Camping

Tyler loves camping and fishing so he had been planning this camping trip for a long time. He was so disappointed when the weather turned out to be cold and windy! It was the middle of June you would hope that the weather would be perfect but with Tyler’s luck it was not! But we all still had fun especially Ronnee and Tyler!

We went with the Fedewa’s, the Adams, and the Phillip’s Families! The kids had a fun time getting dirty, throwing rocks in the lake, and dancing!

 

This sweet little serious face laughed for the first time while we were camping!

And it is a good thing that our dogs are so so patient!

They looked depressed! Poor things were covered in dirt!

It was a fun weekend but I hope next time we have warmer weather! Ronnee played so hard both days that she passed out on my lap both nights! Something that never happens! Cutler was a good boy and was held constantly because it was cold so when we got home he wanted to be held all the time!

Children's Museum

So we decided to buy a membership to the Children’s Museum to give us something indoors to do with our time. We have gone a handful of times already and each time we go we try a new fun room. It is so cool to watch Ronnee figure out new things and explore and learn so much. It is really nice when Cutler is sleeping because I get to interact more with Ronnee and help her learn. The museum is so cool. It has so many different rooms and we have yet to visit all of them. This last time we went they had the paints out and Ronnee loved it. It was hard to get her away from it. I think I might need to get brave and have a painting day at home!

It is also really nice that our friends have memberships also so we have some people to go with!

 

It is hard to see her but she got really brave and almost climbed to the top of the cloud. Good thing Callie was there to climb up and show her the way back down!

I am so glad we were talked into getting a membership. We all really enjoy it!

Cutler is a funny boy and loves to make his eyes go really big. Raymond does this too and he calls it Popping Eye Balls!  And he wasn’t to thrilled about wearing this hat so it makes the picture even more funny!

Life

I have been meaning to just post my thoughts about how we are doing and what has been going on but never seem to find the alone time to sit and type. Well the kids are both still asleep so I figured I should better take advantage...
Tyler is doing really good. He has been fishing a lot and this weekend he is taking us all camping on a lake. So he is a happy boy! He continues to workout all the time. Wish I had is working out OCD!  Work is going for him. They changed computer systems a few months ago and are still having problems. It is the first time since he has worked for Cardinal that I have heard him say he is stressed. It takes a lot to stress him out so I hope they figure out all the problems!
Me well I haven't had a Pepsi in 2 weeks! Something triggered in my head and I have been motivated to lose some more of this baby weight. I have been writing down everything that I eat, walking/running, and not having soda or candy! So far I have lost 4 lbs and 6.5 inches. I hope it continues! I need to  be able to wear more of my clothes before we take our trip to CO/AZ!  I am doing pretty good on the not getting enough sleep at night. Not sure how I am managing to go with no naps but that is the best time for me to get stuff done. Plus the kids rarely take a nap at the same time. That would be way to nice! I feel like we are starting to get the hang of things. Now if I can figure out how to manage my 2 year old and not care when people say stupid things or look at me funny when she is running through the store and hiding from me. I worry to much about what people are thinking. It stresses me out that she doesn't listen and is so high spirited!
So on to Ronnee... She is Ronnee! She has a mind of her own and is not afraid to tell you or anyone else if she doesn't want to wear/do/go somewhere. We are currently working on finding her a swimsuit that she will wear. She would rather go nude then wear a swimsuit. The other day I was watering my flowers and I turned around and she was sitting butt naked on top of the dog. SICK! And we were at the neighbors house playing in the pool and she was trying to swim naked. Finally convinced her to wear shorts. But when the shorts got wet she took them off and played in the sand naked. Sand where sand should not go!  But I found her a cute suit with a giraffe on it and it is a shirt with some shorts, so lets hope this weekend when we go swimming while camping I can get her to wear it!  She is still obsessed with horses and always has one in her hand and watching them on the TV. Secretariat is a favorite and the movie Spirit. I am grateful for that she can express herself but man does it make things challenging most days. She is a crack up and so gosh darn cute that I think we might survive a while. But man am I not looking forward to Teenagehood with this little spit-fire!
Cutler is a pretty good boy. He has been sleeping better at night but only taking cat naps during the day so he gets pretty cranky because he is so tired. He is on strike and only wants to sleep in my arms but even then he only takes a small nap. So I will keep putting him in his bed to sleep and hope that he starts sleeping longer. He loves to be swaddled. At night I swaddle him and lay him in his bed and he passes out! So nice. Ronnee would never do that and will still never do that.  This morning he was making alot of noise in his bed so I figured he wanted to nurse so I went and picked him up and started to nurse him. Well he nursed until I had a let down and then let the milk go all over me and his face, made a huge grunt, passed some gas, smiled at me and then went back to sleep. So glad I woke up for that!  He moves so much and is trying to roll himself over. I thought I would get a kid that would want to be lazy but nope I think he is trying to keep up with his sis already!
Well I hear one of the kids so now my day is starting. Glad I ate my breakfast and got to blog in peace!

