Tumbling and Camping

I started teaching ballet again this Fall.  I teach on Wednesday night for 2 hours.  Because I teach at a studio Tyson gets to take tumbling there for free.  He is loving it.  It’s been a great outlet for him.  He isn’t very flexible but he’s already improving in a little over a month and a half.

This picture makes me giggle.  He’s suppose to be doing a bridge but he isn’t arching his back.  At least he wasn’t the only one.  The two other boys in the class where doing the exact same thing as him.

On September 6th Brian came home a little bit early to take the boys camping at the ward camp out.  What an amazing dad to take Tyson and Andrew camping.  They got the tent set up, ate dinner and the kids played outside on the playground and in the sand.  The Acosta’s and Brian stayed in tents near each other and roasted marshmallows as it got dark.  Afterward Brian stayed up late talking with Jason Acosta. 

The next morning they were suppose to go on the zip line but there weren’t enough people.  Tyson was devastated but he said he still had fun with dad.

I went to Café Rio with my friend Chelsie and then walked around a new store called Gordman’s.  I bought a cute little yellow owl for decoration.  I went up to her house and talked for a few hours and late into the night.  Her husband had been out of town so it was just us girls and little Jeffrey.  After staying up late, I woke up around 9 am.  It was glorious!  I quickly picked up the house a bit and then left to go to a JJB get together with some online friends.  I actually won a little coin purse.

3 months old!

I was trying to take a picture of Jeffrey since he had turned 3 months old just a few days before but when I pulled out the camera Tyson and Andrew had laid next to him.  I am truly blessed!

At 3 months old Jeffrey had started to find his feet and grab them.  So adorable.  He was also really great at cooing and smiling really big at us.

First day of Kindergarten!

On August 27, 2013, Tyson had his first day of Kindergarten.  He was so excited!  We woke up extra early that day to make sure we had enough time to take pictures.

Tyson had been waiting all summer long to wear his dump truck shirt.  He was so excited that the day had finally come for him to wear it.

Tyson loves his backpack.  My mom bought it for him for our trip to Europe and he loves that he takes it to school.  He loves clipping it in the front, just like his dad.  This picture is cute because it shows off his nice new haircut and the his souvenirs from our trip to Belgium and Paris.  Unfortunately, after about a week both key chains had broken off and got lost.  So I’m really glad I took this picture.

Tyson was beyond excited to be a big kid and ride the bus to school.  He didn’t even hesitate getting on. 

“I wanna get on da bus!”

He looks so big here.  When did he get to be old enough to go to Kindergarten and ride the bus to school?  I’m still in denial.

I almost cried as the bus pulled away…

Picking up Tyson from the bus stop!  I thought it would take about 15 minutes from the school.  It ended up taking just under an hour!  Over time it has gotten faster (about 30 minutes).  Anyway, Andrew ran around and played and Jeffrey slept. 

Here’s Tyson jumping off of the bus and running straight into my arms.  He had the biggest smile on his face and the first thing he said was, “I missed you mom. I had so much fun.” It was a highlight moment for me as his mother.  I was so excited to see him and so proud of how big and brave he was on his first day.  My heart felt like it was going to burst.  I am so very happy and grateful to be Tyson’s mother.

Our house

We’ve made driving out to our house that we are building a weekly activity every Sunday.  After Europe we had to come out and see the progress.  We were disappointed to see that not much had changed since we had left.

I’m on the end of our lot and Brian is on the other end.

Goodbye

The night before we had to go home we took pictures of my parent’s house.

During the day we drove out to see where my dad works.  We were hoping to do a train cart ride but that would have been a disaster.  So we ended up at a really nice outlet mall.  We walked around, ate dinner, helped my dad buy a new watch and got Belgian waffles for the last time.  We also went and got ice cream for the last time.  The speculoos ice cream was divine for the third time. 

We packed up the next morning and headed to the airport.  It was hard to say good bye.  In the airport my father told me that I was doing a fantastic job being my kid’s mother.  It was so sweet so I started crying, and then he started crying.  It was just what I needed to hear from my dad.  At the airport we found a way to squeeze towards the front.  It was such a blessing.  We needed that time to get settled and I had to change seats with a man so I could get the bassinet right in front of me.  The plane ride felt like an eternity.  Andrew was so difficult again and barely slept.  Jeffrey and Tyson were great again, thank goodness.  We arrived home and we all instantly went to sleep.  However, we had difficulty adjusting to the time change.  The kids woke up at 4 am along with Brian the following morning.  The next day Brian woke up at 4 am again but had to go to work and the kids and I were all up at 5:30am.  I remember getting a lot done by 8am though!

It was a trip we will never ever forget.  We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to visit Europe.  Everything was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined.