a lot and then nothing

hello! i missed the month of june.... i was doing so good and then i forgot. i guess not a lot happened in june  but then again a lot happened in june. it also went by really fast. i dont know. but im here now! just for you, whoever reads this, even if its just me in 10 years.

so! since i last left off, Alicia came to visit the weekend after memorial day. it was so fun to have her around. we were able to let her not sleep in for all of her days off. ryker loves to wake up at 7 so 7 it was. she was a good sport about it. and who can resist that face. i mean really. we had lots of fun! she let justin and i go out on a date. we went to a movie and saw xmen days of future past. it was super good. i recommend it. we played a lot here in the apartment. we went to the beach! its about 2 hrs away so its kind of a one time deal. but it was good. colder than i thought it would be. temperature was in the 60's there with a wind chill. i needed a sweater but of course no one thought to bring one with the 90+ degrees in bakersfield. i have not even touched a jacket since moving here. but it was good. justin set up a small wind break that helped. ryker was lathered in sunscreen and promptly fell in the sand and covered himself. but he had a lot of fun. we all just lounged but he was up and moving and having a great time. tried to run across the sand lots. made sand castles with aunt licia. we went and touched the water. all the good stuff. Alicia and i on monday went to see maleficent. it was good! we decided the effects and actors were great, but the story was a little half baked. it could have been really really good. it was just missing substance. but thats okay! we still liked it.

lets see... then in mid June justin had a trip to North dakota. it was actually pushed back a week in order to not conflict with another supervisor that was going. he had a great trip and they let him use thursday to find a place for us. and he did! found us a 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2 story, 2 car heated garage thats attached. its in a great neighborhood. he is 5 min from work. its awesome. we are so excited and anxious to get this move started. gah! so much space! he did tell me we can even look into getting real couches. not just the futon in our living room. and a mount for the tv so it can be high and ryker wont play with it. that will help a ton. as well as a few other things. but we need to recover financially from the move first before we start buying furniture. but we are still so excited!

right before the trip someone decided to try and steal gas from our truck. that was very rude of them... they were not successful and security caught them, but they did make a hole in our gas tank. we were able to collect what was dripping. then after work justin found a way to plug it up. good work. but this means we get to replace the gas tank before we move. awesome....

so while justin was on his north dakota trip i decided that i didnt want to spend a few nights alone with ryker in a place where i hear sirens every night and i cant take a walk around the neighborhood. so we went to visit carlee! she came up for my birthday so it was fun to go down to mesa. we got to see aunt daryn and her family. missed uncle doug, but i was told he is doing well. i got to see aunt jill and her family. her little brooklyn is a doll. a chunker, but a mighty cute one. i saw clay one night, and lindsay and josh, and i got to meet ambers whole family. that was fun. i didnt get around to seeing aunt penny and uncle edd, but i can see them for the 24th. so it will be okay. we had lots of fun being with carlee and going with her to activities. i only felt minorly awkward that im married with a baby and its a singles activity. but i went along anyway and we had a great time. singles ward was the weirdest i must admit.

anyways, life is pretty good here. we are a few weeks away from moving and are so ready to get out of the heat! visiting arizona it was 110 and i wanted to die it was so hot. but here its only 90! except now its july and we are getting to 110. so that means i will never go outside! haha! beat that.... i will do all my shopping and such before 9 am. that will fix everything.

i guess in other news mostly because its been spread around anyway. i am expecting baby deitrick number 2! its been good. i have been sick like before, but i know better how to handle it which is nice. i have only thrown up once or twice. but i am still loosing weight. darn i always forget that im supposed to gain my first trimester... it is getting better though. i did go to the dr once while i was here in bakersfield just to make sure everything is okay before we move. he said size feels right for how far along i am and the heartbeat it strong! so little one is doing good.

