Saturday, December 31, 2011

And we're back!

Apparently I have been busy. Packing, moving, unpacking. Here is a recap of what's been going for the last month. Saturday December 17th, we moved back to Provo.  The boys seemed excited enough.  They have been great sports through all of this change.

 We could barely shut the door once it was all in, but hey, we did it!
 Beckam was exhausted!  What a day.
Kyler tripped up our stairs outside and got quite the shiner! 
 Saying cheers, even with a "boo boo".
 We had a couple days of exhaustion.


 I thought we were making pretty good progress.  We even had enough space in the kitchen to make some cookies.
  

 Only 6 days later and we can walk around AND cook!? Not too bad.
 We even put up a couple Christmas decorations.
Our Christmas tree this year that the boys helped to make!
 The boys enjoying their new space.



 Christmas Eve Jaden thought we should all wear green!
 We still go around and look for fun Christmas lights and try and spot Santa on Christmas Eve as well.




 And when we got back, Santa had brought us a game! Love traditions!
 We enjoyed Christmas Eve and Christmas day here at our new home, then headed up to Boise the day after Christmas.  We spent the rest of our break there.  And the boys were sure spoiled.  EVERYDAY Grandma and Grandpa had something planned for the boys.
On Tuesday we all went and saw Arthur Christmas.  My brother Alan worked on this movie with Sony.  It was fun to see his name in the credits again!  Great Christmas movie.
On Wednesday they took Jaden and Kyler to Planet Kid; one of their favorite places to go in Boise. Beckam stayed home with me.
 As always, Grandma enjoyed some piano time.  Beckam did too!
 Thursday we all headed to the Children's Museum downtown.  The boys had a blast.  We could have spent all day there!










 I think this was one of Jaden's favorites.  He spent quite a while here.




 Grandma and Daddy built an arch!...look familiar?...



 That middle block is pretty important!!!

 While there, Beckam also got better at scooting backwards, getting up on all fours...
 and even scooting forward!!!


 
 Friday Grandpa took the boys to PoJos!  They did the bumper cars so many times and loved playing all the games.
Saturday morning Jaden woke up not feeling well at all!  Bummer because they all headed to the tubing hill.  Kyler had a blast with daddy, grandpa and aunts Annette and Mindy.  Jaden stayed home with Grandma, Beckam and I.  He finally stopped throwing up and feeling a bit better thanks to the priesthood blessing Grandpa and Daddy gave him.
Good thing too, because that drive home Sunday would not have been very good with a sick kid in the back. Here are Annette's favorite trees we pass on the way to and from Boise.
What a whirlwind.  I'm finally feeling a bit more settled and like our new home is functional.  Christian and Kyler started back to school today and Jaden starts tomorrow.  Hopefully we can get back to the flow our our daily and weekly routines quick enough. Happy New Year!

3 comments:

Oma said...

What a lot of work and fun! I'm amazed at how organized the duplex is...good job everyone. What a fun time in Boise - reminds me of the SF Exploratorium and the science area at the Dinosaur Museum at Thanksgiving Point.

Anonymous said...

Wow! You guys have had a lot going on. I totally miss seeing you and chit chatting. maybe in the summer, we can get together with the kiddos. I am glad to see that all seems to be going well with the fam. Take care. -Tiff

Whitelock Family said...

Mel I hope you guys are having fun in Provo! Looks like a fun Christmas break!! Kyler looks so grown up!

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