My Life as of now...

I haven't posted in a long time because I have been confined to the bed, couch, or the toilet. I am feeling a bit better and just had to let everyone know that I have such an amazing Husband. First, he has taken over every responsibility that there ever was and does a great job at it. Second, I become lactose intolerant when I am pregnant and cereal becomes a major craving. Last night Tyler said he had a great idea for a date night for us. He ran to the store and surprised me with a bowl of corn flakes and lactose free milk. It was awesome!! I don't think I have had something that tasted so good. He really can do anything! Sometimes I wonder if I married a Super Hero.
We have been busy packing, ok I have only packed like 10 boxes, but it seems like a lot. One of our neighbors took the girls while I packed for a couple of hours and when Hallie came back in the house she let out a gasp and turned to me and said " Mom, are we moving to St. George Today?" She was beyond excited. It really is going to be so much fun living by family again for a short time. We are all excited and can't wait for May 3rd to come!
Hallie and Annie have been so much fun lately. They have been playing so good together and seem to be great friends. Although, Hallie does run a lot faster than Annie. Out on the playground Annie spends most of her time running to keep up with Hallie and her friends but they love her to play with them.
I also get released from my calling this next Sunday. I have been the R.S. president for almost 2 years now. I have loved this calling and have been so grateful for the opportunity that I have had to serve the women in our ward. It really has taught me that I never have anything too bad because just when I thought I could finally have self pity I would hear of another woman going through something worse. I feel so blessed in my life and know the Lord loves me and my family.

No one can say this blog is boring

Let me tell you all that has happened in the last week that is exciting:
Last week, Janae and Maddie and Lexi came up to see all my girls.You can tell from the pictures who the
closer cousins are... They all had a good time (minus Bree, who had a pukey time). Thank you Janae.

While Janae was here, we got some phone calls that Camdon VanGuilder, Bree's cousin, might possibly get stranded in Salt Lake due to all the airline confusion, while trying to get home from his mission in Argentina. We picked him up, drugged him, fed him, and put him back on an airplane the next day.

Janae then took Bree and the girls back to sunny St. George, I was going to follow them down on Friday after work. I did. Then I went for the largest parade-type motorcycle ride that I have ever been part of. (any pictures of that Kerry?) I spent the rest of the weekend trying to help my girls be a little better. Sunday, I thought that Bree hadn't had enough, and her mother concurred (thank you Kay), so I left them there again. I spent a day sick, and the rest of the time working. I did not however shave this whole time.

While in St. George, Bree's family concocted a hair-brained, irresponsible, crazy idea that we would move back to St. George before med school in August. (This idea was spawned by no less than two independant family groups). I said: "But I have no income!" Janae has found me a job in the hospital (thanks again Janae). "We have no place to live!" Chris and Jessica are moving out of their apartment in order to accommodate us (just kidding, they were leaving anyway, but thanks guys). "We have no excuse!" They told me In and Out will be opening soon. So now we have everything.

We are going back to Sun-Country.

P.S. No one feel shorted if this is the first that you have heard of this, we only decided last night to do this. In fact, Bree will be upset that I have posted it so quick... but that's the risk you run when you sleep in!

Whew...

I know you are all sitting on the edge of your seats, hanging on our every digital word. Now on with the show.

We got a place in Kirksville. My Dad heroically made the trek and found us a great place to lay our heads. I have some pictures of it on my phone, but since it is a maze of technology designed to foil the human intellect, you will have to borrow my phone to see them. It is a nice new duplex, 3 bed 3 bath (a-la- Lexington type thing). It is about a 1 minute walk from campus, in fact, the back of our property backs up to the back of campus. We are at the end of a street and so no one is hoggin up any of the yard on the side. We are excited again to go. Instead of pictures of the house, I give you picture of Bree, in the place that Adam dwelt.

In other news, Hallie is 4. She had huge party with all of her friends here at the house. There were no parents allowed and you can see that Ariel was invited. She was way excited. If Bree has more to tell you about that I will let her. For now a picture says a thousand words, so here are about 12.
Bree has been very mean, and not let me tell anyone. She even deleted a post I made about it at work, but now I have been given the ok and will say it now to the internet community. Come November we will have #3. Yup, Bree is sick as can be and tellin' me that 3 is a good number of children. President Monson only had 3, so she may be right...

Housing = Frustrating

So we found a nice little place in a good neighborhood for cheap. Here are a few pictures. We talked to the lady and we told her we wanted it, so she said that she would send us an application and stuff for referrals and that. Then this morning we get an email from her saying that she rented it to someone else. Now we are unhappy.

The major things that are frustrating are the following:
1. most of the places to rent are kinda small for our growing family, not terrible, but especially not comfy for others when they come visit.
2. Most of the rentals that aren't real small, are real old. Like Brigham Young could have built some of these places.
3. The nice, larger houses are cheap. We can't get one, at least as far as we have tried, but they are within grasp it feels like. This one is around the corner from the place we tried to rent.

http://www.realtymo.com/bin/web/real_estate/AR59471/ACTIVATE_FRAMES/HOME_SEARCH/Kirksville/1204481140.html

Grrrr...

We continue to try and find a place that will work.

Tyler posted this, no matter what blogger says.

House Hunting

We are here in the far reaches of the Mid-West (Bree has seen what that exactly entails now...), we are looking for a house. We meet with a Realtor tomorrow as well as a few people that have some things up for grabs at the school. We will keep you posted on what happens as it happens.


And we have found a killer steak place, for those of you who wish to visit.

Another Zoo Day

The weather has been so beautiful the past couple of days that we decided to go to the Zoo again. I love going to the Zoo because I love watching my girls reaction to the animals. They absolutely love being there. Annie was so taken with the Rhino's today and every time we walked by she would snort. Maybe she thought she was communicating with them! Hallie just loves all animals and I had to run to keep up with her as she ran from one to the next. Plus, she had her friends Cole and Brenna with her. This only adds up to more running and keeping up with. This is the only picture I could snap of her. She thought it was quite funny to be running from me. That is something that I have learned to love- how they can make everything into a game and make it fun! Children really can teach us so much.

Easter

We went and found Easter Candy yesterday. Here are a few pictures of our girls doing so. Happy Easter everyone.