California Cousins

Ok, so two weeks after Seattle we went to San Mateo. Needless to say, we don't have a lot of people to visit in SLC and I plan to rack up the frequent flyer miles to see those we love!! John had yet another work event, but this time in the bay area last Thursday. We made it into an extended weekend to visit Aunt Lauri, Uncle Renato and cousins Sofia and Zachary in San Mateo. It was so fun to see Jeffrey interacting with his cousins. Him and Zach were with each other every waking moment. Not so much playing with one another yet, but they would follow each other, play with the same things, and at times, laugh at one another peaking around corners or through doors. Sofia also got a good taste of her cousin Jeffrey for one full day while Zach was in daycare. Sofia is getting so big and we learned a fish in water. During our Phoenix trip last spring she was petrified of the swimming pool. Now, you can't get her out of the pool. She's so much fun and really turning into such a sweet little girl. It looks like we will probably see them again in the later part of September in Seattle, so more pictures to come. For now, here's some pics of the boys.

Time with Papa

While John worked the Monday while we were in Seattle, Jeffrey, Papa and I went out to lunch at Ivar's by the fairy terminal in Mukilteo and played at the beach. Jeffrey just started walking a few weeks before our trip and the rocks at the beach were good balancing practice!! :)

Looking at these pictures makes me sad - we miss Seattle (and Papa) so much. It's sooo beautiful by the water.

C'mon Papa

Happy Birthday Kate

At the beginning of August John had a last minute meeting scheduled in Seattle, so he brought Jeffrey and I with him for the weekend. We were lucky enough to attend Kate's first birthday and had such a good time visiting with their family and friends. Leah, I have lots more pictures to send you from the party. Thanks, yet again, for a wonderful time.

Kate's new teapot (don't get that near Jeffrey or it will be demo'd)

Kate's Grandpa made her a play house and the little ones (and adults) loved it!!

Boating At Last

We brought the boat to Utah in early July, however all of our boat cushions were with the movers in storage. We finally took the boat out on a lake about 30 minutes from our new home a few weeks after we moved in. Jeffrey was too little to remember last summer so this was probably a new experience for him. The rock of the boat was hard for him to keep his balance and he kept falling which put him in a bad mood, but here are some good shots from the day. Temperatures in SLC are ussually in the hundreds at this time, so the lake was a nice cool break we all needed!! I think Jeffrey's favorite part was sitting on the swim platform with us and dipping in the lake, which felt super cold - about 70 degrees.

Home Sweet SLC

We're all moved into our new home and we're approaching two months at this time. Still a good load of boxes left to unpack and unfortunetally we're realizing how little storage we have compared to our old home.

I'll post pictures soon with our things all moved in. Still positioning pictures, rugs etc. but everyday it's starting to feel more and more like our home.

There is a yucky smell that came with our bathrooms. I smell B.O. everytime I'm in them and of course John says he doesn't smell anything. I've scrubbed the walls/surfaces with Pine Sol and tile with some Soft Scrub, but if you have anyother suggests, let me know. I do want to eventually paint both bathrooms and replace the tile, so hopefully that would help, but that won't be for a few months. :)

Here's a picture of Jeffrey and John working hard on moving day!! :) Right after the picture was taken Jeffrey took a header into the hard top edge of the chair and gave himself a fat lip... ouch. Boys.. I swear.