Jared & Randi Leonard Family

Park City Fun!

2010-08-12T10:11:00.008-06:00

We had so much funon our week long vacay to Park City! We did lots of swimming, shopping and relaxing. We really enjoyed the Bees game on the 24th, and the fireworks made it super fun. We love to go to Park City and had a great time. Thanks to Nana and Papa for a great family vacay! Blake Taren and Tanner Loving the fireworks at the Bees game
Jared and I!

a ADawson enjoying the view from our condo.

Dawson and Nana loving the pool!

Jared and Scotty look super hot! LOL

Papa and Nana chillin!

Dawson trying to play pingpong with Daddy and Blake.

Newby and Scotty!

Blake spent most of the vacay in the pool!

Nana making sure she didn't get a sunburn!

Dawson and Papa!

Fireworks!

Dawson watching and loving the fireworks!

Daddy can't take his eyes off the show!

Smile!

So cute!

Dawson loves baseball!

Grrrr!

Cute Papa!

Taren and her BF Tanner

All of us at the Bees game!

New Blog

2010-07-23T13:43:00.002-06:00

So I have started a new blog. Just posting some pictures that I have taken. If you want to follow the blog!
www.photosbyrandileonard@blogspot.com

Fun at the Lake!

2010-07-17T20:35:00.004-06:00

So it has been a long time since I have updated our blog! Sorry! It has been a fun and crazy summer! We went to Grassy Lake with Jared's family up Joes Valley this weekend and it was so much fun. I posted some cute pics of the fam enjoying it all!

This is Parker fishing like a pro!
Such a beautiful view! We were so high, and the drive was a little scary!

Dawson trying to give Momma a drink of his water!

Eli and Eric stabbed a dead fish! They had more fun with this than anything!

Here are Parker, Eric, Eli and Ivy running around with the dead fish!
Aunt Jess taking Dawson on the 4-wheeler! He loved it!
Such a cute little family!
Jess and her four kids loving all of it!
Us again! We are so glad to have such a fun and outgoing family! Love you guys!

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MR. MEATBALL!

2010-05-21T19:32:00.002-06:00

Fun at the Park

2010-05-17T19:24:00.005-06:00

We went to the park yesterday and had a blast. My camera died but I got a few cute pics!

Newby made me this head band I love it! Bad pic with a cell phone but it is really super cute!

Dawson loved the slide!

Peek-a-boo!

Jaxon having fun on the swings, he loves the Dyno Mine Park!

A Birthday Party and Mother's Day!

2010-05-11T12:48:00.002-06:00

So Dawson wouldn't eat his cake. Everytime we made him try a little bit he just shivered and wouldn't eat anymore. It was so funny to watch him play with it and not eat it. I am glad everyone else liked it.

We had lots of help unwrapping presents. Joey, Eric, Parker and Hayden were all there helping. They were so cute!

We were so glad we had so many family and friends come. Dawson has some pretty cute cousins huh!

There is my model! Super cute even though he doesn't look a thing like me! We could just call him little Pud!

My future golfer. I can handle being a golf-mom!

It was so fun to celebrate his 1st birthday and mothers day all in one. I have to admit it was the best Mothers Day ever. I have not really had that many but we are off to a good start. Jaxon got me a really cute necklace, and Jared got me Flyleaf concert tickets! I am so excited to revisit my punk rocker days even if it is only for one night! Thanks Babe!

Everyone made this such a great day. Thanks again for all the gifts and food! It would have been boring without all the family and friends there! We love you!

First Birthday!

2010-04-29T10:30:00.002-06:00

I can't believe it but Dawson's first birthday is next weekend on the 7th. It has gone so fast and now my little man is walking and talking up a storm! I hope you can come!

Much needed update!

