Trevor and Tiffany

A New Year...

2010-02-09T11:28:00.000-08:00

to start blogging. My mom told me that she found a blogger who had her entire year made into an album...like a book! I didn't know you could do that. I'm sure the rest of you already knew.

I don't keep a journal and I have only done about 10 scrapbook pages of when Tyson was born. Literally. My kids will have nothing to look at or read. I am making it my goal to post on my blog and have a fun little book to look at when this year is over.

In January my little brother Austin's comp Lacrosse team had a tournament in San Diego. We weren't planning on going because it was the weekend Trev had to do his weekend on the base. Well, at the last min. or one day before the tournament I had a great idea! I decided that Tyson and I could go with my parents if Trev's mom could come and spend the weekend at our house watching Taytum (no way I am taking her in a car for more than 2-3 hrs again) and hanging out with Trev. ReNae said she could do it and we left Fri. morning at 2 a.m. The car said it was 0 degrees outside just before hitting Nephi. We stopped for breakfast at 9 a.m. in Vegas and the car said it was 62 degrees. When we were in Bakersfield we stopped for lunch and we stepped out to a wonderful 83 degrees. It felt so good to be out of the cold. I think our little fam should make this trip something we do EVERY January!!

These pics were taken after we unpacked at our hotel

Austin is #37 in the blue and yellow. His coach had him playing with the older (17-19 yrs old) and his regular high school team. He loved every minute! He played 3-4 games a day. There were about 20 teams from all over the East and West coast. In the end his high school team took 3rd!!!

On Sunday my mom and I took Tyson to Sea World. He had been asking me to take him for almost a year. I was super excited to finally do it. I wish Trev and Taytum could have been there too but now we have an excuse to go again!

We fed the bat rays. I talked Mimi into taking a fish and trying it. Me and Tyson had a good laugh!

Tyson ran out of fish and this dolphin stared him down for a good minute! I thought it was too cute.

Mimi and Tyson petting the dolphin. We had so much fun taking turns feeding and petting them. I think I loved it as much as Tyson ;)

Some flamingos were out on the grass so we could get up close! This trip was so much fun. Sometimes I wish I could say some magic words to keep Tyson this age for a few more years. Right now he thinks I'm really cool and fun. Everything is exciting and magic to him. He says please and thank you and runs to my car teary eyed and chin quivering when he thinks he has run into school without giving me a kiss or hug. It makes me laugh because he will give an extra big hug and kiss if that happens, and as soon as I get them he runs back in school with a big smile like nothing was ever wrong. Maybe I want my kids to stay little because every time my mom gets out old family vacation photos she gets teary eyed and tells me she wishes she could go back and relive those moments again. She tells me my kids will only be little for so long, in the blink of an eye they will decide they don't like holding hands then be graduating from high school. I believe her.

Quick update :)

2009-09-19T22:04:00.000-07:00

So Tyson had his tonsils removed 2 weeks ago! He was such a trooper. The biopsy came back negative!!! This pic was taken before we went to Vegas. He had to have his blood drawn. He sat in my lap and the nurse told him not to move, and though he immediately began to cry he didn't move. He was so cute. After he had been stuck and his blood was being drawn I said very calmly, "It doesn't really hurt still...does it? It's not that bad huh?" And he paused from his crying, realizing it didn't really hurt and replied as brave as he could "It's not that bad" and continued crying. I would have pics of him at the hospital on surgery day but no one could find my camera... While in Vegas it got put in Bree's bag by accident and went with her to Maryland. At least we found it ;)

The sign says HAPPY BIRTHDAY. We picked Bree up at the airport on her birthday and drove straight to Vegas for the Wedding!

This is us at the Mandalay Bay shark exhibit. We were at the sting ray touch pool and as you can see from the pic, Taytum just wanted IN!! Yes this is the ONLY pic I have because we used Bree's camera the entire time and she STILL hasn't sent me any pics...

Friday night @ Fremont' s Homecoming parade!!

I can't get her to look at the camera. I like this pic because it shows her wearing 2 bracelets. I kept trying to take the blue one off because it didn't match and she would throw a fit. And of course I loved it. I know...I won't love it when she's 16.

Uncle Wahwa is #15, getting ready to throw some candy our way!

