Ty Stephen Wilson

Baby Ty was born on July 22nd, 2009. He was a scheduled C-section and good thing because he was breech, the cord was around his neck and he was 8lbs, 12oz and 20 1/2inches long. It was a lot of work getting him out of that little incision. This C-section was harder than the last. But he is here, healthy and perfect and I'm recovering, getting better each day. It's easier to walk now and even though I'm still a little sore... it's all worth it! Ty is such a good baby, he is so sweet and hardly ever cries. We are so blessed to have him apart of our family! Ty Stephen Wilson


Ready to pop!
At the hospital Wednesday morning before the surgery,
we would meet Ty in about a hour from now.


(before) (after)

Abby and Emma absolutely adore him, they are so cute and gentle with him! It's sweet to watch Abby and Emma absolutely adore him! It's so cute sto see them hold him and fuss over him. They love him so much and have waited so long to have him here.

They are wonderful big sisters!

Can you tell how excited they are to take him home?

Having a new baby is so fun but soooo much work, you forget how much they want to eat, how sore it is to nurse, how many times you have to change thier diapers, wake up in the night, and really devote everything to them because they are so helpless and depend on you so much. BUT it is so worth it! The love for my little ones balances out all the chaos. AND I'm so grateful for all the help we've had, the dinners from friends, family and neighbors, and the help with the girls. We've been so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends!

Happy Day!

Lance and Ty

Our healthy baby BOY!

Long time, no blog... I guess I just fell off the face of blogging, but thought it was finally time to update since I haven't added a post for almost a year! Plus, we are expecting a new little one in about a week! It's been a long pregnancy but he's almost here. Yes, I said, "he!" We are having a BOY! It will be a change, that's for sure but we are so excited and I just can't wait to see his cute little face. I've been busy nesting this last month, which drives Lance crazy, but I think we are ready for baby. Well, as ready as you could be for the THIRD! I get a little nervous thinking about how I am going to handle three kids, they say it's the most challenging but hopefully the girls will be helpful :)

I don't think my belly can stretch anymore. Yesterday I was out and about and I think I got the "basketball" comment a few times, someone asked if I was having twins (yikes) and finally a guy walked up to me at Wal-Mart and said, "they might not let you smuggle that watermelon out of the store!" HA,HA... very funny. The best is when total stranger's hands are suddenly on your tummy, it's like a giant free for all magnet or something. When I was prego with Abby it was really wierd, you think I'd be used to it by now but it's still wierd.

So the girls are growing up soooo fast. They are getting really big, and with more attitude. They are still super cute and sweet but sometimes I wonder if Abby is four or fourteen! Abby and Emma are both so excited to have a little brother, they can't wait. They've asked the entire pregnancy, "when is he coming!" I kept telling them after swim lessons are over. Well, I made it through swim, camping, softball, family reunions, and Lance on the trek. Now it's time! His due date is July 23rd and we have the C-section scheduled for the 22nd. But he is wanting to bust out, he won't stop kicking, punching, moving all over the place. Whatever he's doing it's making me a little queezy. It will be nice to have him out. So wish me luck! I hope that all goes well and the C-section will go just as smoothly as Emma's did. As long as it's not a repeat of Abby's emergency C-section it will be fine.

Well, to accomadate out growing family, Lance got me a Honda Odyssey. I love it! I can't believe I was able to live without it. We found a used one in great condition and I feel really spoiled. Thanks, babe! Lance has put up with my obsessive behavior with nesting. I am a Nester, big time. I think every pregnant woman is but I take it to the extreme. I dream about it, write up plans, print them neatly, make lists, it is all I can think about. Once I have my plan in place... nothing will stop me from making the room how I invision it. I then do the leg work, buy the necessary items, or better yet get creative and do the projects myself, unless it's painting then I hire my sisters. But the nursery is done! . And I have to brag, it is soooo cute. All the hard work paid off! We did a "sports" theme and of course incorporated BYU. Now we are down to scrubbing, sanitizing and cleaning every corner of the house. It's like I can't have peace until everything is done on my list. We are almost there. My bag is packed, freezer is stocked, toenails painted, baby clothes washed & hung and diapers stacked.

