the Heps!!!

After much thinking, discussion, and heartache...it is official, we are going to be moving to Southeast Idaho where Ty has accepted a job in the ER. He is super excited and I am super excited to be working less very shortly! We are so excited! We are going to be renting a home there...just until we figure out whether we want to build or buy. The boys are thrilled! The new place has a HUGE backyard (like 2 acres), a BIG barn, and a fire pit....not sure how that last one is going to work out. Sometimes they like to take charge and do things with not have a whole lot of supervision...Big T and Little P that is. We just got T all registered up to school and P is pumped to be crashing a preschool this year...watch out here he comes! As for Baby G...he is still cute as a button! He rolls over and under and loves his highchair...that is until you make him eat in his highchair! Hates rice cereal, hates carrots, hates food...I am going to have to home school this one if he doesn't start to widen his food horizons! YIKES! Ty had a birthday this week. I took him out on a hot date...Thai food and Lava Hot Springs. It worked out perfect...it snowed in APRIL! Besides celebrating his birthday Ty has kept busy organizing orders from Cabelas...yep Cabelas...and packing for the big haul south. As for me...I am still working...nights...full time...and anxiously awaiting cutting back! I can't wait for this summer...to LOVE the weather, play with my boys, and sleep at night!!! Shhhh...better get back to work!

Big T had a birthday this month...the BIG 6!!! He had some friends over for the ultimate pirate adventure. We made pirate hats, learned to walk and talk like pirates from a clip off of Hook, walked the plank, pinned the patch on the pirate, and sought the ultimate pirate treasure. T has so many great friends! Baby G...could you be any cuter?!?!?!? Love u~! Baby G is sure getting big! He can sit okay if he balances on the ole' tummy roll. He rolls once he gets over the hump...his tummy. He eats...mush that is...to get that tummy bigger so he can sit and roll better. See why he is so busy?!?!? So much to do and so little time...

The piano is done. It was a ton of work but we love it. Hours of stripping, sanding, staining, and sealing were worth it. The bench was also a refurb job. Ty and I have enjoyed getting a little crafty and spending time together.

Little P after a long day of sledding...look at those hot pink cheekers!

Look at that smart guy!!!

Road Trip to Vegas for Ty's Graduation! I'm a slacker...just now posting graduation pics!

Big Bros!

sorry it's sideways...too cute not to post!

this week took our little family from 4 to 5... baby g was born on Wednesday, October 27 at 7:31 am. we are so thankful Heavenly Father has sent us a new little one! everything went awesome and baby G and i are doing great! baby G weighed in at 6 pounds 9 ounces and 20 inches long. he is much smaller than we thought but all 6 and a half pounds of him is ADORABLE! big T and little P just love baby G and at this point are still preferring to call him Rudolph...i don't know...i was kind of hoping that idea would have worn off...but it hasn't yet.


mommy and baby G's 1st meeting!


the growing family... look at all that testosterone!

Where did the summer go? All the sudden it's October, we are knee-deep in kindergarten, and about to add another little guy to the fam in 3 weeks. Time flies... This week finds Tyler back in the clutches of Touro University as he finishes up with his final testing. What an adventure it has been! I still remember applying for PA schools...we were unsure where we would be headed and where life would take us. Then we found out it would be Vegas! Though a little hesitant about leaving Poky, Idaho for Las Vegas...we sold our house and headed south. What we weren't expecting was to meet so many great friends down there! While we have been able to visit them a few times, I still think of all the awesome people there and miss them! Heavenly Father sure blessed our little family with an experience to remember and with friends we will never forget!Now PA school has had us in Idaho for about a year and as it comes to the end...graduation...life again has us up in the air...not knowing where we will be or what we will be doing. Funny how that happens. So on to the next I guess! We are so proud of Ty! The boys and I could not have chosen someone better! As for me, I am getting ready to have the new little guy in a few weeks and I am so excited! Both to have a new little guy to add to the fun of t and p and to NOT be pregnant! Being busy though helps the time go by...work has been good and busy...but I think I am getting a little anxious for a little time off. T is in kindergarten...he loves it! I am so grateful for him...he loves school, he is the best big brother and we couldn't love him more! His summer was filled with baseball and soccer and he loved both of them! He just loved having his dad for his soccer coach. P is growing up too. He tries to do everything T does and is such a rough and tumble kid! They are a couple of adventurous boys...they don't play on the swingset, they would prefer to climb to the top and dangle from the crossbar 6 feet off the ground. They don't slide down the slide...that would be silly! Instead they find tires in our neighbor's backyard to roll down the slide to each other! They have also both taken to their bikes and scooters, even P can ride a mean scooter and "pop wheelies"! P always has some sort of battle wound and T always has some pretty curious ideas...one of which was shoving a bead up his nose yesterday. Not really knowing what that was about...I called Ty en route to Vegas with his PA buddies. After discussing it, I pulled out a pair of forceps and pulled out the not so little bead. After it came out T said,"oh...that feels so much better!" Hopefully he learned his lesson! Well, all-in-all things up here are good... he boys are still a little crazy and Ty and I are a little more crazy! I need to go do a little damage control but we will keep you posted on the new little bub!!!! YEAH!

