Garvin Family

Easter Egg Hunt

2010-04-06T17:55:00.004-06:00

The boys got to have an Easter Egg hunt. It was fun to watch them scatter around the back yard. Michael's was a great helper with the little boys. He even gathered some eggs for Kailey.

Bry spent his time finding a group of eggs....then placing the ones he had in his basket (thanks to the help of Michael) with the rest of the eggs. It was really quite funny.

Jayden and Ky hunting....sprint hunting even! I don't know how these little boys have so much energy all the time.

More hunting . . .

The Easter bunny got smart this year. Instead of hiding more eggs with candy in them.....they had quarters!! the boys thought this was pretty cool and enjoyed counting their money.

Easter Outfits

2010-04-06T17:48:00.004-06:00

Now we have some good looking kiddos in the family! Easter Outfits...and they all look so grown up.

Easter was a nice day. . . nice enough for some pictures with out coats and there was not three feet of snow.

All the boys got new camping chairs from the Easter Bunny, so they got to be in a picture too

Spring Break

2010-04-04T20:01:00.003-06:00

We had a few days off during spring break, so we headed down to Utah to do some shopping and go to the aquarium down in Sandy. They boys did great, Slept great and behaved pretty well.

The boys were goofing off in the hotel room. Sending kisses my way!

We got to see some pretty cool stuff at the aquarium. Sea Horses......

Bull frog....

Some fish....

Kyler was able to touch quite a few creatures. We got to touch a sting ray...of course I don't have pictures of that one.

All in all it was a fun few days...just getting away!!

My boys...

2010-03-05T15:45:00.002-07:00

Last weekend the weather was nice enough to venture outside. While we were out there we snapped a few pictures. Here are my hansom boys.

Ky is really enjoying preschool. We did have our first little bout of "I don't want to go to school." I am sure I will have many many more days of this as the years pass. I have sympathy with him right now though.

Bry is chilling and growing like a weed. He is the tallest kid in nursery. After I took these pictures I decided that it was time to move him into 3T shirts.

Eventful start of the year!

2010-01-30T12:13:00.000-07:00

Welcome 2010!! We seriously considered skipping ahead to 2011!! At the end of January we started to get water backing up our main drain in the laundry room....so we called the plumbers!! This is what we got in return.

We get to do some landscaping this spring!

The boys thought is was pretty cool that they had a backhoe and an excavator hanging out at their house! Too bad it was making a mess of our front yard and our newly paved road that they had break through

So here is the full story....our sewer line colapsed and we weren't able to have any "indoor" plumbing. We were able to have the company start working on it the day after it happened. So we were not with out plumbing for too long.

When all was said and done we had a 13 foot hole in our front yard and a nearly 20 foot hole in the road. But we have a brand new sewer line...so if anyone wants to come and use it ...just stop by!!

Christmas Day

2009-12-25T12:05:00.003-07:00

Merry Christmas! We had a great christmas eve and day! The boys had a great day and were spoiled just like normal!

Hope everyone had a great day! and remebered the true meaning of christmas!

Christmas Time is Here!!

2009-12-05T21:57:00.006-07:00

I can't believe that it is almost Christmas. Time has flown by this year. For all those who figured that I wouldn't have time to get the Christmas tree up.....well here it is! We got it up tonight.

John put the train up around the tree. The boys loved it. I got smarter this year. I didn't put up any of my glass bulbs. So there should be less clean up this year. .. and a lesser chance of getting glass in my foot!

Boy are doing good. In our family it is never good when it is quiet. Well I was upstairs and it was "quiet" so I decided that I needed to go and find out what was going on. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised.

There they were just playing contently!

I think I have some pretty cute boys and I love them! They are become better and better friends every day.

If I don't have a chance to post before Christmas. . . I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas. Please remember the true meaning of Christmas and the blessing that was born that night.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Fun at Frightmares

2009-11-07T18:27:00.011-07:00

In October we met up with a bunch of family and went to Frightmares at Lagoon. It was great fun a AWESOME weather. We couldn't have asked for a better weather in October.

It was a first for Kyler and Bryce. Ky went on all the rides he could and enjoyed every minute of it.
Ky and Grandma were on the egg beater.

A first for me was going on the sky coaster. I can't believe that I went. CRAZY....

Here we are getting strap into some gorgeous outfits. Our cousins Paige and Ashlie went also.

It made me feel a little bit old. All these 15 years old were running the rides.

We got hoisted up into the air.

And up and up and up

Paige and Ashlie are on the left. Me and Jill are on the right.

Action shot of me an Jill flying over all the family.

Bryce was a great sport. He really was just fine sitting in his stroller. He went on a couple rides. He would scream when the bar or strap got snug, but enjoyed it once the rides got going.

Kyler and Devin in on the planes.

Grandma and Ky standing in line for the "SPOOKY HOUSE." If you guys run into Ky you should ask him about the spooky house...it was not his favorite.

As we were getting ready to go we started to play in the "dancing waters" Me and bryce got wet on accident. I think there are totally some kind of sensors or something. That stream of water came out of no where.

Grandpa and Kyler running through the dancing water.

All in all it was a fun day.

Me and John trying to take a pic while we stood in line for the new ride "Wicked"

Ky + Sept = Preschool

2009-11-07T18:13:00.003-07:00

I have a couple of minutes from homework, study for the CHT test and life that I thought I would try to update a little.
Back in September Kyler started preschool with "Miss Janet." He just loves her and is always excited to go to school. This year he will go two days a week. Next year he will go three days a week.
He was excited to pick out his back pack . . Spider man. He gets to take turns bringing the treat bucket home and refilling it and taking it back. He loves having a little bit of responsibility.

He has been learning about the letters in the alphabet.

What happens....

2009-10-04T21:31:00.007-06:00

when you step out of the room for five minutes.....

Nearly an entire bag of powder sugar spread around lovingly!

I am not quite sure if the boys worked together or seperatley....Bryce was screaming on top of the table and Kyler just "disappeared." Of course neither one knew how it happened.

Bryce is getting old!

2009-09-24T16:29:00.002-06:00

This is the Birthday boy....I can't belive it is already two! And yes I know I am almost a month late!

Bryce has been a great enjoyment in our life!

What is missing?

2009-08-12T21:50:00.007-06:00

What is missing?

The 13th Floor!!

2009-08-12T21:19:00.004-06:00

Well I made it to San Antonio, TEXAS!!! The flights were good. I took my first cab ride...I didn't get a picture of that though. He was a very nice guy and showed me their mountains. Well if you look at the skyline of these pictures...you won't find any mountains. The mountain that he showed me was smaller than Freeman park hills. I really think that it is where they dumped extra fill dirt when doing construction. Be he assured me it was a mountain.

I don't know if it was just me...but I don't see any mountains.

San Antonio has some amazing architecture. This is a cool building next to the Alamo.

There is the River Walk which is actually pretty cool. It is set below the street level. It is much cooler down there than walking on the sidewalks up on the street.

There all kinda of restaurants and shops down in the river walk. I don't really know how to explain it. But you can walk past a building and not even know it is a Joe's crab shack or a Hard Rock Cafe. They aren't allowed to display big signs like they do in Idaho.

The majority of the hotels have an entrance to the River Walk from the basement.

A cool tree!!!

And a fountain...

And another fountain....

Having a great time here in Texas. I will be glad to get home.

Carpet

2009-08-06T14:23:00.005-06:00

It has been a crazy few days...but here is the new carpet. I should have changed lenses..but I didn't..Sorry. But you can still admire the carpet. It is nice to have things back in order. I can finally get to my laundry room and do some wash!! I will get to have clean clothes for Texas.

As you can tell....it didn't take long for the boys to break in the carpet. They are very excited to be able to play downstairs again. Ky is still just amazed that all the "Pokeys" are gone, referring to the tack stripping.

I am enjoying my new carpet.....Hopefully there aren't to many that are jealous. You know who you are! ;)

Fun at our house

2009-08-03T11:45:00.007-06:00

On Tuesday morning I ran down the stair to grab a pair of scrubs...and stepped into a flooded basement. That's right...Water in out basement. the night before the hose out front was left on and in proximity to a window well. Immediately we started to suck up water....and more water and more water. After about 50 gallons of water we still had enough water that when you stood on the carpet the water would cover the top of your feet. Since the pad under the carpet is just like a sponge...we kept getting more water out of the carpet. We finally gave up and decided that we would just replace the carpet since we had been talking about doing that anyways. The flooding just made it happen a little bit faster.

After we had sucked up a lot of water...don't the carpets look clean! ;-)

Luckily the carpets were the only thing damaged.

You can still see water sitting on top of the carpet.

So we ran around town looking at carpet. Luckily we had been looking for a while so we kinda new what we wanted. Then we came home and started ripping out the carpet. Lets just say that the next day I found muscles that I had forgotten that I even had.

