ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS!

So my emotions are mixed! I am so excited to be moving in two weeks from today! I am excited to have Nick be done with school and graduate! To have a husband again! But I have really grown to love it here and so many wonderful people! I spent so much time wishin' and hopin' to get out of here and be done. Now thats its here I am sad. I love this place for so many reasons!

Its the place where we made our first house a home..


Where we spent countless hours in the backyard with Tessa.. Where she has really grown up! (below is our first week here in our new house in Bartlett TN. Tessa 13 months)

Where we grew together as a family and started our own traditions and festivities..


I'll miss people who are not related but will always feel like family! I'll miss the beautiful summer weather. Where every day is a swimming day! And hardly any snow in the winter! I am really not looking forward to snowstorms you actually have to go out in!


Its the place where I learned what real BBQ tastes like! YUM!


I'll miss the beautiful early springs....I finally understood the primary song "popcorn popping on the apricot tree."


I'll miss the place I brought my baby boy home too.. And everyone who helped with him and showed me with love and service.


Where when it rains it pours!! and you backyard becomes a swimming hole! I finally learned here what the fasted switch on your windshield wipers was for!


AND...
wIts Where Nick studied SO hard to become a doctor and so much more to us!


WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU! THANKS FOR THIS AMAZING JOURNEY!

CONGRATS JESSE AND ANGIE!

Well.... Its finally offical! Jesse and Angie are GETTING MARRIED!!! CONGRATS YOU GUYS!

here is the story mom!

When Jesse got off the plane he called Nick jr and asked if he could marry his mom. Then Jess ask nick to use his mad origami skills to make a rose for him to put the ring in and give to her. It was awesome.. it was cool to be apart of it all.. here was my job: camera duty so you call could enjoy too!






ps sorry sound is bad.. but you can still watch!

Too much...

Tessa's independence goes a little too far sometimes.. As you can see... She begged and begged me to let her do the ketchup her self.. I was helping Dallin and then.. this:





The face is because I said she just used her whole ketchup ration for the month! no more for her! Grounded from ketchup for a month sounded like a good punishment... (ps it wasnt like she accidentally dumped too much out... She didnt, this was on purpose!)

My Brother Comes to Visit!!!

So last weekend my brother came to memphis! it was so mUCH FUN!

we made a sign that said "welcome to Tn Brother Jones".. Brother Jones is his nick name from high school since we was Mormon and all the kids knew that we use "brother and sister" in our church they just made of the Jones because it sounded like a southern minister!
my friend angie came too! shes the BOMB! she drove us all over the place all weekend!

What we've been up too.... PART 2

well.... Still not a whole lot.. I forgotten how boring apartment life is. I spent so many days complaining about all the work I had to do at the house all the time. Now I wish for something to prime or paint! But we have a lot of fun just being together! And I have friends here and thats something I know I may not have our next move. well not instant. Where ever that may be! But we are happy just to be here our last semster is quickly coming to an end with only 10 more weeks of school and one of those weeks we get off for spring break!
But apartment living has lots of benifits like.. PLENTY of TIME FOR:

kisses and snuggles:




horsin around!
AND There's always time for giggles ..(and unmatching outfits!)
FASHION SHOWS and play dough

journaling and naps.. (no i wasnt awake and happy of this picture being taken) and romantic moments interrupted by pure insanity. Nick was sweet and brought me flowers not even for valentines day.. But look in the background.. Yep someone cant be serious for more than 5 seconds!

What We've Been Up to.......

A whole lot of Nothing... =) But enjoy some pictures anyway!

Moving Out & Moving In

Saying good bye to grandparents on christmas.. We are sure going to miss them!



So we are finally feeling a little bit settled in our new abode. I just have imagined moving south I would be leaving the snow and cold of Colorado behind. I guess I was wrong because its been FREEZING HERE! Anyway.. we are alive and well.. We have managed to gather up things thanks to generous friends and neighbors! We moved out here with only what would fit into the civic and good will and salvation army have come in handy!


Ok just kidding.. this was how it looked for a week, but we have moved in our old couch and chair we left here. So its not as sparse, but i love the fireplace in this apartment! it even works! (gas burning)

This is Dallin's room.. I know we are bad parents!! lol! poor kid, but its a really big walk in closet! Plus he likes it dark and very quiet. so this is the best sleeping arrangement we could come up with. Nick just has to get his clothes out for school before bedtime!



the kitchen.. Tessa and Dallin having a bite to eat and getting in to Tessa toy box. His usual monkey business.

thats it for now.. but more to come later...