Great Friends are Hard to Find!

It was tough for me to move from Fort Collins. I had made some great friends. They were the kind of friends that would do anything for you. The best part is that it wasn't just one or two friends, but we felt like the whole ward was there for us always interested in our lives and what was going on. I will miss them terribly. I hope they don't get sick of me coming up to visit. I haven't had such luck in Castle Rock with friends like that, so I may be seeing them more than they anticipated!

Kindergarten Graduation

So Christian Graduated from Kindergarten and his school had a Kindergarten graduation. I don't know if its post worthy, but he was so excited about it I had to do it. He wants me to throw him a graduation party with a cake. I think that may be a bit much, but he's convinced since he had a graduation he certainly deserves a cake and a party. What a funny kid!

Christian and his two friends from School (Kinncaid and Collin)

Christian and Mrs. Unrein-a great and amazing teacher!

August 12th

I know I haven't posted anything about my pregnancy. Time has just gone by so fast. I originally wanted to post pictures of the ultrasound, but we had problems with our camera and all sorts of stories that go along with my excuses. Here is the just of it:

I'm due August 12th. We decided not to find out what we're having, so it should be nice big surprise the day of delivery. I thought this would be so fun, but now I'm worried I'm not prepared since I have given all my baby stuff away and my mom keeps asking me if I'm still not going to find out. I can't find anything I like as far as baby clothes go, so I've decided white onsies will due until then. It's the hottest time of summer, so this baby wont be wearing much.

We have no names at all. We keep talking about it and only for a short period of time because it's such a daunting task that the topic changes quickly and we are stuck with no ideas. It would be easier to know if it was a boy or a girl so we could narrow it down to a boy or girl name, but I like to make things more difficult. :)

Lastly, we are so excited for this new baby. We waited a long time and feel we are very ready for a new person in our family. The boys really want a girl and I don't think I care too much, except that I keep thinking it's a girl. I've only recently changed my mind about it being a girl when my sister-in-law Keri just found out they're having a boy and Jamie and Steve tend to do things together, so we may be having a boy too-who knows!

Elitch Gardens

Our first day at Elitch Gardens (about 3 weeks ago) was perfect! The weather was around mid 70s and the sun was out. We went with our friends the Bartholets and had a great time. Christian wanted to go on the log ride, so I let him go by himself. Laurel nor I wanted to get that wet. So he goes and has a blast. Well, then Nico wants to do it all by himself, so I let him go too. I think being pregnant just makes me lazy. Anyway, they both went on their own and got soaked! It was hilarious. Good thing I had them take off their orange shirts so they would have something dry to wear the rest of the day.

Soccer Season is finally Over!

This sounds horrible, but Soccer Season is finally over! We had such horrible weather this season. I think we had two games where it was actually good nice sunny weather. The other days it was pure torture. One game it was snowing, another game the winds were so strong we couldn't even stand being outside, another game it was almost below freezing and the list goes on and on. Nico's final game was not too bad, he scored the only goal on the team and then we had to run to Christian's piano recital. I don't know how much I like spring soccer. Maybe in the fall it will be better. But this season was just so hard to take. The boys had great weather on their practice days, but games were just miserable. So at least they enjoyed their practices!

Skater Boy

So Nicolas has totally been into skateboarding lately. He asks me everyday to "practice" skateboarding. He wants to do a kickflip so badly it's hilarious. First of all he pushes mongo, which basically means he pushes with his front foot-which Jamie says is bad and keeps trying to get him to switch. I think it's very cute and just laugh. He's been having so much fun on Jamie's old school skateboard, I had to take some photos the other day.

We Have Moved

Jamie and I have finally moved to Castle Rock, Colorado. We live just minutes to the freeway and 25 minutes to his work in Littleton, Colorado. We love living in small towns and Castle Rock is just that. The south side of Denver is only 10 minutes on the freeway and we are also only 35 minutes to Jamie's parents in Colorado Springs. We feel so blessed and greatful to be done with the moving prep. Now we just get to unpack for the next two years! I can't believe how much stuff we own. I think I want to downsize, but then I never want to move again so why bother? When I find cables and can download pics of the house I will put them up. We love our house. It's this cute 3 bedroom 3 bath home in Metzler Ranch. We are up on a hill so we have amazing views of the city and mountains. Our backyard is great-nice, large and FLAT. Jamie also did a nice job of putting tile in the master bathroom. We have to thank Jamie's Dad and brother Ben for all the help in getting us hooked up and fixing things around the house. Jamie's Dad fixed our sprinklers, closet doors and taught Jamie how to lay tile. Ben was doing 20 things at a time including painting, tiling, fixing the toilet and taking me to the store to buy the right materials for painting-he's the man. They also came the day we moved and moved us out of our old house and unloaded the truck. Jeremy also came to help out on the day of his daughter's birthday-he's such a great guy. What I'm trying to say is that it's so nice to live by family. I love that we moved to Colorado. We have so much family around, it's great. I miss my family in Utah, but Colorado rocks! Also, I have season passes to Elitch Gardens in Denver, so if anybody ever wants to meet up-I'm there! Or, if anybody wants to come visit or wants to go with us, I have discount coupons for family and friends. We've already been twice and we love it!

Also, I have to mention how hard it was to move from Fort Collins. I will miss my friends terribly. I know we're not that far away, but it's not the same anymore. Not to mention Laurel is moving to Arizona-lucky girl-and I don't know what I'm going to do without her close by. She was like my younger sister Elisa-so much fun and full of energy. You better call me all the time Laurel! We also had a great ward. We had so many great friends there and everyone was so close. It was such a great ward to be in. I don't think the ward I moved into will ever live up. I have a hard time with change, but I'm optimistic about our new adventures in Castle Rock. Besides, it's still Colorado!