OOOOOOOH CANADAAAAAAAAAAA!

Well...  To appease the masses, namely my Mom, Mother in Law and TBAINWWW.  Here is our trip to Canada in Pictures.  I'd like to say I've been super busy and that's why it's taken me so long to blog again, but I'd be lying.  Unless you count busy as, holding a crying, teething, whiny, 1 year old, non stop since I got home.

 I'm skipping the incredible long weekend alone with my husband in this post.  But the pictures of Banff and Lake Louise are so pretty that I will do my best to blog about that in the near future.  Anyway, let the pictures commence!

BTW there are not that many.  We spent a lot of time with cousins and at Family reunions and just hanging out, but for some reason the camera didn't come out very often.

When I see this picture I wonder when Jonas got so big. 

The sweetest moment of the parade.

Meeting one of Uncle Marks Horses.  We also went out for an afternoon and got to take a ride but I don't have copies of those pictures.  Jonas did say it was his favorite part of the whole trip.

Swimming in the Raymond Pool!

On the drive to the airport, Gibson was enthralled that he could hear the movie in the car through the headphones!

The powdered sugar game.  So Fun!

And because I keep talking about Gibsons Dancing...  We just got done swimming in the back yard so don't mind Jonas and his underwear!

Ha Ha!

I know this is supposed to be a video of Gibson walking but...

Just another day...

This is kinda old, but I've been meaning to put this picture up forever.  Grandma Tammy found these dinosaur stick on wall decals for Jonas, and as you can see he LOVES them.  He loves having a Dinosaur room and I love that when he's over this infatuation we can just peel them off. 

Gibson...  He's my little bottomless pit but the other night he couldn't even keep his eyes open to eat.  Poor kid.

Swimming!

Gibson has learned a new word!  So we can add this to his growing list of 2. Ha Ha I love this

Also he's walking like crazy, probably 80 percent of the time. 

P.S. Why do people always make up percentages?  I have no idea what percent of the time he's walking, but it is a lot!

A Very Busy Weekend!

This is how it came to an end last night...

All thanks to Grandma Reggie and G & G Brandley. Oh and we can't forget Uncle Mark and Auntie Laci. With a little Uncle Mikey thrown in at the very end!

Grandma Reggie flew in Last Sunday night, Which meant our week was full of activities, namely, In and Out burger, painting the kitchen, In and Out burger, the Shark Reef, The Bodies exhibit, In and Out burger, The Secret Garden, getting sick (sorry Mom!), and a quick lunch before getting back on the plane on Friday at... In and Out burger, (I wasn't sure if we had been there yet or not...). The boys had a blast with Grandma and we can't wait til she comes to visit again!

Our weekend was full of all sorts of fun too... A picnic at Mount Charleston, a relaxing Sunday afternoon, and a BBQ on our holiday Monday. Lots of Auntie and Uncle time! And Grandma and Grandpa too! The Boys are beat, but surprisingly I am wide awake at 6:13... I am sure it'll hit me later today... We'll see!

Before and Afters of the Kitchen! Thank you Mom!

After!!!  I'm also going to add a white subway tile backsplash, once I have more time... and after I've saved my pennies!!

Since I didn't do a mothers day post...

Here Mom, these are for you, I know you'll be here is less than two weeks but I thought I'd post a before and after pic of the living room. I have plans for curtains and a few accent pillows and more stuff on the walls. Also I have big plans to put pictures of our family in those frames that are already hung. Any tips from you decorating genius's out there would be appreciated too!

Before...

After!! I'm also considering an accent wall but I'm not quite ready to commit yet! Also I'm really not digging the lamp, I'm thinking about painting it.

So long...

It has been two weeks since it happened. I'm sorry for all you non animal lovers out there, you may want to skip this post, it may be a tad melodramatic, but what can I say, it's how I feel.

Wyatt
November 24, 2005 - April 15, 2010

When I made it down the block, I knew he was not going to make it. Especially after witnessing what the other dog did to him. Even though his heart was racing and I called for Matt that we needed to get to a vet, I knew it was pointless. So I held Wyatt in my arms on my doorstep until his heart finally stopped. It didn't take long. I'm pretty certain that he felt no pain, and his racing heart was just his little body finishing things up... If that's how you say it. I held him for a long time. Putting him down would make it real.

