Update

Yes, once again a fell behind. I know I need to do so much better and I get reminded everyday. I can actually say I have a decent excuse now. (kind of anyway). I decided to go back to school after almost 4 years of not going to any type of school. I'm only taking 6 credits because I needed to ease myself back into the whole school thing. Brandon and I have worked it out where he is home when I have class and I am home the rest of the day. It's been busy because on Monday and Wednesdays Syd has speech therapy in the morning while Brandon has school. On Tuesday and Thursdays I have school while Brandon drops Syd off to preschool, then after my class I go and pick her up and I also have class Tuesday and thursday nights. Fridays are really my only free days. It is working out really well so far. I am loving school so far and Dawson is such a trooper because he spends most of his mornings in the car hanging out. Brandon is doing really well with school so far also. He did have a mountain bike accident that messed up his shoulder and he is still recovering from that since it has been over a month. We bought a Chrysler town and country which we love so far. We weren't too excited to get a minivan at first, but it has been a blessing. That gas is pretty good and the room is AWESOME!! Brandon also got a Geo Tracker for his four wheeling and hunting needs. He loves it and has been fun to go four wheeling in it as a family. The kids love riding in it without the top on. Let's see what else has happened. Brandon is in the process of applying for PA schools which is stressful and really exciting. Live is really good and busy, but we are loving it. Well it is actually getting really late and I am starting to not focus so for now I am going to say goodnight and until next time. Oh and scroll down because I put a ton of pictures and posts on so enjoy!

Dawson

Dawson is not our chill little boy anymore. Somedays I dream about how he used to just sit around content to watch everything and everyone around him. Well those days are mostly gone. He is such a busy boy! He loves to climb anything within his reach. He gets in everything which makes it extra hard to keep my apartment clean becuase I turn around and there is a brand new mess or one that I just cleaned up. I seriously don't remember Sydnee being this crazy into everything. He is so much fun though and so sweet and cuddly. He is doing better with his sleeping at night which is an answer to a prayer. He is a biter so we have to really watch and disciplin him if he does bite. He has four teeth on top, four teeth on bottom, and one molar on top also. This kid also eats like a champ and will eat anything and everyting, He will sometimes out eat me and defiantly out eats Sydnee becuase she doesn't really eat. She's just picky. Dawson says: Go, daddy, mommy, uh-oh, Yd (Syd), hi, want, and every once in awhile throws a few more words in there. He can throw fits, but luckly hasn't figured out the thoughing himself back and on the floor thing yet. He is such a fun boy and his smile just melts you. The doctor was a little worried that Dawson has a wheat allergy becuase he lost a pound and that automatically calls for a blood tests, but this kids all the time and everything so we were kind of worried to, but luckly and thankfully he is just fine and doesn't have a food allergy. We do have to go in and reweigh him though. I think we are just made to have smaller kids. Well see though. I'm just grateful and we have healthy kids. We'll let you know the update.

 

Preschool!

Sydnee turned 3 in August and we do have picutres of her party, but we are just waited for them from Brandon's parents so I promise when we get those you will get a much more detailed post on it. Anyway becuase Syd is now three we decided to she was ready for Preschool. We were kind of nervous because we didn't know how she was handle getting dropped off to a new place with a teacher and students she didn't know. Well come to find out there was nothing to worry about becuase she absolutely LOVES it! She is so cute about it becuase since both Brandon and I are going to school she just thinks she is so grown-up becuase she gets to go to school too. Her teacher Miss April is awesome and we couldn't be more thrilled. These pictures were her second day of preschool and I couldn't resist taking a picture of my beautiful little girl. She knows she is cute too becuase she would look in the mirror all day if I would let her. We are in so much trouble. She likes to get dirty and have fun outside and play rough, but she is also such a girl and has to have her hair done with either a bow or a headband in her hair. She is also way fiesty, but also so sweet and very in tune with other's feelings. We really love her and are so grateful to have her. She also is a great older sister. She loves Dawson and gives him hugs and kisses 90% of the time. The other 10% of the time they are fighting, but they both get over it pretty fast. We are so proud of her. She is learning so much in Speech Therapy and loves Jacie her therapist. She is just growing up way too fast and is dynomite in a little package. Love ya Syd!