2010-04-18T17:10:00.004-06:00

So it has been a long time! I can't believe it! I have started to be a constultant for Heritage Makers so I have been super busy running my business, working, and still going to school on top of all of that trying to be a mom! So here is an update!
Jaxon- Just started baseball and is doing great! He loves his coach and his team is the Indians! He just had a singing program and that was super fun too!
Jared- Still working hard on both the fire dept. and his regular job! He can't wait to start fly fishing again!
Dawson- He is getting so big! He is almost walking and is learning so much so fast. He keeps us laughing all the time!
SO here are a few pictures of the fam! Love ya all!

So Much Going On!

2010-02-05T15:14:00.006-07:00

Well the last few weeks have been crazy!

Jaxon was a finalist in his school spelling bee and we were so proud of him. He took 5th out of the whole 4th grade! It was so fun to watch!

Dawson turns 9 months on the 7th of Feb.

Jared is doing more firefighter training. This time he is doing wildland training and enjoys it so much. We just miss having him home.

Taren danced in state drill competition. They did great! Only the 2nd time Carbon has gone in 14 years!

Blake has been busy with basketball and is so competitive. (huh, where does he get that?)

Here are some recent pics of all the fun stuff we have been up to! 9 Months old and has mastered the worried look!
Jaxon #2! Smiling because he just got another word right!

Jax doing a great job! Words I can't even spell!

Blake number 10 shoots and makes his 3rd 3 pointer!

"Go get the ball!" Just like daddy says!

Jax and Taren enjoying the game!

Taren in her kick routine, last one on the left, (yes the short one)

They look pretty sharp to me!

Here is Taren on the right! Wow she can jump!

Taren on the left, ouch!

Nice Long Weekend!

2010-01-17T20:37:00.007-07:00

Jared
Nana Jo

Rusty

Frisky (left) Dunkin (right)

Taren

Grandpa and Grandma Parker

Just home from their 3rd mission

Blake

Jaxon

Grandpa Bruce and Dawson

Look I am crawling!

Me and Mom

Dawson loves Dunkin

We are so excited for a long weekend! Jared still has to work :( but it is one of the perks of working for the schools!

Jaxon has been busy with school and I am enjoying my short break. Jared is starting more firefighting training (this time wildland) soon. We love to stay busy!

This last weekend I went to Salt Lake to my sister-in-laws baby shower. It was so fun. I went with my mother-in-law Brenda and sister-in-law Amanda. I love shopping!

So we told Tyler we would send him some pictures this week so we took some funny pictures and we are going to send them. I thought I would post them so everyone could see them. Enjoy!

Holy crap it has been forever

2010-01-08T14:52:00.003-07:00

So it has been so long since I have updated our blog... I know I am a slacker. It has been a crazy month. Tyler left for his mission on Dec. 5th. That was a hard time for our family but we are so proud of him and his willingness to serve! He is doing great we get letters from him almost every week and we love to read about his adventures and how strong his testimony is growing.
Christmas was so much fun. I had two weeks off, one of the joys of working for the school district. We spent a few nights at Brenda and Erolls and it was a blast to see all the family. Jaxon went to Tennessee to visit for Christmas and it was different not having him here with us. We also stayed a few nights with Nana and grandpa Bean. It was way fun but different not having Tyler there this year.
Dawson is growing so fast! I am going to post some updated pics so you can see how big he is. He just turned 8 months and I can't believe how fast it has gone by.
I graduated in Dec. with my Bachelors in Psychology. Now I am starting my graduate program this Feb. in school counseling. I can't wait because that means I am that much closer to being done! I am still working at the schools doing some counseling and I am loving it!
Jared played with his band in Green River for New Years so I didn't get to see him but he had fun. They don't play very often now so it was fun for him to hang with the band again.
We are all back into work and school now and enjoys all of it. I hope everyone is doing great and if you want Tylers address in the MTC let me know and I will post it!

This is me and Dawson on New Years Eve. He is a pretty cute date!

Scotty and Andraya had us over for dinner. Dawson loved it too! Now he HATES baby food!

