The Singleton Family

2 weeks !

2011-05-06T15:03:00.000-07:00

Cant believe that my little Londyn is already 2 weeks old. She is such a sweet little thing and is fitting right along with our crazy family. The kids LOVE LOVE LOVE her and are always trying to wake her up when she is sleeping. (Darn kids) But I know they are just excited that she is here. She is sleeping and eating good and hardly ever cries. I couldnt ask for a better baby. So here are some recent pics of the little squirt and in alot of them you can see why we have kinda nicknamed her BUG! She has the bug eyed look alot. So stinkin cute though!

Here are Lukas and Lexi reading to her. Lexi has taken a liking to her hat all the sudden and even wears it to bed. And this is her trademark face that she makes whenever I try to take her picture.

She's here:)

2011-04-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

Londyn Chrystal Singleton

6 pounds 12 ounces

April 22, 2011 @ 10:33 am

Well, she's here and we couldnt be happier! She is such a sweetie and we all just adore her. Lukas and Lexi like her a little too much but I guess that is ok. We went in Friday morning to be induced. They started me at 7 am and she was born at 10:33 am. Ya it went really fast and just took 3 pushes. The dr kept commenting on how easy of a labor and delivery it was so we couldnt ask for anything more I guess. We came home Saturday night so we were able to be here for Easter morning. We are all doing well and I will get some better pics soon and put them on here but for now just wanted to let you know she is here and is doing awesome! We love little Londyn!

Some more pics

2011-03-28T19:58:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more pictures from our trip. They are from the beach where we stayed and of Sea World. I wanted to put on some more pics but after these ones, my computer started acting up and wouldnt let me do anymore. So here are these for now!

Scott and Sidney's wedding day

2011-03-11T20:42:00.000-08:00

Here is the happy couple! My brother, Scott and his wife, Sidney, were married on March 5 in San Diego. It was such a beautiful wedding and we are so excited for them! Scott kinda missed her mouth a little with the cake huh:)

Here is Lexi on the dance floor at the reception. Yes, her skirt is falling down and her hair was a mess. It was a long day for her. She was so tired all day and was sick the whole week we were in San Diego. Poor girl. My mom made all these cute skirts and tops for the grand daughters. They were so cute!Here we are in front of the temple. We couldnt get a good pic with my kids looking and smiling cause the sun was so bright and in our eyes and so the kids wouldnt really look. So this is the best we got.

Here are us Winter siblings with the bride and groom. (minus my oldest sister, Julie, who couldnt make the trip:(

Here is the bride and groom just coming out of the temple. By the way, such a gorgeous temple! Has to be my favorite one. Looks just like a fairy tale castle.Lexi showing off her enthusiasm for the day. She was seriously soooo tired. But she loved holding my bouqet of roses.
Another family pic attempt. Too bad the sun was always in our faces. And keep in mind that I am like 33 weeks preggo in all these pics and looking a little on the chunky side:)

So the wedding day was fun and I know I didnt get very many exciting pics but it was a good day. We spent a whole week in CA and we are missing the warm weather. It was so fun to be there with family and the best part was I didnt go into labor. I had a fear that I would go into labor there but I made it through:) I have a ton more pics of us at Seaworld and us on the beach so check back soon and I will post them. I am just too tired to do it all right now:) We rented a beach house that my whole fam stayed in and it was so fun to be right by the beach. We sure miss it! But ya, more pics are coming soon........

I'm a blog slacker!

2011-01-27T19:52:00.000-08:00

I figure I better write something on here so you all will know we are still alive. I will post pictures soon....I promise. I have just been too tired to blog I guess. Sorry. But we are all doing well and happy as ever! We had a good Christmas. Got too spoiled as usual. Usually January goes by really slow but this January has flown by for me. Maybe its because I am pregnant and chasing a 17 month old around and trying to keep my 4 year old from being bored. Good times though. My kids are so fun and they are just growing up so fast. Brian started school again this semester so that keeps him somewhat busy. He is going to take one class online so he just has class on Thursday nights now instead of Thursday and Tuesday. So that is nice. Lukas is still enjoying preschool and is learning a ton. He says the funniest things. The other day we had a funny conversation with him. We asked him how he thought the baby came out of my tummy and his response was " I know. They use a tummy screwdriver and when they are done they use a tummy hammer!" He thought that was pretty clever and we had a good laugh over that. Lexi is also getting so funny. She has the funniest face expressions and loves doing whatever Lukas is doing. They are starting to play good together and so it is fun to watch. Not too much out of the ordinary is going on with us. (Which is not always a bad thing.) We do have something to look forward to that will be fun for our family. ( Besides having another baby:) My little brother Scott is engaged! His fiance, Sidney, is from the San Diego area so we get to go to San Diego in a month! We are all excited. Not that I really want to go being 32 weeks pregnant, but I guess u go when u can huh? He is getting married March 5 so we are going for a week and hopefully we will get to do some fun stuff while we are there. Now watch....I will get put on bed rest or something and wont be able to go. Ok..I shouldnt think like that. But that would stink! So ya, we are excited about that and we really like the girl Scott is marrying and think she will be a fun addition to our family. Anyway, that is kinda what has been going on with us. I will post some pictures real soon!

Boy or Girl ???

2010-12-06T14:16:00.000-08:00

Found out today that baby #3 will be another GIRL!!!! We thought it was going to be a boy so we were a little surprised but we are so excited to have another sweet little girl join our family! I wondered how Lukas would take the news since he thought it was a boy, but he just said "Well, I told u I would take either one." And he did tell us that the other day when I told him that it could be a girl. Hopefully he can handle two little sisters :)

Thanksgiving and The Festival of Trees

2010-12-04T20:40:00.000-08:00

We had a good Thanksgiving this year! We were able to spend some time at my parents with two of my sisters and their families. (Tina and Candace) Scott was there too of course. We had fun being with them. The day after Thanksgiving we went to Island Park to a cabin with Brian's family for a few days. There was a ton of snow! It was almost just too hard to take the kids out to play cause you would sink to your knees in the snow. But it was fun and the kids did get to play outside alot. I am mad though cause I didnt take pics of us playing outside and stuff. Bummer...I know. I was a slacker this year I guess. But here is one of Lukas being his cute self and one of Lexi climbing in the tv stand which she thought was fun!

Lukas had his preschool Thanksgiving party a few days before the holiday and this is how Lexi felt about it. Pretty excited I guess......

Lukas was a pilgrim in the cute play that they did and he did his part so good. He is definately not shy in front of people.

Last night we went to the Festival of Trees. We saw lots of cute trees and it got us in the Christmas spirit even more. The kids loved looking at all the lights and trees and they got to see Santa. Then this morning we took them there again to a breakfast with Santa party they were doing. It was the Polar Express themed and the kids thought that was fun. So here are just a few pics from both events.

Doesnt Lexi just look thrilled to be there?

We are loving this time of year and hope you all are too! We cant wait for all the Christmas parties we have coming up and enjoying friends and family. Oh ya.....we find out Monday if we are having another boy or another girl join our family. So check back in a few days and we will let you know :)

Just thought you should know.....

2010-11-13T17:27:00.000-08:00

We are expecting baby #3 to come the end of April! Thats right...I am almost 17 weeks pregnant! Are you surprised? Well we were! But we couldnt be more excited for another little one to join our craziness. Brian and Lukas are sure that it is a boy and we find out on Dec. 6. So we shall see. I am a little nervous about having two kids only 20 months apart but I know we will be ok. (and busy!) Lukas is very excited to have another sibling and Lexi just doesnt have a clue what is going to happen. It will be fun though and we cant wait to meet the new little one come April! Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season! I know I am way excited for the upcoming holidays! (now that I am feeling better) Up until 12 weeks along I was pretty sick but now I am feeling tons better. Just way tired alot. Well, just thought you should know our exciting news. We will let you know boy or girl when we find out!

A Princess and Iron Man

2010-11-04T07:14:00.000-07:00

So I thought I should probably put another post on here since I havent done one in a long time. i have a ton of pictures I could put on here but dont have time right now so here are just a few. The first one is my little girl after she was playing in the mud. She loves mud. It must have felt good on her cause she was rubbing it in her hair and just smiling the whole time. The rest of the pics are just a few from Halloween. We had a princess and an Iron Man. They were pretty cute and had fun at our ward's trunk or treat. I think we will have candy to last us the whole year!

Lukas' birthday and preschool

2010-09-04T20:17:00.000-07:00

Lukas started preschool last Monday and he loved it! I was worried that maybe he wouldnt want me to leave him but when we got there, he could of cared less when I left. I was glad cause I think I would have been sad if he had cried. I think this whole preschool thing is going to be good for him cause I think he gets bored around the house with just me and Lexi to play with. He loves learning and drawing and all that stuff so I think he will really enjoy it. Here are a few pics on his first day! Isnt he so handsome?

Here are just a couple of pics from his bday party. He really wanted a transformer pinata so I gave in and got him one. The kids loved it! It was a tough little thing though. The kids couldnt break it so finally Brian had to take some whacks at it and break it. It was a water party but the weather was kinda cold. But toward the end of the party the sun did come out and the kids got wet. My friend let me borrow her air filled water slide and it was fun for the kids.

Lukas had a great birthday and got tons of presents. His favorite is his green scooter that he really wanted. I will have to take a picture of him with it. He loves it. I cant believe my little man is 4! He is getting so big and we just love him so stinkin much!

My princess turned 1!

2010-08-29T20:26:00.000-07:00

Wow! I cant even believe how fast this year has gone by. It seems like just the other day that my little baby girl was born but yet it feels like I have always had her too. She is such a joy in our family and we couldnt love her more! She is so sweet and she loves to be involved in what we are doing. She was so funny with her birthday cupcake cause she didnt want to get messy. She just kinda poked at it for a minute and then she started eating a little here and there. Go figure. The one time that I dont care if she makes a huge mess, she doesnt do it. She doesnt care if she gets messy on any other day. Silly girl. We love her so much and we cant wait to see her grow even more. Lukas is having fun with her and she adores him too. They are so cute together. He is already so protective of her and I love it! Happy birthday little Lexi Lou. We love you!!!!!

(Lukas has a fun week this week. His 4th bday is on Tuesday and he starts preschool tomorrow. We had a bday for him yesterday with friends. I will post pics of that and all his other fun stuff this week soon!)

JuSt SoMe FuN oNeS

2010-08-29T20:02:00.000-07:00

Us at the Logan Temple

2010-06-28T20:15:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we traveled to Logan, Ut for my cousins wedding and my brother, Scott, was nice enough to take a few pics for us. It was such a nice day and Lukas got to run around with some cousins and have fun. I had never been to this temple before and it is so beautiful! It is always fun to visit a temple that you have never been before. I got to go to the sealing and it was really nice. Brian was nice enough to stay out with our kids so I could go. I wish he could have been there, but what do you do. I am really sad that I didnt get any pics of the bride and groom (Go figure.) But they both looked really happy and I am happy for them. Well, here are a few pics of us.

Just a few pics from the past month.....

