Matt's Lost Tooth!

It's official! Matthew "lost" his first loose tooth. Now, to clarify for those of you who know matthew has had his top tooth missing for some time now, it was never loose. We had to have it pulled. So yesterday before church, Matthew came to me and said, "MOM!!!!! My tooth is really really loose!!!!" I looked at it and sure enough it was hanging by a thread. So after a few unsuccessful tries by Mom, Daddy took over and in one swift tug, the tooth popped right out!

After we put the tooth in a specially designed airplane envelope, and put it under his pillow, we tucked the boys in for the night and left the room. When we went in later to check in on them to make sure they were asleep, we noticed the airplane envelope out on the dresser. We noticed the tooth was missing! So we thought frantically about how to launch a rescue opperation so the tooth fairy could leave the treasure that awaited our sleeping boy. We found the tooth on the floor by the closet, tucked it safely inside a new envelope that was a little more secure and went to sleep ourselves.

This morning to Matthew's great suprise the toothfairy left him a dollar! He thought he had lost the tooth and when we told him how we saved the day by finding it an puting it in a better envelope, he and Landon concocted a better story of how the toothfairy had a machine that can detect where the tooth is in the room and to whom it belongs. So now we all know how the tooth fairy finds missing teeth!

Ian's new toy!

Just had to share this one with everyone! Ian found that he can reach the toilet paper! How fun is that!

He also discovered just how fun it is to play with dirt!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTHEW!!!

Monday was Matthew's 6th Birthday! He wanted a lemon Star Wars cake, so that's what he got. He opened he present from Grandma and Grandpa Abbott earlier in the day, and put on the outfit they bought him as soon as we got the tags off! He has wanted to wear them ever since. Good thing I have plenty of laundry to do so I can wash them! We will have a big friend party on Friday and that will be when he gets the rest of his presents. But the best part of his day was right before bed, He got a phone call from his cousin Brekken! It was the perfect way to end his day!

Happy Birthday Matt! We love you buddy!

Food

So we have been introducing new foods for Ian to try and we have found that he really likes Cheetos Natural Cheese Puffs, Oreos, Licorice, and Beans. (just to name a few) He is such a good little eater! But boy is he messy! Here's what it looks like just from breakfast!

Totally Lame Posting

Okay so I am such a loser sometimes. I have neglected my role as Blogger. I apologize and hope all will be forgiven.

Our garden is growing! We have achieved vegetation and in the coming months we will see the progress of our labors. Our Corn, unfortunately, suffered a monstrous blow by getting their roots eaten by gophers. But we have the square-foot boxes that are holding up nicely and we look forward to more growth and prosperity!






We really have not done much here in Monterey yet. We did, however, go to Brea CA and were able to visit Joe's brother Ron and his family. Of course like a doo-doo head, I forgot the camera so sorry folks no pictures there, so you will have to use your imaginations to visualize the experience! We made it to the beach and Ian ate most of the beach. There is some sand left, but not much! (he he he) His diaper ended up with most of the sand the next day. We also went to an awesome little amusement park called Adventure City, and boy did we have fun! We went to the pool almost every day, if not everyday and had a great time. Thank you Ron and Hillary for your hospitality and showing us a good time.

When we got home from Brea, Ian got really sick. It lasted over a week and in the midst of his illness, the rest of us were sick as well.



It was not a fun week. But we are all better now, and look forward to getting out more. Until we do, here are some funny photo's of the boys.

The Camera made it's appearance!

I found it! The camera was hiding on top of Joe's dresser! (not a place I look very often as you can tell.) So here is an update on our little family.

We have mostly moved in. There are still a few boxes that we need to go through, but we will have to wait until we get a few book cases or shelves up to put all our books away on and we need to get some storage in the kitchen for some of our stuff. But on the whole, we are unpacked and getting underway in our new home.





We also took up the idea of planting a garden! It's the first time we have had the chance to do so and we are taking advantage of it. (now lets just hope that we actually get something to grow!)





We decided to do the Square Foot Gardening. Ben (Joe's oldest brother) started some with his family and we thought it looked like a great idea. (Thanks Ben for all your help!) It took two solid days of Shopping, measuring, Sawing, and nailing. But WE DID IT!!!! And we will keep you updated on how fantastic our little garden is as the year goes on.

Getting Settled

Once upon a time in the land of ... Oh, lets say it is called Organization, there lived a family of 5. In this family there lived one woman, one man, and three energetic boys. (notice there's only one female in the household) They moved to a nice new home! Everyone was overjoyed with the thoughts of getting organized and settled in. They got a new washer and dryer, and the two oldest boys got a new bed! All would have been well, but in the midst of happiness lurked a dark and dreary entity named... Computer!!!! Just when the family was getting into the swing of things, Computer came out and wanted to play with the boys! It left the poor woman and man to fend for themselves to accomplish all that was to be done. Then another thing came calling. it was Lunch! Of course because of the size of appetite for one of the boys, there was no milk in the house and they needed to leave their humble abode to go to the lovely land of Costco. (beware of this wondrous place, you might get lost!) After which much more needed to be done to organize the house. After a few hours, the house still was not in the order it should have been. Which leads us to the conclusion of this tragic story. I can't find the camera to post the pics of the house yet. So please forgive me while i go into the unknown to find it. Thank you for your patience!!!

Our House

We arrived in Monterey on Monday night, checked in on tuesday and started looking at the different houses, decided on one! It's really big, at least for us. We have never been a house large than 1200 square feet! The new house is over 1900 sqft!!! We will finally have room for all my stuff! We get to move in on Friday! This has been the quickest move in we have ever had! Here are a few of the pics we took, but once our stuff arrives, we will get more posted with it all furnished and cute!





you can even see the back end to the new van!! (getting that van is another story all together!)

BIG TRIP

So from Okinawa to Seattle, Seattle to St. George, St. George to Rexburg, Rexburg to to Monterey, can be a very daunting trip. But WE MADE IT!!! And it was full of adventures and emotions, thrills and chills! But WE MADE IT!!! So here are a few pics from this great adventure. Remember, I am not taking responsiblity for a lot of the pictures taken since usually one of my kids had the camera (that includes Joe).


Ian's first licorice (at least that I know about)



My most awesome brother, Nate, and my beautiful sister-in-law, Crystal



My ever Crazy Sister, Jamie!


Ian's first Oreo!! (thanks Joe)


Such Handsome boys did ever you see?


Of course, Matthew being cute!


Landon being... Landon

pics

Here are some of the pics I have been promising. Ian is too cute!!! I have also included one of Matthew that is just too AWESOME for words.