Kyler's 1!!!

Kyler turned the big ONE on December 15. The spoiled little turd got way to many toys...and way to many parties! The first one was on Sunday the 13th on our way home from Moab. Kayla, Chanda, Lana and the gang were waiting in Annabella to celebrate! But lets start with the ride there...! The roads were dry and there wasn't much traffic...until we got about 15 miles to the Salina Canyon and we were dead stopped....and cars and trucks for as FAR as any eye can see. We just figured there was horrible crash or something. Finally after a half hour of sitting we start going..very slowly and in one lane. By the time we go to the top of the mountain we figured out the reason for the slow moving traffic. The roads were ICE! The snow plows couldn't do anything about it! There was 5 or 6 Highway Patrol driving inbetween cars and then they'd get to a turn around spot in the road and go back and get more! It was HORRIBLE! We kept switching lanes and sliding all over the road. By the time we got out of the mess Kyler was SCREAMING at the top of his lungs, so I was trying to comfort him..without getting him out of his car seat..well he vomitted..and it went EVERYWHERE! I mean everywhere...it made it into the front seat, and there was SO much of it..it was sick!So when we finally made it to The Cranney's Kyler got a bath and was in his pajama's for his party! Aunt Chanda was there, we haven't seen her sense February! It was way good to get to catch up! Kyler learned how to open presents..and had a blast.

On Monday my parents came down and brought his present from them and from Great Grandma and Grandpa Nelson! He didn't want much to do with opening the presents b/c I'd gotten mad at him...ALL day for opening the presents under the tree!! We finally got them open and then we all went out to dinner!

On Tuesday....Lance and Haylee, KC, Cole and Amy came over. We ate pizza, opened a few more presents..and Kyler got to eat cake! It was lots of fun...! Thanks EVERYONE for making Kyler's birthday..DRAG ON for a few too many days..and spoiling him rotten!

Guard Christmas Party

December comes with a lot of driving...we've got Christmas parties...Birthday parties...and lots of other events!! We started out the Month pretty slow, but by the end we'd been gone every weekend to some kind of party or another. The first party we went to was the Guard Christmas Party down in Blanding on December 12. It was the same weekend as the Nielsen / Paskett Christmas party and we're super sorry we had to miss it!

We headed to Moab on Friday and stayed with Marc and Danase. It was lots of fun, we don't get to see them very often, but when we do we have a lot of fun! The boys had to be to Blanding at 7 am on Saturday so they drove down that moring, and I got to hang out and eat Marc's yummy breakfast :) After Breakfast I headed down...! The roads were horrible...There was like two feet of snow in Moab...and clear down to Blanding! After I got there I went and hung out with Chelbs! The party started at seven so we had a lot of time to spare! The boys got done and came back and got ready...we decided they take longer to get ready than we do! They were telling us all the "rules" of this dinner. It was called a Dining Out and it was very proper! If the boys, or their dates made a mistake...the boys had to drink out of a "GROGUE" bowl. If you don't know what that is...it's just a bunch of nasty stuff mixed together!

The boys had to introduce their "dates" to the President, Vice and all the other NCO's...as their "mistress"! Weird huh? I've met everyone before so when he started introducing me as his mistress..I hit him!! Ya...that wasn't a very good idea! When we all went into the 'dining hall' we all had to wait to sit till the President did. They had a flag Ceromony, the 'grogue' bowl, and a minute of silence for the fallen. That was sad, I think every single one of the girls in the room was crying. They also had the Family wellness director get up and talk, and we watched a super sad little movie clip about deployement. They are trying to prepare all of us for July when they get deployed!

The night was going really well and NO ONE at our table had to drink out of the bowl, but Beau was throwing EVERYONE he could under the bus so they had to drink out of it. Josh stood up and asked if "their dates" could be excused for a minute so we could use the bathroom...so we all jumped up and ran into the bathroom. When we walked back in Beau, Josh and Wally were all standing at the bowl...giving us dirty dirty looks! They didn't pull our chairs out for us, so they had to go drink the nasty concaction!

We ended up staying in Blanding that night and hanging out with everyone. Kyler got to stay with Grandma and Grandpa Johnson and I think he had a ball!!

The next moring we woke up and headed back to Moab. We got to hang out with everyone for a few hours. Kyler even got his first Birthday present! He loved it..! Marc and Danace Gave him a little walker. You can push it or you can sit on it and he LOVES it! He pushes it everyone.

