I'm Idaho

We recently got the chance to head up to the blessed land that is Idaho.  Our time went by WAY to fast and there was so much more I wanted to do and SO many people I wanted to see or be with longer.  But alsas, we are not retired with butt loads of money so it had to be a shorter trip.  The main reason for this trip was to see one of my besties get hitched.  My dearest Kristen McLevanCoysky's wedding was BEAUTIFUL and a right good time.  She was gorgeous and  I was able to see all my closest friends and hang with them for a night which was real real nice.  I realized after the fact of course, that I didn't get a picture with all of us in it but here is a wee montage of us in action.

tender.

 I am digging everyone's closed lips in this pic. 

 This is why we are friends.  Look at that crazed look.  Love her.

 Total beauty AND the maid of honor.  I was honored just eating meat with her at the same table.

chester.

We got to spend some good quality time with both of our families.  We had a big ol' BBQ on that Saturday with my clan, ate Idaho Pizza Co. another day, and had a grandkid/grandparent picture night another night.  We also had two big dinners with Zac's clan and got to chill in downtown Boise which is one of my favorite places in the world!  And we ate Chicago Connection.  SO GOOD!!!!!  I poked baby girl so she would move so I could stuff another piece of pizza in my gullet. So much heart burn and totally worth it.  We also took Cru to the fountains in Eagle.  He didn't seem to care much for them but loved the snow cone that followed.

Priceless.

Here is a pic of Cru with his little sister.  I know peeps are all about the belly shot and this is the best one I could find.  She is 32 weeks now and I'm getting freaked and excited about all of this mess!

There is a picture of a pink Javelina

There was a game I use to play when I was bored and had nothing to do at night.  It was a game called discovering Idaho.  All you needed was gas in your car and a wee bit of a sense of adventure.  What was fun about this game was you could do it alone, with friends, or via the cell phone if you were chatting with your 'boy who was more than a friend but I refused to call him my boyfriend named Zac'.    You basically would go on a road you had never been on before and see where you ended up/discovered.  It could be a country road, subdivision, or whatever.  I love this game and continue to play it but not as much since gas prices are so ridiculous.....and I call it discovering Arizona right now.  We decided to take a little 'discovering Arizona' adventure as a family to Sedona, AZ for the long Memorial weekend.  We got a cheap motel room that allowed dogs the night before, packed some treats and apple juice and headed out on Friday afternoon.  We figure we needed to see if Cru could handle car rides that are longer than 20 minutes since we are heading to the San Diego in a few weeks.  He traveled like a champ and LOVED the motel room.  If you ever have the chance to go to Sedona do it (unless you live in St. George) because it is a BEAUTIFUL red rock scattered oasis.  I was seriously amazed at how pretty it was and so glad we decided to be spontaneous.  Cru is taking in the grandeur in this pic as you can see.

 This is the picture of a pink Javelina.

 I laughed really hard when I took a close look at this picture.  Look at Zac's mouth.

 We went on a 'hike'--as far as hiking with a pregnant woman in flip flops, stroller and baby, and dog goes.  We only walked a short way on the trail but it was still very fun.  We were trying to get to one of the famous vortexes that are in Sedona but only made it about a forth of the way.  We then blamed everything on the vortex--like the fact bugs kept dive bombing Zac.

 It was so much fun and I am so glad we decided to go!  We also decided to try and take in a drive in movie before it gets too bloody hot.  We've been nervous about going mostly because Cru is Cru and you are never sure what you're going to get (as I'm sure it is with most 1+ year olds).  Needless to say, he did GREAT and watched most of X-Men with us.  Not sure if that is good but we had a ball!  He especially liked the giant bowl of popcorn we got and roaming around the bed of the truck.

Here he is roaming before the movie started.  

And last, it's that time of year again when the weather is starting to hit the triple digits so why not move again?  This will be our third time moving in an Arizona summer but who can't resist moving into a house?  I think that will make it all worth it.  We are moving the end of June and are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited to be ditching this apartment life (hopefully forever.....or at least until we are geri's).   

Zac is in the market for a shotgun

It is official.  We are almost the true american dream family (minus the house, boat, yard, BBQ, big screen, vacation rental, and RV/ATV).  In about 5 months we will be adding a little girl to the mix making us a one boy, one girl, one dog family.  We found out on Tuesday that our household is going to get a little more feminine.  That doesn't mean any less football though.  I was a little surprised because I thought this thing growing in me was a boy but I am way pumped.  Zac is a little shell shocked but also very excited.  Here is her first portrait.  Not the best quality but whatev.

I already had a good long talk with Cru about how to be a good big brother.  I think he listened--just look at his face.

 He likes to put this ping-pong ball in his mouth and then crawl around and blow it out of his mouth.

I think this pic is funny.  He is getting a little attitude when he can't have something and it makes me laugh.  I try to hide it but it's so funny. 

This is pretty much how I've felt for the first trimester of this pregnancy.  I have been SO nauseous, exhausted, I had the flu and sinus infection on different occasions, and I lost too much weight so I've had to drink SICK ensure to put the LB's back on.  I am feeling stupendous now though.  What happened to my little dog?

New things!

It was time to say goodbye to Zac's truck.  It was a good truck and got him through three (yes I typed three) Arizona summers with NO A/C.  He has been a champion and trekked through it for our family.  Last summer though I could see in his eyes and sweat laden shirt that no A/C in 115 degrees just wasn't going to cut it for one more summer.  So we set about and found ourselves a nice truck with a crew cab so we can stick chillens back there!  It is fresh if I can say.  Zac has been out in his truck cleaning it and caressing it (I saw him hug it one time when he thought I wasn't looking).  And the best part is....the A/C runs like a champ.

