September 2009

As usual, September started with a bang...day one is Silas' birthday! We had a fun time going out to eat at Chuck-a-Rama (one of Sigh's "faves"and the site of one of our first dates.) It was fun having Drew with us and spending the time together as a family. The big 3-8!! Wow, I can't believe I'm married to someone who is SO old!! :) I guess that makes me old, too!! It was fun giving him presents and then having birthday cake with my family at Sunday dinner a few days later!!

Happy Birthday Silas!

Gotta love the scones, right?

Little Buddly enjoying his dinner or at least making a mess of it!!

The one present he REALLY wanted..guess where it still is??!! Yep, in the box! hehehe!

My attempt at decorating a cake...I quite enjoy doing it but need to practice a little more, but it sure was tasty!!!!

September also brought us Kendall and Jamie's twin boys!! Barely, before they were born, Jill, Val, my mom, Jamie's mom and sister-in-laws, and I gave her a double family baby shower. Jamie had been put on 'house arrest' for several weeks prior and so we had the shower right in their clubhouse and had both families attend!! I hope the shower wasn't what threw her into the complications that led to the boys' early arrival 6 days later!!! She looked amazingly beautiful and so cute even though we all know how uncomfortable she was feeling!! I had so much fun making the diaper cakes and organizing it with so much help!! Thanks to everyone who helped and of course, those who came and gave Jamie and Kendall such wonderful things to help them out with not just one but TWO baby boys!!

The boys, Daxton and Jacoby Ehat, were born the morning of September 17, 2009 in Provo, Utah!! They were 7 weeks (I think) early. Daxton was 6 lbs. 1 oz. and Jacoby was 5 lbs. 11 ozs. I was there with my parents and Jamie's parents when they were born. We were waiting in the lobby to hear and my dad got anxious so he walked down the hall and a nurse came out of a room. It happened to be just the room where Kendall and the babies were....so we all rushed down to the door to listen! They had just been born and were in the room being cleaned and weighed, etc. We could hear them crying, so cute!! Then we were able to see them wheeled across the hall to the NICU where they stayed for a few weeks! They are home now and have been for a while! They are so stinkin' cute! I'll post more current pictures later but here are some others for now.

Radiant and glowing Mommy in Waiting!!

The Diaper Cakes: Baby A, Brothers, and Baby B!

Sweet Dylann Baby...only a few weeks old!!

The morning of...Kendall in his get-up!!

Happy and proud daddy!!!

I wasn't allowed in the NICU...boohoo...luckily the boys' crib was next to the window!! That was so hard not being able to hold them for so long!! (It makes me cry even now, jeesh!!)

Okay, so there is September, well most of it! More to come, so ya'll come back now ya hear?!

Catch Up Time!!

So my re-commitment to blogging "weekly" was nearly a month ago...ha, ha, ha!! I 'm so busy napping these days...:), actually, I really am quite busy with numerous things, but I'll have you know that blogging is on my mind. I do want to do it, just need to find the time! So, tonight, while Silas is out on a guys' night date (he, he) I will blog. Because of a time-line and the need to catch up...I'm going way back. So skip these posts if you're not too interested in what happened a few months ago. Just remember for now this is mostly for journaling purposes and those who really truly love us!!

Can Everyone Say...."Slacker!!"

Okay, my attempt to rejoin the blogging craze has been a sad one to say the least! BUT... since you are reading this, you are either my friend or a member of my family (if you're not....that's a shame and why not?) and therefore you KNOW the excuse I'm going to give for being such a SLACKER!!

Frankly, I do look at blogs. I read a lot of them. I comment. I don't comment. I forget to check on my "gone private" friends quite often (sorry guys). I open up mine and have this great urgency to take a NAP!! Now, don't get me wrong! It's not that I feel my life is boring (yawn....) or that I really have nothing to share (yawn....). I am seriously just so tired these days!

As a friend of mine showed me her friends "blog books" and was so excited about her new blog that she finally started...it got me thinking about, you guessed it, MINE! (slacker, slacker, slacker) So therefore, from this moment on, I commit to you, my FAMILY and FRIENDS, that I WILL post at least ONCE a week!! I will prop my eyelids open with toothpicks. I will "Just say NO" to my soft pillow and warm blankies. I will force myself, if needs be, to keep you updated and to write, write, write and upload, upload, upload in hopes that I, too, will publish my "blog book". For really a selfish reason, at best, for ME!!

Budding Buddly

So, Drew is just amazingly cute, adorable, cuddly, smart, giggly, charming and so fun!! I can't imagine my life without him!! I thank Heavenly Father several times daily for such a blessing in my life!!

I thought it would be fun to post some great pictures from the summer's events. For your enjoyment but for journaling purposes as well!!
**Warning: Very long, cute picture post!!!

(Going backwards starting from Sept. 11th-June 2009)

At the zoo, on the train ride, with Cole, Mom, Auntie Jill, Hallie & Brighton!

Drew loves the camera...starting to be interested in how it all works!! It's so cute how he holds it up to himself and pulls a cheesy grin!!

Lifting our legs on Daddy's birthday!!

We went to Chuck-Up-O-Rama (it was good, just too much food!) for Sigh's b-day! So, it looks like he's gagging but he was pretending to cough INTO a napkin!! LOL He must have seen someone else do it!!

