Cream of Wheaties

Uncle Allan!!

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My brother, Allan and his friend Jose, set off on a BIG ROAD TRIP ADVENTURE for two weeks!

We were lucky to be their first destination, granted a concert here in San Antonio and a free place to stay was probably the biggest reasons for taking a 23 hour drive to get here. However I know Allan really wanted to see his nephews. After all Nathan is named after him.

We took them to Rudy's BBQ, played baseball at the park and then let them loose to explore downtown on their longboards. I've forgotten that teenage life is all about the NIGHT life and then sleeping in half your day. :)

The baseball team!

The cutest little pitcher!

Uncle Allan with his favorite nephews!

Uncle Allan with Nathan Allan

Thanks for coming to visit us Allan! We are glad you had the biggest adventure.

Brothers....

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... support you during tummy time, and will cry with you.

... always give hugs and want to make you happy.

(One of my favorite pictures)

... love you so much it hurts.

... aren't afraid to get in your face, especially for a nose kiss.

A brother is your best friend!

He's 3!!

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Tyler is 3 and has been super excited about his birthday!

David took the day off and we got to celebrate Tyler all day long with his favorite things.

Breakfast: "Mickey Mouse pancakes with chocolate chips, oh and fruit."

His tractor cake!

I had so much fun making this cake, I did have some splitting of cake, but somehow managed to save it. My favorite is the dirt...crushed up Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs cereal.

His great friends whom he L-O-V-E's to play with came for a little party. The rain kept us from the park but Tyler enjoyed everyone coming to his house.

The Trio, aka Partners in Crime

Tyler, Thomas and Natalie.

The Big Moment

Dinner: Lasagna his "fabrite"

Tyler is a hoot! He is growing so fast. He has an impeccable memory. Loves to pretend and have someone play with him. Does EVERYTHING just like Daddy.

His favorite things...

Toys: Pluto, Baby bear, Tigger, baby Tigger, and now Chewbacca (a little dog he got for his birthday from a YM who shares his bday) These animals go all around the house with him and his adventures.

He loves cars, trains, trucks and baseball. He now has his very own tools just like Daddy too.

Food: blueberries, lasagna, yogurt, clementines, veggies

Candy: "Candy Caps" (Bottle caps)

Books: Harry and Horsie, CookieBot

Song: Jesus Wants me for a Sunbeam

Common Phrases:

When asked a question..."Hmmm. let me tink aboud it...hmmm"

"Oh dats my fabrite"

"Come with me!"

Blocks a doorway and says "oh its a gate...beep boo beep beep...Carletons are you home?"

* He's the Gate code at a friends neighborhood.

Jobs: putting soap in the dishwasher, unloading silverware, carrying clothes to washer,

and helping dad "fix" things.

A Happy Birthday Boy!

We love you Tyler.

I'm Missing...

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all these Lovely Ladies!

It's been a little over 2 months since I was released and while being home with two darling boys is great, I miss being around such wonderful women on a regular basis. They are all fantastic and I am always tempted to "crash" an activity or dance just to see them. :)

David still works with the Young Men, so not all connection is lost, I do hear about them and can pass messages onto them. And thank goodness I have plenty of willing babysitters to call on too. I'm convinced that serving in Young Women's is the BEST calling in the church, but I'm biased. And I do love my new calling as VT Coordinator, I'm grateful it allows me to be home with my kids.

David and I had a good run for two years, we love the youth!

Nathan's Photoshoot

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Thank you my dear friends Amy and Valerie

you have captured our sweet Nathan and some tender moments.

And 9 Months Later...

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We're a family of four!

Brothers meet and it was special to see Tyler love his brother so much.

Nathan Allan Wheat

6 lbs 6 oz

18.5 inches

November 18th

We are loving this "little guy", as Tyler often calls him, who is "so tiny". Tyler has loved him from the moment he met him, he brought a little Goofy stuffed animal to give Nathan. He sang him Happy Birthday, ate many jello cups courtesy of hospital self serve snacks, was gentle and it was a perfect day.

We are home and adjusting to two kids, lack of sleep, and all the help is gone. (Thanks Grandmas and Grandpa). Life is wonderful.

Egg-citing News brings Thanksgiving Joy!

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We are super excited! I am 13 weeks and this round has been a complete 180 from Tyler. I haven't been sick just tired. (So maybe its a girl!?) It is going by fast already and Tyler sometimes thinks he has a baby in his tummy too...."I full, baby tummy".

Oh the Wonderful Sounds Mr. Tyler Can Do...

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Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

In case you were wondering what an Okapi is:

We see this animal at our zoo here in San Antonio.
For more information click here Okapi

Save the Date...

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The Boy...

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The Birthday Boy

We can't believe he is two. He is such a joy and makes our life perfect. Buzz Lightyear was the obvious choice for this boy. We wanted to include all family members in this Space birthday,

so we sent the family some Space Ice Cream and a microwavable cake. Everyone reported

to Star Command via Skype. It was an out-of-this-world birthday.

The Helper Boy

First time unloading silverware all by himself. He is so proud!

Spring brings our big leaf fall here in Texas...30 bags and counting.

The Cozy Boy

Reading "I Need My Monster"

Oh to fit in a laundry basket.

The Just Like Daddy Boy

The Driving Boy

I swore I would never be one of these shoppers yet it was the

ONLY thing that worked that day. And I hated trying to "drive" that cart.

He loves to drive into the garage.

Believe it or Not...

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Every year we get "a chance of snow" and the whole city anxiously awaits the little flurries, but every "chance of snow" falls upon another Texas city...Until TODAY!! The whole city of San Antonio was busy playing in the snow this morning. School was CANCELLED (where were these days while I was teaching in Idaho?) and work was "delayed until noon" if not cancelled as well.

We loved it! David gets to work from home, everyone is in pjs, and we bundle up to head out and play in the snow until it melts. Neighbor kids were having snowball fights, making snow angels or sliding on the slick roads. It was some good, cold, fun.

PS Believe it or Not I posted!! haha

October Festivities

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Birthday

David really turned 30 this year ( as opposed to last years celebration) and we celebrated with some homemade mac n cheese, and cherry pie. And to keep with tradition, David makes up his age every year and this year he is 35 or 40 depending on when you ask. :)

Photo Shoot

Our RS has a photography group that meets once a month to capture moments and learn from each other. This month was a Fall Family Photo Shoot, it turned into a mini ward social with yummy food, and kids playing around.

He saw an airplane in the sky!

My friend Amy took these two, hers were better than mine. She is an amazing photographer!

He LOVES cars and always wants to drive (back out of the garage), its cute only when at home and not while out and about and he refuses to sit in his car seat. Needless to say I have put a stop to ALL driving until he gets used to sitting in his seat without a fit.

Halloween

We went to a nursing home and had a blast trick or treating. This was Tyler's first experience and he was super excited to be given candy and toys! He also blew kisses to the ladies, and high fives to the gentlemen.

Here he is with his friend Natalie, who is Minnie so he had to be Mickey.

And here at the ward Trunk or Treat. Tyler was so polite walking up to each car and waiting his turn. And pure candy excitement was glistening in his eyes all night.

Once Upon a Blog...

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a young family lived far far away from those they loved most. It was the blog that connected them, the blog that allowed life to be explored. Soon a plague came across the blog...call it Procrastination...call it Too Busy, call it whatever you'd like...still that is no excuse for blocking the connection to the mom's and dads, the brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles, and lets not forget the grandparents.

The plague has been lifted and this blog is to reconnect with the family (and friends), and what better way to reconnect than to honor THE family.

" Announcing the Royal Highness...."

King and Queen Barry of Utah

These two know how to show a grandson a good time. From new toys to feeding ducks, Tyler was more than willing to give kisses and hugs. He loved spending two weeks in Utah and running through their green grasses. And the highlight of the trip...a new BYU Grad!! Congratulations King Barry of Utah, go forth and serve.

Prince and Princess Barry of Utah

The eldest son (aka birthright goes to him I suppose) is married to the beautiful fair lady, Susan, of Chicago. Both love the arts and can take the stage. Life is a dance and music makes their hearts flutter. Upon graduation the prince will be the family protector and may just work for the CIA. Tyler loved exploring new heights while around them.

Princess Allyson

A rather busy royal, she will be able to diagnose any of your mental dilemmas come April. She is the social butterfly, yet has a slight red headed personality, we like to think it gives her a bit of spunk. She taught Tyler many of things, including dare devil stunts.

Princess Colleen

As royal baketress, she is the frosting on the cupcake. She is always up for a party and will bring the goodies. Currently is training to be a culinary master...yum. She moved into her own castle full of princesses. She can also complete a rubik's cube in under 2 minutes.

Prince Allan

He is a dashing 6'2" and all the girls love him. As a recent HS graduate, he is preparing for a 2 year quest in a far off land, currently unknown. He has his own personal style and puts the "punk" in punk rock. Tyler was given a new "cool dude" hair style while visiting.

Princess Anne

The youngest princess in the Barry Castle, she is a junior in HS. She loves to be around friends and is quite the leader. Tyler was taken on many adventures around the castle including tunnels and passageways. His favorite room was Anne's, she had many things to play with. Anne is also of datable age and any prince must be worthy to come a courting, ...ahem I mean dating..