Crazy Weekend!

2009-11-16T22:49:00.003-07:00

So I have to update you about this weekend. We went to Manti to go to the temple with Tyler. We couldn't go with him yet but in the near future we will able to. Anyways, it was a pretty crappy day. We were late leaving because we had a pretty bad night (Dawson is still not sleeping at night) Taren also had her fake baby from school (super annoying if you ask me). Anyways we decided to go over Huntington Canyon and it was snowing so bad we could barely see the road. Jared was driving my mom's van and we had Taren, Blake, Jaxon, And Dawson with us. We were going down the other side of the mountain and Jared hit some black ice, sending us sliding towards the cliff. He some how got the van to stay on the road but still couldn't stop and we were gathering speed. He had to use the mountain side to get us to stop. He had to put the van into the side of the mountain to get us to stop. Needless to say the van had a hard time. Thank goodness he got us stopped though. It was probably the scariest time of my life. It just made us all feel so lucky that it only ended in the van hurt, not any of us. Here are some pics of the day!

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Happy Halloween!

2009-11-02T08:12:00.002-07:00

Here are some pics from this weekend. Dawson was so cute in his cow costume! Jaxon was so scary in his scream costume... too scary to get a pic of :) and me and Jared were vampires! Jared played at the Holiday Inn it was a fun night!

A Much Needed Update

2009-10-03T17:21:00.002-06:00

So it has been awhile I know. But here is a quick update on our little family. First Dawson is so big. He is talking (well blabbing) so much it is so cute. He loves to laugh and has the cutest giggle! He is 25 1/2 inches long and about 17 pounds, perfectly huge! I am still working as a counselor for the elementary schools, coaching volleyball, and still going to school. I am so busy I can't think most days! Jaxon is doing great in school and likes it, he is also playing flag football and scores another touchdown on Thursday he was so excited! Jared is still working hard and volunteering on the fire dept. Mostly he just has to help me with all of my things that I am involved in, he is such a huge help. I know I would not be able to do the things I do without him.

I am posting some updated pics of the ever-growing Dawson. We just got family pics done I will post them when I can! Hope you enjoy them!

Rockin blessing weekend!

2009-08-18T12:37:00.002-06:00

This last weekend Jared sang in Helper Idol. He did great! It was by far the best ever. I can't believe that he didn't win. We are all still so proud of him!
Here are a few pictures of Jared and eveyone who came to watch. Thanks everyone for your support!

Dawson's blessing day! We waited a long time to bless him because we wanted to make sure Jared could do it. We are all so proud of Jared and so grateful that he could bless our son. Dawson will always love that his dad could bless him!

Not only was this Dawson's blessing day but it was also my dad's 50th birthday! We will give you more pics from the party later!

Attention Everyone!

2009-08-13T13:21:00.000-06:00

Jared is singing in the Helper Idol competition this Friday night at 6 and Saturday at 6! I hope everyone comes to watch and cheer for him!

and...

Just wanted to let eveyone know that we are blessing Dawson this sunday (Aug. 16th) At 9am in Wellington! Jared is so excited to be the one who blesses him!

Our Wonderful Boys!

2009-07-08T15:48:00.003-06:00

So one of my best friends is an aspiring photographer and once again took some beautiful pictures of our boys! These were taken June 14th so they are a little outdated but they are still amazing! I hope you enjoy them and all I can say is that I am the luckiest mom in the whole world! Me and Jared love our boys to death! ENJOY!

Dawson's First Fourth!

2009-07-07T16:59:00.003-06:00

We decided to go to Scofield for the Fourth of July! Jared, Dawson and I met Andraya and Scotty up there. Andraya, Dawson and I enjoyed the fair while Jared and Scotty went fishing. At dark we sat on the beach and watched fireworks. It did begin to rain and we left early but it was still a fun day. Here is Dawson enjoying his stroller ride around the park!

