Day at the Park

A couple weekends ago, we went to the park with Jessi and her girls. We went to a couple parks all around South Jordan, Herriman, and Riverton.  The boys loved playing with friends and love the park with the swings the best. I'm thankful we have friends we can hang out with from time to time.

Playing with Friends

The last week I have had the feeling more than ever that we need to have friends.  I need friends and the boys need friends.  How do we get new friends?  How about playing with friends we already have?  So I sent my friend Rachel, who just moved from Eagle Mountain to Pleasant Grove, a text asking her if we could see her new house and play?  The boys were so excited to go play.  

Garett's First time Swing

Fun with Friends

We are so thankful for good Friends!

Boys

These boys! I love them (most the time)

Play Date

On Monday, July 25th, Gavin had a fun playdate with some people in the neighborhood to the new splash pad in Eagle Mountain. He was kind of not feeling well, we had just been hit with another round of colds in our house, and he is not a fan of water, but he did have fun! I think we will be trying to go more often.

Sewing Skills!

Last November, my friend Jessi taught me how to make baby blankets & burp cloths. My friend Marissa is having a baby girl next month, I am so super excited for her, so I put my sewing skills to good use & made her a matching baby blanket, burp cloths, and a heating pad. If you like what you see, let me know. They are super fun & way easy. I have 4 sets of these blankets & burp cloths I made for Gavin.

The Burp Cloths

The Heating Pad

Burp Cloths & the Heating Pad

The Blanket

All of them together

PS - Speaking of baby gifts...there is a blog that I love - Anahera Gifts. I bought the baby shower gift I got for Jessi from this blog. It was the Diaper Cake & we loved it! Check them out, post about them & enter to win in there contest!

http://anaheragifts.blogspot.com/

Picnic Play Date

Last Saturday, Gavin & I had a play date with Jessi & Madi. It was super fun & a much needed girls day + Gavin. Jessi & Madi came out to the house & saw Gavin's room. We got the kids ready & headed out to Subway. We got ourselves some lunch & ended up at a Park in the Ranches out in EM. We spent the afternoon eating, catching up & playing with the babies. Madi & about 3 weeks younger than Gavin & I was in HEAVEN with her. Compared to my 14 pound chunk, she was a beautiful little girl. She was so light, I could have carried her around all day! By the end of the afternoon, we had tuckered the babies right out! Thanks Jessi & Madi for the great afternoon & can't wait for our next play date at the end of the month & many more months to follow. Gavin & Madi will be great friends! Enjoy the pictures!

Madi & Gavin...BFFs

Only 3 weeks apart!

Cutie Madi...I love her!

Madi & I

Jessi & Gavin...he was starting to get hungry

All tuckered out!

Last Week

It was a week, busy & eventful & now it is time (since I am ready for church, Gavin is asleep & Mike is at drill weekend, so I have some free time) to blog about it.

Sunday was Mother's Day! HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO MY MOMMA, MY MIL & ALL THE OTHER MOMS OUT THERE! I hope you all had a great day. It was a busy day for me. Trying to make more burp cloths for Gavin, getting ready for church, getting Gavin ready for church, all that fun stuff. I feed Gavin at 11:30 with every intention of making it to church before he would want to eat again...not so much, he wanted to eat at 12:45, right as we were about out the door for Church, so needless to say, I didn't make it. I am finding it hard to get to church when it is just me with Gavin, but last week I even had Mike & still didn't make it. After Sacrament, Mike came home & we drove up to Mike's sister's house for some Mother's day family time. We reflected on those mothers in our lives that have gone before us...Mike's grandma, Kurt's mum! How we miss them deeply! We finally made it home about 11 (good thing I didn't have to work Monday...I would have been gone)

Monday was Gavin's 2 month appointment. Wow how 2 months has flown by. He weight in at 10 lbs 10 1/2 oz which puts him in the 24th%tile & was 22 3/8 long which puts him in the 27th%tile, & his head was 15.5 inches which puts him in the 34th%tile. Wow how he has grown. He did great until it was time for shots...Here is a picture of him before, all happy.

Let just say after the shots, he wasn't so happy. After Gavin's 2 month appt., we then had a Vet appt. for Bear. He has been doing these weird things in his sleep, where he looks like he is having a seizure. So we wanted to get him checked out & it was also his time for his annual well pet checkup. He also got shots! My poor boys, it was not a good Monday! Gavin had a rough night Monday night, but I think we now know what to do next time. What a cute boy.

