Remember When...

Our house in Richfield officially sold and we are all moved out. It was quite the emotional day when all of our stuff was gone and we just sat around in an empty house.

Remember when our house was just a hole in the ground?

And now it looks like this.

 Remember when our kitchen used to be full of family and friends?

And now it looks like this.

 Remember when it was just the two of us sitting on the front porch?

 And now there's three.

 Remember how there used to be decorations on the wall that made it seem like a home?

 And now the walls are empty.

Remember how Makayla's room was decorated so cute?

And now nothings in it?

Is it weird that we are so emotionally attached to our house? Maybe everyone goes through this when they move, but a few times it had me thinking that we had made the wrong decision. I just hope the Jepsons (the new owners) love our house as much as we did.


Tyler's new company hired a moving company for us, which made our move a whole lot easier. They showed up in a 26 ft trailer that was about 10 feet high. We didn't think there was anyway we would even fill it up.

The moving company even did all the packing. The one guy is giving a thumbs up sign, but I think he felt differently after he had individually wrapped all 200 of my glasses and plates

 It would have taken us WEEKS to move all of our stuff, but they had it all done in 8 hours and didn't even take a break!

Makayla didn't take any breaks either. She just played with her toys the whole time. I did manage to get her down for a few short naps, but if this little girl thinks anything exciting is going on, she refuses to sleep.

Remember how I thought all our stuff wouldn't fill up the 26 ft truck? I was wrong.

 NOTE TO SELF: You have a lot of stuff... maybe you should get rid of some of it.

 In the end it doesn't really matter where we live or the house we have. All that matters is that we're together as a family and that our little girl is happy. And she certainly is!!

South Jordan here we come!!

Oneida Narrows Family Trip

My family has a new tradition of heading to Oneida Narrows in Idaho for my Dad's birthday. Can you believe he is 65? You wouldn't know it by this picture! Happy Birthday to the best dad we could ask for!!

 

We went to Oneida Narrows for the first time last year and we all couldn't wait to go again! Things were a little different this year, and because of Tyler's new job, he couldn't make it up until Saturday. We still had a lot of fun! We got to Oneida on Wednesday afternoon and were able to get two camping spots right next to each other. We set up camp and then headed to the lake. The kids had a blast jumping off the dock and playing. This was Kayla's first time camping, and I was a little worried how I would do it all by myself, but our little girl is the b.e.s.t. baby ever! She just chilled most of the time. All of her cousins played with her and gave her a ton of attention, so she was happy! I didn't get a ton of pictures of our trip, but here's a few cute ones...

 Last year, I was prego so I couldn't go skiing. I didn't know if I would be able to get up again, but I got up on my first try. I forgot how exhausting water skiing is. You wouldn't know I was exhausted by the looks of this picture.  Sometimes I think I'm funny...

 My water skiing skills are nowhere near my brothers. Here's Ryan showing off his skills.

Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of Darren wake boarding because our boat broke down on the third day. Our luck ran out again when Darren lost the fins to the wake board. Even though the boat broke down, we still had a lot of fun floating down the river, catching crawdads, sitting by the fire, telling stories, and laughing. I absolutely love being with my family! I can't wait to go again next year!!

Family, Fireworks, and Fun!

Happy 4th of July!

I love the 4th...not as much as my birthday or Christmas, but a close 3rd! This year things were a little hectic because we've been spending our weekends searching for our new dream home (I think we found it... but more on that in another post!). We didn't make it up to The Land until late Saturday night. Even though we didn't have a lot of time, we still had a lot of fun with our families!

Carson, Colton, and Makayla had fun together

 We spent a good portion of the weekend painting the garage. Carson and Colton even helped with the big task.

 Makayla, on the other hand, just chilled in her chair. It's tough work being an adorable baby!

 We did find some time for playing, eating, and laughing together.

On Monday we had a BBQ with my side of the family. My camera was dead, so I didn't get any pictures, but the kids had so much fun playing together and doing fireworks when it was finally dark. I absolutely LOVE being back in Salt Lake and spending time with our families! Even though our move has been tough for us, we love being back up here!!

P.S. Just thought I would post this picture of The Land taken a few weeks ago, just to show how much snow and rain we have had this year. This is over Wolf Creek Pass on the way to the Land. It has been kind of scary because of flooding this year, but I think now the worst of it is finally over!

Crazy, huh?!