May Update

Alright, I know it's December, but I haven't posted in a long time & a lot has happened that I wanted to update every one on. So bear with me, and forgive me for my absence.

What a fun month May has been for us. We love the warm weather and being able to be outside in the sun. I would turn the hose on very low and let Van run around with it. He loved to try and drink the water as it rushed out and would gasp and laugh every time the hose sprayed his body.It was so much fun for both of us!
And his clever new trick this month? While being chased around the house, he will suddenly jump down to "hide" behind a piece of furniture. Although he is almost always in plain site, he truly believes that he can't be seen and he thinks it is pretty hilarious to stump all the adults!

Senior pics

Tyler's little sister asked me to take her Senior pictures for her, and while I am no Sara Schwab, I agreed to do it. My tactic was to take as many as I could and then pray with all my might that she liked a few. They actually turned out quite well, so I though I'd post a couple of my faves.

She is such a fun sister in law, and a wonderful aunt. She is a lot like me when I was in High School, so I am pretty exited about her graduation, because I know what it means to her. She's a cute girl and I wish her lots of luck (& cute boys)!

Easter

I know I'm so, very late getting this posted, but here is Van's first Easter Egg hunt:

We met up with Brit, Jace & their kids in Blackfoot, and all 3 kids lined up for the "under 2" egg hunt- you know, where there are about 300 eggs laying in the wide open. While waiting for the start signal several mothers (yes, mothers) with infants who could not have been older than 4 months, cross the line and start grabbing eggs like crazy! The horn blows and all the adults plow over the kids swooping up Easter Eggs like nobody's biznass! Van grabed 1 egg & I ran him back out of the hun, picking up 1 more on the wayt. I could not believe the way all those parents were bahaving- taking eggs from kids, diving to get there first, pushing... I gave Avery the candy from Van's eggs, since she got none, and we gave the eggs to a boy who was crying cause he also got none. I just don't see what was in it for all those rude parents to make them act so crazy, while some kids walked away in tears with absolutely nothing! Ok, sad story, but Van had a good time cause he was oblivious- and very tired.

My 1 year old

I am nearly speechless, I still can't believe our baby boy is 1. It's been a year since we checked into the hospital, giddy & anxious to meet our little kicker. One year since I became a mom and Ty a dad. One year of growth, milestones and love.

We celebrated Van's birthday the day before we left for California and the theme was balloons, and they were everywhere! The Stucki's came up, we opened presents and ate cake. It was very low key, but it was perfect. Van got to have his own cake that he gladly tore into & squished between his fingers. It was a good birthday, but the next one doesn't need to come quite so fast!

March Update

Another busy month for us: we put an offer in on a house that was accepted, so we'll be closing on it in the beginning of April, we went on a vacation to Southern California with the entire Stucki family, Van turned ONE YEAR OLD, and finally got his first real hair-cut.


In California, we went to Six-Flags where Tyler hung out with Van on the kiddie rides while I rode as many big coasters as I could. We spent a cold and windy day at the beach, where the elements could not hider Van's enjoyment. And we spent a few days at Sea World. We loved seeing the shows and the tide pools as well as all the other fun exhibits there.
I trimmed his bangs in the beginning of the month, but we ended up shaving his hair at the end of the month. I'll post some after pics another time.
You know our kid is always up to something crazy, so here's his latest: "riding" on the vacuum is his newest favorite activity. He slings the cord around and jumps on top of it like he is actually riding a horse.