Thanksgiving in AZ

Nick's family this year came down to enjoy Thanksgiving with us. We had a great time. We ate outside on the patio in the 80 degree weather. It was perfect. Chase so loves having people in his house to play with. Thanks for Everything Scott, Ape, and Debby. Love you guys

Happy 29th Nick

Happy birthday Nick! We love you so much. Thanks for all you do and for being such an amazing dad and husband. Enjoy your last year in your 20's. His B-day was on the 18th of November just a little bit late with this post.

Getting closer to 2

I just had to share this picture of Chase. He has sooo much expression all the time. He comes up with all the different looks. As he approaches 2 he is surprising me each day. He is such a flirt! This is one of his favorite looks! He is trying to draw you in. So funny!

Loving Nana and Papa

My Parents just came to visit last week. It was so nice to have them around. Chase is just so in love with his Nana and Papa. When there around it's hard to not see him smiling the whole time. Nick was able to take some time away from work and enjoy golfing with my Dad. We had a blast! We went to the mall and had some pictures taken of Chase (those will follow later) he was so cute. He also picked out a stuffed animal Tiger that Papa got him. He sleeps with it every night. It also has to go in the car with him everywhere. Thanks Mom and Dad for coming and spending time with us. We love you both very much. Thanks for bringing so much joy to Chase baby!


Loves Papa

Winnie the Pooh Pumpkin

Chase had a blast on Halloween. It was perfect weather! Once the sun went down it was in the mid 70's. Perfect for trick er treating :) He was all over the place. He went to the neighbors house about 6 times and kept taking their Halloween decorations off their porch. He is getting closer 2 the terrible 2's everyday :)We love watching him grow up and experience new things everyday.


Taking a candy break! Eating candy for the first time


My Handsome boys getting ready to go get some yummy candy


Eating the candy wrapper:)


Butterfingers/sugar overload


Running away from Daddy


Our little pumpkin

18 months

Chase just had his 18 month check up. He is getting so big so fast. He is 26 pounds 3ounces 45% in weight and 33 1/4 inches 80% in height. He is a tall lien machine. He is just so full of life. He still isn't talking much but he sure has figured out how to communicate in other ways. He is a joy and a gift to be around everyday. XOXO

Love Bear Lake

We went to Bear Lake for a nice little vacation. Nick was only able to join us for a nice 4 day weekend. He has been working so much so we we're so happy to have him for 4 days :) Bear Lake is my happy place. It's so very special to me and my family. Chase is 17 months and loving life. We couldn't believe how much fun he had. He was game for everything. He was in love with the Gator (4 wheeler) swing, slide, boat, George, Nana, Papa, Daddy, and yes the tube. I was a little nervous to put in behind the boat on the inter tub but he giggled the whole time. He took huge naps because he was so exhausted from playing so hard. We enjoyed boating, wake boarding and the company. I was also able to take an awesome ride on the wave runners with my Dad. The lake was like a sheet of glass and we had a blast. It was a Tuesday morning and we had the lake to ourselves. I can't wait to go back. We we're both in awwww with Chase and how happy he was. Thanks so much Mom and Dad for the perfect trip. Thanks for all the yummy cooking and way good drinks. We love you guys very much :)

Relaxing in the Pool

Just thought I would share these couple of pics with you. Every time we put Chase in the pool he is so relaxed and mellow. It's a really nice change from normal :) Last night Nick was watching him and he feel asleep within about 5 Min's or being put in his floaty. It was hilarious. It was actually really hard to wake him up.

Loving to eat at 16 months

I thought I would share a couple of pictures of Chase baby that I took today when he was eating breakfast. Nick really had him laughing. He has never been a big eater until the last month. He want to eat something early hour. Chase is so much fun and such a sweet loving baby. He is loving to give Eskimo kisses. We love it!

