Camping

So a couple weekends ago we decided to go camping with our friends Megan and Kendall! For Nik and I it would be our second time camping since we got married! In fact, we had to go to walmart and buy a tent and little foam pads! =) Luckily Nik's mom gave us sleeping bags for Christmas a couple years ago so we pulled those out and used them for the first time! =) We both like camping we just haven't done it! But that will change because we had a really great time! Thanks Megan for inviting us!

Ian had a really great time! He loved playing in the dirt, throwing rocks, finding little sticks...he just loved it!

Not to far from the campground there was a "lake" but it was more like a pond! But still... for Arizona I was impressed! The weather was fabulous... 80's during the day and 50's a night! Good thing I packed warm clothes just in case!

This is our tent and then Megan and Kendall's!

Miranda did really good too! She slept better than usual because I was sleeping right next to her all night! She is getting so fun!

When we woke up the first thing Ian said was "fun camping"... so we are pretty sure we will go again! He loved every minute of it! Nik and I didn't get any sleep, but it was still really fun!

When we were taking the tent down and getting everything packed up Ian really wanted to help! So I let him carry this foam pad to the car... he is such a stud!

The place was really pretty and suprisingly green! It was very refreshing to see water! =)

The boys playing bocce ball ... Ian liked that too!

Ok, this is that bathroom at the campground. I took this picture because when we got up there I really needed to go to the bathroom (those of you who know me know that this is a frequent occasion (= ) anyways I went to use the bathroom and there was a KILLER WASP guarding the door. Not just sitting there, but when I went up to the door it came at me and as I backed up it charged me... it was seriously ferociously guarding the door. It was so scary, I have never seen any kind of wasp or bee act that aggressive before!!!!! Luckily there was a guy not too far away with some spray! I was so worried I would have to go in the bushes instead of the outhouse, but when I finally was able to go in there it was sooooo stinky I ended up using the bushes the rest of the time anyways! Talk about roughing it! =)

This was a big bug Kendall found... Ian thought it was pretty cool! I thought it was big and gross! =)

Well we had a really good time and are definately looking forward to doing it again!

We made it to ARIZONA!

Ok so all my pictures came up not in order so I'll just tell you what each one is! =)

This is what I walked in to on Saturday after Nik picked me up from the airport... they got there kinda late and it was so stinkin hot and they had already unloaded one family that everyone was just so hot and tired it all just got piled in our apartment! Luckily I had my sister here with us for a couple of days to help with the kids while we unpacked and stuff! Love you Sara!

This is the apartment after a lot of putting away, and it still looks horrible! It does look better now, I'll get those pictures on soon!

So when we were at the airport we looked pretty funny, but it wasn't really funny! My sister and I both had a baby, a carseat, a carry-on and a diaper bag, and to go through security we had to take the baby out of her carseat, take all shoes and belts off, I had to hold Ian and Miranda and Sara had to juggle the two carseats and all the bags and get them through security! When we finally made it to our terminal (which took quite a long time, Ian doesn't walk very fast) they changed our terminal so we had to haul it all back to the other terminal! A couple of times both in Salt Lake and in the Arizona airport Ian tripped and fell, but instead of getting back up he would just lay there... he would just lay his head on his hands and just lay there for like 2 or 3 minutes! It was so funny, he was so tired of walking that he just couldn't get back up. And Sara and I have our hands so full we can't pick him up. So it took us a while to get anywhere in the airports!Well we finally got on the plane and both babies did really good!

Ok funny story... (again, not really funny) On Nik's way to Arizona the AC went out in our car. So he picked us up from the airport and we drove straight to the dealership by our house. Getting there was the hard part though, we had to drive on the freeway with our windows down, and that didn't really help...it was like a very high powered blow dryer blowing its hottest air, but we had to have them down or we would have DIED!!!! So Ian was screaming in the back, Miranda did pretty good, and I was pouring water on both of them periodically to try and keep them a little bit cool. As you can see in the picture Ian's face is very red...we were all soooo HOT! He eventually fell asleep and stayed asleep once we got to the dealership! So they took a nap on the floor while we got our car fixed! Luckily we bought the extended warranty on our car when we bought it so all we had to pay was $100!

Thank you Grandma Spendlove for the stickers....they were perfect on the plane! On take-off I had Ian and Sara had Miranda and a bottle. I wanted them both chewing or swallowing when we took off so their ears didn't hurt. Luckily my sister had taught Ian how to chew gum in the weeks leading up to our move so he got gum! The only problem was that he kept swallowing it (because he didn't like the flavor) so I kept putting more in his mouth. Just in the time it took for the plane to take off and get in the air Ian swallowed six whole pieces of gum and ate a fruit snack.

