Fun Pics in Salt Lake

My fam did an early birthday celebration for Chase and I before we left. Chase loved the whip cream and it ended up all over his face. Chase also had fun in his little pool, and meeting his 2nd cousin Sammy, and baby Bronx. Shalee looked great for just having a baby.

Pics from Luce and Derek's Wedding

Here our a couple of pics Kara took. I can't wait to see more pics from Luce's big day. It was a beautiful wedding and Luce and Derek looked so happy. And Chase was too cute in his little bowtie.

4th of July in St. George

We had a great time in St. George for the 4th of July with Grandma Dawn and Grampa Gary. And it was fun to hang out with Tawnie, Tom, and baby Josh. Thanks for the great food and for letting us take over the pool. Chase just loved the lady bug float. He walked all over the shallow end and floated in the deep end without the sun in his eyes.

Last Days in Omaha and Cole's Graduating Residency Roast

Live from Japan

So I know many of you think we have fallen off the planet since it has been awhile since our last post. But we are still alive, and we haven't fallen off the planet, we are just on the other side in beautiful Misawa, Japan. It is going to take me a little while to catch up since our lives have been so hectic the last couple of months and we have taken a lot of pics already. So here is just a recap of what we been up until I get caught up with all our pics.

So after we left Omaha at the end of June, we spent a few weeks in Utah seeing family and friends. We had a great time hanging out with everyone and we miss you guys and wish you could be here on this adventure with us. After missing our flight to Japan, long story, we did make it out the next day and after two days of travel we made it to Misawa. It took us a week to adjust to the time zone, and Chase had a really rough first night. Cole had to walk the halls at our hotel since our neighbors were banging on the wall at 3:00 in the morning. And upon arriving to Misawa, we stayed in temporary living facility for a few weeks. And we were so glad to move into our 4 bedroom, 2 bath house last week and sleep in our own beds. I am still in the process of getting everything put away, and Chase is loving the mess cause he has so many mores things to play with.

We don't officially get internet till the 23rd which is why it seems like we have disappeared, we are excited it is fiber optic(super fast), and right now our connection is either really slow or hit and miss. We love our house and we have great views of a forest and a cabbage field. And I love the heated toilet seats. We will post pictures soon.

Other than that we have been to a couple of different festivals, we celebrated Chase's first birthday, and found out Cole is being deployed in December for 6 months. We also finally closed on our house today back in Omaha, and just got back from a fun day with friends at an arts and crafts village where we made japanese noodle soups, decorated little wooden japanese horses, and made some sort of japanese peanut cookies.

Will try to get pics posted soon of everything.

Chase's Professional Shots

These photos were taken in Salt Lake at my moms when Chase was 7 1/2 months by Lindsey Hale Photograpy.  She did such a great job and Chase was so great that day.  It was fun to get some shots of him other than him smiling cause he is always a cheese.  And this was his first experience outdoors and sitting in the grass for the first time, and he was so intrigued.  But I kept forgetting to post these photos, but I thought I would upload them now even though Chase is now 10 months and looks so much older already.  

Chase and Brighton

Cole was home babysitting Chase and Brighton and caught the following video of the pair. Usually, Brighton runs from Chase every time he gets near her, but she was being sweet that day and let Chase play with her. They are a funny pair to watch, and Chase just loves Brighton to death.

Sneaky Chase

If you listen close you can hear Chase babble, clap, and do his Heman grunt at the beginning of the clip.

9 Month Stats

Chase had his 9 month visit(two weeks late)today and he is healthy and doing well.  He weighed 19 lbs. 10 oz. (15th percentile) and was 28.5 in tall.  (50th percentile).  He is a crawling machine and just started clapping his hands on his own.  He is a mischievous little guy so I have to watch him at all times, cause he loves to open cupboards and pull plugs.  And he loves to chase Brighton around the house.  I am so blessed to have a healthy, beautiful boy.  He makes me smile all day long, and he has been making his dad laugh lately with his fun personality.  

Mother's Day

Cole and Chase spoiled me and took me out to Bonefish Grill for Mother's Day along with flowers and a card.  It is one of our favorite restaurants here in Omaha.  Chase was really good and was enjoying his cereal puffs and the rolls.  No fish for him yet.  

Crawling Chase Video

Chase started crawling this past week.  And his bottom two front teeth popped up.  Cole finally finished his rotation out in McCook, Ne.  It has been a long two months.  Now we just need to get the house sold and start getting things ready for Japan, since we are only two months away. 

Happy Easter Bunny!!

Happy Easter.  Chase got really spoiled from his two Easter Grandmas with cute outfits, easter toys, and books.  He loved them all and I loved the outfits.  Hope everyone had a great Easter Sabbath.

Chase is 8 Months Old

    My little baby is growing so fast.  This week he started all of a sudden taking an hour an half to two hour afternoon naps all by himself.  I don't know quite what to do with myself.  He randomly taught himself how to fall asleep on his own, so I don't have to always rock him to sleep.  It is nice, but so sad at the same time.  He can scoot backwards as seen in the above photo.  Although he prefers to stand.  And he is starting to like food a little more.  He is liking banana oatmeal which is what he is eating in the above photo or wearing.  

    Other than my baby growing up, Cole is still in McCook, NE(5 hours from Omaha) for another month.  We are excited that he gets to come home this weekend.  Our house is now on the market and we had our first showing today, so my newly extra minutes are going into cleaning the house on a daily basis.  And we are starting to get the paperwork in place and discuss everything that needs to be done before the big move to JAPAN.   

Lunch with Grammy & Aunt Kara

Chase and I are so glad we got to go to Utah to visit family and friends for a couple of weeks.  We had a blast.  It was so fun being able to meet up with family and friends.  And Chase is going to miss his grammy and I think grammy already misses Chase!

Uncle Derek(Soon to be), Aunt Luce, and Chase

Congrats Luce on your engagement.  We are so excited that Derek will be part of the fam. Chase approves.  

Grandpa Gary and Chase

Thanks Gary for helping Cole finish some much needed projects around the house.  The painting and the deck look great.  

St. George Visit

Thanks Dawn for letting us stop by to see your beautiful place and letting us swim in your pool. I know Chase loved spending time with his grandma, especially when you kept cracking him up when you shook your head.  Just wish your warm St. George weather would come this way.  

Babbling Chase Video

Chase will be 7 months tomorrow.  Right now he loves to hear himself talk(babble) and loves to show off his smile which everyone says he has an infectious smile.  He is not crawling yet although he seems like he is just ready to explore the world.  So I better enjoy this stage now.  He sits up really good and this week he sat in the grocery cart for the first time and he thought he was so cool.  Cole is in McCook, Nebraska(5 hours from here) for all of March and April.  We miss him already.  The only good thing about it is that I have one less person to clean up after since we are preparing to get our house on the market.  

We're Moving to Japan

We officially found out yesterday that we will be moving to Misawa, Japan.  We will be moving this July and plan to be there for 2 to 4 years.  We are really excited to get this opportunity to live overseas.  It will be an adventure for sure.  We have heard wonderful things about Misawa and Cole has heard great things about the Misawa clinic.   

1st day of Shrimp Class Video (first of January)

My Happy Baby and His Puppy

Thanks mom for the cute fire engine outfit.  It was darling on Chase.  And thanks Uncle Bill, I guess, for the midget shirt:)  We can always count on you and Heather to send us great gag shirts.