Family Photo Shoot

A couple of weeks ago we had our pictures taken by a friend in the branch, Emmalie Prigmore. She did a great job. We went up past Sundance, can I just say CAR SICK!!! Emmalie rode in the back with the boys on the way up, and I switched her on the way back. We both got car sick, and were out of commission for the rest of the day. Thank you so much Emmalie!!!!!! Here are some of our favorite pictures:

West Loves being thrown in the air!

Giving dad kisses.

West put a huge handful of mud in his mouth before this picture.

My favorite family picture.


Aaron's favorite.

West

The boys and I.

Jack

ADVICE PLEASE!!

You guys know that I love to clean, yes love. Aaron says I use any excuse I can get to vacuum. I love it because I love seeing the finished project, and with two boys, it is a project!!! Well I have come upon a mess, that I can not defeat!!

We have linoleum in our kitchen, and it is a BEAST!!! I have had it in previous apartments, but have always been able to keep it clean. I use a swifer mop at least once a week, and about twice a month, I am on my hands and knees scrubbing it with hot water and soap. Two days after I scrub the floor, on my hands and knees, it is disgusting again! How can I tell? My boys knees, feet, and clothes. There feet and clothes are black, and I mean black. West's knees are also black. I am so tired of scrubbing the floor on my hands and knees!! I need help!! Does anyone have any advice, on how I can keep the floor clean? Please help!!!!!

Look who's one!

Time really has flown by this year. I still remember thinking that West would never come, and now he is one. I took him in for his one year appointment and he weighs 19.4 pounds, which puts him in the 7th percentile for weight. He is in the 50th percentile for height and the 30th percentile for head circumference. His iron was also low, so we are giving him an iron supplement. It is crazy to me that he is so tiny cause he is a pig!!! He eats constantly, he is probably trying to make up for getting a slow start. Today he pulled himself up on furniture for the first time, it is fun to see him growing and coming into his own. Here are some pictures from his birthday cake, it was a lot of fun to watch him pig out!

Digging in!

Jack really wanted to help

So did Kaden

Bath time

MOOOO

Yesterday in the car, I turned to Jack and said, "Your my cute little dude." Jack responded, "No I am a BIG cow, and you are a pig." If that statement had not come from a 2 year old, I might have been offended. He then started to moo, and asked me to oink, like a pig.
On a nicer note:

West

Here are a couple of videos for your listening pleasure. Jack loves to sing:



Singing "Life is a Highway"

He decided he had a boom boom and not a microphone

During Nap time: Justin Bieber

Just Like Jack

West wants so desperately to play and be like Jack, but most of the time Jack does not like West playing with "his" toys. When Jack "allows" West to play with his cars (most of the time I have to make Jack give West, some of his cars) West tries to play and do exactly what Jack does. It is a lot of fun to see them play and enjoy each others company.

Jack races his cars on the couch, now West does it too.

Playing together.

Super Hero

Last week we watched Spider-man, and ever since then Jack has been obsessed with super heroes. He runs around the house saying, "I'm a super hero, and I save the girl." He blushes out of control when when Spider-man kisses MJ. Well tonight we watched Spider-man 2, when MJ and Spiderman were about to kiss jack said," I'm a boy." He walked right up to me and gave me a smooch on the lips, and did not pull away for a second. He then got a smile on his face and said, "I kissed the girl." What a funny kid!

FINALLY

I have been without our computer and internet for almost three months, and boy has a lot happened!! We moved to Utah the end of June, even though Aaron did not have a job. His license to work in Washington expired the end of June, and we would have had to pay $300 to renew it, so we prayed and decided that we needed to move, even though Aaron did not have a job.

We had been looking for a Job in Utah since February, Aaron had 7 phone interviews, but nothing panned out. We moved into my brother and sister-in-laws basement the end of June. Aaron continued to have interviews, but nothing. It was really hard getting our hopes up, thinking that this was going to be the job, and then nothing. We had money in savings that we were hoping to use to get moved into our new apartment, but we ended up using almost all of it on bills, since Aaron did not have a job.

We had to be out of Brandon's basement by Aug. 14th, cause Amanda's sister was coming to visit for two weeks. On Aug. 6th, we found out that Aaron had been offered a job, with Wasatch Mental Health. After 11 interviews, and a lot of fasting and praying we were blessed. I am so grateful for Aaron's persistence. It was really hard on him constantly being told no, but he kept his faith. We went apartment shopping, that next week, and found an apartment in Orem. We used our last penny to move into the apartment. We have been truly blessed. These past couple of months have been really trying, but the Lord had truly blessed. AND after 1.5 years, WE ARE FINALLY LIVING IN OUR OWN APARTMENT. The elders quorum helped us move in, and it turns out we are in a Branch. In the middle of Utah. Last Friday Aaron and I were asked to talk, that coming Sunday. I am guessing we will have a lot of opportunities to speak, since there are about 45 people in the Branch. Even though it is small we LOVE our Branch.

OTHER NEWS:

This Dude:

is crawling and has popped two teeth!

He is so much Happier now that he is mobile

And this Dude:

Is Potty Trained

I tried to potty train Jack at Aaron's parents house, and at Brandon and Amanda's house, but he refused, and what a pain it was. We moved into our apartment, and that day he wanted to go Potty like a big boy. He has not had an accident in 4 days, and last night he did not wear a diaper to bed, and was dry when he woke up.

Big Smiles

During "Nap Time" Jack throws all of his toys into West's Crib.

We went to the zoo and Jack carried the map, he sat down a couple of times in the middle of walk-way to show us where we were supposed to go.

Ill post more pictures later.