John hard at work...I promise I helped..I just had to take a few snap shots during the process.

Wet carpet is VERY heavy!!!

We finally got all the carpet out and hauled off to the dump.

Well right now as I type and upload pictures...the carpet guys are working on my basement. Yippie. The kids will be excited. Kyler was asking yesterday when out house was going to be better. Bryce and mom have learned to step over the Tack Strips. We will be glad to have our house in working order.

Swimming Lessons

2009-08-03T11:32:00.006-06:00

It has been a busy July...that is for sure. Ky had 2 weeks of swimming lessons. He did really well and is very proud that he will go under water all by his own free will. Let me just tell you that were are excited about it too. He had lots of fun and loved his teacher. She did a great job with him.

Good FUN. Bryce was a little distraught when he couldn't go get in the pool. Maybe next year for him.

HAPPY 4TH!!!!

2009-07-05T19:10:00.006-06:00

Happy 4th of July! Hope that everyone had a wonderful weekend. We sure did. Thanks to Tracy and Mike inviting us to hang in Island Park. We had a great time hanging and watching fireworks on the reservoir that night to.

Bryce had a blast. Ear to ear smiles until we ran into some wakes of the other boats.

Kyler actually took a little bit of persuasion to get him on the tube. He had fun once he got on and we got going.

Then it was me and John's turn. It was a great ride and we were doing pretty good...

Hitting some good bumps.....

Then John starts to to push me off....and I held on....

And I held on....

Until I couldn't hold on anymore....

Anyways....fair warning to John..Paybacks baby!!! It was a great 4th!

The Idaho Falls falls

2009-06-24T20:14:00.002-06:00

Or should I say LACK OF FALLS!!! The water is pretty darn high and we are in a flood warning. You really can't see anything...just a bunch of water.

Random post I know...just wanted to tell all that the water is HIGH! hahhaah

Yippie

2009-06-19T22:14:00.007-06:00

So today my lens that I have been waiting for finally came in! I am soooooo excited. I was just messing around with it today....so here goes!!

Look at the eyes...don't they say Pick me up mom!!

Ky wouldn't look at me.....but he is going to have to get use to the fact that the camera is going to be out a lot!!

Tegan was kinda being a stinker too. But I at least was able to snap a couple of him.

Michael is finally giving in to me....a great smile!!

Well I am loving my birthday gift...If any one wants me to practice on them..I am game!! Need all the "practice" I can get!

Just playing

2009-06-11T22:17:00.003-06:00

As many of you know I got a new camera for my birthday. I have been sooo excited and waiting for a decent day to go and start learning how to use it. Well the rain finally let up and I had a willing participant...Bryce! Ky was not having any of it....he was kind of a pill....but we still love him. John did a great job at getting Bryce to look and smile at the same time.

Update

2009-06-07T21:53:00.008-06:00

Well whats new. It has almost been a few weeks since I posted anything...SURPRISE SURPRISE!!!!

This is what we have been up to....

Bryce riding the horse. I think it is trick style. Gotta love this little guy and the big guy. Our boys love to play and horse around - pun totally intended!!!

Bryce is also learning about the corner. I don't really think it is working as discipline because he turns and grins once he thinks he need to be done with the corner.

Ky is doing great with potty training. If he has an accident it is usually once a day. Great improvement. Here he is learning how to sit on the floor and spin.

Bryce is playing doctor. He thought it was pretty cool being able to hear random things with the stethoscope.

There really hasn't been anything to exciting going on. I am enjoying doing my hyperbarics and anticipating the start of the nursing program in August. I should be heading to Texas in August for more Hyperbaric stuff then be done with that. Anyways all is good...life is great!

Just want to say congrats to Nick and Stevie and their new little girl - we are all healthy now so hopefully we can come see you this week.

Congrats to Trent and Heather and their new baby boy! Let us know if there is anything we can do from Idaho for you guys

2009-04-26T11:36:00.005-06:00

Thought I would let you all know that I have been accepted into the Nursing Program and will start the professional part in August. YIPPIE!!! I am really excited and am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I should be graduating in Dec. 2010.

Other good news is that work is willing to work with me and school....and I have officially started my training as a CHT = Certified Hyperbaric Technologist. This will take me until August and hopefully pass that test I start the nursing program.

For those of you who asked what Hyperbarics was....this is a Hyperbaric Chamber. Troy is sitting on the stool....that will be ME!! Having this certification in hard to come by. There are only 2800 CHTs in the world. Once I get my CHT and LPN, I will be that farther ahead. It is definately an opportunity that I can't pass up. I am just glad that everything is falling into place.

Hyperbarics is a medical treatment in which the patient’s entire body is placed under increased atmospheric pressure, in a pressurized chamber, while breathing 100% oxygen. Through a series of daily treatments, the building of new blood vessels into damaged tissue is enhanced. This method of treatment is proven effective for non-healing wound, osteomyelitis(bone infection) that does not respond to standard treatment, problem surgical wounds, and skin grafts and flaps that are having trouble healing. HBOT is also helpful with patients experiencing complications from radiation therapy.

Just wanted to let you all know what was going on with me....finally I have a few answers to give!!

Typical Idaho Falls....

2009-04-26T11:04:00.008-06:00

For the past couple days we have enjoy some beautiful weather. We went for the first bike ride of the season. They boys had a ton a fun. Just chilling in the trailer. I always forget how sore your but gets on the first ride! ;)

Then on Saturday we decided that we would go to the zoo. On our way there we learned that is was "Earth Day" at the park where the zoo is. It only took us 30 mins to park then hiked to the zoo. But is was fun anyways. Kyler walked the entire time. He did great!!! Bryce was perfectly content hanging out in the stroller. That was nice for us to. Usually if Kyler is walking, Bryce wants to be walking too! But it was a great day all in all!!

But as Idaho is.....here is today!!

Enough said!!

It seems like...

2009-03-14T19:29:00.003-06:00

The last few days Kyler and Bryce have been inseparable. They are usually looking at something and Kyler is explaining to Bryce what a duck is or where Beau is hiding. They are becoming good friends...most of the time. Lest we not forget....they are BROTHERS

Apparently.....

2009-03-13T18:50:00.004-06:00

it is a sad day in the Garvin house. No one knows why...but it is!!

I know I know!!!

2009-02-09T19:56:00.009-07:00

It is almost the middle of February and I am just getting around to posting something....well fellow readers...tough beans! hahah I guess I have been going through a slump. Haven't taken pictures of anything. So during FHE tonight...guess what I did...I pulled out the dusty camera. Get this..the batteries still work!!

We had a lesson on Jesus and how we are able to talk to him any time we need to. Kyler showed us how to pray and has actually picked up the praying thing. He says his bed time prayers and can get through the first few lines by himself. Then he just needs a few promptings to get through it.

After the lesson we decorated some some cookies. Is there such a thing as too many sprinkles? I mean really...is there?

After they were decorated we enjoyed them....

Bryce enjoyed the frosting. He had a little help from daddy!

Kyler was excited just to get to do his own sprinkles....and mom is paying for the sugar rush!

Here is my point proved....

Is there anything wrong with this picture?

I will try to keep the blog updated more often. Just need a little prodding sometimes. Laters

It can't be December already?!?!

2008-12-06T21:42:00.005-07:00

Well..life is still going on! Here is some great news though...I am officially done with Microbiology!! I made my A...barely. I am soo glad that class is over. John still has a couple weeks to go.

Bryce is officially walking! That is nice. I am not so worried any more. I also found him on top of the Kitchen table too! He is a climbing machine.

Kyler is still Kyler. Nothing to exciting! I have notice a lot more thought processes going through his little head. He knows his colors really well and can count to 11 if he really wants to.

Me and my good friend Terha got crafty today. Can you believe it?

I think they turned out pretty good! Starting to get into the Christmas spirit. I really don't want to fight the boys with the tree. So I haven't gotten around to putting it up yet. Maybe sometime...before Christmas...maybe Christmas eve!;)

Our life...

2008-11-15T09:16:00.010-07:00

I know it has been forever since I have updated our blog....our lives are boring! Which is good in some aspects. Here is the recap over the past few weeks.

Kyler had his birthday. Well...like 3 birthdays. The weekend before his birthday we went to Burley. Celebrated down there. Then on his birthday we had ice cream with Jill and Levi. Then on the Thursday afterwards, we celebrated both Kyler's and Peggy's birthday. I think he finally realized that his birthday has come and gone.

Bryce still won't walk on his own. He figures that he will just be carried around his whole life. He knows if he waits around long enough, someone will pick him up and take him to where he needs to be. It is kinda funny.

Halloween was good. Kyler was a gorilla and Bryce was a skeleton. Since I am the slacker mother...guess who didn't take any pictures of her kids in their costumes? YEP..THAT IS ME!!

I am winding down on my last semester of generals. YIPPIE! Only three more Tuesdays! I am so excited to be getting to the last part of the program. I am still loving my job at Mountain View.

