The Wilsons

"I am 2..."

2010-05-12T12:55:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it, my baby is 2! And it just makes me so sad that she's not little any more but it is so fun to see her growing and learning new things all the time. She can say anything she wants to and it has just been the last month or so that she has just started such funny things. The other day I found her trying on my shoes and walking all around the house it was so cute! She loves her babies to go to sleep with. And she still really likes her bink, I know so naughty but she only gets it in her bed so that's progress. She loves to sing along with me as I sing her bed time song and it's adorable and makes me smile every time! This girl is a dancer and can really shake it, if you know what I mean, I love it so much! There are so many things I love about this girl I am just so happy that she's mine and is a part of our little family!
Happy Birthday Princess!

What the pneumonia...

2010-04-16T10:46:00.000-07:00

That's right my poor boy had pneumonia the week before Easter. We just thought that he was getting the cold Katelyn had the week before until I found him taking a nap on my bed pale as a ghost and I honestly thought he wasn't breathing. Turns out he was just breathing super fast and shallow. One Instacare trip, breathing treatment, and a chest x-ray later and we were on our way home with a very contagious boy. I made him wear the mask whenever Katelyn was around. Poor Aiden, but on the plus side he thought he looked like a doctor or a ninja with it on he couldn't quite decide which.

One great thing about Aiden is that medicine works super fast on him and he was feeling so so much better by the next day, mask and all.

Even good enough to dance around with Katelyn. This is one of my all time favorite pictures on Aiden. I just think it's so him. And of coarse once the funny faces began we couldn't stop at just one.

I am so glad that my sweet little guy is feeling better and that he didn't contaminate anyone else. I sure hate it when my babies are sick, even when they aren't really babies anymore.

Piggies and pony's...

2010-04-16T10:25:00.000-07:00

I am aware that this is a little bit of a stretch for this little girls little hairs, but I am ready! Bring on the piggies.....( Killer dance moves as shown above and below. She's a dancing queen. )
And the pony's!

The ponytail was a little harder but I do still think she looks like such a babe!

What a sweetie!

Easter...

2010-04-13T12:14:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny found our house! And man were these kiddies excited!How to train a Dragon is a huge success at our house. We saw the movie the day before Easter with my Mom and Dad, Jess and her kids. And I seriously loved it, as did Aiden, can you tell?Katelyns love lately is Dora. She gets so excited when the show starts it's too funny. Needless to say she loooves her!And of coarse lots and lots of Easter eggs hunts, for days after the fact too. Katelyn was especially loving the egg hunts. Then on Sunday we listened to conference and headed over to Tremonton for a little extended family time. All the grandkids on my side of the family getting ready for an egg hunt courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa with candy and money, woo woo! Super fun weekend. I only wish we could have seen the Wilson side of the fam but Aiden had a major melt down and we had to go home. Oh the joys of stuffing your children full of candy all day and watching them melt down.

So fun!

Update...

2010-03-01T14:16:00.000-08:00

So last week I posted about Katelyn and her Big Girl Bed. She has done really great so far. Even with naps, I have only had to put her back into her bed 1 time and she just goes to sleep every time. Last night when I went to check on her before I went to bed, I walked in to find her missing. But when my eyes adjusted and I looked closer I found her and laughed my butt off!(The reason for the bumper being on still: With Aiden I kept the bumper on for awhile when I first took the side off the crib just as kind of a barrier until he got used to it being gone. So I thought I would do the same for Katelyn.)
Hilarious!

Cheese...

2010-03-01T13:49:00.000-08:00

Every time I get the camera out and try to take her picture, she yells Cheese! And then she makes THIS face!

It has just been the last few weeks but it's driving me crazy!

Don't get me wrong this face cracks me up.
But I would appreciate a few smiles also.

The only time I get a decent picture anymore is if I catch her when she doesn't know I' have my camera.

Otherwise this is the face I get, I hope this phase will pass soon.

My big Girl...

2010-02-24T14:30:00.000-08:00

As I speak Katelyn is taking a nap in her new Big Girl Bed! (Well her crib with the front taken off) I was really nervous about doing this for some reason. But she was starting to climb out of her crib! She had done it a few times and that just freaks me out. So yesterday I gave in and took the front off. Lets just say that a nap yesterday did not happen! There was a lot of crying and banging on the door and locking the door and playing in her hair things which she somehow managed to get a hold of. So in the end we skipped the nap. Which I was actually hopeful that it would be to my advantage and she would be so sleepy by the time it was bed time she would just go right to sleep. And lucky for me that's exactly what happened! Since I have laid her down today she hasn't made a peep so I am taking that as a good sign and hopefully I didn't have anything to worry about after all. Oh and the people are coming to do all my drywall in the basement on Mon and I am way excited! Life is kinda good right now. Lets hope it stays that way.

Worst blogger ever...

2010-02-04T21:25:00.000-08:00

I am awful I am only now going to show a few Christmas pics. I am fully aware of what a terrible blogger I am but I also feel bad for what a bad parent I am. This year for Christmas we packed up all our stuff and headed to Tremonton to stay at my moms and my sisters family came up this year and I was super excited to all be together! Maybe too excited because I totally spaced bringing my camera AND tape recorder! Man I suck. I could not believe it! My very nice sister said she would document the occasion and give a disc but I don't have it yet so these are all the pictures I have of our entire Christmas '09. Oh well. My babes in their Christmas clothes before Church I thought they were so darn cute I had to take a picture before we ran out the door.
Aiden wrote his very first letter to Santa this year and I loved it! He dictated to me and I wrote as fast as I could to get it all down. I thought what he said was priceless!

It says: Dear Santa I hope you get me Dinobots.

Their names are Snarl and Swoop.

And I hope I get Goldfish with them too.

And the coolest Transformer of them all that's made out of Destructicons

and his name is Devistator.

I hope I get them so much. And I was a good boy all the time.

I love you so much. Love Aiden Steven Wilson

P.S. I hope my family gets presents too. He thought it was pretty awesome to put something in the mail. Kind of a fun tradition that we could do. Hopefully now that it is Feb. I can now move on from Christmas. Man I need to work harder on this thing.

Happy, happy ,happy, happy...

2009-12-16T10:49:00.000-08:00

Happy Anniversary!

6 years ago today Nick and I were married and started our life together. That is kinda a long time! I can't believe how fast the time flies. I love you Honey and the family we have made!

I know, I know, I suck....

2009-12-14T16:49:00.000-08:00

Holy slacker! I have not even posted about Halloween. I have no excuses. But has anyone ever tried to upload like 10 pictures and it decides for some reason to upload 198? 188 of which already exist on your computer? Why does it do that? So annoying! I guess that's kind of my excuse. Anyways. Halloween WAS fun. Katelyn was a very pink fairy and loved to smack everyone with her magic wand.

Aiden was, you guessed it, Bumblebee the Transformer. Yes we are still 100% hooked on transformers at our house. On a side note: His Sunbeam teacher stopped me after church a few weeks a go to tell me that they were all in a circle talking about their favorite songs and you'll never guess what his was. Uh huh the transformers theme song which he then proceeded to sing for the class word for word. She said it was the funniest thing. I just smiled and shook my head. What a silly boy!

My sister and her family went on a Mexican adventure and decided it might be best to leave this little man behind. I liked the idea especially because I got to babysit him for 2 days and a night. He was so much fun to have and a really great baby. He did NOT sleep as well as I was promised but it was only one night so I totally didn't care!
Aiden could not keep his hands off him and told me that he thought we should have another baby and it should be another girl and not a boy. I told him I would think about it. I'm still thinking.
And last on my camera is Little Miss. All the time lately she disappears and when I go looking for her she has shut herself in her room and is sitting in her chair quietly reading. Adorable, right?
So there you go. I have struggled at even taking pictures lately let alone blogging and I will try to get back on the ball but I make no promises.

Denver baby...

2009-09-24T22:36:00.000-07:00

Nick and I dropped the kiddies off at the grandparents this last weekend and headed to Denver to go to the Broncos game. In our planning for the weekend we found out that there was a Six Flags right next to the stadium. I have always wanted to go so we decided to try it out. Here we are after the almost eight hour drive and a not so well rested night sleep, we had some drunken guy banging on the wall outside our hotel room in the middle of the night, and a slightly large breakfast. Ready for a fun filled day at Elich Gardens Six Flags.

Nick's not a super fan of spinney rides so in preparation I brought some Dramamine for him but none the less this was him, totally sick and almost throwing up I don't know how many times, I guess the same amount as however many rides we went on. Poor guy. He was such a sport though he seriously went on all the big rides with me but one and that one for sure would have done him in. I on the other hand thought it was awesome and was psyched we got to go.
The next day was the big game and Nick was so excited.
Our seats were awesome. Eighth row and 5th yard line. It was really awesome to be that close to the game. It made it that much more fun.

They were doing this whole tribute to Shannon Sharp and inducting him into the ring of fame so he totally sky dived into the stadium it was sweet. The pros that came in with him were going so dang fast as they came into the stadium at first I thought they were going to crash and then they would just land smoothly it was crazy.

