Quilts and Colds

So, I actually found time to practice the piano, do some quilting, with a little help from my little man (see above picture of Ethan with yarn), and got all of the chores for the week done... but we are still battling a wicked cold and all of my piano, quilting, chores has set me back big time... I honestly hate being sick, I just hate it... but cute little smiles from Ethan (see above pictures) and tender care from my dearest hubby have made it AOK... I don't know what I would do with out them...

We found this adorable fabric with turtles, and we love turtles, and now have found out that Ethan loves them too! He has the cutest stuffed animal turtle that Tyson bought in Maui a few years ago. Tyson will say where is Mr. Turtle? And Ethan will crawl and find it, and then hug him and squeeze him, it is so darn cute!

Ethan is growing up all too fast! He is walking along things, like the entertainment center, stair railing, couches, beds, cupboards... anything he can pull him self up to... and now he is letting go and taking a step, falling of course, but I have no doubt he will be walking shortly. He will be 8 months old in 2 days, still no teeth, and he eats more than I ever thought a little baby could eat... looking forward to spring and being cold free! :)

One Day Late

Well, its Monday, and I have been trying to update on Sundays, but do you ever feel like Sunday's are one of the busiest days of the week? They definitely used to be one of our favorite days, and don't get me wrong, I still love going to church, but going with a baby changes things a bit... Tys is in the YM Presidency, and I'm the Secretary in the YW Presidency, so between Ethan and our callings, Sundays are busy... No matter what time church is, it interferes with "naps" My mom calls me the nap Nazi, but Ethan is such a more enjoyable baby when he is rested (and fed).

We had a great last week, we had dinner with Tyson's sister and her family, and also dinner another night with Tyson's grandma. We also spent the weekend in Vernal with my family. Its sure cold out there, we've been a little spoiled in SL, no snow, upper 40's every afternoon, burrr... But we had a great time with our family, Ethan loves playing with his cousins, aunts and uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa!

Ethan came down with another cold, and this is probably the worst cold he has had. But he is a strong little guy, and is already starting to beat it. Now, Tys and I are just trying to stay cold free... I need to update some pictures, maybe next "Sunday" :)

As Promised... Happy Valentines

Well, its Sunday, and I'm taking a minute to post... as I promised myself I would try to do...

Ethan and I have had a little cold this last week. Tyson has been a wonderful husband, and has helped me so much with cooking, cleaning, and most importantly, taking care of Ethan. Wednesday, I called in sick, and Tyson came home at lunch and stayed home for the rest of the day. He let me take a 2 hour nap, which I really needed, and I felt so much better when I woke up... Mid nap, I mentioned to Tyson that my feet were cold, and asked if he could get me some socks... he looked through my sock drawer and couldn't find any "warm" socks, so he put a pair of his socks on my feet... When I woke up, I was a little surprised, but my feet were o' so warm :)

We always celebrate Valentines on the 13th, the restaurants and crowds are not too appealing to us small town folk out here in the city, so we go to dinner the night before. But this year, the 13th is on a weekend night, again, the crowds are not our favorite thing, so we went to a very nice lunch at Thanksgiving Point, at the Harvest. It was very yummy, Ethan was so good, and such a doll the whole time.

We also kind of "celebrated" last weekend. We went and saw Avatar in 3D. We've wanted to go for a long time, but 3 hours is a long time to be away from Ethan, and its hard to find/afford a sitter. Tyson's mom doesn't like to watch Ethan when he is asleep, and he goes down at or before 7 each night... So, we have a cute little gal from the ward, and she came down, and we went to Avatar last weekend! It was awesome, we loved it, and when we got home, Ethan had not made a peep the entire time we were gone! Little blessings...

I am so happy to have an extended weekend! Two holidays right in a row! We are going to work on our basement, lay low, and get well rested for the upcoming week! Tyson is making me crab, shrimp, and brie stuffed salmon, and I am making Pears Zbaglione for dessert, Happy Valentines and Presidents Day!

It has been over a month since my last blog, and have re-committed myself to blog every Sunday. I also write in my journal on Sundays, so I hope to be able to do a weekly post too.

I have started a little blog for Ethan, the link is on the right side, they are just quick little posts about the most random little things that he does on a daily basis, what a sweet little boy!

The last month went by so quickly, and I can hardly believe that it is February 11th… At times I don’t where the time goes, but I am working, have a mobile baby, an involved calling, and oh yeah, a life right??? Well, being a wife and mother are the most important to me, and I’m trying to not let those roles/relationships suffer at the cost of other less-meaningful pursuits (mainly, I mean my job).

A highlight of the last month was a trip to Portland, Oregon. My entire family went up for a funeral service for my cousin. He had bladder cancer and has been suffering, so although it was sad, it was a blessing. We haven’t seen that side of the family in many years, but they welcomed us with open arms and we had a great time up there.

Ethan, and his cousins, Rooks and Reese were so well behaved! They were smiley, happy, and just fun! The fam up there doesn’t have any babies right now, so they just loved on the kids as much as they could, it was so fun!

My sister, Nikki, and her family stayed an additional day with us after the funeral, and we drove out to the coast. Tyson and I honeymooned right across the street from where we ended up staying. We spent a little time on the beach, but it was cold and windy, but oh so beautiful… I have forgotten how majestic the ocean is…

Ethan sleeps to ocean sounds every night from the Ihome he got for Christmas from his Grandma Susan, and I promise Ethan all the time that I will take him to the ocean so he can see and hear the real thing. We are so blessed to be able to go on such a great trip, thanks mom for chippin in, we appreciate it so much!

A couple of funnies about this trip, we rented this Kia Minivan for Hackings and Wildings… well, it was a piece of crap! And we joked about what a junker it was the whole trip! We laughed and laughed at Nikki and her weight that she wants to buy from some infomercial. Our waiter at this place on the coast was as backwards as they come, and I still get a smile on my face at the thought of him with his battery operated pepper grinder in his little hip holster…

We played at the pool/hot tub with the kids, and I realized how fun having a family is going to be. I remember going on trips with my family when I was young and how fun it was to jump on hotel beds and go to the pool. Even though Ethan is little, I know we’ll have fun as a family and I look really forward to raising a family.

Here are a couple pictures, and I will try harder to comment on all of your blogs and actually post on mine… Have a great Valentines! Love, Dani

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For your entertainment... I need to update, just uploaded pictures, so new post coming soon...