The Killpack Family

October already???

2011-10-12T14:37:00.008-06:00

I can't believe it is October already. I really don't know where the time goes. I have been so busy with work and everyday stuff that I just don't keep track of time, so here is a quick little update while my 2 little ones are sleeping:

Nate is still liking work. There are days when he is super busy and then days were he is super slow. I can always tell because he texts/calls more on the slower days. He has also been out hunting with friends, unfortunately all they saw were other people and no animals. He has also started playing basketball and each time he goes he comes back saying he is "an old man." I just laugh and tell him to cowboy up.

I have started going to some exercise classes at the PAC and I have had a fun time getting to know people there, so I am starting to like Pinedale a little better (not much, but a little). I have also been working like crazy and put in almost 40 hours last week. I know, some of you are like "wow, a regular work week," but I usually only work 10 hours a week so this was a little harder, especially since I take Cameron and Emma with me.

Payton is loving school but still comes home worn out and cranky. He is excited to help pick out his clothes in the morning, especially his shoes. I better be careful with that, I think he might take after his uncle Devin. He loves his sister and is so helpful with her. He doesn't like to hear her cry so if I am letting her lay there and cry he will go over and try to comfor her. He is so sweet and soft with her, I love it!

My silly boys monkeying around at the park while Nate was out hunting.

Cameron is my busy little man. He loves coloring still and making "collections" with his toys. It usually involves stuffed animals and whatever else he can find. He likes to be out and about, and he especially wants to go swimming right now. He and Emma go to the childcare at the PAC on Tuedays & Thursdays while I am at zumba, and everytime we are there he asks if we are going swimming. I am going to have to take hime soon!

Emma is my cute little bug. She has figured out (with her dad's help) how to put her feet in her mouth. Now when she lays on the floor she has a foot in her mouth and squeals and jabbers away. She rolls onto her belly and actually likes to be there now. She likes to look at things from a different point of view.

Nate gave her the Mobigo to check out. Sitting in front of the bank waiting for the homecoming parade. All of the elementary kids were in the parade so we had fun watching Payton.

Oh the Joys of High School Football

2011-09-14T14:37:00.004-06:00

On Friday night we went to the Pindale vs Lovell football game. Chantel's nephew Dino plays for Lovell so we went to watch for a little bit. Unfortunatly a little bit is all we got to see. Payton and Cameron were interested for about 3 minutes and then all they wanted to do is go run around like the other kids. Since we are still new here and don't know very many people neither Nate nor I wanted to let them go off by themselves. We were trying to explain this to them and tell them to give us 5 minutes and then one of us would take them down to play, but they started to throw a fit and we decided we weren't going to fight them. So we left.
We got to go watch my nephew Trystin play football up here against Pinedale Monday night and had fun. The boys got to play with Paxton and Kannen at the little playground by the football field and Nate and I got to watch the game and talk with Justin and Nikki uninterrupted. THANKS KINZEE for watching the boys. Mountain View won 36-8 and Tryster played for almost all of the game. After the game we went to the Chinese place here in town for dinner with Justin and his family. We had a great time talking and enjoying some pretty good food. We are looking forward to them coming up again in a couple of weeks.

Payton and Cameron playing with Paxton

Trystin is #56

One of the few times Tryster got a break.

Nate and Emma enjoying the game.

School and Soccer

2011-09-13T16:09:00.013-06:00

Payton's first day of kindergarten was September 6th 2011, the day after Labor Day. I stayed home with Cameron and Emma and Nate took him to school. He had the biggest smile on his face when he got of the bus in the afternoon. He got to go to art and library and explore the school a little bit. He also said they have 4 recesses ( they go out to recess as soon as they get off the bus in the morning.) I asked him what his favorite part of the day was and he said it was art. He likes his teacher and is getting to know the other kids in his class. I think he is finally starting to like Pinedale.

Payton has also been doing soccer. He loves it. He is in the 3-5 age group and is usually the biggest kid on the field. There is another kid on his team that is his same size and they seem to work well together on the field, although sometimes when there is a break they like to start wrestling. He gets so excited when he scores. Here he is doing a little victory dance of some sort after he scored one time. Nate likes to challenge Payton with a different # of times he wants him to score. I think it is Nate's way of trying to keep Payton focused on the game. He still likes to twirl in circles and play in the grass but when Nate askes him to score a certain # of times he is more into the game.

Emma isn't sure about the camera and usually gives me a weird look when I try to take her picture. Here she is at one of Payton's games giving me a smile.

Cameron is not quite sure what to do during the day while Payton is gone to school but I think he is starting to get used to it. He gets to watch Little Einsteins while I am exercising and sometimes will work out with me. He did some yoga with me yesterday and it was fun to watch. He likes to color and practice his letters. When I am doing computer work he likes to sit next to me and write his and Payton's names. I have been helping him with the letters he has backwards and teaching him our names too.

