More Fun & Adventures

So I haven't blogged in a while and between moving and the adventures of moving there is a lot to blog about. So this post might be ridiculously long. However, some of the pictures might be worth it. :)

Before we moved to Arizona, our family decided to get together at the beach and enjoy the day together. So August 7th the family all drove to Seaside. After finding places to park and meeting up (which took work) it was a lot of fun.

Grandpa Larry had the most fun of all I think...



What a kid.




He did finally share.



Novie kind of likes her cousin. :)




One of the really cool things that they did at the beach was build a sand castle. I can say with confidence that I have never built one this cool.



But the only thing the kids wanted to do was...









And of course our dog had fun digging holes with Novalee.

The Wednesday before we left, August 11th, the kids celebrated their accomplishments as awesome summer readers by going to Oaks Park for the day.

Of course I am too huge to ride any of the rides and Wesley was at school so Jeremy my brother came to ride the rides with the kids.





I thought Jared was really brave going on this ride all by himself. It was pretty crazy. I remember as a teen hating this ride.



The Scrambler...I'm so glad Jeremy was there and I didn't have to ride any of these kinds of rides. I get so sick. :(



Jared did in fact get sick after the Scrambler and while Jeremy and Novalee went on to ride The Octupus or Spider thing, Jared went for a more mellow ride with Lewis and Clark.





Then Jeremy and Novalee decided to ride this one too for good measure.




While Jared flirted with a cute girl in line on this ride. When he got on the plane of his choice he realized the girl didn't follow him.



So he hopped off quickly before it started and went to find her. He did but he realized that he would have to ride in the rear...



So he jumped off again and I think made a better choice over the girl. What's better than flying your own plane and having two guns to beep. :)





Then we moved.




While driving to Arizona, Wesley's truck kept spewing antifreeze (Twice) which thankfully he was capable of repairing on his own.

Thankfully my mom came to change drivers (well to be honest she drove most of the way).

Thankfully the kids were amazing and only asked about every 10 -15 minutes if we were in Arizona yet.

Finally we made it.

We spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Crockett's house.

The next day the kids were super happy to take a dip in the pool. It was my first experience besides a pool you pay to swim in, that wasn't so cold that you felt like you were going to get hypothermia.



We are pretty glad to know that our dog likes water.





The condition of our new apartment was a little surprising when we first arrived. I think we were all expecting something different but with a little effort you can make anything home.

Here it is day one.







Jared also started Kindergarten on August 16th. Crazy! He is getting so big!





On Wednesday August 18th, Wes took us up to the Madeira (I'm feeling confident I spelled that wrong but am equally feeling too lazy to look it up) Canyon. On the way we stopped at the San Xavier Mission.









Here we are at the Canyon (notice I left out the name, it's because I don't know how to spell it). :)









Hopefully the next adventure involves having a baby. :)

Well I Met My Goal

A while ago I posted about a goal I had. Basically I wanted to use up enough sewing materials to fit both my sewing machine and my sewing box in the same tote with the fabric and have it all done by the first week in August.

If you remember, about midway it looked something like this...



I did it!




(The lid is still kind of bowing).

While I'm glad it all worked out, which means a greater chance it will all fit into the trailer to AZ. I'm a little sad to pack up my sewing stuff for the move. And while it would really only mean a whole week without sewing, I kind of know that I probably won't be sewing for longer than that since I'm due shortly after arriving in Arizona.

Oh well, I'm glad I met a goal.

Here are some of the most recent projects that got some of the material out of the tote...

Project 1: Baby Sadie's Baby Blessing Dress




Little Flowers I added to it.



Thankfully for YouTube, I was able to learn how to make buttonholes and how to understitch. It felt good to learn some new things.


(You can tell it's totally not lined up on the seam between the bodice and the skirt but oh well, what can you do?)

Diaper Cover for the Dress




Project 2:Toy Bags for the Kids while we travel.



I really like Novalee's. It's fuzzy inside. :)



After finishing the bags for the kids, Wes suggested I make a toy bag for the dog too, so we could put all her things in it. Luckily I had some dog fabric left over from something else.



Project 3: Just some more PJs for Jared



I guess all that is left is to start packing...

Two grandparents + a Very Pregnant Lady + Two Small Children = Lots of Potty Breaks & Six Hours at The Zoo

Since we are moving next week, we definitely needed to spend one more time with Grandpa Scott and Grandma Christine.

What's a better idea than bringing my little animals to meet more animals?

It was a perfectly sunny day and after finding a spot to park, which takes forever things went pretty smoothly.

Jared did however dump his grape water into the pond surrounding the mountain goats exhibit. Hopefully the goats don't actually drink that water...

And he did feed the cougar a peanut...

And Novalee did eat a peanut off the ground...

Well, other than those things, it went pretty smoothly.




Waiting for Grandpa Scott to go to the bathroom so we can actually go inside the Zoo.



Finally inside the Zoo.




Jared's not too happy about the idea of eating raw fish for dinner. But Novalee is obviously thrilled!




The Fish (Thank you Novalee for presenting them so beautifully)



Waiting for the grandparents to go to the bathroom again...hehe.




The Polar Bears

What a cute little bear.




Just Some Monkeys





The Bird Show was by far the coolest thing there that day. Yes, that really is a real vulture in all its glory!



Jared was really excited about the bird show too. It was kind of neat to see him so hooked on to what they were saying about the birds.

And then we checked our clocks and realized that we had only seen half of the Zoo but we had been there for five hours.

Grandma and Grandpa had to leave early but they got us on the train first. I have to admit it was nice to just sit for a few minutes.







When we finally got in the car, we had been at the Zoo for six whole hours. I can't believe the kids walked for so long without complaining and I can't believe it flew by so fast!



Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Vessey for the fun day! It will be one to remember.