My Baby Girl Turns One!

Cheyenne Clare Hull, born May 31st at 9:47 pm. Weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz. and 19 inches long. I liked the name Cheyenne from the show Reba and Clare is my mother's middle name & my Grandpa's first name. She is our precious beauty. She's got spunk and her funny personality is showing through more each day. She knows how to say please, thank you, more, eat, and all done in sign language. She loves her brothers and lights up when they come into the room to play with her. Full of kisses, and a Daddy's girl for sure. I love this little girl. She nursed almost a full year, deciding to refuse just 2 days ago. Funny because just the night before, I was wondering how well she would do, I was going to quit on her birthday. She loved having that nurturing moment just before bed, and it really seemed to soothe her, then the next day she flat out refused it, wanting nothing to do with it. She says daddy, mama, tickle, dank-do(thank you), and has the sweetest laugh. Still crawling, but getting the guts every now and then to let go for a second to stand on her own.

Here's Grandpa Richard giving her a taste of frosting off her cow cake.

She licked the frosting for a minute or two and then dug right in squishing the cake between her fingers and getting it all over her mouth. She ate most of it until only crumbs were left.

This is a picture of the sweet woman that are responsible for turning my man, Ethan, into the man he is today (and yes that includes me, ha, ha). No, but really, Grandma Wilson is on the left. We love to visit her often and love partaking of the great woman that she is. Carol is Ethan's mom, she is a great example and we love having her nearby as well.

We barbecued some steak and chicken shish-ka-bobs (thanks Aunt Monica), did the cake and icecream, and presents. I must say that she scored with her presents too, 3 new toys and lots of new clothes including pajamas, summer shirts/shorts, shoes, and way cute summer dresses. Thanks Richard, Carol, and Grandma Wilson. Happy 1st Birthday baby girl! We love you.

Memorial Weekend

We decided this year to go camping up in the Uintah Mountains. Even though weather was calling for rain all weekend, we still wanted to get away. With a camper we figured it wouldn't be too bad and we'd just pray it would be clear for a day or two. So Friday afternoon we headed out. As we came into Kamas (just east of Park City), the rain began. A lot of the campsites were even closed because of the river flooding over and snow still toward the top of the mountain. We did luck out though and found a beautiful spot to camp. It was raining and was cold when we arrived, but we had trees all around us and the Provo River running just down from our campsite. It cleared up just after we got set up, so we took a little hike along the river.

Here's my cutie Scott posing for a picture along the trail.

Zach's always good to give me a good smile. The landscapes were so gorgeous, I was snapping pictures left and right.

Cheyenne had a great time too. She is so cute, personality coming out more and more. I don't think kids really care about the weather, none of the kids ever complained about the cold. Cheyenne loved crawling in the dirt and tasting pine cones, a little dirt never hirt, right?

The next day Ethan's brother, Aaron, came up with his family. We had a great time. (By the way Crystalyn, can I just say thank you. You were a lifesaver when it came to entertaining the kids with fun games and activities. Thanks so much)! The boys enjoyed 4 wheelin with their dads, playing hide and seek throughout the campsite, and playing in their secret sanctum(it was a cool little clearing in the middle of some trees). Here's a few shots captured of the boys...

We also celebrated my hubby's birthday a day late. Yummy chocolate cake while camping, it was great. Happy 36th Ethan! I just want to tell you how happy you make me and how much I love you. Thank you for being a wonderful dad, husband, and provider for our family. I feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life.

Sunday was a nice laid back day, nature walks, relaxing, playing games... Monday, Ethan's parents came up for a few hours. My father in law brought his 4 wheeler up and all the boys took a few rides, it was raining on this day, so the rides were fairly short. We had a nice time relaxing by the campfire in between the breaks in rain. Thanks Richard and Carol for coming up, we enjoyed the company, and I know Ethan was grateful, Richard, to have your help packing up in the rain. We love you both.

Great weekend, great fun, great family, did I mention fun! Click on Aaron and Crystalyn's blog to see more great pictures.

Tantrums

Ok. Is it just me or do girls just throw more tantrums? I mean Cheyenne's not quite 1 yet, and boy, watch out if she doesn't get her way. I thought this didn't start until 2, are all your girls this way too? I don't remember my boys doing this this early in age, and even still there aren't that many tantrums. I do remember as a little girl throwing my own share, but starting at 11 1/2 months old? It's kind of funny, is that mean?

Play ball!

Here's some pictures of the boys playing in the yard. Ethan's on a city league softball team so he decided to get some new mits for him and the boys. Zach and Scott loved playing catch and now ask to go play ball every time he gets home. Zach will be starting T-ball next week too. I'm pretty excited to see how it all goes.

Here's Scott and Zach. Sorry about the nudity. What can I say, they're boys and if it's warm outside the shirts are going to be off.

I had to throw in a picture of Cheyenne. I had just gotten her out of the bath and mohawked her hair for the night. Isn't she a beauty!

So here's the house down the street. Everything inside the house was completely lost as well as in the motor home as you can see. They still had it fenced off and some crews around so this is the best shot I could get of it.

Beautiful Days

The past few days have been beautiful. We have enjoyed laying on the lawn, eating orange creamsicles, and soaking in the rays of the sun. Zach and Scott have played outside all day, jumping on the trampoline and running through the sprinklers. Cheyenne is not quite sure what to think of the grass, she did venture out to crawl on it yesterday, but not for very long. Trees are blooming and my front walk is now dressed with purple flowers and a blooming maroon bush. Life is good. It is going to be a beautiful summer. Next week we'll be able to start our garden as well, the soil's been prepped for a couple weeks now just waiting for warmer weather.

On another note, yesterday I was awoken by fire engines about 6am. Sirens a blarin', horns a honking. I was thinking to myself, "Really, I mean really, do you have to honk your horn that many times and for that long. As if your sirens weren't loud enough." You see we don't live in a very busy area and that early in the morning things are still pretty quiet. I heard men outside my window, so then I realized that whatever is going on, it must be close. I get up to look out my window and see men hooking up a fire hose across the street. So then I went to my kitchen and there it was, clouds of black smoke what looked like only a few doors down. I went outside and crossed the street to see which house was on fire. 6 doors down, the home was engulfed as well as the motor home in the driveway. Then I felt bad that I was complaining about the sirens and horns, laying in my comfy bed when these poor folks were losing everything. The couple got out fine with their dog, but the house and motor home are a complete loss. So sad. The owners seemed to be up beat about it all on the news. Glad to get out safe and knowing that with insurance they can rebuild. I say, way to have a positive attitude. A good lesson to see so close to home, how quickly we can lose all our material possessions and that our families are the most important thing.

Today it is raining, and as long as it stays rain and doesn't turn to snow, I'm good. Make my lawn greener and help those flowers grow. So today I will be trying to get some things done inside; laundry, the chore charts(yes the schedule I started months ago, the posters are still not done), maybe a run to good ol' Home Depot to get some paint. Our baseboards and trim are in need of some touch up. Anyway, that's what's going on around here. I'll try to walk down the street and get some pictures of the home that burnt down to post later. Have a wonderful day everyone!