Family and Zoo Animals

We found the monkeys! And they are so cute!!
Hyrum didn't think this was such a fun ride
Wow! Check it out dude!

I think this turtle is winning! Run turtle run!

This is what Owen looked like the whole time, he was so interested in everything!

Me and my boys

I think they found their home away from home-The Zoo!
Hyrum was a little goofy and crazy, apparently he hadn't gotten his daily nap

I think this bird was lost

We found the secret hangout of Geico's Gecko

I got to hang out with my sister and her family this weekend. They are so much fun and crazy just like us so we always have a blast. Owen likes to hang out with his cousins Hyrum, 3, Kamiah, 6, and Samuel, 2. They are very energetic and active and give Owen lots to keep up with. This was our day at the zoo in Stockton. We got to see some cute animals. It was especialy fun for Owen since he'd never been to the zoo.

Fun with Baby Chase

Little hands, little feet . . . I love how small they start out!

Brotherly Love . . .

Chase loves to be swaddled tight so Owen wanted to be wrapped up too!

I stole some cute shots of this little guy while he was awake (he sleeps a whole lot so that is rare)

He doesn't like his pacifier much so I was surprised this day when he was so chill with it

This last week and a half with Chase has flown by. My mom came and stayed with us for four days to help out. She is so awesome; she knows exactly what you need before you even know you need it! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that she had 10 babies! She is so amazing. Thanks again mom for everything! I love being a mom two times now. Chase makes me so happy and it’s so sweet just to rock a baby again. They grow up way too fast! Brad has been here the whole time too so it has been awesome to have the extra set of hands to help out or grab Owen and hang out with him when he needs attention.

After I had Owen I got pretty overwhelmed being a first time mom and there are a lot of things I appreciate knowing now that make life easier. Sometimes I was really frustrated and I wanted time to go by faster and for Owen to be older and now I realize how precious little babies are. How the time just screams by without notice. I feel so blessed to have another beautiful baby to love and cherish.

Baby Chase has Arrived!!

So he is here, our little Chase Mathew Hellyar. He was born Tuesday morning at 6:59 A.M. He weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. His delivery was super fast and wonderful! I was going on six days overdue when he decided to join our little family. I woke up Tuesday morning when I felt my water break and contractions started soon after. We didn't wait to leave for the hospital since I felt my contractions pretty strong already. We were very prepared since we thought he would be born weeks ago so it was easy to head out the door. We got to the hospital around 3:30 and things just went from there. We were planning on having my mom and sister there with us but once he decided to come, Chase didn't wait for anybody!

He came so fast that my doctor or the doctor on call couldn't make it in on time and the nurse had to have Brad grab a glove to put on her other hand so she could catch the baby! It was awesome, I feel so good and not even a tear! 

Chase is doing awesome and doing his job of keeping us all awake all night long! 

Our Fourth of July

Our fourth of July was a lot of fun. Brad started out the day with a mountain bike ride in Tahoe then met Owen and I back here where we left for Legends Mall in Sparks. It was a really busy day there that day, they had a live band playing and the sprinklers in the center on where a bunch of kids were playing. We met up with Lottie and her mom-in-law. We hit up several girlie stores including Bath and Body Works where owen found a little green duck friend. And where Brad found a nice little corner to hide out and play on his Iphone. :) After the mall we did some boring stuff like go to Target for things we needed, although we got an Icee machine which we use pretty much daily now, so that was a good thing. Then we headed to Fernley to meet up with Lottie and Jeremy where they showed us the farm his parents have out there.  They have lamas, sheep, goats, cows, chickens, quail and a new litter of puppies. I probably missed something too, but either way they have a lot of animals. Owen liked the puppies even though they were super energetic. He also thought the quail were pretty cool. After dinner with the Brazell family we watched fireworks there at the park. They were awesome! We were so close to them we had to lay on my car so we weren't kinking our necks up to see.  Owen was so excited about the fireworks, he kept saying how fun they were all the way home that night.

Pregnancy Photo Shoot

These are the pictures one of the awesome mom's of the boys I teach piano to took for us. She really did such an amazing job especially with Owen and his two year-old attention span. :) I'm posting a lot but there are so many good ones. I was a little hesitant to get my pictures taken at first since I am basically ready to have this baby any day now, but I am glad she took them.