sometimes we go walking

It has been so hot the last few months, so it was nice to have a monsoon on its way and have a cooler (like 99 degrees), overcasted night to go for a walk. These poor boys are trapped inside due to the heat, and right now our limited space is getting even more limited as it is filling with boxes! So here is in memory to one of our LAST walks in our Arizona neighborhood.

Will you smile? Let me think about it...

NO!
How about you?
Of course! Only because daddy was standing there!
That is my hubby:)
Cheating and getting a head start on their race home.

We Are Moving

Well, we were excited and a little nervous to accept a job Dan applied for in Utah at an IHC hospital in Ogden. He is on his last rotation at Boeing, and we decided to apply within and without the company and just see what came out of it. When Dan got further and further into the IHC position, we got more and more excited. It is a field he is really interested in and a good job. So he starts Aug 29th as a Financial Analyst for McKay Dee hospital. It still makes me nervous because of all the things we have to do before we load a truck a week from Friday!!!!! Dan will come back and clean our place and finish out work after our family reunion week in 2 weeks. We figured it would be best to move our stuff that week since our family is already off for vacation to help and we were headed up there already! That would give Dan and empty house to do some work on it too. But, I also am seeing all the chips fall into place. We have amazing family and have had amazing experiences with our little family here in Arizona. I am so excited to be closer to family, but it has been hard to sell our first car Dan and I bought together, and start to empty out and rent the first house we bought together. We have lived in our townhouse since Levi was 15 months old. A lot of great and fun things have happened here and we will be a little sad to leave it. We have some choice friends down here that will truly be missed as well. Here is to a new chapter of our lives in Ogden, Ut (Well, Bountiful and then probably Layton!) by FAMILY, and to continue with this leap of faith that everything will continue to fall into place!

Levi's Special Day

Levi had a great day and we had a lot of fun! We started out at the aquarium, then after naps headed to the Stapley pool, then got dinner and did cake and presents. Too much fun in one day! Levi had an excited and happy look on his face for most of the day:)

Lots of pictures, as always!

We began our day here:

The little stingray coming to talk to Levi! It almost looked like it was smiling at him!

Touching the star fish.

Crabzilla...SOOO big and gross

He loved the tunnel with all the fish and sharks swimming around him.

Head up in the Nemo tank:)

Levi was terrified of the shark until I showed him it was nice:)

Zack not so sure about him.
Swimming!
Levi's self portrait under the water. I was very impressed!

This is the best I can get from Zack these days. He can run so fast, and never likes to be contained!

Levi's "I am trying to figure this out face!"

Some of his birthday stash. You can see Lily in the background. We had some family participate in some of the birthday festivities via the computer:)
Pure joy. This is the face of a successful birthday!
His cake. ALL his cake. He came up with the colors, he helped make it, mix it, and most importantly decorate it. Looks tasty huh?! Ha! The most important part was that he loved every second of it. I have to add the frosting was supposed to be red. We dumped half the container in there and it just got pinker.

Happy Birthday To Who?

"To me! Levi!" According to this super excited three year old. You add so much to our home and we love the huge smiles you put on our faces and the things you teach us everyday.

We love you buddy and can't wait to party today.

July 15, 2008

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4th of July weekend with Bumpa and Grandma

We had my parents come down to share the holiday weekend with us. We had a lot of fun and miss them already! Levi loved every second of the attention. We went swimming a few times, bowling, shopping, ate lots of good food, lit fireworks, and the guys went golfing. We love when we have visitors! Thanks mom and dad for a great weekend and for being able to spend the 4th with family. Love you guys and can't wait to see you in August!

Swimming with Bumpa. They loved to dive for pennies and play with their goggles:)

Levi's way to bowl.
So, we got him this.

Zack's turn!
Levi was a little worried at the beginning. He warmed up to them towards the end.


Levi being cautious of the sparklers
Zack loving the sparklers

Dan's 'Happy 4th' face.
don't judge the sweet hair, we went swimming right before this.