Good News!

My life has started to slow down a bit! There for a little I didn't think I was going to make it! :)

The Yard Sale was a HIT! As soon as I put up the signs there were people everywhere! All of the stuff I sold was just sitting in my basement and for 4 hours of work - I brought home 300! Not too bad - I still have tons of stuff left over so in 3 weeks I'm doing it again!

This is Ty at one of his softball games! He is playing with his company team - AND so far they are 2-0! Big change from the past teams he has been on! On Monday he actually made the hit that won the game!

This is Dylan in his car seat! He is also doing good - sleeping through the night like a champ!

We ALSO found new renters for our apartment! I posted it on Craigslist - and 50 calls, 20 emails, and 1 day later! I had people BEGGING me for it! I had usually just posted it up at BYU and had it rented in about a week! This was a big change! BUT we found a cute BYU couple about our age so we are really excited!

This is Timber's New Girlfriend! Her name is Dixxi AND due to have puppies in June! Soooo excited!

Things have been going good! I've also been asked to photograph 2 weddings this summer! I'm excited for the practice and a chance to build my portfolio! If all goes well - I might be confident enough to open up my own studio!

I've also been enforceing "Unplug It Week" for my nephews that I babysit - THEY HATE IT! But it is good for them - they can't play with anything that is plugged in! It's been interesting - but not bad! Yesturday we planted Watermelon and Cucumber! Today we are going to plant giant sunflowers by my barn! :) In a few months we should have lots of yummy food to eat and pretty flowers to pick!

Well - I better get my day started! Gotta run!

Busy!

Sorry it's been so long since a post! I promise next time I will add pictures. Things have been a little crazy around my neck of the woods. Why you might ask - WELL
- My bestest friend Kirsten got engaged
- I've been working like crazy
- Trying to get my butt in shape for summer
- Planning a Yard Sale
- Studding Timber
- Finding new renters for our apartment
- Saleing the puppy! <-which happened way fast!
- Keeping track of Dylan.....he is every where........and has a thing with dog food!
- Babysitting my nephews!
The list could go on! ;) I'm enjoying it though! Tomorrow is our Yard Sale....wish me luck!

For Sale!

The little Princess on the left is up for sale - my sister that was going to take her just doesn't have the time. Sooooo - I'm hoping to find someone that would LOVE to add a precious little beagle to their family! She won't get very big - both mom and dad are about 18lbs. AND she is registered! Get the word out!

I Got the Golden Ticket!

So anyone one everyone in and around Utah knows about the Stadium of Fire. Every Fourth of July - they put on a HUGE firework show/ country show at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Well - this year it was announced that Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana), the Blue Man Group, AND Glenn Beck were going to be headlining it! It was sold out in less then 10 min. And I am proud to announce that I was one of the very few that got through and got a ticket. I was probably one of the very few honest people - and only got what I needed. Scalpers got on and bought TONS - and are selling them for crazy amounts. I looked online and saw that someone was selling there 8 tickets for $1500.00 and that someone had bought them for that price. I got great seats for $90 for Ty and I! ................now if Ty and I can't go for some reason............I'm going to be rich!

Spring Has Sprun

Nothing says Spring more to me then tulips, baby animals, AND rabbits. Maybe I'm weird but it's true. Any Ways - for the last week or so we have had a stray rabbit in our backyard. It's been fun. Ty first noticed him in the mornings when he was on his way to work - he would just hop around. My nephews and I then befriended it a couple days later - by setting out greenery! We also named him Peter (we don't know for sure that it's a boy but...wild guess) Any ways - while I was making dinner I looked out the window and saw Peter - so I thought I would take a couple picture's.
He let me get pretty close to him before he took off - so I'm wondering how wild he really is.
Here he is hopping away! I'm not quite sure if I should catch him - probably not! He looks happy just hopping here and there.
And last but not least here is my little man. He LOVES Ty's hat's! And he looks so cute in them - I couldn't resist!