John is doing well. He is also excited about the end of the semester. Life is going on here just as usual.

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-11T21:33:00.002-06:00

Hi Everybody! Sorry I have been such a slacker about updating my blog. Earlier in the week we went to the pumpkin patch and Kyler got to pick out both his and Bryce's pumpkins. I will have to get a picture of them. He did a pretty good job picking them out.

Kyler thought long and hard about his pumpkins. He really enjoyed playing in the dirt, but what kid doesn't?

Kyler was being a turd about taking pictures. This is the only one where he is looking at the camera. I will take what I can get. Hopefully the weather clears up and I can take him out there one night and take a decent picture.

Bryce is at the perfect stage for taking some pictures. He smiled and stayed!! That is the key...he STAYED!! Anyways...we had a good time.

Here is a message from Kyler..this is what he wanted to say: (he is going to type it all himself...with a little help from mom)

hi everyone...i love you
steamroller
you can't come to my birthday party

Where has the time gone?!?!

2008-09-06T23:15:00.007-06:00

Well let just say it has been a few crazy weeks. After being home for a week with the boys, Mountain View Hospital offered me a job that I didn't apply for. It took a lot of praying and trying to decided whether or not to take it. Well I decided to take it. I am working in the "Wound Care Unit." We see lots of different kinds of patients and all sorts of wounds. It is great! So interesting and they treat me much better than DSC ever did. It is the weirdest feeling to actually like going to work. Taking this job should help me get into the nursing program and have a good reference. It is also a good foot in the door too!

Other than the major job change....school has started again. I am taking my last pre req class...MICROBIOLOGY!! If there is someone who can teach this too me in Lamans Terms....I would greatly appreciate it!

The boys are doing good! Bryce had his 1 year birthday! I can't believe he is really one. It doesn't seem like it has been that long.

He really enjoys birthday cake. It was so funny...after he ate all the cake, he lifted the plate to his face and licked it clean! To bad I didn't get a picture of that.

He had fun opening his presents...that is if Kyler didn't beat him to it. It was really hard on Kyler and it not being his birthday...so we got him a present of his very own.

Kyler is doing good. He hasn't liked me going to work because he has to get up in the mornings.

Kyler was having a melt down because he didn't have a nap. John found a tattoo around the house and convinced Kyler to let him put it on him. After John took off the backing and the rag, Kyler freaked out because he couldn't get the tattoo off! It was quite funny and I took off the tattoo to make him happy!

We had some nice rain last weekend and Kyler enjoyed a lot of it. He had no problems just riding his bike in the rain. He would only stay out there for a few mins and would come in. Didn't want him to get a cold or anything.

John is still busy with Elder Quorum, school and work. Sometimes I don't know how we do it...but we just know that is has to be done. I will try to keep our life updated! Hope everyone is well!!

Day 2

2008-08-05T15:24:00.002-06:00

My second official day home!! We haven't done anything exciting, but I thought that this was quite funny.

I caught Bryce rummaging though the pantry. He got a hold of a bag of chips. The pictures explain the rest.

He just chowed away on the chips.

Then he realized he got caught and wouldn't look at me. I think he thought he was in trouble. It was sooooo funny! He just ignored me and kept on eating!

What a goof!!

Day 1

2008-08-05T14:57:00.003-06:00

My first official day home was great! The boys slept in til 9:00 and we headed up to the Rexburg Splash Park. It was fun to just be outside.

Kyler had fun playing in the little areas that shoot up water. I couldn't convince him to go down either of the slides. I have to give him a little bit of a break, it was his first time there and we are lucky to go swimming 2 time a year. So he doesn't have a whole lot of water experience.

We packed lunches and had a picnic. Nothing to exciting but we did!

Creiden would sit and play with the water. Bryce wouldn't sit and play. The only way he would play in the water was if he was standing holding my hand. Then he would play in the water with the other hand. It was quite funny.

All in all it was a good first day home. I can already tell it is going to be great being home.

It has been awhile!!

2008-07-30T14:52:00.008-06:00

It has been a long while since I have updated. Here is a recap:

Finished my CNA class so I am an official butt wiper!
I am quitting my job here at DSC to move on to better things.
I had an interview at EIRMC in the ER. Hopefully that pans out for me.
Boys are doing good and getting big.
Kyler got a new hair cut that has spikes when it is done.
John is good..keeping busy with his callings and with the family!
Got to spend some time with my family from Indiana and cousin that was up from Sandiego area.
Went to another Chuckar's game and Kyler got up the courage to want to say "hi" to the mascot. Pretty sure he got close enough and then freaked. So we are working with him!
At the Chuckar's game Bryce competed in the "Baby Derby." Him and another baby had twenty seconds to see who crawled the farthest. Both kids got distracted by the grass for a little bit, but Bryce finally won!!!

It was Jayden B-day on Sunday, so we had a picnic at the elementary school by us. Kids had fun playing and to be honest, we all got in on the fun! Here are some pictures to prove it.

Bryce and Katie on the tire swing. He liked it until he started spinning, then he got a look of "what is going on!"

John spun me as fast as he could! I don't know if he thought he could get me sick or what! It was fun either way. I have been on a tire swing since we lived in Boise!

Kristen swinging with Bryce. I think he was enjoying himself.

Kyler had fun in the "Special" chair. He was sooo tired because he hadn't had a nap yet. He almost fell asleep many many times in this chair.

He wanted us to swing him as high as we could.....So we DID!!!

After the park we migrated to Peggy & Will's to open presents and eat cake!

Kyler enjoyed the cake....especially the frosting!

Bryce had a lot of fun just hanging out in the swing!

Hope all is well with every one else! Leave a comment and let me know.

4th Weekend!!!

2008-07-10T13:42:00.003-06:00

Needless to say I have been a big time slacker with taking pictures and updating the blog. Oh well...you guys should expect nothing less from me! ;)

We started off our weekend on Thursday. John took the day off and I have the mornings of so we headed to the zoo. Bryce had fun looking at things and just hanging out.

Kyler was freaking out looking at the tiger. So we finally got this picture by the tiger.

After the zoo I went to work and the boys came with me to work. John had to take the car over to the dealership to have them look at the paint chip.

Kyler had Tracy out looking at the tractors the min we walked in. He thought he was neat stuff driving the tractor. Tracy just made sure he didn't run anyone / anything over.

It was a bright and very HOT day!

Friday we went to the parade. It was parade. Kyler liked the fire trucks and the cool cars. He also liked the different kinds of horses that trotted by.

My family came up and we had a BBQ and played games until it was time to go and watch the fire works. They had a pretty good display this year and I was thrilled that they changed up the music this time around.

Saturday we headed up to Spencer where Bryce had his first four wheeler ride. He seemed to like it but he didn't fall asleep like we thought he would.

It was a good weekend! Busy but good. I keep thinking that life is going to slowdown...and now I have come to the conclusion that it is NOT going to! I better just get used to it.

Camping

2008-07-01T08:50:00.012-06:00

See..I told you I would have better things to blog about!!

Last weekend we went camping with John's family and had a great time. Spencer is such a beautiful area. It is nice living in a place that you can drive an hour and be in the mountains.

These are some view on the way up to Monument Mountain.

We also saw some snow at the top of the mountain.

It is tradition to go up to monument mountain and build your own personal monument.

Last year the clan built this "rock house" so we headed up to see if it survived the winter......and it DID! Amazingly with all the snow we had this winter it survived and nothing had to be rebuilt.

Here are just a few quick pictures of our camping trip.

You can guess who's hands are behind Katie's head....

Michael was having a great time riding the Four wheeler around the camp ground. He got pretty good at backing up and driving the wheeler.

At this point I think Tegan was either in a "stupor of thought" or just plain exhausted. The boys ran themselves ragged!

Kyler loved to go exploring. Kyler was happy as long as no one was telling him he couldn't do something. We had to keep a pretty close eye on Kyler because he would just go off down the road. Although, Beau would follow him everywhere and kept a really good eye on him!

Another....Pretty Much Almost Finished!!!

2008-06-25T13:01:00.003-06:00

First I just have to share this photo with you. Bryce is getting so big. I can't believe that 9 Months have come and gone. His two front bottom teeth have finally broken though and are coming in fast. He is pulling his self up. I caught him crawling up the stairs. He got to the third stair! It is time for baby gates...again or already?!?!

My class is almost over. All I have left to do is to take the State of Idaho Exams. I have never been so excited for a class to get over with. It has been a long 8 weeks!

Some people have been asking how we do it. Well...it is a team effort. That is for sure! I have to give a lot of credit to John. He helps when and where he can. He is great and very supportive. I don't think I would be as successful if we weren't both striving for the same goal. I know I rely a lot on John..and I am very grateful for him! Love you!

Some of you know I had a workbook due earlier this week. This is how I accomplish more that one thing. I think it is kinda funny.

