The Clowards

Thanksgiving Weekend

2011-12-01T11:14:00.001-08:00

We are going to have another baby! We are due the first of April and are so excited. This is how we told our families about the news, the boys wore these shirts to the Thanksgiving dinners.

We went to Zac's nephews birthday party at a bowling alley and Ken fell in love with this horse.

Easton is quite the bowler, he had so much fun!

Zac also loves to bowl, look at that action shot. These are all the pictures we took but we had such a fun weekend with our family. There is so much to be grateful for and we are truly blessed.

Let it SNOW!

2011-12-01T11:09:00.001-08:00

Halloween

2011-12-01T11:01:00.000-08:00

For our ward party, Easton went as a baseball player and Zac went as his fan.

Ken was the cutest dragon

On Halloween, Easton wanted to be a soldier. His teacher was a soldier too and he thought that was pretty cool.

Zac painted Eastons face and we were off trick or treating. It was so fun to be able to trick or treat in a neighborhood. Ken was in heaven, he couldn't believe that all he had to do was walk up to some stranger and they would just give you candy. Not the best lesson to teach a child I decided, but we had a lot of fun!

Family Fun

2011-12-01T10:47:00.001-08:00

I cannot believe how big Ken is getting, I hate how fast time goes by. He doesn't even look like a baby anymore!

Ken loves to swing, but not in the kiddie swings, he has to use the big kids swings and he does really good.

Easton always says how he is going to climb a mountain with Pa so he is always practicing climbing up everything.

Ken wanted nothing to do with the inside of the pumpkins, it really freaked him out. Easton wont touch them either because he is crazy about his hands getting dirty so poor Zac had to gut all the pumpkins by himself.

Zac made a headless horesman

Easton carved a bat on a pumpkin

Ken and I made a Dracula

How cute are my boys, man I am so lucky to have all of them!

Hooray for Grass!

2011-12-01T10:37:00.000-08:00

It was one rough summer without having a yard for the kids to play on. All we had was rocks and a little bit of dirt so we played inside way too much. Zac had enough and so we put our yard in the last weekend in September. The boys lived outside until it got too cold and had way too much fun playing football.

Zac teaching Easton how to play football

All Ken wanted to do was tackle everyone, he really understood that part of the game!

These are just some pictures of our grass, we are pretty much in love with having a yard again

First day of kindergarten

2011-10-04T09:50:00.000-07:00

It is so crazy to think that Easton is old enough for kindergarten! He absolutely loves it and can't wait to go to school every day. It is so fun to watch him learn and grow.

Standing in front of his school

Waiting for the bus to come, I didnt let him ride the bus for the first week because I was nervous, but he loves the bus!

Random Pictures

2011-10-04T09:29:00.000-07:00

Zac came home from Costco one day with this giganic teddy bear, Ken just loves to cuddle it and wrestle it. Every morning he wakes up, he runs over and gives it a big hug.

My cute boys all ready for church

Easton loves living right next to the golf course, he is getting pretty good at the driving range

We went to Mapleton for the 24th of July and had so much fun, the fireworks were out of this world but it was wicked hot outside

My favorite people in the world came to Utah for a visit and we had so much fun catching up with the Fitisemanus and getting to see the Madills. It is always so funny when we go to lunch and the hostess asks how many there are, there is always 3 adults and 8 kids!

These three have grown up together and are the best of friends.

Not sure what is going on here, but it is hilarious none the less!

It's my pity party and I'll cry if I want to...

