Hey everyone, how's it going? I thought that I'd write a quick update since we have been gone for so long. We just returned back from Hebgen and I am already missing it! I love being away where it is 20 degrees cooler and where the only things that I seem to spend time on are important things. I love just being with my kids, enjoying the beautiful nature and not worrying about all of the crazy details of life that really don't matter. Now that I am home it seems like I am consumed with phone calls, emails, regular mail, neighbor kids, cleaning, carpooling, etc. I know that is normal life, but I am rethinking how I chose to spend my time. Going to Montana every year helps me put life into perspective and realign myself with what really matters most.
Anyway, we had a great time. All of the kids skied and tubed and loved being with cousins. Preston and Jason went on a fly fishing trip where they hiked about a mile into a creek and then found some great fishing holes. They caught about 80 fish! Preston couldn't wait to tell Grandpa.
Madison's baptism was so beautiful. Thanks to all of you who came and for your great support. It is so nice that our kids have so many aunts and uncles and cousins to look up to and to keep them in line.
Kate is getting excited to start Kindergarten soon. I keep on trying to talk her into letting my home school her, but she refuses! I can't stand her leaving me! I am definitely going to have withdrawal symptoms.
Tess is "still a baby," or so she tells me daily. She knows what is going on and she is very upset about losing her position as the baby in the family. She has totally reverted in so many ways--she likes to talk like a baby, she wants to sit in a high chair, she wants me to feed her, and, of course, she still refuses to go in the potty. You would think that by now we would have this all figured out, but I guess parenting is an ongoing learning process!
We are so excited for the baby to come. Although, I must admit, I am feeling very overwhelmed trying to prepare and get the house all ready and in order. Hopefully we can get it all done in time. I hope that everyone is doing well. Know that we love you all and are so grateful for your love and support.
Love,
Jenny, Jason, Prest, Maddy, Kate and Tess
Monday, August 3, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Babies due, Sept, Oct, Nov. and now Feb.!
I officially saw the baby and heartbeat so I hope we are ok. Our due date is Feb. 28th I told Jack he may have to share his birthday! Anyway we are excited.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Trampolines, Birthdays and an Anniversary
So, since it's been a while I thought I would give a quick update on our family. But first, Ryan and I want to give a BIG THANKS to everyone at Bear Lake who helped our kids have a very fun and memorable time. Especially thank you to Mom and Dad for offering to take our kids under their wing. They had a wonderful time and they talk about it often!! If in any of your picture takings you come across photos of our children, we would love to have a copy!
June was a very busy month for our family, as I'm sure it has been with others. We celebrated Sarah's birthday at the beginning of the month. She got clothes for her doll, a sleeping beauty princess and some pet shops. She is quite the amazing girl. We love her zest for life even if it means getting up at the early morning hours to start the day. She has the most consistent body clock. Always up no later than 6:00 am.
June was also the month of the Trampoline. We decided as a family that instead of doing lots of little presents for Christmas we would do one big present, which was a trampoline. And instead of waiting till Christmas to get it we got it now. After the three hour setup we have been loving every minute of trampoline fun. This Christmas we will be enjoying less stress of Christmas shopping and more focus on the Savior and doing something different--we have plans to spend Christmas up in Washington State with my family. My sister Paula, who lives in SLC right now, is moving up to Washington the end of the summer! Sad! So I will officially have zero immediate family in the near proximity. I guess we'll just make sure we visit WA a bit more than we used to!
Ryan and I celebrated our 12th anniversary on the 21st this past month. We celebrated a couple of days before, by going to do sealings in the Salt Lake Temple and out to dinner at the Roof restaurant. We had a unique experience doing sealings in that we had a chance to help in sealing a family of parents to their 8 children all at the same time! It was a sweet moment and we are thankful for the privilege to have been a part of that event. Of course dinner was great and delicious! We sure enjoyed the evening out and the time together alone. Some year we would love to be able to get away for a couple days just the two of us! But, I guess that just isn't in the plan right now. We are
so grateful for our marriage and all the joy and strength it brings us.
I think Joshua had about three birthday parties. The one up at Bear Lake, one at home the Sunday after with family and then just this week he had a friend party. He had a lot of fun being a "mad scientist" with his friends. We bought all kinds of ingredients that are fun to mix, especially vinegar and baking soda, and they got to mix and combine whatever and how much they wanted. It was a fun party and perfect for a group of 9 year old boys.
