A Very Merry Christmas

Christmas has come and gone. It was a very good Christmas. Not because we got a lot of things, though we did gets some nice things, but because we got to spend time with friends and family and watch Tyler enjoy the season. With every door bell ring from a neighbor bringing a gift, Tyler would get so excited to run to the door. It didn't matter who it was or if they were bringing something, but just a visitor was so much fun to him. I should be more like that.


The week started nice and quiet, but then on Christmas Eve the merriment started. My family has a tradition of going to a movie on Christmas Eve every year and it has always been one that I have enjoyed. This year, however I knew that Tyler wasn't ready to sit through a whole movie and since Tony had to work I said that I wasn't going to go. My sister, Julie, has a 4 year old and a 18 month old, so I told her that I would watch the little one so that she could go to the movie. Tyler and Hayden had a fine time playing together. Neither of them like to take naps when the other is there, so when Tony got back from work he tried to rock them both to sleep. Not too surprising that Tony is the one who feel asleep and the two boys are both awake watching Sesame Street. What a good babysitter he is.

Later that afternoon we then went to my parents house for a yummy Christmas dinner. My Grandpa Willis was there with Anna, and it was nice to see them. We ate and then we had to head over to the Steenblik's for the Kresser family party. Their was some food (which we were too full to enjoy) and lots of family. The kids exchanged gifts and then the adults had a white elephant game. They are always the best at this party because their are so many of us and they always bring funny things. Then Tony's mom gave Tyler some P.J.'s and we headed home.

The next morning Tyler was very excited to see all the gifts under the tree. It didn't take him very long to know what to do and to start opening the gifts. He did a pretty good job of unwrapping and being excited about the actual present. Normally in my family we do stockings first and then the presents, but Tyler wanted to open the big stuff first. I guess we will have to work on that tradition next year. After we were all done with gifts, we got ready and headed over to my parents house for breakfast. Once we got there we handed out our presents to them and they opened them and we opened what we received. Then we helped make breakfast and ate. After the Clarks house, we moved on to the Steenbliks. We hung out for a while and then once Tony's sister and her family came we did the presents. It was fun and we all got some nice things. We were all pooped after that so we decided to go home and put Tyler to bed. Then we just hung out at our house the rest of the day. It was very nice. We all had a great holiday and we are very grateful for the generosity of our family, friends, and neighbors.

Fun Holiday Weekend

This past weekend was tons of fun. On Friday we went to a friends party with our friends from high school. There happened to be a huge snow storm that day and it was quite slow going to get to Sara's house in Herriman. But luckily we made it just fine. We enjoyed good food, good company and an awesome White Elephant game. We did miss a bunch of our friends, so hopefully we can see them next year.

On Saturday I went to sister-in-laws (Amy's) baby shower at Margie's house. It was lots of fun to see those that came. Not too many of the family came, maybe because of the weather or because it was the Saturday before Christmas -- they missed out. We had some yummy lunch and then we got to see Amy open the gifts with all the cute baby stuff. She is due in January and we will have yet another boy in the family. Later that night we went to the Steenblik family dinner. It was really fun too. We got to see a lot of the Steenblik clan and eat some more food - tis the season. We had to leave early to get Tyler to bed, but Tony's late grandma had bought Christmas gifts for everyone, so we were given ours. Their gifts are always....how you say...interesting. But it is the thought that counts.

We don't have much more planned until Christmas Eve. Which is really good. We need a break and Tyler needs life to be normal for a while before all the craziness of Christmas. We are excited to enjoy Christmas with our families and can't wait to see Tyler open his gifts. What a wonderful time of the year to give to others and to remember the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Tony's Graduation

Tony graduated from Utah State University this past Saturday morning. I am so very proud of him, he looked so very hansom in his cap and gown. We drove up to Logan on Friday after Tony got back from work. We took Tony's brother and his wife (Nate and Amy) our glider chair, so we stopped by their house first. After we dropped it off, we all went to returns some books. Tony had about 12 books and they only took half of them back for a whopping $93. Yeah, we're rich. After that we went to check into the hotel, but I wanted to visit the people at the DFCU branch in Logan. So we stopped there first, deposited our riches and then visited with the employee's that I know there. It was good to see them, it has been a long time. Then we left to go to the hotel. It was just across the street from the credit union and Tony just went in to check us in.

