Update....finally......a year later

It has been a long time since I last updated on our little family.  I'm not going to try and catch up on everything, but I'll give a little blurb about each of us..

Ryan

He's such a great husband and daddy.  He is working hard to provide for our family and going to school.  He started this semester at Weber State University and it studying Criminal Justice.  His ultimate goal is to get into the Secret Service.  He should be done in a couple years with the credits he earned in England before his mission.  He earned the equivalent of an Associate's degree over there, and several of the credits were able to transfer; lucky for him.  Since we moved into our house, we haven't done a lot of fixing up, and Ryan is very antsy to get it done.  We now have a plan in order to get going on things and make our house what it has the potential to be.  If I even hint at wanting to do something, he jumps on it and goes as far as I'll let him go.  He's so funny.  Rosten and I are so proud of him and all that he does for us.  We feel pretty lucky that he comes home to us each day. 

Tiffany

My beautiful grandma, Rosten, and me

Wow!  Big changes for me since the last time I wrote.  I finished my internship in April and the next day started a Social Services job at a nursing facility in Salt Lake, and graduated from University of Utah a few weeks later.  It was a lot of changes in a short time, but very exciting.  I worked a lot of hours and sacrificed a lot of time for the job, but I did love it.  Rosten went to daycare and he loved it, but I didn't.  I didn't like someone else raising him, so after a lot of talk, Ryan and I decided I would quit in September, and look for another job closer to home.  Rosten's behavior changed so much and we all loved me being home, so now I'm a stay at home momma.  It has it's moments, but for the most part I love it.  I wish I could work part time, but struggle giving up family time.  I was offered several full-time positions in Ogden and Layton, and another in Salt Lake but decided not to take them after much thought and prayer. Now my days consist of naps, snacks, cooking, occasional cleaning and laundry, and entertaining a toddler.  Quite the change from before, but it has it's perks.  I'm planning on going back to school at some point to get a degree in nursing.  I had often struggled back in forth between social work and nursing when I was in school, and decided on social work.  Now I realize what  a great benefit both degrees would be together and miss helping people, so nursing will happen one of these days.  My Grandma Sullivan passed away the 22nd of January, just a month ago.  It was something we were all expecting, but still sad.  I think about her daily, and know that she is happy again with my Grandpa.  She is amazing, and the reason I am who I am.  I love her so much, thus the reason of the picture with Grandma.

Rosten

Our little monkey is growing so much.  He is now 21 months old and talking like crazy.  He can be a monster at times, but we're so glad we've been blessed to have him in our lives.  He loves animals; the picture above is at the zoo this past week when it warmed up for a minute.  We decided to make a trip to the zoo that day after we went through his ABC animal book and named every animal (minus the urchin).  His best friend is his dog Wally, must to my dismay.  I would love to get rid of the dog, but I just don't have the heart with how much Rosten loves him.  Rosten loves Sesame Street and Mickey Mouse, and has a strange obsession with cars or anything with 4 wheels that is bigger than a car; specifically, tractors, forklifts, etc.  He is a momma's boy, and relies on me for everything.  The most common thing he'll say is, " Momma, hand," and stretch out his hand to lead me where he wants me to be whether to get his ball from under the couch or get him a snack. He's been in nursery for the last few months, and loves it.  I spoke with his nursery leaders, concerned he was causing them the same grief he causes me daily, and they told me he's a good helper, consoles the other kids when they cry, shares, and listens to their lessons.  My first thought was they were liars (sssshhhh....don't tell them I said that), but after a member of the Bishopric told me the same, I knew it had to be true, just hard to believe.  Rosten loves to look at books and pretend he's reading them, and he likes to climb on anything and everything.  We love our little guy so much!  

Baby Boy #2

That's right, baby #2 is on his way.  Sorry no picture provided.  Our last picture is over 4 weeks old, so I'm sure he's changed a lot by now.  We are 24 weeks 2 days, and so excited to get this baby here.  He is due on June 13th.  Rosten is so excited to be a big brother.  He loves to lift my shirt either pat or kiss my belly and say "bruder."  It is so cute.  We were not planning on having another this quick, but we're glad to have him on his way.  We haven't been able to agree on any names yet, but we do have a  middle name picked out.  It will be Winsper, after my Grandpa Sullivan.  It was his middle name and my great-grandmother's maiden name.  I have always loved the name and look forward to our son having the same middle name as my grandpa.  Baby boy, we can't wait for you to get here.  You have been so much fun so far, with all your kicking, and we can't wait to meet you and enjoy your presence.