The Willers

Catching up...

2012-01-27T14:15:00.001-08:00

Before Christmas we went to stay with my Grandma. I love going to my Grandma's house, it has always been my favorite places to be away from home. This time I made sure to get a few pictures with Grandma. My goal is to get a couple each visit. I esp. love the picture of Peyton and his cousin Porter with Grandma. You can definitely see Paxton's jaundice in these pictures. I am happy to report that it has finally gone away. It took 3 months to get rid of it!

We had Paxton blessed on Nov. 5th. His Uncle Tim gave him the blessing and close family and friends came. We had the blessing done in the late afternoon and then had dinner at our house after. It was a very special day. I am so thankful for those who came and shared the special occasion with us.

Peyton was so much fun for Christmas this year! All he wanted from Santa was "Trash Pack". We had no idea what they were until Peyton showed us the commercial. They kind of remind me of Garbage Pail kids (except not quite as disgusting) and Pogs. They are collectible trash creatures that all come in their own little trash can and there are games you can play with them. Well, Christmas morning Peyton found that Santa had left them by his stocking. Peyton would have been happy if that was the only thing he got. Paxton's favorite gift is the activity gym that Santa brought him. On Christmas eve we all get new jammies and I had to get Peyton and Paxton matching ones:) My Dad and Step-mom started that tradition when I was little and while it only lasted a short time it is a memory that stuck with me. So I love new Christmas eve jammies!

Well, that pretty much gets my blogging up to date. Paxton is already over 3 months and getting so big! At his 2 mo. check up he weighed 11lbs. 14oz. and was 23in. long. I can't believe how fast he is growing! He is a really good baby. He loves his big brother and always will smile at him. He hates tummy time except on rare occasion. He loves mommy and daddy! If you are not mommy, daddy or Peyton you never now if he will smile at you or cry. When he decides he is hungry, he wants to eat NOW! There is no stalling him in that department. He still wakes quite frequently in the night and is not yet on a good nap schedule. But we keep trying, hopefully we'll get it down soon. We found he has very sensitive skin. He had a rash all over but after switching laundry soap and baby wash it is almost gone. He also has a few patches of eczema. His hair is so crazy, I love it! But, he already had to have his first haircut. He had two little patches on the sides that went clear down past his earlobes. So I just trimmed those little pieces off and left the rest of the craziness alone. He has his first cold right now:( Even though he doesn't feel the greatest he is still all smiles.

Peyton is doing super good as well. We found he does fine having wheat but the milk is what bothers him. He has been fine with the changes and actually likes all the other kinds of milk that we have tried... coconut, rice, almond, soy. He likes it all:) He is a super good big brother and so loving towards Paxton. He is still loving school and loves to color and draw. He loves going to the special features section on all the movies we own and watching how the movie was made. He is such a big tease. He is always tricking Jake and I. For example, he was in the garage with Jake and said "dad dinner is done." Then when Jake came in the house, Peyton said"just kidding". We get tricked like that all the time. He is such a character and he loves wearing these glasses to trick people. He wore them to tease his best friend and his little friend was scared of them. So we had to put them away while he was over.

little Paxton

2011-12-17T16:52:00.007-08:00

I am a little behind posting since these pics were taken at 9 days old and now little Paxton is already 9 weeks old. He is such a joy to have in our home. He is just a little angel. He cried a little more than Peyton did at first. But now he just cries when he is hungry and really tired. He is starting to smile lots. He loves his swing and the mobile that hangs above it. He will just smile and coo at the little animals. Peyton LOVES being big brother! He is so sweet and a big helper. He will always hug Paxton and he is so gentle, even though he tells me he wants to hug him hard "because he is just so cute". Paxton is sleeping well, most nights he wakes up around 3 and then not until 6 or 7. He still has breast milk jaundice and the doctors here didn't know why. They had a full blood screening done to check the function of his organs and everything is perfect. He is completely healthy. His pediatrician then contacted Primary Children's to get a second opinion. They said all the tests look great and he is a healthy normal baby. Just a rare case of jaundice lasting longer than normal. It isn't too obvious until you see the whites of his eyes are a bit yellow. Other than that everyone just asks where he gets his dark skin from since Jake, Peyton and I are all so fair. LOL. We are so blessed to have two beautiful healthy boys and we are just loving every minute.

