No time for a long post...but to finish off the Tahoe trip...
Turns out Ryan had the flu .... and then I got it Tuesday night... and Brandon got it Wednesday night .... and then Kamryn got it Friday morning .... and we left Saturday morning!
What a fun trip! :) jk
Actually....I'm really glad I went.
Tahoe is GORGEOUS. I got to spend time with family. I love having time away from real life (even if I am sick). And it was nice to have other people to watch Kamryn while I was sick in bed. My husband is the most amazing man to put up with 2 sick girls for the past week! I'm now finally getting over it...still hacking up a lung every once in a while...and Kamryn's fever has finally passed... But Ryan has kept this household going and kept me as sane as possible, wonderfully! :) I love you Ry!
PS... on a side note... my phone decided to quit on me while we were in Tahoe as well... so that means I lost some friends' phone numbers... email them to me again?!! :) I'm not sure quite yet what I'm going to be doing for a new phone...using Ryan's currently. I'll find out today if my card will work in an older one my dad had on hand! :)
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
South Lake Tahoe--Day 4
We got here Saturday night LATE ... checked in to the very nice Marriott Timber Lodge, and Kamryn and I were finally in bed by 1:30am Pacific time! It was a LONG drive...but not too bad. Kamryn has always been a good traveler so I've been lucky in that way! :)
Sunday we went to church with my Great Aunt Lori. (My dad's aunt). She lives here in Tahoe and we don't see her very often, but it has been so fun to see her so much over the past couple of days. After church, we came back to the Time Share to nap and then went to Lori's house for dinner. 3 of her 6 kids were there (Jeremy, Andy, and Alecs) with their wives, which was VERY fun as well because we REALLY don't know them very well. We had dinner, played games, and got to know our cousins more! :) It was a wonderful night (But unfortunately...no pictures!) :( (I know I know...I am a shame to the blogging world!) :)
Monday we hung out at the condo and then went to Lori's again for dinner that night. Not as many of her kids were there, but it was a wonderful dinner and again...the company is awesome! I'm just so sad that we don't see them all more!
Funny Story Moment!
Saturday night, we checked in and they gave us a unit on the bottom floor. We looked out the windows and all we saw was a concrete wall!!! Needless to say, we kept the drapes shut! haha But then we realized we couldn't get cell phone reception in that unit either! (which wouldn't work since Mom and Dad both needed to work on Monday) ... So my dad asked the front desk about switching units... Monday morning we packed EVERYTHING up again and moved up to the 4th floor!! We walked in and not only is the view better...but the whole unit is BIGGER!! So much more room!! So...although it was a pain to move again...it was definitely worth it! :)
Moving Again!!!
All our stuff waiting to get into the other unit!
Look how BIG it is though, behind Brandon! (The other one was probably 1/4 of the size in the front room. A cart wouldn't even fit...but Brandon and Kamryn were spinning in circles here!) :)
Kamryn LOVES her uncle Brandon! she has been laughing and laughing and laughing constantly for the last 3 days! He just knows how to get her to giggle! :)
Sad thing that has happened, however, is that Ryan is sick. (my brother Ryan) We think it's just a viral sore throat...but the poor kid is miserable! It's always not fun to be sick...but even worse to be sick on vacation! I'm just hoping and praying and doing everything possible to make sure Kamryn and I don't get sick! Hopefully it goes away soon!
It is BEAUTIFUL country here! You step outside and it smells like pine--reminds me of camping!! We haven't gone close to the lake yet because it has been so cold (but definitely pretty)
Saturday, October 10, 2009
We're off!
So, because it is fall break for the public school districts around here this Thursday and Friday, my parents decided to take the kids out of school for the entire week and go to Lake Tahoe. And because Kamryn is my full-time job and she's "glued to my hip" I can really go anywhere, anytime and not have to worry about anything. SO...Kamryn and I are leaving with my family today for an entire week! I'm excited to get away for a little bit.
AND ... (don't feel too sorry for Ryan yet) Ryan is going to come meet up with us on Wednesday or Thursday to also take some vacation time! He's been working very hard lately and needs a break! The nice thing is that this break won't require him to take any vacation days off work either! :) That's always good!
So...don't miss me too much while I'm gone...but I will hopefully have plenty of pictures and stories to tell when I get back! ;)
Love ya!