They seriously LOVE each other. She was trying to put her arm around his neck to love him but she was too into the passing parade to really get a hold of him!

A happy boy with a bag of candy!

This is actually our fave parade of the year. It's short and sweet so the kids don't get antsy, they throw tons of candy and we get to yell and clap for uncle Wahwa (Austin)!!

If Bree will ever send me a CD with pics of Vegas I will post them with pics of the reception!!

HEY Elder Manning...

2009-08-24T21:49:00.000-07:00

look who we ran into!!

We (me, mom and tayters) went for ice cream the other night and ran into some familiar faces :) Luckily I had my camera and told them I had to take of pic for you! So here it is!

More to come...

~Wedding in Vegas~

Tyson's tonsil and adnoid removal on Mon. I'm sure it's nothing but it can't hurt to put this out there. One of his tonsils is taking up half his throat, and when he turns his head you can see the small bulg on his neck. The doc said it will need a biopsy. Now, I'm sure it's nothing but if you happen upon this post if you could put him in your prayers I'm sure it wouldn't hurt :)

Thanks everyone and have a GREAT week!!

Taytum turned 1!!!!

2009-08-21T10:31:00.000-07:00

Taytum's Birthday was last weekend but at least I'm posting right?!

It was a lot of fun! Lots of friends and family showed up and I think Tyson and the rest of the "older" kids had the most fun!! Thanks to everyone who came!

A week after I found out I was preg we took Tyson to Disneyland and I found this Sleeping Beauty doll that I thought was too cute. Of course I HAD to have it because I just KNEW I was having a girl!! I was right and sooo excited to finally give it to her :) I should have posted a better pic but my mom made a cupcake tank for her that was tooo cute!

The cupcake cake! Thanks mom!

The cupcake toppers...

This was the extent of damage done to the cake. She just licked the frosting off a small section and was DONE!

Taytum is quite the handful at 1...

She loves screaming, talking on the phone, giving kisses to Papa, Trev and Tyson, climbing, eating EVERYTHING (peas, tomatoes, avocado, dirt, sand...the list goes on), her "lovey bunny", baths, the pool, taking off her diaper, trying to wiggle out of car seat straps, dolls, and especially Tyson! She makes us laugh everyday. Love you Tayters!!

At her check up...

weight 20 lbs 47%

height 31inches 95%

{ It's Official }

2009-04-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

Casey and Megan are getting MARRIED!!!!!!!

We are all so excited to have her as a new addition to the fam :) They have been friends for over a year. We had heard Casey mention her MANY times over the last 7 months or so. We'd ask "so ya gonna taker her out....or bring her over?" His reply was they were just friends and were always in a "group" hanging out. Haha we knew better, and right after Trev left for Iraq...he brings her home! Well, the rest is history and they haven't spent a day apart since!! Quick engagements seem to run in the family ;)

Casey proposed Monday night...the day he picked up the ring. He was planning on doing it that weekend but he was soo excited he couldn't wait a second longer :) I should mention he picked it out on his own...we were all impressed ;)

Oops... pretend you don't see Trev there in the background ;) Casey called my mom and told her he was asking her that night and needed her to set up the image he had in his head. Yellow is Megan's fave color and while we didn't have time to get a florist to make a center piece my mom improvised and used the flowers she had in her yard (my pic doesn't do them justice). Casey is very "outdoorsy" and she loves that about him so I think this was perfect! There are no pics but we got a ton of mason jars and lit tea lights in them and set them around on the ground. It was really cute and they said it looked so cool cause they got there right when the sun was setting :)
*Congrats guys...we LOVE you *

Park City 3 day weekend!!!

2009-04-08T13:04:00.000-07:00

Trev and my Dad are on PCMR's Patrol team...which means we ALL (immediate family) get free season passes! It also means we (the wives) get to accompany our Patrolers to the annual awards banquette!! Free prime rib and all the good food you can eat!! Thanks boys ;)
We forgot to take pics when we first got there...so we snapped some in the dark ;)

The end of a great ski day and weekend

Yay!! Tyson finally got it on his 2nd run. On the 4th run my dad would let him ski a few feet down to Trev, then they would switch and do it again...he's a natural!! I would holler and try to get him to crack a smile but he was too busy being "cool". He cracks me up!

On the way up!!

Hahaha...first run. He wasn't so sure how to balance :)

My Daddy and me!

