For Kayla, Andrea, and Jess- since you either asked or harassed!

So yes- I am horrible at posting frequently on my blog. I know this. I have plenty of good reasons:

1. Tyler - containing him in his room has been somewhat of a challenge. He hates his bed, and climbs dangerously out of his crib, so we put him in there, shut the door, and hope for the best each night.

2. I've been blogging with my sister-in-law on my food storage blog, and changed the whole design of it to be cute - since apparently it wasn't cute. So that took up a lot of computer time.

3. Tyler - He loves playing outside, and computers don't work so well outside.

4. All our photos are on Jeremy's MAC in the cold, dark basement - and he complains when I mess with his computer.

5. Tyler - Every time I'm on the computer he wants me to play youtube's wheels on the bus madonna version, Elmo's song, or famous hockey hits - so it's hard to blog at the same time.

6. Lots and lots of hockey lately. I'm playing on a womens team and having so much fun (scored 2 out of the three goals in our first game and in the words of Andrea, maybe I'm not a has-been anymore, but I never was great at hockey, so I don't know if I get it). Jeremy is playing for BYU this year too, so we're at the rink a lot.

So there are my reasons.

Before I post pictures I need to share with all the moms out there. Yes, you may have babies that sleep through the night - I still don't. Yes, you may have babies that cuddle, I don't. Yes, you may have babies that took bottles before 8 months old, and stopped at 12 months, I still don't. BUT DO YOU HAVE A BABY THAT POTTY TRAINS THEMSELF AT 16 MONTHS? Sorry about the bragging, but Tyler has been going on the potty 2-3 times a day for the past 3 weeks. Loves seeing the bubbles and wiping. It's rather hilarious. He will ask to go in the mornings, but by 2 or 3 we're usually out and about and it's not happening. In a couple months I think I'll get more serious.  For more pictures, because seriously - uploading them here takes too long:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44702&l=40c52&id=503448232

My DREAM HOUSE! We passed it on the way to a reunion in Bear Lake

Yes, he gets up there on his own

My food storage 3 month plan a couple months ago, It's better now

My emergency kit

P.S.

We changed Tyler's crib to a day bed that night.

I'll be posting more of Tyler's climbing videos soon, but for now - an excerpt from a conversation I had with my sister-in-law.

Julie: So I realized I eat more when I'm stressed.
Jodi: What are you stressed about? Hockey?
Julie: No, I'm stressed because I eat too much.

Be prepared to laugh, then feel GUILTY you laughed.

Yes this is our Tyler. I've had many sleeping problems with him since he was born, but this one takes the cake.

We had put him in his crib a couple weeks ago for bed. I was in the office right next to his room and all of a sudden his cry seemed to be closer. There was no thud or major cry, just the cry was closer.

So I went into his room and there he was. Out of his crib.

So, we set up the pack and play. We figured the thing was taller than him so he wouldn't be able to escape. We shut the door and started over. This time it wasn't a closer cry, it was a violent bang on the door with a yell MUM!

So I went in his room and there he was. Climbed out of the pack and play.

We got the video camera because we were so curious as to how he was doing it. He wouldn't climb out of the crib with us in the room - So we set the camera on the changing table... and

Well - watch for yourself !



(fyi -there were no thumps like this in the previous crib escapes. I think he was just really mad and tired by now).

Excel Queen! - 3 Month Food Supply

Well, when I was in college I took a little course on excel. Little did I know I would use it over and over again, giving me the title "Excel Queen!" No seriously... hehe I have been labeled the Excel Queen (or similar title) in every one of my jobs since I graduated college. At Mercer HR, I was always doing health benefit spreadsheets. At MyFamily.com, I was in charge or spreadsheets for stats. For our Weiss Tech Hockey business, I'm constantly using excel for rosters, accounting etc. In loans and real estate, I am always helping my co-workers manage their databases. Since I have been at home more, I haven't had the need to use excel as much TILL NOW!

So we've been hearing lately, about food prices going up, shortages here and there and the big need of having extra food on hand - specifically a 3 month food supply of food you normally eat. Well, I decided it was about time, I should just get on it. Well I had a hard time figuring out how to plan what I needed to buy. My sister-in-law and I are doing a website about how to make getting your food storage EASY - So for all the people following our site, and for myself, I created the ULTIMATE spreadsheet!

