So Nyah had a Christmas program for her school yesterday and it was hilarious to watch all of the little kids. I saved just a small part of the video Ryan recorded. The younger kids weren't doing much singing but there was some cute dancing going on.
When they walked out there with the big sunglasses and the jingle bells tied to their wrists, I about died. It was so cute. I also need to do a bunch of other catching up but that will have to be another day because it's past my bedtime!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving!
As I think about Thanksgiving, there are so many things I am thankful for. I'm so thankful for so many blessings in my life. I'm grateful for my family and the love and support they always are. I'm thankful for the fact that Ryan and I both have jobs right now to provide for our needs. With the economy these days, I realize that is something to be very grateful for. I'm also thankful for friends. I'm thankful for the opportunity to watch Nyah grow up each day and to see her smile and laugh which in turn makes me smile and laugh. I'm grateful that we are healthy. I'm also thankful for the gospel and our Savior who made it possible for families to be together forever.
I hope everybody has a great Thanksgiving and thanks for the important part all of you play in our lives! We are so thankful for each one of you! Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope everybody has a great Thanksgiving and thanks for the important part all of you play in our lives! We are so thankful for each one of you! Happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Good Little Helper
So no pictures today but I thought I would share some of the new things Nyah is doing. She helps unload the dishwasher. She takes all of the plates and the bowls from the bottom rack and stacks them on the end of the dishwasher. It is so cute. I'm going to have to get it on video one of these days. I can't believe how big she is getting. :) My mom asked if she's careful and I would say she is very careful (as careful as a 1 1/2 year old can be). There have been a couple of times where I've been glad it's Corelle.
She is doing the actions to lots of songs these days (Eensy Weensy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Slippery Fish, etc.) so that's been fun to see. She is also a crack up as she sings E-I-E-I-O in Old McDonald. It's more like E-I-O but very cute.
Nyah will say "uno" and "dos" which is different than in English because every time I say "one" she just says "two". I can't get her to say "one". Funny girl. I also tell her all the time that she is "bella" (beautiful) and she'll repeat that after me. So we are working on our Spanish skills. At her little school they are starting a program with Mandarin Chinese and I just think that's funny. Spanish seems much more practical to me so hopefully they'll do both. You know me, I'm all about what's practical.
Well that was just a little bit of an update on Nyah. She continues to learn new words and loves to play with her toys. As we go upstairs at night she waves and says "bye bye toys". The word "toys" isn't super clear but distinctive none the less.
Adios!
She is doing the actions to lots of songs these days (Eensy Weensy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Slippery Fish, etc.) so that's been fun to see. She is also a crack up as she sings E-I-E-I-O in Old McDonald. It's more like E-I-O but very cute.
Nyah will say "uno" and "dos" which is different than in English because every time I say "one" she just says "two". I can't get her to say "one". Funny girl. I also tell her all the time that she is "bella" (beautiful) and she'll repeat that after me. So we are working on our Spanish skills. At her little school they are starting a program with Mandarin Chinese and I just think that's funny. Spanish seems much more practical to me so hopefully they'll do both. You know me, I'm all about what's practical.
Well that was just a little bit of an update on Nyah. She continues to learn new words and loves to play with her toys. As we go upstairs at night she waves and says "bye bye toys". The word "toys" isn't super clear but distinctive none the less.
Adios!
Monday, November 10, 2008
I Love the Fall
We are having some great fall weather here in Colorado. I'm probably jinxing it but we haven't even had snow yet. There have been some brisk days but nothing too drastic considering we are nearly in the middle of November. Plus, snow makes for long commutes so that's another reason to just be grateful for this great weather! This post is going to be a random compilation of pictures I've taken over the last few weeks. I'm going to try this format instead of a slide show and see how it goes.
First is a funny picture of Nyah eating some chocolate pudding. She absolutely loved it! We need to try that again soon because it was too cute.
First is a funny picture of Nyah eating some chocolate pudding. She absolutely loved it! We need to try that again soon because it was too cute.
This is just a cute picture of her in her new hat I found. The new style must be hats because there was a hat for each outfit at Babies R Us! What a cutie.
The next couple are of Nyah and I enjoying the weather outside a few weeks ago while we were waiting for Ryan to come home from helping with an Eagle Scout Service Project.
Now on to Halloween. We decided to buy a pumpkin this year and thought it would be interesting to see if Nyah would want to participate in the carving of the pumpkin. Turns out she thought it was too slimy but enjoyed being part of the fun as long as she could use a spoon. :) Ryan was taking pictures but the pumpkin carving was actually his idea. Nyah has her eyes closed in this picture - maybe she takes after her Grandma. :)
I don't think Nyah really understood the whole concept of trying to get candy but she still had fun. We mostly just hung out and handed out candy and waited for the neighbors to come to us. Nyah didn't really want to pose in her Dorothy costume so we had to get the pictures of her "on the run". She did like having a basket with Toto in it though because it gave her something to use to carry around her juice and snacks. :) We did teach her to say "Toto" so she said that instead of "Trick or Treat". We even went to Ryan's office. You will see that she has socks underneath her tights. That's because I could only find red, glittery shoes that were a 1/2 size too big. Poor girl. She shuffled around at the ward Halloween party so I smartened up and put on the socks with her tights for Halloween night. :)
Unloading her juice and snacks....
This is Nyah with her silly smile.
