After a long day of packing and cleaning and an even longer day of traveling, we have made it safe and sound to our new home. We got here around 4:30 Thursday morning (thanks to some truck problems in Vegas, it took us 21 hours to get from Layton to Peoria...should have taken 12, maybe 13). There was a decent crew of guys here at 6:00am the same morning and less than an hour later, the truck was completely emptied. We are still, however, unpacking boxes! :)
It IS hot - Brychan keeps reminding us about it too. Everytime he goes outside, or we load him in the car, he says "hot" repeatedly. It doesn't stop him from wanting to play outside, though. And the heat must be draining him the same as it is David and I...every couple of hours we all need a nap, and we are totally taking advantage of the fact that right now we can get away with 2 or 3 naps a day! For the 4th, we took Brychan swimming at his Auntie Ashley's apartment (which he loved) and to one of the ball stadiums to watch fireworks. He loved those too! He kept clapping and occasionally tried reaching out to grab them. He also enjoyed meeting Aunties horse of a dog, Brutus.
Church today was also a lot of fun. It was nice seeing so many familiar faces and catching up with friends I figured I'd never see again. No doubt we will love this ward this time around just as much as I loved it last time!
We are still working on getting the phone up and running, but definitely drop us a line should you feel so inclined! I'll get photos up again one of these days!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Baby News
Okay, so just kidding...this will be our last post!
For those of you wondering (and who haven't seen my Facebook update) we had an appointment this week in hopes of finding out what our little bun in the oven will be (I am at week 16 right now). Julia said she couldn't be certain - she thought it might be a boy, but the umbilical cord was between his legs, so she couldn't really be positive. The baby was all snuggled up into a tiny little ball again, but once Julia started pushing on my belly, holy cow the acrobatics began! He is one active little thing!!
It was at my 16 week appointment with Brychan that she told us he was a girl, so we're not holding our breath. We are sad because we will no longer get an ultrasound at every visit, and unless I get lucky and get an ultrasound just because I'm a new patient doing my first appointment (July 9), we probably won't find out until my target ultrasound the end of July or beginning of August. AND, (I know how important this is, but...)I won't know how to set up bedrooms (if it's a boy - he will share with Brychan and we'll have an office/spare room. A girl? She gets her own room) in the new house, not to mention decorating! :)
If we are lucky enough to find out in 2 weeks, we will definitely let you know. Otherwise we'll let you know when we know!
For those of you wondering (and who haven't seen my Facebook update) we had an appointment this week in hopes of finding out what our little bun in the oven will be (I am at week 16 right now). Julia said she couldn't be certain - she thought it might be a boy, but the umbilical cord was between his legs, so she couldn't really be positive. The baby was all snuggled up into a tiny little ball again, but once Julia started pushing on my belly, holy cow the acrobatics began! He is one active little thing!!
It was at my 16 week appointment with Brychan that she told us he was a girl, so we're not holding our breath. We are sad because we will no longer get an ultrasound at every visit, and unless I get lucky and get an ultrasound just because I'm a new patient doing my first appointment (July 9), we probably won't find out until my target ultrasound the end of July or beginning of August. AND, (I know how important this is, but...)I won't know how to set up bedrooms (if it's a boy - he will share with Brychan and we'll have an office/spare room. A girl? She gets her own room) in the new house, not to mention decorating! :)
If we are lucky enough to find out in 2 weeks, we will definitely let you know. Otherwise we'll let you know when we know!
Shoshone Falls
This will probably be our last post until we get moved and settled...
Last week, we made a quick trip up to Twin Falls before heading down to Arizona. While there, we went to visit Shoshone Falls. It was beautiful! Thanks to all the rain, there was a TON of water coming off the falls.
The best family photo we got
Brychan LOVED it! He kept signing "water" and clapping the entire time. We let him roam around the park area for awhle too - he was absolutely in heaven!
Another view of the falls
Last week, we made a quick trip up to Twin Falls before heading down to Arizona. While there, we went to visit Shoshone Falls. It was beautiful! Thanks to all the rain, there was a TON of water coming off the falls.
The best family photo we got
Brychan LOVED it! He kept signing "water" and clapping the entire time. We let him roam around the park area for awhle too - he was absolutely in heaven!
Another view of the falls
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tickle Time
I swear I'm not torturing my child, although I know it sounds like it at times in this video! We had been playing this game for awhile before Dave got the camera - I would finish "attacking" Brychan, and he would lift his arm back up to me while signing "please" with the other hand (you'll notice him saying "please" repeatedly in the video). It's not very often that he laughs this hard, so I wanted to get it recorded.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Breakfast
One bag of "Tootie Fruities" that were on the counter (pulled off and dumped out by you know who) and a portion of the fun he had with them.
After he was done spreading them all over the floor, he had fun smashing them while dancing in them.
Who knew he was tall enough to reach them on the counter?!?
After he was done spreading them all over the floor, he had fun smashing them while dancing in them.
Who knew he was tall enough to reach them on the counter?!?
Crash & Burn
For those of you who haven't seen our home, these are our back steps. They are uneven and a little scary. Brychan, of course, thinks he's big enough to handle them on his own. Just last week I was thinking "I sure hope we manage to get out of this house before Brychan falls down these". I did not get my wish!
I'm not sure what happened, but this is the end result of him rolling down both stairs. You can't see his little chin, but it looks just like his nose and forehead. Poor little guy!
But, obviously not too upset!
I'm not sure what happened, but this is the end result of him rolling down both stairs. You can't see his little chin, but it looks just like his nose and forehead. Poor little guy!
But, obviously not too upset!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
When it's too quiet...
When all noise in the house has ceased to exist, you know there's something happening that really shouldn't. When this happens, I check one of two places for Brychan. The bathroom and my closet. He was being SO quiet that I didn't even notice him in the bathroom until check #2. Sneaky little devil! He has one of his little forks in there just stirring away. David stood there watching while I went to get the camera, and Brychan promptly came over and slammed the bathroom door shut so he could keep on with his little project. He also paused long enough to pose for the camera...
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