december 4, 4009

we were so lucky to have dad come to the zoo with us.

dad and ryan went on a camel ride.

i was happy because that means i never have to.

ryan was scared out of his mind.

he wanted the ride to end the whole time.

he kept yelling "i'm done" over and over

as soon as we were walking away he acted like it was the coolest thing he had ever done.

such a man.

(scared while it's happening and then talks it up to all his buddies

like it's the coolest thing in the whole world)

ha ha ha ha

tyler was thrilled that the zoo has a big horn sheep exhibit.

(big horn sheep are tylers favorite animal)

we went to the zoo close to closing time.

we pretty much had the whole place to ourselves.

the weather was perfect.

we had a great time.

in-n-out stickers

ryan: very innocently getting out of the car

ryder: ryan put in-n-out stickers on his head while we were driving

(he slept right through it)

mom and dad: entertaining ryan at church the next day with the same stickers.

ryan:behaving in church

ryder:being the best little brother around

sorry this was actually taken in Sacrament meeting

is this allowed?

thanksgiving 09

we had a fabulous thanksgiving with the owens family!

grandma bonnie and tylers uncle brian and aunt liz came.

we don't get to see them very often, most of the time they live out of the country but right now they are living in the states.

ryan loved playing with his cousins.

football in the park.

four wheeling.

puzzles.

shopping.

lot of eating!

philip and stewart were so cute to play with ryan the whole weekend.

we can't wait to go home for Christmas!!!

thanks mom and dad o. for a wonderful week!

ice cream

so excited

mmmm yummy

give me that spoon

ryan feeding ryder some of his ice cream.

ryder loved it!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

ryan helping ryder "look" towards the camera:)

my cute boys.

thanks grandma o. for the cute "elk" pjs

i think ryan is finally understanding that the elks are really reindeer!

and thanks grandma h. for the cute santa hats.

happy thanksgiving to all

whit came down to phoenix last week. we were able to get together a few times. why don't i have more pictures of this week? we also went to the zoo and played at the park!

so fun!!

on monday we headed down to vegas to see the taping of live with regis and kelly! tune in tomorrow nov. 27, 2009.

the lion king dancers opened the show.

they gave away a car.

kelly ripa is way smaller in person that on tv.

we decided that she is probably a girls size 8.

turkey left over cooking challenge.

uncle kracker sang a new song from his cd.

then we went to dinner for the best raviolis ever.

thanks girls i had a blast!

whit we need to do this more often... love you girl!

Sweet Ryan

yesterday tyler left to go rappelling again...

so i took the boys to lunch.

we were driving and ryder starting crying.

i asked ryan if he would talk to him or give him a toy.

this is what i heard next...

it's ok buddy. daddy left, but he'll come back soon.

so sweet.

it melted my heart.

happy birthday heather

happy birthday to the most wonderful person in the whole world!

i hope you have had a wonderful day.

thanks for being you and being so wonderful!

love you!!

november 15, 2009

ryder cut his second tooth today. hopefully he will sleep better now!

commercials...

every single time a commercial comes on this is what happens with Ryan...

"mom i don't like commercials,

i don't like it,

i don't!"

and then he cries and rolls on the floor until the commercials end.

ha ha ha ha ha ha

he cracks me up

(mid clap)

-he has one cute tooth

-he started clapping

-he loves to play in the bumbo with the basket of toys next to him

-because of the bumbo (or me) he still can't sit up on his own

-he loves all sorts of baby food

-he has started eating cheerios and puffed cereal

-he rolls like crazy and can get from one side of the room to the other in no time

-he doesn't crawl at all

-he doesn't sleep through the night (i'm hoping it's because he is teething)

-he loves trucks and cars

-he loves to do huge smiles for his dad

-he loves watching ryan play

-he loves being outside

-he loves going to the park

-he has huge feet

-he is still mellow

-he is starting to not like the day care at the gym

-he loves watching baby einstein

he is a wonderful baby

have i mentioned that i love

having a baby around?

because i do!!!

love you ryder

the balls

my ryan loves little basketballs.

even though i have a pack of 50 we have been going through them like crazy. i moved his bed the other day and found all these.

ryan was so excited!

utah here we come

we started the countdown a couple weeks ago...

our chain is getting shorter!

