It's been too long since i've updated this! Life has been amazingly fun the last couple months! It's been so nice being with our family now that we're all together in Fargo. Jordan and I LOVE being back in this great town, and with Jason again. Those 6 months in Duluth by ourselves were sooooo loooooong. Jason is still loving his job, and loving that the Vikings are now on weekly. Jordan has fun watching games with his daddy and giving him hi-fives whenever the Vikes get a touchdown! My job is great as well. I have 6th and 7th graders for special education, and they definitely keep me on my toes! They're a great bunch of kids, and they keep me in shape by not letting me sit down from the moment I walk into my room, until the moment I leave, haha. Jordan has daycare with a great provider at her home. He absolutely adores her and says her name repeatedly when we're driving there in the mornings. Here are some pictures of this summer and fall. Hope everyone is well!

Colorado!!

Jason and I decided it was definitely time to get away and go on a vacation, so we dropped the dogs off at his parents house, and Jordan off at my parents house, and flew to CO to visit some friends. We spent 3 days and two nights hiking and camping. We saw a lot of beautiful views including a hike to the top of a 14k foot mountain called Mt. Evans. The view was amazing, and we found out quickly how little oxygen there was in the air when you get up to 'cloud' level. We also realized that we're not much for camping...we were ready for civilization after 1 night of camping, but we stuck it out for the second! Here are some pics from our trip! (The first pic is of a dinosaur footprint)

Beautiful Weekend!!

This weekend was absolutely beautiful outside! Friday night we had a birthday party at the YMCA. Jordan got to go in the baby pool and play with Dilan, a girl that babysits for us sometimes. It was fun to watch him swim, but he was more content with just sitting and watching all the crazy kids scream and splash. Saturday was a little bit cloudy, but nice enough to get all the yard work done! Jason's parents came up in the morning to help watch Jordan while I ran errands and worked in the yard. Today was about 68 and sunny! Jordan started the day off with his first manicure and pedicure party! Ok, it was for me, but he had fun being the only guy with a bunch of beautiful babes. :)  It was such a fun party. We sipped mimosas and bloody mary's and painted our toes! If Jordan was a girl, he would have definitely would have left with painted fingers and toes (I contemplated it even tho he is a boy)  :)   The rest of the day was spent outside going for walks (without the dogs because we look like a circus going down the road with the two ding-dongs), throwing toys for the puppies and crawling around getting dirty. It was the perfect end to the weekend. 

One Crazy Weekend!!

  

On Friday I took the day off because we didn't have daycare. I'm sure glad I did, because Jordan woke up and thought to himself, "I think I'm going to crawl today". Sure enough, the minute he first sat down, he started crawling. I grabbed my camera quick, and recorded it. I would have been so sad if he did this at daycare where I couldn't see it! I have quickly baby-proofed the living room, and we went and bought baby gates today to make sure he would stay in one room. I have always known that when he starts crawling, I'm going to be in trouble, because he's always been an active little guy. Let's just say I was completely right, and I'm in for even more trouble when he starts walking! 

(I'm trying to upload a video of him crawling but it says there's an error. Anyone know what to do? I'll keep trying.)

So, we had heard about this lady that lives north of Duluth, and she has two Boxers that she breeds. Jason has stopped there a couple times to see the dogs that she has (She also breeds other kinds), but they never have the kind we want with the colorings we want. Well, he stopped there a couple weeks ago and they had the perfect puppy for us! She is a reverse-brindle color, with a black nose and a white belly, and three white feet. She's adorable. We weren't expecting to get her until next weekend, but the lady called Friday and told us that she had the weeks wrong, and that they would be 6 weeks old this weekend so we could pick her up if we wanted. So, with a lot of thinking and planning, we decided this was what we wanted. We went to get her, and she is so adorable! We named her Porscha (after the car Porsche) because Jason loves those cars and would love to have one! The whole ride home, she kept crawling up behind my head and slept there. Meanwhile, Addie (who hates any other dog) stayed either on Jason's lap or on the floor by my feet....trying to get as far away from her as she possibly could. We brought her home and stuck Addie and Porscha into the kennel together while we ran to get some baby gates and a puppy crate. I am glad that we put them in there together, because now they play and tease each other! Jordan decided that her ears are fun to pull on. Here are some pics of her first day in her new home....

December Pictures

WE'RE MOVING!!

I'm sure many of you know by now (since I haven't updated this since December!), but Jason got a new job, and we're moving to Fargo! We're so excited to be closer to family and friends. He will be working with Stryker Corporation where he'll be going around to hospitals and selling stretchers and hospital beds and ...well, basically any type of furniture you would see in a hospital room. His territory will be the eastern half of North and South Dakota. This means more traveling for him, but at least it gets us back home. We are in the process of selling our house, and have had a lot of people look at it, but no serious bites yet. Hopefully soon! 

If you're wondering why I haven't put up any new pictures lately, it's because my camera cord is MIA. I'm starting to wonder if Addie ate it or something because it's no where to be found! It's really bugging me because I have some cute pictures of Jordan and his first Christmas! ugh, hopefully we'll find it soon.  :)