2011-07-13T14:06:00.001-07:00

I am not good with expressing my feelings, I am actually not even good at really feeling my feelings. I read so many blogs of angel moms (families who have lost a child) and their words touch me so deeply and I can completely relate to everything they say, but I struggle to put my feelings in my own words. For some reason I have just been down lately. The thing that I hate the most about grief is that it changes every day. Sometimes it feels like Kamdyn just died and the pain is so sharp and so fresh and other days I feel the pain but it is dull and I can move past it. I was reading a blog and she described her grief as being half awake and half asleep and I love that description. I feel like I am there, but something is missing. I cannot count the number of times people have told me that I have changed (I am pretty sure they meant that in a bad way), and I used to try so hard to get back to the person I was until I realized that person doesn't exist anymore. That realization has made a world of difference for me. I am not the Callee I was before I lost Kamdyn, but in many ways I think I have become a better person. I have realized that I have a strong testimony in the gospel and that I have faith. I have never asked "why me?" but I find myself asking a much worse question, "why not them?". When I go to the store and see moms that have no idea where their kids are, or am driving down the road and find little kids laying down in the street and I always think why doesn't something happen to them. It just doesn't make sense to think that all I did was put my baby girl to bed in a safe place and she didn't wake up in the morning. Where is the logic in that? I used to think there must have been something I could do, I should have stayed up all night and watched her sleep and make sure she was breathing, there should have been something I could do. Then I used to think, people always have mothers intuition, why didn't I? Did I have it and just not listen to it, was I not righteous enough to have that prompting? Then I realized that Heavenly Father is in charge. It is up to him to decide who gets to live only five short weeks or who gets to live 100 + years. Even though I know the plan of salvation, and that families are eternal, I still have some down in the dump days. Lately every where I go, I hear some mom talking about how hard it is to have 3 kids, and while I am sure it is a very big challenge, I wish they knew how hard it is to ONLY have 2 children when you would give everything just to have 3 children again. I don't know what I was trying to accomplish with this post, but it does feel good to just write some feelings down. Life is not fair, and it is not fair for anyone, so maybe the fact that life is unfair for everyone is what makes things fair.

SUMMER FUN

2011-07-12T07:31:00.000-07:00

Ken is in love with pillows, he will cuddle on a pillow all day if you let him. I came out of my office one morning and found Ken asleep on the floor.

There was a really cute park by our old apartment and the boys loved to play all day long

We took the kids on a picnic one night for dinner

We were able to spend the 4th of July weekend at our family cabin in Scofield

Easton and Pa on the wave runner

The cabin across the street had puppies and so Ken was in heaven, all he wanted to do was play with the dogs

We had our family pictures taken so we snuck in a pic on our camera

I ran another half marathon with two of my sisters last weekend

My sisters and I after the race

Then we headed over to Seven Peaks and had so much fun, it was sooo hot but the kids had a blast

Even though all 3 of them look really grumpy, I promise we had fun!

Easton loves to be wrapped like a taco in his blanket so of course Ken had to be wrapped up too

Ken is a wrestler and Easton loves every minute of him tackling and getting him!

Memorial Weekend in Park City

2011-06-28T09:19:00.001-07:00

We had such a fun weekend in Park City! We rented a town house that could fit all the fam and ate way too much, laughed way too hard, and played cards until our hands hurt!

We also celebrated Eastons birthday again, this time with my family there.

My cute nephew Max

My family has been so amazing to support us since Kamdyn passed away. We all met at the cemetery and my Mom read a story from this past conference. It was the story about the little girl who was in the hospital and kept describing to her parents all the people in the room with her, and they were all her family that had passed away. Then she described how all the kids in the hospital had angels with them. Needless to say, we were all crying and it was a very tender experience. I know that my family will always be watched over by our angel Kamdyn.

Just love all these guys so much! Thanks for all you do for us!

EASTON IS FIVE!

2011-06-28T09:06:00.000-07:00

Zac is such a cute dad, he let Easton pick out what he wanted for breakfast. He got up early and made yummy french toast before he had to go to work.

The only thing Easton wanted to do on his birthday was go to Kangaroo Zoo with the Maddills, the kids played for hours and were so exhausted by the time we left.

Easton and Jackson, he seriously loves this kid!

Becky and I were taking all the little kids on all the slides and it was a workout trying to climb up the back of the inflatable slides with one hand and a baby in the other!

We are so grateful to have Easton and love him so much. He is such a fun little boy.

KEN IS ONE!!!

2011-05-08T18:36:00.001-07:00

It is so crazy to think that Ken is already one, where did the last year go? When Easton turned one, we really didn't make a big deal about it, thinking he wouldn't know anyways but I really hate that excuse now. So we tried to make it a fun day for Ken. He woke up to a number one pancake for breakfast made by Zac.

After that yummy breakfast, I took the boys swimming to Fairmont and had a blast! Ken is such a little fish and not at all afraid of the water. He started crawling toward the water and I figured he would stop once he got a little wet, boy was I wrong. He crawled until the water was over his head and he was still crawling under water. He is going to be trouble this summer in the water!

We went out for birthday lunch and Ken got his first kids meal. He ate an entire grilled cheese sandwich and loved every minute of it.

He loved his presents but hated ripping the wrapping paper, he would get so mad each time I would make him tear it!

He had brownies and ice cream and loved it so much he had to lick his plate clean, didnt want anything to go to waste.

This isn't one Kens birthday but he looked so cute in his hat when we went and visited some great friends in the village.

We had both our families come up and have some cake and ice cream and had so much fun. I still don't know how we fit all those people in our house, but we did it!

