New Additions

No, it is not a baby! A co-worker of Dedrick's had puppies they needed to find homes for. We have been talking about getting one for awhile. After talking to the couple, they still had three puppies and we decided to take two, yes two. We have a female and male, they are mutts, but very cute and loving. We let the kids name them...Shelley and Pluto. Shelley is tan and very shy, Pluto is black and always active. We are very glad to have them in our family, the kids love them to death and always want to be with them. Here is a few pictures....

Aidan's 4th Birthday

Happy Birthday my little man. It is hard to believe he is 4 today! I remember when he came into our family. He was six weeks early and nothing would stop him from coming. The doctors tried everything to stop labor, yet he knew it was time and arrived July 22, 2005 at 2:50am 4lb 15oz 18 1/2in. He is a very smart, fun, loving, handsome, and best pal. We love him very much, and very grateful to be blessed to have him in our lives. Happy Birthday BIG Man! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Poor Aidan

My little man is having a hard two weeks. Last week he woke up complaining about his left foot hurting. When he showed us his foot, 1/3 of it was swollen and red. So we took him to the doctor. The doctor said he must have stepped on something when he was playing outside, and their wasn't anything we could do. They put him on antibiotics for ten days, and the infection is going away.

Yesterday, I had just come back from picking a friend up from the airport and found blood running down his head. Dad was outside doing lawn work, and the kids were playing inside. My understanding of the story is that, they were chasing each other around the couch and Becca tripped on cords. The cord was attached to a speaker and it fell on his head. Took him to the doctor and he needed one stitch. We have to take him back in one week to remove it.

Other than that he is doing good and just being an active (almost 4yr old) on Wednesday!

Pictures

Lately when we go out I forget to take the camera with us or forget it in the car. When we went to Texas for the weekend to hanging out with the grandparents, I didn't take one picture. I feel like a bad mom not taking cute pictures of the kids or the fun things we have been doing. So the last few days, I have been remembering the camera every time we go out.

For example, we meet a wonderful lady on the plane heading back from house hunting in May. She invited us to call anytime when we got settled in Oklahoma. So we called, she invited us to hang out for the 4th of July. The kids played in the pool for about 2 hours, did I take any pictures...no. Then Kaliska jump into the pool, and landed into a floating ring in the dead center. Picture NO. We did tones of fireworks, the kids had sparklers and poppers...again No pictures.

So here is a few picture(24 to be exact)of some of the things we have been doing!

Traveling

It is hard to believe we have been in Oklahoma for a month. Time seems to have flown by very quickly. Dedrick is getting used to working full time and traveling a lot. By the second day of work he went out of town for two days. The following week he was out of town for three days. He is getting to know the company, has three different jobs he does now. He is in the company's PDP (Professional Development Program), and will be doing work with groups focusing on Process, Integrity and Measurement. His boss has suggested that a focus on Measurement would be a great way to become very valuable to the company and the industry. He is learning so very much and loving every minute of it.

The kids are enjoying the zoo and aquarium, and we have memberships to both. The aquarium you can feed turtles and sting rays. They have a shark exhibit you can walk into and the sharks swim over you and around you. The zoo is on 84 acres and has tons of different exhibits; they all very interactive. They LOVE the parks, every park here has big water areas. I have to bring the swimsuits every time we go out just in case we end up at a park.

I am doing pretty well. Getting the hang of driving on many freeways, I am used to one highway. I used to think Utah drivers were bad. Now I know better! I feeling a little sad or unfocused lately. I found out I was pregnant and a week later miscarried, it has been very hard. Then my father got out of prison this fathers day, I do not know how I feel about this. Other than that I hanging in there making it day to day.

I have to give a big Thanks to my wonderful in-laws. We took a weekend trip to Texas to see Dedrick's parents. They gave us a much needed washer/dryer, BBQ, freezer, bookcase and some misc items. Thank you so much for everything you have done for us. Here is some pictures from Texas.





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