Adjusting from 3 to family of 4....would be too easy, right?

2011-11-28T12:59:00.001-08:00

We are all doing good. Little Paxton is already changing and growing so much. He is starting to fill out and get a little chubby. Peyton is loving being big brother and is so helpful! I have pics to load and some catching up to do. Hopefully I will get to that soon. We are adjusting from being family of 3 to family of 4. If that isn't enough in and of itself we are in for a whole lifestyle change. Peyton has been treated for allergies and asthma for 2 years now. The medications don't seem to help him a whole lot. They are expensive and I am sure they all have their side effects. Some of which are obvious and Peyton doesn't like. We have taken him to pediatrician multiple times and expressed that we don't like keeping him on this med all the time, but they still continue to prescribe for each symptom. Making me feel like a "bad mom" if I don't give him the meds. We took him to an allergy and asthma specialist and found a couple things that could be causing the problems. We took all those things away and still coughing and stuffy noses all the time. So we recently decided to take him to a naturalpathic dr. to get to the cause. We were told to try taking him off all milk and wheat products for 6 weeks. We had already taken him off milk products a week before the visit and have seen slight improvement already. So have you ever read food labels? Milk and wheat (gluten) is in everything! We have had to clean out our cupboards and refill them. (It's not fair for us to eat the same as before and tell Peyton he can't have certain foods.) Shopping and cooking is completely different than it used to be and much more time consuming. It makes it really hard not to have a health food store where we live. Our options are limited. I am sure it will get easier, but WOW! I really hope this helps Peyton and we can get to the root of the problem. Most of all we hope that he will feel better! I would appreciate any info. anyone may have on the gluten- free/ dairy- free diet.

Introducing....

2011-10-22T13:38:00.000-07:00

Our beautiful baby boy, Paxton Russel was born on Oct. 16th at 2:33 am. He weighed 6lbs. 15.2oz and was 20.5 inches long. We actually had two others names that we were debating and then about two weeks before he was born I heard the name Paxton for the first time when my Mom was reading something out loud. I loved it and so did Jake, even Peyton liked it and was finally okay with not naming him Andy. So the name Paxton stuck and Russel is after his Grandpa Russ. We are so excited that he is here with us and healthy. Having Paxton has been so different than when I had Peyton, both amazing in their own ways. I was not induced this time around, and I opt out of ever being induced again. It was so much easier just waiting for my body and his little body to be ready and have everything happen on its own. Peyton has been such a good big brother already! He is so sweet and hugs Paxton and strokes his little head so gently. He says he loves having a baby brother. He has even told me that Paxton is his favorite member of our family now. I sure hope things stay that way as they get older! LOL We have also been so blessed with so many amazing friends and family stop by with gifts and meals and ready to help in any way. We are so thankful for everyone who has came by and sent gifts and meals our way. Everyone has also been so thoughtful to include Peyton and make him feel super special to be a big brother. Thanks to all the wonderful people in our lives...we love you all!

Down to the "Nitty Gritty"

2011-09-21T08:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I can't believe how fast time flies. It seems that nine months of pregnancy lasts forever when you don't have any kids yet. Well, the second time around just flies right by. I guess the first time I didn't have anything better to do but eat and sleep. Now the second time around I am always busy being a wife and mommy, I don't have time to just sit around and eat bon bons anymore! HAHA! We are now down to the last few weeks and we are getting super excited! We don't really have everything ready yet. Like the baby's room, um yeah, still a mess! We still have a few things that need to be moved out of there and into the basement. Then we need to set up the crib and decorations. I finally did go through all the baby stuff and get everything washed and put away in the dresser and closet. The car seat is ready to go, along with the car seat canopy I made:) I guess if he decided to make an early appearance we could get by. I started to make a rag quilt for him and the sewing machine started acting up. I took it to the repairman and he asked if I was in hurry to get it back. I told him what I was working on and that I had 6 weeks before the due date. I was supposed to get it back that Saturday. Well, repairmen seem to have crazy busy lives too! I just got it back today, a couple weeks late! I should have time to get that project done as long as the old thing decides to cooperate! So all is well and we are just trucking right along. Baby still doesn't have a name just yet. We do have a couple picked out and just aren't sure which to go with yet. We may just have to see him first. Of coarse, Peyton is still hoping to name him Andy from Toy Story. Hate to break Peyton's little heart, but that is not one of the prospects. Here are a couple pics, the first one is at 27 weeks, the second is at 36 weeks, and third the car seat canopy I made.

