Tyler, Patti, Kya Rose

Is it really over?

2010-12-27T15:17:00.002-07:00

In a couple days it is going to be 2011. This year went by so fast. It seems like we were just celebrating Kya's 3rd birthday. I can't believe it! I can't remember what my New Year's resolution was but I am 100% sure I broke it, so my goal this New Year's is not to break my New Year's resolution :) Let's see how good I do!

2010-11-09T11:32:00.004-07:00

There are many things to be thankful for. Here are some of the things I am thankful for:

1-) Family
2-) Friends
3-) My puppies - I love my mini schnauzer!
4-) My health
5-) Love
6-) Having a good job
7-) Having my own house
8-) Food- I love food
9-) Books - i love to read
10-) Rain - I love the smell when it is raining
11-) Thanksgiving Dinner :)

Just a little update

2010-11-02T09:18:00.007-06:00

Not a lot has been going on with our little family. We have just been hanging out and enjoying what is left of the somewhat warm weather. I am really sad that winter is coming. I am not ready for it. I hate the cold. I hate the wet. I hate scraping my windows in the morning. I hate paying the gas bill in the winter. I just plain hate Winter! Well, I will admit after it snows for the first time and everything is covered, it is absolutely beautiful. And I think it is pretty when it gets so cold at night that when you wake up in the morning all the trees are covered in frost.

We did go to Moab a couple weeks ago! We had a blast. The weather was PERFECT! It started out a little rocky because the campground we usually stay at was closed and they were having some event so all the other campgrounds were full. (and Tyler has a tissy fit) We ended up staying at a place called Area BFE which was just fine with me. It was nice because you could just drive the rock crawler from there, you didn't have to load it up and haul it to a trail. There are so many trails out there. (We couldn't find our book so we didn't really know where we wanted to go). I will post pictures of that trip later :)

Kya got sick a few days before we left so she didn't really feel up to par until Saturday. Then Saturday night Tyler go really sick! It was sad! I felt so bad for him. He was up all night and then he had to drive home because I can't drive the truck with a trailer :( I need to learn how! Other than that, we had a great time! Kya got to see her cousins which she loved!

We went to a new place out by Lehi with the rock crawler this last Saturday. It was a blast.(but I forgot the camera :(. I wish we could have stayed longer but it was Halloween (eve) and we had to take Kya trick or treating. (she was a tiger). I told Tyler we should have planned a day where we didn't have to rush. The weather was not the greatest either. It was blowing in a good storm, it rained pretty good on our way home. This place is only about an hour or so from home which is nice because if you break something, (which Tyler did) you can just go home and your weekend is not ruined. Now, that we know it's there I am sure we will be going out a lot next year.

This year has gone by so fast, I can't believe that it is going to be Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I hope to get an early start on Christmas shopping (which I hate) so I can be done with it!

26 things about me.....well 25 Y is missing

2010-04-27T15:38:00.005-06:00

A: Age 25
B: Bed size- queen - that's all that will fit in my house
C: Chore I hate: dishes and laundry - they never end
D: Dog's name: blue and brindy
E: Essential Food Item: jerky
F: Favorite Color: Pink
G: Gold or Silver: Silver
H: Height: 5'4"
I: I am shy
J: Job: office specialist
K: Kids: Kya - almost 3
L: Living situation: have a house in daniels
M: Mom's Name: Helen DeRusha
N: Nicknames: Patricia, PattiBelle, babe
O: Overnight Hospital stays: when I was 12 and had my appendix out, when I had Kya
P: Pet Peeve: when people interrupt!!! Drives me nuts!!
Q: Quote from a movie: "Hey you guys"....that's what came to the top of my head. The Goonies
R: Right or Left Handed: Right
S: Siblings: Wes and Kyle
T: Time I wake up: 6:30am on the days I work. On my days off - when Kya wakes up usually around 7:30
U: Unique thing about my car: It is all paid for....and like 10 minutes ago i got a flat...grr
V: Vegetables I hate: spinach
W: Ways I run late: when i have to wait on someone else or when Kya won't cooperate
X: X-Rays: Ultrasounds, teeth ...??
Z: Zoo Favorite: Monkeys

