Camping with Dad

Michael went camping with the Young Men so he decided to take Joshua along. It has been raining every day the past two weeks, so I was a little nervous about the mud and the possibility of rain. Joshua did really well. He got a little scared when the it was pouring rain and the wind knocked over the tent, but he calmed down and enjoyed himself. He says he will even go again.

Joshua enjoyed the eggs that they had in the morning. I am glad that he got to go. He has been begging to go camping. Michael was so excited to take him. He always talks about what a good time he had camping with his Dad and wanted Joshua to experience it.

Dallin and I stayed home. Dallin missed the boys dearly. We had fun too, but he kept looking for Joshua. We tried giving him milk again, and he didn't break out like normal so I thought he grew out of his allergy, but then Dallin stopped sleeping through the night and has horrible diaper rash, from you know what. I guess for now still no dairy for Dallin.

Cowboys Stadium

We had a great weekend. On Friday Michael and I went bowling with a group of good friends. We had a blast. This Saturday Michael's brother and friend came down and we went to the BYU vs OU game at the new Cowboys Stadium. It was so much fun! As all of you know by now it turned out great. The stadium was so amazing. It was 78 degrees in the crowd was huge. We had to document proof that we were there, we won't ever get the chance again. Please ignore how bad I look. The game was so intense. Michael had some stranger hugging him.

We were seated pretty high, but we had a great view of the game. The huge screen tv also helped with that :)

I was suprised I had a voice after the game. I was also suprised by how nice the OU fans were. After the game they congratulated us and said good game. No one said anything mean around us. I think it speaks very highly of them, especially as you can see below we were out numbered by thousands!

Thanks Benjamin and Kirk for coming down and spending time with us! We had so much fun! Our kids did great with the babysitters. I was so grateful.

Joshua Driving and Splash Park Pix

We have been enjoying the last bit of summer. We went to Allen to Celebration park and had a great time. We also got to visit family while we were there. Joshua loves playing at his cousins house.

Dallin loves to play in the water. We just recently bought the boys clothes during tax free week. We found cute shirts for only $2.

Joshua had a great time in the water. I had pull him away crying when it was time to go.

Michael just started his new job. He is carpooling to work with a friend. It has been nice to have the car at home. I have been able to get things done. Michael likes the people and his new job. We are excited for our future.

Joshua loves to drive. He runs around the house and stores pretending to drive a car. He even shifts gears. It is hilarious.

Hanging out with Dad

This last couple of weeks have been busy. We have been getting our "to do" list done. We have been fixing holes and tending to our yard. We have also found time to play! Dallin was entertained by the box above for a long time. He has grown very attached to Michael. He also wants to be with Dad, which is kind of a nice change. I have been able to get some things done.

We went on a little trip to the zoo during Target days. We got to sit up close and personal with the chimps. It was a blast. The boys did not want to leave.

Michael has been a big help. I have gotten so much done with my church calling and as mentioned before the to do list. We are excited for Michael's new job, which he starts on Monday! Our friends helped Michael get the job. We are so grateful for them and everyone else who helped us along the way. We are blessed! We only hope to try to serve others as we have been served. The people of Texas are great about helping others, we love it here! We have made such great friends!

Dad even pulled out the balloons and did balloon animals with the kids. They are going to miss him, when he goes to work on Monday when all they will have is boring Mom! :)

Today is our fourth Anniversary. We are going to go out on date tonight! I am actually going to see Harry Potter. Marrying Michael was the best decision! These last four years have been wonderful and I am looking forward to many more. I thought I would share a few of our stats for the last four years:

Kids:2

Moved:4 times

Cities lived in:3

Jobs:10 between the both us (we worked about two at a time while Michael was going to school so it adds up fast)

Wards:4

Callings:13 between the both of us

Angry/yelling fights:0 (we both avoid conflict we would rather compromise :)

Cars:1

Vacations together as a family:2 (we are going to have to work on this one:)

Just a Little West Update

Well, we have been so busy I haven't taken many pictures or had time to blog, so here is our little update. Joshua is really into running now. He likes us to watch him run as fast as he can go. He says he is a track star. He recently go into Bob the Builder, he loves it. He was never much into tv or movies but maybe his attention span is growing because now he loves them. Dallin is walking every where and getting in two more teeth. I think he is having a little growth spurt he is shoveling in his food and always wants more.

Today we had Super Saturday at church. I have been busy all week preparing and buying supplies. I am not very crafty but my enrichment leader is so she had to take lead on this enrichment activity. This is two of the projects I did. I have to show off when I manage to do anything crafty. Michael helped out in the nursery for me. He is so helpful with me in my calling, I don't know how people do things with out the support of a spouse. The boys did crafts as well. They made an airplane with Popsicle sticks and colored.

While we were out shopping for all the supplies we went shopping for Michael. This is how handsome he looks in his new suit! He has not had a new suit since his mission, so it was about time.

Dallin's Birthday

Dallin's Birthday was this Wednesday! He turned 1 and seems to already be heading towards 2. He is full of life and is walking and falling all around the house. Trixie made a wonderful spaghetti dinner (one of my favorites) and she cooked a non-dairy chocolate cake. It was still good even though it lacked a little moisture. :) Dallin got some new clothes, a pool, a long stuffed Caterpillar, and a toy lawn mower. I can't wait until he can use the real thing and mow the lawn.

First Steps

Dallin will push anything from chairs to tables to help him balance while trying to walk. As in the previous post he now starts to walk a few steps and falls. He has done as much as seven steps, but this video is not that great but demonstrates what he is doing. It is hard to catch on video but here is my effort.