SumMeR LoViN'

We have been soakin' up the sun and ABSOLUTELY loving all the summer fun that is to be had at our house hold.

Nate took the summer off school (thank goodness) we both need the brake and little Jace man LOVES having his daddy around so much. Nate gets home from work by 3:30 which is super nice cuz we have so much of the night to spend together.

We got Lagoon season passes this year, which I think is so so much fun. Nathan and I have done this in past summers but this year is a whole new experience with our little man. Although its different everything in life that we experience now that Jace is around is so much more fulfilling. I can't even explain the feelings you get as a parent when you see your childs face light up from experiencing something new.

Although we have been to Lagoon a MILLION times already this year each time I go is a new fun experience. This year  the Wilde family and my mom got passes along with Nates mom and little brother along with some of Nates extended family. There is always a big group that meets up and we take turns watching the kids and riding the rides together. Sometimes Ash and I just take the boys to the pool and Nathan and I have enjoyed using our passes for date nights and sun tanning at lagoon a beach. We always have something fun and exciting to do thats for sure.

We have also spent alot of time (every Wednesday) at my sister Ashleys barrel races. Her and her horse Macaroni have become really competitive in the last year or so and its so fun to go out and support her. Every once in awhile grandpa brings the grandkids little mini horse Al so they have something to entertain them while we wait for Ash to race. Jace loves his grandpa and going outside and seeing the farm with him. Jace is also very fond of the horses lol I am not sure how his dad feels about that tho hehe.

Last week Nates brother Bob and his wife and son came and visited from Florida. I have only met them once when we were still in high school and dating so ALOT has changed. It was cool to see how we all interacted it was so good to spend some time with them. We spent one day at Lagoon with our nephew Chase and we seriously had a blast! He is such a good natured polite kid, he is definatly a Drysdale :) Its weird that we are an aunt and uncle to a 17 year old :)

any way enough talk here are some pics. from the last month or so

The boys riding their pony Al. These two have the funniest relationship ever. One second they are holding hands the next they are teasing, biting, hitting and annoying eachother. They are just like brothers I swear!

The first ride Jace has ever gone on. Jace has a love hate relationship with bulgy the whale haha the whole time it is going he is super serious but the second it is over and you try and take him out he starts crying cuz its over.

The car ride is much more Jace mans style hehe him and Braxton are little riding buddies

My sweet little boy got his second hair cut a few weeks ago. It has already grown tonz but this is right after we gave him the buzz :)

We just decided to have a buzz party Braxton was next then Tom then we put steps in Nates hair and then my dad buzzed his :)

My little family ridin' on the train at Lagoon

Little man ridin' the train

Ridin' the boats with his bink.. they both look scared to death haha

Poor little man didn't even wake up from the car to the couch he was pooped after his fun day at Lagoon :)

Last but not least I never fail to get the worst sunburn of all time every single summer multiple times...I guess thats what I get for wishing I could be a tan red head :(

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Kickin off the summer and Jaces first Birthday!!

We have been super busy around our house lately! Luckily Nate took the summer off of school so I have had a lot of help! Between Mothers day, enjoying the gorgeous weather and birthdays it seems like we have just been going and going. Its nice tho I like it that way.

This past weekend we had a birthday party and Mothers day. I had a lot of fun at both. We got to take Jace swimming at Aunt Nitas on Saturday for Makennas birthday. It was alot of fun. Jace really did NOT like the water at first so we let him take a brake, get some food and we tried again. The second time he absolutely LOVED it he sat in a tube on his belly and kicked his little leggies like a froggy. It was so stinking cute. I serioulsy haven't had that much fun swimming in FOREVER!

Jace in his new swimming gear :)

Litto Dino Man

Momma and baby swimming :)

Cutest little swim baby in the WHOLE world!

I had a great first Mothers day! Like everything, Nate was too excited for me to open my present so he gave it to me on midnight on Mothers day before we went to bed. He got me a new purse which I was in need of BADLY!

We had a busy mothers day we went to the Drysdales and had lunch and spent time with Carin while we talked to Nick on the phone (for the last time). He will be home in August and I can't believe how fast it has gone! We can't wait to have him home with us agian. After the Drysdales we went to my brothers for a BBQ for my mom. The weather was beautiful and it was a very gorgeous day.

Unfortunately this is the only picture I got on Mothers Day but its a good one :)

Yesterday my baby boy turned 1! ahhhh I can't believe it! I CANNOT be old enough to have a one year old. As sad as I am that my baby is now turning into a little boy, I absolutely love seeing him grow and learn. He is at such a fun age. I cannot even explain the joy of being a mother. It is truly the best thing in the world!

One year ago my little man was such a helpless little preemie. We are truly blessed to be where we are today. I remember people kept telling us while he was in the NICU that this time next year it would be like he was never there....well they were so right. That was just a blink in all that we have got to experience with our little man.

