Evan's Famous!!!

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The other day we went to the Bean Museum on campus.  While we were there a photographer for the Daily Universe asked if she could take our picture as we walked around.  We said sure.  So she did.  It turns out that Evan is just so cute they had to put his picture on the FRONT page of the Daily Universe really big!!  He didn't really care when I showed it to him, but his mom and dad thinks it's pretty fun!  I scanned the paper so here is the picture, but if you click on the title of this blog it will take you to a PDF file of the same paper.  

How Fun!

Easter '08

So Easter this year was not really all that fun. Josh, Evan, and Brayden were all sick! They were able to have a little fun, but once they found their baskets they pretty much forgot about them. I put them away and will give them back to them later this week when they are back to perfect health, then they will be happy and be able to really enjoy the candy and things. Evan did paint a couple of eggs though on Saturday night. Here's a couple of pictures of what they will enjoy later on this week.

Happy Easter!

Haircuts and a little "cheese"

So I wanted to put these on last week but I didn't get the chance and then Sickness entered the house and that is never fun. Anyway, we did haircuts last Saturday. Brayden did great as you will get to see. Evan didn't as you won't get to see because with both Josh and myself trying to hold him so I can cut his hair there was no one left to take the picture! Evan did enjoy taking picts. of his dad while he got his hair cut though.

Later I was taking pictures of my handsome boys, but Brayden is so cute when taking pictures that I ended up on video mode so we could remember his "cheese" always! He is such a ham!!

Evan Singing and Singing and Singing!

Evan really likes to sing lately. These are four of his favorite songs.  You would see Brayden joining in but he was way to enthralled by the camera.  Although I am partial, I find these videos to be very cute!!

Has it really been almost 2 weeks?

So, it seems like it was just yesterday that I updated our blog.  Well, it wasn't.  Josh walked around the house last night taking pictures of our cookies we made so I would have something to put on this blog.  It's not really all that exciting, but he really enjoys cookies!!

We are excited to be going to Cornell.  Like the over planners that we are, we have already reserved our U-Haul, and planned the exact days we will be moving; packing Aug. 1, cleaning Aug.2, going to church Aug. 3, and driving away Aug. 4th.  I will wait at least another month or two before I plan the whole trip out and reserve any hotels we might need to stay in!  We are truly excited!

We did have an episode of mold two weekends ago.  We moved our books off the book shelf and found lots of fun mold!  It ruined some great books - probably between 300 and 400 dollars worth.  It was disgusting!  We are excited to move away from this problem.  They say it is just because of poor circulation through the house, which it is, but still. . . maybe better windows and doors would help slightly.  We got it cleaned up, and I make sure the house is ventilated well by turning up the heat and opening the windows - we don't pay for the heat, Wymount does.  Maybe if everyone had to do that they would see the cost benefit to updating certain things!  Anyway, we are excited to move.  I will save you from viewing any pictures of the mold we took.  Not really something one wants to look at much!

Josh is going to walk in April for his Master's degree, but we have to stay until August for him to actually finish it. Things are going well though, and all I can seem to say is that we are excited to move - If that has not become clear already. Enjoy the cookie pictures.  Maybe they will at least inspire someone else to make cookies too!! 

Valentine's

So I just thought I would share my Valentine's with you. Josh spent the last two months growing me my Valentine's flower. It was beautiful!! The fact that he thought about it two months ago is really the most impressive part, but the flower is impressive also, I loved it! 

Hope your Valentine's was just as good!

We also got to go to dinner on Tuesday to celebrate Valentine's day on a non crowded day.  That was also a lot of fun.  Josh made out with a lot of chocolate.  It's his favorite, so he is happy.  

The kids loved their candy and small gifts.  Thanks Mom and Dad for the Valentine's package for them.  They loved it!!

Cornell or Bust!!

Josh LOVES Cornell! He is so excited about it. He loved the school, the program, the people, the area and anything else he could think of!! They were really great to him and told him to expect their offer with full funding soon (either end of this week or beginning of next). He got to meet with Professors, and take a bunch of tours. I am excited because we have been looking at Cornell for about 3 years now, and I am just excited it is working out so well. I have jumped in with both feet (really should have only jumped in with one at this time) into the housing situation and what we want to do. We have made contact with a very thorough broker who has answered all of my 999,999 questions in only two days!! He is enthusiastic and great!

We are so excited to be moving on. Ok, I'm excited, and Josh will be once all his work at school is done. Until that time he just feels excited and overwhelmed with all he still has to do in the next five months.

Here are a few pictures of Cornell.



This video shows two girls playing the bells. The bells in the tower are each connected to one of the pieces of wood. The girls are playing Cornell's school song. The girl in the pink has been doing this for 2 years and the one in the black for 1. I guess it is just something they get hired to do while in school. They do it 2 or 3 times a day. I can't remember. Anyway, it's pretty cool.