We hope all is going well for all of you and that you are enjoying the fall as much as we are!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Visit from Shari, Lisa and Hallie
I just wanted to share a little about the fun visit we had the beginning of this month from Shari, Lisa, and Hallie. We had some great times together in those four, short days (they are always too short)!
We went shopping, went to the park, talked, played games, went to Monkey Bizness, tried twice to get Nyah and Hallie's pictures taken, (did I mention talked) and just hung out. It was great. Here are a few of the stories that you need to know a little more about.
First of all, Hallie wasn't too sure what to think about all of us strangers (who can blame her) and decided she would just as soon be with her mom. Well, when Lisa needed to get ready, Hallie would settle for Shari and me. One day though Hallie had enough of us and wasn't too happy with the whole situation and Nyah was deciding she didn't know what to think about everything either. Anyway, I decided it was time to get outside and give two not-so-happy kids a wagon ride. So that's what Shari and I did. By the time we had gone around our little circle one time, Hallie was nodding off and ready to tip over. Shari laid her down so she was in Nyah's lap. You will see Nyah wasn't so sure what to think of that and it was hilarious to watch her expressions. :) Then Nyah decided if Hallie could sleep in the wagon, she wanted to give it a try as well. When Lisa came out, Hallie was still asleep in the wagon and so we decided to take them for a ride down to the park. Nyah's hair wasn't done so you will see some pictures of her with crazy hair at the park. As any mom knows, having happy kids trumps everything else though so that's how it goes. :) There are some great toys at the park and Hallie and Nyah had lots of fun and Shari and Lisa took some great pictures! I owe them big time. :)
We spent a bunch of time one day getting the girls ready for pictures. I wanted to get Nyah's 18 month pictures anyway and we thought it would be fun to have some "cousin pictures". We went to Kiddie Kandids at Babies R Us and it did not go well. I hadn't tried there before but Nyah and Hallie (mostly Nyah) decided they didn't really like the photographers and Nyah wouldn't stay in one place. I thought maybe Nyah was just tired so we tried again after nap time, but it still didn't work at all so I finally gave up. What a mess. Then we were by Monkey Bizness so we went to give that a try. There were slides and all sorts of toys and both of the girls absolutely loved it. It was a good time and way better than trying to get their pictures taken!
I just want to thank Lisa, Hallie, and Shari for coming to visit. Ryan thinks that my sisters should move here so I have somebody else to go shopping with and to get pictures, etc. since that all falls on him right now. :) Maybe someday we'll all live closer to each other again but for now, I'm just going to enjoy the visits. :)
We went shopping, went to the park, talked, played games, went to Monkey Bizness, tried twice to get Nyah and Hallie's pictures taken, (did I mention talked) and just hung out. It was great. Here are a few of the stories that you need to know a little more about.
First of all, Hallie wasn't too sure what to think about all of us strangers (who can blame her) and decided she would just as soon be with her mom. Well, when Lisa needed to get ready, Hallie would settle for Shari and me. One day though Hallie had enough of us and wasn't too happy with the whole situation and Nyah was deciding she didn't know what to think about everything either. Anyway, I decided it was time to get outside and give two not-so-happy kids a wagon ride. So that's what Shari and I did. By the time we had gone around our little circle one time, Hallie was nodding off and ready to tip over. Shari laid her down so she was in Nyah's lap. You will see Nyah wasn't so sure what to think of that and it was hilarious to watch her expressions. :) Then Nyah decided if Hallie could sleep in the wagon, she wanted to give it a try as well. When Lisa came out, Hallie was still asleep in the wagon and so we decided to take them for a ride down to the park. Nyah's hair wasn't done so you will see some pictures of her with crazy hair at the park. As any mom knows, having happy kids trumps everything else though so that's how it goes. :) There are some great toys at the park and Hallie and Nyah had lots of fun and Shari and Lisa took some great pictures! I owe them big time. :)
We spent a bunch of time one day getting the girls ready for pictures. I wanted to get Nyah's 18 month pictures anyway and we thought it would be fun to have some "cousin pictures". We went to Kiddie Kandids at Babies R Us and it did not go well. I hadn't tried there before but Nyah and Hallie (mostly Nyah) decided they didn't really like the photographers and Nyah wouldn't stay in one place. I thought maybe Nyah was just tired so we tried again after nap time, but it still didn't work at all so I finally gave up. What a mess. Then we were by Monkey Bizness so we went to give that a try. There were slides and all sorts of toys and both of the girls absolutely loved it. It was a good time and way better than trying to get their pictures taken!
I just want to thank Lisa, Hallie, and Shari for coming to visit. Ryan thinks that my sisters should move here so I have somebody else to go shopping with and to get pictures, etc. since that all falls on him right now. :) Maybe someday we'll all live closer to each other again but for now, I'm just going to enjoy the visits. :)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
October and Fall is Officially Here
We have had some fun times over the last month that I can't wait to share. We went to Utah the last weekend in September for Emily's baptism (Adonia's daughter). We hadn't seen them since last November so that was fun. Kaiden and Nyah had fun playing together. Emily's baptism was very nice and we're proud of her for her decision. :)
Nyah did great in the car. We wondered how it would go but she was a trooper. We did quite a bit of entertaining with songs, coloring, reading books, etc. but she did well considering it was about an 8-hour drive each way.
