May we always remember the true meaning of Christmas and that sweet and tender baby boy born all those years ago, and may we always treasure the divine gift given to us by our Savior. We are so very blessed and loved.
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Happy Thanksgiving 2016!
We have so very much to be grateful for! The Gospel, our family, the prospect of being in a home we designed and built ourselves next year, there is so much in our lives or soon-to-be in our lives that I feel overwhelmed with gratitude and love-mostly for these three handsome boys right here!
Happy Thanksgiving family and friends!!!
Monday, October 31, 2016
Happy Halloween 2016!
We had SUPER Halloween dressed up as some of our favorite super heroes. The boys had a BLAST and I would be lying if I didn’t say that Ben and I were having it right along side them. LOVE my handsome heroes!!!
Friday, September 16, 2016
Cute Little Jaydenisms: Year Four!
9/28/15-Jayden just strutted over to grab the sucker he has been working on eating for days (he likes to save things for as long as possible), proceeded to put it in his mouth and then pulled it out again creating a loud "pop" sound, then turned to me and in a very grown up voice asked, "So, what's the plan?" He cracks me up!
10/1/15-Lately Jayden has been gushing over how cute everything is. It is not rare to hear: "Oh my goodness Mom! Tristan is soooo cute!", "Mom! Look at this cute Halloween costume!", "Oh! Look at how cute this is Mom!" "Awe! Isn't that so cute, Mom?" "Your clothes are so cute Mom!"...pretty sure he is spending way too much time with me and is in desperate need of some boy time with some friends. Ha ha!
11/13/15-Jayden has been constantly asking about when the snow will be here. Not so he can build a snowman however, but so that he can shovel the driveway.
11/21/15-Jayden got talking about Santa this morning and he has come to the conclusion that Santa's hair fell off of his head and landed on his chin. Gotta love kiddos and their philosophies on life.
12/28/15-Jayden asks a MILLION questions a day! He is so smart and energetic and fun and definitely gives me a run for my money on a daily basis.
2/7/16-Jayden just informed me that he just likes my hair long like "Tangled's" (a.k.a. Rapunzel's) and not short like when it gets cut at the end of the movie, but its okay because he still loves me. (This was the day after I cut 10 inches off of my hair and he saw me for the first time with short hair).
2/14/16-Today at church, Jayden was scared and came and found us in tear's because he did not know his teachers (the Stake Primary Presidency took over so the adults could attend Ward Conference), so I offered to go in and sit with him for a bit. As we were walking out he turned to Ben and said, "but I just want her to come and not you Dad, because she is my favorite!"
4/28/16-I was talking to Jayden about how I was getting rid of Tristan's car seat because it is too old and will not still be good to save for a new baby. Then I asked him if he would like a new baby. He paused to think about it for a moment before responding with, "No, I just want to keep this baby (pointing to Tristan) because I love him very much!" I had to go on to explain that we would always have Tristan in our family, but we could have more babies too. He looked relieved and said that sounded good. He then asked if we were going to have a lot of boys if I have a lot of babies. I told him that we would just have to see who Heavenly Father wants to send to our family. PRECIOUS!!!
5/13/16-Jayden is marching around the house saying “Ladies and Benjamin!” over and over again. Ha ha ha!
6/22/16-Jayden ADORES his "baby"! He came down in tears this morning and said to me through broken up sobs, "I had a bad dream that my baby was gone and we could not find him anywhere." It took a good 15 minutes to calm him down and convince him that Tristan was here and that he was okay. So sad, but so precious at the same time! Tristan has been rubbing his back for the last while trying to love Jayden better like he always does when Jayden is sad. They love each other SO much!!! It melts my heart!
8/18/16-Jayden is SO smart and SO sweet, but he LOVES to push buttons and tease-especially his little brother and he can sure wear me out and give me a run for my money.
9/14/16-Caleb was not eating and was acting super sick the past week ever since we picked the boys up from Ben's parent's after our getaway for Labor Day. He is staying with Ben's parents while we build so I left as soon as I found out to go and see him with the boys. I had Ben on the Bluetooth in our car and had him say a prayer for our Caleb. I was so touched as he prayed for our dog and as I watched Jayden immediately fold his arms, close his eyes, and bow his head. Tristan watche...d his older brother for a moment before folding his arms, closing his eyes, and bowing his head. It was such a tender and precious moment. I told Jayden what happened and the importance of always doing what is right because you never know who is watching and will follow what you do. When we got to Ben's parents, they said Caleb's entire demeanor flipped a 180 as soon as we arrived, but we still took him to the vet the next day.