AND ... (don't feel too sorry for Ryan yet) Ryan is going to come meet up with us on Wednesday or Thursday to also take some vacation time! He's been working very hard lately and needs a break! The nice thing is that this break won't require him to take any vacation days off work either! :) That's always good!
So...don't miss me too much while I'm gone...but I will hopefully have plenty of pictures and stories to tell when I get back! ;)
Love ya!
Monday, October 5, 2009
New Fun Blog
So I have been working on this blog background and the pictures for a while now and Ryan and I FINALLY got them all up. I'm pleased with how it all turned out! :)
The pictures were our family pictures we took a little over a month ago. I finally got the printouts a couple days ago and I am SO excited to put them on my wall! :) A guy in Pleasant Grove, Scott Hancock, took them and I think he did a great job! Kinda expensive...probably won't do it again for a long time! But I was anxious to do pictures before I was pregnant again...we BARELY made it! :)
Anyway, I'm just so excited about my blog...I had to post about it! :) Hope everyone is well! Thanks for visiting! :)
The pictures were our family pictures we took a little over a month ago. I finally got the printouts a couple days ago and I am SO excited to put them on my wall! :) A guy in Pleasant Grove, Scott Hancock, took them and I think he did a great job! Kinda expensive...probably won't do it again for a long time! But I was anxious to do pictures before I was pregnant again...we BARELY made it! :)
Anyway, I'm just so excited about my blog...I had to post about it! :) Hope everyone is well! Thanks for visiting! :)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
First "Meeting" with our little one
Yesterday I had my first Dr. appointment and an ultrasound done. Everything is good and normal so far. The baby was wiggly during the Ultrasound but we managed to get one picture! :) AND it is growing quickly, apparently, so my due date is now April 20th! Almost a whole week earlier than I thought it would be! :) yay
Kamryn was pretty good at the Doctor's office. She was more antsy in the waiting room with Ryan, but she was really attentive during the ultrasound and wanted to keep looking at the picture of the baby. I don't think she really knows what it is or that we're going to have a baby quite yet, but she is excited nonetheless! :)
Also, I'm going to the same Dr. who delivered Kamryn, so they have my charts and records from her pregnancy as well. Because of this, my doctor looked at how much I weighed at the beginning of last pregnancy, and the beginning of this pregnancy, and IT IS THE SAME!! He was complimenting me the whole time on it! (which made me feel good!) He said that the average weight gain between each pregnancy is 8lbs. for most women. So, I was excited to hear where I was! :)
But I honestly have to give credit toward some of my mom's genes being inside me. I'm probably the worst at keeping track of what I eat AND consistently exercising! But, sure enough, I'm back down to my pre-baby weight and starting all over again! :)
BUT he also said that the 2nd pregnancy is always harder and worse than the first (yay) and that 95% of women have a difficult time getting their weight back down after their second pregnancy. So, he sorta "challenged" me to be in that top 5% after this pregnancy! We'll see if I can do it...but knowing those stats kinda gives me a little more motivation! :)
Also, I'm going to the same Dr. who delivered Kamryn, so they have my charts and records from her pregnancy as well. Because of this, my doctor looked at how much I weighed at the beginning of last pregnancy, and the beginning of this pregnancy, and IT IS THE SAME!! He was complimenting me the whole time on it! (which made me feel good!) He said that the average weight gain between each pregnancy is 8lbs. for most women. So, I was excited to hear where I was! :)
But I honestly have to give credit toward some of my mom's genes being inside me. I'm probably the worst at keeping track of what I eat AND consistently exercising! But, sure enough, I'm back down to my pre-baby weight and starting all over again! :)
BUT he also said that the 2nd pregnancy is always harder and worse than the first (yay) and that 95% of women have a difficult time getting their weight back down after their second pregnancy. So, he sorta "challenged" me to be in that top 5% after this pregnancy! We'll see if I can do it...but knowing those stats kinda gives me a little more motivation! :)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Update to Kamryn's post yesterday
After I posted last night I forgot one of the cutest things Kamryn has learned this week so I have to add to it.
*Kamryn, this week you've learned more about praying. After watching many and many prayers with just mommy and daddy or with other extended family members, I can now say "Let's Pray" and you will stop what you are doing and clasp your hands together and wait for us to start. It is the cutest thing.
