Baby Shower

Ok friends and family time is going by really fast, crazy to think that October is only a week and a few days away!  Where we live to far away from everyone and where we have friends and family spread out my sister is throwing us an online virtual baby shower in November.  We don't want to leave anyone out who would like to be included in this and celebrate in our excitement for these sweet babies.  These babies are the answer to so many prayers for me.  I have had dreams of giving birth and holding a baby again for so long.  And while I am not going to be the one giving birth this is my pregnancy in every way that counts!  Any advice any of you have would be appreciated or any funny stories you would like to share with us would be great as it has been 11 years since I have had any babies in the home and this will be a first for Mark.
  Any of you that would like to be included with the baby shower please comment with your mailing and email address so that we can get you an invitation.  Thanks so much!

Moving

 

Well this journey has been a bit overwhelming for sure!  We got the official orders in March that we were moving with the military to Hawaii.  Lucky for me I had been packing since we got the orders! I got the phone call at 9:00 p.m that we were being moved the next day!  So  it was crunch time!  Lucky for me I had some really great helpers!  We got everything moved into the garage and one room downstairs......crazy to see everything you own packed up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My coworkers threw me a going away party.  Saying goodbye to my boss was so hard!  I have only had 2 jobs, both of which I loved.  But Dr. Humpherys was like a second dad to me so that was really hard!  I accomplished so many things at that job and learned so much.  I actually took courses and am a CPOT.  

 

 

 

 

 

 My mom and Dad and the girls and I went to Texas Roadhouse with the girls one last time and celebrated their birthdays early.  As the time was creeping closer I could feel the anxiety of moving creeping in.  I have never lived away from Utah, never been more than 5 miles away from my parents.  I have such a great relationship with my parents and the girls with their grandparents leaving is so hard.  I couldn't have survived the last 5 years without them!  They have seen me through everything: the good, the bad, the sad and the happy.  I will miss them for sure!

 One of my favorite frame reps brought me fruit flowers as a going away present.  Another one gave me and Mark and free pair of Nike sunglasses.  I have been so lucky to have worked with so many great people!

 

 

Marc and Davee and Dom came down from Idaho to say goodbye.  We went up to Park City for the weekend.  Mark was able to cross something off his bucket list: riding in the bobsled at the Olympic Park.  It was good to see them before heading off.  We had a great dinner and did some shopping and lots of just catching up.

Jackie and the kids came down to say goodbye as well.  I have been so lucky to have great relationships with my siblings and their kids.  We also did a combined birthday party for the girls and Joseph.  I would have to say out of all of my siblings I am the closet to Jackie.  Even though we have always lived apart from eachother we connect as if she lives down the street.  I have gotten really close to her kids especially the quads.  Mark had been doing scuba diving and his dive card was ready so Jackie and I decided we would take a nice drive up to Park City to get it and have some lunch.  Since my car was gone Marrianne and Matt let me borrow their car (so nice of them) so we drove that one up there.  We get off on the wrong exit and go to get back on the freeway heading up a hill.  I am pushing down the gas and it wont go.  I look...no there is gas so that isn't the problem.  I start to panic so I pull over and Jackie trades me spots.  It goes for a minute and does the same thing.  Long story short Mark found the BEST tow truck driver to come and get us...he actually takes us to get the dive card and lets us use mom and dads AAA towing benefit and tows the car all the way to Clinton.  Mark and my Dad had actually driven up there so save us too....So lucky to have great men in our lives!  This was our last day in Utah.  I will miss Utah for sure....and maybe even the snow.  I am however excited for our next adventure of finally living together as a family and in Paradise!!!

Shaylee met Derrek Hough from Dancing with the Stars at the airport

 

Until we found a house we had to stay in a hotel in Wikiki.  The first hotel was WAY too small so we only stayed there for 2 days until I found a condo for us to stay in.  Luckily it was only for 10 days.  Mark had to work most of the time so the girls and I would walk down and hang out at the beach.  It really as pretty as you see in pictures here.  I love it!  Still have days of feeling isolated and miss everyone at home but am enjoying being a family.