Ken is such a fun little boy and we are so blessed to have him in our family. He is walking all over the place, gets in to everything, and has such a cute personality. He is so different from Easton, he doesn't mind getting dirty, making a mess, and just being crazy! We are so grateful and blessed to have such cute little boys.

OUR HOUSE!!!

2011-04-24T17:52:00.000-07:00

We started digging the foundation for our house the second week in March! We only go out once a week to look at the progress and it is amazing how much our builders get done in one weeks time!

Here is the foundation

The next week, it was almost completely framed!

The next few couple weeks we went out we forget to take any pictures, but this is Ken showing off his bedroom!

And here is Eastons room, he is so excited to have his own room again.

This is where the kitchen will be

And here is the entry

We have a massive 4 car garage and are so excited to finally have a garage.

This is our house! We are so excited to go into a new chapter with our little family. I never knew what to expect with building but it has been so fun to pick out exactly what we want and to see it come to life. If anyone is looking for a builder, we highly recommend Castle Creek Homes!

Batter Up!

2011-04-20T14:03:00.000-07:00

We signed Easton up for a soccer league and a Tee ball league and it has been so much fun watching him! He plays 3 times a week and looks forward to it all day long. Ken is his biggest fan, whenever Easton scores a goal Ken claps and yells for him, too cute!

His coach has them stretch before each game so they don't "pull" any muscles

Easton has turned in to an amazing soccer player, he is a mad man out on the field. He scored 5 goals last game and 3 goals the week before that. He also blocks the other teams shots at the goal.

Ken thinks it is so great to get to crawl all around and explore at the field house. He also loves to eat all the little black rubber things they put in the turf

This is our first year of playing tee ball and Easton thinks it is the greatest thing to ever happen to him. He got to pick out his number and his picked #4 so he can be like his Daddy

He was so nervous about forgetting which way to run at his first game, but he figured it out. He can also smack that ball clear to the outfield

So we are into the Amazing Race and we love the cowboys, Jet and Cord. Each week, Easton has to get on his cowboy boots and his hat so he can be like the cowboys. He wouldnt stay still for long enough to take his picture but we got Ken in on the action!

Happy Heavenly Birthday Kamdyn!

2011-03-15T09:48:00.001-07:00

For Kamdyn's 2nd birthday, we had all our family come up and we ate yummy soup and rolls. Then we went up to the cemetery and sang Happy Birthday and did a balloon release. After Easton let go of his balloon, he was so excited all day to send a balloon to Kamdyn, he came running over to me and told me that he saw Kamdyn reach down and grab a balloon. I asked him what color she grabbed and he said the white one, so it would match her white dress. I just love this kid to pieces! We also asked our family to donate money to the most amazing cause, A Good Grief which raises money to pay for childrens headstones. We were able to send $500 to A Good Gried in Kamdyns name. The only thing that would have made this day better, would be to have our little girl with us. Thank you to everyone who donated and for all the support you have given our family. We love you all and are so grateful!

JANUARY

2011-02-02T14:46:00.001-08:00

Some of my favorite people, Becky and Tarah. We went out for one last time before Tarah moved way too far away from here

I seriously took 10 pictures of these 3 trying to get a good one, this is the best one out of all 10

Zac had to go to Vegas for work so we tagged along with him. Unfortunately we are the worst picture takers ever and only took 2 pictures the entire time we were there. This is at New York New York

Waiting for the water show to start at the Bellagio

Zac turned the big 2 7, what an old man I am married to!

Freezing our guts out at the Canyons

We signed Easton up for ski school at the Canyons and he had such a blast. He was such a trooper, we dropped him of at 9 and the picked him up at 3:30. He went up this magic carpet and down the little hill at least one hundred times.

He had the funniest snow plow, he stuck his bum clear out in the air and would throw both arms out to his side! He was so good at stopping though. We are so proud of him and all that he is willing to try. He is such a fun little boy!

Disneyland and Christmas and sometime in between!

2011-02-02T14:17:00.001-08:00

We bought Easton a recliner because he is always trying to steal mine, but it looks like someone stole his. Ken is in love with this chair!

We went to Disneyland a couple weeks before Christmas and had a blast! The first day we went we were able to ride every ride and never wait in line, it was unreal. There were so many people walking the streets but no one riding the rides. Easton went on every ride except for Indiana Jones because he is still a bit too short.

I have issues with closing my eyes when we take pictures so ignore me and look at the boys. Ken wanted to grab all the characters faces and would get so mad that we wouldn't let him.

