Rory and Jen

2008-11-28T10:22:00.000-08:00

We love to go to the park with all of our friends. Ryker also doesn't mind a little sand with his crackers if you can't tell by his messy face.
Ryker has found the Slide at the park. He love to climb up and go down the slide all by himself.

August 23, 2008

2008-10-01T12:09:00.001-07:00

This is our Famous Sperry Family Slip'n Slide. My cousins back yard fence opens into the city park so we use their hose, a little soap and a large peice of plastic. and we always have a lot of fun. If anyone decides to try it don't get the black plastic because it gets hot get the clear instead.

Sherrie , James and Nathan
My Dad.
Eat up you'll need the energy!
Uncle Frank, Aunt Penny, Trevin and Trisha.
Alisha and Jeff

My Dad with his gogles to keep the soap out of his eyes.
James and Nathan
Nathan.....what a cute baby!
Trevin trying to help Trevor off the slide.

Jeff and Kieth at the grill. Thanks, for the great food.

Luke, Trisha,Trevor and Trevin.
The first test run on the slip'n slide.
Luke found the good toys.
My Mom and Luke. Luke loved the slide more than his older brother.
Alisha and Luke.

Amy and I

Seeing old friends (Congrats Sheryl!)

2008-08-14T20:58:00.000-07:00

Today was fun I took Ryker to get his first year old pictures taken. Yeah I know I'm a little late getting them but I'll post them when I pick them up. While I was at the mall I ran into Sheryl Panter and found out that she was about 7 mo Pregnant ( due in October) and looked darling. I didn't get to talk to her long because she was on her lunch break. But she is having a little boy and they don't have a name yet. I thought all those DH friends would find that piece of info interesting. Congrats Sheryl!

It's been a busy summer.

2008-08-06T12:42:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe that it is already august, this summer has flown by.... it is sad to think that Rory has to go back to school soon. This summer we have had tons of fun camping boating and spending time with family.
Trevor and Luke in the front of the boat waiting for the next set of big waves.
Luke loves to be in the drivers seat.... watch out!
Ryker getting ready for bed after a fun day of playing hard.

Ryker's First Birthday!

2008-07-17T21:35:00.001-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

7/7/2008

Grandpa and Grandma got a new Kitten, Ryker loves the Kitty.
He chased it around all afternoon.
It was the friendliest cat I have even seen, even after all this it was still purring.
At first Ryker had no idea what to do with the cake, but once he figured it out watch out....
He loved it!Most of the cousins at least 7 out of the 9. They all helped Ryker open presents.
Thank you Grandpa and Grandma B! We love Elmo, Ryker will crawl up to it and give it a big hug a couple times a day. Thanks everyone!

Bear Lake 2008

2008-07-17T21:10:00.000-07:00

Ryker and I at Beaver Creek Lodge up logan canyon. Ryker had a rough morning.
But he loved the Four Wheeler ride.
Lindsay, Katie, Brooke, A.J. and Ryker ( my cousins)
The Bowen Family at the Minnetonka Caves. They were kinda creepy! we got all the way in the cave and they turned out the lights on us.
We played guitar hero out side on a huge projector screen, it was fun!
Ryker begging for food at lunch at the park.
Sarah, Dylan, Savannah, Ryker and I spent the morning at the pool.
Rory take off your shirt before you get in!!!!
Playing games with the Schettler clan.

We had a blast even though it was a little crazy at times with fourty people. I have the best family, we love being together and spending time with each other. I am truely grateful to have such an awesome family!

June 23, 2008

2008-06-23T20:09:00.000-07:00

We have had some fun so far this summer, and I'm sure there is a lot more to come.

Ryker and I went shopping for sunglasses and I was surprised he kept them on so I could take a picture.
My Family and I went boating last wednesday. It was pretty fun to see a float plane land on the water and take off twice. It was early in the morning and the water was glass, it was a great day for boating.
Luke, Carol (my mom), Ryker, Trevor, and my brother Jeff. (Trevor and Luke are Jeff's Kids)
Ryker Loved His First Boat ride, although he hated the life jacket. My Mom and I were the only ones that skiied. The water was really chilly but I just couldn't pass on the glassy water.

We are going to do a lot more boating this summer and I'm excited, although it is a little different with a kid.

Go Charley Jenkins, you are the Next Nashville star!

2008-06-09T12:36:00.000-07:00

Go Charley!!! Congrats on making the Top 12 on Nashville star. I am excited to see you perform tonight. Good Luck and we wish the best for you! Thanks for being such a great friend. We are cheering for you!
If you want to see footage from backstage at the nashville competition check out his website. www.charleyjenkins.com . He does a lot of local shows you should go see one of them if you like country. Gee... I sound like I'm advertising for him.

