Chaos

I have not posted for a long time!
We moved to Utah the end of July and things are now just starting to settle down.
I have a new job in Provo. For all of you who know me you are probably in shock! I know, I bit the bullet and work in Utah County, but I love my job. I am working in Radiation Oncology. Of course this job brings with it lots of ups and downs. I spent 40 minutes of my day yesterday being yelled at because a patient had failed to follow up with us for 15 months and now has metastatic disease and it is our fault because we should have called him to remind him to come in. Most everyone is great though. For the state they are in, they are always gracious. I never cease to be amazed by technology and what we are able to do now. I just yesterday joined the board of an adoption agency in American Fork. They work with 3 countries, one of which is Taiwan. I will be over their upcoming humanitarean project in North East Taiwan next spring. I am thrilled about that...not to mention the fact that we will eventually adopt through them.

Dave is working for a new company called Yoli! It is Vitawater the way it should have been done. You can google it if you like. He only went to church at our ward one time and was called as the Executive Secretary for the Bishop. One of the things that comes with moving back into a ward you used to live in. He has a lot of late nights! He has put up with a lot as his crazy wife has struggled to adjust to being here.

The boys are doing well. Jameson's puppy ranger died unexpectedly a few weeks ago which was really devistating. He is doing pretty well with it though. The only problem is that he is constantly asking if he can go live with Jesus too! He is in day care which includes pre-school. He is learning so much. Today when I dropped them off there was a note from one of his teachers. They just love him. She said she just about died laughing when he said "oh snap" when she dropped something in class. He is still our challenge at home. He must wear out all his good behaviour at school and not have any left when he gets home. We just started doing "daddy dollars" this is a way for him to earn rewards and time with his dad by making good choices. On Sunday the opening song at church was "Home can be a heaven on earth" I started crying during the song. Dave started laughing. Dave said "Anna the song says "CAN BE" not "IS." He is so funny!

Gregson is getting so big and has proven to be so mellow.He will be 6 months old on the 25th! He is going through a wierd phase of getting up in the night. He goes right back down with the binki, but I sure wish he would just sleep all night! He is sitting up, and rolling all over the floor. Nothing makes him laugh more than good old Jameson. He loves his big brother. Day care has kind of spoiled him. He is never alone in a room. Whenever I leave him in the front room while I go to the kitchen, he cries. His smile continues to light up the room. That and his big blue eyes are the things that everyone comments on.

So...that is us. I promise I will post photos as soon as I find the box with the cords to the camera.
Going from our house in Washington with a 2 car garage and an acre of property down to no garage and very little yard has been a big change.
Hope you all find yourselves well.

Post baby hair cut

Some of you moms may empathize with post partum hair loss. I decided to cut mine off to make it less obvious. Plus I was needing some style anyway. Best of all it was only $23 at the kids salon where Jameson gets his cut.

PS I did like 4 posts today so check them all out.

Family From Michigan

It was awesome to have Dave's family come out here for Gregson's blessing. Dave's parents had been out here before, but his sisters had not. His mom and dad and their 3 girls along with Dave's sister Sue, her husband Allen and their 5 girls all came out to see us! We had a great time playing while they were here. We usually try to go to Michigan once a year. Dave has been more since he has gone for funerals and weddings. It was a blast spending time with them.

We did a lot of fun things from Olympia to Seattle. Thanks for coming guys! It was great having you all here.

Utah

We were able to spend 10 days in Utah at the end of my maternity leave. Jameson asks us all the time to move to Utah. Of course he just associates Utah with Grandma. He had a great time there. We were able to do some fun things like swimming with Everett, Amber, Madi and some of Amber's family; We went to the Mayan restaurant wjere they have cliff diving; we were able to spend some time with Brandon and Aubrey; and finally of course we were able to see our family. I was able to be there for Hazen's medical school graduation (PA School.)Jameson had a blast playing with Graham and Hanna. The only disppointment was that Janet's baby decided to wait till the day after we left to finally make his enterance. So we were not there to welcome baby Will.

Growing boy

Gregson will be 12 weeks this week. I cannot believe it. I wanted to post some pictures over the weeks. He is such a sweet boy.

Grandma's visit

One of the perks of having a new baby is that no matter what your mom has to come visit. My mom brought my younger sister Madi who is Jameson's favorite. We planned lots of fun activities while they were here as Jameson and I were in great need of getting out of the house. We visited the park, the Woodland Park Zoo, the hands on childrens museum, Charlie Safari, and our own back yard. Gregson was an angel the entire time they were here. He would sleep 4-6 hours at night and was rarely fussy when he was awake. I was able to get some much needed sleep between 5 and 8am, it was great. Jameson is missing them already and keeps asking when we can go to Utah to see Grandma.

I am feeling very humbled having 2 kids. I keep asking how in the world people do it. I can't seem to get anywhere on time. Jameson will have undone himself by the time I get Gregson ready, and I am always amazed how much damage can be done to my house in the amount of time it takes me to feed the baby. I love all my boys don't get me wrong...I just find the whole experience humbling. I also feel like all I talk about with friends and family is breast feeding. I feel like I am doing this for the first time and I want so badly for it to be a smooth experience, but somehow it is not. I am trying not to give Gregson formula, but after 6 feeding in 7 hours I usually give in to the crying. Everyone keeps saying it will work itself out...I sure hope so.

Last of all Grammie there is a zoo picture on here just for you. I know it won't take you long to figure out which one.

Happy Easter

It seems like we have never really had an Easter celebration since Dave and I have been married. You know how it is...the Easter egg hunts are for the kids and when you don't have any or yours is too young to understand sometimes you just let it go. This year Jameson was old enough to understand and get into it, so we decided to indulge. I hid a bunch of eggs outside and thank goodness hit the 20 minute break from the drizzle. We bundled up Gregson and headed outside to find the eggs. I was manning the video camera, so there were no pics of the hunt itself, but I took some before and after pics to share.

I am finding as many of you with multiple children can attest, that having 2 kids is a huge adjustment and everything seems to take place in slow motion. I can't seem to get anywhere on time due to feedings or just getting both kids ready to go. Jameson seems to undo himself while I get Gregson ready. They say it will get easier...I sure hope they are right.