May

Family pic right after Shawn was sworn in

Tommye turned 8 and was baptized. Gavin loves his cousin brylee

Gavin and Jade at Orange Beach

Nana and her grandbabies

We had a  very busy May. Shawn was sworn in, we played for two weeks in Idaho, and then ended the month with a trip to the beach. Gavin loved going to the beach. He swam in the ocean all by himself. At times he got annoyed at the waves for making him fall, but overall he was in heaven. He swam so much we had a minor (with lots of crying) trip to the ER for a ear infection. I did my best 30 weeks prego to chase after him, but had tons of help from Nana, Papa, Lori, Katie, Linsey and Jordan. We tried to take advantages of everything fun to do in Texas before our move to Idaho in June. It was a bittersweet month. We made some great memories.

Time for Change

Well, a lot has happened since I posted last. We have had family in, visited the park, chuck e cheese, zoo, story time at the library and played on our slip n slide. Lots of fun, but not many pictures. Most importantly, we found out on April 19th, that Shawn PASSED THE IDAHO BAR!!!!! He took the bar exam on Feb. 23rd and 24th. We have been waiting a very long time. Although he felt very good about the test, we were still extremely nervous for the results. We are sooooooo excited he passed the bar. No retakes here. With passing the bar, it meant moving from Texas to Boise, Idaho. We have to be up in Idaho by May 3rd, so he can be sworn in.That gives us about 10 days to get everything ready. Crazy, but totally worth it. I'm so proud of Shawn. When we first met, he told me he wanted to be a Lawyer. He had just started his first undergrad semester at BYU-Idaho. Almost 9 years of marriage, and we have been through undergrad, law school, and taking the bar together. I can't believe we are finally done. I'm ecstatic for Shawn to have his dreams come true. He has worked so hard. We are ready for the adventure, and all the exciting things we have coming in the next few months. Moving, new job, new baby in august. Bring it all on. We are ready!!!!

Easter

We had a wonderful Easter. It was filled with love, family, laughter, thunderstorms, and lots of candy. Couldn't ask for a better day.

Bluebonnets

She really does love her cousin. Just not so happy to hold Gavin's hand. :)

Every year the bluebonnets come out, and us Texans torture our kids getting pictures. This year was no different. Tradition, tradition, tradition (think Fiddler on the roof). We took 650 pictures, and yes even captured a smile or two from Gavin. :)

Gender Reveal Party

On Saturday we had our Gender Reveal party. I had so much fun planning. Katie(my sis-in-law) and I spent weeks putting all the details together. We had a blast. On Wed morning Shawn and I went to our sono appt. and the doctor found out what we were having. The doctor then sealed the sonogram picture in a envelope, so we couldn't find out the gender until the party Saturday night. It was so hard not to peek. The best surprise was having some of my siblings come in for the party. Brent, Lori, Hailey, and Linsey all surprised me for the weekend. I was thrilled to see them. Of course I cried, and really was in shock. I'm one blessed girl, with such a supportive family. I love them. Saturday night was so much fun. We had Keisha's sister wrap a box with either blue or pink balloons. No one knew(except Marissa). All the guest came, we ate BBQ, and then opened our present to see if this new addition was a boy or girl. When It came time to open the present I was soooo excited/nervous!!!! What an amazing night!!!!










And finally IT'S A........


GIRL!!!!! We can't wait to meet her. :)