Summer

We are in southern Idaho for the summer. That is why I haven't posted lately. Sorry for all of you that are interested in my exciting life. Here are some things we've been up too: Branding calves,

my sisters wedding,

Playing cowboy,

Saying good-bye to a missionary,

And of course watching a little TV. This shows you how good of a mother I am.

We have also started an internship and went to bless a new baby cousin. It is nice to be closer to family for all these events! This coming week Troy and I are going to start going to summer reading time at the library and next week we will start swimming lessons. No, I didn't think about my figure in a bathing suit when I signed us up.

We also had an ultrasound this week. We were kind of dissappointed because our baby was being shy, but the ultrasound technician THINKS its a girl. She's only 75 percent sure sooooo maybe we will hang on to all the little boy clothes from Troy and go easy on the pink.

My little man

Troy at a few weeks

Troys second birthday is coming up in July. So I thought I would do a post with some pictures of him from the last 22 months, before we head to southern Idaho for the summer. The time has gone by extremely fast. He has grown so much!

2 months

8 months

12 months

April 2008

It has been a blessing being this sweet little boy's mom! And I'm so grateful to have him.

Family Photos

On Saturday we had a friend, Katy Atkinson, take some family photos. I think they turned out great, even though Troy is not the most cooperative kid. So I wanted to share some!

scrapbooking

Alyssa had a mini class last night, and now I'm going to have to start scrapbooking. I think it's a great idea to display them in frames. I'm just planning on switching mine out. . .mmmm . . every 6 months or something. And maybe I'll craft something a little more permanent, if I get around to it. Thanks Alyssa!

Mel's visit

My sister Melissa came to visit! It was very nice having her around for a week. She probably got bored with us, but Troy likes the extra attention. We went to the appaloosa museum and swimming. The weather was not very nice for her visit, but we did go to the park one day. Troy really got attached to her and cried while calling her name when we dropped her off at the airport. We'll see you in a week Mel!

I know Troy doesn't look happy in this picture, but he really does LOVE to swim!

Tagged

Andrea tagged me so here it is. . .

1. 10 years ago: I was 13 and in the 8th grade. I wore too much make-up. I was full of myself. I had a lot of crushes, and I wanted to be older.

2. 5 things on my to-do list today: exercise, laundry, shop in the big city(Spokane), pick my sister up from the airport, and pick up some pizza for dinner. (this is not a typical day)

3. Snacks I enjoy: cheese sticks, grapes, sun-chips, granola bars, and anything with chocolate.

4. What would you do if you were suddenly a billionaire: Pay tithing, pay-off student loans, buy a car, a house, set up savings accounts for kids college/missions, and retirement etc. . .

5. 5 places I've lived: I've only lived in four places, all in Idaho.

6. 5 jobs: Kathy's Kitchen, Clearwater Nursery, Eagle Rock Nursery, Valley Maintenance, and a Mother.

7. 3 BAD habits: I bite my nails, pick at my split-ends, and blogging way too much.

8. 5 Random things people don't know about me: 1.) I used to ride horses, a lot. It's been a very long time. 2.) I played the bass guitar in high school 3.) I have never colored or highlighted my hair. 4.) I cross stitch 5.) I've never broken a bone.

I tag Marisa and Emily

Sunday Naps

This is what our house looked like on Sunday afternoon for 2 hours. Troy never takes 2 hour naps, except with Dad.