Girl's Camp was an amazing and challenging experience in one! I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to go, and that I could go with the help of my awesome husband who took the week off so that I could! It truly was a unique opportunity to be with the young women in a setting out of the craziness of the world and be able to focus on the things of the spirit without distraction!
In general we are doing great! We are grateful for the good harvest of our garden. It's been so fun to eat fresh vegetables and they taste so much better than store bought stuff! We've also been working on redoing the girls (Lydia and Sarah's) bedroom, so that there is more room to play in. Which translates to finding bunkbeds. Our neighbor down the street was getting rid of some for 75$. The perfect price for us! So this next week we will be painting and creating a fun new space for them.
Lastly, we've been very grateful as of late for all the help our Heavenly Father has given our family as we have incorporated a new budget system. We have truly been blessed as we have been able to live more fully in our means and to feel that we have a better handle and understanding of how our money is being spent and saved. We have found that it has been a blessing to our children, as they have had an opportunity to become increasingly aware of how to get the most for the money. When we were planning Joshua's party, we told him how much we had to spend for the party and then he came to the store to help get the supplies. It was a lot of fun and a good learning experience! This new budget has been a testimony to me that the Lord is truly mindful of each of us and our individual needs, and that as we call upon Him for help and guidance He will truly help us turn our weakness into strengths!
We hope everyone has a marvellous summer! We love you all and are so grateful for the examples you are to us! Thank you for being so wonderful!
Love Ryan and Jenn and family
June was a very busy month for our family, as I'm sure it has been with others. We celebrated Sarah's birthday at the beginning of the month. She got clothes for her doll, a sleeping beauty princess and some pet shops. She is quite the amazing girl. We love her zest for life even if it means getting up at the early morning hours to start the day. She has the most consistent body clock. Always up no later than 6:00 am.
June was also the month of the Trampoline. We decided as a family that instead of doing lots of little presents for Christmas we would do one big present, which was a trampoline. And instead of waiting till Christmas to get it we got it now. After the three hour setup we have been loving every minute of trampoline fun. This Christmas we will be enjoying less stress of Christmas shopping and more focus on the Savior and doing something different--we have plans to spend Christmas up in Washington State with my family. My sister Paula, who lives in SLC right now, is moving up to Washington the end of the summer! Sad! So I will officially have zero immediate family in the near proximity. I guess we'll just make sure we visit WA a bit more than we used to!
Ryan and I celebrated our 12th anniversary on the 21st this past month. We celebrated a couple of days before, by going to do sealings in the Salt Lake Temple and out to dinner at the Roof restaurant. We had a unique experience doing sealings in that we had a chance to help in sealing a family of parents to their 8 children all at the same time! It was a sweet moment and we are thankful for the privilege to have been a part of that event. Of course dinner was great and delicious! We sure enjoyed the evening out and the time together alone. Some year we would love to be able to get away for a couple days just the two of us! But, I guess that just isn't in the plan right now. We are
so grateful for our marriage and all the joy and strength it brings us.I think Joshua had about three birthday parties. The one up at Bear Lake, one at home the Sunday after with family and then just this week he had a friend party. He had a lot of fun being a "mad scientist" with his friends. We bought all kinds of ingredients that are fun to mix, especially vinegar and baking soda, and they got to mix and combine whatever and how much they wanted. It was a fun party and perfect for a group of 9 year old boys.
Girl's Camp was an amazing and challenging experience in one! I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to go, and that I could go with the help of my awesome husband who took the week off so that I could! It truly was a unique opportunity to be with the young women in a setting out of the craziness of the world and be able to focus on the things of the spirit without distraction!
In general we are doing great! We are grateful for the good harvest of our garden. It's been so fun to eat fresh vegetables and they taste so much better than store bought stuff! We've also been working on redoing the girls (Lydia and Sarah's) bedroom, so that there is more room to play in. Which translates to finding bunkbeds. Our neighbor down the street was getting rid of some for 75$. The perfect price for us! So this next week we will be painting and creating a fun new space for them.
Lastly, we've been very grateful as of late for all the help our Heavenly Father has given our family as we have incorporated a new budget system. We have truly been blessed as we have been able to live more fully in our means and to feel that we have a better handle and understanding of how our money is being spent and saved. We have found that it has been a blessing to our children, as they have had an opportunity to become increasingly aware of how to get the most for the money. When we were planning Joshua's party, we told him how much we had to spend for the party and then he came to the store to help get the supplies. It was a lot of fun and a good learning experience! This new budget has been a testimony to me that the Lord is truly mindful of each of us and our individual needs, and that as we call upon Him for help and guidance He will truly help us turn our weakness into strengths!
