How did this happen?

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So at six months old I never ever want to forget how Jett's

 smile literally makes my world a brighter place.

I never want to forget how his disposition has always been sweeter then honey and he is busier than a bee....

or how he can already do the "double eyebrow raise." 

(honestly has anyone else ever witnessed a six month old child do that??)

How he makes me think that just maybe everything in this world is full of mystery and new, fresh and exciting. 

How he can click his tongue and how he loves his singing giraffe (sorry Monkey-Bear)

I never want to forget how we know longer need an alarm clock because at 6:15 a.m. on the dot he starts singing and cooing.....and while I wish every morning I could set him to 8:15 he is the very best way to start my day.

Or how he giggles in the bathtub every-time his Dad washes underneath his chin(s)

I never want to forget how he loves to pinch people necks or blow on their bellies.

Or how he gags with every bite of peas and licks his bib after eating berries.

Most importantly I never ever want HIM to forget that we love him....always and forever and no matter what.

xoxoxo

those eyebrows

The worst thing about teething...

just about Everything....

The best thing.... how cute he looks with rosy cheeks.

Christmas is here!

Because we simply couldn't wait until December 25th Christmas came early this year. A Painting for us and  and a bouncer for the little guy!

The pictures are a bit blurry...but he was bouncing a lot!

Come What May & Love It

put your trust in the lord, do your best and leave the rest up to him.....love that...love him.

I finally learned how to use my camera

Kyler (and Jett) chauffeured me up to the Salt lake City area for the ProLite workshop with Tyler and Wendy from Blue Lily!

If it wouldn't have been weird for me to ask for their autograph I think I would have (I did get a hug from both of them before I left!) I have been a fan of these guys for a LONG time. I felt like I was meeting celebrities! 

There was only one other girl that came, her name was Ginny....for some reason I automatically like people that share the same name as one of my sweet sisters. So Ginny and I practically had private lessons about the ins and outs of our cameras. It was really helpful to have someone sit down and explain how everything worked on my camera and better yet why it worked. I feel like it is finally starting to click. Tyler and Wendy were both so laid back and professional all at the same time. It was really neat to watch how they worked off of one another. 

 It was definitely inspiring. 

I think this workshop will be added to my list of "products that have changed life as I once new it." 

xoxoxo

My baby boy is five months old!

Excuse me while I watch my heart turn into one big ol' puddle! 

What could possibly be better then one Monkey-Bear??

How about two!

Courtesy of Auntie Ginny!!

We sure love her!

xoxoxoxo

Before I forget we went up to Kylers folks for thanksgiving and were able to nibble on Grandma Johnsons famous pie! It was 30 below on the way up and a blizzard like conditions. We checked into a hotel in Burley Idaho and getting out of the car felt like a million honey bees stings! it was SO COLD.....how did I ever got to school in REXBURG idaho?!? I am truly more amazing than I even thought!! Staying in a hotel made me feel more like a grown up for some reason :) Jett was amazing! love that little boy of ours! And luckily he had monkey bear to keep him warm! 

A whole fleet of turkeys: best Carmel popcorn recipe

 Jett ate peaches for the first time last night! He made such sour faces! He is so funny! We just love him!

In the spirit of Thanksgiving I decided to make "turkey balls" for the sisters I visit teach, friends and neighbors. I haven't been able to catch my friends and neighbors at home yet and since I may be moving in the next few months I know longer have a visiting teaching group (I just found that one out....) So I have been stuck alone with a whole flock of turkeys.....wish me and my waist line luck!

yummy popcorn ball recipe

melt 1 cube of butter

add 1 cup of Karo syrup

mix in 1 pound of brown sugar

bring to a rapid boil for 1 full minute

pour in 1 can of sweetened condensed milk

stir it in along with a little bit of love until it is a thick and creamy consistency!

pour pre-popped popcorn into large bowls (I like the Brims popcorn from the dollar store)

pour carmel OVEr the popcorn. Spay your hands with a little a pam and go to town forming little "turkey balls"

xoxoxo

I have to brag just a little....

Marathon Mom

This is my sister Korin and she is now officially a marathon mom! She set a goal to run a marathon before she was 30.....so naturally she did! She is not the type of women or person to put limits on herself! I can not help but admire that! The course had a TON of steep hills and somehow she still managed to have an excellent time!

Her adorable children and doting husband followed her all the way....She said that at mile 18 she stopped for a quick break and her children were all by her side asking for some of the skittles in her front pack and asking her when she would be done so they could go swimming...hahah: ) Afterwards she went swimming and her five year old kept on asking if she would throw her in the water!!! I would never be able to do that on a good day let alone after running a marathon!