We had so much fun but I have never been so exhausted in my entire life. Disneyland with a baby gets pretty tiring, but all in all was definately worth it.

I was shoveling the walks and Easton wanted to come outside. I let him build a snowman while I shoveled. When I got done, he made a snowball the size of a baseball so I helped him through this alien looking snowman together and called it good.

We went iceskating for Christmas Eve and Easton was not so sure about it. Zac has only been skating once before so he and Easton hung out while Ken and I cruised around the ice.

Christmas Eve PJ's.

Opening presents Christmas morning. Easton got some heelys, a skateboard, and lots of other toys.

Ken got so excited with every present he opened and was so much fun to watch. He would throw his arms out and grunt with excitement with each present.

WORST BLOGGER EVER!

2011-02-02T14:05:00.001-08:00

Since I am the worlds worst blogger, here are a few things you missed the past year. Zac got the boys all excited to cheer on the Reds, and SUPRISE! they let him down once again...

Easton was a soldier for Halloween (airforce if you ask him) and Ken was a little tiger

Easton mastered riding a two wheeler bike.

Zac and I ran a 5K with my Dad and two sisters in Helper and then ran another one in Salt Lake a few months later.

Easton is absolutely in love with playing in the river at Sugar House Park.

Ken is such a happy baby and loves to show of his smiles, he is also quite the flirt...

Mother

2010-09-15T18:26:00.000-07:00

I thought of you and closed my eyes
And prayed to God today
I asked "What makes a Mother?"
And I know I heard Him say."

A Mother has a baby"
This we know is true"
But God can you be a Mother,
When your baby's not with you?"

"Yes, you can," He replied
With confidence in His voice"
I give many women babies,
When they leave is not their choice.

Some I send for a lifetime,
And others for the day.
And some I send to feel your womb,
But there's no need to stay."

"I just don't understand this God
I want my baby to be here."
He took a deep breath andcleared His throat,
And then I saw the tear.

"I wish I could show you,
What your child is doing today.
If you could see your child's smile,
With all the other children and say...

'We go to Earth to learn our lessons,
Of love and life and fear.
My Mommy loved me oh so much,
I got to come straight here.

I feel so lucky to have a Mom,
Who had so much love for me.
I learned my lessons very quickly,
My Mommy set me free.

I miss my Mommy oh so much,
But I visit her every day.
When she goes to sleep,
On her pillow's where I lay

I stroke her hair and kiss her cheek,
And whisper in her ear.
Mommy don't be sad today,
I'm your baby and I'm here.'

"So you see my dear sweet ones,
your children are okay.
Your babies are born here in My home,
And this is where they'll stay.

They'll wait for you with Me,
Until your lesson's through.
And on the day that you come home
they'll be at the gates for you.

So now you see what makes a Mother,
It's the feeling in your heart
it's the love you had so much of
Right from the very start."

I was reading a blog of a couple who lost a little girl in a drowing accident and someone posted this poem and it just touched my heart and brought so many tears to my eyes. I was thinking on Sunday at church, that if Kamdyn were still with us it would have been her first time to go to nursery. I am always thinking about what she would have been like. Easton just cried the first two months he had to go to nursery, would she have done that too or would she have just walked right in and not looked back. We only got a few short weeks to get to know Kamdyn and so it is hard to wonder what she would be like. It is amazing being a Mom, it is amazing how you can instantly love someone the second you hold them or see them for the first time. It is amazing how much you can feel our Heavenly Fathers love when you experience trials that you can't face on your own. I love this poem and I love that I have my own little angel who is also waiting for the day that we can all be reunited as a family.

Our Family

2010-05-13T06:25:00.000-07:00

It has been a crazy couple of weeks since Ken has been born. Zac finished his finals and graduated in Mechanical Engineering. He got an internship at Rocky Mountain Power and will start his graduate program in Sustainable Engineering online from Villanova this fall. We blessed Ken on Sunday, which was also Mother's Day, and it was such a great day. Easton is still completely obsessed with Ken and covers him in kisses all day long. We feel truly blessed with everything that has come our way lately.

Ken Carlson Cloward

2010-04-30T12:53:00.000-07:00

Ken was born on April 28th at 12:16 A.M. after the easiest delivery imaginable. He weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and 21 1/2 inches long. He is the best baby, never cries and is just always content. Easton is beyond thrilled and loves to show Ken off to everyone every chance he gets. It is so fun to watch him with Ken, you can tell how much he loves him already. We are all so excited to have this cute little guy join our family.

One Year Later...

