Happy July!

Mom and Kaitlynn hangin on a Sunday Afteroon

Our friends (Kaitlynn's second mom) the Carrier family!

Mom and Kaitlynn at the Eno

Our friends the Christian Family, aren't they cute!

Beautiful girl!

So, I am kind of feeling bad for not being more patriotic in the last post! I have to admit, I was pretty tired while I was typing it, but really, I should have said more about the holiday! I just want you all to know that I do value our freedom and am SOOO grateful for all of the men and women who fight for our freedom and for the sacrifice that their families make on a daily basis! Thank you!
Now that I feel a little better, let's update you on a little of what our fam has been up too! Well, not a whole lot! I have been doing the usual "mom" stuff like cooking, cleaning, getting everything in order from finances to housing paperwork to vacation plans, etc., working and taking care of sweet baby Kaitlynn! TJ has been studying and going to school and helping out when he can! = I do have to say, I have a new addiction, it's called WIPEOUT! This is the only show I usually watch all week and I laugh almost the entire time. I swear, TJ and I are going to do this course, can't you see us out there making fools of ourselves? Don't feel bad if you are secretly (or not so secretly) laughing at us, I laugh at us too!
We have recently had an infestation of spiders in our house (this means a total of three are spotted in one day) so that means we must clean and then spray the entire house tomorrow! =) I'm so thankful for a husband that puts up with my paranoia!
This past weekend we played some tennis, ate some yummy food including pizza with our good friends and watched a movie! Not to bad for a relaxing weekend! I have also decided to be a little more picky about what I eat as to try to lose a little weight, umm... this might be more believable if I had not made the same decision every weekend for the past four weeks! =) I already gave in to Mrs. Field's cookies on Saturday! So bad, yet oh so good! I'll keep you posted on how it goes!
Kaitlynn is doing GREAT! She is SUCH a big girl. Everyday she has learned something new, sometimes this is good, sometimes not so good. Right now we are having the heart to heart discussion of the importance of leaving your diaper on! =) I don't think she feels the importance quite yet! =) She is crawling ALL over and SOOOO fast, sometimes too fast and then she flips right over because her legs move faster then her arms. Quite hilarious! She is eating EVERYTHING, edible or not, she talks NON-STOP, especially to TJ. She is by far, the best thing to ever happen to our little family! We love her to pieces!
That is about it, we should have more adventures this week so we will keep you posted. Here are some pics of us going to Eno State Park and playing in the water with some of our BEST friends! =) Have a great weekend and WE LOVE YOU!

Pics galore!

happy in the car

Fun time with the Carriers at the Fairgrounds

Mom and Kaitlynn at the water fountain

Us at the baseball game

Fun times with dad and Kaitlynn at the baseball game

Happy Birthday America!

Mom and Kaitlynn Soaking up the sun

Dad and Kaitlynn swimming

Dad and Kaitlynn at the park

Little miss Smiley

Dad and Kaitlynn feeding the ducks and fish and turtles, etc.
Wow, it has been a while! Sorry for the lapse in updating, but we are back and doing great! Lots has happened since we have updated last! TJ had his first Father's day, which I think went well! A big shout out to our dad's who we love SOOOOO much and truly appreciate!
We did finally find and buy a house, YEAH! So we are very excited about that, both to be done looking, bidding, etc, and because we LOVE our new house! When I get pictures, I will show you! I think it is going to be perfect for our little family!
This last weekend did not disappoint either! We had a fabulous time celebrating it together! Friday was full of activities including tennis, swimming, bbq and baseball concluding with fireworks. Saturday was shopping (for TJ at Dicks) relaxation, then the state fairgrounds for some outside fun including flea market, live music, fair food, and fireworks. We had a great time! I'm sad that the weekend is over! =)
TJ is doing great, he is in his elective now which means more free time in the evenings! It is so fun, it is almost as if we are a "normal" family, whatever that might be!
Kaitlynn is getting SOOOO big! She had her 9 month appointment and was 95% in height and head circumference and 90% in weight! She grew 4 inches in the last three months. She is smiling ALL the time, talks non-stop, points to everything, crawls like crazy, and brings us more happiness and joy then we could ever have expected!
We hope you are all doing great and enjoy the pics! Love ya!

Crawling!

This is Kaitlynn crawling, she's not quite perfect at it, but is getting faster every day!

more pics!

Some more pics of the little one!

Big Choices...........................Big Decisions!

The boys at night golf

Swinging in her swing, I promise she likes it, I promise!

Happy girl!

Past her bed time, what a trooper!

One of the boys enjoying a good baseball game!
With all of the excitement of graduation, the peace that accompanies accomplishment, the thrill of adventure, comes the though....now what? Well, we were there, but now, I think we have somewhat of a future planned for our little family!
First off, TJ and I have decided to hang out in North Carolina a little bit longer. It is just not time for us to return to our wonderful families in Utah quite yet! So, we are making a small town, picture Price with a Lowe's, in South East North Carolina our home. It is called Lumberton, NC. Please don't judge us! =) It is not the biggest, smartest, richest place, but it is a good start for us! TJ and I have both been hired at a pediatric practice there. TJ works 4 days a week and I will work 1 day a week. Not too shabby! =)
We will make the big move this August, if we can find a house, get approved, close and move by then anyway! If not, he will have to commute! =) Buying a house, UGH! I have to say, I was very excited until I found out HOW MUCH WORK IT IS! I am still excited but sometimes have to remind myself about my excitement as I make phone calls, fill out paper work, make copies, try to get our scanner to work without success and then racing to UPS just before closing! =) Yep, I'm excited! =)
As for us now, we are doing FABULOUS! I only have one more full month of work and then I take about one day a week off with two weeks in July and August off! YIIPPEEEE! TJ takes his LAST test next Friday and then he is home free until the PANCE! WHOOOOOOOWEEEEE!! Now that is excitement! I am working on losing some more baby weight without success. I am exercising but just can't give up my habit of eating something with chocolate or caramel at least once a day! I would like to say that I am trying, but lets be honest, I think I will just run more! =)
Kaitlynn is doing GREAT! She is definitely the source of pure joy in our home! She is now crawling, slowly but surely, claps, says DAD (no mom yet, still working on it) gives kissess and pulls herself up to standing using anything possible-table, bathtub, couch, mom, chair, bedspread, etc. She has also discovered the swings at the park and the swimming pool. Both of which she LOVES!
We have also had ALOT of fun as a family the past few weeks! We headed to our first Bulls Game and had a GREAT time! We thought we would get rained on, but didn't until we were walking to the car. Let's just say, it saved it up and although we were only in the rain for about 3 minutes, we were SOAKED. Kaitlynn loved it though and she loved the fireworks! My brother also came out last weekend for a boys day out. It included 18 holes of golf, a BBQ on our patio, and then 9 more holes of night golf! That night before crawling into bed TJ used up the last of his strength to say "Michelle, I'm not going to be able to move tomorrow." It was SOOOO much fun and a much needed break for TJ!
Well, we hope all is well with you and thank you for reading our REALLY long post that is way over due! We love you!

Pics from graduation