Packing, Teething, Moving, Heat, Overtime

It's been a long time since I have updated our Blog. Sorry :) Life has been a little crazy and busy. We started looking for a new home just over 4 months ago. We were looking for either a short sale or foreclosure. We thought it would be a good time to make a set up and get a larger house with a pool. Well to kind of summarize the whole experience. It wasn't very pleasant and a major learning experience, but in the end we ended up getting a wonderful family home. We LOVE it! Nick has been working over 60 hour weeks and traveling up to Seattle to help out on a couple different projects. Trying to pack up a house with a 1 year old isn't an easy task. Chase baby has been teething the past 3 weeks. He is trying to get in his Molars. OUCH!!! Poor little guy. When I started packing up everything and changing everything that he was comfortable with it just made him more un-happy. Nicks mom came down the week before we moved and helped get me/us organized. She was a huge help. He helped with Chase, cleaning, and boxing stuff up. Thanks again Debby. It was a fun time to share with you :) Nick came back in town on Friday night around 7:30 and we moved first thing on Saturday morning. My parents came in town on Friday as well. We couldn't have done the move without them. It was 115 that day and soooo Damn hot. My Dad kept saying that he hasn't ever felt anything like it. Everyone was such troopers. We didn't stop until everything was moved out of the house. My Mom helped so much with Chase. She took him for a couple different car rides and morning walks on moving day so that I didn't have to worry about him and I could just work. For the next couple of days my parents just helped unpack and get everything put together. It's only been a week in our new home and we fill pretty put together. Thanks again Mom and Dad for all your help. We can't really put into words on how much you helped us. It was amazing and sooo much fun to spend and share that time with you both. Even if it was 115 the whole time. We really hope we have some visitors this fall. Pool and Margaritas for all. XOXOXOXOX

Way Overdue!

Hello All! Life has been pretty busy lately with all the new house stuff. I will update our blog very soon. Hope all is well. Love and miss you all XOXO

Camping at 7700 feet

We spent Memorial Day Weekend up in Northern AZ. We meet some of our friends there and got out of the heat. Chase had so much fun running around in the mountains and pine trees. Nick has been working so much so it was awesome to spend 3 full days together as a family. It's only 2 hours and 15 mins from our house. We're going to go back soon.

Mothers Day

Love this Baby!!!!!

Love my Boys!!!

I had such a nice Mothers Day. Nick made me an awesome breakfast and dinner and spoiled me all day. He has been working so much, so it was just nice to spend the day with my boys. We spent the afternoon at Victor and Ellen's house (our neighbors)We enjoyed Bloody Mary's and kicking back at the pool. I just feel so blessed to be the mother to such an amazing little boy. Chase baby I love you so much xoxoxoxox. I'm also very lucky to have such a wonderful Mom. She is an amazing best friend, grandma, mom, and person. Thanks Mom for all that you do. Love you

Lone Rock, Lake Powell

At the last minute we decided to join the Ellerbeck's, Casper's, and Atkin's for a weekend camping trip at Lone Rock. It was great to see everyone and catch up. We went for a great boat ride to explore Lake Powell. It's our favorite place ever. It was weird being there without the Miller's. We missed them a lot. Hopefully next they can join us. It was Scott's birthday on Saturday so we helped him celebrate with a lot of Tequila :) Chase also helped him open presents, one of his favorite things to do. Thanks for the trip it was fun!!!!


Chase baby helping Grandpa Scott Celebrate B-day


Kevin, Nick and Scott


Ape and Luann Casper


Silly Baby wearing Dads Sunglasses


Beautiful Boat Ride

Easter Basket from Nana

Loving opening his Easter Box


Yummy Confetti


So Good!


Made a mess all day with this box. He loves his new Easter Bunny. When you turn it on, Chase dances with it. It's so cute!

Chase got a very special surprise in the mail from Nana Jager. He got an Easter Basket with ALOT of confetti paper included. He just had so much fun ripping the box open and trying to eat the confetti paper. He loved the confetti the most at first. As the day went on he started to play with all the toys and bunny that were inside. My mom has always made Easter very special. It's a traditional that I want to continue with Chase and my own family. Thanks for the special Easter Basket Nana! We love and Miss you :)