King and Queen Wheat of Nevada

These two also know how to have a great time and spoil their grandson. They traveled far to come see us, we took a boat tour of the riverwalk and then spent time around our humble castle. King Wheat helped Prince David with many home projects, while Queen Wheat help build block fortresses to be conquered by Tyler.

Prince and Princess Wheat of DC

Originally from LA, this family is taking a 2 year journey among the villages of the east coast. Prince Robert is in charge of the treasury so to speak and keeps records of accounts, he is married to the beautiful lady, Melarie, who is loved among all people. Lady Julia is the only cousin of Sir Tyler, and we love her to pieces. She likes to explore and climb just like he does.

Prince and Princess Wheat of Philly

The youngest prince, Kevin, married to the beautiful lady, Ellen. Kevin is seeking knowledge of the eye and will someday correct all the visions of the world. Ellen sings and the birds stop to listen. Both are competitive and so consider yourself warned if ever you have to joust.

Prince and Princess Gibb of Idaho

The youngest and only, Princess Lauren, married the dashing Prince Jess of Oregon. Living in the gorgeous landscapes of South East Idaho, Jess holds his degree in Advertising and soon Lauren will hold hers in Communications. Princess Lauren loves to bake and we are all jealous of Prince Jess getting to eat all the deliciousness.

We are blessed with a royal family. Sorry to have neglected you so long. It was a great summer and fall has begun and I will promise to do better. We love you all!!

PS I started this post on Oct. 20th, I have a lot of work to do to keep up :)

Mom's at Girls Camp

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which means...

I am getting all the nourishment I need from Root Beer.

Watching Back to the Future

Not doing chores like washing the car, fixing things, or picking up toys.

Finally, I convinced my Dad to get me the new iPhone 4 while mom was gone. I'm running an app that makes it invisible, that's why you can only see the bumper.

As Man of the House...

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A man takes care of his ride.

" Mom your messing up my shine! "

While Dad's gone...

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I'm the MAN of the HOUSE

which means...

I eat his cookies and fix things inside.

and fix things outside...

I get to play with all kinds of gadgets...

and eat special treats...

But I'll tell ya, being man of the house

is HARD work.

*David is on the High Adventure trip with the young men this week and We Miss Him!*

Having a Ball...

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It is fun to have a boy!

If you say the word "ball" Tyler goes looking for one. Once found he begins to count " uh, ooo, dee!" then you MUST be ready to catch the flying ball coming at you. He is such a boy and we are quite entertained. Up next.....STICKS!!

Not so alone

2010-05-21T21:30:00.001-05:00

Well camping lasted about 3 minutes. I wasn't willing to camp with
the hill country mosquitos that were thirsty enough to attack the
truck. I'll plead my case later to Bishop to not be released as YM
president.

So Ty is asleep, and the YM are swimming in the pool and Jen is inside
with the radio and a paint brush.
--
David

All Alone

2010-05-21T16:40:00.000-05:00

Tonight David and Tyler are off at the Father & Son campout!

Which means smokey, grubby fun for them, and....either
PJ wearin', mint Oreo shakin' and a movie..OR
Uninteruppted, music blaring, messy painting for little old me.

Hmmm, I might be able to combine those choices!

Wahoo Girls Night!

Wheat House of Pain

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This reminds me of my brother Kevin when he was 16.

So...

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How was your Sunday nap?

California Fun...

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Southern CA started off with a fabulous wedding! Congratulations to the Bride and Groom (David's cousin). They were sealed in the Los Angeles Temple. The reception showed their fun personalities and had many goodies to eat, a giant cookie cake, and a pinata.

The Getaway: A tandem bike!! So fun!

The bride sat side saddle so Daniel had to get it going by himself. :)

We were able to get a four generation picture of Wheats. (My highlight of our trip.)

Sunday we celebrated our niece Julia's 1st Birthday! I seriously love this girl. She has gorgeous blue eyes, she can rattle her tongue and she smiles constantly. She and Tyler are so fun to watch as they play and "communicate".

A pinata was part of the festivities. *Note to self: Tyler is not ready for a pinata just yet.

A trip to LA isn't complete without Disneyland and Club 33. Especially when 1/3 of the group either hadn't been to Disneyland or Club 33 before . It was so much more fun to go with Tyler and Julia (her actual birthday was the day we went to Disneyland-lucky girl). Theirs eyes were soaking it all in. We took the kids on rides we could and then ride swapped the BIG KID rides.

Mickey was....a BIG Stuffed Animal and Tyler isn't sure about stuffed animals.

Teacups, I love this ride!

Julia's birthday treat at Club 33

Mickey Ears...Cool for us, not cool for Ty.

And our traditional TIRED FEET picture at the end of the fun day.

It's a Concussion...It's Food Poisoning...

2010-04-29T21:49:00.001-05:00

No, it's just a Stomach Bug.

We flew home from Los Angeles on a Tuesday. While at the airport Tyler fell out of his stroller and hit his head on the pavement! I was on the verge of tears while trying to console him, check out his huge scrape on his forehead and just hoping, no praying he wouldn't have any severe head trauma. I felt huge guilt for not making sure he was strapped in and pulling wrong on the stroller.

Then Wed. morning he threw up all his breakfast. I immediately assume it is from his fall. I frantically search the internet about falls and concussions.....oh and vomiting is a side effect...wonderful I gave my child a concussion. I make the call, the Dr. will see us in 2 hours....meanwhile Tyler is throwing up, I am cleaning carpets, rinsing him off in the sink. Somewhere I get a shower in there too.

* Dr. visit goes well, his head is fine. Dr's asks "Is anyone sick at home?"..no

Call David let him know the results... Turns out all his family is throwing up, must be food poisoning from our trip to Disneyland on Monday. ( I still can't accuse Club 33 for the poisoning) Hmmm David and I aren't sick, but we start to have no appetite and feel nauseated. Tyler keeps down lunch -a liquid diet- but looses dinner. (I wash sheets a 3rd time). Now the puzzle is WHAT did we eat? And how long does it take for food poison to take affect?...we've been told by professionals and wannabe's it can take anywhere from 2 hours - 5 days...food for thought!

By Thursday things are looking good. Friday Tyler shares a sippy cup with Natalie. Come Sunday Natalie is sick and it continues to spread from there. So it turns out it was a bug all along!

More on our trip to Southern California to come!

For lovers...

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Lovers of Food....

He has to have what we have, no cut up versions, give it to him whole. :)

Lovers of Holidays...

We had a great Easter Conference weekend!

Lovers of Animals...

A date with Natalie to the zoo

Lovers of Entertainment...

All we need to be happy is a cardboard lid and a favorite toy!

Lovers of flowers...

Texas Blue Bonnets

Lovers of Stories...

Peekaboo books are his favorite...a surprise on every page!

Lovers of Sports...

Lovers of "He's too quiet"...

2nd time he snuck these in one day!

We discovered..

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A mouse...

in the house...

and his name is Tyler!

We like this mouse and will keep in in the house.

An Epic St. Patricks Day!

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A few Young Women love any excuse to celebrate and have a party! And a celebration isn't complete without Tie Dying something. Even Tyler was part of the club. We joined the YW and a few other moms to have an "epic" day filled with St. Patrick's Day fun! -epic was the adjective used to announce the party's events-

Due to nap time, we missed the scavenger hunt, pedicures and making an Irish movie, but lunch was delicious and judging the drinking contest was fun!

Easter Idea

2010-03-18T14:16:00.000-05:00

I am always trying to make Easter more centered around Christ and the Teaching the Meaning of Easter on this blog was just great. Tyler is too young to fully learn from this, so hopefully this helps you moms with older kids. I will be saving it for Easters to come. :)

Hoppy Easter!

St. Patricks Day Celebrations

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St. Patricks Day is one of those holidays that some skip over, yet I LOVE this holiday. Why I love it I don't exactly know...I am slightly Irish ( I think 1/8 Irish), it is everything GREEN which is oddly cool to me, the idea of finding a leprechaun and getting his pot of gold seems magical, or maybe it is because it is a holiday that not everyone celebrates that makes it more fun to celebrate. So I thought I would pass on things we did earlier this month, in case you wanted to share in the magic!

We were the host of our monthly dinner and St. Patrick's Day was our dinner theme. Some do not care for Corned Beef so we served: Shredded BEEF sandwiches along with CORN on the cob. Friends brought a green salad, green veggies, and a Rainbow Dessert.

Everything was delicious and when it came time for the Rainbow Dessert- which I thought was cool just as a cake with a rainbow of skittles on top- the inside was an actual rainbow!! Mandi and her kids totally surprised us all with this fun creation. It was yummy and can be found here.

After dinner we had to have a hunt for gold! I set up some clues for the kids (ages 3-8yrs) to find their pot of gold. A note at the front door was found:

" My Dear Little Friends,

Leprechauns are fast and clever, we can't slow down, no not ever.

You can try to find me gold, but you have to do as you are told.

Work together to follow the clues-don't forget to wear your shoes.

A hint you must know: Look for the end a rainbow.

Now off you go, be quick as a fox,

you will want to start at the mailbox.

Love,

The Leprechauns"

"Oh I was just here checkin' me mail,

but didn't leave any gold to share.

Inside there is a place where

Santa comes down,

you might find the gold

if you hurry just now."

"This isn't me pot of gold dear friends,

but I do believe you are getting close.

In the back yard there is a table,

look high and low if you are able."

"I was having a feast
and my belly is stuffed,

carrying this gold is really tough.