My sweet little "big boy"

2011-09-12T13:03:00.000-07:00

Peyton started preschool a couple of weeks ago. He went to preschool last year as well. Last year he came home most days telling us he played. We rarely could get more out of him about what his class did that day. We put him in for the social aspect, which he did benefit from. Other than that we didn't feel he got much out of going. Maybe that school does more with the four year old class but Jake and I still felt like Peyton needed more of a challenge. So we decided to switch schools for this year. Peyton has learned more in the first few weeks than I think he learned all last year. Peyton gets in the car and immediately starts telling me all the things he did that day and what he learned. We already are loving his new school and are so happy we made the change. This school is much smaller and lots of the kids walk in the door by themselves. Peyton had Mommy or Daddy walk him in the first few times. Then, one morning he said "Mom I want to walk in by myself." I said "Okay, are you sure?" Peyton then replied, "Mom, I still love you. I just want to try it by myself." Well, mommy's heart melted and I had to let my big boy walk in all by himself. Now he prefers to walk by himself every morning :( Mommy is sometimes sad that he is growing up, but I love watching him grow and I love seeing his confidence shine through. Peyton still loves books and he loves to draw and color. We still read books everyday. I am glad that he loves books so much. He is very good at coloring and he really takes his time to stay in the lines. He will sit at the table and color or draw for hours. I will even try to get him to play or watch a movie with me and he tells me he wants to color. Here is one of the many pictures that he has colored. He colored it all by himself without any help, we think it is awesome! We are so proud of our Peyton!

busy summer....

2011-09-09T11:49:00.000-07:00

This is what we have been up to all summer. It seems to have been a cram and jam summer trying to get everything done around here. We have done a ton of stuff to our house. We cut a door in downstairs; making a nice walk-out basement, put up a cedar fence, poured a pad for the dog run along with a large nice stamped patio, finished our basement and put in a wood burning fireplace which included getting firewood. (whoo) There were bumps in the road along the way to make things more difficult, it seems things always work out that way. For example right after we got the drywall and paint done in the basement...it flooded. Luckily the water stayed low enough not to damage anything and that was the week before we had the flooring put in. I did not get any pictures since I was home alone on restrictive duty with the pregnancy....I was kind of freaking out trying to get buckets of water and hall them out. Jake was an hour or more away at work and so my wonderful father-in-law came to the rescue helping to suck all the water out with a big shop vac. (pictures was the last thing on my mind) A few days later the patio, stairs and drain got finished so hopefully we shouldn't flood like that ever again. I can't take much credit for any of the work, since being pregnant put a halt to most of the hard labor done around here for me. Jake did most of it and then hired to have help for some when he was too busy at work to get stuff done around here. Anyway, from the pictures you can tell there are still odd and ends to finish to perfect the job but it is so close, I was anxious to take some pics and post. Peyton loved being outside and helping daddy work. Tim and Mara came out for the Rodeo and we had a blast! Grandma and Buggsy made a big dutch-oven breakfast one morning that was delish and the kids had a blast playing in the dirt. We made it out to Grandpa Doug and Grandma Debbie's for a few days too. Peyton loved being outside and he loved the horses and the dogs. Peyton also had fun teasing his grandpa and imitating the way grandpa eats otter pops... he kept us all laughing the whole trip! He was so funny and such a good boy even for the whole drive. He fell on the sidewalk the day before we left and got a nice big raspberry under his eye... ouch :( Jake built some really nice gates for dad and Deb and helped work on their corrals while we were there. We had fun just hanging out and visiting. Peyton was a handsome little ring bearer in Jake's cousins wedding and he was so cute and did such a good job! We also managed to hit some parades and festivities for the holidays and spent a lot of the summer with just our little family. We also got some camping in, some of which was just "us" and some with friends. It was really busy around here, but made for a great summer! I am so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends to spend it with. Here are a few pictures from o ur summer...

Summertime fun!

