Bell Canyon Hike

What a great state we live in to go hiking. There are so many trails and wonderful sites to see. Today, we decided to take Crew on his first hike! It was so much fun! We went up to the Bell Canyon trail. For anyone that doesn't know where that is located, it's a trail right off Wasatch Blvd. in Sandy. Such a great hike to do. You can either hike to the reservoir up and over one part of the mountain or to the waterfall up the mountain about 1 hour further. This was our first time as well hiking with a baby on board. Can we say much harder and not be called wussies? Because it sure was. Not to mention the blasted heat that we were trying to hike in. Thank goodness for the streams along the way! We stopped at the bridge where the water was just gushing down the hill and there was a good amount of shade! We got to put Crew's little tootsies in the cold water. At first he didn't like it because it was WAY cold, but then I think he felt how good it made him feel and wanted lots more!!! Nick and I both got our shirts drenched in the water as well and good thing we did because it was hotter on the way back down than it was going up. Boy did it feel great, not only the nice, wet, cold, shirts on our backs but just to be in the mountains and see all the beautiful things we have here. By the end of our hike, Crew was fast asleep in the Bjorn. He is was tuckered out and so were we! What a great way to spend a summer afternoon!

The best time of the day is....

...BATH TIME!!!! Crew absolutely loves the water. He is my little fish.Last night we decided to take some pictures of this fun event! We had a blast watching his eyes light up when he got to play with the bubbles and find his hands underwater. We don't have many bath toys, but rest assured we are going to get some ASAP! Let me tell you one thing that is for sure... he is one slippery devil! We usually take him in the shower with us and it really isn't that hard to hold him, but for some reason he was slipping through our fingers all night. I felt bad because a few times he accidentally fell backwards!OOPS! Boy did we have fun. I just love his cute little bum! I want to pinch it everytime I see it!! Bath Time is definitely a hit in our home!!



Booduh wanted to join in on all the fun!!!

I thought that was a cool picture of the water going down his face!There goes one of those slips! OOPS!

BIG SMILE!! So Fresh and so Clean!Playing with his best friend after a nice bath!
GOT 'EM!!!

Lake Powell Virgin....

Yes, that is right! I went to Powell for the very first time this past week! What an amazing & beautiful part of this earth!!! I LOVED IT! Crew and I got to go with Nick's parents, sister (Kerri), Kerri's family, and my niece, Lexi! What a great time we had. It was fun to get to bond with everyone in such a beautiful place. While we were there Crew made some big milestones! He got his very first TOOTH! I couldn't believe it! The best part is... I didn't even discover it! Kerri did!! What a great mom I am!! He wasn't acting to crazy but then after we figured it out I thought back and he was acting a little fussier than usual, but I thought it was just the blasted heat. NOPE! So good thing I brought my handy Motrin. Can't go anywhere without that. After getting that in him he was back to his happy go lucky self...my little boy! Crew also started to say, "DADA". I am almost positive it's because I kept saying, "Where is your dada?" Nick sure does love that he is saying that first!! NOT FAIR! Next time no other words will come out of my mouth but "MAMA"!!! Just Kidding! I love that he says "Dada" as well! We are so proud of our little guy! He sure loves the water and wants to be in it every second he can! I can't wait til he can go tubing with me! I am QUEEN of the tubes! It was a blast! Last year I didn't get to tube cause I was Prego. So this year I am trying to make up for lost time! Needless to say we had a lot of fun with the family but sure wish Nick could have been there to enjoy these experiences with us! Next time, Babe! We took tons of pictures with my camera because my mother in law dropped hers in the water! OOPS!!!! Not the place you want to lose anything, cause it's never coming back!! Thanks Kerri & Dave for the best time in Powell ever, esp. for mine and Crew's first time! Everything was FABULOUS! Enjoy the slideshow!

What's in a NAME?

What Whitney Odom Means

You are very charming... dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts.You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it.
You have the power to rule the world. Let's hope you're a benevolent dictator!
You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.
You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble.You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising.
You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.
You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.
You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!



What Nicholas Odom Means




You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.
You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.
You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.
You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.
A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.
You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.
You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.
You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.
You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong.
You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know.You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do.
You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.
You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.
You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.
You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!




What Crew Odom Means




You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily.
You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind.
A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable.
You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.
You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.
You are very charming... dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts.
You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it.
You have the power to rule the world. Let's hope you're a benevolent dictator!
You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.
You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!



