An update with pictures

Our little family has been so stinkin' busy, I apologize for it being so long since the last post. We are either studying, working, cleaning, or trying to find time together. It's been a struggle trying to be 'good' friends to everyone because we definitely can't do what we used to be able to. This post shows our exciting events since the summer started-not many, but there is some. :-)

We went to Sand Hollow with my family for a day. My brother Matt brought his Jet ski's and we had a blast on the beach.

And here is our niece Lyndee with Dawson. The best thing about having nieces and nephews is having them take care of your kids while you relax. Dawson was in his glory having attention 24/7!
One of the jet ski's stopped working for a minute, so J.D. had to pull it, and our 2 nieces back to shore. He's such a good uncle.


This is our nephew Layne- he's so handsome! (workin on his suntan for the ladies)

Here is a partial pic of who came. We had so much to eat, plus it was so nice to just relax and not study for a few hours.

One weekend, J.D.'s parents came down and suprised us with a quick visit. (They needed to get away) :) So we went to a museum, shopped a bit, and then just visited for a few minutes before they left. It was fun to have them come see our new place.
Dawson loves his grandpa, he loved hiding in between his legs and saying, "BOO"

Last, but no least, Dawson loves earrings. I bought these at a yard sale and hadn't changed the clip on to regular- of course Dawson saw what I saw in them, THEY ARE SO CUTE! He had to wear them before me ;-)

For some reason he loves the feeling of slowly pulling them off...don't ask me why, but i think he looks pretty cute with them on. lol!

There isn't much else going on in our lives-Dawson is growing and talking so much. It's fun to play around with him. He is such a stud! J.D. is still working and going to school-one class ends this week-WAHOO! He is also spending time studying for the DAT this august. I'm still trying to figure out my study habits again and about to finish another class here in a week. hopefully I will post the 4th of July comin up soon after than later. No guarantees though...

We are here!

I check my blog every day, but I really don't have much to say on a new post. So this is just re-assurance that we are here. :-) Here is a little update on each of us....starting with Dawson.

Dawson is not sleeping good AT ALL! lol! He wakes up randomly screaming, he won't get out of his bed anymore to come into ours. He just sits and cries, and screams, and cries, and yells DADDY!!! Even in his naps he wakes up crying for no reason. It's perfectly silent in our house, he has been asleep for 2 hours and has woke up 4 times screaming. Maybe night terrors??? I can't figure it out. He is very attached to his mom and takes an extremely long time warming up. He is in a VERY HARD phase now. Which includes
Testing me to every limit
Screaming, crying to get what he wants
Testing how many times he can get away with something after saying, "No."
Acting out violently when he is tired
answers "No" to everything
Can't make up his mind

After all of this, you might be thinking what a difficult child he is...but he is SOOOO cute too!! lol! I'm not crazy, but I love all that he is learning and does which includes

tons of new sentences and words
Mimicking everyone
Mocking me
Attitude
Reading books to me
Singing and leading music
driving
wanting to do everything like dad and be just like his daddy
cleaning up
Cooking
washing his own hair
brushing his own teeth
and potty when he wants ;-)
getting dressed and undressed
pulling at his diaper when messy
playing games with me
and he loves to hide!

J.D. is working full time maitenance manager for studio apartments across from where we live. He is going to school and taking a DAT course as well. He is ALWAYS busy! Although, he still finds time for his family here and there.

I am doing school, about ready to pass another 4 credits and am staying at home taking care of Dawson. This may not seem like a lot for our family, but it is. We are always on a do or die schedule I feel like. hahaha! Anyways, I hope everyone is doing well and we get to see everyone this summer at least once.

Moving is the pits!

Well, from the title I'm sure many of you followers can understand how I truly feel about moving. Our lives have been crazy...and they still are crazy. I don't dare say I'm stressed in fear that my mother will say, "That's the excuse everyone uses these days..." So, we are just crazy. We came home from the cruise and tried to have somewhat of a normal life, which didn't pan out too well.. J.D. went straight to work, I spent my days moving small stuff, Friday J.D. took the DAT, and then Saturday we moved. We were going to wait til this week to move because we all had colds, but we decided it was the best time. We moved everything, didn't clean and left for st. george because the utilities weren't in our name yet. We came home monday night, and I tried making a good pathway to travel through our house.
It's Wednesday and I'm so proud of myself, yet there is TONS more going on...In 2 DAYS I have decorated my whole house and put everything in its place!!!! It's truly amazing how fast it got done. I just had to do it so I could start marking off my list.
Although life never really slows down, I hope mine does a little. I don't think it's healthy to live the way we've been living. LOL! I will post some pics..maybe soon, no guarantees, but this is my excuse for not blogging in the next couple of weeks. ;-)