Hirschi Kiss

Halloween 2011

2011-11-03T00:12:00.007-06:00

Vivian was our cute little kitten. She loved getting suckers while trick or treating. After the first couple of doors she would not let Laura put her down.
Our clan. Savy was a witch, Brig Captain America, Vivian a kitty cat, and Zake was BUZZ.
Zake had a blast (get it, blast, Buzz outfit) trick or treating. He by passed the houses that had anything scary and when something should have scared him at the houses he just laughed at it.
Savy has not been feeling well the last couple of days and is evident in this photo. She was a trooper though, she puked once while trick or treating and kept on trucking for more candy. Talk about bad timing to have an upset stomach, with buckets of candy around the house.

Brig loved being Captain America. He proudly declared on numerous occasions that he wasn't afraid of anything. And proved it by going to every door no matter how scary it was.
Vivian received her first hair cut the other week. She did extremely well and just sat through the entire process.

First Tooth & TuWeep

2011-06-18T21:10:00.007-06:00

Savy lost her first tooth yesterday. The Tooth fairy left her a dollar and a new toothbrush. She was super excited that it finally came out. It had been loose for a week and Savy was patiently waiting.
Peter, Savy, Savys cousin Serenity, Peters dad, and brother went to TuWeep today. It's about 90 miles south of Saint George. Savy found a "rock pencil" (a long narrow rock).
I found a Savyglyph that had to be at least two minutes old.
The rapids behind them are called the Lava Flow rapids.
Don't use the bottom stall!!!.
We found a mud hut that was built into the side of a hill.
This is on the way up to Mount Trumbull. In the distance the Mt. Trumbull School can be seen. (Tiny white dot)
Savy and Serenity rang the bell to start school.
Don't be too impressed with them, their only raising their hands because I asked them who was ready for recess.
Lyle and Papa checking out an old piece of farming equipment at the Mt. Trumbull school house.

Enlisted

2011-06-15T20:37:00.006-06:00

Through out the tour there were flat screens in all the windows and picture frames. It was like a western Harry Potter. In the pic Savy and Brig are learning about their next march.

On our trip to San Diego we went to the Mormon Battalion visitors center. Well I went why Laura was on nap duty with Zake and Vivian. We had a lot of fun, the church has done a great job with the center. The sister missionaries showed them some kind of hard biscuit the soldiers would eat and unsuprisingly Brig tried to eat it. As the sister was explaining the food I'm sure Brig only heard "eat". We got to pan for gold at the end.
Brig and Savy got to dress up as soldiers including rifles.

One of the worst pictures ever taken of me, well with my shirt on at least.

Pie Crawl

2011-05-15T15:14:00.002-06:00

Five seconds before the video started Laura told me to be careful because Vivian will get the pie. I told her not to worry I'll move it before she gets its.

Brig & Crazylegs

2011-05-08T07:33:00.006-06:00

Brig has two beds and the green chair is the morning bed. Every morning he wakes up and lays on it for an hour or so.

Zake puts a mark on the wall every time he has to go to "time out".

Brig Bieber no more

2011-03-30T23:21:00.006-06:00

Well I finally did it. Brig's mop just had to go. It was adorable and fit his personality so well but with the weather getting warmer it was time.

Before
about 2 lbs later
After
" I look just like Daddy," he said with a smile as he took his first glance in the mirror.

Savy's 6th Birthday

2011-03-30T22:39:00.008-06:00

For Savannah's birthday this year, she really wanted to go ice skating. Well first she wanted to have an elaborate party with all her friends and neighbors, but then realized that this year was just a family party. On the years where we have only family over for cake and ice cream, we let the birthday child pick out something special to do to celebrate their day. Savy was super sweet and asked if Brig could also ice skate with her. It was Savy and Brig's first time to skate ever and it had been over ten years for Peter or I on the ice, so needless to say we were all pros!!!!
Birthday breakfast as requested : cinnamon rolls, bacon, and chocolate milk
Savy treated all her classmates to Oreo's as a special birthday treat and she got to wear this birthday crown all day at school

Figure skating champions in the near future

Savy had a blast and even though the ice and her bum became quite acquainted throughout the night-- she still loved every minute of it,
Brig on the other hand called it quits early due to " It's too hard Mommy!"

The weekend following her birthday Savy invited all her cousins and Grandparents over for cake and ice cream ( she decorated the cake all by herself Pet Shop was the theme)

Zake well being Zake during the party

I can hardly believe our little, chubby first born has turned into such a tall pretty little lady. Savy is so creative, constantly making crafts and recycling trash into creative villages for her toys. She is always singing and dancing around the house, loves to put on talent and fashion shows and is always up for playing school as long as she is the teacher. Her heart is still set on becoming an animal doctor and wants to be the mother of only girls. We just love our Savy sooooo much!!!!

Snow much fun!

2011-02-19T18:52:00.003-07:00

We had a really good snow fall at the end of December. It covered everything pretty well and stayed nice and white for a few days. Just the perfect amount of snow for Mom!
Peter decided to surprise the kids by making a snowman in the middle of the night, so when they woke up, Frosty was smiling at them when they looked out the window!
Chocolate cookies for eyes and a smile, a giant lollipop for a nose and Mom's leopard print beanie makes for one stylish and tasty snowman!

All bundled up and ready to play.
Savy and Brig enjoyed a few snowball fights.
Brig had the most fun destroying Dad's hard work.

Christmas 2010

2011-02-16T15:02:00.006-07:00

Christmas just keeps getting better as the kids get older! Savy and Brig were both super excited about Santa visiting our house and leaving gifts for them. Savy even made sure we put out the magical reindeer food on Christmas Eve for Santas' reindeer to help them find our house. This year Santa brought bikes for the three oldest and then Savy really wanted a pillow pet and for an entire month Brig told every one that Santa was bringing him a flute ( we are still not sure how he came up with that one!) and our little zake is obsessed with the broom and vacuum so Santa brought him his own.
We spent Christmas Eve with Peter's family. We enjoyed good food ( as always), Papa told the Christmas story and we exchanged gifts. Grandma and Papa get the kids each a different special ornament, it's a wonderful tradition that we really enjoy!
Later on Christmas day, Nana came over to exchange gifts with us and have lunch.
We are so looking forward to when Zake and Vivian are old enough to understand and get excited about this wonderful time of year!
In their Christmas Pj's ready to get to sleep so Santa can come!
The glorious loot from Santa and Mom and Dad
They were really excited about getting bikes! Mom was really happy to get a new printer and scanner and Dad was thrilled to get a laptop.
Vivian loved her very first doll.
The boys thought the Mickey Mouse marshmellow pops Santa left in their stockings were totally awesome.

Nana spoiled Vivian with soothing, glowing seahorse toy and an adorable new outfit!
Nana got cute matching sweaters for the boys and a sweet dress for Savy and of course she had to get fun (noisy) toys for them.

Savys gingerbread house

2011-01-01T21:13:00.002-07:00

We disposed of Savannah's gingerbread house using an exploding target. Hopefully this will be the start of a new family tradition.

It's begining to look alot like Christmas!

2010-12-24T16:32:00.006-07:00

Just a few pictures of how us Hirschi's get into the Christmas spirit!

Who needs to dream of sugar plums dancing when you can eat jelly beans instead!

Savy and Brig decorated candy houses at Grandma's house - they were very proud of their creations!

Nothing says cozy winter day like a yummy cup of hot cocoa

Last week we went to Tuachan for their festival of lights and live nativity

And the stockings were hung
( notice our eclectic assortment - as much as I like how individual the stockings are, just like each of us, I think I will splurge next year and get matching ones - at least get Vivian her own instead of a hand me down)

O Christmas Tree! We opted to not hang any of our special family ornaments this year (mainly because of our Tasmanian Devil aka Zake and instead decorated with Christmas cards)

I promise I've been NICE!!!!

