(By the way, doesn't Jen look awesome! You'd never know looking at her that she just had major surgery!)
My Parents’ House
8 years ago
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
September Texas visit
In the beginning of September Ryker and I flew to Texas to help my sister Jen out for 16 days while she recovered from back surgery. It was nice to spend time with my sister and her family because we rarely get to see them. The bummer was that two days after we got there Ryker got super sick and spent the next 9 days with diarrhea and vomiting. We didn't know it until after the fact, but he had gotten sick from the recalled Similac formula (of course this happens to be the time there's a problem with formula, a month after I stop breastfeeding). Anyway, in the end it all turned out okay, even though Ryker lost some weight. When he was not sick, he has fun playing with his aunt, uncle, cousins, and their cute dog Daisy. Here are a couple pics Jen took with Ryker and their awesome family.
(By the way, doesn't Jen look awesome! You'd never know looking at her that she just had major surgery!)
(By the way, doesn't Jen look awesome! You'd never know looking at her that she just had major surgery!)
A little late, but Triathlon pics from this summer
I didn't do a very good job of taking pics of my triathlons this summer, but my friend Michelle who was with me at every tri except one, took some. Here are a few pics thanks to her. As a recap, I did the Daybreak tri in May, the Saratoga Springs tri in June, the Rockcliff tri in June, and the Stansbury tri in July. I took third in my group at Daybreak, fifth at Saratoga Springs, fourth at Rockcliff, and second at Stansbury. I would have done more, but I unfortunately received an injury in my right side that now prevents me from running. The docs are working on trying to get this fixed so I can run again (I still have severe stabbing pain in my right side anytime my body is josteled around, like in running), but hopefully I can get back in the tri game soon. In the meantime, here are a few pics.
East Canyon in August
The end of August we did Adam's family's annual reunion at the East Canyon Resort. It was just two weeks after we got home from Mexico. It was fun! This time when we went 4-Wheeling I actually didn't get scared at all. It's amazing how much confidence I now have from doing triathlons over the summer. Anyway, I forgot to use my camera most of the time, but here are a few pics I took. On the Sunday morning, Adam, Ryker, and I went on a hike and then listened to conference talks on our ipod. It was great!
Our Sunday Morning Hike
Ryker liked to play peek-a-boo during the hike
After a while he fell asleep
And this is when we got home. Ryker was happy to be home playing with his toys :)
Our Sunday Morning Hike
Ryker liked to play peek-a-boo during the hike
After a while he fell asleep
And this is when we got home. Ryker was happy to be home playing with his toys :)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Travel Log
From August 9th through the 16th Adam and I went to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. We left Ryker home with Grandma Dalton and Aunt Julie. It was really hard to leave my sweet little boy, but Adam and I REALLY needed a vacation. And I knew Ryker was in good hands, so we didn't feel too guilty about leaving him.
Adam and I had a great time in Mexico. On the way there we got stuck in the Dallas airport while our plane was being fixed. We finally left 2 and a half hours late, but at least we made it to Mexico safely. By the time we got to our hotel it was super late and we just crashed. The next day we went to the beach, which was out our back door, and went parasailing and kayaking. The parasailing was more peaceful then it was anything else, but we were up in the air flying behind the boat for exactly 12 minutes. That was much longer than when I went parasailing in Hawaii 5 years ago. The kayaking was fun to do in the ocean, which was a new experience from doing it in a river in Provo. It was a little more physically challenging, but fun.
Our next day we went a did an "Outdoor Adventure" through Vallerta Adventures." If you ever go there, we HIGHLY recommend this adventure. It was our best day of the vacation. We took a speed boat to an island. Then a hummer type truck up half the mountain. Then mules up the other half the mountain. Then we hiked the rest of the way to a zip line platform. The first zip line was 300 meters long (985 feet) and 200 meters high (about 650 feet). From there we did a series of zip lines until we got to the top of a huge, over flowing waterfall. From there we repelled straight down the rock, right next to (or in my case, I ended up under the waterfall halfway down) the waterfall. Then there we crossed rope bridges, more zip lines, more repelling, and then finished it off with hiking, in which we crossed some rivers on foot. There were a couple of times where even Adam go nervous throughout this adventure, but it was the funnest day either one of us have ever had in our life!