We also took Nyah to Elitch Gardens a weekend during September. It was 1/2 price on the admission that weekend so we decided to give it a try. There weren't tons of rides she could go on but probably around ten. She had fun on all of them except the tilt-a-whirl and we will know not to try that again. She survived but definitely wasn't impressed as it was spinning around. She had a "death grip" on Ryan and me. They have a big play area where they can climb and go down slides and she loved that. She wasn't a huge fan of the ferris wheel because the loading and unloading process is less action than she prefers.
Nyah is 18 months old now and really starting to talk quite a bit. On the way to Utah we counted and came up with about 30 words she can say. She is running and just loves to play. She is getting to be very independent and starting to express her opinions.
Shari, Lisa, and Hallie also came and visited us last weekend. We are going to write more on that next time after we get some pictures. I did awful taking pictures that weekend and am begging Shari and Lisa to share their pictures. :)
We hope all is going well for all of you!
Nyah did great in the car. We wondered how it would go but she was a trooper. We did quite a bit of entertaining with songs, coloring, reading books, etc. but she did well considering it was about an 8-hour drive each way.
We also took Nyah to Elitch Gardens a weekend during September. It was 1/2 price on the admission that weekend so we decided to give it a try. There weren't tons of rides she could go on but probably around ten. She had fun on all of them except the tilt-a-whirl and we will know not to try that again. She survived but definitely wasn't impressed as it was spinning around. She had a "death grip" on Ryan and me. They have a big play area where they can climb and go down slides and she loved that. She wasn't a huge fan of the ferris wheel because the loading and unloading process is less action than she prefers.
Nyah is 18 months old now and really starting to talk quite a bit. On the way to Utah we counted and came up with about 30 words she can say. She is running and just loves to play. She is getting to be very independent and starting to express her opinions.
Shari, Lisa, and Hallie also came and visited us last weekend. We are going to write more on that next time after we get some pictures. I did awful taking pictures that weekend and am begging Shari and Lisa to share their pictures. :)
We hope all is going well for all of you!
Monday, September 8, 2008
So Many Fun Times!
A lot has happened since I blogged last. There have been a lot of fun times and I can't believe summer is basically over.
Following is a little about the pictures I've put in the slideshow.
When Ryan was working in the yard Nyah wanted lots of wheelbarrow rides and that was really cute. Then we went swimming at the rec center so you will see some pictures of her and Ryan swimming and hanging out. We went to the rec center with Grandma and Grandpa this weekend and Grandma didn't think the water was very warm so maybe we are just a little wishful in our thinking since we had convinced ourselves it was so much warmer. It was fun to go to the pool together though.
I'm including a picture of Nyah sitting at the computer. She knows exactly how to use a mouse and sits up there like the biggest girl. It's crazy how fast she is growing up. There is also one where she is smiling a cheesy grin. If I say, "show me your smilies" she does a big old grin. I love it.
Ryan's birthday was the 31st so he was 31 on the 31st. I wrote him a list of the 31 things I love about him. Here is the list. If he tells me not to put it on, I'll hurry and take it off but it just shows how great he is. There is a picture of Ryan opening a birthday card (since he only wants money) with Nyah sitting on his lap. I had to work a bunch of the day on his birthday but he was a good sport about it.
These are just 31 of the many things I love about you.
I Love…
1. How much you love Nyah and how much she loves you
2. Your ability to learn new things (finish the basement, install the water softener, etc…)
3. Your smile
4. Your willingness to help out around the house
5. Your understanding when I have to put in way too many hours at work
6. That you’re a softy and I get to see you cry every once in a while
7. That you’re a perfectionist and type A personality and don’t see it
8. Your out-going personality
9. How you look out for the “underdog” and make sure everybody is included
10. How you are competitive and give all of us competitive Pincocks a run for our money
11. Your patience with Nyah when she does things she shouldn’t
12. How Nyah has you wrapped around her little finger and gets nearly everything she wants
13. How you humor me when you know I’m not super comfortable in the water and pull me back in the raft practically before I figure out I’ve fallen out.
14. That you ran in the Ragnar relay with me because you knew I wanted you to
15. How you support me in everything I do (running, work, church stuff, etc.)
16. Your passion for life
17. That you’re one of the first ones to pitch in and give service when needed
18. How you are about the only guy I know who is willing to ask for directions (before they’ve already been lost for hours)
19. Your loyalty to friends and family (helping finish basements even if the favors don’t always get returned)
20. That you keep your promises
21. That your young men absolutely love you and look up to you
22. Your patience with me when I run over a 4x4 in the middle of the road on the way to Idaho and you have to change a tire at 1:00 a.m. next to the freeway
23. Your open-mindedness with new ideas
24. Your knowledge of what is happening in the world around us and keeping me up to speed (when did the DNC end?)
25. All of your efforts to make me smile and laugh
26. That you are a “yellow” and can figure out how to have fun in life and still get things done (your red side)
27. Watching you read stories and play with Nyah
28. Your understanding and comfort you give me when I wake you up in the middle of the night whether it’s a leg cramp during pregnancy or just a bad dream
29. Your hugs
30. That you can do Nyah’s hair about as well as I can
31. That I’m lucky enough to have you as my husband and best friend!
We didn't do much for Labor day since I was working because we had our computer conversion at work that weekend. That's over though now so we're grateful.