Emma is still growing and is definately in a fun stage. She has turned into a talker and really likes the sound of her own voice. She loves to sit and stand and can sometimes get quite mad if try to lay her down and she doesn't want to. She has also discovered her feet and likes to grap them and squeal at the same time. I haven't been able to take her in for her official 4 month checkup but she is around 12.5 lbs and 23 inches.

Labor Day Weekend

2011-09-08T13:55:00.000-06:00

We went school shopping in Evanston, Park City, and Salt Lake over Labor Day weekend. We stopped in at Jordan and David's house for a little while and Jordan introduced us to a little restaurant called "Moochies" which has been on the TV show "Diners, Drive Inn's, and Dives," and she eats there with her girlfriends sometimes. It was super yummy. While Jordan and I were out getting the food she got a call back from a neighbor who had tickets to the Real Salt Lake soccer game that night. She asked if we wanted to go and I said that Nate would probably like to. So she got some extra tickets. We got back and ate and then David and Nate took Payton, Cameron, Corbin, and Zaylee on Trax to the soccer game. Jordan stayed home with Porter who was sick again, and I finished up our shopping. The guys said they spent more time on Trax getting there and coming back than they spent at the game, but they had fun. Nate has talked about going to a game for a while and was excited to be able to go, especially because the tickets were free! Except for the tantrum by Zaylee, a good time was had by all.

Walking to the Trax stop by Jordan's house.

Nate, Cameron, Payton, Corbin,and David at the game. I don't know where Zaylee is hiding.

Payton and Corbin checking things out.

I sometimes wonder what they are thinking.

Nate and Cameron

The stadium and field

Riding Trax back home

Payton and Cameron being entertained by Nate's phone

We went to church in Mountain View with mom and dad and then had some yummy sweet and sour chicken for lunch. We chatted with Tonya, Nikki, and Devin for a little while and then went to Green River to Kim's house for dinner. We had BBQ chicken with salad and corn on the cob. I haven't had corn on the cob for a while and it was delicious. We talked with Kim, Jeff, Candace, and Alma for a while and then went to Killpack's for the night. What a YUMMY YUMMY lunch and dinner. On Labor Day Nate helped his mom and dad paint their back porch. We stopped in Rock Springs and did a little more shopping and then headed home. We really enjoyed spending time with family and eating good food over the holiday weekend.

Projects and bike rides

2011-08-31T19:05:00.006-06:00

I have been procrastinating unpacking the last of my boxes. I am trying to get used to taking care of a 3rd child on top of the regular housework and keeping the boys entertained without having them watch tv all day. Also, in our apartment in Laramie we had a built in bookshelf and here we don't, so I have been looking for one to put my books, etc on. I finally found a rather good sturdy one that didn't cost an arm and a leg. There is a place here in town called the "Food Basket," its kind of like a Salvation Army. Anyways, we went there one day and got lucky and found this......

Nate sanded it down and then we painted it a dark chocolate mocha color. The finished product looks pretty good. I still can't decide what to put in the bottom part. Any suggestions?

We also have been looking for another dresser since we had Emma and didn't have anywhere to put her clothes. Nate's boss called him after work one day and told him he found one at a yard sale. So Nate went to take a look at it and we decided that for $10 it wasn't that bad. We washed it down, Payton and Cameron helped me paint it with the left over pain from the bookshelf, and Nate got some new handles for it while he was in Utah for work. Nate was real skeptical but is pretty impressed with how it turned out. Of course he didn't tell me he was skeptical until after we were done, how like him. This is a picture of the dresser at the yard sale. Nate sent it to me from his phone to see if I approved of it.

Here is the finished product in the boys' room. They had fun helping paint it and put their clothes in it.

I have been trying to keep the boys entertained durng the day without having them watch tv all day, so we have been going to the parks and library. One of the parks is only 1/2 mile away so I have been pushing Cameron and Emma in the stroller while Payton rides his bike. I have been wanting to ride my bike too but couldn't really do it since Emma is so little still. She has been starting to hold her head up really good though lately so I tried going with her and Cameron in the bike trailer. I had to put a pillow under her so she would be up high enough for the straps to fit her right.So here is Cameron and my little miss Emma going for her first bike ride!

WE HAVE A HOUSE!!! (and other interesting tidbits to get you up to date)

2011-08-08T16:39:00.013-06:00

It is official, we have moved into the townhome we are renting. We have the storage unit emptied out and I had Nathan put everything in the garage. So I still have boxes all over the garage but we are in! The boys and I are excited to finally be up in Pinedale with Nathan, and Nate is super excited to have something to eat besides TV dinners when he gets home from work.

Let me backtrack a little now and start from when Emma came into our lives a little early.