We hope everyone has a marvellous summer! We love you all and are so grateful for the examples you are to us! Thank you for being so wonderful!
Love Ryan and Jenn and family
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Labor Day Weekend
So Jenna and I have been talking about when we will be able to come visit everyone in Utah. The best time for us is going to be over Labor day which is the first weekend of September. The only thing that will keep us from coming is if some of you are going to be out of town. Please email us your plans:) hyrumpitt@gmail.com or jennapitt@gmail.com.
P.S.
I had my first day of work and all is going well...you all are great. See ya!!!
P.S.S.
Jenna's Belly is growing....there is something in there :s
P.S.
I had my first day of work and all is going well...you all are great. See ya!!!
P.S.S.
Jenna's Belly is growing....there is something in there :s
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Double Thumbs Up for Bear Lake
What a great trip to Bear Lake we had! Thank you Mom and Dad and Jason for getting all of the details worked out to go. We will have many wonderful memories for years as we think about these times together! Here are a few of the best pictures we captured....more to show up in the Pitt Periodical Movie 2009 I'm sure. We love you!
Love, Jerem and Cathy, Rachel, Spencer, Melissa, Hunter, McKay, Brigham, Nathan and our very own "wave-runner specialist"...Lauren.
Love, Jerem and Cathy, Rachel, Spencer, Melissa, Hunter, McKay, Brigham, Nathan and our very own "wave-runner specialist"...Lauren.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Old Navy Special
Yesterday, Jenna and I went to Old Navy to return a shirt and found that for fathers day, they are having a sale where EVERYTHING for men is 50% off. To give you an idea of what this means, I got some khaki's for $15 and some nice button up shirts for $12. I know its not the best sale ever but 50% is 50%. Anyhow, I don't know if this will help anyone out but for what its worth, I thought I would let you know.
P.S. I don't know if this sale is going on at all Old Navy's but it was in Provo so maybe call before you go.
P.S. I don't know if this sale is going on at all Old Navy's but it was in Provo so maybe call before you go.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
It's A Girl
Ammon Nat and Noah.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
From the Palouse
Hey family,
Nat, Noah and I are extremely proud to say that all is well up here in the Palouse. As you can see, Noah is cuter than ever, and even though he still is basically speachless, he's our daily delight.
Our latest adventure was a trip to see a 3000 year old ceder tree. As it turns out, we didn't quite make it there. You can see that we did get by at least one major obstacle. Two inches to spare! But the snow up high kept us from our final destination. The country was beautiful, and we all had a fun day.
As for the daily grind of things, I am still busy helping the Bishop out; making appointments, taking minutes and getting agenda's ready. Our bishopric is great, and I really have fun. Natalie is 'the glue' in the young womens. At least that's how the bishop phrased it. I would have to agree. The girls love her, the leaders love her, and she makes an impact for good everytime she is with them.
Nat, Noah and I are extremely proud to say that all is well up here in the Palouse. As you can see, Noah is cuter than ever, and even though he still is basically speachless, he's our daily delight.
Our latest adventure was a trip to see a 3000 year old ceder tree. As it turns out, we didn't quite make it there. You can see that we did get by at least one major obstacle. Two inches to spare! But the snow up high kept us from our final destination. The country was beautiful, and we all had a fun day. 
As for the daily grind of things, I am still busy helping the Bishop out; making appointments, taking minutes and getting agenda's ready. Our bishopric is great, and I really have fun. Natalie is 'the glue' in the young womens. At least that's how the bishop phrased it. I would have to agree. The girls love her, the leaders love her, and she makes an impact for good everytime she is with them. Work is going fine, though this past few days and these next few days sure have slowed down a bit. The people are great, and it's a joy to be able to serve where I can.
Noah is enjoying everyday more and more. He's getting more daring, and fun. At least I get to throw him around a little bit more aggressive than before, and he loves it.
We talk often about the lot of you down in Utah. We are excited to see everyone at Bear Lake. We wish you all the best.
The Pitt's in Potlatch
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Young Couple Survives Serious Attack from Giant Crocodiles
Hello Family!
Well, since so many of you posted we thought we would join the club! (thanks for the reminder email Ryan- the periodical was getting lonely).
So lately this is what's been going on with us (via pictures).
1. Graduation... kinda...
Contrary to popular to belief, we actually didn't graduate yet! We just walked so they could take fancy pictures (which Hyrum was thrilled about...) and go out to dinner with mom and dad.
