Ty's 1st Birthday!

Catching up...
August 27th, 2009

Our baby boy turned 1! I can't believe how time flies and our little Tyler turned 1 already. We had a fun party for him and he of course loved the attention, presents, and cake! :)

One of his favorite toys from his birthday. Now he has a car like Jackson got for his first birthday, and there is no more fighting...For Ty's birthday it was a stressful time with moving to Provo, trying to sell our house, and so I didn't make a cake for Ty-Ty. I hope he forgives me, and I promise to make him a cute cake for number 2.
He still loved the cake the same....homemade or not, frosting is still frosting!

We love you Ty-Ty and are grateful for all you bring to our family!!!!

Our miraculous blessing!

July 30th, 2009

I never thought I would say that I've been in two rollover accidents but now unfortunately I can (my first was when I was a freshman in college). Our family was driving to Cali for my brothers wedding and we had lots to do before we left and both Jeremy and I hadn't gotten much sleep the last week or so. We got up at 4:30 Thursday July 30th and left at 6:30 am, we were trying to make the broadway play "Wicked" by that night in San Diego. We had only been driving 2 1/2 hours and then Jeremy fell asleep around Beaver. I had just talked to him ten minutes earlier and we were going to try make it to cedar city and then I was going to drive. Jeremy fell asleep and veered towards the center median. I woke up from the noisy groove things and yelled Jeremy which woke him up. He over-corrected and we spun through both lanes of traffic missing all the cars and then rolled when we got to the dirt on the other side. Gratefully we were all ok. Both boys were sleeping and were just a little scared but are totally fine. Luckily we turned Tyler forward for this trip since he was 11+ months. When we rolled, the back windshield blew out so dirt and glass poured in our car. If Tyler had still been backwards he would have gotten a face full of dirt and glass. We were extremely blessed and watched over in so many ways. I didn't know my older brother Greg was an exit behind in beaver eating breakfast. My mom called him and he met us at the hospital. I was strapped down to a board as my neck was already hurting. So Jeremy was left to deal with both boys by himself. Luckily my sister-in-law helped out giving Jackson a shower and entertaining him and Ty. Jeremy said he probably would have lost it if they hadn't been there. After we were done at the hospital they gave us a ride to cedar city to rent a car. We the drove back to beaver to get our stuff and clean out our car. It was definitely overwhelming to see our car and see what we survived. The rest of the trip I constantly thought about what I could have lost and feel so grateful that my whole family was protected. Anyways, I thought I would just give a little personal reminder to NEVER drive drowsy and for me I will not sleep as a passenger ever again either. Our Camry held up well as far as safety but was totaled. So if anything good will came of this we got to get a new car. We wanted to sell our camry so we could get a bigger car, and now we didn't have to deal with selling it and got more for it being totaled than we could have trying to sell it in this market.

New Year's Resolution - 3 months later!

Okay, so I have been WAY out of the blogging world. My last post was July for Jackson's b-day, and so much I would have liked to blog about has happened (Ty's b-day, selling our house, moving to Provo, Jeremy starting school, all the holiday's, Jackson in pre-school, and the list goes on and on). So I decided I want to get back into posting more often for our family memories for our scrapbook. With that said, I have a new NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION (3 months late), but to start blogging more often.

I may try post some significant things that happened previously so I at least have them for our scrapbook I want to make. So bare with me if things I post may have happened 6 months ago.

Anyways, here's to keeping New Year's Resolutions! :)

Happy Birthday Jackson!!!

I can't believe my little boy turned 3 today!!! It is crazy how fast time goes. Jackson is the greatest little boy and I love every ounce of his being (even his tantrums) :) I am so lucky to be his mom and laugh every day at this little kid. He is so full of personality and ENERGY!!!! He loves everyone and is my little social butterfly. We had a fun family birthday party for him yesterday and he loved every minute of it. He kept saying "Thanks mom for making me have a special day" gotta love that kid! :) Jackson was in heaven opening presents and kept saying, where's my next present mom?Anxiously awaiting presents... Look how patient he looks!
This is the smile we get every time lately. His face is towards the camera, but not the eyes... Like the black teeth and lips, he was licking the cake before we even started the party! :) Jeremy and I love this kid so much and are so lucky to be his parents.

Memorial Park

We went to the Memorial park with my family and had a great time. I love when my sister is in town and hate that she had to go home. Luckily I will see her in a few days. I thought I would post a few pictures from our day. I realized I don't have hardly any picture of my boys lately on here. :) Oops, I'm a bad mom!!!
Look how still he is sitting while getting his face painted. He does not sit still, so this was amazing and too funny!!!My cute little Indian boy!!! He took the headband off after five minutes and said "mom this paper is bugging me and this feather is bugging me too!" :)My little Ty-Ty!!! I love this boy so much, and that smile makes me smile more than anything!!! Ty is doing really well - he has been cured of his milk, egg, and wheat allergies. We've been going to a quack doctor and it seems to be working. He still has lots of allergies, but at least I am not nursing anymore and he is taking normal "cheap" formula! :)

It was such a fun day - my boys miss there cousins that went back to Vegas and Cali, but we will see them soon and we can't wait!

