Fall Update

Hold onto your britches everyone, this is gonna be a LOOONNNGG one! So many awesome things have happened in the last month, and since this is in a sense our way of journaling about our life I want to cover all of them! We kicked off the end of September/ beginning of October with the JDRF walk for Kayson. It was a walk for a diabetes cure 5K. We were team Super K, with our fearless superhero Kayson as our leader. :) He was absolutely adorable, it was such a fun thing to do in honor of him!

 Jason with Beckham boy

 The sisters- Aren't they pretty?

The Team: Kayson walked in FRONT the entire time :) 

Miss Boo hitched a ride on Colt's shoulders for half the time, she now prefers him over me.

Being a baby has its perks :) Thank goodness for buff men! 

Family Love  

My two favorite people :) 

I got a new job a few weeks ago working as a Receptionist at a Salon, and so far I LOVE IT!! Everyone I work with is so awesome, and it is just such a chill environment! My very good friend Emily Taylor (Heugly) is a hair dresser there and one day she sent me a message telling me they were hiring for a part time position - because my Event Coordinating job slows WAY down in the winter months- so I applied and before I knew it I was hired and training 3 days later. It has been such a huge blessing. :)

I was so excited for Fall to come, and now it is passing us by sooo FAST! Just last week the trees were so GORGEOUS and now most leaves have fallen :( that is the worst part about fall! Luckily Colt's family came up to Logan at the perfect time, the leaves and colors were perfect. We were so excited to have them stay with us! They came up the Thursday before conference, and left Sunday morning. It was such a great weekend, we just relaxed, watched movies, listened to conference on Saturday- and ate a ton of treats :) They brought some birthday presents for me with them, holy cow did they SPOIL me!! I LOVE LOVE LOVED the gifts they gave me! I got a kindle fire HD, and some stinkin cute colorful mugs- of which Colt and I will get TONS of use out of this winter making hot chocolate. I feel so blessed to have married into such a giving, amazing family! They sure know how to make a gal feel good thats for sure! They also took us out to dinner in honor of my upcoming birthday, it was so nice! We can hardly wait to see them again, serious depression hit the Cox household after they had left!!

Sadie Bug rode the Saddle for me at Texas Roadhouse :) They sang too loud as you can tell.

While I was at work, Colt took them on a "Scenic" drive through the valley, the Colors were STUNNING!! We have such a beautiful family!!

He also took them to see Napoleon Dynamites house, Cute Mickey!! :) 

I wish I had gotten more pictures the weekend they were here, I am such an idiot!! The following Monday Colt and I celebrated our 2nd Anniversary!! It is so crazy I married this guy 2 years ago- man time flys!! Everyday I thank my lucky stars I found Colt! He is the love of my life!

We celebrated by going to Red Lobster, and ate way more than we should have, it was heavenly! 

He sent me the most GORGEOUS bouquet of flowers to the Salon, they were beautiful!! 

I got to go to Burley Last weekend with the sisters, it was so much fun! It was homecoming week so my little Sister Jayme got to cheer at the Varsity football game. She is so fun to watch, and such a good cheerleader! Half way through the game they called all the BHS Alumni cheerleaders to the track to do the Alumni cheer and fight song, I was so embarassed, but I did it nevertheless Jayme was so excited we all got to cheer together :) 4 generations of Pollard cheerleaders, CRAZY! 

 

It was FREEZING! 

Felt good to be home :) 

I got back from Burley on Sunday afternoon, and everyone knows Sundays are NAP days- so of course I laid down for a snooze, WORST MISTAKE EVER. When I woke up my back was a little stiff, I thought ah this will go away here in like an hour- but it didn't. It actually got worse and worse. We went to bed around 9 but by 11 I was in so much excruciating pain, I couldn't even move without my back tensing up and hurting sooo bad. So Colt hurried and got dressed and rushed me into the ER. They ran a bunch of tests unsure if it was my kidneys, or really back pain. I HATED getting an IV, but oh boy the medicine they put in it was oh so worth it! After they drugged me up good, they sent us on our way- with the conclusion that I had just pulled some of my lower back muscles. I have never experience pain like that. The next day I barely could walk so I looked like EEGOR, it was humiliating! Luckily I work with some amazing people who let me rest the next couple days- and now I am on my way to recovery. I now can totally sympathize with people who have had back issues- it is awful! 

