On our drive to church on Sunday we were talking about the people we would see-Brody loves so many of our friends in the ward. We asked him, "what other friends are we going to see at church today?" His reply with a smile on his face, "Jesus."
Our little Brody is doing really well with the transition of moving to Grandma's house, but I think he is a little bit confused on why we are staying here so long. We have talked to him about saying goodbye to the old house and that we're going to get a new one, but he is constantly surprised at finding items (decorations and even cleaning supplies) that were in our home here. We have a statue of Christ that was on our landing in our old house. I didn't want anything to happen to it so it is in the formal living room here. Brody just discovered it yesterday. Here is the conversation.
Brody: Momma, look! My Jesus is at Grandma's house! (As he goes over and practically gives the statue a hug)
Me: Yes Brody, Jesus is at Grandma's house. Remember, we said goodbye to the old house so we brought Jesus with us. We don't have a house right now.
Brody, with his hands on his cheeks: Oh no!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Our Christmas/Moving Frenzy
I'm finally feeling like I have enough time to write a post! We have now officially moved out/sold our previous home and are living with Rob's parents. Brody is in heaven having his grandma around all the time. Here's a quick review of the past week (sans pictures again!).
We had dinner Christmas Eve at Rob's house with all his siblings. After opening presents we went home, put the boys to bed and the rest of the gifts around the tree. Luckily we had wrapped everything beforehand so we were actually able to go to bed at a decent hour.
Christmas morning was fun. Apparently we went a little overboard though because Brody was sick of opening gifts before he even got to the ones from me and Rob. I'll have to keep that in mind for next year. Anyway, Brody was really cute and excited to see all the gifts and especially wanted to play with his new golf set. We got ready for the day and then went to Rob's parents home for breakfast and then just hung around a bit. We then ventured through quite a bit of snow to get to my parents house (the whole 3-4 miles). We had dinner there and then just relaxed until we went home.
It's a good thing Christmas day was pretty easy because the next week was crazy. Rob's sister and her husband came to our house on Friday and watched the boys while we packed up the house. It was so nice to have them there. Our original plan was to rent a truck and move out last Saturday, but I talked to the storage facility on Friday and it had snowed so much they recommended we wait as long as possible to move because so many trucks were getting stuck in the snow. After hearing that we decided to cancel moving all the big stuff, and just move as many boxes as possible in our car, his dad's suburban and my brother's van. (Since it was just going to be a few things I had also called all my brothers and told them we didn't need them anymore). Saturday came and we started moving things and it just continued from there. We ended up moving all day and moved pretty much everything except my piano. I couldn't believe it. We cleaned the house Monday morning, went and signed the papers, and I had piano movers come and get my piano to put in storage on Tuesday and locked the doors and left the key behind me. (And for those of you that know me well, I left my coat in the house too, duh.)
We did also find out on Monday that the bank was going to accept our offer on the home in South Jordan. We are really excited about that, but there still is a bit of paperwork and things to do, so it is not quite official yet.
Thanks for reading my ramblings. Leave a comment just to say hi. Oh yeah, and Happy New Year!
We had dinner Christmas Eve at Rob's house with all his siblings. After opening presents we went home, put the boys to bed and the rest of the gifts around the tree. Luckily we had wrapped everything beforehand so we were actually able to go to bed at a decent hour.
Christmas morning was fun. Apparently we went a little overboard though because Brody was sick of opening gifts before he even got to the ones from me and Rob. I'll have to keep that in mind for next year. Anyway, Brody was really cute and excited to see all the gifts and especially wanted to play with his new golf set. We got ready for the day and then went to Rob's parents home for breakfast and then just hung around a bit. We then ventured through quite a bit of snow to get to my parents house (the whole 3-4 miles). We had dinner there and then just relaxed until we went home.
It's a good thing Christmas day was pretty easy because the next week was crazy. Rob's sister and her husband came to our house on Friday and watched the boys while we packed up the house. It was so nice to have them there. Our original plan was to rent a truck and move out last Saturday, but I talked to the storage facility on Friday and it had snowed so much they recommended we wait as long as possible to move because so many trucks were getting stuck in the snow. After hearing that we decided to cancel moving all the big stuff, and just move as many boxes as possible in our car, his dad's suburban and my brother's van. (Since it was just going to be a few things I had also called all my brothers and told them we didn't need them anymore). Saturday came and we started moving things and it just continued from there. We ended up moving all day and moved pretty much everything except my piano. I couldn't believe it. We cleaned the house Monday morning, went and signed the papers, and I had piano movers come and get my piano to put in storage on Tuesday and locked the doors and left the key behind me. (And for those of you that know me well, I left my coat in the house too, duh.)
We did also find out on Monday that the bank was going to accept our offer on the home in South Jordan. We are really excited about that, but there still is a bit of paperwork and things to do, so it is not quite official yet.
Thanks for reading my ramblings. Leave a comment just to say hi. Oh yeah, and Happy New Year!
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Moving and sharing a family tradition...
Moving
We were very fortunate and our house sold in 1 week! We are moving in with my in-law's while we wait to hear about the home we have an offer in on, or find another house. Rob started taking some of our things to storage on Saturday, so hopefully the big move won't be too stressful.
