Winter Days

Well here is some much needed pictures.. Joe has been home for the last couple days and I am loving it. It is so nice to have him home and get to kind-of relax. Since he has been home we have had some big snow storms. Weston has been loving the snow and some days it is really hard to get him to come in.



We made a massive snowman in which it was so big it was the talk of the neighborhood. Joe is such an overachiever on snowmans. I tried to make it smaller but he insisted on something bigger.

Halloween and stuff

Well life here has been busy like usual and I have been super lazy on taking pictures. I think once you get pregnant you decide that you dont need to take pictures of yourself anymore since you dont like what you see for the most part. So here are the few pictures that we have taken, hopefully I will add more later. I also haven't brought my camera around so need to gather pictures from friends and family.
Well, Weston is getting big. We celebrated is 2nd birthday with family which was one fun. He didn't fully understand what his birthday was but did tell me he wanted a train cake. I made that with somewhat success but I think the front train looked kind-of like a monster which made him nervous. He got lots of stuff consisting of cars,trucks and other things.
For Halloween we got to go trick or treating in which Weston really got the hang of it and wasn't scared of the people. His favorite thing was probably getting play dough from a house. He did love the candy but mom hid most of it from him the following days after so that he wasn't too junked out. Weston was a burger and Joe was ketchup and I was mustard.

Weston in his burger outfit

Weston in the leaves.

Weston throwing up the leaves, probably his favorite part.

Its a Girl

Well today, we went in for my 20 week ultrasound and we are having a little girl. Her expected arrival is January 24,2010. We are excited. It will be weird having two kids in the house - wow, i am getting old.

Pictures from California

We have been busy and I have been lazy on taking pictures. We went down to California for two weeks which was a lot of fun. It was fun to see family and to in a little cooler weather. We were able to go to the beach,Wild Animal Park,Wild Rivers,Angels game,go see Joe's grandparents (Westons first time meeting them),etc. Here are some pictures...

At the dino museum

At the Wild Animal Park where he was able to pet the deer.

At the Angels game

Joe and Weston with his grandparents.

Weston's Favorite Outfit

This is Weston's favorite outfit. No clothes of course and his hat. I hope one day he will out grow the being naked part because that will be awkward when he is older walking around naked.

Timp Cave

On Monday July 5th we went up to the Timpanogas Cave. It was pretty fun. It was a 1-1/2 mile hike up to the cave and we thought it would take about 15-20 minutes to get up but I guess we didn't realize how steep the hike was, so 45 minutes later we reached the top. I luckily didn't have to carry Weston up because I think i would have died.

Reflections

As I am sitting today watching my little boy since we dont have church until 1, I am able to reflect on my life a little. And wanted to share my feelings publicly. I am just so grateful for everything I have and think I am the luckiest person alive. I love being a mom and so grateful for my healthy curious little boy who is such a joy to my life. My favorite game Weston plays with me is "I love you" game. In which we go back and forth and say "no, i love you" and this keeps going until one of us gives up.
I am so grateful for the blessings that have been bestowed upon me. Life isn't easy but I wouldn't trade my life with anyone. I am so grateful for a loving husband who supports me in everything I do even when I am not the most pleasant person to be with all the time.

The Zoo

The other day we went to the zoo. I took Weston last year and it was a lot of fun but this time it was better cause he actually under stood stuff. Below is the picture of the elphant with the new baby Elephant.

Joe is bigger than a gorilla. WOW!


Us on a train ride.

Here are some pics...

Here are some pictures....

We planted raspberry bushes and strawberry plants the other and Weston off course had to help. Even helped our neighbors put dirt on their new sprinkler system.

We got Weston the other day a little car to play on outside. He of course wanted to help daddy put it together. He is so good at putting things together.

Here are some pictures from Easter. He didn't care about the toys mostly just the candy.

He also went over to his cousins baskets and took some candy from him. I dont have to ever worry that he is eating too little.

