Boise, here we come!

Hi Everyone,

As some of you already know, we are moving back to Boise!!! Mark is transferring with Microsoft to the office in Boise. We have already found a great house to buy in Boise which we will close on by the end of June. We feel very blessed for this opportunity. Redmond is beautiful, there are so many great things to see and do here, but there's no place like home. We will miss our friends and ward here, but it will be great to be so close to our friends and families in Boise. It will also be nice to be closer to family and friends in Utah. We love you all and now we won't have to miss some of you so much! Have a great week!

Love,
Aubrey

Joy Bear and Roses

 

This is Joy's latest trick. She has only her hands and feet on the ground and lifts the rest of herself up off the ground. She can stay like that for several seconds. I think she's trying to go somewhere. She gets a little frustrated with it after awhile. Such a strong, cute girl!

 

 

 

These are pictures of some beautiful roses Mark brought home for me on Friday, an early Mother's Day present. It's been a lovely Mother's Day, Mark has been giving me lots of time to rest. I've been reading the Fablehaven series. I know, it's for kids, but I like my books easy to read and squeaky clean, so this definitely fits the bill. It's a fun read, I would highly recommend it. I hope everyone has had a great Mother's Day. We love you all!

Love,
Aubrey

Sweet Grace

Grace is showing a really sweet side lately. Last night she said the bedtime prayer. She said "Thank Thee for this day, thank Thee for our family, and thank Thee that I love BethAnne...so much!" She went on to say more, but I thought that was so sweet. I guess when your kids are going through a phase (like Grace did for 6 months after the baby was born) you just have to try to love them as best you can and hang on, it will get better if you try to stay positive and hopeful. I'm so grateful for my sweet kids and even sweeter husband (see they do have some of him in them). Have a great weekend!

Yummy new stroller!

 

 

Joy just loves her new stroller. We put her in it and she started eating it right away. It's a Jeep (Kolcraft) brand and we love it because we finally found one like the one we used to have. That one got eaten by the airport baggage handler monsters, and we had a hard time finding a new one like it because they changed their name (sort of) from Kolcraft to Jeep. We found it at Walmart, other stores didn't have it (it was a great price too). I could go on and on about why I like this stroller, it's light weight, easy to maneuver, one hand folding, cushy handle, not too short handle, good basket underneath, etc. Have a great weekend!

Love,
Aubrey

Just a few more...

We went to the beach with some good friends...

This was my favorite ride - I don't know if Tyler had as much fun, though.

We visited lots of great friends (these are Karena's kids. We also visited one of Brian's old companions, and also Danielle, Clare, Michael, and Brian's Aunt Judy and stayed with his cousin Dan's family.

This is the last pic I'll post. It was super funny at the time, but now I feel a little guilty for taking a picture of my tired, beside-himself little boy...We had a great time - really! :)

More Disneyland

This was my kid's favorite - they went on it 3 times.

These bumper cars were a little lame, but the kids had fun anyway.

A bubble gun - the coolest souvenir ever. (Until Adam pulled instead of unscrewed to get the bubble bottle off and completely ruined it. Right afterward he said, "that's ok - I'll just take Tyler's"). The youngest learn quickly - don't they?

My favorite pic from the week. We love Brother Bear the movie, so it was fun to see Kenai and Koda. Well that's all the time I have for now. Love you all!

Our vacation...

Our visit with Grandma and Grandpa Baker (I wish we would have gotten one with Grandma Shurtliff too!)

Then on to Disneyland! Gotta love Dumbo!

My boys are awesome...