Good Friends

This past weekend we were able to see some of our good friends from Nebraska. We met up at Bountiful Park and had a little picnic dinner while the kids played on the playground. The Gregory's used to live in the same building as us and we hung out with them all the time. They were always coming up with something fun to do or finding an excuse to throw a good party.-Which made our last year so much fun! So it was really fun to get together and catch up. We sure have missed seeing these guys!

Me, Mickelle, and Carson

Chad and Bryson watching the boys play

Little buddies, Akoy, and Carson

Back in June we also had our friends, the Ellis's, come for a visit. They also lived in our building just down the hall from us in Nebraska. Torrie and I were running buddies and I loved it! I really miss that! She also is a huge bargain shopper and was always keeping me up to date with the latest and greatest deal. Their little girl Riley is just a month older than Carson and so they were boyfriend/girlfriend. Carson was so happy to see his friends again and get to play with them! We loved getting together with them and miss them a ton! Hopefully they will come visit again soon!

Carson and Riley attempting to hug each other

Which turned into more of a tackle rather than a hug

The whole crew: Torrie, Cassidy, Parker, Riley and us.

4th of July

This 4th of July was a great one for us this year. We partied hard all day long! We started the day off at my brother's house for a big breakfast before heading off to the Kaysville parade. I haven't been to the Kaysville parade in years and so it was fun to go, but I couldn't believe how many people that were there.-It was crazy! Carson loved watching the parade and was content to sit on Chad's shoulder to see all of it. Later that day we had a BBQ at my parents house with my whole family. The kids played water baseball with the dads and had a blast. I'm pretty sure the dads had just as much fun as the kids did. That night we went back to my brother's house and set off some fireworks and watched some fireworks in Farmington. It was such a great day to be able to celebrate our freedom and be with family!

Chad and I watching the parade

Carson was glued to the parade.

My mom and dad at the parade.

My cute little grandma watching the parade with us.

My 4th of July flag cake that I made for the BBQ

Eating way too much yummy food.

Carson played in this pool for hours!

Allie crusin' on the tractor.

Cute Ry.

Living in Utah Updates

Yes we are still alive even though I haven't updated the blog in forever. Our camera cord was packed away in storage and until Chad was up there the other day and found it for me. Yay! So we are back in business as far as blogging goes.

We've been pretty busy since our move out here in May. We found a townhome in Centerville that we will be moving into in August and we are thrilled! It has been great to be able to stay at my parents during this transition, but it will be really nice to be in our new place with all of our stuff. I was also able to find a great OB and pediatrician thanks to my sister-in-laws. So most of the big things have been taken care of so far. Chad is loving his new job and really enjoys the people he gets to work with.-Which I am so grateful for! He is also taking his bar prep class at night up at the U of U. Basically he is gone every day from around 8am to 10:45pm. We miss being able to see him during the week, but we have learned to enjoy every minute we have with him on the weekends while he is around.

Pregnancy update: I am now 33 weeks along and feeling about as big as a house. I went to the doctor last Thursday because I was having lots of contractions and pressure. They checked me and luckily I wasn't dilated at all. That was a relief! My doctor says I have an irritable uterus that just wants to contract all the time once I get to a certain point in my pregnancy. He put me on some meds to stop the contractions and keep things under control and told me no more running or walking and to rest lots. Basically I have to be lazy now to keep this baby inside of me. I am hoping she will stay inside for a few more weeks at least! I have another doctors appointment tomorrow so we will see how things go.

Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to since we got here:

Carson playing under his cousin Lyndee's toy. He looks huge!

He's figured out how to go down this slide all by himself and loves it. He also loves to send his cars down it.

Loves hanging out with his Magah

He even sweeps the floor! Well at least pretends to. :)

Me and my cute boy!

All the Mitchell grand kids with their uncles and Papa playing baseball. They absolutely love it!

Chad making rolls on Sunday. I should have made him wear an apron messy boy!

My niece Ryanne was baptized and we were so happy we could be there for her special day. She looked beautiful!

Guess I got him with his eyes closed. Carson loves his nightly wagon rides with his Papa.

Carson cheering on Papa playing basketball

He loves going outside and playing basketball every day. I think we might just have a future basketball player on our hands!

My cute niece Allie

Carson works hard at re-arranging all of the shoes

He tries to help with the laundry too, but somehow he got himself stuck in the laundry basket.

