Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thanksgiving 2012
Just some random pictures!
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Memorial Day Weekend and catch up
Matt has been accepted into a Masters program and will be starting that the end of June. He is also preparing for speaking at a conference in July for the Quincy school district and the PEP Grant, that is keeping much of his days busy!
Jacoby is busy! Busy with everything. He loves to make music, pretend and real. He will drum on anything, or play the air guitar at any given moment! His vocabulary is growing daily, as is his pronunciation. It is hard to believe he will be 3 in just a few short months!
Makinsey has 4 teeth now, crawls all over the place, over things, under things, and through things! She will pull herself up and balance or cruise along holding on to furniture or toys. It won't be long and she will be running after her brother.
I have been busy with daycare. (Matt was able to see what I did during the day and told me that I have a very hard job!) I love everyday I am able to stay home with my kids and the other kids that join us, but it is challenging on days (and just so happened to be on the day Matt saw!)
This past week we went to CA to my cousins graduation party. The kids flew great. On the way to the airport Jacoby says "I'm so excited to get on the airplane!" it was really cute. Makinsey slept most of the flight there and back. Jacoby was busy looking around and talking to the other passengers to sleep, but he did great. We went to the Santa Cruz Beach Board Walk and Jacoby was able to go on many rides. His favorite was the Loggers Revenge much like splash mountain. We also went to the beach at Carmel-by-the-sea (Clint Eastwood was the mayor there). Makinsey found a new enjoyment in the swings!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Spring Break!
On a more personal note, I have been working hard to get back into shape, and have a healthier lifestyle. With that being said, I have about 4 lbs to go til I reach a goal and get to set another! Matt told me once I get to a certain size I can go shopping! So I'm working! I started a jogging exercise program and it seems to be doing the trick right now! I am going to try and find some photos of me a year or two ago and do some comparison shots.
This weekend is Easter, we have an Easter egg hunt on Saturday. Church on Sunday should be a fun filled weekend!
Some kid stats:
Jacoby- 2.5 years 37 inches 36.5 lbs still working on potty training... Can repeat pretty much anything you ask him to.
Makinsey- 8.5 months not sure on height or weight but we go to the dr for her 9 month check in a few weeks. She is crawling has 1 tooth and tries to pull herself up on everything. Says mama.
HAPPY EASTER!!!!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Baseball = busy
Makinsey is 8 months today and started really crawling yesterday! Still no teeth, but I'm sure they are coming!
Jacoby is still working on potty training, but his abc's are getting better as well as his counting we are up to 12 and working on 15!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Birthday and Western WA
The kids and I went to Western WA this weekend. We left on friday afternoon and hit the pass right when the snow was starting to fall, so it was a slow drive on the pass but we made it safely. Saturday morning we spent some time with Papa Dean and Grandma Ella, and saturday evening my parents had a house full of guests wanting to see the kids. I don't think they really cared about seeing me, it was all about the kids. Jacoby had all the adults singing their ABC's and counting with him. He was even calling people out if they were not singing or counting with him. It was pretty funny! Yesterday was Kayla Simon's bridal shower that I hosted in Sumner. It was amazing! She has a great group of family and friends. (and she made out like a bandit!) We got back over the mountains around 4:30ish and just relaxed.
Some tidbits about the kids:
Jacoby-almost 29 months- he will tell you he is "potty training", we are working on this. Some days are good, some days aren't so good. This morning he pooped on the toilet all by himself, with out me asking him! He knows is ABC's, can count to 12, knows his whole name, tries to spell his name, knows lots of shapes, knows his colors but wont always let you know he knows them. most favorite sayings right now "Me, I don't know" and the dreaded WHY?????
Makinsey- 7.5 months- sits by herself, gets up on all fours and will rock or push herself backwards. still no teeth, eats pretty much anything you put in front of her, peas, green beans, squash, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, pears, peaches, applesauce, avocados, bananas we tried yogurt melts this weekend and she likes them, but doesn't get them small enough before trying to swallow them...
Friday, February 17, 2012
New Years resolution fail
Matt's basketball season is just about over. Then he will jump right into baseball.
