Casper, Seattle, Family

A good example of how our life is right now...

Mike stayed home with the kids while I was at young women's. I came home to every single puzzle dumped out. I kind of joked around with Mike wondering if he was watching them. He said Sequoia did it so fast. Well the next day on my watch after it had all been picked up, guess what she did again. She really was so fast! I was humbled:)

I already made a HUGE post about a week ago right before they were having issues, and as soon as they got it back up and going, it was gone! I was so bugged it took me forever to do it again. Oh well! I'll try to sum up as best as I can!

We have known for about a month now that we are moving to Casper. Our house is on the market and we are just playing the waiting game now. I love to find my favorite houses out there and get so excited, then they sell. Bummer, but its still so fun to browse and find a house:) Mike is transferring with Weatherford, same position just a new office. Therefore we aren't in too much of a rush to move with his job. And I'm going to miss it here in Green River so much!

Since we found out we are moving I have been so stressed! Getting our house ready to sell as been crazy. We got a storage unit and have been putting a bunch of unnecessary things in it. Keeping the house clean is hard! I swear all I'm doing all day long is chasing after the kids and picking up messes as they fall. But I'm also so grateful I can be home with them and not have to be working with all this going on as well. We have been having a lot of fun in all this crazy too....

Seattle:

We finally got to make it out and see Tyrel and Rachel together. Mike had been able to visit a few times before, but I had never been to Seattle. It was so much fun! And so wonderful to just spend time with Mike and not hear, "Mom, Mom, Mom" constantly. (But you know I was still stressing about them and wondering what they were doing, if they were eating good, being nice, going to bed on time... almost the whole time:) But it was totally worth it! And it was great to see where Ty and Rachel live and hang with them for a few days! We had delicious food, played games, slept in!, and Rachel and I went to a Russian Bath.

I loved all the tulips!

We went out on a ferry ride to the peninsula with a small town of Kingston on it. I loved it! I loved seeing all the homes along the waterfront. It was such a beautiful place.

We went to Pike's Place and saw the fish being thrown and browse at all the stuff.

I was so happy Mike let me take so many pictures of us! (Even though they aren't the best quality, still happy!)

Loved this! In other words, Do not eat them!

Old school candy cigarettes

So fun! (Sorry Rachel, I should have done one more, but you're still so cute:)

I loved being on the ferry

Rachel playing on the playground

My hair was awesome; it was so windy!

This is my favorite picture

Mike and I flew out together on a Friday and I came home on Sunday evening. He stayed there for a week to hang with Ty. I couldn't be away from the kids too long! Thanks so much Tenille and Grandma Deanna for watching them, you are very much appreciated!:)

Grandma and Grandpa Phister's:

They love their little umbrellas...

And their Aunt Kiki (and according to Linc, her name is NOT Kim, it's Aunt Kiki)

We got to see little Max while we were there too!

Love being an aunt, it makes me want another one:)

We went home for a couple days for young women's, Toni's birthday party, and meeting with realtor a couple times, then headed back to Utah!

Aunt Annie's:

The little ones had a great ol' time having an Easter Egg Hunt. They were so stinkin cute!

Of course both of them would find an egg, sit and open it and start eating before they would move on the the next.

CANDY!!!

I told him not to eat the War Head but he didn't listen. He said, "No, I yike it!" After a while, "Uh, it's yucky!!" Oh really??

The grandkids hanging out with Grandma doing a puzzle.

So precious

Annie got out the paint to make some caterpillars...

which turned into finger painting...

and then into body painting.

Way too much fun.

We played a lot of games, went to IKEA (one of my new favorite stores), had the kids play and play, and ate so much. I was so happy Mike got to play with us too! Linc and I picked him up from the airport while at Annie's. Perfect timing. We had a great time at Annie's with everyone! It's always times like those that we wish we lived closer, not 4 hrs farther from where we are. It was much fun to be able to see all our family members on both sides in one week!

Just some pics of the house right now...

While walking around taking pics, all I heard was, "Me too! Me too! Take a picture of me!"

We finally finished Sequoia's room! I love it! And now we are moving:(

I really am going to miss our little house:)