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I tried to change the picture at the top and it turned out HUGE. I tried re-uploading it with the "shrink to fit" option and it showed a little corner of the picture. I tried different pictures with the same result. Blog experts, please HELP!

For now, I have my adorable son up there, which I accomplished by uploading from the web instead of my computer.

My work is all play!

I've been looking to watch a child or two just to make a little extra cash, and it didn't take long before I found one! Actually, it was all thanks to my friend Karen. I had told her about wanting to make some money, and she happened to know someone at work looking for a new babysitter. Today was our first day having Hannah over, and she is such a cutie! She's a few months older than Weston, but was born 2 months premature, so she is tiny! She is so playful and cuddly, and her and Weston play together just great. In 7 1/2 hours, there was only 1 fight over a toy, AND both of them napped at the same time. Could life get any better? I think not.

In other news, Weston is walking like crazy! He still walks pretty slow, but he seems to have figured out that it's worth taking the time to learn, because it will be faster once he gets it down. I'm so proud of my big boy, but at the same time, I can't believe how fast the year has gone. It seems like just yesterday I was dying to not be pregnant anymore. This Saturday is his birthday party. I can't wait!

Today we got another nephew! Maxwell Scott Williams was born this morning, weighing in at a whopping 8 lbs (almost exactly!), and 21 inches long. Mommy and baby are doing well, and we love him already! Can't wait to meet the little guy this summer.

Our ward has a Broadway musical review coming up in May, and I get to teach the activity days girls one of my favorite songs. "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" from Annie! I'm super excited.

Bryan got a new calling in the ward! He's been teaching primary for almost 6 months, but was just moved into the Elders Quorum Presidency as the 1st Counselor. There's about 7 guys in the Elders Quorum in our ward, and most of them are in Young Men's so they just couldn't spare any elders to primary! Bryan is perfect for the job, and will contribute very well to the members of our ward.

That's about all our news. I'll post pictures from Weston's birthday party this weekend. Love to all!

See?

I'm sticking to my resolve to blog more. It's so much easier when I don't have to write a year's worth of bloggage in one post.

Today while Bryan had class, Weston and I went to visit our so SO SO CUTE nephew Ben. (And Steve and Vivian, because they live there. ;) ) We had amazing food, and so much fun. I can't believe how fast Ben is growing and learning! Vivian took some pictures with her awesome camera (of which I am insanely jealous). To see said pictures, view her photography blog. LOVE those kids.

While in Rexburg, I had to make a stop at one of my favorite places in the whole word, Artco. It's a printing company that sells their extra paper by the pound. I like to go get plain color cards and envelopes, then jazz them up with my cricut. Today I got an entire envelope box full of cards for $2.39. Less than $3! I get pretty pumped when I find a good deal. Needless to say, going to Artco can cheer me up any day.

Also, Weston walked across the living room today. Across the WHOLE room. By himself. What a kid. Now if only he would walk when I pull out the video camera.

"Professional" Portrait Session

Here's a link so people with or without a facebook should be able to see Weston's photo shoot.

Side note: We've been to JC Penney and Sears, and I would recommend JC Penney over Sears any day. Just thought I'd share. Also, if you want your kids' pictures taken, you can go online anytime to JC Penney's site and get a whole package of pictures for only $7.99 and no session fee! They'll try to sell you more of course, but no obligation. We got 1 8x10, 2 5x7s, 4 3.5x5s, and 16 wallets for 8 bucks! What a deal!

The last year

I was dreading posting a blog summing up an entire year (I know, my fault, but still dreading.), until Bryan did it for me! This is what has consumed the last year of our lives:



Also this last year:

• As seen above, Weston is the joy of our lives. He was born March 15th, 2009, weighed 7 lb 10 oz and was 19.5" long.
• My mom was able to come help us out for a week after Weston was born. I don't know what I would've done without her!
  
• Weston was blessed on April 12th, surrounded by family from both sides. We were so happy to see everyone and grateful they were willing to travel.
  
