The Peay Family

Life is Full of Changes

We have some more changes happening in our family and NO it is NOT a baby, sorry to get your hopes up, but we are moving to our own place, I am so excited to have my own space again! It is still here in Valley and we will have plenty of space for dinner parties, play dates, family and friends get togethers and visitors! We will be moving soon so we may need some of your help…just be waiting for a call.

Another change that has happened is that I got a job in the evenings at Terra Mia Ristorante, so I am now a working mom! I am excited and nervous about leaving Jaymz, I know he will do great and it will help facilitate his independence. I am very glad that it is in the evening so we will not have to hire a sitter and he is in the best hands (other than mine). The one thing I am really going to miss is putting my little guy to bed at night, we have our entire routine down and it just saddens me to know that I will not be giving him kisses right before he goes to sleep at night, although I have full faith in Papa that he will give him a great big hug and kiss from me every night!

The one change I am not ready for yet is the seasonal change from summer to fall and then comes the dreadful winter, can’t it just be summer forever?!?! I think I could move somewhere it stays warm all year around, but as for now I love being here in Utah with my friends and family. Fall and winter are the only downsides of living next to the wonderful Wasatch Mountains. Some changes are sad and some are good we just have to remember that in the long run all changes make you who you are.

At Last…Walking Again!

On Monday Jaymz finally took his first steps since the Big Crash on the Big Slide!  We were at the Lindon Days Car Show and he wanted to play on the playground, we told him only if he was up and walking again. So we just past the playground and kept looking at the cars. Once we were done we asked Jaymz if he wanted to go home or stay and look at the cars some more; he wanted to stay, but go to the playground and play so I told him I would help him over to the playground but he would have to walk, so he did with a limp.

At first I felt bad for pushing him to walk because he was limping and would not walk or even stand for the rest of the night. But once he woke up Tuesday morning he started walking again and he has been walking more and more ever since. Today he was even trying to run and jump, we are just not quite there yet but we will soon be back to normal! I think it gave him the confidence he needed to know everything would be okay, plus it beats crawling around everywhere. I am now extremely happy that I pushed him to walk and so is my back!

Baby No More…Jaymz is now 2!!!

Just before Jaymz’s birthday he got his haricut by his Aunt Deanna @ Cookie Cuters!  I have a few reasons for finally allowing his curls to be cut off:

1st, I was sick of people asking how old “she” was and needing to correct them.

2nd, he needed to look his age and for some reason shorter hair on boys makes them look older.

and finally the 3rd, which is the most important reason of all, Jaymz asked me to cut his hair, he wanted to be like the big boys – Daddy, Shilo, & Presley (he has seen all of them get their hair cut multiple times)

Jaymz’s Birthday was this last week and we did a week of celebrating!  On his birthday we had donuts for breakfast, opened presents from Brandon and I, and a Jaymz & Daddy had dinner out (I needed to go to Relief Society to get my CPR certification).   The next night we went to Tepanyaki for dinner (Jaymz loves to watch the Hibachi Chef cook).  Then on Saturday we had his craft birthday party, it was a blast, I enjoyed all the work I put into it and I hope everyone else did as well.  Jaymz has become such a big boy and he is very independent, I love him more and more everyday and hope he has another great year!

Some of the things he loves at the moment:

• Strawberries, Cheese, Watermelon, Sushi (if he has dipping sauce – soy sauce), Rolls/Bread.  I am so glad he will pretty much try anything as long as he has dip dip (ketchup or a sauce he likes) and usually once he tries something he will eat it.

• Cars, Buses, Trucks

• Snakes, Insects/Bugs

• The Great Outdoors

• Babies

Birthday Pictures will be posted soon!

Another Month or Two Come and Gone

Ok I guess this is going to be a long posting because I have not posted forever, sorry about that, but I guess sometimes life just passes you bye!

I will start off with Brandon’s birthday way back in January.  I am so thankful he took a day off for his birthday (he is such a hard worker and he needed a day off).  We spent the day swimming at Lehi’s Legacy Center (an indoor swimming pool, almost like a mini water-park for Jaymz).  We had so much fun as a family and Jaymz was so excited to spend all day with his Papa.  Jaymz was having so much fun he didn’t want to get out of the pool even though by the end all he would do was lay his little head on our shoulders and watch the other kids play.  After leaving the pool I asked Brandon if he wanted to get some ice-cream; I think we all know the answer to this one: “of course,” but we ended up going to a frozen yogurt place instead because it was closer and Jaymz was crashing in the car (I think it was better than ice-cream).  Later that night we went to dinner and then to the Flash game (Utah’s NBA Development League Team).  It ended up being a long day but we kept it going with cake and gifts once we got home, we were so tired once we got into bed!  It was a busy and exhausting day, but the best part of it all was seeing the smile on my love’s face all day long!

