Happy Birthday Tyler!!

Yeah!! Tyler's birthday was yesterday (May 9th) and I have to be honest... I totally dropped the ball. Poor guy. Last year his birthday was amazing and this year he said he didn't want anything... we both figured that buying a new house was a pretty good birthday present! :) Anyway... I tried to warn him that I had nothing planned for the big day and really that's how it went. So, I thought that I should write down a few things that I love about him (and maybe someday he will read this):

1. I have always loved your smile... particularly your great teeth

2. I love to wrestle with you, even though I always get hurt for real....

3. I love watching you play with Landon when you don't think that I'm around

4. It cracks me up to watch you laugh when you're on the phone... you always do this funny tongue smile

5. I like the way you dress

6. I love your jokes when you teach gospel doctrine

7. I appreciate your honest critiqe

8. I love your strong and simple testimony

9. I love hearing about your mission

10. I love it when you call me by my first name

11. I love knowing that I'm more imporant to you than computer games!

12. I love that you're SMOKIN' HOT

13. I love your hands

14. I like that you like to be clean

15. I love watching shows with you, even if we have to watch them on the computer...

16. I love our family court arguments

17. I love that you can fix anything

18. I LOVE the way you sing

19. I LOVE the way you play the piano (I'm not sure how these made it down here so low! This list is definitely NOT in any order!)

20. I love kissing you

21. I love coming home to you after a long time of being away

22. I love waking up next to you on Sundays

23. I love that you are patient with me as I try to figure out what's wrong with me

24. I love that you're my husband!! You are the best!

Tyler, there are so many reasons that I love you!! I am very grateful that

YOU ARE MINE for-ev-er!

Happy Birthday Love!!

A little Chub in the Tub

This is for Noelle!!

Our friends, Noelle and Jacob Lewis came to hang out with us last Sunday night so of course Landon and his best friend, Talmage, had to take a bath together! They are so stinking cute! Two little chunks in the tub together! We can't wait for the Lewis' to move closer!

So... bath time consisted of Landon splashing and kicking his legs and crawling all over the tub while Talmage played with whatever toys Landon wouldn't steal from him! He was such a good sport! I'm so glad that we have the Lewis' as friends! It's funny because they were married two months after us, then they had Talmage two months after Landon. We became friends while I was subbing for someone as the ward chorister and Noelle played the organ. Once we knew we were both pregnant and having boys it just sealed the deal! We will have to be friends forever!!

Unfortunately... I could only find two pictures that were okay to post... so I will have to send the rest to you Noelle! :)

Easter Bunny and Moving Day

This year I took Landon to the Sharing Down Syndrome Easter Egg Hunt!! It was so fun. We went to Rockin R Ranch and met up with my parents, little sister (Emily - 4 years), and my Uncle's family. Of course we stopped by to see the Easter bunny (who happened to be my cousin's music therapist! Then we headed off to the dancing area and shook our groove thing for a while! By that time it was raining pretty bad so I decided to check out to help Tyler with the moving.

Tyler, his dad, and Kaylyn were moving all morning in the rain (we decided to rent a U-haul that morning). So, thankfully... Landon slept the whole time we were loading the truck in his car seat. I can't believe how smoothly our move went, regardless of the rain and lack of able bodies... All I can say is THANK YOU THANK YOU to Tyler's dad and sister... and of course my GREAT husband! (There you go Tyler... you made the blog). I will be posting pictures of our new house soon.... I can't say how nice it is to have carpet! Ahhh..... and a big kitchen with cupboards that I'm not scared to put my dishes in! Joe loves the stairs, I love the light in the house (and the giant master bathtub, Tyler just loves being a homeowner in general.... he's already dreaming up projects! I'm pretty sure that Landon's favorite things about the house are the little door stoppers that when you slap make a bbbrrjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjrrrrr sound, he also loves taking baths in his bathtub, and crawling freely without us picking him up and putting him on our little patch of carpet in the other house! :)

PS If anyone wants to buy a house there are several on our street! :) Also, we found the BEST real estate agent ever! Let us know if you want her info!

Study Buddies

Here are the last pictures we took in our house on campus... Tyler and Landon studying! Landon enjoyed sitting on Tyler while he was reading. Maybe us being students will somehow benefit Landon and make him want to read... so far he likes to eat books! :) Mmmm....

If Ye Love Me Feed My Boxers

I don't know how this came about exactly but Tyler and I got to talking about every sheep matters even the one that wanders off.... so somehow Joe became the lost sheep.... boxer. So naturally Tyler had to pick him up then run and get my bathrobe... nice.

It was way more funny while it was happening!

Oh the things we do to entertain ourselves while we are poor college students and parents! And poor Joe... he looks very ashamed to be part of this entertainment.

Our little Family

Darn wind... This was the best one...
I don't think Landon gets the whole taking a picture idea.

Ahhh... the sun!

I love this kid!

So, here are some family pictures we took out in the grass on campus before we moved. The grass was fabulous!! So, maybe we're not the best picture takers of ourselves... but I still think that it's important to take pictures, especially since Landon is growing so fast!

Kate Lines photography

Hey, Check out my friends photography website! She is amazing... I have never known a more talented photographer! Honestly!

http://www.katelinesphotography.com/