Thursday, October 29, 2009

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!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Prayer

Tonight Tyler prayed that we would have comradery...
{alli and i looked at each other like... what??}

Noun1.comradery - the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability


Still not quite sure what to make of it

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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!

Saturday, October 10, 2009

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!

Friday, October 9, 2009

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 5th 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!