Sacramento with the Fam... and camping in Tahoe

This last week we were able to spend a few days with my family in Sacramento and then on our way home we spent Father's Day and a few days camping in Tahoe just the 3 of us. This lake is seriously amazing... and seriously freezing. Although we couldn't really dive in and go swimming it was refreshing to put your feet in it after baking in the heat for a while. It was so nice to spend some time with our little family. All our vacations are always with friends and family.... which I absolutely LOVE... but it was nice to spend some time with just us. Sometimes I forget that just the three of us make a family.Here's Drew and Ty in their Father's Day shirts.

We had fun hiking ... Ty was in heaven in this backpack.... thank you Brandon and Mindy for letting us use it. He talked and talked the entire hike it was really cute.

We didn't swim but we were able to go kayaking for a while... Ty fell asleep half way through and we spent like 15 minutes going in circles trying to get his binki that fell in the water... those float really well by the way.

Ty had so much fun in the tent... and at night he was obsessed with the lantern... Drew would move it around the tent and he would crawl all around trying to get it.

We went to Sacramento for a few days to see my family and to be a part of Sam's baby blessing. It was fun having all the cousins together. We spent most of the time playing in the pool... it was so hot there... I loved it.
My sister and her 1 year old Ben.
My brother Ryan's little man Jake.
Ty getting tossed in the air... he loved it!! ... Can you see that huge grin on his face... he was laughing the hole time.

My sister Alina and my brother Ryan's little girl Emma.

Okay... we really aren't bad parents... Ty seriously loved to just float around the pool like this and just chill while talking to himself and playing with the zipper on his vest. ...at least you know these life jackets really work!

Happy Father's Day Drewchka!

Drew is seriously the greatest dad. He is so sweet and yet so tough (in that he tosses him around like crazy... preparing him for sports :) ) on Ty... a perfect combination. They are so cute together and I love the way Ty looks at Drew like he's waiting for dad to do something funny to make him laugh. Drew always comes up with creative things to do with Ty and this is his latest and greatest. Ty rides in this basket on my skateboard and Drew takes him for a ride down the alley behind our town home... Ty absolutely loves it and it' s really cute.
Happy Fathers Day Drew... I love you and I think you're the best dad ever!

Champions!

Drew's rec league basketball team... The Hoovers... (named because the suck... which they really don't) took first place in the league with only one loss... and that loss was by one point. We are so proud of them. They have had so much fun playing together, yelling at refs together and I have had so much fun watching them... along with everyone else who comes out to support. ...especially Drew's mom and grandma... I don't think they missed a game and they are seriously the best cheerleaders you could ask for. After every game they give all the players 5 bucks and all the little kids who come a dollar... everyone loves it because it bought milkshakes after every game! :) What will we do with our Wed. nights now?

Drop and Give Me 10!

So Ty hasn't crawled yet... but he's on his way and he is so hilarious doing it. He gets on his knees great but hasn't figured out how to get the motions down so he lifts him self up like he's doing push-ups on his toes... it's so cute. He also looks like a disabled inchworm when he's trying to get things or get somewhere... here's a cute video of him doing it... enjoy... we sure do... :)

Side Note: Ty's not wearing tights!
So... Now that spring is here Ty wears shorts almost every day and now that he's on his knees most of the time I noticed his knees getting red and rash like. My friend Amanda gave me these great "Baby Legs" that are just like leg warmers to protect their knees. They have worked great. You can find them at Target. Drew thinks they look a little girly... but he only wears them in the house and not in public :)

St. George and then onto Vegas!

So... we spent this last week in St. George with great friends camping and boating... yeah!! I'm so happy summer is here again! ... except that we had todrive to St. George to get some sun... it's cold and raining still here in Salt Lake. :( ... We had such a great time... the water was glass and wake boarding was so great. Ty loved the water... he's so brave... I even took a little time getting in the water and he was just splashing and loving it.

Drew and I then took off just the two of us for a few days in Vegas for our anniversary. I missed the Ty guy but we had a great time together. We went and saw KA by Cirque Du Soleil... it was amazing! I serious was nervous for some of the performers thinking they might fall or something. If you're ever in Vegas... I highly recommend it.

Happy 5 years!

Today Drew and I celebrate our 5th anniversary.... I can't believe it's been 5 years and at the same time it seems like we've been married a life time. Drew you are such a fabulous husband and these last 5 years together have been so great. You still make me laugh more than anyone I know and I love all our dumb inside jokes that no one will ever get but us. You are the best at so many things... like guitar hero, our finances, and being a dad. I love you more now than I ever have and I can't wait for the many years ahead. ps... I'll make you an ice cream shake and grill cheese sandwich anytime! :)

Ty's cute wave

So... Ty has learned to wave "hi" and "bye" and it is the cutest thing in the world. Every time we take him upstairs to sleep he waves to whoever is down below and the best part is when we take him downstairs in the morning ... when nobody is there... he waves and smiles as if someone is there... it's hilarious.

This second video Ty is watching his Baby Einsteins... he waves without taking his eyes off the T.V... it's so stinkin' funny. I love his new talent... skill... I don't know what you call it but I love it.