This Is The Place Heritage Park

Over UEA weekend we went with the family to This Is The Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City. We had a lot of fun. I think Tyson's favorite part was the animals. He loved the sheep and he tried to sit on them multiple times wanting to catch a ride. He had to settle with petting and feeding them.

He also loved the pony rides so much so that he threw a fit when he could only ride them around twice in the circle. He got grandpa to stand in the long line so he could go on a second ride. Even after that he didn't want to get off.

The kids also participated in a pumpkin race.

We had lots of fun being able to ride on the train that took us around the park.

The kids also panned for gold. Tyson mostly just threw rocks in the stream.

There is also a mini train that goes around a pond that we took. Tyson again of course had to go twice.

The family hanging out watching the kids ride the mini train. This was towards the end of the day when everybody was tired.

All the Grandkids

The whole family -minus dad- he was taking the picture.

We had lots of fun this day. They also had trick-or-treating there and we had a great picnic lunch that grandma prepared. We were also able to stop and see great grandma at the end of the day.

Getting Ready for Baby Girl

So I have had a lot of fun and help getting ready for this baby girl. From re-decorating the room to shopping, but I still have a few things on my to do list to get done before she makes her arrival. Once I found out I was having a girl I knew the room needed to be re-decorated because it was all boy. So I set out to find the perfect bedding set-neutral and fun and this is what I came up with. It didn't come with the mobile and wallpaper but it came with everything else. It was actually a great deal. I was going to pick out some fabric and have my mom help me make everything but it was actually cheaper to go this route.

This is not their room. I don't actually have the bedding set up in the crib quite yet, but I wanted to show the set off. And I didn't use the curtain because it only came with one valance and they have a large window in their room so my mom made some curtains for me.

So once I had the bedding set I was able to use the colors to decorate the room. I re-did Tyson's name and got half of the baby girls done. Just have to put the name on it and glue the bows on. We are between two names Paige and Eliza so I didn't finish hers yet. I think we are leaning more towards Eliza and I asked Mike if he wanted me to just put that on it and he said no. I asked him if it was because he was not sure of the name or what and he said, "its because I am not so sure you are completely set on it." So they are not done yet. But I love how Tyson's turned out.

The next thing I did for the room is make a sign to put above the window. I had my dad cut the board and used my cricut to do the lettering. It turned out really cute. My mom made the curtains for me. I picked out the fabric to match the rest of the bedding and she did all the hard work. They turned out perfect. Thanks mom.

The next thing I did was take the curtains that I did not use from the bedding set and covered an artists canvas mat and put ribbon on it to make a bow board. I only have three bows completed so I have a little work to go in that area.

I also wanted a car seat cover but didn't want to pay the $30-$40 on it so I went and picked out some fabric and had my mom make it for me. It only cost about $10 and my mom said it was pretty easy and that it only took her about 30 min to do. I didn't put it on my car seat to showcase it because the car seat is currently buried in the far corner under a whole pile of stuff in our storage unit. That is on my list of things to do, is unbury the carseat.

Other things I need to do before the baby comes is finish my Christmas shopping. Because I am not going to be able to move after my c-section for the first couple of weeks and then I doubt I will want to go out too much when I am starting to move. I will still be trying to figure out how to handle two kids. Plus it will most likely be cold and snowy.

I also need to sell me single stroller. I have been trying on KSL but no one has wanted it. I need to sell it before I can get the double stroller I want because we don't have room for both. This is the double stroller I want. It is expensive but we have been saving up for it.

So we are almost ready for this baby to arrive. I think we have almost everything ready except those last few things I needed to do.

The room is decorated, her clothes are washed and have found a space in the chest of drawers. I did this the same time I was switching over Tyson's summer clothes to fall/winter clothes. I got diapers, binkies, and a few pink blankets. Now I just have to wait out the last 6 weeks. I can't wait to meet our baby girl.

Pregnancy Pic

Here I am at almost 31 weeks. Getting closer. Only two months till we meet our sweet baby girl.

At Our House

Not too much has happened at out house. A couple weekends ago we went to DI and found this rocking horse for Ty. We found out he loves them when we have been to some family members houses that had one. When we found one we thought we would get it for him. Although he loves riding it he mostly uses it as another stepping stool to help his already amazing climbing abilities.

Here I am at almost 26 weeks along. We are getting excited for our baby girl only 3 more months to go.

Lastly, Here is Ty in his new big boy bed. This last weekend we set up his toddler bed. We figured we better start this transition from the crib to toddler bed now before the baby comes. Because he is already going to have transitioning to do with the new baby when she comes. Last night was his first night in his big boy bed and did great. We put him in bed and he was all round up. It took him 20 minutes or so before he would actually lay there to fall asleep. I sat by him until he fell asleep and he slept all night long. Hopefully we can get him to be able to get to a point where we can put him in bed and he will stay there and fall asleep without me sitting there making him stay in bed. Any help and suggestions would be appreciated.

Other exciting news about Ty, he is finally going to nursery by himself. After about 4 weeks of having to go with Tyson to nursery the last two weeks he made it all the way through by himself. Yay!

20 Weeks

Here I am at 20 weeks.

We had our ultra sound done a couple weeks prior and the baby was healthy and we found out we are having a baby girl. We are very excited. I had this motherly instinct it was a girl from early on because of the great difference in this pregnancy than when I was pregnant with Tyson. I am feeling pretty good right now and love feeling the baby moving inside of me. Now on to the obstacle of figuring out how to make an all boy room into a boy/girl room. I kind of like having a little theme so if there are any suggestions for a boy/girl theme I would love to hear them. I can't wait to meet this little girl. Mike is already getting after me for spending too much on this little girl, but I am having fun buying a few outfits and making hairbows.

