The past four years!

Since Steve and I celebrated our fourth anniversary yesterday, I've been thinking about some highlights of our life together. And since I'm addicted to blogging, I thought I'd share my thougths for everyone to see. We met playing volleyball at BYU and both knew this was something special. Steve and I got engaged December 28, 2003 at his home in Los Gatos, California. I was totally surprised when he asked me and I even said, "Are you serious?"
We were married on June 4, 2004 in the Salt Lake Temple. It is safe to say that we were both floating in the clouds all day!

Once we were married, we moved to Orem, Utah to finish school at BYU. We both had two years left. During those two years, we did a lot of fun things together. From camping and carving pumpkins, to late night studying in the Engineering building, we were happy just being together! We graduated in April of 2006. Steve was offered a job at Micron, so we made plans to move to Boise, Idaho.

Once we moved to Boise, we began getting to know the area. We both knew that this was a place we would love. We weren't near any family, or even anyone we knew, so we relied on each other. We bought our house in August of 2006. We feel blessed to be here and to have gotten to know so many wonderful people.

The highlight of our first four years of marriage came on March 7, 2007. He weighed 8pounds 6 ounces and was 22 1/2 inches long. Tyler Stephen Pulley has been the best part of our marriage!

Tag, Tyler's It

So Tyler was tagged by none other than Will Nicoll. So here are eight things that you might not know about Tyler Stephen Pulley.

1. Even though his nickname is Smiler Tyler, he RARELY smiles when we try to take his picture. He smiles only when he thinks he is being funny...or if he is being tickled. Needless to say, we tickle him a lot!
2. He can count to the number two but thinks the number three is a foreign language.
3. He was the fifth grandchild, in a row, on the Pulley side to be born on the 7th of a month. Also he completed the cycle by making it one child from each of the five siblings.

4. Tyler won't let me rock him to sleep. Even if his eyes are closed after his bottle in my arms, he squirms until I put him in his bed.
5. He knows ten signs for sign language: more, milk, banana, fruit, bath, please, flower, bread, finished, and light. He can also say words like no, bye, hi, boo, go, uh-oh, poop, burp, that, shoe, dad and mom. He knows the word 'no' so well, that while he is reaching for something he knows he shouldn't be, like the toilet, he'll say 'no no no.'
6. He knows what sound an elephant, duck, sheep, dog, monkey, cow, lion, cat and fish make. I know you are thinking a fish doesn't make a sound, but when we say "Tyler, what does a fish say?" He makes a super cute fish face.
7. From the day Tyler was born, even in the hospital, we knew that he was a laid back and easy going baby. In fact, he rarely cried as a baby. I was actually surprised at how little he cried.
8. Steve and I know this but don't know if you do that Tyler is the best and cutest baby ever born!


Tyler tags Michelle Thornton, Hayden Brasher, and Avery Jones.

What we've been up to

I thought some of you might be in Tyler picture withdrawals, so here are some of the recent pictures we've taken. Tyler LOVES his bathtime. Every day he makes the sign for bath. I'm excited for the warmer weather so I can take him to the pool. At least at the pool I'm supposed to get soaking wet.

Second is Tyler and me at the Race for the Cure in downtown Boise. There were over 10,000 people there! Tyler did great up until 30 feet from the finish line. After that I carried him so that we crossed the finish line together.

Next are a few of Steve and Tyler on a 'Boys Only' hike in the Boise foothills. Steve had to stop every few minutes to answer Tyler's questioning "wass dat?" (translation: what's that) Tyler is definitely his father's son; he loves being out in nature!

Lastly, we have a few pictures from a great park in Meridian. Tyler couldn't sit still for a minute, that included the time on the swings. I realized I'm an over protective mom. Out of 25 or more kids, only three had hats on...Tyler being one of them. The hat was in addition to SPF 50 sunscreen. Better safe than sorry if you ask me!

This makes me happy!

I can hardly wait for the last book, let alone the movie.

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The difference a week makes

We recently returned from a trip to Utah, and let me tell you, Boise looks totally different. When we left, it was mostly brown with a few spring green patches. While in Kaysville, it snowed and was rather cool. I was expecting something similar to be the case in Boise. But just seven short days after we left for Utah, all four of our trees have leaves, our tulips and daffodils are in full bloom and our sprinklers are on. It is crazy how much can change in a few days. I absolutely love spring. I feel rejuvinated and alive. It's like I can't wait to go for walks, wear flip flops and have some good BBQ dinners. I love walking outside in the evening and not being freezing cold, but instead feel 'just right.'

I hope all of you take the time to appreciate the beauty of spring!