June 4, 2008

2008-06-04T10:25:00.000-07:00

Ryker just had his first red popcicle, and he loved it as you can tell.
Lately we have been spending time outside with the nieghborhood kids, Paige and Quinn. They have a kiddy pool they play in all summer long.
Rory and Ryker had fun at the Bee's game. Ryker had fun talking to the people next to us but as soon as they would pay attention to him he would stop jabering(sp?) and just smile and laugh.

Rory and I at the Bee's game.
Walking to the car after the game.
Ryker's first Horse back ride with Grandpa Bowen.
Rolling the ball with Ryker's cousins Kaden and Kael.

Ryker is crawling now and he is all over the place. He will chase balls all over the house.
I was changing Ryker's diaper and he got a hold of the wipe and was pulling them out as fast as he could, what a cute little stinker!
Ryker's first hair cut. No more Mullet look, Yeah!
He was a little wiggley but he did pretty good.

My first Mothers Day!

2008-05-18T21:13:00.001-07:00

I had a great mother's day, it was really busy. In the morning I got to talk to my brother Jason who is serving his mission in Frankfurt , Germany. It was really fun to talk to him and hear about what he has been doing. He is loving germany and he said the language it coming along. He also said that it is a pretty hard mission, but he is enjoying it. After talking with Jason I made breakfast for my family, I also made Chocolate covered strawberries for my grandmas and then had to bath three boys before church. I got some cute pictures of them in the tub. We woke Luke up from his nap to put him in the tub as you can see he wasn't too happy. When it was time to get out we had them all in tears. After church I had to help my Mom get the house and dinner ready for my Dad's side of the family to come over. Needless to say it was a busy day.

For Mother's day Rory got me and new digital camera, and I love it, but I am still trying to figure everything out it. Thanks Rory!

Wow, how time flies!

2008-05-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

The other night I started a facebook online and I was looking for pictures to put on it and came across this one. This was the day we brought Ryker home from the Hospital. he was 11 days old. I had forgotten how small he really was. What a cute little stinker!
Here he is just few days ago. He seems huge when I look at this picture compared to the other one. I have loved being a mom, it is so fun! Melissa and Michealene you'll love it!

Taking Ryker to the Zoo

2008-04-26T20:39:00.000-07:00

Last Friday I took Ryker to the Zoo. My Mom, Dad, Sister-in-law Alisha and her two kids(Trevor and Luke), and my cousin Trisha and her little boy Brady all came to the Zoo with Ryker and Me. I thought that Ryker would enjoy the Zoo a little more than he did, maybe he's still a little young. We all had fun though.

Trevor was scared to death of this elephant. he wouldn't even go near it, it was pretty funny.

Here's the Boys! Brady (left), Luke (middle left), Trevor(middle right),and Ryker (right).
My Mom and Dad, Steve and Carol. What a cute old couple!!!!)
Waiting in line for the train... Being the great mom I am I had forgotten Rykers jacket and blanket, so trevor was nice enough to let Ryker wear his jacket.
Here we are on the train, the ride was a lot shorter than I remembered. The Zoo has changed a ton since I have been there. I guess when you are young things just seem a whole lot different.

Leaving Ryker Over Night

2008-04-14T21:28:00.000-07:00

This weekend is Rory's spring break and we are going to go to St. George. We have decided to leave Ryker with our parents. I think I am going to have a really hard time with it. I have never left him with anyone over night yet. so this will be the first time and it's kind of sad, even though I know we'll have a good time.
This week Ryker has been learning quite a bit. I gave him a sippy cup for the first time yestarday, and he did great. He has also learned to sit up by himself after tipping over. he is still working on crawling but so far he only goes backwards. It is amazing how fast they grow up, it is hard to believe he is 9 months already.

I have a happy Husband!

2008-03-28T11:15:00.000-07:00

My husband has been bugging me for years to get a Big screen TV. Finally this year with a portion of our tax return I gave in. He found it on KSL.com so needless to say he was a happy camper! This thing is massive it's 61 inches. When we finish our basement that is were it's going, but Rory already says when we finish our basement it is going to be his Man Cave.... so I won't be allowed down there, but we'll just see about that....

I gave Ryker a gerber cookie the other day and he just loved it but what a mess!