Then this last weekend Grandma and Grandpa (Mom and Dad) came to Denver. It was fun to spend some time with them as they were reacquainted with Nyah. It's amazing how much little ones forget in a couple of months. It just so happened there was a grandparents' luncheon at Nyah's school so we went to that on Friday. You will see the picture of all three of them sitting on really little chairs. It was great and they got to meet Nyah's teacher. On Friday we also went to story time at the library for a few minutes and then we went swimming that evening at the rec center.
Saturday we went to the zoo and that was lots of fun. We were there for over 4 hours and Nyah had a blast. Nyah got to feed the giraffes and she absolutely loved that. She was super concerned when one of the elephants went inside. She kept saying, "oh no". It was funny. We also went on a carousel ride. She was a bit concerned in the beginning but ended up loving it. One of Nyah's favorite parts of the zoo were the peacocks that were just wandering around, she had good times trying to catch them. We're glad Grandma had the idea to go to the zoo. Good times.
Then on Sunday we went to church and then after nap time we went to the park by the library. Grandma and Grandpa saw the toys Lisa used to spin Jana until she was sick she was so dizzy. Nyah loves the slide and then you will see what happened when she went in the water. She just kept going back for more though. We were so glad Grandma and Grandpa were able to come. Nyah was saying something that resembled Grandma/pa by the end of their trip. If you ask her to say "grandma" and then ask her to say "grandpa" the result sounds the same. It was fun to spend the weekend having fun and just enjoying each other's company. You are all welcome any time!
We also bought a new water softener and Nyah has had so much fun with the box that we haven't thrown it away yet. Fun! The final pictures are of Nyah and her new trike that came in the mail today. She absolutely loves it and she doesn't ever want to get off. You can imagine how that goes. She can't quite reach the pedals but we have some ideas from Grandma....
Well that was a long update. Just think of it as being the 3 or 4 updates it really should have been.
Following is a little about the pictures I've put in the slideshow.
When Ryan was working in the yard Nyah wanted lots of wheelbarrow rides and that was really cute. Then we went swimming at the rec center so you will see some pictures of her and Ryan swimming and hanging out. We went to the rec center with Grandma and Grandpa this weekend and Grandma didn't think the water was very warm so maybe we are just a little wishful in our thinking since we had convinced ourselves it was so much warmer. It was fun to go to the pool together though.
I'm including a picture of Nyah sitting at the computer. She knows exactly how to use a mouse and sits up there like the biggest girl. It's crazy how fast she is growing up. There is also one where she is smiling a cheesy grin. If I say, "show me your smilies" she does a big old grin. I love it.
Ryan's birthday was the 31st so he was 31 on the 31st. I wrote him a list of the 31 things I love about him. Here is the list. If he tells me not to put it on, I'll hurry and take it off but it just shows how great he is. There is a picture of Ryan opening a birthday card (since he only wants money) with Nyah sitting on his lap. I had to work a bunch of the day on his birthday but he was a good sport about it.
These are just 31 of the many things I love about you.
I Love…
1. How much you love Nyah and how much she loves you
2. Your ability to learn new things (finish the basement, install the water softener, etc…)
3. Your smile
4. Your willingness to help out around the house
5. Your understanding when I have to put in way too many hours at work
6. That you’re a softy and I get to see you cry every once in a while
7. That you’re a perfectionist and type A personality and don’t see it
8. Your out-going personality
9. How you look out for the “underdog” and make sure everybody is included
10. How you are competitive and give all of us competitive Pincocks a run for our money
11. Your patience with Nyah when she does things she shouldn’t
12. How Nyah has you wrapped around her little finger and gets nearly everything she wants
13. How you humor me when you know I’m not super comfortable in the water and pull me back in the raft practically before I figure out I’ve fallen out.
14. That you ran in the Ragnar relay with me because you knew I wanted you to
15. How you support me in everything I do (running, work, church stuff, etc.)
16. Your passion for life
17. That you’re one of the first ones to pitch in and give service when needed
18. How you are about the only guy I know who is willing to ask for directions (before they’ve already been lost for hours)
19. Your loyalty to friends and family (helping finish basements even if the favors don’t always get returned)
20. That you keep your promises
21. That your young men absolutely love you and look up to you
22. Your patience with me when I run over a 4x4 in the middle of the road on the way to Idaho and you have to change a tire at 1:00 a.m. next to the freeway
23. Your open-mindedness with new ideas
24. Your knowledge of what is happening in the world around us and keeping me up to speed (when did the DNC end?)
25. All of your efforts to make me smile and laugh
26. That you are a “yellow” and can figure out how to have fun in life and still get things done (your red side)
27. Watching you read stories and play with Nyah
28. Your understanding and comfort you give me when I wake you up in the middle of the night whether it’s a leg cramp during pregnancy or just a bad dream
29. Your hugs
30. That you can do Nyah’s hair about as well as I can
31. That I’m lucky enough to have you as my husband and best friend!
We didn't do much for Labor day since I was working because we had our computer conversion at work that weekend. That's over though now so we're grateful.
Then this last weekend Grandma and Grandpa (Mom and Dad) came to Denver. It was fun to spend some time with them as they were reacquainted with Nyah. It's amazing how much little ones forget in a couple of months. It just so happened there was a grandparents' luncheon at Nyah's school so we went to that on Friday. You will see the picture of all three of them sitting on really little chairs. It was great and they got to meet Nyah's teacher. On Friday we also went to story time at the library for a few minutes and then we went swimming that evening at the rec center.
