In the Words of Carter

We just love the way Carter talks right now and I have been meaning to write down some of his funny little sayings for awhile and finally got around to it the other day.

"What Say?" Translation: What did you say? This one is best if you hear it in person because his voice goes up to a high pitched squeal at the end.

"I neek a nakin" Translation: I need a napkin

"Hup in d'air" Translation: I want Daddy to throw me up in the air

"Baa finky/finky" Translation: Baa blankie which is a little blankie that has sheep on it that he loves. He calls all blankies "finky" He also says, "Swing in Finky" which means I want Daddy to play swing in the blankie.

"I want mine hoop" Translation: He always substitutes the word mine for my. I love it. My favorite is when he says I hurt mine toe or some other body part.

"Where'd mine uh-oh go?" Translation: Where did my binky go? Both of my children at this age have called their binkies uh-ohs. We think that it comes from us saying uh oh when they drop it out of their mouth or crib when they are babies.

"I want to watch Georgie in home" Translation: I want to watch Curious George at home. He always lets us know where he wants to watch a show, "in home" or "in car".

"Bee-nana" Translation: Banana (thanks Jana!)

"Whey-ah" Translation: Where?

"I want to nuggle mine bat" Translation: I want to snuggle with my baseball bat. He usually ends up with about five toys that he "nuggles" each night.

"We going to the water mountain?!" This is another one that is best heard since it too goes up in a high pitched squeal at the end. Translation: Are we going to the park with the water fountain? There is a park here that we go to at least three times a week that has water shooting out of the ground and all different water fountains and he loves it!

"I want throw rocks in the rivey" Translation: I want to go throw rocks in the river. For some reason all of his words that end in "er" sound like they end in "ey" instead. Other examples are "That Tigey?" Meaning: Is that Tiger Woods? Yes he watches the golf channel with his Dad and yes he loves it. Also "Monstey" means monster.

He still calls Rylynn "Yah Yah" even though he can actually say Rylynn (wyleen). He also calls himself "Cah Cah" even though he can say Carter but that one sounds more like "Cahtee". I hope he never learns how to speak correctly, I just love listening to that boy!

Liberty Lake

We finally got to take a little break this Saturday and go explore this new place we live.  Daddy took a few hours off of studying for the Bar to go to the lake a few miles from our house.  It amazes me how we just hop in the car and less than ten minutes later end up at a place that looks like this!!

This lake is right by where we are hoping to buy a house in the near future.  It has a great playground that the kids could play at for hours and then you turn the corner and the beach is right there.  

The kids loved walking out on the dock and looking at the fish in the water.  They were amazed by the boats and jet skis and asked if we could get one of each.  We said maybe in ten years when we pay off our stinkin student loans!

It wasn't even that warm that day but the kids loved splashing around in the water. Luckily the water was warmer than we thought it would be.

Rylynn loved the beach the best.  She went out a little ways with Daddy but then she got a little too cold.

Carter however, went all the way out with Daddy and they even jumped off the dock!  I caught this picture a minute too soon.  Carter's face was a little stunned when they came up as you can see.

The kids were so excited when a little family of ducks floated right by us.  Carter of course tried to chase them.  

Carter kept pretending this stick was his fishing pole and he would get so excited and tell us he caught a fish!

It was so much fun.  Then we came home for naps so Daddy could study and then after dinner we drove up to Coeur d'Alene, ID which is about 20 minutes from where we live.  It was so beautiful!  We're hoping to hit up that lake sometime soon. Also, Garrett's cousin Stacy lives in a beautiful neighborhood in Liberty Lake with her family and they are awesome! We had Sunday dinner at their house last week and then they drove us around and showed us neighborhoods and cool places to go. She has 5 kids and they are all so great with the kids and Rylynn and Carter love them. We are excited to have family members so close to us.

As for the misc. update, I am really excited that we have found Rylynn a great preschool for the fall and I went to my first appt with my midwife group today and I really like them.  They are super supportive of me having a VBAC which is a huge relief to me and as for now this little boy is cooperating and staying head down!  We are getting to know our way around a lot more and the more we discover, the more we love it here.  

We're Here!

We have not had internet for weeks and we are still unpacking and trying to figure everything with the baby out, meanwhile my husband is studying all day everyday for the bar, so that is why our blog has been neglected big time. I just wanted to post and say that we are actually here and I will be blogging again soon when I can find a minute to think. It is beautiful here and the weather is perfect! High 70's and sunny everyday with no humidity. This is my kind of summer weather! I did get a WA state license yesterday so I guess it is finally official, we are Washingtonians!

We love the Cabin!

After a last day of preschool for Rylynn, the kids and I flew to Utah to spend some time at the cabin with my mom and Grandma while Garrett and my dad drove out to WA and got us unpacked. We had such a great time at the cabin and I think it was a great way to get the kids minds off of how much they missed Daddy and their friends and house in OH. I was really worried about flying alone with the kids being so pregnant especially when I realized I had no charger for the portable dvd player so there would be no movies on the plane! But my prayers were answered and my friend Jen ended up being on the same two planes as us and helped me a lot with luggage and keeping track of the kids during bathroom breaks, etc. Then on the long flight both the kids slept for most of the time so it really wasn't bad at all.

I really didn't take many pictures while we were at the cabin but this is basically what we did all day everyday anyway. Carter no matter how hard I try will not stay away from the river. He would throw anything he could find in there all day long!

Occasionally he would take a break to gather sticks in the woods.

Rylynn on the other hand is content with picking wild flowers all the day long.

These kids love to be outside. After a few days at the cabin, Daddy and Papa showed up to make our day. The kids pretty much never left his side from that point on. We got to stay a couple days with my parents and my little sister even came up from Provo for the weekend. It was a great last hurrah before heading to our new home.

Moving and crappy anniversaries

The good news is that Daddy finally came home after a long 3 weeks and a day of working hard in Utah. The bad news is that that means it is time to move!

This is how excited Rylynn and I were about moving day! Garrett got home on Thursday night and we basically stayed up all night and packed all day until Saturday morning when we loaded up the truck.

This is what the family room looked like when the guys came to help load the truck. We were so thankful to have Papa come out to help drive the minivan so Garrett could drive the giant truck. That night I felt like I had pneumonia and thought I was going to die. Ben and Molly were so nice to let us stay at their house until we left so I came home and went to bed early. The next morning I woke up to a card from my cute husband in the bathroom which I thought was a get well card. Imagine how stupid/horrible I felt when I read it and realized it was an anniversary card and that I had forgotten that it was our 7th anniversary!!

So how did we celebrate our seven wonderful years of marriage? By saying goodbye and watching Daddy drive away in our "big yuge lellow truck" as Carter likes to call it. After having him finally come home from the long three weeks and then having to say goodbye three short days later, the kids and I just lost it on the front lawn and bawled.

Our last picture with Ben and Molly and Babo Reagan in Ohio. We have loved living a few streets away from family and are so sad to go!