Week of fun and craziness

Koda, Tyler, and Josh

This has been a very long week.  Koda has kept us busy and tired, but we really do love him lots.  He did lots better last night in his kennel and only woke up and needed to go out when I got up to go to the bathroom (so three times).  Josh on the other hand was a pill all night again.  I sure hope that ends soon.  Tony is doing a good job training Koda and is really loving having a dog.

Ava and Tyler watching a show after swimming

Tyler has been playing a lot with our neighbor named Ava.  She is almost four and they play really well together.  They played almost everyday this week for hours and hours.  It is nice for Tyler to have a friend that lives so close that they can come back and forth by them selves.

Tyler right after he scored a goal

Tyler taking the ball to score a goal

Tyler had his third soccer game today.  He did a really good job. He scored nine goals!  His goal was ten, but I think that nine is pretty darn good.  He is really learning ball control and is having a great time playing.  Josh is always sad that he can't be part of the action and likes to spend the time being held by Tony to feel like he is part of the team.  Next year at this time Josh will be able to play.  He just can not wait. 

I'm SO SO TIRED

I am one tired person.  The dog keeps us up all night...Josh was fussy all night....adding potty breaks three times a night = one very tired mommy.  The dog thinks it's play time when Tony leaves for work at 5:00 in the morning, so I get to then spend the next hour trying to calm him down so that we can both get back to sleep.  THEN, as soon as I FINALLY got back to sleep...Josh woke up crying and then of course that wakes up Koda and then he had to go potty, then going back to sleep just wasn't in the cards.  Hence, I am tired, emotional, and very impatient with the dog and my bogs...and it's not even 8:30 am.  It's going to be a very long day!

Puppy Koda is here to stay

Josh with Koda while he's sleeping

Tony brought Koda home on Thursday after work.  He left early and drove up to Logan to get Koda and bring him home.  He did really good in the car and did really good that night getting to know his new home and family.  He did good to bark when he needed to go out to go potty and did pretty good during the night.  He barked and had to go out about three times.  Not too bad.

Tyler pretending to sleep by koda

Then Friday he got more comfortable and enjoyed sleeping and playing outside in the shade and inside on the cool floor under the swamp cooler.  We found that he had peed under the kitchen chair when we didn't see and so that totally bummed us out.  Then he had a super hard night last night with lots of barking and (I think) just being lonely.  He missed his doggie family.  We were up a lot last night.  Tony got up each time to take him out and then had to sit with him a couple time until he went to sleep.  Add that with me having to pee three times a night and I just did not get much sleep.

"Soft Puppy"

So by Saturday he had peed again in the house and we just can't have him doing that.  It was our plan from the beginning to crate train, but since he was doing so good at first telling us when he had to go, we thought maybe we wouldn't have to use it.  Well, when he peed on the floor - it told us that he, indeed, needs to be crate trained.  So we started that today...and let's just say he's not a big fan.  He cried a lot...barked a lot...and I was tempted to let him out, but we know that he will get used to it and stop all the whining.  We take him out hourly to potty and play and then put him back.  He is actually doing much better now that it is later in the day.  Tony got out the fan and put it on him and he seemed to really like that.  He laid right down and took a nice long nap after that.  I can tell the poor thing is just super hot -- I totally understand how he feels.  He loves the shade and hates having to go outside when the sun in pouring through the back door.  I think that he will love the cooler weather even more then I will.
So far we all totally love him.  Many times we have to tell the boys to back off him, but they smother with love.  Koda has done well with the boys too.  He does like to chew so it's a good thing that we have lots of toys for him.  I think that it's going to be a little hard for a while, but it'll be all worth it.  