Heavenly Father was mindful of our family and our Caleb is doing much better. The vet loved Caleb almost as much as Caleb LOVED him. He was so impressed with Caleb and said he had such a great personality for a dog. He had a bad ear infection, but is on the mend and passed his exam with flying colors other than that! We are SO grateful!!!
10/1/15-Lately Jayden has been gushing over how cute everything is. It is not rare to hear: "Oh my goodness Mom! Tristan is soooo cute!", "Mom! Look at this cute Halloween costume!", "Oh! Look at how cute this is Mom!" "Awe! Isn't that so cute, Mom?" "Your clothes are so cute Mom!"...pretty sure he is spending way too much time with me and is in desperate need of some boy time with some friends. Ha ha!
11/13/15-Jayden has been constantly asking about when the snow will be here. Not so he can build a snowman however, but so that he can shovel the driveway.
11/21/15-Jayden got talking about Santa this morning and he has come to the conclusion that Santa's hair fell off of his head and landed on his chin. Gotta love kiddos and their philosophies on life.
12/28/15-Jayden asks a MILLION questions a day! He is so smart and energetic and fun and definitely gives me a run for my money on a daily basis.
2/7/16-Jayden just informed me that he just likes my hair long like "Tangled's" (a.k.a. Rapunzel's) and not short like when it gets cut at the end of the movie, but its okay because he still loves me. (This was the day after I cut 10 inches off of my hair and he saw me for the first time with short hair).
2/14/16-Today at church, Jayden was scared and came and found us in tear's because he did not know his teachers (the Stake Primary Presidency took over so the adults could attend Ward Conference), so I offered to go in and sit with him for a bit. As we were walking out he turned to Ben and said, "but I just want her to come and not you Dad, because she is my favorite!"
4/28/16-I was talking to Jayden about how I was getting rid of Tristan's car seat because it is too old and will not still be good to save for a new baby. Then I asked him if he would like a new baby. He paused to think about it for a moment before responding with, "No, I just want to keep this baby (pointing to Tristan) because I love him very much!" I had to go on to explain that we would always have Tristan in our family, but we could have more babies too. He looked relieved and said that sounded good. He then asked if we were going to have a lot of boys if I have a lot of babies. I told him that we would just have to see who Heavenly Father wants to send to our family. PRECIOUS!!!
5/13/16-Jayden is marching around the house saying “Ladies and Benjamin!” over and over again. Ha ha ha!
6/22/16-Jayden ADORES his "baby"! He came down in tears this morning and said to me through broken up sobs, "I had a bad dream that my baby was gone and we could not find him anywhere." It took a good 15 minutes to calm him down and convince him that Tristan was here and that he was okay. So sad, but so precious at the same time! Tristan has been rubbing his back for the last while trying to love Jayden better like he always does when Jayden is sad. They love each other SO much!!! It melts my heart!
8/18/16-Jayden is SO smart and SO sweet, but he LOVES to push buttons and tease-especially his little brother and he can sure wear me out and give me a run for my money.
9/14/16-Caleb was not eating and was acting super sick the past week ever since we picked the boys up from Ben's parent's after our getaway for Labor Day. He is staying with Ben's parents while we build so I left as soon as I found out to go and see him with the boys. I had Ben on the Bluetooth in our car and had him say a prayer for our Caleb. I was so touched as he prayed for our dog and as I watched Jayden immediately fold his arms, close his eyes, and bow his head. Tristan watche...d his older brother for a moment before folding his arms, closing his eyes, and bowing his head. It was such a tender and precious moment. I told Jayden what happened and the importance of always doing what is right because you never know who is watching and will follow what you do. When we got to Ben's parents, they said Caleb's entire demeanor flipped a 180 as soon as we arrived, but we still took him to the vet the next day.
Heavenly Father was mindful of our family and our Caleb is doing much better. The vet loved Caleb almost as much as Caleb LOVED him. He was so impressed with Caleb and said he had such a great personality for a dog. He had a bad ear infection, but is on the mend and passed his exam with flying colors other than that! We are SO grateful!!!