We got moved out of Laramie the 22nd of April and got somewhat settled with Nate in Pinedale and the boys and I in Mountain View. We were not even here for 2 weeks when little miss Emma decided to join us early and it has been a whirlwind ever since.

May wasn’t too bad, just trying to adjust to a new place and a few surprises. Emma came 3 ½ weeks early in the middle of the night. She came so fast that Nate didn’t even make it to the hospital in time to see her be born. I did have dad drive me in to Evanston and he stayed with me until Nate got there. Emma was having a hard time breathing because she was so early, so they put her on oxygen and she also had to have some antibiotics through an IV. We had to stay an extra day in the hospital because of the IV and we were sooooo ready to go when we got out. We had only been back in Mtn. View for about 30 minutes when Emma surprised us again and stopped breathing. We were headed downstairs to clean a little bit and feed Emma. I had to use the bathroom and Nate was burping Emma before we went down (she was being a little fussy). When I came out of the bathroom I asked Nate if he was ready to go down and he yelled to me that Emma had stopped breathing. I ran over and he had her face down and pounding on her back. He said she had burped/spit up and then inhaled before he could clean her mouth down. She did this 2 times. So I took her and Nate went to get her little blue bulb to suck out her throat. He got out a little but by that time she was not responding and was starting to turn purple. I yelled at Nate to call 911. He did and started explaining things to the operator. As he was talking on the phone Emma finally started to respond and took a few short breaths. By the time the ambulance showed up she was breathing better but still not very good. Emma and I both got our first ambulance ride to the hospital. When we got there they took her vitals and started to monitor her breathing and heart rate. The doctor had us get some x-rays to make sure she was ok and let us make the decision to stay or go after he said everything was ok. We decided to go back to Mtn. View and keep a very close eye on things. The rest of May was good. It was hard to take care of Emma by myself at night but I had mom and dad who helped with the kids during the day, which I am very grateful for.

Emma, Payton, and Cameron watching cartoons at Grandma Walker's house

We also did some traveling during May. The first weekend we got back from the hospital was pretty low key. The second weekend I traveled up to Pinedale to see Nate and do Payton’s kindergarten screening. Payton is super excited to be going to school and is sad he can’t go yet. The third weekend we traveled to Laramie to see some friends and let everyone see Emma. We stayed with Olivia in her new apartment and had a good time visiting. The last weekend was Memorial Day weekend and we stayed in Mtn. View and enjoyed family.

June was just as busy as May. I’ll sum it up a little more though. We had Olivia’s bridal shower on the 3rd, her wedding in Logan on the 10th, and her reception in MV on the 17th.

All of the siblings (except Devin) and our new brother in law Evan. For some reason we never seem to have a picture of us all together that is not silly!

Our cute little family at the Logan temple. Liv's colors were red, black, and white. Emma was not happy being out of her blanket.

The girl grandkids at Liv's reception in Mountain View. Lexie and Zaylee on the chairs. Hallie holding Emma, and Madison holding Kyri.

Me and my baby girl.

Emma all tuckered out from the reception.

We got to stay with Nate’s brother Jeff while in Logan and had a fun time visiting with them! Cameron had a little mishap while we were there. He was outside running around with his cousins and tripped over an uneven spot on the sidewalk. Instead of catching himself with his hands he landed face first on the bone right above his eye. It immediately swelled up and was black and blue for weeks.

Cameron's black eye.

The last week/weekend of June my parents went on mom’s twisted sister trip to Boston/Cape Cod area. I didn’t really want to be all by myself with the 3 kids so we came up to Pinedale with Nate. We explored the parks and library and Nate took the boys golfing.

We were able to move into our townhome on the first of July. So on Friday I spent most of the day moving things from Nate’s 1 bedroom he was staying in over to our new place. We had one of Nate’s coworkers help us get our beds from the storage units that night. I was so happy to have my own bed again! Saturday morning we headed for MV for our niece Madison’s baptism. She looked beautiful in her white dress and baptism suit. We are so proud of her and the decision she made to get baptized.

Emma and Madison in their white dresses. Such cute ladies.

On Sunday we blessed Emma. We weren’t sure if many of our family were going to make it because it was the holiday weekend, but we had a good turnout. Byron and his family and Jared and his family came from Laramie, Alma and his family and Nate’s parents from Green River, and Misty from Orem.

We also had all of my siblings except Chantel and her family (they were with Michael’s fam in Lovell were Channy got to meet his sister for the first time, so I totally understand!). The blessing was good and had some good food and conversation afterwards. We are so blessed to have such a great family to support us! On the 4th we had a cookout and I got to see a bunch of my cousins who I haven’t seen for a long time since we are so spread out now (from Arizona to Montana). Then we traveled back and started getting our house unpacked. The next weekend I traveled back to MV/Evanston for my cousin Stormy’s wedding. She looked so pretty and I am glad I got to come down. Emma’s 2 month checkup was the at the beginning of the next week along with the Nate’s family reunion, so I just stayed in MV instead of going back up to Pinedale. Emma is starting to grow; she weighed in at 10 lbs 3 oz and was 22 inches at her 2 month checkup. She still has most of her hair, although she is getting the traditional bald spot in the back.

