All About Thomas!

I figure I haven't posted very many pictures of Thomas lately, so this one is all about him! Some fun thins he has done (being a very advanced 4 month old and all) and other pictures that are just cute!
The first picture is of Thomas and one of our friend's little boys. They are about 6 weeks apart. Can you tell which one is older? (hint- it isn't Thomas!) I know that with the toy right over their necks it makes it hard to see, but they are about the same length.
Then this picture is up at my parents house. I had put Thomas down on his back and was doing something in the kitchen. When I came back to get him, he had rolled over and fallen asleep. This was amazing to me because he doesn't like being on his stomach, so of course I had to get a few pictures!
We have had some pleasant afternoons in the past few weeks (not as many as I would like, but I take advantage where I can) and we spread a blanket out and and head out to enjoy the sun. Can you tell that Thomas isnt' used to it? When ever he is outside for very long, he seems to get red blotches around his right eye. Maybe allergies, I am not sure.
He is able to sit in the walkers and exersaucers and jumpers now and his feet actually touch, so he is lots happier when he can see what is going on. He likes playing with the toys, and likes being "included" now.
Did I say he likes playing with his toys? Cute, huh?

Going 2 Wheels!

This was the last bike ride we took with Keith's training wheels. We have some friends who live up the road (about 15 minutes walk or ride) that we enjoy visiting. This bike ride has helped Keith really get confidant in his riding.
I told Keith that after Daddy got home, we would have Daddy take off his training wheels. Keith eas so excited! He made sure to tell Daddy that at the airport.
We also decided that he needed the seat raised as well. Ih, and don' you just love the color? This bile was left at our last house whwn we moved in, so we kept it. We keep saying we are going to paint it, but we haven't done that yet.

Here Keith is walking his bike up the hill for the maiden voyage without the training wheels! Both Keith and Rachel pretty much got started on bikes here in our driveway. They have a bit of a slope to give them momentum, and a garafe door to crash into as a last resort if their brakes fail them!
And here he is riding without training wheels! What a big boy! We were so proud of him. And still are!

Buzzing Bees

My parents have decided they want to be beekeepers. This means there is a lot of focus on bees and whether or not they are Papa and Nana's bees. I hadn't been out there to see the hive, so one day last week, we went out with Papa to check on them. I took pictures, because I am such a good photo documenter. I am trying to be better about actually sharing them and writing down what happened with them though! First of all, we had to get fire in the smoker machine, so that the smoke will confuse the bees. If you want to know all about it, I am sure my dad would love to fill you in. In short, it covers up the scent of their warnings and then makes them all dizzy- or something.
Then, once you have your full beekeeper gear on (only my dad had some, the rest of us were open to attack (even Thomas who was in the front pack as we went out there- my dad said he didn't think he would need it, but he would wear it anyway) you can head out to see the bees.
The white box in the background is the hive that they built. Then there are these molds (or at least that is what they look like) that the bees use to fill in with honey and other baby bees. The outer molds didn't have very many on them, but the inside ones had lots. But my dad was pretty disappointed by the production of these bees. Said the queen wasn't making enough baby bees to replenish the hive. Apparently the life span of a bee is about a month long.
Here you can see where the bees have been busy. Busy as bees! Ha ha ha ha! I am so funny! Must be because I am sleep deprived! Anyway, you can see the capped of cells- those have baby bees inside (if I was listening to my dad correctly) and the other ones are the honey.
I thought I would try to share the queen bee, since queens deserve some kind of respect. But it was really hard to focus on the queen, since she kept moving and my dad kept moving the screen. If you look in the lower left hand corner, there is a bee that has a red mark on its back, that is the queen! Keith and Rachel are very good at spotting her.

Now you have had a crash course in beekeeping. How exciting, huh?

Tagged!

Okay, so about a week ago, my cousin tagged me and I am just now getting around to doing it!
For those that don't know what this is, it is kind of like a cyber chain letter- someone posts answers to questions on their blog, then tags other people to do the same questionairre on their blog. And on and on.... you get the idea.

