Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Summer in Pics

Here are some more summer pics.... in no particular order because I am too lazy to re-order them after spending 30 minutes bringing them into blogger one at a freakin' time.

One of the several times we were in Carlsbad over the summer for like 2 days at a time, I think this was Memorial Day... in the pic above, Jay is cracking up because a wave just got us while we were waiting for whichever kid to snap the pic.













We went to the beach with Holly and Grady, Mary, my Mom, Tracy and her girls. Look at all the 'moms' it takes to put suntan lotion on Grady. hahaha.


Rebekah spent a little time with Holly and Grady after Girl's Camp. I think it was the single biggest self-esteem booster for her EVER, because Grady likes HER. Will let her hold him and help take care of him. She ate it up.


A boy and his dog.... gross.




Bek and David posing in some impromptu 'shade" with Fritz.




David finally grew taller than Aunt Jennifer. A true 'milestone' in his life.:)



See that guy in the top left corner? Yeah.... he jumped off that cliff into the water below. This is at Blue Ridge Resevoir here is AZ, on his first High Adventure Trip. The second one was in Lake Powell, where he did more cliff jumping, with our new ward in Carlsbad.



Jay LOVES Paradise Bakery and our friends over there made an awesome giant cookie for him on Father's Day.


David and his friend Gage both made the All-Star team and got Home Run trophies.





One of the times Jay's Dad, Grandpa Johnny, came to visit, he left a pair of pants and his hat. Eric thought it would be funny to dress up like him....see if he noticed. Yep.... and Eric thought it was SO funny.
This is the cake and flowers that Jay and the kids made for me for Mother's Day. YUMMY! Also in the background is proof that our house use to be a home before it all got boxed up. We have been living in a 'house' since early June.... and are eager to turn our new place into a 'home'.
It sounds dumb, but living in a 'house' and not a 'home' for the past couple of months has really taken a toll. It's like you don't feel right or something. I don't know..... just sayin'.
More pics later.......gotta go pack some more:(

Friday, July 17, 2009

FINALLY CLOSED

After the longest escrow in the history of man, the purchase of the Carlsbad house is finally finished. We should be moving August 7th. Just in case anyone is thinking of refinancing or purchasing a home, do NOT use Trust One Mortgage in Irvine, CA. The WORST customer service, professionalism, know-how, etc. This company is a prime example of why the mortgage industry is not going to recover for quite some time.

I've been a total slacker in the blog department lately, mostly because I don't want to just be negative and bitching all the time. There have been some fun times mixed in with this summer of hell. Here's some photos:

4th of July weekend, my Mom and Mary came to visit. This is Rebekah and Patrick. I just love little Patrick (Jimmy's 2nd boy) and want to hug him soooo bad, but he just loves his mama and rarely lets anyone else get any lovin'. Maybe one day;)

Mary and Jimmy. A rare photo of Jimmy smiling;) Mary is the only person who can ever get Jimmy to pose for a photo. Isn't my baby sis gorgeous! And my kid bro is pretty handsome, too. I love it when we get to see him and his fam.


James (Jimmy's 1st boy) and Aunt Mary. I use to watch James on Fridays when he was a baby. He turns 4 this weekend! He has the best sense of humor and always makes me laugh. I am going to miss my AZ family soooo much. Now that the move is final and the date is coming, I can't even think of my nephews (and their parents) without tearing up.


My mom and Rebekah talking Patrick into playing with Colby.


Mary doing the bitter-beer face under water. Maybe it's because Eric's armpit was so close to her face! eeeew!

We celebrated Colby's 2nd b-day while some of the fam was together. He's such a cheese! His brothers are close by, making sure he can blow out those candles!


Chicken in the pool. Christian and Eric beat Chase and Mary, only because Eric cheated with a leg swipe under water. Typical.
Hope you all are surviving summer............