Happy Birthday Owen!

January 26 2006 was a wonderful day for the Trent Family. Two years ago we welcomed little Owey to our family. He is a gem and we love being his parents. Owen has really brought a fullness to our lives that we never could have imagined. We give thanks for him every day.


So as we are celebrating his birthday I thought I would share a few things about Owen you might not know. He is 3 feet tall and 33 pounds! He love cars, all cars and especially Disney Cars the movies - we watch it everyday. His favorite color is yellow. He has no preference over baths or showers, he loves them both. He can now jump with both feet in the air at the same time. Owen would be a junk food junkie if we would let him, his favorite healthy food is green beans and most any food with tomatoes in it. He also loves to brush his teeth and floss too. Owen is just now getting interested in books, mostly the ones about cars. Well he may sound just like any other little boy but he is absolutely special and wonderful to us.

Happy 2nd Birthday!

This is a lovely face we see often. Always looks like he is up to something!

Home At Last

Ok here is a quick update for anyone who doesn't know. Tuesday night I went into labor (30 weeks along) went to the hospital and I was already 2cm dilated and 50% effaced. :( So they have been able to slow down my labor with Magnesium and Terbutaline. Not fun meds. So I was able to come home today because my contractions are so far apart and weak that they are not doing anything to progress labor. I am, however, now on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy. I'm so bummed out about not being able to be up and about but it's for the baby. Garett, Heidi, my neighbors and the Relief Society have all jumped into action and are taking care of everything. Thank you everyone. It's hard to go from the caregiver to the "patient". I really do appreciate all everyone is doing to help out me and my family. I will keep you updated if there are any updates to be made. Hopefully I will be able to stay pregnant for several more weeks and deliver as close to the due date as possible.

Room Project Phase 3

I'm not sure how many phases this project is going to have, however, here is the current status....

We have completed 2 walls and have just a touch more to finish and touch ups. Candice was so wonderful to assume that we can paint within the lines, we did on three of the ovals and realized there had to be a better way. We drew the template on the wall, taped over them and then used a razor to cut out the inside following the lines on the wall to get the smooth edge. It's time consuming and difficult at first, then you get in the groove and it gets easier and more efficient.

Notice the tape everywhere, it's a life saver.

Here you can see the work in progress.

Handyman Owen, always helpful.

Here is some of the finished project.

Garett serving as a useful human measuring stick, he is 6'2" so maybe this helps give some idea of how high the border is and how big it is. Maybe.

Next we have to finish touch ups and move the furniture back in. I'm going to start working on bedding for the baby. Owen's is coming straight from Ikea, Baby girls is going to be a matching set from Ikea but I'm going to cut it up and make something to fit her size better. I'll post more pictures in a few weeks when I have a chance to decorate some.

Thrilled about a good deal!

So as you may know I love to shop for a bargain and with coupons as often as possible. Last night I got a really great deal that I'd love to share in case any of my local friends need it. We went to Target to look for a stroller I saw another woman with at BBRUS, she said she loved hers and it looked great. It is an Eddie Bauer Transit Tandem Stroller. (It seats two children) It is in one of the more difficult colors to find, which is only important because they are discontinuing the fabric not the stroller. I found it at Target on clearance for $64, usually priced at $129! The same stroller in the new colors are retailing at $168!!! There are some other colors that have not been discontinued yet that you can find in the $129 range. To add to my delight, it is light weight, umbrella style and still has cup holders. :) It folds down smaller than the beautiful beast I've been lugging around for the past 2 years! Not bad. Call or email me for more exact information if you want to try to track one down.

Baby Room Project Phase 1 and 2

Owen and the baby will be sharing a room in just a short time. So we decided to paint. Here are some pictures of our progress...

Furniture out, plastic down, primer up.

First coat of primer up. Thanks for the help Owen!

Sister Sinclair. (One of her last projects before going home.)

Sister Laekahe (sp?) thanks for the cheerful help.

Sister Cartwright perfecting her painting techniques. She also has a wonderful talent for keeping Owen out of trouble. :)

Garett working on the border.
It's way more labor intensive than we thought it would be.

Oval number one only 45 more to go.

I will post more pictures as the work continues. :)

Winter Fun

Last night we had a nice relaxing evening and the wonderful surprise of SNOW!

Owen reading the paper.

Wrestling with Dad.

The snow is here! But not for long.

Wow! Just a few hours later.

Sadly it was all gone by the morning. :(

Get a Free iPhone Experiment

I think this is the first time I have ever wrote on our family blog, but I have information I think all of you can benefit from. I have received dozens, if not hundreds of emails claiming to give away a free prize and all you have to do is sign up with a sponsor in Level A, 2 sponsors in Level B, give your first born to fulfill Level C, etc... and then you will receive the "Free Prize". I admit, I've tried one or two of those types of offers before, and while I enjoyed the Online Blockbuster or Video Professor CDs, I got no free prize.
I am 95% sure I have accidentally stumbled across the real deal and I would love everyone's help in proving that hypotheses. I am opting for the iPhone. In order for me to fulfill the requirements, I need to sign up for 1 offer and refer 8 people to this deal to receive their own iPhone. Do not feel obligated to help if this is not for you, but you can at least follow my progress through the banner I have embedded at the top of our blog. I did that so you all can track my progress in receiving a free iPhone.
I wouldn't do this myself if I thought it was a fraud. I did my research and discovered the company behind these promotions. Company name is Transcendent Innovations and their official company website is www.trainn.org. Check the site out, do whatever research you need to. I found most of what I needed to know by searching the website name "yourfreeiphone".
If you would like to take part in my experiment, it is easy to do.

1. Click on my referral link to sign up for your iPhone offer so that I can be credited for your sign up to fulfill my 8 referral requirement. Just click on the banner I put at the top or click Here to register.
2. Sign up for 1 offer. They have BlockbusterOnline, Netflix, QuickBooks and others I would not try which some of you may find very useful. I signed up for Stamps.com which starts you with a 4 week free trial and requires you to keep your account open for a minimum of 21 days to receive credit for the offer. When I cancel in 21 days I will be charged nothing. But even if I am, it's a $15/month charge. I hear QuickBooks is even simplier to sign up for, but whatever you do make sure to read the details and know exactly what you are signing up for.
3. Refer 8 of your friends to the referral link you will receive. When this works for me and I receive my iPhone, it should be real easy to contact the bloggers you know and show them proof this is for real.
4. Check YourFreeiPhone.com account often to track your own status. When you get the number of referrals you need, the company verifies your fulfilled requirements. Once approved, you will get your iPhone in 2 weeks or less.

You will see when you go to the website that you don't have to get the iPhone, they have other options which even include sending the cash value of the product to your PayPal account. Just make sure I am getting credited for whatever option you choose.

Oh yeah! My wife just came in and told me to make sure I also give a family update so here it goes. We are all alive, I work...she works harder(with Owen)...I like my work...I don't know if she does...and we're all doing great. About as All-American as it gets. Then again, what is considered All-American? Good night everybody!