New hair cut

Well I finally made myself go and get my hair cut. It was in great need of something. Of course, being in a new place it scared me to death trying to figure out where to go. So finally I just went 

for it. I guess it turned out okay. You can't really tell in the picture, but the highlights were lighter then I wanted them and of course it was a lot shorter then Mike wanted it. But hey, I figure, it will grow and it still looks better then it did.

Zachs first day of 1st grade

Zachary started first grade at Royal Manor Elementary yesterday. I think that he is really going to like it there. His teachers name is Mrs. Rogers and she seems really nice. He was suppose to be in a different class, but two days before school started, after he had already met his teacher and learned where his class was, the principle called and said that they had to add another first grade class. So they put Zach in the new class, so he got a new teacher and his new class was in a totally different place then his first one. Luckily it is a pretty small school, so he remembered where it was just fine on the first day. The school is pretty small and so are the classes, so it seems like a really good school, more family oriented and they actually care about each student because they can. So that is nice.

The only bad thing about it is that it is so early! We are not morning people at all. In Virginia Zach was gone from about 8:45 - 4:00. Here he leaves at 7:30 and comes home at 2:30. It was pretty funny, on the first day of school when I woke-up Zach he asked me if this was really the right time for school. I told him yes and he said, "Everyday?". And I said yes. So he got this really serious look on his face and said "I can tell school is really going to change for me this year." I thought that was pretty funny. But then this morning he actually woke-up a little before I even had to wake him up so I think he will be just fine.

Here he is finishing his breakfast.

Then posing on the bus. The bus stop is only two houses away and the bus driver seems really really nice. Which is a great change because the one he had last year was a little mean.

He is growing up so fast, I can't believe that he is in 1st grade already. It sure was nice having him home this summer. He helped me out a lot with the other kids. He is a great kid and I am so glad that he is ours!

Tyler, what a handful...

Tyler was suppose to be taking a nap. For now, we have to put him in Henry's nursery because he won't stay in bed if he is in the room he shares with Zach. So Thursday he was in there and I had just moved Henry's bassinet into there. And I went in to check on Tyler, there he was, with his little pillows, cup, dino, and blanket, sleeping in the bassinet. It was pretty funny and too hard to get mad at him.

These are some pictures that I just discovered on my camera as I was downloading the other ones. After cleaning up (trying to) blue jewelry cleaner from the white carpet in our master bath that Tyler had spilled all over. (I am doing this while the cleaner is soaking in and hopefully getting it out) I am guessing that Tyler was trying his had at photography in these pictures. The first one is his belly button. What a kid!

Having fun in the sun!

Here are the kids the other day running through the sprinklers while I tried to save our lawn from dying. People around here don't really water their lawns too much. But at least the kids had fun. I am still getting used to this whole, having a yard to take care of thing.

Mikes first dental blunder

This was so funny I just had to share it. Mike came home from work the other day and said that he did his first dumb thing as a dentist. He was just checking some ladies teeth for some cancer screening thing and he had to pull her tongue to the side to look. The lady was about 50 and told him to be careful because she gaged really easy. So Mike was going to say "Don't worry, I won't stick my finger down your throat, just on your tongue." And instead he said, "Don't worry, I won't stick my tongue down your throat." He didn't even realize what he had said until the lady started laughing. She thought it was so funny and said that it had made her day! Isn't my hubby so cute!

Graduation

We miss our friends!

La La and Lu Lu

Freddy jamming to Rock band

Xbox party!

"Oooh, they look expensive!"

Summer fun!

We discovered Tyler really really likes salsa. He was drinking it when we found him.

We found Tyler in the bathtub right after we had just changed his diaper and gotten him all ready for bed. He thought he was pretty funny.