Shannon.
Of coarse the cheerleaders. There were some right in front of us the whole game and they were seriously scandalous.
The team coming out of the mustang.
We were so close to the game I took some actions shots here's all I came up with.
This was caught by the wrong person and was almost an interception but the guy was out of bounds. At half time they did the whole Shannon Sharp tribute thing, and John freakin' Elway was there! It was awesome. He walked right in front of us. Talk about cool. The Broncos played a great game. It was so exciting we were jumping out of our seats almost all game. Football games are way way WAY more exciting in person than they are on TV. Seriously people. I would go again in a second. Nick had an amazing time and I was so happy I could do this for him. He even said he could now cross this of his life list. Definitely the best birthday present I have ever given. Crap now what am I going to get him next year to live up to all this hype?

P.S. We came the other way home, through the Rockies and went through a for real snow storm! It was crazy, but pretty.

Happy Birthday to Aiden...

2009-09-18T11:41:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness I can not believe I am the mother of a 4 year old! It's crazy how fast time flies by. Aidens Birthday was Wed the 16th and he had been looking forward to it for ever it feels like. And I totally think it lived up to the hype! He seriously had an awesome day and party! Looking through these pictures you might notice a slight theme let's see if you can guess....Honestly how adorable are these two? I feel like I never get pictures of them together, I love this one!

Well did you guess? What can I say he's a tiny bit obsessed. Oh well. The funny part is Nick got him a present that he said was for Aiden and him and he let him open it that morning right when he woke up. It was the original first season of the Transformers from when Nick was a kid. Aiden made us watch it on all day non stop. And when Nick got home from work he wanted to watch it too. I still can't get that song out of my head,

"Transformers more than meets the eye, Transformers robots in disguise."

Anyways it was so nice of everyone to come that could, I know it meant a lot to Aiden to have his family and some of his best buddies there.

Pssssst....

2009-09-14T22:04:00.000-07:00

Shhhhhhhhhhh....... Guess what? Don't tell anyone but I just shaved, yes shaved my husbands head. I kinda can't believe I did it. I have never shaved any ones head before. Good news is he totally pulls it off. I'm not gonna lie I was a little scared for a minute. I'm sure I'll have a picture for Aidens Birthday.

Check out Miss Thing...

2009-08-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

KateLyn is turning into my Diva girl before my eyes. Loves the glasses and checking herself out in the mirror. Loves the purse and hauls it all over the house. Loves the empty makeup case inside the purse and pretending to put it on her and me. She's adorable and I love her to pieces.

Also...

I made my first attempt in my life to make bread. Silly I know because I am married to a man that has every kind of super good and amazing flour at his disposal and can bring me whatever I want whenever I want. I am starting easy with banana bread and it was a success! Nick did not think it was as cool as I did but I was proud of myself because it was delicious. Hopefully more to come so any great bread recipes? Bring it on.

For my sister...

2009-08-20T16:15:00.000-07:00

Jessica recently brought it to my attention that I am a total and complete slacker when it comes to my blogging lately and honestly all I can say is, hey I've been busy. She did however guilt me into getting all the unposted pics on my camera and posting them for your viewing pleasure. All I have is this super fun day when Mckell, Bridget and their kids came over for a water day. We have had more of these since this day and they have all been awesome. KateLyn is not in there pics because she was all played out and taking a nap by the time I got my camera out.
These guys have so much fun together and I love that they are friends!

It took these guys awhile to get the hang of the whole slip and slide thing but by the end they were pros.

Is this picture inappropriate? I Just think it's so hilarious!
Last but not least I found these two just playing under the table together, so cute!

So I hope this is good cause I'm sorry it's all I have. I'll try and work on it better in the future Jess and If I slack again just make sure and get me back online!

Happy Birthday to Nick...

2009-08-20T15:59:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know it was Nicks Birthday last friday. No I did not forget I am just a slacker blogger and we went camping in Ephriam for the weekend and didn't get back until really late Monday night. Nick loves that area of Utah, both his parents are from down there and he has so many great memories hunting and camping in those mountains. He has been dying to take the trailer and go there for a long weekend. So Courtney talked Nick into going bow hunting for an elk and off we went. We had a great time hanging out with Court, jill and their cute girls. Patti came on Sunday and we all stayed together in the trailer. The only bad part was that Aiden and Olivia were not feeling 100% and spent a lot of time in the bathroom, poor kiddies! In fact Aiden is still not feeling that great to this day. But we all survived and had a blast for Nick big 27! Happy Birthday a little late babe!
P.S. For those of you who are wondering what present I got Nick for his big day, I'll tell you because it is an awesome one. I got Nick tickets to his favorite team the Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium! He has always wanted to go, so we are taking a weekend and running away. I have to admit I am a liitle excited too. I think it will be tons of fun, but the game isn't until Sept 20 so we will both have to wait. Thanks in advance to my parents and Patti for agreeing to watch the littles while we are gone!

He's here...

2009-07-14T17:46:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce that I am a new aunt once again! Yesterday at around 6 pm a handsome little man named Evan David Kopp was born and I couldn't be happier for Jess and her family. He weighed 7.13 wich for our family is tiny! Seriously like a whole pound less than her or my smallest kid! That's kind of a lot! I was so excited for them I had to go to the hospital right away! We didn't get there until about 8 and could only stay for about and hour but it was totally worth the drive! He is so stinking cute! Definately one good looking little guy. I don't have a picture yet which I am totally sad about I'm sure I'll get one soon enough. Just wanted to tell the Kopps Congrats and I can't wait to hold him again as soon as possible.

A few updates...

2009-06-29T12:20:00.000-07:00

I know it's been so long since I have updated this thing, total slacker I know! But here are a few things that have been going on.

Not long after KateLyns Birthday she was walking like a pro. And now she's practically running. Which is a fun step but at the same time now she wants to be miss independent. Not that fun!

Nick had a softball related injury. He broke his middle and ring finger on his right hand catching a ball in the outfield. And the bone was poking out through his fingernail. So gross! The funny thing is he didn't even realize he had done it at the time he just kept playing until the next play when the ball came to him. He caught it and when he went to throw the ball in it went all crazy and was covered in blood. After a lot of bandages and a visit to a plastic surgeon he's all healed up and playing again.

Katelyn and I got in a car accident and wrecked my car. Every one was fine. The car next to me just decided not to look and came into my lane the only problem was that I was already there and they smashed the passenger side door and the whole side of my car. The sheriff was called and so many insurance calls followed. Lame. But all better now.

Forever, it seems like, Katelyn has had fangs for teeth on the top of her mouth. She has been my tiny vampire baby. My little Renesme. Anyone? Anyone? Just kidding, But now she's finally got her two front teeth through. No more vampire baby yeah!

For anyone who doesn't know my sister Jess is having a baby boy and she's scheduled to be due on July 13th! So so exciting! Her neighbors had a baby and shower for her last week since she has taken a 6 year break (that's right Syd's 6!) and is now having her first baby boy. My mom, the kids and I went down and had a sleep over for the occasion. It was super fun. They threw a great party I even busted out my crafty side and made her a diaper cake it totally reeked of effort jess would say. But I thought it turned out cute! The next day we went to the dinosaur museum and played at the park. Super fun!

While at Jessica's house I found out Aiden is very allergic to cats. His eyes totally swelled up the night we got there and I couldn't figure out why. He was fine the next morning but before we left for the museum they were a little swelled again. I had the thought it might be the cat so when we got back to the house to gather our things I told Aiden to go play with the cat to see if that was what was really causing the problem. By the time we got in the car he was totally swollen. Kinda crappy because I was panning on getting him a kitty this week! I guess that changed that plan. Oh well nothing a little Benadryl can't help.

So there you go. That's what we've been up to in a nutshell. I'll try and work on not being such a slacker in the future. But no promises!

Yellowstone....

2009-06-29T11:04:00.000-07:00

We took the family to Yellowstone last week. It was really fun. We took the trailer and stayed in West Yellowstone for a few days. It was really kinda nice for it to be just us. We haven't been with just us since we got the trailer. We met up with the Daniels one day to go into the park. I have never seen so many animals there in my life! Tons of buffalo and elk like always but we saw a huge grizzly bear, a black bear with 2 baby bears climbing down this huge tree, a moose, and a few coyotes just off the road it was seriously so cool.
This pic was at Yellowstone canyon and my stomach was doing flips the whole time. Honestly every time Aiden even got near the edge. Especially one time when he was throwing a rock or something over the edge and his whole upper body went over the rock that was stopping him from plummeting to his death. It was so not cool!

These two are a crazy pair when you get them together. You wouldn't know it to look at her but she's a whole year older than Aiden. Crazy. They are so cute together though they were holding hands everywhere we went.

Hilarious! The second I took this pic I told Nick it was going straight on the blog. I have a pic just like this from his mission.

When we got to West Aiden thought these Buffalo's were so cool everywhere we went but he wanted to see a real one so bad. When I told him to go stand by it for a picture he immediately stood by the end and put his hand right on it's butt! So funny.

When we were in West we went to the Bear and Wolf center right by the entrance of the Park. We were so close to these bears it was cool.