Next day we went snorkeling and played on the beach. The snorkeling was okay, but the scuba divers said they saw a lot of variety on their dives, whereas I didn't think we saw a tone of variety in our snorkeling. We took a catamaran out to an island to do the snorkeling and while the catamaran was just sitting there I started getting a little motion sickness, so I got my own goggles I use for racing and jumped in the ocean just to do some freestyle swimming until it was time to go. When we got back we went to downtown Puerto Vallarta and walked around for a few hours, got a meal, and even checked out their local Walmart. :)
Next day we went horseback riding in the Sierra Madre mountains for 4 hours. This was super fun! I wouldn't recommend it if you've never ridden a horse before, but if you have and you're okay with risk, it was way fun. We went through some treacherous terrain and even crossed rivers on horseback. In fact, one lady almost fell off her horse in the middle of the river. One time we were crossing a ditch/stream and Adam's horse decided he was not going in the ditch, so he backed up and full on leaped. The guide calmly said to Adam a few seconds before, oh he doesn't like to cross here so he's going to jump. Adam grabbed on tight just in time to go flying through the air on his horse. Some of the trail we went on was really steep, parts I wouldn't even be comfortable walking down by myself, but the horses did great. I actually felt safer on the horse than if I was trying to do it alone. At the end of the day they made us an authentic Mexican lunch and it was the best meal we had the whole time. Great day!
On our final day we relaxed at the resort during the day and then in the evening we took a catamaran to an island to see the show Rhythms of the Night. It was a Mexican story that dated back thousands of years. It was really beautiful. Then they gave us an incredible dinner by candlelight and we got to walk around the island and then chill in hammocks right off the water until it was time to go back. On the way back our catamaran crew did a hilarious show, followed by dancing for the passengers. It was fun.
Overall it was a super fun trip, and as long as we were staying busy I did okay with missing Ryker, but every night when we went to bed I had to look at pictures of him. Though it was a fun trip, I was happy to come home to my baby.
We didn't do a very good job of taking pictures, but we did take some. Once I get them downloaded on the computer I'll post them.
Adam and I had a great time in Mexico. On the way there we got stuck in the Dallas airport while our plane was being fixed. We finally left 2 and a half hours late, but at least we made it to Mexico safely. By the time we got to our hotel it was super late and we just crashed. The next day we went to the beach, which was out our back door, and went parasailing and kayaking. The parasailing was more peaceful then it was anything else, but we were up in the air flying behind the boat for exactly 12 minutes. That was much longer than when I went parasailing in Hawaii 5 years ago. The kayaking was fun to do in the ocean, which was a new experience from doing it in a river in Provo. It was a little more physically challenging, but fun.
Our next day we went a did an "Outdoor Adventure" through Vallerta Adventures." If you ever go there, we HIGHLY recommend this adventure. It was our best day of the vacation. We took a speed boat to an island. Then a hummer type truck up half the mountain. Then mules up the other half the mountain. Then we hiked the rest of the way to a zip line platform. The first zip line was 300 meters long (985 feet) and 200 meters high (about 650 feet). From there we did a series of zip lines until we got to the top of a huge, over flowing waterfall. From there we repelled straight down the rock, right next to (or in my case, I ended up under the waterfall halfway down) the waterfall. Then there we crossed rope bridges, more zip lines, more repelling, and then finished it off with hiking, in which we crossed some rivers on foot. There were a couple of times where even Adam go nervous throughout this adventure, but it was the funnest day either one of us have ever had in our life!