The next day on the Fifth we did our own fireworks. Jared Dawson and I went to my parents and enjoyed a great show of illegal fireworks (bought on the indian reservation in Idaho). Andraya and Scotty also joined us along with Chantel, Tyler's girlfriend. It was a blast!

More Dawson Pictures

2009-06-23T16:29:00.003-06:00

I have been such a slacker, I have had so many fun things going on but have not had a chance to update. Jaxon left for Tennessee on the 13th and that was not very fun. It is hard to see him go every summer but it is good he gets to see his mom and Nanny and Johnboy. He is finished with baseball and I will post some pics from that as soon as I find my camera. Here are some random pics of Dawson hope you enjoy them. He loves to smile now, even in his sleep
look how big he is getting! I love the milk belly in this pic!

he loves his daddy...

...and his mommy!

his first fohawk (fake mohawk)

I love this smile this was taken on the 10th of June!

New Mobile Pics

2009-06-03T12:32:00.005-06:00

Here are some more recent pics of Dawson. The top one was taken yesterday and get older as you scroll down. (I know backwards huh) These were all taken from our cell phones so they are not the best, I still need to post the good ones we have but I have not gotten that far. I hope you enjoy them anyways.

Rusty is so good with Dawson, he protects him and loves him. It really is the sweetest thing you could ever see. Here he is asleep by him yesterday.
OH!

Dawson Sleeping with Grandpa Bruce, it is so tender! My parents are loving this whole grandparents thing!

He loves his vibrating chairs! Here he is enjoying it, one second before this picture he was screaming!

He loves to stick his tounge out, telling me he his hungry!

I love his expressions!

This is the day we brought him home. He has grown so much in the past month.

Here he is leaving the hospital. It was such a long stay we couldn't wait to take him home. Well we went to my parents house for extra help because I was still not feeling well, it was so nice to have the help.

Here is one of his first pictures. He is so adorable! A little bird-like but still adorable!

A Much Needed Family Update!

2009-06-02T13:15:00.003-06:00

I know I have been slacking on the blog updating thing resently. Hey I have a newborn give me a break! Well I am teaching summer school now so I have more time on a computer to keep everyone updated. Can you believe I get paid to do this? Anywho, here is a quick update...
Jared is still working with the fire department, playing mens softball, helping coach Jaxon's baseball team and being daddy of the year. He helps me out as much as he can with Dawson and still manages to cook almost every night, HOORAY FOR MY GREAT HUSBAND!
Jaxon is playing baseball and doing a great job. He has improved so much this year! He has made some great plays and is so much fun to watch. He is also playing so much with his friends and enjoying every second of it. He has some really great friends, we are so thankful for that.
I am teaching summer school at the high school for a few hours everyday. They talked me into it by saying I could bring Dawson with me. So he hangs with me and it is working out better than I thought it would, he is such a great baby.
Dawson is growing so fast. It is amazing how fast he changes. He is looking and showing more personality everyday. He has grown so much, he is still so small but has put on some healthy weight! (Gotta love Mommas milk). He is our little angel, he is sleeping and eating well and so far has been a pretty easy baby.
I am sure most of you have heard that the delivery was a little scary so I want to clear some things up. Dawson was born with the umbilical cord around his neck and had a few other problems. He was struggling breathing and urinating, which they said were all complications of having the cord around his neck. He was in NICU for the first 24 hours, Jared was the only one who could see him. I couldn't even see him and that was very very hard. After delivery I hemmoraged and was bleeding out quick. I lost 2 Liters of blood very fast and almost had to have a transfusion, but luckily they stopped my bleeding fast enough. I didn't realize how serious my condition was until the next day. I was so lucky I was at Timpanogos hospital and not in Price, they were fantastic and had a fantastic staff that basically saved my life. I was very weak and tired for a long time after. Trying to take care of a brand new baby while feeling that way was not fun. I was also afraid I was not going to be able to breastfeed because the doctors didn't think I would even produce milk because of the condition I was in. But God helped out quick and everything was normal after about a week. I am still super tired and weak but I am getting better quick. I just am so blessed for so many things it is amazing. THanks for your prayers and thoughts we love you all!
I will post some updated pics tomorrow! I PROMISE!