Cliff Hangers

Yesterday we went rappelling... WE HAD SO MUCH FUN & WE CAN'T WAIT TO GO AGAIN!!!

This is written by Julia... (she is a much better writer than me).

Enjoy...

Luke came home from school and asked on a whim if I wanted to go rappelling down a cliff he found in a recreation area called Coons Bluff. I agreed to come along as the official photographer and dog leash holder. Luke's friend Tyler from dental school and his wife Kristen and their two adorable boys Ryan and Ryder came along with us. We drove out to the recreation area and walked a short distance to the cliff. It was nestled next to a pretty river where people were fishing.

We all hiked up to the top of the cliff...

...and watched Luke unpack his big old backpack full of multi-colored ropes and carabiners while we peeped over the edge of the cliff at the beatiful view below us:

Cute family portrait:

Lola and Ryan liked going up to the edge of the cliff to look over, so we kept both of them on tight leashes!

Luke set up three anchors (so if one failed, you would have two backups); Ryan "helped:"

I gave him a good luck kiss and all of us but brave Luke hiked back down to await him at the bottom...

Truth be told, even though I know Luke has taken classes, read piles of books, and done lots of actual rock climbing, my heart still jumped (and splatted into my tummy) as he descended off over the edge. But all was well and he lived and had a great time:

Tyler and Kristen even followed suit. Mal Hombre took to barking whenever someone rappelled out over the edge. Ryan ran around, throwing stones into the river and kicking up dust through the trees---he reminded me of the character Max in Where The Wild Things Are. Little Ryder was the perfect specimen of a well-behaved and happy baby; he just hung from any one's chest he was strapped to with his bright blue eyes shining and his mouth curling up into smiles whenever you looked at him.

Tyler rappelled second:

Here is Tyler showing off his sexy harness (it is actually mine since Luke forgot the big manly one at home...pretty awesome that both guys could fit into a woman's extra small---haha!):

Here is Kristen making her way down:

It was a really fun afternoon. Thanks for coming with us Tyler and Kristen. We had a blast!

Thank you so much for taking us!!!

As much fun as it was to have the boys with us, next time we'll leave them at home:)!

"billy mays here"

i know this post is a little late but i wanted to recognize the very best halloween costume this year!

for all your oxi clean and car auto needs call allan monk

great job allan

r.i.p. billy mays

founders day

every year tylers school does an anniversary party which they call "the founders day party"

bbq::bouncy houses::root beer floats::snow cones

face painting::dodge ball tournament

good times had by all

workin out

(this is not me!)

my new pants!

it shouldn't surprise anyone to find out that I haven't worked out since high school. even though i have needed to! every piece of workout attire i have is from pantheras and don't worry i still wear them, even though they don't quite fit the same ha ha ha ha!

and now that i just "joined" a gym i was in serious need of some new work out clothes.

wish me luck!

Where the Wild Things Are

where the wild things are

max and carol

i am still trying to get good pictures of my boys in their costumes

is it weird if i keep trying even though halloween has come and gone?

November 1, 2009

every saturday i have to get us ready for church(because our church is SO early). who would've known that ryan would be sick with fevers all night. i ended up sleeping on his floor (i felt like i was camping 1.because i hate sleeping on the floor and 2.because everyitme i rolled over i could smell my hair that smelled like fire from roasting marshmallows the night before. i should have washed my hair, but we got home late). we didn't go to church. i took ry to the doctor he has an ear infection :( which i will take any day over the swine flu. i thought about leaving our church clothes this way till next sunday... but we can't really get into our drawers.

oh well.

better luck next week i guess.

(feel better ry, we love you)

October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween

We had Scott, Nat and baby lamb taycee over for soup out of the pumpkin. (thank you whit for letting me in on this tradition last year) It turned out pretty good! Then we went trick or treating for about 3 minuets. Then we were off to a party. Ryan was in heaven!! For three straight hours he played with 5 girls non stop. They jumped on the tramp, played in the playhouse, roasted marshmallows, drank hot chocolate, & rode bikes.

(on the way home he said "mom, i'm going to throw up" and then he started gagging. i dumped out his halloween bucket and sure enough he threw up in it. then he cheered for himself "yay i throw up" i think he had way to much candy, chips,& pop)

thank you darren and alyne for a great night!!

