Spring time reminds me of love

First off, I am loving this weather. I love going outside with the kiddos and watching them play. Layla rides around on her bike, while Ryder cruises around in his walker. Mostly chasing her, and annoying her but I love it. 

Layla went to Colorado with her Dad last week to visit with her Grandma and Grandpa Lantz. Sounds like she had a good time, but boy was I glad to have her home.. A week without my little girl is just too long. She also decided (a couple days after she got home) that she wanted to go live with her Dad full time and only see me a couple times a week. Of course this broke my heart, and I know that it was only bc I made her go to timeout. Still that isn't something as a Mom you like to hear. I decided to say ok and see how she liked it. So she could see that being home isn't all that bad.. Well Joel of course said she couldn't ( Which I knew he would say) and about an hour after she left to spend the night with her Dad she was wanting to come home. The little stinker is smart and has already learned to play us against each other. 

Ryder is still growing like a weed. I can't believe that in less than two months he will be one years old. My how time flies. He is getting so brave when it comes to trying to walk. He is going to take off any day now. Yesterday he was crawling up the stairs. He got about three stairs up and panicked and started to cry for Mama. His personality is really coming out. He has developed quite the temper. I think it's funny now, but laughing isn't what I'll be doing in a couple months I just know it. He isn't really into baby food anymore. He does good with breakfast, other than that getting him to eat baby food is a chore so I figure why push it. He loves eating what we eat. At dinner if he is eating something different then us, he will sit and almost glare at you til he gets some. We have got an eater on our hands. His thighs are the proof! :)

Last weekend we did something we have been waiting to do for so long now. Feel like we have been waiting a life time. We went and looked at houses! Yay! After looking at 5 different houses we found the one we think is a winner. It is a cute three bedroom, two bath house. It has a huge fenced in yard and I am just hoping we get it. We put an offer in today! We should know by the end of the week if they accept. 

Living Room

Dining area

Kitchen

Kitchen

Main Bathroom

Bath in Master bedroom

Laundry room

Lets just hope it all works out. So ready to have a place of our own to call home. :) About a week or so after we got back to Utah we went out and bought a whole bunch of new stuff for when we got a home. We got a couch, TV stand, Bed, dishes, pots, pans, bedding.. Um can't remember what else right now, but I am so excited to be able to use it all. CAN'T WAIT!

I have been back to work for a couple weeks now and I love it. I really missed the Barbary. My first weekend back I work all three days. Man was I tired by Sunday night, but the money was well worth it! :) 

In a few weeks it'll be mine and Josh's 2 years of being together. Love him so much! Even though these past few months have been rough I am so happy to say that if anything it has and will only make our relationship stronger. J+M= <3

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Bonk Bonk Bonk

Well we are back in Utah! It was a long three days to get back, and I can't believe we have already been here a month. Josh got his old Job back @ Schmidt signs and I also got my old job back @ Barbary Coast! YAY! Very happy about both those things! :) Right now we are staying with my Mom, just till the end of the month and we are going to buy a house! So excited! I can't wait! I am so happy to be back, but I miss the family we left in PA. About a week before we headed back Josh's Grandma passed away. We miss her so much and we are so grateful we got to spend those 6 months with her. I think about her everyday! <3

Layla seems to be happy to be back. I know she misses Jodi and all the animal though. She talks "horse talk" to everyone and it amazes me. She learned so much about horses and horse shows. We need to find her something here like 4H so she can continue with her love for horses. I think taking her away from the farm and Jodi was one of the hardest things to do. The sweet girl is a trooper! She is back to spending a few nights a week with her Dad. I have to admit I loved having her all the time in PA, and not having to share her. I gotta do what I gotta do, and her and her Dad have a great time together and she enjoys her time with him.

Ryder is in to EVERYTHING! He is so curious. He bonks his head at least three times a day. He isn't quite walking yet, but he is getting there. He is getting braver and braver. To tell you the truth it scares the hell outta me and I threaten to put him in a bubble at least ten times a day! About a couple weeks ago his two bottom teeth popped up and they are the cutest thing ever. I am so happy too, teething is no fun! Monday Ryder was playing in the living room and there was a baby gate up in front of Lay's room. Of course he was standing looking at Sissy watching her each and every move when all the sudden my Mom and I hear a  boom fallowed by a cry. We both quickly ran over to him. The gate had come loose and had fallen on top of him. It didn't seem like anything too bad. He cried for a few seconds and that was it... So we thought! About 20 mins after his fall I was putting him down for a nap with a bottle when I saw that there was blood on the nipple. I went in to my Mom and she said "Wake him up, don't let him sleep he must have hit his head!" So we woke him up, and checked his head out. Nada! So I thought maybe he bit his tongue. As I was looking in his mouth, I noticed that one of his new, adorable baby teeth was hanging on by a thread. Literally a thread. I flipped out, to say the least. Panicking. An instant stomach ache. My Mom a lot calmer than me said it's just a baby tooth he'll be fine. Me, no I didn't think so. I imagined him being Layla's age ( who still hasn't lost any teeth) and missing that one bottom tooth. It was like millions of images from now to age 7 flipped through my head of him toothless. I had a melt down. I called Josh and he said the same thing. It's just a baby tooth. I then thought to call his Doctor and ask him what to do. Should I pull it out? What if it falls out and he chokes on it? Is he in pain? AWWWWWW! Like I said I was a mess. I called the doctor and the nurse really didn't know what to do, and told me to call the dentist or go to the ER.. So I pulled out the "I am a family friend and can you have Doctor Jackson come to the phone" card. I hate to be that person, but I felt like it was completely necessary. She said he was with a patient and she would ask him and call me back.. So yes I did it.. I asked her if she could have him call me, not her. I know. I know. I turned into one of those people I can't stand. I just felt like the world was coming to a end and I needed to speak to Doctor Jackson himself. In the meantime while I was waiting for the phone call back, I called a pediatric dentist to ask their advice. They told me to bring him and get it checked out. About 10 seconds after I hung up with them Doctor Jackson called me and let me know that everything was going to be ok, and a dentist wasn't necessary. He told me that if it was loose enough to put a piece of dental floss around it and lightly tug to pull it out, or that it would most likely tighten up on it's own. That really it wasn't that big of a deal.. Oh was I relieved. After I got off the phone with him I decided to really examine his tooth. (Still had not really looked at it, I was too busy having a melt down) From the time I noticed it, till the time I went to look at it again about 20 mins had passed. In the 20 mins his tooth was already tightening back up. Boy was I relievedok! Well it has now been 5 days and it feels pretty sturdy and looking good. It is still not totally back to normal and it may never be, but it is in there and he is still as cute as ever. It actually is really cute! :) The sweet boy is a trooper. I have to admit I am a little worried though. I think it's in his DNA to get hurt a lot. ( His Dad sure did) So don't be surprised if the title to my next post is "Bubble Boy!"

Other than that things are going pretty good. Like I said we are happy to be back and we are patiently awaiting buying a home. We are all so sick of moving and packing. We have a garage full of brand new furniture and house stuff just waiting for us to use it. :)

Oh and HAPPY EASTER! 

Just a few fun pics of me and my babies! 

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