doing to me dad! He's about 5 weeks old in this picture!

B helping or should I say watching me fold the laundry! He looked so cute I just had to take a picture of him. "Almost 2 months old"

The men of my life just hanging out!

This is Bronson at 6 weeks old and Kristen's little Rylan who is only a few days old! Rylan was born at a whopping 9 1/2 pounds and as you can see the two of them are about the same size!

Out for a Sunday night stroll!

2009-09-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

Sunday evening was so nice outside that we decided to take Bronson for his first stroller ride! He did great! He just looked around and enjoyed the ride even when is got a bit bumpy! It was dark by the time we got home and Bronson was sound asleep! My two favorite people!

Bronson 6 1/2 weeks old!

Best Friends Already!!

2009-09-21T11:30:00.000-07:00

Bronson's 6 weeks and Logan's about 3 1/2 months

This last Tuesday we were able to meet up for dinner with my old roommate from college Carly and her hubby Greg and their new son Logan. Logan's 2 months older than Bronson and at such a fun stage! Logan was such a good little boy during dinner! We passed him all around the table and he was all smiles! Bronson on the other hand was good but slept the whole time until of course we were ready to go and he woke up and pooped! And of course screamed for the picture! Oh well! It sure was fun to see those guys and we definitely need to do it more often!

Bronson's Newborn Photo's

2009-09-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

I hope you all enjoys these pictures as much as we do! Katie Wells is an amazing photographer and we were sure lucky to find her! Here are just a few of my favorites! There are so many great pictures that it is really going to be a challenge to decide what to put up in the house! Bronson is exactly 2 weeks old in these pictures!!

He's Here!!!

2009-08-10T12:29:00.000-07:00

Bronson Connor Goldade is finally here!
August 4th at 2:42 pm
6 lbs. 2 oz.
20 inches long

39 weeks Prego! Headed into the hospital to be induced!

He's here and he's perfect!

Let's just say it was a long night in the hospital! We went in at 9 pm and they didn't break my water and start pitocin until 6:15 am. Once I was fully dilated our little Bronson came in only a few pushes!

Finally headed home!

We were all so tired when we got home. Little Bronson loves to snuggle with his daddy!

4th of July FUN!

2009-07-10T09:25:00.000-07:00

For the 4th of July Garrett and I went miniature golfing. We had a really fun time and the weather was perfect until around 7 when a storm rolled in. We decided that we would pass on going to the fireworks and get snow cones and movies instead! Good choice I thought! The weather did clear by the time the fireworks started but everything was super wet! We did watch some of the NYC fireworks on tv but that didn't last long. I guess they are just better in person. All in all we had a great relaxing 4th!

34 weeks prego!

My belly does get in the way a bit but...I did get a hole in one!!!

So Serious!

YES! He's a bit excited about making the shot!

Baby Shower!

2009-06-29T10:10:00.000-07:00

I just first have to say that I have the most amazingly talented sis-in-law ever! Nikki through my baby shower and it turned out awesome! Nikki has such a creative eye and I tell her all the time that she should be a party planner! Thanks so much Nik!So I was totally spoiled!! Thanks girls so much I really appreciate it!

Here's the whole clan of us!

So I have the best husband in the whole world! He is so good to me and is going to be the best father ever!! He stopped by at the end of the shower to help with all of the gifts! "A side note check out the adorable diaper cake in the back ground that Nikki made. I told you she is talented!!"

Here is a few of the tables that Nikki set up! I love the theme of Black, White and Red!

Here are the food tables. I should have taken the picture after the food was set out but I forgot! Anyways it looked amazing as always and everything was so delicious!!

Washington trip and 32 weeks Prego!

2009-06-29T09:58:00.000-07:00

For some reason this is the only picture we took when we went home to Washington about a week ago. We left in the middle of the week and I forgot to take 8 month belly pictures. I'm a little bummed just cause I wanted pictures of every month but that's okay. I am still 32 weeks in this picture and as you can see my belly keeps growing. I found the perfect photographer to do my newborn and maternity pictures! She is amazing and on the 11th we will be headed up to Rigby to get some professional belly pics done! I am so excited!!

