The Waiting Game

The house is put together,

The baby's room is ready

So now we are waiting, waiting, waiting...

Meanwhile, we are having fun here in Vernal

and hosting lots of visitors.

Rhett's parents and sister came last Saturday afternoon.

The boys and Emily went out to Red Fleet

to find the dinosaur tracks.

Mom Hunt, Andrew and I went downtown

for lots of window shopping

(because in small towns, everything closes at 5:00!)

They stayed to hear us speak in church on Sunday.

On Monday, my sister and her two girls came to visit.

We toured the Dinosaur museum, played at the splash park

and went to the park.

We got a little crafting done as well.

Today, the boys and I went to the Community Center pool

and splashed to our hearts content.

Tomorrow's plan is a picnic at the park

with some friends from town.

That is, unless I have a baby...

Vernal, Utah

I know I've been a bit AWOL for a while
I've been a little busy -
getting the house unpacked
things put away
pictures on the wall
weeds cleared in the front yard
and rooms set up.

We've ventured to some of the Vernal attractions
the splash park
the Dinosaur museum
the library
the temple
various other places around town
and best of all, Steinaker Reservoir
which is only 15 minutes away!!
We like Vernal, so far
it's quiet, clean,
and it only takes 5 minutes to get to Wal-Mart!

We've been back to Salt Lake already
My mom, brother, sister, and her husband

came to visit the week after we moved in

and helped tremendously getting things unpacked

and the house livable.

Then the next week we played with them in Salt Lake and Logan

with the rest of my siblings.

We crafted and I made a comforter for Andrew's new bed.

The boys are loving the space of the house

I've noticed less fighting

(because they're not in each other's way all the time)

and the mess stays upstairs in their room

instead of all over the place.

And we like having a yard again

(even if it's just dirt right now).

I think we're going to like it here...

We've Moved

We're finally here in Vernal!

We made the move this last weekend and after a few glitches, and many calls to the maintanence guy, the house is almost in full working order. We are loving the wide open space, quiet, small town life of Vernal so far. Pictures and more later!!

California Vacation

We got back last night

from a wonderful 10 days in California.

The boys and I went down last week

and spent the week swimming

playing with Legos

seeing "UP"

rocking out with Guitar Hero

walking Santa Monica Pier

and visiting the aquarium

playing on the beach

doing embroidery on Mom's fancy machine

a little bit of scrapbooking

and best of all,

relaxing.

Rhett joined us on Saturday

and we visited the La Brea Tar Pits

and cheered at the Dodger game.

It was way too much fun...

School's Out!!

Today was Porter's last day of school

YEAH!!

Bring on the:

sleeping in

relaxed schedules

swimming

vacations...

and packing -

Oh yea - we're moving in a couple of weeks...

Happy Birthday, Andrew!!

Andrew's three today!

It's so hard to believe that three years has gone by

since he was a beautiful newborn baby.

He had a great day today

Although he insists on still being 2 -

He says he'll be 3 on his birthday

and we've tried to explain that today is his birthday

and he's 3 years old today

But he likes being 2.

Andrew got to go swimming with his dad and brothers

and then we had a party at the park with the family

We ate his Barkyardigans Pablo cake

and opened presents.

He was so cute -

As he opened each present from each person

He would give them a hug as a thank you

He's such a sweet boy.

We are so glad to have him in our family!

Happy Birthday!!

Milestones

My baby

is not a baby anymore.

And with 5 more days

til his 3rd birthday

he is showing me

that he's not the little one

I really wish he would stay.

He has accomplished quite a few things

in just the last week or two -

"bigger boy" things...

He has figured out how to work the computer

and has his own computer game

that he likes to play

He has learned how to write his favorite letter

(that would be "A" for Andrew, of course)

and how to draw

a "happy, joy, joy" face

And after never having a climber
He has mastered how to climb out of his crib so rather than risk any more broken bones
we got a guard and made his bed
into a "big boy" bed

He loves to sing and dance
and can be heard singing random songs
every now and then
He's so sweet
and is starting to be able to play with his big brothers
and wants to do everything they do.

Yesterday he feel asleep after church
before we had a chance to change his clothes
Rhett made the comment that he looked so cute
laying there asleep in his church clothes
like a worn out missionary...

I don't want him to grow up
If it were possible to keep him
the way he is right now
I would do it in a heartbeat.

There's a quote in Finding Neverland that says:
A boy should never be made to go to bed;
For he only wakes up a day older
and before you know it,
He's grown.