Alma and Candace were in charge of the reunion this year so we went camping in the mountains above Cokeville, WY. Everyone was there this year except for Ryan who was at scout camp.

All of the Killpack cousins except for Ryan, Travyn, and Emma

Back : Joseph, Sarah, Conner, Abby holding Lilly, Erika, Nicole, Kaleb, Braden, Christopher, Kate

Front: Samuel, Cameron, Spencer, Jacksen, Kinley, Tallie, Brydnn, Payton

We were able to borrow Grandpa Walker’s trailer which was a blessing because if we hadn’t we probably wouldn’t have stayed the whole time with Emma being so small still. We had a fun time talking, riding four-wheelers, playing tug of war, etc.

Dinner time! Nathan, Kaleb, Conner, Erika, and Jeff Wilson getting some grub. Me, Emma, and Jared sitting around the camp fire.

For the tug of war it was the younger brothers against the older brothers. The young guys won. Then it was the older spouses against the younger spouses (Misty was on our team since Danielle was pregnant). The older gals won.

Jared, Joe, Nathan, and Jeff beating the older brothers at tug of war.

Then it was the younger couples against the older couples. The first tug went to the olders, the second tug to the youngers, and the third tug the rope broke in half! I was in the front on our side and the rope came back and whiplashed across my hands. I thought for a second that I might have broke something, but thankfully didn’t. My knuckles and hand were swollen that night and bruised for a few days afterwards.

Jared, Joe, Barbara, Nate, Me, and Emma Sitting in the shade hanging out

Payton and Brydnn playing in the water at Big Spring

Nathan celebrated his 30th birthday this year! We traveled back from the reunion and cleaned out the trailer so we didn’t do much to celebrate it (and I feel real bad about it). Devin’s birthday is the same day as Nate’s and his wife Amy threw a real cute birthday party for him at mom and dad’s. She used glass jars and movies (2 of his trademarks) and he grilled some really yummy food. We did sing happy birthday to Nate there, so he at least got a song. I’m still trying to come up with something for him though.

The third weekend of July we traveled back to MV again for the Ronald Walker reunion. We got there just as they were starting the mini-Amazing Race. I had to go in and feed Emma but Nate took the boys around with some of the teams. They got to do a football toss, a golf ladder toss, fishing, finding the white buffalo ( a family tradition), and a couple other things I can’t remember. It was fun to see my cousins, some of which I don’t get to see often at all. Then Saturday morning was the 24th/Pioneer days triathlon in Lyman which some people did. David, Ashley, and Tammy all did the race by themselves! Chantel (runner), Michael (swimmer), and Jordan (biker) were on a team, and Nate was on a team with Sallee (runner) and Neal (biker). He was the swimmer and did alright for only swimming once that week before the race. They all had a good time.

Ashley, Tammy, Neal, Jordan, David, Chantel, Michael, Sallee, Nate (and little Izzy on the side)

After the race we had breakfast and then headed back over to Lyman for the parade. The boys had a good time and got some candy. We came back to Pinedale that night so we could go to church here and see our new ward. It is huge by the way. There were around 60 women in relief society and that is apparently normal.

This month has started out pretty good. I got a part time job deep cleaning apartments between renters. I have done 2 apartments so far. It is nice because I clean at nights after Nathan gets home from work and it is relaxing to get out of the house without the kids. I know it is weird for me to say that cleaning is relaxing since I struggle with it, but it has been a big help. Since we were so busy in July I am still unpacking boxes and trying to get our house organized and our family settled. Sometimes I stress about it and Nate has to keep reminding me that it doesn’t have to be done all at once. I am grateful for his support and help, and for him to remind me to stay sane!

I know this was long, but I think we are all caught up now! More to come soon!

Where to begin???

2011-05-17T10:20:00.002-06:00

So much has happened since my last post I don't even know where to start. I guess with the most recent, which may be alot. Maybe I'll do a condensed version for now.

Emma Marie Killpack decided she didn't want to wait any longer and joined our family on May 4th at 3:53am. She was 5 lbs 9 oz and 17 in long. My due date was May 29th, so I was really not expecting anything to happen yet. I hadn't even gone through all of the baby clothes and things we had been given. In reality, I guess I was not all that surprised because Payton came 2 weeks early and Cameron came 3 1/2 weeks early. Apparently she is just like her brothers. My computer is being stubborn and I can't get my pictures to load off my camera so I will put some on as soon as can.