During Spring term, Hyrum's taking two classes (plus beginning golf- watch out brother golf game!!) and still working as a TA. Jenna finished her internship (much to her delight!) and is taking about 4 classes of GE's she never finished (and regrets).
June 18th is our last day of finals and we will OFFICIALLY be done - as long as we don't drop out between now and then.
2. El Nino
This is our 15th week (which means Jenna is feeling much better.. which means Hyrum is feeling much better too) and we're heading into the second trimester! We heard the baby's heartbeat a couple weeks ago, which was amazing. We were a little concerned at first when the doctor took awhile to find it, but he did and said everything sounded great! We wish we would have asked him how fast it was so that we could better educate our guesses about boy or girl, but we should find that out within a month or so? (Sorry Alicia, we've sold out). We are really excited and can't wait to be parents!
3. CORE as in apple core, not Coor's light as mom thought :)
Well it is official, Hyrum has a job and will be starting work in the pre-construction department at Core Construction on July 6th-ish. He will basically be working to get the company jobs (which is good in this economy) and will be doing some financial and design work on the potential projects (that's a fancy way to say he'll do what they tell him to). He is really excited about what he'll be doing, and we are really happy to have found a company that is honest and that we feel good about. They've already been really helpful working with us and helping us to get down there and on the health plan so all will be ready at the move. Here's to real life!
4. Viva Las Vegas!
Along with that, most of you know we will be moving to Vegas after the Bear Lake trip (which we are stoked about!!!) We're thinking we'll actually head out June 29th and will move in with Jenna's parents for a few weeks until we can make an offer on a home. We say a few weeks with hopeful hearts that the process will go fast! :) We're really happy/grateful to be able to get into our own place soon and Jenna is really excited to be able to decorate our own place soon. While we know the summer will be hot, hot, hot (especially for the baby!) we will definitely be encouraging visitors (all of you!) to come in the winter months when our average temps will be in the 60's.
On that note, we are definitely sad to extend our commute to mom and dad's from 1 hour to 6 1/2 (don't let it discourage you from coming!!) and even more so, to be further from most of our family. But because this is beginning to sound depressing, we are going to move on! Just know, that we will be missing everyone a bunch.
5. We Love You!
I'm sure that there are more exciting things happening that we are forgetting to write about (but probably not..) So we will see you all soon at Fast Sunday/ Bear Lake!
P.S. There are no crocodiles. And, we attached a video we saw lately that we really liked. The beginning is a little strange, but keep watching and it brings a little perspective and a laugh. Enjoy! Click on the title to be linked to it.
Well, since so many of you posted we thought we would join the club! (thanks for the reminder email Ryan- the periodical was getting lonely).
So lately this is what's been going on with us (via pictures).
1. Graduation... kinda...
Contrary to popular to belief, we actually didn't graduate yet! We just walked so they could take fancy pictures (which Hyrum was thrilled about...) and go out to dinner with mom and dad.
During Spring term, Hyrum's taking two classes (plus beginning golf- watch out brother golf game!!) and still working as a TA. Jenna finished her internship (much to her delight!) and is taking about 4 classes of GE's she never finished (and regrets).
June 18th is our last day of finals and we will OFFICIALLY be done - as long as we don't drop out between now and then.
2. El Nino
This is our 15th week (which means Jenna is feeling much better.. which means Hyrum is feeling much better too) and we're heading into the second trimester! We heard the baby's heartbeat a couple weeks ago, which was amazing. We were a little concerned at first when the doctor took awhile to find it, but he did and said everything sounded great! We wish we would have asked him how fast it was so that we could better educate our guesses about boy or girl, but we should find that out within a month or so? (Sorry Alicia, we've sold out). We are really excited and can't wait to be parents!3. CORE as in apple core, not Coor's light as mom thought :)
Well it is official, Hyrum has a job and will be starting work in the pre-construction department at Core Construction on July 6th-ish. He will basically be working to get the company jobs (which is good in this economy) and will be doing some financial and design work on the potential projects (that's a fancy way to say he'll do what they tell him to). He is really excited about what he'll be doing, and we are really happy to have found a company that is honest and that we feel good about. They've already been really helpful working with us and helping us to get down there and on the health plan so all will be ready at the move. Here's to real life!
4. Viva Las Vegas!
Along with that, most of you know we will be moving to Vegas after the Bear Lake trip (which we are stoked about!!!) We're thinking we'll actually head out June 29th and will move in with Jenna's parents for a few weeks until we can make an offer on a home. We say a few weeks with hopeful hearts that the process will go fast! :) We're really happy/grateful to be able to get into our own place soon and Jenna is really excited to be able to decorate our own place soon. While we know the summer will be hot, hot, hot (especially for the baby!) we will definitely be encouraging visitors (all of you!) to come in the winter months when our average temps will be in the 60's.