2010-06-24T21:08:00.000-07:00

I just LOVE my little ones! They are so stinkin fun. We are enjoying the warm weather and looking forward to next weekend when we have my family reunion! YEAH!!!! Cant wait to see all of my lovely sisters and Scott too. (Landon and his family wont be there and they will be missed)

Lexi has some major chubbs goin on and I love them! She is the funniest baby ever! She is finally crawling and she is so proud of herself. She is loving it and so am I!

Here is her very first ponytail. I know.... kinda pathetic but I had to try. It was so cute. It stuck straight up like it was scared! So fun!

This is Lukas and his cousin, Parker, at my parents house pretending to be cowboys. The arms of the couch were their horses and they got pretty intense will ridin them. It was quite funny I must say.

So a few weeks ago, the fire department had an open house and kids could come and learn about fire safety and see what fire fighter do, etc. Lukas loved it and he looked so cute in the little fireman outfit they had for kids so wear. He got a fake tattoo on his arm while he was there and that thing has lasted almost a month! Stinkin thing. He is pretty proud of it though so he doesnt let me rub it in the bath too hard. (Probably why it has lasted so long.)

Random : Today Lukas said to Brian "Dad, I bet when kids do nice things, Heavenly Father walks over to Jesus and they dance." (Brian didnt know how to respond to that one :) Silly boy. I dont know where he comes up with this stuff. Gotta love him though. He is such a sweetheart.

Precious Moments

2010-05-16T08:44:00.000-07:00

Bath time is always fun at our house. My kiddos LOVE it! If Lexi is having a bad day, all I have to do is put her in the tub and her mood totally changes. (She is usually a very good baby though so I wont complain.) She is such a JOY and really LOVES her brother!

Lexi loves sitting in her booster seat and the 2nd picture was a funny face she would pull whenever Lukas would drive his little monster truck in front of her. I think she thought he was going to hit her in the face so she would close her eyes really tight but laugh REALLY HARD. She is so funny!

Ok. So who would have thought that a kids favorite toy would be a small box? The other day I put Lexi in a little box to see what she would do and she LOVED it! And of course my little man had to join in the fun. He never wants to be left out. They also loved sitting in the laundry basket. Lexi really loves it. If I am making dinner or something, I can put her in a laundry basket and she will sit in it FOREVER. It is a life savor for sure. I can get alot done when I have a basket close by. Crazy huh!

I tried to take a few pics after church one day but they didnt turn out too well. Lukas likes to be silly and so to try to get him to take a serious smiley picture doesnt always work. But he is cute anyway. And Lexi just wanted to hold a baseball. Silly girl.

Here is a fun fort Lukas and I made one day. It may not look that cool but Lukas sure loved it. He was pretending to be a cheetah and the fort was his cave. Lukas LOVES pretending to be animals and learning about them. He LOVES animals......I wonder who he takes after there..... (Brian always teases me cause he says I care about animals more then I do people. I get it from my dad so Lukas has Winter genes in him for sure!)

We dog sitted my parents dog for a few days not too long ago and of course Lukas loved it. Here he is with Nellie. Poor Nellie puts up with alot from this little boy. He just likes her WAY too much. She is such a GOOD dog.

Brian took Lukas to the rodeo a while back and Lukas LOVED every minute of it. He had to dress up like a cowboy too. He wore his hat, boots, and spurs. He looked pretty cute I must say. After going to the rodeo he is pretty determined that he is going to be a bull rider now. Dont know how I feel about that...... :) He even pretends like he is riding a bull all the time on the couch arm rest and even gets bucked off. Hopefully he will grow out of that dream cause I dont know if I could handle watching my boy actually ride a bull! He wants to ride a sheep in the rodeo next year. We'll see.....

So life has been good lately. Lukas went to the eye doctor and he said that his eyes are the best he has EVER seen them. FINALLY! I am glad we are making progress. So he only has to patch his eye 2 hours a day now and hopefully next time we go in the Dr. will say he is done with the patch. We are doing the eye patch still a little cause the Dr. doesnt want his eye to go back where it was so it is just a little reminder to keep using that eye. He has done so well with it though and I have to say that I probably wouldnt have done so well if it were me. He is such a good little boy and he always says "done already?" when I tell him he can take the patch off after 2 hours. So 2 hours is WAY better then the six or even all day we were doing before. He is an awesome boy and we are so blessed to have him. Our kids really are GREAT!

I take too many pictures!!!

2010-04-09T18:37:00.000-07:00

I just cant get enough of these kiddos. So ya.... I take tons of pictures. But I can't help it. They are my pride and joy so I just have to try to capture all the cute little moments!

Lexi is turning into a cheeser whenever she sees me with the camera. And the above pic is a classic look of how she is always wrinkling her nose now whenever she smiles. Silly girl.....I love it! This is the kids with Brian's dad.

Here is little Lexi with her presents that the Easter bunny brought. Ya, she has no idea what is going on but we cant leave her out right?!

Here is Lukas with his bike that the Easter Bunny brought him. He has been wanting a bike now for a while and so we had him save money by getting money everytime he did something good or nice or helped around the house etc. So we told him if he paid for half, the Easter bunny would bring him a bike. It is a little big but he can ride it and plus he can use it for a long time and we wont have to buy him a new one in a year. He loves it!!!!!!

Lukas and his cousin Parker. We went to visit Candace and her family a couple weekends ago and these two little boys have so much fun together. Candace and I made cute flowers to put in our girls' hair and ones to put on headbands. The one below is one of the bigger flowers. It is big but it still cute! That Saturday, Brian got to go to a NCAA tournament game in SLC. He got to go to the Butler vs. Kansas State game and he was in heaven cause he had a seat in the middle of the court on row five. So he had excellent seats. I could even see him on t.v.!

And these next pics are of Lexi getting into the wipes and making a mess. She LOVES pulling the wipes out of the container and so I just let her and then put them back when she is done. I couldnt resist taking some pics of her doing it. She is so stinkin fun!

And last but not least...... Brian turned the big 30 a few days ago. We are getting old! But hey, I still have 2 more years before I hit that wonderful number :) So happy birthday Brian! I LOVE U!!!!!

Life has been busy

2010-03-06T15:07:00.000-08:00

Yes I know that I have been slacking lately and not blogging much but life has been a little crazy with Brian going back to school and taking night classes to get his MBA, Brian's grandma passed away and we went to Jackson to attend her funeral, we took a trip to Boise to visit family, and the list goes on. Plus I have just been spending time with my cute little family and so blogging hasnt been on the top of my "to do" list. Sorry. Lukas wants me constantly to play make believe with him and little Lexi just wants to be involved in everything we do. It is so fun. Lexi is growing way too fast and Lukas is turning into the smartest little kid. They are so cute together and they love eachother so much. Lexi always gets the biggest smiles when Lukas walks into the room and Lukas just thinks it is the best when he gets her laughing really hard. I just want to spend every minute with them. Can you blame me? But I have taken a few minutes here to post a few fun pics of my little fam for ya.

Surviving January

2010-01-22T20:40:00.000-08:00

So here are just some pics that I have taken recently. Not a whole lot has been going on here but I still have very cute kids!!!! Here is my little Lexi just showing off how cute she really is. She is seriously such a good baby. She is usually happy and just loves to be involved in whatever we are doing. This girl has some serious eye brows going on. (You have probably noticed:) She has thick ones and then she has a red spot that shows up now and then in the middle of her eye brows and so she looks like she has a unibrow. So funny! But come on.......how could you not love this face!!!!

Lukas thinks he need to help me with pretty much every feeding. But he is such a good little helper and so I wont complain. Plus...Lexi thinks he is the funniest thing ever. He can get her laughing like no one else can.

Lukas still loves his horse. Thank goodness. And we are still having to patch his eye for a few hours a day. (Bummer) But his eye is getting better so we are hoping to be done with patching sooner than later. He is a good sport!

So Lukas' closet is pretty big and so one day he gets the idea that it can be his club house. So I took the stuff out that was on the floor in there and I guess it is his club house now. He has some wood blocks in there that he builds with while he is in there. One day he said he was going to build a giraffe and I have to say I was pretty impressed with how it turned out. So here he is with his giraffe.

Christmas

2010-01-01T15:51:00.000-08:00

Well, we had a great Christmas and got way spoiled as usual. I wanted to put a few pics on here of what "Santa" brought Lukas. He is really into horses and so we ended up giving him a bouncy horse and Candace was at my parents house on Christmas with us and she got one for her little boy too. They absolutely love them! They had so much fun riding together and racing their horses. I think it was money well spent.

Here is Lexi just being her cute little self. She got a glow worm from Santa and she likes to lay on the floor and look at it. She will love playing with it one day I am sure! ( I havent taken any pics with her and her glow worm. I guess I need to do that.)

Here we are on Christmas Eve at my parents house. It was fun being there for Christmas.

This pic was taken a few weeks ago when Lukas wanted to have a sleepover by the Christmas tree. So he got the sleeping bags and got them set up. Except he ended up sleeping in his bed most the night. It was fun for him to play inside the sleeping bags though!

We hope you all had a good Christmas like we did. We are looking forward to the upcoming year and hope it is a good one. This past year was good to us and we have many blessings to be grateful for. I should have taken more pics at Christmas but I was just too busy enjoying the little moments instead of takin pics. My kids were so fun to be with and I cant wait to see them grow up even more!

Lexi had her 4 month check up a couple days ago and she is 14 pounds and 9 ounces. She is healthy and doing well. She didnt even cry when she got her shots! (Which is nice since I always feel so bad when they get their shots). The Dr. said we can start feeding her solids now so we are feeding her rice cereal now. Crazy huh!

Aren't they cute???

2009-12-18T21:16:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to put these cute pics up. My babies are so much fun and I just cant get enough of them. Can you believe that little Lexi is going to be 4 months old on Christmas day? AHHHH! Make them stop growing! They grow way to fast. But I am sure lovin them!

Fun Times

2009-12-01T20:12:00.000-08:00

We hope you all had a good Thanksgiving! We sure did. We ate our big meal at my parents and then I did a little shopping the next morning and then we headed out to Island Park for the weekend with Brian's family. It was a ton of fun and we cant wait to do it again next year! Here are a few pics from the weekend.

PiCtUrE OvErLoAd

2009-11-06T15:26:00.000-08:00

Here are our Halloween pics and other fun pics I have taken over the last little while. We had a fun Halloween and are looking forward to the upcoming holidays. Lexi had her 2 month check up today and is doing great! She weighs in at a whopping 11 and a half pounds and is growing good. She had shots and I always hate that. She did ok though. Lukas also had a shot today cuz he went in for his 3 yr check up. He didnt even cry when they gave him the shot. He was so brave! Hopefully we dont have a bad night with high temps and soreness due to shots. Wish us luck! Well, enjoy all our cute pictures!

A Special Day

2009-10-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

Our sweet little girl was blessed yesturday and it was a really good day. Brian gave a really nice blessing and she was a little angel all day. (She usually is a little angel all the time but I guess she just looked the part in her white dress.) My mom gave us her little dress and it is beautiful!!! My mom is the best!! We had some family and friends come and after church we had a little luncheon at our house. I was a little nervous about fitting all those people in our little house but it worked out just fine. Lukas had a blast running and playing with his cousins. Here are a few pictures of Lexi's big day. Isnt she just a precious little thing?! It truly was a special day and we couldnt love our two kids any more. They really are our sweet little angels from heaven.

