October Memories!

Josh and I love taking late night walks. It gives a chance to talk and if the kids are tired enough they fall asleep. It makes me melt when I look at my kids, especially when they are asleep. There is something about a sleeping child that is so precious and innocent.

Like I said above so precious!



This shows Lleyton's little personality to a tee. He is always turning on the charm and being a goof. I just love him!

So I know the pic above is blurry, but I can't stand how cute it is. Josh and Lleyton have such an amazing relationship, they adore each other and I hope they're always really close.


Typical two year old moment. Lleyton decided to dump all of his toys out and dump all of his animal crackers in.


Josh had to go out of town again this month and Lleyton struggles when he does. I tried keeping his mind off of it but its a little difficult with a newborn so I let him take all of his sticker stuff and put it on my face while I nursed the baby. Yea I know I look like a moron, but look how happy it made the kid :)


Talk about regression. Sometimes Lleyton likes to get out his old binkies and pretend he's a baby.


I adore this baby. He is always so happy and cuddly. He babbles all the time and loves it when people talk to him.

Nicknames for Rhyder: Our little bulldog, Turtle, Tank, Budha, Ry, Ry ry, buddy, chunky monkey, and Josh sometimes calls him an oompa loompa, which I HATE, they are freaky and my son is way too cute to be called that. Look at those cheeks they are so yummy!


Lleyton with his pumpkin we let him color on.


Rhyder's pumpkin, not that he has any idea look at his face.


Cruel and unusual punishment. Lleyton wanted to put these on, and I wouldn't let him take them off until I got a pic cause he looked so funny. Dude if he had a helmet it would've been so much better.


Lleyton loves getting in my closet and putting on my shoes. He doesn't always get the right matches though. They are so big on him, it looks like he has skis on.

Rhyder and I at the Trunk or Treat on the 30th.

Josh and Lleyton at the Trunk or Treat. Lleyton did really well. It was so fun and cute.


Ry that night after. He was so cute I had to take one more picture.

Lleyton on the way to Josh's Mom's Trunk or Treat. Josh called him our Cheeto Tiger because of the sunglasses.

Grandma Becky and Lleyton!

Our little family!


I love this picture of Rhyder. Becky was talking to him. He totally lights up when people talk to him.

Nana and Papa are holding Lleyton and Ry.
After the Trunk or Treat we went over to my parents for Chili and Scones and more Trunk or Treating. It was so funny when Josh and I were out with him going to houses. One of the houses had these things that popped out on there porch and it totally scared Lleyton. When the lady answered the door he was crying and she felt so bad. She opened the lid to try and show them they weren't real. When he told him to say thank you, he said thank you through heaves of sobs it was so funny and sad at the same time. Good times though! Thanks to everyone making it such a fun Halloween.

My boys goofing off

What the!? Is what I say to the picture above. I was switching out Lleyton and Ry's clothes to their fall/winter stuff and Lleyton found this in one of the boxes. My sister gave me a few girl things in case I ever have a girl. Lleyton absolutely had to put it on. He was acting so goofy so I decided to take a pic. When I told him to say cheese for some reason he decided he would lift his shirt too. What a funny kid.
Lleyton found a marker can you tell?
He kept saying "pretty"! Thank goodness for washable markers and that it was in a place concealable instead of his face :)

How can you not love that face. As long as he has his chapstick he's usually pretty happy.

Yes those are potty training underwear on his head. I decided he might be ready for potty training but I'm not quite yet. I don't want him to regress and honestly I don't have the time with a newborn who wants to eat constantly. He likes to play with all the stuff though.

He is always putting on any sunglasses he can find even if he has to hold them on his face.


This little guy is the happiest, sweetest, chubby baby. He is only two months but looks and is quite a bit bigger. He brings so much happiness. I just love him.

This is Lleyton at Pirate Island. Pretty cool place I thought. I like it a lot better than chuck e cheese.


Lleyton and I, again at Pirate Island.

This is what I found when I came to get Lleyton after nap. He had knocked his lamp over somehow and broken it and thrown all of his bedding out and was trying to escape. I am scared to switch him to a big boy bed.


Man, I love it when they fall asleep on your chest.