A very tired/worried husband

 

I looked like death, so only pictures of my arms will suffice haha 

Once again Colt amazed me with how well he took care of me, he is so caring- and was willing to do anything I needed! When we have kids he is going to be such a good hands on kind of dad! I sure would be lost without him! We have been trying to get pregnant for well over a year now, and it just gets harder and harder every month. In the ER they ran some blood tests and when they said the words that I wasn't pregnant it was just another sting to add to the pain I was already experiencing. Luckily I had a appointment with my OBGYN the very next day after the ER. FINALLY some good news in the fertility department- after so many hurtful bad months- My doctor is now putting me on Chlomid. We will see what happens, he was very hopeful it will work-- and I sure hope he is right. It will increase our chances of having mulitples by 10%-- I know that isn't alot- BUT our neighbors have 2 (not 1) but 2 sets of twins- and they were on Chlomid!! We are super nervous with that being a possibility, but we are also so ready to become parents that if it happens we will be so happy! He is starting me on a higher dosage than normal, so cross your fingers it will work!! 

This week I got to celebrate my 24th birthday!! It is crazy to think I am this old, I always imagined having at least 3 kids by the time I hit my 24th birthday-- but my life has turned a different route than I always imagined. I worked all day, and Colt had told me he was going to take me out, but instead he surprised me by inviting all my siblings, and Sam out for ice cream cake! He is just so awesome- I know I say that alot, but he really is! :) I got so spoiled! Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes, you are all the best! 

My best little bud!

My Parents and Jayme sent these beautiful flowers!! Made my day!! 

This man. :) 

Life is looking up, we are so excited for the next couple months! Colt's brother is getting married, thanksgiving, and then Christmas will be here before we know it! YAY for the holidays! :) 

Goodbye Summer, HELLOOOO FALL!!

I am so excited for fall I can hardly stand it!! Holy cow it has come fast!! So many new exciting things have been happening as of late! Most recently my Dad had to speak at a conference in Salt Lake City for organ donation, so he got all of us kiddos our own hotel rooms, and we had a family get-away weekend in the city. It was so much fun to be surrounded by family! We got there on a Friday night, and then the next day my Dad had a surprise for us, we drove up to the Salt Lake City Cemetary and found some of our ancestors graves... My Great Grandpa Pollard, and my GREAT GREAT Grandpa Pollard's graves. It was a really neat experience. My Dad shared a really cool story about our Great Great Grandpa and how he came to the Salt Lake Valley. It really opened my eyes as to how much the pioneers sacrificed just to get to Zion- to the temple. I am so grateful my ancestors followed the spirit to Zion.

 My great great grandpa Pollard.... 

You can't see it, but my great grandma's name is Ella... I LOVE that name... someday hopefully we can name a baby girl Ella! 

Next up on our quick SLC trip we went to Hogle Zoo... I wish I could have gotten more pictures, but it was POURING rain, so I didn't want to mess with getting my camera out... Here are a few of the things I managed to get pictures of.. oh and Colt and Bry left us before the zoo and headed to Logan for the first USU home football game, thus the reason neither of them are in any pictures...

 Watching the seals..

This guy gave me the CREEPS!!! 

Dad Had a motorized wheelchair- it was so nice! Kyler hitched a ride once and a while...

 

Poor little Kayson's head is barely poking out... 

Love my Momma and sissy..

I thought this was the cutest elephant in the world.. Kayson wasn't as thrilled as me...

Life has been getting pretty busy.. Since my event coordinating job slows SIGNIFICANTLY down in the winter, and I am done with school- I decided to get another part time job. My very good friend Emily Heugly (Taylor) text me one day saying that her salon was looking for a part time receptionist-- I figured what the heck I might as well apply, one thing led to another and I was in the Salon training less than a week later. I am LOVING it!! My most favorite part of the day is when we both get home from work, every night has turned into a ritual for Colt and I, we get home- and take Dixie girl on a walk. It is crazy how human like animals can be! Lately when we put her leash on her she thinks it is time to play tug-a-war even though we are on a walk. It is quite the sight...