Hopefully I have more fun things to blog about soon!

Finally had a few moments...

2008-06-20T19:47:00.004-06:00

I have been slacking on the picture taking lately....most of you know why!!! Lets just say I will be much more relaxed in two more weeks!!

We headed over to the park last night. Kyler didn't want to cooperate with me. This is the only picture that he is looking at the camera. I will take what I can get.

I finally took some time and snapped a few shots of Bryce. I decided I needed to take some 9 months pictures before he turned 10 months.

It was close to bed time so I didn't get to many good ones. Oh well...maybe I will try this weekend.

Life will slow down in a little bit.....at least for a little while. Then I will be more faithful in updating the blog..bear with me for a little while.

Pretty Much....Almost Finished

2008-06-18T12:51:00.002-06:00

Well it is offical! We have finally gotten our garage door! Doesn't it look good?!?!?!

We still have some mudding and taping to do. But over all it is a functioning garage. I have officially been retired as "door opener." I am glad to say I have been replaced by a machine!

Just for the record!!!!

2008-06-11T06:37:00.002-06:00

June 11, 2008

Can you imagine my suprise when I got up this morning.....who knows..maybe I will hit this slopes!!

Father and Son Campout

2008-06-07T17:06:00.002-06:00

John and Kyler went on the Father and Son camp out on Friday night. With this crazy weather we weren't for sure if they were going to go or not. But they decided to stick it out. They headed up to Beaver Dick Park. (If you want to read the sign, just double click the picture)

It look like they had a lot of fun. Kyler was so excited about going camping. He tried to get me to come too, but I figured that I would let the boys have their fun.

Here are some of the tents. Ours is the farthest one to the left. It was windy until about midnight and then things calmed down. Kyler stayed nice and warm in out -25 degree sleeping bag. John said he got a little cold.

Kyler loves to be around the water. Unfortunately this doesn't let John relax at all. He said he chased him all over because there was so much water around. I am glad that he chased him...we kinda like the little guy!

Kylers rock. This is about the only way John could get him to sit down and take a picture of him.

The camp ground! I think they had some fun...and glad that they get to have time one on one!

Bryce is 9 months!

2008-06-06T13:07:00.003-06:00

I know I am few day late...what else is new lately! Bryce has had a few milestones in the last few days. We found him standing in his crib. I would assume that he is going to be walking sooner that we would like.

It looks like he is going to be getting a tooth sooner rather than later. He has been chewing on anything and everything for the last little while.

I have to share a picture of the "Monkey Face." He gives us this face when he doesn't get what he wants or is getting ready to start crying! It is a funny face!!

An this is him just showing off his smiley happy personality. He has been a great addition to our family! We love you Bryce!

And so it begins...

2008-05-22T21:14:00.004-06:00

DEMOLITION!

We began tearing down the sheet rock to redo the inside of our garage. It is going to be a long weekend full of putting up new sheet rock, insulation, a new door, and some electrical stuff! It will be good to finally have it done.

We let Kyler in on the demo. He thought it was great the he got to use the hammer AND hit the wall!! He was completely shocked when he didn't get yelled at for hitting the wall with the hammer.

Friday night we met mom and dad in Pokey and sent the boys with them. I think they had a lot more fun than we did pulling down old sheet rock and then resheet rocking.

Friday, John and Will put in a new door from the house into the garage. I hear that is was quite the project and John was very grateful for his dad's help. Let just say I was glad not to be there.

On Saturday, me and John finished pulling down the old sheet rock and Will came over to do some electrical work for us. We have upgraded from 1 outlet to 6! Yippie!!! Thanks for all your help Will! We really appreciate it!!

After the electrical was wired we (Jill, Levi, John and I) started putting up sheet rock.

The beginning!!

The LAST BIG SHEET!!

Thanks for everyone help! It is nice to have a major part of the garage done!!

Another day...

2008-05-12T16:13:00.004-06:00

Saturday me and the boys headed down to Pocatello to hang with the family. John stayed in IF to say good bye to Trent. He is headed off to Pittsburg to go to PA School. So we probably won't see him for a few years. Although it does give a good excuse to go and see him!

We hung out G' & G' Wilde's in the morning! Lots of hair cutting, perming, dye jobs going on! I even cut my mom's hair! I cut about an inch off her hair and I must say...not to bad!

Kyler is guarding Levi! I think that is pretty fair competition!

Kyler and Grandpa playing with the dominoes! Grandpa would set them up and Kyler would knock them down!

Then we headed up to G&G Gower's. Kyler went looking for the bunny! (We saw a rabbit last fall and Kyler loves looking for it!)

I just realized I had this picture on the camera! The other night I was home with the boys while John was taking his last final. I was sitting on the couch doing laundry when Kyler yelled " Watch me mom!" This is what I saw...

He just jumped off the stairs! No problem! then he kept doing it over and over and over!

Bryce just hung out being his cheery self!

Just cause...

2008-05-09T08:15:00.005-06:00

John got done with his finals and picked up the boys early. Anyone who has ever taken a ride with Kyler knows that he can find every tractor, plane and truck! He doesn't miss a beat! So John and the boys came to see me at work for a minute. Kyler loves to see the tractors when he is still in the car, but he began to freak out soon as I put him in the tractor.

After a while he wanted to get in all of the tractors and jumped from one to the other! I guess their size intimidated him for a little while.

But eventually he got over it!

Tagged!!

2008-05-06T11:09:00.005-06:00

So, I have been tagged by my good friend Amy!!

A: Attached or Single- Attached...working on 5 years!
B: Best Friend- John, Mom, Jill.
C: Cake or Pie- Pie - French Silk Pie
D: Day of Choice- Saturday - no work and all play! (well if you call yard work play)
E: Essential Items- pajamas
F: Favorite Color- Purple, Red - anything bright!
G: Gummy Bears or Worms- Gummy Worms
H: Hometown- Would have to say Declo
I: Favorite Indulgence- chocolate
J: January or July- July
K: Kids- Kyler & Bryce
L: Life is not complete without... family, camera, laughing
M: Marriage Date- December 19, 2003
N: Number of Brothers and Sisters-one sister & her hubby (would that be a brother?)
O: Oranges or apples- I am so picky that they both have to perfect!!
P: Phobia or Fears- Failure
Q: Quote- "Remember who you are and what you stand for. Keep your manners in your back pocket and every once in a while, TAKE THEM OUT AND USE THEM!" - Mom
R: Reasons to smile- My kids!!!
S: Superman or wonder woman- Have to root for the chick! Wonder Woman
T: Tag 4 people- Kjerstin, Terha, Stevie & Rachelle
U: Unknown Fact about me- I have a long lost brother "Mike" at least I think that was his name. ;)
V: Vegetable- Raw Carrots
W: Worst Habit- When I want it done I want it done NOW!!
X: X-ray or ultrasound- Ultrasound not painful like x-rays! "Move this here...I can't move it..that is why I am here!!"
Y: Your favorite food- Olive Garden's Fettuccine Chicken Alfredo
Z: Zodiac Sign- Gemini

Rest of the Weekend!!!

2008-05-05T13:35:00.003-06:00

First thing in the morning... I spotted a "bucket head."

Then we stopped by the zoo! It was sooo nice...actually warm! 82 degrees! We didn't know what to do with ourselves! A great change from the weather that we have been having!

Notice Kyler isn't running away from the elephant. Really he wasn't even scared!

Peguins

Rhino

We saw a lot of animals....and it was great fun! Kyler was hilarious and would tell us about the elephants and all the other animals!

The Weekend!!

2008-05-05T13:12:00.005-06:00

After the Women's Conference, John met me with the boy and Jill and Levi. Devin was getting baptized on Saturday, May third and Tyson we receiving his Eagle Scouting Award! Both were good! Devin's baptism went great. Utah has the baptism thing down. If there is more than 2 or 3 baptisms in the stake, they stagger them so there isn't 50 baptisms that everyone has to hang around for. Devin was in the last session for the day. Him and Anthony were baptized at 4:00. There were 6 others before them throughout the day.

Tyson's Eagle Court of Honor was awesome. His Eagle project was putting together a silent auction and all the proceeds went to the Make a Wish Foundation. The people of Utah were very generous in giving! The Jazz signed a Jersey and Basketball and they were auctioned off. Tyson was able to meet a lot of amazing kids through the Make a Wish foundation. Tyson, your awesome! Thanks for being a great example to the rest of the little boys that are looking up to you!

In between all the family functions, we had a little time to play with the kids. (Mostly Kyler)

Jumping......

Looking for "Po Planes" (air planes) Kyler never missed an airplane or a tractor.

Kyler and John Bouncing "HIGH." It doesn't look like Kyler is having any fun does it?

Grandma and Bryce were the life of the party!!

