AUGUST ADVENTURES

BOULDER TRIP #4

We took another trip to the mountain and this time we brought Tayter's for her first experience. She did great considering we did a lot of driving and hiking. She slept great the first night but the second night she and I went for a walk at 3am to get her settled again but other than that, she did awesome and I really hope she can have a love for the outdoors as much as Kyle and I do.

Cute little camper

Unfortunately, this was the only elk we saw this trip.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on the tailgate. Can't get any better than this.

Yummmm, rocks taste good.

Yes, she is sitting in the mud and playing with the container of worms. Luckily she never learned how to take the lid off.

Fishing with mom!

Our First camping trip as a family! It was successful and we had lot's of fun.

BOULDER TRIP #5
Taytum's a pro at this camping stuff. Here she is helping me get the cooler ready for our trip!

Pretty night time sky.

So this trip was pretty cold in the mornings but then would be hot in the afternoons. The truck would read 28 degrees when we would wake up in the mornings so it was pretty cold. Taytum didn't seem to mind that we would bundle her up to where she could hardly move.

We found an old guard station out in the middle of no where.

We put about 20 miles of hiking in on this trip so needless to say, Taytum spent a lot of time in her backpack. She never complained and just enjoyed me toting her around everywhere.

Glassing for elk

Timeout from glassing to get a few pictures.

Here, Taytum is helping her dad Glass for that big bull he's going to shoot in September.

Taytum slept so well this trip, despite the cold temperatures. We made her a nest in the back seat of the truck and she did well.

I put Taytum on the front seat of the truck so we could pack up our gear. She would pull her self up and bang on the window and smile. She would get herself wedged between the door and seat and made it interesting to open the door without her falling out. No worries she never fell.

DIY PROJECT
I keep forgetting to post pictures about our newly remodeled kitchen. At the beginning of summer, we decided to get new counter tops. With those in place, we then decided to put in a back splash. We had help getting the counter tops in but we did the back splash on our own. I think everything turned out awesome and it really updates our kitchen a lot. Here are the "before" and "after" shots.

BEFORE
The "Boys" tearing out the old to get ready for the new

AFTER

A close up of the back splash.

RANDOM AUGUST PICS

One morning while drinking her jug, she would not let go of the bear. I thought it was cute.

Chocolate anyone? I finally relented and let her have the spatula after making brownies.

Most the time when I go in to get her in the mornings or from her nap, she has moved her way down to bottom of the crib and will pull down the bumper pad in anticipation of our arrival to rescue her from her crib. It's fun to just listen to her talk to herself as she waits.

Taytum has never really crawled but she has been scooting on her bum for quite awhile now and can get anywhere she wants to. Of course the first place she always wants to go when we set her down is straight for the stairs. She will get to where she will dangle her legs over the step and then she will stop and smile. It's so darn cute, but I don't trust her balance well enough to not always be on guard.

This next month will be a busy and fun month. After eighteen years, Kyle has drawn an elk tag for the Boulder unit and his hunt starts on September 18. I've already requested the time off work to be able to go with him. It's going to be a lot of fun. My next post will most likely be about the hunt. Also Kyle will be sending his resume to many companies because unfortunately (or fortunately, since he really hasn't been happy there) his company is relocating to Washington. His last day will be the end of October so if anyone has any Buyer job positions they know about, please let us know. I'm back to work teaching Kindergarten half time at Snow Springs. I can't believe how fast this summer went and I'll miss my mornings with Taytum. I am excited for a new school year and the student's I will be working with. Happy Fall Everyone!

Photo Overload!

Be prepared for a photo overload. We did so many fun things in July that I just had to share. We went camping, had a reunion, celebrated Taytum's first birthday and more

Boulder Trip #3
We headed back to the mountain for another trip. I didn't take many pictures this trip but we came across this cow that was stuck in the cattle guard. It was so sad. We called the forest service to let them know and they were able to come and get her out.
Two of the bulls we filmed.

Bull headed into the trees.

After the short camping trip, we came back to Richfield and enjoyed the parade with my sister Katie and her family. Katie wanted a cousin sleep over so she watched Taytum while we went camping.

Enjoying the parade.

One of the main things they do in this parade is throw ping pong balls. Taytum was sure to get one too, she needed something to munch on while we watched.

I made these hair bow out of some scrap ribbon.

Her cute $3 fourth of July outfit. I love that you can actually see her pigtails.

Paxman Reunion
Every two years the extended Paxman clan get together. This year we went up Provo Canyon and had lunch, games for the kids while the adults got caught up with each other lives. I regret that I didn't get any more pictures. Most the time I was trying to keep Taytum entertained so I only got a few.
Kyle and Todd playing a game similar to horse shoes.

