THE DAVIS FAMILY

Madison Martha Davis

2009-07-06T20:56:00.004-06:00

5 weeks early - Born June 29th at 4:19am 5 lbs 1 oz 17 1/2 inches. She spent a 5 days in the NICU to make sure her lungs were developed enough. She only needed help for about 24 hours and then she could breath on her own. We both came home on Friday July 3rd. Zach loves his baby sister and he is always worried about her. He is going to be the best big brother! He loves to throw her diapers away for me and give her kisses on the head. We took her to the Dr today for a one week check up and she had gained a few ounces already and the Doc thought she looked great we go back next week. We are all doing great considering that we were not ready at all! Thanks to Rhett for pulling a few all nighters to make sure the house was ready for us to come home! Thanks to the Grandma and Grandpas for helping out with Zach the past week and for running out to buy preemie clothes so Madison would have something to wear Also thanks to everyone that came to the hospital! we love you all--

Easter 2009!!

2009-04-28T23:09:00.008-06:00

This year Zach knew what to do on easter. A few days before we started telling him that the Easter Bunny was going to come and hide eggs and when he woke up that morning he could go and find them. He woke up and ran from his room saying "eser, ester!" He loved finding all the eggs and opening each one to find a prize. His favorite thing was the Golf Clubs! (Sorry the pictures are not in order.)

Zach, the Bear and the Worm!!

2009-04-28T22:42:00.005-06:00

This is what Zach has been up too lately. He loves to be outside, on one of the good days that we have had so far this year he was playing in the sand box at Grandpa Johnny and Grandma Sue's house and he was digging and found a worm! He said Ewww! as he held it up.

He decided that he wanted to ride the bear mount at Grandpa Johnny and Grandma Sues house. He is not one bit scared of them (they have 2) he likes to touch the teeth and the tongue! He never fails to surprise us with the things that he does!

It's a Girl!!

2009-04-08T16:19:00.007-06:00

I Know, I know I am the worlds worst blogger. I thought I would just make a quick post. Most of you know that we are expecting baby #2 !! So I am a few weeks passed the half way mark! My due date is Aug.3.2009 but will have a c-section in late July! This pregnancy has been way different than the last go around! We are very excited and have been trying to teach Zach to say baby sister! He is getting so big and can say so many new things. Recently he said his first sentance! "Put me down Mom!" He is starting to like movies and he loves to be outside.

Haircut

2009-01-20T23:55:00.002-07:00

Today Jodie and I took Zach to get a haircut at 'all about you salon' in Salem and Zach did awesome getting his haircut. He didn't cry or have any problems holding still even though he was a little nervous during the haircut. So when we made it home after buying him the treat he was promised Zach and I built a popsicle stick house as you can in the picture. As Zach would hand me the next popsicle stick he would act like he was getting the last bite of popsicle off the stick look me in the eyes and say num-num before handing me the next stick. I should have counted the popsicle sticks to see how many times this happened but I laughed every time he would say num-num. Simple story but it was the best part of my day.

Christmas

2008-12-29T22:24:00.003-07:00

Christmas was great this year because Zach had an understanding of what to do with the presents, however, he would open a present and want to play with that present rather than opening more. He was a lot of fun and he slept until I woke him up at 9:00 AM. I am sure that will change when he gets a little older.

Our New House

2008-11-16T10:04:00.002-07:00

I thought this picture was interesting because the county has updated their records prior to our house even being complete or having final inspection scheduled. We did move in ten days later but the county was a step ahead of us 'assessing' the tax value. This is the picture they have on file for the tax value of our house.

Tag!

2008-11-12T17:06:00.004-07:00

You take your 4th photo in your 4th file and tag 4 Friends!

This picture is from Easter 08. The one on the left is Zach and the one on the right is Mason my twin sisters baby. They are 4 months apart , and Grandpa in the middle.

I tag Marcy, Tiffany, Katy, Meagan

Moving Day

2008-10-30T23:31:00.002-06:00

After 3 months and 26 days our house passed the final inspection today and we have moved into our new house. We haven't found a place for all of our stuff yet but we have the beds in place and food in the fridge. The contractor we worked with, Clive T. Roundy and his son Brent Roundy that ran the project were awesome. We were able to get the home we wanted in a short amount of time and we stayed on budget on the project.

We love our new house and hope to have everything set up the way we want it in a few more days. We are spending the night here for the first time and we moved for the last time. Zach is doing great with the change and I think that is because he spent so much time here during construction. Thanks to the Roundy's and all the other contractors that worked on our house for doing a fabulous job building our home.

I'm an Esme!