Then we went to dinner with Nate and Amy. We had some coupons for IHOP, so we went there. It was pretty good. Then we went back to our hotel and went swimming. The pool was nice, a little chilly, but fun. We pretty much had the place to our selves. After about a half an hour Tyler was done. So we went to our room and hung out there for the rest of the night.

A storm was suppose to come in that night, and boy did it come. When we woke up their was about 3-4 inches on the ground and still coming down strong. The hotel had breakfast for us (always a treat) so after that we got ready and checked out. I drove so that I could drop Tony off and at a building different from where the ceremony was going to be because they had to walk there (in a snow storm....lucky them). It was SO scary driving around town, but we made it there safely.
Tyler and I found a good place to park and went and got seats. Nate came a little later and then Tony's mom, dad, and sister (with baby Gabe) came after that. They drove up from Murray in the snow storm. I know that meant a lot to Tony to have them there, so it was awesome that they made it.
The ceremony didn't take too long, only about an hour. Since it was the winter graduation their were a lot less people. After it was over we went and had a really nice lunch, thanks to Tony's parents. Then we stopped at Nate's place again for a break and then headed home. The weather was much better by that time, thank goodness.
Later that night we went to The Golden Corral with the Elders Quorum and that was lot of fun too. All in all it was a great weekend and I am very proud of Tony for sticking it out and getting his degree. I love him very much and I know that he will continue to do great things!

Some people are so nice...

Yesterday while at work I had a fellow employee come up to me and he said that he heard that I was leaving the credit union. I told him no, but then he told me that he wanted to make sure that I knew how much my friendliness has meant to him. How my Hello's had made his day and made him feel better. He works in the maintenance department and he is an older gentleman, and is a little different. He has had many trials and hard times so I have always tried to be nice and say "Hi". It was really nice of him to go out of his way to let me know how much that meant to him. You do things and try to make people feel special, and it was really nice to know that it does make a difference. So thank you Fritz for being so nice to me.

On a different note, on Saturday Tony, Tyler, and I went to the BYU vs. USU basketball game at the ESA. It was way fun. I wasn't sure how well Tyler would do, but he had a great time. He got restless with about 3 minutes left to go -- not bad at all. He would clap and cheer and say "Go, go, go", it was so cute. He really loves sports so he loved watching the game.

The USU fans came out to represent. Their were tons of them. They must have had buses that came down from Logan. They cheered and were SO loud, it sounded more like a USU home game then an away game for both teams. One thing that I didn't like is that they would chant that certain people sucked, or would boo people. I just don't think that is necessary. Cheer for your own team and be a good sport to the other team. Maybe I am just getting old, but that is just not right.

Fun at the park

The other day we went and took Tyler to a really fun park by our house. It has a really good play ground that is good for younger kids and big kids. We should really take him there more often because it is just so much fun. Tyler is so daring. He is getting a little better about not just flying off of things, but he is not scared of many things. Tony will go to the top of the slide and help Tyler to go down (if he needs it - he's getting so big, he doesn't need it every time) and then I go to the bottom and catch him. It is just so much fun. He is one fun kiddo.

We put up our Christmas stuff and it was so much fun. Tony had last Thursday and Friday off, so it was nice to have him home for four days. I love the holidays and all the fun parties and fun things to do. I can't wait to see Tyler on Christmas morning and see his reaction for when Santa comes. Tis the season to be jolly, and I love to be jolly!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was yesterday. We went to Tony's parents house and ate dinner there with a lot of Tony's extended family. It was a lot of fun. The food was really good. It is always fun to see his family and spend some time with them since we really don't see them that often. His grandparents came from St. George. They are always so nice and make us feel so special. They have been so good to me and have made me feel like a part of their family from the first time that I met them. They are also very generous. We are truly blessed to have them, and all of our family in our lives.