2010-02-04T09:45:00.003-07:00

2010 Edition Of Getting To Know You1.

1. What is your occupation right now? Office Specialist, wife, mother.
2. What color are your socks right now? White.
3. What are you listening to right now? Cell phones ringing, people typing
4. What was the last thing that you ate? chocolate chip granola bar.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Sure can.
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My mom.
7. How old are you today? 25.
8. Favorite Sport to watch on TV? I don't really like sports. But if I have to choose I would say football.
9. What is your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper.
10. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes, and it was not a good experience. I hated it!
11. Favorite food? Lasagna.
12. What is the last movie you watched? In theaters...I can't remember it has been that long. At home...Inglorious Basterds.
13. Favorite day of the year? I really don't have a favorite.
14. How do you vent anger? I usually just hold it in and then by the time I think about it again, it's over and done with and it doesn't matter anymore.
15. What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbies or the light bright.
16. What is your favorite season? Summer - I love the warm weather, camping, BBQ's, 4-wheeling, etc....
17. Cherries or Blueberries? Blueberries.
18. Do you want your friends to do this? Why not? It's all for fun.
19. What is your favorite perfume? Lucky?
20. What is one phobia you have? pretty much any bug...they are so gross, and being tied up and not able to move...I am weird I know
21. Living arrangements? small little house, 1 bath, living room, kitchen, if you count the upstairs as bedrooms we have a total of 4, and a basement, fenced in yard the perfect size and a shop, no garage just open space in the back...for lots of junk
22. When was the last time you cried? Not sure??
23. What is on the floor of your closet? Clothes, shoes, laundry basket
24. What did you do last night? Watched a movie with my hubby
25. What are you most afraid of? Something happening to my daughter or hubby
27.. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
28. Favorite dog breed? mini schnauzer
29. Favorite day of the week? Friday and Saturday. I don't have to work :)
30. How many states/provinces have you lived in? 1... UT
31. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds
32. What is your favorite flower? Indian Blanket, blue flax...I love wildflowers
33. What is your favorite book of all time? I don't have an all time favorite. I am going to say Harry Potter because that is what I am reading right now.
34. What is your favorite fast food? Subway

Thanksgiving

2009-11-16T16:09:00.004-07:00

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, there are many things to be thankful for. I am usually not the best at showing my feelings, but I thought what the heck. I am thankful for:

1. My wonderful husband and daughter - I love them so much, they are my rock!

2. All the wonderful people in my live - especially my family

3. Being happy and healthy

4. Having a warm and cozy home to go home to everyday

5. Having a good job with insurance

6. Having my own money

7. Living in a country where I am free and can do whatever I want

8. My morning coffee

9. Captain Morgan and Coke on Thursday's

10. Good food

11. My daughter's laugh - and everything about her. Even her fits.

12. Colleenia - my best friend. She is one of the strongest people I know

13. Billy Currington - People are Crazy...I love that song

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2009-10-21T21:41:00.001-06:00

Just some random pictures

The Sand Dunes

2009-10-21T21:05:00.009-06:00

This was the first time that I have EVER been to the Sand Dunes. Lame huh? It was so much fun. Kya had a blast. She was better that I thought she would be. She just played and played in the sand. We got her a helmet and she loved going on the 4-wheeler. I can't believe that I had never been there. I sure was missing out.

She wasn't liking the helmet in the pic

Kya and dad

She loved playing in the sand

Loved being buried

And the mouthful after!

2009-10-21T20:29:00.007-06:00

First of all I am sorry that I have not been keeping up with this. Lots has happened over the last couple months. I think the most exciting news is that my brother Kyle got married. That was HUGE. I thought for sure that I would be the only one of my siblings to get married. He made a good choice and I am so glad that he is HAPPY. He marrid a beautiful woman and she is so good for him. She is such a sweet person. Here are a few pictures from their wedding.

I love this picture of Kya!!

