LoViN LiFe

Were still Alive!

2010-02-18T18:19:00.003-07:00

Were still alive and well!! I know its been almost a year since i have posted anything, but what can i say.. were busy!! We WHERE enjoying the sun, and now were enjoying the snow!! Ryker took his first ski lesson a couple weeks ago, and he loved it!! I know he is dying to do it again and again, its just we gotta find time to et back up on the hill! Ryker started pre school and loves that he gets to spend time with his little friends, and hes learning so much!! Hes so smart!! I on the other hand have been working and trying to do everything possible to occupy myself. Were on lay off season right now, and i have really enjoyed the time off part, but not so much the less money part! Its been really good to be off work early and spend the rest of the day with my little guy! Every day on the way to Rykers grandmas house he says.. " mommy, your not going to work for a long time.. right!?" I love to think that he loves being with me! Well There really isn't a lot more to say, but aren't you proud that i actually updated!!!! Wahoo!

Ryker turned three!!

2009-06-02T20:52:00.011-06:00

I can't believe that my little boy is three already! jeez, where does the time go? I think Ryker had a pretty good day! we started off by going to the Zoo and then we went to Funland and he got to ride all FIVE rides that they had there! :) He loved every minute of it! Then later that night we had friends and family come over to Grandpa and Grandma Jenkins house for dinner, presents, and cake! He loved all the attention and excitement that night! We had a Mickey Mouse theme party which Ryker is still talking about. It was great! Thanks everyone who came! it was fun!

Fun at the Zoo!

Fun at Funland!

He was so excited about the mickey ears.

I should have waited until the very end to show him this because he didn't want to get out!

Ryker loved that grandpa was wearing mickey ears

Pucker up!!

2009-02-13T21:27:00.002-07:00

Tonight while I was at Danielle's, Ryker and Kendon (Danielle's son) were having such a good time playing, running, laughing, screaming, etc..!! Then when i went over to see what they were doing, all of the sudden Ryker reached out and grabbed Kendons face and kissed him! It was so cute! So after that I made him do it again and again and again so i could get some good pictures! I only had my cell phone so sorry that it looks so blurry! I just can't get enough of my little man! I love you Ryker!

Why do 2 year olds do the things they do?

2009-01-19T18:28:00.002-07:00

Last night while we were over at Jordan's brothers house we were all sitting around eating popcorn, Yum i love popcorn! Anyways a little while later Ryker was telling Jordan that he had a bug in his nose so Jordan kept telling him to blow, well he doesn't understand that yet so he would sniff instead. Then Ryker started sneezing and sorta whining that his nose hurt so Jordan shined a flash light up there to see what the fuss was about and there was a popcorn kernel up there!!!!! Why do little kids think its fun to shove things up there nose?? Does every kid do this or is mine just a little bit weird!? Man i was so worried that we were not going to be able to get it out. We layed Ryker down on the counter and got some tweezers but it just wasn't budging so Curtis ( Jordan's brother) gave it a shot and just shook his head a little bit so it would fall down a little bit towards the end of his nose, then used the tweezers, a TA DA.. we got it and Ryker was sooo happy!! I was so Happy!! I'm so glad that Curtis saved the day! Thank you Curtis, your the best! I probably worry a little to much about that kind of stuff, but jeezz that really worried me! ha ha! The last thing i wanted to do was to have to take a trip to the ER! All is well now and Ryker knows that he shouldn't shove things up his nose!

Embarrassing!!!

