22 Months Old

Last night we celbrated Olivia's 22 month birthday! I decided to surprise David & Olivia with an Elmo birthday party. David will be gone for Olivia's 2 year birthday and I didn't want him to miss out. There is nothing like watching her excitment over Elmo, presents, cake and balloons! We had so much fun! We all wore Elmo shirts, ate Elmo cake, opened Elmo gifts and even had our good friends the Brady's over for cake!

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful father's in our lives! We hope you had a great day! I think if you asked David he would say he had a GREAT day! First of all he was here and able to spend the whole day with his kids! David got to sleep in a little, had an awesome breakfast, and opened gifts. David got a bunch of things that were needed for the upcoming deployment, a monkey with the kids voices, and a speacial box of Lucky Charms. David loves them and Olivia gets them when she goes over to the neighbors house. I asked her to pick a box of cereal for Daddy on an end cap at Target. She happened to pick the Lucky Charms! We went to church and just hung out and relaxed the rest of the day. Later that evening we were able to go over to come friends house and have dinner! We both missed our father's but were thankful that our kids were able to have a nice day with their Daddy! Here are some pics from the day!

Hill AFB Air Show

This past weekend we had an Air Show at our base! It was a lot of work but well worth it! David and I both worked booths for our squadron both days. We were able to see so many cool things including airplanes, jets, fly bys, static displays and the THUNDERBIRDS! We also were able to meet up with a good friend that we met in Alabama at SOS. He was able to come have dinner with us and we truly enjoyed our time together! The best part was that we were able to be together as a family and experience such a grand event! Olivia totally got the whole thing! She spent most of the time pointing in the air saying "airplane!" Daddy even got her a little F-16 that she flew around the whole day. Plus how can you forget the adorable flight suit that she was wearing! Good thing I remembered to get it out of the closet because it no longer fits! Wish you all could of been here to experience the Air Show...maybe next time! You know you may think that because we live this life, see, hear and some of us actually fly in the jet itself that we would be sick of it! But you know it NEVER gets OLD!!!

BIG GIRL BED

Ok I am supposed to be getting ready to go to the doctor's office but.... I would rather write to you about our first night in our BIG GIRL BED! David was working really late last night so I was flying solo. I wanted the routine to stay the same of bath, books, bed but Sawyer didn't agree! We attempted but after a long hour or so fo crying, yelling and tears I finally called my saving Grace Tory and she took Sawyer for me. Time to focus on Olivia and getting her to stay in her bed! We read, hugged and then I laid her down....... but forgot I had to build the side rail to keep her from falling out! Olivia and I sat down to build the easy, no tools required rail (yeah right)! We got it all put together but couldn't figure out how to attatch it to the bed so out in the hall it went! Time for bed so I laid her down and she screamed for Daddy! I left the room with a heavy heart and shut the door. She screamed for Daddy for about 5 mins or so and then fell fast alsleep! A few hours later I went back to check on her and couldn't find her! After searching I found her under the bed asleep! Not sure if she rolled off or what but when I went to get her she woke up. I held her for awhile while she cried for Daddy and I finally had to just put her down again. About 5 more mins of crying and then she fell back asleep. Early this morning I went to check on her and once again she was out of the bed and half way under it! But asleep and that is all I can ask for! She woke up this morning knocked on the door and when we let her out she was all smiles! We all survived with some sleep! Here are some pics throughout the night!

Getting BIG!

The last few days in the Guenthner house hold have been a little rough on Daddy & Mommy Guenthner! Sawyer turned 3 months yesterday and Olivia became a 30 year old! Well, at least that is what it feels like! We had a long weekend with the Air Show this past weekend and didn't get much sleep or spend a lot of time at home. Yesterday after getting up super early and heading to work a booth at the air show in the pouring rain we finally returned home. Olivia had fallen asleep in the car and was super tired. We transfered her to her crib and began dealing with Mommy not feeling well. After about an hour or so I thought I heard a sound that reminded me of someone playing with a door stopper. We ignored it but it just kept coming. Finally, after about 10 mins or so David went and checked on her. When he opened the door he got the usual "Hi Daddy!" but only this time his little girl was not in the crib. She happen to be behind the door playing with the door stopper! He looked in the crib and saw that she had stacked up her doll, stuffed poodle, and Daddy doll in the corner and must of climbed out. The terrible day and night went on and finally the sun came up. After being up for awhile taking care of Sawyer's needs I heard "Baby! Baby! Baby!" I figured I better get in the room to see what was going on! I figured she would jump out of the crib trying to get her baby since nothing went to bed with her that night. Oh no worries she was already out of the crib, had thrown the baby in the crib and couldn't get her out! We never heard a thump, crying or anything unusual! Olivia has become an escape artist! We put her back in the crib and we watched her attempt to climb out by throwing her leg up and using her upper body strength to pull herself over the side of the crib. So we spent the rest of the day coming to the realization that our baby girl is no longer a baby but a BIG GIRL that needs a BIG GIRL BED! Here is the pics of her crib turned into a BIG GIRL daybed! Check back to see how our first night goes!

