Looking back...

I cannot believe this little baby is now a big boy. How simple life was back then... I took it for granted....I stayed home all day and did nothing but hold him and tell him how wonderful he was... I am so lucky to be a mom and I have loved every (well almost every) minute of it. I love you sweet boy....

School Days

Well it has finally happened... I am officially a mother of a preschooler.... I know its kind of late in the year but its a long story:) Hunter was tested for his speech and qualified for speech therapy. I was told that he would be able to get this done free of charge through the school district and that they would get back to me quickly with more information... Well after 6 weeks of constant nagging on my end they finally set up an appointment for him at the local elementary. We were so excited! I had been telling Hunter about "Speech School " and he was pumped. Well it turns out this appointment was actually ANOTHER testing not therapy and they said they would submit this to the district and would have an answer in a few weeks! I was beyond frustrated by this point. I had not enrolled Hunter in a preschool thinking that he would be having therapy so I felt defeated. Then my Aunt Mary came to visit. I was telling her about Hunter and she was explaining to me how the same thing had happened to her son James when he was little, to make a long story short she being the AMAZING person she is found me an AMAZING school called the Evergreen Montessori Academy and enrolled Hunter for me. This was his first week and HE LOVES IT! The best part is that he gets speech therapy there so I don't have to take him anywhere else.... I am so proud of him and cant wait to see him improve more and more each week! I need to thank my Heavenly Father for hearing my prayers and answering them through my Aunt Mary. I have learned so much about being a better parent because of her.... I am so grateful for my family and for everyone who helps me get him to and from school... I love my boys and will do ANYTHING to ensure they succeed!

Teeter Totter

So i feel like i have been on one of these for the past few months. I have been going "back and forth " on the subject of having another kid.... Matt and I both know we want another one but its just hard to decide WHEN is the right time... Hunter is 3 and will be 4 in Feb. and Taggart just turned 2 in August. So i definitely have my hands full , but i really don't want a HUGE gap between the kids.... especially if its a boy because I WILL NOT have more than 3 boys:) I also am almost 5 years older than Danielle and although now you would never notice ... growing up we hardly had anything in common, I was just bossy....and she was just annoying. ANYWAYS, I am sure all you moms out there have gone through something similar so I need some advice. I know that every person is different..... I do have to add that I already made a HUGE step by taking out my IUD in July... I had been praying about it and knew that I needed to be ABLE to at least get pregnant if it was "meant to be" and that wouldn't happen with that in. SO that was one big step already. But i am just debating on timing... Matt wants to wait until the beginning of next year to start "TALKING ABOUT IT" and he said if it happens before then (by some chance) then he is ready for one... but i really don't want to have a baby in the PEAK of sick season ( we all know my kids track record with RSV) so i am torn.... I had to finally write down my frustrations so i do not drive myself crazy with my slight case of OCD i have seemed to acquired. You are all probably reading this thinking I am crazy and I probably am....Oh well

Had to post these

This just melts my heart....and laugh out loud.... I am sure it will make you smile..... Tag you haven't changed a bit:)

My sweet Tag is 2.....

Well what can I say... time flies when you're having fun. I cannot believe my sweet Taggart is 2! He has grown up so much these past few months, he has quite the personality and is such a Mommas boy.... He loves his brother and copies everything he does. He is still obsessed with Daisy our dog and LOVES TO EAT! I dont know what we would do without him around to keep us laughing. He has a million different facial expressions and talks pretty well.... I am so proud to be his mom, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAGGART WE LOVE YOU!

Summer Fun!

We were very fortunate to be able to do so many fun things these past few weeks. We went on our first official family vacation ( without either of our extended families) to visit my Aunt ,Uncle and Cousin in MONTANA! WE had so much fun... It is seriously one of my favorite places ever... I have so many memories there and it was fun to start making new ones with my family. I know this will be a place the kids will love to visit... hopefully every year!

Hunter got a "Buzz" fishing pole.... It was so nice because it came with a fish already on it :) He became quite the fisherman , he cast and reeled all day long.... He loved it ...
This picture shows just how beautiful it is there. This pond is like 5 seconds from their house... besides the mosquitos it was PERFECTION!
Here are the boys holding some real fish Matt and Uncle Bill caught... Matt got to go on a fun float down the river and got a lesson in fly fishing....

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Here are the boys in the raft... We had so much fun and can't wait to go back! We love you Uncle Bill , Aunt Chris and Tay Tay....
I don't have very many pictures of our next few adventures

( mainly because I am in them in my swimsuit and I didn't want anyone to barf)

but I thought this one was too cute not to post... my little Buzz and Woody.... My Aunt Cindy is building a cabin @ Bear Lake and we parked the trailer up there for the whole summer so we can just go up and stay whenever we want, We have gone several times and have LOVED it! I cant wait until the cabin is done.... This is another place where I have so many memories of going there every year with my family ... I can t wait to continue the tradition with my family....

Back to what he does best....

Josh played in the All State game last weekend @ Alta. It was so fun to see him back out there doing what he does best.




And here is "MINI JOSH " loving every second of it...