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Last Month Overview

October was Marc's month break from rotations. We planned ahead and tried to pack in trips with both of our families. It was a great time of year to go because the weather was so beautiful and the fall colors that we normally miss in Nevada were at their peak. Here is us pausing at Cedar Breaks on our way to the cabin to meet Marc's family.

Of course there was four wheeling and dirtbiking while we were there and to add to the fun, Greg and Caleb got to at least sit on their cousin Caden's mini-dirt bike. Here is Marc's brother Dave helping Caleb pretend to ride.

Cute shot of Greg and Caleb out on the porch with the fall colors.
A group shot on the last day there.

Next we headed up to my family's house and got ready for a trip with them. It was a real adventure! We went to Costa Rica. None of us had ever been before so it was all new and totally different than any trip I've ever been on. One of the funnest days there was spent in the mountains/jungle doing a canopy tour. They got everybody all harnessed in and then sent them on zip lines through the trees.


I was banned from the fun because of my big belly so my mom stayed back with me to watch the little babies. We got to walk along these hanging bridges and see everybody else zipping through the trees. It was awsome other than that Caleb really hated it. I guess it was a bit over the top on adventure for him.

We went to church on Sunday which was all in Spanish. Marc and I understood bits of it, but our spanish is more than a little rusty. But it was still really cool and the people were so sweet and kind to all of us.

These weird animals are called Coatis and they were really tame, coming to find food near our rooms. Greg even fed this one right from his hand.

It was a super cool trip and went by fast. Then we were back to Utah and getting into the halloween spirit. Greg was, of course, Luke Skywalker, his new favorite hero.

And Caleb was Robin Hood. They both chose what they wanted to be this year and were so excited to get into their costumes. I think they liked being in their costumes even more than the trick-or-treating, but they liked that too.

Anyway, too much to sum up in one post but it was a great month.

Boys will be boys!!!

New basketball shorts!Caleb showing Greg he is not a baby anymore.

We got to go on a few trips the last few weekends and shot some pics of the boys swimming in warm springs (a cool little spot that the church owns an hour north of vegas) I convienently only pull out the camera when they are getting along! Ha Ha.BROSThe other place we went was Valley of Fire state park and the boys had a blast climbing through caves and looking at the Indian petrogliphs. Greg even named one place where the rock had shades of purple and pink in the red and yellow, "Rainbow Rock " and he tells everyone about it.


What can I even say?
My wife is hot!!






I should have been a photographer.
Checking out the hide-out like in the movie Silverado.

God bless America and the right to bear arms!!Luke (skywalker) at your service!
This is my first attempt at posting on the blog but after reading my sister in law Mariel's comment on our blog about kids and parents letting or not letting them play with guns I just had to post these pictures of my friends kids. I took these because they kind of had a rule about no guns at their house and when there boys were playing at ours that was the first thing they wanted, I could not help myself!

Winding up at Jackson Hole

Anybody else grow up going to Jackson Hole, WY? My family has been going there for years and I wasn't about to miss the chance when it presented itself this year. For one thing, Caleb and Greg are self assumed cowboys, and I knew they would be in their element. Plus it's just such a fun and beautiful place and I got to be with my family. Marc didn't get to come, so we really missed having him there, but other than that it was a great trip.

Here we are with big foot. The trip couldn't have been complete without this, right? Also, notice Greg with the toy pistol. Anyone who knows my family knows that my boys are gun fanatics. If you had asked me as a new mom if my kids would have toy guns I would have told you no, but here we are 4 years later and my kids have every gun toy known to man. Funny enough, Greg's first toy gun was bought on a trip to Jackson when he was about one by my dad. I thought for sure it would have been Marc's family who would start the mayhem, but no. Grandpas will be Grandpas and boys will be boys.

Caleb decked out with boots, hat and pistol- riding the fence.

Left to right- Lily (my sister Julie's girl), Lian (my youngest sister), Greg and Caleb all eating candy sticks.

One of the days we went to Jenny Lake and hiked a little and then drove a little farther up to Jackson Lake where there is a diner at the Lodge where my family loves to eat. They also have a perfect view of the Tetons on the back patio. Thanks Mom and Dad for the invite to go on the trip! What a perfect way to wrap up summer.

Birthday announcements!

Marc's birthday was on Thursday (17th). He had a busy day doing OBGYN rotations and studying- as usual, but we managed to fit in some birthday festivities too. We had Marc's favorite cake- yellow cake out of the box with store bought chocolate frosting. (What does it tell you when your husband requests that you not make anything from scratch?) Oh well? We got him a few little gifts picked out by Greg and Caleb one of which was a bag of Salsa Verde Doritos. they were pretty excited for him to open that one.



But the best part of the day was when we got to go pick up marc for lunch. We got to see the office where he's doing this month's rotation and since the doctor is a OBGYN she also let us use her ultrasound machine. That's right folks- we've got number three on the way (due Jan. 31). It was really nice of this doctor and she even let Marc be the one to do it. There are a few perks to having him in Medical school!
So here are Greg and Caleb with the picture of the new babe. We're all really excited and feel really lucky. Greg says the baby is a boy but I know our families all seem to be voting for a girl. We'll let you know in a month or two.

I don't have a picture for this. . .

So, I don't have a picture for this, but last night at 2:30am Greg comes bursting into our bedroom and b-lines it for the bathroom. It woke Both Marc and I up, so we waited to make sure things were alright. (It's not that unusual for Greg to wake up in the middle of the night to pee-- he drinks enough for three kids.) So, there we are waiting for him to do the deed, but instead of tinkling in the toilet, we hear something else. I thought maybe he just missed and was going on the floor or maybe in the shower. I went to check on him, and sure enough, there he is not peeing in the toilet but in the trash-can next to the toilet. Luckily he got it all in the can and none on the floor, so I counted that as good enough and sent him back to bed half delirious. So, I go lay back down and Marc and I just can't stop laughing about it. He's one funny kid!

Summer Blitz

Well, summer is passing by at warp speed as ususal. I can't believe it's already mid-July! My blogging update has been long overdue but there's been a lot going on. The boys and I spent most of June in Utah. We were trying to get out of the way so Marc could study in crazy mode for his board exams without worrying about us. Marc came up and met us for a few days at the end of June as it was my B-day (June 26th) and our anniversary (June 28th).

One really great thing about Marc's family and my family is that they live about five minutes away from each other and we all get along really well. So on my Birthday we had a big barbeque at my parents house with all my family and all Marc's family too. So it was a great opportunity to get a picture with our kids and their cousins on both sides.
While we were there, Greg discovered a new love. We took him to the batting cages, wondering if we were jumping the gun a little as even I have a hard time hitting the ball. But, much to my embarassment, Greg was practically better at it than I was.
Here we are at Marc's parents house target practicing with bow and arrow, handmade by Marc's extra talented mountain man father.
And finally, we made it back to Nevada just in time for the 4th of July. We have never been in Vegas for this holiday so we were a little lost as to where to go for fun, but we found a great parade out on Boulder City which is a small town about 15 minutes outside of town. Greg and Caleb got a little restless because it was kind of long and, of course super hot, but at the end they had a huge water fight with all the floats and the crowd so that made the day.



Marc started his rotations- and suprisingly enough he got put with an OBGYN to start out. Her name is Dr. Stevenson and, so far, Marc has been really impressed. He got to sit in an some surgeries last week, one of which was a C-section. He thought is was so cool. Now he's just anxious to get these board exams over with. Soon... soon!