Changes

Well, i know it's been a while. A lot has changed.
We moved to IDAHO. I'm sure this is old news to most of you but i figured i'd better update anyway. We moved 2 weeks ago today to a beautiful ranch in Idaho, same ranch as Natalie and William, John's working and we're just enjoying life. We really do love it here, Jack loves to ride the horses, motorcycles, and fourwheelers. And i just love the fact that i get to see my husband throughout the day. Its been great really. I've taken so many pictures but we don't have the internet so i haven't yet been able to post them. We also don't have a phone
line so if you want to talk to us, the best way to contact is via texting to my phone :) John doesn't have his anymore.

Natalie and I just returned from a trip back home and it was a lot of fun. We went to movies, pageant, to lunch with friends and family, went swimming and just enjoyed spending time with family. It was a blast but its nice to be home again. Thanks for the fun everyone! And if you want to come visit us, we've got a spare bed just for you :)

The taste of soap

Why i thought this would work is beyond me...

Here's the story. Jack has a thing for eating dog food. Grosses me out. I can't stand it. Today when i caught him eating dog food again, i got really mad and took him inside and i washed his mouth out with soap, ya know, to get that nasty stuff out, and to teach him a lesson....i forget that this little boy, for fun, eats soap, lotion, cough drops, vicks....i think he quite enjoyed it. 10 minutes later he was at it again. The funny thing? I tasted the soap before because i wanted to make sure it was bad...it was. Ever since i've had a slight taste of it lingering.

Note to self: Soap is gross, son is weird. This form of punishment just isn't meant for us.

P.S. Yes, John got his ranch dog to move to Idaho with us, she's a sweetheart, but i'm very much looking forward to John being around to take care of her. I feel like i went from having 2-3 over night. I guess i kind of did... i guess i sort of prefer the 9 months of getting used to a new addition :)

Nellie pictures

About a month ago we finally got around to taking Nellie's newborn pictures, we tried to get them right away but never could. I'm so happy we finally did and i LOVE these pictures! Jacki Stoddard did a great job (Live Out Loud link to the right) Thanks so much Jacki! We LOVE them!

Mowing

This is from the first time i mowed the lawn, Jack was very scared of the lawn mower and just wanted me to hold him, after a few minutes of trying to mow one-handed i stuck him in Nellie's snugly :) It worked good but this picture makes me see how HUGE he is

Idaho- New baby

Well this is old news by now but we headed to Idaho a few weeks back to see my brand new nephew Thomas. It was so fun to see him and to be with my sister's little family. They live in such a cool little valley and Jack had so much fun playing outside and riding Patches. Get ready for a picture overload!

Thanks Natalie and William!

He did it!

Finally, the day we've been waiting and working for, John graduated with his Bachelor's from Utah State University May 7, 2011!! It was a great weekend with family and friends we hadn't seen in too long that live in Logan. I was feeling sick and didn't make it to the morning speaker thing but the afternoon session where the graduates walked and got their diplomas i made it and it was really, really good. So neat to watch John accomplish something that he's been working so hard for for so long. John really is amazing, he went to school full time (did well) and worked full time to provide for our family and allow me to stay home with our kids. Its been a long few years but its been good and i'm so proud of John. Really, couldn't help but get a little teary watching him sit down there with all those graduates.

Way to go babe!

A quarter of a Century....

 May 2, 2011- John turns 25! Holy cow, a quarter of a century!!! Really?! How did we get so old (wink, wink, joking). We had a great day on John's birthday and we celebrated for days, it was fun. John had to work on his birthday so we headed to the zoo first thing in the morning, to lunch and then John went to work. When he got back Kristen watched the kids while John and I went rock climbing and to chili's for molten. It was great and so much fun.

I love John so much and am so grateful for all he does for our family, he is such a good husband and an incredible father. Jack wants to be just like his daddy. Lately they've been working on the truck together and Jack loves to get dad his "tools". So cute. Thanks everybody who helped John's birthday to be special!

(This was taken just after John found out he was getting WaffleCrisp for breakfast, he's not hard to please)

Nellie, 3 months old

Its hard to believe our sweet angel is 3 months old.

She's smiling all the time, sits in bumbo pretty well, loves interaction, wearing 6-9 mo clothes, growing blonde hair underneath all that dark, loves sucking her hands and holding other peoples fingers, doesn't sleep through the night (bummer) but is so so fun.

We love our Nellie girl

Happy Easter!

This is what we filled Jack's eggs with, i love that he calls both peas and candy "nummy's"

Jack loved the bubbles and the peas, and he now loves hunting for eggs.

Nellie slept while Jack hunted

this is the look we first get from Nellie in the morning, love it, its just before she's full of smiles for us

I have no pictures of the Thomas Family Easter party because i forgot my camera. My sister in law and cousins were taking pictures for me so when i get them, i'll blog them. Jack was completely obsessed with the Easter Bunny at the party, it was hilarious! I was dying to have my camera. Lol, he wouldn't leave him alone, and kept saying "bunny bunny, ridbit (thats how he says ribbit, he's a little confused....). Nellie was so adorable in her Easter dress, i can't believe she mostly fills out a 6-9 month outfit!

bathing

I LOVE my little goofball 

This is their first bath together. Jack saw Nellie in there and was just tying to join, thanks Jack for letting us use your cars washcloth to make you sister modest for the picture :) (you can tell she's got an older brother eh)

Oh sweet chubber :) Her and her brother have matching cheeks

Can't believe she's been with us for almost 3 months already! It crazy how time flies, she's growing so fast and we love her so so much. We are so blessed. 

obsession....

I am totally and completely obsessed (have you ever noticed that words is way too close to the word obese, sorry, just realized that while tpying) with these babies. Wow. They are a.m.a.z.i.n.g.

Yogurt covered pretzels

I like to think that with a word like yogurt in the title they can't be that bad for you....well i did a little research and....they are. bad for you i mean. 

But i don't think it can give up this little piece of heaven just yet... i am enjoying them way too much.

Don't try them. They're completely addicting and you'll only regret it....later, i mean, not when your eating them because all you can think about while eating them is how they are oh so good. 

So, you know you want some, here's some advice: 5.39 lb through the Nutty Guy, on sale this week at the sunflower for 2.99 lb. Yum yum yum, i think though after this week this obsession has got to end.

just run

Sometimes John mistakenly tells people that i like to run.
Well its time to set the record straight, I HATE to run.
BUT, i LOVE how i feel after I've done it.

There are a few things i've found that help me get up and out at 5:30 in the morning.

#1 is somebody depending on me. A running partner is HUGE in my motivation to run, props to all of you who can do it all on your on. Sometimes i can, but lately....i can't :)

The #2 thing that helps me get my run in is setting my clothes out the night before. I'll just make a pile of everything i'm going to need for the run and set it in the bathroom, that way i get up, use the restroom, and change. Everything's in one place, no rummaging around for the hat, or the lost shoe etc... when i'm half asleep. It really does help.

Lastly, i'm happier. The days i do it, i'm a better mom, i'm a better wife, i'm a better home-keeper. Its always worth it.

Anyway, this week my dependable one has been my aunt Kristen, its been so great to be running with her. She told me about my new favorite website. I'm probably the last one to jump on this wagon but it really is great so i'm sharing it with all of you.
mapmyrun.com I'm loving it. Check it out. Its seriously so cool.