Thursday, January 16, 2014
Best Buds
Addie and Wyatt have been playing together so great lately. They use their imaginations to think up all kinds of scenarios and Wyatt is usually pretty content with Addie's very bossy style (who does she remind me of) and Addie is mostly patient when her little brother totally messes something up. I'm glad that they have each other to play with when new baby comes.
Addie has also been obsessed with taking pictures. She probably takes more pictures than I do and has mastered the selfie. I seriously have about ten more of this set from when we were driving to NM. One great thing about her taking pictures though is there are actually some of me in there. Usually when I haven't gotten dressed and look like I got run over but hey, its a start.
Friday, January 3, 2014
Christmas time
Don and Fran headed to New Mexico for Christmas. They invited us to drive down with them but were planning on spending almost two weeks which was a little longer than we wanted to stay. We haven't been down for a while so we decided to head down as a surprise.
We took a slight detour and spent the night in Durango. The pool was heated, not very warm to Mom and Wyatt but Addie loved it and Dad was a good sport to swim with the little fish. Before we left the kids swam again (Wyatt wasn't super stoked about it but I'm sure Addie would have stayed all day).
We stopped in Santa Fe and ate lunch, window shopped and toured the cathedral. The plaza was covered with luminerias and we tried to stay until dark to see everything lit up but we got too cold. There was a man making balloon creations and he made the kids a bunch of fun things. Wyatt loved it, soaking up all the attention.
We headed to Rio Rancho and got to Aaron and Candace's in time for the big Christmas Eve party. We surprised most everyone but Fran had a hunch that we were coming since we called her to see what the family was doing. We had a fun white elephant gift exchange where Wyatt picked out a cute stuffed snowman and gave it the biggest hug...I'm pretty sure you would have to be heartless to steal it from him. Addie got a lint roller and the look on her face was so funny. She got that stolen and was able to pick out another gift. They opened their Christmas jammies and watched the kids play Just Dance on the Wii. We headed back to Gabe's and went to bed.
Christmas day was pretty low key, we opened presents and played with the new blocks, went out to the mesa to ride four wheelers and the new dirt bike Aaron's kids got for Christmas, and then we ate dinner with Aaron and Candice. I got a new phone, which always comes with mixed emotions because I am tech ignorant and hate having to relearn how to work a phone but the camera is much better than my old one so I'm happy. I don't ever have the big camera with me so it was really nice being able to snap pictures of all the cousins. I was uploading them onto the computer yesterday and thought that I had deleted them all and I cried. Yes, I am pregnant. But Chops found them so its all good.
The rest of the week was spent lounging and playing at Gabe's, terrorizing the kittens at Josh's (the kids would seriously wake up and the first thing they asked would be to see the kittens), playing in the dirt at the mesa, playing with cousins. Chops, Don, Jade and I went to the temple and performed some baptisms and conformations from names we've been researching on Family Search.
We had a great time and the kids were sad to leave. We left early on Sunday morning and were making pretty good time when Wyatt told me he needed to throw up. My greatest nightmare, I grabbed a plastic bag and we got most of it contained but Wyatt and I both had to change our shirts. He and I sat in the back for the next couple of hours where he would alternate between sleeping and vomiting. Fun times. We also stopped in Moab because the check engine light had turned on so we tweaked a couple of things at the auto store. But we made it home safe and sound and thankfully Wyatt felt much better that night and no one else got what he had.
It was a fun trip and I can't believe how fast everyone is growing up. Wyatt and Addie included.
We took a slight detour and spent the night in Durango. The pool was heated, not very warm to Mom and Wyatt but Addie loved it and Dad was a good sport to swim with the little fish. Before we left the kids swam again (Wyatt wasn't super stoked about it but I'm sure Addie would have stayed all day).
We stopped in Santa Fe and ate lunch, window shopped and toured the cathedral. The plaza was covered with luminerias and we tried to stay until dark to see everything lit up but we got too cold. There was a man making balloon creations and he made the kids a bunch of fun things. Wyatt loved it, soaking up all the attention.
We headed to Rio Rancho and got to Aaron and Candace's in time for the big Christmas Eve party. We surprised most everyone but Fran had a hunch that we were coming since we called her to see what the family was doing. We had a fun white elephant gift exchange where Wyatt picked out a cute stuffed snowman and gave it the biggest hug...I'm pretty sure you would have to be heartless to steal it from him. Addie got a lint roller and the look on her face was so funny. She got that stolen and was able to pick out another gift. They opened their Christmas jammies and watched the kids play Just Dance on the Wii. We headed back to Gabe's and went to bed.
Christmas day was pretty low key, we opened presents and played with the new blocks, went out to the mesa to ride four wheelers and the new dirt bike Aaron's kids got for Christmas, and then we ate dinner with Aaron and Candice. I got a new phone, which always comes with mixed emotions because I am tech ignorant and hate having to relearn how to work a phone but the camera is much better than my old one so I'm happy. I don't ever have the big camera with me so it was really nice being able to snap pictures of all the cousins. I was uploading them onto the computer yesterday and thought that I had deleted them all and I cried. Yes, I am pregnant. But Chops found them so its all good.
The rest of the week was spent lounging and playing at Gabe's, terrorizing the kittens at Josh's (the kids would seriously wake up and the first thing they asked would be to see the kittens), playing in the dirt at the mesa, playing with cousins. Chops, Don, Jade and I went to the temple and performed some baptisms and conformations from names we've been researching on Family Search.
We had a great time and the kids were sad to leave. We left early on Sunday morning and were making pretty good time when Wyatt told me he needed to throw up. My greatest nightmare, I grabbed a plastic bag and we got most of it contained but Wyatt and I both had to change our shirts. He and I sat in the back for the next couple of hours where he would alternate between sleeping and vomiting. Fun times. We also stopped in Moab because the check engine light had turned on so we tweaked a couple of things at the auto store. But we made it home safe and sound and thankfully Wyatt felt much better that night and no one else got what he had.