I know they are not in order. i still dont know how to fix it. dont judge. also im trying to do this before little boy wakes up so im in a hurry to get it done and too lazy to move them around. enjoy the pics! its what you get. love you all! even though im the only one reading this in the future.

he gets a bit dirty changing the gas tank. this is a common weekend sight here at our place. 

playing superman! could work better with a shirt that has a tighter collar

mr big shot! in tribute to all family sports fans. because we are not. 

teaching him how to drive the truck early  ;)  its an important skill. 

i know its blurry, but i cant make a 1 year old stay still and smile for a pic. 

rykers fathers day gift for justin! 

walking in dads shoes! i think the steel toe is still a little heavy to lift. 

selfie with aunt carlee. im dying his face is hilarious. ive never seen it before. glad we caught it!

playing peekaboo with dad under spike. 

family at the beach!

lounging with dad. he hardly does this anymore. gotta take advantage of the little cuddle moments

burying our toes on the beach with aunt licia

i am clearly not trendy. cant even take a selfie right. but carlee and i are making cookies! they were delicious. 

more fun at the beach

this is a day i was feeling real sick so i stayed on the couch mostly. but ryker was good to play around me and on occasion on top of me. that didnt feel as good. 

our little relief from the wind. 

he loved playing on this ball at aunt carlees. he would roll it around the whole apartment. 

me at 14 weeks. a lot of it is extra skin from baby number 1. but its getting a little more roundy haha. 

he wanted to help dad get some gloves for his project. so he took them all out

lounging watching top gear with dad

playing with aunt licia at the beach!

a good family photo before things get too exciting with baby number 2

i like this one the best. 

Rkyer at the water at the beach. He really did enjoy it

Playing at the beach. Man he is cute

we put him in time out and he decided to play a game to get out of it. we were laughing so hard it wasnt so much a punishment anymore. 

He loves the opening credits scene from any show i watch. he loves to dance along and stomp and wave his arms. its hilarious

He had so much fun playing with Londyn and Channing. they were nice enough to share their toys and he had a ball. 

May flowers

oh what a wonderful month it has been. not nearly as crazy, but just as exciting.

may started out with my birthday! yay! im not big into making things about me. in fact i try to hide the fact that its my birthday quite often. but feeling a little special is nice. Carlee came up to visit! that was awesome. we chilled and had chipotle and played with ryker and had cake. it was really fun! dont hate me i dont remember anything big that happened. but it was a good weekend! lots of fun. and cake is always delicious.

then the next week was mothers day. how lucky am i to get 2 celebrations in basically 1 week. justin and ryker were very sweet and got me a dozen roses. first time i have ever gotten that! i have gotten flowers before, but never a dozen. it made me feel really special. but to make the day even better, it was rykers first birthday! we  officially have a 1 year old. holy cow where has the time gone! he is so big now. he loves to walk around. he has this new fascination with walking backwards. its hilarious. he loves cheerios. we are working on our words still but its still gibberish to me. we did figure out nana means food. whether i want more or i want yours or even just im hungry in general. he loves to say dada. still no mama yet. im sad but still love my little boy.

he also gets so excited everyday when dad comes home. he gets so excited when he hears the door. he runs to it and stomps his feet with a huge grin on his face. its perfect. he is such a joy. i love playing with him all day long. for his birthday he got a new outfit and a grover toy from grandma deitrick. he got a book that grandma reed read to him along with some of his favorite songs and lots of birthday wishes. he got some new touch and feel books and some sandals from mom and dad. he had a great birthday. even though it was just the 3 of us here we were able to facetime both grandparents and aunts and uncles that happened to be nearby to sing happy birthday and watch him indulge in his first piece of cake. he may have looked like he was eating a smurf. but he loved it. definitely had a sugar high for a while. then definitely had a sugar crash. he went to sleep real easy.

other than that its been a good month. pretty laid back. we sold the truck and  bought a new one. it really was a great deal. its bigger, is a 4x4 so we can use it in ND, extended cab, its super nice. new engine and new transmission. lots of work has been done on it. all right so we really dont have a lot that justin needs to do. i love that. he needs new projects, but i like to see him occasionally on the weekends too. haha. we are happy with it. now just to get the bike sold! sad but a must...