Oh and Cru got a new shirt!

New baby arriving September 15th or so!  We are excited and happy to be adding to the litter!

Brrrrrrrr

Since moving to Arizona there have been only a number of times I have said the words "Brrrrrr."  This past week has been unseasonably cold.  There were two days last week that didn't even make it into the 50's for a high.  I have NEVER seen it get below 55 degrees as a high so it was cold!  Especially since the week before it was in the upper 60's low 70's.  Does it bother anyone else that people say "expecially"?  Drives me nuts.  

We bundled up and I had some hot chocolate one morning after our quick poop walk (poop as in Jaitz....not me or Cru).  I am sorry for my Idaho family and friends--and the entire Eastern United States--for having to deal with the cold for more than one month.  I know many of you are SO sick of old man winter.  However, I do miss scarves.  I got nothing.

War is over

Christmas at our house was a little different this year.  Instead of a snowy (or rainy) window pane we awoke to bright blue skies and a balmy 65 degrees.  Rather than wandering around in sweats, ski socks (my feet get real cold), and a long sleeve get up, we dawned t-shirts and basketball shorts.  Yes this year we stayed in sunny Arizona for Christmas.  It was the first on our own but we rather enjoyed ourselves.  Yes it stunk not being around family and craziness but we made the most of this most wonderful time of year.

An old Seamons family tradition (back when my parents were poor....well, more poor than they claim to be now) a tradition in our household was to get KFC and cherry 7up on Christmas Eve.  We felt that tradition must be kept in our household.  So on the eve of Christmas we went to a GHETTO KFC in Chandler to pick up our bucket-o-chicken, tatoes and gravy and the tasty tasty biscuits.  We were the only white people there (that isn't what made it ghetto you racists....what made it ghetto was the fact that outside of the KFC they still had that HUGE bucket on a pole that people could see for miles and I'm pretty sure it used to spin.  Plus all the pictures inside on the walls were circa 1992.) As you can see from Zac's face - it was a hit.

Even Jaitz got a special Christmas Eve dinner.  He didn't breath while eating.  Just look how crazy his eyes are.  

After our tasty fried dinner we made our way to the fireplace to get warm.

This year we Skyped my family and participated in the shenanigans via the interweb.  Stan would take us around and whisper funny jokes that only Zac and I could hear.  It was nifty and felt like we were there in a way. 

Santa Claus visited us that night and we awoke to a heap of presents.  Zac and I woke up before Cru and we had to wait and wait until he woke up. He decided Christmas day was going to be a day he slept in until 9:30.  I know it will be different in a few years but still it was funny to have us just sitting there staring at each other, making noise, hoping that Cru would wake up.

He quite enjoyed opening presents!  He liked both the wrapping paper and the toy inside which was a plus.

Zac and I made pogacha (a Serbian bread) and made sandwiches that day.  Looks delish doesn't it.  It was. 

That night our dear friends the Moody's invited us to their families Italian Christmas bash.  I wish I had some pictures but alas, I do not.  It was AMAZING!!!!!  Gina has a hilarious and LOUD aunt that hosts it every year and we got to be a part of her huge family that night.  It was something I will never forget.  We lined up and had a WHOLE crap load of things to put in a pasta dish (I had shrimp, salami, carrots, broccoli, sun dried tomatoes, capers, onion, and 3 types of pasta).  The 'cooks' (Gina's cousins) slapped it all on the stove and tossed it in oil and garlic and then put a white and red sauce on it (and fresh basil and lemon juice).  I have been having dreams about that pasta every night since!  Holy CRAP it was amazing.  We ate outside (which I can now check off the list - meaning eating outside on Christmas Night) and caught up with our buddies since we haven't hung out with them as a couple for over a year (Bryce had to be a smarty pants and go to medical school in the Caribbean).  So amazing and I'm so grateful to have been a part of the fun. 

Thank you all (Mom, Mom D. & the Moody's) for making it a great Christmas even though we were on our own!

Do You Hear What I Hear?

I have been itching to put up my Christmas decor this year.  I think I have been anxious because this year we will be spending ol' Christmas here in the AZ.  The past two years I decorated for the lead up to Christmas but never really got the full enjoyment because we were in Idaho.  Since we are staying here, I was given an allowance to go and get some new Christmas decorations.  I have not purchased new decor since we got married over six years ago and half of that was given to us from people at our wedding reception.  Not sure who crocheted us our tree skirt, it was nice of you, but it must go now.  We put up our tree and then this happened.

 Cru can only roll one way and then he gets stuck in places.  Luckily this 'stuck place' kept him busy for a few minutes.  And-luckily-he can't reach any of the lights.

We are going to the Mesa Temple tomorrow to set up chairs for the Christmas festivities....well, Zac is.....so I had to get Cru a new hat.  I mean, it will be in the fifties tomorrow evening.  We are going to peruse the grounds and hopefully check out the lights if they are up while Zac does his man thing.  Then we are going to Costa Vida.  OH SNAP!

This is me getting the dreaded boogers out of the nose.  There are a few things I am anal about and a main one is boogers.  I HATE boogers.  They must be ridden of.  I thought he was pretty cute trying to bat my arm away.  Just for the record-I won.