Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Surprise and Mark Birthday


So my mom came out here to surprise me for 5 days! It was so much fun to have her here! We just went shopping and food and movies. It was fun to see her and have her get to know Parker a little better. Parker is now 5 months old. Still not turning over, not sure if he is just lazy or too fat! He is super smiley though and still such a calm baby. He has his fussy times, but all in all a good baby. It was Marky's birthday yesterday. Parker and I spend the day making his favorite cupcakes... funfetti with rainbow chip frosting. Then just went to dinner at olive garden. Nothing too special. My mom took us out to a fun restaurant the weekend before, so I am considering that as his real birthday dinner at Clyde's. Already miss my mom! 







Thursday, April 5, 2012

Our VA house

So here are some pictures of our new place in VA. Still getting settled in and we haven't done anything to our basement. It is still full of boxes after 8 loads of removing paper and boxes to the garbage. We have a huge stack to give to a friend. I am still dying how many boxes movers waste!! Our basement will soon become my salon area and maybe a playroom. As of right now it is just a big open area for our playgroup kids to jump around. We have more to do... More furniture to buy, but here is a start. It is at least livable.
office

kitchen nook

dining room
family room


master bedroom

master bathroom

parker room


guest bedroom
guest bathroom

Monday, April 2, 2012

Our trip across the country!

We started our long trip across the country on sunday and took a full week to get to VA. We went to Laramie, WY, then South Dakota to Mount Rushmore, then Sioux Falls, Iowa, Nauvoo, IL, Southbend, IL, Beaver Falls, PA then finally to VA. It was seriously the longest road trip ever. I hope I never have to do it again. It was fun to talk and see some sights that most people never see. Little P did great most of the time. Luckily we only drove about 5 hours a day. It was a blast to see some family in Southbend! We are finally starting to get settled in here in VA and Mark is getting settled in his job. I am not the best at posting pics on fb so hopefully I will treat this like a journal and keep better track of our lives. Dont mind my spelling errors or grammar errors since I am probably writing later in the day. I am trying to figure out what moms do while staying at home all day. So far I am going a little crazy. Dont have a ton of motivation to keep cleaning or organizing. By the time I get organized I will be ready to pack up and move again I fear. Parker is such a good baby though and I am trying to embrace this time with him. Hopefully our parents will enjoy this!
unhappy boy at the white house
jefferson memorial
white house
washington monument
family photo at our new house
parker 1st time swimming

nauvoo
our little cabin in nauvoo



ash... my bestie!
Sioux Falls
Mount Rushmore

Our goodbyes