We also went to dinner with my cousin, Stacy and her husband, Justin on Saturday to celebrate Brandon’s birthday!  My lovely aunt Lynda watched our kids, Maddi and Jaymz, for us it was so nice not to have to worry about Jaymz.  Although I did worry a little bit if he would fuss for her because I was gone the night before to a wedding, he showed me that he is growing up because he was fine without any issues, he played, watched movies, and ate great!  Us couples went to Pat’s, a local BBQ place in Salt Lake City, it was good food and great conversation I am so thankful to have family to spend time with, it was a wonderful evening.

Valentines is my favorite holiday because it is all about love!  We had a fun little Valentines party/play date with Stacy and Maddi which was so fun to plan and execute!  We made sugar cookies, Valentines poppers, and Valentines to hand out!  I think the pictures can show you how much fun we had more than I can tell you.

We have officially started to ween Jaymz off his pacifier and he has done pretty good, we have been snipping it little by little for the past few weeks.  This week has been the hardest because it barely fits in his mouth but I think he has been doing a great job!  Jaymz also has been showing more interest in the potty and we have gradually started to potty train, he seems to be excited and we hope that the excitement will continue so we can be out of diapers sooner than later!  He is getting bigger and smarter everyday and I love being his mommy more than anything in the world!  In some ways I want him to stay little and cute forever but I also want to see what he will become, I guess only time will tell and I need to enjoy every moment we have together now so I can cherish the memories.

Goodbye 2009

I cannot believe it is already 2010, what about partying like it is 1999?

A lot has changed this past year especially my little Jaymz from crawling to walking, jabbering to talking and Colorado to Utah.  We have had a pretty good year and hope for a better one next (every year should get better and better right)?!?  Here are some of our memories of the year:

Jaymz had his surgery last January to remove his sixth toe, all went great and you now cannot even tell that he ever had an extra except that his foot is a little on the wide side.

We moved to Utah to be with our families at the beginning of August and have been very busy here ever since.  We love our family, but miss our friends back in Denver a whole lot and hope to make a trip out there soon!

Jaymz is a rambunctious toddler running around and getting into whatever he can with his new found independence!  I love how he is able to tell us what he wants.  I love just sitting there watching him play with all of his attention on whatever it may be.  He is such a delight to be around and I love having him as my everyday all day buddy!

Busy Back in Utah

We have been very busy with trips, play dates, and just being with family since moving back here to Utah!  We have been so busy having too much fun I have been forgetting to post all the activities we have done!  At the beginning of August the move went great went great, we have slowly been unpacking and have been trying to get settled, Jaymz loves all the space to run around in, the grassy backyard to play on, and the animals to play with!

We took a quick trip to St. George to clear out the house down there because it finally sold!  It was bitter sweet because we would love to visit down there this winter but it takes a big financial burden off the entire family!

Jaymz and I were able to have a play date with my aunt Linda, my cousin Stacy and her darling daughter Maddi.  Jaymz had so much fun going on the carousel for the 1st time and playing hard on the slides, he fell asleep as soon as we got into the car to drive home!  We have also had a lot of play dates and a few sleepovers with my younger siblings.  Once a week (sometimes twice) I watch a little boy that is about six months younger than Jaymz, we love this day because we just stay home and play all day long!  Jaymz is so social, he loves other children; it is a joy to watch him share his toys and play with others.

More activities we have done:

We have gone on a few family bike rides up the canyon which have been very fun!

We went to a Bees game, Deanna drove Jaymz in the car while Brandon and I got to have a good bike ride!

Of course we went to the State Fair!

I have been cooking a lot, I make dinner for everyone about four nights a week!  I made homemade ice-cream custard and Jaymz absolutely loved it, too bad my ice-cream maker broke so it will be a while until we have some more homemade ice-cream!