2011-07-12T14:01:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, Peyton and I went to Salt Lake to visit my Grandma. Mara and I talked about going to the zoo and the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point. We decided we would attempt taking the kids to both places. Mara babysits her niece, so we were quite the bunch with a pregnant lady, three little ones and a baby walking through the zoo. We actually did really well though. The kids were awesome and they only started to complain and tire by the time we were walking to the car anyway! Peyton loved the orangutans, he thought they were hilarious to watch. We decided we would go to the dinosaur museum the next day in the evening. We just had Peyton, Porter and baby Hayden. Peyton and Porter could have spent their whole entire day there and still not been tired of it! I forgot to take my camera and Mara's battery died on hers so the only pics we got of the museum were on our phones. We had a great time, but we were definitely tired by the time we got home. Thanks Mara,we had a wonderful time!

sewing.....

2011-06-27T19:48:00.001-07:00

Those of you who know me, know that I am not much of a suzy home-maker. My mom gave me her old sewing machine and I have never really sewed much..... or at all. My first sewing project that I ever made is this rag quilt, I made for a gift. Scary I know, but I figured if it didn't turn out I could just let Peyton have it. And then buy them a real gift. My second project was to make a simple receiving blanket for baby Willer. So, here is the final products of the first "on-my-own" sewing projects. I am happy to say that with only minor errors they actually turned out okay. I also really enjoyed making them. Who would of thought that I of all people would like to sew. LOL

It's about time.....

2011-05-27T10:43:00.000-07:00

So I guess it's about time that I post the "big announcement". If you don't already know, we are expecting baby #2. We decided to wait to tell everyone to make sure that everything was going good. Then, I just got so behind on blogging and busy doing other things that I never even posted that we are expecting. Before I knew it, it was almost ultrasound time. So I decided by this time I might as well wait another week for the ultrasound to post. This baby is also going to be a BOY! We are super excited for him! Peyton really wanted a sister, but he is excited about having a brother. Jake claims he knew the baby would be a boy..LOL and well, I just didn't care either way. I just want a healthy baby and wasn't really hoping for a certain gender. Although, if you ask Jake he thinks that deep down I wanted a girl. Even though I have told him the whole time that I am neutral on the gender. We wanted another baby and that is what we are getting, that in itself is such a blessing. I am nineteen weeks right now, the due date is on October 17th. Which is also my dads birthday. We have not thought of any names at this time, although Peyton is dead set on naming him Andy from Toy Story. I guess Andy is better than Woody or Buzz, but he still may be disappointed.

Red Sox

2011-05-19T09:22:00.001-07:00

Peyton is playing T-ball this year and he loves it! If they are younger than 5 a parent has to help coach. Almost the whole team has a parent as assistant coaches since they are all younger! I am not sure who was more excited at first, Jake or Peyton- LOL! Now that Peyton is starting to see what it is all about he is really enjoying it. If the weather is good he likes to play at home as a family too. Which is really fun for Jake since I play just about as good as Peyton, haha. I have never claimed to be a ball player, but we sure have fun anyway. It reminds me of playing in my Grandma's backyard with my brothers and sister when we were little. The memories will be ones to cherish forever and I know Peyton will always remember it, so I buck up and play too ;)
This pic is right before his first game, hopefully I will remember to post more of him actually playing.

Peyton turns four!

2011-05-18T18:23:00.000-07:00

Wow, I have been horrible at blogging! We have had so much going on and that needs to be on here, but each deserves it's own post. I will start and try to get this all up to date. I will start with our little man turning 4! I can't believe that Peyton turned four! It seems like we just had him! I am so thankful to have this little guy in our lives. He is so special in so many ways and we love him so, so very much! We are so proud of him and the wonderful little boy that he is growing into! Peyton was super excited this year for his birthday. He LOVES Toy Story and so he had a Toy Story party from the invitations to the cake and the pinata right down to the napkins. His birthday fell on a Wednesday and both weekends were super busy with our families, we decided to just celebrate on his actual birthday. We were sad that not everyone he wanted to be there could make it because the distance between us, hopefully they can all come next year. Peyton had a great time though, he still had lots of family there to celebrate his special day with him. He wasn't even shy at his party he was dancing around and just his happy go lucky little self! (We thought he might be a little shy since everyone was there just for him.) Peyton got so incredibly spoiled that I felt bad lugging all his presents home! We love for him to have so many people around that love him and want to spoil him, but it makes us think twice about having a big bash next year! Maybe we should put a price limit on gifts or even say no gifts we just want their company, LOL! Peyton loved all he got though and some of it needs to be saved until he is a little older or has an adult to help him. Like the bb gun or the grown up fishing pole and tackle. He also got a new bike and a new quilt that my mom and I had been working on for his bed. I say my mom and I, but she deserves all the credit since she did almost all of it. I just helped with a few odds and ends. It turned out super cute and Peyton loves it! We are grateful for all who came to spend his special day with us.

catching up....

