7 years...

As we were taking our friend to see the sights along the Columbia River gorge we realized that it had been almost exactly 7 years since Skyler had seen the sights when I first brought him home to meet my family.

April 21, 2005

April 13, 2012

Who knew we would get married a year later and then end up making the northwest our permanent home after years of living on the east coast.

33 weeks...

The comment of the day at church was "So, is that baby due tomorrow?!" Nope, not for 7 more weeks. Summer has been very active and it is crazy to watch my belly shift around as she tries to get comfortable. She is very reactive to Skyler's voice. Savvy has been very interested in "seeing Summer" and touching my stomach, but never stands still long enough to actually feel anything. Savvy even sang, "Twinkle, twinkle little star" to Summer this week and insisted on kissing her afterwards.

33 weeks

I am loving the thought of welcoming Summer and it is becoming very real. Skyler's brother is getting married in August and on Friday I bought both of the girls dresses for the special occasion. I started to tear up a bit at the thought of this all happening so soon and holding a newborn again. I have so many emotions in relation to it all it is hard to comprehend, but I am anxious to love this little girl more and more each day.

Introduction to the NW...

Our good friend, Chris, came to stay with us this weekend while he was in town for a conference. We were thrilled to have him in town and took the opportunity to show him a bit of the NW when he arrived. We, of course, ended the evening with some NW deliciousness at Burgerville; rosemary shoestring fries and Oregon strawberry milkshakes are just some of the specialties enjoyed.

Multnomah Falls

Crown Point

Skyler and Chris have been friends since they met at Governor's Honors Academy in high school and then both attended BYU. We loved living near Chris and his wife Robyn last year when we were in Utah. We hope to see Chris again soon and that Robyn will be able to join us all next time!

Here are some photos of the view from Crown Point so we can convince more friends and family to come visit!

An offer...

We put an offer on a home! It is a short (read as "long and drawn out") sale and we are second in line, but we are hoping that with some patience and our flexible timeline we might be in a house some time in the fall. I need the time to grow accustomed to two kiddos and plan our immediate remodels anyway!

If it is the right home for us it will work out at the right time. If not, we at least got our feet wet.

Pinterest is now back on my regular browsing list as I start thinking about making a house a home and I have a feeling I will begin frequenting Home Depot and Lowe's. . .

Easter...

Saturday morning we colored Easter eggs at home. Savannah was quite impressed that we were allowed to do such a crazy thing.

Saturday afternoon we traveled to Enumclaw to spend the holiday with Krystiahna, my dad, and Colton on Krystiahna's ranch. It was nice to get out of town a bit. Savvy loved the tractors (sad I didn't get any pics) and warmed up to the ponies after watching the other children play with them.

Most importantly we are grateful for the meaning of the holiday and enjoyed taking extra time as a family to reflect on and explain the importance of the resurrection to Savannah. She has now started to say, "Jesus helps us to be happy" when the time is right and continues to be very excited to say her prayers several times a day. The other day in traffic I was anxious we were going to be late to something and she said, "It be fine, Mom. Heavenly Father help us be on time. Jesus loves us." A tender reminder to keep a positive and faithful perspective. I am grateful for her sweet spirit and the innocent faith that she has at such a young age.