I know its backwards but I am excited

hey there babies

so I thought i would post a couple of pictures of me and Tim in yellowstone... we had a really good time, it was absolutely beautiful there and i feel like i can appreciate it much more now that i am not little ;)

Party

Hi again,

Here is a video of Ezra's party with all of his guests...it was after his bedtime so he was kinda grumpy :)

Videos

Hi All,

I hope that all of the siblings are doing well. Where are you all???? Here are some Ezra videos that I have failed to post. Lately he has loved this phone of his that plays music and he likes to rock out to it. Today he took a ton of steps and we got a few on tape!! I was going to put some video of his b-day party, but I can't get them to work. I'll have to get to them later. Love you all- tell me how you're doing!

A Walk and a Warthog

Hello Siblings,

Things are coming along here in Tucson. We are getting used to our new digs and kind of getting used to the heat. We have been going on walks around sixish when it is a little bit cooler and to tie Ezra through his pre-bedtime grumpiness. Today as we were walking in our little neighborhood we came upon a javelina- basically a warthog. It was BIG and I was afraid it would run after us and attack Ezra, but it didn't. I couldn't help but think about that scene from Rescuers Down Under- isn't it a warthog in that one? Anyway, there is my exciting story for today. Love you all.

What I'm Reading

In the spirit of Karen I have posted what I am reading. What about you?

Ella Enchanted

So I just finished "Ella Enchanted". I liked it a lot. You just wanted to kill Hattie. It was sooooo much better than the movie (no surprise). Now Diana says I should read Ulysses :o)

Movie and Podcast

Hi all! James and I watched a great movie last night called "The Dish" It's all about the satellite dish in Australia that helped broadcast pictures when man first landed on the moon. Also, I recently discovered the podcast "Radio Lab". It's pretty entertaining. It talks about science and stuff. I really like it. So you'll have to check it out!

Grades

So grades were supposed to be posted yesterday at six. I am such a worrier that I couldn't sleep the night before etc. and I waited with breathless anticipation until six o'clock, turned on my computer, went to the site, clicked on the link and....

DISCOVERED THAT ONLY TWO OF THE GRADES WERE POSTED AND THREE OF THEM WERE STILL MISSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was not pleased.

Plus the grades that I did see were two measly B's so I was not happy with that either.

Long story short I got the rest of my grades today and happily they are better than the ones I got last night.

I ended up with a cumulative GPA of 3.48 which should be good enough to put me in the top third of my class and on the dean's list. (I won't know for certain until Friday)

Anyway that is the story of how I almost had an aneurysm because of the registrar's office.

Ezra is standing!

Hello all,

This week I have started packing, and Ezra has started standing!  I haven't made a huge dent in the packing thing, but I am glad I have at least started. Here is a video of Ezra standing up with us today.  Love you all.

Hot Hot Heat!

Hey everybody. Sorry I haven't posted in such a long time. We have had Karen's family out here visiting this past week. It was really nice to see them, but it decided to get crazy hot just in time for them to come out and see us. It was like ninety six degrees and crazy humid. Not cool, in more ways than one (wink). (typing puns is not as fun as saying puns). Karen's family went home today, and she took tomorrow off as well, so she gets an extra day off tomorrow. The professor I am working for is going out of town starting next week so I won't have to meet with him for a while which will be nice (it is kind of stressful to meet with him) Other than that we are just working hard to stay cool.

Haircut

Last week Ezra had his first official haircut.  We have had to trim his little tuft in the back a few times before, but this time we got his whole head of hair.  Here is the first part of his haircut and a picture of the final product!

Random

But funny.

Bored on Sunday...Again

James told me I need to post on the blog. So here is my post. I'll try to do better, but there are no guarantees :o). So...I'm sick. Yuck! Everything makes me nauseous. Even someones breath. Thank goodness they say this will go away. Liz asked me if my sense of smell had become super human. Well, it's now happened. I like plain pasta, rice, rye crackers and water. Anything bland is super. So there is my rant on morning (all-day) sickness. But I must say that James is fabulous. He has cooked dinner and done dishes and cleaned out the fridge. On a happier note, we wen to see Indiana Jones last night. James thought it was pretty stupid-which it was. But would you really expect any less from an Indiana Jones movie? For those of you who have not seen it, there is a funny twist at the end :o) My family is coming to see us on Wednesday. I'm excited to see them! It will be extra nice not to have to go to work.

cool website

This is pretty cool

Names that whisper love....

Hello All,

As you can tell from the title (maybe) I have been reading "Here at the Scenic View Motel".  I finally bought it and I am glad to have a copy of my comfort book around.  It is much better to read at 3 am when I can't sleep as opposed to "A Thousand Splendid Suns"...which isn't so relaxing.

On a different note, here are some videos of Ezra.  He has just started pulling himself up on things.  Mostly just my hands and legs, but yesterday I found him standing up in his crib and today he has been pushing himself up on his toy basket.  Great Grandpa Parsons visited on Sunday so Ezra got to hang out with three greats.  Hope everyone is doing well!

Finals Are Over!

Finally!!

this is pretty funny

Hey there

We are bored on Sunday so here is a picture of us. I hope everyone is doing well.

One down, three to go

24 hour property take home + James = one gigantic headache