Cruise Pics...

We went on a cruise for our 10 year anniversary. We had a blast! It was a long overdue getaway. Here are a couple pics...
Thanks Dad, for letting Bryan borrow this "cool" cruise shirt that he kept trying to wear! I will get even somehow...

We snorkled right out here (Lovers Beach in Cabo). It was so amazing!

Ultrasound

ITS A GIRL!!! YAY!

Summertime '09

A bunch of random pics from over the summer...

Minnetonka Cave

Idaho State Fair

Boating/Jet skiing in Idaho with my cute cousins

Carsons first day of Kindergarten

What! Seriously, how does a girl wake up with this bad of bed head?

We made a big mud pit in the backyard under the deck. What a fun MESS!

Coles first day of 1st grade

Backyard water fun

Demolition Derby in Preston. The boys LOVED it. They even went down on the field and joined in on the dance contest.

We spent the day checking out some of the Waterfalls in the area

Ellie finally has a spot for her crib! She had been in a pac-n-play in our room in Cali. And now she has her own room and slept in a crib for the first time. I think I'm alot more excited than she is!

Cole lost his 2 front teeth. He was really happy until he realized he couldn't eat corn on the cob.

Pocatello Museum

Baby #4

Surprise, Surprise! The word is out that we are expecting another baby in April! We had so much fun telling the boys. They were so excited. I am feeling pretty nervous about adding another to the brood and wondering how I am going to keep up with one more! Moms should have been born with 4 hands. I think my excitement level will go up quite a bit as soon as the nausea passes! Right now, I'm just tired of feeling sick!

"Country Boy"

Cole and I went hiking with my sisters and their families. We rode the 4-wheeler up to the base of High Creek Canyon and hiked from there. Cole loved it. He turned around and said,"Mom, now I'm a country boy instead of a city kid huh!" He was hitting the side of the 4-wheeler and saying "Cmon Texas!", like he was on a horse or something. It was hilarious! We hiked all the way up to the waterfall at the top. It was long, hot, and absolutely BEAUTIFUL! The water comes from a spring where you can fill up your canteen with icy, cold, water straight out of the ground and drink it up! It was a great day. Cole was such a trooper about the long hike and never complained. He practically skipped up that mountain. We made some fun memories.

Happy Birthday Carson!

Carson turned 5! I can't believe it. He will be starting Kindergarten this year! Whenever I asked him what he wanted for his birthday the only thing he would say was he wanted me to make him a "majora's mask" cake. It is something off of the game Zelda for those of you, who like me said, what in the world is majoras mask! I tried my best to sway this idea to something else, but he was adamant! So I gave it my best shot. (Hold the chuckling please when you view the photo.) I think he had a great day. Grandma Jill, Kellen, Heidi & Wyatt, Becky, Grandpa & Grandma Porter, Kia, and Grandma Nor all came up for the Party. Happy Birthday Carson Bug! We love you!

I am feeling very "homesick" today for our life in California! I guess it probably takes awhile to adjust to a new place. There are so many things I love about our new home, but so much I am missing from the past. Here are a few pics of friends & places that I miss and of fun days gone by...

Santa Monica Beach

California Adventures

Football field nights

Manhattan Beach Days

Long Beach

San Diego Zoo

Dodger Game

What a cute group of kids!

Best Buddies

Love these girls!

Graduation!

What a crazy, exciting week for our family! Bryan graduated Dental school! It was a fun, but very busy, week. Tues. night Bryan and I got to attend a banquet where Bryan got inducted into the Honor Society. Thurs. night was a nice awards banquet at the downtown Marriott where Bryan received the Removable Prosthodontics Award. Bryan's parents and Cole were able to attend so that was extra special. And then Friday was the big day where he got his diploma. Bryan was a hard working student and still always made time for our family. I am just so happy for him on his big accomplishment. It was a lot of good and also hard times for our family, with lots of blessings and also lots of sacrificing.
Somehow in the middle of all of the celebration & saying good-byes we had to find the time to pack up our apartment to move the next day. We ended up sending the moving trailer home with all of our belongings except for a couple airbeds and a suitcase. (Thanks Dad for all your help!!) Which we lived out of for the next 10 days until we came. It is so wonderful to be done, but so hard to believe our time in California is over. We were blessed with amazing friends while we were there that were such a great support network for us. It made it hard to leave.