Well I thought maybe I should start blogging again since I don't have any more excuses not to. I am just going to recap the last several months and just give the highlights of those months and maybe add some pictures to them. Let's see...in July we lost our camera in the river up at Sundance (which I am still sick about), then we went to the Stadium of Fire and saw the Jonas brothers. We then moved down to Vegas since Ben was going to be working down there for awhile.
In August we went on one of the funnest trips I have ever been on. Ben, the boys and I went with Belmont, Kathy and Zach to Jackson Hole Wyoming, drove through Yellowstone and then went on to Big Sky Montana. We all had such a blast. We went on bike rides, white water rafting, and zip lining. Not to mention all the wildlife we saw and we also saw Old Faithful. It was such a low key vacation, it was so awesome! Later that month I took the boys down to Newport Beach where my family had rented a beach home. We got to spend a week on the beach...it was so great! Ben had to skip out on this one for work. :(
In September for Labor Day Ben and I went up the Reno and spent the week there. We went to the annual Rib Cookoff and had some great food! We also spent some time up at Lake Tahoe, which is always such a treat!
In October we lived with our friends Deven and Shelley in Orem for about a week while Ben worked and I looked for a place to live. That was a rough week. We couldn't find anything. And then on Saturday, a new listing popped up and we thought we would take a chance. Needless to say, it was a blessing. It's in the same ward as our good friends Rich and Amanda, its just behind Thanksgiving Point, and it had everything we wanted and more! It's been so great. I moved us out of our storage unit up in Sandy with the help of my brother and aunt. And then met Zach and Andrew at our new place and moved everything in, well into the garage at least. Ben was still working in Vegas, I was ready to have our own place again. That's why I was so motivated to get it done while Ben was still in Vegas. Thanks to everyone who helped me, and watched my kids and to my sweet mother who came and helped me put everything away and went shopping for decor! I love our new home. We were so sad to leave our friends and ward up in Sandy but we were needing a change. It's been a lot of fun down here in Lehi!
In November we lost our sweet Grandma Anderson. She had been sick for awhile but it did come a little fast. I loved Grandma Anderson more then anyone could ever know. I had such a fond place for her in my heart. Ben and I had the opportunity to live with her and grandpa for a couple of months back in 2007. I will treasure those months forever. She was such an example to me in everything she did and who she was. Her and grandpa were your quintessential love story! They were always so good to each other! Going to her funeral just reaffirmed all the feelings I had about Grandma and the wonderful friend, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother she was to everyone.
We did spend Thanksgiving in Reno even though Grandmas funeral was the day before Thanksgiving. She had passed away that Saturday before. We went ahead and left to Reno and then on Tuesday left the boys in Reno and took off back to Utah. Then came back to Reno right after the funeral on Wednesday. We had an amazing Thanksgiving! Oh and before I forget...the day after Thanksgiving Ben and I went to the Mac store to look at computers since mine was about to crash. My poor computer was about 7 years old so it was time. We got a Mac for our Christmas present! I will just tell you that that Mac sat in it's box in our room for a month before I was able to open in up. Ben said it was for Christmas and he meant it! That would be one of the reasons I haven't blogged for so long.
Oh December...the usual...picking out the Christmas tree, visits with Santa, and Christmas Christmas Christmas!
Aidan turned three in December and went into Sunbeams in January. Ethan went into Nursery. We signed Aidan up for Itty Bitty Basketball which he did okay in. I realized he doesn't do well with structure. He would do okay in the group if everyone had there own ball but when it came time to take turns...forget it. He was off in lala land doing who knows what. That was for the first two weeks in January and then I was at my aunt's house in Sandy for the rest of the month taking care of their five kids while they went to Hawaii for two weeks.
February was unevenful which was a nice break...then in March I turned 27. Very low key. We went to the cabin a couple of times and Ben took Aidan skiing. He did really well!
April came and went really fast. We had an enjoyable Easter and Conference weekend up at the cabin. I will be honest it's like 2 holidays in one but it turned out okay.
Here it is May and I am now 5 months pregnant and with our third boy I just found out. So I am not going to lie I had my hopes set on a girl, but I love my boys and I know this one will be just as cute!