2010-12-19T16:09:00.004-07:00

Santa made his yearly visit to check his list twice before the BIG DAY! He arrived by helicopter at The Boulevard Home Furnishing building and then stayed for a photo opt and to hand out rock candy to all the good girls and boys. Savy waited in line with Peter and some friends and cousins who joined in on the fun, while I chased Brig and Zake around the store till we got closer to the jolly old man. The wait in line was about an hour, but it was worth it to get these priceless photos.

As you can tell, Savy was super excited to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas this year
Brig wanted nothing to do with Santa, until st. Nick busted out the candy then they were best buds ( notice how he is snuggled up to the rock candy)
Zake ran right up to Santa, got in his lap, then looked at Santa and decided he had rushed into things - luckily Santa had a good grip on Zake to hold him until the photo was snapped
Vivian was a happy baby the whole time, she just wanted to look at us instead of the camera
My sweet family - That is all I really want for Christmas!!!!

Choo- choo... All aboard!

2010-12-17T14:56:00.005-07:00

Savy's school had a Polar Express train parade today. All of the students created their own train car( with the help of their parents) to parade around the school for all the students, teachers and parents on the last day of school until they start again in January. Peter and Savy worked real hard on a BLING engine ( it turned out so cute!) In Polar Express fashion, the kids wore their pajamas to school and loved the attention during the parade.

Savy sportin her favorite jammies and monkey slippers. ( If you look close I think she is making train sounds - at least I hope that is why her face looks like that)

"Christmas or Bust" Savy loves modeling of her newest fashion creation
"Savy Express" and of couse a Christmas tree on the back
Brig wanted to get in on the action cuz "I like trains too, Mommy!"

Good morning!

2010-12-03T09:16:00.005-07:00

Vivian is starting to enjoy her bouncer, thank goodness!

Savy rides the horse side saddle because "that's how girls ride horses".

Zake started out the morning with a short horse ride.

This morning we found Zake asleep in Brigs' bed again. We don't know if he loves sleeping with Brig or if he loves sleeping on the top bunk. Brig is a good sport, the poor kid is woken up by Zake crawling all over him almost everynight.

The boys enjoyed muffins this morning, Brig even did a little bench dance.

3 1/2 months already?

2010-11-29T15:34:00.012-07:00

Seriously - she will be walking and talking before we know it! As of now she laughs, giggles, takes her pacifier ( first baby to), grabs at everything, watches TV with Dad, rolls from her front to back, lifts her head up on her tummy and loves, loves , loves to be held! Our little Vivian had a photo shoot with her ultra talented and amazing Aunt Jordane a few days ago. There are so many adorable pics that I had to narrow it down - these are just a few of my faves!

Birthday Fun at 31

2010-11-26T22:47:00.006-07:00

Yes, I admit it! I am officially in my 30's now. So to start the celebration of ME - my Mom, Savy, Vivian and I hit Vegas the weekend before my Bday to shop and play! We had a blast and scored some cute stuff for the kids and ourselves (Thanks again Mom for the cute outfit). On my birthday Peter took me on a date to a swanky resturant while Grandma Hirschi watched the kids. When we got back home, Peter and the kids surprised me with a beautiful necklace from The Vintage Pearl. (I am in love with their jewelry) The next night we enjoyed yummy birthday pie, lemon sour cream, from Croshaw's. All in all I had a great birthday filled with fun, yummy food, and fabulous presents!

Savy enjoyed our girls only Vegas trip! Such a sweet pic then I noticed the beer sign in the background
Savy won a prize for each of her brothers at Circus Circus! Such a nice sister.

So I was going to splurge on a big steak at the restaurant Peter took me to until I saw their dessert menu. Then we both went for a yummy light salad instead and then pigged out on the chocolate fondue dessert!
My McSteamy and our precious little Miss Vivian. That's steam coming off the fondue pot.
The scrumptious dessert that we lavishly bathed in our peanut butter - chocolate fondue!
My favorite new pretty! my tvp necklace

Our kids before the Sugar kicks in

2010-11-23T22:05:00.003-07:00

Giggles and Smiles

2010-11-10T14:48:00.003-07:00

Savannah loves to make Vivian smile and laugh. She sings to her, dances for her, tickles her, and holds her. She loves her little sister so much and is always willing to help me out with Vivian (except for diaper changes, maybe someday)

Happy Halloween

2010-10-31T14:35:00.013-06:00

During the month of October, we did a few things to really get into the Halloween spirit! At the beginning of the month, the kids painted pumpkins at their Grandmas house with their cousins. Savy's school let the kids dress up in their costumes on Friday and did a parade for all of the parents. Brig wanted to wear his costume on Friday since Savy did, so I got them all dressed up and we went to visit Peter's Mom and Grandma. Yesturday, the day of trick or treating we went to Peter's parents wards' trunk-or-treat ( with Peters' brother, Micheal, and his kids) and then went to our own ward trunk-or-treat. When we got home we let the kids knock on a few doors in the neighborhood and then called it a night.
Painting Pumpkins
The adorable cousins showing off their spooky masterpieces
Savy and her kindergarten class parade ( I think she might be the tallest in her class)
Savy and her awesome teacher Mrs. Massey
Grandma came to cheer Savy on during the parade

Dress rehersal at Grandmas before the big night ( you will notice Vivian is a cheerleader in this pic and a duck the next night - that's right 2 different costumes yes I am turning her into a little diva!
Savy, Bella, Uncle Micheal and Gideon at Grandparents' trunk-or-treat

The Princess ( Snow White to be exact and she is holding a bird that she had to have to sing to)
The Space Ranger ( Buzz Lightyear - we had to be careful not to take home the wrong Buzz from our ward trunk-or-treat. . . it was a very popular costume)
The Outlaw ( it's the mustache that makes him an outlaw instead of just a cowboy)
The Duck ( the cutest farm animal ever)
The loot - Zake is trying to even out the piles - I mean seriously look at Savy's compared to the boy's piles combined! This girl means business.

Random Savy Art

2010-10-25T22:48:00.003-06:00

Snow White

Little Mermaid

Family Home Evening

2010-10-25T22:36:00.004-06:00

Today Savannah taught the lesson for family home evening. It was on the golden rule. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." She had drawn two pictures to help teach the lesson. The first one is showing us to be good to others by playing nice with other people. The second one is an example of what we shouldn't do.

Last Monday Savy gave the lesson as well. Its theme was let thy light shine unto the world. She made candles for everyone and then we turned off all the lights in the house and we each had a flashlight. We are so proud of Savy, she does such a good job preparing and teaching the lessons.

Family Fun

2010-10-25T22:04:00.007-06:00

We took the Kids to a Dixie State College football game on Saturday and they had a blast. This picture pretty much sums up the day. Brig doing one of his football moves, Savy is pretending to be a cheerleader, and Zake is strapped into the stroller so he can't run off, hurt himself, or break anything.

Savy loved playing catch.

The ball is falling after Brig tried to shove it into Savy's megaphone. (we're still working on getting him to tell people to be quit politely)

Zake hiking the football, he only got stuck in the net 3 times in 10 minutes so he seems to be doing better.

The boys in their Sunday best.

Brig loves to be a pirate whenever he wears the shirt that his aunt Jordane gave him.

We went and saw the Batmobile the other day and this was the closest I could get all the kids together to take a picture in front of it. Brig loves Batman but he wasn't interested in it at all.

