Emma -Leah just LOVED the water :D
Emmas first time to the Beach :D
Bubble head :D
Sleepy girl... Sunday, July 25, 2010
Baby Emma
Emma -Leah just LOVED the water :D Emmas first time to the Beach :D Bubble head :DSleepy girl... 
House :D
Livable kitchen untill we can improve it in a couple years - Check
Centered between work, family, friends, church, thruway, the apartments, and shopping-Check
Finishable, walkout basement with b-Dry system-check
attatched 1.5 garage-check
woodstove, fireplace, and Gas furnace-Check
dog fense-Check
Library room for Jason-check
Amazing lawn for kids to play-Check
1st floor laundry-Check
new roof, furnace, and siding-Check
U driveway-Check
unmetered water-Check
3+ bedrooms-Check
raised ranch-check
good electric, plumbing, and foundation-Check
Out door spigots, and electric-Check
Plus a stream, wooded walking trails, and lots of space to grow..
Should be closing within the next 2 weeks SOOOO excited :D
Monday, April 5, 2010
HOPPY EASTER!!
I love spending Easter weekend at my grands. Last year we found out we were pregnant with Emma. This year she is helping us color eggs.
OOOOH all the pretty colors!
The Easter Bunny brought us EMMA!!!
Emma in her Easter Dress..
Emma is such a good baby. She has either a cold or teething not quite sure which one. But she was one grumpy sick baby all weekend. Luckily my family has the patience to deal with a ear peircing scream. Despite Emma being sick we had absoulutly beautiful weather. 80s the whole weekend! Couldnt ask for a better weekend.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The zoo!
TodayI took Emma to the zoo for the first time. I wanted to get some walking in so we met up with Calista, Dinah, and their little ones.
Mason and Ava, and Carter and Cooper.
It was colder then expected so spent most of the time in the mokey exibit and then the lizards. Emma was asleep for most of it except when she wanted a snack. :)
Monday, March 8, 2010
Rolling over!!
So Emma rolled over for the first time on Saturday. Jason put her on her belly for some "Belly time" and he turns around to go to the kitchen looks back over at her and she was on her back! Well I was able to witness it for the first time at my grands house yesterday and today I got it on VIDEO!!!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
2 months!!
So Emma-Leah is now two months old. I cant believe how big she has gotten and how much she looks like her Daddy. This month she has learned where her hands are and how to hold things, she smiles and laughs when people make funny faces, and especially when her Poppi makes chicken noises and moos like a cow. Today she had her first set of shots during her two month check up. She only cried a little during the actual shots but was more upset that she had to stop feeding to get them. Her weight is 9 pounds( 10th percentile) her head is in the 75th percentile, while her height is in the 97th percentile at 24 ¼ inches long! The doc said that she is growing great she is just Super tall and thin and using all the extra calories for brain power. 
She just loves to suck on her hands. And will push her paci out of our mouth in the favor or her hand, thumb or arm. :)
Every morning when she wakes up we get a good half an hour to hour of just smiles and laughes. It makes the long night before soo worth it to wake up to her amazing blue eyes and adorable toothless smiles..
Thursday, January 28, 2010
One month already!
A month already!! I can’t believe Emma-Leah is a month already.. She has grown 4 inches and a pound or so. She is starting to coo more and I love her little laughs. She has the biggest smile which just melts my heart. Emma had a beautiful baby blessing last week and my (Kimberly) sisters Lis and Heather came into town with their daughters Addy and Ryann. It was such a blast having them stay with us in our small 900sq ft apartment. I can’t wait until we can get a house and start filling it up with siblings for Emma to play with.
Emma’s blessing was beautiful. We are so blessed that Jason’s mom, sister Lorrie and Nieces came up from Binghamton. My grandparents, parents, sister Katy, her boyfriend Joe, and my twin brothers Jacob and James all made it. I am grateful that my “second” mom Billie-Jean and her daughter Katy, Calista and Dain Rassmussen and Allie and Nate also were able to make it even though the drive was a distance. We had such a fun time trying to have lunch in our apartment with about 25 people.
Some of the things that have happened include a trip down to Albany to see family that we haven’t seen in months and years. Of course Emma got tons of kisses! We went sledding at the Great-grand’s house She did wonderful out in the cold, just slept away in her cozy pink snow suit which was HUGE on her.
