Happenings

4 weeks!!

My due date is four weeks from tomorrow! I have mixed feelings about the time I have left. Yes, I still have to finish his room, purchase a stroller and some other items, and decide on a middle name :), but I am ready to have my baby here. I think it will still be surreal even when I first hold him that we're having another individual in our family! Not just "a baby", he'll be our son who we will love for who he is. Matt doesn't quite know what is going on. He knows Baby Ryan is hiding in Mommy's tummy. He told me one day my tummy was "Baby Ryan's house". He's going to be a good big brother though, maybe even help a little too much. ;) I'm not looking forward to going through labor again! I'm hoping it will be easier this time than with Matt. I'm also hoping I go before 39 weeks. Matt was 8lbs 7ozs and he was almost a week early! This baby feels just as big for sure so if I went forty weeks, I don't know how I'd have him. Thirty seven weeks is "full term", so I'm hoping I hit that mark and then have my baby, we'll see. I will do anything I have to though to have my baby here and healthy, that's my first priority. Anyone interested in going for walks let me know because I'm sure I'll will be walking A LOT! I might also utilize my parents' trampoline ;) jk. Anyway, so excited to be able to cuddle my little baby soon!!

Friend Christmas Party

We had our annual friend Christmas party Friday. It was fun, we had chalupas, watched our annual "slideshow", and gave our gifts to eachother. Matt and Alice had a lot of fun together. They danced and giggled and ran back and forth from Matt's room to the family room.

 Mommy and Matt (I'm almost 28 weeks pregnant here)

 Our table

 They grabbed hands and danced. It was soooo cute!!

 Alice with her new purse and bracelets carrying Camille's phone. She's a girl for sure.

 Dan and his...banjo..???

 Camille

 

Alice giving Matt his present

 

Our new car!

We got a new car. It's an 03 Silver Ford Explorer. I love that it has rear air!! That way my baby won't get too hot in the summer. It has a third row, but it isn't too big for me to drive. We really like it. Matt called it "fun car". Probably because he can see out of it better and there is a dvd player. We sold our truck a while back and traded in our Altima. This will take place of both. :) Now to just get Dev a commuter car with a heater that works....

Matt's Latest

* Matt started saying "love you hon". Now he calls me hon a lot. "Sorry hon", "more hon", etc.

* He's learned the word "lost" and applies it when someone isn't around. He has a book where Little Critter's mom gets lost at the mall. Yesterday we were looking for Dev at church and he says "Daddy lost mall"

* He tells people "'mon!" when he wants them to go with him

* He likes having his basketball when Devon has his. He will make Devon carry his around while Matt carries his and get mad if Dev tries to put it down. It's so funny. He has even slept with it. One day Devon was going to basketball and Matt was going with me somewhere and he saw Dev with his basketball stuff and got his basketball and said, "Too! Too! See ya Mommy"

* Speaking of basketball, he put some little basketballs in the play oven and said, "hot balls". 

* He loves to sing and has used the mega blocks as microphones. The cutest is when he makes up his own songs.

* Dev was lying in Matt's bed with him at bedtime telling him a story or something. Matt says, "night, sleep tight", then gets off the bed to go play.

* "more" is "mo", "nurn" means "turn", he used to say "ya-yee" for "sorry", now he says "sorry", "eww, dose!" means, "eww, gross!"
* "hure" is "sure"

* He still LOVES animals 

Halloween

*Matt had a blast trick~or~treating! 

*He ran to keep up with his cousin Livi from house to house. 

*He knows which candies are Reese's and picked those out frequently :)

*He was a cute pirate and would say "argg mimi (matey)". At the ward party he wanted to carry his play cell phone more than his sword :)

*We visited grandparents and friends. Matt got special treats from Grandmas and Grandpas. 

*He would put his hat on the floor and put his head down to put it on, lol.

*Unfortunately he knows the word "treat" and asks for them frequently so I don't get to eat all his candy :(     Oh well, probably for the better!

Happy Halloween!!

Life Lately

* We're having a baby boy!! I'm due February 26th
* Matt just turned 2! He can also tell you how old he is.
* Dev is busy with Elder's Quorum and basketball
* We went to Snowbird for our last year :(

 Snowbird

 Matt's 2!

 Cookies with Mommy

 Leaves with Grandma!

* Matt's phrases lately; "aww man", "seriously", "yee-haw",  "'mon"(come on), "baby ______". Everything is baby lately;    baby dog, baby car, etc. 
* Matt keeps us on our toes and is saying so many new things lately! It is so cute to hear the things he says.

Valentine's!!