Next day we went snorkeling and played on the beach. The snorkeling was okay, but the scuba divers said they saw a lot of variety on their dives, whereas I didn't think we saw a tone of variety in our snorkeling. We took a catamaran out to an island to do the snorkeling and while the catamaran was just sitting there I started getting a little motion sickness, so I got my own goggles I use for racing and jumped in the ocean just to do some freestyle swimming until it was time to go. When we got back we went to downtown Puerto Vallarta and walked around for a few hours, got a meal, and even checked out their local Walmart. :)
Next day we went horseback riding in the Sierra Madre mountains for 4 hours. This was super fun! I wouldn't recommend it if you've never ridden a horse before, but if you have and you're okay with risk, it was way fun. We went through some treacherous terrain and even crossed rivers on horseback. In fact, one lady almost fell off her horse in the middle of the river. One time we were crossing a ditch/stream and Adam's horse decided he was not going in the ditch, so he backed up and full on leaped. The guide calmly said to Adam a few seconds before, oh he doesn't like to cross here so he's going to jump. Adam grabbed on tight just in time to go flying through the air on his horse. Some of the trail we went on was really steep, parts I wouldn't even be comfortable walking down by myself, but the horses did great. I actually felt safer on the horse than if I was trying to do it alone. At the end of the day they made us an authentic Mexican lunch and it was the best meal we had the whole time. Great day!
On our final day we relaxed at the resort during the day and then in the evening we took a catamaran to an island to see the show Rhythms of the Night. It was a Mexican story that dated back thousands of years. It was really beautiful. Then they gave us an incredible dinner by candlelight and we got to walk around the island and then chill in hammocks right off the water until it was time to go back. On the way back our catamaran crew did a hilarious show, followed by dancing for the passengers. It was fun.
Overall it was a super fun trip, and as long as we were staying busy I did okay with missing Ryker, but every night when we went to bed I had to look at pictures of him. Though it was a fun trip, I was happy to come home to my baby.
We didn't do a very good job of taking pictures, but we did take some. Once I get them downloaded on the computer I'll post them.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
7 Months
Ryker turned 7 months old on Thursday the 29th.
(This was taken while we were visiting family in Alabama)
I can't believe how quickly time flies! I went to the dentist on Thursday and I said to the dental assistant, I just had a baby. She asked how old he was and I said, 7 months old today. Wow, I "just" had a baby 7 months ago. And then her and I busted out laughing. I guess I can't say I "just" had a baby anymore. He's now closer to 1 year old than to newborn. Crazy!
No new major milestones this month, but he is rolling all over the place still. I'll lay him on a queen size blanket and then go to the other side of it and tell him to come to me and he'll happily roll his way over to me and then look so triumphant when he makes it. I try to get him to crawl or scoot to me, but just ends up rolling to me. He has started scooting a little, but mostly rolling. He also sits up by himself for a few seconds, but then he usually falls over. We're working on it still.
A couple things happened with me and Adam this month. I completed my 4th triathlon on July 24th and took second place in my division. Yeah go me! I actually had a HORRIBLE week that week, so when I went to the triathlon I tried to take all of my stress and anxiety out there and it must have worked since I had my best time ever, and I placed.
Adam got a certificate in the mail, he made the Dean's List at UVU. That's right folks, he's a smart cookie! He managed to make the Dean's List on his first semester back in school while working full time, going to school full time, and having a brand new baby. Pretty impressive I think.
Anyway, here are some fun pictures from this month.
Taking a nap with Mommy
We babysit our niece for a few days. This was after Adam had fed both kids. Notice the food everywhere, but the happy faces on the kids :)
The family at Livy's baptism
Us at the Coke Museum. Ryker slept through a lot of it.
More of the Coke Museum with my nieces
The cool Coke bottles
(This was taken while we were visiting family in Alabama)
I can't believe how quickly time flies! I went to the dentist on Thursday and I said to the dental assistant, I just had a baby. She asked how old he was and I said, 7 months old today. Wow, I "just" had a baby 7 months ago. And then her and I busted out laughing. I guess I can't say I "just" had a baby anymore. He's now closer to 1 year old than to newborn. Crazy!
