Happy Mesa, Snotty Shirt

This last weekend we wanted to go down to Mesa to introduce Hyrum to his newest 'cousin' at her blessing, (Or, in Jaclyn's words:"his future wife") and check out the housing market. Yes. . . Brett's graduating in one year and we'll be moving down to Brett's 'homeland'. The weekend was a bit of a whirlwind, but a lot of fun. Day one consisted of haircuts with the family and houses with our realtor. We didn't imagine that four hours would go by so quickly looking at homes. Luckily, Grandma Partridge watched Hyrum so that the four hours weren't dragging on. We saw some good homes, and have our favorite, but we're not making any decisions for a while longer. That night we had dinner with the family where Bryson (our nephew) explained very matter-of-factly to me why we could only by a house with as many rooms as we had kids. I love six year old perspectives. On Saturday we went to little Breelyn's blessing. She's such a cutie, and so little!! The blessing was beautiful(and Jaclyn, the waiting time was fun!). Before the blessing Hyrum got to play with all his buddies. It was during this time that we realized that Hyrum has a serious toe fettish. We've known that Hyrum likes sucking on his own toes, we just didn't think it was toes in general. There were a bunch of kids on the ground, and he would cross any obstacle to get a little nibble on anyone's toes. For a while we thought he was just sucking on them, until we saw little teeth marks on an innocent foot. We're raising a canabul! Let's hope this fettish doesn't last long. It was great seeing little Micah too. He looks just like Derek, eyebrows and all:) We feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family! Overall the trip was just wonderful. . .and then came the trip back. Our flight left at 8:05 am! (I hate mornings) The night before Hyrum decided to get sick. I stayed up and rocked him until 2am, and then had to get up at 5:30. My body stopped getting used to no sleep once Hyrum started sleeping 12 hours a night. We were all tired, but we managed to get out the door on time. On the shuttle to the airport Hyrum threw up. We changed his clothes quickly before we got to the airport. We had to throw away his sippy cup at security, because we forgot to dump out the water in it. We got on the plane. Hyrum threw up again. We didn't have a third outfit. His pants were the worst, so those came off. We let him chew on a teething biscuit (for those of you who have never dealt with teething biscuits: they're a great distraction, but by the end your child will look as though they've just been in a sticky mud bath) he wasn't feeling well, so he kept cuddling with me, which means I had teething biscuit mush all over my clothes and he likes to wipe his nose on my right shoulder for some reason. He had a big explosion in his diaper that we had to change in our seat in fear that other passengers might throw us off the plane. By the time we got to Salt Lake I felt like everyone was staring at me like a bad mother off the streets. My ponytail was now falling out, I had junk all over my clothes, and I was holding a super dirty child wearing only a onesie in thirty degree weather. Somehow Brett looked pretty normal. Lesson learned: don't travel tired, bring three outfits for the baby and an extra shirt for me.

Fun with the Fam

Nathan and Benjamin tackling Brett.


Easter was pretty low key. Actaully it was GREAT! Brett only had two meetings in the morning and all of my meetings were rescheduled. So, we got to have some good family time, which we haven't had on a Sunday for a long time. In the evening we had dinner with Ryan and Jennifer's family. While we were there the kids were getting a little restless so they put in a church movie. I looked over at the kids and they looked so cute sitting in a row. Hyrum is in the middle with his cute little pajamas on.

Plans are meant to be broken!

So, things have been a bit crazy lately, so I decided to go to Boise to visit my sister Angela and family. She wrote a musical production for Relief Society that they were performing for Enrichment Meeting. Way to go Angela! Hyrum and I got packed up and ready to go . . . then came two teeth. Two little teeth cut through the skin and that means no sleep! You can barely even see them yet, but you can feel them a little bit on his bottom gums. I'm very glad to reach this new milestone in his little life, but was sad to miss the 'getaway' to Boise. Instead I went to see my other sister, Holly, in Layton area and my mom. Holly just had a little baby. His name is Joshua and he's a cute cousin addition to the family! It was great visiting with the Momma too. So, the plans changed, but it was still fun. Hyrum has been such a monkey lately. He's crawling a little bit, but we can never catch it on the camera. Another thing he just started is the 'crazy man run'. He does it sometimes when we change his diaper or try to get him dressed. He rolls around, sits up, bounces around, kicks, waives his arms, and does ANYTHING to get out of whatever situation he's in. He thinks it's funny when we try and pull him back. Even though it makes diaper time difficult, I can't help but smile. He's just such a mini-stud!

