We found out last night that we will be having a little girl come August! I know I've been bad at posting... life has been very busy. We moved the first weekend in March and then unpacked and cleaned out our old apartment all the second week along with babysitting. And last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity of giving a talk in sacrament, teaching sharing time for primary, and getting to conduct as well. So it was a busy weekend preparing! Kyle's still working, 5th grade is still full of all sorts of crazy fun lessons and activities, with parent teacher conferences coming up next week. Then... the long awaited Spring Break!! So then, at that time I will have to post some updated pictures! I just wanted everyone to know about our exciting news!! Rylan will make a good big brother! We are very excited!
March 23, 2010
February 22, 2010
Happy Birthday Kyle!
It's been two weeks already? Time sure has flown by this February. We've been staying busy with lots...packing (we move Friday yet again), work, baby showers galore, Valentine's Day, church callings, Kyle's birthday, little Rylan... who is getting more and more active, and much more.
Here's a quick picture of Rylan. I know the head is cut off a little, but he's got the sweetest smile... I had to share.
Today is Kyle's birthday!! We work opposite schedules with me at work during the day and Kyle working in the evenings. We don't get to see each other except for the middle of the night when Kyle gets home or the early hours of the morning when I leave for work. Both times are sadly when either myself or Kyle is half asleep! Although Kyle and I didn't get to see much of each other on his birthday, Rylan and I went to visit him at work for his dinner break. He got a big thing of balloons sent to him to let him know we were thinking of him too. I hope Kyle felt somewhat special on his big day. He's 25 years old! He is the best husband and father! He's so adorable to watch as he plays with Rylan and he’s great at taking care of him too! I appreciate all that he does for me (I can be pretty demanding at times). He's very patient and I love him very much! I couldn't find any single pictures of him... he's always with Rylan. :) Which is why I love him even more. Here's one of the two of them this past Halloween. Happy Birthday Kyle!!
Another big part of this past month has been the baby showers. I promise you that I've been to at least 3 baby showers just in the month of February. One of which, I helped decorate with making a diaper cake for the table decor. I'm posting this picture not because I'm proud of how it turned out, but because I told my crafty sister (Chrissy) who I can't keep up with.... that I'd show her how it turned out. I'm just glad it finally stayed together. :) So this is my first ever diaper cake... not as cute as yours though Chrissy.
So with all this baby shower talk, I figured now is a better time than ever to share my news with those of you who may not know yet. We are expecting our second child come August 17th! I am 15 weeks pregnant... again... :) I'm feeling great now that the first trimester is over. It's amazing the difference! Am I showing yet you ask? Well, I'm not sure. I don't know if it’s still baby fat left over with the previous pregnancy or if it's the new little one on the way. So we'll see how I fill out. Kyle and I are looking forward to it!
Other than the above, life has continued to be busy, but great as we take on each new day. I'm loving teaching and being a mom. We'll see what the month of March has in store!
February 7, 2010
Rylan 6 Months Old
Okay so I've changed my goal to every two weeks...since I'll admit, not a lot happens around here. I thought I'd post an update on Rylan this weekend. He is now 6 months old and just had his 6 month check up. He's doing great as far as gaining weight and growing. The pediatrician did comment on the size of his head though. :) He's in the 85th percentile in head size. Meaning he has a very large head. We thought that was kind of interesting. He's sitting up all on his own now and is rolling over well. He loves to smile, giggle, and talk to himself. We love this kid more and more each day! He's so much fun! I can't wait until summer, to spend more time with him (still 4 months away). Here's Rylan at 6 months old!
January 24, 2010
Mystery Dinner
So I'm back to attempting my goal of posting updates every Sunday. Even though it's now 10:00pm...it's still Sunday! So this totally counts. We had a pretty busy weekend full of shopping, baby showers, seeing a few homes, cleaning and a mystery dinner at a friends. Kyle and I had never been to a mystery dinner before. We were given a character and told to dress the part. I was Monica Gestetner, a neurosurgeon who owned her own private practice in California. Kyle was John Allured, a mystery and intrigue script writer who was very Hollywood and was suppose to dress up ready to hit the clubs. Kyle enjoyed acting out his character over dinner and was pretty good at it too. We didn't want to have to worry about paying a sitter to go, so we asked if Rylan could come along. :) (He'd be asleep for most of it anyways.) We dressed him to look like a little detective, since it was a mystery dinner. The hat looks more like a train director to me, but they got the idea. It was similar to the game of Clue where you guess the murderer, intent, weapon and so forth. However, neither of us guessed correctly...but it still made for an entertaining and fun dinner! We had a great time.