2010-04-16T07:39:00.000-07:00

Tuesday was our one year mark since Kamdyn passed away and I really can't believe it has been a year. The week that she died seemed to last ten years, but the rest of the time has gone by kind of fast. I think that is partly because we have just been kind of in a fog, and partly because our lives have been so busy. I never imagined that we would be dealt with this kind of tragedy, but I know that there is something we must need to learn from it. It seems at times we aren't meant to have many kids. Our first pregnancy ended in miscarriage, I had an awful pregnancy/delivery with Easton, and then it took us over a year to get pregnant with Kamdyn. I know that Heavenly Father gives us trials based on what matters most to us, but sometimes I wish he didn't know how much being a mom means to me! A few months ago in sacrament meeting, our Bishop was talking about how he went to a Jazz game and the ref made a terrible call for the other team, then the Jazz got the ball and he made a terrible call on them to "make up " for the bad call he had done. He compared that to Heavenly Father. Sometimes Heavenly Father has to do things that seem unfair or make our lives seem impossible to keep going, but he will always give us make up calls. I definately have felt many blessings or make up calls this past year and know without a doubt that Heavenly Father knows what we need and will never leave us alone. Easton was confused why we were getting flowers and gifts on Tuesday so I explained to him that it had been a year since Kamdyn died and people knew we would be sad that day. He got a really confused look on his face and said, "Mom, we aren't sad. As soon as we die or when Jesus comes, we will be a family with Kamdyn again." I just can't believe how much a three year old can understand and comprehend and how simple his faith is. He is always praying for Kamdyn and this morning in his prayers he prayed that he could be a good big brother and Kamdyn could be a good big sister to Ken. He has the biggest heart and I am so grateful for his example. I am thankful for all the amazing people we have in our lives and for Zac and Easton, they have truly kept me going. I think we have all aged about twenty years this past year, but we are so blessed to know that we will be reunited and will have a chance to raise Kamdyn again one day. The gospel is the best thing anyone can have in their lives and I am so thankful that my parents and Zac's parents taught us what was truly important so that we were able to make it through this past year.

SOCCER TIME!

2010-03-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

Easton had his first soccer game yesterday and it was so much fun to watch him play! He was so timid and shy at first and just ran behind everyone but then was really getting into it. He did a great job and we love watching him as he experiences all his new adventures!

DISNEYLAND!

2010-02-08T13:12:00.000-08:00

EASTON'S FIRST TIME SKIING!

2010-01-12T18:38:00.000-08:00

My family went skiing and boarding at Park City for my Dad's birthday New Years Day and we thought it was the perfect time to get Easton on the slopes. My Dad was so great with teaching him and letting him ski between his skiis. We love how adventurous Easton is and how he loves trying new things.

IT'S A BOY!

2009-12-05T12:53:00.000-08:00

We found out that we are having a little boy! I am due April 25th and we are so excited to meet him!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-11T12:57:00.000-08:00

We asked Easton what he wanted to be for Halloween and he instantly said a baseball player. Zac was in charge of finding him a costume, so no suprise he was a Cincinatti Reds player! He is just obsessed with baseball and loved every minute he was dressed up.

Cruisin' the Bahamas!

2009-10-19T14:09:00.000-07:00

We went on a five day cruise to the Bahamas this past week, and it was so nice to get away and just relax. We ported in Miami and then when to Freeport, Nassau, and the cruiselines private island. Nassau has the coolest resort called Atlantis with the funnest water park I have ever been to. The beaches were just gorgeous. We had a lot of fun but were so excited to get back home to Easton!

Our First 5K!

2009-09-29T18:23:00.001-07:00

This past weekend, we went down to Price and ran in a 5K with both my sisters. Zac had not ran in years and did awesome! My sister won and my other sister was also amazing. I am just so proud that we were able to finish it and hopefully there will be more runs to come!

Easton's First Day of School!

2009-09-08T08:05:00.001-07:00

Easton started school on August 24th and he loves every minute of it! He was so sad that he couldn't go yesterday because of Labor Day. It is so crazy to think that he is old enough for school already, but we are so happy that he has so much fun there.

COWABUNGA BAY

2009-08-13T15:35:00.000-07:00

We went to Cowabunga Bay in Draper with some great friends and had a blast! Easton loved going down the waterslides and floating around the lazy river. It was windy though, so we were all freezing, but it so much fun!

Discovery Museum

2009-08-13T15:31:00.001-07:00

So we made a list at the first of the summer for all the things we wanted to do, and we were so lame! We pretty much did nothing on the list, so the past couple weeks we have been playing catch up. This was on the list and we can cross it off now, yay!

