HELLO POCATELLO

Yes!!! We are finally here and I have to admit the ride wasn't pleasant. We began the week not knowing if we had a place to move or not. This gave me severe heartburn. First we had the house then we didn't then we did then we didnt. Then we did, but couldn't move for a few more weeks. Then we lost it all together again. This is how it went up until Wednsday night.... when after many tears and stomach aches, and not knowing where we were going to live or what we were going to do.... We finally got the ok to move in! So Thursday and Friday Makray and I packed the house and cleaned. I say Mak and I because David.... happened to have orientation in Pocatello those two days and couldn't help. So it was just me packing and Mak unpacking and destroying. Because of the hectic days prior... I had a migrane that lasted three days. So we packed in the dark with no tv or music. Poor mak... at one point I laid on the kitchen floor and listened to Mak shredding paper (probably important documents) and bang his sippy cup on the wall. We packed and made trips late into the night clear into the early mornings. FORTUNATLLY I have a wonderful mother-in-law. Who rescued me!!! Through David's many parties and events, through trucks breaking down, through school starting in the middle of it. We managed.... and my migrane did finally go away and we again use light. Thanks to Ainslee and Paul.... who must have sensed we were completely without help and stopped by, and Tyson and his freakish strength. We are now happily in our lovely home. Makray is in love with all the extra space, I am in love with my new washer and dryer, and David is enjoying school. PICS SOON!!!!

Shockers!

Because Makray is constantly coming up with something new....... here are a few!

Shockers.

1. Baby food jars do actually break. Grocery people please don't bag all 100 jars into one bag.... it is unpleasant when the bag breaks and the jars and FOOD shatter everywhere.

2. While at my in-laws I left Makray happily watching Elmo and ran up the stairs to switch laundry loads, I came back to find Makray sitting at the top of the stairs...... WOW who knew he could figure out stairs in thirty seconds.

3. One night after I put Makray to bed I heard this HORRIBLE banging noise coming from Makrays room, I peaked in to find him STANDING UP in his crib shaking the sides hard enough that the crib was rocking and hitting the wall.

4. As I got use to the CRIB shaking ritual every nap and bedtime..... I recently heard a new noise... I peaked in to find Makray literally swinging from his mobile. After he got it ripped from thin air.... he ate it.

5. I walked into the living room to find Makray pulled up to the couch standing with one foot on top of the wipes box and the other foot swung up on top of the couch..... CLIMBING??? seriously? Am I totally losing it or did he manage to scoot the box of wipes over there too?

6. To go with my sixth shocker I think it is appropriate to mention that Makray has six teeth.

7. While cooking dinner Makray managed to pull a ten pound bag of pancake mix out of the cupboard, it exploded everywhere.... he then spit up into it and began squealing and hitting the floor making a nice sticky dough...... all before I could pick him up.

In conclusion.... Makray is keeping me busy. He destroys everything....I was so excited when he learned to crawl and am now devastated because it seems as though he is already bored of it and is trying to learn to walk. oh well at least he is happy!

Here are a couple of Maks 7th month pictures..... (rough drafts)

This one is my FAVE.... I think it brings out some Makrays best features!

TAG!!!

Ok I got tagged like a month ago... and I should be blogging about David's graduation BUT I don't have the pictures yet and what is a blog without pictures so HERE IT GOES!!!

3 JOYS
1. Makray.... this is rather broad... but I love so much about my little boy I couldn't narrow it down. I love watching him grow, I love watching him attack his food with all his strength, I love watching him destroy everything in my house and I love watching him find new corners of his world (aka of our apartment.)
2. Being with David. It doesn't matter what we are doing I love being with Dave. He is the funniest person I know, and i love just being when i am with him.
3. My family. I adore being with my family. Dave's or Mine. I love playing games, watching movies or just talking. I could never have imagined the joy my family would bring to me.

Makrays joys include dum'dums
3 Fears
1. Being a bad mom/wife. I think this is a constant struggle for every wife and mother so enough said.
2. Snakes.... i am not a big fan. When i was little my brothers shopped a snakes head off and it still snapped, and one time my dad turned over the sheep trough and like a million snakes came slithering towards me and I ran as fast as my four year old little legs would carry me. I thought I was over this fear, then I stepped on one at the nature park and I still got the same body convulsing shivers.
3. Pilgrims...... I know this is a weird one..... BUT I have always been afraid of them. Not the Mayflower Indian greeting Pilgrims per say... But the witch-hunting deranged Pilgrims. I was always sure that if i had lived at that time i would have been drowned immediately. I am not joking about this one either.... i really HATE Pilgrims.

