Great Anniversary

As I stated in the last post, last Saturday was Tom and I's sixth anniversary. Tom half way surprised me with a nights stay at the Scottsdale resort. One of his drivers (since he works for UPS) got him a free room there. Aren't we lucky!! We left Saturday morning and went to the temple to do sealings. It was neat to see all the other couples there that would have the same anniversary as Tom and I. We then checked in at the hotel and got ready to go to dinner at an elegant restraunt called Sassi in north Scottsdale. We decided to go all out since our room didn't cost much. We order a six entree course that the chef decides on what to serve you. It was so much fun. I was always wondering what would be next. The food was great. We had bruscetta, calimari, dandilion leaf salad, smoked tomato pasta, sea bass fish, pork chop, and a chocolate almoreda icecream covered in chocolate crunch. Doesn't that sound delicious!! It was so nice to be able to sleep in in the morning. We ordered breakfast then went shopping to all the cute boutiques. We had a great time. Thanks to Megan and Rueben for watching our boys. I hope they had as much fun as we did. Hope everyone's holidays are going great.

So Many Things

So many things have happened since I last posted. We moved last Saturday. It was great. The whole move started when Nichole helped me pack up my whole house on Friday. I don't know what I would have done without her. Even though she is six months pregnant, I think she did most the work. You always need someone impartial to help you box everything up. We had so many people help us move on Saturday. Thanks to my Dad, Mary, Meagan Anne, Abe, Megan Beth, Rueben, and three wonderful men from our old ward. We loaded everything in a uhaul (I highly recommend this to everyone). It made the move so easy. We loaded all the storage stuff in the front and the things we were taking to the Bogles in the back. We unloaded at the storage unit. Who know most of our stuff could fit in a 10x20 storage unit! We then went and unloaded at the Bogles. There Steve, Elise and kids were waiting to help unload. It was nice to get everything done and mostly organized by 3:00 in the afternoon. Tom and Rueben spent the rest of the day fixing things at our house and taking things to Goodwill. It was a good move!

We are now living with the Bogles and it has been alot of fun. It is so nice having lots of family close. These are a few things we love:
1. Betty's home cooked meals every night. (I know Tom and I really appreciate them.)
2. Brecken playing with his cousins everyday.
3. Three wonderful women to sit around and chat with.
4. Rueben's handy man work.
5. A big yard for the kids to run around in.
I am grateful for the generousity that Nana B and Grampy have given to us.

On a different note, Today is mine and Tom's 6th anniversary. Who knew it would last this long? No I am just kidding. I knew from the very beginning that I was in it for the long haul. Here are a few things I love about Tom:
1. His sense of humor. Tom is always trying to make a joke about something. Even though I may not get it or I may even think it was mean. He is at least trying to make our life full of laughter. I also love Tom's impression of a Velociraptor. If you haven't seen it you will have to have him show you.
2. His blue eyes and brown hair. I have always wanted to marry a man with blue eyes and brown hair. I thought it was very uncommon but who knew there was a family out there with every child having blue eyes and brown hair. Good thing I picked the right family. Luckily my beautiful boys got there Dad's handsome blue eyes.
3. His smartness. (If that is even a word) Tom is so smart. He knows every little trivia out there. Did you know in fifth grade every Friday Tom's teacher would have the other kids play stump Tom. If they could find a question that Tom couldn't answer then they would win a prize. I have always thought he should go on some game show like Jeopardy or the cab game where they ask you all the trivia questions and you win money.
4. His love for his Mom. It is always nice to see a man who treats there mom with respect and love. Tom will do anything for his mom. He loves and respects her so much.
5. His love for me and the boys. He works long hours so I can stay home with the boys. He loves to play and wrestle with the boys. He also loves to wrestle with me but we won't talk about that. I love our long conversations in bed at night when we both can't sleep. Who knew you could solve the worlds problems at 1:00 in the morning. Although it is funny how you wake up the next morning and think, what were we thinking.

These are just a few things I love about Tom. Here's to a long post! I am grateful for our family and especially for Tom and the boys. Hope everyone is having a fun Turkey Weekend.

We're moving!

So, here it is! This weekend we are moving. No, nowhere too exciting yet, but we are moving and we could use some help. I know that Natalie could use some help getting things packed up Thursday and Friday. Also, we could use any and all hands on deck for Saturday. We will be loading everything up into a Uhaul on Saturday morning starting about 8:00 and moving most of our stuff into a storage unit. Let me know if you can help so I know how many dozen donuts I need to get. - Thanks-

Who would have thought?

Who would have thought after finally being able to stay home from work that Karsten would get every virus and infection there is. Last month Karsten came down with an awful cough we took him in and the doctor said it is just viral. After a month of coughing I took him back to the doctor on Friday, Oct. 26th. They said he was on the verge of going to the hospital with pnemonia. I had no idea. Luckily after an antibiotic and an oral steriod he was doing great. Last Friday I took the boys in for the flu shots the did great. A lollipop never hurts right! Saturday Karsten got this big bump on his cheek. I thought it was a mesquito bite. Yesterday he got some more bumps on his face. I went to my moms this morning and she said he had the chicken pox! I had no idea (again). I took him to the doctor (Dr. Steve Snesko, he is Chelsea's brother in law) and he said he had the chicken pox. Luckily he was vaccinated and they shouldn't get any worse. My advice for everyone is to stay away from the Bogles we some how acquire every virus on the planet.
At least we are good sports about it!

Halloween

Happy Belated Halloween! Brecken has wanted to be Shrek for Halloween for since a month ago. Luckily Target had this great Shrek costume. He also decided Kylie, Nichole's little girl, should be Princess Fiona. Nichole and I agreed that would be very cute. Aren't they a cute couple.

Since Kylie and Brecken were going to be Shrek characters we thought Karsten should join in the fun. He is "Puss n Boots" the cat from Shrek 2.

At the beginning of trick or treating I was pushing Karsten in the stroller. I did not take him up to many houses. There was a house with a bunch of people sitting in the driveway giving out candy. They gave some to Karsten and he was hooked. He wanted out of the stroller and wanted to walk up to every house to get his candy. He is a very determined 14mth old. Isn't he so adorable.

We went trick or treating with the Bogles. We had a group of 10 kids. They were all so cute. Elise of course dressed up as a wood fairy. She looked great. Here she is with Shrek.

Brecken is enjoying his pumpkin full of candy. We are planning on moving in two weeks. It is going to be really busy. We have had a great week spending time with all of the Bogles. They have been down for Ty's wedding. Hope everyone travels home safely. We will miss you.