 

Future Fire Fighters?

After Carter's birthday party the kids and I went to where Brandon's Dad was stationed for work to pick Brandon up and I thought hey I bet the kids would love to get a tour of the fire trucks. And oh boy was I right. Paige was so fun and cute and kept asking questions about everything. She even let Vern put a fire uniform on her. She was a little weary about it at first but loved it at the end. Syd and Austin would have nothing to with that, but Dawson couldn't care either way so we put him in the boots. Vern was so awesome to give the kids a full on tour of the truck and showed them was was in every compartment. They saw the lights on top and they even got to sit in the front in the drivers seat. They was were so cute and so fun. Austin was super tired so he didn't say much, but I know he had fun, Dawson and Bryn were such troopers and were so good about it. Sydnee was so funny and had something to say about everything and thought she was pretty funny and would just laugh at herself. Silly little girl. Thanks Vern for a fun tour!

 

 

 

 

Sweet Carter's 1st B-day

 

Carter turned one this month and we had the opportunity to go to Twin an celebrate his birthday him and his cute little family. It was so fun and such an adventure. Brandon and I were able to take Paige, Austin, and Bryn, plus of course Sydnee and Dawson with us to Carter's Birthday party. We love having a Van now because we get to have opportunities like this. The kids did awesome as we traveled down there and they did so well the whole day. We loved having them with us! Anyway I decided to make Carter a few onesies which was so much fun and really easy. My friend Lindsey let me come over to her house and make them there. She actually drew the guitar for me. They turned out so stinkin cute for being my first ones. I know Carter will look so handsome in them. I just can't wait to make some for Dawson and some shirts for Sydnee. Thanks Lance and Bekah for a great and fun filled day!! We love you guys and can't wait to see you again!

 

 

I also loved how Dawson and Carter figured out how to share Carter's new toy. It was so fun to watch Cater push Dawson and Dawson to sitting there and enjoying it!

Cuddles

 

Dawson is such a sweet cuddley little baby boy and loves to give hugs to people especially his sister and other kids. It just melts my heart. One day Dawson woke up from his morning nap and Syd as you can tell was super tired because she just decided to lay there on the floor while I went to get Dawson from their room. I was also getting Syd ready for her nap. Anyway I got Dawson and he was still trying to wake up to I set him on the floor and he saw Sydnee and crawled over to her and just layed his sweet little head on her tummy and gave her a hug. All the while she was rubbing his back and hair. They stayed like this for about 20 minutes or so. I just sat there and hopefully like all mothers would do in this situation got teary eyed and thought to myself how grateful I am to be a mother and have an eternal family. It was just the moment I needed at that time. Even though at times I want to pull my hair out and scream into a pillow becuase I get tired and frustrated it's moments like these that take all that frustration away and reminds me how great my life really is. I have two beautiful healthy children that love eachother and loves me. I have the true gospel and belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that I know with all my heart is true. I have a husband that is a worthy priesthood holder that loves our Savior and is an amazing father and husband. I have forever friends and family that are amazing examples and strengths to me. I really have it all. And I know that our Heavenly Father and Savior have such a special plan for me and my family. I am so grateful to be alive at this time and day in age. It's moments like these that reminds me of all that I have. It's moments like these that gets me going each and every day and lets me know that I am loved!

Dawson turns 1!

 

 

Don't mind my face in this picture because to be quite honest with you I have no idea what kind of face that was. oh Well.