Tyler's First Fall Soccer Game

Tyler did awesome on Saturday.  He scored SIX goals during his first Fall soccer game.  on the way to the game Tyler said that his goal was five goals, so it was fun to see him be able to get that goal and then some.  After the five Tyler thought that he could just stop playing since he got his goal, so we had to convince him it was okay to get more goals.  Granted Tyler is the only kid on our team who is four and who has played before, but he really did a great job.  Our new team has all kids who have never played and only one other four year old.  The team we played against seemed to have the same issue because they only had one kid scoring goals as well.  Most the team didn't want to play, or were shy, or whatever, so we only had three kids who stayed in the whole time.  Very different from last season.
We get our puppy on Thursday.  We are super excited and I just hope that he trains quickly.  He is growing really fast and wont be a puppy for long, so I just need to remind my self that and enjoy the cute little guy - Koda.

SO SICK

I - AM - SO - SICK!!!!  I just want to go to bed and pass out.  It is all worth it....it is all worth it....it is all worth it!

Green Beans...gotta love'um...babies too...

So Tony has been working a TON of extra hours the last couple of weeks because the green beans are on and ready to be harvested.  When it is green bean season, that means that Tony's works 6 days a week, 12 hours a day.  So generally what has been happening is Tony leaves for work about 3:30 pm and then doesn't get home until about 5:30 am.  So then he goes down stairs in the guest bedroom and tries to get in a decent amount of sleep and comes up around 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm.  Then I put Josh down for his nap (after seeing Daddy for about 5-10 minutes) and then Tyler and I get to hang out with Daddy for a couple hours before he has to head back up to work to do it all over again.
It has been a couple very long weeks of this, but it will be done soon - maybe even today.  Tony got a call from his boss about 2:30 pm today saying that their filler machine broke and they need him to come into work right away.  If they can't fix it quickly, then they will be done with green beans today.  That would be great news, but the really good part has been that Tony has been able to get a lot of overtime, which we really need.  So that is definitely the silver lining of my story.  The really sad part is that we don't even really like green beans.  I will eat them every now and then, but they are far from my favorite vegetable ---- Tony just hates them, if not before, he definitely hates them now.
I would say the hardest part of Tony being unavailable for so much of the day is that I have been feeling terrible.  I am so so tired all the time and I pretty much feel like I am about to throw up all day long.  One day I love something, and the next day that same food totally makes me sick.  I am sure you guessed by now that I am pregnant.  I am only about eight weeks along, so I haven't told anyone besides family.  No Facebook comments or telling the neighbors yet.  It is hard to want to keep a blog for my journaling and then feel like I have to leave such a big part of my life out of it.  Well, lucky for me my blog is private and I am sure that anyone who actually reads my blog will keep my secret until I am further along and ready to tell the world.  We haven't even told the boys yet.  I figure we will tell them when we are ready for Tyler to go around and spread the news like only a four year old can.  We have been trying for about five months and we are really happy that it has finally happened for us.  I have been pretty nauseous from the very beginning.  I don't remember it being this bad with the other boys, but I could just not remember it.  Tony has been really good to me when he is here.  We are both really excited and can't wait to find out more about this baby.  Wow - that feels really good to talk about!

Fun at the Zoo

Yesterday we were able to go to the zoo with Tony's parents, brother (Nate), his wife (Amy), and their son Matt.  Tony's Dad's work had reserved the whole zoo for the evening and we all had a great time.  The only bad part was that Tony had to work and couldn't join us, but we still managed to have a good time.
We started off meeting Tony's family at the zoo about 4:30 pm.  They had provided a BBQ dinner with all the fixin's and non-stop drinks.  Tyler and Josh seemed to like the drinks the best and didn't really eat any dinner.  Then we headed to go get our free hats, visors, and t-shirts for the kids.  They really did so much to make their employees and their families feel special.  We also got three snacks each from the concession stands.
After getting our goods, we headed to see some animals.  We saw lots of monkeys and the ape was really fun to watch.  He was sitting right in front of the window looking back at us.  We saw the elephant with her baby - super cute!  And the giraffes rounded out my favorites. 

