everyday) to this huge snowstorm. I guess we all knew it was coming. I was hoping it wouldn't snow until the week before Christmas, but I guess the week before Halloween is more realistic in Utah.
Since I hadn't been able to figure out the picture thing, I sort of stopped taking them. We also went to BrianHead with the whole Bollard clan in September. It was the weekend of my birthday and a lot of fun. We got to stay in the coolest cabin and rented four wheelers to ride around on all weekend.
Just this last weekend, Courtney had a late night with all of her girlfriends. They ate pizza, decorated cookies, painted, made crowns, made braclets, played a ton, and watched a movie. They loved it and we may even try a sleep over next time.
We have also loved having Brian and Megan(Dave's brother and sis in law) so close to us. They got married in May and left to Texas for the summer. :( I was so sad and missed them lots. They had a house built while they were gone, in Lehi. We spend many of our nights with them!
We have been busy, continue to be busy and are loving our life. We have big plans this weekend for Dave's birthday too, so stay tuned for the post.
P. S. It won't be another 6 months before the next post!!!!
I'm not sure when we gave Courtney permission to grow up, but she is. I used to laugh when people would say that time went too quickly and that they wouldn't be little for long. I used to not believe people when they said they couldn't remember their children as babies. I now believe everyone that has ever told me those things. Courtney is absolutely loving school. She works really hard and is already a great reader! Her teacher is the greatest and the best part about the beginning of this school year(drum roll please!) is that there was no crying. Not one tear was shed for the start of school this year. Yet another reason that we know that she is growing up. I am so happy and relieved. This is what the two painful years of preschool were for. She is absolutely the light in our life and we wouldn't trade her for all the money in the world! She makes us happy and our family complete.
Courtney loves to go swimming when it's hot, and her favorite place is Grandma and Grandpa's, of course. I'm pretty sure these little girls swam everyday.
We were so lucky to be able to be in Las Vegas for Ali and Aubrey's Birthday. Courtney hates missing a cousin's party, so she was thrilled. It was a princess party with a real prince and princess! There were stories, candy, songs, make-up, balloon animals and much more. It was such a blast. So many people were there to help celebrate. As usual, Courtney couldn't let it be just a princess party, She insisted on a sword and holder to become a pirate! So much for my little girl.
We went camping with some of our best friends for the Fourth. Although we had to for go the fireworks(they really frown on that in the forest, fires and all!), we had a great time. We love having our tent trailer to camp in.
Courtney did manage to get an injury on her bike. She layed down for awhile, then she was on her way again.
On this day, eight years ago, Dave and I were married and sealed in the Mount Timp Temple. I can't believe it has been so long. Even though Dave never looks at our blog and will never read this, I wanted to tell him how much I love him. This year has been the craziest year of our whole married life(which is really saying something because we've had lots of ups and downs) but I can honestly say that going through things with him is what gets me through each day. He is a wonderful husband and I couldn't ask for a better father to Courtney. He works so hard for our family and hardly ever complains(he's human, so it does happen sometimes)! He would do anything in his power to make Courtney happy and loves us both so much. Even though our life seems so uncertain and every plan we have ever made hasn't worked out the way we wanted or the time we wanted, we always do it together. I have learned so much from him and his family and would not be the person I am today if he wasn't my eternal companion. I love you so much Dave!! Happy Anniversary!
We are so proud of Courtney! For her birthday, she got a new bike from her Grandma and Grandpa. After 20 minutes of help from Dave, she was off and riding. We haven't been able to keep her off it since. She loves to ride!!
We went camping a few weeks ago and it was a blast! Courtney said she wanted to camp every day. Dave isn't a big camper but has decided to try to be one because we love it so much. It was our first trip of the season. The campground was great. It had so many trees and bushes. Courtney and I walked all around the campground looking for the good camping sites(this is a hint for anyone wanting to camp with us). She was excited to see a squirrel, chipmunks, and hummingbirds. We were told by the camp host that we could also see deer and rabbits, and she was pretty disappointed that we didn't end up seeing any. I don't think there is anything better than lighting a fire, just as it is beginning to cool off, and then making smores before bed. We love it! Don't worry, it wasn't all fun though. It rained a lot while we were there, which kept us inside, but it was fun to be in the trailer. Courtney also fell into the fire the second night, but was somehow ok. We played lots of Uno and Rook and hope to go again soon.
I know I am long overdue to post, but I really feel like life is just flying by with Courtney graduating from preschool. I know some of you may laugh, but I was pretty teary eyed during the whole thing. I just can't believe she starts school in the fall.
She was fortunate to go to school with one of her best friends, Maddie, all year. They had a great time being together and I was happy that I got to carpool.
They are so crazy! They had a little girl in their class give them these candy leis.
This is their teacher, Miss Kelsey, who was so good to put up with Courtney all year. Courtney had a hard time every single day. She doesn't like to be away from me and cried most days. Miss Kelsey was great with her and really made her feel like school was a great place to be. She even told me that she would go to Kindergarten if Miss Kelsey could be her teacher!
I guess we've known that she is growing up. She told Dave two weeks ago that she would not watch any more baby shows, which included, Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Dora, and others. She said she would only watch Hanna Montana and High School Musical. Dave said he felt like he was punched in the stomach. We don't want her to grow up but are so proud of her and all that she has accomplished and what she will accomplish. Although in the program she stated that she wanted to be a pirate when she grows up, I know that she will be successful in whatever she wants to be.
We were lucky enough to have leprechauns visit our house on St. Patrick's Day. Courtney heard from a friend(thanks a lot Karinne) that leprechauns will leave candy in your shoes if the house is clean enough for them to get around. Courtney cleaned the whole house, and sure enough, leprechauns left candy, shamrocks, and even little poopoos at the house. Courtney was so worried about us that she set shoes out for Dave and I so that we wouldn't be left out. It was very cute. We were lucky to have the Young family visiting us, so they received gifts too. It was a great day. We started with green eggs and toast for breakfast and finished the day with green rice, chicken, kool-aid and some broccoli. We can't wait for next year!
So I know this is late in coming, but here it is. For those of you who don't know, we went to Fort Wayne Indiana to adopt a baby girl. The birthmother decided to keep the baby, so we had to find things to do to keep our mind off it. Needless to say, we were completely devastated. We had a few days before we were flying back to Salt Lake and found a few fun things to do with Courtney.
We found this bubble that had indoor miniature golfing that Courtney loved! On the other side of the bubble, there was indoor soccer going on. It was a pretty cool idea! Courtney had a good time showing off her golfing skills.
We found an old firestation with all sorts of old things in it. You weren't supposed to get in the fire trucks, but the guy in charge told us we could because we were the only ones there!
We will probably never go back to Fort Wayne, but we found a few things that Courtney liked.
Dave and I have been hard at work to get the rooms ready. As we head off to Indiana to get our new baby girl, I finally feel prepared. It started with Courtney wanting to do something to her room(why should the new baby get all the fun stuff). She decided she wanted to change rooms and to paint it pink. Dave wasn't a fan of the entire room being pink, so this is what we compromised on. I think it turned out great!
Then it was on to the nursery. Of course Dave didn't want pink in another room, so again, we compromised. We were going to do brown and pink alternating, but Dave decided it would look best all brown. After getting it painted and getting the molding up, I felt it still needed something. Dave was kind enough to paint the pink flowers all the way around the room. It looks fantastic! Thanks, honey, for all of your hard work. I made the bumpers and quilt(which is still being quilted), so hopefully it will be back soon so I can post that as well. Bring on the baby!
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