And didn’t mind at all going sledding.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Our 2009 Letter
Dear family and friends,
2009 was one of the quickest in our memory. We’ve been married four years now, and this was the best one yet. The biggest news is our new baby, Emma-Leah Elisabeth Bryant. It was a rough nine months. The late night cravings, the cramps, the growing belly…and that was just Jason! Kimberly took everything on with strength and determination, and was helped by Jason as much as possible. We appreciate all of the friends and family who helped throughout the year, or just gave some pregnancy advice or a helping meal now and then.
A recent youth activity at church invited us to be contestants in “The Newlywed Game”. We fell far behind at first, but caught up in the last round to tie for the lead. One of the questions asked was, “How many children would your spouse like to have?” We matched on our answer, an answer which also stunned the crowd. Seven kids. Seven! Holy cow! Seriously, we would love to have as many kids as we can manage within the bounds of our sanity, and hope to be good parents to all of them. We both come from great families of at least seven kids, so why not?
We also took on the challenge of a Shiba Inu this year. Reba, our red-haired Shiba Inu, is a Japanese breed of dog which looks sort of like a fox, and is a natural hunter. We don’t use her for hunting, but it is always interesting on her walks when she insists on tracking the scent of a rabbit which lives in our back woods, track the next door neighbor’s dog path she walked earlier in the day, or digging up worms in the yard. She is a beautiful dog, but will need more space in the next couple years, as she loves to run, and when inside for too long at a time she eats Christmas ornaments (yes, the glass ones) and toilet paper rolls. We actually got her when a local Amish family, who were her original owners, found she had killed one of their chickens. They said they would either find her a new owner or shoot her, so what else could we do? She joined our family now consisting of 2 cats, 2 adults, a new baby, and Reba.
We found out we were pregnant on Easter morning, very very early in the morning, We took a pregnancy test at Kimberly's grandparents house, but didn't quite wait long enough for the line to appear because we were so tired. We just looked after about two minutes, said, oh well, there’s one line, and went back to bed. The faint line only showed later after we double checked when it was actually light outside. Not quite believing it, we took another test the next day, and the line was even darker. Yes! This was the moment we looked forward to for three whole years. We celebrated with family and friends and shared the exciting news on a surprise trip to Kimberly's grandparents the following day, and calls to family.
We went on some special trips this year. We went to Boston for Nick’s (Kimberly’s step-dad) 50th birthday celebration. We went deep-sea fishing, and Jason caught a couple sharks. The weather was pretty and the waves were mild, but Jason made the mistake of eating too big of a breakfast before going out on the open ocean and needed to sit down now and then and let his stomach stop churning. Nick and Grandpa Haag caught some good carp, but none long enough to bring home. We also went travelling to Jason’s brothers wedding. Ben married Rachel Evans in the Winter Quarters, Nebraska Temple in August of 2009. We got to participate and see Ben and Rachel’s marriage, see them at their wedding reception at a beautiful manor-house, and take pictures as they danced together. All of Jason’s brothers and sisters are now married, so the next marriages we attend will likely be for nieces and nephews. Looking forward to Mara and Kiana’s eventually.
Kimberly expanded her home-skills this year. She helped with dozens of scrapbook pages for events in the last year, made some at relief society activities, and also for her sister Katie’s high school graduation. She experimented more with cooking, and also started to compile as her relatives family recipes to be able to pass down to future generations. She sewed the baby curtains for Emma-Leah’s room. She also spent time with her friend Allie, her steamer and pressure cooker and was able to learn canning and preserving of food. So far we have canned potatoes, chicken, steak, soups, apple pie filling and applesauce. She gives a lot of her time to family and friends, supported others, babysitting, and managing the home. She is amazing at supporting Jason in his worthy endeavors, and will help people at the drop of a hat. She has created a craft room in the apartment, complete with labeled drawers and shelves, organized bins of shears, tools, sewing materials, and everything else necessary for her hobbies.
Jason has been toying with many hobbies, and probably has to cut back to actually get good at any of them. His dream has always been to be a writer, and he began many short stories this year, researched the biographies of authors such as C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Charles Dickens, Ursula K. LeGuin, and dozens of others, and met with his friend Dain to throw around story ideas. Jason also researched plans and worked on designs for cabinets this year. He would like to build his own cabinetry and furniture when we have our house someday. His biggest time-burner this year, which has also been the time-burner for the last 2 years, has been our apartments. We own 2 four unit apartment buildings, and when we first bought them the units were rundown, some were unlivable, and others were unsanitary. Since owning them, with the help of family and friends, and an occasional contractor, 4 have been completely remodeled, 2 kitchens built, 2 bathrooms built, all have been completely re-carpeted, dishwashers put in, a roof replaced, a furnace replaced, and many other jobs. Jason still doesn’t know plumbing too well, but has learned to do his own electric, cabinets, flooring and tile, and windows, as well as preparing the baby’s room and refinishing furniture for it. Whew. This year he is going to rebuild deck fencing, do some irrigation, and plan on converting the garage space into the beginnings of a 9th apartment. Jason also finished his Master’s degree in January, after 4 long years of part time work.