Women's Confrence

2008-05-02T12:51:00.005-06:00

I was lucky enough to go to the BYU Women's Conference down in Provo on the 1st and 2nd. We (Me and John's Sisters) left Idaho Falls Thursday morning at 4:00 am! It was nice and early...and right in middle of a snow storm! It was amazing that it was the first of May and we past 2 snow plows! That is right...SNOW PLOWS.....IN MAY!!!! There were a couple part of the road that were scary..but Heather got us through it alive! Because of our little weather problem, we got to SLC at 7:30 am...rush hour traffic! It was stop and go for miles. We made it to Provo in time to wait in traffic for another 45 mins. It is amazing what happens when there is and extra 15,000 women around! Needless to say we got to the Marriott Center just after it had started! We didn't hardly miss anything! With the weather and traffic, it was a miracle that we got there so close to being on time!

We were able to listen to some great speakers! Best of all was the closing session! President Monson spoke! It is amazing how the atmosphere changes once the Prophet walks into that arena. The same thing happened at the Young Women General Broadcast. I am amazed at the Spirit that he brings. It is undeniable that he is a true and living prophet!

Peggy & Girls, Thanks for inviting me to go to this awesome event! It was amazing!

My cheese loving kid!!!

2008-04-29T19:26:00.003-06:00

I was cooking dinner tonight and Kyler stole the rest of the block of cheese. He told me he wanted to bite it. It wasn't a big deal because there wasn't a whole lot left. So off he went with his cheese. And this is where I found him.

In Bryce's car seat. Just chillin'...chowing on block of cheese! He cracks me up!!!

Ducks and the park!!

2008-04-28T14:03:00.006-06:00

Well... Actually we were just glad for a nice day to be outside. John had meetings that he was and luckily Jill came up while Levi was working a few hours. So we headed out to feed the ducks. We were trying to feed the ducks, but it was more like we were feeding the Seagulls. It was fun trying to get the popcorn to the ducks.

Bryce just hung out in the stroller. He had a good time just being outside. One thing the both my boys love..being outside!

Kyler is giving a funny face because I kept asking him to say cheese. I think he was getting sick of me!

More feeding the ducks...

Kyler looking at the ducks.

Then it was off too the park. We got a new "all access" playground here and Kyler had a ball playing on it.

Bryce and Jill even got in on the fun.

Check out Kylers hair!!

But Kyler had the most fun! It was a good Saturday that was actually warm! We spent every moment we could outside that day!

Not even kiddin!!!

2008-04-24T14:36:00.003-06:00

For reals...who keeps wishing for snow,? There has to be someone because everyone I know is wishing for warm!!! It is almost MAY for crying outloud! This is sooo not cool!

It started out as Hail

This is still hail!!

Then it started to snow..black and white because I took it through a window!

Now it is snowing!!

Lack of posts...

2008-04-24T09:47:00.003-06:00

Sorry for the lack of posts. I need to go to the store and buy a new SD card. Mine unformatted itself..however that happens. After 3 days of trying to reformat..I have finally given up.

This is what has been going on in our lives..

My boss decided that he WILL let me start working part time. I know this is totally shocking!!
Bryce is having a reaction to Amoxicillian and has a rash on his face, arms and legs.
Kyler has been playing outside as long as we let him. Who cares if it is pitch black outside.
We have stake conference this weekend as do a lot of other people. That means John has lots of meetings. I will see him on Sunday while we are at Stake Conference..and that is about it.
No snow so far this week! Watch out... I probably just jinxed myself. - Note above post
I will be done with classes on April 30! And should get all A's!

So nothing really exciting has been going on. I will work on getting some pictures taken so I have something to post other than just words! HAHAAHAH

Just another night...

2008-04-18T12:17:00.003-06:00

Well last night, Tracy and Austin stopped by and just hung out for a little bit. Kyler had sooo much fun chasing and playing with Austin. They both ran from the "elephant" and had tickle wars. Austin is a fun kid and Kyler just loves him!

Kyler took Austin outside to show him his bike and trike! I peeked my head outside to see what they were doing. They were just riding bikes! Yes Austin is riding Kyler's bike!!

We are trying to get Kyler to use the potty too! I have the hardest time getting him to sit there long enough for anything to happen! If anyone has any ideas about getting him to use the potty...I would greatly appreciate it!!

I am willing summer here!!!

2008-04-16T15:50:00.004-06:00

As for the last post with the snow. I decided that I would "WILL" spring here. So I went and cut my hair short! Short and fun! Still getting used to it..and haven't gotten all the kinks out yet. Hopefully I will be getting the highlights either this weekend or next.

The Back

Not Kidding!!!

2008-04-16T08:09:00.002-06:00

The picture explains its self!!

This is so NOT cool!

You have got to be kidding me!!!

2008-04-15T21:05:00.005-06:00

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS WEATHER! IT IS THE MIDDLE OF APRIL FOR PETE SAKES!!!

It is snowing..not just a flake here and there, but snowing! And it is sticking to the ground! During the day we had a random flake here and there..but come on!! SNOW!!!

This weather is making me really grateful for this weekend that was nice and warm. We were able to put our shed together.

Dad, John and Levi putting the shed together.

When they say "Easy Assembly" make sure you set aside a day and a half.

Hmmmm....I could have thought I had a picture of it finished...now it is coved in snow!

Kyler had a fun time playing on the swing set during our random warm weather! We need more warmness!!

Random's

2008-04-10T11:30:00.003-06:00

Well this morning this is what we woke up to. I don't think spring is ever going to get here. It will just skip spring and start right in on the dreaded HOT summer! I cannot believe how "non-warm" it has been. I have never been more ready for spring than I am this winter. It is probably because we have so many out side project planned. We are going to have to cram them into the 2 months of warm!

Here is my new clock! Yippie! I am finally starting to get some decor on my walls. It isn't the best picture but the red matches our front room. Can you believe that it has been 2 years already!

So Kyler climbed up in the high chair to get my DC. Once he finished that off he was getting down and go caught. I am trying to decided what kind of look this is!?!?

Cute little Bryce was really worried that I was going to take away his toy. He has a death grip on it and it really did take me a while to pry his little fingers off it!

Now that is what you call a "toothless" smile!!

Talk about BURN!!!

2008-04-06T09:41:00.002-06:00

Lets just talk about how out of shape I am. It was finally nice enough to take the boys for a bike ride. This in one of Kyler's favorite activities. If me and John were brave enough, he wouldn't mind going for rides in the dead of winter! HOLY COW...my legs started burning soon as I got out of the driveway..and I wasn't even pulling the boys.

Both the boys did really well. Kyler didn't pick on Bryce, which was one of the apprehensions I had about putting both boys in the trailer. They did just fine. Bryce had a good time also and ended up falling asleep during the ride. We got back and I took Bryce inside to sleep and John was nice enough to take Kyler for another "crazy" ride.

Life has been busy for me...

2008-04-03T08:20:00.002-06:00

Well..I am sure there are some of you that have been yelling at me in cyber space (or you just called me up on the phone or sending me nasty e-mail..hahah just kiddin. They weren't to nasty!) and told me to update!!! Well here you go...it isn't anything exciting.

This week I had two test and no time! It has been crazy lately. I will be glad when this semester is over, but only to start a new class this summer that is 5 hrs long and 4 days a week! Not so fun. I have to go and talk to my boss about the class either today or tomorrow. I am kinda anxious to see what they say. Who knows, I may not be working here in a few weeks. If anyone would like to offer me a job that would work around that schedule...let me know! This class is not optional...and they don't know I am going to school and how far along I am. I will be starting the program in May of 09 an will not be working at all.

This last weekend we went down to Utah and went to the Young Women's broadcast. It was soooo good and the spirit was very strong. All the talks were focused on "standing strong and immovable." President Eyring spoke and is filling his role in the Presidency very well.

PS...we got to park in the underground parking lot..lets just say that there are some fun "cork screw" ramps that if you take them just fast enough, it feels like you are on a roller coaster..Right Katie!

Then we shopped! We went to some outlets then hit the IKEA store. Even John agrees with me that we could have spent a lot of money if we didn't have Kyler trying to run away or so much stuff packed in the car that it would have been uncomfortable for the car ride home.

Bryce is a very good shopper!! He slept for most of it!

While we were in UT Kyler overcame his fear of elephants. He had a lot of fun riding on Dumbo and went back several times.

Bryce had a pretty good Mohawk going on! Just had to take a picture of it.

I will have to get the pictures of the boys swimming from the In-laws. I had forgotten my camera up in the room and was not going to run through the halls soaking wet. We had a life jacket on Kyler and he did a lot better. He didn't cling to people like his life was depending on it. Very good improvement!

Easter Pics

2008-04-03T08:13:00.003-06:00

Here are some easter pictures of all the boys! Can't you believe we actually got everyone looking in the same direction?!?!? AMAZING!

Bryce was inthralled by this Duck.

