John Adams

So Jake and I have been watching this HBO John Adams series that my parents have been getting on netflix and it has been so good! It's nice to "get to know" someone like John Adams and the others involved in the formation of this country that we live in. Everyone knows the readers digest version of America's independence but this series has been so educational and entertaining.

There was a part in the movie where John Adams is leaving his family for a little while and asked his daughter what she needed to remember. She said, "Be good. Do good." I really liked that so I looked it up and found that L.M. Heroux said it and THAT is how I decided to change our blog title. What a few simple words that you could really live your life by.

Just joking....but not funny.

So remember how I was so excited about having the internet at our new place?! Well, no longer, as of about a week after moving there....

So for an update:
-Jake bought himself a new car. It's a '63 Chevy Nova Super Sport. There are a few things he wants to do with it but for the most part it's in great shape.
-We found out we are having another boy! Due date--Jan. 9 '09
-Cooper is understanding quite a bit of what we say and is saying a few words of his own....the list is small but includes uh-oh, daddy and mom...and he signs "more" pretty well.


Other than that we've just really been enjoying the summer around here and spending time with family.

Here are some pictures from the last month or so!

One Year Pictures

While in Utah we took Cooper to a place called Kiddie Kandids for his one year pictures. (A birthday gift from Grandma Fry.) They turned out so cute so I wanted to put up a link for everyone to see!

http://mystudio.kiddiekandids.com/viewshare.asp?c=006232801WE4NQYC6

Just copy the link and paste it into the web address bar. The pictures are little but still cute.

I might sound biased but I think it's worth a couple of minutes :)

A New Perk

Life just got a little better.  We have the internet now!!!!!!!

We moved last week into a little place out in the woods.  Now we have the internet, I need something to connect me to the outside world...

Anyways, it's a nice little treat and now hopefully I can be a little better at the whole blogging thing.  Now I just need to locate the camera and charger.........

For a quick update:

The rest of the week in Utah was so fun.  I took Cooper to get his one year pictures taken and they are just adorable as ever.  It was a lot of fun.  Paige and her roomies came down from Rexburg on Friday and stayed the weekend for the wedding on Saturday which was a hit.  Really nothing went wrong!  Sunday morning we all left to go home and on the way we stopped off in Homedale? ID to see Angela and Carson.  That was a nice little break in the drive :)

Now we're home, in a new house than when we left.  (Bless Jakes little heart for moving without me.  I love him so much!)  Now I am slowly unpacking.

THE summer vacation

So I am on my official "vacation" for the summer this week. My mom, my sister Carly, Cooper and I left Saturday morning for Rexburg, ID. We got there that night after a very long day in the car and went to Broulim's to get food for dinner the next day. Then of course we made a stop at Snoasis :) I love that place. I'm pretty sure I would have made the trip just for that. I ended up staying with my good friend Megan Hebdon with Cooper. We both desperatly needed sleep and thought it would be more possible at her place rather than Paige's. Mom and Carly stayed at Paige's apartment and then we all went to her ward Sunday where she taught Sunday School and did a really good job. That night we had Kahlua Pig, a staple dish Paige loves that my mom makes like a pro. I also got to go visit a few people and say hi! Coop and I went to see the Jensens, Lisa and Matt, Cambree and Josh and my good friend Eric. I wish I could have seen more....I was hoping to actually go the 11th wards sacrament meeting but wasn't quite feeling up to it at the moment.

(Disclaimer: I guess now is a good time to tell people I'm expecting!)

Anyways, I just loved being in Rexburg again. Sunday afternoon when I drove by Porter Park, I actually saw Alma and Nicole walking with little Jagger in a stroller. Everything that day just made me smile and really miss Rexburg. It really is such a special place. That night we stayed in the AmericInn. Monday morning's breakfast was "de-lish" and we made another couple of stops, including Snoasis again, before leaving for Utah.

We got to Utah Monday afternoon and have just been enjoying the hot sunshine ever since. My cousin Andrew is getting married on Saturday to his fiance Lindsey who asked me to be her maid of honor! I have until Saturday to find something to wear still....you'd think actually being in Utah would make it a little easier to find something modest enough but no way. I'll find something by then.....

Anyways, that's probably it for now...oh and to add the the pregnancy thing....I am almost 12 weeks and due in January. This one so far is WAY easier to handle than Cooper. I feel sick every day but I am way more functional than before.

Moving.

The last couple weeks have been full of fun! My birthday was on the 16th and Jake planned a whole afternoon/evening for us. When he got off work we took a ferry over to Seattle and went out to dinner at Buca de Beppos....SO GOOD! Then we went to this Seattle Improv group thingy. Jake bought tickets ahead of time and we went and it was a lot of fun. I'll start taking people to it when they come to visit. That weekend we had this nice little heat wave that kept temperatures in the 80s and 90s for a couple of days. That was nice for a change.

We just went to Boise for Memorial Day Weekend for Jake's cousins wedding. That was a lot of fun. Cooper traveled really well and the weather was really nice there also. We stayed with the Rutter family (great family friends) and went shopping, went to a wedding, went to the movies, went out to eat....a lot, and all sorts of fun stuff. We also got a lot of time to spend with Jake's family including his brothers Mike, and Matt with his wife Nicole and our niece Aubree.

Now we just found out that the house we are is has sold! Yikes. I've been searching for about 3 days straight for a new place...nothing yet but I'm sure we'll find something. Nothing beats rent in Rexburg I can tell you that right now.

So until next time...enjoy the nice weather, give a little love, and play!

Much needed update

So I know it's been a month and a half. A lot has been going on. Jake got a job! for starters.....I don't know what his "official" title is but he's working for a guy who owns a few companies and is currently developing a medical park in Port Orchard, about 20 minutes away from us. Jake is the main guy for this project who gets all the stuff done. He's pretty much the middle man for the lawyers, architects, the city, etc. He absolutely loves who he's working for and the fact that he's learning from the best the things he wants to know for his own career in developing one day.

As for me I just ended this season of coaching last weekend in Portland, OR with our 18s girls club team for Olympic Premier Volleyball Club. The director seemed to like what I did so she has asked me to be the clubs new assistant director. I haven't officially said yes yet but it is a dream of mine to be in a position like that. I love coaching and being involved with young girls who love playing volleyball. The administrative part should be fun too and I've had good experience through the BYUI competitive volleyball league.

Cooper will be one on the 3rd of June. He's walking about 75% of the time and thinks that he is holding a conversation with those around him. He is just so funny! With Jake getting a job and us having one car I've been spending A LOT of time with Coop, just sitting playing and laughing at him. The weather is starting to pick up outside and I'm realizing what a boy Cooper really is. He loves sticks, dirt, grass and rocks. (All kids probably do but he makes sword noises with his sticks) He is non-stop, unless you're reading him a book. He loves his books, otherwise he would never stop to listen to a word you say.

We've got a few plans this summer, kind of, I think....

-We will be in Boise Memorial Day weekend for Jakes cousin's (Sarah) wedding
-I will be traveling with my mom for my cousin's (Andrew) wedding which will include a detour to Boise, Paige in Rexburg and Yellowstone National Park
-I might go with my dad in July to pick Paige up from school.

This is all pending so far but I'm looking forward to the trips.

The picture of Cooper is from Easter but it's whats on the computer at my parents right now.