(now our goal is to help you keep that position DURING the prayer!)
*Kamryn, this week you've learned more about praying. After watching many and many prayers with just mommy and daddy or with other extended family members, I can now say "Let's Pray" and you will stop what you are doing and clasp your hands together and wait for us to start. It is the cutest thing.
(now our goal is to help you keep that position DURING the prayer!)
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Our Busy little Monkey
I've been wanting to do a whole post on everything Kamryn can do now, at 14 months old, but it hasn't happened yet. However, I was looking through pictures while scrapbooking yesterday and then today I was looking at old posts today and it was enough motivation to finally do it! (Not to mention that today last year I posted about family pictures...what is up with Sept 16th?! A sentimental-thinking day for me I guess!) :)
Kamryn,
you are the busiest little body but you amaze me with the things you can do every day and the new things you learn every day. here are some examples of the many things you can do:
*you are so smart! sometimes it's too smart for your own good, however! for example: you used to be the easiest child to put to bed, but now you are smart enough to know that there might be a chance of prolonging bedtime if you cry a little. But, mommy and daddy also know that you always quiet down after about 10 seconds of us closing the door!
*you still love to eat. you are getting better at feeding yourself almost anything we put in front of you. (we have to have bathtime after every meal though because everything still ends up in your hair when you put your hands on your head all of the time!)
*you love to go out to eat with mommy and daddy (wonder where she got that from! :) ha!) and are very well behaved in public.
*you are getting better at playing on your own. after whining a little bit, if mommy and daddy still ignore you, you'll go play with yourself.
*you LOVE other little kids. we get together often with friends who live close by.
*you are friendly. we walk down the aisle of any store and you are waving to anyone you can see. male and female. old and young. and this week your wave has been evolving from that cute circular/princess wave, into an up and down with the wrist wave!
*your hair is growing!! slowly..but surely!
*you have a few favorite blankies now...3 to be exact...and you carry them everywhere! even at the mall today you wanted to drag it around. (luckily you aren't too hard to distract from that idea!)
*one of your favorite toys is our pen/pencil organizer on the desk. you will sit on our kitchen floor for an hour or so just playing with them! (and notice you still love to be naked. if I approach you with a diaper or clothing, you run away!)
*you don't climb on things very much yet, because you have a cautious personality. you are hesitant when something is wobbly. but this apple beer box was sturdy enough I guess!
*and you LOVE the banana chairs at grandma and grandpa's house. you didn't really care for grandpa trying to share it with you this time, however! you didn't cry...but you kept kicking him. silly girl.
*one thing you love to get into when mommy has her back turned is the dishwasher. only once has she actually had time to climb on it, but it was too cute that I had to get a picture.
*you love to go outside! even just on our 3rd floor balcony is fine. just as long as we're outside!
*if I say the word "go" you head straight to the door. unfortunately, "go" doesn't always mean going outside. it could be "go put your shoes on" or "go get dressed" or "go to bed"... mommy has had to be careful about how she says things lately because you pick up on it all so quick!
*your favorite food is bananas right now. you will easily eat 2 a day! (which is hard for me to understand because I don't like bananas! lol)
*you LOVE to brush your teeth! I will ask you if you want to brush your teeth and you go straight to the bathroom saying "brus" or "tee".
*you love to read books. with mom. with dad. by yourself. you often have a book in hand.
*your vocabulary is increasing. some words you can say are:
"baooo" - balloon
"moo" - cow
"ish" - fish
"brus" - brush (for teeth or hair)
"tee" - teeth
"pes" - please (also signs with two hands up and down tummy)
"key" - blankie or binkie (same sound when you hand either to me)
"o" - more (with sign, but only uses two pointer fingers for the sign, not both hands!)
"ba" - ball
"boo" - book (just leaves the K sound off)
"mmmm" - anything that has to do with food!
*you love music. anytime you hear music you stop and are quiet. then you will sometimes "decide" to sing along!
*you still love bathtime! you don't ever want to get out, however. you like to stay in till your lips are purple and then you HATE drying off when it's time to get out. it's like you want to stay naked and cold! yikes!
