Memories

August of 2001 my high school friend Hannah and I moved to Portland Oregon. It was a spur of the moment thing. A few days after we moved I went in to Blockbusters to rent a movie and ended up getting a job there. Hannah went in and also got a job there as well. I met Travis there when he was working an evening shift. The first time Travis and I really talked was on my 21st birthday. Hannah, Travis and I were all doing inventory and Travis wished me a happy birthday. Hannah and my other roommate Lacey started hanging out with Travis and his roommate Calvin. They would come over and we would go hot tubing and watch movies. The first movie Travis and I went to see was Zoolander. First place we went to eat was Mongolian Grill. First date out side of going to the movies was going to the Zoo. I met his brother Bryan and Sister in law Jennifer at Jennifer’s birthday which is Oct 8th. First Christmas present was a PS2. First time Travis told me he loved me was on Valentine’s Day. We got engaged 2004 New Year’s after coming back from a friend’s party.

Travis and I were married out in West Linn Oregon at Mary S Young State Park. Travis was working for Oregon’s Park and Recreation. The ceremony was at 4 PM, 4:30 we had a Buster’s BBQ for dinner. It was wonderful! So pretty much your typical summer wedding. However our reception we rented a bowling alley. We didn't get the bowling alley until 8 PM so after the wedding we were able to change and then hit the alley. We ended up ordering pizza later that night and had a great time. We had a great time and found our guest have fun too!

Yesterday Travis and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. As far as the actual day goes we didn’t do much. We usually celebrate after our anniversary due to being busy working and the last couple years being with Eoghan. Our typical anniversary celebration includes going out to dinner and a movie. I’d have to say that is probably my favorite date.

Travis and I that Travis' brother Theron took

Our wedding party

Back row L- R: Jon, Chrissy, Theron, Hannah, Me, Travis, Tyler, Annette, Bryan, Sichanda, Danny & Colleen.

Front Row L- R: Rachel, Everet, Janalyn & Madison

Saturday

Saturday was a very busy day. Eoghan and I got up and went downtown Salt Lake to hit the farmers market. We met up with and were able to find a few great deals on food.

Then after the market I went out to my sister in laws out in Stansbury Park. I helped her and a friend make apple sauce. If you have never done it, I would recommend doing it. It was really easy and just like anything else time consuming. It was fun and it tastes great!!

After Jennifer's I went to my other in laws out in West Jordan. We had nachos for dinner and watched a movie. We were going to go out but we couldn't agree on anything. So we agreed to stay home and watch something. Theron got me a score on clothes with I am so great full for. Eoghan just got two big garbage bags full of 3T & 4T in clothes. They are in great condition!!

EAR

It all started out a couple weeks ago I went to the walk in clinic because my ear was plugged. So they were able to put water with hydroproxide in my ear and it felt like they were power washing it. However they were able to unplug my ear and said it was just red, fluids no infections. So a couple days later my ear was starting to itch and just kinda hurt. I thought it would go away, but it didn't. Friday I went to the doctor's office to have it checked out. Turns out I have a very small whole in my ear drum. She prescribed some Amoxicillan for me to take for the next 10 days. Friday night when I we went to bed I had the worst pain ever! I couldn't sleep and my ear got all plugged up again. So finally at 1:30 in the morning I got up took some more pills and took some Advil to see if that would help with the pain. I grabbed an ice bag and went back to bed. It seemed to help. Thank goodness!! Now I am just hoping things will feel better before I fly home on Thursday.

Vacation

As of today I one week until my vacation!

I am extremely excited to go home to Washington!! Eoghan and I will be flying out of Salt Lake on Thursday the 27th.

So… I am in the process of washing laundry and packing things for the trip. I am one of those people who make a list, plan outfits, and pack at least a week a head of time. So I have Eoghan all packed other than his toothpaste. I have started my bag but, will finish that closer to next week.

We will fly into Seattle where we will meet my brother Lincoln. From there we are going to head down to Kelso where I will drop Lincoln off to stay with my grandma. He is going to be painting her house for her. Eoghan and I will go in to say hi for a few minutes. I can't stay too long because I am allergic to her cat Tiger.

Then Eoghan and I are going to go down to Woodland to stay with my other brother Judson and his family. Judson and his wife are going to be going out to Oregon to do a fund raiser run. Their boys are going to be with me for a few hours while they wait for their other aunt or grandma to come and get them. While we are waiting I am going to have some friends over whom I’ve known since I was in diapers. They are great friends and I enjoy seeing/ talking to them every chance I get.

My nephew Deaken is going to stay with his grandpa so he can go to his football jamboree Saturday the 29th. I am hoping that I can get out there to see him play a bit. Later that day I am going to go to my friend’s reunion picnic. I went to middle school with these people and have a fair amount of people on my Facebook or Myspace account. I love the internet for those reasons to see what people are doing and how they’ve changed since I’ve seen them.

