Off To School

This past weekend I dropped Husband off at college at BYU-Idaho. He is going to be there for a little over a year. I know what you are thinking... Are they crazy?? And the answer is yes we are! But sometimes when you know that something is supposed to happen you just do it. If you have been catching up with our story you know that his career path has taken a serious dive with the housing market. As we were looking at options, college became the clear, RIGHT, choice. So many things have fallen into place to make this work out but we are so grateful to his parents for assisting with his tuition. This is an exciting time for our family. Although it is going to be hard we know it is worth it.

Here's The Apartment

Here Are the Stairs

Here's Husbands Living Room After I Did Repairs

Here's His Church Parking Lot, Oh What A Sight

Here is the Temple, Beautiful at Night

Building A Bed With His Nail Gun Tool

That Turned Out So Tall I Needed A Stool

When All Our Work Was Finished We Went On A Date

To Big Judds, Where the Burger Was As Big As The Plate

The Little Angels In My Life

I love my neices. They bring so much joy to my life. In late August I was so blessed to have both of them at my house together.

Ella Celeste

I was so excited to meet Ella for the first time. What a sweet spirit! She is so fun loving. She looks so much like I did as a baby that it is wierd looking at her. She is very determined but gentle at the same time. It is funny how much you can love someone after only meeting them once.

Maddie Lou

When I found out that Heidi was pregnant with Maddie I was so scared that I wasn't going to like her. I don't typically like babies and so it just made me nervous. Boy was I wrong!! I immediately fell in love with her just like I did Ella. Maddie is funny, loud, smart, talkative and kind hearted. I treasure her phone calls, cards, and letters. She makes me laugh everytime I am with her.

Ashlee's In 8th Grade!!

Ashlee started her last year of Junior High School!! Where did the time go? She was so excited to go back to school this year. She loves school and loves the social time she gets there. Although I am sad that she is getting so old (well maybe I am getting so old) I am so proud of her. She is a great girl. When Bill gave her a father's blessing for back to school one of the things he mentioned was that she would have several experiences this year where she would have to act as an example for her friends. I am grateful for the beautiful girl she is and I am excited for her future.

Haute Boyz

My Step-Sister In Law, Kim has a clothing line out for boys, babies and toddlers. All of you who are lucky enough to have boys check this out. These are some of my favorites!

http://www.hauteboyz.com/

Calderwood Family Reunion August 2008

It has been a long time since we have all been able to get together. With all of us living so far apart we don't get to do this often. I hadn't seen Shaun and Rebecca for almost two years, and this was the first time that any of us siblings had seen Ella, our newest addition to the family. So we made use of all our time. Everyone arrived on Thursday night late and we got settled in. The next morning we got up and talked and had a great time and then in the afternoon we all went to Ouray. We hiked up box canyon, walked the shops on the main street and then we went swimming and had a blast playing water volleyball. We were horribly loud, laughing and yelling as the usual Calderwood competiveness came out. After swimming we all went home for some dinner and we relaxed and then played another round of volleyball in the backyard, in the dark. Saturday was filled. The girls went shopping in Montrose and the boys went to Silverton to check out the sites. When we got home we had a surprise birthday for Mom and she was totally surprised!! The night ended with more visiting and volleyball. We all had a great time together and I can't wait to do it again!!

All My Children (Lazy Crazy Beasts)

This is the picture I took this morning as I was leaving for work. First of all lets note Ashlee's room: Appearently some serious problems with time management have cropped up this summer. So here she is, sleeping sideways on her bed, blankets everywhere. Sadie is in her usual spot at the top of the bed, on the pillow, the Pops at the foot of the bed, spralled out, and Polly on the floor trying to figure out if there is enough room for her to squeeze into a spot. Oh yes... another productive day for my children!

While Mom's Away The Family Will Play

The first week of August was a full week of play for everyone. Jaci was here visiting Bill and Ashlee's friend Kylie came to visit her from Vegas. They all played the entire week. Kylie and Ashlee rode their bikes around town (which was fun for Kylie since she can't do that kind of thing in Vegas) Bill took Jaci swimming, to the movies, and hiking. Me... oh I worked.