Our Christmas pictures!

LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!

This picture is on Pikes Peak in Colorado and it really doesn't do it justice. It was amazing. I think of Christmas when I see this picture. We are settled in for now and waiting to hear from the bank. I love the house we are in and pray daily that it works out. B.J. and I do not want to move 2 more times. Coming to terms with knowing whether we get the house or not is out of our control has been hard. Right now the majority of our stuff is in one bedroom in the house. Our clothes are in suitcases and it is rather annoying. I hope we get situated somewhere soon permenantly. B.J. and the boys are well, Dallas is making some progress on his speach but still needs therapy. Major is getting so big and I do miss having a baby around but I am no where ready to get prego again. It is hard on me. Over all, we are so blessed. I am thankful for B.J. and my babies. I have two healthy boys, a wonderful husband (most of the time) and a wonderful job. What more can you ask for?

The vacation is over and it is time to move.

Well it has been 5 weeks since I posted last and I am surprised I have the time to post now. First off the Denver trip was soo..... amazing. It will go down as one of the best trips ever. We saw so many beautiful things and the weather was awesome. Spencer was hurt so we didn't get to see him play and it was a bummer not to see him out on the field busting people up but at the same time it was way fun riding to the games with him and getting to visit with him and Annie. Thank you to Annie and Spencer for having us and really showing us around. They were so accommodating and fun. Annie is a great cook and did my laundry and made it truly feel like a vacation. Dallas liked the fact that he wasn't the baby and was a turd to Gunner most of the time it REALLY bothered me to see Dallas get feisty with his cousin. I kept hoping Gunner would clean his clock one time so Dallas would back off. I think Gunner is still too young to fight back, and is probably very relieved that Dally-Dog is out of his grill. We were able to see two games back to back cause we were there for 10 days The Broncos played the Cowboys the first week and beat them and then we saw Tom Brady with the Patriots the next week and we beat them as well. The best part of the games were going down into the tunnel with Spencer after the game and seeing the players up close and then walking to our car was way cool they have these barricades that keep fans from rushing the players but hundreds of people waiting in the FREEZING cold weather to get an autograph of the players they wanted. People were yelling at Spence to come and sign there stuff and he stayed out there for 45 min and signed anything anybody wanted. It is so cool that Spence is a role model for so many people.
On a more serious CRAZY note we are out of our house in 3 days. It is kinda scary. B.J. and I have been here for 6 years and although it isn't our dream home we have really loved the area , ward, and the relationships we have developed out here. We have found a house and we are renting, and hoping to buy it eventually we have put an offer in at the bank and are waiting to hear back. Who knows how long it will be. The house is right around the corner from our old house and I will be VERY happy if it works out. It will be a lot of fun to have Christmas at our house this year and actually have room for everyone without being cramped.
Here are some pictures of our trip.

Denver trip

Our house is sold!

Ok, we are freaking out. B.J. and I were thinking we wouldn't get anyone in our house to look at it for a month and it was on the market for oh 15 hours and our phone was going nuts with people who wanted to see it. We had an offer on it on wed. morning and we counter offered and they agreed. An inspector has been out and the appraisal has come in. I guess we are out of here. I have mixed emotions. It is exciting and stressful and sad all at the same time. I wish I knew where we were going. We are going to rent in our neighborhood, so Major can stay at the same school and we can stay in the same ward until we are for sure where we are going. Say a loud prayer for us, we will need it.

Our house is for sale!

This picture was taken Nov. 26th 2003. We had just got our keys to move in. I remember how excited I as. This has been a really nice house for us we LOVE the area and ward. B.J. and I know it is not a Sellers market but we are not in a hurry to sell. With the new home buyer incentive for 8,000 the government is offering and the fact that our house will not be a short sale we are anxious to see if anyone is interested. We do not know where we will go in fact we are not even looking for a house until ours sells. If we do sell it we will take our time and rent for a few months and shop around. Kinda fun, kinda sad. There isn't alot of attachment to this home it has been nice, but B.J. and I will be looking for a single level, 3car garage, with a bigger lot. The prices right now are RE-DIC-ULOUS. We are excited to see what happens.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DALLAS!

