Twenty 10 in a nutshell!

We made it home to Sackets Harbor, NY! Christmas was fun in Logan, UT! Our life must go on...Casey back to work & Avyn back to preschool!

Casey moved to SCN from Actus following Scott his boss! They went for more pay! I had a terrible feeling about him going but we could pass up the money! The money brought a lot of sacrifice but we wouldn't be were we are today if we didn't make that choice to follow the money! It was a good choice that signed us up for some serious life changes!! Casey was working in Albany M-F & home on the weekends we missed him a lot! I hated being a single parent. It was hard. We were eagerly waiting for the news to see if we landed a project in MT!

Meanwhile, Avyn was in Preschool! Teddy Bear Corner in Adams! He loved it! He goes T & Th. He has met cute friends & learned so much about letters & numbers! Rhys & I did a lot of errands while he was in school our favs were TJ Maxx Target & Hannafords (grocery shopping! :) Avyn was a busy boy not only was he in school but he did kidnastic(gymnastic), soccer & swimming @ the Y & T-Ball in Sackets!

Our year was very stress free! I loved it! I ran we walked down to the harbor fed the ducks & played @ the park. Only thing weighing on our minds was if we got the job in MT!?!? Funny how we moved to NY all for $$$$ little did we know our FAMILY was the reason.

Casey had been taking the discussions from the missionaries all because a little invite taped to our door inviting Avyn to the Primary picnic! :) He decided to be baptized July 17 2010. Once he was baptized our life has been blessed in so many ways even tho it looks like it has fallen apart.

We did get the project in MT. Started our move @ the end of August. We were all really excited to get back west to be close to family. The drive cross country with two wild & crazy boys went surprisingly well & quiet the adventure...few examples: pooping on the side of I-80 to a tantrum while being pulled over for excessive speeding. (cop gave us a warning...thanks Rhys) We stopped in WY to visit Casey parents sister & her family. Celebrated Rhys & Grandpa Jerry's & Casey's birthday's. Rhys turned TWO! Then on to Logan to visit my parents & celebrate Rhys' & Casey's birthday again! We had been in Logan for few weeks to visit & went to MT to look for a house & when we got back to Logan we were in for a surprise Casey got word SCN was going out of business. Say what?!?All of our stuff was still in New York on a truck going to MT while we had to inform my parents are visit turned into we are moving in. TOTALLY humiliating but at the same time so GRATEFUL they were able to bring in my little family.

To be continued...

Been TWO years!

OMGoodness..where has time gone! So i can't sit on a computer long or my boys will blast my house! It took me two years a baby girl & an iPhone to get back in the groove!! I'm so sad I haven't taken the time to write down our last two years of our life not to mention OVERWHELMING to think back that far! :) BUT here it goes in a nutshell I've got pictures but we will add them to the book (if ever printed)

So Thanksgiving '09 was very untraditional & super fun! We took the boys to New York City to Annual Macy's Day Parade! We stayed the weekend it was such a great experience I would totally recommend to do atleast once! There were millions of people, but at the same time the city was empty. After the parade a lot cleared out & went home. You could see so MUCH but with two lil boys & we went FAO & Time Square & Rockefeller Center! We stayed in Yonkers est 1600 so we rode the train in to the City so we got to see the Grand Central Station...SO BEAUTIFUL!! As well as the Cathedrals!! We got TONS of pictures of the parade balloons Rhys slept thru most of it :) Avyn's fav ballon was Spiderman!

CHRISTMAS '09:

We headed over the hills & thru the woods to Papa & Gma Mendenhall's. We had a great couple of weeks spending time with family & Kyra!! It went by fast sad to go but good to get home! We were in for a BiG SURPRISE..the New Year is full of life changing, scary, eventful moments!

I heart FALL!!

At the "punkin" patch, Avyn picked out his golden punkin....a whopping 34LBS! We laughed @ how much it cost! Good thing we only got one!

Avyn John Deere-ing it!

Avyn driving Rhys around!!! They could do this ALL day!

Our famous Punkin!!!

I heart my barnyard!

Moo & Cock-a-doodle NIGHT! Happy Halloween ALL! Hope you got lots of goodies!!!!

3 YeArs oLd...Oh MY

Avyn Bentley is 3 today!!!!

Where has time gone?!

(pictures are out of order, but this is Avyn in a nutshell) In 3 years, he has shown me so much about what life is all about!! He is my boisterous, daredevil to my vivacious yammer aka chatter! :) He has taught me patience, love and a lost innocents! He is so kind-hearted, affectionate, naughty but, silly and whimsical! He is my one and only eager bug to putter around finding so much laughter and happiness! I love you, chicken liver!!! How BLESSED and GREATFUL, we are to have you our little boy!

SpRiNg has SpRuNg!!!

GEEZ...Where do i begin!?

Rhys is 4m shy of turning ONE...makes me sooo SAD! He is growing and changing so fast! He has his two bottom teeth, loves to crawl or slide around our wood floors going EVERYWHERE Avyn goes, and last but not least he LoVeS to get Avyn HYPER and sit back and laugh...either at him or with him! :)

Avyn is finally realizing Rhys is here to stay! It depends on the day, but for the most part he LOVES being a big brother tell him NO, and "i don't think so, Rhys"! Since, Rhys has began to follow him and get into the toys...EVERYTHING is "MINE"! WOW...do we need a lesson in sharing! There are toys Avyn has NEVER had interest in and all of a sudden he can't part with the toy! Brotherly Love! Avyn has found a new passion...GOLF! He LOVES to hit his 9 iron and has a mean swing!

Kyra (Kooka)...well, she is an AMAZING teenager! That's right...i said it she turned 13 this year and she is so strong! Life has challenged us to be seperated from her and her being without her daddy and brothers! We MISS her everyday! On a good note...she still loves dance and began toe this year!

Since Spring has sprung, we have played outside ALOT, visited our local Fire Department because the fire truck.. no longer sleeping (when the garage door is closed) and went to the NY State Zoo and Thompson Park!

THE END!!! I promise to be a better blogger! :)