Jacoby is working on this potty training thing... Some days are really good some days are really bad. His vocabulary increases everyday, and continues to amaze me with the things that come out of his mouth!
Makinsey is working on crawling. She gets up on her hands and knees and will rock or she will move her hands or she will move her knees, but never both at the same time. We are close though!
I am just taking in everything life has to offer me! I am enjoying this time home with my kids and the joy they bring me as well as the other kids I get to watch! We are looking at the possibility of starting a preschool learning center in Quincy so that has been exciting to get that process started. We will see what is in store for us now!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Snow!
This past weekend Kayla and Matt came from Portland to visit. Matt and Matt went hunting, Kayla and I got to spend some much needed girl time! Angela also came from Marysville to spend some time with the kids. She graciously watched both kids on Saturday for a few hours so Kayla and I could go to Wenatchee. Monday was Makinsey's 6 month well child check up she is healthy! 18 lbs 6 oz and 26.5 inches. She got 4 shots and did pretty well with them. Tuesday morning Angela left on the train and had an extra little traveler with her. Jacoby went with to spend some time with grandparents in Marysville. So far he has been able to spread his time with nana and grandpa tait, papa dean and grandma Ella, and papa woody and Amma! He has been having fun, but I think I am ready for him to be home! It gets pretty quite around here with a very busy 2 year old!
Matt is at his first basketball game with the 7th grade girls. Hope they will come home with a W! My parents are supposed to be bringing Jacoby back tomorrow and then spend the weekend with us. I am hoping the weather will allow for them to get here safely, once they get here the weather can do what it wants. I just want them here!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Just going about life
Monday, January 2, 2012
New year new shot at blogging...
My thought for 2012 is to try and blog once a week! I'm not going to say daily cause I know I will fail so if I say weekly it might happen!
Christmas brought us both sets of grandparents (uncle Juan too!) Brittany's parents got here on wednesday the 21 and Matt's parents got here in the wee hours of the morning on Friday ( they were on the train and the train hit someone in Monroe so that held them up about 4 hours) We enjoyed Leavenworth and Wenatchee with everyone on Friday and then church and soup on Christmas eve. Christmas on Sunday was full of family love and laughter! Matt's parents ( nana and grandpa) and uncle Juan left in the morning on the 27. My parents stuck around and enjoyed some more time with the kids!
My birthday was dec 31 the big 27! We had a nice get together with the Knodels, the Faws, kacey and kiely maybe someday the Kiehns... And Boudia Kayla had to work we missed her. We did a deep fry party (not sure I can eat anything fried for a long time!) The new year was brought in with a bang (Matt's fireworks). We enjoyed our time and hope everyone else did as well! All of our company left on the 1st and we were lazy all day long!
I will do my best to keep everyone updated weekly!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Arrghh....
June 17- my last day of work
June 18- head to western wa for a bridal shower and to spend time with the family
June 19- Father's day Went to the Strawberry Festival in Marysville listened to good music and had good festival food!
June 20-24 spend time with my parents they left on the 24th of June for North Dakota
June 24- move camp to Dave and Angelas Matt starts selling fireworks at boom city
June 25-July 4- Matt sells fireworks every evening Jacoby and I spend time with family and friends
July 4- Matt gets home just in time to put on a great firework show for us. It was entertaining to watch Matt and Juan run around the yard in the dark lighting fireworks.
July 5- Our 3rd Anniversary headed to Portland had a very nice dinner and walked around the city.
July 6- Matt goes fishing with Matt Boudia Kayla and I head out to do some shopping! We visit Todd and Kallen and new baby Rylan.
July 7- Head back to Marysville then back to Quincy. Juan came with us.
July 9- Will and Nicole Derting get hitched! The wedding was beautiful! Mom and Dad made it back from North Dakota, stop by the house to see Jacoby and hang out with Juan.
