Easter

We had a great time celebrating Easter in Idaho with our families. Katie and Jace had so much fun with their cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. They just love all of their family! Katelyn had lots of fun hunting Easter eggs this year, and hit the jackpot with three of them!
The first was in Idaho Falls with Scott's family. Grandma Yo and Katie's cousin Tyson hid the eggs for all of the little girl cousins. It was fun to see them all running around looking for the eggs, passing by most of them in their rush and excitement. Katie really got into it this year and loved all of her candy and her lip gloss ring.

The next egg hunt was in Blackfoot at Jensen's Grove. It was a big community egg hunt with hundreds of eggs all over the grass. We should have known that she would not be too excited about running out in that big mass of kids. Those kind of things make her nervous. She ended up with only one egg, but a nice man came over and gave her a few more.


The third egg hunt was in at my parent's house. Every time she found an egg she let out this high pitched squeal of delight. She thoroughly enjoyed herself!

Jace was there, but didn't really participate of course, although he did find an egg or two on accident and liked shaking them and hearing them rattle. The best part about the trip was being with our families and we can't wait to live so close to them!

It's Official!!!

It is official...after graduation we will be moving to Idaho Falls, ID! Scott will begin working with Dr. Jay Harris at Harris Dental on July 1st. We are so excited to be back home and living close to our families! It's what we hoped for these past four years and we feel that we've really been given a great opportunity that will be so good for our family. There are so many mixed feelings right now...excitement for what lies ahead, but so sad to leave Denver and our great friends there who have become our family. We will sure miss everyone, but can't wait to begin living 'real life' in Idaho Falls!!

Happy 1st Birthday Jace!!

I can't believe it's already been a year! Time just keeps going by faster and faster! We celebrated Jace's first birthday today. His actually birth date is March 18, but we are going to Idaho tomorrow and all of his presents were already here in Denver. Here are some pictures of the fun event!

Jace opened presents first. He never really got into ripping off the paper, but Katie was more than happy to help out. She was physically unable to keep her hands away! But Jace didn't seem to mind...he was having lots of fun playing with the wrapping paper and looking at his new toys.

Jace got lots of fun stuff for his birthday! He and Katie had a blast all evening playing with his new toys!

I went all out (for me) and made a theme cake. It was a construction cake with oreo crumb dirt, chocolate cake boulders, and little construction vehicles. It was fun and easy to make, and I think it turned out pretty cute!

This is the end of my great cake! Jace demolished it even more after I took this picture. He loved the cool whip frosting and ate it by the handfuls. When he got tired of eating he began smashing. What a fun celebration!

Victory!!!

Boards are over!!! What a load off of our shoulders! I'm sure Scott was too busy to be very nervous, but I had a stomach ache all day today wondering how things went. I was so relieved when he called and said, "I'M FINISHED!!" Now we have to wait four weeks to get the results, but I'm sure he passed. So good to be done. Now it's smooth sailing to graduation on May 23.

It's a crazy kind of week...

I think Scott is feeling a little kooky right now as he is right in the middle of his boards exams. We can't wait until this weekend is over! There is so much anticipation and nervousness because so much is out of Scott's control...whether or not his patients will show up, what the 'grader' decides he likes or doesn't like...it's insane! Send a good thought and a prayer towards Scott this weekend...he'll appreciate all the help he can get!

Here is proof!

When I was tagged, I mentioned that I didn't think people really believed that I used to play soccer. So here are some pictures as proof that I really did...and that I even got to play, as shown by the muddy uniform! : ) I love soccer and have played since I was seven. It is the sport in my family. All of my siblings play or have played, and my dad is a die-hard soccer fan. I really would like to continue playing in adult leagues or indoor soccer tournaments, but with four knee injuries I am too nervous to risk another one.

This was my junior year when we won the conference championship against Portland State. It was cold and muddy, but it was one of my favorite games of my career.

Here's our pre-game lineup...I'm #6, the one with the knee brace.

My sister joined the team my senior year...she's #16. We had a lot of fun training and traveling together. Unfortunately, we didn't get to play together for long...I tore my ACL 6 games in and was out for the rest of the season. : (
Every time I look through my soccer pictures I feel a little sad because I miss it so much, although I don't miss the intense training that was my life for four years. I've traded soccer for family and I wouldn't trade back for the world!

Tagged...

My friend Gina tagged me, so here goes....

A-Attached or single? Attached!!
B-Best Friend? Scott
C-Cake or Pie? Cake, but I would never turn down pie.
D-Day of Choice? Saturday because Scott is home - and weekends are just fun!
E-Essential Item? Planner, contacts, hand lotion.
F-Favorite Color? Yellow, it is so happy! But to decorate or wear, I like brown and green, earthy colors.
G-Gummy bears or worms? Gummy bears.
H-Hometown? Blackfoot, ID
I-Favorite indulgence? Junk food or reading a book.
J-January or July? July
K-Kids? 2...Katie is 3 and Jace is almost 1
L-Life isn't complete without? My family
M-Marriage Date? 1/3/2003
N-Number of Brothers and sisters? 1 Brother and 3 Sisters
O-Oranges or apples? Probably oranges, but I hate to peel them so I usually eat apples instead.
P-Phobia and fears? I am afraid of something happening to a family member, especially when Katie has one of her sicknesses.
Q-Quote? I don't have a favorite, but I do like "I never said it would be easy. Only that it would be worth it."
R-Reason to smile? Mostly when my kids do or say something funny. I also smile a lot now about Scott being almost done with school.
S-Season of choice? Fall...I love all of the colors and that it's nice and cool. Not too hot and not too cold. Plus there's anticipation of the holidays coming up!
T-Tag someone? Whoever hasn't done this yet.
U-Unkown facts about me? I used to be a college soccer player. I guess most people know this, but I don't think they really believe it. They usually give me a funny look and tell me that they don't think I could be mean enough to play soccer. I've also torn my ACL 4 times.
V-Vegetable? Carrots, asparagus
W-Worst Habit? I sanitize everything. It was getting to be a problem, but I am getting a lot better.
X- Xray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound. So far for me, ultrasound means something fun and X-ray doesn't.
Y-Your favorite food? PIZZA! I could eat it for every meal every day.
Z-Zodiac sign? Aries