January 15, 2010
Update from the Holidays!
Christmas, New Years, they have all come and gone! Now that we are almost to the end of January, I'm finally almost caught up with all the little things. One last thing I've been meaning to do is to post an update (it's been a while). The holiday season was perfect. It was a wonderful break from school, filled with lots of family and sweet memories! I meant to post a few pictures of Rylan before we went to Colorado. Below are a few pictures of him in December when he was 4 months old.
(Learning to sit up all on his own-with a little support.)
(Completley out after a fun day at church.)
(Sweet smiles to Mommy!)
(No worries... It's a wrapped candy cane! He was just too cute!)
We went to Colorado to visit Kyle's family for Christmas! He got to meet his Papa (Kyle's dad) for the first time as well as his other fun Aunts and Uncles and two little cousins too! It was a great trip and we made some great memories for Rylan's first Christmas. There were so many pictures to choose from, sadly here are only a few! :)
(First plane ride!!)
(First photo with Santa!!)
(Hanging out with Nana.)
(Christmas Day - Family Photo!)
After our trip to Colorado, my Mom and sister Kimmy from Virginia came out to visit. We headed to Vernal, Utah for New Years to see more family! It was of course tons of fun with everyone together (words cannot describe)! There were a lot of pictures from this trip as well, but I tried to pick just a few.
(Kyle sledding)
(Rylan and Grammy!)
(Cousins in Vernal! What a couch full of cute kids!!)
(Grammy bought matching shirts for all the boy cousins... cute picture!)
Sorry, my goal was to make what could be a novel, a short and sweet post. This is only the icing on the cake! We had such a great break and did so much more then what I mentioned here! Kyle and I feel like we have started the new year off to a great start. However, after a few weeks of getting back into the normal routine of things, we sure do miss all of our family and friends!! Too bad next Christmas and New Years is a whole year a way. :) Maybe its a good thing though too... it was very busy! Life is treating us well though and we know that we have been blessed with so much during this past holiday season and at the start of this new year (can't complain)!!
November 29, 2009
Thanksgiving!
It’s been almost another month since we’ve posted (crazy how fast time flies). We thought we'd post some updated pictures of Rylan. He’ll be 4 months old next Sunday. He’s doing well, almost sleeping through the night, pushing up on his arms during belly time and has rolled over too (just once, but yeah!), he got his first tooth a few weeks ago, and is such a chatter box. We absolutely love this little boy so much, especially his gum filled smiles.
(I love his huge brown bug eyes!)
(Rylan helping Mommy cook!)
We went to my brother in law’s family's home for Thanksgiving this year. We’re grateful they welcomed us with open arms. Here's a few cute pictures of Rylan throughout Thanksgiving Day!
(My Cousins passed me around....they love holding me!)
(Aunt Chrissy and cousin Kaylee)
(Oh no!! He found the thumb!)
(What a long day, didn't even make it to the crib.)
November 7, 2009
Halloween 2009
It’s been a while since we’ve posted. Here’s an updated picture of Rylan… He’s now 3 months old; A very interactive and happy baby. It's so fun watching him as he's exploring this new world around him. He's always so wide eyed every time we go out.
Such a cutie!
This Halloween we got together with Kyle’s brothers and friend Emily. We went Frisbee Golfing. We’ve seen the parks before, but never actually played. It was pretty fun except the fact they didn’t have a bathroom anywhere...which made for a very long day. :) It was such a beautiful day though! Gorgeous fall weather! It took a few “holes” to get the hang of it. I got tired of chasing after my Frisbee every time, so I decided to be the designated stroller pusher and watched everyone else play.
Kyle on the other hand was pretty good. He even got a hole in two. Which is pretty good considering there were lots of obstacles like trees and rivers, making each hole a little tricky. It was a pretty cool sport.
Kyle, Greg, and Jeff (Brothers)
All bundled up!
By the end sweet Rylan had had enough excitement.
Pretty classic…a pumpkin for Halloween!
It turned out for a pretty nice day... not too spooky or scary. We were even able to get a little candy thanks to Rylan going trick or treating with Daddy at his work. We can't wait until next year when he's a little older and can actually enjoy it himself.
October 4, 2009
Yeah for Fall
Our Little Pumpkin :)
October 3, 2009
Smiles
This past week Rylan started smiling. He's such a sweetie! It's so fun to have him actually react to us when we talk and play with him now. I caught this sweet picture yesterday of him and his new little smile. He's 8 weeks old now! :)