Thanks for the good food and the outfits Peggy! All in all it was a good day. Long, but good! Kyler had NO NAP! That was NOT GOOD!!

GRRRRRRRR...

2008-03-27T08:06:00.003-06:00

Lets just say I was all excited for spring...and then this morning I looked out the window at 4:00. GRRRRR....I started fuming! SNOW...SNOW on the ground! It is blowing and cold! Not like spring at all!

I suppose I will survive...but I am not very happy about it. I want it be warm...not hot but warm.

Easter Morning!

2008-03-23T10:30:00.004-06:00

Easter morning was pretty simple. Kyler slept in til 8:00 am, which was nice. The Easter Bunny happened to stop by our house so that was fun seeing Kyler's reaction. We hid some eggs down stairs for Kyler to find. He would get pretty excited when he would find one. I think he really had fun because he knew there was candy inside them.

Bryce got this cool ball that rolls aways from him and then back towards him. Supposedly it is suppose to make kids want to crawl. I don't know why we bought that...do I really want him mobile?!?!

All in all it was a good Easter morning and good french toast! That is John's speciality!

EASTER EGGS!!

2008-03-23T10:09:00.006-06:00

On Saturday night we hung out with some friends at Adam & Rachelle's house and let the kids dye Easter Eggs! She is a brave woman to let this kids make a mess with dye..but to be honest, the kids actually did pretty well!

Kyler had a good time running hard with the kids and running past Tevye.

The finished product!

Rachelle left me hidden messages on our eggs! So this one is just for her!

No fun at our house!!!

2008-03-20T15:47:00.002-06:00

Kyler has an ear infection..No fun for us or him. Last night he was awake from 3:30 am til 7:30 am. He didn't sleep at all and cried and cried and kept telling me that his ear hurt. Finally he fell asleep around 7:30. Once he woke up he was acting just fine, but John took him to the doc anyways. It didn't take long for the doc to look in his ear and say" Yep, he has an ear infection." But that is progress for us...not only is it the first one of the winter, but it is also only in one ear. Every other time he had an infection in both ears. The doctor was surprised at how calm he was for having such a bad infection. I think Kyler was trying to make us look like idiots when John told him what kind of night we had. Hopefully tonight will go better... I am in need of some good sleep!

SNOWGLOBE GOLFBALL TOURNEY

2008-03-17T11:04:00.006-06:00

Tournament Standings

John - 4

Levi - 1

Jamie - 1

Jill - 0

Dad - 0

Mom - 0

Getting the golf ball on the tee is no easy feat. It may look easy, but just ask Jill, Mom, and Dad how easy it is.

Weekend in Burley

2008-03-17T10:42:00.011-06:00

Well, we spent the weekend in Burley and had a pretty good time. Friday was interesting. We went to dinner and Kyler had a breakdown like no other. Pretty sure he wouldn't calm down for anything. So we took turns hanging out at the car with Kyler. Finally, he fell asleep at about 10:00 pm. Took an hour nap and was ready to go at 11:00! He played with his tractors and cars for a little while, then we pleaded with him to go to sleep!

Here is Mom and Dad with the boys. We need to teach my mom how to keep her eyes open for pictures! Almost every single one she is blinking or squinting! Love you mom!
Saturday we got up and went and played some basketball and racquetball. Kyler had a ball running around the gym and chasing the ball. We played a few rounds of Lightning and then some of us, (Dad, Me, John, Jill and Levi) played a game of 2 on 3. That was a pretty good workout.

Then we went and played a few games of racquet ball. Even Kyler got in on the games. He had fun chasing the ball, but only for a little while. He didn't not like having 4 walls surrounding him. It was kinda funny to watch him freak out a little.

Bryce was a cute little boy. He had fun playing with his toes and talking to anyone or anything that would give him a ounce of attention.

Kyler and Grandma were having a tickle war! I don't know who actually won that battle!

Jamie...Crafty?

2008-03-14T10:08:00.004-06:00

Those two words just don't go together. When it come to actual crafts, lets just say it is genetic. Right mom?!?! I have been very productive at work this week. It is too cold in our garage is to cold, so I used the heated shop here at work. Every hour and a half I would disappear long enough to put another coat of paint on. So here is my craftyness!

These blocks will hang about the family picture when you first walk in the house. I haven't decided how I am going to hang them...either with wire or ribbon. Anyways...That is me being crafty! Not to bad huh?

Spring is in the air?!?

2008-03-10T14:23:00.009-06:00

I must say that this weekend was rather nice. Almost nice enough to call it spring. Never mind the snow still on the ground. However I would like to let everyone know that we can see some grass in the middle of the yard now! I am so excited. It is pretty warm today, however we have a 70% chance of snow tonight and tomorrow! So we may not see our grass again for a little bit. We still have huge mounds of snow off our driveway which are getting smaller and smaller. March 20, marks the first day of spring...lets just say it better start being spring like!

This weekend Jill and Levi came up for a little bit. Kyler just has a ball with them. He gets sick of mom and dad...I must admit we get pretty boring after the first 5 mins. So when Jill and Levi come, I think Kyler thinks, "FRESH MEAT!" and wears them both out. Needless to say they get excited to go home. Kyler is trying to be like Levi by wearing his shoes.

Kyler is getting a lot better at not scrunching his face when I take pictures. These were all just random, catch the moment, type pics.

Finally some pictures!!

2008-03-05T10:00:00.004-07:00

Last night I finally got out the camera and took some pictures. I think Kyler was going through withdrawals. But he got his fix last night. Pretty sure he wanted to be in every single picture. He is a funny kid. I am starting to teach him that he doesn't have to scream "CHEESE" and scrunch up his face. This picture looks a little grainy. I was playing with the "shutter setting and the F number." But I still got a good smile!

It seemed like Kyler was pulling out every single toy we own! I don't know if he was looking for anything specific or not. He was having a good time that is for sure!

Bryce was in a pretty good mood for the most part. He still has been sleeping a lot, but is on the mend. We don't have to listen to him scream because he is itching. I think the itch is pretty much gone. His head is still pretty speckled, but is looking a whole lot better. He had them all over!

This is just a fun photo. I suppose I am starting to run out of ideas. I can't wait till all the snow is gone and we can go outside. Life will be great then.

We Survived!

2008-03-04T08:31:00.003-07:00

I am glad to say that we survived the weekend with Bryce and the chicken pox. On Friday the doctor called in a perscription for an anti-viral medicine to help with the recovery process. Within 2 days the pox stopped oozing and began drying up. Poor Bryce got tortured every 4 hours with 4 different medicine to help with pain, fever, itching & the anti-viral! He doesn't like taking he meds at all! If it doesn't taste like formula....don't give it to him. Pretty sure I gave him some rice cereal that has bannanas in it, and he dry heaved and gagged everytime I put it in his mouth. It was kinda funny until he actually puked. Then I put it away. (I am the meanest mom!)

Kyler has begun being scared of elephants. John will make his elephant sounds and Kyler will take off and run for whom ever is closer screaming in a terrified voice, "the elepant!" It is funny to see he scared reaction because he has never been scared of anything. He will go down in the basement and play in the dark or go outside to see what the noise is.

So that makes us bad parents. We torture or poor boys, but only in fun!

I will post pictures in a little bit. I actually need to take some more. This whole chicken pox thing threw me off my game.

6 Months Old

2008-03-01T10:30:00.004-07:00

Well Bryce is officially six months old. We were going to take some pictures this weekend, but we ran into a problem. On Wednesday afternoon Bryce broke out with the chicken pox. The poor little guy has them all over his body and even on his tongue. The only place he doesn't have any is on the bottom of his feet. Lets just say it has been a long couple of sleepless night. I feel so bad for him because he can't tell us what is wrong or anything. It has been a guessing game of how to make him comfortable. Seem like there isn't a whole lot that seems to help. Hopefully we are on the down hill part of this.

Cutest Boys on The Block!!

2008-02-26T10:59:00.004-07:00

Bryce and Kyler have been soooo cute lately! Kyler has been a GREAT big brother and loves to play with Bryce. Even though Bryce can't run around with him, he loves showing him how things work. I hope that they continue to love each other and become the best of friends. Even though I know that the closer they are the more mischievous they are. What one doesn't think of...the other one will! There is nothing like having a best friend at home with you! Me and Jill had our good time and our bad. I think the good out number the bad..that is for sure!

Showing Bryce how the can makes noise.

Great TOY! (or Babysitter or distraction)

Nothing like some good Kyler toe jam!

Heat Wave!

2008-02-26T08:09:00.005-07:00

I am very excited to say that we have had a little bit of a heat wave! We can actually see the grass!

Okay...so it wasn't that much of a heat wave and we still have a lot of snow. I have never been more ready for spring than I am this year. I know we need the moisture, so I can't complain too much. It will be nice when we can send Kyler out back!

