Little Peighton Michelle

As some of you know, we welcomed Peighton Michelle Toone to our family Saturday March 6th at 8:54 pm. She weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and was 19 and 3/4 inches long. As you can see she has a great head of hair and is as sweet as can be.

Lauren did an amazing job. It was a privilege to be at my wife's side and witness the birth of Peighton. It's humbling to see your spouse work so hard for such a noble cause. Lauren did wonderfully and my hat is off to all mothers.

We brought Brody up to the hospital and he was not really interested in Peighton or the room that Lauren was staying in. So I ended up walking around the hospital with him for 2 hours. Since we have been home he has taken more of an interest and is learning to be soft and give Peighton kisses. We missed him incredibly while we were in the hospital and appreciate all those who helped watch him while we were there.

Lauren's parents got in town Sunday morning and have been a huge help. With their help we have really been able to focus on Peighton and Brody. I am sorry for taking so long to post pictures but we have enjoyed taking our time with the kids and getting settled back in at home. We feel blessed beyond what we deserve and are thankful for all the thoughts and prayers directed our way. We love you all and will post again soon. -Joey

New Pics and IT'S A GIRL!!!!!

Here are some new pictures of Brody.... he is really getting so big!!! And yes, to everyone's surprise other than mine.... it is a girl!!! :) :) We could not be more excited!!

Sleeping

So sleepy!!!!

Definitely holding a plunger :)

Just loving life and his truck!!

This is a long one.....

There is a lot to catch up on.....I guess I should start with camping in Green River Lakes, WY with me, Joey, my dad, and Joey's dad! This was the first time that me and my dad have been camping together!!! The anticipation of the trip was enough for me to have many laughing moments to myself. We had so much fun though! The camp was set up awesome.... Thanks to Blade!!! There was even a sanitation station..haha!! Turned out to be really nice!! I could have done without the little mirror though... turns out "ignorance really is bliss" :) Brody was super lucky and got to stay with his Grams ( Joey's mom) for the fews days we were camping. This was the first over night trip we have taken without him. We missed him like crazy, but had a blast just the two of us. We canoed in to our campsite. It was beautiful... breathtaking actually. Joey and his dad fly fished. The water was frigid, so I fished from the bank unsuccessfully. : ) One evening we saw a moose grazing in this high meadow, so early the next morning me, Joey and my dad hiked (off the trail) up to the meadow to see if we could find the moose (smart...I know) and right as Joey turned the corner, there he was... a big bull moose. It was really crazy to see him that close. As if I needed proof, but they are huge!! We were probably 25 ft from him. The weather was wonderful and the food really good...even for camping. It was really fun to be back in Utah and see family too. We can't wait to get back for Christmas. We were home for just over a week and then headed off to Boston. This time with Brody. My parents met us there for a few days. Brody loved to see them. We did a lot in Boston. It is a fantastic city. We did the Freedom Trail and toured all the historical parts in Boston with this tour guide named Steve. Yes, Steve was dressed in a colonial costume. It was really awkward because he and Joey were wearing the same thing ;) just kidding. We got to visit Harvard....the old Alma Mater!!!! ha!!! UVU/ Harvard... tomato, tomato right?? No, but really... it is a very pretty campus!! The most fun of all was going to a Red Sox game!!! We had amazing seats... The first night we tried to go, my parents kept Brody so me and Joey could go and enjoy a night to ourselves. I say "tried" to go because the first night got rained out. We still had a blast and ate a lot while we waited for them to call the game. Then we walked home and as if we had not had enough to eat, stopped and got some appetizers to-go and brought them back to our hotel room!!!! We did get to use our tickets on the make up day, but my parents had left, so Brody got to come with us. It was fun to have him there!!! The 2nd baseman, Dustin Pedroia, threw Brody his warm up ball. Joey caught it and gave it to Brody and Brody yelled "ball" real loud and the crowd behind us started laughing and clapping for him. We quickly took the ball from him so we would not have a Philly's incident. :) Then Brody fell asleep on my lap for about 4 innings... Go Brody... Red Sox fans are a very cheerful crowd!!!!

