Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Ballerina Girl

Hananh had her summer recital last Saturday, and she did a fantastic job. If you listen carefully you can hear Nick talking in the background of the video. Great job Hannah! We are so proud of you!






Also, here are some recent pictures of The Jackster.




Wednesday, June 10, 2009

We are a happy family!

So the last few weeks have been a blur! We are truly in survival mode here! My hat goes off to anyone who has 3 kids! It's been challenging but I think we can see the light at the end of the tunnel! Jack is doing great! He is over 7 lbs. now and can be such a sweet baby! He loves to be held and I am trying to just cherish that! He's finally taken a binky and that has been a big help! Hannah & Nick can't get enough of him! They adore their little brother! It might be a long summer but we are going to make it! Aww! All snuggled in!

We finally took a family picture that didn't include me in my hospital gown!

All 3 crazy kids!

Celebrating my 31st birthday at Red Robin!

Sweet sleeping baby Jack! What is that arm doing?

Friday, May 29, 2009

The Graduate!

Hannah graduated from preschool today! She has been attending Mirabelli for the last two years and we have loved it! I can't believe how much she has learned and grown!

Here's a picture of her on her 1st day 2 years ago.

And here she is now! Wow!

We love you Hannah and are so proud of you!

And of course we had to throw in a picture of baby Jack! He is doing great! Such a sweet baby and growing like a weed!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

SamJack??

For months we have been trying to decide what to name our new son, and have been picking between two names that we liked exactly the same. Most of our family have been referring to him affectionately as "SamJack".


As of Thursday morning May 21st at 12:52 AM little SamJack has been known to our little family as Jack Samuel Nigbur. We are so excited to finally have him here, and he and Allie are doing great. He weighed 5 lbs and 6 ozs at birth. We are all home now and Hannah and Nick are so excited to be able to hold (maul) him whenever they want. Here are a few pictures from the hospital.













Tuesday, May 5, 2009

It's coming....

I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and we scheduled an induction! Yeah! Our little baby boy will officially be joining our family on May 21st! Yikes that's only 2 weeks away! We are super excited! Wish us luck!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Happy Spring Break!

Monday the kids & I drove up to Salt Lake to spend the week of Spring Break with family! We had a fabulous time with all their cousins, aunts, uncles & grandparents! We broke the new mini-van in on our first road trip and she did awesome! I never knew what a blessing a built in DVD player could be!

Tuesday we went to Wheeler Farm. Hannah wanted to see a baby pig. We also saw cows, horses, sheep, turkeys, goats, rabbits & fed the ducks. We went on a tractor pulled hay ride and packed a picnic. The kids had fun just running around playing together! 12 of the 14 cousins were there! After we went to play at Aunt Dodo's fun house and the kids were exhausted silly! That night my oldest niece Erica watched my kids while just the sisters went to dinner. Yummy, good times! Aunt Emily was so sweet and let us sleep at her house for 2 nights!



Wednesday we went to the Children's Discovery Museum at the Gateway. It was right up Hannah's alley. She loves to play pretend! She shopped at the grocery store, played house and was a farmer for the day. Nick loved the balls, playing in the water & working construction! That afternoon we went to the hospital to visit our newest cousin(#15); Alexander Edward Peck. He is adorable! That evening we headed to Grandma Dottie's for dinner and a little fun & dinner at the mall. The kids got their picture taken with the Easter Bunny and rode the carousel.


Thursday we had lunch at my favorite fast food joint; Chick-fil-a! Then we headed to the Aquarium. It was really crowded but also very fun & interesting. That night we went to Aunt Keri's for dinner. The kids made and decorated cookies and colored their own plates. They also loved playing with Remington (the dog)!




Friday was a long drive home since we were all so tired. But we had a great time! Thanks to everyone who let us crash at their homes! My kids loved being so busy and having so many fun playmates! Let's plan next Spring Break in Vegas! Okay?

Monday, March 30, 2009

Nana & Papa

This weekend we had a visit from Nana & Papa. My sister blessed her baby and my parents drove down from Salt Lake for the occasion. We had a great time! Saturday night we went to a buffet in honor of Papa who loves to eat! Sunday was spent with family & friends at baby Jameson's blessing. My kids love their grandparents and basked in their attention! Hannah & Nana played a lot of Barbies together. Nick & Papa played a little catch. And both kids loved being read to by Papa! We love you both and can't wait for you to come again soon!




Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A Very Expensive Soccer Season

Fees & registration................................$90
Soccer cleats...........................................$20
Soccer shorts..........................................$11
Shin guards.............................................$10
Soccer socks............................................$6
Broken collarbone..................................$100

2nd trip to the E.R. in less than 48 hours.................PRICELESS!

That's right! Hannah tripped over a soccer ball at her very first soccer practice of the season and fractured her clavicle! Another trip to the E.R. for the Nigbur family! (We are getting good at this!) She will miss 6 weeks of the 10 week season. She is in a brace & sling and doing very well considering!


An x-ray of the break! She has an appointment with a pediatric orthopedic doctor tomorrow and we will learn more about her diagnosis!

A very sad and in a lot of pain Hannah. Now she & Nick have matching bracelets!
A little pain medication and 1 brace & sling later she is feeling much better!
We love you Hannah & think you are very brave! Be careful & watch out for those soccer balls! You are a tough cookie!

Monday, March 16, 2009

Nerdy Nick!

So we are sitting in sacrament meeting Sunday with about 15 minutes to go before church is over and Nick decides to stick a nerd in his ear! It is really stuck! We gather our things and make a hasty exit. At home we try tweezers but it only seems to be getting stuck deeper & deeper! The quick care is closed and by this point he is covering his ear and saying "Ow!" So we head (for the 1st time in our parental careers) to the E.R.! Almost 4 hours and a $100 co-pay later the nerd is kind of gone. They gave him some Lortab to sedate him and then wrapped him up a like a burrito in a sheet. First they tried to suction it out and then ended up dissolving it with warm water. It was all very traumatic! There is still some sticky residue left and we have a follow up appointment with our pediatrician Wednesday. But we sincerely hope he has learned his lesson! Don't put ANYTHING in your ears (or up your nose for that matter!)

At first Nick thought the hospital was an adventure. He was proud of his cool new bracelet!
Finally...it's all over and he gets some dinner! A 2 hour old sandwich from Arbys! What a trooper!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Valley of Fire

This weekend we took the kids on a little day trip to the Valley of Fire. It was gorgeous & perfect weather. They did great on the car ride. We packed a picnic and did the hike at White Domes. Hannah & Nick hiked the whole thing (1.5 miles) by themselves! We are so proud of them! They thought it was super fun to climb up the rocks and trot along the sandy trail. We had a fabulous time & can't wait to go again soon!