Nate in Washington DC

Nate and his business partners were out doing an inspection on a new property they were putting under contract. That's exactly the kind of place I've dreamed of living my whole life.

Ya it's been a while!

                                      Me and the kids on Father's Day!

 Ok Ok I know I have been a major slacker in the blogging area, I have been so busy and simply a tad bit lazy if I am being honest... LOL. Anyways to get started on the happenings of our life.. Well the girls finished Kindergarten and will be in 1st grade next year, I cant believe how big they are getting. Lundyn is still in summer school which is going good. Kylan has spent 99% of the summer outside collecting bugs. Potato bugs, lady bugs and Slugs yes We have slugs under our trees and rocks and she loves them.... (yuck) 

    and Little Forde (well not so little he is a whoppin 31 pounds now) But anyways he is becoming more and more fun by the day he is running everywhere and into everything... He can say Mama, Dada, Papa and cookie. He is also getting quite the temper.... But all in all he such a sweet little guy. And Nate well he has been gone for a few weeks now and is doing well very busy  getting the business up and running but has been working so hard... I am very lucky to be married to such a hard worker who takes such good care of us, and well me I have been having a very hard time with him gone :( Really the first week I was a wreck the day after he left Forde got the flu which he gave to me and I have never been so sick in my life, it was horrible and with Nate gone that just topped it all off... I miss him soooooooooooo much I can hardly stand it I mean I am used to him traveling and working mad crazy hours but this is so much different, He doesn't come home at all and it is hard, But with my fam keeping me busy and sane I am doing much better and he will be home the first week in August to take my car out to MD and then I will be flying out with the kiddo's. 

      So now that you are all caught up I will post some pic's for you all to enjoy... 

                                                Playing in the back yard...

                                                 The next Hanna Montanna!

                                                And last week we went to the lake with the cousins.

                                           As you can see we all had a good time there;) 

   and thats only a few pic's from the summer so far and I will post many more after the 4th of 

                                                                       July!

MaryLand!

   Yes it is true we are moving, and yes across the country to MaryLand..... I am scared and excited all at the same time. I have never lived away from my family before or even out of the Layton area before. I am looking forward to new experiences and hopefully new friends, I will miss everyone dearly and I know our families will sure miss us. But we will come and visit as often as we can. I know some of you thought we were going to Texas and that was the original plan but the way things worked out MaryLand was a better choice for us. Has anyone been there before? Does anyone know of any cool places to go and see there? or any advice? I will be here for most of the summer I dont think I am going out until the first week of August, But Nate will most likely be going much sooner... So maybe I will plan a huge BBQ and we can all get together before we leave. 

Forde turns 1!

  Ok so I am a little behind on the blogging but I have been super busy or so it seems... Well my baby turned 1 year old on the 25th... it was bittersweet I was sad because he is my last baby (well according to me, Nate still has hope that I will change my mind and have 1 more) But so excited because he is getting to be so much more fun and active and I just love this age when they are discovering new things.  He has been such a joy in our family Ky and Lundyn just love him so much and they really help out alot to Lundyn loves to sit and play with him and give him kisses and hugs and Ky loves to help me feed him and change him, I am not sure how long that will continue but its nice for now. 

  He sleeps about 12 hours a night with 2 naps still unless he is teething then its not so much.  He looks exactly like Nate and he is such a Momma's boy, I really enjoy it most of the time until he wont let me get anything else done.  Here are pic's from the party!

                                                      Papa and Forde!

               He didnt know what to think of his cake at first.. But he definitely figured it out.

                                His favorite toy! He has played with that everyday since his Birthday.

                            His dinosaur cake..... Now I usually make the kids Bday cake but I was way to busy this time to make it so I bought one from Target and it turned out cute. 

                     Forde's 1 year stat's

          Weight 28.5 pounds ( Still off the charts)

           Height 32.5 inch in the 85 th %

          Cant remember head but it is in the 80th % Huge...

He has 12 teeth Yes you read right 12 and 2 molars coming in right now.... Crazy huh! He can take a few steps but he prefers to crawl and he likes to walk around all the furniture in the house... I think he will start walking any time now. He is such a good baby and is almost always happy... We just love our little Forde... 

     M.S. Walk... we also the morning of his Birthday went and did the M.S walk it was so awesome to go with my whole family... It was pouring rain and freezing but it was good to know that all those people are trying to make a difference and find a cure.... My Mom has M.S and so did my Grandma, and it was a great opportunity to try and do something good for this cause I can only hope they will find a cure for all those people who are suffering from this. And to my wonderful Mom who has always been there for me and who I get to spend so much time with each week you are the best and I will miss you so much when we move and miss all of lunches and shopping.....  here is a picture from that morning.... 

        We also had shirts made for all the kids that said We walk for our Grandma... They were cute but it was so cold that they had sweatshirts over them..... 

    Ok now I am making the blog private on Saturday so if you havnt left me a comment yet with your email address go ahead and let me know if you would like an invite... 

PRIVATE!

  OK I have decided to go private on my blog... I was watching Oprah and it kinda freaked me out after watching it and seeing how people can take pic's and stuff from your websites of your kids... I just dont want to take any chances and I really want to keep my Blog so I can make a book out of it and share it with family and friends....

     So if you would like to keep checking out our family blog let me know leave me your email address and I will send you an invite, and really I have looked at peoples blogs that I know that I dont necessarily talk to anymore I just like to see how they are doing and there cute families so dont be shy here if you have taken a peek at my blog and would like to continue let me know...