Catching up

What a busy summer it turned out to be!  In August we went on the Stake Pioneer Trek as a Ma and Pa.

We has a lot of fun.  We ended up walking 33.1 miles when all was said and done.  We were lucky enough to have some great kids in our family and had a great experience!

Wyatt thinks he is a cowboy and loves to wear his hats.  He has two that he goes between, either his Jazz hat, or his cowboy hat from Grandpa Lynn.  Here he is in his cute cowboy hat.

Corbin had his 4th birthday.  He is getting to be such a big boy!

For Labor day weekend we went to Park City with the Maxfield's and did the alpine slide and all that fun stuff.  Corbin had a blast on the little obstacle course climbing up through the maze and coming down the slide every way he could think of.

Joey and Carlie had their baby Merci.  Wyatt and Corbin are both smitten and want to hold her whenever they see here.  Here is Wyatt holding her and Grandpa Maxfield's 80th birthday party.

We went to black island farms with Corbin's pre school class on Monday again.  It was a lot of fun.  The boys loved seeing the animals and going on all the different rides.

Here is a picture of Corbin and some of his classmates watching the pig races!

Random pics

Well we finally got a nice new camera. We ended up buying a Canon T2i that basically came with a nice telephoto lens for free. Needless to say we have been having fun taking some shots of the boys.
I love this picture of Corbin. He has the cutest freckles on his nose and cheeks!


Wyatt doing what he loves most, swinging on the new swingset.

Corbin enjoying some swinging time too.

Just messing around with some of the settings on the camera.




This last one is of my neice Meghan flipping while being pulled on the tube up at Echo.

It has been a really fun summer so far. We have been lucky to be able to do all sorts of fun things. Maybe later we will get some more updates on here. This will have to do for now....

Fall Festivities

Fall is so fun! Corbin had a preschool field trip to Black Island Farms and Walker stopped by during lunch to go on a hayride with us. The boys loved it. We picked pumpkins and went down slides and watched pig races (actually very funny).


I sort of dressed up for this family Halloween party. I was actually scheduled to work, but was called off, so I just went in my scrubs. Wyatt was a dinosaur and Corbin dressed up as Harry Potter.

And I present to you.... miniature Harry Potter! Complete with Hedwig and all.

Summer is so great!

I am not even going to apologize for being a 'bad blogger'. I have been having too much fun this summer to worry about posting anything. We haven't been on any big trips, just to St. George once and to the Williams' cabin, but we have been busy playing! We have gone to the zoo, Cherry Hill, 7 Peaks, Treehouse museum, Kangaroo Zoo, Roy Aquatic Center, storytime at the library, the list goes on.

I have been trying to get in shape this summer, so I have run two 5K's and will compete in a mini triathalon next Saturday. Life is crazy and great!


What a big mess. I remember playing in the sand with the water hose when I was little and how much fun it was, so I didn't stop him. He has a ball in his sandbox! Corbie will be three next month. He definitely gives us a run for our money. If I had half of his energy, I would be Wonder Woman!


I love tubby time pictures! This one especially cracks me up. Wyatt LOVES the tub. When he hears the water running, he slithers to the bathroom as fast as his chubby arms can haul him!

Wyatt is such a happy boy. As long as he is sufficiently fed, he is content. He likes to be in the thick of things, even if that means getting knocked over or sat upon. And he does get sat on a lot by his brother.

Nothin' like a wagon ride. Except if you are the one pulling it. I prefer to haul the boys in my bike trailer. We ride on a trail near our house and there is a part where it's lined with trees- Corbs calls it 'the jungle'. Somebody has watched a little too much Diego!

Family Pictures

So... we finally got around to taking family pictures. The boys did pretty good, especially considering it was outside and chilly, and I forgot shoes!

Wy-bears is so happy and fun. We all just adore him. He is getting to be very busy and rolls all over the place. At his 6 month check up he was almost 21 pounds and 28.5 inches long- 90th percentile on both height and weight. We tell Corbie that he has to get all of his teasing and harassing in now because Wyatt will be able to beat him up soon!

Typical 2-year-old cheesy grin. This little guy is a handfull. Love him to death. Corbie is really into playing on the computer. His favorite (and only site he is allowed on) is PBSkids.org. He would seriously play games on the computer all day if I would let him. I love two-year-old minds and the things that they think about. He cracks me up.

He is all potty trained. He has told me several times, "We don't pee on girls." No, no we don't. Weird stuff.