Birth Announcement

I sent these out a while ago but I wanted to still post it on my blog.

Thank you so much Kathryn for doing these for me! They turned out so cute. Not sure what I would do without you in my life!  Love you!

Cutler Boy is 2 months!

Weight- 12.3 lbs

Height- 24 inches

The last few weeks have been rough on the sleep. He went for nearly a week straight of waking up every hour on the hour! But I am happy to say that for the last 5 days he has started giving me at least one 4 hour stretch and then every 2 hours after that. Which sucks still but it is way better then every hour. I cant wait for this sleeping thing to get better because Momma is getting tired!

He is a pretty happy boy. He loves to talk and coooo. He is pretty smiley but most of the time he just talks an talks and talks! It is so sweet!  His smile melts me. He is currently my favorite child because Ronnee is going through the terrible 2’s! Lol just kidding I am not playing favorites but Ronnee is making it real hard for me!  It is a good thing I have a sweet little boy to smile and talk to me!

Sweet baby boy is growing up so fast and we are loving every minute of him. Ronnee still acts as if he isn’t around. It makes it nice because I dont have to worry about her trying to pick him up or bother him. She cares only about her horses and dogs. I do not have a girly girl at all! At the doctors office when Cutler was getting his shots the nurse leaned over to her to tell her that her brother was going to cry but he was going to be okay. And when they gave him the shots he cried so hard and Ronnee didn’t even notice. Lol She just continued playing with her horses. So much for being a protective big sis!

Another funny story… Cutler fell asleep when he was having tummy time and so I told Ronnee to stay out of the room and let him sleep. Well a few minutes later she runs in to me and says “ I wake up baby all by myself TAH DAH!” The little stinker. I went in there and she had given him some horse and woke him and was so proud.  I guess we might be turning a corner and she might start to notice him or she might just be doing her normal “ i am going to do opposite of what I am told”

Quick trip to AZ…

A couple weeks ago I got to make a special trip to AZ to say my goodbyes to the sweetest lady in the world! Jacque Baca will be missed greatly by so many! What a great example she was to me. She went through so much and was still the strongest most kind spirited woman I know! I am so glad it was able to work out for me to go and be there for my mom and friends!

On a happier note I got to take Cutler home to meet my family! We left Tyler and Ronnee at home and made a quick trip. Everyone loved the little guy and it was nice to have all the willing hands to  hold him!

We also got to celebrate Caleb graduating from ASU! Way to go CALEB! What an awesome accomplishment! Now the fun begins! Good luck with the interviews!

She thinks we’re just fishin...

Or is could say “He thinks we’re just fishin…” I love that song! I am not sure who even sings it but it sums our night! 

Tyler decided because it was hot (85degrees) that we should go up to Spooner Lake in the mountains and go fishing. It was pretty fun watching  Tyler in his element. He gets so excited when he goes fishing and I think he loved having us along with him. Ronnee had a fun time even though she was afraid that her dad was going to make her touch a fish at first but by the end of it she was asking to touch one. In the beginning every time we would reel one in she would run as far away as possible. And the last fish we caught she brought Tyler the measuring tape and asked to pet it! lol   She is a funny kid! One big accomplishment of the day was Ronnee peed outside in the wilderness! This is huge for a kid who has a weird thing with using the bathroom!  After going potty she walked around with no pants on. Good thing we were the only ones fishing!

I also need to mention that I caught my first fish and it was the biggest of the day! Tyler was a little jealous but he got over it!   It is adventures like this that make  me realize what an awesome life I have! We are so lucky and blessed! I am sure there will be many more fishing trips with this little family. And hopefully one of these trips Ronnee will catch a fish and make her daddy proud!

I shall put you in a zoo!

On Saturday we woke up to a super jealous little girl so we decided to take her to the Zoo where only she would enjoy herself. She loved it, but not the animals you would think. I thought she would love the lions and the monkeys but she really only loved the deer because she could run with them. She couldn’t figure out why we wouldn’t let her in with the other animals so she could pet them!  When we got there she acted a little shy and cold and wanted to be held but before we new it she was running with the deer!  

I took her and Mason again on Monday and she was crawling around on the ground like she was a deer. And she would hug them, so you could imagine how she smelled after!    This little girl will probably grow up to be a vet or something!