Yep no break for her!

p.s. Fridays weigh in has been officially moved to Wednesday weigh in, it just flows better and plus I had way to many treats at my apartment this week :)

xoxoxo

Add a little Drama and stir in some spice!!

These photo's don't really have anything to do with the post but he's awfully sweet!!

I often worry that my blog is to personal. That maybe I shouldn't share so many of the intimate/boring details of my life......but truth be told if I didn't do this the details wouldn't be recorded...plus the rate I forget things is quite alarming! 

Lately I have been feeling nauseated, tired, dramatic, achy, sleep deprived, grumpy, happy  anxious, excited, overwhelmed and on edge (almost all at the same time...., it's seriously exhausting:) I have been feeling awfully..... pregnant.  Just the thought of this would instantly bring  tears to my eyes. But at the same time in a weird way that seems so crazy to even admit out loud it seemed so exciting. Just the mere thought of having another child makes you love them, you already feel attached, I suppose you simply get attached to the idea. But having a four month old.......wouldn't be the best timing. Not only physically but emotionally. What those two little pink lines  equal is constant worrying that according to my dear sisters will never go away. Which brings me back to yesterday. 

I decided that either I was crazy or that something was seriously wrong with me (turns out it was a little of both ;) I finally broke down and with only a 15 minute notice Jett and I were off to the doctors office....needless to say it was one of those days that you throw a beanie on and call it good. My kind doctor asked me the one questions that always = instant tears. "Caitlin, is everything alright?" I start sobbing. While Dr. Scoville rolled over his chair and awkwardly patted my arm. I explained my concerns. I suddenly felt like a teenager telling their parents about doing something they knew shouldn't of. And plus how embarrassing is it that I am crying to my doctor. I asked him what was wrong with me, he being the nice man he is assured me there was nothing wrong with me....he is too nice because I am confident he thought it....I know I would have. He explained that my body isn't completely back to normal yet (thank goodness he is letting me use the hormone excuse :) and then he said for your Kyler sake I sure hope your not pregnant. He ran some test and the only thing I tested positive for was a bad urinary tract infection.

I instantly felt relieved but  at the same time I wondered why I wasted so much time and energy worrying about something that was out of my control anyway not to mentions  I spent $20 bucks on pregnancy tests leading up to my appointment.   It may not be possible but it sure would be awesome if I were one of those women that took life in strides the type of women that faced life with the attitude "come what may and love it."  But instead I am stuck with four extra pounds because I thought I was having "pregnancy cravings."......dang!

Have a beautiful day!!

xoxoxox

4 months old is kind of a big deal around here!

 I love all of his little expressions!
when a little boy turns four months old his world completely changes! He is suddenly big enough to ride in his stroller...no car seat attached..

He can even eat from a spoon!

He might even have a tooth (or two) starting to play a game of peek a boo...(it is so strange, some days I can see his little pearly whites others days I can't!)

and he might have a little  more personality

Yesterday was Jett's four month check up he was nearly 18 pounds and 25.5 inches long...short and fat just the way we like em'! :)

xoxoxo

My Madre 50th Birthday Bash!!

this weekend my mom had a surprise party of a lifetime! My Pops gave her a weekend with all of her children!

Baby Matilda and Jett with his auntie Savannah

We had WAY too much fun! Seriously a perfect weekend! In fact I didn't get on the plane home with my husband this morning! Jett and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to spend the week getting reacquainted with Oregon again!
I was home sick for Oregon and the people in it :)

xoxoxo

who do you think this chunk of love looks more like?????

Jett's Dad is on the left and Jett's Mom(s) are on the right (I  can't tell which one is me :) 

A Lady told me how darling Jett is then she examined me  a little closer and said 

"hmmm......he must look like his Dad." 

sooo funny....slightly offending! We got her vote what's yours?

xoxoxo

Make your words "sweet" because your going to "eat" them

When we take a family photo it look something like these....Not exactly Christmas card material! hehe

Kyler trying to perfect'  mine and Jett's  signature kissy face...ya, it was a nice effort on his part
(I kind of feel like the picture above are kind of a facade, we all look way to cheerful :)

Two weeks ago I told Candi that I will and I quote "NEVER go back to my old eating habits!"  I am changed women and I have worked much to hard to drop the weight to give it up for a box of Oreos or HoHo's. Or so I thought........

Then I came home from a glorious 10 day vacations that started out in my favorite little mountain town in Oregon and ended outside of Las Vegas Nevada. Where I just may have caught up on four months of sleep and Jett was never set down for more then a second. I also did something that I swore I would never do....I put Jett in bed with us and have nearly every night since.

I came home and the honey moon was over. The glamorous week I experienced the week before was completely off set with a whole lot of tears and frustration. I suppose I was naive enough to think that we would come home and be back to our old routine.......no such luck...

