These are some of our Family Pictures from this summer. We had a FABULOUS photographer!!

Donald and Emma

Love my Family!

Andrew, Mom, Dad and Haylie

Weight:  18 pounds - 8%
Length: 26 inches
Clothing Size: 6-9 Months , Some 6-12 clothes
Sleep: Back to a more normal sleeping schedule, take a nap at 10, then at 3. Bedtime at 8, another bottle at 11 or 12, then you wake up at 6, but we make you go back to bed till 8. If you didn't wake up starving all the time, I would make you sleep through the night, but you down the bottle in like 5 minutes. Since you are still so small the doctors still say to feed you anytime you want.
I Love...:  Along with all the things you loved last month, you also now love Maddie and Wilson. You love playing with them. Mostly you just sit and watch, but they keep you entertained forever! You also love to wrestle and get tickled, you will even lean in for it. 
I Hate...: Getting your Diaper changed. You will not lay down long enough to change it. We both get frustrated.  
It was funny when...:  We started giving you real fruit. You totally sucked on some Pinapples. You kept making funn faces like it was sour, but you would get upset if we took it away from you. You also fell asleep sitting up the other day. It was so funny, we got it on video tape. You are just a pretty funny kid. We are constantly laughing and wondering what you are doing.
Other facts: You are now a eater of baby food! Yay!! You really like Squash, Sweet Potoates and Carrots. Fruits are ok, but you would prefer the orange veggies. You gag on Green Beans and Peas. 
 Firsts: We took you to a Husky Football Game, you had a lot of fun, although you still dont like the yelling, so we bought you a ear covers. We will see if they work. You are starting to stand without holding onto anything! 

I cant think of anything else! Its been a busy month with moving to Seattle and finally getting into our apartment! We Love having friends and family near by!

This last week my parents took my youngest brother to BYU for a "college visit". It was also the BYU vs Utah game. Coincidence? I think not. :) They have a little Yorkie Terrier that was getting left, so they asked if Eric and I would house sit the dog. Since we had nothing else to do we said yes. And we were getting paid :) We headed over Thursday night and enjoyed the big house to ourselves. We even put Q in the bedroom with the crib, and slept in the other guest bedroom! It was fantastic!

Friday was possibly the laziest day I have had in a LONG time. I had to work, so i put in my hours, but while my reports were running I found a book and started reading. Eric enjoyed watching ESPN and anything he wanted to in another room! Its funny how you get excited about different rooms, but have you ever tried to read a book when the TV is on? It sucks. Q terrorized the dog and had a blast. Friday night our friends Neal and Michelle came over for Date Night. Their kids were at grandmas house for the night, so they just had their youngest who is 2 months old. So we met at Red Robin, then went hot tubing. We had so much fun! I wasn't going to take pictures because really who wants to see that? No one.

Saturday we went to the Husky Game and blew out Idaho 56-0. Go Dawgs! Then we headed to my friend Marthas house for the BYU Game. Q had a busy day and basically crashed on Dad. Poor kid.

It was a super busy and fun weekend! I cant wait to do it again!!

I feel like my life is in a whirlwind. I am looking forward to getting into a routine because I thrive on routine. I have given up on the apartment. It is SO unbelievably small and I am tired to trying to find a home for everything so on Saturday we just put boxes in closets and shut the closet door. I will go through the boxes when I need to, but for now I dont want to look at them. I am super grateful that both our parents live about 30 minutes away so when I need more space I can just drive over to their house. When I get my pictures and decorations on the wall I will take pictures of the apartment.

This last week has been busy starting on Saturday we had our first college football games of the season! Eric woke up early to go get our TV hooked up so we could watch BYU football at our apartment. I'm sure we will have a ton of people over for BYU football games and Basketball games because we are one of the few that actually paid for the station. Sad that when people finally come over to my house it has to be the size of a shoe box. :( O well it will be a fun 2 years!!

Purple Friday

BYU Shirts

Watching the BYU Football Game

Headed to the UW Football Game

In the Dawg Den

View from our Seats

This week is Eric's first week really doing school activities. He has been in Workshops yesterday and all day today. I wish I felt bad for him, but last night they went on a lake dinner cruise, and had a catered lunch. He is living a tough life :) I think that is that has been going on. We have hung out with our friends Neal and Michelle- they live 5 doors down, so it has been super fun to just walk over and hang out. Maddie and Wilson LOVE Q, and he loves watching them and playing with them. They may just become my little babysitters when I need to work.

So since we have moved to Seattle it has been a busy few weeks! We had family pictures taken, stayed with both grandparents, took a spur of the moment to Utah, moved into our apartment and then football season started!

Here are pictures from this months activities.

 

There was a huge black bear in my parents backyard. He was going through the trash. I couldnt get a picture of him because it was like 11 pm and he stayed in the shadows. 

 

Went to Heritage Makers Home Office while we were in Utah. He had a lot of fun. I loved seeing all the people I work with and totally miss seeing them every day. I work for an AMAZING company!

