On the second day after Christmas...

December

Back to work.

Fletcher to school with Floydee

Floydee moving up to the big kids class

Both boys sleeping through the night

Floyd's first day of skiing

My Birthday

Fletcher smiling

Making cookies

Christmas parties

Getting back in shape

Hanging out with the cousins

Watching Christmas specials

Christmas Eve Jammies

Too excited to sleep

Presents from Santa Claus

Sitting in front of the fireplace

Too many toys

Utter chaos

More parties

Taking everything back to the store

Homemade icecream

Paella Party

Even more chaos

Sleeping in

Back to work

New Years!

November

November was an eventful month. Fletcher and I spent a few last weeks together getting to know each other. We were lucky to have Aunt Magan come out and visit. Floydee loves his Aunt Magan, and would even let her brush his hair.

The next big event was Floyd's 2nd birthday. We had a quiet party with G&G Beyer, Margot, Charlie, Uncle Matt and Aunt Chalene. Floyd ended up covered in chocolate cake.

Next up: Thanksgivng. Rob planned an entire meal from Sunset Magazine. We had his mom in town, and G&G Beyer over for dinner. Fletcher wore his favorite monkey outfit and gave us a smile.

We of course set up the Christmas decorations too. Floyd helped...a little.

Fletcher just watched, and drooled.

FLoyd had an action packed week. He was exhausted, as you can see by his George Castanza pose on his changing table after a fun week with his grandparents and brother.

Kisses

Floydee blowing a kiss to mom.

Halloween

Because Floydee's mom is a nerd; we continued on the STARWARS theme for Halloween. He was R2D2. Awesomeness, no charge!
Fletcher dressed up as Floyd. Can you guess which one is which?

Supply and Demand

The boys and I have not established the laws of supply and demand. Fletcher has a problem with sleeping to the detriment of his mother....pain! Floyd demands his mom when everyone else wants to sleep.

Fall

The boys are adjusting to life together quite nicely. Floydee loves his brother and gives him hugs and kisses without prompting. He also asks the baby to "come" with him all over the house. Fletcher is a good sleeper, 4-5 hour stretches. It is just hard on mom on the lactation front, ouch! He is very quite too.
Floydee is a wild man. He loves the fall leaves. His language skills are developing rapidly...he likes to talk to his Mama especially at 3 am.

TFJ

The new dude was born on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 2:37 pm . He was 7lbs 3 oz on arrival. Floydee loves him. Mama is regaining her skills, slowly.

Hope for days to come

Rob has big plans for the dude. Dad bought him a helmet and goggles. He plans to get the dude on the slopes at Alta.

Holding out

I have been holding out on making another post in hopes that the stork would arrive with little Lloyd. But alas he is holding out. No need to rub in the fact that I technically have 2 weeks left until the actual due date...but a girl can hope.

I thought for sure it was going to happen on Friday the 1st. It seemed as though the stars were aligned... my doctor out of town, and rob vomiting at home. I sat at work very reserved, no singing and dictating that day, just trying to will it away. I cried wolf to my family and friends as the contractions stopped around 9pm that night. Rob felt better the next day so he gave me the green light to make it happen. He says that this friday would be best for him, and that I should take up jogging.

We ran a bunch of errands on saturday. You know bed-bath-and-beyond, Costco, and HomeDepot. Floyd figured out a new funny trick, pulling his pants down and dancing to the overhead music in all the stores.

LOTOJA

Rob, after great debate, decided to ride in the Logan-to-Jackson 204 mile bike ride. I was cut from the job of being the SAG wagon for him as I am 34 going on 35 weeks pregnant. We did some carb-loading last night. FLoyd is very independent, and was intent on feeding himself his mac and cheese.

Da Boys

Here they are, almost 2 years later. Floyd has now taken over on hair. Joe had him for a while as far as size goes, but now it would be a fair fight if it ever came to blows. I have been holding out on getting the the dude a haircut. Right now he has a mullet if were combed his hair out straight.

stick a fork in me

I've cooked all summer. Sometimes you just have to go swimming, even if you have nothing to wear.
Me with a Beer belly.

Cabin Fever

We did a little swaperoo with some friends of ours last weekend- the tent trailer for a cabin. You see I have this protuberant belly that makes camping a little painful, so I thought it was a great trade. The cabin is outside Oakley, Utah. Rob is in love with it up there. It is all he can think about.
Floyd is quite keen on the outdoors too. Here he is warming up for a hike with a few yoga poses.

He is a fan of throwing rocks, and could do it for hours.

The catch up

Yep, I am behind. I will catch you up.

