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what we have been up to...

2013-03-01T14:06:00.005-07:00

After a four month hiatus, I've decided to start blogging again...Here is a little- or not so little- catch up post to show you what we've been up to.

**In December along with celebrating christmas we went on a christmas cruise with the Hoyts. Jake, Calv & I left early and played around in the florida keys before we met up with the fam and enjoyed an awesome week in Aruba, the Bahamas, and Curacao!

**In January our mister turned 10 months and mastered the art of walking! I can barely keep up with him now. We also played in the snow and spent the majority of the month being sick.

(and we tried out some new yoga poses too..)

**In February Calvin decided to play cupid for V-day and that same day we decided we were sick of the cold and headed to Vegas. We enjoyed the sun and shopping for the first couple days, and the last couple days we drove over by Lake Mead to lake las vegas and relaxed at the resort and went on lots of walks and hikes.

Halloween

2012-11-03T15:33:00.000-06:00

Halloween in our neck of the woods was a success. We had an eventful day visiting dad at the bank, hitting up the grandmas, the "park-or-treat" with cousins, AND the ward trunk-or-treat-sheesh! We even got one group of trick-or-treaters at our house (better than last year!!)

The little guy had 2 costumes. A dinosaur- he is getting really good at making velociraptor noises these days...

and a little "french man" with baguette and all.

6 months!

2012-10-14T16:08:00.000-06:00

I can't believe this kid is almost 7 months old! Here are some of his 6 month pictures that were taken the other week. Calvin has grown up so much in the last month. Within the last few weeks he mastered sitting up, crawling, and now he is starting to pull himself up on different things-crazy child. He is so much fun and such a sweet little guy. We love you buddy, you are our world!

the last month or so...

2012-10-03T14:39:00.000-06:00

The last month or so has been great! We tried to soak in the last days of summer by spending as much time as possible outside. We went on lots of stroller rides, played on swings, and went on a gazillion hikes.

One of us tried food for the first time....

and after a few bites decided that it wasn't so bad!

Also in the last month (more specifically the last couple days) our baby started crawling, yeah-crawling. We don't know what to do with ourselves. We have frantically been baby proofing our house. We are quickly learning that teaching him to crawl maybe wasn't the best idea.;)

aaannd...last and LEAST...football season has also started this last month and there is definitely some brainwashing going on in our house...

labor day

2012-09-10T22:05:00.000-06:00

We celebrated labor day up at the family cabin. Jake has been up there a few times this summer to work and it is getting SO CLOSE to getting finished!! It was fun to see the deck and other things Jake has built/worked on this summer. We spent the day relaxing, roasting hot dogs and four wheeling. It was such a beautiful day and Calvin loved every second of it!

We shot BB guns at targets...

...and even had a little motivation...

We even got great grandma in on the fun! Ha ha- she was a deadeye shot!

..and we strapped Cal in the bjorn and took him on a little ride. He wasn't the biggest fan...

It was a great day and so nice to enjoy the mountain air. It is my favorite time of year to be in Fairview. Does anyone else feel like the leaves started to change over night??

fishing trip

2012-08-01T08:38:00.000-06:00

This past weekend we took Baby Calvie on his very first fishing trip. Jake rigged us up two poles and within minutes we had a couple bites. When we pulled our first one in, Cal wasnt quite sure what to think of this new creature that he had never before seen. He ended up loving it!!!!

I love Jake's intense face and Cal's "are you kidding me" face :)

All in all, Cal's first fishing trip was a fun success!

Blessing day

2012-08-01T08:34:00.001-06:00

On July 8th we finally gave Calvin a blessing. We waited until July so all my family could be there. Jake joked that Cal would be old enough to give his own blessing...but we are glad we waited. Everything turned out perfect!! It was such a special day. Jake gave a beautiful blessing and Calvin was an angel. I was told by my brothers and others in the circle that during the blessing Calvin tried doing sit ups and played with his shirt showing off his cute belly to all the men. Afterwards we had everyone over to our house for a brunch. It was such a great day!

footprints

2012-07-26T14:16:00.000-06:00

We had big plans for our huge weed-filled backyard this summer, but time has been slipping through our finger tips and we haven't done much. (more yard means more yard work...right? - Maybe that is why we are hesitating). We did manage however to lay some cement for a back patio and while it was still wet we let the bubbster make his mark with his tiny feet. He thought it was pretty funny. We enjoyed ourselves too-He's got some pretty cute and ticklish bubble toes.

