Fun with Gabby and Garrett my little saviors today.

 

 

I have been sick for three days and my mom was in Utah, for my sake they came back today and Gabby and Garrett have just been suck good little helpers . They have taken Hayden outside most of the afternoon. They came inside asked if they could get thier swimsuits on and have a water fight then they wanted the sprinkler underthe tramp. Now they are in the hot tub. Funny kids in the hot wind of Idaho.

Life since Hayden's birthday. and some Plans for the near future

Well I am really bad and haven't taken very many pictures lately. I have some on my phone and I promise to take more soon.

Brian has been traveling to work in North Dakota driving truck. During his time home he has moved us into my Parents house so Hayden and I won't be alone. He is also making been working on getting all his information into school so he can begin in August. This included his physical and a bunch of labs to make sure he wasn't carrying anything.

Hayden is getting to be such a big boy he knows all his letters, numbers, and shapes. He is constantly telling the letters and numbers he sees. Our next big project with him will be potty training. I am letting him get used to living at grandpa and grandma's house first. We tried once but he just wanted to sit there and flush the toilet. haha which is a good start I guess. He is also loving the warmer weather and being able to go outside and run in the yard. I do have to really watch him, like his mother, he likes to run out to see the horses. Specifically CJ, (my horse). 

I am still continuing to work at Macy's we will see for how much longer, this job comes with a lot of drama, and having Brian already gone Hayden already is having a few issues. Thursday is also my last day tending a little boy that I have been watching for the last 2 semesters. So I might just be done with any kind job so I am free to travel anywhere I need to in the next few months.

Things are going to be getting very busy so who knows how often I will be able to blog. But I will try to take lots of photos and post. Here is a sort of plans for the next few months so you all know where we are. Brian and I will be heading up to Yakima to look for housing the beginning of June. Then my cousin is getting married in Utah the 26th of July. Then we will pack up the trailer and move our life up to Washington after pretty much dropping everything there we will drive down to Lincoln city Oregon for Mike's wedding is Aug. 3. Brian will begin school on Aug. 6 and has his white coat ceremony the 10th. I will be heading back to Idaho for Mike's receptions not sure exactly when those will be. Then I will get back to Washington and hopefully have a little break and be able to get my house all put together and start making some friends.

Life is going be very interesting the next few months. We love you all and hope everything is well with you!

Hayden Turns 2

Hayden is such a wonderful boy. At his two year appointment he weighed in at 26.4 lbs and was 34 1/2 " tall.  The doctor says he is doing great! He is getting so big and is so smart. He loves puzzles, books and letters. His favorite movie is Cars and loves Blue's Clues. Finally I am starting to understand him and the things he says. 

 This is his cake this year not as creative as last year but I did make the frosting all by myself, (for those of you who don't know I always have my mom make it because she makes the best). But I finally got brave and and did it and it turned out great. I did get in trouble with this cake Hayden wanted his toys back.

 Trying to blow out his candles but having some problems. He gets his bottom lip out too far and the air just goes up .

 So Brian is trying to hold his lip down.

 "I did it haha!"

 Opening a new tie from Gma & Gpa Christensen He opened it up and said "WOW" he was very excited.

 This is the Jacket that Gma Eckersell found him he loves it too and tries to put it on.

 Of course Gpa Craig & Gma Paula found him a great toy that he wants to open so bad. we had to go exchange it today the truck didn't have the sticker for the eyes. It was a little creepy haha.

And I had to post this picture this is my niece Preslee giving Bennett kisses she is a open mouth kisser. 

It was a great day other than I had to work. I can't believe how fast he is growing up.

Well we will be moving in July!

Most of you know but for those who don't Brian was accepted to Medical School in Yakima Washington. He will begin classes the beginning of August so we will be moving there sometime in July. For now Brian is getting ready to go and drive truck in ND. He will be gone for 2-3 weeks at a time and then home for 1-2 weeks at a time. It will be a little crazy having him gone but I guess It will start my training of not seeing him because of school. He is also looking into joining the Air force or the National Guard. We will keep everyone updated.

I am still working at Macy's and loving the women I work with even with the drama.  We will see how long I last (haha).

Hayden is doing great he just had his birthday I will have another post about that with pictures.

We love you all !

Whats new in our house.

Well I though I would up date everyone on what has been happening here at our house since I haven't posted since July. Hayden and I spend just over 3 weeks in Oregon with Jennifer and her family it was so much fun. We traveled all the way to Junction City with a very full car. There was Jennifer and her 4 children Hayden and I and also my Brother Michael.  Hayden and Thomas were not very good friends this trip. But over all it was so much fun I was able to do some girls nights with Jennifer and Char (Brian's sister).

Then in Sept Hayden and I headed to Utah. Adrianne and Collin welcomed another little girl into their family Bentley Pearl. I came down to help keep the kids and help out Annie. My parents came down as well. Poor Brian he was left out of our travels this summer. It was so  much fun to snuggle the new baby.