This is pretty funny below of Josh and Lleyton, at least the beginning. Don't mind the crazy camera girl.

Ry's Blessing and random stuff

Here is my little chubby munchkin on his blessing day. His hobbies are eating, eating, pooping, and sleeping. But mostly eating he is already 15 lbs! He likes to keep me up at night but makes up for it with cute smiles and of course those kissable chubby cheeks :)

Notice something in common- Rhyder and I are both quite the chunky monkeys. These last 30 lbs don't look like they are going anywhere too fast. This was also Rhyder's blessing day. I think the picture just about says it all. Thank you for everyone who came and squeezed into our house last minute! It meant a lot to us.


Josh and Lleyton at the Aquarium in Sandy. We went on Labor day, it was pretty crowded and Lleyton was in a mood I tell ya. Pretty cool ... probably just the wrong day. I had to sneak pics.


Lleyton petting the sting ray can you see it?

Bath time with budha, and skinny. Rhyder was not so sure about the water.

Remember when you used to make pilgrim hats in school?? What a funny boy.

My little guy. I feel so blessed to have my two kiddos. I think there is even more love and happiness since this sweet boy came in our lives. It is a challenge but so fun. everyday is something funny and new honestly. Today I found dirt in Lleyton's beach buckets. I couldn't figure out where it kept coming from everytime I rinsed them more would appear. He decided the aloe plant would be great fun to collect dirt from. I tell you there is never a dull moment with a two year old and newborn.

So much has happened ...

Josh and Lleyton at the parade on the 4th.
Josh could not believe I was taking a picture of Lleyton on the potty. On the other hand Lleyton didn't seem to mind.

Lleyton strangely loves to get his hair cut. If he's being naughty it can be used as a bribe.
Cousin time! I wish I had gotten more pics of them together. This is Jadyn, Codan, and Lleyton in the tub. They were having so much fun until my sis Jess got the camera out. For some reason Lleyton would get extremely mad when we'd try to take pictures.

Trying to spend some quality time with the Lleyton before the baby came at Thanksgiving Point's petting zoo.

Lleyton with the Zebra at the Bean Museum in Provo. We went with Jess, Anna, my Mom, and the kiddos.


Daddy, Lleyton, and Rhyder at the hospital.


So sweet.

A proud big brother.
Lleyton cannot wait to share a room with Rhyder. He always wants us to put him in the crib with him.


Can't he stay little forever? So sad, they grow up too fast.


My sweet funny boy is two! I cannot believe it, it seems like yesterday I was just bringing him home. He is such a good brother and son. He is always making us laugh. He is so smart and is constantly surprising us. We are so proud and honored to have him in our home.


Opening some of his presents. His favorite is the bike he got. I need to get a picture of him on it. Everytime we go to get in the car he runs and trys to get on his bike.


My little Rhyder before he went completely bald. He has lost most of his hair and is seriously bald.


My funny boy. Don't you love the bandaid and glasses. He had a mesquito he couldn't stop itching so he wanted me to put a band-aid on it.

My little cuties!


So outnumbered

I have been horrible at keeping up on my blog. I'm going to blame it on the fact we have had a lot going on.
For those of you who don't know, Josh no longer works for The Sports Authority. This was unexpected but we are happy it happened anyway. In June he quit working there and this August he started working as a sales rep for Veracity Communications. We are really excited about this change and so far we think it has been a good one.
July was very busy, July 4th was a fun Holiday we went to the parade and then to a bbq later with my family and then did pizza and fireworks with Josh's Mom that night. July 7th was our anniversary, July 12th was Josh's birthday, July 18th my sister Jess and her family came to visit (This was also her Birthday and Josh's Mom's Birthday), July 31st our little Rhyder arrived, August 7th was my little sister Brooke's wedding, and finally August 10th was Lleyton's Birthday and my Dad's Birthday.
Most of these days were very important all because Josh came into my life. Words can't describe how the one decision I made to marry him has made me so happy. He is such a great Father and husband. It is so true when they say that 90% of your happiness or misery in life will be based on the person you marry. In our situation he has made my life so full of joy I am happy to say.
It would be hard to go into detail and describe all of the events above but here are some pictures and commentation to help.
I am going to try much harder to document all of the important events and everyday funny moments and what not.