She HATED the sticky hands...and wouldn't even put a single drop of it in her mouth...LOL! Well it has really been one year on April 18th. I love this girl more than anything, and she has the best sense of Humor...She brings Rusty and I more Joy than we know what to do with. Happy Birthday Lindi Girl! Love you!
Birthday Hat & Present...
Easter Dress... From Grandma Rich!
Our Little Cowgirl taken about 3 months ago! She is 7 months old TODAY!!! AHHH! Time is flying'!
This was us at the Bryce Canyon Rodeo. Lindi LOVES horses. This was taken in August.
Rusty Riding his pony while out scouting for the BIG TROPHY BULL ELK! This was taken on the Bolder mountain. Rusty, after putting in for 14 years, finally drew out on the trophy elk unit. It was the hunt of the lifetime. He will have to get on here and write the story. No elk, but he had a really good time.
Up on our mountain, the Griffin!
This is Grandma Gayle!!! I was so lucky to have my mom come and stay with me the first week of Lindi's life... She helped me to become confident that I could do this! I love her with all of my heart and I am proud to tell the story of Lindi's middle name. My middle name is gayle : Trista Gayle. I wanted Lindi to be named after mom and my Grandma Vayomee, that we called Vay. So I blended them together and named her middle name Vayle!!! I love it. I love you mom, Happy Mother's Day!
Grandpa Steve and Deanne! My dad is so proud of his beautiful little grand daughter. He was such a nervous wreck while I was in labor! His Baby Girl having her first Baby. I pushed for about 2 1/2 hours, and he just didn't think that things should take that long, I think that he harassed my nurses until they were ready to just come and pull the baby out of me so that he would leave them alone...Ha Ha!
Labor was as good as I thought that it could have went for the first time! I LOVE the epidural. I started contracting at 4:45 am when I started to time my contractions and they were every 6 to 8 minutes. Woke rusty up at 6:15 and told him that my contractions were every 4 to 5 minutes. So we Showered at 6:30 am and left for the hospital at 7:30. Got to the hospital at 8:30 am (yes Rusty speeded just a little, a 1 hour and 15 minute drive only took us 1 hour) when contractions were every 2 to 3 minutes and were very HARD back labor because she was turned and her nose was face up. Was finally admitted at 10:00 with the most painful part, the I.V. ! ( I am still bruised in my hand today). The doctor broke my water at 10:30 I was a 3+ and there was melanoma (spelling?), Lindi had had a bowel movement in the water. At 12:00 I was a 5+ and got the epidural, and life was great! @ 4:30 I started pushing. They had me stop pushing at 5:30 and rotate from side to side to get Lindi to finish rotating to the right position. I got a new nurse just after 6:00 and she came in and checked me and kind of asked why I wasn't pushing, because my bladder was full, and she said we needed to get the baby here now! She was a life savor and an inspiration because she had me do one hard push, and made me stop so that she could call the doctor and get him there fast! My whole family stopped Dr. Gatherum out in the hall way and said, you better get that baby here fast so that we can see her, they had been waiting in the hall for a solid 4 hours. Doctor arrived at 6:30 with a hat on that said "Stay Calm" and Lindi arrived at 6:54pm. It was such an amazing experience. I only had Rusty in the room and that is how it should have been! It was so calming and relaxing and a moment that we will never forget. I love my Husband, and I love my baby girl. She is such a good baby and sleeps a good 5 to 6 hours at night before waking up for a good hour to hour 1/2 (which isn't the greatest, but I will take it!)
Well There you have it! I am sorry that it took me three weeks to get this done, but its done now! If you go to http://www.janicetwitchellphotography.blogspot.com/ you will get to see Lindi's first photo shoot taken when she was 12 days old! Lindi is the first two posts on the blog, so keep looking...
Rusty with his cast! He is still so handsome! I think that he gets better lookin' every single Day! 
This is me after I swallowed a bowling ball! I love my belly! So we did get to go on a short hike to the lower ponds. It was like 1.2 miles round trip, we walked so slow, and just enjoyed being outside in some spring weather for a minute. As we were coming back and crossing a bridge this older man looked at my belly and asked "did you make it to the ponds?"
This is Satin the Mule! We went and visited our friends Hank and Swany that work on the horse rides down in Zion.
Can you see the rainbow? Where are the skittles?
This is just below Angels' Landing. I wish that we could have hiked up there, maybe next year!
We stayed at this hotel called Pioneer Lodge, and look at what views we woke up to!!!
So this picture is two weeks old and taken when I was 36 weeks pregnant! So yes, I am bigger now, and this might be the last swollen up picture that I will be posting (cross our fingers). I am scheduled to be induced on April 21st, my due date, at 1:00 am.
I got so many gifts at this shower...it was lots of fun...Thank you for all that came and Thank you to my sister-in-laws, and Mother-in-law for the great shower. 
My nephew McKlayne having fun at the shower with only women and little girls...(I get a feeling he might be hiding from something :)
This is Rusty's only living grandparent. The is Grandma Gretha Twitchell...I am so glad that she is here to see our baby and to experience this fun time of our lives. 
My Funny Sister-in-law Holly...I hope you know how much I love you Holly...You look like you might be in trouble.
My lovely elementary librarian, and my great and loving step mother Deanne...
Dana works with dad at the park, and Emily is her daughter that I got to student teach when she was in third grade, and she is now in fifth grade... I feel old. They gave me the CUTEST swimming suit ever.
Gay is our speach therapist, and I taught her grand daughter Shianne for most of this year. Pennie is my bestest friend since we were walking and my touch with my old Emery County roots. I am so glad I have a friend close by, whether we see eachother often or not!
Mommy, Tana-banana, and BiRd! Love you guys, thanks for helping me put together my baby girls bedroom, and thank you for the jogging stroller.
Janice and Eliza!!! Don't smile Cambri!
We had a lunch at this shower, and it was so good! I love Ethel's fruit salad, and then best of all, I got to keep the lovely flowers in my house. My house NEVER sees live flowers! Thanks again to my Rich family for all that they do for me! Love you guys...I am so lucky to be a part of this family!