2009-01-13T12:37:00.009-07:00

We finally made it home after being in Idaho for about 3 weeks! We had so much fun and can't wait for next years Christmas. There's nothing like being home with friends and family during Christmas, and the snow was good too! Jordan started the journey back to Texas a couple days before us, and Ryker and I got to stay and just hang out with everyone a little longer! We rode the shuttle to Salt Lake and then caught our plane there. I thought that it was going to be a good day, but unfortunately something happened and I got sick!! I think i might of had my most embarrassing moment that day because i threw up on the shuttle in front of everyone!!! Yes, as a matter of fact it was my most embarrassing moment, oh by the way, there wasn't a bathroom on this bus! Luckily there was a garbage can, but still it was terrible! So the rest of the day i was throwing up over and over again, and Ryker was such a good boy as a matter of fact, he was wonderful! When we got to the airport i went straight to the chairs that were directly across from the bathrooms and when i was laying down people would walk by and sorta give me a weird look and Ryker would just look at them and point to me and say" my mommy sick". He is sooo stinking cute!! I just can't get enough of that little boy! When we finally made it home i was so glad to be able to lay down! I was feeling a lot better but i was really really exhausted from everything. We put Ryker to bed and about 1:00 am ryker woke up crying that his belly hurt.. yup you guessed it, he was sick also, so sick he was up every 20 minutes throwing up! I'm so glad that i have such a good husband that is willing to get up in the night and help! He was awesome!! Now we are all feeling much better, but are dreading the boxes that we will be digging through to unpack everything! I will be so glad when we are all settled in and can just relax!!!!

He sure does love his Grandpa :)

Checking out his new truck!

Ryker was at his dads for Christmas so he got to have 2 have Christmas with my family a couple days later! He loved it!

Ryker loves playing with his uncles!

Ryker was so good while we were traveling

This is what i have to look forward to when were all better :)

Going to Idaho....

2008-12-27T13:10:00.012-07:00

We left Texas Sunday night at 6 pm and got into Idaho Falls at 7:30 pm Monday night. We were traveling for what seemed like Forever! Ryker did so good, just played and slept! We were so glad that we were able to come home for the holidays, but next time we will be going a few days earlier so we that we miss all the other people that are trying to get home for Christmas! We had a really long delay because of weather and that was hard because it was during the middle of the night! When we finally made it to Salt Lake City we were then going to ride a shuttle bus to IF, but we missed the first one so we hung out in the airport a little longer, and made the last shuttle going to IF! We finally made it to my parents house just in time for Ryker to see Santa! Were glad that we made it and that we get to spend the holiday season with family and not in the airport!

He couldn't wait for the plane to take off!

Mmm i love chocolate!

Look at my brown tongue mom

He thought he was so cool playing UNO with the big kids!

He was a little bored on the long shuttle ride!

Dont worry, they are clean!!

We finally made it in time for Ryker to see Santa!

Some fun pictures!

2008-12-15T16:34:00.009-07:00

These are just some random pictures i have been taking while we have been here in Texas! We just got an apartment, but all of our stuff is in Idaho so we have little furniture! Its been fun! Ryker has been having so much fun with his cousins Diesel and Detroit. Diesel and Ryker fight a lot, they have a love hate relationship right now but were working on that!

Did i mention we have been sleeping on a air mattress for the past 2 weeks!!!

Rykers new hiding place

This is one of Rykers cousin's , Detroit but everyone calls him stinky!! Too cute!

Kids eating lunch ( we have no table so they have to be on the counter)

This train was at one of the many cool parks!

Jordan taking his turn with the kids!

Loving the kittens now.....

2008-11-18T16:07:00.001-07:00

I guess hes not always mean to them. I was in the laundry room and when i walked out this is where i found Ryker, just cuddling with the cat!

Poor little kittens!

2008-11-14T18:38:00.004-07:00

I think my son has a little bit of an evil side to him! My mom got three new kittens that she is raising so that when they get bigger she can put them outside to catch all the mice. Well Ryker is in love with these kittens! I don't think there is a minute that goes by that he doesn't talk about them, or ask if he can go play with them! Lately he has been kinda rough on them, he will throw them high in the air, stand them up on their two back legs so they look like there dancing, pull their hair, and the list goes on. Well today i found him shoving them in a garbage can and laughing really hard when they would try and jump out. Finally after about five times of this the kittens got smart and started hiding from him. I don't know if it was in their best interest to hide because when he got a hold of them he would say "got cha" and i swear his laugh sounded like a little evil laugh! What a little stinker!

50 things you didnt know about me until you read this...

2008-11-09T20:06:00.003-07:00

1.What color is your tooth brush? Green and white

2. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Eating some yummy peanut butter cookies!

3. What is your favorite candy bar? i don't really like chocolate but snickers if I'm in the mood!

4. Have you ever been to a strip club? Nope!

5. What is the last thing you said aloud? Ryker, do you need to go potty?

6. What is the best ice cream flavor? Play dough

7. What is the last thing you had to drink? Water

8. What are you wearing right now? Sweats and a T-shirt

9. What was the last thing you ate? Peanut butter cookie!

10. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? Yup, but not for me.

