This boy loves his dogs!

I realized the other night a year ago if Ryan or I were telling a story it was very likely that it was just about one of our dogs doing something funny, but now we have a baby that we can tell stories about!  So I think people enjoy talking to us more now that we have slightly more variety in our conversations. Just a thought.  :)

Now that the weather has been nice I have been able to have the front door open with just the screen closed letting the fresh air in, and Enoch and the dogs LOVE it!  All four of them just sit there and stare outside its cute.

Since Enoch also has no older siblings or other kids that he is constantly around to look up to yet for his next developmental milestone, he now crawls around with his toys in his mouth like the dogs do...

He chases the dogs everywhere, and when he isn't chasing after them they are usually following him.  :)  

He likes to play tug-o-war with Molly.  

Likes to crawl under Molly.  

And he likes to play with Molly's other toys as well.  :)  

He loves his dogs!  

lets see who actually reads our blog

This is to see who actually reads our blog.  Ryan and I are expecting our second child in May.  I am 7 weeks pregnant and very excited:) as is Ryan:) The End.

First Haircut!

This post is a couple weeks late, but Ryan gave Enoch his first haircut.  He was looking a little shaggy... :)  It was so cute!  We just threw a big sheet on our bed, Ryan got his clippers and buzzed away...

He was very intrigued with the clippers.  Especially when they were turned on...

He kept trying to move his head to follow the clippers.  Ryan did such a great job, he was very patient!

I think he grew a little tired of sitting there.  But he still did such a great job!!

Scorpions!!!

Since we have lived in this house we have only encountered two scorpions...which I think is pretty good, it averages out to a little less than one scorpion a year.  So last night I went to a baby shower for a lady in our ward, and two of the sisters in our ward were telling me that both of them just found scorpions in their houses.  One of them was a huge one and the other was a little one but it happened to sting her two year old daughter.  Her daughter is okay, just a painful sting!  So I came home paranoid that there were was going to be a scorpion in our house and I was even more paranoid because Enoch is crawling now and he is all over!!

So last night Enoch got up at around 5:00am, which he generally doesn't do, I think he may be going through a little growing spurt so he is needing a little snack around that time and then goes back to bed.  So I got up with him and got him a bottle and then I went to the back door to let the dogs out...Molly was staring searching for something at the corner of our fireplace right were Enoch's play mat is and highchair...I brushed it off and shoo-ed her out the door to go to the bathroom.  I looked over in that spot and couldn't see anything the first thing that popped into my head was oh no there is a scorpion.  Molly quickly used the bathroom and then hurried back to the sliding door and just sat there staring at that corner, whimpering because she wanted in.  As soon as I let her in she hurried to the corner again.  This time I followed her over there, and she had a little scorpion cornered by the fireplace!!!! Ahhhh!!! My paranoia came true!

There was a little gap between the floor and the baseboard that it went under and only its claw was sticking out, trying to pinch Molly. So I put Molly back outside.  How was I going to get this thing to come out so it can meet the fate of my shoe?? I really don't know why I didn't just go wake up Ryan right then, because truth be told I didn't go get a shoe I am terrified of bugs they freak me out, so I just grabbed a can of Lysol and hoped something great (such as the scorpion dyeing) would happen when I sprayed it under the baseboard.  Nope!  It just looked irritated and moved a little.  So I woke up Ryan. :)  He was thrilled...I stood at our bedroom doorway and said, "babe, wake up!"
Ryan: "Whats wrong?" eyes still closed.
Me:  "There is a scorpion! My fears came true!" (I told him about the scorpions at the houses of the people in our ward.)
Ryan:  "Well what do you want me to do about it?"
Me: "Kill it!"
And he courageously got out of bed ready to bring death upon this scorpion.  And he did! :)  That's one of the many reasons why I love him, he kills bugs for me.  Thankfully Molly saved the day and spotted it.  I don't know how she did but she did!  Now hopefully we wont encounter any more scorpions for atleast another year.  But Im pretty sure that there is a conspiracy underway between scorpions and the members of our ward.  Three of us finding scorpions in our houses all in the same day/night...coincidence?  I think not!    

Utah!

So as always I am a little late on my blog updating...A couple weeks ago we went up to Wyoming with Ryan's family, and we were able to fly up a few day early and spend some time with our Utah family.  I am so glad that we were able to it, it was nice to be able to visit with everyone and for Enoch to meet his Utah family!

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One of the afternoons that we were there we were able to go visit with Ryan's grandma and grandpa Smith, Enoch's great grandparents!  We had a very nice visit. 

 This is Enoch with his great-grandma Smith.

 And with his great-grandpa Smith.

 Smiling for grandma Smith!