July 10- I was feeling a little off all day, not sure how to explain it but I just was not feeling normal. Matt headed to Spokane for a conference for work. I Went to the ER at the Quincy hospital to have my blood pressure checked, it was high. They basically told me to get out of this hospital and call labor and delivery. They are a small hospital and they DO NOT deliver babies! I then went to the fire station to see if they could check it as well, they did twice and it was still high so they encouraged me to call labor and delivery as well. I went home and called the on call dr. He told me to either come in that afternoon (Sunday) or call my dr first thing Monday morning. With my mom, dad and grandma at my house as well as Juan I knew that Jacoby would be taken care of, so sunday evening my mom and I took off to Moses Lake for some monitoring and blood work. Monitoring was great and blood work came back ok, but not great so they sent me home and told me to keep my dr appt with my regular dr on wednesday. My mom and dad left on Monday morning leaving Grandma with me to help with Jacoby.
July 13- Regular dr appt, She took one look at me and said to go to the hospital for and ultrasound and they would call me to tell me what to do next. I went to the hospital they did my ultrasound and I went home. Got a phone call telling me to go back to the hospital on friday for another ultrasound and monitoring, and that I would probably be having the baby that weekend. I said ok and hung up the phone. Received another phone call right after that from the nurse telling me they changed their mind and I needed to go to the hospital on Thursday. Matt got home that evening, we chatted about my appt and the one the next day.
July 14- We got to the hospital around 10am. I got checked in and up to Labor and Delivery. They got me in a room and all hooked up to the monitors. Ultrasound came in and did my ultrasound, lab came in and did my blood work. Matt ran a few errands in Moses Lake. About 12:45 the nurse came in and told me that my labs were not good and that I would be having my csection that day! I called Matt he called all the family and he came back to the hospital. At about 4pm they got me all ready to head to the OR and at 4:45 pm Makinsey Jo Tait was born. 11 lbs. 10 oz. 22 inches long. Our parents did not make it for the birth but they were there within a few hours.
July 17- We were released from the hospital. My dad and Angela left on the 16th to go home, but my mom and grandma were still there to help me!
July 18-22 Is a blur! It was wonderful having my mom and grandma here to help me. Matt and Juan did great with Jacoby. My dad came back on friday the 22nd to hang out and get my mom and grandma. They left on the 23rd.
July 24- Matts grandparents Dean and Ella came over to see us and help me around the house. Matt left today to go to Lind for harvest. Dean and Ella helped me clean the house top and bottom and helped me get the last few things packed. They left on the 27th.
July 29- Mom, dad and Grandma came back over to help with the big move. Angela also got here to help as well.
July 30- Load trailer and get as much stuff out of the house as we can. Only the necessary items stay. Matt come home from Lind to help with the move as well.
July 31- We MOVE! With the help of family and friends it was done! I took the roll of directions person during the unloading process. My parents and grandma headed home after we got everything moved in.
Now into August!
Aug 1- Angela and Juan leave- the first time it is just our family of 4!
Aug 1-5 Matt stays busy all week doing things around the house. Trimming tress, spraying weeds, cleaning up some garbage left. I try to get the house in some order. Bedrooms and kitchen first then the "daycare" area of the house, all while having a newborn who is nursing like crazy and a 22 month old who loves to help and get into things he probably shouldn't be getting into!
Aug 6- Staci's birthday! Jacoby went for his first tube ride behind a boat (with dad of course!)We had a blast roasting weenies on an open fire.
Aug 7- more work around the house
Aug 8- LarsonAllen had a family bowling night so the 4 of us headed there. Jacoby was able to bowl for the first time. He enjoyed that as well, but Matt and I agree that it is a lot of work to take him bowling right now. Matt headed back to Lind to finish harvest. (The Millers rented his combine out to the neighbors for the past week that is why he was able to be home with us for so long in the middle of harvest! It could not have been at a better time!)
Aug 9- my first day home with 2 kids! and it was a success! I need to continue working on the "daycare" area of the house so I am ready when the licensor comes out! It is a little difficult to balance 2 kids and trying to get an area of the house up to the state standards! I should probably be working on that rather than sitting here typing this. (that is why it has taken me 3 days to get this done to be posted!)
Life is always packed full of things to do and people to see! My Aunt, Uncle, Grandma and Mom will be back this next weekend to visit. Now that I am home I will get better about this blog thing! (You've heard that before!)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Once again...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wow where to start...
