Happy Birthday Bud!

Just wanted to wish my dear hubby a happy 34th birthday! You are fantastic at all that you do! We love and appreciate you so much!

Hilarious

I know, I know, I need to post about the first day of school, but I had to write down the conversation I had with Elle and Jonah this afternoon before I forget. I told Elle she was so cute I could just eat her up for dinner. She said, "But if you eat me I won't be part of your family". Then Jonah said, "Yes you will, you'll just be inside her stomach. Then you can come out and start all over again and you'll be smaller than Mae."

Oh kids...

Mae's 2!

My baby turned 2 yesterday. I hate that with each kid, time seems to go faster and faster. I love this little brown-eyed beauty. She's a love-bug and I think she's not really talking yet to make her still seem like a baby to me. Hope you had a great day Mae-Mae. We love you so much!

House Pics

Well, after all the dumb drama over my camera, now it's broken. Luckily, my friend Dana was in town last week and after helping me wrap up some projects, she let me borrow her camera for some pics of the house. Here are some of the most completed rooms. Most of the house is still quite bare, but I've got a LONG time to fill it.

Master bedroom:









Girls room:










Family room:









Kitchen nook:

I'm Baaack

Hooray! I've found my camera (it was in the glove compartment of my car) and have the desire to blog again! So happy! First, a catch up post. Here are the last two months in a nutshell:
Last day of first grade for the twins:

Last days in the Stoddard's house:











Twins got their yellow belts in karate:











First night in the new house:









Fun evenings playing in our new backyard:













Mae had spaghetti for dinner and an ice cream sandwich for dessert. Lovely, isn't it?


Not pictured because I was missing my camera:
Elle's gymnastics recital
Nana and Pogger came home!
Hours and hours of playing with cousins
Lots of swimming
Still unpacking

I'll have a post with some pics of the new house soon!

Lost

I've lost my camera in the move somewhere, which should make me happy since that might make Bud buy a new, better camera, but we don't have time to even think about that right now, so I'm just sad that I'm missing out on little experiences my kids are having like swimming in their new pool for the first time, making Father's Day projects at Home Depot, Father's Day itself, and spending time with their onslaught of cousins. And let's face it, blogs just aren't as much fun without pics.

M.I.A.

I cannot believe it's been so long since I've posted, but moving has kind of taken it out of me. Things went really well, I'm loving our house and new area, but I'm kind of burned out and have come to the point where if you can't see a box from the front door, that's good enough. We're so excited to be here. The boys started cooking camp this past Monday with their cousin, Samantha, and are loving it. Bud's parents come home in less than two weeks so we're spending a lot of time down at their house getting it ready to go. Starting Sunday, the festivities begin. My dad's getting released as bishop, there's Father's Day, we've got lots of family coming into town Sunday, Monday, and Saturday, there's just all sorts of stuff going on. I can't wait! I'll try to post some pics soon, of what, I'm not sure, but Bud has taken my camera and I can't seem to get it back. Anyway, back to unpacking...