Kimberly’s pregnancy cravings progressed from orange juice, to salads, to a looong period of pumpernickel bread with cream cheese. Each week, when she thought she couldn’t grow anymore, the baby got bigger anyway. It is true that near the end of pregnancy is miserable. Kimberly couldn’t sleep and was so uncomfortable, and Jason felt helpless watching his wife going through something he could do little or nothing to help ease. Luckily, we got through it, and have a healthy baby girl as an eternal reward. After being a week over-due, a long sleepless night of contractions and then 7 hours of active labor we expanded our family when Emma-Leah Elisabeth was born on December 28th at 5:30pm. Which Kimberly called on the dot.. We have hope for her future, and believe in her. She has something special about her. We’re looking forward to all the new experiences with her this year. We’re looking forward to her first word, seeing her crawl, and watching her personality and temperament emerge.
Emma-Leah Elisabeth has strawberry-blonde hair, and looks a lot like her Daddy when he was young, but also looks a lot like her Mom when she was young. We argue over features, but we’ll just have to see who she grows up to look like. We wrestled over a name, and our favorites for a long time were Emma-Leigh Elisabeth or Aerabella Ruth. When the baby was born we made a list of each girly name that we liked a lot, prayed that as we looked down the list we would know which one was right, and started eliminating this one or that one. It came down to a short 3-4, but when we looked at Emma-Leigh Elisabeth and thought it sounded right as Emma-Leah instead, none of the others felt even close. This was the right name. One day, if we have another girl or two, you might still hear one or another from our shortlist.
This year we’ve accomplished a lot, grew a lot, and had a lot of fun too. Please feel free to keep track of us on here or our facebook pages. We love you all and wish you the best of 2010. Keep those resolutions.
Hope this letter finds you happy and loving life.
Kimberly and Jason Bryant and Baby Emma
2009 was one of the quickest in our memory. We’ve been married four years now, and this was the best one yet. The biggest news is our new baby, Emma-Leah Elisabeth Bryant. It was a rough nine months. The late night cravings, the cramps, the growing belly…and that was just Jason! Kimberly took everything on with strength and determination, and was helped by Jason as much as possible. We appreciate all of the friends and family who helped throughout the year, or just gave some pregnancy advice or a helping meal now and then.
A recent youth activity at church invited us to be contestants in “The Newlywed Game”. We fell far behind at first, but caught up in the last round to tie for the lead. One of the questions asked was, “How many children would your spouse like to have?” We matched on our answer, an answer which also stunned the crowd. Seven kids. Seven! Holy cow! Seriously, we would love to have as many kids as we can manage within the bounds of our sanity, and hope to be good parents to all of them. We both come from great families of at least seven kids, so why not?
We also took on the challenge of a Shiba Inu this year. Reba, our red-haired Shiba Inu, is a Japanese breed of dog which looks sort of like a fox, and is a natural hunter. We don’t use her for hunting, but it is always interesting on her walks when she insists on tracking the scent of a rabbit which lives in our back woods, track the next door neighbor’s dog path she walked earlier in the day, or digging up worms in the yard. She is a beautiful dog, but will need more space in the next couple years, as she loves to run, and when inside for too long at a time she eats Christmas ornaments (yes, the glass ones) and toilet paper rolls. We actually got her when a local Amish family, who were her original owners, found she had killed one of their chickens. They said they would either find her a new owner or shoot her, so what else could we do? She joined our family now consisting of 2 cats, 2 adults, a new baby, and Reba.
We found out we were pregnant on Easter morning, very very early in the morning, We took a pregnancy test at Kimberly's grandparents house, but didn't quite wait long enough for the line to appear because we were so tired. We just looked after about two minutes, said, oh well, there’s one line, and went back to bed. The faint line only showed later after we double checked when it was actually light outside. Not quite believing it, we took another test the next day, and the line was even darker. Yes! This was the moment we looked forward to for three whole years. We celebrated with family and friends and shared the exciting news on a surprise trip to Kimberly's grandparents the following day, and calls to family.