So around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday I broke. In a matter of ten minutes I ate more then a normal person would eat in a week and haven't really slowed down since. I went from 147.2 to 149.4 in the matter of minutes days. I think an intervention is in order. This eating craze is getting much to expensive ;) 

But luckily today was just about perfect. My sweet baby boy is finally asleep and luckily for my man I am not near as grumpy :) Heck I definitely wouldn't wanted to be around me all last week.....maybe I will make dinner every night this week and wear my new s-e-x-y boots to make up for it (they are seriously so cute, when I wear them I don't even feel like I need to put make up on... ;)

xoxoxo

A little of this a little of that and a whole lot of time.

Early Monday morning I hopped on the scale crossing all of my fingers and toes that I hadn't put on ten pounds from the hefty piece of carrot cake I ate the night before (that is definitely not on the program.) Much to my amazement and delight the scale read 149.0!! I Literally jumped up for joy.....in the process I may have broken my scale.....I immediately called my Mom and a few of my sisters to share the wonderful news....My nephew Donminic answered the phone and informed me that his Mom was taking a shower, I told him as soon as his Mom was out tell her Auntie Cait called to tell her 149.0...she would know exactly what that meant :) It meant that I am one pound less then I was last October when I found out I was expecting, it meant that am a mere 14 pounds away from my goal weight, It means that I am well on my way to accomplishing a goal I had made for myself nearly five years ago. It means I have found a diet  lifestyle plan that actually works for me!

So naturally I wanted to  celebrated! And talked Kyler into paying for  me to get my hair done/fixed.....it needed it and I mean it needed it really, really bad!! The last time I had it  done was September..... of 09'!

On a little heavier note:

This week has been one of those weeks where i have been doing a lot of reflecting....I will write about that later. My lovely twin sister and her sweet husband lost their baby and the boy I was in love with when I was in Junior high passed away. What a comfort it is to have the gospel, I am so grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and for our Savior Jesus Christ because in time everything really will be okay. I love that.

xoxoxo

take some pictures with your kiddos :)

Have you ever noticed that Moms never seem to have any pictures with their children? I suppose it is because they are either the photographer or feel so insecure that they avoid the camera like the plague! The last 12 weeks I have been doing both. But I don't want to ever forget where I was at this incredible time in my life so I bit the bullet yet again and turned on photo-booth. The picture quality is grainy, my bangs look weird and I have dark bags under my eyes that no amount of concealer can hide, but I love that I have a picture of me and my sweet little boy! I think for women sometimes it is hard to see ourselves without critiquing our appearance but I guarantee 20 years from now when we look back we will be thinking we look pretty dang fine and will be grateful we have pictures like this, dark eye circles and all. So for all you mommies out their, today is the day to hand over your camera and smile (or you can do a dorky kissy face like I always do, it is really just personal preference! ha)

I thought I was losing my hair because of nursing.......that might not be the case.....

Monkey Bear

Jett has been completely smitten with this little monkey/bear (Kyler and I can't agree on what it actually is.....I am pretty dang sure it is monkey he thinks it is a bear... :) 

All I know is that it is darling.

 Since I am a member of the SIDS police I don't  actually let Jett sleep with it. But every night when I sneak in his room to ever so gently take it away from him if he is not really asleep he screams (the sad scream with his bottom lip out and everything) until I give  back what he feels rightfully belongs to him, then he sucks on his MonkeyBears nose until he falls into dream land........I am thinking about running down to WalMart and picking up five more of those things....

Other news Jett has officially moved out of our room. I think it is safe to say he is taken the move a lot easier then I have And at 3 months and 2 days he rolled from his back to his belly for the first time! It really scared him.

xoxox

Look who is Nine weeks old!!

This week Jett has officially found his voice and he is not afraid to use it!

xoxox

 

"uncle Caitlin"

This weekend I had a lot of cute little boys running(in Jett's case it was an occasional rolling;) around our little house! I love these little boys They all call me "Uncle Caitlin" and asks Kyler where his "sisters"  at. haha

I am excited for today I just have a feeling it is going to be a wonderful day. Even if today was one of those days where I would have rather have gone back to bed instead of make my bed! Yesterday during church it was asked if we put the Lord first in our lives. A suggestion was made that one way to put the lord first is to start each day on your knees in prayer and to study your scriptures first thing in the morning. This is a lifetime habit I want to make mine....and to think it all started today! Oh and before I forget this little guy is 15 weeks old!

Look who is 8 Weeks Old!! giving someone the middle finger is never cute unless....

Fact: It is NEVER cute for someone to use their middle finger,

unless they are 8 weeks old or younger

(Next week we will have to start working on Jett's manners!)

xoxoxo