Frost family Halloween Party

annual frost family halloween party

this was our first time being able to go the frost halloween party. we had a great time! Almost all of tylers moms family was there. we had delicious homemade chicken noodle soup, chili, cupcakes, brownies, pumpkin roll, and tons of candy. everyone brings a pumpkin to carve and then all the cousins pose with pumpkins.

we can't wait till next year!

for more details about this CRAZY party :) check here

Trunk or Treat

if you can believe it we were cold at the ward's trunk or treat.

not that it was that cold but people

in arizona don't have warm clothes,

so 55 degrees is freezing!!

here are some pictures of the boys in their costumes.

ryan LOVED going around for candy, he was in heaven.

p.s. Grandma, my boys were the hit of the party...

everybody loved their costumes!!

i was one proud momma!

f.h.e.

after general conference a few weeks ago and listening to

elder bednar's talk

we decided that we would start having family home evening

no matter how they might turn out.

we haven't missed a week...

i know it's only been 4 times,

but it has been a success!

this week we took the kids down to the temple.

ryan was so excited, he loved the water fountains.

ryder loved being outside.

the sunset was beautiful.

we came home and had a lesson on temples

and how we can be forever together.

it was a great night.

October 24, 2009

happy birthday cassie

love you girl!

Family Pictures

they can't all be good...

but it only takes one!

i love my three boys more than anything else!!

the backyard

i am so proud of myself. i should've taken before pictures of our backyard because everything was dead and frankly i was scared back there. i have pulled weeds... planted bushes... spread manure and grass seed... watered everyday... and my hard work is paying off.

baby grass!

also tyler helped me a lot so i can't take all the credit, or even half of it!

October 14-18, 2009

last week my mom and sisters came to visit us. it was so fun!! i loved having them here!! our visit was way too short and went by way too fast! we can't wait till they come back again!!

i know these pictures aren't too good. i couldn't get ryan to smile! i'll work on getting better pictures but these will have to do for now. ryan is max king of all wild things and ryder is a wild thing. my grandma h. made both costumes...they are adorable!!!

i couldn't have asked for anything better!

(and they fit perfectly)

my dad sent ryan a wild things cube puzzle

and the book that goes to the movie.

he wants to do the puzzle all day long!

we are going to go see the movie this weekend,

ryan is excited!

thanks grandpa h. for the wild things treats!

after watching general conference this year i decided that it was more than past time to start "reading" the scriptures with ryan. he has a book of pictures so we started telling him about one new picture every night (and we review everything we have read in past nights). you wouldn't think that a two year old could remember so much. his memory is incredible! he is remembering almost every picture with details too. i should have started this a long time ago! his favorite picture is when the angel comes to save Nephi from being beaten by this brother... we say "what does the angel say" and he says "be nice to your brothers".

last sunday tyler and i started "having a difference" and ryan said to me "mom be nice to your dad".

i think he is getting the point... at least i hope!

matching pj's from grandma h.

(can you believe how huge ryder is?)

i love matching pj's!

aunt heather and aunt cass... we love you so much!!

mom i think that this is the only picture of all of us...we'll have to better next time!

we also went to the asu game. it was very hot (98 degrees ) and of course our tickets were at the top of the stadium. ryan was so excited and was yelling "go sun devils"...then the fire works went off and he was scared to death the rest of the time we were there! maybe next time we'll leave them at home!

on a side note my mom bought me the cutest shoes EVER!!

i love them!

thank you mom

Prayer

Tonight Tyler prayed that we would have comradery...

{alli and i looked at each other like... what??}

Noun

1.

comradery - the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

Still not quite sure what to make of it

6 months!

Ryder Jack

(photo courtesy of Cass)

6 whole months!

We love him to pieces...can't imagine life without him!

• He sleeps through the night (when he isn't teething)
• He has the cutest little tooth that just cut through
• He is done breast feeding (he sure did love it though)
• He is eating all kinds of fruits and veggies and rice cereal (not oatmeal though, he threw it up and we haven't tried again)
• He loves sitting in his bumbo with the basket of toys next to him
• He hardly ever cries
• He is huge (he has his six month check up tomorrow)
• His hair is so blonde
• He is eating formula a lot better now
• He is the best little brother to Ryan
• Ryan is a great brother to him always giving hugs, kisses, and toys
• He is so mellow
• He can roll from one side of the room to the other
• He isn't even close to sitting up by himself
• He makes me so happy

Halloween Craft

I just made a Halloween craft... it looks cuter in person than it does in this picture. Each year I will take a picture of my boys in their costumes and then hang them on the branches. I also want to make another one for Christmas. I'll paint the branches silver and hang our family Christmas card on it each year. I think it will be a fun way to look back!

