The Gwilliam Chronicles

Lily's Breakfast Adventures

2012-01-15T08:37:00.000-07:00

Trying to get Lily to eat solid food has been a tricky business. She will not have anything to do with baby food, but often enjoys whatever mommy and daddy are eating.

Her favorite foods so far are refried beans, lemons, Fage yogurt, and clementines...two of which are witnessed on her face in this picture. Just last week, she had her first tastes of fresh kiwi and pear.

As you can see, Lily loves kiwi as much as Mommy and Daddy!

Baby Food

2011-11-01T11:27:00.000-06:00

We took these videos last week when Lily tried food for the first time. We've given her a couple tastes here and there, but this was the first time in the Bumbo with a bib on. We think she did pretty good for the first time! Sweet potatoes here we come!!!

Daddy thought it was so funny that he took 2 videos!

The only problem now is that she won't have anything to do with food. As soon as she sees the spoon coming she starts flinching and flailing her arms in front of her face. I even tried putting rice cereal on my finger and putting it in her mouth. She let me do that several times and then spit it all over the place. Maybe we'll get a video of that next time. I suppose we'll give her a couple weeks and try again!

Ready for Food?

2011-10-03T12:47:00.000-06:00

I caught Lily trying to eat the BUMBO this morning. Do you think she is ready to start solids?!? I think so! You would think she would enjoy chewing on teething toys, but she won't have anything to do with them. If we give her a teething toy, she holds onto it and then eats her hands. Maybe someday!

When I lifted her out of the BUMBO, there was a whole pool of slobber that ran of the side down into the seat. Tyler would have loved cleaning that up! He thinks slobber is worse than spit up!

Lily's Nursery

2011-09-26T15:24:00.003-06:00

We finally finished the nursery! Here's a look...

This is the wall that Tyler painted just for Lily. We had to figure out a way to block off our loft to make it more of a room, and this is what we thought of. I had this picture in my mind of cute, little, colorful blocks with white trim. Tyler made my vision come true! We keep her toys, some books and her hair accessories (do you think she has enough?!) here.

This is Lily's crib. She loves it! We went with a butterfly theme. It has been really fun searching for things that match...like the mobile, rug and...

curtain holders! Ty found and bought these all on his own. What an amazing daddy!

This is "Mommy's Corner" where I feed, cuddle, rock, and read to my sweet Lily. It's my favorite spot in the house...and where I spend the most time!

Are you ready for the cutest part of the WHOLE nursery?

It's Lily!!!

Our Little Singer

2011-09-23T15:27:00.000-06:00

I am so glad I got this on camera!!!

Can you believe those lungs and vocal cords? Wooeee!

Lily's True Colors

2011-09-23T15:22:00.002-06:00

What Tyler neglected to share with you in his latest post was that Lily spit up all over her Utah onesie and all over his Utah Pac 12 shirt. So, after daddy left for the game, I had to change her into something she would be happier in.

My sweet friend, Sunshine made her this darling headband and hat. The hat is still a little big, so we made it a sweater just for the picture. We promised to send Daddy and Grandpa Aston a picture during the game, so we had to get her in her true colors!

This onesie says it all!!!

When Tyler returned we finally came to a compromise. When Utah and USC play, Lily is a Trojan. When Utah and BYU play, Lily is a Ute. That way mommy and daddy both stay happy...until next year!

Lily's Utah Pride

2011-09-11T09:45:00.001-06:00

Lily got decked out today for her first official PAC 12 game of the year. In honor of Utah's loss, she has chosen to boycott all future USC football games. GO UTES!!!

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Toy Story Pose

2011-08-04T13:21:00.003-06:00

"YOU ARE A TOY!"

This is one of Lily's favorite ways to stand. It makes us laugh because it looks just like Woody in Toy Story when he yells at Buzz, "You are a toy!" Glad we caught it on camera!