11. When was the last time you ran? Yesterday

12. Who was the last person to send you a message/comment on your blog? Stacy

13. Do you rake vitamins daily? No but i should

14. Do you go to church every Sunday? Pretty much

15. Do you have a tan? No but soon i will when we move to Texas!

16. Do you like Chinese food over pizza? Oh ya

17. Do you drink soda with a straw? Depends on if its in a can or a glass, if its in a can then no

18. What does your last text message say? k

19. Are you someones best friend? yup

20. What are you doing tomorrow? Lots of things!

21. Where is your dad? Talking on his phone in the living room.

22. Look to your left, what do you see? My cell phone

23. What color is your favorite pair of shoes? Black and pink

24. Do you use chap stick? Sometimes- i always loose it!

25. Whats your favorite thing to do in your free time? Hanging out with my husband

26. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Drive thru!

27. Do you have a dog? Nope

28. Last guy you talked on the phone with? Jordan

29. Last girl you talked on the phone with? My mom

30. Any fun vacation plans soon? Just my first anniversary but i don't think were going anywhere! haha

31. Do you dye your hair? Yes, to much!

32. Can you say the alphabet backwards? I think so

33. Do you have a maid service clean your house? Yes, its called me and my husband!

34. Are you jealous of anyone? No

35. Do you love anyone? Very much so!!

36. Do any of your friends have children? Yup

37. Do you use the word Hello daily? ya

38. Do you like cats? Heck no!

39. Have you ever been to six flags? no

40. How did you get your worse scar? I feel and hit my head on a coffee table when i was 5.

41. What is your favorite smell? My husband right after he gets out of the shower! (i know i weird)

42. What is the last DVD you watched? Red eye

43. Have you ever been to Disney world? Yes

44. What is your favorite number? 3

45. Do you toast your pop tarts? yes, i don't like them any other way

46. Have you ever waited tables? Yes, when i was pregnant( way good tips)!~

47. Where did you have your first kiss? In junior high

48. What should you be doing? nothing that's why I'm doing this!

49. Do you enjoy wasting time blogging? Yes!

50. Who do you want to tag? Danielle, Talia, Stacy, Kasie

Great afternoon at the movies!

2008-11-07T21:15:00.003-07:00

I took Ryker to see this movie earlier today and he loved it, so i just wanted to post this and tell everyone that loved the first movie to defiantly go and see the 2nd! We loved it!

I'm a big kid now!!

2008-11-06T13:25:00.002-07:00

We just thought we would share our exciting news.....Ryker is officially a big kid now! Tuesday morning I started teaching him to use the potty and now its Thursday and i think hes gotten it down!! YAHOO!! I have tried a couple of other time before this to see if he would have any interest at all and he didn't, but this time he really has loved all the attention and hes doing awesome!! I really don't even have to ask him anymore if he needs to go he just comes running to me and says he needs to use the potty! Were so happy and proud of our little Ryker man!! Good job Ryker!!

Rykers 1st trip to the dentist!

2008-11-03T15:12:00.004-07:00

Today was Rykers first experience going to the dentist. I thought that he was going to freak out and not let any of them touch him, but to my surprise he did awesome! I couldn't believe how calm he was. When he first got in the chair he was all smiles and just loved that they let him play with the tools, and he really loved the suction tool! Ryker loves to brush his teeth, he is always asking me for his tooth brush so when the nice lady told him he got to pick a new tooth brush he just started laughing and got really excited! I love this little man, he's just so stinking cute!

The magic number 8

2008-11-02T18:16:00.002-07:00

8 favorite t.v. shows:
1. Gossip girl
2. Er
3. Survivor
4. Little people big world
5. The hills
6. Boston Legal
7. House
8. Law and Order

8 places i love to eat:
1. Cafe Rio
2. Olive garden
3. Grandmas house
4. Taco johns
5. The melting pot
6. Home
7. Applebees
8. Blue Hashi

8 things i did today:
1. Went to church
2. Read some chapters in my book
3. Talked to my husband
4. Cooked dinner
5. Did the dishes
6. Took a nap( its Sunday the day of rest)!!
7. Played brick breaker on my phone ( love that game)!
8. Gave Ryker tons of kisses!