Family Vacation

After several long weeks of preparing to sell our home and putting in countless hours at work, we decided it was time for a little family vacation!!! We spent a long time debating...Hawaii...Paris...Tahiti??? We ended up settling on St. George, Utah! On Monday, we slept in and ended up getting out of the house a little bit later than planned but we were on vacation and that was okay! The drive to St. George ended up taking about 5 hours and it was nice just to relax and enjoy seeing the beautiful Utah landscape. When we finally reached St. George, we checked in to our hotel, went to dinner (at In-N-Out Burger) and did a little shopping at the St. George Outlet Mall. By the time we were done, we were pretty tired, so we decided to call it a night. We had booked a suite so we could have two rooms. The PLAN was for Olivia to sleep in the living room so we could hopefully get some good sleep. So, we got her all ready for bed and put her in the crib (pack-and-play). As we turned to go back to the bedroom...she sprinted by us!!! Apparently, she is now to big for a pack and play!!! She jumped right out! This was not something we planned for. After about an hour of trying to get her to go to sleep, Daddy ended up putting her in the car and driving around the block until she passed out. He then transfered her to the stroller and back to the room. When she woke up a couple hours later, she moved into the big bed with Mommy and Daddy. Overall...it was a pretty rough night, but it was still fun! The next morning, we got up and had breakfast. After waiting the appropriate 30 minutes after eating, we got our suits on and headed for the swimming pool. It turns out that Olivia is not much of a swimmer. She hated it! She did enjoy putting her legs in the hot tub, though!!! We checked out of the hotel and continued our drive--next stop: Zion National Park!!! Zion National Park is AWESOME! We drove through the park and even went on a one mile hike through some pretty difficult terrain. Daddy had Olivia in a backpack, and Mommy had Sawyer strapped to her in the Baby Bjorn. People thought we were nuts. Maybe they were right! The views at the end of the hike were definitely worth it! After Zion, we drove the rest of the way home and finally got back around 1 am. It was a great trip and we wouldn't change a thing.

The Kids

Just thought I would post some pics of the kids! They are growing up sooo fast and getting bigger and bigger each day! Olivia is busy playing with her dollies! They go in the car seat, stroller, rocking chair, highchair, bath and everywhere else she goes! She has also loved playing outside. We have been busy getting our house ready to sell and have been doing a lot of yard work. Olivia rides in the backpack while David mows and helps dig in the dirt and plant flowers! Sawyer is getting so cute and cuddly! We go to the doctor on Friday for his 2 month check up and can't wait to see how much he weighs! He has started smiling, and cooing which is such a joy to see and hear! David did get the opportunity to spend a whole 24 hours with both kids all by himself this past weekend! He insisted that I leave them and head to Park City, UT with the other wifes from his squadron for a fun girl weekend! I actually really enjoyed myself especially because I knew the kids were in good hands with their Daddy! They are all still alive and had a good time being TOGETHER! (I think he held them the whole 24 hrs!)Plus there is a really good understanding on why so few little things get done in a day! :)

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter here in Utah. We woke up and Olivia had a great time looking for Easter eggs that we hid around the house. She is so smart and very observant! After breakfast we headed to church and heard a fantastic sermon! We just love our church! Brian and Tory from across the street also attended with their families! Afterwards they were kind enough to include us in their Easter plans. The weather was nice and sunny and Olivia loved playing outside with all the other kids. They had an Easter egg hunt and Olivia came in a close third with the most eggs collected! All in all we had a wonderful time!

Montana

We were able to go up to Montana and visit for a few days! We got to see so many family and friends, but missed many of you! We will be back though and promise to get to see the rest of you! Here are some pics from our trip. Olivia and Sawyer gained 1/2 lb to a pound while we were there! It must have been all the great food! We had such a great time and can't wait to get back

The Guenthner's Come to Visit!

Grandpa Tim & Grandma Patsy came to Utah to meet Sawyer and play with Olivia. It was so nice to have them down at our house for the weekend. Olivia enjoyed them as playmates and kept them very busy reading, drinking "tea", doing puzzles and playing. We even got to go to a children's museum where Olivia got to play with all the hands on activities. The museum that day was having activities and experiments with chocolate! We all enjoyed ourselves. Here are some pics of their visit!