Happy Anniversary Babe!!!

Jeremy and I have been married 4 years today! I'm the luckiest girl in the world to be married to Jeremy. Its amazing how time flies especially when we had 2 kids just after our 3 year mark. I'm so lucky to have Jeremy in my life and I thank my Heavenly Father every day for allowing me to run into Jeremy at a singles ward 5 1/2 years ago. He is the best husband and father I could ever ask for. He is the most caring person you'll ever meet. He is always concerned about my feelings and how he treats other people. I can't wait for what the next 60+ years have in store for us!On our honeymoon at the port Cozumel. Wish we were still there... :) Maybe for number 10!

I love you babe!!!

Etta Lane

I have always been a jewelry junky and can't seem to ever have enough of it. :) Jewelry can make a plain outfit cute and a cute outfit even cuter. I've always wanted to make and sell jewelry but didn't ever dare to actually start the adventure. Well.........I have finally started my own little jewelry business and am loving doing it. "Etta Lane" (after my middle name Loretta) has kept so busy lately that you can see why this blog (and my husband and kids) have been so neglected lately. I'm having so much fun and loving every minute of it. Today we are in the car and Jackson says, "I don't want to go to the bead store....beads are bad". Poor kid, I've traumatized him from my bead/jewelry obsession. :) If you want to see anything I've made check out my new blog (I actually have a lot that isn't on the blog yet, I'm trying to get everything on there but also trying to be a mom and wife so it is coming slowly).

http://ettalane.blogspot.com/

Let me know what you think... I would love any input and suggestions! And if you're looking for a mother's day gift, all girls love jewelry! :)

Jackson in Whoville...

A few weeks ago Jackson was running around a chair at my moms house and couldn't stop and flew into a big bar stool. He chipped his front tooth and his mouth was all bloody. The next morning we went to get him and he looked like this...He looked just the the Who's in Whoville. His lip was swollen for a few days and then went dark black purple inside his mouth.
So sad... Everytime I see him smile I get sad. I loved his smile, (and still do of course) but now you see one front tooth that is chipped, and the other has already turned grey. Good thing he's a cute kid cuz he'll have this smile til he loses the teeth.

My little Vampire...

Edward or Ty? I'm a little partial.... :)

My baby is 6 months old

Ty turned 6 months old last Friday. It's crazy my little baby is getting so big, and I do mean big. He weighed 19 lbs at his 6 month visit...that's why my backs been hurting. :) I sure love my little angel and don't know what I would do without him. I'm so lucky to be his mom and can't wait to see him and Jackson interact more once he's a little bigger. This was the first time he tried rice cereal....and he didn't like it much. We waited to start him on solids with his allergy issues, so we are just now exploring the world of mushy food. :)
The cutest boys ever!!!!

Our basketball star on New Year's Eve...

On New Year's Eve the four of us went to a Utah basketball game. Earlier that week Jeremy got a call asking if he wanted to shoot baskets for money during a time-out (3 baskets, $300, in 30 sec.). Of course he said yes, but I think he was a little nervous because he hasn't played basketball for a while because his knee has been bothering him.

So the night before he went to the church with Jackson to practice shooting. He said he didn't care if he made all 3 shots, he just didn't want to airball it in front of everyone. I told him he better make all 3 because I wanted some extra shopping money. :) Really though, I asked him my percentage before we got there to solidify my earnings...hey I had to watch both kids and take pictures while he did it so I deserved something. (and actually Becky and Blake watched the kids while I took pictures)

Well, not only did he NOT airball any of the three shots, he made all 3 the first try....and he still had 15 seconds left when he was done. Here are some pictures of our exciting night with our superstar Dad.

Jeremy on the Jumbo-Tron right before.

He gave me a quick smile before he started.

He was so fast I missed a picture of the layup, but this was him shooting the free throw.

Again I missed the picture of the 3 pointer, but this is him walking away after he made all three shots. I wish you could see his face.....huge smile! He said he was nervous but he didn't show it at all. When I was walking back up after taking pictures I heard some people say, "man we should get that guy on the team". I wished Jeremy could hear that....his dream would have been to play college basketball. It was so fun for Jackson to see his dad on the court. We've gone to another game since and Jackson will say, "Is daddy going to shoot hoops?"...Here is a picture of the boys after the game at Aunt Tammy's house. Jackson still doesn't quite get the "be soft" thing.

Our family after the game. Notice I am in a white Utah shirt....I still can't quite do red yet! :) We had a fun New Year's Eve....what a great way to start off a new year with a little extra money. Hopefully that means something for 2009!

Christmas Night 2008

Christmas night we went to my parents house. It was a crazy fun filled night with lots of cousins, food, and good company. Jackson and Tyler both got spoiled from Grandma and Papa...and so did Jeremy and I. My parents always go over and beyond to make Christmas wonderful for their kids. Thanks mom and dad for everything.