In other news, Nathan found a job as a loan officer with 1st Bank in Pinedale, WY. We are still in limbo as far as housing goes. Nate is in a 1 bedroom apartment up there and the kids and I are staying with my parents. There is a townhome that is coming open the 1st of July that we are 1st on the list for, so we are just waiting for that unless something else opens up before then.

Payton had his kindergarden screening last week and is quite excited for school to start. I think he would go tomorrow if he could. He is always asking when it starts and is sad when I tell him not until September. He doesn't want to wait for the whole summer. He turned 5 in March and is getting so big. He lost his 1st tooth a week before his birthday and has another one that is loose. He is as active as ever and never stops. He runs everywhere he goes and has tons of energy. He is excited to play soccer again this fall and also wants to do swim lessons again. I guess I need to see when both of those things start.

Cameron is 3 now and growing like a weed, and he is always hungry. Right after he finished breakfast this morning he came over to me and told me he was still hungry. It's like he has a never ending stomach. I knew boys ate alot, but I thought that was when they were older, not 3. He likes to copy anything his brother does, but he also likes to play with his toys and carry them around with him everywhere he goes. Then he is usually asking me where they went.

I am just hanging out trying to get used to juggling 3 kids instead of 2. The boys seem to be dealing well with me having to take care of Emma before I can get them stuff or do something for them. It never fails that they ask me for help right when I start feeding her.

Just a quick one

2011-01-28T09:56:00.002-07:00

So, I am in between loads of laundry right now and the boys are having their tv time, that equals a little spare time for me.
We found out that we are having a GIRL!!! We are so excited. During the ultrasound when the ultrasound tech told the boys that the baby was a girl they were like "Tell me something I don't know." They did like hearing the heartbeat so they got to hear it a couple of times.
Not much new besides that. Nathan is still job hunting. It is going rather slow because he is working so many hours right now. Payton is starting to want to go back to preschool again. Since Christmas break he hasn't been that interested. Cameron is right in the middle of his terrible twos. There are sometimes when he does stuff just to annoy me, and he knows it. I am just plugging away trying to keep up with housework and fighting morning sickness again. I felt pretty good from Thanksgiving until the middle of January, but these last two weeks have been a kick in the behind.

Surprise, Surprise

2010-11-30T17:46:00.002-07:00

So we have been holding out as long as possible, but it is hard to hide now and we spilled the beans over Thanksgiving. Killpack #3 will join us in May. We are hoping for a girl, but we are super excited for either. It is quite cute because the boys didn't know and Payton came up to me and asked if I had a baby in my belly. I told him yes. He got a big smile on his face and said, "I want a sister." Then Cameron chimed in to say he also wants a sister. So there you have it.

We still live.

2010-11-09T14:20:00.002-07:00

Hi all, yes we are still alive. I feel like I have no time to sit at the computer anymore, unless I am quickly paying a bill. But I finally have time this afternoon, so here is a quick post.
We are still in Laramie, Nate is finishing up his last semester and will graduate in December. We have started applying for jobs and who know where we'll end up. I am just happy to be taking a step forward in life and be out of the schooling phase. Nate eventually wants to get his master's so we'll be doing school again, but it will be way different when that happens.
Payton is going to preschool at one of the elementary's in the afternoons and loves every minute of it. I love to see him so excited about learning and hearing about what he does in his class. Cameron is right in the middle of the terrible two stage and loves to push my buttons. He loves Little Einsteins and carries them around with him where ever he goes. It's a good thing we have a few of them, he tends to lose one or two every now and then, but we always have some for backup.
I was working a little in Sep. and Oct. but I am done now. I am glad to be back home and trying to keep up with the housework. The boys seem to be able to wreck the house 10 times faster than I can clean, but I'm ok with that. They do a good job helping out.

"YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL"

2010-04-27T11:10:00.003-06:00

It's official, I am a good girl.
I was cutting the boys some cheese for a snack and gave each of them 2 pieces. That's when Payton says, "Hey, you gave us each 2 pieces. You're a good girl."
Really, life can't be much better when you have this kind of admiration from your children.

I should have known...

2010-04-23T14:06:00.003-06:00

that talking about the weather would make it change. I woke up this morning to this....

That's right. SNOW! And it is not stopping. This is our car at about 10 this morning, now it has more on it. But hey, at least I got a decent tan out of all this crazyness.

Warm Weather

2010-04-20T21:14:00.004-06:00

You know the weather is decent in Laramie when it is still April and I have a sun burn! I went out walking with Stacie this morning (she is doing everything she can think of to get that baby out) and then let the boys play at the playground for a little bit. The sun was out and there was no wind, I repeat: there was no wind! When we came in for lunch I thought my arms looked a little pink so I asked Nate and he said he maybe could see a line on my arm but not really. Well, I took a nap this afternoon and when I woke up there was definiately a line. So both of my arms are sunburned as well as the back of my neck. I can't complain though, it is nice to finally be able to go outside and enjoy it without getting blown away.

