A Trip to the Cabin

This afternoon it was decided to go to East Zion and do some work up there. Adam worked in the morning and helped me get the house cleaned up in the afternoon to get it ready for the Sabbath tomorrow and then we hopped in the truck and headed out. It was so green up there and we enjoyed some rain showers. Adam, Tyson, and I had gone on the four wheeler to see where Stuart was with the trackhoe and on the way back they stopped in the rain where they were going to be working so Tyson and I took off on the four-wheeler to the cabin with the rain pelting us. Pour Tyson was sitting in front of me, but he didn't seem to mind it one bit. We went back later to take pictures and went on a 4-wheeler ride. It was funny because when we moved Tyson from the front to being sandwiched between Adam and I he closed his eyes and went to sleep. It was fun and relaxing most of the time. I did realize that I can't plan to prepare any Young Women lessons up there as I just get too distracted and can't focus. We headed back before dark.

A Vist From the Wilsons

Today was especially fun as we had a visit from an old roommate/friend of mine, Kim, and her little girls, Melissa and Anna. They were out here from Boston visiting family and so lucky we live nearby. Sad, that we didn't get to see Boris, her husband but he headed back for work earlier. I did get to see Kim yesterday as she had invited me to join her, her sister, mom, and grandma to go to the temple. I jumped at that chance, leaving Tyson at the flat and had a wonderful time. I'm so glad they let me jump on board with them. Anyways, they did stop by for a short time and we visited, had some PB & J sandwiches, choc. chip cookies, and visited more. It is always refreshing to be around Kim as she is so positive, doesn't talk bad about anyone, always has good advice and experiences she shares, and is just an all around positive influence on me. She has been a great blessing in my life and I'm grateful that we are still friends and keep in touch with what is going on in each others' lives.

Pioneer Day and the Leeds Parade

Today was fun as my cousin, who is also my sister-in-law, was here with her little boy, Marshall, who is 20 days younger than Tyson. We decided last night that we would see when these boys woke up this morning and that would determine whether we went to the Leeds parade. Why that one? My second cousin and his wife started up a business of touring/rides in buggies called Red Rock Rails in Leeds. They had invited us to bring Tyson to ride in one in the parade. We didn't commit to it as we didn't exactly know what we would be doing that morning, so SaraAnn and I decided last minute to go over there and see if we could meet up with them, but they were not there, so we just let the boys watch this cute small town parade and pick up all the candy they wanted. It funny to watch as Tyson would fill both hands with as much candy as he could and then look up and he would even have a piece clenched between his teeth. The poor kid just didn't have enough room in his hands to get all the candy he wanted. The greatest thing was that the parade went past once and then after reaching the end of main street it turned around for a 2nd passing. It was short and sweet, was at 8:30 a.m. and we were done before the sun started to come out and burn us up. I'm glad we did that as Adam, Tyson, and I didn't do anything else the rest of the day that had to do with the holiday. Adam worked and we went back to our normal routine. I am grateful for the pioneers though, and their hard determination to overcome all the trials they battled on their journey for religious freedom and to obey a command from the prophet and therefore the Lord. I'm glad we have a day to pay tribute and remember those sacrifices made.

Tyson's Cousin Day

Today was a day that SaraAnn and I just let Tyson and Marshall play at our house. They loved playing chase, where one starts chasing the other then turns around and runs while the other chases. They did that most of the day. We had to break up a few squabbles, but it was fun. At dinner time we had tacos and after Marshall had already eaten with Sheldon on his lap, he went over to Tyson's highchair and with his long arms would reach across the tray to help Tyson with his food. This actually worked well to get the boys to eat because Marshall would be trying to get Tyson's food and Tyson would be trying to shovel it into his mouth and eat as much as he could before Marshall got a hold of it. Competition can be good for more than we think. Of course after the taco eating fest we had to bathe them. Normally for Tyson it is a quick in and out of the tub, but since he had a cousin to play with then they were having a 'whale' of a time in the water. I'm glad to have finally been able to get them doing something and to snap a shot with both of them looking at me. What cute boys. It is so funny to see these two together as they are so different in their build. It will be fun to see them grow up together.