I love the red leaves in the background. I just wish that Wyatt was looking at the camera instead of thinking about dinnertime!

Spring!!

We are so happy about spring! Corbie has been loving his trike and Wyatt has been loathing the stroller. (He doesn't like the sun in his eyes, or the wind.) I love these beanies. From my blog posts and pictures, it would appear that I always dress them in some sort of matching thing. Honestly, they only have these two things that match!

We are very proud of Corbie- he is doing awesome at getting potty trained. We are still working on the poo part, but he has got the peeing stuff down. Way to go, Corbers!

Wyatt has learned to roll all over the place. He can pretty much get where he needs to go by rolling. I need to get a picture of his thighs (that's for you, Lace). They are the coolest thighs around. So chunky! I love it.

Boys

I gave my boys coordinating ties for Christmas. Don't they look handsome?

This is the day in December that Wyatt was blessed. All of Wyatt's aunts, uncles, and cousins were able to come and celebrate with us!

Our Wyatt bear is growing so fast. He was over 17 pounds at the last weigh-in. He jabbers a lot and is learning to use his hands.

Corbie loves to harass Wyatt. The look on Wyatt's face here is about how he feels about Corbie. He isn't thrilled, but is learning tolerance.

Life is getting more routine and a little easier. I start work again this week, so we will see how that goes. I am only going to work one shift a week at the hospital, so it shouldn't be too bad.

Life with Two Kids...

The second picture is the first time that the boys met. Corbin was very apprehensive about the whole situation.

I have found that I am NOT adjusting very well to life with two children. My day to day routine involves protecting a newborn baby from his curious two-year-old brother. I hate disciplining- it is no fun at all! Some of the things that Corbin has done to Wyatt lately involves 'sharing' a Teddy Graham with him (luckily I came to the rescue in time, Wyatt was gagging and choking), poking and prodding, particularly in the eye region, and lots of not-so-soft loves. Yesterday while I was nursing Wyatt, Corbie decided that it was time to learn to unlock the deadbolt to the front door. He proceeded to head out the door, barefoot, and began running down the sidewalk. I cut Wyatt's feeding short and chased after Corbin, catching him in front of our next door neighbor's house. I actually felt pretty good about myself in catching him before he got too far. Needless to say, I am tired of time-outs and scoldings.

Corbie has been pretty funny at times, too. He is intrigued by the whole nursing process, especially pumping. He caught me pumping once and came over, smiling. He laughed and lifted up his shirt and said, "Try me!" I was speechless.

Wyatt's stats from his two-week doctor's appointment are 9 lbs 6 oz and 21.5 inches long. That puts him in the 70% for height and 62% for weight. Can you believe that I have a relatively tall kid?

Anyhow, life is good, just hectic. I think that I will adjust to two kiddos one day.

Wyatt Pace Maxfield

Here is the promised update with pictures. Wyatt was born Monday October 19th at 4:30pm. He was 8lbs 10oz and 21 in. No those are not typos....he is a big boy with some nice cheeks. We both feel very blessed to have another little guy in our family. I will post a few pictures and then let Kris post an update later on in the week.

Countdown!

So, there are only THREE weeks left until this little baby boy is due. Of course, I am fairly miserable and tired and moody, but it's all for a good cause, right?

Well, Corbie turned two at the end of August, Walker went to Argentina for two weeks in September to pick up his brother from a mission, (Welcome Home, Joey!), and life has been crazy busy since then.

A blog post wouldn't be complete without an update on Corbin's latest and greatest feats. Corbie has been obssessed with guitar hero lately. He thinks that he knows how to play and will play air guitar if he hears rock music on the radio, etc. He has recently taken to calling me "Krissy" at times. It's really weird/funny. Last night while getting ready to go to sleep, he kept insisting that he sleep on "Krissy's bed". I was totally taken off guard, so I let him do it!

Oh, no! Corbie just woke up early from his nap...

Happy Summer

This summer has flown by! Corbie and I have a season pass to Cherry Hill, so we have spent a lot of time there... I have spent a lot of time chasing that kid and making sure that he doesn't drown. He has no fear of the water, so he will jump into the pool, try to run down the slide, and generally wreak havoc on everyone trying to have a calm day at the pool.

The 4th of July was great. I was scheduled to work a day shift, but it was really slow, so I was able to get off a few hours early. We headed up to my parents' cabin and spent a few days there with the fam. It was good times.