Trev and Tys getting ready to ride the lift with uncle wawa...

My sweet mom stayed in the lodge to watch Taytum for us. Thanks mom, your the best!

We decided to get the condo for fri. and sat. night. The pool was sooo warm and the sun was shining through!! It was fun to hang out with everyone. It would have been funner if Bree, Casey and Megan would have come...next time? Trev's mom babysat at the condo during the banquette and came to hang out the next night for dinner. We had steak and lobster....compliments of my mother's mad cooking skills! Thanks again mom!

Tyson LOVED the pool! Can't wait till my parents is open for the summer!

Trev is HOME!!!

2009-04-03T23:24:00.001-07:00

Our family is together again!! Poor Taytum fell asleep right before he got in. Trev had been on an airplane since 3a.m. the morning before. He got 3 hrs of sleep in Baltimore before waking and flying to SLC. Poor guy!! Oh and the stache is gone ;) It was a actually a really neat experience. Even though they were gone a "short" time they had a big welcome back from everyone. We had to be at the airport at 9:15 am (he didn't end up arriving until 11:30) because we were able to get clearance to get through security and watch him walk off the plane!! Fox 13 even interviewed some of them. Trev and Tyson were on the news that night! We missed it, but people called and we found it on the computer the next day...Tyson thought it was pretty cool ;)

Good ol' uncle Wawa...giving Tyson some company :) He stood there a good hour of the hour and a half we waited. He knew his dad was out there and wasn't going to miss him coming in.

Tyson waiting... They were an hour and a half late bc the weather was soo bad.

Taytum and her super tongue...I suck at taking pics but she can touch the bottom of her nose!!

Mimi, Taytum, Me, Papa and Great Grandpa Rezac...waiting

Uncle Wawa, Megan and Casey...waiting

Grandma and Great Grandma Rezac with Tyson...waiting

I miss the sun :(

2009-04-03T23:17:00.000-07:00

Do you remember a couple weeks ago when the sun was out and it felt like...SPRING?! I was starting to forget and remembered I took some pics of our first day in shorts and short sleeves!!! I even ended up getting a farmer tan. Okay, so it was more like a farmer burn. Anyway...thought I would post some pics of that day to perk me up ;)

Disney on Ice, Lambs and Lacrosse

2009-03-18T09:22:00.000-07:00

We went to Disney on Ice on Sat. (14th) !! It was better than I expected. I REALLY REALLY want to go to Disneyland now!!! Tyson got a huge bag of cotton candy (with hat) that lasted the entire show and then some!

Our fave part was Peter Pan and the Pirates!

My friend Erynn and her husband and boys came too!! They weren't able to get tix by us but we went to Micky D's before for lunch and let them play in the playground...so he kinda spent the day with his friends!!

This was taken about 15 mins. after being buckled in the car :)

Uncle Wawa (Austin) had a lacrosse game in West Jordan yesterday so my mom and I decided to go early and make a stop at Great Grandma and Grandpa Rezacs! Grandpa raises sheep and 7 babies were already born...and 4 more are still preggo!!

He said this one was born yesterday! They are soo cute! Last year one of them had twins and didn't have enough milk so he had to bottle feed it and Tyson got to take a turn giving it a bottle :) I know this may be bad to say, but I hope we get to do it again this year...

I thought it was funny they like to lay in the feeder. There were more but the others scattered when I got too close!

Uncle Wawa is #39, we didn't get any good pics but I can't tell you how much fun it is to watch him play! He is actually really really good! It's like watching a mix of football and hockey only it seems to be a little more brutal...every game there is at least one player down. Luckily it's never been my brother...knock on wood :)

I had to take a pic of Taytum at her first game! She did so good. It didn't bother her at all, she was pretty fascinated with watching all the running around and people shouting! This was actually the first game of the season. I can't wait till we can watch without needing blankets! It was a great day yesterday, I didn't wear a jacket with my short sleeved shirt...till the sun went down.

GO FREMONT LACROSSE!!!!

New pics by....Sharstin Miller Photography!!

