Happy Spring!

Were to start? I've been thinking of blogging for weeks now but just haven't gotten around to it! But, today the sun is shining and Hyrum is napping so we are going to catch up! We just enjoyed a beautiful weekend of sunshine and outdoors! We took Hyrum to the falls to see the ducks! He loved it!
Here we are again feeding the ducks. I made yet another quilt (below) for a friend back east so here is a picture! So glad it is over! It was tons of work! She asked for these colors...

My mom and brother Nate flew out for Nate's spring break. It was so nice to have visitors and someone to help entertain us! We had fun antique shopping, celebrating Easter early, and visiting the dog museum in Idaho falls. Hyrum and Nate loved it. Here they are coming out of a teepee...this was the Idaho part of the museum...not the dog part. It was okay but maybe a little old for Hyrum still.

Hyrum and Nate counting their Easter goods! We had a nice day and really enjoyed remembering our Savior and his Sacrifice for us! Not to mention conference!

Hyrum and Nate in a cave at the museum.

I got brave while my mom was here and decided Hyrum was ready for a big boy bed. Yes, this is his same crib but we converted it to a toddler bed. He can now come and go as he pleases! This started off great but the last week has been a bit more challenging. Seems he has a mind of his own and doesn't like bedtime! We're working on it...

Grandma and Nate making pudding or cake or something black?

Hyrum with his Easter bunny from Grandma and Grandpa Butcher. It is well loved as it has made it into the crib for sleeping every night. This is a high honor only 2 other animals share!

A spring picture of us!

Below is a video of Hyrum saying mama. I know it is corny but he is in speech and I've been waiting for this for 2 years! He's really improving with his speech and I'm so grateful he has it! Anyway...here is my pride and joy of him saying mama. He says it all day everyday now but I'm not tired of it! I love when he is in another room and says "mama" and comes looking for me! Tender!

Ben and I had our big appt with the invitro clinic last Thursday. Ben's sister graciously watched Hyrum so we could drive to Sandy, UT and back in one day! We were welcomed there and very excited to find out we are not crazy and that we really have some issues going on concerning fertility. We were told we were excellent candidates for invitro so we will be starting that in a manner of weeks! We are waiting until family arrives to help out as the logisitics will be a bit harry for a few weeks. I have to spend about 2 weeks in UT for monitoring and the actual invitro. Our target date is July 5 for egg retrieval with later that week being implantation hopefully (if we have some good embryos). We are excited and looking forward to a light at the end of our fertility tunnel! It has been a hard 16 months as I have watched several people get pregnant and deliver and try not to be jealous! I am so grateful for Hyrum because the doctor said he was about a 1 in a million chance! We are hopeful this will work and are so grateful to the Lord for providing us with all the resources to do this and find a great place to do it! Wish us luck!