 

While in Utah we say my cousin Emily and met her little guy Amrik. They LOVED each other! They are 5 months apart, but only like a pound apart. Premie problems.

We also got to see Gracie. Erics cousin Holly's little girl. They had so much fun playing with each other and falling backwards.

 

Right before this picture she was trying to push him out of the picture. She wanted to be the only one in her picture. Bri was getting dropped off at college, which really was the reason for the trip. It was fun walking around UVU and seeing how much it has grown!

 

My mom and Dad have a sunroom in their house, because you need all the sun and warmth you can get in Seattle!

 

So I have a lot to update! This last week we moved from Madison, WI to Seattle, WA! Since we have known we are moving for 8 months I have felt like the moving day would never come! In July I started packing finally, and since our apartment is TINY we had a lot of extra things we needed to do some downsizing. We filled up the back of a van with all of stuff for our first trip. Then still had a few more trips. After seeing our apartment again, I still think I have to get rid of more things. :(

Q LOVED our door sign. He always touched it when we came home.

This is how we fly- laying on the floor watching Despicable Me

So to move 30 hours away, we decided we didn't want to drive with the kid. So we were super blessed to have our parents watch him for us. So I flew him to Seattle on Monday and then I flew back on Wednesday so I could have Thursday and Friday of packing without him. We packed up our U-Boxes on Saturday and are super grateful for our friends that helped!

Q's Room filled with Boxes

Cute kids helping pack- they made the pod their fort, and climbed in and out of the couches, on the love sac and everything

Hiding behind the Love Sac

After our pods were packed we left and drove to Souix Falls, South Dakota. On Sunday we stopped at Mt. Rushmore for lunch, it was really cool. There were like a MILLION motorcyclists due to Sturgis going on like an hour away. It was crazy! No nudest.

My Car hit 150,000 miles while we were driving. It was hard to take the picture while Eric was driving

We stopped in Bozeman that night, and lucky us- Eric was guest of the night! Haha guess that's what happens when you travel a lot for work- you rack up a ton of points.

Monday we wanted to get home by dinner! We got in at 5. We were super excited to be back! Still doesn't feel like we live here, I still feel like I am visiting. Maybe when I get our stuff in the apartment I will feel differently.

I did on my drive over make a memory video of our past 2 years in Madison. Sadly, its not done yet. :) I am ALMOST done, but with everything going on I haven't had a chance to put the final touches on it. I'm not promising that it will be great, but I did think it would be something fun to see. 

Weight:  17 lbs 10 oz
Length: ?
Clothing Size: 6-9 Months
Sleep: Since we have been living at Grandma's and visiting Utah your sleeping pattern has sucked. You HATE pack n plays. You wake up every 2.5 hours screaming bloody murder. I am excited to finally have you back in a crib again, because you go back to only waking up once at night. Since we have been traveling a lot this month you have been such a champ at sleeping in the car! I haven't noticed you act super cranky or missing sleeping in your crib. Love that you will sleep wherever you can!
I Love...:  Chompers. You will chase him around the house and laugh when he barks at you. Also I think you have rediscovered your voice and how loud or high it can go. Because now you talk all the time and make funny noises and go really high and then really low with your voice. You also LOVE attention. If there are people around you are the entertainment. You will smile at them and make faces and noises and crawl around and make sure everyone has their attention on you. You especially love other little kids. We went to dinner and anytime a little kid walked by you stopped whatever you were doing, looked at them and flashed them a smile. It was pretty cute.  You also LOVE bath time and the pool. You cry when we take you out. Splashing is your favorite part of the day.
I Hate...: Pack n Plays. Lots of screaming and tossing and turning. 
It was funny when...:  You got into Chompers bowl of water. You started splashing like you were in the tub. We videoed it, so we can show it to you later. You LOVE chewing on your tongue. I dont know why but you just munch on it all the time. I sometimes will stick my finger in your mouth just to make sure you dont have something in there you shouldn't. But it is always just your tongue.
Also we went to a water park and you were so tired that you fell asleep on mommys shoulder, but even half asleep you kept splashing. Also Grandma and Grandpa Corbett took you to church while we were moving and they said you were very loud and made funny gurgling noises to the other babies around you. They said you were irreverent. You also recently started hitting your stomach because you discovered that if you do, you make a different noise. You and your noises.
Firsts: Moved to a new state!! Stayed away from mom and dad for over a week while we packed the apartment in Wisconsin and drove to Washington. You also met your cousin Gracie and Amrik while we were in Utah.
Other facts: You only recently started eating and liking yogurt! You get super excited when we get the container out but the first bite still seems to confuse you. But once you decide you like it you chow it down. Grandma Corbett started adding Oatmeal to the yogurt, and even though you will still eat it, you dont eat as much and you look concerned with every bite. It's not your favorite but you are still eating solid food! Way to go!!