5 jobs I've had:1) Worked in Orthodontic office (as receptionist, bookkeeper, assistant, lab tech, and once in awhile cleaner), 2)student secretary of Physics department at Ricks, 3)Burger King Employee, 4)Hannah Car Care Attndant (a car wash), 5)Chugagh Mountain Herald employee (started out stuffing envelopes, then become secretary and even wrote a few articles- while I was in High School)
5 places I have lived: 1)Alaska, 2)Utah, 3)Idaho, 4)Germany, 5)Kentucky (those are only the most recent)
5 favorite snacks: 1)chocolate (I'm not too picky!), 2)oreos, 3)homemade cookies fresh from the oven and milk (dad's chocolate chip cookie recipe is the best!), 4)chocolate again, 5)ice cream
5 things you may not know about me: 1)I have been to all the Disney's, 2)I broke my arm trying to do a "death drop" from the monkey bars, 3)when I had a cast on from breaking my arm I got the chicken pox, 4) i have a bachelors degree in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology 5) After having 2 children with an epidural by choice, and one without an epidural because there wasn't any time, I would recommend an epidural!
5 things I would do as a billionaire: 1)get out of debt 2)build up our emergency storage 3)go on a cruise with my honey 4)let Tyson build his dream computer 5)help others out in need
5 things I love:1) Tyson 2)Keith 3) Rachel 4)Thomas 5)All other family members and friends
5 people I tag:1)Sarah (because she reminded me to do this!) 2)Bethany 3)Jen J 4)Andrea K 5)Anyone else who wants to do it

Some of Our Favorite People!

Grandpa Bubbs and Rachel











Kali and Rachel





Keith and Great Grandpa ******* (who he is named after)


Megan helping the little ones (Rachel, Shaleen, and Kash) during the Sawdust Dig
Here is a group gathered around waiting for lunch- Grandma Bundy (holding Thomas) Krystal and Seth at the far end of the table, Collins, Shaleen, and Rachel on the left of the table, Keith on the right, Megan on the other table, and Justin standing.




These are just a few of our favorite people that we were able to get pictures of while we were down in Utah/Arizona/Idaho on our trip. Be aware that this is by no means an inclusive list, but I do want to share some pics that we do have of some of our loved family!

Just as a disclaimer- I am having a hard time
getting the pictures and the words to line up correctly- it never looks the same in the creating page as it does on the actual blog page! Any help anyone?)

Brief Summary

Okay, I have been getting some grief about not updating my blog, but I have been on vacation for 2+ weeks, so now that I am home, I am going to be working on it. I have 918 pictures to go through and figure out what I want to share with you all. I downloaded the pictures today and posted some, but have lots more, so never fear, I will get more done! I was going to get more done today, but I am getting hit with major exhaustion, so I am going to head to bed in a minute- especially while Thomas is sleeping. He is sick with bronchiolitis, and it seems to be the worst at night, so he doesn't sleep that well, and I definately need some sleep.

But in a nutshell, we flew into Las Vegas, took our rental car up to Cedar City and stayed there with Tyson's family for a bit. While there, we were lucky enough to be able to go to the little Bundy Reunion out at Mt. Trumbull. I had never been to a reunion with that many people- I think that I heard there are 213 or so in the whole family (although not all were able to come). It was pretty neat. I will be posting pictures of the fun we had and all the cousins playing. Then we had to head up to Idaho on Memorial Day because of Tyson's work schedule. He had to be back on the Slope on Wednesday, so we wanted to seem some special people in Idaho before he had to leave. We got to go out on a triple date that night with Sarah and Chris and our friends the Evans. Emily's sister was our babysitter. Thanks Jenny! Then Keith and Rachel went with Sarah and Chris for the night, and Tyson and I stayed at a hotel so we could have some time together before he had to leave the next day. Then after he left, I went out and picked up the kiddos and spent some time with Sarah and then came back to the Evans. They were our home base while we were there. They were very helpful and it was so nice to be able to have a place the kids could play and friends they could play with and friends I was comfortable with so we could come and go as we needed to. We got together with Eleanor and her kids (friends who had lived in Alaska with us and the Evans) and I will post some of those pics as well. And I got to meet up with some of my old roommates which was fun. We spent a night at Sarah and Chris's and got to celebrate Chris' birthday. We got to see sun and rain and lots of clouds on our trip, but isn't that normal for me?
So anyway, we had lots of fun, and came home on Monday night. But that will be a story for another night,b ecause I think I hear Thomas making noise, and if not, I need to go to bed before he does make noise! So good night all, and check back for the rest of the pics of our wonderful trip!

