A Sneak Peek

We have been doing so much work around the house its crazy. But the most exciting thing thus far has been the landscaping! This is our first yard ever so it was really fun to decide what we wanted to plant....keeping in mind that I have no idea how to take care of anything.

My husband working hard to get things ready. I laughed when I heard him talking to a friend the other night saying how relaxing and easy it is around here. He and I have such different ideas of relaxing. ;-)

Here is the big one....so cute huh! We are thrilled to live somewhere that we can have palm trees. As you can probably tell from the next picture....

Don't worry, I will post more when the project is complete. I would like my parents to notice the adorable red tricycle that we got for Miles. He LOVES it, but refuses to pedal. I am sure it will come along.

Savannah!

I know that I have been on hiatus from blogging, but I am just going to start where we are now, and then revisit the high notes of the summer later.....so
We finally found some time today to head into Savannah and see our "big city" around the corner. It was really charming with a cobblestone street along the water. But I think we will have to do some research before we head out the next time....since we had no idea where we were going.

Here are my boys in front of the Georgia Queen. I don't know if it takes trips up the river, or if its just there for show, but it really has that southern charm you expect.

Cute little boat fro Miles to play in. The town is really kid friendly and dog friendly (not that we have one, but my inlaws brought their chihuahua with them everywhere they went while they were here.)


Such a gorgeous suspension bridge. I wish my camera picked it up better, but I think you get the idea of the views down the river.

Washington's guns that he gave Savannah. Miles got a kick out of those ones. Its so pretty here, but MAN is it HOT! James and Miles don't seem to mind one bit, but I just can't handle the heat. I am excited for the falls and winters, and am trying to keep the complaining to a minimum since I know I'll be happy with he mild weather the rest of the year.

No complaining....at least I am posting.

I can't post without a picture, so here is Miles pretending to be a dentist like his Daddy and Grandpa.

I know, I know. I haven't posted in forever, and considering the amount of things that we have done in the past month (graduation for James, getting sworn in as a captain, adorable cakes being made, Miles counting to 5 on his own) but this is what I have to say.


Yesterday Miles went pee pee in the potty for the first time.....then proceeded to poop on the floor. Hahahahaha. Good times in parenting. He got an M&M for going #1 and then I didn't know how to respond when he did the other thing. Any tips on potty training?

A much needed haircut

Man, this kid can grow some great hair! I hate cutting it, but it was definitely time. It isn't the most even haircut a kid can get, but I don't think he cares any which way.

In other news....I am FINALLY trying to stop bottles at naptime. He doesn't seem to mind at all so far, but I am trying to get him to drink the same amount of milk when he is awake. He doesn't really like it, so when my friend Carrie mentioned what she did, I thought I would give it a try. Now this may sound weird but she does half milk, half orange juice. I almost gagged when she said it, but then she compared it to an orange julius, or a creamsicle and it made me feel better. Today is our first try with that and it seems to be a big hit! Hooray! Calcium and Vitamin C at the same time. Excellent.

Cupcakes

Last week Miles and I made chocolate cupcakes together. He was so excited when I gave him his spatula, I was sure I was in for some trouble,

but he took his duties stirring very seriously as you can see.

This is what happened when I asked for a smile....what a cheeseball!

Congratulations James!

SOLD!

Yep, today we sold our house. Its official, signed and sealed! It is so surreal that we don't own the house anymore, that we can't go back and have a BBQ. We are so excited that it is done, and so sad to say goodbye to our first home. Bye House!

New Ward

So we left our sweet little branch this week for the new ward. It isn't all new since we actually started their originally. It was one ward, then split into two. So there were some familiar faces which is nice, and we have some great friends in the ward. We miss the friends we made in our branch, and we both missed having our callings. Miles missed being able to run around in Primary with all those beautiful kids, and dare I say he hated nursery. At first we dropped him off and he was so overcome by all the toys he didn't even notice us when we tried to say goodbye. And then there he was, crying being held by Terra as she walked into Sunday School to get us. I tried to stay in there with him for a little while, and then send him out on his own, but it was just moments before he realized I wasn't there. Needless to say, we will keep trying, but it wasn't the smooth transition I was hoping for.
I think he was still nervous when we got home, because we put him down for a nap and when he woke up James went to go get him and he kept crying for me. James gave him to me and the craziest thing happened, something that hasn't happened since he was a little baby....he fell asleep right next to me. Sooo sweet! I enjoyed every moment of our little nap together. Just as long as he doesn't make a habit of needing me to sleep. ;-)

I am so excited.....

to have the Internet again!!!!!
We just moved to our temporary apartment last weekend and have been having so many issues with the cable company. They were scheduled to come on Saturday, but the guy said he couldn't do it, then the re-schedule on Monday didn't show, the Tuesday guy finally hooked everything up!!!! Hallelujah, or so we thought....this morning we wake up to no cable and the line from the house is broken and swaying in the street! Ooops! After calling 4 times finally the guy shows up tonight at 6:30 PM, to say that he has to do everything over because the person who originally installed it did it all wrong!!! I mean, seriously! I have nothing to do when Miles naps! My books are in storage, no TV, no Internet, new apartment with nothing to clean, no laundry, no nothing!!! I was going to lose my mind. So despite the fact that the guy that just left was a total creep and I felt like I couldn't get him to leave, I am thrilled!

Crazy Proposal!!!

A friend posted this on her blog already, but since she is private I felt the need to share it with others. So click here for a good laugh, and a very memorable proposal.
http://krazykaitlin.blogspot.com/2009/02/im-engaged.html