The tornado has hit home

Well, there have been rumors of tornado like activity and now there is proof.

We are in full swing of packing mode.  The house is a complete disaster.  The only order in our home is in the room where the packed boxes end up.  I was fortunate enough to have Dustin's mom, Sharon, here for the week to help me get some packing done.  Honestly without her here I don't know that I would have gotten much done - the task was seeming so daunting, especially with an almost 3 month old in the house.

Sharon pushed me to get boxes packed without being overbearing about it, she helped clean cabinets as they were emptied and would finish off boxes I started but had to put on hold to feed Benjamin.  Sharon was able to play with the boys when I just needed a good nap and helped the boys (Matthew mostly) with their chores to help keep the chaos to a minimum.  I don't know what I would have done without her!

I will be so glad when this is all done.  I want all the packing and major cleaning to be done this week.  Once the truck is loaded there will just be the cleaning of the carpets and we'll be out of here!  I have known that this time was coming but now that it's here the time is just flying by so quickly!

With Dustin in North Carolina this week, I have been getting nightly calls telling me about things around town.  Yesterday Dustin did a fair amount of exploring Fort Bragg and Fayetteville.  He found us a new frozen yogurt shop like Kiwi Loco.  This new yogurt shop for us is called Sweet Frog, I love the name and look forward to trying the shop out.  We are so excited to move and start a new chapter of our lives.  It will be fun to make new friends and get back together with old friends.  We are going to be living in a new part of the country with a completely different climate and we couldn't be more excited about it!

Baby Blessing

Benjamin's Baby Blessing

July 14, 2013

Dustin did a wonderful job with the blessing.  I am so grateful that Dustin holds the priesthood and uses it to bless our family.

These are some of the things Benjamin was blessed with
*that he will learn from his brothers
*to be healthy and strong both spiritually and physically
*that he is a special member of our family

The spirit was so strong during that blessing.  I cried a little during, but was still able to take notes. 

Climbing

Saturday during our yard sale David figured out how to climb the tree in the front yard.  He has been climbing the tree at every available chance.  He can climb up there pretty high and even had to talk his way down one time because he got a little higher that he thought.

Tree's everywhere beware!

Life at Home

July 3, 2013

Picking Dustin up from the airport at 11pm.

Brian took pictures for us.

Matthew LOVES Dustin's boots!

This is a picture of Matthew's "uniform".  He puts on his dog tags, his army patrol cap, Dustin's boots and calls it his uniform.  He's done this for 2 days now.

Dustin enjoying a Sunday afternoon movie with the boys on a rainy Sunday.

It is so nice having Dustin home with us, even if it is just for a short amount of time.  I love having him home with me and someone to sleep with.  I love that he spends time with the boys and backs me up when they act up.  I love how much he likes to hold Benjamin, watch Benjamin and burp Benjamin.  I love that he is an extra set of hands around here.  I love that he intercepts boys that try to come in at night.  I love that he is home!

Dustin is glad to be home too!

After we got home on Friday, Dustin checked the house and backyard out; we went to the store and upon getting home out came the grill promptly followed by his disc golf practice basket.

July the 4th

It was a wonderful 4th of July for us.  We were all together as a family of FIVE!  We picked Dustin up at the airport in Salt Lake and spent the night in a hotel in Clearfield, UT.  We got in so late at night and were so excited to be together as a family before going to bed, we missed the parade.  We spent the morning eating donuts (Krispy Kreme) and playing in the hotel.  We dressed ourselves and headed out to South Weber to eat with my brother, Brian.  After lunch and playing at Brian's we all headed to the movies.  Dinner came next with a stop at Five Guys, we took our dinner to the park where we were going to watch the fireworks.  It was a wonderful, relaxing day.  I didn't get many pictures of us, and non of our whole family on this holiday but I did get pictures of the boys in their 4th of July fare.

I love the silly faces of the boys!

Happy 4th of July!