A yard... and an owie

The yard is finally done! Too bad we still can't walk on it for awhile. It's crazy to look out and see green instead of dirt and weeds.

Before






Almost done...








The finished product

So glad to have it done! Now we just need patio furniture...

We had our first big "owie" with Deacon. He fell flat on his face on the wood floor and his tooth went right through his lip! There was so much blood everywhere! We took him to our bishop who is also a dentist and he said it wouldn't need stitches. I'm guessing this is the first of many bloody lips and falls!

Congrats, Dad

Well, my Dad finally to the plunge and married his girlfriend! They've been dating for 4 years and are crazy about each other. Not sure what took so long, but at least they finally did it! Annette is so wonderful and I am very excited to have her in our lives. Congratulations!


Sorry about the bad picture. I ran out of memory space!

It's official!

Yup, I got knocked up again! Baby #2 is due March 16th, 2010. Yes, it was planned, and yes we are a little crazy. I just want all my babies here!! I am 6 weeks along and VERY sick. Pregnancy does not agree with me. If anybody has advice I'd love to hear it! I promise, there's a baby in there. Not even big enough to be a peanut yet!

Deacon turned the big 1-0 in months. So cute sitting all by himself in the bear chair!

Who likes swimming?

We were finally able to go swimming this weekend at the in-laws! The weather was pretty sketchy in the morning, but cleared right up in time to go swimming. We thought Deacon would hate it, but the kid loved it! Terry popped a hole in his floaty, but luckily Grandma & Grandpa Rees had extras. I really miss our pool in Arizona now!

9 month stats and pics

The little man had his 9 month checkup and shots (boo). He's a trooper though and hardly cried. He weighs 23.75 pounds and is 30 inches long, and apparently has a big head! We also made a visit to Kiddie Kandids. I received a gift card for one of my showers, which expires in 2 weeks, so I hustled on over to the mall and got these super cute pictures!

The monster is crawling!!

Deacon is finally crawling AND pulling himself up! He mastered both of these within a day or two of each other. It's crazy to walk around the house and hear him following me. It's even crazier to wake up in the morning and see him standing in the crib! His little face peeps over the edge and he says "Mama!" Very surreal. He's about to turn 9 months old and weighs 23 pounds. I can hardly lift him!

Crawling...

Standing (had to bribe him with my phone)

1 year ago today...

It's been a whole year since this:

Our apartment in Arizona looked like this:

But then we moved here: (we still don't have a yard!)

And I looked like this:

It's amazing how time flies! I can't believe a year ago Terry was graduating pharmacy school, and the next day we moved back to Utah. 3 months later I had Deacon and life has never been better! Life is so different now that we aren't students. I still expect to hear Terry say "I have to study" every time I suggest we do something. It's wonderful NOT to hear it! It's so good to be back with family and not have to take a plane or drive 12 hours just to see them for a few days. It's so nice (and a little weird) to be a "normal" family and do whatever we want because we're not studying!! I still mosey down to the basement and rummage through all my school stuff just to remember how fun school was. Terry does not. What a difference a year makes!