Playing with Sarah and Chris

So on our trip, we got to spend some quality time with Sarah and Chris, which was so fun. I can't believe my baby sister is all growed up and married and stuff! Well, I guess I can, but it is weird sometimes to think about how much we are all grown up. I'm glad that we have been able to move from the s/he's touching me! to being able to just call and see how we are all doing. But I digress...
Chris was a very good sport and was pretty willing to play games with Keith and Rachel just about nonstop. They played Sorry, Wii, and Memory and Memory and Memory. Then on Sunday night, we also played Sleeping Queens and Yahtzee.

Sarah was content to just hold Thomas and get to know him a little better. Sarah was so sweet. The night that we stayed at their house, in the morning when she woke up (I had been up since the wee hours of hte morning with Thomas who was sick), she told me I could go back to bed. That was so nice. Then she offered to take all the kids to the park later so I could just have the day to myself. The thought was so nice, but I ended up taking Thomas to the emergency care place and having him checked out. Turns out he has bronchiolitis- which Tyson gets occasionally. So she and Chris just had Keith and Rachel until Thomas and I showed up after I had gotten his prescription filled.
At the park, they have a splash park area that the kids got to play in. By the time I got there, though, they were splashed out. Apparently the water was not that warm. Not to mention that the kids were getting pretty worn down. Rachel just kind of wanted to sit and cuddle. Good thing Sarah was so fun to cuddle with!








Awww, don't they make a cute little family? Sarah and Chris kept Thomas while Keith, Rachel, and I went on the merry go round- I mean the carousel. The kids had fun, but I remembered why I never really liked playing on the merry go round when I was younger! But when Sarah and Chris are blessed to parents, I know they will do a good job.








While we were there, Chris had a birthday. We were there for his special birthday breakfast- which was delicious. Then we came back the next day and had dinner with them and their friend Gary, who had made a marvelous dinner. All of Chris' favorite things, and then other things for everyone else! Shrimp scampi, deviled eggs, meatloaf, mac and cheese, green beans, salad, and strawberry shortcake and rice pudding. We ate very well that night. Then Gary insisted Chris have his birthday spankings, so each of the kids got to give him his swats with a spatula. He was a good sport, and I don't think they swatted him too hard.

We had lots of fun with Sarah and Chris and were so grateful they let us borrow their car while we were down there- and their GPS! I love having a GPS! It made me feel so much more secure about finding my way around. We hope that they are able to make it up later this summer to come up here and visit. We miss not being able to have all our family around. And Robert and Bethany and family are coming back, and although Becca and Shawn are gone temporarily, they will be back at the end of the year. And I suppose we will excuse Jonathon until he comes home from his mission, but it is nice to have family close by. And we love and miss those that aren't able to be with us lots!

Roomie Reunions!

While in Idaho, I was able to meet up with some of my former roommates. It was so fun, because I don't think I had seen any of them since they had gotten married! Now we all have kids. I had another roommate in Idaho that we were going to to try to get together, but our schedules didn't work out. But 3 out of 6 wasn't bad! The other two don't live close enough to meet up with.

Lyndee was heading out of town for the weekend, and called just as I was getting ready to head to the Distribution Center, so met up there for about 10 minutes as she was headed out of town. Our 6 kids got to meet (2 boys and a girl for each of us), and we got to see each other briefly.



Then on another day, the kids and I took an hour or so drive and went and met up with two of my other roommates, Tamera and Tosha and their kids. We got to have a picnic lunch together, and got to visit too. It was fun to catch up and we were able to visit as if no time had passed since we had last visited together. Although it had really been several years, since it was when Tamera had gotten married, which was before Tosha and I did. So just a few years!






The kids all seemed to have fun playing together. I had 3, Tosha had 4, and Tamera had 3 with one on the way later this year. Here they are all together. And yes, the little one in orange laying across laps was asleep, it had been a long day! But very worth it for me! Thanks Tamera and Tosha for getting together!





PS- Keith is my photographer if I need a picture taken and I can't do it. He took both of the ones with me and my roommates. He does a good job, huh?