Keyton Goes to Preschool

Keyton started preschool last Wednesday and he is loving it. His teacher is Miss Jen and he looks forward to going to her house every day. He thinks he can spend the night there but I keep telling him that is never going to happen. It was strange the first day having my house so quiet for 2 hrs. I know he will do great in school. He is such a smart kid and I love him to pieces.
P.S. I love how he poses himself for pictures.

Accomplishments

We have had such a busy and fun summer and it's kinda sad the end is coming. However, fall weather is my favorite. I love the cool evenings and seeing my apples ripen and my garden full! This has been an amazing summer and I didn't even accomplish half the things I wanted to. However, Trevor and I have both accomplished 2 things that are pretty big for us.

Trevor has been in the Army National Guard since he was 17. He loves the army and would do it full time if he had a nice enough wife. About 2 years ago, him and his friend Jared decided to apply for the Officer Candidate School. Trevor said he never thought he would be an officer, but he was really excited about the idea of doing it. He worked so hard to earn enough school credits and of course he got in. He started drilling in Boise, and he did that for 18 months. He also did a 2 week training in South Dakota and a 2 week training in Washington. He graduated in August and we are so proud of him! He had his graduation from OCS in Boise and it was cool to see him all dressed up in his dress uniform. He got a position in the Utah Guard so he commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant down in Draper this week. To finish up, he will have to do a 5 month training in Oklahoma. It will be a fun adventure for our family to experience living somewhere else. I just have to say how proud I am of him and how I admire his willingness to serve. Him signing up for OCS has also been a huge blessing because since he has schooling to finish, he will not have to deploy with all the other Idaho Guard right now. Disappointing for him, but a huge relief for me! My hearts go out to all families who have to give up their loved ones right now. Trevor's brother will be over there and it is a very scary thing. There is nothing greater than a soldier and his or her family!





Accomplishment number 2 is mine. Ever since my neighbor Chrissy ran the Ogden Marathon last year, I have wanted to run one. However, anyone who knows me knows I am NOT a long distance runner. Sprinting is more my thing. I had never ran over a mile before this year. So, in February, we set a goal to run the half marathon. Better to start with half right? We have been training all summer, and our race was this weekend. I am proud to say "I finished it!" My time was 2:12:28.7. I am extremely glad I did it and finished, but I must admit I still HATE running. How can people say it becomes an addiction???? No worries about me becoming addicted to it. I am setting a goal though to run the full marathon before I am 30. But for now, I think I'm ready for a running break.

1 Year Pics

My sister took Seth's 1 year pictures and I couldn't believe what a good boy Seth was. He was in heaven when we dumped those balls out and was literally diving in them. He kept saying, "Ball...ball...ball" That's one of the few words he knows. This kid loves to play ball. We have gone to a few of Colby's baseball games lately and today Keyton and I were practicing some batting. Seth walks up behind Keyton and squats down like the catcher ready to catch the ball. It was hilarious. Here are a few of my favorite pics:

Seth Turns 1!

My baby turned 1 on Thursday! I can't believe it has already been a year. If feels like yesterday they were laying him in my arms. I must say that being a mom is the greatest gift in the world and I love being able to stay home and experience each milestone with them. Seth has been such a joy. He started out a huge home body and cried any time we tried to go anywhere. He has learned things very quickly... rolling over after a month, crawling at 5 months, and walking at 11 months. He just wants to be able to keep up with his big brother. He is so sweet when he smiles, his eyes just light up! He is kinda a mama's boy, but I am enjoying that for now. Some of the other things he can do now are: Say "mama" "dada" "ball", He loves wrestling with his brother, he LOVES to play ball and bat it around with his little baseball bat, he loves to make silly sounds and is always coming up with new ones, he loves being outside, and he loves water. We took him to the pool on Friday and it's a miracle he didn't drown. He just kept crawling out as deep as he could as fast as he could. He was a fish! This has been a great year and I look forward to witnessing another. Here are some pictures of the big day:

My friend helped me make this puppy dog cake

that looked just like his favorite stuffed animal that

he cannot sleep without!

Good Morning Birthday Boy!