Well, I thought about going through the year and catching up, but it's just too much to think about right now, so I'll just put up some pics and you'll get the "picture."

Fall 2008 - after Abby got home from her first day of preschool, Emma cried almost the entire time she was gone. She missed her so much!

Lake Powell - September 2008
Fun on the tube!

Grandpa Tanner's funeral

Abby's first day of pre-school - fall 2008Halloween - 2008... We were all "Tinkerbell" :)

Going to the pumpkin patch - Fall 2008

fall day at Grandma Lybberts house

Emma's 2nd b-day party - October 2008. It was a Dora theme and she still talks about today.

Abby's 4th B-day party - January 2009. A unicorn theme.

Building a snow-woman

Christmas dresses from Grandma Beers

Easter Sunday 2009

Hawaii - April 2009

We brought these back from Hawaii for the girls

Mother's Day 2009

Family reunion

Swimming lessons

The next time I blog we'll have our little one, and hopefully it will be before he's a year old :)

Mediterranean Cruise

Our cruise was so fun! This was our very first cruise and it was wonderful. Lance worked really hard and earned the State Farm trip, they have one every year but this one was the best! We flew into Rome and were transported to the port Civitavecchia from there we headed to Sicily, then Malta, Croatia, Naples and then Livorno. We had one whole day at sea but the rest of the time we packed in everything we could to take advantage of seeing three different countries in Europe.

On our way to SicilySicily

Leaving Sicily with a beautiful sunset
So romantic!

Thanks for earning the trip LanceWe got to dress up evey night for dinnerI loved it, Lance just wanted to stay in his shorts and sandles :) But how often do we get have a fancy dinner- and free!
Naples The port in Naples was really busy
lots of buildings
This was the day at Sea
The Strait of Messina
The sunsets were so beautiful!
It was like we were in another world!Our delicious dinners
Livorno
On the bus ride from Tuscany

It was hard to leave every little city we visited but the cruise was so relaxing, we had a great time.
Our last night on the cruise ship After dinner we went to the game room, played some air hockey (I won:) and found one of my dad's machines!
our little cabinheaded back to the airport
Goodbye Italy!

Sicily

Taoramina, Sicily was just how I imagined Italy - little streets, the shops, the outdoor cafes and gelato! Taoramina is set on a hill, you have to drive up to the city, then take an elevator to get up the the city center.

The view was beautiful! Sicily
The main piazza
drinking fountain Me and Lance - in Italy!
I loved the narrow streets with the flowering balconies check out this one!


These flowers were everywhere, they were so beautiful!
Doesn't this little piazza look like a movie backdrop? So cute!
The view of the Meditteranean Sea
The Greek theater was built in 500 BC, was finished by the Romans and is still in use today. In fact Sting had a concert there a few years ago.
The view was absolutely stunning!

We found this beautiful garden in the back of an upscale hotel

Then we headed to the beach to swim - the Mediterranean was cool but refreshing.
There were tons of little fishing boats in the water and on the shore
Goodbye Sicily!

Malta

Malta was really cool. I loved it! It's an island in the Mediterranean about 60 miles off the coast of Sicily. It's main rescourse is limestone, in fact that's the only raw material on the island. This view was right outside our balcony.
Malta's history goes back 7000 years! We went to the nation's capital city Valletta.