*Kamryn, this week you've learned more about praying. After watching many and many prayers with just mommy and daddy or with other extended family members, I can now say "Let's Pray" and you will stop what you are doing and clasp your hands together and wait for us to start. It is the cutest thing.
(now our goal is to help you keep that position DURING the prayer!)
*you make mommy and daddy giggle every day! I wish it was possible to remember every little thing you do, but there is a decent list right there, and I'm sure I'll have more in 5 minutes from now.
Kamryn,
you are the busiest little body but you amaze me with the things you can do every day and the new things you learn every day. here are some examples of the many things you can do:
*you are so smart! sometimes it's too smart for your own good, however! for example: you used to be the easiest child to put to bed, but now you are smart enough to know that there might be a chance of prolonging bedtime if you cry a little. But, mommy and daddy also know that you always quiet down after about 10 seconds of us closing the door!
*you still love to eat. you are getting better at feeding yourself almost anything we put in front of you. (we have to have bathtime after every meal though because everything still ends up in your hair when you put your hands on your head all of the time!)
*you love to go out to eat with mommy and daddy (wonder where she got that from! :) ha!) and are very well behaved in public.
*you are getting better at playing on your own. after whining a little bit, if mommy and daddy still ignore you, you'll go play with yourself.
*you LOVE other little kids. we get together often with friends who live close by.
*you are friendly. we walk down the aisle of any store and you are waving to anyone you can see. male and female. old and young. and this week your wave has been evolving from that cute circular/princess wave, into an up and down with the wrist wave!
*your hair is growing!! slowly..but surely!
*you have a few favorite blankies now...3 to be exact...and you carry them everywhere! even at the mall today you wanted to drag it around. (luckily you aren't too hard to distract from that idea!)
*one of your favorite toys is our pen/pencil organizer on the desk. you will sit on our kitchen floor for an hour or so just playing with them! (and notice you still love to be naked. if I approach you with a diaper or clothing, you run away!)
*you don't climb on things very much yet, because you have a cautious personality. you are hesitant when something is wobbly. but this apple beer box was sturdy enough I guess!
*and you LOVE the banana chairs at grandma and grandpa's house. you didn't really care for grandpa trying to share it with you this time, however! you didn't cry...but you kept kicking him. silly girl.
*one thing you love to get into when mommy has her back turned is the dishwasher. only once has she actually had time to climb on it, but it was too cute that I had to get a picture.
*you love to go outside! even just on our 3rd floor balcony is fine. just as long as we're outside!
*if I say the word "go" you head straight to the door. unfortunately, "go" doesn't always mean going outside. it could be "go put your shoes on" or "go get dressed" or "go to bed"... mommy has had to be careful about how she says things lately because you pick up on it all so quick!
*your favorite food is bananas right now. you will easily eat 2 a day! (which is hard for me to understand because I don't like bananas! lol)
*you LOVE to brush your teeth! I will ask you if you want to brush your teeth and you go straight to the bathroom saying "brus" or "tee".
*you love to read books. with mom. with dad. by yourself. you often have a book in hand.
*your vocabulary is increasing. some words you can say are:
"baooo" - balloon
"moo" - cow
"ish" - fish
"brus" - brush (for teeth or hair)
"tee" - teeth
"pes" - please (also signs with two hands up and down tummy)
"key" - blankie or binkie (same sound when you hand either to me)
"o" - more (with sign, but only uses two pointer fingers for the sign, not both hands!)
"ba" - ball
"boo" - book (just leaves the K sound off)
"mmmm" - anything that has to do with food!
*you love music. anytime you hear music you stop and are quiet. then you will sometimes "decide" to sing along!
*you still love bathtime! you don't ever want to get out, however. you like to stay in till your lips are purple and then you HATE drying off when it's time to get out. it's like you want to stay naked and cold! yikes!
*Kamryn, this week you've learned more about praying. After watching many and many prayers with just mommy and daddy or with other extended family members, I can now say "Let's Pray" and you will stop what you are doing and clasp your hands together and wait for us to start. It is the cutest thing.
(now our goal is to help you keep that position DURING the prayer!)
*you make mommy and daddy giggle every day! I wish it was possible to remember every little thing you do, but there is a decent list right there, and I'm sure I'll have more in 5 minutes from now.
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