These are for you Mok!

...and anyone else who is interested. I thought I'd start with a rare picture of me and Lila, just for fun.

The front. Don't know what else to add about this one.

Our front porch. Ryan made that flower bed thing last week. It had really ugly bushes and no border so we ripped it out, built the planter and filled it with bark. Next year I think we'll plant something, but it is too hot to start trying to grow things this time of year.

Another view of our front porch. Nancy got us this patio set that will eventually go in the backyard. For now we are using the front more so we can get to know our neighbors better.
I love having a front porch, I have always wanted one. Somehow it reminds me of the South.

The living room, taken from the landing of the stairs.

Another view of the living room.

Kitchen/Dining room.

More of the same. Past the fridge is a little hallway that leads to the laundry room, the half-bath, and the garage. The double doors are the pantry, and next to that is the door to the basement.

Looking to the family room from the kitchen. I love how it is all open. Such a difference from my last house.

Family room. Usually it has toys covering the floor, but I had the kids throw them out of the way for the pictures.

The loft at the top of the stairs. Since Jax and Griff will share a room we thought this would be a good place to feed and rock him in the middle of the night without disturbing Jax. Eventually I think I will make it a desk/study area for the kids when they are older.

The boys room.

After I took this picture the batteries died on the camera, so this is all for now. I'll take the rest and post them later. I know there are a million, but oh well. Hope you liked them.

35 Weeks

Didn't Sunny do a great job taking my picture? She tried several times and this is the best one. I'm okay with it, you don't need to see my face anyway!

Well, I've made it to 35 weeks and a few days and even though overall I'm feeling pretty good, I'm getting to the point where I am just DONE!! I always start getting antsy at this point because Jax was born at 35 weeks and 6 days, so I know it could be soon (probably not though). Things have been going well, so far my blood pressure is good (first time ever), and also this is my first pregnancy that I haven't been on bed rest, which I am really grateful for.

I had an ultrasound last week and it looks like Griffin is doing well. He is just a little guy at
5 pounds 5 ounces (for comparison, I think Lila measured that around 33 weeks or so). He also has hair. It didn't look too long, but it is thick. Hopefully I'll get a dark haired baby that looks like me :)

p.s. House pictures coming soon Mok!

She Loves the Pool Now

It was so hot the other day I decided to try the pool again. She LOVED it. She was splashing and playing and having a great time.

It was hard to take pictures b/c it was so bright outside I couldn't see what I was taking a pictures of. I think I either caught the beginning or end of a big smile in this one.

A real smile from Jackson. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thinking about getting in.

Her first Popsicle.

4th of July BBQ

Our street has a huge 4th of July BBQ every year. We had only been here 4 days, and were super nervous to go, but I knew we had to if we wanted to get to know anyone. It started out at 5 with the water slide and then we ate dinner at 6. Our neighbor had smoked some kind of delicious pork all day and then everyone else brought a side. We set up several big tent things in the street for shade and ate while the kids kept playing. After dinner we did games and crafts for the kids. The kids loved the water balloon toss best. We started fireworks at 9 and didn't come inside to bed until close to 11. It was a long night!!!

I have to say, I HATE being the new people, but I really think we have some great neighbors. Everyone has come over to introduce themselves, and the whole BBQ wasn't nearly as awkward as I had expected it to be. In fact, I think I actually enjoyed myself.

It also really helped the kids get to know all the other kids on the street. The next day when we went to church they kept pointing out all their new "friends" they had made the night before. Both Jax and Sunny went to their new Primary without crying (huge deal) and really enjoyed themselves. Well, enough writing, here are some pictures.

Standing in line for the water games. They had to pass a cup of water with a hole in it over their heads and try to fill up a bucket.

The kids made a craft project. You can't really tell from this picture, but it is a cute firework.

Our next door neighbors set up their big water slide and the kids loved it!

Sunny was so brave. Who would've thought she would go down the big slide all by herself!

Next door live 3 little girls and they let Sunny ride their Barbie 4wheeler. She loved it, but almost mowed down a whole bunch of kids on the sidewalk. I think we need to work on her driving skills.

The 4th of July

I had the kids all dressed up and thought I'd get some pictures on my new front porch. Just like last Easter, Lila wouldn't cooperate. This first picture of her and Ryan is actually the last one I took. She wouldn't sit or smile, and as soon as we let her up she started smiling. I swear she does it just to aggravate me.

What would my posts be without all the outtakes. The older kids tried so hard and Lila was so bad it was laughable.

The best one!

We're Here

We are all moved into our new house and loving it. Tons of work the last few days, but well worth it. We don't have our Internet set up yet so we are stealing somebody's wireless (which isn't working very well), so we haven't been able to use the computer much. As soon as we get it set up I'll post some pictures of the new place. The kids are doing well, Jax has taken the move the hardest, but is already making new friends. His favorite is our new next door neighbor who is also six. I miss our old neighborhood and friends, but this seems like a very friendly street. We've been able to meet several of our new neighbors and they seem great. Hopefully it won't be too long before we are on the computer again, I miss it (and t.v. which won't be hooked up until Tuesday!!!)

Excessive

This picture is from last week, but I needed to put a picture with this story, so this one will have to work. Today at church Jax was super cranky and tired. Ryan said it was because Jax got up at 5:00 (which he is allowed to do if he goes quietly downstairs and plays legos or wii.)

Lila and I are sick, so we decided that Ryan, me, Jax, and Lila would go home after our first meeting. We get home and Jax is playing some more wii and I looked at where it tells you how much time you have played that day. It said 6 hours and 21 minutes. You do the math! If he woke up at 5 and we left for church at 10 till 9 that would only give him 3 1/2 hours if he played non-stop during that time.

I asked him again what time he got up and he looked a little sheepish and said, "Well, I thought the microwave said 5, but it might have been a 2 (they do look similar on the microwave)." I asked if it was still dark and he said, "Yeah, kinda."

So, mystery solved. He was so tired b/c he got up at 2:00 a.m., and played wii all night and morning and ended up with the 6 hours and 21 minutes of playtime. You would think he would have fallen asleep when I tried to make him take a nap. He didn't, and now he is at the park with Kadin at a family party. He cracks me up!