A Weekend Gettaway!!!

2009-10-07T18:35:00.000-07:00

About a week and a half ago, we decided to just take a little weekend trip to Salt Lake City. We kinda decided on the spur of the moment so we didnt plan too much which was nice because we mostly just wanted to relax anyway. We went to Temple Square and took some pics out there. It was such a nice day and Lukas always loves looking at the temple. He kept asking if he could go in so he was kinda bummed that he couldnt but I think he had a good time anyway. (just keep in mind that I still have baby fat to lose so I dont look too wonderful in these pictures. I look like a chunky monkey. hee hee)

We were able to meet up with my sister, Candace and her two kids to go to the Dinosaur museum in Thanksgiving Point. Lukas LOVED it! He loved running around with his cousin, Parker, and they did alot of laughing. Those two boys are so cute!!!

They have a place with sand where the kids can dig for dino bones and I think Lukas liked this part the best. I bet him and Parker could have spent the whole day there just digging away.

Lukas wasnt too sure about these big sharks at first. But as long as he was on his daddy's shoulders, he seemed to be just fine. I dont blame him...they were kinda scary looking.

My sister Candace and her cute little girl, Kambri.

Here is Kambri meeting Lexi for the first time. I think they will be good buddies someday. They seemed to stare eachother down pretty good. Just planning some trouble they will get into together someday I am sure.

They also had this area where kids can play in sand and water and build things out of the sand. They got kinda dirty but hey, they are boys. You gotta let them get a little dirty every now and then right?

And last but not least... my precious little girl. She is getting so big and packing on the chubbs. She is getting some nice chubby cheeks and thighs. She is already 6 weeks old and I want her to stay little forever! But I am really enjoying her and she is just such a happy little baby. She is smiling some now and it is just the best when whe looks up at you and smiles. She is getting blessed on Sunday so I will post some pics of her in beautiful blessing dress soon!!!!

Baby Love

2009-09-15T09:05:00.000-07:00

Our little girl is 3 weeks old today! Can you believe it? It is so crazy. It seems like we have always had her but at the same time it seems like yesturday I was in the hospital seeing her for the first time. She is such a sweetheart. We love her so much and just adore her. (Sorry some of the pictures are turned the wrong way. I am just too lazy to turn them. ) I know I am slow at posting these recent pics but sleep for me hasnt been the best lately and so I just havent felt like bloggin much. We are doing better though so I will try to keep up on this thing a little better. I just wanted to show off some more baby pics because she is just so stinkin' cute. Enjoy!

Lukas had a birthday!

2009-09-15T08:50:00.000-07:00

Well my little guy turned 3 on August 31. I cant believe he is that old allready. He had a pretty good day. We got him a little teeball set and he likes to hit the ball around. We took him to McDonalds for lunch and he got to pick out a dinosaur cake at the store. For dinner, my parents and Brian's parents and our grandma's came. My parents gave Lukas a ukulele and it is his favorite thing. He loves guitars and so this was the perfect gift. He even played it while we sang happy birthday to him. It was pretty cute. I know I am behind on posting about his b-day but I thought I should still do it. We love our little guy so much. He is so fun. He loves his little sister so much and just attacks her with kisses all the time. He is a good little helper too. He likes to bring me diapers and stuff. It is nice to have a good little helper. Also, we found out that his eyesight is going bad again in his left eye so we are back to the eye patch for a while. (I hate those things!)
He is doing so good though and keeping it on. I just feel bad for him cause I know I would hate wearing one of those all the time. But it will help him so we just do it I guess. We sure love our Lukas!!!!!!

She is Here!!!

2009-08-28T13:08:00.000-07:00

Finally I have a few minutes to put some pictures on here of our little girl. She was born on Tuesday at 3:15p.m. and weighed 6 lbs 4 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long. We named her LEXI ELLEN. She is such a good baby and a good little eater. And of course we think she is the cutest little girl ever.
I got started at 11:00am and got my water broke at 1:00pm. Contractions started hitting hard and fast. Got epidural at about 2:15pm and shortly after that I felt her coming out! Seriously. She was coming out and I felt like I had to push. The nurse checked me and was very surprized cause she was ready to come. She hurried and called the Dr. and I didnt think the dr. was going to make it. The nurse kept telling me to just take big breaths and not to push. The dr. walked in and a few minutes later.... she came out. It was so fast that it was a blur. The best part....... the epidural didnt have time to kick in all the way so it hurt like you know what. So, I am glad that it was fast and she was little cause that was VERY VERY painful. I kept yelling that I didnt think I could do it. But all is well now. She is healthy and we are home and life is great. (That is just a quick version of our little story.) So here are some pics of our little Lexi. Enjoy!! (And yes, Lukas absolutley adores her.)

The Plan

2009-08-21T20:19:00.001-07:00

So not much going on around here lately. I am just feeling really ready to have this baby. But we are planning on inducing on Tuesday. YEAH!!! So hopefully by Tuesday we will have our little girl. That is CrAzY!!!!!! I am ready but at the same time it is weird to think that in a few days she will be here. I am only dialated to a 2 (as of Thursday) so I hope that doesnt mean it will take forever to induce her. But with Lukas I was only at a 1 when we induced so I am farther along then I was with him. But today I have been feeling some off and on contractions so hopefully my body is getting ready because I FEEL READY!!! Lukas asks me like 10 times a day if she has come out yet. So I think he is pretty anxious too. We will post pictures of the little one has soon as we can!!! Wish me Luck!!!

Mesa Falls

2009-08-01T19:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we decided that we needed to get out and do something so we decided to take a drive to Mesa Falls. We took a picnic with us too and just enjoyed being outside. Lukas loved the waterfalls. It was hot but nice anyway. So here are some pics we took of our day.

These next pics were taken on the way there. There is a place by the river you can stop and feed the fish. We took some bread and fed lots of fish. The fish there are HUGE. And there is a ton of them. Every piece of bread we threw in got eaten in seconds. The fish are probably so big cause they get fed tons of food. There were quite a few people stopping to feed them.

And for a baby update : I had a Dr. appt yesterday and everything is looking good. She is head down but nothing is really happening yet. I am having tons of Braxton-Hicks contractions and so that is pretty miserable. But I guess we just keep hanging in there. The Dr. said that she would induce me up to a week early because we live an hour away. So we will see what happens I guess. But we are down to 4 weeks left possibly 3 weeks if we induce early. I am hoping she will come on her own a week or two early but I am not going to get my hopes up. Either way, we will have our baby soon and we are so excited! We will keep you posted!

Lukas and my lipstick

2009-08-01T19:21:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when Lukas gets a hold of lipstick and I dont find him until it is too late. He was pretty proud of the artwork on his arms. Can you tell? Silly kid!!!!

Family Fun!!!

2009-07-17T13:19:00.000-07:00

My family went to Heise one day to swim and since I dont have a swimsuit that fits right now, I just watched. (I know, boring. But lets face it.... I wouldnt look to great in a swimsuit right now anyway.) Sorry the top picture has a chain fence in front of it. I was sitting behind that so I couldnt get great pics. But Lukas sure loved jumping into the water. He is loving swimming these days.

These pics were taken at the elementay school playground where we all grew up. We thought it would be fun to take all the kids there and let them burn some energy. It was hot though so we didnt last too long.

Me and my sisters. We have to get pics together when we can cause we dont get together all at the same time very often. Arent my sisters gorgeous? Someday maybe I will be as skinny as they are. But right now I have an excuse to be big. Why not enjoy it huh?

Roastin some marshmellows and making smores in my parents backyard. They were sure yummy!

Here are my wonderful parents. The are the best. They are two of the best people I know. They hurried and finished their basement before the family got there so there would be enough room for everyone. The even bought a pool table down there which provided lots of entertainment for the grown ups.

Here is Lukas and Tacy bouncing around on some fun toys that Julie brought for everyone. They could bounce on these things for hours and not get bored of them. It was a great investment for them.

These last pics were taken when my dad was out weeding the garden one morning and got some help from the family. As you can see, Lukas and Ella did a great job playing in the dirt. They were nice and clean when they were done.

Well, these are just a few pics that I took with the family all here. Of course I couldnt post all the pics I took but I just wanted to out up a few of Lukas having fun with his family. He loved having them all here and he already misses them. I miss my family too and cant wait till the next get together. Whenever that will be....
Keep reading on for more pics of the 4th of July and my little bro coming home.

4th of July

2009-07-17T13:06:00.000-07:00

This year we decided to do our own little fireworks show at my parents house. We invited Brian's family to come too so we had quite the crew of people out there. It was fun and the kids really enjoyed it. We thought this would be better then trying to get everyone to the Greenbelt to watch the big fireworks. It was nice to just hang out and laugh with everyone.

My grandma and I at the Rexburg parade. She is my last living grandparent and she is going strong!

My sisters and I stopping for a sister pic. Candace is holding her little girl Kambri. She is a cutie.

L to R: Shellie (sister in law), me, Candace, Julie, and Tina. ( I am looking a wider then the rest of them.)

This is how Lukas likes to go around these days. He knows he can always bum a ride off of his daddy. Arent my boys handsome?

Welcome Home!!!

2009-07-17T12:49:00.000-07:00

My little bro made it home from his mission on July 3. It has been really fun having him home. He has changed alot but at the same time, he is still the same old Scott. We had quite the welcome crew at the airport. All my siblings and their kids were there and my parents and my grandma too. We all had on matching red shirts that my mom had made for our family reunion. You couldnt miss us. It was fun though. He gave an excellent talk in church last week and you can tell the difference that a mission has made in his life. Before his mission, he was really shy and hardly looked up when speaking and his talk last week was amazing. He hardly looked down at his notes and he was very confident. I love my little bro and I am so glad to have him home.

FuN TiMeS ArE CoMiNg !!!!

2009-06-27T13:44:00.000-07:00

My little brother, Scott, is coming home from his mission next Friday!!! We are all so excited for him to come home. He has been serving in Colorado and we cant wait to hear all his stories and see how he has changed and stuff like that. We are also excited cause ALL of my siblings are coming and we havent all been together at the same time in such a long time. It should be fun!!!! Lukas is more then excited to see all his cousins and talks about the family reunion everyday. He is going to have so much fun!
Also, I only have 9 more weeks till my due date!!! CRAZY!!! We are so excited to meet this little girl. Especially Lukas. I am nervous though cause last night I had a dream that it is really a boy and so now I am wondering if I should be buying all these girl clothes. But from the ultrasound, the lady was pretty sure it was a girl so I will trust her. Plus Lukas and Brian have always thought it was a girl. So I hope I am safe buying pink stuff. I am feeling good. Just big and like all my insides are crammed together. She is one active baby too. She moves around all the time. But I love it!!! I even dont mind when she keeps me up all night kicking cause I love just laying there feeling her kick. Nice bonding moments I guess.
Lukas got invited to his first B-day party today. A little boy in our ward invited him and Lukas was so excited to go. I thought I would have to stay with him but when I dropped him off, they said I didnt need to stay. So I left and when I came home, I kept telling Brian how sad I was cause he is grown-up enough to stay alone. It was a bitter-sweet moment I guess. It just reminded me that my little boy isnt a baby anymore. It sounded like he had fun though. When we went to pick him up, the parents of the little birthday boy told us that when they were singing Happy Bday to Max, Lukas would sing "Happy Birthday dear John Deere Tractor" instead of Max. They said it was so funny that they had him sing it again by himself so they could get it on video. Silly kid. He says the funniest things.
Well, sorry I didnt post any pics but I am sure I will have TONS to post in a couple weeks after our family reunion. It should be fun!!!!!!