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We stayed in the basement at my great-grandpa Don's house with he and my grandma Sherrie.  It was a lot of fun.

 This is Enoch with his great-great-grandpa Don. 

This was pretty much the afternoon and nightly routine...if only you could hear how loud the TV was in the backround since grandpa Don is getting a little hard of hearing... :)

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We were able to go over to Aunt Debbie's house and Marci's house to visit.  Enoch got to meet all of his little cousins. 

 This was at Marci's house.  These are the triplets: Carter, Kennedy, and Cooper. And their big sister Mckenzie on the floor.

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 Enoch, after breakfast with Grandpa Don.

 Grandma Sherrie, Enoch, and I.  I love his smile!

5 generations!!! Unfortunetly my mom wasnt on this trip so we dont have a picture of all 5 of us yet, but hopefully we will soon!

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Coronado!

Last year while I was pregnant I won a trip to the Hotel Del Coronado, on Coronado Island, in California (San Diego).  My family has been going there every summer for a really long time and I LOVE it there!  So I was so excited when I won!! The hotel has a giveaway every now and then and I have been entering to win since I was 18 and I finally won!!  Ryan had Good Friday off of work so we went the night before, and it was Enoch's first trip to the beach, and he HATED the beach!  It was too cold and windy for him I think, hopefully it grows on him as he gets older, because it is my favortie place. :)  And of course first his first trip to the beach I forgot my camera, so here are a few cell phone camera pictures!

 Ryan thought this manequin looked like Rihanna. :)

 Enoch, happy as ever in the cabana!

 Ryan and Ty soaking up some UV's.

  Perfect trip!

These are all pictures from Ryan's phone, I would have had more from mine, but before I was able to get them on the computer my dog ate my phone (literally) so all of those memories are now gone! :)

Easter!!!

So this year Easter also fell on Ryan's birthday, and for his birthday he just wanted to celebrate it at home, so we did!  Here are some pictures of Enoch on Easter morning. :)

 Bunny ears, with dad's tie.

 He kept moving around and wouldn't let me fix his bunny ears on this one, so they are kind of messed up, but I still thought it was cute. :)

I like the chubby leg that you can see in this one!

Spring training, Sedona, and the Park!

So there isn't very much that is new in the Wagner house.  Enoch is almost 3 months old now!! He is growing so fast and is getting quite the little porker belly. :) He is so funny, he smiles a TON now and tries to laugh, but hasnt quite got it out yet.  Whenever Ryan says something funny and he or I laugh Enoch smiles, and lets out a noise like he is trying to laugh!  He just wants to be part of the group! 

Last weekend Ryan's youngest sister Michelle stayed the night at our house and on saturday we spent the day up in Sedona hiking.  That was fun, and really pretty!  But sorry no pictures!  Im a slacker and forgot my camera...but here is one from the internet!  Its a lot prettier and better than anything I would have taken anyway! :)

A couple weeks ago we went to a spring training game, and Enoch LOVED it!  We went to the Giants vs. D-backs, Ryan and I wanted to go to that game in hope of seeing our favorite player-Brian Wilson, and getting him to sign our baby. :) No such luck, he wasnt there!! Hopefully next time! Enoch was bright eyed the whole time.  There was so much for him to look at, he loved the bright lights and all the people.  Although we left by about the 5th inning it was lots of fun!

Ryan started 3 more classes this week, so he is a busy boy.  But he still finds time to teach Enoch how to play x-box. :)

I am starting to do facials again!  So Im excited for that!  And I also started nannying my Aunt Kori's kids Seth and Jake.  They keep me VERY busy.  They are such fun boys.  :)  We took Enoch to his first trip to a park and he loved it.  He seems to love being outside. 

First trip down a slide!

(Jake is on the left and Seth is holding Enoch)

For my family that knows these boys this picture says it all!  Seth is sweet and helpful, and Jake is a little more energetic! (Although he is still sweet and helpful too!) :)

Only 2 1/2 months old and hes already workin on his swag!

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3 Years

Three years ago today, my older brother Billy lost his 18 month battle to cancer.  It still feels like it was just yesterday.  There is not a day that goes by that memories of him don't cross my mind.  He is dearly missed.  Billy had anaplastic large cell lymphoma.  It was supposed to be a fairly treatable form, but he was not so lucky.  One of the misconceptions that people have is that it is easier losing a loved one to cancer because they have cancer so you "expect" them not to make it.  I say they are very wrong.  There were so many ups-and-downs throughout his treatment, we were so hopeful of a full recovery.  His body was "cancer free" quite a few times, but everytime just a short amount of time later another lump was found and the cancer was always back.  My family was solid through the whole thing, we all hide our emotions very well, as did Billy.  He never lost his sense of humor or his smile throughout the entire 18 month journey.  Some of my greatest and funniest memories of him take place in the hospital while spending time with him.  Myself and my mom and dad were there with him in the hospital everyday that he was there.  Whether it was the entire day, or after we got off work, we were always there with him and he ALWAYS had other visitors.  He hardly ever had minute to himself. 

