Introducing
Ian Scott Worsley
July 19, 2010
5 lbs. 0 oz.
17 inches

Our little bundle of joy was born on Monday morning, July 19, 2010, at 7:48 a.m. He was teeny tiny!!! Here are some pictures from the hospital. We are home today and everyone is doing fine. Ian lost a little bit of weight at the hospital, but is eating really well. He should be gaining it back soon. Overall, all is well. Samantha loves being a big sister and is really helpful (a little too helpful). She loves holding him and giving him hugs and kisses. She is such a good big sister. Love to all!

BIG NEWS!

We went to the doctor today and found out that we are having a BOY in July. Samantha is getting a little brother! We are very excited about this news. I thought I would share it with all of you!

Stef

One + One = TWO!

I thought I would share our exciting news with those of you who don't already know. We are expecting again!!! Samantha will be three in March, and we will be having a new little one in July. We are so excited! I am in my 13^th week and we have already been to the doctor twice. At 9 weeks, we were able to see the baby's heartbeat with an ultrasound. We went back yesterday and were able to hear the heartbeat. He/she is growing normally and everything is going great.

This pregnancy is so different than with Samantha. It is really like night and day. With Sammi I was so sick all the time. With this one, the sickness is manageable and not that often. Yesterday, our doctor told us that at our next appointment, he will be able to tell the sex of the baby. That is only four weeks away! I keep asking Sam if she wants a little brother or sister, and the answer changes daily. I think she will just be so happy to have a baby in our home. I will keep you all posted!!!

-Stef

Christmas 2009

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Sammi finally understood what Santa was all about. She was so excited for him to come and leave her gifts. Whenever she heard to doorbell ring, she always thought it was him. She would run to the door and say, "It's Santa! It's Santa!" Of course, we tried to teach Samantha what Christmas was really about. I think she understood a little bit better when we went to Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake. We took her to see the Christus and she was excited to see Jesus. She kept saying "Jesus! He is all white." Christmas morning, Samantha was excited to discover Santa had come and left her a little kitchen. She loves it and loves pretending to make us food to eat.
Overall, we had a delightful Christmas spending time with family and loved ones. We enjoyed the special spirit Christmas brought into our home and hearts. We hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas this year.

Sorry it has taken me forever to update our blog. This is our Thanksgiving picture with all the Lindeman grandkids. We had such a fun time at my parents house this year for Thanksgiving. My brother Neil and my sister Laura were in town and we were all together. We even had family pictures taken. It was a blast to just spend some time with family and catch up.

Peter, Avery, Elijah, Samantha, & Jack

Happy Halloween

We had an awesome Halloween this year. We were a family of bees. Stef was our Queen Bee with Kyle as the Worker Bee and Samantha our little Honeybee. Samantha was finally old enough to understand what trick-or-treating was all about. She was such a trooper walking from house to house. She did get tired after a while and asked to ride in the stroller. She got more candy than she needed and had a great time.

Pack's Pumpkin Patch

A couple of weeks ago, we went to Pack's Pumpkin Patch with Grandma & Grandpa Lindeman and Aunt Val. Samantha had so much fun. She mostly just wanted to run through the maze they had for kids and didn't really care about picking out a pumpkin. Once we dragged her away from the maze, she finally decided it was pumpkin picking time. Just like last year, she loved riding in the cart while daddy searched for pumpkins. She was so excited to take her own pumpkin home.

Worsley Family Pictures 2009

In July, we had family pictures done with Kyle's family at Memory Grove. All of his family was here and it was a good opportunity to have pictures done. Our cousin, Teresa Meyer, was the photographer and did an amazing job! It was a big group and all the pictures turned out great!

Family Reunion

Every year around the 24th of July, we go down to Fountain Green to the Chapman Family Reunion. This year all of Kyle's family was there, including his brother's family from Texas. Sammi had a blast playing with her cousins and all the fun toys there. Here are some pics.

Sammi's First Haircut

During the first of July, I was trying to give Sammi a haircut. Note the word try! I have cut her bangs a couple of times and was trying to do so again. While I was cutting them, she moved and I cut them crooked. It was a disaster. So I called for an appointment at Cookie Cutters and took her there. She was due for a full haircut anyway. The lady who cut her hair gave me some grief about attempting to cut her hair, and told me to never to it again. I tried to tell her that I have cut her hair 2 times before without any problem. It is just that I have a toddler who hates to sit still. So, here is Sammi's first official haircut.

4th of July

We had a blast on the 4th of July. We went the parade in Centerville. Then we had a BBQ at our house. Later, we went to a BBQ at my parent's house. Sammi had so much fun playing with all of her cousins.

Waiting for the parade to start.