And Now We Lay You Down to Sleep...

2009-07-15T09:56:00.000-07:00

It has been three months now since I have held my baby girl and it seems like it has been three years. Ever since Kamdyn was born, I think I have felt every emotion possible. It started with pure joy when we brought her home and since then I have felt so many emotions, some I didnt even know existed. Most days, I think I am doing really well, and then I have those days that you just want to stay in bed. It is amazing how strong you are when you have an amazing family and friends, and the Lord right by your side. If someone would have told me that I would face this trial at some point in my life, I would say I could never get through it, but here I am. I was sitting in Relief Society and someone made a comment about when faced with a trial, instead of saying "why me?" say "why not me?' and that has made such a difference in my life. I have the gospel to lean on, we both have amazing families and friends, it has made me realize I would much rather be the one to go through this rather than someone who doesnt have the gospel, or doesnt have supportive families. The one emotion I have never felt is anger at Heavenly Father. I just have to remember that He is my Father and wants the best for me and He knows perfectly what he is doing.

Easton is Pooped!

2009-07-15T09:50:00.000-07:00

We had been playing outside all day and came in to eat dinner, Easton took a couple bites and then fell asleep at the table like this!

New Pictures!

2009-07-08T10:58:00.001-07:00

Memorial Weekend in Park City

2009-07-07T16:06:00.000-07:00

San Diego Vacation!

2009-07-07T16:00:00.001-07:00

We spent a week in San Diego and just had a blast! We went to Sea World, San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, Padres game, and were beach bums!

GO REDS!

2009-07-07T15:54:00.000-07:00

While we were in San Diego, we watched a Padres game and they just happened to be playing Zac's favorite team the Cincinnati Reds, I am sure it was just pure coincidence that we vacationed the week the Reds were in town!

Two Handsome Guys!

2009-05-21T09:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks

2009-05-07T13:58:00.000-07:00

We want to say thanks to everyone who has given us their love, prayers, and friendship over the last couple of weeks. It has been, and will continue to be, a difficult time for us. But we are eternally grateful for all the friendships that we have and those that we have to lean upon. We hope that everyone can remember the joy that little ones bring into our lives and hopefully allow that joy to swell within us and spread that much needed joy in the world. Thanks to everyone.

Kamdyn Lilly Cloward

2009-04-14T19:24:00.000-07:00

Kamdyn returned home to the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on April 13th, 2009. Kamdyn was born on March 6th, 2009 to Zacry and Callee Cloward in Salt Lake City. Kamdyn never went a minute without being loved and kissed by her big brother, and she loved to watch her brothers every move.

Kamdyn is survived by her parents, her brother Easton, grandparents Steve and Diane Carlson and David and Debra Cloward, great-grandparents, and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 18th at 11:00 A.M. at Larkin Sunset Lawn at 2350 East 1300 South in Salt Lake City.

Even though we only had our baby girl for a short time, Kamdyn will be dearly missed. The love and joy she brought into all of our lives will never be forgotten.

Easter Sunday

2009-04-12T18:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!

2009-04-11T10:58:00.001-07:00

Easter Egg Hunt!

2009-04-11T10:57:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to the Huntsman Center for an Easter egg hunt and here are the pictures from it. Easton loved the Easter bunny and had a lot of fun finding eggs and playing games.

2009-04-11T10:54:00.001-07:00

KAMDYN IS 4 WEEKS OLD!

2009-04-05T12:18:00.001-07:00

Shredded Paper Fun!

2009-03-15T20:40:00.001-07:00

Kamdyn

2009-03-15T20:36:00.000-07:00

2009-03-08T21:10:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pics of the new Arrival. Grandma Deb, Grandpa Steve, Grandma Diane, and a picture of mommy and big brother.

2009-03-08T21:01:00.000-07:00

SHE is finally here!! We welcomed Kamdyn Lilly Cloward to the family on March 6, 2009 at 9:53 pm. It was a great day for us. The delivery went a lot better than with Easton and Callee and Kamdyn are both doing great.

Here Comes Baby!

2009-03-05T10:18:00.001-08:00

So we found out yesterday at my doctor appointment that I am going to be induced tomorrow because I am having high blood pressure and really swollen feet, scary! We still don't know what we are having, and havent even decided on a name if the baby is a boy. Our top three boy names are Nolan, Ken, and Cy, so let us know what you think!

Getting Ready for Baby #2!

2009-02-13T19:35:00.001-08:00

I found a really cute crib set at Babies R Us when I was shopping with my mom, and I wanted to show her how cute it looks!