Check out front and you just might see

a leprechaun sleep under a tree."

"I heard you coming and had to run,

Here is me pot of gold, you have won.

Happy St. Patricks Day!"

Inside our pot of gold: Gold Snacks!

Have a Fun St. Patricks Day!!

More of our celebrations to come.

Fast February Finally Finished

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Wheat's February To Do List:

Get over week longs colds
Tyler's ear infection (Rx round #1 and #2)
Organize Girls Camp Cookie Pop Fundraiser *photo above
Host a baby shower
Buy 2nd car
Help YW bake, frost, wrap and deliver 600 cookies in 24 hours
Celebrate Valentines day
Jen and some of her great friends won a contest! To see the announcement, go to Shannon Hale's blog at http://oinks.squeetus.com/. You can see our entry here. We all highly recommend reading The Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale.
Put on Etiquette Dinner for combined mutual
Take Tyler back to Dr. for ear bursting and drainage (Rx #3)
David goes on YM Camp out, make 44 breakfast burritos
Jen becomes a mom of 4 kids for 2 days- while David is camping
Put on New Beginnings for Young Women
Tyler's ear bursts AGAIN and more drainage
Pick up Rx #4 and make appt for tubes
Make food for another baby shower but gluten and corn free.

Mini Florentine Cups

Chinese Chicken Salad - In my mom's I use ramen noodles but couldn't because of the food allergy and I found this one and it is just as great!

Superhuman Power: Do ALL this and keep up on dishes, dinner, laundry and overall house cleaning.

*Reality: Bathrooms were neglected all month, laundry was done on a "I have no more underwear" basis, and things were all over the place, but we survived and are loving a 'normal' March.

What's Creepy Crawly and has 18 legs?....

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Tyler's First Birthday!

A bug birthday, with buggy friends, and a Bugs Life movie

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Dove right into the cupcake and it was gone in seconds.

Thanks to Skype both grandparents got to watch Tyler open their gifts.

He enjoyed the sock monkey until the tags and box were removed then he was scared of it.

I am glad to say he is friends with the monkey now.

Thanks family and friends for a great 1st birthday!!

The Best Day Ever!...

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Then...

Now...

He is our Rockin' Ty-Bug!

Our White Christmas...

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Tyler putting out Santa's cookies and Coke on our own "Christmas Eve"

We hope everyone had Merry Christmas's! It looks like many did as I have checked your blogs already...all before I have posted on mine. I think I enjoy checking blogs more than posting. :)

We had a wonderful white Christmas. It was the kind of vacation where you don't come home needing another vacation.

Week 1 -David's Family

A week spent at a cabin you have to snowmobile to get into. Snow is at least waist deep, aspen trees all around you and a gorgeous view of Park City not too far away. It was great to be with all the family and watch the 2 grand babies play. We stayed warm tucked away playing games, eating food all day long, and playing in the snow officially opening the 2009 Wheat Winter Olympics.

Tyler then caught his first cold Christmas day which carried over to...

Week 2- Jen's Family

Our tummy's were stuffed after eating at a Brazilian restaurant, in Trolly Square, where the food is endless and the meats keeping coming. Back in Provo we stayed up way too late having a white elephant gift exchange and laughing till our cheeks hurt. We watched movies, ate more food, and rang in the New Year with the good ol' pots and pans-plus fireworks!

Our New Years party was catered by Marriott this year. Thanks to my lovely sister Ally!

*ok so she works for Marriott and was off work at 11pm just in time to come cater :) *

Tyler was a trooper during his cold and he is back to his usual self. But if you have a tissue in your hand he won't let you near his face! :) He learns too quickly.

And here is Tyler saying GOOD-BYE 2009 and Hello 2010!! ( He celebrated at 7:30pm)

A Christmas treat...

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We have a monthly babysitting swap with a group of friends. On the first Sunday of each month we get together for dinner. We met at the Willden's and had a delicious pasta dinner and then made gingerbread houses as families. Katie always goes all out for her parties -she made real gingerbread houses to put together-and this was a fun activity.

While the adults eat and visit, the kids all play together.

We have 4 great little babysitters who take such good care of Tyler.

All strapped in, in his pink doll stroller

Having a tea party with the girls,

while Thomas (age 2) is playing with trucks.

If only he could walk and go play with the boys. :)

Thanksgiving part 3...

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Tyler's first beach experience..eating sand while sitting by his girl Natalie

After the beach we went to the Texas State Aquarium. It was awesome.

We loved the dolphin's the best!

It was a great camping trip with fun friends, We want to go again soon!

Thanksgiving part 2...

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Beach Camping with great Friends!

We had kite flying, shell collecting, and sand playing

We all tried something new this year and had Thanksgiving leftover tinfoil dinners. They came out so warm and delicious, it is a new tradition now. Just layer mashed potatoes with some gravy, turkey and stuffing and then more mashed potatoes.

The Willden Fam: We love them!!

*it was Katie's idea to do tinfoil leftovers*

The Carleton Fam, enjoying the feast!

We love them too!

David is big on leftovers and put together his own packet

with EVERYTHING on it, even the green beans, cranberry sauce and yams, he loved this!

Thanksgiving part 1...

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We started Thanksgiving with the ward Turkey Bowl...It was a chilly morning and the older men (anyone older than 18) beat the younger men ( YM and their Aaronic priesthood leaders).

When Tyler wasn't sleeping he wanted to lick the fence while watching the game.

Always, Never, and Occasionally...

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Tyler ALWAYS comes in here to play, the pie tins are his favorite.

He NEVER snuggles so this is a rare moment that we love.

And OCCASIONALLY he is too quick for us...

Nancy Drew reports on her Hardy Boys findings...

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Fact: Recycling can was 3/4 full and out at the curb at approximately 5pm.

Fact: It was last seen at 3am when Nancy Drew got home from seeing NEW MOON's midnight showing with her YW.

Please excuse my 3am tired look, my girls look so much better!...

oh to be in high school again and pull all nighters.

Also our T-shirts were made by the girls on the right...

They say "Team Jacob, I'd Imprint on That!"

Fact: Recycling can went missing between 3am- 7am.

Fact: It had been a stormy, rainy, windy night.

Fact: Every other neighbor had their cans out. So was this a direct crime against the Wheats?

Fact: The cans are branded with the location of their owner.

Fact: Later in the day a neighbor was seen having 2 cans!

Hardy Boy gets home and checks recycling cans. Can number 3219 was found in front of 3215, and 3215 was found in front of 3211. One can only conclude that the rainy windy night caused a river to flow down the street pushing cans down one house. Our can is safely back where it belongs.

* New Moon was AWESOME!! And I will admit I was a member of Team Jacob for this movie.

But Friday is Recycling Day

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So why is our recycling can missing?

.......Who steals a garbage can?

* This is a case to be solved....Nancy Drew and her Hardy boy are on the hunt...more to come!

Family Photo Shoot

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My good friend Amy took our pictures for us. And I love them all they really capture Tyler's personality, especially the blank stare when a camera is out! It was a cold morning and Tyler was happy for a little bit, but the pokey grass might have changed his mind. None the less it was nice to have someone take our pictures. Thanks Amy!

If you're HAPPY and you know it...

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...Close your eyes!

Blocked Wharton's Duct...

2009-11-10T07:52:00.007-06:00

a.k.a. a saliva gland under your tongue.

more specifically the flap of skin under your tongue.

Tyler has had a blocked gland under his tongue since he was born. It looked like a skinny tube. Dr.s thought it might open up on it's own, if not there is a simple surgery, just a snip on the end, that would fix it. We chose to wait until he was much older than 3 months since he needed to be put under anesthesia.

4:30am

Mom and Dad woke me up for last bottle

(6 hr no food rule prior to surgery)

8:30

Woke me up to go to hospital, said another prayer

9:00

Arrive at hospital and we are patient #15 for privacy purposes.

9:30-10:30

Pre-op routine: check my vitals, steal a nurses badge, get hospital gown- it is big, but I like clowns, take a little nap, and meet the doctors.

10:30

Say goodbye to mom and dad, Dr's take me to surgery

10:45 am

I am done and WIDE awake, I get to have some apple juice, and a nurse wheels me and mom out to the car to go home.

Tyler did perfectly well, I know it was an answer to our prayers and a promise in his blessing that he was calm and not hungry for 6 hours! He woke up quickly and was pretty much his usual self for the rest of the day. We are so proud of him, and grateful for dr.'s who know what to do, especially with little kids.

Wacky Wednesday in the Wheat World

2009-11-04T10:41:00.001-06:00

This was a year ago, I had forgotten this little performance from the man who always makes me laugh...

Hit it David!...

I will forever be your groupie!

-love you

Go Trunk or Treating, You will...

2009-11-01T21:33:00.003-06:00

We love Trunk or Treating and this year our ward had some awesome costumes!! I even had a picture of one young man who was headless, with this clever get up and his head cradled in fake arms. It looked so cool, but my picture didn't turn out!

This year David wanted us to go as Star Wars, but more specifically the scene where Luke goes to find Yoda and trains as a Jedi. My costume choices were R2D2 or that swamp monster. :)

Our little Yoda!

It was a great night and by the time Halloween rolled around we could enjoy a quiet time at home handing out candy.

More Birthday...