Vivian's Blessing

2010-10-17T14:32:00.004-06:00

We blessed Vivian last Sunday at our ward. It was such a special day shared with our family and close friends. We were so grateful to those who came to stand in the circle with Peter and felt so blessed to have so much support. After church, we all gathered at our local club house to enjoy some yummy food. Before the lucheon got too wild we had Peter's brother, Brent, take some family photos for us. ( I wanted to have a picture of us all in our Sunday best looking like a happy family)Well at least we got a picture of us all in the same place!

Peter and I want to thank all that joined us for Vivian's special day and especially thank Brent and Michele's family's for traveling down to be with us. I am so honored to have four beautiful healthy children sent to me by my Heavenly Father and I hope that I can teach them and show them how much I love them and how much our Heavenly Father loves them. I am also so truly grateful to be married to Peter. He is such a wonderful father and husband and a great example to our family.

Vivians' gorgeous blessing dress that Peter's mom made ( she made Savy's too)

Such a beautiful baby!

Savy art

2010-10-14T16:13:00.005-06:00

The Giraffe is Peters favorite.

Savannah drew a bunch of zoo animals and then hung them all over her room to create her own zoo. She even made a sign to let people know that animals of the Savannah are to the left and animals of the Galapagos islands are to the right.

Lion

Ostrich "with mustache"

Elephant

Swiss Days and More Pics of Brig's B-day

2010-10-14T16:01:00.005-06:00

"Nana!!!!" as the kids would say.

Brig loved racing his Lightning Mcqueen car.

Grandma and Papa

Sweet taste of victory

We went to swiss days a few weeks ago with Michael and his two kids (Bella and Gideon). The kids had a blast playing games and winning prizes. It was pretty warm which is why Laura is in the shade. Zake kept trying to run down the hill behind Laura which had a 6 foot wall/cliff at the end of it so we had to buckle him in the stroller and keep shoveling him snacks to keep him happy.

Sisters

2010-10-14T15:56:00.003-06:00

Savy loves her sister and loves to do photo-ops with her.

Camping and The Rodeo

2010-10-14T13:34:00.007-06:00

Savy needed what she called a "hotdog log" to help hold the hotdogs over the fire.

Last month, Peter took Savy and Brig camping at one of our favorite hiking spots. Peter's brother, Lyle and his two kids joined in the outdoor fun. On their hikes they found crawdads, frogs and snakes. Lyle's son Chance kept a snake to take back to his terrarium. Roasted hot dogs and smores were enjoyed before they slumbered in the tents. When they got home Savy and Brig were delightfully dirty and had a blast camping under the stars with their dad!

Savy and Brig investigate the water pump
Savy is way too brave sometimes (This is the snake Chance caught and took home)

Cooking hot dogs... I think those wieners are on fire!

I took Zake and the baby over for an hour before they set up the tents

One of the crawdads they found
Again Savy is way toooo brave sometimes

Peter also took Savy and Brig to the local rodeo just after camping. Savy loves horses and really gets into the rodeo competitions and races. Brig loved playing with his Uncle Lyle and cousin Chance. Peter has been helping out with taking the older kids out while I stay home with the younger ones so I can get a little rest and even some house work done.

Brig loves his Uncle Lyle and cousin Chance
Serenity and Savy had the best seats in the arena
I love this pic of Brig and Savy

Our adorable noise maker

2010-10-02T15:30:00.003-06:00

Vivian is by far our noisiest child. Not loud ... just constantly making noises! From the day she was born she makes these cute constant sounds. Her doctor says she must have very small nasal passages, because every time he checks her lungs they sound clear. If you turn up the volume you can hear some of these unique sounds in between the little cries .... and no she does not have the hiccups!

Photo shoot for Lawson

2010-09-19T21:00:00.010-06:00

My sis-in-law, Jordane, and I are toying with the idea of starting up a photography business together. Jordane is really getting the photo bug and I am excited to get back behind the camera! After doing Vivian's first pics, we both decided we enjoyed doing newborn photo's. My friend Jessica just recently had an adorable baby boy, Lawson, and let us practice some new ideas and poses with him. It was so much fun working with him and trying out new props that Jordane picked up. Here are a few of my favs of Lawson.

Babies and Bday's

2010-09-07T11:15:00.010-06:00

Two cute new babies introduced themselves to the world recently. My very best friend, Holly, gave birth to a little (BIG) boy and my bud Jessica also had a boy. Congrats to both of them, they are both wonderful mom's and have great little helpers who will love their new brothers.

Holly's 4th and first boy
Ammon David
September 1, 2010 at 12:41 pm. 9 lbs 5 oz. 21 inches long

Jessica's 3rd and second boy
Lawson Joshua
September 4, 2010 at 6:30pm 8lbs and 1.6 ounce and 21 inches long.

I also wanted to give a late birthday shout out to my BFF Holly(August 31st)
and my Mom( August 28th)!
Thanks for being such an AWESOME MOM and NANA.

Thanks for always being there for me and for always knowing how to make me laugh. Your friendship is priceless!!!!!

Brig turned THREE !!!!!

2010-09-03T19:03:00.009-06:00

Our little man turned three on the 30th of August! I can't believe we have a 5 and a half year old, a now 3 year old, a 16 month old and a three week old. WOW!!!! Anyways, a few days before Brig's official big day we threw a little car party for him. Friends and family came to celebrate with us at a local park where we transformed boxes into awesome race cars. We then ate some fabulous pizza and when the paint had dried, we then had the kids race in their custom cars. Everyone received a trophy and then we dug into Brig's cake and Brig dug into his gifts. It was a great day, and besides the periodic big gusts of wind, the weather was perfect.

Brig showing off his awesome race car
Peter helped the kids put their final touches on the cars by spray painting on their numbers and lighting bolts

On your mark, get set, GO. . . . The big kids lined up for the first race
Savy won the first race ( she would have come in second, but our neighbor Drake tripped at the last second - Blame it in the pit crew!)
The second race was suppose to be for the little ones, but Brig was the only one in the younger group that wanted to race, so all of the older kids got a chance to race again
Brig was so excited to race his car
Drake and Savy had engine problems and Brig was able to pull ahead and win the race. Thanks guys for letting the bday boy have his moment of glory!
McKendry and Connor showing off their trophies

Brig is getting so big! He is our little tuff man on the outside and our sweet little softy on the inside. Just one of his smiles with those gorgeous eyes and my heart melts. ( unfortunately he now knows it and uses it to his advantage when he does something mommy doesn't approve of)
We love you Brig

Dress Up Time

2010-08-20T17:11:00.003-06:00

Savy wanted to do something fun. So I suggested she dress up and get the boys involved.
I really thought they would come out in cowboy and pirate outfits, but this works too.

The boys are going to hate these pics when they are older!

Savy's First Day of Kindergarten

2010-08-18T11:36:00.004-06:00

Today is bittersweet for me, but totally sweet for Savy. She has been so excited to start school, learn new things and make new friends. She even had her first day outfit picked out weeks ago. Although I am happy that I will be down to just 3 kids for part of the day during the week, I am sad when I think that my first baby is old enough to be going to school. I am so proud of my little girl and so happy that she is embarking on this new adventure. And yes, I did tear up when the bell rang and she followed her classmates into the classroom.

Vivian Reign Hirschi pics

2010-08-11T23:32:00.005-06:00

Bath time

Nana brought a picture of Laura when she was a baby. So right after Vivian was born Dr. Thompson compared Vivian to Lauras picture.

Vivian Reign Hirschi

2010-08-10T10:08:00.004-06:00

Vivian Reign Hirschi was born on 8-9-10 at 8:21 pm. She weighed 6 lbs. 15 ounces (girls, she probably went on a quick diet to shave an ounce so she could say she only weighes 6 lbs.) She was 19 inches long, with a full mop of black hair. Will post pics soon (we are currently taking bids from all the tabloids on the rights to vivians first pics). Thanks for all the calls and congrats from everyone. We are happy she is here!!!!