HAPPY EASTER

Sorry that it has been awhile since I have posted anything. Life has been keeping my little family busy! BUT I did want to make sure that I wished everyone a very Happy Easter! This is Dylan all dressed up and ready for church - he is so cute!
Ty and Dylan - handsome as ever!
Mommy and my little happy man!

Hope all is well with everyone! More news to come soon - promise!

PuPPieS

This last weekend I got to go meet the puppies for the first time!

They are 2 weeks old and so small and fluffy! Another 6 weeks and we will be able to go back and pick up the little girl and take her home. My sister Christina is going to buy her - and I am so happy so that I can see her when ever I want to. We have had a couple more calls on Timber and I'm expecting a call any day now for Timber to go meet his new girlfriend. Which means hopefully *cross fingers* in two months we will have more puppies! We also got to take care of my nephew Tannar this last weekend. This is him with the little boy puppy! We had a lot of fun with Tannar - Ty and him built a toolbox together, he learned how to roller blade, and we went up the canyon and played some baseball!

Other then that I have been keeping myself busy by doing a little spring cleaning. I cleaned out our hall closet and i kid you not - I threw away 20 bottles of lotion that I can remember buying years and years ago - kind of embarassing. I'm going to keep our trash guy busy that is for sure!

Late Night!

Last night was the Matchbox 20 concert. WoW! It had been a long time for Ty and I staying out that late! It was fun though - very interesting. We always seem to get stuck by the VERY drunk people not just drunk but VERY drunk. Thank goodness they were done and gone by the time Matchbox had got through 2 songs. But we still had to watch them make up and round 2nd before they stumbled to the doors.

This was the first band - can't remember they're name. Pretty good show. Their last song - wow it was like a circus show! Too much Techno!This was the best picture I could get of Alanis Morisette. SHE WAS EVERYWHERE!! She did not stay still. Ty said it looked like she was doing a witch dance. She's still rockin' out - too bad it was in a black leotard and a silver sequence vest! Great voice though! ;)Last but not least Matchbox - WOW! They were awesome - Played almost every song I wanted them to and kept me on the edge of my seat for almost 2 hours!And my Robby! ;) A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

In the end we stumbled into bed closer to 2am - and it was the first time in 8 months that Ty and I had left Dylan for more then 2 hours! Now I am very tierd and probably going to take a nap with Dylan!

Such A Sense of Humor

I don't know why or how he found me so funny the other night - but he could NOT stop laughing! :)



He is also getting brave and wanting to crawl. He will get up on all fours - kind of rock back and forth and then move just a little - then fall! A for the effort!

He is so fun to watch grow! And he is growing up so fast!

On Your Mark.....

I and my sister Lucretia signed up to run -(speed walk) a 5k for the Rex Lee Run. I did this with Ty back in 2006 and it was fun. It's only a couple of weeks away so I'm going to be waking up in the o'dark early hours to go to the gym and train. It's only 3.1 miles but it's been a long time for me. Wish me luck.

We Have Puppies!

It's offical - I'm a Grandma! Timber's girlfriend had her puppies. Only 2 - 1 boy 1 girl This is the little girl! They almost lost her - but she made it!This is the boy! He is such a cutie!
Her owner thought for sure she would have about 4 - 5 puppies - but only two! I am so happy and excited to go see them next week!

Past, Present, Future

20 years ago......1988
1 - I was in 1st grade at Marsing Elementary School - (WoW that was a long time ago)
2 - I was crushing on a little neighbor boy (Travis)
3 - You are probably wondering where Marsing is - it's right outside of Nampa and Caldwell, Idaho (you might need to mapquest)

10 years ago.......1998
1 - Having the time of my life in Rexburg, Idaho
2 - I had finally found myself and friends I could act myself around
3 - Crushing on any boy I thought was cute! ;)

5 years ago.......2003
1 - Had just met Tyler Thiel - had been dating for a couple of weeks and had NO idea he was going to change my life forever.
2 - Was having fun being young - hanging out, breaking into concerts, staying up till random hours of the night, etc. etc.
3 - Crushing on.......Ty!

