June 2010

Wow, June 2010 will not soon be forgotten by our little family.
I have absolutely no pictures of the first half of the month because I didn't even take my camera to Utah.
I flew with all 4 kids by myself... I feel panicky just remembering it. Not fun.
But we made it safe and sound and enjoyed a great week with family and friends.
Trevor's parents were good enough to drive up to Washington with us and help us get the truck unloaded. I don't know what we would have done without help... it was so overwhelming.

Since we weren't planning on buying the house the last time we walked through it (we decided when we got home) I didn't look at it as closely as I would have and I couldn't remember a lot of things about it so when we pulled up after a looong day of driving and walked through the house I felt like I was floating on air. It was soooo much nicer and bigger and... well it was such a pleasant surprise and the kids were thrilled too (mostly to get out of the car I think).

My favorite thing about the house is this set of windows that you see immediately when you walk in the door. They measure about 5ft high and 14ft wide and we have a beautiful view of Kennewick, the Columbia river, and some of the bridges. I LOVE it!

I had to take this picture because it was one of the rare moments when Campbell was not clinging to me for dear life and was actually smiling. Turns out Campbell doesn't "do change". He has had a really rough time with everything and mostly whined and cried and clung to me all of June. He ended up in our bed or at least on the floor by our bed every night saying he is scared or his "tummy hurts". Poor kid.

Finally, in the last few days he has really started to act like himself again... hallelujah

We were so happy to see some familiar Kentucky faces in Washington. Christina and Dave are dear friends of ours. They moved to Kentucky when we did and found out this past spring that they were also moving to Washington this summer. It is one of the "tender mercies" we have experienced with all this change our family is experiencing.

They came to help us move in the day after we arrived. They are such good friends and I'm so grateful they're not far (only 2 1/2 hrs) away.

Who needs the TV when you've got dump trucks and backhoes in your backyard?!

We got right to work on the backyard so the kids will have a place to play this summer. It has been a BIG job.

And a BIG mess. How can a 3 year old boy resist all that dirt? He can't! So, he has a lot of baths and I do a lot of laundry. ;0

I caught him taking a bath with his hat on. Silly boy.

My parents, Dustin and his family, and Melissa and little Avery came up to help us get settled. It was so fun to have everyone here. At one point we had 21 people here... it was a full house!

Taking another bath.

My parents have a new puppy "missy". The grand kids are infatuated with her.

Dave came back a few day later to help us with our sprinkler system... bless you Dave.


Trev and Dave had there own little audience from the deck.

Plenty of big boxes to play in.

Trevor made a maze out of some of them for the kids..good times.


More work on the yard. Thanks for your help dad and Dustin (not in picture).

We thought we were ready for sod but the guy doing our fence disagreed so we still have a back yard of dirt. He is supposed to put sod in today... it doesn't look like it is going to happen... again... grrrrr


On a pleasant note, Campbell is officially a "big boy". After attempting potty training 3 times unsuccessfully in Kentucky my mom bought him some "spiderman underpants" and the next day he had them on and kept them dry for most the day. We are on day 7 now and he is doing great!! YAY!!!

Hallie and Megan haven't met a whole lot of friends yet but they sure have enjoyed each other. I love to watch them play together and take care of each other.

What a blessing it is to have each other.

Pictures of the house soon I promise.

Family Visit

It was so fun to have my parents and sister with her new baby here for spring break.

(love this shot of Campbell man... he is trouble)
We had a great time at the zoo. The lorakeets are always the favorite.



Got to go to the GAP outlet center in Cinci and do a little shoppin... it's tradition.


Lot's of fun hanging out at home and playing with babies.


Lovin on my new niece, Miss Avery.

I took lots of pictures of our babies... isn't Avery a doll?! She is like half the size of Davis and she's a week older!

I'm so grateful for for such an amazing family.

Thanks for coming to visit us, we love you guys!

The Big day...s

What a great week we have had!

It all started Saturday when Hallie was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

It was such a wonderful baptism.

Hallie looked like an angel in white and the spirit was so strong.

I was so thankful to be there to feel it and be reminded of the covenants I have made.

Sunday we blessed Davis. He is growing so fast.

Seriously, he brings me so much happiness.

My mom, dad, and my sister Melissa and her baby came from Utah to be here for the baptism and Davis's blessing, and even stayed for Hallie and Megan's spring break.

We had a lot of fun.

More posts soon.

Auntie Kim comes to Kentucky

We had a very short but nice visit from Trevor's sister Kim last week. Hallie and Megan loved playing Sorry and Chutes and Ladders with her (over and over again)



We also enjoyed a girls night including ice cream, painting nails, and a chick flick.
And of course we had to pay a visit to the GAP clearance center where I found this hat for 99cents, it was worth the drive just for that. :)


Thanks for the visit Kim. Come again soon!

Fun with Jerry and Kaye

Jerry and Kaye stopped by Louisville on their way home from Florida and stayed for 2 nights. It was really nice to have them here. They went to lunch with Hallie at her school and then we went swimming at the YMCA- which we joined about a week ago (more to follow on that subject later).

(Yes this is my mother-in-law. Yes she looks too young to be Trevor's mom (not to mention his 3 older siblings). Yes it is a little intimidating. Yes I love her anyway. :) )


Unfortunately, I didn't pull out our camera and all of these pictures were taken by Jerry which is why there isn't a picture of Jerry but I promise he was here. Everytime he visits (this was his 3rd time to Kentucky in 7 months) he is busy actively playing with the kids and making my job easier (cleaning up after every meal, hello!). It's great!

The kids sure love having family come visit... so do the adults :). We miss you guys!

We Love Aunt Melissa!

We got our biggest Christmas present Christmas night when my sister flew in!
It was so, so good to have her here. Knowing she was coming made being away from family this Christmas more bearable. We spent a lot of the time inside (due to the freezing weather) making gingerbread houses, bracelets, playing games, shopping, and watching movies.
Of course Melissa and I had to visit the GAP clearance center in Cincinnati. Trevor watched the kids and we enjoyed perusing the isles and trying on like 50 items of clothing and let's not even start with the shoes and handbags. Bargain shopping without kids is SO FUN!



We stayed up way too late playing games and just talking, it was so nice to spend that time with Melis. Every morning the girls would beg me to wake her up (different time zones) so they could play with her and every meal or ride in the car they would fight over who got to sit by her... she is a very popular girl at our house.
We miss her already and can't wait for her next visit... maybe in 3 more months;) ?!? Please?!?
We love you Melissa!