Sonic the Hedgehog

2011-07-18T09:34:00.002-06:00

Does anyone remember the cartoon Sonic the Hedgehog? You know, the character with the spiky hair? Well, that's our nickname for Lily. As you can see, her hair loves to spike out all over her head. It has a mind of its own!

Lily's First Swim

2011-07-18T08:56:00.010-06:00

We decided to take Lily swimming since she loves her bath time so much. Not to mention we had this darling swimsuit for her to wear. We couldn't let the summer pass without her trying it on at least once!

Check out those sunglasses!

Her first toe-in was less than successful as you can see from the frowny face she is making.

She got used to having her feet in after awhile, but anytime I tried to put her in more she gave me a good squawk.

She enjoyed being outside in the sunshine!

Posing with Grandma...look at her cute little tongue!

We'll have to try swimming again when the water is a little warmer. She was much happier once she was snuggled up in her cozy towel.

Two Little Froggies

2011-07-07T13:31:00.003-06:00

Lily loves this cute little sleeper Grandma Aston got her. It is yellow (my favorite!) with little frogs and LILYpads! I wish you could see them better in the picture. After I got her ready for bed I crept downstairs for a midnight snack. There's nothing like leftover Frog Eye Salad! Yum! I had to laugh when I realized that Lily was wearing frogs and I was eating them. We were two little froggies!

One Month Old

2011-06-14T15:05:00.008-06:00

Our sweet little Lily is one month old today! In so many ways, that is hard to believe. The time has passed quickly and she is growing and changing all the time!

Tyler and I have been writing down things we love and want to always remember about Lily. I wish I had a picture for every one of them! Something we can work on! Luckily, our photographer did capture a few. Here are some of those silly things:

Her crazy hair after she takes a bath
The way she squawks

How much she loves to hear her mommy and daddy sing
The milk mustache she gets from eating so wildly
Her quivering chin
How daddy has to pump her arm up and down to keep her awake while she eats
Her dark blue eyes
How she sleeps with her bum in the air like a stink bug

The way she purses her perfect little lips
Her big smiles at any given moment

Her high-pitched sighs after she coughs or sneezes
How she stretches when you get her out of her car seat or bassinet (Tyler likes her body, I love her face!)
Her long turtle-like neck and how ticklish it is

It's all these things that make the sleepless nights worth it! We have loved watching Lily grow and can't wait for all the new things we can add to our list!

Our Sweet Little Lily

2011-06-12T15:10:00.003-06:00

Lily Ann was born Saturday, May 14 at 10:34 a.m. after a relatively short labor. Everything went quite well. We knew we were in labor by about midnight and made it to the hospital around 2:30 a.m. The rest of the night was kind of a blur until it was time to begin pushing around 8:00 a.m. Tyler was a big help to me in the delivery room. He was the ideal birthing coach! He was confident and positive the whole way through. Tyler's family (Grandma and Grandpa Gwilliam, Uncle Landon, and Aunt Lauren and Uncle Richie) came to the hospital while I was in labor. It was sweet to know they were in the waiting room cheering us on. My mom arrived the afternoon Lily was born and my dad arrived late that evening. We are so lucky to have such a great support group! Lily was 8 pounds 6 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect baby! She is healthy and beautiful and we are so happy to have her in our family!

Things I love about the FATHERS in my life

2011-06-10T12:01:00.004-06:00

Tyler-shows his daughter love by snuggling her and singing silly songs to make her happy

Dad-provides strength and confidence in times of difficulty or decision, and always expresses his love

Father-in-law-praises his children and children-in-law for their gifts and achievements

Grandpa Aston-shares his testimony of the Gospel with his posterity to pass along his faith and devotion

Scott-encourages his children to work hard to reach their full potential

Sam-sets an example for his children on how to embrace change and become better individuals from it

Dan-helps his children to enjoy life by bringing laughter and happiness to their home

Paul-teaches his son how to use and improve his skills and talents

Jim-promotes learning and growth by spending time teaching his children

Happy Father’s Day Everyone!

