Hartford, here we come!

Wow, hhave i been? I guess after we found out about the little boy i've just lost my mind....but i just wanted to do a quick update and say GOODBYE! We're leaving, in the morning bright and early. Our car is packed with a new set of tires...am i forgetting anything? I sure hope not, but whatever i am forgetting, i'm sure we'll just be able to live without. Today we celebrated John's birthday (between all the packing and cleaning) and we had a little BBQ with the neighbors, we're going to miss everyone here but we're excited for our new adventure! I don't know when i'll be able to post again or when i'll have internet again, but i'm sure it won't be long. Wish us luck!

I'm not sure i know how to do this....

But john and i are so excited to find out!!!

Most recent aerating adventure...oh wow

So, this is how aerating goes: we pick a neighborhood that looks good, mostly ones that have small yards, John and I knock doors until one of us gets a house that wants an aeration, John starts aerating and i keep knocking and set up a few more appointments for him to keep him busy for however long he wants to be. Its been working pretty well for us but today was another story...I'm just knocking the doors like usual after John's started aerating and a guy answers a door. Before he gets there i can hear the dog barking so i'm just waiting, unalarmed (everyone has dogs around here) well he comes to the door and its this old fat guy without a shirt on, i'm a little shocked/embarrassed that he opened the door in the first place so i temporarily forget about the mean growling HUGE dog behind him. Well, i didnt' forget for long because before i know it he's broke free of the homeowners grasp and his teeth are clamped around most of my upper thigh. I scream, of course what else do you do? The homeowner yanks his, let me remind you, HUGE dog off of my leg, smacks his nose, tells him he's a bad dog and then asks me if i'm okay. Of course, i say i'm fine... i really think i am just my leg is throbbing, but my pants didn't rip or anything so i figure it can't be too bad. Mostly i'm just shocked, maybe a little shook up but mostly just...pregnant, you know, overly emotional? Well i assure him that i'm just fine, we don't need to go in the house and strip off my pants just to make sure and then i leave. I held the tears in til i see John, by now my leg isn't even hurting anymore but it scared me! (and i'm pregnant)John is so loving and worried and he's just hugging me asking what in the world is the matter. Well i just keep crying hysterically and for some reason i can't stop, in the middle of all my crying i'm laughing at myself for being such an idiot and crying for no real reason. Anyway, i explain to John what happened and we take a look at my leg. Honestly, it is pretty bad, i'm just hoping that dog didn't have rabies or something but mostly i think its bruised...my leg, and my pride.

My Hot-Hard-Working-Husband

Gosh John's amazing ;) This was the first day since quitting Macey's that he's actually been able to Aerate because of the weather! Yay, it was pretty exciting, he did 4 lawns in just a few hours and we got to start working on our tans :) Tomorrow's going to be the big day with lots of appointments. Well, we learned a few things today; Aerating is HARD work, chains on aerators come off when on slopes and really wet grass, and water and tools are always good things to have on hand, oh, and one more thing my husband is HOT when he's working hard! (But maybe we already knew that...)

If anyone in the area would like their lawn aerated John's definitly the best around! And we'd love to do it (he's the cheapest too :), thats always a plus!) Just contact V's Aerating (AKA me or John) and we'd love to hook you up!

Conference Weekend!

Meg, Bruce and Parents came for conference weekend and it was so fun to have them here! Of course we took a walk on the parkway between sessions on Sunday and it was pretty nice

Bruce levatating. I know you all knew he was cool but now you know HOW cool he really is :) Amazing....

Thanks for the fun weekend guys! Sorry we didn't take more pictures but we had a great weekend with great talks, great company, fun puzzles and good laughs. Thanks guys!

Sister's FuN!

Emily came into town today for a transfer day tour since she'll be joining us in the fall. Nat and I went to Transfer day free lunch at the Marketplace and it was awesome! After everything we came back to my house for a little girly time, we did Mary Kay facials and below is the final product, what do you think?

I sure hope Debbie didn't feel left out! We would have loved to have her!

Oh, and this other picture, Emily was supposed to be taking a picture of all of me but all she got was the belly, its kind of funny because i keep trying to look pregnant so in this pic i'm arching my back as much as possible to make my belly stick out, this picture captured it perfectly because you can't really see my stance, i look like i'm eight months! Thanks Em and Nat for the fun! Love you guys!

Bowling with Brannon

We went bowling again with Brannon from Macey's, it was a good time. John and i hadn't been since last time we went with him a while ago. This time John's friend Austin from work came with too, he was so nice and ended up paying for all of us, what a sweetheart. He's leaving on his mission here in a couple more weeks....who could we set him up with....

John and Brannon

Me and John
This picture is John, Brannon and Austin. It was so funny because Brannon just wanted all of these pictures taken but he didn't want me to be in ANY of them, only the boys... oh well, i guess finally i'm not the only one that thinks i'm not too photogenic... Thanks :)

Isaac's Baptism!

It was a fun weekend with Isaac's baptism! It was so special, being able to see Isaac be baptized and also seeing Peter baptism him, it was very sweet. Here's a picture of Isaac with the girls :)

Isaac and the boys

Emily was determined to fly this kite, we failed, and we failed, and we failed again but Emily just kept trying, she even continued after we'd all given up, i'm sad to say though that she never did get it to fly, oh well i guess we need windier weather (windeir, is that a word?)



Not the best picture of me or Nat but Debbie's adorable, you just gotta love her!

Me with Amber's three kids, she was giving me a hard time and saying that that is what i will be like in four years, Three kids 3 and under with one on the way....ya right :)

John was hilarious with the dog. He just kept egging Chloe on and wrestling with her and she's such a good dog, she just takes it. Later that night, John was just sitting there in the rocking chair and Chloe comes over and puts her paw on his knee and her head resting on his other knee, it was very cute and i can't figure out why she likes him so much! I guess its the same reason the rest of us like him....he's just so annoying that you just can't help it!

It was a very fun weekend with the family, thanks Isaac for bringing us all together!