Grandpa Walker is starting them young

2010-01-29T11:44:00.008-07:00

We went to Green River and Mountain View for a little break last week. It was pretty nice to get out of Laramie and enjoy some decent weather. Payton had a blast playing with his cousins. He did a sleep over and then had Paxton and Wes come over to Grandpa and Grandma Walker's for a TRANSFORMER party. It wasn't much, they watched the cartoons and played with transformer toys, but they sure did have a blast. I was able to get a picture of Payton with his cousin Paxton relaxing in grandma's chair. They had just started the cartoons and were waiting for Wes to come over.

Payton got to go on the tractor with grandpa to feed the cows. Dad said he went to get out of the tractor to cut the strings off the bales and Payton said to him "Grandpa can I come out, I'm a good helper." Honestly, how can you resist such a cute statement. The funny part is that his way of helping is by grabing a handful of hay and trying to feed the cows instead of pulling strings. Oh well, at least he had fun.

Another time we went to feed with a different tractor and Payton was so excited to go with grandpa again, he kept talking about it the whole way there (about a 10 min. drive). When we got there he got out of the burb (suburban) and started to go with grandpa, then he turned around and came running back to me. I asked him why he wasn't going with grandpa and he said "that tractor doesn't have a chair." Apparently he can only go with dad in the new tractor because it has a buddy seat for him and the old one doesn't. I tried to explain to him that I went with grandpa all the time in the old tractor when I was little and I never had a seat, all I got was a pile of strings. He looked at me like I was crazy and still refused to go. So instead I got Cameron out of the burb and we chased each other around the stackyard while dad fed the cows.

Payton loves to get up and run on top of the stack just like I used to. Here he is doing a little pose for me.

My dad was watching a cattle auction on afternoon while we were there and both boys thought it was so cool to see the cows walk across the screen. They would watch a group and then run around in a circle until the next group came on. I was laughing and told dad he sure was starting them young. So here are a couple of pictures of them watching with Grandpa.

A little behind

2010-01-27T23:02:00.014-07:00

So, I know I am way late in updating the holidays, but here goes.

Thanksgiving was awesome. We went to Mountain View and got to spend time with all of my family. Nate got to play in the Turkey Bowl this year, he was quite dissapointed he missed out last year. He had fun trash talking and made some pretty good plays. I got to play in a volleyball tournament with Chan, Olivia, and 3 of my cousins. I had fun playing and was quite sore the next day. I guess a day of volleyball will do that to you.

Cameron hurt himself, I know surprise, surprise one of my boys hurt themselves. Anyways, he was climbing on a bar stool and it started to tip over on him. Instead of letting go he held on and actually helped it fall on him. It hit him square on the mouth, nocked his 2 front teeth loose, and broke his top jaw. His teeth are still sensetive but he at least lets us brush them now.

We also had my sister take an updated family photo. She took quite a few of us, but you know how boys are, and mine definately don't like to hold still. Also, I wasn't even thinking about our dark hair and the dark background, but there you have it.

Nate and Payton making a gingerbread house.

They made a pretty big mess, which they did clean up,

and had a great time doing it.

Christmas was spent here in a snow storm. Nate had to work since he got Thanksgiving off, so this was our first Christmas spent at our own place. We had fun. Nate kept telling me he was going to wake the boys up at 6 and get started with the presents. I told him that they couldn't do anything until I was there and I was not getting out of bed until 8 at the earliest, and if they started without me then mommy and Santa would take all of the presents back. It all worked out though, Nate was tired from staying up and wrapping presents and the boys didn't get up until 8:15.

Payton was so excited about his transformers, and Cameron didn't want to open anything after he saw his basketball hoop.

I got Nate a new set of scriptures, he has been asking since we got married (6 years) and was quite specific in what he wanted.

Nate got me a speaker for my ipod, and also teamed up with my mom and got me a cricut expression. I admit, I started crying because I was so happy. He definately spoiled me this year.

Overall, we had a wonderful holiday season. We are so blessed with a wonderful family and 2 handsome boys. I am thankful to Heavenly Father for all he has given us!

Where has the time gone?

2009-11-16T11:45:00.003-07:00

I have been getting a lot of grief lately about not updating my blog, so here goes. It is going to be one of those long update ones, but that's what happens I guess.

Nate is now the service manager at Wells Fargo here in Laramie and he loves it. He is also taking classes full time, so this semester has kind of been a nightmare. If all goes as I am hoping he will graduate in May, but there may be a few bumps in the road and it looks like it could be December of next year. Oh well, he just keeps trucking along and all will turn out as the Lord wants it and not how I want it.