Tyler's Exams

2011-04-15T14:40:00.007-06:00

We are excited to announce that Tyler passed his Masters Exams!!! Wahoo! He has been studying like crazy for several weeks and it sure paid off! Such a wonderful event surely calls for a celebration, so we had a little fun!

I decided I wanted to make him a poster, blow up some balloons and hang some streamers. The poster was easy enough (although it did push my artistic abilities), but after I bought the streamers and balloons I realized it was going to be a little tricky for someone in my condition (8 MONTHS ALONG!!!) to blow up 30 balloons and hang streamers. What was I thinking?

Gratefully a couple of my voice students and their mother willingly helped me! Didn't they do a cute job?

Tyler was shocked when he got home. His first two questions were, "When did you have time to do all of this?" followed quickly by, "You didn't stand on any chairs, did you?!?".

I got him two of his favorite treats to show him how proud I was of him---a Dr. Pepper and a caramel apple. He is easy to please!

We are so relieved to have this behind us! I am sure Tyler is happier than I am! I never doubted his abilities...he is one smart cookie!

Tummy Update

2010-12-08T21:26:00.000-07:00

Since a picture of my tummy has been in such high demand we finally took a picture. I have really felt a change in my tummy the last couple of days. It seems to have grown overnight!

Boy or Girl?

2010-12-04T13:44:00.003-07:00

Okay, so we have an ultrasound on Friday and we will be finding out if we are having a girl or a boy. What do you think? Fill out the poll below.

Welcome Home Landon!

2010-08-09T16:35:00.003-06:00

We have had such a wonderful weekend with Tyler's family! Tyler's younger brother, Landon returned home from his mission on Friday! We have had a blast spending time with him and hearing his experiences and stories from Texas. Here is a picture of all of us at the airport picking him up. It is such a sweet moment to see them for the first time in two years!

Welcome Home Landon...yee haw!

Secret Garden Slide Show

2010-06-28T00:01:00.003-06:00

Hi All. We thought you might enjoy having a short slide show from our show. Well, I guess it isn't that short. We have had a great time doing this show and still have Monday and Tuesday night left. We hope you enjoy the pics.

Our Next Adventure

2010-06-05T22:12:00.000-06:00

Tyler and I are really excited for our upcoming play. We are opening in the Secret Garden next Friday! Tyler plays Archibald and I am playing Lily. It's been an absolute blast practicing together. The story is very sweet and we have really come to enjoy playing across each other. This is definately my favorite role! Tyler has enjoyed his part as well, though it is a difficult one.

You are all invited to come! Let us know if you need any further details. We hope to see as many of you there as possible!

Just Before Finals

2010-04-30T19:28:00.007-06:00

This upcoming week is finals for me. As I was driving to the grocery store, I was fortunate enough to have a bumper car challenge with the large truck behind me. Since he got the citation, he was of course lucky enough to have no damage done to his car. I will now be carless throughout my finals week. YES! I will need a new tail light, trunk lid, the trunk seam will need to be welded and definitely a new bumper. Luckily, this is my first accident since 2001.

This is the kind of truck that hit me. So I am pretty lucky that this is all the damage that I have.

Close up of damage

Doesn't it look pretty!

Aston Family Reunion 2010

2010-04-10T22:06:00.002-06:00

Seeing these pictures tonight made me feel so happy as I thought back on our reunion together. I agree with my sister that my idea of heaven is being with my family. Although we are far away from each other, our love as a family grows stronger with each experience we share with one another. Whether those experiences are wonderful or challenging our family bond will always bring us closer together.

I love you all! Thank you for the memories.

Happy Valentine's Day

2010-02-15T19:38:00.002-07:00

This year we celebrated Valentine's Day with homemade valentines! Starting at the beginning of the week I made Tyler a valentine everyday. It was fun to try and be creative. It really pays off to be a second grade teacher when you need ideas to make cute valentines. Buttons, sequence, tissue paper, pom poms...perhaps Tyler will be happy when I no longer have access to these cutsie supplies.

