Dyer crawling

Dyer eating big boy spaghetti for the first time! He definitely loved it!

The next three videos are me playing around to see if the video's come out lighter. They definitely are lighter! The video's are kind of long but the little guy in them is pretty cute!


This one was supposed to be of Dyer crawling since all his other ones are pretty dark but of course he really didn't crawl much in this one. He does clap which is cute.


I have two other movies that I want to download but they must be too big because blogger won't let me download them.

So I did this post back when I did Blair's post (on the 9th but never got around to posting it because I couldn't get the darn videos to upload so I think it is really weird that it is posting it as if I did it today on the 22nd).

Soccer and hanging outside

Easton is still enjoying soccer.

They have started to scrimmage a little and I know Easton has fun with that. He also enjoys all the games his soccer teacher (as Easton calls him) comes up with.

Video of Easton playing superheroes:

Easton's practice is right in the middle of Dyer's first nap so this is usually how Dyer is at beginning of practice.

I can tell that Blair really wants to get out there and play with Easton. Last practice she told me she wanted a ball to play with and the next thing I see she is kicking the ball out on the field towards Easton. Good thing for snacks to distract her!

Dyer with Valerie. I'm pretty sure Valerie is Dyer's favorite person. He wants nothing to do with me when she is around and yes, it breaks my heart.

Blair potty trained?

Well, I would have said she was about two weeks ago since she was going all by herself for almost a week straight but then out of no where she started having accident after accident after accident...BOO!!! I really hate potty training! She seemed to do a lot better this last weekend but who knows.



Good thing she's cute!



I had fun curling her hair the other day with a small curling iron my mom gave me.



I got this spiny toy at a neighbor's garage sell a couple weeks ago. As you can see the kids love it! They fought over it for the first two days but then finally figured out that they could both ride on it at the same time!

Short video of Blair dancing with daddy (this one is dark too but it's because I took it before I figured out how to fix it):

Nathan turns 30!!!

So this is about a month late but Nathan turned 30 this year on March 10th. We were out of town for his birthday so we did cake after we got back. He got two presents before we left and then his last one came in the mail a couple days before his birthday. He told me it was okay to be gone for his birthday but I still feel bad about it especially since it was his BIG 3-0 birthday! Looking back now I should have stayed home for his birthday and then went up to see my family this week since Easton has spring break this week. Then Easton would have only missed one week of preschool instead of two and also I could have been there this weekend for my dad and step mom's sealing. Too bad they didn't know earlier so I could have changed my plans.

Handsome, we hope you had an okay birthday. Sorry we weren't there to celebrate with you. We sure love you!

Video of the kids singing happy birthday:

Soccer

Easton started soccer last Thursday. He doesn't play any games, they only practice. Easton's in the 3-4 years old group but after watching his practice and then part of the 4-5 years old group, I'm kind of wishing I would have put him in with the 4-5 years old. Since he is small for his age I thought it would be better for him to be one of the oldest and hopefully one of the biggest kids. Only two other kids showed up so they couldn't scrimmage like the older kids. I think Easton would have more fun if he could scrimmage along with learning some skills. Maybe tomorrow more kids will show up.



All smiles. He was so excited to play and all he could talk about was his cousin Aaron and how he plays soccer too!



He told me he had fun and that he wants to do it again so that's a good sign!

Video of Easton taking a shot on goal:





Blair really wanted to get out there and play too! Luckily Easton's teacher let her have a ball so that she could kick it around.

I signed Blair up for swim the same time I signed Easton up for soccer but Blair's swim class doesn't start until mid May. Somehow Blair remembered that and when I was getting Easton ready for soccer she kept asking where her swim suit was so that she could go swimming. It was pretty devastating for her when I told her she wasn't going to swim yet. I guess she thought they would be doing it at the same exact time.


Random: Easton's starting to get freckles! I swear every day he gets another one. He doesn't like it when I point it out to him. He tells me he doesn't like freckles and he doesn't want them!

Video of Easton sort of singing and dancing/running to somebody that I used to know:

It's really long and not all that great. Plus it's dark...No worries though because I finally figured out how to fix the video's so that they aren't dark anymore. I wish I would have filmed him before this because the time before this was a lot better. If you decide to watch it I would suggest forwarding it to at least 1 min (maybe more) :). This is one of Easton's current favorite songs!

