More catching up... Aug-Sep 2011

August

Ronan kept up with his brothers pretty well.

Liam turned four years old. The big boy got Star Wars action figures and Legos for presents. Everyone enjoyed his cake, especially Ronan.

September

Liam started preschool. Since it was only a mile away, I packed all three of them in a bike trailer And petaled him over to the preschool each morning and came back for him at noon (it was still summer so it got really hot, but it was good exercise).

 Ronan turned a year old. We had glow sticks and zebra cake to celebrate!

We went to Gatorland about a week after Roe's birthday.

The boys loved the splash pad there. 

Nathan got soaked trying to keep up with Ronan.

Owen spent the whole time using the water guns.

Liam just ran all over enjoying the water.

More catching up... Jun-Jul 2011 -Orlando

June

We arrived in Orlando late at night and picked up our rental car. We got an inexpensive hotel room with two beds, one for us, one for the boys (at least that was the idea) and a portacrib for Ronan.  We had been hoping (perhaps foolishly) that we would be able to quickly find a place we liked and a minivan within a week since Nathan would be starting work then. We ended up being in the hotel for two weeks. So the boys and I ended up being holed up in the room while Nate worked. The boys were starting to get cabin fever. Luckily there was a TV in the room and kiddie pool right outside our door otherwise it could have been much worse. It was so hot and initially it smelled like a swamp to me until I got used to it. The tap water tasted like swamp too. Well finally we found our van and then our home. The boys were so happy to have a real home after a few weeks in a single room.               

July

We had given away our couch and a few other pieces of furniture before we moved. So, after a trip to Ikea for a couch and bookcases, our house felt a little more comfortable.  Ronan took his first steps at ten months just like his brothers.

We celebrated the Fourth of July at home with some sparklers.

We also took a trip to Cocoa Beach.

Still catching up... Feb-June 2011

February

March

I got to go on a field trip with some of my illustration class to New York for a week. It was amazing to meet so many artists and see so much art; it was also strange to be without my family. Nathan was amazing! He took care of the boys by himself with occasional help from friends and family when he needed to go to class. It was hard for me (and  Ronan too)  because I was still nursing Ronan who was just about 6 months old. 

April

Owen turned 2 years old! Ronan started sitting up on his own (and discovered that chocolate cake is delicious). The boys also got to meet their first cousin, little Katelyn. 

May

We started packing up for our move to Florida for Nathan's new job with Tupperware. We put almost everything, except for some clothes and a few dishes and pans for camping out, into a Pod to be shipped across the country for us. We planned to spend a week or two with my family in Colorado before flying out of Albuquerque. Right before we left Utah we went to the Hogle Zoo with Brandon, Allyson and Katelyn; Daniel; and Kevin. 

June

We had a great time with my family. The boys had so much fun with their Aunts and Uncles. It was so nice to have a breather from all the stress of moving before it started up again. We sold our car and planned on buying a minivan when we got to Orlando as well as hunting for a home.

January 2011

As always, I was excited for my new classes when they begin (the stress comes later).

 Liam decided my "Ugg" boots went well his soldier hat, he wore them all of the time. He's using caution cones for guns or something.

 Cute boys.

 Last day I had pictures taken before I cut my hair.

 I had been toying with the idea of cutting my hair real short for quite a while. I was hesitant to trust someone else to get me the style I wanted. Silly? Probably. Anyway I sat myself down with large mirrors in front and behind  and slowly hacked away till I got what I wanted.

 Owen wanted a hug good night so we took turns climbing in and snapped a few pictures for fun.

 Liam couldn't resist getting in the pictures with Ronan.

Three in a row... 

Then Ronan rolled.

 Nate took the boys out to play when he wasn't working.

Sometimes they lured me away from my school work and out of the house.

 Roe appears to be getting tired of his food.

They love to cuddle up for a picture.

Christmas 2010

Christmas was in Colorado with my family. We had a great day building snowmen and a snow ball fights in the back yard. 

 Liam loved the snow.

 Owen spent nearly the whole time by an overturned mini playground eating snow and loosing his mittens.

 Eating snow.

 Why is it so cute when little kids wear snow clothes?

 My sister Caitlin helping owen get his mittens back on.

 The the younger kids made two regular sized snowmen and the big kids made a ten foot tall snowman with my Dads help.

 Putting mittens on again.

 Owen got stuck on the playground, Daddy saved him.

 The pictures I took of the unwrapping of presents were too blurry. The boys had a great time though.

That was until Liam got a paper cut on and threw up.