June Highlights

What a busy summer it's been. We always have so many plans of wonderful trips & vacations, but it seems like we never get around to many of them. This summer has been eventful, but we've stuck close to home.


Brittani & Jace moved back to Idaho with thier 2 little ones. We went camping up near their home in Burley at Lake Walcott and took a road trip to Shoshone Falls.

We spent a long weekend in Bear Lake with our friends (the Coffins, Riebecks & Jensens) where we played in the pools, at the beach, mini golfed, ate a humongous pizza and rocked Guitar Hero! We spent Sunday at Tyler's grandma's house & she spoiled us like always. It was a great weekend!

Blessing Day

We blessed Van on June 1st in our ward. It was really great to have so many of our family & friends there to share the day with us. I never realized how nervous moms get for baby blessings. It seems like Ty was the one who should have been edgy, but he was calm & did a wonderful job. It really reminded me of how special Van is to our Father in Heaven & of what a neat thing it is that as he left Heavenly Father's side, he was sent straight to us. I can't believe how much trust He must have in Tyler & I to raise this sweet little boy in a way that will get Van back to his Heavenly Parents again someday. . . what a big job we have!

Grandma Julie made Van's adorable little suit. He looked like such a little man in it! She did such an amazing job- thanks Julie!!!

The Jumeroo

Can I just say that this is one active little kid. Gone are my visions of a mellow, cuddly bundle of joy- he is such a wild guy & we are all worn out at the end of the day. And it's really hard to eat while trying to wrestle an octopus. By the time he was 2 months old, we knew we had to get him something to burn a bit of energy on. Enter the Jumperoo!
We have gotten so many comments from people about what a busy boy Van is. I just laugh cause I know better than anyone how much energy he has. But it keeps us busy & laughing & I wouldn't have him any other way!

Enjoying Spring

Spring came for a few days, so we took to a walking trail by the river to enjoy a little bit of sun. We dressed Van in his cute little jacket outfit & put him in a front-pack. He loved looking around & feeling the wind, but the sun was a bit bright for his eyes & he ended up falling asleep about halfway through.
He was still conked out when we got home & slept on the couch like this (still wrapped in the straps from the front-pack) for a few hours. Poor little guy must have been beat from such an exciting first walk- pretty funny!

What I See

This is what I see every single day. I really love being pregnant, but sometimes it's hard to not feel like a cow! Tyler took these pictures the day before we went to the hospital, so this is me at my biggest! I can't tell you what a strange feeling it was, knowing that at this time the next day we would be parents & our lives would be changed forever. I've spent a lot of time in the babies room the past few weeks, just thinking and waiting in the quite.