Wedding Daze

What a crazy few weeks

we've had!

First of all,

check out this silly

picture of Kale.

He had a day where he wanted 

to wear his helmet all day.

Goofy kid

Also, we have some new

neighbors who are

more than willing to share

their things.

Including their electric guitars...

 

 

Now the the main event.

Last weekend we

made the trip down

to Denver for Kyle and Heathers wedding!

It. Was. Crazy.

But totally worth it.

 

 

Kale LOVES his uncles

and Nana and Grandpa

and Great-Grandma and Great Aunt Aethea.

They gave him all the attention he

loves and he was sad when 

we left. 

Some highlights from the trip down:

Kale pooped on the side

of the road.

We didn't know he was pooping until 

it was too late. 

As soon as he'd finished a cop

pulled up behind us.

He was just making

sure we were okay,

and completely accepted

our explanation of

"emergency potty stop."

I was a very naughty mom

and didn't listen to my doctors

about how often we should

stop so I could get

up and walk around.

We were supposed to stop every

2 hours...oops.

Tyler was a champion and 

drove the whole way

to Grandma's house

in Ogden.

We made it in about 12ish hours,

which was really

great, all things considered.

Kale was a little ball

of energy,

terrorizing Grandma's house. 

We left early early the next

morning and picked

Aethea up,

who happened to have food

poisoning.

I don't know how she

did it.

She's a champion.

Kale must have felt

her pain,

because not long into the drive

he threw up.

We think he was just car sick

from the canyon.

Tyler caught most of it.

With his bare hands.

So gross.

The rest of the drive was really

fast.

I felt like we were in Denver

in no time at all.

We hit some traffic in Denver,

oh, and a TORNADO WARNING.

We didn't know what county

we were in so I called

my family to find 

out if we maybe needed to take cover.

The kindly lied to me

and told me we weren't in a 

tornado warning, that was

somewhere else.

But then we got to the hotel

and Jake let me know 

they had lied.

That's true family love right there.

Okay, we've made it to some pictures.

Jake made Kale's love

for him even stronger

by taking him swimming

at the hotel pool.

Kale thought the pool

was cold,

so they lounged

in the hot tub

for a bit.

  Heather's parents hosted a little barbecue

the night before the wedding in their beautiful backyard. Grandpa took a turn entertaining Kale :)

 Now,

it's wedding time!

It was so fun

to be there.

Kale loved the flowers

around the temple,

and taking pictures on Tyler's phone.

 

Wedding Selfies.

Duh.

 

Oh, did I forget to mention

just how pregnant I was?

38 weeks.

As in 2 weeks from my due date.

No big deal.

Everyone pampered me to the max.

I am seriously so loved.

I love this picture.

It's so....Kyle.

 

 

Kale took some of

my favorite 

pictures of the trip.

Including the next two:

                        

The wedding party!

I LOVED the tan suits.

Great wedding color 

choice Heather!

Kale was as patient as 

you can expect a 2-year-old

to be.

But when it was time to

go, 

he was done taking

orders from anyone.

Luckily, Aunt Aethea was

there to save the day!

The reception that night

was in Heather's backyard.

It was a beautiful night

and the whole place looked great!

 Tyler snatched a picture

of the newlyweds

during their first dance.

Isn't her dress GORGEOUS.

I couldn't get over it.

I'm still not.

This is another picture taken

by Kale that

is one of my favorites.

I might have been

a little bit cold...

Kale and I danced

the mommy-son dance

when they invited us

up to join Kyle and mom.

Kale didn't get it.

I loved it.

And that was about it!

By the end of 

the night I was

pretty exhausted.

To be honest,

I'm surprised I didn't start

some labor.

But Heavenly Father 

heard our prayers and

said Yes I will help you!

We got up and left about 5:15 the next morning.

Poor Kale threw up again.

We made it to Ogden and took 

a little break.

Then, we kept on going.

We went to Boise and stayed the

night at Tyler's Grandparent's house.

Kale loved doing his puzzles 

in the car!

 

This was the first

time Kale and I had met

Tyler's grandparents.

They were great!

Kale was a little

ball of energy and they

just went with it.

We are soooooooo grateful

that we could stop

at their house.

It made all the difference.

They have the most beautiful

backyard.

It's full of colorful flowers

and a little garden.

We all loved it,

but Kale really loved it.

Grandma helped him

pick some fresh strawberries,

which he thought was the

coolest thing ever.

 

He also got to help water

some plants,

which he didn't want to 

stop doing.

Ever.

 

I think my favorite part

of the night was 

when Grandma and Kale

read a book together.

It was so cute.

The next morning we took it easy.