2008-10-16T16:47:00.000-06:00

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House Progress: Stucco Stone Cabinets and Flooring

2008-10-12T23:27:00.005-06:00

The house is on schedule and almost on budget. The flooring has been installed with the exception of the carpet which will be installed this week. The cabinets are nearly complete and the exterior only needs a railing around the deck and covers for the window wells. The countertops are being prepared and hopefully be installed this week. The house is nearly complete and we are very excited to move in soon.

Summer has come to an end....

2008-10-03T21:28:00.004-06:00

Since summer has come to an end and we are almost done building our house I have found some time to post some pictures of our summer!! Zach has had a blast being outside all the time, I think that he would live out there if we would let him. He loves to throw rocks and dirt, swing and go down the slide. He also loves to read books (his favorite is Polar Bear, Polar Bear) but really any book will do, he loves to throw balls and ride his horse. At dinner time he eats all by himself we give him a fork or spoon and he gets about half in his mouth and half flipped on his head or the floor. We took him to his 15 month well check last week and he weighs 26.5 lbs, 32 inches tall and he has 11 teeth! Our Baby Boy is now a Big Boy! Does anyone know how to hit the slowmotion button! They grow way too fast!!

He got a slide for his 1st Birthday!
This June we went to Palisade State Park camping with the Davis Family! It was so much fun.
Zach just hangin out in the stroller!
Swimming in his baby pool!
Swinging at Grandma and Grandpa Davis' house!

The new Heavy Weight Champion of the World!!!

2008-10-03T21:16:00.003-06:00

Look out Mike Tyson!!! Zach Davis is entering the ring!! Last week we bought Zach is Hallween costume so I had to post some picture!!

He is getting so big and doing so many new things it's hard to keep track of it all!

House Progress: Doors and floors 9/19/2008

2008-09-19T21:40:00.002-06:00

Another week has passed and the house continues to get closer to completion. This week the hardwood floor was installed along with closet organizers, trim, stair railing and the garage door. The interior walls, ceiling and trim should be painted late next week and all of the wood inside should be stained. Then we will be ready for cabinets, counter tops, tile and carpet.

House Progress: 9/12/2008 Stucco & Trim

2008-09-13T12:33:00.003-06:00

The work has started on the interior trim and the interior doors have been installed. The exterior is being worked on as the soffit and fascia is being installed as I write this. The stucco and stone should be complete within the week. Things are moving quickly and it looks like the project is still on schedule.

House Progress: Street Improvements asphalt

2008-09-07T20:43:00.002-06:00

These picures were given to me by Zach's Grandma & Grandpa. The street improvements are completed as you can see in the pictures above. The asphalt only took half a day with two full crews working on it but the prep work took a little longer than that. The house is still coming along and we hope to be living in it soon.

House Progress 9/4/2008: prepping for stucco & stone and wall texture

2008-09-04T22:02:00.002-06:00

The house changed from being plywood on the outside to being wrapped in black and covered in chicken wire which apparently will hold the stucco and stone on the facade of the house. The walls have been textured and the street improvements are now done. We will have the street improvements inspected tomorrow and hopefully the exterior and finish work will begin on the house next week.

House Progress: Insulation and sheet rock 8/27/2008

2008-08-27T21:06:00.002-06:00

Zach is sleeping better now that the insulation is in and the sheet rock has been completed throughout the house. Now insulation will need to be blown in on top of the sheet rock to finish insulating the house. The sheet rock passed inspection today and the contracter has started taping and doing whatever else they need to do.

We are going to start picking out the interior finish products like doorknobs, interior doors, stair rail, etc. tomorrow. The curb, gutter, sidewalk and handicap ramp have been installed and we should get asphalt soon to patch across the road and to connect the existing road to the curb and gutter.

I am not sure what order everything goes in now but things are still moving quickly.

House Progress: 4-way inspection and curb gutter and sidewalk 8/20/2008

2008-08-20T21:14:00.006-06:00

I haven't posted anything for a few days but it isn't because progress wasn't being made on the house. We just passed the 6 week mark which was on the 18th and the plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning have been roughed in and the doors and windows have been installed. The deck has been built and the sidewalk is in and the curb and gutter will be completed tomorrow. The fireplace was installed today and they will begin insulating the house tomorrow. I am excited to see what the next six weeks will bring.

House Progress: Plumbing 8/9/2008

2008-08-09T22:21:00.005-06:00

The rough plumbing has been completed on our house and all the subs are getting in and out quickly. The HVAC company has started cutting holes in the floor and they should be back next week to get the ducts ran and install the furnace.

Zach has a lot of fun seeing the progress on our house and he isn't afraid to pick up a broom and help clean up at the end of the day.

