Summer Fun

So now that we are completely moved out and homeless, Laker and I can focus on what is most important......swim lessons! We have been taking mom and me swim lessons for the past two weeks and we graduated. Horay!!! Now what?????? My days are pretty simple for the time being. We wake up around 7:30 or 8, have some breakfast and play time. Then by 10 we are off to see Bubs, our dog. **He has to stay at Steve's office while we are at his parents.** We take a walk to the park down the street from the office and throw the ball for him and Laker plays on the play ground. By the time we are finished there its lunch time, which leads to the all important nap time!! Laker is down from 1:30 to just about 5. Then we have some dinner, play a little more and then off to bed for Laker...8pm!!! Steve and I then enjoy card games with his parents, so far they are up in spades...they have beat us 2 out of the 3 nights so far, i feel a comeback coming on....

anyways,that is what we have been up to the past week and our days are only going to get more interesting......

So Long and Good Bye

So we closed on our house this past Wednesday and we have been packing like mad! The "moving truck"- meaning steve, his crew and a 25 foot truck- will be here at 11 am, after a early round of golf , of course.... to take all our stuff to the storage unit. We were able to get pretty much all our stuff into the garage so they can move everything from there. To anyone who may be moving in the near future, may I give some advise....SHRINK WRAP! What a heavenly invention. I have wrapped all our furniture in this stuff and it is awesome! Also...hangers, hangers and more hangers. I can not believe the amount of hangers i have come across. I think we are set for this life and the next. For the next while we will be living out of 3 bins....full of clothes and thats it!

Steve and i are spending the last night sleeping on the floor and playing Guitar Hero. We have no dish... What a sight for sore eyes!

Laker and i spent last saturday at Home Depot doing the kids workshop. He gave Steve this Catamaran he made for Father's Day, it was a blast.

Boxes, boxes and more boxes

So our closing date is nearing so that means it is packing time. Over this past week we have been gathering our nick nacks and precious things and wrapping them up in bubble wrap and packing peanuts...NOT!!! Now first of all, when I say we I really mean me! I told Steve that I really wanted his help in packing up the house, but the more I thought about it, I really don't. Because Steve packs in the least effective way possible and I really don't want to repack everything he packed. So we agreed that if I pack the house he moves everything. We'll see how that ends up....

So far I have the kitchen packed, decorations, the linen closet, bathrooms, winter clothes and Laker's truck load of stuff that he wore for maybe 10 minutes and then grew out of...not to mention every thing a first time mom buys thinking she has to have it....don't fall for the trap.

But I am excited for next week. Last year I did Mom and Me swim lessons at the PG Pool and it was a blast. It lasts for 2 weeks and it was glorious. Our lessons start on monday and it will be a much needed break from all this packing, not to mention i need to work on my tan that did not happen in Mesquite!

We've been busy!!!

I know, it has been more than a month since I have updated our blog, so I better have a good excuse right????? Well, this is the best I can do.

1. We sold our house and are set to close on the 26th...yikes...We had an offer come in from a cute lady in California that is moving here for work. She had been eyeing up our house for a while and made an offer on it with out even seeing it. She moved out here at the end of May and is now staying in a hotel until we close. We passed our inspection and are basically waiting to close. So needless to say I have been on a mad hunt trying to find a house. After a few weeks of searching and seeing pretty much everything available we are going to build again. I know....there is a ton of inventory right now but prices are also low when it comes to building. Lumber and other materials are cheap...not to mention contractors are willing to build for next to nothing just to keep working.

2. Laker and I left Steve at home and headed down to Mesquite over Memorial Day. We went down with my mom, her sisters and all my girls cousin's and their kids. Our intention was to spend 4 days by the pool and to let the kids swim, but thanks to the wonderful "sunny" weather we got 3 days of rain and 1/2 a day of sunshine before we headed back to utah. I know, your probably thinking, what the crap do you do with a baby in a casino for 4 days.... well the hallways become jungle gyms because the casinos are soo smokey! We did get a chance to walk around outside in between storms. Either way it was way fun just being with family!



That is really all I have got. I really have spent the bulk of my time looking for houses, but now that we know what direction we are going, I can focus on that.....and packing up our house. Steve's parents have been gracious enough to let us stay in their home for a month and a half while they are on a road trip. They are going to make the rounds and visit all of Steve's brothers and sisters that live out of state. Then, once they get back we'll move on to my parents house. Brady will be heading back to Dixie to finish up his last year of school. I know, we can save a good chunk of money, but I may lose my sanity....

Spur of the Moment

So last weekend Steve, Laker and i headed down to Zion with our good friends Clayton and Annalisa. Her family has a house in Springdale and let me tell you...it was well worth leaving at 9:30 Thursday night for a weekend in the sun! On Friday we into the the park through the tunnel and then on a small hike with the kids. Saturday and Sunday Steve and Clayton golfed while we shopped and lounged by the pool. It was fantastic!!!! I even got my first sun burn of the year!! Here are a few pictures to prove we were actually there.....




Before we headed out for the weekend this is what i got to deal with.....thank goodness for washing machines! What started out as an innocent little puddle ended up as an hour of entertainment for Laker! I think he gained 5 pounds in mud!

Replaced???

So we went to IKEA last weekend to kill some time or should i say spend some time together. Now that it is finally "spring" Steve is back to work landscaping meaning, we don't see him because he is slammed. i guess i can't complain, that is excellent news for the business. Anyways, while we were at IKEA Laker snagged a stuffed animal while cruising around. He loved it so much we just had to get it for him. Did i mention it is a bulldog. When we got home he took it over to show Maisy.....i think she thought she was being replaced....based on the look on her face! It was so funny, she was braking and growling through the door. Bub's, our other dog, couldn't care less!

So, Laker is going through a "picky eating phase". I made him some dinner the other day and he was doing just fine, pluggin away....i turned my back for 5 seconds, i am not even kidding, and this is what happend...

if you notice, there is a fork on the floor...which he threw mind you...and thats why he is screaming. I am so glad i mopped the floor prior to his dinner time...what was i thinking???

Easter...Better Late than Never

Every Easter my family usually goes up to my dad's parents house and have dinner and a big Easter Egg Hunt. But are egg hunts are a little different.... all the little kids get the usual egg hunt, but don't forget about the "big" grandkids...meaning us! My grandpa hides a series of ping pong balls worth a certain amount of money, some are $5, $10 and $20 and then there is the one grand-daddy ping pong ball worth $100 big ones. Now if you know my grandpa, the "eggs" are not easy to find. One year he stuck the $100 ball in the drainpipe under the kitchen sink.....i said IN not ON. I believe there was one in the down spout outside and most original had to be the one he actually buried in the front yard...who would have thought?? That sly dog still has a few tricks up his sleeve after all!

The last few years we have been going to the country club with my family for Easter dinner because they put out a killer spread and no one has to cook. This year Laker managed to get his hands on a few limes and had no reaction what so ever!!! In fact, he wanted more. What I have I done to my child??

After all the Easter clothes and toys Laker got, this is his favorite one....a diaper, his crocks and his "vacuum". Go figure!