Jack's Big Smiles

Now that you've seen Jack's grumpy side from the previous post of him at the beach, here is his happy and cute side. He is always so full of smiles so I had to get some pics with his big adorable smile!

Going to the Beach

When we went out to California last weekend, Kyle and Jack flew out Friday morning and I flew out that night after work. So before I got there, Kyle took Jack to the beach for the first time. I guess he didn't like it too much. So here are some pics that show just how much he enjoyed it. And yes, the video is sideways but I don't know how to change it. So just tilt your head and it is just fine :)

Lots of Changes

Well it's been about a month since I've been able to get on here and post any updates. But a lot has happened in the past few weeks. First of all, I was able to get a full time job at Bank of America. It's for a teller position but I'm hoping that I will be able to learn quickly and perform well enough to move up into a personal banker position in the near future. I just finished up my training and I will be moving to my permanent location tomorrow which is in Antioch. I wish it was closer, but we are just lucky that I was able to get full time since everyone else I was training with was only part time.

Another exciting thing is that getting this job allows us to now move out into our own apartment. We were lucky again with finding our apartment. A friend of Kyle's family in California knows someone here in Murfreesboro that owns properties and happened to have a place open for us. We are getting an awesome deal and it is clean, safe, and very close to school, Kyle's work, and Jack's babysitter. It is small and old, but our landlord is letting us paint and make it our own so we are very excited. Along with moving into our own place across town means moving out of the Murfreesboro Ward and into the Stones River Ward. I will greatly miss our Primary kids and the Primary Presidency, but I'm sure we will be put to work in the new ward.

Now moving on... a little while ago we knew that we were going to have to figure out what to do about a car since the lease on my Versa was ending this fall. Well a couple of weeks ago we found online a 2007 Toyota Corolla in Atlanta for a good deal. It's black, and it is manual trasmission, but it was in our price range and it was low on miles. So we went down to Atlanta and bought ourselves our first car together. It gets great gas mileage and we are so happy with it.

Last weekend we got to go back to California for a special occasion. Kyle's best friend, Walter, got married in the Newport Beach Temple. It was great to be there to support him and to see this special time in their lives. It was also fun to see Kyle's family again and to let everyone see Jack in person. It was a very quick trip, but I think it was worth it.

Well... now Kyle is back in school and working part time at Bank of America, I'm working full time at Bank of America and then full time at home with Jack, and we are getting things ready to move into our apartment next week. It's been a very busy and crazy time, but an exciting time.

Happy Birthday Nikki!

Ok, so the last few days have been kinda crazy so I haven't had a chance to get on here so...

Happy Birthday Nikki!

I know I'm 3 days late getting this posted, but better late than never right?

Hope you had a great day!

We love you!

Family Videos

I couldn't get my videos to upload for a while for some reason. But today it's working so here are a few fun family videos from the last few weeks.

This first video is when we went to Percy Priest Lake for the 4th of July.

Next is our trip to St. Louis to see the Arch and a Cardinals game.

Then we have some tummy time with Jack.

And lastly we have Jack's first time in the pool.

Jack's Baby Blessing

Yesterday was the day we blessed Jack in church. Kyle gave him a sweet blessing and it was nice to have family able to come out and participate. Jack started to get a little fussy during the blessing, but he did pretty good. My parents, Kyle's parents, and my grandparents were able to be here for Jack's special day. Jack looked so cute yesterday in his little white outfit! (But of course I think he's the cutest anyways. What can I say... I'm his mom.)

Here is our little family. Jack, of course wasn't paying attention.

Here are my parents with Jack. He had just finished crying so that's why his eyes are a little red.

My Grandma and Grandpa Walker came from Utah to see him.
And Kyle's parents flew from California to see him.
I'm so glad that we have the gospel in our lives and that Kyle is a worthy priesthood holder so that he was able to bless Jack yesterday. I love our little family and I can't imagine life without this sweet little boy.

Happy Birthday Kyle!

Ok ok, so I know I'm behind on this one too but...

Happy Birthday Kyle!

You are a great husband and dad.

We love you!