Justin is loving his job. he found out when he is going to ND for the first time so we will be looking at apartments for him to go visit. things are going to change just as fast as we are closer to our move up north.

he was sick with a fever. so after some tylenol he passed out with dad. he never cuddles like this anymore. sad for our sick boy, but loved the cuddles!

he loves to play under the desk. 

this is more mom playing with toys at walmart

dad reading him a book. so precious

my beautiful flowers! my boys are so good to me

lovin the cake

the loot!

whenever he wants dads attention he goes and tries to sneak under dads leg to get his attention. its hilarious and i think the cutest thing ever

trying on dads tie. one day son. one day

5 whole teeth now! some of that may be cheerios.

i went into his room one morning and found him like this. i guess he got hot? 

no pants day in california. it gets hot! even with AC

our memorial day picnic. 

just playing around. he likes to stick things in his mouth and shake!

its fun to move backwards!

April Showers

not necessarily rain showers, but lots and lots of change. so much has happened since i last posted. its all a blur and i dont remember all the details. so it might just be a quick rundown and then pictures because lets face it thats all i post. i cant help it. its my picture journal.

so lets see... end of march justin went on a trip to denver for a few days for a job fair that the school was putting on. he had a good time. nothing too exciting. but it was a good trip. good people to meet. that friday the 28th was our good friends Jaxson and Christines wedding. it was beautiful. they were both glowing. and it was so fun to spend the day with them and celebrate. they are so darn cute together. they really are perfect for each other.

Jusitn then accepted a job offer from KSI. they offered to train him in Bakersfield California and then move to North Dakota for at least a year. after that they will re evaluate and see where they really need him. its good money and they are helping with rent because north dakota is crazy expensive because of the oil boom. we are excited about it!

Justin graduated! he now has a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. I am so so so proud of him. he really has worked so hard and spent many nights studying and doing homework. it all paid off! he is done and ready to work! a masters might still be down the road, but we will give it a little time for that one. it was great to see him walk and know he has accomplished so much.

lots of family came into town. all of justins family came in. it was great to see misty, italo, tricia, and brandon again. so great to be with the family. then my family came too. mom, dad and alicia all came. mom helped us drive to california. helped entertain ryker. that was a big help. thanks momma!

we spent friday and saturday playing with both families and jareds parents that came. also packing because both us and dani and jared are moving. that added to lots of stress. Justins mom is an expert packer. she did like half the house. i could not have done it without her. and probably half of our pictures and dishes would be broken if it was just me packing.

side note, Dani announced she was pregnant! so exciting. justin and i have known for a week or so, but graduation is when she told the fam. it was cute. everyone squealed.

so now we needed to find an apartment. we looked online, found our best option and went for it. but we are still in idaho so we had to do it all over the phone. it was very crazy and ridiculously complicated. we thought we had it all figured out and then when we got here tuesday the 14th of april apparently there were still some things that needed to be done. so we scrambled to get it all set up and a lease signed. i just wanted to put my baby to bed! we had been driving since 4 am. it was a 13 hour drive. the AC was out in our truck. i was cranky and tired and the woman in the office was telling me different things than what i was told through emails. we had to pay more money and didnt have a bank in california. and i almost cried and it was stressful. but it worked out! we got into our apartment. the ward was great to help move all of our stuff in. we set up beds and promptly went to sleep. it was rough. but we are here and we are set up.

so lots of family, celebration, moving, driving, and much much more. but now justin is liking his job. and we are enjoying the california summer!

cuddling with dad

relaxing morning with mom and spike

dad dont go! i want to come with you!

Jaxson and Christine's wedding

loves to stickout his tongue

just look at those boys

loving lasagna

you cant see it well but he has a lasagna handprint on his head. 

our dining room in our new place

so much space in rykers room now

dads tonka truck. 

loving the california sun

Yay dad!

Grandparents with their grandbaby

all the deitrick cousins!

playing with dad in the truck

walking around in our huge living room

loves swings!

bouncing on the tramp for the first time