3 years ago........2005
1 - Getting back together with Ty (we broke up for a little)
2 - Finally deciding it was time to grow up and take some active steps towards my future.
3 - Crushing on..........Ty!

1 year ago..........2007
1 - Ty was just getting back to work after having surgery and his stay in the hospital!
2 - I was watching my belly grow - and we had just found out it was a boy!
3 - Reading lots of books on being a good mommy!

So Far This Year..........2008
1 - Adjusting to being a stay at home mom.
2 - Thinking a lot about our family's future.
3 - Going to be a Grandma soon (Timber's girlfriend is due tomorrow)

Yesturday
1 - Took a nap with Dylan
2 - Babysat my Nephews
3 - Flirted with my husband (kind of hard to do after you've been married for awhile!)

Today
1 - Trying to recover from being up with Dylan all night.
2 - Getting random things done around the house.
3 - Thinking about taking a nap

Tomorrow
1 - Going to get my butt to the gym
2 - Make dinner
3 - Take Timber to get groomed and get his shots.

Fun Weekend, Scary Night

So this last weekend my bestest friend, Kirsten, and her boyfriend, Dusty, came down to visit us! It was a lot of fun to have them down here. They got me to go to Cabella's (for the first time) and it was really cool. They had A LOT of cool displays and Dylan absolutely LOVED the aquarium that they had. It was one store that you can go in and not necessarily buy anything but have a great time! :) Other then that we hung out, talked, and played games!

Then last night after our company had left - I went to do my appointments. I was just on my way home when I got a call from Ty wondering if I was ok. I was a little confused - but he said that he was just watching TV when there was a big bang and then the house shoock like there was a earthquake. Freaked him out and our whole side of town. Turned out that a steel pipe plant had an explosion. The plant is about 2 miles away from our house - and people were feeling the shaking up to a 10 mile radius around it (if that tells you how big of a boom it was). Thank goodness - only a couple of people got hurt in the explosion - all night we heard life flight going over our house!

Other then that it is starting to warm up outside (yeah!) And Dylan now has 6 teeth! He's going up so fast. If I can get him to show his teeth I will take a pic and post it soon!

Beagle's Rock

I found this today and it made me smile! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080213/ap_on_re_us/dog_show
Here's to Timber's Family (p.s. Speaking of family - his girlfriend is due to have the puppies next week - I'll post picture's as soon as we see the pups!)

Matchbox 20

It's offical - March 6th I'm going to their concert! I am so excited!!!! Ty and I decided that instead of trying to get the perfect gift for each other we would just wait a couple of weeks and go to the concert as our gift to each other. I LOVE Rob Thomas! Hopefully he does some of his own music! .........I'm excited! ;o)

Baby's 1st Valentine!

So I thought it would be cute to send a pic of Dylan out with his Valentine's to ALL his Grandma's/Great Grandma. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The boy does not like to pose AT ALL - and with no help from the other parental unit - this is what I got! This is Dylan more interested in what his Dad is doing
Trying to attack the camera
Ignoring mom and her many efforts to get a smile
Trying to make the same sounds that Mom is making.
Finally in defeat - this is the picture I sent out - showing his true personality!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S

Baby oh Baby

Dylan is just growing up too fast I tell you. He isn't crawling yet (cause he rolls a lot faster then he could ever crawl) BUT he is trying to pull himself up on everything he can get his hands on! This morning I walked in his room to find him trying to pull himself up on the side of his crib. Heart attack I tell you!

In other news - we are all sick again. I tell you I am ready just to be healthy. I have a sinus infection, sore throat, cough. Ty has a sore throat, and Dylan has been coughing and has started to throw up - so LOTS OF FUN!

