Bella's birthday party

So we left the family reunion and went staright to a birthday party for Doran's friend Bella. It was really fun for him. They had this huge blowup pool with a big water slide and water that came down it. All the kids really had fun. Doran didn't gp dpwn the slide though.
I think he liked the kiddie pool even more than the big pool because the water in it was so warm. He kept getting in it and laying down. It was pretty funny.
At one point Jayce got hurt and was standing to the side about to cry and Doran ran over and gave her a hug and stood on his tip toes and gave her a big kiss. It was so sweet. He loves her and wanted her to be having fun like him.
And here is the little ladies man at the party. He didn't get in the pool. He stayed out and ate rice cereal and got pretty sweaty, it was a hot day. By the time we left the party Brock was ready, he was in the sun at the reunion and then the party and he was tired! It was a very fun and eventful day!!!

Family Reunion

Saturday was the Annual Hadlock Family Reunion. We didn't go last year so I made it a point to get there this year. They had a big Cars blowup toy that Doran loved! He kind of liked looking at it more than anything though.
Brock had a good day spending time with his great-granny. Isn't she so cute? Does look old enough to be a great-granny does she? My great-uncle couldn't believe he is really a great-great-uncle. He is only 46 I think so it is pretty funny that
he is!
There was a fun park there to and Doran loved it because they had steering whells all over the park so he could pretend to be driving.
The food was awesome too. Doran really liked the cheetos and the pasta salad. It was a really fun to see everybody and it was a fun reunion!

4 Wheelin'

Brock has now tried his first veggies! He loved carrots but the first time was very messy. I totally forgot to put a bib on too! Isn't he adorable?
Our neighbor has a 6 year old daughter who has this little 4 wheeler. They let Seth take Doran for a ride on it and Doran loved it. Now Seth's goal is to find him one for his birthday. WHY???

Viva La Coldplay!!!

Some of you may know I have been trying all week to win tickets to my favorite band's upcoming concert. I was unsuccessful. Everytime I didn't get through or was to early of a caller I almost started crying! But now I have tickets (ya I had to buy them, but that is ok) ! ! ! I am so excited! We saw them in Las Vegas in February of 2006 and they are just as amazing live.

TAGGED!

20 Years Ago: I was 4 years old, living in good ol' Orem Utah (same house even!), got babysat by my Granny and Poppy, and shared a room with my sister!

10 Years Ago: It was the summer before highschool, I was watching my little brother during the day while my Mom was at work, I was hanging out with Jolynne and Nicole a lot, and had lots of sleepovers with my sister and her best friend Rachel.

5 Years Ago: I worked at both Albertson's and started Home Depot, I was dating, I had a brand new little niece Jayce!, ummmm...hung out with Brandi and Erica a lot and went to 311.

3 Years Ago: I was married, quit Home Depot and was working at DMBA, was super excited for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, was positive we wouldn't have a baby until we were married for 5 years!

1 Year Ago: I was 3 months pregnant with Brock, already planning Doran's first birthday party, I was wondering if my 10 1/2 month old would ever crawl (he did at 11 1/2 months!),was super excited for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was (and still am) so happy with my life and my wonderful son and hubby!

So Far This Year: I have had a baby! Saw my husband's favorite football team win the SuperBowl which was totally awesome! I have gone up to Idaho a lot,we celebrated our 3rd anniversary, I have started excercising again, have a son who is obsessed with CARS so my life includes a lot of them too, and I recently cut 8 inches off my hair and it sort of looks a little bit healthy again! Also, I have fallen in love with Edward Cullen. Seth is ok with it though, he put a picture of him on my birthday cake!

Yesterday I: Went and got Brock more formula ( I really wish I wouldn't have given up on breast feeding him!) finally made Seth a copy of the house key, visited my little brother who just got home from scout camp, laughed at Doran telling everyone 'Daddy's at work!', made chicken fajitas for dinner, went running after the boys were asleep (Seth included!), and then went up to my Mom and Kevin's and they had bought a Cars coloring book and Cars board book for Doran and a walker for Brock! They are so awesome!

