Vernal Utah here we come!

I didn't mention in my last post the fact that we have decided to move to Vernal, Utah! I thought it deserved a post of its own. After lots of contemplating and praying, we accepted a job offer there and are looking forward to this next phase in our lives. Tyrel will be working for an energy company called QEP. We hope to be up and ready to move by the first of April, so wish us luck that everything goes as planned. I am very excited about this move, but kind of nervous as well. I have made such good friends here in Pocatello and we LOVE our ward. That will be the hardest part about leaving! But I suppose change is good, even if it is hard. I actually packed up 2 boxes already yesterday! Don't laugh at me I just want to get a head start. Last time we moved I had about a week to pack up and clean the entire house and Tytyn wasn't even 6 weeks old at that time. It was a nightmare! Hopefully this move will go smoother and be more organized, wish us luck!

"If you are still in the process of raising children...
be aware that the tiny fingerprints that show up
on almost every newly cleaned surface,
the toys scattered about the house,
the piles and piles of laundry to be tackled will
disappear all too soon and you will
to your surprise
miss them profoundly"
Thomas S. Monson


I love this quote. I'm trying to keep this in the back of my mind each day!


Tytyn and I have had some fun times this week and I just want to document them for future reference. I snapped some cute pictures that I just have to post.

A fort we built

Getting ready to walk to the park

Monday was randomly about 60 degrees, we just couldn't pass up the chance to be outside all day with it being so warm and sunny!

"To have a child is to decide forever
to have your heart walking around outside your body."

Some more pudding painting

Tickle time with Daddy

So let me explain the jello activity above. I read about this on a mommy blog and knew that Tytyn would love it. Tytyn's little friend, Kurtis, came over this morning so I figured they'd have fun doing it together, which they did! You basically just make a jello and give them random items to decorate it with, however they want! I gave them some chips, dry noodles, marshmallows and straws. They thought it was pretty cool, but made it clear to me that I was to save some for them to eat afterwards ha ha. These little boys get along so well together! They are about 11 months apart, but are the same size. They just constantly laugh and chase each other around. They are so fun to watch! Til next time!

Its March!

I know your probably all surprised that I'm already doing another post, but I wanted to get some things down while they're still fresh in my mind. I kind of had an epiphany you could say the other night and for record keeping sake I wanted it in a journal where I could go back and read about it and remind myself of what I need to be doing. I have just been realizing lately how fast the time is flying by! I know everyone says that as you get older the time goes faster, but its so true! I feel like I blink and another month has gone by! But mostly it has been since I've had Tytyn. It is just unreal to me that he is almost 2 years old! I feel like I just had him, but at the same time like I've known him my whole life. Does that make sense? I was looking at him the other night and thinking he isn't a baby anymore he is SO big, where is the time going?! I know he will be grown up before I know it. I just want to cherish every moment that I have with my little family and I feel like I haven't been doing the best job of that lately. I'm the kind of person that has a hard time slowing down sometimes, I feel like I have to be doing something productive at all times. Tytyn has been acting out more lately and I know some of it is probably the age, but as I was watching him the other night it just hit me like a ton of bricks. The reason he acts out most of the time is because he doesn't know any other way to get your attention. I just wanted to cry when I had that realization because I need to just step back every once in awhile and give him my full attention. The dishes can wait, the laundry can wait, but I don't want to make my son wait on me. My family should be my first priority. He is such a smart boy, he learns and picks up on things so fast and always wants to be helping with everything! I don't want to diminish or harness those qualities in anyway. At this age I know he is just constantly learning and I want to be a part of all that. I read this quote that said "Get over the mess and just let your kid be a kid." So obviously there is moderation in all things and I'm not just going to let my child run wild, but I want him to have a happy and memorable childhood and be able to look back and remember all the fun things he did with Mom and Dad growing up! So I read a bunch of articles and Mom blogs today as he napped and made a list of fun activities that I thought he'd enjoy. I just had to mentally tell myself to get into it with him and let him have a fun learning experience and not worry about the mess it will create. Whats a 5 minute mess clean up anyway when you just had a half hour of a smiley and giggly happy boy!!! So I'm going to start blogging the fun adventures of Tytyn and Mommy so that I can look back and remember our fun times together. Here are 2 things that we did this afternoon, enjoy!

Our first activity was super simple and cheap. A bag of marshmallows, some toothpicks and a muffin tin. We poked the marshmallows with the toothpicks and sorted them in the muffin tin. Of course there were quite a few eaten too. After he got bored with that we picked up big handfuls and dropped them over each others heads and then dropped them from high up to see how many would land in the muffin tin. We had fun with this for a good 45 minutes and he LOVED every minute of it!

Then after dinner we decided to do some pudding painting! This will probably be a new favorite!

This was taken a different day. He loves to help me do dishes, this isn't anything new, but the picture was so cute I had to put it on here.

Look at that cute boy!



I know that we are our own worst critic and I think sometimes I'm too hard on myself and don't give myself enough credit. Thats hard for me to say. I just want to be the best Mom possible. I want to have fun with my kids. I want to create a great learning environment for them. I want them to feel the spirit in our home. I want them to know they can come to me about anything. I want them to know that I believe in them. And I want them to know I love them and would do anything for them. Heres to looking forward with a more positive attitude and putting whats more important first. Thanks for listening to my rambling! And most of all thanks to my Mom who did all of these things for us growing up and more. She was and is the best example of what a wonderful mother is! I love and appreciate you more than you know Mom!