KateLyn totally got into it she was pointing at all the animals and wanted you to look too. It was so cute. Now that I look at my pics I can't believe I didn't get a picture of the giant wolves they had there I did video tape them though. While we were checking them out Katelyn made a squawk and this huge wolf looked over and her from across the pond and he came straight over to us and got about 3 feet away and was pacing back and forth and would not take his eyes off her, He wanted a Katelyn sandwich! It was crazy! And kinda freaking me out because all that was separating us was a three foot platform and an electric fence! Needless to say we got out of there.

Over all it was a super fun family trip. I hope the first of many!

The big ONE....

2009-05-12T22:20:00.000-07:00

KateLyn is ONE and I cannot believe it. It has gone by way to fast. I swear just a few months ago I was bringing her home from the hospital. She's so adorable and I just love her to pieces. She's such a blessing and a joy in our lives! We had such a good time for her birthday. We had some family over for cake and to celebrate with us. KateLyn just loved all the attention it was like she knew everyone was there just for her it was so funny.

Her cake was so cute, it was shaped like a purse and made out of cupcakes, I loved it and so did she.

She started off just touching the frosting with her fingers....Then a little more....and this is what we ended up with. What a cutie, we sure love this girl.

Happy Birthday KateLyn we love you so much!

The happiest place on earth...

2009-05-02T14:26:00.000-07:00

We went on an awesome family vacation to California last week and it was so so much fun! We dragged my Mom and Dad along with us even though it was their 2nd trip to Disneyland in 6 months. We are so glad they came we had such a blast!
The first day we got there we headed straight for the beach. Aiden thought it was so cool. Mostly the sand part, the water was freezing and it attacked him one time. I had to jump in and save him and after that he didn't trust it. My dad buried him and when he jumped up to get out his mouth was wide open......and you can see what happened. He did not think it was ok.

Sunday we rested and had dinner at my Aunt Joan's then on Mon....
We finally made it to DISNEYLAND!

Aiden has been asking about Disneyland for months. Every time we would get ready to leave the house he would ask if we were going to Disneyland. It absolutely lived up to the hype.

He could not wait to meet Mickey and Minnie so of coarse we had to go to their houses.

Outside of Minnies house is a wishing well and you can hear her voice. Aiden leaned over and said something and when I asked him what he wished for he said, "I wished I could meet Mickey." How sweet is that?

Katelyn had a great time too. She is such a good girl she never cried, and just chilled the whole time. I was surprised at how many rides she could go on.

We honestly had the best time. I was a little worried before we went that Aiden would be a little bit too young to really get it but I was so wrong! He was even big enough to go on almost all the rides. Believe it or not but Space Mountain was his favorite ride and we had to go on several times. I have such a dare devil on my hands. He even went on the Tower of Terror at first he said he wanted to go again but then decided that it was too scary for boys. Well, we are glad to be home and rested and can't wait until KateLyn gets a little bit older and we can go again.

Until next time Disneyland, we'll miss you.

Easter and such...

2009-04-15T17:21:00.000-07:00

A few days before Easter I bought an egg coloring kit and Aiden was so excited, he kept asking if we could play the egg game. It was the first year we ever really colored eggs at out house and it was so fun! As you can see he totally loved it, he wanted to keep coloring but we ran out of eggs!

Easter morning was fun with both the kids, KateLyn just wanted to tear everything apart, pull all the fake paper grass out of her basket and throw it all over the floor.

How cute does KateLyn look with her Daddy, do you all see where she gets those blue eyes from?
We all got ready for church and I tried to get some cute pics of the kids but they were not really cooperating. The sun was in their eyes at first and it was down hill from there. This is the best one. They seriously did look so stinkin cute.

I love this sweet pose.

Aiden got a kite in his basket this year and we flew it the other day it was way fun he totally gets it and was having a blast!

Hope everyone else had a great Easter too!

Lots of pics....

2009-04-06T17:37:00.000-07:00

My family had an early Easter celebration this weekend and I asked my sister Jess to take some pics of my kids, mostly Katelyn because she has changed so much. Here they are. She did such an amazing job! Thanks so much Jess they look so beautiful. Sorry there are so many I just love them all!

Randomness...

2009-03-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

Check out this face. She's not mad she just makes this squinty face all the time and we think it's hilarious! Nick caught it on camera one day, so funny.

Also Aiden wants his picture taken all the time and then he wants to see it immediately. He now makes all these crazy faces and looks at the pics and laughs and laughs.

This is my favorite funny face, he's doing the monkey face. Can you see it?

Introducing Miss Katelyn and Hundley. How adorable are they! Seriously. Casey and Bridge came over the other night and they were playing and playing and having an awesome time. It was so fun to watch them having such a great time, I told Bridget they are lovebirds in the making!

Nemo and Carl need a new home...

2009-03-31T10:30:00.000-07:00

So I was cleaning the fish bowl this morning and the entire bottom of the bowl just fell out in one big piece! What the crap? One big solid piece of glass, crazy. Needless to say I will now be heading out to Walmart to find them a new home and they will be having a mini vaca in the tupperware bowl I put them in while I clean the bowl. Poor little guys.

Accessories just get in the way...

2009-03-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

According to my tiny princess, things like headbands just get in the way of what is truly important. Playing and talking on the phone.

Just get that thing out of the way and she can get back to business.

Pique a lo macho...

2009-03-11T22:19:00.000-07:00

This is the authentic Bolivian meal that Nick made us for dinner the other night. That's right, it's french fries with beef and hot dogs on top. Covered in ketchup, a spoon full of mayo and boiled eggs on the side. I did not have hot dogs on mine because I don't like them and Nick said I was missing out. It was pretty dang good. And I thought it was awesome that he cooked the entire meal himself . A little taste of Bolivia right here in Nibley.

I know, I suck....

2009-03-06T23:08:00.000-08:00

I am 100% aware of the fact that I super suck at blogging lately. I new it was bad when I even got a few comments. Secretly I kinda liked the comments because that made me think maybe someone does look at this thing! Anyways, to sum up that past while....

KateLyn decided awhile back that is was awesome to pull herself up to everything and she looks so big doing it but this is how I found her from her nap one day. Needless to say her crib was lowered immediately, What a cutie pie though right? She also loves to clap and give kisses now!

One Sunday morning while getting dressed for church I noticed this super weird rash on his chest. So I asked Nick what he thought and we both immediately thought, what the crap do chicken pox look like? Like I know! Anyways we went on with our day still checking on them every now and then. It seriously looked like tiny zits but he wasn't itching them and he didn't have a fever.

When we got home we googled chicken pox and what he had looked like the early stage pics but I was not convinced. The next morning there were a few more and later that night a few more on his arms and belly. So I'm thinking at this point he totally has them . We totally hold down in our house and are not leaving just to be safe. Then after a few days he gets violently ill. I'm talking puke everywhere! On my couch, on the floor, on Katelyns head as Nick rushed him into the bathroom and passed over her head. GROSS! Nick and I were both dry heaving while cleaning that mess up. After cleaning more puke off my bed and poop off my bathroom floor I was so done and freaking out because puking is a bad side effect of the pox. I hate it so bad when my kids are sick! It's the worst.

We took him to the doctor the next day and the mystery diagnosis was put to rest. It turns out he did not have the chicken pox after all. He has a severe case of eczema caused by a virus is his system that was flu like. Good to know. Although I, thinking he had the chicken pox or something didn't keep my distance and also got sicker that a dog a few days later. Boo.

Last but not least here is the after shot of Aiden. He finally said he wanted to cut he hair so it would make him fast. And he could have small hair like dad and not big hair like mom. What a stud. He sure is one good lookin kid under all that hair!

A conversation with 3 year old Aiden...

2009-01-27T15:50:00.000-08:00

We were in the car,
A: Mom can I eat that snow outside?
Me: No it's cuckers (a made up word I am aware)
A: What does cuckers mean?
Me: It means yucky
A: What does yucky mean?
Me: It means gross
A: What does gross mean?
Me: Um it means not good
A: What does not good mean?
Me: It means bad
A: What does bad mean?
Me: It means you shouldn't eat it
A: What does you shouldn't eat it mean?
Me: It means cuckers
A: Oh.
The End

The randomness that is Aiden...

2009-01-25T16:03:00.000-08:00

I got the cheese out to cut us up some slices with our crackers we were having and I got distracted for a minute, shocker I know, but when I turned back this is what I found! Apparently I was being to slow and he found his own solution to the problem. That's sanitary right?

I love the shocked look on his face, like wow, that is what cheese looks like when I take huge bites out of it! Amazing!

Aiden, my sweet little helper. He loves this old vacuum we have because it is just his size.

Rub a dub dub, fun in the tub....

2009-01-14T22:05:00.000-08:00

Aiden loves to get in the tub with KateLyn and she loves it so much! She just laughs and laughs, it's hilarious. What a couple of cute kids!

Like mother, like daughter?

2009-01-10T16:17:00.000-08:00

What do you think? Does she belong to me or not?

And a happy new year....