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How in the world did this happen?!?

Ok, so at first I thought something must have gone wrong in taking the test. So I took the test again. I even answered half of the questions differently. But oh well, I guess I'll start wearing a skirt and blouse to work (actually that would get me kicked out of BYU, so I won't) :)

Do You Belong in The Office?

My Result: Pam Beesly

Sweet as a well-stocked vending machine in the company break room, you're exactly the person people go to when they need a little pick-me-up from office politics and snooze-inducing meetings. Sure you can be a little shy, but that's exactly what makes you approachable in a sea of general nutcases. You show your true colors around the ones you really like.


Work may be a bit frustrating when you lie so low, but even a quiet type like you has the power to make it big. And you know, you don't have to play dirty to win — but it could be a little fun...

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=theofficeogt&c=50652

Oh No. . . . this is bad!

Do You Belong in The Office?

My Result: Michael Scott

Even if you're not the big cheese, you're a natural fit for the role. You definitely share some traits with your Office match, Michael Scott. Aside from getting the job done, you do what you can to be liked and respected by your coworkers. (And hey, if they don't like you, there's always downsizing...)


Sartre may have said heck is other people, but you'd disagree. Without other people, who would you have to talk to? Who would laugh at your jokes? And who on earth would you sell paper to? After all, impressing other people is what makes your mornings!

What are you?
http://web.tickle.com/jumpto?test=theofficeogt&c=50652

I'm embarassed to say the according to this test I am a man. . . and of all men to be I'm Michael Scott. AAAhhhh!

GO BYU!!!

Back to Back! Football and Basketball Conference Champions two years in a row! BYU owns the Mountain West Conference!!! Bring on March Madness!!! This is the first time any MWC team has won Back to Back championships in Basketball. Also, (assuming we beat TCU this weekend) it will be the first BYU Basketball team to end the season with 25 wins. GO COUGARS!

A Tag for You

So, I got tagged back in November and at that point I just didn't want to do it. (I know I'm a party pooper). But Brett was reading a few other peoples tag's and wondering why I had never done one, so here it goes about 4 months late:

List 6 facts or habbits that you have:

1. I cut and color peoples hair in my mind. It's a very strange habbit, but I guess it just comes along with the career. It's really bad when I'm sitting behind a lot of people, because I can't help but pick out a few heads and figure out exactly what I would do with their hair to make them look beautiful. It can be distracting sometimes.

2. I have a great memory for details. I could tell you the whole life story of dozens of people that I've met once. I remember conversations from years ago. I used to be able to memories full movies(that skill's fading though). I can remember weird facts I learned in 3rd grade. . .the only problem is that I don't remember the basics. It stunk in school, because I'd remember everyword the teacher said and stories they'd tell, but not the what, why, and when, and that's usually what's important. Basically, I store loads of useless information.

3. Everynight I do the exact same routine to get ready for bed. I never thought much of it, until an old roomate told me that she felt like she watched the same re-run everynight. First the right contact, then the left. Then I wash my face, floss, brush, blow my nose, and then end the evening with moisturizer. If I'm super tired than I'll skip the floss, but other then that I am a broken record.

4. When I was 11 I was thrown off and stepped on by an elephant. It was Thanksgiving Day and the only thing I had eaten was a doughnut. I ended up spending a couple weeks in the hospital and was not able to be off bed rest until after Christmas break. Oh, and by 'elephant' I really mean a big Horse named Red. . . but it made the story a lot more interesting.

5. Some people crack their nuckles constantly, but I crack my toes. It's weird, but I can't crack the habbit(no pun intended).

6. In High School I used to do Mary Katherine Gallagher (aka Superstar) impressions. I had the outfit and everything. I would watch SNL and practice her acts. After a few years of not doing it I lost the skills, sorry no re-enactments. I'm trying to quit.