Life has been pretty boring for us. Nothing new to report. Just the same old school, work, church...and home. I suppose normal is good. I will take it!

Oh yeah..I forgot to tell you, I got a new laptop! It has been great to have. I can do my school stuff (or my picture stuff) downstairs while the boys play. I don't have to wait until they are asleep to do my thing.

Milestone for Bryce!!

2008-02-19T13:19:00.005-07:00

Bryce has finally achieved the milestone of sitting. A few days ago, I would sit him on his bottom and he would automaticly fall down. So last night we were relaxing and I sat Bryce on the floor...and he stayed there! He didn't roll down or anything. He sat there for about 5 minutes then his back started giving out on him and he didn't like it any more.

Bryce has been either teething or is getting the chicken pox, but he has been pretty cranky and sleeping a lot. So we put him in the bath tub to relax. I think he likes the tub!

Bubbles!!!

Val Day

2008-02-16T18:44:00.002-07:00

I know I am a few days late, but hopefully everyone had a good Valentines Day. Ours was pretty much just a regular day. John got me some roses and candy and I filled his car full of balloons and some candy for him. He had class so he got home around 9:30 or so. But it was good never the less.

Before we destroy all the balloons that were in John's car, I figured I would atleast get some pictures. They aren't the greatest...but oh well.

Kyler loves throwing the balloons in the air and letting the hit Bryce.

Bryce wasn't 100% sure what to think about these round floaty thing that Kyler liked to throw at him.

The Forgotten Son...

2008-02-13T15:46:00.004-07:00

I have been getting a little bit of "gruff" from some family members saying that I have not put enough pictures of Bryce on the blog. He is growing so fast and I am glad that my family has been pushing me to take a few pictures or else I might miss those milestones that come and go so fast. He will be 6 months in a couple of weeks. It is amazing how fast the time has gone. Pretty soon he will be going on his first date, graduating, going on a mission, getting married...ect. ect. You get the point. He is growing fast!

It seems like he always has his hand and fingers in his mouth. It is always suprising when I get a picture that I can see his face. Even if it is a somber look! I will take what I can get!

Kyler just can't stand it!

2008-02-12T15:34:00.000-07:00

Kyler just cant stand have in new toy in the house and not be able to play with it. On Saturday we had a little girls day and I got to come back with some toys for Bryce. I got my bouncer back (actually I totally had forgot that I had let Kjerstin use it) and Kjerstin / Marta let me borrow an activity saucer. Bryce actually has loved being in both of them and it gives me a little break to get things done. He could stay in it as long as I will let him. Kyler doesn't like the fact that Bryce got some new toys, so one morning I was down stairs and I heard "Mom, I stuck!"..."Mom, I stuck!" So I headed up the stairs and this is what I found.

Kyler stuck in the activity saucer! Of course I had to let him stay stuck just long enough to get some pictures.

He is so tall now that he was kneeling in the saucer! He is growing up so fast!

Hopefully he will not be so anxious to get in to Bryce's toys that can trap him!

Mom & Dad's Bed

2008-01-31T08:37:00.000-07:00

Is it just me or does "mom & dad's" bed always more comfortable and easier to fall asleep in? I rememer laying in my parents bed and then dad kicking me out so he could go to bed! There is something about mom and dads bed.

It seems like every morning me and John always end up on the edge of the bed or even on a couch. I think I finally realized the tradition that the boys have started. Kyler does good in his bed until about 7 am. Then it is mom and dads bed that will be the best. I thought this was a funny picture. Now me and John just need to be laying there with a sippy or bottle!

Happy Birthday to John

2008-01-21T15:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to John...He is a young 27 now! Me and Kyler started out the morning by making a cake for John. Needless to say Kyler had some fun helping out. After I had put the cake batter in the pan, Kyler went to town on the leftovers. Overall he had some good fun!

After it baked and cooled I iced the cake and let Kyler put on the sprinkles! He did pretty well actually. He didn't even stick his fingers in the cake. I was pretty impressed.

We love sprinkles!

Kyler got to help blow out the John's candles. I don't think John would have been able to do it alone. It takes a lot of wind to blow out that many candles.

Hope you had a good birthday John. I know it wasn't to exciting, but that is what happens when you are older than 26! Love you!

Just another year...

2008-01-16T14:10:00.000-07:00

Our new year has been full of..well..Life. Classes have begun for both John and me. Hopefully one day there will be an end in sight. Kyler is being a great brother to Bryce. He loves to read to him and play with toys. He has become very independent. He also has had a word explosion and is talking all the time and we can actually have a conversation with him. It is hard to believe he is growing up so fast. Bryce is going to be 5 months at the end of the month. He is rolling over and talking. He loves to hear his voice.

We don't really have anything exciting to post so here is a couple just random pictures.

Kyler didn't like the fact that John was able to go outside and shovel snow without him. So we found a little shovel at Shopko. He loves getting to go and help. Help is probably not the right word considering that he usually take snow from the pile and puts in on the driveway.

We actually have quite a bit of snow and it has been to cold for anything to melt.

Here is Kyler reading to Bryce and showing him the pictures. Bryce is actually pretty observant and watches Kyler constantly. That could end up being trouble. We all know how mischievous Kyler can be.

Christmas Pictures

2007-12-31T11:15:00.000-07:00

We took some picture of the boys in their matching church outfits that Peggy had bought. It was kinda challenging to get everyone in the picture let alone looking at the camera. Here are some that I have been playing around with. I am still trying to figure out all the stuff one of my programs can do.

Michael, Bryce, Kyler, Tegan

Tegan, Kyler, Michael, Bryce, Jayden

Elf Boy

Bryce 4 months

Church Style!!

2007-12-31T09:19:00.001-07:00

Sunday started out as any other day. Kyler waking us up and the crack of dawn. Actually he slept in until 7:30...that is really good for him. Later in the morning, after breakfast, bath and getting all cleaned up, I told Kyler to go and get ready for church. Pretty sure this is what he came out in.

Once I stopped laughing at him and I told him that he would be pretty cold dressed like that he ended up putting on his coat and telling me to "Monn!! Monn!!" (come on). Eventually I convinced him to wear something a little bit more "churchie." Doesn't he look good!!

Bryce is just chillin' with dad while me and Kyler went to....... You guessed it!! WALMART!! That chair make him look soooo big! He is getting big. He just turned 4 months on Sunday! That is hard to believe some days...other days it isn't so hard!

Christmas Video

2007-12-29T16:03:00.000-07:00

GUESS WHAT? WE HAVE A VIDEO RECORDER!! Actually we have had it for 3 years and we finally decided (remembered) to pull out the video camera. We have been bad at that. Hopefully I will be able to remember that we have it. This is a video of a train set Kyler got for Christmas.

Merry Little Christmas!!

2007-12-27T08:37:00.000-07:00

I am hoping that everyone had a merry little Christmas! We had a very good Christmas! We got lots and lots of snow which was a lot of fun to go sledding on! We took Kyler, Michael and Tegan sledding over at Westside Elementary. They seemed to have fun. It got cold as the sun was setting so we were only there for about 30 mins. Long enough to freeze! We will have to take them to a little bit steeper hill.

Kyler had fun with Santa. Santa brought all the Grandkids a remote control Airplane. Kyler thought it was pretty cool as long as it wasn't moving! It is the first time I have actually seen him run away in terror.

He also got a trike that he loves. John had to put it together. I think that was the longest 15 minutes of Kylers life. He kept trying to get on it while John was putting it together. Sometimes it is a little traumatic trying to get him off it!

Anniversary

2007-12-21T14:27:00.000-07:00

Well it is that time of year again. Our anniversary was on Wednesday the 19th! It is hard to believe that we have been married for 4 year already. It has gone a lot faster than I imagined it could.

I was lucky enough to get roses at the office.

Everyone is jealous. Don't mind the mess, this was at my desk after our Christmas luncheon.

I finally got my batteries charged for my camera. So hopefully I will be able to take some pictures of our boys. Kyler is loving the snow. We actually have to use snow as a bribery tool some days. Bryce is getting so big. He rolled over twice yesterday. Time is flying and it has been a good year. Hopefully the next is just as good!

Happy Holidays to all of you! We love you!

3 Months Today

2007-11-30T12:13:00.001-07:00

It is hard to beleive the Bryce is already 3 months old. Time has gone by very fast and pretty soon he will be going to kindergarden, going on his first date, going on a mission, getting married and having kids of his own. Okay I am exagerating a little, but time is going fast that is for sure.

Here are some more recent pictures of bryce. We will get some good ones done sometime.

Kyler and Bryce chillin'

here is a picture taken while we were in Burley for thanksgiving. Bryce was alseep with his hands over his face. It was pretty cute!