I can't believe it...

It wasn't there yesterday but it is today!

You really can't see it person, but I can feel it!

Love him!

Tyler said that he detected this with his good dentisting skills...

too bad he felt his gums yesterday and said "he isn't even close to cutting a tooth".

I guess I am a better mother than he is a dentist right now:)

Good thing he still has over 3.5 years of school!

Happy 5 years to us!

Tyler totally surprised me!!

I love it!

102 things I love about Tyler

1. The way he doesn’t care what anyone thinks about him

2. The way he tries to watch every Red Sox game

3. The way he is still a kid at heart and loves video games

4. The way he loves dickies

5. The way he collects guns and thinks we need an arsenal

6. The way he thinks Ryan is the funniest kid ever born

7. He is such a good handy man he can fix and install anything

8. The way he loves his Bronco just about as much as anything

9. The way he knows how to Landscape

10. The hard worker that he is

11. The good friend that he is

12. The way he has good cholesterol

13. Even though his favorite restaurant is Burger King

14. The way he makes each year we are together better than the one before

15. The way he thinks he is dressed up if he has a button up shirt on

16. The way he still wears short sleeve white church shirts

17. The way he loves playing with our kids especially baseball

18. The way he always drives safe

19. The way he is his parents favorite son

20. The way he loves hunting

21. The way he thinks he is good at decorating

22. The way he loves having a real Christmas Tree

23. The way he doesn’t really care about Holidays and occasions but tries hard because he knows that I do

24. He is such a good student

25. He is a perfectionist

26. He is tall dark and handsome

27. The way his toes are as long as some peoples fingers

28. The way he wouldn’t wear flip flops in high school but will now

29. The way he is good at anything he tries… snowboarding wake boarding etc

30. The way he likes hiking

31. He thinks Four Corners is the greatest place on earth

32. He loves going on trips with his Dad

33. The way he loves being a Dad

34. The cute way he treats our boys

35. The way he loves his blue truck

36. The way good food makes his mouth tingle

37. The way he thinks I am good at Crafting

38. The way he served a faithful mission

39. The way he plays the piano a little bit

40. The way he gets good grades

41. The way he knows the scriptures

42. The way he prays sincerely

43. The way he likes to tease

44. His idea of a vacation is traveling around southern Utah

45. His love for Clint Eastwood movies

46. How if he starts a movie he has to finish it

47. How he always needs help loading music on an i pod

48. The way he always treats his mom so good

49. The way he always has to call her for advise about everything

50. The way he is still best friends with the guys from high school

51. The good teacher he is at church

52. The way he still likes NOFX

53. How loyal he was to Landmark

54. How the best job he ever had was working with his Dad in the fabric business (they are two peas in a pod but they think they are opposites)

55. The way he does his hair the same way

56. The way he thinks his beard is sexy

57. The way we used to make out all the time in high school

58. The way he was saved from drowning when he was little and his sister thought one the 3 Nephites saved him

59. The way he has brown eyes

60. The way he loves Candy

61. The way he loves Dr. Pepper

62. The way he loves to read books with our boys

63. The way he hates getting new clothes

64. The way he loves all apple products

65. The way he suffers through school and never complains

66. The way he loves musicals

67. The way he thinks logically about EVERYTHING (which also drives me crazy)

68. The way he thinks everyone looks at him like he is “bad” in his bronco

69. The way he has promised himself he will never sell it

70. The good way he sings at church

71. The way he really does love surprises

72. The way he usually eats anything I cook

73. The way he loves pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

74. He is an eagle scout

75. He is very optimistic

76. He is extremely honest

77. He never yells even when he is really mad

78. He always makes me laugh

79. The way he is taller than me

80. The way he always goes to the Priesthood Session of Conference

81. The way he is a good kisser

82. The way he has always obeyed the word of wisdom

83. The way he is very responsible

84. If he says he is going to do something he always does

85. The way he loves the outdoors

86. The way he thinks he has the best family on earth

87. The way he likes little caesars pizza the best

88. The way he likes to listen to talk radio

89. The way he is a republican

90. The way he speaks Spanish

91. The way he has “mustard only” on everything

92. The way he still has people from the Mission that he stays in contact with

93. The way he always has a tan

94. The way he loves westerns

95. How he loves “Newsies” and “The Goonies”

96. The way he loves MacGyver and duct tape

97. The way he loves Taylor Swift songs

98. The way he will sing country music in the car with me Faith, Dixie Chicks, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, and Big and Rich

99. The way he loves America

100. The way he went all out for our 5^th anniversary even though we are in school

101. The way he has a Testimony of Jesus Christ

102. The way he is mine forever and I love him so much

Happy Anniversary!

