Prayers answered

What's remote and unknown with potatoes all over?

Thats right . . . we are moving to Boise Idaho!

Thanks to all your prayers and fasting, Dave ended up getting 2 job offers with only 15 hours to decide which one to take! We ran to the temple and had alot of prayers and discussion. I really wanted him to take the one in Utah, because nothing would change and I have so many friends and family here. But what I felt in the temple is that Dave would make the best decision for his career and for our family. He ended up choosing the harder of the two choices, so I figure it has to be right, right?

Now our life is a whirlwind of trying to find a new place to rent, buy a new car, sub-lease our apartment for the summer (do you know anyone looking?) pack Dave by SUNDAY and then I will stay and be a single parent of a very cute baby for another month until school ends.

It is crazy how quickly life can change!

*Due to the whirlwind of events, I did not have time to come up with a creative post- even though I am sure there are a pletheora of ideas on Idaho. Once Dave is gone I might have WAY too many hours on hand and will try to make it up to you :)

Here are some pics of our cute boy at 8 months (He is now almost 10)

Did someone say second place?

I just finished up my intramural games and guess what? Yep, I got second! In Racquetball singles, I battled back from the losers bracket to the championship game, just to lose! I got second last semester in singles AND doubles. I know I shouldn't complain because second is fairly good, BUT I would just like to win, even just once! It is so frustrating to always come in as the first loser. Close, but just not good enough.

On the other hand, in basketball, we came in third or fourth (very similar to the marathon . . no award involved!) It was so fun to play with other MBA spouses and get to know the girls. We finally started winning when the tournament started. One game I scored 14 points in the first half (I won't mention my score in the second half . . .)!

Despite my many losses, I did get a championship T-shirt for intramurals. If you run 150 miles during the semester they give you a shirt. So without having to actually compete against anyone I was able to pull it out and win the shirt. It doesn't quite have the same bragging rights though . . .

Jackson has friends!

Jackson's girl-friend. She came 4 days after Jackson to make sure she was younger and thus they could go out. They held hand on this dinner date (ok, they were fighting over cereal puffs, but doesn't contention breed attraction?) I love how girly she looks and how many Jackson looks!

Excuse us, we are right in the middle of a show!
Jackson: "I'll take that, Thank you!"
"The pacifier is mine, buddy! Just cuz mommy pinned it to your shirt doesn't mean I can't get it in my mouth . .. hahaha!"

(Yes, I do realize they are less than an inch from the TV screen, we pulled them away at least 50 times . . .)

Having neighbors with babies the same age as Jackson has been really fun since before they were even born. But now when we get together we are starting to see them interact and respond (a little) to each other. It is so fun!

Sheesh! Its about time!

After months and months (9 to be exact) of grueling practice Jackson has FINALLY learned to dunk. This is one of the first things I have done over and over with him that he repeated for the first time. I am hoping clapping, waving, talking and using the toliet are soon to follow . . . It's about time!

Speaking of TIME, I finished the 1/2 marathon in 5 minutes under my goal. If you are interested, here is the story. I was told the race started at 8:10, so I showed up at 7:59 so as to not freeze before the race. As I get out of the car I hear them announce the half marathon starts in one minute. In a panic, I run to the pack and start asking around if it is the half or the 5K. Sure enough, the cannon goes off and my race is off. From the back of the pack, minutes after the cannon goes off I finally hit the starting line. It was kind of nice to pass people for the first 6-7 miles. After that, I was just going back and forth with a few people. I was afraid of hitting a major wall like in the marathon, but never really did. A 1/2 marathon is much more fun than a full! It was lightly snowing most of the way, but I was dressed warmly so I didn't notice it too much. I got a nice massage after the race. I found out that I got 4th in my age group. The 3rd place girl was only 5 seconds in front of me. I am sure I actually beat her by quite a bit according to my chip time, but the chips failed apparently, so they only had our time from when the cannon went off. I ran a 1:40:22 according to when the cannon went off. I feel like I need to run another one just to see what I can really run! Plus, now I know how to pace a little better. I really enjoyed racing a half marathon. (I didn't get a single picture of my race . . . I am a little sad I don't have the proof:) )

Dave on the other hand is using all the TIME he has. He gets about 2-4 hours of sleep a night. I tend to go to bed around 12 or 1 and he gets up around 3-4. We aren't together very often needless to say. He has a couple of leads for jobs. Pray that things will work out. He is a hard worker and deserves the chance to show his smarts and skills with a great company this summer.

Granpa, Aunts and cousins

Conference weekend is always filled with alot of family and fun. We stayed up at Dave's parents for Saturday night (although Dave was sick and couldn't enjoy much!) A priesthood blessing from his Dad helped him to recover by Sunday. Dave's parents always treat us so well and feed us even better!

We went to my parents house on Sunday where everyone had a great dinner
(except we were missing Carly and Doug). It was so fun to have Jackson and Dayton together. They make a very cute pair. It will be fun to watch them grow up together.

Although I felt several specific things I need to work on as I listened to conference, my overall feeling was that of thankfulness. The gospel and teachings of Jesus Christ help us to find meaning in our life and happiness and love beyond measure. I am so thankful for prophets and apostles that sacrifice their life to teach and lead us. I can think of many other things 80 year old men would rather do than lead a church! I am so thankful for a Savior. Especially this Easter time as we contemplate his sacrifice in our behalf, may we will lives that show we know and believe in him.

Who says a baby can't communicate?

My mom would say he follows after me and won't partake of anything homemade . . .