This was the coolest toy ever... Jackson got his race cars, and it was definitely the biggest highlight of his Christmas. He played with the race cars and tracks the entire next day.
Jackson also got Boggle Jr....time to learn our letters :) and a Curious George airplane.

Tyler scored a cute little outfit, teether, and this fun musical table.

We had a wonderful Christmas and were spoiled by our families. I love Christmas time and am sad its over, but look forward to next year when Ty will be a little older and Jackson will understand even more. I'm grateful for my Savior and for the fun traditions we have to celebrate his birth.

Christmas Day 2008

Ok, so I'm really behind on posting, but I wanted to remember some of the highlights of Christmas morning for our scrapbook so I've just posted some pictures from our wonderful day.

We woke up to tons of snow and it pretty much snowed the entire day. Jeremy had to shovel 2 or 3 times that day. This is our front porch....we got at least a foot and maybe more like 18 inches.

Tyler starting off our morning with his first present. He sure looked cute in his santa jammies.

Jackson with his new tool bench. This was his favorite toy and played with it all day. We would ask him what he wanted from Santa and he would say a screwdriver and race car. So we got him the bench and tools to go with the screwdriver.

Jackson was excited that he got to help Tyler open all of his presents...luckily Ty didn't know any better.

Jackson with his new GeoTrax airplane. We forgot to get AAA batteries for it so he didn't play with it until the next day....which about killed him to wait.

Daddy with Ty...such cute boys!

Daddy wrestling with Jackson after presents......a favorite for Jackson! Mommy with her two boys (don't mind my ugliness). Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures with the four of us....pictures are too hard to come by with a 2 year old toddler who can't sit still for anything.

Christmas Eve 2008

For Christmas Eve we went to Jeremy's moms house. It was such a fun night filled with good food, good company, and of course good presents. :) Jackson is a typical hyper 2 year old boy and was in time-out a lot that night. Him and Ty are the only boys and so these little girls aren't used to being wrestled and climbed on. :) Jackson sure loves his cousins and playing with all of them. This was the only family picture we got that night. It is hard these days to get Jackson to sit still long enough. Notice Tyler's little frown.....so sad.

Jeremy with both of our boys. Ty slept for a lot of it.....heaven!

The kids were so nice and calm anticipating presents from Grandma...

Now notice how Jackson can hardly sit still for a picture. He is so excited for his Thomas train, Thomas pillow case, and new digger.

Here are all the Burgon cousins in their new jammies from Grandma. Jackson loved his football Bear jammies and Ty looked so cute in his blue-star puppy jammies. Let's just say "difficult" when it comes to getting 8 kids in a picture together...this was the only picture with everyone not moving.

Making Christmas cookies

A few weeks ago we made some christmas cookies as a fun new christmas tradition. I thought it would be fun for Jackson to help me and then he could decorate them as he wanted to. It was fun for the first 10 minutes and then Jackson lost his patience and wanted to do everything himself (smashing the dough, throwing candy - ya know 2 year old stuff). Needless to say, we only got a few plates made and just took them to family. Once Jackson is a little bigger, hopefully it will be a fun tradition for him to help me with the making and then taking them to family and neighbors.

Just before decorating the cookies. He waves every time he says "Merry Christmas"...

Some of our cookie creations. Marshmellows on cookies - it was one of Jackson's favorite. Notice the Merry Christmas wave... :) It was a fun night....stressful at times, but it was fun for Jackson which is what I had to keep telling myself to try and not get mad at him for smashing cookies and ruining them!

Ty's Excema

Okay, so I'm posting about Tyler's excema(they are saying it is related to his allergy issues) to see if anyone has had any similar problems or things like this. So this was Tyler's face two weeks ago...

And now it looks soooo much better, just like a babies cheeks should look....especially his chubby cheeks so I can kiss them.

Isn't he cute.....he is the smiliest kid ever. Ok I got sidetracked from his cuteness....back to the excema. :) We got some anibiotics for his face because they said it looked infected and then we have been using some steroid hydrocortisone cream that works fabulously. The one problem is that you can't use it all the time because it is a steroid (we have used it twice now for 8 to 10 days each time). But as soon as we stop using it, literally the next day the red bumps come back. The first day there were just 3 bumps (look kind of like pimples) and then by the end of the day they were spread more down this cheek. I have been using Cetaphil cream which works great on the excema on his body, but it seems to be making his face worse or just not helping. His face is pussy...its wet if I kiss it or touch it. My doctor recommended coating him in vaseline after the bath, but seriously I don't really want an oily baby all day long. Any ideas, I would love to hear them...

Decorating the Tree

We decorated our Christmas tree a few weeks ago and it was so fun to see Jackson get so excited about it. I love this time of year but it has been extra special for Jeremy and I to see Jackson experience all of the holiday traditions for the first time. The excitement and innocence of a child is so precious; I love holidays just for that reason. And our little Tyler was such a good boy laying on the couch and staring at all of the lights.This was Jackson's decorating job... Lets just say the next morning the ornaments were secretly spread evenly around the tree. :)Our cute little boys after such a fun family tradition!