April 2009 for the Butchers

To start- sorry the pictures are out of order. I'm not a smart blogger. It's been a busy month. It has been really nice weather so we've been outside alot working in the yard and avoiding updating the blog. Last night we drove up to Rexburg-just needed a night out of the big city of IF. We haven't seen the completed Rexburg temple up close since we've been back so we walked around briefly in the frigid wind. It's beautiful though-someday we'll have a chance to do a session...
Here is Hyrum working in the yard. We got a wheelbarrow and Hyrum is so strong he can push it around the yard! (empty of course) Below is Hyrum riding in the wheelbarrow being pushed by daddy.

So fun!

Hyrum is TERRIFIED of the grass. We are working on it. Shoes on-off, doesn't matter-hates grass. He does love to walk on the pavement and play in the dirt and touch the prickily weeds-weird kid. Good thing he's so cute. It's making it hard to get much yardwork done. He also loves to eat the pebbles on our driveway. Whoops!

Hyrum diggin with his dumptruck!

Our big projects right now include figuring out how the sprinklers work and digging a dirt hole for our paverstone patio that we are making. It will be great! We'll take pictures when we're done. I'm also starting a garden which my mom is helping me with because I know nothing. She took us to the nursery today to get some essentials.

We celebrated Easter a week early due to me working all of Easter weekend. Here is a picture of the kids after the Easter egg hunt (Ben's sister's kids). Couldn't get a good picture of all 5 of them looking at the camera at the same time. Good enough for grandma to enjoy though!

Here are the Luke girls (Hyrum's cousins).

Hyrum loved finding the Easter eggs.

Here is him with his Easter duck that quacks annoyingly.

Just one last cute picture of Hyrum-it was obviously a little colder outside.

All in all we're doing well and alive and happy. We've had a few struggles this month but who hasn't! We're grateful for each other and for our small but thriving family!

Hard Week

As promised but VERY late, here are the pictures of our new car-we now own two silver cars. We love our new car though and are grateful for it! I will spare you the haggling details and the frustrating car dealers but I must say-when we finally got to this car it was a piece of cake! It snowed like 5inches today so I was really grateful to have the 4wd! We glided across the snow!
Inside view and another side view. Check out the nav!

No-we did not get a dog. This is Hyrum with my grandparent's new puppy. My mom's parents came to visit and we went to see them at Grandma's house. Hyrum loved the puppy-sorry kid not getting one anytime soon! Cute pic of Hyrum though!

Well, we've had kinda a hard week this week. Between work and time off Hyrum has gotten another ear infection and has to get tubes put in his ears. I'm not excited he has to have surgery but I am hoping this will terminate our weekly visits to Dr. E. He must be sick of us coming and I'm sick of antibiotics! Poor Hyrum just got done with a 3 day course of Rocephin (antibiotic) shots for this current ear infection. We meet with the ENT in 2 weeks and then we'll set a date for tubes.

The saddest part of my week happened on April 1st. My grandpa (Dad's Dad) died at the age of 94. Now I know he lived a good long life but it is still very sad and I miss him and feel for my grandma right now. I feel sad that she has to be alone and go through this. They had 71 years together of marriage. My grandpa was an OBGYN and I loved to talk to him about medical things. Also, in his later years (like 90) he went back to college to take computer classes. He also was a craftsman and carved beautiful wooden birds that look authentic. I will miss him so much and can't wait to see him in the future. It gives me temple work to do!


Here is Hyrum walking...not doing it perfectly but he's trying much more now.