Thursday, January 8, 2009

My sweet family

This is my little family... our story began in March of 2002 when my wonderful husband came into the picture...

Before this great man came into our lives, it was just me and my sweet baby girl...




Kiley was born in the afternoon (after a long day) on August 6th, 1999.  She was 6 lbs. 6 oz. and 18 3/4 inches long.  She was a blessing beyond anything I could ever have imagined!

When she was two years old, Toby and I began dating.  Kiley and Toby became very close and it was obvious they loved each other.

 So, our story began to play out.  Toby and I were married on February 15, 2003...



We were able to go to Ireland to celebrate ...

 Toby served his mission here in Ireland, so it was quite the experience...

Speaking of the church... I was baptized in the LDS church by Toby.  What a great experience that was! (No, I wasn't yelling at him!)

After our honeymoon, we began our little family adventure. The three of us moved into our first home together and got a dog.  After about 9 months of marriage, we found out we were pregnant with baby number 2. We were all so excited!  During my pregnancy with our second baby, Toby and I were sealed in the Snowflake, Arizona Temple.  It was such a wonderful and very anticipated day for us...

Finally, on July 31st, 2004 our son was born.  With 2 hours of labor and 7 minutes of pushing, our little Braedon joined us! 

He was 7 pounds 3 ounces and 20 inches long.  He was amazing and such a fabulous addition to our little family.  He brought so much energy and excitement into our family.  He has definitely kept us busy. 
During this time, we bought our first home and after Braedon turned 3 months, Toby joined the Police Academy.  He became a sworn officer for Show Low Police Department in March of '05...

After Braedon turned one and Kiley started first grade, I went back to school.  In May of '07 I graduated from NAU and received my Bachelor's Degree in education...


 I then started teaching first grade. After our 5th anniversary, we found out we were going to have our third baby! 
On Monday morning we had another baby boy, Chase Jared...

He weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 21 inches long.  He is such a sweet boy and has brought so much joy to our lives.  Since then, our sweet Kiley, the beginning part of this journey, was baptized in the LDS church.  That puts you up to date with the current status of the "Gilmore Clan."

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