Today is Special to me...

October 8th

This is my adorable Grandma Gifford. She would have been 75 today. She passed away in 1988 when I was just 5 years old. I only have a few memories of her. Recently I started reading her history book that my Grandpa put together years ago. I have read parts of it here and there but haven't read the entire thing until now. There is something so wonderful about looking to the past. I am so grateful that I have this history of her. I truly feel like I know her because of this book and because my Grandpa never misses an opportunity to talk about her. I hope to grow up to be just like her. She loved babies, she loved families, and most importantly she loved the Lord! I am so thankful that families can be Together Forever! Also on this day 5 years ago I went to the temple to take out my own endowment. As my sweet mom and I were in the brides room we both could feel the presence of my Grandma, I know she was there. I also know that she was there when each of my sons were born... she never would have missed it!

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This is how Ryan dressed himself... Seriously, we can't leave the house like this!

Just because he is changing so much!

October 2, 2009

Last Friday I took the boys to the Zoo. We met my aunt Marci and two of her kids there.

Ryan played with Nelson the whole time and had a blast!!

The babies rode in the stroller the whole time and were fabulous.

Marci is the youngest in my dad's family (he is the oldest)

so Marci and I are only 6 years apart! We've always been close!

It's weird that some of my cousins are my boys age... but it works out great now for playing!

Thanks for meeting us at there we had a GREAT time! Can't wait to go again!!!

Did the turtles have to be mating??? and Why was Ryan so intrigued by it?

We are ready for Halloween!

Ryder wins little brother of the year!

I was in the other room and Ryan came and told me I had to see Ryder!

Ryan put a bucket on his head and Ryder didn't even make a peep!

I have the cutest Halloween decorations and every single one has been a gift...

Thanks to Tyler's mom and aunts!!

Tyler answered me to Sadies our Senior year with the little frankenstein guy in the top left picture (you can barley see it in the corner).

Weird that I kept it... and now we are married with two kids.

My sisters are the greatest!

We got a little treat in the mail this week! Cassie my sister mailed us a card.

Ryan was so excited to open it.

I am one lucky girl to have the most wonderful, thoughtful, caring sisters around!!!

Thanks girls!

102 things I LOVE about Kristen...

by: heather

** i couldn't fall asleep tonight and with my mind racing i decided i wanted to blog about my sister. good thing i know her password and can surpirse her with a little post. i just want her to know how much she is loved and appreciated (following elder bednar's counsel) :) ** love you sister!