HE IS HERE!!!

2009-05-17T18:01:00.003-06:00

I am finally posting pictures of our new addition! I am going to have to do these in a few different posts so be patient.

This is his first picture! He was one day old in this picture, can you believe it? Oh we love him!
Welcome Dawson Bruce Leonard 7 pounds 2 ounces 20.5 inches born May 7th at 4:09pm!

Wedding Weekend!

2009-05-04T14:57:00.008-06:00

This last weekend was Brenda's wedding. We had a great time! We were so excited that all of the family could be there from both sides! They got married in the SLC temple and Jared took the boys (Jaxon, Kanyon, Eli, and Saul) to see the temple grounds and visitors center. They had a blast! I was in the hotel room with Ivy, and let me tell you, she is more of a handful than I ever thought! It is a good thing she is so cute! Here are some pics of the boys, Jared of course did a great job as usual catching the moment!

Oh by the way, no baby yet! Yes I am 3 days past due but I have an appointment tomorrow and we will see whats going on with this little guy! Wish us luck!

Jared on the Front Page!

2009-04-30T11:05:00.002-06:00

This picture was on the front page of the local news paper, The Sun Advocate on Tuesday! Jared went up to Scofield on Saturday the 25th and completed his wildland firefighter training. We were pretty upset because the picture in the news paper actually crops Jared out of the picture, SAD he is the best part! He is working so hard and has his test coming up! Send some luck!

First Fishing Trip of the Year!

2009-04-30T10:39:00.004-06:00

Yesterday Jaxon, Jared, and Rusty went fishing to Scofield.

They went with Jared's brother-in-law Russ and his three boys,

his brother Jordan and his boy Joey, and also Russ's brother

and his kids. They had so much fun. It was great for the fathers to all

be able to spend time with the little boys.

Rusty had so much fun, he is fitting in more and more with our little family!

We absolutely love him to death! Oh and he can swim! Even in freezing cold water!

Me and the girls, Jessica, Brenda, Amanda, Sarah, Jessica's little girls Ivy, and Jake

all went to the Country Club for dinner. It was amazing!

We love it when Brenda takes us there! It was a great evening. Only two more days until

the wedding and due date! We can't wait! I have an appointment tomorrow with

my OB in Provo and I will let you know what the plans are!

(Can you believe that Jared's phone took these pictures?)

Easter Egg Hunt!

2009-04-17T09:03:00.003-06:00

Happy Easter! This Easter was a crazy but fun one. My aunt Alecia came down with her family from Brigham City for my baby shower and stayed for some good ole Price festivities! We took her little girls, Kaitlyn (14) and Cassie (10) along with Jaxon to the Wave Pool for an underwater Easter egg hunt. They had a blast. With each egg they received a prize of candy and a pencil (yippee) but there was also one egg that had the "super prize" number on it, and who found that one? Yup, Jaxon, he got a dance mat that you can hook your ipod up to. Now all he needs is an ipod :)

Baby Shower!

2009-04-16T09:14:00.005-06:00

On Thursday the 9th I had my baby shower. I was so excited. I was suprised at how many friends and family came to show their support and love. It was awesome! I received so many perfect gifts I feel much more prepared for this little guy now. (well as ready as I can be) ;) Thanks to all of you who came to the shower, you made it so much fun! And a special thanks to my mom, sister and Newby for putting it all together! Love ya!

Even some of my volleyball team came!

Tiffany and Dusty! They are such good friends! Now all three of us will have little boys!

Chantel (Tylers girlfriend) and her mom Kelly. they did very

well in the "diaper poop" contest.

