Finally an update!

Rachel and I have been very busy lately. With both of us going to school, midterms, homework, class projects, work, and caring for a 9 month old little boy is a lot of work! Isaiah is 9 months now and is full of energy. He hasn't quite learned to crawl yet. Actually, he really can crawl. The only problem is he can only crawl backwards! When he tries to reach for something he gets frustrated because he moves backwards. Its sort of an army crawl in reverse. He is also able to move around in circles. With a bit of help, Isaiah loves to walk but still can't crawl forward.

Rachel visited the doctor the other day, for Zaya's annual check up. We found out some funny facts about our little boy. His weight is in the 20th percentile, his length is in the 50th percentile, but his head is in the 90th percentile! So he is really skinny with a bigger than average head! No wonder he can't crawl, his head is too big! He is now 18 lbs and 1 oz and his height is 28 1/4 inches long. So he is really getting to be a big boy.

The other day I was proud of our little boy because he finally said "mama." He has been saying "dada" for a few months now, but he finally said mama. Which made mama very happy. He also started clicking his tongue on the roof of his month. It makes a sort of popping noise.

As far as eating goes Zaya likes pretty much anything we feed him. Altoughh the other day Rach went to feed him a jar of mac and cheese and the first bite he ate he got a funny look on his face and started gagging. He gagged for about a minute and then he threw up mac and cheese all over the place. Rach thought it was funny because she thought that mac and cheese would be his favorite.

Zaya at 9 months

Zaya at 9 months

We are hoping to put more posts up as soon as the weight of school lightens a bit.

Isaiah at 8 months!

Well school is under way now and we are as busy as ever! Casey is going to school full time, working part time, and watching Isaiah while I go to class. We were both trying to go to school full time this semester but while trying to raise this little boy it just wasn't working. So after the first week of school I decided the best thing would be to drop a few classes. So it doesn't look like I will be graduating the end of July like I hoped. I think it will be better for us all in the long run, even if it does mean taking longer for me to finish. At least I will still have my sanity! I have a feeling it is still going to be a long semester though!

Isaiah just turned 8 months old and still loves to just sit there! He isn't in any hurry to crawl. Although I finally did catch him rolling onto his stomach for the first time on Sunday! He is getting more used to being on his belly, but he still prefers his back, so he usually just rolls straight onto his back whenever I put him down on his belly. He is also getting really good at eating now with his two little teeth on the bottom and loves to make big messes while he eats! I just can't believe how fast he is growing up! :) Oh I also had to take the bumper off of his crib because his new favorite thing to do whenever I would lay him down for a nap was to reach straight for the bumper and stick his head in and look out through the bars. So no more bumper! I was afraid he might get stuck in there and suffocate. What a silly little boy!

Isaiah 8 months old

Silly Smile

Reaching for the camera, or trying to punch it! lol :)

"No pictures please!"

Casey's old 58 Chevy

When Casey does have some spare time his favorite thing to do is work on his truck. It is starting to come along but it still has a long way to go!

Moving, Christmas, and Lots of Snow

The past few weeks have gone by quickly! We have finally gotten settled into our new place here in Rexburg. We are now living at Heartland apartments, which are just down the road from both of the places we have lived before. (It is actually in between them both.) We like the location because it is close to the school and not far from my parent's house. Both of the places we lived before had the exact same layout and everything, so we wanted to switch it up a little. That is why we decided to try these apartments. Although we are sad to be in a different ward, I'm sure we will make new friends in our new ward. We are glad to be back close to family and friends and are very grateful for everyone who helped with this move. There is no way we could have done it by ourselves. I hope we are done moving for awhile, because I'm not sure how much more of it I can take. This was our 5th move since we have been married. So that makes 5 moves in 3 years! Yikes! No wonder I am getting sick of moving!

