Baby Graham

My cousin Jenny Turcsanski took some newborn pictures of Graham for me. They turned out SO cute even though Bridger was having a fit while she was trying to take Graham's pictures. See more of Jenny's work at http://jennyturkphotography.blogspot.com. Here are some of my favorites:

Graham Stanley Meets His Namesake

Graham's middle name is Stanley and he was named after his Great-Grandpa Smith (my mom's dad), Stanley. Here they are meeting for the first time.

Bridger playing, me, Grandpa Smith, and baby Graham

My mom with her dad and Graham

Grandma Smith was having a nap but we wanted her to meet Graham too. She thought he was a cutie!

Halloween 2010

We had such a fun Halloween party again this year! My mom and I spent the day making treats and getting the house ready for our guests. These are some cute witch hats we made.



We decided to be vampires this year. Bridger's costume was adorable! He looked so different with his hair dyed black.

Graham and Joshy were twinners in their skeleton costumes. We didn't get a very good picture of them but this is good enough. The skeleton part of the outfit was glow in the dark which was awesome!

Whitney and Madie

Brooke, Snow White (my mom), me, and Kath

The Phantom (Skyler) and Brooke

Barry was an awesome biker dude. Check out his sleeve tattoos!

Grandma Donna was a Hobo. Her bag said "Will work for food."

Graham as a skeleton

My dad grew pumpkins for us all to carve this year. We had a blast carving them with Makenzie, Eliza, and Ivy

Bridger's 18 month pictures

My friend Laura Milne took Bridger's 18 month pictures for me. They turned out darling! I love having talented friends! She captured Bridger's smiles (and crusties) perfectly. I will treasure these pictures forever. You can see more of Laura's work at http://www.lauramilnephotography.com She is awesome!!

This is one of my favorites!

I brought his basketball and horses just to make him smile but they turned out to be great props!

He got offended somehow in this picture. Too cute!

Back to his happy old self!

This is his, "I'm an angel, Mommy, and I didn't do anything wrong" face.

Another one of my favorites. How will I ever choose which ones to print off and hang up?

I wanted a few pictures of me and Bridger. Too bad I had to be 10 months pregnant at the time.

Can I just say how much I love this kid?

More pictures of Graham

At the hospital Bridger got a Buzz Lightyear for becoming a big brother. He was excited!

We got the leave the hospital a day early since Graham and I were both healthy and doing fine. It was so nice to go home and not be in the hospital anymore!

Here's Jake packing Graham up in the car to go home.

What a cutie!

This is what a typical morning looks like at our house at about 7:30 am.

I had to hold Graham in the sun for a few days to get rid of his Jaundice.

We're trying to get Bridger to hold Graham in this picture. Could he look any less interested?

Graham Stanley Nielsen is here!

Graham Stanley was born on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 12:34 pm. He weighed in at a whopping 6 lbs. 13 oz. (just 7 ounces bigger than Bridger was) and he was 19 inches long. He is adorable and we are in love with him! Here are some pictures we wanted to share:

Here he is just minutes after being born. He looks pretty chunky in this picture but he has chicken legs and tiny arms.

The proud parents. We feel so blessed to have two healthy boys.

My dad got to come visit on his lunch break and my mom brought Bridger over to meet his new baby brother. Bridger didn't know what to think but he was happy and thought the hospital was a fun place to play!

Jake and his new baby, Graham.

Here's our happy little family. I love Bridger's face in this picture! He's looking at Graham like, "What is that little thing and why is my mommy holding him?"

We're home from the hospital now and we're enjoying spending time together. Bridger finally acknowledges Graham and says "baby" when he sees him. He also likes when Graham has an outfit on that has a ball on it or a dinosaur. He thinks that's really cool! I'll post more pictures and updates soon!

Update on Salt Lake City on the Cheap

My website is now up and running! Mind you, it's still a work in progress and I'm still learning how to run it. But you can check it out anytime now at http://www.saltlakecityonthecheap.com or http://www.slconthecheap.com. Let me know what you think, what kind of deals you'd be interested in, and any advice you have to make it better. Check it often to get some awesome deals!

Salt Lake City on the Cheap

Hi, friends and family! I am in the process of starting up a website called Salt Lake City on the Cheap (saltlakecityonthecheap.com). It's a website where I will post daily deals from CityDeals, Groupon, Living Social, etc. With these deals you can usually save 50% off or more on gift certificates from restaurants, theaters, golf courses, spa and salons, and much more! They make great gifts or they're just a great way to save money while still going to the restaurants and attractions you love. Jake and I buy them all the time! We hate paying full price for anything anymore.

Like I said, I'm still working on the website but I have started a facebook page that will have all the same deals that I post on my website. I am trying to get people to "like" my page so that it will get more popular. If you are interested in hearing about these deals--or you just love me and want to support me ;)--please log on to your facebook account and look up "Salt Lake City on the Cheap" and click on "like." Then you will be a follower of my page. And share it with your friends! I would really appreciate it.

I should explain that the reason I'm doing this is to be able to earn a little money while still staying at home. I'm an affiliate for these companies and I'll make money when people buy their offers from my website or facebook page.

Oh, and if you don't live in Salt Lake City, don't worry! A lot of the deals will work where you live as well. Thanks for your help!