Celest's first Marathon

LOGAN, UT SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
I did it! I completed my life long goal of running my first marathon. With the support of my sweet husband, cute kids and the rest of my family, good friends and running partners I came in at 3 hours 54 minutes and 39 seconds. Under 4 hours!!! The whole thing was such a great experience I am now training for my next marathon in Las Vegas on December 7th!

2008 has been Great!!

We are happy to welcome 2008, and it just seems like not too long ago I was trying to picture how it would be to have kids. I gotta admit, I just couldn't picture it. I always wondered what they would look like; if they would look like me, or Celest. Everyone says Sydney is a spitting image of me (Todd), and I think I would have to agree. She definitely has some McGuire traits in her, especially when it comes to being independent. Don't even try telling her what to do, she'll rip you a new one. One trait I have noticed that is similar to Celest's is her love of life. She is just so happy to be alive and always looking for someone to please. She listens really well and does as she is told. As for Trystan, he just lays there and smiles. We haven't been able to determine who he looks like, so we welcome your opinion. Trystan and Sydney have started playing together. He really looks up to his big sister, and is constantly observing her every move. It has been busy having a toddler and a 6 month old, but well worth the work.  A couple weeks ago, U2 3D was in theaters, and Jason got a group of us together.  Celest and I hadn't been out on a date for a long time, so it was nice to get out.  Thanks to Hunny and Poppa for watching the little ones!  We also spent some time in Sundance for the film festival.  Celest's parents had a condo for the night on Main Street, so we enjoyed seeing movie stars, eating out, and swimming.  We also built a snowcave out of the snow piles in our driveway, but I must say, I am tired of shoveling.  I shoveled so much snow the other day, that I had blisters on my hands. In the words of Kramer, "Mother Nature is a maaaaaad scientist!"  There is also a picture of Sydney going down a slide in the playplace at Boondocks.  For those of you who haven't taken your kids there, it is inexpensive fun for all.  Celest and I fight over who gets to go in there with Sydney.  Seriously, it is that cool!!  McDonald's playplace doesn't even come close!

Goodbye 2007

Boy 2007 was a fast year. Some events that happened in the McGuire Family in 2007 were:
Todd started a new job. He works as the financial controller and is really enjoying it.
We welcomed a new addition to our family. Trystan Jeffery. He has been a tremendous blessing in our family. He really likes to smile, and if you see him soon, you'll know what I am talking about.
Sydney turned 2. She is a lot of fun, and has really started to show more and more personality as she grows. Still working on the potty training though.  She really likes hanging out with her cousin Easton.  I have posted a picture of those two dancing together around Christmas.  I thought I would also post a picture of Poppa and Hunny with Sydney and Trystan.  Sydney really loves it when Grandma Hunny reads to her.   I also posted a picture of Sydney on her birthday waiting for her friends to come over and play.  She got that play table for her birthday, as well as the tea set.  She really enjoys playing her her play room.

Halloween!!! Our favorite time of Year!!

Actually, Christmas is really our favorite, but Halloween is a close second. This year we went as a family of pirates, and Trystan was a parrot. I would carry him around on my shoulders, and got a kick out of it. Sydney is really putting sentences together now, and always says to Trystan "Hi Little Guy" and "I love you baby Trystan", it's pretty dang cute. We also took her trick or treating for the first time, and it was a lot of fun. I don't think she has quite grasped the concept of knocking on a door, saying "trick or treat" and getting rewarded for it with lots of candy. So I ate all of her candy, she didn't care. I know, I am a mean father ;) Not much more going on. Celest has been busy with the kids, but she also likes to work out everyday at the gym. We got her a membership, but I told her the minute she stops using it, it is going to be cancelled. I just hate those things that are used for the first few months and then are never used again, yet continue being paid for. My pet peeve. She is doing great though. Other than that, we are doing great!!

Sydney and Trystan

These are just random pictures that I would like to share. Sydney is growing very quickly and has begun repeating everything that comes out of our mouths, so we need to be more aware of what we are saying!! We will just be driving in the car and Celest and I were just conversing, and we look back and hear Sydney just saying every word in the conversation to herself. It was really funny. Guess you had to be there. We also curled Miss Sydney's hair and man it was cute!

Trystan is also getting so big. I would guess he probably weighs 11 lbs now. As he should, he is constantly nursing. It is a lot of fun having two kids, and the extra workload is well worth it. Not much more has been going on, as we have been isolated to the house with the newborn, but if you are ever in the area, drop in and see us!!

Our New Arrival!!

Trystan Jeffery McGuire was born on Sunday, August 19 2007 at 3:18 pm. His weight was the same as Sydney at 7 lbs 5 oz and measured 19 cm in length. We feel really blessed to have another healthy, beautiful baby and it was quite the experience bringing him into this world. Celest woke up at 1:00 am on Sunday morning having some intense contractions that weren't necessarily painful, but uncomfortable. She just endured those contractions until we arrived at the hospital at 9:45 am. At that time, she was checked and her cervix was dialated 7 cm. We were both excited that this would be a fairly smooth birth. Little did we know.......About 45 min later, she was dialated 10 cm and it was time to start pushing. After about 30 minutes pushing, there was very little progress being made, so the doctor was able to determine that the baby was posterior and wasn't moving down the birth canal. Our doctor attempted turning the baby around several times, which resulted in a lot of pain for Celest, and we decided to try our luck with an epidural so the doctor could do what he needed without Celest suffering as much. Again, the epidural was unsucessful, and we had one last attempt before resorting to a cesarian. The doctor suggest using the vacuum to rotate the baby, and fortunate for us it worked!! We were so relieved. In all, Celest was pushing for 3.5-4 hours. She is such a tuffie. I wish I were that tough. Anyways, it was quite the ordeal, but well worth it.

Baby Boy's Room

Yes, he will have a name, we don't know what quite yet. We just haven't agreed on one. As for now, it is the guest bedroom, until Sydney outgrows the crib and we move it in there. Anyways, Celest did a great job with getting his room ready. Also, I am posting a picture of this cute little chair that goes with the theme.