A walk in the Park

Now that it is warmer (or at least it was warmer) we like to go for family walks. One of our favorite places to go is to the Sherwood Cherywood Lake park.

Here we are ready to go in the double stroller, the best thing ever invented!

We like to go and feed the ducks...well we like to go see the ducks and feed Blake.

Another art contest

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Random

It's been awhile since I posted last, but here are some random things we Backus' have been up to.

TYLER: Has been busy discovering the world of solid foods and he loves it.

He also has been bouncing away in his favorite toy the "Super Saucer".

And hanging out with his gal pal Sydney twice a week (I'm getting a small glimpse of what my mom's life must have been like with twins!)

BLAKE: Has been climbing, and climbing and climbing on anything he can. This is his favorite climbing spot. I think it's because he likes to look at "hugh" (Truck) and the "boo" (bus) go by.


Putting things on his head has also taken up much of his time.


And when he is not putting things on his own head, he is putting them on Tyler's.

MATT: Has probably been the busiest! School, Work & his church calling make for a very full day. Not to mention being husband of a very needy wife ;), and the father of two active babies.

He is a wonderful husband and dad.

He bought me flowers just because.

And he has been playing with the boys showing them (mostly Blake) how to throw and catch a ball. Matt was super excited when some friends of ours gave Blake his own baseball glove.ME: I get to spend my days with these two cute guys...




and this very handsome man!

The other day I had a hair splinter! I didn't even know that was possible. GROSS. (Just so you know this is not a picture of the piece of hair I pulled out of my foot...it's just one I found on the Internet.)

I also had an unwelcome visitor climbing up my blinds. I swear the guy was as big as my hand(that was only a slight exaggeration)! GROSS, GROSS, GROSS! I hate bugs. You might say what's the big deal grasshoppers can't hurt...I don't care, I hate them and their ugly looks. They also jump at you when you least expect it (which he did). Matt wasn't there to help me so I had to take matters into my own hands. I won't tell you how I killed the guy because you bug lovers out there might call me cruel. I'm not proud about it, but I did what I had to do.

other than that I've been working on some online classes and hanging out with the primary kids!

Oh, and we've also been doing a little dancing!!

Sorry Matt, I couldn't resist. In Matt's defense I told him to dance so Blake would.

Another Family Hike

If you haven't noticed yet, we love to Hike. It has been to cold to really be able to do any hiking, but about two weeks ago there was a period were things warmed up. So we took the boys and went to Pinnacle mountain. This was Tyler's first hike, and I think he liked it.

Videos for the Grandmas

52 Dates

Matt and I have a new goal to have a date night every week, but the deal is we can't repeat any dates and we only have $60.00 to spend for the whole year. I'm going to keep a blog about what dates we do. Go here to check them out!

Holidays

Christmas Eve we got on a plane and headed to AZ. We spent Christmas day with the Backus'. We had a great time and I love to see some of the traditions Matt had while growing up. His whole family was there

Tyler enjoying his first Christmas morning

Blake opening his cool pajamas he got from Grandma and Grandpa.

Playing with Grandma

Tyler hanging out with his Grandpa

Grand kids picture

Then the next day we got back on a plane and headed towards Idaho. My sisters Nicole and Nellie and my brother Ben live there. Nicole was about to have a baby any day so we decided since she couldn't come to AZ for the Holidays we would go there and have a family reunion

We stayed in a cabin in Driggs and had lots of fun. It was very, very cold and I am more grateful that I live in a State that only at most snows once a year .

Blake loved his Uncle Ben and followed him wherever he went.

Nicole day dreaming about not being pregnant

My cute and fun SINGLE sister Nellie. (Let me know if you want to set her up with a great guy.)

My handsome, fun , SINGLE brother Bradley (also let me know if you have any girls you want to set him up with)

While their dad was gone Blake and Tyler become models for the bows that their aunts were making.

Blake loved the snow.

I learned how to snowboard. The one thing I thought I would never do because of my distaste for cold and snow. As well as a horrible memory of watching a lady in my ward growing up break her back on a youth snow trip. It still gives me the shivers when I think about it. However, my sisters talked me into it and I am so glad I went.

Here I am trying to stand up. It took me forever! At this point I was not happy I came. But thanks to a patient and loving husband and a suggestion from Nellie I got up.

Look at me I am practically a pro! (Just kidding I think I fell about every two minutes if not sooner).

Enjoying the hot tub after being super sore from snow boarding. My Body loved it but my face was frozen!

My camera died while we were there and there are some other events that I will probably post later once I get the pics from my fam.