8 things I'm looking forward to:
1. My anniversary
2. Jordan to be home from his business trip
3. Thanksgiving
4. Ryker being potty trained!
5. My hair to grow past my shoulders
6. To move to Texas
7. Finishing my book
8. Twilight movie to come out!

8 things i love about fall:
1. Leaves changing colors
2. Playing in the leaves
3. Thanksgiving
4. The cool weather
5. Being together with family during thanksgiving
6.Playing in the leaves again!
7. Thanksgiving food!
8. Halloween

8 things i wish for:
1. Ryker to be successful in life
2. Jordan to be here with us right now
3. To already be in Texas with Jordan
4. To have a nice home
5. To be skinny for forever! :)
6. A new camera ( my cell phone camera doesn't do a very good job)
7. More kids
8. Gas prices to go down!

8 People i tag:
Who ever wants to!

Kids say the cutiest things!

2008-10-21T22:06:00.003-06:00

I just wanted to hurry and post what Ryker said to me today that i thought was just too cute not to share. I was changing Rykers diaper getting him ready for bed and he said that he wanted to go potty, so i hurried and put him on and he kept pushing really hard, and he did this for a while. Then he started to kinda cry and said "it stuck mommy", he thought because nothing was happening that is was stuck! Hopefully sooner then later we really will be getting some action in that department!!

Ryker and Moxie

2008-10-20T14:55:00.002-06:00

We went to Idaho this weekend and it was my brother Tegan and cousin Caden's birthday party Sunday night, so we got to see cute little moxie! This dog is my cousins birthday present and she hasn't got to hold her yet, so i thought i would post this cute picture for her and tell her that moxie got lots of love from Ryker on Sunday night! Ryker would start crying when anyone would take her out of his sight, he really loved her! We are so excited for your birthday to come Kasie because this little dog was so much fun and i know that you are just dieing to have her with you!! Just a few more weeks! Whahoo!

Ryker's worst Nightmare!!

2008-10-13T16:18:00.004-06:00

We went to Chuck E Cheese the other night thinking that it would be really fun and we thought that Ryker would love it but... he HATED it!!! Once the huge mouse came walking in, he freaked and wouldn't let anyone put him down! Ryker really hung onto Jordan's brother Curtis. Curtis is a bid dude so i think that Ryker thought he was the safest with him! It was so cute! In the picture that Curtis is holding him, the mouse had just appeared!! Ryker didn't end up sleeping through the night because he was so scared. I felt really bad for him. I sorta felt like the dumb mouse thought it was funny because i swear he kept showing up right where Ryker was. I'm sure if i was inside that thing, i would think it was kinda funny the first time, but i wouldn't go searching for the screaming kid!!! Good ole Chuckie probably wasn't doing that, but man it sure felt like Ryker was crying the entire time!! Poor little guy!

We finally got it!!!

2008-09-30T18:19:00.003-06:00

How cool is this couch!! I have been eyeing this little thing for quite some time now. I had heard that downeast was having a furniture sale so i hurried over there, and it was 50% off!! YAHOOO!! When i have gone into downeast previous times before Ryker always heads straight for the back of the store, finds the couch and sits on it. I have had the easiest day today because he doesn't want to get off of it!! I put Dora the explorer, and Diego on and that's all hes done since he woke up from his nap. Does that make me a bad mom? I think for today its ok! I'm sure that when tomorrow comes around he will still want to be outside every second of the day! Oh wait right now he is looking at a book, so maybe he wont just use it to watch his favorite cartoons!

Sooo sleepy

2008-09-27T11:54:00.003-06:00

I just had to post this picture! This was the easiest shopping trip i have had with him in along time! While were were shopping he kept saying " mommy i go night night" so i decided to first grab the pillows that i was going to buy to see if maybe he would lay down, and he did!!! He just reached in the back of the cart, grabbed the pillow and was asleep in 2 seconds flat! Sleeping is one of the many things that i lucked out on when he was born, he loves to sleep! I love this little boy so much!

Me from A to Z!