Then this morning we got out all of the Christmas stuff. I love getting the tree out and all the snow men and the other stuff, it is just such a great way to start the Christmas season. I just hope that Tyler doesn't destroy it all. So far he is doing really well with all of it. Now it just needs to start snowing and not stop until January. I sure do love the snow!

Big Boy Bed

We decided to get Tyler a bigger bed. He ends up in our bed every night, so we were hoping that if he had a bed that was more like our bed that he would sleep in it better. So far it has been better. Now he ends up coming in with us at like 3:00 am instead of 11:00 pm. So hopefully this will continue and only get better.

We did try a toddler bed a couple of months ago - more just for fun. It didn't really work. It wasn't time. Tony's mom had a toddler bed frame, so we decided to try it out. Tyler liked playing on it, but he wasn't ready for it.

My sister got a twin bed for her daughter and it worked really well, so that is what we decided to do. It is a twin mattress on a frame with no box spring. This makes it really low to the ground so that Tyler can get on and off by him self (and in case he falls off, it isn't that far too the ground).

We looked around for where to buy the mattress and decided to get a nicer one from Sam's Club. I am glad that we did. It wasn't that much more then the cheap ones from other places, but it is a lot better. We got the bedding from Sears and we really like it. I didn't want bedding with a theme, so luckily we found one that matches his bedroom how it is.

Tyler loves to get into the covers and read his books. It is so cute. He gets in the bed and then signs and says "book" and then he will go through and look at all of his books there in his bed. It is really fun to see how much he likes his bed and his books. He is getting so big.

Anniversary Weekend

Tony and I had such a fun anniversary weekend. Friday we checked in to the hotel, the downtown Hampton Inn. Because we are Hilton Honor members, they upgraded our room to a spa room and it had a really big bath tub in the room. It was nice. We brought Tyler with us to take him swimming. It was kind of cold, but a good time was had. Then we got ready and let Tyler play in the hotel room and in the halls (he loves that). Then we dropped Tyler off at Margie's and then went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. It is our most favorite restaurant. It was so yummy. After dinner we went and saw "Into the Woods" at Hale Center Theater. It was really good. I was in that musical in high school, so it was fun to see professionals do it.

Then on Saturday morning we ate at the hotel (free breakfast) and then hung out in the hotel for a while. Then we went and did a little shopping. After that we went back to the hotel and I took a nap (it was nice). Then we got ready and went to dinner at "The Garden" at the JSM Building. It was...okay. It was high priced for not that good of food and the service wasn't very good. I don't think that we will go back there again. After we decided to walk around temple square. It is always nice to feel the spirit of the temple and see all the church stuff. Then we got some ice scream (bad idea). We were so full after that we just went to the hotel and went to bed.

Sunday we ate breakfast and then got ready to check out and pick up Tyler. We picked him up at Margie's church after their sacrament. They said that he did great and it sounded like they all had a fun time too. It was a great weekend and I am so glad that Tony and I got to spend so much quality time together.

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 5 year anniversary and I just wanted to say how much I love Tony. He is such a great husband and father, it amazes me how lucky I am. He is always so willing to help me out and do anything that I ask him to do. He is such a great dad to Tyler. He always comes home from a long day at work and plays with Tyler, takes him outside, or does whatever Tyler wants. It's nice to be able to leave Tyler with Tony and not worry at all. He is a pro when it comes to babies and kids (probably why he wants so many).

He is also SO VERY handy. He has done so much to fix up our house and it has saved us tons of money and he has done a really good job. It is nice to know that we don't have to pay someone lots of money just to come and fix the drain, or the light, or the car, or any of the other many things that Tony knows how to do. I am excited for him to teach our children these skills (like Tony's dad taught him). He does great work and is always looking to learn more. I am so proud of him that he has finished his schooling and got his Business Degree. Even with all his school and work, he always puts his family first.

