Hyde Happinesses

 Hello folks! It’s been a very eventful week. I didnt know we were getting a horse on Monday. And we had one by Friday. So that was cool. 

Long story short, Kevin’s technicians aunt (🙄 it’s complicated) owns a horse trail riding company. She has dozens of horses and takes people out in the Kentucky back country for rides. She had a sweet little 8 year old paso fino pony who didn’t get ridden much because she was too small for big people, but just right for kids. Her aunt felt bad that she didn’t get enough attention, so she was asking around if anyone wanted her. Kevin started showing some interest back in the fall, but as he doesn’t have any place to keep a horse, he asked us if we’d consider it. Well. Fast forward six months. Cams been talking about her for awhile and asked if we could just go see her. I knew we were doomed when he asked. The guy gets what he wants, let me tell you. Anyway, we went out and met her and she was just a sweetie. She did great with the boys an seemed to like us. I wasn’t really convinced we were going to get her, but before I knew it, we had agreed to buy her for a very very reasonable price. She’s 100% ours and now I’m obsessed with her. She escaped this morning and wandered all over the neighborhood, so that wasn’t great, but Cam is out there now, fortifying her place so she stays put. We went out and rode her for awhile today and she was beautiful and graceful and so gentle. She’s got some fire in her, and likes to go fast, but she responds really well. We really love her and think everyone should come out and visit and meet her. 

So that’s the big news of the week. Cam turns 27 this week and I need someone um *cough cough* older and wiser to tell him he’s not over the hill quite yet. He thinks he’s so desperately old and I just roll my eyes at him. Personally I still feel like a teen mom so idk what he’s talking about. 

That’s all folks. Sure love you all and hope you have a great week! 

You can’t really see it, but he is absolutely covered in dirt. It’s his favorite meal.

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 Family! You must needs come visit us! It is so fun to have you come to my turf! We had an absolute blast with Ruth and Addy last week. Stets asks every day when they’re going to come back and I’m wondering the same thing. We just played all day and saw some really pricey horses and watched some good shows. They helped me plan some of Becks birthday and it was just so fun. My goal was to make them jealous so they would move out here. Not sure if I was successful, but I don’t think anyone can deny that Kentucky is a very beautiful place. 

Beckham boy is 1!! Can you believe it??! I cannot. A few days before he turned one, he really started walking, and now he’s a pro. However, whenever I try to put shoes on him when we go outside, he throws a royal fit and grunts and yells at me and will not stand up until I take them off. It’s hilarious. Anyway, here’s to hoping he’ll learn to wear shoes soon. Poor guy. We went to a sandwich shop for dinner, then came and had cupcakes and opened presents. He loved the cupcakes and Stetson was delighted with the presents 😅

Anyway, we have been having a great time. The weather is gorgeous. I did my first ward activity this morning and it went really well. Our ward is really phenomenal and everyone stepped up and was willing to help. I made 200 crepes (you need 3 gallons of milk and 50 eggs, people). Never again. But they were delicious. Then we did an Easter egg hunt for the kids and it was awesome! The weather was perfect and we had over 600 eggs for the kids to find which was great. The activity was something I was dreading, and I’m really glad it’s over. It is NOT my cup of tea, but I’m trying to get over myself and just deal with it.

Well, I love you people. Come visit. 

This beauty is called Not This Time. It costs $250,000 to breed with him once. So maybe we should all rethink our choice of career and go into breeding racehorses. Food for thought. 

 Old fashioned soda fountain

Kentucky dirt is 10/10

Conference naps. All my boys were asleep for the first session. I’ve never got so much out of conference 😆

Flake Fun

 I don't have much to report, even though it has been several weeks.

James lost a tooth which was exciting.  

We got 25 trees from Pitkin Nursery.  I am really excited to get them planted but that is a lot of holes to dig!!  

The house is coming along...see...

This is the fireplace surround.  Once it is completed (at least for this level - just 4 more rows) then we can start framing the basement walls. 

Love you all!  Happy Easter!

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 Hello lovely people. I sure love you all. I really don’t have much to say, but I found myself with some quiet time and not much else to do! Cam is helping someone move a fridge, and the boys are asleep. Tragically, I finished the Emma M Lion series last night. It’s actually tragic. And now I’m sitting on pins and needles, waiting for any word of the next book. It’s safe to say I’m completely obsessed with them. 

We’ve enjoyed some lovely weather, and some really less than ideal weather 😅 after this Tuesday, we should be getting into warmer temperatures, and hopefully staying there. 

