The Boys Room

Stupid Blogger, I can never figure out how to put pictures in the right order...anyway...

I had these blankets made by the QUILTED HEN in Vernal. I found this perfect vintage fabric online and backed it with brown minky. JENNIFER from the Quilted Hen is one of the sweetest ladies! I love her! Support her store whenever you can, it's darling!

Mike's sis, Jen Ben took the fabric into Jennifer for us (because I was already in Missouri). I guess they got to talking and Jen Ben told her we were on our way to Medical School and she just put them together for 100% FREE! "Pay it Forward" was the only message she sent. I love these blankets and now they will be even more special to our family!

Porter's blankie...
Porter's top bunk...

Andrew's blankie...

Andrew's king sized crib...

The room as it is now...nothing is hung up yet, we are still painting and unpacking this stuff, but it's clean and functions nicely. Porter LOVES having a bunk bed.

We Made It

I know you have been missing my posts. I have too. I am so glad to be nearly settled in a home and almost unpacked and actually back to keeping up with the internet world. I haven't been on facebook since April and I obviously haven't really kept up on the blog all summer. I have gotten lots of texts and phone calls wondering how we are doing and all the little details about our lives. I will now update you...

Missouri is great!

We live in a cute, tiny ol' town. There are lots of old buildings and cute ol' folks that wave at you whether you are running, walking, mowing, or stealing a bike. There is a garage sale every day. At orientation they announced that this is the garage sale capital of the U.S.--You know that's our kinda town. We stopped by an auction the other day and got two antiques for a total $7.

We have mainly just been moving in for the last three weeks. It takes so much more time than I would ever like to invest and I don't ever wanna move again. I feel like I should already start preparing for the next move in two years.

Mike started school last Monday and it seemed like a pretty lonely week. I miss our friends. I miss being able to go to aerobics in the mornings, lunch at the park and playing games with our friends in the evenings. There isn't TV here either so I just have felt OUT OF TOUCH with everything. As excited as I am to have a house and to have my stuff put away and to have FINALLY gotten to medical school, I just had an overwhelming emptiness. I realized I just need to jump in and get this party started. So Friday I went to the schools' gym where I heard the moms workout...I found them and got all set up for a little deal that goes something like this: You get one day a week to babysit and the other four days you leave your kids and workout. It's soundin' like I pretty sweet gig to me and I hope to make some buddies for the boys and I.

Mike has been making fun of me for organizing the crap out of our lives. I gave everyone in the house- rules, chores, and schedules for every day of their lives. There's nothing like a good healthy schedule to get ya going. Tomorrow is Monday and that's when our new lives begin.

May1st 5k and an Update

We are back online! Whew. It was a long break and I have a lot of catching up to do. But the move was successful. The boys are having a great time here, and so are mike and I to tell the truth. The weather could be a little better...am I right?

But we are having lots of fun! Mike already did a triathlon here and got 7th overall, and we just ran a 5k this weekend and he got 7th overall for that. Mike ran his guts out and I ran my guts out pushing the two boys in the stroller. Man, that's a good workout!

Porter and "ena" before the race. We used this pic on our mother's day card this year. It's nothing professional, but at least I got a mother's day card out, right?

Mike and G Force before the race.

Andrew all bundled up in the stroller.

I made Porter a medal for his race. It says "run, walk, stroll" on it. "5k triathalon" he did A LOT of strolling but he ran for the last tenth of a mile to the finish line. He thought he won. So I had a guy announce that he was the winner and present this medal to him. He BRAGGED all weekend about beating us cause we were too slow.

I can't help but kiss him non-stop. Gotta get those in before he won't let me anymore.

Porter is a riot! He talks NON STOP about EVERYTHING you could think of and if you're not busy doing other things, it's really funny stuff. It can be pretty annoying though, when you're trying to pay the bills or push a 60 lb stroller up a hill. :) We love this guy, he is great!

Andrew is crawling around army style. He wants to walk and do everything his brother does. He doesn't want baby food. He wants food from our plates. One time I put formula in MY cup and his sippy cup and he would only want it if I gave it to him from my cup.

Life is great here in V-Town. Three months left till the big move. We miss all of our friends dearly!

YW Basketball

rachel, kalie, brianne, lucy, cassie and meggan

the girls with their proud coach
This is what we came up with for the goofy picture. Now they will always be able to make me laugh.

I had the wonderful privilege of being the young women's basketball coach this past February for my church. I don't know ANYTHING about basketball. I didn't know what fouls were, I didn't know the rules. BUT it was so fun to learn and to spend some extra time with these funny chickies.

Yesterday we had our Regions Game. The last game of the season. We had to forfeit because there were only three girls, some girls were called in so they got to play for fun. I am one proud couch.

I have been so lucky to get to know these girls. Since they were in primary I have gotten to learn about them, laugh with them and get made fun of by them. These girls are the most WONDERFUL girls! I love them all! I get a tear in my eye when I think of what wonderful personalities and beautiful hearts these girls have. I am just so thankful I have gotten to know them!

Romnee and Andrew. Is it Love?

Probably not. Look how nervous Romnee is. These two are four months apart. Heidi was so sweet and came to help me clean on Thursday. I can't believe how much work two people can get done. Kathy and Brittney are to thank too because they had our four year olds while we worked. I love having such great friends! I will miss them Tremendously!

Uh-Andrew is the Cutest!

Andrew.

Andrew Sneezing.

Andrew's teethies. This is also what we call the "cry laugh". He is upset, but still thinks we are funny enough to laugh at.

Andrew keeps sucking on his upper lip, like it's a binky.

This video is Andrew sucking on his lip. It's so cute!

Guatemala is so Lucky!

grandpa and andrew

porter showing grandma the treats we got them for the trip ('Mrs Cavanaugh's' made an appearance!)

jenn and laurel at the hotel

porter and grandma at the hotel

keylo and steve. Kyle is a dork!

mike, kyle, trev, steve, jenn, grandma, porter and andrew

Steve and Laurel went on their mission to Guatamala Saturaday. We saw them Friday night before they left. We went to Golden Corral and then to their hotel where we finalized some things and enjoyed their company for a few more minutes. We already miss them horribly! These two are WONDERFUL parents, FABULOUS grandparents and two of the NEATEST people I know. They will benefit and love so many people in Guatemala. I am HONORED to be their daughter in law, but right now I wish I was Guatemalan.