Autumn and her mom Tana enjoying the poop candy a little too much

Yes I am HUGE! I had to show off the belly at the shower! Only 2 more weeks to go! Come on May 2nd!

Traci and her mom Marie, showing the icky diaper!

Michelle and Maquette having a blast as usual!

My aunt Alecia and my cousin Kaitlyn, they had so much fun too,

Kaitlyn didn't know what to think about all of the dirty diapers being smelled

and passed along!

Me, Newby, and Dani! I love these girls! Who could ask

for better friends?

Weekend For The Girls Only!

2009-04-07T10:57:00.005-06:00

This last weekend was so much fun. I had the chance to spend some great time with my sister-in-laws and my soon to be sister-in-laws. My mother-in-law is getting married on my due date, May 2nd and we are so excited for her! We thought it would be fun to have a girls only weekend and spend some time with just each other. It was a blast! No husbands, no kids (except the new babies of course) and lots of pampering. We stayed at the Little America, and ate at the Little America. The food and service was amazing, I felt like such a princess. It was nice being pregnant and having a break! I can't wait until we can do it again!

All of us enjoying a great meal. I have to say this is one of
my favorite restaurants now! LOOK AT THE DESSERTS!

This is my mother-in-law in the "spotlight" at dinner with her
princess crown on!

My sis-in-law Jess with Meili

This is Meili and Ava.

This is me just relaxing! Need I say more?

More Firefighting!

2009-04-06T15:17:00.004-06:00

Jared has been working so hard with his firefighter training! Last weekend, the 28th of March Jared was hard at work with the firefighting. He had the "Flashover" trailer training in the morning. This training was basically a super hot fire ball exploding in a trailer while the firefighters sat there and took it. SCARY! I don't know how he does it ... here are some pictures of Jared going through the "Flashover" trailer.

Later on that same day Jared had to go fight a "controlled" burn that took a bad turn to very UNCONTROLLED putting many houses in danger. They had Wellington, Helper, Sunnyside, and Price all aut in Wellington fighting this fire. They even had to arrest the guy who started it! Jared was out there all day working very hard!

They had two articles in the local newspaper, one about the training and one about the fire last Saturday check them out if you want at www.sunad.com.

Love This!

2009-04-02T08:58:00.003-06:00

REMEMBER TO PAUSE MY OTHER MUSIC AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG BEFORE YOU PLAY!

Here are the lyrics in case you care!
Wrong, wrong, wrong!

I was born with the wrong sign
In the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy
I took the wrong road
That led to the wrong tendencies
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time
For the wrong reason and the wrong rhyme
On the wrong day of the wrong week
I used the wrong method with the wrong technique

Wrong
Wrong

There's something wrong with me chemically
Something wrong with me inherently
The wrong mix in the wrong genes
I reached the wrong ends by the wrong means
It was the wrong plan
In the wrong hands
With the wrong theory for the wrong man
The wrong lies, on the wrong vibes
The wrong questions with the wrong replies

Wrong
Wrong

I was marching to the wrong drum
With the wrong scum
Pissing out the wrong energy
Using all the wrong lines
And the wrong signs
With the wrong intensity
I was on the wrong page of the wrong book
With the wrong rendition of the wrong hook
Made the wrong move, every wrong night
With the wrong tune played till it sounded right yeah

Wrong, wrong
(Too long)
Wrong (Too long)
Wrong (Too long)
Wrong (Too long)
Wrong (Too long)

I was born with the wrong sign
In the wrong house
With the wrong ascendancy
I took the wrong road
That led to the wrong tendencies
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time
For the wrong reason and the wrong rhyme
On the wrong day of the wrong week
I used the wrong method with the wrong technique

Wrong!

Not So Good Idea!

2009-03-27T16:56:00.001-06:00

He is so CUTE.....

...but super bored! Me and Jared had this great idea to put a huge box up where Rusty has been getting out of our yard, (the garbage can worked really well but we had to put it out on the street so it could be picked up) and this is what happened to the "great idea" we had. At least he made the box into smaller pieces so we could get it all in the garbage. But it did take us forever to clean up!

