IT IS OFFICAL!!!!

TAD IS A COLLEGE GRADUATE!!! WE JUST FOUND OUT A FEW MOMENTS AGO AND HE WILL RECEIVE HIS DIPLOMA IN THE MAIL THIS WEEK.

Halooween 2008 Pumpkins

Ryleigh RJ and I carved pumpkins tonight. We had so much fun making our faces. RJ drew, and cut out his face all by his self. Ryleigh desided she wanted a fun and sexy face for her pumpkin, Ryleigh was so cute trying to carry her pumpkin in. The rule is you can not get a pumpkin bigger then you can carry. I think uncle Tad helped a little. He is such a great uncle and will be a great daddy some day.









BABY UPDATE.
Nini is doing great and is 25 weeks. The baby heartbeat is strong. Our little Zoe is moving and growing lots. I felt her kick last week and that was so much fun.
Cassie is 12 weeks and all is well with her also. My little neice or nephew was quite active today, Cassie said, the doctor had to keep chasing the baby to get the heart beat.
Nikki Q. is having a c-section on Dec. 12. Her little girl is grow big as well. Still no name yet but she had plenty of time to figure that out.
Still no baby news from us yet but someday, when Heavenly Father feels it is the right time to bless us with the sweet spirits he has picked out for us and we will welcome them with open arms and loving hearts.

PICTURES!!!!!

Here are some recent pictures. Ryleigh loves mowing the lawn with my mom. The kids and I had a great time gutting pumpkins last night and we will be carving them tongith I can't wait. I also posted a picture of my little sister and her new boyfriend Rob. He is a really a nice guy and is great for my little sister. Enjoy!!

CLAM DIGGING!!!

We went clam digging last night and it was Tad's first time going. It was kind of a bust BUT Tad got to dig 2 clams. Out of the 6 of us that went we only got 4 clams. Bummer but that is ok. We had a good time in a cold, rain. windy clam tide but we were at the ocean so who can complain too much. I was so proud of Tad he dug like a pro and got the biggest clam of the trip. Hopefully we will be going back for the november clam tides and hopefully they will be showing a little better. The 4 clams will help make some yummy seafood chowder and we can't wait.

On a different note one of our family friends past away this last week. It is kind of a bitter sweet. It is really sad that she is gone and has two little kids but she had bone cancer and was in a lot of pain for a long time. She is no longer suffering and she is with our Heavenly Father now. Her children will be well taken care of and it will be made sure they never forget how much their mommy loves them.

I am so greatful to have the Gospel in my life, and that I understand the plan of salvation to a point. I am also so blessed to have such a supportive family and a husband that loves the gospal as much as I do. I am also so great for my husbands family who have been so good to me and have taken me in as one of their own not just the girl that married their son/brother.

Sorry still no pics. We are hoping to have a new camera cord soon so you will be bombared with pics shortly. Our place is really coming together and Tad LOVES his job. I am so excited because my brother is having his first baby the end of April. He was so cute when he showed me his ultra sound picture. He was almost in tears. He is going be a great daddy and Cassie will be a fabulous mommy as well.

Sorry this is short but i have to get going to help my dad get ready for his new floors. I just wanted to give a quick update. We are great and hope everyone else is doing great as well. Lots of love to all.

LIFE IS GREAT!!

We are doing well. Sorry no pics are up yet. I left our camera cord in Colorado and don't remember where exactly. I am going to try to get some pics up soon.

But here is a little update anyways,
Tad started his new job at Cowlitz Bank, we LOVES it and they love him. They are so nice there and he really enjoys everyone he has work with so far.
As for me still not work and STILL waiting for my massage license to be approved in the state of Washington. We are hoping with in the next 4 weeks.
Our house is for the most part put together, it is so nice to be able to have paint on the walls other then white. We have enjoyed the extra space the little bit we have been home.
My big sisiter and her two kids moved back to Longview a couple weeks ago and I couldn't be happier. I love and missed them so much. They mean the world to me and it broke my heart not to be able to spend very much time with them. All of my family for that matter. We are missing Tad's family now. They are doing well also. We are so happy to report Kristin got ino BUY I and Nicole is doing well in high school.
We have most of our boxes unpacked and the neice and nephew love their space in our house. Ryleigh has been so cute when she comes over, she just goes right into that room and gets what ever she wants to play with for the moment.
Our new ward is amazing as well. It is same but everyone has just been great and welcoming to us. They have a lot of fun and we are looking forward to partaking in those events. Life has been good sine our move, different but good. We miss Colorado but are so happy to start the next chapter of our lives in Washington.
One of my best friends from high school and her hubby moved back just a couple weeks after we did so that has been fun as well. Theya re exspecting their first baby and it is a girl. I am so excited we are together at this exciting time for them.
I am so blessed to have the life that I do, I have an AMAZING husband and wonderful friends and family Life has just been great lately and I am so happy in general. I hope all is well for everyone and things are going good. Take care and I will keep you updated as much as I can and hopefully I will have some pics up some day.

