Holidays 2009

We had a great holiday season this year. It was Olive's first Christmas so we had a good time trying to make it special. Santa brought her a pretty in pink jumperoo, she likes it but is still trying to get strong enough (and tall enough) to really start bouncing. We had a Sackett family Christmas party earlier in the season, and Olive got her first Christmas present a play phone from cousin Tyrell. Bill got a ratcheting screwdriver from Tyler, and Melissa got a picture frame from Heather. It was a great party and it was so fun to have everyone at our house. We spent Christmas eve and Christmas morning at Grandma Marilyn's. Grandma watched Olive while Bill and Melissa went to see "Avatar" (a great movie, if you haven't seen it drop what you are doing and go NOW!) for the second time. Then we came back and watched "Elf" with Scott and Hollie after eating a great Christmas dinner that Grandma had made. The next morning we opened presents we got a lot of stuff, too much to name. Grandma Marilyn spoiled her first grandchild so much she got a new dress, four
sleep-n-plays, an activity mat (which she spends hours under), a pillow pal, and a polar bear teether. Scott and Hollie gave her a glow worm that she LOVES to look and smile at. After that we came back home and played with our toys while we waited for Grandpa and Grandma Sackett to come by. We visited for hours and while we watched and played with Olive. It was great to be able to see both sides of the family on Christmas and hope to continue that tradition for years to come. New Years was fun, too. We spent it with Nate and Nicki. We went to dinner and came back and watched a scary movie.When it was over we watched the ball drop and gave Olive a big kiss on her first new year. Nate and Nicki stayed the next day, too. We went to the Gateway and went shopping, then that night Grandpa and Grandma Sackett came in and watched Olive while we took the Griffith's to see "Avatar" first time for them, third for us. It was way fun, and we hope we can have that much fun every holiday season. It was definitely one to remember. Thanks to everyone that helped make Olive's first holiday season a wonderful one.

Catching up

Well, it's been a long time and a lot has happen for the Sackett's. Let's start last Fall. We bought a house in October. It is in Sandy in a nice quiet neighborhood, our house has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. A den with a fireplace, and an upstairs dining room, living room, and kitchen. We made the two extra bedrooms into a gym and a guest room or "The Griffiths' room" seeing as how they are the only ones who have stayed in it. We love our little home and couldn't be happier. Right now Bill is working on adding a shed on to our garage, and making me a big pantry, I can't wait. In November we decided to add someone to our family, (Mimi, the hamster I had talked about in my previous post, had died a few months ago). Well actually Nate decided we should add someone to our family, and he convinced us to head down to Spanish Fork to look at some lab puppies. He drove us down and as we walked up to the door all these little black labs came running towards us. One of the little girls came up to Bill and layed right down on his feet and rolled over to let him rub her tummy. We were in love. We came home with a little black lab that day and decided to name her Maeby after a character on "Arrested Development." She was 10 pounds then now she is a whopping 70 pounds, but the sweetest, most gentle dog you could ever meet, and we love her (Thanks Nate). In December we decided maybe it was time to have a baby, so we would "see what happened." Well after two weeks I decided that I was too scared and we needed to wait another year. Too late. I found out on December 29th, that I was pregnant. We were scared. I remember coming downstairs to tell Bill and I was shaking. We found out I was due on September 9, 2009, so it was fun to tell everyone 9-9-09. On March 31st, we found out we were having a little girl, which we both already knew in our heart's was the case. Then after a long HOT summer. On September 2nd, 2009 we welcomed little Olive Lottie (after my Grandma Lottie) into the family. The labor was long and hard and I ended up with a c-section, but she was so worth every second. She was 7 lbs 14 oz, and 20.5 inches long. Now she is 4 months old, rolling over, and eating cereal. She loves music, to kick her legs, smile, laugh, and stand on her Mom and Dad. I will try to keep the updates coming, thanks for reading my catch up.