An update on the Cutler crew. (Easton 6 months)

Maxson is super adorbs. He is 4 1/2. An awesome helper with Easton, always making Easton laugh, soothing him when he cries, carrying him places when he feels Easton is begin forgotten (up the stairs, cue head shake). He's always telling Easton he's such a cute baby and playing with him, I love their interaction. He loves the game memory, definitely his favorite right now, and he legitimately beats me like every time. He's been bomb.com at swimming recently. All the month of May we practiced swimming with the boys at the rec center and then in June swim lessons started. What a dramatic improvement. He can get from point A to B to problem swimming under water. He needs to work on bigger arms and to keep kicking his legs while he tries to take a breath! He pretty much refused and still does refuse to do any back exercises with me but will do them just fantastically for his teachers. He's all things sports and fun and courage. Soccer was his jam and he absolutely rocked it. Top scorer on his team and never stopped running after the ball and being aggressive. He has a "writing" book I got him (Preschool workbook that's nearly 400 pages, awesome!) and he loves to do it. His word articulation is improving. He is willing to practice a little more with me and not get so intensely frustrated and I'm proud of him. His biggest stumbling blocks are th, l, s, and r. R is the only one he kind of truly can't say well yet, the other sounds he can do when he slows the word down and thinks about it, he just doesn't when talking normally ha. He never takes naps anymore, just a movie in the afternoon. He's a very goal and end result oriented little boy. The follow through on doing something you told him is very important. He loves picture lists and marking everything off and going through all the steps. He loves to look at the calendar to see what day it is and what is coming up in our events. He can be so tenderhearted to his brothers at times. He has an innate protective personality and is so very friendly with the twins, playing with them, teaching them, being "on their team", it's really sweet to watch them. I love him to death and tell him all the time how much I love him and how proud I am of him, because I really really am.

Bryson is hilarious. I feel like he is the one who starts the giggle fests with his brothers and can start the other 2 laughing in an instant. His peeing his pants plague is finally coming to a close I think. He went through a good month long or more phase of just continual peeing his pants when we were at home but is finally getting over it. Mark my words, Bryson is going to be my ultra mole-y child. Like Scott status I bet. He was born with the one just under his right eye and now at 2 1/2 years old has at least 5 I have noticed, poor thing. Bryson especially often comes and squeezes in the rocking chair with me while I nurse Easton. Bryson is the child who sleeps in the longest by 10-30 min. It's interesting, they're all in the same room but they don't wake each other up when they wake up. When Bryson gets super excited he jumps up and down on two feet like teenage girls do at boy band concerts, he has so much excitement for life at times.

Quinn is obsessed with milk. Like super obsessed and gets super mad if you try putting it in a cup. I know there are worse things but I'm still not a fan of it. Quinn is awesome at his strider bike. He cruises on that thing like no ones business. He has declared the pink one to be his. I would say Quinn is more of the emotional one of the two. He probably gets put in time out more for excessive crying, ha. He does this funny thing where he sticks out his bottom jaw, elongates his face as much as possible and with a frowny face talks to you, so funny. Quinn has this darling way of questioning new things, his nose and eyes get all scrunchy as he asks all these questions so unsure of it all, so so cute. Quinn especially loves to tell people "I'm not happy with you!" when he's mad about something or someone. It's adorable. That's what I say to them when I'm super upset so it's cute that he uses it too and I know he means it when he says it but things he says it about is just funny and cute and small.

Together the twins are in the WHY phase. Like I hear why probably close to 1000 times a day, I really think I'm serious. You can count on them saying why over a certain subject at least 4 times until they are satisfied. They are both obsessed with their "nuh-nights", they're stuffed animals they go to bed with. They are obsessed with shoes, and all my friends know it. They makes a mess of Casey and my shoes all day everyday, so stinking annoying but adorable too. Grammy's house, friends house, anytime they can get their hands on adult shoes to wear they're stoked. I should take them each individually to a shoe store, ha. They are definitely clingy. Not fans of new places for sure and cling to my legs and beg and cry for me if i try to leave them. Still continually want me to hold them asking me to sit on the couch. They both maul Easton at various points in the day, they just love him but try to put their arm around him while he's on his tummy on the ground, ha. We're working on colors with them both and they're finally getting it consistently! So proud of them!