2009-01-09T11:40:00.000-08:00

Nick and I had a fun New Years this year. Bridget and Casey invited us to a Frank Senatra party! We got all gussied up, which honestly was my favorite part I love dressing up and Nick even dressed up with me for like the first time EVER! I was so much fun, we met up with Casey and Bridget and had a fancy dinner at the Nonne, p.s. it was delicious! I love loved it! And then we partied all night. Well at least until Bridge and Casey let their babysitter off the hook! It was good times though! Here are some pics to prove to my mom that we looked awesome, we were the best dressed at the whole party!

The day after Christmas...

2009-01-07T21:07:00.000-08:00

My Mom and Dad went to Jessicas for Christmas eve and Christmas this year because we were at the Wilsons. They were supposed to come back on Christmas day but because of the crazy weather they were stuck for a day so our Christmas with them was a day late but still awesome.

I actually think Aiden and KateLyn really liked spreading it out for a couple of days.

This is typical of Aiden he hardly ever leaves my dads side. Best friends forever!

Thanks G'ma and G'pa for the presents!

Introducing.............the newest member of our little family...................Bear!!! I decided to give in and get Nick a puppy for Christmas. I think he was really excited and Aiden was beyond excited. He seriously is a cutie. Although he was supposed to be a she. When I called to say I wanted a puppy I asked for a girl they said sure no problem. So when I went to pick HER up they said there you go and I took HER and didn't think twice about it until we got to my moms and SHE was running around and I was like..uh I'm no expert but that looks like a boy to me. Turns out SHE really was a HE. It's not a big deal and I called the people but we liked him so much we decided to keep him.

Merry Christmas Nick!

My sunshine.....

2009-01-07T20:50:00.000-08:00

Hey, this is Katelyn. Just wanted you all to know that I am getting so so big, I will be 8 months old on the 12th and My mom can hardly believe it. I now have 2 teeth (on the bottom) and I am super close to crawling. Don't get me wrong I can get to wherever I want to go I just wouldn't necessarily call it crawling just yet. I love playing with my big bro but scream at him when he gets too rough. We chill on the floor and he likes to get in the tub with me too. It's good times. I am super happy as long as I am getting the attention I know I deserve. So there you go. Getting bigger all the time. And cuter too if I do say so myself.

Christmas...

2009-01-07T19:26:00.000-08:00

Christmas morning was so much fun this year. Aiden totally got it and was all about the whole Santa thing. We actually slept by the fireplace and when we woke up Nick told Aiden that he heard Santa come down the chimney the night before and that he walked right past us while he was sleeping. His eyes were so huge and his mouth was wide open in awe. It was hilarious.

The kids all ran down the stars to check out if Santa really came.
He was so excited , look at that face, priceless.

KateLyn was a little out of it, we had to wake her up to go down and open presents.

She got a little more into it the more she woke up though.

After a little while she was playing just like the big kids.

Aiden found a special note in his stocking from Santa. It said,

"Dear Aiden, Thank you for being such a good boy this year! I brought you some presents but there was one that would not fit under the tree. Look in the garage and have a very Merry Christmas! Love, Santa." He was so excited he ran up the stairs and we went and looked in the garage to find.....

His very own 4 wheeler! Just his size and just what he asked Santa for.

What a super lucky boy.

That day it snowed way too much to go outside and play on it but the next day he went for a ride and drove it all by himself. He even took me on a special ride! What a gentlemen. And what a Merry Christmas!

Christmas eve....

2009-01-07T18:41:00.000-08:00

On Christmas eve we started off the day snowmobiling with some friends and their kids. It was a blast and we might have to make it a new yearly tradition.

Aiden literally couldn't have had more fun.

Look how sweet KateLyn looks.

We were all laughing so hard at those sunglasses! What a babe!

That night we all slept at Patti's. We had a fun night, eating, doing the nativity scene with all the kids, and just hanging out. Then we opened jammies before bedtime. Aiden and KateLyn looked so adorable.

KateLyn and Molly are like the exact same size and they are already best friends. Molly is like 6 months older than Katelyn and can walk so it looks a little weird for them to be hanging out and then Molly just gets up and takes off walking!

All the kids looking super cute in their Christmas jammies. All so excited for the next morning and for Santa to come!

So here's the story....

2008-12-16T13:59:00.000-08:00

Last night we were hanging out at the house, nick had been home from work for awhile. We already ate, and had some Christmas show on the tv. Nick decided to get in the shower. I needed to ask him something so I went back in our bathroom with Katelyn and was talking to him meanwhile Aiden was still watching the show in the living room. Normal for any night of the week at our house. All the sudden Aiden comes into the bathroom and says "Mom there's a guy in our house." And I was like, "What?!" So he said it again. And I immediately got up to see what the heck he was talking about. All the lights were off in the front room and kitchen except for the tree was lit. I come walking out of the hall looking all around, and I glance toward the door and I see a man standing in the dark in front of the closed front door in a large camo jacket, with black beanie. I jumped so freakin' high! And was seriously about to scream when I realized who it was. Our home teacher from down the road. Seriously, it freaked me the heck out! He starts apologizing and so do I as my heart rate slows back down and I catch my breath. He tells me what happened. Apparently Aiden had answered the door when he rang, and told the strange man to come into our house and look at his Christmas tree and presents! I totally didn't hear anything because of the running water in the bathroom! He just came over to give us a Christmas gift and I almost had a dang heart attack! I guess that's what I get for having Aiden help me answer the door. Now he thinks he can do it all by himself!

P.S. Dearest Nicholas love of my life,
Happy anniversary, happy anniversary, happy anniversary, HAAAAAAAPPY anniversary! It's been the best 5 years of my life and I mean it! Love you!

Our morning...

2008-12-08T12:01:00.000-08:00

Woke up and looked outside to see.......Snow!!!

Aiden was so psyched! He ran outside once he was all dressed and grabbed a big hand full......and immediately started eating it. That's my boy!

We also made a mini snowman, that was super fun. I asked Aiden what the snowman's name was and he said, "Nothing, it's just a snowman."

Then the sun came out and started melting all the wonderful snow, Aiden was sad so we had to come in the house, have some hot chocolate, and watch Wall-e. Just in time for Katelyn to wake up from her nap. All is well.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

2008-12-06T20:51:00.000-08:00

Have you all met Rudolf the red nosed Aiden? He has a very red and scabbed over nose. And if you ever saw him you would even say it was gross. Some how He got a rug burn on just the tip of his nose and he looks kinda silly.

This is Aidens very own special tree that he gets in his room. He picked out all the decorations at the store and he put almost all of them on the tree all by himself.

We put our tree up a while ago to get into the season and out of the Halloween fest that had taken over our home! It was so funny while I was separating the branches Aiden and katelyn both decided that they would do it too! What good little helpers I have!The finished product.

Merry Christmas!

He can dish it out, but can he take it?

2008-12-04T14:07:00.000-08:00

Tagged.....

2008-12-03T09:52:00.000-08:00

8 THINGS ABOUT ME
8 Favorite TV Shows:
The Office
Greys Anatomy
The Hills
Life
Gossip Girl
Sex and the city
30 Rock
Friends
8 Things I Did Yesterday:
Aiden woke me up at 9:00 and we laid in my bed and watched cartoons until KateLyn woke up at 10! Woo hoo my daughter is a Rock star!
Ate breakfast
Did some laundry
Play play played with the kiddies.
Put both kids down for a nap and took a shower.
Talked to Nick on the phone.
Payed bills
Did the dishes
Found out I'm a new Auntie to Miss Claire, congrats Court and Jill!
Made dinner
Watched Indiana jones
Went to sleep
Well, I guess that's a few more than 8 oh well.....
8 Things I Look Forward To:
A Vacation!
No more debt
Christmas
Being done shopping for Christmas
Going to the movies, I love the movies.
Nick being home from his dumb work thing this weekend.
New Netflix in the mail
Mine and Nicks rebates from our phones to arrive, I love getting money in the mail instead of bills.
8 Favorite Restaurants: in no particular order...
P.F. Changs
Cafe Sabor
Mandarine Garden
FireHouse
Outback
Red Robin
Costa Vida
Chillis
Olive Garden
Hamiltons
8 Things On My Wish List:
I wish I was super skinny, and tan
I wish I was going on a cruise in the very very near future.
I wish I had limitless amounts of money
I wish I wasn't dumb and would call to get a hair appointment
I wish my children behaved all the time and did exactly as I asked.
I wish that it would snow for like 2 months and then be warm again.
I wish I was more motivated
I wish that my hair was blow dried right now and I didn't need to go and do it.
8 People To Tag:
Jess
Jamie
Claudia
Sheral
Jill
Um and anyone else who hasn't already done this tag.

Just a boy and his bike....

2008-11-19T23:06:00.000-08:00

Aiden got this bike for his 3rd birthday and he has gotten really good at riding it. He had a little trouble with the turning part at first. But now he's a pro. Notice the horn, G'ma Pete gave that to his because she knew he was getting the bike and when he was opening his presents all he wanted was that horn! I swear he was more excited about it that the actual bike itself! What a strange kid.

People let me tell you 'bout my best friend.....