The Smiling Monkey

2009-06-14T20:58:00.002-06:00

We took Kya to the Zoo a couple weeks ago. This is her fav. The Smiling Monkey. She was scared of it at first but then when it smiled oh man it was like her best friend. "hi monkey" "monkey smile" She still remembers...out of the blue we will be driving in the car and she will say "monkey smile...Kya" She is so dang cute. I love her!!

Tyler and I laughed so hard when he started smiling. He was totally posing for us.

This is the moneky that scared her. He is so so so old. He only has a couple patches of hair and it was so sad seeing the poor little thing trying to walk.

Kisses for dad

2009-06-14T20:46:00.002-06:00

We took Kya to the fish aquarium over the weekend. She thought it was pretty cool. I think she liked the sharks the best. And the nemo fish. When we left she kept saying "Nemo Fish" home. She had a good time. It is so fun to go places with her. I love to see her reaction to things. At first she didn't like to get up next to the glass, but then she got brave and she would go put face up to it.

Me and Kya

A Stingray. I touched it and it scared me and I jumped.

2009-06-14T20:20:00.005-06:00

Kya absolutly loves to play in the hose. As you can see, she was having a great time. You better watch out now because she knows how to point and squirt. She cornered me one day when I was trying to turn it off. I got drenched and it was freezing!! She thought that was the funniest thing. She was laughing and squealing which made me laugh until I almost peed my pants.

She loves corn on the cob!! She thinks she's pretty cool when she gets her very own!

A Day with Dad

2009-04-09T13:25:00.004-06:00

Kya has so much fun when she get to play with her daddy. She is such a daddy's little girl. She loves him so much. This is what her clothes look like after playing with dad.

Need I say more...She sat right in a mud puddle and loved every minute of it. I wish he would have had the camera right then. She's not afraid to get dirty that's for sure.

2009-04-05T16:09:00.002-06:00

Yes, I know I am really bad at this. I promise I will try harder to keep it updated. I think once summer gets here I will have more to write about. Nothing has been going on at all. We are heading to Moab this weekend so that should be fun. Tyler has made a lot of changes to his truck. I will have to post some pictures of it when I get a chance. It is really cool and he has worked really hard on it and for many weeks. So, I hope nothing breaks on it.

See, I told you I was boring. That is all I have to write about. Hopefully I will get some cool pictures in Moab!

Oh, one more thing. I was just reminising when I used to go to the park for the Easter Egg Hunt and how much fun it was. Sometimes I wish I was a kid again.

2009-03-14T16:24:00.006-06:00

These pictures are old but I wanted to put them on here anyway. I took them around Valetines Day. She looked so cute . She would only let me take a couple before she wanted to get down and go do her own thing.

2009-03-14T16:14:00.004-06:00

I got a really cool picute of a Red Tail Hawk. At least that is what I think it is. I had just got home and seen a bird fly into the field next to our house. I went and got the camera to see if I could get a couple pictures of it. The first couple of pictures were a little blurry and then I got one just as he was taking off. He flew to a telephone pole and stayed there for quite a while. I decided to see if I could get some more picutres of him but he saw me coming and he took off.

2009-03-10T13:43:00.005-06:00

Wow, it has been a really long time since I posted last. I guess I have been kind of lazy lately. Not a whole lot has been going on. I was having Spring fever for a while and getting really excited because it has been so warm. But that was ruined by 6 inches of new snow that we got yesterday. Blah. I hate winter. Anyway, our little fam is doing good. Except for we have all been sick. Kya got sick last Tuesday...throwing up, fever, cough, runny nose. It was really sad to see her so sick. She would not eat anything and she was just miserable, but she is back to her normal self now, and I am so happy she is feeling better.

Poor Tyler is really sick and he is in Colorado working. I feel bad because I can't take care of him like he took care of me and Kya when we were sick. I just feel bad because he can't just come home. That is the worst being out of town and being sick. Poor guy!

On a happier note, I can't wait for March 21... Twilight comes out on DVD!! Woot. Woot. Yes, I am going to buy it.