Catch Up

Well it has been a while since I posted and i don't have any pictures to post right now. Weston got on our laptop and somehow by hitting certain buttons cleared the whole memory of the laptop. Pictures, programs, everything. So our computer wont even turn on. Joe and I both have work laptops so isn't too much of problem but we are afraid we have lost all of our pictures. We have been just working and hanging out and trying to do as much fun as we can fit in. Weston is starting to get into more things and cause more mischief. He has colored on a wall, windows, and our kitchen table. And this is all with me supposedly watching him. I heard boys cause a lot of mischief, now I know first hand. I will post pictures soon.

Give me some Weston

So the other day it snowed really crazy in the morning and by the afternoon the snow had melted and it was sunny. I think this is probably one of my favorite weather days. I do like the snow but by the afternoon I am ready for it to be done so we can play outside. Well since the snow had melted so much the drains were just pouring out water. Weston decided to play in them and of course i had to let him even if that meant I had to change all of his clothes since they were soaked in ice water and covered in mud.


Here is the start of him soaking himself:


This last weekend we went up to Salt Lake to go to the planetarium. Weston had a lot of fun. He was fascinated with this:

Weston walking on Mars.

The best part of this picture is that I didn't even ask him to sit down or pose. He saw someone else do it and so had to do it too. So funny. I love this kid.

Busy,Busy, Busy

Well life for us have been super busy. And I wouldn't have it any other way. I love being busy especially since it is cold outside and so can't really do much outside yet. Since Christmas I have started teaching piano. I only have two students but am hoping by the end of this year I will get some more. I love it and love owning my own piano. I am also still working 40 hours a week at Intermountain Health Care. I love being able to play with my big little boy. He is growing up so fast. Joe also has been busy because of basketball season which is over now. (I am glad to have my husband back). He coaches basketball for the 9th grade team at Eastmont. His team went to the semi finals. Joe also picked up another job as a referee to help bring in some more money. It is good because he gets some more exercise since he has to run back and forth on the gym. Weston is almost 18 months. He started nursery a little earlier since Joe and I are both in Primary. Joe teaches the 10 and 11 yearold boys and I have the sunbeams (3-4 year olds). Weston loves nursery. He is getting into everything. He is also talking a lot more and understanding a lot more what we are saying. He loves to help around the house. He even helps set the table. In February Joe and I took a week vacation to Cabo Mexico. It was nice to have some time to ourselves but I sure missed my buddy. We went kayaking, snorkeling, did the ziplines (AWESOME), pairsaling and relaxing. Our hotel was nice and right up on the beach. We loved being in the sun but was glad to be back with Weston. Here are some pictures (I got tired of taking pictures the past couple of months)

Weston loves to take everything out of his bottom drawer and climb in. Then he wants everything back in the drawer with him. He is so funny.


Picture of our hotel from our balcony. We would eat breakfast every morning on our balcony and it was just so beautiful. While in Mexico we bought food from the grocery store to cook at our hotel and lived off sandwiches and cereal for breakfast and lunch. We are super cheap when it comes to food when we travel.


We kayaked to lover beach. This is where we are standing.

In front of me is a whole bunch of sea lions. This was right around the lover beach. It is on the tip of the pennisula.


Here is us parasailing. It was so much. I am little scared of heights so I thought I would be scared, no way it was awesome.


Weston in Joe's church clothes.

Here is Joe's basketball team

For school they did a fundraiser and Joe promised the kid that if they earned so much money he would do things for them. One of them was where all Ute clothes (which he is a big BYU fan and so that was horrible for him to wear all that red). Another one was he would cut his hair in a mowhawk. It only lasted for a day because I hated it.

Christmas

It has been pretty cold up in Utah. We got Weston a snow outfit for Christmas but gave it to him early since he has been dying to go outside. He loves to be outside, just as much as his mom.

Weston in his snow pants. Dont you love the bubble butt.

Weston and I's foot prints.



Christmas morning was fun being by ourselves. Weston was sick on Christmas Eve with a temperature of 104 and by Christmas he still wasn't feeling to great. He did love the wagon that Santa brought him.

Joe got a big screen tv for Christmas and I got my beautiful piano. I started teaching piano lesson in January and so far it is going good. Here is my first student.