2008-11-19T22:32:00.001-08:00

Aiden and KateLyn are the very best of friends and I could not be happier about the situation! I seriously hope it lasts forever! I was slightly nervous when I was preggers with baby girl that they wouldn't really get along. Like maybe Aiden would be jealous or would try and sit on her, etc. I had nothing to worry about, well except maybe occasionally he will love her a little to much. You know what I mean? He simply loves her and loves to play with her. He thinks it's hilarious to scare her (play peek a boo) He mostly just says boo to her loudly and she just laughs and laughs. Honestly no one and I mean no one can make her laugh as hard and as long as he can. She seems to think he's kinda awesome too.
No matter what we are doing Aiden always wants to help me do stuff with her, feed her, get diapers for her and he's obsessed with giving her her binky. He also has to give her a million hugs and kisses every single day. The other day I was in her room putting all the clothes away that no longer fit her and they were playing in there with me. I left the room for a sec and came back to this...

They were just reaching out for each other and laughing and playing so cute all on their own.

If you can't tell he reached over to give her a kiss. My heart just melted to see how stinkin cute they are together.

I sure love these two and I hope that they can stay best friends forever. My brother was my best friend and I felt like the luckiest person ever to have my big brother as someone I always wanted to hang out with, laugh with , and someone I could tell anything to. KateLyn would be a very lucky girl if it happened to work out the same for her as it did for me.

Very own pets....

2008-11-14T12:40:00.000-08:00

That's right, I said pets plural. As in 7 to be exact. And they are all Aidens. But before you start to think, What? This lady is nuts giving her 3 year old a pet! Let alone 7, just know that they are fish. Guppies actually. And Aiden in ecstatic!

We helped Patti clean out Prestons big fish tank last night. Aiden has always been so in love with those fish so we decided to let him have several of the guppies in the tank. He loves them so much. He wanted to feed them and read them a bed time story last night before he went to bed. It is so sweet! I asked them what their names were and he though for a minute and said " Nemo!" I asked him what the other fish's names were and he thought again and said "Carl. These ones are Nemo and these ones are Carl!" Where the heck did Carl come from? I have no idea. What a funny little kid.

This morning when he got up the first thing he said was "Mom, where are my pets?" And he has literally been staring at the bowl watching them swim all day!

Look at that face. Like I said, ecstatic.

Happy half birthday

2008-11-12T20:57:00.000-08:00

I can not believe that by baby girl is half a year old! That just seems crazy to think about. I took her to the doctor today and surprise surprise she's in the 90th percentile for height weight and head. At least she's in perportion with herself! The thing that is funny to me is that she is our petite child, Aiden was absolutely huge! He was completely off the charts until he was like 2. Anyways, I just love love love this girl. She truely is everything I could ever ask for. I feel so blessed to have her sweet spirit in our home. I love you to bits sunshine!

little miss KateLyn

2008-11-11T17:41:00.000-08:00

I am the kind of girl that thinks that pictures can say more than words at times. I think this is one of those times. Let me just say that these pictures were taken in a matter of less than one minute. I was laughing so hard as I took them and even more when I saw them afterward. What do YOU think?

She thought she was funny too!

Where to begin...

2008-11-07T12:16:00.000-08:00

I honestly have no idea where to start. We have had a lot of things going on lately that I thought about blogging but didn't really feel up to it. Mostly because I couldn't think of how to begin talking about our everyday stuff when we feel that there is still such a void in our lives. It's like there is a presence that feels like it should still be here but isn't. But I guess we'll always feel that way.
I still don't know exactly what to say so i guess I'll just start with Halloween and maybe catch the rest up next time....

Aiden couldn't have been more excited for this day to come! He picked out his Batman costume all by himself and tried it on almost everyday until Halloween. I was so fun with him this year. Last year he got it but it took awhile. This year he couldn't wait for the day to come. After each house we trick or treated he would get so excited and squeal "Let's do another house!" Hilarious.

My favorite part was this awesome "Batman face." If you will notice he's also showing me his killer guns (muscles.) Although he must have thought he was being a little too intimidating for me because after a minute he said.......

"It's just me Aiden!"
Man I love this kid.

KateLyn, as you can already see, was an adorable kitten. Which totally works because I call her that all the time anyways and it went well with Aiden's Batman costume. I even got super creative and made that headband myself! I know it's not that awesome but I'm proud anyway!

My baby girl is getting so so BIG! Too big if you ask me. A few weeks ago when Nick left for a hunting trip she decided that she could sit up all by herself. She's also grabbing and reaching for everything! And almost immediately sticking whatever she can grab in her mouth. Lovely. She is still my angel though. I can not believe how patient and clam she is all the time. Honestly. She hardly ever cries when she gets mad or wants something she just sort of yells, it's hilarious.

We went to Tremonton for a little Halloween party at the Wilsons and all the kids, and the grown ups had a super fun time. They all looked so cute in their costumes. We ate dinner and then went trick or treating for awhile. They all got loads of candy and then we came home to a pinata! Is was a blast.

They each took a turn....

And then Josh busted that thing open with one swing!

It was a very fun Halloween, Aiden is still talking about it everyday! Can't wait until next year.

Preston Dee Wilson

2008-10-13T22:35:00.000-07:00

Preston Dee Wilson
October 7, 1960 - October 6, 2008

Preston Dee Wilson, age 47, Tremonton, UT, passed away unexpectedly October 6, 2008 as a result of a heart attack. He was born October 7, 1960 in Price, UT to Bryce J Wilson and Ruby Luane Esplin. He married Patricia Lynn Petersen June 16, 1978. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple June 16, 1979.

He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, and a dedicated provider. He had a quick sense of humor and a love for others that drew people to him. He loved the gospel with all his heart and it was evident in his life. From his early youth, he faithfully served in many church callings, and was a member of the High Council in the Tremonton South Stake at the time of his parting.

He enjoyed hunting with his sons, boating, fishing, four-wheeling with his grandchildren and raising guppies, chickens, sheep and calves. He loved life and lived it to the fullest but he loved nothing more than spending time with Patti, the love of his life and eternal companion.

He is survived by his wife, Patti; parents Bryce and Luane; children Tricia (Clint) Payne, Courtney (Jill) Wilson, Nicholas (Shayna) Wilson, Mallorie (TaRell) McMurdie; brothers Layne, Evan, Joel, Chris and sister Elise; and grandchildren Josh, Emma, Brady, Olivia, Aiden, KateLyn, and Molly.His optimism and quiet confidence will be missed by all who knew him.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 11am in the Tremonton South Stake Center. Friends and family may call Friday October 10, 2008 from 6-8pm and again Saturday October 11, 2008 from 9:30-10:30am, both at the Tremonton South Stake Center.

What greater gift dost thou bestow,
What greater goodness can we know
Than Christ-like friends, whose gentle ways
Strengthen our faith, enrich our days.

When such a friend from us departs,
We hold forever in our hearts
A sweet and hallowed memory,
Bringing us nearer, Lord to thee.

Preston was an amazing father, father-in law, grandpa and husband. We love him with all our hearts and miss him everyday. He was such a great example to all of us. We now have a hole in our hearts that can never be filled. I don't think that anyone can ever get over something like this, we can only try to get through it. The only peace we feel comes from the knowledge of the Atonement of our Savior Jesus Christ that families can be together forever and that we can be with him again someday.

What do YOU think?

2008-10-04T00:48:00.001-07:00

I found this web site off another blog and it really is fun! It's www.taaz.com
So.....which hair do should I chose?

2008-10-01T21:44:00.000-07:00

Guess what?
It's my birthday.
I had a super fun day of lunch, shopping, presents, and dinner all with family.
Also Nick and I played a couple of softball games and my legs are aching.
Man I'm old.

I can't believe it...My baby is 3!

2008-09-20T15:56:00.000-07:00

Little princess....

2008-09-02T11:23:00.000-07:00

I am in love with KateLyn! She's adorable and her smile just kills me. It's like a full body smile! Even when she's not facing me I can tell by the way her body moves that she's smiling.

I got Aiden's old exersaucer out a few weeks ago to see if she could do it, Look at how big she looks!

Of coarse Aiden loved showing her how to use all the toys and she just adores it when he pays her even the slighest bit of attention. It was super cute. She uses this all the time now too and loves it!

Aiden and the tooth fairy.....

2008-09-01T18:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, here's the story. A few weeks ago Aiden had a sleepover at my mom and dad's house, Nick picked him up after work and brought him home. No big deal. Until he was about 2 minutes from our house when Aiden started crying and saying that his lip hurt. When they got home we checked it out and everything seemed fine. A little while later, Aiden's lip had gotten really swollen. I called my mom to see if he had fallen or ran into something, anything to explain what was going on. She couldn't think of anything and his lip kept getting bigger and bigger. I decided to take him to the doctor to see for sure. The dumb guy that was there was like, "So, his lip doesn't usually look like this?" No he doesn't always look like a who! He kinda made me feel like a dummy for even bringing him in and said he probably just bumped it. The thing was he was still in some serious pain and it was not going away. The next day the swelling looked like it was going into his gums and anytime he would even nudge it his gums would bleed. It was Sunday and Nick and I were convinced that it had to be something to do with the tooth that we thought was dead before. On Monday morning, I decided to call my sis in law who works for a dentist and she told me to press on the top of his gums to see if it was abscessed. I did what she told me and this huge white puss ball came oozing out of his tooth! It was gross! I took him into the dentist about an hour later and the confirmed that it was dead and abscessed and they were going to have to pull the tooth out! I was shocked. I was not ready for them to say that they were just going to yank the thing out! I guess they just don't mess with baby teeth because it can damage their permanent teeth. After a little time, the shock went away and we set everything up for them to take care of it. We had to wait a few weeks for him to take some antibiotics. But Aug 25th was the day. That morning I took a few pics of his teeth for the last time in a few years.