3 Goals
This one is really good, because lately I have been doing a goal a week thing so I have plenty.
But they are small and pathetic..... just as a disclaimer .

1. To bed by 11 and up by 7. David and I have this really bad habit of staying up until two o'clock in the morning watching Office/Seinfeld episodes. Makray doesn't get up until like 9:30 so I also have a bad habit of not getting up until he does.... I know I am truly pathetic.

2. Run three miles every morning.

3. No soda, fast food, or candy......OREOS are acceptable


3 Obsessions
1. Blogging (obviously) Yes I am embarrassed to admit it....... BUT I love to blog
2. Biggest Loser
3.Plucking my eyebrows

3 Random Facts
1. To go with the eyebrow obsession.... If i was not obsessed with plucking my eyebrows..... I would have a uni brow...Thanks for passing that one down grandpa!!!!
2. I sleep walk/talk. This one is really awful. I do it several times a week and for sometimes several hours at a time. I have taken showers, eaten, watched tv, you name it I have done it. I am so sorry David and I love you for the lack of sleep you get each week.
3. I am unbelievably afraid of the Disney Cartoon of the Headless Horseman. It all started on a very long and terrible Halloween night when I was six..... there are a lot of details that I don't have time to write, but after that night me AND the dog slept with my parents for weeks, and when ever I even hear the music to that movie my stomach turns.

3 people I tag

1. Shantay... because you don't blog enough

2. Savannah....because I miss you

3. Nicole..... because I know I can count on you to do this

Anyway... Mak updates
Makray is a PRO at crawling he is all over the house opening cupboards and tipping over garbage cans. Also it makes me horribley sad and frightened but he has started pulling himself up to everything he can which means lots of bonked heads. He has learned to clap and wave bye bye. His new favorite is clearing his throat whenever we do and fake laughing. He fake laughs which makes him laugh for real, it is hilarious. He loves splashing in the water and being dunked no matter how cold, he is currently cutting his top four teeth all at once which is way unpleasant for the both of us and seems to never end, but he is toughin it out!!!! Graduation pics coming SOON!!!

Go Mak Go

Little Makray CRAWLS!!! We are so excited for him.... he has wanted to get around on his own since he was born and now every day he explores a little more. He is currently working on getting OUT of the living room and into the kitchen which will probably happen this afternoon at the rate he is going. It isn't a real pretty crawl I have to admit... for some reason he thinks he needs to stand on his feet to get going. But anyway he is getting so big. He had his first dose of ear infection this week... and he is getting yet another tooth, so that has been pretty rough.

Makray and I spent another week in Burley and had a blast. We played in the water every day. Mak absolutely loves my parents dog, and she is so good to let him pull her ears and poke her eyes. My dad taught Makray how to click his tongue and every time Mak saw Grandpa he would start clicking like crazy, it was endearing..... until he did it all night long! I hate sharing a room. hahaha.

For the fourth we went down to Idaho Falls like everyone else. I was nervous the fireworks would scare Mak or that he would fall asleep and miss them, but he played and giggled with his cousins until the fireworks started, then watched wide eyed and smiling, he loved them and only missed the last ten minutes when he fell asleep. Grandma was just to snugly I guess.


I can't believe we will be moving on soon. David had an awards breakfast this morning. I am so proud of him. It always amazes me at just how good he is. He gets straight A's, helps clean the house, he's Maks very best friend, and cooks Sunday breakfast, I usually feel pretty stupid around him, hehe. We are so excited to for him to graduate next week, and excited to be moving on! Dave you are awesome and I love you to pieces!!!

Makray likes to be right in the action of his floating jungle, I always tell him that sitting that close to it will ruin his eyes but he doesnt listen.

This is Markays favorite pillow. He likes to lay on it, sit on it and eat it.

Happy 1/2 Birthday Little Makkers

I can't beleive how time flies, Mak is already six months old as of today. As of last check up he is 17 pounds and in the 95% for his height. He has two and 1/2 teeth and knows lots of fun tricks, our favorite as of late is whistling. Mak is such a good little boy and i am probably the luckiest mom in the world. I love his giggles and grins... and lately his big wet kisses. Mak is such a determined little boy and he amazes me everyday with what he can do. He wants to crawl so badly and gets so frustrated, because the best he can do is scootch backwards, but he is always ready to kick back and play or wrestle. I love Makray more than anything in the world, we are so blessed to have him as a part of our family, I live for every new day and surprise with my little Makkers.

This is probably a little over the top, but we were so excited we had to throw a little party. Pizza and cupcakes.... mostly smashed into our clothes but still good.