Our sweet boy 1 year later. Maybe a bit too healthy hehe

I still remember the night I had Jace like it was yesterday. As scared and anxious as I was to get my baby here I rememer feeling such a serene calm. All of our closest family was there supporting us, even tho my room was FREEZING and it was literally the middle of the night. The best thing tho was getting to experience such an amazing thing with Nate. I will never ever forget the feelings and the emotions. I loved the whole process of giving birth, as weird as that may seem.

We threw a little party for Jace yesterday. I stressed and planned for it forever! But it turned out better than I could have hoped. Thanks everyone for the help and support. It meant so much to us that you took time out of your busy schedules to celebrate such a special day for us.

The little treats I made. They turned out better than I could have hoped. This is about as crafty as you will EVER see me get!

Jace and all of his presents. He is def. Loved!

Mommy and Daddy had to help him out a little bit!

Jaces very FIRST birhtday cake!

Waiting to dig in

Jace absolutely LOVED eating his cake...as you can tell. The red food coloring dyed us both red and he was such a mess but it was so so worth it.



The HUGE sheet cake. Thanks Grandma Drysdale for getting it for us.

My cake monster :)

My little family on our first sons first birthday!

This post is full of my very most favorite things and memories! I am so grateful for the people I can truly count on and for all that I have and get to experience!

Hope you all are enjoying the weather! Happy week everyone.







Tulip festival

This past weekend here in Utah we had SUMMER like weather! We absolutely LOVED it. Nate didn't have overtime this week so we really wanted to get out and do something to enjoy this beautiful weather. I don't know what made us think of it but we decided to go down to Thanksgiving Point and check out the TULIP FESTIVAL. I have never been down to the gardens at Thanksgiving Point and I honestly didn't think there was gonna be any thing spectacular about it but holy cow was I wrong. It was so so SO gorgeous there. It was amazing I enjoyed every second of it!

We have been wanting to get Jace a big boy seat. My mom decided to go down to the festival with us and since it is kind of a long drive and my mom has a dvd player in her escalade we decided to stop and get Jace a movie and a new seat :) Such a big man!

Such a sweet sweet little boy <3

My sweet little family by the AMAZING waterfalls

This was our favorite garden so so GORGEOUS

Jace and Grandma feeding the fish :)

I think my favorite part of the day was watching Jace look at the fish!

Him and his daddy = My WHOLE world!

These last two pics. aren't from the festival just some fun ones from the last week or so

Jace mans new church clothes :) cute little stud

Haha I ABSOLUTELY love this, so dang cute! Love my little nephew.

Have a great rest of the week everyone.



Busy Busy Busy

Well things have been pretty crazy at our household lately.  Between Nate working 50 hrs. a week and going to school Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and every Wednesday we go and support my sister at the races. I like being busy tho it makes life more enjoyable, although it is very nice to have some down time here and there too and there never seems to be a good balance of the two.

A few weeks ago a new ginormous mall opened up in downtown SLC. Nathan and I have gone to visit it twice now. We are both big shoppers lol. The first time we went down was on opening weekend. It was WAY too crowded to even be enjoyed. There were so so so many people. I got sick so we didn't stay long. So this last weekend we went back with my mom. It was much more enjoyable this time it was still crowded but definately nothing compared to the first time we went. We had a good time exploring all the new stores and I completely fell in LOVE with EVERYTHING in Tiffanys. Maybe one day, I will keep dreaming ha.

Not the best picture but my boys are so dang cute! Seriously nothing better in this world :)

On March 29th our nephew Braxton turned 2. I can't believe how big he is getting! He is so stinkin' cute! He is obsessed with trains lately everywhere he goes he is saying "choo choo" so they threw him a train party. It was so much fun. It got me way excited for Jaces birthday.

Braxton trying out his new tractor, so spoiled but he deserves it :)

Jace and Grandma partyin it up hehe

Braxton doesn't know how to blow...this face is his attempt at it haha

Jace man trying out the cake :)

My mom had a few days off work for spring break. So we decided to take the babies to the zoo. We had such a good time! Thanks mom!

Jace ready for the zoo

My nephew Isaac ready for the zoo

RAWWWR

My sweet baby boy and I

Braxton riding the merry- go- round

Riding the train

Last Saturday we also celebrated my Nephew Isaacs birthday...unfortunately I didn't get any pics. of that one but it was ALOT of fun. Ben and Michelle did an awesome job.

Sunday was Easter. It was weird with my parents being seperated. We only had time to visit my dad. We did everything we normally do on Easter it was just weird my mom wasn't there to celebrate with us. My dad always does an Easter egg hunt for us kids. I know it sounds dumb but is serioulsy so so fun. I look forward to it every year. This year my dad also hid all kinds of Easter treats not just money eggs. I found the grand prize egg of 20 bucks for the first time this year. We also got lots of other goodies. We ended the night with a fire and roasting marshmallows. The weather was perfect and we had an AWESOME day.

Jace in his Easter outfit :)

Cute little man

LOVE these boys

Cheeser

Eatin' his Easter dinner

Little Braxton was such a good little egg hunter hehe so so cute

Braxton helping the boys build a fire

Jaces first Easter :)

Jaces Easter basket :)

Have a happy week everyone!