I know Aiden has the most awesome sleep face ever! I had to wake him up to take him to the dentist.
I was super nervous because I'm not so good at the dentist but it went even better than I had hoped. They gave him this medicine that seriously knocked him almost all the way out. He couldn't even raise his arm but he was still awake. And I got to hold him the whole time at first. Once that medicine really kicked in though they took him in the back. He was only back there about 10 or 15 min and they came and got me and said he was done and he did super awesome! When I got him home it took quite awhile for the drugs to wear off and he was seriously flying high. It was hilarious, he was saying and doing the funniest things, Nick and i were cracking up.
Of coarse the tooth fairy paid Aiden a visit that night and he was so excited because she left him money and coins, as Aiden will tell you.

Here he is after the tooth fairy came. Showing off his bling and his new toothless grin.

I told Nick it's a good thing he's so darn cute cause he totally pulls this look off I think.

So a little more drama than I would like but everything turned out really great thank goodness.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2008-08-14T22:54:00.000-07:00

Okay it's only going to be Nicks Birthday for a few more minutes so I'll hurry. Nick has been out of town on business since Tues. and won't be back until tomorrow so it doesn't really feel like his b-day even though it is. Just wanted to say, babe you're awesome and I love you to pieces. I hope you had a wonderful birthday even though you were far away. We miss you and can't wait until you're home and we can celebrate for real! You're the best, you are an amazing hubby and dad and you always take such great care of us. Thanks for all you do we appreciate it so much. we love you, Shayna, Aiden and Katelyn.

Lake Powell

2008-07-30T16:07:00.000-07:00

We went to Lake Powell with The Wilson Family last Tues. and we got home really late on Sunday. They decided to get a house boat this year so we were able to go with two little kids and we had a blast. We had some interesting things happen along the way, like a mini tornado and a trip with patti to the clinic, but all in all everything was great and it was nice to spend time with family, having a good time.

Aiden helping G'pa Wilson drive the house boat.

Nick and Aiden having a little father son fishing time.

KateLyn helping Daddy drive the house boat.

This is how KateLyn spent most of the trip. She was so awesome the entire trip. We are so lucky to have such great baby!

Patti had a slight accident when she was wakeboarding. Eveyone thought she had broken her arm for sure. They took her to the clinic on Sat and they didn't have a x-ray so they just wrapped her up good and told her to go to the doctor when she got home. Luckily it turns out that her arm is not broken it's just bruised from elbow to wrist and just broke a bunch of blood vessils. We're all glad that you're okay patti!

Aiden caught this fish all by himself! Nick was fishing and he put his pole down to go do something, so aiden picked it up and started reeling it in, after a minute the line started pulling and sure enough there was a little catfish on the end! What a fisherman.

Olivia and Aiden had a good time playing with their floaties! They both also learned to swim all by themselves with their life jackets. They are getting so big.
We seriously had an amazing time, it is so beautiful there. Nick has been a million times and truely loves it, this was only my 3rd time but every time I go I can see more and more why he loves it so much. Thanks again for everything guys, can't wait for next year.

Camping and more camping...

2008-07-30T15:08:00.000-07:00

Lately we have been hitching up the Golden Falcon and taking a few camping trips. Every time we go I realize that I like it more and more and it's such a fun thing to do together as a family.

We went up Logan Canyon one weekend just by ourselves and we were thinking we had a sweet set up.

Aiden was spotting some deer with his "spotting scope" it was super cute.

We went up to the Uintas with the Daniels one weekend, they have a lot of land up there and they let us go up with them. It was super fun, they have this little 4 wheeler that Aiden thought was amazing. The Daniels have three cute girls that are a bit older that Aiden and the oldest took turns taking Aiden and their youngest (who's a year older that Aiden) on rides. The last day the turned the governor way down so it couldn't go very fast and Aiden rode it all by himself! He was in heaven. Nick only had to really run after him one time.

This is Aiden and Carly whom he adores! He wouldn't leave her alone the entire trip!

Our camp site. It was super fun thanks for inviting us guys!

Eye dimple

2008-07-14T11:42:00.001-07:00

I'm in love with Aiden and his adorable eye dimple....what more can I say!

Faster than a speeding bullet.....

2008-07-14T11:38:00.000-07:00

Happy Girl

2008-07-09T12:31:00.000-07:00

KateLyn has been smiling for the past couple of weeks but I have been having such a hard time trying to catch it on my camera! These are the best I have so far, I will keep working on it! Everytime she smiles I melt, she's such a doll!

Blessings

2008-07-09T12:02:00.001-07:00

The blessing day went perfectly. Nick gave Katelyn a beautiful blessing! It was so special! KateLyn was an perfect little girl all day and she looked so beautiful in her dress! She's so precious and such a little angel! She really is the best baby! Nick and I have lucked out! I can't believe how well tempered she is! We are so very blessed to have her in our lives and our home. The lunch was delicious, thank you to everyone who chipped in and the weather even cooperated!

Thanks to everyone who came to share KateLyns special day with us, espceially because everyone had to travel to make it!
We really appreciated all the love and support that we felt.

St George

2008-07-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we decided to take a last minute trip to St George and it was so much fun! I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted to but I have decided that it's harder to take a lot of pictures while holding a baby or chasing a 2 year old! We spent a lot of time by the pool and the hotel we chose was awesome because the pool was half indoors (and air conditioned) and half outdoors so it worked out perfect considering that it was like 110 degrees during the day!

It was so nice at night Aiden and Nick would swim and KateLyn and I chilled by the pool!

Aren't they cute? I put KateLyn in her swimming suit but she just slept the whole time we were at the pool so I never put her in, I don't think she minded!
We spent most of our time at the pool but we also went shopping and one day we took a trip to Vegas to let Aiden go to The Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay and the lion exhibit at MGM. We also went to the M&M factory and the Coke factory. It was a lot of fun. I was a little worried at first how KateLyn was going to do on the trip but she was an all star! Aiden was too! I told Nick we need to take advantage and go on as many trips as we can while they are both being such awesome travelers!

Blessing Day

2008-07-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

I have been slightly slacking in the blogging department lately and I will soon catch up I swear, but I just wanted to post a quick note that we are blessing our little KateLyn this sunday the 6th at our church in Nibley. Our church is at 9 and sacrament meeting is first, I know that is kinda early but if any one wants to come they are more than welcome and we will also be having a small lunch after our meetings at around 12:30. Just let me know if you want to come, the more the merrier.

Jill you Rock!

2008-06-16T12:24:00.000-07:00

When Court and Jill came up to go camping with us at the ranch I asked Jill if she would bring her camera and take some pictures of KateLyn for me. For those of you who don't know Jill is an awesome photographer and here are just a few pics she sent me. I am in love with them!

Jill, thank you so much. I think you are amazing and I couldn't love the pictures more! I can't wait until you come and take more! Seriously, whenever you want! Thanks again, she looks adorable.

Camping

2008-06-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

So we went on our first real camping trip of the year last weekend. (I'm a little slow at posting!) All the Wilsons went to Tarells ranch in Weston and it was dang fun. We love hanging out with everyone just doing fun stuff outside. We took the Golden Falcon (our trailer) out for the very first time and it was awesome. I am definately sold on a trailer of camping with 2 kids for the rest of my life, it really made it so so so much easier and warmer. I wans't even worried about takeing Katelyn with us because if it got cold we would just hop in the Falcon and there's enough room in there for everyone to hang out.
Aiden got to ride the horses and the 4 wheelers, needless to say he thought it totally rocked.

Grandpa Wilson led him all over the ranch.

Just a super cute picture of my two boys having an awesome time.

Nick got to go fishing, ride his 4 wheeler all over and shoot his gun. He even rode a horse and almost got bucked off!

It was an awesome trip, thanks for inviting us Mall and TaRell.

3 weeks old!

2008-06-02T12:16:00.001-07:00

Big whoop want to fight about it?

KateLyn is 3 weeks old and I can't believe how the time is flying! But at the same time I think she seems older than she really is. She's beautiful and I feel so lucky everyday to have her here with us!

She's such a well tempered baby, Thank goodness. She just has her nights and days mixed up every once and awhile.

Aiden still love, love, loves her! Which makes me so happy to see him playing with her. He wants to hold her all the time and loves to lay by her on the floor and just chat, it's adorable.