We were happy to be able to get most of the way moved in before Christmas came. It was really fun being able to spend time with family over the holidays. On Christmas Eve we had our traditional smorgasbord complete with turkey, ham, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls, cheeses, vegetable tray, shrimp coctail, egg nog, delicious salads and more! It is even bigger than Thanksgiving if you can believe that! Then afterwards we read "Stubby Pringles Christmas" story which is another tradition. It was great having everyone there to celebrate including Grandma Pieper, Uncle Russell, The Aktas family, and Uncle Fred and his family! It was so much fun! Although poor little Zaya didn't enjoy it too much, because he had just gotten his shots the day before and was still a little miserable from that. Also we had tried switching him to a less expensive formula which didn't sit well with him, so he kept throwing it all back up! He threw up all over the place all day.

So by the time Christmas day arrived the poor little guy was tuckered out. He was feeling much better, but he only opened a few presents in the morning and then he seemed to sleep most of the rest of the day.

On Christmas day we got to talk to my brother Paul who is currently surving a mission in Uruguay. It was so good to talk to him and are happy that he is doing well! Then we had a little devotional to remember the true meaning of Christmas and continued to open presents and just goofed around the rest of the day. It was lots of fun!

The day after Christmas my family left to go and visit my brother Ben and his family in Arizona. While they were gone it snowed a lot so we got their four wheeler and plowed out their driveway so they would be able to make it all the way home. :)

Zaya helping daddy move the snow.

Working hard. You can barely see Zaya in this one.

Having fun zooming around in the cold.

Wearing his new Christmas outfit.

The shirt says "Tough Guy."

Exactly 7 months old and cute as a button!

Having fun on Christmas Day

Christmas Eve reading Stubby Pringles

Sarah was thrilled when Santa showed up on Christmas Eve to pay her a vist!Although she wasn't very happy with Hannah who didn't have enough egg nog made when he arrived!


Grandma Pieper with Santa

My precious little Christmas Present!

We sure had a great Christmas and a happy new year and hope you all did too!

Sweet Little Santa

I have been wanting to post these pictures for awhile now, but I wanted to wait until the Christmas cards had been sent out. I don't know about you, but I have never seen a cuter Santa than this! I love how he has his little pinky sticking up in the bottom picture. Too cute! Hope this adds a little cheer to your holiday season. :)

Thanksgiving Fun

This year for Thanksgiving we got to go to Casey's Grandparent's Ranch. After a 12 hour trip we finally made it to the Ranch. It never ceases to amaze me the many ways there are to get to the ranch. It seems like every time we go we take a new route. This time we decided to follow our GPS and take a dirt road on the final stretch of the destination. I didn't think it would actually lead us to the ranch, but sure enough we finally made it. It did take us a little longer, but the senic route and roller coaster effect of all of the bumps made it kind of fun.

While on the ranch we were able to spend time with Casey's family. Everyone came besides his brother Matt and their family. Also Aunt Pam and Uncle Gary came along with cousin Rachel. The Thanksgiving feast was delicious and we were all happy that the Turkey didn't taste like soap like it did the year before. :)

Casey also spent time helping his Grandpa on the ranch. They burned a few of the burn piles and Grandpa even let Casey drive the bulldozer. He did end up getting a little bit of poision oak on his arms, but nothing too serious.

We also got to ride Grandpa's horse Zinger. Isaiah is going to be a great little cowboy. He wasn't afraid of the horses at all and seemed to love riding around the corral.

After spending a few relaxing days on the ranch we headed up to Fresno and spent time with Casey's family for a few more days. We went out to eat at a pizza place and also had fun going down Christmas tree lane, even though not all of the lights and decorations had been put up yet.

We were able to visit Grandma and Grandpa Davis as well and it was fun to meet more of Casey's relatives there. Isaiah sure had fun laughing at Uncle Martin's slippers. :)

The week went by fast as it always seems to do when you are having fun. So we were happy to have Matt, Brandy, and Aaron travel back with us. They are moving to Utah also and we are excited to have them living closer to us. They came out to look for apartments. Although they didn't stay long it was fun having them. We really enjoy spending time with family so this past week really has been a treat!

Deer on the ranch

Riding the horses

Zaya and I riding Zinger

Isaiah and Grandpa Parsons

Casey helping Grandpa burn brush piles

Grandpa's bulldozer that Casey got to drive.

Grandma and Zaya

Grandma and Grandpa Davis with all their Grandchildren (Aaron, Bailey, and Isaiah)

Cousin Bailey feeding Isaiah his bottle