I love Peter !

2010-08-03T13:29:00.004-06:00

So I am hoping to have this baby any day now ( please, please let me have this baby soon before I go crazy with heat, getting up and down constantly with the kids diapers and shoes and bath time, and the sleepless night of trying to find a comfortable position with this huge belly). I know that in a few days life will be crazy and complicated for awhile, so while I am still sane I just wanted to take this time to let everyone know what an amazing husband I have! Peter has been so great lately. He just recently finished up his school hours and passed his boards ( yeah, baby) and ever since he has actually had days off, he has done his best to take the kids out of the house and have quality time with them while I have a break. He just sent me to get a pre-natal massage a week ago ( by the way it was HEAVEN!!!) and he always keeps the house stocked up with my guilty pleasures ( ice cream, chocolate macadamia covered toffee and any other pregnant cravings I am having at the moment) He also surprises me with yummy smoothies ( one of my cravings) when he comes home from work or being out with the kids! Then there are the countless back massages he gives me to relax me before I try to sleep even though he is tired. Thank you Peter for everything you do for the kids and me. I couldn't have dreamed up a better father or husband! I love you so very much and feel very blessed to be yours!

Is 5 too young to start being sarcastic?

2010-07-26T18:18:00.003-06:00

Laura is about to be dethroned as "QUEEN OF SARCASIM". Last night for dinner, Peter had served Savy meatballs( at her request) and when he handed her the bowl of uncut meatballs, these words rolled off our precious little girls' tongue, " Thanks for cutting up my meatballs, Dad." Peter and I grinned at each other trying not to laugh out loud, so as not to encourage this new adult behavior. I guess it was bound to happen, we are both very sarcastic and Savy tends to pick up on things very quickly. Peter and I can only hope to keep up with her once she becomes a teenager!

Family Fun

2010-07-23T11:27:00.006-06:00

Peter passed his Radiation therapy boards on the 13th of July. His test was in Vegas so after his test we celebrated with the kids at Circus Circus. The kids had a blast, Peter had to resort to games were only Brig and Savy were racing and one of them would be guaranteed a prize, because his luck was so bad at any of the games he tried to win something for them. In the end we all came away happy. Peter passed, kids had stuffed animals, and Laura found a cute dress for the baby at Janie and Jack.

Kids racing camels by playing wake a mole. (with one mole)

0 for 60 = no prize. We totally would have won at 61 if we had one more ring.

Grandma put up a congratulation sign on the garage when we got home. Brig took the ribbon and did his own version of a Captain America cape.

Uncle Michael had a bounce house with water for Bella's birthday, Savy and Brig loved it!

4th of July

2010-07-08T21:55:00.004-06:00

We took a new family photo over the weekend. We took 30 pictures and this one turned out the best.

Brig, EJ, and Isaac enjoying the fireworks at Michae'ls house.

Bye Bye tonsils!!

2010-06-23T14:26:00.008-06:00

Savy and Brig had their tonsils and adenoids removed this morning. ( I mean early this morning- we got to the hospital at 6:45 am) They were such troopers and did so well with the surgery and recovering from the anesthesia. We hope they recover fast and that this will help both of them breath better at night ( by that I mean not snore like an old man) and not get strep throat every month ( which is what seemed to happen this last winter).

Look at those things - they are ginormous!
In their gowns and caps ready to go.
After Brig got his initial meds before the anesthesiologist wheeled him in to be prepped. Brig totally mellowed out and was just happy and smiling before his surgery.
Savy was very entertaining once her meds kicked in. This is her saying "Hello, hello" into
the TV controller. The following video shows her trying to catch " the fairy dust in the air, everywhere"

Breakdance and Toy Story3

2010-06-22T21:56:00.005-06:00

We saw Toy Story 3 today and when we got a booster chair for Brig, he promptly showed us the proper way to use it. Apparently it works better as a big bucket to catch any popcorn that is dropped. We loved Toy Story, although some parts were pretty scary! We had to comfort Brig through about 15 minutes of scary scenes. Poor kid was crying pretty hard for Buzz and Woody.

Savy and Brig were showing off for Merilee and John when they were visiting from Texas. Our whole family really enjoyed having them over, we wish they lived closer.

Brig Loves to Break Dance, we have no idea where he picked it up from. Although his style reminds me of his mother!

Kanab a daba doo

2010-06-21T22:25:00.007-06:00

Last Thursday we took a trip out to see my Mom in Kanab. We had a great time at the city park and then had a nice dinner, before we headed home one child ligther. (Savy stayed with Nana for two nights and got to enjoy some one on one time, hiking and going to the local rodeo.)

Brig's favorite thing at the park!

Savy started posing and insisted I take some photos of "America's Next Top Model"

Brig doing his "I'm to sexy for my shirt pose" (love the belly!!!)

Our little sun bathing beauty

Zake couldn't get enough of the slides

Savy's Preschool Graduation

2010-06-17T08:30:00.006-06:00

Savy graduated preschool at the end of May. She was so excited to say her memorized lines for the program and to wear the cap and gown, but very sad to be saying goodbye to her teacher Miss Mary and friends she had made at school. She learned so much and had so much fun at the Washington Community Center Preschool, I can only hope her experience with kindergarten is just as good.

She worked so hard to memorize her part in the program - she can still recite her lines!

Savy and Miss Mary (an awesome teacher)

Grandma and Nana were able to come support our little graduate!

My little girl on her way to kindergarten

Pictures of Gidget

2010-06-13T12:49:00.005-06:00

We had another ultrasound of Gidget this week, here are a couple of cute pics.

bottom of the foot

looking up the nose, you can see the two nostrils and full kissable lips

Oh yeah Easter!!!

2010-05-15T16:49:00.007-06:00

So I totally forgot to post Easter pics - OOOOOOOOOPSY. Anyway here are a few of my favorite pics from egg dying to hunting with our neighbors and then hunting at Grandma and Papa's with cousins! Man the Easter bunny gets around (And I didn't mean that in a dirty way)

You can tell the kids were really into taking their picture ( well Zake was!)

Zake loves his Papa

Zake's 1st Birthday

2010-05-14T13:01:00.011-06:00

THE BIRTHDAY BOY!!!
(My sister-in-law did the onesie and I made the party hat)

Zake turned the Big ONE on April 26 this year, so on the Saturday before we had his first birthday party. We had so much fun with our friends and family that were able to come share his special day. He loved getting his own special cake to destroy (and since I didn't keep it in the fridge - like I did with Savy's and Brig's - he really went to town) Zake scored some great gifts and we all enjoyed the yummy spread that my mom and mother-in-law helped me with!

Staring the party day off by getting something healthy in before the sugar overload

Savy and Brig anxiously waiting to eat and PARTY like a rockstar!

The delicious smorgasbord of yummy spring inspired foods
(including fake bugs)

The awesome dirt cake I made using my food processor- for the first time!!!

Martha Stewart inspired butterfly cupcakes ( thanks Jordane for mentioning the site!)

The beginning of the caterpillar cake

Halfway through the caterpillar cake

The end of Zake and the caterpillar cake
(he was flicking icing all over the place)

Brig graciously offered to finish the cake for Zake

Zake and his future girl Avery (Avery was born a month after Zake)

Even though Zake turned one, he is still my sweet baby!

On Zake's official birthday he enjoyed a leftover butterfly cupcake as just the fam sang him Happy Birthday!