Jaymz has gotten four more teeth since being out here to make a total of six; he now has two front top and bottom teeth with two top molars in the back!  It is so exciting to watch him grow and change!  In August we took a parent/toddler swimming class, Jaymz was not sure at first but by the end of the class he was having so much fun in the water.  We now have to keep the deadbolts locked on the doors at all times because he knows how to open the door, get out and run down the street!  He is getting so big and independent, I think we have started the terrible twos early because of how independent he is!  Brandon and I also took the rail off of Jaymz’s crib to make it into a toddler bed and he loves it!  I have loved every stage of watching him grow so far and hope that it just keeps getting better.

Changes are Happening

We have been extremely busy around here because we have some big changes happening in our family!  Over Independence day weekend Brandon and I decided it was time to move back to Utah to be closer to our families!  This move has come up fast and we will miss all of our friends we have made here but thanks to the internet we can all stay in touch.  We decided not to sell our house but rent it out because of the market right now, it is just better for us and also we will be coming back to check up on it every so often so we can visit everyone then too.  We will be back in our home town of Lindon with Brandon’s mom and will help her out with whatever is needed.  We are planning on being in Utah by the first of August and hope to see our family and friends soon after that!

It is late but it is here our Independence Day:

I absolutely love our country and the freedoms we have.  I also love Independence Day just as much so we can show our appriciation for everyone who came before us to pave the way for all that we have.  I know it is just celebrating but if you think of what this country has gone through in it short amount of time we are an amazing nation!  Here is what we did for the wonderful Holiday:  my sister Alicia came for the long weekend, we got rained out at Water World, ate breakfast with our ward, and we went to Breckenridge for lots of celebrating!

The Morman Tabernacle Choir

Brandon and I got to see The Morman Tabernacle Choir on Monday night @ Red Rocks Amphitheater!  We have to thank Sister Lee in our ward for watching Jaymz at the last minute so Brandon and I could have such a wonderful evening.  It was amazing…the view, the music and just being together, words just cannot describe it!

Catching Up

So I have been a major slacker so I need to just catch everyone up on what has been happening in our life.  We took our trip to Utah and it was amazing! Although it has made us more homesick than ever because we want to be back with our family.  While in Utah we celebrated Jaymz’s 1st Birthday with our families since his actual birthday was just a few days after we got back here to Denver.  It was so fun to see him interact and play with everyone.  He is growing up so much and I sometimes miss when I could hold him and he would sleep in my arms.  I love his little personality, he is so much like Brandon it amazes me.

While there in Utah we celebrated our 5th anniversary(crazy how time flies)!  This was the best anniversary yet, although we had no gifts for each other it was way more meaningful.  We were sealed as a family for time and all eternity in the Vernal Temple.  We had so much support from both of our families on this special day.  The event brought us closer together and made us remember why we wanted to get married in the first place.  Also, thanks to Shilo and Jen we were able to go out to a movie the next night for more celebrating!  So now we are a family FOREVER (Brandon will have a hard time getting rid of me now, j/k)!

Once we got back we had Jaymz’s 1st Birthday party which was a lot of fun!  We had an awesome picnic party with bubble blowing, ball tossing , kite flying and lots of yummy goodies to eat.  Jaymz was too funny when it came to the cake, he did not want anything to do with it, all he would do is stab at it with the candle (no 1st messy cake pictures for us).

It’s Been a While

I know I have been slacking, but it seems like we have not had much going on around here and I did not want to just post nothingness.  So here we are, just counting down the days until we visit our family in Utah again when Jaymz got his 2nd tooth, we changed Jaymz to sit forward facing in the car, and he is now walking all over the place!  It is so exciting watching him grow, although I do not want him to grow up too fast!

Oh yea, Jaymz has now started to get into things he is not supposed to; he found some preggie pops in my nightstand so Brandon and I decided he could have it.  There is a cute picture of him eating his first lollypop, he absolutely loved it and he was such a sweetheart when he shared his lollypop with me.

We have been taking advantage of the warm weather and riding our bikes to the park and other places close by.  It has been awesome that we have had this great weather with only one working vehicle so I can still get out of the house with the two little boys!  Jaymz loves being outside and his buddy Cole; it is nice to see that he will be a great big brother someday.  Even though we had a big snow storm the other day and I was not able to get out and go anywhere; it was fun when Brandon came home and took Jaymz out to build a snowman…too cute to see them playing in the snow together!

Easter was so much fun; we had a 3 day weekend and spent the time together.  On Friday we took Jaymz to see the Easter Bunny at Bass Pro Shops, Jaymz was a little nervous but we were still able to get a good picture.  On Saturday the Easter Bunny came to our house and we went the Stapleton Easter Egg Hunt which was crazy but lots of fun!