Tyler surprised me with a "Top 10 Reasons Why I Want You to be My Valentine!". He hid each of these reasons (that I might add were attached to delightful treats) around our house and sent me on a scavenger hunt. It is so wonderful to have a darling husband. I love being loved by him!

The World's Largest Rolls

2010-02-07T20:20:00.002-07:00

Before church this afternoon we set our rolls out to raise. Our house can get up to 78 degrees when the blinds are open, so we placed them right in front of the window to help them raise on time. This picture shows what we came home to! We were lucky to get through the front door with rolls that big! We joked that instead of rolls, we each had our own loaf of bread.

Despite our mishap, we enjoyed a lovely roast dinner with Heather and Papa.

We have our meals ready for next week

2009-11-28T22:43:00.001-07:00

We thought you all might like to see our new fridge. We even have it filled with enough food to feed us for the next week. Thanks to all who have helped us get moved in these last few days.

We're Moving In

2009-11-26T22:01:00.005-07:00

We thought you might like to see some pictures of our new home. We just closed on Tuesday night and got our keys on Wednesday afternoon. We are very happy with how it turned out.

This is our loft area.

This is our dining area.

This is the Living.

And the Kitchen.

We'll send some more pictures when we are all moved in.

We have a floor!

2009-10-25T21:28:00.002-06:00

The red part of the building on the right side is our balcony. Our home is the two, dark gray stories above the red and the two stories of the light gray to the left of the red.

We couldn't just take a picture of the linoleum by itself, so here are our feet on the linoleum. This is in the bathroom in our master bedroom.

Isn't he cute with his glasses? Oh, oops...this is a shot of Tyler from our loft to the main floor.

We were really excited to see that our wood floor was down. In fact we made an emergency trip back out to our house just to see it even though we had just been there 2 days before. And when I say "emergency" I mean we almost missed seeing Harry Potter 6 at the dollar theater for the 7th time.

And here is the red balcony! We are hoping that they are not finished with the floor. Although, I do love yellow!

Babysitting Gavin

2009-09-27T21:25:00.001-06:00

Uncle Tyler and I had a great time babysitting Gavin this week. Here we are on a walk together, enjoying the lovely fall air and beautiful sunset. Isn't he sweet? He kept me nice and cuddly.

Home Sweet Home

2009-08-25T20:50:00.006-06:00

Here is our view from our kitchen window. Sorry for the close-up, we didn't have anyone else to take the picture!

Tyler out on the what one day will be our balcony.

Our home is coming along! It is completely framed now. We climbed the stairs to get an idea of what our view will be from our upstairs windows--it is beautiful out there! This picture shows the new Oquirrh Mountain Temple from our bedroom window. How lucky can we be? We are looking forward to watching everything come together in the next few months.

The Gavinator

2009-08-18T19:30:00.003-06:00

We just got word that Gavin (and Kathie, of course!) are coming to visit us again! Hooray! We can hardly wait. Gavin is such a sweet and happy baby, and Kathie is one of our favorite people...what could be better than having them both here with us?! The last time Gavin came to visit, he would laugh and laugh at the silly noises I made. He loved his Uncle Tyler too! Tyler loved to hold him and put him to sleep. We may have to fight over who gets him first this time. We are so excited to spend time with them again! We love you guys!

A Long Time Ago...

2009-08-12T22:19:00.002-06:00

I was looking through some pictures on our computer when I came across this one. Can you believe how young we look?! Tyler was a recent high school graduate and I still had braces for heaven's sake! It is hard to believe that we met and fell in love over 6 years ago. This picture was taken after our mission in Nauvoo right before Tyler left for Argentina. I wonder if we had any idea then that we would one day be married and having the time of our lives. It's no wonder I fell for him, look at how cute he is!