We love micro suede and Melaluca

2007-11-29T09:37:00.000-07:00

Lets just say it was quite and eventful evening last night. I got home for class and the trauma all began. John was in the bedroom on the computer looking at my resume for me. I was in the kitchen getting something to eat..Kyler was in the front room using the cushions as a drawing pad. THAT'S RIGHT...Kyler took a blue marker to my cream couch. And he was so perfect til then. HAHAHAHHAAHAH!!!!!

So we headed over to walmart to get and upholstery cleaner thing. So we got back to the house and as we were putting this little thing together....Kyler was in the front room drawing with a blue ink pen. We are talking seconds...not minutes! Kyler wasn't alone for more than 10 secs! I didn't take any pictures of that because I was pretty frustrated. And he seemed to be proud. Even after spanking him and he was in his room...he still thought he was cool stuff. This picture was taken when it was just marker. Not nearly as bad as PEN!!!

So the blue marked came out pretty easy but the pen was another story. We put hair spray on it and it helped fade the pen. So we called Peggy...who is the master of getting stains out! And she had this stuff called "Sol-U-Mel" from Melaleuca. And it work! We dabbed this stuff on the pen and it took it away. THANKS PEG! If anyone has a small child I would suggest buying some of this stuff. It also got out permanent marker from Peggy's carpet! I think I need to invest in a couple of 50 gal drums!

So we let every thing dry overnight and it came clean. We need to do a thorough cleaning because we just spot cleaned last night so you can tell where we cleaned. Our couch was saved and Kyler lived to wreck havoc for another day.

Thanksgiving!!

2007-11-28T08:30:00.000-07:00

Thanksgiving was great. We had good food and it was nice having family around! After eating in Pokey we headed to Boise to go to a hockey game. The Steelheads won 5-1. That was nice to see them win again. Then of course we went shopping and ate good!

We as a family have a lot to be thankful for this year. I am thankful for my husband and our two dear little boys. I can't imagine life without any of them. I have been blessed with health and strength all my life. That is something that I don't take for granted! Thank you to all of our family...we appreciate all the you do for us! We love you!

Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving! Tis the season! Love you all!

And Fall has arrived!

2007-11-13T21:33:00.000-07:00

Well, we finally got around to raking all the leaves in the front yard. WE HAD A TON OF THEM!! It made a great pile for Kyler to get thrown into. Kyler really is in this picture! He only freaked out a little bit.

Once John uncovered him he thought that being thrown in the leaves was great fun!
Last fall Kyler didn't enjoy getting thrown in the leaves at all. I will see if I can find that picture and I will post it later.

Bryce is getting so big! He is 2.5 months now! Time has gone by so fast. He is holding his head steady and loves to look around. He is a very smiley baby and is usually pretty happy. When he is cranky, usually a bum change or a bottle fixes that.

Hope everyone is doing well. We are in this neck of the woods. Only 3 more weeks until the semester is over! I am sooo excited!

Trick or Treat

2007-11-05T08:09:00.000-07:00

Halloween was quite the treat...I was in my A&P class!! John was able to take Bryce and Kyler to the "Trunk or Treat" at the stake center. Kyler ended up getting way too much candy for such a little guy, so me and John helped him sort it out. Okay...really we just ate all the good stuff. After I got home from class we stopped at a couple of families homes. I hadn't realized how fast Kyler would catch on. Once Kyler was out of his car seat he was on the front porch knocking on the door. When Kyler figures out how to get candy he really works it!!

Bryce was a cute little Duck for Halloween.

Kyler was a gorilla. He like to wear his costume as long as we were trick or treating. But soon as we were home he wanted it off.

Hope you all had a good Halloween! We sure did! It is a lot of fun with Kyler now. He is starting to get the concept of the different holidays. Christmas should be pretty fun this year.

He's a big boy!!

2007-10-30T21:22:00.001-06:00

Well it is official! Kyler is a 2 year old! He had his Birthday party on Saturday and got spoiled yet again. But I think that is what birthdays are for. Here are a few of his favorite presents.

He is also in a "BIG BOY BED!" He finally stayed in his bed all night. It was kinda weird hearing the pitter patter of Kyler running around the house at 3:00 in the morning.

He is SMILING

2007-10-25T08:05:00.000-06:00

I can't believe how fast Bryce is growing up. He is holding his head pretty steady and he has begun to smile! He isn't quite 2 months yet, but it feels like it has been forever since he was born. I don't know if that is because the seasons changed so quickly or if I am just losing my mind. But either way he is getting big FAST!!

Isn't he a cutie. He has some cute dimples and a great smile!

We love our new addition to our family....I can't imagine life without him already.

We have finally gotten use to having a family of four.

Fall has arrived!!!

2007-10-15T19:56:00.001-06:00

The leaves are on the ground once again. It is amazing how fast time is going lately. Bryce is already 6 weeks old and Kyler will be two at the end of the month. I can't believe I have a two year old. He is such a good helper. On Saturday Kyler was helping dad mow up the leaves that were on the ground.

We only had to chase him a few time down the street. He has a friend that lives on the corner, so every time we are out front he is down the street faster than we can stop him.

We got the leaves out front picked up just in time for the rest of them to fall!

Go figure!!

Dad will be happy to see he is right!!

2007-10-06T10:06:00.000-06:00

Well dad....you right! It is the Artic up here.

It is hard to believe it is the beginning of October. We usually don't get our first snowfall til the end of October. Technically this is our 2nd snowfall, we didn't have an accumulation in the last storm.

We just had a alert come over the television: Don't not go outside because of falling trees, power lines and the icy roads!

The snow is really wet! GREAT SNOWMAN SNOW!! John has knocked some of the snow off our trees because the branches were touching the ground!

We really need the moisture though! Hopefully the mountains are getting a lot more than we are here in the valley. It also means....SNOWBOARDING!! I am getting excited for this season. Hopefully I will be able to find some time to hit the slopes.

Kyler can't wait to play in it! Beau has been enjoying the snow, running around like a maniac!

FAMILY PICTURE TRAUMA!!!

2007-09-29T11:15:00.001-06:00

Well we got our family pictures taken and they actually turned out pretty good. However trying to take pictures with a 2 year old is a challenge all in itself. The session started out pretty good that is why the family pictures turned out. After the two pictures we got Kyler was done and wanted to play with all the props. Bryce was pretty good for the most part. He would get mad when we would take his binki out. He usually could care less if he had it. Since we were taking pictures he decided he needed it. Soon as we got home...he didn't want it in his mouth. Suprisingly me and John actually behaved through the whole session. I think the boys caused enough trauma that we didn't need any more :)

Life gets crazy with 2 kids!!!

2007-09-17T10:13:00.000-06:00

It is amazing how crazy life gets with two kids. I didn't think it was going to be quite so drastic, but boy was I wrong. John has been home for the last two weeks and I think that has saved my sanity. I don't know what I will do when it is just me and the boys....I guess I will figure it out at some point.

Kyler loves his little brother and I wouldn't be surprised if Bryce gets sick of Kyler's wet kisses all the time.

Bryce now weighs 8 lbs 3 oz. That is the same weight that Kyler was born at! He will sleep for a good 4-5 hours at night, so that has been really nice for me.

Kyler got a new swing set. John set it up and Kyler likes to be a dare devil on it.

Finally he's here!

2007-08-31T19:54:00.000-06:00

Bryce came on 08/30/07. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and is 20 1/2 inches long. He's so handsome. We are excited to welcome this little guy to our family!

Kyler doesn't look so sure about Bryce in this picture. He actually said 'Hi baby" and gave him a kiss the first time he saw Bryce. I don't think Kyler will have too much trouble adjusting, I am sure he will have his days though.

Kissy Lips!!

2007-08-27T08:40:00.001-06:00

Kyler has these cutest "kissy lips!" And he loves to give kisses! However they are pretty wet and he needs a lot of practice before he decided to start kissing the girls!

IT'S OFFICIAL...I have Kankles!!!!

2007-08-10T21:07:00.000-06:00

Well it is official...I no longer have any ankles!! They disappeared on my today. I guess this is a good sign that labor is getting closer. I still have awhile, but it is getting closer. I am ready for Bryce to be here and to be able to bend over and put on shoes that tie and paint my toenails. Anyways...just wanted to let everyone know that is official!!

Take me out to the ball game!!

2007-08-08T10:15:00.000-06:00

Last night some of our friends called and invited us to go to the Chuckars baseball game. There ended up being a group of us from the 16th ward that got together. It was good to see everyone again. Seems like it has been forever!

Kyler seem to have fun. Not really watching the game, but playing with everyone around him. The little girl is Reagan. She is Brooke and Brian's little girl. Her and Kyler had lots of fun playing around on the benches and giving each other "Hi Fives." All of the kids in our group did really well, considering it was hours past their bedtimes!

The Chuckars are doing pretty well this year. Unfortunately they lost last night in extra innings. Hopefully they do well tonight. The new stadium is great! It actually looks like a Semi-pro team plays there. It was a great night...and we will have to go to another baseball game soon.