OUR FIRST SNOW

It was so exciting (and a bit chilly) to wake up this morning to a white blanket of snow covering everything in sight. It was cold last night, with maybe a drizzle or two, but no signs [to me] of a morning winter wonderland. Tyson saw the snow and said, "Mommy, snowman!" He is not a genius (well, maybe he is), I had just read Snowmen at Night the day before. What timing I have!

I made Greg go out and snap a shot this morning before he left for work--our First Snow!! How exciting. (PS-This excitement will not last all season--not even the rest of the day if it is not melted by the time I have to run errands this afternoon:)

Top 5

Yesterday Greg [lovingly] called to me by my 2nd name: "WOMAN!" when I accidentally unplugged our satellite connection when I had vacuumed earlier. Anyway, Tyson and I were in another room, and all of the sudden he began yelling, "Wooman! Wooman!" and laughing. This got me thinking about all of my favorite sayings of his, and who they originated from...

Here are my Top 5 Favorite Tyson Sayings to date:

1. "Shoot, baby!" -- He usually says this when he falls down. Sometimes I hear him say it when he is playing and his trucks/airplanes crash, or when something else in his make believe world goes wrong. I will have to say I am guilty of teaching him this one. Whenever he'd fall as a youngster I would say, "Oh! Shoot Baby, are you okay??" I guess he was listening, and/or he fell a lot.

2. "Oh dang it!" -- This phrase most often is said when he is frustrated and can't accomplish whatever he is trying to. This is our warning that tears are on the way. Both Greg and I say "Dang it" so we'll give a point (or a strike) to both of us.

3. "What you think 'bout that!" -- This was my favorite for a while. Tyson says this when he has the "nerve" or is really hyper/trying to get us to laugh. I said this once to him when we were baking cookies, I decided to roll the dough in sugar and when I finished I said, "What do ya think about that, huh?" and he repeated it. I laughed so hard that I believe I may have encouraged him.

4. "Whoa, baby!" -- This is clearly my fault. Can you hear Greg saying that (the correct answer is no, he is not a cowboy). When Tyson does something tricky or dangerous I say, "Whoa, Baby!"--still do.. It's cute when he says it on his own. I guess the real cute part is the face he makes--like I just escaped my death. Aren't I cool?

5. "NO-WELL, MOM!" -- This is my fav right now. Once when I was vacuuming Tyson kept wanting me to watch him do things and I told him I would watch in a minute. He went to the top of the stairs (I was half way down vacuuming them) and yelled (twice), "No-Well Mom!" as loud as he could. Once I figured out what he was saying, I almost fell down the stairs. That one is all Aunt Faith's fault. Once we got separated in the Gap and she had Tyson. She told him to say, "Noel, where are you?" to find me--I guess he remembered my name. It was so funny to hear him call me Noel...

6. "No help, Mommy" -- I remembered this one when I was trying to find the video clip I knew I had of #3. This one is kind of funny, kind of sad. And he says it for almost everything now. I guess he is rapidly approaching the ripe-old age of 2. I am pretty sure he came up with this one on his own... Dang it!

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Happy Halloween

I cannot believe that it is NOVEMBER!!! That means Christmas is just around the corner. I have to admit, I am kind of anxious to have a white Christmas (although forecasts tell us that we'll be having a white Thanksgiving as well :( I guess that's fine as long as we don't have a white Easter... Too Much!) All of my Christmas shopping is done for Tyson. I am still trying to find the right sales to get his "big boy room" together. He and Greg put his bed together yesterday... that was fun. Now we'll just let him get used to it for a month before we begin TORTURING ourselves.... How on earth will we get him to sleep in his own bed?? Feel free to send ideas :)

Halloween was surprisingly warm. We did the ward Trunk-or-Treat on Thursday, then a family Halloween get-together on Friday. Tyson fought putting on his WIMPY costume both days, although by the end of Friday night he was quite enjoying himself. Tyson was a doctor/surgeon, although you could hardly tell since he didn't want to wear his "earrings" (stethoscope) or mask. It was the least costumish costume I could find. He looked (and I am sure felt) like he was wearing PJs. Who wouldn't want that?? He said he wanted to be a dinosaur, but I just knew there was NOT A CHANCE he'd keep that costume on. Maybe next year he will choose to be something a little more fun. Greg and I were (of course) not fun ourselves. I did get Greg to put on an orange shirt (maybe that's where Tyson gets his love of this holiday). Trick-or-Treating was nice, though. Tyson thoroughly enjoyed that, and once I got him to quit grabbing tootsie pops and go for the chocolate, I enjoyed it too!~

The Pumpkin Patch

We FINALLY got to go to the Pumpkin Patch!! I dreamt of little baby pictures in a field of pumpkins last year in FL--sadly, there were NO patches. This year our baby is a bit older, with his favorite phrase being, "NO HELP, MOMMY!", but we managed to have fun nonetheless.


**Remember his favorite words as he tries to lift daddy's big pumpkin on the porch steps :) **

It's THAT TIME Again!