Slip n Sliding

Seth loved making Root Beer

He tried to lick up the smoke

Seth with his Puppy

He loved opening presents at

first but got bored pretty quickly

He really enjoyed that cake!!!

Seth Walks!!!!

Yes! Seth has started walking. It all started about 2 weeks ago when he decided to start taking steps between furniture. He then went to pulling himself up on furniture, taking 2 steps and then falling down because he thought we were clapping and laughing at the falling down part. He has gotten really good since then and now he can stand up in the middle of the floor and just start walking. He is so smart and so cute and his big brother could not be prouder of him. Every time Seth starts walking, Keyton cheers him on and then yells for me to come see how good he is doing. These 2 are already becoming best friends.

What have we been doing lately?

I hope you can see Keyton's Tiger face in the small pic! (halarious)

and look at the cheeks on that smiling baby!

Don't you just want to kiss them?

Pictures could never do this place justice!

I feel like Lightning McQueen!

We have been so busy and I barely have a minute to myself to blog. But a little catch-up is necessary. In may, we went to Hogle Zoo and it was perfect weather. We stayed with some friends in their time share and it was so fun to get to relax and enjoy some time together. Then we went backpacking to Escalante a couple weekends ago, and it was a blast. I love that hike and am amazed by the scenery there. We also went camping last weekend and got snowed on. (gotta love that Idaho weather!) Most of my time has been consumed with coaching my niece's softball team. It is a lot of work and has made me appreciate the time and dedication my coaches put in for me. Why do we always learn these things too late in life???? My baby is going to be 1 this month and it is giving me anxiety! Where did the time go???? Seth loves to dance to music, throw a ball back and forth, watch his brother be crazy, EAT, and he is actually taking a few steps on his own. He is such a cutie and such a good boy. When we went to Escalante, it was my first time leaving him overnight and it was for 4 days. I was so worried, but he did great! I'd like to think I'm more needed than I actually am I guess. But it was priceless to see their little faces light up when we got home!

I Love me some boys

Just wanted to share some recent pics:

See the fine example Keyton is to Seth!

Seth on Easter Day. He was more cooperative

than Keyton as you can see...

And just a little update on my two little crazies: Seth is growing so fast and it is hard to believe he is only 3 months away from being 1! YIKES! He finally cut his first tooth just the other day and he has been waiting for this moment. Bring on the steak and potatoes cuz this kid can put it away. He already out eats Keyton. He spends hours going up and down our stairs and thinks it is so funny to scare family members by pretending he is going to fall down them. He knows how to go down them backwards but likes to see who he can make jump up and catch him. He walks all around the furniture and pushes his little train thing all around the living room. I think he will walk in the next month or so. He is just ready! Seth's most favorite this is his soft little puppy and the second he gets it in his hand, the thumb goes in the mouth and he is ready to fall asleep. But when he wakes up he finds it and throws it out of the crib and then squawks until I come get it cause he can't go to sleep without it. He is such a stink about it! He loves to play pat-a-cake, follow his mom everywhere around the house, wrestle with Keyton, and watch Keyton run around like a maniac. He waves bye-bye, says dada, and he calls me lala for some reason. The last couple days he has been obsessed with this kazoo that he found and will sit there and play it. It is hilarious. I love this little guy even though he still makes me get up with him in the night.
Keyton is crazy and funny as ever. That kid is not lacking in personality in any way. He is full of mischief, curiosity, questions, comments, and sassiness. He also has a bit of a cussing problem at some moments (mostly when he is playing the wii) Right now he is OBSESSED with superheros. He can tell you about any hero you want to know about and begs me to buy him comic books? Where do you even find comic books??? He knows all about sidekicks and the justice league. I don't even know what these things are but he tells me all about them. It is very comical how much he gets into it. He is so big and knows everything about everything (just ask him) but one of my most favorite things he still does and I will be so sad when he figures it out, but he will say that he is going to ask somebody something when he really means he is going to tell them and that he is going to tell somebody something when he really means he is going to ask them. So like he will say, "I'm gonna ask my teacher that Robin is batman's sidekick" I love it!!!! Anyway, my kids are getting so big and it breaks my heart but I am finding much joy in this part of my journey.