Thankful

I am so Thankful for so many things but I thought I would share a few of them with you.

First I am thankful for the gospel and the knowledge that I have. I love that I know that I am a daughter of God. I know my Father in Heaven loves me. I know that because I got married in the right place with the right person, I will be with my family forever. I know that everything I have is from my Father in Heaven.

Second I am thankful for Bradley. I love him so much! He makes me laugh so hard, he treats me like a princess. No matter how crummy my day is I know that Brad is there to make me feel better. He never says negative things about me and is always willing to help fix the situation. He is my prince charming and I love him

Third I am thankful for Ryker. I never imagined that something so small could bring me so much joy. I love how he gets in my face when he wants me to pay attention to him. He is such a good baby, he rarely cries (unless I am cooking dinner), he sleeps well and is so funny. I love watching him grow and develop. I thankful he is a healthy happy baby!

Fourth I am thankful for my parents. My parents have been so understanding and have taught me so much. They are great examples to me. I know that they would do anything for me and I am grateful for that. My dad is a wonderful man who has taught me so much about the gospel and life. My mother is an amazingly strong woman that I look up to and hope that I can be like her some day.

Fifth my family, I love that I come from a big family! I love that most of my family lives close by. I am thankful for the relationship that my sister Jessica and I have formed. She has been willing to watch Ryker while I am work and it gives me peace of mind knowing that he is being taken care of by someone who loves him.

Sixth my friends, I have had the opportunity to meet some amazing people the past few years. I have never been one to make friends with girls and I love that I can have a "girls" night every now and then. I have so many great friends however two of them have really been there for me lately. I am thankful for Lindsay and how she is always there for me. She is a great friend! I love Erika and her willingness to help me with the dumbest things. I have so many great girls in my life and I love being around them and seeing the amazing things that they do!

Seventh I am thankful for my house, job and transportation. With the economy "failing" I am thankful I have a warm house to come home to. I am so happy that in these hard times both Brad and I are able to work and provide for our family. I work at an amazing school with an amazing principle and teachers. I love the people I work with, therefor I love the place I work. I am thankful I have a way to get to point A to point B. We live a comfortable life and I am very very grateful for it.

I could go on and on but you get the general idea. I know that I am very blessed and I am thankful for that! Thank you to all the people that have made me the person I am today!

Family Photos

Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year! The Halloween train ride, parade at school, party at our house and some Trick-or-Treating. There is nothing better then walking around in a costume in front of a bunch of parents. Luckily I had a cute little monster to distract the parents from starring at me. Ryker came and walked around the school parade with me.

For our party we had some friends come over. We ate some yummy food then danced our hearts out. It was so funny watching the boys dance. After we danced for a little bit we had a Halloween scavenger hunt. The girls of coarse went all out, the boys however decided just to look everything up on the internet.

On Saturday we went down to my parents and went Trick-or-Treating. All in all it was a great Halloween!

Wizard, Witch, Monster, and Headless Horseman

Real grave, real graveyard
Biggest Pumpkin
Kim was a trouper and let us make her a mummy

California Here We Come

For Fall break this year our friends Mike and Lindsay invited us to go camping in Carlsbad California. Wednesday after school we were off. I was slightly freaking out since I hadn't been camping for more then 1 night in like 5 years. We stopped in Vegas and then finished the trek on Thursday. We got to Carlsbad and went straight to Jaunitas, it was delicious! We set up our camp and went shopping. On Friday we went to Six Flags, they had the best roller coasters there. The lines weren't to bad either. Saturday we spent the day at the beach. It was cloudy but it was still fun. Brad's family came and joined us at the beach until Todd got stung by a sting ray. His foot swelled up pretty big. We went with them to dinner. We had a camp fire that night and roasted marsh mellows and made li'mores. (Recess, marsh mellow, and gramcrackers). Of coarse it was raining when we went to pack up which made things difficult. However, we had a great time! I hope we can go back sometime.

He loved this ride. That is his Whoa face

Jeeping with Dad

I want to ride the ride.


Batman ride
Waiting for X-Scream

Watching Mickey Mouse while camping

13 Months

Ryker is 13 months. At his check up he weighed 24 lbs and is 28 in long. He is tall and skinny like his dad. He is officially walking! He loves to be chased, pull his socks off, and trying to get through the dog door. I don't think there is anything better then having him reach his little arms around my neck to give me a hug and cuddle. When he feels like it he will give you a kiss if you ask. He is such a stud!

SEP's

Two 12 hour days! It's killing me. The stress of parent teachers + I miss my baby + not sleeping well= tired/ slightly sad me. It is hard to be here and have energy right now. :(

Happy Birthday Brad

My wonderful husband had his 26th birthday on Monday! What a great guy he is. I surprised him with a fishing trip for him and his friends and family. I kept it a secret for a month and it almost killed me. But when I told him the Friday he left he was shocked! I hope he had a fun time! I told him to take a lot of pictures.... he took 4....

Baby Brad

4 years old

8 years old

15 years old
19 years old
26 years old
Fishing

1 Year

My baby boy is no longer a baby! Ryker is now 1 year old! He is an amazing kid! He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He loves to push everything and anything along the floor, mostly books. He loves to hide things in drawers, like my flip flop in the drawer under the oven where the cookie sheets are. He sleeps for 9 to 7:30. He loves food, not a big fan of potatoes and some kinds of bread. He shakes his head no but I think it's his way of dancing. He loves to give me hugs when I get him out of his crib in the morning. He likes to crawl on his dad when he is trying to sleep. He loves our friend Michael Malouf and will crawl to him as soon as he comes over. He is in a front facing car seat and thinks it is neat. He can go up and down the stairs on his own. He can take a few steps by himself. He will stand up by himself then squat then stand, he must have strong thighs. He likes to walk behind his Buzz Light Year car.

For his birthday we had family over for cake. Ryker loved his cupcake he shoved the whole thing in his mouth and then stared at my dad expecting him to give him some more. He got a lot of presents which he loves to play with. He is loved by so many people!

Reverse order....
Grandpa helping clean him up

After math
Every last bit

Really? For me?!
Really out of order... He likes to get in the dishwasher
Blow out the candle
Mickey Mouse
First time facing forward

Arizona

Each year Brad's dad's family has a reunion. We have never been able to make it down due to different things. This year Logan offered to pay for us to go down. I must say sitting outside in the Arizona heat didn't sound like that much fun. But we got packed and took a quick trip down. We flew because I didn't think Ryker would do well in the car, or Brad and I for that matter.

Once we got down there we went to lunch with my friend Candace. It was fun seeing her and her cute boys.

Once we got up to the Ranch everyone was so nice! It was fun finally meeting the rest of Brad's Aunt and Uncles and some cousins. I actually had a pretty good time. It wasn't too hot either. It was fun watching Ryker crawl all over the grass and get dirty.

It was a nice quick little trip and it was great getting to meet such sweet people! Brad's Aunts, Uncle and cousins are so nice!

Great Grandpa Stapley showing Ryker his pocket knife

Grandma and Grandpa Playing with Ryker
Our little family
Ryker driving the tractor
Daddy and Ryker

2nd cousins

First airplane trip looking out the window