This is what i can remember from the holidays last year :)

Lydia moved the middle of October to Tennessee.

We went up to my parents for Thanksgiving with the Harveys this year.

My friend Michelle and i co-hosted a book party on December 10th and it was a horrible turn out and we didn't make a single sale....so much for being sales people.
Michelle's Christmas party was December 14th and it was just Michelle and her husband Thomas and Jake and i. we eat some pulled pork with rolls (which was delicious), talked, and then went to see the Christmas story neighborhood.

The ward Christmas party was December 13-sydney actually ran around with the kids (in fact I lost her in the sea of kids a couple times)

I did really good in Nov, Dec, and Jan with losing weight. In fact by the end of January i could run a mile and a half at the SUU indoor track in 35 min (with some walking involved) and i lost 15 pounds. Then February came with the warm weather and i wanted to run outside but couldn't without a jogging stroller and i just got out of the habit of going to the track and running. so now its the end of march and i can barely run outside a half mile before i am breathing heavily. They do say running outside is much harder than inside but this is ridiculous. I still am going to try to reach my goal of a 3 mile run by the end of the year.

We went up to my parents house for Christmas since it was Lydias' turn but she was across the country at the time.

Jake got a new job with the Leavitt group doing programming.

We didn't do a single thing for new years.

The month of May

While Jake actually finished school in December he walked during the graduation Ceremony in May. So he offically graduated on May 2, 2014. I am so proud of him and all his hard work. Even if his degree now has nothing to do with what his job is.

At the smoothie place for lunch after his graduation

Announcing baby #2: My parents car ended up breaking down after Jake's graduation which I wasn't there for because I had a night shift at Home Depot so they ended up having to rent a hotel room and stay in town for the night. So we decided that we would announce our pregnancy.

May 3rd

May 19th- 15 Weeks along

Alyssa's 25th Birthday:

 Jake ended up having an interview the weekend of Memorial Day so we headed up there and ended up going to a park as well:

Grandpa Arnold's Funeral

Kay Stanley Arnold

April 22, 2014 Kay Stanley Arnold, age 78, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family.
Kay was born January 31, 1936 and lived his entire life in South Jordan, Utah.
He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Spanos Arnold, Gary K. Arnold (Kaye), Jeannette West, Jeff Delmont Arnold (Wendi), Shawn J. Arnold, Darin Vee Arnold, Dan Kay Arnold(Teresa), Mindy Kaye Holt, Travis Lee Arnold (Andrea), Brad David Arnold (Rinda), Michael Brandon Arnold (Barbi), Gavin Ray Arnold, and 28 living grandchildren and15 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers David Arnold (Janet), and Tom Arnold (Judy). Kay is preceded in death by his father Stanley Kay Arnold, his mother Annetta Newbold Arnold, his first wife Raphaella Nadine Roper Arnold, his younger brother, Terry Lee Arnold, and his grandson Andrew John Arnold.
He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and has held many callings throughout his life, including serving on the High Council, as Bishop, Elder's Quorum President and many others. He recently returned from serving a mission with his wife, Mary in the San Fernando Valley Mission.
He was a graduate of Jordan High School and in his young adult years played basketball and softball on various church leagues and in his later years developed an unstoppable hook shot. He was enlisted in the Army for a few years and came home and married Raphaella Nadine Roper and started his family. After she passed away he married Mary Spanos on June 27, 1968 in the Salt Lake Temple and between the two of them they have eleven children. He loved music and singing and sang in a barbershop quartet for many years. He was an avid fisherman throughout his entire life and fished on many rivers and streams including the annual family Currant Creek trip each year. He officiated both high school and city recreational basketball games until he was 75 years old. He loved bowling and his high average was 175. He also loved to read about history and he was a great with numbers and always won when playing either Yahtzee or Mastermind.
Kay retired from Smith's Food and Drug where he worked as the meat manager for many years. After retirement he continued to work as a spray specialist in the landscaping industry.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 28 at 11 a.m. in the LDS River Ridge First Ward building located at 10124 South 1300 West, South Jordan, Utah. There will be a viewing on Sunday from 7-9 p.m. and on Monday at 9:45 -10:45 a.m. at the LDS River Ridge First Ward building. Interment will be at the South Jordan Cemetery located at 10630 South 1055 West, South Jordan, Utah.

Kay Stanley Arnold
January 31, 1936 -April 22, 2014
South Jordan, Utah-April 22, 2014 Kay Stanley Arnold, age 78, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family. Kay was born January 31, 1936 and lived his entire life in South Jordan, Utah. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Louise Spanos Arnold. Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 28 at 11 a.m. in the LDS River Ridge First Ward building located at 10124 South 1300 West, South Jordan, Utah. There will be a viewing on Sunday from 7-9 p.m. and on Monday at 9:45 -10:45 a.m. at the LDS River Ridge First Ward building. Interment will be at the South Jordan Cemetery located at 10630 South 1055 West, South Jordan, Utah. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?pid=170779547#sthash.WYF0nDAj.dpuf

Kay Stanley Arnold
January 31, 1936 -April 22, 2014
South Jordan, Utah-April 22, 2014 Kay Stanley Arnold, age 78, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his loving family. Kay was born January 31, 1936 and lived his entire life in South Jordan, Utah. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Louise Spanos Arnold. Funeral Services will be held Monday, April 28 at 11 a.m. in the LDS River Ridge First Ward building located at 10124 South 1300 West, South Jordan, Utah. There will be a viewing on Sunday from 7-9 p.m. and on Monday at 9:45 -10:45 a.m. at the LDS River Ridge First Ward building. Interment will be at the South Jordan Cemetery located at 10630 South 1055 West, South Jordan, Utah. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?pid=170779547#sthash.WYF0nDAj.dpuf

Sydney in a Twin Sized Bed

We bought a twin sized bed for Sydney on March 17th after Jake got off work. Sydney had climbed out of bed once (well more like jumped-from the sound of it) and since then we decided it was time to switch to a toddler bed. Well we didn't have a toddler bed and i didn't want to spend the money on one and have to switch to a twin bed in a couple years so we just upgraded her to the twin.

That night we set it up, so by the time she actually got put to bed was close to 11 o clock. She screamed and cried and got out of bed at least ten times. But it only took her about 35 minutes to fall asleep in  the bed. We put a baby gate out in front of her door since she can open doors now to keep her from "escaping."

The next night there was some crying and getting out of bed but it still only took about a half hour of putting her back in bed before she fell asleep. We did implement a bed time routine where we get ready for bed and read a bed time story while she is under the covers and that seems to help.

She has only had the bed for 6 days and the last couple of days (21st and 22nd) she lays in bed (you can hear her) and then without her getting out of bed (as far as I know) she is asleep within a half hour.

This wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I honestly hope my next child is just as easy because lets be honest I had it pretty easy with her. No real fits. Just some crying-like a little bit of panicked crying because it was a new bed. So don't come to me for advice about getting your child to sleep in a big bed because I will have none.