3D Ultrasound at 30 weeks!!

2009-06-02T11:37:00.000-07:00

So yesterday Garrett and I went in and had a 3d ultrasound done. Here are just a few pictures that I liked. It was fun to see our little man again and really exciting to see his little face. From the looks of it we think he got his daddy's lips! YAY!! We probably wouldn't do this again but it was fun to do with our first. Our appointment ran 20 minutes late and I had to work so we were a bit rushed which made me really mad. But atleast we got a few good images of him. Only 10 weeks to go!!

7 months and going strong!!

2009-05-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

These pants are super low and restrict NOTHING therefore making my belly look huge! Or huge to me! But they are so comfortable!!

Only 3 more months to go!! Time is flying by! Before we know it our little guy will be here. I am so EXCITED! Our nursery is really coming along and I'll post lots of pictures when we get it finished. I had my glucose test done on Tuesday and I have not heard anything yet so hopefully everything went okay. Next step is to set up the appointment for our 3d ultrasound which I am so excited for!! The baby has been kicking like crazy, I have to pee at least 2 times during the night and I sleep horrible but, other than that I have been feeling great and life is good!! I'm still working 4 days a week and hopefully will be able to work up until I have him.

6 months prego!!

2009-04-29T08:02:00.001-07:00

So, I finally popped!! It was about time! My beer belly is now officially a prego belly! Yay!! Our little guy is so full of energy and is moving all over the place which is so reassuring to me that everything is okay. He just loves to sit right on my bladder! Which is no fun! What a little stinker! huh! He also seems to wake up when I am trying to go to sleep. The other night he would not stop kicking me and I was so tired!! Oh the joys of growing a baby in your belly!! It really amazes me that we can actually grow a human inside of us! It's great and truly a miracle! Well, Garrett finally has been able to really feel him kick and loves it. He'll talk to him and says kick me and he totally does! It's great! It's fun to be able to share this experience with him. Only 4 more months to go!

We're having a BOY!!!!!

2009-04-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

Garrett and I went to our first ultrasound on Monday and it was the most amazing thing we have ever experienced!! I could seriously get addicted to these things. It was that AMAZING! While driving to the appointment we both just felt that it was gonna be a boy and yes it's a BOY!! I scanned a few pictures that I liked so hopefully they came out good enough to see. The first one is the profile of our little guy. Now the second picture is our favorite because our little guy is flexing his arm. He would not stop moving around and kept putting his arm up like leave me alone or else. We just laughed our heads off! And of course the last one says it all! Yep it's definitely a little BOY!! We are so excited to meet this little guy. We are planning on getting 3D pictures done around 26 weeks so we can see his little face better. Now the shopping can start!! Yay!!! :)

5 Months!

2009-03-31T21:33:00.000-07:00

Well, we finally hit the 5 month mark!! Only 20 more weeks to go!! Yay! I am not really showing that much yet and the running joke at work is that I have a beer belly! Which is not great by any means but on the other hand I will just have less weight to lose after I have the baby. Right?!! So I guess there is a price to pay for everything! So far this trimester has been good and I have definitely had a boost in energy which was much needed for this semester in school.

4 Months!

2009-03-03T10:07:00.001-08:00

Grow Baby GROW!!

I can't believe that I am already 4 months along!! We had our 16th week appointment last wednesday and everything looks great. We get to have our first ultrasound on the 30th of March and can't wait to see what we are having! I'll be 21 weeks along so hopefully we will get a good shot. I have felt the baby only a few times which is absolutly amazing and Garrett can't wait until he or she starts to kick so he can feel it as well.

We're Expecting!!

2009-02-04T13:40:00.000-08:00

As most of you already know, Garrett and I are expecting our first baby this August. We are so excited!!! I am now in the 13th week and feeling much, much better. I was super tired and very nauseous through weeks 6 to 11. Thankfully just about everything has passed and I only get a bit nauseated from time to time. It is crazy how such a small thing can change your body so dramatically in the first few weeks. At times all I wanted to do was cry! Honestly it was that bad! I felt so bad for Garrett because there was nothing he could do for me. But, all is well now and everything seems to be back to normal! Yay!! Now comes the fun parts of the second trimester, feeling the baby kick and finding out what we are having!

