NO MORE DOGS :) :(

Well we just gave our second dog away tonight. It is bittersweet. First of all we're not allowed to have big dogs in our rent house in Portland, so it's a relief we were able to get rid of them, but it's sad because they were part of our family. We gave Sadie away to a friend a couple of weeks ago and she's doing good. And tonight a young couple with no kids took Tyson. I'm glad both of them are going to good homes.

Garrett vs. Haylee

Garrett at 3 months

Haylee at 3 months

I took this picture of Haylee today...by the way is PUSHING HERSELF UP....and it reminded me so much of Garrett!!

Our House

We signed a lease on a house in Portland. It's actually in a suburb of Portland called Aloha, OR. It's 1500 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. It's two stories which I'm a little nervous about with having two little ones but we'll just get nice baby gates and NO PLAYING ON THE STAIRS. It has a nice little yard with a privacy fence so the kids can play outside without me worrying about them. We're SO excited. It's about 11 miles away from Josh's school and about 9 miles away from Garrett's preschool. Josh leaves for Portland on June 30th. He's renting a truck and driving up there with his step-dad and dad (that will be interesting), and then me, the kids, and Jody (my mother in law) are flying up to Portland on the 3rd of July. It's ALMOST HERE!!! Josh is trying to get into the Air Force too. He went for his physical last Friday and passed with flying colors and now he just has to send his application in and it will go to a scholarship board. If he does get in they will pay for ALL of Dental school as well as a $2000 stipend for us to live on!! I SO hope he gets in but it's pretty competitive. His recruiter says we have nothing to worry about but I'll be happy when we have a definite answer. Sorry I'm not able to post something everyday. Life is pretty crazy right now, but we're making it. We're all ready to get into a routine and have a house. Jody has been so kind to let us live with her and it's been nice having help but it's not the same has having your OWN house. Soon....Soon. I hope everyone is doing well and please keep looking at our blog. We'll keep you updated!!

Happy Birthday Garrett

Ok, so today isn't Garrett's birthday, but we had his birthday party today because of the move and everything going on right now. It went really well, but it was so windy, so we couldn't light the candles because the match wouldn't stay lit. We let him light candles when we got home though!! We had so much fun. Josh smoked brisket, I made the cake and a pot of beans and then some people brought some food. It was fun.

The kids getting BIG

Garrett and Haylee are both getting so big. I can't believe that Garrett is going to be three this month!! We're having a really big birthday party for him tomorrow at the park. He is SO excited. Here's a picture of Garrett helping make a chocolate cake and picture of the kids in their "USA" outfits!!

Six Flags

We went to Six Flags on May 26 with our friends Allen and Kathy McKinney. It was our last "have fun" vaction before going to Portland and being poor medical students. It was SO hot that day...I think it was a high of 98 degrees, but we still had fun. Garrett really enjoyed himself. He rode the kids rollercoasters and LOVED it!! Haylee enjoyed being outside and going for a ride in her stroller all day!