• In April we fell in love with a house and put an offer on it. We closed at the end of May and moved in the first week of June.
• In May Aunt Jodi came all the way from Hawaii and got to meet Weston.
• In June my Grandma and Grandpa Lewis came to Idaho for a visit. They took me, Bryan, Weston, Steve and Vivian out to dinner. A few days later me and Weston made a trip to Downey to visit Grandma and Grandpa, as well as my Aunt and Uncle Jodi and Dan, and their adorable kids Maggie, Ruby and Jonah. (I tried to upload pictures from that trip, but for some reason those pictures just won't work!)
  
• In July Weston got to go on his first airplane! (Or, 4, round trip.) Mom and Weston went to Minnesota, where Weston met lots of Mom's family, including Uncles Joe and Danny. We had a blast, and were joined by Bryan at the end of the week. We can't wait to see all the Mathias' again at Christmas.
  
  
  
  
• We have been welcomed into our new ward with loving arms. Bryan and I are both in Primary and Weston loves to play with the primary presidency while Mom is playing the piano and Dad is teaching class.
• Bryan has very much enjoyed having a yard to tend to and has made HUGE improvements since we moved in. There was literally a huge dirt patch in the middle of our front yard when we moved in, and by the end of the summer you would've never known it was there. We also had a box-elder (however that's spelled) tree and several stumps removed to make the back yard more kid and allergy friendly.
• Kelly has enjoyed being able to play her piano without having to worry about neighbors on the other side of the wall.
  
• Weston has also taken a liking to playing the piano. (As seen in video) He'll sit on Mom's lap and play, or he's happy to play by himself in his high chair.
• Weston has been a very independent baby since he became mobile. He learned to crawl in November, and is EVERYWHERE. He took his first step on January 18th, and is now getting really good at walking. He wasn't that interested at first, but now is starting to walk on his own without Mom or Dad trying to get him to walk toward us.
  
• Weston's other tricks include: "Tada!" (Puts his arms high above his head), claps his hands, and his new favorite- growling.
• Weston has learned to say "Mama". He says it all the time, and I'm pretty sure he knows what it means now. I LOVE hearing him say it. In fact, last night I was feeding him dinner and this was our conversation:
  Me: Say "dada"
  Weston: Mama.
  Me: Dada.
  Weston: Mama.
  Me: Good job. :)
• Weston's favorite game is peek-a-boo. It never gets old!
• In August our first nephew was born! Ben is SO cute and we love him so much! We're so glad he lives so close. Our second nephew could come pretty much any day now. Jodi and Scott live all the way in Hawaii, but they'll be coming to visit this summer so we'll get to meet the little guy. We can't wait!
• In September my parents were able to make it out for Ben's baby blessing. We were so happy to see them and be able to show them our new house. Here is an adorable picture of Weston (about 6 months) and Ben (less than 1 month):
• In October Weston got to dress up for Halloween. He was a monkey! We didn't take him trick-or-treating, but we did take him to "Boo at the Zoo" a few days earlier. Didn't get any candy, but he did get a toy and got to see lots of animals. A peacock came right up to him and my camera wasn't fast enough to get a picture!
  
  
  
• In addition to Ben, Weston has another friend! Kenna Parmer lived 3 doors down from us in our old apartment, and we try to see her at least once a week. She's a few months older than Weston, but they get along really well. It works out well that those cute kiddies get along, because both of their moms love to get together. :)
• Also seen on the video is Weston's first Christmas. Mom had SO much fun getting presents for Weston, and Santa got to come to our house for the first time! This year for Christmas we stayed in Idaho with the Vissers. As much as I love them, I can't help but miss my family at Christmas. Luckily, Steve and Vivian (and afore-mentioned cute nephew Ben) live in Rexburg and were able to make it down for dinner.
• In January Bryan started school again, and has somehow been able to not only keep up awesome grades, but also works a full-time job and finds time to spend with me and Weston. We love him and are so grateful for all he does!
• Last year for Valentine's day we had the Whytes over and the boys cooked dinner for the girls. This year we switched and the girls did the cooking. I don't mean to brag, but it was EXCELLENT. Bryan surprised me by making the alfredo sauce we needed after I fell asleep the night before. That was probably the hardest part (and by far the most boring). We had Alfredo three-cheese manicotti, baguettes with home-made bruschetta, and amazing dessert. I don't remember what the dessert was called, but it was devil's food cake with hot fudge inside, ice cream on top, whipped cream all around, and chocolate shell on top. AMAZING. (And easy!)
• After a long winter, we're ready for spring. Winter is good for something though, and that is cute pictures!
• Now we're getting ready for Weston's first birthday in just a few weeks. I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. We are so thankful for all of our friends and family who are there for us. Thank you for all your love and support!