We also went to the old capital Mdina

Mdina is a medieval town known as the "Silent City" only about 100 families actually live there now. It's an ancient city dating back to 700 BC, first fortified by Phoenicians and later reconstructed by the Arabs. It reminded me a lot of Toledo.
The buildings were really beautiful Malta gained it's independence from the British in 1964, being under it's rule since 1814, we noticed a lot of British influence.A little souvenir shop in Mdina We also went into a glass blowing shop

On the way to downtown Valletta

The streets were packed! There were thousands of people just on this main street. It was really cool. Valletta

St. Paul's Cathedral

St. Pauls Cathedral was really pretty, lots of gold. Paul was shipwrecked on the shores of Malta and stayed there for some time introducing Christianity to the island. The statue outside of the town center

The countries official languages are Maltese and English, they also speak some Italian and a little French.

It was a beautiful day!

The view of the port was so pretty

Where the ships dock - this was an important military base during WWII and still is a major port.
Goodbye Malta!

Dubrovinik, Croatia

Dubrovinik was one of my favorite places, it was so enchanting! Right out of a fairytale. It used to be a pirates port. It has beautiful buildings, cobblestone streets and the most georgeous views from the city wall!These were the views from the city wall, it went around the entire city.I took a hundred pictures to try to capture every single moment, the rooftops, the sea, the main square, it was all so spectacular!

Dubrovinik is known as the jewel of the Adriatic Sea, now I know why! The sea was beautiful, deep blue, so nice and refreshing! We took a lot of dips to cool off.

The water was perfect!
Lance cliff jumping in the Adriatic Sea
We found the best places to swim
Ok, like I said, it was such a romantic place! There were birds everywhere
the main street
looking down on the main street from the city wall

Dubrovinik from the city wall

I love the arches and details on this building, inside there was a memorial to the soldiers, the entire city was badly bombed about 15 years ago but has been remarkable restored.

We got to stay here till midnight so we saw the sunset And ate dinner at a cute little outdoor cafe
Dubrovinik was so amazingly beautiful, I absolutly fell in love with the quaint little city in Croatia. It was so romantic, so magical, so picturesque!
Goodbye Dubrovinik!

Amalfi

The Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast, about two hours south of Naples, is absolutely gorgeous! The drive twisted along the edge of the cliffs on little narrow road but the views were spectacular! It was a little misty and hazy that day, but it made it a kind of magical.
This is a rock, shaped by the wind and natural elements but is known as the Virgin Mary. Pretty cool. On the way to Amalfi we stopped at two little villages
Sorento and Positano, just to take pictures. There were really cool buildings in the little towns that we passed through
Every turn was so breathtaking....the sea, the coast, the buildings built on the cliffs, it was all really beautiful. Like out of a storybook.

Can you imagine living here? it would be so pretty.

We spent most of our time in Atrani, a little town right next to Amalfi but not as well known so there were hardly any tourists there.

This is AtraniWe found the main piazza and had lunch at a little outdoor cafe.We ordered milkshakes and of course pizza!
Yum!

The Amalfi Coast

There were beautiful flowers everywhere!

The cathedral or "duomo" of Amalfi
Goodbye Amalfi!

Tuscany

Tuscany is so beautiful! Just as you would imagine, it was full of vineyards, sunflower fields, soft rolling hills dotted with tuscan villas and castles, slender cyprus trees that stood tall against the clear blue sky and little villages that haven't changed for hundreds of years. Our first stop was the town of Siena. You know the brown crayon in the Crayola box called sienna? It was named after this place. The rooftops, piazza del campo and bell tower are all Seina brown.
Siena is a hilltop province built on three hills during the Roman period. The Golden Age in Siena was from the 11th century to the 14th century. Beautiful view!

The magnificent cathedral "duomo"was build in the 13th century with a Gothic style facade. It is unique because both the interior and exterior were built with black and white marble creating stripes. It was huge!

Lance taking a break and enjoying the view.