Our Handsome Boys

2009-08-06T22:34:00.002-06:00

How could our babies be so cute? Here is my brother, Paul with his sweet boy, Jayden and I am holding my cuddly nephew, Eli. I would gladly take either of these boys to be my own. Watch out mommas!

Sunglass Beauties

2009-08-06T21:38:00.003-06:00

We had so much fun on our trip to California. Lots of time in the sun with our family. What could be better?!

Lego Masters

2009-07-25T14:13:00.000-06:00

We got to spend a week with our family in california. We sure had a great time with all of our nieces and nephews. Here is a picture that I took of a dinosaur that Ty and Emma made. I thought it was pretty impressive.

Two Years

2009-07-24T13:03:00.000-06:00

Amy and I have now been married two years. How lucky am I!

2009-01-09T11:33:00.010-07:00

I love these motivational posters. To my family (whom I love greatly), I need to take advantage of this once in a lifetime event when Utah came out above USC. No hard feelings.

Note: One image above had to be slightly modified due to inappropriate language. Sorry that the edit doesn't look better.

2008-12-17T15:31:00.002-07:00

Well, i saw this on Jim's blog and thought it was too good to pass up. And I am overdue for a new posting. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.

Another update...finally!

2008-08-04T18:46:00.003-06:00

So, I guess these are the kinds of pictures and videos that get placed on your blog if you let your husband choose! I think Tyler is the only person who thinks I look beautiful no matter what. This can be both good and bad, obviously!

We just got back from yet another vacation and have a few days until our LAST vacation. Our summer has been full of wonderful events. We have had family reunions, weddings, mission calls, homecomings, farewells and coming up...ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING! We can hardly wait!

On all of our excursions, at least one family member has commented on how horrible we are at keeping our blog up, so we are really going to try to do better. You know how the school year goes though. I can't make any promises!

We have much to share and catch up on, so keep your eyes open for our next posting. We plan to post some pictures and commentary before we leave for Washington. Life is all about setting goals and planning, isn't it? I hope this satisfies the need for our updated blog until next time!

2007-11-23T22:17:00.000-07:00

We thought you might all enjoy these few videos from our day after thanksgiving activities. Jim and Kathie surprised the whole family and showed up Thanksgiving morning. We have had a great time together. Here are the videos:

Four Months!

2007-11-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

We are now going on four months! We can barely believe it. The last month has been absolutely wonderful. We have both been as busy as ever, but our busy time goes by fast and our time together is just right. We have successfully seen Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix five times now. Once was in three D which was a very "eye opening" experience. We also took a short vacation this last weekend in Salt Lake City. We spent the evening at a hotel and then all day Saturday visiting some of the Historic Sites that we have never visited. We had a great time. While on our trip we saw a picture of Abraham Hunsaker, one of Scott Hunsaker's relatives. We later stumbled across his old piano. You can see the pictures below.

Amy has been really busy at school. However her class is very well behaved and really loves her. She comes home and tells me about stories that kids write to her, and shows me papers that her kids give her that show how much she is loved. Amy just had a very successful choir performance last Sunday. The choir performed great and out attendance is growing. Amy received many compliments on the choirs performance.

Tyler remains quite busy at school. There really isn't a whole lot to tell about him. Tyler's math class is supposed to be in chapter six right now and has to make it to the end of chapter seven before the end of the semester; However, they are only in chapter 3. He fears that the next few weeks will be quite crazy as they try to cover 4 chapters in a two week period. Other than that, he is enjoying school and staying quite busy.

We tried to go see Harry Potter again last night, but ended up seeing Hairspray because the listings in the paper were wrong. Hairspray was quite enjoyable. John Travolta makes a great mother and still remains an excellent dancer.

We will be spending Thanksgiving with Tylers family this year. It should be a very enjoyable time for us. We will then be spending the evening with the Gwilliams. We will go see "Enchanted" which looks very enjoyable. We have now opened up comments to everyone that wants to leave a comment on our blog. We love you all and wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving

Going on Three Months!!!!