Cutie-pie

2008-05-20T19:08:00.000-07:00

First bath

2008-05-20T18:29:00.000-07:00

She really didn't mind the bath at all, even though her eyes were closed like the whole time.
She just got a little ticked when she got cold, who could blame her!
She was loving being wrapped up in her towel afterward though. Her eyes even opened, and that's rare when a camera is around!

Aiden and KateLyn

2008-05-20T18:19:00.000-07:00

Aiden really loves his new baby sister, even though sometimes he calls her baby molly! Innocent mistake! He loves to hold her and give her kisses.
He's also a really great helper! He loves to get diapers, blankets and help her put her binky back in when it falls out.
My two sleeping angels! I am so lucky!

She's Here!

2008-05-13T21:44:00.000-07:00

Introducing: KateLyn Anne Wilson (aka baby girl)

She was born on May 12, 2008 at 6:27 pm. She weighs 8.98 and is 21 inches long. And that's a week early! I can't imagine how big she would have been if she was a week late like Aiden! Everything went really well and the labor was surprisingly easy and fast. She is healthy and happy! She's such a doll, and we couldn't be happier!

Notice the double chin! That's my girl!

It's scheduled

2008-05-05T14:37:00.000-07:00

So I went to the doctor this morning for my 38 week appointment and she went ahead and scheduled me to be induced next Mon, May 12th! So watch out here comes baby girl! That's so crazy to me. Man has this thing flown by. I am already dilated, and have been for a few weeks, and she says it should be super easy, let's hope she's right. She also doesn't think she will be as big as Aiden which for those of you who don't know he weighed 9.4 when he was born. So anything smaller than that would just be awesome. Also just a funny thing, when I was at my appointment they take your blood pressure every time and I have always had really really good blood pressure. Last week it was high and about 4 weeks ago it was high two weeks in a row and it just dawned on me today that when it has been high have been the weeks that I have had to take Aiden to my appointments with me. I swear It was drastically lower today when he was not with me than last week when he was. I told the nurse and her and my doctor thought it was hilarious. Do you hear that Aiden you're giving mommy high blood pressure! Knock it off! So anyways, next week it is. I asked Nick if there's anything he wants to do this week so we can do it because next week we will have two kids. Wish me luck.

Those curly locks...

2008-05-04T20:00:00.001-07:00

Nick and I have been growing Aidens hair out just to see what it would look like because, like his daddy, he has some curly, curly hair. I mostly think it's hilarious. Some days I like it and other days it drives me a little crazy.

I seriously just get him out of the tub and it just goes like this.

As it was growing out I decided that there was nothing I could do with it so I bought him this hat. I think he looks adorable. At first he wasn't loving it. But once I pointed out to him that he could be a cool guy like daddy with his hat on he doesn't like to leave the house without it.

I love that his hair gets this "duck butt" with his hat on now that it's long. The thing is that nicks hair does the exact same thing when it's long.

I think he's such a babe and love him to pieces. Who knows if we will leave it long or end up cutting it I guess we'll see.

My little helper

2008-04-28T22:56:00.001-07:00

I have been painting baby girls room I, apparently, left a paint brush on the floor. Before I knew it Aiden had gone in and decided I needed a little help. Thanks buddy. I couldn't believe that he got it on three different walls but he didn't get any on the carpet, the crib or the bedding. Kind of amazing.

Steve

2008-04-28T10:10:00.000-07:00

You are the best brother I can ever imagine. But you are so much more than my brother, you were my best friend. I love you with all my heart and miss you everyday.

Loved it!

2008-04-14T21:48:00.000-07:00

Baby animal days was really fun and Aiden loved it! The highlight of the day was definitely the pony ride! He love love loved it! It was not really okay with him when it came to the end, all he kept saying was, "Do it Again!"

We got to pet tons of animals too, I wanted to get more pics but my batteries were almost dead. Sad I know. There were bunnies, cows, sheep, llamas, and more. The other hit of the day had to be the baby turtles and frogs! They had a ton of these little dishes full of them. They would put them in your hand, Aiden was in heaven. Especially with the frogs! He would put both his hands out and the lady put the frog in his hand and he would just giggle, then it would jump out of his hands and he would just squeal with delight. It was hilarious! I wished I got a picture but it was super crowded and I was on Aiden be soft patrol. Overall it was a blast I am definitely going to take him back again next year.

Baby Animal Days!

2008-04-10T14:30:00.001-07:00

I am super excited! For those of you who don't know it is time for Baby Animal Days at American West Heritage Center. I have never actually been, but I have been wanting to take Aiden there for the last 2 years! The first year he was only a few months old so I didn't really push it, last year I didn't realize it was even time for it until it had already come and gone and I was bummed. But this year I am ready and I am pumped! It starts today and ends Sat. It's goes from 10-6 and kids under 3 are free so any of you all out there who have little ones I would totally suggest it. I'll blog later and let everyone know how it was. I hope I'm not disappointed, but I'm sure I won't be.

MOMMY Tagged

2008-04-02T21:56:00.000-07:00

I have never been tagged before hopefullly I do it right, here goes:
1. Typically what time do you wake up? Anytime between 8 and 9, that doesn't mean I get out of bed though I usually lay around until Aiden says he's hungry, is that bad?
2. On a good night what time are your kids in bed? Between 9 and 10
3. How long have you been a mommy? Just over 2 and a half years, wow that's crazy!
4. How old were you when you became a mommy? Umm...21 I think
5. What is your favorite kid TV show/movie? I kinda love Disney Movies in general, but I really like to watch Toy story (1 and 2) with Aiden.
6. What is your least favorite kid TV show? I hate that yo gabba gabba show on the Disney channel.
7. What is your favorite chore? I don't think I have a favorite.
8. What is your favorite meal to cook? I like to make penne alfredo with peas or broccoli it's yummy and Aiden eats it really well.
9. What is the meal you cook most often? Those frozen cordon bleau (spell check?) things probably.
10. What is your kid’s favorite meal? Mac and cheese. Like father like son.
11. What is your favorite thing your husband does with your kids? I love it when they just play, no one can make aiden laugh as loud and hard as Nick it's hilarious.
12. What are 5 things that make you smile when you're being a mom? When I call to Aiden and he answers, "Yeah mommy?", when he gives me a hug or kiss without me asking. when I put him to bed and tell him I love him and he replies, "I love you too mom," when he runs into my room in the morning to wake me up and tell me hi, and when he asks if we can hold hands.
13. If you could take your kids anywhere where would it be? I would love to take Aiden to Disneyland if I could skip the trip there and back. I think he would be in heaven there but I will just have to wait until he's older.
14. When was the last time you went out without your kids? Probably a couple of weeks ago he had a sleep over at grandma and grandpa Lasleys.
15. What is your favorite past time/activity to do with your kids? I love to take him to the park and let him play on the toys and go on the slide over and over and over.
16. Name 1 thing you said you'd never do as a mom: Umm I'm not sure probably take him to a daycare.
17. What is your advice for new moms? Teach your kids to go to sleep on their own, It was one of the hardest things to do but the best thing I ever did! Putting him to bed used to be such a fight and now it is such a joy!
18. What is the scariest or most heartbreaking moment as a mom? The first time he had a fever.
19. What is your most joyful moment of being a mom? The day he was born and they placed him in my hands.
20. When was the last time you were told 'I Love You' by one of your kids? A couple of hours ago when I put Aiden to bed.
21. I tag: Jamie, Mckell, Nicci, Jill, and any other mommies out there!

Easter is dang fun, Who knew?

2008-03-24T13:54:00.001-07:00

We had such a great weekend! We went to the Nibley Easter egg hunt and it was so much fun! For Aiden and us!I thinks it's so cool that we are getting to that super fun stage with him where we can take him to things and he gets so excited about them! Every Holiday is so much more fun with him to get us all pumped up about it. And the weather was awesome! I can see all my yard and play outside. We have literally been outside all weekend and I have been loving every minute of it. We have been playing basket ball, going on 4-wheeler rides, working on the yard, and just playing. Honestly just being with my little family, outside, having an amazing time, I couldn't ask for more!

The best $5 I ever spent!

2008-03-17T12:43:00.001-07:00

I bought this magnetized fish puzzle for Aiden a couple of weeks ago and man am I glad that I did! I loves it so so so much! It's so cute! The first day I bought it we came home and played with it non-stop until it was time to go to bed and he cried when he had to leave it, I told him he could play more tomorrow when he woke up. The next morning he came into my room first thing and immediately demanded to know where his fish puzzle was! It was so funny! He has been playing with it ever since....

Even now as I type he is sitting on the floor contently fishing with the best puzzle ever!

Baby girl

2008-03-17T12:34:00.000-07:00

I just have to write a quick note about this pregnancy. It seems like it is flying bye! Already I have to go to my doctors appointments every 2 weeks! It is just such a change from when I was pregnant with Aiden and being pregnant was all I thought about! With baby girl it seems like I just don't have time to sit around and think about being preggers! Which I feel a little guilty about but happy at the same time because I just can't wait to have baby girl be here! Now all I need to do is think of a name for her, so if any one has any suggestions let me know!

