Target DEALS!!

We went to Idaho Falls the other day and of course we had to go to Target. We found some pretty good deals for Tyler's next summer wardrobe. The sandals were $3 dollars and the shirt was $1 dollar. We couldn't resist. We were only going to get him one pair of sandals, but for 3 dollars we decided that he needed two. The shirt is a bit big, but both Cory and I liked it, and for $1.....what a steal of a deal. He'll grow into it someday.

4th OF JULY

Our Patriotic Boy!!

Everyone kept giving Tyler flags during the parade. He loved them. The whole way home he kept waving them and laughing. They were his new favorite toy for awhile there.....and, they helped him get through the parade without getting too bored during the boring parts.

Here is Tyler playing YAHTZZE!! He would shake the dice in the cup and then drop them onto the felt in the square board. Then, he would take the dice and place them in the side square holders. He had such a blast playing this game.

We're getting settled for the biggest show in IDAHO!!

We can't forget the popcorn.

It seemed like forever before the fireworks started.

Tyler is asleep and I think Mom and Dad are close. They stayed up waaaay past their bedtime to watch fireworks with us. Was it worth it?

Pretty sparkles in the sky.

OHHHHH.....AHHHHHHH!

The 4th of July was pretty fun for us this year. Cory had to work that morning so I ended up walking to the parade with my dear neighbor Melissa and her three kids. Neither one of us had ever gone to the Pocatello parade before. We got some really good seats under some trees and on some grass. The two older kids and Tyler played on the sidewalk and when the parade started they sat on the curb waiting for the flying candy. Tyler didn't really catch on at first. And, once he did, he was a little to slow to get the candy. Abby and Spencer (the neighbor kids) would put the candy they didn't like on the ground and tell Tyler to get it. He had a lot of fun doing that. After the parade, we went to Cory's parents house for a backyard BBQ with his family and cousins. That was fun too. We hung out for awhile, played games, and visited. Then, we were off to Mom and Dad's for the FIREWORKS!!! I have never really watched the fireworks from Mom and Dad's house before....crazy. And I think they have only watched them through the window. It was fun laying on the grass and cuddling up with everyone to watch the fireworks. Mom and Dad even made homemade caramel corn for the special occasion. Everyone had their own little baggie. We tried to keep Tyler awake....we thought he would like them, but, he, of course, fell asleep right before they started and stayed asleep through the whole thing. Maybe next year he'll be able to stay awake long enough to watch them. I do have to say, that Mom and Dad's house is the best place to watch fireworks. SO, if anyone is in town for the 4th or want to come down to Pocatello...DO! It was fun. But, beware, it took us like 1 1/2 hours to get off that dang hill to get home. If Cory didn't have to work the next day we probably would've spent the night it Mom and Dad's basement.

Sleeping Tyler

Poor Tyler. The other night...I mean the other night as in the other week....we had put Tyler down to bed. He wasn't crying or fussing or anything. When we went to go check on him before we went to bed, we opened his door and there he was sleeping like a little angel. We thought it was pretty funny. He had dragged his blanket, his green gorilla, his elmo, and his boppy pillow to the door with him. I almost forgot his sippy full of water. Poor kid.

Holy blog postings Batman...

Just so everyone knows, we posted a ton of blogs this evening. Please look at them. They are cool. There's like 12 of them. Just as a warning.

Our basement....

The walls before the paint job. Cory did such a good mudding and sanding job though. Such good craftmanship he has.

I just wanted to let everyone know what we have been up to lately.....well...pretty much everything. Ever since school let out for the summer Cory and I have been trying to finish up our basement. It's a work still in progress. It's almost done though. Hopefully we'll have the carpet in by next week. Cory and my dad finished up the mudding and then textured and painted the walls. Cory then made a storage shelving unit in the back room for some of our boxes of crap we have down there. In the back room, he made a work area because he now works from home, in our basement. He has his little work computer down there and he takes calls from Direct TV customers. I can hear him sometimes when I am in the kitchen. So far, he likes it. But, it does have its advantages and disadvantages....for BOTH of us. For him, he's not around his little work buddies and so he can't exchange books or movies as easily and he can't hear the latest gossip as often as he would like. Another disadvantage for him is being stuck in an unfinished back room of the basement....it is cool down there though. For me, I don't do laundry in the mornings anymore. I'm afraid our washer and dryer will be loud. That's actually all for me. It is nice to see him on his break and see him when he comes upstairs for a snack. It's like a little bright spot for both Tyler and I. Cory likes just being able to wake up and walk just downstairs to go to work...he of course likes to see me every so often as well, but, what Cory likes most of all about working from home is that he gets to wear his male sarong to work. One of these days I'll get a picture of him wearing it. He looks quite handsome in it actually. His little buns are quite flattering in it to tell you the truth. Oh la la. Anyways, back to the basement. Last week we spent 3 hours....all in one day....at Home Depot, and hopefully we came home with everything we need to finish the basement. A door, baseboards, lights, ect., I'm hoping that on Monday we can get everything all organized and the baseboards and door painted and installed, so that on Saturday we can put carpet in and then we'll have a nice cool place to hang out in for the summer. I'll post more pictures later, when it looks a little more finished.

Mall carts

We were at the mall today looking for a book at Waldenbook and outside of the bookstore were these mall carts. Tyler liked them. They're like a dollar or so to rent, and we're really cheap, so we just let Tyler play in one for 10 minutes...until a crowd of kids started gathering around and started getting in them too. Uh Oh...what did we start? We had to leave before the Mall Patrol came and kicked us out for causing al ruckus.

HIGH--HO SILVER...AWAY!!

We have a really cool "free" petting zoo here in Pocatello. McKee's petting zoo. It's in the back of a pet shop. We decided to go there one afternoon with Tyler since he loves animals so much. He was excited to see the dogs and cats, and there was a cute little monkey there. He also liked the birds....they were pretty loud and were jumping all over the place like crazy little jumping beans. Then we went to the petting zoo part where we saw all sorts of new animals like a camel, some freaky looking goats. Did you know, that a goats eyeball cornia is rectangular shaped? It was kind of creepy actually. We saw some newborn donkey's that were like a week old. They were so cute. I loved them. And we saw some Llama's and some freaky sheep. But, what was Tyler's favorite animal.....the quarter ride HORSE. So, we put a quarter in it and the dang thing didn't even work. Tyler still loved it though. He thought it was awesome just sitting on top of it. Again, it's a good thing we have that handy dandy phone so that we can take pictures when ever and where ever we are.

Happy Four Year Anniversary to US!!

A few of our favorite characters joined us on our anniversary....Frodo

AND...

WAIT FOR IT....

WAIT FOR IT.....

HARRY POTTER!!

It's been four years since we were married. I can't believe how fast time has flown by. I still remember waiting in the Celestial Room with Cory as he comforted me tenderly....I was starting to get sick....and then as we held hands and walked up the stairs to join all our family and friends who came to watch us get sealed to one another. Wow. It's been four years already is pretty much all Cory and I could say to one another this year. I guess time really does fly when you're having fun. That's all I can say about our marriage. Sure, we've had our ups and our downs, but we're still best friends and we're still loving and cherishing every moment we have with one another. We truly were meant to be together, and both Cory and I are excited to spend forever with one another. I know, this sounds a bit cheesy, but it's true. Anyways, for our anniversary, my mom and dad watched Tyler for us and we went out to dinner and then went window shopping. There really isn't a lot to do in Pocatello, and, we want to take advantage and actually go shopping without Tyler reaching and grabbing for everything and anything.....even people.

Guess who I ran into at the Pocatello Mall

It's a good think we have these awesome cell phones with camera's on them. You never know who you're going to run into. I just happened to run into Darth Vader and his clan at the mall one day. It was an awesome day. I was working at a booth for Maternal Instincts for the childrens fair that was taking place. And, the booth right across from mine was Darth Vader. OHHHH! So, of course I had to get my picture taken with him. During the slow parts of the day me and the Vader clan would chat and some of the people on their team even asked me if I wanted to dress up as Princess Leah when they go out to events. It sounds a little cooky to me. I would do it once though. Just to say I did it. Well, another cool thing that happened that day is that the booth on the other side of mine was giving away the newest Tickle Me Elmo. They had some yummy cupcakes on their table so I asked if I could have one. They said only if I signed up for some email thing, so I did. They said the give away for the Elmo was on one of the cupcake bottoms. I said to the guy, I bet it is that one. And as I picked the cupcake up and looked at the bottom, there was the sticker that said I was the winner of the newest Tickle Me Elmo. What a cool day this was turning out to be. So, I went to pick Tyler up after the children's fair at Dad's house, and we gave the Elmo a try and laughed at it the first time. It got really annoying after awhile. Then I packed it up in it's box and took it to Wal-Mart to see if we could return it...since we all know, Wal-Mart does return practically everything. And they gave me a $40 gift card. Awesome. So, we got Tyler a little V-Tech book for $10 and used the rest on what-ever we wanted to get. I think all 3 of us got something in the end. I just thought that this was a cool yet funny day.

Byron and Kathy's backyard

As you all know, Tyler loves going to the park. One day we decided to take Tyler to Cory's Aunt Kathy's backyard. She's a preschool teacher so she has all sorts of fun stuff for him to play on. We could've easily left Tyler to play there for hours and hours. He loved it. Here are a few pictures of his fun day.