2009-10-26T14:10:00.005-05:00

I happened upon this Reese's Peanut Butter Cup chocolate cake.... it was love at first sight and I knew I HAD to make it for David's birthday. (PB cup is his middle name.) I am pleased to say it was deliciously enjoyed served with some Vanilla Bean ice cream. Oh so creamy and rich, the perfect flavors...yumm-eeeee! * Tyler is crying for more*

Warning: Uses 2 WHOLE bags of mini Reese's PB cups!

When following her recipe she substitutes 2 cups choppped PB cups for the chocolate chips. Then the secret is to add 1/2 cup Creamy PB to your frosting at the end. It gives it a nice peanut buttery flavor. :)

Enjoy!!

Chocolate Cake and Buttercream Frosting

*Jill when are you making yours?*

30 is the New 29?...

2009-10-22T16:00:00.000-05:00

2009-1980= 30 ?

David had a birthday and for more than a year he has claimed to be 30, when in fact he has one more year to go. But it was great to celebrate his special day with biscuits & gravy with sausage and OJ, a work lunch, then homemade Mac n' Cheese and hot apple pie!

His gifts were Season 1 of Chuck (hilariously good show) and his "new" chair. (see post below)

David's Chair

2009-10-22T15:51:00.006-05:00

Remember this ugly chair?

I bought it on craigslist, planning to reupholster it and putting it in Tyler's room (all before he was born). Well it never left our family room...it became David's chair...then it haunted me for about a YEAR with it's din-gee mustard yellow fabric sitting in the background of my photos, no one sat in it but David and I. Oh it was gross. I had a hard time finding fabric...truth is I hated going to look because I am indecisive and this is a permanent decision.

Well I finally set a goal to at least get the fabric by David's Birthday, I bought the fabric last week. Then my good friend Marge came while we were on a date and stole my bottom cushion and fabric to get me started. I spent 3 mornings working on it with Marge, and she is a genious! It was done in time for David's birthday and he LOVES having his chair back!

I love having a chair I am proud of and that matches my family room.

* I found it more simple to do that I anticipated, it is like a puzzle and you can create something new*

If You Give a Boy His Freedom...

2009-10-13T17:10:00.001-05:00

If you give a boy his freedom

he will work so hard to stand up that he will get hungry...

If you give him bananas or yogurt

he'll make a sour face and want to be entertained...

So you'll play a game while eating,

but then he will only want his dad to feed him...

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If mom tries to feed him he isn't impressed

and wants lunch over with so he can play...

When playing he only wants to stand

and play with grown up things...

Playing always wears him out,

so he "asks" for a nap...

When he wakes up he will want to have his freedom back...

I have a HUGE Confession...

2009-10-08T14:19:00.005-05:00

I, Jennifer, ate this entire..thats right ENTIRE

1/2 gallon of Heaven....

and I did it in 4.5 days!!

Let me explain...

1. It is BLUE BELL ice cream and

any southern person knows it's the BEST

2. Just READ (It's ok to drool over) the ingredients....

*Jill I thought of you with every bite*

Oh and Yes I HAD to eat my display ice cream, I wasn't going to let it go to waste.

"Rolling" My GQ...

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Oh the dreamy eyes....the kissable cheeks.....

and those rolls!, ahh pure chub...

Don't you just want to squeeze this boy?

Even the food on his face makes his mothers heart swoon. :)

(I'm in love with a boy who thinks I am crazy)

Ward Round up and a few extras....

2009-09-21T19:27:00.009-05:00

Our ward had a Cowboy/ Cowgirl Ward Round Up party this weekend! It was complete with games, face painting, a little petting zoo, pony rides, and delicious food. Tyler didn't know what to think of the animals, yet enjoyed his face painting of what started out as a horseshoe, but looked more like a "U" so David had them show his true spirit for BYU, by putting a "Y" on his other cheek.

My good friend Amy took these next photos!! She is awesome and I can't wait till she takes our family pictures soon.
Tyler has also had some new things added to his daily routine, graham crackers....yummy and a sippy cup!! Yeah!

Umm...

2009-09-10T09:54:00.003-05:00

It's 10:00 am and Tyler is still asleep from last night.

Granted he went to bed at 9:30pm, but still he must be plum tuckered out!!

* He went with David to mutual last night,

and to clarify, yes we are YM/YW presidents*

The latest...

2009-09-09T07:00:00.000-05:00

Tyler cut his 1st tooth on Friday, we are working on #2 coming in.

Saturday morning our car apparently didn't like us talking about getting a 2nd car and decided to need some major TLC an hour later, it has sat at the shop all weekend, while the mechanics were on vacation.

Sunday many friends helped us go here and there and even offered us their cars. We are so grateful for such wonderful friends.

Sunday David and I both received new callings, to which we are excited about, but nervous. We feel inadequate for these callings, but are happy to serve.

Sunday Tyler sustained his parents in their new callings and is now as our bishop calls him, the "youth mascot."

Monday was a relaxing holiday, spent with some friends at Landa park and then quiet time at home.

Our car now wants a new fuel pump! And we are never saying nice things about this car again.

That 2nd car is looking better and better. :)

Bigger and Better or...

2009-09-04T11:00:00.007-05:00

...should I say Older and Wiser!

This is Tyler's girlfriend, Natalie. She came over for a playdate.

He likes an older woman...and whats not to love,

she's got gorgeous curls, she shares,

and is willing to hold his hand on a date.

She keeps him in line though.

Tyler has decided his bottle isn't "cool" and "hip"

He realizes he can get more milk from a glass, especially if Dad can.

And here is the little stud who entertains our life.

I love that I caught him mid giggle!

It's naptime...

2009-09-02T11:49:00.003-05:00

Yesterday and today I have another little cutie in my house. He is 15 months and quite adventurous. Luckily for me he and Tyler play well and are BOTH down for a nap at the SAME time for at least an HOUR!! Oh the freedom.... haha....but as I came out from putting them down I looked at my house.....

and my once nicely folded laundry....
And as I was pulling a few Cheerios out from underneath my shirt I thought.....

What would I do if I had 2 kids right now? and how do those mom's of 2, 3, 4 and more survive and have it all together?

but then I thought...

These kids are having FUN! And toys clean up quickly and laundry always needs to be done, so why not have a hay day and let it all go, we're making memories here. It was nice when David came home yesterday and saw a similar looking mess (with added crumbs on the floor) and while smiling thought the exact same thing.

6 years down!

2009-08-27T09:33:00.003-05:00

August 23, 2003...

This is our family after 6 wonderful years of marriage.

And this is Tyler realizing he was going to bed

so we could have our traditional anniversary dinner.

This year we separately picked up an anniversary treat.

And it happened to be Ghirardelli Chocolates!!

So perfect since we went to San Francisco

on our honeymoon and visited Ghirardelli Square.

* David also gave me a chocolate orange as an extra treat!!

Oh it must be love*

A Wheat August Wedding

2009-08-24T13:33:00.015-05:00

Lauren got married mid Aug. and so the whole Wheat family got together in Portland Oregon for a beautiful wedding. It was a gorgeous day, she was a gorgeous bride and the reception was glowing and fun! It was great to see family and now all the Wheat kids are married. Lauren married a wonderful guy and we are happy to have Jesse complete the family.

Also I have to add that they kept with the Wheat boy tradition of hiding their car so it could not be decorated, and they did it with style!! They walked away from the reception and clicked open a neighbors garage door where their car was waiting, then drove away as the door closed. *the neighbor was out of town, so this was a complete surprise and exciting* It was classic, GREAT JOB Lauren & Jesse, You topped all the brothers!! :)

We enjoyed our week long family vacation. It was great to put Tyler and his only cousin, Julia, together. They are 3 months apart and she is a beautiful girl, I could just snuggle her all day. They liked to take turns crying in the car rides. It was great! :) There were many aunts and uncles, and cousins that wanted to play with Tyler. We loved playing with them too. Thanks Gillian and Simon for keeping Tyler happy on the wedding day! He loves you guys.

After the wedding we headed up to Seattle. On the way we stopped at Multnomah Falls and it was beautiful.
In Seattle we went to the Mariners vs Yankees baseball game. We love baseball and it was great to meet up with David's grandpa and spend time with family. Grandpa was able to get us great seats.
At the end of the trip we had to visit the Space Needle and ate at the rotating restaurant, Sky Cafe. What a spectacular view and yummy food! Sometimes you did feel a little dizzy. After that we walked to Pike's Market, took a detour that ended up putting us down with all the crazies attending the Hemp Festival that just happened to be the same weekend. (Grrreat huh?) And if the crazies weren't enough, we almost crossed paths with a group of COMPLETELY naked men and women cyclist's!! Oh it was adventurous.

We love spending time with our families and are grateful that weddings made getting together possible. We miss our families tremendously, and can't wait until CHRISTMAS!! Congratulations to Lauren and Jesse!

Tyler's future chore...

2009-08-03T15:45:00.001-05:00

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Tyler Update

2009-08-03T11:53:00.009-05:00

July was great! Our 4th was fun and Tyler just stared at all the fireworks.

We have spent a lot of time working on sitting up and he gets better and better. Sometimes I don't have to support him, but he is still a little wobbly.

He doesn't want to miss any gospel principles being taught at church so he stays awake 90% of the time. He is very reverent during sacrament meeting, but loves to comment during Sunday school. He loves to sport a bowtie like his dad. And then he falls asleep on the way home.

He enjoys resting with dad on Sunday afternoons.