"Weally White"

2008-03-17T11:51:00.000-07:00

This week Aiden went to his very first ever Dentist appointment! I'm not going to lie, I was really nervous for him because I had no idea what was going to happen or how he would react, but I am happy to report it was awesome! For the past while Nick and I have been concerned that there was something wrong with Aidens front tooth because when he was younger he really banged his gums above his front tooth and now it has become slightly discolored. We were worried it was dead or something so we really wanted to have it checked out. I decided to take him to the ABC Pediatric Dentist in Providence. I hate the dentist and Nick loves it so I really wanted Aiden to have a good experience so that he would love it too. They were really awesome and made him feel totally comfortable. The whole office is so kid friendly, there are toys everywhere, TVs on the ceiling and bright colors all around, Aiden really liked it a lot. He laid right back on the chair and let them check out his teeth and the assistant told him his teeth were really white and he was so tickled now he runs around showing me his teeth and telling me that they are "weally white!" The good news is that the dentist said his front tooth was fine and that he doesn't even have any cavities. He said that sometimes when a child bangs his tooth it can bleed in their gums and cause the discoloration I'm just glad it's not like going to fall out! So it was a great experience and I would recommend it to anyone that is thinking about taking their kid to the dentist for the first time.

A sad trip...

2008-03-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

Aiden has had a cough for the last couple of weeks so I should have seen this coming but on Thursday we went shopping during the day and were having a great time. Around 5 we were headed back home and aiden started wining and said "Mom my ear hurts." That's when it all began. From that point on the crying never stopped. I have never seen him in so much pain and he's a tough kid. I tried and tried to get his pediatrician on the phone, because I can usually get him an appointment with a different doctor at night, but it just wasn't going to work out this time. Finally after about 3 and a half hours of straight freaking out we decided to take him to the emergency room, his very first trip ever! He hated it the whole time he just kept saying, "Come on mommy daddy, let's go. Let's go. Let's go please!" It was so so sad! They said that he had a severe middle ear infection. After a while they gave him some drugs for the pain and some antibiotics for his ear infection and sent us on our way. It actually turned out that the doctor that saw Aiden recognized Nick from church and he said he's our neighbor! He lives like three houses down from us, so that's good to know for future reference! They sent us on our way and we had a rough night but he's felling all better now, thank goodness! It was just so sad because he never complains about things hurting him until he just can't stand it anymore and of course he had to wait until after 5, isn't that how it always happens! The good thing is that he's all better now and hopefully we won't have to make anymore fun trips like that for a long, long time.

Happy Birthday Syd!

2008-03-10T10:13:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is Sydney's birthday but we celebrated yesterday by going to Jess's house for a party! Sydney was so cute! I can't believe how big she is getting!

Aiden has such an awesome time playing with Abby and Syd. They just laugh and chase each other around all day.

We don't make it to Jessica's house as often as we would like so when we do Aiden has a lot to explore and play with needless to say he always has a blast!

We couldn't keep him away from this hungry hungry hippo game. Maybe we should invest in one?

He looks so big riding this horse! The last time we were here he was not big enough to get on and off by himself but this time he was climbing all over it! He's growing so fast!

I love getting together as a family! I am so glad that we could make it down for such a fun day together!

Sold!

2008-03-02T11:44:00.000-08:00

Alright, Nick and I decided that the hot tub was fun but it was a lot of maintenance for us just not using it very often. We thought let's just put it on ksl.com and if someone wants it we'll sell it and if they don't we'll keep it. It sold! So no more hot tub for us! We did take the money we got from it and purchase a camping trailer named "The Golden Falcon." No, we can not take credit for that amazing name it is the actual brand of the trailer! Awesome, I know! The reason I even started documenting this event was because when the people came to pick it up it was slightly heavier than they had anticipated. They stood around for like 20 min trying to decide what the heck they were going to do to get the hot tub on the trailer they brought. Finally they decided to drive the trailer on the snow and get it as close as possible to the tub and then just grunt it out!

They got it on the trailer and found that it would not fit inside the wheel wells, so they were going to have to tip it on its side.

Nick was really having a good time, later he told me that those guys were just being weak and it shouldn't have taken as much time and effort as it did!

In the end they got it loaded and went to take off and slightly peeled out on our lawn! Yeah that's dirt that got flipped across the whole yard. I'm sure that they realized what had happened and took off because they were gone in about 2 seconds! It's really not too bad I guess we'll see the real damage when the snow melts. But for now we have an empty slab of cement, and a trailer on the side of our house. I told nick, can you say patio furniture?

Climbing

2008-03-02T11:29:00.000-08:00

When we were at the Ranch and getting ready to leave Aiden kept climbing this fence. At first I kept yelling at him to get down but it was too funny and I just had to take some pics. This is him on the first step........
No where to go but up right........
He made it to the next step and turned around to see if anyone was going to watching.........
Then he threw himself backward and landed flat on his back in the snow and made a snow angel! I was rolling! Seriously it's a wonder he's still in one piece! Who's kid is this?

Fun in the Snow!

2008-02-24T15:32:00.000-08:00

This weekend we were invited to go snowmobiling with nicks family at Tarells ranch. We all had a great time. Aiden was super pumped to get out and play in the snow!
Look how cute my boys are! Adorable!

We had a awesome day! Thanks for inviting us Mall and Tarell!

Baby Molly

2008-02-20T13:00:00.000-08:00

Mallorie and TaRells baby Molly is such a doll! We love her to bits and Aiden can't get enough of her! He always wants to kiss, hug and hold her, except when she's crying. It has been really fun for Nick and I to see him react with her also because up until now he has never really been interested in babies and it just makes me even more excited to see him with our baby girl in a few months. I hope he likes her as much as he loves his "baby ollie."

The many faces of Aiden

2008-02-20T12:46:00.000-08:00

I was just messing around with my camera the other day and I started taking pictures of Aiden. At first he didn't want his picture taken because he had just woken up from his nap and he wasn't quite ready.Then he got mad and couldn't understand why I was still taking pictures when he had told me no.
Then he got to thinking about what was going on.......

And decided that he should be the one taking the pictures and not me. He's so funny!

our NEW house

2008-02-15T14:27:00.000-08:00

We sold our house in Tremonton and moved to Nibley on Jan 17, 2008 and we are really loving it! It's a lot less driving for those of you who knew that we were heading over the mountain at least 2 times a week just for something to do! So here it is! My favorite parts are that it is fully landscaped! Look we even have SEVERAL trees! I can't tell you how excited I am to go out and play in the grass with Aiden, no more dirt yard! And it is roughly the same size as our old house but with an unfinished basement. Overall we love it! We really like our neighbors too actually one of our neighbors asked if it was alright if he scraped our driveway for us because he enjoys it! Score! Especially because I'm pritty sure it has snowed everyday since we moved! It also has another added feature that we were not expecting when we decided to buy this house.....

A hot tub! The seller decided to leave it here so we are trying to take advantage and it is super fun! We have to turn the heat down so that we don't boil baby girl and aiden, but it still feels awesome! Aiden askes to get in the "pool" almost everyday and the days he doesn't I'm almost certain it's only because he has forgotten that it is in the backyard! So, if anyone wants to they can come on over and hop in at anytime!

Happy Birthday Patti

2008-02-13T22:34:00.000-08:00

We went out to dinner and had cake and ice cream at our house for Patti's birthday. I don't know who blew out more candles Aiden or Patti. I think it was Aiden.

My Valentine

2008-02-13T22:09:00.000-08:00

Nick and I have never really been big on Valentines Day in the past, but this year I wanted to do something kinda fun and surprise Nick with a night out on the town. So I made reservations at Hamiltons and arranged a sleep over for aiden so we could go to the late show. When I talked to Nick during the day he told me he had just got done eating at Hamiltons and he was going to a movie with another manager from work! I told him that he ruined the surprise but he said that if he was going to eat anywhere twice in one day it would be Hamiltons and going to the movies twice in one day was fun too. So maybe we should just stick to not making a big deal about it in the future. Although on Mon Nick surprised me with a brand new super awesome camera because mine broke the day I started this blog. So Nick wins on the Valentines surprises! Thanks babe you're the best! I love ya!

Aiden

2008-02-10T13:31:00.000-08:00

This is our little man Aiden Steven Wilson! He is 2 1/2 and he is the center of our world. Aiden loves to play with friends and cousins. He is overly friendly to everyone that he meets. And the other day my Mother accused him of being a flirt. He thinks his toys are awesome and if you come to our house he will tell you and then proceed to show you just what he means. Aiden loves to read books and watch movies especially cars (which he calls Kachow!) I am lucky enough to be able to stay at home with Aiden everyday and watch him grow and learn new things. And everyday he never fails to make me laugh with the funny new things he says, asks and does. It makes me a little sad to see how fast he is growing but at the same time I can not wait to see the little person he is becoming everyday.

I did it, our very own blog!

2008-02-09T20:09:00.000-08:00

Here we are! I know, I know I have been a little anti-blog for us in the past but now that we have moved over to Nibley we are at least a little further away and I think we can justify it now. Yeah I'll just go with that. I'm a little nervous though that I'm too far behind eveyone elses professional blogs and I'm just a beginner so please just be patient with me for at least a little while.