Our New Addition

We got a new Puppy! Her name is Tika, anyone who has read the Dragon Lance series will know the reference. lol She fits right into our family and is very laid back and mellow. We had promised the kids we would get a puppy when we got here and the moment we arrived they started asking where she was. We got her the weekend we moved in and it has been a great experience. She is a miniature Dachshund and will only reach 11 lbs. So far I would highly recommend Dachshunds to someone wanting a small dog but not the yipping that typically goes along with them. She is a sweet heart and has us all in love with her.

Graduation Day

It is finally over, the chapter in our lives where we live on student loans, and never see each other. We did it, we made it through college. Beau has now graduated with a Bachelors in Computer Engineering a degree that when he started he was afraid he wasn't going to be smart enough to do it. He aced it with straight A's and was the only one this semester with his degree. There are usually only 2-4 student in his upper level classes. He is an amazing provider and works so hard to make time for us. I am so proud of my husband and all he has accomplished.

I Have now graduated with an Associate's Degree in General Studies(that is all BYUI offers) with a minor in Child Development. It was super scary to go back to school and I wasn't sure I could do it, but I took a leap of faith and did it. I am now trying to decide if I want to finish school, or go to Beauty School this Fall. I guess only time will tell. For now I just want to be a mom and A Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay.I don't really know what I want to be, so it's hard to pick just one thing.
I tried to add pictures to go aloong with it but it wouldn't work so check out Facebook.

A Clone Trooper Cleaned My House

I came out of the kitchen to check n the vaccum and found him doing nathans chore!

oh my goodness!

The Big Move!

We are offically moving to Austin TX! Beau will be starting work on Aug. 15th! They had origially said October but when they found out we wanted to move in july so that we could be there when school started for Daniels sake, they told him he could start sooner! That is exciting, everything seems to be falling into place which makes it a little less scary. I know I am being taught a lesson because when we started looking I said we could move anywhere but TX and CA and those were the 2 offers we recieved so, we decided Austin because they have the special services that Daniel needs plus awesome schools. We are excited for this new chapter in our lives and are looking forward to living semi close to some family. I am excited to be warm, and back in the green south, yes Austin is very green!Plus we will be living outside the city a bit. There is so much to do there and lots of swimming so the kids will become great swimmers. Daniel hates the snow and cold so I feel like alot of this is for him and will be for the best. There are so many reasons to be excited about this move.

Daniel had a Birthday

last month(Iknow!)Daniel turned nine! he had a fun birthday and the wekend before we drove to OR for Beau's brother Jess's homecoming. He just returned from serving 2 years in Mexico. We enjoyed seeing family, but back to Daniel. The last year with him has been both amazing and heart breaking. Hopefully before we move we will have answers to what is going on inside of him. The older he gets the more I see the Autism. And Nate has started asking is he's going to have to go to therapy like daniel or if his legs will get wobbly like Daniels. It has been hard to explian but when we have answers hopefully it will get easier. Anyway My big boy turned nine and had a great day!

My First Cake

Nate turned FIVE!!!!