Happy 5th Birthday, Jayden!!!!!
I can’t believe he is 5!!!!! The time is going by way too fast, but I am so grateful for the memories and time I have gotten to share with this adorable boy thus far. I am torn between wanting to see all the things he will do in life and not wanting him to grow up…we love him so very much!
I hope your day was as WONDERFUL as you are!!!
Monday, June 13, 2016
Happy 8th Anniversary to My One and Only!
Happy 8th Anniversary to the man I love more than I could ever express, is my best friend through the thick and the thin of life, and who I can't wait to spend eternity with. We have had so much love, so many amazing adventures, so many incredible memories, and have always gotten through whatever life has thrown at us together. Cheers to 8 wonderful years of marriage and cheers to many, many more! I love you Benjamin Luke Ostler!!!
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Adorable, Sweet Tristanisms: Year One!
8/26/15-Jayden laid his head on Tristan’s tummy as I held him on my lap and Tristan proceeded to stroke his hair (with no pulling miraculously) while saying “Ahhh” over and over again. It was the sweetest thing! Just wish I had found my phone in time to capture it on video. Love little moments like this one!
8/26/15-Tristan is SO social and has a big smile and squeal for anyone and everyone who takes the time to say hi to him and play with him. :)
8/26/15-Tristan will sneeze and sneeze and sneeze and then let out an adorable exasperated sigh when he is finally finished.
8/26/15-Tristan loves to play with his tongue and has some pretty impressive vocalizations.
8/26/15-He will be mobile before we know it! He is already army crawling, rolling over, and trying to sit up. He can also stand and hold his own with a little bit of help balancing.
826/15-Tristan LOVES the outdoors and has since the day he was born. He loved looking at the tree’s outside the hospital window and is always happy when someone takes him outside even when he is hungry and upset. It calms him right down.
8/26/15-Tristan slept through the night for the first time at 2 months and has pretty much slept from 10-6ish ever since.
8/26/15-He is such a good and easy baby even if he does like to be held a lot and does not like being left without someone right by him.
8/25/15-Tristan’s hungry cry comes complete with his crying “Mom!” over and over again. It literally sounds like that is what he is saying. It is so funny! He has great communication skills already! Ha ha!
9/2/15-Tristan is a master of the bottom lip pout. That coupled with his cute beady eyes gets him just about anything and everything around here.
9/13/15-Every time Tristan gets done nursing (if he does not nurse to sleep), he looks up at me, smiles, and then begins to pure these cute and content little grunts. It is one of my favorite things!
9/28/15-Tristan is obsessed with his tongue. It is always out and pointing up around his upper lip. It is pretty much the cutest thing EVER!
10/15/15-Tristan is SO loud! I am talking high pitched (happy) squeals non-stop all day long! If this is any preview to what we are in for with this little guy I am going to need to invest in some good ear plugs. For now, it is just super cute though. We may survive though because with the strain that it sounds like it is putting on his throat, I don’t think he will last long…maybe…:)
11/13/15-Nothing can console Tristan quite like the song “Patty Cake”. Whether he is hurt, sad, hungry and I can’t feed him just yet, or struggling to fall asleep, nothing can calm him down like that song can. It is so cute!
12/2/15-Tristan LOVES family pictures! He will stare at them for hours just beaming and squealing and jumping up and down. It melts my heart that he already gets so passionate about our family.
12/6/15-Tristan is officially sitting up all on his own!
12/23/15-Tristan immediately calms down no matter how upset he is when I sing the lullaby I made up for him and Jayden. It melts my heart to know that I can comfort him with my voice and song, and really comes in handy when I can’t snuggle him when he gets upset when we are driving in the car.
12/28/15-Tristan adores his doggie! He gets the biggest grins, squeals, and giggles whenever Caleb is around and does not mind the many MANY kisses his doggie gives him. Needless to say, his doggie loves him too.
12/29/15-Tristan loves to love on people whether it is leaning into someone, hugging them, or rubbing their backs, he always does so with a smile and a sweet little “awe” to go with it.
12/29/15-Tristan is in the beginning stages of crawling (army crawling and moving back and forth on his hands and knees) and he could not be more proud of or happy with himself.