Mike, Henry, and I got to go up to a cabin with out the rest of the kids for a reunion of just my brothers, sisters, our parents, and spouses. It was a lot of fun, it was up in Idaho. We went boating and everything. Henry liked it too. Alyssa trying her hand at playing some music. Too bad that on the way home from Utah she decided that she also wanted to be a beautician. Yep, she cut a ton of her hair off. She is really lucky though that she has curly hair because it hides a lot.

Zach had a lot of fun in Utah, he always go crazy from all the attention.

Henry is growing up so fast! Here he is at 2 months old.

Henry's blessing day

Henry was blessed on July 6, 2008 by his Daddy, Grandpa Urry, Grandpa Eggett and Great Grandpa Bemis. We were lucky enough to be able to do it in Utah so that we could have most of the family there. It was really nice. Afterwards Mike's parents were great enough to let us have a luncheon at their house. It was a great blessing and Henry was so cute!

This is Great Grandpa and Grandma Bemis (Mike's grandparents). This is the Grandpa that Henry was named after, it is Grandpas middle name. I couldn't ask for a greater person for our son to be named after!


Here is Henry with Grandpa Eggett and Daddy! Aren't they so cute!




Henry with Grandpa and Grandma Urry, he was pretty worn out from the long day.

Proud Pappa!

Proud Momma!

"I am so cute!"

What an adventure!

Wow, I thought that once we had Henry and finally got moved things would just sail smoothly. Boy was I wrong! Well, I will try and fill all of you in. On the day that we were suppose to move, we found out that the house that we were moving into, didn't approve for enough. And long story shorter, the lady wouldn't budge on the price and is no regretting that she didn't. Anyway, we were already on our way to Ohio so we figured that we would just stay in a hotel for a few days and find a different house. But the people that we were trying to go through the loan for and the people that Mike is working for were giving us problems. We thought that Mike was going to start like a week after we got here, but they said that he got his license a lot faster then they thought he would, so they didn't have work yet. Anyway, we got stuck in the hotel for a couple weeks, with all our stuff still stuck in the moving truck. The day we got to the hotel our kids got sick with the flu or something. The pictures of Henry are at the hotel. Luckily Mikes dad came out (he was going to help us finish our basement in the first house) for a few days and we all went to the Zoo. They have a really good Zoo here, so we got season passes and went there a few times to pass the time.
So then after barely surviving the hotel and thinking that we were going to get a house any day, the dentist that Mike worked with over the summer said that he had an opening. So at this point we were so sick of Ohio and everything so Utah sounded great. So we hopped in the van and headed to Utah. A few hours out of Ohio, we already missed it. After 27 long hours of driving (with stopping to sleep of course) we got to Utah. It was so nice to be out of hotels! It was also really nice to have family around. But after a lot of prayer, and a lot of ups and downs, we finally decided that we should come back to Ohio. And still we were having problems with getting the loan to go through, I don't know what the banks deal was. They would tell us everything was fine and that it was going to go through, then they would throw something else in that we needed.
So after being in Utah for a little over two weeks, Mike flew out to Ohio and signed on the house. Then he flew back and that day we headed back to Ohio. So now we finally have our house.
It was really nice to be able to see family though. We also got to bless Henry while we were in Utah.
We are just trying to get everything unpacked now. It is virtually impossible to unpack, keep the house clean, and watch the kids. I have been going crazy. And Mike started work last week and his hours are not too great. He is just filling in for a few people until September, so he has late hours and weekends. But I think that it will get better. Luckily we have a great ward, so that helps. Of course it takes about 20 minutes to get to church. Man do I miss living a few minutes from the church. We also miss all our Virginia friends a ton! Anyway, I will stop now, it has just been so crazy. Our poor little Henry was homeless most of the first two months of his life. But he is a lot of fun. The kids sure are excited to actually have room to play in after all those hotels. Zachary said the other day, "I can't believe that we have a house, at first I thought that I was dreaming. I'm not dreaming, and I mom?" It was really cute.
Well, I will try and keep everyone updated on here. And get some pictures posted of our house and stuff. Gotta run and get some sleep...