Tony's is also a genius when it comes to the scriptures. Bible, Book of Mormon, it doesn't matter, he knows his stuff. I know that if I have a question that he will know the answer. He has such a strong testimony of the church and is a great priesthood holder. I am so grateful that he can give our family blessings when we need them and that he ALWAYS makes sure that things feel right before he does anything big (i.e. buy a car). He is always willing to give service when needed and he does it for all the right reasons. He is a great patriarch and truly loves God and Jesus Christ.

Overall Tony is just amazing. I am so lucky to have such a good looking, great husband that loves me so much. He always makes me feel special and beautiful. These past 5 years have been the best and I look forward to many many more years to come. I love you Tony!

Bring on the cold weather

So this week has been pretty chilly. If it isn't rainy, then it is cloudy and cold. We have been able to go outside a play at least for a little bit everyday, so that has made Tyler happy. I don't mind the cold. I like the snow and cooler weather. I like all the seasons. I just try to enjoy the season that we are in.

It is Tony and my 5 year anniversary tomorrow. I can't believe how fast time goes. The older I get the faster time flies. We are going to spend a couple nights at the Hilton Downtown and go to a play and dinner. It should be pretty fun. Tony's mom is going to watch Tyler for us so that we can really have a mini vacation. THANK YOU SO MUCH to Margie for always being such a great grandma and mom. I am really looking forward to spending some time just Tony and me.

I got to go to a baby shower last night at my work for two ladies who are...pregnant. It was tons of fun. I got to be silly and see all of the cute baby stuff. People are so crafty and creative with their gifts. I need to learn how to do that kind of stuff too. I love going to baby showers, they are always so much fun. My sister-in-law is pregnant, so I think that we are having a shower for her next month. That should be way fun too. You gotta' love babies!

First real snow fall of the season

It snowed and snowed and snowed yesterday. It was so beautiful. I really do love the snow. Tyler really enjoyed playing in it too. We put him to work shoveling the snow. It was more the thought that counted, because the quality of is work isn't always the best (he is only 19 months old). He is at the stage where he loves to "help" us with everything. It is tons of fun. I hope that his willingness to help never goes away - yeah right.

It snowed about 3 inches in West Valley. The snow was perfect for making snow balls. Nice and wet and compacted really well. Tony loved showing Tyler how to make them and then throwing them at mommy.

This parenting stuff gets more and more fun. I just hope that with the winter season here that I can find fun things for Tyler to do in the house besides watching tv. We played outside everyday this past summer, so this cold weather and staying in doors will be a big change.

Halloween

Tyler had a fine time on Halloween. In the morning I took Tyler to Tony's work and showed him to the people there. It was an early day for Tony, so after we all went to my work to take Tyler trick-or-treating at our operations center. It was so much fun. Lots of people brought candy and so we went up and down the isles of cubicles and different people would give Tyler candy. That day he learned how to do the sign for thank you and added a kiss to it, so every time he got candy we would say, "Say thank you" and then he would pretty much blow them a kiss. It was so cute. Amazing how fast he is learning things these days. So we had a really good time at my work. The picture below is of Tyler sitting in my chair at my desk - we are so lucky to have such an awesome kid.

Tyler went as a cow. The costume was way cute. It had padding in the middle and in the back, but Tyler didn't really like wearing the hat part very much. I found it for only $10 at Costco (my favorite place to shop).

Later that day we went to Tony and my parents house to show them Tyler. We got out the four wheeler at my parents house and took Tyler for a ride around the back yard. He loved it. He was yelling and smiling and screaming with joy. My sisters kids were there too and Tyler always loves playing with his cousins. My mom was so nice to get Tyler a big bag of m&m's and a little playdoh. It was perfect. Then Tony's mom gave Tyler a couple little treats too. It was fun to visit with family.

He really liked going to the neighbors and knocking on the doors. He knocked, they came out and gave him treats, what could be better? It was tons of fun for all of us. Tyler even liked when we came back and all the kids came to our house. Over all it was a really good night. Happy Halloween to all.