No new major milestones this month, but he is rolling all over the place still. I'll lay him on a queen size blanket and then go to the other side of it and tell him to come to me and he'll happily roll his way over to me and then look so triumphant when he makes it. I try to get him to crawl or scoot to me, but just ends up rolling to me. He has started scooting a little, but mostly rolling. He also sits up by himself for a few seconds, but then he usually falls over. We're working on it still.
A couple things happened with me and Adam this month. I completed my 4th triathlon on July 24th and took second place in my division. Yeah go me! I actually had a HORRIBLE week that week, so when I went to the triathlon I tried to take all of my stress and anxiety out there and it must have worked since I had my best time ever, and I placed.
Adam got a certificate in the mail, he made the Dean's List at UVU. That's right folks, he's a smart cookie! He managed to make the Dean's List on his first semester back in school while working full time, going to school full time, and having a brand new baby. Pretty impressive I think.
Anyway, here are some fun pictures from this month.
Taking a nap with Mommy
We babysit our niece for a few days. This was after Adam had fed both kids. Notice the food everywhere, but the happy faces on the kids :)
The family at Livy's baptism
Us at the Coke Museum. Ryker slept through a lot of it.
More of the Coke Museum with my nieces
The cool Coke bottles
Sunday, July 18, 2010
How the heck did he do that?
Before I write this I must warn you, it is not for the weak stomach folks. So if you get grossed out easily, probably want to skip this one.
Quick post about a funny, gross thing Ryker did yesterday. He was in his new favorite toy (the jumping thing you hang up in a door way) happily playing away. Then he started getting a little fussy, so I went over there to check it out and before I reached him, I smelled the problem (since he started eating solids his poop is much stinkier). When I got to him I looked on the floor and saw a pile of orange baby poop (he had sweet potatoes for breakfast). I quickly grabbed him out of his jumper before he could jump in the poop some more and smear it all over himself and the floor. When I pulled him out I fully expected to see poop all over the seat, his onsie, and his diaper. I put him on the changing table and buckled him in so I could check out the damage, but I was totally surprised by what I found. Somehow Ryker managed to poop out of the side of his diaper, completely missing his onsie and the jumper seat, only getting a tiny bit on his diaper. I have no idea how he managed that! He must have pooped mid jump or at the end of his jump and it squirted out the side, onto the floor without hitting anything else. And then he didn't want to jump in it and managed to jump all around it, only getting a tiny bit on his toes. Whew, that was lucky. Dodged the bullet there!
Anyway, I think it's pretty funny that the first time I had to clean poop off of the carpet it was from my son, not my dogs. Go figure.
Good news, it didn't stain the carpet.
And for those of you that aren't grossed out yet, I couldn't resist taking a picture of the event. Just don't scroll down if you don't want to see it.
Quick post about a funny, gross thing Ryker did yesterday. He was in his new favorite toy (the jumping thing you hang up in a door way) happily playing away. Then he started getting a little fussy, so I went over there to check it out and before I reached him, I smelled the problem (since he started eating solids his poop is much stinkier). When I got to him I looked on the floor and saw a pile of orange baby poop (he had sweet potatoes for breakfast). I quickly grabbed him out of his jumper before he could jump in the poop some more and smear it all over himself and the floor. When I pulled him out I fully expected to see poop all over the seat, his onsie, and his diaper. I put him on the changing table and buckled him in so I could check out the damage, but I was totally surprised by what I found. Somehow Ryker managed to poop out of the side of his diaper, completely missing his onsie and the jumper seat, only getting a tiny bit on his diaper. I have no idea how he managed that! He must have pooped mid jump or at the end of his jump and it squirted out the side, onto the floor without hitting anything else. And then he didn't want to jump in it and managed to jump all around it, only getting a tiny bit on his toes. Whew, that was lucky. Dodged the bullet there!
Anyway, I think it's pretty funny that the first time I had to clean poop off of the carpet it was from my son, not my dogs. Go figure.
Good news, it didn't stain the carpet.
And for those of you that aren't grossed out yet, I couldn't resist taking a picture of the event. Just don't scroll down if you don't want to see it.
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