Here is the new addition to our little family. Her name is currently Princess....although that may change. She is a t-cup min pincher. We are on a trial run for now. Tut won't leave her alone so we will see. I love it, she is a cuddler. She acts like she is a pit bull though...she won't take crap from Tut.

How cool are these, I'm going to use them all year round (found them in the halloween decorations dep. they are salt and pepper shakers!)

I thought this was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while!

Catching Up

Well I have been very remiss in keeping up with my blog. Sorry for all you followers out there. There really has not been any ground breaking news as of late though, so this post will be kind of dry. I started a job about two months ago and am enjoying it very much. I work for the payment department of Progressive Financial a collections agency that handles account for the US Dept of Education, the IRS and so many more government agencies. So far I like it a lot, sometimes it can feel like highschool though, some of my fellow coworkers don't have a lot of work experience under their belt so they feel that the world owes them a favor by doing what they do....they just haven't come to the realization that the world just doesn't owe them anything. The job always keeps me on my toes, I'm finding that I'm missing the super fast pace and stress of my last job working in an accounting department as the accounts receivable for a corporate location. I never thought that I would feel that way but I do....kinda sad, most people are hoping to find that job they can complete with their eyes closed. I'm hoping to start school again in the winter quarter, just waiting for my residency to come in, plus I have to find out which of my credits are going to transfer and which classes I'm going to have to take again to complete my degree, I'm looking forward to it though.

Kade is doing very well. He is so freaking computer smart right now. He can turn on and load the computer, he can navigate the programs and get to the game he wants to go, and he can even type in the URL address for pbskids to play the games there. He keeps battling us with the potty training but mainly its because he just doesn't want to quit playing his ever exciting games, although since the trick is that he can't play if he's wet his pants he's getting a lot better about running to the bathroom when the urge arrives. Hopefully that will continue. He is getting so big it amazes me all the time, I keep having to go clothes shopping he is growing so fast! He has gone up four shoe sizes since the beginning of summer, thank goodness this isn't Washington and he can wear flip flops all the time!

Tut the dog is growing too. Kade is madly in love with him and cuddles him all the time. He such a little clown! Running after things and sliding into the wall absolutely everytime! Our house is slowly becoming a home. There are so many updates we want to do, like putting in wood flooring throughout the house and crown molding, but sadly money just doesn't grow on citrus trees like it used too. We have got some things worked on, we put a new light fixture in the kitchen, and have bought one for the dining room, we've just not had a chance to put it up, although it is a must for this weekend! Kade's room is completely decorated, I am repainting his dresser right now, the original color turned out to be a salmon orange which does not go with the bold blue color of the walls, so I went to the store and picked out a really orange orange so we don't have that problem again! I have a couple chairs that I am recovering and then they will go great in our completely empty front room....it looks like we just moved in if you walk through the front door, not that we did about five months ago. I'm working on that though! We have revived the front and back yards and if I say so myself they look good, they will look even better once its not 110+ degrees out daily and we can really work on it.

Greg is doing great too. He completed his bachelors a couple months ago and will be starting again in January to complete his masters. He is still at Boeing and although the people there are frustrating he does enjoy his job no matter what he tells people. We are both on the same schedule right now so that is fun, we leave at the same time and even though I get home a little bit later than he we still get to spend our evenings as a family.

Hope everything is well with everyone and miss you all!!!!!!

Delia

This is Delia, we have been puppy sitting her....isn't she pretty.

Forgot something?

We decided to play in the water....but Kade couldn't find one of his many many bathing suits.... so we just went bare! Poor Tut.

Even in AZ

Check it out....its so hot in Arizona that even the fruit gets sunburn!!!! Greg and I were getting our lunches ready in the morning and I noticed this...how crazy!

Rockin'

Rockin' out his new hat!

Just Chillin'

Kade just hanging out with Tut right before church on Sunday!! Aren't they just the cutest little boys!

Love and Logic

So Greg and I went to a parenting class on Saturday. It was amazing. I think if this information was given to everyone the instant they found out they were pregnant that all of our lives and our kids would be so much happier and stronger! It is called Love and Logic, you can get the information at any bookstores, libraries, and half.com. Check it out! It teaches you how to not have power struggles, underestimate your children, and to be a stronger family. Love you all and hope that you check it out!!

Kade's Arm

Okay just and FYI for everyone: Kade's arm is healing very very well. Once we got the healing process going with some special meds it started mending really quickly and I don't think it is going to have any lasting scars!! Yippee...the kid already has one to many.

Treadmills are not healthy...continued

So I noticed today that Kade's hand and lower arm were swollen so I immediatly took him to Urgent Care. After a hellish couple hours with a toddler in a waiting room we got to see the doctor, as always we were only back in the examining room for about ten minutes.... the result?: Kade has an infection, the Doc thinks that it is MERSA but we won't find out for a couple more days....the treatment?: some kind of cream and wrapping his arm up like a mummy. Poor kid...although his really bad attitude right now doesn't make me empathize with him very much.

Treadmills are not healthy....

To four year old boys! Yesterday Kade was over at Greg's Moms house for a bbq, all the other kids were there too, anyways, they all ended up playing on the treadmill and it got too fast, Kade fell and he got a massive burn.

Tut

Meet the newest member of our family....Tut which is short for Tutankhamun. He is an 8 week old Besinji male. He is so far a little stinker but all puppies are. We got him from my friend Jezika, he is one of four to come from the first litter of her two Besinji's. You can see the other ones on desertdiamondkennels.blogspot.com. Other than a very sleepless night (he is lonely being away from all his brothers and sisters) it seems like he will fit in well with our little family.

Seeing Frogs

We went to the Phoenix Zoo a couple weeks ago and this was the only picture I walked away with... lazy. Well to me the zoo had a theme...there were little statues like this everywhere in the zoo...some of the weirdest spots too. I had Kade take a pic with this one because he was so excited by it.

FINALLY

So we finally moved into our house two weeks ago today! I am enjoying being free! I am slowly putting the house together....lots of painting and refinishing furniture! My big project today is the head and footboards to my bed...I'm going to refinish them in black to match the bedside tables I refinished!! Kade's room is a cool blue and his dresser is orange...lots of projects! My goal for this week is to paint the living and family room plus the kitchen. Should be fun....

Never Ever Again

I don't think I am ever going to want to purchase a house again. We have been trying to get into this house for the past four months. We have been told we can move in like four different times and then at the last minute it has fallen through. It happened again last week, if we don't close by the 30th we will lose the house. Sadly it is relying on others that is ruining our chances, waiting on underwriters, real estate agents, and mortgage brokers. What a pain in the toosh!!

Kade had a blast hiking in Usery Pass. Its nice to be able to go and do things like this during the spring months. Back home we couldn't even attempt to go hiking in April, we would get washed down the mountain by the rain.

Soon to be Home Sweet Home

This is the house we have been waiting so long to get. We put the offer on the house in the first part of January and we will just be closing hopefully at the end of this month. I never thought I would be a homeowner but I am really stoked at the reality. It is a beautiful home on the inside and has a huge backyard just waiting for Kade to claim as his own!