January in Review

Well, it has been awhile…

A couple of weeks ago I wrote the most profound, the most exciting, and the most awesome post; (it really wasn't that good, but I got excited because it was pretty good for me) it would have brought tears to your eyes. I thought wow, I am finally getting OK at this writing thing. I made the huge mistake of just typing it out real fast, (not on Word) and just as I clicked publish…. ZAP! It was gone. I freaked out!!! It took me Carter’s whole morning nap for me to write it… grrrr!!!!! Well, I vowed never to write again (not really, just decided to do it another time and try to be as awesome as the last). A couple of days after my little mishap, Carter got really sick :( and all my energy went to him. Now HE’S BETTER yay! And never once did he lose that adorable smile of his. He is a very happy sick baby surprisingly.

Well, instead of trying to match the awesomeness of my last post, I have decided to just be silent and let the pictures tell the story. Enjoy our January in review (WITH PICTURES!!!!) :)

WARNING: Pretty much all pictures are of our sweet little baby. We are kind of obsessed!

My sweet little helper... he likes to help with out asking

He's a shy guy :)

His reaction when he found out about his baby cousin! Congrats Aunt Siehara and Uncle Andres!!!

Went shopping in Utah for some clothes that fit

sick but still smiling :)

50 degrees out! Of course we played outside!

Must be feeling better :)

Out in the sunshine... 9 month photo shoot!

Can you believe he's 9 months?!

Super smily little man :)

He liked sitting in the chair!

Adorable!

He has 6 pearly whites already!!

Soaking up some sun

His favorite activities include... bathing

helping mom with laundry...

destroying the kitchen!

Rocking out with a spoon

Playing blocks with Daddy!

Eating bananas

and eating anything in his new high chair! 

Daddy got his braces off!!!

Carter got a zillion new clothes from a friend!

Me after a long day of taking care of my boys :)

 So there you have it. A wonderful month in this little family chilling in Spring Creek NV (with only one weekend in Utah ha ha) :)

Happy Birthday Old Man!

Yep that's right... Jason had yet another birthday in the year 2013 and became another year older! It was a pretty awesome birthday that we got to spend with family, friends, and even had time to our selves. His most recent aging wish... to go swimming with Carter in Twin Falls. Happy Birthday Jason Osborn! We sure love you lots!

Jason's cake this year was a sundae! YUM!

 Blowing out his candle

and the

opening

of presents!

The only gift he got from me... oops

Our little man on the way to Twin Falls

Totally ready to swim!

Daddy was so excited to swim :)

Carter loved the water!

Mom even went swimming and Carter loved that too!

Our sweet little family enjoying our New Year's Eve/ Birthday dinner.

Carter's First Christmas!

I had always heard that children bring the greatest joy in this life. I used to think I knew that was true, my students could be stinkers some times, but they always gave me so much joy. When I had Carter however, I didn't just think it was true, I knew it was true. Every day is a testament to that as I watch my little man grow up. You can not experience this much joy nor understand how children give so much joy, until you have children of your very own. 

Firsts have been so fun with Carter! His first bath, his first tooth, his first time crawling, his first time trying to walk, his first time climbing into the dish washer, oh how I love all of them! His first Christmas was something we were able to experience, and I don't think I have ever had so much fun!!! It's so awesome when you are mommy and daddy!

He loved his stocking!

What a cutie!

Chillin with Aunt Kira and his "spear" <3

"My first Christmas"

He loved what Santa got him!

Getting ready to climb the mountain of presents

He got so many fun things! 

He was excited for everyone and everything!

Can't believe he's already trying to walk!

We had a wonderful time!

Even though I'm sure he had no idea what was going on, his smiles, laughs, and little babbles told us all that he loved it! The best part about this Christmas was that I was able to understand Mary's feelings a little more. Oh how overwhelmed I bet she felt, but never doubted that she loved little baby Jesus with all of her heart. I know that God is our wonderful loving Heavenly Father, because he has given me the opportunity to feel his love through my sweet little boy. It hurts my heart to know that he is growing up so fast, but I will always have the memories! It also is a testament to me, that we will be an eternal family, and although little Carter is growing up, he will be mine forever. I hope that this year we will realized the precious time we have on earth with our families, and make the most of it! Happy reading!

This Roller Coaster Called Life Part 2

Are you ready to hear about more things going wrong? Well, these stories aren't as good as forgetting my ID when I knew we were flying, or almost missing our flights. Some sad things happened, making our trip to the Tri-Cities for Christmas pushed further back.

While Jason was in Denver and Carter and I were chilling in Salt Lake, Jason found that a really good friend of his passed away. He was a wonderful man who Jason looked up to like a father. He introduced Jason to the church, went on father son outings with him, and helped us out so much when we were first married. Rich Voise was like a father to Jason when he didn't have one and we were devastated when we heard the news. He was so young and yet his time on this earth was over. There was never a question wither we would go to the funeral or not, even if it was going to be in Montana.

We were only home for a couple of days, and I was crazy busy trying to get things done. We decided Jason would attend the funeral alone, so luckily I had a couple more days to finish Christmas gifts, finish Christmas Cards (since we were sick I never finished them), and pack for our week in Tri-Cities. Making gifts and cards was insane!! I thought I would have enough time, but when you have an 8 month old baby who crawls, climbs, and gets into everything, suddenly you have no free time on your hands. I hand made every single card! YIKES!! The sad thing too, was that I had all my gifts finished and ready to deliver, but then I was sick. When we returned from our trip they were all bad and disgusting, definitely not eatable, so I made more :)

Jason returned home from Montana on Sunday, and as soon as I pulled in from church, we packed the car and headed out. Luckily we have a Grandma who is a little more than half way to my parents house and willing to have us crash at their place for a night. It was fun because we were able to see my aunt, uncle, and cousins we visited in Arizona. They were there for Christmas and it was wonderful seeing them again. Once we learned that everyone was getting sick, we almost got the car and finished the journey, but a warm bed and wonderful company for the night was just too good to pass up.

