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We've Gone Private

We started a new blog that is now private. So all recent posts will be made on there. If you haven't recieved an invite to our new blog and would like one leave your email so I can add you! Don't be shy, We love sharing our lives with you!

Graduation

Devin graduated as an LPN last weekend. It is such a good feeling to have that year over. He worked so hard and I am so proud of him! The next day we went to Parowan to go to Region Baseball, but the game got moved to Hurricane because of the rain. The weather was perfect in Hurricane. We played the first game which if we didn't win we wouldn't go to state, so it was a little nervewracking but we ended up winning. After that first game it is now double elimation. We played Parowan the second game, they were number 1 in their region and number 2 in the state so they came out pretty much thinking we didn't stand a chance. We had an amazing 6th inning and ended up beating them too. So we are still in the winners bracket! it was a really fun day. Devin loves being a coach. It is cute to see him out there. State this weekend, wish us luck! That night we stayed at my parents house in Cedar. And then had a BBQ at my brothers the next day! It was really fun to see my family. Overall it was a fun and busy weekend!

Alumni Basketball game

Last weekend they had the alumni basketball game for those that played the year Gunnison took state against this years basketball team. It was especially fun for us because Devin's little brother, Drayson plays on this years team so it was brother against brother. Before they even played the game Devin and Drayson were talking smack saying who was the better team. So we knew no matter which team it was we would be hearing about it! We had a great time watching those two and The alumni boys ended up winning the game.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! yesterday....Devin made my birthday awesome. Date with my hubby. yummy cake. wonderful gifts. I love you babe.

I am now the big 24... wow I feel old.

Going Private...

Hey all! we have decided to go private! Too many crazies out there! So everyone leave your emails so that we can add you and you can continue reading our blog. Don't be shy, even if I barely know you or don't even know you read our blog, leave your email! I would like to add ALL of you, even those that are only acquaintances! We like sharing our lives with you, just not all the wierdos out there as well! So leave your emails!

Weekend fun!

Cooper grabbed his bowl of carrots and as you can see had lots of fun making a mess!
This weekend we got to go to the LD's concert and meet up with some of my old LD's buddies! it was so fun. makes me miss singing though! Then the next day my parents came up for a visit. it was great to get to see them! I love living close to both of our parents! it was so fun to see them and Cooper loved them! He loved dancing with Grampa to oldies music and he kept giving my mom what we call "Coopey kisses".. they are very slobbery! Overall we had a great weekend! Thanks Mom and Dad for coming to see us!

Easter Weekend!

Handsome Cooper in his church clothes
four generation picture
Cooper and Gramma&Grampa
Cooper with Great Grampa Rex

We had a great Easter weekend. It was rainy on saturday so we decided to go bowling. We haven't been bowling for quite a while and had a great time. But now I owe Dev a foot massage! I was doing so good at the beginning and up by 20 points when I fizzled out and Dev got two strikes at the end so he beat me. But Ronnie (Dev's dad) beat everyone. He was on a roll! Then we came back and went out to Devin's gramparents and visited. Then back to his parents to play games. It was a great day! Easter was Cooper's first time at church. He looked so cute in his little church clothes. It was fun to have him with us, some people forgot we even have a baby! but it is hard keeping him quiet. He likes to talk and laugh and make noise! Overall it was a great Easter!

Best Friends

Chris Larsen, Casey Dyreng, Seth Hendrickson and Dev

The Daddies- so cute!
All of us
The babies- Cooper, Sydney Hendrickson, Kate Larsen, and Dillon Dyreng
We got together this weekend with Devin's best friends, they grew up together in Gunnison. They all married awesome girls and we had a fun time having mother/girl talk. It was great to get together now that we are married and have babies all around the same age. Chris and Jennie are moving across the country for the summer so we wanted to get together before they move, so it will be the last time for a while. But it was fun to see everyone, we had a great time!

Where is Cooper?

hmmm... I left him on this blanket.... do you see him?oh there he is! silly boy!

He is trying to escape! good thing he can only roll so he doesn't get too far. but he definately doesn't stay where I left him anymore.
Oh and other good news for us today- Dev got accepted into Weber's RN program! we are so happy! only one more year. anyway it just made me laugh when Coop went MIA so
I had to share. hope everyone has a Happy Easter!

Thankful

playing with Sydney
Cooper and Mommy
Cooper with Cousin Elle
My Baby is already 7 months old! It sure flies by. Update on us- Cooper is getting his 2nd tooth in. teething is no fun for mom's. I feel so bad for the poor little guy! He is such a good, happy baby though.. even though he is teething he still is so happy. Dev finished up his clinicals and is back in school for the next 3 weeks. He can't wait to be done! Baseball is still consuming our lives but Dev is absolutely loving it. He is so cute out there. Though my fam wasn't huge into sports growing up I always thought it would be cool to be a coach's wife and always wanted to marry someone into sports so that he could teach our boys. I have a thing about a guy in uniform and my hubby is sure handsome in his! =) Last week we had some pretty nice days and I loved being able to take Cooper for a walk. I can't wait for summer, we are going to be outside all the time! I am especially excited for this summer because we aren't doing alarms and it will be our first summer since we got married to be home! I love that we are settled now and we won't have to move and pack all our stuff to storage and that Dev won't be gone all the time. I am so excited for camping, BBQ's, vacations, and Dev having more than one day off a week! It will be so nice to have him home with us! I am just feeling so thankful today. Eventhough I have gone through some really hard trials to get where I am today I feel like Heavenly Father has blessed us tenfold. I am exactly where I wanted to be and where I pictured myself. I love being a mom. I love being a wife. It is the most amazing blessing. I have a wonderful supportive family, amazing inlaws, belong to the gospel of Jesus Christ with a wonderful Prophet and apostles to lead and guide us, and live in a great community in the blessed USA with a roof over my head. What more could a girl ask for?