Entertains mom and dad while getting ready for bed. He is such a goof!

His 6th month check up went great! He is making great weight gain,

He weighs 15 lbs. -6th percentile

25 inches long -18th percentile

head size- 83rd percentile

He Can:

giggle, scoot, devour rice cereal, sleep for 12 hours!!

Games he likes:

peek-a-boo

squinching his legs and hips together while having his bum changed

And any tug of war game with his toys

Favorite songs:

ABC's

Families Can Be Together Forever (sung every night)

He loves music

Bridal Shower...

2009-07-21T17:29:00.007-05:00

A few months ago I came across ballerina cupcake toppers. I thought the idea was super cute and couldn't wait to have an occasion to use it. Well since I won't have any ballerinas in my house for a long time, I decided to use part of the idea to make bridal shower invites for my sister in-law.

Even though I am not throwing the shower nor do I live close enough to be able to go, I giddily begged to make these for the shower. It was a little time consuming, but I loved how they turned out. So friends with little ballerinas I hope you get a chance to try this. And if you do, let me know how they turn out. :)

Dress Tutorial

PS I added sleeves to the template to make it modest

Lo, I hope you have a wonderful bridal shower, see you soon!!

(Thanks Mandy for letting me do this! It was fun)

Happy....

2009-07-16T18:26:00.006-05:00

6 MONTHS...

TO...

ME!!

For the Grandmas and Grandpas...

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....and anyone else who wants to watch. This is just Tyler, giggling on his own, talking, and scooting to his next taste-testing victim. We are entertained by this boy!

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Project: Tyler's Dresser

2009-07-07T14:17:00.008-05:00

Searching on craigslist: 7 months of my patience and sanity.

The cost of the dresser: $45 (talked down from $60)

Paint and supplies: $15

Having your vision become real: PRICELESS

Before

After

The work:

-removed old hardware

-stripped off the lovely red paint

-filled in the 2nd holes (left from the old hardware)

with some WONDERFUL stuff I like to call "liquid tree"

* see product endorsement below *

-sanded it down

-stained the edges of dresser and the new wooden knobs a walnut color

-painted it white

-roughed up the edges to bring out the stain color

Now we finally have a place to hold Tyler's clothes!

* My very own liquid tree! This stuff is really cool. It is a putty you can use to fill in holes, dents, and scratches in wood. This dresser had many dents. When it dries, you can sand it smooth, then paint or stain over it like real wood! It is amazing!!

R-E-S-P-E-C-T.... Find out what it means to me....

2009-07-02T11:06:00.006-05:00

I went grocery shopping late Tuesday night, there were many other late night shoppers and some with kids. Lines were long and I kept looking at the clock reading 10:30pm and I myself was exhausted, staring off into space as my line barely moved. There was a mom, teenage daughter, and I am guessing a 1 year and a 2-3 year old boy.

The 2 year old caught my attention as he was standing in the back of the cart, a little whiny seeking his mom's attention. Mom was busy trying to finish up and get home. The boy got fussier, wanted out of the cart, she annoyingly took him out and he then walked around the checkouts. When finished she had to yell his name to "get over here, lets go". And eventually had to force him into the cart, while he is crying. All while struggling to get out of the store.

As I reached the cashier I said, "poor kid". And then I got this big one sided conversation that I haven't been able to get out of my mind.

Me: "Poor kid"

C: "They don't listen, kids they don't listen"

Me: "Well....

C: " In the U.S., kids beat up their parents and don't respect, In Mexico, kids respect!!"

C: "Here you get CPS called on you, if you touch them"

Me: " Respect is important but..."

C: " My granddaughter behaves just like that boy, but I let her do whatever she wants" "They don't listen, kids they don't listen"

At this point I had given up trying to say my input. It was late and I wanted to get home, but her comments have been on my mind. I was shocked that she basically believes that kids in Mexico have respect for adults whereas kids in the U.S. don't. She seemed to believe that anyone who comes to America and crosses the borders become a disrespecting child/person and we allow it because CPS is here to take control if we try any discipline! (gasp*)

So here are my thoughts and what I wish I had time to tell her.

First, you can't blame a child's behavior on him when it is 10:30pm and he is obviously tired. I don't know the mom's circumstance and that doesn't matter. How a mom reacts to a child's behavior does matter. I hope that I remember this situation, whenever I get frustrated with my kids, I hope I can keep a cool head and remember that they are just tired and not disrespecting me. Yelling at them doesn't change their behavior, nor does it teach them the right behavior.

Second, I am grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Whose programs and principles teach and guide us as parents and families. We learn how to respect one another and we have a bigger eternal perspective of how precious these family relationship are. I love having this gospel perspective. It helped me as a teacher of twenty little 2nd graders. They were not perfect, angel students and some I had to seriously look for good qualities. I learned to love them as God sees them. In fact some of those students became my most special students, whom I miss dearly. Now with Tyler, I will have to seek the vision of Heavenly Father's, to see my kids as He does and then act as He would.

And third, respect isn't something you are born with, it isn't something your country has or doesn't have. Respect is a quality learned. It is learned through boundaries, example, consistency, and love. Of course this cashiers granddaughter "doesn't listen", if you let her do whatever she wants, how is she supposed to respect you and your instructions, given this "freedom"? Respect is developed in the home. I firmly believe if you respect a child they will respect you back.

Respect isn't a lost social art, as it seems this lady has experienced and/ or assumes. And I am grateful for the more positive outlook I have of the relationship between parents and children.

Maybe we could say the same about adults? "They don't listen, adults they don't listen"

First's of June for Tyler...

2009-07-01T10:04:00.009-05:00

His first baseball game, the San Antonio Missions vs. the Corpus Christi Hooks. It was Mormon Night and we had a great time even though we lost.

His first all-in swim of the summer. Based on his reaction, we think he has a love/ hate relationship with the pool. But he loves his new floater he got from Dad for an early Father's Day surprise.
His first official Father's Day to honor his dad. We celebrated the greatness of his dad, by making biscuits and gravy for breakfast, homemade mac'n cheese for dinner, and gave him some much needed shorts. Tyler loves to play with his dad. And they are the best of buddies.
His first long evening with a babysitter, as his mom and dad went to see Wicked! We loved this broadway play, and can never look at The Wizard of Oz the same! Tyler did great with his "aunt" Trish and "uncle" Mike. He even helped them look for a house. :) Six hours is a long time away from our little boy, but it was nice to go out on the town. *thanks mike and trish.

His first belly chuckles -that are consistent, this is something we have been working on achieving. He loves having his ribs nibbled on.

His first scoots. While on his belly -which he loves- he will push with his feet to scoot forward and grab something he wants. I am not ready for this boy to be crawling anytime soon, he still needs to be my little baby.

Some not all....

2009-06-28T21:33:00.010-05:00

This is only the beginning of my blogging... But I made a promise to blog.

Tyler and I went to our first playgroup at the ZOO!! We went with many other good friends and their little kids. Tyler slept while I looked at a few animals and then we joined the group in the riverbank. He decided that was more cool and refreshing.

Tyler has also joined the club of solid foods-well mushy foods is more like it. We give him rice cereal once a day and he seems to like it. At first he just stared at us with a blank expression.

He is growing so fast I can't believe he will be 6 months in 2 weeks! A week ago he weighed in at 13lbs, yeah! He smiles 90% of the time, belly chuckles are more often, he pants and kicks when he sees his bottle (which we have nicknamed them his "little kicks"...seinfeld anyone?), and he is curious about everything.

His bib says: "Later I'm Downloading" This was the first baby item I bought...oh 4 years ago!!

And lastly, though not Tyler related, I wanted some advice. Two of our neighbors had their trees trimmed and the moss balls removed. We need to have our trees worked on and we think we should call the same "company" to do ours. What do you think?

Our trees now

Neighbor next door

Neighbor across the street

Ok so the "company" was 4 guys with a ladder, chainsaw, and a rake. But they were professional enough to give me their business card!!

Almost...

2009-06-25T09:15:00.001-05:00

I will be posting this weekend. The camera is up with our girls at camp so I will have to get my pictures off of it this weekend. But I have some home projects, fathers day and other activities to blog about. See you all Saturday.

"How Come...

2009-06-14T19:00:00.002-05:00

...They don't call them Man-Bugs, it should be Ten Little Man-bugs"

-David

Tyler-man

2009-06-10T07:42:00.006-05:00

Tyler is almost 5 months old, so we made this video for you all to get a glimpse of what we enjoy everyday!

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The Weight Results are in...

2009-06-04T15:33:00.001-05:00

11 lbs 9 oz!!

He gained almost 2 whole pounds in 2 weeks.

And just look, the boy is chubbin' up...

This made for:

one overly-happy momma at the doctor's office,

one proud papa,

and one thrilled, full boy!

Digital SLR vs. Nikon Coolpix..

2009-06-04T12:14:00.008-05:00

My Coolpix doesn't stand a chance.

So I will show you what I have from our trip to Chicago and when I get the BETTER pictures from my dad (he's a better photographer anyway). I will post the REAL Chicago trip.

1st Stop Nauvoo...

We loved this beautiful city. The temple is remarkable and the history in the building itself was awe inspiring. We were able to do a session the night we got there. Then the next morning my youngest siblings performed baptisms for some family members on my dad's side. Both

experiences were special. The rest of the day was spent looking around historic Nauvoo.

