POTTY!!

Tavan has learned to say his name and so I thought i would catch a video of him saying it . The only place I can put him, and he can't go anywhere and I have his attention is the toilet...Tavan has been sitting on the potty 2-3 times a day for a little more than a week but had yet to use it correctly. He will tell us when he needs a new diaper and is always so excited when its time to sit on the toilet, so even though its early , we decided we would try it out. No real training going on, just letting him sit for a min. or two a day to see what happens. So anyway, I set him on the pot and zoom in on his face...start recording and this is what happens.....

*sorry the video is sideways i cant figure out how to flip it :( but its cute so i put it up anyway

Tavan saying "Tavan Morgan" with a side of hiccups.....

Chocolate

While we were camping, Tavan learned a new word and says it all the time now. I just love the way he says it.

Grand Mesa

Last weekend, since its almost the end of summer and we hadn't gone camping yet, Ricky, Tavan and I headed to the mountains. I don't know what it is about tent camping but I LOVE IT!! I could never consider camping with a camper. To me they are just very expensive, tiny little motesl on wheels (some more a hotel) that unless you live in, never pay for itself. Besides, some of my best family memories have been made while camping the good ol' fashion way. We decided to go up to the Grand Mesa National Forest because it was somewhere neither of us have been before and i'm pretty sure we are going back soon! It reminded me so much of Oregon and smelled almost like it too. They have a lot of little hiking trails, which Tavan absolutely loved. I don't think he ever stopped running everywhere.

Here are some of the pictures from our trip.

my little camper. He loved it, but hated being dirty

Ricky and I. I look like i just spent the night in a tent, but it was so worth it

our little campsite

Tavan would stop and smell EVERY flower that he saw (even some of the weeds that had no flowers). Ricky wasn't so thrilled about it, but i think its adorable!

a view from up top (there was a wildfire near so there was some smoke) There are about 300 little lakes on top of the mesa. Beautiful

Running down the mountain

Ricky and Tavan taking a break

some fellow hikers offered to take a family photo for us

pure bliss

more flower sniffing

My handsome Hubs!

Tavans only injury the whole trip.

Ricky took a ball of fire to the face, resulting in some hair loss

and Priscilla (our car) took a nail in the tire (Shout out to BIG-O for repairing it for free)

Classic Picture

Tavan was pretty excited when it came time to go home for a "bath"

on the way home from camping (2:30 hour drive) I put on some lotion (so i could feel and smell a little more like a lady than camper) and Tavan wanted some, so i let him have some and when i looked back to check on him, this is how i found him. He was smelling his hands going "MMM mama...pretty". He makes me laugh so much

3 years!

I'm a little behind in posting this, but on August 9th Ricky and I celebrated our three year anniversary. I love Ricky so much and am so glad that we are together =D.The three years we have been married have been so wonderful and I can't wait to see what the future ones bring!
We spent the day at work till 5 then got to pick Tavan up together and as a family go to Vernal to go to dinner, it wasn't much but I enjoyed just spending my evening with Rick. We celebrated that weekend by going up to Grand Mesa to go camping (post coming soon!).

and just for fun, we filled one of these out......

basically we answer the questions with what we think is the right answer and then the spouse says if it is correct or wrong (simple enough, right?) I tried to do it in different colors but for some reason it wouldn't let me. Its kind of confusing reading it, but easy enough to figure it out and we thought it was fun to do.

Questions for husbands

1.What is the most she has ever paid for a pair of shoes?$100. Close enough.

2.What tool is your wife most handy with? hammer. sure....

3.Your wife's ideal date would be... Nice dinner and shopping. Wrong, I like going on hikes with Rick.

4.If you make a romantic dinner for your wife, what would she most like on the menu? chicken. Right, Wait, there is another type of meat???

5.What piece of jewelry would your wife most like to receive? none she already has it ;P. true story

6.How much does your wife pay for a haircut? $120. pretty close... for cut, highlights and style.....

7. What is your wife's favorite food? lasagna. true.

8.If you could take your wife on a trip anywhere in the world, where would your wife want to go? Oregon. Wrong, i do love Oregon, but a trip to France/ Italy would be better....