Easton is just the sweetest angel baby. Of course he cries and gets upset at times when he's more hungry than what i gave him or bored or tired but so often I'll be in the kitchen and after 20 minutes think "where's the baby!" no big deal, just scooting his way around watching everyone happy as can be. He finds so much entertainment in hose big brothers. When they're not around he does a lot more squawking for attention, ha. At 6 months old he can get from A to B just about whenever he wants. Just stick his bum in the air, pulls his feet up and then pushes off them. He's so darn adorable. Eating more solids food whenever I have time to remember. Loves chomping on veggies straws. Loves his pinkie, is a pretty great sleeper, 3-4 naps a day depending if he's in his car seat or not being lugged around all day, ha. Pretty great sleeper at night, often sleeps from 8-5, nurses once more and then goes back to sleep for an hour to hour and a half. We've had him cry it out a few times to get past the midnight and 3 am feeding. He never just did it naturally so much so sometime after 5months we did and am so happy that we did. Is always super happy and adorable in the mornings; batting at our faces, making all sorts of adorable sounds, and just being overall the best thing to wake up to. Everyone loves Easton oh so much! He's also super obsessed with me. I personally would say he gets the biggest smiles for me when someone else is holding him and he finally gets eye contact with me, ha.

20 lb 90 something %ile
28 in 90 something %ile

Casey is doing great at work, continually improving and enjoying what he does. I love when he comes home with stories of the day. He's such a hard worked for our family, I admire him so much. He so very diligent at getting things done right away. A return in the mail? Boom he's at UPS. Insurance stuff? Boom he calls that second. Something on the house or cars or toys needs fixing. Boom it's done. Just today, he came home at lunch and mowed the lawn in his work clothes because it needed to be done, ha. I love spending time with him. Sometimes I still can't believe he's mine! And that my best friends says I'm his best friend too! Sounds corny, but it's the simplicity of knowing each other is the top human in their life, ha. He has softball once a week which he loves. Playing with a rough crowd of Wyoming high school friends but he does fabulous. He serves in the Elders quorum presidency and is so diligent at always going to everything he 's needed to be at. He always keeps our supply of night time cereal stocked and will always share the crappy but delicious foo the buys with me and never complains that I don't buy them for him, I just eat his stash. He's so loyal and helpful to his family members, I love it.

As for myself. The children and house seem to be my life and what consumes me all day everyday. The house is always a disaster and I feel like I'm always telling the kids "ok, let's clean up!" but it just get so messy so fast! I love making new and delicious dinners for the family but summer has consumed me with having fun outside and going places so that's kind of been put on the back burner. I try to take the kids to as many fun things I can in the summer as possible. Because our summers are short lived you've gotta go crazy when they come! Lakes, splash pads, pools, slip n slides, parks with friends, walks, it's a go go go kind of summer life! I've always wanted to be a "fun young mom" one with energy to play with their kids and be apart of the fun. So when we got to the lake I get in and play games (not as much as Casey, but I'm still like the only mom out there!), the slip n slide, I'm practically the only mom going down, ha, but I also have to be apart of all this fun stuff or my timid twins wouldn't do it at all. My children bring me so much joy, I LOVE their cuddles, I love the quiet moments I get with each of them. I love when I have the patience to be patient and explain them about life and disappointments and the earth around them and relationships and education I love watching them learn! I love being a mom. It's tough work but an overall awesome gig with the cutest kids ever. Beyond motherhood I've made some awesome friends here in Rock Springs, ones I can really connect with and relate to and get advice from. We're constantly texting to go do stuff together and date nights, it's nice to have your group. And I also organized a salad swap with friends. There's a total of 10 of us and it's the best ever. I get a fresh salad everyday for lunch from a friend but just make 10 for my friends on Monday and deliver them! I actually make an additional 5 to get extra salads for Casey too, ha.

I love this life of mine, these kids, that husband. It's far from perfect but it's wonderful and beautiful. There are times when we stand in a circle put our hands in and yell "1, 2, 3, go Cutlers!" it's a great time of life.

Thing I don't want to forget my children are doing right now:

Maxson (3 1/2):

-Loves trying to catch lizards in the backyard, except he says "widuh" and no one except Casey and I can understand him.

-Always saying "I'm so big" "I'm such a big boy"

-Is a great helper when it comes to putting the dishes away

-Always wants his back tickled at night while you tell him a story

-Loves listening to Primary music and singing along. Maxson's enunciation is a little difficult to understand probably for a lot of people but as his parent I can tell he's saying pretty much all the words of the songs.