We had a great Valentine's Day! We were spoiled by our parents and grandparents. Grandma and Grandpa B gave us frosted cookies, frosted fortune cookies and divinity. My parents gave us Reese's, treats, and a really cute heart shaped plate. Grandma and Grandpa S gave us a card and moola. Matthew was spoiled with treats and a little book from my parents. Grandma and Grandpa S gave him a fun book and card, he loves cards for some reason. We gave him a balloon and little M&M fan. Devon got me new snow pants and I got him ice cream and something for his bike. Valentine's night we got pizza and had sparkling cider. We went out to dinner Tuesday cause we figured it would be less crowded. So much fun!

Loving the outdoors!

Matthew loves to be outside. He follows Devon around when he's shoveling, toddles around and giggles, tries to run with his cousins, etc. I just bought him a shovel his size so he can help his daddy. :)  Here are a few pics of him enjoying the outdoors!

Moose jammies

My grandma always gets Matthew cute little outfits with moose on them to wear to the cabin. I found these jammies for 4 bucks! They are so cute, fitting for the cabin and so comfy! They reminded me of my grandma. :) Matthew didn't end up wearing them at the cabin, but I'm sure he'll have other opportunities.

Snow Shoeing

We went to my grandpa's cabin this weekend. We had to snowshoe in and snowshoe part of the way out. We had a lot of fun. Our friends, Matt and Camille came too. We played games, ate, read, I did a puzzle and I also snowboarded a bit. The first night we had the stoked the fire too much, it was hot! We did better the next night. The boys shot their guns, it was Devon's first time trying his new gun. Dev took Matthew on the sled. We all had fun playing in the snow. I was so excited to snowboard. It was nice to board again, it's been years since I last did it. Matthew was so good. He was good in the sled and he was very happy and had so much fun at the cabin. All in all, it was such a nice weekend to enjoy the outdoors and relax in the cabin.

15 Months

My little boy had his fifteen month check up yesterday. He weighs 22 pounds(25th percentile) and is 32 inches tall(80th percentile). He is healthy and happy. He is so much fun right now. Matthew loves to play and laugh. We love having our sweet boy :)

Journal

So instead of writing in my journal, I'm going to type it on the computer and put exerpts(umm can't think of spelling right now) on my blog so I'm not doing double duty. (okay not that I've been writing lately anyway) Here we go, a little catching up: Oh my, Matthew is at such a fun age! He is walking/running all over, giggly, troublesome, and cute! We love him so much. Last night for New Year’s Eve we were pretty boring and just stayed at home. We watched a few episodes of Psych, watched The Lovely Bones(weird movie) and played Rummikub. It was actually fun just being home and being together. We had a great Christmas, Devon got a Sig Sauer 9 mm for his birthday/Christmas/Father’s Day, etc present. I got a straightener, Itunes gift card, shirt and my favorite perfume, Heavenly. Matthew got a cute little play laptop, a jeep to ride on, a book and a few other odds and ends. Grandparents and parents spoiled us with clothes, gift cards, etc. The baby got tons of fun toys. He also got a Deron Williams jersey. We are very blessed. I am pretty sure I’ve written since this, but we are now in our new home. We LOVE it! Devon is constantly working on things in the house and outside. He loves having a garage. We went out with some friends (Rachel and Josh Ball, Britt and Tyler Cornia) for lunch yesterday to Olive Garden. It was fun, we hadn’t seen them in awhile. I am teaching at a new gym now that is very close to my house. It’s called Academy West, I’m really excited to teach there. I still coach at Gymcats sometimes, but it is much further away. Oh and fun! My mom and I went to get my nails done as a Christmas present to me :)

24th of July

We wanted to do something fun on the 24th of July. We were going to go to Liberty Park to see the fireworks, but there were expected to be close to 50000 people and that didn't interest us. We looked up events going on and ended up going to Butlerville days. What in the world is Butlerville days!?! It ended up being way fun. It was in Cottonwood Heights. They had all sorts of activities, balloon animals, face painting, fireworks, etc. We had Matthew's face painted, mostly so I could take his picture :) We met up with our friends, Lars and Jen and their little girls. Matthew and Taylee had fun wrestling. We watched the fireworks and they were awesome. It was a good show and really long too. Here's some pics to enjoy! Happy Pioneer Day!

Bear Lake

Over the weekend of the 4th we went to Bear Lake with Matt, Camille, Dan, and Elise. We stayed in Matt's cabin. We played at the beach, went into town for shakes, played games, watched movies, read, etc. We had a lot of fun! We also had a cake for Devon's birthday on the 4th and did sparklers. Here are some highlight pics.

Walking with Daddy

Matthew's Pictures 7 Months old