1/23/15-Tristan is officially crawling!!!
2/8/16-Tristan is now pulling himself to standing with support next to something. He is growing so fast!
2/13/16-Tristan LOVES giving Caleb treats! He likes to tease him though and will wave it in front of him giggling for a while before letting him have it. Stinker! Good thing his doggie loves him and is so patient and good about it.
2/22/16- Jayden and Tristan are the best of friends! Tonight during scripture study, Jayden came up and to Tristan and said "Hi Tristan!" Tristan immediately looked at him and exclaimed "Jayden!" clear as day and proceeded to giggle. Jayden and Tristan went on to squeal and laugh together for the next several minutes before we resumed our study. They could play happily all day together. They are my happiness! I just love them!!!
3/18/16-Tristan is starting to say all of our names and it is the cutest thing ever! We can officially understand Dada (first word), Mama, Jayden, and Caleb (dog dog). All of our names have two syllables and a certain rhythm to the way he says them. SO cute!
4/10/16-Tristan came up to me last night, pulled himself up by grabbing onto my pants, looked up and me and clear as day said "I love you!" Me and Ben could not get over how sweet and precious it was!
4/10/16-At almost 11 months, Tristan is FINALLY showing a genuine interest in food other than nursing! So far he has started loving pancakes, broccoli, and boiled eggs. He has jut in the last day started coming up to me and wanting to share whatever I am eating and will try just about anything now-YAY!!! For months he has just shook his head, pinched his mouth closed, and pushed the spoon or our hands away, so this is a nice and welcome change!
4/20/16-Tristan has started clapping his hands! He especially likes to do this after musical performances.
8/26/15-Tristan is SO social and has a big smile and squeal for anyone and everyone who takes the time to say hi to him and play with him. :)
8/26/15-Tristan will sneeze and sneeze and sneeze and then let out an adorable exasperated sigh when he is finally finished.
8/26/15-Tristan loves to play with his tongue and has some pretty impressive vocalizations.
8/26/15-He will be mobile before we know it! He is already army crawling, rolling over, and trying to sit up. He can also stand and hold his own with a little bit of help balancing.
826/15-Tristan LOVES the outdoors and has since the day he was born. He loved looking at the tree’s outside the hospital window and is always happy when someone takes him outside even when he is hungry and upset. It calms him right down.
8/26/15-Tristan slept through the night for the first time at 2 months and has pretty much slept from 10-6ish ever since.
8/26/15-He is such a good and easy baby even if he does like to be held a lot and does not like being left without someone right by him.
8/25/15-Tristan’s hungry cry comes complete with his crying “Mom!” over and over again. It literally sounds like that is what he is saying. It is so funny! He has great communication skills already! Ha ha!
9/2/15-Tristan is a master of the bottom lip pout. That coupled with his cute beady eyes gets him just about anything and everything around here.
9/13/15-Every time Tristan gets done nursing (if he does not nurse to sleep), he looks up at me, smiles, and then begins to pure these cute and content little grunts. It is one of my favorite things!
9/28/15-Tristan is obsessed with his tongue. It is always out and pointing up around his upper lip. It is pretty much the cutest thing EVER!
10/15/15-Tristan is SO loud! I am talking high pitched (happy) squeals non-stop all day long! If this is any preview to what we are in for with this little guy I am going to need to invest in some good ear plugs. For now, it is just super cute though. We may survive though because with the strain that it sounds like it is putting on his throat, I don’t think he will last long…maybe…:)
11/13/15-Nothing can console Tristan quite like the song “Patty Cake”. Whether he is hurt, sad, hungry and I can’t feed him just yet, or struggling to fall asleep, nothing can calm him down like that song can. It is so cute!
12/2/15-Tristan LOVES family pictures! He will stare at them for hours just beaming and squealing and jumping up and down. It melts my heart that he already gets so passionate about our family.
12/6/15-Tristan is officially sitting up all on his own!
12/23/15-Tristan immediately calms down no matter how upset he is when I sing the lullaby I made up for him and Jayden. It melts my heart to know that I can comfort him with my voice and song, and really comes in handy when I can’t snuggle him when he gets upset when we are driving in the car.