During the reunion a medical helicopter had to land in the middle of the field to take some skate or die dude who had wrecked to the hospital. It provided some interesting entertainment.

The helicopter after it landed.

Taytum and I watching all the action.

Ella, who is Taytum's second cousin, is the closest in age on the Paxman side. They both weren't to sure of each other so we took a quick picture.

Taytum's 1st Birthday - July 23, 2010
We invited our families over for some hotdogs and hamburgers to celebrate Taytum's birthday. This year has gone so fast in many ways. I've loved watching her grow and learn things each and every day. Here's a list of some of my favorite things that she does:
*gives kisses
*copies everything we do.
*reads to her books when she's playing alone
*way she lights up when I get her out of her crib in the mornings.
*funny face expressions she does all of the time
*her motor noise
*great nap and bedtime sleeper
I could go on and on with all the little things but she truly is such a joy in our lives.

Kyle the Grill Master.

Aunt NeVon with cousins Lyndee, Brooke and Cody.

Hansen Family

Julie, Annette, Keldon, Grandpa and Grandma Paxman

Taytum's cousin Dylan just wanted to hold her all night. I thought this was cute of him feeding her dinner.

BIRTHDAY CAKE!!

The one year old! Taytum was a real trooper. The beginning of the week, she had a fever for a couple of days and then by the time her birthday came, the fever was gone but she was covered in rash from head to toe and still wasn't feeling well ( I'm guessing she caught the Roseola virus). She was a real trooper and dug into her birthday cake and was pretty content for her birthday evening and all the attention she was getting. I still can't believe I have a one year old!

The Cake! This is the first creative cake I have ever made and I think I did an o.k job.

So Mom and Dad just put this ginormous cake in front of me. Now what do I do?


It didn't take long for her to jump right in and taste. Her first lick!

Loving it!

Frosting, YUM!
This was a new face. She kind of looks like she is upset but she would pull this face while making a weird sound then laugh. She's probably wondering what all this crap is that is in her nose.

The proud parents of a 1 year old.

Presents!! Grandpa Pike made me a bookshelf and Grandma Pike gave me some books to put on it, along with an outfit.

Uncle Todd, Aunt Koreen gave me a fun shirt and Mia gave her a teddy that used to be hers. Mia used to give this bear to her when she was just newly born so I though it was sweet that she gave it to her now.

Grandpa and Grandma Paxman gave me my first piggy bank with quite a bit of change already in it!

Uncle Keldon and Aunt Annette gave me these fun baby einstein books.

Mom and Dad gave me a new bike,picture album and books. In this picture, she is making the vroom, vroom noise.

Uncle Cody, Aunt Angela and Emree gave me this awesome giraffe and ball toy. She has loved this and has entertained her lots.

Also Uncle Kraig and Aunt NeVon and family gave her a singing pig, for some reason I didn't get a picture of it. As you can plainly see she was spoiled rotten and has a lot of people who love her.

Grandparents

4 Generation Picture

Taytum's one year old stats:
weight = 19 pounds (26%)
Height = 28 in (20%)

Random July Pictures

She loves her toothbrush. Too bad we don't have any teeth to brush.

So silly.
We have been so lucky to have my niece over at least once a week this summer to play. Taytum sure loves her and we've had a lot fun making cookies, finger painting, going to the splash pad and more.
We have been to the splash pad a couple of times a week. It has been a nice way to cool off and it's free.

She liked the fountain when I was with her but apparently not when I sat her down to take a picture.

Yummy banana!

It seemed like yesterday that we were bringing Taytum home from the hospital in her infant carseat. Look how tiny she was. She went from being so tiny too...

.......being so big. I can't believe how fast time is going. Her new front facing car seat.

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One day I had gone for a run, (which is why I look hideous and my face is all red) and when I got back Kyle started squirting us point blank with the hose. You would think that Taytum would start to squeal but she absolutely loved it and wanted more. It doesn't look like it but we are both soaked.

Daddy and me!

Playing with the fallen birthday balloons. Good thing I have a toothless one year old!
Her first sucker. I think she liked it. What do you think?
Cuteness. This is one of my favorite outfits on her.

More Play dates

Play date with Aydree and Abbie. I taught these twins when they were in Kindergarten and their mom currently helps me tend Taytum during the school year so we tried to get together a couple times during the summer so Taytum would remember her and hopefully still have an easy transition when school starts again.

We went to the Lehi Park and it was nice and shaded.

What a very busy, busy fun month. I hope August is just as fun.