October we celebrated Brian's birthday he is now 27 kinda crazy. We had family come over for cake and Ice cream. Big thanks to Rachel and Travis for coming all the way from Blackfoot. Brian also has been busy he has gone on 4 interviews for school so far and has at least 2 more in Jan. We are trying not to go crazy waiting to hear back. Funny story we were invited to a Halloween party at my cousin's house. Before we went Brian cut his leg at work so we went to the party and there my cousin's husband a paramedic looked at his leg and said he needed stitches. So instead of having a fun we went to Redi care and we were there forever. But the dr.s were great and the staff was really funny. I got a little light headed which i wasn't expecting and then I came back in the room and Brian was laying back with a sucker and oxygen apparently he was light headed as well. haha not as strong as we thought we were.  Hayden dressed up this year as a scarecrow this year and Brian and I dressed up as Johnny and June Cash, we had a ring of fire. It was really fun I love dressing up.

November is when we sent Brian to 3 interviews in one week. it was crazy and I went and played in Utah with Annie. Then my family all headed to Utah again because Adrianne and Collin blessed baby Bentley. It was fun we were only missing Adam's family and my brother in law Reynold. Annie's friend was kind enough to let us stay in her cabin in Sundance. Friday night we went to a fun holiday night where there was Santa and face painting and fun things to see. Then Saturday night the boys went surfing then that night we went to see the Macy's Candy windows. We used to this every year when we were little then they stopped putting them together. Then Sunday we had the blessing and lunch. It was such a special weekend for our family. Then our family mostly came back up to Idaho. Elise's Birthday is actually today but she wanted to have her birthday in Idaho. She wished for it last year. So we shared a cowgirl birthday party together. She turned 5 and I turned 27 wow. It was such a fun birthday. The next day was thanksgiving and we ate up in the funeral home because we needed more room. It was really nice.

That is about it for us so far. I will hopefully post some pictures soon of things we have done. Love you all!!!

Update With our craziness

Well this past month a lot has happened I graduated from BYU-Idaho with a BS in University Studies. Thank you so much for all those that were able to come to my Graduation, or that kept me in their thoughts.  I am so happy to be done and now just spend time being a mom and wife.

Brian is working on a farm east of Rexburg and is enjoying working for a smaller farm. He is currently working on secondary applications for medical school. We both feel really confident that he will be accepted somewhere this year.

Hayden is still growing like crazy he is so happy and jabbers all the time. He is starting to be able to communicate much better this makes for a happy momma. He loves the water anywhere we go loves animals.

We are in process of moving to Rigby. We found an apartment and we will be living with my parents for about a week until our apartment is ready. I am just taking a break from packing so I though I would share an update.

Hayden and I will be going back to Oregon with Jennifer when she comes next week. Brian is sad to see us go but hopefully he can join us later. Brian and I will also be celebrating our 3 wedding anniversary it is crazy how the time has flown by. We love you all and hope all is going well with your families!!!

What's new

Things are pretty much the same as they were a few months ago. Brian did start a new job on a new farm east of Rexburg and is loving it. He also got his medical applications in at the beginning of June so we are just waiting to hear back on those and start secondary applications.

Hayden is getting so big he is 23.6 lbs last wed. He is walking everywhere and tries to escape from our apt. He also has gotten most of his molars now. He still loves going to play with Parker, Noah and Charlie so glad he doesn't cry when I leave that would break my heart.

I am finishing up the last month of my college career (so far). I am so excited to be done and just be a stay at home mom with Hayden. We will be moving out of our current apt for numerous reasons. We aren't going anywhere far just somewhere between Rexburg and Idaho falls. That is about it for our family. We love you all.

Here is one of Hayden's 1 year old  Pictures my cousin took for us. I will post more later.

Hayden has been working on learning to walk. He does really well but wants to hold our hand but yesterday he took off on his own. Here is a video from today of Hayden walking FINALLY!!!



Easter Sunday

Hayden had so much fun this Easter. We celebrated Easter with some of Brian's family down in Blackfoot this year on Saturday. We did lunch and a egg hunt, the little kids did theirs first in the front yard then the bigger kids did theirs in the back yard. Then on Easter Sunday Hayden got a new Sunday outfit, He looked so cute. Then we had lunch with my family at Grandma and Grandpa Eckersell's house.

Hayden Turns One!

Sorry this is so late getting this posted everytime I tried to download pictures it wouldn't work. But here it is. Hayden turned 1 on Feb 2 its crazy to think that it has been a year since my baby was placed in my arms. He has such a wonderful spirit and is such a happy boy.

This is Hayden's cake I made it myself when its cut it has construction stripes in the middle. My mom did help me frost it.

Hayden Loves playing with Grandpa Craig! 

Grandma and Grandpa Johnson gave Hayden a wagon for his birthday and climbed right in. Of course all the cousins had to try to pile in with him. He loved it, now the weather just has to be nice long enough so we can break it out. 

 This is the before.

After! He loved the cupcake so much, he ate most of it. Then we stuck him in the bath.