California's Prop. 8

I have heard so much about Prop. 8 these past couple of weeks and how much crap the church is getting for coming out and encouraging its members to vote for Prop. 8 to say that marriage is between a man and a woman. The church believes that marriage is only to be with one man and one woman -- that is straight from God. Now I have done some reading and found this quote,

"[The] Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, issued a statement on behalf of seven bishops Monday, saying the Catholic Church "cannot approve of redefining marriage.'Marriage' has a unique place in God's creation, joining a man and a woman in a committed relationship in order to nurture and support the new life for which marriage is intended," the statement said. "The meaning of marriage is deeply rooted in history and culture, and has been shaped considerably by Christian tradition. Its meaning is given, not constructed."

The LDS church is not the ONLY church out there that has this belief and is coming out about it. So I get tired of hearing people complain about how the church shouldn't get involved, but they are not the only church coming out about this topic. There are more consequences to this gay marriage thing then people want to believe. The following was written by my friend Alison's husband Ty and I think that he makes some interesting points:

Everybody has heard about proposition 8 in California. This proposition contains the same language that was approved by 61% of voters in 2000. Four San Francisco judges overruled the voice of the people and called the previous proposition unconstitutional. Proposition 8 simply reaffirms the previous vote and adds a constitutional amendment in order to force the judges to comply.There are numerous reasons why this vote will set a precedent for better or worse for the whole United States. Other states have similar issues on the ballot, but no other state is pushing the envelope on moral issues like California. Religious organizations are not immune from the consequences that will ensue if proposition 8 fails. While the full ramifications are not fully known, the Church's ability to perform marriage ceremonies in the temple may be compromised (unless they forfeit their tax exempt status or perform same-sex marriages), clergy that preach against same-sex marriage can be sued for hate crimes and adoption services that will not place children in homes of same-sex couples will be ineligible for government benefits (and may face lawsuits).

I, personally, don't really care if gay people want to get married. It doesn't change my marriage and I do want everyone to be happy. I can't judge them (luckily I don't have to do that) and we should respect and love everyone. But that doesn't mean that we have to love everything that they do. I have friends who are gay and I totally love them. Lucky for us today we have living prophets who are here to council us on what the Lord wants us to do. The Lord says that marriage is between a man and a woman. So I of course will do what the Lord tells me to do.

I do find it a little funny that everyone is making such a big deal about this, but then if you talk to someone about polygamy, then they say "Oh no that is just not right." Funny how that works. I personally don't believe in polygamy either, but why can a man marry a man, but someone else can't have two or three wives, or husbands? Why can't I marry my cousin that I am in love with? Where does it stop?

The Adversary is hard at work. He is making good LDS people have hurt feeling about their church, he is making people think that this is comparable to women's rights and civil rights. He is working over time and it is becoming a sad, sad world out there. I am so thankful that I have the gospel in my life and that I can know what God would want me to do. Not just because my church tells me, but because I find out for my self by asking God, in prayer, what I should do. That is what is so great about the LDS church, they say ask God and he will tell you what is the right thing to do. We are so blessed, may God continue to bless us and our country.

Tony's done with school

Tony finished his last final and is now done with all the classes he needed to get his Bachelor's Degree in Business. He will walk for graduation on December 13th up in Logan. He has been going to the USU Extension in Salt Lake and really enjoyed it. I am really proud of him and I know that great things are yet to come. He is considering getting his Masters, but hopefully that will wait a little while. I guess we will see what kind of job he gets and if they tell him to go back to school. He is hoping to stay with the church and get a job in management. He has worked for the church for over 6 years and they all really love him so I know that the right job will come. He has worked so hard while going to school, working, and having his family. I am so proud of him. He is such a great husband and dad to Tyler. I thank my Heavenly Father daily for how blessed I am to have Tony as my husband. Tyler and I are really lucky to have Tony in our lives.

Mama boy

I love Tyler so very much, but some days it would be nice if he wasn't such a mama's boy. I try to enjoy it now, while it lasts, but that isn't always easy. It is to the point where Tony can't even give him is bedtime bottle, he only wants me to do it. On Tuesday when I dropped him off at my moms while I went to work, she said that he cried for like an hour. Now I do think that he still has a touch of the stomach bug so he isn't feeling very well, but an hour is a long time. It makes me having to leave him places that much harder if I know that he is going to cry for a long time. I hope that was just a one time thing and that he goes back to just crying for a couple minutes. It's easier to leave him places that way.

