Catching up

Sometimes life just takes over. It gets busy and full of good things. I have some catching up to do so here are a  few things we have been up to this past month.

1. Matt and I celebrated 8 years of marriage the end of August! We went out to a nice lunch together and he bought me some beautiful roses. The best part was getting my kitchen tile cleaned. Matt kept telling me it was all different tile and was suppose to look that way. I didn't believe it. I was right, they are WHITE! I love my kitchen now.

2. My sister Katie had a new baby boy and named him McKay. It is her third child and second boy. My boys were excited for a new cousin. :) What a sweet little boy.

3. BYU! Tis the season to be a cougar. Matt is a huge fan and is very addicted to BYU sports. There are a couple of other families in the ward that are big fans too. So we have been getting together and having BYU parties. 

4. I had my first garage sale. It was stressful and fun. Our neighborhood has a big block sale every year so I decided to get rid of some things. I got rid of a few baby things. (Matt wasn't too happy about that). I am just trying to de-clutter my house. We did make about $70. It wasn't much but hey it was something. 

5. Tyler is in soccer and getting better each practice. He has some friends from his class and church on the team so he is happy. He still isn't too in to it like Matt would like but he is out there running after the ball and having fun. That is all that matters. 

6. Tyler had his Jog-a-thon this week and ran 8 laps. He was so proud of himself. The boys and I went down to the school and supported him so he was happy to see us. 

This past week has been a long one with Matt gone all week. He had a business trip Mon-Thurs. then he flew up to Utah to meet his brother and Dad for a BYU game (Thurs.-Sun.). We are glad to have him home. 

We had the Jog-a-thon, picture day, Fundraiser for school (Frozen Yogurt, YUM!), soccer practice, etc. Do I need to go on? We were always going somewhere.  Now we are ready for a new week. All I have to say is BRING IT ON!

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6 years

 At the end of August, Tyler turned 6 years old.  We were up at my parent's house for the weekend.  So we celebrated with some family. Tyler wanted a Batman cake with his name on it. He got lots of presents and enjoyed himself. He kept telling me that he wanted some COOL toys, so I guess they passed!

A couple of days later on his actually birthday he woke up to our traditional birthday breakfast of Donuts and Chocolate Milk.  For dinner we went out to John's Incredible Pizza. It is a place with all you can eat pizza, pasta, salad, and dessert. Plus they have games for kids to play. He had a great time and loved it. We just had to make it quick since it was back to school night too.  

It is hard to believe that my oldest is 6 and in the first grade. Time sure does fly by!

First Day

Now that Tyler has been in First Grade for 3 weeks I actually have time to write about it. He was so excited and happy to go back to school and see all of his friends.  He has Mrs. d 'Autremont (aka Mrs. D.) He had Mrs. B. for Kindergarten so he is just moving up in the Alphabet! 

There are about 5 other kids in his class from last year so that was nice to see some familiar faces. He really likes his teacher Mrs. D. She is young and has the same blonde hair like Tyler. White Blonde! He loves his new classroom and thought that it was so cool to have his own desk. I think that it will be a good year for him and  he loves to learn new things. He is so smart! 

So, after the first day he came home very tired.  He just wanted to lay on the couch and watch a movie.  His first full day of school wore him out. Then that night he threw up 3 times. He told me that school made him sick and that he couldn't go back.  Ha!  I think it was just his nerves. The second day he came home and threw a big fit. When Tyler gets mad and is having a tantrum you move and get out of his way. We are working on his temper lately. It is a work in progress.  It is like the saying "If Mom isn't happy, then nobody is happy." In my house growing up it was "If Debbie isn't happy, then nobody is happy." Now in our house it is "If Tyler isn't happy then nobody is happy."  I was worried about him.  I know it takes a while to get use to going to school all day and a new routine was a big change for him.  He is like me and DOES NOT  do well with change. I watched him the rest of the week and he seemed to get better. I also talked to his teacher to make sure he wasn't acting out at school. He isn't so that made me feel better. 

He is coming home with 100% on his spelling tests and doing very good in school. So we are very proud of him. He is also in soccer so he is excited to play with some friends. 

 Now at home I just have the two and love the quiet time. Although since Hayden naps twice a day Carter and I have a lot of one on one time. So we have been playing games/puzzles galore! I am sick of Candyland/Chutes and Ladders. I think that I will be sick if I have to play one of those any time soon. I have gotten him to play other games and  by himself or color so that I can also have my mommy time too.  That has been nice lately.

We are all doing good and excited for this new school year! 

First Day: A little excited but a little nervous!

Done with the first day

Puzzle Time!

Now you know what I do all day :)