Kya Broke Her Arm

2009-01-17T19:43:00.010-07:00

Last Thursday, (Jan 8th) Kya fell down and fractured her wrist. It happened when she went to catch herself. My mom called me (in tears) and told me that she fell down and that she thought she broke her arm or something. I came home from work and at first I didn't think anything was wrong because she wasn't crying or anything. She just kept giving her arm kisses better. So I layed her on her stomach to see what she would do and when she tried to get up she would just hold her arm out. She could not put any pressure on it.

I took her to the doctor and they xrayed it. When the doctor came back he said "well, it looks like she gets a cast. She has what is called a buckle fracture. " It happens a lot in kids, where they fall and then catch themselves. So he put a cast on her just below the elbow. That only lasted for a couple hours. She played with it when she went down for her nap and pulled it right off when she got up. I made Tyler take her back and when she came back it was above her elbow.

I am so surprised at how well she is doing with it on. It has not slowed her down one bit. She does get a little frustrated every once in a while, when she goes to put something in her mouth and she can't bend her arm, or when she tries to pick something up and she can't.

Her baths are short and sweet now because we have to put a sock and two bags over her arm so it doesn't get wet. The first time we bathed her after she got her cast on we only put one bag and her arm got soaked.

Giving her ouchy kisses

This is the first cast they put on.

Above the elbow

Her bath with a bag on her arm

Playing in the snow

2009-01-04T11:29:00.011-07:00

My brother got Kya a pink snow suit for Christmas.

We went out and played in the snow. It was so much fun. Tyler pulled us on the sled with the 4-wheeler. She thought that was pretty fun. She would get all excited and bounce up and down and kick her legs.

Brindy loves her. Everytime we come outside she gets so excited to see her. She almost knocks her down everytime . She is a crazy dog.

She turned around in the sled and did a face plant in the snow...Brrr...She thought it was funny.

Christmas Day

2009-01-04T11:00:00.011-07:00

Christmas came and went so fast. Kya really enjoyed it this year. She tore open her presents and wanted to play with them all. She woke up around 7:30am and came into the living room still a little sleepy. She kind of looked around and was like what the heck is all this stuff. Santa brought her a 4-wheeler, a couch, a sled, some hot wheels cars and a new hat and gloves. She must have been a good girl. She got lots of toys from everyone. She really likes her sit and spin she got from Tay, Trace, Steve and Michelle. She got lots of new jammies and a sleeping bag. She sure was spoiled.

Kya sprawled out on her couch

On her sit and spin

This is her playing inside her sleeping bag. She likes to be pulled around in it.
She is a silly girl. Oh, the joys of being little again.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-04T09:10:00.016-07:00

Christmas was so much fun this year. Kya got sooooo spoiled. She loved opening her presents. She got so into it. She started getting into everyone's presents. We went over to my mom's on Christmas Eve and she got to open all her presents from them. It was so much fun, she was a hoot to watch. She got a horse from grandma and grandpa and was scared of it at first. But then she got used to him, ( after we named him) and now she will get on "Max" and giddy up. She got a snow suit from my brother Kyle and she looks like a pink marshmellow in it. It is way cute.

Opening Max

Riding Max

Uncle Wes and Kya

Grandpa and Kya

2008-12-16T11:10:00.005-07:00

8 Favorite TV Shows

1. Bones
2. House
3. Animal Cops.
4. The OC - (reruns) :(
5. LMN
6. Prison Break
7. Wife Swap
8. The Biggest Looser

8 Things I did Yesterday
1. went to work
2. came home and played with Kya
3. took a nap when Kya did
4.washed dishes
5.wrapped some Chirstmas presents.
6.talked on the phone to my good friend Colleenia for a long time
7.played in the snow
8.took a shower

8 things I look forward to:
1. Christmas
2. For the snow to melt
3. For when I don't have to work anymore.
4. New Year's
5. hanging out with my friend Colleenina and her little girl
6. Going to Aaron Lewis concert in Wendover :)
7. for it to get warm again
8. for Twilight to come out on DVD :)

8 Favorite Restaurant
1. Olive Garden
2. Tucanos
3. Red Robin
4. Claim jumper
5. Wingers
6.
7.
8.

8 Things I wish for:
1. that i could cook good
2. i had lots of money
3. i didn't have to work
4. it wasn't winter
5. that my car was paid off ( it will be soon!!)
6. that I had a bigger car
7.
8.