9.What is your wife's favorite pastime? sleeping. sad, but true

10.If stranded on an island, what is the one thing your wife could not live without? her bed. Wrong, My Husband, he would find a way off the island

11.What is the one thing your wife does that is just like her mother? worries. probably true

12.What did your wife wear on your first date? jeans and a shirt... close enough

13.Where did you go on your first date? Ace Hi. yep

14.How would you describe your wife's bedroom closet? Very organized, creative, or a disaster? Ranging from organized to disaster depending on the day. very true

15.When faced with a roadblock in life, you tend to....? Push through it, Go around it, turn around and go the other way. push through it. yep

16.Would you say your wife is… Always on time, mostly ready on time, always late! always on time when she can be. Very true, I hate being LATE and people who are!!!!

17.If you were Prince Charming and your wife was Cinderella, what size would her glass slipper be? 9.5. yep

18.When it comes to trash, how many times does your wife have to ask you before you take it out? I would say once or twice. wrong, Once, if i have to ask twice i try to just do it myself.

19.If you took your wife to an amusement park, which ride would she never get on? none i can get her to go on most. doesn't like the jerky dizzying ones though. or elevator of terror!!!!!!!. I hate the dizzy/ spin in circles ones the most.

20.If your wife could take a trip to anywhere in the world, where would it be? Somewhere green. true, and tropical

21.If your wife could give up one chore to do around the house, what would it be? dishes. wrong, scrubbing the toilet.....

16/21= 76% right

Questions for wives

1.If your husband won the lottery, what would be the first thing he spent the money on? He would probably pay bills.true, first starting with paying off the house

2.If you both have the afternoon off, what do you think your husband would like to do most? stay at home with me and Tavan and relax. correct

3.What do you think your husband would say is your least favorite topic for discussion? His feelings. correct

4. your husband gets the most brownie points for...Cleaning the house while I am gone. yep

5.When it comes to upper body, would you say your husband is…Buff =D, i would say flabby

6.What would your husband say was his favorite kind of potato?baked. yep the salted ones at outback are excellent

7.What color is his toothbrush?White with the green stripe. yep

8.What color is his favorite shirt?black. sure

9.What is his favorite meal that you cook? The dinner variety. very true

10.Where is your husband's favorite place to eat? Any steakhouse. yep, mmmmm steak

11.What is your husband's favorite sport to watch on TV? Football…its really the only one he can stand on TV. I like curling too....(Sarcasm).

12.What word best describes your husband's personality?lovable. sarcastic

13.What is his favorite pastime? reading. and video games, oh yeah and killing things!!!

14.What was your husband's childhood nickname?Ricky. or Dick

5.What type of movie does your husband like most?comedy. yep

16.What is your husband's favorite soup? Zuppa tuscana. I like clam chowder best

17.If you had your wedding to over again, would you make it larger, smaller, or keep it the same?larger. Same size would be fine for me.

18.Where was your first official date? Here in Rangely, we went to dinner. yep, with my dad(totally not planned, he just happened to be there).

19.What's his favorite fast food? Taco bell. wrong, does cafe rio count as fast food?

20.What color is the front door of the first home you two shared?white. yes,but don't ask about the inside.... yuck....

21.If your husband was lost, he would most likely..he wouldn’t be…he rarely gets lost even in places he has never been. Lies i just fake it pretty well.

14/21= 67%

Farmer Tavan

guess who needs a haircut again?

Farmer Tavan

5 min. before this picture was taken, Ricky had used a toothpick to see if the brownies were done cooking and then popped the toothpick in his mouth and walked away. Tavan saw this and instantly had to be like daddy and grabbed a toothpick for himself too....

blackmail for later

Ever since Tavan was little, he has been in the bathroom while I get ready for the day. He is always reaching up on the counter and grabbing my mascara. I can't even put a number on how many times he has hid it from me and I find it in his toy box, car, under his bed etc....
He has very long eyelashes and I have always wanted to see what it looked like so today when he was watching me put it on reaching up for it....i gave in to his wish.....and Ricky was not at all impressed but it was funny to watch him.....besides all moms have to have some pictures of their boy to embarrass him later with, right??

Mommys boy