mosquitos

So I learned that some kids have an allergy to mosquitos... Azure is one of them. She gets so puffy, everyone always asks what happened to her, as though she's been beaten severely. I can't say that I blame them. Take a gander at the picture of proof. Unfortunately, we harbor half the nations mosquito population in our new yard. Hmmm, how do you get past that?

Finally!

Well we finally made it in to our new home! What a difference it makes to have our own space. Azure was certainly affected the most. She was such a terror for the past few weeks and within a day of moving into the house she returned to her angelic self. Kenyon left to go backpacking for 9 days the morning after we moved. For some crazy reason he thinks hiking 15 miles a day is a vacation. CRAZY Montanan! I am ready for him to be back and we still have 7 days to go until his return. The pregnancy is going well. My due date is February 15. So hopefully I get chocolates and flowers -compliments of the hospital. It's the least they could do---after all I do all the real work and then pay them. Azure has been so precious, hugging, kissing and tickling the baby. She has finally accepted the fact that the baby might not be a girl. I will post pics of the house in the next few days. Other than that- I love family, the gospel and friends.

The most HECTIC summer ever

This summer has been completely crazy, as stated in the title. Kenyon and I sold our condo on Big Mountain. So I have recently discovered that being a stay @ home mom has a disadvantage...that being that I got to pack the entire house myself-Yipee! Our house was not complete at the time of the move, but we had buyers who sought us out, despite not having our condo listed. So we moved in with his sister's family. I don't care who you are- living with people (especially when you have your own family) is never easy. It has been a pleasant experience so far...nobody hates anybody, yet. Luckily she's one of my favorites of his siblings-which they are all great. Anyway, we just got back from a week-long Mathison family vacation in Big Sky, Montana. I recommend vacationing there to one and all. It is so beautiful and such a cute town. We all stayed in a ginormous house, which went well. On top of everything else we found out that I'm pregnant. AWESOME!!!!, and a little overwhelming. Overall this has been an okay summer, largely due to getting to fish quite a bit. Fishing is so relaxing, especially when I catch a lot of fish. Thank goodness Kenyon is willing to remove all my fish from the hook. I still haven't gotten over the sliminess of those things. I'm such a girl.

Portland

Azure and I went to Portland to visit my sister, Kayla. We were there for 3 days. It broke my heart to hear Azure say,"Daddy lost... I have to find my daddy." I discovered that AJ loves giraffes and elephants, when we went to the zoo. My parents came with us, actually it was their trip, and we just crashed it. They loved AJ! Which is not a surprise. She has the most adorable personality--sweet with a streak of fire. It was awesome to spend time with my parents, sister and her man(Tracy) and my niece -Taelee.  

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May days

Yesterday we were playing a game of softball with Kenyon's family. We were quite shocked to see Azure with her pants pulled down, squatting in the grass. I guess she really had to pee. Don't worry...I ran her to grandmas house where she utilized the toilet and all was good.

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