Brynlee & Great Grandma Linda

Of course I missed all of the big smiles, but here is Brynlee playing with her Great Grandma Linda. We were at the basketball game waiting for Shyenne to perform and Brynlee was just having a good time.

Brynlee's 1st Christmas

Kynslee & Brynlee

Brynlee & Mike

Brynlee's cute outfit with a reindeer on her bumb

The tutu and bow that Aunt Connie made for Brynlee

Brynlee and Santa



We began celebrating Christmas on Christmas Eve at the Sundberg's house. We had a delicious Sweedish dinner, were visited by Santa Claus and unwrapped our gifts from eachother and pjs. Christmas morning we woke up at 5:45 and opened our presents from Grandma & Grandpa Sundberg and Brynlee's presents from Santa. We then went to my parents house to open presents from eachother before Blake called. We were able to talk to Blake for about 1.5 hours. It was wonderful to hear his voice. He did his door approach for us, what a treat! I could listen to him speak French all day. He really wanted to speak English though so we tried not to ask too much. All I wanted for Christmas was to talk to him and it was even better than I had imagined. After talking to him we went to my Grandma & Grandpa Ellsworth's house for breakfast and the grandchildren gift exchange. The whole family was there and it was an emotional morning. Christmas was not the same without my grandparents and Kyle. We then went to my Grandma&Grandpa Olsen's house. We had dinner and exchanged gifts. It was a very enjoyable holiday. We are so happy to be so close to our family!

Merry Christmas

Simplify Christmas

The gift of Christmas isn't wrapped up in presents or parties.
The gift of Christmas is Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten of the Father,the Son of God.
As you follow Him, you put people first.
You may spend less time in lines and
more time serving others.
You may spend less money on-and more time with-
the people you love.
You may lose yourself and you may find everything
else that matters.
(from http://www.lds.org/)
Merry Christmas.

Here she is....

First Family photo, but Brynlee is hiding


Our Little Angel


On our way home from the hospital


4 days old

Brynlee Ann Sundberg arrived Monday, Novemeber 2nd at 5:32 p.m. She weighed 6lbs 11oz and was 19in long. We can't imagine life without her. She was breech so a c-section was scheduled. I went back at 5:00 and 30 minutes later she was here. It was hard to relax until I heard her sweet little cry. Once they showed her to us we were overjoyed. Jon kept saying she is beautiful, with tear filled eyes. Due to the swine flu spread we were only allowed to have 2 visitors at a time, which included Jon. In shifts our parents and sisters (Shyenne and Heather), came and held little Brynlee. I was lucky and had a speedy recovery and was home Wednesday afternoon. It was so nice to have my mom stay with us the first few days. Jon took her to the airport Friday afternoon. I don't know who shed more tears, me or her. She said, "who knew 9 months ago when you found out you were pregnant, that she was going to be exactly what our family needed." After so many funerals it is fun to have this beautiful little girl fill our hearts back up with love. We have Grandma and Grandpa Sundberg here this weekend and are so grateful for everyone's help. We love our little angel and are grateful she had some time with Grandma and Grandpa Ellsworth before she came to us. We love you Brynlee.

Grandma Gwen

High School Graduation


Utah College of Dental Hygiene Graduation

I lost this amazing woman last night. We had no idea that this was coming. Her health was good until we discovered some heart complications last month. We were told that it was caught early and that with surgery she would probably have 15 more years. I knew she missed my grandpa, but I thought they wouldn't reunite for many more years. I know that she was greeted in Heaven by many loved ones. She is able to be with her parents, husband, brother, grandson, and children (Blake and Sheri). Although they are happy to be together again there is a lot of heart ache here on Earth.

I was so blessed to grow up close to my grandparents. I always knew that they loved their grandchildren. I have been told that my grandma is in Heaven rocking my baby and that she is probably warning her about my card playing and how many times she had to purchase "Old Maid," because I destroyed it. I loved playing cards with my grandparents. When I was in high school I would go to their house and play almost every Sunday night. I missed those Sundays once I moved away to college. My grandma was so good about taking us to our various activities, but she often ran a little behind. I'll never forget the time I told her if I was more than 10 minutes late to ballet I had to sit out. She was determined to get me there on time, and drove 90mph down the Lewisville Hwy. I made it!

Grandma loved her garden and it got bigger and bigger every year. This fall i bottled 18 pints of salsa with tomatoes that she grew in her garden. I will miss walking in and hearing her play the piano. My grandma was an amazing pianist. I love my grandma with all of my heart. It is my grandparents together who made my dad the man that he is. I am so lucky to have such an amazing father and I hope that I can be there for him. I can't even comprehend what he and his siblings are going through. Losing both parents in just a few short months is one of the most difficult things I can imagine. I love my family and am so grateful for each and every member of it.