I called the doctor today about Tyler's "runs" (which he's had since last Thursday). She said to give him Pedialyte and yogurt with active cultures (like Activia). So I hope that helps. I didn't have to take him in, but if it gets worse or continues into next week I am suppose to take him in. It is nice that you can just call and get advise sometimes.

My cousin is in the BYU Opera this weekend. She is one of the main people. I am excited to go and see her sing. She also has a small part in the Salt Lake Opera Company's Opera, so that is way cool. It should be fun.

California

We just got back from California on Friday night. We went with Tony's whole family. A good time was had by all. I think that it was kind of over whelming at times for Tyler, but he was a trooper. We left on Sunday morning. Thanks to my brother Kevin who drove us to the airport at 7:00 am. Tyler did really good on the airplane. I brought Baby Einstein and treats and we were good to go. Once we got to California and got our cars (that took a while) then we headed to Church. We just made it in time to take the sacrament. Then after lunch we went and got into our hotel. It was really close to Disneyland and had really nice rooms. Tony's parents had to get three rooms to fit us all. We shared with Nate and Amy. Good times.

Tyler really did good at Disneyland. He only really didn't like the Carousel. He cried and didn't want to get on the horse. But he really really like AutoTopia. That is where you drive the cars. He loved driving crazy and cried when we had to get off. We made sure that we went on that one a couple of times.

We didn't get to take pictures with Tyler and any of the characters while we were there. For some reason it just didn't happen. Something to save for next time.

He took pretty good naps in his stroller so that was really good. He got sick on Wednesday morning, waking up throwing up -- so sad, for all of us involved. Then we thought he was feeling better but then threw up again all over him self and the stroller once we got to Disneyland. I had an extra onesie in the diaper bag, but not extra shorts, so we had to spend almost $20 on little shorts for him. Then we ended up just going back to the hotel at about noon. That was a good idea because he got to play and take a really good nap. We went back to Disneyland at about 5:30 that night. Then the next day he had an "the runs" and that was so sad. Needless to say, he really didn't eat very much the last three days we were in California. Poor guy. Even though he didn't feel very well, he did a great job.

We went to Sea World on Thursday and had a good time. He loved seeing all the animals and playing on their fun play ground for little kids. I wish that we could have spent more time there. They had these big nets that he just loved. Tony was such a great dad playing on the nets with Tyler. Tyler (who still had "the runs") did have a blow out incident where his shorts were dirtied, so then we had to go to every single gift shop in Sea World to try and find him some new shorts. What was it with our luck with having to find and buy Tyler new (expensive) shorts? We didn't find any, so we ended up spending another $20 on a whole outfit thing with a shark on it. Kind of ugly, but it worked (as shown in picture below of Tyler on the nets in his new outfit).

They also had some rides at Sea World and Tyler liked those too. It seemed like he really got into the rides as soon as it was time to come back home. Isn't that how life always is?

On Friday we got to sleep in (sort of) and pack our bags. Our flight didn't leave until 6:00 that night, so we all went to Down Town Disney and Tony's parent's bought us all a shirt and Tyler a fire engine. Then we went and did a little more shopping before heading to McDonald's where the kids could all play and get out their energy. It was a well needed play break. Then we saw the top of a hill where you could see all of Long Beach. It was really pretty. By that time we really just wanted to get home. Earlier that day I started having stomach problems and wasn't feeling very well. Then we flew home and my dad picked us up. All in all it was a great trip. Thanks to Tony's parents for sponsoring the well needed vacation and for all their love that they show us and the rest of the family.

Now we are home and back to work. Love vacations, always glad to come home from them!

General Conference

The older I get the more I like General Conference. I noticed that yesterday and today they talked a lot about having hope and having a good attitude about what is going on today. President Monson talked about the only thing you can count on is change and that is so true. I don't know what is going to happen with our economy, but I truly think that we will be okay if we all keep our houses in order and are wise with our money. The church is true and I love that we get to hear from our leaders so often.

