Tyler's blessing

It was nice to be able to get together with the family on Tyler's blessing day. He is such a sweet baby and did a great job with so many people around. We love this cute little guy!

I'm a big boy!

Andrew has started becoming so independent. He will not eat if we are feeding him most of the time so I have to give him bites to eat. Well, we have never let him eat corn off of the cob before so when he started begging for it I gave it to him. (I hadn't cut off all of the corn). He loved it and started eating just like he should. He did such a great job until he started eating the end of it.

Taylorsville Dayzz

We had a great time this year at Taylorsville Dayzz. It is always enjoyable to go to the park and have dinner and enjoy free entertainment with Isaac's family. Some of my family came this year as well. Imagine, a Beattles band, came on Friday night and we enjoyed the music. Andrew freaked out at the fireworks so he and Isaac left once they started. Saturday was the parade and Andrew had a hard time there as well. We made it through about half of the Jay White performance on Saturday night. He is a Neil Diamond tribute singer and very fun, but Andrew again was done pretty quickly. Saturday night fireworks are always amazing so I hope Andrew will be able to enjoy them next year. Here are some pictures from the event.

Road Trip to North Dakota

We went on a Road Trip to North Dakota to visit great grandma and grandpa Heller and to celebrate Grandpa's 80th birthday. We had a great time. The road trip seems to take forever but it is always fun to go with grandma and grandpa Thornton. Andrew did a great job sitting in his carseat the whole way. Tim, Kayla, and Maezlie carpooled with us and Tawna, Tassa, Tawny, Daniel, and Rachel met up with us on Friday. We stayed in several different hotels and enjoyed eating out, swimming, and pointing out wildlife along the way. Luckily we had a DVD player so Andrew could watch Baby Einstein videos to keep him entertained. When we arrived in Williston there was setting up to do for the party and finishing up some of the decorating before the big day. Most of mom's siblings had come to support grandpa. Lot's of our cousins were there as well. Grandpa and Grandma's family and friends all showed up. What a great turn out and a fun time we had! Here are some of the highlights!

Grandpa's Birthday Hat!


Andrew loves to stare at people's faces...especially pretty girls!
Grandpa Thornton found a ticklish spot...under Andrew's chin!
Me, Andrew, Andrew Heller, Tina Heller, Brandon and Tisa, Tim

One totally exhausted little boy!

Family Pictures

Last week we had family pictures taken by a friend. It was a windy and sunny day and Andrew wasn't the most cooperative little guy, but we got a few good shots. It has been a year since we did a family picture so we thought it would be fun to have an updated one. Andrew has changed so much since then. We had the pictures taken at Murray Park.

Getting into everything!

Andrew is obsessed with getting into my kitchen drawers and carrying the utensils throughout the house. He continues to find more and more fun things...like the measuring cups and spoons...to play with. Even though I end up washing the dishes constantly, it is so fun to watch him explore.

Swinging

We inherited a swingset when we moved in to our home so we added a baby swing to it for Andrew to play on. He loves to swing!

Tyler

Tara and Greg had their new baby boy join the family last week on Saturday, (May 3, I believe). We went down to see him in the hospital on Wednesday last week. He was born 5 weeks early, after Tara spent a couple of days in the hospital on bedrest, and weighed 4 pounds 4 ounces and was 17 inches long. He is such a beautiful and sweet boy! We can't wait for him to be able to go home and be with his family.

I wanna be like dad!

Isaac was putting my new dresser together that he gave me for mother's day and Andrew had to help with the drill. He loves playing with anything we have....especially tools!

Tagged Again

I was tagged by my friend Erin...

A. Attached or Single? Attached
B. Best Friend? Isaac
C. Cake or Pie? Cake
D. Day of Choice? Sunday
E. Essential item? Diapers and Wipes
F. Favorite color? Pink
G. Greatest accomplishment? Graduating from the singles ward
H. Hometown? Rexburg, Idaho
I. Indulgences? Cookies (this week!)
J. January or July? July…Happy Birthday to me (and Isaac)
K. Kids? One cute boy
L. Life is incomplete without? My Family
M. Marriage date? September 8, 2005
N. Number of Siblings? 8, 4 sisters, 4 brothers
O. Oranges or Apples? Oranges
P. Phobias or fears? Snakes
Q. Quotes? Cleanliness is next to Godliness…my mom’s favorite
R. Reason to smile? makes people wonder what you are up to
S. Season? Spring and Fall
T. Tag three friends? Becky H., Brittany, Jill
U. Unknown Fact About Me? I wear size 12 shoes
V. Very Favorite Store? Roberts Crafts or The Wood Connection
W. Worst Habit? worrying
X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasounds
Y. Your Favorite Food? Watermelon
Z. Zodiac? Cancer