I miss him. (Me too)

Surprisingly it's all the annoying things that he'd get yelled at for, that I seem to miss the most. Like how he'd get so excited and bark and jump when we got home, and how he'd try and lick our faces every time they got within tongues reach. (As most of you know he had no brain, just a rolled up tongue that would not stop) I miss how he would "bury" his food all around the house. His very short lived bursts of energy when he'd race in circles, and then pass out on the floor. I miss a lot of things. (We do)

I can say I have no regrets, the last two nights before it happened we let him up on the bed to sit between us while we watched t.v. (We never let him do that...) I felt like he got a little more attention those last few days. Maybe we were being prepared unconsciously for this event. Whatever the reason, I'm glad his last few days were nice.

Thank you Wyatt for letting us practice our parenting on you first. For keeping us up at night for 6 months straight. You definitely prepared us. (I'm not grateful for that) Thank you for always wanting to snuggle, for loving our babies, and us. I kinda wish you would have been less efficient at cleaning the floor. I was not prepared for the mess that awaits me after every meal.

We buried him in the back corner of our new yard, wrapped in the blanket I brought him home in 4 1/2 years ago, with his favorite toy. That way he can still be here with us,... just don't tell the City of Las Vegas, they would not be thrilled to know that. They can shove it.

He was a great friend and I really miss that little prancing, licking machine. He can now lay in all of sunny spots he could ever want. See ya, buddy.

(Matt=blue writing)

P.S. Sorry for the photo overload... What can I say, we really liked him!

Just a Puppy... When we brought him home he only weighed 1.1 lbs, and he was deaf in his left ear.

Wyatts first birthday.

Yes, I liked to dress him up, until he got too chubby to fit into anything!

Wyatt really liked Jonas, as you can tell from the next few pictures.

I'm pretty sure he liked Gibson too, they both love to chew on things.

Why yes, I was in the same room as Matthew McConaughey this weekend...

On Saturday night after Gibsons party Matt and I were able to go on a date. (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa... Oh and Trish for the passes!) We went to a private concert in the MGM, to see Blake Shelton and Sugar Land! So much fun, good food, and private means not very big so it was awesome, like 15 feet from the stage awesome... Even more awesome when Trace Atkins and Miranda Lambert show up too!! Unfortunately we didn't have a camera, so no pictures. Oh well. Anyway this concert turned out to be only the beginning of our country filled weekend. While we were there we ended up meeting a really nice couple from Arkansas, he works for Pepsi, and apparently they had been in Vegas for a few days, taking part in all the ACM events that were going on in Vegas. Anyway, long story short, they had connections to a guy who had extra tickets to the ACM's, and the All Star Jam afterward. After a quick text to Grandma and Grandpa to see if they'd babysit again, we were on our way! So fun!

So we spent Sunday evening in the company of some really cool people. Namely Tim and Faith, Taylor, Brad, Miranda , Carrie, and a few more... We weren't allowed to take cameras into the awards show, but here are some pictures from the All Star Jam. Again a small event, so like 15 feet from the stage again! It was awesome and such a memorable weekend!

Chris Young

Eric Church

Billy Currington

Do I even have to tell you...!

Lady Antebellum and Luke Bryan

Montgomery Gentry

And Hootie... or I guess I should call him Darius Rucker

Allen and Janet, the really nice couple who made it all possible...

And us... I look really excited so please excuse the goofy smile!!

Gibsons Birthday!

We had a little party for Gibson on Saturday. I know I said it before but I really can't believe he's 1! Thank you to all the Grandmas and Grandpas for making his birthday special! Seriously, he was spoiled way too much! Jonas helped open all the presents, and Gibson loves them all!

Due to broken glass on our oven door, I was not able to bake a cake. We did end up buying a new range on Saturday but not with enough time to bake and decorate a cake for the birthday boy. Cold Stone came through with a yummy cookie dough ice cream cake that I think Gibson enjoyed just as much!
The remote control was probably the present of the day, he held onto it the whole time he opened his other presents. He has since let it go long enough to play with the rest!