2011-02-22T09:43:00.000-08:00

I haven't been too good at blogging lately. I will try to catch up a little. Peyton graduated from his toddler bed to a big boy bed. Peyton has been potty trained for quite some time now. The peeing in the potty was easy for him but the other, not so much. We made a big sticker chart and every time he pooped in the potty he got a sticker. We told him when it was all the way full he could get a big boy bed. This took months to fill up, as I said it was a big chart. But, it was well worth all his hard work. Peyton wanted a bunk bed like his cousins have. So he got a nice new bunk bed, that he loves so much! I was nervous at first about him going up and down the ladder esp. at night. Peyton reassured me that he'd be fine, he told me he'd practice with his eyes closed. That way he'd be all ready for when it got dark. LOL Well, that didn't help the nervous mom too much. But, he has done just fine on it and he is so proud of himself for earning his big boy bed! Way to go Peyton, we are so proud of you! Peyton has also been really sick this year. We have had a few ER visits and lots of breathing treatments. Poor little Peyton has had to be pulled out of pre-school and Sunday school until April. He is doing much better now. We are still adjusting to being home bound most of the time though. We are super excited that our new nephew was brought to us three weeks ago today! We can't wait until we can go see him. (After the sick season) We love the pictures that we get of him. Peyton was super excited and asked if he gets to be the big brother. LOL I told him no, but you get to be the big cousin. Luckily, that was good enough for him.

Christmas

2011-01-22T21:22:00.000-08:00

I know this is a little late, but here is my post from Christmas. My mom got me this neat book that talks about each piece of the nativity and things you can do each week to help you remember the true meaning of Christmas. We went through the whole book as a family. I thought it was great and I learned a lot. I hope that Jake and Peyton were able to get just as much out of it. I really want Peyton to know that Christmas just isn't a day of candy and presents. We had so much fun spending time with family. We had dinner with Grandma Laine and Grandpa Buggsy on Christmas Eve. My mom is such a great cook, it was delish. We spent Christmas morning opening gifts, just the three of us. Then we had lunch with Grandpa Russ and the rest of the Willer clan. Came home for a little nap and went to dinner at Grandma Sherrie's. I love the holidays and the fact that so much time is dedicated to just spending time together. All Peyton wanted for Christmas was Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head from Toy Story 3. He got them both and so much more. We have been so blessed in our lives. 2010 was a great year and I hope that 2011 will be just as wonderful.

Ohhh Peyton

2011-01-14T09:21:00.000-08:00

This post is just to remind me of the cute and funny things that Peyton has said lately.
Peyton: "Mom when I grow up and we get married, I'll help ya clean the dishes."
Mommy: aww (heart melts)
Peyton: "Mom I went to the doctor without you and without dad. And the doctor told me that I need to toot at least two hours a day."
Mommy: "Peyton, you are all boy" LOL (did he dream that??)
Peyton: "Mom I want some cartoons on, because I don't want to enjoy this peace and quiet."
Mommy: "Okay" (hmmm, where did you hear that....)

creative dress up

2011-01-05T20:34:00.000-08:00

Peyton got one of those Frisbees with the whole in the middle at a parade this summer. He kept playing with it as a dress up toy. One minute it was a necklace, the next a dress. I kept telling him that he shouldn't put it on him because that isn't what they are used for. I told him that if he didn't quit, it was going to get stuck and he'd be wearing that "dress" to school. I didn't really think that it would get stuck on him, but sure enough. He got into a predicament he couldn't get out of by himself. Luckily daddy came to the rescue with a pair of scissors to cut him free. It was pretty funny.