Saturday we went to the zoo and that was lots of fun. We were there for over 4 hours and Nyah had a blast. Nyah got to feed the giraffes and she absolutely loved that. She was super concerned when one of the elephants went inside. She kept saying, "oh no". It was funny. We also went on a carousel ride. She was a bit concerned in the beginning but ended up loving it. One of Nyah's favorite parts of the zoo were the peacocks that were just wandering around, she had good times trying to catch them. We're glad Grandma had the idea to go to the zoo. Good times.
Then on Sunday we went to church and then after nap time we went to the park by the library. Grandma and Grandpa saw the toys Lisa used to spin Jana until she was sick she was so dizzy. Nyah loves the slide and then you will see what happened when she went in the water. She just kept going back for more though. We were so glad Grandma and Grandpa were able to come. Nyah was saying something that resembled Grandma/pa by the end of their trip. If you ask her to say "grandma" and then ask her to say "grandpa" the result sounds the same. It was fun to spend the weekend having fun and just enjoying each other's company. You are all welcome any time!
We also bought a new water softener and Nyah has had so much fun with the box that we haven't thrown it away yet. Fun! The final pictures are of Nyah and her new trike that came in the mail today. She absolutely loves it and she doesn't ever want to get off. You can imagine how that goes. She can't quite reach the pedals but we have some ideas from Grandma....
Well that was a long update. Just think of it as being the 3 or 4 updates it really should have been.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Busy Couple of Weeks
Well it's been busy the last couple of weeks. Work has been too busy so I'm looking forward to the conversion happening in less than two weeks so life can get back to normal. :) I didn't have work today because I'm working tomorrow instead. I'm going to do a slide show since I haven't done one for a while.
So here are some explanations of the pictures in the slide show. Nyah loves her Nalgene with juice in it these days. She wants to take it with her all the time so you will see that in many of the pictures. You will also see her really enjoying her dinner in one of these pictures. I told Ryan that if we invited company over that didn't have little kids, they might actually lose their appetite seeing Nyah eat. It's quite the messy situation these days. You will also see a pink gerber daisy. They are in my front yard and just blossomed about a week ago. I tell Ryan how happy I am when I look at them. They are just so bright and cheerful. There is also a picture of Nyah wearing Ryan's hat and pushing a laundry basket. She has decided she likes his hats and she still loves pushing laundry baskets.
Nyah is being as cute as ever. She has been pointing to her eyes and toes for a long time but also knows where her nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, hands and feet are now. She is also starting to correctly identify things when we read her stories. We can ask where different animals are and she usually points to the right one.
We took her swimming last weekend because it was cold and rainy all weekend and two days of being inside is a long time when you are 16 months old. :) We tried a different rec center because the one we usually goes to was being worked on. It was a good thing because we found a new favorite pool. It had a fun slide for her and a big jungle gym to climb on. The water was warmer and there was even a lazy river. We had lots of fun. We need to go again this weekend and I'll try to remember to take some pictures.
Ryan is going to be starting on a big project. He has decided to build (yes that is correct - not put together from a kit but actually build) Nyah a swingset. That will keep him busy for the next few weeks.
By the way, turns out that when Ryan got that bruise on his leg he was actually trying to flip another canoe, not help them. That's quite a different story. :)
We have been watching Olympics in our spare time. We haven't had much spare time though so our DVR is just full of them. We might be watching them for weeks to come after the Olympics are already over. There are so many events I enjoy watching.
I'll attach a video at the end of Nyah dancing for Ryan one night when I was at Enrichment night. She dances at the beginning and then gets distracted with her toys. Then I also kept the part where she gets out her legos and dumps them all out. That is one of her favorite things to do. She loves her daddy and has him fully wrapped around her little finger.
So here are some explanations of the pictures in the slide show. Nyah loves her Nalgene with juice in it these days. She wants to take it with her all the time so you will see that in many of the pictures. You will also see her really enjoying her dinner in one of these pictures. I told Ryan that if we invited company over that didn't have little kids, they might actually lose their appetite seeing Nyah eat. It's quite the messy situation these days. You will also see a pink gerber daisy. They are in my front yard and just blossomed about a week ago. I tell Ryan how happy I am when I look at them. They are just so bright and cheerful. There is also a picture of Nyah wearing Ryan's hat and pushing a laundry basket. She has decided she likes his hats and she still loves pushing laundry baskets.
Nyah is being as cute as ever. She has been pointing to her eyes and toes for a long time but also knows where her nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, hands and feet are now. She is also starting to correctly identify things when we read her stories. We can ask where different animals are and she usually points to the right one.
We took her swimming last weekend because it was cold and rainy all weekend and two days of being inside is a long time when you are 16 months old. :) We tried a different rec center because the one we usually goes to was being worked on. It was a good thing because we found a new favorite pool. It had a fun slide for her and a big jungle gym to climb on. The water was warmer and there was even a lazy river. We had lots of fun. We need to go again this weekend and I'll try to remember to take some pictures.
Ryan is going to be starting on a big project. He has decided to build (yes that is correct - not put together from a kit but actually build) Nyah a swingset. That will keep him busy for the next few weeks.
By the way, turns out that when Ryan got that bruise on his leg he was actually trying to flip another canoe, not help them. That's quite a different story. :)
We have been watching Olympics in our spare time. We haven't had much spare time though so our DVR is just full of them. We might be watching them for weeks to come after the Olympics are already over. There are so many events I enjoy watching.