Today I: Stood on the scale and saw that as of this morning I have officially lost 40 POUNDS! YEAH! Got Doran cereal and fed Brock yucky rice cereal, have gotten ready and am just waiting for church time to roll around so I can brave it by myself with the two boys since Seth is at work!UPDATE: When I dropped off Doran in nursery I could hear him crying from Sunday School. They told me when I picked him up that he gets the award for the loudest cry ever! Poor guy.

Tomorrow I will: Go work out, feed Doran lots of cereal and Brock a little too, be able to actually see Seth for a while since he works a night shift ( I never thought I would like graveyard shifts better than days!) and continue to laugh at the new things Doran is saying every day!

In the next year I will: Watch how our little boys change, hopefully continue to be healthy, celebrate Doran's 2nd birthday, watch lots of Giants games with Seth and wear our jerseys, wait like a dork in line for Breaking Dawn and the Twilight movie! I can't wait!!!

Umm, I tag Sarah, Samantha, Lyndsy, and Sammi! You guys all better do it too!

Farm Country

Today Doran, Brock, and I went to farm country with all the Yakiwchuk's. I wasn't sure how Doran would act since he didn't really like the zoo, but he had so much fun! He really liked hearing the animals really make the noises he does for them. His favorite was saying bock bock like a chicken. He even liked the pony rides. At first we just watched Jayce to try to warm him up to it. When I put him on he was not happy. He wanted off!
But as soon as they started going he was happy and started laughing. He really liked it then!
Here is a picture of our big boy having fun on the pony ride!
During all this Brock decided it was a good time to take a nap. He was so good the whole time, as usual!
Doran has decided he loves Papa Don. He even calls him Papa, but Jayce lets him know that he is not his Papa, he is her Papa.

Doran and Bella watching the pony rides!
Brock was so good the whole time!

Cascade Springs

Since Doran has a new found love of water Seth and I thought Cascade Springs would be a great place to take him. In the canyon on the way up when ever he saw the river he would start screaming WATER as loud as he could. He was happy when we finally got there and he really liked it.
Every time we could stop and get rocks we would have to give him some and he would just throw and throw. I think he really liked it because the water is so clear.
Brock was happy to be out of the car but he didn't like the sun so much! He is so sweet!
Before we left Seth and I both took turns getting in the river with Doran and giving him rocks to throw. He liked it all even more while he stood in the river. It is so fun to see how much fun he has! We love doing things to make him happy!

Cousins!

This week the boys got to meet their new cousin Clark. Emily came down to Utah with Ryan on a business trip and we got to see Cassie and Clark. Doran was so happy to see Cassie. She was all he could talk about. It was very cute. Jayce really liked Clark!
Here are all the grandkids from my side! I couldn't believe they all did so well for a picture! Can you believe she has 5 grandkids! What a hot Grandma!

happy father's day!

Happy Father's Day! Today my amazing husband got home from work at 6 am and was shocked that I was awake and had breakfast made for him! Then he slept for a few hours, went to church, and went strait back to work! He is the best husband and father this world has ever known. He works so hard and he never complains and he helps me so much with the boys. (Doran doesn't give him a lot of choice in that though!) He is always so happy and so selfless. Doran, Brock, and I just want to let you know, Seth, how much we love you and tell you that you are the best Daddy ever and we really missed you tonight!
In addition to feeling so blessed today for having Seth in my life I also feel so grateful for the Dad's in my life too! I have my own Dad (who we didn't get to see since he lives in Michigan), Seth's Dad, and my step-dad PaPa K (Kevin!). They are all three amazing men and I just want to thank them for all they do for our little family! In the picture above at a picnic tonight Kevin was playing with Doran and my Mom was nervous (surprise!) and went and took Doran from him. It made Doran pretty sad since Kevin was letting him see the water, which as some of you may know, Doran loves! I brought him back down a while later and I think he could have just stood by it all night looking at it and throwing rocks in.
Now a little bit sadder news, Brocky has his fifth ear infection. He has been in so much pain with all these infections and it just breaks my heart. On Wednesday he meets with an ear, nose, and throat specialist to talk about tubes. We will see how it goes. It definately would be nice for him not to get anymore infections though.