Triple deuce pic

2010-05-11T11:30:00.003-06:00

This morning I checked out the local paper online and noticed my old unit was going to training in Georgia.
I noticed that one of the soldier was not aware that the Spectrum photographer was snapping pictures of them.
Can you find the soldier that is not like the others?

The soldier all the way to the left.

Hey when you gotta go you gotta go.
I'm telling you the Army is like the Boy Scouts with guns.

Mothers Away the boys will play

2010-05-09T22:05:00.002-06:00

This is why I'm only allowed to use "the clothes that are in the drawers"

Zake's first haircut

2010-04-22T09:27:00.009-06:00

It was time! Zake's hair had gotten too long and I was catching myself wanting to put it up in a high ponytail. So of course I had to take him to the only person I trust to cut my baby's hair for the first time -( A friend of the family, Jilene, she has cut all of my kids hair since Savy's first haircut!) Here are a few before and after photo's of our little man! He is just the cutest!

Before

After

Thanks Mom and Nana !

2010-04-16T10:40:00.003-06:00

Yesterday my mom came into town for a little shopping with me and playtime with the kids! We all had such a wonderful visit with Nana! My Mom showed up with beautiful tulips from her yard - yes spring is HERE!!!
With the help of my Mom, I was able to do some needed shopping for Zake's upcoming birthday and get new bedding for the girls room. Nana spoiled the boys by getting some dino art for the boys room and treated the girls to some cute accessories for their new room! I am so excited to start getting the rooms switched, so that I have a pretty girls room for Savy and our new little girl due in August and then getting the boys room ready for Zake to move in with Brig. (And Brig will finally have a room instead of being in limbo - poor middle child!)Thanks again Mom, I really enjoyed our time together!

Savannah's 5th birthday party

2010-04-10T19:59:00.003-06:00

For Savy's 5th birthday she decided she wanted to have her party at Jumpin Jacks (an indoor bounce house extravaganza) and the theme had to be Hello Kitty! We reserved the princess castle room for the party guests and celebrated with yummy pizza and bread sticks and then enjoyed homemade cupcakes and my interpretation of a Hello Kitty cake! Everyone seemed to have a blast and the kids and parents loved jumping and sliding in all of the different bounce houses set up! * Sorry there are no pics of the bouncing fun - we realized after the party that we only took video*

I still can't believe that Savy is five - where did my chubby little baby go? She has grown into such a little lady with her own ideas of how things should be, but she still hasn't outgrown the drama!!!!!!

Christmas 2009

2010-04-09T22:14:00.007-06:00

Savannah's preschool put on an adorable Christmas program for the parents and Grandparents. Savy did her part so well ( she loves talking into a microphone and loves the spotlight)! After songs and dancing numbers, Santa came to visit the children with gifts. I'm not quite sure what Savy talked to Santa about, but she had him laughing pretty hard.

To celebrate Christmas we got together with each of our families and did candy houses with the kids. At the Hirschi's, Savy took after me and decorated her house with organization and determination - while Brig really took after me in the fact that any candy that looked really good went into his mouth instead of on a house!
At Nana's house we decorated trains - a passion shared by Nana and the kids
The girls worked on one train and the boy's worked on the other and at the end of the sugar overloaded fun - Savy declared that the girls had the best train!

Christmas morning was so much fun. Savy woke up first of course and then we had to coax Brig out of bed so that Savy didn't go crazy waiting! Savy and Brig dove right into their stocking and then the room exploded with wrapping paper and toys. Zake had the most fun playing with whatever Savy and Brig were playing with. All in all a wonderful Christmas morning!

Remembering Disneyland

2010-04-08T19:54:00.006-06:00

Back in December we took our first family vacation as a "Fivesome" to Disneyland. Despite the rain, cold wind, and me ruining a pair of Peter's shoes from the hair dryer, we really had a blast. The not so great weather made it possible for us to walk on almost all of the rides. Brig and Zake had fun with all of the sights and sounds and fun kid rides. Savy couldn't get enough of the fast rides( i.e. space mountain, thunder mountain, star tours, and even though it was cold and rainy she would have ridden the water ride grizzly bear run in California Adventures the whole time!)Savy had a blast getting her picture taken and getting autographs with all of the characters and Brig wouldn't get near them although Goofy did get him laughing and dancing! My mom joined us during our trip to the magic kingdom so that we weren't outnumbered by the kids!

I just love their surprised almost scared look!
(fyi we were on the casey jr.train ride)

Savy and Peter on the water raft ride

Brig doesn't mind being close to Eeyore cuz he is too busy with his mickey sucker

Too much excitement for the baby - I just love this pic!

Not sure if Brig loved this ride because it was Toy Story
or because he got to shoot things

Savy getting to enjoy her Disney treat while sporting her minnie ears!

Peter and Savy talked me into riding the water ride and of course I got soaked!

Brig and Nana flying on Dumbo

So back in November part 2

2010-04-07T12:42:00.004-06:00

Zake hit two big milestones in November. He started sitting up on his own and started taking baths in the big tub! He is always happy and playful and loves, loves, loves his brother and sister.

So back in November part 1

2010-04-05T15:16:00.003-06:00

So I have totally been slacking in the blogging dept. In fact, the last updates have all been done by Peter. Because I am so behind, I will try and update everyday until I get caught up to the present. . . speaking of presents, this leads me to my first time travel update from November -
MY 30th BIRTHDAY
- Peter and the kids baked and decorated a delicious chocolate bday cake for me, which we all enjoyed after a yummy dinner shared with Peter's parents.

Sledding at Pinevalley

2010-02-20T21:12:00.002-07:00

We went sledding a few weeks ago and had a blast. The snow was too deep though. Brig was up to his neck whenever he would leave the trail and adventure on his own. When we went to leave two trucks tried to pass each other and ended up hitting each other and they were afraid to move fearing that they would damage each others trucks even more. So we waited 20-30 minutes until they got it all sorted out. Zake didn't want to be held he just wanted in the snow with everybody else.

Sledding

2010-02-19T10:56:00.001-07:00

I Love My Wife

2010-02-15T10:54:00.001-07:00

Judds Store

2010-02-15T09:25:00.000-07:00

Laura took the kids for a treat at Judds store. The picture is great considering that Zake just wanted to crawl away and the sun was "hurting Savannahs eyes".

Class Pic

2009-11-23T09:15:00.004-07:00

How do you stop your baby from growing up?

2009-11-10T00:14:00.007-07:00

THEN
NOW

Zake is now 6 1/2 months old now and he is growing up right before my eyes! In the past two weeks, Zake has learned to get up on his hands and knees and rock forward, sit up unassisted, had his first taste of baby food, figured out how to scream when he is upset,had his first bath in the bath tub, and has gotten his two, front bottom teeth. While these milestones are exciting and fun, I am sad at the knowledge that he is morphing from my tiny little baby boy into a moving, eating, babbling little man.

Trick or Treat

2009-11-01T17:00:00.008-07:00

Halloween 2009 was a success! We had lots of fun picking out pumpkins, painting and carving pumpkins and scoring lots of yummy goodness. A few months ago Savy, Brig and a few of their cousins planted pumpkins in Papa Hirschi's garden to get ready for the pumpkin season, unfortunately the bugs got to the plants before we could harvest them. So sneaky Papa bought some great pumpkins and replaced the less fortunate ones! Savy and her cousin Hope painted pumpkins together and had a blast. Brig had fallen asleep on the way to Papa's garden so he painted his pumpkin later at home, while Peter and Savy carved a Jack-O-Lantern out of Zake's pumpkin. The day before Halloween, Savy's preschool had a carnival and trunk or treat. The whole class sang the parents spooky songs they had learned, decorated cookies, played games, painted pumpkins and trunk or treated out of the parents' cars. On the big day, we got all of the kids dressed up and went trunk or treating in Peter's parents neighborhood, our church parking lot and then finished the night making the rounds in our own neighborhood!

