MIA IUD... WTH?

Have you ever lost something and spent MONTHS looking for it? I have. And alas, it is found. Although what to do next, we have yet to find out...









No, that is not an anchor in my side. It is an IUD.


If you're not familiar, it SHOULD look like this in my body



Yeah, I think the nurse needs more practice putting them in...

Roseola.. not so rosey

Crew has been out for the count for the last two weeks because he came down with Roseola and then a cold. Poor guy.





He is such a cutie though. And today he is all better and what perfect timing because it is his 1st birthday today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY little one! You are darling and hilarious and we love having you in our family!

Jolley Cousins

My sister April came to visit with her two little boys and husband Devin. Seriously, this month couldn't have gotten any better for Bruin.. (and me!). He woke up every morning and asked what we were doing today and when we were going to grandma and grandpa's house.

We spent lots of time together playing ball, going to parks, feeding ducks, feeding goats, riding 4-wheelers, eating popsicles... a great time! Both our boys are the around the same age so it worked out perfectly. Gavin and Bruin even got on the news with Grandpa when they took the train to Hanford for ice cream! Check it out!
AMTRAK TRAINS


Pics of the week




Easter




Gavin must have told Bruin he was coming back when he left to Seattle cuz Bruin probably tells me once a day that Gavin is coming back, "he said so." We hope so

Happy Anniversary

It was our 5 year anniversary on April 22nd. We got to celebrate with my sister April who came into town with her family.
Again, my parents came to the rescue and watched all the kids while we got to go on a double-date with my sister April and her husband Devin. First we went and hit balls at the batting-cages. I think our husbands fell in love with us all over again cuz we were so awesome at it... Although we may have screamed in terror once or twice in the 65mph baseball cage. Then we headed over to Cheesecake Factory and grubbed out. We finished the night off with some games and then fell asleep watching Iron Man. It was a wonderful Anniversary, our -style.

25? 26?!!

Every time someone asks me how old I am I seriously am not sure. I always have to do the math from my birth date. This year I can scarcely believe I am 26. It sounds so old! I love it actually. I just am shocked every time I tell someone.
This year for my birthday we had an ORANGE theme, since my favorite color lately is orange. We all dressed in orange and ate orange food all day. It was delicious and fun! The last two years it has fallen on Conference weekend, which is somewhat unfortunate cuz we just stay home all day, but at least my sister was in town to celebrate it with me!


I got some awesome gifts, if I must tell you ;)
My parents got me a nice food processor that I wanted and my sister Kristen got me Jilian Michaels 30 Day Shred (with the weights).. I am on day 3 of the video and am very much sore. Bruin likes to do it with me but gets frustrated that he can't figure out how to do a jumping jack (who knew it was so complex?..) and Crew rushes over to me everytime I lay on the floor to do abs and crawls all over me. I just consider it extra weight and carry on, except the one time he puked on me.

Phil let me go guilt free shopping and I got a bathing suit and some make-up so I can rock my hot new skinny body in 30 Days!! (fingers crossed and a wink-wink)

Christensen Cousins

So much has happened in the last month that I was just feeling too overwhelmed to blog it all. Thanks to Phil for taking Bruin on a little father-son outing, I have a little extra time to catch up.

First event of the month was my sister Kristen coming, with her family of three boys and one beautiful little girl. Bruin had so much fun with his cousins. They played in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard from dawn to dusk, building tree-houses, planting gardens, 4-wheelin, racing cars, roasting marshmallows... a boy's dream come true, really.




Phil and I got to go out on a date with Kristen and Bryan and leave the kiddos behind with their wonderful grandparents! We saw I Am Number 4 and got some Coldstone.
Kristen also took some awesome family pictures for us. I don't know what we would do if we didn't have her! She is so awesome! Here are just a few





Another highlight of the week was a fun hike we went on, which the last time I did I was 9 months pregnant and about to die. This time was much more enjoyable!





So fun to have my sisters visit but it makes me so sad every time they leave. Hope to see them again soon!