P.S. For more pictures, see my facebook. I have tons of pictures of Weston on there. (If you don't have a facebook account, you won't be able to see them. I'm pretty sure most of you have one though. :) )

Been a While

Believe it or not, I actually have tried to update, and blogger has not been cooperative. Hopefully it will work this time.

As always, we are excited to hear from family members and friends, many of whom live far away. We got this great family picture from Danny recently:


(Left to Right: Kelly, Baby Weston, Bryan, and Danny)

This year I saw my first ever superbowl! Well, I saw the first half of the superbowl, and the very end. Really, I was just there for the food. And what great food it was! Here's the spread, including little smokies (wrapped in bacon!), marinated chicken wings, chips, and much much more! And people wonder why I fell asleep...


The countdown to baby's due date is now down to only 25 days! Needless to say, I'm about ready to pop. (See below)
With the due date approaching ever so quickly, and yet SOOOOOO slowly at the same time, everything reminds me of baby. For example, this pop-tart! I had to have some strawberry pop-tarts (It was a NEED, not a want!), and the only way to get them was to get ones with pictionary on them. Wouldn't you know it, the first one I open is THIS:
(It's a little fuzzy, but it's a baby and a shower - baby shower!)

Since I am no longer working, I have found myself with LOTS of time on my hands. Much of this time is spent watching movies and shows on TLC. I have however, found some projects to keep me busy. Last year for Christmas, Staci gave me a kit to make "stupid sock creatures." Behold the first creation! His name is Claude.
Another great accomplishment of mine is finally beating minesweeper on expert. I had to take a picture to make sure people would believe me.
I have done other things, like decorate the nursery. All I can say is, the doctor better be right about baby being a boy, because the room is all sports! (Not to mention most of the clothes we have are blue!) Bryan put up the crib yesterday, and the room is just about ready to be lived in by a little person.


Yesterday we celebrated our second Valentine's day together. Bryan got me roses the night before, and I got this beautiful box of chocolates! (I'm scared to open it, because it's too pretty! Who could destroy that bow?) The card in the picture is actually from Bry's parents, who also gave us chocolates. Yep, that whole box has definitely been eaten already.
I got up yesterday and made us a special Valentine's breakfast. Only one of the pancakes actually managed to retain it's "lovely" shape, but they sure tasted good! Chocolate chips, bananas, syrup, and whipped cream make for a VERY tasty (Not to mention balanced) breakfast. :)
We had dinner with our neighbors, Steve and Karen. Bryan and Steve kicked Karen and me out while they did the cooking, so we went to a movie. When we got home, there was a 6 course meal waiting for us. It was AMAZING! Most of it was even healthy, and still managed to taste good. That's the best! Dessert was my favorite. We used our fondu pot for the first time, with chocolate and fruit. YUM. Thanks boys!
Well, that's about all we've got. Soon we'll have a much cuter Visser to post pictures of, and I will try to be good and actually post them!

Tag, I'm it!

Alicia tagged me to post the 6th picture in my 6th picture folder. (Which happens to be my LAST picture folder.) Here goes!

This was at my parent's 25th anniversary party, when Bryan and I were engaged. Here's a more recent picture of us:
Okay, I tag Vivian, Staci, John, and Kari.