William Oknevski???

We have someone else's box sitting in our bathroom and I want it out! I have called both my moving company and the moving company who's box it is multiple times and neither will give me the time of day!! They did say I was a savior and someone will be in touch with me ASAP! YEAH RIGHT!! Does anyone know William Oknevski? I'm sure he wants his box back and maybe he has a box or 2 of ours...??? Yup, it's official, we have unpacked everything, well, pretty much, the bathroom box is still under the bathroom cupboard, etc, etc, etc... but I know of a few things we are missing, my ipod shuffle, a pair of shoes, and a few books from the missionary library. I am thinking we are missing a book box because our book shelf seems a tad empty! The good news, we have all pictures and irreplaceable items! ANYWAY,... Maelie is doing great in preschool, Kyla is already done potty training (as in she wants nothing to do with it), Jaxon is taking a NAP - gasp! I should go clean! Jonas got a calling as EQ teacher, my first beehive lesson went well! Anyway, these are some pix from our family reunion in August... all the girl cousins (minus Lexy) - Maelie, Anna, Kailin, Kyla, Brooke, Brielle, Emma, Karsyn

the babies! - Jaxon, Karsyn, Brielle, and Emma

the boy cousins - Jaxon, Brandon, Jakob, Ethan, and baby boy Zacary

all the craziness of the fam

Kyla being silly

the Stanford's

Maelie cut her hair on Saturday - luckily it's just in the front and as long as I pull the front back you can't tell. She looks so sad about it tho. And her face is just a little scratch that she "needed" a bandaid for. :)

Jaxon loves to be in the playroom and he is soooo fast! I put him in the living room and 2 minutes later he has made his way back to the playroom again! Tricky since the girls have so many choking hazard type toys!

surprise, surprise

I bought this a few days ago because I had a feeling it was coming...



And luckily we already had some of this...



because....That's right! We have a little teether on our hands! I noticed the first one yesterday and he's working on that 2nd one today. So far, not so bad as long as he has something in his mouth!

And Kyla was extremely quiet a bit ago so I went to go find her and found her like this...Why is that funny? She's in bed asleep! Perfect place for her to be! Well, it was nice because I didn't have to fight her to take a nap and also she still sleeps with her baby blanket eventho she has new big girl bedding! I guess it's progress that she didn't climb into Jaxon's crib and find a binki to put in her mouth!

She has also started the potty training adventure! Yippee!

I have been waiting and counting on a certain conversation with Maelie since we left Arizona. I have been surprised with how well she has been doing and it finally came after we were talking with Grandma yesterday. Maelie said, "I don't like this house, I want to go back to our old house." I was prepared for this and said, "Maelie, do you miss Grandma?" She nods her head all sad like. I said, "Wouldn't that be fun if Grandma came to visit you in your new house?!" She got really excited so you better not make a liar out of me, Mom! :) Don't worry, you have time, we'll be here for a while! We love you and miss you all!

just some fun pix

Maelie's 1st day of Preschool

Whelp, she (and I) survived it! She was so excited and did great on her first day of preschool!

Jaxon and all his 6 month cuteness!

knock on wood

I got the kids all loaded up to go pick up Jonas after class and our car is dead... hahaha!

the good news - it's just a fried battery... I just thought that was funny after the previous post!