Notice the flags, they were everywhere.setting up for the "palio"
A cute narrow street - notice the different flags The narrow streets all lead to the main square or piazza which is said to be the best piazza in all of Italy: Piazza del Campo
Every year on July 2nd the town has a bareback horse race that has been a long time tradition. Each neighborhood is represented (each one has thier own colors and flag) and whichever nieghborhood wins holds the bragging rights for the next 365 days! We missed the race by one day :( But it was fun to see all the flags up and the town getting ready for the eventful day. It is a really big deal! Piazza del CampoThe most impressive thing about the piazza was the giant bell tower, it was built without a foundation and said to be the tallest tower in all Italy!

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We also loved San Gimignano, in fact we wished we could've had more time there. It was so very beautiful. San Gimignano was named after the bishop that saved the city and is known for its many towers.

Originally there were 114 throughout the city but now there are only 14 that are still standing. The rich families of San Gimignano built themselves towers - a status thing, the taller the tower, the richer the family.

The towers were really cool, I can't imagine how impressive it would be if a hundred more were still standing. During the black plague, they were thought to be diseased and many were knocked down.

The city is also famous for their white tuscan wine, the best in Italy and known worldwide as one of the best white wines anywhere. We'll take their word for it. We were really in the midst of the beautiful vineyards. San Gimignano is also known for its home-made ice cream, it was really delicious! They brag that they are "world champions" for it. They had tons of little ceramics shops with beautiful hand painted ceramics - very expensive.

Tuscany was so beautiful, it was one of our favorite places in Italy!

Paintings

Last year for my birthday Lance surprised me with a beautiful painting. We were just going to get the one but couldn't resist and got a few more. They really add so much to our house, I love them! Thanks Lance.

This one of Venice, is in the front room, which fits perfect because it has a high ceiling. The painting really sets the mood for the room - calming.

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This one I love because it reminds me of the countryside in Spain. It is in our family room. It's the smallest one.

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This one is on of Barcelona and is in the entry way at the top of the stairs. It's really pretty too. It feels like you could just walk into the picture.

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Lance loves this one cause he can just picture riding his horse down the pathway. It has pretty autumn colors.

Mexico

We went (drove) to San Carlos, Mexico- yes, call us crazy! It was crazy, but once we got there it was a blast! The girls loved the beach and had fun spashing in the ocean and making sandcastles. We went kayaking to a little island and found tons of seashells and saw hundredes of baby pelicans. We saw dolphins jumping and explored the beaches. The beach house was nice. It was really right on the beach! Everything was beautiful! The last day the guys went out on the fishing boat, they didn't catch anything but saw lots of whales and dolfins that swam up close to the boat!

My little beach babes

They loved playing on the beach.

The sunsets were beautiful
Me and the girls
Emma with uncle Ryan
Splashing in the water. This was the girls first time to the ocean.
Abby The beach house
Kayaking
Abby loved running up and down the beach!
It was so fun to watch her.
Abby
We went in to town to shop and have dinner, we had delicous tacos!
"downtown"
A "native" house made out of soup cans! Yes, people live there - crazy, I guess if you utilize what you have you can do about anything.
Say, "cheese!"
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The baby pelicans - there were hundreds on the little island.
We also found tons of sea shells, Emma carefully picked out her own.
The princess sandcastle made from our found seashellsSay "cheese!"
Abby meditating
Uncle Ryan and Emma


Uncle Ryan and Abby Kayaking notice little Emma in the corner :)
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The last night we went out to eat at a really fun restaurant, there was a live band and the food was great. Abby and Lance danced the night away!


great moves!

It was a fun place.
Goodbye San Carlos!

We had a great time, but then had to get back in the car for the long ride home. It took about 20 hrs.