Not for pumpkins, candy and costumes (although for some of you that IS what you've been looking forward to, until now, of course)--but for the NAKIE pics of my bare white skin! YEA!!! The Trapnells experienced a miracle in July, and after the much anticipated confirmation on Wednesday, we are happy to announce that the belly shots will resume! (Maybe for the next one I'll finally have abs--probably not.)

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Now, (for those of you who are wondering), I DO feel kind of silly doing this--not taking the pics, just posting them--but this blog was mine first and I like to embrace my pregnancy(s)... So, enjoy and/or mock, but here is a flashback, and a look at things to come.

PS--I would love to check out anyone else's growing "bump"-- what a miracle! (The real miracle is that it goes away, huh??)

Tyson (12 weeks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tyson (18 weeks)












NEW BABY (12 weeks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NEW BABY (16 weeks)












So, I am almost 17 weeks along, and feeling great. The exhaustion has passed (whew!) and now I am on my way to stretching out all of my favorite clothes. Greg and I are thrilled, and we are hoping Tyson will be too. He loves babies, but will he love it when it's HIS baby???... only time will tell. My due date is April 3rd, but, I am of course hoping for the premature water break at 38 weeks.. one can only hope. :)

Tag 4-4

Usually I dread being "tagged", but this was a fun one. Especially when I did it!

The tag is to go to your picture files... open the 4th folder... then open the 4th picture. Here is what mine is!

Any guesses who this is?? It is not Tyson...

I believe it is customary to tag someone(s) else, so I tag: KRYSTAL, AMYEE and JULIE. Enjoy!

Is it only the 2nd week in September??

This month is kind of crawling by. It has been raining and cold, kind of nice, but kind of early. Hopefully we get one more warm streak before the SNOW! Tyson has been playing outside as much as his mommy can stand it. I feel like I should since we are shortly going to be held captive inside our bare walls when the snow hits.

Here is Tuff Stuff on his motorcycle. He got a bloody nose when he fell face first down the "tall tunnel" at the park. PS.. I did not ask him to pose like this, but in case you were wondering, those are his muscles!

Here is a little funny from Tuff Stuff: Yesterday Tyson was trying to get his pants on or something, and I asked if he needed help. He said no, because he is 2 now, you know (not really). A few minutes later I saw that he had completed the task and I said/asked, "Did you do it?" to which he replied, "I doed it." I love the way he composes his thoughts right now. Just this morning before Greg left for work, he said, "Getchu (get you) Daddy!" and started running. That is because, of course, we always say, "we're going to get you!" before the big chase. Just the funny little moments of life :)

So here is a not so funny moment of life. Thanks to Tiffany and Jessica, the only two people I know whose children enjoy removing diapers, my fear has come true! Twice this week I have walked in on Tyson (who is supposed to be sleeping) BARE BUM NAKED holding his treasure either peeing, or just have peed all over his bed. I know I should be grateful that it is pee and not the other, but still... I HATE changing those crib sheets. And of course, the first day was on Monday, after I had just changed his sheets. Good thing I thought it was kind of funny on that day (only because he covered the pee up with his pillow when I walked in.. then showed it to me and said, "Yuckie, pee-pee!")

GROSS! He is kind of obsessed with peeing right now. He loves to go "peep in the pody" (No, I am not trying to potty train, not even close). So, I spanked him on day 2 of the peeing parade and he was just devastated over that, then when I put him to bed yesterday he said "No, no pee-pee. No, no diaper." To which I replied, "That's right. Mommy with give you a spank if you take off your diaper." Anyhoo, I decided to just go grab the tape (Tiffany's solution) and tape that baby shut, just in case, because I don't really enjoy spanking him. So, we'll see how nap time goes today. I haven't resorted to the backwards sleeper yet (Jessica's solution). Hopefully we don't get that far!

And I know I need to post pictures of the house. I PROMISE I will take some on Monday--that is "cleaning day" for me.

Back to REALITY

Well, I must say I was a little shocked to see that my last post was nearly a month ago. I have a feeling that September will bring more updates.... I hope.

There is nothing fantastic to report. The rest of my shutters will be installed this week. I guess that I what I am looking forward to most in the near future. I will post pictures, because the ones in my room are very lovely. Our home is great. It is kind of one big SHELL of a house. It is fun though, to SLOWLY fill it-- I guess.

It has been CHILLY! Yikes. Greg and I have been joking with our neighbors, who moved in just before us, and who have landscaped (we have not), that we are praying for early snow this year (to hide our DIRT). We didn't really mean it! It rained and hailed most of the day on Monday, and it has been FREEZING ever since. Of course when I say "freezing" I mean it for me who most recently lived in Florida and before that in Las Vegas, but few will deny that it has been cold. See, this is what happens when I don't have a reason to post--I BLAB about nothing. I hope no one is wasting their time reading this rubbish.

