Squawkes

1: Abby, after devouring a fudgesicle

2: Abby in her “jumping suit”

3-4: Abby at her tap/ballet class

My sister, Jill, took these pictures of our family. Thanks, Jill!

1: OngNoi and James

2: Abby LOVES her little brother

3: James, asleep

4: Abby with her “long stripey hair”

5: Jake showed her how to make this pose =)

6: Aunt Kate and James

7: BacHai (Theresa) and James

8: Grandpa and James, on his blessing day

9: My darling little man

10: Uncle Mike is going to be a GREAT dad!

11: James

12: Abby had lots of fun in the pool with Daddy and Uncle Mike

13: Love the way James is staring lovingly at Aunt Jill

14: The family, visiting

15: Abby and James – she loves to hold her brother

After returning from Utah, we decided to rent an apartment for a few months, while we wait on the house to close / be remodeled. We found a fully furnished apartment overlooking a lake, and we love it! We are close to family, but don’t feel like we’re imposing on anyone (except Mom and Dad Hawkes, who still have our animals – thank you!!)

My doctor says I could have the baby any day now. I’m hoping to close on the house before that happens. Wish us luck!

Abby and I were able to spend almost a month in Utah with my family (Jake flew back and forth a bit, due to his work schedule). We had a great time with family, and the weather was beautiful!! There was a freak snow storm while we were there. It dumped 2 inches of snow in the early morning, and was melted away by the afternoon. Abby LOVED making “print foots” in the snow, and throwing snowballs.

We went on several fun outings: to the aquarium (with Jill, Mike, Katie, & Hyrum), to the duck pond (with Jill), to the park to fly kites (with Grandpa), shopping (with Nana). Abby got to go on several outings without Mommy, too: hiking up the canyon, picking out seeds and plants for the garden at the nursery, going on many walks, playing at the park, etc. Thanks, everyone, for a wonderful time! We miss you!

These are some cute ones I took during our stay in Tempe, with Mom and Dad (Hawkes). Thanks, Mom and Dad, for putting up with us and all our critters (in various arrangements) for all these months.

We STILL have not closed on our new house yet, though I’m told we’re getting close. We were supposed to close April 15th, but, for many reasons, things have been pushed back.

Since our last post (long, long ago – sorry!), we have been traveling and visiting family. Our first trip was to Portal, AZ to visit Grandma Marge and Grandpa Bob. We had a wonderful time! We took many walks, did art projects, saw many javalinas, and enjoyed time with Gma, Gpa, Uncle Barry, and Aunt Penny.

We are selling our home (closing on Monday, March 15) and are in the process of buying a new home (due to close April 15). Please forgive us if we don’t post anything here during that time (though I’ll try). Our house/lives are currently in a state of chaos, and will be for some time. Your thoughts and prayers are appreciated. =)

Here’s what we’ve been up to lately:

Pic 1: Magnolia Thunderkitty, also known as Maggie, but usually called “kitty kitty.” Causes moderate trouble at certain, predictable times during the day. Once grown up, will be the perfect cat.

Pic 2: Abby learning to play guitar (look how she’s holding the neck – just like Daddy!)

Pic 3: Abby and “kitty kitty” happily wearing each other out (in case you can’t tell, Abby is running down the hall holding a rope for kitty to chase)

We were able to visit with some of our favorite people this month. Abby and Sammy got to spend two whole afternoons together – one at the park and one at the museum – and had a marvelous time! We spent several fun evenings with Audrey & Kiki. And Nana came to visit for a long, delightful weekend. We love you all!