The DREADED....DEPLOYMENT

Everyone keeps asking me if and when Beau is getting deployed...I usually just say I don't know..but I'm kind of sick of lying to everyone..and telling everyone! So...here it is. We found out..the day we moved to Cedar...that Beau is getting Deployed June 6, 2010. He'll be stationed in Wisconsin for 3 months for training and from there he'll be heading to Afganistan for 9 months. Yes..I'm scared TO DEATH. and YES...I'm going to stay in Cedar City. I've got some GREAT friends here that'll be here with me every step of the way, I want to finish School and I LOVE my job! It's going to be super hard for Kyler and I both, but we're both strong. We can get through it! I'm so grateful for people like Beau who have the courage to go to war, leave their families, and fight for our freedom's. That's what America is all about! So..thanks babe, you're my hero and always will be! I love you!!

Time for and Update!!

I've been a horrible blogger lately...! Alot has happened sense we moved a few months ago! We really miss all the family in Richfield, but we're really happy in Cedar City! In October I had quite a few job interview but nothing really happened with any of them. I had two at Dixie Leavitt Insurance and on October 30 I got offered the job! On Halloween we went to Richfield and went trick or treating. Kyler was a MONKEY...and probably the cutest one ever!
I started my job the first Monday in November, and I LOVE it! The only bad thing is it's Monday thru Friday, 8-5. So I feel like I miss out on a lot! He goes to my aunt Kami's till Beau get's off work and then he goes home and gets to hang out with DADDY!! He's turned into quite the daddies boy!

He's walking!! Well, almost, he takes a few steps here and there but he thinks crawlings easier!

He talks and babbles so so so much it's lots of fun. He's growing up so fast!

For Thanksgiving, we stayed in Cedar City with Beau's family and ate and Lance and Steph's. Kyler loved all the attention. He got to jump on the tramp, climb stairs...and eat lots of food!!

Kyler will be one in TEN days!! I can't believe how time flies!!

WE'VE MOVED

On Monday, after the party we moved to a little duplex in Cedar. It's been really good so far, and Kyler seems to be liking the house. He has a lot more space to roam and drive his hummer without running it into everything. He loves the doggie door thats on the back door, I'm just glad there is a lock on it or I'm afraid we'd have a run away baby! He's got his two bottom teeth and he's getting top ones right now...yep he's grumpy! He has kind of started saying DaDa and somthing like Pampa! (He's said MAMA for a long time (: ) His favorite new game is holding your fingers and walking...you let go...he screams!

He thinks he's a big boy and can feed himself..it's really cute! I made spagetti the other night and he wouldn't eat, so we dumped it on his tray and he away he went! It was LOTS of fun.

Grandpa Nelson

I remember....When Grandpa would saddle up Brownie and Pinto and Lissa, Britt, and I would ride around the grainery and saddle shed..for hours.

He used to give us rides in the tractor bucket, he would take us up really slow...then drop it!

He stripped down to his garments and jumped in the High Line with Britt and me, tubes don't float when Grandpa lands on them.

He sent Kars inside with a dead golfer...Grandma's face was great :)

We were racing four wheelers once while the 'men' were cutting sylage, I was on Grandpa's NEW four wheeler...and I crashed it. He didn't do anything...just wanted me to say I was sorry. A few years ago I was riding one of his horses while we were hearding cows and he was on the fourwheeler. He kicked me off his horse and i drove the wheeler the rest of the day.

I remember the look on Karson's face when Grandpa said "come one Karson come help me take a shower" after he had surgery.

I remember seeing him hold Ky for the first.

I think he's taken almost every kid "on a ride" to Torrey and eatin Subway, and I think he's told everyone stories about the good ole' days.

All those memories are SO priceless...I hope NO ONE forgets any of them!

On September 27 we had an 80th birthday party for Grandpa! We ate lots of good food, sang happy birthday, took lots of pictures, talked about memories, and watched a slide show full of pictures of Grandpa's great Life!

Before the party Alissa and I took Ky out on the play ground...he LOVED it!

MOAB

We've made LOTS of trips to Moab lately...! It's been lots of fun...if you like riding in the car. Beau had a one day Guard on September 26. So...we packed up..and away we went. We left Kyler with Grandma Kayla for the night and we went and hung out with a bunch of friends. It was really fun and good to get away for a minute. Saturday morning the boys had to be to guard at 7:00 so Chelby and I got up and headed to Moab to get Kyler. After we picked him up we went and ate with all the Soldier boys at A&W and then we just hung out...and SLEPT :).

We gave Shayla a turtle...she named him Lester. Well....Kyler LOVES lester! He played with him..well looked at him, for EVER! He thought it was the funniest thing ever.

Ky has also learned that if you push things on the floor, they move. First he did it with just about anything he had in his hands...but now we've got him some trucks and he pushes them EVERYWHERE!! It's so cute...he's getting so BIG!