I am getting over some personal/medical things that I am not quite ready to expain yet, but I am getting better each day and am thankful for everyones support. I told dad the other day that I can only imagine what mom went through with all 7 of us at home. I feel like I am constantly doing laundry, dishes, and picking up toys, and I only have 2 boys. He just laughed. Our spare room is a combination of computer, craft, and mess. I am in the process of getting it organized and rearranged so I can do more things with Payton and for myself. It is definatly a long process because I can only work on it while Cameron is taking his nap. I hope to finish soon though.

Payton is as big as ever, at least he thinks he is. He LOVES Transformers right now. He keeps telling me that he needs Optimus Prime to play with the Bumblebee that he has. I keep telling him that we will write Santa a letter and see what happens. I hope Santa (aka Nate and I) can make him happy.

Cameron is growing like a weed. I had to buzz his head the other day and I keep having people tell me that they can't believe how big he is and how grown up he looks. He is definatly a toddler now. He loves to wrestle with his brother and cause havoc where he can. Still, he is very easy going and content to play by himself in his bedroom.

We Live!

2009-08-16T22:25:00.002-06:00

Hello to all of my fellow bloggers. Just wanted to write a quick note to say we are still alive. My computer crashed about a month and a half ago and I have been going crazy without it. Nate finally order the part we needed and I feel like I can go on with life now, hahaha.
We have had a busy couple of weeks with a wedding and receptions and what not, hopefully I will be able to post some pictures soon and give more details.

Two Long Weeks

2009-06-26T12:49:00.002-06:00

It seems like it has been forever since I have been able to think straight enough to post anything. That would be because I have been taking care of sick boys for the past 2 weeks. It started with Nate getting the flu and missing work for a week! He is still trying to get over it, but at least he went to work this week. Then Payton got the same thing Nate did last weekend, but he seemed to get over it a lot faster. He was feeling better by Monday afternoon so we were excited. Then Wednesday morning he woke up and was miserable again. Nate had the morning off from work so he took him to the doctor while I stayed home with Cameron. Well, come to find out he has strep. He has decided he doesn't like the antibiotic, mostly because he has been taking medicine for over a week now, and so I have had to hold him down to take it. He is still pretty droopy today, but he is finally starting to get off the couch and move around. Hopefully this antibiotic does its job and he can get back to normal.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

2009-06-21T14:52:00.007-06:00

Happy Father's Day to my wonderful husband. Some might think this is a little cheesy, but it sums up perfectly how I feel about Nathan.

Dear Nate,

You are at the heart of all good things in my life... a warm and happy home, a beautiful family, and a love that never stops giving, supporting, believing. You make my life complete. I couldn't ask for more.

Love,

Always and Forever,

Brynn

Why I love being a MOM!

2009-06-10T10:21:00.008-06:00

This morning while I was cleaning up breakfast I heard the boys laughing like crazy in the hallway. When I went to see what was so funny this is what I found.

Payton is wrapped up in his blanket and Cameron was attempting to crawl over him to go into their bedroom.

The end result is that Cameron didn't make it over Payton, at least on the first attempt.
Payton-1 Cameron-0

Attempt #2 left Cameron pinned in the corner laughing his head off.

Payton-2 Cameron-0 Attempt #3 Cameron went at a different angle and managed to wiggle past his brother.

This is just one of the many reasons I love being a mom and being able to stay at home with Payton and Cameron. I love to watch them play together and wrestle around. Cameron thinks it is the funnest thing to wrestle with Payton. He also loves it when Payton chases him around the apartment with his truck or tractor.

I love the sound of their laughter while they are playing together!

Camping season!

2009-06-06T20:40:00.010-06:00

We started camping season this weekend up at Curt Gowdy state park and had a blast. There was plenty of food, conversation, kid chasing, dirt, and sun! We finally got to use our big dutch oven from Christmas ( 2 years ago, thanks mom and dad Killpack) and we seasoned our 2 small ones (thanks mom and dad Walker). We made potatoes and cobbler while the Bluemels did a roast and the Pedersens did lemonade and s'mores. Oh wonderful s'mores! I limited myself and only had 2, but Payton was quite interested in them, at least the chocolate and marshmallows. Apparently he was into them all night. We stayed up talking quite late, it tried to rain on us around 11:00, but it only lasted long enough for us to pick up our chairs and send a few people into their tents. Nate and I stayed up talking with Tyler until 11:45.
The kids did pretty good throughout the night. Cameron got cold because he wiggled out of his sleeping bag, so we had him in with us for a couple hours. Once Nate put him back in his bag he was fine for the rest of the night.