 She is SUCH a handful! But we love her none the less :)

Oh the life of a dog

One of our nightly walks, the lighting and setting was GORGEOUS, I couldn't resist snapping a picture... We live in the prettiest place! 

We also had a birthday this month which was pretty exciting!! Our Beckham boy turned the big 1!!! He is oh so adorable, and getting to big! Such a sweet boy!! 

 Birthday boy with Nana!! P.s. can I just say I am the WORST at pictures... I ALWAYS am taking them, and NEVER am in them....

HE has the CUTEST laugh in the world can I just say?? He was cracking us up!! Love him to death! 

We are LOVING being home owners... There is nothing better than having our own space to call home. I have been a painting maniac this weekend and started to tackle our YUCKY upstairs bathroom... Haha I should have gotten before pictures, but I forgot! I sanded down the bathroom cabinet, doors, and drawers and painted them. Next weekend we will paint the walls and ceiling, and hopefully get some new flooring (still trying to convince Colt) It is so fulfilling refurbishing old things... I will post some pics when we have it all done! Still so much more to do! 

Colt entertained himself, neighbors, and Dixie girl with a little bonfire while I painted my life away...

 Dixie was scared to get too close to the fire, it was pretty funny... Just a little side note: The best part of our yard is the fact that there is two HUGE pastures (with horses :) ) between us and the other block, so it makes our yard feel bigger than it really is.

Colt and our neighbor Royal enjoying the fire..

I am SO SO thrilled that FALL IS HERE!! The leaves have officially started to change, and the temperatures are dropping! I am all about layers, hot cocoa, pumpkin, and comfort food aka soup!! With the cold beginning to set in I have been in the crafty mood- 

 I found this piece of wood in a old wood pile in St. George.. Didn't it turn out PERFECT?!  I needed something with just a little splash of color.

My Mom has a collection of old windows, so I snatched this one from her a while ago and decided to paint it yellow... Once its done I will post pics!! 

The fall season is right around the corner, we have Kayson's diabetes walk next weekend, and then the next weekend Colt's familia is coming to see us!! We are so so excited to see them! After that we will celebrate our 2 year anniversary, and oh my goodness time is FLYING! I cannot believe we have been married for almost 2 years-- where has the time gone?! We have so much to get done in the next couple weeks, but couldn't be more excited, life is good!! 

Life as of late

WOW this summer has flown by! I cannot believe we are almost to SEPTEMBER, which I am totally okay with- I LOVE FALL! Bring it on! :) Colt on the other hand isn't so keen on the cold, and cloudy days- Poor guy! But anyways Fireworks was a success this year as always, but I feel like I haven't been able to get on top of ANYTHING since I got back from selling. Time has gotten the best of me.. so here is a quick recap of our last few weeks, sorry there is alot of pictures of the niece and nephews, but since we have moved to Richmond they have been my little buds, I am in HEAVEN! We started out July with a birthday, Kayson turned 5 which is CRAZY! So we celebrated with his three favorite things: Fries, Chicken Nuggets, and a movie :) 

 SUCH a BIG boy!! 

In our last blog post, I had mentioned how we got a puppy! OH MAN puppies are just like having a child.. haha Not going to lie, she seriously stressed me out the first week, but now that she is used to us and we are used to her it is smooth sailing :) Dixie is the happiest most loving pup in the world. Colt and I love to just sit and watch her when we get home from work- she LOVES Colt, and follows him everywhere. She is most definitely HIS dog, which I am totally okay with :)

Colt with his pup the day we went and got her

After months of searching, and weeks of waiting we FINALLY closed on our first home!! We are so thrilled to have a place of our own! The week we closed Colt and I were so excited that we couldn't wait to move- so we packed all of our stuff up and moved it out to the house- with the help of my big sis and Colt's dear friend Easton we got everything moved in- it was great! That weekend my Mom happened to come to Logan so everyone pitched in and we got some much needed painting done. It was awesome, thanks to everyone who helped us that week it was much appreciated!! 

 Paperwork signed and keys to our new casa! 

Kyler was our entertainment while we unpacked- what would we do without this cute face! 

 Pretending to be a puppy...

