Done

This last Sunday I was released from being the Relief Society President in our ward. I've had some mixed feelings and emotions about it for the past couple of weeks. Part of me is really sad to be done, because it's been such a major part of my life for the past two years. I'm comfortable with the calling and feel like I finally had things under control (which is usually a sign that it's time to be released). Because I received the calling just a few months after we got married it's become part of my married life identity. So, basically things will just be different. The great part about being released I'm already feeling. I can breath! I am no longer constantly worrying and stressed about all the women and welfare in the ward. It's the end of the month and I'm not even thinking about VT reports or how we're going to get meals to the two moms due this week. Anyway, with that change things will be a little less crazy and stressful in our home. I'm excited to reclaim my Sundays and enjoy the Sabath.
Anyway, in other news we're leaving for Hawaii on Saturday! YAYYYY! I'm glad I can really enjoy this vacation and not have to bring all my RS stuff with me. I'll be sure to post some pictures at some point while we're there.
Hyrum started doing this weird yelling thing yesterday, and he hasn't stopped doing it. It's so funny! It's like the famous 'Home Alone' yell. We recorded it a little bit last night. I'll put the video on later today.

Part two, plus some

So, I finished the wall, took the tape off, and . . . I love it, but the pink isn't looking any less pink. . . some plans should probably actually go through a planning phase, but I'm too impulsive. Anyway, the next three walls will be a little more planned out with squares, triangles, and diamond shapes. I'll let you know how it goes.

Here are some other pictures from the weekend. Hyrum's first swim in our little yard pool and Hyrum's first lasagna experience.

While you were sleeping. . . to be continued

I've had a renewed excitement to get things done since the Bishop came by on Thursday night (I'll tell you why later). My first project is going to be tackling Hyrum's play room, aka: the pink room. Pink is a great color for someone with girls, which is who lived here before, but not so much for our little boy. I had an idea during afternoon nap time, so I grabbed the blue tape, our little cheerios container, and an x-acto knife and started making this design. We already got some paint a while ago so I was able to get the wall painted tonight once Hyrum fell asleep. I'll let you know how it turns out. Stay tuned.

A new day and a new old house

We moved! . . . ok, so we only moved three blocks away, but still it's the same amount of work. We're now in a house with carpet (Hyrum's knees are rejoicing) and more room to spread out. It's moving that really makes you realize how much junk you collect. Our trash load last week was quite a bit greater than usual, and we were very happy that the YW in our ward are having a yard sale, so it saved us a trip to DI. Brett's family was in town for graduation (I'll get to that in a minute) so they helped a TON. Thank you Partridges! We just have a few boxes to go through and a countertop of random stuff we need to find homes for. Yeah!
Sadly, Hyrum's been sick again this past week. The Dr. said "Hyrum has hand, foot, mouth disease." . . .ok, great I'm glad to know he's diseased, what are we supposed to do about it. I was not super satisfied with our fill-in Dr. Anyway, after looking it up online and talking to my mom I found out it's fairly common and it's actually a virus. He stopped throwing up, but now just has a hacking cough. The poor little man has been sick 4 times in the past two months!
Now the exciting news: BRETT GRADUATED!!! Woohoooo!! Now he just has one year left before he finishes his Masters Degree and then were off to Mesa. Here are some pictures of graduation and just some other stuff:

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Cute Girly Stuff!

My friend just opened up a super cute online store. She's very talented and so I think anyone with a girl should check it out. I'll be posting something about what's been going on this weekend probably.

The crazies are loose!

The last few weeks have been a little busy and a lot of choas. Hyrum got an ear infection after the flight home from AZ. Ear infections are miserable for babies, which in turn means miserable for parents too. He was super cranky and stopped sleeping through the night. One of the nights he was up from 10pm -about 4 am crying, screaming, and pouting. It was so sad, because he didn't understand what was going on, he just knew that he was in pain and didn't like it. I felt so sorry for him. . . and Brett and I. Anyway, after 3 doctors visits and one ER visit he finally seems to be doing pretty well today. We have him on more intense antibiotics now and Motrin. I don't care what people say, I LOVE drugs!

Also, during these crazy times Brett and I went on our first and second official dates since Hyrum was born. (We really needed them now more then ever!) Our first date was a double date with Kami and Trav to the BYU seniors party. It was fun. Lots of free food and games. Can life get any better? I submit that it cannot. Our second date was to the ballroom dance performance. It was so amazing to see how talented people are! They danced so perfect and smooth. I'm about as gracefull and coordinated as a cockroach lying on its back, so I can really appreciate people who can dance. The last picture I have is Hyrum riding his first pony! The Mothers Group in our church went to a petting zoo. He didn't last long on the pony, but he loved the baby turkey. I can empathize with him. Well, this was a long post, so if you've made it this far then congratulations!

Our crawler

So, I told my mom a while ago that I would put a video up of Hyrum crawling. We don't have a ton of space in the house to venture, but here's a shot that's cute.

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