My good boy!

Mylee is starting to get to the point of liking to watch movies, it has to be one that she really likes though or she probably wont sit through it all. Right now her favorite movie is Lady and the Tramp. The cute thing is though every time I ask her if she would like to watch a movie and which one she would like to watch she will say Lady and Trampy boy! That is what she always calls tramp! Also right now another favorite movie is Bolt. In the movie Penny is always telling bolt your my good boy and gives him hugs. So that is Mylee's new thing she will go and grab tramp give him a hug and kiss and tell him your my good boy! It is so cute she loves him so much. One of the first things that she asks me when I go in the morning to get her is where is trampy? So I tell her and then every morning we go to see and him. If you ask her what have you been doing today usually she will say hmmm...I play with trampy boy. He is such a good dog, he will always be our good boy!

Life not in a apartment...

In August of 2009 we started looking around to by a house and one thing lead into another and we actually ended building a home. So we started the process the first of November surprisingly everything went pretty smoothly and we moved into it the middle of February We have absolutely loved it, after living in an apartment for almost five years it feels good to finally get into something that is ours. While in the process of doing this we also decided to put a salon in our house and transfer all my clients here instead of the salon. I was really excited about this and now that we have been here for almost two months and I have been working from home it was the best decision I made. I have loved it, it has been so convenient and nice. It has made life so much less on the go, my commute is just a walk down my stairs. Its the best!
During the months that our home was being built we came and saw it often so I think it helped Mylee understand that this was going to be her home. When we would come I would tell her that this is going to be our new home and show her around. Towards the last month I think she started grasping it, I would often see her grab tramp and look into his eyes and say...a new house trampy a new house YEA and clap her hands. The first week of being here she would run around and say a new house, a new house. She has loved it! And as for trampers his life has changed for the best. He hardly sleeps during the day anymore because he has to much going on. He sits on the couch and observes what is going on outside or by the back door. He loves to go lay on the deck and bask in the sun, what a life...a life of a dog!
We are thankful and grateful for being able to get in our home and are loving every minute of it. Now that spring is here we just can't wait to get are yard done and enjoy being outside all summer!

Jesse Graduated!!

Its been a long but short four and a half years since Jesse has been going to school. I remember when he started which was right after we got married and looking at the road that we had in front of us until he would be done with school and it seemed like forever. And while we were in it it definitely was not always easy, Jesse not only was going to school full time but also working at least 30 hours a week while I also worked full time. After having Mylee I went down to part time but in order for Jesse and I to not put Mylee in daycare we worked around each others schedules so that at least one of us would always be with her. So needless to say we really hardly saw each other besides Saturday nights and Sundays. I guess what kept us going is that we always knew it was a means for an end. I look back now and admire Jesse for all of his hard work I can't imagine how he did it between being there to help watch Mylee, all the school, work, studying, and pulling the awesome grades that he did. He is AMAZING!! Jesse I have always known what a hard worker you are and whatever you put your mind to you do it full force and always do your best. I appreciate all that you do for me and for our family. We made it Hon...and it feels great I can only imagine how you feel, I'm sure its such a relief!
While we were home for Christmas I wanted to through a little surprise congratulations party for Jesse for graduating. And since everyone was there I thought it was the best time. So I had everyone meet at Terel and Julies and house, got a cake, ice-cream, and balloons. And we all surprised him when he came. It was fun...I think the biggest surprise of all though was that I actually kept it a surprise and didn't tell him before it actually happened. I have a tendency to do that! Anyway Jes I am so proud of you, you are the BEST and I love you!!

Christams 2009

I have always loved Christmas time...the snow, the lights, the Christmas tree, all the decorating, being with family, feeling the spirit etc. Now with Mylee it even makes it ten times better. I think she was still a little to young to understand everything that is associated with Christmas, but it was fun to play with the nativity set with her and to teach her about the birth of Christ (which she loved to play with), taking her to the mall to show her Santa Clause, letting her help me try to wrap Christmas presents, and dancing around to Christmas music. Mylee is getting to such a fun stage and gets excited over the smallest things, it makes life so enjoyable.


I was so excited to put up our Christmas tree and decorations this year because i knew that Mylee would love to help me and she definitely did her favorite part was helping me decorate the tree, we had so much fun!

This year Santa brought Mylee a kitchen set and food and because there wasn't enough room to bring it home from vernal he delivered it a week before Christmas. Mylee had got sick the week before so he brought it that weekend to make her feel better. She loved it! As you can tell she has taken after me in the height department and so has to use mom's stool to reach the top of the kitchen set.



This year for the Pedersen Christmas party we went down to Kelli's house in Heber. We had a lot of fun we went bowling first Mylee didn't know quite what to think other than she loved all the bowling balls the frustrating part for her was they were to heavy for her pick up and also watching us through them down the lane because she didn't understand that they were coming back. After that we went back and ate, played games, and opened our presents. Last but not least at the end of the night Santa Clause came to visit all the kids. Mylee didn't know quite what to think she didn't like sitting on his lap but didn't mind standing by him, she would just stare at him. She was definitely aware of who he was because I had taken her to the mall to see him and talked to her about him. She calls him Clause and its so cute! Thanks for another fun Christmas party everyone!














This was on the morning of family pictures. We went a little early to get some of our own and of Mylee. What a little cutie!!




Christmas with the Merkley's...there is usually a party every night. We stay very busy and have lots of fun. This night we were at Lisa's. We had a nice dinner, played games, and sang songs which Mylee loved she decided to get on the coffee table and dance to all of our singing she thought she was pretty funny and was liking all the attention.







Alisha and Dave put together a really fun Amazing Race for the family we had all different clues, detours, and challenges that we had to accomplish it was quite the adventure and was alot of fun. To top it off...of course Jesse and I were the winners.



Christmas morning was alot of fun. Mylee really enjoyed it her favorite part was opening the gifts and instead of tearing right into them she very slowly tore the paper piece by piece off. She would get excited over the gift but then just wanted to open another one because she loved just opening them. Some of her favorite gifts that she got where her kitchen set, a baby set, shopping cart, and puzzles. Its really fun because she is starting to like to play pretend so all the things she got she has really liked. Jesse and I said that we weren't going to do anything this year but after him secretly finding out that I was getting him something he did the same. We had a really good Christmas the best part was just being around family and feeling the spirit of Christmas!