the last few days...

jones has experienced a lot the last few days...

...he is one month old today... yeah... he had his first doctors appointment just a week ago and was a whole pound and a half more and 3 centimeters longer making him 8 lbs and 20 1/2 inches.

there is a hill right behind our neighborhood that we have been wanting to hike and saturday was the day... he loved it and was very content to be in the sling that i had bought...

...last night for part of our family home evening we tried out his stroller... and he loved it... he was wide awake taking in everything at first... then quickly feel asleep from the ride...

... and today... jones is finally and officially a registered born mexican baby... what a process... you have to have copies of proof of identification, two witnesses must be present and sign the birth certificate (and they must be mexican citizens), a copy of your marriage license and finally the hospital issued birth certificate (this is different from the actual birth certificate).

here he is getting his finger print taken....

tomorrow we have an appointment so jones can officially be recognized as an american and have dual citizenship.

thank you justin hollobaugh...

... happy easter weekend!!!

blue steel...

can you see the resemblance???

what a great day for a blessing...

blessing day : jones brent martindale : march 16th 2008

what a special day...

thankful for so many things...

thanks to all those who were able to come to guaymas/san carlos for the blessing of jones brent martindale... it was a beautiful blessing and wonderful to have so many family members and loved ones here to share such a special time... thank you!!!

thanks to all the priesthood holders for participating, but most of all... thanks to brent, for being worthy to hold such a power, words cannot convey the blessing that this is in our lives... thank you...

4 generations...

i loved this picture... this is one picture that i was looking forward to with so much anticipation... here are four generations of martindale men... all first born sons, all born in march, each with the same hair cut and all devilishly handsome!!!

we also had the honor of celebrating alans birthday while he was visiting, march 16th, the same day as the blessing... i forgot to buy birthday candles for the cupcakes... so we figured that this candle would suffice... happy birthday alan!!!

p.s... i just had to add this picture...

welcome to the world...

yeah!!! she is finally here... sally belle hollobaugh born march 12th 2008... we are so excited to announce that justin, shauna, owen and drew hollobaugh have a new addition to their family! congratulations! she is so precious and adorable!!!

25 and counting...

this post is dedicated to the love of my life... mi media naranja...

today, march 11th 2008, brent alan martindale is 25 years old... a quarter century! i am so blessed to have him in my life.... he literally is my other half and i would be lost without him. happy birthday love!!!

25 things that make brent the most wonderful person...

1. i love his nose and am so happy that our baby boy was lucky enough to inherit the same
2. he is very sweet

3. he is a loving husband

4. he is a loving father

5. i know that he would do anything for me and jones

6. he loves children and family

7. he knows what faith is and it is evident in his daily life

8. he is a very hard worker

9. he knows how to have a good time

10. i could spend all day with him and still miss him by the end of the day

11. he is such a hottie

12. even though shaq is playing for the suns now, he still loves them, even if he wont admit it

13. he makes me want to be a better person

14. he is very thoughtful

15. he smells so good... most of the time

16. he will be such a great role model for our children

17. he is adventurous

18. he loves to try new things

19. he makes up better jokes than laffy taffy

20. he is an intelligent person

21. he can always make me laugh

22. he is a very giving and generous person

23. he is a sincere person

24. he gives great hugs

25. he is brent alan martindale

i love you!!! happy birthday!!!

one week old...

can you tell we are new parents... so proud... haha...

he loves his fingers so much already...

love thursday... jones brent martindale

jones brent martindale is here... he arrived march 1st 2008 at 11:45 pm... after a few minor complications we released from the hospital tuesday, march 4th 2008, around noon and now are safe at home and doing well... we are so excited to finally have him here in our arms...

(brents pretzel name creation)

... the hospital brought us this dinner as a "congratulations on your new baby"... you can tell it is mexico, always coca-cola

we wonder if he will have my green eyes, they look like they are a dark grey/blue/green depending on the light... we will see...

this is his martindale nose, it is so similar to brents... or "light bulb nostrils" as karen would say....

19 1/2 inches long... 6 lbs 10 ozs...

maybe he will be a swimmer like his grandpa clark with these long legs...

he always has his lips pursed...

profile shot... i love those lips!

i love this picture... it seems that he is smiling at us...

his feet are huge!!! these are what i felt everyday!!!