Just enjoying life

2009-06-15T15:57:00.000-07:00

Yesturday, we decided to go on a little drive together just to get out of the house for a little while. It has been raining so much lately that we didnt think we would get out of the car but when we got up into the mountains, it wasnt raining. So we went on a little walk. Lukas loved it. He loved to run a little bit in front of us and then turn around and run down the mountain. He did trip but only once and it didnt hurt him. He just got right back up and kept doing it. It was so pretty though in the mountains. It is sooo soooo green because of all the rain and we didnt even mind the mud because it was just so nice to be outside. We are definately going again. Soon.

Here is my dad trying to teach Lukas how to rope. Lukas is so into cowboy stuff right now. My dad made him his own little rope and Lukas thinks it is the best thing ever. Lukas tried so hard to rope that thing and he did ok. in his own way of doing it. It was cute though. I think my dad thinks it is great that Lukas is so interested in cowboy stuff. They both just kept smiling at eachother while they were roping. Who knows...maybe I have a future cowboy on my hands!

Lukas got this because......

2009-05-31T17:11:00.000-07:00

NO MORE DIAPERS!!!!!! That's right! Lukas is potty trained. We have been telling him for a while now, that if he wouldnt go potty in his pants anymore, he could get a wagon. He has been trying so hard and doing so good that the days of diapers are gone. Brian put the wagon together today and you should have seen the look of pure joy on Lukas' face. He is LOVING it! I guess he has officially turned into a big boy and I can enjoy a few months of no diaper changing until our little girl comes. WE ARE PROUD OF YOU LUKAS!!!!! (kinda sad though. Does that mean he isnt my baby anymore? In my mind, he will always be my baby.)

Last weekend, my sister, Candace and her family came to my parents for a little visit. This is Lukas with her little girl, Kambri. Isnt she just adorable?! She is seriously a BEAUTIFUL baby. Lukas LOVES her so much and always wanted to hold her. He is so excited for his baby sister that he can hardly stand it. He is going to be the best big brother. JUST 3 MORE MONTHS and our little girl will be here! We are getting more and more excited all the time. Hopefully the next 3 months will go by fast cause we are just getting so anxious to meet this special little baby.
(Sorry for the slacking on blogging. I have no excuses. Just laziness. I will do better.)

Just a bunch of recent pics of us.....

2009-04-26T18:19:00.000-07:00

These three pics were taken today before church. You can see that his eye really is looking a ton better. I got him this new shirt and we think he just looks so grown up. Isnt he such a handsome boy?! We sure think so. And yes, this is me today at 22 weeks along. As you can see... I am growing! I am feeling really good and I can feel her moving a ton. Brian and Lukas have both been able to feel her too!

Here is Lukas chasing a squirrel at the park the other night. He got pretty close and he thought it was so funny. He was laughing so hard he could hardly run.

You might have noticed that in almost all the pics, Lukas is wearing cowboy boots. My dad bought them for him after his surgery cause I think he felt sorry for him. Lukas LOVES them and he has to wear them EVERYWHERE!!! Seriously. Even to church. He likes to wear his cowboy hat too. I guess we have a future cowboy on our hands. (That will make my dad happy.)

And this last pic is our new swing set. Brian put it together yesturday and Lukas is in heaven. It is nothing fancy but it sure in entertaining for him. I just know that I will be outside all summer pushing him in the swings.
Well, this is what we have been up to lately. Just hanging out with eachother and taking it easy. Life is pretty good.

We are having a ...............

2009-04-10T13:37:00.000-07:00

............Girl !!!!!.............
Yes, we found out today that Lukas (and Brian) have been right all along. Lukas is indeed getting a baby sister just like he has always told us. I think he knew all along and that is just amazing to me. Everything looks good and the baby is developing like she should with no problems. We are so excited to have a little girl join our family and we couldnt be happier. This is such a huge blessing for us. Lukas came with us to the ultrasound, so he got to see his sister on the t.v. screen. (so we called it.) It has been the perfect day!!!!

Also, I will have have to post some pics of Lukas because the other night while he was sleeping, one of his eyes hemorraged (I dont how to spell that.) I took him to the dr. and he said it is ok. A blood vessel broke in his eye and it looks awful. But he is ok. It will take several weeks to heal but it doesnt seem to bother him. I will put some pics on here soon. It is bad looking though, so be prepared. But he is recovering from the surgery part well and so we are thankful for that.

Lukas' surgery

2009-04-04T10:56:00.000-07:00

Here is Lukas sleeping after we got home from the surgery. They gave him some sunglasses cause his eyes were really sensitive to light. So he had to sleep in them. He was pretty out of it for just a little while.

Last night, some people in our ward brought Lukas this really cute balloon. It totally made his day eventhough he doesnt look to happy in theis picture. He has been carrying this balloon around the house ever since we got it. It was so nice of his friends to get this for him.

This morning we gave Lukas a bath and since he cant have tap water in his eyes for 2 weeks we thought that maybe if we kept the glasses on it would make it so he didnt rub his eyes. It worked pretty good. I think we were able to give him his bath without any water in his eyes.

And this is him this morning with his really blood shot eyes. He is acting like his old self today so I think he is feeling better. His eyes look alot better then they did yesturday. We were worried he would wake up today with black eyes cause last night they started turning purple underneath. But it looks like they wont bruise.

Well, the surgery was a success. The dr. said it went just the way he wanted it too and was able to replace the muscles in the exact spot that he wanted. It will take 8 to 10 weeks before they know for sure if his eye was corrected completely so I guess we wait and see. Lukas did so good! He was so good before the surgery. He went right back and let the nurse take him away without any tears. We were so relieved cause I know I would have cried if they would have taken him away kicking and screaming. The surgery last about 45 minutes and when they brought him back to us, he was really screaming and throwing a fit. He couldnt see us and his eyes were just so sore and the IV in his arm was hurting him and so it took a little while before we could calm him down. He was just so out of it and confused I think. So..... I started bawling! I felt so bad cause even though I was holding him, he couldnt see me and so he was yelling for me and trying to pull the IV out. It was the saddest thing ever. But we finally got him calmed down and he felt a ton better once they got the IV out. Poor little guy. I bet he was scared to death. But after an hour we were able to go home. He was kinda groggy for the rest of the day but he would play for a little bit and then go lay down to rest. Every now and then he puts his hands over his eyes and says that they hurt and cries a little. But it doesnt last long. Last night he had a hard time going to sleep cause they hurt but once he fell asleep, he slept good. We have to put eyedrops in his eyes 4 times a day for a week and that is really hard cause he hates them and screams but we just have to do it anyway.

So, everything went well and we are so thankful that he is ok and really he doesnt seem to remember too much about it. He has handled everything so well and we love him so much. I realized how much I really love him and how much he means to me. Sitting in the waiting room waiting to see him again, alot goes through your mind and you realize a lot of things about life. I am so blessed to have such a sweet little guy and I hope this works and that he doesnt have to have more surgeries. We love our Lukas so much and know he is a very special little boy.

Weekend in Boise and OUR EXCITING NEWS!

2009-03-27T20:56:00.001-07:00

Last weekend, we went to Boise because Brian had tickets to some college bball games. So Lukas and I went along to see some family too. We spent most of the weekend at Brian's sisters cause my sister had a sick kid and since we are finally to the point where no one in our house is sick, I thought maybe we should stay away. (Sorry Tina. We would have loved to see you more!)

And from the pics above, you can see that Lukas had a great time. We took a few walks to the park and even had an early Easter egg hunt for the kids in Rachael's back yard. Lukas had a lot of fun with that. He loved having his cousins to play with and got lots of exercise from all the running around that he did.

Lukas' surgery is in one week from today and can I just say that I am a nervous wreck! I just dont want to have to put my little boy through that but everyone keeps telling me he will thank me when he is older and everything will work out. They better be right. I am going to be sobbing the whole time he is having surgery I am sure. I wish I could be in there holding his hand and making sure he is ok. But then again, maybe I dont want to see it. Oh well, it is not like I have a choice. So keep little Lukas in your prayers that his eye can get fixed and everything goes well.

And now for the news you have been waiting for........ (For those of you that dont already know)

WE ARE EXPECTING BABY #2 !!!!!!! We are so excited and Lukas is beyond excited to have a sibling. He keeps saying it is a sister but I guess we will see if he is right. We find out on April 10 what we are having. (Two weeks from today!) I am about 18 weeks along right now and due on August 30. (One day before Lukas' b-day. And no, we didnt plan it that way. It just happened.)

But I am feeling really good and everything seems to be going good. I was sick up until 11 weeks along and then I woke up one day and it was like the nausea just disappeared. Not that I can complain cause I was just nauseous alot, no puking. So that is good. Lukas is so sweet though cause I try not to carry him and he knows why and so when he sees me carrying things he always asks me if it is too heavy. And he loves to kiss my belly and talk to his baby. He is going to be a great big brother! So... there you have it.... one of the reasons I havent blogged alot lately. I guess I have just had other stuff on my mind. But now that the secret is out, I will blog more regularly. Bye for now!

Update!

2009-03-12T18:41:00.000-07:00

Sorry I havent blogged in forever. We are without a computer again but we are getting a new one soon so I will get back to blogging soon. I am on my parents computer right now and just thought I would do a quick update. Lukas' eye surgery is scheduled for April 3rd. I will be so happy when that is done. At least it is actually going to finally happen. I thought he would be in a eye patch forever. I am still nervous about it but I guess that is to be expected. We are going to Boise next weekend cause Brian got some tickets to some March Madness basketball games. So of course we cant miss out on those. Lukas and I are going along to hang out with some fam so that will be fun. My brother, Landon and his wife, welcomed a new baby girl into their family a couple of days ago. They named her Addy Lynn. She weighed in at 8 pounds 10 ounces. So she is a healthy little tyke. We are excited to meet her. Over all, everything is going good and we are happy! Keep checking in on us though cause if you havent already heard, we have some very exciting news!!!!!! (I will post more soon. I promise.)

Valentine Weekend in Utah

2009-02-23T20:49:00.001-08:00

Over Valentine's weekend, we decided to go to Salt Lake City for a couple days to get away. So here are a few pics from the trip. I didnt take many pictures because I had the worst cold ever while we were there. Ya, perfect timing huh. But it was still fun. Lukas was very interested in the statue of Christ at Temple Square. He just kept looking up at it in awe. We also went shopping at the Gateway Mall but it was snowing hard the whole time so we didnt stay long. On Valentines Day we met my sister and her husband and son at the Olive Garden for some yummy food. It was good to see them. Then we just went back to the hotel and Brian took Lukas swimming and I layed on the bed and watched t.v. since my head felt like it was going to explode thanks to my cold. We did watch Twilight that night though. We rented it through the hotel t.v. so now I can finally say that I saw it. I thought it was good. Brian even thought it was ok. ( This being from the guy who thought I was weird for reading books about vampires.) So we had a fun weekend and it was nice to get away eventhough we didnt go very far. It is just nice to get away sometimes and spend a little family time together.