We also met up with our old Rexburg friends the Courtrights. They came down to make a temple day of it. So we spent a little while chatting and cooing over our little babies. Alex was a hoot to watch and we loved little Ivy. I think we can hook she and Tyler up someday. He was checking her out already. What's not to love about that darling girl with gorgeous hair! It was great to see you Steve and Nicole..go 68th ward!

Next stop Carthage Jail...

We got there just in time to catch a tour of the jail house. It was actually larger than I have always pictured. We really enjoyed this reverent place.

Then back to Chicago...

We had True Chicago pizza with Susan's family and they are great. More family and friends

came into town on Friday. We then had gorgeous weather for the big day. Susan was a beautiful bride and my brother was so happy. They had a very nice sealing and they truly are so cute together.

The reception was a big swing dancing party. We had tons of fun with our siblings and a few cousins. It was great to have all the family together. I just love weddings. Tyler did great he danced a little, ate and actually slept twice during the reception.

* I know, I know my brother is 6'1, all my siblings are taller than me, but I am the oldest!*

We went...

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Here...

To see them....

Get Married!!!

We had a blast in Chicago and we will post more soon.

Congratulations to my little "big" brother Tanner

and his beautiful wife Susan!

I wish I made CREAM.....

2009-05-19T10:18:00.004-05:00

Yesterday we had Tyler's 4 month check up. He is doing great in all development areas except weight gain. I was a little worried about him even before our appt. Well he hasn't gained ANYTHING in 2 months. He has grown longer, but not heavier. So I was told to stop nursing and only give him formula, plus a daily vitamin. We will check back in 2 weeks to weigh him again.

On the way home I felt terrible that I have somewhat starved my little boy. When I fed him it was at least 40 min to an hour, until he fell asleep or quit. I don't know if I just make skim milk or if there wasn't ever enough for him and he gave up. I now know he should have been full after 5-10 mins. I keep thinking that there was something I should have done differently. Maybe I should have eaten more, taken my prenatal vitamins better, pumped more to build my supply. Maybe it was our rough start that hindered his skill level. His shorter, lower jaw caused him to bite instead of suck and so I have used a shield ever since.

He sleeps well, smiles and talks, and is strong. Now with having to quit I feel like I have lost those sweet, close moments when I fed him. I was planning on nursing for 6 months maybe a little longer. I will agree that formula makes it more convenient, especially for our trip to Chicago for my brothers wedding. Now anyone can feed him anywhere. But I miss feeding him myself and it has only been 15 hours!!!

I know it is for the better, since he needs to gain some (ok a lot of) weight. Being forced to quit is not the same as voluntarily quitting.

Peek a Boo...

2009-05-16T09:34:00.003-05:00

...I see you!!

Love this boy!

He is 4 months today!

Mother's Day Awards, Shame, Joy and a Miracle.

2009-05-11T14:27:00.009-05:00

Watch the 2009 Mother of the Year* CNNBC news report

A friend saw this on the "news" on Friday and told me I had to watch it. I am incredibly honored to win the "Mother of the Year 2009" award. (I want to thank my parents who taught me all I know, David who tells me I am a great mom everyday, my dear friends who give me tons of ideas and advice, and Tyler...without whom I couldn't have won this award)

I felt like a true celebrity, I made Angelina Jolie jealous!! And George Clooney even wants my autograph and lasagna recipe. Oh it was a complete surprise to win this award. Thank you friends and family who nominated me! :)

***B-vvvvtt*** Back to reality***

I only held onto this award for a DAY! You see the Mother of the Year would not have done the following...

So called "Mother of the Year" fed her baby a bottle of 3oz mother's milk with 2 oz of formula milk mixed together. She then burped him and played with him. (seems great right?) Then when nap time came her baby was screaming and fidgeting, unable to be soothed. Mom tried all she knew, then Dad takes him and he calms down and slowly falls asleep. (maybe it should be Father of the Year)

Baby is napping yet doesn't sleep long. They soon hear baby stirring. Mom goes to get him and finds he has thrown up and he is laying face first in it!! It covered his hair, hands, in his eyes, ears, and nose!! And he is just crying and rubbing spit up everywhere.

Due to that incident I forfeited my award. I felt terrible. No wonder he was so uncomfortable for his nap, his tummy hurt and mommy didn't fix it and it until it was too late.

Thankfully after a warm bath and new sheets, he still loved me. He was cuddled more that night (if that's possible). It is a good thing he is so forgiving and really won't remember this unfortunate accident.

My Mother's Day was great. I was truly spoiled by my boys. David made the most amazing breakfast of french toast with all the toppings, eggs and OJ. He is now in charge of the french toast making since his were better than mine. He used a secret recipe. :)

We didn't have any morning meetings. At Church we received delicious, creamy, chocolate truffles. And our meetings only lasted 2 hours thanks to a Mother's Day Miracle of a hot and sweaty primary. I guess the air was blowing 80 degrees and they were all miserable. So we all left early. (Does anyone remember our Father's Day Miracle last year? Click Here)

At home we relaxed and I was given the gift of a Chinese Fortune game, where I got to choose my Mother's Day gift. It just so happens that I chose patio furniture which is what I wanted to get David for Father's Day, so we will be planning that joint gift and looking for a great deal together.

We hope you all had a relaxing Mother's Day! We are proud to have such fine mothers who really do deserve the Mother of the Year award!! Thank you moms!

His Eyes..

2009-05-05T10:16:00.004-05:00

Tyler is starting to out grow his newborn clothes and is learning new things each day. His hands are his favorite toy, his Daddy's face and Mommy's voice make him smile from ear to ear. Even though some days are less productive than others, and some naps constantly need reassurance and soothing, and lets not forget the long burping sessions with a stiff baby boy crying in pain... I still get overcome that he is really here. I love his eyes just staring up at me, confirming that he is mine to keep.

It took so long for him to get here. The wait seemed like eternity. Each baby and baby shower was just one more day I shared in the happiness of others, yet realized I still didn't have this blessing of my own. I had lost faith and was convincing myself that I would have children, just not in this life. It was hard at first, but then I was ok with that plan. Heavenly Father knew me better than I did, and obviously my plan wasn't His plan.

I will always treasure Elder Spencer J. Condie's talk, Claim the Exceeding Great and Precious Promises, he gave during Oct. General Conference 2007. It was the talk I needed to hear. The kind of talk you feel was prepared just for you. After that talk I knew I would have my own kids on this earth. If God remembered Rachel, he surely remembered me.

That following May (a year ago this week) we told our families we were expecting. It was the greatest moment of our life. Pregnancy was, for the most part, great. Each day I was grateful for the precious promise I was about to have unfold.

Now I get to stare at Tyler's eyes all day long. I get lost in them. When I tell him we waited so long for him to come, he looks up at me with those big, gray, blue eyes as if to say. " Mom, I am here and have always been yours forever".

I am grateful for a Heavenly Father who expects us to have faith in Him always. Yet when we start to doubt that promised blessings will ever come, He gently reminds us through His servants that our faith must stand firm. Then we are ready to claim those promised blessings.

Warning...

2009-05-04T13:02:00.007-05:00

Due to the violent nature of this post there will be no pictures.

Spring time brings rain, flowers and chirping birds. However at our house we have seen in the last WEEK:

2 bird eggs, not yet hatched, splattered on our driveway
2 baby birds dead and fried at the end of our walkway
1 big mama bird dead on our grass
1 baby bird drown in our pool

David has played the role of Animal Control and disposed of these poor birds. An honorable and courageous task!

I LOVE....

2009-05-01T09:27:00.008-05:00

HULU.com!!

Hulu now plays ALL the shows we like to watch online! I can go to one website and watch, FOX, CBS, NBC and now ABC too!! Yeah for online TV shows (plus some movies). The rewards of not paying cable and watching a show whenever I want with those limited commercials is priceless. I am so excited I could dance the "hulu"!

Shows we like:

24 (What is Jack going to do about TONY?)

Chuck (Hilarious and a Great season finale!)

Heroes (although when are they finally going to save the world?)

Lie to Me (do these tricks work?)

30 Rock ( David cracks UP at this show and I love it)

Castle ( this is new and it is like a goofy Law&Order only better)

and a few others if we have time

What shows do you watch?

A Ridin' and a Biddin'...

2009-04-28T13:22:00.021-05:00

Saturday was a fun filled day!

It started off with a 9 mile bike ride around the San Antonio Missions with a group of

friends in our ward. We couldn't have asked for greater weather.

Tyler came along for his first bike ride. He was great, ate during a rest stop, loved looking around until he fell asleep at the end.

Then we came home to rest and freshen up until we headed to the Young Mens Dinner & Auction. We enjoyed yummy food and great laughter over the live auction WAR!!

The YM had all sorts of items to bid on: baked goods, This is the cake I wanted to bid on....can we say CHOCOLATE? ,

a gorgeous jean quilt my friend Trish made (check it out), computers, massages, haircuts, bow ties w/ instructions (courtesy of David) and youth acts of service and more. I thought about bidding for the YM to come do 3 hours of house cleaning, but I would probably "clean" up before they came.

We did walk away with a date night, dinner & a movie PLUS a babysitter!! Yeah Baby!

Ladies and Gentlemen...

2009-04-24T16:46:00.004-05:00

We have a THUMB-SUCKER.....

Just like his momma was!

The Garage Sale is....OVER!!