Progressive Dinner
Each year, the Saturday before Christmas my family does a Progressive dinner. It is really nice that we all live so close to each other, but it still takes a long time. We started at our house at 4:00 p.m. and finished at my brother Kevin's house at 9:30. Anyway, each course was delicious and everyone did a good job. We had Hot Wassail at our house (we hadn't ever tried the recipe before, but it turned out all right), then we went to Kolby and Heather's house and had appetizers. He made a hot artichoke dip for vegetables, and homemade chicken nuggets--much better than you could get at McDonald's! Then we went to Kelcey and Lyenna's for Oriental Chicken Salad. It was really yummy too. We had the main course, Prime Rib, at Kristopher and Becky's with green beans and baked potatoes. It was SO good. Rob thinks it was the best piece of meat he has ever eaten. It was really good, but mine was cold since I fed Seth first...I should have made him wait! We also played a game and watched the Nativity story there. We finished with dessert at Kevin and Jeni's. They had made sugar cookies for the kids to frost, raspberry filled cookies, apple caramel pie (I think that's what it was) and an apple cranberry pie. Needless to say, we were extremely well fed. The cousin's exchanged their gifts for each other at Kevin and Jeni's too, and amazingly, even with the 15 kids there it wasn't too chaotic! I'm already excited for next year! By the way...we took our camera with us, and didn't take one picture. I know, lame.
We were very fortunate and our house sold in 1 week! We are moving in with my in-law's while we wait to hear about the home we have an offer in on, or find another house. Rob started taking some of our things to storage on Saturday, so hopefully the big move won't be too stressful.
Progressive Dinner
Each year, the Saturday before Christmas my family does a Progressive dinner. It is really nice that we all live so close to each other, but it still takes a long time. We started at our house at 4:00 p.m. and finished at my brother Kevin's house at 9:30. Anyway, each course was delicious and everyone did a good job. We had Hot Wassail at our house (we hadn't ever tried the recipe before, but it turned out all right), then we went to Kolby and Heather's house and had appetizers. He made a hot artichoke dip for vegetables, and homemade chicken nuggets--much better than you could get at McDonald's! Then we went to Kelcey and Lyenna's for Oriental Chicken Salad. It was really yummy too. We had the main course, Prime Rib, at Kristopher and Becky's with green beans and baked potatoes. It was SO good. Rob thinks it was the best piece of meat he has ever eaten. It was really good, but mine was cold since I fed Seth first...I should have made him wait! We also played a game and watched the Nativity story there. We finished with dessert at Kevin and Jeni's. They had made sugar cookies for the kids to frost, raspberry filled cookies, apple caramel pie (I think that's what it was) and an apple cranberry pie. Needless to say, we were extremely well fed. The cousin's exchanged their gifts for each other at Kevin and Jeni's too, and amazingly, even with the 15 kids there it wasn't too chaotic! I'm already excited for next year! By the way...we took our camera with us, and didn't take one picture. I know, lame.
Monday, November 24, 2008
If you know anyone, that knows somebody....
Our house will be listed on the Utah MLS starting tomorrow! If you know anyone that is looking for a home please let them know our house is for sale. Our home is 3 bed/3 bath with 2 family/living areas. It is approximately 1800 sf and is on .27 acres. You can leave a comment or call me for more information or pictures, but I don't want to leave more information on here since it isn't private.
As for what we are doing...we have put in an offer on a home that is a short sale. We put it in the first week of November and were told last week that we should know within the next 2-3 weeks if the bank chose to accept our offer. If we do get this house (it is in South Jordan) we can be in it for a very long time.
So once again, please keep your ears open for people that may be interested in our home!
As for what we are doing...we have put in an offer on a home that is a short sale. We put it in the first week of November and were told last week that we should know within the next 2-3 weeks if the bank chose to accept our offer. If we do get this house (it is in South Jordan) we can be in it for a very long time.
So once again, please keep your ears open for people that may be interested in our home!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
How two year olds can be confused...
Brody is in a little bit of a hitting phase right now. Most of the time it is just in fun, but sometimes he does it when he is angry. Rob will play around with him and they'll hit each other. I never thought it was a good idea...and now I know I was right!
I met two of my roommates for lunch at McDonald's on Thursday--not for the quality of food, but because there is a playland! I was holding Seth and Brody was standing near me, but was also walking around a little bit while we waited in line to order. There was a lady behind me that kept talking to me and Seth, probably because he is so cute! Anyway, I went up to order and I hear the lady say, "Oh, sorry, I'm not your mommy!!" I turned around and Brody was looking around for me, and she said he had spanked her! I was kind of embarrassed, especially when she said it hurt, but I did apologize, and mostly now I think it is funny! Here's to two year olds!!
I met two of my roommates for lunch at McDonald's on Thursday--not for the quality of food, but because there is a playland! I was holding Seth and Brody was standing near me, but was also walking around a little bit while we waited in line to order. There was a lady behind me that kept talking to me and Seth, probably because he is so cute! Anyway, I went up to order and I hear the lady say, "Oh, sorry, I'm not your mommy!!" I turned around and Brody was looking around for me, and she said he had spanked her! I was kind of embarrassed, especially when she said it hurt, but I did apologize, and mostly now I think it is funny! Here's to two year olds!!
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