Tuesday - Friday were pretty much the same as everyweek. Tired as usual, I work days, Mike works nights, trying to be a family.

Saturday I got to hang out with Jessi & Madi. It is the first time I have seen Jessi since about Gavin was a little over a week old. Since then, she had her baby, Madi & I got to meet her, well she was asleep, so I meet her from a distance. What a cute little girl. Compared to Gavin, she looks small. She is 3 weeks younger, but she is all her daddy & is such a cute girl! Thanks Jessi for hangin out & for Lunch again! Can't wait until next month.

Another Weekend Update

Word up homies...Back to blogging again. Lets jump into this week & weekend, shall we?

Mike has decided to join the Navy, I know, I know. So Thursday night he spent the night in Salt Lake to take the ASVAB test & Physical for them. There was a bit of a snag, so it didn't happen, he is hoping to join in July & then be shipped off in August to Chicago for Basic training. I will keep you updated on this as it progresses.

Friday night we went to a Viewing for my Brother-In-Law wives youngest brother, he was 27, 2 months younger than Mike. He passes away on May 29th in a rollover car accident in Colorado. What a sad day. After the Viewing, we went to dinner with Kevin, Kammi & Kahlin. What a sobering night, from death to friends, family, laughter & fun. Our lives can change so dramatically in just a couple of minutes. Thanks Kammi & Kev for the great uplift, we sure needed it.

Saturday Mike had to work, so I went to the Steven's funeral with Mike's Mom, sister & her family. It was kinda a crappy, cold day. It was a Great funeral (I never thought I would say that, but they really honored him & told his story well) I have been on a seatbelt kick now though because of it. If Steven would have been wearing his seatbelt, he might still be here with us today, with his 2 young children. What a meaningful yet sad day! Saturday night, Mike & I hung out at home with Ben & Sarah. Thanks guys for coming out & hanging with us.

Sunday was just normal, early church & Dinner with Ben, but Sarah didn't come with him because her Sister was having a Baby Boy...Congrats Sarah - You will be a great Aunt! We love you, hope to see you next week.

Let me know your thoughts on the Navy, or Seatbelt wearing, or funerals, or babies, whatever you feel like, I want to know. Let me hear from you!

Weekend

Ok...So I know it is Thursday & the weekend is about to start soon, but I haven't updated last weekend yet. What a stressful & fun filled weekend we had! And I finally feel up to blogging about it, I haven't been feeling so well this week...read on & you will find out why?!?!?!

Lets start with Thursday, shall we? Thursday night, Mike & I went out to dinner with some old friends of mine, at least, but we are all friends. We went out with Kammi, Kevin & there 5 month old baby Kahlin. What a cute kid! We went to La Frontera (my favorite resturant) & then went to WalMart to buy Icecream & went back to Kammi & Kev's house to eat dessert! It was an extremely fun night, one that we vowed to do again. It was good to catch up with them. We all get along so well, I can't believe we didn't do it sooner.

Friday night Mike & I went to WalMart again because I needed to buy some gifts for a baby shower that I attended on Saturday (I will talk about this next) We also had some CDs made of all the pictures we took while in AZ to give to Mike's family, so that everyone could have a bunch of pictures from the Funeral & family events that took place.

Saturday Mike had to work & I went to his cousins baby shower. It was a fun day, filled with games & cute gifts. Felisha (Mike's cousin) is having a baby boy in July (her first boy, 3rd baby) We are so excited for her! Saturday night was just us relaxing & enjoying the quiet that Eagle Mountain has to offer.

Sunday we had another late church (that is supposted to be changing on Mother's Day, but we will see if it really happens) & then ate dindin & relaxed.

Monday I woke & at 4:30am & was more sick than a dog throwing up. I couldn't keep anything down & only worked a 6 hour shift at work because I kept running to the bathroom all day & not getting any work done. We figured it was a flu bug because since then, I have heard from SEVERAL people that they had the same thing about that same day, Crazy, I know, but I am feeling much better now.

Well, that was our crazy weekend, it doesn't seem that stressful or busy reading it, but it was when we were in the moment. Hope you have a great rest of the week & catch you next time!