Squawkes

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. =)

We went hiking this weekend in the Superstition mountains. This is what Abby said, as she was throwing rocks on one of our hiking breaks. I love how well she can express herself.

Abby’s favorite part was riding in the backpack. My favorite part was the weather. =)

We had a fun-filled December.

Pics 1 & 2: My sister, Jill, came to visit at the beginning of the month. We went to the zoo, painted our toenails (Abby’s were purple, she LOVED them), and generally had a good time. Thanks, Jill, for visiting us!

Pics 3 & 4: Abby learned a few new tricks: how to make a “funny face” (her daddy taught her this), and how to lap up water with her tongue (just like the dogs do).

Pics 5 & 6: BaNoi and I took the Hawkes grandkids (minus Two) to the zoo. It was crazy, and very fun! We all came home tired.

PIc 7: Abby and Anya, with “Who” hairdos

PIc 8: BaNoi turned on a movie for the kids during the Hawkes/Overton family Christmas Eve party. Aren’t they a handsome bunch?!

Pics 9 & 10: The first present Abby opened was a train from Nana and Grandpa. She ripped the wrapping paper enough to see the corner of the box and exclaimed, “A box!!!” She was almost as excited to discover there was a train inside. She likes the new bike she got from BaNoi and OngNoi.

PIc 11: These two had so much fun together. We were very sad to see Anya (and her family) leave.

I know I haven’t posted for a very, very long time. Lets just say that first trimester pregnancy + giardia = really bad time.