8 months

Can you believe it? Lily is already 8 months old! She is now gettin' around EVERYWHERE! In fact, just the other day I couldn't find her and was almost panicking until I realized she'd crawled under her exersaucer and created her own little fort with her toys under there! (She must have gotten fort pointers from her brothers) As you can tell, she loves to find anything she can't have, such as the outlets. The doorstoppers are also a fav! I love watching her go through these new stages, however, sometimes I wish she'd stop growing up so fast!

Winter Wonderland (more like fall)

Uncharacteristically of Reno, it snowed the weekend we got there. I blame Craig and Cynthia for bringing the cold down from Boise! (They came to visit that weekend) Bob and my boys had a snowball fight. This is a lovely pic of my hubby pretending to throw a snowball at me. Or so I thought. I was holding Lily and taking pictures. - Should've got one of me & Lily with snow all over our faces! I think Bob had more fun than my kids!

This pic is out of order. We went to Lake Tahoe with Craig & Cynthia. It was so weird to see snow on the beach!

Back to the snowball fight - Colby was sad that he got hit with a snowball - and while Bob was comforting him, Brayden got him in the back.

Brayden so excited about the snow.

Our fam at Lake Tahoe. (I decided to shave my head.)

Craig & Cynth - such a cute couple!

Aren't I a great photographer?! Okay, Okay, so I cheated. This is a pic they had in the visitor center! But this is what it looked like on the drive to Lake Tahoe. It was so gorgeous!

My fam in the visitor's center.

My two cuties. Poor Colby - he had the worst chapped lips and wouldn't let me put chapstick on him.

Lily - happy to be out of her snow coat!

Paper Galore

We had the luxury of not packing a single thing!! Bob's company paid for everything! Nice! But, when we were unpacking I realized that they packed with tons and tons of paper! They even wrapped each of my shoes in paper! Needless to say, we had paper galore!! My boys and I would pile it all in the kitchen till it was up to the counters - then they would run and jump into it over and over!! They had a blast! Even Lily got into it!

She mainly wanted to eat it.

My boys just wanted to make silly faces for the camera.

Lily grinning because she got to eat all the paper.

Tagged

Okay, so this is the cutest pic of my sis-in-law Brandi! It was taken almost exactly 5 years ago! If you don't know Brandi - She's so much fun! She loves to dance, adores kittens - and once she took me to her favorite pet store by her house where she watches them feed the snakes mice! (I actually think that would be cool to watch, too Bran!) And - She just had her Birthday a few days ago and she turned a whopping 34! Happy Birthday! We love you Brandi!

1. Go to your pictures

2. Upload 4th picture of 4th folder

3. Post

4. Tag 4 of your friends: Amber, Shannon L., Tiffany, Bridget

Yosemite

Okay, I'll be honest...I wasn't exactly excited when we drove up to Yosemite. It was out of our way while driving to Reno, however, Bob and the boys really wanted to go. It is a beautiful place. Bob and I went there a few years ago when we went to San Fransisco - and I had forgotten how angelic it is.

Here's Bob and the kids at the entrance of the park (and puka - but you can only see Bob holding her leash).


So here's me, the kids, and Puka. (Bob and I switched places :) )

The boys went on a hike with Bob while Lily and I took a nap. Colby kept pretending he was Yoda with his walking stick.

We all had lunch at a picnic table surrounded by incredible views! But apparently the bees enjoyed the view, too, so halfway through lunch we headed back to the hotel room for fear we'd get stung.

My G Q boys.

And the next day we arrived at our new home in Reno!!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...yes, 7

Before we moved, we had a pow wow at my moms house with all us crazy girls! Yes, I have 6 sisters - which makes 7 girls in all! Me, Alyssa, Kandis, Julianne, Misty, Melanie, and Brooklyn. By the way, Misty just got her mission call to Cleveland, Ohio!! She leaves November 12th. We are so proud of you Misty!

Here's the cousins (Minus Lily). Brayden, Marley, Asher, Miles & Colby.

My mom and Lily.

We are going to miss being close to family - especially my kids and their cousins!

My Quirks - Just for Tiff

I know you were just dying for me to do this since you tagged me, Tiffany!! So I thought it'd be my first real post now that I'm back in the blogging world!!

1. I can't stand long toenails. Yes, the secret is out! (Bob revealed it to Craig and Cynthia while they were here visiting last weekend!) I am crazy cutting my kids nails constantly - and my own! You know how when you get a french pedicure, it looks better if you have a small nail on there...well, before I get a pedicure I have to try sooo hard not to cut my toenails for a week! Weird, I know.

2. I have an old sweatshirt thing goin' on. I have this sweatshirt from....maybe junior high? It's a U of A sweatshirt - which I don't even like U of A - but I LOVE this sweatshirt and can't bare the thought of ever letting go of it! Amber makes fun of me all the time. At first it was just because her hubby is a die hard ASU fan (and alumni), but then when she found out I'd had it for like 14 years - she just laughs every time I bust it out.

3. I love guy movies. I can honestly say that chick flicks really aren't my thing. One of my all time favs is The Recruit.

4. Actually that goes for TV shows and video games too. I loved 24 - but then when they stopped in the middle of the season, and I was heartbroken! I have also been into Splinter Cell on my XBox since we don't have cable and my internet hasn't been working. What can I say, my husband is lucky!

5. I don't like my kids doing anything messy! I want them to be able to finger paint, make cookies, play outside in the rain or mud - but I also can't stand it! It snowed here the weekend after we got here and I wanted my kids to have fun it it - but then I didn't want them all dirty! It's always a conflict with me! I got them pumpkins to carve this evening and I am all stressed about it!

6. You know how there is home-bodies....well, I'm a not-home-body!!! I can't stand being home all the time, I have to go somewhere. It has been driving me crazy being at home since we got here! I am so bored! But since I don't really know anyone yet - the only place to go is shopping! And then that gets me in trouble!! ;)

Now it's your turn! I am tagging Amber, Haleigh, Bridget, Andrea, Cynthia & Holli! Good luck with all your quirkiness!


Rules:
1.Link to the person who tagged you
2.Mention the rules on your blog
3.Tell 6 unspectacular quirks about you
4.Tag 6 following bloggers by linking to them
5.Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger's blogs letting them know they've been tagged.

Holy Moly!

It has been one LONG week of trying to get our internet set up! Problem after Problem, but Halleluyah, it works!! I have a million things to post! LOTS to follow!