A Visit to Enterprise

Saturday ended up to be very busy. Tarek came to visit late last night and we watched Man vs. Wild on the T.V. Tyson has began to recognize Tarek right away when he comes and he loves to play with him by him going to hide and Tyson running after to find. We went out to Leeds to visit my 2nd cousin Mike. Him and his wife recently started up a touring business there with some buggies calling it Red Rock Rails. After there we went to Sportsman Warehouse so Tarek could check out some guns as he plans to get one for my dad. Tarek also treated us to lunch which was nice. We got a call from Sara Anne that they were going to come and visit for the weekend and stay with us, so we readied a room for them. I was going to be changing the king size bed that Tyson sleeps on into the larger room in a couple weeks before Susie and Daniel come to stay, so we decided to do it before Sheldon and Sara Anne came. Tarek was put in charge of that while Adam cleaned the bathrooms (toilets and all, what a great husband) and I cleaned around the house to get it ready for Sunday. The funny thing was that while Tarek was trying to change out these two beds, Tyson was right in tow squaking at him as if he was very unhappy with Tarek dismanteling his room. I don't think Tyson likes change. He was okay with it after it was all done. After giving Tyson his breathing treatment we headed to Enterprise to Monterray and Ron's and ate there then went over to their town rodeo. It was fun with Sheldon, Stuart, Matt and their families all there. Have you ever watched a bunch of people try to ride donkeys down an arena, pick up a greased watermelon, and go back with two people per donkey and both having to ride. Pretty entertaining. Adam and Matt left earlier than planned to go to Bryce Canyon to do up a leaky roof which was waiting for the metal to come in. They got back in the early morning hours. Fun weekend.

Hospital Stay

This week so far has been quite out of the ordinary. Sunday evening Tyson had this random allergic reaction to something (we don't quite know) while we were visiting out at the flat. He had this sneezing episode accompanied by itchy nose and eyes. That happened a couple times that night and then Monday morning while he was having some raisin bread toast another sneezing spell came over him. He progressed to some congestion that night and by Tuesday night it was pretty rough for him. I pretty much spent the night on his king size bed (he doesn't have a crib) with him and by 4:30 a.m. I took him in to Adam and asked him to give Tyson a blessing as he was really struggling to breath. I had noticed that he was having what is called "reactors" right underneath his rib cage. Basically his breathing was not normal at all. After the blessing we sat there debating if we should take him to the emergency room or to wait and see if he got better on his own. It was a blessing we were led to the decision to go the emergency room route because he had developed pneumonia/asthma. Confusing to you? It still is to us. Even after leaving there I find it interesting that all the nurses had on their records that he ad pneumonia, but when his pediatritian came this morning to check to see if he could go home she said she had recorded his condition to be (some long words) basically asthma. I tend to go with her observation. All I know is we had to purchase a Nebuliser and some meds to go in it that Tyson takes every 4 hrs the first day, then 6 hrs, then 8 in the form of some breathing treatments. Poor Tyson had a rough go in the emergency room because they couldn't find where they needed to lodge the IV in his arm, so he was poked twice in each arm and finally they were able to put two different IVs in each foot. He just had too much baby fat. He turned alot of heads at the hospital that we were admitted to across town (we even had to ride in an ambulance, free of charge) for the transporting from the emergency room. The nurses just loved him and everyone commented on his very cuteness and big eyes/long eyelashes. I was glad to come home as it was not very fun eating Tyson's leftovers from his kid meals. I get to deal with some irritability and hyper active moods now from his medication. Lucky me. Maybe I'm just getting paid back for what I may have put my parents through when I was younger dealing with asthma. These pictures are of Tyson with his hospital gown on and some socks taped around his legs so he wouldn't fall while "running" around the hospital. They had this little red wagon that they put pillows in to give Tyson the royal treatment outside of his little room. What a cutie and we sure do love him and are glad he is okay now.

Sunday Pig Feeding

Today went well aside from being a little stressed to wrap up my lesson for MiaMaids. I hadn't felt very good all weekend making it difficult to focus on preparing, so I will admit that I went home 2nd hour to finish up after attending sacrament meeting. That really helped me to be in the right mind frame for the lesson. The lesson was about the cycle of Testimony and Obedience. As we are Obedient our testimony grows/strengthens and as that happens then we are more obedient. There was great class participation and I enjoyed hearing from the girls. After church we ate and then headed out to the flat to visit. Shortly after we arrived there G-pa Stout was going out to feed the piggies, which they had recently purchased. He took Tyson with him and I went down to snap a picture. It was fun to sit out there and visit. Shelley and Cody came and Mark and Bonnie were there as well.

It's a Sign

Okay, this was a funny thing that happened to us this afternoon. Adam had recently finished reading "The Richest Man in Babylon" and we were discussing different topics of this and that, when Adam mentioned how his older brother Mark needs to get his jerky business going. Apparently Mark makes some pretty to die for jerky and has thought about starting his own business a time or two. Anyways that seemed to be the last thing that we were discussing when we left the house after deciding to walk to church. While on our walk we passed right over a piece of jerky on the sidewalk. We both started laughing and said, "It's a Sign!" I made sure to relay the story to Mark out at the flat later this evening. Although I didn't go and take a picture of the piece of jerky to prove it I did have this cute picture I couldn't help but take as I found Tyson one morning biting and tugging at my shirt. Random doggy phase he goes through, but really cute.

