Uh... Yeah...

Well, I spent about an hour uploading pictures, and writing a post all about the fun and adventures we have been having... and Ethan hit the power button on my computer tower... um... yeah... and he did it again today. So, after loosing everything twice now, I am going to try to post again, but when Ethan is sleeping or entertained by his father.

For now... we are doing well, our little bug is going to be 14 months old in 2 days, time is flying, summer was so busy, but so much fun, and we are just enjoying our baby, well, toddler, and spending time together as a family... Hope you all had a great summer, and hopefully you'll be reading my next post soon!

Its been awhile...

Well, we are all doing well, knock on wood, but we have been cold free for a few weeks now, and just in time for summer!

We have been doing all sorts of things, and just enjoying life! We've been to Vernal a few times to celebrate birthdays and enjoy family. We took a quick trip to St. George for a little R & R. We are going to a baptism in Rexburg this weekend, and Tyson's mom is getting married next weekend! We have Girl's Camp, High Adventure Camp, our son's 1st Birthday (YEAH!), a sprinkling system to install, more birthday's, our 6 Year Anniversary, Youth Conference, and a couple of Reunions... so our summer is just about planned out already!

Ethan is getting bigger and funner by the minute, and I can't believe how fast the last year has gone, kind of makes me sad, but I'm so excited to see him grow and learn so many things!

I've tried to post regularly, but sometimes, life just happens, so we'll update when we can! Hope you are all enjoying Summer!

Yep, Sick Again

I seriously do not know what is going on... Tyson, Ethan, and myself seem to be sick, then well for a few days, and then sick again... The last one, before the current sickness, was quite the doozy! After almost of 2 weeks of being sick myself, about a week and a day for Tyson, and day 3 of Ethan, we all went to our doctors. Lo and behold, Tyson and I had severe sinus infections, and were put on prescriptions immediately. At Ethan's doctor's appointment, his doc thought he heard something kind of serious in his lungs and ordered a chest x ray.

Have any of your babies ever had to have this done? The rad-tech (very sweet girl) strapped our little bug into this plastic contraption that kept his arms up above his head, and he screamed his little heart out, sadly yes, I cried too at the sight... poor little baby! He had pneumonia! I was in shock to be honest, but after one dose of the prescription, Ethan was doing better, and only improved from that time on. He is doing much, much better, and other than some teeth popping out, and the runny nose and irritability that comes with that, he is doing great, he is such a trooper, still smiling and cute as can be through all of it!

Tyson and I are battling a cold/return of sinus infection, not sure at this point, but its definitely getting annoying, I think we are going on about 5 or so months of having the crud. Our doctors said that germs happen, and we have a very young immune system in our home, and to basically just deal with it. We are so good about washing our hands, I hardly ever take Ethan to the grocery store, and he didn't go to church during all of winter because our neighbor (who works for LifeFlight) freaked us out about swine flu... so we are trying rest and get better. Now that the weather has taken a turn for the better, we are so looking forward to enjoying all the fun stuff we have planned for this summer (if we can get well, that is).

We went and had some family pictures taken, and since tomorrow is Mother's Day, and both our moms are getting framed pictures, I think its safe to post a few of our favorites, I can't believe how big our little bug is getting, he has the cutest/happiest/busiest personality ever, and we just adore our little guy!

Hope you all have a great Mother's Day! I feel so grateful to have a sweet little boy, to be his mother, and enjoy this journey with him!

Sick, Sick, Sick

We're not blogging right now because I am going on day 11 of being sick, Tyson day 5 of being sick, and Ethan day 2 of being sick... and of course, Ethan had conjunctivitis, now Tyson has it, and my left eye is starting to get red, so I probably have it too! Hope you are all doing well, and staying healthy!

A Picture Update

Its been a few weeks since I have posted pictures of my men, the hubby and the baby boy... I can't believe how big Ethan is getting,9 months, and getting cuter by the day! Have I ever mentioned how much this kid eats? He is literally eating more than me at this point. As he has started to eat more of what we are eating, I've been sharing my plate with him. He ate most of my plate at Easter and at a funeral dinner on Saturday... which leaves me super hungry just an hour or so after dinner time, I guess I'll have to make him his own plate from now on...

So, in my last post, I asked you all about your feelings about dogs. I should have made it more clear, but we watched my mom's beagle for about a week. We have watched him a few times for her, and she is wanting is to keep him because he won't stay around at her house (no fence, couple acres of land)... and we have a fenced in yard. Well, the little beagle dug under our fence and was scrapping with the neighbors 2 labs and boxer dog... We are getting our garden prepped and put down the compost on Friday, and the beagle went nuts, he was digging and having a great time in our garden... Needles to say, we are going to wait, we are also putting in our back yard this year, so maybe next year will be a good time to get a dog, after the grass is in and such. My parents took him home yesterday, and Ethan keeps standing at the back glass sliding door saying his version of doggie, its pretty cute and a little sad, I guess his little stuffed animals will have to do for now :)