My 10 year reunion got cancelled. I guess there weren’t enough people to make it worth having one. Which I’d have to say honestly I’m not that bummed out about. I talk to everyone I still want from high school, maybe not as often as I’d like but we are still in touch. Once again thanks to Facebook and Myspace I am able to see what other people are up too (ones that I knew but wasn't super close with).

Travis & Eoghan

Last week we took Eoghan out of day care full time. He now gets to spend his Thursdays and Fridays with his Daddy. .

I think the both had fun hanging out all day together. Thursday Travis and Eoghan watched Curious George and then they went to the park in our complex. Eoghan had a big time and was very sad to go in for lunch and a nap.

Friday they didn't do much. Just stayed home and Travis got to play his computer game while Eoghan sat next to him watching Curious George on the lap top next to Travis.

Tomorrow they are going to do a boys trip to REI. Travis is very excited about going to REI and spending his gift cards from his birthdays and Christmas.

Eoghan is 2!!

Eoghan turned 2 years old on July 31st. Once again another year that has gone by extremely fast!

Eoghan went to get his 2 year check up and he is now 34 inches tall (2 ft 10 inches) and he is in the 55% for boys his age for his height. He now weighs 26 pounds and 15 oz, so almost 27 pounds. He is in the 30/40% for boys his age.

As of now he is a very talkative little boy. He has a wide variety of words and is good at putting a small phrase together. He is very active, like most boys he can be rough and rowdy; however he still has his snuggle moments which are precious especially as he is getting older. He likes to be Mr. Independent and loves to help, even when his help is not necessary or wanted.

Over this last year we have discovered that Eoghan loves water! He loves to take a bath, and almost needs one night. He loves to swim at the apartment pool or over at his Aunt Christy’s (Eoghan’s blow up pool is in her back yard). This year he gets to use floties and thinks he is hot stuff because he can jump in the pool and go underwater and pop right back up. He loves it and dreads having to get out of the pool to go home or eat.

Eoghan went on his first road trip in July! Eoghan and I drove up to Colorado to see my dad’s side of the family. My Uncle Jef and his family are from Chicago/Boston and then my Aunt Jean and her kids/grandkids are all in Denver area. He did awesome on the 8 hour drive! We discovered he loves the movie Curious George. He watched that over and over on our way up to Colorado and on our way home. He has the books and really enjoys those too.

Eoghan also went to his first dentist appointment in July. He had a blast!! I was a little nervous for him because I was getting a filling replaced and so he got to do his whole experience by himself. They dentist and assistance praised him. He got his teeth cleaned and they were able to count his teeth. The actual dentist got to look in his mouth too. He was excited to get a new tooth brush and an ordainment for the Christmas tree. I was excited about the pictures they gave me for his baby book and a certificate to go along with the picture. All in all I don’t think he will be scared or nervous to go to the dentist again.

Eoghan loves to eat Cheerios. I can always count on that as a back up meal for him. He is a fruity guy. He loves Peaches, Grapes, Strawberries, Mandarin Oranges, Bananas, & Apples. He doesn’t like Watermelon, Canalop, or Honey dew Melon, which I think is funny. Like most children when it comes to veggies he is kinda picky. He likes Cucumbers, Green Beans, Corn, & Carrots. I think he eats his veggies better at day care than at home. Hopefully he will start to like them more and will try different kinds of veggies. He seems to take after me on the veggies. As I have gotten older I have found more veggies that I do like so... I will be optimistic. He has become a fan of Chocolate milk, which is helpful at times to get him to drink more milk.

We bought a potty training seat and some big boy underroos but haven’t gotten a chance to try them out. Eoghan like the little seat we got (it has Elmo with friends on it). So we will put him on it before he goes to the tub. Hopefully in the next couple months we will start that and get that going.

In the next couple weeks Eoghan will stop going to day care full time. He will go three days a week and the other two days he will get to spend with his daddy, which I think he will love. Travis wants to get him going in to the mountains and start doing a little hiking. I told Travis he will have to take Eoghan swimming and do some fun activities for him. I love the day care Eoghan goes to. He really likes his teachers, and they seem to like him a lot. He is well known downstairs. He learns a lot and has fun interacting with other kids his age.

At the end of the month Eoghan and I will be taking another trip. We will fly into Seattle to go visit my parents, family and friends out that way. I am extremely excited to see them. I am looking forward to seeing Eoghan play with his cousins on my side of the family and playing with my girl friends little boys. However I am a little nervous since this is the first time I will have to actually get Eoghan’s car seat on the plane and get him set up. Traveling through the air port with that and Eoghan will be interesting. I wasn’t planning on taking a stroller or a frame pack for him. I still have some time so we will see if that is the case when it comes right down to it.