Traveling with the Wuehler's

ON our way home from California (don't worry, I will post about our trip soon), we were fortunate enough that our friends, Paul and Angie Simpson were on the same flight we were. It was great to have to extra people with helping hands. Angie and I had a row to ourselves while the 3 boys shared a row behind us. Well, Isaac was a nomad. He liked to travel between the two rows. Towards the end of the flight, the air turned down and it was so hot that I started to feel sick. Once the plane landed and the seat belt light turned off, I ran down the isle to the bathroom and gave the toilet everything that was in my stomach. I think that was the smallest bathroom that I have even thrown up in. Well, by the time we all got to the baggage claim it was just a little over midnight and yes Isaac was still running around. As Jim was taking the luggage off the carousel, Isaac thought it would be fun to try to stick his back pack up on the carousel but instead he fell face first onto the side of it managing to bite through his bottom lip! After the tears on his end, the cleaning of blood and a diaper change, Paul and Jim went to get the cars since it was in the 20's. Of course no matter how tired we all were, Jim Isaac and I made a trip to the hospital for his lip. Because of the way his teeth went through his lip, no stitches were needed but antibiotics were a must since it is highly prone for infection. We finally arrive home a little before 4 am and let me tell you, being home never felt so good!

These photos pf his lip were taken a few days after the incident. I am very surprised at how fast it is healing!

Isaac's Under-roos

Isaac has been very interested in going to the bathroom on a big boy's toilet for a couple of months now but Jim and I have been putting it off until after the holidays. Today we went to target and picked out Isaac a toilet and let me tell you that I have never seen a 2 year old so excited for it! He was also so excited to wear his new under-roos that he got for Christmas. He kept wanting me to take more and more pictures of him wearing them while he posed. We thought it was very cute!

Christmas e- letter

Dear Family and Friends,

Due to lack of preparation, Christmas snuck up on us and we were unable to send out our family Christmas letter so I am posting it here.

2008 has been an eventful year like every year when one looks back; tons of family came to visit, many dinners with friends, fun family outings and the hectic things we do day to day. We can't complain about how busy it was because the year was so good to us.

Jim has continued to work nights 40 hours a week and pursue his schooling in the day. In June, both Jim's and Vanessa's parents came out to Utah to watch Jim walk in the June commencement program. He continued school through the fall semester and we can now say that Jim is successfully finished with his undergrad and has a degree from Brigham Young University in Psychology. His focus now has turned to applying for MBA programs for the coming fall. Isaac and Vanessa are very proud of him for his dedication, hard work and sacrifice that he has made to be a student, father, husband and breadwinner.

Vanessa has enjoyed being a stay at home Mom. She loves taking Isaac on different outings and playing with him. It has been fun and trying for her to figure out the inner workings of a toddler. She has also been able to go back to CA this year 4 times this year to visit friends and family. Vanessa had a goal to lose 60 pounds this year. Even though she didn't make her goal weight, she was successful at losing 35 pounds this year and continues to hit the gym 6 days a week. Vanessa is also thrilled that she is expecting our second child in July.

Isaac has had a great year. He was able to go into nursery at Church which he loves and he has made a best friend at the gym daycare, Ashton. Isaac is really into his cars and trains, loves playing with other kids, cooking, getting dirty and getting into everything. Isaac is very into watching and playing football and his new passion is bowling. We take him at least once a week. He is such a sweet boy and has tons of hugs and kisses for everyone and has a special place in his heart for little babies. He has become quite the traveler and loves going on "p-tings" (airplanes) We just think that he is hilarious and he makes us laugh everyday. He brings true love and joy to our little family.

As a family, we took a family vacation to CA which included going to Vanessa's parents cabin by Twain Harte, going to San Francisco, swimming and seeing a ton of other things. Isaac and Vanessa are VERY excited to have Jim around so we can have more for family time starting in January. We are also excited to the new addition to the family that will be coming in July. Isaac will be a great big brother.

We are truly grateful for all the love and blessing that were felt and received this year. We feel that we are very lucky to have such wonderful friends and family.Warm wishes we send to you this Christmas season and new year and we hope that you can always feel His spirit under your tree and in your home. 

Merry Christmas!