The Weekend

Our weekend started a little earlier in the week as we made a last minute decision to drive to Highland, UT on Thursday afternoon and then planned to return home Friday evening, but we ended up staying and leaving around 5:45 Saturday morning so that we could get home and still salvage a Saturday. The reason for our quick trip was so that we could see a very dear friend of mine (as well as her family). It has been about 3 years since we last saw each other and back then she wasn't married although she had been dating the guy who she is now married to. They had traveled from Indiana for a family reunion out in Utah and since long days and nights, traveling, and crankiness was keeping them from coming our way I just couldn't miss the opportunity to see them. I'm so grateful for Adam to make arrangements for work and taking the time to come with me, so that he could meet these good friends that have had a great impact on my life. As we left Thursday we went through Cedar Mountain to an area called Strawberry, where Adam did a quick measurement on a roof. From there we traveled another route on Highway 89 towards Provo/Highland area. Adam said the last time he had gone that way was when he was a kid, so who would of guessed that we would have wondered a few times if we were lost or just really out of the way of where we wanted to be. We did make it to Highland and spent a late night visiting with Adam's older sister Angelyn and her family. Adam's parents were there as well just wrapping up a week long visit and headed home Friday morning. It was at that time that Adam finished putting the estimate together for the roof he had just finished measuring on our way there and then we tried to get it faxed to the general contractor. In the second picture Tyson is enjoying some popcorn at his leisure. After that we spent the afternoon with my friends' and their family. These pictures are of their two children, Logan and Laney and then one with my friend. Her husband was on the phone during the picture taking time. After getting back to Angelyn and Dave's home we decided to stay one more night so as not to be sitting in Friday night traffic. Adam spent time playing with his nephews out on the trampoline, playing dodgeball downstairs, and some type of Xbox or one of those types of games. We had an enjoyable time.

4th of July

The 4th of July was very fun...well, the more exciting part was when we went to the cabin on East Zion last night. We didn't get there until late, but we had a really enjoyable time with friends and one other family member. It was nice to be away from all the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives and spend this holiday in a more secluded area. It allowed me to be reminded of what really matters in life and to remember how many have layed down their lives for the freedoms that I enjoy. We all took care of our own dinner and visited outside on the porch area the remaining of the evening and then everyone took their time getting up this morning. I was laying in bed wanting to get up and get going since you could tell that would be the best part of the day before the sun came over the trees and started beating down on us. I just didn't want to miss the outdoors with the crisp morning air, but I didn't want to wake anyone up so I just layed there until Tyson was ready to get up and go. I just packed everything right away so I wouldn't have to worry about it later. Adam and Tyson and Matt and Collin went for a quick 4-wheeler ride while Jaymie and I got breakfast . We had yummy freshly grated hashbrowns (Adam's and my favorite), bacon, and then a sausage/egg mixture. It turned out to be quite the morning meal so we left out the pancakes. A few of the others went for a ride while the rest of us cleaned up and chatted. We headed back home just shortly after the sun hit us. My brother Tarek came to visit for a short while but headed back to Las Vegas early. Adam, Tyson, and I took a short nap and then headed to the city pool before watching the nearby fireworks. I guess you could say I am sort of a stick in the mud when it comes to fireworks because I just don't get as excited about them as most do. I feel that if you have seen one then you have seen them all, but I must admit that it just doesn't feel like the 4th of July if you don't take in a few pretty fireworks. It was definitely a step from last year since then I was still housebound from delivering Tyson.

Marvelous Monday

I didn't make it to the computer to post yesterday, but here is a picture of Adam and Tyson taken yesterday of their haircuts from Saturday. Aren't their calics so cute! We comment how you wouldn't know that Tyson was Adam's son if he didn't have that trait from Adam. Although I'm set that he is where the cuteness came from.

As for today I woke up early around 5:30 with Adam to do payroll with his partner. After doing a few more office tasks of opening and invoicing jobs, Tyson woke up. The problem with this early morning things is that it seemed like Adam and I were up all night with Tyson struggling to sleep. He didn't have a fever or anything, but he just kept crying. I think he still has teeth coming in, at least that is what I tell myself the reason for his cranky behavior is so that I'll have sympathy for him instead of being frustrated. I finally motivated myself to make a list of rooms that needed cleaned and organized and spread them out through out the week. Unfortunately I'm going to bed not quite having the rooms done for today that I had planned on, but I made some progress. I did call last minute for a hair cutting appointment and was able to get the one open time slot this afternoon, so that made me feel much better. A funny thing that happened just now was that I yelled to Adam, who was in our bedroom, and told him that our sheets needed to be put in the dryer before we would be able to go to bed and Adam said, "What?" (not hearing me the first time), so Tyson felt it his responsibility to yell at Adam in his jibberish language what I had just told him. It was quite funny. I need to go change Tyson's diaper for the gazillionth time today due to him experiencing some frequent bowel movements that burn his bum.