Josh did really good just sitting in his stroller drinking his lemonade (he loves cups with lids and straws).  Tyler did good either sitting on top of the stroller or walking right by me.  There were a lot of people there so I was a little worried when he walked that he might get separated from us, but he did good.  He liked going over all the different bridges and seeing the different sites.  We got to do the carrousel and ride the train.  Then we let all the boys play on the big play ground that they have.  Always a big hit with the kids.
Then we decided we were all "zooed" out and decided to go.  When we left the park Tony's dad, Lloyd, gave Tyler his map of the zoo.  Tyler LOVES maps and was so happy that Papa gave it to him.  In the car Tyler told me that he thought that the map belonged to Papa, and I told him that it did but Papa gave it to him and then Tyler said, "I know, that's what makes it special."  I thought that was such a sweet thing to say.  Both boys really did have a great time, this morning however Tyler did tell me that next time he goes to the zoo, he wants to go with Daddy.  I think that is only fair.  Thanks so much to Papa Lloyd and to Rio Tinto for such a fine evening.

Steenblik Adventures

Today we went up to Logan to go and see our puppy.  They are all so very cute and it was so much fun to sit and play with them and hold them like little babies.  We stopped at the Cannery first to drop off Tony's car and then we took a tour of the green bean process.  It was pretty neat and fun to see all the different machines at work.  Tyler tried a fresh green bean and liked it, so that was exciting too.
After our tour we headed up to Logan.  We didn't technically talk with the breeder, so we were really hoping that she was going to be home.  When we were about there, Josh threw up all over himself all the juice he just drank.  So we stopped at the WalMart that is in town and got him a new outfit.  Lucky for us they are cheap, so it wasn't to big of a deal - and Josh seemed perfectly fine after that, so that was good.

Then we headed to the puppy house.  She was there in her back yard and we were all very happy and relieved that she was home.  We got to play with the puppies and the other dogs for about an hour before we had to start heading back to Ogden so Tony could be to work by 2:00.  They were SUPER DUPER CUTE!  We are really excited to get the puppy in about four more weeks.  It will be a lot of work, but it will be worth it.

Last Monday our little family went with Tony's brother, Nate, his wife, Amy, and their little boy Matt and we went to the copper minds.  It was really fun to see the really big trucks and all the rocks and dirt that they move.  We even bought some magnetic rocks that Tyler and Josh have enjoyed playing with.  After our little trip we went to lunch.  It was a lot of fun spending time with family and we are really going to miss them when they move to Oregon for Optometry school.

We're Having Way too Much Fun

Our computer has been on the fritz this past week and so Tony has been playing with different things to see if we can keep'r.  Luckily to say, he found the problem and we don't have to go and spend lots of money on a new computer - YEAH!
So the computer is good and I can go back to blogging about my super exciting life.  On Tuesday I went with my sister Wendy to Murray Park with all the grand kids from my parents side. So there were five boys and one girl - and then Wendy and I of course.  They had a great time and played well with the other kids.  After we went back to my parents house for some lunch and then I took the boys home for Josh's nap.  Later that night I went to Weight Watcher where I gained from the two week vacation that I took from tracking and trying to be good - I wasn't surprised, I thought it would have been worse.
Wednesday a friend of mine from the ward came over for a play date with her three little kids.  Tyler really likes her oldest son (age 5) and they play really well together.  I enjoy chatting with this friend, Bronwynn, we are close in age and have a lot in common.  Later that day I went to the dentist because my crown that I had put in last Wednesday was still really hurting me, so I called a neighborhood girl to come sit with the boys while I ran over there.  Luckily they just had to grind down some parts of the tooth that were hitting wrong.  It already feels better today.
THEN...we got to go to my friend, Natalie's house and go swimming.  The water was nice and the boys loved it.  Tyler did great swimming around with his arm floaties and a blow up circle around him.  That worked out good for me because Josh was all over the place.  He didn't want me to hold him in the water, he just wanted to play by himself...in the deep water...yeah, didn't let that happen.  Then he decided to jump from the wall into the water.  This was good as long as he was jumping to me.  He thought he could just jump in anywhere and be fine...silly kid.  I was able to catch him each time.  It was fun, but would have been more fun with Tony.
Tonight Tony and I are going on a much needed date.  Tony's mom is going to watch the boys so we can go to dinner.  Tony will start his green bean schedule tomorrow, so that means that he will start working 6 days a week from 4:30 pm to 4:30 am.  It should be interesting.  The overtime is well needed, so that is definitely the silver lining in this new schedule, and it is only for about four weeks - you can deal with anything for four weeks.  I will just have to remind my self that when I am OH SO lonely in the evening times.