2009-02-27T10:01:00.000-08:00

So these are only a couple of the pics from Sharstin's photography blog! She is soo talented and you can't beat the price :) What she posted was only a preview and I can tell it will be hard to pick and choose. I know I am going to want them ALL!! She did them on Tues. afternoon and has been so quick getting everything edited and posted! You would never know from the pics Taytum was screaming 80% of the time trying to get me to pick her up :) She started the whole "stranger anxiety" thing last week. I am so excited to see the pics she took of Taytum in my mom's baby dress!! I will definatly post some of that when they are done!! She totally captured Tyson's personality! You should definatly check her blog out!!!

Thanks Sharstin!

BabyLegs Bargain!!

2009-02-26T07:24:00.000-08:00

So I picked these and another pair up @ embellishedmom.com for... $18!! That included shipping AND tax!!!! I almost bought them at Sassy Babies for $14 a pair. So if you go to that sight they will show being on sale for $10 but at check out just enter MOM10 in the promotions box and you will get an extra 10% off your entire order (till March 5) :)

50% flu shot, V-Day and Taytum is 6 mo.!!

2009-02-18T21:41:00.000-08:00

Starting on about the night of the10th Tyson and Taytum started waking up with fevers. By the second day Tyson was in pretty bad shape with the shakes and rapid breathing pretty much all day long. So that day (12th) I took him into the doc. I told them all his symptoms and they asked if he has had a flu shot. He did have a flu shot (the nasal spray). They swabbed him and came back to tell me he had type "B" flu...apparently the flu vaccine this year was geared more for type "A". I am glad he got the vaccine because it could have been worse...my mom had both type "A" and "B" for Christmas last year. NOT GOOD. So the next few nights were spent up giving them baths to cool down. No, not at the same time. They worked in shifts. Anyway, I wonder how long it will take them to figure out a shot for both types? Well these were the pics I took the day before it all started. I think little boys like dressing up in stuff as much as girls. It's always either the construction stuff, batman or optimus prime. Even to the movies :)

I think the construction stuff is his fave because it has an actual hammer, measuring tape, chalk line etc...

Valentine's morning...they are really good sports. They were both in pretty good moods despite how crappy they were feeling.

Valentine's Day was the first in 3 days that I got them out of their jammies. Rotating Tylenol and ibuprofen every 4 hours with lots of sleep seems to help a lot!! It also helps that he LOVES making treats! No pics of the finished product because we didn't make it past the baking.

Taytum is in the phase where she wants whatever I have. So I pretend to drink from her cup and she flips to have it. It works till she sees me drink from my cup and she throws hers down. So I just pick hers back up and pretend to drink from it again and the cycle continues! She did pretty good just to sit there and watch us make treats :)

Taytum went in for her 6 month check-up on the 16th.

Weight: 16.7 lbs (50%)

Height: 27 1/4" (95%)

At Tyson's 6 mo. he weighed 20 lbs. and was 27 1/2"!! Wow...they obviously get their height from their Daddy!!

??? Oh well...

She LOVES LOVES biter biscuits! She starts shaking and reaching for me when she sees me opening one...it cracks me up!

just for fun...

2009-02-04T10:15:00.000-08:00

Taytum has been able to sit up on her own for a little over a week now! After her bath the other morning I sat her in her cradle so she could watch me and Tyson clean their room. She looked so cute I had to take some pics!!

Isn't that cradle pretty?! My very talented Daddy made it for me!! The quilt is the one that has "Charlotte" embroidered on it...I'll post better pics for another post!

I think she's had enough!

He has his daddy's blue eyes and my lashes! Hmmm...actually I wish I had those eyelashes :)

For Trev...remember when I bought that outfit? Good thing I put it on her, it almost doesn't fit :( Just thought you'd like to see it since you love her in pink and brown!

My parent's rock band broke so they boxed it up to send it back....so Tyson made his own drum set (he even has a foot petal)!! My mom and I thought it was pretty funny! Well Trev, I'm excited you are able to check this out! I hope this was a good update for ya!

Pics of when Trev left...

2009-01-19T23:06:00.000-08:00

So these are the pics of when he left. Tyson got tired of smiling for pics and decided showing his teeth was good enough...maybe I should have turned off the T.V. before shooting?! I'm shocked that I'm posting again so soon but I have a feeling I will be doing this more often because I can't sleep at night. We are pretty lame and are usually in bed by 9:30 so this staying up past midnight is soooo not like me.