What Booduh Odom Means




You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous.
You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things.
Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times.
You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life.
You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you.
At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself.
You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way.
And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life.You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it.
You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.
Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.
You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated.
You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want.
You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way!

**(How funny is that? They sure do know the dog pretty well!!! ha ha!)**

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Happy Father's Day!!

I just wanted to tell the Father's in my life how much I love and adore them! My dad is probably the most amazing man(other than my husband of course) that I have ever known! He is such a great father and grandfather! We love him so much! I love you Naners!!! Nick's father is such an amazing father as well. We are so blessed to have such amazing men to look up to in our lives! But I really just want to focus on my husband! This is his first Father's Day! I am so grateful to have such an amazing man who loves me and loves his little boy more than words can say. Nick is such an amazing father. He can't wait to get home everyday to play with Crew and just see his smiling face. Nick was born to be a dad! And what a great dad he is! I love you babe!!! You are so amazing and I am so glad we have such an amazing little one as our very own!!! Happy Father's Day!!! I love you!

Shooting Pictures

Me & Peck! Ready to get our shooting on!
Trevor & Tara!
Pete & Virginia! Pete aka Jack Bauer, brought all of the HUGE GUNS!
Peck & Kel!
Dad & Kenn before we got to shoot actual guns. Can you tell they were excited?
Nick & I! Look at that gun! It was my favorite!
Nick looking SUPER HOT! That's my man! He will protect me!

What a Trooper

Well I am happy to report that the surgery yesterday went as planned. GREAT! Crew was the man of the hour at Primary Children's. He melted everyone's heart, as usual! He was such a good boy. For not being able to eat for more than 12 hours he was amazing. He cried when he first woke up but then after Nick gave him a blessing everything went smooth. We got to the hospital around 7am and got checked in and waited till they called out "Nicholas Odom" (Nicholas is Crew's first name, I always get so confused. When they call me for Crew and say, "Are you Nicholas' mom?" I always think,"NO I am his wife." And then I remember!) So they call us and we go to one of the rooms and get Crew in his hospital clothes and get his all checked out before we go into the Pre-Op waiting room. Here he is looking so dang cute in his hospital clothes!

So we had to wait in the Pre-Op waiting room for about an hour before his doctor, Dr. Brent Snow, and the anesthesiologist came to talk to us about what was about to take place. They made us feel so at ease. I was feeling OK about it all. He wouldn't ever feel the needle go in for the IV and the breathing tube would go in and out before he ever woke up. So that made me feel a lot better about the whole surgery. I didn't want my little 6 month in ANY pain. What mother does? So we follow the anesthesiologist back to the O.R. and he asks to take him from me to take him back. My heart dropped! I put on my strong mom face until those doors shut. I started to cry. What if something goes wrong? What if he doesn't wake up? Everything starts rushing through my head, especially because we just signed the stupid paper that says it isn't likely but with anesthesia there is a chance you can DIE. I hate that paper. Nick had to sign it. So Nick and I go to the parent's waiting room and sit in there, with all the other parents, and wait till Crew's doctor comes in and gives us a full report. About 40-45 minutes later there was Dr. Snow!! Everything went just as planned! Crew did amazing! he has a few stitches but everything looks like it should! So, for those that don't know why he went in for surgery, we didn't know for sure until he had surgery but we thought he might have this thing called Penile De torsion. Where in his penis there could be a vein that is crossed with another vein and it would make it hard for when he is older to get an erection. Not what you want to hear, especially from a father's standpoint!! So we opted when he was 2 days old to wait to get him circumcised as well. We have heard so many horror stories about how the doctors circumcised their son's wrong and now it is not straight or still has foreskin left over. NOT WHAT I WANTED MY SON TO HAVE!!! So we wanted it done by hand. Not with the metal bell or the thing you leave on and pray it falls off. So when the Dr. went in to look at if he had Penile De torsion, he didn't. It was only skin deep. So he put a few stitches to make sure his erection was completely straight and did the circumcision. It is all wrapped in gauze so we haven't got to see it yet, but I am sure it doesn't look pretty! Anyway, so after he is back in the Post-Op room one parent gets to go back and be with him for a little bit. So I went in there with his special blanket,(thanks Kelie, the blanket you made him is his favorite! I may push it on him cause I love it so much too!!) and there he is! All bundled up in those amazing warm blankets you get after coming out of surgery! He is sound asleep, and looks like an angel! So at this point I am REALLY waiting for him to wake up so he can feed! I almost looked like a porn star! So engorged and ready to burst! Needless to say when we got into a room of our own, I put him right on and he seemed to be just as happy as I was! What an amazing little man I have. He hasn't been too moody at all. He actually woke up this morning laughing! YES, laughing!! I am so blessed to have such a happy and healthy little boy! He truly is one of the best things that has ever happened to Nick and I. We love him so much and are so happy that this little surgery went so well. The priesthood really works, and I can testify of that. I am so lucky and blessed to have a husband that has that authority and wants to use it. Babe, you are amazing! The best father and husband I could ever ask for!!! We are happy that Crew did so well! You Rock, Crewzer! Pictures after he woke up! Still kinda groggy and loopy but still so happy!! He didn't know what the heck just happened! Now on the road to a fast recovery! Thanks for all your prayers!! We love you all!