I'll attach a video at the end of Nyah dancing for Ryan one night when I was at Enrichment night. She dances at the beginning and then gets distracted with her toys. Then I also kept the part where she gets out her legos and dumps them all out. That is one of her favorite things to do. She loves her daddy and has him fully wrapped around her little finger.
We hope all is going well for all of you!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Back from Scout Camp and the Crib Drama
Well I figured Ryan would come back from scout camp/high adventure tired and dirty but I didn't except him to have bruises and swollen ankle. The bruise on his thigh and half way down his calf is from his canoe tipping over (as he was trying to help another canoe "de-swamp" their canoe) and is shown below. I don't think I've ever seen such a big, nasty bruise. Then the swollen ankle is from playing kick ball with a football because the other ball popped. Only boys think they should play kick ball with a football. It was a crazy week filled with boys getting in trouble for carving/doodling on a hand-made wooden table and for playing game boy when they were supposed to be at activities but also the good times of "king of the dock" and seeing who can repel down the cliff the fastest. I asked Ryan if he kept in mind the fact that we don't have sufficient disability insurance as he was doing all of this and he assured me "it was good". :) The scouts love Ryan and the fact that he joins in all of the games.
Regardless, Nyah and I are glad to have him back home. Saturday night was date night so Ryan and I went to see "Hancock" and went to dinner at Macaroni Grill. It had been a while since we had a date night so that was fun.
Then there was Sunday. Church was the normal battle with Nyah giving in for about a 1/2 hour toward the end. Then when we got home she was just rested enough that she didn't really think she needed a nap. Well I put her in her crib anyway because she'll usually decide she is tired after all and go to sleep. She was just playing in there and I didn't really worry about it, but should have. When I finally gave in and went to get her up, she had chewed the top edge of her crib along the front and one side. There were little sets of teeth marks up and down our "new" crib. It's funny because when we got the first crib home, there was actually a small imperfection along the top of the crib and we went to the trouble to package it back up and take it back to the store to get a new one. Good thing we worried about that! :) I couldn't believe all the teeth marks. So then I decided to wrap the top rail in towels and safety-pinned it on the outside. Boy was I grumpy! Well I've since decided she has it fully "broken-in" and we will have stories to tell her some day. :)
Now when I say, "Mommy loves..", she says "Nyah". It's enough to melt my heart. :) Another cute thing is when we are downstairs hanging out and watching TV she will decide she wants to cover us up with a blanket. If we are on our side it isn't good enough, she pulls on us until we get the point that she wants us on our stomachs. Cutie girl. She is also answering questions with a full "yes" these days. It's cute to hear her pronounce the "s" instead of just "yeah".
Well that's about it for now. We hope all is going well for all of you!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Wearing my Flip-Flops
Well it seems like little girls usually try on their mom's high heels. However, since I don't have many of those and they don't leave the closet very often, Nyah has decided to go for my flip-flops instead. She found them the other night and had Ryan put them on her so she could try to walk in them. She can't put them on herself because she can't get the piece of fabric in between her toes. Then again last night she found them and wanted to try them on. It took us quite a while to get them on the first few times but we finally have it down and we can just put them on over, and over, and over!Here is a picture of her wearing my flip-flops and then a short video of her trying to walk around in them is at the end. She also says a few words on the video, including "Nyah".
Then the other funny thing is last night I was watching "So You Think You Can Dance" and Nyah was deciding to dance along as well. The was dancing, doing turns, and running around in circles just smiling. It was so funny. So then I really started laughing and then she thought that was funny so she started laughing also. It was great. She is quite the dancer. I wish I could have gotten it on video because it was the cutest thing ever!
We went down to storytime at the library this morning and she did well for the first 20 minutes and then it was a bit of a struggle to keep her sitting there. I need to go down there more often because it probably isn't a bad thing for her to learn to sit still for 30 minutes and the librarian does great with the stories and songs. Plus, Nyah already loves books so we need to keep that up!
Here are also a few pictures Nyah's daycare sent out the other day of her time at day care. It doesn't look like she knows quite what to think about posing for the picture on the trike (or maybe it's just because it's so bright outside), but I still think it's cute and I love the one with her and the book.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Weekends go by so FAST!
I've decided that weekends just go by too fast. This is even with me having three day weekends... We had a good weekend. We went to hang out at the park on Friday night with some other families from our ward so that was a good time. We watched the kids play on the toys and many of them gravitated to the water (of course Nyah did also).
Then on Saturday we took her to a water park. Turns out that the water wasn't warm so we didn't want the sun to be behind the clouds because we wanted all the warmth we could get. There was a slide Nyah enjoyed and then a water fountain area provided some fun also. We also went around the lazy river about a million times (okay maybe I only went around 1/2 a million times because the rest of the times Nyah and Ryan went around while they let me take a little cat nap in the sun) :) The lazy river was definitely my favorite part of the park.
When we came home and changed out of our swimming gear, Nyah decided she wanted to wear Ryan's shirt. So here she is modeling Ryan's shirt.
Then here are some pictures of Nyah and I rolling her ball back and forth. Hallie has this same shirt and last time I was at the Carter's outlet I decided Lisa did such a good job with that purchase that I should copy her. :)
We hope all of you have a great week. Ryan is going to scout camp Tuesday night so Nyah and I are going to be on our own until Saturday morning. Hopefully he has a great time at camp although we're sure he's going to miss us a ton!