Picasso Brig and his masterpiece.
Savy scooping out the guts - Brig kept looking at it and saying eewwwww!
Peter mapping out where to carve while Savy supervises
Savy and Brig making final adjustments
Savy at her preschool Halloween party
Savy's preschool class singing the Halloween songs they learned ( Savy is in the middle)
Zake the adorable Sock Monkey
Brig the spunky Cowboy
Brig's cute cowboy bum ( i made those chaps without a pattern - yeah i'm pretty proud)
Savy our little China Girl showing off her loot
Zake had a blast even without getting any sugar

Good times, good times!

2009-10-08T14:08:00.006-06:00

My BFF came to visit me and mi familia this last weekend! Holly and I have been friends since we were 12 years old. Despite me stealing her monopoly money at a mutual friends house the first time we met and bugging her to no end in our honors classes, we ended up becoming best freinds and have been ever since!

Me, my Mom and Holly
Favorite memories of the three of us - couch volleyball, mall excursions, pennies thrown out of the car, and the ESP ice cream sleep over!!
Holly and Zake - she could make him laugh so hard and she loved his cuddles
( and yes that is Peter in the background playing Xbox)
Holly and Brig (they had a love hate relationship) Brig would give her hugs out of nowhere but when asked if he liked Holly he would say sternly "NO" then at the airport to drop Holly off he kept sayin "NO HOLLY BYE"
Holly modeling Hair by Savy Savy told Holly she loved her in the first five minutes of us arriving home from the Vegas airport!
Holly's first experince on a plasma/wiggle car. She loved it - if you can't tell from her expression!
( maybe it's a little fear - they really get going fast down hill!)
Holly is no longer a Vegas buffet virgin or a Cafe Rio virgin either
( who would of thought that a trip to Utah could be so sinfully delishious!)
Thanks again Holly for taking time out of your busy life to bring laughter and fun up here to Utah! We love you, miss you and I can't wait till I can visit you and your wonderful fam!

Hirschi Boys can sleep anywhere

2009-10-01T15:54:00.004-06:00

Awhile back, Peter posted some random pics of the odd places Brig has fallen asleep. Apparently Zake is going to be a lot like his older brother because today I found him asleep in his jumper. The funny thing is that Brig did the same thing when he was only a few weeks younger than Zake is now. So here are Zake and Brig asleep in the same jumper - see if you can figure out who is who!

I love my boys!!

Savannah's modeling debut

2009-09-19T17:19:00.006-06:00

My sister-in-law is hosting a Matilda Jane trunk show on October 10th, which I am super excited about. This clothing line has super cute and well made pieces for girls and moms!
I decided to take a few pics of Savy in a Matilda Jane skirt and headband that Jordane, my sis-in-law, got for her. Savy absolutely loved posing and showing off her cute outfit!

If anyone local is interested in coming to the party please leave me a comment and I will give you an email invite. Feel free to preview the collection at matildajaneclothing.com

Birdcones, Hiking, and Rodeo

2009-09-17T21:42:00.007-06:00

Give me your cash or credit and throw in some cookies.

Brig was very excited about spreading peanut butter and bird seed.

Savy loves being a "Cowboy Girl"

Brig helped hang the bird feeder pine cones

We went on a hike near Red Cliffs park. Savy has to take her hiking stick whenever we go hiking.

Brig turns TWO

2009-09-01T14:52:00.005-06:00

Who's Birthday is it? It's ME, It's ME!

It was Brigs 2nd birthday this last Sunday. We kept his party low key this year and just had family over for cake and ice cream. Brig got some great gifts this year and was super excited to blow out his candle! He is our tough little bruiser always climbing, running and getting dirty. We are so glad he is in our lives, life just wouldn't be the same without his beautiful eyes and adorable smile.

Brig and Papa enjoying birthday cake!

One of Brig's favorite gifts! Thanks Aunt Jordane and Uncle Robert

Riding his new scooter and sporting his new helmet
( which he should wear at all times!)

He loves seeing how fast he can get going on his wiggle car - Thanks Nana!

Photoshop

2009-08-30T15:26:00.003-06:00

Savy chose the effects on this picture. We call it SavyTron

This picture was taken about two minutes after Savys' pic above. There is definitely a difference between boys and girls.

Savy's 1st day of Preschool

2009-08-14T12:39:00.003-06:00

Today was Savy's first day of school and she has been so excited to start. She picked out what she wanted to wear on her first day and even told me how to do her hair. If you know Savy at all you know she has no problem being in a new environment or making new friends. But when I was headed out the door of the school, Savy started sobbing and ran towards me. She informed me she did not want to read a story with some of the other children. Her teacher, Miss Mary, took her by the hand and lead her to another activity table and she was all smiles as I left. This totally caught me off guard because I knew Savy would be just fine on her first day, so when I saw the sad face, my heart broke a little and I teared up. When I picked Savy up from school she was happy and so eager to tell me all about the painting, reading, and gymnatics she did at her first day of school. Oh, yes and the do-nuts - she loved the do-nuts!

Where does the time go? As I was getting Zake and Brig ready this morning I thought about how much Savy has changed from my cute short, chubby baby to a diva toddler to the sweet, smart little girl that she is now. I am so thankful to have this beautiful girl in my life!

Brig "CLEPTO" Hirschi

2009-07-27T20:01:00.002-06:00

On thursday I remember using my credit card at Taco Bell and at the hospital cafeteria. Friday morning I go to use it again and it is not in my wallet. I search the car, counters in the house, and I can't find it anywhere. I call Taco Bell, thinking they may have not given it back, they didn't have it. So I called and canceled the card and verify that no fraudalent charges have been made. At first I thought that maybe one of the kids had taken it. But only one card was missing. The kids usually take every thing out of the wallet when they get their hands on it. So I ruled them out. Laura calls me at work this morning and tells me that she found the card in Brigs' dresser hidden between two pair of shorts. I would never have guessed that he would just take one card, close the wallet, and put the wallet back on the counter, and then go hide it in his room. The kid isn't even two yet. I shouldn't be too surpised though. Last week Laura could not find her sunglasses anywhere. She looked in the car and everywhere in the house including the kids rooms, and could not find them. Five days go by and we still haven't seen the glasses. Then early one morning Brig came in our room as we were waking up and handed the sunglasses to Laura.

Needless to say we are putting things a lot higher now where Brig can't reach them.

Osness Reunion 2009

2009-07-17T21:26:00.003-06:00

Osness Reunion 09

2009-07-17T21:17:00.001-06:00

Quick update

2009-07-10T21:16:00.005-06:00

We had fireworks and ate smores at mom and dads on the 4th.

Zake is getting huge.

On the 4th of July we went to Baker and hung out with Peters' brothers, Robert and Michael.
Brig loved the ATV, he would not get off.

Brig picked out a Dog for himself and a Frog for Zake at Build-a-bear.

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Oquirhh(spell check) Mountain temple open house. It is a beutiful temple, Laura and I didn't get to enjoy it to much. The kids we're being very difficult through the entire tour.

Brigs stern "NO"

2009-06-18T12:35:00.003-06:00

Brig has modified his NO in the last week. Now he tells us NO and folds his arms whenever we ask him to do anything.

Party

2009-06-18T12:29:00.002-06:00

The good news today is that Brig excitedly ran out, picked up the paper and brought it straight in the house. I didn't have to chase him down or try and talk him into coming back in the house. The bad news: after Brig brought the paper in, Savy and Brig tore it into the smallest possible pieces and had a party.

