...A Change of Season

...A few weekends ago Nolan & I took Sweet Pea to LaPlata Canyon in Durango CO. We love it there and have been there every fall since we tied the knot. It is a short hour from home, but oh so BEA-U-TI-FUL! We got rained on for a little bit, but managed to take a family photo.

The view was gorgeous! We love this time of year!

But we couldn't pass up this picture opportunity...

...Now that's a little blunt!

...Have you seen me?

...Yeah...I just pretty much just stole this idea off Amanda's blog...

This is my baby sister Kaitlin and she has abandoned her family. She was last seen somewhere in Southern Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Northern Utah, and Arizona, I think. If any of you have seen her, send her home immediately!!

Dear Kaitlin...

We miss you and can't wait to meet your sexy boyfriend that so kindly bought you a juicey hamburger at Jack-in-the-Box! We loved his mullet! It totally rocked...I wish Nolan had one! I thought he looked pretty sexy without his t-shirt on too! His beer belly really was pretty hott! I wish you were here so that you could tell me your funny stories and so that we could dream about toilet-papering Peg Bundy's house! Sweet Pea misses her auntie!

...My First

Yesterday was my First Mother's Day! I had a great day!

I had to talk in Church, which wasn't as bad as I thought, and surprisingly I didn't cry the whole time.

Nolan bought me a new diaper bag & a Ped-Egg!

(The Ped-Egg is awesome! I recommend it to everyone! I love having pedicures and this will make it super easy to do it myself! My diaper bag hasn't come it yet, but I am super excited for it!)

My wonderful Sis-n-law, Rachelle made dinner for us! It was super good and so nice not to have to cook dinner!

I am so blessed to have such wonderful mothers in my life!

My own mother is so wonderful and smart and one of my best friends! She always knows how to make me laugh!

To my wonderful Mother-in-Law, Teressa. Thank you for being my second mother. Thanks for raising that ornery son of yours and teaching him all that he knows. Thanks for being such a support system for me and always reassuring me that I am doing a good job!

To my sister Amanda, you are an wonderful example to me and are my very bestest friend!

To my sis-n-law Desiree, Thank you for being such a good mom to Jace & Mason. Thank you for putting up with Jared! (that is a job in itself) We love you and are so glad that you are in our family!

To my sis-n-law Heidi, You are an amazing woman! I love talking to you, (even though we don't enough) you are such a fun mom and I love how you are never afraid to be silly with your kids in public!

To all my friends who are mothers, Thank you for being such good examples to me. For letting me ask a million questions! I love that I have so many friends that are moms!

Thank You to all the Mothers in My Life! I couldn't do it with out you!

Hope you all had a Happy Mother's Day!

...Proud Big Sister

My little Brother Wesley is stinkin' awesome! This article just proves my point! We love our little bro! Good Job Wes!! Keep it up!

GO BRONCOS!

...next best thing to being a mom...

...IS AUNT MEGGIE!!

I love being an Aunt! It is so fun! The last 4 years I have been known as "Aunt Meggie"

I love it!

I think that I have the best nieces and nephews. I love to spoil them rotten! I am lucky enough to be able to watch Lexi, Drew & Kourtney the most, but I love being around Alexia, Parker & Elijah when I can!

(this is Olivia's swing...Kourt was pretending to be a baby!)

Kourtney is my little monster! She is so naughty, but so cute at the same time! Maybe it's the 2nd child thing?I sympathize with her!

Alexis is little mother hen! She is smarty pants too! She amazes me at what she remembers and knows! She cracks me up with her little looks and the things that she says! She is 4 giong on 16!

Drew is such a handsome little guy! He is getting so chubby and might pass Olivia up! He has to endure alot having 2 older sisters! They just love him to death! I am so excited so see him & Olivia grow up together!

Alexia is my sugar! She always wants to sit by me! (which makes me feel so good) She is so stinkin smart! She is such a helper and is growing up so fast! She is always doing whats right and makes sure to try and keep her brothers in line! Kudos to you Lex for being the only girl!

Parker is the sweetest little boy you will ever EVER meet! He is always hugging & giving away slobbery kisses! He is our little cowboy & loves everything to do with tools! Parker can always make me laugh at the funny things he does! (his rodeo shows) Elijah always has the sweetest look on his face, but always makes you wonder what he has been up to! The question around Darren & Heidi's is always "Where is Elijah?" He can make a mess before you can blink! He is busy busy BUSY!!

Jace & Mason(my brother Jareds boys...sorry I don't have any pictures of them)

Jace is active, ACTIVE, ACTIVE!! He can run all day an never be tired! He is going to be the little soccer player! Mason is just a week old and is a sweet baby boy!

I love being an AUNT! It is so much fun!

What do you love about being an AUNT?

...A Weekend full of favorite things

This weekend was so much fun! I kind of forced Nolan to take Friday off of work! He leaves work at noon on Fridays, so he wasn't really missing that much anyway! The joy of being Self-employed, you either love it or hate it! It depends on the day how I feel! Most of the time I love it! So we had lunch together, and then went and picked up the cradle from Dr. Boice & Sue! It was a baby gift for us that took a little longer than expected to get in! (Thanks Dr. Boice for putting it together!) But I love it so much! Olivia has done so good sleeping in it! Then we ventured out to Lowe's to look at Paint! I have this crazy idea that I want to paint my Living room! I am tired of the WHITE walls! Nolan was a little unsure about some of my suggestions , but we took a few samples to think over.

Three of my cousins were in town on their way to school up in Idaho & Utah. We got to play some games, and get in a good hardy laugh! There were almost too many Whipple girls in the room! Kaitlin & Racheal were the weirdest of all of us! Nolan & Jeremy were a little scared of what might happen! Nolan & I ended the night hangin' out at home watching TV and playing with Olivia!


Saturday morning we headed to Walmart early to get our Grocery Shopping done and came home and after 3 long years of living in my house Nolan finally fixed my bath tub(with the help of his dad)! It has been a problem since we pretty much moved in and has just never really been on our list of things to get fixed right away! But now it is! Yeah I can finally take a relaxing bath!! I am so excited!




We took an afternoon drive, it was too cold to go for a walk, so we got some hot coco and listened to Olivia cry for 20 minutes! Ok so it wasn't really that long, but she was having issues with being in her car-seat! My niece Kourtney turned 2 on Saturday, so my sister made her a cake and we had a little party for her at my parents. She was so funny she couldn't wait to eat her cake! Oh how is it to be 2!





Sunday was not a good day! We switched to 1 o'clock church and Olivia was not liking that! She didn't want to sit down, so during Sacrament I stood in the foyer the whole time! Then she was still a little fussy so we just decided to come home since I didn't have to teach Young Women's. We got home and she fell asleep as soon as I changed her clothes and diaper! Our weekend was great! It was just fun to be together as our little family of 3 and to hang out at our house! I love being home with Nolan & Olivia! There is nothing better than being home! I have so many favorite things but here are just a few from this weekend! (in no certain order)

1. Nolan & Olivia



2. My new cradle




3. A sleeping Baby

4. My new boot/slippers (they are so warm, I love Walmart)

5. The snow that is falling outside right now!

(it's amazing that snow can make weeds look so pretty)

6. Spending time with my family & Kourt's Birthday

P.S. Kaitlin I hope this picture makes up for the other one! Luv ya sis!