2009-04-22T16:47:00.005-05:00

For the last month and a half the YW have been collecting donations from members for a fundraising garage sale. We held the sale at our house so...we've been storing everything in our garage and slowly we couldn't park in it anymore. I tried to keep it organized, but soon it just exploded over. We had many donations of great things to sell and we are proud to say the garage sale was a HUGE success. The girls can go to camp and then some! It was a long weekend and we are back to a normal garage again. David is thrilled to have it over with, as are the leaders.

Pricing Sleep over that turned into a modeling show!

The BIG Day and the BIG Bucks!

Great Job Young Women!!

And a BIG Thank you to all those who helped!

Our Easter Surprise...

2009-04-22T16:20:00.010-05:00

We had to wait until our families received our letters to post Tyler's Easter pictures.

A couple in our ward has this GIGANTIC Easter basket in their entry way of there home. I couldn't pass up this opportunity to throw Tyler in it for his pictures! It was great fun! It was filled mostly with newspaper and so he sank down in the basket. And as you can tell by his face, he thinks his mother is C-R-A-Z-Y!

And thanks to a wonderful husband and Photoshop we made this card and sent it to our families. We had a nice, simple Easter, hope you did too!

What would you do if...

2009-04-17T12:05:00.005-05:00

You woke up and found this on the side of your bed!!!!?

*it has long legs AND it can FLY*

**I grabbed it all by myself (with a huge paper towel),

while doing the heebie-jeebie dance**

Aunt Jenny and Uncle Davie...

2009-04-15T15:34:00.003-05:00

Julia Grace was born on Easter Sunday. Her proud parents are Robert and Melarie! We love her to pieces already and can't wait to see her in July!!! She and Tyler will be best buds.

We are officially an Aunt and Uncle now!! (we are the last ones to get this title)

Easter Treats...

2009-04-11T20:56:00.003-05:00

I got this idea from my sister-in-law Lauren. She had made chocolate bowls using balloons for an FHE treat or something. I thought it would be cute to use white chocolate and make them look like little egg shells. I dipped water balloons in the chocolate and I would let it run a little down the sides. The chocolate can't be too hot or the balloons POP and you have chocolate all OVER YOU! (* not that I know from experience or anything *)

Once refrigerated and firm pop the balloons. It worked better to poke them slowly at the top and let them deflate and pull away from the bowl on their own. Then I added a peep, sprinkled green colored coconut around them and threw in some starburst jelly beans. Place them in a muffin cup and give them away (or eat them). David's home teaching families loved them!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Bow Tie Project...

2009-04-11T20:43:00.006-05:00

When planning for Tyler's blessing we both knew he needed a white bow tie. I looked online, but we didn't love any of them for the prices we found. Then we were given a child's bow tie from hand me down clothes of David's. It had a metal clip and all I had to do was make the white bow tie. The tricky part was making the tie exchangeable on the clip (we plan to make future bow ties he can wear to church).

I searched for nice white fabric that had a pattern, No luck. David then gave me the idea of buying a men's tie from the distribution center. It was perfect! I really didn't have to do much sewing.

I cut an 8-9 inch strip from the neck of the tie. Then I tucked in each end and hand stitched it down so it would have a finished edge with an opening for the clip. Once done I could fold it over and secure it to the back of the bow tie.

Then I made a little sleeve for the knot to wrap around the middle. This part was the only real sewing and I just cut a piece from the tie. We attached tiny snaps on the end to make it reusable. It slips into the clip (which I don't know where to find more clips like the one I have). It holds the bow tie open while also attaching onto the collar.

Then it is done!

I Guess It's Up To Me....

2009-04-09T12:23:00.013-05:00

Dear Family and Friends,

Since my parents aren't doing a great job in the blogging department, I have decided to take charge of this post! For the past MONTH (yes, it's been that long) I have done some routine things and some new things. Here is the recap...

As you can see below, most of the day I eat and sleep. I burp and spit, yawn and stretch and all that food causes me to...you know, digest... and it all has to go somewhere. I don't have any pictures of that process cause that's embarrassing and you don't want to see it either.

During the day I hang out with my mom and wonder why on earth she has to take so many pictures of me! Once my dad gets home I get to play with him. I stare at him all afternoon, since he KNOWS how mom can be with the camera. Yeah, I'd say I have a good time playing with my parents. Sometimes I do have to entertain myself, but luckily that is only a short amount of time.
My day is usually pretty good. Except for the exercising part....

The 29th was my very special day! Family came into town and spoiled me rotten with attention. I was then put in a white, smooth looking, outfit with my very own "mom-made" white bow tie, so I can be just like Dad. ( I am sure my mom will post about the making of the bow tie later) I looked sharp!! I was given a sweet blessing that will be treasured by my family forever. I know I am blessed to have the priesthood in my home and to have such great men to follow.

Then it came time for General Conference. I know my parents loved and learned a great deal from this conference. They keep talking about it. The theme seemed to focus on Temples, cheer and hope. As always the first talk was an important talk on needs vs. wants. Elder Holland gave an excellent talk on the Savior's Atonement. Oh I could go on and on...

Oh and before I forget my mom had a birthday earlier this month. She is older but doesn't think she is wiser (darn that pregnancy forgetfulness, maybe thats why she hasn't blogged). Well our month has been good. I know my parents should be getting on the ball here soon and hopefully it won't be MAY before you hear from us again.

Love,

Tyler

Ka-Booom!

2009-03-12T11:12:00.005-05:00

The weather forecast calls for much needed rain during the next three days. I am happy to welcome the rain, I love the sound of rain and the smell of the earth after it rains.

However last night I went to bed with the soothing sound of rhythmic rain, only to jolt out of bed at 3:20 AM to what sounded like our roof being torn off the house as the ground shook! The CRASH-BOOM of the thunder was so loud it got my heart racing. I have never heard it so loud. David woke too and immediately said "check Tyler" so we go in and what do we find...he is fast asleep and has no clue what just happened. This boy can sleep through crashing sounds of thunder and a loud vibration of the vacuum cleaner, but wakes up during his naps when he realizes he isn't being held. Go figure.

After realizing everything was safe and sound we went back to bed. And today I get to enjoy the soft pitter patter of rain as I am safely warm in my house. We are so blessed.

Almost forgot what day it was...

2009-03-04T13:43:00.006-06:00

Today is my Superstitious-Be Extra Careful-Day!! It was on this day in 1994 that I was finished with my chores and jumping on our wet trampoline with my good friend, Brittney, who was moving away and this was the last time I would see her. It was a gigantic slip-in-slide and we always loved this activity. That is until I went and broke my right femur in a spiral fracture and the wet trampoline jumping was no more.

This was the most traumatic accident of my life. I rate all my pain by this ordeal. (Maybe that's why I didn't feel many contractions). I went a whole week lying in bed until an x-ray was taken. I was put in traction from March until the end of April. Then I was in a half body cast until June. I could finally walk without crutches in Aug.

On this day I am extra careful not to do anything stupid. In Idaho I tried not to slip on the ice and break something else. I felt it was a day where accidents are bound to happen to me. So here is to 15 years ago!! I have two little scars from the traction, a smaller shoe size, and a knee that looks like a half pipe to remind me of my wet trampoline, slip-in-sliding glory days!

* And thanks to my dear mom for taking care of me, my dad for carrying me around, and for my siblings who were mad at me for ruining the fun, but still loving and helping me recover, and for Anne who was born just after I could walk* Love you guys!

Four Posts in One!

2009-03-04T11:20:00.004-06:00

"Sweet" Nothings every wife wants to hear...

"Your eyes light up the night sky,

like the moon reflecting off of my butt."

*This was one random "compliment" David said while we were making fun of a song.*

Girls Night Out

(aka GNO)

There is just something about getting together with just girls, ice cream and a movie. We went and saw Confessions of a Shopaholic and I loved it!! That is a movie I would buy and I think David might even like it too.

Before & After

We thought maybe it would be cool to have a swamp of our own...

Its amazing what leaves and 2 hot days can do to a pool. Luckily it was cleaned out on Sat. and looking sparkling blue on Sunday. I have my own personal pool boy who knows all the tricks. We are also ashamed to have let it get this far.

And Tyler of Course

Tyler is growing a little fatter, but still a long boy. He has slept 7 hours for the past 6 nights in a row. I keep thinking it won't last, but I am enjoying it. David handed out gum cigars to Elders Quorum, which is a tradition both our dads did when we were born. He smiles a lot, he has a strong kick, and we just love his sweet, content personality.

"Outshines the Competition"

2009-02-19T19:16:00.006-06:00

Yes I am using my blog to advertise a product. BUT it is the best thing I have ever used and one of my newest favorite cleaning products.

We moved to Texas and my dishes started to look cloudier and cloudier each washing. I started seeing spots everywhere. I couldn't take it anymore. I scrubbed each dish before loading, I even tried washing by hand then quickly drying to make my glasses look clear. They just looked "used". Then a dear friend told me I had to buy....LemiSHINE!

Now my dishes are crystal clear, my dishwasher looks sparkly clean too! Then I went to lemishine's website and found out that you can use it on disposals, shower doors (those nasty glass doors that never get clear) and other household areas where HARD WATER builds up and NEVER leaves. It is an inexpensive product and the results are amazing. It is sold at any store. So go get it, you know you want your dishes to OUT SHINE mine!! :)

And I want to know what products you love and can't do without?