Not too much going on.....

2009-02-09T13:03:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. There just hasnt been alot going on right now worth blogging about. Here are just some pics I have taken of Lukas lately. He loves playing in the snow and bubble baths. We had just given him a haircut too in the bath pics. Isnt he handsome? This weekend we are going to Salt Lake City just for fun. We decided we would go for the weekend and get a hotel so we can take Lukas swimming and just hang out. Of course we will go shopping and on Saturday, we are going to try to go to the zoo if the weather is half way decent. I think my sister, Candace, and her family are going to come with us and then we will all go to dinner. So I will get some pics so I can post them next week. Hope you all have a good Valentine's Day!

Pudding, Tractors, and a Sled

2009-01-22T11:38:00.000-08:00

So, first off, I found Lukas yesturday beginning to finger paint on his body with some chocolate pudding. I am glad I found him before it got too bad. He thought he was pretty funny.

Also yesturday, Brian's parents came to out house and then took us to a farm expo thing. Lukas was in tractor heaven. He was so excited and loved every minute of it. So of course I had to snap a few pics of him. Someone else thought he was cute too cause his picture ended up in the newspaper today. So, I guess he is famous. (At least for today.)

A few days ago we were at my parents and my dad got a little sled out and pulled Lukas around for a while. Eventhough he didnt go down any hills or anything, he thought it was pretty fun. I think my dad liked it too. When my dad would ask if he was done, Lukas kept telling him to keep going. So my dad got some exercise I guess.

Lukas is a trooper!

2009-01-14T20:30:00.000-08:00

Sorry I havent done very many posts lately. I guess there isnt too much to blog about these days. But here are a few cute pics I have taken of Lukas recently. Also, here is an update on his eyes: We went to the Dr. today and his eyes are still improving but he still wants to try to get a little bit more improvement before surgery. So yes, we are STILL doing the patch and glasses. I feel so bad for him. He does pretty good once the patch is on but he is starting to fight me alittle bit when I try to put it on. He will says things like "Not today" or "Please no." And it just breaks my little heart. He is such a good kid though. And we had to get some eyedrops today that dialate his eyes and we have to put them in his eyes everynight before bed for a week. I am not sure I quite understand the purpose but it is something like since he looks over his glasses alot, this will help him depend more on them. (Something like that.) And we just put them in his eyes and he cried and I felt so bad. I wanted to cry too. But after a few tears, he was ok. So we will check again in a week and go from there. He said it could be as soon as next month that we do the surgery but we will just have to wait and see. I just hope this is worth it! (I know it will.) I just keep thinking: He is two! You cant expect him to be ok with doing all this. But.... he has done really well. I think it is harder on me. I wish I could make it go away but then I keep thinking that he could have something alot worse so I should just be thankful that he is healthy. I guess I will update again about this when we hear more.

We had a good Christmas! Did you?

2008-12-31T14:13:00.000-08:00

Here is Lukas' new favorite toy that he got from Santa. He has been asking for a train set with a table for the last 3 months so he was pretty excited when he saw this on Christmas morning. Except we didnt have it built yet and he cried when he couldnt play with it right away. So we learned an important lesson this year : have the toys ready for them to play with when they wake up. He did ok though. He helped dad build it and loves it very much.

Here is a little snow cave that Brian built for Lukas. Lukas thought it was pretty fun. I did too until it fell in on him. But it was really small so it didnt hurt him at all. He thought it was pretty funny actually.

Here is Lukas with his cousins, Livie, Bently, and Kloie. He had a blast playing with them on Christmas Eve. Tina's family was here the weekend before Christmas and I feel bad cause I didnt get any pics with their kids. Actually I didnt get many pics taken this year and I feel bad. I didnt even get any of us opening presents. I guess I was too busy helping Lukas with his presents that I didnt even think about it.

Here is Lukas, Kloie, and Bently on Christmas Eve as we were doing the acting of the Nativity. Lukas loved his little outfit eventhough it was WAY too big. He still looked cute though.

And here is Lukas and Kloie sneaking tastes of the gingerbread house they made. We had a wonderful Christmas and ended up with way more things then we need. It was fun to spend time with family and just relax and think about all we have and have been blessed with. We have so much to be thankful for. We have a good life and we are happy. What more could you ask for?

Festival of Trees

2008-12-05T20:29:00.000-08:00

Tonight we decided we needed to get out and do something, so we went to the Festival of Trees. Lukas liked looking at all the different christmas trees and everything that was going on. He got to sit on Santa's lap too. It was funny cause he didnt even hesitate. He ran right up to him and just jumped on his lap and started talking to him. Eventhough in the picture it looks like he isnt quite sure of Santa, he really did like him. He also got some reindeer ears to wear around and he kept them on the whole time. Tomorrow morning Brian is taking him to eat breakfast with Santa at the Festival of Trees. He only got two tickets through work so I thought I would sit this one out. It will be fun doing something with just him and his daddy. I will tell Brian to take pics cause I am sure it will be cute. They also had a train to look at and of course that was Lukas' favorite since all he talks about is how he wants a train for Christmas. But it was a fun night and there were alot of interesting trees to look at.

It might be early, but the tree is up !!!

2008-11-25T12:41:00.000-08:00

So we usually dont put the tree up before Thanksgiving, but we thought it would be fun to this year. It seems like December goes by so fast that by the time you get your house decorated, it is time to take it all down. Plus Lukas has been asking to put if up everyday for the past week so we just did it. I am actually glad that it is done now. Lukas had so much fun helping and looking at all the different decorations. He actually did really good at putting on ornaments too. I am excited cause this is the first year he actually kinda understands Santa and everything and he really wants to sit on his lap and tell him he wants a train for Christmas. He has been so hyper too. I think he is really excited to see his cousins this week at Thanksgiving. Today we went to the store and he picked out some candy canes to give to his cousins and he is so excited to gve them to them. He keeps carrying them around and so hopefully they arent all broken by the time we get there. He is so funny. I am so thankful that I am his mommy. He is such a good little boy and so much fun. He has been so good through this whole eye thing. I couldnt ask for a better kid. We are all excited to see family this week and looking forward to having a wonderful Thanksgiving. We hope you all have a good one too. We have alot to be THANKFUL for. (I dont know why my pictures have such big spaces in between them sometimes. So, sorry if it is annoying.)

Update on Lukas

2008-11-16T20:19:00.000-08:00

First of all, I had to put a few funny pics on here. The other day, I came into the dining room and Lukas had set his dog on the my plate like she was eating. When I asked him what his dog was doing on my plate, he just told me that she was hungry. I guess he didnt want her to be left out. He thought he was pretty clever though. He laughed and laughed and kept saying, "you silly dog." At least I know if we ever get a real dog, it will get fed.

Here is Lukas just hanging on the couch looking out the window. Doesnt he look pretty relaxed? He was waiting for Brian to come home from work I think.

And here he is playing the "drums". So anyway, we took him to the eye doctor again last Tuesday and the Dr. told us that he looks like he is getting some eyesight back in his bad eye. So that is good! But then he said that it looks like we will still have to do the surgery to fix the crossing of the eye. Not so good! He wants Lukas to wear the patch and glasses for 3 more weeks to see if there are any signs of even more improvement and then we will talk about the surgery at his next visit which will be on Dec. 3. He said as long as he is being so good about wearing the patch and the glasses, we might as well see if we can get his eye working even more. He said the patch doesnt help the crossing of the eye and that is why will have to do the surgery. I guess the patch just helps the brain tell the eye that it needs to start working and by doing that you can regain some eyesight back in it. Pretty crazy huh?! But he told us the surgery isnt a big deal. It is done has a out patient surgery and he goes home the same day so he said not to worry alot over it. He must have seen the scared look on my face or something. So for now we are just doing the same thing and we will go in and see how things look in a couple of weeks. I was hoping we could be off the eye patch for Thanksgiving, but oh well. I think we are getting used to it.

Huntin'

2008-11-01T21:14:00.002-07:00

Hunting time: 30 minutes

Shots Fired: 1

Singleton Family Record

Glasses and Halloween

2008-11-01T12:07:00.000-07:00

So here are a couple of pics with Lukas and his glasses. Sorry he isnt smiling. I guess he wasnt in the mood to have his picture taken. (Which he usually isnt. He thinks it is funny to give me a hard time and not smile.) But he is doing really well with them. He doesnt act like it really bothers him having a patch and glasses. He is a good kid. I feel so bad though. Whenever I take him places, people just stare at him and I just want to say something but I dont. I shouldnt let it bother me but I dont like people staring at my kid like he is weird or something. But we have just about 2 more weeks until we go back to the doctor to find out if this helped or not. We go on the 14th. I am still hoping that surgery isnt going to happen but we will just wait and see. His glasses are cute but having the patch on, it is hard for the glasses to stay up on his nose and so I am constantly pushing them up. And he has a cold so that doesnt help things. But we are doing well with them and he is handling it great!

Here are some pics we took on Halloween. He loved being a cowboy and showing off his horse riding skills. I think we should have made him a pirate but he was not going to give up his cowboy stuff so he was a cowboy with a patch. It made for a lot of questions though. People would ask if it was part of the costume. I should have just said yes and left them wondering.

We decorated cookies last night after going to the trunk or treat that our ward had. Lukas loved pouring the sprinkles on his cookie and just kept pouring and pouring.

This is him waiting or trick or treaters. He loved to answer the door and pass out the candy. When ever the doorbell rang, he ran as fast as he could and opened the door and would say "trick or treat" before the other kids could say it. I think sometimes it confused the kids and they werent sure if they should still say it after he did. It was funny.

Here is Lukas with his daddy at the trunk or treat. He made out with a ton of candy and he liked it cause Brian's parents and grandma came with us. So of course he showed off a ton for them.

These last pics are of Lukas at a party that he went to on Wednesday. A boy in our ward had a little get together and Lukas was so excited to go. They played a few games and ran around outside and made pictures of spiders by putting black paint on their hands and putting it on the paper. He had a lot of fun and laughed alot. So that was our Halloween. We hope you all had a good one too. Now we just have all this candy that I am sure will get eaten mostly by me.