We went on some special trips this year. We went to Boston for Nick’s (Kimberly’s step-dad) 50th birthday celebration. We went deep-sea fishing, and Jason caught a couple sharks. The weather was pretty and the waves were mild, but Jason made the mistake of eating too big of a breakfast before going out on the open ocean and needed to sit down now and then and let his stomach stop churning. Nick and Grandpa Haag caught some good carp, but none long enough to bring home. We also went travelling to Jason’s brothers wedding. Ben married Rachel Evans in the Winter Quarters, Nebraska Temple in August of 2009. We got to participate and see Ben and Rachel’s marriage, see them at their wedding reception at a beautiful manor-house, and take pictures as they danced together. All of Jason’s brothers and sisters are now married, so the next marriages we attend will likely be for nieces and nephews. Looking forward to Mara and Kiana’s eventually.
Kimberly expanded her home-skills this year. She helped with dozens of scrapbook pages for events in the last year, made some at relief society activities, and also for her sister Katie’s high school graduation. She experimented more with cooking, and also started to compile as her relatives family recipes to be able to pass down to future generations. She sewed the baby curtains for Emma-Leah’s room. She also spent time with her friend Allie, her steamer and pressure cooker and was able to learn canning and preserving of food. So far we have canned potatoes, chicken, steak, soups, apple pie filling and applesauce. She gives a lot of her time to family and friends, supported others, babysitting, and managing the home. She is amazing at supporting Jason in his worthy endeavors, and will help people at the drop of a hat. She has created a craft room in the apartment, complete with labeled drawers and shelves, organized bins of shears, tools, sewing materials, and everything else necessary for her hobbies.
Jason has been toying with many hobbies, and probably has to cut back to actually get good at any of them. His dream has always been to be a writer, and he began many short stories this year, researched the biographies of authors such as C.S. Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Charles Dickens, Ursula K. LeGuin, and dozens of others, and met with his friend Dain to throw around story ideas. Jason also researched plans and worked on designs for cabinets this year. He would like to build his own cabinetry and furniture when we have our house someday. His biggest time-burner this year, which has also been the time-burner for the last 2 years, has been our apartments. We own 2 four unit apartment buildings, and when we first bought them the units were rundown, some were unlivable, and others were unsanitary. Since owning them, with the help of family and friends, and an occasional contractor, 4 have been completely remodeled, 2 kitchens built, 2 bathrooms built, all have been completely re-carpeted, dishwashers put in, a roof replaced, a furnace replaced, and many other jobs. Jason still doesn’t know plumbing too well, but has learned to do his own electric, cabinets, flooring and tile, and windows, as well as preparing the baby’s room and refinishing furniture for it. Whew. This year he is going to rebuild deck fencing, do some irrigation, and plan on converting the garage space into the beginnings of a 9th apartment. Jason also finished his Master’s degree in January, after 4 long years of part time work.
Kimberly’s pregnancy cravings progressed from orange juice, to salads, to a looong period of pumpernickel bread with cream cheese. Each week, when she thought she couldn’t grow anymore, the baby got bigger anyway. It is true that near the end of pregnancy is miserable. Kimberly couldn’t sleep and was so uncomfortable, and Jason felt helpless watching his wife going through something he could do little or nothing to help ease. Luckily, we got through it, and have a healthy baby girl as an eternal reward. After being a week over-due, a long sleepless night of contractions and then 7 hours of active labor we expanded our family when Emma-Leah Elisabeth was born on December 28th at 5:30pm. Which Kimberly called on the dot.. We have hope for her future, and believe in her. She has something special about her. We’re looking forward to all the new experiences with her this year. We’re looking forward to her first word, seeing her crawl, and watching her personality and temperament emerge.
Emma-Leah Elisabeth has strawberry-blonde hair, and looks a lot like her Daddy when he was young, but also looks a lot like her Mom when she was young. We argue over features, but we’ll just have to see who she grows up to look like. We wrestled over a name, and our favorites for a long time were Emma-Leigh Elisabeth or Aerabella Ruth. When the baby was born we made a list of each girly name that we liked a lot, prayed that as we looked down the list we would know which one was right, and started eliminating this one or that one. It came down to a short 3-4, but when we looked at Emma-Leigh Elisabeth and thought it sounded right as Emma-Leah instead, none of the others felt even close. This was the right name. One day, if we have another girl or two, you might still hear one or another from our shortlist.
This year we’ve accomplished a lot, grew a lot, and had a lot of fun too. Please feel free to keep track of us on here or our facebook pages. We love you all and wish you the best of 2010. Keep those resolutions.
Hope this letter finds you happy and loving life.
Kimberly and Jason Bryant and Baby Emma
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