An Official Firefighter!

2009-03-26T17:07:00.002-06:00

It is official! I am married to a FIREFIGHTER! Jared received his first of many certifications in the mail yesterday. We are so proud of him! It does make me nervous every time he gets called, but I just have to pray that he will be safe. And I am praying that the HUGE city of Wellington is not that dangerous!

My Firefighter Hubby!

2009-03-23T09:31:00.003-06:00

As some of you know Jared has been on the Wellington Fire Dept. for the last year and a half. He joined with a push from me and my mom soon after we moved to Wellington. And boy did they need his help! He has enjoyed it so much and is currently going through both his Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2 training. I am not sure what that is all about but I know that they are both great certifications to have and that he can go anywhere in the nation and still be a firefighter. It has been hard because he has been gone a lot more recently but I know that he is doing something that he enjoys and that is helping our community. He will be done in May and then he will be ready to take on anything! Here are some pics, enjoy!

This is Jared on a treadmill with his oxygen on. Sorry the pic is so bad but taking a pic of someone running in place with a cell phone is really hard!

This is Jared in his gear! I think that some calenders are in is future!

This is a picture of the skills trailer. They have to go through a confined space maze with full gear on, SCARY! I know for a fact I would not have been able to do this! Thank goodness for the brave firefighters out there!

Happy Birthday Jaxon!

2009-03-21T19:38:00.000-06:00

Happy 9th Birthday Jaxon!
Jaxon had a wonderful birthday! Jared managed the party all by himself! I had to coach volleyball and could not be there, but he did an amazing job controlling 5 crazy little boys! He was so excited about the presents he recieved especially the nerf guns and baseball stuff! We had the party at the Stop n' Eat in Wellington and we were way excited to have a party at a new place. They had hamburgers, ice cream, and cake. (Well I call it cake but I baked it so I am not sure if it qualifies). We can't believe how big Jaxon is getting and how old we are, (well Jared anyways) ;)
Jaxon also started little league this week and we will keep you posted about how that goes!
Jared is also still doing his firefighter training and we are so proud of our firfighter and will post some pics of that too.
We will also keep you posted about the little one, the official due date is May 2nd, yes Cinco de Mayo and also the day of Brenda and Bishop's wedding! Wish us luck! :) XOXOX

Yes! We got a DOG!

2009-03-18T14:56:00.004-06:00

The Leonard family has finally added a canine to the group! His name is Rusty. We adopted him just last week. We was a rescued dog who was left in the desert. He was then going to go to the shelter but my husband caught word from the family that found him that he was a very sweet and well-mannered dog, so we had to check him out. We brought him home on a "trial" basis while Jaxon was at school. And what can I say? He was perfect! He is a blue/red heeler and very smart. He hardly ever barks, he listens so well even to his new name, he is house trained, he is very loving, doesn't bite, jump, dig, shed or even get up on the furniture. Now yes there are some undesirable traits too but they are small and can be worked on. He is flighty because he was abused but he is getting over that really quick. Jaxon loves him! They are good buds, but still need some work. We are just so glad that we could adopt this dog and he is a perfect addition to out little family. I hope that everything continues to work as well as they have, wish us luck!

Here are some pictures of him!

Leonard Family Pictures

2009-03-03T08:39:00.006-07:00

Family and maternity pics were so fun! Jessica Gardner took the pictures and we love them! We are 31 weeks pregnant right now with a little boy! We can't wait! We will try to keep everyone updated and if you want to see all the pictures you can visit Jessica's blog, jgphotographyblog.blogspot.com :)

My Review of foundation

2009-02-10T08:27:00.001-07:00

EyesLipsFace.com

Our weightless mineral foundation will help get you on your way to healthier illuminating skin. All our powders blend naturally into the skin, and are so light that they work with your skin color to create a perfect color match. All of our foundations contain sun protection factor (spf) 15 and ar...

