Farm Country

With a beautiful Saturday and nothing holding us back, we took our first excursion to the Petting Zoo at Thanksgiving Point yesterday. Mason LOVED it. Seriously. Not only did he love running around and seeing all the animals, but he was completely enamored with his chance to ride a pony (I believe you can see it on his face). I think we'll be going back!

Easter Schnazzy

Since General Conference was Easter Sunday and we didn't attend our usual church services, Mason got to wear his Easter outfit the Sunday before and the Sunday after. He is getting more and more difficult to photograph due to his energetic nature... so, I was grateful to at least get these three shots :) I think he is a pretty cute studmuffin. Watch out ladies!

DIS-GUST-ING

Should I even explain? OH MY GOODNESS! Apparently as I was asking the nice lady in a store whether they validated parking dear Mason was being bombed by some birdies up above their entrance. He is the only one who took the hit... and BOY did he ever take some hits! YUCK!!!!! I didn't even see it until about 25 ft later as we were heading into the parking garage (he didn't seem to notice anything had happened to him). Blech!

He got a very thorough bath tonight.

Random Flashback Picture

We went to Cancun on our honeymoon and went on over to Chichen Itza while there - so fun! I think we're overdue for another trip like that... anyone want a kid for a week? ;)

...I am working on some pictures of our apartment (I need to take them in the evening after Mason has gone to bed and I've cleaned up... and oftentimes I am crawling into bed at that hour, hence the delay...)

Happy to report

...this dude has handled the transition to our new home beautifully... almost too easily? Aren't cats supposed to be weird about change? Oh well, I'll count my blessings!

Happy Easter!

He is risen, he is risen!

Tell it out with joyful voice:

he has burst his three days' prison;

let the whole wide earth rejoice:

death is conquered, man is free,

Christ has won the victory.

He is risen, he is risen!

He hath opened heaven's gate:

we are free from sin's dark prison,

risen to a holier state;

and a brighter Easter beam

on our longing eyes shall stream.

-Cecil Alexander

"Where ya been?"

I've been in our cute new apartment doing a lot of this:

(this isn't our place, btw...)

Actually, I unpacked ALMOST every box by last Saturday - I was determined to be rid of boxes. Unfortunately there are 2-3 stragglers that I need to figure out what to do with... they may just end up in the storage unit. One is that box of 'stuff' that normally finds itself on some shelf/in some cubby hole somewhere... you'd think you could just toss it, right? But somehow that mystery stuff lives on.

On a side note, as you've probably assumed, yes, the sale of our home went through and the deal is FINAL! Papers were signed, hands shook, and money was wired into our account (such a pleasant feeling). It is a little funny only living one street over from our previous residence, but I haven't walked by our old townhome too often lately, so I feel pretty removed from it. Hopefully the new owners are enjoying getting settled in!

As for us, we are quite happy to be settled into a new (temporary) location and we will be even happier when graduation finally gets here... Matt only has about 3 more weeks to survive so we're hopeful he can make it that much further! (I know he will :) Let the countdown begin!!!!