Where has the summer gone?

Well sadly to say it is August.. I can't believe that it is almost over! We have had a very eventful two months, Mark's sister came out from Ohio and has been here for a month and my little brother got home from his mission on August 3rd. I am very excited about that. It was so nice to see him again and to have the whole family back together again. He came home to 5.5 new nieces and nephews. 2 of them were mine, so it was fun to have him finally meet my two kids. Anyway we have been just running around having a great summer and can't believe that it is almost over.. which makes me kinda sad. O well now we have all the fun holidays to look forward to... here a few pics of our summer...


Us celebrating Liz's birthday
We went to Boondocks and did mini bowling with cousins
Us at the Kaysville Parade
Jonny in his 4th outfit

Anastasia at Boondocks again
Many days are spent at Lagoon
We went Camping in Kamas with the Hirst family and slept outside in the backyard in tents
All of us roasting Marshmallows

the kids wearing new hats
hanging out with our friend spencer
all the kids waiting patiently for nate
HE IS HOME!!!!!!!!!
matching Binkys

crazy life

Well I haven't been able to update our blog lately because it took me all day just do to one small post. We had qwest internet and i 100% do not like them and the speed of there internet. So now we switched over to comcast, they finally decided to come in or development. So I am so glad that we have faster internet i was seriously going crazy. Anyway... Things have been very interesting around our house, We have been running around all summer so far. We have had so many things to do, and this weekend we have Mark's big bicycle race in Brigham city. So he has been training really hard for that and i sure hope he is ready to sit on that bike for 100 miles. SUCKER! hahaha.. I have beaten the dog a few times, he has been doing much better but we still a very strong love/hate relationship.Anastasia has been talking like crazy and loves to just beat up on her little brother. But she better watch out he is going to be bigger then her very soon.
We went in his 4 month and her 18 month check up about a month ago now.... here are the comparison... Jonathan 18 pounds Anastasia 24.5 pounds.. Jonathan height 23 inches Anastasia 32 inches.. Jonathan head circumference 28 cm... Anastasia 30 cm. All I can say is that i have HUGE BOY!!! He is so fun and so happy all the time. The only time he isn't happy is when he is hungry or really tired. When is hungry you better drop EVERYTHING and feed the little man or else there is heck to be paid... Mark and I are doing well... Mark is very busy with work he just got a couple more clients... Which is awesome right now with the economy.
We have season passes to Lagoon and so far we have gone every saturday and you would think that Anastasia would be scared to death of the rides, but she isn't we are usually there about 4 and 1/2 hours and she still gets really mad when we leave. She loves all the rides, it is really fun and I will get some pictures taken when i remember to take our camera!
Anyway.. that is pretty much catches you up. We are still here and alive just been running around like chickens with our heads cut off...






These guys are best friends they do everything together
My big little man
I thought that i could put him in his crib and it would be safe.. little did i know...




I straightened Anastasia's hair one day and it looks so different, I really liked it and Mark did not and said that i ruined her natural curly hair.. Whatever it still went back to normal the minute it got wet.

New Life

Well I finally have a moment to sit down at the computer and do a very much needed up date. A ton has happened with our lives since I have been on here last. Our house got done and we closed on it on March 10th. We blessed Jonathan on March 7th. We moved, in one whole weekend and then moved my brother the next weekend, one house away from us. Then the weekend after that we moved my parents into their house. We got a new car, mine was really small and just wasn't working out for us. Then we got some new couches and a new T.V. Our old couches has some pretty good holes in them and they were great but we couldn't pass up the whole RC Willey deal right now. It is easter today so Anastasia got a very nice present from her parents today. We got her a puppy, it is a blue heeler/pit bull mix. I found him on KSL yesterday and he was such a good deal. Very cute cuddly little thing, we named him Paz. So I think I pretty much have updated you guys on this whole past month. It has been very crazy with everything that has gone on but now it is starting to settle down and I am very glad for that. We have been very blessed this past month and we can't wait to just keep enjoying life and get into the hang of things again. Happy Easter. I hope things are going well for all of you as well.


Anastasia last Sunday before church
I just took this picture today

All the men who blessed my little man.
Us with our parents and Jonathan, Anastasia is missing in the picture because she was sleeping



Our house



Our cute puppy Paz



My cute new car

Playing in the snow

Anastasia really loves to play in the snow. We went sledding and snowmobiling in Kamas last weekend and it was fun to play in the snow and to not be pregnant. I haven't been on a snowmobile for two years now and it was great to back on and ride.





Yesterday I tried to get Anastasia to hold Jonathan and take some cute pictures but she didn't cooperate very well. Someday I will get her to hold him and get some cute pictures.

She thought she was pretty funny in this picture...

She loves to dress up
Whenever Jonathan isn't in his chair she is..
All ready for church yesterday
This is how he has to sleep.. with both hands touching something
He loves to talk to his little bear... I really can't believe that this Saturday he will be 2 months old! Time is going by way too fast!!!

They are moving fast..

This past Saturday we decided to go up and look and see how our house was coming along. We were very surprised to see how far they really have gotten on it. You can see for yourself...

This is our entry way
Our kitchen


Our little man snuggling with pooh

Our Valentines tradition is to get a papa murphys pizza and watch a movie. So here is my heart shaped pizza from Mark.

Anastasia is into feeding herself lately and this is what she looks like after most meals.