Cody Wyoming

Most of the month of June I have spent up in Cody Wyoming. The first time I came I was only there for a week and, little Matthew and I were able to spend time with the grandparents. We missed Big Matthew a lot but being able to work and take in a little extra money made it work it. Then I was home for a week then went back to Cody with out little Matthew or his dad and it was hard. I was gone for two weeks working with my dad. While I was gone the baby went from scooting to crawling and his first tooth came in. I am sad I missed it but Matt and I could really use the money.

My dad owns his own asphalt paving company so, the work is hard but it is nice being outside. I have worked harder in two weeks than I have in the last 18 months or since I found out I was pregnant. I love running equipment and shoveling asphalt.Being home is a lot of fun and I just wished Matt could have shared the experience with me. I spent most of my free time with two of my best friends. They are really the only friends I have left in Cody. Annie married my best friend from high school and soon became my best friend too. She works at the movie theater and took me to a few movies.

The last few days in Wyoming are spent at the lake. My mom has been itching for a camping trip so, my dad took her camping on the Friday before I left. Matt and the baby and his brother also came up on Friday to go to the lake with us but they did not make it until 12:45 am. It seemed like forever since I had seen them. We were going to take the jet skis out but one of them was broken so we took one out and played. It was fun but could have been better. The weather was kind of crappy in the morning and did not clear up till about noon.Sunday we went to church at the student ward in Powell Wyoming. My dad had to speak so the whole family went to support him. The rest of the day was spent taking naps and making cupcakes.
Monday was the long trip home with two cars. Matt's 16-year-old brother drove the mustang most of the way but I would not let him drive by himself on I-80. It is such a dangerous road.

Now we are home just relaxing and spending time with the baby.

Funny Story

When I am home I always get caught up on all the gossip so I have to share this funny story. My mom and dads best friends are really funny people. They have been married for twenty something years and love each other very much, but when they get mad at each other they really hold a grudge. We are going to call them Jack and Jill.

Jack and Jill own their own business and work together and are together 24/7. This will help in understanding what happened.

On Sunday they got into a little tiff about using a certain brand of eye drops. Nothing big but they were annoyed with each other all day. Jack was annoyed enough to leave church early and go home and pout. It did not stop there. Monday roles around and they are still annoyed with each other. So Jill decided to stay home and do work from there while Jack went to the shop to work. Jill had to go to the shop the drop off some papers and found out her husband was not there. The shop was swamped and they really needed Jacks help. Jill went home to see if she could find him and, to her surprise, he was there spraying weeds. She informed him that the shop really needed his help. He was not in the mood to be nagged. He mouthed off to her and she did the same. Jack snapped and was really upset. Jill told Jack to take his perfect little ass and put it in his perfect truck and hook up to his perfect trailer and take a perfect little trip. SO he did. He has been gone since Monday afternoon. My mom and dad and Jill have been worried because he will not answer his phone. Thursday he sent my mom a text saying he was fine but had spent the morning in the ER. He did not say why or what had happened and that was it. Today is Friday and still no word.

When I talked to Jill she said this happens about once a year because they spend so much time together that sometimes they just need some space. He will eventually come back and all will be well again.

Summer Fun

It has been a while since my last post and so much has happened. The baby has grown and is becoming a little man. Matt and I have a lot of plans for the summer and hope we can actually do some of the things we have planned.

Swinging at the Park

So far this summer I have gone home and visited my family. I took the mustang and the baby with me. He did really good on the way up but on the way back he was really fussy. On my trip I helped my dad with work and realized how much I love laying asphalt. I forgot how hard it was to do it when you are out of shape. Being a stay at home mom had really taken its tole on me. Grandma Greer was able to play with Little Matt for a week and try to teach him how to crawl. While I was home I found out my brother and his wife are trying to have a baby. This will be number three. My nephew Dado man was calling Matt his brother and did not want to give him up. Big Matt had to stay home and work. When I told Dade he was not coming he was very disappointed.

When I came home from Wyoming Matt and I went and had dinner at an amazing barbecue restaurant (Pat's) in Salt Lake City. Then we went and visited with some old friends of mine and played cards all night. The next night after church We went camping with some friends of ours from here in Provo. It was a lot of fun but Matt was wacked in the face with a tree. He and Jordan were moving trees out of the road that had fallen over night. One of the trees slipped and Matt was in the wrong place. It almost knocked him out. He was lucky he had sunglasses on because he may have lost an eye.

First Camping Trip

We only camped for one night then came home to do laundry and clean up. On Tuesday morning we had a primary service project we had to go to at a park near our house. The kids did such a great job picking up trash.

Anyone who knows Matt knows how much he hates sitting around so, on Tuesday went fishing at Deer Creek Reservoir. It was not very good fishing but we both caught one.

Brown Trout

Now everything is back to normal except I am going back to Wyoming on Monday to help my dad some more. I will be gone for three weeks this time. Matt is going to keep the baby with him for half of the time then he is going to visit me and we will switch.

The only bad part of the summer so far is that our washer pooped out on us and now we are sharing with the in-laws. It is not too bad as long as I get it done in the morning. Other than that everything is great and we are having a lot of fun.

The update on Little Matt is that he is learning to crawl and becoming a real handful. He is such a smart little guy. He loves to cuddle and play. He is sitting up on his own and reaching for everything. He loves to eat and does not seem to be picky.