Monday morning we left for the Tri-Cities and I could hardly wait for Christmas to get here! Not only was in Carter's first Christmas, but we were home doing all of our family traditions. We played games, passed Carter around (everyone is in love with him lol), visited with friends, watched movies, and attended another funeral. My great aunt had passed away. To support my dear sweet grandpa we all attended her funeral. The family members that attended filled almost the whole church. They opened the back for any friends who attended. Although I hate funerals and they are never any fun, we left with a good feeling and an opportunity to see family members we hadn't seen in quite some time. Now we are hoping for no funerals for a while. Poor Jason had been to 3 in less than 2 months!

After our week in the Tri-Cities, we were sad to have to go. I was honestly a little depressed to return home to the middle of no where with out another trip planned for at least 1.5 weeks. Taking down decorations (that we really never got to enjoy), doing laundry, and unpacking has of course kept me busy. I love having Carter all to myself too, because he is the sweetest little human being and gives me the love I need. I love being his mom! Here are a few pictures of him getting ready for Christmas :)

What a big boy! He loved our little Christmas Tree :)

Just enjoying the Christmas Devotional

Wearing his new PJs

Riding in the car to Grandma's house

Oh the things that keep little boys entertained :)

This Roller Coaster Called Life Part 1

Well, we made it to 2014! This little family has had all kinds of adventures. We've gotten the stomach flu, flew to Tuscon Arizona, flew to Denver, spent a couple of days in Salt Lake, attended a funeral in Montana, drove to Tri Cities Washington, and hung out in Twin Falls Idaho for the New Year. We are fantastic at having multiple things go wrong, but managed to get out of each adventure with smiles on our faces :)

So... getting the stomach flu the day before leaving on a long waited trip to the desert in the winter, was probably the worst thing that could have happened. Luckily Carter was still his happy self, but mom and dad were dragging all day. Jason started the day at work while I was puking my guts out, but after struggling to get Carter out of his crib and having enough of no sleep, he came home and followed suit. We were both so very sick :( The priesthood is amazing however, because after seeing that I had a temperature of 103, Jason gave me a blessing. About 12 hours later, I was completely healed. Except for feeling a little weak, I was doing great! I was so happy we wouldn't have to cancel our trip, but we sure had to pack and pack in a hurry! We left that very same night to stay in Salt Lake for our early morning flight to Tuscon.

We were about 2 hours into our 4 hour trip (we left way later than expecting too), when I noticed my ID was not with me. Well ladies and gentleman, if you have ever forgotten your ID and somehow found a way to fly, please let me know. Our poor little family had to turn around at 7 pm to go home and get mom's ID and then continue our journey back to Salt Lake. Oh boy was I not happy with myself, but after grabbing my ID, getting in the car, and driving away, all I could do was laugh at the stupid mistake I made.

We arrived in Salt Lake around midnight, said hello to my brother-in-law and crashed as fast as we could. 5 am came around way too quickly, and suddenly we found ourselves driving to the airport in a hurry. Flying for the first time with a baby, we should have given ourselves plenty of time to go through security, but of course we did not and somehow waited in the longest (time not people) line for our tickets. We were so late getting our tickets that they told us they could not check our car seat. We were both not happy with the news, but booked it to security. Someone must have been watching over us, because we were put in an express line and made it to the plane just as they said it was the last call.

Don't worry, getting on the plane was not easy for us either. Just as we took out our boarding passes the lady informed us we needed an infant pass for Carter. I was almost ready to say, you know... 'let's just stay in Salt Lake.' The lady was very helpful however, and we got our infant pass and sat in our seats just as they announced our departure. Oh boy :)

We had a layover in Phoenix and almost missed our flight there too. We were starving and so Jason ran to get us something to eat while I watched our bags and let Carter crawl around. Well, the plane to Tuscon I guess was very small and they were waiting on us... There were about 10 people on the flight. Jason made it in the nic of time and we made it!!

Staying in Tuscon actually went very well considering our craziness to get there. We stayed at a really nice resort, got to visit my Aunt, Uncle, and their kids (I got to spend lots of time with them because Jason had meetings all day), ate at an amazing Mexican restaurant called Cafe Poca Cosa, went to the zoo (carter's first time), I got pampered at a "spa", Carter met Santa for the first time, and we didn't have to wear jackets the entire time! It was an amazing trip!!

Our flight back was much better, especially because it wasn't so early in the morning. We of course thought we didn't bring the camera and didn't take any pictures but with our phones, and later found that we had the camera with us the whole time. Yep, of course just our luck. Here are some pictures of Carter at the zoo!

Carter at the zoo! Thought it was going to be a lot hotter than 60 

My cute cousin who is just a little older than Carter

We saw some bears

Look how excited he is lol

No crying with Santa!!!!!!

Well, Carter and I chilled in Salt Lake for a couple of days, while Jason jetted off on another plane to work in Denver Colorado (the same day we got back, poor guy). Luckily nothing went wrong there, although we weren't able to spend time with the people we wanted to. Everyone was busy, so we made our trip worth while with tons of last minute Christmas shopping. That's what you have to do when you live out in the middle of nowhere!