Summer, Summer, Summertime....

I feel so bad this summer because Jake is a busy body and it is just so hot. He loves the park but we cannot go unless we are there at like 6:00 AM and that is not going to happen. So I have been taking him to the Mesa Childrens Museum, the mall an storytime to get some activities in. He loves them all...I think his new favorite is the germfest at the mall. Mike hates it but I think he will be better off being exposed. Here are som more photos from this month that I finally put on my computer!

Jake in HIS car at the museum

Playing at the activity table....he just likes sitting on the chairs
Reading some books before storytime
and more..

Jake, Papa & Nana on Fathers day
Jake in his closet...he thinks it is so fun
I think this is a traditional self portait....All Marin's do it.
Sliding at the museum
Again...

So we took Jake to the mall this weekend and bought him his 1st Cherry Dipped Cone from DQ! Oh....I remember the day when I had mine. YUMMY! I couldn't deprive him of one because they are the best thing ever. Poor Mike was deprived of them when he was little and I had to introduce him to his first too. He loves them :) So here are some photos of Jake (they are pretty funny!)

1st try

I don't think I like it....
Never mind I love it!
Brush-a, Brush-a
Jake and his great uncle!

Happy Fathers Day....

Happy Father's Day to the 3 special men in my life! Today is a great day to recognize 3 special men in my life that mean the world to me. Obviously there is one more but he is not a daddy yet...haha.

1. My hubby, he is amazing! But he knows this because I tell him all of the time! Today is not just a day for me to recognize him because I think I do it daily. But I do not share it with the world daily. So today I will tell you what an amazing hubby and daddy he is. Jake wants me to share that with you all too. When Jake sees his daddy come home from work he sees nothing but fun! He gets a big smile because Mike always sneaks in and hides from him. So it is all fun and games with daddy. And he loves that daddy puts him to bed and reads him stories every night (unless he is very cranky and wants his mommy) And Mike, takes care of me and Jake all the time and I love it. I love that he makes me feel like a princess and just loves me for me! I love that he cares what I think and does the small things that matter most. I am so happy I chose him to be with for the rest of my life because I couldn't imagine it being anyone else!
I love you honey...I mean diddy!

2. My Dad, I cannot even begin to tell you about his man. I will say he is an amazing father and he is always putting his family first. It isn't even a question in his mind when he has to choose between himself and others. I am so envious of this sometimes but that is what makes my dad who he is. He has always been there for me, whether it was a bad day or a flat tire HE IS ALWAYS there. He is a man who can do anything he sets his mind to and I mean ANYTHING.
I love you dad and I hope you have a wonderful day.

3. And last but not least....my favorite grandpa ever! I am so blessed to still have at least one grandfather alive and he is 80 and still-a-kickin! He has always been my favorite and I think I have always been his favorite until baby Jake came in to the world. My grandpa and I have been together for 50 years now and he has always been a wonderful grandfather. I love him dearly and I am so happy to still have him here to recognize him on this special day.

What are the odds of me having a photo from last fathers day of all of my favorite men!

Random photos from March, April & May...Enjoy!

Jake practicing his bull riding!

His first sickness...the flu. Loving his NANA!
Ready, set, GO!
Vroom Vroom! One had on the wheel and the other on my babe.

Mommy's night out with her girls!

Always chasing the boy!
Easter Sunday!
Cheese mommy!
On an Easter egg hunt to find eggs w/$$$

April....

Sorry I have not posted in a while. So many things have happened in the Hoyt household and I am not sure where to even begin. We have all been doing well and just loving our time together and watching our little man get so big and just curious of all of his surroundings. I have so many photos that I need to put up but only have a few on my computer right now.

Let's see.....Jake is still only about 20 lbs and not gaining any because he is super active. He has a good 20-30 word vocabulary now and just talks my ear off. He is very curious and is into whatever he can get his hands on and climbs on EVERYTHING. I thought he climbed and got into everything but really....this last week he is into even more things and even climbs on our bed which if you have seen it before you know it is pretty high. He loves the park and I am sad because it is so hot but when we do go and he sees it he does his "more" in sign language and says more while doing it. It is so darn cute because that means he wants it. Jake has officially made it out of his 12 month old clothes and is wearing 12-18 month old clothes. He is a little guy but in a good way. He is obssessed with cars and things they are the best thing ever. His new favorite food are crackers?? I know I think it is because he can say "cracker." He says it very clear too.

So we took Jake to Sea World and the Beach in San Diego with our cousins for our 3 year anniversary. It was so much fun. Mike had never been to San Diego before so it was both his and Jake's first time there. We had a blast and Jake loved every minute of it. He sat and just watched the shoes and loved Shamu. I was amazed he just sat there and watched. He loved my cousin, her boys and my Uncle as though he had known them forever. He is so cute.
Jake had his first babysitter other than my parents. My friend Sara watched him and he loves her and her girls....AND her husband. He didn't want to come home and I was so sad. But I am glad he loves them because that makes me feel better to know he had a great time and wasn't sad.

