It's been a while since we last posted. A lot has happened since then!

We were thinking about moving to Grand Junction, but after a trip down there we decided the best thing for us right now is to stay in Provo. I will be going back to school in the fall for Radiation Therapy which will require me to do three days of clinicals a week and drive to Ogden once a month for class. The trip will be much easier from here and I have a great clinical site here that I am really excited about. Karl's job at the psych ward in really flexible so it will allow him to be home with Addison while I am in school.

Since we decided to stay in Provo we decided that we couldn't stand our apartment for another year, so two days before graduation, we moved! We love our new little place! It is an old house that has been completely remodeled so everything in it is brand new!

Before we were settled in our new home, Karl graduated from BYU! Dick Cheney spoke at the commencement. It was such an exciting day. I am so proud of Karl for all the hard work it took to get here! I know it wasn't easy to go to school and take care of this little family, but he did it and did a fantastic job at that!


For some reason we thought that things would get easier after graduation, but they have not. I am working two 12 hr shifts a week at the hospital when Karl is home and then he works the graveyard shift the other five days. It seems like we see each other less now than when he was in school. Luckily, our work schedules are only temporary and then we should have a little time to play!

To keep myself busy while Karl is asleep during the day, I take Addison and we go on some adventures with my good friend Vanessa and her baby Isaac. Last week we went to the petting zoo at Thanksgiving Point. I didn't think Addison would be all that interested, but she was!

I love the expression on her face in this picture.

She also got to ride the ponies. When they started moving she started laughing uncontrollably! It was so funny! She laughed the entire two times around!




She is so much fun, but for the last few days she has been the biggest pill! I was considering selling HER to the petting zoo. I could not get her to eat anything. She took up shrieking as a new hobby. She was so irritable and clingy! I could not put her down for five minuets and she would throw a fit. This is strange for Addison. She does NOT like to snuggle and she likes to play in her room by herself for up to an hour sometimes (I know I am lucky). I found myself vacuuming and mopping while holding her. Tricky, but it can be done.

This is how I felt:

Notice the look on the poor mom's face. I know how she feels!

Anyway, the point of all this is that eventually I looked in her mouth (not without struggle) and counted . . . and this in no joke . . . six teeth making their way through her swollen little gums!!! Six! No wonder! I promptly repented of my impatience and gave my little kid a big hug, and some Tylenol!

Today she seemed to be feeling a lot better so I took her to the pool. She loves to swim so we had a good time.



I am glad she is feeling better. This is more like my silly, happy kid.