LUKAS

2008-10-20T19:46:00.000-07:00

Ok... so you are probably wondering why Lukas has a patch on his eye and so here is the story. (It makes me sad just thinking about it so I hope I can write and have it make sense.) So last Wed. I took Lukas into see a pediatric ophlamologist (spelling?) because we have noticed that his left eye is kinda crossed. So I took him in not thinking it was really a big deal and wondering if I was even taking him in for no reason. Well.... it is a good thing that I did. The doctor said that he has a lazy eye that is caused because he has really poor vision in his left eye and so he has just stopped using it thus causing a lazy eye. He is actually considered legally blind in that eye. (I always thought that he could see just fine. Boy was I shocked.) So he has to wear this eye patch for 4 weeks over the good eye and then have it checked again to see if the eye has regained some usage back. But that isnt all. He also has to have glasses. I know..... my two year old in glasses. That is going to be fun. So the glasses will come in hopefully this weekend and then he will have to wear his glasses in addition to his patch. (Can I just say that that seems like torture to me?!) Then the doctor goes on to say that he doesnt really think that this will fix it and he is 99% sure that he will have to have surgery. WHAT?!? So I am really scared to death about the possibily of my little guy having to have surgery. Then I got to thinking, if he is considered legally blind in that eye, how is he going to see if we cover the good eye. So I cried the whole way home and got all worked up thinking that for the next four weeks my child wont be able to see but I cannot believe how well he is doing. The doctor said it will be hard to keep the patch on but Lukas could care less. He hasnt taken it off once or complained at all about it. And he is getting around just fine. You can tell he has to focus harder on some things and he really isnt that interested in reading books right now but he is getting around so good and it has made me feel so much better. I still feel like I am a mean mom every morning when I put the patch on him and then I feel bad when ever we go somewhere and everyone stares at him but I know that I have to keep doing it if I want to help him. Everyone says he will thank me when he is older. So right now we are just waiting for his glasses. (Hopefully those arent a nightmare trying to get him to keep them on.) And then in a few weeks we will hopefully know if he needs surgery or now. We are really hoping and praying that he wont have to so keep little Lukas in your prayers. I dont know if I could stand watching him go through that. But we will keep you posted and I will get a picture on here when we get his glasses. Hopefully he lookes good in them.

PUMPKINS AND SNOW

2008-10-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we decided to carve a pumpkin with Lukas cause he gets so excited when we see them in stores. He was a pretty good little helper. He liked to be in the middle of everything we did which was ok since it was his pumpkin. We carved a bat into it eventhough I dont know if you can really tell what is is or not. We can cause we already know what it was. Lukas would look at the seeds and yucky stuff that we pulled out of it and say "That's gross mommy." I would have to agree. I made Brian clean it out cause I cant stand to touch that stuff. We got 2 more pumpkins that we will carve with Lukas when it gets closer to Halloween.

Lukas LOVES wearing my snow boots around our house. So I thought this was pretty cute when I found him pretending to wash dishes while wearing my boots. He always keeps us laughing that is for sure.

Can you believe we already got a big snow storm? I was pretty surprized my self. It snowed pretty much all day Saturday and when we woke up on Sunday morning, there was a ton of snow. We knew it was going to snow, but not that much. When we got home from church, Lukas wanting to go make a snowman so dad took him out (still in their church clothes) and made a little snowman. I dont know who was more proud, Lukas or dad. hee hee. But Lukas has liked looking at the snow and yes, he had to wear my boots out on the back porch and walk in the snow. It is going to warm up a little this week so I am guessing the snow will be all gone in a day or too. I am ok with that. I wasnt quite ready for snow yet. But hey, I am getting in the Christmas mode already! Yeah!

Lukas' stick horse

2008-10-10T18:34:00.001-07:00

When Brian and I were in Park City, we bought this stick horse for Lukas. Let me just say that HE LOVES IT!!!! He rides it a ton and he likes to wear his little cowboy hat with it eventhough he sometimes wears it sideways. I knew he would like it but I had no idea he would like it this much. He gets running around the house with it and he just laughs and laughs. We are thinking that since he has the hat and the horse, he might as well be a cowboy for Halloween. I think he would like that. I will just have to find a few more things to complete the cowboy theme and we will call it good.

A Random Thought and Our Weekend

2008-10-06T14:14:00.000-07:00

So last weekend while Brian and I were in Park City, I decided to watch the movie "Mama Mia" while Brian was in some meetings. It totally took me back to when I was in college. (If you are wondering why, let me explain.) My freshman year, I had a roommate named Tiffany and she had a cd with the song "Dancing Queen" on it. So we would always crank up the sound really high and lip-sync and dance all around our apartment to this song. We did it all the time. It was so fun. In this movie, they lip-sync and dance to this song too. So Tiffany, this movie totally reminds me of you! I hope you have seen it. (If not, go see it and let me know if it reminds you of our crazy college days.) So I had to put this song on my blog. I LOVE this song.

Anyway. Our trip was really fun. It was nice to get away for a couple of days. We did some shopping at the outlet malls and just kinda hung out and relaxed. I was so ready to see Lukas when we got home. It sounds like he had a lot of fun with Grandma and Grandpa Singleton. He got to go on tractor rides, and truck rides, jump on the tramp, and who knows what else. He did get car sick on the way to Jackson, so I hear. He puked all over himself and when I heard that I felt so bad for him. So Grandma had to clean it all up. I wish I could have been with him. (Actually, maybe it is ok that I wasnt there, or I would have had to clean up the puke.) He never gets car sick. But I hear the car ride home went better. I didnt get any pics taken while we were gone. Sorry. I just didnt think about it until it was too late. It got really cold and rainy while we were there so we couldnt do any outside stuff but it was still really fun. Now we are back home and things are back to normal. We still have Nellie though. My parents are picking her up tomorrow. Lukas will be so sad. Nellie wont though. She is tired of Lukas sitting on her, I think.

What's up with us

2008-09-30T20:37:00.000-07:00

This past weekend was fun for us. We went to Idaho Falls and got to spend time with both our parents and Brian's sister, Rachael, and her family. Rachael and Beau were here cause Beau's brother got married and then they stayed a couple of days so we just got to hang out. The above picture is me and lukas with my neice, Kloie. Lukas absolutely LOVES Kloie. It doesnt matter that she is about 3 years older either. They just laugh and laugh at eachother all the time. It is kinda nice too cause it is like having a little babysitter too.

This is Lukas trying to play horse shoes. He tried and tried so hard. He would just drop them on top cause they were too heavy. But he did smash his finger doing it once so we had a few tears and then he just wanted to try again. He is so funny. He likes to do anything that the grown ups are doing. At least he tries.

Here's just a few pics of him jumping on the tramp with Kloie and Bently. I am amazed at how good he can jump with out falling off. He would jump for hours and hours if we let him.
Here is Brian with his sister having a game of horse shoes. Nice form, Rachael! They always have fun together. It was really fun to see them this weekend. They went home today and Lukas is really missing his little cousins.

My parents are out of town for about a week so we get to dog-sit their dog, Nellie. Lukas is liking having her at my house even though he has totally been picking on her today. He has had to go to time out a few times today cause he is sitting on her, hitting her, or pulling her legs and ears. I dont know why he is doing it. He knows he shouldnt. But even though he beats up on her , he loves having her around. It is a good thing Nellie is so patient or he probably would be missing a hand by now. Lukas helped me give Nellie a bath today and so the pictures above where he is laying by her in the sun is just after the bath. Nellie was laying in the sun to get warm and dry and so Lukas decided that he needed to do the same. I walked in the room and just found him sun bathing with her. It was cute.

So this weekend, Brian and I are going to Park City for a work retreat thing and we are leaving Lukas with Brian's parents. I think it will be nice to get away but I always hate leaving him cause then the whole time we are gone, I just spend the whole time worrying about him. But I know he will be well taken care of and he will be fine cause grandpa will for sure take him for rides on the tractor. He will be in HEAVEN! I will try to take some pictures on our trip. I think it will be fun. (Eventhough I know I will miss my little guy.) Well, that is just a little update on us. Really exciting, I know!!!!!

Ashlee's wedding

2008-09-07T17:18:00.000-07:00

Brian's cousin, Ashlee got married this weekend in Twin Falls so we went there for the day. Here are a few pics I took outside the temple. Sorry some of them are dark. My camera doesnt take good pics in the shade but I am going to get a new one for Christmas! Yeah!

We miss Spencer and Emily!

2008-09-07T17:11:00.000-07:00

So Brian's cousin, Spencer, and his family moved away from us a few months ago. They moved clear to Ohio and we miss them so much! But we were so excited to see them this past weekend at the wedding. I am glad they got to come. Their little boy, Grant, to the same age as Lukas and so they had a blast playing together. Lukas always mentions Grant and how he want to go to Ohio and see him. The top three pics are of Lukas and Grant playing and the next pic is Brian with his cousin, Spencer. The last one is of me and Spencer's wife, Emily. They were so much fun to hang out with while they lived by us and we REALLY miss them. We cant waith until the next time we get to see you guys. Good luck with everything in Ohio!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUKAS!!!!

2008-09-02T13:21:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that my little guy turned 2 on Sunday?! Crazy!!!! I cant believe he is 2 already. It seems like I just had him but at the same time it seems like we have had him forever. He is such a good kid and I love him so much. I cant believe how much happiness he has brought into our lives. We were at my sister's house on his Bday and so he got to spend the day with them too. My mom was also there. So he got to be spoiled of course. He was so excited for his birthday cake. I found this Cars one and I couldnt pass it up. He is so into the movie Cars right now and so we got him a Mcqueen and a Mater toy too. All he could talk about all day was his cake. It was hard for him to wait until after dinner but when the time came, he was all smiles. He also had to re-blow out the candles a few times. He thought that was pretty cool. He also got some tractor toys from my mom and dad. ( He is way into tractors too.) And he got a basketball hoop from Brian's parents. (Which he really likes also.) So I guess he had a pretty good Bday and was spoiled good enough too. I love this little boy so much and I cant wait for many more Bdays to spoil him on. Happy Birthday Lukas!

Funny Pics

2008-09-01T19:41:00.000-07:00

Lukas is getting quite the imagination these days. The top 3 pics are ones I took when I walked in the front room one day and he had put his cowboy hat on and was riding a foam mattress pad like a horse. He was also yelling out "WA-HOO"! I thought it was pretty funny. He likes to pretend to be a cowboy sometimes and that should make his grandpa happy! The bottom pic is Lukas making an animal parade. I got him these cute little animals and he lines them up on the piano bench and says "It's a parade." He is getting so smart and it is so fun to see his little imagination at work.

Goin' Fishin'

2008-09-01T19:30:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago we took Lukas to Soda Springs to go fishing. He was SO excited! They have a little pond that they keep stocked with fish and it is just for kids and so you catch a fish within seconds of casting the line in. So Lukas got to see lots of fish and he thought it was pretty fun. Sometimes he wasnt so sure of them though. I dont think we got him to ever try touching one but he liked to look at them. The top pic with me fishing, he was standing behind me laughing really hard for some reason. I guess seeing me fish was a funny sight. (Actually, it probably was. I dont go fishing much.) But it was alot of fun and we all enjoyed going out and just hanging out for a couple hours.

Finally!!! We got a new computer.

2008-08-17T18:00:00.000-07:00

Well, we finally got our new computer so I can start blogging again. Here are some pictures from over the summer that I havent been able to put on here yet. Above is Lukas playing on the slip n slide. He loves those things.
Here he is with his aunt Rachael and cousins Kloie and Bently. I didnt put a swim diaper on Lukas so he just had a regular diaper on. He had the biggest diaper ever when he was done. It was so funny.
Lukas with Grandpa Singleton and cousins Kloie, Bently, and Olivia. You can just barely see little Bently behind Lukas.

The above pics are some that were taken at the Rexburg parade on the 4th of July. Lukas had a blast looking at all the different things.

