Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Getting a Move On

I thought it would be fun to get pictures of us packing up and moving and a last picture in front of our house.
But.
Then we started packing up and moving.
Grandma Bonnie came and helped watch kids and pack.
Then my parents came and helped finish up and drive the big loud moving truck down.
I snapped a picture as we drove down towards Eugene of the random hills that jut up out of flatness, it's one of my favorite parts of the landscape(geology?) of the land there.
 We decided to take a detour off the boring I-5 south route and see the redwood forests.
 First stop: Crescent City on the coast. We played at a cute park. 
 You're never too old to swing. 
 It was good to get some energy out.
 We stayed at the Cutest hotel. Now I can't even remember the name of it.
 I thought Cody would love all the ships. 

 Goodbye Oregon Coast! 
 We stopped at a restaurant in the redwoods that has a treehouse INSIDE a tree.
 The kids signed their names in the treehouse book.
 The "Eternal Tree House" and from the pictures the tree is not that impressive...but it is actually huge.


 

 We drove along the Avenue of the Giants. Moving truck and all.

 Ben and I came to some redwoods on our honeymoon. This is a tribute:)
 In a tree (had a fire in it)






 Next stop was back to I-5 and Williams. We stayed at an awesome hotel again-Granzella's and a great restaurant with it. We kind of lucked out with lodging because we definitely did not plan ahead. 
 Driving for days on end with this little one isn't half bad considering her age. I'm not saying it's enjoyable, just not that bad! Those headphones usually last up to 10 minutes.
Once we found her sleeping like this:)
 Finally made it to our destination. The floor had been flooded from the previous tenants here so we couldn't move everything in with the floor being refinished on the lower level. So we moved everything in for the bedrooms and kitchen and decided to take off to Utah. Packing up is crazy, but This is why moving is stressful to me:
 Especially when you've never seen where you'll live and don't know why you'll need/not need like we seem to do every single time we move. Thinking about it now, we've Never seen a place we're moving to except once when we moved to Northwood in Pullman. I kind of like the surprise honestly.

The next day we headed to the beach, just 15 minutes from us!! 
 Cody Loves the waves 
 They tried their luck at boogie boarding but this wasn't the best beach for it. We'll figure it out.





 This is the beach clean up process. I stole some pictures from my mom. Apparently she thought this was funny:) or maybe she is just enjoying that she doesn't have to help me clean myself up anymore?
Well I guess that's not true since she helped me move. Thanks again mom and dad. This is move #6 and they've helped with every one. 
That night we headed to the fireworks in the neighborhood and they SERIOUSLY put on a show!!
The next day we drove to Utah. Because you can never get enough driving in a car.
I'm so glad we did. It was so good to see our families.
We got to spend the day with Becky and Brett.
And see Eric and Yolanda and even LeYenna for a minute.
Anyone that lives near-ish Roy should head to the Roy city pool. It's awesome.
Becky and Brett are the pool veterans and we got the best seats in the place:)
Cody and Macey could not wait to see Micah! She even won over Mackayla, who followed her everywhere.
We had a birthday dinner on Sunday for Bonnie and met Stefan our future brother in law! Since I'm awesome I did not take one picture of the night except of our super cool drinks. I will be sure to get pictures at Jessi and Stefan's wedding. They are a pretty photogenic couple:)! We're so happy for them.
Next: Moab

Monday, July 15, 2013

A Child's Prayer

Mackayla has really taken to praying lately. At dinner while Cody had paused to think she added a few of her own thoughts: "Daddy. Swimming." and looked to me for approval. Tonight I started our prayer then she jumped right in: "Daddy. Bonnie...Bonnie. House. Co-Dee. May-ee. Daddy. Swimming. Chocolate Milk. Amen." With finality.
I should add that all grandparents have become Bonnie. She can't exactly say grandma and she cannot figure out how to say Sylvia, and she can say papa but they are still Bonnie, too. So, be patient all grandparents except actual Bonnie, we will teach her:)

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Almost Settled

The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes this morning was...nothing. No dogs barking at our window (like Oklahoma), no huge logging semis whizzing by (Oregon) and no upstairs/downstairs/sideways neighbors hollering (Pullman). It's so peaceful here. so far at least. we do have side neighbors.

Coming back from a camping vacation to a new floor remodel and a half unpacked house made for an overwhelming day yesterday. Just eating requires putting the table together and finding forks. Not to mention finding food. I'm glad today was sunday so I could pretend that we are all settled and enjoying our day.

We somehow found church without the gps. When he wants to Ben can almost memorize entire cities instantly. I'm still lost outside our house. I had planned on staying with Mackayla for the next six months in nursery since that was my calling in our last ward and she has been with me there the whole time (plus pretty much everywhere else I go). I dropped her off and a few minutes later snuck out waiting to get her a couple minutes later when she was hysterical. No one came. As I raced to nursery at the end of church I walked in just as Mackayla opened her eyes from a deep sleep in a nursery leaders lap. This place is amazing! I guess doing your calling can give you blessings;)

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Work

Lagoon
CNA Life Care, Bountiful
Buckle, Layton
Hotel Monaco, SLC
BYU Ancient Scripture Dept.
Y Be Fit BYU
Express, over christmas
Gandolfo's, bleh, Provo
National Training Conference, Provo
Tyco Electronics, Logan
Olson & Hoggan, P.C., Logan
promotion to MOM

Pet Sitting
Griffin's Golden Glow car detailing
Cherry Hill Lifeguard
UCP
LDS Mission, Tampico, Mexico
Pioneer Builders Construction
UCP office, SLC and Provo
Smith's overnight remodel
Jiffy Lube
Alpine Animal, Logan
Bridgerland, Logan
NW Equine Reproduction, U of I
Research Treadmill, WSU
Oakridge Equine, Oklahoma
OSU Large Animal
First official career position:
Marc Secor, DVM