Jam

I made home made jam the other day, I was so proud of myself. Last time I made it I had Cami's help but this time I was by myself and it still turned out!

So I have been trying new things lately. I canned apples with my sister-in-laws, that was a first, and it was fun! I also have tried making different things for dinner. But sadly most of those haven't turned out. I also would like to make home made rolls. I tried once it didn't work. I told my mom I would make home made rolls for Thanksgiving dinner but I may not be able to if I can't figure it out. Anyone want to help me?

Conference Weekend

Conference weekend we always go camping. I guess it's our tradition now. This time we decided to go to Payson Lakes. And of course the weather is always not what you want. So yes there was snow on the ground and it was in the 40's but it was still fun. I finally went camping in a place that I liked. We always go camping with Joe's family and they always go to the desert. So for 6 years I have always thought of Utah as well desert because that's all I knew. Well I am so excited that Utah has pretty places too.

One of the best things was to see the trees in all the different fall colors.

On Saturday we walked down to the lake so Joe could do some fishing. It was cold but we bundled up.

This is the lake and well it was prettier in person. And Joe says that this is my pinecrest and well I think he is right. I think it is as close as it comes. The lake is about 1/4 of the size but it's great for fishing, canoeing, swimming, and it even has a path around the lake too. I love it!!! I can't wait for next summer to go camping there when it's warm.

Joe tried out some fishing for a few hours but didn't caught anything. It was fun to watch Joe fish and have Kylee play and want to fish too.

Kylee and Ty both in their monkey PJs so cute. Kylee is getting better with Ty and now want to hold him. So I let her hold him when she wants and try to snap a quick picture since she only likes to hold him for a minute.

We ended up taking Joe's parents RV for the weekend. And well it was so nice. We were warm the whole time, we would have froze it we were in a tent.

Kylee and Emily

Last weekend we watched Emily, Kylee's cousin, while her mom had surgery. It was so much fun. We had her Friday night to Sunday afternoon. Saturday we had to go to the school for cheerleading tumbling class so I thought it would be fun to dress them a like, so I did. I had shorst that were the same, shirts that were the same just different colors, and did their hair the same with matching bows that were the same. They even worn the same sandals, saltwaters. It was so much fun! They looked like twins it was cute.

Saturday evening when Joe got home we went to the park. They were so excited to go play so we took the stroller down to the park. They had a blast going down the slides and Kylee loved the swing.

Lunch time

He's getting so big

He is getting so big! He is just about 2 months old now. He is 24 inches long and is out growing his clothes because he is too long. He is so bald and I swear he had lost hair since he was born.
He is starting to smile and is so cute when he does. He has rolled over just a few times from his tummy to his back. He is being a great baby. He is sleeping for about 5 hours at night and goes right back to sleep it's wonderful. Then when we have to go to cheer in the morning he just sleeps the whole time. He is a great baby and we love to see all the new things he can do.

Life with two kids

So I think this is my favorite. Rachel did an awesome job at taking these pictures! I had a hard time figuring out which were my favorite because I love all of them.





He looks so peaceful and I will have to say he is a great baby so far. I fee like I know what I am doing with this one, as with Kylee I felt like I had no idea, because well I really didn't. I know how is all works. I have my days down pretty good, it's the nights that I am still have problems with but he is only 3 weeks old. So I had to break out the Baby Wise book and I started reading that again today. And yes I am reading a book amazing! And it's the second time, that means it must be good right. It's because of Baby Wise that I realized what to do with Kylee. I didn't hear about it until she was 3 months old so I was a little late.



I just got my joggling stroller and I love it! Every morning we go for a walk down to the school and Kylee plays at the playground. It's great because I get my walk in and she gets to play and I can spend time with her. Then we get home and I work in the yard and Kylee gets her budget and shovel out and plays. So we have another win win I get something done and Kylee has fun too.

I have also started up Cheerleading practices again. We started last Monday and they have been going great. One of the girls in our ward comes over and watches Kylee while I take Ty with me to practice. Kylee loves her babysitter and has so much fun with her. It took me a while to get some one from the ward but I finally did it and it has worked out great! So I take Ty to practice with me and he does great. He pretty much sleeps the whole time, which is wonderful.

So that's our life so far. Things are going great and I love to keep myself busy. It's great to have structure to my life. I get up go on a walk, do things around the house, get ready for cheer, go to cheer, get home relax for a bit, make dinner, then I get the evening with Joe. Life is great!

First Pictures

Rachel came by and took some pictures of Ty the other day. Theses are two of her favorite and I can't wait to see more. I love them!

Kylee loves to give her baby brother kisses and hold him, but just for a few seconds then she is done. She's a big help throwing diapers away getting Ty his binky or anything I may need. She is though a little jealous I think. She gets mad when I have to hold him or feed him and she want my attention. So I am working on giving her as much attention as I give Ty. We have been playing outside, coloring, painting, doing puzzles, and reading books. It's great being home with both of them

Ty Joseph Hempel

On July 19th at 4:11pm Ty Joseph Hempel was born weighting in a 7lbs 14 oz and 20.5 inches long. My doctor was so great and induced me at 39 weeks. I went into the hospital at around 9am. They started me at around 11am. Things were going good and I got my epideral around 1pm. I visited with family for about an hour and then the nurse came in to check me. I was a 10 plus 1. Wasn't expecting that so fast. They paged my doctor and I had that baby in just two pushes, that was great! The cord was wrapped around his head twice, but all was ok. The labor with Ty was so much easier then with Kylee, at least I think. My epideral work so much better this time. I didn't feel a single thing, it was awesome!

My mom then brought Kylee down to see me and her new baby brother. When she saw me she looked concerned because I was in bed hooked up to all these machines.

Proud daddy, we have a son now and Joe is so happy. Joe was great for the whole thing. I don't know what I would do without him. He helped me with whatever I needed. He went and got me food many times because I have to say the hosiptal food was horrible! When i had Kylee and Utah Valley they had decend food but at Timpanogos it was nasty! But they did have my favorite shortbread cookie lornadorna so I loaded up on those.

All in all everything went over great and we have a new baby boy!