Jerid's Graduation

I don't say it enough, but I have one AWESOME husband. This guy is the bomb diggity in my life, and I mean it! In may, he graduated with his Masters and we are so proud of him! His parents and brother Jon came down from Idaho to celebrate with us. We spent the weekend running around Monterey and the great beaches in our area. So much fun! Axel also started standing up on his own (without holding anything) this weekend. We knew we'd have a walker sooner than later!

At the speed of a bullet...

Life just seems to speed up faster and faster each day! Jerid's finished with school and my little boy is ONE! What a year we've had so far and it's only July! I'm working more these days, so my time with Axel is even more precious. Work is a love hate relationship. I love to be there and I've had some of the most wonderful clients in the last few weeks, but at the same time, I'm always missing my baby. Here's some updated pictures :) In March, we took a trip it Vegas to celebrate our 10 years of being together. We got to spend some time with Hailey, which was much needed! All in all, it was so much fun! We can't wait to go back! Yay for Vegas!

Axel started crawling at the beginning of April.... we've been moving ever since!

Laura, CJ and Ryen were sealed in the temple in Logan, Utah. Axel and I took a trip to go be a part of their special weekend. We love them so much! Here's a picture Laura and friends :)

While in Utah, we had the chance to stay with Krista and Ryan Dawe and meet sweet little Ashton. They were buds! It was also Easter weekend, so Axel had his first bit of candy!

We love the Dawe family and can't wait to see them again at the end of July!

He's a growin' boy!

My little man went through some quick changes.... from eating his first solids to making new sounds and faces! I love every step of the way! He's getting such a fun personality and is such a little social butterfly. He loves attention from strangers, his mom and dad and from the singers in MoTab that I put on the TV while I'm showering. :)

Happy Halloween!

Our little Ax man was a bat for Halloween! He was so cute and so happy to see all the little rascals running around Trunk or Treat at the church. We had a fun time showing him off! He was our little Milk Bat.

Home for the Holidays

We made it home at the end of October. Just in time to find a new apartment, get things settled and head up to Idaho for Thanksgiving. We loved spending time with Jerid's family and letting Axel get to know everyone.

Hanging out with Grandpa Tim

Trying on BSU gear at the airport when we were headed back to Monterey

Finishing up Israel

We had a great time in Israel, but Jerid found a way to finish up his internship from home while getting in a few extra credits on campus in Monterey. We were so glad to be home but so grateful for our experiences in the middle east. Here are a few pictures of the final days.

My cute little Ax went through a redhead phase. What a cute little bum he has!

Niagara Falls

Before heading to Newark, New Jersey to catch our flight to Tel Aviv, we decided to take a quick jaunt up to Canada to see Niagara Falls. None of us had ever been to Canada before so we figured we couldn't miss out if we were so close. We got to the falls just as the sun was setting. It was beautiful!













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B is for Bald

There are about a million awesome things that come with having a baby, there are also about half a million things that are not so awesome. Today is a good day to vent about one of them. Starting about a month ago, my hair started falling out... A LOT. I wasn't too worried. I read up on it that after you have a baby, your body starts to shed the extra hair that you grew while pregnant, so although it may look scary, you're more or less going back to normal. Well, WRONG. And, wrong again. I have a reseeding hair line and there is no end in sight. When your husband starts laughing as you run out of the bathroom yelling all sorts of profanities, you know it's not just in your head. Here's a picture to prove it. And no, I haven't always been blessed with a square hairline. I just about died when I saw this picture. So, number 13 on the list of uncool things that happen in result of having a baby, balding.


(Isn't that the sweetest boy you've ever seen though?)
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New York

We had a bit of a hard time getting out on flights to Tel Aviv, so we stopped in upstate New York to see some church sights. My Mom happily volunteered to go with us... she's always up for running around that part of the country.




Hiding from the rain, on the trail up the Hill Comorah.



Hill Comorah






Getting carted around like crazy.



Sacred Grove



Nothing like nursing your way through the Grove.

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Yom Kipper

I'm taking a break from updating old blog posts to tell you about our weekend in Israel. Since we've been here, we've had three holidays. I can't stand it because the entire country shuts down. No eating out, going to the grocery store or any shops. I'm locked in the house most times with the baby during the day, so I look forward to evenings when Jerid and I walk around Sokolov street where we can window shop, grab a treat at the bakery or do some shopping at the fruit stand. So, this weekend (also my birthday) was Yom Kipper, their holiest of holy days. You cannot drive a vehicle on this day... Nope, not even the Gentiles! They even shut down their airport and their borders, it's a little eerie. On the day before Yom Kipper we stopped to ask a police officer what time we had to stop driving, he replied "Well, you can actually drive anytime but you may get stoned.... (long pause for emphasis) by some religious people if you do!" Awesome, thanks.
So, the Eve of the holiday we went on our usual evening walk before Axel's bedtime. It was unusually quiet because people weren't driving. Once we crossed the street we saw tons of kids on bikes, kids in electric cars, old people in wheelchairs, everyone out in the streets! Walking, talking, riding, visiting. There were thousands of them, as far as the eye could see! We heard that even the freeways are filled with bikers! Jerid said he felt like we were in a post apocalyptic time, it was so weird. I didn't have my camera with me that evening unfortunately, but the next morning I snapped a few pictures. There weren't a lot of people out because it was early, but it'll still give you an idea. The one thing I kept thinking was, how much money the country saved on fuel. I wish I knew the stats.








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Location:החלוץ,Herzliya,Israel