I am pregnant and due July 30! Jan 1st getting ready for tax season for me! Feb 1st in the busy time of the year March 1st still in the busy time of the year We found out we are having a little girl! So Momma has her little boy and daddy will be getting his little girl. Now just to pick out names! I am hoping to update this a little more often! There should be some exciting things happening this year, that we want everyone to know about! Stay posted! Brittany Matt Jacoby and baby girl Tait!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Busy Busy Bees!
July 8th- we headed to Lind, Wa to stay with Josh and Lyndenn
July 9th- att 5 of us headed to Kellogg Id for Aaron and Amy's wedding
July 10th- Wedding
July 11th- Jacoby and I headed home leaving matt in kellogg for basketball camp.
July 14th- Matt came home from basketball camp
July 16th- Matt left for Issaquah for Jesse and Airas rehearsal, I followed later that day.
July 17th- Wedding
July 18th- Matt left for Eastern WA to work harvest for Matt Miller and family.
July 24th- Matt came home at midnight for a Mariners/ Red Sox game on the 25th, he left right after the game.
July 30th- Jacoby and I headed to Lind to see Matt and a bunch of friends.
August 2nd- Jacoby and I left Lind stopped in Moses Lake had lunch with Andrea and Jayden (she slept all through lunch, she is so darn cute!) We stopped in to see Eddie, Nicole and Little Eddie. The boys had so much fun playing together!
Now today August 13th- Matt will finally be coming home! He has been home for less than 72 hours since July 8th! I am so ready to have my husband back and I think Jacoby is ready to have his "dada" back!
I applied for and received a new position at the Casino, I am now a revenue auditor. I start my new position some time this next week.
We are still looking into the possibility of moving to Moses Lake area, I applied for a job at big bend community college and am waiting to hear back on that. Matt is still looking for a full time contract. We have our house on the rental market, and have had quite a few calls about it. A possible renter is coming to look tomorrow! If we rent out our house, and are not moving to moses lake, Im not sure where we will live! YIKES lots of plans but nothing for sure!
I will update as more things happen!
Brittany
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
LIFE
LIFE is the only reason I have for waiting so long between posts! We have been so busy the past month, I just have not had the time!Jacoby is now 9 .5 months old! Time has flown by so quickly, its hard to beleive in just 2 more months I will be getting ready for a 1 year old birthday party!
To sum up June, the first weekend was unenventful. The next weekend was the Lind Combine Derby, so we made the trek across the mountians to see all of our friends. This has become a great reunion for all of our college friends to get together and visit at least once a year! The Jaws combine did not do as great this year as they have in past years, but we still had a great time!
The next weekend June 19 and 20th, both Matt and I had bachelor and bachelorette parties to attend. Matt went to eastern washington (again) to celebrate with Jesse Taylor and Jake Fuesner. From what I have been told a great time was had by all. I went to Tacoma to celebrate with Aira, we had a great time at Chopstix, and maybe embarassed Aira a little bit!
Then it was Matts first fathers day. We had a nice little bbq with both families. Jacoby and I got matt a new bbq so we had to test it out.
Finally the last weekend in June put Matt working afternoons and evenings at boom city with his great Uncle and Aunt Vern and LaVerne. He really enjoyed his time out there and was able to use his salemen side to make a few sales. He said he will go back again next year.
For the 4th of July, Matt was working at Boom City then we went to with some friends to their friends house and had the best backyard fireworks show I have ever seen! We celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary on the 5th, with dinner at Diamond Knot Camano Lodge (pretty sure that is our new favorite place to eat!) After dinner we went and saw a movie. Jacoby was able to stay the night with Matts grandparents so we could enjoy our evening alone! We also bought new couches! LOVE THEM!
This past weekend we went to Kellogg Idaho to attend Amy Miller and Aaron Reimers wedding! The scenery was beautiful and the wedding was amazing! I failed to bring my camera along so I have no pictures. Staci Faw was their photographer and she took some great pictures of Jacoby Matt and I. She is sending them to me so I will post when I get them.
That brings us to the present. This weekend we will be attending Jesse Taylor and Aira Martinez's wedding in Fall City. More photos to follow after this weekend!














