Summer=Vacation

Since I'm a horrible writer and can't figure out "Blogger", this is what we've been up to: ENJOY!
(Oregon Coast, Gertch and Papa's in WA, Pendleton Aquatic Center, Yellowstone, Idaho Falls-4th of July, Girls' Camp, Heise Hot Springs, and finally...HOME!)




Idaho Falls Temple-4th of July
Camping @ Heise
Fun with cousins, Megan and Ashlynn



Yellowstone with Mom and Hannah

Best Friends
Crossing the Columbia River into WA
Old Faithful-Yellowstone (again!)
Pendleton Aquatic Center

Baby Lucy
FIVE Generations...STILL!

Seaside, OR
Big D-Seaside, OR
Tillamook Cheese Factory
Steven, Graysen & Jane
Kite Festival-Lincoln City, OR

Goob and Me
Weenie Roast-Lincoln City
Mom, Dad, Steven, Jane, Graysen, Jake, McKenzie, Hannah, Kloe, Logan and I

Pit stop @ Mo's-Newport, OR

Seaside.OR

Happy Birthday, Goob!

SO MUCH FUN...SO GLAD TO BE HOME!

Festivities: Easter/Boise/Park

My new obsession: Storybook Park in Burley. I think I might love it more than Kloe does. Not only because it gives me an "out", but because I love the playground. It's a blast!


Road trip to Boise for a military "Yellow Ribbon" seminar. We wanted to appear somewhat civilized for the fancy hotel they booked for us, so we busted out Klo's princess luggage. (on wheels). I did dress up, as in put some jeans on, as well.
Below: Stylin' in her carseat.

Since there was about 2" of SNOW on the ground and still snowing, the younger kids hunted eggs inside. Fine by me. :)

Kloe would pick up an egg, open it, then eat the candy. That's why she only got 4 eggs.

Didn't dare get her fingers, shirt or anything else dirty. Hence the apron and daintiness.

She colored eggs with her cousins, Megan and Ashlynn because her mom cannot and will not do vinegar.

what we've been up to...

I've been a blog slacker lately. (which doesn't mean I haven't been a blog stalker)
I don't have any new exciting news or any great stories or pictures. Yet.
It's been almost four months since we moved to Paul and we love every single thing about our house, our community, our ward and the location. I am convinced this we live in the greatest place on earth. However, I will admit I am a bit anxious for spring because our back yard is the bomb. We tilled and planted some early crops this past weekend and I'm hoping they don't freeze in the next few days. I'm so excited to have a garden, and a place to get out without having to drive to a park. Besides, I feel a tid smidge more self-reliant. :)
Jesse has been working crazy hours at the hospital. His shift begins at 6:30 AM and is supposed to end at 3:00 PM. But, there is the occasional emergency and the chance of a surgery gone bad, which provides a sometimes LONG day for him. He loves his job and the people he works with and is feeling more and more comfortable every day with his improvement. He is on call one day a week (this month it's Friday) and one weekend a month. Lately he's been spending a lot of extra time with the National Guard as they're preparing for deployment at the end of the summer. Luckily, Jesse has the choice to whether he wants to go or not because his enlistment ends in February. YAY. As for now, he has decided not to go. In his "spare time", he works in the yard, making sure there aren't any dandelions or weeds invading and going shooting. I'm glad he has a hobby!
As for Klo...she keeps us going. She's almost 3 and is so excited for her birthday. Every day is a new adventure with her. She's my little best friend. Let me share some of her charm:
*Kloe sitting on McKenzie's lap after church (both have skirts on)
Kloe: You have scruffies. They're hurting my bum.

*Jesse gets called to the hospital and as he's walking out the door, I say, "I love you!" He doesn't hear me.
Kloe: That means he doesn't like you.

I wish I had written more down because everyday she comes up with something hysterical. She still doesn't sleep in her own bed, but don't worry-the bed gets good use. Her babies are all lined up with blankets covering them, much like the grandparents on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
She is such a big help. She loves to fold the rags, do dishes and dust. Lately she's been faithful about writing to Gertch and Gramma Hoo-need-uh (Juanita). She loves sending letters and receiving them.
Earlier this month she decided she was going to write her name. Of course it's not too hard, but I was still proud and excited for her. Now it's written all over everything!

As for me, I'm just keeping the house clean, the dog fed, sometimes cooking dinner, keeping up with my calling as secretary in the YW, and enjoying the springtime. I love this time of year where everything seems renewed. Tractors driving by, tulips popping up in the front yard, a little baseball, and a little sunshine. I recently started working towards my Personal Progress and I'm excited to reach my goals and try new things.

As for now, I had better get my batootie in bed. Maybe next time I will have some pictures. I am making no promises.

Kloe

Well, someday I will get around to posting the few holdiay pictures I took, but for now you can enjoy Amber's great photography skills.
Amber Lee Photography

I'm back!

Wilson-our new dog. confused???so am I...keep reading.

Okay, it's late and this blogging thing is irritating me because it's different on a pc than a mac, which was what I was used to doing it on. So, enjoy my random, not finished post. Hopefully you will get the drift. :)

It's so nice to have the internet again! Now there is so much to catch up on. I think I'll spare everyone, well all two people who read my blog, the headache of reading through three months worth of our life and just post some pictures here and there.

5th Anniversary: So Jesse has been itching to have another dog ever since Chewy died last summer. After we moved back to his parents, he kept bugging me to look online for hounds for sale. I looked and looked, but never found the right one. I decided I would have my sister get one from Utah and surprise him for our anniversary. Well...he wasn't too excited when she brought him. He wanted to pick it out himself. Anyway, we had him (Copper) for a couple of months and during that time, his legs got all crippled. The vet said there was a 50/50 chance that they would straighten out, but he was in a lot of pain and could barely walk, so we had to send him to live with Chewy. So...Jesse now has a 1 year old blue tick (gross, huh?) hound named Wilson. He is a good dog so far, very timid and calm.

Copper

Round-Up: Kloe had to experience the joys of Round-Up this year, cowgirl hat and all. She lasted about a half hour into the rodeo and fell asleep. However, she did enjoy some of the other festivities-parades, the carousel, and pony rides. That's about all I could handle.

Halloween: We went to my cousin, Jenni's in Twin Falls for Halloween. All of my siblings were there so it was a ton of fun. Jake proposed to his girlfriend, McKenzie while we were out trick-or-treating. We didn't have very good luck; only one or two people opened their doors. :( It's a good thing the kids are still young and don't know what is a "satisfying" amount of candy! Kloe dressed up as Tinker Bell, Jake was Peter Pan, Nif was Rufio and McKenzie was Wendy.

New House: Jesse and I decided not too long after he got a job at the hospital in Burley that we wanted to buy a house. We have been living in small apartments/houses for the past 4 years and were anxious to get a place of our own, so we started looking in the area and found some that we liked. We fell in love with one in particular, but it was a little out of our price range. But, I still wanted it and to make a long story short, the sellers accepted our offer and we ended up getting an awesome deal on the perfect place for us. It's a 4 bedroom, 1.5 bath with 0.7 acres completely fenced in, a 1 car garage, and last but not least, a woodstove. :) We have been so blessed to get this house. I really believe it is one of those promises of paying a full tithe. We closed on Dec. 3rd, and have gotten mostly everything moved in and put away. My piano is still waiting. I haven't taken any pictures yet, but will hopefully soon.