2009-02-12T16:58:00.000-08:00

Here are some more pictures of Easton at his swim lessons, he is now in private lessons and loves every minute of it. I can't get him to stop practicing in the bathtub!

36 Weeks Pregnant

2009-02-08T16:50:00.000-08:00

I never let Zac take my picture when I was pregnant with Easton, so I decided I better with this one so I can remember how big I get. Only four more weeks until D-Day! Easton asks me everyday if the baby is out yet, he is pretty excited and he thinks he is having a baby sister.

Happy Birthday!

2009-01-28T16:59:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Zac's 25th birthday! 25 was a big deal for him, but he survived. We love you Zac!

Go Red Rocks!

2009-01-27T18:29:00.001-08:00

Zac spoiled us this year with season tickets to gymnastics. Easton found a new girlfriend on the team, Annie DiLuzio, and he is in love! As you can tell, the whole team is in love with him too!

2009-01-27T18:26:00.000-08:00

Here is what Santa brought Easton for Christmas, a new choo-choo table. He also got a toolbox full of tools so he had to fix everything with his new drill.

2009-01-27T18:18:00.000-08:00

This is Easton's new Christmas suit. He was so excited to have a tie like daddy! Bonus, it even matches his glasses.

HO HO HO!!!

2008-12-13T17:22:00.000-08:00

We have been asking Easton if he wanted to go see Santa for a couple of weeks now. He always said that he did. We were kind of skeptical though. We thought that he would be scared. But luckily he wasn't. We told him that when Santa asked what he wanted for Christmas that he needed to tell him. So when we sat him on Santa's lap he asked him "What is your name?". And Easton said "I want choo choo trains". I guess he was a little excited to tell him what he wanted.

Check out my Guns

2008-11-24T15:44:00.000-08:00

Here is Easton at his swim lessons again. We bought him a wet suit for Christmas but it was too cute to wait for him to wear it.

Utah Man to the rescue !!!

2008-11-24T15:34:00.000-08:00

The week before the Utah vs. TCU game they were handing out free black towels at the book store because the game was going to be a "blackout". I picked one up for Easton and brought it home. But he didn't use it as a towel. He had to use it as a cape. Watch out, Utah Man to the rescue. But it looks like he forgot to remove his glasses so his secret identity is blown.

The NEW Easton,

2008-11-05T20:01:00.000-08:00

We had been noticing that Easton's right eye would go crossed every once in a while so we took him to the doctor a week or so ago. The doctor told us that he had a lazy eye and that he would have to wear glasses. We got them for him today. I was really depressed for a couple of days after finding out he would have to get them. I know how mean kids can be and how it sucks not to be able to see how you are supposed to. I wish that he didn't have to go through this. The doctor said that the glasses should fix it in a couple of years. And if not they will do eye muscle surgery. I really hope that we don't have to go that far. But on the good side he doesn't hate his glasses so maybe it will be an easy transition.

ZAC TAG!

2008-11-03T15:37:00.001-08:00

1.Where did you first meet? Everyone always asks us that and we arent really sure, I think I have always known who he was, but I had a major crush starting in the 8th grade.
2. How long did you date before getting married? 4 1/2 years
3. How long have you been married? 4 years this week, and I still think marriage is great!
4. What does he do that surprises you? I think I have him pegged, we have known each other too long for suprises.
5. What is your favorite feature of his? His dimples and smile, and his eyes
6. What is your favorite quality of his? He is such a hard worker and would do anything for me and Easton, also how easy going he is.
7. Does he have a nickname for you? No, who knows what he calls me when I am not around! Just kidding.
8. What is his favorite color? Green.
9. What is his favorite food? Lasagna
10. What is his favorite sport? Baseball for sure
11. When and where was your first kiss? It was the summer to junior year on my parents front porch.
12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We love to play the wii and the xbox, but never have time to do it.
13. Do you have any children? 1 with one on the way, Easton is just like Zac it is crazy!
14. Does he have a hidden talent? He will kill me for saying this, but the boy can dance! He has the best toe touch I have ever seen. He also knows so many weird and random facts about everything, especially alcohol. I think he is secretly an alcoholic!
15. How old is he? 24, which is starting to seem old somehow!
16. Who said I love you first? I am pretty sure it was Zac, but dont quote me on that.
17. What is his favorite type of music? I think he likes a little bit of everything.
18. What do you admire most about him? He is nice to everyone, all of the time. He is also so much fun to be around. He never takes anything too seriously and can always find something to laugh at even in a hard situation.
19. Do you think he'll read this? I am not sure, he doesn't get on the blog very much. Just in case, we love you Zac! Thanks for all you do for us.