Family Cabin and Park City Fun

Last Tuesday was the first day of Tyler's Diggin' Dino's Camp.  We drove him up to Park City and met up with my sisters who were also dropping off their kids.  After we dropped them off, Tony and Josh continued up to the cabin and Gabe, Wendy, Julie, Sherri and I all went to lunch at The Blue Iguana.  It was pretty good food, but not quite as good as The Red Iguana.  After lunch we walked the streets of Park City and then went and got the kids at 3:00.  Tyler had a good time at camp with Hayden.  Then we headed up to the cabin.
We enjoyed four-wheeling (I am pretty sure that Josh enjoyed it the most, he couldn't get enough).  We ate dinner and enjoyed each others company.  My parents and Teagan were there that night and it was nice to have so many people around.

Wednesday we headed down to Park City with Wendy and Julie (their kids were in swim lessons in the morning).  After swim lessons the kids ate a picnic at the park before they went to their camp.  While they were at camp we all went to a local sandwich shop and then to the Tanger Outlets.  We did a little shopping, but not as much as we wanted to before it was time to get the kids.  But then it was time to go back to the cabin for some more fun.  We rode the four-wheelers more and even went fishing in the pond.  Dad caught three fish and Gabe caught one.  I even have it on tape.  The trout are still really small, but it was fun that they caught some (they just threw them back in to the pond).  Josh lost his camouflaged croc shoe while on a long ride with Tony during the day, so Tyler and I followed Tony and Josh to try and find his shoe.  We didn't find it and I just figured it was a goner, but then when we went on a ride later that evening Josh was looking back and giggling, so Tony was trying to see what he was giggling at and it ended up that Josh had found his shoe, so I was super glad about that.  Silly Joshy.
Thursday was more of the same.  Sherri and Rich came and met us for lunch and then we went and got pedicures.  LOVE THEM.  Sherri got a really funny guy and we were all laughing the whole time at how funny they were both being.  We still joke about them.  After camp it was more four-wheeling, swinging, playing, chatting, and eating (of course).

Friday was the day that we were coming back home.  Wendy, Gabe, and the boys went down to Park City first for swim lessons (Julie and her kids had left to go to Island Park the day before).  Then we cleaned up the cabin, went for one last ride and then Tony, Tyler, Josh, and Peach (Wendy's dog), and I headed down to Park City to met up for lunch at Cafe Rio.  It was yummy food and good company.  After we dropped Tyler off at his last day of camp and Tony, Josh, Peach, and I drove back home.
Wendy and Gabe picked up Tyler after camp and took him swimming with them and Alex and Jacob.  After swimming they went and ate some pizza and then Gabe brought Tyler back to our house.  It was kind of fun switching Tyler for a dog for a couple of hours.  Peach is such a good dog and mostly just liked to be where we were.  We took her for a walk and the neighbor, Uncle Max, told Tony that he looked good walking a dog -- only about 6 more weeks and we'll have our own dog.
All in all we had a great time.  Tyler loved Diggin' Dino's Camp and Josh had a wonderful time playing at the cabin and going on lots of four-wheel rides.  Tony even got a couple of hours of work done on his play set for the kids up there.  We loved spending time with our family and love when Wendy and her family is in town.  We can't wait to get back up to the cabin, don't know when that will be, but we hope soon.