Sunday, June 29, 2008

We are alive!

Here are my cute boys, notice the lovely camping chairs behind Mike. That's how we roll, high class!
This will be quite a long post considering I have to catch up for the last month. A lot has happened; unfortunately, all but 2 of the 12 people on Mike's team either quit, got fired, or switched to alarms. Who knows what's going on! The economy maybe, or maybe the fact that it's consistently been 110 degrees or higher almost all summer. We also had a pretty rough time when I found out I had my 3rd miscarriage! It's o.k. though. I kind of knew something wasn't right, so I was prepared. Anyway, we are alive and chugging along. The summer is halfway over for us which is really a relief.
It was my birthday on May 24th and Mike took me to Carrabbas, one of my favorite Italian restaurants! Then we went to Indiana Jones after! It was a really fun night with my cute hubby. He works six days a week, and basically 12 hours a day during the summers, so I really appreciate any alone time we get!

Max got this tool set for his big birthday. He loved all the power tools and almost ran the batteries down on the first day. He also got his cute outfit from grandma Kjar. It has Lightning McQueen on it. He is absolutely obsessed with Cars. Whenever he sees his outfit he begs me to put it on, or tries to put it on himself. I love it. This kid is all boy!
This summer we have been SOOOO lucky to have friends near by. Holly and Jason Lang are here for Pharmacy school and only live about 15 minutes away from us. They have a sweet little girl named Emri and Max just loves her. He literally tackles her and kisses her every time we see them. We are with them most days of the week.
The kids play together so well! They share, chase each other around and play make-believe in Emri's kitchen. It is so fun to see. We also take them to a movie once a week, and have them both signed up for Little Gym. Max isn't sure if he loves it yet, but it's really nice to have something to do!
Yes, Max sleeps in the closet. We are really living in style! We got him this cute air mattress at Ikea. It fits perfectly into our walk-in-closet. He couldn't be happier, he made the transition out of his crib without any problems! Sometimes at night though, he will sneak out of the closet and snuggle up to Mikey on our lovely air mattress. It's way too cute. He totally misses his daddy during the day!
This is probably the most pathetic cake I have ever made, but I was too exhausted to do anything more. Max and I just got back from UT the day before his birthday, pretty late at night. I felt pretty embarrassed to post pics, but I figure it's the thought that counts right!?


Well, we are really excited for the future, and whatever it holds for our family. I am just praying we can finally settle in a cute house with a nice big yard. I hate living in the concrete jungle. I want Max to be able to make mud pies and get dirty. Which isn't really possible here since it's so hot! Anyway, I will try and get better at posting. Next week Dave and Julie are coming for a visit and we are really excited to break out of our normal schedule!

Sunday, May 11, 2008

We made it!

It's Sunday and we are finally settled and rested. On Thursday afternoon we started our drive, it wasn't a long drive, but Max just happened to get sick before we left and threw up at least 7 times. We had to stop every hour to clean him up. I felt so bad for him. We were in the middle of nowhere so it wasn't like we could stop, and I couldn't cuddle him. Then when we finally got here we had to unpack and Max just started feeling better today, so he has been really needy.
Today was great though, we went to Holly's for dinner and Max had a great time with his new friends. I am pretty excited about this summer. I know it's going to be a blast. I love new adventures!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

FOR RENT






After almost 9 months on the market our house has not sold yet! It has been a little frustrating. The prices keep dropping and we're at the point where we know it probably won't sell, unless we give it away! The market is just not where it needs to be! So last night we decided we are going to try and rent it. We are asking $800 a month. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths and we are leaving the washer and dryer. If you know anyone that would be interested please let me know! We are crossing our fingers!

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Welcome home baby Chloe!

I made this cake for Liz's new baby Chloe. She is a beautiful baby, her parents are very lucky!

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Well, I can't believe it, but in a week and a half we are going to be in these lovely apartments in Phoenix , AZ. I am actually really excited. Mike's girlfriend from high school lives there, and we are going to hang out all the time. It will be much better than North Carolina, and I even had a blast there! We expect to come back to Utah very tan!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Crazy Cake!

PLEASE don't look too close, but here is my latest cake creation. I made this for Michelle's daughter Emmy. She got tubes in her ears today. Hopefully, it will brighten her day! It was fun to play around with the bright colors!

Monday, April 21, 2008

The Wii

Mike's brother Dan and his family came over for dinner last night, and we all decided the kids would love to play the Wii. Oaklyn was totally into it. Her face says it all. We were laughing SO hard! She was running in the game, and her arms were swinging back and forth so fast! She was so sad when she didn't win, she wanted to keep playing until she did.
Here's another pic. This is such a good pic to demonstrate the different personalities of the kids. Oaklyn is very sassy, and as you can see, competitive. Connelly and Max are very laid back kids. It was so fun watching them play.
After a while Max got into to. He is screaming "GO, GO!" I love it!
Max was exhausted by the time they left. He didn't complain when we finally put him down.