OUR 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

2008-11-03T15:30:00.000-08:00

What is your husband's full name: Zacry William Cloward
How long have you been married? 4 years
How long did you date? 4 1/2 years
How old is he? 24
Who eats more sweets? For sure me, he hates sweets, crazy, I know!
Who said "I love you" first? I think Zac did
Who is taller? Zac is by a foot!
Who can sing best? lets just say we both really suck
Who is smarter? For sure Zac, I get more stupid every day
Who does the laundry? I wash it and fold it, but Zac carries it downstairs to the dryers.
Who pays the bills? I used to, but we recently switched it over to Zac
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do
Who mows the lawn? neither, the joy of renting!
Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but sometimes Zac will
Who drives? I do, Zac is way too blind to drive
Who kissed who first? He kissed me
Who asked who out first? Zac did, we went to a movie and I fell asleep, on our first date!
Who wears the pants? I think we each have a leg in there!

2008-10-17T21:27:00.000-07:00

What do you think Chuck?

2008-10-17T21:16:00.001-07:00

Well, it's 129 to the hole, with an elevated green. I think you should go with a full 8.

FORE !!!!!

2008-10-17T21:13:00.000-07:00

We bought Easton this Halloween costume. This is the Place Heritage Park had a Trick-or-Treat for the kids this weekend so we took him up to have some fun. He loved his costume and had to walk around the court to show all of his friends.

Floating away

2008-10-10T17:40:00.000-07:00

Here is another picture of Easton at his swimming lessons. He just floats away on his own. He is doing really well. The last lesson was kind of hard. His lessons are right during lunch and nap time so he was fussy and really tired. We are going to put him in private lessons once the semester is over.

Easton's going to be a Brother

2008-10-10T17:32:00.000-07:00

So we took our parents out to dinner last week when we were in Price for Conference Weekend. And we put this shirt on Easton. We found it on the web and bought it for him. So when we took his coat off they all read the front. No big deal a lot of shirts say stuff. But then they read the back. They were a little surprised when they read it. They were excited, and so are we.

Michael Phelps Jr.

2008-10-06T13:27:00.001-07:00

Well we are hoping that he becomes the next Michael Phelps but I think that is wishful thinking. Easton has been taking swim lessons since August. He goes once a week. Zac gets in the pool with him for his lessons. He is doing really good. He can already float on his back by himself. And he loves using his goggles. He is the oldest one is his lessons. He has five or six kids that take lessons with him and the oldest one is probably 18 months and the youngest one is around 6 months. Zac is the only Dad in the pool and the rest are mom's. It looks pretty weird when you watch a bunch of Mom's and then Zac.

The first picture is on our way to Oregon, the second one is after thirty hours of driving in the car, what a difference!

2008-08-16T11:35:00.000-07:00

There were tons of star fish along the beach, I think Easton just thought they were rocks! And if you can't tell, it was freezing cold

2008-08-16T11:33:00.000-07:00

This is at Newport Bay, there were thousands of boats and sea lions and I think Easton could have lived down there

2008-08-16T11:30:00.000-07:00

This was the view from our beach house, Easton loved the ocean! The water was ice cold but he jumped right in.

2008-08-16T11:25:00.000-07:00

Here is a waterfall that we stopped at in Oregon, it was raining so hard and we were soaked!

2008-08-16T11:21:00.000-07:00

Easton loves to go kneeboarding on my dad's boat, the boy is fearless!

2008-07-28T06:29:00.000-07:00

NO MORE DIAPERS! EASTON IS POTTY TRAINED!

2008-07-23T14:56:00.000-07:00

Zac and Easton went to the Ogden Railroad Museum, Easton goes nuts for the Choo-Choos!

2008-07-16T16:39:00.000-07:00

Zac is starting young to get Easton obsessed with XBOX 360! He especially loves Guitar Hero, ROCK ON!

2008-07-16T16:34:00.000-07:00

We do a play group with the kids that live in our apartment building and they had a swim day. Easton lasts for like 2 seconds and then just shivers

2008-06-28T15:07:00.000-07:00

We went to This is the Place and Easton is obsessed with animals. It was all we could do to keep him from riding the sheep!

2008-06-28T15:01:00.000-07:00

Easton got a bike for his birthday and can't quite get the pedaling down, so he justs sit on the bike with his helmet and elbow pads

2008-06-28T14:55:00.000-07:00