It was a fun trip and I can't believe how fast everyone is growing up. Wyatt and Addie included.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Horses, or all about me
I've decided to be a little self indulgent and write about something that is a huge part of me. Anyone that even knows me a little knows that I am horse crazy. I try to keep it subdued but it is there. Chops friends nicknamed me the Horse Whisperer, and while I'm no Monty Roberts, I do love horses. My friends in high school patiently watched me disappear during the summer because I was riding and showing pretty steadily. I think Chops figured I would grow out of it, but I think it is here to stay. There is a saying about how a girl would rather clean a stall than her room...they just amend that saying to the grown woman that prefers stalls to maintaining the house. Whoops! I have tried to be better about that.
I will admit, I am incredibly lucky. I get to teach riding lessons, so basically play with horses and watch other horse crazy kids learn and progress. It isn't always easy but it really is an awesome job. But, there is always the part of me that wants to ride for me. With two little kids I definitely have not been riding like I used to and I have lost my desire to ride anything as long as I'm riding. I think both the decreased frequency of riding and the fact that I have two beings that look to me to care for them has made me more of a wimp.
Anyways, I don't remember how it came about but I reconnected with someone that I took a few English lessons from back in the day and started lessons again. It is kind of hit and miss and some months I may only squeeze in one or two, but I am having so much fun. I've been riding with Carly, my sister, and it reminds me of the good ol' days where we pretty much rode all day, every day. She has not lost her nerve and is constantly razzing me about being such a wimp. It has been so fun to get pushed past what I feel like I can do, sometimes I fall short but those moments that I rise up to the challenge and succeed have been so refreshing. I finish just about every lesson smiling like an idiot and looking forward to the next one.
I figured I better push myself a bit more and sign up for a show that was just around the corner. It has been so busy the last couple of weeks that I hadn't been riding as much as I wanted to, so I was tempted to withdraw and just wait until I was more "ready." But I decided I better suck it up and do it. I have been having a hard time keeping the nerves at bay and Shadow, the horse I ride, really picks up on that, so I tried my best not to psych myself out. Which is very easy for me to do.
The competition was yesterday, and I feel like I accomplished my goal. We placed last in the first class, I was the only one in my second class but the judge still had me work and then gave me pointers after, which was great. The third class I was in I felt like we really settled down and did our best and we won! (granted, there were only two of us and the other was a girl I teach thats like 12 :) but I feel like it was a personal win for being calm and doing our best) We also won the jumping class, again against competition that wasn't too fierce but for me it was the fact that I conquered some demons, went out and did my best. And I walked out of the ring with that dorky smile on my face.
Showing is a lot of work, and it really isn't easy to balance my sweet, patient kids (and husband, who does not understand the appeal) with twelve hour days so I probably won't be doing too much while my kids are still young but it was really fun to polish up the boots and show. Addie also showed with me and I look forward to having some of the same fun, long, hard days with her that I had growing up with my sister.
I will admit, I am incredibly lucky. I get to teach riding lessons, so basically play with horses and watch other horse crazy kids learn and progress. It isn't always easy but it really is an awesome job. But, there is always the part of me that wants to ride for me. With two little kids I definitely have not been riding like I used to and I have lost my desire to ride anything as long as I'm riding. I think both the decreased frequency of riding and the fact that I have two beings that look to me to care for them has made me more of a wimp.
Anyways, I don't remember how it came about but I reconnected with someone that I took a few English lessons from back in the day and started lessons again. It is kind of hit and miss and some months I may only squeeze in one or two, but I am having so much fun. I've been riding with Carly, my sister, and it reminds me of the good ol' days where we pretty much rode all day, every day. She has not lost her nerve and is constantly razzing me about being such a wimp. It has been so fun to get pushed past what I feel like I can do, sometimes I fall short but those moments that I rise up to the challenge and succeed have been so refreshing. I finish just about every lesson smiling like an idiot and looking forward to the next one.
I figured I better push myself a bit more and sign up for a show that was just around the corner. It has been so busy the last couple of weeks that I hadn't been riding as much as I wanted to, so I was tempted to withdraw and just wait until I was more "ready." But I decided I better suck it up and do it. I have been having a hard time keeping the nerves at bay and Shadow, the horse I ride, really picks up on that, so I tried my best not to psych myself out. Which is very easy for me to do.
The competition was yesterday, and I feel like I accomplished my goal. We placed last in the first class, I was the only one in my second class but the judge still had me work and then gave me pointers after, which was great. The third class I was in I felt like we really settled down and did our best and we won! (granted, there were only two of us and the other was a girl I teach thats like 12 :) but I feel like it was a personal win for being calm and doing our best) We also won the jumping class, again against competition that wasn't too fierce but for me it was the fact that I conquered some demons, went out and did my best. And I walked out of the ring with that dorky smile on my face.
Showing is a lot of work, and it really isn't easy to balance my sweet, patient kids (and husband, who does not understand the appeal) with twelve hour days so I probably won't be doing too much while my kids are still young but it was really fun to polish up the boots and show. Addie also showed with me and I look forward to having some of the same fun, long, hard days with her that I had growing up with my sister.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Family Pics
So I was feeling like we need some new family pictures since Wyatt was a new baby when we had our last ones. My sweet friend visiting from Boston offered to take some for us and I jumped at the chance. I love how they turned out. I may be a bit biased but I think my kids are adorable.
I rest my case. It does not get any cuter than this!
I love this one of Chops, and Addie is totally pulling a face
I was so excited I could get Addie's hair into a cute 'do...and she left it in for longer than a minute!
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