Pictures of Donivan

Here are the promised pictures of Van. We were able to visit with them this past weekend. It was Paul's first time of meeting his newest grandson. We were also able to attend the Bountiful Temple with Mark and Tara on Saturday. It was a special day and I can't believe that Tara could do this so close after giving birth especially after tearing a muscle in her leg while pushing. She is remarkable.

This picture is one of the many faces that he pulls when he is sleeping.

He is such a good little boy except when he is hungry. He doesn't like to wait, even for a minute. That reminds me so much of his Dad.

We will be spending the weekend with them again because they are moving into their new home in Layton-Kaysville. It is right on the boarder of the two cities. We haven't seen it yet but I'm excited for the kids. There is one problem though, it puts them further away from us. But I guess now they will be the place to meet with all the kids with Les being in Ogden.

Enjoy the pictures.

Happy Birthday Ashton

Today it is Ashton's second birthday. Because his family is going to Salt Lake today we celebrated his special day on Wednesday. Ashton is a very special little boy. He is one of those that is very easy to love and his smile will melt anyone's heart. He is a typical two year old but follows the example of his brother Kyler. He is always trying to do what Kyler does and it sometimes gets him into trouble. Ashton isn't talking much, but every day he adds a new word. The way he says Yes is very cute. He loves trucks and that was his first word. When he sees a truck he loves to tap you on the arm and makes sure that you see the truck also. Ashton really has his Grandpa wrapped around his finger. Whenever Grandpa is around and Ashton gets hurt, he will only take loves from him to make it all better. He is his Grandpa's little buddy. He isn't afraid to do anything. One day we found him climbing the fence to see the horses better. He loves animals and will do anything to get closer to them. With horses though it is a little bit scarier. We are so grateful that we have Ashton in our family. He adds so much more love and happiness. We love him very much.

This is one of his presents and probably the only one that he will care about. It is a Spiderman four wheeler that only goes 2 MPH. So he can't get into much trouble. He will leave it though when Grandpa starts up the big ones. Of course Kyler and Lexie love helping him.
Because of his love for trucks, that is what his cake was centered around. He loves the truck that his Grandpa found for him. After a couple of tries he was able to blow out the candles by himself. That is after we told Kyler and Lexie to let him try.
This is a glimpse of one of his smiles. Again they can melt your heart.

Happy Birthday Ashton.

Welcome to the world Donavan Mark Oveson

I know that I will never learn!!! You will see what I mean later on, or maybe you have figured it out, no picture!!!!

Tara was scheduled to be started on Monday the 4th. They moved up her appointment and since I had just come home from Riverton on Sunday, I had to hurry to travel back to Ogden. But I guess that I really didn't need to hurry. I arrived at McKayDee hospital in plenty of time. Cyrena wanted to be there when the baby arrived so she and Emmett went with me to keep me entertained, also Les. The rest of the kids came so we could eat a Mexican dinner together. Les chose the place and since Paul couldn't get off work, he really didn't miss out on this dinner. He doesn't like Mexican food. But I really missed having him with me. As the night became later and nothing much was happening with the baby coming the kids all left for their homes. I was left alone with Mark and Tara and was able to witness the great love that they have for each other. At times I almost felt like I was intruding.

After two and a half long hours of pushing and even surprising us all with how big he is, Donavan (Van) Mark Oveson entered this world at 5:22 a.m. We kept joking that he had his hands holding on tight to the inside of his mother. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 4 oz and was 20" tall. He has short blond hair and very fair colored skin. He looks just like his daddy did when he was born.

He is doing so well as is Tara. They are getting acquainted and Mark has already changed most of the diapers. Thank goodness he has this week off to help both of them.

Now just so I'm not a complete slacker, I did have my cell phone with me and I do have pictures on it but my printer is messed up again and I can't get them transfered to the computer. I left the good camera in Cyrena's diaper bag because my purse is to small for it. Needless to say I'm looking for a new purse.

I will post pictures as soon as I can get them. He is the cutest and we are very grateful to have our ninth grandchild here with us!!!