so finally . . . here she is -

i am sorry for not posting ANYTHING for 4 weeks - i have been a little overwhelmed with fixing up my house with her things and cleaning it and making her happy and . . . well, just getting used to life with a little one

from the moment she was born, it was obvious how much Heavenly Father loves us, cares for us, wants the best for us and gives us the things we need and yet can handle. there isnt a better way to show it!
as you can tell, she is MY child . . . you know, a little diva just like her mother


ok ok . . . look at that hair! she is definately her fathers child and gets many of her looks from dad - BUT SHE GOT MY DIMPLES AND CUTENESS!!!!








we spent 2 weeks at mothers house . . . and there stayed clean . . . and just loved bathtime!!!! sponge baths wernt so enjoyable because they were cold, but when finally entirely in the world, nostalgic feelings came rushing back!
its the getting out part that brought the tears!!(but you gotta love tha hair . . . yeah!)


and we went to church (but didnt have a sunday dress - oopsy)


















but we came home - wearing some of the cute clothes recieved at the shower bethy threw and looking like a little holstein - thanks to the jon and sandy robison family . . . to remind us there is more out there than poultry!
the shower brought many fun gifts! to mention a few there are pics of besides the cow: a kangaroo carrying pouch-y thing and a lavender bumbo!
church in westlake is good too -
finally fit into a dress from frankie hunter -
but i guess i must say goodbye for now . . . those are all the photos taken but we are getting internet in our home and will post more then after we get a picture editing program!

so how about that?! a beautiful flower has bloomed in the carpenter home to brighten her surroundings! what a blessing!

what is this?

i feel lousy for not putting pictures up and not talking about them - but i hardly have gas $ and it does take even a little to get to this computer . . . and i got my camera back, but havent quite figured how to work it nor how to download pics from it. what good does that make me? i dont take wonderful pictues anyhow!
so what new news do i have to share? good question. i dont have neat inspiring stories like my sisters, but i could figure out my camera and take you on a virtual tour of what my hubby does on his free time (gigs - guitar bass drums) but ill have to figure out my camera first . . .
just a little update on vylette lylli pearl janette: she is there -her heart is beating - i feel her mooving every now and again in my belly. itdoes feel a little annoying at times - you know when you have a twitch in your eye that just wont go away? well, this is just that, but instead of staying there and letting me feel with my hands or others do the same, she becomes silent and turns me into the biggest liar. but i SAW her little heart swiftly beating at my last dr visit - so no sweat, right? so im working on getting registered at babies r us, and have already started my registration at target for shower things. im so afraid that - just like from my wedding registry - i wont register for the right stuff and ill go through my child-rearing wishing for things i wont have enough money for because i have NEVER done this before! i do like the idea of books . . . i like how my sister had a shower for just favorite books . . . i like the brick of mormon stories, but maybe ill save that one for my little boys (if you dont know it, google it . . . its BOM stories done in legos - fab find!) i like the standin tall, beloved songs cd, show a little love, and other brite music . i like the anamated scriptures for dvd and the illustrated scriptures (i think these scriptures would be a fabulous way to share the stories with my ENTIRE family) but then i NEED the obvious things that i havent really a clue what they are . . . having a baby is stressful! i never knew this would be how it is!! and then the rest of a stressful life will follow . . .
i just watched a baby moment or something like that on tv today (well, a whole bunch of them) and they were stories where twins came out fine . . . at 8 mos. pregnant the dr took some test where there was some protine problem with the baby but they didnt find symptoms until the 3 month old child had a pregnant belly due to her liver . . . a baby whose vitals would take drastic drops durring delivery . . . a mother who didnt have prenatal care and there was a lot of trouble with the birthing . . . mothers AND fathers who wondered if their baby would even survive their first year here . . .
and then it left me wondering what unexpected will happen durring my pregnancy/delivery? will my husband be able to make it up to me in time? how will i let my parents know, a whole house away, that im ready and its time to go in? will i know all the right things to do and say? will i pee as im laying on the bed? will my baby have a hole in her heart too? what problems do i carry that are genetic? will my baby have that sixty-five roses thing? will everything be good and go as planned?

- oopsy -

i have moved down to L.A. and i am getting cushioned in my new ward. kyle and i have found a very reasonable home (although very small, but good for 2.75 people). we havent gotten the internet working there yet, so i feel i am justified in my absence of any info . . . so that will explain no picture in this blog as well.

but all that aside - i have a home with a fabulous yard. the building is teeny, but the yard is huge (though it hasnt lawn)it is terraced up into the mountain with wall-to-wall plants, dad came down to help set up a place to hang out my laundery and he fixed my warsher. kyle has even put plants indoors. this morning kyle called me to hurry to the sliding-glass door where we saw a little doe eating of our foliage. oh, wait - theres two, no three of them! and one just happens to be a little fawn! and there are countless little california quail in our yard as well. we see woodpeckers and hummingbirds and rabbits all the time, not to mention the coyotes. who would have thought this is what los angeles is like . . . there is good and beauty in everything.

as far as Little Carpenter Cousin, we call her Vylette. she is starting to move around and feel real funny in my tummy. the pregnancy is going just great, no complaints here (except maybe about the lack of ample clothing and perhaps the world of advice). kyle and i are very very excited! he will be a fabulous father!

well, i am hoping to figure out how to post my pictures on here (maybe after i get my camara back from moms house) and even if we dont get the internet at home, ill be able to come to the studio and post much much more

ttfn! i love you all!

so . . . its been quite a bit of time since things have been happening in my life. but - thats just it - things have been happening and i cannot keep up with them all too well.
\-p000000000 (fyver)
so first things first - i must finish school up for this semester! i pooped out of all my classes but my english course, so i have to finish that one real well! AND THEN when finals are over im going to move down to southern california to be with my hubby. (oh, i know you all know this cause you were there, but i got married april 10, 2009) BUT the end of this month i am going in to see my doctor and i have the option to find out if its a boy or girl but kyle doesnt want to know and i do! what do you do bout that?

soo . . .some names are picked out and up for vote. be aware that just because you voted on it theres no saying if well use it or not:


girls
vylette pearl
lylli janette
dayzee sue
jazmynn ethelin
irys michelle

boys
klyfford theodore
kurtys noel
klyde samuel
kamryn wade
klayton kyle



so i dunno - the spice rack is complete! the hatches are all married off. mom and dad can finally go on their mission theyve been planning on. now i have to go and do homework for my ONE class.

put one foot in front of the other . . .

im still a little stressed with school and im falling behind in my classes, but today i went in and spoke with a teacher lady i didnt like too well, i cried while talking to her (I CRIED!), and i realized that anything can be solved if i just take the time to talk about it. then i was inspired to solve all of my classes problems so i spoke to my english teacher as well-and i think that talking to him cleared up a lot of things as well. now i just need to actually do the work in all my classes and ill do ok this semester in school . . . ho hum.

lets start at the very beginning . . .

this is going to start very very slowly, and right now i have school so it will progress very very slowly, and i am unable to get pictures on here too easily . . . but, hey, its the thought that counts - right?
de be de be dee -- well, thats all folks!