Happy 4th of July!

It was been a VERY BUSY month for us so I have a lot of blogging to catch up on.

(The following posts are everything we did in the month of June)

We left Provo June 22nd and began driving to Forth Worth, Texas. Tyler in BigBird (Penske Moving Truck) and me in the Grandam with Austin. We have now been here for a week and 2 days. We pulled in last Friday, June 25 at 5:30 PM.

We had some people from our new ward already at our apartment ready to unload. The office closed at 6:00 PM so we hurried over to get the keys. As we opened the door the place smelled of fresh paint and there was no electricity. Which also means NO AIR CONDITIONING. That is a death sentence here! Especially for ME who is not used to humidity.

What happened was: they put us in a different unit than what we originally agreed upon and this one did not have the electricity turned on yet...Since it was Friday, that meant we couldn't get someone to turn anything on until Monday at the earliest! So we got all our stuff in, negotiated with the manager to not pay rent for the rest of June, and stayed with one of the people who helped us move for 2 nights, and then at Tyler's cousin's house on Sunday night.

We had a lot of fun at both places and are very grateful to both families for taking us in. We have now unpacked every box and are just getting decorations up on the walls. We love our new place!

Austin's First Experience With Rice Cereal

I decided to wait on the rice cereal until we got to Texas. There was a few times while nursing him I would be eating something at the same time and he would stop eating and watch me intently, so I decided it was time to start! Here he is 5 months old!

I'm so excited for my first taste!

Incoming! Put the spoon in my mouth already.

Hmmm...I guess it wasn't as great as I thought it would be.

OK, not so bad. I'm ready for another one.

Eeeek! Too much at once!

I don't think I can handle anymore.

Austin did much better on the next go around and Loves eating his rice cereal now!

Our stop at Denver on our move to Fort Worth

On the move down to Texas we made a stop in Denver at Lyette and Kurt's house. We met them up at their family's cabin the first night and then drove into Denver for the next night.

Father and Son, chillin' in the lazy boy at the cabin.

Austin playing with Aspen. His first experience with a dog. He loved it!

When we were up at the cabin we went on a 4-5 mile walk round-trip along a river trail that led up to a lake. It was sooo beautiful there.

Along the trail we came across this Stream Gaging Station. It is hooked to a wire that stretches across the stream so Geologists can gather information about the water level and rate of flow that can be used in other hydrologic studies.

At Lake Dillon at the height of our walk

At the Denver Zoo. Austin had a great time!

Happy Face!

Lyette and I in front of the Flamingos!

This is a GIANT ANCIENT SEA TURTLE that weighs A LOT!! It was huge. He was down at the bottom of the tank for a while and then started to stir to come up for air so we timed that perfect. Austin was in awe!

There was a Peacock roaming around and claiming his territory everywhere he went

That night we went and got homemade ice cream at Bonnie Brae's and went to the park and walked around and played Bocce Ball. We had a BLAST!!! This is Lyette and in front of their house as we're getting ready to leave to continue on to Fort Worth.

Trip home to Walla Walla, June 2010

I used to ride this same rocking horse when I was a little girl. Now Austin is learning how!

Sisters with babies! It was so much fun getting these boys together for the first time and the last time for a while. Tyler and I moved to Texas so it was the last trip home before the move.

Austin is 3 and a half months older than these other two. Benson is in the middle and Brooks on the right. Those two are only 4 days apart. Kinda crazy we all had boys within 3 months! I wonder who is going to have the next one first!

"Ooooh" Austin says.

Trying to gnaw through the side of the bottle to get at the water...under the supervision of Aunt Kara...

Austin with Aunt Lori

This picture was taken in the wheat field right next to our house. I love this time of year when the wheat is tall but still green!

Austin making a goofy face. Look at those eyes!

He loved the swing we have on our swingset. Just chillin'

Definitely framing this picture!

Grandma with Austin at the campfire up at the Gasaway Farm in Dayton. We had a little talent show with the Gasaway's which turned out to be really fun! Lori and I did some country swing dancing for everyone! I did the guys part.

Austin on our way to hike the Oregon Butte with the Gasaway family. (Jana's in-laws)

This was Austin's first extended period of time in his front-pack carrier but he did GREAT! He fell asleep about 10 minutes to the top and then slept the entire way down! It was about a 6 mile hike and he definitely gave me a good workout. Good thing he's just a lil' guy!

The view was GORGEOUS!

When we stopped for lunch a mile or so from the top we saw a mountain lion walking away from us over back behind a ridge. Scary!

Brad "of course" brought his golf club along and 3 golf balls so he could hit them off the top. His second shot was really good!

Alainna's Visit

Alainna (Fielding) Beus came for a visit just before we moved to Texas. I hadn't seen her little Jonathan so I was so happy we were able to get together before we left. We were laughing sooo hard taking these pictures because Austin was smiling and wiggling and laughing the whole time but Jonathan slept like a rock! This first picture makes it seem like Austin is bigger than him from the angle the picture was taken....but...

From this angle you can see he is already bigger than Austin! Jonathan is 2 and a half months younger than Austin is but already weighed 1 1/2-2 pounds more!

Tummy time for Family Home Evening

Austin loves this frog. We call it Senor Frog. He gets really excited when we shake it in front of his face; so excited that he kicks his legs and shakes his little arms all over!

SOOOOO CUTE!!! I love that smile!

Having fun with mommy on the tummy

The whole family :)

Aunt Amanda

Tyler's family came to visit us first week of June. Amanda had a lot of fun playing with him and baby-sitting him which gave me a nice break! I love it when family comes to town. Here they are playing Pat-a-Cake

Here they are again! Best buds!