-Loves pointing out his "new friends!" we've made at church when they show up.

-Always asking to go to grammie and grandpa's house and talks about how it's his "favwit"

-likes to tell you things are his "favwit" suddenly

Bryson (22 months):

-loves to be held, he's always begging me to hold him when we go places. and then if I do hold him, Quinn goes crazy and apparently needs to be held too.

-calls his teddy bear his "nigh nigh"

-thrives on one on one attention, his giggle and scrunched up nose when he laughs is just the cutest

-Loves shoes. He's always putting on everyone's shoes and coming to show us

-He thinks it's hilarious to call our name so we'll look at him with his finger in his nose...goof ball

-he's the best sleeper. Never wakes up in the middle of the night, bless that child

Quinn (22 months):

-When grammie and grandpa enter his mind he comes up to you with big eyes saying "grammie, papa, house! grammie, papa, house! derrick! tay tay, karkar"

-will hold the water hose at people teasing to shoot it at you with the most evil and happy look at his eyes knowing he has all the power in his hands

-obssessed with "muht!" or milk. OBSESSED. milk and lawn mowers

-always wants to go outside to tell the birds to go away, sounds like "doh wahy burr! doh why!"

-once upon a time was our peacemaker...not going to lie now he's kinda the meanest, ha! Poor Bryson constantly gets bullied by lil Quinny

-His speech is flying. He connects multiple words all the time, it's incredible. He has a great memory of words I taught him a long time ago.

Love this little family of mine. We are in a really really fun hilarious cute adorable stage with our kids and also a really really awful exhausting screaming tiring intense stage with out kids. I know the whole "you're kids grow up fast" "blink and you'll miss this" "you'll miss this stage" "you'll want this back" and I'm trying my hardest to enjoy it, truly! But at other times I'm like "this is way too freaking hard, I need more breaks!!!!" ahhhhhh... this too shall pass, for good and for bad. I love my children, oh I do. I just wish there was less screaming and crying...

By the way on all these swimming pictures, the kids loved swimming in AZ. Bryson was our most fishy fish of the 3. SO awesome and independent with floaties. Maxson loved some of the day,s his bad ear infections put a damper on some of the days but truly he did love the water.

a quick hello

we are having a wonderful break from school.

we were blessed with an angel baby on our drive from nebraska to wyoming, thank goodness.

and are now thoroughly enjoying the company of family.

baby boy is still learning how to nap during the day but he's an all star sleeper at night.

we're loving our time here in wyoming with all the snow and cold weather.

well actually it looks rather warm from inside but my phone says the high is 18 and low 1...

so we'll just believe the weather app and continue staying nice and cozy inside.

long time no see

gosh, a whole week since blogging.

there's one for the record books.

what has been going on lately?

in words:

1. i've turned into what seems a widow.

terrible anatomy tests/finals=endlessly lonely wife.

i will be much happier when thanksgiving hits.

2. numb finger tips all the time.

3. getting all my last projects done around the house.

4. weekly doctor appointments.

5. cold days, oddly hot days, crazy windy days, crazy cold days.

we've had it all this week (except rain and snow).

6. very swollen feet all the time.

why wear shoes when you don't fit them?

in pictures (not just from last week):

maybe you'll see me blogging more the rest of the week...maybe you won't.
we'll all just have to wait and see!

(and yes that is an eye open in the 2nd sonogram picture you see.
we saw him  blinking during our appointment last week, way cool...)

back to the corn

i am back.

pretending to be a mommy has ended and i am back in nebrasaka with my wonderful husband.

the past 2 weeks were really a great experience.

those girls were a lot of fun (and a lot of work:)

when i said good bye to them before i left for the airport tears sprang to my eyes.

i felt like i was just leaving these innocent little girls to fend for themselves.

sending them off to face the lions.

their mom wasn't back yet, i shouldn't be leaving them!

as i hugged them i looked into their eyes i saw them looking for trust in my eyes.

it was heartwrenching, i didn't want to leave them.

they told me they loved me and i them.

and then i watched them walk away prepared with a backpack of snacks and pullups.

it was terrible.

i'm happy i was there to help for so long and happier that hopefully they'll get their mommy back soon and back to a more normal life.

coming back to casey in nebrasaka was beyond wonderful though.

i missed him so much.

running into his arms and squeezing each other was just the best.

it was that type of reunion when you're smiling so much it's impossible to kiss.

i'm glad i get to have him be other half in parenting.

i am so happy to be back with him.

i edited some photos while on the plane and will post more of my time in arizona!

ps- it HAS turned into fall here! i walked out of the airport and immediately thought "it's so cold!" fall season means the last few months to prep before baby boy arrives!!!!!!