In August we went on one of the funnest trips I have ever been on. Ben, the boys and I went with Belmont, Kathy and Zach to Jackson Hole Wyoming, drove through Yellowstone and then went on to Big Sky Montana. We all had such a blast. We went on bike rides, white water rafting, and zip lining. Not to mention all the wildlife we saw and we also saw Old Faithful. It was such a low key vacation, it was so awesome! Later that month I took the boys down to Newport Beach where my family had rented a beach home. We got to spend a week on the beach...it was so great! Ben had to skip out on this one for work. :(
In September for Labor Day Ben and I went up the Reno and spent the week there. We went to the annual Rib Cookoff and had some great food! We also spent some time up at Lake Tahoe, which is always such a treat!
In October we lived with our friends Deven and Shelley in Orem for about a week while Ben worked and I looked for a place to live. That was a rough week. We couldn't find anything. And then on Saturday, a new listing popped up and we thought we would take a chance. Needless to say, it was a blessing. It's in the same ward as our good friends Rich and Amanda, its just behind Thanksgiving Point, and it had everything we wanted and more! It's been so great. I moved us out of our storage unit up in Sandy with the help of my brother and aunt. And then met Zach and Andrew at our new place and moved everything in, well into the garage at least. Ben was still working in Vegas, I was ready to have our own place again. That's why I was so motivated to get it done while Ben was still in Vegas. Thanks to everyone who helped me, and watched my kids and to my sweet mother who came and helped me put everything away and went shopping for decor! I love our new home. We were so sad to leave our friends and ward up in Sandy but we were needing a change. It's been a lot of fun down here in Lehi!
In November we lost our sweet Grandma Anderson. She had been sick for awhile but it did come a little fast. I loved Grandma Anderson more then anyone could ever know. I had such a fond place for her in my heart. Ben and I had the opportunity to live with her and grandpa for a couple of months back in 2007. I will treasure those months forever. She was such an example to me in everything she did and who she was. Her and grandpa were your quintessential love story! They were always so good to each other! Going to her funeral just reaffirmed all the feelings I had about Grandma and the wonderful friend, wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother she was to everyone.
We did spend Thanksgiving in Reno even though Grandmas funeral was the day before Thanksgiving. She had passed away that Saturday before. We went ahead and left to Reno and then on Tuesday left the boys in Reno and took off back to Utah. Then came back to Reno right after the funeral on Wednesday. We had an amazing Thanksgiving! Oh and before I forget...the day after Thanksgiving Ben and I went to the Mac store to look at computers since mine was about to crash. My poor computer was about 7 years old so it was time. We got a Mac for our Christmas present! I will just tell you that that Mac sat in it's box in our room for a month before I was able to open in up. Ben said it was for Christmas and he meant it! That would be one of the reasons I haven't blogged for so long.
Oh December...the usual...picking out the Christmas tree, visits with Santa, and Christmas Christmas Christmas!
Aidan turned three in December and went into Sunbeams in January. Ethan went into Nursery. We signed Aidan up for Itty Bitty Basketball which he did okay in. I realized he doesn't do well with structure. He would do okay in the group if everyone had there own ball but when it came time to take turns...forget it. He was off in lala land doing who knows what. That was for the first two weeks in January and then I was at my aunt's house in Sandy for the rest of the month taking care of their five kids while they went to Hawaii for two weeks.
February was unevenful which was a nice break...then in March I turned 27. Very low key. We went to the cabin a couple of times and Ben took Aidan skiing. He did really well!
April came and went really fast. We had an enjoyable Easter and Conference weekend up at the cabin. I will be honest it's like 2 holidays in one but it turned out okay.
Here it is May and I am now 5 months pregnant and with our third boy I just found out. So I am not going to lie I had my hopes set on a girl, but I love my boys and I know this one will be just as cute!
4 comments:
Loved reading your blog and what you have been up to!!! You have the cutest boys!!! Love and miss ya
hooray! seriously, i think i have checked your blog once a week since your last post (yes, that long ago!) just in case you updated! i'm so glad you gave a recap of the last, almost year! looks like you guys have stayed busy, and your boys are adorable!! ben said you guys were finding out what you were having soon. boy #3!! we are twins!;) theres always hope for a girl for number four, right?;)
Hey! So glad to see you blogged! I laughed on baby boy, when you put it was another boy I thought of my cousin who was devastated her third wasn't her "girl". Here's to more babies....4th times a charm:)
Hey I'm glad to see you are back to blogging, I have missed your pictures and updates :)
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