Miranda slept most of the flight, and woke up to eat at the perfect time! She was very happy and didn't seem to mind the altitude changes at all! I was very happy about that!

This is Sara and Miranda before the plane took off!

This is us going through security... My arms were ready to fall off!!!!!

Hopefully that all made sense even though it is not in order! It was definately an interesting experience getting us down here, but we finally made it and we love it! Our new ward is really nice, we have met some really nice people, Ian is making new friends too! It has been really hot, but I have not minded the heat at all! We have a pool so we go swimming a lot! We also just stay home and play a lot! There is a lot to do down here, lots of parks and restaurants and shopping within walking distance of us (when its not hot!) so we are in a great location!

I still don't have the internet, so I'll work on that and then I'll be able to get caught up on my posting!

What a day!

Oh my goodness today was a crazy day! I ended up switching the apartment we were living in today because the reviews for the other apartment said it was a scary place to live and there is a lot of theft and vandalism...so I started getting a little worried. So, I found us a new apartment and it took ALLLLLLL DAY!!!!!!!!!! It wasn't very fun and it was very stressful, but it was made possible by Julie (MY LIFESAVER!!!) and I can't even tell her how much I love her! So Nik finally made it there and they are currenlty unloading our stuff into our new apartment! I live really close to so many great places like Target, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, tons of restaurants, and much much more!!! I'm so excited! I leave tomorrow morning and I won't have the internet for a while, but I'll update as soon as I can! Until then!

Ahh What a Mess

So, Nik left this morning at 3:00am with all our stuff for Arizona. About 10:45am I get a call that things are going terribly wrong! One of the wheels on the trailor (a humongous snowmobill trailor) flew off while they were driving. They went into the closest city (panguich or something?) and they didn't have the parts to fix it. So they had to go back to Beaver and they finally found some parts... By the way... today is the 24th of July so not very many stores are open. So they are currenlty on their way back to the trailor to try and fix it. Meanwhile I have to figure out a way to get our apartment keys before the apartment office closes (oh ya, turns out we didn't get the house so we are renting an apartment, but that is ok) so I have a very good friend down there Julie, and I have been trying to call her to see if she can go look at our apartment, see if it is clean and nice and not smelling like smoke or something, and then I have to fax the lease to them so they can give her the keys so we can move our stuff in when they get there. I'm a little freaked out at signing the lease before Nik or I see the place, but what can you do? I guess our lease is only for 10 months so we could suffer through right? How bout you guys keep us in your prayers today and that will help me feel better! Thank you! Love you guys! Julie are you there? =)

What A Blessing!

Be sure to scroll down there are a few new posts!

We blessed Miranda Ann Spendlove on Sunday, July 5, 2009. The day didn't start off very well, I couldn't find Miranda's bow so I was bawling, we never did find it. Nik saved the day though and cut a little bow off a bonnet that came with her dress (that was hidious) and we glued it to her head with elmer's glue... so then I was OK! She looked beautiful!

She was such an ANGEL the whole day! She smiled a lot, she didn't make a peep during her blessing, she slept through the whole thing... she was just perfect (until that night of course!).

Nik gave her the most beautiful blessing! She has such a sweet little spirit and Heavenly Father blessed her with some pretty amazing things! It's amazing how much he loves us ALL!

Thanks to all these guys for helping bless my baby girl!

It's days like this that make everything worth it! Thanks to all our family and friends who love and support us! We appreciate and love you so much!

Happy 4th of July!

This is my cute family! I love having two kids! It gets better and better every day!
Happy 4th of July!
We started the day off at the North Ogden parade! Ian loves parades, we went to the founders day parade last week and he got tons of candy! Nik thought it was better than Halloween because you just sat there and the candy came to you!


Nik and Ian watching the jets fly overhead!

Miranda looked soooooo cute in her 4th of july getup! The best part is I didn't have to buy this outfit! My good friends gave it to me! (thanks for the skirt Melanie!)

After the parade we headed up to the park for the festivities there! We ate lunch, watched a little softball and then headed to the kid stuff! Ian had a good time! I bought five tickets and he used them to......

throw frogs in the frog bog!

...slide on the huge slide (that was his favorite!)