14 things that have been occupying my time lately.

i've truly had a most wonderful week.

i don't have energy left, but it's been wonderful.

here's the rundown.

1. conference, wasn't it wonderful. we sure loved it our our house. got to have lunch with casey's extenended family as usual between sunday sessions. such a great group. they were planning the family reunion and i was so sad hearing all the fun details since we can't be there for it this summer. i'm determined to go next time it's going on.
2. the weather has been most fabulous. i'm dying every time i go out. i want to fling my arms out, and start yelling, i love this weather! i love the sun! i love spring! how do i stand you, winter, every year?!?!
3. the tulips are blooming, the cherry and pear trees are have blossomed and i can't get enough of it. how is it that fall and spring are the most beautiful seasons and last the least amount of time? but truly, i love all these pretty flowers everywhere.
4. i went to school at 8 am on tuesdsay and returned to my home 2:15 the following day. it was a constant go go go.
5. amanda and weston had their baby! so happy for them! we squeezed in an hour trip to the hospital on tuesday and got to hold him at just hours old. so precious! mr britton douglas woodruff.  so thrilled for all of them.
6. baked a bajillion cupcakes this week.
7. helped put on a baby shower for two girls in the ward this week. so fun being with all the ward girls. one of them actually had her baby the previous saturday, so she couldn't make it but we got to go visit that cute small girl!
8. also got have a birdal shower for one of my dear, dear friends, miss brooke, at my little glorified attic this week. so fun. i love that girl so much and am so happy for her. it's just a blast to get together with other girls in general, if you know them well or not, girls are just fun.
9. got our graduation announcements ready(!!!!!!!!!!!).
10. so done with school by the way. not that i'm counting down or anything, but i only have 3 days of classes left(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).
11. finished my fourth, and final, project for sewing class. i'll share my projects soon!
12. took some photos of friends this week for graduation portfolios and maternity pictures.
13. felt like i re-cleaned my house about a bajiliion times this week
14. have been playing draw something so much on my phone and love it. do you play? you should play against me :) i laugh lots.

pictures to come another day when i have caught up on my sleep :)

toodles.

lately.

lately it's been warm here in provo, WHAT!? yeah, i know, it's been fabulous.

it was so warm in fact that after coking our meal on sunday we couldn't bare to be in our place bc it was so hottttttttt!

so we ate in the front yard aka the lawn we share with the other tenants that a million people walk past on sunday, i swear.

only slightly awkward,

whatevs.

but the weather was wonderful so i'll stop my complaining.

best part: just lying on the blanket/grass after eating in the sun and light breeze without a care in the world for that 15 minutes.

lately, casey as been working on his puzzle a ton

and he finished it!

that's two hips and a hooray people,

i get my table back!
the puzzle had 1000 peices, but 2200 little pictures to put together, jeeze.

lately, i made copycat texas roadhouse rolls.

we liked them.

lately, we had a campfire/cookout up the canyon with the landscape management major.

it was quite enjoyable.

i love my major still. especially the people in it.

lately, we've had a few great sunsets.

lately, i made sun dried tomatoes in the oven. 

we didn't like them much.

firstly through sixthly

first things first:

sweet new watch company, check them out!

J3LL

casey and i both have 3 of their watches each and love them.

you can change out the band and face colors as much as you want.

they're doing a giveaway on facebook right now for 3 watches so you should go enter!!!

ps- if you do buy any from their website, make sure you've liked them on facebook and followed them on twitter bc both give you $5 off coupons!!!

secondly,
more free stuff at byu/why byu rocks:
A. free bike tune ups.
B. free muffins and bananas for no reason.
twas great.


thirdly,
babysitting rocks when it's your own neice/nephew.
there's just that added bit of fun, know what i mean?


fourthly,
the byu game last night was quite fun if i do say so myself.
more to come on that later.

fifthly,
we won our girl's flag football game this morning,
it rocked.

sixthly, 
it's saturday,
yay! 

happy monday

a little bit of lately to start off the week!

starting top left going clockwise:
1. meli, the weenie dog, chasing the laser pen. why are dogs/cats so obsessed with those things? who cares, it's one of the funniest things ever.
2. the sky on our drive home from wyoming.
3. casey playing intramural football. they won. i also won my game last! go kimber :)
4. went golfing last week with the landscape management major on the mountain. twas grand.