Since my Mom was in town- and all of us siblings (minus Jayme) live in the same town we decided to do a family dinner on Sunday. It was so relaxing and fun to hang out with everyone. My most favorite part: watching my adorable nephews wrestle- Beckham is a RIOT! :)  

Teo with the babies-- they are both getting so big, and my bro is the cutest daddy in the world! So fun to watch!  

Fun on the tramp, even Colt got on and did some flips- he couldn't resist :)  

 Its crazy how fast Dixie girl is growing!! But still oh so adorable! 

One of our evening walks. I love my husband!!  

 A man and his dog- pure joy :) 

 This girl and I have seen ALOT of each other lately- she is so funny!

Kyler Love. 

Well thats about it for us for the last couple months, but we won't be slowing down anytime soon.. This weekend is our Annual girls trip with the Mom and Sisters-- and when we get back hopefully Colt and I can make a trip down to St. George to see the Cox fam! We sure do miss them, and wish we could visit more! We are sooo happy for Colt's Brother Marshall- he got engaged this past weekend to such an amazing girl- Taylor!! YAY!! Congrats you two!! They are such a cute couple, and we are so excited to have another family wedding!! 

Such a BEAUTIFUL couple- they are gonna have some cute kiddos!! :) Congrats again you guys! 

Introducing....

Introducing Dixie Cox!!! We are SOOO thrilled to have a fur-baby, she is adorable and seriously the cutest pup I have ever seen! For a few weeks now Colt and I have been thinking about getting a dog- trying to decide the best kind to get. Then one night Colt found some puppies on KSL- they were Brittany Spaniels, and ready to go to a good home, so we thought heck might as well go look. One thing led to another, and we just fell in love with the little girl. The name Dixie suits her sooo well, and Colt I might add- as I have mentioned many times before he loves his Dixieland.As she gets a little older, her coat will be white and orangish/redish, reminding us of the beautiful Dixie mountains in St. George. Perfect name for a perfect dog. Seeing as how Brittany Spaniels are bred for Fowel hunting, Colt is planning on teaching her how to point, and flush birds. We are both so excited, now to convince Colt into letting me get her a pink collar.. We shall see... ha :)

A Picnic kind of day :)

One Saturday in June Colt and I took advantage of a nice day, plus a few precious hours before I went to work for the entire night and decided to go on a picnic :) It was so nice to hang with my hubby, and enjoy nature- even if it was only for a couple of hours. These are the moments- I know I say this ALL the time but life is truly soooo GOOD! Thank goodness for a couple free hours, and living so close to a beautiful canyon to enjoy! 

 Old Grist Mill- I am seriously addicted..

 I don't know why, but Colt absolutely HATES when I take pictures of him- he is so handsome! 

 Off to explore! 

 Serenity :) 

My little guy turns the big 5!!!!

It feels like yesterday that we got the call from Jess and Bry to quickly drive to Logan because our soon to be baby nephew was on his way! It was truly one of the best days of my life- and he isn't even my child- who knew you could love someone else's baby SOO much! I cannot even fathom the amount of love I will have for my own children someday, but for now my nieces and nephews are literally my world. Since the day Kayson was born, I have been around him on a daily basis- the first few months of his life I was his babysitter everyday, so naturally we bonded- ALOT. He is my Kayser Monkey. I am drawn to him- and he is drawn to his Bugz :) It melts my heart everytime I hear BUGZ this BUGZ that... haha he is honestly my little hero- even though he is only five, I look up to that little man so much. He is the toughest little guy I have ever known, and I am so grateful to have him be apart of my everyday world. I love you Kayser Monkey!!!

 At at whopping 9lbs 13 oz. our little guy was such a chubber! Where we got the name CHUBBY Monkey... and then Monkey just stuck.

 This was our everyday routine, while Jess was at work- it was the best job I have ever had..

 I HAD to post this. Kayson's first Halloween- seriously the CUTEST biker dude out there... 

 He was ALWAYS soooo HAPPY! His first valentines day- he has been MY valentine every year since... 

 Me and my boy. 

Colt and I agree that being a Aunt and Uncle to all of these special little spirits is truly the best thing in the world. They all bring soooo much happiness, and we love them all soooooo MUCH! :) 

We seriously have the CUTEST Nieces and Nephews-- Just sayin :)