We slept until we woke up,

we slowly got our stuff

together and 

ate breakfast.

Eventually we left,

to finish off our last leg of 

the trip.

Tyler and I were so relieved

to be home.

Kale didn't feel the same.

He kept saying he had

to "Go back that way!"

We were so blessed throughout

this whole trip.

Tyler was AMAZING.

He took such good care 

of us, drove a ridiculous

amount of hours,

and was super fun to be

around the whole time.

He's a wonderful guy,

I'm really so glad

to have him for my husband.

Well, more has happened,

but this is all I have the

energy to do right now.

Tyler graduated yesterday,

so there will be a post about that soon!

And this baby should be arriving

soon!!!

Octopus and Baby Showers

My, my, how the time flies!

Lots of things have 

happened and lots of

things are going to happen still.

The weather has begun

to warm up,

which is GREAT.

Tyler is all done with his

thesis project!

He defended this past week

and kicked some major

butt.

I was really impressed 

with him and it 

seemed like everyone else

was, too.

But, I mean, who wouldn't be?

Well, who would like 

some pictures of Kale

enjoying the warm

weather?

I knew it.

Kale. LOVES. Popsicles.

And I am conditioning

him to love 

the banana flavored

ones above all others.

 

 

Kale also loves to 

play in the water.

And by in the water,

I mean, around the water.

Or, controlling the water.

He loves to be in charge

of the hose...

 

Or pointing his octopus 

sprinkler at others...

 

Or throwing a ball through

the water...

Or running around the sprinkler

and using the hose

as a finish line...

We also had a day

where we went to my friend

Kristen's house and 

Kale played with

her son Bauston in their 

kiddie pool.

There's nothing like watching

two silly boys

play in the water together.

Sorry, no pictures of the event, though.

Speaking of Kristen,

she threw me a baby shower yesterday!

It was wonderful

and SO many people came.

Kristen went ALL OUT

and it was a great time all around.

Here are a few pictures:

The next picture is of the 

surprise Kristen had for me.

Her son had been excited

for weeks to show 

me the surprise.

He ran out to meet me at my

car when I got there and 

made me close my 

eyes and took my hand to lead me

to it.

It was so adorable.

And totally worth it,

as you can see:

Did you see the Nike socks???

My mom couldn't be

here, for obvious

reasons, but she

sent a card that I opened at the shower.

Love you mom!

This is Kylie, Kristen's little sister.

She was one of my 

Activity Days girls

and she helped out a lot.

Thanks Kylie!

And, of course,

this is Kristen.

She spoiled me so much

with this baby shower

and I just can't thank her 

enough.

I'm really going to miss 

her when we move.

I value her friendship so much.

Thank you thank you

thank you Kristen!

 I also want to say a special

thanks to my friends 

who came to the shower

and gave me presents:

Mindyn Clark, Emily Hall, Rachel Smith, Valerie Calaway,

Tawny Winn, Kristina Jakeman, Jessime Robinson, Glenna Grow,

Georgia Arnold, and an especially

big thank you to Tally Wyatt (Kristen's mom)

for letting us have the shower

at her house.

Everyone is so kind and generous

and leaving them all

is not going to be fun.

Well, that's about it.

We've got less than 2 weeks

until Kyle and Heather's wedding.

3 weeks until Tyler's graduation.

and 4 weeks until my

due date!

Life is good :)

Happy Birthday Grandpa Gerber!

Happy Birthday to 

one of the 

goofiest Grandpas

around!!!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!

Here are some pictures.

So, my parents and my
mother-in-law love to

spoil me,

and they love to spoil

their grandchildren

even more.

It's awesome.

Therefore, this past week

we have received 

many packages.

Some are things we needed

for Baby Girl,

and some were presents for

Kale.

Kale has loved all his 

presents,

but he might love the boxes

the most....

We turned one of the boxes

into a space ship.

I know, it's amazing how

much it looks like

a space ship.

What can I say, I have a gift.

The day before Easter some

friends came over and 

we dyed eggs.

This was the first time in my life

that I've boiled eggs.

I was too embarrassed

to ask my mom.

Thank goodness for Pinterest.

Everything turned out great.

Thank you Nana Gerber for the

awesome No-Spill egg dying kit!

Today, we went to our friend's,

the Wyatts,

to have a little Easter egg hunt.

I brought 13 eggs to hide.

Tally made like.....76.

Plus they put their dyed eggs 

out there.

And ours, because we gave them ours

since we weren't going to eat them.

The Wyatts are crazy about

their develed-eggs.

Eventually Kale's basket got 

so heavy that Tyler

had to follow him around with it.

That's probably because

Tally put change in

her eggs.