Where are the Keys???

2009-06-06T13:55:00.002-06:00

About 3-4 days ago we could not find the car keys anywhere. We turned the house upside down and looked everywhere inside the car. We figured they would just turn up sooner or later, we lost them at home so they had to be somewhere. Well yesterday I was walking out to the car which we parked in the driveway because we were using the garage as a play area, when I noticed a metal ring on top of the car. When I got to the car and looked closer I noticed it was the car keys. They had stayed on top of the car for 3-4 days. We had gone into town on the freeway at least once a day while the keys were sitting up there thee entire time. Pretty crazy!!

FREEDOM!!!!

2009-06-04T20:56:00.005-06:00

For family home evening we went to Sonic and got free root beer floats. On our way to sonic we noticed a bunch of people reliving the Renaissance by beating each other with padded swords and shields. So after getting our root beer floats we headed back to the park for a redneck version of Mid Evil Times.

Finding the battles boring Brig entertained himself by throwing wood chips.

Lounging

Don't BYO Oil to Wally World

2009-05-30T11:06:00.004-06:00

Funny Story: So I took my car in to get the oil changed at walmart. I always buy a full synthetic oil and a nice oil filter myself because I like a certain brand. Usually, well at least in the past walmart charges 30 bucks for a oil change. They only charge me 20 bucks when I bring my own oil. So I roll into the lube part of the store and a young kid comes out and ask what I would like done on my car. I tell him I want and oil change and I have my own oil and filter. He takes all my info and as he is doing that I ask him how much of a discount I will get for bringing my own oil. He tells me it wont be much but he is not sure, he goes inside to ask his boss how much it will be. He comes back out with somewhat of a grin on his face and tells me there is no discount and I'll be charged the reguler oil change price of 30 bucks. He then tells me that he told his boss that I had full synthetic oil I wanted to be put in, his boss told him that they should charge me for a full synthetic oil change of 50 bucks. I smiled at the kid and said your kidding right? He replied, I know it doesn't make anysense. So needless to say I left and ended up changing the oil myself.

Memorial Weekend

2009-05-27T22:36:00.004-06:00

We had a great memorial weekend. On memorial day we went to Peters' brothers house and had a barbeque with family. The kids love playing with all their cousins in the kid pool and with all the different toys. Brig learned how to ride the next door neighbors scooter over the weekend. We should probably go get him a helmet now, because he was already smacking his head into things before he started riding stuff. Zake is doing great, he is staying awake more everyday.

2009-05-27T22:19:00.000-06:00

Mothers Day & Trip Up North

2009-05-16T09:50:00.006-06:00

Brig has been falling asleep in some interesting places. As usuall Savy is up to no good! Can you see her hand about to pull the recliner back?

He falls asleep in his chair more often then his bed. I guess as long as he has his blanky, book, and toy all is well.

This one speeks for itself. He is under his bed.

Mom sporting her mothers day necklace. Don't tell Laura I put a picture of her on her own blog. She has remained pictureless long enough.

While at Brent and Susans' house Brig and Savy rode Mias' 4 wheeler. They loved it. They've never been on a motorized toy before. Watching their faces when the 4 wheeler took off for the first time was priceless.

Funny Story: When Savy was riding the 4 wheeler she was going around in circles on the driveway just like Mia is doing in the pic above. Well brig was standing next to the grass where savy is in the pic above. Savy wasn't paying attention and ran over Brigs' feet. After she ran them over she looked back and yelled at brig to get out of the way. As she is telling brig to get out of the way she is heading straight for the garage door and a few seconds later she smacked right into the garage. I think she was so caught off guard that she didn't even react. Fortunatly the 4 wheeler was in the low speed. Brig thought it was funny though.

Savy doing her donuts. And thats Brig in the background falling down as usual.

Temple and Xbox

2009-05-12T20:37:00.006-06:00

We're starting Zake early on the xbox. We're hoping that he'll go pro when he gets older and be able to support our world travels during our golden years.

We spent about an hour just hanging out on the temple grounds. Savy loved it because we saw two princesses. Brig loved it because he could run far away and make me chase him down.

One of Savys' many abstract poses.

Brig falling with style as usual.

Zake's first photo session

2009-05-10T15:45:00.003-06:00

We took Zake in for his first professional photo shoot on Saturday. He did awesome. I wasn't that impressed with the photos, but then again I am a perfectionist and often think I do just as well as the professional photographers. Anyways here are some of the cuter pics of our adorable new baby boy!

Savy

2009-05-09T07:52:00.008-06:00

Savannah had her dance recital a few weeks ago. We thought she wouldn't even go out on the floor because she doesn't participate very much at practice and we had to bribe her to go to the recital. But she must have gotten caught up with the crowd glitz and glamour of the event. Overall she did awesome. There was just one part of the recital where she would no get up. Her teachers were great though.

Spirit Fingers!!!!

She was very excited to walk out in front of the crowd.

Flowers from grandma.

Savy graduated from her pre-preschool group that some of the moms in the neighborhood put together.

More Zake Pics

2009-04-28T19:21:00.007-06:00

Goofing off with photoshop.

We love this little saying on the back of his shirt.

Zake in the outfit he came home in.

Brig was excited to hold Zake.

Zake Q Hirschi is here!!!!

2009-04-27T11:12:00.005-06:00

Zake was born 4-26-09 at 0852. He weighed 7lbs 4 oz, and was 20 inches long. Savy was so excited to have a baby brother. Laura did great and is doing fine.

Sleeping on moms' arm.

Princess Savy rules all

2009-04-16T14:42:00.010-06:00

Last month, Savannah had the opportunity to attend a Princess party put on by the local community center. There were waltz lessons, a horse drawn carriage, pictures with princesses, a crowning ceremony and lunch with etiquette lessons. Savannah, my mom and I had fun with all of the activities and Savy even had a friend, McKendry( the daughter of one of Peter's co-workers) to share the magical day with. Savy loved dressing up and going out in public with her dress and tierra on the whole day! The etiquette lessons are even remembered by Princess Savy, as she likes to tell complete strangers not to talk with food in their mouths!

Our happy go lucky princess
Nana and Savy showing off their dance moves
Savy dancing with the waltz instructor ( as long as she was the center of attention all was pleasant in Savyland!)

Park

2009-04-07T21:24:00.002-06:00

Brig

2009-04-07T16:39:00.002-06:00

Day Out

2009-03-21T21:27:00.005-06:00

Brig loves his flintstone car.

Savy found a caterpillar nest.

We watched some climbers do their thing.

Random pics

2009-03-01T20:13:00.004-07:00

Savy won, proving she is good at dragging her butt.

The Village kids

That's dirt on his face. He liked dragging his butt down the rock so much I guess he thought he would try dragging his face down the hill.

Park

2009-02-28T11:49:00.004-07:00

They have interesting racing strategies.

Brig is talking trash and Savy is making her face more aerodynamic.

It's not a purse. It's a "Man Bag"

"Brig Style"

2009-02-28T11:38:00.010-07:00

Don't try this at home Brig is a profesional. He started out so happy didn't he? Brig survived, however his stuffed dog did not. Laura performed CPR on the dog for 5 minutes before Peter called it.

New Hamper

2009-02-26T20:38:00.005-07:00

So Brig has decided to change our hamper arrangement. Maybe he thinks that our clothes could use a pre-soak before washing.

First his pajamas.

After we took care of the PJ problem Brig helped Savy put her underwear in his hamper.