12/28/15-Tristan adores his doggie! He gets the biggest grins, squeals, and giggles whenever Caleb is around and does not mind the many MANY kisses his doggie gives him. Needless to say, his doggie loves him too.
12/29/15-Tristan loves to love on people whether it is leaning into someone, hugging them, or rubbing their backs, he always does so with a smile and a sweet little “awe” to go with it.
12/29/15-Tristan is in the beginning stages of crawling (army crawling and moving back and forth on his hands and knees) and he could not be more proud of or happy with himself.
1/23/15-Tristan is officially crawling!!!
2/8/16-Tristan is now pulling himself to standing with support next to something. He is growing so fast!
2/13/16-Tristan LOVES giving Caleb treats! He likes to tease him though and will wave it in front of him giggling for a while before letting him have it. Stinker! Good thing his doggie loves him and is so patient and good about it.
2/22/16- Jayden and Tristan are the best of friends! Tonight during scripture study, Jayden came up and to Tristan and said "Hi Tristan!" Tristan immediately looked at him and exclaimed "Jayden!" clear as day and proceeded to giggle. Jayden and Tristan went on to squeal and laugh together for the next several minutes before we resumed our study. They could play happily all day together. They are my happiness! I just love them!!!
3/18/16-Tristan is starting to say all of our names and it is the cutest thing ever! We can officially understand Dada (first word), Mama, Jayden, and Caleb (dog dog). All of our names have two syllables and a certain rhythm to the way he says them. SO cute!
4/10/16-Tristan came up to me last night, pulled himself up by grabbing onto my pants, looked up and me and clear as day said "I love you!" Me and Ben could not get over how sweet and precious it was!
4/10/16-At almost 11 months, Tristan is FINALLY showing a genuine interest in food other than nursing! So far he has started loving pancakes, broccoli, and boiled eggs. He has jut in the last day started coming up to me and wanting to share whatever I am eating and will try just about anything now-YAY!!! For months he has just shook his head, pinched his mouth closed, and pushed the spoon or our hands away, so this is a nice and welcome change!
4/20/16-Tristan has started clapping his hands! He especially likes to do this after musical performances.
Happy 1st Birthday, Tristan!!!
Tristan is officially ONE year old and I can hardly believe it! I swear it goes by so much faster with your second child. What a WONDERFUL year it has been! Tristan is such a sweet and dynamic boy with the cutest little face and the biggest personality that Ben, Jayden, and I are all just completely crazy about!
You are such a precious blessing in our lives!
We love you to the moon and back, buddy! Happy Birthday, Tristan!!!
Friday, April 22, 2016
Happy Earth Day!!!
Happy Earth Day!!! I LOVE this BEAUTIFUL world that our Father in Heaven created for us. We are so blessed!!!!!❤☀⭐
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Family Fun over Thanksgiving Break!
My Mom goes all out for our family with fun outings, activities, parties, and traditions, and a family dance party is one of the more recent ones. Our first one was back in January of 2015 and this was our second one. We all had a lot of fun!
The next day we all enjoyed dinner at my parent’s house, before heading over to the nursing home to sing Christmas carols. This particular tradition has been taking place for as long as I can remember.
It was a great week of being thankful for all that we have and ringing in the holiday season!
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Decking the Halls at the Ostler House!
It has become tradition to decorate for Christmas after Thanksgiving Dinner. I love Christmas but like to focus on each and every holiday, but as soon as Thanksgiving Dinner concludes, up Christmas décor goes! This normally comes with rearranging the living room as well which I love because I really like a change from time to time. Jayden was such a big helper with his big and strong muscles that we just had to document. Last year was Tristan’s first time seeing the tree and lights and decorations, and he loved it…as soon as he woke up to see it all. These memories and traditions are some of my favorite together!
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Nothing Beats a Family Swim in November!
We are a family who loves our water! We spend all winter long waiting for summer so we can play in our beloved water again. Lucky for us, the Clearfield Aquatic Center is a fabulous indoor pool we discovered a year ago and now we can swim anytime we want with just a quick ten minute drive! The boys LOVE it and it is great for all of us since the boys get to have fun and play and Ben and I get to relax while enjoying it right alongside them. Afterwards we always grab snacks and food because lets face it-water fun sure can build up an appetite. It has definitely jumped to the top of the list of our favorite family outings together!
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