2007-10-02T22:25:00.001-06:00

Hi Everyone,

Doesn't time just fly by! We are finally settled into our humble little apartment. We've been home from our honeymoon for over two months now. It is amazing how quickly a place can begin to feel like home. Amy's expert decorating techniques and great taste has made our place the perfect place to be. We love being here! (Although Amy still prefers the 70 degrees and above temperatures of Placentia. On top of our cold weather, our heater has been broken, so we have been unable to keep our home warm. Hopefully it will be quickly repaired.

Amy has been teaching school for quite a while now. Her students are very well behaved. I can tell that she is starting to love them just like she still does her kids from last year. She comes home every day and tells me about her kids and the funny things they say. She has already been receiving notes and emails from parents telling her how much their kids love her and how excited they are that their children are in her class. She has a special way of connecting with the children. Her students from last year still give her hugs every day. Amy has had her hands quite full with school and trying to be so helpful at home. She is such a wonderful wife! She works so hard at being the breadwinner and then comes home and plays the role of wife. She takes good care of me, even when I am so undeserving.

Tyler has been very busy since school started. His schedule includes the fascinating classes of: Partial Differential Equations, Thermodynamics II, Mechatronics, Fluid Mechanics, and Material Science. It sums up to a total of 17 Credit Hours along with 8 hours of Labs. He spends far too much time doing homework. That has been the large majority of what Tyler has been doing. He is on track to graduate with a BS Degree in Spring of 2009. Thats only three more semesters. He is currently working at Heatizon Systems as a "design engineer." He enjoys his work and feels that it is offering him a great background for future employment.

Amy has been called as the Choir Chorister in our ward. She has a variety of participants from youth to elderly. Some are extremely talented while others lack in their musical capabilities. However, Amy being as capable as she is conducts them masterfully and with such enthusiasm. Each week our numbers grow larger due to her influence. Amy has also been doing missionary exchanges about once a week. She has been a great help to the sisters since one is significantly ill and unable to work in the evenings. Amy has sacrificed much time to help the work go on. Tyler is attempting to serve faithfully in his Home Teaching assignment.

We have very much enjoyed the upper status of being married. We are truly blessed to have one another. Eternity Never seemed so great. Thank you to all of you who have been so supportive of our efforts. We love you all,

Amy and Tyler Gwilliam

A big update!!!!

2007-08-08T22:17:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone!!!! We are finally starting to get settled in our new home. Shirley Ann has been spending the last few days helping Amy and I do returns and get unpacked and get our apartment all put together. It is really starting to look good. I'll post some pictures as soon as I can.

Amy and I had a great honeymoon. I posted some pictures online. You can view them by clicking here. I'll just warn you now...there are a lot so make sure that you have a few minutes when you go to look at them. Scotland was one of the most beautiful places I have been to. London was really fun! Amy particularly loved being stuffed into little underground tunnels with thousands of people. She loved the sanitary conditions that accompanied that experience.

In Scotland we went to go see Edinburgh Castle, The Royal Mile, The National Galleries, and took a bus tour to Glencoe, Loch Ness and the Highlands. It was a great time. In London we saw Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London. Our Hotel was Across the river from Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament so we had a pretty neat view from our hotel room. We also saw the musicals, Les Miserables and Wicked. They were both phenomenal.

We also had the chance to attend a session (in French) at the London Temple. It was really neat to take a train through the countryside to get there and then see the beautiful temple grounds. We had a really nice session and the entire trip was great. (It was almost like being on the Hogwarts Express!!!!)

I have been able to finish my finals and things have finally settled down. It has been so wonderful the last two and a half weeks. We love being married! It is great! Thanks to all of you for your help the last few weeks. Our wedding and receptions were such memorable and special experiences for both of us. Thanks for making it all possible for us. We love you all!!!

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