Catching Up

So I haven't blogged in like 6 weeks so I'm going to make an effort to share a little of what we have been doing. We moved 2 weeks ago and much time was spent preparing for that, then moving, and now trying to get settled. So the oldest stuff is at the bottom of this post if you want to start at the bottom.

Fire Pit
For Brent's birthday, he got a fire pit and has been so excited to have a little fire on our back porch. Last night, we finally did. We just roasted some marshmallows and had a nice time. Morgan loves marshmallows anyway so thought this was pretty cool.

Love that gooey goodness.
Our New Home
So many more pictures are to come but even though we're settled, we're still getting the decorating done. We still live in San Diego. We're now in a suburb called La Mesa. We really wanted a house with a yard and although our new yard is small, we have a community pool and love our new neighborhood. When moving, there are always things that work in your new home and some things you need to buy. Our kitchen was crying for a hutch so we searched craigslist and found this beauty. I'm not sure what it is about it but I love it and thought it could represent our new home.
TIMBER!
Friday night, we had our first overnight guest in our new home (Bryan Allred) and headed to bed about 11:45. At midnight we hear something terribly loud, a crash, and the house shook a little. We come running out of our room and so does Bryan. This is what we found.



There were no recent rains, no strong winds, earthquakes or tornados but that tree just snapped right off and landed on our patio table and roof. Brent cut most of the limbs down but a tree service is coming out to cut the whole tree down tomorrow. We're glad we're just renting.
4th of July
My sister in law, got the girls these darling 4th outfits. The tutu's have red and white stars on them.


We went to some friends for a bbq and swim party. Then came home and relaxed in the afternoon. This is our porch.
In the evening, we went to my brother's new house in Ocean Beach and had dinner, and played games. Then we walked the two blocks to the beach and watched about 5 sets of fireworks. Morgan hid under the blanket the whole time and Jaycee watched intently. Immediately following the fireworks, the whole beach busts out their marshmallows for a war. If you are on the beach, you are fair game. I even got pegged a few times sitting on my blanket holding Jaycee. It was rather fun. I didn't take any pictures though. Then we went back to my brother's, made smores in his fire pit and played games to miss the traffic. We had a great 4th!
This is at Jarom's house.

Jaycee.
My beautiful, smiling and rolling baby. She is so much fun and growing so fast.



This is what happens when daddy gets her pj's on with Morgan. Everything is a game and we all have a good laugh.

I've been trying to get a movie of Jaycee rolling but she will not cooperate on camera. I thought this was evidence enough. We laid her on the blanket, went upstairs to hang a picture, and came back to find her like this.
Brent's 31st birthday
I know, he's getting old. I guess we all are. He had PRK surgery (like Lasik) the day before his birthday so if his eyes look a little tired and glossy in these pictures, that's why. We were also moving the same week, so his birthday didn't get much attention. I did try and make my first fondant cake. Nothing exciting but it was a good start and I think I'll try it again, maybe with something a little more complex.
Jaycee's crib
Since we've moved into the new house, Jaycee has been in the crib and sharing a room with Morgan. I was so afraid she was going to wake up Morgan all night but in two weeks, she hasn't woke her up once. Dad is proud to have daughter #2 in his crib.