*One of the days that it was just Billy and I there billy was lying in bed and I was sitting on a little couch towards the foot of his bed watching TV and not paying attention to him.  All of a sudden some little round ball him me.  I picked it up, looking at it it looked just like a little ball of putty and it was soft and squishy just like putty...all of a sudden Billy BURSTS our laughing...I knew I was in trouble, for I did not know the true identity of this foreign ball that just hit me...I look at Billy as he is hysterically laughing and he taps on his nose...He THREW A BUGGER AT ME!!! And I played with it thinking it was something cool. GROSS. Funny but GROSS!

*Another story that I really love is just a few months after Billy was initially diagnosed he started losing his vision and completely lost all sight in one eye and could hardly see anything out of the other.  He was taken to the doctor where tests were done and it was discovered that he had a tumor on his pituitary gland that was causing his loss of vision and the cancer had moved to his brain.  It was stake conference weekend and my dad at the time was on high counsil.  It was sunday morning and after the morning meetings, or Stake President at the time President Gaisford came down and gave Billy a blessing along with my father and in the blessing Billy was promised his vision back, and it did.    

Lots of family and friends shaved their heads to support Billy.  We participated every year, and still do to this day in Lymphoma walks for his support and now for his memory.  It was SO unimaginably hard watching your brother go through the pain and some embarrassment through his 18 month battle.  Now having my own child, I cant even imagine having to watch it all happen from a parents point of view.  It gives me a whole new love and respect for my mother and father. 

It was the night of Valentines day in 2008 that was Billy's last night home.  He caught pnemonia and was having a hard time breathing so he had to be taken by ambulance down to the hospital.  The next night my father stayed with him, and it was Billy's final night conscious.  That night he was moved to ICU and remained there sedated until the night that he passed. 

I dont mean to make everyone who reads this cry and feel bad, but its just nice to talk about it.  The night that he passed was heavenly.  Its kind of a funny story, I had the day off of work and this guy that I really liked asked me out, and I was hesitant to go out because I always felt like any free time that I had I needed to be down at the hospital, I didnt want to miss anything.  So this guy asked me to go out and I said sure but it would have to be earlier in the day so he said okay and we went to a driving range.  Afterwards he wanted to get lunch and I said thanks but I really feel like I need to get down to the hospital.  So I left and headed straight down there.  Its kind of funny too though because Ryan said that he always felt like he should ask me out but that it never felt like the right time, and it wouldnt have been.  There was a time period through all of this where I turned down every guy who asked me out because I felt like I should always be down at the hospital.  So chances are I would have said no to him too!  But we eventually got married so its all good now! :) As soon as I got down there my mom was in Billy's room and the look on her face and looking at all of the machines and all of his vitals it hit me as soon as I walked in.  I knew that that was going to be the end of Billys battle.  His body was shutting down.  My dad got down there shortly after I did and tons of doctors and nurses were coming in and out trying to get his counts up to where they should be.  The room was getting crowded so I left and went out into the waiting room in the hall.  About an hour after I had been out there Lisa, Billy's girlfriend had gotten there.  And just after that my grandma got there.  The bishop of our ward got there without being called or anything.  He just knew he was supposed to be there.  And little by little all of our family was there, and we filled the waiting room.  I remember standing outside the ICU doors with my aunts Kristi, Kori and Kolette and all of a sudden the doors just opened, so I went in.  As soon as I walked back there Billy's heart took its final beat.  As soon as I saw that I turned around and ran to get my mom she was out in the waiting room with family.  No quicker that I turned an alarm sounded and the intercom sounded a code blue.  As soon as my mom heard that alarm she was already up, everyone knew it was Billy.  All of our family was in there surrounding him.  We all watched as he passed.  It was so peaceful,  there was a spirit there that I have never felt before.  Being in the ICU there were constantly other patients alarms and things beeping and buzzing the all the time.  But for the entire 45 minutes that they tried to recesitate him and for about an hour after he died, the entire floor was dead silent.  It was Billy's time to shine all attention was on him.  It is a memory and experience that I would never trade for anything or want to forget.  Billy passed at 8:05pm on February 25. 

I love and miss him very much, and I am so grateful to know that I will see him again as well as all of the other family that I have that has passed.  It is such a great and comforting feeling to know where he is and to know that we will all be united again someday. 

Love you tons Billy, you are extremely missed.