....and jump in the finding nemo bounce thing! He loved it! Nik on the other hand thought it was a waste of money and HATED waiting in line! He was a good sport though and for that I was very grateful! After the park we headed home for naps!!!!!!

After we woke up we headed to Nik's parents for dinner (thanks... it was very YUMMY!) This is Ian and Cam... he loves Cam! It is going to be hard when we move... we are going to miss everyone sooo much! Next it was up to Weber High for the fireworks! We do this every year because this was Nik and I's first date!!! After the 4th of July 2005 we were pretty much either on the phone or with each other (I lived in Provo) and were married October 20, 2005! Love you hunny!

We had fun up at the field, Nik's family always goes up there and we have fun! Ian is such a good kid, he is so funny lately! Nik and him are crazy together!

I love you Ian!

He loved the fireworks! Miranda slept through the whole thing! Ian fell asleep during the Founder's Day fireworks, but he stayed awake for these! Every time there was a break in the fireworks because of the music he would say, MORE! And when they were over he kept saying more more, and was pretty sad that they were over! When they would go off he would say Wow or I love it or it's pretty! =)

As you can tell by this picture, Ian was pretty tired by the end of the evening! He did sleep in the next day though! It was great!

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Ian and Miranda!

Ian has been LOVING Miranda! I wondered how he would be with her... and it is soooo cute! He is constantly lovin on her and kissing her and trying to hold her! It is so sweet to see them together!
Nik hates these headbands with the big flowers but I love them! I think they look so cute! By the way Miranda let me sleep for 4 hours in a row last night! It was fabulous!

Ian loves helping Miranda take a bath too! He dips his hands in the water and rubs her head! It is funny!

In this next picture Ian is holding Miranda and it looks like she is crying, but really she was so happy! She loves Ian sooo much! She has started smiling at us and I can't wait till she sees Ian and gives him a big smile!

I love my kids! What can I say except that I think mine are the cutest! (I might be a little biased!)

Church

Well we made it to all three meetings today for the first time since we had the baby!!!! =) It felt sooo good to be back in Relief Society, I just love it there, such a sweet spirit you can't find anywhere else! And I taught Sunday School, the lesson went fairly well I thought, and then Sacrament Meeting. I love taking the sacrament...Ian loves it too! Today he hurried and took two pieces of bread before we could stop him =) Sneaky little guy! Also we said the prayers in sacrament meeting and I said the opening prayer. So I went up on the stand and said the prayer and when I was done I opened my eyes and Ian was standing right next to me on the stand... It surprised me because I didn't even hear him come up. I picked him up and headed back to our seats and he cried because he wanted to stay up there. =) I love going to church! Not going for the past few weeks has really made me appreciate it more and really realize how much I'm going to miss the ward we are in right now! Hopefully we can love our ward in Arizona as much as we love this ward!

Miranda Update

Miranda now weighs 8 lbs 13 oz, and is 22 inches long!!!!! She is growing like crazy! I took her to the Dr. today because she has been soooo miserable the last week and a half, I just knew something was going on! So when he saw how much she had gained since her last appointment he calculated that she was gaining about 1 3/4 ounces a day and they like them to gain only 1 ounce a day. So he thinks that she is eating too much... not that she is overweight, but you know at thanksgiving (or for me all the time) when you eat too much and then feel sick, well he thinks she is doing that every time she eats and that is why she is sooo uncomfortable and fussy all the time! So she is on a diet! He is having me feed her every two hours on the dot so she is eating more frequently and not getting as hungry, but then I'm going to feed her less too! So hopefully this works!

We got a house!

Yeah! My uncle was finally able to get a house under contract!! I don't have a picture of the front (but take my word for it, it's very cute!) but here are some pictures of the inside! We are going to be moving down there the end of July (right when it's really HOT, hopefully I can adjust to the heat quickly!) and we are soooo excited to get started with this part of our lives!

The best part about this 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom house is that it is going to be cheaper than renting a 2 bedroom apartment!!! It's crazy down there, the houses are soooo cheap! This house originally was a $235,000 house and my Uncle got it for less than half that! (Thanks guys!) It will be so nice renting from them because we know them and we know the house isn't going to go into forclosure so we can plan on living there for all four years!

That will be the longest Nik and I have ever lived somewhere! We have been married for almost four years and have lived in 7 different houses/apartments/condos... the longest we have lived in one place is about 9 months! =) It will be nice to be in the same ward for that long too! HOWEVER... I love the ward we're in right now and I'm going to be soooo sad to leave it!

Well this is our house and we are soooo excited!