Our trip to Denver - part two

2009-01-30T13:28:00.006-07:00

So once we arrived in Denver, we were definitely ready to stretch our legs and explore the downtown area. Peter got us an awesome deal at the Sheraton which was located at one end of the 16th Street Pedestrian Mall ( an outside strip mall with all sorts of shops and restaurants) and the train depot was located at the other. We walked for a couple of blocks enjoying the atmosphere and checking out the local shops and food eateries and then hopped the free mall bus to our hotel.

After we checked in and got settled into our room, we went exploring again. When we finally were tired we got some needed rest to get ready for the big game. The Broncos didn't play until 2pm the next day so we found ourselves wondering the shops once again and checked out all the Bronco paraphernalia the shops were displaying for all the fans! You could tell it was game day, almost everyone we passed by was proudly wearing orange and blue. When kick-off time drew near we decided to walk as far as we could to the stadium and then catch a bus or taxi the rest of the way. Let me just say I got my exercise that day! We ended up walking the entire way to the stadium - it wasn't a bad walk either except for the last few blocks but by then I was determined to finish what we started.

We arrived at Invesco Field and soaked in the atmosphere. We had to get through a maze of tailgaters to get to the front gate and then had to ride a long escalator and then climb some steep stairs but we made it to our seats in plenty of time. Our seats were the second to last row at the 10 yard line, but to our amazement the view was great. We could see the players and plays just fine - well that was until a very tall man decided to get really excited and stand up at every play.
All in all the day was great, the game was awesome, ( they beat the Chiefs) and the weather was beautiful! When the game was over we decided we would take a different route back to the hotel and to our chagrin, it was way shorter and faster. In fact I still had enough energy to talk Peter into walking with me a few extra blocks to go to a little restaurant I had wanted to go to ( we watch the Food network a lot and they had spotlighted this particular place and I wanted to check it out).

After we ate at the pizzeria, we of course had to document the occasion and decided to take a picture. Peter spotted a humble gentleman and asked him if he wouldn't mind taking our picture. Apparently he had never handled a digital camera before because it seriously took him at least five minutes of moving the camera around to get us and the restaurant in the view finder. We got our picture ( and our camera back) and he got enough change to quench his thirst. It was a humorous end to a great day! It wasn't too late and Peter and I weren't tired so we caught the latest James Bond flick to finish the night off.

The next day we went to the US Mint for a tour before we took a taxi to the airport to get back to Provo and the kids! We had such a great time in Denver and it was so nice to spend some time together just the two of us! I am already looking forward to the next getaway - HINT HINT!

There was artwork all along the street mall. This sculpture just made me laugh and think of a naughty joke Peter once told me!

The restaurant that I just had to go to after the game! ( Definitely worth waiting for five minutes to get this professional snap shot)

I am representing all the fans in the 505!

We were like the only spectators not drenched in Bronco apparel!

Our view of the game . . . . .

. . . . Until this guy showed up!

Our Princess turned 4!

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Love those chubby arms and legs!
Mommy's sweet girl!

Savannah's birthday was the 19th this month and turned four - I'm not sure where my chubby little baby went, but she has become a beautiful and spunky little girl! We started the celebration a day early and had a birthday dinner at Peter's parents house. Savy requested her favorite meal made by Grandma Hirschi - spaghetti and meatballs and of course no bday dinner is complete without a confetti cake with chocolate frosting and more sprinkles!

On Savannah's birthday my mom, Nana, treated us all to Savy's favorite lunch spot Durango's and then we opened presents and ate more bday cake! Later that night we went to a new place, Pirate Island Adventure, where Savannah and Brig had a ball playing in the arcade adn then enjoying the pirated themed resturant as we enjoyed pizza. Savy really enjoyed her first resturant bday serenade and the special birthday ice cream cake! Savy finished the night off by opening more presents from mom and dad.

Today we polished off the birthday tribute by letting Savannah have over one friend to hang out with - she of course chose her favorite friend and cousin Bella! They had a blast eating and playing at McDonalds, feeding the ducks at a local pond, getting manicures (while Peter and Brig got seriously needed haircuts), and playing at Jumpin Jacks ( an indoor bounce house bonanza).

We are now officially parents of a four year old! Tantrums and drama aside - I couldn't have imagined a more loving, beautiful, and hilarious daughter to be the mother of - I just hope I can make it through the teens!

Happy 4th Birthday Savannah!
Brig got into the pirate spirit at dinner!

Pouty Princess Pirate!

Our trip to Denver - part one

2009-01-12T13:51:00.003-07:00

The train ride from Provo to Denver was awesome! The scenery was beautiful, the food was great (dessert at lunch and dinner mmmmmm), and the employees and the other passengers were delightful! It was a fourteen hour trip, but it didn't seem that long. This was Peter's and mine first time on a train like this. Our usual train experience consists of small town, cute, short train rides that last about an hour round trip and of course the kiddie trains at the zoo! We went through some gorgeous snow covered canyons along the way and saw many small rural towns along our route. Our little cabin was cozy for the two of us and it was nice to relax in privacy and even get some rest along the way! We had a blast seeing the Rocky Mountain region by train.

Peter caught a rare snap shot of the highly sought after Amtrak model.
The train followed the Colorado River for most of the trip.

Taking a needed stretch at Grand Junction.

Peter took this shot - if you look close you can see the ghost that haunts the train.

Another beautiful view of one of the canyons we went through.

Merry Christmas Baby!

2008-12-31T11:10:00.007-07:00

Christmas morning started off rough in the Hirschi house. Savy woke up very upset and came to our room with sad eyes and her tongue hanging out ( as it does when she has been crying for awhile). When she could finally speak, we realized she was upset because she woke up to find no presents in her room. After a hug and an explanation that Santa leaves the toys he brings under the tree we went into the living room to find a toy extravaganza! Savy and Brig had a wonderful time opening presents and surveying all that Santa and their loving parents had spoiled them with.
Peter and I enjoyed watching their excited faces and seeing which toy was the big hit that morning! For Brig it was a toss up between his basketball hoop and his bike - for Savy it was hands down the umbrella!

Christmas 2008 gets a thumbs up!

Hooray for Santa and lots of presents!

Savy and her gifts from Santa - the umbrella got the best reaction!

Brig and his Bball and hoop - he couldn't quite get the ball in himself so he got lots of assists from mom and dad all morning!

Loved riding, pushing and standing on the bike all day!

Peter and I think this has been the best Christmas so far and we look forward to many more wonderful Christmas's with little ones to share in the wonder and excitement that this time of year brings!

A mess, b-day, snow, santa, and PJ's

2008-12-29T19:58:00.010-07:00

The Graduate

2008-12-03T14:46:00.006-07:00

Well folks, he finally did it. Yes, that's right, Peter has graduated Dixie State College and has earned himself the title of Radiological Technologist. After 2 deployments with the Utah National Guard, marrying the woman of his dreams, the births' of his two beautiful children, countless hours of clinical work days and numerous assignments and tests, he has made it through! On November 5th, 2008 Peter joined his fellow classmates for a graduation ceremony where he was not only awarded with a graduation pin, but also was given the Mallinckrodt Award of Excellence in recognition of outstanding clinical performance. He plans on continuing his education this next fall in the field of radiation therapy. Peter has worked so hard to get to this point and we are all so proud of his accomplishments and future goals. Thank you Peter for everything you do, we love and support you with all of your endeavors.

Peter was pleasantly surprised that he won this prestigious award. It was voted on by all of the clinical site supervisors the students had worked with for the past 18 months.

Savannah was so excited to give daddy a congrats balloon and to be allowed to clap and be loud for him when his name was called at the graduation ceremony. She was even more thrilled that he came home with a big plaque award and a trophy ( a small trophy was handed out to each of the students from a few of their fellow classmates with inside jokes engraved on them). Savy loves to show off daddy's trophy and award to anyone who visits our house!