Baby Meets Gorilla: The Sequel

So Katie is almost 4 months old. wow. its amazing how fast they develop. Katie is getting big (shes already in some of her 6-9mo clothes). Shes so much fun and loves to scream and yell when she gets excited. Shes starting to pull herself up and she can roll onto her side. She can also grab her pacifier and pull it to her mouth--even though she misses half the time. We love being parents. By the way, were moving this Saturday at 1:30 pm. But the best part about this Saturday is that we'll get to go to Ethan's baptism.

We're Moving!

(our old apartment)

After a whirlwind of quick decisions, we've have found a new apartment and found someone to take our apartment. We're just moving to another apartment in rexburg, but we're excited and ready for change. We have loved living here, but we felt really good about an apartment we found out about, and so come March, we'll be in a new place.


I will miss our little home that we've created here, but home is where the heart is, right? So we'll just have to make our home in our new apartment.


Our new apartment is a little smaller, but it's newer and has a washer and dryer! And we're so excited about that, let me tell you. It also has covered parking which will be nice for snow and sun. I'm also excited about the dishwasher. No more dishpan hands!!!


I'll be emailing those of you that want or need our new address.

Elder Day

Like I said in the last post, Garrett went into the MTC on Wednesday. He will be serving in the Tulsa Oklahoma mission, and we're sure he'll make a great missionary. A funny story about Garrett...First of all, you have to recall that Garrett is 6'7''.....On Garrett's last Sunday, the Primary President asked if Garrett would visit the Primary and say a few words to them about leaving on a mission. Then the Primary kids all sang "I hope they call me on a mission when I have grown a foot or two..." After the song was over, one the sunbeams looked up at Garrett and said, "He doesn't need to grow a foot or two."
Anyway, here are some pictures from Wednesday and of course, a few of Katie.

Restaurant Review

So Justin and I don't eat out very often, and when we do it's almost always fongs or craigos. However, Justin and I were down in Provo this week to say goodbye to Garret before he went into the MTC, and naturally had to eat out a bit. It was my first time eating at IHOP, Del Taco, and Panda Express.
IHOP-definitely a good choice. I got their all you can eat pancakes--which I didn't get very far because my combo came with hashbrowns, eggs (justin's eggs are better, but these were still good), and bacon.
Del Taco--pretty good, and great value, I just didn't order enough
Panda Express-another excellent choice, if you're on the run, but want more than a burger and fries. I think the value for how much you get and the quality was excellent. Great orange chicken.

So in a nut shell I had a good branching out experience. I might continue this trend.

Random Info about Justin and Me

How long have you been together? 1 yr married

How long did you know each other before you started dating? we knew each other for a semester and a month.

Who asked who out? justin asked me out

Who's siblings do you see the most? mine

Do you have any children together? yes Katie

If not (to the above question) when do you want kids?

What about pets? Justin would say yes, but I made sure he fully understood he was marrying me without the slightest chance that he would ever have a dog....or anything else for that matter

Did you go to the same high school? definitely not

Are you from the same home town? Justin's from vegas,, and I'm from butte, mt

Who is most sensitive? probably me

Where do you eat out most as a couple? craigos or fongs

Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple? San Fransisco probably

Who does the cooking? me, but Justin likes cooking better, and he's better at it than me

Who is more social? Justin, I like to turn the ringer off and pretend I'm not home...although I
love having parties for holidays

Who is the neat freak? neither of us are freaks about being clean, but we both don't like it messy so the house stays moderately clean

Who is the most stubborn? it depends on the issue

Who wakes up earlier? me, to feed Katie, but then I go back to sleep, and then Justin is usually awake

Where was your first date? wingers, which is funny because neither of us are crazy about it

Who has the bigger family? immediate--me, extended--justin

Do you get flowers often? often enough for me, if i get them too often, then i don't appreciate them as much

How do you spend the holidays? we like to spend them at home, but we sometimes spend them in mt

Who eats more? justin, he's 6'4" and I'm 5'2", but I think right after Katie was born, I could have out eaten anybody

Who is the better singer? Justin, but he never sings to me

Who does the laundry? both of us, but i hate it

Who is better with the computer? justin

Who drives when you are together? justin

Who eats more sweets? it used to be me by far, but now that we've been together this long, justin's catching up

Who cries more? me, but i don't like it

Katie's Stretch Routine

Katie frequently stretches. She even stretches in her sleep. In fact I've never seen a baby stretch this much. So this is a video of one of her many stretch routines.