Loving the saddle ride at Texas Roadhouse for Grandma's Birthday!!

Kiddie Cove at Boondocks...Sigh's work party!!
He loved it and DID NOT want to leave!

All the grandkids (- Dylann, she was inside) eating ice cream cones from Papa!!

First real bike ride in a bike trailer behind Mom with the Cub Scouts!

The Biggest Buddly watching Daddy mow the lawn!!

The HIPPO at San Diego Zoo...pretty cool!!!

Loved, loved, loved playing in the sand at the beach with Olivea!!

Loved, loved, loved eating the sand at the beach with Olivea!!

The flight wasn't full so he got his own seat!!

Quite enjoyed watching out the window of the plane!

On a trip to IKEA, we came around a corner and Drew looked up and said "daddy!!"
(Wow, not bad!!)

The infamous scrunchy nosed grin!!

First 'roller' hike...daddy did great, it was rather rocky at times and tree root filled!!

Family pic at Stewart Falls!!

Driving the cart at Smith's! He cried and cried when it was time to go!

Drew loves to read his books!!

Wagon rides...one of our favorite modes of transportation!

Park day with cousins (none in sight, of course)!

We were at Thanksgiving Point farm with Gongy, Grandma, Auntie Peri, Julie, Olivia, Rylie and Saige. Drew would NOT let go of me to ride a pony so he watched instead. Then one horse neighed and blew it's lips right at Drew and this is what he did!! It was so funny!!

Trying to catch up to Julie and cousin Olivia at TP farm!

Cute boy! 4th of July dinner at Outback in St. George!

A new favorite play place on our St. George trip!

One of many interesting, yet cute, sleeping positions we've found Drew in!

One of many interesting, yet very cute, positions we find Drew in when he's not sleeping!!

Story time at the little Public Library. He loved sitting on the bookshelf!

Cute, cute, cute is all I have to say!!

Waiting on the porch steps for Daddy to come home from work!!

Four-wheeling with Hallie up Spanish Fork Canyon at LS Ranch!

He would not step off the patio to the gravel, he had to get on his knees and back up over or go sideways...silly boy!!

First Mr. Bubble's bubble bath! He loved it. Mommy hated cleaning up after it!

Drew had the best time playing with the hose and water while I planted flowers!!

Luckily he's stopped doing this for now...but quite the 'fun' stage!!

We had such a fun summer with many, many more pictures but I couldn't post them all :)!!

Beautiful Give Away

So I've been introduced to a new blog called The Pink Teapot!! Love this blog, all should be reading this blog!! Anyway, she is doing a giveaway and who can pass on something as beautiful and FREE! So click here to see what I'm talking about :)!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Today is Silas' birthday!!
He turns 38 today, it's not a secret, yet will surprise many because of his dashing young looks!!!
( We get that a lot around here..."what, you're 38 or 34?? But you only have a 1 year old?? ....I'm so confused! Aren't you supposed to be only 23?")

Anyway, I thought I would post a fun entry for Silas in loving honour of how wonderful a husband, friend, (whisper voice..hehehe) lover, and daddy he is to me (except that last one of course!!)

So here it goes....38 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT SILAS!!!

(in no particular order...each is just as important as the other..this is just how I thought of them :)

1. His smile
2. His sense of humor
3. His ability to make me laugh
4. His kiss
5. How he budgets money
6. HIS AMAZING BLUE EYES ( I really like them)
7. His testimony
8. How he prays
9. His love for Drew


10. His sexy legs
11. How he loves me
12. How he'll watch Pride & Prejudice with me (all 6 hours)
13. How much he loves his Mom
14. How much he loves his Dad
15. How much he loves his Sister
16. That he moved to Utah to "find the one" (that'd be me)
17. How he let's me be me...silly, grumpy, busy, happy , etc. etc.
18. How he honours his priesthood
19. His bald head
20. That he loves 'Talk Radio'
21. His love of music
22. That he plays VOLLEYBALL and loves it!!
23. Doesn't matter where we are..if he sees something awesome happen during a sports event he'll cheer, get antsy, clap real loud...it's fun!
24. He loves to read to Drew
25. His love of the beach/ocean, that for sure, but ANYTHING outdoors.

26. He's forgiving
27. He enjoys good conversation
28. He loves to write
29. His skill in making pinatas (without cutting himself)
30. His vision of 'Sidecrunch.com'
31. January 20, 2006
32. April 7, 2008
33. How he dances
34. His laugh (especially when he laughs at something and doesn't know I've heard him)
35. His huge muscles....he's been working out 5 days a week for a while now!! Great job, honey, I'm seriously proud of you!!
36. His unselfish desires and willingness to serve
37. His silly songs for Buddly and me
and finally but never, ever last...
38. His amazing ability to make and keep really close, good friends!!

So it was hard to stop at 38!!
The list could go on and on! :)


Happy 38th Birthday, Sigh!!

Drew and I (and many others) love you!
Thanks for all you do for our little family!!!

Time To Say Goodbye

This is MY Honda...my baby....my first car (that I paid for)...my expression of real adulthood...my security...my debt...my favorite color...My Accord...

Yet, the time has come to say goodbye and tonight I did just that. In less than 2 hours she was gone...gone forever. She was a good car and I will miss her :)!!