Annual gingerbread get together

2010-12-07T15:48:00.001-08:00

Every year my mom decorates gingerbread houses with the grandkids. All the kids love making them and getting to spend that time together. Unfortunately things didn't work out like it was supposed to and not everyone could make it, that is how it usually goes when your trying to get a bunch of families together. It turned out great though! We got together on Friday and we just lounged around while the kids played. On Sat. we got the gingerbread houses and trains put together and then Tif and I went to grab a pizza for lunch. We left Grandma and the two oldest kids, Kasey and Abby, in charge of the little ones. When we came back Grandma had fallen asleep in the recliner and Kasey and Abby got sucked into the tv. That left the 3 and 4 year old to do as they please. They ate part of their house and train before they were even decorated! Grandma is some babysitter...LOL Well they decorated the houses and trains and they all took their time and made them nice and unique. Then we baked cookies and headed out to see Santa. Peyton couldn't hardly stand waiting his turn to see Santa, he was SO excited! Santa gave Peyton a magic Elf that watches Peyton to make sure he is being good. Then at night when Peyton is aleep the Elf reports back to Santa if Peyton has been good or naughty that day. Peyton loves waking up and looking for the Elf to see if Santa sent him a treat for being good. He sends a minature candy cane or a minature chocolate bar if Peyton was good the day before. What a great incentive for good behavior. I love this time of year and all the Christmas festivities. I love watching Peyton and his excitement. I can't wait for Christmas just to see Peyton, he is going to be so much fun this year!

Mary Kay

2010-11-15T11:16:00.000-08:00

I am now selling Mary Kay skincare and cosmetics if anyone is interested. My website is www.marykay.com/ewiller

Always something...

2010-11-06T18:17:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I noticed that our fridge was leaking. I thought great it is only 2 years old, what could be wrong with the dumb thing! Luckily we found out that the tray underneath that holds condensation had a crack in it. We ordered a new tray and it wasn't that big of deal. Well yesterday, our washer quit working. It is only 3 years old and of coarse, no longer under warranty. Jake looked at it and found that it has to be the motor in it and not just something simple. Sears can come look at it but it is ninety dollars just for them to come, plus parts and labor. If they don't have what they need and they have to make more than one trip it is ninety dollars each trip! We figured we might as well buy a new one. There are so many to choose from, I have no idea what to do! Oh yeah and they have great black friday sales at sears if we don't mind waiting 3 weeks. I am sorry, but three weeks seems like an eternity to go without a washing machine!

Halloween

2010-11-05T14:42:00.000-07:00

Halloween was so much fun this year! Peyton was so excited and knew what was going on. He loves Toy Story and so does his little cousin Porter. Peyton chose to be Buzz and Porter Woody, their favorite Toy Story characters. We went to SLC to visit before Halloween and took the kids pictures. Porter also had his other cousin Presley with him and she was Tinkerbell. They had so much fun together. On Halloween, we took Peyton to our trunk-or-treat and he had so much fun with all his little friends. We then went to all of his grandparents houses where he really loaded up on the candy and we got pictures of him with each grandparent. Our last stop was Grandma and Grandpa Gardinerd, as Peyton calls them ;) He trick-or-treated them and then we made pizza and watched baseball! It was such a great night and so much fun for Peyton, he is already trying to decide what he is going to be next year.

My recent addiction....

2010-10-18T20:23:00.000-07:00

For my birthday, in June, my dear hubby got me a new camera. I have wanted a really nice camera for a few years now. I have been having so much fun with it! I love taking pictures. Learning about photography has been intriguing to me. I am now addicted to it! I have been reading and reading! There is so much to learn, it's crazy! I am now on a journey down photography lane and I am just at the very beginning. I thought that I would share a couple shots of Peyton. I took them in August, they are my favorite's so far!

Fall...

2010-10-12T10:58:00.000-07:00

I love fall! I love it when the leaves start to change and our surroundings are beautiful shades of orange, red, and yellow. I love how the air smells crisp and clean. I love to see the the holidays start to roll in and the fun it brings. To kick it off we went to the corn maze! Are hubby's had to work and so the girls and kids went without them. It turned out to be so much fun! They had slides and swings, goats to pet, and a corn shed to play in- which was Peyton's favorite. The kids made it through phase 1 of the maze in no time and then attempted phase 2. After we kept coming to the same place and moans and groans of hunger, thirst, and tiredness. They all decided to just back track and go out the way we came in. Even though we were more than half way to the exit. So we all tracked back and went out the entrance. Then we had hot dogs and pop and launched a few pumpkins and then came home. The kids all loved it and had so much fun! Then the next sunday my sister-in-law brought tons of peaches over. I thought how fun it would be to make jam. I hadn't ever done it before so my wonderful mother came over and we listened to General Conference and made yummy peach jam. We had a great time together and the jam turned out great! I thought it was another great way to welcome the season of fall!

