HALLOWEEN!!

we had a great halloween!! kyle picked out a bee costume for himself and a ladybug costume for savannah. they looked so cute! to make the day special, i started by making orange pumkin pancakes with green syrup for breakfast. then we had a scavenger hunt for kyle to find a box full of halloween surprises. (i got him a fireman toolkit, a latern for trick or treating and some halloween socks) he loved going from room to room looking for clues. he liked it so much, that i think i will have to do it again. kyle and savannah also got cute cards from grandma deb deb and grandpa, so thank you so much. (he will love to use the Mcdonalds $) later on we got the kids dressed and went to a part of downtown where they had some trick or treat staions set up. the line was like a mile long, so we decided to go to dinner close by. it was very yummy, and the kids were really well behaved. so, at dinner we decided to try to go to the "boo at the zoo", but the meltdowns began on the way. savannah was tired and hungry and sick of being a ladybug, so we just ended the night by taking kyle trick or treating in our neighborhood. he did so good, he would not say trick or treat, but he did say thank you to everyone. ( more important to say thanks i think anyways) he got lots of candy, and we had a great day!!

i forgot something...

i forgot to mention that debbie and rich sent kyle a big gox for his bday. they sent 3 movies, a book and a soccer ball. kyle loved it! thx grandma and grandpa!

just a little bit of everything!!

things have been really crazy lately, so i am trying to make up with this post... i know i need to do better about blogging when things happen. so a few things that have been happening...
kyle turned 3!!!! i can't believe my little boy is 3. where has time gone? i still can't believe he has survived this long between having parents who have no idea what they are doing and the crazy things he gets into. well, this year matt was working on his birthday, so i decided not to have a party. matt had to do something for the induction ceremony of a new firefighter, so we went to watch him. they had a huge cake for the new guy, but i told kyle it was his birthday cake. he loved that all the firemen told him happy birthday. my mom sent kyle bday money, so we went and picked out toys. he got a rolling backpack with Handy Manny on it and a Backyardigans book that sings. he sang to that book for two days straight. so cute!! he also picked out sprinkles at the store and we made cupcakes to eat when matt got home the next day. i think kyle really liked having us sing happy birthday to him. he is so awesome!! we are so lucky to have him for our son!


savannah has been having a little bit of a hard time staying full on breast milk the past few days, so i decided to start her on rice cereal. she loves it!! she eats so good, and it seems to have helped her finally get on a good feeding schedule. she is getting so cute with chubby little cheeks. she is so sweet, and dang fancy!!!

roxy is the best toy we have ever gotten kyle. they have been wrestling hulk hogan style lately. kyle also loves to try to ride/cowboy her. its so funny. she sits when he tells her to, and he gets so excited. shes a really good dog, and is so patient with her little friend, kyle. also, roxy scares the heck out of savannah, ithink it has something to with roxy jumping into savannah's car seat on the way to the groomer a couple weeks ago. roxy is so cute with them though.
finally we got some family pictures done and these are some of kyle and savannah. kyle was so cute while we were doing them, he is so photogenic, i love it!!

kaptain kyle

kyle has recently gotten into super heros, so the other day he was asking for gear.( like he wanted to wear my puffy vest and my knee high boots) so i decided to make him this cape and mask. he is so funny, and loves being super-boy!

some of my favorites and not-so-favorites

so i was thinking today about all my favorite things (do you pictures julie andrews singing to the von trapp children when you hear that ? i do) so i thought it would be fun to write them out!!
My Favorite Things:



Savannah is definatley one of my favorite people in the world! she is so dang cute, and fancy!! she is such a sweet girl, who is starting to coo and smile, i just love her!!


Cuddling is one of my favorite things too! i think that our kids got that from me, because matt is not a fan of cuddling. lately kyle has been telling me that we just need to cuddle, and i love that!

i love zebra print! i can't get enough of it, i want zebra print shoes really bad, i think that they would look so fancy!!

i just tried a new sweet & sour chicken recipe, and it is really good and easy, so i made it twice last week.

