Home sick

We are here in Rexburg and I am finding that I am quite more homesick than I thought I would be. Even though I am from Pocatello, went to college at Ricks, and have all my family here; I miss my home and friends very much. There is definitely a different pace in Rexburg, no one drives fast and I haven't seen a policeman on the road yet. Stores and places open late and close early. But there is a clean flicks which I love! My family has been great, I think I was unpacked in record time and have been invited to lots of dinners. My dad even hauled over the weed wacker and went crazy on the amazon forest attacking the house.
Greyson has already required a trip to the Community Care and the dentist. He tripped and smashed his face into the firplace mantle. He is probably going to lose his front baby tooth after only having it a year. I am not used to such a wild toddler.
It is very nice to have a second bedroom on the main floor so don't have to climb a mountain to get Mesa to bed. I am excited to share a cricut machine with my sisters and to learn to bake bread like a pro. I can see the temple from our front window and it almost looks fake because it is bright and luminous on the hill. We took some pictures before we moved, it is so green and beautiful in Alpine.

Marin's last plea

I love my little Marin. She will suddenly feel really strongly about doing something and it has to be done right then. She was into writing this love note to Max and she would not let me look at it. So when she got distracted for a moment I snapped a little picture. It is hard to read so I will translate....

Der Max, I am mooving to IDHO in tou wees From: Marin To: Max I love you (heart) and I am mereing you wen I am a gercnup (grownup).

Who Knew?

So who knew that in our neighborhood during the summer that having a lemonade stand or selling anything else would be so profitable. My kids have asked me if they can sell ....

Pretzels
Grapes
Rocks
Water color paintings
or if I would like to make something for them to sell

The kids up the street looked like they were making a killing because of the location of their house, and the kids down the street were selling cinnamon rolls and lemon bars. I told my kids we should wait until we move and then they could meet new friends with their lemonade stand. Good way to put it off for a while.

The End of it all

I am a little glad that all the activities are over for a while. Marin gymnastics, soccer, and piano and Ashton's t ball. I am so dang competitive that I hate when Marin's little soccer team doesn't win even though they don't keep score and when Ashton complains that he is melting on the pitchers mound in the hot sun. I honestly believe that you can't teach your kids to be go-getters and competitive. Either they are or they aren't. I love to dream about what a great athlete Mesa would be. She would probably knock our socks off. She has loved riding her horse once a week. It has helped so much with her head and trunk control. And we did a little fishing at Rainbow Lake over Memorial weekend. As you can see Greyson was having a blast!!

monsters, cowgirls, sleepyhead, Real Soccer game, and four wheeling

Happy Mother's Day Sweetheart

I know this is a little early, but Marin, Ashton, Mesa, Greyson, and I wanted to congratulate mom on her award for mother of the year. Click on the link below. If that doesn't work, then copy and paste it. It is worth seeing. :)

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We are Moving!

Well I will give you three guesses as to where we are going.
1. Texas
2. Arizona
3. Idaho

Not Texas because that is where my sister Josue is going because they want to work for a big accounting firm.
Not Arizona because my brother Spencer and his wife moved there after selling their house in four days!
Ok, so it's Idaho. The other two do sound a bit more appealing but the family is in Idaho (well most of them) and so is work. I am excited to go and so are the kids because it means getting a dog and a horse eventually. I will miss my beautiful view out my living room window, great places to eat everywhere, of course awesome shopping, our ward (some of the most amazing people I have ever met), my friends I have had since Marin was born in our BYU student ward, Primary Childrens where Mesa gets great treatment and the list goes on and on. But this is life and it will work out just fine! Oh, and we are going to end up in Rexburg or surrounding area.