The 24th of July was great, too. We went down to the Bountiful parade with the Maxfield family and had a little get-together with the Burningham's. Corbs loves parades, particularly the candy. What is better than watching fire trucks and bands and other loud vehicles go by and have them throw 'nummies'?

We went on an overnight camping trip a few weeks ago with Walker's dad and sister. Corbie LOVED it! He loved the tent and throwing rocks in the river and running 'fast, mom' down the hill and playing in the dirt. My favorite moment of this little overnight trip was when the three of us woke up in the morning. Corbs jumped out of the sleeping bag and was wandering around the tent. All of the sudden, he stopped and said, "GUYS!" Then he pointed to the ground and said, "Poop!" I wondered if he had an accident in the night or if an animal had gotten into our tent and pooped or something. I sat up and looked to where he was pointing. There was nothing there. He just laughed and said, "Ha, ha." He has a tendency to do this a lot now. Take a toy away from another kid and say, "ha, ha". Steal my cell phone, hold it behind his back and say, "ha, ha". What a turkey.

Last week was pretty yucky- Corbie got hand, foot, and mouth disease! He had canker sores all over in his mouth and wouldn't eat for three days. He had a fever and was generally miserable. When this kid is sick, he is grumpy and wants everyone to know it! Walker and I had a few sleepless nights sitting up watching Corbie's favorite show, "George". He was contagious for about five days, which puts us at today, so we are glad to be able to get out of the house!

Baby update: I am now 29 weeks along. I prefer to think of it as 11 weeks left!

Update

Well this summer has been a busy one for us! Kris told me that I needed to update the blog so here it is...There have been many water activities this year. Corbin loves playing in the water. Whether he is at Cherry Hill, or out back on the trampoline with a sprinkler underneath, he is a happy camper.

His latest love is his scooter. We have been to a few people's houses lately that have scooters and Corbin LOVES playing on them. We decided that we would buy one for him for his birthday which is the end of August. We were at the store shopping and decided to pick one up. When we put it in the cart, Kristin said, "It's nice how we can still buy things with him with us." Turns out that statement couldn't be further from the truth. Pretty much from that moment on the scooter became the most important thing in Corbin's life. The filters from the furnace became the enemy because they were leaning on the scooter. Nothing was worthy of being near the scooter. We got it in the car and hoped that things would get better once it was out of sight. That didn't work either. We got home and all he wanted to do was ride the scooter. We had several meltdowns from the moment we put the scooter into the cart until we got home and finally gave up on the idea of saving it for a full month. So far he has dragged Kris around the block a couple of times and we have taken it with us over to some friends house so he could ride his scooter with Nate. Pictures of the scooter are still to come....

Boys, boys, boys.

I had an ultrasound almost two weeks ago and we found out that a baby boy will be joining our family in October! We are super excited... I just hope that I can handle two crazy little boys and a husband!

Disneyland!

On Sunday we returned home from a week-long jaunt to Disneyland. Corbie LOVED it- especially all of the attention he received from Grandma and Grandpa and his cousins. Some of the highlights of Disneyland were the characters, especially Buzz and Mickey. Corbs still talks about wanting to give them a hug. The carousels, flying Dumbo, and the train were also a big hit. I wasn't able to ride any of the roller coasters due to my ever-expanding belly, but I experienced them vicariously through Walker.

I found out a few weeks before we embarked on our road trip that Corbie gets car sick when he watches movies in the car. That was a bummer, but he did surprisingly well, even without the entertainment of "Cars" or "George".

I think every kid needs to experience Disneyland!

It's True!

I am pregnant! I am about 14 weeks along and glad to have the first trimester over with. I didn't realize how crappy I felt until it was over. It's nice to not feel nauseated and exhausted all the time! So, I am due October 26th. Judging by my history, and family tendencies, I expect that the baby will be born sometime in November. I am trying to mentally prepare myself for a 41-42 week gestation.... Anyhow, we will likely find out what gender the baby is on May 6th. Walker and I are super excited!

Just a few pics of the boy lately....

Can't beat ramen noodlesIn Mom's new storage bin with his favorite cousinsStole Dad's tie and proceeded to attempt to tie it around his neck

His new favorite thing is to walk around with the toy basket on his head...oh and it's no longer cool to smile for pictures
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He loved riding the four wheeler at the cabin, even though it was freezing cold once we got going

Can't beat boots and dirt

He loved swinging with Grandma at the cabin

Ready for spring in the shorts and flip flops

He thought he was so cool in Mom's beanie