2008-09-24T16:53:00.002-06:00

A. Attached or single? Very much attached!

B. Best friend? Jordan and Danielle

C. Cake or pie? Not really a big fan of either one

D. Day of choice? Saturday night, DATE night!!

E. Essential item? I'm not really sure

F. Favorite color? PINK of course!

G. Gummy bears or worms? eww none!

H. Hometown? Good old Idaho Falls

I. Indulgence? Surfing on the lake on a hot summer day

J. January or July? July

K. Kids? 1

L. Life isn't complete without? Jordan, Ryker, and boating!

M. Marriage date? November 20th, 2007

N. Number of brothers and sisters? 5 brothers and no sisters

O. Oranges or apples? apples

P. Phobias? spiders

Q. Quotes? Remembering the days isn't as important as remembering the moments.(or something like that haha)!!

R. Reason to smile? Jordan and Ryker, being with family and friends and of course warm weather!

S. Season of choice? Summer

T. Tag some peeps: Danielle

U. Unknown fact about me? hmm probably the reason its unknown its because i don't want anyone to know!!!

V. Vegetable? cucumber ( with salt)!

W. Worst habit? not wearing my seat belt

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound

Y. Your favorite food? Fresh tomatoes right from the garden

Z. Zodiac sign? Taurus

Always Follow the Rules!!

2008-09-22T15:32:00.003-06:00

Ryker and i decided that we were going to get out of the house and go have lunch together! So we got in the car and drove to Del taco! This is the only place that is kinda close that has a play place for little kids to play in. I think its a good place to eat, but i found out that Ryker doesn't like it for the food, but just for the toys! I can't decide if he just didn't like his food or if he was just way to excited to play on the toys! The sign says that 3 and under aren't suppose to play but i thought what the heck!! Well little did i know that i was going to have to climb up into that stupid thing to get my little 2 year old out of there. I thought that he would just get out when i said lets go... I was sooo wrong!! So in front of all the other adults that were following the rules and were holding onto there toddlers, i was trying to climb up into that small little tube to see if i could grab my little Ryker out of there!! I finally got him and he thought it was the funniest thing ever, i was just really embarrassed! Next time we will follow the rules and he wont be going in there!!

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2008-09-21T22:37:00.001-06:00

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Lunch time is the new nap time!

2008-09-17T14:19:00.000-06:00

I thought these pictures of Ryker were so cute! I love this little boy so much. I had just made him some lunch and i walked out of the kitchen to go put another load of laundry in and when i came back i found him like this!! haha!! He sorta had a rough night last night so i hope he has a really good nap! It is so amazing how fast they grow up and how smart the are. Every night when he says his prayers he always makes sure he blesses his ball and his mama (grandma).It amazes me how he knows so much already!! I love you Ryker!! Your the best!

Funny Funny Funny...

2008-09-15T15:58:00.000-06:00

Yesterday we got the chance to go to my mothers home town, Georgetown, Idaho! My grandpa is going to be turning 75 this week so we went to sing him happy birthday! We all were just sitting around eating cake and ice cream when all of the sudden WOOSHH... My grandpa had fallen through his chair!! It was so funny! He was such a good sport and let us take a pic of him! When he got up he said, "Well i guess i learned my lesson, i shouldnt eat so much"! Im so lucky to have such a great family, and im even more blessied to have a grandpa like him. Happy Birthday grandpa!!! We love you!

2008-09-11T16:28:00.000-06:00

Ryker decided today that he was going to catch the school bus with all of the other little kids! We were in his room getting him dressed for the day and he heard a big screech, so he ran to the window and started yelling "big choo choo mommy"!! (everthing that has some sort of motor is a choo choo!!) He ran as fast as his little legs in wranglers could run, got his back pack and started running for the door. It makes me sad to think that only in a few short years he will actually be one of those little kids heading off into the big world!!

I LOVE THE FAIR!

2008-09-09T23:06:00.000-06:00

We went to the Utah state fair tonight, and Ryker loved it! The ride that got him laughing the hardest was the race cars! They would take him around the corners so fast that it would whip him to one side or the other, and he thought it was the funniest thing ever! I was laughing so hard that I forgot to get a picture of his little body whipping from one end of the race car to the other!

Joining the blogging world!

2008-09-09T12:27:00.000-06:00

I think its time i start blogging!! we have so many new adventures all the time, and some of them are so fun that we are going to start sharing them with the world!!