Remembering Gramma Sue

Sue,
I miss you a lot. I think about you often and I still find myself shedding tears when I'm reminded of you (usually when I'm all alone though or when I think no one's looking). I guess I'm too prideful to cry in front of others. Time definitely heals pain as I'm finding out, but it can still be tough at times. Earlier this month I was visiting my family in Washington. After church one Sunday I drove by a cemetery on my way to my mom's house. There was a man standing above a grave next to his motorcycle. I couldn't help but imagine that this would be Layne in just a few short weeks. My heart ached for Layne. I can't fathom what life would be without Nathan.
Christmas was always a BIG thing for you. The best way to describe Christmas this year was different. It was nice don't get me wrong but it just wasn't the same. I was really excited to decorate the house but the more decorations I took out the more it reminded me of you, and it was hard. It probably didn't help that most of the decorations we have was either made or given to us from you.
We got a Christmas card from Beth. I was thinking how nice it was of her to think of us (which it was) but I definitely wasn't prepared for what was inside. It caught me off guard when I opened it and saw that it was "from you". She, along with some of your other friends, decided to make your last Christmas decoration and send it to all your friends and family. You already had your theme picked out (of course) for this last year (snow globe) with all the supplies for your decoration and your Christmas cards picked out. They made all the snow globe decorations and then signed your card with your stamp signature. I'm thankful they did this because in a strange way it gave me some closure.
Layne gave me Christmas gifts from you which at the time caught me off guard just as the card did but I'm so grateful for them. I'm grateful that he thought enough of me to give me those things.
It was a little weird being in the house over Christmas and also when we were there for your funeral. I kept waiting for you to walk through the door or walk down the stairs and give me a hug but of course it never happened. I miss hanging out with you. I miss talking with you. I miss doing projects with you. I miss your laugh, especially your snorting laugh. I even miss you teasing me. Someday though we will have this again and I can't wait. Until then, just know that I miss you and love you.

Love,
Ash

Dyer at nine months!

This last month was a big month for Dyer! He learned so many new and exciting things especially the two weeks we were gone. Poor Nathan didn't get to enjoy any of these firsts but Dyer sure had fun showing daddy all his new tricks when we got back.




Dyer's definitely working on his teeth. As you can see in the picture he is tugging at his ear. He has his two bottom teeth and the four front teeth are slowly but surely working their way down. He bites on everything he can get in his mouth. It's still weird for me when he smiles big and I can see almost a full mouth of teeth.



Dyer is still our happy smiley little guy. He loves to smile at just about anyone. Most of the time if someone says hi he has started to wave with his fingers and sometimes it sounds like he is mimicking "hi" . It's pretty cute!




I know I wrote it in an earlier post but Dyer started creeping forward the night we got to Washington (Mar 2). Too bad he didn't do it for Nathan before we left.



Dyer is definitely not a picky eater by any means. I can put anything in front of him and he will scarf it down. He is basically a bottomless pit too. Most of the time I have to be the one to end his feeding times. In my opinion he is a big solid guy but I guess we will find out how big he really is as soon as I get him in for his doctor's appointment.

Once we got home he has basically been eating table foods that we have been eating. I don't think I've given him any jars of baby food. He seems more excited with what we are eating. I actually like it more too since he can eat at the same time and I don't have to spoon feed him nearly as much.



As you can see in this picture and the next one Dyer was not all that excited about having a photo shoot. He wanted to crawl around and have me hold him so he kept getting upset when I would sit him back down on the sheet. Dyer's definitely crawling now (Mar. 11) and is much happier now that he can get around on his own. He still gets frustrated though because he has a hard time keeping up with everyone which means he definitely prefers me to carry him around still. He loves his mommy and wants to be will me at all times.



I had to take this picture because this is so not Dyer. He was so upset.



Dyer loves standing and has pulled himself up a few times. He has started to take a few cruising steps here and there but he's definitely not there yet. He likes to hold onto someone's fingers and walk around and he has started to use a toy walker but is still unsure of it.




Dyer also started clapping when we left on vacation. He loves clapping!

I've updated a lot of posts from our vacation so make sure and check them out!