And well we had great 4 day weekend (Mike was off on Friday too) and just relaxed and had a family filled weekend of church, the park, the park and walks. It was so nice and just good to have my honey home for more than 3 days. Makes me want to work harder with Arbonne!
Here are some photos of our San Diego trip....I will post more later.

Family Photo...taking a break @ Sea World

Jake and Will restling
Jake ready to just jump in the ocean
Jake was buried in the sand and loving it....Boys and Dirt!
And he had to go the park that was there!
Heartbreaker.....
Daddy & Jake excited to be at Sea World
Jake and his cousins Will (left) and Andrew (right)
He was wiped out after the Beach
This was him during all the shows! Him and his Deonna!

Family Photos....and more.

Why do I take so long to post? I do not know...maybe because my life has one too many things going on but I finally feel like it is now just getting back to normal!

So there is a lot of new stuff in the Hoyt House going on. First, we have a new 1 year old walker in the house. That is so bad I didn't post on Jake's birthday! Well Jake turned one on Feb. 23rd and the week before his birthday he decided to walk. He is out of control and wants to walk everywhere. He has this new found independence and I love it because he is so curious. Jake loves to go to the park and just walk from one end of the park to the other. It definitely is good at times because it wears him out. He has bumped and bruised himself plenty and I cannot tell you how many times he has hit his mouth lately. He officially loves his daddy and dogs more than me....kidding. He just says daddy and doggy a lot more than mommy. He is crazy for Scooter and Lexi, he finds it very humorous to chase them around and they are scared to death of him. He has 5 teeth now and eats pretty much everything we eat for the most part. I am a still a little hesitant.

And lastly, I have attached our family photos we had taken on Feb. 22nd. I love them and hopefully you all do as well!

Happy Birthday to the Love of my Life!

Happy Birthday to the love of my life...Mikey turned 39 today! I know....crazy isn't it? He looks no where near his age!! I am so blessed to have him in our lives. He is the best Daddy, Husband and Love any woman could ever have asked for. So why am I so crazy about him? Well let's just say here are my top 7 reasons of why I love him so much:

1. He is extremely HOT...I mean Handsome.

2. He has amazing patience with both Jake and I.

3. He is so calm and brings peace to my heart.

4. He is my soul mate and I couldn't imagine life without him.

5. He treats me like a princess.

6. He is the most understanding husband I have ever imagined.

7. Drum roll.....He is all I could have ever asked for and more!

Happy Birthday Honey! We love you more than we can ever tell you or express! I hope your day is as good as every day I have spent with you and will spend with you.

I know...I know....I am on it!

So I know I have not posted in a while.....a long while. No excuses other than the fact that I am a HUGE slacker.
So let me think where I left off. We had a great New Years and so many good things are in our favor....We have great health, strong marriage, wondeful family, an amazing little boy, a roof over our head, great friends and each other! There are so many things people always say they will get or do for the new year and sometimes forget what they have. I just thought about all I had in 2007 and thought how much better can it really get? I have all I need and life is good. Let's see what is new with Jake? Well he is just about walking. He takes about 6 steps by himself them he plops on the floor and laughs. He opens every single cabinet he gets his little hands on, has this new fascination of opening and closing doors to every room. He fake laughs for no reason or mimics us when we laugh. It is quite funny when he does that. He has officially started to drink our of a sippy cup. He is still not broken into a sippy cup completely but we are working on it by his 1st birthday which is next month. And lastly, we had a little incident with Scooter. He was a little agressive towards Jake and nipped at his face, yup I said it his face. We will just stop there and say Scooter was just about to be sent away for good. He is getting once more chance and then he is gone. And let's see what else has been going on....Did I mention I turned 30? Yeah, well I turned 30 on the 20th. I was really excited to turn 30 and I am so happy to start a new decade with Jake and Mike in my life. It is an amazing journey that I am so happy to begin. I didn't do anything exciting because I just wanted to be with my hubby and son. So I went to the spa with some friends for a friends going away/my birthday. Then that evening we went for some dessert at Shabu Fondue (never doing that again) and then a few cocktails. It was great to just hang out and do nothing. Sunday.....well I wanted to watch the games so we decided to stay home and actually I slept for a few hours. I was feeling really exhausted (old age setting in.) Then Monday we celebrated with my family! My mom made me spaghetti....she makes the best spaghetti! YUMMY! AND my honey bought me a cake from Roberts Catering.....it was oh so delicious! That was my favorite part because I thought I didn't get a cake!!! I think that is about all that is going on that I can remember right now!

Jake giving his duck a ride (note on his left side his little cut from Scooters love bite!!)

Someone was really tired on our run (please disregard the white legs in the back!)

It is impossible to get everyone to look at the camera...what happen to Mike's head? Favorite Sisters! Can you believe I am 11 yrs. older than her?
The pupps posing
My yummy cake
Our sweet family

You know you like it!

Jake and his Aunty Christy

Jakes new bib from his Aunty and Louis