For those about to Rock...

When we moved to Utah we finally had a big enough place to store all of the stuff that we had left in Weiser. One of the things that finally made the trip was Justin's electric guitar. He got it out the other day and Layla, of course, had to play. Here are a few shots of our future rocker.

Hello Again

So yea, a lot of time has past since our last post. The big reason for that is because we recently moved from Boise Idaho to Orem Utah. Justin got a job down here in mid July and the rest of the family moved down the last week of July. So we are finally settled in our new aparment. We had been looking for a house but couldn't find anything that we liked for the price that we were willing to spend. So yes, we are in Utah. Things are goig well, Justin is enjoying his job, Layla nad Hazel have neighbor friends that they enjoy playing with, and Elsie is excited to be closer to her family.

Right before we moved, Elsie had a doctors appointment and we found out that we are having a boy. For the most part, we are all pretty excited. Layla has had mixed reactions, and hasn't decided if she wants a baby brother or a baby sister, her mind changes almost daily.

Between packing and moving we were able to go up to McCall and spend some time with the Walker family. It was lots of fun to spend time with the family. These are the family pics Elsie took while we were there.

Motherhood Trials

O.K. So just a little whining. My Sabbath hasn't gone as I had hoped. Hazel Refused to sit through the passing of the sacrament. Justin was helping pass and she thought that she needed to be by his side. Out in the hall wasn't much better as people stared at me like i was a bad Mom when I couldn't control my kids and make them sit and behave. I know they were thinking, " And she's having another one!" I don't know what it is about Sacrament but my kids are horrible! Then Hazel finally gets to go to nursery, But does she? No, I have to stay with her and when I do manage to sneak out, She falls asleep! Why can't that happen in sacrament. So I take her out of nursery and wake her up so she will nap when we get home. Does she? No after an hour of rocking and walking and making her cry, she is still wide awake and ornery as ever. Layla, my never napping child even took a nap. But Hazel didn't close her eyes until Layla woke up. Now at 6:30, She is just waking up and won't sleep tonight!! Just my luck! I have to work early in the morning. Here are some pics of the way she finally managed to fall asleep.

Fiddle Festival

Justin Had to work late for a couple of days, so the girls and I went to Weiser for Fiddle Week. Layla enjoyed the carnival a lot last year, so I thought it would be a good distraction. We are waiting for Justin to have a second interview for a job in Provo. We really want it and it has been hard to be patient!! So we went to Weiser on Wednesday night and stayed Thursday and left on Friday.
Grandma Walker wrecked her car while we were there. Her and Layla were going down to get the music ready for the clogging performance and Grandma rear ended someone. Layla bit her lip pretty good, But they were both OK. She kept telling me how the air bag hit grandma and she was going to miss her so much. I think she thought grandma was dead or going to jail, But she didn't think she would ever see her again. Silly Girl!!
But these are a few pics of her on the carnival rides. We lied and said Hazel was 2 so that she could go on a ride as well. It was a big mistake. She cried and tried to scale the gates to go on another ride. So I took her back to the house and Grandma and Layla stayed and rode rides until 10 pm. She Loved it!! Thanks Grandma!!

Ballet Recital

Layal had a ballet recital yesterday. She was excited the whole day to dance on "the big stage". She did a wonderful job. After her performance she was coming around the corner and a girl ran into her and spilled Coke all over her tutu. She was pretty devastated. After 15 minutes of crying she finally calmed down. After we bailed on the recital (we went 4th and there was 2+ hours more to go) we went out to eat with Grandma and Grandpa Walker. It was lots of fun. We are so proud of Layla, she dances so well.

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Memorial Day Weekend

We took off to Weiser for the weekend at Grandma and Grandpa Walker's house. It was fun. Beau and Ems were there on their way up to Seattle and stayed the night there. They also left Echo and Porter there for the week and so Layla and Hazel had some friends to play with. DJ and Katelyn also made the trip up with Owen. It was good to spend time with family.

On Monday we headed to the park. DJ and Grandpa played tennis while the rest of us, with the exception of Katelyn and Owen who were due for naps, chased the kids around the park. Hazel and Porter played with Grandma while Echo and Layla played Hanna Montana (Layla has no idea who she is but will play along with anything). We all had a lot of fun!

The Movies

So we went to the dollar movie tonight, two for one Tuesday, and saw 21. Pretty cool show. We went to the 4:00 movies so the kids might be a little better, not a happening run around the aisles through the movie, it was the only way we were gong to be able to watch the movie. Everyone was sitting in the back and the kids were running around in the front. They weren't too bad or loud so it was better than having them scream because we made them try and sit still trough the whole movie. Anyways, after the movie an older couple came up to us and told us that we should be more careful about letting out kids run around because someone could kidnap them. We were pretty offended and so we never even acknowledged that they even said anything and turned our backs to them. I could see if it was a big event or something like that, but there were 6 people in the movie theater, all of whom were in plain view. I felt like pushing them down when we got into the parking lot. Which would have been great since it was pouring rain outside. There was nearly 4 inches of rushing water in the parking lot. Mind your own business people. So yea just a little venting.

Cinco de Mayo

To celebrate the big festive holiday of Mexican Independence we had a taco picnic in our back yard. No pinata, no cervasa, just tacos. So it wasn't really a cinco de Mayo party, but it was fun. The kids played at our park and ran themselves till they thought about getting tied. After that we went over to Sonic for some slushies. Layla got a pink one, Justin and Hazel shared a rood beer float, and Elsie got a custom made cherry slushie with a scoop of ice cream in the middle. On our way home, we drove by some really neat houses that Justin saw the other day. Overall, our day way muy fabuloso.

In regards to our last post... Yes we are expecting to have another child in the semi-near future. Our next child is due December 4th, one day before Hazel's 2nd birthday. We are probably more surprised than anyone, but are excited.

Not as long as last time

Things have been busy for the last few weeks. Justin is finishing up school here pretty soon. In two days he will be pretty much done for the semester. It will be nice to have that taken care of until we start it all over again for grad school. Elsie has been taking care of purchasing us a new rig. Yes, we did get a van. No, we didn't want one but they are just too economical to get anything else. Unfortunately there aren't as many mormons in our neck of the woods and so we had to buy the car from a dealership in St. George Utah. We will be getting a Toyota Sienna.

Layla has been getting ready for her ballet recitle that is comming up at the end of the month. She is pretty excited. Hazel took a huge spill today on our way out of ballet. Her lip is so fat that even when she opens her mouth it is mostly shut. She looks pretty sad.

We had one day of spring yesterday when it got upto 80, but are we are now back into the low 60's with tomorrow focasted to be in the low 50's. You gotta love that Idaho weather.

Slacking

OK so we are total slackers!! And really don't have much of an excuse. We have just been selfish with our time and haven't gotten around to it. So again here is a slideshow of pics from the last two and a half months. We have Valentines, Easter, Owen's Blessing, and random pics around the house. Hopefully it won't be as long until our next posting. Enjoy!!

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