Swim Lessons

Because of the move to Utah and all the craziness with getting our internet set up, (I'll explain later) I am just now able to update my blog. So I'm going to start where I left off and go in order- which is swim lessons.

I started swim lessons June 1st, and because of the move to Utah, I crammed everyone in my 3 week session. I started swim lessons at 9am and taught lessons every half hour until 2:30pm. Needless to say it was a long day! It wouldn't have been bad if it wasn't so dang cold! I sware that was the coldest June swim lessons I think I'd ever had. Luckily we kept the tarp on the pool, ( thanks Airan)so the temperature didn't drop below 85, but when it's only 80 degrees outside, cloudy and windy- that makes for a cold day! I was able to have Kate and Clark in a lesson, so that was fun to see them everyday- but they did suffer from not having a Mommy for 3 weeks. Ryan left to Utah after my first week, so the last two weeks were swim lessons all day then packing and cleaning all night. My niece Hannah was a great baby sitter- couldn't have done it without her help! Not to mention all my friends and family that came over every night to help me out. Thank you! Here's some pics of Kate and Clark at swim lessons.

Kate on the step, Clark with me

I know it looks like Clark is just floating dead, but he is swimming!

Kate going off the diving board

New Paint

When we moved into our house 2 years ago, we said one of the first things to change would be the outside color of the house. Well two years later, we finally did it!! So those of you who always look for the blue house on the street to find me- take a good look now, no more blue!!

Before : It's hard to see, but the house was baby blue

After

Moving

Wow. Has it really been 2 whole months since I've been on blogger? Well for those of you who haven't heard yet- Ryan and I are moving to Utah. He is getting transfered up there for 5 months. He will be on a project that is remodeling a Target to turn it into a Super Target. The job is in Cottonwood, (south of SLC) but we are looking for houses in the Sandy/Lehi area. He will be gone by June 1st and I'll go up around the 20th.
We found out last Friday and since then I have run the gammit of emotions. At first I was really excited, then totally scared, then sad and now just kinda numb. It doesnt really feel real yet. I finally cried about it last night and now I feel a little bit better about it. I know this is such a good thing for Ryan, his job and for us as a family. We have been wanting to move away for years, now we get the chance to try it out and see if we like it. It's the perfect time of year- we get to escape the heat and we'll be able to see fall and maybe snow and then be back before it gets too cold.
I'm a detail oriented person, so all I can think about is having to pack up my house, what stuff will stay, what will go and when will I get it all done! Since I'm staying to do my first session of swim lessons, I'll be teaching 6 hours everyday and then packing at night- all without Ryan. I think that is the part that kills me the most. I don't know if I can handle being alone for that long. Originally it was going to be about 5 weeks that I'd be by myself, but somethings have changed and now it'll only be about 3 weeks- so that's better, but still hard.
So hopefully this will motivate me to keep my blog updated more frequently- so I can keep in touch with everyone!

Pictures!!

I've wanted to get Kate and Clark professional pictures for along time, but it never quite worked out. I'm not one for studio pictures, and we tried to do pictures back in the fall, but those didn't turn out. I found out my sister-in-law, Tiffany, (Rob's wife) just started doing her own little picture business on the side, and I saw some of her work and decided to have her take some of Kate and Clark. I just got them back to day and they are so cute! Tiffany does an amazing job and is really talented at what she does- just take a look for yourself! I really thought while we were shooting the pictures that there weren't going to be any that turned out- just because we could never get both of them to smile or look at the camera at the same time! But I was pleasantly surprised! There were so many cute ones, I'll just share a few of my favorites. Thanks Tiff- I love them!

New Chicken Box

Here's the next update on our baby chickies. They have outgrown their box twice, so Ryan got a wild hair last night and decided to build them a bigger box. We need a little bit more time to build the real chicken coup in the back yard, so hopefully this box will give us just that. Here's how big they are now.....

The Zoo

The weather has been so nice, I decided it was time to make another zoo trip. You can't wait too long in Arizona because it gets too hot! It turned out to be a great day, just getting "warm" by the time we were ready to go.
Just one little funny part of going to the zoo- Clark loved the animals, but was especially interested in the zoo workers who were picking up the animals poop with the rakes and shovels. Clark told me, "Mom, I need to go work !" That boy just loves to work and use rakes, shovels, brooms or anything that he can get his hands on!
Thanks Grandma for going with us!

Kate just loved the turkeys

Clark riding the tractor

Clark and Kate riding the horses.

Dang Two-Year Olds!

I'm sure you can tell where this blog entry is going- the latest and greatest adventure of Kate and Clark- the dynamic duo. Today we were outside enjoying the nice weather- Kate and Clark were playing in the sand box and digging in the dirt, so I decided to go pull a few weeds in the garden. It is quite the sight, when the weeds are growing better than the plants. So after about 10 minutes I get that, "I think it's been quiet for a few minutes" feeling and decided to investigate. So after searching the back yard I head inside. At first I could hear their voices, but as soon as I start calling their names they go dead silent. So what did I find them doing? Well I just bought this new hair product the other day called 'Dust it'. It's a powder you put on your roots to get extra volume. Well they found it, got the lid off and we're 'dusting' my bathroom! UGH!!! I just bought it! And used it only 2 times!!! Dang 2 year olds! The saying in our house goes, "You either have kids or stuff". Well that was certainly true today.
So what happened to the kids after they were caught? Crib time. And their still there. That's how I have the time to write this post! And they just might stay there a bit longer.....