On a more interesting note, Tyson is talking like a 3 year old. That is fun. I hope my next baby only stays in the "newborn stage" for a couple weeks (because I love that just-from-heaven newness), then jumps right on in to 18-24 months. His jabbering may have something to do with the fact that he is the one I speak to all day. We are boosom buddies out here. I guess I should find him a friend. Greg is a titch worried about the amount of time we spend together, although he was VERY impressed when Tyson sang the Itsy-Bitsy Spider to him when I said one night, "Let's sing Daddy a song." We tried to get it on video, and OF COURSE, he could not remember the words. He is a funny little guy.

We have no complaints out here... just miss a few people we have left along the way. It seems to be taking a long time to make friends, but then again, I have been basically hanging out with Jon and Kate and their 8. (I just love that show--Jon needs to stand up for himself though).

Hope Fall is bringing in a little cool weather and relaxation to you all!

2 weddings and a move

I am SLOWLY recovering from July... Tyson and I got here on the 1st or 2nd (kind of foggy on exact details) and then Greg arrived the NEXT DAY-- he drove, we flew, and he almost beat us! Do you think he was ready to be done with school?!?! Anyway, I will spare you the sweaty, dirty details, of unloading the truck, and just say that with the help of Lacey (my sis) and Jeff (Greg's brother), we got unloaded and settled in just 2 1/2 days. If Scott had been here I am sure it would have taken just 1/2 the time---oh well, at least we got his help loading the truck--Thanks again!

On the 3rd day at our new home, my family arrived to get ready for the "double trouble" weddings. We took off for the weekend for a quick 4th of July get-a-way at Bear Lake (our summer hangout)... It was nice to be forced into relaxation, if only for a couple days. Once home we got back to finalizing things for the weddingS.

The weddings were wonderful.... That is all I can say. It was lots of fun to be a part of the duel celebration (that kept on going, and going, and going. Tyson and I just got home a few days ago from the LAST reception in Lafayette, CA. We are done traveling--until next week when we go BACK to CA for Court's homecoming..... YIKES! When will summer be over!).

Here are a few pictures from the past 6 week. Skipping the move, and beginning with the Bear Lake vacation.

Tyson and his best cuz Kaden riding a “4-willer” at Bear Lake. Notice the large protruding mass blocking his eyesight—that would be from his kamikaze ride down the CEMENT basement stairs a few days after we got here. Yes, it was Greg who was “watching” him.

Another shot of the HUGE forehead

Happy 4th of July!

Tyson and Kaden hanging out in Grammies special pool. She fills the pool with warm water for these little boys. Aren't they lucky?? (PS--I don't think she ever did that for us)

Amidst all of the craziness at our house, Daddy decided that it was time for the Pacifier Fairy to visit. So, much to my dismay, she did. It took Tyson a week of sadness to get over the loss of his little buddies.

Tyson wandering in our backyard. Isn't it pretty?

Wedding Pictures

Lacey and Jeff got married on Tuesday, in Timpanogos, and Faith and Shaun got married the next day in Salt Lake. Each couple had a luncheon on their wedding day, and then we had a joint reception on Wednesday night, after Faith and Shaun's luncheon.

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A quick shot of my mom on the morning of Lacey's wedding. Did I mention she went to the emergency room two nights before the first wedding with TWO kidney stones! Greg's sister, who is an angel and an ER nurse, rescued us by hooking her up to an IV the entire day before the wedding. We finally flushed out one of the stones, but due to LOTS of pain and nausea medicine, my mom was kind of a ZOMBIE at the first wedding, and still part-zombie the next day.

Greg and Tyson on "Pink Day"--Lacey's wedding day.

Tyson kickin' it in Grammie's wheel chair... She was so EMBARRASSED to use this!

Lacey with the kids-- Madison and Kaden (Leticia's kids), and of course, Tyson.
A quick little family photo at Lacey's wedding. Tyson, like his father, loves the warmth of my "neck". Any woman who is holding him, soon discovers this. He is such a boy!

Faith and Shaun Garff (with a tired little boy, "Ty-sooon", as they so lovingly refer to him)

I made Tyler take this picture of us. Greg and I got married in the Salt Lake Temple and our photographer, like every other photographer, stuck us up in this cavity for a picture. I thought it fitting to get an updated family picture. (PS-Tyler has NO interest in photography, so we were VERY lucky to get his one and only shot.)

The brand new Rich family, at Faith's luncheon

Zach and our FAVORITE sister-in-law, Jenny

As mentioned before, we had a reception in Utah and then two more in CA that followed. Due to my responsibilities as sister to two brides, I did not take pictures at those 3 events. They were fun, though, so I will try to get my hands on a few pictures, just to make sure I hold the World Record for longest post. (I feel like I am playing Settlers of Catan, and I already have the "Longest Road" bonus points, but just to ensure that I keep it, I am going to build a few more roads... That is what I will be doing when I add to this post.)

Oh David!

If I wasn't feeling that it was time to have another baby about 3 months ago when Tyson started talking up a storm--I am REALLY feeling it now. Here is Tyson reading his FAVORITE book to Greg. PS-I used to hate this book.... BORING, until I saw how much Tyson loved it and could [possibly] relate to it. Enjoy while I finish composing the marathon "catch-up" blog post.... my specialty.


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