Loves to look out the window and watch the "mow mow"

Carson attempting to steal Allie's binkie

Carson and his cousin Lauren have become good little buddies.

Moving Day!

Yep that's right! We are moving to Utah! Chad was offered a job at a patent firm in Salt Lake City on Thursday and we jumped at the opportunity. Our plan is to leave Tuesday.-I know it's been a crazy whirlwind and it's weird to think that just a week ago we had no idea that any of this would happen, but we do know that the Lord definitely had his hand in this. We wouldn't have gotten this job if it weren't for all the prayers and fasting in our behalf. Tomorrow we will pack up our U-Haul and say good-bye to Nebraska. I am very sad to be leaving all our good friends here, but we are also excited to start this next adventure. Wish us luck!

Graduation

I should really be packing right now, but I needed a break and so I'm blogging instead. Last Saturday, May 7th, Chad graduated from law school! The celebrations began the night before on Friday with a MBA graduation reception. Then on Saturday they held the graduation at the Lied Center down town. Usually I think graduations are far too long and boring, however, this one proved me wrong. There were only about 130 law grads and the speakers were awesome. One of the speakers was actually Clarence Thomas from the U.S. Supreme Court and he gave an amazing speech! Both of our parents were able to come for the weekend to be there for the graduation and it was so great to have them here. We are grateful to all of them for all of their support and encouragement through all of school. I have to admit that I cried a couple times at the graduation because I realized we made it and we are done with school. When Chad started law school three years ago it seemed like it would last forever, but it didn't. It is amazing how fast these past three years have gone. We have loved living here in Lincoln and have meet some great friends that we are going to miss dearly!

Just this week Chad received a job offer at a firm in Salt Lake City, Utah and so we will be moving next week. We had fasted and prayed about jobs for so long and stressed way too much about it for the past year. I stressed so much about it that I was losing sleep at one point. A couple months ago I finally realized that I just needed to stop stressing about it and put my trust in the Lord that things would work out for us. I was able to feel peace about the whole situation and I knew one way or another everything would be ok. Chad had a job working for a firm in Omaha and we had assumed that is where we would end up. This week that all changed. Chad received a phone call from his friend at the firm in Utah asking him some details about his current situation and about the job in Utah. We both had an overwhelming good feeling that the Lord was taking care of us. Then on Thursday he was offered the job at the firm in Utah and we knew immediately that was where we were suppose to be. It really is a miracle that things worked out this way. So here we are packing like crazy so we can leave for Utah on Tuesday.

Here are a few pictures from Chad's big day:

His mom made this awesome Husker quilt for him. It's amazing and we love it!

Chad opening some of his graduation gifts.

Us at the MBA graduation reception.

Chad and Mike McArthur

Chad and Matt Mellor. These two became great buddies and we already miss the Mellors like crazy!

One attempt at getting a good photo of all of us after the graduation.

Carson wasn't quite sure what to think of Chad's cap and tassel.

Chad shaking Clarence Thomas' hand before he received his diploma.

Chad being hooded.

I am so proud of Chad for all of his hard work to complete both of these programs in just three years! We are both glad to be done though. :) Here's to life's next adventure out in Utah!

Easter

This year we had a great Easter! The celebrating seemed to go all week long which made it even more fun. Early in the week my friend hosted an Easter bake at her house. The kids did an egg hunt and then we had a picnic lunch, followed by an exchange of baked goods. It was so much fun and Carson loved doing the little egg hunt. Too bad I forgot my camera to document any of this.

Since it was during a stressful time at school for Chad we missed our opportunity to dye eggs (which is something I always look forward to) but the Easter bunny still managed to come on Saturday. We had a little easter egg hunt for Carson inside our house and he loved it. He picked up on the whole concept at the easter bake and our friend's birthday party and so he was a pro. On Sunday we got together with a few friends and had a big dinner together. My friend Torrie made this adorable bunny cake for our dessert. Too cute!

Carson checking out the eggs for candy.

He loved hunting for his eggs.

Look who found his Easter basket!

I love this picture of him stretching up on his tippy toes to get the egg.

He loves these balls that the Easter bunny brought him.

Just relaxing reading his new book. So cute! I love this boy!

I am grateful that we celebrate Easter each year and are reminded all that the Savior has done for us. I am grateful that Christ atoned for our sins and was resurrected so that we may all have the chance to live with him again. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter too!