Spring Break

We have been crazy around here with baseball season starting. Dev is helping Coach the High School team and loving it but it sure keeps us busy! there is a game or practice everyday. When it is warm out me and Cooper have had fun going to watch them play. Here are some pictures of when we went to Kanab to watch. And then after we went to Cedar and stayed with my parents. We had fun seeing my fam, we hadn't been down to Cedar for awhile so it was good to see Robert and Mel and my parents. Cooper didn't sleep very well down there and he usually sleeps all night but then when we got home he got his first tooth so that explains it. Cute little tooth. He also had his sixth month checkup this week and weighs 16 pounds and is 26 1/2 inches long. He is in the 39th percentile for his height and 14th percentile for his weight. May not seem like much but when he started out not even on the chart at .003 percent he is doing great! His doctor is very happy with his growth and his development, he has already caught up great for being 2 months early. He rolls over both ways now and makes his way all over the living room. Getting so big! We sure love our little boy!

Friends!

With Hilary and JoEllenGinger and Cy
D8 Roomies!

This last month I have been able to reunite with some of my old friends and roommates! First I got together with my best buddies from LD's (we missed you Laura) JoEllen and Hilary. Both are married and we went out to dinner with our hubbies and caught up with eachother. We had a lot of fun and it was great to see them again! I also got to see my friend Shana Lynn while I was up in provo (I forgot to take pictures =( it was great to see her cute kiddos and talk with her for a couple hours! She is such a great mom! I don't think I am ready for 2 it looks like hard work but she handled it like a pro! Next my Best Friend Ginger came up and stayed over at my house for 2 nights while Dev was at a Nursing Convention. We had a blast! We didn't do too much, just went to the park and had a picnic, went to Walmart and hung out at my house. We got out old scrapbooks of us and reminisced about the old days. Stayed up till 2 in the morning laughing and talking! it was so fun! We have been best friends since we were 10 but haven't been able to hang out too much lately with her being busy with school so it was great to see eachother! Then the girls from D8 at snow (our freshman year at college) got together for lunch in Provo. Only one of the roommates was missing cause she lives in Oregon! but it was sure fun to see everyone. It had been since my wedding the last time we were all together. Can't believe it has been 6 years since we first met at D8. Best Roommates ever! Been so fun to reconnect with everyone! I love you all and the great friends you are!

I Heart Spring!

We are loving the warm weather! We busted out our new BBQ we got for christmas this year from Dev's parents and loved it! mmmm I love BBQing and can't wait until it is nice enough to do it on a regular basis. It has been back and forth from nice to cold and windy and I can't wait till it just stays nice!

SIX MONTHS OLD!

cute little baseball bum!

I can't believe my little boy is already 6 months old! It goes so fast. Cooper is the best baby. He is such a happy little boy. He is my joy. I love being Cooper's Mommy. He is growing and growing. Last time we had him weighed he was 14 pounds. He has started eating solids and loves squash and peaches! He gets excited when I put him in his high chair and starts grabbing for the spoon cause I guess I'm not fast enough. He loves his bath. He loves to just lay there and kick really hard so that he splashes me and him and thinks he is pretty funny when he does it! He also really loves his nightly rub down. I strip him down about an hour before bed time and rub him with lotion and let him play on the floor. He loves it, he just plays with his toys and rolls around. I love this stage and wish he would just stay this little forever! I know every stage is great but I am just having so much fun with him right now.

Cooper's first Valentines!

sleepy little baby... so sweet!
I love my two brown eyed boys!
Happy Valentines day from little Cooper boy! Here he is all decked out in his Valentine outfit. He loves this little puppy stuffed animal, he especially likes to eat it. We had a good day just hanging out at home together and then Dev took me to dinner. K so we were having a good dinner of yummy salad, scones and steak. Talking about childhood valentines and having a great time. When I took a really big bite of steak and tried to swallow... AH panic. It won't go down! I take a drink of water and it goes down just far enough so that I can't breathe. but just wait it gets worse..It works its way down just far enough that I am still having a hard time breathing but can get a little bit of air through. But it still wont go up or down. at that point I leave the table to go to the bathroom. In the bathroom I am kneeling down with my finger down my throat trying to get myself to throw up so that I can breathe. That is when someone comes in the bathroom that only has one stall and apparantly I forgot to lock the door and she walks right in on me trying to make myself throw up! AAHHHHH talk about embarassing this girl prob thinks I am bulemic! I have never made myself throw up in my life except in this special circumstance where it is either throw up or have a hard time breathing! Anyway I get a little bit of the steak up and go back to the table. My appetite is ruined now and we get up to leave. Just as we are walking to the front I see the girl that walked in on me.. I try not to look at her but lo and behold her husband happens to be a good friend of Devin's from his college days and they come over to talk to us! So here I am talking to the girl that walked in on me! And in my mind I'm thinking do I tell her that steak was blocking my airway.... nope I don't say anything about it and we leave. Now the whole way home I am wondering if she is telling her husband its too bad that his friend married a girl that is bulemic! haha what a hoot! Never a dull moment.