Last update for a bit

Sorry I have like four updates in a row, but this is the first time I have really sat down at the computer and committed myself to updating for a while. Updating my have to be either brief or spread thin the next couple of months since I start my final semester and student teaching tomorrow! I am student teaching at Westridge Elementary in Provo for grades 2, 3, and 4. I am glad to start because I am anxious for it to all be over! I'm sure it will be tough, but very fun and a great learning experience. So, here are some of the last pictures from our fun summer to keep everyone statisfied for a bit until Christmas and new baby comes.

Paul often goes through the trash to look for treasures and food. He found this old ice cream carton and really went to town licking it clean. It was all over his face and hair. I only wish these pictures showed it better.

Mother of the Year

Paul is really into trains. He gets so excited when he sees them anywhere. He puts his arm up like he is pulling a train whistle and says "woo-woo!" He has some friends with train sets and is so sad when we have to leave their houses. A few weeks ago, I felt so bad for him and wanted to get him an awesome train set, but did not have a lot of money to be spending on toys. Well, I searched ebay and found a brand new 50 piece wooden train set that is normally around $50.00. I bid on it and got it! $2.25 was my winning bid. It was agony waiting for it to come! When it did come about a week and a half later, Paul was so happy and played with it for nearly 3 hours straight that night. The next day he played for 2 hours. He plays with it nearly everyday and stays with it for at least an hour. No mom was ever more proud that she had made her child so fulfilled. :)

Curtains!

For the longest time we had NO curtains in our kitchen windows (two huge picture windows) because the ones the landlady had up would mold since they were thick and pooled on the window-sill getting in the window's condensation during the winter months. It was just easier to not have them there. Well, the heat in the summer was terrible with the sun shining right in all day! Also, the privacy was non-existent. Recently, Jeremy's grandma was kind enough to see the need and buy me some material to make some curtains that would work. After a half day's work and some help from a friend, I was able to make these great curtains that hang straight, and just above and away from the window so that they won't mold this winter if there is condensation on the window! The best part is that we don't have everyone in the world looking in our kitchen. Lastly, I could not believe the difference in how cool it is in the kitchen now that the sun is not beating through the glass. I am so pleased and grateful to Jeremy's grandma.

Paul never stops

So Paul has been very busy this summer just being a typical 2 year old. He has had a lot of fun, too. Here are some pics to show his happenings: He got a diaper stuck on his head and ran around the living room bumping into the walls and chairs, he put himself to bed with his favorite blanket and bunny friend, he found a squirt bottle and gave himself a drink after he finished spraying everything in the house (including the TV which quit working after being sprayed--don't worry we fixed it), he put the wipe box on his head and marched around saying "hat! hat!", and helped dad water the garden and lawn on more than one occasion.

It's for real

We had another ultrasound today and she's still a girl! Everything looks good and normal. I tried to scan the pictures, but it won't let me upload them here. I will see if I can figure it out this week. I have been feeling her move sooo much! She has periods of being very squirmy. I'm glad to feel her. I remember that being my favorite part of pregnancy. So, now we have regular checkups and wait until after Christmas for baby to come. I hope everyone enjoys the last bit of summer before school and other things start again.

Hot Summer

So this summer has been so hot and dry. We have spent a lot of time in the water, in the shade, and in cooler spots like the mountains. Well, at least we spent what time we had in those places! We went to the city pool this week twice. It was so much fun for Paul. His little friends packed him around the pool and took him down the slides. I was surprised at how much fun I had too. I wish I had gotten some pictures. We'll have to go again before the summer is out so I can snap some good shots.

Pics again, finally

Well, here are some new pics finally. It was a while since we had a working camera, and then it took forever to get back in the habit of taking pictures, then it took forever to put them on the computer. Here they are now!

This is Paul worshipping Uncle Kelly and Aunt Steph's picture after they left grandma and grandpa Jensen's house:














The next ones are Fourth of July fun at the Aurora, Utah city park activities: