Washington!

Sorry I don't have any pictures to share right now, but here's an update for the last few weeks. I finished working full time at Beehive on the 24th of July, and Tyler finished his semester on the 23rd (luckily with better grades than he expected). We are currently in the tri-cities area of Washington state (not to be confused with D.C.) and are spending lots of time with Tyler's family!!! We are loving the break, and William is getting a heavy dose of cousins, which is awesome. It has been really great to spend so much time with Tyler's family since we only see them a few times each year, and William needs to remember who these wonderful people are!

William is now 4 months old, wow does time fly when you're a mom! He has discovered his toes so he plays with them all the time. He has really enjoyed talking and cooing to us, in fact during our 8 hour drive, he talked for a good hour just jabbering away. It was really fascinating to watch him, and I got some video footage, but don't know how to get it on here, so someday you'll see it. He is also holding onto objects a bit longer, and holds his head up higher and longer when on his tummy. We've been playing with him sitting, so he is working on sitting up while we hold him. Giggling is a fun way for him to pass the time, and he is really a big fan of Tyler. Tyler just has to walk within his sight, and he grins like crazy. They are becoming really great buddies, what a relief for me.

I'm working on getting my "Crystal Clear Crafts" blog up and going, so check that out through my link. I plan to have some stuff up about the first of September, so right now, there's just a fun background. I'm also working on getting my Stampin' Up! business really rolling, and there are a lot of fun incentives that have been added starting September, so if you want to be a hostess and have a party, please leave a comment, and I'll set that up for you. I'll be in Rexburg on September 9th, so if you want to have a fun party in Washington you better do it before, and if you are in the 'burg, you can schedule one anytime after that.

Tyler has successfully started his car detailing service here in Richland, and so far, it's working out. He detailed my car a few days ago, and it seriously looks like I just bought it, I LOVE driving a super clean car. He only charges $35 to do the entire detail, and then $10 for an outside wash, so if your interested in that, please leave a comment or give us a call. It's one of those things that you need done, but it's so far down on the priority list, it never gets done. Tyler would love to stay busy (as would I love him to stay busy) so spread the word.

Tyler and I spent our 2nd anniversary on tuesday, August 11th, doing sealings in the Columbia River Temple and then dinner at P.F. Changs. We have never been there before, and it was super delicious. I would go back in a heartbeat. Slightly expensive for us, but seriously worth every penny. I just hope I can find one closer to Rexburg when we go home. Ta ta for now!

4th of July

We went to Utah to celebrate the 4th of July with my family. William went to his first parade, but wasn't really interested in the floats. He got a bit of a sunburn, but enjoyed being outside. We found some great shade to watch the parade. It was a great trip to see friends that I haven't seen since I got married, and show off my sweet guys, both of them!

William's Blessing

Thank Heaven for Little Boys. William was a little over 3 weeks old when he was blessed by Tyler on May 3, 2009. After the blessing, he had his first photo shoot, and proved to be pretty good in front of the camera... Here is one of my brother Kolton, Tyler, Me, William, my Dad, and my Mom. Kolton left on his mission just a week and a half later, so it was awesome that he could be there for William's Blessing.

Here is the 3 generations: Craig, Janet, Tyler, William, Me, Dad, Mom.









William was a lot of fun to take pictures of. What a cute little guy of mine. I'm so lucky to have 2 great looking men in my life, Tyler and William.

William

Here is my sweet little (although he isn't that little) William James Christian. I'm still working on getting my photos to be small enough to download on the computer. He was born April 10, 2009 at 9 lb. 4 oz. and 20 inches long. He is good strong healthy boy, and I can't believe he's already two months old! I'll get more pictures and more stories soon. Thanks for being patient with me, this technology is a bit beyond me.

Our Beginning

I'm finally starting a blog, so family and friends can see what we're up to since we've been pretty busy with life and secluded in "snowed-in" Rexburg, Idaho. Tyler and I met at BYU-Idaho the end of 2006. I tried to set him up with a roommate in my dorm earlier in the semester, but he called and asked me out instead. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. We were sealed in the SLC temple (my castle) August 11, 2007. So we've been married a whopping 1 year 4 months and 13 days. What a blast!

I just graduated from BYU-Idaho with my AAS in General/Business. Tyler has two more years to go for his BS in Accounting. We are currently living in Rexburg and will be until Tyler is finished with school.

Tyler works at Ray's Chevron providing the free full service filling cars with fuel and washing cars in the carwash. I currently work at Beehive FCU as a Call Center Rep. or phone teller. I am expecting our first child the first of April, and very excited that we're having a boy. It's funny how quickly time seems to go by once you graduate high school and get married. I feel like I'm constantly in the fast lane, but at least I get to enjoy the ride with my honey bunches of oats (Tyler). He makes it all worth it. We are having lots of fun at school and work, and trying to keep up with family.