hello. it's been awhile. oakley is like seven times the size as he was when i last posted.
i have lived in the east valley my entire life. but, every summer is like my first. for some reason, i always forget how freaking hot it is. 118 degrees is not my friend.
but we make the most of it.
summer gardens
bike rides
bathtime
naptime
oakley+george=bff
swimtime
andrew's mission call opening
tallahassee florida, spanish speaking!!!
molly's surprise birthday dinner
fishing
(way too early on a saturday morning)
porter was the only one who caught anything!
daisy giving the fish some lovin'.
oakley has become very opinionated on what he wears. he especially dislikes overalls. every time i put on a cute pair he does this...
i am such a mean mom.
but it was so funny.
oakley also learned a bajillion new tricks this summer and has become extremely too helpful.
Yesterday i relayed this story to Chase via chat while he was at work. I thought the whole world should know how much fun being a mom is when your baby learns how to control their appendages. (Forgive my habit of run-on sentences. I was typing in one long breathe.) me: I was feeling a little sick so I took a nap and woke up to Oak crying . He reeked of poop, so I got him out of his crib and I brought him downstairs to change his diaper.
2:56 PM First off- it was not like a regular poopy. It was a monument of poop bigger than any poop pile i have seen in my life. He must have been wearing a Mary Poppins diaper, because i don't know how all that fit inside. it was a mountainous pile of diarrhea like a foot deep.
2:57 PM So, I start to pull out a wipe with one hand and I'm holding his legs with the other hand and he starts to kick.
2:58 PM He kicks so forceful, he pushes through my grip and kicks both his legs INTO the large pile of poop coating his feet and legs with brownish green and pushing poop onto me.
Chase: oh my gosh
me: The whole time I'm screaming and yelling for him to stop and to hold still but he is laughing and kicking and splashing poop everywhere.
I finally got a hold of his legs. And I take a large breathe cause its a huge mess and laugh a little bit cause it's kinda funny if i didn't have poop all over my arms.. ...But he's not done yet.
2:59 PM So then as I am attempting to clean him up with wipes while my own hands are covered in poop,
3:00 PM he reaches his hand through his legs lightning fast and scrunches his fingers multiple times IN THE POOP before I even can register what he's doing.
3:01 PM then as i am trying to pull his hand out, there goes the other one!Now, both of his hands have handfuls of poop in them as i am wrestling with his legs to stop bouncing.
So I finally manage to grab his hands out and now i am holding both his hands and his legs that are STILL kicking and all of which are covered in poop. And like as if anything could get nastier, he wiggled his hands free and wiped poop all over his chest, face and floor. So now he was laying in poop, covered in poop, and laughing cause he thought it was so funny.
3:02 PM Finally, i just gave up.
And tossed him in the bath.I think he had a secret agenda to get in the bath all along.Chase: Well, at least he's happy :)
December through February is usually a busy time for everyone, being filled with holidays and starting the new year. But over here, every single thing the average person celebrates throughout the long and joyous year lands in these three months on top of the hustle and bustle these months already make out to be.
There is my birthday, Christmas, New Years, our anniversary, Chase's birthday, and Valentines day, just to name a few. Not to mention all the work, school, road trips, laundry, crafting, sewing, hosting that fill the spaces in between.
So, although i have already told most people close to me everything extraordinary there is to know about our tedious lives, this is my blog, so i will document it again.
If you have never been, I recommend it. Since it was my birthday, they put us in what I can only describe as a little cubicle big enough for maybe 1.5 human beings.
There was a curtain that closed us in so we we very secluded.
It was a little squished and very dark, but maybe thats what makes it romantic?
This picture is horrific, but it's what I've got!
We ordered all three courses and three different fondues. Freaking delicious.
(But not so freaking delicious the next day. Eat it there and don't take any home with you.)
A few days later we had Chase's Mission buddy, Andrew, come stay with us while he was in Arizona for an interview to get into medical school. To say we had a lot of fun would be an understatement.
Next...
Christmas!
Our Christmas went a lot smoother than I had thought. We are still getting a hang of the whole two families-one holiday thing, but the day was awesome.
Oak rode Nelly for the first time.
Drooly Elf...
New Years Eve!
Molly put together the Most amazing party based off the show
I made movies of every single game (which was a lot). So, I tried to just put together my favorite few, but too many are just too hilarious. if you have a plethora of time to waste, watch all of these.
I'm not sure why they didn't upload in very good quality....but they'll still make you laugh.
And then, of course fireworksxkxkxkxkkx!
Initiation into Fatherhood
Oakley gave Chase what every good dad needs...
...a good spit-up straight on the head.
After Oak spit up, Chase was freaking out and almost threw Oak off his shoulders as he ran straight to the bathroom to wash his head, but I made him hold still while i grabbed the camera. Chase was literally gagging while i snapped this little gem. I could not stop laughing.
Our Two year Anniversary
(January 15th)
This year we wanted to just take it easy.
We agreed to get each other small, sentimental gifts this year and just spend the day together.
I made Chase an "Adventure Book" documenting events of our lives together all the way from when we became best friends, getting married, buying a house, all the cars we've owned, all the jobs we've had, getting a dog, going on trips, having a child and all the little things in between.
I love this movie.
I didn't want to make it scrapbooky so i kept the cuteness to a minimum. I just wanted it simple like the one in the movie.
Oakey Dokey and Ruby Dooby were friends at first forceful push together sight.
For reals. Oak was obsessed with Ruby. He would growl, grunt and squeal for Ruby to enter into his grasp. Good thing he isn't mobile quite yet, or Ruby would have suffered a tragic fate.
Our home seems too quiet without our friends. Oakley and i are lonely during the day now!
Now on to Chase's Twenty-fourth Birthday The actual anniversary of Chase's birth was uneventful and pretty lame. He had work all day and school all night. I am pretty sure all we did was watch our Thursday shows and go to bed. But don't feel too sad for poor Chasey Face. We had a special trip planned just for the occasion. The week after his birthday we drove to Calif-for-ni-a and picked up his gifty. A BRAND NEW....
BUMPER! Sounds like a funny idea for a birthday present, i know. But it's an extra special, super-duper, awesome bumper that will help him do more of this kind of stuff:
Valentine's Day
Nothing too crazy or exciting to report.
Again, we just laid low and stayed out of the craziness.
Oakley and I drove out to Phoenix and went to lunch with ChaCha, instead of dinner.
Chase spoiled me with flowers and gifts.
i was a happy girl.
This is getting long so, i will wrap this up. But before i do....
last night we got home from a late night out. It was roughly 11:00PM. chase and i were both so tired to even be alive and were ready to crash in bed only to be greeted by a large mountain of clean laundry right where i wanted to be laying.
Chase: can we just toss this on the floor?
Bethany: no, we have to fold this before we go to sleep. if we put it on the floor tonight i will never fold it and you will be pulling wrinkly clothes out of baskets when you get ready for the next week. (true story. happens all time time occasionally.)
Chase: we could sleep on the couch?
Laundry rules my life. Worlds worst chore.
Why do clothes have to get dirty anyway??
(and in case you're wondering, yes. i folded the laundry (all by myself) before we went to sleep in our bed.)