Yes, I agree...he does look good in his ABU' s!! There's just something about that guy in a uniform that does it for me ;)

Dinos and Iraq

2009-01-17T23:12:00.000-08:00

Hi Trev! (if you are able to look)

So we (my mother and I) took Tyson to see Walking with Dinosaurs on the night of the 15th, earlier that morning... 2:30 a.m., I dropped Trev off at Hill because he was going to Iraq. I can't find my cable to upload those pics so those will be for my next post. Don't keep your fingers crossed. Yikes, what a day!! I dreaded saying goodby. Luckily my mom, dad and mom-in-law went with me and bree stayed with the kids at my house. We got home around 4 and everyone left just before 5 a.m. At that time as I was walking to my room I hear my poor boy calling out for me. I put him in bed with me and just as I'm wrapping up in the covers Taytum decides she needs a little attention too (which she hasn't done since she was 2 months old) I finally get her to sleep, it honestly only took about 10 mins. but felt like hours. I maybe got 2 hours of sleep before Taytum woke up again at her normal 8 a.m. I have to say I am glad I had something to look forward to that night. Tyson is a die hard dino dude! He has been watching clips from walking with dinos on youtube since he found out we got him tickets! He can even name 10 of them, which I won't try and spell. Unfortunatly he has kind of figured out how to use my camera and erased all the good pics and videos :( Oh well no use crying over spilt milk. I should have uploaded everything on the computer as soon as we got home. Anyway, he was so funny. As soon as he woke up I told him it was the day for the show, he got a huge grin and told me he was "so excited!" He even layed awake for an hour at nap time wanting to know if it was time to go. I told him he didn't have to take a nap but I needed to finish getting ready and he looked at me and said "get your clothes on...I think we're gonna be late!" We got there half an hour early and the moment we walked through the doors he put his hands over his ears and didn't remove them till the end. Not even for candy or popcorn. People looked at us like we were cruel...if they only knew how excited he was to be there! We ended up being second row from the front and it was awsome!! I wish we had the pics where they were right in front of us. Anyway, Trev should be home by March 27. I know husbands have left for longer but it still sucks the big one. I miss him the most at night when I have to go to bed alone and Tyson asks if Dad will come home tonight. It was really sad for me yesterday when we came home from my mom's and he gets really excited as we pull up and he sees Trevs truck and shouts, "I think dad's home!" I know people have sacraficed more and he is in the "safest place" you can be over there. Well thats all for now Tyson just got up and wants me to go to bed.

Did I say Charlotte?! I meant to say Taytum!!!

2008-11-09T16:48:00.000-08:00

Well, to make a long story longer...If Tyson ended up being a girl his name would have been Taytum. When I got preggo again and we were having a girl we tossed the name Taytum around. The only problem was the "Taytum" I pictured looked more like me when I was born (little and bald) and not like my first baby (big and tonz of dark hair). I thought for sure she would have the same dark thick hair Tyson had and the name Taytum or Paisly totally fit the image I had of her in my head. The name Charlotte won and I had it embroidered on a blanket my mom made for her. When she came out she was bald!! The first thing I said when I saw her was "She doesn't have any hair!" I was totally baffled, she looked nothing like the Charlotte I had pictured. My mom and sister thought the same thing...she didn't look like a Charlotte and we have all had a hard time calling her that. We just called her "baby girl" or "love bug". Two nights ago I was struggling with why we were going to name her Charlotte. Because her name was embroidered on a blanket? I was going to call her something I felt didn't fit for the rest of her life because of a blanket?! I told Trev and he agreed 100%. So today when she was blessed, the name she was given was...Taytum BreAnna!! It was kinda funny because we really didn't tell very many people so BreAnna and most of our family found out when she was being blessed!

I'll have pics posted later :)

Tag Im it!!

2008-10-10T13:50:00.000-07:00

Ok so i've Been Tagged By Bree! The Rules are.. Link the Person who Tagged you, Mention rules on your blog, So Tell about 6 quirks of yours & then Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same, be sure to leave a comment to let them know.

I'm tagging Tawny, Amee, Auty, Kat, Christy and Meg

1. When I tell a story...I TELL a story. I make it really long and detailed. I don't mean to I just really want you to experience it like I did. My mom usually says, "Tiff, we know the sky was blue and the grass was green but we really don't care how many drops of dew were on the flowers...get to the point!"