Today also happened to be free fishing day, so Nate took his and Payton's fishing poles and got a little practice in. He didn't really try to catch anything, he just wanted to get a feel for his new pole. The funny thing is that Payton started to out cast Nate and we thought it was the funniest thing. Nate wasn't really trying to cast far, he was trying to place it, or so he says. It was a nice day today. The sun was shining all day, it was quite windy at times, but what else can you expect for Wyoming. Anyways, all 4 of us got some sun today and we are red! The top of Cameron's head and his cheeks got burned, while Payton's face, neck, and ears got it. Nate forgot a hat and so his head, face, and neck are burned. I however had a hat, so only the back of my neck and my arms are burned. I think I am the one that is complaining about the sunburns the most. Neither Payton nor Cameron have even mentioned that it hurts or anything. They are such troopers!

Payton and his cuteness.

2009-06-01T14:02:00.002-06:00

On Saturday we were down in Fort Collins shopping. I had Payton and Cameron with me and Nate was down about 2 aisles. All of the sudden Payton yells "Daddy oh daddy, where are you? Come out, come out wherever you are!"
I couldn't stop myself from laughing, and then I heard Nate start laughing too. Payton is by no means a quite child, I am sure everyone in the store heard him.

Davis Knees

2009-06-01T13:48:00.003-06:00

I was hoping one knee injury is all that I would have to endure, but alas, it is not. I hurt my knee, the one I already had surgery on, Thursday night playing volleyball. I finally got into a doctor today and he says it is my lateral collateral ligament (LCL), which means, thankfully, that I don't need surgery. Unfortunately, I will be out for a month as far as volleyball or biking or anything else is concerned. He says I can start out on a stationary bike and work my way slowly back to full strength. I guess a stationary bike is better than nothing. He also said to take it easy as far as walking in concerned, and to not push myself too much. Oh what horrible luck, I just got my jogging stroller today! That's ok, I just keep telling myself, no surgery, no surgery!
Oh, and if anyone is wondering about the title, my mom's maiden name is Davis, and her and her siblings have cursed knees. I have 3 aunts who have about 8 knee surgery's between them. Also, Chantel, Devin, and I have all had knee surgery, Chantel is probably going to have another one, and I have a torn ligament!

I'm a slacker, I know!

2009-05-20T16:42:00.009-06:00

Mostly I have no excuse as to why I only have two blogs (posts, thanks Bluemels), but the boys are being good right now and I figured I better get one done while I have the chance.

Just to get everyone up to speed:

Nate is done with classes for the spring semester and has already started one of his summer classes. He figures if he takes two classes this summer it will make his last year of undergrad a little easier. Also, he is still debating about a masters degree, so we will see what this next year brings.

Payton is growing like a weed. At playgroup with another ward last week some of the moms thought that he was 5 because he was towering over the other kids. I know he isn't near as tall as Corbin, but he is still pretty big. I am buying his pants from the little boy section now instead of the toddler section.

He is also really into learning the letters of the alphabet and loves to play games on the computer, mostly Playhouse Disney and Wordworld on PBS. It has been fun to watch him and see how much he has grown developmental-wise since I started letting him play on the computer. When he first started the mouse pointer was all over the screen and he was constantly asking for help. Now he can control it to the point where he can click and drag and hardly asks for help. He loves craft time, which is anything that involves scissors, glue, or my cricut and scrapbook stuff. We were working on the letter B and his craft for the day was to color, cut out, and glue the butterfly onto the yellow paper.

Cameron has turned into mister curious and is into everything. He especially loves to get into the pantry cupboard and pull out anything he can get his hands on. Lately though, he hasn't made it to the pantry because he stops at the drawer with all of the washcloths. So now he pulls out 3 or 4 and then walks around the house with them. He is getting better at walking and he is much faster, he was almost running after Payton yesterday.

This is Cameron after a busy morning. He won't hold still long enough for me to put his pants back on after a diaper change so I didn't even bother this time. I put the gate up and locked him in his room so I could take a quick shower, when I came out, this is what I found.

As for me, I am just trying to survive. After cleaning, cooking, laundry, and whatever else comes up each day, I love staying at home with the boys. I am amazed at their love for each other and how they play so well each day. I love doing craft time with Payton and bouncing Cameron on my exercise ball. They are a joy to be around and I am truly blessed that I can stay home with them.

Happy Birthday Cameron!

2009-04-18T00:18:00.004-06:00

Well I can't believe it, but Cameron turned 1 yesterday. He is so busy these days. He has been walking for about a week now and is getting pretty good. He still takes a tumble when he gets going to fast, but it is fun to see him grow. He also has a tooth that just broke through, so that makes 9 for him. He has not been a happy camper the last couple days because of said tooth. He is growing like a weed. He is wearing 18 month clothes now because he is too tall for 12 month clothes. Its been a fun year with him and I look foreward to seeing what this next year brings!

My First Blog!

2009-04-03T21:22:00.001-06:00

Hello to all our friends and family out there! We have finally decided to join the blogging world. It may take us a while to get used to this, but we think it will be fun. We have enjoyed looking at all our different friends and families blogs and we hope you enjoy catching up with us too.