Yakivegas, here we come!

Just a little update on our family...Dave has accepted a job at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital in Yakima, Washington! We are very excited to go back to Yakima as we have both friends and family there. Dave will be working at the hospital where both Kelsi and Andrew were born which is cool. He starts next week and is headed over there soon to find a place for us to live. Once he does, the rest of us will come over and join him. We are sad to leave our family on this side of the mountains, but have enjoyed our time here being close to them. The best thing about Yakima? You can buy snow cones in the summer!!! If you know me, my requirements for living somewhere are simple: 1. A Target store and 2. Snow cones in the summer- Yakima has both! What more could a person want?

A proud mama moment!!!

Kelsi was chosen as a Student of the Month at her new school. She was very excited and looked pretty cute too, if you ask her mother!! She is such a great little girl and we love the person that she is becoming. We love you Kelsi Bug!

Mariner Fan Fest

We went up to Safeco Field yesterday with the Vander Hoeven Family for Mariner Fan Fest. It was cold, it was rainy, it was so much fun!! We got to go down on the field, into the dug out, into the clubhouse and we came home with lots of free goodies. Kelsi can't wait to go back and see a real game. Go Mariners!!!

Our family on 1st base!


Dave and Kelsi playing catch on the field.


The Mariner Moose came to say hello to the fans.

Bo Bo Brothers

Anyone out there watch Diego?? Andrew and his cousin Ben are Diego's biggest fans. In fact, some days Andrew only answers to the name of Diego. The Bo Bo Brothers are two monkeys who are always being silly and causing problems for Diego who is trying to rescue some animal in danger. We like to call the little guys our Bo Bo brothers. They are having lots of fun playing together, though my sister and I have started buying toys in twos. We feel like we have twins though the boys are 14 months apart. They have definitely gotten into trouble on more than one occasion!!

Back to Rexburg...Brrrr, it's cold!!

If you click on this and make it bigger, look at Andrew's face. He wouldn't take his hands away because the snow was bugging him!


This past weekend we had the opportunity to head back to Rexburg and attend the Rexburg Temple Open House. We moved to Rexburg about 2 weeks after they broke ground for the temple and watched them turn a wheat field into a beautiful House of the Lord. We lived right by the temple so we drove by every day and loved to see the progress. Last year when they put Moroni on the temple Kelsi and I watched from our car- it was pouring down rain and of course, windy that day too. It made me a little sad that we had to move 2 weeks before the open house began, but I was determined to take my family back. It was absolutely beautiful, in every room, in every way. Kelsi's favorite part was the sealing room, she loved the mirrors. That temple has a lot of sealing rooms, I wonder why?!? The trip was fast, the drive was long. It was well worth it though. We got to see all of Dave's brothers and many of our great Rexburg friends...who I already miss again! Of course, we don't miss the snow and wind that makes Rexburg so lovely in Winter!!

A little update...

So I have kind of been a slacker on the blog, but it's only because I was hoping to have something to tell people...and I still don't. You can stop reading now if you want. We are living at my sister's house right now (Thanks!!) and Dave is looking for a job. He has an interview on Friday and we think another coming as well. Hopefully someone will hire my husband soon, there are way too many fun stores here and I need some money to go shopping! IKEA, anyone??? Kelsi is adjusting to her new school. It's a public school, but they have to wear uniforms. It's pretty much just khaki pants and a white or navy blue polo shirt. Not bad, but not Kelsi's style. She has started swimming lessons and is loving that!! There aren't nearly as many kids here as Rexburg (there aren't that many kids anywhere else except Provo!) Andrew turned three right before we moved but he does not want to be three, he wants to be two. That is what he says anyways. He also does not like Sunbeams at church because there are no toys. He is a character!! I am just hanging out with my sister, trying not to bug her too much! It's been fun being closer to our families and we hope to be able to spend lots of time with them now that we are closer. As much as we love my sister and her family for sharing their home with us, we hope to get a job and find a place of our own soon. I will let you know when we have any news! We are returning to Rexburg this weekend to attend the temple open house. I am super excited to see the temple that I lived next to for the two and a half years while they were building it. Not as excited for the drive...hopefully it won't be too horrible. I will post pics when we get home.