Then on Saturday we took her to a water park. Turns out that the water wasn't warm so we didn't want the sun to be behind the clouds because we wanted all the warmth we could get. There was a slide Nyah enjoyed and then a water fountain area provided some fun also. We also went around the lazy river about a million times (okay maybe I only went around 1/2 a million times because the rest of the times Nyah and Ryan went around while they let me take a little cat nap in the sun) :) The lazy river was definitely my favorite part of the park.
When we came home and changed out of our swimming gear, Nyah decided she wanted to wear Ryan's shirt. So here she is modeling Ryan's shirt.
Then here are some pictures of Nyah and I rolling her ball back and forth. Hallie has this same shirt and last time I was at the Carter's outlet I decided Lisa did such a good job with that purchase that I should copy her. :)
We hope all of you have a great week. Ryan is going to scout camp Tuesday night so Nyah and I are going to be on our own until Saturday morning. Hopefully he has a great time at camp although we're sure he's going to miss us a ton!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
A New Car
No, not a new car for Ryan - but for Nyah. Saturday night we went looking for a tricycle for Nyah but found a little car she could push herself around on and decided that would work better for now. I don't think she would quite have the pedals down anyway. Besides the car makes all sorts of fun noises (a fire engine, the radio, a police car, etc.) We decided to go look for something when she was trying to ride her little push toy we bought about 5 months ago. She is having a blast with the new car. She had to push it all around Wal-Mart (she can ride it or push it) once she saw it. We tried putting it in the cart and she wasn't having it. She was so mad so we gave in (I know, quite the parenting technique) and she pushed it the rest of the time. Here is a picture of Nyah with her new car.
Here is also a picture of her with her hat. She has decided she kind of likes hats again. She leaves them on for a lot longer and actually initiates putting them on. I'm going to have to invest in some new hats for her because they will be great to help keep her out of the sun a little since she always wants to be outside. Perfect, another excuse to shop for Nyah.... :)
Below are just a couple more pictures of her just looking cute so I thought I would share.
Everything is going well. We took Nyah swimming this weekend at the rec center and she had a great time. She really enjoyed going down the alligator slide - good times. She does love the water. We hope all is going well for all of you. On another note, I can't believe Jana is going to be leaving the MTC for Argentina in about a week - crazy!
Monday, July 14, 2008
A New Hat and Dancing
So I finally got her on video dancing last night. Her hair is wild though because by then she had taken out the little ponytail that was in. Her dancing cracks me up though and hopefully you will enjoy it as well. You will see that she had her toys all over the family room but she actually helped us put them all away before she went to bed last night. Good girl. :)
We were having popcorn while watching a movie last night and she also had an idea of what to do with the greasy popcorn bowl - that's right, a hat. Pictures continue to be a challenge since she doesn't want to hold still for that long but we got a couple.
We did go on a small hike/walk on Saturday. She of course found water and that was quite the adventure. Let's just say she was nice and cool from head to toe by the time we left to go home.
You may wonder why I'm posting during the middle of the day but that's because I have the day off. :) I'm going to need to work on Friday so I switched. I love days off.
This morning while I was getting ready, I looked over and she had managed to sit inside a shoe box (she even had her little legs tucked in there). It was adorable but she had bailed by the time I ran to get the camera. I really need to just start hauling the camera around so I don't miss all these cute little pictures.
We were having popcorn while watching a movie last night and she also had an idea of what to do with the greasy popcorn bowl - that's right, a hat. Pictures continue to be a challenge since she doesn't want to hold still for that long but we got a couple.
We did go on a small hike/walk on Saturday. She of course found water and that was quite the adventure. Let's just say she was nice and cool from head to toe by the time we left to go home.
You may wonder why I'm posting during the middle of the day but that's because I have the day off. :) I'm going to need to work on Friday so I switched. I love days off.
This morning while I was getting ready, I looked over and she had managed to sit inside a shoe box (she even had her little legs tucked in there). It was adorable but she had bailed by the time I ran to get the camera. I really need to just start hauling the camera around so I don't miss all these cute little pictures.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Hello everybody!
I hope all is well with all of you. We are going to enjoy a little break in the weather today. It has been around 100 degrees most of this last week so we are excited that it's only going to be about 80 degrees today. I think we're going to go for a little hike.
Nyah is being as cute as ever. I looked over the other day to see her pick up her plate and start licking it. I asked Ryan if he taught her that during their breakfast time in the mornings but he assured me he didn't. It's cute though. I've got a video of her licking her plate and then saying "hello" at the end of this post. Adorable.
She is also doing some fancy dancing these days. I'll get her on video sometime this weekend and then add that to the blog as well.
We are just super blessed because she's such a good little girl and brings so much joy into our lives!
Nyah is being as cute as ever. I looked over the other day to see her pick up her plate and start licking it. I asked Ryan if he taught her that during their breakfast time in the mornings but he assured me he didn't. It's cute though. I've got a video of her licking her plate and then saying "hello" at the end of this post. Adorable.
She is also doing some fancy dancing these days. I'll get her on video sometime this weekend and then add that to the blog as well.
We are just super blessed because she's such a good little girl and brings so much joy into our lives!
Saturday, July 5, 2008
It's almost been a month!
