BLAST OFF!

"WE HAVE LIFT OFF!"

So Tate had been telling Alex that they needed to go shoot off rockets for a while now and Alex finally had a day off of school and work and firefighting and everything else. So the night before him and Tate went and bought a rocket kit and built them. The next day we all went out the Arizona strip to shoot them off.


On her maiden voyage "big blue" had a crash landing because Alex had forgotten to put the wading stuff in there and the parachute had melted before it could deploy. Oops!


Since mommy's can fix anything :) I was able to pull the parachute apart and other than a hole on the side we figured it would work. So we tried again and this time it worked great...and it had a better landing!


Allie was not as excited about it at all! She opted to sit in the car for most of it or she had to be held by grandma Sherry (especially since Mommy and Daddy were the ones pushing the ignition). Even Tate had forgotten how loud they hiss when they shoot up and he only pushed the button once, but he was our count down guy! He got a little anxious when we couldn't find where one of the rockets had landed and there was some tears from him too. So aside from a few screams from Allie and a couple tears form Tate it was a great family outing!

Just some tid bits!

I've just got some random tid bits to share. First of all we have decided to stay in St. George and not go to Cincinnati. We kind of had the feeling that we needed to make sure that we didn't have any other options and as it turned out options kind of fell in our lap so we are staying! Yea!

I also wanted to let everyone know that one of my best friends back home in Roy and her husband are looking to adopt a baby. They've gone through the process and are just waiting for someone to pick them. They are great people and are going to make wonderful parents. If you'd like to refer anyone to them their blog is markanddannielle.blogspot.com

And one more tid bit...Allie has figured out how to walk with her cast so I don't have to carry her everywhere anymore! Woot woot!

Allie's purple "boot"

So on Saturday while we were at the park Allie and Alex's cousing Lauren were going down the slide and we think Allie's leg got caught in between the slide and Lauren and...well it broke! She was screaming and Lauren didn't even know what had happeneed. I thought maybe she had pulled a muscle or something cause there was no bruising or swelling, but Alex said we'd better go in and get it x-rayed. It's a good thing we did cause it broke completly through her tibia (shin bone) We had to go to an orthapedist this morning to make sure everything was in the right place before they casted it. She calls it her "boot".


This is how Allie looked for church. The instacare nurse just put a brace and ace bandage on it. Poor Allie just couldn't understand why she couldn't just get up and go. She was so frustrated! But she's been a tough cookie and a good sport about it all.

And even though Tate's been just a little bit jealous of all the attention Allie's been getting he's been a good helper.

"Quit. Don't quit. Noodles. Don't noodles"

The kids watch Kung fu Panda just about every day so if you don't have the entire movie memorized that's what that quote is from!

We have some big decisions to make and I'm sick of making big decisions. So about a month or so a ago everything kind of hit rock bottom financially and we decided that Alex would take a position as a salesmen for a home alarm system company which would move us to Cincinnati, Oh for 4 months (May through August). My sister, Amanda and her husband are going too, so we were all planning together and trying to get stuff ready to go. We were getting really excited for an adventure, change of pace, and some of the green stuff!

Then the car battery died and we had to replace it, then the front axle started going out and needs some serious repair as well as the windshield which is broken. Suddenly the realization that we were not only going to have to pay for all the repairs to get our car ready for a trip across the country, but we don't want to lose our place here so we would have to continue paying rent here as well as in Cincinnati. aaahh! The silver lining is that we can make good money by doing this.

But then, Alex got a call from an old friend and investor who asked him if he'd like to use his real estate license to manage his properties. The following day he got some calls and some possible listings on homes and suddenly the day trading he's been doing came back to life with some new accounts and investors.

Either choice is a gamble because it's all commissions. Plus, I don't want my Amanda to go to Cincinnati and be all by her self with her 2 month old baby while her husband works for 4 months straight. Well she won't be all alone. They are going with a group and it's mostly couples and some kids.

Don't you wish you could see into the future and see the result of each choice so then you'd know which one would be best. We've prayed about it, obviously, but it's still not clear. Since we can't really decide yet we've taken the approach that we are just going to take it one day at a time and the answer will get more certain. So to quote the "Kung Fu" turtle:

"The past is history. The future is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why they call it the present!"

Allie-tude!

Yes I have a diva on my hands. She pulled everything out of her closet the other night and put on her plastic high heels, slung her purse over her shoulder and started talking on her phone. She has this personality that just kills me. She has something beyond attitude...she has
Allie-tude!



After baths Tate convinced Allie to get in his "rocket ship" and go for a ride before bed. How adorable are they! I just love 'em!

You look gorgeous!

Tate and Allie thought it would be fun to do mommy's hair, but we found out that we all looked pretty good with every bow and ribbon we could find in our hair. Well, almost all of us! Tate doesn't look like he's having quit as much fun. What a good sport!

Jeeping fun

Alex was so excited for a sunny day last week and the fact that he has a jeep now. So we went jeeping out in red dirt. The kids loved it.

Lauren and Ephriam brought their jeep and came along. I'm not usually a fan of off-roading but it was really fun!