get ready for some serious photo overload. you've been warned.

thanks to instagram for making my iphone2 pics look halfway decent.

when is the iphone5 going to drop????

the jancers need new phones!

and onto the photo overload.

let's do this!

woody was a farewell gift from jank's sister breanne and he hasn't left kate's side since.

she even took him to daycare for show and tell last friday.

thanks breanne.

loading the uhaul in brigham city with all the furniture we stored at my inlaws.

kate got to ride in the front seat of the uhaul from brigham [we sold jank's car to his little brother so we're down to one car now] to slc- it felt so weird to have her sitting in front with us.

vegas baby! call us freaks but we really liked it there.

either starting to show or eating waaaaay too much fast food.

how i survived US 95.

US 95 [worst road in the history of my travels]

what our freezer looked like for almost a week.

our cute little yuma house.

future= baby jank's room. present= a colossal mess.

the hot water pipe we put a nail in.... 3 days after we moved in.

this pic deserves a post of it's own- 

we didn't know where our water shut off was so we had quite a big mess to clean up.

the plumber fixed it for free [i think he felt bad for us]- yuma people rock!

project numero uno- taking down the green blinds.

jank exhausted from unpacking.

 reading a book for fun for the first time in 28 months.

helmet shopping- i had to beg him not to get the gold sparkly one.

sometimes i wonder if i know him at all.

clouds! in yuma!

great mexican restaurant with awesomely mexican artwork.

kate's first day of daycare- she whimpered a few times and then was done [didn't cry once all day!].

i teared up a little but didn't lose it like i thought i would. 

the teachers say she is doing great and they all comment on how mellow she is.

and look! she's smiling!

no fear of the water in her anymore- a little terrifying for us.

thank goodness or pool is completely gated off from the house and yard.

yuma nights are wonderful.

froggie backpack she picked out for school- she wears it whenever she can around the house.

it makes me a little sad to see how old she looks with it on.

cannot express how grateful i am that she has taken so readily to daycare/preschool- 

it makes going to work 3 x's a week and leaving her almost bearable. 

we stopped by the school today to pay tuition and she cried because we couldn't stay and play.

love love love love our pool.

watching the rain pour down from our bedroom. 

such a nice change to have rain!

our fun little scooter.

new yuma-approved jammies- 

no more footed fleece ones when it's 80 degrees in the house.

and that's where i'm stopping tonight.
i think i'm caught up on all the major and minor happenings so i can stop stressing about it.
blogging is going to have to take a back burner for now.
[although i hate not updating frequently because i know i'll forget all the little things]

i'll be honest- work is kicking my butt.
my feet, legs and back have never hurt so much [although that could also be pregnancy related].
we knew this year would be a hard one full of adjustments and stress-
but i'm a little more overwhelmed than i thought i would be.

i know life will settle down soon and my body will readjust to working 3 nights a week.
but until then i'm going to neglect hanging pictures on the walls and instead snuggle with miss kate on the couch while watching disney movies [the new favorite is princess and the frog].
it's amazing how much she soothes my soul.

and now i'm off to bed to get a foot rub from my love.
thanks heavens for him.


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we survived the drive.

greetings from yuma!

this blog post means the internet is connected and the imac has been unpacked.
hallelujah!
we celebrated the computer being set up with some photobooth fun.
it never gets old for us.

we have yet to swim in the pool-
it's on the agenda for today after kate wakes up from her nap.
we are so excited to have our own pool.
every time i get overwhelmed with unpacking, starting a new job this week and everything else-
i just look at the sparkling blue water in the backyard and it's all ok.

a quick recap of our travels and fun::

:: we had plenty of help moving in thanks to the fabulous church members here and not one thing shifted or broke thanks to all the help we had packing the truck.
:: we've eaten at every single fast food joint possible [oh boy is my belly growing...and jancer's too]
:: we had a blast in vegas. kate saw people dressed up as woody and buzz and mickey mouse- she was in heaven. jank and i loved being able to walk and stretch our legs after driving for 7+ hours.
:: miss kate did phenomenal on the drive. she watched way too many movies and didn't fuss much. the second day was definitely harder than the first but both went better than expected. stopping in vegas for the night proved to be genius. we all needed a breather from the car/uhaul.
:: i almost puked 50 times on the drive from vegas to yuma. the road was a one lane road through the desert and was the hilliest and windiest road i've ever driven on- twizzlers saved me from starvation since there was no where to stop for miles and miles.
:: jank drove the uhaul like a champ and didn't kill any small children with the 26 foot truck. a success as far as i'm concerned.
:: kate had an awesome time trying to poop while sitting in her car seat- eventually i had to pull over and let her stand in the passenger seat while i waited outside the car in 120 degree heat [she hates people watching her go the bathroom. understandable but still.... 120 degrees for 5 minutes ? not cool kid]
:: kate's room is set up and she is almost back to a normal sleeping schedule- she's currently getting her molars so that's not exactly helping but she's been a trooper and i couldn't be more grateful for her sweet disposition.
:: i've only cried once [and only for a few minutes]- which is better than i thought i'd do. it was last night after i hung up with my sister and walked into kate's room to kiss her goodnight. i told her that bb loved her very much and she said 'love bb and tyyer and harry and liiiiz'. oh man did that kill me. yuma will be fantastic but we won't stop missing all our family and friends.

thanks for all the support!

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kate has some strange sleeping habits lately.

dear kate:

you sure know how to scare your parents.
10 minutes ago we walked in your room to check on you before going to bed-
all we saw was an empty bed.
talk about giving me a heart attack.
i checked behind the door [your new favorite spot to sleep]
and then i checked the closet.
and there you were- sound asleep with your blankets, violet, elmo, doll and a bag of medical supplies.
you even shut the door on yourself.
silly girl.

love you to pieces.

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i had to stop flipping through the fall jcrew catalog b/c i was getting emotional

i saw this photo and teared up.

my hormones are officially out of control.

i'm so excited for our move to arizona. really i am.

but this move is not without stress.

and right now the stress is killing me.

i find myself sitting and staring at the wall instead of packing.

i wonder how it will feel to swim on Christmas instead of play in the snow.

to trick-or-treat in shorts.

and to welcome the new baby in february with just a onesie and not a snowsuit.

it will be great.

i know it will.

but right now i'm going to cry about it.

because that's how it goes somedays.

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boxes and piles

i'm deeming this last move the most successful one yet.

(and i consider myself a professional since we've moved 4 times in 5.5 years)

we loaded, moved and unloaded in 2 hours.

thanks to all the helpers!

katers loving the chaos

(i had to sneak over to the old apartment to gather some stray items and couldn't resist the temptation to throw you all some blog love. we won't have internet until wednesday at the new place.... UGH!!

see you then!)