Our house

150 Ryerson

The sale of our house went through today. Everything won't be final, final until we take possession on May 30th, but the contract is signed and financing is in place and it is basically ours! We are very excited. It is a bi-level with a 2 bedroom basement suite. We plan on doing some minor renovations, then renting that out. Upstairs there are 3 bedrooms and one bath. We will have an extra bedroom in the basement that is not part of the suite. It already is so much bigger than the house we are now in. And the HUGE fully fenced back yard is going to be so nice!

Once again, to look at the pictures click on the picture above, then click on any of the individual pictures or "slideshow" at the top.

The responsibilities of home ownership are starting to sink in, but hopefully we can handle it. We have been wanting to own for the past 5 years so it is about time we see if it will be as great as we think it is!

37 weeks

I am now considered full term. That means that I no longer want to be pregnant, even if it means Scott fails all of his licensing exams! (just kidding - kind of) My doctor keeps telling me that this baby is much bigger than Moses and I am getting scared. He told me I should just make sure and have it early so it won't be too big.

I am now so big that EVERYONE, not just Scott, is telling me that I am big. So you should all leave me comments and tell me that I hardly look pregnant at all. And if you didn't know any better you would say I had another 3 months!

Hooray for the Leavitts!

The Leavitts came to Edmonton for a quick visit. We got to hang out a bunch over the weekend. They stayed at Jesse's cousin's house - where we spent most of our time (he had a big screen HDTV and it is hockey playoff time!). We always have fun when we get together with the Leavitts, and our boys are old enough to have fun together now too. Moses loved playing with Tommy, and for the most part they got along really well. It was good to see Moses playing with a boy for once!



This last picture is a BAD picture of me. In my defense I was so tired by the time we took it that I didn't even have the energy to smile. It was a busy weekend, but we had so much fun! Thanks for the good times guys!

Scrapbook

2007 Scrapbook

This is my digital scrapbook for 2007. To view it, click on the picture above, then click on any of the individual pictures or "slideshow" at the top.

I did it all in my favorite program - Photoshop CS. They are getting printed at Costco and are 12 inches square. I am very proud of it right now - but I was proud of last years too and when I looked back at it recently I realized it wasn't very good. I am sure I will feel the same about this one next year. I tell myself it just means that I am getting better. Anyway - enjoy this review of 2007!

April Showers???

I took a picture just to prove it! The snow was all but completely gone. We only had one patch roughly 1 square foot in size left on our back lawn and we had been able to take Moses to the park for the past two weeks or so, until yesterday! A storm came through the area and made it look like Christmas again. All the snow you see in this picture is from one 24 hour period! I guess April showers are a little different up here in Edmonton!

Easter

Moses really lucked out this year. He got 2 Easter egg hunts! We left for southern Alberta on Friday morning and got to Scott's sister Jenni's house around 6pm (Moses had to stop and go poop THREE times!). Scott and I planned to go looking for houses Saturday while Moses played with his cousins. It turned out that Great-Grandma Thomas was having an Easter egg hunt at her house that same day. So Jenni took Moses there. His cousins Brooke and Jaycee helped Moses find all the candy (thanks girls!). By the time we picked up Moses that afternoon, he was already really excited about the Easter Bunny and all the treats.

The next day we went out to Scott's brother Mark's house. We had a delicious Easter dinner and then we all went outside to roll eggs down the hill. (notice how windy it can be there in southern Alberta!) The rolling didn't last long before it was a contest to see how far you could throw your egg. Then all the kids decided to see how many eggs they could throw at Burke (notice the egg on the sleeve of his jacket). Moses just kept throwing the same egg over and over (he never threw it hard enough for it to break). He kept the same egg the entire time and even brought it inside with him. By the time it finally broke inside, he was so attached to it that he cried when he had to throw it away!

Monday we were home again and when Moses woke up from his nap, the Easter bunny had come! He loved finding the eggs all over the house. And then we came inside and he opened each egg one at a time and put the candy into a bowl. He wouldn't let Mom or Dad help him. He had so much fun with the easter thing that the next morning, the first thing that he said was, "Easter egg hunt?" He thought the Easter Bunny would come every time he went to bed!

Reading Books

OK - so we realize our son is a little different than most other boys his age. He doesn't climb on things, doesn't jump, and still has a hard time with stairs. But he loves to read his books! The other day the weather was nice and we wanted to go on a walk. But Moses was busy reading. We waited for a little over an hour while he read his books all by himself. Then when he was ready he finally came up to us and said, "Moses go on walk." We love him even if he is a little bit of a nerd!

THE MATCH

Match day has come and gone and we are going to Lethbridge, Alberta for the next two years! Lethbridge is about 320 miles (500 km) south of where we live now. It is pretty close to the US border. We are so excited as we will get to live close to Scott's parents when they return from their mission. Lashauna is especially excited because the winters will be much more mild than good ol' Edmonton's (BUT THE WIND!!!!). Even Moses is excited. We prayed so much and have talked so much about going to Lethbridge that if we ask him where we are going tomorrow, he will tell us,"We go to Lethrbidge!" We are excited to make this next step and are looking forward to see what residency will bring.

32 Weeks

Well, 8 weeks left! "I am getting so fat!" I tell that to Scott multiple times a day. He is so nice, he always agrees with me. Actually, he usually says, "Yeah - you're HUGE!"

It is a little embarrassing to take all these fat pictures and post them, but I like looking back at the ones I took when I was pregnant with Moses so I am sure it is all worth it.

Stickers and Tatoos

Grandma Irene sent Moses some stickers with his birthday card. He loved them so much that he just had to put them all over himself (see the arrows)!! There are even a couple on his hands and arms that you can't see in this picture.

The tattoo was a different story. He did not love that at all! He was quite upset about it that night, but the next day at church he liked it so much that he kept lifting up his shirt and showing people! I do realize it is a little questionable of a tattoo for a 2 year old to be wearing - but at least we didn't put it someplace obvious like on his arm!