Today we went with some friends to the Ice Castles in Midway. We had a great time. We explored all over the Ice Castles and even ate at our favorite Train themed restaurant in Heber. Jonah is really into trains right now and he was loving life. We even got a picture with Olaf the Snowman from the recent Disney movie “Frozen”.
These two little boys love to cuddle in the morning. Jonah is really cute with his little brother Wyatt, and Wyatt is always looking around to see where Jonah is.
Santa brought our two-year-old Jonah some Monster’s University sheets. So, with the new year comes a big change for our little guy. He is so excited about the sheets and has graduated from a crib to a big boy bed. He sleeps on the bottom bunk now of a set of bunk beds that he shares with Treven. He still has not figured out that it is his room too, as he excitedly exclaims that he is going to sleep in “Trevy’s room” at nap times and bedtime. He really loves his little brother Wyatt too. He wanted to share his new bed with him, but maybe got a little too excited to cuddle up to him as one picture looks more WWF wrestling than loving. Wyatt takes it all in stride though…for the most part.
This Christmas Season was filled with a lot of love, fun, and excitement. We went to the Christmas tree lot and found our tree. We spent some time decorating it and the house for Christmas. We enjoyed the time we had to relax. Ady did an outstanding job performing in her Christmas dance recital. We were all spoiled by Santa. Mostly, we felt the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We felt his sweet, humble spirit in our lives as we reflected on all of our blessings, and as we had the opportunity to give to others. We enjoyed being surrounded by family and friends and knowing that we have a loving Heavenly Father and Savior who are always there for us and have given us so much.
We blessed Wyatt today. It was a really great day and we were surrounded by our wonderful family and friends. Wyatt did not fuss in the least, and we feel blessed and excited for all that our Heavenly Father has in store for our little guy. The spirit was strong today and we felt a calm reassurance from our Heavenly Father with regards to Wyatt’s health concerns. We know that the Lord will bless him as he grows and prospers in life. We are loving our calm, sweet, little Wyatt and are excited for all his life has in store for both him and us.
Jonah really wanted to be Tigger for Halloween this year, and we were able to get our hands on a Winnie the Pooh costume for Wyatt. So, our trick or treating was straight from Pooh Corner. We went to the ward Trunk or Treat and had dinner and did some trunk or treating. Then, on Halloween we went to both grandparents homes and trick or treated there. It was a fun night. We wish Treven and Ady could have been with us, but they were at their Mom’s this year.
Every year since Treven & Ady were tiny my Dad has grown pumpkins for all of the local grandkids. The grandkids all meet at Grandpa’s house a week or so before Halloween. We go from youngest to oldest and pick our pumpkins each Halloween. This is something that the kids love to do and something that we will remember about Grandpa forever. He usually has some left over and makes sure that some of the kids in the neighborhood have the opportunity to pick one as well.
Today we decided to tour the Union Station in Ogden. We did not know, but it was like the ultimate free day and so not only did we get to tour the train museum, but we also got to tour the Browning gun and car museums as well. Wyatt slept most of the time, Jonah only slowed down to watch an electric train move around, and the rest of us were fascinated by the trains, cars, and guns. It was a really fun day for us to drive up there and spend a couple of hours.
Our little baby Wyatt had his first photo shoot today. He sure is a cute little guy and we are happy with the photos. We are even more grateful to have this special little spirit be a part of our family and our home.
Baby Wyatt was born August 17, 2013 at approximately 8:30AM. He was 21.5 inches long and weighed in at 8 pounds 11 ounces…despite being two weeks early. He is a cute little guy and so far seems to be extremely calm. He is fun to cuddle and Treven, Ady, and Jonah all adore him. Ashley is doing well juggling these four crazy kiddos, and is especially fond of the fact that she is no longer pregnant. Wyatt has some health issues that we will have to watch and see, but for now we are mostly just excited. We feel very blessed that our Heavenly Father has given us another one of his beautiful children to love and to care for. Welcome to our family Baby Wyatt!
The 24th of July was pretty low-key for us, but still fun. Ashley is not enjoying the heat, at least in part because she is 8 months pregnant. Despite this VERY hard pregnancy, she has been a trooper. We went to our city parade and then were lucky enough to have her family join us and watch our city fireworks. Jonah loves fireworks and refers to them as “pop pops.” It is fun to celebrate our state and all that it has to offer.
