Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Little Bit of This, and a Little Bit of That

Ok Missy...this is for you!! I'm not going to update you all on my entire summer, that would take way too long. Suffice it to say that my summer and early fall has consisted of work, playing, working more and lots of playing!! with sleeping and eating occasionally thrown in there. I have made friends with a great group of kids from my singles branch, and we just have a blast. Throwing parties, having sunday dinners together, milkshake parties, bonfires, ultimate frisbee, glow-in-the-dark hide-n-seek at the caves, chasing the kamima lights, shaving cream or whipcream fights....basically LiViN the LiFe!

Work is great also, I get to see so much stuff that I just think is fascinating! I love being able to continually learn, and see the benefits that come from modern medicine. I have recently gotten to see a few c-section surgeries....and I just love it!! It is just another testament to the miracle of life and creation. It just warms my heart watching their little bodies coming to life! So much fun!! Not to mention I love that I get to play with the puppies afterwards.

Speaking of C-sections though...I can't even begin to imagine what it was like for Carissa. I just can't wait to welcome baby Koyle into our family, and to see how he's going to grow up. What his personality is going to be like, his likes and dislikes, how handsome he will be, and most of all I can't wait to be his FAVORITE aunt!

All-in-all, life is just fantastic. It has its speed bumps here and there, but as a whole I can't complain one bit. I'm so grateful for my grandparents and Rick and Amber, for all the help they give me. I have loved living so close to them and getting to know my cousins better; even though I look at them more like nieces and nephews than cousins.

Here are some pictures to highlight the fun I have been having lately.



Buddy the dog...he's only 6 months old!



The 10 puppies we had left on our doorstep one night. They were so adorable!!! but talk about holy pooping machines!

Playing with Eli and Becca while I babysit them every Tuesday


I love her smiles!


Trying to decide whether or not she should go down the slide....


Who needs snow for sledding??


The product of one of our c-sections...the puppy is about 20 minutes old.


Me with baby Nahrii, one of Tahj and Dane's nieces. She is so sweet :)


Baby Koyle!!!! Look at that big head and red hair! I can't wait to meet him!!!!


Sam and I in Rexburg last weekend, after we got done playing frisbee.



The quilt I made for Koyle!! Tahj spent 2 hours at Walmart with me picking out fabric for my quilt, and then her mom helped me all along the way to make it. She let me use her big quilting machine to put patterns all over it, it looks wonderful! All I have left to do is bind it. I guess I better get going on that!


One of the above mentioned whip cream fights....lets just say it didn't end well for me :)




Tahj, Eliza, and myself worked so hard on the presentation for this milkshake party! it turned out fantastic. A lot of people showed up, and we had a great time eating everything!

4 comments:

Evans Family said...

Looks like lots of fun Jacq! And, I'm curious...how did you get the toilet paper down? :)

Unknown said...

well, the stuff on the roof pulled down really easy. the stuff in the tree...not so much. Most of it I just let the wind blow it out, but I also had a big long pole that I used to get some. The rest of it will just have to stay til it falls out on its own. haha

Anonymous said...

Hope your Landlord doesn't mind, since they are right next door. And why wasn't I invited to the milkshake party?

Malisa said...

Thanks for posting, lately I have been keeping up on all the family blogs!! Except for mine!! However my new blog mssweetsoiree.blogspot.com is looking good. There is a picture of you in it somewhere!!