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!!!

This little man is growing up way to fast! I am so in love with him!

He is just the sweetest thing ever. He is so even tempered!

I just love being his mom!

HOT

Our a/c went out Friday night. It wasn't too hot during the night but by about 10 am on Saturday it was 86 degrees. By the time we got the air fixed it was 92 degrees, and it took 4 hours with the air running non stop to cool it back down.

Thank you Chrissy so much for letting us come to your house all day!! We really would have cooked at our house!

My little helper!

Ryan decided that Ryder needed a diaper change...

Step one: get the diapers

Step two: unbutton the pj's

Step 3: Take off the Diaper

By this point I stopped taking pictures and stepped in...

August 21, 2009

I took Ryder to the doctor a few weeks ago for his 4 month well check visit.

He is healthy and growing...

And Super Cute!

(thanks aunt Brookey for the picture)

September 8, 2009

2.5

I really can't believe that two and half years have come and gone.

Fun Facts about Ryan:

He loves little things. He carries around this mini basketball,

which he loses all the time.

I finally bought a pack of these...

now we don't spend all of our time looking for the little basketball.

He even sleeps with it and the very first thing he says when he wakes up is,

"where's my ball?"

He is obsessed with balls.

He speaks really well, he can say just about anything and is always

surprising us with his vocabulary.

He has to say every prayer and usually prays that we go to Grandma's house.

He is still a picky eater, he will only eat what he likes,

if you try to get him to eat

'one more bite', he won't.

He loves eating BBQ chips, pizza, mac n' cheese, oatmeal, hambergers, fries, ranch, chips and salsa, candy, popsicles, ice cream, apples, spaghetti, lasagna, water, and pop

(not really anything healthy).

He loves to watch movies about baseball...'The Sandlot' 'Angels in the Outfield'

'Rookie of the Year' & 'Word World Play Ball'.

He loves to play catch and baseball with Dad.

He is good at hitting the ball with his bat and can throw really well!

When Ryder is sleeping Ryan tries to sneak into his bedroom

and climb up in his crib.

He is going to nursery a lot better, and he can sit through Sacrament meeting.

He loves reading books.

He doesn't sleep through the night most nights...

he is spoiled and likes to sleep with someone.

If he gets enough sleep he is so polite, obedient, and kind...

when he gets tired, WATCH OUT,

He hits, throws things, and screams!

We are working on these tantrums!

We just love him to pieces! Our family would be so boring without him.

We love you Ryan!!

Traveling...

Ryan being fabulous!

Traveling with two kids can be challenging! 16 hours in the car is a very long time. Ryan has been good as gold ever since we put a TV in the Jeep (thank you Allan Monk). We don't know what we would do with out it. Ryder has been a little champ. He was very good on the way there and on the way home, he only got a little restless the last hour coming and going,

but I can't complain!

We were just outside of Flagstaff when I could smell him!

Since we were close I thought he can wait...

BAD NEWS

we stopped only to find poop everywhere!!!

(I had him sit in the bumbo while I took the car seat apart, then I put him on the pack and play mat while I cleaned him up)

There was poop all down his legs and feet...

then he played with his toes...

then it ended up on his cute little face...

and I am sure that he ate some because when we stopped

he was sucking on his fingers like he always does....

GROSS

and I hope that he doesn't get sick!

After baths and soaking everything in oxi clean for a day...

both the kid and the car seat are good as new!

Sorry Ryder!

(i don't like blogging about poop but this was a bad one)

Labor Day Weekend

Alli and I took the kids and headed to St. George for Labor Day weekend.

Tyler stayed home to study:(.

We went to Sam's football game Friday night.

Whitney and Drake came to the game to play with us.

It was so great to see them. Baby Drake is so so Cute!!

Heather, Zander and Ben came from up north to watch Sam.

Eating snow cones and sleeping... That's a way to enjoy a hot summers night!

Heather is theeee best sister in the whole wide world!! (Cass is too)

Heather spent most of Saturday doing my hair.

Thank you so much sister! I love it! (pictures to maybe come later)

Ryan went to the lawnmower store with Grandpa O, and then it was

off to Grandma H.'s house for swimming and playing outside.

Ryan learned how to pee in the bushes!

BYU killed Oklahoma!!

Ryan went for a 4 wheeler ride,

apparently he was pretty tired and fell asleep on the way home.

Ryder is king of the bumbo!!

Ryan is king of the Refrigerator!!

(The many faces of Ryan)

We had a great time, ate great food, and were in GREAT company!

We love you all!

Thanks for a great weekend!!

August 31, 2009

Mad Ryan

Sometimes Ryan isn't very happy with his mom.

Sorry bud!

August 22, 2009 Cabelas

Boys will be Boys!

We told Ryan that we were going to Cabelas to see the animals.

He talked about seeing the "pig" all day long.

(how he remembered the pig from last time we were there 3 months ago, I'll never know)

Taking Ryan to Cabelas is like taking him to the Zoo.

It doesn't even matter that all the animals are dead!

He was so excited to see the warthog, and he was just as excited to ride on the escalator.

All 3 of my boys were in heaven!

Fishies

We have two new members of the family...

Odie the white fish and Little Wayne he is black!

Alli took Ryan to petsmart to get a pet... I can do fish. Maybe I could do a little dog, but for sure nothing else!!! I don't really love animals too much. Cats scare me, so do big dogs, and hamsters gross me out!! Ryan is very excited about these little fishies, hopefully they last longer than a few days. Then we could get them a real fish bowl and rocks :).

(actually I am surprised they made it through the night)