Time to wash off all that cement!

four months

2012-07-22T23:07:00.000-06:00

Calvin Jacob is 4 months! I can't believe how fast this boy is growing. I know every parent says that... but it is true! He is getting so big! He is such a flirt and smiles at everyone. We adore him to pieces and of course can't imagine life without him! I remember thinking how far away July sounded those first few nights home from the hospital, but these last few months have honestly just flown by. Although the sleeping situation hasn't gotten much better I wouldn't trade my life for anything. I knew I always wanted to be a mom and although I didn't expect it to be this hard, I also didn't think it would be this much fun either. I love my family.

At four months Calvin is rolling over, playing with toys, and has the cutest laugh and chuckle. When he laughs so hard he usually gets the hiccups. He has such a sweet spirit and a tender heart. He is a little social butterfly and loves people. He mimics your face and if you look at him with a worried expression he looks right back at you concerned. It is so darling. I just stare at this cute kid every day and wonder how I got so lucky. He is such a miracle in our lives. I am truly blessed.

summer lovin'

2012-07-16T15:29:00.000-06:00

We have sure enjoyed summer thus far..especially this last week. Nate, my oldest brother and all his family was in town from Cincinnati and while they were here we partied nonstop every day! We enjoyed barbeques, keeping cool at the pool, evening fire roasts, four-wheeling, birthday parties, water fights, and my mom even did a fishpond for the grandkids-which pretty much turned into Christmas in July!
We also took Calvin on his very first hike. We went with the whole family up to Big Springs in South Fork. Cal loved every minute of it. He is such a happy baby.

Towards the end it began raining and got a little chilly. . . . . but it didn't bother Cal one bit. . . . in fact he took a nap. :)

For the 4th Jake spent a good part of the day working on his family cabin while I hit up some family parties. We topped our night off with good ol' PG fireworks. I was a little concerned about the loud noise, but the rockets red glare put little Calvin to sleep.

Cal was showered with attention from his cousins!

baby boy's first parade

2012-06-10T13:11:00.000-06:00

Calvin was sorta diggin' the parade at first, but his concerned look turned into this when the fire truck blew its horn. Poor guy. Hopefully he is not traumatized for the rest of the summer...

Lake Powell

2012-06-06T17:29:00.000-06:00

Last weekend we went to Lake Powell and took the bubby on his very first vacation. He did awesome! It was a short trip with my family that we decided to go on last minute. Fortunately for us, the week before we left the houseboat broke down leaving us to stay in hotels instead. We figured that a hotel would be a better place for a little 2 1/2 month old to hang out instead of a hot houseboat.

We had such a great time! We drove a total of 12 hours over a 4 day span, and we are pretty sure Calvin is beginning to think his car seat is his home...but he did extremely well and didn't have a single meltdown the entire trip.

First boat ride!!

This trip to Powell was different than many of our others since we didn't get as much time wake boarding, tubing, and sun bathing, but it was still fun to introduce Calvin to one of our favorite places (and where his mommy and daddy got engaged 4 years ago!!)...crazy how fast time flies...

happenings in the hoyt household

2012-06-03T21:41:00.000-06:00

Here in the Hoyt Household we have all taken turns being sick and we are hoping we can avoid antibiotics for a long time! Other than all of the trips we've taken to the doctor and pediatrician we have enjoyed all the fun things that come along with Spring. Calvin is growing bigger every day and we are completely smitten with that cute boy! We love his smiles and coos. He is such a joy and we are learning so much daily.

When he was five weeks old, we got his picture taken. Here are a few of our favorites...

We are looking forward to a fun summer!

calvin's nursery

2012-05-29T21:39:00.000-06:00

This is where baby Calvie spends most of his time...with the exception of his cute green crib which he is still a little bit afraid of.

introducing our little one

2012-04-15T21:54:00.000-06:00

Calvin Jacob Hoyt

I went into labor the night before I was to be induced and 24 hours later on March 16, 2012 at 5:56 pm our little baby Calvin was born weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. The entire 'birth experience' was so incredible and spiritual.

I can't believe it has been 4 weeks! Seriously, I am pretty sure time stopped back in March. Jake and I have had four of the funnest, most rewarding, memorable, and physically/emotionally exhausting days of our lives. Calvin has a fun personality. He lives life with a rockstar mentality-sleep all day, party all night. . . . .

