The Belly

Almost 25 weeks...yes that's all. So far to go!
Let the teasing begin! So, in my opinion, I am HUGE already compared to last time. I still forget that I'm pregnant, but apparently I am.



I really don't like the fatness of being pregnant but I know that I miss having pictures of being pregnant with Tyler, so I'm giving in this time around.

The New Year

There is a post in draft form, but it's not quite done yet. Here is the quick and dirty version of what has been going on.

Granny, Grandpa and Kyle left us last Saturday. Poor Tyler woke up to no friends, no tree, and no lights. He seems to be re-adjusting...finally.

We bought a new desktop...which can't read our camera card yet. AND our laptop CRASHED the next day...arg. Hence the lack of posting.

We celebrated New Year's Eve with just our little family. We enjoyed some Chinese food from a new place by our home. Tyler loved it. It was great food and a great tradition. We all decided to call it a night early since Ryan has been working so much overtime.

New Years day we hung out with the cousins in Henderson and walked around a few stores looking for a desk for the new computer. It was nice to have daddy home for a whole day in the middle of the week.

Since then, Tyler and I have been spending quality time just the two of us. We went to the park this week and he loved it. Tyler has started being a big tease too. He will come over to give you a kiss then say "nuh uh" at the last minute and turn away. He has also picked up a cute habit of pointing to where he wants his kisses. i.e. he'll point to his cheek or head or nose. He's a cute little bugger. Sure do love him!

So far the new year has been good- New Years Resolutions have yet to be set, but I'm sure the list will be long and detailed.

Merry Christmas!

Santa was VERY good to us this year. (most of which was courtesy of a recalled baby item...we got a sweet rebate check that we had to spend on fisher- price stuff. Lucky Tyler)Christmas Eve we enjoyed a great turkey dinner and read the Christmas story out of the Bible. Tyler enjoyed leading the music as we sang some Christmas Carols. We let our little guy open one present on Christmas Eve and he chose his super cool tool chest/work bench. He sat and played with it for at least 20 minutes straight. For anyone with kids you know what a miracle that is. Santa came and got the tree loaded up and it was only a few hours until Tyler woke up (at 5:45 am) and wanted to come downstairs to play. We spent the early morning making coffee cake and sticky buns. The family came down to join us for Christmas at 7am.

Tyler's first gift of the morning was a new trike from Granny and Grandpa! He loves to hop on it and scoot around the house. Tyler was spoiled rotten. He also got an awesome fire truck, a bull-dozer, a hot wheels transporter with some extra cars, play dough, 4 books, 3 movies, a training potty, a bed rail, and new bedding for his big boy bed (which he will hopefully be in before his little brother gets here). He also got a new top and some goodies in his stocking. As I have said many times this season- this Christmas will never be topped and I hope that Tyler is young enough to forget how many gifts he got. I am completely enforcing a 2 gift maximum from here on out!!

Ryan got two pairs of shoes, a Volcom beenie a new sweater, two movies, a video of the early years including his first steps and Christmas, and our family gifts were new pots and pans and some serving dishes.

I got two maternity shirts, a Volcom jacket, and the pots and pans and serving dishes.

We were definitely spoiled rotten- no question about it! We have enjoyed having family around and Tyler is going to miss his company. He is loving his Granny, Grandpa, and Uncle Kyle.

Thank you to our family far away for taking such good care of us. We love you all and know how blessed we are to have you. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Christmas guests have come to town!

We are enjoying ourselves here in Vegas. We were home-bound by the snow for a few days (mostly because Ryan didn't want us out on the roads if we didn't need to be). Tyler and I were also getting over a cold/cough thing so we were just laying low. We did venture out after a few days to check out what was left of the snow and we had some beautiful sights.

This picture is taken at the end of our Master Planned Community. It was absolutely gorgeous for a few days after our surprise snow storm.

Back home, Tyler pulled his daddy's jacket out of the closet and insisted that I help him put it on and wear it around. We sure are lucky to have such a cute little boy around to make life a little more interesting when we're stuck at home :)

Our sweet Tyler smiling for a picture to send to daddy at work.

Our real fun started Friday night when Uncle Kyle joined us. Kyle came down from BYU and is staying with us until Saturday. Granny and grandpa joined us Saturday afternoon. Kyle got to be Tyler's best bud by playing around and sharing fun games on the computer.

We have quite the cuddly boy on our hands now. Tyler giving Granny loves while staring at his train and the lights on the tree.

Sunday morning Tyler loved waking up with other people around to play with and love him. He has been super cuddly with all of his guests but especially his granny.

Yummy bran flakes for breakfast! So fun to have everyone around.

Monday morning Tyler had his own breakfast...and then some of everyone else's! Here is Tyler enjoying breakfast (for the second or third time) with Grandpa. He is definitely forgetting what it's like to NOT get his way. I love to see Tyler enjoying himself so much- I just hope he will still love his boring ol' mom and dad when this fun holiday is over.

more snowy fun

Tyler and daddy went out for some more fun in the snow. I couldn't get a really good shot because it was already so dark, but you can tell from the mini-snowman that there was plenty of snow around!Weathermen are saying that the snow will continue through the night...which is kinda scary since it took Ryan over an HOUR to get home with just an inch or two on the roads. Maybe we'll just have to take a snow day tomorrow...

No- really, it's SNOWING!

Today the snow has been so much fun I almost feel like I'm in Provo. I love how quiet snow makes everything seem. Tyler and I have enjoyed ourselves playing with the train around the Christmas tree, watching the snow fall outside the big slider, making muffins, watching movies, and even playing in the snow!It is so unreal- but so beautiful! These pictures were taken around 1:30pm and it has been snowing ever since and sticking the whole time. I've got to try to remember to take one more picture before it gets too dark so you can see this whole snow in Vegas thing is very real.

Tyler enjoying a little snow off the driveway (gross)

Hey Mom- where is this stuff coming from?!

Now, going back a few days, we took a few pictures on Sunday night/ Monday morning while my parents were here visiting. My sweet mother helped me make (aka she made) some stockings for our cute little family. I did a few things here and there but she is a whiz at the sewing machine.

Just grandma and the boys working on our stockings.

Tyler loved playing with grandpa. The two of them played with the train all Monday morning after we got batteries out for it. They also got ready together for the day. Tyler got to shave and grandpa did his hair- which actually ended up being super cute for the day!

Two boys enjoying their toys

Unfortunately for us, the snow here meant that the 15 was closed for mom and dad to get back to California which meant they had to leave us early to go an alternate, and much longer, route back home. To add to the length of the trip, my poor parents ended up getting in an accident on the way- but thankfully nobody was hurt- except the big dog that they hit :(

That's catch-up for now. I need to take some pictures of our fantastic stockings and the snow that is piling up! Hope you are all enjoying today as much as I am!

SNOWING

Just wanted to let you all know that it has been SNOWING at my house all day. And, yes, I still live in Las Vegas.

We tried to take some pictures and video but they aren't very clear- I will try to post them later though. It may be a white Christmas after all.