Sandpiper Christmas Party!!

2009-01-05T20:25:00.000-08:00

So this year I decided to throw the Sandpiper Christmas Party and it turned out better than I could have hoped for. We had a total of 30 guests "who all dressed up due to my request"
and two adorable little kids Greyson about 3 and Ashton about 8 months.

This is Joe sporting the white elephant gift he had just opened!! Good times and funny gifts! Much to my surprise these undies were stollen from him.

Zach won the game in style with oven mits, a carhart coat and my hat!!

The guys all dressed up!

All the Girls with very pregnant Brandi in front! We love her belly and thank her so much for coming.

Thanksgiving!

2008-12-06T21:10:00.000-08:00

This year Garrett and I enjoyed Thanksgiving together. I cooked a turkey "my first one" and it turned out excellent! We had so much food and had a blast spending the day together. While the turkey was cooking we decided to go cut down our first Christmas tree. It was so much fun and the the weather was perfect. The next day we went to Salt Lake for the weekend and as always had a blast. On Sunday we decorated the tree together and both learned how to bows as seen on top of our tree! Although we had no family to spend this holiday with it turned out GREAT!!

Blackfoot Fair!!

2008-09-15T15:09:00.000-07:00

This is Garrett and I at the Poison Concert that was held at the Blackfoot Fair! It was so much fun and super loud!!! It was awesome to see Bret Michaels!! Garrett and I love "Rock of Love!!" And we're super excited for the third season to start!!

Fishing for Father's Day!!

2008-07-02T09:09:00.000-07:00

These fish are HEAVY!!

Just driving around the lake in our little fishing boat trying to find the best spot!
Umm....that would be the big rainbow trout I caught!!
Yes, this trout is a whole 20 inches!!

I caught the first fish, the third fish and of course the LAST fish!! It was by far the biggest fish I have ever caught!! It measures 20 inches and was so fun to reel in!

Just us after a long day of fishing!! We planned on getting up at 5:30am to head out but our phone was on silent so it never went off and we both woke up around 7. We debated on still going since it was a good hour drive to the lake. Good thing we decided to go because we had a blast and caught some great fish that I grilled up for dinner that night!! YUM!!

Wedding Picture for Carly!

2008-06-10T09:20:00.000-07:00

This is for you Carly. It's the only picture I have on my computer from a friends camera. You can see all of our wedding pictures at "echamberlainphoto.com" Just enter the site, go to proofing and click on Garrett and Shelly. Just warning you there are 9 pages of pictures!! I hope you love them as much as we did!

Shoshone Falls "Stopped by on the way home from Boise"

2008-06-05T13:12:00.001-07:00

Shoshone Falls! I have never been here before so we decided to stop by on our way home from Boise. We were being ambitious I guess! It's a beautiful place and only an hour and a half away from us! I think we might come back when the water is higher for a picnic!
This is a horrible picture and I think we were both sick of driving and really ready to get home!!

A random stop on the way home from Boise.

2008-06-05T12:49:00.000-07:00

We saw this overlook off the freeway and decided to pull over to take a looksee!! It ended up being so AWESOME!! If you look close at the bridge you can see Garrett taking a look!
This was one side of the bridge.
And this would be the view from the other side of the bridge. Amazing huh?!!
Garrett tried to take a picture!! It's not quite centered but, it works!!

Trip to Boise

2008-06-05T12:38:00.000-07:00

Garrett just loves driving as you can see!! Only 3 more hours to go before we get there!
Jenna and me in Boise for her birthday!

The three of us! Ummm....really bad picture and what is Garrett looking at?

Living Room Remodel

2008-05-28T17:57:00.001-07:00

This was our living room during the remodel process. It had stained carpet and TONS of wallpaper when we moved in! What a mess! This picture actually gives the room justice. We had to live in our basement for the first few months until the upstairs was finished. I was so EXCITED to get out of the basement!
The finished project and well worth the wait!
Corner shot!
Other corner shot!