The House

Well folks this is what the house in Washington looks like, if any of you have seen base housing in Lemoore, CA it is very similar. Sorry this pictures are so bland, there isn't much you can do with military housing but as promised here are the pictures minus some rooms. We upgraded from a two bedroom one bath; to three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bath (thanks to baby Mason or Gage).

The new car from a bad angle in our tiny garage.
The Kids bathroom.
Sydney's room; I still need to find dots for her walls again.

The baby's room, not much in it yet. We have 5 1/2 more weeks about till my due date.

The Living room and entry hallwayThe view downstairs from the upstairs hallway.View when you walk in from the entry way. The Kitchen from both angels.

New, New and New

So in a weeks time period we have managed to moved from Central California to an hour from Seattle, WA. We made the journey in two days with the help of my brothers driving and that is when the adventure began. So as if a 15 hour jounery isn't enough, while driving down steep mountain hills Paul's beloved Taruas decided to try and brake down. By that I mean its engine cut out on us and we had no power, luckily there was no cars or trucks around and an exit nearby. We pulled off and let the car rest for a while, we were just hoping that we could make it to Oregon for the night before any big decisions were made. Fortunately we made it all the way to Washington without any more problems.

So Thursday we checked in and got our new house and Friday all of our furniture was delivered and the unpacking began. But back to Taruas, we dropped her off at the mechanics to see if it was an easy fix or not. Well it turns out the fuel pump was on its last leg and would cost at least $800. So then we found out more was wrong with the car and we decided it wouldn't be worth trying to fix, so on top of unpacking we had to look for a new car. We ended up purchasing a new 2009 Dodge Journey. We got a sweet deal and love the vechicle. Tuesday we spent the day getting the run around at the hospital and apparently being seven months pregnant gets you better service than what you would regularly get but it is still crazy all you have to do, and Wednesday we flew out to Utah for vacation. Needless to say the house is about 80% put together and I can walk in the front door and feel somewhat home because the family room and kitchen are the most put together.

It has been a crazy week and so much more has happened but I won't bore you all, I will post pics of the new house and car when I find the camera. I put it somewhere and I don't know where it went, things got moved back and forth between cars too much. But all in all Washington is great so far, we love the trees, the green, and supposed rain (I am still waiting for it.) So pictures to come.

Oh and congrats to all of our friends who have recently had their babies. There were way too many of you to keep up with. We love you all.

Countdown begins

Well for all those who don't know what is going on around are neck of the woods lately. Here is and update, I guess it was inspired by our good friend Jason who is over in Afghanistan currently. So I should be better at updating thing.

We just got back from a surprise visit to Utah it was great. We drove through the night on arrived early Friday morning leaving my dad with quit the shock, he probably thought someone was breaking into the house. We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Mother's day and some birthday's. It was also fun to see Sydney interact with Grandparents, cousins, Aunts and Uncles. We arrived back in good ole Lemoore Monday night. Needless to say we are now going to fly to Utah when we go back during transfer. I don't know who the drive was more brutal on Sydney or Me.

Now that we are back in Lemoore the fun begins, we move in two weeks. I can't believe it!! Between doctors appointment for me and Sydney it feels like we are at the hospital almost every other day I swear, even though we aren't. And days we don't have doctors appointments its the movers inspecting the household good, or calling housing to make sure we have a house in WA, then there is figuring out travel arrangements, and the list goes on. I never knew moving was so much work. But with all the work, we are excited to move to WA. We will miss everyone here in Lemoore but are definitely looking forward to new adventures as if having a second child isn't enough!! haha So if you don't see us we aren't ignoring you, we are just busy. Love ya all!

Finally Mom

Well in the midst of Sydney crawling a few paces and getting her third tooth, I finally figured out how to get her hair in a ponytail. She has these long little blonde hairs and in the wind you can just see them flowing. I have been trying and trying like crazy over the past few weeks to get it in a ponytail. My cousin finally gave me some tips that really helped, thanks Lisa!!

Disneyland

On Monday morning we drove down to Disneyland which was about 3 1/2 hours from us. We spent the day at the park with our friends Tyler, Lisa, and Levi. It was so much fun seeing Levi who is like 4 and Sydney explore the park. They enjoyed seeing all of the characters and going on the rides. Sydney rode three rides; Pirates of the Caribbean, Its a Small World, and Roger Rabbits crazy cars or something like that.

While in Mickey's Toon Town we saw Goofy, Pluto, Minnie, and Mickey. Goofy wouldn't stop long enough to get a picture, but Pluto was really good about it. I really wanted Sydney to have a picture with Minnie but the line was forever long. Meanwhile Lisa took Levi in Mickey's house and came running back out telling us that Mickey was inside and there was no line. So we took advantage of it and his little house was so cute. On Tuesday morning we let the big kids rides some rides and before we left we went and saw Winnie the Pooh, Eyore, and Tigger. We got lucky though, Paul and I needed to be leaving the park by noon so we could be home by five for his midterm. While we were waiting to see Pooh bear, they announced he would only be there for five more minutes before they took a break. I was worried we wouldn't be able to see the characters, but we just made it through the line before they started their break. I was so glad because Sydney totally recognizes them and She was so cute whenever we saw a character. She would always grab at their noses or mouth and look at them so curious.

It was a very quick trip, but a lot of fun. Needless to say I am never going to Disneyland preggers again. My ankles were huge after walking and standing all day. But amazingly enough for not being able to ride any rides really I had a blast. I can't wait to go again someday when the kiddos are a little older and understand or can ride more rides.

Bouncy Bounce

Sydney has a bounce that she goes crazy in when we she is playing in the bouncer. Over the past week or two she is has started bouncing on your legs, ground, grass, or whatever you are holding her on. During General Conference last weekend Paul was holding her and she wouldn't stop for like 10 minutes so I finally busted out the camera. She was cracking herself up and us as well.

Easter Party

Last weekend was Paul's work Easter Party for the little kids. We decided to take Sydney to it even though she is still really young and doesn't know what is going on. She didn't cry at all when she saw the clown or the Easter bunny so that was a plus, but at the same time she didn't sit on either of their laps.

We also participated in the egg hunt with her trying to win a big wheel car. It was fun but we didn't win, that is okay though. Sydney even tried to grab at the eggs but they were a little to big for her little hands. But it was fun to go and see everyone and have Syd participate.