Other then that we have just been hanging out trying to make sure we don't get barried in all the snow that we have gotten down here. One guy I talked to says that this is the worst winter he can remember and he's lived here for 11 years.

To help so I don't get cabin fever I've been trying to go to the gym more. They have a daycare there and Dylan LOVES it. But now that every muscle in my body is acheing I think I might have to find another hobby for my off days......any suggestions you amazing mom's I call friends!?!

Together Again

I can just see them in Heaven just like this! :o) It was sad news to here that Pres. Hinckley had died but happy at the same time knowing that he was with his sweetheart again.

Happy Cows Breakout

Thought this was funny - especially because Ty is in Wisconsin and is very cold! ;o)

Routine

So I think I am finally getting into this stay at home mom thing. It's taken a little BUT it's good - I like it. My days are going by faster and I have Dylan in a routine so that I can schedule my day even more - it is nice. :)
This week Ty is gone! He actually left last night and won't be back till Sat. afternoon. I miss him. Last night was the worst - I did my routine of going to bed - and when I was suppose to fall asleep - I was still awake. So I got Timber and he laid next to me - still awake. So - I made a baby bed on Ty's side went and got Dylan, held him for a little, then laid him by me - I was out like a light. I'm sure by the time Ty get's back I'll be so use to him not being there that it will throw me off even more!
Lots of fun!

Waking Up

Waking up is what I've been trying to do for the last few weeks. I've had a nasty sinus infection/junk that has really taken it's toll on me. I got it I think from taking Dylan outside so much when he had the croup. I've been stubborn and not went to the Dr's saying that I will be strong. BUT wow - this sickness is really kicking my butt. Every time I think I'm getting better - I'll get this HUGE headache along with a fever and I'll be right back where I started. It makes me want to sit in a hot tub all day - or sleep - maybe the combination of the two :).

It's to the point that I haven't really done the laundry in a LONG time, taken a shower before 11 am, done both my hair and make-up in one day, and biggest of all I haven't written my New Year Resolution's (which I always do).

I think I just need to force myself out of this and I'll be ok - cross your fingers for me.

In other news.......

I did cut my hair (gasp) I know - it was actually getting really long. BUT it was falling out like crazy - like I was going through Chemo crazy. I thought that cutting it short would help. All it has helped with is the clean up - instead of long hairs to clean up - they are short. I like it to right now. A little less to deal with each day.

Here are a few fun pic's I've taken. My little webcam is a good entertainer when I have my nephews over.
My FaV - The EYE!

Babysitter!

That is my new professional calling lately! It's been fun - I need to get more energy somehow. I never thought kids could suck that much out of you in such short amount of time!

BUT I thought I would post some pic's of the little girl I watch every Tuesday!

Her name is Aubrey! And she is so dang cute. She is 2 weeks older then Dylan and already crawling and pulling her self up on things. I am not jealous of her mom - she is on guard all the time!

Dylan and Aubrey played so good together. She would CRY AND CRY until she saw him! They are best friends now.

The Next Generation

So this weekend we got my brother-in-law addicted to Guitar Hero. It really is addicting and I only alow myself to play it when I have a hour. It really sucks you in. Well - they thought it would be funny to get Dylan to try it out.

Dylan was so excited - it was too cute!In other news Timber is doing A LOT better - back on all fours and getting back into the groove of everthin! I am very happy!And I got a camera for Christmas and it has tthis fun panaramic mode on it! So this is part of my house. Ty was on the computer trying to get the cheat codes for guitar hero! I think he's addicted to.

Happy New Year!