Ethan has bacterial conjunctivitis in both eyes, poor little guy, but lots of other kids in our neighborhood have it too... so I guess its going around. We are enjoying the outdoors, and I'm really excited about doing a garden with Tyson. We work really well together, and the past few nights after Ethan goes down, we have been outdoors working together, and I love it! My mom watched Ethan for us Saturday night, and we went to Noodles and Company, Whole Foods (old Wild Oats) to get organic ice cream, YUM! and then to Target to look for Blindside, we seriously cannot find this movie anywhere, everyone says its really good, we are anxious to watch it! We ended up in the kiddie area and bought a bunch of clothes for Ethan bug... he is wearing 18 - 24 month size and we are just about out of stuff that fits these days. But it was still good to get out and spend time with my honey. We want to be better about having a consistent date night, do you all have a date night? Do you trade babysitting, what do you go and do? Hope you all are having a great week!


Ethan, clapping and so happy to be out in the sun!


Our little fam at our Great Aunt Sherry's graveside service


Ethan making a cute face at me, what a little ham!


Ethan smiling at me, cute little bug!


Ethan watching Elmo in the car ride to Vernal, he loves Elmo!


Up at Chocolate Rock, rolling Easter Eggs in the blustery wind!


Ethan all bundled up!


Tyson and Ethan on Chocolate Rock, my handsome men!

Another Cold Easter, Some Fun, and a Dog Gone Question

Could it be any colder in Vernal? Hackings have a tradition to go to Chocolate Rock (mouth of Dry Fork) and roll our nicely decorated Easter eggs down the hill. The Hackings that originally settled Vernal started doing this, and each year, the week before Easter is fairly nice, and then Easter weekend hits, and brrr... I don't remember in the last 6 years that I have joined in on the Hacking tradition fun that we have had a warm day on Chocolate Rock, and why would this year be any different?

Its so funny because my parents want us to move to Vernal so badly, but they themselves ask why they even live in such a cold climate??? Salt Lake still has it fair share of winter, but we've had green grass pretty much all year long, so I can't really complain.

So even though it was very windy and chilly, even snowy at times, we had a nice Easter weekend with both Nebekers and Hackings. We watched a little conference, but its kind of hard to watch with a busy 9 month old, so we are watching 2 or 3 talks each night.

Our company has a side by side ATV, a Razor, and we brought that out with us and had a ball riding it around in the hills. We are looking forward to riding it and getting out a lot more this year.

Tys was sick for about 4 months last year about this time, and I was pregnant and then on bed rest, so we are really looking forward to not being cooped up this year. We have plans to go to Yellowstone twice, Hacking Reunion and then the Nebeker Reunion, riding to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on the Razor, Camping at Topaz Mountain, behind Strawberry Reservoir, and possibly Bear Lake. Plus I have Girl’s Camp, Tys has Scout Camp and for Youth Conference, we are going to the pageant at Castle Dale and river rafting in Moab… yeah, our summer is pretty much planned already.

Lastly, we are thinking about getting a dog... my mom has a beagle that just won't stick around their property, and we have a fenced in yard. We have watched him when my parents go out of town. He is adorable, Ethan loves him, and the dog is good with Ethan, but I kind of just feel like it is one more thing to do, and I already feel like each day is crammed... what are your thoughts, do you have a dog? Hope you are all enjoying Spring!

Whats This, WHAT IS THIS?

Sorry, the songs from the Nightmare Before Christmas get stuck in my head very easily, and Jack's "What's This" song has been a theme this week!

For the first time in nearly a year, I have had the opportunity of sleeping through the night completely undisturbed for the last few nights!

Nearing the end of pregnancy, there are few positions that one can find to actually get comfortable and then fall asleep. Then, with a newborn, sleeping at night is a rarity indeed... Ethan has woken up at 5 AM to eat since he was about 4 months old. So, now Ethan will be 9 months old next week, and all of my sleep books have said that at 9 months the morning feeding should disappear, and POOF! It's gone! Now, if I can only kick this never ending spring cold, I'll get my butt out of bed at 5 or so and work out! I have forgotten how wonderful it can be to sleep a straight 7 or 8 hours, Ahh!

Ethan started the Your Baby Can Read program a few weeks ago, and is literally saying and acting out several words, it is so incredible! He is so curious about EVERYTHING, and it is just adorable! We are now realizing what it means to "baby proof" the house ;)

In a way, I am more than excited for warmer weather, but I also can not believe that we are nearing the end of March, it seriously feels like the time goes by so quickly! My husband's mission president told him the the days will feel like months and the months like days, it is so true!

I really am super excited for Spring though, Spring and Fall are my favorite, and they are the shortest in Utah, so we really have to enjoy them! Oh, and I got the funnest floral print purse yesterday, normally a $70 bag, and I got it for $25, it is so not a typical purchase for me, but just looking at it makes me feel like putting on capris and sandals and going outside! Hope you are all doing well and enjoying life!