He is our little all-star and we love him very much! We feel so blessed to have him in our family!

wedding and a baby...

2012-01-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

well, not quite a baby yet...but only a few more weeks to go!!

My older brother Andy and and his new wife Bethany got married last week and we are so happy for them! As for the bride-not only do we share the same name, we also studied abroad together in London years ago...

...and I am so excited for her to join our family! They make a darling couple and we loved celebrating with them on their big day!

christmas weekend!

2012-01-03T23:04:00.000-07:00

If I had to pick one word that described our Christmas this year, it would have to be. . . . .. Ping-Pong.

Not just because we always play it on Christmas eve at Jake's grandmas house, but because we went back and forth between my family and Jake's family like a ping pong ball. Our "weekend schedule" sent us back and forth between parties and it was great! We finally got around to opening our own gifts to each other late Christmas night. It will be hard to top this memorable Christmas-next year better watch out!

happy holidays!

2011-12-25T17:47:00.000-07:00

babymoon

2011-12-04T21:43:00.000-07:00

Jake and I decided that we needed one last trip before our bundle of joy makes his appearance in March. My two qualifications for the trip was that it would not be a long flight (bad ears+no meds=no bueno) and it needed to be a place where I could relax...so for our "babymoon" Jake and I decided to vacation in beautiful San Diego. The weather was perfect! We hung out at the beach, relaxed at the resort, and even went to a NFL game.

For the game, Jake bought himself a San Diego Chargers shirt and an Oakland Raiders shirt for me. "Raider nation" turned out to be quite a rowdy crowd but we had a lot of fun cheering for both teams until the game was over and we walked back to our rental car which had been towed....

When we first found out we were prego, I decided that we would not find out the sex of the baby until birth and make it a surprise! Sounds fun right?!? Jake was not too fond of this idea however...so after months of debating/compromising the date of our ultrasound came. We had our doctor put our big news in an envelope and we decided to open it on christmas. Well, having that envelope laying around for weeks was very tempting for the man of the house so being the nice wife, I brought the envelope with us on our trip where we opened it at coronado beach!

preparing for christmas

2011-12-01T23:40:00.002-07:00

This past week we set up for our first christmas in our home. Bringing up the tree from the basement was the easy part... hanging christmas lights on the house proved to be slightly more difficult than the twenty minute activity we thought it would be. After 4 hours and 5 trips to home depot, our home was lit and ready for the season!!

happy december!

in case you haven't heard...

2011-11-22T22:48:00.000-07:00

Yeah, it's been awhile. I could say that my absence has because we've been busy with our jobs and life, or that our busy summer lead into an even more exciting fall...and well all of that IS true, but usually such business would be a good reason to blog. The truth is the little guy pictured above has been absorbing every last bit of energy I possess, and I couldn't be more thrilled about it!

Here is picture taken a week or so ago. We are currently 24 weeks along. We feel SO blessed to be pregnant!

3 cheers for us

2011-08-14T21:22:00.000-06:00

Prince Albert said to Queen Victoria: "You're the only wife I've got or ever will have. You are my whole existence, and I will love you until my very last breath."

Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary.

The past three years married to this man have honestly been the best years of my life.

I love this man more and more everyday....

it's almost scary to even think we were "in love" when we got married, because compared to what we have now-that was just silly talk.

sprinkling system

2011-07-16T17:07:00.007-06:00

When I think of summer, I think of sprinklers. I have a lot of good memories that involve sprinklers. When I was little kid my friends and I made up creative games to avoid the water, or be the quickest to get through it, or stand in the stream of water the longest. I used to think it was magic water sprouting from the ground. As I grew older and hung out with the neighborhood gang, I always had an encounter with the sprinklers late at night as I tried to run home. I knew the exact timing and route I had to take from our back gate to the door as to avoid getting wet.
This summer however, the term "sprinkler" has taken on a new meaning...

As you can see, I've learned that sprinklers are not magic, but instead a lot of hard work.

So in celebration of sprinklers everywhere, I hope you all find a sprinkler to run through on this hot July weekend!

we like fireworks during the day too!

2011-07-15T12:50:00.000-06:00

jackson hole

2011-07-09T11:05:00.000-06:00

road trip pictures part 2...