Daddy's Helper

Wherever Ryon is....Hoyt can usually be found. Ryon may not agree that Hoyt is "helping" him (hindering may be a better word), but I think Hoyt believes he is truly being a big help. He loves to help Ryon over at the horses - feeding, watering, throwing rocks into feed bins, putting handfuls of hay into various water troughs (hence the hindering comment!).

I think it's pretty cute. Hoyt loves to be outside, he would stay out all day if we let him, so helping with some of the outside chores is his new favorite pastime.

Helping fill Annie's water

Doing it all by himself!!

He is pretty intent on his work!

Riding the mechanical roping steer!

Sunny California

While Ryon has been in Idaho the past few weeks, Hoyt and I decided to take a trip to California. We had a great time visiting with family, eating out, shopping at IKEA, and playing outside at grandma and grandpa Hoyt's house. When we left Reno it was snowing and 31 degrees....and while we were in California the temperature reached 88. CRAZY!! Here are a few highlights from the trip:

Before we left for California - he's just too cute!

With Grandma Hoyt at the softball park

Can you tell that Hoyt isn't too fond of swinging?

A goodbye hug for cousin Riley

Sitting and holding hands with great-grandma Gilbert

Giving "big grandma" a kiss!

Sunglasses Fetish

Hoyt is definitely loving his sunglasses these days; in fact, he has a hard time taking them off. He asks to wear them in the car, while he's outside playing, and even insisted on wearing them while watching a "show" with Ryon the other day. Too funny!

Outside playing - it's hard to look through the spy glass with sunglasses on!

Watching TV with dad - sunglasses at 6:00 pm!

Easter Weekend

We had a wonderful Easter weekend - starting with a "photo shoot" of Hoyt in his Easter outfit on Saturday afternoon. I had just bought a new camera on Friday night, so I thought I would test it out. I took far too many pictures; he looked so cute that I couldn't help myself!!

Hoyt loved searching for eggs in the backyard, and was thrilled when his basket was full. He just kept walking around the yard saying "Egg! Egg!" And the joy on his face when he realized there was candy in some of the eggs was priceless!

We loved going to church on Easter Sunday and feeling the spirit that was there. What an uplifting weekend!

FHE on the Farm!

Well, it's that time of year again. Ryon just went "over the hill" to bring Annie (one of his horses) to Reno for the Spring/Summer. We keep Annie at a little arena close to the house, where there are goats, chickens, dogs, and other horses. Hoyt loves it, and most warm evenings he can be found hanging out with dad on the "farm"!

We decided to go over yesterday for Family Home Evening. Hoyt got to pet a baby goat, pet Annie (he kept saying "up...up" because he wanted to ride her) drag the hose around pretending to fill all the waters, and throw as many rocks as he could find. He was certainly a busy little boy. After about an hour it was time to go home....take a bath....and go to bed!

Petting the baby goat with mom

Trying to fill every water trough he can find!

Really getting into it...

Filling Annie's water

Taking time out from his chores to trow some hay!

Sweet Dreams

This is what Ryon and I see every night when we go in to check on Hoyt before we go to bed...

Two little (they are actually pretty big) feet propped up and Hoyt sound asleep. He loves to fall asleep with his feet in the air - I'm not exactly sure why - but it works and I'm not complaining! We just put his feet down and "rearrange" him in the crib and he sleeps his guaranteed 12 hours a night. What a good boy!

Aren't they the cutest things when they are asleep?

Idaho....Again??

Not everyone can say that they have been to the Idaho Potato Museum; lucky....lucky....lucky for us we got to pose for a picture in front of it last week. Hoyt and I can now mark that off of our 100 places to visit in our lifetimes!!

We traveled to Pocatello last weekend with my mom, dad, sister Marissa and brother Caleb to see the blessing of my nephew Landon. It was a 9 1/2 hour drive (UGH!) but Hoyt did amazingly well! Bless the person who came up with the idea of putting DVD players in cars. While we all now have Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and 101 Dalmatians memorized word for word - it was definitely a lifesaver! At one point while watching 101 Dalmatians my dad asked..."Do they ever show them (Roger and Anita) getting married?" He was really into the story line!

We had a great time visiting with Kyle, Noelle and Landon, as well as grandma and grandpa Murray. The day of the blessing it snowed 3 inches, so Marissa and Caleb were in heaven. Growing up in California you never get to see snow actually falling on the ground. They had to go outside and play in it, and Caleb worked for at least 40 minutes to build a 1 foot snowman. We arrived back in Reno on Monday evening, and Hoyt was elated to see his crib. (He has a hard time sleeping when we travel...and he goes completely off his schedule!) It's always good to get back home.