On that note, we are definitely sad to extend our commute to mom and dad's from 1 hour to 6 1/2 (don't let it discourage you from coming!!) and even more so, to be further from most of our family. But because this is beginning to sound depressing, we are going to move on! Just know, that we will be missing everyone a bunch.
5. We Love You!
I'm sure that there are more exciting things happening that we are forgetting to write about (but probably not..) So we will see you all soon at Fast Sunday/ Bear Lake! P.S. There are no crocodiles. And, we attached a video we saw lately that we really liked. The beginning is a little strange, but keep watching and it brings a little perspective and a laugh. Enjoy! Click on the title to be linked to it.
Friday, May 22, 2009
From AF: Hey There!
Dear Family, Wow...the past few months have been a whirlwind like no other. Busy, busy, busy. Thankfully the Lord compensates us and keeps us sane amidst it all as we try and do the most important things first and keep a proper eternal perspective. As I (Ryan) have been a slacker in getting an entry out (Jenn and I take turns and it's been my turn for several months now...sorry!) I'll just do a short blurb on each of us:
Jenn: Jenn's plate has been full to overflowing lately. Who knew that Young Women's would entail so much time, energy, and emotion? She's doing a great job though and has some good counselors to lean on. With Girls Camp coming up, she's getting ready for that amdist preparing other activities, occasional Sunday lessons, helping adivsors understand their role (and not dip too far into the budget!), having 1x1 sessions with troubled young women, sitting in on missionary lessons for one of the girls...and the list goes on. Amazingly she still keeps up her primary role as a wife and mother and often sacrifices time she'd otherwise spend to relax for a few minutes to play with the kids, support her husband, and help others. She also just got done with the dance recital and choreographed some great dances for Lydia and Rebekah (Sarah has a different teacher). We just missed seeing her dance herself in the recital this year!
Ryan: Well, I got released a few weeks ago from the high council after serving in that position for 3 1/2 years. It was a difficult release and I've been coping with some feelings of sadness since I truly did enjoy all that the calling entailed (I admit though, after giving 40+ talks, I think I won't miss that). The bishop called me in just this last Sunday to put me to work as the Marriage and Family Relations teacher AND as the Outdoor/Activity Scout Chair. I'm not overly thrilled about the latter, but I think it will be fun to teach the Marriage & Family course. Other than that, I've just been busy at work (and still grateful to have a job after some massive layoffs) and have been spending lots of time with the kids in the evenings in support of my good wife.
Rebekah: Has enjoyed increased babysitting responsibilities, did a fantastic job in the dance recital, loves her friends, and is excited for school to be out! She's growing up faster than Jenn and I care to realize. But she sets such a good example and are grateful for all she does to help out and serve others.
Joshua: Is finshing up his soccer league (thanks to Mom, Dad, and Hyrum who saw him play), has been engrossed in origami lately (he's getting very good and he taught us all how to make a few things for FHE the other nights), loves playing with friends, and is happy to be in scouts.
Lydia: has caught onto reading (Junie B. Jones series) and is doing a great job learning lots of words. She has enjoyed her year at kindergarten but is anxious to move on to 1st grade. She's also enjoyed her year of dance...but...she's going to take a year off next year and try something new: Karate! Hmmm. We'll have to see how THAT goes.
Sarah: Besides going through a whiney/demanding phase lately, Sarah is a cutie. She will greatly miss dance class and preschool (as those were the highlights of her week...."Is it dance class today?" she's ask everyday when she woke up) BUT she is excited for some summer activities and loves dressing up as a princess, working on puzzles, and playing with Matthias.
Matthias: has made the transition to Nursery! WhoooHoo. Now mom and dad can enjoy Sunday School together. This kid just continues to grow and get into EVERYTHING. He also draws on everything. And his new found love is popsicles (as our kitchen floor with sticky spots can attest to). The big news on Matthias is he's going in for some ear tube surgery on Tuesday (26th) as he's had one ear infection after another for many months now.
We appreciate everyone's updates and for your love and support. Thanks to all those who were able to come to the dance concert. BY THE WAY, if you missed the dance concert, you can click HERE (Part 1) and HERE (Part 2) to see it on YouTube. Part 1 includes the dances of Sarah and Lydia and Part 2 includes the two dances of Rebekah. Enjoy!
Some pics from our trip to Zion's National Park:
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