Updates! PART 1

Being gone for a whole month really sets you back!  I'm finally feeling caught up on life here in NC.  My house is finally as clean as it can be.  When you have a 2 year old tornado running around its hard to get anything perfectly clean.  I've gotten back into a routine (for now).  Time to start blogging again!  Not that anyone has missed my writing but I feel like I need to do this.  It's fun for me :)  So here goes nothin'...

UTAH!!

The plane ride to Utah was awful.  But not so awful that I would never do it again.  Still now that Tyson is mobile I'm pretty sure he would not tolerate sitting in my lap for 5 hours.  He can barely hold still long enough to finish a bottle.  Oh well we'll worry about it when the time comes!  I was really lucky that there were so many people willing to help me carry my bags and hold the baby.  I only hope that someday I'll be able to return the favor by helping some desperate young mother thats in WAY over her head. 

When I saw the mountains and the beautiful fall leaves it was all worth it.  I went straight out into my parents back yard and took hundreds of pictures.  I miss it.  I get so dang sick of looking at pine trees and trailer parks here in NC.  Don't get me wrong there are beautiful places here too but nothing like home.

Sadie had her 2nd birthday while we were in Utah.  I was sad that I didn't get to do a big birthday party for her.  I don't know if I'll ever be good at making a big deal out of birthdays.  On the day of her birthday she woke up to a room full of pink balloons.  I made her her favorite breakfast (Oatmeal) and gave her a princess crown.  That day was really windy and cold so we weren't able to get together with any of her friends.  James came down from Logan and Stephney came up from Salt Lake so we had a nice family party.  She got spoiled big time and she loved all her presents.  It was a fun time.  I love that girl!

Potty trained!!

We got a chance to see my Utah bestee's Marilyn, Shelly, Bonnie, Eva, Beka, and Calli.  Sadie got to see HER Utah bestee's Wes, Parley, Olivia, Bryatt, and Nash.  Tyson even made a couple friends named Cody and Ambrie!  We miss them all! 

We went to the Kangaroo zoo & Dinosaur park with Marilyn and Wes.  Sadie took a while to warm up to the Kangaroo zoo but once she got comfortable she had a blast!  I had to force her to go down a slide.  I think that might have traumatized her a little!  I didn't get any pictures :(  Sometimes its just SO much easier to leave the camera at home.  I DID however get LOTS of pictures at the Dinosaur Park. 

This little sequence is named "Give me a bite of yo samich woman!"

I'm SO SO sad that I didn't get any pictures of Shelly and Parley :(  They came over and played one day and then I met them at Kirts for some lunch another day.  It was fun just chatting and catching up! 

Sleepover!  Bonnie had a great idea that we should have a sleepover :)  It was so fun!  I was a little worried that the kids wouldn't sleep in a new place but they did fine.  Eva, Bryatt, and Ambrie came for the night but didn't sleep over.  I love getting together with those girls!  I seriously laughed my buns off all night.  If 4 years ago you came into the plasma center and told me that I would be such good friends with Bonnie I probably would have laughed in your face!  I don't know how many times she made me cry but I know it was more than once :) 


Ok its 1 am so I'm going to have to say TO BE CONTINUED...