Circus fun!

2010-10-04T10:02:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Peyton and I went to the circus with Uncle Tim, Aunt Mara and Porter. Peyton had a lot of fun! He and Porter mostly loved the animals. Peyton loved sharing Uncle Tim's popcorn and pop with him. Tim and Mara spent the whole time wrestling with restless little Porter. They decided they are good on the circus for about the next five years or longer. Porter and Peyton love each other so much. Mara says that when Porter is around Peyton he turns into an animal. He just loves to wrestle with Peyton. They both get so hyper and are literally bouncing off the furniture! Peyton is so patient and good with Porter. I love to watch them together. Here is some fun pics of our trip!

eewwwww!!!!

2010-09-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

Today I had the bug man come and spray for bugs, spiders, and the hornets. The hornets were my biggest concern since they have a nest under my front porch and whenever you open the front door they feel we are intruding on their turf. I really didn't want Peyton or visitors to get stung. So I called the bug man. He came and sprayed in and outside the house, the garage and the basement for 49 bucks! He found 10 huge black widows on our house outside. He showed a few of them to me after he sprayed and told me that they are big enough to kill an adult if one were to bite. The biggest one was also on my front porch. They like to nest up under siding. I knew we had black widows but I didn't know we had huge ones and so many! Luckily they were outside! He told me that the males are brown and they don't get quite as big as the females. But, where there are females there is usually a male close by. The females that he showed me can lay up to 750 eggs 3 times a year! Yuck! That is alot! He said it is best to spray 2x per year. Now in the fall and again in the spring. The spray is used in hospitals and resturaunts and in completey safe around kids and pets. I am so glad we had him come. 98 bucks a year is nothing when it could save a life! So if you haven't had your house sprayed I suggest you get 'er done!

catching up.....

2010-09-16T18:03:00.000-07:00

I guess it is time for a real post. I can't believe that we have been so busy this summer. At the beginning of the summer we went to visit my dad. We had such a fun trip and we drove through Yellowstone. Peyton had fun seeing mountain goats, big horn sheep, elk, deer, buffalo, coyote and a fox with a squirrel in it's mouth. Peyton got some nice new cowboy boots that he loves and begged to wear all summer with his shorts. We made smores and hung out at dad's house and we took our not so little puppy Roxy May right in the middle of house training. It was quite the experience. I was so great I think I got one picture the whole trip! Peyton loved spending the time with Grandpa Doug and Grandma Debbie. He also loved eating buffalo! We also spent time with our other family members this summer. We had a blast going to visit Uncle Matt and Aunt Tiff and the kids. Peyton loved playing with them and riding horses. He loved going fishing with Uncle Matt and Rowdy too. Then we went on a few trips to SLC to see my grandma and Uncle Tim and Mara. Peyton loves going to Grandma Abbotts because her house is always loaded with treats and he gets whatever he wants. He would find out that we were going there and he would jump up and down saying "YES!" "I looove Grandma Abbott's!" I told my grandma and you could just see how her face would light up! Then when were actually home for two weeks straight, Peyton took swimming lessons. He cried the first day or two and then he loved them and he keeps asking when his swimming lessons are again. I guess I better get him in again soon before we have to start all over with the tears. We also had fun playing with friends and doing the summer reading program at the library. Peyton loves books and our table is usually covered with books he checks out. We took our last trip to Primary Childrens and Peyton kidneys are all the way cleared up and he never ever has to back again! WOOHOO! After 4 years of worrying about that, we were ecstatic to hear that good news! Peyton was just as stoked that he doesn't have to get poked and proded anymore! Peyton loved spending time with his cousin Porter this summer, even though he gets tired of Porter tackling him. He loves him so much. It is so fun to see them playing together. We have spent the last few weekends camping. I have loved the time that we have spent together as a family doing that. Peyton loves to camp and so does Roxy. Then Peyton started Pre-school two weeks ago. He absolutely loves it! I am so happy they have a 3 yr old class and he can go. He loves going to play with other kids and loves reading books and learning. He thinks he is a big boy now. Here are some pics in no particular order of our fun summer, enjoy............