2. Unlike my sister...I HATE HAIRY LEGS!!! If I shower at night and shave my legs, I will most definitely shower and shave again in the morning because they are not smooth. I will occasionally (a lot when I was preggo) wake up in the middle of the night and shave...I don't know how my sister sleeps at night!!

3. I get online at baby gap, naartjie and gymboree and add items to "my bag" at least 3x's a week. I don't buy my items until they are all on sale and my total is under $50, even then I don't purchase online because I won't pay shipping...which leads me to quirk #4

4. I LOVE ,LOVE..... SHOPPING!!! (Why would I buy something online when I can take the whole experience in at the Mall?!) I know Psychologists frown on this but it literally makes me happy. Trev says he doesn't mind cause I'm not very often sad, but when I am he just sends me to the mall while he stays home with the kiddos...it's an easy fix!

5. I have an elliptical in my front room, when I am on it I have to have my iPod blaring...I sing and dance along to my fave songs. I do this especially when Trev is home and he is watching a show he is really into. I do this to make him laugh. I don't just constantly sing along to every song, I have sporadic outbursts (about every 10 mins.) He is becoming more and more immune to my antics ( he tries really hard not to laugh) so I have to get more animated to get a reaction. I only stop after I have him laughing hysterically...I won't admit I almost fell off 2 days ago.

6. I love the smell of Hugo energize, I gave it to Trev for Christmas. You know when you buy smelly from Dillards they give you a bunch of freebies? Well one of them was Gucci and he had to have it...Happy Valentine's Day. Guess who wears Hugo now? My Bubs Tyson. Whether or not we are leaving the house. He thinks its part of his morning ritual like brushing teeth...I guess I started him a little young but at least he will always smell yummy!

Well I'm not sure all those are "quirks" but my day/week just wouldn't feel right without them!

Tyson has a new baby sister...meet Charlotte BreAnna!!

2008-08-31T22:22:00.000-07:00

Yay!! I finally had my baby girl on Aug. 14th!!!

2008-08-31T21:29:00.000-07:00

So I finally had my baby girl! Charlotte BreAnna...Charlotte after my great grandma and BreAnna after my sister. That is a picture of us heading to Ogden Regional at about 5 p.m. I had her via C-section at 8:14 p.m. on 8/14! My mom is the one that had to point that out to me the next day. She weighed 7lbs. 10 oz. and was 191/2 inches long!

I have to say the whole experience with this delivery was way better than the first. I had Tyson at Mckay-Dee and had the worst experience ever. I had to be put to sleep because the epidural didn't take all the way (he was c-section too) so I never got to hear him cry. When it was over they wheeled me to my room where within minutes I could feel and move my legs...which also meant I could feel where they gut me like a fish. I was in the worst pain I had ever been in. I tried not to breath, scream or cry. I was shaking violently and the nurses wouldn't give me any pain meds because that was the epidural's job and I was just being a baby. Luckily my father-in-law is a nurse and rolled me over to see the epidural was leaking all over my back...there goes my pain killer. He told the nurse who said she would call in some pain meds. To make a long story short they weren't in a hurry to help me out until my father-in-law yelled at my nurse, ordered her to get the drugs herself and made her cry. At Ogden Regional I got a spinal block (I really didn't even feel it) and the nurses made sure to give me pain meds as soon as I started feeling the slightest bit uncomfortable! So if any of you out there are going to have a baby and have a choice between Ogden Regional and Mckay-Dee...do yourself a favor and choose Ogden Regional. Did I mention the rooms are 3x's bigger and you get to order your food from a menu so you get to eat what you want when you want!

A litte info on our lingo!

2008-08-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

Well, this is the most updated family photo I could find. I know I have one from April but I couldn't find the folder it was put in :( I'll keep looking... If anyone out there reads my blog I thought I should give you a heads up on the names I might mention and who they really are. Mimi = my mom Crystal, Coco=Colton, Papa=my dad, Wha wha=Austin, and Nana=BreAnna. A little strange I know but my little boy gave almost everyone a new name and they have all kinda stuck! My blog as you can see is coming along....very slowly. I'll have more posted...sometime!

New blogger in town!

2008-07-02T22:36:00.000-07:00

Well I decided to finally create my own blog. Im still learning so bare with me :)