3 weeks of Tyler!

2009-02-08T18:54:00.008-06:00

Well I have been prodded to get blogging, and I am happy to be back into it. :) It is crazy that Tyler was born over 3 weeks ago. And instead of making a huge long post with loooong specific details I will give you a time line.

Thursday Jan. 15th - Friday Jan. 16th

1:00-5:30am I woke up with MAJOR back pain that never went away. I tried anything to give relief.
5:30- David woke up decided not to go into work today, I continued to come up with ways to get rid of the BACK PAIN!!
1pm- Tried figuring out contractions or trying to time what might be contractions
3pm- Checked into the hospital and sure enough I was having contractions, but they were nothing compared to my back pain.
5pm- The miracle epidural came and I was having the time of my life!
6:30pm- Dr. broke my water and I was for sure going to have this baby tonight.
12am-Nothing happening, still pregnant
2-5am- Everything ready, tried pushing for 2 hours...nothing
5am- He was face up and his head "a good size" (too big) so we prepped for C-section
5:23am- Tyler was here!!

I really enjoyed this whole experience. I think the worst part was the back pain. Everything else was great, though it took all day, it went smoothly and I was happy with how it all worked out. We had great nurses and doctors that made all the difference. We stayed at the hospital for 3 nights. David had a bed next to me, which was wonderful. One nurse even scheduled me for a FREE 15 min. massage and that was much needed and enjoyed. Tyler's health was excellent, he passed all his tests with improving results and I think my favorite moment was Sunday night after it all settled in that Tyler was OURS! He was (is) so beautiful and I am convinced it is because I didn't mangle him up trying to get him here.

Both our moms came to visit and I am so grateful and proud that they were here. It made my recovery so much quicker since I could rest and enjoy being a mom. Both our moms cooked, cleaned, let me rest, never stopped holding their grandson and just took care of us all. I am blessed to have two excellent moms!!

It has been a great 3 weeks, Tyler is the most content and peaceful baby, and is on a pretty good schedule already. He is a snugly boy and is our little tiger. :)

Introducing.....

2009-01-21T15:46:00.003-06:00

Tyler David Wheat
January 16th, 2009
5:23am
7 lbs 14 oz
19 3/4 inches

Mom and Tyler are doing well, we will update soon. We are just so excited he is finally here!

Start Those Long Walks and Jumping Exercises!

2009-01-14T10:48:00.005-06:00

Umm by the looks of this picture, I haven't had this baby yet!!! Here I am right before I went to my Dr. appt. this morning at 39 1/2 weeks. Last appt. they told me I could have this baby by the end of the week if not that night. So what did I do? I went home and we made everything perfectly ready and prepared for the event. Only to have....nothing!

So today my Dr. was surprised (as was I) to see me. She made a scheduled appt for me to be induced next Wed the 21st if I don't go before then. She really thinks I will have this baby on my own.

They did one last sonogram to check his size and they think he is....

8 POUNDS 9 OUNCES!!

oh and they nicely added that his head is a pretty good size!!....WHAT?.....(I am mentally preparing for this birth even more now!)

So hopefully he is born soon, but at least within a week. We are too excited to wait any longer and quite frankly, I am ready to hold him a different way!! :)

How to Paint Stripes...

2009-01-07T12:15:00.008-06:00

Well I have to brag about my genius husband. We decided to have one striped wall in the baby's room. Well having never done a striped wall we had to do some research about how to do it. Our walls are slightly textured and whenever we have painted the other rooms the paint sometimes seeps through little holes under the tape, causing us to do touch ups. David read about this clear coat you can paint to seal up holes. He then thought we could use the base color to seal instead. So our process went like this:

-paint wall base color

-using a ruler, a level and pencil; measure and tape lines
*also a tip: measure distance of wall and how thick you want your stripes and then center it on the wall so you have an even look and you don't get to the end and have a weird stripe and hate it.

-paint along edge of tape with same base color as wall to seal up holes
-then paint the stripe color

-remove tape after painting, waiting no longer than an hour

It was a stroke of genius because our stripes turned out PERFECT, if I do say so myself. We have never seen a crisper line. The wall looks great and it is now our favorite room to be in. :) David is so smart!!

When?...

2009-01-07T11:55:00.004-06:00

Well I am at 38 1/2 weeks!! I could have this baby any day now and the suspense is killing me. The bags are packed, the car seat is in and we are just waiting it out. I keep thinking..."Do I have tomorrow to get something done or is today my last day?" We have two names we are deciding between and we are just going to keep it that way. You will all know once he is born.

But I wanted to thank everyone for their support, excitement, and advice! I really love how you each have shared experiences or tips about babies, birth, and pregnancy. I am grateful for your enthusiasm because that has made this all more exciting! The advice came highly accepted and hopefully I will remember it all when the time comes. I admire all you ladies (and your families). Thank you for all your comments and help.

Here is the last picture of me before this baby is here! :) I am feeling fine just more awkward as far as moving around goes.

Oh and my dad made it to his 50th birthday before he became a grandpa. We tried to fool him on Sat. night by pretending we had gone into the hospital and this baby might be born just before my dad turns 50, (on Sunday) but they didn't believe us and even called the hospital and found out we weren't there.

The Butterfly Fork...

2008-12-31T12:37:00.004-06:00

Growing up we had this fork that my family called "The Butterfly Fork". We don't know how it ended up at our house, but it became THE fork every child had to have whenever we ate. Each day it was argued over who had it last and whose turn it was next. The poor fork was washed and passed around from child to child everyday. It had a mishap in the disposal once and the teeth were scraped up, but the fork still prevailed and we went on coveting the "butterfly fork".

The years have gone by and us kids have matured enough that we don't have to eat with the fork. My mom has kept it in a little box, planning on framing it one day. Well I took the fork about 2 years ago wanting to frame it for her. I am proud to say I finally did it and sent it to her for Christmas. I am a little bit of a perfectionist and the butterfly fork had to be displayed in all it's glory! Hence it taking me 2 years to frame it! So without further ado I introduce you to The Butterfly Fork.... If you look closely at the pattern on the fork it actually has no butterflies on it. I guess we just thought they looked like butterflies and the name stuck. The fork is back to be enjoyed by all, but now the FRAME is being coveted, and each child wants to keep it!!

A Festivus for the Rest of Us!

2008-12-31T11:20:00.005-06:00

David and I had another nice and quiet Christmas at our house. Christmas Eve day was spent with me having caught some wonderful bug that didn't allow me to eat anything. Then that night David got it! But by Christmas morning it was a miracle we both felt perfectly fine.

Santa brought us soda and candy plus a Woopie just for David, which sadly didn't make it passed the first Woopie! It must have been one strong tootie!

This year without knowing, we both bought each other socks and shoes. One of those "We think so much alike" moments. David made this warm toasty fire to surprise me in the morning. It was our very first fire, yeah!

David also made his traditional German Pancakes and they were delicious!! Then we just lounged around talking to our families and watching Seinfeld episodes. It was a great Christmas.

8 Month Baby Shower

2008-12-15T12:58:00.005-06:00

Well we are moving right along here and I am in the middle of my 8th month (35 weeks) It is countdown time and I am still trying to get things ready. My goal is to be done by Christmas!! Then I can relax and let this baby come!

My wonderful friends and the YW in the ward threw me a baby shower this last week. And I feel so blessed to have so many great friends that I love to visit with! It was a wonderful shower with great company and yummy food and fun entertainment.

We played the clothespin game where you can't say "baby" or you have to give up your pins. Then we played a matching game of famous hollywood parents to their children. It was a game to help give us ideas for baby names since we still are undecided. And the game was hilarious!! My top choices for a name would be... Hopper, Dweezil, Diva Muffin, or Moon Unit! *yes these are real names of children from STUPID hollywood parents*

Then we ate this delicious food and chatted like all girls do.
All the gifts were perfect! Many cute clothes and outfits, (our boy is going to be a stud.) I also recieved a whole bag full of little boy clothes from my friend Jocelyn. Many needed supplies and great products. And lots of soft blankets, 3 of which are homemade. The YW all helped make one together and it is super cute.
I was also surprised with a generous gift of the rocker I was sitting in. My friend Marge, found it and recovered it and polished it all up so it looks perfect! She is such a sneaky, clever lady. I love it and find it quite comfy. *The chair I was planning on recovering and using in the baby's room, David loves to sit in, so I am going with this rocker now!* :)

Also, David is known for his bow ties at church and so girls started talking about needing to find a baby bow tie for little Wheat. Apparently a few girls were looking for a bow tie as a gift. We plan on blessing him in a little white bow tie, so I might have to make one. But it was so cute how they all tried to get something to look just like his daddy. We are way excited for this little guy and he is already so loved by family and friends.

Here is a slideshow of all my great friends and the lovely party they threw for me. Thank you ladies!!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Hospital bag...

2008-12-08T13:02:00.003-06:00

Ok all you people who have been in a hospital for a few days, especially to have a baby, What do I bring with me? I have not stayed in a hospital since I was 11 and frankly my parents brought me anything I needed. haha

So I have a general idea of what to pack, but I would love all your input as to what you took with you or wish you had. You can post it or email me I don't mind and would appreciate all the advice, seriously! I am counting down the weeks and so I have a little time but I would feel much better having my list or better yet, having it PACKED!! :)

Thanks

PS Bring on any labor advice too! :S