1. driving.
2./4. trying to decide what we should be for halloween :) my MIL's costume box is superb.
3. painting new furniture that someone in provo donated to you. more to come later on that!

iphone pictures

top left: does anyone else DRIP bobby pins and earrings?
i find/lose them EVERYWHERE and hate it!
i was cleaning our dresser the other day and found these under a stack of papers.

top right: sleeping husband.

bottom left: my view on a run.
the corn fields are getting SO TALL!
that's not a pic of a corn field but i still wanted to tell you that

bottom right: friends.
yummy italian
couopons.
games.
a great night.

finally, a beautiful indiana thunder storm i could enjoy!
there hasn't been too many day ones this summer and if there is, i'm inside working or it's a tornado warning.
but i was driving home through this one and loved every minute.
i sat in the car for awhile and just listened to the thunder, rain, and lightning.
so heavenly.
and then a great sunset followed it up.

 

ps- if you're reading this i'm in AZ!
WOOT WOOT!
yay for friends getting married!
yay for family!
yay for swimming!

hi. we're back and ready to blog.

a big a hello to one and all!

we have been busy up the wazoo this past little while!

posts to come:

birthday celebrations.

pool lovin.

our trip to NYC/PA/DC

goodwill outlet loving.

and other random events.

but first things first:

fact: i close-lined a kid with a big rail we hang clothes on yesterday at work.

it was dreadful/embarrassing/funny all at the same time.

fact: i locked my keys in the ignition yesterday (car not on) at a horrible time in our day

it was dreadful/embarrassing/funny all at the same time.

{annalise- the police came and unlcoked the car for FREE!}

fact: i am incredibly hungry right now  but will continue to blog for the sake of posterity knowing that DID do lots of fun things before i turned all mom and stuff

fact: it's 8:30 am, i'm sitting in my bed next to casey and he woke up and gave me the evil eye for waking him up on his day of sleep. beyond funny beedy eyes and judging face

and bc a post is complete without pictures on my blog it so seems like:

happy 4th of july weekend!

the cutler clan is still in town here in indiana!
we're soaking up all the time we can with them while they're here
we've gone to the water park and been to the zoo!

sunday we'll be spending out time with more family and celebrating the 4th!

 
we'll be wearing our red white and blue the next 2 days.
hope you enjoy time off/time with family too!

happy 4th of july!

welcome to indiana

so....

we made it to indiana!

we're happy to be here and have our summer "officially" started.

out of the kindness of their hearts, we are actually living with casey's brother and SIL for the summer.

it was either live 45 minutes away from them and pay expensive rent,

or live with them and help them wih rent.

we chose the latter, you see.

we're incredibly grateful for this time to be with them and are excited for our summer adventures together!

casey studies for the DAT from 9-6 with an hour lunch break and then goes off to sell.

i'm amazed by how hard he works for our little family.

i love that man.

i on the other hand,
have been diligently going to place after place with my resume.

no luck so far, but hopefully something sometime will come along.

we're having a blast with the toddler running around the house.

jaden, our nephew, is so much fun!

he loves casey and calls me "ber"
(which melts my heart).

we're very excited to see him grow this summer!

cody (the brother) and camille (the SIL) are simply a blast.

i am so excited for our summer together.

they also have tons of cute/fun friends around the area
and are sweet enough to let us join in their festivities with them!

such as cinco de mayo!

yummy mexican food,
a bajillion rambunctious kiddlings,
along with funny adults
and games made for a great time.

look for more updates about our indiana summer!

coming up

some posts to look forward to:

and so many more random things :)

quick update!

i'm still in chicago.

casey is driving to mexico today.

byu won FIRST place in our competition overall here at student career days in chicago for the green industry/landscaping industry,

which is a HUGE deal, and super exciting!

go cougars!
where's waldo kimber?

i got 7th place in my individual competition and my partner got 1st! woohoo! go turf/weeds!
this is the trophy byu won, not me personally :)
 

last but not least,

happy birthday grampa!

so many more photos to come of this chicago trip!
and lots of whining from kimber as we now approach the 2nd week's time that i haven't seen casey!