102 Things I LOVE about Kristen:
1.the way she knows the entire RED SOX batting line up by October every year
2.the way she’s an inspired blogger
3.her loyalty to those she loves
4.her love of celine dion
5.that she’ll sing celine anywhere
6.how she wishes she ate better
7.that she dresses herself and her boys white trash sometimes
8.her love of traditions
9.that she celebrates half birthdays (lucky hers in on her anniversary)
10.her amazing decorating skills
11.her love of crafting
12.that her favorite ‘friends’ episode is the one where brad pitt comes for thanksgiving
13.that she reminds me of jennifer aniston
14.that we always try and get her hair to look like celine’s in the ‘that’s the way it is’ video
15.that her nostrils flare when she laughs real hard
16.that she shared a room/bed with me until she moved out and again while she was engaged
17.that she was the best oldest sister in the world
18.that she took me on dates (like one with ty and friends where I accidently rode the ferris wheel with him and she was stuck with some random kid…i was only in 7th grade)
19.that she let me tag along to all the panthera events and when i was at pvhs everyone knew my name (my friends all thought i was so cool)
20.that she was the most beautiful senior in the world and i idolized her (still do)
21.that she makes the best homemade lasagna
22.that she loves the ‘cosby show’ and her nickname is rudy
23.that she was the panthera mom and still one of the most responsible people i know
24.her red adidas panthera bag that she STILL has and loves
25.the way she shared all of her clothes with me (we never once fought over clothing, not many sisters can say that)
26.the way she appreciates all of my stories (she literally laughs until she cries…i love it!)
27.the way she will wear an under armor camouflage t-shirt over her pregnant belly to enjoy a day out shooting with ty
28.the way she secretly watched ‘days of our lives’ every day in middle school, while i was the lookout for nate to make sure he didn’t catch her and tattle
29.the way she and nate are bff…i used to listen to their long, sweet talks at night when they thought i was asleep
30.the way she taught me to wear my hair curly
31.the way i watched her do her makeup and copied it (to this day i wear my eyeliner the same as her)
32.the way she loves to text me after she’s blogged
33.ryan and ryder (they are an extension of her and the loves of my life)
34.the fact that her boys don’t look anything alike and she loves it
35.the way she read her Book of Mormon every night and helped me form that habit
36.the fact that she’s not a great speller and looks things up in the dictionary frequently (at least she makes sure she’s correct)
37.the way she rocks polo knits
38.that she taught me it’s only okay to swear if it’s funny
39.that she’s become such a camper being married to ty
40.that she lets me be a part of every aspect of her life (her high school dances, graduation, dates, road trips, polo, cali, all wedding planning, first to know when her boys were on their way, ultra sounds over the phone, and birth of her boys…the list could go on)
41.her love of all her boys
42.her love of giraffes/ all animal prints
43.that she loves giving gifts and surprising people
44.that she drove all the way home to stg from cali for my 16th bday party and i was so excited to see her that i couldn’t help but cry as we hugged
45.that she highlighted cassidy’s hair at age one
46.that she has made so many sentimental gifts for our family and they’re all so precious
47.that she asked if she could steal ‘my’ baby girls name because monica gave up her name for rachel
48. the way she can’t/never has been able to do handstands or cartwheels
49.that she can’t harmonize worth crap (but she always tried)
50.that she likes to wear pearls to her boys baby blessings

51.that she loved tmnt and always played april while nate played one of the turtles
52.that she ‘s a byu fan at heart and remembers things from living in provo as a little girl
53.that she let me wear her training bra when i was in second grade because i was so jealous
54.that she makes the best pumpkin chocolate chip cookies ever
55.that she is so easy to talk to
56.that she’s so proud of ty and tells me about his hard work frequently
57.that i can always text her when i see a funny episode of something on tv and she’ll laugh with me
58.that she’ll be my work out motivator
59.the fact that she hates girls camp, but was a 5th year to make sure she was there for my 1st year
60.the way that krissy and jessica are SO amazing and she wishes she could be them
61.that she gives me all her hope chest hand-me-downs and they’re all polo and amazing
62.that she’s an indian giver
63.that she used to be obbessed with nick and jessica’s newlyweds(probably because it was when she was a newlywed herself)
64.that she always tries to go brunette and it never turns out right
65.her love of brown and green (just check out her house)
66.that she’s become a champion nurser with ryder
67.that she is the sweetest person ever
68.that she and i have the same christmas china (thanks mom) and we plan to throw an amazing christmas party for 24 someday
69.that she always has her little family change jamies to match each family on Christmas morning
70.that she shares everything with me…i love talking with her
71.that she realized how funny we were after nate left on his mission
72.that she owns more lingerie than anyone i know (thanks to managing victoria’s secret the summer she was engaged)
73.that she is a superb business woman and can rock the business wear
74.her love of pier one
75.that she is a pro with her mac and photo shop now
76.that she never wore foundation throughout all of high school (it was not necessary)
77.that she can sweep and haul fabric with the rest of them (not necessary to explain that)
78.that she loves her new house and she and ty could live in az forever
79.that she won’t learn georgia porcupine before me on the piano (1000 dollars to me)
80.that she calls cassie c ass
81.that she loves when her boys sleep through the night AND sleep in
82.that the older i get people can see more of her in me (the greatest compliment)
83.her organizational skills
84.her folding skills (thanks polo)
85.that she knows where this list making thing comes from (keep that on the dl)
86.that she loves when i remember how old ryder is each month and send her a text about it
87.that she’ll email me random thoughts she has during the day
88.that even though she’s hitched and doesn’t receive support from mom and dad, she talks them into getting me things
89.that she’ll watch ‘white christmas’ with me every year and sing ‘sisters, sisters, there were never such devoted sisters…
90.that of all people to take to see faith and tim, she chooses me
91.her love of the gospel
92.that she had grandma make her a not so frumpy temple dress when she received her endowment
93.her love of pink, which has passed onto ryan
94.that she still wishes she had gotten the pink kitchen aid (even though her kitchen is red)
95.that she has such good sympathy for others
96.that she tears up easily in movies
97.that she hates beans with the biggest passion
98.that she has been the best mother for all of her siblings and now little boys
99.that she collected baby clothes from polo way before she was married and pregnant (which is why her little guys are so well dressed)
100.that she’ll send me picture messages of herself sleeping on the job saying ‘i’m really tired’
101. ‘am i hero? i can’t say, but yes.’
102.That she has been and is the greatest example any little sister could ask for! i sure love you sister! you really are amazing and i appreciate all you do!

