The Name Tag

I saw this on another blog and it looked fun.....so I tag Kathryn and Anji and anyone else who wants to do it!

My rock star name (first pet and current car):
Buddy Acura
My gangsta name (favorite candy bar and favorite cookie):
Milky Way Chocolate Crinkle
My detective name (favorite color and favorite animal):
Blue Dog
My Star Wars name (first three letters of last name and first two letters of first name then the word "of" then a medication you are on):
Thohe of Prenatal Vitamins
My superhero name (2nd favorite color and favorite drink with "The" in front):
The Red Smoothie
My Nascar name (first names of your grandfathers):
Fred Chester
My "lover" name (name of your favorite perfume/cologne and your favorite candy):
Happy Starburst
Witness-protection name (mother's and father's middle names):
Todd Gaylund
The other half of the tag is to list your children's names (or future children's names)and why you named them what you did.

We like bible and family names!!!
James Mark-James is a family name of both Mark and my side of the family. We both have great grandfather's named James. One of the 12 apostles in the bible, and the name means "supplanter."And Mark, well it's pretty obvious.....named after his father (and his grandfather, and his 3 uncles......)
Andrew Brian-Mark chose the name Andrew and it just seemed to fit. For a nickname, he is Drew, not Andy. Another of the 12 apostles in the bible and the name means "manly."And Brian is his other grandfathers name.
Caleb Todd-Caleb is a name that I chose that we both liked and it fit (even before we knew we were having a boy). The name means "faithful." Caleb is in the old testament and was a friend to Joshua. Todd is my mother's maiden name, and also the middle name of my brother and one of Mark's brothers.

SNAKES!!!

Last sunday, Caleb and I were taking an afternoon nap. The next thing I know, I hear an excited "look mom"!!! I quickly wake up and I see James holding a SNAKE, in the house, in my bedroom! Apparently, he was encouraged by his father to do so! Sometimes it's not easy being the only girl in a house full of boys! James and Andrew are obsessed with snakes. Last weekend when the weather was warmer, James and Andrew went hunting for snakes by our canal. They found three in three days! Neither James or Andrew are afraid to hold them. The past two days have been cold, so no snake hunting......too bad. ;) So, here are some pictures of the snakes, and a few pictures of Caleb!

I took this pic of them right after James woke me up on Sunday!

This was Monday's snake

And this is a boy who doesn't like to get his hands dirty!!

Caleb (with a little bit of baby acne)

Sleeping on Dad!

Baby Animal Days!

This is a fun Cache Valley tradition at the American West Heritage Center in Wellsville. There are lots of baby animals for the children to hold and plenty of activites for the whole family. The boys road on a pony, held baby turtles, ducks, and chicks, went on a wagon ride, and participated in a treasure hunt and the candy cannon! But the highlight for James were the snakes. They actually were not part of the exibits, but were just some snakes some kids found in a ditch. James loves snakes! Baby Animals Days was a lot of fun! It felt good to get out the house. Caleb slept in his carseat in the stroller the entire time! What a good baby he is! When we came home, James said, "This is such a great day! I really love this day!" I guess we were all happy to get out the house. The wagon ride!!

This part of the center is dedicated to Matt Hillyard. He is one of Mark's friends that he grew up with.
Caleb wasn't a big fan of the bright sun!!

Mark, Andrew, and James

James on a pony ride

Andrew on the "this is too bumpy" pony ride!

Baby turtles!!!

Caleb Todd Thornley

Caleb Todd Thornley was born April 2, 2008 at 5:23 pm. He weighed 7lbs 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. Pretty big for being so early. He was 38 weeks and 3 days. Apparently I was due on Apr. 13, not the 17th, my dr's office told me wrong. I had my dr. appt at 9am yesterday. I played a game of dutch baseball with the ym/yw the night before and my pelvis was killing me (this is what probably put me into labor). I was dilated to a 5 and the dr wanted me to have this baby. I was a little hesitant because I didn't think I was in labor and it was a little early. He told me to come back in an hour and see if I had changed. Luckily Mark cancelled his patients for the day and we found a place for James and Andrew to be (thank you Heidi and Steph), because an hour later I was at a 6! I was sent upstairs to labor and delivery. My water was broken at 2:30, and he was born at 5:20! We are all doing well. James and Andrew think he is just the greatest thing (wait until he comes home!!). James is especially sweet with him. Man, I was huge!!

Seconds after Caleb was born. They let

me hold him right after he came out!

Can't you just see the joy in James' face?

Me with my THREE boys!

My FOUR handsome boys!

Caleb-2 days old
I think that's a booger on his face.....;)