I love this mineral foundation!

MommaJD Bountiful, UT 2/10/2009

Pros: Lightweight, Long Lasting, Smooth, Good Pigmentation, Easy To Take-off, Noncomedogenic, Easy To Apply

Cons: Poor Coverage

Best Uses: Travel, Sensitive Skin, All Skin Types, Everyday, Going Out

Describe Yourself: Trendy Style

Skin Tone: Fair

I love this mineral makeup! I have tried the others that are so expensive and they provide nothing more than this ELF foundation. Used with the concealer, and the booster my skin looks better than it ever has. Being pregnant I wanted to try something more natural because of my breakouts, (I was not the glowing prego) and this makeup helped my skin clear up and look glowing all day everyday!

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February Happenings!

2009-02-05T11:28:00.003-07:00

This year I was able to tutor a foreign exchange student from Brazil, Renata. It was such a great experience to able to help her with her English grammar (yes I helped with grammar :) She was such a great person and Taren and I will miss her so much. This picture was taken the day before she left in Feb.

Dunkin always LOVES to go for rides, even when we don't have one planned. . :) Here he is waiting for someone to take him for a ride. Hope this makes you smile

What can I say? The dogs love my husband! (And he secretly loves them too)

HAPPY Valentines Day! Jared and I had such a great V-day. We went to SLC and had dinner at a really fancy restaurant and then stayed the night in a hotel. We were up there because I was suppose to coach a club tournament but the weather was so bad I didn't have a team show up. Oh well, we still had a great weekend together! (oh Jared bought the cutest baby shoes ever!)

Arizona, Christmas 2008

2009-02-02T16:23:00.002-07:00

Welcome back to Utah!

We went to Ah So.. A Japanese Tepannyaki
Restaurant it was a blast! Jaxon even got chicken
on his forehead!

The golfing boys! I can't believe they went golfing

in the middle of December!

The highlight of our trip! THE SEAHAWK GAME! We were so excited to go! We bought the tickets back in May for Jared's birthday, I can't believe it came so fast. The whole family went, yes all eight of us. And we had the best Chrismas ever! (And yes Tyler even enjoyed it) The Seahawks did lose but it was still incredibly fun! The Cardinals ended up playing in the Superbowl so that was fun to watch too. GO SEAHAWKS!

Aug. 31st 2008 Family Pics!

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We had family pictures taken in Helper. Jessica Gardner took them and they are amazing! All three of us look great! I posted a few of our faves! I loved all of them but when Jaxon gets sick of pictures it shows on his face :)

More Zions Pics!

2008-09-03T09:28:00.013-06:00

We are such a crazy family! We all made it to the

top (well all of us but Jake) and back down! We

SURVIVED!

Going down was worse than I thought!

I almost became a widow during this picture!

Thank goodness for that chain!

We still stop to pose for a picture! SMILE!

The view makes me speechless!

Don't get too close to the edge, it is a long way

down!

We made it past Walter's Wiggles!

The start of Walter's Wiggles!

The Leonard kids!

Weeping rock

It was so hot, we couldn't wait to get to the

narrows!

My baby with Baby Ruth (Ivy)

We love each other so much!

Our wedding, Aug. 11th 2007

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Jaxon is so handsome!

Our sweet little family!

Look how handsome Jared
is!

Beautiful kiss!

Zions June 30th to July 3rd!

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Just kissing in a cave!

Jake!

Angels Landing, this is just the beginning!

I can't believe he talked me into this! : )

Me and Jared way up in the narrows.

I love this man!

Waterfall at the beginning of the narrows.

This place is AMAZING!

The awsome "Hanging Gardens"

On our way up to the narrows, we have the

cutest nefews in the world. (Eli, Kanyon, Saul)

Even the cabins we stayed in have

such a beautiful view!