In other news...Brody is doing great... a video never made it on here.... but he is walking like a pro... Since about 2 weeks after his one year birthday. He saying all sorts of words. He has learned bubbles and papa (what he calls my dad). He is finally getting 2 teeth! I will admit I was a little worried for a while... I mean he was the only kid on the block without teeth.

As far as baby #2 goes... Everything is great with that!! I am now 17 weeks... I am through the sick part and am back to feeling good and not having to eat all the time... Old habits die hard :):) We find out in 2 weeks what we are having!!! We will update just as soon as we find out!

Enjoy the new pictures!!!

One year down and 6 and 1/2 months to go!!!

So...as stated above in the title, I am pregnant with tiny Toone #2. We are really excited! I am doing really well for the most part... back to eating my weight in food to survive, but not too much longer and I will be in the clear. My due date is March 18th. It is kinda crazy we will be four soon!!! Two kids, for some reason, seems so different than one....I guess we will find out sooner than later!!!! I know Brody will be a great big brother... Joey is, once again, convinced it is a little boy...I am not sure yet....We should know in mid October. :) fingers crossed!!!

As for other news... Brody is one!!!! He is such a cute little guy!!! He loves Elmo. I am pretty sure that is actually an understatement. He gets so excited when Elmo is on t.v. or when he looks at Elmo books or sees him in a store.... anything at all Elmo and he is easily distracted for hours. He says a lot of words.... Mamma and Dadda... Elmo, cow ,car, wheel, dog, water, bottle and flower (pronouced wow-wer) and one of his favorites is wow!!! He likes to find your nose.... He calls it a no... He learned to climb the stairs, but not how to get back down. He is not walking quite yet...but is so close. He will hold on to his blanket and I barely have the top of it and he walks, but the second I let go... I may get 2 steps...then he realizes and go to crawl. He's got one of those little trains that he can push all around the house. He takes it everywhere. He comes to where I am.. parks it.... then will play beside me. It is so funny!! He loves to roll cars and trucks all around. He likes to ride in his wagon and go to the park and swing.

We had an Elmo birthday party for him. He loved his Elmo balloon. He did pretty good smashing his cake. He didn't try and eat it much at all. He just liked to play in it. We tried to give him a few pieces and he would eat that, but didn't really do it on his own. My family came in town for the weekend for his birthday. It was fun to have them. We took Brody to the zoo on his actual birthday. He was a little scared at times and I don't think he could see too many of the animals. It was really hot that day, so I think a lot of them were in the shade. Joey put him on his shoulders and he loved it. He was not scared at all up there.

Well, that about sums up the last little bit. All else is great here. Hope you enjoy the new pictures.

Quick Update....

Here are some  recent pictures.... The Fray concert, Joey's birthday morning, 4th of July and Brody dressed up in some girls clothes (He had to borrow our friend Elise's pajamas one night-it is the picture in the bright green pajamas).... and a few more cute ones. Enjoy!!!

Crawling, our 1st pool trip, and some oldies but cuties!!!

Where to start... It is like we have a different baby!!!! So much has happened!!!

 Well the summer is our busiest time as most of you know....and it sure has not let us down.  Joey has been super busy, but things are going great!!! Brody is doing fantastic too!!! He is crawling now... well half crawl-half monkey walk.... ( just take a look at the video) It gets him from place to place...pretty quick too!!! He gets his little band off on June 29th and he will have a perfectly little round head.  We are really excited about that...I am worried that he is going to hit his head hard without it though...he has gotten used to the cushion I think :) He pulls up on anything he can and likes to walk along the couch or table. He is so full of personality and is such a happy little guy!! He laughs a  lot and loves Elmo...or "mo" as he says.  He says "momma" and "dadda" a lot and knows his name really well.  He holds up a ball and says "ba."  He says that with a lot of other things too, but I like to think he knows ball :) He weighs 22 pounds and is in 18 month clothes.  He is a big boy.  

We got to meet my family in Arizona for a week.  It was great!! Nice to get away.  Brody got to experience the pool for the first time.  The first day he was not quite sure what to think... He definitely knew he was not in a big bath tub, but he was ok.  Day two through the rest of the week he loved it.  By the end, he was splashing around and playing with the ball in the water.  

Well, that gives you a brief update of what we have been up to.  The first few pictures are new and then there are a few funny and cute older pictures that never got posted!! 

Finally.... a video of Brody laughing...