How much do I love this boy? B.J. and I have said that its a damn good thing we got Major first and Dallas second cause we would have one child if Dallas was our first. He is a handful and in some ways I love his strong personality and spunkiness, but in other ways I am just flat out worn out period. Dallas was born about a week and a half early and has been so much fun to have in our family. He has his own agenda and is not afraid to tell ya. On the other and he is so sweet and will come over and cuddle you and gives the biggest kisses and he shares his food and toys with everyone he can. I love my boys soooo..... much and hope and pray daily that they stay this sweet. Happy Birthday Dally-Dog!

Our summer goals and fun times!

This summer B.J. and I had a couple things we were excited to get accomplished. #1 we wanted to get Major completely potty trained. He has been peeing in the potty for awhile but #2 was a little bit trickier for him. I bribed him like crazy but he wasn't haven it until about 2 months ago. Finally he got the hang of it and once he did it a couple of times it was way fast and now he is doing awesome. #2 B.J. and I were hell bent on Major swimming without our help all the time. He is a little fish and swims awesome. Dallas on the other hand has has no respect for the water and if we don't keep our eyes on him every single second it is scary. #3 we wanted to have a fun birthday for him he turned 4 on Aug. 4th we had a Transformer party he loved it. For the last thing #4 we wanted to get him ready for preschool. School started on aug 10th and Major loved it! It makes me so happy to se him happy and learning so much. Dallas is turning 2 on aug. 27th and it is soooo... crazy that I had him 2 years ago. He is either screaming cause he is happy, or wants something or pissed off about something the kid does not talk he screams for anything and everything. There are days I literally want to put in ear plugs cause I get a headache from his communication skills. I wish he would just talk. He understands if we ask him to do simple directions, but other than that he is just a screecher. I would take 10 of him if the lord would give me that. I am so blessed to have the kids I do and husband I do. I love them so much.

Fun pictures of the summer!

Dallas and Major in a police car!

I sure hope that this a one time thing and I never have to see my baby in the back of a police car when he is older. Dallas is definitely my strong, independent, fearless, crazy, tough boy. He is at the stage where he wants to feed himself and so he grabs the utensil out of my hand and flicks applesauce all over the place and when I tell him to "Let mommy help you!" He pretty much tells me to "SCREW OFF" in baby talk. Screaming, thrashing and shaking his head uncontrollably. Along with his FIESTYNESS comes the sweetest, happiest, lovable, little cuddler in the whole world. I LOVE being a mom. These pictures were taking at the beach, we had a family friend that came and showed all the boys his police car. Lights, siren and all. You should have seen their faces!

OUR BEACH TRIP!

Ok, so every time I am on my way home from cali I always get this kinda sad feeling and I don't know what it is. I feel like its time to go and get back into our regular routine, beds, sleep, and all that NORMAL everyday stuff. Then it hit me, we live in HELL. I want to be a better person just so I don't have to live here after judgement. Isn't this the Telestial kingdom? It was sooooooo............ nice to go out at anytime, anywhere near the coast and feel the cool weather. We had a dang good time and I am excited to go back next year. Dallas and Major LOVED the water, dug in the sand and caught crabs. We also played Frisbee, volleyball, pattle ball , and soaked up the sun. Knotts berry farm is always so fun and I do have to say that I like it better than Disneyland. you may think I am a nut job for saying so but they have a lot of new rides and I NEVER wait in line to ride them. Last year we went to Disneyland and we waited to get on almost all the rides. No thank you, I stand for a living the last thing I want to do on vacation is stand in line for the 30 second ride. Anyways, we had some good friends of ours meet us out there and they have 3 boys and Major has a ton of fun with them. It is fun seeing my little boy have friends and interact well with other kids. He starts school Aug.10th and I think he will love it!