Weight:  17 lbs 2 oz
Length: 26.5 inches
Clothing Size: 6-9 Months
Sleep: You have become a gem! You take 3-4 naps a day, and when it is about time for your nap, I swaddle you and lay you in your crib and fall asleep! At night you will sleep about 7-8 hours! I have enjoyed all the extra sleep! But I dont know if I will ever catch up.
I Love...:  You crawl all the time, and love to crawl to the couch or the wall and pull yourself up. You also love smiling at everyone, but other little kids the most. You try and hug them and play with them. Your favorite friend is AnsLee. You also cant get enough of Dad, especially when he makes funny noises. It makes you giggle a lot and you also are becoming tickalish.
I Hate...: Still cant get you to eat solid foods. Even if I put the food in the pureed in your bottle and you still spit it out.
It was funny when...:  we love getting you to laugh. It makes our day. You are getting into EVERYTHING now. Your  favorite is cords, and paper. You have an innocent look on your face when we catch you doing something your not supposed to.
Also we went to a water park and you were so tired that you fell asleep on mommys shoulder, but even half asleep you kept splashing.
Firsts: YOU HAVE 2 TEETH! Your first one is about half way up right now, the other one is just breaking through your gums. You haven't been acting miserable or anything. I appreciate it. Went to Wisconsin Dells for a holiday. You LOVE the water! You could sit and splash for hours! We haven't done a lot this month since we are moving August 3. We did go on our first family golfing trip- Dad was golfing while we were the announcers.
Other facts: Like I said you LOVE little kids. When we were playing with our other friend Sarah, you both kept smiling and reaching for each other. She is younger then you, even though she is about your size. (You are only in the 8% for your weight.) You also love looking through books right now.

I just had to say goodbye to one of my closest friends here in Madison. She started out as my Visiting Teaching Companion but quickly became one of my dearest friend. She has been my life preserver and family out here. She was there for me when no one else was.  She would invite me over so I could get out of my apartment, bring me Diet Cokes in Styrofoam cups, and was my shoulder to cry on. Even if it was in the Olive Garden parking lot. I owe so much to her.

She is moving to Ohio this Friday, I am sure it is one of God's blessing that she is moving at the same time as I am. I dont know what I would do if she moved away and I was left here without her.

I have a huge appreciation to Visiting Teaching now. God will put you with a companion and sisters to teach that will become your friends and as needed you will lean on each other and grow together. I truly believe God knew I would need Alisa and he put her into my life. If it hadn't been for being companions we wouldn't have become friends, she had 2 kids at the time and I had none. We wouldn't have hung out at all, but since we would go visiting teaching we learned that we had so much in common and had a lot to talk about! Moral of the story: DO YOUR VISITING TEACHING. You may just meet a great friend.

Alisa I love you, and I dont want to say Goodbye. So instead its so long, until we meet in Utah (cause everyone meets in Utah) I will bring the Diet Cokes. :) I love you!

Saturday has been SUPER busy! We had so much fun jammed into 1 day. Eric was able to go golfing with some guys in the ward. His tee time was at 6:15am so he left our house at like 530. I am not interested in any activity that would require me to wake up that early. He had fun though, even had the best score in the group.

When he got home we headed to Eric's works company party. It's called the Epicinic. It is amazing! First off- they ask if you want Steak, and Lobster or just Steak! What other company serves Lobster for their 6000+ employees and the entire family?! They had bouncy towers, a tug a war, petting zoo and a misting tent. That was my favorite because it was HOT.

How amazing does that look?! This was Eric's meal- I dont like Lobster, so I got double Steak. I didn't eat the other part though because it was SO filling! 

These 2 little kids have so much fun together! We went to the Epicnic with our friends Kory and Ana Lee. They literally live across the street from us. Ana Lee is 18 months and always is playing with Q and anytime he sees her he gets a huge smile and wants to go play with her. After the Epicinic we were all super hot so we decided to head to the pool!

This was Eric's first time joining us at the pool in Madison. Ana Lee and I had already gone earlier this week to play and the kids loved it! So we decided the dads needed to come too. Q loves to just sit and splash. It all he does. Since we had a busy morning he had got a 20 minute nap in the car, so he was running on empty. He still mustered enough energy to splash and play for awhile before he passed out in my arms. It was the cutest thing ever. He was so tired but he was fighting it so much. We would pretend to jump and splash and with his eyes half open he would smile and play. We couldn't stop laughing. We kept trying to get him to go to sleep but he kept wanting to play. Eventually we gave him his binky though and as soon as he had that he was gone.

I considered finding a spot for him to sleep outside the pool, but it was SO hot that I didn't want him to overheat. So I just held him while he slept in the pool. After we took these pictures we put his hat back on his head so he wasn't getting anymore sun. Although he could use it. Look how pale he is! Also, we didn't stay much longer since it was dinner time.

We headed to Kory and Ana Lee's for dinner and a Movie then called it a night.

Did I mention how much these kids love each other?! We sure are going to miss them when we move! We are hoping they end up in Seattle eventually.

Ooops we didn't get around to packing this weekend. We have all week though- am I worried? No. But next weekend I might not feel the same.