I love the Wyatts.

 Look at that haul!

 

Kale was really excited

about the dollar.

And then he remembered

there was CANDY 

in front of him.

And, of course,

we had to take a family

Easter picture.

Because I grew up doing that.

And now you all can see my tummy.

You're welcome.

31 weeks down!

 

If you think Kale looks a little

off in the above 

picture, 

you would be right.

We hadn't realized it yet, 

but he was sick.

He fell asleep on Tyler 

watching Toy Story 2

and woke up with a temperature

of 101.

And he was so out of it.

I guess it's only appropriate

for him to feel 

a little loopy on 4/20

(hahaha I couldn't resist!)

He seems to be feeling

a little better right now but

there is every possibility 

I'll be in for a long night with this 

cutie pie.

Happy Easter all!

Kale. Is. Taking. A. NAP.

Sooooo, in case you didn't read the title,

Kale is taking a NAP!!!

I don't have much to say right now,

I just saw an opportune 

moment and I thought,

hey, I'll put some

pictures on the blog that really 

aren't that old!

First up, 

Kale and I had a little 

picnic.

I love picnics.

And hot dogs.

And watermelon.

Kale seemed to enjoy himself as well.

After we'd finished our hot dogs

we had m&ms 

on the blanket.

Kale also seemed to enjoy

this part.

 This next picture is the 

result of me and pinterest.

I made Kale some 

finger paint.

The finger paint sucked

but he enjoyed getting all messy.

For our final event,

my very good friend Brittany

sent Kale and Baby Girl

a package full of fun things.

She is the most thoughtful

person!!!!

I love her.

Anyway, among the gifts

was this really cool

bubble blower thingy

that Kale and I play with 

just about every day.

Here's one of those days.

And that's it!

The weather has taken a turn

for the beautiful the

past few days, 

and later today

(after Kale's nap!)

I might take some pictures of him.

Or maybe I'll take some 

later this week.

Who knows?

Quick baby update:

I've hit 29 weeks!

Crazytimes, I know.

She's doing great!

She is quite the mover,

just like her big brother was.

My tummy is quite

definitely a prego-looking one now.

Sorry I'm not sorry 

that I haven't posted any 

pictures of said tummy.

No, we don't have name

picked out.

Not even close.

Maybe we'll just be one of those

people who wait

until she's old enough

to pick her own name.

And until then we'll just call

her Baby Girl Patterson.

Problem solved.

Anywho, time to enjoy my 

down time!

A Day to Be Celebrated

Something happened today.

Something amazing.

Something that I never thought could 

make me so very happy.

And it's something that should be celebrated.

There are a lot of firsts for 

babies.

First smile.

First laugh.

First roll over.

First blowout poopy diaper.

It seems an age since Kale

had a "first".

But today, he had one.

An epic one.

Today, after 4 frustrating days of 

potty training,

Kale pooped in the toilet,

and none of it started in his

underwear.

Now, I am not stupid enough

to think that he will

forever poop in the toilet

and I will never wash

another pair of gross undies.

But this is a victory

nonetheless.

Is the potty training still super frustrating?

Absolutely.

Kale is doing this thing right 

now where he says he has to go potty

so I take him,

and he does nothing.

So we leave,

and then 30 seconds later,

very urgently,

says he has to go potty.

It has taken me 20 minutes to write

the above because of this

lovely little routine of his.

I think that if this was my life ever

day for eternity - 

in the middle of writing the previous sentence,

Kale pooped his pants.

Well, 

that was short-lived.

It was my fault.

He told me, 

for the 7th time,

that he had to go potty.

But I was writing this thrilling stuff

and was annoyed that 

he was only gonna sit there

for a few seconds and hop 

right back off.

I had time.

So, he started pooping.

Boy, did he show me.

And now, he hasn't said 

he has to go potty again.

Guess I'm learning

as much as he is.

I refuse to lose my optimism.

Otherwise, I'll give up and 

put him back in diapers until he's 

in Kindergarten.

So, to end on a happy note,

take a look at the 

pictures we took to celebrate his

earlier poop in the toilet.

Kale's poop coincided with 

the filling up of his

sticker potty chart.

So, he got one of his big prizes

which was this shirt:

 You don't want to be 

in the way when

his laser goes off.

And his reward for pooping

in the toilet was

ice cream.

Which he loved.

And wanted more.

 

 

He was just as excited to take

pictures as he was

to eat the ice cream.

This is his "cheese" face:

 

All in all,

it's been a good day.

It's all new to me

and I am finding just how

very impatient and selfish 

I really am.

I love Kale more than anything.

But I will love him more

than infinity when 

he's completely 

potty trained.