House Update

So, we were able to move out of our apartment and in with Ryan's parents while our house is finishing up. Dave and Marilyn have been so good to us and very generous in letting us stay with them at this time. We were very excited to get moved out of our apartment and closer to Kuna so I didn't have to commute so long to take Adam to school or go work on our house. I have to say THANK YOU to all of those who helped us. We could not have done any of it ourselves. The week we were moving, Logan got a double ear infection, Adam had a double ear infection with one ruptured ear drum with 103 fever for several days, and Jenna is getting her molars. Our family, ward members and friends were wonderful to clean our apartment, watch the kids, bring in dinner, help us move, etc. while I mostly took care of 3 sick kids. What a week it was!
Since then, my father-in-law, Dave, has been working a lot at the house trying to get it ready to move into. Spencer and Sara had a professional painter come in and help paint (a huge help), Ryan works at the house every night after work to get more done and carpet comes today...YEA!!! We are excited to see to move in and enjoy our new home.
We feel so blessed! I cannot express enough gratitude for all the help we've received. I have been able to learn a lot these last few weeks, one being to let others serve me.
I don't have my cords to get pictures off of my camera and I can't even guess where they might be at this time, so no pictures, just an update!

It's Official!!

We are officially and proud home owners! I'm so excited!!! The next 3 weeks are going to be really busy getting the new house prepared to move into and I'll be busy packing up our apartment. Ryan happens to be really busy at work this time of year, so the weekends are all we have to do what needs to be done. Nonetheless, I can't believe we have our own house and I can't wait to make it into our new home!

Adam's First Day of Kindergarten

A lot of excitement has been going on around here. We first found a house in Kuna that we like and think it will work great for our family, so we put our offer in. But because it is a short sale, we weren't sure on the time frame we would hear back, so I went ahead and signed Adam up for Kindergarten in Kuna as well as in Boise. We had the Kuna open house first and so I took Adam to that and he started school on Wednesday. What a day!!! I loaded up the kids and made the half hour trip out to Kuna and walked Adam to where his class is to line up when the bell rings and wait for their teacher to come. I was overwhelmed with all different emotions. I was so happy for Adam and for this new chapter not only in his life, but for his families life. I was excited that we would be able to learn new things and develop new skills. I was also feeling the pressures of being a mom. Have I taught him enough to do this? Does he know enough to be independent? Will he be polite? etc, etc.

The bell rang and here comes the teachers. By this point, all of the other grades have already gone to their classes. The Kindergartners all looked confused and the mothers were either really happy or really apprehensive and all with cameras in their hands, snapping pictures/. The teachers all came out to get the students and off they go. I kept it together, at least at this point. After he waved good bye and walked away, Jenna starts to cry and calls out for Adam. I'm still keeping it together. One of the PTA Members is walking around with a box of tissues, handing them out to all of the mom's. As I walk away, I loose it. My little guy is starting a new era and I'm feeling every emotion about it. But he was ready and excited to go...

Here he is sporting his new back pack!

Here he is waving good bye...love the smile! :)

Jenna missed him a lot and when she saw him after school, she hugged him...

and hugged him.

We got the house, so it's official, Adam will be attending Crimson Point Elementary School!

When I picked Adam up after school the first day, I asked him how his wonderful first day of school was, his response, "It was boring!"

Kindergarten, boring, really? But then he went on to tell me all the fun things he did. He later said that his teacher kept talking and it was really hot in the sun and that was boring.

He also informed that he did not want to go to school anymore. I told him he had to, not only on Friday, but for the next 13 years. (At least)

Also, his schedule out there is full days on Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday. I was really worried about him going full days, but he seems to be adjusting just fine. (He just wants to make sure that me and Jenna aren't doing anything fun while he's at school!)

Good Job, Adam...we are proud of you!

What is that smell and Where is it coming from?

I couple of weeks ago I smelt a terrible smell and asked Ryan what it was. He wasn't sure, but took out all of the garbage and that was the end of that until yesterday. I opened up our coat closet door and WHOA!!! the smell!!! I quickly closed it and did not open it again until Ryan got home from work. I told him about the rancid smell so he went to the closet, opened it up, and quickly closed it. It smelt like a dead mouse! Later, when the kids were all tucked into bed Ryan and I tackled the task...finding out what the smell was. We started slowly pulling things out until there it was...a sack! Inside the plastic sack was a dirty diaper! You see, Jenna likes to be a big helper and throw the diapers outside for me. I get distracted often and must not of realized that the diaper did not make it outside, but tucked away in the closet instead. It took all day airing out the closet and a whole lot of Lysol Oder spray!

Getting ready for school

Adam starts school next week, so we went to get all of his school supplies. I can't believe how much you need for Kindergarten.

Weekend in Rockford visiting Grandma Pete

My mom's mom came from Wyoming to visit, so we made the trip over to see Grandma Pete. We had a great weekend! I don't get to see my dad jump on the trampoline much, but he did with some of the grand kids, so I had to preserve the moment!
Natalie, Tami and I went through all the baby clothes and separated them out. It was a huge project but we are all glad its taken care of. Grandma Pete with the Great-Grand kidsMy parents with all of their Grand kids!It was a really quick trip over, but a fun one!

Logan likes to move it, move it

Adam and Jenna never did this, especially at 6 months, so this is really new and exciting for us! The kids really think its great that Logan is moving around!