I can't believe nearly a month has passed by since I've last posted. So much has happened. We had the Ragnar relay which was a new adventure. There were lots of good times (but not a lot of sleep) and I think most of us would like to do it again sometime. When Ryan was running his last leg he didn't know if he wanted to ever do it again but I think he is already changing his mind. :) It was interesting for me to see some of the differences between this type of relay and previous events. I'm hoping everybody is going to send me pictures and then I'll post a slideshow of the Ragnar relay experience. We also got a chance to spend a little bit of time with Dale and Kathy before we came back to Colorado which was nice and relaxing after the crazy Ragnar days. :)
Then we had our anniversary the next weekend. Ryan surprised me a couple of days early and sent me some gorgeous roses to work. Then we had a date night. We went to see Iron Man. I have to admit I wasn't very excited when he told me it was based on a comic strip but I really ended up enjoying it. It was a good mix of adventure, drama, and comedy.
We had a fun Fourth of July weekend although you'll just have to trust me on that one because I don't have any pictures to show for it. We walked down to the park by our house three times for different activities and also played in Nyah's pool in the backyard. Nyah went through three different changes of clothes (besides her swimming suite) because they kept getting wet on our trips to the park (the park with the very tempting water fountains and pond area). We wondered how Nyah would do with the fireworks last night. She really enjoyed the first 10 minutes and then her attention span was done. Ryan and I joked that we had never looked forward to the grand finale before. :) She wasn't crying or anything, just ready to be off on a new adventure. She did keep saying "ooooh" which was adorable.
Then today we were productive and ran errands and then I helped Ryan finish cleaning the garage. He had a big job but it looks great! The last big piece of news is it appears as though Nyah is now going down for naps and going to bed at night on her own. I told my mom the other day that I might have a five year old that I need to lie down by in order for her to go to sleep but it looks like that might not be the case after all. It all started because I love to cuddle with her as she falls asleep! :)
I'm also going to do a slide show of some of my favorite pictures from the Pincock family pictures we had taken recently.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Summer is so fun!
I'm so glad that it's summer and time to be outside. Nyah has decided she would like to be outside all of the ten hours she is awake during the day if at all possible. It's fun to watch her explore outside.
The trip to Idaho went well even though it included dropping Jana off at the MTC. I already miss her and what I miss the most is being able to pick up my phone and give her a call. Waiting for weekly letters is a killer. I am very excited that she can email. When I first saw that I had an email from "Jana Pincock", I thought somebody was planning a mean joke. When I saw that it was really from her I cried. I'm weird. Anyway, it sounds like she's doing great though. It was fun to see all of you in Idaho and I'll put in a bunch of pictures from the trip in the slideshow.
Nyah started saying "hello" which is lots of fun. I'll have to add a video another time of her saying hello (you can just pause the music). It's cute.
Nyah was sick this last week. She acted normal enough (maybe a teeny bit lethargic) but had the "runs". Some of the other kids have been sick at daycare so I'm sure she picked something up. She's doing better though now and has been in daycare so far this week. Hopefully that will continue...
We bought her a little swimming pool so she went swimming on Saturday. I put her feet in and she stepped right back out because it was too cold. So then I asked Ryan to run a hose from the kitchen sink and he said, "Great, we are teaching her that pools are the temperature of bath water". I told him that I'll only do it while she's little! She had fun though and liked trying to drink out of the sprayer that goes out of the front of it.
Everything is going well and I'm excited to have a normal work week with Friday off again this week. I'm adicted to having that extra day off even though it means longer work days the other days. Ryan's job is going well and isn't as hectic now that "month end" is over. We have different busy times of the month so that's helpful with family life.
It has been gorgeous weather this week and I hope it continues through the weekend. I have been getting serious about running and will hopefully be ready in just over a week. Ryan has a doctor appointment tomorrow so they can look at his knee and see what's going on.
Well have a good rest of the week and I'll try to post another time before we come for the Ragnar Relay. We love you!
The trip to Idaho went well even though it included dropping Jana off at the MTC. I already miss her and what I miss the most is being able to pick up my phone and give her a call. Waiting for weekly letters is a killer. I am very excited that she can email. When I first saw that I had an email from "Jana Pincock", I thought somebody was planning a mean joke. When I saw that it was really from her I cried. I'm weird. Anyway, it sounds like she's doing great though. It was fun to see all of you in Idaho and I'll put in a bunch of pictures from the trip in the slideshow.
Nyah started saying "hello" which is lots of fun. I'll have to add a video another time of her saying hello (you can just pause the music). It's cute.
Nyah was sick this last week. She acted normal enough (maybe a teeny bit lethargic) but had the "runs". Some of the other kids have been sick at daycare so I'm sure she picked something up. She's doing better though now and has been in daycare so far this week. Hopefully that will continue...
We bought her a little swimming pool so she went swimming on Saturday. I put her feet in and she stepped right back out because it was too cold. So then I asked Ryan to run a hose from the kitchen sink and he said, "Great, we are teaching her that pools are the temperature of bath water". I told him that I'll only do it while she's little! She had fun though and liked trying to drink out of the sprayer that goes out of the front of it.
Everything is going well and I'm excited to have a normal work week with Friday off again this week. I'm adicted to having that extra day off even though it means longer work days the other days. Ryan's job is going well and isn't as hectic now that "month end" is over. We have different busy times of the month so that's helpful with family life.
It has been gorgeous weather this week and I hope it continues through the weekend. I have been getting serious about running and will hopefully be ready in just over a week. Ryan has a doctor appointment tomorrow so they can look at his knee and see what's going on.
Well have a good rest of the week and I'll try to post another time before we come for the Ragnar Relay. We love you!
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