18 Months

Tyson at 18 months!

Here are some fun things about Tyson!

-Weight: 25.8 lbs Height: 32 in

-loves to draw/color and does so a couple times a day. I am constantly finding pen marks on himself and often find him with a pen and paper in hand.

-can throw a mighty temper tantrum

-makes a few animal sounds: snake, sheep, cow

-favorite books: "The ants go marching" and "The wheels on the bus"

-is a mommy's boy

-loves chicken nuggets, hot dogs, corn dogs, green beans, peas, most sweets, milk, juice. Used to be a great eater but lately has gotten quite picky.

-Does not like cheese, bread, noodles, cereal, goldfish crackers. (can you believe this kid)

-Hasn't said too many words consistently yet besided dada, mama, and uh-oh. He is starting to try and repeat some words now though.

-Can do the sign language for more, please, and thank you

-Is a true boy...he burps and then laughs and then tries to make himself burp.

-loves to be outside...and hates coming back inside.

-loves to be in the water

-loves to help mom by throwing random things in the garbage can, and I have found some random things in the sink and the washer.

-Loves looking out the window especially to watch daddy come home from work and school.

-feeds himself and sometimes won't eat unless he has a fork in his hand

-Shakes his head "no" even when he means yes

-has went to nursery for a few weeks and does not do good. I don't know whether it is nursery itself or that our church starts at one so by the time we get to nursery he is tired since he won't take a nap before church. Hopefully he will start to do better. Fingers crossed.

I know I said a few things but I could probably still list more. He makes me laugh everyday and also go crazy. He is learning so much right now and has such a fun personality. I just love him so much.

I never know what to expect

So I am always a little nervous at what I am going to find Tyson has done while I have been in the shower. Whether it is playing in the pantry as was this day, my craft stuff, or my jewlery. One day I even found him with his diaper halfway off when I got out of the shower. I have found him climbing on the table and playing on the computer. I could go on and on. The joys of an active toddler. However, this day I just laughed at him and in the picture you can't really tell but I caught him in a mid clap. He was very proud of himself.

Family Campout

The second weekend in July we went camping up Springville canyon. We again had a lot of fun. Our family, the Smyths and my dad went up and stayed the night on Thursday. My mom did come up and join us for dinner. Tyson had been sick earlier in the week throwing up and of course that night he got sick again. He didn't sleep well and then threw up a little in the early morning. Good thing we were close to home so Mike took him home for a little bit and they slept and ate breakfast at home and Tyson was feeling better so them came back out and joined us. The rest of the clan also joined us on Friday afternoon. That night was much better. Tyson slept much better. We had a lot of fun at our family campout this year. Thanks mom and dad.

Tyson helping grandpa chop the wood for the fire

One of Tyson's favorite past times, coloring. Of course everything still goes in his mouth so he has marker lips.

Grandpa and Tyson

And of course, can't go camping without roasting marshmellows over the fire and eating smores.

Lucy and Tyson

Playing in the creek again and throwing more rocks

4th of July Weekend

Our family had a really fun long 4th of July weekend. It started out on Saturday where we headed up to Springville canyon to have a little barbeque, play, grandma's annual fishing pond, relax, and of course play in the creek.

Tyson loves the swing




and the tunnel

Mike and Ian playing ladder golf

Tyson trying to play ladder golf

Tyson fishing at grandma's fishing pond. All the grandkids got a lot of fun toys and treats at the pond.

Grandpa and Grandma at the creek

The "Eppich" clan

When Tyson wasn't throwing rocks in the creek you could most likely find them in his mouth. He would find the biggest rocks he could and throw them. He did this for quite a while.

The Hazlett Family

After our barbeque we came home and had dinner, relaxed a little bit and then that night we met up with some friends and watched the fireworks from the Stadium of Fire. Sorry no pics.
Sunday was not as eventful. We went to church and then that night went on a walk and found ourselves enjoying others fireworks along the way.

Monday was Provo's 4th of July parade. We got up and went to Provo for the parade.

I didn't get pics for the rest of the day but we headed over to my sisters house in Springville where my parents treated us to pizza for lunch. Then it was off to Grandma and Grandpa's house for a swim in the pool. We were so exhausted after all that we came home and had a long nap, ate dinner, and let off a few of our own fireworks. We had a very busy and fun fourth weekend.

Bye, Bye Binkie

As you can see Tyson was an avid binkie user. WAS is the keyword here. The first weekend of July we cut out the binkie. Tyson was biting through them and not sleeping very good. He was on some nights waking up every hour cause he had lost his binkie. So I finally said I had had it and said we are done with the binkies and took them away cold turkey. It was lots better than I had thought it would be. It was the fourth of July weekend and so we had lots going on and some late nights so that exhausted Ty and mostly went down without a fight. He has done really well. Some nights and naptimes are harder to get him to sleep but I think he sleeps better without them. So Ty who was completely addicted to his binkie is now binkie free. Yay!

Boy or Girl?

Just doing a little poll. We will have the ultrasound on Friday and we are going to find out the gender so what do you think? Boy or Girl?

Congratulations!

I can't believe that my little sister is married. Karli and Garret got married on June 1st in the Manti Temple. It was a perfect day. They are a cute couple and so happy together. Perfect match. Congratulations!