For New Years Ty and I went up to Jackson Hole, WY. It was a lot of fun! We didn't know if we were going to make it up there at first. BUT a year ago we had promised ourselves that we would have a better new years then we did last year (we were in the hospital) so we braved the roads and went over to WY. The road we needed shut down so we ended up going thru Rexburg - 7 hours later we got there!
We took Timber with us - he had been acting a little funny and we didn't want to leave him. And I'm glad we didn't. He has hurt his back some how and for a day wouldn't walk on his hind legs - would just drag them behind him. He's gotten better to the point that he can walk on all fours - but he is still having a hard time. I take him in tomorrow to the vet! Everyone cross your fingers that they can fix him quick and easy!
Dylan had so much fun meeting his 2nd family. My friend Kirsten's family that is. They all consider me part of the family! We have a running joke that her parents sold me on the black market! ;) We took up the whole 6th floor at the Snow King Resort. This is Missy, Dylan, and Me! Missy wanted to take the pic like this with her "cousin" and me! Dylan didn't quite know what to do!
Missy also wanted a pic with Uncle Ty! She absolutely LOVED Ty!
More fun! Just hanging out in Granny and Poppie's room. We got to watch the Torch Light Parade down the hill - and also the fireworks afterwards all from the warm inside and not the negative cold outside!
On our way home we stopped in Idaho Falls and saw Nicky! It was so fun to sit and chat awhile! Makes me miss Idaho! (sigh)

I love new years - always feels like I have a new start at life! Hope everyone else had a great holiday!

Eventful!

That word truly describes our lives the past little while. But then again this time of year always is for us - for some reason.

Here are some pic's from our Christmas. Seeing that it was Dylan's first we mostly took pic's of him.

Even though he liked the wrapping paper more then most of his presents it was really fun to be as a family and open presents.

Dylan actually got really sick after these pic's were taken and on Christmas Day we ended up in the e.r. He was one little sick man. BUT he is soooo strong. He has only cried when it's been really bad.

In other news Timber got a girlfriend. This is Milly! <- I'm thinking named after Hannah Montana (gag!) But if everything goes as planned we should have puppies by the end of Feb. *cross fingers*

This is really the tip of the iceberg of things that have happened in our neck of the woods. I just wanted to post a little info - just to let everyone know that we haven't been kidnapped! Hope everyone is having a great holiday season!

Much Love to Everyone from the Thiel's!

2 Weeks Notice

Yup you've read right - I offically put in my 2 weeks notice and will soon be a 75% stay at home mom. Ty and I really did sit down and talk, pray, and sleep on it. It was a really hard decision - but after making it - we have felt really good about it and things have come about that will make it ALOT easier to happen. I am excited but scared at the same time. Now I will be expected to be Super Mom! Which I hope to be. And I might just take up some extra hobbies to keep me busy. While at home I'm going to be babysitting my friend Melissa's little girl Aubrey - that was born 2 weeks before Dylan! It is going to be fun. I'm going to need A LOT of advise from my fellow stay at home moms as to how to stay sane! :o)

ALSO - Timber is getting a girlfriend this weekend! YEAH!!!!! He really does need it - and if things go good - we will have the pick of the litter! So anyone looking for a really cute Beagle Puppy - just let me know!

OH and Christmas is almost here - Has it snuck up on everyone else as well? I still have tons of shopping to do - maybe I will go with Nicky and just buy everyone socks! ;o)

Old Man Winter

Time has flown by......yet again and it is Wintertime here in Utah and at the Thiel residence. We've got the tree up and decorated, stockings hung, and even some presents under the tree. I LOVE this time of year.

This weekend we got dumped on. That is we got TONS of snow. Saturday was my company christmas party - but they were having it up in Midway - which means we would of had to go through the canyon (very scary in the winter time). They often close it down due to bad weather. So we ended up not going for fear we would get there but not back! But we did spend the night talking, playing games, and enjoying being a family.

It's amazing how relaxing this time of year is - BUT also how very stressful it is. Maybe that is why we have so many Christmas carols - to distract us from the stress! :o) All in all - I hope everyone else is having as much fun as we are getting in the spirit of the season!

Dylan Meets Santa

CHRISTMAS 2007