-Survive Family camping trip ....Check

-Boards ....Check

-Residency ...Check

-Basement Remodel ...Check

-Begin Fellowship ...Check

-Surviving the hot summer, pregnant ....um kind of

My sis and I took my mom to Las Vegas the end of June to celebrate her upcoming 60th birthday. I will be to pregnant in September to undertake any major travel plans, see. We had a great time, despite the 110 degree heat, oh and the cigarette smoke. We did a lot of shopping and hit the swimming pool whenever possible.
Rob had to head home to North Carolina for the 4th of July, so Floyd and I headed up to Rexburg for the annual Whoopee Days Celebration. Our washer and dryer were on the fritz for several weeks as part of our basement remodel. So I packed up the laundry and headed to Rexburg. Hence, the dude did not have a swimming suit for the water park. He played in the fountains until his diaper exploded.
After a month of living in squalor, we finally finished the basement. I was most excited about our new washer and dryer. Grammy B made Floyders a house out of the boxes. It has been good for entertainment indoors, and out of the heat.
It has been a busy summer. We have not had a weekend home since June, but we have managed to have a few adventures. Most recently we went to a cabin in Oakley, Utah with some friends of ours. Rob was excited to take Floydee fishing. He bought a Zebco 3000 for the occasion. The dude landed his first rainbow trout, and he was naked to boot.

Adventures in the Tent Trailer Part III: The Big One

Well I survived the Boards with a great result. My family, immediate and extended, survived my psychoses surrounding said event. Many thanks to all. Needless to say the JonesZees where in great need of a vacation; enter Rob-Vacation planner extraordinaire. Given that we have a tent-trailer, no trip is a trip without it. Hence we headed out on a Northern California Road Trip early in the morning on the 14th after my graduation party. We left at 4am with the truck packed to the roof with gear and Floyd paraphernalia. We were intent on eating healthy along the way. Which lasted until St.George for Grand Slam breakfasts at Denny's, then In-And-Out burger in Barstow.
We arrived in Sequoia National Park around 7pm Utah time after 16 hours of travel. Floyd was a superstar in the car, so we just pushed through. We woke up in a giant sequoia grove. See the white dot in the picture above, that is my head. Note the size discrepancy between a 5 month pregnant woman and the General Grant Tree, the third biggest tree in the world. Floyd was in heaven with an abundance of sticks, rocks, and small rodents.
We went on a few short hikes in the park. Floyd has become very intense and independent. He hiked 1 mile and 1400 feet of elevation all by himself.
After three days in the park, we headed for the coast. We made it to highway 1 just south of a cute town called Cambria. We headed north to a great campsite just outside the Big Sur. We had great ocean views and a fabulous fresh fish dinner. Floyd wanted to be just like dad and pulled his shirt off to bask in the sun.
So ends part 1 of the big one. The next day we headed into Carmel for my half of the vacation which does not involve camping. Stay tuned.

The Buzz

The stress of it all! I finally completed my board exam. After several months of study, and worry. I made it to Louisville Kentucky and took the test. I kept it cool for the build up, and through the test, then unleashed the pregnancy-amplified deluge of emotions on poor Rob on the way home from the airport. I would hope to blame most bonehead moves for the past five months and the four more to follow on pregnancy related brain. Like when I booked my airline ticket for my test one month in advance, then realized the day before I was to leave that I reserved flights for "St. Louis, Missoura"instead of Louisville, Kentucky. Pregnant brain saw the "Louis" and thought, wow I am getting a sweet deal on a direct flight to Louisville. The rest of my classmates are suckas!
In other bigger, more important news, I am 20 weeks pregnant and officially having another boy-LLOYD Jones. Floydee doesn't yet grasp the magnitude of my incredibly growing belly and behind. But alas a rude awakening will arrive in October. He continues to blossom into a unique little dude. He says Mommy and Daddy, and dog.
On the Rob -oh so many hobbies and methods of time suckage-front. We finally did something about the bees buzzing around our deck. Turns out a hive of spanish honeybees had taken up residence in the stucco around our balcony. After interviewing a bunch of beekeepers, and investing in the eminent publication, "Beekeeping for Dummies," Rob decided he should rescue said bees and take-up beekeeping. A contractor/beekeeper came over and cut a whole in our wall revealing thousands of busy bees. He transferred them to a hive which will now reside behind our garage.
The dude's latest nickname is Bluto, of Animal House fame as he will pour any liquid on his chest prior to imbibing.
To keep my sanity with months away from my bike, Rob got me a cruiser. And I got a little seat for the dude where he rides in the front. He loves it, and I get to cruise around the neighborhood.

That's the buzz. Wish me luck on the results of the boards eh.

Adventures in the Tent Trailer part II

The last few weeks have been eventful. Floyd has learned a few new talents; 1) removing his diaper;2) that he likes to eat dog food; 3) he has learned to say no and wag his finger; and 4) how to transfer dirt from one flower bed to the next.  I reunited with old friends due to a death, and have been buried in board studying. We decided that this was a good weekend to get away. Rob and I had never been to Canyonlands, so we headed out Friday. 

We did some primitive camping outside of Moab. Floyd was so psyched for his very own giant sand box.
We hit the Needles area Saturday morning. FLoyd was able to walk the majority of the way.
Later that afternoon , after a trip to Moab for some ice cream, we went to the Island in the Sky area of canyon lands. This is Mesa arch. I strategically placed Floyd over my belly.
This was the Grand Overlook in Canyonlands. It was a great Mother's Day weekend.