Love,

Jim, Vanessa, Isaac and baby #2

The Cat is Out of the Bag

I was hoping to keep it a secret until after the holidays but it seems the cat is out of the bag. I'm pregnant!!! We are very excited after a year and a half of trying and a ton of fertility pills later, we will be blessed with another addition to our family in July.

Family Pictures

This year I decided that I wasn't going to send out Christmas cards and a family letter for a couple of reasons. 1)No one ever recycles them instead they get thrown in the trash. 2) I leave for California in a couple of days and it was just one too many things on my list to finish before I left. 3) They get to be expensive after you buy the cards, paper, ink and not to mention the price of stamps.

Although the cards are going out, we still decided to take family pictures to keep with tradition. I have posted the 6 pictures that were taken and luckily there are a couple of decent ones. I would have liked to take a ton more so I would have more to choose from but after the 6th picture was taken a flock of ducks flew overhead and one pooped on Isaac's hair! Can you believe it? Dark green poop in his swirly. You can't even cover that up. Needless to say, we all had a laugh and I am sure that we will never forget this year of pictures being taken for our family photo.

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Thanksgiving Fun

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Every year for Thanksgiving since Jim and I have been married, my parents have come out to Utah to visit us for 5 days. This has become more fun since we had Isaac. They have so much fun playing with him, he loves all the attention and I love the freedom to do things like updating my blog at a decent hour in the day. This year Isaac and I took my parents to story time at the library which they thought was cute. I have been wanting them to go for a while but this is the first time it actually worked out. We also went bowling which Isaac loves, Temple Square to look at the Christmas lights and out to dinner a couple of nights. For Isaac's birthday, my parents bought him a tricycle. Isaac was unsure of it at the beginning, but now he gets upset if he doesn't get to go out and ride it everyday. I wonder how it will be when there is snow and ice on the ground. Needless to say, everyone enjoys it when Papa and Nana come to visit. As for Thanksgiving Day I got up early to start making the turkey and all the fixings. Jim did make some AWESOME rolls! We had our friends, Artur and Inna and their baby Leah, over for dinner. They are from the Ukraine so I wanted to make sure they had a place to go on our holiday. Inna brought a potato salad and a strawberry pie which were fabulous! They are her from her grandmother's recipe. She wanted to make sure she could bring a little bit of her Ukrainian heritage to share. It has been a great few days and now to think that in exactly 2 weeks, Isaac and I will be in California!

Getting to Know you: Christmas Edition

Thanks Stephanie for posting this on your blog. What a great spin on an old classic. Come on and do it. No bah-humbugging around here!


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. I hate wrapping but it is so much more fun to tear the paper than to pull out the frilly tissue paper.
2. Real tree or Artificial? Real. That is what both Jim and I both grew up on. Ironically though, we have an artificial tree because we always go back to CA for Christmas.
3. When do you put up the tree? Day after Thanksgiving.
4. When do you take the tree down? When ever Jim helpless me. One year it was up until the end of February.
5. Do you like eggnog? Yes! I also like it warm with some nutmeg and cinnamon on top
6. Favorite gift received as a child? Diamond earrings from my grandparents
7. Hardest person to buy for? Jim and our parents
8. Easiest person to buy for? Isaac. He doesn't really care what you get him.
9. Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't say since the person who gave it to me reads this blog on occasion.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I don't have one.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December. I know too late
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? What isn't my favorite? If I had to choose, I would probably say the things I only get around that time of year: peppermint hot chocolates, Carmel apple cider, morcella, linguica, prime rib and twice baked potatoes.
16. Lights on the tree? Yes! What kind of X-mas tree doesn't have lights?
17. Favorite Christmas song? Carol of the Bells
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Travel back to CA since both of our families live 5 minutes apart
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? dasher, dancer, prancer, vixen, comet, cupid, Donner, blitzen, Rudolph ..it that all of them?
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? whatever we have
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas morning? Christmas morning!
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? No theme at least for the family tree with homemade and sentimental ornaments. I think you if you have a second tree it should be themed.
23. Favorite thing to eat for Christmas dinner? Prime Rib, twice baked potatoes, green peas, salad with Grandmas homemade dressing and an array of yummy desserts
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? World peace!...Just kidding..cliche'.. I would like a family vacation that is not to CA
25. Who is most likely to respond to this? Who knows?