What boys don’t like to be outside? Beckham has found the various culinary delights quite satisfying. Particularly dirt. 

Beck loves to cuddle anytime, anywhere. And it’s my favorite thing in the world.

We decided a helmet was a good investment after stets went flying over his handlebars into the grass. He popped right up, totally fine, but we got the helmet just in case. Lucky for us, he loves it. 

Learning the ways of the trade. 

Flake Fun

 We got the walls poured for the garage which is a great thing.  If I understand, things should start looking like we are actually making progress in the next few steps of the progress. 

My sister-in-law's wedding was lovely and we had fun while we were down in Mesa.  We went to LEGOLAND and the kids had a blast.

We survived the first super windy week of the year with one day gusting at 65 mph.  

I am getting antsy to get things in the ground so we planted some pumpkins on our hill and covered them with glass jars.   We'll see if they survive. 

Love you all.  We hope to get up to see some of you soon. 

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 I am very tired. Beckham goes through these phases of refusing to go to sleep at night. We’ll get him down, and he’ll be up again. And again. And again 😅 sometimes I’d really like to go to bed early but I know he’ll just be up four times before midnight, and that’s more exhausting than just staying up. Cam is always willing to help but Beckham turns into a mamas only boy at night. If anyone wants to come and see if he wants to be an aunty or uncles boy at night, be my guest 😂 other than that, he is absolutely adorable. This kid LOVES dancing. We used to be able to put him to sleep by dancing with him, but now it’s impossible because he just wants to do the dancing 😅 and if we’re in a store and he can hear the music, he’ll start bobbing his head and shimmying. It is actually the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. 

Stetson is also delightful. He also still wakes up during the night 😅 my kids and sleep… it’s no joke folks. I’m hoping once we put them in the same room they’ll be buddies and they can stay up as long as they want together 😂 but anyway. Stets is as sassy as ever but also is just the most loving and patient kid on the planet. Speaking of planets, he’s quite obsessed with them. He has a song he sings about them and it’s awesome. He’s loving the weather warming up and loves to go on walks and ride his bike. He’s also loving learning his letters and is pretty darn good if I say so myself. He’s knows the sounds and the letters themselves and can point them out in books and posters and such. It’s such a blast to see him learning. 

Cam was home for most of January and February which was very fun. We got to redo our front entry from a burnt orange to some board and batten, blue, and stamped wall. Cam made a bench and shelf to go along and I just love it. Here’s to hoping we get to stay here 🤞🏼 can officially took over the business this last week and I think he’s been having a lot of fun putting it all together. It’ll be a great business for him. 

I closed down the bakery because it was kind of falling apart. I’m so impressed with how well it did! Our neighbors are truly fantastic and so supportive. It was really fun to try new things and hone some of my baking skills. I’ve made a few cakes this year which has been a blast, and I’m determined to do some fun sourdough art as well.

All in all, life’s pretty good :) i’m hoping we can see some of yall soon!

Before

After

One of our valentines traditions is to have a pizza picnic. This time stets was outside playing with his aunt and Beckham was taking a nap. It was fun to just be Cam and I for a minute!

Cam and I got to go to aUK game which was a blast. The head coach is in our ward (Mark Pope) and he got Cams parents tickets. They were phenomenal seats and it was fun to see such good players. 

This kid lives for his thumb and his blankie. 

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 Hello hello! It’s been awhile!! Shoutout to Jenn for keeping up with the blog. I really do think about it often but just never seem to get around to it. 

Life has been cold. And very very good. I love sledding actually and I have to beg Stetson to go out with me 😅 we got lots of snow but mostly ice, so we go flying over our big hill and we have to try not to hit our fence in the back. It’s a blast. You should definitely come try it out. It’s been so fun. 

So Stetson is really leaning into his three year oldness. I’m actually taking advice from the moms of teenagers so if you have any, please send it my way. He’s still mostly delightful… but definitely believes he is the adult here. 

Beckham has learned to fake cry which makes me laugh and makes him mad. He also loves to scrunch his nose and smile and it’s the most adorable thing ever. He loves to jabber and is loving walking with his walker. He makes me run after him all day long and I’m rather tired. Would love to have any babysitters at any time ;) 

Well I hope you have a great week and hope you get lots of snow!! 

Stetson and his firey friend Nyla and her sister Allie 

Made a pretty birthday cake for someone in our ward 

Beck is big into giving kisses lately. It kills me 😂

We watched Peter Pan and these were the results