Easter Sunday

2008-03-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

Today we went to Nana and Papa's for Easter Dinner, we also celebrated my grandma's 89th birthday, which is today. It was really fun we did a small easter egg hunt for the three boys and an easter egg hunt for the older kids (20 years old and up) My mom is really funny she likes to fill the eggs with money. some of the eggs have just candy but others have dollars. It's pretty funny to see six twenty year olds running around the house like little kids. This year I won the most money, and Rory and I together got half of the total amount of money. We got some cute pictures of the grandkids and grandma and grandpa. Ryker is on the left, Trevor in the middle and Luke is on the right. The two boys are my oldest brothers kids.

I've been Tagged....

2008-02-29T20:52:00.000-08:00

A-Attached or Single: Attached For a long Time now
B-Best Friend(s): Rory Bowen, My Mom and Dad
C-Cake or Pie: Definately Apple crisp Pie!
D-Day of Choice: Wednesday because I have 6 full days until I have to go to work.
E- Essential Item(s): Masscara, contacts, and cell phone.
F-Favorite Color: Red and Brown
G-Gummy worms or gummy bears: Yuck! Niether, but if I have to chose it would be gummy worms.
H-Hometown: Well, I was Born in St. Louis, MO but I Move to SLC when I was 2 and grew up in SLC.
I-Indulgence(s): Skittles basically anything sweet and fruity.
J-January or July: Definately July! There is no competition on this one.
K-Kids: I've got 1 little boy, Ryker and 1 big boy Rory.
L-?
M-Marriage date: August 19, 2000- I told Rory he better not ever forget how long we'd been married or else he'd be in big trouble, since it's not hard to figure out.
N-Number of siblings: I have 1 older Brother Jeff, 1 younger Sister Jayme, and 1 younger Brother Jason.
O-Oranges or Apples: Apples
P-Phobias or fears: Mice I hate Mice!!!!! and I also have a huge fear of getting in a big car accident.
Q- Quotes: When you get married "Never start doing something that you don't plan on doing the rest of your life" for example Don't take the trash out for your husband because he'll start to think you'll always do it for him. He'll become a slacker!
R-Reasons to Smile: My family! I have the best family in the world. Rory and Ryker especially.
S-Season: Spring! Because I know the days are getting longer and warmer.
T- Tag six people: Lindsey P., Joelle C., Sarah R., Katie P., Breanne M., and Tatiana R.
U-Unknown fact about me: My first Job was dancing as an extra in the Ballet West performance of Alice in Wonderland. I was a Card.
V-Vegitarian or Oppressor of animals: I like my steak!
W-Worst Habit-Usually when someone asks me to do something I say "I'll get it done tomorrow...." but usually tomorrow doesn't come for about 3-4 days later.
X-Xrays or Ultrasound: Ultrasound they are pretty cool especially when you are pregnant. (Dealing with xrays isn't quite as exciting as it once was.)
Y-Your favorite Food: This is a tough one because I love food. I'd have to say italian foods. Olive garden is one of my favorites!
Z- Zodiac: Sagittarius

Bath Time

2008-02-18T15:05:00.000-08:00

Ryker loves His bath time. He cries when it's time to get out.

His scar looks pretty good, you can hardly see it.

New Experience for Ryker

2008-01-30T10:32:00.000-08:00

Ryker is getting ready to go outside in his ne snow outfit.

The other day I gave him a slice of apple and he was so excited he was shaking and he screamed when I took it away.

Yeah, I have Internet back!

2008-01-21T17:16:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to blog but we were having problems with our Internet connection. I wanted to post some new pics of my cute little boy. Ryker has learned some new tricks and it has been really fun. This last month he has leraned how to sit up, he started eating baby food (he love it, yum, sweet potatos.....) and recently become a mama's boy.

It's fun to be a New mommy!

2007-12-19T19:17:00.000-08:00

I'm getting old! I'm 27 now! the years seem to go by faster and faster every year. I am finally ready for christmas. I have been stressing out what to get this one person and come to find out they aren't going to be there for christmas so her mom told me a gift card would be the best thing this year. all that stress for nothing. I finally got my christmas cards done and they are being sent out. I have been extremely busy these last few weeks but I have the next two weeks off of work because christmas and new years is on tuesday this year. it will be nice to have a good break.
This last week Ryker started to roll over, it is so cute because he hates being on his tummy so as soon as you lay him down he tips his head and lets the weight of his head roll him. It is so fun being a mom. Today I put him his snow outfit and put him in my infantino carrier and shoveled the snow off the driveway. I got some funny looks. anyway I love being a mom.

Starting Fresh

2007-12-02T18:37:00.000-08:00

I was talking to some friends and they were all blogging so they talked me into blogging again. this summer we had a lot going on but I think things are starting to slow down. Rory and I had a baby last July so I've got lots of pictures to post. I don't have time to do it right now but I'll do it soon. I think I'm going to try to update it weekly.