S's 1st day of Preschool

I can not believe it. My baby has started school. Well she isn't a baby but you know what I mean. S goes to school Mon, Wed, and Fri from 9:00-11:30 and she loves it. Her cousin P is in her class. She started Sept 10and boy was that a hard day. I was so sick and I was sending my baby to school. What a day. I love you so much S!!!!!

Labor Day weekend!!!

Labor Day weekend was so much fun because Aimee and her kids came up for the weekend to be with us. I have missed living close to Aimee and her family and now we are about 8 hours from each other. It has made this move that much easier knowing she is so close. That weekend was so fun. She got in on Friday night. My kids and her kids were crazy excited to see each other. It took us quite awhile to get them settled down and ready for bed. Saturday we got up and went to Schenley Park. We all had a blast. The kids favorite thing at this park is the Merry go round. It made me sick just to watch them. But they loved it.







A And S have become the best of friends. They follow each other everywhere. I love it.




All my kids are monkeys!!! T, J , And K love the monkey bars.





But this is the real MONKEY!!! Love Ya Aimee



We had so much fun at the park. It was a cold day but we had a blast. Even Aimee and I were able to play a bit!!!







The boys even got in a little Guitar Hero. They rocked it! Over all Labor Day weekend was a blast.



Thanks Aimee for driving up here and making this weekend Awesome!!! Love You!!!

1st Day of School in Pitt!!!!

T, J, and K started school on August 26. I think they were a little nervous but I was alot more nervous. Their school is an old three story building with no air conditioning. I had a little anxiety because this was so so different then what we were used to. I dropped them off, yes I drive them to school. I don't have the luxury of the school being across the street anymore. I was anxious for them to get home to see how their first day went. Did they like it? Did they hate it? When they came out they all were excited and said they loved it. Thank goodness. It helps me to know that they have made friends and are enjoying school. That was one of my main worries when we decided to move.

Pittsburgh!

I am hoping to be better at keeping up my blog now that we are in Pitt. We shall see. We left Utah on Thursday August 12 and drove to Des Moines Iowa. We arrived there at 4 in the morning. We found a hotel and decided to stop so we could sleep comfortably for at least 4 hours. We left Des Moines at about 11 on Friday and drove to Toledo Ohio to stay with my Aunt. We stayed in Toledo until Monday morning. While we were in Toledo we had the opportunity to spend Saturday evening with my sister Pam. Pam lives with her dad in Toledo. At the age of 6 she had a stroke that left her mentally handicapped. She is such a smart and beautiful person. We took her shopping and went to dinner at Tony Packos, a delicious hot dog place. Pam has a big crush on Doug. She wanted a picture with just him.





We left Toledo on Monday at about 11. We drove to kirtland and toured the LDS sights there. We weren't able to visit the temple because the last tour is at 4:30 and we arrived at 4:45. We are going to go back someday to see the temple. We arrived in Pittsburgh at 10:00 that night. We were able to tour the house we are renting and it made feel better about being here. Finally everything is unpacked and it is starting to feel like home. I haven't had a chance to sit and take a breather. So when that opportunity finally comes I will be able to deal with the emotions that I know will be rearing their ugly head. I still have my days or part of the day that is hard but I am hoping they will start to become less and less as I get involved with the kids school and the other Awesome dental wives that I have met. I know that they will be a great strength to me these next four years! I am so thankful that we have this opportunity to be here and that Doug has the opportunity to go to Dental school. It has been a long time coming. We are so blessed

Tennessee 2009

The end!

On our way home, We were able to stop in St. Louis and tour the Gateway Arch. My kids loved it. It was a fun ending to a wonderful and much needed vacation. Thank you Aimee and Mike for everything. We love you guys!

And then there was more fun......

I don't know why but I have an obsession with wars. The Civil War, World War 1 and World War 2. So it was awesome to be able to go and see Civil war sights in Tennessee.