Christmas Tag

2008-12-10T16:13:00.007-07:00

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Depends on what it is. 2. Real tree or artificial? Artifical...much easier to deal with. 3. When do you put your tree up? First part of December 4. When do you take your tree down? After New Year's 5. Do you like eggnog? Not Really. 6. Favorite gift recieved? I don't really know 7. Hardest person to buy for? Fathers. 8. Easiest person to buy for? Kids. Do you have a nativity scene? No:( 10. Mail or E-mail christmas cards? Mail.. they mean more!11. Worst Christmas present ever recieved? I don't remember.12. Favorite Christmas movie? The Grinch.13. When do you start shopping? December.14. Have you ever recycled a gift? Umm, yes. 15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas time? Cookies and treats .16. Lights on tree? Colored. 17. Favorite Christmas song? I am not a big fan of Christmas music 18. Travel on Christmas or stay at home? Stay at home! 19. Can you name all of santa's reindeer? lol of course...Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen...the most famous reindeer of all..Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. 20. Angel on top of tree or star? Star 21. Open presents on Christmas eve? Once we got older( high school) we would open them on Christmas Eve because that was how my step dad did it when he was growing up. 22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Crowded stores and people who take too long! 23. Favorite ornament?Idon't have a favorite one yet. 24. Favorite food for Christmas dinner? Ham, yummy potatos and rolls. 25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Fat Baby boots and a sweater.

Where did the time go?

2008-12-09T11:51:00.005-07:00

Can you beleive it is almost Christmas? This year has went by so fast. It is crazy to think that this time last year Kya was only 5 months old. She has changed so much in a year, as babies do. But I look at pictures of her when she was that little and they don't even look like her. She is her own little person now. Running around getting into things. It is crazy how the time flies.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-09T20:03:00.004-07:00

This year for Halloween Kya was a monkey. She looked so cute. Her costume was a little big but she still looked cute. She got sick that day so she was not too happy. We only went to a couple places, then we took her to the doctor to make sure she was ok. She had a high fever and it made us a little nervous so we took her just to be on the safe side.

TJ Sleeping

2008-11-03T21:16:00.004-07:00

I had to put this on here. TJ fell asleep in the chair and Tyler was tickling him with a leaf. I have not laughed that hard in a long time. The video is a little blurry because I was laughing so hard. But I had to post it. It is probably not that funny... Iguess you had to of been there.

Carving Pumpkins

2008-11-03T21:05:00.003-07:00

She had such a fun time carving pumpkins. It was so cute when she tried to lift it up. She was quite the little helper too, helping dad draw a face on it. She did not like what was inside though. When she saw the guts, she kind of backed away and started whimpering a little. She didn't know what to think. And she didn't like it when we put a candle in it and turned off the lights. That scared her.

Give the doggy kisses

2008-11-03T20:52:00.003-07:00

She loves dogs...especially my mom's dog Buster.

Cupcakes Anyone?

2008-10-17T15:35:00.013-06:00

We made cupcakes...and boy did she have fun. It was so funny to watch her. I gave her, her own bowl and she went to town in the batter. She was covered by the time we were done.She had it all over her clothes and in her hair. She was a mess.When I took it away to clean up, she had a fit and she cried and cried.

2008-10-05T14:08:00.008-06:00

This is our little girl. Her name is Kya and she is 1 years old. This picture was taken when we went camping. It was her first camping experience. She had a lot of fun, except for when it was time to go to bed. She did not sleep at all. We brought her play pen for her to sleep in but she was scared and she wanted to be on the bed. Well, when I would get her on the bed she would crawl around and laugh and look out the windows. It was kind of funny but also very frustrating. She zonked out on the way home.