Exhange Student

So a neighbor called a few days before we left on our cruise and asked if we would like to have an exchange student from Spain live with us for the month of July. Since we were already doing lots of fun stuff that month and since she was from Spain I thought sure, why not? por que no? So the day we got back from our cruise we met Ainhoa Fernandez. She is from Pamplona, known for the Running of the Bulls. She is 15 and very sweet. She was so laid back and cute with the girls. There were 4 other exchange students also from Northern Spain in our neighborhood, so she didn't get too bored. We took her horseback riding, she went to church with us (even though she's catholic) She even went to girls camp, we took her up to the cabin, to swim lessons, to the Aquarium, all the 24th festitivities in Spanish Fork, of course the mall, and Temple Square. We basically dragged her everywhere we went but she didn't seem to mind. Horseback riding at the farm

With the little cowgirls

Ainhoa, me and Emma

Aihnoa on "Socks"

Ainhoa and Abby
After the Aquarium
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We had a Spanish dinner where the exchange students prepared us a Spanish meal of paella, tortilla de patata and flan.

Abby and Emma wanted to dress up for the dinner in thier flamenco dresses from Spain.

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Mirium and Ainhoa liked to watch Lance's softball games. After the games we'd go to the park.

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My mom and I took Ainhoa and Mirirum to Temple Square the Sunday before the left. They really liked it.

24th of July

If your from Spanish Fork you know that the 24th is not just any holiday but it's like next to Christmas. I learned quickly that you got to go to all the events to really make it a day! It starts early, Lance woke up at 5:30 to run the Speedy Spaniard. The race starts at 6:30 at Canyon View park by our house and goes all the way to the Library on Main Street. 6 miles. Lance and Ryan did great! Maybe next year I'll run along with them.

Then there's the breakfast and the parade. It was really hot even at nine in the morning. But the girls had fun watching and catching the sparse candy that was thrown.

They even got a picture with Snow White and Cinderella, this was definetily Abby's favorite part of the parade.

Chill'n at the parade.

Of course we had to get cotton candy... yum!

The Rodeo is that evening and afterwards we watch the fireworks

Lance and Abby at the Rodeo

Emma was all over the place but as long as I was holding her she was happy!
Happy 24th of July!

Cabin

We've spent a few weekends at the cabin. Lance took his preist group and we tagged along and brought Ainhoa, our foreign exchange student. We hiked, played board games and the girls picked lots of wild flowers.

Emma having a great time at the cabin
our resting spot on the hike
Abby enjoying the fresh mountain air
Emma fell in the dirt and then gave me big Emma kisses!
Me and the girls - notice the flower they picked for me :)Lance's priest group (and us)all tuckered out from playing so hard

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The other weekend at the cabin was with family. The girls made crafts projects with thier cousins and little cards to Aunt Amberly.

designing the cards finished product!

The Cowboys and little Cowgirls all the girls love the horses
horseback rides
Me and Emma

Zoo

We went to the Zoo last month on the hottest day ever! Well, at least it felt that way. But it was so fun and Abby & Emma and thier cousins had a great time. taking a break

Katelyn and Lauren turtles

At the park

Being little spiders on the web

On the Carrousel

Abby and Emma

Katelyn and Lauren

Emma and Abby loves the girafes, in fact Grandma Glenda bought them all a little girafe to take home to remember our day at the zoo.
Katelyn, Grandma Glenda and Lauren

Emma was having a great time banging on the glass and screaming at the top of her lungs with delight at all the little critters. She didn't care about the sign that said, "Please do not tap glass, it may frightened the animals." Besides it was probably the most excitement they had all day.

Don't you just love the Zoo?

Summer Days!

We met my good friend Jeri and her kids at the Aquarium. We brought the foreign exchange students and had a great time! Our favorite was the Jelly Fish!
Emma loved the yellow fish
Abby
Emma

The Dalmasi's have great parties- lots of Dominican food, friends & music!
Dancing to Salsa music at Rosa's birthday party
good moves!

At the Carnival
They loved the Carrousel and the little train ride
They had a ball.

Tasha trimming Abby's hair

At the Fair
Emma in the jumping thing
Abby wanted to pet the snake


Two Friends!
Swimming Lessons
Abby and Emma loved swimming lessons! They never wanted to get out of the pool when our class was over.