Halloween Fun

This post is a little late but here are the pictures from our fun Halloween this year. It was really fun this year because Keagan had a better idea of what was going on. A few weeks before, we went to a pumpkin patch to get our pumpkins this year. Keagan of course thought it was so much fun. He really liked the baby pumpkins we got for him. I didn't take pictures while we carved them, but Keagan wasn't too thrilled about it. He didn't like getting his hands dirty. We also went to the corn maze this year with the whole family. This year Keagan wanted to go down the HUGE slide all by himself. I thought he would be scared to death, but he loved it! Enjoy the pictures!

Finding the Strength

I don't think that it is any new news that I have had a hard time with our infertility issues lately. I think that I need to take the time to personally thank everyone that has helped me in this struggle. I have had so much support from family and friends and I couldn't ask for anything more! Matt and I just went to the temple over the weekend and it was just the medicine I needed! We both left feeling more comforted and sure that we will be blessed with a baby when the time is right. We are working on the Lord's time, not ours. I think that I need experiences like these to set me straight! I tend to think that I don't need anyone's help. I try really hard to be as independent as I can. I hate feeling like I am a burden on someone. It just doesn't sit well with me! Sometimes I think that I don't even need the Lord's help! I am so wrong! These experiences are hard, but at the same time I feel so lucky for them. Without these roadblocks, I would not be reminded to get on my knees and ask for help! I wouldn't have the relationship that I do with my Heavenly Father. That is something that cherish and strive to keep and strengthen! I love my family and friends for helping me through this tough time! I also have the best husband in the world. Whenever I am feeling discouraged and depressed, he brings me back to reality. He reminds me to be positive and hope for the best. If it weren't for him, I would have given up a long time ago! I am so blessed to have him in my life. I truly do not know what I did in this life to deserve him! Thanks again for all of your support!

Bad Blogger!

I think that I am possibly the worst blogger! I haven't posted anything new for a long time now! I don't think anything big has transpired in our home since our vacation in March, but I'm sure it is nice to know that we are still alive. This summer we all kept pretty busy between Keagan's 2nd birthday and all of the fun family get togethers we have! Well the latest and greatest is that Keagan no longer sleeps in his crib. We changed it into a toddler bed and he is doing great now! We first decided to change him to the toddler bed, because he was crawling out of the crib. He was smart about it too! He would throw out his pillows and blankets and pile them on the floor for him to land on! So the first week in the bed, he did great. He went right to sleep and slept through the night. Then, he realized that he could get out and refused to stay in! He would turn his light on and just cry, or come into our room. We tried several methods and finally found that with the safety door knob on, and a dimmer switch, he sleeps in his bed once again! Next thing to tackle is potty training! He likes to go pee in the potty because he gets rewarded with candy! But he is a little confused. He will sit on the potty and fart and then say he is "all-done"! We will get there eventually!

I recently decided to open up my house for daycare. I'm not doing anything big right now, just two kids three days a week. It is really fun for Keagan to have other kids to play with during the day. He is such an active little guy now, that I think that he gets bored just playing with Mom all day! Matt and I are doing good, and still trying to expand our family! Things seem to have been a lot harder this time around than when we tried for Keagan, but we are hanging in there. I always have to remind myself that I am blessed just to have ONE child of my own. I have always known that bringing children into this world would be harder for me than others, but I have been prepared for the worst and take everything one day at a time. Don't get me wrong, I still have those days where I start to feel sorry for myself, but I've learned that in doing so, I get nowhere! This experience for me is definitely humbling and sometimes I forget that I need to just stop and pray! As for now, we will keep doing what we're doing and leave the rest in the Lord's hands!

Here are some pictures from the last couple of months!

VACATION

So last week Matt and I returned from our little Mexican getaway! We were there for about six days and had an absolute blast! It was really hard being away from Keagan for that long, but he was in very good hands with Grandpa and Grandma Sutton. Here are all of the picture that we took along the way!





Picking up our rental car from Alamo

Our sweet ride for the trip!

The entrance to our hotel

Inside the Hotel lobby

These vines hang from the top floor six stories up and they were beautiful. There were live plants all over the hotel and ponds with fish.

Our bathroom had a bidet and a toilet!

The sunset from our room balcony

Some pics of our room

Tub on the balcony. It was pretty cool, but if you looked too far over you balcony at night, you got a glimpse of a naked old lady lounging in hers!

Our balcony view during the day. Our room overlooked the Lagoon and the ocean was on the opposite side.

Our Hotel Beach

The way the locals get things done!

We loved going to walmart to get our little snacks! Walmart has taken over the world! And thank goodness!

Poolside! I didn't know Matt was taking pictures of me!

Another one of the pools. There were a lot of them but we pretty much stayed at the same one while we were there.

Our hotel from the Lagoon.

We took out a little speedboat on the Lagoon and had lots of fun. The first boat we had broke and would only drive in reverse! Go Grease Lightning!

Our little Cabana!

We all know by now that Matt is a candy addict and we are trying to help him! These little candies at the bottom were so disgusting! They were strawberry flavored licorice covered in spices and sugar! Gross!

This was the little taco stand we stopped at on our way to Tulum

Shrimp tacos!

Matt felt like going a little over the regular speed limit since everyone else was. This is actually only like 85 mph but it still felt really fast in that little car!

The beginning of the Tulum ruins

Tulum

This beach at the ruins was so beautiful and the sand was so soft.

The water was warm but not warm enough for me. And we didn't bring any towels!

There were these Mayan dancers that kept coming out and singing and swinging from this pole. It was kind of weird!

The shops outside the ruins

The city of Tulum, I had no clue that I was walking by myself, thanks Matt!

Our car was a little tight in that spot. I couldn't get in!

Senor Frogs on Play Del Carmen. No there is no alcohol in that. This is just their "Large" cup.

Our table on the beach!

Our giant bowl of salsa. It was really heavy too because it was real stone

Shopping in Playa Del Carmen

We went to a really nice steak house and this was out $10 bottle of water!

We ate outside since it was so nice!

They gave us this cotton candy at the end of dinner. For being such a nice restarunt, it was really weird!

It was so humid that it started to drip!

The ferry to Cozumel that made me so sick!

The water was so choppy that it was hard for people to walk! Not good for us that get motion sickness!

This was for my Dad. We ate at another place that was owned by Senor Frogs called Carlos and Charlie's.

Our scooter in Cozumel

Driving on the scooter