Where the Wild Things Are

I saw the preview for this movie and went and bought the book for Ryan. He LOVES it!! I was surprised that he liked it so much. He wants to read the book and watch the movie trailer all day long! My Grandma Hutchinson is an amazing seamstress. I am so excited that she is making my boys Halloween costumes this year. Ryan is going to be Max "king of all wild things" and Ryder is going to be a wild thing. I can't wait to see the costumes!!!

The weather has FINALLY cooled down!

I took the boys to the park this week. We are lucky to have a park about 4 houses down from us. The weather has finally cooled down and isn't 100+ degrees everyday. We had a great time at the park and we are excited to go more often!!

Watching airplanes!!

Literally running around the park!

I was hoping there would be some kids for Ryan to play with.

Only older kids were there playing kick ball.

Ryan kept watching and watching, he finally asked if he could go play with them.

I hesitated to let him go... but decided that he could.

The older boys played with him for about 40 minuets and they were so good to him!

Later that night he prayed for his "new friends at the park"... So Cute!

Cute Ryder being a champ in the stoller... I am sure that he was glad to be outside too.

Even if it was windy and he had to wear a hat to cover his ears.

Giants mini bat

Grandma and Grandpa O. went to San Francisco a few weeks ago.

Grandpa bought Ryan a mini bat to go in his collection of mini bats.

He was so excited about it and has slept with it ever since!!

Thanks Papa O.

Crafting

I love crafting!!!

I am looking for a quote to go on my wall above this picture craft that I just made...any ideas??

(Thank you Sara Hansen Frei for the cute idea, hope you don't mind that I copied you)

also I need to get some double stick tape to make my pictures hang straight from the ribbon

Grandma O!

Grandma O came to visit us last Wednesday through Saturday. We loved having her here! I am so mad at myself that I didn't take one picture of her and the boys. She does spoil us when she is here though. She got the boys matching pajamas. They are my favorite pj's of all time! My boys couldn't look any different! Of course I think they are so cute though. (What mother doesn't think her own kids are cute?) Ryan was sad to see Grandma go home... he was thrilled to pick her up and take her to the airport though!! I have the best mother-in-law ever! She is wonderful and I am thankful to have her as one as my best friends!

Cute Ryder eating his toes!

I got new shoes... I wore them for one hour...HUGE blister.

(since when did my feet age a 100 years?)

Nate

Nate are you getting ready to punch me?????

When I was little we lived at Y Mount Terrace.

We would make frequent trips to the BYU Cougar in front of Lavell Edwards Staduim.

(Same cougar)

Nate graduated with a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the Marriott School of Management a few weeks ago.

We didn't make it to the Ceremony but we are really proud of him.

Good Job Uncle Nate!

R.I.P.

Lil' Wayne our black fish passed away. We had to flush him this morning.

I told Ryan that He went to live with Heavenly Father and he said "Heather?".

We'll have to work on the plan of Salvation!!

Airport

Ryan loves going to the airport to watch the planes come and go.

We drive to the top of the parking garage.

Then we sit in the back of the jeep and watch.

It makes his day!!!

(I really did dress Ryder but he pooped on the way there... and he ended up not being able to wear his shirt)

Tender Golden Sweet Potatoes!!

We started Ryder on Veggies...

He loves them!!!