my ramblings

Usually I am out once my head hits the pillow at night but last night I couldn't sleep and of course Jonas was out so I had no one to talk to. So the thoughts just rumbled around in my head until 2 am. I was thinking all about life and all the changes we've made and all we have been through in the last little while. We have been here for a month now but you sure can't tell by looking at our house, it is such a mess! I REALLY love a clean and organized house and I despise clutter! If you've ever seen my house you'll probably notice how bare the walls usually are, it's not because I haven't gotten around to decorating, it's because that's the way I like it. :) I am a simple person and so I like a simple house. Anyway, the purpose of this post is to get some of these thoughts out of my system. As I was laying awake last night, I was thinking about how just a few months ago I was so worried about everything. We were moving our family across the country, leaving family behind, and we still weren't sure about finances, but we went anyway, because it felt right. I have been a little scared about doing things just because it feels right because 2 years ago, we felt right about moving to Germany for Jonas' master's degree and that did not work out and was a hard thing for us to go through. Well, here we go again but I was just laying there thinking about how we did it and we are here and we are still alive and we have everything we need and we haven't run out of money. Everyone is healthy, the car is still running, we didn't get into any accidents!! I am not at all saying life is perfect because it definitely isn't. We definitely have some trials. But I am just amazed that we are here and everything is ok. Should I be amazed about that? Well, I am happy things are falling into place. Yesterday was my first day in YW since I was a YW and I think it's going to be a really fun calling. I get to teach next week and I am actually kinda excited. The 2, yes 2, girls in my class are awesome, nice girls. Yeah! It's a releif for me to have a calling that I like because I am scared to death of some callings, like anything that force me to be up in front of a group, especially adults! So, I am thinking this will be good for me. I have been so worried about getting Maelie into some sort of inexpensive preschool and she finally at the last moment got into the high school preschool here. Today was the open house and I took her as well as Kyla and Jaxon. I am impressed and think it will be good for Maelie as this is her year before full day kindergarten and it will be good for her to have her own thing away from Kyla. I am hoping that it will be good for Kyla to get some alone time as well. Kyla is one of my trials (and blessings) in life, but what would I ever do without her?! Just when I think she is doing better she goes through some hard time. She threw the biggest fit as we were leaving the preschool, so frustrating and embarassing, especially when you have 3 and you are trying to get out the door and you feel like the whole world is staring at you. I think I am going to have to work something out with Jonas where he stays in the car with Kyla and Jaxon while I drop off and pick up Maelie from preschool. Anyway, that is what life is all about right? Figuring things out, working through challenges, trusting in the Lord, growing, and moving forward. Next on my list is potty training Kyla which I am not even near being thrilled about! AND, I need to lose some weight!! We joined the YMCA and Jonas and I are able to go workout together while the kids go to the child care and they are liking it there so, so far so good. Jonas is trying to gain weight, while I am trying to lose. I wish I had the problem of trying to gain weight! That would be a BLAST! =) Anyway, I think I am done rambling for now, thanks for being there for me and all that... I am off to clean and organize!

America's Day for Kids

Jonas had 2 spare hours in his day today so we went to a FREE kids carnival downtown!

Maelie was making Jaxon crack up while I was feeding him carrots yesterday, makes for a huge mess!

2 new videos

"Jaxon 6 months" and "PB & J" under Stanford Family Videos to the right

Happy 6 month Jaxon!

Jaxon is 6 months old today! Here are his stats...

19 lbs 14 oz (85%) - 2 more ounces left of carseat! =)

28 1/4 in (95%)

44.8 cm head (75%)

He also had to get his hips X-rayed since he was a breech baby - everytime the light came on, he wet himself, kinda funny! We have to go back for shots since they were out!

Jonas and Jaxon put the bunk beds together on Monday. They are from IKEA and as we (I mean they) were hammering away we realized that we wouldn't be able to get it out the door and have no desire to take it apart so when we move from here (hopefully in a long time) we will probably just hack it to pieces and throw it out the window =)

And these pictures are for Grandma, thanks for the cute bedding, the girls are loving their new beds... and yes, Maelie has already fallen off the top. But she knows now that her bed is for sleeping on and not playing on. :) Hopefully!!!

And for the first time in his life, Jaxon is in a crib! Thanks to Travis and Kristin for letting us borrow the cute surfing stuff!

We still don't have a bed, after 5 years of marriage, we have always had something more important to spend our money on. But we do love our mattersses and the new quilt my Mom and I made! LOVE IT! And after that air mattress, our mattresses feel especially comfy!

And Maelie starts preschool next week! She is SOOO excited! She wants to take a lunch to school so bad, I have been trying to explain to her that she "gets to" come home and eat her lunch. I think she will be fine when full day kindergarten rolls around next year!

if you haven't already found this...

check this out.. hilarious!

http://www.seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com/

oh, and yes, she is fake, just making fun of our mormon blogging culture :)

clarification

YES! We got all our stuff, the truck came on Sunday, which is why I am buried in boxes. Yes, I think we have it ALL! We even have someone else's box! SCORE!!!

good news

Jonas has an assistantship! YEAH! That means free tuition, good health coverage, and a small salary! He will be designing something to find out more about the glaciers in Antartica.... or something like that... =) Oh, and I have a new calling - beehive advisor!

buried in boxes

what is all this stuff???