We are here and all is well.
(except that I have no Internet yet, but my iPhone.)
I just watched my husband change the boys diaper and then he tickled him to death.
This is why I am here; for those moments.
Smiles are aplenty around here:)
TONS more to come as soon as I am " hooked up" to the real world.
Thanks for all your well wishes.

Ciao!

destination california: part three

stop 3:

springville,

our halfway point.

a visit was made to my SIL parents house since she was there visiting with my brother and kids from hawaii. 

molly has a million sisters. 

all of whom are freaking adorable!

&

i had the pleasure of hanging out with 5 of them:

ummm yeah...AdOraBlE!

we then got to spend the night at grandma's house 

and see aunt jackie and brittny.

(who are equally as adorable)

1 stop, tons of family.

destination california: part two

stop 2:

cheyenne, wyoming

days inn

its been a. long. day.

destination california: part one

from kansas city to california in 6 days.

stop 1:

omaha, NE

to visit noel, kara, grandma, dad, and tay

my grandma is so sassy and stylish.

the boy got to explore papa's garden on his shoulders.

and the girl kept us all entertained with her drama.

thanks kara for taking these amazing pictures.

you rock my world.

in more ways than one:)

materialistic

yesterday as i was giving the movers the rundown of all my crap, the head boss asked:

"is there anything really special to you that we need to take extra care with?"

i thought about this for a good minute before i replied.

"no, they are just things."

he walked away satisfied with my answer, but i walked away more than satisfied.

i was proud of me.

i tend to focus too much on my physical environment. i'm a visual person and i like beauty to be all around me. this reflects inward and affects my mood sometimes.

of course i will always want to make my home a beautiful place for my family,

but when it boils down to it, there was not one piece of furniture that i couldn't live without.

i couldn't, however, live without these two precious little souls:

moving day

it's official.

i am now a moving snob. 

i will never pack my own belongings again.

the navy sent packers today and i did minimal packing.

i did however have to entertain two grumpy kids.

the boy did this:

and the girl did this:

                                          

                                                          

and in the evening i got these:

i think i'm loving them.

i'm also loving this boy.

tomorrow the loaders come.

wish me luck and happy thursday!

straight out of the mouth of my boy

as we were sitting in church yesterday, i noticed the boy 

rubbing a bug bite behind his neck. he was doing 

this for quite a while before he 

turned around and asked with a complete serious face,

"mommy, is this my back nipple?"

no joke.

i almost peed my pants during sacrament.

how reverent would that have been?

i pulled this picture out yesterday when the boy was looking over my shoulder. i explained that it was him as a newborn. after studying the picture a while longer he jumps with a pointed finger and yells,

"look mommy, i'm in a sandbox!"

so if that isn't funny enough; today he saw the picture again and with another pointed finger says, "look mommy, i have another penis" as he points to his umbilical cord. next comes, "and there's another one" as he points to the machine laying next to him!

that's a grand total of three penis' folks.

THREE!