MOVED IN

WE ARE ALL MOVED IN, NOT UNPACKED BUT MOVED IN. IT IS GREAT!!! i CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE CORD THAT CONNECTS MY CAMERA TO THE COMPUTER SO NO PICTURES YET, SORRY. WE ARE DOING WELL. TAD STARTS WORK ON MONDAY AND WE SO VERY EXCITED!!! ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS JUST MOVED BACK TO WASHINGTON ALSO. WE PICKED THEM UP FROM THE AIRPORT TODAY AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SPEND OSME MORE TIME WITH HER AND HER WONDERFUL HUBBY AND OF COURSE THEIR BABY ON THE WAY AND PUPPY. I AM WAITING ON MY MASSAGE LICENSE TO BE APPROVED FOR WASHINGTON SO I CAN START OWRK. I CAN'T WAIT. OTHER THEN THAT LIFE IS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. THINGS ARE GOING GREAT AND I HOPE TO FIND MY CAMERA CORD SOON. TAKE CARE.

We made it home!!!

We made it to Longview. It was a long drive but totally worth it. Tad and I went and looked at our place today with Peter and it needs a lot of TLC but I think it is going to be great when we are done. We might be able to move into the place by Labor Day how cool is that. I will keep everyone updated, I just wanted to say we made the drive safely so no one was worried.

The updates and rest of the pictures!!

Here are the rest of the pictures from our trip and some pictures from our camping trip and our temple trip with our friends. All of our trips were amazing. the temple was one of the best trips of all. We are so greatful to have such great friends and we are so blessed that we were able to be a part of such a wonderful step in their life.

Our duplex is going to be wonderful once we get everything done. We will have to replace all the carpets and paint. We will have to replece a few things but it will all be totally worth it. We will be living with my mom and dad for a couple weeks until we get everything done. It will be hard work but I will post pictures when it is all done. I am so excited to get in there and make it our own.

Our trip was amazing as you all know from my other blog. We got to spend a lot of time with my sister and her boyfriend and That was great. i was so excited to meet my new little neice Ali (the pupy) and she loved her uncle Tad.

the view from our little hike camping
So beutiful
More view
Our friends after there first trip to the temple. It was an amazing trip for Tad and I also.
They are such amazing people we were so glad to be able to be a part of such a big part of their life. We will miss them when we move.
Tad playing with my gift from Kristin
What was in the big taped ball.
The earings and holder Andrea got me.
happy birthday to me. My hubby looks like a stud

They really do exsit. Tad's first elephant ear. YUMMY
Timber contest
This is how Nicole rolls

My dad trieing the hole in one challenage

Tad hit the dock
Nicole climbing the wall
she made it!!
Tad is a third of the hight of the wall
He made it too!!

Little miss Ali
Tad and Ali taking a break
Our kitchen
More kitchen

Laundry room

more laundry room
Our bed room
the spare bed room
our living room
Our hall.

this picture shows how much work we are going to have to do before we can move in. That is okit will be totally worth it when it is done.

Our bathroom
Dad and Tad sitting by the fire
Coco
Tad trieing to fix Chances PS2
Tad and Chance playing speed racer on the Wii

Pictures as promised!!

Here are a lot f the pics I took while I was over in Washington. There are still more to come but the computer wont upload them for some reason. I will get them up as soon as I can. They include our new place. We will have a lot of work to do but it will be great when we are done. We had a great trip, it was nice to see friends and spend time with family. We are so blessed to have such great people in our lives.

We have set our move date. We will be moving August 15th. It will take us 2 or 3 days to get to WA, we are making a few stops on the way, but it will be great.

Tad being a pro bowler
My dad and Tad playing Wii
Installing the new TV in the new gym
The new gym
More of the gym

Taken pictures with mom before her surgery
Me and Nicole before waiting for my mom to go into surgery
Nicole and her boyfriend Dan
My dad cutting up the beerbutt chicken, so yummy
My handsome hubby!!




Matt and his new friend the Red Robin
Tom
Smile Stephy
I love this guy.
AJ and Stephanie at dinner.

My mom 3 days after surgery being a trooper at the property
Tad and the property
Tad and I, can't wait to spend some time up here by the lake!!
Me and my daddy. Can you tel who I get my good looks from?
Working hard getting the ditch dug for the electrical.

The ditch
The party area at the lake
The play ground
The private boat launch
The private beach for people who have property at Lake Kushman

Ali loves her daddy
Mister Burny
My Aunt Joi and I
Cocco doesn't like Ali but all she wants is to play
The sisters with teir men relaxing in the back yard
Nicole being a weirdo.

Tad with Ali, she is so tired
Tad and Grams
nicole and Mom having a heart to heart
snuggling with the love of my life.
Nicole's little family

Tad cooking dinner
Part of the family hanging out at the fire pit
Family enjoying the shade, company and good food
My boyfriend Aiden in the pool

O'ryan throwing a fit

Tad and I at Rainer Days
The fireworks were so pretty

Nicole trying to show us how it is done. How many free games was that?
On the scrambler
Dan and Nicole on the scrambler
Slide race, I won





Tad throwing some ringsNicole's the big winner

Dan shooting the star
Nicole working her charm once againa nd getting an icecream for a dollar