I LOVE YOU GRANDMA GWENNIE!

Where has the time gone?

Megan and me at my baby shower

I can't believe it has been almost 3 months since my last post. It has been busy, but probably not that busy. I will try and catch everyone up on what we have been up to.

August- Jon and I finished our lamaze class. We learned a lot, but there are some things that I wish I could have just not learned about or seen. I had a harder time watching the videos than Jon did. Jon started going back to school full time at Salt Lake Community College. He still works M-F from 8-5 then goes to school M-T from 5:30-7:00 or 5:30-10:00. He is doing very well and I am so proud of him for all of his hard work.

September- Jon and I both had family reunions in September. Mine was Labor Day Weekend and his was the following weekend. It was so good to see a lot of family that we only see a few times each year. I stayed at my parents house for a week and handed out resumes in Southeast Idaho. It is one of two places that we are hoping to get to move to in December. On September 26th, my cousin Megan threw me a baby shower. It was so much fun and so cute. We lucked out and got a lot of great gifts. I didn't think we would need more than my car to go home, but I was wrong! Luckily we had some friends coming to Utah in a truck the next day and they brought some of the larger items. Megan is so creative and it was decorated so well. Thanks again Megan, it was perfect.

October- We went to Frightmares at Lagoon for the first time on October 3rd. It was fun and the weather was perfect. I love to ride rides and had a hard time sitting out. I took my fair share of rides on the train and the sky ride. :) They had a hypnotist and our friends and I told Jon he should volunteer. He went on stage and it was hilarious! My mom would have been so proud. I wish they would have sold a dvd of it, it would be awesome black mail. He got to show us his many talents: butt drumming, beauty pageant contestant (not a good loser), and the best Village Person! Jon took me through one of the haunted houses and enjoyed hearing me scream a few times. I don't like people jumping out at me or following me, especially in the dark. This past weekend we went to visit our friends Tyler and Amber who moved to Cedar City a couple of months ago. We had a great time. We went shopping, to In&Out, went to the St. George temple (witnessed a bride get cold feet), went to the movie Couples Retreat and Amber and I enjoyed girl talks while the boys played Xbox. We had such a great time and are so lucky to have such good friends. I am having one more baby shower in Utah on October 24th. My mom and grandma are going to come a day early and help me get some things ready for the baby.

Baby Update- I am officially 36 weeks today. We are very excited, but wish our baby would turn and get ready for her debut! She is breech. I am in the 10% of people whose baby is still breech at this point. At 39 weeks only 5% are usually still breech, so there is still a chance. Next week we will go to the hospital and my OB will try and turn her by pushing on my stomach. I heard it is very uncomfortable, but we are willing to give it a try. He monitors her heart rate and watches with an ultrasound the entire time. They do it at the hospital, because her heart rate could drop significantly or the cord could wrap around her neck which would both require an emergency C Section. There is also a chance that it could put me into labor. The chances that it will work are less than 50% but we think it is worth it. If it doesn't work we will schedule a c section and our OB will check each week and just make sure she hasn't turned on her own. I was sad when I first found out I would probably have to have a c section, but luckily there are some benefits: My mom and dad will be in town and I can pick her birthday (which will be during week 39 :)).

I hope everyone is having a great fall and I promise to post pictures as soon as she gets here!

What a Year!!!

Here is the dreaded pregnancy picture. This is me on my birthday at 23 weeks!

I can't believe what a year it has been. On my birthday I was looking back at all that has happened and thought I'd post a summary of my year.

August 08- met Jon, went to Mexico with my friends Brianne and Amber

September- started my fourth year of college

October- Jon and I were engaged on 10-09-08, fast, I know

November- went on a cruise to the Western Caribbean with Jon, my parents, Blake, Shyenne, and my Grandma and Grandpa Olsen

December- was married to Jon on New Year's Eve

January- beginning of my last semester of college

February- lost one of my best friend's/cousin Kyle, Jon was in a wreck while on the job (not his fault)

March- found out that we were expecting, so much for the 2 year plan, and I took my National Dental Hygiene written boards

April- my brother entered the MTC, I graduated with my BS in Dental Hygiene

May- I took both my clinical and anesthesia boards, found out that I passed all of my boards and was licensed by the end of the month

June- found out that we are having a GIRL!, lost my Grandpa, I miss him so much

July- Blake left the MTC for France, went to Las Vegas with my mom, Shyenne, Kristy, and Grandma Linda, and celebrated my 22nd birthday

I can't believe what a crazy year it has been. There have definitely been a lot of UPs and DOWNs. I am grateful for the blessing of having eternal families and for my amazing husband. I don't know how I would have survived all of this without him, granted a lot of it wouldn't have happened without him ;). I love all of my family and am grateful for their love and support. What would we do without family?