Utah trip part 2 - Moab
Monday afternoon we drove down to Moab for my family's reunion. Only 3 of us 6 siblings (me, Julie, and Danny) were able to come this time, but both sets of grandparents were able to come. I'm really...
View ArticleAround Our House - June
We spent our first two weeks in Utah. The week we got back, Tommy got sick and we had our new windows installed, so Tommy worked from home every day that week.The window installation went well but took...
View ArticleSwimming
We've gotten to go swimming quite a bit this summer and it's been so much fun! We have mostly been going to the Mason pool with Katie and Jude in the evenings. They have a pass with some guest passes...
View ArticleA New Kid
Caleb has spit up/thrown up his whole life. As a newborn, he projectile vomited. As he got older, he stopped spitting up after nursings, but if he cried for more than a few minutes in his bed, he would...
View ArticleAround Our House - July
July was a very low-key month.We celebrated the 4th of July by going to the parade in the morning, and then swimming and BBQ with the Holts in the evening. We decided to skip fireworks so we didn't...
View ArticleDelaware
We spent 3 weeks in Delaware! It was originally only going to be 2 weeks, but Tommy had a business trip to New York scheduled the week after we were supposed to be back, so we just stayed there and he...
View ArticleCaleb's birthday
Caleb turned 1!!! I was pretty sad about him turning one for some reason. He has been so attached to me and I was sad about weaning him for our DC trip. But once it was actually his birthday, I was...
View ArticleMontoya Reunion
Tommy's mom and siblings happened to plan a trip to Delaware to visit Andrew and his family at the same time we were planning to be in Delaware. So Tommy's mom decided to make it more of an official...
View ArticleWashington D.C.
Tommy and I had wanted to take a trip somewhere for our 5 year anniversary, but then I was 8 months pregnant, so we decided to wait until this year. We changed plans several times, but finally settled...
View ArticleBradley Age 4
Bradley turned 4 in August!! He had a great birthday at Grandma's house.Doctor kitAt the beginning of September he started preschool! He goes 3 days a week and LOVES it! It has been so good for all of...
View Article14 Months
Caleb is now 14 months old! He is a funny boy. He is either completely easy-going, happy, and a little silly or a complete grouch with a temper. There is not much in between. He scowls at strangers...
View ArticleOctober
We enjoyed a beautiful October. Tommy went on 3 business trips (Chicago, Minneapolis, and Connecticut). I enjoyed lots of projects with making Halloween costumes and painting our kitchen. I went with...
View ArticleDecember
December was a great month! Tommy traveled to Geneva for a week, but other than that we were home and enjoyed so much time together. It has been unusually warm and I have loved it! We have spent a lot...
View ArticleJanuary
Honestly, I can't really think of anything to say about January. Tommy went to Geneva, Tommy and Bradley had nasty colds for 2 weeks, it was unusually warm, we went to the children's museum and the...
View Article18 months
Caleb is 18 months now! And he has been so much fun lately!! He has grown up a lot and is becoming a much happier and content little guy. His favorite things are stuffed animals (the dog is is...
View ArticleGoodbye Saturn
Today we said goodbye to our dear old Saturn. It was strangely very sad and sentimental to say goodbye. It was such a faithful car. Back when we were at BYU and it wasn't running well, we always...
View ArticleMarch
Tommy was home the entire month of March (minus the first few days)! It was soooo wonderful for all of us!!!Our friends had their 5th baby and we watched their other 4 kids overnight. It went really...
View ArticleBaby Girl
We are so excited to be expecting our third baby!!! And it's a girl! She is due September 30 and everything is going really well. We feel so grateful and excited for her to join our family. :)
View ArticleEurope Trip - Paris
Tommy and I had the opportunity to go to Europe in April. It was a fantastic and wonderful trip!!! Like seriously the best. I think we will talk about it forever. My sister Melanie lives in Italy so we...
View ArticleEurope Trip - Italy
We arrived in Italy Tuesday evening and it was so good to see my sister and her family! Melanie was so excited she cried. :) We ate pizza that night and talked until midnight.Wednesday Melanie took us...
View ArticleEurope Trip - Geneva
The last portion of our trip was in Geneva, Switzerland. Tommy has traveled to Geneva a LOT for work and he knows it well. He had work there the week after our trip so we built it in so I could come...
View ArticlePhilmont
The past few months have been pure craziness and I am so far behind on keeping record of it. But instead of backtracking, I'm going to pick up from right now.We just got back from Philmont and Arizona....
View ArticleNaomi
Naomi Joyce joined our family on September 23. She weighed 8lbs 11oz and was 21 inches long.I had a dr appointment on Thursday morning and was dilated to a 4. The dr said it probably wouldn't be long...
View ArticlePaternity Leave
Paternity leave was a dream! Seriously. Tommy's big project ended on October 1. He had a some follow-up work and a short business trip to Geneva, but other than that he was able to work most of the...
View ArticleEpistle to Seminary Students
In the 2016-2017 school year the youth of our church studied the New Testament in Seminary. This spring I was asked to write a modern epistle to the youth in our stake as they studied the ancient...
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