This is Lukas' favorite new thing to do at my parents house. They put of this tire swing that is a horse and holy cow...... he loves it! We have to play on it tons when we go visit there now. It's right next to grandpa's horse too so as he is swinging, he usually talks to the horse at the same time.
Here is a pic that I got of Lukas and daddy sleeping after a good swim at my sister's house.
Lukas just cheesing it up as usual. He loves to play on the piano and sing. Future American Idol right here. Just kidding.
Here is a lovely pic of me and Lukas and my nephew Parker. (I just got done swimming so I look beautiful I know. ) Well, those are just a few pic I have taken lately. Hopefully I can get some more on soon.

Sorry for not posting lately

2008-07-24T20:41:00.001-07:00

So our computer died and we had to order a new battery so I havent had a computer for a couple of weeks. But as soon as we get it back to running I will post tons of pictures. The last month has been fun and busy. Family reunions, 4th of July and lots of fun stuff. So dont give up on me. I will post soon. I promise. And I am still going to put my blog private. Just havent had time to do it yet. ( I am on my parents computer right now.) So keep checking back cause I will have tons of new pics on here soon! Thanks!

Securing my blog

2008-06-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

So I have finally decided that I am going to make my blog private. So if any of you out there want to still view our blog leave me your email address and I will send you an invite. I will wait a few days to make sure people know I am doing this. I have just heard some weird stories about random people leaving weird comments on other peoples blogs so I thought it is better to be safe. So just let me know if I dont already have your email address. THANKS

Julie Rzechula (Mrs. Camano Island) 4th runner up in the Mrs. Washington pageant!

2008-06-25T13:11:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I got to go to Washington because my oldest sister, Julie, competed in the Mrs. Washington pageant. She did AWESOME! This is only her 2nd pageant EVER, and she got 4th runner up! Her goal was to get into the top 10 and she made it into the top 5. So she was very pleased and she is so happy. So, I am so happy for her. That is something I could never do cause I HATE being up in front of people. She used to also but she conquered her fears. She looked awesome up there. She also had the only modest dress on and that was important to her so I am proud of her. Here are a few pics from the pageant. (Sorry they are so blurry. We need a new camera really bad.)

Here is Julie with 3 of her 4 kids. Jayce fell asleep so he wasnt in the pic. Her kids were so proud of her.
Here are her four kids: Wynter, Payton, Joshua, and Jayce. I took theis pic right before the pageant.

Here is Julie and her husband, Brad. He got to escort her on stage for the evening gown part.
Here she is with the lady that won the title. Julie said she is so happy this lady won. I cant remember her name but she is 49 years old. (She doesnt look it huh)
Here is a pic of my gorgeous sister. Can you tell how happy she is?
Here she is during her question part. She did really good on that too. I had a pic of her in the swimsuit part but didnt know if she would want me to post that online. She looked great! I dont think anyone looks better than she does in a swimsuit. (Lucky) . So, my mom and my sister, Candace made the trip to Washington and back in 2 days. 18 hour drive in 2 days. That was fun. (I guess.) The way there went way fast but the drive home took FOREVER! Glad to be home that is for sure. Julie's oldest daughter, Wynter, came home with us and will be spending a few weeks here at my mom and dad's house. Lukas has been LOVING having her around. So anyway, I am glad I got to go. It was fun. I am so proud of my sister. She did such an amazing job! We are proud of you! (By the way Julie, your daughter told us the funniest story ever about Joshua on the car ride home. We will talk to about that later.)

Lukas is still cute and funny as ever!

2008-06-15T20:22:00.000-07:00

Lukas got a new lawnmower toy that he absolutely loves. He loves mowing the lawn with daddy so I couldnt resist getting own for him. It was a great purchase I must say. There are some more pics of him and his lawnmower later in this post. I got them out of order. Sorry.
This is how he looked when I went to wake him up from his nap so I could get him ready for church. He was OUT. I felt so bad for waking him up but he woke up in a good mood so it was ok. Isnt he so cute?

Lukas loves to play with his old bassinet and lay in it like he is a little baby. So today I found him laying in it, with no clothes on, and playing with dad's electric toothbrush. He is too funny.

These pics were taken at my parents house. Lukas loves playing with their dog, Nellie. As you can see he likes to play with her. He started a new thing where he puts food in his hand and teases he with it so she will chase him and he laughs and laughs. Someday we will have a dog for him to love. Hopefully.

Lukas has been having fun lately!

2008-05-29T12:51:00.000-07:00

Lukas found something new he likes to do. He puts on Daddy's old snow goggles and then pushes his old walker toy around like he is mowing the lawn. I dont know why he started doing this but he thought it was fun and I thought it was pretty funny.
Here is Lukas with my dad. He loves riding the lawnmower with grandpa. Whenever we go to their house, the first thing he says to my dad is "lawnmower". He would ride it all day if we let him. He even likes to go sit on it when it is just sitting in the garage. He loves that thing!
Here is Lukas in Parker's car seat. He thinks it is funny to sit in it like he is a little baby. But as you can see, he is definately too big for it but he likes it anyway.

There are some pics with Lukas and his cousin Parker. Candace (my sister) and her husband came to Idaho Falls this past weekend and Lukas loved playing with Parker. Parker is getting so big and as you can see, he is such a cutie. He has the bluest eyes and biggest smile. When they left to go home, Lukas went around the house calling for him. I think he misses him.

The above pics and Lukas with another cousin, Ella. She is my brother, Landon's , little girl. Landon's wife, Shellie, came to Idaho Falls to go to her sister's graduation and we got to watch Ella for the evening. They played so good together! Ella is so cute and fun. She is about 8 months older then Lukas but they are the same size and Lukas loved having someone just his size to play with. They ran around chasing eachother alot and laughed alot. It was fun to see you Shellie and Ella.

These pics were taken at my parent's neighbors house last weekend. He has a miniature horse and it had a baby so Lukas got to go down and see it. Isnt it crazy how small they are. The baby is smaller then Lukas! They sure are cute though. Lukas really liked seeing them. He loves horses. He like to help my dad feed his horse. He throws little pieces of hay to her and then laughs at himself. Maybe we have a little cowboy on our hands. So Lukas had a fun weekend seeing family and playing lots. He is getting so big and talking more and more eachday. I love my little boy!

Bye Bye Binky......Finally

2008-05-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

So, I know what you are all probably thinking. My kid will be two in August and I am just taking away his binky. He loved them so much I just couldnt bare the thought of seperating them. I thought it would be so hard cause I have heard horror stories and so I just kept putting it off. So yesturday we just decided to do it cold turkey. We told Lukas that if he threw his binkies in the garbage and said bye bye to them, I would take him to the store the next day and buy him a bike. ( He has been wanting one for a long time.) So I didnt really think that it would work but IT WORKED!!! He went to bed without it, which I thought would be impossible. He hasnt even asked for it. He did wake up up at 5 this morning and was kinda whining a little bit for it but I just told him that it went bye bye and when we wake up in the morning he gets a bike. Then he went back to sleep. So that was like way easier then I ever imagined. Why didnt I do it along time. I guess I just didnt want to deal with it and now that it is done, I am glad. He was WAY too attached. He would have one in his mouth and one in both hands most of the time. I guess that is why I thought it would be hard. But I am so glad it is gone eventhough I think it was harder on me then it was on him. I realized he isnt a baby anymore. So here are some pictures of him and his new bike. Also is a picture of what he did to his face this morning. He took my eye liner and drew on his chin while sporting daddy's dirty hat. Silly kid. Gotta love him though. And how can you get mad at that face. Seriously.

My FAVORITE picture from the whole trip!

2008-04-29T21:28:00.000-07:00

Isnt this the cutest picture ever?!! I LOVE IT! It shows perfectly how Lukas loved looking at all the fish and stuff at Sea World. He was mesmerized by everything and you could just tell his little brain was taking everything in and trying to figure out what everything was. We had the best time in San Diego. Lukas traveled very well and was a good boy everywhere we went. ( Whew!!!) He loved the plane ride and fell asleep both ways. He is a good little traveler these days. Here are some pics we took. I took so many pictures and there was no way I could post them all so here are some of my favorites. Thanks to Brian's family, who came with us, for putting up with us and sharing so many fun memories with us. We love you! Now that we are home I want to go on another vacation. But, that wont happen for awhile. I hope you all enjoy the pictures as much as we did.

Sea World

2008-04-29T21:08:00.000-07:00

Their is a polar bear in this picture but he is sleeping. You can just see the back of him. I was bummed cause I really wanted to see it moving around and swim and stuff.

Lukas looking at the stingrays.

Lukas and this eel are having a stare down. Eels are really ugly creatures. Woulnt want to come across one of those in the wild.

This is us going through the shark tunnel. Their were sharks swimming all around us and Lukas was too busy looking at them so he wasnt looking at the camera.

This Lukas petting a stingray. Good thing they told us that their stingers were removed or I dont think I would have let him do this. Actually I wouldnt have pet them either. They are really cool though. Pretty slimy little buggers.

Shamu and Dolphin shows at Sea World

2008-04-29T21:01:00.000-07:00

Lukas LOVED going to these shows. When they would jump out of the water, Lukas would clap and say "again, again." He loved Shamu so much that we bought him a stuffed Shamu and he would not let go of it. He sleeps with it every night now and I think it is his new favorite thing.

San Diego Zoo

2008-04-29T20:49:00.000-07:00

Brian's mom and dad with our neice, Kloie.

My old college roomie, Tiffany.

2008-04-29T20:44:00.000-07:00

I am so glad I got to meet up with Tiffany and her cute little family. She has 2 cute little boys and is pregnant with her 3rd kid. I wish we could have hung out more but our schedules didnt allow us too. But she was able to come to the zoo with us. It was fun to see you Tiff and meet your family! (That is her husband Jeff in the background with the camera.)

2008-04-29T20:36:00.000-07:00

Beau, Rachael (Brian's sister), Kloie, Bently, and Olivia Ward.
Here are Lukas and me with Brian's sister's fam and Brian's mom. Lukas is hiding under his blanket cause he was getting ready for a nice long nap.
Lukas loved swinging with Bently at the park. He didnt want to get out of the swing. I need to get one of those in our backyard and it would provide hours of entertainment.

Lukas had a blast at the beach!

2008-04-29T20:27:00.000-07:00

Lukas thought the water was chasing him so when the water would come up on the shore he would run away as fast as he could laughing really hard. He thought it was a game and this is the best picture I could get of it.

San Diego here we come!

2008-04-17T19:54:00.000-07:00

So, I am so so so excited because on Monday we are flying out to San Diego! Brian has some work meeting out there and so Lukas and I decided that we would come long. We are going a few days before his meetings so we can play play play. We are going to SeaWorld ( which I am sure Lukas will LOVE! I will too cause I have never been there.), and the San Diego Zoo, and the beach, and whatever else we come across to do. Brian's parents and his sister and her family are going with us so it should be a lot of fun. All I can say is, we are in major need of a vacation and I cannot wait to be is some nice sunny weather. At least it better be sunny when we are there. I am also excited because I am going to catch up with my old roommate from college, Tiffany, who lives there. I havent seen her since I went to visit her in Hawaii like 6 years ago. It will be so fun to catch up with her. She was one of my favorite and funnest people to hang out with ever! Anyway, so I probably wont blog until we get back since I dont have anything to blog about right now. I will just be packing and doing laundry the next few days. But when we get back, I will put some pictures up from our trip. We are leaving Monday the 21st and coming back Saturday the 26th. I just hope I dont scare all the people away when I am in my swimsuit since I am like the whitest person EVER! Seriously i just dont tan and I dont try cause I just burn and then it hurts and peels off anyway. So why try? But it will be nice to be out in the sun. (Watch, with our luck it will rain everyday we are there.) So I guess I will start blogging again when we get back. Later.