Time flies by...

Last Saturday we all went to Kennecott with Tony's family for their 20th anniversary celebration. They had a little tour and then lunch. It was lots of fun. I have pictures, but I need to get them off of the camera and then I will put them on here. We all received fun give-a-ways and a good time was had. Then Tony went and took a washer and dryer up to his brother in Logan while I watched the rest of the BYU game at his mom's. It is nice to see that BYU is back to their old selves when they used to just kill everyone by tons of points. Those blow out games aren't really as much fun as the closer ones, but I don't like nail-bitters because I get too anxious.

Tyler has become obsessed with playing in the car. We let him do it at first while we were using the car to pull out bushes, ever since that is the first thing he does when we go out side. On the plus side, I have cleaned out both cars while he has been playing. Of course then he wants to play with the vacuum and a 15 minute job turns into a 45 minute job. It keeps me humble.

I am going to go and teach at my sisters school (Riverton High) on Wednesday. I am going to be a presenter about the banking world. It should be lots of fun, I look forward to it. I just hope that the kids don't get too bored and that I have enough information. I will let you know how it goes!

Go Cougs!

Tony and I got to go to the BYU game on Saturday against UCLA. BYU killed them 59 to 0. It was such a great game. Tony and I got to go to the side line and watch part of the first quarter on the field. It was so awesome to be so close to the action. Our seats were on the 20th yard line and 10 rows up. They were nice seats. Then we got to go to a corporate sponsor pre-game lunch and half time treats too. We won the tickets from my work at Deseret First Credit Union. They are one of the sponsors, so they have tickets to each game. It was a great game and a fun experience. We really love BYU football so it was awesome. We were truly spoiled that game. I hope to win some more tickets some time.

Tony and I have been working really hard on our yard lately. It will look nice when it is done, but it sure is a lot of work. We always start out with a little job and then it ends up being a huge job. I think that is how it always is. It has needed to be done for a while, so it is good that it is getting done.

Tyler is getting so big. He is such a big jumper. He is so daring and will jump off of pretty high things, like the couch. He is talking a little better. He says Dad more now and words like cat, dog, ball, mom, car...that is all I can think of now. He definitely focuses on physical things more then verbal skills. He is so much fun and I just love him so much.

Good times

Tyler has been sick with a cold the past couple of days. It sucks when babies are sick. They can't tell you what is really wrong, so you just have to guess. I took him to the doctors on Friday and found out that he has an ear infection. This will be the third one he has had. The doctor said that babies are "allowed" four within their first year of life. So I was glad to hear that. It was a different doctor then I usually see, but I really liked him. I kind of wish that he was Tyler's doctor always. I would feel bad switching, so I will have to be happy with my doctor.

This last weekend was very busy. Tony and I decided to take out some bushes from our yard and make it look better. My dad and brother came and helped us take out the bushes and then on Monday a guy from our ward helped Tony put them on the trailer. Tony had a bungee cord come back and hit him in the eye brow and the lip. We spent 2 hours in the InstaCare waiting to get a stitch. Good times. His eye is pretty purple now, it is way hot.

We have been working every night on our yard. We bought some flowers and a small tree for our front yard. It is starting to look really nice. Tony planted seeds tonight and I sure hope that they grow well. We have 300 bulbs to plant, so that will be awesome come this spring. I love it when the yard is nice and the lawn is mowed. It will be worth all the hard work when we are done, at least it better be.

Tyler loves the summer

Tyler really loves the summer time. He loves being outside and playing in the water. He has started to grab our hands and walk across the street to the neighbors house and then he knocks on the door. Then a really nice older man (like in his 80's, Ray) comes to the door and lets him in and always gives him a treat. It is so funny how quickly they know how to get treats. It is really cute. He has also learned how to jump with both feet. It is way adorable to see him jump all over the place. He even does "Ring around the rosies" and then he will fall down at the end. So much fun. He is becoming such a big little man. I can't believe that he is almost 18 months old. It goes way too fast.