So Long BYU-Idaho 76th Ward (and sleeping in) and Hello Rexburg 9th

We finally made the ward switch today! The ward that we were in for the last 4 years was a student ward, and since we haven't been students for a year now, it was beginning to be time to switch. We will miss the student ward (and the time it was held, which was 1:00) but we're excited for the change of people and the different dynamic a regular family ward will bring. Although I really don't like the time....It's 8:30 in the morning! Yuck!!!

Call For Recipes!!

Now that it's really starting to warm up around here (finally!) I'm wanting to start making some nice summery type meals but I'm afraid I don't really have any. So, I'm wondering if any of you bloggers out there have some recipes that you really enjoy, particularly during the hotter summer months.

I'm also looking for some recipes that don't reguire meat. It seems like every day we make dinner it includes a meat of some kind, but I'm getting kinda sick of meat or just looking for something different. Plus, our freezer isn't the biggest anymore, so we can't pack as much in.

So please! Leave me some recipes in the comments area or give me some links to some of your favorite food blogs and recipes. Thanks so much!

Graduation Pictures

First of all, I need to apologize to those who even really care about this blog for the giant lack of any pictures. I think I have just been so stressed with school and everything graduation that I haven't really thought about really taking the time that it takes to update this blog with pictures. And this blog has really become my journal, which is extremely evident, I'm sure. But, finally, here are some pictures!!! You will still have to read my words, if you wish, but at least there is something interesting to finally look at!

I was actually able to finish up most of my assignments, tests, and papers just before my parents came into town. They flew into Idaho Falls and I was able to take Michael and pick them up. It was so nice to be able to see them again. We always go too long before we're able to see them. We'll try and work on that!

Graduation day started with me attending my last day of classes (yes, classes were still held and assignments due on the DAY of graduation.) It was the beginning of the most stressful, busy, crazy, and tiring day of my life!

At 4:00 we went to the graduation Banquet. Here are some pictures of us there:

Nathan and I at the table waiting

My and Nathan with my mom and dad

After the dinner was over at 5:45, I had to race over to the Clark building where all the graduates were lining up for the "graduation march". Eventually we were able to finally get out of the heat and sit in the Hart auditorium for graduation. Too bad it was cooler outside than it was in the Hart building!! It was soo hot and I felt pretty bad for the speaker, Julie Beck. You could see from the screen that her top lip was totally shiny! She must have been soo sweaty and hot standing under all the lights and talking to the graduates. She did a good job, though.

I'm in here somewhere!!!

I was finally done in the Hart Auditorium at about 7:45 with another set of ceremonies to attend. This was the time that I would actually get a hold of my graduation cover. The problem? It was scheduled to start at 8:00 and was in a building on the other side of the campus.
Michael and I walking from the Auditorium to the Taylor building for Commencement

Finally it was all over at about 9:00 and I was able to start relaxing!!!

Can you tell Michael is about to fall apart from such a LONG and CRAZY day?
Me with my Diploma cover
My favorite part about this picture is Michael's face. I believe he's saying "cheese"
I'm so grateful that our children (if we are EVER allowed to have any more!) will be blessed with both parents having College Degrees!! And maybe even graduate degrees...we'll see...

The next day we all went up the temple to walk around it a bit and enjoy the reverence of the grounds.
And then on Sunday afternoon we went back up to campus to take pictures next to the buildings that we spent most of our time in at BYU-Idaho

Nathan and I both had commencement in the Taylor Chapel

The much needed picture in front of the sign

Nathan in front of the Spori building
Me in the Clark building entrance

These are just some random pictures of Michael that I found on our computer from the last month
I LOVE bathtime pictures!! Michael is the happiest in the bath

This was great! Nathan gave Michael a "snack bowl" and let him watch a movie. A few minutes later he turned around and Michael was OUT! Michael was fast asleep and Nathan was able to lift him up and carry him into his bed. He never even moved! I love it when that happens!

I also thought this picture was pretty cool. Michael loves, loves, LOVES his "Duddles"!!! This is a two in one bubble! Michael is starting to use the pedals on bikes!!! This is so fun and exciting to see him figure this out! He's been trying since last summer, but he's finally tall enough to reach them and still touch the pedals as they circle around!!! He gets caught going back words A LOT but he's making progress!! It's so fun being the mother of a young child!! I love it, I really do.

ETA:

My grades also came in and they weren't bad. They were better than I had thought in some classes and worse than I was hoping for. I got straight B's....So pretty good, but there was definitly one class that should have been an A and would have been but for a few short percentage points...oh well. At least I'm done!!!!!!!

Random Pictures

I was pretty shocked when I saw this. He now knows how to peel a banana!!! Oh no, now we're in trouble!!!!

"Playing" Lego Star Wars w/Dad

These pictures are just to show how old he's starting to look. Sometimes he still looks like he did when he was baby, but then I see a different picture of him and it looks like a whole new kid!!

Saying CHEESE!!

His mean look

We love looking in on Michael when he's sleeping, because I never know what position he's going to be in and what is covering him up. This time he was surrounded in all his blankets, cuddling his cat, and sleeping with his doggy on his head.

Watching himself on the blog! He loves looking at himself and when he sees his picture or a video of himself, He'll turn around to us, point at it really excitedly, and pat his chest and say "meme". It's really cute!

Just Some Fun and Random Pictures

One of Michael's favorite things to do with a hat is put it on. Here he did it all by himself. There's another picture down below where he did it again.

Here Michael is eating like a big boy! He loves to feed himself!! And he loves to eat oatmeal. I also like to give him oatmeal because another thing he enjoys is throwing his spoon and bowl off the high chair, which usually results in a really big mess and an upset Mom. But oatmeal just sticks to the bowl and doesn't usually spill. It's wonderful!!!

Here Michael has realized that he can fit inside one of our drawers in the kitchen. This was just so unexpected we had to take a picture of it!

One of his other favorite foods are Apples. Here he's biting into the whole apple and it looked pretty funny.

sorry I haven't posted anything on here in a while. Since we have moved we no longer have the internet in our apartment. but here are some of the latest pictures. I will put his b-day ones on here soon.

Here are some pictures of him in the high chair. Have we mentioned that he LOVES guacomole??

Such a mess!

Here he's just being silly
He's being silly again
This is Michael playing with a crystal light packet.
This is another picture of him discovering the crystal light packet. He started to bite it. I though it was harmless and he wouldn't be able to get any of it....I was wrong... (see post above this one)

Cute Pictures

Michael is showing his Canadian pride! He was waving this flag for like 10 minutes...It was cute.

Here are just some pictures of Michael after church. This outfit we bought in Canada and I think it's really cute so I took some pictures of him in it. And yes, his hair is a bit poofy in the back. It stays that way no matter what I do...Kind of funny looking, I know.