Ben and Melissa Olsen

Chistmas Morning!

2008-12-29T19:21:00.001-08:00

Christmas morning was different from any other year... because we didnt have any snow it really didnt feel like Christmas. All this month I've really been trying to get into the holiday spirit but it has been pretty hard. Not being near my family was another reason i just didnt feel the usual excitement one gets around this time of year, but as I woke up Christmas morning a little bit of the excitement bubbled up. Cove got a little outfit from someone in the ward and although it was a little bit too big for him he still looked so freakin cute. He didnt like the hat to much so we put it on just for picture time and then it came off. Ben got me an awesome Italian leather journal i've been eyeing in barnes and nobles for the past few months and along with it a feather quill pen and ink. My mom and i decided to get Ben soemthing he had been looking at on the internet... Some gold dirt and a panning kit. We ordered them off the internet a week before Christmas. The gold panning kit came but the pay dirt i had ordered didnt come until Christmas Eve. i was so worried it wouldnt make it in time, but luckily it did. Ben was way excited and right after we opened presents we went outside and panned. For Lunch we went to Aprils, bens sisters, and had a great time their. All in all it was a pretty good day. Hopefully next year we can see some snow on Christmas day!

2008-12-22T11:42:00.000-08:00

My mom came to visit and it was so much fun having her! It was so nice having someone to hang out with and talk to. Its nice having a mom that loves me and Ben and of course Cove so much!!! We love her and I wish she would have stayed longer!

Hes actually fallen alseep here. He really enjoys bath time.

We had his one month Check up and he got his PKU taken. The little purple thing on his foot was a heat pack to get the blood flowing. Cove now weighs 9 pounds 6 ounces and is 22 inches long. He is definitly growing!

I took this of my two cute boys asleep on the couch after church

Cove and Ben...

He didn't want his picture taken... he wanted to eat!

Blessing Day! We decided to bless cove while my mom was here visiting. Ben did such and amazing job on his blessing. It was so sweet! I wish my dad could have been there to see it. Ben said he was so nervouse that while in the circle he kept trying to bounce Cove faster... haha

One Month Old!! Time goes by so fast its almost sad...

More Bath Time

Ben is 27!!!

2008-12-22T11:34:00.000-08:00

Ben just recently had his 27th birthday! His sister April made him this kick butt cake! He was so excited when he saw it. We celebrated his birthday a few days early because Bens brother was in town for Thanksgiving. It was fun! I cant believe Ben is really 27 because at heart hes still a little boy!!

Barney the R44 Helicopter

2008-11-07T14:53:00.000-08:00

This is the helicopter Ben has currently been training in. At first they had a little 2 seater but now they have this 4 seater R44. We like to call it Barney because of its amazing paint job. Ben has been doing so well with school! He loves it! I don't ever have to tell him to study and the days he gets to fly are always looked forward to. In september he was able to fly with his instructor to Pennsylvania to take one of the little 2 seater R22 in for its engine rebuild. It took them 4 days to fly all the way there, stopping every 2-3 hours to refule. He loved it! He was able to fly most of the time and got around 27 hours logged. I'm happy he is living his dream!

2008-11-07T14:43:00.000-08:00

This is the view from our bedroom window. I sit on the bed and spy on our neighbors all day... This is Bens parents house where we exist.

Heres Ben doing what he likes most these days... sleeping.

Here is my belly! Im 36 weeks here and I feel like a freakin hippo.
and here is Ben just hanging out.

It's a Boy!

2008-07-09T08:27:00.000-07:00

Bird Baby!!

Little FeetProfile

So, yesterday Ben and I took a trip down to Galveston Island to go get an ultrasound of the baby. This was the big one, the one where (if all went well) we would be able to find out if the baby was a boy or girl. All along Ben and I have felt like this baby was a boy. Not once did it cross our minds that we could be having a girl, and low and behold WE WERE RIGHT! We are having a boy and his name will be Cove. Right now I am 19 weeks and a couple days along and Cove is 10 ounces. Just smaller than a pop can. The ultrasound was so amazing. Ben was so excited and amazed by the whole thing. (I guess we both were!) It was so cool because every time I felt the baby kick me, I could see what he was doing on the screen. He was kicking like a little banshee and Ben made the comment that we have a soccer player on the way, and of course I'm totally fine with that. What was funny was that every time we looked at his face he kept making faces. When we got the picture of the face we had a huge smile as if to say, "Whats up guys?" and we were laughing. He yawned for us and he sucked on his little hand. We counted fingers and toes and he has 10 of each. The doctor says he looks totally healthy and his heart looks good. Watching the heart was probably the most mind blowing part of the whole thing. I could actually see all 4 of his little chambers pumping away. It looked like a four leaf clover going to work in his tiny chest! What a miracle!! Its mind blowing that a little person is hanging out inside of me and will be joining the world is a little while! When the doctor told us it was a boy Ben let out an enthusiastic YES! He is thrilled he will be having a son. I just know they will be best friends...