 

 

Dawson turned one in July. It was such a fun day. I decided to make my first fondent cake for his birthday. I had some amazing friends come over and help me which was awesome because without them I probably wouldn't have gotten everything done so thank you thank you Katie and Lindsey. The cake turned out ok for being my first time. The party was a lot of fun. We had some friends and family come to the park and we had pizza, cake, cupcakes, and icecream. Dawson I think was so full from eating a hole slice of pizza and some pasta salad that he really didn't touch his cake or icecream too much, but that's ok because it was the look on his face when that cake was put in front of him that made it all worth making. We wished my mom, dad, lance and his family, kolby and his family, and Jackson and Rachel could have been that, but we understand and missed you guys. Thanks to all those who came. I just can't believe Dawson is one and crazy as ever!

Fishing

 

One fun adventure that we did as a family this summer was go fishing. Brandon and I both bought fishing/hunting licenses this year. Brandon and I will be going to deer hunting this year which I am actually really excited about. We might make it an overnighter without kids so I am really excited about that. We'll see though. This kids actually did really well with the fishing adventure. Dawson was pretty tired and wanted to dive in the water and eat the fishing lure, but we decided to go against that. He's such a stinker. Sydnee was so excited to finally use the fishing pole that Grandpa Nebeker gave her for her first birthday two years ago. I can't wait to go again next year when the kids are little older and can really start to understand. It was a very fun filled day with no fish, but we got to spend it together and even had a picnic.

Funny story/chain of events!

Last night as I was giving the kids a bath I had to run out of the bathroom for seriously two seconds. On my way back to the bathroom I hear a huge scream and whine from Sydnee, which is really nothing unusual since that is her biggest thing lately (screaming and throwing fits). So I took a deep breath in and said "Syd stop screaming and what is so wrong that you had to scream over?" She yelled back "Ew gross Dawson pooped get me out! Get it away!" And sure enough there were some floaties hanging out in there. I laughed a ton and yelled for Brandon to come and see and help. We both laughed while Syd screamed and cried and Dawson just looked up with a look of innocence on his face like "What did I do?"
I grabbed Syd out of the tub, Brandon got Dawson and put him into the sink. I than grabbed all the toys and instantly put them into bleach water as Brandon of scooping out the poop from the tub. Well we drained the tub while Dawson was still in the stink being cute and still not knowing what all the commotion was all about and Syd, by this time was actually laughing with a disgusted look her face. After we were done dumping the poop into the toilet I processed to flush the toilet which is the logical thing to do right? Well with a 1 year old in the sink by the toilet with a hairspray bottle lid in his hand in a position that looks like he will launch it at anytime......yeah not a logical idea becuase just as I pushed the handle down, in goes the lid, and down goes the lid. Well lets just say that of course and that moment everyone decided that they had to go to the restroom, but oops the toilet is plugged. Well were able to hold until morning when by that time I had a genius idea. Hey why don't we use the shopvac that Brandon was borrowing from work. YAH it work!! And now we once again have a working man's toilet and our kids aren't traumitized. It was quite a night though.

4th of July weekend

Over the 4th of July my parents came down to hang out with us which was so much fun! That saturday before my sister, her family, my mom, my dad, and Brandon the kids and I all went for a hike. I was so beautiful and exactly what I needed. Thank you guys for going with us we had a blast with all of you.

 

Syd however refused to walk on the hike up. She was such a stinker. My mom held her for a little bit than Brandon did off and on, than finally my dad put her on his shoulders. As you can tell she loved it. it was a good thing she got down when she did because shortly after she couldn't hold her pee any longer and she refused to pee in wilderness without a toilet (which I really don't blame her) so she peed her pants. But oh well at least she told us and tried to hold it. What more can you ask of a almost 3 year that has a bladder the size of pea?

 

Dawson did so well on the hike. You could tell he was way sweaty and hot, but he eventually fell asleep and hardly made a peep it was so nice.

 

Poor little Bryn on the other hand was fighting really bad allergies. Her eyes were getting all puffy, but she was a trooper and did really well with how miserable she looked. She really didn't fuss too bad. Thanks everyone for coming and we hope that we can do a hike with the rest of the Nebeker Clan sometime soon. Miss all of you!! Love you all!