My friend ashley is definatley one of my new favorites, she is so dang funny and fun. i know her from waiting tables awhile ago, that was before she was married and either one of us had kids. she is awesome!! she also is a fany of being fancy, YEAH!!

the way that kyle reacts when matt comes home. it is the best thing i have ever seen. kyle runs as fast as he can yells "daddy's home" and jumps into matts arms. they then go through a very detailed discussion of what matt did on the firetruck the day before.it is so great to see how much they love each other, because i think matt is equally as excited to see kyle.

the office, and i can't wait for the new season to start. i think it has some of the best writing of any tv show i have seen in a long time. it is also the only show i follow religiously.

the summer, i love the warm weather and i am so sad to see it leaving.

that kyle calls me "girl", for instance he always says "thanks girl" or "girl, come get Banna". it is so funny, but most of the things he tells me are dang funny!

the firefighters ball. i love that we get to get all dressed up, matt wears his fancy uniform, and it is fun to dance and see all the firemen behaving themselves. the best part is that matt gets so excited too. ( it is coming up nov. 7th)

MY Not-So -Favorites

folding laundry. it si the worst part and it seems to take me days to finish laundry just because i dread folding it!

our yard. matt and i bought our house in the winter, so we never realized we should have had them take care of putting in our lawn,so this summer with having so much going on , we have put it off. the mud and dirt makes me crazy, but at least i have a cute house anyways.

waking up at night. i realize it is a necessary evil, because savannah has to eat, but i really like to sleep. ( she did only get up once last night, i can do that)


my boobs. yeah, i know none of you really care, but they are way too huge. they make me feel very big. i know that it is just a part of nursing, but they are not attractive ( some members of my family might disagree) and i know that they will not be any better when they shrink after i quit nursing but i am just not a fan of them right now.

Roxy fur. i know the cute dog cant help it, but her fur drives me crazy. i find it everywhere, i mean everywhere. she is a good dog, and cute, so i guess the fur just comes with it.


so that is some of the things i am really into lately!!

the bonds go to the fair!!

kyle and savannah cuddling

so yesterday matt was off of work, so we went down to blackfoot (small town about 25 minutes away) to the eastern idaho state fair. i was not sure what to expect,but it was pretty good sized actually. (it was not texas state fair though)kyle loved seeing all the animals and savannah slept the whole time, which i think she equally enjoyed. matt and i laughed so hard at how quickly would go up to animals and start talking to them.he was bossing the goats around in the petting zoo, then he caught one sneaking food from his little cup, so he told her to go over to time out. kyle asked me a couple times if we could take a horse home. we saw huge cows and horses, they never seem so big when they are in a field or on tv. kyle even got to go on a little ride all by himself, he was so cute, but had a death grip on the sides the whole time. despite not getting any good fair food (i love funnel cakes) it was really fun!
also, this morning kyle was downstairs with me while i was making muffins, and our laundry room is right by our kitchen, so kyle comes out of the laundry room wearing as much as he can of matt's dress uniform. he is so cute and funny. notice the socks, he was especially proud of those!!

some new pictures!!!

Catching up...

i know that i have not updated my blog in a while, but i have not had to time to do anything besides the essential stuff lately. however today, savannah is sleeping and kyle is watching the backyardigans, so i thought i would catch everyone up on us. First of all, savannah is doing great. she is a very sweet baby, and a great eater. i feel like i am always nursing her, but that is okay because she is growing so well. she is getting better at night too, she was only up twice last night and went right back to sleep after her feeding. i am not going to complain about that. i can't even tell you how much fun i am having making every color bow for her hair and dressing her fancy. she is just so cute!!next is kyle, he loves savannah. ( almost a little too much sometimes) he is very eager to hold her and kiss her. he thinks she is "so cute and so little". he wakes up in the morning wanting to know where "banna" (he cannot say v's, so he says b's instead)is. he really enjoyed his time with grandma and grandpa, and asks when they are coming every once in while. he is really is such a cute little boy!! now, matt is great. i think he really enjoyed having time off when his parents were here but i also think he was glad to get back into his work routine. he had a really big wildfire last week, but missed out on a huge house fire, so i think he is kinda eager for some action at work. he is also so helpful to me. after my "incident" of hemmoraging he took care of EVERYTHING (with deb deb's help) and really was sweet. he also has been doing a lot to help me get extra sleep too, like getting up with the kids early in the morning so i can sleep through one feeding or staying up late. he is awesome, and so cute. lastly, i am doing better. i feel like i am finally getting my energy back. i still get a little dizzy running after the kids a lot, but i definatley feel so much better. i didn't nurse kyle, so i was not so sure i was going to be able to nurse savannah, but it is going great this time around. she makes it easy because she is such a good eater too. i thought that i would have has a major meltdown being home with the kids by myself, but i have done really well. my house is not as clean as i would like, but everything is good. i feel really blessed that i am feeling so good, and everyone has been so generous and caring with everything that happened and with the arrival of fancy.here are some new pictures!

SAVANNAH BELLE

our daughter Savannah Belle was born yesterday. she was 6 lbs 1 oz. and was 19 in. long. ( the exact same size as Kyle) She is fancy to say the very least. We all adore her. Kyle told us today that she is so cute, and he also asked if we could put her back in my belly. we really as blessed to have such adorable, sweet and healthy kids. So Labor was a little long, but everything went really well. i only had to push for like 10 minutes. it was nice. However this morning we had quite an emergency, i started bleeding horribly. i lost 2 liters of blood, and we were just terrified. My dr and all the nurses were really fast, and were able to finally stop the bleeding and get me back on track. i have never been so grateful to see matt walk in my room. ( he and deb went home to get some decent sleep since labor was so long) So all in all, very scary morning, but doing better. i will just have to take it really easy for a while. we are still in the hospital, but may be able to go home tomorrow or monday morning. well, here are some pictures of our little girl, grandma deb deb,kyle and matt.

the fourth of july!!

we went to see fireworks, and they were so good. kyle really enjoyed them, but fell asleep in the middle. he kept telling us they were rockets.he was such a trooper all day. it was a really fun fourth of july!!



matt was in the parade with the Honor Guard. he is the one in the very middle. he did so good. he was not suppose to smile, but he did kyle a little one at the end. kyle also got a little flag, which was a really big deal to him.

a disney princess??

i never take these quizzes, but i thought this one would be fun. my answer was very unexpected.

You Are Snow White!

Pure and trusting. You are a gentle soul who can get along with just about anyone. Everyone you meet instantly falls in love with you. How can they resist? You have a pure, lovable nature that's irresistable. Just don't trust everyone who comes across your path.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

its getting close...

so everything is going okay with my pregnancy. i had a sorta scary day last friday, i went to the dr and my blood pressure remained high, i also have been measuring pretty small for how far along i am. so the dr. put me on bed rest for the weekend and had me do a urine protein test. (it was a huge like 1 1/2 gallon bucket, matt said it would not be big enough. he was going to get me a 50 gallon drum) on monday we went back and they did a non-stress test and an ultrasound. she looked so good. i was worried she was small, but she measured about 5 lbs. so that was very reassuring. my blood pressure is still high, so i have to stay down as much as i can, but kyle has been awesome, and made it easier for me. matt also has been cooking and cleaning. he is awesome and very cute. well, i have a funny little story. debbie told me to let kyle know that if he was really good and helpful until the baby came, they would buy him a basketball goal. he looks at me, like he was thinking about it and says " and a basketball?". i laughed so hard, it was like the basketball was the deal-breaker. well, i have to go. i will let everyone know if fancy comes.

Marathon Post

i should start off by apologizing for this long post, but i thought i would just get it all done in one shot. it has finally started to get nice here, so we have been outside playing so much. it is so nice to be able get out and play. it does make for a pretty dirty little boy though. for instance, tonight it was a combination of dirt and pudding. he has been so busy, it makes me tired. on saturday kyle and i went up to Rexburg for a little airshow that they have. it was so much fun. we brought a little picnic and just watched the planes. he loved that the trick planes had smoke, and they do tricks that look like they are going to crash. i think kyle was hoping that that the firetruck would be into action, but i explained that when planes crash it is not good. it was fun though. i have had several requests for new pictures of Roxy. she is getting so big, and very cute. she is doing much better with learning to behave like Dodger.(that is our goal) the last picture is of my 35 or so week belly. i can't believe how close it is getting to having her here. i had a dr. appt. last week and my blood pressure was high, this happened with kyle, but i was hoping it wouldn't happen with her. i am feeling good, just uncomfortable. i guess htat is to be expected at this point though. i also thought i would tell everyone about matt too. he is doing great. he had a good fire last week, so i got to see him on the news. it is always fun to see him. it makes me so proud, and reminds me how hard his job is.( it is not just ping pong and water fights) i also finally finished making the baby's bedding and covering her chair so i will take pictures as soon as i get the room set up. so all in all, we are good, and finally feeling summer.