Random...

These last few weeks Abby has been talking a lot lately. It is so much fun to hear her say different words and it is nice to be able to somewhat communicate with her. Although I think she is hitting the "terrible twos" a little early sometimes, she is still so much fun. We have been keeping busy with swimming, hanging out at parks, going to friends houses and we even got to go to the circus with daddy and friends! It was so much fun! As a side note for Father's Day Abby and I bought daddy a new driver. He was so excited and it finally came in the mail today. He can't wait to go golfing tomorrow to try it out. He said it is the best club he has ever had. So we will see how it holds up tomorrow. But I just wanted to say Happy Late Father's Day to Phillip. He is such a wonderful dad. He does a very good job at balancing all his studying and church calling with spending quality time with his family and we are very proud of him. I also just wanted to wish my dad and father in law a Happy late Father's day too! We love you!


Abby loves her daddy


She loves to wear our shoes


This is what happens when a toddler realizes they can get out of their bed now. Apparently after playing for 2 hours instead of taking a nap she finally got tired enough and just fell asleep on the floor


Swimming at the rec center


The circus!


Abby really liked watching the elephants

Here is a little video to show some of the words Abby likes to say now

Pictures of the baby

He's gonna be a soccer player


I know, he's good looking just like his dad

Summer Time...

Lately Abby and I have been trying to get out of the house at least once a day. Either to a park so she can run around and get some energy out or at least to run an errand or two. We have been keeping busy with our ward mom's group weekly play dates and dental wives mom's play dates. We also were lucky enough to get a NEW couch last week. Every single piece of furniture we have ever owned in our almost 3 years of marriage has either been a "hand-me-down" or from Craigslist. So last week we made our first purchase on a brand new, never been used sectional with 4 recliners. I love it! And the bigger I get in this pregnancy, the more I will enjoy it! :) Phillip of course is keeping very busy with school. Even with 7 tests coming up next week he still does a very good job of spending as much time with us as he can. So we are very grateful for that. Also last night was Abby's first night in her BIG GIRL BED! She did really well. I think it was an easy transition for her because we just turned her crib into the toddler bed so nothing really changed just that the big railing is down and it now just has a really small little railing so she can get off by herself. She was so tired when she went to bed last night that she fell right asleep with no problems. I laid a bunch of blankets on the ground around her bed in case she rolled off. Around 4 in the morning I went to go check on her and she was asleep on the ground. Poor thing. I picked up her, put her back into the bed and she slept till 8:30 and didn't even try to get off once she woke up. She is currently taking a nap on it right now, so we will see how this goes. Her crib was kind of falling apart, so we decided to just convert it to the toddler bed and we can buy a new crib for the baby. This way she will be used to a regular bed by the time the baby comes and she hopefully won't think that the baby stole her crib. Well, that's all the new and exciting news so far...till next time!


Ward mom's group at the Krispie Kreme Tour






The new couches (its a sectional but because our place is so small we had to separate it. So its a little ghetto, but at least its a ton more comfy! haha)





Middle piece in corner (ghetto part) :)


Abby actually asleep in her big girl bed

Did we forget to tell you???

Abby is going to be a big sister! In October we will be blessed with a little baby boy for Abby to tease and torture! :)

School is FUN

For all those who want to go to dental school, here is what you have to look forward to:

5/13/09 7122-Prosth Lecture Quiz #1
5/18/09 7135-Perio Quiz #1
5/21/09 7111-Oral Histo Final
5/27/09 7137-Prosth Lab Practical #1
5/29/09 7138-Operative Exam #1
Practical #1
6/03/09 7122-Prosth Lecture Quiz #2
6/08/09 7135-Perio Quiz #2
6/09/09 7139-Occlusion Practical #1
Exam #1
7129-Dx and TP Exam #1
6/15/09 7138-Operative Exam #2
Practical #2
6/16/09 7130-Dent Mat Exam #1
6/17/09 7137-Prosth Lab Practical #2
6/22/09 7135-Perio Quiz #3
6/24/09 7137-Prosth Lab Practical #3
7122-Prosth Lecture Exam #1
7/06/09 7135-Perio Quiz #4
7/08/09 7122-Prosth Lecture Quiz #3
7/13/09 7138-Operative Exam #3 Practical #3
7/15/09 7137-Prosth Lab Practical #4
7/20/09 7135-Perio Quiz #5
7/27/09 7126-Anesthesia Final
7/29/09 7122-Prosth Lecture Quiz #4
8/03/09 7135-Perio Final
8/04/09 7139-Occlusion Exam #2
7130-Dent Mat Exam #2
7129-Dx and TP Exam #2
8/05/09 7137-Prosth Lab Practical #5
7122-Prosth Lab Exam #2
8/07/09 7138-Operative Exam #4
Practical #4

Semester Break

I better catch up on what we have been up to these last couple weeks since in a couple days Abby and I are off to CA to see my mom, sister and nieces preform in "The Wizard of Oz." Phillip had two weeks off in between semesters (he doesn't get the summer off) we decided to pack up and hit the road. As soon as his last final was completed I surprised him with some take out sushi and we hit the road. We stayed one night in Provo with some friends then drove to Tooele, UT to stay with Phillip's brother Jared and his wife Kathryn. Jared took a couple days off of work so we could just goof around. Phillip's goal for the trip was to go golfing as many times as he possibly could, especially since golfing in Utah is about 1/5 the price in Vegas. He played golf every single day that we were there, I got to shop for several hours with my sister in law at Ikea, we went swimming, played at the parks, played the Wii and card games, and had a wonderful time relaxing. Then we packed up and drove to Layton, UT to visit my sister Veronica and Brent and their 3 kids. We had a great time playing outside, going to the zoo, a museum, just visiting, of course more golfing for Phillip. Then we packed up again and drove to St. George, UT. We stayed in St. George for the rest of the time with some friends from dental school at a very nice condo. (Thanks again Millers) There were about 6 different families that came up different days and rotated staying a day or two. We had an awesome time swimming every day, shopping and playing at the cool parks. Phillip went on a hike with the guys where they had to cross a little river and climb cliffs to get golf balls. Apparently there is a golf course that is on a cliff so everyone always hits a few golf balls over the cliff. So the boys went on a hike to find them. They came back with almost 600 golf balls. Phillip was in heaven. So of course the next day, he had to go golfing with his new found treasure. We had such a great trip but we were exhausted by the end. We got home on Friday and Phillip started school again Monday...back into the full swing of things with dental school again.


Playing Rock Band...


Reading stories with Uncle Jared and Daddy


Sharing yummy ice cream at the zoo




Cousin Brooklyn and Abby


Playing at the Children's Museum


This picture is for Grandpa Jenkins


This is pretty much how Abby is the ENTIRE car ride :)Even with watching DVD's and such.


"On the road again..."


The guys scrubbing all the golf balls they found.


Climing on the rocks in St. George


Tight squeeze




This park was so much fun for Abby and her friends, but I think the adults actually had more fun at this park!

Camera is finally fixed!

Here are some pictures to add to the posts since my camera was getting fixed for awhile.


I guess Abby was trying to take her jammies off by herself.


Playing on the little toys at the "Outlet" stores in Primm


Playing in the spa with Daddy at our hotel


We had to stop by Bass Pro Shops on our way back into town (this was for your Grandpa Jenkins). You can't really see but it was a really sweet fish tank behind them


Abby getting her first real hair cut because everyone was saying she had a major mullet going on.


It looks so much better now




We went with some friends to a Spring Celebration at a park and they had bounce houses, little rides, petting zoo, all sorts of things. Abby wasn't really sure what to do in the bounce house.


Petting a goat





Abby trying to escape the petting zoo


Chasing scary geese who were hissing and making me really nervous


Random picture of her hiding in the corner