The spreadsheet:

• helps you plan what you will eat
• tells you how much of each item, and how many packages to buy
  
• helps you keep track of prices to make sure you buy items on sale
• helps you keep track of what you have on hand vs. what you need to buy

Since not everyone is familiar with excel, I made a little youtube video tutorial too. Isn't technology fun! Click on the image to get to the post on our site that includes the spreadsheet and youtube video.

Feel free to check it out and enjoy!

http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2008/07/24/3-month-food-supply/

A Glorious Day

Well Tyler finally weighs enough to have a forward facing car seat. We went and got him the seat, along with a high chair. He has loved being able to see the world. Every time we drive anywhere, he sits in the back and yells over and over again : " MOM! DAD! MOM! DAD!" I guess he's just excited he can finally see us. Tyler really loves to watch Jeremy mow the lawn, and was so excited when he found this toy in our little park side. It didn't take long before he realized the kind of lawnmower Jeremy uses is much cooler, and tried pushing his around too.

I only put up a couple of Tyler's pictures here, but if you want to see more pictures of Tyler -so for his grandparents really... http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=32906&l=21490&id=503448232

How We Spend Our Summers

Every summer we run our Weiss Tech Hockey Camps. This year was our 5th year and we expanded into Bountiful, so we were at the rink a lot. Little Tyler learned how to say stick, and LOVED watching Daddy coach on the ice. He especially loved watching Mommy participate in the camp this year. Last year I opted out since I had just had Tyler and wasn't ready for that kind of physical activity. We really enjoy doing the camps. It's fun to see the kids progress, and everyone always has a great time.

Tyler waiting for us to leave. Yes he is holding a Maple Leafs stick.

The Advanced Group at the Oval

The Beginner Group at the Oval. Thats me in the back the girl in the red on the left.

Tyler playing with his stick

Our nephew Mikey, showing his mean face

Coach Weiss, handing out candy

Happy 4th of July

Well for 4th of July we went up to Logan to hang out with Mike and Andrea. That evening we stopped at Grandma Godfrey's house to play some cards and light a couple sparklers. We also had a good time at the pool, and the boys got to get in a round of golf. Andrea's son Cole and Tyler are so cute together. They are going to be running around together in no time. For now, Cole just looks at Tyler curiously, and occasionally grabs his face.

Tyler the Magician

So for any of you who don't know this, Jeremy is amazing at Magic Tricks. It's the one thing I found out about him after we were married that was a surprise. Anyways, he does this one trick where he pretends to sniff a quarter up his nose, makes it disappear, then snorts the quarter out his nose again. It's kind of gross because of how real it seems. He has been showing Tyler all of his magic tricks lately, and Tyler finds them fascinating.

The other day, Tyler kept insisting on grabbing something off the dresser. I couldn't figure out what he wanted. He could see the dresser top, but couldn't reach the stuff. Well anyways after I handed him many of the items, I finally lifted him over and let him grab what it was he wanted. He wanted the quarter. He picked it up, and immediately put it right up to his nose, then proceeded to snort over and over again. Just like in Daddy's magic trick. Yes, it was adorable! (I didn't get a picture, but this is what his face looked like)

Tyler Classics - Part 2

Alright, so here are the other set of Tyler classics. After this, I'll be able to just do normal blog posts of fun occasions. Now you have been caught up with the first year of Tyler's life :)

Godfrey Family Camp Out

A couple weeks ago, we went to a Godfrey Family Camp Out. It was just for one night, but it was a lot of fun. Within a year of when Tyler was born, around 10 of my cousins/siblings have had babies (that's not including Jeremy's 6 or 7 or so). Needless to say, we had a lot of good company and a lot of food!

Before we went up to the camp site, we needed to stop at Jeremy's parents house to pick up a pack-and-play. Well the slip and slide was out and we got a little distracted. Tyler absolutely loved it though. It's amazing how you can live through your children. If he is having fun, so are we!

Before he took his diaper off

With cousin Izzy

With Daddy

Hey, this is neat - I can climb this!

Tyler Classics

Since I'm starting this blog so randomly, and feel like I have so many cute pictures of Tyler to share, I'm just going to post some of the classics. These are all from the pre-hockey hair phase of Tyler's life. Jeremy likes that Tyler has long curly "hockey" hair with "wings" now. Those pictures will come soon...