Hyde Happinesses

 Hello hello! Not much is happening over here. This week we have been pelted by thunderstorms and they are pretty epic to say the least. Stetson keeps us laughing as he grows into his personality. He’s hilarious. He has decided he has some preferences and has more emotional outbursts lately, which I shouldn’t think are funny but I do 😂 today we were at church and there were two babies there as well. One of them is a girl and is a couple months older than Stetson. Guys. She stayed in her car seat almost the whole time, content as could be. It was weird. The other was another baby boy, and he might’ve been a little younger than Stetson. Regardless, I couldn’t help thinking how baby he looked and acted. I mean, he didn’t smile or interact with anyone! And he was fussy. So strange. Haha I just think our little Stetson boy is pretty socially aware and we have some pretty awesome conversations and that me think he’s not really a baby…

His face after not sleeping all night. Thinks it’s a pretty fun trick.

He doesn’t seem to appreciate any of the food we give him, but at least he’s happy about it! 

After work shenanigans with dad

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The cool kid on the block

I adore him. Even when he doesn’t sleep. Ever. 

Flake Fun

Well, summer is here. I don't remember the end of June being this windy but windy it is.  When it gets down to 10-15 MPH we venture outside.  The chickens are losing their feathers, the plants are all growing crooked and everything is horribly dry (including lips and skin) but we are surviving. 

We are getting back into our routine after Nauvoo.  Although, the day after we got back, I was trying to get a few things put of the suitcase.  Robin watched for a few minutes, picked up her stack of clothes and  put them back in the suitcase declaring, "we need to pack because were going back to Nauvoo for 90 days!" Wouldn't that be fun? 

We went to a local balloon festival this weekend.  The kids thought that the balloons were pretty neat.  

Our library hosted a dinosaur encounter for the summer reading program which we attended.  After assurances that the dinosaurs weren't real the kids enjoyed it. 

That's about all that we have to report.  We love you all! 

Hyde Happinesses

 Hello hello! Obviously we were all together for Nauvoo so there isn’t a lot to say except that I think you’re an exceptional group of people and I love hanging out with you. We should definitely do it more :)

He missed his grandma 

Happy boys

Thanks for the memories!

Hyde Happinesses

 We are getting so excited for the reunion!! I can’t wait to see everyone in a week!!!!

This week was pretty normal. Stetson is army crawling around so that’s crazy. He loves his door jumper and it has been a life saver for me 😂 this kid never stops moving!! He just goes and goes all day long! He’s so fun but so exhausting. We’re excited to have a few extra hands to hold this squirmy guy for a few days.

 Cam went to stake camp with the young men (he’s the stake camp director) and enjoyed his time there. There were about 70 young men that attended. They caught him talking to me on the phone one night and teased him about his girlfriend and thought it was pretty crazy he had a wife and baby. Needless to say he was the youngest and coolest leader there ;) 

Teething troubles

When you wake up from a two hour nap! They’re usually only 20-30 minutes long

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He loves his toes 😂

Hart Happenings

Our fun succulent arrangement

Post storm chaos

3rd place in Boise Major

Canyon Rim trail ride

The remains of the garden

It's Ian under there!  So cool huh?

Flooding in the underpass.  10 feet of water there.

Judah singing Benjamin's Calypso

Loving on the bunny

Ian's biggest fans!

What a week!  I tell you what.....it has tested everyone's limits.  We had a brutal storm that completely wrecked anything I had planted in the garden.  All my cut flower plants that I had started, all the beautiful basil, onions, cabbage, and lettuce.  And it left everything else looking really sad.  I can hardly bear to go outside right now.  Luckily we had our coop raising project to distract me from my distress.  

Not to dwell on the war zone that is our yard right now, let us chat about other things and get y'all up to speed on what else is going on in these parts.

Ian's show finally started!  It was held up by a really obnoxious inspector for a week or so, but they finally got cleared to open and perform.  We got to go FINALLY with Ruth's family and Dad who came up for the show and then stayed to help with all the projects we have going on right now.  He also brought me some hellebores to plants which soothed my wounded heart mucho.  Anyway, the show was fantastic!  The costumes were awesome, the theater is so cool, and the cast brought so much energy and talent.  We had a great time!  Ian also had the chance to team up with a local party company to do a photo shoot as Spiderman.  He had a blast interacting with people and looked so convincing!

Jack's soccer season ended but he still has a few tournaments to play.  He is playing really well and thinking about trying out for the high school team in the fall.  He also took 1st in the Spikeball tourney that Alex hosted last weekend in Rexburg.  He played with one of his soccer teammates and they won pretty handily.  This was on top of a 3rd place win in a higher division the weekend before in Boise.  He loves a good game!

Peter also placed first in his division at the Spikeball tournament.  He is by far the youngest player on the field at any event but he can definitely hold his own against adult players.  He is a little worried now because he can't play in the 3.0 division anymore because he has won it, so he has to move up.  He is also still working on his flips and makes his mom so dizzy watching him.  Taking care of so many chickens keeps him busy and happy and he is really looking forward to having the new coop finished and has all kinds of plans to trick it out.

Alex runs circles around us as always.  I don't know how he keeps all the balls in the air, but he does and he manages to squeeze in time for extra projects around the house and yard.

Counting down the days until we see you all in Nauvoo!

Hyde Happinesses

 Guys, we are so excited to see everyone in TWO WEEKS!! Woohoo!! I’m a little less excited for an eight hour car drive with a five month old, but we’ll survive I’m sure. At least it’s not an 18 hour drive with rowdy toddlers… people who do that must be crazy or something.

Not too much happened this week. We went to a fun neighborhood party yesterday which was very fun. We also went and played pickleball for the first time this year which was also a blast. But that’s about all we’ve got to report! Cam goes to camp this weekend so I’ll get Stetson all to myself for 3 whole days ;) pray for me please haha. 

I love sleepy eyes

Start ‘em young

Tried his stroller for the first time… he loved it, let me tell you.

He met great Grammy and Papa Westover this week. They’re staying with the Hyde’s for a few weeks. 

Just a happy happy guy

Flake Fun

This past week was fairly overcast but we got dribbled on a couple of times which was nice.  It never produced any puddles much to our dismay since the kids all got new puddle/irrigation boots for Easter.  

The new entertainment for this week was "going branding with our fillies". 

On Friday we attended the funeral of Scott's Uncle Jack.  It was the first time that all of the living siblings had been together for quite a while. 

Well, we are excited to see everyone in a couple of weeks!!!