Silly Kid

2008-04-10T17:49:00.000-07:00

At Grandma and Grandpa Singleton's house, they have this chair that goes up and down the stairs cause Brian's grandparents are living there right now and they cant walk up and down stairs. Lukas loves getting on and going for a ride. He would ride it all day if we let him.
I blew up this inflatable boat and Lukas thinks it is so fun to play with inside the house. Yesturday I came into the living room and found him like this. He was just chilling in it reading a book. I especially like how his leg is up on the side of the boat. He is really just relaxing and taking it easy.

Lukas LOVES Tractors!!!

2008-04-10T17:33:00.000-07:00

Here are some cute pictures of Lukas with the tractor on Grandpa Singleton's farm. He absolutely had the best time. He says tractor like 100 times a day. These pics were taken last weekend when we were in Idaho Falls visiting. It was nice to play outside with him for a change. I think we have a future farmer on our hands. The first pic is Lukas with Grandpa and the second one is Lukas with Daddy inside the tractor. Gotta love those tractors.

Just some cute pics

2008-04-01T13:00:00.001-07:00

ABC's of Me

2008-03-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

A-Attached or single? Attached
B-Best friend? Brian and Lukas
C-Cake or pie? Pie
D-Day of choice? Saturday (it's a special day! Brian is home all day and we can play.)
E-Essential item? cell phone and diaper bag
F-Favorite color? Um.. Blue or green. ( Depends on the day. )
G-Gummy bears or worms? Worms
H-Hometown? Idaho Falls, ID
I-Favorite indulgence? Any kind of junkfood
J-January or July? July. I like the 4th of July fun.
K-Kids? Lukas (19 months old)
L-Life isn't complete without? Family and friends
M-Marriage date? November 7, 2003
N-Number of brothers and sisters? 2 brothers (Landon and Scott), 3 sisters (Julie, Tina, and Candace)
O-Oranges or apples? Oranges
P-Phobia and fears? Spiders, being late to things, spiders, bees, spiders
Q- Quote? "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it."
R-Reason to smile? Seeing Lukas everyday. He makes me smile all the time and I absolutely LOVE IT!
S-Season of choice? Spring. It isnt too hot and not too cold. Just right.
T-Tag three people: How about anyone who reads this and wants to do it. It was kinda fun.
U-Unknown fact about me? (My siblings know this already) I walk around on my tip toes alot. I have done it ever since I was little for some reason. I mostly do it now when I am talking on the phone. I absolutely can not sit down while i am on the phone. (Except when I am in the car of course.) I try to sit but always end up standing with in 3 seconds. I just cant do it for some reason.
V-Vegetable? Corn on the cob for sure!
W-Worst habit? Throwing my clothes on the floor instead of putting them in the laundry baskets. Cause you know, it would be to hard to walk down the hall and put them away. (Ya I am pathetic)
X-X-ray or ultrasound? Ultrasound
Y-Your favorite food? Mexican food and pizza
Z-Zodiac sign? Gemini

My Little Cowboy!!!

2008-03-12T14:44:00.001-07:00

Lukas before church today

2008-03-02T19:15:00.001-08:00

Before we went to church today, Lukas decided he wanted Brian to pull him around on this big blanket. So Brian pulled him around for a little bit and Lukas had a blast. He didnt want to be done and he got all sad when Brian said "All done." He is a funny little kid. And, I must say, having church at 1:30 is rough on a little one. Lukas fell asleep during sacrament meeting today and so he only slept for about 30 minutes and then we took him to nursery and a little while into primary and I am sitting there and I can here Lukas crying in the hall. So I go out there and he is crying "Mama Mama". (So sad) So he got to come to primary with us. He usually loves the nursery. I guess he didnt get a long enough nap. He usually takes a 2 to 3 hour nap starting around 1:00 so this late church isnt working out too great for him. But what do you do? We just deal with it I guess. And ........ Lukas is 18 months old now !!!!! He is getting so big. It is crazy. It seems like I just had him but then in a way it seems like we have always had him. He is getting funnier and funnier all the time. We love our little Lukie!

Brian's snowmobilling trip

2008-03-02T19:02:00.000-08:00

This past Saturday, Brian got to go snowmobilling with his dad and some guys from his dad's BYU-I ward. They went out to Kilgore and it sounds like they had a good time. I stayed at my parents with Lukas and went to Rexburg to see my grandma Winter. Lukas of course got a homemade cookie from her so he was pleased. She always always always has homemade cookies at her house. They are the best! Here is Brian's dad after a crash and a helmet full of snow. Brian said it was pretty funny. I always miss the good stuff. Someday we will take Lukas out and he will LOVE it I am sure. But for now, he gets to stay home with mommy. (Lucky him)

Here is just a few pics of Kilgore where they went. Looks like they have plenty of snow still.
Brian and his dad again. Brian loves snowmobilling and he would probably go everyday if he could. He has lots of memories going with his family growing up.

Yummy Yogurt

2008-02-28T14:54:00.001-08:00

I gave Lukas some yogurt for breakfast and then went into the kitchen to make some breakfast for Brian and when I came in to check on Lukas this is how I found him. He had yogurt all over his face and I guess he thought he was pretty funny. So I took a quick picture of him cause I couldnt resist the cute yogurt face.

Lukas has a new cousin!

2008-02-25T07:01:00.000-08:00

My sister Tina had her baby last Tuesday and so Lukas and me went to see them for a few days with my mom. His name is Tyson James and weighed in at 6 pounds 9 ounces. He was three weeks early and I think Tina was ok with that. He is a cute little guy and as you can tell, Lukas loved holding him. When we would take the baby away, he wouldnt want to let go. He just loved holding him. Lukas also got the fly while we were there. So Thursday night I was up all night with him while he was puking. Not fun. And then Saturday night, i got it. Lucky me! So I was up all night while I was puking. I seemed to have it worse then Lukas though. Which is ok with me cause if Lukas was throwing up as much as I was, that would have been a nightmare. We are all feeling better now and hoping Brian doesnt get it and all the family we were visiting. We were at Tina's when Lukas and sick and Rachael's when I was sick. So, I am sorry you guys if you and your families get sick. It was a fun trip other than that. Brian came Saturday to get us and we got home yesturday.
Here I am holding cute little Tyson.

Lukas hanging out with Tacy. He had fun following her around while we were there.
Lukas and Kloie being silly. Lukas would lay on this toy and Kloie would pull him around and he loved it. It was funny.

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-14T14:49:00.000-08:00

We wanted to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day. Hopefully you are all having a good day. Lukas thought the whole holding a flower thing was funny I guess. I dont think he knew what to do with it. Silly boy. Well, have a great day!!!!!

Lukas cleaning the what?

2008-02-12T17:59:00.001-08:00

So today I was in the living room and I noticed it was really quiet and so I went to find Lukas to see what he was doing. When I found him, this is what he was doing......cleaning the toilet. He had found the toilet brush and just started cleaning away. I didnt even know he was doing it. I must be teaching him well huh?!

Cousins

2008-02-12T17:48:00.000-08:00

This past weekend we went to Boise to see Olivia's blessing. It was really fun to hang out with family and Lukas LOVED playing with cousins. He loves other kids and does really well playing. The blessing was really nice and little Olivia looked beautiful in her white dress. This isnt the best pic cause no one is smiling but it works. Lukas was more interested in this cup thing. This is Kloie, Olivia, Bently, and Lukas. We also got to see Beau and Rachael's new house and we are jealous. We want a new house now. It was really nice though and we are glad we could go and visit.
This is Lukas with Jared, Jacob, Katie, and Tacy. (Tina's kids) We got to hang out there too on our trip. Tina and a baby shower and so I got to go to that. She made out very well. She is due next month and I think she is ready to have that boy. Lukas loved playing with these cousins too and their dog. Thanks Tina and James for letting us stay at your house. We had fun seeing you.

Just another day

2008-02-06T20:09:00.000-08:00

So Lukas is going through a phase or something where everytime I change his diaper, he runs away before I can get a new diaper on him. This is the view I got of him running away today. So I chased him and he laughed and laughed. Then a minute later it got quiet and I heard something, and yes, he went potty on the kitchen floor. I couldnt get mad though because it was probably my own fault and he had a scared look on his face when I walked in. It was like he was thinking " Oh no! What just happenend." So I could tell he kinda felt bad. (Plus it was kinda funny!)
He found my big exercise ball today and he had a blast playing with it. He liked to sit on it while holding on to it and bounce up and down. He would lay on it and try to stand on it. (With my help of course.) I wish I could have gotten some more pics of it but I had a hard time holding the ball steady with him on it with one hand and taking a pic at the same time. He did have a lot of fun though.
This is just a cute pic I took today of him. He actually looks happy. I say that cause he has a cold and hasnt been feeling that great. I think he is starting to feel better. Thank goodness.
He is what our front yard looked like today. We have gotten a ton of snow. We have been kinda lazy and havent been shoveling our driveway like we should. But we have the nicest neighbor who keeps showing up when Brian is going out to do it and he has a snowblower and digs us out. He is so awesome for doing it. I keep telling myself I need to take him cookies or something. So I need to do that.

The loves of Lukas' life

2008-01-30T20:35:00.000-08:00

Lukas loves ice cream. Can you tell by the remains on his face? He also wanted to help me take the picture so that his why his hand is in front of the picture.
He also loves lying on our bed and watching T.V. He is so happy when we let him just lounge on our bed. Although he looks a little sleepy in this picture.
He also loves his snow boots and likes to where them all day long inside. If I try to take them off...... Watch out! He doesnt like that much. So I usually just let him wear them until nap and bed time. That is when I just have to be the boss and take them off, even if he gets mad.
And he loves bubbles. He just stands there watching and says "Again Again".
And most of all....... He loves his mommy! (dont tell daddy though.) Ya I know, I look like a big DORK in this picture but since he cant take pics yet, I had to do this one on my own. We love Lukas so much and are so thankful that we have him. He brings us so much joy and happiness and we couldnt ask for a better kid. ( I know that sounds sappy , but really, he is our little miracle and I love him so much.)

Poor Lukas

2008-01-28T19:36:00.000-08:00

So yesturday Lukas came down with a fever of 101 and the poor little guy just didnt feel like doing anything. (Which is very unusual for him to just lay around and do nothing.) So I stayed home from church with him and just let him sleep. He was so warm and I didnt know what to do. Thank goodness for fever reducing medicine. that seemed to help a ton. He just wasnt himself and I felt so bad for him. Luckily today he seemed to be feeling better. He still didnt feel like eating much today but at least his fever had gone done.
Also, as many of you, I was very shocked to hear of President Hinckley's passing away last night. I was very surprized. He was such a wonderful prophet and it seems like he was my prophet cause he is who I grew up with. However, I cant even imagine how HAPPY he is right now being with his wife. So I am happy for them. I think it might be hard though at the next conference knowing he wont be speaking to us. He was a great man and will be missed greatly by so many people. How lucky we are to know that families are forever!