Father's Day

I know Father's Day was last month, but here are some pictures. I made Kyle an awesome breakfast--German pancakes, bacon, hash browns, and orange juice. Doesn't get much better than that.

It has been a long, long, long time since I updated our blog. Sorry everyone!!! Life has been really crazy since May. We moved to a cute, little house in Bountiful. It is an older home that was built in the 1940's, but has been updated. The entry way, living room, and dining room have wood flooring. The kitchen is updated with newer stove, dishwasher, and fridge. There are 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Upstairs is Samantha's room, office, and bathroom. Downstairs is the master bedroom, bathroom, huge family room, storage room, and laundry room. We have a pretty big yard outside which Samantha loves! I don't particularly love the yard work, but am getting used to all the weeding and mowing. We love living here and are actually renting the house from some good friends while Kyle is back in school. We may end up buying the house in a year, but are still undecided. And yes, Kyle is back in school. With the current economic struggles, it was a good time for us to look at our future and think about more schooling. We looked at many options including getting an MBA, a Master's in teaching, and a Computer Science degree. We decided that Computer Science was the best choice for Kyle. He loves computers and is quite good at fixing, updating, and maintaining them. So Kyle is back in school finishing a second Bachelors in Computer Science. This will take about 2 years to complete. I hope I can make it that long! As for me, I am still at home trying to keep up with my 2 year old. Samantha is a delight and a challenge, as most 2 year olds are. She is speaking so much now--in full complete sentences. She loves to sing and will sing all day long. Some of her new songs she has learned are "I am a Child of God", "The Wise man Built his House upon the Rock", "The Itsy, Bitsy Spider", and "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam". Sammi still loves to be outside and will ask all day long to go to the park. She also loves to read and pick out new books at the library. Her new thing is drawing and coloring. She will color on everything: the walls, kitchen table, floor, windows, TV, doors, etc. And of course she gets in trouble for it, but always does it again. She is such a silly girl and we love her, on most days...

Race for the Cure 2009

Last Saturday, we did the Race for the Cure for Breast Cancer. It is a 5k race in downtown SLC. This year, all of Kyle's siblings and their kids did the race (expect for Craig who lives in Texas). We had T-shirts made for all the Grandkids that said, "Racing for Grandma". Kyle's mom has been a breast cancer survivor for 15 years. After the race, she participates in the Survivor Parade with all the other breast cancer survivors. This year was particularly emotional because the week before, we found out that her cancer is back and in the fourth stage. The doctors are being optimistic and telling her that even though it is in the fourth stage, the cancer is still treatable. This week she has already undergone radiation treatments and will soon be doing chemotherapy. We are all praying for the best and hoping that she will recover. We just can't live without our Grandma!

Mother's Day 2009

Here are some pictures from Mother's Day. Kyle gave me some cute decorations to go into our new place. Sammi was not very happy at church. I felt bad for Kyle because he ended up spending most of Church in the foyer chasing Sam. Oh well, at least I enjoyed Church! As tradition, we tried to take some pictures of me and Sammi. And as usual, she hated taking the pictures and tried to run away from the camera. Overall, a pretty normal Mother's Day.

Easter

We had a fun and beautiful Easter holiday. We went to a couple of Easter Egg hunts which Sammi loved. She especially loved finding chocolate in the eggs. The day before Easter, Sammi got a huge black eye. She was jumping on our bed (I know, I know, she shouldn't have been jumping on the bed!) when she tripped, fell, and ran smack into our foot board. The corner barely missed her eye and in a few hours, her eye was purple and almost swollen shut. Poor Sammers! She went to church the next day wearing her beautiful spring dress, but everyone just noticed her eye. Sammers had another black eye just a few weeks before that and it was almost healed when she got this one. We took her to the park on a Saturday morning, and she was headed up the stairs to the slide when she fell and smacked her head into the stairs. We had no idea what happened until she came down the slide crying. Oh well. I guess this stage will pass. In the mean time, please no calls to child services!!! And as for Sammi, no more monkeys jumpin' on the bed!

Samantha's Birthday

Here are a couple of slideshows of Sammi's 2nd birthday. We had such a fun time this year. We had a birthday party the Sunday before with her cousins Jace and Max. On Sammi's birthday, we took her to the park for lunch and out to dinner at Chuck E. Cheese with the Lindemans. The day after her birthday, Kyle and I took her to the Treehouse Museum in Ogden where she had a blast. Thank you friends and family for all the wonderful gifts and for making Sammi's birthday such a fun event. We love you!

Weird Girl

Sammi is so weird sometimes. For a couple of months she always opened the drawer in our computer desk, would load it up with stuff and then get in and play. One of her favorite things to do in her drawer is to draw. I guess it was just her size.