Memorial Week....

I feel like I haven't posted anything in forever, but that is because we have been in Las Vegas visiting with my family for the entire week! We drove to Vegas on Friday afternoon, NOT a good idea when it is Memorial Weekend, we were stuck in traffic for almost 1 1/2 hours, and that only got us to Spanish Fork!!! NOT FUN! But we made it with no other delays! Crew I must add was AMAZING! I just have to brag for a minute! He is the best baby on the planet. He slept the entire way, I woke him up to feed, and that cute boy went right back to sleep! He is so amazing! I am scared to have another cause he is so good! Anyway, enough of my proud mom kick, we had a fun time. We got to do so many fun things while we were there. We had our family pictures taken. This was our very first as a family! I have only seen a few of the images and I must say my cousin, Jeanna, is amazing! She took our pictures and what an amazing job she did! Wouldn't you agree?! I have one good lookin' family!! Crew look up buddy! He wanted to eat his hand the ENTIRE time! Oh well!! I love you guys!! LOOKING GOOD!
My sister looks like a supermodel! I am so proud of her she has lost a total of 95lbs.! Peck, way to go! You look great!
My brother and his daughter, Kaitlyn! They are so cute together, he loves his little girl!! And boy does she know it!
I told you it was the ENTIRE family! Yes, Booduh is in the family!! We love him too! Love you babe! You look smokin' HOT!

That very same day we rushed out of pictures and went to the Planet Hollywood to see the Broadway Musical "STOMP". It was amazing!!! What those people can do out of garbage cans, lids, water, etc. Incredible! We loved it! Thanks dad for taking us for YOUR birthday gift! Love you!!


On Memorial Day we woke up and got ready to go shooting! Yes I went as well! It was so much fun! I loved it! We went with a guy in my dad's ward that is truly a Jack Bauer. He can't leave the country without telling the authorities and get questioned about everything when he gets back. He deals with a lot of the explosives and large guns. He also has a finger that is cut off that he makes up stories about how it got cut off cause he can't say what really happened! CRAZY! So we got to shoot some really high tech and scary guns! We had at least 10 different guns there! My very favorite was the Assault Rifle! It was wicked cool! It didn't have that bad of a kick on it either, which I was totally surprised about seeing the massive size and all! We also got to shoot this one shot gun, I am not sure what kind but it wasn't your typical shot gun! So I am up to the mark where we shoot at and I am nervous. I had shot with it earlier on in the day and I hadn't remembered if it had major kick back or not. So I am trying to hold it steady and I am kinda shaking. I aim at my target and... BAM! I am flying back, the gun is pointed straight up, and I am bleeding! Not much but on my finger. What in the world? I didn't remember it being that hard. Well after everyone stopped laughing the guy told me there was a MAGNUM shell in the case. The kind our soldiers are using right now. I swear it almost took my arm off! I have a nice bruise to show for it! Gotta love the battle wounds!!
(I have actual pictures of us shooting but I can't find my camera, so when I find it I will post them!)

After shooting we went to the park and my dad tried to teach us how to play tennis! I loved it! I am not that great but boy was it fun! Can't wait to take more lessons with you Ash!! So much fun! We ended the great week with some much needed "girls time". So we went and got Spa Pedicures and one hour Massages! I was in heaven!!! I hadn't had a real massage since before Crew was born. I got a prenatal massage like a week before I went into labor but it wasn't very good. They didn't have the prenatal beds so I was on those uncomfortable wedges. I loved having the real deal, without a baby in the belly! Needless to say we had a fun time and loved the warm weather! Now if we can just get through this week with Crew's surgery and all we will be great! I will keep you posted after the surgery! He has to be put under so if you could remember Crew in your prayers that would be greatly appreciated!