Happy Birthday Uncle Zach!

Hey Uncle Zach! We just wanted to say we hope you have a Happy Birthday and thanks for cool shirts. Everyone keeps telling us we look like studs. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Family Fun

Seth's Grandpa, aunt, uncle, and cousin all are in town from Iowa for a couple of days. We have been trying to get a lot of time in with them and it has been fun. We drove the Alpine Loop yesterday and later most of them (but not me) went to the Utah Blaze game. There is 4 generations in this picture, pretty cool.
We let Jayce and Doran get out and play and of course they just wanted to throw rocks in the river. They were really cute, Jayce kept going and finding rocks and would bring them back and they would both throw them as hard as they could.
Here is the three of them watching Doran's favorite new show SpongeBob. Probably not the best show for a one year old to watch but he loves it and gets so excited when he hears the theme song. He even knows how to sing it now.
They both crashed after a long day and I thought it was very cute. Doran rarely will sleep anywhere but his bed so this is a rare moment.
...and of course we can't go more then a few weeks anymore without the traditional fat lip from Doran. This one was even worse than normal because he hit right smack on the edge of the step which is hardwood and got both a bloody nose and lip. It was really sad. His lip was swelled up like a monkey the rest of the day.

You might be a redneck...

Poor Brocky has another ear infection. This is his 4th one in 3 months. Each time they seem to bug him more and more. Today he was just crying all day and you could tell it was an 'I am in PAIN' cry. The doctor said 2 more and he will have to go to the tube doctor! I pray he won't get anymore. If you have any tips on how to avoid ear infections, please let me know. (Also, please notice the AWESOME giants blanket he is laying on. I made Seth, Doran, and Brock all their own ones for Christmas even though Brock wasn't born! I guess it was good luck since they won the superbowl!)
Sunday night we went up to Papa K and my mom's cabin for some family time. Doran loved it. The Provo river goes right thru the back yard and it was really high and super fast. He was mad that I wouldn't let him get close enough to throw rocks in it.
He just kept running around the yard and throwing wood chips and rocks and pointing out all the things he thought were cool. It is pretty cool how much he loves to be outside.
Once it got dark Seth found Days of Thunder on TV and thought maybe Doran would like it since it has race cars. Doran sat on Seth's lap the whole movie and kept going VROOM VROOM! It was so funny. He only got down to get his Lighting McQueen and some snacks. Which leads me to my last topic...
What 22 month old boy hates the zoo and then sobs when you leave the motorcycle races after 4 hours? I think either a redneck baby or one who is destined to be a racecar driver. Seth and Doran went to the Hannspree superbike at Miller motorpark speedway this weekend and Doran was in heaven. He went into the car museum twice and sat and watched the race all without any complaint. He also learned a new word, COOL! He is so funny! He really loves cars and motorcycles (but he calls them all cars)!

Soakin' up sun

Doran and Jayce love being outside in the warm sun. We have been trying every way we can to spend time outside. Today we had a picnic in the backyard at lunch time. I made both of them sit in highchairs because I know them enough to know neither of them would eat a thing if they were at the little picnic table. I thought it was pretty cute.

Then we decided to have a pool party. We got out the swimming pool and some beach towels. Got Brock under an umbrella and had some fun! Jayce probably had the most fun. She was in and out of the pool, playing with side walk chalk, and she even decided to lay out for a little bit. Doran would not get in the pool and was furious with me for putting him in it. He just liked throwing things in it and making as big of splashes as he could. Brock enjoyed some tummy time.

I WILL NEVER WATCH AMERICAN IDOL AGAIN!!!

Even though I didn't watch all season until the last few weeks, Seth will be very happy to know, I will never, ever, EVER watch American Idol again. It is OVER for me and American Idol.

DOUBLE TROUBLE!!

Here are our little studs in matching Lightning McQueen pajamas! I sometimes see resemblence, but not in this picture!
In this one Doran noticed Brock's pajamas have Lightning McQueen on them too and is checking them out!
The other day Brock tried cereal for the first time and I think the picture speaks for itself on how he felt about it.