House Progress: road crossing and a few shingles

2008-08-07T22:37:00.003-06:00

A few days have gone by since the last post and we have made more progress with the house although the progress is a little less visible. The 400 east road crossing is complete thanks to John and Lindon. The waterline trench is ready to have the waterline ran to the house and the plumbing has been started. I will post more updates tomorrow.

House Progress: we have a roof 7/31/2008

2008-07-31T20:26:00.002-06:00

Another day has gone by and more progress has been made as the plywood was placed on the trusses. I am not sure what the next step will be but hopefully I will find out tomorrow.

House Progress: Trusses 7/30/2008

2008-07-30T21:53:00.004-06:00

After a two day lull in the action as we waited for the trusses to be built they were finally delivered on 7/29/2008 and put on the house today.

House Progress: Framing 7/22 - 7/25

2008-07-26T11:25:00.008-06:00

The basement and floor joists were framed in on Tuesday & Wednesday

The exterior walls were framed on Wednesday & Thursday

The interior walls were framed on Friday

After only four days since we updated the house progress it is hard to imagine that so much could be done. The framing company even worked 10+ hours on the 24th of July which is a holiday in Utah.

The Rodeo!!!

2008-07-25T23:47:00.003-06:00

We went to the Rodeo on Tuesday night with my Family. We weren't sure how much Zach would like have to sit the whole time. But he did pretty good. He liked all the horses and the sheep. He cheered for Corbin and Trey during the mutton bustin! He would get really excited every time they would let someone out of the shoots on a bucking horse. He also loved the music and he danced to the songs. He also would clap when the audience cheered. We had a good time watching him have fun. We will have to go again next year!

driving the truck

2008-07-25T16:40:00.002-06:00

After the fishing trip and two red bulls I asked Zach to back in to hook up the boat trailer while I watched him and he did a great job. This kid can drive anything.

Fishing Day

2008-07-25T16:26:00.003-06:00

I had to add this to the blog. When we went fishing Zach did not take a nap in the morning and he normally does take a nap. By the afternoon when we started the trek back to the docks Zach was driving the boat and he did his best to stay awake.

He took his job of getting us back very seriously but you can see the sleepiness taking over.

House Progress: Concrete for basement and garage floor completed & Lumber delivered - July 21st

2008-07-21T23:31:00.008-06:00

Lumber for framing

Basement

Garage

I am all caught up with the progress of our house. I think that it is coming along rather quickly, but what the heck do I know I have never built a house before. It should start getting framed tomorrow. We are very excited and we are having fun watching as it goes up.

House Progress: Prep basement and garage for concrete - July 18th

2008-07-21T23:20:00.003-06:00

Basement

Garage

House Progress: Rough Plumbing & Window Wells - July 16th-17th

2008-07-21T23:06:00.001-06:00

Rough Plumbing

Window Wells

House Progress: Footings and Foundation- July 9th-15th

2008-07-21T22:50:00.003-06:00

Footings

Formed foundation

Completed foundation

House Progress: The hole - July 4th-5th

2008-07-21T22:26:00.004-06:00

Before

After

Lunch with Daddy!!!

2008-07-21T22:02:00.003-06:00

Today Zach and I went to Lunch with Rhett. I have Mondays off and we usually just stay home but today we went to Provo and had lunch at Taco time with Rhett. Zach had so much fun because the high chair had wheels and he could push him self against the table and slide across the restaurant. He is getting so big way too fast.

Zach's 1st Big Boo Boo!!

2008-07-21T21:52:00.003-06:00

Zach got his first big boo boo on Friday at Grandpa and Grandma Reynolds' house. He was following Grandpa around and he fell on the concrete. He was tough Grandma said he only cried for a minute.

Fun with the hose!!

2008-07-20T00:06:00.006-06:00

Rhett was watering some dry spots on the lawn and Zach was helping him. Rhett had put the hose down and the next thing he knew Zach had got a hold of the hose and was soaking wet. He had so much fun!!!

Our New House

2008-07-19T02:28:00.004-06:00

We are building a new home in Salem. We broke ground on July 4th. I thought it would be fun to track the progress on our blog. We are hoping that it will be ready for us to move in by Christmas.

Fishing at Scofield

2008-07-14T16:29:00.006-06:00

On Sunday we went fishing to Scofield with Rhett's parents on their boat. This was Zach's first time on a boat. We were worried that he would hate wearing a life jacket. But he surprised us, he did awesome. He wore the life jacket the whole time and loved every minute of it. We took his bath tub toys for him to play with so they would float if he threw them over board thank goodness that we took them because that is just what he did. We caught about 30 fish and put about half back. We had a great time! I am sure that you can guess what we will be having for dinner!!