T LOVED playing tball this summer, his favorite position was pitcher!

Camping in Island Park with the fam! We fished, T learned to ride a motorcycle, and we had so much fun!

We just love 'em!!!

t and p...the 2 amigos...the 2 musketeers...the 2 peas in a pod of their own. we just love them more and more every second! they are such amazing little boys and even though i feel like referree has been added to my list of titles...i couldn't have asked for better! t is so full of life, he loves to play, laugh, and has grown to be quite a little soccer and tball player. he is always looking out for not-so-little p who thinks for some reason he has to explore any adventure available. you would be hard-pressed to find a moment where p isn't wearing a glove, carrying around a rope, and looking for tools! p just can't wait to be as old as big bro t and get to play in a tball game of his own. ty is busy with rotations...only 3 more left. he is learning and loving it...but is very much so looking forward to graduation, as am i. as for me and the littlest tyke we are growing by the day. i am still staying pretty busy with work and can't wait for the big vacay...well maternity leave...to begin, working full time nights is proving to be rough on an old and aging pregnant chick! speaking of work...i am off to it. thanks to all of our friends and fam...we love you! Here are some pics of the last few months!

Fun in Vegas...gettin' beat by the boys in bowling!

p's get up for catching grounders off the bat of big bro t!

yes...late may and it is still too cold to run throught the sprinklers. dad's solution...running throught the sprinklers with garbage sacks, not getting wet, and not getting cold! dad's are so smart like that...leaving some to wonder, why didn't i think of that!?!?!?

zoo action...the boys LOVE their animals!

So it is official...it's a boy! While it would be fun to have a girl we are excited for another little guy! Life keeps us running between t and p, work, school, vegas, blackfoot, fun, and family. so shhhh! I'm at work...and have to run! Just thought I would keep you all posted.

Well so many fun and exciting things and yet so little being blogged about! Where to start? Ty is stil busy, busy, busy with his rotations...loving them while really looking forward to wrapping them up here in October. Yes, October is his last month of rotations before graduating as a PA. I am just so excited he will start working for money! I have been working quite a bit and playing at home with the boys. I just can't get enough of them! Oh...and baby #3, coming to earth in October and we can't wait. T is growing up...he learned how to ride his bike without training wheels in about 30 seconds last night. Ty took them off and T took off! P is still his witty little daring self. He is so funny, he loves his big bro, and continues to be a big snuggle-bug...which I LOVE! The weather is starting to SLOWLY warm up and become nice, so we are becoming a little more ok with ID. So...I must go but will blog again SOON!
P.S. We are missing all you southerners but are going to be seeing you soon!

so t is now the big 5! we had his little birthday party and man...we just love him. so...being all big boy of him i guess he decided this morning to let mom sleep in and make him and p BREAKFAST all by himself. the menu for each of them 5 chocolate chips, 5 cheeto puffs, 5 skittles, and my favorite 5 kernals of microwave popcorn...all laid out in neat little piles. which leads me to ask...WHERE did you get the popcorn? about 5 minutes later he finishes showing me and telling me all about the other 5 bags that "just didn't want to pop" until he finally figured it out...the microwave that is. the lucky part...the house didn't burn down. i guess 5 is our lucky number.

I think the cold must be doing something to more than just my toes because I kind of totally forgot I had a blog! So...of course...we are still alive. Freezing, but alive! We hope this finds all of you enjoying your holiday and we will blog with pics very soon...I promise!

Brrrr..... I am freezing! We have officially moved north, impressed...not yet. The weather is seeming to be a bit trying with temps ranging from 25-45 degrees and SNOW! How I miss the LV sunshine!!! I feel as though I need to go into hibernation and batton down the hatches! For now we are waist deep in unpacking and settling into the new place. Besides the weather everything on this home-front is going well...just wish those boxes would unpack themselves!

Lately we were able to go with some friends to their cabin...TONS OF FUN! Erika and I had so much fun scrapbooking...totally productive...and the kids PLAYED! It was a blast. We started the fun making homeade pizzas then got to the playing. The kids loved playing in the dirt, T and H spent hours "smellin' the berries" on the junipers, and showering...then soaking...then soaping...then rinsing! T and H listened for coyotes...both terrified...still a topic of conversation occasionally. We saw deer, rabbits, and wild turkeys...suprisingly, no human-eating coyotes! It was so great to spend time with friends and to have so much fun! The guys joined us towards the end of the week, just in time for dress-up...aren't you so proud of your little boys, daddy!!!